The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 15 June 1922

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1922. No. 1,819.
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    CONTENTS
    169 1 I KADEUS PAGB The Restriction Movement 369 Th.' Chinese labourer 36!) Comments of th« Week 370 RoMJfc Concrete or Otherwise 370 iuu-J Fuel 370 Saving t*ublie Money 371 POLICE AND CO CRT NEWS. The Assizes 373, 374 Dock Gaming Raid 376 Criminal Appeals 380 johore Appeal 380 St i
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 1 Ju^ 11. Bank 4 js. 2|3 31-32 P:r.k demand 2 |3 27-32 PrivaU erwfita 9 m.s. 2|4 5-32 York, den md sir. 8 uits :»u daji 53 1 2 demand 555 1 176* mand 14 p.c. Prem. U' .ni.ni demand 107^ lonand 135 Bir.^r-k, demand 90 Sw .n, H;mk
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    PRRODUCE.
    133 1 14. $76*, I GuAlu Cub* :>'o. 1 13.00 Gambwi 8 7 T r Black 14.00 j Peppwr (white fair) 26.50 j Tr.pioca, small tiaki 1 f.gr. 9.75 Peur! Sago small 8.40 Cipn lib 10.30 j C SandHt4 10.60 j H«a, Bni<m ur.rftttj 4.000 I tea, ?.iL.f>cn wldti 230 j
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      53 1 JOHANNES. On Thursday, June 8, 1022, at S the Bungalow, No. 11l Meyei Road, Tanjong j Katong, Singapore, to Air. and Mrs. John. E. Johannes, a son. I BARNET. At the European Hospital, Kuala 1 Lumpur, on the 10th June, 1922, to Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Baraet. Fort
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      MARRIAGE.
      28 1 I SMITH CORNELL. At St. Andrew's Cathe- dral, on 14th June, by the Venerable F. G. j Swindell, M.A., Herbert Charles Smith to Grace Sarah Cornell. I
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      DEATHS.
      34 1 GOODALL. At a London Nursing Home, on i June sth, Frank Septimus Goodall, aged 42. DUCHESNE. -At Sungei Rambai Estate, Kuala Selangor, Renee Marie Duchesne, infant daughter of Mrs. and Mr. C. Daehesru-.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    221 1 The last mail from Home -arrived on Sunday with dates to May 17. A HomeI ward mail left on Mon way. The report of the Commiss on appointed I to consider retrenchment m Government i expenditure has been issued and note? many directions m which savings can
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    281 1 Mr. and Mrs. H, J. Mackenzie bave left Batu Gajah for Kuala Lipis. Mr. Mackenzie is to act as Superintendent of Revenue Surveys, Pahanu-. Mr. C. F. C. Ayre, from Malacca, has assume^ duties as Radmastcr of Anderson i School, lpoh, vice Mr. M. B. Brockwell, who has gone to
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    The Restriction Movement.
    820 1 VM4 vfttrtat Troth her (loriotu pnotftt Aw* June The cabled reports of the progress 01 the movement m favour of rubber I restriction, from London direct, and by way of Ceylon, indicate that there m now a distinct tendency to get a l move on. In fact,
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    The Chinese Labourer.
    827 1 I June 10. The authorities best acquainted with China seem to believe that there is no danger of China, as a whole, or m the parts into which it ie splitting, following the example of Russia and •overthrowing the prin- ciples of political economy that have been
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      155 1 Subscribers- to The "Singapore ?re* Press" veekiy returning from Europe to the Straits oy any of the mail lines, are in ted to send j It the Manager the name of theii steamer and kite of arrivn! in Singapore. Co es will tb»>n oe nailed to meet them at various
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    Comments of the Week.
    777 2 June 12. The week-end does not reveal any new factors m the movement towards rubber restriction. The Dutch official has. gone back with the views of the Colonial Office for consideration. The fact that the Colonial Office has views concerning the fortunes of commerce m a
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    Roads: Concrete or Otherwise.
    836 2 Roads Concrete or Otherwise. June 13. Committees of the Municipal Commission have been discussing the ever-fresh question of the Singapore roads, and Colonel Pearson has issued a series of reports dealing with the history of road-making experiments m Singapore and the changed conditions of traffic, making special reference to concrete
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    Liquid Fuel.
    906 2 Junv 14 It did not need the telegram from Cardiff the other day, telling of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co.\s new depot established there, to remind us that this is the oil age, In its various forms earth-oil is almost as universal as coal. As a light-giver it is
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    Saving Public Money.
    841 3 June IS. The report cf the Retrenchment 1 mmittee from which we have given copious extracts during the past two days, is couched m strictly {roper official phraseology, as might have been expected from the character of its framers, so proper indeed that one would almost have
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    H.R.H. AND THE CHILDREN.
    137 3 The following- lector has been received: H.M.S. "Renown," (At Sea), Pen an g Colombo, May 24th, 1922. Sir, With reference to your letter of the 15th instant, I am desired by the Prince of Wales to convey through you to the children of the Colony His
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    AMOY UNIVERSITY.
