The Straits Times, 24 May 1926

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,177. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1926. CE 10 CENTS
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      68 1 Tiii^gg, .^y Jh Drink more|j J£ good milk STERILIZED UNSWEETENED NAT'J.::.L i^yC&lh CONDENSED THERE'S HEALTH AND STRENGTH IN EVERY TIN OF "Bear Brand" GENUINE SWISS MILK Pure Rich Nourishing Milk from the Healthy Pastures of the BERNESE ALPS. J^k "FERROCRETE" ay^M^V I§l BRITISH RAPID HARDENING CEMENT Apply for supplies and
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      226 1 PROSSER TENNIS RACKETS "ROLLS-ROYCE" ffl "IMPROVED FFffiNiIKENON w OF B::ffife^ffl{ TENNIS RACKETS. W lACKE? This Racket is made with frame iSfe $t&V This Racket is marie of t'-p very rounded on the inside, strung in best, well MMOIK E fllsh ash, best black jjut with cross trebl- ififi Mrf strung
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    SELABA RUBBER ESTATES.
    967 2 Prosp'Tts and Condition of The Properties. Mr. E. L. Hamilton, presiding at the sixteenth annual meeting of the Selaba Rubber Estates, Ltd., on April 19, said Expenditure on development account totalled £5,323, as compared with £9,403 1 for the previous twelve months. While the reduction is satisfactory,
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    24 2 There is no doubt that civili?ation came from, the East, and that Europe is the Wild West of Asiatic civilisation. Professor Sir Flinders Petrie.
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    27 2 A financier must never borrow when he wants money. He must borrow when he does not want it. Then he gets the terms he -wants. M. Caillaux.
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    13 2 I It is wron£ to sne«r at the English' »eek-end habrit:— Mr. lflffttlgeorge^
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      475 2 This/slier \&73r She has found in Vcn-Yusa the JP^-^-^^L— cream to preserve all her fresh youth- ps& )W^ ful b«auty. Sliare this jov of a Rood Jk complexion I Make Ven-Yusa an in- Q <^^-" dispensable part of your daily toiiette. V^ Thi4 fragrant sk:;i tonic shield., anainst f^^^^Kfaj X
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      190 2 tnt—sow lr»«. J YcuCan'tKeep You? Head on Your Work 1/ Your <Pen Demands Your Attention YOUcahl cnmpcse your thought* if y.J are wntir.i with pen \,,-t lssee f.ep as 5 o'-i go ■lone The oooner you C«pl«C« It wit* the never tkiUnS. n-v-r ailing Parker Duofold, i^c quicker you Mill
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      145 2 <r\ ehS Wk Star No. 27 \)ftf»fe Jcck Mills No. 3 V^^sf^ v Gem 1926 \J^\jsf \*L Universal No. 9 Sli^f IS, n n°;. 22 9 6 NEW dance mmm* ALBUMS H£s $1 00 seas n ltd U1 11S> North Brid >* Road UNDERWOOD Improved Model PORTABLE Price only $00
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    Co-operation.
