The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 14 May 1924

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    17 305 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. !•!> SEMES WEDNESDAY. MAY 14, 1924. NO. 1,919
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    CONTENTS.
    122 305 PAGE. Spoil 300 Ma Is 305 ijlts 305 Imlfitj 306 tiatioM 306 (■,.l(>niis 306 i ill Ml 306 fYac-t bleaker 306 X t tiers 307 i, t wi) corai news. 3°" !ng 309.11 s Kr.bbiiy 309 CaM 311 icboi Case SIS, 3. s LETTERS i«> THE EDITOR. ursldfi 308
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    90 305 i >"C.pore F.eTrV^s" i I UW— t,> th- Strait* I >a:l SMS, are invited to send I •he MMM of their steamer and Copies will then Mi a: various ports of cal: v. .hintr detailc! m k can have a copy lilt ported to them 12l per quartei I rial
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    PRODUCE.
    69 305 12. $lir,.-, 11. 2n 9.00 10.?<0 4^ »Mt« 275.00 I for export 80.00 ror export 310.00 1 'or export 232.0 C I 2 for export ***** n Al for export 190 for export 165 thousand 85.00 Ml $6.05 $5.80 $5.80 $5.65 $485 $5.50 $4.70 'me $1.10 Benzine, (drums) 95
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    C. OF. C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    24 305 i re. May 12, 12 noon. ml Ribbed Smoked June 38 1 38%; (Kt.-Dee. 40H 41. Shut ll%d. Market
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    134 305 Bißill. SUTHERLAND.— At tkt European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on 4th May, to Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Sutherland, a daughter stillborn. MARRIAGES. SAMPSOX-EARXSHAW. April 2, at S:. Mai yk hone Church, Thomas Sampso!;. 82, Dart-mouth-roid, X. \Y. 2. to Maude, \vid~w late Mr. Justice Earnshaw, S.S. and F.?i.S.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    284 305 THE WEEK' S NEWS. On Saturday, May 10th, a mail bringing dates to April 17th was received here. This weekly will leave by the B. I. steamer Tara to-day. At the third Assizes of the year a Chinese received a sentence of ten years rigorous imprisonment and 18 strokes of
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 305 May, 12. Bank 4 m.s. 2,4 1-32 Ba»k, demand I I 15-16 Private ered.ts 3 m.s. 2j4 5-16 New York, (Umanu ">'>•*•* Credits 90 y rum, d miinii 710 Noni. India, T. T. IGS HonjrkonK, demand ttf P«C Prim. Yokohama, d mand 1-6 Norn. Java, demand 1 t° l
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    138 305 Washington, May i). In response to the complaints of merI chants and others, the Shipping Board has I withdrawn certification that adequate Ani erican ton mge m operation warrants preferential rail and ocean rates, thus •uitomatieMly rescinding the order granting preferential railway rates to poods destined to be carried on
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    21 305 o Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Mana^seh. who hal left for Europe for a year's holiday, r?turned by the Suwa Maru yesterday.
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    International Sport.
    570 305 May 8. There are so many subjects on which the nations cannot agree that we ought to welcome every movement which tends to break down the barrier of race, which defeats I Chauvinism, jingoism and excessive admiration for one's own nation. The cult of sport for the champions
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    U.S. Air Mails.
    378 305 For a long time the United States Post Office has been considering the adoption of air mails across the Con- tinent, and the wire published to-day shows that it is at last to take prac- tical shape. Numerous flights have been made over the course, and many
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    Reading for Adults.
    594 305 May 9. The remarks which follow are not intended to refer to Europeans who come out here fully grown up with their habits of life established. If they were readers at Home they will, one hopes, continue to be readers all their lives, securing thereby an escape
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    The Boxer Indemnity.
    248 306 The United States House of Representatives is m favour of remitting the balance of the Boxer Indemnity. The total sum placed upon China after the outbreak of 1900 was £671/2 million, of which America's share was $241/2 milli n. Rather less than half of this was remitted
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    Hopeless Negotiations.
    384 306 May 10 The men who have taken charge of Russia are making as great a mess of their attempt to get the civilised nations of the world to recognise the Soviet as they have of their internal affairs. In connection with the latter it is only necessary to
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    Indians in the Colonies.
    387 306 It is recorded m papers out by the mail that the Committee appointed by the Government of India m connection with the examination of questions anecting Indians domiciled iij British Colonies not possessing responsible government, had had an interview with the Secretary of State for the
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    Week End Comment.
    616 306 May 12 Judging from the views expressed m the mail papers when the Experts' Repcrts and their probable reception by France was discussed, the meeting between M. Poincare and Mr. Ramsay .Mac Donald on Thursday will be momentous. The main point we think is whether If. Poincare
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    Roosevent the Peacebreaker.
    359 306 Ma\ U. c confess v uiiiiruit U .stand America at times 3 njamtam a uue [MlliiTr R ouUook. 11" there Kg one thin<j the United States ha> put ft 1} forward it is her desire to about a condition of world pi m promoted the Washington C
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    The French Elections.
