The Straits Times, 16 April 1923

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 27,226 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1923 PRICE 10 CENTS
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    Ahead of the Mail.
    1573 2 Supplementary Wires From Indian Exchanges. The following: supplementary cables are taken from Indian exchanges to hand Turkish Women's Dress. London, April 2 While Western fashionables are adopting Eastern modes ;'i la Tutankhamen, Kemal Pasha is pursuing a campaign with a riew to impress Wesiern ideas of
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      297 2 I |p| J Baby's peaceful sleep g Peaceful sleep at the right t me is as necessary to Baby Cy I as the right k.ntl and quanti'y of food. 1 1 he dc^s H not sleep, or is restless in slesp, he h unwell, t.nl K M a frequent cause
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      416 2 M fJJ* Bmlim and ptefes. Jffft^ annal men and others V about to proceed hone o» leave are oferrd unusual facilities for acquiring a Light Car. Autoreyors Ltd., London's trading Light Car SpebaliAs. have made arrangements by which any car may b» purchased on payment of a small drposrl (from
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      210 2 A GOOD TYRE TO USE Continental CORD TYRES arc making a steadily crowing host of friends. Their constant, uniform performance under the most adverse conditions is causing much favourable comment among motorists. CONTINENTAL CORD TYRES Are obtainable from ail leading dealers. SIME, DABBY CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements)
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    MISSING WIFE MYSTERY.
    275 3 Continental Search for Beautiful Lady. Search is being made in two continents for the beautful young wife of a demobilised British captain. Capt. S. L. Williams, was on the staff of the Rhine Army, where he acted as inspector of mechanical transport. Nearly four years ago he
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    A Gruesome Feast.
    125 3 Five happy murderers had dinner together at midnight in the condemned cell at Fort Madison, lowa prison. The function was the idea of Earl Throst, who was executed the next morning for the murder of a woman school teacher. His last wish was to entertain the four
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      193 3 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHi»S^^ OPERATING U.S. GOVERNMENT SHIPS. bIM.APOKE TO LOS ANGXLKS AND BAN FRANCISCO U.S.S.B. s.s. WEST CHOPAKA Apr. 16 to discharge aad load U.S.S.B. s.s. WEST l-'ARALON May 12 to discharge aad load U.S.S.U. s.h. MURSA May 30 to discharge aad load aad Huh.Hiqut at Htcsmers approximately 20 d«ys
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      638 3 INO KIDNEY OR RHEUMATIC SUFFERER CAN AFFORD TO MISS THIS !U..umalism. kidney, liver, bladder and sti.macli disorders, influenza, catarrh, hackache, langour, etc., are directly 1 iu.<ed l>y acidx and blood impurities. Tfcylag to get rid «l the ailments without purifying the blood is merely wasting time, says W 6. East.
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      289 3 MOTHERHOOD Tho sufferings ami fatigues of mattiiiity have exhausted you. Your vitality, of which you have been so magnificently generous, is tciluy reduced, weakened, spent. A n ii now, it, ort* 1 1* i i vcr it is nuccssury I that your blood should be rich, pure and plentiful, for
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      146 3 Dunhills Pipes GUARANTEED BY NEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED. PLAIN BRIARS $10.85 to $13.25 SHELL $12.50 Agents c c c c c c c 11 c c c r l^- 4 't'.'^l.'.' JWMlaffl'Si "aW I'" JL. 1 S3B^Bfc BHJjm ■BCna JW I a^^ka^fl fivl I I m^^ 9^k IC^HPJiaB' BJ Sfpl'
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      819 4 STEAMER SIAiIUS P. k 0.-irifish India mi Apcar Line (Companies laeorporaced In Eaglaad) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICB FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP Dae Singapore Leave Singapore NYANZA Apr. 10 NANKIN Apr. 24
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      688 4 STEAMER SfIILIWSS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Englaad) The Blue Funnel Line Regalar Service to LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. RBNOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVKE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through
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      698 4 STEfIHER SAILINGS KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OP BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NEIHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Telephone No*. Passage Dept., 131. Freight Dipt., IMS, Marine Dept. and Transhipment Dept. 1437, Manager's Dept. 100 i. SINGKEL April 17, Singkmvanp:. Setakaa, PcmanKkat and tVbi COEN— April IX,
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      532 5 STEAiER SANJNH N.Y.K. LONDON LUTB Fushimi Mara Apr. IT Mishima Maru May 1 LIVERPOOL UNB Toyohashi Maru mid. May HAMBPBQ UKB Mataumoto Maru early May Tajima Maru end May NEW YORK UNB Tla IUBK SOUTH AMERICAN LTNB Kanagawa Maru Apr. 24 BOMBAY UNB Tamba Maru Apr. IT Sado Maru May
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      403 5 STEAiER jAILINtS O.S.K. Proaeaed Salilags froaa Singaaore nibli I to change without prerfou' aetlee.) EUROPEAN UNI For Marseille*, London. Hambarg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, tU Colombo, Saoa aad Pott Said. Arr. Don. AMAZON MARU May tl May M AMIR MARU June 21 June 22 'Omit Marseilles. NEW TORK LINE For Baa Francisco,
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      309 5 STEAiER SAILIN6S STOOIVAART iAATSCHAPPY "NEKRLANI* ("NEDERLAND" STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.) HOLLAND EAST ASIA UNE (of the United Netherlands Navigation Company.) HOLLAND AND HAMBURG FREIGHT SERVICI. Following are the Companies' intended fixtures s.s. AMBON, April 18 HOLLAND HOLLAND optional s.s. BOETON, May 2 HOLLAND HOLLAND optional s.s. BANKA, about May 9. HOLLAND
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      173 5 INIO-CHINA STEAM NAY. COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Direct Senrice to Japan via Hongkong aad Shanghai and to Calcatto Tia Poaaag from Singapore. Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Chafoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtaxe Porte, Formosa, the Philippine., ate. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA FOOKSANG Apr.
