The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 April 1925

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1925; NO. 11,454
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  • 240 1 Adnural Haii-Thompson considers Singapore impregnable I'age 9. An important discovery regarding X rays is announced from Paris Page 9. The British Press appears satisfied with the results of the German presidential poll, as showing that the coun try has no leaning towards extremism >a Xe 9. The
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  • 905 1 "Where children an net, h sves i^ not, ;:"<\ haavsn if tiny boom not ngnin -h.ui bs iwvtr: Bat the fare and the you. <-t' .1 child srs ssoaraaec of beaven snd its i rossiM f<»r i vcr." Swinharne. The little feet that used to patter along
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 106 1 INSIST ON GETTING "Snowflake" THE BETTER HI TTER RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. iaWsa-?™"; I l o M SARKIES BROTHERS, Adjoining the Diningroom. Open from 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Proprietors. -__y 1925 DIRECTORY NOW READY. FRASER NEAVE LTD. Distributors
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    • 251 1 Q£X Miss Kurlo /f^^^J*f^fc^\ '.ntroduces you to the solution of y Ur washin difficulties. You need t^T^l \a^w^at\ haVC n anxiety ?bou t wash ng your C^^VAsH* "TtO^Pjk dainty garments; the lather r^-^V^^ ettsaass so gently tha t shimmt-ring i jJ-^ Silks and the niost delica^e of fabrics 7t"^t-*--V7 T
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    • 188 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Little Miss Kurlo Page 1. Old rubber for sale Page 7. Capstan's for charm Page 11 Little's sale is now on Page B, Milkmaid. *He pure milk— V-^ve !>. -•To' s.eps th*- Rome rfagn '2. Robinson's for new m liinery i'age 9. For Kruschen shaving try the AllegroPage
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    • 7 1 INSIST ON GETTING "Snowflake" THE BETTER BUTTEB
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 83 1 THE WEEK. Wrd.,e»day. April \*t. High Water. 2.37 a.m., 4.15 p.m. B. I. homewani mail leaves Tl J 3 1 liitrnday. 2nd. High Water. a.m.. 6.2 p.m. Fr'uUiy, Zrd. High Water. 4.:i6 a.m.. 7.43 p.m. Slipway Co. mreting. noon. Mark Ledge, K3O p.m. Boxing: Singapore Boxing ?ta<! um. tf.ls p.m.
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  • 445 2 Magician Causes Man's Death. A curious case opened the Johore Bahru Assizes which commenced before Mr. Jus- X\ tice A. V. Brown on ihe 2Kth instant when v l^ti Fatt, a c«olie on a timber cutting Kongsi near Merging, arai charged with the murder of Yip
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  • 291 2 Far away m a remote valley among the eternal mows of the Himalaya Mountains, m the sacred Rongbuk Monastery, there dwells, surrounded by Buddhist monks and nuns f a man who is venerated far and wide as the re-incarnation of a god. From all parts of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 196 2 AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER. CURES PREVENTS PRICKLY HEAT. Prepared by MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. shall she marry, rich man, poor man, beggar man, which What should the girl do H D P US _3_ DELICIOUS, The Standard WHOLESOME, |Jl for Purity an* REFRESHING K^fe] Eioellenoe. jSEgS^
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    • 393 2 GO TO THE ROOF OF THE WORLD A AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING, FRIDAY NEXT, APRIL 3, AT 9.30 P.M. A BRITISH FILM. TO THE GLORY OF BRITISH ADVENTURE THE Epic of Everest I A FIGHT OF STRONG MEN AGAINST NATURE 50 per. cent, of the receipts go towards the
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    • 458 2 T LAST THE PICTURE YOU HAVE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR will be presented From Wednesday, Ist Apri\ to Monday. 6th April. AT THE ALHAMBRA Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors. n a, In the Second Show which commences at 9 p.m. TOPICAL BUDGET of Interesting Screen News. T IS A
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  • 276 3 Stan ot A Lost Skeleton. Johannesburg. Feb. 4. isil skull of the man-like ape found b> Professor Dart st Taunts Is to remain uth Africa, ai I its home will probably Witwatersrand Uniraraitjr [m which Proftssor Darl fills the Chair of Anatomy] ai fie Johannesburg Municipality provide*
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  • 131 3 An important step to increase the re,mun.iation cf American legislators wa? jtaktn when the Senate Finance Committer the bill increasing the pay of Senators and members of the House of Repr entathres from n.500 to £2,000 per an- num. The same bill proposes to increase
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  • 568 3 WHEN DOG-BITES ARE DANGEROUS. [To the Editor, "Malay Mail."] Sir* A friend telephoned to me early this morning saying he feared that his dog had rabies (hydrophobia), as he was "frothing at the mouth" but was otherwise normal. I told my friend to examine his dog 'is mouth. He
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  • 17 3 Skyscrapers are still being urged for London, and indeed the sky needs them badly enough. Punch. i
