The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 April 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, SS., MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1924. NO. 11,180
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    247 1 The report of the Experts Committees have been well received by all the Allies, but there is a natural reticence in the preliminary acceptances Page 7. The members of the Committees have wisely determined not to say or write anything in the meanwhile. Rut a start has
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    THE PEDLAR.
    922 1 The Pedlar spread his warn on the pith, if indeed the narrow track, beaten by many bare feet, could be termed path. He bad without doubt wisely chosen his ptefc under the coconut palms at the -nt»ance to the Little kampong. He had also wisely ehoeen his time,
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      390 1 fjt G. SPALWNG BBOa, Ltd. j, «aaHt) BOXING t<iuipment I- QUBBBHI lelegramsj Prinec Bt, Taanii iHUHHBWWMfIAftfI Hflfl a RAFFLES HOTEL SPRING RACE MEETING. lUXAY, LOtk May.— Race TifTii, Dinner r.r.d I*. \|»AV. 12th May.-»T«a Dance. \Y. 13th May.— n?*ce Timn, Dimiec and Dttne*. j DNESDAY, I4tk May —Orchestral Concert. SDAY,
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      199 1 Clfci p Whether you judge by certi- D v3r»^' l roa^ test results gv ty the R vS'llV I eral P referenc e of the skilie. 1 i \J tllP 'acing drivcrc, cr th- catif- l Qv|Bft i?.otorj service rendered to, and Utl^W belted testimonials from, Firestone Cum Dipped Cords
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      189 1 L ATBST ADVERTISEMENTS. Trade marks Alcresta, Coco-rHamin and A i a web Pajre 5. Notice ve cargo by Citv of Athens Pag€ 10. A Kn.nchonc: at the Happv Yallev Page 2. Cheong Koon Seng sell motor cars— V?gc 4. Removal of ..ffice of Sun Life of Canada Pag-e 5. Koyal
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      23 1 J A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. FOR TENNIS E<U IPMENT Consult I* Telephone QUEEN'S TalagiaaM S > iiVM Prince St. Tt-inus "U V.-.V.V.Vn.-. VcVA%V.-AV.W.V.V.%>
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      117 1 THE WEML Hiph Water, 5.11 a.m., 7.21 p.m. Football: S.C.F.A. vs S.R.C., S.C.C. Ex-Service Assn. mtg., S.C.C. 6.15 p.m. Kaai's Hawaiians, Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Tuesday, 29th. Hig-h Water, 6.50 a.m., 8.16 p.m. Hotel van Wijk mtg., noon. Band in Gardens, 5.15 p.m. St. Andrew's Cathedral Parochial mtg., 5.15 p.m.
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    A WIRELESS ROAD SCOUT.
    468 2 Scotland Yard s Wonderful Car. Scotland Yard, has designed M*l built a special car from which communication can be established with headquarters when it is travelling at a speed up to 40 miles per hour. The primary object is to establish a means of movable communication
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    ON BUTTONS.
    247 2 The lament heard at a shareholder?* meeting: during the week of the dwindling demand for buttons owing to the popularity of elastic faster ings need not mean a revolution in attire. The button has had a reign of many centuries, and the end is not 1 yet. Its
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    WORKING MEN LUNCH AT THE CARLTON.
    210 2 Clay Pipes and Tankurds of Beer. Within the exclusive walls of the Carlton Club, 5". British workmen were to-day entertained by the Luncheon Committee as a token of appreciation for the way in which the work of re-facing the Club* has been carried out.
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      205 2 PALMOLIVE CREAMS SHAMPOO SHAVING STICKS CREAM, etc. Just Received. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23 Battery Road. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY. To-Night To-Night ROYAL CARNIVAL SHOW KROXCHONG— AN WAYANG PEK JEE And many other attractions. VICTORIA THEATRE. o FAREWELL PERFORMANCE To-Night AT 9.30 P.M. OF THE EVER POPULAR KAAI'S HAWAIIANS PRIOR TO
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      277 2 Te1. 826. Victoria Theatre Tei.B26. THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC COMMITTEE Will Present DANDY DICK A Farce in Three Acts by A. W. PINERO ON SATURDAY, MAY 3rd, MONDAY, MAY sth. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7th, and SATURDAY, MAY 10. At 9.15 p.m. Booking Opens at the THEATRE on Wednesday, April 23rd, at
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      349 2 Alhambra From Thursday, 24th April, to Tuesday, 29th ]n In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS FRANK MAYO i THE BOLTED LOOK' in 5 Reels. If a wife refuses to "love, honour and obey" her hush after the wedding ceremony, what
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    THE SINGAPORE BASE.
