The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 June 1924

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1924 NO. 11,229
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  • 229 1 Mr. MacDonald's Government sustained its sixth defeat on Tuesday night, on an amendment to the Traffic Bill— Page 7. Intense feeling is characterising (he opening of the Democratic Convention in America Pages 6 and 7. Mr. A. W. Still was one of the principal guests at the
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  • 1033 1 There s something strangely fusc'nat in«r about a river, especially to those who have spent their childhood beside one, and after reading an essay by Mr. F. G. Aflalo on "The Genius of the River," 1 hasten to remove the reproach of having neglected the rivers that
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 521 1 .-//.V.* .V.SV.V. V. V. W.V.V.V.-. vk < A SPALDING BROS., Ltd. |l i_li* -t iiu;ilit> liOX IN<; equipment I :.i ,'onv <M KKN'S" (<-i< LT.ti-.v i I l'rince St. Tennis J» .\..V.V.V.-.WWWAN WA VW.-.J RAFFLES_HOTEL. TIIYAL -'^'^^SA V V\? n f i K ka Sh i? K)ff th Kraceful >'
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    • 139 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Corona flowershop Page 2. Embassy cigarettes Page 7. Iza! from Guthiie's Page 6. Get a Moutrie piano Page 12. Hercules beer, Little's Page 6. Hall's distemper, Jacks— Page 7. Lager beer, Sime, Darby— Page 2. Cocks and valves, U.E's Page S. Ford cars from Wearne's— P„ge 4] Cow
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    • 24 1 f»™*™ j A. G. SPALDING BROS.. Ltd. C ■C FOR TENNIS EQUIPMENT Consult > Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrams J> < 1634 3, Prince St. Tennis *Z ,«vaw.wav.%%vaw.waw.va;«
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 108 1 THE WEEK. Thu.sday, 26th. Hij#i Water, 5.38 a.m., 6.22 pm Zn*r V n Chartere<l Bank Ch., noon. s.K.C. lenni? Tournament Final. Ftiday, 21th. High Water, 6.59 a.m., 7.14 p.m. Duteh homeward mail leaves. Straits Trading mtg., noon. Mumicipal Commission, 2.15 p.m. Royal Sussex Presentation of Colours, 4 30 n p.
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  • 292 2 The following Singapore properties were disposed of by public auction by the Estate and Trust Jig trill. Ltd. at their sale-room on Monday afternoon: Seven pieces of Mf years" leasehold land at Club Street, total area 7.(J»i»> sq. ft. bought by Mr. Eu Tong Sen for $i*>,7oo; Freehold
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  • 122 2 I (By Courtesy of the Xanyo NiehiNichl ShimbunshaJ Tokio, June 23. The three ministerial parties have concluded their deliberations regarding the most important problems now at issue, namely, the Manhood Suffrage Bill and the reformation of the House of Peers. After each party has settled its attitude towards
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  • 155 2 The Frontier correspondent of the Civil and Military Gazette writes: The stream of pilgrims passing through the NorthWest Frontier Province en route for Mecca continues, and their number appears to be unusually large this year. They are an interesting crowd, these Hajis, comprising as they do all sorts
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  • 122 2 Doctor and Patient Burned. A remarkable accident occurred in the operating theatre of the Cheltenham General Hospital recently, in which the house surgeon. Dr. Power, and a patient received severe burns. Four doctors, including specialists, were present for the operation, and the anaesthetic had been successfully
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  • 53 2 rl h p?? ay 5 0 15 pm DriH Hail Machine Gun Platoon, S. V. Field Ambulance. Pn^i s y w-n 15 Pm Drill Ujdl Singapore Saturday. 2 p.m. Bukit Timah <B" ComP Ran e A Units. Sunday, 7 a.m. Bukit Timah "B" Com 'pany, Farrer
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 284 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY-to-mght TO-NIGHT KHENG SENG PENG. (SHANGHAI THEATRICAL CO.) INDIAN CONJURER, CANTONESE WAYANG RONGGENG ETC., ETC. jj Flowershop jj |"CORONA"| M Amber Mansions. f •Z Telephone No. 2990. l Flowers l ■#.\vy.%v.%\s%vu%v_%%%%%\%v_w PARIS TOILET. No. 1. Collyer Quay. LADIES SALOON. Hair Cutting Shampooing. Marcel Waving. Manicure etc. LADY IN
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    • 365 2 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. Commencing Satuday Next June 28th at 9.15 p.m. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN Robin Hood lx_ SPECIAL PROLOGUE SPECIAL MUSIC FULL ORCHESTRA SOMETHING NEW IN CINEMA ENTERTAINMENT. FIRST PRODUCTION OF ITS KIND EVER ATTEMPTED IN THE EAST. MATINEES:— SAT. 28th JUNE, THURS. 3rd, SAT. sth JULY.
