Malaya Tribune, 24 May 1928

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    20 1 The Malaya Tribune XV. No. 119 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1928 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1928
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      165 1 TRY i KOREA MISSION CLOTH does not FADE. •lots not SHRINK. M wears LONGER. Korean Products Co. Braa Hasan Road, SINGAPORE. Til ONE 324. m ■mi "THE MAKE WHICH PREDOMINATES IN EVBRYCUSS" PERFORMANCE 1100 UP APPEARANCE ENDURANCE fcfEED COMFORT OW FIRST COST LOW CONSUMPTION I c V f KRENT PRICES.
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      292 1 4 TLORODOR" S Washing Suitings y/ J V For Tropical HIGH STREET, Singapore. ALWAYS DELICIOUS .y.\ I Sime, Darby Ox, Ltd., (Incor Porated in the Straits Settlements.) jjj Singrtpore, Malacca, Seremban and Mi»r if s rl ?> SODA 1 J;V HEALTHY REFRESHING jtoffll fejy Ther? has always been a long
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    THE LORONG KRIAN SCHEME
    666 2 Good Progress Made By Municipality RENEWING SINGAPORE AT LITTLE COST The gradual sale of the lands for building has been continued, and in November a further eight plots of land were scld by auction for a net amount of $130,629.87, of which amount $38,647.50 was outstanding
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      347 2 i w hTt ea wa Y'sl 0 Large Shipment of Grass Mats. 2 1 We have just Unpacked a Large 1 D Shipment of Grass Mats. Carpet g allover Design and Key Borders J with Plain Centres. The above g o jj II are all in A ssorted Colours. g
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    Company Meeting
    813 3 ULU RANTAU RUBBER ESTATES, CO., LTD. Production Policy of Board The twenty-first annual ordinary general meeting of the Ulu Rantau Rubber Estates Company, Ltd., was held on April 19 at the registered offices of the company, 3, Salters' Hall-court, Cannon Street, E.C., lVir. A. A. Baumann (the Chairman)
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    58 3 Canton telegrams to the "Shunpao" (Shanghai) state that the Canton-Hankow Railway Administri tion has secured a loan ol $3(M),000 for reorganisation purposes with its buildimgs and wharves as security. Interest is at the rate of 10 per cent per annum. It is stated that the loan was rrranged through a
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      546 3 Mind my Throat I am minding my throat —this is a Craven "A" Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats by Carreras Ltd. Sole A°ents: HUTTENBACHLAZARUS SONS LTD. SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH, KUALA-LUMPUR RECOMMI NMD BY f \'Z\ 1 7.000 MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL c -'4mw PROFESSION IN Wincarnis p&jllr your Vitality!
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    WHEN EATING IS HARD WORK.
    253 4 What the DyspepticThinks. Men and women who come to the table with haggard, drawn looks and poor appetite are to be pitied for their miserable existenee. They a e afraid o e which normal, robust persons will enjoy. However hungry they may be, even the
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    The Missing Link
    733 4 EXPEDITION NOW IN CENTRAL ASIA Travelling in the Bad Lands of Mongolia The fourth expedition of the Central Asiatic Expedition started on April 16 from Kalgan, on the Mongolian border, for a romantic journey in search of the "missing link." It is the fond hope of the
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    CURE FOR SEA-SICKNESS
    198 4 Alleged Infallible Remedy Invented by German What is said to be a new, infallible remedy for sea-sickness is the latest innovation by which German steamship lines hope to capture a substantial share of this summer's tourist traffic between Europe and the United States. The remedy is administered
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    27 4 A light petrol engine fed with fuel (lighfractions) extracted from rubber has been running on Pinji Estate, Perak, for the last four years without signs of carbonisation.
