The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 30 May 1923

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    18 337 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. HIRD SERIES WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1923. No. 1,869
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    CONTENTS
    154 337 riubbri 381 „.>\rrnmem SSI v Premier 131 Troubles Again 888 Meat Supply W i-e Question at Home :!38 I of the Week 338 lift ;r Sea V>3o j. v\«> GOOTR NEWS. 341, 4 I tat 343 ;ig Cases 344 BBS TO THE EDITOR lll ll>— l Board 348 N'visance
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    PRODUCE.
    88 337 'May 28. $i>7% No I 24.00 12.50 13.50 21.50 *k* f.g. 10.25 7.00 10.75 11.30 r fc :ne. 4,000 Rangoon white 230.00 N 1 f^r expoxt 285.00 for export 250.00 1 for export 232.00 2 for export 213.00 v -a Brtkon Al for export 190 m Broken Cl for
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    17 337 < C Browr, District Officer, Raub, Tred to Kuantan. It is ti.a. Mr W. Linchan will probably a*
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  • DOMESTICE OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      109 337 HA 1. 1.. A; Maitrnity Hospital, Penang. «»n 23rd int., U Mr. ami Mrs. A. .1. Hall, Bukit Mi-rta.iam. a d;. uuiitcr. VANTOOREN. At No. 7 Hicks Road. Kuala Lumpur, on the 20tH inst., the wifi of My. R. C. YantooviMi. oi daughter. (KMAHOKY. On' May 19lh, at Batu
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      DEATH.
      20 337 OSBORNE. -On May 19th, Francis Douglas Osborne of Rosnaree, Slant. Co. Meath, Ireland, aft.r a serious operation— By cable.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    329 337 Dates to May 3rd wort brought by the mail w!:'c!i arrived here on Friday, May 25th. Th** weekly Laves by the ii. I. IA Te^st t io-dsy. Thy St. Andrew's Mission Hospital m Krskini-id, South Bridge-rd. was formally opened by Lady Guillemard on Tuesday last, m the
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    EXCHANGE.
    80 337 May 28. Bank 4 m.s. 2,4 7-32 Bank demand 2(4 1-8 Private credits 3 m.s. 214 15-32 Warn York, demand 53% Tr -ilits M day.- 56% France, demand 745 India. T. T. IW Honrkong. demand IV. pc. Prem. Yokohama, demand IM Java, demand 140% B*neknk. demand 80 Sovproitm. Pink
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    83 337 Mr. S. C. Yeomans is leaving the new Bangkok paper, the Star of Siam, of which he was editor, m order to take up other work. Mr. C. G. Hofcbin, of Atherton Estate, has be^en seriously ill m Seremban hospital for the past three weeks, but he is new making:
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    Helping With Rubber.
    280 337 May 23. Ju another column will be found an official communique with reference to the Government and Rubber (Restriction) Export. It is m generifl terms, and we have no official knc^vledge of what it is aimed at, but we conjecture that it is m connection with steps
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    On Town Government.
    567 337 It is rather curious that just when one authority m Singapore has been .suggesting that the Municipality should be swept away and the town affairs managed by an enlarged legislative Council, or one of its committees, that Kuala Lumpur should be moving definitely m the direction of
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    The New Premier.
    660 337 May 24. Things political have moved with great rapidity. From the time of Mr. Bonar Law's dramatic resignation of office to the appointment of a successor but few hours intervened, and Reuter wired out the official announcement of Mr. Baldwin being named with commendable speed, for though
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      133 337 Suß*cribers to the "Singapore Free Press" ••*<jy returning from Europe to the Straits sny of the ir.aii lines, are invited to send to the Manager the nama of their steamer and ist? of urrira' m Singapore. Copier wih tb,n Ii Wh-kti to meet them at various ports of sail centers
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    Near East Troubles Again.
    604 338 Xfciy 25. If the Turks mined the bridge connecting Adrianople xvith Greek Territory across the Maritza, and if a -troke of lightning acted as a fuse, it seems to have been an unfortunate piece of work on the part of the Turks and of electricity. It
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    Singapore's Meat Supply.
