The Straits Times, 31 May 1926

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,183. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1926, PRICE 10 CENTS,
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      169 1 THE "BONEHILL CHALLENGE" GUN I TREBLE BOLTED ACTION WITH WBDGKFAST TOP CEOS I RGIT. A sound attractive gun It fenenstratn its value at a low price. th 12 BORE. WITHOUT AUTOMATIC EJECTORS. Price $125.00. A complete modern Gun, made from first-c'.ass materials, wlih all the latest improvements. Anson and Deeley
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      3 1 FOR YOUR BABY.
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    The Week in Java.
    1379 2 Harbour Scandals Garoet Mystery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Butavia, May 26. The K.P.M. has been adding considerably of late to its fleet, and before the end of the year several new steamers of the company might be expected in Java. The Rengat has already arrived at
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      383 2 Choose Glaxo for your Baby t I I i Your Baby's Future health Jepcnds on your J choice of his fooJ. You must choose the food you know is best, for you dare not endanger <£ I your Baby's prourm by experimenting. 'r Be guided by the cxpcncuceof the great
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      220 2 Odol is not an expensive dentifrice if you realize that owing to its purity and concentrated strength a few drops only, m a little water, are sufficient for each using. Odol is m reality the most economical of all dentifrices. Good Qtiality MANILA ENVELOPES £C% SO Per *rC* Size 6x4
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    Ten Years in Dungeon.
    501 3 Indian Mother and Daughter At Last Freed. Indore State, which came into prominence in connection with the Mumtu^ Begum episode, is the centre of another intriguing: romance, revealed by a co: respondent of the Times of India. It appears that twelve or thirteon years ago, Tatyasaheb
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    13 3 Revised proverb a drinking; man wiil clutch at a straw vote. Spokane Spokti-man-Ravitw.
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      283 3 There are many Brands If "^i\ AERATED WATERS J[flHk P^^^l FnUkniA Kt| of Possessing the 'AA/^dk HIGHEST QUALITY AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Phone 3463. A bathroom without a proper hot water supply m a perpetual source of trouble and annoyance. There must be a dependable supply of hot water available
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      418 3 IS YOURS WORSE THAN MR. HARRINGTON'S? Me Think* NohoUy Ever Had A More Severe Case of Indigestion Than He Did Before Be was Cured By DR. WILLIAMS' PUfl PILLS. do not believe anybody ever had indigestion worse than I did," says Mr. William Harrington, of No. 301, South Croime Avenue,
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      163 3 Go round the globe as often as you like, says Monty to the uoldfish. "Drink as much as you always do, and you won't find a better drink than Montserrat Pulpy Lemon Squash. It has flavour, my boy real lemon flavour." Containing the pure jui.-e and pulp of selected Suilun
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      683 3 GHEONG KOON SENG GO. auctJoJTsale of Singapore town and country properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng ft Co'a iatsroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, Jane 2, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and shop houne prcmiues known as No. 202, Orcbart llow.l. Singapore, area 1,605 square feet.
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      526 4 P. ft 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated m England) HAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S OOVKRNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage due Spore KARMALA 9,000 June 4 KASHMIR 9.000 June
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      591 4 Shipping Announcements N.Y.K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON LINE Marseille*, London and Antwerp Vessels Tonnage Du* Sail KAMO MARU 8,000 June 10 11 KATORI MARU 10,000 June 23 24 ATSUTA MARU 8.000 July 7 8 KARHIMA MARU 10,000 July 21 22 lIAKONK MARU 10,000 Aug. 4 6 SUWA MARU 10,700
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      512 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated m England) REGULAR SKRVICE TO LONDON, AMSTKHDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN.— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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      467 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Inooryaratec la luu, BANGKOK COASTrNO HEBYICB. »ot Kretay, Kememaa, Kelantan, Bangiiara, T.laI m, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Bandun, Kohaatuui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure PRACHATIPOK In pert June 2 MALINI June 7 June 9 The Steamer* are fitted throughout with electric light and have
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      486 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. GO. OF DATAVIA) (Incorporated In Holland) Under contract with m NCTHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 8640, with .üb-eonneetiun to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Managers' Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlement, of the Official Tocrist Bureau of Java. All information, supplying of
