The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 April 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924 No. 11,168
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    181 1 Australia is to build two ten thousand ton cruistrs to harmonize with English bur lding plans Pajre 9. The death has occurred of the German industrial dictator, Hii^o Stinnes —Page 9. Reports of frtsh French alliances with Rumania and J;ipan are bruited abroad Pajje 9. The House
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK
    1886 1 Quicqidd ugimt homims noetsi est farrjgt Libe!li Juvenal. Our Mr. Penny continues to iqok after the minute things which nterest his constituents. Ho is the rapperter of a Bill to be brought m- -"The Ice Cream and Mineral Waters (Hours of Sale)' extending the power of
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      281 1 «PETTER OIL ENGINES GIVE ENTIRE SATISFACTION (iuthrie Co., Ltd. H r# M_-a-«-«_--a-*«a-a-'-»»»^ 1 m f^ P M II 1 1 W^KKLY PROGRAMME. \_\<il IICS nOICI IOXDAY-Ta Drnsant. /lAf v 'i'C ESDAY.- Dinner Dance. Telephaaf -^20. (10 Lines). WEDNESDAY.-Orchestral Concert. _1 Ballroom m th« E i?t Tui'pcnw __n i.^ IHLK_I)A\. Ciuest
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      233 1 Ab ww cats sand g H and dust! m X Wntf innate etmarf m rip Cnecf. czgar?l'c& manufactured by vQ 11^ machinery al theratg ofthousanag ptt (yT a mt?iii'fe contain sand ent! d.rsz XLf (T which enters the t sygtam and geta uj> |\Q H*v a dangerous ir- l jtion.
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      202 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bankruptcy notice Pace 7. Furnished house t-» let— Page 7. Saturday p .<\ on sale t <-.h.y— pmge 2. Lesrai and Municipal notices— Page 5. Shoe Day at Whiteawayi to-day P.-g-e 5. Rose and Co. rest ring tennia racquets- Page 4. Rcyjl typewriters run _indoth,y—> rage 1. Pull
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      11 1 FOUR wheel-brakes It^mrrift MECHANICALLY /^TffvVW PERFECT jk^tM Guthrie Co., Ltd. C^^=J
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      108 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 12th. Bigh Water, _.3_ a .m. 4. 1t p.m. Loope Zetland, 8.30 p.m. Stt'dcy, Ittk. Hiph Water, 3._4 a.m., 5.56 p.m. Palm Sunday. Mo.iday, Uth. High Water, 4.43 a.m., 7.22 p.m. Legislative Council, 10.30 a.m. I.t ague Football: S.C.C. I vs. S.CF.A. I. Emulation LoJge, 8.30 p.m.
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      165 2 DANCING. Commencing: Wednesday April 9. From 8 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. THE HAPPY VALLEY. ON "THE SHIP" Muse by Special Orchestra. Admission Gentleman with a lady $1.00 Extra ladies each 50 Gentlemen each $1.00 Ladies will not be admitted unless accompanied by Gentlemen. C^*_smß_^s.; '{>. N< ,">■______?*' -f^s hi;-..*' -i
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      285 2 Tei.B26. Victoria Theatre Tei.B26. THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC COMMITTEE Will Present DANDY DICK A Farce m Three Act* by A. W. PINERO ON SATURDAY. MAY 3rd, MONDAY, MAY sth. WEDNESDAY. MAY 7th, and SATURDAY, MAY 10. At 9.15 p.m. Booking Opens at the THEATRE on Wednesday, April 23rd, at 9
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      406 2 Alhambra I From Saturday, 12th April to Thursday, I7lh \m__ In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp, TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. ASSOCIATED FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS CONSTANCF TALMADGE IN "IN SEARCH OF A HNNffi" I In G Peels. The story is by Charlette Thompson tnd la considered to be
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    845 3 Xl BHEK TRADE IN AMERICA. Favourable Outlook. Thi N«« York correspondent of the ScOMMfct," who at certain periods writes on lubl-.v matterr, report- th.U notwithstanding the prut«* quiet market a more optimistic feeling on the outlook m the near future is gradually becoming apparent,' mainly due to the
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    TEACHING THE PARSON.
    93 3 "What is the child's name to be?* a clergyman asked a Yorkshireman and his wife who brought their little girl to be christened the other day. "Noah,'.' was the answer. "But Noah is not a girl's name," explained the clergyman; "you must think of some other name."
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      343 3 Ii Guio f<>r a r**T or Sh« ia Ku _> i KalJ of lif» and hat never been m\~A i*T tfir «!ig!.tf«t trouble. Your VrJ i-Cil ha* built her tplendidly.** Does your Baby laugh I like this j I Baby UugH- liecause he is happy— he is happy because Im
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      170 3 EXCELSIOR Motor Cycles EXCELSIOR WHY WALK A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF EXCELSIOR MOTOR CYCLES HAS JUST ARRIVED DEFERRED {_>r_C.r DEFERRED PAYMENTS V/XS PAYMFNT^ ARRANGED VAOJ JJg_S COMPLETE, WITH TWO SPEED GEAR AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING. BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED. MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT n* oll SINGAPORE PENANG lj RUBBER MACHINE j ___iiifc_ __k f_s__^_l
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    SINGAPORE DECISION.
