The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 August 1923

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Sing apore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. NTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1923 No. 10,971
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  • 233 1 A very severe typhoon ha.s ragej at I<<.njjkong, m «hi C h a submarine and several local steamers were sunk and many lives, it j s feared, iost Page 7. The International Court has decided against Cermany with regard to the stoppage of the ship Wimbledon through
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  • 1122 1 [A Paper read before the Singapore. Natural History Society.] Part 11. 1 have nui yet discovered whether the Malay I nates the Chinese dislike to a iroman approaching a kalanu, but one Malay superstition is t\ot to throw the Irst ti^h caught into the bottom of the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 190 1 Pfi If P_OX_RA__l__ KftillCvJ OOtCl MONDAY.— Tea ll^aisa t, r heara2_lo. (10 Line,). r J^Sff piMfl RAaaai m the East. THURSDAY^Ouest Night- 0,, open till 12 p.m. FiaDAY.^T^Da^M 3^' SATURDAY.— Guest Night. MONDAY Dinner snu Dane* TflO _l_lfie_i_i_ l RAFELFS ORCHESTRA. iCd dilbdMl BWSAR HULLAND, Musical Director SARKIES BROTHERS. Proprietors.
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    • 179 1 I EF T UP** UL T I_n FWI nm _r^ Ul\liJl# 1 1 J 8 Old Tom Wm\ 'li bcs pa -ol a __I__B9k teJ^ll Wican -'eastern fe»r: Trade Corporation ;i^^___t___J LIMITED. --•-•^Lrg (Incorporated m England). I g|| SINGAPORE. v^ i i EUROPE HOTEK SINGAPORE. J "A beautifully cool and
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    • 173 1 j LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS, i Twink Dye. Page IL' Trade Mark Notice— Page 2 John Duke. Optician— Page' <> Draughtsman wanted— Page "i Xew I\ctures at Empire— Page little's for Prnus Stoves— Page 6 Hotel announcaioents— Pages land v> S c n ns V. y Choon P Ko<„, Beng— Pago 4
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 146 1 THE WEEK. Satarday, ]^th. High Wster, lUM a.m.. UZ9 v m Outward ami] hy Maatas due. Football: Malays Cap: S'por rt Iffalaaca Cricket Taumeiaaat: g. C. C. vs Ser%ic^; S. R. C. vs ij. Union. Ij Victoria Bride* Behool BportA, Rafles, j-.-n. Smn duy. v.nh. Hirh Watar, 2.^\ e.m_ 3.il'
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  • 440 2 we do net remember to have MOB these interesting Machines m Singapore, though we ha\e the diminutive Ranusumy Automatic. The following ia from the re pert of tho I 'enang Municipal Engineer.— The ntw Tar-sprayer, sapplied by M< ssrr. Taroads Syndicate was received In Aaguet, but <
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  • 18 2 Beaay financier is a trustee and is responsible in law for other people's money. •r. Herbert N. Casson.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 439 2 IO IET OR FOR SALE. LARGE TJOWNS, newly erected area fn I'hOOO to 50,000 sq. ft. fating ri*/€r. Mii.E STORKS from 6,000 to 24,000 j iq. ft. rear wharf and shipping. Aho three storied buildings for offices and g.. downs. Centrally situated All immediate entry, going cheap Apply or write
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    • 428 2 __3E_________o W\\Ctvrma)M 9mmmmmm^ *****333 SU33 I t\\J THEATRE 3S A Stupendous Super Special Attraction i»n l\ r I*— 1 JAMES-K-HACHETT m TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 ASHES OF LOVE v G n 4 The most Sensational Love S'ory IS I1) IN fci V DAN IN eVC <[ PARTS AND MYSTIC DOLORE Epiaodee
