The Straits Times, 20 May 1930

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    39 1 The Straits Times establish: v nearly a century.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER lIS VtiitfLiiltAV 24 I'AGKS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 20. 1930. PRICK 10 CENi The Straits Times 24 PACES SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. MAY 20, 1930 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      125 1 SINGAPORE TB. CKCIL ST. ('PHONE 8181). Ny Carlsberg Beer In bottlei and on draught. Sole Importrn EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. 'Inc. in Denmark) SINCAPORE. CELEBRATED FRESH CAMBRIDGE SAUSAGES AND ENGLISH COOKED MEATS ARE NOW REGULARLY STOCKED BY THE ORCHARD ROAD PROVISION STORE (OPPOSITE THE ORCHARD ROAD MARKET). SINGAPORE* Regi'lnr shipments
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      142 1 KUALA LUMPUR: 27. JAVA ST^^TONE 3883) f- THE BRANDY OF NAPOLET! IP By Royal Warrant Im To H, M. The Kmg A^Mk m< THREE STAR vvo guaHantebd sSEHm^m 'I'SMa,? 1 13 Dvt >' 67 cts Quar;; teMLI '71'" BRANDY LIQUEUR LT J f COURVOISIER 1884. «F Pints $UO, Duly $0.67-
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      4 1 (Inc. in Denmark) ■IJMIAPORS.
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      500 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SEKVICB. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage doe Spore. •JEYPORE •'■•WO stoj KA!:MALA 9,100 May 31
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      687 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, Lcndon, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Doe sail t nAKONE MARU IO.IiOO May 21 22 §SUWA MARU 10,700 June 5 6 §FUSHIMI MARU 10.00 D June 19 20 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 July 2 3 TERUKI/XI MARU 12,000 July 16 17 HAKUSAN
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      469 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7865 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4512 tons). The s.a. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      689 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sab-tonnectloaa to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Travellers Official Information Bureau. Booking Office Royal Dutch Indian Airway*.
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      592 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG, AND BREMENGENOA, HAVES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. (Route
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      542 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For kretay, Trenjrcanu. Kolantan. Banirnara, Tplupin, Patani, Singira, Laeon, Sichon, Condon, Kohsumui, Langsuan, Chuinpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VAI.AVA la P irl M 21 MALjmi May 26 May 2M SUDDHADIB June 2 June 1 The steamers are fitted
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      469 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO C.rnna Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage (.1. Insulinde 10,500 R.L. May 28 e.s. Pr. D. Nederlanden 9.200 S.M.N. May 80 m.v. Baloeran 17,000 R.L. Jon* 6 bit. Chr. Huvgens 15,640 S.M.N. Jun» 13 1.1.
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      1477 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "BLLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Due Spore s.s. CITY OF MADRAS June 2 •A CITY OF DELHI July 6 ■.a. CITY OF SINGAPORE Aug.
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      398 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailings for United States and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Portland S.S. MICHIGAN sails from Hong Kong July 8 San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego
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      336 3 CONCRETE PIPES AND CHANNELS Wide Range of Sizes in Stock. ENQUIRIES SOLICITED. THE ELKAYES CONCRETE WORKS, Office 40, HIGH STREET. NEW BOOKS" THE WRIGHT BROTHERS, fathers of flight. »y John R. MrMahon. Mr McMafcoa'a interest in the mrchnniral .■■-I and in everything perlainiiiK 1" llnrlil gave him x rec««t opportunity
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    YOUTH WHO WISHED TO DRIVE.
    481 4 One Killed Five Injured. AMAZING STORY FROM SHANGHAI. Shanghai, Apr. 21. One pedestrian was killed and five others were injured, four of them sericusly, in a particularly gruesome series of motor smashes in Tientsin and Kweichou Roads yesterday afternoon. The car involved in the smash
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    TELEPHONE PARALYSIS
    287 4 j Change Over to New Exchange In Hong Kong. Hong Kongr, May 9. At midnight last Saturdp.y the telephone system in Hong Kong was changed over from manual to automatic working, and, even before daylight, people were losing their tempers over the business For some extraordinary and still
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    HONG KONG'S FUTURE.
    269 4 Optimism of Chinese Merchants. Hong Kong, Apr. 29. Chinese merchants are confident that commerce will eventually be lifted our of the rut to which it has sunk since the general strike of 1925. At the annual meeting of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, yesterday,
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    CHILD SNATCHING.
    172 4 I Several Cases Reported From Hankow. Kidnappers ssem to bs very active in trying to cr.rry off tttfclfl children for pur- i>o.=es of sale. j In two cases tho little onss have been recovered. In one case, a child of three was playing on Sunday morning outside a
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    YEN'S FINANCIAL FIX.
    122 4 Feng's Pathetic Appeal For Funds. Hong Kong, April 20. Referring to Marshal Yen Shi-shan's frantic search for funds, wherewith to finance the allied northern armies in theiv campaign against Nanking, the China Mail states that, within the last week, Yen has received many urgent telegrams from Marshal
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    GRATEFUL BANDITS?
    252 4 Build a Temple Out of Their Profits. Hong Kong, May 1." Two highly successful bandit leaders in rorthern Honan are building a fine new temple to express their gratitude to the gods who have helped them in kidnapping several hundred wealthy Chine3» and getting rich ransoms, according to
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    AROUND SHANGHAI.
    341 4 More Fights With Pirates And Bandits. Shanghai, Apr. 24. Heavy fighting between the Government forces and tuiei is reported by the Chinese Press to have occurred in Pinghu, C"h;kianjr, on Sunday morning, bandit 1 having been very active in this district of iate. The !att:r are believed to.
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    UPPER YANGTSE.
    48 4 Pilots' Strike Settled At Last. Hankow, Apr. 22. The shipping sen-ice, which has been .suspended betwean Ichanp and Chungking for some months past owing to the strike of ths Chinese pilots, was resumed today, when the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha agreed to the claims of the pilots.
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    ARMING THE NORTH.
    174 4 Big Orders for Shansi And Chengchow. Canton, May 3. Dp: pite the fact that Marshals Yen Shishan and Feng Yu-hsiang are beinjj greatly hampered, in their anti-Nanking campaign, by the state of their finances, news reaches here that enormous orders have been placed with the Shansi Arsenal
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    COMMUNIST VENGEANCE.
    221 4 Mother, Wife and Two Sons Shot. Hankow, Apr. 21. The vengeance of the Communists it shown in yet another instance which has occurred here. The story begins at the Kao family villoge nop.r the city of Huangpri, a city well-known for months pajt as a CommuI nist centre.
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      64 4 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRATTS TIMES. Cfokmin,/ X\ |IW[j-kanu iI CAPSTAN"rmcLer V /i i r why he prerery CAPSTAN.— -He wl fell ipi llial A ij JLJBSv J^\< y wStouv lnif unirormilij in qtialitij ana Jffifif i WDBfr-~' manufacture iy foe rea/on Tbii
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      95 4 /fSP^-S^r HBBH HHHBHR tfflHtfflrlfch lIbHH HBLm Tha C c which fills avQry need In a superior manner. ~*''lf iJa^fcv TnR cc 6'6 a ti'Sft'Srado vehicle at the price ol a popular ■=s&idr~!am£s? Both mo! of iho Paris and London Motor Shows with *ffi fi(smmy^jo^\ unprecedented succesi. f^B When buying a
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      146 5 MAN® ul d j^iia J [«^f~"~*^. d t m r -<-**-"~^~J xirk» in SiiiKaixirr in lh«- ron- ,iru,ii.,n „r »hld| "Man .ml lU| W/^ i **fc J n h s >>trn u»*d I \.<\ t^*"''i V^rj MIMCII'AI. OFFICES, "?r»'^*V-*--"M MKIt( WTII.E BANK OF >T-^"'"^ "^"r'ffTJr IM>IA, LTD., !j /.8I 15.
