The Straits Times, 15 May 1923

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    Masthead
    13 1 The Straits Times. Xo. 27.25!. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. MAY 15, 1*23. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      133 1 I "ON GUARD" is b U L I C AS H C K 5^ jls.- H Si Quality has been, can be and WILL be maintained, at pre-war standard 5 WHOLESALE FROM 1 THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. I S1XGAPOEE, PEXANG. IPOH, BANGKOK, ui SARAWAK. illl II—— I 1 I KODAKS
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      107 1 SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEW SEASONS VOILES £2<£&L Special Lines being offered J&^ PLAIN VOILES s^\ L -W ins. wide, in all the Newest Shades. Ij, FIGURED VOILES W^/v^sj- 40 ins. A\ide, in very attractive all-over patterns. FANCY VOILES r 40 ins. wide. Plain Colours in Check, Stamped V j and
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      40 1 ■maBMaaBMnanBMBURumt NOW SELLING I "OSMASY" I CHEQl'E PROTECTOR FOR OFFICE USB TKT HANDY FOB Ct>AT POCKET. I Price $1^0 «ck. I Win 4* the mk ww* m Wlky Backiaa cettiac «nt SIM Mck. FRANKELS, LTD, I I7V. Vicfrta Strx<. 3
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    PEOPLE LIVING LONGER
    682 2 Fifty-Nine Centenarians Last Year. About five hundred delegates from all parts of the country attended Caxton Hall, Westminster, for the Faculty of Insurance annual national health conference of insurance organisations and social workers. Sir Kingsley Wood, M.P., in his presidential address, said we might no longer be
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    Australian Fruit Export.
    151 2 At the first meeting of the Victorian State Advisory Fruit Board, on February 2, it was decided that as far as it was practicable, thtsystem desired by the British importers, of numbering fruit cases according to the registered number of the importing firm, should be adopted in
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    German Rubber Trade.
    165 2 The Gummi-Zeitun-fr of March 30 quotes statistic? showing that the imports of raw rubber into Germany daring 1922 amounted to 28,795 tons, while those of truttaperclta reached 666 tons, ami the balata imports were 349 tons. 3,626 toils of waste rubber, gutta-percha and balata were also imported.
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      661 2 Our*Oy«are'ex- I B^^ peaence in mat- I ma low prices, in j r selecting worth; I vttf- XI serviceable I "f^ goods, and offer- I i^^B^^fc^-^r-' fl ingth&aatataT- |^V it ing, has irone in- BB* to the making of I i*-'l thit big 1923 I JVK This big Book of
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      229 2 Skin Beauty Promoted By Cuticura Bathe with Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify the pores. If signs of pimples, redness or roughness are present smear gently with Cuticura Ointment before bathing. Finally dust on a few grains cf the exquisitely perfumed Cuticura Talcum. tan li..T»k»m i. 3d.. Otttacat It. It
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      155 2 SYOUR NEXT SUPPLY u chivas" AS SUPPLIED ROYAL HOUSEHOLD AGENTS: SINE DARBY CO., LTD. SJS. Md F JLS. RETAILERS. HIGH STREET PROVISION STORE, Hifh Strcat. KIM ANN CO, Orchard Road. ASIA AGENCIES, LTD., Chulia Street. SIN ENG SENG CO., Church Street. LIM KHOON HENG CO, Orchard Road. CHIN GUAN HIN
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    Night Flying.
    1015 3 Lighthouses on London-Paris Airway. A special correspondent of a Sydney paper, writing from London, says We are very full of admiration for the party of young men from the Air MinisI try who are flirting with death on the I London-Paris airway in an effort to per--1 suadc
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    34 3 Orders for week ending May 20, 1923 Wednesday, 16th. Band Practice, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, 19th. Compulsory Conil.lr ,sl I'ar id.-, lI.M I-qiiailt-rs, 4 4."> p.m. Tel. 826.
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      532 3 CHEON6 JCOONSENG GO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valunlilo residential proportfrs at Killinoy Hoii'l. Taa«ila Read, Ophir Road, ,Mnrkct Street, etc. Also sea-side property at Scletar, .pore, At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. May 23, at 2.50 p.m. ESTATE OF h WEN A BAIIAY
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      201 3 fORMAMINT Gerr.i-Killin| Throat Tablet PREVENTS* Cures Throat Troubles It destroys all disease germs which may have settled in the throat and safeguards you against Sore Throat, Tonsilitis, Diphtheria, Influenza, Scarlet Fever, Measles and. other serious infections. See that ynu get genuine Formamint ir>amifae»ure<l by the original Inventors —A. Wulfing Co.