    1835 3 LORD SYDENHAM'S VIEW. "A Guarantee af Peace." S ngapore is, as Lord Balfour pointed out, 0.000 miles from Yokohama, very little i, t .erefore, than Portsmouth from New iork, writes Lord Sydenham. Try to imagine the Grand Fleet, ba-t<! on its home ports, endeavouring to I ring
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    TALL HATS.
    242 3 The Hen. John Fortescue, our leading authority on the history of the British Army, says that "once established, the tyrai ny of the round hat, or, as we now call it, the tall hat, was extreme Among the rank and file the cocked hat rradtiaUy gave plai^^^the chaco,
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      193 3 OAISY-mHTH Specially Prepared by PRESCOTTLSydney Auckland Local Distributimg Agents SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE C° 17° SIMGAPORt "Crompton Fans w WM mm. We Cannot Supplyall tho Fans Used ia Singapore So must be Content To supply only j THE BEST UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT 13. Battery
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      243 3 P.D. is an old old whisky, EJNf matured by time and mel- J&m \k± lowed in wood. The kind Jffi^flß^l of whisky which is none §1 too plentiful to-day. Wr If you cannot get it easily, make your demand a little 5 "**n* m more insistent, because you will find
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    MUNICIPAL FINANCES OF SHANGHAI.
    311 4 The Yield of Taxaton. The report of the Commissioner of Revenue states that the yield of the General Municipal Rate for 1922 and 1923 was as follows: 1922. 1923. Tls. Tls. Foreign Houses 1,273,118 ■,467,453 Chinese Houses 1,421,914 1,521,548 The Commissioner writes: "The year under review
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    WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF PICTURES.
    172 4 London, Apr I 9. The \v reless transmission of a cinematograph programme from Paris has been actually tested in an English south coa^t town where amateurs, provided with valve sets, heard a curious highpitched whistle totally different from the ordinary "howling." The inventor, a young Englishman,
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    UNKNOWN
    164 4 We live, and so loi\ as the present Government lasts shall continue to live, in ar, atmosphere of strikes. Almost every clas-s of worker feels that, whatever the specific declarations of the Government, this is the time to press claims for better conditions or larger wages. At the moment
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    463 4 NEARING THE CLOSE IN RUGBY. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, March 16. Another Rugby season is nearingr its c ose some clubs indeed have already completed their programme, and in another week the majority of clubs will have finished for the year. Glasgow High School F. P.s concluded
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    COX'S MOVE TO PALL MALL.
    481 4 13-Ton Door of Bank Safe. One of the biggest "flights of capital" ever known in London will take place shortly. The capital, however, wi.'i not fly very far only from Charing Cross to Pall Mail. The transference, in fact, will be caused by the removal
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    11 4  - Martin Convray The most efficient organisation is no match for ideals-
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      426 4 nrtirf •Y^") FTr\i.Tr*T^t fe ill r?f /\sk for, Ijui^nCi I*3 Q I^,^.:] Sirßobertßurmett&6lp Nl^ African 6? Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd. 124 Cecil Street, Singapore. "VIENNA CAFE" Q. AMBER MANSIONS. PENANG LANE. I 1 BREAD DEPT. Read vvhat Mr. Starr, Dietician, says about our bread. "We are much obliged to you
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      414 4 NOTICES. ROYAL ARTILLERY RE-UNION DINNER. o A Re-Union Dinner for past and serving Members of the Royal Regiment of Artillery will be held at the Europe Hotel on Wednesday, 14th May, at 8.15 p.m. Tickets (excluding Wines) $5 each. Dit?ss:— Short Coat (white or black), miniatures or ribbons. Tickets may
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      301 4 AUCTION; S.\I,eT* A ucrioN One 4-cylinder flail n S. 1209, One 4-cyl,nd, r 1- 1 Trailer. At Godown N'. al from Gate No. mf> OX THURSDAY la, May At And afterwanls M Auction Sal. .f tu,, u .^J At GodoH-n D, J:u, lltl( SVhir of concerned. CWtOMO KOON BE! m
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    NEW AMAZING DOCTRINE.