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      322 4 Horai Hotel Nos. 35 37, Veerasamy Road. A Clean, New and quiet Hotel. Charges Moderate. I (ll |r,IM!H I I'll I I I I I I I I I i ■i■II•I i I t I I ••-•••••.•HSi ••111 You can quickly prove that this is the car for you 4
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      129 4 iIVXOXJTRXE j PIANO I 3 Purity of Tone, Exquisite Touch, Refinement of 3 Interior and Exterior Finish, Characterise tht H MOUTRIE New Overstrung Models. a I I EASY PAYMENTS. Deposit $50.00 l Monthly Instalments $25.00 I S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd. j I RAFFLES PLACE. 1 8k 1 I! T L
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    Weekly Share Report
    397 5 Singapore, May 22. The price of tin during the past few days 1 has shown a downward tendency and al- j though the share market can scarcely be described as active, most quotations are slightly easier. There has been a small enquiry for sterling shares, but local
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    HOME MARKET
    80 5 London, May 22. Manchester Market 8% lbs. Shirtings, fair (new basis) l2s 3d 40's Grey Yarns, Single twist 19V4d 6 lbs. T. Cloth, fair—24 yards 8s 472 d Liverpool Market Cotton—Fully Middling American ll.o< Egyptian Cotton 21 50 Metals Tin—Standard 3 months £227.5.0 Produce Copra, fair merchantable £2
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      472 5 DENTISTRY Method of Treatment* withon Pali leetti Replaced Natural-Like. VERY MODERATE CHARGES, n JITT SIANG, Qualified Dentist, HILL STREET. SINGAPORE. 1,1 Floor of St. Mary's Dispensary. 'Phone 4U51. SULT M. EZEKIEL SONS B factoring Ophthalmic Opticians. 4 Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, 0p tirlBt A. M. Eiekiel. P.P. F.P.O.C SARONG BATECK
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      313 5 |A fresh pure! 1 body-builder I I HMu& Wild Milk is I I the food for tabic that 1 meters haveUarndto I I trust Made of jurftha* I I body-biukiuug cLwniS I I essential'for baby* I I kcaUK.Horlkks is so I I easily digested I I is Ui£ uieal inftinl
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      304 5 Trained men are required for the development of Malaya The Governments of Malaya are prepared to spend millions of dollars on new undertakings. They realize, however, only too well, the impossibility of developing the various industries of the country unless they can obtain men with the necessary ability and training
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      260 5 i 3 A Watch is essentially an jjj Article of Confidence. 3 You do not wrong if you a buy an EBERHARD Watch i EBERHARD WATCHES The name EBERHARD on }3 —OVrljl the dial and movement of a £j rU HI COMaiKt Al.CwB--l TIMfnUPIM6 WITH If fl IS S V\\
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      415 6 I True Oriental Atmosphere I REVEALED ON THE SCREEN AT LAST! B EMPIRE CINEMA I From Thursday, May 24 to Sunday, May 27. g a SECOND SHOW AT 9 P.M. S S FEDERAL FILM DISTRIBUTORS (Penang) present ffl 3 Shree Krishna Film Co.'s (India) g 3 lavish elaboration of a
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      356 6 A use xml ents. I ALHAHBRA S 'PHONE 909 Cj (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd.. Proprietors.) g I From Saturday, May 19. j g AT 9 P.M. g We Take Pleasure in Presenting:- jjj High School Hero RAMPANT YOUTH IN A BASKET-BALL ROMANCE jjj S Together with jg The Joy
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      270 6 GAIETY CINEMA I Junction Albert and Bencoolen Streets 1 FROM FRIDAY, MAY 18 TO THURSDAY, MAY 24. NIGHTLY AT 9:10 P.M. Gaumont Graphics Nos. 1777/8 VICTOR HUGO'S Immortal Masterpiece LES MISERABLES THE SCREEN'S MOST COLOSSAL MASTERPIECE The Greatest Epic and Dramatic Work of Fiction ever created or conceived. IN 8
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      134 6 SURINA THEATRE North Bridge Road. 'Phone N O 28» FROM WEDNESDAY. MAY 23 TO TIESbAv MAY 29. 1 NIGHTLY AT 9:10 P.m. Most Daring Spectacle ever shown GIANT KING OF MANKIND AT GRIPS WITH THE MIGHTY KING OF BEASTS in the biggest circus on eai "Seeing is Believing! MACISTE IN
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    128 7 Skips Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive Singapore, May 24. v bar! < Kntranee Gate 1) Noort 22; Van Heutsz 20. Han w hart' (Entrance Gate 3) 18; l.arut 16; Hakozaki Maru tland and Orestes 10; Cyclops 9; Mb der N'f'derlanden 7. h -n'i»r. i>„«k 'Entrance Gate
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    60 7 The rate of issue of Money Orders for I Ceylon to-day is Rs. 152 equal The rate of payment of Money from India and Ceylon is Rs. 156 $100. enters are on the eve of the I I'eking. How they behave when r Peking and thereafter will make r the
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    Letters to the Editor
    721 7 Vaccination (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune.) Si r > —I would like to have the opinion and advice of yourself and the public on this matter. I have been given a notice that my baby, eight monfths qld, should be vaccinated within three days,
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    OFFICERS AS JURORS
    120 7 At the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners to-morrow, the following questions will be asked by Mr. J. Layeock:— 1. Does not the Assistant Registrar of Vehicles deputize for the Registrar in his absence and in that capacity does he not sit in justice and dispense justice