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    • 380 2 Alhambra FROM THURSDAY, Kith AUI.tST, To Ttr_._s.n- '«'A i 2] m In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp HIS FIERY BEAT TOPrcALBSET British Screen News A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION A First National Attraction. Thomas H. Ince Pieeeati Ma Milton Sills and John Bowers "m Ufe I "WHAT A WIFE LEARNED"
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  • 449 3 It Kay be of Intii.st to jglmnet at some t-- oat able of p. .longed heat ibat }i-\v i read iv reeaat ye-.. i_n tcmpeiatmaa af 80 deg:,. cr more were IH.K,: by Kew Observatory sixtcrn imea m .Tuly and fouiteen times m Aupu,. During
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  • 331 3 Payment m advar.ee tor water nnd elne-j 1 1 city, a now reejulation <>f the Sanitary Baavi, is agitating Kuala Lumpur. The Railway authorities nsad to (aaißßtee the poymentr of their emfrfoyees an«l worn allowed s uiacoanl ol V l par <-i-n:. Tbe Malay Mail claims s
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 434 3 s *4t^L n Invaluable Remedy for .^Si/C^ Sciatica Sprains f -IX^^'Sore Throat 1 ;^r Neuralgia &c. fi^l^S^l Kept ready at hand m iSl' thousands of homes to >T* j Kill Pain. ttL-7 r)o P ot experience excniciatinffiwiß 1 r V' ain itcan Ix relieved instantly. At _"yky Uic very _ks4
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    • 18 3 DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA RROWN'S SPECIFIC To be had of the Throe Dispensa-iea m Battery-rd; and of Miss BROWN.
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    • 348 3 H"_. 10 "*<___- <■■__ -> ->_— _k -__r_-_ |j. T_l _^^j SI H itf £_L_ eS____P iP___^ _p M_m #4 _IP _r _Tf 1I _H_ JT_L JL JL 11 JL V# JL_ Birtf t nic 1T 1 i__\v-_iAW n WHITEAWAY'S FROM TO-DAY Whiteaway Laidlaw Co., Ltd. (Incorporated ia England). SINGAPORE.
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    • 302 3 Well-gummed I Thick I Manilla ZM Envelopes per 6 x 3i C. A. RIBEIRO Be CO., L.TD. 1 U SINGAPORE PENANG PHOTOGRAPHS For the best of every type. Artistic. Technical or Commercial Mr. H N BUCKERIDGE 6> Orchard Road (Next Palladium) 'Phone 1898. DONT LOSE YOUR BABIES flavc t ijerc
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  • 599 4 [HE ••M HSBANK TAKES HOLIDAY. i icr lin. July lb. for the first (time the. bank i no money could be paid iri against cheque on London, because thc Reiehshank had declare^ this a "Bourse Holiday." Later m the day Friend from Stock Exchange informed me that
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  • 87 4 According to a special bulletin on the flour and grist milling industry of Canada prepared by the Dominion Bureau of StatisI tics the total number of mills m operation i m Canada at present is 1,333, with a total daily capacity of 128,225 barrels of flour; 110,000 bairels represent the
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  • 692 4 The extraordinary topsy-turveydom of German price- came home lo ma lirst says writer m a r -cent Issue of the '•r\ill 'dull Gazette," when boarding the Qermau boat from Switzerland to Lindau, on th<Lake of Constance, where I paid ten centimes* for a cup of coffee and
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  • 11 4 Litigation has been killed by counael'a fees.— Mr, H. D. Haslewood.