    167 307 Tho preliminary news regarding the F WS seems to point i ensuing somewhat I thai m Germany, only of a narked charcter. The ration I heavily and a good many being lost to the Communisit, tfl far as can be judged change will not be suftk-i--ite a
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    38 307 mmmi of dining thi Goveirnoi at Ii i Mrs. Lornic H. Onrad i. T. Kinder. I l*. Ciirrrm II C, Hopkins. Livingstone 0, B. K. I "us e |»art>. •i. D. Hall. > CMhre, A. D. C.
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    33 307 'unction took place at the <!üb. Alor Star, last week, H n was Kiven m honour Mr \V. K. S peers, Coml>( > itt\ Kedah, on the eve of f' I Bvopt on furlough.
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    THE DUFF CASE.
    3019 307 THE SULTAN OF KELANTAN AND LAW COSTS. Duff Development Company, Limited vs (Jovernment of Kelantan. (Before Lord Cave, Lord Finlay, Lord Duned n, Lord Sumner, and Lord Carson.) The House, by a majority, dismissed this appeal from an order of the Court of Appeal reversing: an order
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    30 307 The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Church, Penang, of Dr. W. Kouwenaar, of the Bangkatan hospital, Deli-Maatschappij, Medan, Deli, Sumatra, and Miss C. H. Engels. The Rev. Ewing officiated.
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    INFANT HEIRESS'S MARRIAGE.
    422 308 1\ tit ion tor Supreme Court Approval. An interesting tatter came before Mi. Justice Acton m the Supreme Court yesterday morning, when he was asked on petition by her guardians, Mr. T. 0. May- hew and another, to approve the marriage j of the infant heiress of
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    47 308 Prosecuted at the instance of Inspector Hitf^ins of Kandanir Kerbau pol cc station, late of the Detective Station, a Chinese Was sentenced to four months rigorous imprisonment by Mr Gourlay n the Third Comt yesterday for committing 1 extortion on board a twakow anchored off Telok Ayer.
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    445 308 PECTLIAKITIES OF STRAITS LAWS. The offence was one for which the Legislature—apparently doubting the discretion of the judges had limited their right m assessing the pthiishment, said the Chief Justice, Sfr Walter Shaw at the third Singapore Assizes yesterday morning, m sentencing to seven years rigorous imprisonment a
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    CENTRAL MOTORS LTD.
    581 308 REDUCTION IN CAPITAL APPROVED. A petition under the Companies OrdL nance, for the approval of a reduction m the capital of Central Motors Limited came before Mr. Justice Acton m the Supreme Court yesterday morning. The petition, which was read by Mr. H. C. CookeYarboroußh, set forth
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    PERAK BOXING ASSOCIATION.
    134 308 (From Our Own Correspondent [poh, May 12i!^. The Perak Boxing Association is staging tlu annual championships next month m i-very class and is presenting gold and silver mecj&ta to the best boxer m any das:-. besides challenge trophies. The Committee has passed a restolut on expressing strong
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    159 308 We understand that ("apt. A Benfield, tie popular skipper of the s.s. Raja of Sarawak is the winner of the first prize m Satin (lay's big sjhreep. i Two Cantonese, one of them boy, 1»"> jean of age, were brought up before the Third Magistrate yesterday* charged w'th theft from
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      QUEEN'S SCHOLARSHIPS.
      172 308 Tc the Editor. Sir, Letters have appeared m the local press enquiring why persons should be considered inelitf ble to compete for the Queens Scholarships because they have left .school. 2. The rule thought to bar them from competition runs a? follows:— -'A competitor shall have attended a
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      JAPANESE ATHLETES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES.
      452 308 JAPANESE ATHLETES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES. l'adant; Practice. Japanese athletes who are to take pa j m the Olympic Games m Pai at I beginning; of July, are journeying to Europe on the N.Y.K. steamer Katori 19 kicn i left Singapore y erda; Japanese athletes took advantage of their stay here
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      A VETERAN NEW SILK.
      78 308 Ii is vi d•; si tod that honour appointni it as King's Couns I dqj known < essor of Roman Law and Jurispi u<!< :>. at London r• was i brought tip at A sant surpris< n> him at tl ritysever.. Curiously enough, Murison's son, Sir
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      SAVING OF THE "HONOLULU MARU."
      156 308 I Sydney, April (>. Prom the light cruise; Dragon m Jervis i Day comes an excitin rj rescue of the Japanese mer hantman Elonolulu Maiu m the storm of April 4th During the night the cruiser and merchantman alike were swept repeatedly by bis teas,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOT BALL.
      117 308 R. E.s defeat K<i>| I Sussex. Although playing on their „v: at Tangrlii. on Saturday th. fety*! > Rcgt II wen- btat'.n hy tht i;. gineers m the Second Dhrision Sinpajxire Lcaiiui- by 4 gmU t<. f was ore of the most ittptttai m the Competiti -m am!
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      S.R.C. defeat M.F.T.
