The Straits Times, 24 January 1922

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 2fi,852 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1922 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 140 1 j'H 2 5 jßjl Pilsener Beer P^l mmm Guinness's Stout |||j|| BOLB AGBNTH I The Borneo Co., Ltd. (IneorpormU* in Eaglaa4) Keep a Kodak record of your life abroad j Kodak Ltd., 3 Battery Road, Singapore. v< Incorporated in England. m( v,w ll l|DDOoocooouoQooooDOooDDODoooaouoouo M<. fl Dy»m 11/1 11 amto
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    • 233 1 Stationery THE "CROXLEY." THE "RYE MILL." Cambric, Linen Faced Writing Pad. Cabinet. A paper possessing an ideal writing Containing 50 sheets of cream laid, surface. deckle edge, notepaper and 50 enPrice $1 10 velopes. In two sizes. Prices $2.50 and $2.75. THE "CAMBRIC." Linen Faced Writing Tablet. ROBINSON'S 100 leaves.
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    • 15 1 WUMAIII Start The New Year Correctly PURCHASE FROM FRANKELS, Ltd. Victoria St., also Orchard Bd.
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  • 565 2 Startling Possibilities of New Discovery. Protestor Irving Fiaher, tha American Mono mtat, Who referred in a lecture delivered at the London School of Economies, to the discover; by a German chemist of a prooes> for making sjntUctip gold out of baser metals by means of the electric vacuum
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  • 382 2 Sir John Kirk Enters His Ninetieth Year. The story of Livingstone seems a part of the hero adventures of another age, and yet one who shared in some of tne great explorer's most arduous exploits is still amongst us, and on December t| entered his ninetieth
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  • 137 2 The steamer Ballarat, a twin-screw passenger steamer built in the order of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company by Harland and Wolff, Ltd.. Greenock, for their branch line service between London and Australia, was eonjpleted and delivered on December lii day after unilerjfoinK
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 337 2 O 2T95a U x 4| If IBS i Waterproof! The patent vacuum tin in which Brooke Bond tea is packed can be immersed in water, left out in the open, exposed to the hottest weather, and still keep its contents as fresh and fragrant as the day they left the
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    • 272 2 Prevent Falli ig Hair With Cuticura Shampoos The first thing to do in restoring dry, thin and falling hair i to get rid of dandruff, itching and irritation of the scalp. Rub Cuticura Ointment into the scalp, especially spots of dandruff and itching. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and
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    • 167 2 SWINEHART TYRES TUBES IrCtrP /nWf\ SOLE IMPOKTERS |5§ I Pacific Trading Co., Ltd. SCX ISI 66, 67 68, ROBINSON ROAD, b>tf M SINGAPORE R^Y~; ly at I Tel. Nor. 28G0 and 2861, lgS^ \VMf with sub-connections to all departments. NEGRESCO CIGARS PRICES ARE REDUCED FROM JANUARY I, 1922 SULTANA 55.00
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  • 914 3 Lord Chancellor on Sullivan Opera. The Lord Chancellor presided on December IX -it a dinner givvn al the Hotel Cecil by the O.l'. Club in honour of Gilbert and Suliivan Opera. TiM n: uibers of the company at present playing at the Princes Theatre attended, and
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  • 138 3 Tfcara BtaUMd into the harbour iit Hongkong em the 12th instant a graceful yacht, the Aloha, which has achieved thr nctaWt f«-:it of eMatiag the Pacific. Her .wncr, Mr. A. t'urtiss James, a New York millionaire, left that city, in Hk Ateha, in .Si'litcmbcr sailed to
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  • 31 3 The N. E. I. Government has raised all school fees payable by 50 per cent, as from the Ist instant. A sum of 1.000,000 truilders is expected from the increase unnually.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 112 3 j£SE} DRINK I Sakurm jfjj 1 Beer Stout fcyi-'-Kvsww'.:'- fittSSi. fIBKI S aV^aaaW m Muni \Wf tfg^ ,<^^?gf s J$ ltaopj Bhutiry C °^»^S 7 AOENTSi SINGAPORE, THE Ef.: r COMPANY 1.1.V (Ineorp rated in England) Murafacti Iron-clad Motor Control Pillars. S(»!e A:i :i. for I JiRO;. ft CO.. LTD.,
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    • 391 3 fPW TAKE HORLICKS \A pi/ MALTED MILK— M hJjU\ Ai "nighl-cap" try SjAJ) HORLICKS. You %233] fcjj piijed how soothing and invigJ orating this FOOD DRINK i». HORLICKS help S ulart to overcome diiuM. Made in moment by the addition of little water, hot j cold. 'v. OF ALL BAZAARS
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    • 516 3 JUST TWO TO-NIGHT are all you need of Pinkettes to dispel constipation, liverishness, sick headaches biliousness, to dissipate the "gloom." d, f|TTTnfffiffiß73| ynlU |jLlsVMstflHsi»nffll the little pink laxatives, aid digestion, keep j the skin clear and the breath sweet. Of chemists or, post free, 60 cents the phial, from Dr.
