The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 June 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY. JUNE 26 1923. NO. 11.526
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  • STOP PRESS NEWS.
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      THE CHINA TROUBLE.
      373 1 WIDESPREAD PLOT. [Renter*! Service] Shanghai. June 25. The police yrsUrday obtained information of a widespread student plot to hire motor cars and dash around the international settlement bombing and shooting. The police ordered the parage- not to hire cars except to well-known customers. The young Chinese are
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      CHAOS IN GREECE.
      50 1 [Reuter's Service.] Salonika. June 25. The Garrison officers have fornud a Military Government Presidency. General Pangalos has taken possession of all civil and military institutions. •The despatch adds that tht. whole of Greece is reportedly in the throes of revolution and the fleet has joined the movement.
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    FURTHER REMINISCENEES OF SINGAPORE.
    1123 1 FURTHER REMINISCENEES OF SINGAPORE. 1 cannot write of Singapore 50 year« .»!.•,<> has Mr. Giotling, nor can J go back <|iiiU' •J5 years with Mr. J. S. M. Kenni Kit ■pell of over 21 yean Inspire* me to add my quota to recently published reminifcencvi: of Singapore. It was on
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      235 1 BUY "SNOWFLAKE" THE BKTTKR BITTER RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday Ukd Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. 111 SARKIES BROTHERS, seventy varieties besides »«*ot the daily special dishes. Proprietors. > jj s 2O Deposit and $16 per month Never before such
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      113 1 HY-RIB 1 Alwav^ VW .^^U. ,^1 a B 111 B I Aflivftvt Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. (Incorpoiated in the Straits Settlements) I »j [The "EUROPE "HOTEL Terms: Ala carte, or fT^TTI f GRILL Inclusive. j After-dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD. ARTHUR E. ODELL, Managing
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      26 1 H. BOLTER, EUROPE HOTEL BUILDIXfI Madeira Wine A oscatel ___WHOI I ESALE'AND RETAIL JOHN HAIG'S GOLD LABEL WHISKY THE BEST 9 SWEE LEE CO. WINE MERCHANTS.
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      9 1 SEE THAT YOl GET "SNOWFLAKE" PURE CHILLED CREAMERY BUTTER
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    SURPRISE FOR KING FAISAL.
    436 2 tjueen Adopts Murt.-ptan Dress. Mesopotamia iia> lately bten the seen c of information which at ftrsi caused unled ni>hnnr to King '*■-:<'. i:> arch, according I ini »t received in London. King Faisal's queen bai ad< pted Westei i ideas, and her wardrobe ii no* being
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    LONDON'S CRITICS.
    212 2 Tlu-ie is loan excuse for the Japanese, who, walking aJof Piccadilly on May 23rd., a>ko'.l why it was "ihat you Westenui-s havcto Mil aiaeai of cardboard to put in your eoaU la order to stop your fathers and mothers from bains cruel to their children They don't understand
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      490 2 AGAROL COMPOUND. Modified MINERAL OIL with Phenolphlhalein and AGAR-AGAR. Dependable Original Palatable Indicated in Constipation. To be had of all Chemists. Distributing Agents for Malaya. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD^ TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT GRAND PRESENTATION OF A SILVER CUP BY HAJI MANJOOR SAHIB MARICAR ESQ. TO THE MERRY
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      357 2 HAROLD LLOYD, KING OF MIRTH. IS < AGAIN WITH US. Safety Last His first 7 reeler has arrived. Watch for Alhambra's date 24th JULY R. M. DONATI, Distributor. JB J. CROWTHER SHAW CO. ffc t SMART TROPICAL SUITINGS lx%P Hf 1 MERCHANT TAILORS l|||.',. J'JEiiit EUROPE HOTEL BUILDING. IJ I
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      347 2 From Tuesday, 23rd June, to Sunda> >sth 7 QUITE A FTNE ARRAY OF PICTURES OF l)i\ i"kr FROM DIFFERENT PRODI (F| S Aft A Delightful Variety t^Kntortai., Everybod, ALHAMBRA In the Second Show at 9p n, A PARAMOUNT PICTURE OF THRU Is \,'i, nv MELODRAMA N ANr Featuring Jacqueline Logan.
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    HOME SPORT.
    1120 3 VARSITY VISIT TO AMERICA. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, May 21. in* pres.dents of the Oxford University and the Cambridge University Athletic eiubs have accepted an invitation for a combined Universities' athletic team to visit the Um?ed States at the clo.se of the present acadtmic tfrm to compete
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    BOLSHEVIKS AND TRADE.
    605 3 The Bolsheviks are once again making an attempt to secure funds in this country 1 y drawing attention to the potentialities wh'c-h Russia offers to British traders. There tan I*- no denying the fact that Russia does open up a rich prospect as a great market for
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    "RADIO STRIKE."
    168 3 Melbourne, May 27. Visitors to the wireless exhibition to I nijiht witnessed a noveltyHft^Melbcume in what the dealers occupying stands in th;. i hall called a radio strike." It took the form of a boycott of the broadcast programme of station 3LO a> a protest against the greater
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    KRUPP WORKS FOR IRELAND.
    140 3 Belfast. Piivate advices- received ir Belfast from Dublin point to a remaflkah'e indn^trl4 development in the Irish capital in the near future. Messrs. Kiupp, of Essen, hr.ve (according: to the advice?) completed plans for the laying down of an immense steel producing 1 plant w|ticl) will
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    TRYING AND HANGING THE REBEL SHEIKHS.
