The Straits Times, 26 October 1921

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26,778 SINGAPORE. WEDNESrcY OCTOBER 26, 1921 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • 2514 2 How the German Ships Were Scuttled. Admiral von KeQtef, tn- l omiiian i QMUO Fleet th.it .va-ssunk in Soap* flow, bus published in l.'ip/.ig, undor the title >.f S.-.i| it How, Der Gr.it> der DMtachag HoLte iTlie QnM of the. (iorman Pleat), a compart in 1 if 1
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    • 449 2 i> v and it's 80 to see you getting strong again so quickly" What could be more jv.itifymg to a woman burdened I ,li health, ti: in to fed she is getting strong z^i-.r. whst a relief, after that depression and weakness, to experience a delicious feeling of rrnewed health,
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    • 400 2 -w- r, a. c i n -■>. k. B Voua* ihln nttad Jm m Coropl. xlon V Irrilatlou, »tc!. I'ml"""^^?; Is ml fnlll wotlm* M ,i r.fruEin, KgW of KllbkhH)UMch«nitn*aad Kk^Sl ■CTNAMa'soa j J t SjgJ »»»«♦»♦♦♦«♦♦«»«♦<♦«*<♦««»♦»«♦ DR CASSELL'S i TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nerve and Body Price
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    • 133 2 INTERNATIONAL MOTORS, LTD. 195-a. ORCHARD ROAfc. Phone 2617. Overhauls and repairs of every description to all makes of cars and trucks. Painting, upholstering, batteries charged. Separate lock-up garages. NEW CARS ON HIRE. Customers having cars repaired at our works can hire four seater cars at daily rates. SWINEHART jq^ TYRES
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  • 55 3 With the object of publishing a record of war slang especially for the benefit of future students of the war, the Secretary of the Imperial War Museum is inviting notes, with derivations if possible. It is naively stated that it is quite understood that many of the U?rms are not
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  • 64 3 A« the Prince will reach Ceylon in the hot weather, after four strenuous months in India, the special committee in Ceylon considers that he should be invited to perform as few public functions as possible which are likely to involve any strain or fatipue. Several sugß*stion» that had been made
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    • 273 3 "Safety" at a §gSu(W^ f Popular Price fe7o^|ck g Safety "^L^^ *«*>»•. The "7 o'clock." is wonderfully simple in its construction and use no loose parts, cleaned in an instant, and stropped without removal of the blade. It is used by many men who could afford a far more expensive
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    • 452 3 O 1882* 4X2J Tea You wouldn't cat a stale egg: Then why be content to drink stale tea? There's no need to. Insist on having Brooke Bond's "Red Label" tea in the vacuum tin. Perfectly preserved in its round »<• uomised container, this tea it -a gooi! as when it
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    • 853 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore invite tenders for Sundry Repaint, Cleaning. Colourwashing and Painting, etc., to the Victoria Memorial Hall. Specification nnd Tender Forms may be obtained at the Municipal Architect's Office during office hours. Tenders on the prescribed forms and enclosed in the envelopes
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    • 815 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE n Tenders will be raeaivad up to noon on Friday. November 4, IMI, nt the Resident Councillor's Office. Malacca, from persons desirous of contracting for supplies, etc, for the Government at Malacca, for a period of one year, commencing from January 1, 1922 (a) Cartage. (b) Firewood. (c)
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    • 764 4 STEAMER SAILINGS p. 0. 'British India Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated in England '> MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Lnder ContTMt with Hi* Majesty's Gownnjent, rk. Cmvi BAIL SBRVICK EAST OF BOMBAY are at praeaai .»»•>«•« [-ONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE •MM lA..XUON TO MARSEIIJJ* ANli LONUON 4iuiv
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    • 603 4 STEADIER SAILIHiS f z N.Y.K. European Line H»NUUN LINI Fortnightly service TOB MARSEILLES. LONDON AJMU ANTWERP, VIA POW» IYO MARU Nov. 2 ATSUTA MARU Nov. SHIDZUOKA MARU Nov 30 LIVERPOOL LINE Monthly Service mv MAKBEILLM AND LIVERPOOL VIA POUT* KAMAKURA MARU Dee. 13 HAMBURG LINE Monthly Service FOB LONDON, ANTWBBP.