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    • 353 3 STEAMER SAILINGS i mm THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LIMITED. (Incorporated ir. Siam) SINGAPORE BANGKOK For Kretay, Trenßgnnu, Kclantnn, liansnara, Telupin, Patani, BtafWß Kohsamui, Bnndon, Langsuen, Chumpon 1 and Bangkok. Due Dep. YUGALA Jan. 23 Jun. 25 ASDANG Jan. 30 Feb. I I MAHIDOL Feb. 6 Ich. X The steamers
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 732 4 STEAMER SAILINGS P. 07Britis¥ India Apcar Line ';j (Companies Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) The Coapaay'a MAIL SERVICE EAST OF UOMUAY are at present suspended LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON l»ae Miniapore
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    • 587 4 STHUIEB SAUJtS N.Y.K. European Line LONDON LINE Fortnight Service FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWEBP, VIA POSTS MISHIMA MARU Jan. 20 RADO MARU Feb. lrt KITANO MARU Feb. 22 LIVERPOOL LINE Monthly Service FOR MARSEILLES AND LIVERPOOL VIA PORTS MALACCA MARU Feb. 10 HjJVMBURGJJNE Monthly Service Ton LONDON, ANTWEBP, BOTTSKDAM AND
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    • 690 4 STEAMER SAILINGS KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATCHAPPIJ (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Telephone Nob. Passage Dept. 111, Freight Dept 1202, Marine Dept. and Transhlpi-"-' Dept. 1437. Manager's Dept. 1002. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. G. G. DAENDELS— January 25, Muntok and Patembang. SINGAPORE January 25, Mocara-Saha
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 593 5 STEAMER SAILING (Incorporated la England) TBANaVPACinC TRANS- ATLANTIC QUICKEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC EMPRESS OF ASIA AND EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 16,860 ton* Qoadrnpla Screws. Speed 21 knots. Hongkong to Vancouver 18 days G. $375.00 Hongkong to Europe 29 days G. $681.25 EMPRESS OF JAPAN (6,000 tons) MONTEAGLE (6,163 teas) Hongkong
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    • 31 5 DOIWELL CASTLE LINE (Incorporated in England). FOB NEW YORK DIRECT VU SUEZ BGBBMOHT CASTLE In Port OACRE CASTLE mid. Fsb. For freight, pleaae apply to PATKItSON, SIMONS A CO. LTD. Agents.
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    • 217 5 STEAMER SAILIHBS 0. S. K. TUB OSAKA 8 HO* IN EAHHA LTD. (laaaiparatal la Japaa) Ma. I. Da Saaaa Straat. Ftijiail ■alilat (raa HacaaaM (Babjaet t« eliaiig* witkoat aatiaa) BUBOPBAN LINB Far Fart SaM, MaraalUaa, Laaaaa, iutat, ■«4t«ra»ai aaa Hiabui an. aaa. ARCUX MARU Jan. 28 Jan. 30 •"mil MarwilU.
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    • 272 5 STEAMER SAILINGS 1 COMBINED SERVICE OP iHE OCEAN S.S. C0 M LTD. (Incorporated in Englsad) snd THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Monthly Service taking carfa and paseeofers from Singapor. JAVA POETS (as inducement offera) NORTH-WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTS ANT) FREMANTLE (PERTH) Approximate Sailings I MINDEROO Jan.
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    • 100 5 STEAMER SAILINGS DOLUR LINE SINGAPORE to NEW YORK VIA SUEZ s.s. Robert Dollar LOADING SINGAPORE FEBRUARY 8. s.s. Esther Dollar LOADING SINGAPORE FEBRUARY 20. Through Bills of Lading issued from Singapore to the Principal Cities of the United States and Canada. For furher information aa to Ratea, etc., apply to
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    • 279 5 STEAMER SAILINGS AUSTRALIA BY NRIS MBLP Ulf (Incorporated la Au.tr alls) Singapore to Java Ports, Port Darwin, fhuradajr Island, Brisbane and Sydney, via Torres Straits, slso with transhipment to other Victorian, South Australian and North Queensland Porta, British New Goinea, Now Britain, Tasmania and New Zealand Ports. APPROXIMATE SAILINGS MARELLA,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 688 6 CINEMAS PALACEGAY CINEMA First Bhow at 7.30 William Fox film featuring William Farnum THE CONQUEROR War Drirnu 8 p»rts Two thousand of the Most Famous Ainorican lndijus, with Their Chief, Mexican Soldier L'uited States Cavalrymen. Texas Rangers, Trappers and < Guides. Chirlie Chaplin :n bUNNYSIDE parts Second Show at 9.30
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    • 345 6 CINEMAS "GAIETY" CINEMA First Bhow Change at 7. 30 sharp Jimmy Aubrey in OAMES AND DENTIIIB 7 *'*WotM-B*dy Picture MONTAGUE LOVE in THE GUARDIAN Also Featuring June Elvidge. In five parts Second Bhow at 9. 1S p.m. M FIOHTINO FATE Serial. Episode; U and 14 (Final on Friday) EARLE WILLIAMS
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    • 219 6 TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW STOCK In order to giie effect to the above we are disposing of following from our stock at moderate prices. It is an opportunity that should not be lost. Bourses pressure gauges, brass Globe valves, sets of run metal water gauges !>ra«!< flaAgtfahgle wheel valvos.