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    EXCHANGES
    79 7 British Official Wireless. [British Official Wireless] London, May 23. Paris 124 \Vw York 4 88 3 1 6 'Brussels 34.98 Brussels 25.53 Geneva 19 0975 Amsterdam oo 4n 20-40 Berlin f£ Stockholm J?*" Copenhagen «£g osl 695 Vienna Prague 164 *f SSSf"" 29.125 Madrid Lisbon 1 3|32 Athens 374.5
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    Weld Road Murder
    231 7 ACCUSED MAKES A CONFESSION "We Are Not Involved in This Murder" An early morning murder of a Chinese pork butcher that occurred in Weld Road recently was echoed before the Second Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) yesterday afternoon, when the preliminary nearing was commenced. Two Chinese had
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    LOCAL AMUSEMENTS
    526 7 An Indian Photoplay at the Empire Cinema The principal attraction at the Empire Cinema to-night is the Indian film, "The Magic Horse," in eight reels. The picture comes from the stock of Shree Krishna Film Co., of Bombay, whose productions have been successfully shown all over India and
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE
    1502 7 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE Singapore, May 24 Rice, Siam No. 1 per Koyan $316 Buyers Sellers Rice, Siam 2 $290 Mixed Black Pepper 76.00 Rice, Siam 3 $280 Sundried Copra 11.30 Rice, Saigon 1 $265 *Mixed Copra 11.10 11.10 Rice, Saigon 2 $258 Kayong Copra Rice, Saigon 3 $230 Small Flake
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      589 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED —Energetic canvassers on good commission basis to sell Household and toilet soap. Apply Box 659, e|r Malaya Tribune. WANTED—Shorthand Typist for legal office. No previous experience necessary. Apply giving qualifications and particulars of education to Box No. 662, c|o Malaya Tribune. (By Order of the Liquidator) (Re
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      344 7 SINGAPORE DIARY To-day. May 24 0:30 a.m., 2:28 p.m. l>a.v. ward mail closes, ol Sports, Raffles, 3:30 p.m. r'a Society meeting, S.C.C, 5:15 Wife, Victoria Thea»e, 9:30 p.m. To-mat raw, May 25 a.m., 3:38 p.m. a] Commission, 2:15 p.m. a Rubber Mtg., Noon. Settlements Association annual g, Km hange, 5:15
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      103 7 THE WEATHER Meteorological Weekly Report Hill Station records for the seven days ending at midnight on Saturday, May 19: Penang Hill Altitude of observation (feet above M. S. L.) 2,100. Average mean shade temperature (deg. F.) 72.06. Total evaporation (in inches) .502. Total rainfall (in inches) 1.434. Taiping Hill Altitude
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      71 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT (By courtesy of the Government Health Office) hand an-j Kerbau Station For the 24 hours ending midnight. May 23 dej;. Maximum shade temperature 89.5 F. Minimum shade temperature 7. MeUM hade temperature 82.1 Maximum sun radiation IW Minimum grass radiation < j/ Baa temperature (maximum) Sea temperature (minimum)
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  • Obituary
    Births, Marriages and Deaths
    55 8 DEATHS FERROA. At Bethanie Clinic. Lausanne. David Samuel, beloved son of the late Anna Ferroa, on May 23. Deeply regretted. W. M. Kassim. M.S.S.A. On May 24 at 9:30 a.m. at his residence 271 Upper Serangoon Road, aged 70. The funeral will take place to-day at
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    EDUCATION
    1107 8 The Report on Educati n is always a document worth careful consideration: not because it contains vivid passages, odiffers in its general scheme of presentation from a dozen other colourless Government documents, but because it is the only occasion in the year on which the Department tells the general
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    1030 8 The Police Band will give a performance at the Bandstand, Waterloo Street, tomorrow, the 25th instant, commencing at 9 p.m. There was a certain amount of fighting between members of Chinese societies in the Jaward Road district, Bangkok, on the Ist and 2nd inst. Some 30 arrests were made. The
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    237 8 Saturday is Queen Mary' „.>,, was born in 1867. r iav $h* The death of Mr. The dor. recently retired from the s bailiff, Singapore, occuri the age of 54. The Chief Secretary and II be "At Home" at •'•< p.m. on June 4 in honour of
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    THE R.A.F. SQUADRON
    16 8 Reuter's Service. Batavia. Ma tt, The Royal Air Force flying-boats ha*, arrived here.
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    FRENCH AIRPLANE CRASH
    40 8 [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin May 23. The French airplar.e Goliath, flying be tween Paris and Berlin, crashed outside Cologne and burst into flaaM s. Thrt-> were killed in the wreck, including th« famous French pilot. M. Charper.tier.
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    THE CHANNEL HOAX
    43 8 Reuter's Service. London, May 28. The general Medical Council heard thi explanation of Doctor Dorothy Logs she falsely stated that she had su im thf English Channel in October 1927, ml decided not to erase her name from the register.
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    ITALIA CROSSES POLE
    33 8 Reuter's Service. Oslo. May 23. The Italia left for the Pole at 4:10 th;s morning, the weather being favourable. Oslo, May 24 The airship Italia has crossed the Nortt Pole.