    1048 3 Progress of the Movement In F.M.S. The report of the co-operative movement in the F.M.S., extracts from which have already appeared in tlie Stiaits Times, states that the operations of the only store, which it at Batu Gajah, Perak, cannot be said to hayo been carried out in a
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      104 3 L^BfllmP^^^4flßL^--J i Wr $> Why worry even if it is 95 in the Shade As long as you still have your PHOENIX STENGAH AT HOME Phone 3463. GAS COOKERS On HIRE The Municipal Gas Department have received a further large consignment of cookers from home. Orders can now be dealt
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      171 3 teeth than accustom yourself to the regular use of Odol. DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS Repair Wear and Tear of Nerve and Body Price Is. 9d. and 4s. THE QUALITY YOU WANT JD-uftlT/flyp' Obtainable from GUAM HONG COMPANY, No. 20. ROBINSON ItOAU. SINGAPORE. Files of every description RIBEIRO A CO.. LTD. ■m
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      473 3 w^*>J ttf\ BiwWi^r^ DON'T GET "RUN-DOWN" THIS SUMMER. Your Health is Your Most Precious Possession. Don't let your blood get impoverished tion is strengthened, the germs of this summer. For people who hove a malaria are eliminated if they are in tendency towards anaemia, or bloodless- i your system, and
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      204 3 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB I AN AMATEUR RACE MEETING (under S.R.A. Rules of Racing). Will be held on Whit Monday, Maj 14, 1926. 4 Unccs for nil Ponies. 2 Races for all Horses. 1 Race (or Polo Ponies. For full details see Official Programme. Stakes $200.00 to each winner, $75.00 \o
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      511 4 P. 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR- AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage due S'por* KARMALA 9.000 June 4 KASHMIR 0.000 June 18
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      560 4 Shipping Announcements N.Y.K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON LINE Marseilles, Londen and Antwerp Vessels Tonnage Due Sail HARUNA MARU 11,000 May 26 2? KAMO MARU 8,000 June 9 10 KATORI MARU 10,000 June 23 24 ATSUTA MARU 8,000 July 7 8 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 July 21 22 HAKONE MARU 10,000
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      537 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THB OCBAN STBAM SHU* CO.. IJMITBD. TaOl CHINA MUTUAL OTaUM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Xnglaaa 1 REGULAR BERVICX TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN.— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOWMARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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      465 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. Co^ LTD. (laeorporated la 81aa>) BANGKOK COASTING SEBYICH. Fat Kretay, Kemaman, Kelantan, Bangnan, Telapin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Bandon, Kohaamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departore VALAYA In port May 26 PRACHATIPOK May 31 June 2 MALINI June 7 June 9 The Steamers ar* fitted throughout with
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      510 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF DATAVIA) (Incorporated tn Holland) Under contract with th* NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connection to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Managers' Desk. Representative for Singapore and Strait. Settlement, of th* Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, supplying of
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      417 4 BURNS PHILP UNE (Incorporated la Australia) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE, VIA JATA, DARWIN, THURSDAT ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailing by th. well known steamers MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s, MARELLA i. tha largest and finest rteamerTrading to Australia, Cabins de luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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      438 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM and CONTINENT vi» PORTS and SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICES OUTWARDS FROM CONTINENT For Hongkong, Shanehai and Japan •.8. CITY OF NAPLES In port HOMEWARDS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg U, CITY OF
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      428 5 AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE (Incorporated in England) Regular Passenger and Freight Service via JAVA PORTS to FREMANTLE (W. A.). ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE and SYDNEY maintained by Tons Sailing Mi u, MERTON HALL (limited passenger accommodation) June 7 s.s. KIOTO (cargo ateamer) July 7 s. CITY OF PALERMO (passenger steamer I>,900 tons) Aug.
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      465 5 AMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE TRANS-PACIFIC PASSENGER AND EXPRESS SERVICE It days from Hongkong to Seattle Sailing from Steamer Hongkong PRESIDENT MADISON May 28 PRESIDENT JACKSON Jane PRESIDENT Mek'INLKY Jan. 21 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON July PRESIDENT GRANT July 15 also a sailing every 12 days from Hongkong to Manila Through bills of
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      485 5 STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPU ''NEIERLANsT HOLLAND-EAST-ASIA LINE Homeward Sailings to AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. BREMEN Tta PENANG Of DERKERK In Port KAMBANCAN June 15 KARIMOEN July 13 to MARSEILLES. LIVEKI*OOI., HAVRE, HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. s.s. JAVA June 20 Loads only for ports for whim at time of loading no other conference steamer
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      106 5 I tit Hb^*"^~"V. IvjL x°*tovoY\~T~ Cff\ tV ■8/ a\ SJ £aiV« BBBbWcHmI rw t 4B^H BBBD^ ERASMIC The Dainty SOAR Ma Agwits for Malaya. QIW DARBY CO., LTD. •-«-•-•-«-«»«•>»•«-»«♦•««»«•••»•« Two principal reasons why Johnson-Pickett Manila Rope has gone into the ports of every continent of the globe FlRST.— Excellence of
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      544 6 From Sunday, May 2.J (o Friday, May 28. AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show at 9 p.m. ANOTHER BIG WILLIAM FOX SPECIAL PRODUCTION Featuring JAY HINT, MADGE BELLAMY, WALLACE MtDONALD, < J. FARRELL McDONALD and ETHEL CLAYTON. From the Immortal Play by Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon LIGHTNIN' In
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      560 6 EMERSON HOUGIVS GREAT NOVEL NORTH OF 36 The Film lhat thrilled London at The Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus. AN IRVIN WILLAT PRODUCTION WITH ERNEST TORRENCE, LOIS WILSON, JACK HOLT, etc. ALHAMBRA I COMMENCING MAY 29. Seats can now be booked at RIBEIRO CO., LTD. Raffles Place. Phone 2114. It's A Paramount
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      230 6 "GUARDIAN ANGEL" CONDENSED MILK SWEETENED FULL CREAM GUARDIAN ANGEL C- TRADC MARK s. a. GIANELLI MAJNO poundu in less MILAN ITALY I I Agcnls BOUSTEAD CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) SINGAPORE, PENANG AND WMJL j Tropical Adoro No. 57 FOR PLATES AND FILM-PACKS. 4"', In. by »V 4 In.
