The Straits Times, 26 April 1922

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26,929 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1922 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    CORNISH TIN MINES.
    833 2 An Ancient Industry Going To Ruin. The Pall Mai) Gazette asks Should the Government step in to save the Cornish tin mines which, since the war, have collapsed, and are in peril of total extinction and proceeds Few peopla outside Cori.wall, perhaps, have paid much heed in
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    119 2 Routine Orders, dated April 19 by Lieut-Colonel F. E. Spencer, D.S.O. M C Commanding S.S.V.F. Friday, 28th.— 5.15 p.m., Composite and C (Scottish) Companies, Company Parades. The following are the normal parade days alloted to units of the S.V.C. during each month commencing from May 1 Ist
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      399 2 yes, it is lovely to feel 1 am getting strong again" Only those who have experienced the wearisome burden of >11- health, can zu-umtely realise what it means to feel they are getting strong and well to 8 feel ncuj vitality creeping into the body "V/incarnis" offers new health "■>
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      625 2 THE WEATHER NOW IS DANOKROI'S FOR YOUR CHILDREN. BABY'S OWN TABLETS SAFEGUARD LITTLE ONES AGAINST THE SEASON'S MALADIES. £udtlcn chiniKes of temperature, damp heat, the chill which follows hot close days, all Oiese things make Spring and Summer dan{■vrous periods for children. Your little one frets hot at piny, then
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      97 2 A.M.A. A.M.A. Walker Brothers (Wigan),Ltd. (Incorporated in England) The "jPagefield" COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. "The MOST ROBUST and DEPENDABLE PIECE of MECHANISM on the ROAD. Sola Af eat P. A. PARIS, *****, THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE. A.M.A. A.M.A. Real Economy. Don't let the WHITE ANTS destroy your Rubber Estates but use UNIVERSAL ANT-KILLERS.
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    ECHO OF FOUL CRIME.
    1358 3 Ross's Appeal for Retrial Refused At Melbourne. A Melbourne message of March If states The hearing of the applicatior of Colin Campbell Risk to appeal against the conviction and sentence of death passed upon him last month on a charge oi the murder of Alma Tirtscke
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      247 3 tvery Man Needs a Razor that will give riim a clean, smooth, and rapid shave. But •uch a shave is only possible with a perfect shaving edge— and a perfect shaving edge can only be obtained by stropping. This is where the Valet Auto Strop excels any and every other
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      240 3 •Mr aiiTHAtn la-rola. m Tom Rhln omdl '^o m Complexion tft 5.*.? mTJ ln co»- H| H lUtion all the jau roand br a I |V C alar nil of Ke«tham'« L»- J_JW m f^'itau 1 1 l lll 1 "i* n t»" V~ Of allbl«hKUa»ich.niiit,a«d WmM c a I
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      107 3 Maynard's Economy Offer HAVING SECURED A LARQB CONSIGNMENT OF SANATOOEN AT AN EXCEPTIONALLY FAVOURABLE PRICE?, WE ARE NOW OFFERINd Sanatogen AT $2 per bottle. SPECIAL TERMS TO WHOLESALE BUYERS. Maynard Co., Ltd. THE LEADING CHEMISTS. SINGAPORE. UlL^ When you are buying your piiaPl stock of |Ul Cigarettes buy what everybody
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      581 4 STEfIMEB SAILHWS P. 0. British India «"<? Apcar Line (Companies Irrorporatcd in England) MAR AND PASSENGER SERVICES I'KNINSri.AR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. ,f (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) jf LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON Doe Singapore Leave Singapore KHYBER i bout Apr. 80 I
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      564 4 STEMBEB SaiUHCS "ELLERMAN" LINE ■LLUMAN BWCINALL STXAMSBU? Gt, LM. (iMurponte. Knflaad) BTBAMBK D«e Singapore PASSENGER SERVICE ■OHHWAEDa. Steamer Leaving Singapore b.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA For Marseilles, London May 11 FREIGHT SERVICE luia>T Sm Blagmpan s.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA Mat'les, L'don, DTtirk, A'werp May 10 s.s. RIALTO London, Dunkirk. Hamburg May
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      735 4 STEAMER SAILINBS KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATGKAPPkT (BOfAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Toleifc— Km. rseaece P»pt 111, Freight Dept. 12t2, Maria* Dept. aa4 Dipt 1417. Haaager-a Dept. IMi PWDM CONTEACT WITH THB NBfHERLANDS INDIA UOVBENHTOTT. G. G. DAENDELS— ApriI 2 1 Muntok and Pnlemlianir SINGKEP— ApriI M, Tongkul,