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    • 278 2 Alhambra From Monday, 23rd June, to Saturday, 2Hth In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp INTERNATIONAL NEWS. GOLDWYN PRESENTS CARL JANTVOORT AND CLAIRE ADAMS I i„ 5 Ree. s "GOLDEN DREAMS" h5 The photoplay is chock full of action, incident, col ur yAaJt ture and romance, with a good
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  • 838 3 DEMANDS OF THE MODERATES. Criticised in all Quarters. Calcutta, June 15. The entire Indian Press was devoted to comments during the past -week on the Don, total status memorandum presented to the Indi.v Office I y Moderate (lenders now in London. Nobody loves it. The European Press
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  • 79 3 The State Council of Kelantan has appointed Mr. R. W. Hiam inspecting officer of the new line between Tanah Merah and Kuala Krai, which includes the river bridge, two thousand feet long, and which, it is expected, His Excellency the High Commissioner will open officially in August next. Mr. Hiam
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 447 3 ANNOUNCING A NEW Dodge Brothers Touring Car. T______^^--S > „-n— g s \r— Thii new Touring Car is at its best where road conditions are at their Not until then can the owner fully appreciate its luxurious riding ease. ii >r the full superiority of the new spring equipment. All
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    • 144 3 EXCELSIOR Motor Cycles EXCELSIOR. WHY WALK? A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF EXCELSIOR MOTOR CYCLES HAS JUST ARRIVED j ____H______ P DEFERRED t\> C\f\ m DEFERRED PAYMENTS HlVX*"*- PAYMENTS ARRANGED *3pmm\JJ ARRANGED COMPLETE, WITH TWO SPEED GEAR AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING. BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED IPOH SINGAPORE PENANG ll COOKS and VALVES. Brass or
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  • 557 4 VILLAGE OF STRANDED RUSSIANS. tNine hundred and twenty human being's in bond, like contraband goods, have lived through the winter in a little comfminity of their own amid the Hampshire fields, says a specia*»correspondent of the Daily Express. They are Russian emigrants bound for America, but America
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  • 420 4 THE PROFESSIONAL MA GICIAN. Witchcraft in the East. In those countries whore medical science is non-existent and the general superstition reminds one of the darkest Middl* Ages, the magician drives an exei'.'er: irad**. Among the Arabs of North Africa, for instance, where one has to reckon with 95 analphabotes per
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    • 1310 4 Important Mortgagee's Sale of Valuable Town, Country an4 Sea-side Properties at Tanjong Katong and Tanah Merah Kitchil. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co.'s Saleroom. N0.30 Chulia Street ON WEDNESDAY. 2nd JULY AT 2.30 P.M. 1. Twentytwo pieces of valuable freehold land and the compound dwellng house and outhouses known
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    • 316 4 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALB OF One Renrult Car, 4-cylinder, 5-seater Model 1921, batteries and lamp.-, in good running order. To be held at Our Salerooms, 17-18 Raffles Place, ON SATURDAY, 28th JUNE, AT 11 A.M. The Car will be on view for trial or inspection on Friday, June, 27th, from
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    • 387 4 to buy mf to operate to maintain The Ford is the Car for everybody. I. We sell and serve Ford Cars. 'Wearne Bros. Ltd. TENNIS RACKETS ffiNMS II RESTRINGING SATISFACTION GUARANTEED North Brid„ Road. ROSE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in India) Athletic G< IPOH GYMKHANA CLUR. SIMMER MEETING 1924. Programme. First
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    • 75 4 THE HOUSE OF THE CATCHY MUSIC Sheet Music and and Albums JJ Orchestra HUD S ONS Instruments Q Repairs and -JaT and Strings Tuning WHERE THE MUSIC HITS COME FROM Telephone No. 1705, 100. North Bridge Road, Singapore. DYSENTERY DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC in Battery-rd: an.i of MiH BROWN j j