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      634 5 sraaa smuims LINE BLLBRMAN A BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co. LM. (Incorporated la England) BTHAMJB V^BimciZr' PASSENGER SERVICE OUTWARDS. MOMBWARDS. about •i.s. CITY OF POONA Marseille. London May S PASSAGB RATES. A Class steamer Ist elas. «87, 2nd class £60, Deck «2S. fB CUM steamer Ist elaas £80, 2nd clasa £66, Deck
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      520 6 CINEMAS PALLADIUM Theatre, Orchard Road. Ja^a^a^if^s^a^Bjsas^i^a^i^Cn lnlven.il PlrUrca. *y*WfMßßs\? HERBERT RAWINSON IN ES|H^B^V.|^HisSHr!LB •> p«rt». UHaPKsflHMrS*^ Efl tory v K K k he s lurda >' Evening nKTaffSHal^^^TW CLADYS WALTON H^VT^ in a merry comedy of a flapper who knew '■,rC^ f Aia^t^mm I just what she wanted; and when
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      125 6 SURINA THEATRE ENTIRELY NEW PICTURES. Second Show at 9 p.m. CHAMPION CHARLIE Two Part Charlie Chaplin Comedy. Clf\TW Tl she oved her husband but jMJJ.VI.Ei she eouldn h «'P flirting with other men. fiflfrvn Her Bathing Suit was scanty nivllJJli and^ wtU the u rv will tel! you the rest.
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      564 6 CIHEHAS EMPIRE CINEMA Monday. April 16 to Wednesday, April 18. In the Second Show at 9.30 LEATHER PUSHER'S SERIES Round No. 3. The famous stories of the Prize Ring and the social whirl. Willip.m Fox presents the popular screen hero WILLIAM FARM M assieted by LOUISE LOVELY in WOLVES OF
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      153 6 CALL AND /^fi^i N ORANGE SEE OUR BLOSSOM new ilh^rKm^ sprays a* SHIPMENT I Ws\_ Prices BRIDAL Miy^JSitf $6 50 $7 50 DIULfAL. and $9.50. YEIL3 Wm\ OTH delivery Prices OT|f| m $9.50, $11.50 \M\\\ li 1? and $15.50. VU\ U I I BEAUTIFUL SILK HOSIERY 1 SHOES In white
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    196 7 nXTTJRES. Monday, April If, High Water, !1.4 n.ni., 11.6 pjn. Australasia mail closes. l':ithedrul .Vtj;., Chapter House, 5.15. Football I.tacue I, St. J. 0.8. v. R.GA,S.R.C. Tiesdny. April 17 High Water. 11.34 a.m., 11.30 p.m. Hotel Van Wijk Ml*.'., Gattcy's, novn. Foctbnll Ltagaa 11, S.C.C. v. Ex-Services,
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      VESSELS AT THE DOCKS.
      113 7 East Wharf Basin—Nil. East Wharf Elleaga, Rumphius, H.M.S. Blm It.-11. Sheers Wharf Nil. Main W naif I'.ishimi iluru, Ipoh, Murorni M:iru. irotius. HcdOML Amboise, Havre Maru. Kmpirr Dock Winkfield. Benarty, Houtman. (a:l U-.-rien, Deucalion. West Wharf Priaiii. City of Lincoln. J.iri!ineK Wharf Charon. Palo Branl Coal
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      Vessels Arrived.
      289 7 ASDANG, S.ai;i.. 405 tons, from Bacho 15-1, fur Hhclio IV-1. T.ATAVIA. Brit, Jl5 tons, from Sambau 11-4. for line. HAN TECK (il AN. Itrit., U3 tons, from DJi mbi l">\ for Djumui 17-4. BOKLONGA, Dut., 578 tons, from Pontianak 1.-.-i. r«r m, BENARTY, llrit.. 2410 tons, from London
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      145 7 To-4»r. Fulau Snmlm 2.30 p.m k'vdun 3 p.m. Eatu Pahat P E p.m Pact Swcttenham and Pcnang 3 p.m. Malacca and Muar p.m Latavia, Cheriuon and Samamng ..4 p.m. 1' .i.i-i S 4 p.m. Taeaday Piilau Soegi 9 a.m. I'ort l)ickso:i and Ti-luk Alison 1 p.m. Sclat
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      MAILS FOR EUROPE.