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    294 7 I IXTCRES. Monday. May 21 Hij;li Water, 8"8 a.m., 8.49 p.m. Malacca rn§+ Tide, .i.30 a.m., B ft. 2 in. 6.45 p.m., 6 ft. Whit Monday. Bank Holiday. Tennis, Guiilemtrd Cup, Tanglin Club. Cricket, S.C.C. v. Negri Sembilan, S.C.C. Amateur Races, 2.30. Italian Opera Cj., Vie. Theatre,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    293 7 Monday, May M, Ships alongside (he Wharves or expected to arrive. 1.1.IVII. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Angler, Sapphire, Rewak, Th« Cable, Simbans. Lalat, Rithin.i. lihoen Foonf. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCK. Tanjong Pagar Sheers Wharf Nil Alb»rt Dock NT. Victoria Dock Nil Keppel
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    57 7 "ucob and Honuit (Hone Chuan) 9 a.m Knrimon (Sri. Woßfae*) 10 a.m. Cucob (Hone Aikl 2 p.m Peatiaaak (Sampit) ..2 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India 1 liariom 2 p.m. Eftypt and Great Brituin (Parcels) I M.rioiifs 1.30 p.n.. Daily (Except Sundays) by Train Federated Malay Status,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 7 By Paul Lecat Devanha Vondel Kalyu F.kma Tubuiiiin Uft S'liore Apl. 21 Apl. 23 Apl. 23 Apl. 27 Api. a Apl. 30 Arrd. London May 17 May 17 May 17 May 22 May 22 May 24
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    234 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, May 22. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 3/32 Demand 2/3 11/16 Private 3m. credits 2/4 10/32 On New York, Demand 56 Private 90 d/s 68 On France, Bank T.T. 1710 On India, Bank T.T. ***** On Hongkong Bank T.T. 1% dis. On Shanghai, Bank
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    55 7 Buyers t.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 72 Standard K.S.S. on Tender Spot and all positions 72 Sellers 72% 72% Tone of market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 22d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 4694 per lb. DAILY PRICES CURRENT.
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      MINING.
      231 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kurebang 57/6 60/- cd. 1 1 Batang Padang 0.77 hi 0.80 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.37V4 1.42V4 1 1 Idri- Hydraulic 60/- 61/6 1 1 Johan Tin 0.40 0.42 10/- 10/- Kampong 47/6 49/£1 £1 Kamunting Tin 68/- 72/10 10 Kinta
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      GENERAL.
      133 7 I'd. Buyers Sellers El £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.15.0 6.0.Q 1 1 Central Engines 1.00 1.05 Q £1 E. Smelting Co. 14.75 15.00 L0 10 Fraser Neave 51.75 52.25 LOO 100 Hammer ti Co. 172.50 175.00 LOO 100 Katz Bros. def. 190.00 195.00" L0 10 Mexican Esgle 22/4 tt
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      DEBENTURES.