    112 3 An advertisement m another column calls attention to tie opening of this University m which the well-known Singapore merchant Mr. Tan Kali Kee is so deep p y interested. Applications for the entrance examination must be sent m between June 25th and Ju!> 8 to the Chinese High
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    368 3 A Keuttr's cablegram states that Sir Pai rick Manse n left £57,439. A Gazette extraordinary declares Saigon an infected place under the Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance, cholera being present m an epidemic state and small-pox m a sporadic state. We are informed that another shark was brought to
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    UNKNOWN
    551 3 Interesting Figures. Mr L. McLean, acting Registrar of JLmj ports zrA Exports and acting Registrar Genera! of Statistics, has produced j a report entitled "A comparison of the import trade of the Colony for the years 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921." In the course of it he states that "the
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    A NOVEL TRAMCAR.
    315 3 Improved "One MniT Bus. A novel type of tramcar without a conducior will shortly be seen m London suburban districts. Among other things, it is claimed for it that draught? will be bt'.nished by its use, for, when running, the car, which is a single decker, is
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    THE RETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE.
    2257 4 A THOUGHTFUL REPORT. The worst kind of false economy is that which legislates for slump conditions as if they were permanent. The above extract is from the Genera] Part of the report of the Committee appoirtetl o make enquiry into personal emoluments including allowances and all privileges
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    LABUAN IN 1921.
    84 4 The annual report on Labuan for 1921 allows that this little Colony is .-offering pretty badly from jad times. The population has fallen to 5,1)09 and the trade 3% milldon doilars, a falling off of over a million. The revenue was $32,081 and the expenditure $130,680 but
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    95 4 Several hundred rice coolies went on strike at Hongkong on May 30th. to enforce their demands for better pay end shorter hours. They are asking for an increase of 40 per cent on wages below $10 and 35 per cent on wages above that amount. In addition they want a
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    GOVERNMENT WORKS.
    519 4 CONTRACT OR DEPARTMENT The second half of th( re{ Retrenchment Committee (teak enquiry into the working of tb system and whether thii Method BCOBOnierf than Mid prefer;,!-!; toe mental system of uryittg DUt Works Committee only dtd with it m >,y,.. v line. The apper ees contain memoraiidi
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    INDIAN POST OFFICE.
    245 4 It is perhaps not fully recognised w complete and all embiacing 1 is the 180 which the Posts and rdtgfapttfi ffew Vexample, it brings the cash value ol money order to the addressee'? <:«*■' instead of making him po to the pMI o^B to fetch it. Its
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    FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1922.
    738 5 A special gold medal the o«ly one «ai awarded to the Forest Department for their exhfbit at the Malaya-Borneo I-.-, hibitkm. A batdl of no lesa than 1"» Malay SetUcment Officers have been appointed for r'm- State of Pahang and their names are mentioned m last
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    130 5 j The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Pubber Association held its 554 th Auction j on Thursday of this week when there was j Catalogued 1,792,552 lbs.; 800.25 tons. I Ofere<] 1,:J46,858 lbs.; 601.28 tons. Sold j 1.133,023 lbs.; 506.81 tons. The next auction will be held on
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    292 5 FURTHER COMMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Juiu 8. The Malay Mail has a further telegram from the limes of Ceylon which says: The Financier understands that Ceylon is now amenable to the idea of compulsory restriction. Also the Dutch situation is shaping: towards sanity, after two
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    TRADE RETURNS.
    37 5 In the figures issued yesterday exports were given as import? :».nd vice versa. The correct statement is May Exports $44,532,141 April Exports $33,460,188 In. roase 11,071,953 .May Imports $37,153,187 A ril Imports $33,543,340 Increase 3,609,841
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    CHIEF JUSTICE'S DEPARTURE.
    111 5 The Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, i.-» leaving for England next week, on leave, and, it is understood, will probably be away until February of next year. His Lordship will be accompanied by Lady Shaw and Mir? Barbara Shaw. Mr. Justice Sproule, the senior judjre m the
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    103 5 At the Singapore Assizes yesterday Luh Koh was charged with attempting: to murder his wife ami child at Tanjong Rhu early m the morning of March 20. After inflicting with a pen-knife wounds on the throat of his wife and child he was secured and tied up by
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    S'PORE AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
    1253 5 ANNUAL MEETING. The anrtual meeting: of the Singapore Automobile Club was held m the Exchange Buildings yesterday afternoon, the Chair- j man, Mr. 0. P. Griffith-.^nes, presiding over a fair attendance cf members. The minutes of the last meeting were j confirmed. In proposing- the adoption of
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    PIG COMMENCES AFFRAY AT TANJONG RHU.
    85 5 The delinquencies of a pig which became entangled m some fishing nets at Tanjong Rhu led to a serious affray on Wednesday morning, the participants numbering about sixty, of rival clans, who indulged m a fracas which lasted for some time. Eight of the
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    THE CLERICAL UNION.
