The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 November 1923

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1923. No. 11,043
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    230 1 A heavy discharge of political artillery to-day. Reuter being the battery commander. The ex-Crown Prince has left Holland and gone to Silesia, avoiding Berlin. The German Government said they could not refuse him permission as a German citizen, and the Dutch Government said they couldn't keep him,
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    LONDON'S GULLS.
    910 1 It is the blackrhemded fall that adopted London as his win it quarters, Mid ever, Philistines of the fastt-st lye. as well as these who see beauty oui of understanding eyes, count him amonp the ■omelicr pleasures of life. In early March he left us for the breeding
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      227 1 s^v f\\ -j I WEEKLY PROGRAMME. Yl^Q 8lAi"pl MONDAY.— Tea Dansant. iXdl I IC3 1 IUICI TUESDAY.-Dinm, Dance. Te!??hoae 2920. (10 Lines). WEDXESDAY.-^Or.hcstral -t Ballroom in the Ea* THURSDAY.-Gue.t NightDinner and I>^nce. Room open till 12 p.m. FRIDAY.— Tea Dansant. o SATURDAY.— G;.t:t Night. Dinner and Dance. MONDAI 1 RAFFLES
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      279 1 Most Miles Per Dollar The recent unparalleled sales ffifWl volume Firestone has enjoyed £??3 throughout the world, is being i L/i\!!|^l built on the sound basis of ft W fm} MOST MILES PER DOLLAR— W v3 better tyre quality at no greater Va ljj w'lli )n account °f the extra
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Residential building si:e wanted at Tanglin Page 5. White Sauternes at Bolter's Page 1. Coty's face powders, Dupire Bros, agents Page 6. Y.W C.A. luncheon room opened tomorrow Page 2. Framroz and Co's soda-w:. i "'art' 8. Toy Time at John LittVs P?'?e 6. llotheti with bur es
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      129 1 THE WEEK. Mn,,(hnt, 12th. High Water, 0.47 nm., 0.12 y.m. Public Holiday. Dutch homeward mail leaves. S. R. A. B;*!ey. Seletar. 7JW a.m. Italian Opera, II Trovatort, Theatre, !\:H> pjn. Tuesday, IStft. H «rh Water, 1.34 a.m., 0.55 |).m. No Issue of Free Press. French outward mail due. Italian Opera,
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    ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT CLERKS.
    404 2 Mr. T. R. P. Dawson, of the Treasury. Penanp, has issued a book "Aids to the Study of the S. S. General Orders." It is intended to help students for their clerical promotions examination, and i? not intended to supersede that remarkable volume issued by Government
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      26 2 CHERAMY'S CHOICE PERFUMERY AND TOILET REQUISITES. I ■A' x\_ *-v^i C -t. o MEDICAL HALL LTD. 28, BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE. NOTICE. Mrs. Dougrlas, Beauty Specialist, receives
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      94 2 ItaJbhUaJLBA Sm I C/ T&TATSr I GREAT BIG SMASHING DRAMA. TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 SHARP Biggest Picture ever thought of. THE MOTHER 0' MINE lost city IN SEVEN PARTS SERIAL GREAT REWARD SERIAL Episodes 13 and 14 Beyond any doubt the master achievement t 4.C i pi. of them all In
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      59 2 Alhambra From Thursday Bth November to Tuesdav r^u In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS HERBERT R\\Vl|\ S (,v ins ß ee. s "THE SCARLET CAR" (From the Gripping novel by Richard Harding Da v of the most intensely human, highly
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    LATE MAIL NEWS.
    210 3 1THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. Maharaja of Alwar wants Strong Navy. London, October 31. Prcpe-nrg the toast of the Conference ui the Chamber of Shipping dinner, the i President, Sir Ernest Glcver, condem 1 1 the experiment of state shipowning wl^ich contributed to the present depression, and hoped In
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    THE TURKISH REPUBLIC.
    126 3 Powers of President. London, October 30. A Constantinople message says the principal points in Mustapha Kemal Pasha'l proposals accepted by the People's Party are as follows: The form of Govern* meat of the Turkish State shall be a i Republic, the official lar.puajre Turkish, and the religion
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    ALLEGED LIBEL.