    559 3 POLITENESS IX COURT. j Constantinople, May 13. I The questioning by the Government au hoi ities of the captured Kurdish rebel sheikhs who took part in the recent revolt is giving rise to some picturesque and unusual scenes and dialogues. When the Sheikh Chemseddin,
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    PENANG AND PUBLICITY.
    252 3 That there is real need for a "publicity campaign" if the attractions of Penang are j to be made known to the world at large may be gathtied fiom the fact that the f-nly ieie rentes to British Malaya in the! 24-paffC Special Supplement issued by the
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    THE BAD OLD DAYS.
    167 3 Th: motion at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of England to abolish alcoholic drinks in the Church j training college*? might be calculated to en use some old-time worthies of tho i Scottish Church to turn in their graves, i In the eighteenth century
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      319 3 Sciatica Many P«©f4« •'ndurt a lifetime of nv through Sciatica yet there if P»ol that De Witt'i Pills ,0] ilwiyi prompt relief. j Vr ia ps the f xperience of Mrs. Casey m vT te the best proof of the efficacy f (in remedy, for hers was a rery tgl
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      246 3 I FORD OWNERS m AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS BY USING White Star Oil RECOMMENDED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA AS BEING MOST SUITABLE FOR THEIR ENGINES. l! Malayan Motors j 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. I WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. IM Your health's best friend M —the daily 'dash' of ENO
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  • LATE MAIL NEWS.
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      FRENCH AVIATORS' TRAGICVENTURE.
      174 4 Attempt to Fly From Paris to Karachi. Versailles, June 14. The Minister of Marine visited the naval officers, Teste and Amanrich, who are suffering from the effects of an accident at Villa Coublay in an aeroplane which w»e being prepared for the non-stop Paris to India flight.
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      Gallant Airman's Death.
      25 4 Piris, June 15. The Naval Captain Teste, who was seriously injured by an aeroplane crash at the Villa Coublay, has died. I
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      CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST.
      98 4 Next Expedition Depends On Tibetans. London, June 15. In an address at the Royal Geographical Society, the Earl of Ronaldshay. referring t«. the Everest Expedition, paicf a high tribute to the leadership of General Bruce and Colonel Norton, and the brilliance of the latter's despatches. He reiterated
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      NAVAL OFFICER'S SUICIDE ON SHIPS BRIDGE.
      59 4 London, June 13. Th<> naval survey ship Flindens was enUsiag in the British Channel when Lieutenant R. L Lucy, the Navigator Officer, suddenly shouted out "Oh! I am going mad." Then he whipped out his revolver an 1 >hot himself in the head. His
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      PRINCE OF WALES'S CHAFFEUR KILLED.
      61 4 Mabane. (Swaziland), June 15. Ore of the Prince of Wales's drivers, who was proceeding to the Residency, mistook the road and suddenly found himself heading towards the river. He abruptly stopped his car and turned to gain the bridge but the car turned turtle, and
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      FESTIVAL OF FEAST OF BAKR-ID.
      202 4 Growing Fear of Hindu-Muslim Riot. Deli, June 15. Al the Muslim Feast of the Festival of Bakr-id is approaching there is apprehension that a Hindu-Muslim riot may develop, the reason being that the Hindus insist on th* prohibition of the procession of the cow for
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      SITUATION IN HEDJAZ.
      54 4 Simla, June 13. Information has been received officially from His Majesty's Consul at Jeddah, that the Hed.iaz Government announce that their' forces have occupied Leader, midway between Yambo and Rabeph. News has also arrived that the Persian authorities have come to an aerr?ement with the leaders, and
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      ALLAHABAD MUNICIPAL FAILINGS.
      61 4 Allahabad. June 15. The Municipal Board has passed an Ad-, ministration Report containing strong com- merts of the Chairman on communal party feelings in the Board. A stormy meeting: was anticipated, but the closure was applied in time, and the i report was passed, the meeting agreeing
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      A WEAK MONSOON.
      16 4 Simla. June 13. T<:-day's weather observation shows that the Monsoon is generally weak.
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      THE TRIENNZ MEDAL.
      143 4 i Presented to Mr. Philby. London, June 16. Mr. H. St. John Philby delivered this nvvn'Tig the first Sir Richard Burton Memorial lecture when Sir E. MacLapan, who presided, presented to the lectuur the Triennz Medal. Tracing the recent history of the Hedjaz, Mr. Philby said Husseins
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      DAM OPENED ON BLUE NILE.
      65 4 Lond°n, June 18. A Khartoum message says the great dam at Makvvar, a few miles north of Senna r on the Blue Nile, has been opened, it Is believed at a cost of ten million sterling. It is expected that irrigation canals will o finish
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      "RED" HOPES OF MOROCCO.
      417 4 Kranco-Spanish Agreement Expected. Paris, May 22. Reports from Morocco indicate tl:at Alxlel Krim. the "President of the Rifl Repuhlic." as the Paris Communists hpil him, is becoming more prudent under stress of trui vigorous military policy adopted by the French. Encouraged bv his defeat, when the
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    VENALITY OF SUBORDINATE JUDGES IN INDIA.