    61 5 The annual general meeting will be held at the Liberty Hall, North Bridge-rd on Friday, June 16th,« at 5 p.m. The balance sheet shows cash m hand $1079; the debenture account $1550; the unemployment fund $193.50 and members' subscriptions m arrear $5678. There were 1151 on the
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    187 5 Mr. E. L. Harris, the American Consul General m Singapore, is leaving- to-morrow for a fortnight's leave m Java. The naval ratings employed on two of the Star Ferry boats at Hongkong have been relieved by the original Chinese crews, who have recently arrived back from Canton. Three ferry boats,
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    TESTING EINSTEIN'S THEORY.
    928 6 PREPARATIONS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND. In the early morning of September 21 next, by Greenwich time, the sun will be totally eclipsed for rather more than three hours along a belt of the earth about 120 miles wide, and stretching from the east coast of Africa, m Somaliland,
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    TYPHOON IN CHINA SEA.
    691 6 A letter received by Mr. Stevens contains the following 1 Hongkong May 28th: 1922. S. S. Seistan late Innamincka. "1 am sending you a bit of our experience. A severe Typhoon we passed through soon after leaving Hcri Hou. On the 24th: we got a wireless
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    37 6 Recruiting has been resumed generally m Madras Presidency except m the following Taluks, which are still closed to recruiting, owing to prevalence of disease: Salem, Taluks Athur, Salem, Rasipuram; Kurnul, all Taluks; Madura, Taluk Palany.
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    15 6 Dr. Morgan, late of the F.M.S. Medical Department, is now Healf n Officer at Croydon.
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    SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1922.
    704 6 King Alfonso XIII. has placed a castle near San Sebastian at the disposal of the family of the late Emperor of Austria. His Majesty the King will not be advised to disallow the Rubber Dealing Bill, or the Bill for the Restriction of Aliens. Hongkong stamps
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    559 6 BRUTAL PUNJALPIS. The circumstances of the MMricttan -,f two Indiana at the Assizes call for a fuller report than was published yesterday. Makan Singh and Kajan Singh, from the Punjaub, were charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt with weapons like! to cause the death of Zareeb Khan, nfo
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    ALLEGED DEFALCATIONS BY GOVERNMENT CLERK.
    144 6 $30,000 m Two Years. The story of bow a Tamil clerk n t 1 Government Service is alleged bo h* 1 >, '.-::j>pi'opriated Government amounting to $30,000, during 1920 ai I 1021. will be told m the Police Cots I i the Lsth when V.
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    STILL THEY COME.
    83 6 The following appointments have beep made by the Secretary of State for tin Colonies for the Straits Settlements during the month ended April 10th: Miss E. M. H. Roberts, Miss G. H« Pherson amd Miss L. A.. Peacock nursimr sisters Lt. Com. J. B. Newill, R. N\.
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    REV. J.S. NAGLE'S DEPARTURE.
    804 7 INTERESTING PRESENTATIONS. '\>m large fathering of past and prc.,i< students of the Anglo-Chinese School j which assemhKd m Zetland House at noon \t>u-ruay to bid farewell to their Principal, j the R^v. J. S. Nagle, who has held this j position for eight or nine years,
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    88 7 We have been asked to make the following correction of an error which appeared m the property sale report of Messrs. Cheonpr Koon Seng Co.: The 999 years leasehold land and house No. 674 North Bridge Road, area 931 sq. ft., was sod for $19,000 and not $3,000; the property
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1457 7 Quicqmd agunt homines nottri est farrow libelli JUVSNAL. The visit of distinguished judges to Kedah marks another step m the assimilation of the East by the West, which some call progress. How the bulk of the inhabitants regard the innovation we have no means of knowing,
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    HONGKONG LAUNCHMEN'S STRIKE.
    135 7 Settlement Terms. Tlu- following were the terms of settlement m the recent strike of launchmen at Hongkong: 1. Wage* of Coxswains, engineers, firemen and dockhands employed on launches ami motor boats to be increased on the following scale: (a) On wages up to $10 an increase of
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    64 7 Mr. Alexander Kansford Slater, C.M.G., C.B.E. (Colonial Secretary, Gold Coast), the lately appointed Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief of the Colony of Sierra Leone, joined 1 the Ceylon C'vil Service m 1898, Asri occupied important positions there until 1912, when he was transferred to the Gold Coast. In 1906 he married Dora,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      433 7 S.C.C's DECISIVE WIN OVER R.G.A. On the occasion of their se?ond meeting with the R. G. A. in the First Division of the Singapore League on the S.R.C. -round last evening the S.C.C. gained another runaway victory, winning by 5 goals 10 1. It was quite an interesting game,
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      POLO IN SIMLA.
      188 7 Simla, May 22.— The Viceroy's Staff Cup Polo Tournament finished to-day with the victory of Snowdon m the final game against the Indian Cavalry. The Snowdon team also won it last year with the same member*. Lord Rawlinson showed consistent form throughout, and his knowledge of the
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      GAUNT CUP TENNIS.
