The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 May 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S-S n WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1927. NO. 12.100.
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    270 1 A tornado swept the business quart tr of a Missouri town, causing the deaths of a hundred people, injuries to 25©, arid damage to property estimated at over a million dollars I'age 11. Sir Austin Chamberlain, in the House of Commons on Honda) night, delivered an important
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    A WORD ABOUT THE BIBLE.
    1164 1 Says the Vicar of South Acton: "Th' Bible has Buffeted badly al the hand- ol printers." Wo says thai '*no publisher would dare to publish a modern novel or any otl er book mider such a dull exterior." Bless the man. would he have th<
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      278 1 A v.*. V.\ UAMWWWUWUWWWIA EVERY TIN DATED 5 j "MB LABEL BRAND" COFFEE RAFFLES HOTEL] Saturday, May 14th j Special Race Dinner $3 j For reservations phone 2920. I J. WILLIAMS. Manager. I ■^■^•^^■■■■^^^■^^■^■■^^■■■^■■■naaMi^^^nnßa.^.Maa^MM.,! -pace of 1 in. 11 i in. 12' s in. The con- 'fWMMm\^ companion of biis>
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      255 1 r yT:g3_> ai* c^ JlissJSiirlo looks after i, //7<? \Jennis\Trocka4 YOUR tennis frocks will give you double "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile— wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo washes without s._hr__nng. The Kurlo way is Safe and simple.
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      140 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Kruschen's Salts every morning I'age 7. Peerless Erasmic for H.M. thi- BabyPage 8. The Latest Model Buicks from Guthrie's Page 13. Castro! Motor Oil from WakefieW'sPage 14. Chevrolet for Big Cai Performances Page 1. Hand Bas_s tor All Occasioas at Little's I'age 10. Squibb's Dental Cream Strengthens the
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      11 1 V«W.V.V.W.V«V.V.V.VdV.V.V.V. 5 J INSIST ON HAVING J "RED LABEL BRAND" V.V-V.V.V-VAV.V.V.V.VAV.V.V.
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      137 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, lltk. Hiyh Water. 6.9 a.m.. 6.6., 8.8 p.m. 7.1. H. W. Malacca. 4.40 a.m.. A/A.. 4.40 p.m. 4.8. Football. Dukes vs. S.CC Stadium. Irving's Midgets Victoria Theatre 9.30 p.m. Thtirsdait, 12th. Sigh Water. 7.41 a.m.. 6.9., 8.45 p.m. 7.5. 11. W. Malacca. 5.20 a.m.. 4.8, 5.30 p.m.
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    THE CLACK OF CLOGS.
    695 2 March Music to the Mills. AM ASHIRK SOUND. wit! nstinct that something has in- >; dreams. 1: marches on and i thin distanl rhythm that is not yet steady, insistent something Unit your dragged senses for a ft ds until, with start, yon awaken tl rgettable
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      185 2 MEDICAL HALL LTD, 23, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. Depot for YARDLEY'S, HUDNUT'S, MORNY'S AND DUBARRY'S TOILET SPECIALITIES. New Stock of Allegro Stroppers $8.50 each. Post orders receive immediate attention. Correct prices and service guaranteed. THE HAPPY VALLEY NIGHTLY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS. CHINESE WAYANGS. WATCH WATCH WATCH THE OPENING DATE OF THE UNION
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      338 2 "WE TOLD YOU SO" IRVING'S IMPERIAL MIDGETS CHEFALO— PALERMO ACCLAIMED BY PRESS AND PUBLIC GREATEST ATTRACTION EVER PLAYED SINGAPORE Victoria Theatre BETTER BOOK NOW P AVILION From Wednesday, 11th to Thursday, 19th May. PICTORIAL EVE'S REVIEW The Latest PATHE GAZETTE! HAROLD LLOYD u fl T T> T Q XT V
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      359 2 AN ATTRACTIVE THREE-FEATURE PROGRAMME From Saturday, 7th. to Thursday. 12th. Mav, at the ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietors) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION An action romance of the roaring road. From the very gt*rl action and all the time it is interspersed with
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    MY LADY'S WARDROBE.
    480 3 ALL IN SILK. I How a p"k!ce of drab-looking yarn, going -through process after process, at length t become!* a twinkling, alluring silk stocking j is one of the "secrets of the trade" revealed at the Artificial Silk Exhibition at the Hoiland Park Hal. It is a
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    PLEA FOR COMPENSATION.
    383 3 i had n t meant t<f oflfer my readers any j more specimens of West African English, but 1 have received such a delightful specimen from a Liverpool reader that I must give some extracts from it. It is a claim fcr compensation by a native at
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    "NOT TOO OLD AT 70."
    324 3 Septuagenarian Counsel's Appoinlment. London, April 27. Mr. Edward William Hansell, who, at the age of TO, has taken .silk, has been appointed Official Referee of the Supreme Court He fcoid the newspaper reporters tii.'.t he refused -ven to think of the day when he would
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    BOGUS EMIR OF kURDISTAN.