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  • 2056 5 STRAITS CHINESE MEETING. An extraordinary general meeting of the Straits Chinese British Association w_s held at the Garden Club, Raffles Square, on the 23rd instant, when similar resolutions to those passed at the meeting of tha Eurasian Association, regarding the appointment of non-Europeans in the Civil
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  • 864 5 PREHISTORIC NORFOLK MINERS. There was a time, in the remote past, when nearly all the weapons and implements used by man were miaele of flint, and, in those days, this stone was a- indispensable as steel is to us to-day. The great amount of time and trouble which
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  • 75 5 Early next year there will be held in' Hongkong a Joint Cemf erence em Medical j Science by the Hongkong anel China Branch e>f the British Meeliea! Association and the China Meelical Missionary Asse>ciation. The proceedings will extend over a week, the first three days being devenfeel to the Biennial
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    • 497 5 BVf I WES ft CAEDS. ELKAYES MATCHES l-RANCH FACTORY. I p or i SwettealMUß 'Phone 29. r PHOTOGRAPHIC MBALMB, Printing -I>Hve)op:nj;—Enlarein„ FRAMES MADE. M>N<; HING CHEONG CO. 104. North Bridge Road. v LACE Cl RIO MERCHANTS. I HAND-MAM CEYLON LACE A SPECIALITY i BBWA 10., 4, Dhoby Ghaut _Y_*_________~ Please
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    • 610 5 C A. RIBEIRO Co., Ltd. REMOVAL SALE NOW ON. Prices Considerably Reduced. SEE SEPARATE ADVT: (-OLD LEAF TEA. THE CAPTURED REFRESHER IN THE CUP. Cr All Dealers. REPAIRS. I TO BINOCULARS AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. MOTION, SMITH SON. LTD, 14, Battery Road. STEVEDORE. Dubash and General Contractor. BOATS AND LAUNCHES SUPPLIER
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    • 525 5 _B ____k f"**** -.»j* .'t The house of reliability for Scientific Instruments. Agents for STANLEY Co. Ltd. NAUTICAL REQUISITES. Agents for HEATH Co., Ltd. WATCHES AND CLOCKS. Agents for S. SMITH Sons, Ltd. Case of Drawing Instruments $7 Drawing Pens anel Pencils I Pamp Spring Bow Pen 10 Faber's Slide
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  • 10 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1924. Civil Service Status.
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  • 788 6 Trom the point of view of discussion of a principle the meeting of the Eurasian Association on Tuesday was certainly useful. That it will help to affect the actual working of the present system as regards the Civil Service is open to doubt, but there can be no harm in
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  • 374 6 Mr. Isidore Storch, a partner in Storch j Brothers, has now settled in Kuala Lumpur. Major General Sir T. Fraser, K.C.8., C.5.1., C.M.G., has been taken on the strength as has Lieut. H S. J. Bourke. R.A. The Resident Naval Officer, Singapore, Paymaster Lt.-Cmdr. Bernard Carter, has been promoted to
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  • 52 6 RUSSELL LODGES AN APPEAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, line _5. Just before noon to-day, Pooley and Co., solicitors for Mr. J. A. Russell and the! Russell Company, lodged notice of appeal I n the Collieries Case. The appeal will be ieard before a full court
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  • 157 6 An Italian seaman, a member of the crew of the steamer Rosandra, was fined $10 by the District Judge yesterday for being in possession of an unlicensed revolver. When the Rosandra went alongsi*'" the wharf on the 23rd. Inspector Scott of the Arms and Explosives Dept. and M-.
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  • 617 6 A Reuter cable, dated June 24th., annoaneeo the death in Switzerland of the diplomat. Sir Somerville Head. The War Service Land Grant Scheme for ex-Service men has now cost the F. M- S. j Government $1,198,858. The Viceroy has given his assent to the Steel Protection Bill, which is now
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  • 328 6 [Reuter*- trvu An ex-Rus^un officer narnVd^^V" ouck, and a French engi^r > nd Thivat, have been sentence t hr „n Imprisonment and 1 ,00*) f r anrs f, n months' imprisonment reepettbil nd charge of appropriating import™ 2 belonging to a<roplane factor,,-* n were employed, concerning .nt.-r^t l"!
