The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 May 1926

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.. SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926. NO. 11,798.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    320 1 Latest cables dealinj; ith the strike's aftermath and other matters are gi>en on pajje 8. In the House or Commons the Premier, replying to Mr. MacDonald, reviewed the whole strike situation Page 9. The LjilMg-tr I nions are insist injr that ail previous agreements between strikers and
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1374 1 Quirijuiu ay* it kowtinoo uoot i oot fo mit .'.{/<. ill JuvetuU rhe Chineae Christian General Ffcag, finding the combination ol othei generals round Peking too much for him, ha- gone, to Moscow. lin Soviet leaden haw ••runounoed against religion of any kind, -nd especially against
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      122 1 WING LOON G RECOGNISED HOT.E l I-. iI'EAN TROPICAL SbtTS. HIGH STREET. J- Sea View Hotel. f SUNDAY, IviAY 16TH. j l SEEINIG'S BEL|IEVtfNG"| n 5 Reds— Featuring VIOLA DANA. I* I NOBODY'S MONEY""! I- TABLES CAN HE HOOKED. ■5 llt c m. m.. mmmumu. 9.. 9... ..^.9m.am». e m
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      106 1 TO'r Two sportsV_^___/_fl One smoke Opinion is divided as to tuhether Golf or Hockey is the ideal winter Game. But on cigarettes all men of discrimination are unanimous. They insist on State (kpress VyOKr* VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ff-r^J (]{s&£* fcfZXl Wfa-jgi '^^M A a de hand One at a time :j
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      118 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Fiat cars f< »r bi re I 'a-sre T. Trad< marl. notic< s- Pag< 7 Maii officer wanted at G.P.O. Page i. Last aight of Italian Opera Co. Pag< 2. Tangy< pumps at Huttenbaeh's Page L6. Sea View week-end engagementsBarlow and Co. •>* paints and varnishesRugby ears are
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      14 1 WING LOONC FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. .32. HIGH STRRET.
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      99 1 THE WEEK. Spring Race Sleeting, Fourth Day. Manon, Victoria Theatre. 9-30 p.m. Sunday, 16th. Hi^li Water, "'Ai ll a.m., 1 i v p.m. High Water. 0.55 a.m., 2.34 pjn. Legislative Council, 1" .a.m. Sandycroft, ff. Barker's, noon. Div. II: O.T.F.C. rs. Police; 5J.0.8. vs. Staff Tuesday, ISth. High Water. 1.34
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    THE PLASTICITY OF LIFE.
    204 2 w Known of a blind man playing ■a* 11 and one-legged man riding a bicycle, v- are not surprised al anything thai a* n do. a creature who can •■■'l a ece oul of an atom, analyze and weigh the stars, and detect the pearl in
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      341 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY. TO-NIGHT LAST PERFORMANCE. MANON Commencing Thursday Next May 20th at 9.30. FOK THREE NIGHTS ONLY THE ENGLISH COMEDY REVUE CO. THURSDAY, MAY 20th. SN A.P FRIDAY, MAY JlsL BUBBLY SATURDAY, MAY 22nd. KEEP SMILING. Rooking at John Little's. PRICES SL 2 AND L Mdm.
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      409 2 PAVILION. I From Wednesday, 12th to Tuesday, 18th May. SIRENS AND SAVAGES OF THE SOUTH SEAS "Black Shadows" Featuring:— CHlEF GAU, The Head Hunter j p CHIEF KAVI kv The^iLudne Man, etc., etc. j Themselves. j A Wonderful Trip throughout the South Seas Islands. LAUGH SPEED ROMANCE FUN JOHNNY HINES
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      267 2 From Tuesday, llth to Sunday. lf>th May ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.m. A HENRY EDWARDS BRITISH PRODUCTION A Film Version of Alfred Ollivant's Admirable Story of She. \J W U mmmmmJKjjD (AN AULD CRABBIT SHEPHERD BIT LOAH SIC Mi in which Mr. Henry Edwards has succeeded in
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    956 3 A PLEASANT EASTERTIDE (From Our Own Correspondent). Dublin, Apr. 13. j Idea] weather attended Eastertide and I holiday trippers in profusion were everywhere. Contrary to expectation there was not the slightest attempt on the part of the extremists of the Republican faction to kick up a "shindy."