      84 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 110 S'pore Municipal 5 p.c. $1,878,000 of 1901 95 par S'pore Municipal 4Vi p.c of 1907 $1,600,000 90 par S'pore Municipal 4% p.c. of 190'J $1,100,000 90 par S'pore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 $2,000,000 60—90 S'pore Municipal 6 px. $22,000,000 of 1926
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      376 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'a Quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Ailenby ($1) 3.60 3.80 3.45 3.50 Alor Gajah ($1) 2.95 3.10 3.00 3.10 A. Hitam ($5) 24.25 24.75 24.00 25.00 A. Kuning ($1) 1.15 1.20 1.20 1.25 Am. Malay ($2) 5.00 5.25 5.00 5.15
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      98 7 POSTAGE STAMPS \V,' purchase used and unused postage stamps and can use from 1.000 to 100,000 of ecch variety. If you have any Ceylon, johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malay States, Siam, Straits, Trengganu etc., etc., etc., stamps to dispose at competitive prices forward samples stating prices and quantities also mention whether
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      417 7 "TTLLEY" SAFETY LAMP BURNS KEROSENE OIL (NOT BENZINE) i jc* j^ Storm and J^ gy Inaect Proof EF No Noiac >_*»"*"' KBEI All Br«*i Fool Proof Bole Agent* II J ROBERTS, Ltd.. T| fltneaDore. W. J. Garcia FOR PIANOS HIGH QUALITY CHEAPEST PRICE. 219, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. GILL'S, H, Amber
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      837 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Adrts, see page 16. WANTS, FOB SALE, ETC TWO ROOMS available at Beach House. Apply personally or phone 6(63. (lp) "WANTED, full-size billiard table, second, hand. State condition and price. 866, Straits Times. "ENGLISH GENTLEMAN requires lessons in Malay. Write stating terms to 852, Straits Times.
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      362 7 WHEN WILLING to INVEST MONEY WHEN WILLING to BIY DIAMONDS The Best is to Come and See »t RENE ULLMANN, L, High Street, SINGAPORE. Where buying IS an Investment. Our Experience Keeping closely in personal touch with the principal Sources of diamond supply, enables us to offer AT ALL TIMES
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    The Straits Times MONDAY, MAY 24. EMPIRE MESSAGE.
    750 8 The Straits Times MONDAY, MAY 24. EMPIRE MESSAGE. That the British Empire has been built up by brave and wise men and women in the past that it is a great inheritance to-day, and that its future welfare lies in the hands of the coming generation is the keynote of
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    AN OCCASIONAL NOTE.
    283 8 Among several sporting events of which Singapore has been the scene over the week-end holiday prominent place is taken by the lawn tennis tournament in which players representative of the F.M.S. and the Colony compete for the Guillemard Cup. It is no exaggeration to say that the
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    30 8 H.M.S. Despatch (Captain R. C. Davenport, R.N.) is due at Singapore on June 1. The duration of her stay is uncertain but will probably not be less than one week.
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    30 8 At the end of January the Government of the Straits Settlements had loaned to Municipalities $20V4 million to the Singapore Harbour Board $5 million to the F.M.S. Government $15 million.
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    38 8 Mr. M. Sabaretna Singhe, editor of the Hindu Organ, will deliver a lecture on The Tamils in Ceylon in the Short Street Tamil Church, Social Hall, to-morrow, at C p.m. Mr. N. Kumara Singham will take the chair.
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    54 8 The monsoon which has broken on Colombo heralded the event with no less than 'J. 12 inches of rain in 24 hours. This constitutes a record for Colombo Observatory for the last eighteen years, but it is not a record for all gauges in Colombo, as the Fort gauge recorded
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    468 8 K.E. the Governor will go to Penang towmrdi the end of June by the Seabelle and stay at Bel Retiro Lady Guillemard U expected at Penang on June 10. Mr. E. A. Box, n director of the White Horse Distillers, Ltd., is making ra extended tour of
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    28 8 Lock Ah Tarn, the Chinese shipowner, who was executed at Walton for the murder of his wife and two daughters, teft £12.000. He appointed his son sole legatee.
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    31 8 In honour of Empire Day the Colonial flag is flown to-day from th? mastheads if the signal stations at Fort Canning and Mount Faber, whilst shipping in port is gaily decorated.
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    34 8 Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, advise is of the receipt of a cable from the secretaries of the Rembau Jelei Rubber, Limited, stating that the latest price of the company's shares is 525. Gd.
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    30 8 An angiy business man sends the following to the Times of Malaya Question Who mcnopo!ises the trunk telephone lines in the F.M.S. Answer The sharebrokers of Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh.