    246 3 Sent tc. Jail for Illegally Wearing Decorations. vice- Mohamed Al Raschid, the so-called Emir of Kurdistan, has been sentenced to six m nths' imprisonment an<l expulsion from the country, for illegally wearing French decorations and carrying false decorations. [A telegram data Januarj LTth stat>d:—The self-styled "Emir
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    STOCK EXCHANGE "GAMBLING."
    133 3 £75,000 First Prize This Year in Derbj Sweep. London. April 2G. j There has been .i llit an unprecedented number of applications fcr the "Stock Exchange Mutual Subscription Fund," though it is strieth limited this year to memberof the Stock Exchange, each of whom is allowed a
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    138 3 The -hid Battalion of the Scots Guards, en route to China, has a popular collection of subalterns, among them Lord Ramsay, son and heir of Lord Dalhousie; Mr. Frank Usher, who. at Chipping Norton two weeks igo won the Brigade of Guards Race; Mr. Archie Crabbe, cne f the tallest
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      68 3 f^S LAXO is the only food that has been used in 5 Royal Nurseries. MMMmU t^^^MMMmW^mmmmm* 9^M' f^___________M u Builds Bonnie Babies" hme i\r.\ difficulty in obtaining Glaxo, write direet to the Iccata IHE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION ITU. j 1 Quay. Singapore, feivinj name of nearest dealer. Singapore Cold Storage Co.,
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      94 3 §WE (XPHESS v IN CASE OF FIRE You Want It Extinguished phone Exchange. FOR A CASE OF "W "W "T ~W "W ~W y Wk ~y~ m You Want It Distinguished High St. Provision Store 2305. Kim Ann Co. 3285. Bun Bee Co. 460. Lim Teek Loong 4003. Lim Khoon
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    THE WHIPPING BOY.
    246 4 Evidence accumulates that the Cinderella of the high road to-day is the motor-cyclist. It is true that he seems fairly happy in spite of the abuse hurled at him. but if, in every age. there is some form of roaduser who is the bugbear of all th"
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    COW THAT JUMPED OVER THE MOON.
    96 4 Jumps A Hedge and Kicks A Motor Cycle Over. A London motor-cyclist, enjoying a week-end trip on his motor-cycle combination, is the most hurt and most surprised man in Somerset. He had just passed through the village of Carhampton, when, in the hedge ahead,
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    74,000 MORE CARS IN A YEAR.
    93 4 The Motoring Boom Motoring is getting more and more popular judging by the rise in the revenue from motor taxation for three months ended February 28, as compared with the same period last year. Figures issued by the Ministry of Transport show that receipts
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    CANADIAN PRODUCTION AT HIGH LEVEL.
    109 4 Production of automobiles in Canada during February numbered 18,655 cars, an increase of 18 per cent over the 15,376 made in January but slightly less than the 18,838 reported for February of a year ago. For the two mcnths ending February, the cumulative production totalled
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    FRENCH MERGER.
    97 4 Peujfeot Co. Grows I The Peu^eot Automobile Co. of France has absorbed the De Dion Bouton and Bellanger companies, thus forming the nucleus cf a French General Moors. The move followed a recent trip to America by the vice-presio.nt tf Mm P< The De Dion name will be
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      193 4 T T 4W9K~~ ~\Jlm^%i Here W Are the Improvements Review *his notable list of Dodge Brothers improvements— an important twelve months* record of progressive engineering: A new five-bearing crankshaft (replacing Stylish new body lines. Hich and the three-bearing type). A new attractive new colors. Improved two-unit starting and lighting system
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      108 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes 1 < Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- l\ G.ll and G.12. Union Building, Singapore. JMV_MUVtawUWWVWVW^^ m 1 N all Parts of the world and under all I V_/ conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy up
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    SEGRAVE—AND OTHERS!
    721 5 SEGRAVE— AND OTHERS! Uhu\ements of the Past. M WIMI M SPEED o\ EARTH. iiistorj ing has the rid, pa: Ej _k speal i nearis baa S Daytona •i. D rtainly it ia r the kind evi i done: that; I ai i st 0 surprised )k sh -ul-i have "::^n
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    42 5 M t .s.rs Mala— Motors Ltd. wish to .dvise their <*tnt* that from to-day all bosiaesa will be conducted frcm their new premises No 14 20 Orchard Road. Petrol may be obtained f ;om the Shell pump m front of this building.
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    MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
    1012 5 Safety on the Road. IHE DRIVERS PART Accidents are bound to occur, but many of them might be avoided. Greater safety on the road would be assured if drivers would do their part individually. There are certain rules the observance of which J would give the motorist the
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    MAJOR SEGRAVE'S CAR.
    51 5 New York, April 5. Major Segrave announced shortly hefore sailing for home in the Berengaria that 'the Sunbeam car on which he has just broken the world's speed record,, now safely j tucked away in the hold of the giant liner, 'is destined for a museum in
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    OVERSEA CAR MARKETS.
