The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 May 1925

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. j ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MAY 18, 1925. NO. 11,493.
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  • 255 1 America has determined to pr acted with a debt collecting campaign in Kuropi Page 9. At the Geneva conference it has been agreed that export of arms must be under licence, but America objects to sea search Page 9. There has been a serious mine accident near
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  • 1125 1 When you have sailed into the golden tiarbovr Of Palermo, the first" things to atel. Um eye on shore are the brightly ol'Uied (.arts upon the mole. There Att >ther coloured carts in the world, but the subjects painted on these Sicilian carts ire unique. Some
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 192 1 OH-AIAOII ft ARIKLI/S MARIE BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL ifis RACE DINNER Sat. 23rd May Dancing until 1-45 a. m. __^_^____^___________________a Special Carnival Novelties on the above Nights. DINNER DANCE $3.00. DANCE ONLY $1.00. M___________-_-------_>---->-_-_-. Residents and Diners will have prior claim for S eat,n g accomodation in the BaH Roon,. [BEFORE
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    • 291 1 fik Little rM\ Miss Kurlo S^^ZjXt< MOv Introduces you fco the solution of /^l 'Ty^Ll^^i^ your washing difficulties. You need yr^ f/T P \^^_/_ri^_t have no anxiety about washing your /^^^^^r^T^^^^f^ dainty garments; the KURLO ifttfeer flir-^^ t' 111 cleanses so gently that shimmering s \\~< jr*^ ilks and the
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    • 150 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Economise in cooking by using gas I Fage 5. Caldbeck, Macgregor for Coutt's gins Page 8. Fresh Ikan Merah at the Cold StorageFa ge 8. Fuller's dainties at Robinson and Co Page 9. Enter for the B.A.T. Golden Specials competition Page 11. Municipality request care in the use
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    • 7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S BISCUITS AND CAKES
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 113 1 THE WEEK. Monday, ISth. High Water, 6.46 a.m.. 7.58 p.m. French homo wart! mail leaves. Cricket Club Mtg., 5.15 p.m. Emulation Lodge. 8.30 p.m. Our Cabaret, Vic. Theatre. 9.30 p.m. Tue 'day, 19. h. High Water. 8.6 a.m.. 8.38 p.m. Spring Race Meeting. Second Day. Tanglin Club Dance. 6.30 p.m.
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  • 356 2 Messrs, Baker and Morgan, of Kuala Lumpur, have tht following in their weekly report. Forward Contracts and Restriction. Severe criticism has been levelled at the directors of number ol London companies who have done IO much In the "forward" contract line, resulting in their companies not benefiting
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  • 290 2 Subscribers Being Transferred. The new telephone exchange toi Penanp If now ready and the transference of subscribers from the Dato Kramat Exchange began yesterday, (says the Straits Echo of the 13th.), at 2 p.m.; so we learnt officially this morning. The site of the new exchange, as
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 555 2 NEW STOCKS of the following have just arrived. FLEXIBLE STEEL NAIL FILES BADGER HAIR TOOTH BRUSHES. BEAVER and SWANSDOWN BATH PUFFS. BATHING CAPS. TURKEY SPONGES. MEDICAL HALL LTD. BATTERY ROAD. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD7 THE ELITE CINEMA. Rex Beach's THE IRON TRAIL" Max Linder in "BE MY WIFE" and usual
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    • 361 2 VICTORIA THEATRE I For One Week Only. JAMES McGRATH LTD. present REGINALD SELLECK AND CHARLES CHAMIER'S LATEST LONDON CRAZE IN ENTERTAINMENT OUR CABARET AN ENTIRELY NEW STYLE OF MUSICAL SHOW. To-night at 9.30 p.m. "Cabaret Folly" Tuesdav 19th Thursday, 21st. y "CABARET PLAYERS" "CABARET REVELS" Fr ,da y ,2W "CABARET
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    • 311 2 From Monday, 18th to Saturdu\.2:.rri \j AT THK ALHAMBRA L Theatre, Beach Road (Tan Chenp: Kee Cc., Ltd. Proprietors In the Second Show commencing at |t TOPICAL BUDGET ot interesting screen news. A MODERN DRAMA WRITTEN M)R MODERN P|4 *n A BRITISH PRODUCTION WITH WELL-KNOWV iSft!*** SCREEN PLAYERS. ,m,T Nl
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  • 1069 3 ITS UNITY AND ITS DIVISIONS. Tta or twelve years ago, a keen English visitor began the account of his observaticns with the words: "America is not a nation: it is a slate of mind.' I would prifer not to he drawn into lueubsauons concerning the nature of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 420 3 falls Mne will thoroughly build you up because HalPs Wine enriches the blood! I HalPs Wine feeds the nerves! HalPsWine replaces worn tissue! HalPs Wine imparts vitality to the entire system Every drop of tli is (great British tonic will do vou good. It is unequalled for overcoming thc effects
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    • 265 3 USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within A I One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. wjj^lv I Sole Distributing Agents: Malayan Motors Agents in FJVLS. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. I GRAND HOTEL BRASTAGT
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  • 1225 4 RISSIAN OFFICERS EXPERIENCESColonel Ivanoff. formerly of the Imperial Russian Army and one of the pioneers of aviation in Tsarist Russia, who has recently been flying in the Hejaz for the Army of King Aii. has given me an account of his experiences in the Army.