      35 7 In the Kuala Lumpur lawn tennis tournament singles on Monday results were as follows: Yap Pet Sing beat Joaquim 6—2, 6—2; Flowerdew beat Cobb 6—o, 2_6, 6—2; Scovell beat Bayley 6—l, 6—3.
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      THE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      31 7 London, June 8. The American Jock Hutchison last year's holder of the British open golf championship has been beaten m the first round of the Gleneagles tournament.
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      OLYMPIC GAMES AT AMSTERDAM.
      42 7 Paris, June 8. The International Olympic Committee has finally decided upon Amsterdam as the venue for the 1928 games. Paris, June 7. The French Olympic Committee haa unanimously resolved to proceed with the organisation of the 1924 games.
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    MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1922.
    748 8 Mr. W. H. Hanson, of the Survey ckpartment, has been transferred from Kuala Lumpur to Seremban. Mr. Justice Branch, K.C., Seremban, comes to Singapore for the full Court of Appeal which commences on June 20. Burplars entered the rcoms at the B. U. C. Bangkok occupied
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    DOCK GAMING RAID.
    517 8 COURT FILLED WITH PRISONERS. The raiding of what was described as a notorious gaming house, almost luxuriously fitted up, had an unusual sequel on Saturday. The mere fact of a police court accommodation being taken up almost entirely by prisoners is sufficiently extraordinary to deserve chronicling. This
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    CEYLON TAMILS' ASSOCIATION.
    270 8 The twelfth anniversary of the (AH) Ceylon Tamils' Association was held at the spacious hall of the society at Dhoby Ghaiit on Saturday night, m the presence of a large ami representative gathering of the community, Mr. S. Muttucumaru, presiding. The precincts were gaily decorated with flags
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    21 8 As a sequel to the Alor Star gaol outbreak a European gaoler is to be appointed to the Alor Star gaol.
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    THE STEVENSON REPORT.
    1013 8 LCCAL VIEWS ON ITS SCHEMES. A well-known Singapore gentleman, who has been closely m touch with the rubber industry, both as a director of Companies and m a firm dealing m the product^ has kindly given us the following as his views on the cabled summary of
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    TIGER CHASES MOTOR CAR.
    268 8 A Ifaungmagra correspondent writes to a Burma paper:- -Mr. .J. Hutton, In pector of Police, Laung' on, had a uniqu« experience on April 2'A. He was travelling by motor car from Kcimyawgin fern to Maun^magan when, at half -past seven m the evening and at about
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    REFERRING TO MR. HICKSON.
    167 8 Truth is not enthus a-tu- about our Mr. Bick&on, the beater, who took such a n-ce "thi-.nk-oflVi'inir" away from Honpkonjr. Rays the China Mail. It say.-: "Mr. Hivkscn is not new practitioner n this line of business, for he has been a note or less professional
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    MURDER FOR DIAMONDS.
    152 8 Englishman Executed m Cairo. Three Russians and an Englishman vere hanged m Cairo last month fur ttw nurder last May of a diamond deal named Damster, who was killed while resisting an attempt to rob him of jowels. The Englishman. Frank Simmons, who stated that he was
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    JAPANESE POLITICS.
    85 8 The Nanyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun eourti ously supplies us with the following telegTams which have reached here from their own correspondent at Tokio. 5.40 p.m., Tokio, June 8, Viscount Kiyoura's interview with Prince, Saionji lasted for twenty minutes. It is confirmed that the latter has agreed with tht
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      S'PORE CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
      514 9 1-. S. AM) LAW DEFEAT SERVICES. K(«r the ■fCOtld time m the Singapore CrkfcH Tournament this season, the Public Services ami Law on Saturday defeated the Services, ami thus strengthened their >H)>ition at the- top of the table. It was i \w\\ contest' 1 game, with the
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      LANKA'S UNION'S FIRST WIN.
      433 9 Fine Boh ling by Jansen. Ihe Lanka I'nion on Saturday recorded r rirst snceest m the Tournament this > y Hfffiitinft the S.R.C. m conrmeing fashion by 48 runs. Winning the lots, the S.R.<\ skipper elected to field, vhich, eonadering the hard wicket, was polivv >,•:'.
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      Tournament Table.
      41 9 P. W. L. D. Pt*. FS. and Law 6 3 1 1 10 S. C. C. ;i 2 1 0 6 Services 4 2 2 0 6 S. R. C. 4 12 14 Lanka Union 4 13 0 3
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      Y. M. C. A. BEAT ST. JOSEPH'S O.B.
      71 9 The above match, played on the St. j Joseph's ground on Saturday afternoon, resulted m an easy win for the Y. M. C. A. Batting first, the Y. M. C. A. compiled 111 for six wickets, the innings then being declared closed.
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      445 9 A Reuter cable of Friday's date gives the following: County Cricket results At Manchester: Kent drew with Lancashire and pained two points for leading on the first innings. Centuries were scored m Kent's first innings by G. Collins (108) and by Hurst (124). E. TyWesley scored 166 m
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      MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL DRAW.