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  • 309 6 An old Malay named Hai i i I lah was an unsurce— fu! plaintiff Chief Justice. (Sir Walter Shew) Supreme Court yesterday mornitm. claimed to be the owner ot a pit at the sixth mile on the Putr 1': Road, on pan of which he alWed that
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  • 139 6 Legislative Council meet< M M at 10.30 a.m. and a very fill I been arranged. The following -object' be dealt with in questions: «ped« piinting Of Government legal do the vernacular school-age limit a- eduction for Malay-, teachei schemes and leave of local!) N ehers; strengthening
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  • 47 6 As indicated in cable P^->--centlv. the Secretary of the Foreign Bible Society at n *T u received a C— MIU-TOtIQU Bro« agent in Mongolia itatim IjJ^ ft*-. ish missionaries have been I Urg-a. The officials now in poWW are young Mongols iaM teeft-O* Russian Soviet sympathies inti-Christian.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 258 6 "l AM HEALTH, I AM HEART. I AM LIFE' II (W. E. Henky. "The Spirit of Wine't. 11 Throughout the ages in song and prose wine has been haile.l as the inspiration of poets, the aid of genius and the ins- tigator of all crime and passion. This fragment particu-
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    • 66 6 UWWWWWWWWWWVWM 1 I THE j 1 ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. (Incorporated in England.) 5 J MANUFACTURERS OF i > ELECTRIC MOTORS jg FOR ALL Industrial Purposes. > PHONE 301 > WINCHESTER HOUSE. 5 > ftV/.VVt .V.V.V«V. tV. iVAW. A 1 j .'.PEARS.'. TOILET SOAP Thi- is really the Inst word In
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  • GOVT. DEFEATED.
    • 78 7 NOBODY WORRIES. Reuter's Service. Loudon. June 25. ,-ity attaching to the Government m the Honae of Commons is sometrearing off. Fot the sixth time they i set-back to-night, when an ent on the Traffic Bill was carried, [95 votes to lo'v by tha Conservatives berals.
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    • 706 7 Ihe Hague. June 25. T*Xo First Cl by _7 votes to ed a bill granting a credit of rim t the Royal Dutch Lloyd .v nun <>f five years, to cover any their operating a service between end South America. i.isiON o\ HRITISH STEAMER. New York.
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  • 167 7 FINDING COOLIDGE'S RIVAL. i THE DEMOCRAT'S LAMENT TO HIS WARHORSE. Reuter's Service. New York, June 24. Thirteen thousand party "war horses," delegates *nd spectators 'packed Madison Square Garden at the opening of the sitting at mid-day in the stifling summer heat. To-days proceedings were brief but were surcharged
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  • 346 7 Rangoon. June 24. The crew of the Clan MacMillan experienced a trying fortyeight hours before they were rescued. The night was pitch black and the sea rough when the vessel grounded on the shoals of Preparis Island. Shortlv after she started to sink rapidly. The crew
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  • 267 7 The Ke-tsetkwai Programme. The following telegram dated Tokio, June 24th, has been received by the Japanese Consul-General from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Viscount Kato, who is the President of the Kenseikwai Party, is the Prime Minister of the present combination Government. The Kenseikwai (Constitutional Party) issued
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  • 19 7 A telegram has been received from Dr. Chia Teck Yam stating that he arrived in Edinburgh on June 24th.