    847 5 (From Our Own Correspondent). London, March 20. Labour voiced direct interference in the internal industrial affairs of China in the debate in the House on unemployment when Miss Bondfield, the President this year of the Trades Union Congress and the Under Secretary for the Ministry of Labour,
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    150 5 The .P.anish seamaa whos«? .-k-n, ir. the .^^"o of six ivonth-. tsjrnsd almost Mack, may be sent to Guy's Hospital for treatment, the Westminster GaseHe under stands. Dr Robinson, medical officer t»t thr I Ti Poor Law JT<. pita] where he now llrr. ~ta tes thr»t h" and a blood
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      249 5 l«,ji, \wjirtmt'nt of \\\!<!tKS of every description U KENE ULLMANN I Impattav Singapore. t/.V.V.V-V-V* V.V.V.^■■■■■■•■V.V.% BOWRANITK. nqucrrr of RUST). •I INGLO4 HINBBE MOTOR CO. Dl »by dhaut. GOLD LEAF TEA. D KK FRESHER IS I IT. [>■ al v= Jj SWEET SHOP. VIsM Our Tea Kiosk AT THE BjOT.WICAL GARDENS.
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      214 5 CARDS. SHIP-CHANDLERS and'gexeral contractors S. H. MOHAMED |i 13 &19 Raffles Quay— Ph« n e 1254 I E. J. MOTI WALLA COY 16, RAFFLES PLACE. Dealers in Stationery, Envelopes. Writing and printing papers, Straw Boards etc. At moderate price. HIGH-CLASS PRINTING! Under Expert Supervision i*RY, ART PRINTING PUBLISHING Co. 20,
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      890 5 NOTICE ALCRESTA the trade mark of ELI LILLY AND COMPANY a corporation organised and existing under the SaVerf I SUte f Indiana h Str!!t T*** Ht N 210 5 EaBt Mc Ca%ty Ind n'Jr e C L ty f Indiana P«Hs, State of ndi«na, United States of America, Manufacturers, and
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      786 5 TENDER3. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Q Tenders will ba received at the Colonel Secretary's Office, up to noon of the 7th May tor the following works: 1. Erection of quarteis for 12 Post Office clerks, Bukit Timah Road; A K reC i iOn f <J uartei -s subordinates at Bukit Timah Road;
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      692 5 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. SPRING RACE MEETING. 1924. Saturday Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, May 10th. 13th. 15th. and 17th. LADIES' TICKETS.- Ladies attending the ra.-es are reminded that admission to the Grand Stand and Lawn will be by tickets or.ly, which are obtainable through members, free, and which must bear
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      WEDDING.
      35 6 JONES-WEMYSS:— On the 26th April, 1924, at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Rev. E. A. Hone, John William Jones to Gertrude Dundas, youngest daughter of Mrs. J. Leith Wemyss, of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England.
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      DEATH.
      19 6 PYKETT. At Taiping Hospital, on April 24, Elizabeth Martha Pykfctt, daughter of Rev. G. F. and Mrs. Pykett.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1924. Comment of the Week.
    854 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1924. Comment of the Week. The greatest event of the year to the English speaking world, the opening of the British Empire Exhibition at embley, has come off according to programme, and many ingenious minds have been occupied in giving due eclat to the
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    153 6 Dr. M. J. Rattray is en route for home and returns to Singapore early in August. Mr. R. J. Paul, a district magistrate of the Madras Residency, has come to Malaya on leave and is staying with a relative at Kuala Kubu. Mr. Lee Ah Weng, J.P., Managing Director of
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      PENANG CASH CHEMISTS.
      99 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, .April 26. At the annual meeting of Cash Chemists, Mr. Thorne, presiding, saM the volume of business had fallen off considerab'y and this was reflected in the accounts, wh'ch showed a loss of $952. This was entirely due to general depression in
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      PADANG PLANDOK TIN.
