The Straits Times, 3 April 1925

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 27,829 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1925. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      150 1 OFTEN WUIPPID" NKVKR BKATEft a matter of Habit The choice of Liver Salts, or Fruit Salts, is a matter of habit A well-known name frequently asks and obtains a higher price WHY PAY MORE, when ANDREWS LIVER SALT are obtainable at all chemists? Nex: lime gel a bottle of ANDREWS
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      143 1 Ladies' Sterling Silver Toilet Services. Complete m velvet lined cases. Case of 1 Hair Brush and 1 Comb. Plain Price $29.50 E.T. Price $33.50 Case of 1 Hair Brush, 1 Mirror, 1 Comb. Plain Price $58.50 E.T. Price $75.00 Case of 2 Hair Brushes, 1 Mirror, 1 Comb. Plain Price
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      4 1 LACTOGEN FOR JOUR BABY
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    JEBONG (PERAK) RUBBER.
    469 2 Dividend of 8 Per Cent, for The Year. Thp nineteenth annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Jebong (Perak) Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, Colombo, on March 1L Mr. L. A. Wright (director), presided. The Chairman's Remark*. The Chairman,
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    CENSUS OF THE ATOM.
    407 2 One Hundred Millions to The Inch. The first of his series of lectures on The Counting of Atoms, which Sir Ernes: Rutherford delivered' last month at the Roynl Institution, was mainly a survey of the (,'rowth o f the atomic theory of the matter from the
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    Knights of the Round Table.
    164 2 The Southern Railway, m view of the fact that many of their 44 giant new locomotives will carry holiday-makers to that part of North Cornwall associated with King Arthur, have decided to name each one of these engines after a Knipht of the Round Table.
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      351 2 ryMWi l is the givundwork mZftter^Ttf ,'WSJjr <f sturdy childhood. Jm X \^j* constitution uu'm y^^jj) Xodicksiihiteimiit (jQJ which provides all essential nourishment It is mom readity Of .11 8.*..r. and dfcsfa/ Hlin CUO* Stores m four sizes. Klllk iiTlCt 'lS dbsohltply pure and fivejrow germs. HORLICKS MALTED MILK HORIIOCS
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      187 2 *Cent* va y O. KRUSCHEN SALTS From all ChrmU'.g and 9tom. liniuiiiii;ii:;!iiMiii!:iit:-:"iiiiiiH:::'iiHuii;i[]iii!:i''nnt:iiiiraiiiiiniimi The Purpose of our Printery MiaiMnnaMwnMriu is not merely to sell Printing but to help you sell more goods through the use of Printing that sells. The Prompt Printers RICKARD LTD. 76 CECIL STREET SINGAPORE Tel. 2228. fMinisaiiiiuiimi:]iiiiiiiiii:iunii!Miiitiniiiuii:iiuaiiiin!unuui:miii!i(
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      225 2 Mandoline-Banjo Specially made for Tropics. Price $30 complete with shaped case. Season Co., Ltd. 11l and 113, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. PATZENHOFER BEER IMPORTERS Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd. I ijj Wr* i Correct Feeding during early infancy is of great importance. It is during this period that the foundations of baby's
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    THE INDO-MALAY ESTATES.
    703 3 Strengthening 'the Financial Position. The nineteenth ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Indu-Malay Eftates. Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, Ambewatte House, Slave Island, Colombo, on March 21. Ifr. H. V. Hill (Director) presided, and there were present Mr. Richard 'Martin, representing
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    Trade Marks in China.
    226 3 Protection of Trade Marks, Patents, Copyrights and Trade Names m China ii the comprehensive title of a book by Mr. Norwood F. Allman, which Messrs. Kelly and \Valsh, Ltd-, have published, and which is on sale at $5. There is no need to labour the importance
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      353 3 UNBREAKABLE PULLEX AND MILL GEARING COMPANY, LTD. Easy Transmission of Power SHAFT FITTINGS DOUBLE ARMED and sssflHßßfiißsNHH PULLEYS OF ALL aSsn* 4^^^^dMJ DESCRIPTIONS V fiX] sssssssssMHiH^ssK Sr yjaHs Diam. < -■-■"'S^aSB SBWa^BBsWi n iSrJSkaVJiSr^fl Hm\ TH inches 3mmlmSS^b| IBBBB^BBEBI IBB) BBBBBBBBBB^B^BBa^BBnFawinHB^BB^BBBI 36 ri^-HHr JB 42 Wl BREADTH OF FACE bbbbV
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      51 3 Jfal&Wi UIPBSMi TONIC RESTORATIVE^ far all run down conditions wad rrary form of fveakness. Ita I benefits are feltfrom the first dose> Vtd it builds up lasting strength. I from first-class OMNtilt J and Witu MtrdunU and M H. IRVING JONES, Singapore. M «ofa Pr^rUior, Af* STlrKtB-Stmi 4 Cn Lt
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      674 3 THINGS THAT TROUBLE CHILDREN. It is no wonder that many children continue thin aad weakly no matter how well you feed them when much of the nourishment they ta|(u Is consumed by worms. Expel the worms by mean* of a few doses ef Baby's Own T*b|ets and then you will
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      496 3 STEaiEB SfIILHiSS Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia) *Tt For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA. DARWIN THURSDAY ISLAND and BRISBANE Regular monthly sailing by the well known steamers HARELLA (7,375 tons) and UONTORO (6,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins de luxe, single
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      287 3 c t > J COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD, BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Incorporated m England) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England.) '1 Fortnightly Service taking cargo aad Passengers from Singapore. BATAVIA AND SOURABATA NORTH-WEST AUSTRALIA I'OKTS AND FREMANTLE (I'ERTH.) Approximate Sailings. MINDEROU Apl.