    329 338 At the next meeting of the Legislative Council a vote is to be proposed of $25,500 for losses incurred from the Government trading m sheep. Also it is proposed to pace $125,000 as the limit of the suspense account for the sheep trade. 'Ihe opportunity is thus
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    Naval Base Question at Home.
    621 338 May 26. The mail which arrived yesterday frcm Horne a remarkably quick mail, be it noted, 22 days, by the P. and 0. steamers— brings abundance of cuttings and comment from I/ondon of the discussion m parliamentary and political circles of the proposal to spend
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    Comment of the Week.
    738 338 X!ax 38 The conflict m the Ru) till communists md ther <iern»n citizens of Urn dktrict, looting on. i Kussian communist* tun their favourite game wi pr rousing the feeling- of thi either against the Kata xvhom they blame come ia tei m i with tnereby
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    Saving Life at Sea.
    871 339 May 29. The Merchant Shipping Advisory or. mittee, of xvhich Sir Norman Hill is chairman, has been examining the rnles Ln force for saving life at sea, m the light of the saa experience of the past fexv years, including, of nurse, the period of the
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    THE LATE GENERAL HUSSEY.
    444 339 We record with deep regret, the death of Brigadier General Arthur Herbert Hussey, who passed away at the General Hospital at 7.45 on Sunday night after a very short illness. General Hussey had contracted blackwater fever, and was only emitted to the G.oneral Hospital on Sunday
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    139 339 Mr. E. Williams, Collector of Land Revonue, Seremban, brought a party of penghulus and other nativo headmen from the district of Seremban and its environs, to Serdang. where Mr. Bunting and other officers of the Agricultural Department showed them over the Government Experimental Plantation. The visitors wore especially interests! m
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    MAY DAY 1923.
    766 339 LABOUR CELEBRATIONS. > (From Our Own Correspondent). London, May Labour >till adhere* to what is now the present system of celebrating May Day as the Anniversary of the New Era m our Social Life. Hitherto, so far as London is concerned, it has mostly meant an outing
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    53 339 A very useful and much appreciated gift has been made to St. Mark's Church, Seremban, m the form of a good Engliehmade clock for the vestry. A small brass plate underneath it, bearing the inscription "To the Glory of God ani m thankful Remembrance of His Mericies," with the initials
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    2508 340 VISIT OF GENERAL MALCOLM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) j Jesseiton, May 17. Of the events which we have to record, each m itself is material sufficient to fill j one of our usual letters to the Free Press, j Postal communication beir.e: such as it is, we
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    76 340 A .son was bora on Friday morning i His Highness the Sultan of Selangor. at Klan&. Mr. R. B. Paraer, A. C. O. Parit, has been transferred to Lower Perak M Assistant District Officer. Mr. George Milner has been admitted a partner of the firm of Messrs Hamilton, Oxenham and
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    ARCADIA.
    459 340 IV. The beautiful fragment formed at Harefiehi. noi where Milton s»>ent pv. r now comprises three songs ;>nd an Of the songs, those 'Such a rural quee.n Ail Arcadia ha-.h not sre equhl to anythir The Idyls m Ba] V j 4 (1714) describe real folk-lore superstitions, hu- Theocritus
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    PENANG NEWS.
    87 340 (From Our Own lVn..i.v. Dr. Smith ha.- beea ippcinli pal Commissioner, Eurasian community. At the Swimn.ing < lul- sm Mr. Palgiave Simpson wa iv< dont, Mi. w. J. Wkmmtmt 3nd Mr. J. Ford captain. Successful sports by the PMeters Association were h- lo School grounds, Mrs*. Pfafcer presenting
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    SOCCER AT IPOH.
    45 340 (From Our Own Corn |< Ipoh, May The inter-state soccer wWtWch, P Selangor ended m a draw, om *> tatter brought up a weak team, but P poor shooting and the Piling I gobd defence neutralised the a which Perak ought to have bad.
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    WEDNESDAY. MAY 23, 1923.
