The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 8 June 1922

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922. NO. 1,818
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    CONTENTS
    165 1 i EADBBB PAGB m aticM;.! Training 353 H Would Help 353 Sewn f. r the Wcel End 354 i Last Chance 354 "> Uh < H lent 354 POLICE \M) COURT NEWS. |v< Court of Appea! 357 S nga] *»r A>-;z- 9 358 I;*-!;' Board (\i 358 LETTERS TO
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    EXCHANGE.
    44 1 2 3 V.l--A2 1 2 4 5-32 51% 63*g I \-.c- lomuml 646 lO 7 s p.c. Prem. 1 108 3 4 4 p.c. T t rcia! Italians, Milan 09 1 > 1 1 *o; i Luvs 85.65 D "A\i" !."an 5 POT cent.
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    PRODUCE.
    109 1 < 13.00 V.OO p«r S 13% fair] 26 50 ke, f.f 10.25 fi Ud Sa^o 8.40 10.16 fj 10.G0 :•< r.area uacpri: 4.800 :t. >»BgO— wb'.tr 230 c.ani No. 1 for cxpon 360 Say No. 2 for e-xrort M 0 iics, Saigon No. 1 for export 265 Aits, irai^on
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      20 1 JARMAX.- On June Ist, at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpor to Mr. and Mrs P. W. .larman a son.
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      MARRIAGES.
      84 1 KAVANAGH-HENSHAW. -At the Church of the Assumption Penang, by the Rev. Fr. Devals, John Edward Patrick, only son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Kavanagh of Plymouth, England, and Sibyl Benner, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs. Hensha'w of Andover England. HEWAT WHEELAN. At St. Mark's Church, Seremban, on
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      DEATH.
      36 1 GAN. -On Jane 1 Mrs. (Jan Hood Soo, aged 88, sister of the Tan Kirn Tean, aunt of Tan Hap Leng and Tan Hap Leong at Villa de Tann No. 1 Lorong 16, G*ylang-rd. (Penang
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    THE WEEKS NEWS.
    286 1 A Mail from Home arrived on Fi day a June 2nd., with dates op to May llth. Thursday's sport at iiw Spring Race Meeting was much more interesting than that of the first day, whilst the severe rain on Saturday, although making the y:oin£ heavy, m no
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    177 1 The engagement is announce^ between e!io, daughter of Mtons. and Mme. L. K>. Cbasseriau, of Bedong, Kedah, and J. M. Babor, Songei Bangkok Estate, Kedah. Tht marriage will take place m July. Dr. Castellani, who was formerly Emeritus Professor i f Tropical Medicine of the Ceyicn Medical College, and Physician
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    Vocational Training.
    839 1 Ban aWI tk« fnm »h» FmpU> riflrt 'AaMafc, •i»wi fey wMmoc* mrd uk-IWd try fate I Man fatrtot Tmtb her cl«rlou prtnpti in** ft l«il t» a Uxtea, UmyZy mad L*r. Ji'iu 2 From the many issues discussed as to what education should be and what U should
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    It Would Help.
    839 1 Juiu- 3. There was a fair amount of propaganda work done by the Malaya Borneo Exhibition m a line which might prove of great use to our languishing rubber industry, namely the manufacture of articles direct from the latex on the estate, or anywhere near where fresh
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      139 1 RtTf 'o Um "Singapore Press" turning froaa Europe t<> the Straits lat mail lines, are in ted to send HanagU the name of theii -teanier and q! :rriv:x in Sin^npore. Co; 3 will tb-,n i: i!cd to mt'ft tht-m at various orts of •all. S ll Kriben in Europe wishing
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    News of the Week End.
    900 2 June 5. At first sight the report of the Committee appointed by the Colonial Office to study the rubber industry seems promising, but after many months delay, doubtless r the hope that matters would remedy themselves and save the trouble of coming to a decision,
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    Bolshies' last chance.