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      473 5 AGE 16 TO 45-^ I WANT YOU^^ BH LET ME DB f m your l^m fat h e ß_^^<_^<ir. o r^';r. ftft ft^X^ qualify (oc and obtain |ood _F<; V i* position*. Our Rigantic ...n- sA^l<f rd**^^^^""tion Wa« u» kl tourh Kith all <a»Ml ">e bin rraployrrs; thoclorc, although »v
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      211 5 As a handy Peps if^^Sv tab!«.t dissolves iv ___f __f* J_S^|^_______ s v the mouth it gives _Nv^l§l_L^^^^* «L-s(,f< hesi jiitlluiijjs -p^^^ I'tpd disinfect the __j_P^S___i___ w Vl/ throat and kill mis- W nSv^V o '^ml m I'ricc 7'i rents. V _r ll: 'l l r! >. <■- .-.-.^nls: Me»>rK.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      54 6 Mr. Tliia Cliec Sian and family bee to thank tbelr relatives and friends, and members oT Poh Soo, Chiang Chew Sip Siok, and Tlang Ho Kok Associations, who attended thi funeral of his beloved father Mr. Cfcta Slang, and they also beg to tnank those u-latives and friends who
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      1451 6 SMALL ADVERTISEMENT FORM. < To arertUlng Manager, ,t* ''Hm**, Cecil Street. Pies*. .a»*rt the following small aaTertlsement for aayt I— j 1 1 1 1 There am approximately seTon word* to a line and there i* a flat rate charge of 26 cent* per line per insertion with A minimum
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      737 6 BOARD AND LODGING BOARD-RESIDENCE, double room going chiap, tel., tennis, garage. Private bath and verandah. 873, Straits Times. SINGLE AND DOUBLE rooms, furnished with board, full service, own bathroom. Apply No. 11, Scott* Road. (Tel. 24C2). WARWICK HOUSE, 81, Cavanagh Boad, Select English boarding establishment. Tariff from $126 per month.
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      629 6 HOUSES, FLATS, ETC. TO LET, compound house 8-1, Mt. Elizabeth. Wuter, electric light complete, tennis court and enrage for 2 cars. Rent moderate. Apply to the Compradore, National City Bank of New York, Singapore. TO LET, new terrace and small houses at Bideford Road., off Cairnhill Rd. Motor garages, etc.,
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      875 6 ORDINANCE M? 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). Orders by Chief Police Officer under Section 6 (4) of Ordinance No. 96 (Minor Offences) for the Regulation of traffic at the Capitol Theatre. 1. Vehicles driving to the entrances of the Capitol Theatre will proceed along North Bridge Road from the direction of Coleman
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      916 6 MORTGAGEE'S SALE of valuable Singapore town nnd country properties. At Me-srs. Cheong Koon Sen? Co's saleroom. No. SO, C'hulia Street, on Wednesday, May 28, 1930. at 2..10 p.m. Lot 1. V.iluable freehold land .md compound dwelling boas* known as No. sii, Cuppage Bead, Bingapore, aren 54,275 sq. ft. (Messrs. Donaldson
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      994 7 RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. I lnt'iirpuratrd l> (Queensland) NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF FINAL DIVIDEND. NOTICE il hoi'liy grivi'n that Kinnl Dividend of la. Oil. per share on account of thi rear endad M»rch :;i, l«:tO has been declared l>y the Directori of the Company ii< Brisbane, payable ti>
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      518 7 RUBBER SEED THE PAMANOEKAN TJIASEM LANDS, SOEBANG, JAVA. (THE ANGLO DUTCH PLANTATIONS OF JAVA, LTD- LONDON) offer for sale A. Hevea Seed from the Company's Isolated budded Seed Gardens at Wangoonredja Tjikadoe Seed particulars of which will be found in the November 1927 issns of The Planter." PRICE. 25 Guilder
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      312 7 low No--, cocci alh*, your childi.--J-.Vi: of: Virol to iniintain vitality, VkoJ as d i afect i DG,tokeep i cc:J cr demics I: I■.1 build I Bttt>sj bo.n*, firm flesh j aaJ i nervous 1 which to comb:: the strain of j growth and scbpql life. Give Virol regularly j
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      250 7 Pimples Itched Badly. Baby Lost Sleep. Cuticura Healed. "Whrn my baby was one year old tiny pimples began ta appear on her lac; and legs. She ocra'ched them and they developed into large sore eruptions. They itcned badly during the night and kept her awake so that she became rundown
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      116 7 Insure Against Loss BY FIRE FIT A PYRENE EXTINGUISHER ON YOUR CAR AND HAVE FULL om^ PROTECTION m Standard m Junior MODEL j^j MODEL iSfl| For Large Cars S|| For Small Cars *Ml $25.00 $16.50 Sole Agents in Malaya for The Jfafr Company, Ltd. lC|kiMU SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. H
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    OWNING A HOUSE IN MALAYA
    2259 8 Large Ambitions and Small Salaries. WHAT CAN BE DONE. BUILDING SOCIETY'S ESSENTIALS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 16. Some time ago a scheme was mooted in Singapore for the formation of a building society to cater for the needs of the salaried classes.
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    "COMMAND FROM GOD."
    223 8 COMMAND FROM GOD." Amazing Murder Case In India. A more pen' >rsr instance of the human mind capitulating to a pseudoreligious impulse in taking a human life was never depicted," said the Additional Sessions Judge At Hyderabad (Sind) in sentencing Allahabux Rahim to death for murder. The prosecution story was
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    MR. HOOVER'S TRIUMPH.
    79 8 Success of Stabilisation Effort. Mr. Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of Commerce, announced today that public works and utilities construction contracts for the first three months of 1930 totalled G$3O3.0O0,OOO, setting a record for the past five years. He pointed out that this showed in concentrated form the
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    FOREIGN SHIPPING ON THE YANGTSE.
    1684 8 Difficulties Which Have To Be Faced. PILOTS OF ICHANG! ALL POWERFUL COOLIES' UNION. Shanghai, May 5. The concentrated attack that is now being made up-river against the foreigner and his fla$ has been commented upon (writes Mr. Alfred Batson in the North China Daily News).