    598 341 T^ I Mrs. Strachan and Miss Anthony X antae for a few days. ii I \V. »-w.!l. Assistant Controller k... has b<.en transferred A D.<X Krian. H VTaid, Cadet, Malayan Civil ccii seconded for service m uf Iv.lantan. M A. D. O. Ulu Mr. C. Everitt
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    ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL.
    1681 341 OPENED BY LADY GUILLEMARD. Dominating architecturally as it is hoped it will soon come to dominate the need which abundantly exists the neighbourhood m which it has been erected, the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital m Erskine Read, South Bridge Road, left the charge of the building
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    426 341 BOYANESE MURDER IN LLOYD ROAD. The Third Singapore Assizes entered upon their second week yesterday when the trial was commenced before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard and a special jury, of two Boyanese- motor-car drivers, Manan bin Anipook and Manuchong bin Jayis. who are charged with the murder of Sudie,
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    THE LATE MR. J. L. SCHEERDER.
    387 341 The almost tragically suddon dearth, at noon on Saturday last, at his residence on tho East Coast Road, of Mr. J. L. Scheerder must have been a shock to the Eurasian Community of Singapore, by whom he was looked upon with esteem and respect,
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    11 341 It is proposed to hold a motor gymkhana m Perak shortly.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      F. M. S. TRAGEDY.
      76 342 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 22nd. Inspector J. T. Cowan, of the F. M. S. Police is lying m hospital m a grave condition as the result of a shot-wound through his head, believed to be self-inflicted. His boy heard a shot, went into
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      PENANG NEWS.
      42 342 PEN ANG NEWS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 22. The Penang and Province Volunteer operatic; eluded on Monday m the Province. The Pinang Gazette declares that the film. Foolish Wives, now showing here, should not have been passed by the Censor.
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      PERAK NEWS.
      85 342 Ipoh,- May 22nd. A cable from London announces the death of Mr. Douglas Osborne, senior partner of Oshorn and Chappel. Perak, mining engineers. He pa>sed away suddenly on Saturday, after a serious internal operation. He leaves a widow and one girl, his son having been killed m the
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      SEREMBAN BRIDGE ACCIDENT.
      70 342 (From Our Own Correspondent.? Kuala Lumpur, May 22nd. Mr. Justice McCabe Reay, giving judgment m the Seremban case, Mr. and Mrs. St. George vs the Negri Sembilan Government, arising from a motor smash alleged to be due to a defective bridge, found for the plaintiffs with eoct
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      FUNERAL OF INSPECTOR COWAN.
      51 342 F UNERAL OF INSPECTOR COWAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 23. Inspector Cowan wa- buried at the Yenning Road Cemetery with military honours, the Rev. Roberts officiating. The deceased wa? 36 years of age and ttnmarrieu. He came to Malaya n 1911 ■flier lerving In the Royal Irish
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      ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
      53 342 tFrom Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, May 28. M thc annual meeting of the St. Andrew's Society, Mr. J. L. Sime was elected CJiieftain. The sum of $500 was voted to the Scotsman Fund for Hoipitalt and other Institutions. It was de tided to hold a Ball
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      PATROL'S" ENGINEER MISSING.
      56 342 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, May 23. On the morning of May 15th. Mr. W. J. Jackson, third engineer on the cable *hrp Patrol was reported as missing. A search proved unavailing and it is surmised that he must have fallen overboard. He spoke to members of
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      EMPIRE DAY IN K. L.
      74 342 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, May. 24. Empire Day cedeb rations were held at Victoria Institution, when Cadets, Boy Sccnits, Girl Guides, and the various schools paraded and marched past the Sultan, who expressed his pleasure at their smartness ar^i promised them a flag.
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      PENANG DISPENSARY'S LOSS.
      73 342 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, May 24. At the annual meeting of tbe Dis^nsary Penang, Mr. E. V. C. Thomson, who pre, sided, said the loss for the year was $17,612, having $26,000 at the debit of the Profit and Loss Account. The report and accounts were
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      EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS.