      283 308 The S. R. C. pained th< the senior division of tin afternoon when they dift by three cleat goali to ail. i was a blank ■< d. If anything, th< M looked the Liki S. R. C. defender! <i< the day for their Bpl< n<ii<i who i
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      83 308 [ReuterV Si re.] \jtmk At Derby tin- S«.utn for 7 and d I I'm W i. f<>r :)7. i terl yshin the natdi \x ing Left dr«« n. At L. rdfi eigiit wickets, Hearne I i the first ifinniii> and M < »rul. At Cambridge 5 University by
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      S. AFRICA'S WALKING CHAMPION.
      43 308 I Revteri i The Olympic kthleti MM- I mflinf to•arried out a 1 1 :al walk nictit s in a world'- i%aCCM^ tlu- previous I Rasniussen tfWM. 1 Fricerio 9 time ti wii mr of was 4Smin. 0 1-."-.
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      SYDNEY CUP RESULT.
      17 308 The Sydney Cop (two Easter Monday has been WOB 7.6 (Bright Steel -Red Ink).
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      WATER POLO.
      39 308 En the match played against Pejrasus the Chinese Swimming hy nine jroals to nil. Somshowed jrood speed and un.U't-: the pMM :\n\ with a f. v. r»v they .shou'd make a rtlMf team. W. Jefferson was referee.
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    EASTERN MINING CASE.
    1665 309 H l KSDAY. MAY 8, 1924. ,;,KMF/S EVIDENCE. the action brought by the and Rubber Company managing director, Mr. was resumed before Mr. TIM Supreme Court yeslonipany claims $413,000 :tt profits made by the course of the sale to t < ■..ir.j.any of a coal conBatu Besar,
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  • SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
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      GANG ROBBER HEAVILY PUNISHED.
      575 309 The 3rd Assizes for the year opened before Sir Walter Shaw, the Chief Justice, yesterday morning. There were 11 cases on the Ist with only two murder cases. The D.P.P., Mr. Whitley, informed His Lordsh.p at the commencement that with the exception of one case which
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      JOHORE GOVERNMENT.
      64 309 Dr. G. H. Garlick, MR.C.S, has been appointed to a:t as P.C.M.O. vice Dr. Fitzgerald, on four months leave. (apt. R.W. Iforri has been appointed t-> at as superintendent of surveys. Mr. S.E. Sharpe and Mr. A. G. Billing are appointed from the F.MS, to act as surveyors.
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      NORDANAL R.E.
      31 309 NORDANAL R. E. The agents Messrs. Boustead and Co. have received a telegram from London:— Profit for yea- ended 31st Dee. 1923, £13,814. Dividend recommended 5 per tent. Carry Forward £11,147.
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      TIN SALES.
      42 309 We are officially informed that the Government of the Federated Ma'ay State* sold n the open market during the month of April 17r> tons of its tin stocks, bringing the total (up to the end of Apr.l) to 6,175 tons.
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      176 309 How wns it decided to commence this action?—] instigated the Board to take action, because I krew we had been fraudulently "done." Who drew your attention to this secret profit?— Mr. Poey Kong Seng told me these .hares had to be returned. I knew they were wrong m 1921 and
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  • S.C.C. TENNIS.
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      Donnell and Tredgold Win Doubles ? Championship.
      70 309 Donnell and Tredgold Win Doubles Championship. The final m the Doubles Championship m the S. C C. Tournament was played yesterday evening m the presence of a large number of spectators. Potts and Leggatt opened well and secured the first game, but they, only secured one. more game m the
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      INTER STATE CRICKET.
      448 309 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala l.umpor, May 6th. The cricket match Perak vs. Selangor began this morning m ideal weather. Perak won the toss and elected to bat, putting m Jordan and Murugiah at 11.5 a.m., Hugging and Green bowling. Jordan was out at C and Hoblyn,
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      HOME CRICKET.
      176 309 Reuter's Service. London, May sth. At the Oval, Surrey beat Glamorgan by an innings and twenty-four, Peach, playing for Surrey, securing 92. Playing: at Lecester, the South Africans closed their first innings with 153. Of this Catterall made 44, and Taylor 60 (unfinished). Ast>ll took 5 for 70,
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1560 310 Singapore cricket during the last few weeks has provided more than sufficient answer to those who are tempted to look upon the summer game as dull and unattractive The Singapore and Selangor game at Easter produced thrills which few soccer matches yield. A week after followed the meeting
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    MARINE COURT.
    220 310 A St-aman's Allegations. Alleging that he left his ship, the barque Gwydyr Castle on the nth May last because he had been ill-treated on board, and that he did not wish to return, R. Castle, an A. B. on the vessel pleaded not guilty to a charge of
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    62 310 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Sh.mbunsha.) Tokio, May 5. M. Merlin, Governor-General of French Indo-China, will arrive m Tokio on Thursday. T. Matsudaira has been appointed to act as the Japanese representative to the conference which is to engage m the revision of the commercial treaty. Cotton
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  • LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
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      Easy Win for S. C. F. A.
      385 310 The Straits Chinese scored their third successive victory before a very big crowd yesterday afternoon. They were m every way superior to their opponents, the Malay Football Team, and the game would have been very entertaining indeed had it not been necessary for
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      H.M. S. "HAWKINS' BACK IN HONGKONG.