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  • 526 4 Sentimental No\els and Detective Stories. The uncertainty of taste m all branches lof it prevailing after the great political a-.: social revolution m Germany has infiuenci d recent German literature m a very great measure. Very marked is the vofcue of the aacharine and improbable novel written
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  • 136 4 The Bangkok Manufacturing Co. Ltd. have made arrangements with the Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. whereby another experiment is to be made to provide Bangkok with regular supplies of cold storage goods. A beginning is being made with this trip of the Katong. This vessel has been fitted with a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 923 4 I m m VIRGINIA CIGARETTES IjflSijj^S? IF cood judgment leads you to smoke Piccadilly Cigarettes you LJi.J ___\^____M> V^ &B_Sfr 3B rm B___f lf\V_____S_________r _t«_A 1 will realise that their fine appearance is but a hint of the still tight H_____P^fe^^_^ 2 _i finer smoking qualities which lie underneath the
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    • 547 4 TENNIS BAS V _U_l I ALL!*- ayres- HAH., „n»r I SPECIALISED i-^V -m /f\//A opOPTQ L ■__< /Ivl ll ItA^^T jfor unavoidable I V ErrorsofDiet I T3_w* „c X anintcntionallj m jT l «d Wied. i, llIlp Oi i v. hi ii Wlov t cring drinking are speedily relici a
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  • 467 5 CLANDESTINE CHINESE EMIGRANTS INTO PHILIPPINES. Difficult to Cope with the Situation. Tht Manila Turns says: Clandestine entrance of Chinese- immigrants into the Plrlippines through the porta of Zamboanga and Jolo can n>t be absolutely checked, and there are indications, according to a customs official, that it will continue until the
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  • 443 5 rr' n ci Puplicßilaa af PaeUk Section. The Pacific cable from Vancouver to Fiji, Norfolk J:- land, Auatralia, nnd New ZeaUmd ha' attracted such quantities of telesph traffic, writes corrospondout, that lite quest on of duplicating the cable is now receiving consideration, and experts are Icing employed IB
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  • 639 5 -A BOAT IN A ROUGH SEA." Watting tor the ftartei's flat, Lo drop at the controls is one of the most trying ncidcuts of a race round Britain. Fift i minute before the start the machine must be at *he starting-point; a few
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  • 25 5 Stati.'tics relative to anything m Germany at present are out of date even before they can be set up m type. Mr. Roht. H. Best.
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  • 1100 5 DR. GILLIES EVIDENCE. 'Solid Against a Duty." The attitude of the Free Churches toi s i.iv proposal to place a tax on bet- was further explained to the Select Committee of the House of Commons. Mr. H. S. Cautley, X.< presided. Th( ia v. Dr. R.
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  • 419 5 A recent statement m I 'lnformation Financiere gives a record of the progress of restoration m the devastated areas of France. Of the 741,993 dwellings destroyed or seriously damaged during the war. 353,937 had been reconstructed or restored on January l, 1923, while there were 152, 250 provisionally
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  • 170 5 The fruits of an unusual expedition of la^t year with the camera have been brought out by Man r A. R. Dugmorc, English naturalist, m a remarkable mov-ing-picture film ol about thirty species of East African wild animals. Unlike the views obtained m zoological gardens these pictures represent actual peaceful
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 527 5 TO LET. TO LET Ee««*. Bungalows (Furniahed and tabed) Sbope, Office's and Godowns m t *Y^Lhties. el»© vacant land with and with--2 „,-w ftaataaja Apply personal!/, AT > ft TRUST AGENCIES LTD., Auctioneers A Estate Agents. mm m piJCi .">0 Mayer Koad. Apartments V j^-i VrwA* hunUj. Bat Magi Tenuis.
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    • 67 5 NOTICES. EYINRUDE DETACHABLE ROW BOAT MOTORS. "1" Le: tii>- sturdy Kv.muWe Sinffle tlt» ycur "nowißg" for you bsw. The cheapest and wtSSt reliable outhturti metor on the market to-day. Latest Mi «itls with lateat improvements now m stock. Write for free catalogue and prices 10-day to avoid diasppointment. Freeh Stocks
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    • 309 5 GOOD form and practical serv're are combined when correctly -.-.tylrd rimless eye-glasses add the final toaeh l to the impeccable en&embk* of evening clothes. Our Rimless Glasses are correctly L styled, and m addition both comfort and dignity are built into this rine mounting without sacr.^.ci^g an iota of its
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  • 16 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. PARSONS. To Mrs. Parson-, of Batang Ma akb, n son, on August 12th.