      36 342 Penang, May 24. hmpire Day celebrations took place at the schools, a parade being held of the i adets, Boy Scoute and Girl Guides. The Resident Councillor visited the schools, which subsequently closed.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1324 342 The first four days mOeting held by the Singapore Sporting Club has been brought to a very successful conclusion and the moment is opportune to bestow a word of praise upon the secretary and the officials of th.- Club for the excellent manner m which the considerable amount
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    FOOTBALL.
    76 342 FOOTB A L L. Singapore vs. Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 22nd. At football, Singapore beat Selangor by two goals to one under ideal cord. tions. Selangor opened the scoring through Henderson, but Singapore equalled when Bryce fumbled a high shot from Winter, the bail dropping behind
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    80 342 Yesterday's Second League matches rest'lted as follows: On the Padang, the Middlesex second eleven defeated the S. C. C. second team by two goals to one, and the Municipal F. C. were badly beaten by the k. E.s by tive goals to nil. On the Reclamation ground, the
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    TENNIS AT ST. CLOUD.
    65 342 St. Cloud, May 21. In the mixed doubles Mademoiselle Lenglen and Cochet beat Mis* Ban; roft and Herd, 6—l, 6—3. Miss McKane anti Gilbert beat Mile Conduct and Malmstrom, 6—2. o—3. In the lad.es singles Miss McKane beat Mile Amblard, 6-0. Mrs. Beamish beat Mile A
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    34 342 The May M mthly Medal resulted m a tie bcfcMtn G. G. Duddoil and A H. Jacobs with 77 net. The sweep was won by G. G. Duddell rvith 36 Mt
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      INTER-STATE CRICKET.
      257 342 SELANGOR AVER'I DtlEu (From Our Own Ipoh The inter-Stat. rich* I r Perak and Sel&ngo csadaded I Selangor just ay« r. playing out time. Th Perak, Im Hmla**— m Bowling. W. O. kmrnkhmmm, thtma f< G. M. OHara, thn- br H; i two for 19; J. CaiGreton, one
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      C. S. AND vs. REST.
      140 342 The week-end cricket I tinued on Monday, bu- :if: for lunch, play had -to to the rain. The fOOearii The Resl. P. Iff. Knight, c. Palmer b I Poyser, b. Glover E. J. Riches b. GWm F. R. Craig, b. Bak C. C. Simpson, c.
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      ITER-PORT RIFLE MATCH.
      94 342 There, was fairly f:^ Inter-Port Practice S on Sunday, 20th. QMS the score with a total of hull? sible 105, including 9 eon--500 yards. F. G. Ridout ca^ 92, including 34 out of a 600 yards. The shoot off will take Mati on Sunday 27th. common'--15 a.m.
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    THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1923.
    417 343 Armstiong has i« turned to p«l r *rnm Brastagi. SeniK>tt, District Officer, gone home on have. M m has beer appointed Chief Machinery, M. S.. Vj r K. Hunter, junior eraoler. has been art 9%\ senior gaoler, Prisons H. G M«rdy. i'uropean Warder, tad ts m
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    ALLEGED MISCHIEF.
    93 343 :ans were charged Court yesterday with causing hurt to hu medan, Said Ahmad. -uh! that the accused nto his shop m Cross nee on the night of and removed some of his unt books. They also til bottles into the shop, was stabbed m "I'l-used claimed trial yesomplanant
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    "HIS LITTLE WIDOWS."
    837 343 CURIOUS POINT RAISED BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE. A curious point arising out of the Hindu marriage laws was raised before the Chief Justic 9. Sir Walter Shaw, m the, Supreme Couit yesterday morning m a probate suit m which the parties declared themselves to be the lawful widows
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    PAHANG IN 1922.
    406 343 DECREASE IN TRADE. The report on the State of Pahang for thl year 1922 (by Mr. H. W. Thomson) gives the revenue for the year as $2,201,738, compared with $2,353,333 *f or the preceding year, exceeding the revised estimate by about $175,000. At the end of the
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    GUNONG TAHAN.