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      122 8 TRUTH IN ADVERTISING. And tee stand behind the statement. We buy the best in the best markets. Among other lines toe stock THE BEST MUTTON THE BEST SPRING LAMB THE BEST CHEDDAR CHEESE THE BEST HAMS and BACON (Sugarcane Brand) Offering anywhere in Malaya and we invite comparison. •'THE BEST
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      293 8 NOT THE COST PER APPLICATION BUT THE COST OF DOING THE WORK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ALWAYS DOES THE WORK Let us send you a sample and full particulars. Boustead Co., Ltd. Vapour Remedy Attacks Coughs And Colds Two Ways at Once Acts Through the Air-Passages as a Vapour And Through
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      307 9 ALHAMBRA 5» FROM MONDAY, MAY 19 TO SUNDAY, MAY 25. Nightly at 6.15 and 9.15. Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. GREAT PICTURES FOR ALL OCCASIONS! NOW MARION DAVIES In Her First Talkie "MARIANNE" with CLIFF EDWARDS BENNY RUBIN -LAWRENCE GREY METRO— GOLDWYN— MAYER All Talking Singing Comedy Booking at
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      482 9 ABSOLUTELY LAST THREE PERFORMANCES (Wednesday, May 28, per s*. Loudon, leaving for Java) Miss RIBOETS Co. MOONLIGHT HALL NEW WORLD (Jalan Besar), SINGAPORE FRIDAY, May 23. SOIREE-VARIEE GRAND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT! ONLY VARIETY TURNS WITHOUT STAGE PLAY ONE NIGHT of VARIETY By Miss RIBOET and her Special Variety Department! SELECTED songs-hits-
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      200 9 H^T^^JhV 'Fa b^KI m ni fl ■I w y mi ™BH wP W^ GRAND OPENING THURSDAY Next, 22nd Inst. with ZIEGFELDSjI R.C.A. RECORDING Two Performances Daily, at 6.15 9.15 p.m. Plans Now Open at BEECH CO. Phone 4209. Intending Diners are requested to reserve table accommodation in the restaurant I
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS
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      OUR SEAFARING. TRADITIONS.
      1129 10 shipping /vorrs. Master Mariners' Company Banquet. I-triklng speech.', by the DepKF r, sir Barton Chadwick, M"- ;'"<' Loci Ma;,.., i:' Liver] I. Mr. l.::\vrcnce 1). Holt, were male ftt the j iinnunl banquet (f the Company of; t*T Mariner.; OH April hi the .Mansion House, when there
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      19 10 The steamer Albert Sarraut is expscMH >t Singapore on Friday, and will have for Saigon on Monday at noon.
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      PASSENGERS.
      225 10 I The following passengers arrived on the <>p Ten Noon jresfc rday I From Sydney.— Mr. and 'Mrs. and HJaa Hewitt, Mr. m 4 Mrs. Sumbcll. Miss Sartcll and Mr. Campbell. I From Sourabara. Mr. F. K. Winters, Mica I Wieczorck. Mile. G. D. K.usten, Mile. D. E. Kantra,
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      39 10 I A cnMe received l,y Ltwt* an<! Peat lSinir;iIporc), Ltd., from thalr London co-respondent ctetea that riiSbcr atoclu show an increase of :.nO7 tons daring th« put rak, the total' now OB hiiml being !01,0112 tons.
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      MALAYAN TRADE.
      113 10 Value of Imports and Exports During Ist Quarter of 1930. .t^r, ™7"r t'n"nt.", f ?tnti/ ili"vS, S- jae F.M.S., has forwarded the following comparative •1 '.ir,t „f the total value of foreign BMtchnndiae. excluding parcel poat and bullion li parted tv and exported from British Mala. daring the
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      257 10 EXCHANGE. Singapore, May 20. On London, Bank 4 m 2 '3 31/32 Demand 2/3 25/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/3 29 '32 On New York, demand W54 Private 90 d's 571^ On France, Bank T.T. 14)1 On India, Bank T.T. 1 On Hong Kong, Bunk T.T. 33 On Shanghai, Bank
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        MINING.
        466 10 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 20/- 22/6 cd. >/- 5. Aycr Hitam Tin 14/3 14'9 £1 £1 liangrin Tin 23/- 24/1 1 Batang Padang 0.13 0.10 1 1 Batu Caves 0.80 0.90 1 1 Bukit Arang 0.45 0.56 el £1 Burmah Malay 16/- 16/D il
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        GENERAL.
        218 10 Vul. I\l. Buyers Seller: 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 2.23 2.35 2 2 Atex. Brick Orrii. 8.00 8.10 il £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.1C.0 6.15.0 1 1 Central Kngio* 0.40 0.50 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.40 0.45 lOs. 10s. Duff Development 6/- j. <J Dunlup Rubber 13/6 16/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        99 10 Sinfftpore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 11)26 red. 1931-36 102 105 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 5% prem. Singapore Municipal 4!.. p.e. of 11)07 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par Singapore Municipal 4Vj p.c. of lyOy red. 1955 $1,000,000 95 par
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        375 10 Fraser_and Co. and Lyalljand Evatt's quotations. Today's Prices r laser Lyall A Co. Evatt ADcnl.y (SI) Ai i Gajah ($1) A. Hitnm ($1) A. Ku.Mug ($1) Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1) A. Panas (ill a&s«ett (SI) iirogas (SI) Brunei (85) 3. Jclutong (SI) B. Katil ($1) Jukit K.
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      MAY STOPPAGE.
      133 10 Belgian Company's Decision. The following statement regarding the May tapping holiday is made bv the large franco-Belgian rubber company, the Socictc Finonciere des Caoutchoucs The production of the company's plantations in the Dutch Indies, Malaya and IndoChina amounts >o 28,000,000 lb. annually. As regards Indo-Chinese plantations, this territory
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        Rose Macphail & Penman. Ltd.
        133 10 Rose Macphail Penman. Ltd. Singapore, May 20. Rubber. London C^id. per Ib., Unchanged. Price (London Std.) Spot 22 Tin.— London £145 10»., down £1 5s. Mining.— Quiet. S. Ways 3.10-.1.30, Kuchais 1.15-1.18 x.d., KinU Dieses 1.1.V1.17, Hong Kong Tins 18s. Cd.-19s. 6d., Hon.T Fatts 50-55 cents, Malaya Consols. 23-25 cents,
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      63 10 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated May 19, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices: Rubber Exchanges sales today 600 tons. May 13.70, June 13.80 July 13.90, August 14.10, September 1 1. 10. October 14.50, November 14.60, December
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      78 10 From Holland and Germany, by Christian Huygens, due at Singapore 10 a.m. tomorrow. From China and Japan, by Hakone Mara, due at Singapore tomorrow. From Manila, by {'resident Monroe, due at Singapore daylight on Thursday. From China and Japan, by Ceylon Mam, due at Singapore on Thursday. From
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    245 10 < Tuesday, May 20. H. W. ?..8 a.m., 7 ft. 7 In., 4.30 p.m., 6 ft. 6 in. Air Mail f-om Java due at IJt p.m. Air mail for Java closes at li p.m. Wednesday. Hap 21 H. W. 3.9 a.m., 1 ft. 2 in., 6.40
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    226 10 Today. Ceylon, Southern and Western India, (Siamese Prince) o ;>.ni. North, N.-East and N.-Wcst Sumatra (Selangor) I p.m. Beagkalis, Laboean Bilik ami Tan Ijong Balci (Singnradja) .3 p.m. Selat I'andjaiiK. Siak. Pakan Raroo and Pajakombo (Hontr Kwong) p.m. Bagan Si Api Api Esmcralda :i p.m. Samariiiila (Sipora)
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 10 By Tabanan Athna II P. C. Hooft Malwa Sibajak Talma Left Arrd. Spore Londun Apr. 11 May r» Apr. 17 May U Apr. 17 May 12 Anr. IK May in Apr. 2.S Mav IG Apr. H May 17
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    112 10 Tuesday, May I'd. Ships alongnidc the Wharves or rxperd-d lo arrive. Main Wharf Hopper J. J. 11. lVntow-r, AletU, Lck. Kcho. Oil Wharf 11.M.5. Herald. Coal Wharf Patrol. Lolißo. VESSELS IN DKY DOCKS. Tanjong Paxar. Albert Dock Circe Victoria Dock Hopper J. J. IX. Krppel Ilarbonr. King's
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    Vessels Arrived.