      33 7 tngkor DM Carers Juliana I'honcwa INII B',-or* Feb. 24 Feb. 28 M«r. 2 Mir. 5 Mar. 7 Mar. 11 Loadm Mar. ft Mar. 21 Mar. 2! Mar. 2! Apr. Ai.r.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    168 7 EXCHANGE. Sinpaprre, April 16. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 Vi Demand 2/4 5/32 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 19/32 On New York Demand 54 Privatfe 90 d/s ;<;-„ On France, Bank 750 On India, Bank T.T. 173% On Honpkonp, Bank tl/d 2\4 p.c. prem. On Shaiipkai,
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    63 7 Tone of the market Steady. Latest London cables quote: Spot shec Is. 45id. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyeri. Seller!. Spot May- Juno July-Sept Oct-Dec Spot rlay-Junc uly-Scpt. )ct.-Dcc. Slßgapore Standard Bibbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices. Bayers. Sellers. 56 Vfc 57 57 57%
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      MINING
      210 7 UQ6 VaL f»<L Bnyeri. Sellcrt 1 1 Batang I'atlaag 0.42 v 0.17' i 1 IHi tarn Tin 1.50 I.GO 1 1 Jelaitoh 0.20 0.30 noa 1 1 Johan Tin 0.47 0.52 Vi fl £1 Kam. Kamunting 2.1.0 2.3.0 10 10 Kinta Assn. 7.90 8.50 5 6 Lingui Tin 4.80
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      GENERAL
      147 7 GEN ERAL VaL I'd. Buyer*. Seller*. £1 £1 U. Am. Tobacco 4.10.9 4.14.6 10 10 Central Engines 9.00 10.00 10 10 Central Motors 4.25 4.75 £1 £1 E. Smelting Co. 7.00 7.50 5/- .V- Elec. Trmirwaya 1/- 'II- non 10 10 Fraser Neave 36.00 36.50 SO 50 Hammer and Co.
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      DEBENTURES
      111 7 U. En?. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 5 p.c. p.m. Spore Electric Tramways, 5 p.c. £350,000 mom. Spore Municipal 6 p.c. $1,878,000 par. Spore Municipal 4H P-c. of 1907 $1,000,000 6 p.c. dis. Spore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1909 $1,600,500 6 p.c di». Spore Municipal 4V& p.c. of 1909 $1,500,000
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      410 7 Fm«r and Co. and Ljalt and Bratt'a Qsoutioma. Latest available Sterling Quotations are printed on another page on Friday. To-day's Prices. Fraser Lyall A A Co. Evan. AllenbyNcw ($1) 1.00 1.15 1.10 1.20 Alor 'Ja.iah ($1) 1.10 1.20 1.20 1.30 A. Ilitam ($5) 12.00 13.00 12.50 13.50 A.
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      44 7 H. K. MULFORD CO. MANUFACTURING AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTS, PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A. All goods manufactured by the above firm can be obtained from the Agents Messrs. HINNAM LITTLE DISPENSARY, Ltd., 309, NORTH BRIDGE KOAD, SINGAPORE. Full particulars as to trade discounts will be given on application.
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      784 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advtß.. ae« pag* 16. BURGUNDY WINES Vintage '.914, Tommard $2.50, Beaujolias $2.50, Fleuric $2.25, Beaune $3.25, per large bottle Duty included. H. Bolter, Direct Importer, Europe Hotel Building. I WANTED TEMPORARY ENGINEER. Applicants thanked. Estate, P. 0., Muar. PLANS CABINET WANTED, second-hp.nd, good repair. Apply 2174,
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      705 7 NOTICE CHOP MM WHATT OF SINGAPORE AND I'EN.vm; and chop rfMfl whatt ciian OF MALACCA, KIAL.V LLMITR AM) IPOH. I NOTICE is hereby given that the above businesses in which Foo Siang Bin I otherwiseknown as Foo Thong Lee) was ,a partner at !thc date of his decense, namely December
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      217 7 VICTORIA THEATRE TUESDAY NEXT, APRIL 17, at 9.50 p.m. Xl NNIER THAN EVKR CHARLES CHAPLIN in his latest and greatest production PAY DAY Supported by The most daring photoplay vet presented THE SKYWAY MAN And the worlds news in pictures. Booking now open at the THEATKR. PBCB S2 and $1.
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    The Straits Times MONDAY. APRIL 16. MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS.
    1094 8 It is right, after all that has been yaid about the Kallang River Dam, that the full correspondence should be published, and it is our intention that this shall be done. The first instalment appears today and we hope to give the
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    54 8 On the occasion of the marriage of H. R. H. the Duke of York, on April 26, all Government vessels and flagstaff in the Straits Settlements will be dressed overall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Master Attendant requests that vessels in harbour that day. will dress ship in
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    53 8 In the District Court, Penang, on Friday, before Mr. R. Scott, Boon Chew, a Siamese, was sentenced to undergo two years' rigorous imprisonment to be followed by two years' police supervision on the charge of houscbreaking and theft of 30,000 guilders belonging to the chinchew of the K. P. M.