    249 5 ,1 In the overaea markets the question 01 suitability is best answered by drawing attention to the rapid increase in British exports says the Times Motor Supplement It it be true that the British manufacturer does not consider the oversea customer and will not give him what
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      68 5 tße Otiided By experience for Economical Transportation mil\ modern irear-change car Be guided by the experience TOURING *****. j thi- multitude, who have 2 SEATER ***** I „»xed to their own satisfac- oi?n \v 10 nn M.IJAA MMM) Ml that a Chevrolet is most i niiomical in benzine and oil
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      214 5 1 The Car for Economy and I 1 Individuality. ft; The Clyno Overseas Model incorporates a three door body with special tropical S hood, large type radiator, fin, ventilators, electric horn, ovjrsize tyres, specially strengthened frame, etc and is built especially for the Tropics. I Two-seater $1895. Four-seater $1995. O
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    BILLIARDS FOR THE AMATEUR.
    780 6  -  Tom Newman BY (CHAMPION SIX TIMES). NO. 6. STROKES YOU WANT TO KNOW. {FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] the game— a cannon or a pocket! 1 suppose the average amateur put? th aestion to himself more often jJjjU M does any other question connected bi] .1-. As regards
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    OUT-OF-DATE RUGBY "GOVERNORS."
    852 6 NEED FOR RECONSTITITION •j --...ii ol the International Board hold, at intervals oi not more than three an Imperial Rugby Conference, which T preseutatives from the Dominions will attend, a I Step in the right direction. Further, the Board's recommendation to the various unions to call a
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    1299 6 The Final Positions. Two points deducted for playing ineligible player. ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION I. Home Away Goal? Goals PWDLF A;WDLFA Points Newcastle 10 42- 19 1 1 64 20 6 5 10 32 38 56 Huddersfifcld 1 42 13 6 2 41 19 4 11 6
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    £50 MAKES £24,500
    87 6 "A Birmingham man won £24,500 to £50] on the double of Priory Park in the Lincolnshire and Sprig in the Grand National," said Mr. Douglas Stuart, the turf commission agent to a Morning Post representative after the latter race. "From the bookmaker's point of view, the victory
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    809 6  - BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS. HORATIUS. A CONTRAST IN GALLING -by- [FREE PRESS SPECIAL] Many player-, especially when they art out of luck, find it very difficult tg abide 1 faithfully hy that rule which is the essence of the modern system of bidding— not Ul call a suit originally without
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    A COOL CORPORAL.
    177 6 An interesting and true story is told, says a Shanghai paper, concerning the method by which certain British Tommies kept warm when on guard at an outpost one cold night recently. They were holding a post near the western end of the settlement where the Sharghai-Hangchow railway
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      26 6 Novel Crosswords No. 12. Popular Out -Dooi Came. Form lal K<o K Harsh Squall.— Squawk. Siat. Cutting Ir,~iium. In a High Degree. Very. Chance Work 1
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    STORIES OF LONDON'S REAL BOHEMIANS.
    973 7 The Duke and the Pigeon Match. A JOKE WITH SULLIVAN It was in the very early '80's before even the Empire now being pulled down, I was built that London's "Bohemia" had its best phase. 1 refer to the days of the Lotus Club, founded
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    "NEON'S" BOOK.
    749 7 THE GREAT DELUSION.'' To one who has been intimately connected with aviation, and an enthusiast even before an aeroplane ever rose from the giound, this book. "The Great Delusion," by "Neon," is of extreme interest. The justification for the book is that propaganda for everything to do with
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    JAPANESE DISARMAMENT DELEGATION.
    132 7 Tokyo, Apr. _.'.">. The Japanese delegation to the Three Power Naval Conference in •Geneva, headed by Admiral Viscount Makoto Saito sailed from Kolu- for Genoa to-day on the N.Y.K steamer Awa Maru. The party is scheduled to arrive in Genoa on June 7 and will proceed directly
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      245 7 Api Besar Tuanlj I"Mana I "Dalam Godown, Tuan." 1 "WHERE IS THAT FIRE I EXTINGUISHER?" I "We have not yet bought I Insurance may cover 1 your actual monetary loss, li 1 I but it does not cover loss Ali ;1 DISLOCATION OF YOUR ||ffl| ACCOUNT BOOKS MISSING [f *ffi
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      348 7 m ____l WHERE TEETH MEET GUMS Danger Line crevices the tooth brush cannot Squibb's Milk of Magn-sia. Counteracting these harmful acids, it protects the teeth besides cleaning them J No soapy or other ingredients to irritate or soften the gums, no abrasives to scratch the enamel: Squibb's Manufacturing Chemists to
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      170 8 mMMtri >p*i w J __y '^_____B-^fl^_____B_'**_^'---^ i ti__ t v^ £___t f t 1' I m _r ___Ai__M-^-k >______ '-^P' _r __E^F _f 'J^ m l N fr^^kL _____L___^^^_BL ___l fc v- z flw :< j*"" «iV Jp^ ____*tf SSL _/r -7) His Majesty, the Baby!! What tender care we
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    462 9 WHERE IS NUNGESSER NO NEWS OF AIRMEN. [Reuter's Service.] New York, May 10. Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Nungesser and his companion. No definite news had been received !>y 20.:>0. local time. It is reported from Washington that after receiving official reports that Nungesser's plane had been sighted
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    MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
    81 9 [Kenter s bervjce.j Nev\ Orleans. Louisiana, Mav i). The riches, agricultural seeti n, styled the Sugar Bowl owing to the large quantitj >i sugar grown there, is threatened by the inundation of waters piled against the Bayoudes Glaises levee, seeking an outlet te the sea. Hundreds of men
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    CO-OPERATION BETWEEN COLONIES.