    603 2 Jure 7 Only a very sanguine person would say that the Genoa Conference was a success as regards the attempt to bring back Russia into the fold of the world's trade. The experts may have done something towards clearing the way of technical points, but with the
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    News for the Orient.
    716 2 June 8. Every newspaper man hat bk own ideas of what news should t> supplied to readers of newspapers, foreign or native, m the Far East, but nearly all coincide with Lord Northcliffe when he states thai from an Imperial point of view the service of
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    372 3 T.\- smols ng concert which the Kuala a a] or Branch i I the Ex-fierviees Associa- U :h- M.S.Y.R. Headquarters by permissi i of the Commandant on Satin lay night was attended b. that happy :-pur.M as gut os- which is variably an •lite oi the impromptu. Lt. F. W.
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    TRADE RETURNS OF B. MALAYA.
    34 3 Foreign Imports for May, $44,532,141— £5,195,416 Foreign Imports for April, $33,460,188— £3,903,689 Increase $11,071,953— £1,291,727 Foreign Exports for May, $87,153,187- £4,334,539 Foreign Exports for Anri!, -£3,1)13,391 Increase $3,609,841— 421,148
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    99 3 (In centals of 100 lb) The exports for May were 555,276 centals, making for the first five months 2,183,7)8 against 1,353,807 centals m the corresponding period of .'a.-»t year, an increase of 8:2;),931 centals. In value $63,36^.000 agalmt $44,711,000. The United Kingdom took m May 57,841 centals, or
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      BUSINESS TRAINING.
      329 3 To the Editor, Sir, —In reference to your leader of this morning) we agree cordially with your statement "It would pay for all parties to combine} schools ami Educational aoi- thorities, parents and pupils, pupils and employers, to inculcate an 1 practice proper methods," We have been asked
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    PASSPORTS.
    100 3 The fll .wing information has been forwarder to the Penang papers by the Hon. Mr. John Mitchell, Consular kgent for France Brit:.<h subjects resident m the United Kingdom may m ii :\v>,\ as previously notified, enter France without a visa on production of their national passport, which n.ust be
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    68 3 Mr. Frank C. Sands, Commissioner for British Malaya, the Boy Scouts' Association, an bred m Penang by the Klang on Monday and will he staying at the E. and O. till Saturday. 4t C" Company, 2s I Bn, The Middlesex Regiment, strength Officers and 102 other ranks, proceeded to KuaJa
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    1029 3 AFTER THE VISITS. i (From Our Own Correspondent). Jesseiton, May 31. it has been rather an effort to come back to earth again after five weeks preparation for the visit of the Prince of I Wales culminating in the strain ar.i excitement of the event itself. Mrs.
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    JOHORE NEWS.
    557 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 6th. The fasting month came to an erd on the 26th of "ast month and the Hari Raya was celebrated on Satuiday, the 27th., that day anci Sunday being observed as Goverament Holidays. There was some doubt If Saturday was to
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    133 3 The sale-room of Estate and Trust Agencies Ltd. was crowded with intending purchasers on Tuesday afternoon, when the following Singapore properties were I offered: Twelve pieces freehold land I off Tanjon.^ Katong Road, area 27,877 sq. ft., bought by A. V. Meyappa Chitty for $1,550; Freehold land and
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    THE RUBBER GROWERS MEETING.
    1378 4 BIG PROPAGANDA EFFORT TO BE MADE. At the annual meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association on April 26th both the retiring and the new Chairman emphasized the fact ti-at the Association lid not possess plenary powers (Sir Stanley Bois' phrase) or a "big stick" (Sir Frank
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    THE NAVY WAY.
    192 4 Amusing Wuchow Episode. Away up the river around Wuchow a Hongkong merchant has a number of passenger motor boats, which fly the British flag. These the various bodies of soldiers returning to Kwangtung have fcund useful as a means of transportation. In fact they have been practically
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    92 4 A Reuter cable of the 6th. inst. gives the following County Cricket results: Nottingham Surrey beat Notts by eight wickets. For the winnerte Hobbs made 151 not oiut. Sheffield Yorkshire defeated Lancashire by six wickets. For Lancashire E. Tyldesley compiled 178. Southampton Kent beat Hants by 51 runs.