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    40 8 The South African Union has accepted the design cf the new flag, consisting of B vertical red bar next the staff, and hoiizontal bars of green, yellow end blue. The Union Jack will be flown in addition en State occasions.
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    42 8 It may interest those who have attend?<l the previous fairs, held at Hanoi, Tonkin, that this year, four will be held from November 21 to December 12. Hanoi is reached from Singapore by steamers to Haiphong, and thence by rail to Hanoi.
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    48 8 The Cup given by Captain J. G. Allan for the highest individual score in th.classification musketry course, 1925, for the Penang cadets' competition was presented op Saturday to the winners, the cadet? of the St. Xavier's Institution under Capt. C. A. Reutens, by Mrs. Scott at the Residency.
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    49 8 In the Cathedral of The Good Shepherd the annual service of confirmation for Whit Sunday morning was held by Monseigneur Perrichon, Coadjutor to the Bishop of Malacca, when 30 boys from the St. Joseph's Institut on, and 39 girls from the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, were confirmed.
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    68 8 Bandar Bharu, otherwise Known as BebrWM Kedah, was the veniw recently of festivities lasting three days and three nights, the occasion being the inauguration of the Yam Hun Chinese Club. A special wayang from Penang played in a building immediately opposite the Club premises. Mr. Ooi Chye Pow is the
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    104 8 The Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association have begun preparations for their annual exhibition at Kuala Lumpur, which will be held at the Race Course from August 27-30 inclusive. It is anticipated, says the Malay Mail, that the Show anl Exhibition will be on an even larger scale than last year, when all
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    Amateur Races.
    137 8 Selections for To-day's Events. The rain to-day lias m.nlc heavy K"i"r of it for the amateur riders wlio will Inseen in action at the Kngspsn Turf Club this afternoon. We give our selections for tlu seven events as follows Race I.— NANETTE to win. Ginger and Hatst.ind |il:u
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    Rubber Prices.
    36 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, liuv, New York, send us the following cable, dated May their qnotetkm wing la gold dollar cents Sellers, .May io'j June 46 MXt quarter -12. Maikct weak. No demand whatever.
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    Japanese Made Siamese Coins.
    27 8 Copper coins, twenty million in number. nti.e been handed over to the Government uf Siaii which ocdtrtd their eotning at the Japanese mint.
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    Rice Prices in Shanghai.
    80 8 Rice Prices in Shanghai Although measures adopted by the Chinese authorities and rice merchants i" Shanghai tended to alleviate the distress oai-sed by the .ice ihortage, and also Drought down pi ices, the rates are a^iin Ijeginnin^ to mount. Yesterday's quotations foi best quality rice ranged from $15 to $16.80
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    Japanese Cabinet.
    78 8 Premier Vakatmki la.st week conferred with Mr. Tokonami. .''resident of tli« Seiyu-Hontoh at the letter's house. It is understood th:it an agreement reached between the two in regard to c operation of the Government and the Seiyu-Hontoh, although the latter has refused to accept the f .imi'i's offer
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    Rubber Dividends.
    108 8 A cable lies been received by Bo—tead and Co., Kuuia Lumpur, which nails a* foiiows Chcias RuliU-r Kstates, Ltd., innual report for l'J2"> issued pimii 11 8,501, final dividend recommended l. r > per cent., carry forward .li'l.l'iO. Sungei Puiun (F.M.S.) Robber Co., Ltd., rnnucl report for lU2.">
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    Singapore Mortality Statistics.
    134 8 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ending May I", fhrw the tital number of deaths as :;<IO representing a death rate of ::s.J! per niille per ann un compared with 31. ."18 in the preceding week and .'.1.24 in the corresponding week of last year.
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      123 8 TO-NIGHT ALKAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietor! Win. Fox Super Production LIGHTNIN' in 8 Reels.' In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. THE CIRCUS CYCLONE A Universal Western Drama in 5 Reels. A TESTIMONIAL There are over 300 Delco-Light Plants in use in Singapore Island. That is the best
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      37 8 On Other Pages. P«g«. Shipping un<l the Mails 7 Finance and Commerce 7 Reutcr and Rucby Radio M Singapore Itnce.i '■> Guillcmarl Cup Tennis 9 Sporting lntflli({ince 10 Yesterday's Yacht Club Racine IS Ovarteau Nvwi by Mail IS
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    COAL DISPUTE DEADLOCK.