    110 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, May l.f. The importance of tne Colonial Office Conference of Colonies and Protectorates from the viewpoint of the Colonies was stressed by Sir Edward Grigg and Sir Frelerick Guggisbetgi Governors of Kenya and tin Gold Coast, the latter, interviewed by Router, declaring that the
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    RUSSIANS FOR TRIAL.
    40 9 [Reuter's Ear Eastern Service.! Peking, May 9. The Ankouchun spokesman states that ail Russian prisoners, including Madame Borotiin, were to-day handed over to the local procuratorate. It is understood their publichial will open a few days hence.
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
    1097 9 HANKOW CONCESSION. AN IMPORTANT DECISION [Reuter's Service.] London, May 10. An important pronouncement upon the Government's 'policy in China was made by Sir Austen Chamberlain in the House of Commons at questi n time, in the course of which he stated it had been decided not to
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    ROUND THE WORLD BY MOTOR-CYCLE.
    316 9 Two Adventurous Tourists Reach Rombav. I HORRORS OF IHE SINAI DESERT. Bombay, Apr. 26. Captain Maims and Mr. Charles Oliver, who are motor cycling round the world, have arrived in Bombay. After traversing Europe they crossed the Mediterranean and tackled a 72.") mile run across
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    ARMISTICE DINING-CAR.
    255 9 'Museum Station to be Pa'i; in Compiegne Forest. Parte. Aid-. Id. The Famous dining-car of the Waaro Company in which the Armistice was signed on November I Ith., 1918, was taker: this week-end from the court-yard of the tavalides, where it has lain since the end t the
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      204 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SETON. J ui KWOOD FURNITURE < \\<;hai shades. J r \MI*ER MANSIONS. l\ •'.....•.v. .\v-v-'-\v.v.s\%\\v_\%vA v M UtBLE (Ml GRANITE gSi !M)RE CASKET CD, MENT VI. masons.ALBERT L. A. DALEY. VKER vv MOM MENTAL MASON. 1897. Tel. 915. CAR OWNERS. _vvwvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvVi CARS FOR HIRE. H r>IOTOR SERVICEM.&
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      700 9 NOTICES. j EXCHANGE BANKS. Ih.- Exchange Hanks will be closed at noon iloti rimrada] May ii_th for the Spring Race Meetfaig, 11-5 j THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Ire-opens prom .>th may. resuming BUSINESS AS USUAL. Costonen are specially requested to give theit besl favours aa before. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. s
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      791 9 NOTICES. NOTRE. Notice is hereby given thai d tWn the Government Efottsi Doms 1 1 clomm to the public front 1 p.m to 9 n ttm of the Following days viz: j 7th. toth. 12th, I ith sad -l-t lis 1'SUNGEI BAGAN Rl P>HER COMPANY. LIMITED. .Incorporated in tht Straits
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    BIRTH.
    27 10 LEE. oi: Ma\ 9, 1927 at the Sepoy Lines -Maternity Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Choon Ngee, a son. Mother and son are both well.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1927. Sir Austen's Policy.
    736 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1927. Sir Austen's Policy. H is not often that a real 'technical pride can be felt in British foreign 'policy, for as a rule it pursues very [obvious, and one might say elementary, courses, but we think that when the review of the Baldwin
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    517 10 Members of the Chinese Association are reminded of the annual general meeting: to be held to-night at 8 p.m. Mr. Haroid Rogers, tht- Eastern representative oi Messis Leonard Plews. Stockdale and Co.. Manchester, and the Squire Mills and Hollins Mills, Mossley, leaves to-day for Penang and Bangkok. He expects to
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    PERAK AMOK TRAGEDY.
    300 10 Story of Terrible Crime. MADMAN KILLED AFTER HOLDING POLICE AT BAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 10. Further details of the Kuala Kangsar amok disclose that it was one of the most gruesome and bloodthirsty affairs in the history of such crimes. Kulop Mat Daud, who
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    126 10 JAPAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimhur.<ha/t The Seiyukai Party, now in power, has been strengthened by seven new-comers thus making a total of 17:'. seats in the I)i;. Five members, including Mr. Mosuke Kawahara, of the Seiyu Honto joined the Seiyukai, while KTessrs. H.
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    TOKYO PRICES DECLINE.
    47 10 Retail prices of commodities in Tokyo showed a decline of 0.19 per cent, last month as compared with March, according to the Bank of Japan. The general index number for April stood at 192. 1K as against 192.55 for March of the current year.
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    FOREIGN RICK IMPORT INCREASES.