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      805 4 STEAMER SAB-IHtS P. 0. British India Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES l.aßflw PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FCR CHINA AND JAPAN FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. Tonnage
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      782 4 STEAMER SALUHtS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CC'LTD. (Incorporated m England) The Bine Funnel Line REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP. HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL. AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL, AND GLASGOW. BOSTON. NEW YORK. AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on through
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      742 4 STEAMER SAHINBS K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVKRNMJtNT. Telephone Nos. Passage Depu IJI, Freight D«pt.. HB2, Marine Dept. and Transhipment Dept. 1457, Manager's Desk 1002. REPRESENTATIVE for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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      472 5 STEAMER SAiLINGS Ellcrman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Ingland) "ELLERMAN" LINE Pussenjer and Freight Service! TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT .VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL 1 "I FREIGHT SERVICES HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG si. CITY OF CANTON dv« Apl. 27 s.s. CITY OF ATHENS dv» May 27 s.s. SUTTON
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      642 5 STEAMEH SAIUW6S BLUI >*, ELLERMAN FUNNEL BUCKNALL LINE 5? S. CO LTD (laeorporaUd m England) JOINT SERVICE to BOSTON NEW YORK and BALTIMORE via SUEZ or PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK Staataw Da* B'por* Root* F*- CALCHAS Tn port Suez Phillipines and Hongkong, t SUTTON HALL May 3 Sue 2 Phillipines
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      105 5 SWEDISK EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Sweden). For Barcelona Valencia and ScandinarUn Ports 11. S. NANKIXG due Apl. 6 For Honprkong, Shanghai Yokohama and Kobe s.s. SUMATRA Apl. 28 For space apply to ADAMSON. GILFILLAN CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) Agents. PRINCE LINE, LIMITED (Incorporated m England). FAR EAST
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      589 5 STEAMER SAILINGS Roosevelt Line REBULAR SERVICE From U.S.A. via PANAMA to NEW YORK Mid BALTIMORE via SUEZ CANAL S.S. Bordeaux Maru In Port BUS. Silverelm due Apr. 12 S.S. Venice Maru due May 17 M.S. Silvercedar due June 26 M.S. Silverpine due July 22 M.S. Silverlarch due Aug. 22 For
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      698 6 SURINA THEATRE N..rth Krldfe Road. Wednesday. April I to Tuesday, April 7. AN EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL ATTRACTION The IN LAST m SECOND Hi The Uißge«t Chinese PI.II c Picture ever ■—P« produced. Played and Portrayed l>y re\i. Chinese screen and st.w;k stars Clever Ac-tins: Massive Settings. 2 SHOWS. 2 PAYMENTS NIGHTLY
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      274 6 Happy Valley Ltd. THE ELITE CINEMA Suspended for two nights to instal new machinery, etc. REOPENING SATURDAY, APRIL 4 /WIT PAYMENT ONLY QTT (INK NEW SERIAL SKL VrllLf NIGHT ONLY V**-™ THE DAREDEVIL STUNT QUEEN EDNA MURPHY IN "HER DANGEROUS PATH" Packed full of sensational stunts and teeming with hairbreath
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      279 6 A NEW SHIPMENT OF SUN HELMETS JUST ARRIVED /^/^T'^^N THE "IMPERIAL" M i^ "HAWKES" S\. tM $11.50 £^pL PHQT nPP.F PQ should be addressed to SINGAPORE or KUALA tTOPOB, rUOI UKLrCIto where t Spociul Suff a stained to deal with than npeditious!y. Terms Cash. No accounts. (Matt received without a
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    126 7 FIXTURES. Friday. April I HighlWatcr, 4.36 a.m., 7.4S p.m. American mail clours. Boxing Spore Boxing Stadium, 0.15 p.m. Saturday, April 4 High Water, 6.14 a.m., 8.35 p.m. Outward H. I. mail due. Sunday, April 5 High Water, 7.29 a.m., 9.7 p.m. Tunglin Club Concert, 9.30 p.m. Monday.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    338 7 t Friday. April 3. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf The Cable, Anatina, Perlak, Magnet, Hermes. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil VBMBU IN DRY DOC&. Tanjong Pagar Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Nil Victoria Dock S.H.B. Hopper No. 6 Keppel
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    128 7 To-day. North, North East and North West Sumatra 3 p.m. Sarawak p.m. Malacca 4 p.m. Banka Inland except Muntok 4 p.m. Soengei Liat and Sibu.. ..4 p.m. To-morrow. Singkawang, Pcmangkat and Sambas 9 a.m. Kast Coast of Pahasg 11 a.m. Mm except Western Siam ..11 a.m. Kelantan
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    42 7 MAILS FOR EU ROPE. More* Tara Kawi Chantiily Kaahmir Ellenga Tijcrimai l.rtt Arrd. K'pore London Feb. 18 Mar. Feb. 18 M»r. 16 Feb. 20 Mar. 18 Feb. 23 Mar. 20 Fob. 27 Mar. 83 Mar. 4 Mar. 28 Mar. 6 Mar. 31
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    204 7 EXCHANGB. Singapore, April 8. On London, Bank Am/a 2/4 8/32 Demand 2/4 Privato 3m credits 2/4 19/32 *>*Z*?i? mm* "ni Private 90 d/a 57* On Franco, Bank 990 On India, Bank T. T. 156% On Hongkong, Bank T. T. 2% p.c di». On Shanghai, Bank d/d 75*
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    62 7 Tone of Market Weak. Latest London cable* quota: Spot sheet Is. K ,<1. Spot May-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dee. Singapore Standan Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Spot May-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dec. Singapore Standard Kibbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. 68% M 67% 67% 64 2
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      MINING.