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    THE "OPEL" ROCKET CAR
    52 8 [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin. May 23. The rocket car this morning did 19 kilometers an hour over 2* 00 meter.-. Hen yon Oppel says that in a short time the principle will be applied so that nan speeds can be realized in a future jottTOtJ to
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    EUROPEAN TELEPHONY
    49 8 British Official Wireless. [British Official Wireless] London. Muy 9. The Postmaster.General has WU»un«d that a telephone service will be opened between this country and Span to-morrow. Communication will be a able between all parts of Great and all parts of Spain. Th,> servi be effected through France.
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    THE CRUISER KOELN
    50 8 Reuter's Service. Berlin, The sole survivor of the cruiser KoeW, sunk in the North Sea during War. was present at Wilhelmsna the launching of the new six tr cruiser Koeln by the aridoa ol cessor's Captain. The new K•« engined and has a DM vi thirty-two knots.
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    JAPANESE POLITICS
    36 8 Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Tok»<». M After overcoming strong the Finance Minister »rd Education, Baron Tam.ka. tl nominated the millionaire Mr. F Kuhara. as llin tions, replacing Mr M transferred to the Hoi M
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    U. S. MINE DISASTERS
    37 8 Reuter's Service. Harlan, Kentucky. W Twenty-five miners are mi explosion at the Black Mow poration's mine. Bluefield, West Virginia. So far thirteen are kno* from an explosion in a »1» Pocahontas Coal Company.
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      344 8 H COLLARS 8 S FROM SPECIALLY WOVEN SHAPE NO. 21 SEMI-STIFF •WEBOLIN NO ROUGH EDGES 1 SEMI-STIFF I Mf" I EASILY WASHED 1 a in I STOCKED IN SIZES IRELAND. S S "t0 SHAPE NO. 28 B I Price 50 cts. each f' 188,1,8 *1 Robinson Co., Lu 1 I
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      84 8 ASTOUNDING PRICE. REDUCTIONS IN ALL LINES AT NAMSEN'S No. 54, High Street. PERFECT FITTING SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES OF PLEASING APPEARANCE AND IN DISTINCTIVE STYLES. SIGHT TESTING BY QUALIFIED OPTICIANS. MOTION, SMITH SON, LTD. 15, BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. HOW TO BIV DIAMOMS. Buy diamonds from such an importer who absolutely guarantees
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    LEGATION QUARTER ANXIOUS
    502 9 American Intentions Uncertain K» VIOL S OF WITHDRAWAL TO TIENTSIN l<; ri-h Attitude Towards the Japan Warning Reuter's Service. London. May '2\. House ol Commons, Mr. Wuii-sr d whether the Foreign Secrearing that the British polity ipported intervention by foreign h may tend to prevent the -filiation
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    INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
    123 9 :>river and Apprentice Discharged v *:y motor-car driver and a Chinese were the accused in a case of tly retaining stolen property —a tin hearing was before the Second ;iL r ate yesterday afternoon. u cused were discharged for lack of f<>r the prosecution, the Magismarking that the
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    27 9 untitled issued by His Holiness the Jains of "the universal decline in ■Jith and morals" even among the ranks ian persons dedicated to the ser- ol God.
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    VALDEMARAS' VISIT TO LONDON
    161 9 Discussion of Recent Dispute SUCCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS IMPORTANT British Official Wireless. [British Official Wireless] London, May 23. Sir Austen Chamberlain was asked in the House of Commons the reasons for the visit to this country of M. Valdemaras, the Lithuanian Premier. He replied: "After the December
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    The Athens Crisis
    154 9 PARTY LEADERS MEET PRESIDENT Venizelos Comes Back Into The Field Reuter's Service. Athens. May 23. The President. Admiral Condouriots. is to receive the party leaders on Thursday to consult each of them separately on the political situation, but this is a mere formality, as none of them
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    THE SAVIDGE INQUIRY
    91 9 Parliamentary Tribunal Agreed To by Commons Reuter's Service. London, May The House of Commons passed unanimously Sir Wm. motion to establish a tribunal to inquire into the Savidge interrogation at Scotland \ard, after the withdrawal of a Labourite amendment to secure one woman on the tribunal. Sir
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    THE "CAT" IN SINGAPORE
    74 9 Mr. Amery's Strong Reply to The Critics Reuter's Service. London, May 23. In the House of Commons in reply to aue"tions, Mr. Amery replied that he was aware that sentences passed on convicted Communists in Singapore included twentyfive lashes with the cat. He saw no rea
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    EMPIRE DAY
    96 9 Celebration at Kuala Lumpur And Singapore (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, May 24. The local schools are celebrating Empire j Day in the usual fashion to-day and were gr The d Hon da Mr Y'tomie, the Resident, narade of Cadets and Boy at the Victoria Institution and
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    OLYMPIC HOCKEY
    33 9 [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Amsterdam, May 23. The Olympic hockey results are as fellows Germany beat France, two to nothne Indil beat Switzerland, ebc to nothing; Belgium beat Austria, four to nothing.