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  • 708 7 STEVENSON'S VISIT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, June 24. Mr. H. W. Stevenson visited Johore on the e\ening of Sunday, and gave an exhibition at the Johore Civil Service Club. Stevenson first played a game of 700 up, his opponent being Mr. C. B. Cooper, to whom
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  • 225 7 A Crusade in Japan and Canada. One of the most interesting effects of prohibition in America has been to raise the quantity of milk drunk by the adult population from half a pint per diem to something like four-fifths. Canada, always alert for the doings of her
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  • 486 7 EMBROIDERY COMPANY'S LARGE DEBT. The appeal of Moosajee Essofjee Angullia against an order made by the Chief Justice, (Sir Walter Shaw) giving judgment for the Arbon Embroidery- Works Ltd. to sign judgment for over $143,000, due to the Company on an account stated between them in writing,
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  • 392 7 A partnership in rubber broking between Mr. John Edwin Kisbey Green and Mr. Seah Neo Chow, of Seah's Agency, which lasted only for three months, is the subject of the action at present before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw. The Chinese partner, who is the
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  • 68 7 m Complaints of clergymen forgetting funeral appointments have led the Kidderminster Joint Cemetery Committee to decide to impose a fine of £1 Is. on clergymen who in future delay funerals in that way. The London Central Care Sub-Committee states that the Central Spectacles Committee's report show that during 1923 there
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 196 7 FRESH STOCK OF THE FOLLOWING FILMS ms No. 127 Vest Pocket 8 Exp. .55 a Roll No. 120 No. 2 Brovvuie 6 .55 n n No. 116 IA Aut Kodak .65 No. 130 2C. 95 No. US i 4 plate .95 No. 122 3A P. Card. 1.20 No. 124 Brownie
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 664 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. Due Singapore. AGAMEMNON Ha\re,
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    • 524 8 STEAMER SAIIJNGS EUerman BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. "ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF TOKIO due July 20 s.s. CITY OF DITNTCIRK due Aug. 20 HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF
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    • 551 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P&j o BRITISH INDIA ANU APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. i For Marseilles, London and W Due
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 647 9 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Deputation* Steatiere. Arr. Dept. London. Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, P. Said Atlas Maru July 17 July 19 |f«er York via San Francisco, Panama Havre Maru from Kobe July 26 Darken, Algoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio., Saatoa, Buenos Aires via Colombo f
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    • 407 9 STEAMER SAIIJNGS DOLLAR A Jr t *Z_\Jf__\ JftV _W_ \f "Aroom* WorU" 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 HAYES July 2 July 4 s.s. PRESIDENT ADAMS July 30 Ang. 1
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    • 715 9 STEAMER SAILINGS i STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Govermnent Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. SffS WEST MONTOP M> discharge and load In Port St q IESTER1 ESTER to dischar e and l J«ija U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to discharge and load Aug. and subsequent steamers fepproximately 30
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  • 90 10 The Government yacht, Sea Belle, returned to Singapore yesterday with His Excellency the Governor and party on board. The French mail Amazone is expected to arrive here from Colombo on the 28th. instant, at 4 p.m. and will sail for Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai, and Japan on the 29th.
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  • 166 10 A ship's officer was charged in the District Court yesterday morning with having given false information to Mr. J. J. Wilson, Deputv Master Attendant, on two separate dates in March and April last. The accused was stated to have given the name of David John Barrett to
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  • 549 10 When one of the brave little subs, whether it bt Japanese, British, German or American, goes to the bottom and does not come up, a thrill of horror goes through the civilized world. It is only one in a great while by accident
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  • 157 10 The man doll for ultra fashionable grown-ups has already made its appearance at shops in the West End of London and at mannequin parades. It appeared in Paris during the winter and was carried at dances, its long legs, often being tied around the neck and its ridiculous
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 409 10 STATE SHIPPIMT SERVICE. MJSw KANGAROO Sailing from Singapore July 22. For FREMANTLE, (W. A.) For particulars regarding Passage and freight rates apply to McALISTER CO., LTD. Henderson Line SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS. BY FORTNIGHTLY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER STEAMERS BETWEEN RANGOON AND ENGLAND with through connections from Singapore. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Leave Rangoon
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    • 269 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO. (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. For Penang, Brindisi, Venice and Trieste via ports taking cargo on through Bills of i Lading for Fiume, the Levant and Black Sea Ports, also to all ports on the West Coast of Italy. Due to Due to Arrive.