    202 4 Allahabad, May 22. Sir Grimwood Mears, Chief Justice of Allahabad, in dismissing the application by a vakil (pleader) for restoration to the Rolls, drew attention to the serious prevalence of malpractices arising out of tho dishonesty of a section of the suboidinate Judiciary in
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      533 4 MALAYAN AGRI HORTICULTURAL SHOW ANT) TRADES EXHIBITION. RACE COURSE, KUALA LUMPUR JULY 31st. TO AUGUST 3rd. 1925. The largest Show and Exhibition ever held in the F.M.S. Open 14 hours a day, with a constantly changing j programme of everts. ALL ENTERTAINMENTS FREE. Cheap railway fares. 4 Particulars from: Prices
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      40 4 HUDSON'S Have in Stock a large assortment of New Instruments including BANJOLINES, BANJO-MANDO-LINES, SWANSE BANJOMANDOLINES, UKULELE'S and SWANEE BANJO-UKULELE also ONE MAN JAZZ THE HOUSE OF THE CATCHY MUSIC H. C. HUDSON, 100, North Bridge Road. Telephone No. 170$. Singapore.
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      289 4 The Great British Tonic TakeHall'sWinetohuiM up your hetlth. Take Hall's \\\ne tr back strenutli and ener^ Take Hull', W: tfJf i:i tnebloodandiccdihenen^ Take Hair, m to come the effects of a trru climate. Take Hall's \V,, lC rc commended tor over years by British doctor*. 3m 9 a»rl Ik f*
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    SUMMERING BY SURTERRANEAN FIRES.
    726 5 SUMMERING BY S URTERRANEAN FIRES. \M«nt of Asama Volcano. i to ilimb one <>t" Japan's 1 i < Iscted the most im- and the one tasiest of access, .aid left Tokyo by an earlv five-hour ride to the starting Kai tapa. After* proceeding over the Musashi plains rice fields everywhere,
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    BANKS AND SHIPOWNERS.
    149 5 Alleged Provisional Attachment. According to the Osaka Asahi, the Hong- kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Kobe, iias provisionally attached the property of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, Kobe, including the fleet and office building owned by the steamship company. The attachment has been served, says the Osaka paper,
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    OLD TIN CANS.
    679 5 The apotheosis oi the tin mine is in the Last and it is materialized in the kerosene oil tin. There is no part of Asia to which the kerosene oil tin does not go, not only filled with inflammable material but as the friend and the keeper
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    BRICKS TO BRITAIN!
    561 5 It has occurred to me that brick- have become much more a luxurv than artificial silk stockings. Time was when you could use a brick either for building or as a handy weapon, without counting the cost. Now a thousand good facing bricks, by the time you
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    GERMAN TOYS.
    519 5 Wfty They Are Cheap. The lot of vhe Gt -man industrial worker, write! the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Herald, is not enviable, and must, moreover, steadily worsen as the effect! of the Da we.* schemes make themselves felt. The eight-hour day :s still the exception instead of
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    FIJI CHILD'S GALLANT RESCUE.
    243 5 One of those gallant cast's of hra\ ry which occur from time to time among all races, and all classes, is reported from the Vorovoro village in the Damasamu district, Tailevu North, in this island of Viti l.evu (writes our Suva correspondent). Three young children, Saimoni,
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      906 6 I m.^ II I m I r u H HHB HHi G OFFERED BY THE y SINGAPOEE FREE PRESS IN A GIGANTIC 0 J POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN U CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. 1 H $3,119.29 STUDEBAKER STANDARD SIX Including $3,000 Insurance Policy, full coverage in the
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      216 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES EASY TO WIN Electric Chandelier I OF VENETIAN CUT GLASS I'urt'hased and on Display at Frankel Bros. VICTORIA ST. No connection with any other firm in Town. f~ COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH AND NEW PROCESS RECORDS-VALUE $200. Sjsj IB Robinson Piano
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      921 7 The following prizes will be given free to the persons having I the greatest numbers of votes at the close of the campaigh, I July 18th. 1925. I Y otes are Riven free and may be secured by receiving paid I in full subscriptions from one's friends for the Singapore
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      210 7 $400 SILVER Tea and Coffee Service PURCHASED AND ON DISPHY AT SINGAPORE'S LEADING JEWELLER B. P. de SILVA HIOH STREET, I The Store of Service ■n{^>Jß Kodak 9 I jiffi with Special Lens. ■Krl4M|^ Purchased and on Display at |S|pSigg^ KODAK LTD. I 3, BATTERY ROAD. A FOR THE BEST
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      71 7 FROM PARIS Is Showing every day his beautiful collection at PRICES WITHOUT COMPETITION. N. Amber Mansions. ONE $100 PARIS GOWN WILL BE GIVEN AS PRIZE. DAILY VOTE COUPON GOOD FOR 20 VOTES Save This Coupon Name Street 'I own This Coupon, neatly cut, name and address filled in and brought
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    22 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. SMITH At tlu- Muu-rnity Hospital, IVming «»n Juno "Jo. |a Uh wife ©1 Mr. Gerard A. Smith ;i daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925. The Troubles in China.
    500 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1925. The Troubles in China. Fuller news despatches from China. North and South, amply confirm the reports that the root of the (troubles in China lies in the student class, moved into action by the Bolshevists in the country. From all over the country
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    Our Scout Troops.
    464 8 In the interesting report of Dr. Winstedt on educational matters in the Colony, which this year assumes a more readable form under various headings, the statistics being relegated to appendices, some account is given of the Boy Scouts movement. In Singapore there are seven school troops, numbering
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    139 8 The Ipoh Gymkhana Club has ordered a batch of eiarhter:-' griffins f < r tVw Spring meeting of 192<>. We regret, says the Siam Observer Off Jane 17, to announce the death of Her Royal Highness Princess Nari Ratana. Mrs. H. E. Pratten. wife of the Hon. Mr. H K.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      CHINESE EXPORTS.