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    CANADA'S "BRITISH ISLES."
    1258 4 There comes a time to all English dwellers m the Orient when they feel they must go home, to thfe sort of climate they love, and m which they best thrive; horn© to the flowers and hedges and trees, the field and the skylarks, and sweet twilit
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    HONGKONG AND CANTON.
    484 4 Mr. A. H. Harris writes to the KSsojgfcoag Daily Press. When calling upon Dr. Wu Ting-fang, the present Governor of Canton, on tht Ist instant. Dr. Wu remarked thut <im of the reasons that led him t* take ojp hit- present appointment was the hopt that during:
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    FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922.
    778 5 The ex-Empress Zita has given birth I g daughter at Madrid, says a Reuter's able. The Government of India having de--ided on trrounds of economy to close the omiuercial museum at Calcutta the Department of Industries, Bengal, has peßcd an industrial museum with Bengal t xhibits.
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    THE KEDAH COURT OF APPEAL.
    588 5 YESTERDAY'S CEREMONIAL OPENING. j Their Lordships the Chief Justice and Justices Sproule and Whitley, attended by the Private Secretary to the Chief Justice., arrived at Alor Star by special train on Wednesday evening and were met at the station by the British Adviser, the Hon.
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    E. S. A. MAGAZINE.
    144 5 A copy of No 1 of the Ex-Services Association <:f Malaya's new publication has reached u> and seems admirably to serve the pur])os«.' of binding the members closer together. As Colonel! Pearson puts it, the Journal is intended to be an additional link m associating those
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    102 5 The Maharaja of Bikaner sailed for England recently under medical advice. Mr. S. Scott, who has lived longer m Kuala Lumpur than any other European, is going to make Seremban his home. The death of Sir John David Rees through falling out of a train removes one of the stalwarts
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    FRASER AND NEAVE'S ANNUAL MEETING.
    1604 5 The Chairman, Mr. W. H. Macgregor presided at the twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of Fraser and Neave, Limited, which was held at the offices of the Company, The Arcade, yesterday. There were alrc present Messrs. H. B. Ward, D. T. Lewis, E. Walker, W. P.
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    69 5 A Reuter's telegram announces the death of Mr. Henry Withy, the ship owner. An impetus should be given to the rubber industry by the excellent time made by Miss Lilian Salkeld, the sixteen-year old Manchester girl, who finished her London-Brighton walk m 12 hrs. 20 mm., wearing a. pair of
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    327 6 Detectives' Smart Capture. The story of the smart capture by a posse of detectives, under Chief Detective Inspector Costelio, was related m the Assize Court yesterday, when four Chinese, Kang Cheng Kuang, Phoa How, Choa Siak Kang and Lim Hcng Mak, were charged with making preparations to commit
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    RENT BOARD CASE.
    493 6 Reversed Order Not Ipheld. The question of whether an order made by the Kent Board car. be reversed m the following year by another order of th? Board was ihe main point m a ease decided n the District Court. Application wss made by the lanJlord to
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    LAST NIGHT'S BOXING.
    360 6 Teng Kee Loses to Carvalho. The return match between Battling Kee, 91. and Johnny Carvalho, 9.4 which was staged at the Victoria Theatre last night as the chief contest m a charity programme, attracted an enormous crowd, which the character of the contest hardly justified. Kee never
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    THE OCEAN CORPORATION.
    333 6 We have received a report <;f the proceedings of tiie jubilee meeting of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, held m London on April 27th. Congratulatory telegrams were received from New Zealand, Singapore and Holland, and the history <>;' the Company shows. A- the end of the
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    81 6 A well known Perak planter is now driving a taxi m Scotland as a means of livelihood. We hoar that Mr. Campbell, late of Warciieburn, is returning to Malaya. A private telegram received m Penang states that the launchmen m Hongkong have resumed work. Mr. F. M. Price, editor of
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    SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1922.