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      221 3 lne rood of Kings! T^O YOU. Baby is the King of your household. 1 and claims as his birthright the Food of Kings I and as the best is not too good for the children of Royalty, it is not too good for your Baby I for Glaxo is the
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      570 3 Iro I OJAUJLiUIj I (A study of the sub-conscious self) 1 Strange things are revealed to us I I by a close study of the human mind. A STRANGE THING, g FOR INSTANCE, IS THE POWER OF SUGGESTION. |j The idea may be scoffed at vou mav think there is
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    A CONTINENTAL CAR HOLIDAY.
    881 4 EASIER THAN MANY MOTORISTS IMAGINE. THREE COUNTRIES IN THREE WEEKS. by Maj:>r F.A.C. Forbes-Leith. F.R.G.S. Usually after Easter, our minds turn to the question of summer holidays, and where we shall spend them. The fact that twenty miles of water separates us from the continent of
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      67 4 Fisk Tyres are through and through First they are dependable and more than their money value sage and service returns. The Fisk Tire Export Company, Inc. I jj 14, Chartered Bank Chambers, v.%5%v.%%%%v.v.v.v.%v.%v.-.'_\'_-- w I_rW"TP_ni3 Tl 1 cylinder 11 H.P. Touring Car. a .pad x_n Dirt v nw A tAK
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      115 4 Triple Cushioning j Only All-Weather Tread (ushion T\ revive triple cushioning the hollow centre cushions; the indented side-walls cushion the deep, spring rubber block* ot the tread. Equip \our vehicle* with thi* protection CUSHION TYRES. Arn^* UvmJnu motoring cheaper. We can tit \o_r Borneo Motors Ltd. r^ Sinpapore. Kuala lumpar.
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    THE GOOD DRIVER.
    1187 5 HINTS ON HANDLING CAR. We hav« not yet arrived at the stage when every motorist must pass an examination before he is allowed to take- a car jmi the road. There are, of course, difficulties in the way ol conducting such tests as are sometimes urged, and
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    SAFETY GLOVES.
    214 5 I An innovation whicn is said to have proved very successful in England has been introduced in Melbourne, and might well be adopted in the other capitals. It ii- th< I wearing of long, white gauntlets at night 'by the traffic policemen at the city street I intersections.
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      229 5 ml BT T TX I Cars of Proved Reliability and Quality l Backed by Dependable Service Federated Motors, j; :j METC ALFE'S .MOTORS CHOP SENG HUAT KYLE PALMERS MOTORS J VW*WVWVWr^%^^^ FORD ANNOUNCEMENT. As from lst April, 1926, the following Prices for Ford Cars, Tru:ks, and Tractors, are effective: TOURING
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      311 5 I THE TROJAN CAR (British). England's long waited for supremacy in the Cheap Car line at last an accomplished fact. ■i Economical motoring revolutionized. The New Trojan 1926 touring model with its up-to-date substantial body and 5 comfortable seating together with its benzine consumption of no less than 40 *m
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    THESIXTEENTH AUSTRALIAN XL
    238 6 THE_CRICKET FEATURE OF 1926. All Eyes on thc Test Players. THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS have secured, at considerable expense, six articles from the -pen of M. A. Noble the famous Australian XI Captain, and the greatest allround cricketer the Commonwealth has produced. In this, hi-, fifth, article
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    NO. V.-AUSTRALIA'S ATTACK
    1585 6 ling I -v well it is a >unt foi pi ition -.ed number of h cannot I vid vhere a I respon s bowler i the gn iter. Realising M that, i than, e Ausl fail a due mainly l 0 A. rhat t he can hich
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    HISTORY MAKING SHOTS IN GOLF.
    806 6  -  %i _pirr^p_PF pAnn uLUKuL uAUU. THE SEASON'S GOLF FEATURE— No. 2. Wkn Luck and Skill Have Been Kindly Mixed. gg CKL'Eil^ InIM S Ur rUK 1 I \h. BY In every season's golf there ai BOOM shots which are unforget table, vital shote whieh rman
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    MALAYA'S TIN.