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    • 277 3 If fl^v >,<ia. M that thousands of D& f, uo you know übies h^ *<»< i 1 constitutions Jl? undeimined, if not ruined, by having milk |f from 1 übcrcular cows ml |f Hov a mother to know that her baby H P* safe *rom this risk.— Better not to
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    • 72 3 WHITEAWAY'S POLICY J? KJJLt \m mgj BB s H m%\ mb lEd bbbbbb aBBBaV I sf^\H7 r? d THROUGHOUT THE STORE. NEW STOCKS ARRIVING WEEKLY. I Write for a Catalogue Shewing Revised Prices on all General Merchandise. I iiTiiinr 9 1 m? i iz w rl i I sr _i
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  • 291 4 Impudent Ceylon Driver. Mr. F. C. Loos appeared on March 17tn before Mr. Justice Maartensz, m support of an application for revision m a motor prosecution case from the Municipal Court of Colombo. In this case. X. Charles Singho, a motor 'bus driver, was charged with
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  • 143 4 Importance of Tyre Pressure. Although tyres have never been cheaper or better than they ars to day, it is still possible to save quite an appreciable sum during the year by treating them carefully and attending to their minor needs, The most important matter of all, whether the
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  • 394 4 ONE KILLED; TWO INJURED. Accident at Motordrome. Melbourne, Mar. 1. A frightful accident, m which occurred a smash between five motor cyclists, riding m the vicinity of 70 miles an hour, was witnessed by some thousands of people at the Motor-drome on Saturday night. The casualty list
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  • 432 4 Progress m the motor industry since the war has been entirely due to the development ot the light ear. In the early days most manufacturers were content to produce large, powerful, and comfortable cars, while the smaller car was looked upon is compromise vehicle
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  • 57 4 The Standard Motor Company, Limited England t have made net profits amounting to £144,000 during the last year ended or. a paid-up capital of £296,000. This exceeds the profit made in 1923 by 75 per cent. Dividends amount to £34,000, and the carry-forward is increased by £109,6*44. Malayan
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 245 4 f a j^^^^^^^»_ There is AH HB H_t only ONE side II I Hupmobile I 11 to the question of obtaining U ■LH aaasVaf downright economy, durability I I Tm and satisfaction m a Motor Car j a» 1 I X s/ C 7 a' sa j I Hupmobile 1
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    • 127 4 •M *j I trtts r*\ r £*s liill j| +s I Ccir "w^itrio v.at 1 f bb7 aas» M m l jtt^ V A gay *a Ba a\ 1 (jUTnR|E g ll? Fn (Incorporated m the S.S. i MMMW**^^ PvT R' FORD MADE BY THE MILLION lOR THE MILLIONS LOWEST
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  • 106 5 Everyone knows how baulking it can be to a driver to re overtaken at night hv I car with powerful headlamps which shine through the window m the hood and are reflected against the windscreen. In this connection a curious experience b-fell a driver who was overtaking
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  • 328 5 The Baroness Avanzo, the Italian lady driver, who was such a picturesque figure m th? motoring world of Italy and France a. few years ago, made her first public ap- pearame m Australia on Feb. 28th, but failed to live up to her great reputation. Driving
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  • 183 5 For some time two motoring friends had always made a practice of meeting each other at the local garage, and taking their two families and cars out for a week-end ♦rip. They were not able to continue the arrangement on one occasion, but, as fate would have it, they actually
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  • 27 5 According to a New York authority nearly one-third of the police forces m the principal centres of America are engaged m the direction and control of traffic.
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  • 181 5 PAIGE AND JEW ETT RECORDS. The record between Casper, Wyoming and Denver has been broken by Lee W. Doud of Casper, driving a Paige stock phaeton. The tiip was made m o" hours and S7 minutes elapsed running time. This means that Doud averaged about 47 miles per hour and
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  • 157 5 Ne« Political Party m Victoria. Melbourne, Feb. 2."> It Is understood that a new political Party to be known as the "Mobile Transport party, is being formed. The oe**nisers intend to nominate candidates for th* next election for the Legislative Conncil against numbers who ar, considered to be
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 177 5 THE MORRIS One-ton Truck Economy m Transport NUMBER PLATES 32 x 4' 2 PNEUMATIC TYRES COMPLETE SET OF TOOLS Fitted with the RENOWNED MORRIS OXFORD j "T| PL naam Malayan Motors 209-212 Orchard Road, Singapore. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED. Proprietors. I W.\S\V.V.V.%V.V.\%V.V.V.V.W WnWWWWwVWrVn^^ Dodge Brothers j tj^^s^^^^^ v *^Sft -/'^^Sana^ •J
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    • 407 5 X/he Curliest Vehicle Ohe Sledge %>4fN entirely new, sturdy body makes the new Jewett Standard Touring MotorCar more attractive than ever. Higher hood and radiator, deep crowned fenders, I lower running board— feature this new,beautiful motor car. It is finished m Royal blue permanent lacquer. Larger balloon tyres add to