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      357 5 STEAMER SAIUNBS ~N. Y. K. LONDON LINE Kashfr*a Maru May 8 Ilnkone Mnru May 22 LIVERPOOL LINE Toyohusl i Maru Apr. M HAMBURG MM Dakar M:iru early May NEW YORK LIKE VIA SUEZ BOUTII AMERICAN LINE Kawachi Maru mid. June BOMBAY LINE Yamagata Mara Apr. 30 TJ5....1 Maru early May
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      570 5 STEAiER SAIUNBS 0. S. K. Proposed Sailing from Singapore fhuhject to change without previous notice). KIKOI'EAN LINE Tor Marseilles, London, Hamburg. Rotterdam, \ntwerp, via Colombo, Suez and Port Said Arr. Dep. ALTAI MARU Apr. 29 Apr. 30 ALPS MARU Haj 23 May 21 omits Marseilles. NEW YORK LINE For San
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      438 5 STEAMER SAIUNBS COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN S.S. CO. LTD. (Incorporated In Englama) and THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. R. GO* ITS. (Incorporated In England), Monthly Service taking cargo and Puiengtra from Singapore JAVA PORTS (aa In.lacement oaTxra) NORTH-WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTS AND FREMANTLE (PERTH) Approilmat* halllsga MINDEROO May SI GORGON June
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      544 5 STEAMER SAILINGS United American Lines inc. Successors to LIVERMORE DEARBORN ft CO LIMITED. (Incorporated in U.SA.) INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP LINE Regular Service between New York Singapore and Java ports and vie* vena FOR NEW YORK (via Sock) West Campgaw May 4 West Canon May 16 West Mahomet end June For freight,
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      1364 5 SALES BY AUCTION IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, JOHORE BAHRU Miscellaneous Suit No. 1 of 1921. THE OVERSEA CHINESE BANK, LTD. OF SINGAPORE, Charceca against NAVENA SOONA NARAINA PILLAI OF KARAIKUDI, INDIA, Charger. The undersigned hare been instructed to sell by public auction at their aaU-rooam.
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      524 6 CINEMAS From Wednesday, April 2fi. <o Ti-ertav, Hay 1922 TOT BBVINTB AND BIGHTH BPIBODBB, 2 REBUB EACH of tin rial of Mystery aad Suspeaee TH.X MYSTK»^Y OP "-"FtAINf 24 In S Kpisodei ..r 17 reels. Supported by a» aams producers TVIT«iS FfcOW^L* Adapted fro-n a well-knowa French asssjf In :>
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      250 6 CINEMAS PALACEGAY CINEMA First Show at 730 p.m. sharp THE SON OF THE NIGHT A DAUGHTER OF OLD IRELAND In 3 teals. Second Show at 9. .10 p.m. nbnrp. Australasian Gazelle SMASHING BARRIERS TBE FIRE FIGHTERS In a Mate. Prices of admission us u«unl. BJJIJ^iIIja^^^HiIIaaBBBBBWMBBI^IBBBBaBBBBIMiVCrjI^aBIBBBBBBIaIBBBBaBISBBBBBBBBBBBBBjaBBIIBBBBBS j EMPIRE CINEMA In the
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      518 6 L c L .......A NOTICE is hereby riven that LOW TIAK HUAN' and LOW SiOW KANG, carrying n business at Hanjrkok. Biam, under t rm or style of CHOP LONG HENG CHAN re the proprietors 1 f the above Trade Murk hich is used by them in connection with ■co
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      616 6 SALES BY AUCTION IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE (TO n WOLD wnilui i im IBRTE) EXCELLENT TEAK FIRMTURE lacMin* PULL-SIZED RLLIARD TABLE by Bm FULL-TONED UPRIGHT PIANO by Motrtrla I o, Ltd. EDISONS CABINET GRAMOPHONE with c.it.ri-y. nis net md poles, irim garden roller, >t.food collection of wall-grown plants. To ba held
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    120 7 mnnn Wo4kMs4aX, April 26. Ilij;" Water, l''.»T a.m., M.lO p.m. Tanglla 'lub at Hume, 6 15 p.m. Tkaradar, April 27. High Water. 1(1.1.' a.m., 10.30 p.m. Hoateward nail loa-voa. 1 i.il.i\, April 2S. High Water, ll.in am., 11.3 p.m. Hulan Poasa commences. Got rnoi l< svei fur
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    105 7 VESSELS AT THE DOCKS. Kant Wharf Ratio- Nil. l.arf Elcphunts, Ekma. Shrcm Wharf Nil. M-im Wljrl Kvimi Sang, Nan Bang, MolBnpire Beck i emplar, Mouloro. Jardinea Wharf Nil. 1-alo lirsoi Coal Wharf— Nil. Keppel Harbour. Mala Viiinrf Dredger Shrimp, Lch. Alert, i i! Supply, Lch. gnard. Co«i WkMf—
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    185 7 To-dsy 3 p.m. I i :i p..".. a p.m. •oil Bwettenham and I'enang 3 p.m. I and New i p.m. P. Samb*, Bawc.-n, Sourabaya, St&gen, Kola I'aioc, llalik Papan end Samarinda 4 p.m. n 4 p.m. York 1 p.n.. Thurnday P. Pambu, Eingkawasg, Pemangkat ani Sumbas ..9