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      426 4 BURNS PHiLP LINE (fneurpurated It AaetraUa) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOOKNB, VU JATA. DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Rcfrular monthly sailing by the well knowa steamers MARKLLA (7,375 tons) and MALABAR (Oil tonsj. The m. MAUELLA i. th* lafgaat finest steamer trailing to Austraj iia, Cabins de luxp, single berth cabin*, swimming
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      410 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITKD KINGDOM and CONTINENT via PORTS and SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICES OUTWARDS FROM CONTINENT For Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan BLOEMFONTKIN June 14 HOMEWARDS Marseilles, London, Havre and Liverpool a.s. <ITV 09 TUKIO In
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      435 5 AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE (Incorporated m England) Regular Passenger and Freight Service via JAVA PORTS to FREMANTLE (W. A.), ADKLAIDE, MELBOURNE and SYDNEY maintained by Ton. Sailing 1926 i MERTON HALL (limited (paaawgac accommodution) due June G Juno 9 s.s. KIOTO (cargo steamer) July 7 s.s CITY OF PALERMO (passenger steamer
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      528 5 AMERICAN ORIENTAL MAIL LINE TRANS-PACIFIC PASSENGER AND EXPRESS SERVICE II day. from Hongkong to Seattle Sailing from Steamer Hongkong PRESIDENT JACKSON June 9 PRESIDENT McKINLEY June 21 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON July 8 PRESIDENT GRANT July IB I'RKSIDENT MADISON July 27 also a sailing every 12 days from Hongkong to Manila Through
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      563 5 STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPU "NEIERURI" HOLLAND-Em-ASIA LINE Homeward Salllnga te AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG, BREMEN via PENANG KAMBANGAN June 15 KAKIMOEN July 13 to MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL, HAVRE, HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BkEME.V JAVA June 26 Loads only for ports for which at time of loading ne other conference steamer ia avai'able. to GENOA, AMSTKBDAM,
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      137 5 REDUCE PRODUCTION COST I|M\Ml\ Itl t nffk vSl»m \a9r TS\ Storting Agents SUPER BELT wlp|l "SS* MINING FACTORY lij™| GRIPOLY SOLID WOVEN PURE CAMEL HAIR BELTING. Haiphong of^^m DRAGON Supplied to the Singapore Municipality, Government of Johore, Malacca Municipality, F.M.S. Railways and all leading architects and contractors. Dupire Brothers Sole
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      502 6 1)0 NOT FORGET TO SEE NORTH OF 36 AT ALHAMBRA TONIGHT Bookings at RIBEIRO CO., LTD., Raffles Place, Phone 2111. J('s A Paramount Picture, HniiiiiiHiimnimi From Saturday, May 29 to Thursday. June 3. AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Shim al 9 p.m. An Irvin Willat Paramount Super Production Adapted
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      542 6 Orchard Hoad. J^/\\/j LI^JlH Phone 903# From Monday, May 31 to Sunday, June 6, at 9 p.m. sharp. i i i i When poverty creeps in, does love fly out the window Out of a million younjj wives, how many love love and how many love millions See the reply
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      355 6 jdL The date of expiration 'yreS*^ on the yellow Itox of jf "KODAK" FILM \Wk of FRESHNESS 41 -[/IjjJIV Watch this series of I advertisements, L 1 DERMATINE iXvi-NTICNS. IOnCON AOELAIUE jUaiLEE HI3MEST *W«RO BELTING Proved by long experience to be the best. STOCKS HEI.I) BY SOLE AGENTS PATERSON, SIMONS
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    261 7 nnvBML Monday, May 31 Bifk Water, 02 n.m., 1.26 p.m. Malacca Hlgfc Tide, !Ui a.m., C ft. 8 m. 10.-JII p.m., (i It. 5 m. Foot ball, Div. 1 S.C.K.A. T. R.E. Tuesday. June 1 lli.-li Water, 0.45 a.m., 2.24 p.m. Mulac.a IIi»h Tide. 9.15 a.m., 6
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    585 7 Monday, May 31. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Bimbaag, Bpria*. Oil Whart Nil Coal Wh«rf Nil VOHU IN DRY DOCK. T.i ni 11,1 Pagar Sheers Wharf Nil Albert Dock Ni! Victoria Dock hVnm I.i-liU-r J, Kola Keppel liarl our Kinjrs
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    114 7 To-day. .N'drlh ud Bm< India (Suisiiiikl llp.m. i'ontiiiiiHk tkhiiv fwmf) 1 p.ia Simn, rxcipi laiwit Siam (Chmhum 4 p.m. Priiri Ka.l.i..h. Tambilahan und Indrmgtrl (M.V. Hong Kent) l p.m. To-morrow l'4.lau Sirriri iSultanu) 9 a.m. li. ihuw ami Svv.itm I MniUill I 2 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 7 By Kalyan Kkma 'J'abanan hantilly AmhoiMMitr.'<liMu.> Left S'pore Apt. 27 A pi. 22 Anl. 30 A pi. 29 May I M;.> !i Arrd. London May 22 May 22 May 24 May 27 May II ■•I :il
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    233 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, May 31. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 3/32 Demand 2/3 11/16 Private 3m. credits 2/4 7/16 On New York, Demand 56 3-16 Private 90 d/s 58% On France. Bank T.T. l«!>0 On India, Bank T.T. 154% On Hongkong, Bank T.T. 1 p.c. dis. On
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 7 R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.CJ". Spot Standard R.S.S. .Spot Standard R.S.S. on Tender -Tune it M July-Sept. Oc*.-Dcc. Tone of market Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 21) Ud. per lb. 66 Mi 67 67 V4 08 67 67 67 Vi 68 68 !4
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    17 7 Issued by Fraser and Co., Exchange and Slock Brokers, Singapore, May 31, 10 a.m.