    698 6 The Singapore Court of Appeal will open on June 20. No application will be received for the Johore War Service Land Grant after June 30th. Mr. L. Forbes, D. O. Tampin, is shortly being transferred to a similar appointment at Kuala Kuan tan, Pahang. Mr. A.
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    OUR DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.
    264 6 Under the existing law the Colony tuus m the first instance to pay as Defen< < Contribution 20 per cent of its estimated assessable revenue. It then has to }>a\ £Q per cent of the difference between fa estimated and actual revenue. It is, how ever,, provided
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    MR. M. W. PETT.
    321 6 Former Singapore Official. Mr. M. \Y. Pott, who is shortly going 1i me on leave, has not had a furlough j sir.cc he joined the Shanghai Fire Bri- garie some nine and a half years uo. As a matter of interest, it may he inriiiinniii thai
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    JAPANESE CONSULS MEET.
    119 6 The meeting of representatives sf U Japanese Consular Service En nosl of Use importanl cities of the Far Kast, which bas been convened upon the Dstracttons of thi Japanese Foreign Ofßce, opened at il.i loss," Orange Grove road, the r-esi.e:. c off the Japanese Consol-General m singapi
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    103 6 Mr. H. S. H. Upton, for maty yt n Executive Engineer of the Tampm district tn Negri SembiUn, has retained from icavo and taken up the duties of B»ctiv* Engineer of the Kuala Lanirat district la S clangor. The remains of Mr. r R. Dicihclm. jn, of Diethelm and Co,.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    145 7 THURSDAY'S AUCTIONS. The Singapore Chamber of Commtrce Rubber Association held its 553 rd Auction OB Thursday of this week when there wag Catalogued 2,040,104 lbs.; 910.76 tons. Offered 1,951,975 lbs.; 871.41 tons. Sold i.t;b::.t)3o lbs., 729.29 tons. PRICES REALIZED. Uihhed Smoked Sheet Cents per tb Singapore Standard
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    184 7 Singapore, .luiu' 2. Kublwr. At the auction-; on Thursday, although fewer buyers thcin umiu. were operating all grades were easy of sale at slightly irnprovd prices. Only one lot (m eases) of Standard Palo Crepe was sold realismg 2U cents but Pale and Palish Crepes were readily taken
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    DUNLOPS JUMP.
    119 7 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 2. The Malay Mail's Colombo correspondent says The Times of Ceylon's cables state that Dunlop ordinaries have jumped fifteenpence since the Geddes appointment. Sir Eric states he has definitely finished with politics. Emerson's Indecision. Mr. C. Emerson presiding at the meeting
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    224 7 The following Singapore properties were »uld by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon S«9g and Co. at their saleroom, No. 30 hulia Street, on Wednesday afternoon: Six pieces of freehold lan^ situate off dor Chiat Road, area 7,440 sq. ft., bought bj Mr. P. R. A. L. T. Theyvarayan
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    26 7 Th« Hon. Mr. Justice E. C. St. John Branch, K. C, will be going to Singapore fur the Full Court of Appeal says the Malay Matt.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      496 7 Middlesex Draw with R. G. A. The Middlesex dropped a point to the R. G. A.in the Firit Division of the Singapore League on the S. R. C. Ground tsst evening, the game resulting m a draw of one all. The fact that they were not at; full strength
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      First League Table.
      56 7 P. W. D. L. Gls. A. Pts. Middlesex 4 3 10 6 2 7 S. C. C. 4 2 0 2 8 5 4 R. G. A. 3 1 1 1 3 7 3 S. K. C. 2 10 13 2 2 S C. F. A. 3
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      GAUNT CUP TENNIS.
      58 7 In the Kuala Lumpur lawn tennis tournament singles, three matches were played and provided some exciting sets. Bagot beat Thomasz 7—5, 6—3. Flowerdew beat Lee Wing Tsoong G— 2, 13—11. Bailey beat Yap Kon Foh 6—3, 3—6, 6—4. The courts were soft and somewhat slippery, which made
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      LADIES' GOLF MATCH.