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    29 7 Left Spore Arrd. London March 17 April 11 March 20 April 17 March II April 17 Mai eh M April 17 M::r:-t. 1 1 April 24
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    160 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, April 25. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 15/10 Demand 2/3 3/4 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 1/16 On New York Demand 50% Private 52 On France, Bank 625 On India, Bank T. T. 181 On Hongkong, Bank d/d 11 p.c. prem. On Shanghai, Bank
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 7 Singapore Standard Singapore Standard P»le Crepe Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Price* Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Buyers. Sellers. >Pot Spot ..28 29 lay-June .May-June 20 29% uly-Si-pt. July-Sept. :il'i :{2 )ct.-Dcc. <oct.-Dec. 34 3414 Tone of Marl:<t Steady. London eablrs qpota Spot Ociic Spot Shc.'t
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      MINING
      180 7 Issue. Val. I'd. Bcj-'.ra. Bellow. 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1 Hitam Tin 1.05 1 1 Jelantoh <i.<-0 1 1 John Ti:: 040 0.70 JCI SI Kara. Karaunt 1.0.0 1.11.0 10 10 Kinta Assoc. "..">0 4..-.0 •"> B Uagnj Tin BjOO 10 10 Malayan Coll. 12.25 13.25 1 1
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      GENERAL.
      133 7 issue. Val. Ii!. Buyer*. Seller*. Br. Am, Tobacco U&3 :;.u .i> 10 10 Central Engine* 15.00 16.00 iO 10 Central Motor* 8.00 4.00 tl il E. Smelting Co. 5.23 G. 75 3/- 6/- Elwtric TV&y* t-'ft 10 > Frawr and N 50 50 Hammer ar,d Co. 100 110 100
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      DEBENTURES.
      105 7 U. Eng. C p.c. fijniJtH par 5 px. pjn. Spore Electrical Tratr.ways, 5 p.c. £350,000 mom. Spore Municipal 5 p.e. $1,873,000 par Spore M-jnicip*! 4H P^. of 1907 $1,000,000 10 px. dia. Spore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1903 51,G00,5<)0 10 p.e. dU. Spore Municipal 4Vi px. of 1909 (1,60'j,000
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      403 7 Frasor and Co. and Ly ill and Evatt's Quotation*. Latest available Sterling Quotations are printed on another page on Friday. To-d»y'« Prices. Frascr Ls.li: Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 0.10 0.20 0.10 0.20 ■Uor Gajah (SI) O.!J!) 1.00 MO 1.00 A. Hitam ($5) 9.50 10.00 9.50 10.50 A. Kuninsr
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      181 7 AUCTION SALE ■hold furniture, piano, plant., etc. At No. 86-81, Cairnhlll Road, off Orchard oa aatariay, A»ril It, at 2.33 p.m. od wax-polish-I drawing room suite m leather in 7 ploeea, aarvod cnhin.'ts \%it!i glass doors, toak with mirror panel, tine toned oa Piano Co, Ltd.. in nplendid condition, a
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      763 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS I T BBANCA will make you eat. A lar;;i- bottls for |3.75, from H. Bolter, Sole Import::-, Bnrttpa Hotel Building. DELICIOUS PUBS CHOCOLATE, only one O. 'I Ka'.tsry Road. I lICKEN i IKi{Y~TO-MORRb"wl G. H., Batten Road. CAR FOB HIRE, Kuropean driver. $3 per i."-.ir. Phone 26f18, V.AVm>,
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      128 7 Ring Up No. 750 Nippon (Tokio) Acetic Acid •9 per cent. guaranteed. Porcelain Latex Caps JUST IN STOCK. Otomune company, Limited (Incorporated in Japan) SOUVENIR NOTICE Of 11.R.11. The Prince of Wales'* visit to -pi. or S f',V!! F-M S T- NOTICE is he.eby given that the Powci Tho 25
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      617 7 Printing Machine For Cash Sale i One Babcock "Stvndard" printing press, in running order. Size of bed 51 in. by 38 in. Can be seen at this office any day between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Apply Manager, STRAITS TIMES. MAY THIS YEAR TURN OUT TO BE THF. HAPPIEST AM)
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      199 7 Booking Now Open FOR THE KID AT THE Theatre Box Office. Tel 826. THE STAR OPERA The Premier Mnlny Opors hi Singapore.) At the Theatre Royal, North Bridge Kd. TO-MGHI 1 TO-NIGHT i I GL'NOXG SAUI Ln.t Part Dramatic ii n >"■■•<■ Gaaoiw Sari Khairadla Wak Sc-Riur Mcl.il. N Inlan
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    DEATH
    44 8 (.•ON CKONG SIEW.— On April 24, IMS, »t No. 20, Rowell Koad, Singapore, Mr. Oon ("hong Siew. aged 04, beloved father of Messrs. Oon Re Thiam, Oon Ec Seah »ti i Oon Thiam Hock. Funeral on April 2i. to Bukit Tiinah Burial Ground.