    339 3 \^a Khan Sues the "Times." Lt ndon. October 19. An action for alleged libel brought by the A.t'a Khan and his trai t EL Dawson i.uains. the Times Publishing Company m -day came before the ('our; ol Appeal. dpon an appeal of the defendants from an »rder of
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    INCREASE OF RAILWAY RATES.
    620 3 Great Struggle Anticipated. London, Oct. 25. The time fixed by the Railway Ra-.e.-' Tribunal for lodging; objections against the proposed increase of railway charge! expired on 15th October, and nearly 2.000 objections have been lodged, representing every class of the community, including trade associations, railway passenger
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    MODERN ALCHEMY.
    298 3 Tnt alchemy of old, dealing chiefly with tlu transmatation of baser into precious metale, became discredited for a long lime, but the last twenty yean na< been ■ted by a more scientific alchemy •'1 03 a nsw i -:-^hi into th< atom. [n t'l'- it. -v cone 1
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    18 3 If Labour cannot run a daily newspaper, it cannot hope to run a Government. Mr. E. D. Morel.
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      326 3 /Sprains StrainsN and Bruises I tj- dangerous to neglect Sprains and Strains. Serious injury S Jvften follows, unless immediate action is taken. Apply I sn-m's Liniment at once. It draws out the inflammation I congestion; reduces swelling and instantly stops I Dwitnib the painful limb— just lay on a few
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      376 3 W&^^M L 111 1Q 111 I i v 111 Hi i^^^^Mi a ?^!^B 7AM-BUK is the purest, safest and most "JW^ >f T* •fTiTJ JJ^ wonderful skip remedy the world has fflH iHTt^'^S''' ever known. Whether it be a cui, burn or raß I lij^hjny fe^'4^ SC IJ a bite
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    GERMANY'S CROPS.
    372 4 Wheat production in Germany has been much reduced. The 3*2 million* under thi< crop represent an acreage which with protection (10s. (Id. per quarter import duty), nnd with cheap transport (State aided) of fertilisers, would have yielded 14 million quarters. To-dag 11 millions will not bp exceeded. The
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    WANTED: A THRONE.
    574 4 WANTED A THRONE. EUROPE'S AMBITIOUS PRINCES. (By The Marchesa Regina Schavoni.) Recent peifervid demonstrators in Munich have proclaimed Rupprecht of Bavaria king of that former monarchy. But Prince Rupprecht, the Jacobites' choice for the throne of England, is by no means the only prince in Europe who is looking about
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    120 4 The production of hops in Germany no.v exceeds that in England. Thdy have no hop controllers. The yield this year is put al 125,000 cwt. only, but as the area ithirty thousand acres the quantity- is clearly wrongly given. The figure should be ar kast doubled. Germany is said officially
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      836 4 a^K^S S!^ES'S^^TW^ir^~' *~~J -i i^ ■^'^^'^S i ~-r^r "T* i■■ ~"S j.TJg?! S I 111 Bfc^ ■n» 1 nil'* a aea j M f£i/fi^/0^ JH |i| 1 1 lii m I W VIRGINIA CIGARETTK HSHBH IF good judgment leads you to smoke Piccadilly Cigarettes you LJ!£j M W3 I Ml
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      934 4 CRICKET I f OUR FRESH LONDON "KT i stock xKnj PRICES ON APPLICATION BATU CAVES PORTLAND CEMENnvORKT" The Trustees of the Late Dr. Loke Yew. M. (i. invite off, r f,, r or would consider the leasing, of The Batu Caves Portland t n latter subject to the approval of
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      496 9 THE OCEAN STEAM SKIP COMPANY, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. AND BLLBsUIAN BUCKNALI STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE). (Incorporated in England). JOINT SKKVII E TO BOSTON AND NFW YORK Via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK. Steamers. Due S'pore. Route p or ORADO Nov. 18
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      474 9 _______STCi^jER^ SAILINGS L T I^l i l^ l i'-r'lJl*»-C~| I l (Incorporated in U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arrives Seattle PRESIDENT MADISON Ncv 18 PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Sov. 30 ,1 PRESIDENT JACKSON Dec. 12 rZ' 9i PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Dec. 24 jZ' 19 PRESIDENT GRANT
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      237 9 N. Y. K. LONDON LINE. Haruna Maru Nov. 13 Kamo Maru Nov. 27 Katar: Maru Dec. 11 LIVERPOOL LINE. Taj i ma Maru Nov. 13 Lyons Maru Nov. 20 Dakar Maru Dec. 13 HAMBURG LINE. Matsumoto Maru Nov. 20 Toyohashi Maru mid. Dec. NEW YORK LINE via SUEZ. Sailing date
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      535 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ISTHMIAN LINE ArriT Ssj^x AmeriC Tlm and Loadißf fo, BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND SEi..uA Cm due Singapore Nov 26 AT LANTA CITY due Singpore Z' STEEL INVENTOR due Singapore r«l»i mtf on thtongk BUI* of Lading to all lnl»n<! Pol»t* Wet frtffixt mxvi parti^nlara, apply to HENDERSON BROS-
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    278 10 A FLOATING UNIVERSITY SINKS. Some interest was aroused a few months ago when a prominent educationist in North Carolina purchased a transport from the United States army ard planned to send her round the world on a series of cruises, lasting nine mor.lt hs each, with a big
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    THE JAPANESE DISASTER.