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      270 3 ARE YOU A WELLREGULATED PERSON? In a well-regulated system the waste materials of the body arc not rid of daily. It is the absence of this reirularity which causes headaches, bilious attacks and kindred troubles. To restore regular bowel action P'nkettes are perfection, for they arc not habit-foam-ing, nnd act
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      574 3 ANSCO Cameras and Films a THE PERFECT AMATEUR COMBINATION" (8 {Jig^dl AH Models Stocked. f^Kr^fifF'l Prices from $99 to $200. l lllCi-SJ Stocks of the New Tropical l|ltHSS|-§^^ All sizes in Stock. Write for illustrated Price List. Obtainable only at Maynard Co.. Ltd. aj*v*-e.e cc >c e> c c.c »'e:«;e;«
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      569 4 iteabis minus P. 0.-Brifisli India Apcar Line fCetsaeniee K««r|Mt«{s< W MaglaH) I MAIL AND PASSENGIR AND CARGO BIRVILBH PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL 8. K. CO, (TJader Contract witk Hit Majesty's Governmeat) LONDON FAB-BASTKRN BEBVICB FBOM LONDON TO MARSEILLES, LONDOKI 4k AHTWEBP, DEVANHA -.T W KASHGAR May 2> MALWA NYANfcA Jaaa WHIVA
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      121 4 DOLLAR LINE For Boston, New York and Baltimore via Suez DIANA DOLLAR Loading Singapore May 21. Far Boeton. New York Narfall via Suet M. S. DOLLAR Loading Singapors Jane I*. VIRGINIA DOLLAR Loading Singapore July U. For San Pedro, San FrancUco, Seattle STUART DOLLAR leaving Hongkong end of Jr.ae Througk
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      721 4 tTEAMER BAHIH3 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. {ißsnaoratod la England) The Bine Funnel Line Rvfalar Service la LOHDOir. AVSTSBDAM, KOTTJOtDAM. ANTWBBf, BAMBBBG AHD BRBMKN. GKNOA. MARBBTLI.BS. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARBXILLB&, HAVRB. LIVERPOOL AMD GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW TORK. Taking tarfa aa Uroach
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      674 4 ITEAKB SAIUWtS KONIMKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (BOTAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OF RATAVU) (Incorporated in Holland) TJHDBE CONTEACT WITH THE NBTHERLANDB INDIA GOWBNIimKT. Telepkene Noe. Passage Dopt, 111, Freigkt Dept, ISM, Mariee Dept. aad Traaaklattemt Dcpt. 1417, Managnr't Dept 1W». COEN— May 16, Muntok anil Pnlcmbar.^. SINGKEP— May 16, Tongkal, Mocara-Saba and
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      525 5 STIAMER SABLWiI N.YJST mwpoN urn Hakoxacl Maru Hay IS 9 Kitano Maru May 29 Haruna Maru Jane 12 v UTWPOOP UHI Toyohashi Mal*u May 16 i wawbpkc mm Tajima Maru May 2G t»W TOBK UNB tU ■PI BOOTH AJCTMCAJf UW lawachi Maru tad Jan* ■OMBAT UJTB Akiu Mara May 22
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      443 5 CTEAiER SAftJMia O.S.K. Praa«*«J li'liari tr»m Staaaaami M a«» f wlthoat prtriMi ■•tit* CUKOPIAN LOfB Par Mtnitlln, London, Haabarg, Setter *»»>. *Nt .rp, rta Colotab*, ha a«4 Port laid. An. D«p. •AMAZON MARU May 19 May 20 AMUR MARU Jane 21 J.Me U Omit Marseilles. Calii at Bremen. NKW TOKK
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      431 5 STEAMER SALUjjes STOOMYAART ■AATSGHAPPY "NEIHUJUII" ("NBDIRLAND- STTAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.) HOLLANI EAST ASIA UNE (of the Uatt*d Nathorlaads Narfgatioa Coaaaay.) MOLLAND AND HAMBURG FREIGHT SKRYICB, Following ar* th* CompanUs' iatead*d fixture! s.B. OOSTKERK, about June 2 HOLLAND and HAMBURG s.s. BATJAN, 2nd half June HOLLAND s.s. OUDERKERK, July 3 HOLLAND and
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      231 5 KERB STEAMSHIP CO 116. *VC CSSOBi TO mum amehoan urns (la«orporat.d la VJUI.) Bagalar sartto* b.tw M a N.w Tork Siagapor* aad Java Purts, aad viea v*n FOR NEW YORK VTA SUEZ The Lambs In port Satartia due end June ,1 f pi For fralgkt, apply to GUTHRIE ft CO.,
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      655 5 STEAMER SfIUWCS ELLERM A!Sf Tr LSn^iT ■LMRMAW BUCKNAXL SIZAMSHIP Co., I.U. (laa*r*otat*d 1a Eaglaad) frASSENGKR SERVICg OITTWARDS. t.'t CITY OF KA^A^SI™ 1 China «adJ.p« J w 3 *ll CITY OP PARTq W S ma an^ J»P»n Oci. 5 •:i S? of (S&BT7RY S S E27 HOMEWARDS 5... k>iix ut 1
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      720 6 cmEaas PALLADIUM THEATftE Orchard Road. Universal Pictnres. Show from Sunday, May 13 to Wednesday, May 16, at 9 p.m. MITCHELL LEWIS IN JHK^ JACQUES OF THE SILVER ffW' Clara Kimhall Young in Jgmk HHB^. THR MARIONETTES, 5 Reels. a *C'^^Bi (Century Comedy with Harry Sweet). F in th pirmt Bnow
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      236 6 CiHEMAS EMPIRE CINEMA A Paramount Picture at 9.30 in the Second Show AT THE END OF THE WORLD In <i 1--.it'-. Featuring BETTY COMPSON, MITCHELL LEWIS and MILTON SILLS At 10.40 p.m. A Universal Special attraction with Edith Roberts as The Little White Tigress, in THUNDER ISLANDS S Parts. A
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      265 6 EXTERTfIIKMEHTS VICTORIA THEATRE Tel. 826. Tel. B2C. Special Race Week Attraction DANIEL FRAWLEY CO. including Blood in all the Latest BROADWAY LONDON SUCCESSES. To-Night at 9-30 The Gold Diggers Wednesday, May 16 MY LADY FRIENDS Thursday, May 17 LAWFUL LARCENY Friday, May 18 SMILIN' THROUGH Saturday, May 19 FAREWELL PERFORMANCE
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      303 6 NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC Owing to the usual Circus Ground, rtrnrh Road, being used for Indefinite Ptriod by another show (not llarmston's), the nell-known HARMS TONS CIBCIffI which has for the last :10 years enjoyed the use of the gn.uml specially alloted for Circus will open on their new l.nr.-iti.m
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    187 7 nxrl'Hps. Tuesday, May 15 High Water, 10 44 a.m., 10.20 p.m. Spring Race Meotinx, Second Day. At Home, Tanglin Club, C.30 p.m. The Cold Dickers, Victoria Theatre. Wednesday, May 16 His-h Water, n.ir ut, i 0.52 p.m. I). I. homeward in.il closes. Ausliah-.iM mail dotes. Foof.il! League
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      VESSELS AT THE DOCKS.