    478 9 Mr. Baldwin's 'Firm Words To Owners. GLOOMY PROSPECT. Subsidy Offer Stands for Week Only. [Ktl'TER TELEGRAM.] London, May 22. Letters couched in unusually firm terms have been addressed by Lieut. -Col. Sir Konald Waterhouse, principal private Mvretary to the Prime Minister, on behalf df Mr. Baldwin, to
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    Fire on French Steamer.
    43 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, May 23. It i reported from Dunkirk that the French steamer Omphale, from Port Arthur with petroleum, took fire in port last night. The lire was extinguished by steam injection, but the damage is apparently enous.
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    31 9 [BELTER TELEGRAM.] London, May 22. It is officially announced to-day that the Uouid of Trade returns of imports for Apiil were *****,492,000, not 4100,718,000, m* previously reported.
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    Support for Prime Minister.
    262 9 Press Comment on Coal Position. [WIRELESS VIA RUGBY.] Rugby, May 2.'!. The deadlock in the coal dispute is th 1 main topic of press discussion to-day. The Times says that the resumption of negotiations or of the Prime Minister's mediation would appear no less impossible than
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    Parliamentary Conference.
    161 9 i Important Gathering of Statesmen in London. [WIRELESS VIA RUGBY.] Rugby, May 2-',. London will next wee-k be the scene of a notable gathering of 130 statesmen, representing more than thirty diffeient nationalities, at the International Parliamentary conventional Conference. The highest honour will be paid to ths visitors,
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    General Strike Failure.
    105 9 Labour Leader Admits WronsMethod. [wireless via kicky.] Rugby, May 2:5. A reference to the collapse of the geneial strike was made yesterday by M:-. Clynes, one of the most prominent Labour Parliamentary members. Speaking at Bournemouth, he said that the censure and criticism now directed against thJ
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    Cairo Elections.
    105 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, May 23. Cairo The Ittehadists were routed at the elections, the Zughlulist- coalition having captured ull twenty seats in which the results have so far been declared. The figures for 13 constituencies show that the Coalitionists polled 68,000 vote.i against their opponents' 1,300. In one
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    RIFF WAR.
    134 9 Abd el Krim's Resistance Breaking Down. Targuist Reported Captured. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, May 22. Tangier The French claim to have captuied the Abd cl Krim family at Targuist. London, May 23. Paris It is reported from Fez that friendly tvibesmen this morning captured Tnrguist and the surrounding positions.
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    South Africa's Flag.
    109 9 Protest Against Omitting Union Jack. [kel'ter telegram.] London, May 24. The Union of South Africa is greatly agitated over the Government's flag bill, which provides for the introduction of a new national flag, from which the Union Imtk is omitted. The Hand and Natal are particularly indignant.
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    French Finances.
    100 9 Details of M. Peret's Project. [HAVAS TELEGRAM.] Paris, May 22. M. Peret is stated by I-e Journal to be working at a project for voluntary conversion of debt, and contemplates the creation of a tax of amortization in order to lestore French finance, which alone will enable the
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    Exchanges.
    66 9 [WIRELESS VIA RUGBY.] Rugby, May 23. Exchanges aie as follows Paris 147% New York 4.8 7-! C Brussels 148% Milan 125% Geneva 25.13 Amsterdam 111H Berlin 20.4314 Stockholm 18.17; Copenhagen 18.53 Oslo 22.48'/a Vienna UV 2 Pnga* IG4>4 Helsingforn 193% Madrid 33.4G»4 Lisbon 2.17-32 Rio 7 9-92 Buenos 45
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    Silesian Zinc Mines.
    43 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, May 23. Warsaw The representatives of the Harriman and Anaconda financial concerns have definitely signed a final agreement with the Polish Government to purchase the z'nc mines in Polish Upper Silesia, involving further investments of over $10,000,000.
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    Royal Air Force Flight.
    61 9 (skitter telegram.] London, May 22. Khartoum The Royal Air Force aeroplanes have ariived. Four Air Force machines left at the beginning of Match on a flight to Cape Town and back, following the route mapped out at the end of the war, when dtBM buih and
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    THE RACES.