    3419 4 PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT. In the House of Commons on March 18. Mr. Mac Donald, Prime Minister (Aberavon). I am m the extraordinary position that, m respect of the two major questions I have the support of one side of the House m one case and of the other
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    THE SINGAPORE STUNT.
    206 4 I How much iii i there BU!y be m thi about S ngapore I must who suited It, is their habit eil Government have d< or t<> predict that iteascn for inxiei cover, there it none. the a (such as Lord Beatt; ation) do the Oovei frightened
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    THE POTENTIALITIES OF RADIUM.
    199 4 It is extn-nwly foitunati race that Nature usu.-lly I energy m mall quantil relea-es it m large M k I mon knowledge that radtvm I changing through many tUtm lead, and during ti LI ipontJ 1 mutation it emits mm >u r y- M*nj > MtMJwmt
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      538 4 I&^V^^Tempting1 &^V^^Tempting »^p Tea Table Dailies YA A^_k\j__ffS| A joy for Cook to" make and a joy for all to \J\ r~l^'*_m^_\ eat are the delightful "Raisley" raised \\V\ ll lj JO M cakes and pastries. \»j\ |"M gg Jam sandwiches, swiss rolls, cakes and jnj m scones are always
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    Sleeplessness and Indigestion.
    115 5 lMl i m hand, as well yo'i v «no_g- te have a disorderObvious' v you can't k'et nf sleep >f harmful ac.d is '"'delicate lining of your t .h»;ough It is he whole trouble. It Ati pvapar mtmnmm brain and nerves, and, I really ill. The remedy
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    ROUND THE WAR CEMETERIES.
    726 5 A Chain Encircling the World. A moving story of out soldiers' graves they lorm a chain of cemeteries that ■tl a girdk of honour and remembrance IroaaJ the ti .Lt— waa told at tao Keyu. Society of Aits by Major General i_ r l-abian Ware, vi-e
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    THE CAPE "DOCTOR."
    293 5 A sub-iieutenant m the special service Squadron wiiting from Cape Town says: !ln many towns m the world there springs up at times a wind which is known locally as the 'doctor" There is, for instance, the Fremantle "doct<»r," which purge- the Western Australian town of Perth
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    MR. DARBISHIRE ON TRADE FACILITIES.
    1011 5 MR. DARBISHIRE ON TRADE FACILITIES. During the co use of the debate m the House of Commons on March sth on the Trade Facilities Bill,. Mr. Darbishire .S_i_; Ln;.ke some hon Members on these btiunes, l am not prepared to give very warm support to this Bill, because I do
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    126 5 Less than a minute there will suffice to drive from you all desire for even the most intriguing of tea parties. Your teeth rasp, your eyes smart, your hands grateEven as you step into a taxi, the dirt on the footboard grinds beneath your feet. This paradoxical purgatory of a
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    37 5 Once a man wa- knocked down by a motor, and the rescuer Roing to him. asked j if he were hurt. The victim, a cautious man, replied, "I cannot say, I have not seen my solicitor." I
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      391 5 fENDBBS. i NO IIKR ATION. o Colaeial BeI ht 14th. April,] the Eaginaerl i I Wireles* j l" Biagla Men, Bekft r.n.. i kitoweah- M Piaaaaat; harda^aad and« -i r^. t'i irr.inal •:c to Med:cal I to -B 1 t, paiatiag; e*c. to i asking aad j epaii I Aa
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      204 5 NOTICES. Whiteaway's SHOE DAY TO-DAY 25% off all Ladies Shoe Prices. o Gent's Saxone Boots and Shoes $19.50 pair o Men's Pumps $3 pair 1 WHITEAWAY, IiIOUW GO., LTO. (Incorporated m Enplane!.) SINGAPORE. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. o Notice is hereby given that Battery Road wil) be closed to traffic from Friday
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      671 5 NOTICES. MLWESTK. NOTICE is hereby given that the trade mark consisting of the word "MULTIBESTOS' is the trade mark of Multibestos Company, a corporation organised and existing under "the laws of the State of Massachusetts and having a place of business at Walpole, SUte of Ma-ng-chus.tts, United States of America,
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      800 5 CHURCH SERVICES. SIXTH SUNDAY IN LENT. April 13th, 1924. (PALM SUNDAY) ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. < a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral), and Addi_ss, Lenten Course on the Holy Eucharist (6) "A perpetua 1 me™>ry." Pr.acher the Rev. H. j P_r_ons. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. j 4 p.m.
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    MEDITERRANEAN NAVIES.
    1019 6 BRITISH FLEETS VISIT. I Trance. It;. n xi J Spain. The presence of so many British warhips ir the Mediterranean this week, due to the arrival of the Atlantic Fleet on its spiinjr cruise, is likely to stimulate interest' m the raval situation which appears to be developing
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    CONVICTS WHO MAKE GOOD.