      81 9 Southern Section. The following is the draw m the Southern Section of the Malaya Football Cup (dates to be announced later) Singapore vs. Negri Sembilan. Malacca vs. Singapore. Johore vs. Singapore. Negri Sembilan vs. Johore. Johore vs. Malacca. Negri Sembilan vs. Malacca. Home teams are given
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      SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      463 9 Yesterday morning caw the second race for the Vice-President's Cup (1919), and a fine muster of boats turned out for the event. The Polly made her first appearance under her new name and racing flap. She was formerly named Manka and will still retain her original racing
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      215 9 The Spring Cup Competition (IS holes stroke play) will be held on Saturday and Sunday, 17th and ISth inst. The first sixteen will qualify to play for the Vade Cup. In the event of a tie for the last place the best nine-hole score will count. The
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      BILLIARDS.
      138 9 Lindrum beats Stevenson. The billiards match between Walter Lindrum (Australia) and H. W. Stevenson (England) was concluded last night. The Australian won, easily scoring 10,002 to his opponent's 6,545. During the session yesterday Lindrum made breaks of 270, 390, 281, and 137. Stevenson's best were 123, 126, and 80.
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    "FORM AT GLANCE."
    488 9 In complying with the suggestion «»f" a Sporting Club member that we should give the "form at a glance" of the horses running at the recent meeting a difficulty arises m that any note of a horse's form has to be made to cover three <!a; v
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    HOW HERMIT WON THE DERBY.
    322 9 The story of Hermit's Derby in 1807 was told for the "first time in public" by Viscount Chaplin at a presentation at Wimbledon by his former constituents. "I bought him from a man named Blinkiron, selecting him from 50 others, and it appears I made
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    TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1922.
    805 10 The Chief Justice, Sh Walter Shaw, who was accompanied by Mr. Justice BarrettLeimard, presided over the Court of Appeal at Johore yesterday. A Gazette extraordinary issued yesterday states thati Cant. E.V.G. Day of the Malayan Civil Service is appointed A.D.C., vice Mr. C. W. Hilton Price,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2197 10 MONDAY JUNE 12th. PRESI \T. His Excellency the Offic r Administering the Government (Mr. F. S. T ames). His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops (Major C «*neral Sir Neiil Malcolm). The Hon'ble The Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. F. M. Baddeley). The Hon'ble the Acting Attorney-General (Mr.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    91 10 The "Nanyo Xichi Nichi" lue t>'C following telegrams 10.25 a.m. Tokio. Ju:n I. H. M. the Emperor of Jap.-;?: dtfi I r.ated Baron Admiral Kate M t;-.«- i" 8 Premier. 4.30 p.m. Tokio. Jum I. Twenty of the "Kensei Kai" (opposit i party) had an interview with tfccoOßtl
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    102 10 In reference to the newly-start«'<: opetfft' tions of the Batavian Oil Co. m the Djamb: Oilfields, it is reported that m January last the first expedition loft PalembanK for Bruner, Tambesi, m onio to W* borings m the nev. fields and organ"** means of transport. The expedition a< charge^ with
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    101 11 Dt TCH EXPERT FAVOURS. liatavia, June 9. [<v. Heifeiich. economist, and director of SUaiti of Sunda Syndicate, interviewed Ineta, strongly supports restriction and -t on through the co-operation of w il&ya, I Netherlands Indies and Ceylon, tvernment .ontixl. He advocates :shment at three separate co- ..i rubber pocla
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    THE RUBBER CRUX.
    150 11 iFi'.ni Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 9. im W-lay Mill has a telegram from Time; of Ceylon that at the meeting Mii ikande Uubber Estates a dividend fa il l i.y a share was declared and Jt'2,175 wj torward. r rank Swetteuhara la appealing to :i
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    C. W. DARBISHIRE SPEAKS.
    429 11 FREE TRAPS OH PROTECTION. At the fortieth annual meeting of the London 'ham her of Commerce, held on May the Si\-micr«' Hall, Dowgate Hiil, M Stanley Machin, the retiring President, n the chair, Mr. C, W Daibyshire (sre), speaking as I Easl India merchant, compl ined
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    46 11 Cantor, women contemplate the establishment of a factory for the manufacture of towels, handkerchiefs, shirts, ect. At a recent meeting of the Hongkong Council the first reading <xf the Bill to extend temporarily the provisions of the Renta Ordinances, 1921, with 1 frtam amendments, was passed.
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    RETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE.
    410 11 The report of this committee, which consisted of Messrs Baddeley, Dr. Galloway, V. Gibbons, J. Lornie :,nd J. Mitchell and was appointed in January last, was laid before the Legislative Council yesterday. Part 1 of the report concerns the terms of reference, expenditure on personal emoluments, and other
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    POLICE OFFICERS' QUARTERS.