      111 7 East Wharf Bash— Nil. Bast Wli^r! Ele&anta, Hlenga, H.M.S. Mm n.'ii. Sheers Wharf Vaj <lcr llanen. Main Wharf Moji Kara, J;uus, Trnnquebar, Luzun Maru, .'.lauor, Mindrroo. Empire I>ock Celebes Mam, liusho Maru, 11. M.5. Iraqooii, < it., of CorintAi, BtagM. West Whiirf tlakoskld .'iaru, Katun Maru.
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      Vessels Arrived.
      120 7 ELEPHAaTA, Brifc, 2.CU5 tons, from Cufcuita V. r fcr Calcutta 17-3. FOOK SANa, Brit, 1,.)!<7 tons,, from Calwtta 14-5, for Kobe 15-6. 11-OH, lliil.. r.^B tons, from Penang 14-5, for Port Swattcnbun lii-3. KEPOXG, Srit., 1.1.L'i 1 tons, from Bangkok 11-ri, for Bangkok unc. KUALA. Hi M\ ton*,
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      Passengers.
      82 7 rs bj the liumphius included: Mr. Ici>.-. Mr. and Mrs. Kiel and tlilM ohildren, Baron aad Countess B. de Monlalvo. l:i,!:or. of Singmpon, Bishop E. L. Laeka :ii:<: Mrs. bock*, Mr. r.nil Mrs. Blair, Mr. Bttrtenrtraa, .Mr. Dykes, Mr. and Mrs. I'nijiiiKcr, Mr. Guilk, Mr. Croseh Damnu-n--1;.w., .Mr. ili'tuii
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    209 7 T.-day. Bata Eafcut m J p.j». Colombo und Bombaj 3 p.m. lianij.Tmasin 3 p.m. THnUjonz Bulei 4 p.m. inoa. Marseilles. Barcelona, Valencia and Liverpool 4 p.m. Pcndichi-rry, Colombo, Djibouti, Port Suid ;:nd Europe 4 p.m. I". Sambu, Muntok, Sampit and Bandjermasin 4 p, m Malacca and Mui.r
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 7 Ny Spore Arrd. Londoi F. d* Witt Ihon|rw» Dongolu I'orthos :;rotin« EMonpi Apr. 2 Apr. 4 Apr. 11 Aur. 13 Apr. 1A Apr. 18 Apr. 21 Apr. 81 Jlmy M»y j t T II May 1'
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    191 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, May 15. On London. Bank A ml* 2/4% Demand 2/4 6/32 Private 3 m. credit* 2/4 17/32 On New York, Demand 5374 Private 90 d/s 56% On France, Bank 730 On India, Bank T.T. 174U On Hongkong, Bank <t/d 1% p.c. prem. On Shanghai, Bink
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    62 7 DAILY PRICFS CURRENT. 12 noon, May 15. Tone of the market Quiet. Latest London cables quote: Spot She. Is. l%cl. Spot May-Jun* July-Sept Oct-Dec Uagapore Standard Pale Crepe Cloting Prices Bayers. Seller*. 48 Spot May-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dce. Bia£apor« Standard Bibbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices.