      238 7 Val. P<1. Buyers Sellers £1 Ann Kumbang 45/- 46/1 1 Batang Padang 0.60 0.05 1 1 Hitnm Tin 1.65 1.70 Cl £1 Idii.-i Hydraulics 31/- 32/1 1 Johan Tin 0.48 0.50 1<V- 10/- Kampong 41/- 42/£1 A! Kamuming Tin 58/- 57/- cd. 10 10 Kinta Asso. 6.20 6.50 1
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      GENERAL.
      140 7 '.m. xi x*. nin. muacco p.ii.o o.l/.o 10 10 Central Engines 4.50 5.60 5 5 Central Motors 0.75 1.26 nom. It F. SmelHnS Co. 8.75 8.85 V-.V- Klec. Tramway 4/- 4/9 nom. 10 1<J Frasrr N'care 50.00 51.00 100 10O Hammer Co. 177.50 182.50 100 100 kutz Bros. dcf.
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      DEBENTURES.
      106 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sejlers U. Eng. G p.c. $1,234,300 par 10 p.c. pm. Spore Electric Tramway, 5 p.c. 80 £350,000 Spore Municipal 5 p.e. 1,878,000 'par 10»px. pm Spore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1907 $1,600,000 2V, p.c. dia-par Spore Municipal 4% p.d. of 1909 $1,000,000 2tt pc. dis-par
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      386 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyail and. Eratt'a Quotation*. To-d*y'i Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Allcnby ($1) 1.40 1.50 1.40 1.45 AJor (,ajt:h (SI) 1.10 1.20 1.10 1.15 A. Hitam ($>) 11.00 J1.60 11.00 12.00 A. Kuning (81) 0.35 0.40 0.8.") 0.10 Am. Malay <?2) 1.80 1.95 1.80 2.00
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      33 7 OFFICES TO LET Commercial business premises No. 15, (ulryer Quay and N'os. 26-a and 28-a, Change Alley, formerly occupied by Messrs. Adamson Ciltillan ft Co.. I. til Apply Hong Loong H>, linhiimou i;..u.|.
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      525 7 Under the Distinguished Patronage of I.ndy (•uillemard. GRAND CHARITY PERFORMANCES. In Aid of the Funds of the' Singapore Child Welfare Society. THE HOI THIN AMATEUR DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE will stage To-ni^ht at S. The Reformation of a Husband At the POH CHEUNG CHOON THEATRE HALL, SMITH STREET. Patroness LADY
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      60 7 m| l_. rj_^BJl|M/_g!^i> tiS^SfSuS I|H DURIRE Brothers. ||fsnlK^^l^^UlS tIABLISJEMKNTS CHATCAIN I NOTICE It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed en Friday, April 10 and Saturdsy, April 11, Public Holidays, and sf—a»y, A|.ril i:t. |l:.nk Holiday. NOTICE NOTICK ia hereby given that the sale of t'urnitare at
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      899 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see pace 16. WANTS FOR SALE, ETC. WANTED, hitellig^nt Chinese' ;ou(h lot local import iirm. Apply 889, Straits Tin.o«. ~WANTED BQDOWN, with office kljovp, noar town. V^j-ite ful'y to Importers. SH", Straits Tiß*J. (W "\VANT*KirSTKNOGUAPHER-TYPisT. Reply stating previous experience to 890,, ttraiU Times. WVNTKI) IMMKIHATKI.Y.
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      69 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT KandanK Kerban Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office). For the 21 hours ending at Midnight on April 2. 192:.. decMas. simile temperature 87.5 K. Min. shade temperature 76 P. Mean rluuh temperature 80.1 F. ;,i rncliHtion 151 F. Min. BIM rr.-lialion 72.5 F. Sea lovmtRI 80 F.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    72 8 A High Mass will be sung, at 7 a.m., on Saturday, April 4, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, for the repose of the Dead Relatives and friends of those who have passed away are earnestly requested to attend. The funeral of the late Mrs. Wong Kiev Ciing
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 8 The son and daughters of the late Mrs. Ada F. Angus desire to tender their heartfelt thanks to all those who attended the funeral of their dear mother or sent wreath* or letters of condolence.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    20 8 In memory of Kegina Mabel, the beloved wife of R. C. C. Dyason. Sadly missed. April 3, 1933.
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    The Straits Times FRIDAY, APRIL 3. THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY.
    1018 8 The Straits Times FRIDAY, APRIL 3. THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY. The inauguration of the new Hebrew University m Jerusalem by the Earl of Balfour has been attended by a recrudescence of anti-Jewish feeling which a few years ago held promise of wrecking the scheme for creating a national horn? for Zionism
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    33 8 There will be no celebration of the Holy Communion m Malay m St. Peter's Church, Stamford Road, on the Ist Sunday m April, but on the 2nd Sunday, April 12, being Easter Day.
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    13 8 The annual meeting of the Singapore Slipway Co. was held at noon to-day.
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    15 8 North Taiping Tin have declared a 5 per cent, interim dividend payable on April 28.
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    20 8 Alor Star, it is stated, is soon to have it* own band composed of members of the subordinate civil service.
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    22 8 A message from The Hague states that Silsu Sumatra Rubber estate pays a dividend of 7 per cent, for the year 1924.
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    25 8 Prospects of the rice harvest m India, Burma, and Siam are said to be excellent, and the probabilities are that prices will tend to drop.
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    28 8 The Union Jack was to be observed flying upside down over a well-known local "building this morning. Is t}ris to be taken as a signal of distress 1
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    25 8 We have received the first number of The Indian, a paper which is to be published monthly under the auspices of the Indian Association, Singapore.
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    33 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 1 51 1 00. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 139= 5100.
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    40 8 In their produce report, dated the 2nd inst., Messrs. Barlow and Co. state Since our last the market for copra has been quiet. Slight fluctuations have taken place, and at the close prices are as follows Sundried $11.75, mixed $11.35.