      773 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, April 26. At the meeting of Padang. Plandok Tin Company, Mr. Dilley, who presided, said that since the two contractors had stopped work the mine had been worked by the Company showing a profit, but this was not suffi- cient to cover
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    LATE WIRES.
    66 6 [Reuter's Servirp.j The cargo boat City of s,, pni New York to South hMaSgT* 9 oil and motor car. look fir,. j n rar of last ni*ht. Fire higaiei ml"" I **H WCTC fighting the flam,, explosion took place mi(ln| a J^, fireman and injuring several «1l lln
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    RUBBER EXHIBITION AWARDS.
    74 6 The awards at the lixth im hibition of Rubber, ,th t l duct, and Allied were: Best commercial saSAnfc t rubber, Malaya lection, G Dickson-Lukut ,F.MS, I" Kennedy, manager s V( Rabit Rubber Estate <&*£ £S Cash prize ,f U.I t.M, IV, manager. Bronze medal P «-—5
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    THE BRITISH-BORNEO SHARE OFFER.
    418 6 IC a tlai Irefemd to of the BrltWi-Born, f p etl I Limited), there ferentUl rob«ripti« i-s. per ihare, 70, cate. being in the for every four ihare* h, "•want. The nt-w ihan dividend declared r •hare will be payab on ap >lirat on and allotment.
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    64 6 Mr Xorman W. And, 'gineer, Shanghai Mutual T. J pany, SUted in an mterv e*M telephore service ii •">•' »f tiw date in th, world. SUtUtlc rhinose operators can lecure ard a half KCOads, wher «f" call takes six seo'M.ls. cxchangi's in NUMCbfti. fo^ irirls as supervisors la CMrf« telephones.
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      144 6 THE CONNOISSEUR £OMES TO £ALDBECKS." FOR P O R T HARVEYS 1 ROYAL TAWNY CALDB E C K S VINT A W N Y EXTRA SELECTED G R E ENS E A L C L u"i P~O R T BLUE SEAL GRAND OLD WHITE PORT LIGH*T TAWNY B R O
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      41 6 BERNA SWISS CONDENSED MILK. Is Switzerland's best, and s 0 the best of all. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents S.S. and F.M.S. tTHE NAME IS ON THE PENCIL. Stockists W§ JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. |JM ROBINSON Co., Ltd. |5j MAYNARD Co., Ltd.
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    REPARATIONS MOVEMENT.
    315 7 ASSENT OF ALLIES. J|)U ALLUW REGARD IT. ISru*srK .\pr. £.>. tn ,i If. HyMAI have sent a \)w \l parati »ns Commission, ;ii, Helirian G<)\ ornment is P rt> conclusions m to Muffing about a < m-U lenient of the „< d hoping that the lid .uMwly prepare
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    NEWFOUNDLAND'S TROUBLES.
    60 7 St Johns, April 26. Premier ■nnouncefl the dissolution lature. A general election will within a month. ■KLP FOR GERMAN BANK. New York. Apr 1 ational Acceptance Bank anestablishment of an American syndicate for prantinj? the newBank unrestricted credit expected these will lead to of the channels of trade
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    SINGAPOREAN'S WEDDING.
    240 7 KW. ,]nnc«i and Mis> Wemyss. wai solemnised at St. Anal on Saturday afternoon, 1 of large number of J. W. Jones, of the Straits ind Miss Gertrude Dun-! unrest daughter of Mrs. 1 U. v of \Yest<rate-on-Sea,' of ftfra. H. A Low, I Rei K. A. Hone officiated,!
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    CUP TIE TRAIN SMASH.
    396 7 CHEERFUL SUFFERERS. CRASHED IN A TUNNEL. Heuter's Service. London, Apr. 26. An electric train crashed into the rear oi special standing ir a tunnel outside Euston. The latter was crowded with excursionists from Coventry up for the Cup final at Wembley. It is feared several have
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    MEMORIAL TO SEA HEROES.
    260 7 London, April 26. The Prince of Wales unveiled at Chatham one of the three memorials to be erected in British ports to the memory of 25,563 men and women who perished in naval service in the great war. The memorial at Chatham contains 8,543 names but
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    MR. HEUGHAVS CONCERTS.