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  • 281 4 i A curious tale, which indicates the comj mital by some one of the dreadful crime jof murder, reaches me from Parit, which township is situated on the Perak River near the infamous Blanja Ferry, (wites "Thc Egoist" in our Ipoh contemporary). Some little time ago the
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  • 1056 4 LACK OF A THEORY. A reader of modern card writings must often be struck by the fact that the bidding, the most important"" feature of auction I bridge, still remains on an entirely empirical basis. Nothing whatever has been done towards developing a theory. The best
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  • 239 4 Scenes on S. African BmSSI ip The platinum fever il developed to such an extent ptOSpectOM are leaving -T..1\.. -day to hunt for the white md \e!«l. The latest aiva to tween the Bcsndinsvis Mos Iron Crown Mine in the Hsei nity. A party MMMi this
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  • 68 4 RADICAL CHANGES FORESH ADOWED IN PEKING. 1— 1 I iVkinC M' rll A mandate issue*! yesterda Executive state-: "The formei are things of the post 1 codification of the Nat will be carried out a> led a National Parliament ba BeavsaeJ formity with the law." This is understood to mesa
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 70 4 r 'ijt Grand Military Assault-at-Arms and Pageant STADIUM U On Tuesday the 19th, Wednesday the 20th, Thursday the 21st, Friday the 22nd, Saturday the 23rd of May. FIRE PROTECTION A 2 will be provided by \Wt\ __s __B_____B _B ___________________________________L ___F^^ U FIRE EXTINGUISHERS f I SOLE AGENTS FOR MALAYA,
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  • 1651 5 A MONTH IN THE F.M.S. RECOLLECTIONS BY D. .MAW. Part 1. The following notes on big game shooting in Malaya in the old days, we are enabled to publish in serial form thanks to the permission of Mr. D. Maw whose reputation as a big game shot
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  • 221 5 A Sporting Attempt. The news that Mr. J. Linton Rigg, the Well-known American yachtsman, is going to sail his little 16-ton schooner Eilantonga I serosa the Atlantic to compete in the ocean yacht race that is to be sailed from Ryde to the Fastnet and back
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  • 165 5 Few persons, save Anglo-Indians, know that the Kadir Cup, for which the late Lord Rawlinson was to have competed this year, is the "blue riband" of the "hog-hunter." Originally the Meerut Tent Club held a point-to-point race over a pirr-stickinvr country for the Forbes Cup; but in
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 136 5 Order the besteven if you take less The apparent saving in inferior quality is false economy FROM THE OrigirveJ Iteripe 1 *7 Cm. I mit House "scotch Whi sky WHITE HORSE DISTILLERS LTD.. GLASGOW LONDON I C-P- io B Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Singapore, Straits Settlements. ff I Cooking
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    • 122 5 SKIN SUFFERERS You will sigh with relief st ths first magic touch of D.D.D. Prescription, the soothing wash ot oils. Thousands have thanked us for this advice. Yoa will too. Try a bottle of D.D.D. to-day. To be had at all good Chemists snd Stores English price 1/3). Btock» held
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    • 151 5 KORRENGZAL OINTMENT I An approved pharmaceutical JPggHI KAPPEWrTAf I preparation for the Skin. t^S^ AUKMiNIiML is prepared g h In cases of simple or infected |||^^^L W. E. WOODS, LTD., WOUnds, deep-Seated SOreS, eCZe- ;,^|^^^^^V!^^P|t Manufacturing (hemists. Sydney, *j x mic eruptions, Dhobie Itch or u «r I kindred outward
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    • 95 5 CHICKS! -BERTAM! MM A^Tjff ~t~ f rn, -^+"-4* r .l i- fl t ttJlt 4~«~ hLJ____l Ik ife al Sil _________E___aiJ^' 'fl Iff ffsS 7/L\ I E2j I i in* _____^B|'T^y^p R^iui-aM__k___J| Bjl _R_£T-^. OUR SPECIALITY Quotations from Mohamed bin Hoosainsah 88 Robinson Road, (Ist floor). Ny Carlsberg mr m
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 807 6 I OFFERED BY THE SINGAPOBE FBEE PBESS IN A GIGANTIC I POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN B CAMPAIGN OPENS MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. D $2,975 STUDEBAKER STANDARD SIX I^l7^o U PURCHASED FROM AM) ON DISPLAY AT THE 1^ |_f I i* Vk D 11/1 l /—^i IVlsWlilJ $1,650 STANDARD GRAY
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    • 1239 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES I TAKE THE INITIAL STEP TO-DAY I pp^^^^'^'n^pi'Parclo^ i_'i!__^WSivTiV« V^ announces in their Popularity Campaign, the most lavish j¥nfTTl I tl IstfM I S7OO V&k distribution of motor tars and other prizes in the newsSner r^^i|P!Wm\\ m history of
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 19 8 CHAPMAN-WEBSTER.— W. T. Chapman, Secietary for Chinese Affairs, Federated Malay States, to Mary W.bster, of Itt, Wymeringmansions, W.9.