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  • 1142 7 Funds in Hand, but no Dividend Advisable. Tho twelfth inajaj KWMIfjl meeting of shareholder^ ;n :S" A-.r Tnwah Rubber I'lanlatiun Co., Ltd. v.. 1S held nt the Shanp!:ni ('<< rural < i. aber of Commerce room on Pict-mbrr 19. Mr, 1.. J. CaWtt presided, s.ippsrted I>\ Messrs,
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  • 273 7 University Students and Criminal Heads. \-i interesting dabcti on Ifeaaariac Mental Ability, presided over !>> Mr. Richard ()'Sull:va:i. barrister, was held at the London Day Training CoHefi the other Dr. I. B. riallanl stated how dered phvtnolo.ev failcl to measure Kencral ability and ipeclal aptitude, and Mr,
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  • 296 7 Winding; un Order Further Adjourned. The matter of the Bauque iDdustrlelle de Chine again MbM Mr. Juafcc Darrett I.ennard, in the Supreme Court yesterday mornirp. when ♦pplicntion w*l made by Mr. Mundcll, ou behalf of tho Hank, for tho further adjournment fcr j one month cf the petition
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  • 305 7 An Application over Alleged Libel. I'.etoro the Chief Justice. Bir Walter Shaw, jestcrd&y, in the Supreme Court an application was raado by Mr. J (i. Campbell on tahalf of the lataalaal thai the inturlocalorv judgment ilelivcrcil in tho c.i»o of Iliur Wilson voriug 1). M. D. Stephen and
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  • 151 7 EXCITANGB. Singapore, January 24. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 1/16 D«™»nd 2/3 13/16' Private 3 m. credits 2/4 9/32 On New York Demand 48tt Private 90 days 60>* On France, Bank 570, On India Bank TT. 173% Oj H°n K k °nK .Bank «»A1 14 p.c.
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  • 64 7 SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COM MERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Tone of Mar ,et Steadier. 3 pot Feb. •'tbruary-March 'larch Ipril-June Singapore Standan Pale Crepe Closing Trices Buyers. Sellers. 29 \i 30 Spot February Kcb.-March Mereh April-June Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Buyers. Seller* :;0 30 'A MH :>l :;i :!IV4
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  • STOCK AND SHARES.
    • 186 7 Vai- Pd. Bayer*. Sellen. 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.30 1.40 1 1 Jelantoh 0.60 ll £1 Kam. Kamunting 1.17.0 2.0.0 10 10 Kinta Asoc. ?.5O 4.60 ;i £1 Lahat Mines 5 5 Lingui Tin 4.00 4.50 10 10 Malayan Coll. 13.00 14.00 xd. 1
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    • 142 7 v'ai. Pd. Buyer*. Seller*. d f 1 Er. Am. Tobacco 3.4.0 H. 7 0 xd. L 9 10 Central Engines 15.60 16.50 .0 10 Central Motors S.SO 4. "50 H £1 E. Smelting Co. 5.75 6.28 hi- Electric T'ways 2/6 iO 1U Fraser Neave 24.50 25.50 50 50 Hammer
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    • 101 7 iJ. Ens. P-e. $14*4^00 par p.« pm Spore Electric Tramways, 6 p.c. £360,000 igk 3'pcre Municipal i pa $1,878,000 pw Spore Man. 4V4 p.». of 1907 $1,000,000 10 v*- *I*. Spore Man. 4tt p.e. of 1909 »l,«00,»00 19 pa «!i. S'por* Man. 4V» pe. of 1909 $1,600,000 II pa
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  • 428 7 Fraxer and Co. and Lyall ;<nd Kvait's Quotations. iy"» ■ICft. Fraser LyaJ A A Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 015 025 0.15 0.25 \lor Gajah ($1) 1.20 1.40 1.20 1.40 A. Hitam (96) 9.50 10.50 9.50 10.50 V. Kuning <fl) 0.75 1.26 0.75 1.25 Am. Malay ($2) 1.30 1.45
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  • 144 7 FIXTURM Toeaday, Janoary 24. High Water, 7.5 a.m., 9.8 p.m. Rent Board, 2.15 p.m. Wednesday. January 25. High Water, 8.8 a.m., 9.50 p.m. Malaya Borneo Exhibition Mtg, Council Ch., noon. Tanglin Club at Home, 6.16 p.m. rhnraday, January 26. High Water, 9.2 a.m., 10.38 p.m. MM. Homeward
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  • 96 7 VESSELS AT THI DOCKS Eaat Wharf Baala— Nil. Eaat Wharf— Nil. Sheers Wharf Gladys. Main Wharf lloutmun, Mayebashi Maru, 'oshino .Maru. Deli. Hebe, Demoducus. Empire Dock H..M.S. Laburnum, Trieste, 'aiiada Mnru, 1 a.i Sang. West Wharf .Marseille:;. Jardincs Wharf Manchc. Palo Branl Coal Wharf— Nil. Keppal Harboar. Main
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  • 240 7 \L. PONTY, Fren., 3,524 tons, from Marseilles 23-1, for Saigon 24-1. .FRIKA, Dan., 5,468 tons, from Copenhagen 23-1, for Hongkong 24-1. :AN FO SOON, Dut.. 230 tons, from Pontianak 23-1, for Pontianak St-1. AN WHATT HIN. Brit., IG7 tons, from Mulawa 21-1. Malacca H-L ARKXTSZ, Dm., 2.914 tons,
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  • 197 7 To-day iatu Pahat 3 pm'angkal, Pinung und Bataviu 3 p.m. Malacca and Muar ..4 p.m urawak und Goebilt 4 p.m. aigxm 4 p.m Wedaesday Sambu, Moeara-Subn and Djambi 9 a.m. Rhio «m. tonitkoni: and Amoy 10 n.m. hanchai 10 a.m. Samba, Muntok and Palembang noon •ontianak 1
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 90 7 Rotterdam Lloyd 14.000 tons o <j) GELRIA i4 oootonB sailing February 17, 1922 from SINGAPORE to AMSTESDAM via Colombo, Port Said, Marseilles and Tangier. APARTMENTS DE LUXE (saloon, sleeping-room, bathroom and separate toilet-room) for private families at an extra charge of F. 250. CABINS DE LUXE with bathroom, and separate
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    • 38 7 STAR OPERA At the TWtre Royal, North Bridge Road TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT t I Arabian Nights Piny AZIM The Basket Seller Watch for Friday's Big Prograirme K. H. CHEUNG, Proprietor. T. U TAN, Mana«er. Phone ISM for aaata.