    350 11 All ged Cause of District Court Summonses. The failure of tbe Government to provide quarters for many of the European police officers 9eems likely to load to a position as peculiar as ii is regrettable. In the absence of living quarters m Singapore arrangements were made some
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    28 11 It is reported that the Chinese Legation m Tokyo is deserted. Mr. Ma, the Charge d'affaires, is said to be m Mukden, and the two secretaries have disappeared.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    546 11 LEAGUE FOOTBALL. MIDDLESEX WIN AGAIN. The Middlesex team continues its winning way. Playing superior football throughout, the League leaders, on the Padan;? yesterday, defeated the S.R.C. by j two goals to one. It was a fa-st end cleanly j contested game, m which the superb work of the
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    SECOND LEAGUE MATCHES.
    38 11 Playing on the S.R.C. ground yesterday, the Middlesex 11. beat the Singapore United by three troals 10 nil. The SCO. 11. lost to the Harlequins en the S.C.F.A. ground yesterday by one goal to nil.
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    S. F. A. LEAGUE.
    131 11 ll\ W. D. L. Gls. A. Pts. 6 5 1 010 4 11 5 •> 0 2 i:i 6 <> 4 1 1 2 4 12 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 S. C. P. A. 4 0 o 4 8 o First Division. Barlequins
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    MARATHON RACE.
    60 11 London, June 10. The aiinual Windsor to London marathon lace, m which there were numerous contine?! tal competitors, was won for the third successive year by Mills, of Leicester, m 2 hours 47 minutes 30 seconds. Malvicini (Italy) was second m 2 hours 54 minutes 34 seconds and
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    CRICKET.
    325 11 S. C. C's Win ai rulau Brani. A Singapore Cricket Club team, captained by E. J. Riches, went over to Pulau Brani on Sunday and defeated the military eleven there by 59 runs. Winning the to«s and batting first, Pulau Brani r :O mpiied 78, die. best effort* coming
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    Y.M.C.A. vs. St. Joseph Old Boy's.
    200 11 The following were the scores m the above match played on Saturday: T. A. Cordeiro, ran out 37; G. J. Vyais, c. Ah Sim, b. Veeravagoo 13; H. G. Stack, c. Vecrevag-00, h. Van Jansz 29; C. W. Gomes, b. Van Jansz 9; F.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    197 11 The following is the result of the play m the champion-hip of the abfc>ve Club which has ju.st concluded. First Round Hendrie beat Everitt Bath beal Roos-e; Pretty beat Acton; and Poxde beat White. Second Round L. L. Williams beat Stocks; Macphail beat La- Mothe; Gilbertson beat
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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1922.
    744 12 Sir Ernest Birch has beta elected Chairman of the Overseas League. The Rev. Mr. Henham, formerly of Batu Gajah, is now m temporary charge of a parish m Worcestershire. A Reiner message report.- the death at Colorado Springs of Elizabeth Parkinson, known to the operatic world
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    COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL.
    1494 12 CASHIER'S BREACH OF TRUST. Several appeals against convictions on criminal charges by the Police Magistrates came before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, m the Supreme Court yesterday morning. Lim Eng Tian appealed against a con-v-ction m April, and sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment on
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    EUROPEAN FIREMEN IN TROUBLE.
    145 12 James Thomas Sparky, a European fireman on the War Bahadur, lying m the King's Dock, was fined $75 or thret' months imprisonment by Mr. Bull m the Police Court yesterday for being m possession of a pistol without holding a licence. Two other European firemen on
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    58 12 Over 3,000 boy scouts and scout-maaters attended at St. Paul's Cathedral on May 6 on the occasion of the thirteenth annual Church Parade of the London Diocesan Boy Scouts Association. The troops mustered m the courtyard of Somerset Haute and inarched m procession to the cathedral. Amongst the company Egypt,
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    A JOHORE APPEAL CASE.
    592 12 A case of some interest camp befon Court of Appeal consisting of the Chj^ Justice of the Straits Sittl. i r Walter S. Shaw, and the Bon Mr. Just*, Barrett-Lennard m the Coun Johore Bahru on Monday the 12th are informed, when J. R. Jacob bhe
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    MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION.
    187 12 The following letter has bee! forward** to us for publication H. M. S. "Renown," Penan*. May 9*; 1922. Sir,~The Prince of Walea ha* ItMMI with much gratification of the met* of the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, which h? had the pleasure of opening- on the MXi sion of his recent
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    36 12 I The staffs of the Ipoh District aid G*f*nC Hospital* *aye an "At Home" at the Ip<* District HospiUl m honour of Dr. and Mrs W. M. Chambers who leare Ipoh on transfer to Kuala Kubu.
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    SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST EURASIAN WOMAN.
    409 13 THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1922. BAIL REUSED. were preferred against Eurasiai won named Ethel Duke, se adre! ■> ai given as 2 >22 Joo Chiat bcidra Mr. 801 l m the Police C^urt rest She was reduced by Inspector aa charged on three alternative caring Dolly
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    CURIOUS HOUSE POSSESSION CASE.