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    69 8 The F. M. S. Court of appeal sits at Ipoh, today. Sir Lionel Woodward, Chief Judicial Commissioner, F. M. S. will preside, the other judges engaged being Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, Mr. Justice Watson and Mr. Justice McCabe Keay. The Court will be comprised of three judges, the judge from whose
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    12 8 The Singapore Slipway meeting was fixed to be h.'ld at noon to-day.
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    13 8 The Malacca Assizes commenced to-day with the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, presiding.
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    24 8 A detachment of the Middlesex Regiment left Singapore by train on Saturday evening en route to Kuala Lumpur to undergo a course of musketry.
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    27 8 Twenty working boys, representatives of the main industries of Great Britain, such as cotton, steel and mining, are being invited to attend the Duke of York's wedding.
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    34 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Its. 170 is $100. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon U Ks. 17- r > is $00.
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    30 8 A first portion of correspondence relatng to the Kallang reservoir <:am appears jn pages 10, 11 an:l 12. I-ater telegrams, ahead of the mail, are printed on pages and 3.
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    23 8 The Italian Government have completed arrangements for the immediate installation of the most modern signalling equipment at Cape Guardafui, for assistance to shipping.
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    37 8 Colonel Kunhardt, of the Indian Medical Service, a great authority on plague, at present on leave, is now in Kuala Lampvr, and will be visiting a number of estates in the vicinity within Qm next few days.
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    37 8 An expert architect has been called in to inspect the famous crooked spire of Chesterfield Church, which is expected to go overboard in any decent gale. Its oack is broken and the pealing of b-jlls is forbidden.
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    37 8 In consequence of the lack of favourable op nion of North Borneo rubber comranie- North" Borneo is unlikely to be represented at the Sixth International rtubber and Tropical Products Exhibition, to be held :n Brussels in 1924.
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    46 8 The Shanghai Evening News publishes a report from Harbin that over 3,000 were irowned on April 7, and thousands ra-le-red homeless, as a remit of the flooded •Sungari River bursting the Hsinkiang lyke near Fuc'..atien. It is reported that a score of villages were carried away.
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    49 8 Advices were received at Hongkong t hat the French cruisers Victor Huvo and Jules Michelet, with trade exhib ts on board, were expected to arrive in that Colony on the morning of the 14th inst.. 3taying there unt 1 the afternoon of thilBtJi, when they are to proceed southwards.
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    66 8 Dr. Cook, who hoaxed the world ovei his reported discovery of the North Pole and also attracted attention in Calcutta jy his attempt to obtain permission to ?V.mb Mount Everest which the Raj refused, has surrendered in Texas to answer a charge of using the mails to defraud ths public
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    76 8 The Y. M. C. A. Bible study group mder the leadership of the Rev. J. H. Lewin, 8.D., meets in the library of the Association every Monday at S p.m. Tonight's subject is The faith of MoM The glory of his choice. The class is open to members and non-members
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    87 8 Times are >indc-ed had in Tientsin, says .hat N'.C.D. Mail, and there is no getting ifway from it. The local stores complain that accounts are becoming mora difficult than ever to collect and a< Ist the various night resorts, chits are pur?hasable at 40 per cent, off for cash. Yet
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    111 8 The old established firm of James Motion and Co., 14, Battery Road, incorporated in 1920 with S. Smith and Son (Siam), Ltd., has now been taken over by an important London syndicate consisting of W. F. Stanley and Co., Ltd., Heath and Co., Ltd., George Culver, Ltd.. and S. Smith
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    116 8 The story of the destruction by fire of the small American schooner Defiance, at Fai.si, in the Solomon Islands, v.abrought to Sydney on March 6 by the Mataram. The Defiance was fully loaded with copra for San Francisco and t!ie cargo alone was worth about £7.500. She was ready for
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    115 8 Sir Kingsley Wood in his PrcsMe-ntial address at the Caxton Hall to 500 delegates at the Conference of the Faculty of Insurance said that we can no longer be described as a C 3 nation, but were long way off 'being an Al people. The trend of the death-rate was
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    470 8 Mr. L. C. Anderson, of the Hongkonar and Shanghai Banking Corpora' ion. passed throujrli Singapore on the P. and O. Nyanza, on his way to Amoy. Lieut. M. .1. W. BningWOrth has been appointed to the charge of the Wireless Station at Seletar, Singapore, from May 1
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    Miss Rutherford Leaving.
    110 8 The general committee of the Y.W.C.A. announce that MJm Rutherford's term ot service a« General Secretary to the Association in Singapore has come to ;i" end, ami wish to put on public record their appreciation of her devoted •enriee and th-.':r sincere regret that she is leaving
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    Cobbett-Bell Wedding.
    179 8 The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, on Saturday afternoon, the Bishop of Singapore officiating, <>f Mr. John Christopher Cobbett, «>f Me Rodyk and Davidson, solicitors, Singapore, an I Miss Enid Beviiacqua Bell, of Mr. and Mr*. \V. C I*. Bell, Singapore. The bride, who was given
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    The Cluny Murder Mystery.