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    MINING.
    228 7 VaL Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 57/G (50/- xd. 1 1 Batang Padang 0.77 H 0.80 1 1 Ilium Tin 1.37ft 1.42ft 1 1 Idris Hydraulic 61/- 62/6 1 1 Johan Tin 0.30 0.35 10/- 10/- Kampong 47/G 48/6 £1 £1 Kamunting Tin 67/- 69/10 10 Kinta
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    GENERAL.
    136 7 Issue V«L Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.19.4V3 0.5.0 1 1 Central Engine* ,1.00 1.06 £1 £1 K. Smelting Co. 15.15 15.45 j 10 10 Fraser Neave 50.50 51.50 *l 100 100 Hammer Co. 170.00 175.00 v 100 100 Katz Bros. def. 190.00 195.00 10 10
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    DEBENTURES.
    79 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 pax 110 s '\r™,™Viior- 95 J Spore Municipal 4 p.c P"1, of 1907 $1,600,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4Va p.c. i of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par! *?/onn 1 n(m Cipttl 4 PlC> ot IDI3 $^,000,000 80—90 Spore Municipal 6 p*. 0000?™ 102 103 ciS.S.
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    382 7 f fMer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotation* To-day s Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 3.60 3.80cd. 3.55 3.65 Alor Gajah ($1) 3.00 0.25 3.00 3.10 A. Hitam ($5) 23.25 23.75 2-1.00 25.00 A. Kuning($1) 1.15 1.20cd. 1.15 1.20 Am. Malay ($2) 5.10 5.30 5.00
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      206 7 Victoria Theatre Commencing FRIDAY, JUNE 4 WELCOME RETLRN VISIT OF R. B. SALISBURY'S CO. THE QUAiNTS Friday Saturday, June 4 5. NO! NO! NANETTE Monday Tuesday, June 7 8. THE UNFAIR SEX Wednesday, June 9. THE SPORTS OF KINGS Thursday Friday, June 10 11. THE QUAINTS Saturday. June 12. FAREWELL
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      24 7 Quality Unrivalled CONTESSA-NETTEL CAMERA Cocarette Model No. 220. Fitted Conastigmat F./6.3 Lens Derval Shutter. Price $38.25. Obtainable at all first-class Camera Stores throughout Malaya.
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      747 7 iST ADVERTISEMENTS Classified Adyta., ice pag* 14. AHTS. FOB BALM. PC. tOOHS available at Beaek Houaa. nonally or phona 6668. (lp) D a post by an experiencd nurse. imoniuls. Apply to 881, S. Times. D, full-size billiard table, secondtc condition and price. 887, Strui:.D second-hand saddle and bridle. ting condition
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      536 7 TRADE MARK I NOTICE is hereby given that York Flour .Milling Company Limited, a company carrying on business as Millers at Broom Street. York, m the State of Western Australia. Commonwealth of Australia, me the owners and sole proprietors of the following timlu -FLOUR The said trade mark is used
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      75 7 MfiTKOftOLOGICAL REPORT. Kami mi; K«rl»au Station. (By «miir«y of Government Health Office.) ft Um 2\ hours .inline at Midnight on May 30. MM, def. Max. shulf timpiniturv i)0 F. Mm. shmlr iiinjioratuic 77 F. Mean ihadc temperature K2.3 F. Mnx. sniflv radiation 151 K. Mm. grasa radiation VI F. ■Kr:'
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    DEATH
    93 8 LIM.—Mr. Lim Soon Liang at his residence No. 7, Martin Lane, at 1 a.m. on Friday, the 28th instant at the ripe age of 81. He leaves behind him a widow (Madam Tai. Teck Ghee Neo), four sons (Messrs. Lim Tiam Ek, Tiam Hock, Tiam Siew and Tiam Seng),
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    REQUIEM MASS
    49 8 A Hijji Mass of Requiem for the rcpok.of the soul of the late Mr. R. E. De S.h-a will be sung at the Church of SI Joseph on Wednesday, the 2nd in»Unt at C.30 a.m. The a tendance and prayer.' of relatives and friends are cainc'oii' solicited.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    77 8 Mrs. Chan Tianp Seng and family beg t. thank all relatives, friends and membe-t of the S.V.C. (Chinese Co.) who attended the funeral of the late Mr. Than TUn* Seng, and also those who sent wreaths an<" letters of condolence. Messrs. Tay Soon Hock. Soon Hong anJ family beg
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    The Straits Times MONDAY, MAY 31. CHRISTIAN ORIGINS.