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    • 155 10 Why Pay Exorbitant I Prices When H I IS OBTAINABLE ASK YOUR DEALERS, AND MAKE A TRIAL SOLE AGENTS. The Borneo Company, Ltd (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH AND TELUK ANSON. jc SrtZmmmmji 1) > V-*___^E^l3 M ryr_£_?rrr> 5 HEAD AND SHOULDERS m JOHN LITTLE Co, Ltd
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 735 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Jerantut) By train 6 a.m. Bangkok By train 6 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hang Chiap 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Edina 9 a.m. Karimon Hang Yon 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Aing Hong 9
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  • 603 11 MiASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 23. MLMNG. [Figure, in bracket, show the issue value :lrke e d r re r ln d, Uars Unles otherwise #_V d S;~~ Cu,n d,v x ex div.] Batang Padang Tin ffL 5 0i., J Hitam Tin Ll© 1.20
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  • 68 11 A man summoned to appear at Brighton Police-court wrote: "Not having- had anything: to do with the court before, I did not know I must attend. I thought that you would do the business and send on the bill." be covered out of a portion of the long standing- reserves,
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  • 61 11 •June 25. Bank 4 m.s. Bi j A* l-lG an„, demand 2 3 Sl 3-' Private cred.ts I g 4 New York, demaad M^ Credits i»0 davs Indw T. 1. I6S Honsrkonjr. demand 3% )c t IM Yokohama, demand Ul \'om! Java, demand Bangkok, demand Sovereign. Bank Baying ka
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  • 176 11 June 25. Tin IM Tons .5110.50 Gambier 20 50 Pepper white J7 5u Pepper Black 1600 Flukt' Tapioca |j Pearl Sago Small j qq Copra |1M Copra. Sundri d HA* Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2
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  • 35 11 Singapore, June 25, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 32*_> 32%; July 32% 33; July-Sept. 33 tt 88%; Oct.-Dec. 34 tt 34%. London Quotation Sheet lOd. Market Steady.
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  • 113 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, June 25. Rubber. —London lOd. Local 32 U. Tin.—London £221 15s. Local 110V_ 150 tons sold. Rubbers are weak with seller* of Indragiri* at 3.35, Kundongs at par, Malakoffs at 2.40 and Bassetts at 75. Mining. —Tin shares are steady with buyers of KampAgs at
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  • 124 11 Singapore, June 25. Tin ia down 255., Rubber down to 10d. f and markets are inactive. The Tin section, which was yesterday inclined to buoyancy, is to-dav quieter, consequent ujhjii the slight setback in the price of the metal. Rubbers are stagnant, while Industrials are featureless
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  • 173 11 The sixtyeighth report of the above Company presented at the half-yearly meeting held in Tokyo on May 29th. states: The net profit, after providing for the depreciation of the fleet, insurance and ships' structural repair funds, amounts to Yen 1,618,211.54, which shows an increase of Yen 504,285.48,
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  • 123 11 YESTERDAYS AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce I Rubber Association held its (Wist, auction I yesterday, at which there eras fit slut uad 1,68MK lbs.; 782 tons. Offered 1,*****7 lbs.; 47!>.0:* tons. Sold 956,272 lbs.; 42<j. t<* tons. London 10,j New York h i s ct> NUCBS
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  • 300 11 7, Witk ,u r bin a P«re, June 88. With the price of tm .showing only snu, l -fJISSjw^S* 1 l l the clo se the commodity m slightly below best nearly all shares ha\e maintained their quotations. Rubbers are still dead and although
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  • 332 11 The week under review has not been characterized by any outstanding features, and business has been on a small scale. Interest has chiefly centred in the Tin share section, which has, however, been only •spasmodically active, owing to the uncertainty concerning the trend of the
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  • 92 11 Singapore, June 25. Rubber.— lOd. 33%. Tin.— £22l 15s. 110V_. 150 tons sold. Mining. Petalings 1.36 1.39, Renong--245. 9d. 255. 6d., Johans 36 38, Ulu Piahs 1.80 1.85, Telok Kruins 1.12V. 1.17V.. Mambaus 87 90, Idris Rvdraulics 20s 6d 21s. 6d. Industrial. Traders
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 496 11 (Assets over $5,000,000. I ti ir* siMmr* am n a nr_-*-w_ Assurances in force over $17,000,000. I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LOOTED HEAD OFF.CE.-Wtach,*, __fSSSL'" OFFK;E Th, co,„p.„ y mjmm ma m Iu P P rem c„u„ _2_E_ _3E Z. Z S£ ATTRACTIVE PLANS Of A_l»ak™ AaS U