    227 13 x rati r ev ma action relating to the isessi of N M Desker fwai .amf rfor Mr. Justice Banrett-Lennard m the S preme Court, yesterday. Th* plaint *f~ wen Messrs. Alkali &r.*i wen re- :t- t.r.c-: by Mr. R. Page, and :hv Ceft-r- ants F.
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    THE RENT CONTROL BOARD.
    65 13 Mr. EL Tt-sst-n>>hn. the acting chairman of Rent Control B^ard, at the last meeting, ferrcd that that was the last meeting B as Hrn Or»ii nance expired on W< r.c: that there is another smlkd for the 20th.. but whether •■'ear off aarear?. or whether betake
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    61 13 Hr. X. Ker. la.! has been appointed Adv;- j of Lands, Ke&A, vice Mr. G. E. Shaw. I n B. K. who ha? gone Home on medical The eases of E. P. Fernando and E. A. r ernando, who stand charged m connection with defalcations at the Europe Hotel, wher*
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    TRADE RETURNS.
    181 13 IMPORT AND EXPORT INCREASES. The full retu::is of the trade of British Ma'aya for the month of May are now to han L They show: The sa ary of principal imports shows a slif I fa Ing 1 m fish drif 1 and ~a:tec: able m reuse m
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    TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
    183 13 The following pspila of the Convent of :he Holy Infant Jesufl were successful a; the pianoforte music examination held m Singapore on Monday and Tuesday of this First Step>, 1\ Hnwkshaw. V. K. Suka- Eng Keon Tan. C. M. Monteiro, M. Lee, E. V. T. Jackson,
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    JUNGLE VOICES.
    203 13 And a Christmas Eve. •■The rest-housea are a series of little bungalows, each containing two double ruoms, two bathrooms, and a small com- j pound. A covered way usually connects bungalow with bungalow. There is also a k.nd of parent bungalow, where you can j get meals and
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    83 13 A <-orre> pendent ;>o nt> OOt *.ha: the rain water m the famous tanks at Aden hae been sold by the Government fjr Rs. 17,000 <i'lJ33>. The cost of the water supply will be much reduced, ami, m fact the p»r class of the inhabitants who cannot pay for condensed
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    CHEWING.
    824 13 Europeans, owing to the fact that they j possess no proper appreciation cf the beneficial effects of chewing generally regard the habit as de'eterious an J unpleasant j There is, to be sore, s me justification toi this prejudice, because the material gener- any used for shewing m Europe
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    37 13 m Mr. Justice Sproule will arrive at Singa<pore by the Thongwa on Saturday to take over the duties of the Chief Justice. Sir Walter Shaw, who leaves for home on the Filenpa at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    124 13 The Singapore Chamber of Commence Rtibber Association held its £>55th. auction 1 yesterday, June 14th.. wher. then- wa; '< (/::!£';•:gv.ee. 1.2V;!.553 lbs.; Tons 574-50. I Offered 1,044,856 lbs. T< r.s 446.45. Sold 696,105 tbs. Tun? 310.76. 1 i^:: in cases only Id at 25 ets. 1 Lot
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    227 13 Singapore. Jury There ha? been a much better U>!:« n the local share market during th- week ur.der review, but the volume of business put through ha? no: been large. Tin closes at £153.2.6, showing a loss on the week of £2.2 3, Robber a: 7%& unchanged.
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    MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    315 13 Singapore. June 14. The week's market has been doll Mid devoid of incident Nawng Pets providing the only feature of interest. Tin has once again prove. i disappointing, the price having receded to £151 10s. a loss of £4 ss. for the week. Rubber is practically unchanged
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    RESTRICTION OPINION VEERING.
    73 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.! Kuaia Lumpur, June 14. The Times of Ceylon has a wire frorr. London, stating that Mincing Lane brokers are taking a gloomy view of the rubber outlook. The fall m prices is attributed to rumours that there are market difficulties due to increased
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    JOHORE NEWS.
    640 14 JOHORE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. (From Our Own Representative.) Johore Bahru, June 12. A preliminary meeting was held at the Johore Sports Club at 6.45 p.m. on Sunday to discuss the formation of a Johore Football Association. Mr. H. Mortimer was m the Chair. It was decided that an Association
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.
    31 14 After the 30th June no further application for financial assistanoe will be considered, but passages to Europe or elsewhere may, m special cases, be approved by the Committee.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    63 14 The Ladies' Spoon Competition for June was playej on 12th inst, and resulted m a tie between :vlrs. Savi and Mrs. Winfield. Eight cards were taken out and the following were returned: Mrs. V. G. Savi 46 6 40 Mrs. T. E. Winfield 55 15 40 Mrs.
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      568 14 S.C.C. DEFEAT CHINESE. The S.C.C. proved far superior to the S.C.F.A. when they met m the Singapore League on the Padang last evening, and they secured the honours by two goals to nil. The Chinese have yet to win their first game m the League. The game was not
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      SECOND DIVISION.