    145 10 BAN HO GUAN, Dut.. Mi tons, tnm Suu.nbcya 20-5, for Sourabaya '!'!■'>. EDAVANA, Hrit., 2.1580 tons, from Calcutta 20-5, for Calcutta 22-fi. HONG HO, Brit., 95 tons, from TronKCanu 20-5, for Romanian 21-5. HUA TONG, Brit., 10!) tons, from Malaeen 20-5, for Malacca 21 -5. JARAK, Brit., 75
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    VOLUNTEER DRILLS.
    48 10 Programme of drills up t<> and fat WSeS ending May 25 Tuesday. May 20, 6.16 p.m., Drill Hall. "E" (Chinese) (V, I'ractiic Kinc's BirthdayParade 5.15 n... Drill Hall, M.G. Platoon Eurasian. M Yards Range 548 p.m., Malay Drill Hall. T" (Malay) Co.. Practice Klafl birthday Parade.
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      272 10 BOXING. LION CITY RING Bukit Timah Road, next to Singapore Traction Co. TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1930. Main Event. BOY WALLEY (Singapore) CHUA LAI (Shanghai) 10 3-minutr Rounds. Svmi-Kinal. TEDDY HENG KID AMAN. si-minutes i-minute Hound-.. SPECIAL AMATEUR CONTEST. ERIC DUNSFORD W. WILMOTT. 4 Rounds. PRICES.— SS. 4. 3. 2. 1
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      288 10 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. l Bright Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- i Relative Direc- Speed. Weather. Max. Min. fall, shine. Humidity tion. i F. F. ins. hours. m.p.h. A!or Star .00 77 Nil B.7 85 Calm Overcast Kota Bharu 01 74 0.25 8.3 Ho S 2 Cloudy K.
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  • FINANCIAL, AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      625 11 Further Slump in Tin Price. RUBBER STOCKS STILL INCREASING. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore. Tuesday, 11 a.m. Today's Price Itubber, 22 1 cents per 1b. Tin, 175 tons at $72' 2 per picui. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London 6'^d. per It-., unchanged. New York 13% cts. per )b.,
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      BAHRU SELANGOR
      779 11 Satisfactory Year's Working. The ordinary general meeting of the members of Bahru Selahgar Rubber Compi.ny, Ltd., was held on Apr. 23 at the registered office of the company, 139, Ciinnon Street, London, E.C., Mr. R. Arnold (the chairman) presiding. The secretary (Mr. A. B. Simson) having read the
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      63 11 12 o'clock noon. May 20. Buyers :.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 22V4 tandard R.S.S. on Tender May 23 J>">e 23% July 23% July-Sept. 24% Oct.-Dec. 25% Tone of Market Very dull. Latest Cable Lopdon Spot Sheet 6\d. per 1b. New Tork Spot Sheet G.
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      TRAFALGAR, LTD.
      267 11 Dividend of Five Per Cent. Recommended. The following is the report of the directors of Trafalgar, Ltd., for the year ended March HI, 1930, to be presented at the twentieth ordinary general meeting on May 27, 1930, at 12.30 p.m. at the roistered office of the company, No.
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      EXCHANGES.
      75 11 Rugby, May 19. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.08' i, Athens 37D, Bombay Is. 5 3-16 d., Berlin 20.375, Brussels 34.8ir>, Bucharest 818, K:i "■<'-.. Buenos Aires 43 1-16, Copenhagen in. 105, Geneva 25.13, Helsinpfors 193, Hong Kong Is. d.. Lisbon 108.30, Madrid 39.725, Milan 92.72, New York 4.85 31-32,
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      ALLENBY RUBBER COMPANY.
      994 11 Voluntary Reduction Of This Year's Output. The tenth annual general meeting of the Allenby Rubber Company, Ltd., was held at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. There were present Messrs. F. G. Souter (chairman), E. G. Leyne and W. E. Wnllis (directors), G. Sheltoi, Agnr (shareholder) and R. St. G.
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      CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS
      436 11 Settlement Reached with Mr. Hamilton. The directors' report to the shareholders of Central Engine Works, Ltd., is as follows Your directors submit herewith a duly audited statement of accounts cf your company for the year ended Nov. 30, 1929. There is a net profit for the year
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      1021 11 What Will the R.G.A. Do Next? INADEQUACY OF THE MAY STOPPAGE. (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 23. The impending May stoppage refuses to raise prices by so much even as a sixteenth of a penny per pound. In fart, the tendency is rather in the downward
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      732 11 IF IT IS WORTH ADVERTISING YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE STRAITS TIMES. MALAYA'S APRIL RUBBER STATISTICS. STOCKS OF RUBBER INCLUDING LATEX AND REVERTEX HELD BY DEALERS AND ESTATES OF 100 ACRES AND OVER, THE DECLARED PRODUCTION OF THE SAME ESTATES, IMPORT AND EXPORT FIGURES, AND ESTIMATED FIGURES OF THE
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1930. FREIGHT RATES—II.
    1184 12 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1930. FREIGHT RATES— II. Mow fr.r is it permissible or desirable for Government to interfere in the affaiir <.f privmta enterprise Such interference BWjr take two form. latktcaM of rubber and tin, intei ventio:i has been advocated with the object of assisting the
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    THE WORLD'S TIN POSITION.
    1111 12 Can the Speculator Be Eliminated (By Gilbert C. Layton, Manager of the Economist.) All those concerned with tin whether as producers, consumers or dealers find themselves faced with threat and frequent fluctuations in the price of the metal. Ignoring conditions during the War period, which may.
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    15 12 Mr. G. J. D. Walton has been compelled to leave Sarawak on urgent medical grounds.
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    15 12 The Hon. Mr. Justice P. A. Fairer Manby is suffering from an attack of influenza.
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    17 12 Mr. B. M. Dacon, of the Honp; Kong and Shanghai Bank. Malacca, has been transferred to Penanjr.
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    16 12 Mrs. Cyril J. Lowe of Klang is an inma!<: of the General Hospital for suspected appendicitis.
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    21 12 Dr. F. O. de Souza, J.P., has boon an inmate of the General Hospital since last Wednesday. He is seriously ill.
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    36 12 The marriage will take place on Thursday at Wesley Church, Singapore, of Mr. Mod Hcrley, son of the Rev. W. E. and Mis. Hoiky, and Mies hens Healey of Crcydon, who enfold fionrt Home on Saturday.
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    33 12 Mr. .lames W. Davidson, former vicepresident of Rotary International has returned from Java and Sumatra where he had been organising Rotary Clubs, and is proceeding with the organisation of a club in Singapore.
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    52 12 Master C, Mathavaraj, son of Mr. C. M. C. Pillai, of Tapah, and a student of Victoria Institution. Kuala Lumpur, has Ix-en awarded the Thompson Scholarship for l'J'M, fcr being the best candidate in the Junior Cambridge Examination held in December 1929. This scholarship is open to all the schools
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    63 12 Mr. B. C. G. Burnett, L.R.1.8.A., has arrived ut Ipoh from Tientsin to open business for Mes3i-3. Swan and Maclaren, architects and civil engineers, of Singapore. Tenders are now being called for the erection, under the supervision ol' Messrs. Swan and Maclaren, of the new building for the Hong Kong
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    76 12 The Rev. F. W. J. Reynolds, chaplain at Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Hutson, of Essex, were married at Kua'a Lumpur on Saturday, the Rev. Kcppal Gamier officiating. The bride was gftrai away by the Hon. Mr. J. St.-achan and was attended by Misses Winnie Talalla and M. Yuen as bridesmaids.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    774 12 FLIES PREFER WHITC. Have flies their favourite colours A jam factory in Northern England i.« puzzle;! because when they installed yellow glass in a room to prevent the jam fading, they noticed the room was sedulously avoided by the. flies. Dr. S. A. N'eave, honorary secretary
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  • MISS AMY JOHNSON ARRIVES AT SEMARANG.