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    • 27 8 ROBERTSON. -April 19, at Glasgow. Mary Anne, widow of John Hutchinson Robertson, J. P., M.D.. of Singapore, and of 15. Great King St.e.t. Edinburgh, aged 90.
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  • 769 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 18, 1925. Week End Comment. The Arms Convention at Geneva has the task of formulating Proposals tttA* p«*©\.<ar» finer thf» i 1 .Hwerirni- j nate purchase and sale of militarv i i weapons, particularly' guns and i munitions, a very necessary measure for the peace
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  • 384 8 The two French warships, Cassiopee and Maine, arrived in Penang on Wednesday and are likely to remain about a week. The Harbour Master. Commander C. A. Peal, made an official call in the morning. According to the statements in the Gazette, the Chartered and Hongkong Banks have still bank-notes to
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  • 54 8 AN EX-GOYERNOU APPOINTED. (From Our Own Correspondent). Jesselton, May 10. Mr. A. C. Pearson, a previous Governor of British North Borneo, in 1917, has been temporarily re-appointed in place of Sir William Rycroft, who has resigned on medical grounds. He is expected to arrive in
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  • 104 8 It is announced in a cable received by .he Italian Consul-General that Colone* de Pinedo,. the Italian airman who has made a successful flight to Rangoon from Italy, will call at Singapore on his way ;o Australia from Batavia. Colonel de Pinedo originally intended to go to
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  • 157 8 The appointment of Mr. Minns, bandmaster of tbe Second Royal Sussex Regiment, as head of the Straits Settle ments Police Band, confirms the establishment of tbe much discussed public ban*; fri Singapore. It has been decided to establish a Police band of some thirty performers composed
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  • 202 8 Two important Malayan functions have .been fixed to take place in London shortly. One is the annual dinner, to be given under the aegis of the Malayan Association, which comes off at the Troeadero on -May 25. The year before last there were U»0 guests, while last
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  • 316 8 Eighty thousand people attended the Sydney Cup Race meeting and the totalizator investments were 1121.356. In April 41.618 psrsona arrived in the Colony from foreign ports. 17,9*9 departed, giving a substantia! balar of n »in of 13,689. Chief Justice M. Cawley, n' Brisbane, died suddenly on Apri! 16th, a- he
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  • 387 8 MOTOR CARS GIVEN Ann FRFF POPULARITY (AMl>W(v OPENS. N WIH FLYING si Jump in Right Vlw The fact that three tea service, fraaaophone, bicj as well a> thousand* 0 Y <>t other pnzes illv to be absolutely tree In the Bingspore I has created the (Testes) town. Our te1eph..,,,.. have
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  • 81 8 The company which opens I Victoria Theatre has factory press notice- where appeared that we ean saf< give a particularly accsptal first program. ne. which is cs Foil v. will include some nove tj by Rene Dslysc and [an I Apache scene tnd dance bj tistes with Charles
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  • 48 8 LM of Dsnsra* Tua ionsly scknowledi Mr. Wee Ban Cheng Sub-Civil Service Associsl Cheng Kee Hean AfSOCistiOfl Mr. Tan Soo Bei Straits Junior Club 1. i..n City Club Mr. 0. K. Kisi Vr. 5, Q. Won* KhyoGosn Lsong 811 Gisp R Total
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  • 140 8 Tbe death is announced oi Warwiel Sutton, for man> > ,f the Reading seed Arm "1 Sons. Mr. Sutton. who Mt neved extensively in the I principal hobby waa isctunngos On April 19 (Primrose 0» of beautiful wreaths were und of Lord Bsaconsftsld's rtsl being a shield of primroa presentatives
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 150 8 r— -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" JAS. COUTTS OLD TOM DRY GINS. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. IncarpstS-tsd ta Bhang**! *t FRESH 1 IKAN MERAH I ANY QUANTITY. per 50 Cen ">■ SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (Incorporated i-"» the S.S.) Retail Depot, Orchard Road. 4 rF OR E I NEW
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    • 11 8 A GOOD TIP. Sole Agents: DUPIRE BROTHERS. BLACK WHITE m.- WHISKY