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      MINING
      205 7 tTaL I'd. Birm. BeDan. 1 1 Butang Padang 0.47% 0.52^ 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.35 1.40 1 1 Jelantoh 0.10 0.20 torn 1 1 Johan Tin 0.40 0.45 1 £1 Kum. Kamunting 2.4.0 2.5.6 Id 10 Kinta Assn. Ord. 8.00 8.25 5 5 Lingui Tin 4.15 4.40 0 10
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      GENERAL
      139 7 V'al. VA. Barer*. Sellers. Q £1 B. Am. Tobacco 4.12.0 4.15.0 10 10 Central Engines 9.75 10.50 10 10 Central Motors 4.25 4.40 £1 fl E. Smelting Co. 7.00 7.25 '->/- hi- Elec. Tramways 1/- 2/- moe: 10 10 Frtser Neave 35.75 3G.25 50 50 Hammer and Co. 135
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      DEBENTURES
      109 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c $1,234,500 par 6 p.c. p.a. Vpore Electric Tramways. 6 p.c. £350,000 acm $'pore Municipal 6 p.«. $1,878,000 p«. -?'pore Municipal 4H p.e of 1907 $1,000,000 6 p.c. dia 3'pore Mmiioipal 4S» p.e of 1909 $1.(500,500 6 p.e. dli 3'pore Municipal 414 p.o. of 1809 $1,600,000
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    404 7 Fra*«r ud C*. and L>»! and Bratt't QaaUtiou. I I UtMt amiable Sterling Quotation, a.-, printed on another pa C on Friday To-day'» 1'rici Fraaer I.yill Co. Ev»»t. Allenby New ($1) 1.15 155 1.12'«4 1.1*% Alor Gajah ($1) 1.20 1.00 1.10 1.20 A. Hitara (|J) 12.00 13.00 12.00
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      110 7 A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH MEANS TOUR VHRT LIKENESS STTLB AND MOOD A Production fro« LEE BIOTNEIS STUIIO HILL STREET, WILL PRODUCE THESE RESULTS. CHOP YEW KEE 2S. CLUB STKKK I. Dealers in all kinds of Animals. For tale three days only one Irish terrier >itch i months, three bull dogs 8
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      165 7 ESTATE OF SYED MOHAMEP ABDULRAHMAN AL JUNIED, DECEASED AUCTION SALE of valuable land and house properties, situate at North Bridge Road, Bxikit Timan Road and Balmoral Road. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, May 23, at 2.39 p.m. 1. Valuable freehold land and
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      839 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see pace 16. THE FREXCH are specialists in Chocolates, nnd Boutron makes the best of them. His I Kougnt and Chocolates are at H. Bolter, Direct Importer, Europe Hotel Building. FOR SALE, one Indian motor cycle. Apply £0, South Canal P.oad. WANTED by European lady,
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      277 7 W. A. S. N. CO., LTD., i (Incorporated in England) S.S. MINDEROO (Tonnage 3,785 tons) For JAVA and WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTS. This steamer, expected to sail about May 18, has excellent passenger accommodation. Surgeon and Stewardess carried. For further particulars, apply BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., incorporated in the F.M.S.) Ajrents. Telephones
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      326 7 THE STRAITS TIMES Can be obtained at the following places in Singapore Hotel Vfn Wijk. Money Chanjjer, Grosvenor. Kelly und Walsh, Ltd., Raffles Place. Momy ('hanger, Adelphi Hotel. Money Changer, Europe Hotel. Money Changer. KafhV: Hotel. Kederal Rubber Stamp Co.. Rafles l'laco. r-i-tci- Chonir, Rras Basah Rm4. G. H. Kiat
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    DEATHS
    68 8 ARIANNA— On May 15, 1923, at 17, Bal moral Koad, Singapore, Darco Arianna, in his 38th year. Funeral leaves the house at 4.15 p.m. to-day. Burial at Bidadari Cemetery at 5.30 p.m. ZECHARIAH.— On May 15, 1323, at the General Hospital, Mr. Stephen Isaiai. Zccliariah, aged 49. Cortege leaves
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    73 8 Messrs. Yco Cheow Beng and Yeo Swan Kce and family beg to thank the relatives and friends who so kindly attended the funeral of the late Yeo Slew Hin, and also those who kindly sont letters of condolence and wreaths. Mr. and Mrs. Oei Tjong Tiong beg to thank
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    The Straits Times. TUESDAY, MAY 13. THE SYMES CASE.
    1197 8 We had an article recently on the petition which a number of residents in Perak presented on behalf of Mr. L. B. Symes, formerly supervisor of customs at Teluk Anson, who was removed from the Government Service without, as he claims,
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    47 8 m j The Sydney Board of Trade on April 10 declared the living wage for an adult male employee in/ the State to be £3 19s. a week, and for an adult female employee £2. This represents an increase of 1/ for males and Gd. for females.
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    55 8 On Sunday next, being Whit Sunday, there will be a celebration of the holy communion in Malay in St. Peter's Church, Stamford Road, at 9 a.m. Collections will be taken at this and all the other services throughout the day, and also at the Cathedral, on behalf of the funds
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    8 8 Soengei Radja Estate harvested 100,000 coconuts during April.
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    18 8 His Majesty the King-Emperor has approved of fie award of the Kaiser- iHind Gold Meilal to Mrs. Starr.
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    20 8 The first arnual general meeting of Planters' Association of Malaya Incorporation will be held at Kuala Lumpur on June 20.
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    22 8 Owing to the continued drought, tad :onsequent scarcity of water, frequent qnabbles are occurring at Port Diekson stand-pipes, says the Malay Mail.
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    30 8 The rate of issue of meney orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 171 SldO. The rate of payment of money orders from India and Ceylon is Us. 17G=$100.
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    30 8 Mr. Edward Cook has been appointed to »ct as Chief Manager of the Hongkong md Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., during the ibsence of Mr. R. M. Dyer from the Colony.