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      790 13 More Had Luck for Girl Pilot. LACK OF PETROL. Flight to Sourabaya Resumed. Mm Amy "Johnson," the yn— g Rnglwh r.irl. who ill attempting a lonetliulit irum England to Australia in ii Moth aeroplane, k.is unalilc to ci>mi>Vti- her WkM t.« Boarahaya ir«m Singapore yesterday. Owing
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    EUROPEAN'S RASH DRIVING.
    270 13 Sentence of Three Months R.I. Imposed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 20. A European named James Herbert Hogg was sentenced to three months' rigWWM imprisonment in the local police court yesterday as a sequel to a motoring accident. Hojrg's car collided with two rickshas in
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    EUROPEAN SENTENCED.
    77 13 Nine Months for Theft From John Little Co. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 20. Charles Brown, 21 years of age, a European, was sentenced to nine months' simple imprisonment a: the Sciangor Assizes this morning for the theft of jewellery and cash valued at $18,030 from
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    AIR SUBSIDIES.
    206 13 £1,000,000 a Year for A Decade. London, May 5. The comparative advantages of aeroplanei ami airships were discussed in the House of Commons today, during the course of a debate on a motion authorising the Air Co-uncil to grant air service subsidies not exceeding £l,O0O,CO0 per iii'.nur.i for
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    POLICE FIRE ON POLICE
    117 13 Tragic Shanghai Mistake Two Killed. Shanghai, May 4. An unur.ual mistake, which was attended by tragic '-csults, oetmrni here shortly after midnight, when two parties of Chin080 police who were patrolling the Western District ol the International Ssttleni'nt, whuc a number of ?-obbcries have taken place
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    DUTCH AIR SERVICE
    77 13 Increase in Passengers And Mails. The Royal Dutch Indies Airway carried 1,1260 passengers last month, including :!7 n the service between Singapore, PalomInng and Balavia. H. E. the GovernorGeneral made use of the service between Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya. The freight carried amounted to 7.18S kilogram* and
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    FROM JUNGLES TO RICE FIELDS?
    916 13 i Irrigation Schemes In The F.M.S. DREDGES AND RIVER BARRAGES NECESSARY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, .May 19. As a result of Sir Cecil dementi's interest in rice production, renewed atten- tion is now being given to schemes for the creation of padi-growing areas
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    GRAF ZEPPELIN.
    37 13 Arrives at Seville Ahead Of Time. Seville, May 20. The Gtaf Zeppelin arrived at Seville from Fried richshaf en two hours ahead of time. The airship attained a speed of 125 miles an hour.— Keutcr.
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    OVERWHELMED BY SEA OF MUD.
    236 13 Disaster in Java. VILLAGE WIPED OUT: 47 DEATHS. Semei'ang, Muy 19. A stream of mud from the side of the mountain Telemojo has wiped out the whole of the village of Likasan, in MidJava. Forty-soven of the inhabitants perished, and only fiv; managed to escape
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    GIRL BANDIT OF 17.
    140 13 Helps to Rob a Toronto Bank. Toronto, Apr. 20. A 17-year-cld jrirl bandit and her your.fr brother-in-law held up the staff of the local branch of the Bank of Commerce i ml madf ort' in a motor-tar with £560. The (rirl covered the teller with a
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    45 SHIPS IN TWO YEARS
    82 13 China Merchants Building Plans Outlined. Shanghai, May 3. A plan to build forty-five ships in two years, to run l>ig liners to Europe and America, and to construct modern whaivcs and godowns was announced by Mr. T. C. Chao. special commissioner and general manager of
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    ADVENTURESS' CAREER.
    174 13 Tried to Blackmail A Clergyman. London, May 2. Details of the extraordinary career of an adventuress in India and the West End of London were given at the Old Bailey yesterday, when Doris Jee, 39, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for blackmailing a clergyman, whose name \va-
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    MORE PEACE MOVES IN CHINA.
    554 13 Heavy Northern Losses On Lunghai Front. Shanghai, May 19. Genera! Sun Chuan-fang returned to Mukden today and reported to Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang regarding the interviews he has had with Marshals Yen Shi-shan and Feng Yu-hsianj. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang will be shortly issuing a peace declaration.
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    STOPPAGE DEFENDED
    270 13 Allenby Chairman on Present Cooperation. (Fiom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 19. The May tapping holiday was stoutly defended by the chairman of the Allenby Rubber Company at the annual meeting; of that comoany here today. After pointing out that the estimated output for the current financial
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    POSITION IN INDIA REVIEWED.
    1452 13 Improvement in Several Directions. FRONTIER PROBLEM. Government Control Not Weakened. Rugby, M:iy 19. A detailed appreciation of ttic situation in India, received from the Rove rumen! of India at the week-end, was < irculated to the members of Parliament this evening by the Secretary for India,
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      67 13 lillllllilUIIWUIIIIinilllUIIIIIHIiyHllillHnHHHHMHHHaMl TODAY'S 24 PAGES. p»f« The World's Tin Position, by (iilhert C I.ayton 12 Political Diary of the Week 17 Kuala Lumpur's Housing Scheme 8 Flood Havoc in Colombo 22 Lottery Law in the F.M.S. 19 London Rubber Position, by A. W. Still 11 Yachting in Singapore 20 Australians vs.
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    SEARCHING FOR MISS JOHNSON.
    840 14 Ix)cal Pilots' Task. SINGAPORE FLIERS' 200 MILES TRIP. Two i—niimi belonging t<> the Singapore Flying Club— piloted by Flight-Lieut. S. H Potter (club instructor) and Mr. G. Watts, of the Borneo Co., (assistant instructor)— left their base in Singapore Harbour at :!.:W on Saturday afternoon in
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    EURASIAN AMOK
    68 14 Father Attacks Wife And Children with Axe. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 20. A ■hocking affair has occurred in a local Eurasian household. A father attacked his wife und two i hildren with an axe 1 injuring them so badly that the-y are not expected to
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    66 14 Writing in the Daily News of complainta froaa Malaya of slow mail services, Mr. St. John Wright says: "I i hoiild like to Mg oat or two of our and lii-rst Atlantic line-rs slicing <.lf the Indian Ocean run. The I hie riband of the Atlantic (whirh -has never evea
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    THE "ENGLISH FORD."
    286 14 THE ENGLISH FORD." New Car for Malayan Market. The 14.9 h.p. Ford, which has been in use in England for some time now, has arrived in Singapore for sale on the Malayan market. While the car that r?plaecd thr eld Mcdel T. will meet ths requircntenta cf those who want
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    DENTIST BLAMED.
    267 14 Contributory Negligence No Defence." (Ft cm 'Our Own Corespondent.) Ipoh, May 19. Mr. R. S. Jervdise, the Coroner, gave U following verdict after heating the regarding t!ic death of the unknown Chinese- who dial as the result of injuries received in a collision with a car driven by
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    A MOSLEM WARNING.