    200 8 Beyond the two arrests, made by tho Orchard Road divi-ional police, tbere am no further deveoprr.ents to be recorded in connection with the terrible murder of the late Mr. De Salle in his bungalow in Adam Road, off Bukit Timah Road, on Friday morning. The house,
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      124 8 The GARRICK SPECIAL SIZE No. 2. This newly introduced cigarette blended from specially selected Virginian tobacco should certainly recommend itself to sll devoted of "MY LADY NICOTINE.' j* < <^ <-?^S Can be obtained from all Dealers. Ll .L m "1. .-L < Just Arrived FRESH SHIPMENT OF Bosch Sparking
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      180 8 ALHAMBRA JACK SPURLOCK-PRODIGAL (George WaUh) 6 pti. 6 ptf. WOMAN WAKE UP (Florence Vldor) C pti. 6 pts. CalTcnal Serial THE SECRET FOUR (Cddl. Pol.i Fnal Episodes THE TEXAN (Tom Mis) (Flrat Show) "mAEJUBOROUOT" Get Rich Quick Wallingford 7 pU. 7 pts. THE PRICE OF POSSESSION (Ethel Clayton) S pti.
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    IRISH REBELS.
    656 9 Great Raid by the National Troops. Capture of an Important Leader. Reuter's Service London, April 14. 1 A hundred and fifty police in motor tenders raided throughout the night houses of Irish suspects in the various suburbs of London. Only two arrests were made, but important documents were
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    Indian Frontier Crime.
    263 9 Lady Murdered and Daughter Abducted. Reuter's Service London, April 14. Rawalpindi A message from Kohat, North Western Frontier, states that Afridi raiders broke into a bungalow occupied by British officers and murdered Mrs. Ellis, the wife of the district staff efficer. and abducted her fifteen year old
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    Turkey and the Powers.
    169 9 Reuter's Service London, April 14. Constantinople Until practically the eleventh hour, the Chester scheme was regarded as a joke, both in Turkish and foreign circles. Even the National Assembly did not treat the proposals seriously. But suddenly the whole scheme was rushed through by the Government,
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    120 9 Reuter's Service London, April 14. Washington White House announces that the American' representatives to the Lausanne Conference will probably be the same os at the first conference, namely, Messrs. Child ami Crew and Admiral Bristol. London, April 14. New York Ex-President Wilson, in a letter published this
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    Pan-American Conference.
    55 9 Keiter's Service London, April 14. Santiago de Chile The Pan-American Conference have adopted a recommendation for the establishment of two archaeological institutes, one in the MexicanCentral American region, the other in the Ecuador-Peru region. The conference of (American) nations will make annual appropriations for archaeological excavations and the
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    France and Germany.
    453 9 M. Poincare Defines French Policy. Reuter's Service London, April 14. Duesseldorf A curious incident has occurred at Merklind station, where three trucks arrived at full speed. Nobody knows from whence they were shunted. One loaded with explosives blew up on entering the station, but there were no
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    General Smuts on Europe.
    101 9 Reuter's Service London, April 14. Capetown In a speech at the City Hall, General Smuts expressed the opinion that the time was imminent when the British Commonwealth would have to define her position vis-a-vis the disturbed international situation. He declared that it was impossible for the
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    Various.
    88 9 Reuter's Servicx 1 London, April 14. Nome, Alaska Capt. Amundsen has started on a dog sledge for Wainwright, whence he attempts to fly across the North Pole in June. London, April 14. Helsingfors A message from Moscow states that the trial of Tikhon and other church dignitaries is fixed
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    British Politics.
    168 9 Discussion of Mr. Bonar Law's Retirement. Reuter's Service i London, April 15. The past week's incidents in the Commons, coupled with the Premier's health, are inspiring widespread predictions of the imminence of Mr. Bonar Law's retirement. The Observer mentions Mr. Baldwin as his successor. On the other hand,
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    Aviation.
    124 9 Reuter's Service London, April 14. Major-general Sir William Brancker. Director of Civil Aviation, has approved of the plans for the flight of Captain-: Macmillan and Malms, who broke down in the Bay of Bengal last year. They propose to continue the journey from there, via Japan, Kuriles, Kamchatka, the
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    America and Japan.
    94 9 Recter's Servicx London, April 10. Washington The cancellation of the Lansing-Ishii agreement on March 30 ha 3 baen officially confirmed in' a note from Mr. Hughes, yesterday, addressed to the Japanese Ambassador, Count Hanihara. It says that "the discussions between the two Governments have disclosed an identity
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    Great Fire in London.
    72 9 Reuter's Service London, April 14. Millions of pounds cf tobacco were destroyed by fire in a bonded warehouse at Victoria Dock, London, this morning. The blaze was visible for miles. The loss is estimated at a million sterling. Fire brigades and river floats worked unceasingly for
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    Drug Selling.
    62 9 Reuter's Service London, April 14. Paris As a result of the efforts of the police to stamp out the traffic in drugs one of the most important trials on record has cpened. The ssventy-eight accused include a number of medical men and chemists charged with implication in an
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    Cotton Trade.