      92 8 (From Ouf Own Correspondent, i Penang. June 25. The trouble in China, which has spread to Bangkok, is beginning] to be ft It in Penang in the matter of the price of imported rice ancf otherl articles imported from China, in some cases an increase of fifty per
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      POSSESSION OF ARMS CASE.
      142 8 (Fiom Our Own Correspondent.) l*enan>{, June 25. Tan Ban Kim, an ex-membtr of the Chinese Company of the Penang Volunteers, was charged btfore the District Judge at the instance of Mr. Costello with beinp in possession of a Volunteer rifle without a permit. Mr. Costello saw
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      CALCUTTA NEWS.
      172 8 (From Our Own Correspondent Tiie Pmang Gaxette*f Calcutta cor respondent says that after protracted heai inK of suit brought by Princess harani Nirupama L>^\i for dissolution <••' her Marriage with Prince Victor K&rayati Nityendranarain Cooch Behai, on the ground of cruelty, Mr. Justice Gregory Iki< granted decree li-^i
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    446 8 Mr. t>. Heddle is now in chart: 1 <>f the Gopeng Agency of the Straits Trading c,... Ltd. Renter*! telegram from New York announces the dea r .h <•!' Mr. William Farabee. the anthropologist. The Kedah Government Gasette announeei the appointment »>f Syed Zain bin Syed Hassan Barakhabah as Assistant
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    TO-MORROW-LAST DAY OF BIG BONUS OFFER.
    156 8 TO-MORROW-LAST DAY OF BIG BONUS OFFER. the •member, IW< Popularity I I o'clock Um lOOOCQ m cloae. This j« balaace of the l u I'""""" -".v .man, W J to mala up their $100 2 i nearly half mlni Many two, .nd i m in.ta.ce, I, "f» »«b»cription sl n
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      THE INNER HARBOUR.
      106 8 the Kdilor. Sir,—l the Master Att< ndant, or v, ponaible, to ;i seri i> ichipptngr. M> I who have cal work <■* stati tting fai The smaller lui :i stemmen choi i passcngi i ]x.-.-ill!' that the I' n R ktt'P 'It'. I W.HIKI I m to
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    THE CEYLON DIRECTORY.
    73 8 We haw received frw mvif the IWB copj of W Directory which i* public er. Tho volunu-. irhich d what the Book Mewl d ii of totnen directory and it the whok of the It iappliei ir rt denU ..f the islai I and informatioi ir>' to
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    70 8 Bra CM»eaf »r"" l)V (Bj K M: h ml s !n H Serious real anti-for« ism I and Fiend rl A Frenehmai include wen a. 1: IK diparde, infftißfltion f Shan.hMi S.riK, H»l I Th« Shirjrhai i* pr< rr«; i thi. country. W\ 0M to suffer fro, prepondera
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    6 8 >... R Bantrl ,n.hm 17 for IV
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      107 8 7 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CAI.DBECK'S" I%Afn CURACAO, Cherry Kill V Brandy Kummd 111 II *i 1 Creme de Menthe UVLU V.O .Gin. Acknowledged by Connoisseurs as being the best. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) 4... ROBINSON ROAD. TBLEPHONI 225. NEW SHIPMENT IRISH^BACON A REAL BREAKFAST DELICACY Singapore
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      15 8 A GOOD TIP. Sole Agents: DUPIRE BROTHERS. I Sole Agents THE BBRNEO COMPANY, LTD. MALAYA.
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    DISTURBANCES IN CHINA.
    512 9 HONGKONG STRIKE. TFST raOM HONGKONG. [Renter*! Service.] Hongkong, June 2"». authoritatively stated that th> casualties la Tuesday's shooting at Canto* do not exceed thirty seventy wounded. The .-tevedores -im'M uf Boagfcong have struck. y paralysing ippin jjc. SHU'S DBLAYBD. Our Own Conespondent Hongkong. June 2.".. earner, the
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    COTTON SPINNERS CONCERNED.
    35 9 London, June 2i>. rioui effect! of the dis- HI the Lancashire COti putatioa iopr— entiag nber «»f CMnnnci will lin on Saturday. Junt is un.l. rttood, submit view to effeetiac nunv Chfna.
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    THE PACT DEBATE.
    971 9 k BRITISH POLICY. AIMS AT PBAC E. [Reuter's Service.] la th. u > I'Ondon. June 24. l« the HOUM of Commons, ln openin- debate on the Foreign Office estinmt'ecu •tv T'/ u 6Kard tO the "">'—* iabi u P r WUS tH policy Of lh that h
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    MISSING MAILS.
    460 9 LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF MONEI REPORTED MISSING. A serious loss of Straits- Currency bank notes is befog investigated by the local Police and the Detective Branch. TK money was sent with the mall from Staff* T>ore to Batu Pahat on Tuesday nijrht and I when the ba^s were opent<i
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    119 9 Mr. and Mrs. Riddajrhan, who arrived in Penaag from Marseilles by the Fontainebleau. are leaving for Siam to-day, MY. Riddaghan has come out for the Pleach Legation in Bangkok. A chargfe of criminal breach of trust was preferred a gainst a European named W. W. Matthews who was brought up
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    THE FRENCH IN MOROCCO.
    109 9 [Havas Service.] Fez, June 25. Th: Sultan's letter, which was read in all the mosque*, brands Abd-el Krim's supporter! and exhorts all Moroccans to distrust false new- and await c/mly the punishment of the rtbtls. In the area of 1 < rrual the Rirtans are retreating:
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    U. S. RELIEF TAXATION.