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    • 419 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED BUSINESS, Daniah anoakins, Ktntlemnn. Apply 4<i, Kubinsun Bowl WANTKD, younpr Bnropoaa nurse fi.r little iclrl, _ag«d_livy.__ Apply SOl, Straits Til Kin; SAI.K, Oakland, BTe^aooUr, in iirstclass running order. Managor. it m l.::nuu: Eiitate, Malacca. WANTED, four or flvo-soator our, state a(tc, cundition and low*«t price to J
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  • 1146 8 The Straits Times. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 THE ROYAL VISIT. We are drawing towards the time wlici ih Prim of Wales, having finished hi: tour in India, will pay Malaya a visit. I is a long long time since we have ha< i In' opportunity of welcoming a guest wh< stands
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  • 32 8 Permission h«s been granted by the M. E. I. Government authorities to recruit 5,000 Javanese coolies for estates near Samlakan, British North Borneo, and for work with the British North Borneo Company.
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  • 41 8 A now steamer, the Fan Sang, arrived from England on the 21st instant and is tvking bunker coal at Tanjimc Pajrar. She was built last year for the ImloChina Steam Navigation Co., and leaves to-day tc join the fleet ut Hongkong.
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  • 16 8 It is estimated that 2T>0,000 Chinese lanterns will be used in Hongkong's entertainment of the Princ?.
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  • 15 8 Four Custom House clerks have been dismissed at Soerabaya for taking bribes from firms there.
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  • 24 8 A London wire of the 10th inst., states that Lewis and Peat show a debit balance of £74,082. The preference dividend has been paid.
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  • 17 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires Th? Assizes began to-day, the Chief Judicial Commissioner having returned from India.
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  • 23 8 Watchnight service, beginning at 11 o'clock, will be held in Middle Road Church on Friday. Special music will b« provided by the choir.
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  • 30 8 The annual meeting of Pantai. Ltd. wafixed to take place at Gresham House ai noon to-day, and that of Kuantan Rubber at the Chartered Bank Chambers at the saim hour.
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  • 27 8 The transport Huntsend. bringing th lew military reliefs for this station, ll 'caving Cikjmbo to-day and will probably be in Singapore on Sunday afternoon, thi 29th instant.
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  • 36 8 The trial of the five Malays at Johore fcr the alleged murder af the late Mr T. H. Derbyshire has come practically ti an end, and it is expected that the verdict will be delivered to-day.
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  • 46 8 Wednesday is the Feast of the Convcr sion of St. Paul, and the anniversary of '.he dedication of St. Andrew's Cathedral. There will be a celebration at 7 a.m., an< .h? festival will be observed next Sunday, it being the Diamond Juhilee of the de dication.
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  • 47 8 The price of rubber for the a of duty for the period January 27 to January 2, 1922, inclusive, is :!4'j cents pet pound, this being two cents below the highest price obtained for fir^t jrradi rubber at the Singapore auction during the week ending January 19.
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  • 49 8 Attention is drawn to the advertisement on page 5 where Messrs. J(<hn LittU and Co. announce a 20 per cent, discount off their sale prices from to-morrow. Th< Chinese patrons will doubtless take ful' advantage of this concession in view of :he Chinese New Year which falls thisweek end.
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  • 57 8 Chief Detective Inspector Cost.-lln ar.< i posse of constables effected the arrest o'. i coiner in L< rong 2'i, GayianK, on Sunda; light, while he was in the act of i-ouiin, cad into the moulds. A number of finish •d false coins as well as a large stuck of mplements
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  • 56 8 The concert and variety entertainment irganised by the Chinese sub-coinmittei n aid of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospi lal Building Fund will take place at tin Victoria Theatre on Saturoay next at 0.11 p.m. Tickets may be obtained at the (iar Jen Club and the entire proceeds withoul leduction for
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  • 61 8 In connection with the visit of Mr. Five. Smith (World's alliance fur Promoting International Friendship through thi .-hurches) there will not be a Hatting > the Theatre on Sunday nicht as announcci. at St. Andrew's Cathedral, but at S/!( Friday evening in the Hall of thi V.M.C.A. Christian workers are
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  • 68 8 Although the directors of tin 1 Oiin;: Merchant? Stsam Navigation Co. havi jflfered a reward of $3,000 for the arrest jf the pirates who held up and lootec ,h«ir steanur Kwanglee recently, and a^k id the Ministry of the Navy (Peking) Governor Chen of Kwantrtunjr arvl tin Tuchun of Fukien
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  • 79 8 The Shanghai Gazette of the 10th in>t says There is a slump in the local cot ton yarn market, owing to apprebensior on the part of the Chinese merchants that a boycott of Japanese goods will soon be enforced in consequence of the lat'st davelopments in connection with the Shan
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  • 107 8 Mr. F. G. Bourne, City Coroner, com menc?d his enquiry this morning into t!u circumstances concerning the all ajajd murder by W. Gomes of his wife and title child in his residence. Bukit Tim; 1 Road in December last. The circumstances of the alleged crime arv fresh ir. the memory
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  • 140 8 Viscount Morley's retirement from his Trusteeship of the British Museum, after a quarter of a century's service, recalls the undignified beginnings of the now splendid institution in Bloomsbury. Tiv. J'eference is not only to tin- nVglect of the magnificent gift of the Cotton M f tfl 1700, but to the
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  • 427 8 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bridges left by fie Nile on Sunday on a holiday trip tS'Hong kong, Shanghai and Tienstin. .>• The death has occurred at Colombo of Capt. White, until recently Master of the B. I. steamer Ismaila, from enteric. De ceased was well-known at (Vlomlio
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  • 47 8 We are informed by Naval Headquarters that there has been a delay in the arrival >f the Fleet. The four submarines arrived about noon to-day, and the Titania and c iir submarine are expected on Thursday, and the Hawkins and Maraiion later in the week.