    373 343 The xpenditure on meteorological work, exclusive of temporary allowance- and passages to Europe, eras $86,782. Tiu report of Mr. H. C. Robinson says: At the main fftatiun situated at a height i of 5,400 feet the m.jan annual temperature for the year was fi2.7 P. ranging from 64.8
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    776 343 FOOTBALL. MOKE LEAGUE POINTS FOR MIDDLESEX. The 2nd Middlesex Regiment defeated St. Joseph's (Xd Boys on the Padang yesterday evening, on the occasion of their first meeting m the First Division of the Singapore League, by three goals to nil. Their success came after a one-sided game>, m
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    37 343 Miss May Yohe, who has often been m Malaya, is back again on the stage. She Wt appearing- at a Brooklyn Theatre, and has made so good an impression that she will shortly be seen on Broadway.
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    FRIDAY. MAY 25, 1923.
    583 344 Influenza m mild epidemic form is again making its appearance m Ipoh. The Raffles Hotel announce substantial reductions m the rates, daily and monthly, from June lst. The death occurred on Tuesday afternoon of Mr. B. H. Buxton, an old resident of Kuala Lumpur. Ifr. Buxton
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    IHE CHEATING CASES.
    165 344 Captain Whippey was brought up before Mr. Gourlay, Third Magistrate, again yesterday morning, and after pleading guilty to amfcnded charges of cheating Messrs John Little and Co., and the HongKong and Shanghai Bank, he told the ourt ihat he was not prepared to make his dnfeace, because
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    296 344 SEQIEL TO SERIOUS ARMED RIOT. A serious armed riot by Chinese coolie* started to have arisen out of a feud between two separate clans, which took place ou Boat Quay on the afternoon of April 7th, had a sequel at the Singapore Assizes yesterday, when two Chinese, Wee
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    351 344 The following were the guests of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guillemard at a Race Tiffin given on Thursday 17th instant:— The Hon. Mr. E. S. Hose, Mr. J. 1). Saunders and Mrs. Saunders, Mr. A. W. Vick, The Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoops and Mrs. Hoop-;.
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    F. M. S. TELEGRAPHS.
    116 344 On the 31st December, 1022, there were 2,235 miles of telegraph and telephone lines and 15,062 miles of over head wire m the Federated Malay States, of which 11 786 were telephone wine. In addition there were 53 miles of underground cables eontammg 5,196 miles of
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    WHITSUNTIDE FIRES.
    87 344 A broken gas pipe started a fire at No 88 Nelson Road on Saturday night. The Fne Brigade was called up, and two engines were despatched to the scene No thing serious resulted, and the fire was easily extinguished. On Sunday mg ht, Bl%ade ca" to Kallang Road.
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  • THE PRODUCE MARKET.
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      YESTERDAY'S AUCTION.
      139 344 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 604 th auction yesterday, May 24th, when there was catalogued 1,351,913 lbs.; 603.53 tons. Offered 1,023,845 lbs.; 457.07 tons. Sold 724.203 lbs.; kZkJkt, tons. PRICES REALIZED. London Is. l%d. New York 27^ .cts. N. B. 1 lot sheet not
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      MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      317 344 Singapore, May 23. Considerable fluctuations have occurred during the week under review m the prices of both rubber and tin, but shares m these sect ons have displayed a weak tendency on the whole and only a small volume of business has been put through. Local tin
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      FRASERS WEEKLY REPORT.
      93 344 Singapore, May 24. W»h the Local Sham Market disorganized hy holidays these is very little business to report for the week under review. Tin continues weak and share* show a further decline m prices; Rubber or thl other hand has improved a little and then ik more
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    JESSSLTON ICE AND POWER CO. LTD.
    159 344 The annual report of the above Company for the year 1922 (to be presented at thf annual general meeting at G4-66 Market-*! at noon to-day) states:— The result of the year's working after allowing for depreciations amounting to $22,018.49 shows a profit of $414.64.
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    18 344 In Pahang, m 1922, malaria was responsible for 1809 deaths, 18.19 of the total number of death b.