    431 7 Saturday's Enthusiastic Audience. A much larger audience greeted this oted sinirer on Saturday evening at the Theatre, and, whilst he has been, as con-J -iderate and generous towards the smaller mdiences as he was on Saturday, the stinuius of a larger gathering of his ad•nirers helped materially
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    THE CUP FINAL.
    118 7 NEWCASTLE THE WINNERS. HEAVY GROUND TIRES VILLA FORWARDS. Wembley, April 26. For the Association Cup Final the weaj ther was fine following a morning and afternoon of rain. The ground was heavy. The crowd numbered 105,000 including the H. R. H. Duke of York. Throughout the first
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    ROAD-WALKING CHAMPIONS.
    507 7 London, April 26. At Windsor Park in the twenty miles road-walking championship F. Poynton,! Leicester, was first in 2 hrs. 49 min. 17 sees; G. Goodwin, Surrey Walking Club, second in 2 hrs. 49 min. 31 sees., and T. Johnson, Leicester, third in 2 hrs. 54 min. 17
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    212 7 TWO-FACED SOVIET. RUSSIA'S FINANCE DEMANDS. Reuter's Service. Moscow, Apr. 25. The All Russian Council of Trades Unions has issued a protest against the British bankers memorandum of April 13 and declares that Russia cannot recognise the debts of the Tsarist or Kerensky Governments, which degrade the Russians
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    RUSSIA'S ENTHUSIASTIC PROPAGANDISTS.
    427 7 On the occasion of the anniversary of the so-called Eastern University at Moscow, Trotzky, Clara Zetkin, Radek and others spoke enthusiastically of the Eastern revolutionary movement which the Universitsolemnly swore to support by providing thousands of steadfast, loyal communist revolutionary champions." Trotsky incidentally termed MacDonald as being
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    161 7 Two Malay womc^who are charged with their employers, some Chinese living in theft of a diamond brooch belonging to Newton road, were brought up before the Second Magistrate on Sunday and remand-, ed for trial. The accused women are alleged to have absconded on the night of I the 10th.
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      101 7 PERAMBULA TORS models ■fv^SK siede gr^ Prices from $75.00 The Empire Folding Car. Price $35.00 each Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Singapore.) /jß^^ Natural Milk rood DONT RISK YOUR BABY'S HEALTH By using doubtful Baby Foods REMEMBER LACTOGEN IS PREPARED AND GUARANTEED By NESTLES Nestle Anglo-Swiss Condensed tf ilk Company.
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      643 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services 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 Bills of Lading for all Overland Point*, WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Doc Sin fa pore.
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      510 8 STEAMER SAILINGS "EUJERftIAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER SERVICE. PASSAGE RATES. *A Class Steamers Ist Class £86. 2nd Class £56. Deck £22. fB Class Steamers £78. £50. £22. Cargo Steamers £56. FREIGHT SERVICE. s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In port
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      553 8 STEAMER SAILINGS O. 1 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). I MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO I LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. I (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London
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      598 9 STEAMER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. AND ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAM SHIP C*, LUL (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in EiJgUnd). J((|V i sKKVICE TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. M 1 Due Spore. Route For r\LCHAS
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      519 9 ______STTEAMER SAILINGS DOLLAR A jJL Wf "A™*™* thm World" j&i FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. Arrives. Sails. s.s. PRESIDENT POLK May 7 May 9 s.s. PRESIDENT MONROE May 21 May 23 s.s. PRESIDENT
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      738 9 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to disch^rpe and load Apr 28 U.S.S.B. WEST FARALON to discharge and load May 15 U.S.S.B. WEST MONTOP to discharge and load June and subsequently steamers approximately 30 days t
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
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      ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.
      266 10 New Management for Commonwealth Service. The steamer service of the Commonwealth Government to the Straits will in future be run by the above Company, whose agent? here, Messrs McAlister and Co. Ltd, will have the handling of the local arrangements. The Ellerman Lines Ltd
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      B. I. STEAMER'S MAIDEN VOYAGE.
      77 10 The rew B. I. Motor ship Kistna, 692 tons, which is to be employed on the Bangkok Singapore line arrived in port yesterday morning, with a cargo of 1046 tons of coal. She is ore of the first motor ships of the Company and is
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      DUTCH STEAMER ON FIRE.