    220 14 Pledge to Make Round-Table Conference a Success. Calcutta, Apr 2:. Moslems arc determined to ma;cj the r< und-table conference a success irrespective of the opposition of the Congress. Ihe statement was made at Bombay yesterday by Moulvi Mohammed Yakub, Deputy President of the Asst-m'uly, in an interview.
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    66 14 The corpse of a Chinese child, about -ix years of age, was found floating on Thursday evening in the Kinta River Under the Lahat Road bridge near the United Engineers' workshops at Ipoh. The discovery was reported to the police, who had thu body removed. Judging from the state of
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    101 14 A committee of ten had a hard time in selecting the thrre winners of a beauty ..■in si at Bangkok. When they had docided in the first instance on the first prize winner the lady in question was found to have returned home. Ultimately Nangsao Yaa-jrong, a daughter of Phya
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    THREE ARCHITECTS IN WITNESS BOX.
    752 14 Building Inspector's Opinion Disputed. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 19. Three architects gave evidence for .uhe defence in a case tried in the local police court in which the occupiers of three houses were prosecuted by the Sanitary Board with failing to vacate
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    SENTENCED TO DEATH
    132 14 Jury Recommend Mercy in Last Penang Assize Case. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 20. The last case at the local Assizes was heard yeBt2rday when Ee Mah Hoo was cliaigcd with the murder and attempted murder of two other Chinese and sentenced to d;ath, the jury
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    67 14 The Band of the S.S. Police will perform the following programme of music, weather permitting, at the Botanic Gardens, today, commencing at 5.15 p.m. March, The Blue Ridge Division (Rocerto); overture, to "Zampa" (Herold); suite, Ist Suite in E flat" (Hoist); (a) "The Broken Melody,' (van Biene) <b) Tanticy, Th
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    MURDER OF MALAY CONSTABLE.
    826 14 Widow's Evidence At Inquest. The full story of the murder of a young Malay police constable by a Hylam cook who used a police revolver issued to Mr. R. F. Mallard, A.S.P., at Radin Mas, Kampont; Bah.-u Road, was told to Mr. F. G. Bourn;, the
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    SMUGGLING IN S. CHINA.
    175 14 Preventive Measures to Be Strengthened. Nanking, May 7. The Kuo Mm (semi-official) news agency states that in consequence of the great loss suffered in the Customs revenue owing to increased smuggling between Hong Kong and ports in the Kwangtung province, Mr. F. W. Maze, InspectorGeneral, has
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    49 14 Swine plague has broken out at Raub nnd the Resident of Pahang has ordered that all pigs should be confined within the premise's of the owner and that no pigs -l>:>iild be taken to or removed from the district of Raub except when passing through in carts or lorries.
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    STABBED WIFE.
    484 14 Mother-in-Law as Cause Of Trouble. A mother-in-law is the cause of the whole trouble again," stoid Chief Court Irtspector Meredith when nn Englishspeaking Chinese was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to his wife before Mr. C. Wilson, the Criminal District Judge, yesterday afternoon. The accused claimed trial, and
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    RACECOURSE BOOKIES
    95 14 Further Arrests by Detective Department. Arrested by a detective at the race course during- the meeting of the Singapore Turf Club on Saturday, an Indian Mohammedan and a Malay were charged before Mr. P. S. Williams, the Second Police Magistrate, yesterday with loit> rinjr in a public place
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    MURDER CHARGE AT ASSIZES.
    359 14 Stone in Hand Crushed By Bullet In a case at the Singapore Assizes yesrerday before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison), a policeman gave a remarkable explanation of a wound whirh he received in the palm of his hand while struggling with a Chinese who was
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    SIAMESE POLICE
    94 14 Scotland Yard of Bangkok Organised. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 20. A new branch of the police embracing detective, finger print and photographic sections has been formed and will come into operation in the course of the next six weeks. The department will bear practically tht- same
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    PELLAGRA CURE FOUND
    78 14 An announcement of interest to those employing labour in tropical and subtropical countries was made by Dr. D. Breese Jones of the United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils. He has been carrying on research in connection with pellagra, the so-called hookworm disease which has retarded the
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      34 14 "NY CARLSBERG" BEER IN BOTTLES AS WELL AS ON DRAUGHT IK BOTTLED KFRtSSIV FOR W 0 1 pi II 1 NY CARLSBERG If Sole Importers The East Asiatic Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Danmark) SINGAPORE.
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  • Australians v. M.C.C.—Duleepsinhji's Brilliance.—Khoo Hooi Hye to Retire.
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      INDIAN'S BRILLIANT BATTING.
      543 15 Australians' Slight Lead. WOODFULL DISMISSED CHEAPLY. (Frm Ota Own CoreesBondeat.) Lond n, May 19. K. S. lh:'crp:;'.nhii, nephew of the famous Ranjl strengthened his claims to I, Included in tlw Inland Test team by ;i brilliant display today fo.- th^ M.t'.C. eleven against the Australian at Lord's.
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      TENNIS AT HOME.
      34 15 Oxford University Beat The Army. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 18. In :i lawn tennis match today Oxford University beat the Army by tight matches to :;ix.— S. T. Copyright.
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      JUBILEE HANDICAP.
      101 15 Lucky Tor's Success At Kempt on Park. London, May 17. The Great Jubilee Handicap (H4 miles) run at Kcmpton Park this afternoon resulted as follows LUCK TOR 1 SIX WHEELER 2 LION HEARTED 3 Won by one length two lengths between second and third. Fifteen ran. Betting Lucky
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      S.A.F.A. LEAGUE.
      301 15 S.C.C., G.E.C. and 2nd Welch Regt. Head Divisions. The following are the positions of clubs in the S.A.F.A. League, including matches played yesterday It. A. concede w.o. to I.C.F.A. Yesterday 'd Results. In r. Reserve Division match at the St;id:um yesterday tvening, the Malays defeated the S.CI'.A. "A
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      159 15 Tuesday. May 20 Football: S.A.F.A. League: Ist Div., S.C.C. vs. S.C.F.A.. S.C.C. 2nd Div., Police vs. Warders, Stadium F. and N. vs. 8.A.T.. H. Board Robinsons vs. V.M.C.A., V.M.C.A. Socony vs. H. Board, A.P.C. Boxing: Doy Walley Chua Lai, old Singapore Stadium, 9.16. Wednesday, May 21 Reserves Div.,
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      KHOO HOOI HYE'S LAST YEAR.
      209 15 Representing China in Far East Olympiad. Khoo iHooi Hye, the Malayan tennis champion, is a member of the team which has left Shanghai for Tokio to represent China at tennis in the Far Eastern Olympiad. The Games will start on May 24 and will last
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      AN "EIGHT-HIT."
      198 15 Disputed Point in Penang Cricket Match. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 18. An extraordinary incident occurred during a cricket match today between the Penang Recreation Club and the Eastern Smelting Company. A ball hit by Abdullah, an Eastern Smelting Co. batsman, found its way into a hole
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      TENNIS.
      225 15 Tanglin Tournament. Yesterday's results were as follows Men's Doubles Handicap. Swinchott and Taylor be.it Hall and Davies, 7 B—fi. A. D. Anderson and Wise beat Barker and Skey. 6—3, 6—3. Stewart-Brown and Davenport beat Bennett :ind Byatt, 6—3, C—3. Mixed Doubles Open. Mrs. BattishiU and Bateman beat Mr. and
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      SCHOOL SPORTS.
      74 15 Yew Tens Hoon's Good Effort In Open Jump. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 18. The annual inter-house sports of Anglo-fhincse School took place yestferday at the Rcnong ground. Balderstone House won the Mydin Shield for the championship. There was one open event, the long jump, which was
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      SINGAPORE RACING STATISTICS.