    55 10 The Agriculture Office announces that Japan's rice importation since November 1. 1920, or the begin ing of the 1920-7 rice year, until April 10 this year, amounted to 6.287-885 koku or approximately 31,000,000 bushels, an increase of i.480.1')7 koku or about 7.000.000 bushels as compared with
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    175 10 Mr. I). A. M. Brown, of Penang, ii on a visit to Kuala Lumpur. Dr. F. E. Wood, Senior Medical Officer Perak. is going: on leave in August. Mr. H. R. Cheeseman. District Commissioner of Scouts, Penang. has been awarded the Hon. Silver Wolf. The marriage of Mr. Choon Tin
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    AIR SERVICE FOR MALAYA
    274 10 Company Projected PI N AM.— Sl\(, \p<!i;| A visitor to Singapore mg by aeroplane from i the journey taking two a (j boars, was Mr. R. fc Director of the An Sui whom ia associated Mr. 1., ing old air bands, since ISO9. Mr. K, a
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    OLD RAFFLESIANS' ASSOCIATION.
    319 10 Mr. T. W Stale J i annual general meeting sians' Associatioi h< I fl last Saturday evenii g, re i progres- of the A--' sti and commented on it* sat there being, he stata d s du i ment at the present time three or four pears
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    TORNADO HORROR.
    59 11 BUNDEED VICTIMS IN MISSOURI. DARKENED CITY [Renter's Servicel. Psplaf Bluff. Missouri. May 10. I were killed and 250 og i tornado which swept the of the town, destroying y building within an area 200 tnd 306 yards long. prenuaea were left unand the property lonacia are r $1-800,000.
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    COLLAPSE OF STORE.
    21 11 M TH VPPED and pees were lapse a four storey lis Department store pers, ah* rushed after which
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    FTY-FIYE DEATHS IN NEW YORK STORM.
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    COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
    93 11 ■\MERY ON CLOSER CO-OPERATION. London, May 10. lonia] Secretaries flh ials, presided n :.ir\ ol State fbl It sentation I erial Conference which a Office to-day. md Sir Samuel Wiletaries of State for the also present. ins repreaentn- tfe Bversitj f problems stm knral OI adminis"::_rh: be dune,
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    REMEMBRANCE DAY.
    205 11 r :vl{l H VlG ■> APPRECIATION Hmmmjta't Record Kffort R towing aul graph letter has been President, the Malayan Appeal Department for the from Field Marshal Earl I thf British Legion: 26. Kivieston Square. London, S. W. l. April. 11th.. 1927. I Sh Theodi re Eraser. :> C.5.1..
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    THE NANKING DECISION.
    181 11 FAVOURABLE PRESS COMMENT. AN AIT OF DISCRETION. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 10. Commenting upon Sir A. Chamberlain's Nanking decision a Manchester Guardian 1 ader thinks it is impossible to say "to What extent the United States influenced the. Foreign Office to this wise decision," but "We shall
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    CHINA FIGHTING RESUMED.
    156 11 NORTHERNERS 1 SUCCESSES. Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, May 10. After a long lull civil war is being rel med n several fronts. In Anhwei I niang Kai Shek is coming into contact with the Northerners along a line from I Dchowfn, north of Lake Chaohu, to
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    JAPANESE BANK APPOINTMENT
    33 11 [Renter's Far Eastern Service. 1 Tokyo. May 10. The Cabinet has appointed .Mr. Junnosuke Inouye as Governor of the Bank of Japan. replacing Mr. Ichiki. resigned. [Earlier cables on page
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    MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN IN PALESTINE.
    200 11 [British Radio Official Service. l Rugby, May 9. In the war cemetery on Mount Scopas, outside Jerusalem yesterday, Field-Marshal Allenby unveiled a memorial to those of all races and creeds of the British forces who fell in the Palestine campaign. The memorial takes the
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    MURDER OF MR. C. P. W. FLYNN.
    118 11 CORONER RETURNS VERDICT AGAINST DETAINED MAN. In connection with the murder of Mr. C. P. W. Flynn. who was shot while returning t< the Bukit Sembawang Rubber Estate, of which he was manager, on April Bth., the Coroner has returned a verdict of
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    233 11 League Football. Y.M.C.A/S HEAVY DEFEAT. Duke's II 6: Y-M.C.A 0. On the S.R.C. ground yesterday the Duke's 2nd. XI defeated the Y.M.CA. in a Second Division game by six goals to nil. The play in the fhst half was fairly closely contested. Desp e numerous attacks upon their
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    CRICKET.
    308 11 YESTERDAY'S S.R.C. VICTORY S.CC. Well Beaten On the S.C.-C. ground yest -'lav a_ 7 SrC.C. side encountered heavy defeat at the hand* of an S.R.C. team. One ol the outstanding features of tht- match was the display oi Leijssius, who. in scoring his b7. hit tli tee sixes and
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
    97 11 Reuter's Service. Birmingham. May 9. In the Davis Cup, Malmstrom (Sweden) beat Kingsley, 6—4. 6—2, 6—3; and Higgs beat Garell, B—6, B—6, 3—6, 9—7, Britain winning by 4 matches to 1. Barcelona. May 9. In the Davis Cup Antonio Juanico, Spain, beat A. H. Fyzee, India, 3—6,
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    AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    59 11 ENTRIES FROM THE EAST. [Reuter's Service.] London, M*y 10. The Amateur Golf Championship is being played at Hoylake on May 23. There are 197 entries, including eight from America, three from Calcutta, two from Cairo, two from Tasmania, one from Switzerland, and one from Sumatra. The American
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    JOHORE SUPREME COURT.