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    293 344 nmcuL oMmi w il{ E The following ha- h. < v' officially. The rnbber planting industry aft* erai abortive attempt.- fee Mlf t bo* striction by voluntnrj igteeemm to Government and on the 1 J 922, m answer to the! appeal foi compulsory leatrktfcM mat -.*fc^ Government had
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    KELANTAN GOLD MINES LTD.
    311 344 Hit- folioving report »a- >.-, rv the Company: •*Ca<pr. J. Rooke-Cowed. (knend Mav...^ of the Company's properties. ha> 'r.nva^the- following reports:— 28th April. We ha\e b^< vith the work at Chinon^r &r\d hav-<-ut a strong reef gold-bearing qua2nd May. I have just returmV visiting the t'hii.ong
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    32 344 Mr. Douglas MacLaren. nil I toured Malaya with a theatrical compeland who has recently been an a«ist&ti on Sagga Estate, is proceeding to En^l** by the Kashmir for reason* 'f h*a! fV
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    SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1923.
    389 345 >; Trost. M. C, has been granted leave. Mr. H. Norman has ,i > u-.onth* leave. Messrs. McQuarr"e» m cd Penang from by tbe Ki-dah on Wednesday. Cecil tnd Mra. Simmons are t \mm cc return to Bangkok ot» mbei Nga the Bangkok I 1 1
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    79 345 i behalf of Mr. Singapore Bankmorning, before S Walter Shaw, for a petition for a rei. In making the H. B. Layton stated that arid for the petitionIrn d to postponelayi to enable Mr. am arrangement *n pay ll granted veiving order agauut igainst his wife Wee wai
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2484 345 MR. DUNMAN AND COLONEL PEARSONS WORK. Tht monthly meeting of the Municipal Commi.-sio.ners was held yesterday afternoon. Tho riudllii*, Mr. R. J. Farrer, presided, a!id there were also present Messrs. D. T. Ijewis, P. A. Anthony, E. A. Elder, W. Dunman. A. K. Baddeley, E. Tessensohn, J. M.
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    64 345 The head cooii* of Messrs. Moutrie aiufc Company, who was charged with criminal branch of trust a c a servant m Beeped of large number of gramophone records, which were supposed to have been sent bytrain tO the^ F.M.S., was ewificted a net sentenced to six months, rigorous imprisonment by
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    S. S. (SINGAPORE) ASSN.
    999 346 ANNUAL MEETING. Mr. T. D. Parsons presided over a good attendance at the annual general meeting o* the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association held m the Exchange Room visterday evening. In his opening address, the Chairman .aid that there were one or two matters to which he
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    JESSELTON ICE CO.
    531 346 ANNUAL MEETING. The ninth annual general meeting of the Jesseiton Ice and Power Co., Ltd.. was held at Nos. 54-66 Market Street, yesterday. Mr. H. Freeman presided, and others present were Messrs. Chee Swetf Seng, J. A. Eliasj, A. W. Cashin, A. E. Baddeley, L. T. Wakeford,
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    PENANG NEWS.
    78 346 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, May 25. In the Police Court a Cantonese woman was charged with the theft cf jewellery and cash to the* value of $2,924 from Dato Kramat-rd. The accused is alleged to have tampered with the safe. She was remanded for a week on
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1183 346 Quicauid agunt homines rostri est farragt lAbolli JUVENAL. Like most other people who look upon the trip Home with mixed feelings, chiefly whether it will be possible to scrape up enough to pay bhe passage money, the Topicist has noted the remarkably gentle decrease m the
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    THE ASSIZES.
    177 346 Ti i «Bm m whi. :i 1w > Chil them a youth under 16, w murder and alternative ly >v while armed with de«ad!y areopo the Assize Court thr ughcut th. yesterday. The two accused afl i to have tnbli pai't m a raid di at Boat Quay
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    A CHETTY CHARGED.
    152 346 A serious charge of v. a forged document wa> pr f a local chetty named A. K. v v Chetty. No. 84 Market S: am I Police c up-t neeta "day aiorn accused was arre> d kka ne River Valley Road I Detcctivo IKpailnu r:t un T.