      580 15 Successful Owners And Trainers. H.H. the Sultan of Perak was the most successful owner at the spring meeting of the Singapore Turf Club, winning stakes to the value of -$7,090. Mr. Alan Loke was a close second with $6,460. Among the trainers, P. Logue turned >ut the
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      Entries for Amateur Meeting.
      134 15 An amateur meeting is to be he! nt the Singapore Turf Club on Friday and Saturday. The entries received are as follows Horses, Classes 4 and 5 (Combined) Maimoon, Any Wurrie, Taiping II, Prowess, Gold Mount, Panrilla. Queen Anne, Gay Deceiver, Gozard, Slawi, Gladiator III, Valedino.
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      DAVIS AGAIN CHAMPION.
      43 15 Defeats Newman for Third Time by Narrow Margin. London, May 18. For the third year in succession, Joe Davis won the British Profession Billiards {Championship. He beat Newman by 20,9 IK points to 20,117 in the final. atraitd Times Copyright
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      TONIGHT'S BOXING.
      244 15 Can Chua Lai Stop Boy Walley Boy Walley will have his first fight in Singapore this evening since his return from a successful stay in the United States, and the general opinion is that he will add another win to his already long list. His opponent, Chua Lai,
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      SCHOOL CRICKET.
      57 15 Eton and Oxford Authcntics Draw. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May IX. The cricket match between Eton School and Oxford Authentics, which finished toJay, resulted in a draw. Cheltenham School defeated Cheltenham Town. Ruffby beat B.T.H. Epsom beat Leatherhead. Toulridge beat Bluemantles. Eton Ramblers beat St. Paul's. Eclectico
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      ICE HOCKEY.
      28 15 England's Success Against Scotland. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 18. England defeated Scotland by the odd goal in three at ice hockey today.—B T. Cpyright.
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      BOBBY JONES WINS THE GAME.
      112 15 Typical Fighting Finish At Sunningdale. London, May If. The "Royal and Ancient guam" «M rever so Royal as today at SunningcIaW-, Iwhen it was watched by. the Prince (>f I Wales, the Duke of York, the Duk- of Gloucester and Prince George. Bobby Jones played
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      BEATEN BY SINGLE GOAL.
      142 15 McNee's Decisive Shot Into Negri Net. The Selangor football eleven won their first biff game of the season on Saturday at home, when they beat .Negri Sembilan by the only (foal sccred. The visitors were without Gooch, their selection for the right back position, ami there
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      MR. J. M. SIME.
      127 15 Former President of S.A.F.A. Entertained. An interesting function took place at the Stadium on Saturday afternoon when the staff of Sime, Darby and Co., Ltd., entertained Mr. J. M. Simo, who will b«proceeding home on leave tomorrow, to a tea-party. There was a larjre crowd present,
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    TIGERS STAR IN NEW JUNGLE "TALKIE."
    699 17 Film Just Finished In Assam. Calcutta, Apr. 27. Th« first "talkie" of tigers in their jnocta haunts has been made in Assam by < <<. •umander G. M. Dyott, who has just returned to Calcutta from the Kamrup Division near (iauhati. He has taken
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    125 17 Rob Police of Arms And Ammunition. Shanghai, Apr. 29. The Eastern Times says that a launch bound from Hashing for Huchow, Chekiang, on Tuesday, was held up by several pirate junks at a place known as ShanKochiao. The launch was towing two junks at the time, one
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    ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS
    83 17 Ten Men Arrested In Shanghai. Shanghai, Apr. liO. With the assistance of the Settlement Police, member! of the Greater Shanghai I'ulilic Safety Bureau arrested ten 'liion, h>Hid to lie members of a kidnapping Kang, M Thursday. These men were alleged to have carri i'il off a merchant's six-year
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    A POLITICAL DIARY OF THE WEEK.
    1956 17 A Budget Loved By No One Chagrin of The Maxtonites Storm of Indignation Among The Left Wingers Tightening Up Direct Taxation Naval Treaty And Singapore Base A Decision After The Imperial Conference. (By Our ParliamenUry Correspondent) London, Apr. 22. NOBODY loves the Budget. Both
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    CADET CORPS IN PERIL.
    481 17 Effects of Withdrawal Of Grant. Efforts are to be made to persuade the Government to reconsider its decision to discontinue grants to Cadet Corps. The Secondary Schools Cadet Association are taking the matter up, in conjunction with the Incorporated Association of Head Masters, with this aim
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    LIQUOR REFERENDUM.
    254 17 New Regulations Approved In Switzerland. Geneva. Apr. <>. The voting today of th? Swiss electorate in the referendum on the new regulations for the sale of liquor resulted in ►he unexpactcd majority of 487,340 for heir acceptance against 314,316 for bheir rejection. They were accepted by 17 Canons
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    KIANGSU HORRORS
    109 17 1,000 Murdered 1,000 More Held to Ransom. Shanghai, Apr. J'.'. A tilejrnm has been received by the (him.*..' military headquarters stating; that more than a thousand people wenkilled, itnd a thousand taken captive and carried off to be held for ransom, when bandits looted Kingvuihen, in north Kianjjsu
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    THE LOTTERY LAW IN THE F.M.S.
    2755 19 LEGAL DISCUSSION. Magistrate's Decision Reversed. WHEN IS A PRIVATE LOTTERY PRIVATE Chinese A-soriation in Kuala Lumpur uruiiri'-ril n lottery and issued ln.uk < <it tickets to members only. Siilxiji cntly two of those tickt'ts iro lound by the police in the possession of non-members
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    FOOTBALL AFFRAY.
    98 19 Penang Player Charged With Causing Hurt. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 18. The sequel to the affray on Thursday at the Rencng ground between two parties of Penanjr footballers is that Inspector Hunt, cf the Central Police Station, yesterday charged Samsudin bin Sahabhdin with voluntarily causing hurt
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    "MARIANNE."
    136 19 MARIANNE." American War Comedy At The Alhambra. Marianne," a Metro Goldwyn Mayer comedy of the American Army in France, which was presented at the Alhambra last night, possesses attractive features, such M good chorus singing by the soldiers, shots of a typical French farmyard and a sprinkling of the caste
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    "WET" CRUISES.
    125 19 America's Latest Scheme For Thirst-quenching. New York, May 3. Good news for thirsty Americans is contained in the report of the Cunard Company, which, with the permission of the State Department, expects to hire the Anchor liners, California, Caledonia and Transylvania, to the National Tours Company, which will
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    EIGHTY MUMMIES.
    107 19 Sensational Discovery In Egypt. Cairo, May 2. Professor Selim Hassan, an archaeologist excavating on behalf of the Egyptian University, who has already made a number of wonderful discoveries, has added to his achievements by unearthing 80 mummies. Professor Hassan ordered the workmen to enlarge a space where some
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    VICTIMS OF BANDITS.
    76 19 Three Spanish Priests Captured. Shanghai, May 4. Three Spanish fathers are the latest victims of bandits, according to information which has just reached Shanghai. Father Herera was captured when brigands attacked Taihu in south-west Anhui on April 27, but it is believed that he was rescued by
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    MOTORING OPINION IN SELANGOR.
    452 19 Association Reviews A Year of Useful Work. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 19. The committee of the Selangor Automobile Association is able to point to .some "ery useful work in its annual report. Among the more important matters on which it took action wore
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    ACTION WITH PIRATES.