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  • 1473 6 MR. CHURCHILL'S TROUBLES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 5. It Is now clear that Mr. Churchill wiil have a very difficult task m framing his first Budget. He has not been able to effect, as yet, very large economies on the Civil Service. Among the services
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  • 435 6 I Matter of Finance. To the Editor of the Financial Times. Sir. In your to-day's issue you publish a letter from "Rubber Planter" who, m his innocence and short-sightedness, wishes to bo told why the Federated Malay States and Home Governments should guarantee the interest on
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  • 606 6 Kuala Lumpur Opinion. In a leader dealing with the P.A.M. subcommittee's report on the Singapore Standard Qualities Committee, the Malay Mail says, inter alia: So far as the sellers and the buyers are concerned, the arrangement appears to be working smoothly, but so far as the producers are
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  • 425 6 The House of Clergy m the Church As sembly seems to have discovered a not unnatural nervousness m the matter of drawing up lists of latter-day saints. "What is a saint?" seems to be a question which may make for a good deal of controversy even
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 372 6 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. I The Worlds Greatest Skin-Healer Science and Nature have combined to produce m Zam-Buk the most perfeet healing substance the world has
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    • 97 6 Ny Cadsberg Beer aPd»*?ifl SOLE IMPORTERS: THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD, ■(Incorporated m Denmark) SINGAPORE. s GREEN WATERPROOF FOR KUNDS AND TARPAULINS Best quality at low p: Weather resisting. For qu< tlons write to: Mohamed Huaainsah, Robinson R< (first floor). HUDSON'S THE SUPPLY HOUSE FOR MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE
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  • 105 7 A COUNTER-ATTACK. MFriANS CAUCtsaT 'ACTING. [Reuter's Service.] Madrid, Mar. 30. An nssVcsal communique says that a column, commended by General Sevan m 'ratio,, with the Heat and an air-force. effected landing at El Kasr Sequir, halfway ten Ceuta and Tangier, on an exposed Spaniah flank. The enemy
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  • 78 7 [Renter's Service.] Port Sudan. Mar. 30. The Blue Funnel liner Idomeneus. with a broken shaft, has arrived. London, Mar. 30. A telegram from Port Said say* that the 'British steamer aferioSsSl from Yokohama I Amsterdam, leaving Suez, collided with the derman steamer Sturmfels, from Hami burg for Bombay,
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  • 63 7 i [Renter's Service.] London, Mar. 30. The House of Commons has passed the second reading of the Merchant Shipping I Bill, giving effect to a number of the draft conventions i f the Washington Labour Conference of ID2O. laying down a minimum age of employment for trimmers
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  • 60 7 [Renter's Service.] London, Mar. 30. The House Of Commons has agreed to a resolution moved by the Hon. \V. G. Ormsby-Gore (U. Stafford) providing for payment of i'!».00l» annually for rive years towards the* expenses of the Imperial Institute, giving effect to the Imperial J Economic Conference's
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  • 387 7 The gate of the great screen behind the choir closed with a clang, and the nave. lor ming dusky and shadowy, was shut out into the gathering twilight of a wintei nfternoon as I entered the west door of the cathedral. Being a few moments
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  • 29 7 Man accused of disorderly conduct at Tottenham: made a mistake. Magistrate: In what way? Man: My wife usually comes out with me, but this night I came out alone.
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  • 107 7 INRUSH OF WATER. NEWCASTLE PIT TRAGEDY. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 30. A number of miners have been trapped m the Montague Pit, Scotswood, near Newcastle, owing to an inflow of water days to holing. Nearly three hundred were below when the accident occurred, but all but thirty-three escaped.
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  • 129 7 [Renter's Service.] Item bay. Mar. 30Further evidence of ramifications of the alleged plot to abducc Mumtaz Begum were given, on the resumption of the trial, by a afohamedai shop-keeper from Ahmedahad, uiule of Shafi Ahmed, one of the accused, who related how another accused, who described himself
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  • 33 7 [Renter's Service.] London, Mar. 30. To-night's bulletin says that the condition of the Earl of Ypres is not so satisfactory. Disquieting symptoms have developed, giving rise to increased anxiety.
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  • 40 7 [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 30. In the House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin announced that he proposed to establish a Cabinet committee to examine the question of the reform of the Lords. [Latest telegrams on page 9].