    37 9 i [Reuter's Service."! Washington, June 24. It is understood that the Treasury hat practically completed a scheme of taxation relief by three hundred million dollars, which will be submitted to CongVMI in December.
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    OLDHAM BY-ELECTION.
    47 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Junv 24. The by-election at Oldham, consequent on the appointment of Sir E. Grijrg to th e Governorship of Kenya, resulted in Mr. Wig- 1 g;ins, Libeial, polling 26,325; Mr. Tout, Labour, 21.102. T! ere is no chanpe in party ?i presentation.
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    948 9 EL HO OF P. AM) O. BANK* ACTION. Appeal and Cross- Appeal. In the Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday, before the Acting Chief Justice, Air. Justice P. J. Sproule, Mr. Justice Brown and Mr. Justice Deane, the hearing was commenced of an appeal by the beneficiaries under
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    57 9 The Malacca correspondent of the Malay Mail states that Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole, •i director of. and manager in Malacca for, Messrs. Sime. Darby and Cots Ltd., was recently married in Melbourne to an Australian lady. Mr. Polo went en leave a few months afro, and is expected back
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      551 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND TREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. s.s. SUTTON HALL due June 27 H s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID d ue W 2
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      477 10 P A- O BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERYK F^ o PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON AND FAR BAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governrm OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. I Y, r Marseille*, London snJ i,
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    BULL-FIGHTING IN AUSTRALIA.
    925 11 Bull-fighting found its way a few years ago into France through the soutfo-west, and now has reached Paris; but the Parisians see it in its modified form. Neither bulls nor horses are slaughtered, and the man runs most of the risks. He teases the bull to fury,
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    PEARY'S FLAGS.
    143 11 If Amundsen succeeds in reaching the Xoith Pole will he find, one wonders, the five flaps which Peary left there? He olanted five flags at the top of the world the colours of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the "World's Ensign of Liberty and Peace," with its red,
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    SILVER IN CHINA.
    595 11 (Times Trade Supplement). Western merchants frequently ask why business cannot be simply conducted with the sure and certain knowledge that the requisite number of dollars and taels will be forthcoming. "Why should I be at the mercy of the. market in silver? And why should the value
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    CLUB FLYING TO BEGIN.
    315 11 Aeroplanes Ready Next Month. All the young men and young women who have been awaiting eagerly the beginning of flying: with the State-aided Bri- tish air clubs are now to have their patience rewarded, states the Daily Mail. The first nine light aeroplanes, for use by
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    WHAT DID SHE MEAN?
    58 11 He had been on the dole for so long that when at last he secured a job, through the good offices of the vicar, he didn't take kindly to it. As his wife put it, when confiding to a neighbour: "It's very hard work, and it's
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      362 11 BUSINESS CARDS. pk»?« Send for the Illustrated J t'atAlofrae of Musical Instrument*, a SEASON CO., LTD. o Hi ar,d lIS, North Bridge Road. 'cars for hire.~ Great Reduction in Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. ird Road 69-b, Bukit Timah Rd. M. Nos. 1801 and 109. (AR> I <> R
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      545 11 NOTICES. EXCHANGK BANKS. 30-6 governmentoFjohoreT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. lohore b M d Ver D the Choho^ River at the ££j!£" m B Unda^ »ow open fr 25-0 2G-G THE STRAITS T^ADING~cb.7LTDT 1. To receive and consider the Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet for the halfy«ar ended 31st March 1925.
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      446 11 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER The only Morning Daily in Malaya and the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements. Telephone 56. Cable Address, "Advertiser." P. O. Box No. 206. Communications relating to News and Editorial
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      441 11 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COTRT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the cause of Aik Chiang and Co., Plaintiffs. versus. Chop Chi** Kheng Huat Defendants. AUCTION SALE OF All the stock-in-trade and furniture of a Rice Shop. Comprising: iron safes, crmir>, picture-", Canton blackwood furniture,
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    216 12 The Banka has left Bangkok for Home waters, says a rtcent Bangkok paper. She has been running between Bangkok and Chira ports since her arrival in Siamese! wnt.rs in 1919. Captain E. Juel-Hansen brc light the vessel out from Home, has remained in command and now takes her
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    71 12 The M. M. outward mail Angers is expected here from Colombo on Sunday, 28th. instant at 6 a.m., and will leave for Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan the same day at about 1 p.m. The master of the Minderoo reports passing partly submerged wreckage dangerous to navigation in
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    ELLERMAN-BUCKNALL WORLD TOURS.
    130 12 The Ellerman and Bucknall are amongst the shipping companies who hav e taken up the interesting line of world tours by their ships. These tours can be mad. either way at the same rates and are first-class throughout. They give a wide variety of choice, and range
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    "A1 AT LLOYD'S."
    700 12 In the second half of the eighteenth century Lloyd i: was on? of several little coffee houses in th«? City of London where the seafaring folk and merchants by whom they were chiefly frequented used to combine the refreshment of the inner man with the more serious
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    50 12 His Highness the Sultan of Jo] and! family arrived at Sarulakan on the 29th.! by the Marudu. The customary salute was fired as he left *.he ship, and a guard of honour was mounted, after inspecting which he proceeded to the Sandakan Hotel, where he la at present staying. rr
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    GERMANY'S NEW OFFENSIVE.