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    47 8 The work on the construction of the new classrooms of the Government English School, Alor Star, Kedah, is proceeding apace and is expected to be finished m a few months' time. One of the rooms is to be set apart for the use of the School Scouts.
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    45 8 By the C. R. steamer Halgan yesterday afternoon Mr. Frederick Fox, of Singapore, left for Marseilles en route to Switzerland., where he will recruit his health. Before returning to Singapore he will visit/ England to see hi 3 two sons, who are being educated there.
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    51 8 Aneta reports from Poerworedjo that defalcations have been discovered by the auditors of the district bank there, and that the manager, one Chauvigny de Blot, nad since disappeared. A tutor message says that the late manager, aged 62 years, had committed suicide and his boJy was recovered near the sea
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    53 8 By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. S. V\ Julius and Officers the Band of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment will play the following programme m the Botanic Gardens, on Sunday, the sth instant, commencing at 9 p.m. Excerpts from The Mikado, Patience, lolanthe and The Gondoliers Regimental Marches God
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    71 8 On March 24, at Taiping, His Highness the Sultan of Perak opened the new premises of the Indian Association, Taiping of which Dr. I. Mohamed Ghows is the Patron and President. The building has been erected by Dr. Ghows, at his own expense, m memory .pf his father-in-law, the late
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    63 8 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, have received a telegram from the Secretaries of Kombok (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd., that the directors have decided to recommend, subject to usual adjustments, a dividend m respect of the year 1924 of 1% per cent, payable M May 12, that £2,500 should be
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    83 8 The Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic Association gave their second performance last night, when another very large audience enjoyed a play entitled The Adventure of a Modern Girl. All the actors acquitted themselves well, and Mr. Fong Chong Cheng, Mr. Boey Kok Leong as a lady, and Mr. Leong Sing Yu
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    89 8 At a meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board, Mr. J. W. Simmons Presiding, statements were made b> •r. A. N. Kingsbury, pathologist Institute of Medical Research, and Mr. K. Macgregor, veterinary surgeon, on the subject of rabies, indicating tha' eighteen persons had been jrivi-n the Pasteur treatment since March
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    115 8 From Wonosobo, Java, a suicide is reported to have taken place on March 23. A Chinese who had rto permission ceitificate allowing him to reside m the East I.;die3 was brought before the Chinese Kapitan, who ordered him to deposit fIOO, failing which he would be repatriated to China. He
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    120 8 Exact figures of Germany's casualties during the war, recently published by the Reich Statistics Office, show that, m manpower, the Germans suffered appalling losses unparallck-d by those of any of the Allied nations. The number of dead including 14,000 natives of Germany's former Colonies, amounted to no less than 2,055,000.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    492 8 We regret to hear that Lady Shaw sustained a slightly sprained ankle through I fall yesterday evining. His Exoellenay the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies will visit Medsn In Spptembrr, and preparations are now beiiiK made to give him a hearty welcome. It is stated that
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    Python in New Bridge Road.
    38 8 About 1 a.m. to-day Sub-Inspector Asani, of the Centra! division, shot a tin foot python m New Bridge Road, near the Chinese Protectorate, with hi-s revolver. The snake came cut of a drain.
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    Rubber Price Averages.
    31 8 The average rubber prices m Singapore and London for the current Restriction quarter for the period ending April 2 are as follows Singapore 66*3245 cuts London Is. 0-BJUBd.
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    Mails Expected.
    60 8 From France, by the Andre Lebon, ducat Singapore daylight on Sunday, tin- 5th instant. From Indo-China by the Compiegnc, due at Singapore '.i a.m. on Mcndny, the Cth instant. Mails from Europe (London mail; daspatched March 12) ex B. I. Tani will urrive by train to-inorrow morning. Correspondericc
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    For Friends at Home.
    111 8 To-day's issue of the Straits Budget, the weekly edition of the Straits Tiioes, is now ready Cor posting. It contains all the local and general MWI of Malayu and the neighbouring countries ns well as Router and spechl telegrams, covering imperial and Kencral n"ws. To-day's issue
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      169 8 jyfl£§» Annual Cash Clearance A FEW OF THE NUMEROUS BARGAINS. if jfc mmJmSS^rt^ With blue border, very joft, /j? /i^M^l!?!!^_SE II!. 1 I S' ze 54 by 72 ins. YORKSHIRE Bi/fiSs ABWUIIHY REUABU i n SPECIAL AI.LE HEMSTITCHED i\ COTTON PILLOW CASES. I Sale Price 6 for $5 5Q it
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      103 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS m THE THIEF OF BAGDAD m 12 Reels. TOPICAL BUDGET In the Firit Show at 7.50 p.m. WILLIAM DESMOND m THE BEASTS OF PARADISE In 15 Episodes or 30 Reels. Episodes Nos. 7 and 8 and Two-reel Western Drama. TAN CHENG KEE CO.. LTD., Proprietors. No
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      69 8 On Other Pages, P«S«-J.-bonc (I'eraki Rubber 2 Indo-MiilKy Kstates 1 inance am! Commerce 7 Shipping and the M: ill 7 MeUoi-olojjicsl Report 7 KiuUr Telegrams F. G. Taylor and Co. Case :.avol Visit Admiral's Thankn •■> Charge Aguinit Bailiff Motor Smash >n Kuala '.uiiipiu I I.orry Runs Amok Sporting Intelligence
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    BIG OIL DEAL.
    216 9 Doheny Sales Affect World Position. Standard Oil Company Gains. [RKITER TELEORAM.] London, April 2. New York Mr. Edward L. Doheny has announced that the interests controlled by the Doheny family have sold their majority voting stock in the PanAmerican Petroleum and Transport Company. London, April 2. New
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    Port Darwin as Base.