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  • 64 8 Mr. F. G. Bourn who has been acting with much acceptance ai the city cornier, haa been auflfliiued in that position with retroapecthre affect ai from Sept mbrr 20, li»20. His appointment is one that is not <;ily a compliment to the police department, in
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  • 64 8 Attention is directed t>> the curtailed sailing! of the Straits Steamship Co., during Chinese New Year. The alteration* Ite as follows. No sailing to Malacca ami Muar on Friday. 27th instant, to Kelantan on Saturday. '28th instant, to Malacca, Muar, P>rt Swettenham and Panang on Meaday,
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  • 115 8 In connection with the distressing motor cycle fatality on Saturday night last by which the late Mr. L. S. Dunlnp came by his death, it would appear, from latest information, that deceased was returning from the Sea View hotel on his motor cycle with Mr.
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  • 135 8 The fun ral f tho 'ate Mr. L. S. Dunlup, of the Borneo Company, took place from the Gen ml Hospital for the BMadari Cemetery yesterday evening vtton Ibe Motor hCUM rciiivi'ving th KaMiM hi rived shortly after five p.m. being met l>y
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 114 8 TO ENSURE A COMPLETE Clearance OF THE REMAINDU OF Ail Sale Goods OFFERED A /S^\ °l DISCOUNT /o SALE PRICES \Vi!i be iBotvcd i'rom .January 2."), until the end of (he Sale. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated la Eaglaa4) Singapore rind Kuala Lumpur. l PROOF r.j WE ARE REPAIRERS to
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    • 191 8 ALHAMBRA Beach Koad. l'!s. lIOODMAN BLIND 6 Pt». Kcuturin^ Wm. Farnum Tupirnl lludirrt. I'athr Review and other interesting Comedies Firit Show. I Urn. mu(;HT and paid for 3 pta. (Featariat Alice Brady) marlborougST Beach RaU Ptx. A GIRL OF TO-DAY 5 PU. I Pis. THE IMM WELL 4 Pti. Flr.t
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  • 364 9 Mr. Lloyd George Addresses Conference. Reuteh's Service. 1. .ndon. January 21. It is learned that Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Austen Chamberlain h;ive reached an agreement for continuing the present Coalition and concentrating on a policy of reduction of (xpenditure and taxation and attacking the Labmr party. It
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  • 116 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 21. Berlin A destructive fire has almost completely destroyed the chocolate factory at Tempe.hoe, near Berlin. It is stated that KOO W nkers were injured and that tbe damage is estimated at between 40 and M mi. lion marks. London, January 21. Berlin
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  • 139 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 19. After heating M. Poincare's declaration the Chamber expressed confidence on the new cabinet by 472 to 107. (Havas.) Paris, January 20. The unusually large majority by which the Chamber manifested appreciation of the principles clearly set forth by M. Poincare in yesterday's
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  • 252 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 21. A message from Washington states that the Far Eastern committee has postponed taking action on the American proposal to publish all the Chinese treaties at the request of the Japanese who desired to refer the matter to Tokio. The committee passed a resolution
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  • 122 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 21. There has been a promising outcome of the personal coi.sultation between Mr. Collins and Sir James Craig. It was mutually agreed that instead of a boundary commission as outlined in the treaty the north and the south will each appoint a representative to report
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  • 92 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 21. Delhi The Council of State rejected by 23 votes to 10 a motion advocating a joint session of both houses to determine on lines for holding a conference of all shades of political opinion to consider the situation. Government announced that it was
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  • 60 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 21. Johannesburg, January 19 In consequence of the miners' strike no trams have been run since midday. Considerable inconvenience is caused through lack of power to businesses and industries. Ten thousand mine natives have already been repatriated. There are indications that the section
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  • 56 9 KEUTER's. SEKVICE. London, January 21. Stockholm Ex Premier Branting, who has returned from the relief expedition to Samara, movingly appealed to the Swedish Government and people to help the starving Russians, who were not only reduced to eating corpses but were even compelled by the pangs of hunger
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  • 231 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 21. Rome The sudden and unexpected news of the Pope's relapse caused a tremendous sensation among all classes. A feeling of hopefulness came' during the day owing to th» small proportion of fatalities in th.- present influenza epidemic in Rome, even where pneumonia
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  • 107 9 Reuter's Service. London, January 21. Xew York Tex Ricksrd, the promoter, inter alia, of the CarpentierDempsey boxing match, has been arrested at the instance of the Children's Society and cha:gcd with criminal assault. Later He has been released on $l,00( bail, which be will answer on the HVth
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  • 271 9 Mr. J. D. Pierrepont, General Managei of the Singapore Telephones, has issued to subscribers a circular informing them of the results obtained from the recent reconstruction. The circular, to which a chart is cttached, says 1 would explain that an earth en thf B" line (there are
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  • 150 9 As wired by our Hongkong correspondent, David Tsoy, alias Chui Chin, the extradition prisoner who escaped from the letention cell at the Central Police Station, Hongkong, on Christmas night, was rearrested by Chief Chinese Detective Hau Hang at the Kong On Boarding House, Yau Lan Chik Street,
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  • 3504 9 Question of School Accommodation. Income Tax Criticisms. A meeting of the Legislative Council was held yesterday afternoon H.E. the Governor (Sir Laurence Quillemard, X.C.8.,) presided, and the others present were H.E. the General Officer Commanding (Major-General Sir Neill Malcolm, C.8., D.5.0.), the Colonial Secretly ah. Hon. Mr. F.