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    23 8 Notwithstanding the entertainment inlustries' ban of March 128 on broade-ast-ing, the authorities assert that they ar« prepared to continue to provide li'rst.•lass programmes.
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    36 8 The ccse against D. M. D. Stephen. J. P., was mentioned on April 25 before the Colombo Police Magistrate, Mr. N. J. Luddington. On instructions received from the Attorney-General, further inquiry was postponed ti.'l May 8.
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    58 8 The Siam State Railways have had installed an automatic telephone system which is now working. Everything is automatic, the caller calls up the number he wishes and the automatic exchangedoes the rest. The next nearest automatic system to the one installed at the Railway headquarters is in Borneo. \t present
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    63 8 At a recent meeting of the North 3oineo Chamber of Commerce, a letter was read from the Government Secretary enquiring a* to whether the chamber were f opinion that the Jesselton Printing Office should be enlarged or whether a nt ng office should be established in <andakan. The committee were
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    68 8 It is reported that Mr. A. Low?, a Canadian merchant travelling to Shanglai on May 7, was pulled out of the train t Tsinanfu by Chinese civilians and then >eaten and carried off. The Bureau of foreign Affairs and the Chinese police made no effort to interfere, but fortunateV Mr.
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    84 8 At a committee meeting of tha North Borneo Chamber cf Commerce on April ?S, a letter was read from tee Han. Mr. W. D. Jupp informing the chamber of h's resignation as chairman of the chamber and also as a member of ths commit'ee. This the committee accepted with KSTCt
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    81 8 Tfr.e Hon. Secretary of the Malayan Association, Kuala Lumpur, sends us a schedule of the dog section of the forthcoming exhibition to be held at Kuala Lumpur on Jun c 30 to July 2. The schedules of all the sections are now being bound up and will be ready for
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    86 8 A remarkable telegram has reached Hongkong from H. M. gunboat Moorhen, stating "All entrances to Kongmoon, also to Junction Channel and West River by Plover Island reported mined." The Moorhen received the information from the Kinshan, and wirelessed it to the o'hi-r gunboats in the vicinity. The work is believed
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    101 8 Dr. H. B. Lewers, D.5.0., 0.8. E., lato Lt.-Colcnel in the Australian Army, was married at Sandakan on April 24 to Mists Coral Helen Horton, daughter of Mr. an;l Mrs. R. G. L. Horton. Mr. Hcrton is Editor of the North Borneo H»rald and superintendent of the Printing Office. A
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    120 8 The first number of the second volume of Our Own Quarterly, the journal of the St. Joseph's Old Boys' Association, is well produced and printed and is a striking 1 example of whst can be done in fostering the feeling of camaradie which should exist between the lads, many now
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    126 8 Two European members of the staff of the British American Tobacco Co. have gone to the district in China where Mr. C. H. Rowson was captured by bandits in order to render any service ukt may be needed when the victim's release is secured. There is little expectation of his
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    394 8 Major Millard ias been appointed Pas pert Examination Officer, Singupore. Mr. 6. H. Davit, from Yokohama, has taken over charge of Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's Singapore prancn from u>-da> Sir Frederick Mm* b leaving for home by the HoHozaki Mara which is timed to sail from iSingapora
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    London Rubber Stocks.
    30 8 Me=.=rr. Lewis and Peat inform us that a cable from iheir London office, da'ed 14th inst., states that Loldon rubbery shocks have been reduced bj 840 tons.
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    Outward Mail.
    35 8 The 8.1. steamer Teests, with mai!3 from Euiope, is due at Peiang at 6 a.m. on Friday. A mail from the United Kingdom is being brought by the Diomcd due hero on Friday.
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    Smuggling Appeal Dismissed
    121 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent writes on Monday l l the Supreme Court Sir Lionel W'codvard, CJ.C., delivered judgment this morning dibmis;ing the appeal in the c»3c in which two Chinese were convicted of smuggling large quantity of rubber at Telok Tatoh and sentenced to pay a line
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    The Loss of the Yugala.
    161 8 Further telegrams received at Bangkok from Capt. Hau-Andersen of the Yugala, report that the fire was caused by burs'.ing of a pipe conveying the oil from the storage tanks to the jets under the boiler. The ship is beached at the cntiance to Singora harbour,
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    Sudden Death of Local Sportsman.
    174 8 The death took place suddenly, early this morning, at his residence in Balmora! Road, of Mr. Darco Arianna. The news will come as a shock to his many friends, for the deceased was at the racts on 1 Saturday, apparently in good health. 'The late
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    Allies and Germany.
    512 9 Comments on the British Note. Reuter's Service London, May 14. The chief criticism here of the British reply to Germany, is that it ignores the German offer to abide by a decision of an expert international commission as regards her resources. The Times is emphatic in condemning
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    Chinese Finance.
    63 9 Reuter's Service London, May 14. In the House of Commons, questioned regarding the Government's policy in view of the Chinese request for a consortium to make advances to meet current expenditure, Mr. R. McNeill declared that the consortium's policy had always been not to grant loans except to
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    America and Mexico.
    28 9 Reuteb'S Service London, May 14. Mtsfco Ci:y A conference between Ar.Hik' n and Mexican delegates has opened to discuss the differences between the two Governments.
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    Art O'Brien Case.