      244 310 After an absence of i early three months on a cruise which has included visits to Singlg .re, Saiiron, Bangkok and the Dutch [rdics, the Flagship of the China Fleet, EUf S. Hawkins, with the Commander-in-Chief (Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson) on board, returned to
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      ENGINEERS AT IPOH.
      264 310 The meeting of the Engineering Association of Malaya at Ipoh during the weekend included visits to two mines m thdistrict, a visit to the Ipoh Electric Installation and the reading- of a paper on "Tin Dredging m Malaya," followed by I discussion m the course of which
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    COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE.
    258 310 Professor Beetock Hill Compare* Interviewed l-y a representative TiMet of Ce\lon, comparing th< cond tions of Colombo with other I -it it s he had v. sited, the Profi that Colomlo \va:- if anything a lift than Singapore. Neither of the I properly sewered accord in*: t<i
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    FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924.
    553 310 Mr. F. W. I laser has been u\,[ Deputy Governor of Brit sh Koctk during the absence of Sir William R R. A. Board men was escorted t>. Tau, fron. Kuala Lumpur on Friday m^.; w-ll serve his sentence m the Taipii k Mr. Evans of
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    EASTERN MINING CASE.
    2108 311 k REFI'SES TO ADMIT FKKSH DEFENCE. ation between the Eastern Mm Kubber Company and Mr. Poey Seng ttimef managing director iM came to an end earlier than t ,a!ly anticipated yesterday afterMr. Justice Actor had refused an amendment of the statement B such a way as would,
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    447 311 Singapore, May 7. With \vc;i! er cujotat ons recorded In both Tin and Robber, market dealings during the viek have been on a very restricted scale v th only a small volume of business pas ing. Industrials for the most part continue firm and m good demand,
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    ELECTRIC CURRENT CASE.
    789 311 DISTRICT JUDGE RESERVES JUDGMENT. The hearing of the case against two Chinese, Lim Chee Seng and Lim Chen?;Seng, who are charged with the theft of electr.c curient, it being alleged that they obtained the current without allowing <i to pass through the meter, was concluded before Mr.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    183 311 (By Courtesy of the Xanyo NichiNichi Shimbun.) Tokio, Ma\ 7. The final position? of the candidates estimated by the authorities are 220 Seiyukai, 2." a Seiyu-Honto, 283 Kensei-kai, 40 Zitsugyo Doshikai (Bus'nesa Ann's Union) and 240 Independents. According to the presumption of the Ministry of Interior, the results
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  • SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
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      THE TRIAL OF MR. G. H. MACKROW.
      435 312 The trial of Mr. G. H. IVlacKrow upon a charge of causing death by a rash act occupied the attention of the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, and a jury at the third Singapore Assizes yesterday afternooon. The proceedings arise out of a
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      GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
      81 312 The following had the honour to be entertained to dinner by His Excellency the Governor at Government House on Wednesday, May 7th, and afterwards witnessed the performance of "Dandy Dick" at the Victoria Theatre. Col K. L. B. Thompson, CM.G.. DS.O., RE., and Mrs. Thompson. Mr, K. 1..
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      118 312 Mr J. Leach, of the Kuala Lumpur Gaol, was the victim of an accident recently which j obliged him to go into hospital for treatment. It appears that while visiting one of the amusement shows m the town he attempted to stroke a leopard and was clawed by the animal,
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      AMUNDSEN'S POLAR FLIGHT.
      219 312 Particulars of Machines. Milan, Mar. 25. In the workshops of the Societe di Constiuzioni Meccanichc di Pisa, of Marina di Pisa, work is being pushed forward on the construct on of the two seaplanes m which Captain Amundsen will endeavour to fly to the Xoith Pole. Contrary
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    BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
    2146 312 THE MALAYA SECTION. The Pavilion. The Pavilion, a poem m steel and plaster, reproduces the Saracenic or Arabesque typo of architecture adopted during the last three decades for public buildings m Malaya. The Malays build their houses of wood, and an indication of the style is provide.!
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    A MODEL ESTATE.
    384 312 Views on Restriction. The third annual ireneral aw Pranjr Besar Estate, Ltd., s*JM I Kajang on May .".id. Tho<e pi. If Mill H. Gouprh (m the cat Bunker and J. Craeroft Anu-"tt-tors), and F. St. Barbe. The Chairman addressed the nut' follows: Gentlemen: If you wi to
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    CONSTANT CHANGING OF COURT OFFICIALS.
    106 312 CONSTANT CHANGING OF COURT OFFICIALS. The followi; resolution a uieetinjr of the F.M.S. I held on May Ist: Resolved that, Kb the opin mtttee, frequent chan<rc> i: holding the appointment- 1" 0 sipnee, Public Til Mil BCtor of S Registrar and Assistant I Courts, and Deputy Puhlu l't undesirable and
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    SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1924.