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  • 760 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. AUGUST 20. 1923. Week End Comment. Shipping problems have bulked largely m the wires of the week. The Court of International Justice has held that Germany was to blame foi stopping the British ship Wimbledon passing through the Kiai Canal, contrary to the Peace Treaty. The
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  • 369 6 The Hokien driver of motor bus No. 3819 was- fined $15 by the Second Magistrate on Saturday for rash and negligent driving while approaching the junction of Jalan Sultan and Victoria Street on Friday. United Statea Government agent, have quietly proceeded to Brazil to investigate the development of further rubber
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  • 142 6 FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. < From Our Own Correspondent.) l'enanff, Auk. 18. A Europeaa lady, Mrs Coombo, wife of Mr. K. Coombs, superintendent of the Municipal Workshops, was killed m a motor accident which occurred at 1t .30 on Friday night at eleventh mile-stone on th^ Batu Fcrringhi Road.
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  • 228 6 (Fran the paper read by the Advisory Chairmun). Commenting on the photographi <»f tho tall baffldnaga, Mr. Adams pointed out that "one of the difficulties was the lack of aeale between the streets and the buildings. In London the scale was better, and
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  • 112 6 Following such successes tis "Daddy Long Legs"' and "Through the IWk Door," Mary Pickford bas scored another success m "Pollyanna," which was screen ?d at the; Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening." The story is from Eleana H. Porter's wellknown novel, and the "world's sweetheart, f who never fails
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  • 264 6 Mr. J. Graham, Chief Inspector of Machinery, has gone on circuit to Ptrak. (M.M). Mr. F. R. Twiss, Superintendent of Revenue Surveys, Seiangor. has returned from leave. The Rev. Keppel and Mrs. Gamier are lti Kuala Lumpur, guests of Mr. E. W. F. Gilman. The Kaiser tower erected on Jaffa
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  • 311 6 FOR KNGAFOtBI London, The battleships \,.[,o n and nZ l} building at Chatham, will each n sixteen inch qua, earriad moUnl n, fc rets. Thi, h an elaborate alreauy introduced m th.. J a American navies. Each m wThT' Of hurling a twenty-fiv, hundr C < shell. Another
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  • 411 6 Good program ia beiag made a** fc new Sailors Institute which i» bting trtcA m Robinson-rd., under Major Keys. contractors hi ng Messrs. Perry an- 0 o. Bow and Singapore. The first floor already completed, and contraction of tri roof will shortly be possible, though ftii ■wet
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  • 46 6 t_e o** Dr. Aliens Kapper, D rector H bral Institute a*: Amsterdam. n,^ tlrtl requested by the Rockefc.u-r to lecture for lb months on I of cerebral anatomy at the Wmtm. at Peking. Dr. Kapptr has ■•jajj j, invitation and proposes startmf Chinese capital ir August.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 189 6 --____________________> V jjs NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S A "N.J.CLUB" A SCOTCH WM WHISKY So! >• IMPORTERS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated In Shanghai > OFFICE, 45 Robinxon Road. Telephone 228. RONEO II Loose-Leaf Books IN ALL SIZES AT HONEST PRICES. RONEO Limited, 11, Collyer Quay, (Incorporated m England.) 1 1 n PRIMUS
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    • 67 6 NEW ZEALAND STILTON CHEESE In excellent condition SINGAPORE Cold Storage CO., LTD. (Inc. m S.S.) ORCHARD ROAD. JOHN DUKE OPTICIAN. Ftllow of the Uritish Optical Association. I ret man of the Worshipful Companj of Spectacle Makers. Freeman of the City of London. Late of Old Broad St. London. Late Senior