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  • 469 7 The discovery of a method of stabilising aeroplane? automatically while m the air, and under any conditions, promises that thing will be safe m the near future. The experiments, which are being conducted und.r the supervision of the research staff of the Air Ministry, would need a column
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  • 18 7 What we need is a permanent wave foi the IJ. S. flag on merchant vessels. New York American.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 469 7 BUSINESS CARDS. LIGHT MASSEUSE j DAILY 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M. j 3.">. £»ene»olen Street. Please Send for the Illustrated J Catalogue of Musical Instruments SEASON CO., LTD. g 111 and 113, North Bridge Road. THE PREMIER MANILA CIGAR, l) "I. a Insular" cigars hnvi the accented brand m mansions
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    • 528 7 NOTICES. PUBLIC NOTICE. It is notified for general infoimation that the title of the Admiralty Fuel and Store officer Is been changed to Naval Store Officer. All communications and accounts should be addressed rccordir.gly. H.M. Naval Offices, Meyer's Buildings, Singapore 31-3 2 4 NOTICE. Kindly note that Mr. Lee Hock
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    • 1159 7 Under the Dasfaßgßhliii Patronage of LADY Gl ILLEIWARD Grand Charity Performances m aid of the Fond of the SINGAPORE CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY ON APRIL Ist, 2nd and ;*rd NIGHTLY AT 8 P.M. THE HO! THIN AMATEUrTIIRAMATIC ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE WILL STAGE FIRST NIGHT THE RE-UNION OF A LOST WIFE AM)
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 26 8 WARD. On March tftb IMB, at Hsmpstead, l Loncion, N.W. to Norsk, srifs of Wilfrid A. Ward, Malayan C:\il Service, a >on Michael j Phelps).
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    • 16 8 DUNN. In London, or. March 29th, Stanley Dunn of Messrs Brinkmann snd Co. By cable.
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  • 769 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1. 1925. Port Charges. In his address to the Singapore Chamber of Commerce on Monday. Mr. W. A. Fell discussed the trad; lof the Port, as carried on by the Singapore Harbour Board. He paid a compliment to the efficiency of the j services of
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  • 442 8 Dr. Elsie Davies has arrived m Malacca and assumed charge of the Medical Mission. 1 Tranquerah. His Highness the Sultan of Johore >hot a full jrrown seladanjr on Buloh Kasap Estate <>r Wednesday last. The Planting. Mercantile and Professional communities of Malacca aie presenting the Hon. Mr. Lanerham-Carter with as
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  • 250 8 THE CHANGI ROAD AFFRAY. The case m which two Chinese, Sim Quee Seng and Lim Phui, were charged with the attempted murder of Sim Teck Chwee, who was shot m the abdomen during an alleged attack upon him on the Changi l Road m September 1.*23, was continued
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  • 125 8 MR. LANG HAM-CARTER'S RETIREMENT. In appreciation of the hon'ble Mr. Lang. ham-Carter's services to the planting and mercantile communities of Malacca and district, and m view of his retirement from th? Civil Service (after over 30 years) next] month, a public dinner m his honour was held m the Drill
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  • 181 8 Another head of department m the Municipality m the person of Capt. S. TV Meadows, F.R.1.8.A.. Chief Municipal Arehi tect. is shortly leaving the service. The staff of the Architect's Department entertained their retiring Chief on Monday even* ing. m the Drawing Office, and presented him
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  • 120 8 We regret to hear that a telegram has been received by Messrs. Brinkmann, from Mrs. Stanley Dunn, m London, that her husband has passed away. Mr. Dunn lei't Singapore on February 27th, invalided Home, and reaching there en the Saturday died on the following evening.
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  • 81 8 British War Medals and Victory Medals I were presented t(« irhss ex-sob!iers now j serving with the Straits Settlements Police 1 Force, at a parade which was held on Monday morning. The I.G.P. Mr. Denham and the Acting C.P.0., Mr. Harmer were present. The parade consisted, of about
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  • 119 8 There is a had outbreak of bubonic plague m the Ban La em district of Bejaburi, Siam. The extent of the district affected has been defined and it has b?en placed under quarantine, nobody being allowed to leave or enter. The annual sports m connection with the Victoria Institution, Kuala
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 53 8 (From Our Own Correspondent!. Penang, Msr. 31. In connection with the robbery p Abocsittee Lane, the police have am and detained four Chinese from a hou« a lane m Chulia Street. On one found two rounds of revolver annumOne of the four said he was a goldsmit
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    • 167 8 (hino-Australian Enterprise (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh. Mar. 81. An interesting ceremony took plane Kampar on Monday on the occasion .>• launching of a pontoon belonging to thr Kampar River Tin Dredging Company. Mr. R. Thompson, the principal of Thompson and Company of Clltlemnine, the builders cf
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  • 176 8 AN ENT RUBBER RESTRICTION. The present State <»f thing- .v amusing if not so costly to the respi ;>tt s. The authorities must be m aware as those who look on (and auuhi lip-COUntry, that there is a ready mars every ounce offered to the Kadeis or 1 i lectors—
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  • 43 8 Appeal for Funds to Preserve National Memorial. The following donations have i>< reived: Previously ackti pledged $j Cheques ihould i c made out m favour i Saint Paul's Restoration Fund, and address ed to Renter'- Agent, 11. Collyer Q Singapore.