    652 6 Managing one of London's hotels is a man who, only a few years ago, waa serving a sentence of penal servitude m a British convict prison, Faultlessly attired, and posse-sing all the polish ot his profession, his shady past is unsuspected, and as he is not
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    FILM TO TEACH COURTESY.
    255 6 Preparing the tube Men. There are going to be twenty million reasons for politeness m London during the coming summer. The reasons will be very live ones, for they take the form of visitors from the provinces and from overseas to the British Empire Exhibition. The
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    THE TURKS AND THE CALIPHATE.
    1350 6 EFFECT ON INDIA. There was an air of Greek tragedy about the final scene m the Ottoman drama which was played out at Constantinople on Monday night As m Greek tragedy, the denouement was logical, if not indeed inevitable. In November, 1922, the new Turkish
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    BANKS "ON VELVET."
    259 6 Mr. William Leach's Plea for their Nationalisation. Mr. William Leach, Under-Sec retary for I Air, who addressed a meeting at Haniey on the subject of "Municipal Finance/ was do scribed by the Mayor as "a wizard m municipal finance.'' Mr. Leach, after stating that he must resist
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    THE COUNTS PEARLS.
    304 6 A Pleasant Story from Madrid. A remarkable story is told by the "Cor-' vk-io deila Scva- of Count Bomarones, irbo was Mil ister of Justice m Spain until tinpresent dictatorship. The Couth is 01 of the richest men m Spain and says the "Corriere/ 1 ma*riftcent m
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    34 6 A correspondent tells o f the latest tragedy m ty Pt: not, this time, the fault of O Woman, m our hours of ease Sir W C nipan y' a "d hard to' please.
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      725 6 DIARKHCEA IN INFANTS. Food thnt Nourishes nnd cures at the same time. Fear |3)fl tV»r hr-irt of the rpotr»«r of every arti6ciall\ fed iti:.mt vrhrn the hot weather sets m. She ki.< that then the season of summer diarrh'. t login-. v.M.h carries off thousands of infj-r: c* try y*-_r.
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      244 6 A big rich lather from a big new stick Because its wonderful lather quickly softens the tourhe* beard and soothes the tm derestskin/WilliamsSh.n.," Stick has always been leading shaving stick of _Z world. Williams zOoublecap SHAVING STICK is the last word m shavx. i economy and conveniei Follow it point
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    SCHOOLBOY HOWLERS.
    1024 7 MAKING FACTS STAND ON THEIR HEADS. humour _\J_* m,ne of unconscious humour, the Bnt.sh schoolboy, every week provides new specimens of "howled Tat de^M,>rf l? ht f hls ac^intances, the th^rnf ,S I teachers and th envY of the profess.onal purveyors of jokes. y m any hit k
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    THE ROMANCE OF GOBELIN
    522 7 (By Sybil Fitz Maurice.) __J__J° Wa S th ori^ inat °r of those magnificent works of art woven m the likeness liST^ PIC t Ures Which h *ve been tret by art lovers for three hundred yea's e^rThT 7 b f n WaS a Gobelin ever
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    NEW HIGH-SPEED CAMERA.
    227 7 A Thaasaad Photographs a Sefcaa. A chiaa plate dropped, on -Mia- from a heiffht of several fe.t on to _^m v, hlock does not take long to breakout* the new Wedmorc high-speed camera U aW_kto bi cure s seizes of iorty or mor< pictusefl of the crack
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    BENGKALIS PIRATES.
    148 7 j ivnee the arrival of the minelayer "SerdariT* 1 and other fast motoi-boats at Beng--1 lv lifj. ten more pirate? have been captured iking s t ,tal of 20 up to the 24th March i rhese further captnres were doe te the ctivity of fo r fart boats,
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    13 7 The hand that holds the ladle rules the world. Mr. F. W. Goodenoug-h,
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      207 7 I BUSINESS CARDS. FBAMROZaOrt. D V.ATKHS. j j I 1";7. Ktw r\ eetrl af M RENE ULLMANN tK PH j m LAMPS. World. vN( ,:n< HIXI MOTOI 10. »I. T a V :>'. _PIRIT& i it < k. f. HIGI 1 PRINTING. 1 I __P_ rx isioe \U\ PRINTING vV
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      494 7 S SAIL MAKERS. (Established 187^) Manufacturers _g j» atent nva r U _,w r Parkn X Rubber. STEVEDORE. DrtatJl sad General Contractor k d uwa swrtiw X HCSSAIX, Ml Arcade Tel 22g9 p QIEENS BWKCLAH ATHLETFC GOODS. Show Rem, 3 Prince Street !:_^f^_^ Tennis. Telephon-. |W l> nt..n f „c;
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      645 7 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OP SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. X o 181 of 1913 Re A. T. Govindasamy, deceased. Notice is hereby given that a first and final Dividend is intended to be declared m the above matter. AH creditors must
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      519 7 The house of reliability for j Scientific Instruments. Agents for STANLEY Co. Lii. j NAUTICAL REQUISITE j Agents for HEATH Co., Ltd. WATCHES AND CLOCKS. J Agents for 8. SMITH Sons, Ltd. Ga«« of Drawing Instilments $7 grawinc P m Mm p enci a rump Spring Bow Pen m Fabert
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE.