      122 7 The team of ladies from Kuala Lumpur who met a team of Klang ladies at golf m Klang ended up all square. The two foursomes were drawn games and m the four tingles played, Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Whitt!e won their matches and Mrs. Argyll Robertson and
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      56 7 Kent beat Worcester at Gravesend by an innings and 236. For the victors Harding* made 166 and Seymour 114. Lancashire beat Derbyshire at Chesterfield by an innings and 140. The home team made 37, Parkin taking seven wickets for 13 and Cook three for 15. In the second
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1331 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrag* libelli Juvenal. Damned f or the sake of a Treasury theory seems to represent the fate of the last instalment of our Loan, which we want so ladly to lend to the F. M. S. an<i so recover some of
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    SINGAPORE AND JOHORE WATER.
    281 7 The following 1 are the minutes of the Johore Council of State referring: to the construction of a reservoir m Johore. The General Adviser addresses the Council and moves: "That this Council approves of the provisional agreement made betweem the President of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners
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    THE SPRING RACES.
    2282 8 MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1922. FIRST DAY'S RUNNING. DEATH OF TRESSALITE. Yesterday afternoon, cool and cloudy with a good deal of breeze, was a favourable one for the opening day of the Spring Meeting, but the attendance was not as Urge as might have been expected, whilst the
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    SECOND DAY'S RESULTS.
    1727 8 The heavy rain of the laic mom I terday considerably affflftod not onlj tiie going for the borsei but the Domfo those attending the races. Fortunate weather cleared during the atlemo t rain only fell Bltf lit ly Then VHU attendance and H < Excellency the <••'
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    LAST DAY'S RESULTS.
    2096 9 THE SWEEP WINNERS. Heavy rain overnight swamped the couW^ on Saturday morning with the result that although the weather turned tine for the rest of the day the ground was very wet, making walking about rather unpleasant. Nevertheless there was a large attendance, including His Excellency the
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    THE ANALYSIS.
    608 10 Ran but were not placed (3) The Baillie, Sorlrite, Sweet Marie, Merry Maiden, Horace L., Fair Dinkum, (2) Alachester, Badrie, Broomhills, Cesarion Girl, Covelly Bo>. Colonsay, Dodger, Kleita, Live Wire, Ktvi Peer. Wauk Over, (1) Backfire, Duke Aryan. Golden Mary, Harpoon, Kandahar, Laoy Nin, Princess Mimer, The Joker,
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    THE OAKS.
    36 10 London, June 2. The Oaks result was as follows: Pogrom 5-4 1 Eleven ran and the race was won by threequarters of a length with third thme lengths away. The winner was trained by
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    YESTERDAY'S YACHTING.
    422 10 The first of the races for the ViceI "resident's l'Jl'J Challenge Cup was sailed on .Sunday morning 1 under ideal conditions. Eight boat- started over the Club course at 10 o'clock, and Ella and Gertrude crossed the line at gunfire, tl.e former holding the weather berth. In beating
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    153 10 The Malacca Medical Mission has had bad lucl m the form of a 'rabid' dog. Three members of the Mission including Sister Hesseltind have been sent for treatment to Bangkok. (Gathi Mag.) A great crowd had collected passing rikishas came to a standstill aid pedestrians and others were bemiing themselves
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  • INTERSTATE CRICKET.
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      PENANG vs. KEDAH.
      77 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 3rd. In the match Penang vs Kedah, commenced here to-day, the Home team put up 139, the individual scores being- Wright Motion 45 Davies 43 Bennett 4 Liston 13. Jensen took six wickets for 58 mi>d la Brooy three for 36.
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      S.C.C. vs. NEGRI SEMBILAN.
      527 10 (From Our Own Representative.) Seremban, June 4. The weather was brilliant for the opening of this match. Winning the toss and batting first, Singapore made 120 m two hours, when lunch was taken. The opening pair Riches and Jacobs compiled 25 and 30 respectively, both playing
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    THE GAUNT TENNIS CUP.