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  • 158 8 ht re will be sp< cial dinner and Bt the Oriental Hotel tievt Saturdathe dance band of H.M.S. Hawkins v. ply the music Tables should b. m sdvance; Dinner $2.">0. Sir Lionel Woodward. I kief .1 L.M.S.. arrived m Kuala Lumpur on M on bis return from Home leave. Mi.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 164 8 I "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" BARCLA TS LONDON LAGER The "DOCTOR" Brand FIRST SHIPMENT TO THE EAST JUST ARRIVED. FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND SAMPLES Apply to SOLE AGENTS Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh. I ~.J%, "ANCHOR" BUTTER New Zealand's Best. SINGAPORE COLD
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    • 31 8 f? """> i I "PETROLE HAHN." The ideal hair dressing. An invaluable aid to grace and beauty. On sale everywherej Sole Agents: DUPIRE BROTHERS. 0 BLACK WHITE I j W Jl WHISKY
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    • 171 8 KING EDWARD VII COLLEGE OF MEDICINE The following is the Mart' Pi if Examination. Pas- List. Final Examination for the Dipfaeas A I M.S. T. Arumugam. B. I. E Muthiah, N. H. Pereira. S. R. Salmon. K. Sharma, Tarn Singh. I'ass m Mtdicine only: A. Murugl Pass m Midwifery onl\
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  • 159 9 ALLIED PRESS RELIEVED. r EXTREMISTS' SETBACK. [Reuter's Service.] Of ith the German elections resulting |y as th«- forecast and ending inirely, the Press comment is limited to xpression of satisfaction at the diere of the extremist candidates and! tes that for the s :t ke of Europe's future
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  • 48 9 [Reuter's Bervice.] I'ort Darwia, Mar. 31. cruisers Concord and Sydney met :,n enthusiastic reception on their ••.urn from the naval conference at Sinpa- Hall T a said i hat Singa- be impregnable but they could j rt Darwin ss s stores-hips j jj
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  • 36 9 [Renter. Sen-ice.] Riga, Mar. tL irbances at Leningrad which i1 on March 18th continue, unemployed destr »yed number of there and troops had to be de_ed to the spot and urrests made.
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  • 43 9 [Havaa Service.] Pari*. Mar. .51. apers annou cc that two French invented a filter made of i. IS to all rays and yell ar, which will enable I c used without danger. Earlier cables tnpear on pa«e 7. J
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  • 322 9 Minister for the Imperial Household. Tokio. Mar. 29. rhe installation reremonj of Viscount Makino, keeper of the Privy Seal; Kitokuro Link;. Minister of the ImHousehold; Dr. Nobushife Hodzumi, President of the Privy Council and int Yasuya Uchida, Privy Councillor. k place m the Palace on Tuesday. Japan's Ne«
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  • 150 9 SOVIET VICTIM'S REVENGE. RUSSO-POLISH FRICTION. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Mar. 31. The Rosta Agency states that two Polish Communist officers, who had been sentenced to death m the Polish Court for an attempt to blow up Warsaw fortress and who were j to have heen exchanged on the Russo-Polish
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  • 47 9 [Renter's Service. l Warsaw, Mar. 31. The Polish rerofon of the frontier outrage is that one officer was killed and the! other seriously wounded. The judicial authorities have opened an enquiry. The outrage has caused a sensation m Poland and ha. been unanimously condemned.
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  • 77 9 [Renter's Serene.] London, Mar. 31. The rescuer.- at the Newcastle pit were withdrawn at midnight and it is thought that only miracle can save ihe entombed! men. The volume of water is stated to be inreaaing rapidly m parts of the pit and one' pump was
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  • 1498 9 A SATISFACTORY YEAR. I'seful Committee Work. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association was held m the Exchange Room, yesterday afternoon. Mr. H. S. Godwin I presided over a good attendance of members. Addressing the meeting the Chairman said: Our accounts are presented
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  • 667 9 IMPROVEMENT IN FINANCE. Padi the Prime Industry. The annual report on Kedah for Aug. 1923 to Aug. 1924 is by Mr. W. Peel, British Adviser. After a useful geographical and historical sketch of the State, Mr. Peel gives the revenue at $5V_ million, and the expenditure just
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  • 239 9 Suspicions as to there being other count- j erfeiting plants at work m Singapore besides the one which was discovered m Pay a Lebar a short while ago, when a very complete outfit for turning out exceptionally good forgeries was taken possession of by the Police,
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  • 35 9 Mr. Oei Teng Beng, son of Mr. Oei Eh Tjoe, the sugar king of Java, and Mrs. Oei Teng Beng, are m Kuala Lumpur, on their way from Singapore to Penang by motor i car.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 120 9 ROBINSfJN^Co., Ltd. JUST RECEIVED y\^K JlH___> II M• 1 |5#% Millinery yO^lo Dresses FOR Kace Wear AND x\V All Occasions. ROBINSONN&Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) 1 A_x^^KgvV\. MILKMAID Plenty Son Ltd. NEWBURY, ENGLAND STANDARD |Pl|ENx 1 l __rD-_L-__--D 17Do J SIZES %2__lS_ffi_Pi!__P 30 BHP I _r v B
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    • 807 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on through Bills of lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. AGAPENOR London, Rotterdam,