    63 9 [reuter telegram.] London, April 2. In the House of Commons, replying to Capt. Wedirwood-Benn, Mr. Bridgeman stated that the establishment of a naval base at Port Darwin was originally suggested by Admiral Henderson in 1911. Mr. Bridgeman understood that the Commonwealth Government were not proceeding with
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    Russian-Polish Tension.
    55 9 [REITER TELEGRAM.] London, April 2. Mu.-m.uw The Rosta Agency states that the Foreign Commissariat handed a note to the Polish mission declaring: that the Polish Consul's exequatur at Minsk is annulled and expressing the hope that he will l>e recalled immediately for harbouring Ussas. the priest arrested on
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    General Hsu Pleased.
    78 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Paris, April 2. In an interview General Hsu declared that all he had seen in France struck him with wonder. He was very jjreatly impressed by the cordial entertainment he had received from the French Government and would never forget the attentions paid him throughout
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    American Railways.
    51 9 [reuter telegram.] 1 London, April 2. (lc\ eland, Ohio: Stockholders of the New York-ChicaRo-St, Louis railroad the so-called N'ickelplate road voted overwhelmingly in favour of leasing the property to the new Nickelplate Company. The stockholders of the Chesapeake, Ohio and Rocking Vulley-Pere Marfuctte roads have already approved the
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    Wheat Market Depressed.
    46 9 [KEITH TELEGRAM.] l.cimlnn. April Chicago Wheat broke 5 to 614 points owing to heavy rains in the south-west and west which ended the drought. Indefinite reports of financial trouble!) in Italy have also depressed the market. .There was general selling with wide fluctuation*.
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    French Finances.
    196 9 Government Facinj? Serious Situation. [REUTEB TELEGRAM.] London, April 2. Paris The seriousness of the financial situation is engrossing public attention. It appears that the Treasury does not know which way to turn to meet liabilities, which are aggravated by the fact that many milliards of short term loans
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    Summer Time.
    45 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 2. Official summer time begins at 2 a.m. en the 19th inst. London, April 2. The Hague The First Chamber by 31 to 17 rejected the bill abolishing summer time, which the Second Chamber passed a few weeks ago.
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    Airship Developments.
    51 9 [REtTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 2. Airship R'S3 flew from Cardington, where she has been locked up for four years, to "Putnam aerodrome this morning and will undergo special tests at Pujham with the object of perfecting a type of airship adaptable to a regular air service with the
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    Raid on Counterfeiters.
    38 9 [UUTXB TELBGKAM.] London, April 2. Montreal Mounted police yesterday carried out one of the biggest raids on counterfeiters on record. They arrested seven men and seized counterfeit note* representing $150,000 and uncompleted notes representing $500,000.
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    Sale of Conversion Stock.
    49 9 [UUTEB TELEGRAM.] London, April 2. The offer of i'30,000,000 o>.i per cent, conversion stock by tender resulted in tenders at £76 16s. 8d. receiving 33 per cent, and above in full. Applications totalled £83,610,000. The stock is now quoted at a quarter to three-eighths premium.
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    The Navigation Agreement.
    33 9 [UUTH TELEGRAM.] London, April 3. Brussels The French Government, which, with Britain, is one of the protecting powers under the 1839 treaty, has signified approval of the Belgo-Dutch navigation agreement.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    43 9 Nawng Pet Tin. Hours run 697, yardage treated 30,200, ore won piculs 331, approximate revenue $24,836, approximate cost of mining $5,800, rainfall 13.39 inches. Chenderiang Tin Dredging. Dredge, Hours CO, cubic yards 82,000, piculs 450. Hydraulicim/ cubic yards 44,000, piculs 210.
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    79 9 India owes a great debt to the memory of Lord Curzon for the keen interest .he took during his tenure of office as Viceroy m the preservation or restoration of monuments and places of archaeological or historical interest. This side of his activities is recalled by the fact that one
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    Boxer Indemnity.
    113 9 Powers of the Advisory Committee. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 2. The standing committee of the House of Commons presided over by Sir Robert Hamilton further considered the China Indemnity Application Bill and lengthily discussed the proposals specifically defining the purposes to which the money would be devoted. The
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    Students Down Books.
    34 9 [BBUTEB TZLEGHAM.J London, April 3. Paris It i» estimated that two-thirds of the Paris University students to-day downed books." Students in fifteen out of eighteen provincial universities are striking in sympathy.
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    FATAL LANDSLIDE.
    65 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 2. Torrential rains caused a small part of the side of Gunong Jerai Yen to break down. Blocks of granite and branches of trees were washed down and razed the Colony at the foot of the hill. Four persons are dead under
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    St. Paul's Cathedral.
    85 9 Appeal to Preserve National Memorial. The object of the Fund is to assure adequate measures for preservation' I of the most famous building in the British Empire, the burial place of Lord Nelson, and of many other great servants of the State. The following donations have been
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    KLANG RIVER TIN.
    190 9 Installation of Bucket Dredge At I'ataling. The following circular to shareholders has been issued by the secretaries of the Klang River Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. For the information of shareholders the directors give the following details of the company's property at Petaling, Selangor The land held under
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    Appointments in Kedah.
    167 9 From the Kedah Government Gazette Dr. J. Portelli, seconded for service, reported his arrival and assumed duties on January 20; Mr. A. F. Sheedy, Inspector of Police, is appointed to act a* Chief Inspector, Kulim; Mr. I. C. Macmillan, A.C.P., is appointed to act as State Veterinary
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    Russian Trade Unionists.
    123 9 Visit to London Seeking Unity. [KILTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 2. A party of eight hissian trade unionists under M. Tomsky has arrived to discuss with the representatives of the General Council of the Trade Uni>n Congress the question of international unity. A cable dated February 9 stated
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    F. G. TAYLOR AND CO. CASE
    118 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 2. Mr. Justice Whitley read a fairly long written judgment in the case in which the liquidator of F. G. Taylor and Com-| pany w«s plaintiff ami the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank defendant, in connection with fifty $5,000
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    THE NAVAL VISIT.