    165 9 Reuter's Service London, May 14. The House of Lords by a majority decide' thtt they had no jurisdiction to interfere in the Court of Appeal's decision in the case of Art O'Brien. London, May 14. Following the Lord's' decision in the Alt O'Brien case, the Cabinet are
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    Boxer Indemnity.
    92 9 Reuter's Service London, May 14. The Federation of British Industries have forwai-ded suggestions as regards j the allocation of the British share of the! Boxer Indemnity to Earl Curzon. The Federation urge that a substantial part be spent on education in China, including i technical Colleges "and post-graduate
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    Lawlessness in India.
    94 9 Reuter's Service London, May 14. Calcutta According to a communique the recent .spread of lawlessness in the MMnapore district is due to agitators stirring up the Sonthaeis. It states 'that a crowd of several thousands at Sildapargana on April 26 rescued ten Sonthaei looters from custody and
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    King and Queen Return.
    96 9 Reuter's Service London, May 15. Their Majesties returned to Buckingham Palace from Italy last night. They were cordially greeted in the course of the journey across France while tight French and British destroyers escorted the royal steamer from CaUais. The royal salute n-.arked the arrival at
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    Amsterdam Rubber Company
    55 9 Reuter's Service London, May 14. A Hague mes-iage states that the annual report of the Amsterdam Rubber Company shows tthat the cost price had been reduced from lOd. to 7 l ,£d. per 500 grammes. A dividend of eight per cent, for 1922 is declared compared with
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    Russian Terrorists.
    51 9 Reuter's Servici London, May 14. A New York message states that the police have arrested a young Russian Communist, Noah Lerner, on a charge of causing the Wall Street explosion in September, 1920, when 34 persons were killed and 100 injured. Lerner recently returned to New York from
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    Britain and Russia.
    324 9 Conflicting Views of Future Relations. Reuter's Service London, May 14. Krassin, interviewed in Berlin, said that Russia cannot yield to the British ulti- niatam and anticipates the withdrawal of i Ihe commercial mission. He is going to London to liquidate his Russian business. London, May 14. The
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    Aeroplane Disaster.
    35 9 Reuter's Service London, May 14. Paris The Paris-London aeroplane carrying a pilot, mechanic and engineer and three passengers burst into flames and crashed at Mcnsures near Coty. The! occupants were burnt to death.
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    Foreign Exchange.
    22 9 Reuter's Service London, May 14. Marks are 210,000 and sterling has improved to 4.62. French francs ara steady at 69.70.
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    STRAITS CURRENCY REPORT.
    153 9 The Currency Commissioners' Provisional return for the month of April, 1923 ii as follows c. A) Whole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on April 30, 1923 78,447,711.70 Average amount of Currency Note* in Circulation during the month of April, 1923 77,745,6/7.53 (B) Coin Portion of the
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    World's Rubber Supply.
    2269 9 American Expert Gives Sound Review. American rubber manufacturers who have been viewing the crude rubber market with alarm during the past several months will find relief, in the statement by B. G. Work, president of the B. F. Goodrich Company, following his return from a study of
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    BENGALIS IN THE DOCK.
    333 9 Murder Charge at Singapore Assizes. The trial was commenced at the Singapore Assizes yesterday, before Mr. JosUca Barrett-Lennard and a special jury, of three Btngalis, Jangee Singh, Jaikaram Singh and Mahaman Singh, on a charge 1 of murdering another of their fellowcountrymen, who was employed as
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    176 9 (By Courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbun.) Tokio, May 13. A sensational accident occurred when members of the Military Research Society I in Waseda College and Fascisti anrn.il I with cudgels, disturbed an opposition I society in the college during the course .of a speech. Fifty were wounded,
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    TIN AND RUBBER.
    35 9 (Aneta's Service.) Weltervreden, May 14. ti Rubber is quiet. There are buyers for 1 May and June at 74. I Tin is uncertain and without business. I The Bank/L limit is 145.
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    Action Over Provident Fund Money.
    220 9 A case relating to the disposition of money paid from the Municipal ProviJ dent Fund to the widow of a former employee was raised before the Chief > Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, in the Sup- reme Court yesterday, by Mr. Claude da Silva, who appeared
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      TO-DAY'S RACES.
      162 10 Scratchings and Selections. We give the following as our selections Bace 1. Sheiia to win: The Bolter and Jill, places. Race 2. Ganesh.to win. Cornstalk and Heartspear, places. Kaee 3. Smasher, to win. Bon Chance and Speed Arrow, places. Race 4. Queen of Clubs, to win St. Fitz
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
      442 10 S.C.C. Defeat R.G.A. The first division League match (between the S. C. C. and the R. G. A., on the S. R. C. ground, yesterday, ended in a win for the Club by the only goal of the game. Play on the whoi'e was even though never very
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      L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
      161 10 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Ladies' Double Handicap. Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Brooke owe 3 beat Miss Richardson and Mrs. Savage, owe 3, 4 6, 6—5, 6—4. Miss Fawcett and Miss Stephenson, owe 15.3 beat Mrs. Swindell and Mrs. Cartwright, owe 4, 6 2, 6 5. Mixed Doubles
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      S. C. R. C. Tennis Tournament.