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    • 375 4 STEAMER SAIUHSS THB OSAKA SHOSBN KAIBHA LTD. (laoirporate* U Japaa) Ne. 1. Da ■tree*. Pr.pss.a 1 Ballta* haw ""W" 1 (Subject to change without aotlaa) Far Part Ba»«. MMMMMb L«»*a«, Aatwarp, it.it.r««a eaa" Haahtra •rr •AMAZON MARU Not. 15 Nor. 16 ATLAS MARU Dee 11 D«- •Omit Marolll" NEW TOEK
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    • 421 4 STEAMER SAIUNIS DOLLAR LINE SINGAPORE TO NEW YORK VIA SUEZ Grace Dollar LOADING NOVEMBER 3. Through BIIU of I »«:nt I««ue4 «ro» SiDf»por. to th» Principal OMh of tka Unit** State. «n« >'»n»<« For forth«r Information a* to Ratal. at«.. apply tn THB ROBERT DOLLAR CO. No. 117-121. Markat Straat
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    • 624 5 STEAHER SAiLIHfiS KOMNKLUKE PAXETVAART MAATSCHAPPU 'BOIAL PACKCT *tATi6ATTON CO. OF BATA.VU) (IneorporaUd In Holland) {•laaaeae Na*. Passag* Dent. UL Fi.lght Dept. 12M, Marlm D*»t. aa4 Tnasalfnwal Ospt. IU7. Manager 1 Desk IMS. DNDII CONTKACT WITH THX NITHERLANDB INDI* GOVXENaOOfT C. G. DAENDfiLS October M, Muntok #nd l'ulcmbang. SINGKEP— Oti.iu.T If,
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    • 874 5 STEAMER SAILINGS AUSTRALIA BY BURNS PH.LP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) Singapore to Java Ports, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Brisbane and Sydney, vis Torres Straits, also -with transhipmm tc other Victorian, South Australian and Nortr Queensla'"* forts, British New Guines, New Britain, Tasmania and New Zealand Ports APPROXIMATE SAILINGS MONTORO, 4,057
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    • 758 5 SALES BY AUCTION IMPORTANT MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN AND COUNTRY raomraa To be offered at auction Messrs. FHANKELS LIMITED (By arrangement with Messrs. Waring and Roe at their new sale-rooms) At No. 14-1, Collyer Quay (opposite tho General Pout Office.) on Thuisday, Nnvrrber 3. 1921 at 3.3* p.m. I'ARTCL'LARS
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    • 432 5 SALES BY AUCTION MORTGAGEE'S SALE if a rubber plantation situate at Mulitka -•iniiah and K<l<nmk «n.i v pi.-cc of freem'.l lam! situate nt Bukit Cklna, Malacca. To be helj by Public Auction at <"ir >:ii.room No. 11, First <'ro.-s Street, Malacca. on Thursday. November .1, MM, at 12 noun. PJUtTX
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    • 530 6 CINEMAS A Welcome Announcement to Serial Lovers A SERIAL WITH NEW SENSATIONS HBRIITOFOKE UNKNOWN TO THE MOVINd PiCTURfI SCREEN One that will bold the Audience Spellbound and Enthralled will commence its run on SATURDAY, OCTOESJER 29 at THE Alhambra BEACH ROAD PRODUCED KYTHH FROHMAN AMUSEMENT CORPORATION It is a serial
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    • 196 6 ENTERTAINMENTS VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! The Warwick Comedy Co. "COMPROMISED" Uertrude F. Qodart as "MARJORY CJK.PBSE* Edjjar Warwick as "DICK BLAIR" TO-NIGHT AT THE NAHAR OPERA Beyrouth Theatre, opposite tbe Oaylang Volico Sution, Oaylaug Road. To-night To-night GULZARENEKY will i.: staged A.M.A., Proprittor T. A PESTANA, Manager SYED ALI, SUge
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    • 131 6 VICTORIA THEATRE. commf.mim; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 THE RUSSIAN LIGHT OPERA CO. will present Friday. Nov. 4 THE MERRY WIDOW Saturday, Nov. 5 THE COUNT OF LUXEMBOURG Monday. Nov. 7 THE MARRIAGE MARKET Tuesday, Nov. 8 THE MYSTERIES OF THE HAREM Wednesday, Nov. 9 EVA LABELLE Thursday. Nov. 10 HELEN Trices
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    • 180 6 En NEVER SAY DYE, SAT TINTEX Great Reduction FROM TO-DAY $0.30 At all Dispensaries Messrs. JOHN LITTLE CO., Ltd. Messrs. WMITEAWAY LAIDLAW, agents TINTEX NEVER SAY DYE, SAY 111 Here, in SingaporeBetter Work at Less Cost The ROYAL TYPEWRITER I is used by big banks, big* insurance companies— big business
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    • 42 6 SPECIAL LINES] IN ENVELOPES Window Envelopes 61x31 $10.00 per 1000. Commercial Manilla 6x3£ $6.00 per 1000. Lion Manilla (Tissued) 6x3i $7.00 per 1000. Crown Envelopes Suitable for Private Correspondence 5:1 *3i $9 per 1000. Rickard Ltd. PROMPT PRINTERS, 76, Cecil Street, Singapore.
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  • 206 7 FIXTURES Wei'neiulay, October 2«. Riga Water, 6.23 a.m., 5.44 p.m. Rent Board, 2.15 p.m. Colo, Balattler, 4.H0. Vpres Bali, Tanglin Barracks. (ompromiseil, Vie. Theutre, 9.15. Thurwlsy, October 27. High Water, IM a.m., 7.22 p.m. K. 1. homewsrd mail cloaca. Assurance Corporation Mtg., 1-a, Malacca Street, noon. Second
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 67 7 East Wharf Basin Nil. l^i>t Wharf Jcypore, Teesta. SSeern Wharf-Nil. N harr Poak Saac. l-mpire Hoik KcnJal Castle. Ursi Wharf Montoro. Jardinee Wharf—NlL Pul« Branl Coal Wharf—NU. Keppcl Harboar. Main Wharf- Utrecht, Artemis, Abella, ouasonn, Coal Wharf- Becenkr. VeaaeU la Dry Deck. 'la.ijc.ni: Pugar Albert Dock:
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    • 201 7 :.UU\ Jap., 1.520 tons, from Osak« \i: -lu. fo» Tjilajup 30-10. UAN V. MATT HIN, H7 tons, from Malacca ■I ilacca 'JC 10. CITY (IK ADELAIDE, Brit., 4,178 tons, from Calcutta 24-10, for China 26-10. DELI, Brit, 72G ton.-, from Labuan 26-10 unc. i-:i UYMAC HI'S. Brit.. 3,214
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  • 220 7 To-day Muar and Malacca 8 p.m. Malacca, Pert Snid nml New York 3 p.m. M.d»n ra. Japan 3 P-iu-I ort Bwatteohaa and l'enang 8 p.m. I I Sambu. Ananibu and Natunu Inlands 4 p.m- Sumbu, Bawean, Sourabaya, .Stugen, Kota Baroa, Hulik Papnn and SaBuuinda P«aThursday I'cnang »lombai
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  • 31 7 (Official Po«t Office Baport) 1 Singapore Arrrred Loodoa .-■■ptpmbrr 6 October 8 S.p't-mber 13 October 10 September 15 October 10 September 19 Octoker It) Stpwntbex !U October 22
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  • 8 7 New Yorl lias Knm dried and found wanting.