    1703 6 MFI ii l IT POSITION. Tart 111. thai the alteration »f shales to schist, oi gw iss in i feet, h to heat. n ns. If solutions from the afftct the sedimentarie them, would surely be evidence ntacts are exposed; but K] .kc contact in a hundred sh<
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    36 6 Report has that tlu- I P< rak Postal 1 lepai tment Taiping to ipoh in months' time. The stant oent, Mr. Staines, wh.- next wool will im-.,. his affi room of the local Post Mke. f
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      326 7 BUSINESS CARDS, •MARY SETON. 1 l E. AMBER MANSIONS. ORCHARD KOAD. -J > vKW HATS AND STOCKINGS. 5 E3IORIALS, MARBLE OR GRANITE SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MONUMENTAL MASONS.' AUS FOR HIRE. Great Reduction in Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. o ''hard Road 1 KM-b. Bukit Timah Rd. ltd. Nav .sOl
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      530 7 notjo:s I I JOIN A GOOD EXCHANGE CLUB i and gel Um Greatesl Satisfaction from Philatelv i IT WOULD PAY YOU To JOIN THE SINGAPORE STAMP EXCHANGE. A Yhc onlj Stamp Exchange in The Straits J Settlements Registered unde. Society Ordinance. Rules on application from, The Committee, 11 St. Helen's
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      715 7 NOTICES. DEEnC-JCLAJ v aSunsn ihu N'otice is hereby g^ven that tlu- above Trade Mark is the property of FEDERAL MOTOR j TRUCK CO., a corporation organised and existing under and by virtue of the- laws of the State of Michigan, o*.e of the United States ol America and having their
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      686 7 j CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION. T.oO a.m. Litany. 7.-'5 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. Service Lloyd in E. Hymns 143, :_o_,, ',04, 47(3. 9.15 a.m. Matins followed byHoly Communion; 4 p.m. The Catechism; 5.30 p.m. Festal Evensong and Sermon. Hymns, 150 20 301, 306. ST.
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      472 7 AUCTION SALES. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. J IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. The undersigned have been instructed to seli by publie auction at their sale-room Xo. 3C Chulia Street, Singapore, the undermentioned properties, at an early date. ESTATE OF SOU HONG SENtS DECEASED. Xos. 21, 35, 36, 37, 37-1, :\!-2, :.7-;5 and 37-4 Tank
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      434 7 "D EN satisfaction JL depends in no small measure on the nib. In buying a Wakl Pen yon can choose from a rang* of nibs so varied ae to 6uit every conceivable writing taste. Every Wahl nib is guaranteea to be perfectly made. For tale at leading shop* Wholesale Distributor*
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926. Ended or Not?
    685 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926. Ended or Not? The first hatch of telegrams whieh came in yesterday were decidedl) pessimistic, contrasting strangely with the flattering press comments of foreign countries, on the way Britain had managed the general strike, some of the more optimistic papers saying that it
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    405 8 Mi C. VV. Shorland, cadet, is appointed an assistant controller of labour. Mi I*'. k. Wilson i- nted to act as second magistrate, Penang, anc! made a pohc< magist rat* Th< hon'ble Mr. R Scotl is appointed to acl as Resident Councillor, Penang, with effect from Maj 9th. Mr. X.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    64 8 COUNCIL CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. May 14. It is reported that Mr. Quah Ben*_ Kee. who was nominaUd by the Straits British Chinese Association of Penang, >f which j he is president, as prospective candidate vice tht late Mr. Yeoh Guan Seok nn Legislative j
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    SUCCESSFUL SELF DEFENCE PLEA.
    33 8 At tht- Assize.-, a Tamil named Chehram was acquitted <>n tin- charge of murdering Nokechai. Ho successfully pleaded selfdefence, stating that deceased issanlted j him with an iron bar.
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    A HARROW ESCAPE.
    40 8 Penang. Ma> 11. A Singapore passenger, lir. Murphy, proceeding home by the Patroelus, wot nearly left behind at Penang tlu- liner being ovei taken in tlu- load- !»y a branch OH which h»- went <nit to her.
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    PERAK'S ROYAL WEDDING.
    63 8 (Fron our own Correspondent). liM»h. Mas 1 1. Sunday ivill be a great day for P< rait the W-daj ceremony of the Royal W--: ding, at which the Govemoi and Lad) Guillemard ;.r. expected. At th end of the month there will be a big reception -t
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    EUROPREAN DISPPEARS
    211 8 m i, j Missing l>et*een Penane and Tort Bweetteaham. Infoi nat 101 v.a.- n i d in Kaala Lumpui I mi- moi aii g saj Thui ada| Malay Mail of the disappearance of Mr. •i. H. Smith, formetfy assistanl editoi of the Straits Echo. It a|>peare that Rr.