    447 10 The Rtv. Eustaoe Strong, chaplain at Y(kohama, who passed throigrh Singapore this week, in nil address at Hon^k-or.^ mentiontd the f(;!lowinK incident about Capt Nelson, who i> weli-kno-.Nr, in Singapore. Thf "Lycaon" to the Rescue. Bt-f c ie many minutes had passed' crowd peopjfc were ttandhig up
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      272 10 THE POPULARITY ENJOYED BY THE CAPSTAN ORDINARY CIGARETTE HAS LED TO THE PRODUCTION OF I CAPSTAN OVAL DE LUXE I Price: 85 Cents for 50. IMPORTED B\ BRITISH AMERICAN TOB. CO., (STRAITS) LTD. j (Incorporated in Eng-land.) SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR. RIBEIRO'S have just received a supply of ARTISTS' COLOURS
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      417 10 (if pat Auk s ?<^ u^ uiLiii nun j f;v*" Head 1 I\ if Pilsener Beer k|»^J I SOLE IMPORTERS \The Borneo Company, Ltd. {Incorporate*: in Engl&nd). S ngapore-Ipoh-Penang. STEAMER SAILINGS. STEAMER SAILINGS?" INDO-CHINA LLOYD TRIESTIXO S.X. cT STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Direct Service? to
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      769 10 MAIL TABLE. TODAY. Batavia Sourabaya, Derby, Broome, Port Hedland, Onslow, and Western Australia (taking articles for other places in Australasia by train from Fremantle if prepaid at letter rate). Charon 8 a.m. Medan, Sabang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Genoa, Southampton, Amsterdam and Europe Johan De Witt 8 a.n">. Medan M<elchior
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      186 10 i Loe, Mr. V. Miles, Mr. G. F. A. Mend Miss E. M. Mason, Mr. G. Mavor, Mrs! Alavor, Mr. A. G. McGreg-or, Mr. A. K. Murphy, Mr. T E. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Manasseh. Mr. Owen, Mrs. Pearce, Mr. A. C. W. Pooley, Mrs. Pooley, Mr T
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 11 November 9. Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 3-16 Bank, demand 2|4 C-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 9-16 New York, demand 517^ Credits 90 days 5414 France, demand 860 India, T.T. 167*4 Hongkong, demand 1% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 106% Java, demand 138*£ Bangkok, demand 7914 Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    188 11 November 10. Tin 50 Tons $107.00 Gambier 18 .00 Pepper white 23.50 Pepper Black 15.50 Tapioca, small flake f.g. 12.50 Pearl Sago Small 8.20 Copra 10.85 Copra Sundried 11.20 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Ric Siam No. 2 for
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    BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ABROAD.
    95 11 At the Quarterly Meeting of the Asso ciation of British Chambers of Commerce in April the following resolution was un animously adopted: In view of the important services which British Chambers of Commerce in foreign tountries fcTC r Mining in promoting British Commerce and in
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    200 11 There is a limited quantity of boxwood exported from Siam to Japan every year. The demand from Japan is rather irregular. Eoxwood timber is procured from a species of gardenia a moderate-sized tree of F.ajburi Circle. The timber is of a very close-grained ivorylike consistency. It is said to be
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    FRANCE'S NEW ARSENAL.