    37 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE. GUDGEOX-HAWTREY.— At St. Barnabas, Kepsington, by Rev. H. H. Lowe, Wilfrid Gudgeon, of Beruntong Estate, to Valentine Hawtrey daughter of W. Hawtrey, O. B. E., of Bandol, Var, S. France, on Wednesday 12th March.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924. The sublime Gesture.
    674 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924. The sublime Gesture. The mail brings us out the full text of the debate m the House of Commons on the Singapore Base, or rather the statement made by the Premier, for as Mr. Baldwin pointed out, m the absence of the correspondence
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    485 8 The Orchard Road post office, from May Ist, becomes a savings bank post office. The hon'ble Mr. E. S. Hose takes the place of Mr. G. Hemmant on the Harbour Board. -Mr. B. F. Oakeshott, Assistant Superintendent of Police, has been granted nine months leave. "The Crescent," published by W.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    274 8 PECK vs. RUSSELL. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. Cross-examined yesterday, Mr. Hastings said he wished to qualify various statements made previously, drawing a remark f rom j His Lordship that witness was creating a, bad impression. He was apparently unwilling to give definite answers Mr.
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    TUNKU MANSUR HONOURED.
    44 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, April 11, Tunku Mansur, son of the Sultan of Kedah, is accompanying the Regent of J Kedah to Engla r.d. A dirtier was given m his honour at Kulim, of which he is the District Officer.
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    TAR-BOILER FIRE.
    63 8 Peaaajc, April 11. A Municipal portable tai boiler, which i had been converted into a furnace, and was j being placed against a partition m a house j m Chulia Street, set fire to the partition. 1 The brigade a: rived m time to extinguish i the tire.
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    A RUBBER FRAUD.
    496 8 Penanu, April 11. Chua Choo Peng charged with cheating the Borneo Company m respect of 7,807 ibs of rubber, to the va'uc of 53.482, was con victed and sentenced to six months imprisonment by Mr. G. A. J. Smith the D strict Judge. Mr. EL Thorne, lately
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    LATE WIRES.
    58 8 [Beulei'i Ber Bftlq f.iers have irrired hm-. N«i YeU In the sight**** r. M rvl i.-rniunent Yates. M.-.M. heat Tattafcawer, Begeljafcei, Laaker. Daetor Lasker dm, and Maracsy r!n-. »Hi it By heating Bdward i ha> re*wed tiu- g«p Doctav Laskcr, vhe aal) dr,, linu lh» kead'ag eighteenth re«ad
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    DEATH OF REV. J. H. LEWIN.
    67 8 Telegraph *j from Hongk of the Rev. J. H man, who was m imi Singapore oi the Francisco where I a<toi;a [or leven j pastorship of th< Church for the pa very popular i health rea w mmediate cause Ht wa* aeeompa sides the
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    TANGLIN ALLEGED THIEF.
    77 8 committed m differei In Disti hine»€ who wa I Road po i have a bearing on I a Hylam, is charged witl Chatsworth road si house m the same distr t. I that the man iradi i various h< uses linn< i ai d from th< rently
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    PRIEST'S ACTION FAILS.
    320 8 The Hokien i w against two <; performance of Land at Tel >k B!; tion tried Just'cc A against him yesterda) Chuan Toh wras I being two <!h nese mci Kuan. ami Taj Ah Liang, of -I eventually purchased the first defendant. A perfoi nance t i
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      197 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR 00MB8 TO CALDBECKS." FOR CHAMPAGNES Veuve Clicquot (Ponsardin.) G orge Gou:et 1914. Bo linger Lanson. Pere et Fib. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co. Ltd. (XneorporattQ n S'nang:.ai>. I\\. 223. Wi Hobinson Kuad. ESTD. N irfS. "^^J'-C^L 1872 PATBOMBUD fc^^^^iifc^^ BY ROYALTY HANDSOME WEDDING AND BIKTHDAY PRESENTS A LARGE AND WELL-bELKc'TED
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      61 8 j: THE jj ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. jj jt (Incorporated m England.) 3 MANUFACTURERS 3 or \l ELECTRIC MOTORS !j •S FOR ALL '< Industrial Purposes. ij PHONE 301 > WINCHESTER HOLSE. ?-v.w.v.sv.v.w.v.v»v.v.v.vS ..PEARS:. TOILET SOAP This is really the last word m Soap Excellence. BLAND SOOTHING FRAG KANT and giving
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    AUSTRALIA'S POLICY.