    51 10 Some very good tennis was played m the Kuala Lumpur tennis tournament singles above all m the match between Scovell a?i<j Shelton-Agar which ended m a win for the former 6.1, 6.4. Cobb beat Loke Yaik Foo, 3.6, 6.4, 6.3, and Leonard beat Grenier 6.2, 4.6,
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    THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    669 10 SINGAPORE CELEBRATIONS Saturday, June 3rd. the birthday of v King George, broke wet an;! flicm*] .f a night of storm but. a- thoujrl, realising the auspicious character of < occasion, the sun ;-oon ■Boooadei' <r, bi ing through the heavy (iou!> an,! the sky for the effective
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    145 10 Mrs. Loke Yew leaves Kuala flor England this week via Rfen^<*or Amongst other tilings the late Dr. UM Yew owns a fine house in Whiteha 'l. t*> don. At a meeting of the Council of the K > a Institute of Public Health, London, hek*. en May Bth, 1922. Mr.
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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1922.
    719 11 Chief Justice Sir WaUer S. Shaw Private Secretary returned to i; by the Ipoh en Monday after oari of Appeal. Mr. H- W« Allen, Senior Assistant enntendent of Police, is now acting 0., Pcnang, Major A. R. J. Dewar to Batavia for a few weeks ape
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    RENT BOARD.
    569 11 CHAIRMAN AND REPEAL OF ORDINANCE. Mr. E. Tessensohn presided at the meeting of the Rent Assessment Board which was held yesterday afternoon, and, before the business commenced, informed the other members of the Board thai the President, Mr. Green, was unabir to be present on account of a
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    147 11 The following were the guests of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and Mrs. James at dinner at Government House on Saturday, June 3rd. H. E. Major-Gen. Sir Neill Malcolm, X.C.8., D.5.0., The Right Rev. C. J. Ferguson Davie, I).i>.. Mrs. Ferguson Davie., The Hon*b!e -Air. F.
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    116 11 The fc iowing were the guests of Hi? Excellency the Officer Administering- the Government and Mrs. James at the Race Luncheon on June Ist. Lieu:.. Co]. Wakeried, D.5.0., Mrs. Grove White, Dr. Simpson, Mr. A. W. Vick, Mr P. de C. Morriss, Miss Shaw, Miss Gairdner We are informed on
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    THE RECENT RACES.
    1445 11 A REVIEW OF THE MEETING. Lnqueslionably the greatest interest at the recent meeting centred on the griffin? f v various reasons, and although it is not yet possible to say how they will eventually shape m the Ex-griffin races, it can safely be affirmed that the lot
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    JAPANESE ART EXHIBITION.
    258 11 Those who have not availed themselves of the opportunity of viewing the exhibition of pictures, which has been m progress at the 1 Singapore Japanese Club, m North Bridge Road, should do so during the next couple of days, prior to Mr. Jekasi's departure to Java, where
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    THE CONSULAR CONFERENCE.
    104 11 The meeting of the Japanese Consuls and His Excellency the Minister to Siam, which opened on June Ist, is making goori progress m spite of some cf the visitors feeling the heat. The Conference will probably be prolonged longer than was originally intended, and may last to
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES.
    730 12 AND MR. RUSSELL'S OPTION. Messrs. J. A. Russell and Co., agents and secretaries of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., who recently obtained an option over a coal mine m the Dutch Indies and transferred it to the Company at a large profit, have issued a letter to shareholders, "explaining the
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    AUSTRALIAN TWO THOUSAND POUNDS.
    101 12 A telegram to the Malay Mail states that at Sydney the result of the Two Thousand Pounds Steeplechase was 1 Monrose (6-1); 2 Sandridge (5-1); 3 Warlock (6-1). The Gold Cup which His Highness the Su tan of Perak has presented for Race 6 on the
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    HOLIDAY CRICKET.