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    The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 MALAYAN TIN OUTPUT.
    1098 8 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 MALAYAN TIN OUTPUT. Messrs. Brown and Waugh of Penang have devised a very ingenious scheme for relieving the present collapse of prices in the tin industry. Briefly, it is that the registered companies should form a pool and agree to cease production for one
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    275 8 A somewliat unpleasantly personal tone was piven to the proceeding? of the Legislative Council on Monday by the speech of th? Colonial Engineer in reply to Mr. Thome, and we would remind Mr. Park that bludgeons can be used against those who resort to them. Mr. Thome's motion was in
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    18 8 There will be no meetinjr ol the Rent Beard next Tuesday, as ther:; are very few applications pending.
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    31 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders f; i India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 178i=$100. The rate of payment of money orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. IK.; $100.
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    27 8 The House of Commnis has passed a resolution approving of the raising in the United Kingdom of a loan cf n">0,000,OUO for railways and irrigation in India.
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    26 8 The meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board which should have been held on Wednesday has been postponed for a week owing to lack of business.
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    40 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co. have receive*] information from the secretaries of the Chejsonese (F.M.S.) Estates, Ltd., that the directors have recrmmended the payment of a first and final dividend of 12$ i per cent, less tax, in re-spect of 1921.
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    42 8 A Simla message of April 1" states tlal the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs has received further information frcm London that in all probability, the Indo-European telegraph route will be opened for traffic between India ami London within the next two months.
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    50 8 The Pioneer understands that the Inuian deputttion left Fiji on April 1. Mr. Venkatapatiraju proceeded to the United Kingdom by way of America, while Mr. Corbett, Lieutenant Ilissar.iiddin Khan, and Mr. G. S. Sarrna sailed for Australia. Mr. Corbett will return to England and his two Indian colleague's tc India.
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    61 8 It is full time that the Municipality see t the prompt removal of the two temporary ire-hes still standing in Orchard Road near the V.M.C.A. They are ugly in their present state of nudity and one of them looks dangerous. Apparently some one started to oismantle < ne of them,
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    65 8 Yesterday the gates <■{ the level crossing at Pearls Hill Road were closed agair.-t road traffic about 7 a.m. when a Chinese coolie, as a train approached, jpened one of the gat?s which swung in And was caunht by seme of th Irjcks, which swung it back, and caused injuries
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    78 8 With regard to the Bukit Seriah waterworks scheme a reference to which was made in these columns on Monday, it is interesting to learn that the whole plant has already been set up and concrete work is now being done. The abandonment of the work at the present moment WOoM
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    76 8 Ratna Singh, Khan Pir arri Kader, nil v Sikhs, who wtre convicted of breaking into house No. 234 South Bridge Road on the night of April 11 last and stealing a quantity of silk, were sentenced by the District Judge yesterday to twelve months' rigorous imprisonment each, except the third
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    69 8 After consideration extending over two months, says a Melbourne me-ssage of March 9, the Federal Cabinet has yielded to the persistent solicitations of the Victorian Government to allow six German experts to work the German briquetting machinery at the Morwell brown coal deposists. The Commonwealth authorises at first refused but
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    91 8 The usual weekly meeting of the Rent Board was held yesternay, and among the applications dealt with was that of the landlady cf 30, Owen Uoad, to eject her tenant as she had received notice from the Municipal authorities that the house, ;i Paya Lane in which she was living
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    83 8 The civil suit, th? Far Eastern Ki'in Service, Ltd., Singapore, v. Yap Fook Siong, S. Muthu. K. T. Ganapathy and K. Thillayampalam (defendants being at onetime lessecw of the Scala Hall Cinema), in Which plaintiffs claimed $2,l(it;.<;;j for lrrof films and $1,425 as damages, came before the Hon. Mr. Justice
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    103 8 During the early hours of this morninjr a Chinese reported to the police iit Station that a man, named See Souk Ling, had been murdpn d :it 861 waylanir Road, and when Insp. Johnson arrived on the scene the accused, Lim Chweo Sinpr, was bi'intr held by two coolies of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    423 8 M,r. and Mrs. I\cl have lift KuaU Lumpur for Kcdah. M,r. and .Mrs. ,1. L. Simr have arrived in Kuala Lumpur on txansfi r. The Hon. Dr. Galloway is tr< in^ home by the Anchisea this wick. He expects to return to the Straits in a fi'-v
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    Outward Mails.