    968 12 ECONOMIC INVASION OF HOLLANLX I'lans That Smack of War. Amsterdam, May 24. One of our Eighteenth Century statesmen said of Dunkerque, then held fast in the shackles of the Treaty of Utrecht, that it was a pistol levelled at the heart of England. One wonders what he
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      395 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO SN m (Incorporated in 1t U). HOMIWAtD sailings Bi-monthly •errfc, f n^, aad Trieste via porta tS^^ V c, though Bill* O f I.ndin, tV*'" Levant and BUcfc S, a I-'ts on the We* J TRIESTE rcanro onl, J5 BBQUIUNO M.V. J OUTWARD SAILING TOR CHINA ANT) J
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      269 12 PASSENGERS LEAVING. The following: passenger- are due to leave foi Euiope per N.Y.K. Hakusan Maru this morning. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. C. Burnett, Mr. G. C. Burnett, Mr. H. B. Clifton, Mr. R. Menasche. Mr. A. W. Studd, Mr. J. Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Money, Col. and Mrs. A.
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      671 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang:, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Frida y 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.in Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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      649 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers Londor. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Arr I>«pt. Antwerp. Bremen, via Colombo, Adrn ar.d Port Said. Atlas M parben, Ale. a Bay, (Port Elizabeth,) July 15 Jul 16 B pe Town, Rio, Santos, Buenos Aires ■i. Colombo, Chicago Maru iB mbay t Argun Maru June 27 /j*
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      444 13 mSbr SXSAN3IIIP LINE f^S Round -the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning
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      691 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD i BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND I SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST FARALON Ju v ld U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA A 1 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT o^** U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Oct! and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days
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    CURIOUS WILLS.
    1674 14 TREASURY OF TESTAMENTARY QUIPS. Now and again an eccentric fellow leaves his -diosyncrasies behind him, securely an i facetiously embodied in his last will an 1 testament. Others, from a malicious impulse, seize the opportunity to have a final documentary gibe at those who have earned their spite.
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    PURE AIR IN CINEMAS.
    297 14 New Instrument Invrnttd at Cambridge. An invention has just been finished at j Cambridge which may revolutionise cinemas and theatres. After eighteen months of experimental work an instrument has been successfully made which will not only keep an absolutely even temperature in a cinema j or
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    "COMPENSATIONS."
    738 14 For six long weary years the SmytheRobinsons had sojourned in India, strangers in a strarge land, and a certain portion of each day of those long year? had been occupied in bitU i railing against the East, and the evils and inconveniences thereof the heat, the mosquitoes the cockroaches
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    THE BOOMERANG.
    195 14 There leemi no tign jret of an answei from any of the defaulting European debtors to the American circular, but in ono quarter th< re are gigni of acute embarrass* ment. The French Treasury, it appears, finds i'self hoUt with it* own petard, for American financiers justify the
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      199 14 S^Jiin^r George IV "T Xx THE DISTILLERS ACENCYK^^ EDINBURGH W§oi^/^ The Best Battery For Your Car »L^H mV/9 \^^r *^^^^^l —AND IT COSTS YOU LESS TO OWN IT We sell Wiilard Charged Bone-Dry Batteries in preference to all other batteries, because we know this battery costs the car owner less
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      86 14 WTS OELICICUS, PE Th4 WHOLESOME, fIH fO REFREBHINC. tfri\ r> *"V SAFEGIARD \l^^\ *m tu AGAINST flS^^lM U,j lltl FEVERS /fiiSl«»-»— LIME JUICE OBTAINABLE FROMBUN BEE CO. AND ALL RICH CLABB DEALERS Representative. J. K. GWIXNELL P.O. Box 221 Sinr»pore. Ny Carlsberg Beer SOLE IMPORTEKS: [HE EAST ASIATIC GO,, LTD.
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      FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      358 15 "urn* the pa,| wjol" t£T' Ju"e 2U mmmm there is a n,-,,k- i" l)alan! <* and quotations. aU" lB »00d (U' m^ eatier with share, on offer at 54 S M.Tbr«. h V?, been ft*- 1 i«. Tho t ri hta aml X:rAm- p *<; ihe Taiping
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S. WEEKLY REPORT.
      455 15 m n Singapore. June 21 Pubh r^h 1 a <lUlt>t lK>riud in aI! cl s w,>H V H <Ome mU> ?«>»«»«« at the mnei n (>n food demand, all issues tendency all rowd i. towJd" ui-th" hut the shares have, with few exceptions been quiet
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      EXCHANGE.
      39 15 Juru i J"). Bank 4 m.s. c 4 ik v> New lork, dvtn »nd gg^ ranee, deman.i n Hengkoag, denaad j:_. „t f», IMl So\'oreign, Bank Buying 54 Bank of England Rate 5 p c Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    181 15 jane Tin Z2t Ton. $IM% Ganbier Pepper White Pepper Black Klaki- Tapioc;. Pearl Bage Small 900 Copr. Sundried n H'uc Bagl« (Oldi o r n Rico Lfant Hin Chan Mark Red Kaglc < Xcu i hq Rice. Skua ohj No. 1 g^ Rice. Rangoon BinUn L »00 Ric-f, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    39 15 Singapore, June 2">. 12 noon. Singapore Starylanl RihtK'd S;nok. d Shoot. Spot 1.24 1 1.25; July 1.24 1 25; July-Sept. 1.20 1.21; Oct. -Dec. 1.09 Lio! London Quotation Sheet 3s. :>«i Ifarke i Easier.
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    FRASER SHARE LIST.