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  • 323 10 Work »l the Police Highly impended. connection with tht leak that prevailed ir in \..\<niber and December 1921, was concluded yesterday with the n tof the sentenc ■by M-r. B. Nunn, on th< remainder of the motley I th m t'U trlai 1 t, In addition
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  • 265 10 Tbi Palaeegn II showintr Charlie Chap lin iii Snnnysrae to-night, in conjunction with the Connuenir, featuring that welln ?\::r. William Furnam and the States Hours in live parts. The Girl in Number 2'J, now being 1 :ii the Kmpirc Theatre, with Frank I >.. ..I rlOi i- sjarte
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  • 1425 10 (From a Correspondent.) January 18. The weather has been somewhat oppressive, a few showers of rain would be welcome, and it is sincerely hoped that they will soon arrive. The programme for the visit of the Piince of Wales to the Federal Capital is public property. He drives
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  • 340 10 Lighting the London Paris. Airway. Now that the foundations of a new aerial lighthouse have been laid on the top of Titsey Hill, near Woldingham, the illumination of the "airway" between London and the Continent is a step nearer completion. Within the next few days, states a
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  • 242 10 Viscount Ta Rahashi (Premier), speaking in the Imperial Diet, at Tokio, on the 21st inst. made the following references to the Regency On account of the long protracted illness of his Majesty the Emperor, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince was constituted Regent on accordance with the
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  • 19 10 Perak River Valley.— 36,ooo lbs. Semanggol. 21,881 lbs. Juru.— l7,soo lbs. Kong Lee (Perak).— 32o lbs.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 123 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l shall b? obliged if you will allow a little space in your widely read paper to put forward a grievance of the poor sons of the Eurasian fishermen of Malacca. At the opening of the school aft?r the Christmas
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    • 174 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Mr. Campbell's letter in your paper of yesterday seems to be too lenient for what many motorists think of the department in charjr? of road repairing for keeping Kallang Road in such a shameful state. The taxes on vehicles have
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  • 332 10 Opinions of Doctors In Conference. A number of important resolutions regarding municipal clinics and their beaning on general practice have been passed by a conference of Committees of the British Medical Association and Medical Officers of Health. The first of these was That the object of maternity and
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  • 71 10 MacphaJl and Co.*« Dally Report, Singapore, January 24. Silver 34%. Hongkong 14 per cent, premium. Shanghai 66%. Three months gold 50%. Share market. Dull. Rubbers. No enquiry. Tins.— Taipings LOStt-1.07%. Norths 1.10-1.15, South 47'i-50 cents, Nawng Pets sO'.-xt'? cents, Rawangs 57V4-62H cents, Papans 12-20 cents, Johans 85-90
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  • 87 10 The. rate of mortality in the Settlement of Singapore fm the week ending January 7, was 3O."8. The totai number off deaths was 256 of which 177 wsre male subj'.-ct? and 79 fema!' 1 Convulsions claimed 20. phthisis 41, malaria fever 2.1 dysentery 12, beri-btri 20, pnoum
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 640 10 Selangor's Prospects. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, January 23. The task of the Selangor selection committee—Messrs. F. M. Price, Langworthy, Wagner and Jack —has not been an easy fene and, apart from the numerical strength of the good players fiom which a choice had to be
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    • 95 10 The CMmm N w Year competition open to supernumerary members, are a: fy.'lowf '•!up competition. (Vice Captain i. irranite details which will bo p:.-3tt; later) Sunday 'ao.uary 29. Kn trail c Fe'. 51.00 per player. Mixed foursome. To be played 01 Monday afternoon <30th) I) Holes Strokt
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    • 85 10 Our Penang correspondent wires AI the Penang Club Mr. H. W. Stevenson conceded Mr. H. Oxenham 400 in a matel of 800 up and reached his points in an hour and ten minutes of actual play. The professional went to the table twenty-one times. His best breaks
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    • 111 10 Owing to H.M.S. Hawkins not arriving antil later in the week, some of the naval sporting fixtures arranged may have to be cancelled. As, however, four submarines arrived in port to-day, the match S.R.C. versus a naval team will be played this afternoon on the Padang. The
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    • 34 10 The S.R.C. II nut the V.M.C A. on very evenly contested game of soccer on the S.R.C. ground yesterday, the Club pulling off a win by the margin of time gaaji to two.
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    • 60 10 The naval match being cancelled, the S.C.C. will meet an R.G.A. team to- morrow. The club players, who will wear white shirts, will be F. H. La Mot ho. A. N. Other. O. R. S. Bateman. T. H. Holyoak. l.t. Elliot, B. E. Ablett, R. E. I'rentis. 1.. Schoriild.
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    • 36 10 A Reuter wire of the 8M in-.. I that in the rugby match .a Cardiff V beat England by -J8 points to In the amutoui mccw international ;;t Swansea Ensrhnri beat Wales by 7—o.