    30 8 Tiie Khyber, bringing mails from Europe, is duo at Penang .it 8 am. on Friday. Mails from todia by th utl due at i'enang at (> a.m. to-mum w.
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    The Governor's Departure.
    99 8 Bk Excellency the Governor will embark informally on Friday, i instant, at 4 r...m.. on his departure en leave from the Colony. The Conunissii n appointing the Honourable Mr. F. S. James, CJ1.0., to administer the Government of the Colony will be reail and the ■aihs will
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    Malacca Chinese Football Club.
    111 8 We have received from the Hon. Secretary of the Malacca :iine.-v Football CIul) two cheques to be passed aver as follows For the Uaffles College Fund K565J3 For the Non-European Unemployment Fund 282.87 We shall pass on these cheques with a request that oflK ial receipts
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    Malayan Collieries.
    124 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires: The annual meeting of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., is beinjr held OB May 4. The din -icrs' report covers -i i>( rin<| of eighteen months ended in December last. The profit for the eighteen months was f1.286,000. including balance brought forward of §5,000, less
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    Funeral of the Late Mr. Fleming.
    144 8 The remains of the late Mr. Henry Fleming <f the Engineering Department of the Homed Company, Ltd., v. h took place at the General Hospital < n Monday after few (lays' illness, were interred at Hiiladari (Vsisetry yesterday aftetn on, there being a large
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      90 8 Maspero Freres gui^^ (^E323SXa9sBSEfI oa«tntjjjCTrais»3 Doiiton Rouge ifa§|L gyptian Cigarettes J§§k TENNIS ■If I RACKETS Just arrived a fresh shipment L§:::: ¥J ex s.s. DONGOLA Riseley Hexagon Argus Jaelanco Assorted weights, Best Black gut. John Little Co., Ltd., (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE. Protect Your Motor from Fire with the AUTO
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      142 8 ALHAMBRA Beach Road. Second Show 5 Pta. HOLD YOUK HORSES S Pts. rathe Gazette and Review. Special pictures of Princess Mary's Wedding DOUBLE ADVENTURE SERIAL Featuring Charles Hutchison Episodes 3 and 4 ~MARLBOROUGH~ Beach Road. THE MYSTERY OF TRAIN 24 In 8 episodes Episodes 7 and 8 5 pts. MISS
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    Genoa Conference.
    687 9 What Will Happen if France Withdraws. Reuter's Service. London, April 23. Genoa: M. Chi L'll will in a statement regarding the difficulty at yesterday's meeting of experts said that immediately 1 lie question of property was raised the discussion hfllH Most important for Russians, wiio considered private property
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    China and Opium.
    448 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 24. Geneva Interviewed with regard to a statement made by Chao Hsin Chu, the Chinese representative to the opium commission of the League cf Nations, that while the reports of the Chinese Government commissioners from twelve provinces or parts of provinces confirmed that
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    Singapore in Danger.
    135 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. A startling statement was made by Mr. Geoffrey Drage in a recent letter to The Times saying that the, Government has not at present enough oil to enable it to send it- battle fleet to Singapore and Hongkong and in the event
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    America and China.
    67 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. Manila The United States flagship Huron has been ordered to proceed to China immediately owing to the disturbed conditions there. She sails to-day. London, April 25. New York, from Manila In connection with the sailing of the Huron for China it is
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    Prince in Japan.
    43 9 Reuter's Service. Hakone Miyanoshita, April 25. In consequence of heavy rain the Prince of Wales' projected trip to Lake Shoji ar.d Mount Fuji had to be abandoned, the Prince remaining at Hakone till tomonrow evening when J>e proceeds to Kyoto.
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    Banque Industrielle.
    258 9 Exposure of the Pacific Company. Reuter's Service. London, April 25. Paris The report of the financial affairs section, which led to the inquiry into the affairs of the Pacific Company, describes the Pacific Company as "an occult branch of the Banque Industrielle." It says Gallusser made the acquaintance
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    American Finance.
    116 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. New York It is understood that a syndicate of Briti: h and American bankers is arranging a nine million sterling loan to Brazil which will run fcr 25 to 20 years at seven par cent., replacing the short t:rra loan made last year
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    Cotton Trade.
    83 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 24. Cairo As an extraordinary measure, the Government is entering the cotton market as a purchaser in order to check the continued fall cf prices. London, April 25. The wages question in the cotton trade has been settled at a conference of employers and
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    Irish Murder.
    50 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. General Adamson, commanding the Athlone brigade of the pro-treaty 1.R.A., was killed at Athlone last night. He was held up by Republican troops, who shot him when he raised his hands. Several Republican officers were arrested and taken to the pro-treaty I.R.A. headquarters.
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    Shipbuilding.