    546 313 —*T s. Reddi is appointed an extra Controller of Labour. m, G 6. Stth resumed the duties of his Solicitor General on May Ist. A. Thomas has been granted cave of absence on full pay. ...fble Mr. D. Beaty is appointed Examiners m Chinese, vice S
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    1473 313 MR. G. H. MACKROW DISCHARGED. The trial of Mr. G. H. Mackrow on a charge of causing death by a rash act conc:uded at the Third Singapore Assizes yesterday afternoon, the jury finding a unanimous verdict of not guilty. The accused was then discharged. The charge arose out
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    BANKRUPT JEWELLER'S DISCHARGE REFUSED.
    238 313 Mr. Justice Acton. In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday morning refused the application of Mr. Abdul Raheetn, the former proprietor of Ismail and Raheem, the Bras Basah Road firm of jewellers, who sought his discharge from bankruptcy. The application was made a week ago, and was
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    SERIOUS MOTOR SMASH.
    232 313 Hits Conductor Killed. A very bad motor bus smash up occurred over E!«:in Bridge just before eight o'clock on Thursday ni.ulr. A Ford bus was completely knocked out <>f shape by a tram car which Struck the lighter vehicle from the back while the bus was trying
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    15 313 Rev. Bro. James, of the Christian Brothers' Schools, arrived m Penang on Wednesday from Singapore.
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
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      YESTERDAY'S AUCTION.
      111 313 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 654 th. auction yesterday, when there was Catalogued 1,218,591 lbs.; 544.01 tons; Offered 890,731 lbs.; 397.64 tons; Sold 784,885 lbs.; 350.40 tons. Spot. London HV&d. New York 21% cts. PRICES REALIZED. Standard Quality 38^ Good Average Quality 37 x
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      GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
      129 313 Singapore, May 9. There has been a further collapse m values, and all Markets are weak and uncerta.n. The contributory cause of the fa:l seems to be continued liquidations whicr* are being absorbed with difficulty. Trade Buyers show no interest and the general demand is less than normal.
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      BARLOW'S REPORT.
      74 313 Singapore, May 9. Rubber. Since our last report the market has shown considerable weakness, and prices m yesterday's auction declined fro>n 2 to 3 as compared with the rates rulinrr m the previous sale. Awarded Standard Sheet sold at 38% 3S 1 Good Average Qual ty 37% 38
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      SARAWAK TRADE FIGURES.
      303 313 Sarawak trade during 1923 increased both m exports and imports. The latter totalled IS 1 millions an increase of 40 per cent. The increases were mainly m rice, cotton cloths, tohacco and cigarettes, opium, benzine, kerosene, the latter despite the introduction of eJectlic light m Kuc.iing but
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      MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
      198 313 Att ion taken at meeting- of Committee No. 2 held on 7th May.— Decided that the Committee would not be prepared to recommend the granting of a licence for cattle shed and killing pens lit Telok Ayer adjoining the tidal basin. Considered report by the Health Office), and
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    GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
    1082 314 6 to 1 Alan L.. 1 to 10 Son of Erin, oO to 1 Highway. All to-day's winners! Account of the Great Fight. Cheery chirk vs Bank? Vie! Selegie Society m the Spotlight. the Topfcist is sure that even the highest Government legal luminary would rush to purchase
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    399 314 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrage Libelli Juvenal. No town of the size of Singapore can ex- j pect to have "Roses, roses, all the way," but we do expect our up-to-date city vide Professor Bostock Hill) to have justice done to it. A reputed authority,
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    ANTI-MALARIA MEASURES.
    209 314 According to an announcement m the Planter, the policy of the Government <i the Federated Malay States m rocrard to Anti-Malaria measures is as follows: (i) In dealing with anti-malaria measure-, Mosquito Destruction Boards and Health Officers should act upon the principle that every land proprietor is under
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    THE TOWN THAT DISAPPEARED.
    232 314 One of our representatives had occasion to visit the offices and store of the Straits Trading Company, Ltd, at Kua!a Kubu, one day last week. This building, a large and substantial one. is situated at the lower end of Jalan Masjid, and our representative arrived just
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    THE CONTINUATION SCHOOL.
    1176 314 THE CONTINUATION SCHOOL. By the Rev. P. L. Peach, Secretary of Education, Methodist Mission. When I came to Singapore m 1922 it was not long before I saw that the problem of the over age Boy m School was before us. By investigation I found that there wcire some 603
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    PENNY POSTAGE.
    300 314 Mr. Noel Trotter, the most pra P. M. G. the Straits over had, writ. to the Times. Sir, Now that a Socialist Qmm is m office and various sujrv beinp put forward m the Pr< consideration of the Chancellor chequer for liphteniiitf the hurd. tion m one direction
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    SINGAPORE FOSSILS.
    176 314 The following is an exttmd report <>f Ifr. I. B. Scrivenor, I- geologist. Mr. H. b. Newt* !>.<•.. I i i ribed fossili found m v Geologic sad also fossils found ii X bf Mr. Willbourn. The Singapore fo~ i ik. paper üblistted m the zinc of Natural
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    EXCITING BUFFALO CHASE IN RANGOON.