      302 10 The Dutch steamer Tjikerarg, 6064 tons, engaged on the Java China and Japan route arrived in port late last r.ight with her No. 1 and No. 3 holds on fire. The Dutch steamer Siaoe, which grounded in Pamoekan Bay, in Dutch Borneo a week ago; leached
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    PIRACY AT HONGKONG.
    272 10 Guilds Refuse to Sail. Following- a second attempt on the Tailee, foiled only through a miscalculation on the part of the pirates as to the tide, a joint meeting: of the China Coast Officers Guild and the Marine Engineers Guild, held on the 13th decided:— "That the
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      477 10 Chamberlain 's IpßgjjG Cough Remedy Cures Coughs, SHL t~» ij Colds, Croup, sffcfeup 8 S ie Throat Bft«™™«™ Hoarseness, UJsore throat, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough BH THROAT md LUNGS. x M ■mj^mn— anc J a JJ 7h rOa t Cliwtertafai Maiicta Ca. .p.. m^ m IX^W» SMALL SIZE, j O c
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      299 10 STEAMER SAILINGS LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N, u (tocorpowted m Mr.) ■OMBWAtD smiim.s For Pi-nan£, Brinditi, Vcakt and Trest* via ports taking cargo W tkroofk Bill? of Lading for Fiuim 1 tkt I.tvant and Black Sea Ports, also t<> a rts \\'t*t Coast of Italy. i >lM t(l )w l0 \rrive. >»il.
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      812 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Medan Rumphius 9 a.m. Pengerang Despatch 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Aing Hong 9 a.nu Pulau Soegi Hong Chuan 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m Pontianak Ban Fo Soon 1 p.m. Mersing, Kemaman and Trengganu Barratta 1 p.m.
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION STATISTICS.
    131 11 Nov. 1, 1923— March 31. 1924. Total Exports British Restriction Foreign M Malaya Area Rubber. November I7JM ***** 7 December 2 5,50^ 16,133 7,564 January 23 848 u ?29 February 19 395 u^ 2 Maich 94 %4jm g2Q9 109.581 74,226 39,582 Dealers' Stocks. «r™ t «?2T: DeC
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    10 11 Singapore, April 26, 12 noon
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    COMING SCARCITY OF BASE METALS
    441 11 Limited World Supply. The annual general meeting of the Institute of Metals was held on March Bth at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Morey s-gate, Westminster. Mr. .Leonard Summer (the retiring president) was in the chair. The retiring president having inducted his successor, Professor Thomas
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 11 April, 26. Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 1-W Bank demand 2|3 31-3" Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 V New York, demand 50 i? Credits 90 days s^* France, demand 720 Norn* India, T. T. IML tt i Ao4 -Via Hongkong, demand 2 p.c. Prem Yokohama, demand 129 N om Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    183 11 April, 26. Tin 300 Tons $120.50 Gambler 26 00 Pepper white 31 .jq Pepper Black 1 7 5O Flake Tapioco jo qq Pearl Sago Small 9.00 Copra 10 75 Copra Sundried 11.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 276.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 80.00 Rice, Siara
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    78 11 Saturday's Alterations. Malayan Collieries ($10) 25 25.50 Pahang Con. (55.) 11s 12s Pengkalen 12.25 12.50 x.d. Ulu Yam Tin 28s 29s 6d x.d. Mexican Eagle (10m) 18s 6d 19s lOVssd Shell Transports 4.11.6 4.14-6 LOANS. S. S. 5% per cent Loan 1918 redeemable 1928 $28,655,700 105*2 106V
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    LARGE TOURIST TRAFFIC FOR CANADA.
    100 11 The intensive work on eood roads which has been carried on in Canada during the past few years has attracted the attention of United States automobile interests, with the result that there has been a vory considerable increase in the number of tourists during the
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    TRAVELLING LIBRARIES FOR SETTLERS.
    79 11 In a report to the legislature the provincial librarian of Saskatchewan states that 920 travelling- libraries were kept in circulation last year in the province, as well as many hundreds of books sent to individual settlers. These travelling libraries mean much to the homesteaders and settlers
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      107 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. w..Kk t s: ngapore, April 26. Rubber London Is. o%d. Local 41%. vmt^S? 24 u 120 50 Rubbers Bassetts 82 87 U Craiire iindab 1.00 1.16. Mentakabs V) 18. New bercndahs l.yo 2. J» an tais 45 60. Wei lukangs ttjl 25. Uiu Benuts 18 20.