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  • 125 7 SERVER HONGKONG TYPHOON. I SUBMARINE SUNK. ■BAY! LOSS FEARED. [Reuter's Service.] Hongkong, Aug. 18. Nt sh Submarine L.9 has been sunk rbojr and many steamers wrecked a typhoon. It hi feared that many lives lost, but the crew of the submarine iVed fOi biue jackets, who alone were aboard L
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  • 368 7 The Hague. Aug. IT. lit Court of International Justice haa ,ori_e- that Germany was not justified m invent ng the ship Wimbledon entering he Kiel Canal and *he should therefore ■ay compensation. W. B~6devant, France, opening the eaae raainst Germany, demanded an indemnity 1T6.W0 francs, plus six
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  • 97 7 t» M warntoga- recalls an Za^ 9eeUVnd r S n "et a hundred miles from t h a "alitor, who never rev tiie ninth hole they wan on the top af .-and dune, ngh field gUt-eei across the to sea. -What's that fellow itrttt^* af? ked the
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  • 124 7 ANTI-SABOTAGE DECREE. HEAVY PENALTIES. [Reuter's Service] Duesseldorf, Aug. 18. A drastic anti-sabotage decree, issued by General Degoutte, threatens the maximum, of twenty years' imprisonment and a fine of 500.000 gold marks upon anybody impeding the quantity o quality of industrial productions, and five years' imprisonment and a
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  • 356 7 London, Aug. 18. Bad as the present position m China undoubtedly is, says Sir John Jordan m Ihe Times, it is no worse than it has been more than once m the past. He considers that the causes of the present disorganisation and collapse of ail
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  • 204 7 THE BANDIT GUARD A Little Reunion at Lincheng. There was a surprised guard, and possi- bly a surprised passenger, at Lincheng Station two days ago. The Shanghai train < pulled up for the customary few minutes, A and one of the passengers, Mr. J. B. Powell, J stepped out for
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  • 52 7 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi- Nichi Shimubun.) Tokio, Aug. 17. Baron Ohkura Kihachiro will retire from all his business concerns next year, when j he will attain the age of 88. Celebrations' < on his birthday and on the occasicn of his j eolden wedding will be
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  • 139 7 WHAT BERLIN THINKS. DOWN WITH THE BANKERS. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Aug. 18. An agitation is growing against Herr llavenstee>n and Herr von Glasenapp, Pros dent and Vice-President of the Reichsbank. who are blamed for the depreciation of the mark. Vi.rwarts says that unless they resign within three days
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  • 276 7 Aix la Chapel!-.-. Aug. 17. A further eight were killed and fifty injured by communist disturbances, which are continuing. Fifteen of those injured earlier have died Two hundred civilians have been authorised to reinforce the police at Alsdorf. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN INTERVENE. Melbourne, Aug. 18. In view of the
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  • 364 7 -r_- 1 ment Trust, a body similar to those which have done remarkable work m the citiea of India and elsewhere. The first thing the 1 Improvement Trust will do will be to pre- pare a general town plan controlling the future development of the whole town. With the heart
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  • 33 7 Mr. St. Alban Smith, who left for homo by the Kh va, with Mrs. Smith, intends to go to Munich for medical treatment for a trouble resulting from his experience m the war.