    53 9 RrurEß's Service. London, April 25. The shipbuilding negotiations have evolved proposals which both sides are submitting to their constituents. Details are not divulged. The situation is regarded as more hopeful. In consequence of the engineers' deadlock, 47 unions have approached the Amalgamated Engineering Union, with a view to re-establishing
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    Crown Prince of Siam.
    55 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. Nancy The Crown Prince of Siam has completed six months military Instruction here. At a farewell dinner given by the civil and military authorities and notable people the Prince made a speech in French and said he was much gratified at
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    The Irish Strike.
    95 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. Dublin yesterday was silent and like a village in consequence of the strike, which passed Off according to the prearranged programme. The Free State, cut off from the outside world, experienced a complete cessation of normal activities, including trains, trams, steamers, telegraphs
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    American Shipping.
    95 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. Washington Owing to the Lamport Holt lir.e reducing their passenger rates to South American ports the Shipping Beard announces that the Munson lin? rates are reduced to $295 gold to Rio de Janeiro, $345 to Mur.te Video and $:<>o to Buenos Airss compared
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    Paper Making.
    26 9 Reuter's Service. London, April 25. Budapest The Hungarian professor, Istvanthy, claims to have invented a method for manufacturing cellulose an'l paper from maize stalks.
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    JERAM PADANG.
    583 9 Business at the Annual Meeting. The following report is officially supplied :<•— The seventh annual general meeting of the shareholders of Jeram 1'auang Kubber Co., Ltd., was held on Saturday at the office of Messrs. A. C. Harper and Co., Ltd.. Seremban, with Mr. H. J. Norris in
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    Batang Benar.
    1129 9 Conservative Tapping And Control of Bark. The thirteenth annual general meeting of the Batang Benar Rubber Company, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company, Chartered Bank Chambers, yesterday. Mr. H. Robinson presided, the others present being the Hon. Mx. Lowther Kemp and Messrs. Egmont Htke,
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    Restricted Tin Output.
    2038 9 Bold Proposal for Reducing Stocks. Messrs. D. A. M. Brown and H. Waugh issue a pamphlet setting forth mlmm for restricting the output of tin in Malaya in crder that the stocks held. which are believed to be fatal to a return% of remunerative prices, may be
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    773 10 L'njoyable Ball on St. George's Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, April 24. The past fortnight has seen some extremely enjoyable little functions in Malacca. Saturday cricket matches, with tea served on the lawn, ami foKowed by impromptu dances in the club,.ihave proved a decided success, and the
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    The New P. A. M. Scheme.
    175 10 Our Penang correspondent wires At a meeting of the Malay Peninsula Agricultural Association held at the Caledonia Club, Neebong Tebal, on. Sunday, the report of the select committee on the reconstruction of the P.A.M. was considered. The chairman emphasised the vital need of a
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    19 10 Dr. Hu Tsai Kuen cf Hongkong has joiiK-il Dr. Chec Peck Lian in local practice ut the People's Dispensary.
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      FOOTBALL.
      229 10 First Division League Fixtures. The following are the fixtures arranged for the first division of the S.F.A. league Monday May 1 Middlesex 1. v. S.R.C.I. Wednesdny May 3 S.C.C.I. v. R.G.A. Monday May B— Middlesex 1. v. S.C.C.I. Friday May 12— R.G.A. v. S.R.C.I. Monday May 15— Middlesex 1.
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      Training and Racing Notes.
      262 10 The majority of the houses were on the track yesterday morning but none of them were out to make time. Norman has his two, Philipa and Horace L, looking very well at present and no doubt by the time the meeting comes round they will be
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      Cricket.
      47 10 In the cricket tournament match Services and Law, ti be played on Saturday, the fcllowinei have been selected t<> play for the Services Lt.-Col. Thompson. Major Thompson, Major Cowan. Major Samuel, Majcr Newnhani. Captain Cumming. Captain Wells, Lieut. Clarke, Lieut. Pain, Lieut. Stephenson and Lieur. Thomas.
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      Local Boxing.
      29 10 We have received a letter from Mr. Choo Hong Thiam regarding the last boxir<g contc.Us, but we think all that happened there has new been sufficiently discu.-sed.
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      Golf in Java.
      62 10 The following is a list <-f :he results cf the Easier nolf competitions placed at the Tjandi Sports Club, Semarang," during Easter Beckett Cup. Hu.h Munra and A. A. Alston 95—12 S3 R. J. Hamilton and A. R. King 88— i 84 Intel p.irt Shield. Semarang Souubaya
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      Ledoux Beats Harrison.
      239 10 A Reuter wire dated the 24th in.=t. states ihat in a twenty round contest at Liverpool for the bantamweight championship of Europe Charles Ledoux, France, beat Tommy Harrison on points. It will be remembered that a few momhs ago the pair met at Hanley and Harrison scored
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    83 10 Joseph is drawing crowded houses to the Gaiety, and will be screened till to-morrow. It has been transferred to the second show, following the final of The Son of Tarzan Serial, while in the first the second instalment of The Screaming Shadow Serial will be shown. On Friday Miraclns of
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    Kuala Lumpur D.P.A.