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      174 11 Tin nii n S'ngapore, April 26. lin.-^.240. Down £5 15s. Rubber— is o%d. Down 14 d Rubbers.— AUenbys 1.05 1.15, Aver Pi a«o I.JO, Malaka Pimlas 1.10 1.15 New BSSu 1 4 Tambalaks 60, Uli Mini nK A sain Kumbangs 44s 4Cs Chendenangs ta 3d 10s
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      162 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. MacPhail). Rubber, tt^ Sin a P^e, April 26. Tin. £240. $120*. 300 tons sold i^?T N rths 110 115 Pengkalens' 12.20 lfoO, Rawangrs 80 sr K Mambaus 87'^ 92 V, Nawng Pets 1.47V* 1.52V 2 Johans 46 4s, 5.. Q a i U on
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      GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
      117 11 Singapore, April 26. The Market pal— d through a dull period after the Holidayi with little doing and values eased in COnseqiN roc, only to rea sharply on news of improved quotations in London and New York. The (general demand is not strong, houvver. and the tendency of
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    SPECTACULAR GOLD FIND.
    86 11 Ontario What ii claimed to be the most spectacular and Mgfwt discovery in the Ooudroau gold fields has been made on Lot 2186, in Township 48, five miles from I»chalsh. The gold ore brought to the Sault and which was taken from the surface, is estimated to
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    77 11 Slow but sure headway is being made by tho feminist movement in Belgium. The latest triumph came recently, says th« Brussels correspondent of the Times, when the Chamber decided that for the future women may be appointed judge* in commercial courts. Belgian women are already eligible for membership of thfc
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      379 11 Usets over $5,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY um (Incorporated in Straits Settlement^ MBUIBiI. HEAD OFFICE:- Winchester House Singapore. ifSrnnw n™™ The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Fntw a OFFI < E 32 Old Je wry, E.C. Assurance Com^ief Aci C mpheS the British Life
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      494 11 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) o Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid u p $20,000,000 Reserve turd:— Sterling 4,500,000 x> r Silver $25,500,000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietors $20,000 00 COURT OF DIRECTORS, it- r M Bernaid EsQ-. Chairman. Pattenden Es( l- Deputy Chairman.
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      484 11 BANKING, CHARTERED BANK Or INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA luoiponted in England by Royal Char^;. o Paid up CapiUl in 600,000 Retrv e e S F u 5 n r h «o°go° Reserve Liability of 3^00,000 Proprietors 3 000 OOf. HEAD OFFICE,* 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C Agencies and Branches Alor Star
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      150 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Rryal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
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    THE SINGAPORE BASE.
    1092 12 SINGAPORE AND THE NAVY. "An Indispensable Base," The Government's decision to abandon the development of the naval base at Singapore was condemned by Marquis Curzon of Kedleston, Mr. L. S. Amery, M. P., Mr. Winston Churchill, and others at a public meeting organised by the Navy League
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    R. S. Y. C.
    896 12 LADIES RACE. The second race for Mrs. Carver's trophy brought out four boats and a very erraticstart was made owing to want of wind, with the race more or less a procession after the first five minutes. From a onlooker's f,oint of view, considering the donor's
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    27 12 "Lady Huntworth's Experiment" (a farce in 3 Acts) will be produced at the Cinema, TaneMn Barracks, on Thursday, May Ist and Friday, May 2nd, at 8.30 pjn.
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    CRICKET.
    405 12 INTERESTING GAME IN S.C.C. TOURNAMENT. Interesting cricket was witnessed in the S.C.C. Tournament match on the Padang or. Saturday afternoon, between the Services and the P. S. and L. Both sides were strongly represented and in each innirgs produced some good batting performances, the P. S. and L. just
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    59 12 The following will represent S.C.F.A. I nga'ntt S R.C. in the League competition, at the S.C.C. ground, to-day: Tan Peon Eng, Chua Lye Yan. Checng Thee Lite, Koh Roon Yam, Chua Ser.c: Chye, Yea Joo Song, Chin Kwnng Hung, Ee Chan nee, Lim Tong Liang, Foong Vr Sun, Foor.g Mun
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    RACE TRAINING.