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  • 108 9 LICENCES NEEDED. t*BBJCA*S SKA PEAKS. [Renter's Service.] Genera, May .">. itt< A,ms Confersnes f,\ u; >>( the principle that' component parts militarily or otherwise, be i ce. (,ene\a. May 16. I m_ Confsrenos, the issned a state-, -lie draft COnf v.ith the desire the illicit trainc
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  • 66 9 [Renter's Service.] Moscow, May 16. po ition from the waa spreesSoviets to I »r l es M of im- ;>,. iii man of the all- \.l onal Economics n machinery wa> in ord< ffect the quickest du- tion is an- a pre-s ea I. The peasants' implements
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  • 48 9 [Reufc i Service, j l\ir;>. May 16. Rabal iays that ths J n minor operations, j The- prominent died of wounds usly wounded at the j had barely retted at his own j I ladron. He had i der of the Ls- 1 I
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  • 54 9 [Renters Service.] Berlin, May 16. hundred miners ait missing as a explosion in the eld mil j w here five in the i its. Hither- including eighteen ths surface. the blowing up one of the pits to where the men were erto rue .lead and 25 injured
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  • 30 9 I [Seater' Service.] Washington, Mav 16. ktmtsj Commission 1 it ha^ order d an investigation! "King of th,- Chicago-Milwaukee- j ""'<*<* el Mtly treat into 1 "ership. I
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  • 20 9 I Rome. May 15. Pe«sed the Women's U extending the vote for local i Mttimstrstive elections.
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  • 27 9 IN'sa York. May 15. 11 lilt .t intr n t tue national council Manufacturers, a reso>r of curtailment l *"> > prompt and 'he present condition industry.
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  • 64 9 1 th. Cotton Industry. I Tokio. May 15. superfluous production and Mump in the raw cotton „,,n industry of Japan has '.""''l rtage. The prices of I fallen to bot,in Quotation. 'J; <£<>ted her, M Vlss to da the C uS? Ml^ hU >- weak. *«lieai Losing Value.
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  • 225 9 AMERICA'S STRONG HINT. NATIONS MUST TOE THE LINE. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, May 15. The Councils of Ministers has entrusted M. Briand and M. Caillaux with the tasi. of studying the problem of the settlement of interallied debts. Washington, May 16. Despatches from Paris indicate that in
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  • 128 9 [Router's Service. London. May 13. In a speech at Queen's Hall, Sir W. Joynson Hieks alluded to the Bolshevist menace and said: "Wt 1 are willing to let the other countries of tlie world live, but we won't allow them to interfere with our constitution. We
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  • 99 9 [Reuter's Service.] The Hague, May 17. The permanent court's ruling in connection with Danzig letter-boxes opines thai no ruling has been made in connection with I the disputed point by the Danzig High Commissioner but the Polish postal service of the port is entitled to instal letter-boxes
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  • 60 9 [Reuter's Service.] Belgrade. May 17. The police report the discovery of an elaborate plot to assassinate the Kinand members of the Cabinet and to blow up the palace and parliament. The conspiracy is attributed to seventeen foreign Communists who recently arrived in the capital several of
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  • 52 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 16. It is officially announced that the attendance at Wembley up to Friday night was 350,000 compared with 302.000 in the first six days last year, the latter including the Cup Final dav. It is therefore, evident that the attendance this year has hitherto
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  • 42 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, May 16. The Reichstag Budget Committee has adopted the presidential estimates providing for an increase of the President's annual, salary' to 60,000 and expenses to 120,000 marks. Thc Communists opposed the proposal and the Socialists abstained.
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  • 31 9 Paris, May 16. M. Marsal, ex-Minister of Education was mobbed and assaulted by students or the Boulevard St. Michel. He was rescued by the police with difficulty.