    813 8 The Straits Times MONDAY, MAY 31. CHRISTIAN ORIGINS. The recent discoveries of the two ancient documents, bearing on Christian origins are, m our opinion, discoveries of woi Idwide importance. It wiil be recalled that one document was found m a Lower Egyptian tomb ?nd the other m a Syrian monastery.
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    AN OCCASIONAL NOTE.
    141 8 There *has been so much bitterness directed against us m Turkey over the Mosul question that a settlement of the problems involved will be welcome and there is reason to hope that such a settlement is near. Had the parties to the dispute been left alone, a
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    79 8 The Straits Opera, Kuala Lumpur, was crowded on the occasion of the visit of H.H. Sir Mohamad, X.C.V.0., K.C.M.G., the Yang di per Tuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. His Highness, who arrived a little after 9 p.m., with his suite, was received at the main door by the Hon. Mr.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    295 8 The death has occurred in London, of Charlotte Amy Nott-Bower, aged 76 years. Miss Clemence Jane Layard, daughter of the late Sir Charles Layard, C.C.S., has died. Mrs. G. S. Lovett sailed for Australia on Saturday on medicaJ advice, and will be absent about six months. Mr.
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    14 8 The Band of Hope will meet at the i'.W.CA. on Wednesday, at 4.30 p.m.
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    22 8 The annual meeting of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines was held at Ipoh on Saturday. A report will appear in ;o-morrow's issue.
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    27 8 A Malay rubber dealer of 30 Kandahar Street, Singapore, has been robbed of -l.l-'i'. A Chinese, is suspected of the jiime but has not yet been arrested.
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    29 8 A cable received by Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, from the secretaries, of the Rembau Jelei Rubber Company, advises the latest price of the company's shares as 52s.
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    31 8 I The twelfth annual sports meeting of the Victoria Bridge School was held at che Haffles School's ground on Saturday afternoon and proved a success. Details will appear in to-morrow's issue.
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    35 8 Mining coolies' wages and the wages of fitters and others of the. artisan class in Perak are going up by leaps and bounds, ;,ays the Times of Malaya, owing to a shortage of these workers.
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    54 8 Under the auspices of the Church Workers' Association, a jumble sale of <d clothes, etc., will be held at St. Andrew's School, Stamford Road, Saturday next. Any contributions will b.' gratefully received and may be sent to thr Parsonage, Fort Canning Road, not later than Thursday, June 3. Warm clothing
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    56 8 Miss Jill Hill, who has had much success as a teacher of dancing in Singapore, has returned to resume teaching after an absence of about two years. She pives lessons in all the latest ball100m dancing, including the Tansro and the Charleston. All particulars can be obtained by application to
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    70 8 Leslie Ernest Haynes, at one time of the K.M.S.. has been cited in H.B.M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, before Mr. Justice Peter Grain, as defendant by the firm of Shun Jai and Co., Compradores, in respect of a sum of $11,510. alleged to be due for commodities supplied. Defendant did not
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    76 8 A very successful dance in aid of the Y.W.C.A. was held at the Adelphi Hotel on Thursday last through the kindness of the manager. Mr. Willies. The Dance Hall was prettily decorated and made a bright scene with the many dancers. The entertainment on the roof garden was well patronised
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    82 8 A visit was made by Lady Guillemard tnd Dr. Lindow to the Kwong Wai Silw Free Hospital in Serangoon Road, on Saturday morninp. On their arrival, they were met by Dr. Ho Siu Khan and the hospital trustees, Messrs. Yow Nfran Pan, Nig Sing Phang, Boey Kok Leong, Ho See
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    81 8 The Military Pageant Committee announce that the Military Tattoo and Pageant, 1926 will be held in the Stadium, Singapore, during August and September of this year. Five evening performances will be presented. The programme is of an entirely different order to that of last year, and details will be published
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    TONGKOL'S FIRST TRIP.
    371 8 Trawling Off East Coast Of Malaya. Ikan Merah Haul in 21 Fathoms. The Government trawler Tongkol, which has been brought out to do experimental work in Malayan waters, nturned from her first trip this morning. A Straits Times representative went aboard this trim little vessel, which wai
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    Mails Expected.
    21 8 From China, by the Van Overstraaten due to-morrow. From Indo-China, by the Amuzone, due at 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
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    A Mission to East Africa.
    39 8 Mr. Yakichiro Suma, an official of thn Japanese Forei.xn Office,"* has liecn ordered to go to East Africa by the training Kquadron. His mission is understood t«> be the investigating of the conditions there.
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    Russian Light Opera Company.