    33 9 Eeuter's Service London, April 14. Tha Federation of Cotton Spinners have decided to recommend the American section, in Manchester to continue the curtailment of production by 50 per cent, during May.
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    STRAITS ASSOCIATION DINNER.
    3822 9 Governor Dilates on Public Matters. A Flow of Oratory The second annual dinner of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association was held at the Singapore Club on Saturday night. The President of the Association, Mr. Dudley Parsons, presided over* large attendance with His Excellency the Governor as the
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    CRUDE RUBBER.
    123 10 Importations into the Uuited States. We are indebted to the Planters' Association of Malaya for the following details of the importations of crude rubber into the United States during February. 1923. The fig ires have betn compiled and distributed by the Rubber Association of America. The estimated net
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    Mr. J. STRACHAN LEAVING.
    285 10 To Be Director of Public Works In Ceylon. The Times of- Ceylon of April 7 says Thu Secretary of State for the Colonies 'has been pleased to select Mr. J. Strachan, Assistant Director of Public Works, Federated Malay States, for appointment a.- Director of Public Works
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    MARCH TIN RETURNS.
    35 10 Tronoh Minos. 1,327 piculs. Talam Mines Ltd. (February) piculs Ting Kil.— Plant piculs 164.64, tribute picuis 22.96, total piculs 187.60. Simi>. i flaa flri eraatod SB tons, tin W..11 I 1.f.0 ptCllls.
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      S. C. C. CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
      536 10 P. S. and Law Draw with Services. The Serv cc? made their first a-p--ptirance in the S'.C.C cricket tournament on Satuiday, when they drew with the Public Services and Law. The scores were P. S. and LAW. C. E. H. Jacobs b Spring 15 A.
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      Rugby Football.
      65 10 (Reuter's Service.) London, April 14. Bridgwater In the Rugby county championship final Somerset beat Leicestershire by 8 points to 6. London, April 11. Paris In the Rugby match, France beat Ireland by 14 points to 8. Association Football. (Reuter's Service.) London, April 14. Glasgow At soccer, Scotland drew
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      Billiards.
      26 10 (Reuter's Service.) London, April 14. At the Holborn Hall, in the stmi-final of the professional billiards championship, the final scores were Newman, 16,000, Inman 14,506.
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      Singapore Golf Club.
      184 10 The inter-club foursome match between! the Keppel Golf Club and the Singapore! Golf Club, played at the Race Course on j Sunday, resulted in., a win for the Singapoie Golf Club 12% to 3V». The following; are the scores, Keppcl players named first Hrndrip and F. C.
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      Macphail and Co.'s Report.
      104 10 Singapore, April 16. Rubber.— London Is. 4Vid. Local G6ft. Tin. London April 13. £216 ss. Local !>loB>4 (76 tons Bold.) Share Market. Quk't. Rubbers. Few enquiries. Tins.— Nawng Pels I JO-IM, Hitams 1.15-1.50, Taiptngs 96-1, Northa i.l7',i-| 1.22'j, Souths 1.15-J.20, Rawangs 1.27 1 1.32'^, Batan;,' Padungs
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      Lyall and Evatt's Report.
      100 10 Singapore, April IG. I Tin.— t2lG b. Rubber. !s. Id. Rubbers. Aver Panas 5.75-6.-5, New i Brogas 55-G5, Bukit Jolotongs 53-SG, Je-I ran Kuantans 42--47-;, Kuala Sidims 2.25-2.85 cum, Malakoffs t-9M, Mentakabs 22Vj-27''j, Malaka Pindas 1.47 H- I 1.52 V. Mining. Johans 45-50, Kainpong Kam- untings
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    A New Film Exchange.
    156 10 Mr. M. Baker, who i.s well known in Singapore, has returned from Java ami announces that a new film exchange will I be shortly opened in Singapore, under the name of the United Artists Corporation, of which Mr. Baker will be the local agent. The corporation,
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    A May Day Dance,
    155 10 A short time ago we announced that it was proposed to hold a ball in the Memo- 1 rial Hall on April 27, during the visit of H.M.S. Hawkins in aid of the Union Jack Club and the Ex-Services Association Benevolent Funds. Unfortunately H.M.S. Hawkins will
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    Development of Singapore.
    126 10 Truth of March 21, says lt is gratifying to know that the Admiralty agrees with lhe view repeatedly expressed in Truth about the strategic importance of Singapore. This is indicated by the decision to proceed with the development of that port. At the same time, the spending
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    The Discoveries at Luxor.
    100 10 The Times' Paris correspondent say that M. Edouard Navillc, the French Egyptologist, in a paper read before the Academic de? Inscriptions opues that the tomb discovered by the late Lord Carnarvon w"as not that of Tutankhamen, which he had prepared for himself and in which he
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    THE KALLANG DAM.