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  • 138 7 MCFANGI Sinsapoiv, October 2G. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 5/32 Demand 2/3 20/32 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 7/lti On Now York Demand •*•'>'* Private 90 days 48 On France Bank GO5 On India, Bank T. T. IRC On Hongkong, Bank d/d 19 p.c. pm. On
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  • 53 7 Tone of Market Sternly. Singapore Standard Psle Crepe Closing Prices Bayers Seller* i Spot Nov.-Doc. Jan. -March April-June Spot Nov.-Dw. Jan. -March April -JuruSingapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Priori Bayer* Sellen :t2 M 33K :)4 l 26% •'.<;'; tttt :iT'.L- DAILY PRICKS CURRENT.
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  • 136 7 IM Val. Pd. Bnyw. BtUm. £1 £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 2.15.0 3.5.0 10 10 Central Engines 15.00 IC.OO 10 10 Central Motors 3.00 3.50 £1 £1 E. Smelting Co. 6.00 6.30 6/- 5/- Electric T'ways 2/« 10 10 Fraser Ncave 27.00 28.00 50 50 W. Hammer Co. 70 80
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  • 367 7 Fnatr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'a Quotations. Latest available Sterling Quotations are printed <m aaother page aa Friday. To-day's Price*. Kraaer Co. Allenby ($1) 0.10 0.20 Alor Gajah <J1) 0.90 1.00 A. Hitam ($6) 7.00 8.00 Am. Malay (.$2) 1.00 1.25 A. Kubing (slt i.jv A Moltk
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 750 7 LATEST ADVERTISExMENTS I BOLTER'S for Hair\ nuts, Walnut* and soft shell almonds. BUSINBBB MAN hat $1,800 to invest together With bin services. T»l, Straits Times. WANTED, small furnished flat In town, tor two bucholers. Kull particulars to 7911, Straits Times. FURNISHED ROOM TO LET, with bathroom attached, (paying guest), close
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    • 242 7 CARBIDE (ELEPHANT BRAND) 100 Iba |>a* dram, "ITO" ACETIC ACID 99 PER CENT M-l Oa par Jat COTTON DUCKS AND COLUuKIPAINTS, GLAS C PAPER AND EMERY CLOTH. REFINED CAMPHOR T. NAGAI ANO COMPANY. Mijth Street, or Phone I Hi. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS THROUGH COMMUNICATION WITH KELANTAN. Commencing November 1,
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    • 112 7 LATERITE FOR SALE 60 acres of boat UtorlU at Ttb mil* Re (ortnatory Ruad, on the mala road, estimated to produce 1 million carts of latorita, at present on aale by other people. Price 2( per cent, cheaper than other people. Prlct 1 terms, (1). Buyer must pay all expanses
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    • 91 7 IIREuT IYRES T Colonial Motor Co. 189, Orchard Road, Singapore Tel. 960. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD (Incorporated in Hongkong). Portland Ccmen: IH CASKS 37S LBS. NETT Telegraphic Address C. M. ALPORT, GREENLAND, SINGAPORE. Agcnf Telephone No. 2731. So-1, Boat Quay, Singapore. AI.SO AGENTS FOB THE HONGKONG ROPE MAMJFACTUKIN; COMPANY,
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  • 61 8 >':s. Chin Geok Kum and her sons, Messrs. Chun Kirn Chwec, Chan Cheng Chuun and Chun Chen? Swee and family beg to thank their relatives and friends, who kindly attended the funeral of the lute Mr. Chan <.-..k Kum, .-ii Saturday, October 22,, 1021, and also those who sent
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  • 1105 8 The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 EX-KING KARL. Ex-King Karl of Austria and Hungary was fiivcn safe asylum in Switzerland on a promise that he would be of good conduct and not BM the country as a base for intrigue. After his escapade some months ago he repeated his promises
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  • 42 8 A correspondent draws attention to the number of cattle that stray on Upper Serangoon Road, much to the danger of vehicular traffic on that thoroughfare. He adds Surely we have enough Accidents *<n our roads without tempting Providence for more to occur."
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  • 54 8 The Children's Day service of Middle Read Church will be held in the A.C.S. Chapel Hall next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. A fine programme has been arranged and Bishop G. H. Bickley will deliver a short address. A collection will be taken in aid of the Jean Hamilton Training
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  • 61 8 The prograpime to be played by Raffles Hotel orchestra to-day, at 9.46 p.m., under the direction of Mr. F. A. Cookr, is as follows Overture, Pique Dame, Suppt Hungarian dance, No. 5, Brahms songs (arr. for orchestra), You're in L&ve, Friml, Canterbury Bells, Royce fan- taisie, Aida, Verdi intermezzo, Baby's
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  • 18 8 The 8.1. packet Thongwa is expected to reach Penang at 6 a.m. to-morrow, with malls from India only.
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  • 19 8 The »UIT of the Agricultural Department Kuala Lumpur, is giving a farewell dinner to Mr. Holman Hunt this evening.
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  • 18 8 The management of Raffles Hotel announce that no further bookings for dinner can be accepted for Saturday next.
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  • 22 8 The outward French packet Amazone, with mails from the Continent, is expected to reach Singapore at daylight or, Saturday, the 20th instant.