    570 11 THE RUHR. (By a Mining Expert.) Many years ago a certain Irish engineer named Mulvaney took a holiday in the vallqy of the Ruhr. He was a thoughtful soit of man, and he sat down one day on th eminence which to-day commands the city of Essen
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    60 11 per cent. More pneumatic tiyTes and tubes rre to be mack?, but less g-oloshes. It is estimated, states "Russian Information," that 5,000 tons of raw rubber will be requiredl. At present the Trust has enough fuel and raw materials in reserve for one month, but it if not anticipated that
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      403 11 Kggets over $5,000,000. TBE GREAT EASWH LIFE ASSURANCE a^MTllMnS o uvsn offtptp. w u r < Incor P orat ed In Straits Settlements) ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE AsBUrance Companies Act AGENTS WANTED Secretary Managing Director Actuary G K HORAC E W. RAPER. A ROBINSON FI A INSURANCE. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co.,
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      310 11 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1880. Reserve Fund Y 73,000,000. President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. M o DIRECTORS. N. Soma Esq. S. K. Suzuki, Esq. L Tf, ma k w E «q- Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Sasaki. K. Mogami,
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      515 11 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) o Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Funds:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $24,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang., Chairman D. G. M. Bernard, Esq., Deputy Chairman. A' 5*
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      234 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK o P Capital in 600 >000 ReL^e 8 FunT Ch S 3 000 Reserve Liability of B'Bo8 800 000 Proprietors 'HEAD OFFICE/ 38 Bishopsgate, London, E C lor A en <=^ and Branch^ Bangkok Ipol- Rangoon Batavia Karachi lg n Bombay K'cp^ Srmarang Calcutta Kobe |«emban BSSU
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      135 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (IzM*r»«?«W« «n»U^| Charw a if#t.. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINI fidelity Guarantee— .Administration Bondi Bintapore Representatives— Messrs BARLOW Co Messrs. WEARE Co* LU Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co LU Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (Incorporated 1b th«
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    EX-SERVICES DINNER.
    2476 12 THE GOVERNOR'S TRIBUTE. It is a pleasant thing to realise that the celebrations which have marked the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Armistice have shewn no deterioration in point of earnestness and enthusiasm im comparison with previous years, when memories were more fresh than they become
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    SELANGOR SKY RACES.
    197 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Luala Lumpur Nov. 10. The Sky meeting on behalf of ex-Service I iii- drew j'. (»1 attendance t hi> afternoon, amongst those prtseift being the Chief Secretary F.M.S Itiu-f I. Four Furioi gs. Mayo, Mr. Don 1: Gavotte. Mr. Strode 2; Thesmail. Mr.
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    107 12 Mr. W. P. Kcr, C.M.G. of the British Consular Ikrrise in China, aid Mrs. Ker wera boclood a? passengers to leave Lonc on on Oct. 13 'or Shanghai by the N.Y.K s.?. K: -hima Maru. Th Maiquess Komura, whos? appcvntn.nt as Counsellor at the Japanese Embassy in London was recently
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    FOOTBALL SCANDALS.
    126 12 SCOTTISH UNION'S ACTION. INTERNATIONAL SUSPENDED. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 10. In the amateur soccer international, England beat Ireland by 3 to nil at Sydenham. London, Nov. 10. The Scottish League management committee has dismissed Cowden-Heath's appeal against the fine but rescinded the request for the chairman's resignation in
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    FRANCE COMES INTO LINE.
    420 12 Paris, Nov. 10. If. Poincare informed Earl Crewc that French officials in the Rhineland had been ordered to observe the strictest neutrality ai regards the Separatist movement. I. S. GOVERNMENT SHIPS REMAIN DRY. Washington, Nov. !0. President Coolidge says he proposed to adhere to Hardine's order
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    THE S. A. D. PERFORMANCES.
    152 12 The last of the series of entertainment* riven in aid of the British Japanese Relief Fund was held on Saturday night, and like most last performance* had^a little more oi thr "joie de vivre" which comes from previous public appearances. The musical arrangements of the
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      362 12 THE SUPREMACY OF "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" RECORDS AND GRAMOPHONE over all others is universally recognised by all the Great ARTISTS, the seal of their approval is on every Recor Ask for Free List To-day. S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. 'INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG). SOLE AGENTS DEWARS WHISKY The Spirit of Perfection
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