    490 9 COOPIS ATION IN ('MISERS. U ,MIK\I. FJttOT ADVKE. _k rviee.] flydaeyi April It. si -isassr te the > n Of tin- Special ired that the Govtwa ten arai ir, the latere* n defence, hn order to pro-, perstion with the j neat was convinced aorid-peace, tilt's Singapore eecieioul
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    7 9 1""* OOetn at Parit T. O. M.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    373 9 DUFF DEFEATED. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aprfl 10. The House of Lords has dismissed the a| real of the Duff Development Company m their claim to enforce the award against the Government of KelantanThe Duff Development Appeal. The ease was argued before Viscounts 1- inlay and Cave and
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    465 9 Action taken at meeting af Committee NO. 8 held on April Bth. Decided to recommend that an additional Asst. Engineer, experienced m steel and remforced-concrete bridges should be ensured, and that the views of the Commit loners' Agents as to salary etc. be asked for. Approved layout of
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    49 9 Messrs. S. E. Sharpe, A. E. B llinff. and P. L- Hardinj?, new arrivals m the F. M. S. from Australia, have been appointed surveyors. Messrs. Sharpe and Billiner have been detailed for duty m Johore, and Mr. Harding has been attached to the office of the Town Planner.
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    ROBINSON'S MEETING.
    1275 9 ABSENT SHAREHOLDERS CRITICISM. Ihe fifth ordinary general meeting of Messrs Robinson and Col Ltd., was held at Chartered Bank Buildings at noon yesterday. The Chairman (Mr. R. Page*, presided and there were also present the honble Mr. Lowther Kemp, Messrs J. Robertson, Eu Tong Sen, H. T. White
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    617 9 LEE PEK HOCK'S INTEREST. m the Singapore Bankruptcy Court I yesterday afternoon, before Mr.* Justice Acton, Mr. Lee Pek Hock, who described himself as an import and export merchant carrying on business m Orchard Road, was examined by the acting Assistant Official Assignee (Mr. G. B. Kellagher) as
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    71 9 Mr. C. F. J. Green, Director of Supplies, S.S., and F.M.S., is m Penang. having arrived by the F.M.S., Government launch Shark. Mr. Green is "taking over" fro*/ Commander Peal, who has been looking after the work m Penang. Mr. Green has been visiting several places and is collecting information.
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      666 10 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BR___L__N. GENOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVEhPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NBW YORK. Taking cargo on through Billa of Lading for all Overland Point*. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. TROILUS London,
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      519 10 STEAMER SAILINGS k__a ■>____■____————_ —_______■__________>. _I_£RMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England). PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer. Due Singapore. HOMEWARDS. •s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Marseilles— London Apr. 22 PASSAGE RATES. ♦A Class Steamers Ist Class £86. 2nd Class £56- Deck £22. fB Class Steamers £78. £50. £22. Cargo
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    THE KHAUFATE OVERTHROW.
    1183 11 iliK „i;ks motive. Arnold -I Toynhoo.) >>. th.- „,.ntionoftheTurT to lanish heSS Turkish rith(( !oroftheKhalif.te. fi ..I the members of his this «riU a dramatic ex- _h_ Mrtaiaorpkssis by wh eh the rung from the ashes Empire For the family other than the house Ertogral tks dynasty
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    FAMOUS WOMAN SPY.
    387 11 Her Iron Nerve and Tragic End. "One of the principal actors m the secret war ana nst sp es during the war," reveals m tne Matin how Matahari, the dancer, who was shot as a spy at Vincenne?, was final y led to betray herself. The details
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    1162 11 WARNING BY NAVY LEAGUE. An Imperial Necessity. Thn following statement has been circuited to all branches of the Navy League 'irovghout the world as embodying the tagiMMl considered opinion on the necessity for a naval base at Singapore: The reported decision of the Government to suspend the construction
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    FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY.
    432 11 Professor John Simpson Penman has written his book, "The Irresistible Movement of Democracy" (Macmillan and Co., 215.) at a most opportune moment. The idea of writing this? book was suggested to the author by the famous phrase used during; the world war "to make the world safe
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    HIGHER RAILWAY FARES IN FRANCE.
    181 11 HIGHER RAILWAY FARES IN FRANCE. Puzzling Calculations. The icw railway tariffs introduced a: consequenr-e of variations m exohanße came into force to-ni^ht. The French railway companies have establ s!ie<l a .system of mathematical co-efficients running into seven figures by which the current cost of a ticket must be multiplied. Thus,
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    BUYERS AND SELLERS.
    202 11 For the time beintf, there is no change m the rubber position, wlii.h ttM Homo apers usually describe as pawling. One of the> point o- t that <veiyoiu> with commercial experien c has al\va\.< marvelled at the length of time buyers CBJI hold out apparently with hut
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    363 12 The Dutch steamer Brouwer, loaded with' rubber and copra, arrived from Sir.gkawang yesterday. The Kangaroo* from Fremantle yesterday brought a shipment of over 1,500 sheep for Singapore.The master of the Dutch mail J. P. Coen reported _n arrival yesterday, the death of a passer.ger by the name of
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    SHIPS' WIRELESS v. BROADCASTING.