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  • 29 8 At a sale of land in Ampang Road, near the junction with Treacher Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday last the record price of over $10,000 per acre was fetched.
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  • 28 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires: Mr. E. S. Hose, acting Resident of Selangor, is leaving here this week to take up the position, of Resident of NegTi Sembilan.
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  • 26 8 The Shanghai Telephone Company has jnahimously resolved to increase its capital to two million taels necessitating the creation of 25,000 new shares of fiftj taels each.
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  • 28 8 A cable received by Alden's Successors (Eastern), Ltd., from their head office states London market steady lOd. Stocks 69,074 tons, a reduction on last week of 819 tons.
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  • 29 8 The Chief Judicial Commissioner hasspecially fixed the hearing of the Chartered Bank alleged fraud case to take plac in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court on Monday, the 31st instfint.
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  • 25 8 The dissolution of the partnership boween Messrs. Donald Macdonald and Robert Hunter, consulting engineers and surveyors of Hongkong, is announced. Mr. Donald Macdonald has retired.
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  • 40 8 America is to see the dances of Burma ■nd hear some of the songs which have lelighted Burmans for years past. A Burmese opera company has been organ 3ed at Rangoon and was to sail fui \merica via Singapore yesterday.
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  • 41 8 Tha Paris Matin reports that an inluential miller (who is being assisted by 3ritish capital) is forming a combine >f the principal French flour mills with >thers which hi owns abroad, in order to Sgbt foreign competition in the French markets.
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  • 53 8 In the main rice producing districts of ..(.wcr Burma there is a large increase in 'he area under rice in Upper Burma the irea under rice is normal, and a much :arger proportion than usual is at present -garded as likely to mature. Crop prosjects, over the Province in, general,
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  • 49 8 The Rt. Hon. Sir West Ridgeway, J.C.8., G.C.M.G., X.C.5.1., President of he 8.N.8. Chartered Company, intends isiting the territory early next year, i'he President will be accompanied by Mr. W. P. Flynn who is interested in and icts as Secretary for a number of companies owning estates in Borneo.
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  • 56 8 With deep regret we record the death of Mr. E. S. Coates which occurred at Sungei Batang on the 14th inst Mr. Coates joined the Borneo Survey Department in November, 191'J, but, at the time f his death, was seconded for duty with :he Development Department and was engaged on
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  • 66 8 "That for the present an autocsatic Government is preferable to a democratic Government for Eastern people will be the subject for discussion at to-nighf' meeting of the V.M.C.A. Littrary Society. The speakers are for the affirmative Messrs. A. V. Davies and L*e I Jin, a.vi tor the negative Messrs. Ong
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  • 77 8 Manila papers report that the office of Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son at Manila is to be closed on December 1. It is understood that the Government support which, the Philippine Government has been giving Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son, as an inducement to maintain an office in Manila, has
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  • 66 8 By kind permission of !,t.-Col. R. W. Morgan, C.M.G., D.5.0., and officers, the band of the Ist Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment will play the following programme in the Botanic Gardens on Friday, commencing at 5.15 p.m. March, Oo La-La Wee-Wee, Douglas selection, Tha. Gipsy Princess, Kalman valse, Sybil, Jacobi overture,
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  • 98 8 An Ipoh correspondent informs us that as a result of representations, the F.M.S. Postal Department has agreed to return direct to the senders, undelivered correspondence which bears on the outside the name and address of the sender. This is a considerable improvement on the present prictice which is for letters
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  • 105 8 This morning Mr. M. J. Upcott appeared before Mr. B. Nunn, District Judge and Senior Mapistrato. in connection with th<' charge preferred by Mt. S. C. de *Souza, Boarding Officer, on behalf of the Chinese Protectorate against Captain Wise of the steamer China, with 320 Chinese immigrants from Hongkong, for
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  • 427 8 Mrs. T. C. Hume, of Nordanal Estate, in returning to Singapore on the P. and O. steamer Somali. It is understood that Mr. E. E. Smith, general manager, Malacca Rubber Plantations,, is leaving this week on a visit to Australia. The forthcoming marriage is announced of Mr.
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  • 99 8 About a fortnight ago Mr. F. C. Kljno, acting Chief Clerk of the General Post Office, at Singapore, and Mr. A. de Fontaine, a clerk in the special class of the ■same department, wer? arrested by Detective Insp. Phear en a warrant in respect to illegal
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  • 104 8 Our Penang correspondent wiring yesterday says that the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has advised His Majesty to allow the appeal of Khan Sim Tek and others from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, when Justices
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  • 110 8 Ai the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday special vo'es being submitted include $100,000 for expenses in connection with the visit of the Prince of Wales $21,511 expenses relating to tht- acquisition of additional land ut I'aUni Road, Penanjr. for the erection of n«w Sikh Barracks $125,000
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  • 171 8 Too few victims of tropical disease take advantage of the exceptional facilities offered by the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and London S:hool of Tropical Medicine situated in Endsleigh Garden Huston Road, London,- N.W.I. This hospital is especially equipped for the treatment of medical and surgical cases from the
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    • 121 8 wSßimk&t*^ THE R5l "Three Castles" tPPiI Cigarettes There's no sweeter Tobacco comes from Virginia and no better brand than (he "Three Caslles" THACKERAY THE VIRGINIANS OUR MEW SEASON'S CATALOGUE IS NOW READY Containing particulars of the latest and most up to-date goods stocked in our twelve departIIK.US. If you have
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    • 127 8 ALHAMBRA Reach Bm4. P!h JUST A WIFE Pla. Topical Budget M. Prince Comedy and Marry Pollard Comedy Pts. EVERYBODY'S GIRL S Pts. \nn .nhrr Interesting Cancdj. MARLBOROUGH Beach Road THE CLU rCH OP CRCU MSTANC* 5 Parts Featuring Corinna Giifiith tin' BWw iMRKDEVIL JACE Episodes 12, 13 and 14 featuring
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  • 166 9 lete Collapse of Karl's Attempt. Redteb's Sebvicb. London, October 24. i Kurl'* troops have been pracicircled. They got panic stricken *were capture<l. Karl, with hi« ■d, hastily entrained and fled to The Hungarian Government has d that there is no further likemilitary action being taken by lent the
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  • 117 9 Reutf.r's Service. I. >ndon, October 24. Curzin received the Chinese Minth:' roriign Office this afternoon. London, October 24. Hoaae of Conunoaa, replying to •on Murray. Mr. Wood stated that :rnor of Hongkong had been asked t on the desirability or otherwise inting a commission of enquiry s
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  • 61 9 Reuteb's Sebvice. London, October 24. Is The Polish Legation statescording to a telegram from Hi Minn idf defence forces were g to ente* Urn Western part of the I region ir Upper Silesia. They Polish villages across the Oder. etachments have engaged the self Of which one was
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  • 64 9 Relter's Service. London, October 24. H< use of Common: replying to CJ. A. Orm.-by-Gore, Mr. Ilarmsated that the only reply Governi received from tin- United States ard to the draft of A and U manis the note of September stating ed Stater- view. The Government BBgßgfd in
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  • 30 9 London, October 24. Twj railway vans hay arrived erlin laden with 1 ,'J00,000,000 'orth of securities as reparations The French banks have taken in of the .securities.