    381 11 Coming Trouble for a Respondent. CUSTOMS OFFICERS APPEAL. A civil case was taken on Sunday, before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay in the Supreme Court at Johore Bahru, in which Liong Ah See, administratrix of Cheng Ah Seng, deceased, applied to sell land charged, under the Land Enactment,
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    242 11 The undernoted non-fiction w< rks will be available for issue on Saturday. 14th May, at a.m. Asia. An illustrated monthly journal. Jan-Dec. 1926. Baker (P.J.X.) Disarmament. Urit'.. This is an attempt to estimate the importance of disarmament in national and internath nal policy. Bradley-B:rt (F.B.* Bengal Fairy Tales.
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    LATEST DERBY BETTING
    71 11 Call Boy Prominent London, May 2. Latest Derby betting is as follows: 0 to 2 against Call Boy (offered); 5 to 1 against (Taken). 11 tc 2 against Sickle (taken and offered.) 6 to 1 against Adam's Apple. 10 to 1 against Hot Night 100 to 8
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    SWINTOX WIN RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
    31 11 London. April 30. fhe final of the Rugby League Cham pionship resulted as follows: St. Helen's Rec 8. Swinton 13. The match was played at Wanington.
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      470 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. IDOMENEUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg May 14 CALCMAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg May 22
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      458 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). PASSEN Jr LL E M F A Lh L JIhVIC E S HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rotterdam. Hamburg and Liverpool May 29 S s CITY OF PEKIN Marseilles, Havre. London H'burg and L'pool June 28 PASSENGER SERVICE. a AMERICAN
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    FACES AND THEIR MEANING
    439 13 1>::. RUDOLF KASSNER o\ PHYSIOGNOMY. Kassner, who is considered Keys rling to be "'the greatest nk< has returned to Budaifter an interval of twenty years. a< guest oi Count Janos Zichy. I a lectuie on physiognomy, at the Musk*, Dr. Kassner said that the science oi
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    TOO MANY IRONS.
    431 13 Hags Stuffed Wiih lubs. While watching the player.- in the Varsity golf match at Hoylake some of us who our game with the old gutta ball fell o talking about the limited number of shots' w] a h are in the bag of the modern golfer.l 5;
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    NO DEATH SENTENCE UNDER 18.
    219 13 RECOMMENDATION OF A (OMMITTEE, "We recommend hat a sentence cf death shall not be passed on any person under the age of eighteen.'* states a departmental tommitlee on the treatment of young offenders in a report to thr Home Secretary. Thi' committee say tha they
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    BIG OPIUM HAUL.
    184 13 $250,000 WORTH SEIZED IN (ANTON.' Alleged to implicate a Portuguese resilient in Canton, a seizure of opium worth a quarter ol' a million dollars was made by the Nationalist authorities who, according to the Canton Gazette, suspect that the large cargo of drug was intended for delivery
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    DRUNKEN FREAK.
    206 13 WOMAN'S NOSE CUT OF BY HER In H.B.M. Police Court a1 Shanghai recently Bala Singh, an Indian watchman \as charged with feloniously wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm bo one Wong Ah ching by cutting off her nose Dr. Gertrude M. Terrill deposed that sh< examined
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    "REJECT THE POPISH PRAYER HOOK."
    149 13 Sensational Scenes in Qneeßrs Hall. Lcndon, Apr. 27. Remarkable scenes were witnessed in the Queen's Hail la-; evening. While the Archbishop of Canterbury was ajidressing a crowded assembly at the annual meeting of the Religious Tract Society, a man in the gallery rose, and in
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    36 13 Dr. W. L. Braddon, Mr. R. If. Robertson and Mr. A. P. Cranna have, under their joint names, circulated a letter to all ExService men in Negri Sembilan for the formation of an Ex-Service Association there.
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    TITIVATING THE TROOPS.
    954 14 Keeping Abreast of the Fashions. THE AFTERNOON DOWNER. "Old soldiers to bed; and the young *uns to school." The Two o'clock Trumpet rang out its message. The barrack square clattered with martial life. Recruits with Bwords slung; recruits with lilies; recruits with books and a worried look.
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    ROUNDING UP THE COMMUNISTS.
    555 14 EXECUTIONS IN CANTON. The effort to rid Canton of. Communists and their evil influence is still going on unabated, and the first victims of their folly have already been executed. Among the first five to suffer were two young girls, who on their way to the
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    1,000 MILES A DAY.
    179 14 HfnkieCs Light-Plane Flight to Australia Mr. Pert Hinkier has now decided to j leave early this month <>n his light aero- i plane flight to Australia. The Avro Avian! h<- is flying, driven by a 3.V70 h.p. Cirrus engine has been converted from a two- stater
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    PETTY OFFICER'S DEATH.
    90 14 The death to k place in Hong Kong last week of Petty Officer Thomas Bassell under circumstances, according to the Police report, which point to suicide. The Naval authorities report his death by drowning. It is believed that injuries to the throat uhich were found on the
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      272 14 p_ Wmmmtas*. •"•V How to choose the right battery *_-7 ll Unless you are highly technical you must relv an reputation m sel< til the best battery to replace the worn-out one in vour car. J Here are some facts that may aid you: Exide was the first battery on
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    MUSLIM MATTERS.