    257 12 Enthusiasts who went down to the Course on Sam relay morning, and there was quire a far gatSaring of them, must have been disappointed if they expected to see any fast galloping for it was conspicuous by its absence. The track proper was used w th the fences
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    THE LABU CASE.
    137 12 Legal Adviser Applies for Revision. In the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court on Monday. B&yi Saturday's Malay Ma,l application will be made by the Le<ral Adviser for revision of the magistrate's finding in the Labu Estate case, which was dealt with, n already reported, in the Seremban police
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  • S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      131 12 Profession Pairs. Capt. Davies and Capt. Shackel vs Mugliston and Cameron. Utermark and Kleinman vs. Whitley and S«?dwick. Cha m pionshi p. Major Harrison vs. Salter. Postponed. Paterson vs. Poyser. Roy Snrth vs. Hamilton. S. R. C. TENNIS. TO-DAY'S TIES. Single Handicap A. F. J. Rappa owe 15
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      STRAITS CHINESE R. C.
      55 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Singles Handicap A. Kiong Choon Guan vs. Kiong Chin Eng Koh Thian Sene vs. Cheong Chee Hai. Tay Lian Te-ck vs. Teo Keng Teow. Singles Handicap B. K >h Xaro Khye vs. Choo Pek Eng. Gun Khek Keng vs. Chia Kenjr Teow. Tan Teng
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      TUESDAY'S TIES.
      49 12 TUESDAY 'S TIES. Singles A. Lim Chor.g Kuo vs. Seow Poh Ltng. Loh Poon Lip vs. Cheng- Thutt Pitt. Chia Sen<: Quee vs. Chua Choon Leong. Singles B. Chua Lye Yan vs. Quek Cheng Yong. Yap Kim CbUMI vs. Frank E. Quahe. Lee Lian Hcc vs. Kwik Tiang Boon.
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      LADIES' LAWN TENNIS.
      87 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Ladfes' Sinjrlts Handicap. Mrs. R. C Savers vs. Mrs. Guy Stevens. Miss Abed vs. Mr?, van Hamel. Mill A. Rappa vs. Miss Wallis. Mens' Doubles Handicap. Lt. Kirkby and It. Matthews vs. H. T. Hedley and Lyon. P. H. Romney and R. D. Davies vs.
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      THE HAWAHANS' FAREWELL.
      74 12 Singaporeans are reminded that to-night at the Victoria Theatre Mr. Kaai and his versatile artistes will give their farewell performance, before leaving for Australii, v a Java, o: Friday. The grand Hawaiian dance at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Wednesday, promises to be a huge success. The
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      HYDROGRAPHIC INFORMATION.
      103 12 We are asked by the Consul-General for Janan lo make public the following notice which refers to bottles set adr'ft by the Japanese Hydrographis Department to gain information regarding ocean currents. To whoever has picked up bottles eontain ng the note as below. '•This is a Current-Bottle. Will
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      S.V.C. DRILLS.
      130 12 Monday 28th., 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, A Company, B. and C. Tuesday 29th., 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, A! Company, B Raeburn House (No. 5 Pltn Drill Hall, C. Company. Wednesday 30th., 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, B Company (No. 6 and 7 Pltn.), and C. Thursday May Ist., 5.15
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      90 12 "What is per!:*p<; the largest claim ever v:\<]p in the Bombay High Comt came up b?fcve Mr. Justice Pratt on April 11, when »Tl Arab pearl broker's case was tiansf erred '<• the lor.g causes list. In this case, Ali Bin Ibrahim Zayani has claimed a sum of over ninety
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      235 12 Moutrie Pianos GRANDS, UPRIGHTS, PLAYERS. All are of the highest grade in materials craftsmanship. They are renowned throughout th East for their .tonal quality and solidity q# construction. GUARANTEED FOR SEVEN YEARS S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD (Incorporated in Hongkong.) RAFFLES M.ACE. Now again Obtainable "The Queen of Table Waters" Apollinaris
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