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    • 512 10 STEAMER SAILINGS EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMANMINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. s.s. BLOEMFONTEIN due In Port s.s. CITY OF CANTON due April 27 s.s. CITY OF ATHENS due May 27
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    • 586 10 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AN D APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. o PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and japan. For Marseilles, London and
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  • 1226 11 TUNNELLING BEN NEVIS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Mar. 4. A great engineering scheme, the mere whisper of which might well cause to turn m their graves the bones of the Highland chiefs and clansmen who defeated Argyll at Inverlochy and follow-d Primv Charlie to the Cage on
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  • 146 11 One result of tb.L cross-word craze, remarks an American paper, is that it has made many people aware that a thesaurus la not an extinct antediluvian animal. An American journalist has teen telling how the value of the now famous book of Rojret's was brought home
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  • 304 11 Experiments of a Berlin Professor. Professor Pfungst, of Frankfort, web- known tn Germany for his research worl m the realms of animal psychology, ha- made an important report to the Berlin! Physiological Society on his latest experiments. He has made an attempt to dissociate instinct and
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  • 347 11 The famine which is now causing a good deal of misery m Ireland is a reminde. of a form of affliction which happily distresses mankind with much less frequency and severity than it u*<>d to do. Famine, pestilence, and war have throughout the history of the race been the
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  • 252 11 Eastern Lamas See Western Mysteries. Just magic! There were no devils on th< stage helping m the production of "Maekelyne's Mysteries' 1 at St. George' Hall. In the Royal Box we re -even Tibetan lamas. They watch.-d the performance with tense interest, and when "Morning Post" representative asked
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 338 11 STRAITS SHIPPING PARCELS AGENCY GOSLING CO. EST. 1880. It, ANSON HOA I). SINGAPORE. fht and customs brokers, freight •r.eetors. insurance storage commission information agents. I reed us if you are receiving, forwardring or booking a passage. GRINDLAY CO., LTJX, INDIA. Great Britain. ZEALAND EXPRESS, AUSTRALIA. New Zealand. iVIINENTAL EXPRESS. EUROPE.
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    • 67 11 w^r /ii *s^e -^^a^^^a^e^a I v^^^^ AYA*A \p_ ___«»"«"£P' fl^< 'l*^ v^^_^ X«^^^gß^^^P^ T m ammm u mf IT _l 9 ___^^"^W <****^L "■■if— """ln -_^*"^_at -«aa AT^ VV B aT^ P W T mmw At Bm I^R |^b CIGARETTES MADE IN ENGLAND n»i» a*rerti»tment iMued b> the Bntish-AmencM tobacco
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  • 137 12 The Norwegian steamer, Hervar, brought a cargo of rice from Bangkok on Monday. The O.S.K. steamer, Deli Maru, brought a general cargo artd rice from Bangkok yesterday. She leaves for Java to-morrow. The Norwegian steamer, Knut Jarl (1,692 tons) arrived from G. B. Besar with coal on Monday.
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  • 252 12 HEAVY SEAS IN THE BAY. Steamers and Mails Delayed. Madras. Mar. 16. The storm m the Bay has not yet subsided. The Ellenga, which left Madras port on Wednesday coasting on the way to Malay j States, returned to Madras this morning I unable to disembark mails. Three
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 649 12 1 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA). FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MONTORO (5,000 tons). Th s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 261 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) Travel Made Easy Passages booked by all steamship lines Independent and Conducted Tours Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit. Remittances by Draft and Cable Transfer. Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and Accident Insurance effected BOOKING OFFICE FOR F.M.S. Railways, Royal State Siamese Rlys. Java
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    • 631 12 V^ Ge tmeemgk the emum emm LOTOL U dtßrtu mil Insect V***. ,/g I \bur Qreaiesi i help for Home If Cleanliness I /AW M/ g^ a l) Thorough j g Yv j THE SPRAY THATSLAYS )g \Tm\m\ n, ,ii Wb^ 1 1 Y OUR heI P for r,d /sf
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 544 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY. Singkawang Revnst 9 a.m JJJ»»M Singkep 9 a.m. d n r Bloemfontein 10 a.m. Banka Island, Pladjoe and Palemi b u ne > Van Noort ™°n Laboean Bilik and Tanjong Balei me v Sembilan 1 p.m. Kretay, Kelantan, Patani and Ban. (,on Suddhadib 2 p.m. Ceylon Great
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    • 207 12 MARINE COURT. A fine of 25 dollars was inflicted on G. B. Leicester, a member of the crew of the steamer Macedonia, by Capt. Calthrop Calthrop R.N., m the Marine Court, for being m the Colony without a certificate of discharge. The accused pleadled guilty to the charge and it
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    • 659 13 ail-AMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. DeptLondon, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, \den and Port Said. Alaska Maru Apr. 16 Apr. 17 a York rim Sun Francisco, Panama Shunko Maru from Kobe Apr. 30 Durban, Algoe Bay (Port Elizabeth). Cape Town, Rio, S„!itos, and Buenos Aires
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    • 450 13 STEAMER SAILINGS I j i a-f-M. Round -the- World •a* ~^^M L»*^a km*M XyJm\ i_■ I i^h rl £_h /j-lrs L_j__r^_a PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles.