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    • 493 11 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) oHead Office: Hongkong. k____f:!_j C ?P ital M $50,000,000 issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve I ur.d:— Sterling £4,500,000 f- Silver $25,500,000 i Keserve Liability cf Proprietors $20,000,00 COURT OF DIRECTORS. u_, L- Pattenden, Esq., Chairman. d rC Jr hlte Es^»
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    • 504 11 BANKING, CHARTERED BANK .OF DOHA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in «00,000 -hares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund Vqnn ISK Reserve Liability of 3,900,000 Proprietors aaa aaa HEAD OFFICE, W 000 38 Bishopsgate, Locxion, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoor, Ammsar
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    • 42 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Repress :at:ves— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Branch Office te, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1620 12 A DAY IN MALAYA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 30. I spent Empire Day or a good deal of it in Malaya, lt has greatly brightened up since I was last there. I will not pretend that the thoroughfare in front of the Building It yet
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  • 347 12 Welcome to Mr. Elphinston 1 1 Mr. L. H. Elphinstone, who has been i appointed to act as Solicitor-General, j Ceylon, until the office of Attorney-General to which he has been appointed is i\>ndere_ vacant, took his oaths on June lBth. Replying to the welcome extended to h'm
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  • 43 12 Championship Final. Lim Chwee Poh beat Toh Cheng Kiat 15—13, 15—10. Saturday's Handicap Ties. Choo Ah Thye vs. Lim Tian Kim. Choo Lye Huat vs. Lim Siew Tee. JS Sunday's Tie. u Choo Eng Chua vs. Toh Cheng Kiat. I w
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  • 767 12 EXCITING SOUTH AFRICAN MATCH. Reuter's Service. London, June 24. At Southampton, the South Africans vs. Hampshire match was continued in hot weather, the attendance being small, and the wicket wearing well. Hampshire scored 330, of which Fowler made 50, Brown 55, and Newman 60. Bissett took 5 for
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  • 109 12 Reuter's Service. m London, June 24. r The qualifying stages of the open golf rhampionship were concluded in glorious veather. All the native Americans quali- led. Taylor with 142 and Gadd with 147 ed their respective fields. Havers foi- r owed Ta- lor with 146, and Tolley
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  • 36 12 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, June 25. In a twenty-rounds contest for the lightweight championship of Europe, the frenchman, Fred Bretonnel, beat the Engishman, Danny Frush, in the eighth round, then the latter retired.
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  • 317 12 LENGLEN AND WILLS. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 24. At Wimbledon the second-round matches were favoured with glorious weather. The spectators numbered 15,000, a large proportion of them being women, attracted by the first appearance of Mile. Lenglen and Miss Wills. It was a brilliant scene with sunshades of
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  • 141 12 r TO-DAY'S TIES. A. Class Doubles (Man) G. F. Murphy and T. L. Palmer vs A. P. Cameron and E. \Y. P. Fulcher. C. E. Winter and C. Baiter vs J. C. Bell and Dr. M. C. Bain. B Class Doubles (Men) L. P. Hickey and
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  • 36 12 Tuesday's results were: Singles 4 \V Class. S. Abed beat I. B. Abed, 6—l; 6—o. P. L. Loh vs. Lim Chuan Sui. unfinished. I Singles "B" Class. H. L. Hosking vs. J. Ikeda, unfinished.
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  • 98 12 The following are the results in the Unit- ed Engineers' Recreation Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Single Handicap: Preliminary. Wright beat Jephson w.o. Hinds beat Baker 6—l, 6—2. Nairn beat Band 6 \> Atkinson beat Kirkman 6 4 6, 6 4. BucknaU beat Drummond 6 4, 5
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  • 49 12 The S.R.C. tennis tournament will come to a conclusion this afternoon, when W. A. Balhetchet will meet N. F. Ess in the final of the Singles Championship. The Club will be At Home to its members and friends and a large attendance is anticipated.
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  • 90 12 The following Royal Singapore Yacht Hub arrangements are announced: On Sunday the race for the F. Burdett fvens trophy will be sailed for over the •ourse previously notified. Members are eminded that the starting gun will be fired it 9 a.m. sharp. Time limit 2 p.m.
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  • 16 12 Entries for this meeting on July Bth. onvard close on Saturday of this week.
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  • 18 12 Threre will be a 75 yards race for novices at the Swimming Club on Sunday.
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