    4395 10 The Reports of the Defective Construction. Full Text of Correspondence. The Singapore Municipality having de-j cided upon the ifsue of the correspondence relating to the Kallang reservoir dam, we are enabled to give the full text of the documents. As these, however, are of I great length
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      59 11 \^T V." APRIL RECORDS To-Day CALL OR WRITE FOR LISTS S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. MOTOR TYRES CLINCHER Ml Sole Agents William- Jacks Co., SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. CONCRETE ROADS REINFORCED WITH !i^Hti''f(r!rn^nni^ssK| MORE THAN ONE MILLION SQUARE YARDS OF BRITISH ROADS ARE REINFORCED WITH B.R.C. FABRIC. REINFORCtO
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      423 11 RAFFLES HOTEL mm— a. t«d. m ..u Telephone 2920. (10 Lines.) TUBSDAY.— Dinner Dance. Tfc. Fta-t Barroom in th. Ea B t. WEDNESDAY.-Orche.tr.. Cneert. Grill Room adjoining Dining Rotm, THURSDAY.-Goe»t Night. Dinner and open 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dance. FRIDAY.— Tea Danaant. Monday SATURDAY.— Gsest Night Dinner an. TP
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    DISPUTE WITH SEAMEN.
    389 12 Lower Rates of Pay on Blue Funnel Liner. Some little difficulty, says the Hongkong Daily Press of April 6, has arisen, over the statement that the local agents of the Blue Funnel line (Messrs. Butterfield and Swire) recently signed on a Chineso crew at a rate of
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    199 12 Programme of drills, etc., up to and for Sunday, April 22 Monday, 16th. 5 p.m., B Co., 30 yards range, DriltHall. 5.15 p.m., S.R.E.(V) field section, extended order drill Chinese Co., organisation S.V.F. ambulance, lecture, Drill Hall. Tuesday, 17th. 5 p.m., B Co., 30 yards' ranee. Drill
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    Soldier Settlement.
    138 12 Collection returns of the soldier settlement board up to the end of January show that returned men on the land have on 'the whole passed through a satisfactory year. The Province of Ontario gives the best results, 73 per cent, of the amount due by soldier settlers having
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      533 12 I/""] Sllenburgs] WCilk Food SVo. Solves Three Problems, one of which every Mother has to face. Where .'Qrcasl Fee Sing n>ho!h Fails ife* \i Allcnburys' M.lk Food No. lis luslly identical In *^> y» U. composition willi human nvlV. and is rmuely »u.lrd to JBl ihf delicate digestion of the
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      282 12 y^/ FjttJafr T T J»V T W W f"" fg^ p^ ff ■^T laflWL. >^/vd^ Ju»t as certain 'phone numbers are stored ja tvr uTTvT" /~n receB e tne mind as representing AM \\A|if'\] /M some call on fellowship, so does SSS 4J|j|/iy^ /^y/'^^'jiP instantly present a picture to the
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      1450 13 SALES BY AUCTIOH ATTRACTIVE TWO DAYS' AUCTION SALE of high crade and valuable wsx-polished teak and richly carved Canton blackwood and cherrywood household furniture, Booth Koya! semi-porcelain and crescent ware, dinner und dessert s*ta, superior table elasaware* and a good collection cf well-grown plants, etc., etc. The property of S.
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      567 13 "COCO i PUR" NOTICE is hereby given that the cbove trade mark and trade name: "Coco Pur" is the property of The Continental Coconut Products (Sole Proprietors C. Mottc and Company of Antwerp and Singapore), Manufacturers of tropical produce. This Trade Mark and Trade Numc is used by them either
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      653 13 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of April Iff, 1923, for the following works 1. Erection of three blocks of Lavatorier at the Botanical Gardens 2. General repairs, painting and colourwashing to the Administration Block at the Central Police Station 3. Raising
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      367 13 THE EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA SINGAPORE BRANCH. NOTICE is hereby riven thr.t the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held in the Lounge at the Singapore Cricket Club, on April 18, 1923, i»t 6 p.m. BUSINESS. 1. Minutes of previous General Meeting held on May 8, 1922. 2.
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      111 13 SEASONED TIMBER Stocks of KAPOR FOR SALE Various sizes or to order. Apply W. P. MILLAR CO., LTD. SELLING AGENTS, RODNEY RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED. Cheap Sale! FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY. P. RELOOMALL CO. SILK AND CURIO MERCHANTS, No. I, HIGH STREET. Prices Greatly Reduced to Clear Surplus Stocks. Citroen
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      194 14 Leadership Quality Price Service %,(gg«ja» I I I I l^*i»il-H4^K-;;w^'iAJi!LlJMtg^ >> X* SPARTA BATTERIES are of the finest British H construction throughout. They cost less than just an ordinary battery, yet, by their shock-proof construction, last far longer. They are backed by efficient Specialist Service. At the first sign of
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      443 14 AMeta over $5,000,000 S.C. Auraiec la fore* aver $17,000,000. The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (IneorporaUd in Straits Settlements.) BEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 82, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      400 14 BANKING 1 P. AND O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated ia Englaad) Witt which U alfliicated ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD, INDIA. Authorised CapiUl M,000,000 j CapiUl Subscribed aud Paid Op M £2,614,1*0 Reserve Fnnd M _fl 30,000 Board of Dlrecton Tha St. Hon. LORD INCHCAt'E, 0.C.M.0., E.C.5.1., X.C.I. X. (Pbatrnua) The Rt.