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    TO-MORROWS WIRELESS CONCRET.
    346 8 Sundas night's t'ocalists are Mr- K r. (soprano I, Mi*- McLeod (c» Bti I and Hi E. A Brown (baritone I each of whom has aii \t. nsiv< ■>. rtoii i attract songs. Mr*-, km!...}, ha- Bot been beard r. public since I.. -t arrival in Singapore,
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    LATE STRIKE NEWS.
    53 8 clearing n> LONE-ONERS TO KU.K London. jj At a meeting af tl I -nd< i ways at headquarters last n hurt* ry settlement of the eluded baUwpen the c mpm It ii boped tha*. m underground railwaj and bs i Gen rai Omnibus* < \va\ s will
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    ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY.
    150 8 Th" i ><)l oi ai Ital ompany com.-- t* theii pi eseutat i-.n ..f Rat opera "Manon" boi Pnecini'i "Manon ca <.f the tame nam. attfe th* m ai.- based upon Abbe I ..f Ration Lest aut, hei tual death on hei way non" i*-- <*n<- of
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    JAPANESE NEWS
    96 8 Ih« Peking Riah*tr; 1.,.. T: i ine Mmi-try pi Y> r, v. [1 authorit .tively st* lin*s difficulty whi.l ing 11 ITenV adi tnii .(hin-rt IMi.rm I Mil Cabinet which tl Pn hot bo* i band, it i* ikatsuki will apt ach the supporl t' the Seiyuka nden
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    THE MULLER SYSTEM.
    177 8 A local Btining etigii r. a hit* hair 1 1 mimed, di opped i ing establishment h I h ad I sivelj th. ii **Mui!f! Sj stem.' I night k ai tht Opera bad mad< and he an mho in tin that be had h. < a
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      92 8 r VERMIN USE I V____s^ AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co, DEARS' i J I GOLDEN SERIES. l LAIRD 6" LOGAN jj SITPERD jjOLD HIGHLAND WHI SKY B k ,nce again obtainable from the under-mentioned Wine Merchants: > ■I Kim \nn and Co., Orchard Rd. m\ _r m Bun Bee and
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    MR. BALDWIN'S POSITION.
    1271 9 WHAT HE PROMISED. DEBATE ON LABOUR QUESTION. [Renter': Service.] London. May 13. ot Commons n .is erawded in I the important debate which! n d ay Mr. Ramsay MacDonald de- p» thai he wished to continue for an- j esterday. He reminded tht Hansel had been published
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    COAL NEGOTIATIONS.
    158 9 FReuter\s Service. 1 London. Ma> 13, 11.10 p.m. The first step toward- resumption of the »a] negotiations was taken tin- evening, when Mr. Baldwin, accompanied by Lord Birkenhead, Sir A. Steel Rlaitland and r ilonel Lane Fox conferred with the miners executive at Downing-street for threequarters of an
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    ST. ANDREWS FETE CHILDREN'S PARADE.
    117 9 ST. ANDREWS FETE CHILDREN'S PARADE. rln connection with the Cathedral FeU be held in tht grounds of Government House on Friday. August 6, there will Ik a Children's Fancy Dress Parade. Tlu littl competitors will be divided into tht r'«!l wing classes and prizes will be awarder I for:— (a)
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    19 9 The H.M.S. Ambrose Dance Club are giv ing a dance at the Sailors' Institute to-nigh 8.30 p.m. till 1
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    GETTING BACK TO WORK.
    420 9 WAITING FOR OLD TERMS. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 13, 8.45 p.m. The Transport Workers Union has instructed the dockers to remain on strike pending agreement wiih the employers, with regard to the complete reinstatement of all memhers and the immediate dismissal of "free*' labour. The port
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    THE MORNING POST.
    402 9 Reuter's Service.] London, May 11. t'l'ii. Morning Posl reappears in skeleton form, after a lapse of" t. n days, at the price of a penny, marking the decease ol the British Gazette. The leader says that, ill. challenge, nrt only to th. British but to all governments,
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    POLISH REVOLUTION.