      280 10 Owing to the coming Hari Raya Puasa and Whit-Monday there win be no ties played on Friday and Monday. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A Double* Handicap. khoo Hooi H>» and Tan Chong cite .'-I heat Chia Kcng Tye and Chaong "Chop ilJii two \Z, »-=3, :i.
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      Cricket.
      57 10 •Ir.e following team has been selected ta H|>naißl Selangor at cricket on Saturday next, at Inoh J. Brand, R. Cromie, J. Carter, T. C. Green, N. Grenier, J. D. Hussey, H. B. Hartfingham, W. O. Jonklass, H. L. Marshall, G. M. O'Hara and R. B. Wyatt Smith. Reserves F.
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      Penang Swimming Club.
      75 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 14. The Swimming Club committee icports 67 new member*, a total on March 31 of 381, including 113 from the country. This is an increase of two over last year. The surplus for the year is $1,616, the balance carried forward
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      Home Boxing.
      31 10 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 14. At Holland P.rk hall, in the 20 rounds British Empire heavyweight championship, Joe Beckett, the holder, knocked out Dick Smith in the seventeenth round.
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      Garrison Golf Club.
      77 10 The Ladies' Medal at the Garrison Golf Club will be played on May 24 and not on May 17, as stated, owing to the Races. The winners of the Navy Cup were Lieut.-Col. Whitmarsh and Major Letts. The result of the monthly medal resulted in a tie
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      Keppel Golf Club.
      20 10 The ladies Spocn for May was won by Mrs. G. M. Aiford with a score of 52—0=43.
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      Football Cup Final.
      300 10 The opinion expressed in many quarters that the decision in the match on April 28, could have been squashed is upheld by West Ham United. In a statement issued on May 3, the Secretary of the club says that although ha has been inundated with requests te
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    Shanghai-Peking Train Outrage.
    91 10 The following are the names of most of the foreigners who travelled on the raided train in North China Maverea and wife, G. D. Musso and wife, and Miss. Caralti, A. L. Zinunen, V. Haimovitch, L. Friedman, J. A. Henley, Jacobsen, F. W. Pratt, L. Soloman. Major
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    THE VICTORIA THEATRE.
    644 10 Amusing Evening with the Frawley Company. The audience at the Victoria Theatre last night spent a thoroughly entertaining evening, for which they have to thank in coual measure the play, Enter Madam, and tne accompHahed actors who perlonn- 1 ed it. Enter Madam is an amusing Up
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    127 10 The Palactgay Cinema announc-.s a -pecia? Chinese production, entitled The Lotus Blossom, in six reels, two new episodes of the Sky Ranger serial, a five reel Playgoers production Discontented Wives, and a Harold Lloyd comedy. Surma's race programme is a npecial one. Two Metro features are in the
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    A Teacher Playing with Fire.
    164 10 On Saturday, a Chinese, named Tco Chin Ho, who stood charged ami pleaded guilty to keeping a printing press called the Ronco at 45, Syed Alwee Road, without a licence from the Colonial Secretary, and also with printing, publishing and distributing printed documents without the
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    65 10 Mr. Arthur Walter who, with hi»s wife, is being transferred to the Exci?e IVpartment in Sandakan after twenty years in the service of the Slate Railways as Accountant and Traffic Supsrntendent was the recipient of an addrexs from the Subordinate Members of his staff on A»ril 26, which was made
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    304 10 Action at Recent Committee Meetings. The following action was taken at Municipal committee meetings held on May 8 and 9 Anti-mo?quito and roadside drains. I Resolved that the ons'.ruction of roadside drains should only proceed after consultation with the Health Officer. Storage of rubber. Resolved that the j
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    LATE JAPANESE PRINCE.
    221 10 Remains in Singapore on Katorl Maru. Tho N. Y. K. steamer Katori Maru, which is conveying the remains of the litij Prince Kitashirakawa, brother-in-law to the Emperor of Japan, arrived at« the We«t Whtrf, about 11 a.m. to-day, and was berthed alongside the H&kozaki Maru, which has
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      Macphail and Co.'s Report.
      97 10 Singapore, May 15. ißubbcr.— Londoci Is. l%d. Local 48. Tm.— London £107 10s. Local 9014 (150 tons poid). Share Market.— Dull. Rubbers.— Inactive. Tins.— Taipings 'JQ-95 cents, Norths 1.17M.-1.22VJ., Souths 1.05-1.10, Jobans 40-45 cents, Padang Plandoks 42%-47% dents, Rawangs 1.20-1.25, Ulu Piahs 1.6j»-1.70, Petalings 77V6-82" i
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      Lyall and Evatt's Report
      78 10 Singapore, May 15. Tin.— £l97 10s. Rubber.— ls. l%d. Rubbers. Inactive. Ulu Benuts 20-25, Katoyanjjr Bahrus 90-1, Mentakabs 20-24, Allenbys 1.10-1.15. Mining.— Johans 37^-42%, Rahman Hydraulics 18-19, Colliericß 22-22.50, Kampons? Kaniuntings 4ris.-<lGs;. 6d., Souths I 1.05-1.09, Taipings 90-93, Norths 1.17--:3.21, Petalings 75-80, Kclantan Gold 1.50-1. 00.
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    The Kohat Outrage.