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    11 346 m The Singapore Rattan Merchant, ciation has been registered Societies Ordinance.
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    MONDAY. MAY 28. 1923.
    574 347 H t% Ferrers has left for Home lain Übon. j. (J. Hanna, who has been away ne months at home recuperating, |1 -he .Devanha. M» 11 Forman underwent a successful „j* rat ion for appendicitis at the Bangkok \ur >•£ Home on May 18. H. Page.,
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    PENANG NEWS.
    64 347 Own Correspondent). Penang, May 26. ■itr- of the Malay Volunteers with voluntarily causing hurt watchman m the Penang oi the accused was fined a -t< and the other was ac- 1 aeedile attacked a sampan m Xl R:\er, near Caledonia Estate. body and seising another, r minu«i *n
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    THE PAGEANT.
    1392 347 "THE BLUE TRIANGLE TREE" IN GOVERNMENT DOMAIN. The grounds of Government House formed an ideal setting for a very delightful ami memorable event on Saturday afternoon, the occasion of the Pageant of the Young Women's Christian Association, organised by a Committee of that Association m aid of its
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION RULES.
    118 347 New rules relating to the importation of rubber provide that no rubber shall be imported into the settlements of Singapore or Penang on any other than a vessel ef more than fifty tons, except between the hours of 6 a.m. and p.m. Districts into which rubber may
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    FOOTBALL.
    75 347 A friendly game between C. A. Norris 's team and McAlister and Co's soccer team, was played on the Reclamation ground o?i Saturday afternoon. The game was an interesting one, and resulted m McAlister's defeating .their opponents by two goals to one. Norris's tfeven scored first, but the firm
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    558 347 ANNUAL REPORT. Tho report cf the Committee for the year ended Jan. 31st., 1923, states:— The Working Account for the year under review shows a deficit cf $1,663.86 as compared with a surplus of $2,106.09 for the previous year. This is almost entirely due to the big
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    187 347 Gunners' Six Goals Against S. R. C The meeting on the Padang yesterday evening hi the First Division of the Singapore League between the R. G. A. and the S. R. C. yielded eight goals, the Gunners securing a thoroughly deserved win by six goals to two. They
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    WEST INDIAN CRICKET TOUR.
    41 347 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 24. Brighton: The West Indies defeated Sussex by 26 runs. For the winners, Challoner made 87 m the first innings and Francis took six Sussex wickets m the stcond innings for. 33 runs.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      305 348 To the Editor. Sir— The advertisement you copy fWOi the "Tinuw" of April 18th. causes one to wonder whether there are ne, capable men m the Strait* who can fill the position of Genetal Manager to the Harbour Board Is it really necessary to go hunting round
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      THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
      737 348 To the Editor. Dear Sir. From the tone e>f his letter of yesterday's date ".Veritas" is obviously interested m the production of black smoke. Which is to be regretted; for it had been ivy intention to treat this subject from the general, rather than the particular point
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    BOLD STREET ROBBERS.
    409 348 A daring robbery area committed at th^ junction of Oxley and River Valley road un Saturday, just after dusk. A Chinese lady was proceeding along River Valleyroad m a rikisha, and just as she arrived at the turning into OxLey road, she was held by two or
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    15 348 W^klT!? nded May 12th B n «kok Bad 826 deaths m a population of 324,482.
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    CRICKET.
    553 348 CENTURY BY SERGT. SWOONS. The meeting of th? Services anel the Etceteras m tire S. C. C. Cricket Tournament, arranged for Saturday, had to be postponed, owing to the soldiers being unable, to raise a team that would comply with the rules of th-' competition— Cricket Club members only.
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    S. R. C. BEAT POLICE.
    188 348 The S.R.C. played the Police eleven on Saturday afternoon, the game going to the O'ub. The S.R.C. went m first, and knocked up 159 for five wickets. The police only replied with a total of 55. The scores were: S. R. C. J. Hayzer, b.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      291 348 [Reuter's Service.] 1 ""don. Mas Worcester beat Kss< m eleven runs. Kent beat Hampshire b> an n in^ twentysix. The Hampshire niai m the first innings made loi and M fifty. Woolley foi Kent, madi .J... Indies by nine wick.-ts. Th» (anta Ashton made ninety two. In the
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      R. S. Y. C.