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  • 26 9 Reutkk's Sebvicb. London, October 24. ;o Th? Railroad Labour Board :s that there i.; great reason toi t the thtvatcnc.l railway strike ivertod.
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  • 148 9 Statement in Parliament Beutxb's Sebvicb. London, October 24. In the House of Commons, Sir J. Davi»on drew attention to De Yalera's telegram to the Pope and asked whether the Government under these circumstances intended to proceed wi.h the conference. Mr. Llo>d George replied "I have read the
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  • 82 9 Reuteb's Service. London, October 24. 1 1 Great steelworks have bern established at' Bihar, (Man, capable of producing three- (|u:utus of a million tons of pig-iron, and half a million tons of steel annually. It is j believed that India is capable of produc- 1 ing the
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  • 61 9 REUTEB'S SIRVICB. London, October 24. In the Houso of Commons, at question time, Mr. Lloyd Georjre stated that the Government wa 1 taking; v:ry effective ateaa in Great Britain and the East to effect the stoppage of Soviet propaganda' in the East. They had communicated with the Soviet
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  • 57 9 Bectxb's Sebvicb. I London, October 24. j San Francisco The American steamer Alameua is on the rocks near Seward, Alaska. The passengers were saved, but^ the vessel and cargo may become a total loss. London, October 24. I Gopaulpore The steamer Coconada has been floated without assistance.
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  • 50 9 Reutkb's Sebvice. London October 24. Chalons-sur-Marne The American unknown soldier was chosen in the town hall by an American sergeant placing a bunch of roses on one of four caskets containing i the bodies of unidentified American soldiers i exhumed from the American military cemeteries in France.
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  • 42 9 Bectib's Service. London, October 24. In the House of Commons, Colonel W-edgwood asked Is there any proposal to federate in any way the Governments cf Mauritius, Ceylon and any other Colony Mr. Wood replied No such proposal i« contemplated.
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  • 25 9 Reuteb's Sebvice. London, October 25. Washington Escorted by cavalry. Admiral Viscount Beatty visited President Harding, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Weeks and Mr. Denby separately.
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  • 36 9 REUTEB'S SEBVWB. London, October 24. Rotterdam Six of the crew of the* life- .boat were drowned. [The lifeboat capsized while going to the .rescue of a lighter which had run aground Jon the rocks.]
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  • 2297 9 Successful Start of Autumn Meeting The autumn mooting of the Singapore Sporting Club had a promising start yesterday. After the rain of the morning I the weather cleared up to pave the way for a beautiful afternoon, and the large crowd of race followers could enjoy the sport
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  • 138 9 Great Tnlling off in Indian Immigration. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, October 25. The Indian immigration, figures for the first nine months of 1921, shew that therewere only 13,000 arrivals against 20,000 departures, compared with .">0,900 arrivals and 25,000 departures during the «ame period of 1920. The figures
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  • 121 9 Aneta Service. WelU'vreden, October 25. The directors of the Royal Packet Company have decided to remove all wirelcs.ins'.allations from X.P.M. ships, except ships running en the Bu'avia-Au- trali.i service and the Hongkong-Singapore service also all fans will be removed from ships except ships on the Australian service and
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  • 29 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, October 26. Lord Xorthcliffe arrived from Australia yestvrday evening. He is visiting Canton, ar.j will sail for Japan direct to-morrow.
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  • 321 9 The Utusan .Malawi Sued For Libel. Yesterday in the Supreme Court, before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, there came on for hearing a -libel matter in which Raja Shariman and Che Tak, assistant Commissioners of Police in the F.M.S. Service, sued Messrs. C. A. Kibeiro and
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  • 2058 9 Reasons Why Parliament Should Meet. By Our Special Correspondent. London, September 30. Everybody who knows nothing about th« political situation is confident th*t wht-n Parliament re -assembles on October 18, it will be for formal bualneas only to congratulate hard-worked Ministers on their evident enjoyment of a w<-11-earned
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  • 488 10 First Annual Report of Board Of Directors. The directors cf Craifrielea Plantations, Limited in their report and Statement ofi aciounts for the period ended June 30,1 1921, state there is a loss on revenue account of $!>B,Xr>7.-|:;. The area of estate is as follows Kim Kee division.— Total
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  • 144 10 The staff of the M.R.P., LimtiTTJ. met M Tuesday at the office of the company to bid farewell to their genera! BUHMger, M E. E. Smith, and Ka Smith, on Mm evt of their departure for Australia by th; Montoro. Mr.