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    ITALIAN CONSULATE BOMBED
    194 9 Nine Killed At Buenos Aires OUTRAGE ATTRIBUTED TO ANTI-FASCISTS Reuter's Service. Buenos Aires, May 23. Nine were killed and forty injured by a bomb at the Italian Consulate. The bomb was hidden in a cupboard in a room where clerks were working. It tore a hole six
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    LORD BUCKLAND KILLED
    114 9 Accident While Out Riding TELEGRAPH POLE FATALITY Reuter's Service. London. May 22. Lord Buckland has been killed in a hunting accident at Bwlch. his home in Breconshire. He was exercising on horseback early in the morning and was riding at a good pace talking with his groom,
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    THE TRENGGANU DISTURBANCE
    118 9 Police Compelled To Fire KAMPONG MALAYS IN TROUBLE A special communique from the Secretary to the High Commissioner, received this morning, throws further light on the Trengganu disturbances. It reads: a collision occurred on Monday morning last between the police at the Kuala Telemang Police Station and
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    FITZMAURICE DENIAL
    62 9 Does Not Intend to Become American Reuter's Service. Montreal, May 23. Major Fitzmaurice denies the report that he intends to take out American papers and says he intends to return to Ireland, where there is much work to be done. The aerodrome at Baldonnel can be improved and
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    PERSIA AND IRAQ
    78 9 Sir Austen Chamberlain on the Position 1 British Official Wireless. [British Official Wireless] London, May 23. Sir Austen Chamberlain stated in reply to a question that the attention of the Persian Government had frequently been called to the desirability in their own interests of recognising the present
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    HAMBURG'S POISON GAS ATTACK
    409 9 No Representations To League BREACH OF LAW ALLEGED Shipments of 40 Tons a Year To America British Official Wireless. Reuter's Service. [British Official Wireless] London, May 23. The Foreign Secretary was asked in Parliament to-day whether his attention had been called to an accident at Hamburg
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    THAT OUTLAW WAR TREATY
    165 9 Sir Austen Refuses Details AREAS OF INFLUENCE FOR BRITAIN Reuter's Service. London. May 23. In the He use of Commons at question time, Mr. Thurtle asked Sir Austen Chamberlain to specify the regions mentioned in his reply to Mr. Kellogg's note in respect of which His
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    U. S. RUBBER INSTITUTE
    98 9 Manufacturers Seek "Economic Basis" of Industry Reuter's Service. New York, May 23. A group of leading American rubber manufacturers has formed an organisation to be called the Rubber Institute, with the object of putting the rubber industry on a sound economic basis." General Andrews, former Chief
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      99 9 f Meukow's |H| 1 f 'Five Star" iSBv I j BRANDY. j An Extremely Jj|| tijl j High Grade I Brandy j IFRAN I j ALWAYS KEEP A BOTTLE READY 1 l FOR EMERGENCIES, |j I Obtainable W fl 1 !!!!Ll|H i 1 Everywhere SOLE AGENTS: jfl I GUTHRIE Co.,
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    TSINANFU RELIEF FUND
    727 10 Chinese Chamber of Commerce EFFORTS TO RAISE LOCAL MONEY At a public- meeting held at the Chinese Chamber i t Commerce on Thursday, Bias 17 for the purpose of raising tunds lor the relief of the Tamanfu sufferers, it wax resolved that a Committee be formed alter
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    Telegrams in Brief
    128 10 Reuter's Service. Washington, May 23. President Coolidge has signed the JonesWhite,. Merchant Marine Bill. London, May 24. The Royal Colonial Institute, celebrating j its diamond jubilee, has changed its name to the "Royal Empire Society." Tokio. May 23. The Russo-Japanese Fishery Agreement replacing the old agreement and
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    MR. BENN ACQUITTED AT ASSIZES
    1392 10 Geylang Mishap Recalled RUGBY CAR THAT WAS OVERTURNED J. \Y. Bean, a European, was yesterday lit the Singapore Assizes acquitted on a charge of causing death by a rash act. The D.P.P. (Mr. N. H. P. Whitley) apI cured on behalf of the Crown and
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    More Communists
    172 10 PITHVI CHAND'S RAID ON NIGHT SCHOOL Documents Bore Recent Dates In spite of the arrest and conviction of severrl of their members, including the ringleader. Communists in Singapore are still endeavouring to spread their propaganda in Malaya, as was evidenced in the Third Court this morning when a
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    DANGEROUS DRIVING
    134 10 An Incident in Robinson Road A Chinese owner-driver, who appeared before, the Third Magistrate this morning on a charge of dangerous driving, was fined |13.50 on pleading guilty to the offence. A.S.P. Linden, at whose instance the Chinese was charged, told the Magistrate that he was driving in
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    CLASS IN MALAY