    320 9 PILSUDSKFS FRIENDS. THE CAPITAL CALM. L Reuters Service.] London, May 13. The situation in Poland is undefined precisely, owing to the breakdown of communications, but the uprising is doubtless a socialist Coup d'Etat to oust the Premier Witos, whose cabinet of Right-centre and Left-centre, supported by a large
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    GERMAN POLITICS.
    32 9 fßeuter's Service.! Her lin. May 13. President von Hindenburg has accepted Herr Luther's resignation. The minister of d« fence as doyen of the ministers, will act as chancellor temporarily. 1
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    PRESIDENT OF CHINA.
    37 9 [Reuter*: Service.] Peking, May 13. Dr. Yen ha- resumed the premiership and i i.-sucd a mandate for reconstructing the Cabinet, to include Dr. Sze, the retiring ambassador at Washington as foreign mi- nisi er.
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    VOYAGE OF NORGE.
    117 9 [Renter's Service.) Rome. May 14. A message from Halifax. Nova Scotia, statts that the airship Norge passed Cape Barrow en route to Nome, Alaska. Oslo, May U. I lu- greatest interest is being displayed in the Norge's fli_rht. Huge crowds flocked in the streets and the restaurants
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    A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
    39 9 [Reuter's Service. Hankow. Mav 13. Over fifty Chinese have been killed and many injured by thv derailment ot" a goods train from Peking to Hankow. The victims j wove travelling on the tops of the waggons.
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    MOROCCAN CAMPAIGN.
    32 9 [Havas Service.] Rabat, May 11. To the north west of Beraber, pro-French partisans advanced ten kilometers. The fractions of the Marnissa tribe still in re- j hellion have made submission.
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    73 9 JAPANESE JUDGES IX SINGAPORE. A party of Japanese judges, who arc* on their way to England and the United Sly tes, for the purpose uf studying the system*-; of jurisprudence ia those countries, arrived in Singapore on the Kitano Maru on Thursday. They paid a visit to the Supreme Court
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    13 9 Mr. T. K. Fong i-* recognised as Consu. General for China at Singapore.
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    PARISIANA.
    886 11 TEARFUL CHEATS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Apr. 11. Up till recently, the antiquity dealeis, hoth genuine and reputed, have been cheerful, for they carried on business at a satisfactory profit. Now-a-days, however, they are tearful. becaase customers have dwindled, while the luxury tax greatly interferes with tho state
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    659 12 The master of the Indragiri reports that the light of Pelangkat in Durian Strait was not burning nn May 12th. The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be open on Monday, May 24th., for one hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) and closed on
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    HELPED BY PORPOISES.
    288 12 After reading Mr. Longman's interesting remarks in a recent issue of the "Brisbane Courier" on "Fishing with help of porpoises," writes "Navahoe," 1 thought my persona] observations on the subject might be worth relating. Nearly three vears ago in June—] anchored at Porpoise Point, Stradbroke Island, and
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      156 12 J.ffG. Stewart's cc WM J 3,***** m* atuart LIQUEUR Old Scotch Whisky JOHN LITTLE I DO, LTD. Itu rated Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. _____m__ LLOYI) TRIESTIMI NAV. 11l I b *i tnti HOMEWARD MI IM ■nd TimOttU via port Hii nag.li Bilh of Levant and Slack Sea J Dafea
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      711 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday «> a.m. Bangkok e\£ry Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi and Kedah
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      607 13 CO. S. K. Line. estinationa. «U_-. a— t_ steamers. Arr. Dept. otterdam, Hamburg, \ntwerp. Bremen, via Colombo, Aden Amur Maru May 17 Mav 18 Pari Sudan and Port Said. Beira, Delagoa Bay, Durban t Chicago Maru May 18 May 19 rbaa, Cape Town. Ri.., Santos. tmi Bueros Aires. fLa Plata
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      419 13 ***w!Se* Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. fia Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples. Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 110 days. Next Sailings. Arr. S'pore Leave S'pore Leave Penang. PRESIDENT
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      617 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND m.s. SILVERFIR Due May 15 m.s. SILVERELM Due May 26 For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO., LTD. Agents: Singapore and Panang _bC mmmW WiM ______T 1 w M KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
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    JAVA PRESS CABLES.