    104 314 EXCITING BUFFALO CHASE IN RANGOON. A buffalo neaped at <", i from the railway siding m Panindi i mhed into Lo6th-s( the railway quarter.-. H< kl an old man named S n and 11.I 1 a half fear old daughter. into C'ulvc rt-roa i down two Indian r.. th< round
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      KEY WINS AGAIN.
      372 315 I ivy earned a well deserved dcci- i M." Makatangay, of Maj:l», m jntl contest at the Happy Valley There was a good crowd preie referee's verdict was very Xt v. after an unsteady opening, and made use of his footwork. two pounds heavier than his turned
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      WORLD FLIGHTS.
      202 315 The British Ba>* >. Tokyo. May 2. |f from Paramashini, dated the K«kusai Agency says: "Folh wo months' adventurous vny- the turbulent Arctic Seas establishfor the British world fliers, the trawler TMtpvaJ arrived here this eqptctl to continue southward ig Urn Kurlt- ;i- x'-n as permissior is •<!
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      AUSTRALIA'S DANGER.
      60 315 London. April 28. says a speech ii considerable attention ■adi by Lieut-General Sir H»- laid that unless an ad- «lefence policy was iii I political parties and Parliament, Australia was 'ianjrer than most people >u<rjrestion that Australian Ifl %m to be sent to fight nwealth should be exter-
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      20 315 m Hongkong" recently a note m Freemasonary, Hon'ble Earl of Cassillis, -t of M. E. First Grand Grand Royal Arch
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  • FOOTBALL.
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      REGIMENT SHARE LEAGUE POINTS WITH S. R. C.
      573 315 The S. R. C. gave a much Improved dis- rlay m their League match with the Royal Sussex Regiment on the Padang yesterday evening but they failed to win, and after coming very near to scoring on many occu- > sions had
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
      59 315 London, \pril 30. The followin.ir lUW the results of the football matches played m the various Home Leagues to-day: First Division. Chelsea S, Manchester City 1. AstOD Villa 3, Huddirsfield L Third Division. (Southern Section.) Plymouth 3, Brighton 0. Portsmouth 4. Swindon Town 1. Third Division. (Northern Section.)
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      HOME RACING.
      63 315 The (raven Stakes. London, April 25. At Newmarket to-day the Craven Stakes over tIM easy Rous M le, resulted as follows: Saint Germans 1, Tom Pinch 2, Parmenio 3. Betting: 100 to 30, evens and 10 to 1. Twelve ran; the race was won by p., lengths, half
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      THE METROPOLITAN STAKES.
      45 315 Lovlon, April 29. The Metropolitan Sialics resulted to-day as follows Kwannon (9 to 2) 1. Boddarr: (IJO to 8) 2. Sierra Leone (3 to 1)3. 13 ran. The race was won by 1 H lengths, a neck separating second and tnird. I
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      THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
      41 315 London, May 7. The result of the Two Thousand Guineas 1. Diophon, 11 to 2. 2. Bright Knight, 100 to 9. 3. Green Fire, 100 to 8. Twenty ran, won by a head, third a neck behind.
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  • S. C. C. TENNIS.
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      Hamilton to Meet Kleinman in Singles Final.
      151 315 By defeating C. E. Winter m the semifinal of the Singles Handicap m the S.C.C. Tennis Tournament yesterday evening Hamilton qualified to meet Kleinman, the S.C.C. champion, m the final on Friday, the lGth. Winter gave a poor display m the first set
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      SELANGOR JUNE RACES.
      198 315 An Interesting Experiment. The wish to include two Saturdays m race meetings, which m Singapore takes the form of a four day meeting, has m Sclangor received a new interpretation. The not cc of the meeting which is to be held m Kuala Lumpur m June shows
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      AUSTRALIAN RACING.
      137 315 The three principal events at the opening day of the A. J. C. (Sydney) Easter races resulted as under: Doncaster Handicap, of £3,000. One mile. Whittier, 9.5 (Dempsey), 1; Trimacre, 7.11, 2; the Monk, 8.8, 3. 21 started. Betting: 10 the winner, 25 second, 20 third. Won by
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      THE CITY AND SUB.
      87 315 Ulula won this, as cabled by Reuter. The following is a description of the race. Pharos dwelt at the start, losing two lengths. Greek Bachelor led from Light Dragoon and Ulula, with Morestel last. Coining dewn the hill, Ulula and Greek Bachelor were well clear from
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      HOME CRICKET.
      69 315 [Reuter's Service.] London, "May 8. At Derby the South Africans had made C for no wicket when heavy rain fell and play was abandoned for the day. London. May 8. Playing at Cardiff, Yorkshire beat Glamorgan by an innings aid 177. Yorkshire Scored 275 and Glamorgan 48 and
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      CRICKET.
      21 315 London, May 7. There was no play at Derby to-day m thp match against the South Africans, owing to rain.
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      150 315 Ir.format on has been received m Ipoh that Mr. J. Topl ss, Chief European Warder, Convict Establishment, Taiping, died at Bombay on b'l way Home on leave prior to retirement from the Service- Mrs. Top'iss preceded rr'm to England some few months ago. The Director of Agriculture, Ceylon, proposes that
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    THE GRAVEYARDS IN GALLIPOLI.