    163 9 Vice- Admiral Everett's Thanks To F.M.S. The following letter has been received by His Excellency the High Commis- sioner: H.M.S. Hawkins, at Port Swettenham. March 27, 1925. Your Excellency, I cannot leave the Federated Malay States without express- 1 ing to you and your Government, on my
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION.
    220 9 Messrs Barlow and Co. report Singapore, April 2. During the period under review we have had a strong market, and prices have again risen considerably. The highest price recorded for spot sheet was 75 cents. Owing to lower quotations from both London and New York, there was
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    INDIAN WATERWAYS.
    188 9 Need for Construction of Grand Trunk Canal. A Government of Bengal resolution, issued on the Irrigation Revenue report for 1923-24, observes The Irrigation Department in Bengal have to deal more with the improvement of navigation and sanitary conditions and control of flood water than with irrigation proper and,
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    Lorry Runs Amok.
    118 9 Woman Killed on Five-Foot Way. A Eurasian lady, named Mrs. Webb, was killed in a remarkable accident which occurred at the junction of Thomson ami Mackenzie Road. A lorry was being towed by another lorry, and in turning the corner the driver of the second lorry apparently
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    BAILIFF IN COURT.
    389 9 Nominal Fin* for Acting As Auctioneer. The case in which A. C. Pestana, bailiff of the Civil District Court, was charged with selling certain property I under a distress warrant himself, instead I of disposing of it through an auctioneer, concluded in the Criminal District Court yesterday,
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    THEFTS FROM HOUSES.
    96 9 Principal of Medical College Robbed. Dr. G. H. McAlister, principal of the Medical College, has reported to the police that $330 in cash was stolen from his housa, 9 College Road, between 7 p.m. on Wednesday night and 8 a.m. the next morning. He has no suspicions
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    The Old Order Passeth.
    257 9 The Old Order Passe th. The following has been communicated to the Malay Mail Khadir Sheriff bin Daud, Office Keeper at Carcosa, retired on pension at the end of last month, and with his retirement, a picturesque •figure leaves the Government. In the old days, all peons m Government employment
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    45 9 According to a Java paper, h review of rubber prices states that the average price for first quality crepe paid for forward contracts m March was f 1.07 v for half a kilo which works out at, about 82.8 cent* per Ib. m Strait* cuiTency.
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    Bad Motor Bus Smash.
    235 9 Two Killed and Five Injured Near Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April A very bad motor smash occurred yesterday evening, resulting in the k.-s of two lives while a third death il expected at any moment, and serious injury to four other people.
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    MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
    277 9 Meeting of Malayan Branch At Kuala Lumpur. The attention of medical men is directed to the forthcoming ~ieeting of the Malayan branch of the British Medical Aseocin tion which is to be held in Kuala Lumpur on the 10th, 11th and 12th instant. All members are cordially invited
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    DACOITS TRACED TO SIAM.
    332 9 C. I. D. Activities on and Over The Border. The Rangoon Gazette saytime ago Inspector Mauim Tun Ohn of the C.I.D. was sent to Siam to MTMt well-known dacoits who were said to It in hiding there. It is now definitely known that the notorious dacoit
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      FOOTBALL.
      169 10 Kn<rli.sh League Results. [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 2. Knirlish leaxm matches played to-day resulted as [oIIOWS Division 1. We.-i Bam 0, N"tts Forest v. Blackbara Birmingham 1. itivision 111 (Southern). Alien!:... S, S.\:nisea 1. S.C.C. II beat S.R.C. 11. A trim bf for the S.C.C. II was the lcsult
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      203 10 S.C.C. Tournament. Yeeteromy'i results were Championship I'airs. Hewitt and Bridges beat Sine air and Hill. 6—2, 6—4. Fulle:" and Murphy leat Major Dart" >11(l v Boeafca, 2— f>, 6—.), 6—3. Potts and Cameron beat Salter and Macs, 6 2, i' Whitliv and Kkinman beat Nathan and Nathan, 6
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      BOXING.
      29 10 Junioi Lightweight Title. [Heuter Telegram.] London, April 2. PMUdelpa n Mike Ballcrino won the junior lightweight title, beating Steve Kid Sullivan on ptnats m a ten round bast
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      Cricket.
      225 10 The following will be the respective sides for the match between the Lanka Union and nt Jeeepfe'e Old Boys on the gnmnd to-morrow .1I Old Boys A. Samy, F AlbuquecfcM, E. van Jansz, A Chelvan, F. ShLpberdion, K. Veeravagoo, C. Ess, k. Iv -Mi-.'th, S. Roman, J. P. Siow
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      Rugby.
      27 10 In tbo Northern Union, Hull Kingston bunt Mil tax by 18 Batley beat Bradt,,,l 1,. 18 to n. and OMhaaj i>ent HudueMfieid b) 16 U> 0,
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      RACING.
      192 10 The Ipoh Gymkhana. The following are tnc handicaps for the first day of the Ipoh skye meeting, to be held on April 11:—1 Racb I.— Avoca 12.6, Dinty 18.5, Ricketty 12, Marcrlle 12, Rockmine 10.12, Chandan 10.7, After Hours 10.5, Gavotte 10, Mcnreve 9.12. Race 2 Class E.— Expression
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      Hockey.
      71 10 A fast game of hockey was played yenterday on the Raffles School ground between the Raflicsian^ and the R. A. The Rafflesians played a good game m the first half and Oehlers found the net twice. The R. A. improved their play m the second half and managed to
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      Easter Visits.