    562 14 [From N.E.I. Papers-] Berlin, May 7. As a result of the strike the Franco-Bri-tish negotiations regarding the debt .si ttlement have been broken off because the Cabinet has insufficient time at its disposal Berlin, May 7. The two express trains between Wiesbaden and Calais have been cancelled
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    INVENTOR OF THE HELIOGRAPH.
    249 14 Ihe enormous development of the field teltgraph and the wonderful strides now being made in the production o\' portable wireless -eis have don much to crowd out the forms of visual signalling available to modern armies. When Sir Henry < Mam- invented the heliograph, however, h
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      178 14 [Contains twice as much muscle building material as rice A WATCH THAT YOU WOULD BUY AT HOME I Tor a POUND ST KRI. INC. is Sold. at exactly the same price at I RENE ULLMANN SEE WHAT HE (.IVES FOR £1,0.0. s.''__mr THE BEST IS TO COME AND SEE at
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      154 14 £i »"^t___L^^- i I ti v V- C~" mw V" "^tr** U \J u GASOLINE MOTOR OILS. Power Speed Mileage Plus dependability under all conditions, demand a motor fuel and lubricant of balanced and uniform quality. As fulfilling these characteristics Socony Gasoline and Motor Oil is a combination hard to
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    577 15 HiASEK CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, MAY 14th. Of thf U Sh a S b .n aC !S e ,f ShOW the issu va marked.J S Unleys othe ™*e Asam Kumbang "TfiH^", wris J/ n L42% J ->6s 6d 7.8.s 6d kamunting 6 6s Kinta Assn.
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    64 15 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, May 14. Paris 17A%; New York 4.85%; Brussels 155%; Geneva 25.1; Amsterdam 12.0U; Milan 127%; Berlin 20.4:2: Stockholm 18.17; Copenhagen 18.58%; Oslo 22.4S 1 2 Vienna 34.42%; Prague 164%; Helsingfors 193^ Madrid 33.50; Rio 7 3-32; Buenos Ayres 45 5-16; Shanghai 2s. 1,1d.;
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    UNITED TEMIANG.
    38 15 Messrs Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur have received a telegram from the Secretaries of the "United Temiang (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Limited, that an interin dividend of 10 per cent has been declared, pavable on 24th June.
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    EXCHANGE.
    48 15 Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 5-32 Bank demand 2 3% New York, demand sfii 4 France, demand 1690 Hongkong, demand -"-4 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand \\x\ Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 80 Bar Silver London M l-l*i Bank of England Rate 5 p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying. 8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    190 15 May 14. Tin 100 Tons $136 o<i Gambier 1 1 .00 Pepper Whit*- 82.09 Pepper black 42. uti Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Smal! 7.25 Copra Sundried ll.Tr> Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan MarlRed Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1 8.10 Rice. Rangoon Bintan
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    54 15 May llth. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard q.c.F. Spot JJ* Standard R.S.S. on Tender May .lun.- 77 ">. July-Sept. 76% 77 Oct-Dec 76% 77 Tone of Market: Weak. Latesl Cable: London Spot Sheet 23*4d per Ib New York Spot Sheet G.
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    355 15 London. April 14 Th«* Hears who have been successful in the raid on Wall Stieet have, in order to aid their campaign sold metals heavily, but so far as expert opinion goes it is impossible to i:o short "on the l'nited States" for long, and*to-day for the
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    GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    104 15 Singapore. May 1 1. Values have heid fairly well on a lifeless market. Business in the commodity has been practically at a Standstill over the period of the General Strike ar.d even now, although the position has considerably improved, there is little inclination tn trade. The American
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    HARLOW'S REPORT.
    264 15 Singapore. Ma> 14. Rubber.- The volume of business trans acted (iuring the past week ha- been on limited scale, but the market bus been steady. A slightly larger sale was catalogued for yesterday's auction, which, passed with a steady tone. No sales ot Awarded Sheet were made under
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    ROYAL SALOON FOR SIAM
    282 15 A Royal saloon for the State Railway* of Siam has just been completed at the works of Messrs. Cravens Ratlwaj Carrtagi and Wagon* ompany, Darnall, Sheffield, who have previously supplied vehicle-- t, Siamese railways. Thi- saloon l.as been built to the specification of the Commits -ioner-tieneial
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      457 15 .W.L. Over J6.500.000, S.C. AanraK. bl F.rc Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN IJFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITEDHEAD OFFICE --Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE.