    521 12 "Morse Interference." j On more than one Occasion it hr.s been I Suggested that the broadcasting of concert programmes has incerfered with the re-! caption of the '5.0.5." signal from ships needing assistance off the English coast, i.nd now comes new.- if similar difficulty cr jthe
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      767 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Pulau Soegi Aing Hong 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Hong Chuan 9 a.m. Pengerang Despatch 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Karimon Fook Mow 9 a.m. Samarang and New Zealand Sussex 9 ani. Penang, Sabang, etc. Camphuys 9
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      109 12 Walker, Mr. J. McGregor, Mr. Haldorf, Mr. and Mrs-. White and child, Mr. C. Gates, Lieut, de Vitre, Capt. Parker Mr W. Ward, Mr. F. Atkins, Mr. E. Fireh Mr. J. Inge. Mr. J. Da't-n, Mr. G. Drunv mond, Mr. W. Sims, Miss Br dshaw. Per Jan Pieterszoon Coen: Mr.
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      560 13 STEAMER SAILINGS T „K OCEAN STEAM SIUP COMPANY, LIMITED. T HE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. AND niFRM-N BUCKNALL STEAM SHIP Co., LW. h .MLRICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England). vFUVK X TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ OR PANAMA. J FROM NEW YORK. r^ Due Spore. Route
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      610 13 STEAMER SAILINGS FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Genoa and Marseilles. Arrives. Sail s.s. PRESIDENT GARFIELD Apr. 23 Anr 25 s.s. PRESIDENT POLK May 7 May 9 s c. PRESIDENT MONROE May 21 May 23 s.s. PRESIDENT HARRISON June
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      694 13 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTBERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to discharge and load Apr 25 U.S.S.B, WEST FARALON to discharge and load May 15 U.S.S.B. WEST MONTOP to discharge and load June and subsequently steamers approximately 30 days i.part.
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    CIVIL SERVICE TRADITIONS
    1296 14 PRIME MINISTER'S TRIBUTE. The Singapore Base. The Du-:e of York, as president of the Civil Service Sports Council, attended the annual dinner of His, Majesty's Civil Service at the Connaught Rooms. Sir Warren Fisher, Secretary to the Treasury, was m the chair, and the guests included the
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    THE VULGAR RICH.
    272 14 Attach by Mr. Mac Donald. London, Mar. 6. Mr. Ramsay MacDonaM delivered a striking aiUfft 10-i.ight to some 8,000 I'M'. Clurchnu n m Brighton on "The Social Implications i-.i Christiar.ty.** He made a l outspoken attack on the vulgar rich. who,*" he said, "buy honours, although their
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    WOMAN AND WINE.
    202 14 Alleged Orgies of Communists. London, Mar. B. The Mo-cow c-o ■■•respondent of the- London 'Daily Express" says Indulgence m chanipayne parties and conduct unbecoming Comniuni-t- are among the charge* io a long Indictment against Alexander and Jacob Kzjaahocbekov, brothers, whose trial has been opened m the Supreme
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    FOOD FOR ATHLETES.
    196 14 Trench Professor's Advice to Olympic Entrants. Paris, Fel>. 25. In the Echo dc Paris- Professor Jules Amar advi-cs athletes preparing for the Olympic Games upon the delicate question of the nutrition which enable? the "human motor" to give the bost results Dividing foodstuffs into albumens—comprising meat, eggs,
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    CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN.
    478 14 Singapore at the i. bases, question of Imperial policy. A _o!«„ however, may dwe'l UJ of Singapore, on ir. our Asiatic accomplished bj energy and grit. !i, timely since I .iv-: a letter from Major W erly editor of the Sii who has been a lift m
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    CALIPH'S HAREM EXPELLED.
    83 14 "Mr,r r Dangerous Mi i Gewtaatteefle, M r Mustapha Kemal Pasha* non-expi Ision of the pri members of the Cl jected yesterday In the il Deputies declared thai th« bers were more itngei intrigue than the r\M^. .Consequertly, tfefc < by his two wives, two women attendants,
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    18 14 The great source of is that they have their number of men who belief' m l Mr. Baldwin.
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      84 14 _Hf__H _Wmw ____r Hatters Costumiers Coy. 185, ORCHARD ROAD. o A CHEAP SALE AT THE CHEAPEST STORE IN TOWN. SOME LINES In Wool Jumpers $2.00 Soft Lawn Embroidery Princess Petticoats frori§sl.so to $4.00 Each. 9 Assorted Sponge Cloth dresses all Colours from $5.00 to $7.50 Each White Wool Golfers $8.00
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    600 15 j I HASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, APRIL 11th. MINING. of th1 U Sl S _.!i braCAeiS VUiU_ bl S~cu_ vu T rs UKIe f otherwis gstsX PaSing^n^i iT" UlV J Hitam Tin ($j 1.40 1.50 idris Hydraulic (fl) i l>s 2 0s. Johan Tm
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    66 15 At the annual meeting of the Shanghai Missions to Seamer, on April Ist., a resolution was passed for the building and endowment of an institute for seamen at a total of 520,000 Taels, which will also be a memorial to men of the British Mercantile Marine who fell m the
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    EXCHANGE.