      274 348 Thirteen boats turned out for a mas: er.joyable race for a cup presented by If C. J. Wilson, 0.8. E. Gertrude wa r.r across the line, followed yen- closely bj the majority of the fle*et. It was brae reach out to the Swimming Club and good
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      ROWING.
      174 348 The rowing race for thc Bedford UV presented by Mr. W. F. Nutt. 0. B was held on Saturday afternoomore or less favourable weather cow' The sea was smooth, and ther little current. Th.' rae. wa? usual course and Mr. C. A. N' ven st *'J the boats at
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    TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    4729 349 TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. MONDAY, MAY 28. Ha fc\ct>ileiicy, the Governor. (Sir Laurence Guil' mard;. Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops (Major General Sir Neill Malcolm). Mor.'ble* tho Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr. y M Baddeley). Hon'ble the Colonial Treasurer, (Mr. E. M. mkmtf). Hon'ble th Attorney-Goners! 'Sir
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    124 350 (Good to hear of old Singaporeans, and of their youngsters doing well. Mr. A. Robertson (Borneo Bill) ia still at Eastbourne, and his boy Duncan is coming out to join the A. P. C. He ought to fcelp the already good reputation of the Company for sport, being keen on
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1143 350 THE ROYAL WEDDING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 26. The newspapers are firmly resolved to let us know that there was a Royal Wedding this week. They started out by announcing that it was go ng to be a Joy Waek, and then they printed columns
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    WIFE'S 15.000 JEWEL CLAIM.
    362 350 King's Bench Div. Mr. Ju*ti*v Lu4 and Mr. Justice Salter. Mrs. Evelyn D. Penny, of Woking, Sirrey, appealed from a decmon of the kt Mr. Justice Bray, confirming an order of a Master m Chambers m fu\ mr at far husband with reference to tho cwncnhf
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    TOUR OF ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION.
    83 350 (From Our Own Con- > Kuala mmmmm mm The Engineer ncr Assoc :t on Saturday vis'ted the Malmr rber* t^n combers, under t h guidance the O^rer*' Marap^r Mr. kmrnm B*ff- spee*°d bctb th* 1 ?'?~faco aitd ?rOU worV n«-s afterwards being ;i,nec lnnoh by the
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    TELEGRAMS. HOME.
    2604 351 [ReJter's Service.] x !e!- graii came through at -mre That Mr. Ba tin will be London, May 20. j .\ed iii political circles that His wil offer Earl Curzon the Premierand that the Ear! will accept. London, May 21. bi Law's n oration was a startv *ud«len decision,
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    SUMMER TIME IN CHAOS.
    359 351 (From Our Own Correspondent London, April 25. VYe have a fair amount of chaos nowadays ifi respect to Summer Time. France won't have it at all [she has, since]; we have it; Belgium has her own variety. At 4 here, it is 4.30 m Belgium, and
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    FOREIGN.
    2743 352 1 Reuter's Service. Peking, May 20. The Di.ven of the Diplomatic Corps has banded note to the Foreign Office stating that the highest military authorities will be held responsible for tl* fWJuW to obtain the release of the Brigands' captives. Berube has arrived with a message from the brigands
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    159 352 The Spring Cup, played for on Saturday and Sunday, the 26th and 27th instant, wa? won by Mr. D. Stewart with a nett score of 66. The following card? were returned: The first sixteen qualify foi' tht Cup. D. Stewart 74 8 C. Everjtt 74 H. Leakey
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    37 352 P Mr. H. de C. Elton has assunud dut* as Superintendent of Chandu Monopoly Ipoh, vice Mr. E. A. Dench. Mr. R. E. Wilson, who was attached tithe Customs Department, Krian > acting Second Assistant Distric: Othc Larut.
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