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  • 891 7 Other Divisions. Part 11. In the Central Division conditions affecting Raffles Square, Robinson Road and other European business areas are good, although, even m this most sanitary area of the City, m many cases the old conditions still prevail. The Central Division is the least congested of the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 156 7 I I ■11 jm m V w if__r I j Superior ff Quality 11 M ELECTRO PLATED |jl S/^ Ss Suitable For 111 I Wedding Presents 11 IBH Wp|3JLjr Presentations lU___P jl Robinson Co., Ltd. m% j I j/ttjS (Incorporated m SINGAPORE). TO ALL MOTHERS We beg to announce that
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 580 8 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Serrice to LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for all Overland! Points. HOMEWARDS. Singapore. HYSON London, Rotterdam, Hamburg In port f_AOMEDON London, Rotterdam, Hamburg
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    • 529 8 >— ■—■■■^■■■■■■■■■ih ELLERMAN LINE ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m England) PASSENGER SERVICE Steamer OUTWARD. Due Singapore t«.-. CITY OF KARACHI China— Japan Oct 7 CITY OP PARIS China-Japan NoT lf CITY OF CANTERBURY Clina-^lapan Dae! IT HOMEWARD. U.a. CITY OF KARACHI Marseilles- London Dec. CITY OF PARIS Marseille.—
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    • 637 8 P. 0.~~ BRITISH INDIA and APCAR LINES (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERV U PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAjf _UVlGA«l_r__ LONDON FAR EAST MAIL B_w!icE l (Under Contract with Hig Mr***?. Governnaen 4 1. OUTWARDS from LONDON. __f____aa__ For China and Japan. For Marse"^ M V!!H AKOS Due '•rseuies, Undon aiul
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 481 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co.. Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) -!U\«K TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK Steamers. Due Spore Route F or Aug. 26 Suez Philippines ana
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    • 708 9 (ADMIRAL LINE (Incorporated m U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arrive Seattle. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Aug 26 Sept 14 PRESENT GRANT Sept. 7 Sept. 26 PRESIDENT MADISON Sept. 19 Oct b PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Oct. 1 Oct 20 PRESIDENT JACKSON Oct. 13 x ov And every
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    • 779 9 I ISTHMIAN LINE Arriving from America via Pp.r.ama and Loading for BOSTON. NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT. STEEL TRAVELER mm Singapore Auir 28 STEEL NAVIGATOR daa Bingopore Sept It Taking i irgo on through 'Wis of Lad g to '.11 Inland Point. For froi^iit _n<J particulars, H- t
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 256 10 The following appears m Hansard of July 18th.— Mr. Shin well asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that \le court of inooiry into the sinking of Ihe s.s. "Kane" otT the east coast of thy; Malay Peninavla reported m regard
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    • 119 10 The Steamship Co. Netherlaad and the Rotterdam Lloyd, together with the Royal i i aeket Steamship Co., constitute the Ne[therlande Navigation Union, which waa t formed to acquire control over the steamahip companies nuvigating between Holland and the Dutch East Indies. The NetherS_ndi Navigation Union now controls more
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    • 104 10 The i ■"> ton k itch Maakee arrived from Darwin oa Saturday, with the ewner, Drll. 1.. J«>nes. the Chief Health Officer of that port, aeeoaipaniad by Mr. E. M. Chrietie, Seeratary to the Gov*rnm«»nt Resident Dr. Jom*s has came here I i attend j the Medical
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    • 178 10 Thc P. and O. Mantua a. rived from Bnrope on Saturday and left early yesterdajF morning for China, the ■■fl'llntc. of her stay litre befog due to the fact that rhe carried no atMRt, hawing left London en July 20th during the dock strike. Her Singapore
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  • 101 10 Hongkong Observatory rep irted on Friday a typhoon with m GO miles of Lat 22 N., Lang. 110 E., travelling VY. N. \V. intensity unknown. The P. and O. Mantua arrived m port on Saturday and sailed for Yokohama early on Sunday morning. She had on board 61 British naval
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  • 37 10 _ea H.M.S. Dlomede, which was m Penang during the latter part of June, was run into while she was at anchor m Amoy, by an American merchantman, causing slight damage to her side below the water line.