    58 15 April 11. Bank 4 m.s. ,4 g Bank demand Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 7.M New York, demand cnV Credits 90 days £2 fn'dir'V'T 111^ 11 7G Hongkong, demand 2 pc Prem Yokohama, demand |gj Java, demand no" Bangkok, demand 793* Sovereign, Bank Buying 8 54 Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    180 15 April 11. Pepper white nf > Pepper Black f r 1 <.<o rkike Tapioca 13 50 Pearl Sago Small 9 0 5 Opra loioO Copra Summed 10 80 Opium, Benares unt. 4^ooo Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for export
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    45 15 Singapore April 11, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spot 43 43^0. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 42 42U; April 42K 42 X 2; May-June 42% 43; July-Sept. 43% 44. London Quotation Sheeet Is. oasd.0 a sd. Market Steady.
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    MALAN TIN.
    48 15 (From Our Own Correspondent). V Penang, Apr. 11. The report of the Directors of Malan Tin states that after writing aff $3,740 for depreciation, the profit is $13 v lO7, which wher deducted from the debit balance of fast year, leaves a debit balance of $21,428.
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    PRESERVED MILK MARKET IN NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES.
    227 15 Australia and the Netherlands are the two principal sources of supply m condensed and other forms of preserved milk imported into the Netherlands East Indies. Practically all the Europeans living on the islands use canned milk e'-ther condensed or evaporated milk being lifted
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    109 15 There left Hongkong on retirement by the Empress of .Russia, Mr. G. T. Edkins, the head of the firm of Messrs Butterfield and Swire, Hongkong, after 34 years, with that firm m that colony and Shanghai. He had been connected with a large number of important enterpriser and had always
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    65 15 FRASER'S REPORT. Wta^OU Si "««P"». April 11. n 6266 IDs;. 7"> tons at 127.69 ■Vl,:-^, l^ 1 1^ l -20 1.2"., South 103 1.06, relok Kruiiw Us l.io, HiUma l.«> 1 .;;0. nili w l l ri K r fl^>* 24.76 2646, Steamshiito SO5 310 ex. dividend,
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    157 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, AprM 11. iv 11 bber.— London Is. o%d. Local 4" i in.- -London £255 lOt. Local 127% #75 t na sold). LW, kundongs 1 l.io, Montakabs 17 19 New Serendahs I.y2>, 2, Liv BemiU lb 2o! United Malaccas 1.07H LIB. Mining. Asam Kumbftngi 42a 44a
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    103 15 ft. p.,-- 1A Singapore, April 11. J u^er— is. o%d UnduWfwt Kubbers.— Quiet, quotation* nominal A' Z8 20, Ulu Benuts 18 20. Mining.— Asam Kmnbuiffi 4?s. 435. Hitarns 1.45 1.50 Jelantohs 10 12. Johan> 4o Linguis 5.45 r,.50, Nawngr Pets 1.52' ffn/r 2 11- kUai as
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    106 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macl hail.) Singapore, Apr:! 11. Rubber Is. o%d. 42. Tin.— £2ss 10s. 127^. 75 tons n T; on kalens W. 66 ISJM, Petalinps Jn^, Rawan s 82% 87%, Souths 1-20, Telok Kraiar 1.05 l.io, Kawnc P*t« 1.50 1..).), Kamuntintfs :i7s. Dd. 38s. Gd Limruis
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    110 15 Singapore, April 11. A quiet tone has characterised the Market dur.ntf the pa^t wee X and values »ho\v only a slight movement. The general demand is not Strong, hut there have been no larjre offerings „f nearby rubber likely to depress the Market. Futures have been wlhout feature
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    TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR COMPANY.
    100 15 The Uatfl for ths new flotation, The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Cnipany Limited, which opened >n April fed. will close on Wednesday and as a laitfe number of applications has already been received locally and the Company has excited considerable interest m the F.M.S., those
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    45 15 H. E. the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., to act as Attorney-General of Honjrkorjr during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., C.8.E., or until further notice, with effect from March 31st.
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      294 15 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE (»MPAi\fflr__) n7OOOOOO tV Company Las £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of En_?_nH r E 32 ld Jewr y' E C Assurance Companies J$ a d COmpheS with the British Life ACTIVE I'LANS OF ASSURANCE companies Act AGENTS WANTED District Manager Secretary Managing C 1.
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      511 15 BANKING. "°i^ONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkon/) Head Oftiee: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 bamd and fully P aid up $20,*****0 Reserve r ur.d:— Sterling 4,500,000 I r x Sllver $25,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000 00 COURT OF DIRECTORS p. G. .1. Barnard, Esq.. Chairman. ii'_ Patttnde Ks( l"
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      499 15 BANKJLNG j CHARTERED BANK I-ffL 1 1 AL ST RAUA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. raid up Capital m 600,000 pI h reS _5 ach Reserve Fund >.on nn Reserve Liability o^ b 0O > 0(>0 Proprietors 3>0 00,000 HEAD OFFICE. 38 Bishopsgate, Lor_don, EC Agencies dnd
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      46 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Roy*] Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co.. Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    ST. ANDREWS MISSION.