    1025 315 MR. RRICE'S VISIT. The conditions of fighting on the Peninsula, kncwn so well to the relatives thcs-e who died there and to all who took part m tiie great adventure, made it more difficu t even than m France to select sites where burials could be
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    MONDAY, MAY 12, 1924.
    500 316 Mr. aid Mrs. R. H. Gale returned to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning. Mr. Chung Ah Ming, the well-known Perak sportsman and Messrs. Chung Ah Choy and Chung Ah Woh are leaving for Hongkong. Inspector Andrews of the F M. S. Police who ret ms
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    IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.
    169 316 IMPERIAL MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD. Although the position as regards employment m the Merchant Service is a little easier arising out of the slight improvement which has manifested itself m the shipping industry during the past few months, there is still, unfortunately a large number of Captains and Officers unemployed. The
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    BEL RETIRO.
    98 316 ;he Pei.ang press an informed '.hat the following resolution was passed i«.t c recent meeting of the Chamber of Commerce: "That the committee of the Penang Chamber of Commerce learns with much pleasure of the offer of His Excellency the Governor to vacate Bel Retiro it it is
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    R. S. Y. C.
    740 316 The secorid of the series of races for the Vice Commodore's Cup 1921 Challenge Cup came off or. Sunday morning and provided one of the most sporting events of the season. Mr. H. C. Hopkins presided as officer of the day and carried out his duties
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    ADVENTURE WITH A CROCODILE.
    149 316 While a number of Tamil coolies were bathing m a small stream at Rantau village one of their number was attacked by a crocodile and badly wounded on the forearm. The "croc" had caught the unfortunate coolie by the arm and refused to let go m
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    31 316 Augustus John has been awarded the first prize of 1,500 dollars at the twentythird International Exhibition of Modern Paintings by the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh for his portrait of Madame buggia.
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    SINGAPORE ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS CO.
    1312 316 At a meeting of the unsecured creditors of the S. E. T. Co., on April sth it w.-is unanimously agreed to accept the proposed scheme of agreement which provides for the satisfaction of creditors' claims on the bas's cf one fully paid £1 share m the
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    SINGAPORE—AND JAPAN.
    513 316 SINGAPORE— AND JAPAN. To the Eklitor of the Saturday v Sir, In view of the controvert) < subject of Singapore, I think that <1< t.. which, so far as i know, have not I made public m this country before— of lather remarkable affair three year aj.. may be of
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    CRICKET.
    413 317 s xN \l SOU OVERWHELMED BY S.C.C. c side gained an entirely over- :v over a combined team M. S. Psgasa* and H. M. S. Padanir on Saturday afterU to score 142 on a ra;n :er a bad start, and then t for the insignificant lowest total scored on
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    DANDY DICK.
    136 317 he I nd onci more :e] ntationa of i I gathering j d the Grand Stand i h heartinc be proceedings, from trade wnt b the Dean an 1 onfidences, t<> t i mld-be doper was was won m a canter, an I an incipient chill < throughout
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    THEFT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT.
    529 317 Heavy Fine Inflicted. In the District Court yesterday morning, Mr. Pryde, District Jud^e, gave his decsion m the case m which Lim Chwee Sen*? and Lim Chen.? Seng, two Chr.ese partners m a printing establishment m Cecil street were charged with using Municipal electricity m such
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    MOTOR DRIVER GETS TWO YEARS.
    196 317 At the Penang Assizes, s young Chinese, Leong Kot-n Huah. was put on his trial to answer a charge of lash and negligent driving and so causing the death of Chinese boy, (loh Toh Hoon, at Bukit Mertajana Province Wellesley, on or about Marck 26,
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    224 317 Tlv Shanghai Bowling Club, the oldest i chib m the Far Eat, has beer sold. The dub, which has stood m its present position since its formation To years ago, must now seek new premises. i The marriage of Mr. Gunn Lay Teik, Sc. (London), ion of the late Mr.
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    S. S. (SINGAPORE) ASSN.
    595 317 The Annual Report. Following on the report of the committee I of Enquiry appointed by H. E. the Gover- nor, your Committee carefully studied the matttr of venereal dseases and thereafter wrote and urged upon Government the necessity of providing: without delay for the registration and
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    ENTERTAINED THE BURGLAR.
    356 317 Ilarontt's Story of Night Intrusion. Tin- story of Sir Wilfrid Lawsoi 's compassionate treatment of a burglar armed with dagger, whom he found m the kitchen at his home at [sel Hall, four miles from Cockermcuth, one- Sunday midnight, w;i.to!d t-) the Cockermouth magistrates. A Workii gton
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    MAPPING LONDON.
    728 317 STEP TO AN AMBITIOUS SCHEME. The user zoning of the London boroughs north of the Thames, which has been em- > barked upon by the London Society as a preliminary to drawing; up an ambitious scheme for London of the future, is progressing. Of the 19 boroughs ten
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    MUSICAL COMEDY ACTRESS RE-MARRIED.