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  • 20 9 Washington, May 15. Lieut.-Genera! Nelson Miles suddenly ex pired while witnessing a circus perfor mance.
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  • WORLD SPORT.
    • 193 9 ENGLAND BEATS POLAND. [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, May 15. In the first round of the Davis Cup (singles) Britain vs. Poland, Gordon Lowe (Britain) defeated Szwede (Poland), 6 o, 6 o, 6 l and Wheatley (Britain) defeated Foerster (Poland) 6—l, 6—2, 6—l. Godfree and Kingsley beat Kuchar and
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    • 70 9 [Reuter's Service.] Louisville Kentucky. May 16. The Kentucky Derby over a mile and a quarter the blue riband of the American turf, was won by Flying Ebony ridden by the star jockey Sande. Captain Hal was second, and Son rf John third. The time fraa 1.27
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    • 47 9 [Reuter's Service.] Stockholm. May If The following are the winners of the European Amateu r Boxing C hampionI ships: Fly-weight, Pladner (France); Ban-tam-weight, Rule (Britaitn: Featherareight Andreha (Sweden); Light-weight, Johansson (Sweden): Welter-weight, Nielsen (Denmark); Middle-weight. Crawley Britain): Cruiser-weight. Petteisen DenI mark): Heavy-weight. PSfSSOn (Sweden).
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    • 31 9 [Reuter's Service.] Philadelphia, May I*.. Walter Hagen ann< unces tha: he will not go to Britain this summer to defend the I Championship, but will so next June.
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    • 66 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 16. In the Ladies' International Golf Championship at Troon, of nine a side, the final ..able is as follows: England, played 3. Won 3. lost 0; Scotland, 3 2, and 1; Ireland, 1 3, 1, and 2; Wales 3, 0. and 3.
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    • 64 9 Essex Defeat Sussex. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 15. At Brighton: Essex beat Sussex by two wickets. Sussex scored 202 and 88, anc Essex replied with 109 and 182 for eight wickets. Tate took rive for 48 and si. for 60. At Oxford: Oxford University defeatec Leicester by 102
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    • 17 9 [Reuter's Service.] Adelaide, May 16. England beat Australia by 4 goals to 1 _*_^^^^^**m
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  • 91 9 Calcutta, May 15. The forecast of the Indian Coal Committee's report states that the restriction ot j preferential waggon supplies, and the formation of a grading board is recommended. I Only the best coals should be expoited particular care being taken not to allow the overseas purchaser
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  • 82 9 Rio de Janeiro, May 15. Investigators have been sent to the United States to enquire into the sudden decrease in purchases of American coffee importers, resulting in the accumulation of immense stocks at Santos. The President of the state of Sao Paulo declares that Sao Paulo is
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  • 23 9 London. Msy 15. Sir George Lloyd, has accepted the offer of the High Commissionership of F^gypt in succession to Lord Allenby.
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  • 840 9 THE JUNE TROPHIES. Exciting Final Race. The last of the series of races for the June Trophies took place on Sunday in weather calculated to please the most jaded palate. The Ann was favourite with leading points but the Joy, Jean II and Polly were so close that the
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  • 126 9 Wood full Another Alec Banner man. Woodfull's success on the New Zealand wickets, closely corresponding with those in England, states an Exchange telegram from Melbourne, virtually assures his inclusion in the next Australian team. Accompanying the Victorian side to New Zealand, Woodfull played thirteen innings, in seven
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 179 9 I Race Week Dainties W?___si___^H FULLER'S STANDARD ASSORTMENT J 5 1 lb V/ 2 lbs 2 lbs 3 lbs S J Prices $l.vS5 $2.75 $3.50 $5.50 S FULLER'S BROOKLYN ASSORTMENT J i 2 lb Fancy Boxes. Price $5.25 J 5 FULLERS NEW YORK ASSORTMENT J i 1 lb Fancy Box.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 816 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 Singspore. MENTOR London, Rotterdam,
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    • 461 10 Ellerman BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND VREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF ATHENS due May 28 s.s. SUTTON HALL due June 27 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 t MARSEILLES,
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    • 633 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAI. STEAM NAVIGATION r LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. BOMBWAtIM For China and oapan. For Marseilles,' London lnd n{ Tonnage. Singapore. m MALWA
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  • 354 11 ROU MANIA'S DEBT TO AMERICA. Washington's Demand for Payment. Washington, Apr. 15. The United States is again putting pressure on Roumania to induce her to pay the money she owes this country. Roumania not only borrowed money from the United States during the war, but also money for relief purposes
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  • 216 11 A Factor in the Next War. "The pilotless aeioplane controlled by wireless which will be sent over towns and trenches to bombard them will be the greatest factor in the next war. Improvements in every type of machine have made such strides since the Armistice that it is
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  • 143 11 Heading Letters »>y Telepathy. Paris, April 9.— A man with a "sixth sense" which permits hint to know the contents of letters he has never seen is puzzling: medical men and the police. He Is Otto Kahn, a German, aged ~>o, who speaks French with a
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  • 144 11 Curious Claim for Damages. Morris Heyman and his wife, of Newark (New Jersey), have just filed a suit against an ice-cream company claiming £10,000 damages because the company caused them and their guests at their silver wedding anniversary to sin inadvertently. The com plaint states that
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  • 195 11 I The death of Mr. F. J. Jackson, of tho j Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., took place at the Peak Hospital, Hong kong, early on the morning of May f>th. Mr. Jackson had been with the Company for some time, and at
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  • 37 11 London, April 29. At Epsom, in the southern section of the qualifying competition of the Daily Mail £1,200 golf tournament, over 18 holes, G. Turner (Guildford) went round in 71, a course record.