      31 14 On the Padang yesterday the S.C.F.A. II defeated the Municipality by three goals to 1. The match between the S.R.C. II and Scletar United resulted m a goal-less draw.
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      S. F. A. LEAGUE.
      140 14 IP. W. D. L. Gls. A. Pts. G 5 1 0 10 4 11 6 4 0 2 15 6 8 4 1 1 2 4 12 S 3 10 2 4 4 2 S. C. F. A. 5 0 0 5 3 10 0 First
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      BASEBALL.
      53 14 The baseball match between the U. S. Wiimington an^ the American citizens of Singapore on Saturday was an interesting if somewhat scrappy game. It was played under the disadvantages of a field too small and of course the residents have little chance of practice. The ship won by fourteen
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      PENANG NEWS.
      99 14 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, June 9. The Eastern Shipping Co's new steamer Kcpah, launched at Sungei Nyor m January, has made a successful trial trip. The new motor ship Glenbeg arrived to-day on her maiden voyage to the East. She is the fourth ship of the same
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      DIPHTHERIA AT IPOH.
      123 14 Ipoh, June 9. The occurrence of several cases of diphtheria are causing a feeling of uneasiness. The latest case to be reported is a child of Dr. Hennessey, who was removed to the hospital at Batu Gajah yesterday for treatment. TENNIS. The absence of authentic and formal
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      SELANGOR MINERS MEET.
      219 14 Chinese and Rubber. Kuala Lumpur, June 9. At the Selangor Miners' Association annual meeting, at which Mr. Choo Kia Peng presided he sai^ that sub -committees were formed at the beginning of the year to reduce working costs. The work of the sub-committees had been facilitated by
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      KATOYANG BAHRU RUBBER.
      53 14 Kuala Lumpur, June 9. At the annual meeting of Katoyang Bahru Rubber, the Chairman, Mr. Slee, stated that the profit for the year was $7,000, and their cash balance $96,478. The Directors recommended a dividend of five i>er cent. The report was adopted. Messrs. SW and Bannon
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      PENINSULAR LIGHTING MEETING.
      45 14 Kuala Lumpur, Juhe 9. At the annual meeting of Peninsular Lighting, Mr. E. A. S. Wagner, the chairman, stated that their financial position had considerably improved and their bank overdraft had been eliminated. Messrs. Wagner and H. B. Wilkinson were re-elected directors.
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      Sultan going to Europe.
      68 14 Ipoh, June 12. It is announced to-day that H. EL the Sultan of Perak leaves m August on an extended visit to Europe and will be away for some months for the benefit of his health. The Gaunt Cup Perak tennis tournament has now been organised.
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      SUNGEI TUKANG RUBBER.
      42 14 (From Our Own Representative.) Penang, June 13. At an extraordinary meeting of Sung«i Tukang Rubber, Mr. Thornton presiding, a motion confirming as special resolutions those passed at the recent meeting was carried unanimously, after further criticism by Mr. Cummins.
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    THE STATUS OF THE F.M.S.
    286 14 ABOLITION OF CHIEF SECRETARY SHIP ASKED lOR. (From Our Own Correspond* n Kuala Lumpur, Juno l.j. The Malay Mail publishes the >< xt a petition despatched m ffrptilnbi i by the unofficial members of Federal <-„, til to the Secretary of State f,v Colonies m
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    DEATH OF AUSTRALIAN MINER.
    63 14 K(Fmn Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh. June 13. The death bos occurred under tregi circumstarx:-e&, following fever, of Ifr. H. NornMO Bsmtttefc, a youi!£ Australian m t,T, at UIo Si':m. S>uih Pei'ak. The bmnU to(.-k place <-:i Sttnday at Batu Gajah amid a l.^rg't* of friends. Efemtnet
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    F.M.S. WAR MEMORIAL.
    68 14 (From Our Own Correspondent. Penan r, Jun< 13. Messrs. Stark and McXeiil ha%f b informed that their design far the F.M.s. war memorial at Koala Lumpur ha- been placea Rest m the competition m \v!>:\: seventeen were submitted. The memorial takes the form of a simple granite
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    PRESIDENT SUN YAT SEN.
    281 14 Peking" View. Peking, May 22. Advices from Canton state thai a treat; has been concluded bill wean Dr. Sun i>. an<j General Li Rott-chi, Tuchun of I providing:: (1) That nerivr province shall BB*l on military operation*) against the other. (2) The neither shall station mi..
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      3036 15 I [Router's Service.] London, June 8. Pretidiag at the dinner of the Japan Society] Bantu Hayashi, proposing tfie t^u.-t of the King, said he. believed that the visit of the Prince of Wales to Japan would cement the good Anglo-Japanese relations tor years to come, and they would remain
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    FOREIGN.
    2940 16 [Reuters Service] Paris, June 7. According to a statement from an authoritative French source, the question of an international loan to Germany was settled to-day, when the French delegate on the Reparations Commission intimate^ that the French Government adhered to its refusal to grant the request of the international
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