    181 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Hitam Tin 1.62 1 1 67-V4 Idris Hydraulic 33s 6d 34s x d K. Kamunting (lOs) 43a 6d 4l> 6d \d Lingui ($1) 1.40 1.45 x Mambaus ($U 1.11 1.14 x r Malayan Collieries (10) 25.75 29.50 c.d. N. Taiping <*> ho s:> Pengkalen (t)
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      208 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. J« M IS. j25 ■-I-»nd..n ::>. ft. Quiet Local Tin.—London C264 12s. Bd. Lota 225 tons sold. Rubbers.- n u Bnmtl haw lum-r- 4) and sellers 48. BfOffai are quoted Bti M) Alen'akabs are easier at 25 27. CoiMemara have buyers 1.20 .skiers 1.*:,. Jimaha
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      197 15 Singapore, June 2'». lin. t'ioA \-±> r,<! u 5 8< Local 126S 2"J."» tuna. KubiHT._:;s :;<i ap m. Local i.jt. ituhiwrs.— The share market is active, and good husint-ss is passing in most msues. Jerani Kuanfcna can be taken at 6« and offer 2 <»\er., New
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      265 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (1.. K. Macpkail). Singapore, June 2"». Robber i< 3d up Id. Loral. 1.27 Tin. i'2.->i rj< »m! up |„,,-ai 225 tons at 126%. The price of rubber ha* again advanced and good enquiries continue for shares i improving quotations. Mining shan ir quietly Arm. Industrial}) and
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      BARLOW'S REPORT.
      190 15 Singapore, June 2V Kuhber. Prices have continued to alvance (luring the past work. At the local auction held yesterdav. Awarded Sheet waas usual, withdrawn from Nile and >.»'■! privately at from 1.25% to 1.2« bn< th« prices Armed ap in the afternoon and bui ness was doM at
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      403 15 Assets over $5,500,000. mmmm^ m^^ a^ mmmmm THI? TPI7AT PAOTPnv Assurance in force over $19,000,000. iHh GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE:-Winchester HoJ I^ 01 01 Settlements > The Company has £20,000 deposited with ffiLr w LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. with the Supreme Court of England,
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      438 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 JShJF Y.100,000,000 1. lamakawa. Fsn R flrAn r- -i r £|§H* Bear Singapore Branch 31-A Chuiia Street BRANCHES. Batavia Kobe p.v i t nmk»v l* KIC) e Janeiro Buenos Aries London Sydnev Cjlcutta 1.,- Angeles Souwbayi Change hun Ly,ns ShimonoSki S? v luni>a
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      466 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkoiie Authorised Capital $:»0 000,000 issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve P und:— Sterling- 4,:>00,000 p t 1.-,- Silver $2G!y00',000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS V>. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairniar. w u i>^ h^ e
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      41 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D 1720) FIR E MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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      SENIOR DIVISION EVENTS HELD YESTERDAY.
      267 16 The inter-school games and drill competition for boys of the senior division was' held on Raffles SchotJt ground yesterday afternoon, Raffles Institution being the successful school out of the rive which entered for the competition. Great enthusiasm pre- j vailed throughout f he holding of
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      ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL SPORTS.
      51 16 A reminder is given of the annual athletic iporll of St. Andrew's School which to be held on Raffles Institution ground thii afternoon commencing at 3 p.m. Visitors are requested to enter the grounds from the Beach-road entrance. Theie will be a half-mile race for old
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    DOMINION STUDENTS WIN TRIANGULAR MATCH.
    125 16 London. June 13. At Chelsta in a triangular match of five e\tnts. the winners were the Dominions Student*' Athletic Union with twelve p'-ints. The Achilles* Club scored eleven points and the Inter-'Yarsity Athletic Board RIM. The 100 yards was won by A. E. Porritt, of
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    ROWING.
    69 16 The handicaps and heats for the R.S.Y.C. Handicap Sculling Race are as under. Heats will bo rowed off to-day. Ist Heat 5.15 p.m. M. H. Brown, 20 seconds., Red. H. A. A. Howell, scratch. Yellow. D. S. Robertson, 20 seconds, Blue. 2nd Heat 5.30 p.m. W. H. Beaman, 10
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    FOOTBALL.
    160 16 Police IK feat Y.M.C.A. In the second division match played on the Padarg yesterday afternoon, the Police team defeated the Y.M.C.A. by two goals to one. The "Association secured the lead early in th e game and held the advantage until the interval. The Police equalised soon after the
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM FOR ENGLAND.
    88 16 AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM FOR ENGLAND. Collins* Warning. Sidney. June 15. To enable the Australian selectors to grain some idea of the form of the players likely to comprise the team to be sent to England, two trial matches, one at Sydney and the other at Melbourne, will be played j
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      WIMBLEDON ENTRIES.
      223 16 Novel Procedure. l»ndon, June 12. With a view to keeping the Wimbledon entries within limits the procedure this year has been adopted by the All Fnglard Club of nominating a list. Those not included in it will have to play off a qualifying tournament beginning at Roehampto.i on
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      WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT.
      175 16 W I M BLEDON TOURNAMENT. [Reuter's Service.] Wimbledon. June 24. A small crowd of enthusiasts indulged in persistent barracking:, hoping to drawout the competitors. The rain ceased at 5.2d and play was opened in two courts which had been covered. At 5.25 play wa* again interrupted but was continued at
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      TENNIS.
      30 16 (Fiom Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 25. In the North Perak tennis championship doubles final. Brithtock. r.nd Markham beat Chun;: Ah Kee and Lee Kim Loon, 6 2, o—7.