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  • 58 11 Examining seeds of poppy, rice and other plants, G. J. Fowler and Miss R. K. Christie have found certain bacteria in them or attached to them. These bacteria seemto be always associated with the seeds,, and to be helpful in promoting the growth of seedlings, although they have been proven
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 361 11 BUSINESS CARDS^ |^Hhl "7 KKMIEK MANILA CIGAR. 1 383 "la Insular" cigars have <uv»'ptc<l brand in mairsions, an d hotels where highest quali. demanded. The following: have just arrived: T.Os $4.40 100s $8.40 Ml $2.40 2.")s $:..r>o T»os $2.70 „i (1 100s $2.90 i .insblt from i M \NJ(K)R SAHIB
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    • 906 11 SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB. The Committee having received notice under Rule 9 of th- Rules of the Club from 21 Members a Speciol General Meeting of the Busine S .:-To obtain the opinion of the Members on the subjoined By Law recently f amed by the Committee and posted on^ the
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    • 518 11 1 i^^r^ JtwKHßww. Mt&mGMM _________^^___^^^T___(^^^___^^^^_^^^^^^__(^^^____r^^____^^^^^__^^___^^S^^^^^BSS^^ *slS^^^fcK jf'''''''^^^. *OMBS j I !M How much Rubber will be exported from f) Ml British Malaya during June, 1925 U S %5k $1,000 SSL.' 1 i\ fi ANOTHER COMPETITION FOR SMOKERS OF ii "GOLDEN SPECIALS" CIGARETTES. I V.WAW.VWA Vl Wl v.v AW M\ Al
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  • 198 12 An aged Chinese was fatal'y injured on the Marudu on Saturday mcrning. The man was working cargo on the vessel when he was struck by a heavy pipe which was being swung on chain. The two French warships which are coming on to the Straits, La Marne and
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  • 128 12 Naval Lieutenant Dies. A gloom was cast over Hongkong naval circles on May sth by a tragedy on board H.M.S. Ambrose involving the death of Lieutenant Francis Tuke, Ist officer of Submarine LB. Beyond the fact that Lieutenant Tuke was found in his room on the
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  • 168 12 Governor General Wood to" Protest. Governor General Wood has stated, that he will oppose the sale of the five Shipping Board steamers, operated by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, to the Dollar Line. After compiling all protests from the different business and shipping concerns in the
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  • 102 12 Adelaide. April 12. The steamer City of Singapore, which was badly damaged by fire and explosion last April, left yesterday in tow of two rc.werful Dutch tugs for Rotterdam. Th.» distance is 13.000 miles and the tow, if successful, will, it is understood, be the longest
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  • 177 12 LINER THIEF'S £5,000 HAUL. A sssrafalf has been issued to Transatlantic travellers that the thieves who infest big liners during the tourist season have now begun a fresh campaign. Ore of their first victims this year is Mrs. Huntington Wilson, of New York, the wife of an American
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  • 140 12 The recent amalgamation of the two branches Artillery and Infantry naturally necessitate a uniform common to bot>. but the abolition of the scarlet tunic of the "Red" Marines will be much regretted, for that colour has been since Cromwell's days traditional of the British infantry. The Admiral's
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 516 12 m m Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA). r FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 toni) and MONTORO (5.000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Lt Luxe, single berth
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    • 176 12 S.S. "KEELUNG." Consignees holding Bills of Ladine: for cargo loaded per above steamer at Continental Ports are notified that they may obtain delivery of su.h cargo from s.s. "COBLENZ." rue Singapore on or about 18th May, against surrender of s.s. "KEELUNG" Bills of Lading to:— McALISTER COMPANY LIMITED. 15-5 16,
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    • 528 12 V^ GMthtMmtk tht hmm witk LOTOL MdtMrMy, mlllns^, A\ I \bur Cjreates. J help for Home Cleanliness j sbb j_r^___.^^^^'^ #7 >> Thorough (C l\ THE SPRAY THAT sTJAYS I I) -sss»_b^ALL VERMIN^_g_«Bi (f Vv ITX ir— RfljM IJ y our b<st h p "d- J]J KB- Pests and Vermin
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    • 190 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Incorporated in ILB I I Travel Made Easy Passages booked by all steamship lines Independent and Coiulucti <1 Tours Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit Remittances by Draft and Csbk Transfer. Foreign monies ezchsi Baggage and Accident Insurar.re (ffectst BOOKING OFFICE IOK F.M.S. Railways, Royal Statu
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 670 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi
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    • 30 12 C. Clarke, Miss D. Clarke, Miss A. Agg, Mr. N. M. Neatby, Mrs. H. W. Cowling and Master D. Cowling, Mr. and Mrs. A. HoodBegg, Mrs, Logan, Miss M, Miller.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 655 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. Undon, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden and P»oft Said. Andes Maru June 1,1 June 12 New Yrk via San Francisco, Panama Hague Maru from Kobe May 31 Dur!"' Capi Town, Rio, Santos, Mon|eo, Buenos Aires via Colombo, f Mexico Maru
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    • 429 13 AL MOmlmWL kWmSL- Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in
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    • 653 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD I BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS j SINGAPORE TO L3S ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.8.3.8. WEST PROSPECT In Port U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA June g U.S.S.B. WEST FARALON Juhr U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Au I and subsequent steamera approximately 80 days
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  • 954 14 New developments in radio transmission follow each other with such rapidity that it is difficult to keep pace with them. We are now able to converse across immense distances, we can obtain news of events in all parts of the world within a few minutes of their
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  • 58 14 A younp man and his wife, up from the country, went to a music-hall in London. Half way through the performance the fire proof curtain, on which was the word "Asbestos" in large letters, was lowered. "What does that word mean?" asked the wife pointing to it. "It'a
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 263 14 Scote/i TO/us/cy ij "TOP NOTCH"^ scotch of rare Havour J^jk^^^ti and always in Favour. >/^^3_^s_^&fc(Juarantccd yS V^^^JhW^ f___s j' V Pre-war Age jT iK^^^^-AMoS^^i '/T' /^ifl-V"^ and Qualit),. /M[s_^^_iwf^Kß^s» J Bl€Nl^ I.*-: k V**.** JtrVm __B__S___r*<_*__S«t* jl J *<> V" V i tt-. ___3a_i!-___- *st?£*fA f^y^ e.% the __g^&^J_y y
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    • 1004 14 _mti\ iff^^r^O^^te^ l"^" s T^ e as^' on Amon B certain sections of the i_______L_^ll_? \~U aWMMa Jt tn mar, y cases Jnere ?s considerable self-interesi f]___Brl_!<? J Kl__^s__W behind the sneer. In spite of this attempt to discredit Ulfffll l^#^l_y a^ Proprietary Medicines, thousands of people are LJL-iiJ~ i|^^_^^^^
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    • 35 14 A GOOD FAN IS ALWAYS WORTH PAYING FOR IN THIS COUNTRY. SPECIFY CROMPTONS THEY'RE GOOD FOR 20 Years. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT 13, BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. Uniteers" mMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMW r
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  • 211 15 LYALL AND EVATTVS REPORT. Tin— AAA* t. Singapore, May 16. uaeao. Down os 1991 ,-n Rubber.— 2s 7*7 Tl_, Ei lo tons 1 1 U|) %d LiK-a 1.00. KwEEZ ,ndra ff offer at 6.30, Jeram Lb-^L. Malaka Pmdas 2 2.05 Utin Sim" o'n an o d ff
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  • 169 15 Singapore, Mav lfi. As mentioned in our last report the signs of there being insufficient rubber to meet immediate requirements have become more marked than ever during the past week, and with all centres buying heavily. prices have risen rapidlv upwards and at the time of
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  • 185 15 Singapore, May lti. The Commodity Markets have had an agitated Week, but ch«se at bast with a fairly steady tone. The shortage o." rubSber on the spot, particularly in London, led to feverish buying and values advanced by leaps and bounds on very small business. Locally, the position
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  • 106 15 Montreal, Quebec. The growth of the newsprint industry has brought to Canada a subsidiary industry which is about to establish itself in Montreal. The new company is known as the Rubber Products Company of Canada, which has been organized to provide "Made in Canada" rubber covering for the rolls on
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  • 65 15 May 16. Bank 4 m... 2 1 5-16 Bank, demand j Private credits m.. •> .i m /A New York, dem»nd 5g.-. Credits _>0 *btjt 58 .v France, demand 1020 India. T. T. ,-.,7, Hontrkon^. demand 2^ p.c. DiYokohama, df-maml v ISS% Java, demand 140" Bangkok, demand 793^ Sovereign,
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  • 227 15 May 16. Tin lfi Tons Pepper White ac 0(J Popper Black |f 00 t-Kc I apioca r ->e Tl ft O. O) Pearl Bag, Small j- n 11-50 (opra Sundried 12 00 Opium, Ben-. rt.» unt. 4 0u Rice, Liang Hin Chan M_.k Blue Eagle (Old) n6O Rice, f.iang
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  • 39 15 Singapore, Mav IC, 11...0 a.m Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Snot and Mav 102 102 1 June MO lOOtt; July-Sept. SOU 00; Oct.-'Oec. 70 NO. London Quotation Sheet 2s. 7Vfcd. Market Steady but Quiet.