    132 10 Further details of the plan of the outrage at. Kohat arc to hand. It seems that Mrs. Elli:- and Miss Ellis were sleeping in adjacent beds, under a double mctquito net. Miss Ellis being on the side nearest to and about two feet from fhe wall. The
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      Much Ado About Nothing
      351 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The incident with the British fishermen or. the Russian coast reminds me of an event in my boyhood my parents were very well on' and had only two children, including myielf. We had many more toys thr.n we-
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    LONDON METAL MARKET.
    448 10 In their report, dated London April IK. Messrs. William Jacks and Co., state Reports from America tend to shew that prosperity is :o rampant there that the dollar is worth less than 50 cents so far as pjrehasing power cpes, aivl fcr that reason waires then- will
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    Singapore Mortality Statistics.
    151 10 The Municipal health statement for the week ending May 5. nives the total nu;v.ber of deaths as 238 representing a death rate of 33.13 per miile, per annum compared with 27.29 in the preceding week and with 33.12 in the corresponding week of last year. The chief
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    50 10 Messrs: J. W. -Webb and Moreira of ■the Customs met with an accident in Klang on S'.indav. The foWner in the side-car and the latter driving- the motorcycle, collided with a bullock-cart, with tri result that Mr. Morrira was thrown off the motor-cycle. Both were bruised, Xr. Moreira somewhat •«rieusly.
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    Ahead of the Mail.
    912 10 Supplementary Wires From Indian Exchanges. The following supplementary cables are taken from Indian exchanges to hand Boycotting the Indians. London, May 1 Though organised with the greatest possible politeness, says the L-aily Mail's correspondent at Nairobi, the European boycott of Indians in Kenya is proceeding with
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    77 10 In a postcard sent from Luxor, Sir George Dewar Bays, There is no truth in the rumour that two Ford motor-cars were found in King Tutankhamen's tomb. But two bassinettes were discovered, exactly the same design an the body of the Ford car. Students of Egyptology, mythology and archeology state
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    Jottings from Java.
    2335 11 Tragic Love Affair at Tandjong Karang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bandoeng, May 5. Since last these notes appeared in tho columns of The Times that the Straits brings forth, things have happened here, some of them of importance, just as they have happened in the neighbouring British
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    FOX THAT REVEALED A CRIME
    721 12 Extraordinary Tale of Murderer's A Tokio message of April 12 says Reynard, the fox, has just been credited by the Japanese police of Kobe with being the decisive factor in the discovery of a murder, more than ordinarily brutal in its nature. In Japan the
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    A Modern Romeo and Juliet.
    137 12 The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mail states that a real live Romeo sued Juliet's father for heaving flower pots at his head when the father found him climbing the balcony to his sweetheart's room. Romeo was Mr. Max, a suburban barber. Juliet was a
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    LONDON'S EIFFEL TOWER.
    718 13 Seeing Channel Shipping From Wembley Work is about to beg'n on a new landmark for I^ndon which will dwarf every one of the spires and towers of the City. The landmark is the flywheel at Wembley, the chief and most spectcular feature of the amusement section of
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    75 13 A passenpror by the B'bby Lancashire writes from Ceylon On L-avmg Hannoon we ran into a cyclone .iff the Andamans. The rain cime down in torrents with thunder and lightning. We had to stop half the night, and blow the syren. The storm continued well into the day. The sea-
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      429 14 Assets over $5,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $17,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, 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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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    774 15 Notes and Comment. On Carrent Topics. New Model Lodge Plug. The latest production of Lodge Plugs, Ltd., Ruby, England, is a new moael of plug designed specially for Sports engines and other engines which are considerably hotter than the average. In order to. indicate its purpose clearly,
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    Eclipse und Einstein.
    212 15 The news that the stars photographed by the Canadian astronomers during: last year's eclipse show displacements of the order demanded by Einstein's Theory of Relativity is what astronomers in this country expected, says the Observer, for the result of the Greenwich expedition which first tested the theory
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      332 16 Ladies Please Note THE PARISIAN HOUSE 5, ORCHARD ROAD Has removed to 18, STAMFORD ROAD (In the same premises as Au Bon Marche.) COAL TAR Produced by the Singapore Municipal Gas Works. Obtainable from LEE KIM SOO, 20, HIGH STREET. LATRUXE and GINESTET BORDEAUX W- Hlffli Cl vi jt CLARETS
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      260 16 WUNDERKOSE Wunderhose are super-quality American Ladies' Silk Hosieiy in fancy mixtures with clocks and in plain colour;. Wunderhose means a brighter Race Season. Wunderho«e are stylish attractive and original. Wunderhose will bring visions of Ascot and Goodwood to Singapore. Just unpacked ar.d o!>tairr.!:lr only at PRIKGESS GARIREKT3 P8 RAFFLES CHAMIIEU.4,
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      195 16 THE STRAITS TIBES TXLKPHONH I fcouon.il and Geaaral Manager* OSe* vl Ul communication* relating to editorial matters aud new* *hou!d be audre»»*J THE EDITOR. All eoitmusicationj ra> latiog to business mattera- «dvertinei»»aU, subscription*, accounts, printing, «le., nhoaid be addressed to THE MANAtiZB. ADVERTISEMENT RATES. .Vante, For Sale, To Let, ets.,
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