      109 10 The Lanka Union will visit Kuala Lumpur during Easter holidays and will play cricket and football against the Railway Institute and Tamil Union there. The V.M.C.A football team will go to Seremban, where they will meet St. Paul's Institution. St. Joseph's Old Boys will visit Malacca where they
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      World's Sculling Championship.
      110 10 By defeating W. McDevitt, Major Gooilsell has become the holder of the world's scull:::;; championship. Since 1922, following the retirement of Ernest Barry, J. Paddon held sway and, on his relinquishing the title, it was a matter for speculation as to who would eventually become champion. Major
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    286 10 On account of the length of the film, the matinees of the Thief of Bagdad at the Alhambra to-morrow and on Monday will start at 1.15. Too Much Wife, featuring Wanda HawUy mi T. Roy Barnes, is the feature at the Gaiety Cinema. Fortune's Mask, and The Go-Getter
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    Hospital Concessions.
    111 10 The following copy of a letter from the Colonial Secretary. Straits Settlements, is published m the routine orders of the Johore Volunteer Rifles, for information. With reference to your letter No. 27 25 J.V.R. 1, dated January 23, 1926, on the subject of hospital concessions to member!! of
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      Dangerous Golf.
      195 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, While I have not the moral courage of Mr. J. White and do not care to sign my name for publication, I am anxious to support his protest against golf being played across Meyer Road at Katong. It is dangerous
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      168 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I would like to endorse Mr. J. White's statement in your issue of yesterday as to the danger to which pedestrians are exposed along Meyer Roiid near the Katong Golf Course. But even motorists are not free from danger. I, personally, have
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    Toddy the Workman's Food.
    199 10 A memorial signed by over 1,500 persons has been sent to H. E. the Governor of Ceylon expressing disapproval of the movement to close all toddy taverns. The memorialists are not concerned with the closing of foreign liquor and arrack taverns which they welcome. The memorial
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    42 10 At the Seremban Assizes, Lee Chin Hin, a former clerk of Weare and Co., Ltd., pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal breach of trust m respect of two cheques for $808.80 and $364.10, and wa« sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment,
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    37 10 Mr. L. R. Wheeler, of the Sultan Idris Training College, Tanjong Malim, is leaving Singapore to-morrow for a short trip m Java during the Puasa vocation. He is expected to return, to Tanjong Mnlim about April 22.
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      164 10 I Singapore, April 3. Robber. Londor. Is. 8 '.id. Quiet. Local 69 cents. Tin. London £241 5s. Rubbers. Ulu Benuts have buyers at 23>« with sellers at 25 cents. Bukit Jelotongs are unchanitud Cl-63',3 cents. New Craigieleas are firmer G2-U3 cents. Malaka 1 Pindas have buyers
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      Lyall and Evatt.
      191 10 Singapore, April 3. Tin.— £241 5s. down 50s. Local $119 125 tons. Rubber.— Is. 8' 4 d. up >iil. Local G8' 2 cents. Rubbers remain active. N'ew Scudais have made 1.35 and offer further. Kernpas are wantedl at 3.85, sellers askiiiK 4. Ayer Moleks can be placed
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      Rose Macphail and Co.'s Report. (L. R. Macphail.)
      184 10 Singapore, April 3. Rubber.— lg. 8«4d. 08 cents. Tin.— £241 5s. $119, tons 126. Tin shows a loss of 90s. but share i prices in the Mininp section have not been affected although the market is quieter than for some time past.
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    Exhibition of Water Colours.
    50 10 Au exhibition of water colours by Mrs. S. dc V. Julius will be made at the G. H. Sweetshop on the 15th and 16th inst., being open each day from a.m. to 9 p.m. The pictures are all Malayan sub. jects and some are for sale.
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    Malacca Land Case.
    1569 10 Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard's Decision Upheld. A Renter cable of March 10 stated that the Privy Council dismissed the appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements on December 22, 1923, not; allowing: the appeal of the Attorney-General of the Straits Settlements against the
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    LOSS OF THE ELPHINSTONE.
    496 10 Invisible Rock in I'nthinkable Place. Charged at Uombay. with licKlinently losing the R.I. M.S. Klphinstone off the Nicooar Inlands on January J'J last Commander R. H. Garstin, O.B.E., Commanding Officer of the Klphinstone, and Lieut. Nanson, Navigating Officer of the -aim; lock their trial before eouit-mariial
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    52 10 Programme of drills up to and for April 5, 1925. Saturday, April 4, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah, S.R.E. (V), Musketry Cliissification •> p.m., Farrer Range, M. G. Platoon, Class Firing. Sunday. April 5, 7 a.m., Bukit Timah, S.R.E. (V), Musketry Classification 7 a.m., Furrer Range, M. G.
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    21 10 We are Hked to announce that the m)*of household furniture to In- held at Hat(idil, Steven Bo 1 1 to-morrow cancelled.
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      296 10 British Malaya Rubber Statistics. Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During March, 1925. The Registrar of Imports and Exports has sent us the following comparative statement of the quantity and value of rubber exported from British Malaya during March, 1025. The figures, which are in. 'ons, represent total
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    WORLD'S OLDEST OPERA.
    818 11 Papyrus of a Second Century Kevue. Professor Hermann Reich, Profes.-or of Greek Literature and Philosophy at Berlin University, has aroused tM great st interest, both among savants and thea- 1 trical managers of the higher class in I Germany, by the announeeinnet of 1 is discoveiy of
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    EATING A MANGO.
    202 11 Mid for Popularity with Fruit Lovers, fWill the mango be popular with the thousand-; who are taking part in the "Kat More Fruit" movement For the first time a large consignment <>f sabre mangoes from the Transvaal »r<' on the London market in just the right condition
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    "TRAPS FOR STATESMEN."