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      LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
      49 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Ladies' Singles Handicap Final. Miss Richardson beat Miss Abed, 6 C o—4. Mixed Roubles Handicap. Miss Wallis and Stephen beat Mrs. Finlay and Winter, 2 6, 6 ft, 6 o. Men's Doubles Handicap. Hazell and Smith beat Abed and Abed, o—2. 4—6, 6—4.
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      ENTRIES FOR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      138 16 London. June 15. Publication of the draw in the Open Golf Championship qualifying competition to be played at Troon on the 22nd and 23rd, shows an entry of 200, the lowest since lf>2l. A dczen amateurs have intwed. including the amateur champion, Robe*'i Harris, while
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      LONG GOLF DRIVES.
      86 16 [Reuter's Service. l London. June 24. At Troon. the championship aspirants were occupied to-day in a long driving test, the best three out of five, drives. Thi< was won by the Royal Porthcawl man Mflner, who drove 289 yaiqds, 286 yds. 6 in., 267 yds. 1 ft.
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      CRICKET.
      58 16 The following will represent the Y.M.C.A. vs. S.P.C. at cricket to-day at 5 p.m. an I to-morrow at 2 p.m.:— H. G. Sftftctt (Capt.). W. A. Deans, S. D. Gaudcr. R. Lyne. E. Newton. D. J. Ponnuthur.ii, T. E. K. Retnam. O. C. Smalley, A. Van Cuylenburg. J. W«tf
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      THE IRISH DERBY.
      48 16 [Renter's Service.] London, June 24. In the Irish Derby at Curragh the result was. 1. Zionist, bettinp B —2. 2. Warminster. B—l.8 —1. 3. Brighter London, 100 —8. Eight horses ran and Zionist won by IVt hngths, six lengths separating second and third horses. I
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      THE ASCOT STAKES.
      45 16 London, June 16. The Ascot Slakes resulted at foVu-ws:-Mandelitu 1 Eastern Monarch Carbonaro Ten ran. Won by half a length, the Mine distance between second and third. Betting: 8 to 1 against Mandelieu; 10 to 1 Eastern Monarch; S to 1 Carbonaro.
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      CALCUTTA SWEEPSTAKE WINNER.
      425 16 The Trials of Wealth. Mr. Janus Carew,. fhe winner of the Calcutta sweepstake first prize (understood to be worth £100,000, of which Mr. Carew retains £">O,OOO. having disposed of a half share) is a ''prisoner" at his home Ulvtrsiroft, Great Crosby, near Liverpool When I called on
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      ASCOT BLAZE OF GLORY.
      282 16 Royal Victory in Queen Mary Stakes. London. June 16. With a continuance of almost tropica: weather the Ascot Race Meeting opened in a blaze of glory, reminiscent .f preWar days. There was an unusual «lisplay of flowered chiffon frocks, picture hats, and sunshades, the colours of
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    66 16 With the departure of Mr. A. E. Mac-donakl from Ipoh to take jp »t planting billet at Bahau, in Negrvi Sembilan, a new honorary clerk of the eoir<«i have to hi* cwu\ by the members of the Ipoh Gymkhr.na Club. Mr. Macdonald has taken I a ke^n interest in the
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    A SINGAPORE SQUEAL.
    232 16 SULTAN AND RICH ARMENIAN. Under the above heading the Sydney Sportsman returns to the charge again over Straits handicapping. The paragraph is not quite so amusing as the first one was but is nearly so. We suggest, as a sideline for the humorist that he might now
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    ARMY POLO.
    24 16 [Reuter's Service.] Hurlinjrham. lune 24. In the polo second international army match, tht Americans beat the British by six goals to four.
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    BRITISH ARMY POLO TEAM.
    45 16 Ih-aw With .lodhpur. London. June 17. The Jodhpur polo team drew with the British Army, the score being .*> iroals all. The latter regarded the match as r. full chess rehearsal for Saturday's match with the United States Army.— Time* of Ceylon.
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    EATON WIN POLO CUP.
    72 16 London. .lin.v 15. In the final for the Open Polo Cup at Ranelagh, Eaton beat Jodhpur by 7 goals to 3. The Jodhpur team, though lacking their true form, often seemed the victims of bad luck. Several decisions given against them evoked commit from the spectators.
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    SENSATION IN JUNIOR T. T.
    64 16 Record Broken by Thirty Minutes. Douglas. Isle of Man. June 16. Astonishing? time was shown in the Junior Tourist Trophy yesterday, which was won by Handler, riding 1 a 3*i H.P Kex Acme. The winner covered the 226 mile tortuous course in 3 hrs. 28
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    271 16 Singapore. June 25. Since our last issue we have had strong and rising market .hiefly broughi about by large trade orders from America ai.d heavy buying on the pan of New York dealers. An interesting featore has If en good demand for oflF grade*, wijic'j uu
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      175 16 HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW "His Master's Voice" PORTABLE MODEL We have received new stocks. Choose your* to.<| av S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. y I f^ IT] AQTCD I 4 il ii 1^ F^ 1\ II nr r K llu\ Lion Head Brand WORLD'S i-■ 'ill t PT^* MDi/T/^lL'
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      87 16 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER COPPS. Programme of drills up to and for June 28. Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Band; 5.10 p.m. Drill Hall Chinese Company; 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A. (V). Saturday. 2.15 p.m.— Drill Hall S.R.E. (V). Signals; 2.15 p.m. Buki^ Timah "A" Company; 2 p.m. Farrer Range Chinese Company.
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