    54 8 Messrs. Ifootrie mm) on Saturday requested the Malay Mail to announce that they are prepared to refund t h«' money paid for t^jket.i for th<> Russian I^ight Opera Co., whose performance was unavoidably cancelled on Friday. It is requested thtit holders present their tickets for payment
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    Quaints at The Theatre.
    60 8 The return visit of Mr. K. I!. Salisbury's popular company, The Quaint-, ■.vill commence it the Victoria Theatrenext Friday, and not Thursday as originally announced. No No Nanr'tc will be presented on Friday and Baturda>, and the company's bill also includes Th Sport of Kings, The
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    Takuapa Valley Tin.
    89 8 With efcrence to tiie iame «f r >,000 Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.1.. sharps of £1 each, being the rcmain'lir of the company's authorised capital. Bousteail and Co., Ltd., Peniuig. have l«'on Informed by the Secretary that tb« total applications received amounted to iil,s<i(l. Tlv; allotment of
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      49 8 S^i "NO a^a^LV "Tmavy cut cigarettes W. D. H O WILLS. BRISTOL LONDON. t Finest Old Highland Whisky ASK FOR IT BY NAME TO ENSURE GETTING IT. CMRANTCCD WA [},U ■>. i/'.-jiiuSd} Sole Agent "JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR. t \BHBJSt L "i*V
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      77 8 TO-NIGHT ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE A Co., Ltd., Proprietor! Irvin Willat Paramount Production NORTH OF 36 (Featuring ERNEST TORRENCE, JACK HOLT, LOIS WILSON and NOAH BEERY). In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. Paramount Production DANGEROUS MONEY (Featuring BEBE DANIELS). Electric Light is not a luxury il is a necessity.
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      44 8 On Other Pages. I'atfC. The Week in Java I Shipping and the Mails Finance and Commerce Meteorological Krport 7 Reuter and Rugby Riiriio Messages 9 Malaya-HoBgkoBi Cricket I Sporting Intelllganea U Interport RinV Match U> To-day'a Share Market 1" Garrison Sports II Correspondence H
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    COAL POSITION UNCHANGED.
    623 9 Leaders' Suggestions For Settlement. RELIEVING DISTRESS. A Donation from the Prince Of Wales. [UUTER TELEGRAM.] I/'iuln 1 May 23. A Royal proclamation is guattod declaring the continuance of the Itsta uf emergency «wte( to the continued coul stoppage. London, May Ml The Sunday Times political correspondent states
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    Mr. Hodges' Proposals.
    721 9 "Settlement Within Economic Facts." To-day some proposals come from Mr. Frank Hodges, secretary of the Miners' International Federation and formerly secretary of the Miners' Federation 01 Great Britain. Introducing the proposals, Mr. Hodges says, Settlement must be within th« economic facts of the industry." The basis of
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    ITALY'S AIMS.
    367 9 Desire for Place in The Sun. Remarkable Speech By Mussolini. [REITER TELF.GRAM.l London, May 29. Rome A place in the sun for Italy was demanded by Sij»nor Mussolini in a speech in the Senate in the course of a debate en the estimates and the Ministry for Foreign
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    By-Election.
    107 9 Labour Candidate's Big Victory. [Wir.ELESS VIA Rl'GBY.] Rujtby, May 29. The result of the North Hammersmith by-election is declared. Mr. Gardner, Labourite, won by l.;,00'> votes, Mr. Gluckstein, Conservative, obtaining 9,484. The vacancy was crented by the resignation of Captain Ashmcad-Bar'lett, Conservative, who defeated Mr. Gardner at the last
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    Price of Rubber.
    69 9 Suggested Movement For Reduction. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, May HO. Alluding to the persistence with which rubber has fluctuated m the neighbourhood of Is. 9d. a pound, the Observer financial correspondent expresses the opinion that a concerted movement is apparently m progress to bring the average price for
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    Big Russian Fire.
    55 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, May 29. Moscow Damage amounting to 12,000,000 roubles was done in a three days lire in the town of Kotelnitch, in the Viatka department. Seven Head have been found, and many, mostly children, are missing. All -Government buildings, banks, telephone and electric stations, libraries,
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    PORTUGUESE REVOLT.
    199 9 Reported Success of The Rebels. Troops Marching On Lisbon. [RKUTM TELEGBAM.] London, May 31. Tho Daily News Lisbon correspondent says the military insurrection has succeeded throughout the country. The President of the Republic has conferred with the revolutions ry delegates and consented to their damand to rule the
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    Irish Free State.
    132 9 Reasons for Objection To American. [RIVTER TELEGRAM.] London, May 30. The reason for the Irish Free State's in|Ui\<t that Britain should exclude the American journalist Mr. diaries Edward Russell, unless the latter undertook not to vwit th? Free State, is explained by the secretory of the Free
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    Opium Policy.