    197 10 Recent arrivals among the ladies of Singapore will be interested to hear of a Malay class being arranged by the Young Women's Christian Association. If sufficient applications are received the class will begin on Friday, June 1, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., at "B" Raffles Quay. The
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    93 10 From China and Japan by s.s. Lahore, due at Singapore at 6 a.m. to-morrow. From China and Japan by s.s. Ceylon Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow. From Europe, (London mails despatched May 3) by s.s. Rohna, due at Penang at 6 a.m. to-morrow. From China and Japan by
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    Sporting News
    145 10 Golf AMERICANS OUT OF BRITISH AMATEUR Some Surprising Results in Third Round Matches Reuter's Service. Prestwick, May 2:\. In the second round of the British Open Amateur Championship, Sir Ernest Holderness beat John Mcllugh (San Francisco), two and one, and J. Henderson (Dundonald) defeated Harry Bower (America) three
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    Keppel Club's Mixed Flag Competition
    27 10 The mixed flag competition of the Keppel Golf Club will be played under the usual conditions on Whit Monday afternoon, May 28,
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    TENNIS
    304 10 Yesterday's Results at the Garrison Tournament Singles Lieut. Turner beat Capt. Mansell, 6—l, 6—2. Lt. Col. Taylor beat Capt. Travers, 6—3, 3—6. 6—l. Major Gardner beat Capt. Hollinsworth, o—o. 6—l. Mixed Handicaps Armitage and Miss Wallis owe 15 beat Dearden and Mrs. Zystra owe 36, 6—2, 6— 1. Major
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    82 10 Friday's Ties in S.C.C. Tournament The following are the ties in the S.C.C. Lawn Bowls tournament which will be played off to-morrow: Handicap Doubles J. Hammond and C. M. Van Cuylenburg, plus 5 vs. J. E. Cookson and A. H. Assiter plus 6. N. C. Metherell and H. Gray,
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    A SAD WAIL
    146 10 "Whilst Ipoh has been very short of electric light the F.M.S. Government has erected a huge power station in Kuala Lumpur, which station not only supplies the town of Kuala Lumpur with all the current that it requires for street lighting, house lighting, etc., but is able
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    296 10 DE LEON STOPS PALMUS IN 6th ROUND American Badly Punished About The Face Gavino de Leon tapped Pete Palmus on the jaw a couple of rounds ana v then finally connected with some right hooks and upper-cuts on the American's jaw and chin which sent that individual
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    33 10 S.C.C. Drop Two Points to Malays The S.C.C. entertained the Malays on the Padan last evening and lost by the one goal of the match, scored by Dolfatah after fifteen minutes' play.
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    Duke's Second String Too Good For Chinese II
    29 10 The Duke's second team beat the Chinese II by two clear goals after an interesting game at the Stadium yesterday afternoon.
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    Positions Up to Date in the S.F.A. League
    272 10 The following are the positions of the S.F.A. Leagues up to date:— Division I P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Duke's 4 4 0 0 16 0 8 SCC 4 3 10 10 56 S*. C. F. A. 4 2 0
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    UNKNOWN AUSTRALIA
    179 10 Expedition Leaves to Explore Arnhem Land Dr. H. Basedow, a South Australian explorer, is the leader of an expedition which left Sydney last month to explore Arnhem Land," the north-eastern portion of the Northern Territory. Dr. Basedow lays that Mr. Donald McKay, owner of the Wallandbeen Station, New
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    107 10 A dead horse won the last rice at the Ledbury Steeplechases on April 20. The horse, Mr. Yate's Ben, won the race by a head, crashed into a fence, fell, and broke his neck. Mr. Yates was knocked unconscious, and was carried on a stretcher to the scales, where he
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    PICK-POCKETS IN IPOH
    156 10 Ingenious Thieves Detected ORGANISED HAM) \i WORK (From Our Own Corn- Ipoh, May 24. For some time complaint made of the ingenious pick-p ■< way trains. An organised ha: believed to be from the South. patent razor blades with miscreants slit the pockets of fellow travellers in
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    ANNUAL REPORT
    301 10 The Planters' Benevolent Fund Of Malava We have received from the Honorary Secretaries, Messrs. Gibson Andersf>n Butler and Co., Kuala Lumpur, the report of The Planters' Benevolent Fund Malaya for the year ended March 31, -having the audited accounts of the C-rporat for the year indicated and an
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    WEEKLY RUBBER REPORT
    61 10 Singapore Hay Catalogued 1,447.083 lbs.; M 6.02 Offered 1,116.050 lbs.: 498.24 Sold 1,011,530 lbs.; 451.5s tons. London New York PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Standard quality Good average quality Off quality Crepe Standard quality pale Good pale Off colour latex Clean fine brown Brown Scrap Bark The