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  • 627 10 A Lifeless Week at the Federal Capital. ■eaSTS. Baker. Kmi and Co., Kuala Lumpur, under Friday's date state The week or two immediately preceding 'h" great annual Chinese settlement certainly need never be looked to for producing much in the way of business, in any market in the
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  • 303 10 Sacrifice of a Few Lives that Saved Thousands. -Mr. Herbert Carrison, lecturin tentnd Hall, We tminster, mi India an 1 the Tour of tin I'rime if Wale Lord Gisborounh in the chair, said that the days of Lstwience and Havelock in India were the days of uiants
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  • 1188 11 Coalfields and Underground Rivers. Joha Hughes writes v follows in the Morning Post Fascinating evidence of an" Australia thai was once under ice. and the discovery of v.:st and undr. J.meil of stores of brown real, and of hidden water lying thousands of feet below sea level, arc
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  • 851 11 Scheme which Might be Applied Locally. IVople accustomed to prices in Japan, •ays" the Japan Chronicle, will read with iatatwt of what can be done in the City of London. A correspondent, writing to a London paper, says I have just had an excellent and satisfjrinc hmchoon
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  • 84 11 TIM tmtk lias (i-curn-.l of .Van lii.i.i :>ur.v. who k-ft an caUtC of 1140.0(11!. II sras formerly director >f Bradbury, Bon, and Company, coal m rrliunts, KouthampI 11. ami dii.l in pri.rn whi'i- Mrviiiu- an, jMeeed in July, [920, on a charge of defrauding the C'n.venuSMttt of
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 238 11 Pianos CHINESE NEW YEAR SALE New and Used Pianos Greatly Reduced. Special Prices for Cash. Special Terms for Instalments. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Hongkong) RAFFLLS PLACE. SINGAPORE. Malaya Borneo Exhibition Use "VERIBEST" Roofing Painted with DULL RED or DULL CREAM Roofing Paint PROTECT BEAUTIFY YOUR WOODWORK with HUSTIKOL"
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    • 324 11 Raffles Hotel. MONDAY.— Tea Dankant, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission bw). WBDNB9DAT.— SpeciaI Musical Programme after Dinter. THURSDAY.— Guest Nigfct and Dancing. Evening Dress essential fcr Dancing). FRlDAY.— Special Lunch— Orchestra. SATURDAY.— Gu*st Night and Dancing. (Evening Dress essantial for Dancing). •NOTlCE.— Residents snd Diners will have prior claim to
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 191 12 192 2 Commence the New Year well by keeping your store with sufficient stock. Never keep it empty. We do the supply in the line of Ship-chandlery, Estate and Aline requirements at new rates. Write or Call Kiam Kiat Co. 108 and 109, MARKET STREET. Mtm m Mm h THK
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    • 768 12 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD CHINESE NEW YEAR'S DAY Saturday, January 28, 1922. WORKS AT THE WHARVES. NOTICE VESSELS BINKERIXO. Vessels alongside the Wharves before 10 a.m. on Kriday January 27, requiring bunker coal will havi the full quantity put on board provided the> are sailing immediately after completion of bunkering
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    • 551 12 IOK PRLNCES AM) RICII MEN ONLY THE ROYAL YAKUT. (ANANG VILAS). This Takutl or life-giving nectar has b«»n .repsrsd from the best, choicest snd richest egetsble drugs. It hss a wonderful property >f increasing the virile power and rectifies .11 urinary disorders. In fsct, it makes msn i msn. This
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    • 169 12 Zenith Motor Cycles In order to make room for the 1922 MODEL BRADgHAW ZENITH, THE ONLY MOTOR CYCLE WITH AN OIL— COOLED ENGINE, we have decided to clear all our 1921 MODEL D 5 HP. MACHINES complete with world-famous (iruriua gear, clutch and kickstarter at $900 These Machines arc all
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 190 13 HAIPHONG s§f JIJIXJXkJ\J3X yj^m) CEMENT V/pH^y Supplied to the Spore Municipality, Government of JoEore, Malacca Municipality, FM.S. Railways and all leading architects and contractors. DUPIRE BROS. Bole Af ents, Singapore. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO LTD. (Incorporated In Hongkong). Portland Cement IN CASKS 375 LBS. NETT. Telegraphic Addreu C. M. ALPOBT,
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    • 149 13 OUPPOSE you've all heard of that chap Diogenes, who with his lantern, spent his nights out hunting an honest feller. Twas a long time ago; but some are still hunting a Reliable Printer, and will continue to do so until they find Rickard Ltd. PROMPT PRINTERS, 76, Cecil Street, Singapore.
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    • 101 13 THE PRICE OF wB TITAN Before buying other Cement 'iDxjri^.xrTr mo o. aurely co., A^IAV/IIJU Li £f No. a-b, FINLAVSONGRIIN, BINQAPOSIE. Telegrams AURELY. Bole Importers for 8.8., P.M.B. and Netherlands Indlee. i The Brand of Confidence i^*^V "OK" CEMENT THE BEST SOLE IMPORTERS The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. The
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 634 14 PROVIDE NOW FOR YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION A vmnll snnu.nl |ircmium paid tn TIIK. MAMT ACTI KEKS LIFE IXSVRAXC E 111.. BmmSa I IIiITTI 1 1 eduiatiun for ynur child. II) mi oth.r plan eaa you make ao sure a provision for a child, as an Educational Kn.lowm-nl vtith the Manufacturers
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    • 350 14 INSURANCE BOYAL INSURANCB CO~ LIMITEa flacorpomted in Ureat B:it*la) Specialises in MOTOR INSURANCE. 1. Prompt Loss Settlements, t. Moderate Premiums. Write for prospectus to BOUSXEAD 4 CO., LTD., Agents. (Incorporated in F.M.S.) COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO, LTD. (Incorporated In England) 'Ire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee, aad Motor. Assets exceed (40,000,000
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    • 273 14 Awti .Ttf $l.§e«,lic B.C AMmrenc. la BM »tw $17,«ift,ef* The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. .me. wwm. mm o— «-s *H> •——"> omc Ac The Campaay haa O0,00« deposited with ths Snpreme"conrt af England and compiles with the British Llfs Assnrance 0l ««ry pattJaaeai ATTRACTIVB FLANI OF A3SURANCS. AOENTB
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    • 470 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED (laearparatea hy Bpedal Imperial Charter la Japasu) CsplUl rlQhserlbea TW.MO.M* Capital Pala-np T45,000,000 Setsrre Tvnit Tll.oBo.Cot Preslaeat I K. Nakagawa, Ks«. Vi«e- President I. Mori, Ke«. DIRECTORS I T. Hlsamane, Esq. G. Kawasaki, Ksq. K. Morlnage, Csq. M. EsaiL Esq. T. Ike4a, Eaq. Deaklehi
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    • 570 14 BANKING ASIA BANKi^G GORPORATiON (loeorporated in New York) STOCKHOLDING BANKS. A agio aad Loadoa Psrla National Btnk of Haa Franclart. Hankers Traat Cotopaay. New York City. Coatiaeatal and Commercial Natloea] Giak of Chicago. Gaaraaty Traat Co. of New Tc.-k. Gaardiaa Saviaga and Trort Company, ricveland. Mereaatila Bank of tha Amcri
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    • 426 14 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated li stoagkaacV Capital, all paid up $21,000,000 Silver Renerve *"!,.wo,oon Sterling Reserve, held in London i.rMO.OOa Reserve Liability of Proprietors S'JO.OOO,OOO COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. T. M. Edkins, E.»<j. Chairman. G. M. Dodwell, E-q. Daaatf Ckainaaa. >. aM. Bernard, Esq. K. V. I). Parr, r>n.