    103 9 New Restrictions by Indian Government. [REL'TCB TKLEGRAM.] London, May 2D. Gww The I— gM of Nations Opium Commission unanimously applnuded the statement of Sir John Campbell regarding the new opium policy of the Indian Government, forbidding any export of opium unless for strictly medical or scientific purposes. Sir
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    Mecca Mosques.
    38 9 To be Repaired by Nizam Of Hyderabad. [UUTCB TCLEGJUM.] Loml-jn, May 29. Madras The Nizam of Hyderabad has urulet taken to repair at his own expense the mosques at Mecca which were damaged by the Wahabis.
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    Arms Running.
    38 9 [reuter telegram.] London, May 29. Victoria, British Columbia Louis Levy was sentenced to a year's imprisonment and a fine of $250 for smuggling five machine-guns, which are believed to have been intended for shipment to China.
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    Defeat. of the Riffs.
    132 9 Impressive Submission of Rebel Chiefs. [RKUTKK TCLEGRAM.] London, May .TO. Pa The final stages of the Rifii war arc beinfr accompanied by theatrical submissions. For example, M. Steeg was yesterday surrounded by 10,000 mounted native auxiliaries, all chiefs participating in tho war, and received the formal
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    American Racing.
    166 9 Gamblers' Alleged Doping Of Horses. [RCUTCX tTLEURAM.] London, May 29. Aurora, Illinois The death of the wcllknotfn thoroughbred Apology and the serious" illness of three other racehorses as a result of poison given them in sujrar havs revealed' An attempt at a gambling cup involving' large sums. Two
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    Burma Disaster.
    60 9 Twelve Hundred Deaths Through Tidal Wave. [Rtt TIR TELEGRAM.] London, May CO. Rangoon Devastation followed in the wake of a disastrous storm on the Arai.an coast, which burst on both the Maya mountain-, causing a ti'lal wave in the Nadd River, which inundated the country and wiped out
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    Notable American Wedding.
    76 9 [RCUTK* TSLCCtAM.] London, May Mi WaahiBgtMl One of the mis' nnhihh' weddings in the history of the Capitol took place to-day, when Ailsa, daufrhU-r of the Secretary of State, 5ir. Mellon, wus mauicd to David, son of Senator Bruce, of Marylands. The ceremony look place Bt Uie
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    Swedish Inventor Honoured.
    67 9 [BKIHTR Tfl.r.r.RAM.] London, May 29. Washington President Coolidge unvbilcd a statue of the Swede John Ericksson, inventor of the revolving turret, which helped the tide of the American civil war and is now universally used in warships. The ecltbration was attended by the Crown Prince and Princess
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    Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race
    34 9 [rruter telegram.] London, May 80. Antwerp Seventeen balloons, representing seven nations, staited m the Gordon Bennett race this afternoon. The conditions are likely to force thy balloons towards the North Sea.
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    CRICKET.
    2123 9 Innings Defeat for Hongkong Team. Description of Two Days' Play. The ntatth between Malaya and Hongkong conclude;! on the padang on Saturday afternoon with Malaya winneis by an innings and 112 runs. The colonial team journeyed up to Kuala Lumpur last night, and their match against the F.M.S. commenced
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    Cricketers at Dinner.
    626 10 Festive Gathering at Europe Hotel. The Hongkong and Malaya cricketers were entertained to dinner at the Europe Hotel on Saturday night by the Singapore Ciicket Club. Mr. R. J. Farrer. president of the club, had' H.E. the Governor (Sir Laurence Guiflemard) on his light, and Mr. R.
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    Escape from Russian Gaol.
    88 10 [MUTER TUXGKAM.] London, May SO. Moscow The trial of 111 workers Ivjlonsmg to the Kieff militia, charged with bribery and corruption, resulted in four of the ringleaders being sentenced to death, two being sentenced to ten years and the bulk of the remainder from a year
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    Royal Infant Christened.
    64 10 [WIRELESS TIA RUGBY.] |Rugby, May 80. Princess Elizabeth, the infant daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, was christened yesterday afternoon m the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. The ceremony, which was very simple, was conducted by the Archbishop of York m the presence of a
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    Exchanges.
    71 10 [WIRELESS VIA KUCBY.J Rujjby, May 30. Exchanges ere as follows Paris 151%; Xcw York 4.86 9-1G Brussels 157 Milan 129% Geneva MdMi Amsterdam 12.10 Berlin 20.13 Stockholm 18.16>i Copenhagen 18.49V-.. Oslo 22:.'A^ Vienna 34.44 'i Prague Hil 1 Helsingfors 193H Madrid 32.09 Lisbon 2 17-32; Rio 7 23-32 Buenos
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    BEATEN TO DEATH.
    193 10 Alleged Chinese Motoring Vendetta. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Penang, May ttV Further details are now to hand eunceining the death of a Chinese motor-car driver. It is alleged that the deceased was i:i charge of a hired car at Prangin when he was approached by a
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    MOSCOW STATE BALLET.