    1357 9 Last Day of the Spring Meeting. Close Finishes and (iood Dividends. A professional meeting which lasts five days is evidently not too much for the Singapore public, for the attendance at the _Turf Club on Saturday was as large as ever and totalisator and cash swoep clerks had
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    Brazilian Bonds.
    22 9 [reuter telegram.] London, May 2:!. New York The issue of $:::>,000,00a Biazilian bonds at 6Vi per cent. WAI piomptly over-subscribed.
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    STRAITS CURRENCY REPORT.
    200 9 The Currency Commissioners' Abitract as at May 1, 192(5, is as follows c. Whole amount of Currency Note* in Circulation on .May 1, 1UJO 1 03,309,9 H.70 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation during the month of April. 1926 163,389,980.37 (a) Currency Guarantee Fund Liquid Portion
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    MALAYAN TENNIS.
    2838 9 4 Guillemard Cup Matches At Singapore. Colony Team in Winning Position. There was nr. abundance of good tennis at the Tan.Lr'in Club coutts duiing the week-end, when Uh picked players of the Colony and the K.M.S. met in the annu-il tournament for the cup presenteil by Sir Laurence
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    Allenby Rubber.
    446 10 Total Dividends of 50 Per Cent Recommended. The following is the report of the Allenly Rubber Co., to be presented at. the annual general meeting, which will be held at Kuala Lumpur on May 31 Ine net profit after making provision for depreciation was $188,188.80 to which has
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    JAPAN ABROAD.
    96 10 610,000 Japanese Living in Foreign Countries. According to the latest statistics obtainable, prepared by the Foreign Office, Japanese residents in foreign countries now number approximately 610,000. Particulars as to countries are shown in the following table Canada 10,679 U.S.A. (excluding Hawaii) 133,0«) Hawaii 126.1W Mexico 3,682 Panama and
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION.
    273 10 Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, May 21. The commodity market is stagnant and vaiues have sagged to a low level. There is an absence of export orders and little business is being done outside the Weekly Auctions. Exports for the first half of May are 12,120 tons.
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    83 10 What difference a faint discoloration on the sole of a shoe can matter I fail to see, but the buyer on this side sees very differently- Certainly it cannot matter to the ultimate purchaser, the wearer, as he discolours the entire sole in his first game of tennis or golf
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      1377 10 Negri Sembilan Visit S.C.C. A two day match between the S.C.C. and Negri Sembilan was begun on the S.C.C. ground on Saturday, and was in an interesting position when stumps were drawn on the first day, the club having made 243 and the visitors 127 for four. Saturday's
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      GOLF.
      384 10 English Amateurs Beat Scottish. [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 22. At Muirfield, in the annual amateur golf internatijnal, preceding Monday's amateur championship, England beat Scotland in foursomes by three matches to two and in singles by six matches to three. One match was halved. The most notable foursomes were those
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      THE DAVIS CUP.
      36 10 Spain Defeats Ireland. [Reuter Ttlegram.] J...nii.ni, May 22. Defeating Ireland by three to two at Dublin, Spain earned the right to meet the Argentine in the third round of the Davis Cup competition.
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      FOOTBALL.
      574 10 Railway Institute Win. After leading by 3 goals to 2 till the closing stages of the game the Indian Association lost to the Railway Institute of Kuala Lumpur by C goals to 8. The visitors will play the St. Joseph's Institution on the S.C.K.A. ground to-day. A "MYSTERY" DERBY.
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    £400,000,000 Concern Ends.
    78 10 The Ward Food Products Incorporation, capitalised at ±400,000,000, and known as toe Bread Trust, consented to ii i!\c In consequence of court proceedings begun by the Department of Justice against the corporation for alleged violation of the anti-trust law. Seven affiliated companies will sever their connections with
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    62 10 Mr. R. A. Bosanquet, at the annual ■Matin*, of the Gofcottda Malay Rubber, it is remarkable that, whereas the price of tyres was increased again and again as the price of rubber was rising, no reduction of any sort has been made until the be Inning of this week, and
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    184 10 Mr. S. A. Scth, head of the firm of Seth, Mancell ami McLure, of Shanghai, is now on his way to Australia, retiring from the Far Ea:-t. Referring to his departure the North China Daily News says It has been well-known for some time that Mr. Seth intended to retire
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    Raffles Museum.