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    851 11 CHAMPION BOXER OF MALAYA Match Arranged at Colombo For Perera (tur Own Correspondent.) Colombo, May 13. ,si is attached in local sporthe forthcoming boxing match enl Perera, Champion of L V. Jayaweera, Ceylon's Champion. The match has by Mr. Charles de Alwis nl with a boxing team
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    143 11 (By courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, May 22. Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at 39 sen (middle price). It is most likely that Marshal Chang Tso-lin will evacuate Peking in accordance with the Japanese advice. Lt.-General Muraoka, Commander of the Japanese garrisons in Kuantung district, with
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      101 11 o* 0 o* fj i 43 m m I p. j AERATED WATERS. jmmmiimm 1.1. iiiiii*ii>iiiiiii mi i •Miiiihi.iiiiiiiiiiiiirniiihiiiiiiiiii TO-NIGBT! THURSDAY, MAY 24. TO-NIGHT! NEW WOULD SHOW CHINESE WAYANG CINEM4S —J4V\NESE WAYANG WONG Etc., Etc Commencing from Friday, May 25 to Sunday, May 27. The Combined Artistes of Dean's Union
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      139 11 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS Programme of Drills up to and for May 27, 1928. To-day, May 24 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, Chinese Company, Practice King's Birthday Parade. 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S. V. F. Ambulance, Practice King's Birthday Parade. To-morrow, May 25 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, Motor Cycle Platoon, Practice King's Birthday Parade. 5:15 p.m.—Drill
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      908 11 SEVENTY-SECOND CROSSWORD PUZZLES The following is the solution of the above Crossword:— ACROSS:—2. Spends; 6. Hurt; 9. Punt; 11. For; 12. Caps; 13. Pear; 15. Rosa; 19. Anew; 20. Omnatsa; 24. Birds; 26. Spinning; 27. Ure; 28. To; 30. Itan; 31. Te; 33. None; 34. Asps; 37. Sea; 39. GS;
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    ST. FRANCIS' ASSOCIATION
    575 12 Eleventh Annual General Meeting The eleventh annual general meeting of the Association was held last Sunday, at the Club premises with Mr. P. C. Pamadasa, the President, in the Chair. The minutes of the previous annual general meeting being duly confirmed, the report of the progress the
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    292 12 The English like Queens" wrote a shrewd German grandmother of the infant girl who was born on May 24, 1S11», in Kensington Palace, on the then outskirts of London, the first child of the Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George IV. The Duchess of Kent,
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      281 12 1 NOT change EMPIRE CINEMA H [g in a tale of trials, temptations and triumphs Gj I TOM MIX SILVER VALLEY" See Mix going up as an AVIATOR! Hi Sun 1 I [jj FLORENCE VIDOR-CLIVE BROOK LOWELL SHERMAN "YOU NEVER KNOW WOMEN" A perfectly acted film of stage life set
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      85 12 JACKIE COOGAN RECORDS Recorded by Jackie himself 23. Old mother hnbbard—Cock a doodle doo. 26. Go to sleep—The dream man. 29. Twinkle little star—Lady Moon. 28. Five little chickadees— Thumkln says I'll dance. 33. Round and round the village J. Jones. 38. Peter pumpkin eater—Musical alphabet. 40. Goosey gandoo redley—Ring
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      220 12 jjj 59, SELBGIE ROAD MILLINERY, STATIONERY AND FANCY GOODS A NEW DISPLAY H OF Ladies' Models and Semi-Trimmed Hats IN WHITE 3 ALSO I French Dresses and Hats. NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARHIVKD. Large Assortment of ■X Q. C. YONG I j Jp' No. 145, Middle Road and No. 709, North
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    374 13 To Resort to Courts to Claim Territorial Rights The Indians are on the warpath. It is not with bows and arrows, tomahawks and knives they are going to fight this time, however, but with complaints, demurrers, and arguments. As their leader let it be known, they are
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    79 13 Taking a hint from the police force of Shanghai, who wt*ar bullet-proof protective vests in their operations against armed desperadoes, a Chinese arrested by the French police in Shanghai last week was found tc be wearing a similar vest O*o Kemmerich, a German long-distance swimmer, recently completed an endurance swim
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      725 13 1 DAVENPORT OIL ENGINE. I (DIESEL) g I l OUR CYCLE HEAVY DUTY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE I rated in England.) JH nKuala Lumpur, Ipoh, %m^^Kf^^^^^ Gj tttßM and Penang. NEW PIANOS AND ORGANS OF THE BEST MAKE, g .IN TEAK CASING. AT LOWEST PRICES, Guaranteed to be perfect in tone
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      59 13 FITTED TO O jj 1928 MODEL 1 ARMSTRONG j 1 SIDDELEY j CARS 5 D J 1. Central Chassis Lubricating System. jj g 2. Automatic Ignition Control. 5 3. Lucas Dipping Reflector Headlights. 8 THE 14 H.P. COTSWOLD 5 STR. D o Jl PRICE REDUCED TO $2820 2 o J