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  • 624 10 I RASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18th. MINIM [Figures fa brackets show the issue valu, of the Share m dollars unless otherwi_j marked. CL Cum div. x equals ex dir.] Batang Padang Tin 12 1 47V_ Hitam Tin 1.32*6 L 37& JelaaWh ($> to
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  • 200 10 The great cable concerns, m spite of the development of wireless, have not lost faith m the future of their enterprise, i says a service paper. No fewer then ten caMfc-tagrtag .vo- Yey>TvvrT>g vesM^s Yiavo) been put into commission svrwe. Vho end of the war. New
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 518 10 LLOYD TRIESTINO 3_N. Ct (lacorporaU<i m Italy). HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Fo; Penang Colombo, Aden, Masaaus I Suez, Port Said, Brindisi, Venice A Trieets J taking cargo on through Billa of Lading fo* F'l me, tke Levante and Black Sea Porta Due to Due to Arrive Sail TRIFSTE Sept, 3 Sept. IC
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    • 332 10 __t__S > t sia________flM_w c___^^ir ?^iso TRAOE MARK. "Great Auks SOLE IMPORTERS 77ie Borneo Company, Ltd. C [Incorporate m i>nir.and> S*ngapore»lpoh»Penang. i i THE M ARK OF GOOD OIL *__l^__________ 1 __E__tf__fc BRILLIANT ECONOMICAL Asiatic retroleum Co. (S. S.) Ltd 1 1 are re orated ta _"._§:_*s j THE EAST
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 75 10 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Par am. Menado Maru: Mr. Bennett. Per s.s. Hye Leonu- from Malacca: Mr. Baxter, Mr. M. H. Phoney, Mr. H. D. L. Piaher. Pet s. VvUvU\. \vcv\w Penane*. Ltaet. Co\. IT. B. Spencer, Mr. R. Sharp, Mr E. D. Kemp, Mr Siiverton. Mr. R. R. Goulding: Per s.s.
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    • 708 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Medan, Sabang, Suez, Port Said, Genoa, Southampton and Amsterdam, taking mails for Europe K. der Nederlanden 8 a.m. Medan Van der Wyck 9 a.m. Pengerang Despatch 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Cueob Hong Soon 9 a.m. Cueob Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Saigon and Japan Borneo
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  • 63 11 Aalgust 18. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 5-32 Bank demand I 1-16 Private credit. 3 ;n..s. 2|4 r New York. demand 531.; Credits HO days 85% France, demand 900 India, T. T. 174^ Hongkong, demand 2\% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 108*4 Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 79% Sovereign, Bank
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  • 159 11 August \H. Tin Baycn $93»,4 N<r Sellers. Gatnbior 12.76 Pepper White 21.00 Peppet Black 18.00 Tapioca, smn:i fluke f.g. 10.50 Pearl Sago small 8.26 Copra 9.60 Copra Sundried 9.90 Opium, Bensrea anc 4,000 Rice, Rangoon whit? 230.00 Rice, Bipm No. I for export 236.C0 Riro, Siam No. 2 for
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  • 317 11 Singapore, Aug. 18, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 50% 51; S-ept 51 4 52; OctDec 55 HH; Jan-March 57' 57%. Tendon Quotation Sheet. Is. S^d. Market Steady. -m~ The Albiqn Motor Car Co., Ltd of Glasgow, manufacturers of the well-known "Albion" Vehicles,
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 162 11 Singapore. Aug. 18. Tin. —£186, unchanged. Rubber. —Is. SVsil., unchanged. Rubber*.—Pan ta is 85 90, Sandycrofte 1.80 1.'90, Lunas 7.'JO 8.10, Craigieleas 6S 72, Brogas 721. 77H, Ulu Bcnuts 28 31, Amalgamated Malays 2.22 1/. 2.32 f Baseette 1.17% 1.22 V.. Indragiri. 5.60 r>.«o, Mentakabs 25
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    • 132 11 Singapore, Aug. 17. The v tent advance has been gradually j lost. London and New York advice* in- dicate 'bear* movements m these markets and values have been marked down to:— London, Is. 3',id; New Y« rk, 28M: cts- Gold; j Singapore, 50 1 cts. Locally a fair