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  • 120 10 According to the official arrangements I H.R.H. the Prince of Wales was to leave on his tour to-day, when H.M.S. Renown was to leave Portsmouth Harbour for the 1 wrst stag* of the tour to Gibraltar. The official programme is incomplete in regard I to various visits
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  • 99 10 At the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission on Friday, Mr. Onj; Boon Tat will ask In the early pint of 1«J20 the Commissioners bought a certain portion if land ofl" Jalan Besur and beyond Syed Alwi Road for the purpose of providing a recreation Ijroui.'l for
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  • Sporting News and Notes
    • 149 10 Yesterday's play in the S.R.C. tennis tournament resulted bs follows A Singles. C. W. Gomos owe 4 beat B. G. Stack owe IY2. 7 ■>, II Bftaglta. L. Gammell owe beat F. C. de Souza owe 16, (5 —4. 8 B. 10-DAVS TIES. IKiubie Handicap. C. Rappa
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    • 89 10 The Garrison GoM <"luh announces that lit of the tir.- round in the Andrew Currie Cvp Ladies' Qoif Championship, 11*21. on October J4 was H C'onnell beat Mrs. Morgan, w.o. Mrs. B. Clarke beat Mrs. Wilson, j beat Visa Cuyienbnrg. 1 rahani Brown hent Airs. Demuth. i Mrs. Swindell.
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    • 45 10 The finals of the Inter-Club S|X>r's will be h?ld c! the S. ground on PHAqr, beginning at BJW p.m. X;<ny competitors are already in training a;,ain and the fact that Nov. 11th is A v should ensure a successful and well attended meeting.
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    • 183 10 T'rp annual lonp distance race from ihe club Pier is the Swimming Chib Sztare fur Sunday n.xt. The race will start .-nor. aftc-i- the arrival of the tin o'clock launch. The f f irm IbMsHM Fighl. ctesjrbir.ji the Lewiscontei for the European nd British middleweight championships, of L' c
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  • 64 10 Macphail and C'o.'s Daily Report. sin Enpore, Oet ibac ->>. K'nii; iv p.c. prcm. months gol Market— boll. all enquiry. i 1.--':-''-., Souths 'id-;:, cents, Nawng Pets Psnana 40-46 cents, Padanirj I cents, (.it; Piahs l.ifO-1.25, Linguia M Ulu Vaiiis 21s. to 2.">5., ltatruls 16s. to 16
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  • 45 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 20. Tlv bearing of the action taken by IfT. hrn against Mr. V. D. Parsons tar alleged defoliation of character and li.. 1 recovery ot 12,600 danktyea was concluded >> when the Chi-.f Judicial Commiuioni judgnent.
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  • 79 10 A pretty wedding took' place at theChurch of St. Joseph on Saturday, when Xlv. Joseph William ahce:n, torn of the well-krvj\yn ush'.r of the District and Senior Maßistrate's Courts, and Mrs. jßkcem, waa mail Will to Miss Catherine •Cecil Perera, daughter of Mr. A. Perera, of Bingnper*. Attef
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 928 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— lt will, no doubt, be still in the lecollcction of some of the senior Singapercaaa how, during 191::. I approached tb« Government of the Straits Settlements a* we II as the G.O.C. regarding a proposal to raise in Singapore a
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  • 88 10 The marriage was solemnised on October 22 at St. Andrew's Cathedral of Miss Sylvia Ada Paula Stafford, daughter of Mrs. Stafford and the late Mr. G. M. Stafford, one time Resident Engineer of Pahar..;:, to Mr. Alfred George Brattoit, of Messrs. (iuthrie and Co., Singapore. The
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  • 1284 10 From a Correspondent. October IC. I hear that the object of Prince Pura-' chatra's visit, to which I referred ir a former letter, was to discuss with the K-Jf.S. officials the various arrangements which become necesasry on the passing of the new Railway law in Siam. It is
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  • 274 10 The Plmj with «iu> P. I Pbutcr. to a play I 1 is mention 1!. When I the opp. us whi art of the world aBmpire I to reconimend it. Prom the point of morality, however, #c have ti that the home pap. is' Maugham.-, latest sums
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  • 109 10 Messi's. l"ia -el- and Co. renorl date, -"'tli wist. The volume of bui local share market has sh.v. merit throughout the cases pri dominating. It \i however, tlial the w< the presM iv time a fa tjTity tot Robbers.— The price or is a little easier at
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  • 49 10 SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAY BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION. Orders for I, Man! at Hcaii j 1, Thnr Volunteer Clah, 5.30 p.m. Friday, Efcth. Ai isl Mectmg a quarter.-,. .">.!"> p.m. Saturday, 299 th. BpOKi linals, Institution Groundi 8 pjn. ;rrli Parade Andrew's Cathedral qoacters, 4.:t0 p.m. nhflrp.. Full I without staves.
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  • 21 10 The valuable tropl Cup, raced for yes! presented h\ La.lj J. B. I>av;'i, v B. P. ile Si'.va, the Str.-i t.