    1794 11 Addition to Exhibition Galleries. The annual report on Knfflcs Museum and Library for 1926, (extracts from which are published below) shows tha; expenditure for the year, exclusive of the salaries of senior officials, was $40,044 against a total revenue of ?42,133. Counts of visitors took place at intcrvnls
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    HONESTY IN PERAK.
    146 11 Deductions from Result of Weights' Tests. Mr. V. G. Savi, chief p-»!i •<• nllu-c>, Pcrak, spcakiiiir at the meeting 0/ th Kinta Sanitary Board .said h- hid notkcJ that during 1925, although lfi.ooo weiiritt, and 6,.">7."> miasurts had boon verified, there were only 38 prosecutions during the
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    28 11 Your fi-st consideration is not Uie cause of the members, but the gratification of your own ambitious ecroism. —Mr. G. A. Spencer. M.P.. to Mr. A. J. Cook.
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    28 11 While it may be true that absence make the heart gTow fonder, it in very cft«n true that it makes it grow fondur of somebody ate*—Mr. Justice Swift.
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    YACHTING.
    917 12 Fairy Point Challenge Cup. This Trophy was presented to the Club by Mr. Mautice Rodesse, one of the keenMt yachtsmen that ever stepped into the Straits Settlements. To make it as interesting as possible, the course was, in years gone by, from the Yacht Club to the Fairy Point
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    72 12 Orders for week ending Sunday Kay 30. Monday, May 24, First and Tenth Troops Camp. Tuesday, May 25, Signalling and Ambulance Classes, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Thursday, May 27, Band Practice, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Wireless Class, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Friday, May 28, Combined Parade
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    50 12 Programme of Drills up to and for May 24, 1926 Monday, May 24, 6.16 a.m., Farrer Range, Malay Malay Company, Musketry Classification and break Camp; 8 a.m., Bukit Timah, S.V.R. Assn. Whitsuntide Spoon Shoot 2nd Day Siglap, S.R.A. (v) Break Camp, fto. Siplap, S.R.E hr»fk camp, etc.
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      516 14 Assets over $6,500,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $22,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Strait* SettUmtntt.) HEAD OFFICE WlnehMUr HoMt, Singapore. LOKDON OFFICE «2, Old Jswry, I.C. Ti« Company hat «0,000 d«poslt.d trita ths Snprems Coort of England and eoaplMl wita tka BriHrt Ufa Asrarane* Companies
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      432 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter In Japan) Capital Subscribed Y46,0OO,00O Capital Paid-up Y39,B76,0O0 Reserve Fund Y 1,160,000 President H. Mori, Esq. DIRECTORS I). Takita, Esq. T. Sisnmune, Esq. G. Kawasaki, Esq. I M. Shuto, Esq. IIKAI) OFFICE Taipeh, Formosa (Taiwan). BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Keelung, Taichu,
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      958 14 GHEONG KOQN SENG CO. AUCTION SALE OF SINGAPORE TOWN AND COUNTRY PROPERTIES. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's laleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, May 26, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land situate at Sophia RoBd, Singapore, area 3,225 square feet. (Messrs. Chan Eber, Solicitors). Lot 2.
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      533 14 MORTGAGEE'S SALE AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE LEASEHOLD LAND AND SHOI'HOUSE PREMISES KNOWN AS Nos. 63-18 to 63-2::, ALBERT STREET, SINGAPORE. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co's saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, May 26, at 2.30 p.m All that piece of valuable leasehold land situate at Albert Street,
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    719 15 Everest Leader Honoured In Belgium. A (rift of £5,000 has been voted to the Welsh National Museum by the Glamorgan County Council. New statutory rules and orders have been issued relating to appointments to posts in the Indian provincial services ami other matters. The Saracen's Head
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    17 15 It is the luxury trades in particular ■which have prospered.—Mr. J. M Ryrie (Mercantiie Bank of India).
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    15 15 "To prepare for war is not the best way to prevent war."—Maj.-Gcn. John JF. O'Ryan.
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