    1005 16 THE PAST YEARS WORK. Reports af the different branches of the woik of St. Andrew's Church Mission were presented at the annual meeting of the mission held m St. Andrew's School Hall yesterday afternoon. The meeting was SflnsMsi over by the Rev. E. A. Hone, who nowev
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    41 16 Orders for week ending, April 20th. -Vc niay, 14. Indiv dual Troops Parade. Tfriiy, 15. Signalling Class, Headfjua.tt"*. 5.15 p.m. Thursday. 17.— Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Individual Troop Orders as issued by Scoutmasters. FRAND C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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    ENGLISH CRICKET.
    1264 16 VISIT OF THE SOUTH AFRICANS. First class cricket at Home may be said to open with the match betweer Scotland and Yorkshire which commences at Glas-] I m on May Ist., although it is not until I two days later that the other leading cour-j ties will begin
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      144 16 S. C. C. Tournament. The following will represent the B. B. end I XI against the Etceteras m the S. C. C. Tournament this afternoon: C. F. Chester, F. R. Craiff, R. N. Hamilton, E. W. Hare, C. Hervetson, O. P 4 GriffithJones, C. M. Jamieson, E. S. Nathan,
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      FOOTBALL.
      52 16 The following will represent the S.C.F.A. II against the Foit Canning: football team to-day, on the former's ground: Koh Chim Yeat; Fok Peng Yean. Tan Lee Wan; Chua Ttng Siew, Chua Boon Lay. Tan Chwee Tionjr; Un Teck Senp, Tan Cheng; Chuan. Wee Soon Eng, Choi Wah Cheng, Kee
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      RESULT OF LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
      85 16 London. Mar. 27. The Liverpool Spring Cup has resulted as follows. Slyer Band (100 to 8) 1. Ragout (100 to 8) 2. Moabite (10 to 1) 3. Fourteen ran. A short head sepaiated the winner and the second and one and a half lenythl second
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      SHOOTING.
      79 16 Following a challenge from H.M.S. Hawkins, the M.S.Y.R.. B R.A., Kuala Lumpur 1 ranch met a team of ton men from the >;(i: >. on the Rang*., on Tuesday afternoon. The teams were Wirjf lucky not to have tho storm which waa lurking m the neigrhbourhood. As it was,
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      50 16 T"h€ foil ig eompetit'ons have been iro<! foi the Easter holiday?: th to fclst April (invlusive>— o hold mining i -ltc-tic. 20th April (Sunday)— Two ball fourBony. Medal play, 18 holes. •Jl-t April (Monday) (afternoon) only M xli! foursome. m AM above competitions tre to ?urcrumecary members.
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    A NATURALIZATION EXPLANATION.
    132 16 /■v on lence which has paieed between ■iC« Straits Chinese British Association ar.d the Local Government, regarding the question of naturalization ha- been forwarded to oa for notice. The Association brought to the attention of Government the fact that it understood the local ordinance held the wife
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    PALLADIUM.
    74 16 M. Paul Vino^vadoff of the Paris and Moscow Conservator es of Music will give a short Chopin recital at the Palladium to-morrow,' Monday and Tuesday the 13th. 14th Bud 15th h stant. He will play Varche Funebre, Ballad Op 23 No. 1 and lolonaise Op 53. The change of
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      YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
      140 16 Profession Pairs. Capt. Havies and Cupt. Shackel beat Doig and Hill, w.o. La Cloche and Smith, beat Stewart and Cruickshank, 6 4, 5 7, 6 2. LUermark and Klenman beat Leggatt and WIItOB, 7—5, 6—l. Palmer and Murphy beat Goldie and Collyer, 6—o, 7—5. Muglistor. and Cameron beat
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      S. R. C. TENNIS.
      180 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Doubles Handicap. E. E. de Soon and V. C. Westerhout owe 15.3 bear W. A. Balhetchet and V. H. Xorris owe 40. 6—2, \—G, 6—l. Doubles Handicap. N. E. Ess and J. T. Andrews owe 1,5.4 beat G. de Souza and F. J. Rappa
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      INTER-CAPITAL TENNIS.
      60 16 I N T E R-C APITAL TEN N I S. London, Mar. 27. In the Inter-Capital Lawn Tennis, on the first day. London led Pari* by 3 matches to 2. In the Smijrei Ujong Club tennis tournaienl Nur..uUy beat Johnstone on a wt-t rourt 6 6—3 and meets the winner
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    87 16 (By Courtesy af the Nar.yo Niehi- v Nichi Shimbansha.) Tokio, April 10. The Kokum'n Shinbun says that the pending Anglo-Japanese trade treaty la shortly be arranged thanks to the agreement of the two countries' views. Twentythree fishmongers, who luejlltlj) raided, on Matsumoto-Ro. a restaurant, were committed to the
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    POSSESSION OF ARMS.
    283 16 H. Golbert, the officer on board the Dutch steamer Senang who was arrested by the Detective Department some days ago m connect on with the discovery of two pis tois and ammunition belonging- to him fov whk'h he had no licence, was produced before Mr. Pryde m
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