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  • 959 11 Churchill Laments Apathy Of Parliament. ilr. Winston Churchill, the Colonial reUry, who wa* the principal gueet the Gold C«ast Civil Service Dinner bs nrst dinner on September 27, said L among many of our Colonies the I Coast was capable of holding a posif of almost
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  • 211 11 Satisfactory Results In South wark. The use of rubber for road surfaces, which is frequently advocated, haa been the subject of several experiments in Southwerk, and so far as they have pone the results have been satisfactory. Mr. Arthur Harrison, the borough engineer, under whose supervision the experiments
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  • 212 11 Passing Through Worst of The Crisis." Mr. V. R. Wickwar, presiding on September 22 at the meeting' of the Ban ten? (Selangor) Rubber Estates, Limited, said that he had no desire to pose as a prophet, but, as a personal expression of his opinion, he really thought that
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  • 46 11 Sir Robert Nicoll announced in the British Weekly that the Westminster Gazette would be transformed into a morning paper resembling The Times priced at twopence and with Mr. J A Spender as political director. Th« transformation would, he stated, be backed by the most influential support.
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  • 561 11 Recent Visit of Sir Laurence Guillemard. The Financier of September 2C contains the following interesting contribution The Governor of the Straits Settlements (Sir Laurence Guillemard, X.C.8.), in his capacity of High Commissioner to the State, recently visited Brunei and invested the- Sultan with the Insijraia of Honorary
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 258 11 llcar the Latest ™ft l|i""^Afc^ Mastert fliW^^iL? Becords in tfiif W^j(\( If comfort MyrJl^/ s> s.jyfouiric A|3p Raffles Place, nfflp^^l j SINGAPORE. A Powerful and Economical Disinfectant "SACOL" UNIVERSAL BRAND OBTAINABLE IN DRUMS OF I OALLONS SOLE AQENTS William Jacks Co. SINGAPORE RAWLPLUGS *WH hold half-.i-ton in brick. JJo damage
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    • 204 11 RAFFLES HOTEL. ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUTUMN RACE WEEK WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28.- ORCHESTRAL CONCIRT, 8 49 p.m. by Raffle* OrchMtm. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27.- Spec. >l Tiffin and Spaolal D.nn.n. Ouast Might and Danein*. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28. -Tea Dane, sto 7 p.m. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1921. GRAND PIERROT AND PIERRETTE COSTUME BALL DANCING
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 464 12 KIAM KIAT COMPANY Have just received a complete range of SHIPCHANDLERY STORES. UNRIVALLED QUALITY DATE PRICE GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION Tenders will bo received up to noon en Friday, November 4, 1921, at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, the Resident Councillor 1 Office, Penan*, and the Resident Councillor's Office, Malacca, from person"
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    • 740 12 Straits Settlements Loan, 1921 ISSUE OF $20,000,000 LOAN beariag tatereat t ron the date of purchase at 7 per Mat ptz iuu MT»W« yearly oa Ma y 1 «nd November 1. «MMiim»tm REPAYABLE AT PAR ON MAY 1, 1926 FREE OF INCOME TAX AND OTHER DUTIES PRICE OF ISSUE 100
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    • 135 12 UKeZMjost '[Fascinating Girt /or a JCady of Quality is A COMPLETE SET OF THE ZM.ORNY FINS TOILST i PRODUCTS^ fro grant with 4 MORNY' PARIS ®HAMINADE T^erfume Toil el Water Batli Salts (Gystals Complexion Pov/der, Solid Face Powder, Bath Dusting Powder, TalcuinPowdei-, Toilet Soap, i Bath Soap de Luxe, Tooth
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  • 701 13 Special Features of the Koyal Tour. The programme of the Prince of Wales's tour in India is now taking shape, though all the details that give it its almndunt variety will not be finally settled until WO or three weeks before his Hoyal HighMM embaiks in
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  • 169 13 Eagagtag Attention of Whole Cabinet. Nairobi correapoadant of the Times tblei rhe strictest secrecy lag maintained <n official quarters he Indian question. it is nnbe doubtful whether ;i dofinite pronouncoment will be made locally Dg instructions froaa London. As the iratter has attained a arida Imperial
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 349 13 WHITEAWAY'S The Man's Store &g&%Egj0Zmw Have you tried OIK M%?*5B9 If not. can we induce you *?uF%$Zir5& to do so Our prices are fiS^ A^cZSSS? ;iil Garmenta made by us n\ls to ir vt' i-omplete satis- jy] I \OiBL THREE SPECIAL OFFERS. fT/i^S White Lounge Suits 18.71 per suit Tkw)
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    • 17 13 A cynic is a man who picks at the mortar between the bricks other men have laid.
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    • 210 13 MASSAGE I Mr Mrs. FUJIMORI, ¥k 4 Hfl 4\ JAPANESE BONE-SETTER, |k Mil IJr #A V No. 19. Dhobv r.haut, SINGAPOKK l^k I¥ B k VM JAPANESE MASSAGE No. 87, WATERLOO STREET f-fl I id th* centra of Bra» Basah Road .i.< 1 j; M Middle Road, .Sin K apor«
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    • 131 13 Electric Lighting FROM THE Municipal Electricity Supply is now within reach of many who hitherto have been forced to use oil-lamps or gas AT TANGUN ANQ SURROUNDING AREAS. Quotations for h u-e wiring installations i.nd for elcctrica' Utttosr* 4 C c -ones on application. LNITED KNGINfiEKS, LIMITED laeotymuj 1 StrmiU
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1318 14 SALES BY AUCTION IMPORTANT MORTGAGEE SALE The u-dersicned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction at their Sale room, Raffles, Chambers. Raffles Plnce. Singnpore, On Monda*, October 31, 1921, at 2.30 p.m. The following Valuable Codown All that piere of freehold land and the spacious Godown with river frontage,
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    • 602 14 Assets over $4,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $17.0t0,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE J2, Old Jewry. E.C. The Company has 120,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 426 14 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated in Hongkong). Paid-up Capital $15,0«0,080 Reserve Funds Sterling 2,500,00 a ■hwl $21,600.M0 Reserve Liability of Proprietors (15,060,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS G. T. M. Edkins. Esq., Chairman G. M. Dodwell, Esq., Deputy Chairman D. G. M. Bernard, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr A. S.