    692 15 Hedjaz Transport. A PROJECTED RAILWAY (Our Muslim Correspondent.) It fa reported that a British company W trying to obtain the monopoly to construct railway line in the country between Jeddah, Mecca, Medina and Xejd, and that the construction work will be started soon after permission for the monopoly
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    IZAAK WALTON'S COTTAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
    66 15 Contents of Famous Museum Saved London. May 1. A spark alighting on the thatched roof resulted in the destruction of Izaak Walton's cottage at Shallowrjekl, near Staffer.; The tire brigade used water from ti e river where Walton used to fish an' meditate, I
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    GERMAN CUSTOMS FRAUD.
    43 15 Berlin. April 12. A frantic customs fraud has been revealed involving forty million gold marks. Twenty prominent cigarette manufacturers in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne have been arrested for evading taxation by means of counterfeit revenue stamps. Sensational developments are anticipated.
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    449 16 TROOPSHIP ARRIVES. MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA. The Bibby liner Derbyshire, 4.314 tons net, arrived in port yesterday with the 2nd. Welch Regiment and drafts from the Middlesex Regt. and Green Howards on board. The contingent consists of thirty-nine officers, eighteen warrant officers and 1133 men. The troopship left
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    S.S. "TJILEBOET."
    342 16 SALVED AND DOCKED AT TAIKOO The Java-China'-Japan Lijn "Tjileboet. which stranded on Ling Ting Island on April 5. was successfully salved, towed to Hong Kong and docked at Taikoo Dockyard. Passing through the harbour the vessel (without her bows) presented an unusual sight, having been cut off some
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      397 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tona) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The I* MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      257 16 CHARGEURS REUNIS. (Incorporated in France.) Regular monthly freight and passenger service. OUTWARDS. SAIGON, TOURANE AND HAIPHONG. Due Singapore. DALNY June 15 HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES. HAVRE. DUNKIRK, AM) ANTWERP. Due Singapore. CAT TOURANE May 13 CAP LAY June 10 DALNY July IS "i 'ap'" etenmers are single class and have excellent passenger
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      424 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA s BALTIMORE s.s. BELFAST MARU PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCIS( 0 LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR due For ratae and other particulars apply: GUTHRIE l 0.. Liu Agents:— Singapore Rn( j
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      156 16 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAV 1 Bncori i rate HOMEWARD SAILINGS Monthly service for Briadu W Trieste via ports taking taffOH f .f Bills of Lading for Ptaau '< \tom\t and Black S*>a Por- all port* on the V^ I of Ita v ESQUILINO OUTWARD SAILINGS FOR HONG h<»\ Mi 1 1
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      698 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. I BY TRAIN. I Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei j Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala j Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday,
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      24 16 Min. grass radiation 72.5 F Sea temperature 81 v F Mean wet-bulb temp. 76.4. _F Mean relative humidity #8. p.c. Evaporation '64#ins. Rainfall Nil.
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    PUP THAT BOLTED A HATPIN.
    865 18 Remarkable Operations at Royal Veterinary College. "IT'S A SPARRER, SIR." With liquid eyes, a little girl handed up a small cardboard box to an official at the Royal Veterinary College, Camden Town. "It's a sparrer, sir," she said; "fell down in the road, an' I
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    UNTOLD STORY OF THE WAR.
    538 18 OFFICER WHO LOST HIS BATTALION Fog Drama. Another hitherto unwritten chapter of tlw> war was "confessed" to a Daily Express, representative recently by an officer wh< j admitted that he lost his entire battalion j cf nearly 800 men at midnight in a dens-, fog
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    ABOUT REAL PEOPLE.
    215 18 Here i> an extract from the letter of al public schoolboy, aged 14H, concerning] ••Australia."' a little book cf biographies published by the British Em] ire Educational] Press. "It's a topping book. They teach us here ali aboul Richard Coeur d.- I. ion. he] wasn't a bad
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    INDIAN STORY ABOUT WOLF-CHILD.
    103 18 'Due to Native Credulitv.'' London. Apr. 25. Contributing to the correspondence in The Times on the subject of the recently discovered Indian "wolf-child," Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones discredits such stories. which, he declares, are due to native credulity. The survival of defenceless children among wolves, tigers and
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      307 18 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE ESTATE OF NG CHYE CHUAN Deceased 999 Years' Leasehold Land and Business Promise* No. M 1 Messrs. Estate Trust Agencies Ltd.'s Sale-mm. Ualll, Raffles Place. All that piece of leasehold land situate in Singapon I D I Marked Lot. 275 of T. 5. IV. comprised in lease
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    685 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, MAY loth [Figures in brackets show the issue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] MINING. Buyers tellers Asani Kumbang 55s 3d 56s 6d Bangrin Tin (J.) 31s 32s Batang Padang (sl> 0712 72 _> Chenderiang 23s Od 24s 6d Eastern
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    EXCHANGE.