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  • 277 11 m A reader of the T. O. M. haa forwarded tha following newspaper clipping: Chriatchurch, New Zealand: A committee of Wellington business men have obtained fiom a United Statea syndicate headed by Dr. Woodward, a multi-million-aire, £2,000,000 for an inventus which, it ia believed, will revolutionise the rubber industry. The
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  • 1455 12 MALAYA CVi y FOOTBALL. RJULUANT DISPLAY CASRIBS si\<;\-j PORE TO THE FINAL. Any attempt to describe Singapore's complete victory over Malacca m the deciding match of the Southern Section of thc Malay:. Cup Competition must be preceded by a tribute to the s-plendid display of brill tnt individualism
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  • 87 12 It will come as a surprise to many that Ed'in has been dropped from the Singapore s do. and that hi* place will be taken by Koon Yam m tho final aenin>t Perak on Saturday. Tho side has been selected ns I follows: Boon Eng; Cbot
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  • 181 12 London, Aug. 18. At Cheltenham: K.nt beat Gloucester* .1.1 v hy t«n wickets, Harding* scoring 129 itl tb«- winners' first inning*. At Leicester: Leicestershire defeated Glamorgan by 100 ruts, Taylor making 102 r: the winners 4 second inn'ngs 1 At Southend: Lancashire bent Es«ex by nine wickets, Halla.vs
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  • 41 12 (From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Aug. 18. In the Penang Polo Cup final the Penang A. team heat Singapore by six goals tc nil. The game was- contested at a fast j pace, the winners playing brilliantly.
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  • 794 12 The annals of tho Club seem to be blest j With s< me exciting events, the last race. *or the Elizabeth Cup yesterday being no exception to the rule The Helen beat Jean it for j'nvt place by one second only, c nnd the next four
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  • 25 12 (From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Aug. 18. The pinang Cricket Club defeated a team from H.M.S. Magnolia by six goals to one.
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  • 35 12 Owing to the wet condition of the ground on Saturday, the Singapore Tournament matches, S.C.C. vs. Berried at Tanglin, and S.R C. vs. Lanka Union on the Padang, had to be posipon^d.
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  • 100 12 l orest Hill. Aug. 18. Helen Willi won the Women's American Lawn Tennis Championship by defeating Mrs. Mallory 6—2. 6-1. Miss Wills, a California* schoolgirl, played spectacularly throughout and outgenerallcd Mrs-. Mallory, who has held the title seven times. The British couple. Mire McKane and Mrs.
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  • 383 12 I hi spite the unfavourable weather on r Saturday afternoon, the athletic sportf It the Victoria Bridge Schorl were suc-l essfully carried through, and the results if the events tapered favourably withl of the previous year's meeting. The j ndividual championship war won by Meha-I ord
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  • 116 12 Newcomers Handicap. Crichton vs. Way. Lt. Thomas v.n Gagan. Adams vs. Van vVeering. Sariabonrne \s. Harrison. H. C. Sturgess es, Lee, J. Cave vs. G ggins. Stewart ea. Wot num. Kniglit vs. Matthew, E. S. Willis vs. Thornton. Ellison as. Wulff. llartnett vs. KohKr. MeMullan
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  • 131 12 Friday's matches resulted a.~ follows: L G. Scott t>oat P. A. Beins. 6 l, 6 3. D. Mclntyre vs. Lim Chuan Hoe. unfinivhod (tn he finished Tuesday). Chia Kirn Siong heat F. Norr's. 6 l, G— 3. Khoo Teck Rene; bent Khor Yong Yam. Cy—2, X, To-day's Tie*.
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  • 68 12 L-v-uvers oervice.j Boston, Aug. 17. In the Davis Cup doubles, Australia beat France (5 8, 6—3, G 3, 6 B, 9 7. Australia thus won the final and will meet America m the ohallenge round. Hawkes and Andcrron representeu Australia and Lacoste and Brugnon France. Tho match
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