    2369 10 Reconstruction of the P.A.M. Discussed. I The annual IMMral meeting of the Kualix Lumpur District P. A. was held at' the P. A. M. chambers on Monday with Mr. I D. S. Gardner in the chair. Than were also present Messrs. H. Armstrong, D. R. Barwise. J.
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      Market Pests.
      220 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The authorities concerned m pre-vc-ntinc the ipread of r-. ntagioui shoull have their attention drawn 0 the subject of beggars frequenting many <>f the markets in Singapore. On previous occasions levual <>f your correspondents complained all ut this, hut sn far
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      Messrs. Macphail and Co.'s Daily Report.
      115 10 Bingapore, April 26. Silver 34 Vi. Hongkong 10 per cent, premium. Three Months Gi Id Share naritat*— Dull. Robbers.—Few enquiries. Allenbys 12- Craigieleas l'::-'J': cents, I BZhiSThk c-tnts, Tambalaks 16-60 cent* Chembcngi boyen Is. Id., Bukit Sembawanga Is. to 1--. 4d. and Singapoi enquired
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      Lyall and Evatt's Share Report.
      119 10 incurs, byail anil r.vatt report undei to-day i date Tin.— fir,;:, $77.76. 12:. toni The Bfaura AU:!cit is very qoiel and (hen- are few Rubbers.- Allenbys, Craigieleaa, Ayei UiUma, Kuala Skhma, Ko enquired for. and there are ■ellen oi Kundongj, Utan Simpans, em-N nt price!
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    265 10 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. :;:..l Co. report DB i t <i.;. the 86th Tin- l.)c:.l share market li bowing littic more confidence and both Robber and Tin ■ham hare been in greater demand khan [or some month i pa t, but i holders are reluctant
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    60 10 At Ifaa Marlborounh. to-ni^!it, the Pathi ('■oii.si i tium serial, 'i lie Mystery of Train 2<1, will bfl brought t<> dose uiili tha ■wtwihn! of t!u- final apiaodM. In ailuii( 11 wm ailaptutiun of tin Miss Kovc', in live ici'ls, will lie pr<MBted, as Wl II M :i I'athr Revl
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    HOME SPORT.
    2210 11 Flat Racing Season Opens. lsy Our Special Correspondent. Loud n, March tk with a to 1 winner in the fir.-t race, and the Ai i t,r the grreal handicap! (won by Mr. i- h te'i G •::■:>■ :.i 'jo to 1) makes in the long .-rics >if smmssful
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      144 11 "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" NEW DANCE RECORDS 110 Moonlight So now yon know Crooning Salome Underneath Hawaiian Skies I'll keep on loving you Toddle Clsril Mello'cello Ain't we got fun Legend Down around the Sip Sip Sippy Broken Moon Scandinavia l loBt my heart to 0Q Caresses JaK me nluea Sally
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      251 11 Raffles Hotel. MONDAY— Tea Dansant, 5 to 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY.— Orchestral Concert, 9.15 p.m. THURSDAY.— Guest Night, Dinner and Dancing. FRIDAY. Special Luncheon Impromptu Dance, 6 to 8 p.m. SATURDAY.— Guest Night, Din ncr and Dancing. Residents and Diners will have prior claim to seats in the Ball Room. Evening
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    391 12 At a General Meeting of the Members held ut the Club House, on Thursday, April 20, 1922, the following resolutions were passed 1. That the lease from the Singapore Municipality of 274.07, acres of land situate in the Municipal Catchment Area at Bukit Timah, be approved. 2.
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      177 12 ICE Pure Crystal Ice Price 2 cts. per lb. Ikan Nlerah Price 60 cts. per lb. Fresh supplies daily. THE ABOVE CAN NOW BE OBTAINED AT OUR RETAIL DEPOT, ORCHARD ROAD. Singapore Cold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED "CEDOS" BRITISH MADE LIGHT-WEIGHT MOTOR CYCLE TWO-SPUD SPORTING FRAME. Tbii Machine is not an
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      244 12 w -H B I Dainty j Notepaper i With Envelopes to Match j i i Printed with i Address T I Specimen Book on application to Rickard Ltd. PROMPT PRINTERS, 3 76, Cecil Street, Singapore. f i t HOT CROSS BUNS during Holy Week can be had at the well-known
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      204 12 Sdombardment Meets Every Demand of Travel In appearance, performance, comfort and economy of operation, the OVERLAND is a source of constant satisfaction to its owner. The powerfnl motor will take it anywhere wheels run find traction and the TRIPLEX SPRINGS protect the mechanism from the wear and tear of road
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    Lady White's Murder.