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      523 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (laeorporaUd by Special Charter in Japan.) CapiUl Subscribed Y«ir,000,000 CapiUl Pai.!-up M Y62,600,000 Reserve Faad M 1.780.000 President K. Xakagawa, Esq. Vice-President H. Mori, Esq. Director* G. Kawasaki, Esq. M. Esaki, Esq. T. Hisamur.e, Esq. D. TakiU. HEAD OFFICE Taipeh, Formosa (Taiwan). BRANCHES AND
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      598 14 lIUaiIIHIIII UHnMUUaUMaI BANKING NEDERLANDCHE lIANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY NETIIEItI AMIS TKAIII.N<; SOCIETY (F3lubli->hid UU.) PAID-UP CAPITAL Fl. 8P.000.000 (about STATUTORY RKSERVE FUND Fl. 19.41.1.211 uibout ii,c.2t;,j;>4) EXTRAORDINARY RESERVE Fl. 22,060.000 (about i•l,^^HEAP OFFICE IN AMSTERI HEAD AGENCY IN BATAViA. BRANCHKS I'enanjr, Honpk^n^. Snanchai, Kobe, Rangoon. Soerabaya, Semnrantc. Weltevreden, Bandoeng (Java), Cheribon, Teniral, Pecalongan,
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    REPAH RUBBER ESTATE.
    710 15 Company Narrowly Escapes Shipwreck. The annual meeting of the Repnh Rubberand Tapioca Estates, Ltd., was held at Shanghai on March 22. Mr. Brodie A. Clarke presiding. Present we're Messrs. G. Grnyrigge and A. J. Welch, directors, Mr. C. J. L. Stewart, representing the secretaries and shares represented
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    SMOKING BY JUVENILES.
    305 15 Amusing Comments at Assam Council. Amusing comments were made in connection with the Assam Students and Juvenile Smoking Bill in the Assam Legislative Council. That ihe Bill be referred to a select committee was moved by the Rev. J. J. M. Nichols- Roy. Srijut Dalim Chandra Borah
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      231 15 The appearance on Singapore Roads of the 1923 Model ESSEX TOURING CAR, has undoubtedly placed at the service of the Public a four-cylinder, 5 passenger car which is equalled by few and excelled by none. Compare the price, equipment <md appearance of this car with other cars now on this
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      364 15 jZ^\*AJf\ topper like In a Kitchen where rTt. i*i rt.i %3 iH l\ Ek m v i^S SFSfe J& &fi W%< a thousand household i^ fi#%PE Li uses Cleans Metais Paint < Is used for the coppers, the tinware, the kit- Cutler^ Crockery, Machuichen tables and floors, the zood housewife
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      168 15 SUNBEAM MOTOR CYCLES HAVE BEEN WONDERFULLY SUCCESSFUL In all the most important competitions throughout the World in 1922. The Chief of which are THE SENIOR TOURIST TROPHY Won hy Mr. Alec Bennett THE ITALIAN TOURIST TROPHY Won liy Si*-. Ernesto Vsllatl THE FRENCH GRAND PUIX Won by Mr. Alee Bennett
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      204 16 TO LET Immediate entry. A large compound bungalow, with 4 bedrooms, at 1507, Joo Chiat Place, area 81,200 square feet APPLT 35, PHILLIP STREET. SEE N. LAZARUS OPTICIAN MEDICAL HALL BATTERY ROAD FIRST WIRE NETTING FOR TENNIS COURTS. brass Wire Ganze 40, 50, 60 Mesh. Obtainable fros* <JAW BROS., LTD.
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      454 16 LADIES! A Straight Line Is the Shortest Distance Between Any Two Points PARISIAN HOUSE 5, ORCHARD ROAD IS THE STRAIGHT LINE TO LOWEST PRICES FOR HATS. A MATCH IS GOOD AND SAFE WHEN 1. It strikes EASILY. 2. And burns SLOWLY. BAD AND DANGEROUS WHEN 1. It has to be
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      926 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 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 cents, 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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      831 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, NO. Oxley Rise. Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, No. 61, Meyer Road. Entry immediate. Apply Meyer Brothers. TO LET, No. 2, Amber Road. Entry on March 1. Apply within or to Messrs. Meyer Brothers. TO LET, Immediate entry, No. 35-28, Cairnliill Road. Rent
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      830 16 John Duke OPTICIAN Fallow of the British Optical Association. Freeman of the Worshlpfol Company of Spectacle Makers. Freeman of the City of London. Late of Old Broad St London. 5 YEARS' LONDON EXPERIENCE IN SPECTACLE FITTING. 12, Battery Road, Singapore. SALE OF H.M.S. MERLIN. Tenders are invited tip to April
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      281 16 Ask Your Friend She will tell you of the excellence and economy of Phoenix Hosiery and H. P. Corsets. We cater for discriminating ladies and stock only the most superior. Gowns, Lingerie, Hosiery and Corsets. High Class Store Goods at Bazaar Prices. European Attendance. Goods sent C.O.D. PRINCESS GARMENTS CO.
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      200 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorial and General »8 Manager's Office 1117 Ml communications relating 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 Sale, To Let, etc.,
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