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      249 14 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB Visiting Members are notified that they are not permitted to purchase Cash Sweep or Big Sweep Tickets. P. S. LAING, Act. Secretary. MADRAS AND COAST AGAIN And Thence to Jeddah s.s. LINGNAM Sailing May 24 For particulars apply to: THE STRAITS HEJAZ STEAMSHIP CO.,
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      494 14 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED A linotype operator. Apply personally to Manager, Malayan Saturday Post. WANTED —First-class Nickel and Silver Platers. Apply British Electro Plating Works, 31, Penang Lane. WANTED— Immediately for Puloe Samboe a Qualified Dresser. Temporary appointment. Apply personally to The Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.), Ltd., Engineering Department. WANTED WINE
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      500 14 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED HEAD OFFICE: 49, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES Penang 85, Beach Street. Malacca 131, Jonker Street. Muar No. 1, Jalan Sayang. Batu Pahat 109, Jalan Rahamat. Palembang 16, Ilir. Hong Kong 13, Queen's Road, Central. Seremban 63, Birch Road. Batavia 47, Corner Lloyd Street. Shanghai 9,
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      460 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December, 1892.) Authorised capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,584,846 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E.C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M.
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      426 14 INSURANCE J THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT IiOWRST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Managei Office: 2, Finlayson Green. SZE HAI TONG BANKING INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Established 1907. HEAD OFFICE: 58, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. Paid-up Capital $2,000,000 Surplus
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      145 14 INSURANCE THE EASTERN m ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. (Incorporated n HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE 2nd Floor of No. 3 Mai Singapore. 'Phone Nos. 30 IH and 5047. BOARD OF DIR] See Teong Wah. (Chairman). Gaw Khek Khiam. E (Vice Chairman i Ong Soon Tee, E Koh San Hin. Esq. Seah Eng Lim.
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      395 15 STEAMER SAILINGS ~~P. 0. BRITISH INDIA .PCAR LINES ,r: orated in England) \SSENGER CARGO SERVICES. I\R \ND ORIENTAL STEAM ITION CO.. LONDON AND BAST MAIL SERVICE. Contract with His Majesty's Government.) rWARDfI from LONDON For China Japan Due Tonnage Singapore 1928 7,100 May 29 9,100 June 2 16,600 June 16
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      405 15 STEAMER SAILINGS HAMBURG-AMERIKA UNIE Hugo OeutschStinnes "p H Australische Linien Q Q Oampfschiffs— and eesellschaft (Companies Incorporated in Germany) Passenger and Cargo Services. OUTWARDS HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAN Hindenburg June 4 Rhein via Manila June 20 t Oldenburg July 1 MANILA, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND NORTH-CHINA PORTS t Albert Voegler
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      379 15 STEAMER SAILINGS v NORDDEI,TSCHEB l\ »w I (Incorporated VT" in Germany.) The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS FOR MANILA, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA PORTS. SAARBRUCKEN due Spore May 2G COBLENZ due Spore June 21 FOR MANILA, JAPAN AND VLADIVOSTOK. t KONIGSBERG due Spore June 6 FOR
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      227 15 STEAMER SAILINGS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. LOCAL SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. PENANG (direct express service—l 9 ft hours) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" BELAWAN (via Penang) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG Monday 4 p.m. "KINTA" Wednesday 4 p.m. "IPOH" Saturday 4 p.m. "KLANG" PORT SWETTENHAM TELUK ANSON Friday 4 p.m.
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      486 15 STEAMER SAILINGS (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO MARSEILLES LONDON Tonnage Destination Due Sail Hakozaki Maru LU,6tIU Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp Kotterdam May 24 25> Hakusan Maru 10,000 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp Kotterdam June 7 8 Kitano Maru 8,000 M'seilles, London, A werp ai K'uam June 21 22 fHaruna Maru 10,500 Naples,
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      97 16 I 1 THE RIGHT PLUG! S FOR YOUR CAR a jj B 1 I I H Sole Agent*: j] S i 1 N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING Co., I il (j Singapore Penang. i o fl n I i I NOTICE, j| The first shipment of the j I Super-Gramophone
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      141 16 Ai All over the World "V •> lp; the Schering angle on the labels is known as H > the best guarantee for the highest chemic;l purity and efficiency. Insist upon this tradeijg*r. mark when acquiring Schenng products. ]'I§B Among; these Atophaa Schering should be especially no led, fcr it
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