    314 12 INTERSTATE MATCH. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur June 5. Selangor vs. Perak, played at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and Monday. The iiGme team won easily. Selangor. James st. Lancaster b. Speldewfnde 16 Green lbw. Hennessy j Grenier b. Hennessy 4 Hugrgins c. Edw u\ls b. Hennessy 7
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    MIDDLESEX LOSE TO REST OF GARRISON.
    618 12 The 2nd Bn. Middlesex Regiment played the Rest of the Garrison at Tanglin on Whit Monday and were beaten by 62 runs. The scoring w::s njt at all heavy, a fact which, perhaps, was largely due to the good bowling. Conductor Lumsden, m particular,
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    R. E. vs. Y. M. C. A.
    203 12 The cricket match played on Saturday between the R. E. and the Y. M. C A. ended m a tie of 70 all. Scores as follow: K. c. Sgt. Barnett b Ignatius 15; Sgt. Burgess b Ignatius 16; Lieut. Clarke b Stack 1;
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    S.R.C. vs. Y.M.CA.
    49 12 This match was paved on the S.R.C. ground on Monday and resulted m a draw. The V.M.C.A. scored 95 m their first innings to which the S.R.C. replied with 77. In their second the V.M.C.A. scoreci 111 for seven wickets but the match could not finished.
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    148 12 London, June 2. Middlesex beat Notts at Lords by 85 runs. Surrey beat Sussex at the Oval by an irmngs and 20G runs. For the winners Sandham scored 167, Jeacocke 201 not out. In Sussex first innings Hitch took six wickets for 33 runs. Essex <J.rew with Northants
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    FOOTBALL.
    509 12 SINGAPORE BEAT SELANGoh The meeting of Selang-or with Sin^.-n on the Padang on Monday attracts: large crowd although it did not piodaa the type of football one might reasonable have expected from two PtpffMaatttiv bides. As a matter of fact, for the ,>.. part, the game was inordinately dull.
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    SECOND DIVISION FOOTBALL.
    154 12 In the Second Division <>f the Sing^a League the F-.C.F.A. II me* S.K<\ II Hie Padang yesterday, the game peso m a draw of one ML It was the disgraceful game tl.at has takvn pis Hie Padang this year, isofated offencec mineting m absc^iite iisvegani of \h<?
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    SPORT AT SEREMBAN.
    101 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, June fith. At golf Hose and Majrill (Nepri BembiIfih) beat Riches and Marshall, I an: Thompson and Irvine S. X.) beat Mackenzie an,}. Guiteridjre, I and 1. Foster md Fiazer (X. S.) beat White and Mitchell. 5 ami 4. Johnstone and Browne
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    2769 13 THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922. \KW OFFICERS EL KITED. i annual general meeting of the >. Settlements (Singapore) Associav is held at tn- Exchange ia>t evenil:. Mr. EL A. Brown presiding over a good U b lance. Before die business commenced the a n iao informed the meeting
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    CASE AGAINST Mr. H. THORNE.
    212 13 The case against Mr. Hugh Thome, the Taiping lawyer, against whom there arc two charges of criminal breach of trust pending, was mentioned en Thursday by Mr. Mills, the D. P. P., m the Magistrate's Court, Ipoh, before Mr. N. K. Bain. Mr. Mills said
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    INSUBORDINATE SEAMEN.
    152 13 Two Chinese seamen, Low Kow and Chong Ah Kee, on the Kee Lung, were charged, at the instance of Chief Officer Tibbetts m the Marine Court yesterday morning, with wilful disobedience of a lawful command on the night of May 29, when the vessel was leaving Colombo, and
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    83 13 At the third Singapore Assizes yesterday. before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard and a common: jury two Sikhs, Makan Singh and K?:jan Sinjrh were charge^ with voluntarily causing hurt to an Indian named Zareeb Khan, vwiom the prosecution alleged was assaulted by the accused with heavy sticks, on March 2(3.
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    42 13 The second sessions of the Johore Court of Appeal commences at Johore on Monday next, when the Chief Justice will preside and with him will be associated Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard. There are three civil appeals and one criminal appeal on the calendar.