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      471 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.86,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-Presidmt: R. Ichinomiva, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi. Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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      441 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. D. Ct. M. Bernard, Esq. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang Deputy Chairman W, H.
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      230 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. TRADE AND COMMERCE. MACPHAIL CO., LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Mav 1
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    PROFITS ON AN OPTION.
    473 16 JUDGMENT FOR DOCTOR. la. A. Weerekoon, who sited a solicitor's clerk named 6. Dawson, for two thousand dollars subscribed by him towards ten thousand dollars required to secure an extension of an option on a Mersing rubber •estate, and foi a one fifth share of the
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT
    463 16 BRIEF SITTING. n ver* very feo va- fo „Mrinu in tl) S |t< C< irt a an ndication, ime wa- i! 1 D if a :A the au-:.i- *r of bankru] Uries i tbe olony I a The b sint whiei waa lisp i of in less t
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    762 16 THE GIRL OF TO-DAY. (irom Our Chinese Correspondent.) The girl of to-day is far different from mother when she was twenty-one, and this possibly accounts for the discussion of such subjects as 'Should Straits Chinese girls discard the sarong and kebaya for the Shanghai dress?" "Will it be
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    K.S.Y.C.
    163 16 The draw for visiting helmsmen in the face on Sunday next has resulted f. h .VS (handicap allowances in brackets*: POII3 (scratch) Mr. If. Lennar 1, Ella-D r >c! (scrati h) Mi J. R N. Ch i>ter, I (scratch) Mr. S .<'. Vickers; June (4 per Mr. C. F.
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    THE SPRING RACES.
    298 16 TO-DAY'S* SELECTIONS. The following are the runners: 1. Horses, ('lass C. (Race Course).— Sarassin 9.7, Sir Hatan 8.12, Havilah 8.9, Kundong 5.5, I'anrilla 7.6. Scratched: Zarona Boy 9.10, Happy Thoughts 6.12. 1. Ex-C.riflin Horses. Class C. (Five Furlongs).—Whiskers 9.8, Noone 9.4, Omadt.aun 9.2, Campaigner 9, Luin Reek
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    HOME CRICKET.
    107 16 H WIS RE< OVER \I\M MSI KALIANS. Reuter's Service.] I ondon, M,a> IA. Hue match between thc Australians and Hampshire was contin d at Southampt in day in fine weather ano before 1,000 spec tators. The wicket was good. The Australians carried their total to 371, Gregorj i
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    SURREY TROUNCE GLOUCESTER.
    67 16 S URREY TROUNCE GLOUCESTER. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 13. \t the Oval: Surrey defeated Gloucestershire by an innings and 53 runs. The win i ers made 426 for eight, and declaft d, Hobbs seoi in l- 1 12. Gloucester were iismissed for 135 and 238, Shepherd taking five for 26
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    S.C.C. VS. SERVICES.
    228 16 Services in (.<mk! Position. After an inauspicious start, in which tlu Services lost three wickets for 28 runs, the batting revived considerably and Ft. -Col. Haseldine and Capt. Faulkner had brought the score to 82, with no further los-, when play ceas d for the day. The
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    FOOTBALL.
    664 16 FIRST LEAGUE POINTS FOR S.C.C. A Poor Display. S.C.C 2: FLA 0. 7 he S.C.C. yesterday joined the Duke's as winners of their first League engagemcAd. a couple ot long delayed goals by mith giving them both points in their match agadist the R.A. at the Stadium. With raie
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    INTER-STATE MATCH TO-DAY
    48 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh. May 1 I. Perak's first inter-State football match j \< with Si langor to-morrow, and the foi- '•■win^r are travelling down to Kuala Lum- j pur to-night: Tillyer, Fleming, Ktvnc, Carey, Wayte, Brotfterton, Marsden, Hamer, I i Douse, Sheehan and Jacques.
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    ROWING.
    148 16 R.S.Y.C. Rowing Programme 1926. The following are the provisional arrangements for the coming season: Saterday 19th. Juno: (1 > Rodesse Cup (Club Sculling Championship); (2) N'uttBer< sford Challenge Cup. For Junior OarsSaturday 3rd. July: Abbotsford Cup. o Godown Fours. Saturday 16th. October: Chiengmai Cup. For four oars. Club Championship.
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