    53 19 May 10th. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 1-1 8 Credits 90 days 57 France, demand 1411 India. T. LS4H Hong Kong, demand 10 p.c. Im'-. Yokohama, demand lUi 1 Xom. Java, demand L39 Bangkok, demand V|l 4 Bar Silver London 26 L-16 Bank of England Rate 1 p.e. Sovereign,
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    PRODUCE.
    208 19 May 10th. Tin 150 Tuns $150.00 Pepper White 78.00 Pepper Black 44-00 Flake Tapioca 5% Pearl Sago Small 7-60 Copra Jo.-", Copra Sundried 11.40 Opium, Benares unt. 1.000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New, SSO Rice, Siam old No. I W0 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice. Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 19 Mav liith. 12 o'clock noon Buyer. Seller-. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 7" 7- 4 Standard U.S.S. on Tender May 70% 70% June 71 71% July-Sept 73% 7:-: :i t <>ct -Dec 70 75% Tone ef Market: Quiet. Latest table:- London Spot Sheet L9%d
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    250 19 MENTAKAB RUBBER The following is the .-event:, report ol the directors- to the shareholders, be be submitted at thi annua! meeting on Tut day, May 17th at the offices of the v'ompany, Chartered Bank Chambers. The Accounts show net profil tm tin period of 1175,605.27 alter making
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT
    148 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT Singapore, Haj 10. Robber.- 1. ad >n, Ls 7 s| 70 cts. Tin.-- 1 <■_..!■ n. £289 10s. 30s up L si "ii for l->0 tons. Mining. Ka Ho< t 69 71 ref L95 2.. Rahman Hydraulic 2.47% 2 Kuyoh 1.45 1.50, Lingui 1.78 1.82, Km
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    53 19 Yesterday's Alterations May 10th.. (lining prices. Buyers Seller* Batang Padang 7:; 79 Kuchai 2.05 L'.lo K. 1 umpur fully paid 37i 36c 1 Mai. ..van T. i Ids. tU 9d 20.- 3d Etatruf Basin &6c :„1 27>. remengor _n< Pd 22b 6d Tongkah Barbotn 14.50 15.00 Utan
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    75 19 [Britisfa Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, May 9. Amsterdam 12.13%, Athens 363, Berlin 20.70. Bombay Is 5 55-64d, Brussels 34-96, Bucharest 765, Buenos Aires 47' Copenhagen 18.21, Geneva 25.26, Helsingfors 192%, Bong Kong 2s o%d, Lisbon 2 17-32, Madrid 27.45. Milan 89 1-16, New York 4_85 27-32. Oslo 18.81, Paris
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    CANADIAN IMMIGRATION GAINS.
    225 19 CANADIAN IMMIGRATION GAINS Immigration to Canada foi February amounted tu 5,521 compared with 4,396 foi February a year ago, according to a statement issued by the department of Lmmi g rat ion and colonization. Of February's immigrants I,^o were from Great Britain. 938 from United States, and 3,403 from other
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    ORIENT ORDERS CANADIAN DAIRY CATTLE.
    124 19 Britii.li Columbia on ed* 1 1 ot fmm I cattle have an excellent market Sa the Oi ienj for their stock, ...-.-..rdim, p, Vancouver :),,i acting for a large dairf oaaeera m Shanghai. ic reported tfeaU withm Um T yean Hw Shanghai dairv will Bdd
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    ALBERTA RESERVES OF NATURAL GAS.
    101 19 ALBERTA RESERVES OF NATURAL GAS. Eleven established fteldi in Alberts i i i supply thii province with 180,000,000 «-:i ;'<• feet Of natural ga< daily, M Pr-.f. .1 Allan f the Provincial Council of [nd istnal Research has reported tn bhe govi mm l' 1 total amount of natural <-.
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      367 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LMrED. [•he Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies" with tte British MTU ACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE. SSUlanee om P ames Act AGENTS WANTED G. C. KNOX. HORACE W. RAPER. A.
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      426 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.92,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. K Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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      441 19 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 £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. (i. M. Bernard. Chairman W. H. Bell, Esq., W. L. Pattenden, Esq.,
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      36 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration £*>*>**« Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW ft CO., Messrs. HARMSOytS. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPRING RACE MEETING.
    1712 20 Second Day's Results. MOKE EASY WINS. The weather was mueh pleasanter for the ■econd daj of the Spring meeting and alii ngli tla attendance was not so large thi re was a good gathering, whilst His Exeellency the Officer Administering the Cover- ent, the Hon. Mr. W.
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    1196 20 The Referees' Board, which came into existence as a welcome corollary to the reconstitution of the Singapore Football Association, is all too soon to be called upon to exercise its punitive jurisdiction upon a player, should it consider it necessary in the interests of the game to do
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    55 20 The unfinished championship semi-final match between D. 11. Kleinman and K. Smith was continued and concluded yesterday. The score stood at set all and 1-all in the final set. It was decided to commence a new third set. Kleinman took the first four games, led later
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    48 20 The following will represent the S-R.C. against the R.A. on Friday. 13th May. at the Stadium: Y. < Westerhout; A. B. Collie'* and L. M. Pennefather; 1.. Moller, W. A. .Uria. F. C. .ie S uza; Norman Hannay, W. 1. Lingard, Albert Fernandez, R. C. Oehlers, Phillip Almeida.
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