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  • 1039 15 ing upon the shipbuilding world, and it is peculiarly significant that shipowners are urging forward the completion of their cil-i'iijrined vessels, but have in many HIM suspended work on steamers now on the stocks. The reason is that motor ships have been found much more profitable in
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 146 15 MAGNUMS. mm w\ A. I. FOR SERVICE The Dunlop Rubber Co. (>■-), Ltd. (I»eorp«rstod la JapaaJ DUNLOP HOUSE, SINGAPORE. Bosch Products FOR CYCLES AND AUTOMOBILES. High Tension Magnetos, Sparking Plugs, Lighting and Starting Sets, Horns, Lubric:ilors, Searchlights, etc., etc. Manufactured by the well-known and reputed firm of ROBERT BOSCH (A.G.)
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    • 216 15 THE BAND-BOX I" ~c a I\> J< PRINCESS GARMENTS CO. 4, RAFFLES CHAMBERS (adjoining EZEKIEL SONS, Opticians). BUN BEE A CO. 11. Kocaw* Boca, Slafapst*, GROCERS, WIME AND SPlßll MERCHANTS aa« aapalisra of COLD STORAGI FHOL'IN MIATH, PRODUCI, «TC. Tr If phono 53. 21, Th. Arcade. SINGAPORE. DOLLAH CO DESIGNERS,
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    • 157 15 BATTERIES L.B.C. English Batteries. 6 Volts, $50 12 Volts $65 Limited number in Stock. Special double waterproof material for hoods. MAGNETO SPECIALISTS Repairs to Motor Cars and Motor Cycles executed promptly. CHARGES MODERATE. Agents for THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE COIII'OUATION, I.Ti>. Let us insure your Car, Lorry or Motor
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 375 16 lUAN LUAT ft CO* LTD. 36, PHILLIP STREET. Thone Nos. 3113 and 3114 NEW STOCK IN HAND Emery Cloth and Sand Taper Kmrry and Glass Powder Jackson's Floor Stain Varnish French Polish and Gold Sic Varnish Copal, Oak and Black Japan Varnish. Salter's Family Spring Balance Salter's Circular Spring Balance
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    • 337 16 TAY GUAN KIAT PHILLIP BTSKT, Tfcon* No*, tilt and 1114. The nurcessfui contractor for supply of MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, BROOMS, BASKETS, et«^, etc., etc. To The Singapore Municipality. MR. BUCKERIDGE'S NEW STUDIO 65, ORCHARD ROAD (next to the Palladium.) ,f Phone ISQS HUBBUCK'S PAINTS AND OIL VARIOUS COLOURS, f Large stock
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    • 962 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PREPAID charges for WnU, For Sale, To Let, etc, la ordinary close set type (average six words to line) are per line one insertion 28 cts., two ins. 46 cts., three ins. 64 cts., four ins. 82 ctn., five ins., $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten Ins. $1.40,
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    • 945 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, 44 Robinson Road. Apply to M. H. Sassoon 6-1, Malacca Street. TO LET, a flat at "The Crescent," Tanjong Katong. Apply to Meyer Brothers. FOR SALE PRIVATELY, DOVE'S NEST. 102, River Valley Road, close to town. For particulars, apply 26, Malacca Street. TO LET, from
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    • 719 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, from February 1, godown No. 41, North Boat Quay. Apply 14, Change Alley. TO LET, second floor. 1-b, Radios Quay, bright and airy office. Apply ground floor. TO BE LET, Omen AND GODOWNS. Apply S. Manasseh Co., 7, Ll'Almeida Street. TO LET, ground floor offices
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    • 200 16 Notice We beg to advise our customers that our Repairing: Department is now under expert European supervision. All sorts of repairs to oars, lorries and motor cycles executed. We have also reduced our rates of car and lorry "hire. Telephone: 1233 Straits Motorcar Service, Ltd. 213-216, ORCHARD ROAD. v NEW
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 204 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Ediorial and General 68 Manager's Office 1117 Job Printing Office 1244 All communications relsting to editorial matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communications relating to business matters advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc., should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Wants, For
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