    983 13 Confession by the Hotel Pantry-Boy. I did it. I hit her on the head with one of the workmen's hammers. Standing in the dock at Marylebone Police Court yesterday morning. Henry Jacoby, the pantry-boy at the Spencer Hotel, Portman-street, who is charged with the murder of Lady
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      270 13 WMteaway's have pleasure in announcing the arrival of well selected stocks of the very popular SAXONE H SHOES and BOOTS X^jLv-a, 1 M A reW MO °ELS ONLY. M MATS' BLACK CALF BAL. SHOES. \>\^\W%l( PMCE $24. 50 Ss VK-' £m All sizes. I I J (.EMS' BLACK GLACE KID
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      225 13 Awarded the only Silver Medal for Cement at M. B. E. BEST ITALIAN Cement Mosaic-Marble Flooring Tiles Manufactured by Ing. S. GHILARDI Co. SOLE AQENTS FCR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS F. M. S. Societa Commissionaria di Esportazione c di Importazione (Incorporated in Italy) (Late Sodeta Commissionaria Orientate.) TkoM »7«. >t Robliuon Road,
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      229 14 The Motor Union Insnrance Co., Ltd. locrroraUe i» Englaaa) MOTOR VEHICLES DBPARTMKNT. All kinds of Tehleles qnoteel far, ibrral settlement of claim*. The CosaprehrnsiYe Policy of the Motor Union is the recognised premier sßotofl. policy. FIRH DEPARTMENT. Inwirasye. effected on BsUdbsgs uU MtrckaeV slise for long or short periods at
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      1910 14 AwU »p F r»xlm»t«ly $5,«00,00f) S.C. AMmße. for* torer 1 17,«0M»« The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated la Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE t Winchester Hone, Singapore. LONDON OFFIO". 11, Old Jewry, I.C. The Company has 620,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Ergland and complies with the British
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    London's Silk Weavers.
    841 15 Rise and Decline of Wonderful Industry. The romantic and remarkable story of the foundation of the silk industry in this conutry, and of its lamentable decline, due in part to disintegration and lack of cohesion and effort, is told in The Silk Indusry." Sir Frank Warner, K.8.E.,
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    Cake for Bunn.
    54 15 A piece of Princess Mary's wedding cakr I has been foTwarded from Marlborough I House to Mr. Thomas Bunn, the Braintrei- I hand-loom weaver who wove the silver I satin for the Royal bridal train. Bunn is I an ex-Service man employed at Messrs. I Warner and
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      110 15 C v > DUNLOP MOTOR CYCLE TYRES AND BELTS FROM ALL OARAGES DEALERS The Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. DUNLOP HOUSE, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. G. E. C. (Witton Type) ELECTRIC MOTORS ERASER CHALMERC ENGINEERING WORKS F-ropr*. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD. (Incorporate to Inland) Mas nrt House, 62 63, Robinson Road, Singapore.
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      154 15 SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK "BERNA" FULL CREAM How to Feed Baby on "BERNA" During first 24 hours nothing but warm sweetened water. After that "Berna" diluted with pure boiled water, rewarmed to blood heat proportions as below TEASPOONFULS. Sole Agents for AGE PERIOD Berna Water Singapore, F.M.S. and Siam. M week
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      267 16 TO BE LET From May 1, the comfortahle and commodious residence at 1507, .Too Chiat Lane, Tanjong Katonj:, six bedrooms, with two bathrooms attached, sittm»! and dining rooms, with a spacious back terrace, electric lights throughout and fitted with table and wall funs. Servants' quarters and several outhouses and motor
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      596 16 GUAN KIAT CO., LTD. IS, PHILLIP STREET. G Gauge Clauses. Gouges, 1 I Marred and White Span Yarn, A Aiizei, Axes, Am Us, N Negro Plows and Spare Parts, K Knives, Taping and Pruning, I Iron for Soldering, A Avery'n Scales and Balances, T Thermometers, Test Cocks, Asbestos Cord, (loth,
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      1870 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS i The PREPAID charges for Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc.. In 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 cts- five ins, $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40,
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      601 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, No. S-a, Malacca Street Apply to^ Meyer Brothers. TO LET, itores and offices. Apply Ed. M. Nathan Co., 4, De Souia Street. TO LET, godown* and offices, in tows. Apply to Sayers Co., 8, Malacca Street. TO BE LET, OFFICES AND GODOWNS. Apply S. Manasseh
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      179 16 There is a Reason Many of the best dressed and most discerning ladies in Singapore purchase their garments from THE BAND BOX. garments (Bo 4, RAFFLES CHAMBERS (adjoining Ezeklel Sons, opposite Robinsons). Write or call for illustrated booklet PHOTOGRAPHS For the best of everything in every Branch of Photography ring
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      197 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorlrl and General 88 Manager's Office HIT All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communication! relating to business matters— advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc., should be addressed to THIS MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Wants, For Sale, To let, etc.,
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