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    • 655 13 STEAMER SAILINGS AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS 1 SINGAPORE TO L3S ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA 0 y U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT Vt U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA jJJJ and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates and further
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  • 680 14 Markets m India and China. [To the Editor, Malay Mail.] Sir.— hi Asia each country, race, and caste or clan has its particular idiosy.iracies as regards personal wear so th\t no uniform model or standard can be Imposed on them. In India the worker oarer
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  • 16 14 Healthy mothers and children are mort essential to the nation than a gold currency. Mr. Runciman.
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  • 536 14 QUESTION OF FREIGHT CHARGES. (Tc the Editor, Malay Mail.) Sir, Re the query m your 1-ader of the 24th. instant, ''Can the railway compete with motor traffic without running 'ht trains at a loss?" This is an interesting: question, hut one that should not require much
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  • 141 14 Why the Premium? (To the Editor, Malay Mail.) Sir. With reference to your leader note on shipping freights from Port Swettenham, I think it has been the custom, for five y^ars at least, for shipping companies to charge a premium of 5 shillings per ton, on all
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  • 75 14 A Ceylon Press communique announced that His Excellency Sir William Manning will leave the island on the termination of his tenure of office by the Yorkshire, which is appointed to sail from Colombo on April Ist. The Hon. Mr. E. B. Alexander will act as
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  • 55 14 H_ is seven, and his sister, a wise woman, is four. She bought a balloon on Brighton front, and he blew it up for her, but it burst forthwith. He wept. "W T hat are you crying for?" she asked, "it was my balloon." "Yes," he said, "but
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 348 14 WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles ff^ FOR EVERYONE If an EVEKEAO_r Flashlight I SAFE- DURABLE— RELIABLE jti**^^ I W i I^Tfli I C*Fl— f^TjV '^^~*gfp**b^ij| _M__tf~~~~****"*~**~*******~***~**T__ l I ijv «i*s kAtie**"^ 9 _B I k»» u«M>*l tW I J 2 I Everead) Flashlights make night
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    • 178 14 J When you want a strong J antiseptic Soap and it is so j often useful m this climate get j! Calvert's 207„ CAHB9LIC MEDICAL SOAP I Ask the man who knows the countT) he is sure to know rhis Snip |oo nrul can tell you why and when you
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  • 59 15 March 31. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-3'» Bank demand o 4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 19-32 New York, demand 55^ I France, demand 1000 Hongkong, demand H_. p. c rjj s Yokohama, demand 12] HeSM. Java, demand I39*V Bangkok, demand 79.^ Sovereign, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank
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  • 190 15 March 81. Tin 150 Ten* $180% Opium. Baanrss unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mirk Blue Eagle (Old) 375 Rice. Liang Kin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 298 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 257 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2
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  • 47 15 I Singapore. Mar. 81, 12 noon. t Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 73 1 74; April 73-% 74 1 4 ;j( May-June 72-fc 12%; July-Sept. 6944 60%; Ij Oct.-Dec. 67-J4 07 1 London Quotation '< Sheet Is. 9**4 d. Market Firm. i
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  • 572 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY? MARCH 3lst. *I2T£5 VnaIoSFTnf he 1SS rlf 7*lU < marked.] unless otherwise Am Kumbang fgl) "^l? S «L lcrs Ba.ar,g Padang* T^' Hitam Tin J*J* bo 1 Wris Hydraulic (i) VSI* eaF 4 Johan Tin 8 a 3 r s I Kinta Tin
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  • 330 15 A Market Review. ;l In their annual review of the rubber m- s dostry Messrs. Symington and Sinclair es- I timate the total production m 1024 at 1 420.000 tons— an increase of 58,000 tons, F while they estimate consumption at 475,000 I tons an increase of
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  • 241 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Mar. 81. Rubber—London Is ;m, (I Steady. Local <o% Tin.— London £24 1 Local 120 V 150 tons sold. Rubbers.— Firmer. Flu Benut i have buv_i a n fß°" h^'*' been placed at oo\ Malaka Pmdas are firmer with buyers at LSSV4
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  • 136 15 Singapore. Mar. 31. Tin.— £244. Down 80s. Local 120%. 160. Rubber.— is. <>'_d. (Jp "'sd. Local 78%. Rubbers are generally m Arm demand. but business is difficult to put through. Kempas are wanted round 8.80, Radelias at 4 ex. Jeram Kuantans at 41 and Pungirors at
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  • 222 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Rubber. Is 9 fed. 73%. Tin.— r24 1. 120%. 150 tons. The drop of 14 m the price of the metal has not affected share prices. Rubber shares are all firmer consequent on the rise f "'ad m the price of the commodity. Industrials and Loans
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  • 264 15 I ondon, Mar. t. The position of markets at present is somewhat discouraging on account of the rncertainty with regard to the position on :he Continent, whilst the prospect of an increase in the Bank Rate this week hnn lot improved matters. Copper. Has been very quiet,
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 455 15 I Assets over $5,000,000. A mß a Assurances m force over $17,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LBMED(lncorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OF ™E:-Winche S ter House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E C The Company has £20,000 deposed with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with
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    • 483 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, r LIMITED. —Established 1880.— Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y. 80,500,000.00 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. Y. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. K.