    356 11 Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton And Obligations to Fight. GcMtal Sir Ian Ham.ltun. speaking at the annual confeunce of the Kast Ari^Jia.i ni-a of the British Logion. held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Strce:, said the British Legion was gaining ground i steadily in scattered and agricultural districts, and
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    SKULL AS PAPERWEIGHT.
    329 11 How it Led to the Taun»s Discovery. The proposed utilisation of the skull of u l'os>ili>ed monkey as a paper-weight appears, according to South African newspapers, to have been the essential link in the chain that led to the discover}' ihr Taungs fossil skull, which already ranks
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    DOCTORS OF COMEDY.
    330 11 Thankless Task of Reviving Revues. Men earn their living by curious means. Not the least curious work in that of "revue doctor," whose business it is to put life into a new work that is in danger of proving a failure. The Daily Chronicle tells how it
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      161 11 NEW "HIS MASTER'S VOICE RECORDS NOW HERE. Ask for latest lists. S. MOUTRIE CO, LTD. SINGAPORE. fTHAT shows something of Ihe quality sir the steady, even glow. No puffing to get it alight. Do I ever smoke one myself Sir, I should scorn to recommend what I did not know.
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      419 11 H/\4"i>lC" RAF|I LES>i SINGAPORE. VJCU I\lC\J 11U I Vl\l "SARKTES." PENANG. (Conducted under the personal supervision of the Proprietors). IN SINGAPORE. Grill Room open till midnight. RAFFLES HOTEL The Popular Rendezvous. GUEST NIGHT Every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Dinner and Dancing. TEA DANCES Every Monday and Friday. ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS will
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    STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
    381 12 I Par Value. Company. £1 Anglo-Malay Cl Ayer Kuning £1 Bakap Plantns £1 Banteng El Batu Caves £1 Batu Kawan El Batu Tiga 2/ Bertam Consol. Cl Bidor £1 Bikam 2/ Brooklands 2/ Bukit Mertajam Cl Bukit Rajah 2/ Bukit Sembnwung 2/ Castlefleld 2/ Cheisi/iK'se 2/
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      453 12 TO LET OFFICES, GODOWNS, ETC Offices m the Arcade. 20, (Ground floor) Raffles Place. 7-b 11 and 11-b, D' Almeida Street. 16-a 18-1 and 22, Change Alley. 1, Colly er Quay. 16, Raffles Quay. 13, Cross Street. 3 and 10, (Ground floor) Robinson Road. 29, 31, 33, 35 and 37,
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      489 13 fm^^^\ ECONOMY If fl PB^\ S AFE T V ft LIP ill /^^L -Mk 0N THE CORD TYRE >Tl I^\ 1^ BALLOONS Factory Representatives SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. 11 ol libs Ixii'.j; crippled $''-lf. and li\L's sacrificed through w-^f^S^^^ neylectoriifiproper trculsvienJ '7^|/ S<v v of everyday injuries? »L^^» N »^g
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      314 13 TITI TIN COMPANY, UMITED 1 1 tiOti: jiuritii'ti iii tli* Sim itd Stttieiuenis) LOST SCRIP. ii aai aaaa n-ade M the Directors thi I wpaaj ;o is»ve :o i. A. Owen i a ddpUaafa ceniticate of 100 C Mpiiny upon the statement thai the origiaal ceitificatc No. 1860 and dated
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      636 13 NOTICE is hereby Kiven that the funcy w.rds TIIK WHITE SPOT enclosed m a substantially rectr.ngiilnr border-line, the usual word being further enclosed m a oicle rs depicted above, art- the property ot ALFRED DUMIILL LIMITED, a British Company, of U7-L4B, High Street, Notting Hill Gate. London, W. 11, England,
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      369 14 Assets over $5,0 M,999 S.C. Anaraac* m f«c« «v« $17,000,0 M. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Strait* BeUleaenta.) HEAD OFFICKI Winchester House, Biagaaore. LONDON PFFIO I M, Old leirry. B.C. The Company ha* 00,000 deposited with the Supreme Conrt of England aad compile* with the British
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      1083 14 BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION Capital Paid-up U.S. $5,000,000 Surplus U.S. $5,000,009 Owned by THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YOBS, Bead Office M. WALL STREET. NKW YOBS. London OBe* U, BIBHOPSGATK, XX. Branches BARCELONA COLON K^SS? S^Jlrnit 11 ***** BATAVIA DAIRKN MANILA SHANGHAI BOMBAY HANKOW PAN^J, A SSSStIS?" CALCUTTA HARLiN
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      407 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (hewrporated by Special Charter In Japan) Capital Subscribed T60,M0,00« Capital Paid-up T62.000.000 Reserve Fund Y18,780,000 President K. Nakagava, Csq. Vice-President H. Mart, Esq. DIRECTORS G. Kawaaaki, Esq. I D. Takita, Kaq. M. Kaaki, Esq. I T. Hisamune. Kaq. M. Shnto, Esq. HEAD OFFICE Talpeh,
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      624 14 1925 MODELS If you have not yet carefully examined the very latest endowments you will be surprised to find so many new features. Are you interested m a model, just for your wife and yourself Or do you wish to include the children. Send ages and receive particulars, S. J.
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      385 14 MORTGAGEE'S SALE The undersigned have been instructed to sell by public auction i.t their sale-room, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, on Monday, April 6. at 2.30 p.m. CUPPAGE ROAD Lot 1. Freehold land containing an area of 44,349 square feet with the house erected thereon No. 60, Cuppage Road. Messrs. Aitken
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    THE METRIC SYSTEM.
    566 15 Introduced m the Netherlands East Indies. The Comptroller-General of the Department of Overseas Trade hai issued a memorandum, furnished by the British Commercial Agent at Betavia (Mr. H. A. N. Bluett), regarding the introduction of the metric system as the sole standard of measure and weight to
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    HELIGOLAND FORTRESS.
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