    143 10 Company's Sudden Return To Shanghai. Owing to disagreement, the Moscow State Ballet will give no further performances m Singapore— a development which is to be regretted, as the performances of this company at the Victoria Theatre on Friday and Saturday were much enjoyed. On making inquiries we
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    18 PEOPLE DROWNED.
    66 10 Irrigation Tank Overflow Damage. Tokio, May 27.— 18 people are reported to have been drowned by a flood caused by overflowing of an irrigation tank near Kitaura-cho, Akita Prefecture. Sixty-four homes of six villages which were inundated have been washed away and seen m flrtftihg on the
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    Interport Rifle Match.
    348 10 Singapore Score Moderately At Seletar. There is little prospect of the Intcrpoit rifle shooting shield leturning to Singapore this year. The team representing this Settlement fired at the Seletar range on Saturday afternoon and made a score of 837, an average of 83.70 per man and of
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      230 10 Singapore, May 31. Rubber. —Local 66' i cents. Tin.—London 295/26 £267 10s. Rubbers. —Shares are quiet. Malaka Pindas are quoted 3.10-3.15 and United Malaccas at 2.95-3. New Scudais have huyeis at 3.15 and Mentakabs at 66 cents cum. Jeram Kuantans are quoted IJM and Tambalaks at
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      Ruse Macphail and Co.
      248 10 CL K. MacphaiL) Singapore, May 31. London Kubher. Is. B id. Unchanged. Local <>?':: pasta. Tin.— London i.'2H7 10s. Unchanged. The market is on the quiet side m all sections. Rubbers. Quotations arc unchanged from last week. Ayer Panas made 14.40. PajaOM offer at IMi cum.
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    40 10 Orders for <veek ending June 7. Tuesday, June 1, Ambuhince and Signalling Classes, Headquarters 5 p.m. Thursday, June 3, King's Birthday Parade. See Special Orders. Saturday, June 5, Wireless Class, Headquarters, 5 p.m.
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    33 10 Lequime's American Sextette, which performed with marked success on Thursci:iy and Saturday at Ruffles Hotel, have m»w bei'ii ranged ye'^naneptly by the 4U'»|i> LHj^r.-,.. Thvv. uvill plav- 4»l thfl K':i ilinii'u this afUni'»'ii.
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      GOLF.
      462 10 Jesse Swectser Wins Amateur Championship. [Renter Telegram.] London, May 29. In the final of the British amateur golf championship at Muirfield, over 36 holes, Jesse Sweetser, America, beat A. Simpson, Lothianburn, 6 and 5. There were 0,000 people present and the weather was ideal. Swectser won the first in
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      MARATHON RACE.
      94 10 Win for the Holder. [Router Telegram.] London, Ma.. 1 IJ Lord Lascclles started 58 coinprtitoi I m the Polytechnic Harriers' annual open Marathon race from Windsor to Stamford Bridge and Chelsea, a distance of 26 miles 385 yards. The result was a win for S. Fe.ris, the holde'\
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      THE DERBY.
      17 10 Kaschearty Scratched. f [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 2!). Derby scratching Rosehcarty at 10.3 this morning.
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      HENDRY'S ILLNESS.
      43 10 Unable to Leave Hospital For Month. London, May 'Z'l: —Hendry, the Australian cricketer, who is down with scarlet fever, is progressing' satisfactorily, but will be unable to leave hospital for a month. He will not be available for the first Test.
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      Champion English Jockey.
      40 10 London, May 21 :—Acting on medical advice, Gordon Richards, last season's champion jockey, is taking complete rent for several weeks. He has not fully recovered from his illness m thr opening week of tke Hat racing .season.
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      267 10 French and American Plajers Meet m Paris. j [Reutor Telegram.] London, May 29. Pari» In a Franco-American lawn tennis tournament tne American team won by eight matches to three. Mis.- Helen V/ills and Vincent Richards beat Mile. Yvonne Bourgeois and Lacostc, 6—4, 6—3. Lacoste and Brugnon beat Vincent
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      THE DAVIS CUP.
      62 10 ISritain Beats Italy. [Router Telegram.] London, May 30. Rome Britain eliminated Italy from the- Davis Cup. Crole-Ree.> and Kin'/sley beat Demorpurgo and Servunti. —6, 6—B, 6—4,6 —4, 6—3,6 —3, 6—3. Turnbull beat Kervcnti, 3—6,3 —6, 6—l,6 —1, C—l, 6—2. Britain won by three matches to two. Wheatley
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      AUSTRALIANS' TOUR.
      72 10 Hit; Score Against Middlesex. [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 29. The mutch between the Australians and .Middlesex started at Lord's to-day before 20.000 spectators. The wicket was hard and the weather fine, apart from two interruptions by showers after tea. The Australians won the toss and batted .first. The
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      Penang Football.