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    • 561 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,00 C Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,00 C t> Silver $26,500,00( Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman r, White Es Q- Deputy Chairman Sr
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    • 42 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— lessrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1641 16 The success which has attended the proposal of the Turf Club to get out a selected batch of young Irish bloodstock, as a change from the ordinary system of grif-. fin importation, makes all points connected with these new racers of interest. As etc. have said before they
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 115 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 30. At the National Sporting Club, m a twenty rounds featherweight championship contest, Johnny Curley (Lambeth) beat George Mackenzie (Leith) on points. It was a strenuous struggle throughout. McKenzie continually carried the fight to his opponent but Curley, making splendid use of his right
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    • 41 16 R ACQUETS CHAMPIONSHIP. [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 30. At Queen's Club m the amateur racquets championship final. C. Pell (America) beat Majer-Gvneral Sheppard 15 —8, 12 —15, 15-_*. 15—1. Pell now meets H. Leatham, the holder, m the challenge round to-morrow.
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    • 63 16 kLE^KI [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 30. In the English League first division. West Bromwich beat Sheffield United 2 to 1. In the second division. Portsmouth heat Burslem Port Vale 2 to 0 and Wolverhampton lost to I^eicester 0 to 1. In the Southern division. Merthyr beat Bristol Rovers
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    • 35 16 Twenty cards were taken out for the March ladies spoon on Monday, 30th ult., which resulted m a win for Mrs. R. E. MoTTitf with a score of 48 12, 36 nett.
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    • 59 16 The police sports meeting fixed to be held at th; Stadium ground has, owing to unavoidable circumstances, had to bt postponed until Saturday the 25th. April. All oth*^ particulars still hold good. The members of the Ipoh Golf Club have decided to raise a loan of $15,000 or
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  • 484 16 S. C C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Profession Pairs. Cameron and Hewitt beat Rutley and Doig, 6—4, 6—l. Palmer and Murphy beat Zimmerman and Kohler, 6—3, 6—2. Green and Whitley beat Brooke and Marshall, 6— 1, 6—3. Hamilton and Griffith-Jones beat W T ilson and Newberry, 6 4,
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  • 79 16 The remarkable screen-play, Theodora, starts a seven nights' season at the Palladium to-night. Apart from the dramatic interest of Sardou's drama, the historical accuracy contained m the settings of I Byzantium are of more than usual interest. j The gazette will be screened at 9 p.m. sharp I followed
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  • 85 16 The new rules and by-laws of the Union Jack Club have been printed and it has been decided to make permanent the leaflet which was printed during the Admiral's Conference, giving useful information regarding t ./u transport and including a man of Singapore. This proved of great value i» the
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  • 463 16 FOOTBALL. Chinese and H.M.S. Hawkins Draw. An excellent soccer match was witnessed on the Padang yesterday afternoon between the S.C.F.A. and H.M.S. Hawkins. The teams displayed a keenness which filled every moment of the game with interest. It was- a vigorous game but clean, Mr. Gale having to
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  • 92 16 Johnstone heats Nuimely. In glorious weather, before a large number of keenly interested spectators, Nunnely and Johnstone, the two finalists m the Negri Sembilan Open Singles Championship, fought out the issue on Saturday evening, when after a match lasting an hour and a half Johnstone, playing
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  • 219 16 Douglas Fairbanks' film masterpiece, "The Thief of Bagdad," which is to be presented at the Alhambra this evening, is different from anything that has ever before happened m pictures. It is very unlikely ft can happen again. It is claimed for this film
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  • 63 16 Programme of drills up to and for Sunday, Mar. 29: Monday, Mar. 30th at 5 p.m.:— Drill Hall. Chinese Company. Tuesday, Mar. 31st. at 5 p.m.— Drill Hall, Chinese Company. Saturday, April 4th at 2 p.m. Bukit Timah, S.R.E. (v) Farrer Range, M. G. Platoon. Sunday, April
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 223 16 "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" I RECORDS I are here:. I Ask for Latest Lists. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. I i SINGA PORE. I MONOPOLE CHAMPAGNE I SEC,- GOUT AMERICAN, BRUT. I ti^j From the famous house of 111 HEIDSIECK CO. »J__H Established m 1785 ie Obtainable at all Retail Wine "onopol?
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 37 16 SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAY* BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION. Orders for week ending sth. April 1923. Monday, 30th.— Individual Troops Parade at 5.15 p.m. Monday, Signalling Class, Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. Thursday, 2nd.— Band Practice, Headquarters at 5.15 p.m.
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