    192 19 Gunboat versus Junk Fleet. Hons Kong, May 3. An unusual incident, which is interpreted in some quarters as a piratical attempt on the vessel, occurred while the Venezia, the nev; river boat, was on her v-ay to Canton yesterday mori.m?-. She was approaching a point called T.infathan
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    TIGER ON A LINER
    145 19 How It Nearly Got Free In A Storm. A thrilling story of how an untamed tiger nearly got loose on board the liner Minnewaska, while she was battling with a gale in mid-Atlantic on the voyage from London, was told when the liner arrived in New
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    BISHOP FISHER.
    40 19 Severing Long Connection With India. (From Our Own Corespondent.) Calcutta, May 20. Bishop F. B. Fisher, an outstanding personality in Methodism in India, has severed his connection with the East to U;ome paster of the Michigan University Church.
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    RELIGION AND POLITIC S
    141 19 Archbishop of Malta's New Threat. Malta, May G. The Pastoral forbidding the administration of the Batumi nt to Constitutionalists henceforth will only apply to voters for Constitutionalists, not merely sympathisers with the Constitutional Party. This decision was taken at a conclave of ecclesiastics, including the Archbishop
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    AROUND SWATOW
    172 19 Two Fukien Brigades Go Over To Kuominchun. Swatow, May A threat to the peace of the province ot Kwangtung, additional to that offered by the Communist force under Tsu and Mo, has arisen from the meeting of two Brigades, comprising some 6,000 or 7,000 men in south-west Fukien.
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    SUNDAY'S EVENTS AT R.S.Y.C.
    590 20 Closely Contested I'rophy Races. On Sunday ai iht- BoyaJ Singapore Vucht Club, in typieaJ soutb-weat moni. w ata r, the i iiinjr the bceond raci <f the scri s (cw thi Black Swan Trophy, were sent i>!T r\-vr '< i !;il) ci II in the beat
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    S.R.C. TENNIS.
    36 20 The lir.al of the Ladie'a Singles Handirap at the S.R.C. will be played otV tomoirow between M N. S. Hi 1 Milne. On Thursday, the final of the V. Leijssius and K. I. (.'MT.esri".
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    PERAK HILL CLIMB.
    285 20 Robson's Successful Day At Gopeng. (Fran Our O^-n Corrcspcndsnt. Ipoh, May It. A Hiil Climb was held on Sunday at Gope:iK under the auspices of the Perak Motor Union. The track was very diffi- alt, and called for great skill on the j>3i L of the ricicrs
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    INTER-STATE TENNIS.
    240 20 Perak's Big Victory Over Selangoi Prow tr..r Own Corittf ladent.) Ipoh, May 2(1. i .-...1. I. l» '.worn Perak and Sclansor mv playwl hero <»v t the w? k-ond, and resulted In a iptasiM viePcrak by flva natekaa to four in übles :.:.ii i.N matches to nil in
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    24 20 Scotland Prove Too dood For France. London. Ma-. In an Association football match play--l i Parll Scotland luat Fiance by Si»a!s. Reuter.
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    BRUTALITY OF FRENCH "RUGGER."
    205 20 BRUTALITY OF FRENCH RUGGER." Death of Young Player In Hospital. Paris, May. 5. Following criticisms of the brutality of French rugger as displayed in the FrancOrWelsh rugger match on Apr. 21st, which has been called a "dog fight," the wholo of Fiance is ruminating about the death last night in
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    101 20 Singapore Ladies' ItA. Monthly Spoon Shoot. The Singapore Ladies Riflo Association r:i<».it hi;.- i; M ihool was held at link it Timah Ran>re o:> Thursday last. The following cards wore utmnoa The enmnnilten wacp was waa l.y Mr*. 3 -M 200 100 •-.Is. yds. yds. Total' il:. C.
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    SWIMMING.
    106 20 Sunday's Events at Chinese Swimming Club. On Sunday at the Chinese Swimminx Club the 13l> metres back stroke handicap races were, swam, and the results were as /ollows Class A 1, Scow Sian Chye 2, Tan Kcng S-.ng 3. Chin Hin and Lri Chai (tie). Time 1 mm. J9
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    MALACCA GOLF.
    48 20 Ladies' Medal and Mixed Foursomes. (Flora Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 18. The Malacca G If (!ub ladies' monthly ncda], which was played <lu.-in£ last week. molted in a win for Mr*. Yowler. The mixed foursomes competition was tiso playad, Mr. and Airs. Whitfield bein^ successful.
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    31 20 f.corgro Cook, the Australian K-avy-wcight, who returned from ft—lin :<-r n brief stay in mail week, has spoken of Sharkey's fouling tactics, not only in the ling-, but in jrymnasium boxing.
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    DE VRIES MAKES 163.
    354 20 Time Saves the Negri At Malacca. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 19. Malacca fra\o an excellent diGplay ugainst Negn Sembilai. in an inter-State match on Saturday and Sunday last, iiat'inp first, Malacca ran up the huge score of 2"! i, declaring with three wickets in
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    KLANG CRICKET.
    291 20 Coutt's Three-Figure Innings i Against Club XI. (From Our Own Cor.-eap'ndent.) Klang, May 19. In a match on Sunday on the Klanj; Padang, Carey Island heat tl:e Klanj; Club by 12.") runs. Cany Island, batting first, scored 2~>~> for six wickt-t". and declared. I. T. (Viuttr. pave an
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET.
    449 20 Jockeys and Trainers Fail. In a match at Raffles Co!l:cro >;. yesterday an S.C.C. eleven defeated th Jockeys and Traineis by an inning luns. Scores Jockeys and Trainer-.-. XI Ist bias Beckn- j uk run out B, Hillctt b Taylor L. Donnelly i i. trarinf Mhvo c Brooke
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    LARWOOI) IN FORM.
    107 20 Takes Ten Wickets Against Kent. London, May 19. In r nu. i ing in :'ie County championship Nottinghamshire defeated ktr.t. by an innings ami 9? ma, Kent (pined with Woollsj icoring OK. Laram l t< i By wieketi for :i J mns. Nctbinghamshin replied with the total
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    LOCAL GOLF.
    82 20 Garrison Golf Club Fixtures For Next Month. The following are the Garrison Golf Club f;\; for bi rt month Saturday and Sunday! l ith and 16th. b'i M:i'-A (Bogey). Wednesday and Thursday, istli and i;uh. I.aciiiV Mod-:! (Bqgojr). '•'iv .-.<! .y. 24th, Mixed Kuursomes Competition. Sunday, 2i»th, Shanghai
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    PENANG FOOTBALL.
    33 20 Cricket Club Narrowly Defeat! Krian Club. (Fitta Cur Own Co:vesp:.ndcnt.) Puianjr. May is. ng rrccer mntch was played c.n the Esplanade when th? Penang C.C. defeated Krian Ciul. by 2—l.2 1.
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    184 22 Cows Unchained and Bed Turned Round. Paris, Apr. 7. A remarkable freak of lightning is reported from Tarbes, in the Hautes Pyrenees, at a farm occupied by M. Jean Duffau. A flash of lightning melted the principal arch of the building in which he housed his cows and
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    246 22 Curing S,hyne3s in Three Lessons. In "The Koqse* of the NiM Books," at Edith Grove, C i i S.W., Mme. D'Esutu, founder 'i Danvers CoIIoko and tutor in public speak ;n<r of famous women. Peers, memberi of Parliament, and .Indian Princes, tu'd a repoftn recently about
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