      44 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Prnung, May 29. inalch between the .Penang Cricket Club und the Penile Club resulted m v win for the former l>y s—o.5—0. One goal was Korea by Matheson, the full hack, and others by Davits, Coombs and Francis.
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      221 10 A.I.C. and S.R.C. Draw. Thr A.P.C. drew with the S.K.O. on the latter*! ground on Saturday, making 124 to which the S.R.C. replied with 11 J for seven. For the visitors Ciielvan made a good 5.'!, while on the S.R.C. side Gfelistan and Jansz were top scorers with
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    Garrison Sports.
    963 11 Creditable Performances Uy S.V.C. Units. Tin- annual Garrison Sparta, held In the b<uiiiiful grounds "t TycrsaJI, by kind permission of il.li. the Sultan oi Jolioic, (.m Saturday, were a gn co s. ills Kxci'lh'iuy the Governor and l.n ly Gniltoautrd attended. In spite of the lu;.t, v. hidi
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      The Cenotaph.
      125 11 To the Editor of the Straita Times. It i.-; a BAtter (if i\gtei that topic who put flowers OH t)M Cenotaph, thus paying a silent tribu e t.< the dead, do not t;.f;.! the trouble to see th:r. these Howen an lemoved afftoi reasonable length of ttia«. On
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    376 11 Handicaps for First ami Bee— M Days. Handicaps for the nalaiiflm Turf Clvii nunuer meeting, which begin* on Satur<luy, Juno r> are announced aa follows J'ir^l Day. 1. Horsea 6 fnrlonga.— Zarona Bos li'.n. Jacotte ;•>. Happy Days 9.0, Ellen'i Book B.IS, Sweet Rivoli 8.12, The MuhJi s.n\
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    MALAYA CRICKET TEAM.
    324 11 Pretest* Against SefecUea Commit tevs Action. Our Ipoh correspondent says ihat the fir»t iiuiiiia'.i 'ii of the ■election of the iviii'i u> play Hongkong, divulged through I the press, Housed general indi^nati in i.i Perak i"i the almost entire ignoring of the uj/|>cr State, where several letter*
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    F.M.S. Cricket Team.
    90 11 A N. ;'i i Semhilan eori"csponcicnt writs "It is gratifying to note that of the el. \<n I.M.S. cricketoi* selected to play :r..;.in^t the Hongkoag eleven at Kuala Lumpur next week, six hail from Nepii Sembilan. No doubt several others «i/i:ld have been invited to take part
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    Tambira Rubber.
    770 12 Acquisition of Pira Concession. The annual general meeting of the Tanibira Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on April 22 at 59, Eastcheap, B.C., Mr. Frank Coi irnn prcs,idint'. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts and the payment of a dividend at the rate
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    Rubber Research.
    263 12 Dr. G. Bryce Appointed Director of Institute. We are officially informed that Dr. Q. Bryce, D.Sc, now Director of Agriculture, Mandated Territory of New Guinea, has been appointed Director of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya. Dr. Bryce, says the Malay Mail, is expected to arrive on. I
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      522 14 Assets over $6,500,000 S.C. Awnrance m force over $22,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements.) HKAD OFFICE Winchester Honse, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE t 12, Old Jewry, 1.0. The Ctmpany has CO, OOO deposited vita tae S«pr.m. Court of England aal eoapllJS wlta Us British Ufa
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    A Model Enterprise.
    615 15 Departmental Pride And Rivalry. (By Mrs. Philip Snowden.) A gooi' deal is being: spoken and written in these days about the obligation upon British citizens to buy British goods. It is presumed, of course, that such goods will be as good in quality and as cheap in
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    JAPAN'S PAPER MARKET.
    101 15 Lift-It's* Owing to Ik-inn Overstocked. Tokio, May 27. The monthly sales of the members of the Japan Paper Manufacturer's Association exceed their output, but Japan's paper market is lifeless, due to excessively heavy stock. In li>24, some importers made a speculative import of enormous quantity of high
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    Beef 81 Years Old.
    176 15 A tin of bocf, part of the stores of the Franklin North-West Passage Expedition of 1845, was opened recently by Professor J. M. Beattie in the Liverpool City Bacteriologist's laboratory. The beef looked eatable, in spite of the 81 years which have intervened. For the last
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    To Join Scotland Yard.
    43 15 Calcutta, May 11:—The7 The Englishman understands that Sir Charles Leggart, Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, who ■went home on leave last March has been offered and has accepted an important post at Scotland Yard. He has accordingly retired from India.
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    23 15 If Mussolini ever has a spare moment on his hands he might step over to Pisa and straighten up EiWt li-.ininjr lower.--Arkansas Gazette.
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