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    • 450 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED (Incorporated hv Special Imperial Charter in Japan.) Capital Subscribed Y60,00(i.0n0 Capital Paid-up Y40.00n.000 Reserve Funds Y11.080,000 President K. Nakagawa, Esq. Vice- President S. Mori, Esq. DIRECTORS T. Hisamdne, Esq. G. Kawasaki, Esq. K. Morinage, Esq. M. Esski. Esq. T. Ikeda. Esq. Denkiehl Takita, Esq.
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    • 429 14 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO, LTD. (locorporated in England) Motor. Aweta exceed («a.aaa,a»« W. A. SilsS Manager and Undorwrttot. taiitrn Branch. Siugapora THE MANUFACTURES!! LIFE INS. CO. (Incorporated IB Canada) Ail Us latest plans of Lita, Eadowaia** aad Annuity policies issued. Assets M.000.00t QUTBRIE A CO, LTD.— tionoral A«*a» Slngapor*.
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  • 535 15 Important Point for Bank And Shipping Firms. An interesting case was heard on October S in the Italian Consular Court at Shanghai when the Banque Beige pour l'Etranger claimed from the Lloyd Triestino payment of approximately Tls. 12,000, being the value of goods delivered erroneously by
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  • 391 15 Mining Syndicate with a Court Sequel. One of the most remarkable narrative* ever heasd in the court was promised by Mr. H. D. Roome on behalf of the Public Prosecutor at Marl-borough-street on September 15, when a director was alleged to have lived in a most
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  • 124 15 Alma Gluck, the famous opera star, who has sailed from America for Europe, declares that while abroad she will spend most of the time sleeping. Her program-, me, as she announced it, follows —A! week in bed in the ship going over a week of slumber in London
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 256 15 To Ford, Chevrolet and other Cars Owners DUNLOP 30 x 34 Covers can be obtained from all Garages and Dealers At $37 each THE BEST TYRE ON THE MARKET THE OUNLOP RUBBER CO. (Z) Lift i Incorporated in Japan.) (Dunlop House, Robinson Road.) MARINE MOTORS SMOOTH, FAST, ECONOMICAL Wr can
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    • 332 15 "LIBERTY" JR 4\ \VV mur MOTO R a *-i T7 vrr^'V *M 'V X ±>r IXIII |»4. Wloch f f r Ho.,e.| jt\ \JT XL iN %*J I XL CJOTY France's Finest and Unrivalled Production in Perfumery. E. C. Monod Co., Successors in Singapore to DUPIRE BROTHERS SOLE AOENTS FOR
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    • 376 16 f UAN KIAT ft CO. LTI. »6, I'hiiliu Street. SINGAPORE CRUCIBLES I I' CRUi BLES I I CRUCIBLES I Kr..m Nob. 20 to 100. Manufactured by: 1 ■OfKIAN CRUCIBLE CO. London. < To be had at above addreo*. WON I IF.RFUI HS&v CKOOKES* '^5?."%CLASS There has been no greater contribution
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    • 466 16 TAY GUAN KIAT M, PHILLIP STREET Paoa* No*. Ilia rhe aaeceaurfal eoatnetor for asppV FIREWOOD AND BASKETS AND BROOMS. ETC to the Singapore Municipality 4mrtmg the year nil. GLOBE BOILER FLUID. For clearing and preferring ateam boUer* *f all types. U.ed by all faetorie.. .teamer*. Me. and found good. The
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    • 888 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS^ Ta* PBJEPAII) charge* far Waata, Fa* trpe (average «li wnrd* to lime) ara I— Per Aw Irs «4 cts., four to*. 81 ct*., five i.-. $i..'-5. fifteen ins. 11.72, eighteen i. it limiioiini charge $1.00 AdT*rti*em> tpaeiflAd an pnhlUt < unf.. tountern rti i-.:~» it ami' a oox
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    • 962 16 Sal*. T*> Lai. «tc, la •rtfluo clmmm lin* on* Insertion 28 ct*., tvo in* i% i inn 11.00, tli im. lI. IK Un tin 11.40. i > in>. 11*7. 20 in*. 11.99. 2« in« (1 month > iriti of which tta» u'imtM>i nf in*»r~. i LAND AND HOUSES TO I.XT,
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    • 472 16 ALAMO ELECTRICITY ICTUAL CAPACITY OK GENEKATOK. 50 Twenty Watt Lamps KUEL CONSUMPTION. 2 Pints per Kilowatt- hour IMHCE COMPLETE. $1,750 Ask to see a Demonstrator at your own Hon. G. B. TAYE. Sole Distributor SEASON 1922 The following have in*t arriNed Annuals 1922 Rough Diaries tor 1922 Pocket Diaries for
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    • 327 16 Bellanger The King of French Cars WITH SILVER RADIATOR AND THE GOLDEN SILENCE. Just Arrived Book Earlj First t».. Demonstration cars are to be sold at Special Price*. The BELLANGER is a car of efficiency. economy and comfort. No doubt it ie luxurious and the price is within the reach
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 303 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorial and General sg Manaeer's Office n]7 Job Printins Office 1244 All communications relating to editorial matter* and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communication* relating to business matter*— advertisements, subscriptions accounts, printing etc.. should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Wants, For
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