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    FATAL BUILDING COLLAPSE.
    113 13 Two women were killed and a man and boy seriously injured by the collapse of part of the premises at the corner of Amoy street and Cross street. The accident occurred shortly after nine o'clock yesterday morning;, and was occasioned by the rottenness cf the woodwork supporting
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    367 14 STEVENSON REPORT. A FIFTEEN PENCE BASIS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 7th. The Times of Ceylon is m receipt of a cable stating The report of the Stevenson Rubber Committee states that the only alternative to the very great evil com pu'sory restriction of output is
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    FOOTBALL.
    93 14 MIDDLESEX IjEAT CHINESE. The S. C. F. encountered their second successive defeat m the Singapore League on the Padang last evening 1 when they lost by the <vld goal m three to the Middlesex Regiment, who thus consolidated their position as League leaders. The meeting provided an interesting match,
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    GAUNT CUP TENNIS.
    38 14 Results of Friday's play m the Kuala Lumpur tennis tournament singles were as f» Hows Scovell beat Leonard 6—3, 2—6, 6 -8. Cobb b.at Loke Yaik Foo, 3—6, 6—l, 6—3. Bayley beat Lynch, 6—3, o—3.
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    MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    339 14 Singapore, Juno 7th. Owing to the holidays and the recent Race Meeting, attention has been diverted from th€ share market resulting m a very restricted turnover. Business has been mainly confined to gilt-edged securities, large parcels of Victory, 7 per cent 1019 •V.: per cent changing hands.
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    249 14 Singapore, June G. Owing to the King's Birthday holiday. 1 tnk holiday and the Race.--, budncss has been greatly curtailed during th* week. Industrials remain m favour and a fair amount of business has been put through m cms s€c l l 1 1 Tin closes i"i.0.0
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      SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE.
      71 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 1. Mrs. Wee IL'i Tzee, otherwise Lai Chu Xeo, was produced m the Police Court tocby on the complaint of Mr. Jules Martin, Jnr., on a charge of intentionally giving false evidence m a judicial proceeding- m ;I";t- Supreme Court
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      FREEMASONRY.
      35 14 (From Our Own Correspondent). Renang, Juno 1. At the installation meeting of Lodge Scotia, Mr. J. H. Saunders was installed to the Worshipful Master's chair for the third time within four years. There was
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      KEDAH APPEALS.
      99 14 Penang, June 2. Jr. the Kedah Appeal Court Tunku Ismail, formerly district officer of Kulim, appealed against a decision of the first division of the High Court on a charge of criminal breach of trust as a public servant. The appeal was dismissed but it is understood that
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      THE SMART MURDER APPEAL.
      93 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 6. The death has occurred of Mr. Cheah Chen Eok, at his residence, Holland House, Northam Road. He became ill a week ago 1 lit revived somewhat on Thursday, but had a relapse on Saturday. He took an active part
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      5195 14 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 30. Fierce fighting is reported from Fermanagh. The Republicans entered a strong Orange centre at Pettigo and joined hands v::th the Free Staters, drove out the Pro- I ictant business men and occupied tkeir i houses. The rebels ihen crossed the border and captured more
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    66 16 The resuit of the May Medal is as under: S. C. Campbell 83 7 76 nett J. Kennedy 82 5 77 E. B. Evang 00 13 77 The 9 hole sweep an<i special 18 hole sweep held on Sunday, 4th June, were won by P. W. Smith
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    26 16 Mr. T. D. Betteridge, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., i s going to Singapore on transfer. Mr. E. Keating succeeds him m Kuala Lumpur (M. If.).
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    FOREIGN.
    2219 16 [Reuter's Service] Berlin, May 31. The Reichstag presented a curiously mournful spectacle on the occasion of the adoption of the Germano-Polish agreement regarding Upper Silesia, framed by the League at Geneva. German flags flew at halfmast en the building and the Silesian I colours, draped m black streamers, hung
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