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  • 120 15 Saturday's Alterations Kinta Tin ($1 1.13 1.16 Mambau ($1) 1.12 1.15 Pahang Con. (5s 10s lis Renong Tin (t) 50s 3d 59s 3d Tronoh (£) 27.00 28.00 Telok Kruin 1.15 1.20 Bukit Timah ($10) 8.00 9.00 Bukit Jelutong 75 85 G.enealy 1.65 1.75 Indragiri ($5) 6.00 6.50
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  • 41 15 Surely the soundest policy is to take some of the surplus population of this country and to place them in the undeveloped parts of the Empire rather than retain them at home and demoralise them with the dole*. Sir Edward Lucas-.
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  • 624 15 ANNUAL GENERAL MEEIING. The annual general meeting oi the Changkat Serdang Estates, Limited, was held in the French Bank Buildings on Saturday. Mr. C. Everitt presided, and others present were: Messrs C. V. Bailey A. Especkman, Lee Guan Chin, and T. Marsh. In moving the adoption of
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  • 158 15 Ottawa, Ont. A report of the tobacco industry of Canada for 1923, issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, shows that there are 148 establishments engaged in the manufacture of tobacco products. Capital invested is given as $44,348,333; value of products $59,840,010; and cost of materials $1,7,951,478.
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  • 19 15  - Mr. Lloyd George The most formidable weapon in the war was not our heavy guns, but our sursum corda.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 453 15 Assets over $5,500,000. m mmmra _n_w^~ Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LffITTED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OF^CE>-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 the
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    • 493 15 I BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, 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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    • 534 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in 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. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head
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  • THE SPRING RACES.
    • 2810 16 But Successful Racing. Wet weather in the mornfng on Saturday was not a very hopeful augury for a successful afternoon at the Racecourse, but the rain cleared off soon enough to enable people to decide to risk more of it and attend. ln consequence there wai quite
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    • 346 16 The following are the handicaps for the second day. Ex-Griffin Horses, Class B. (5 Furlongs). Kelagold 10, Koh Dhulu 9.10, Orthez 9.7, Zara 9.7, Shantung 8.7, Whitestone B.\ Babz 8.0, Thelacorn 7.10, Tigablas 7.10. Pam 7.8. Griffin Ponies. (Scurry Course): Hummingway 9.7, Andromeda 9.0, Lockstitch 8.10, Spinifex 8.8,
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  • 14 16 1 MONDAY'S TIE. Championship. W. A. Balhetchet vs. G. de Souza.
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  • 122 16 Daughters of Pleasure and The Naked Man are titles of two six-reel pictures thc Alhambra is presenting to-night. The first is a William Beaudine drama featuring Marie Prevost and Monte Blue while the latter is a British production by the Hep worth Film Co. of London. The Naked Man
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  • 183 16 King's Birthday Parade 3rd June. (i) The King's Birthday parade will take place on the Padang on Wednesday morning, 3rd June (Public Holiday). The Commandant hopes that every member will make an effort to attend this parade. The parade offers one of the few occasions on which the Corps
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 334 16 MOUTRIE GRAND. The piano of truly distinctive quality. Distinctive in its richness of tone— distinctive, too, in grace tf line, in the satisfying beauty which is the product of nicety of finish hi every material detail. The highest grade instrument priced at a moderate figure. ■> S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD.
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