    175 317 (itrtie Millar Wtds A Peer. London April 30. Lord Dudley and Mrs. Lionel Monckton. better known as Gertie Millar, were Riarrie 1 at the British Consulate at Paris. The Church and Consulate were decolattd with white flowen and the Church Service was fully choral, Mendelssohn's "Wedding
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3852 318 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 5. Mr. Cook, secretary of the Miners' Tederation, speaking at Pontypool, referred to the Court of Enquiry into miners' wages which has just concluded. He said that unless the Court made some tangible recommendation, the enquiry had been waste time. He had arranged to meet
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    BOAT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
    79 319 N^ I'ilirrims Klled. Madras, Apr. 29. tW Madras Mail's Cochin 'bodriag incident appears ■n the 2oth instant near thn-f h,,ats with pilgrims, pII 3 from South Travancore, v ap«,re along Chowara ••at containing about v -truck by lightning during <rm. with the result that killed instantaneously.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    164 319 FIRE AT KUALA LUMPOR. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, May 7. A small fire causing some damage to the roof and ceiling of St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpor, occurred yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. It was first observed by M:. Trtngrove who was playing the organ, and he gave
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    DEATH OF MR. W. V. L. VAN SOMEREN.
    118 319 (Frcm Our Own Co-respondent). l*f isjj. May 7. The death has occurred of Mr. W. V. L. van Someren m hospital. He took ill last Tuesday and was conveyed to hospital, having been m a serious condit on since Sunday. The funeral
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    FATAL MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT.
    92 319 (From Our Own Correspondent). IVnang, May 8. While r-ding a motor cycle from Par t Buntar to Suagci Bogak yesterday evening John Peat, assistant manager Tali Ayer Estate, collided with a bni'ock c-a-t, h head Striking the huo of the wheel. Mr. A. Brindley, manager Sungei
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    FUNERAL OF MR. VAN SOMEREN.
    108 319 (From Our Own Correspondent). I'mang, May 8. The funeral of the late Mr. W. V. L. Van Someren was attended by a record gathering, nearly a thousand people being present. iiK.udin<r the Res dent Couno llor. Th" Kurasian Company of the Volunteers provided the Firing
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    A WOMAN IN THE CASE.
    220 319 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, May S. At Sun<;ei ilesi on Tuesday n ght a Chinese man is alleged to have attacked a Chinese woman prostitute with a pocket knife, afterwards turning the knife on himself. The woman ded m hospital la-t night where
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    KEDAH'S REGENT LEAVES.
    51 319 (From Our Own Correspondent). Pcnang, May 12. Kedah cflic'als, European as well as Vlalay. gave a grand send-off to the Regent j vho left on Sunday by the Kalyan. The -lon. Mr. A. B. Voules and Mrs, Vou'es vere seen off by a large number of fr
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL RUBBER VOTE.
    91 319 Kuala Lumpur, May 12. The agenda of the Federal Counci', which neets on May 2Cth includes a vote of 290,000, being estimated as equivalent «o •ne eighth cent per pound of rubber exerted from the F. M. S. during 1924. i lalf is to be used
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    CONCERNING BUTTONS.
    996 319 With.Hi*; buttons man is inconceivable; modern man, that is, for primitive man was, wo know, not possessed of them. Our British ancestors nre libellously said to have been dressed m a simple costume of woad, which besides being most unsuitable to the British summer, not to speak of
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    AUSTRALIAN NAVY.
    614 319 CTRBNGTH AND RECORD. II "Cru.c .-> Statement at a banquet M h .::d. r cf the officer? of the Special Service bquadron that Ao3tXS.MI is prepa.e.i to cieate he twn Nay, completely auton. mcv.sin time of peace, but form.ng a unii cf the Empire's Navy m t.me of
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    WORLD'S BIGGEST TIN PRODUCER.
    290 319 An expert correspondent writes m the 'Financial Times'' that m the Eastern tin group the position of the world's largest producer, the Pahang Consolidate!, which is only approached by the Arainayo Mines of Bolivia, is of special interest. The last returns at July 81, 1923, showed
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    23 319 H.M.S. Hollyhock, Commander A. G. D eace, D.5.0., R.N has arrived m Penang Tom Port Dickson. The Hollyhock has a 'rew of 100.
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    GETTING AWAY FROM ONESELF.
    1455 320 There has beea a discussion lately m some quarters concerning the necessary hours which a grown-up person should spend m sleep. 'Ihe advice of three people whose aggregate age exceeded 290 years was given, and they unhesitatingly demanded 10 hours per night. On the other hand
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    CALCUTTA'S SWARAJIST MAYOR.
    294 320 An Ambitious I'rogramme. Calcutta, Apr. 17. With the election of Mr. C. R. Das as first Mayor of Calcutta by 59 votes against the European candidate's 13, the Swaraj Party assumes undisputed control of the well-being of Calcutta for the next three yeais, and Mr. Das's lieutenants
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    STAMP FINDS.
    201 320 At a re.ent auction m New York theworp 1 P Sta e stai "P s which *ere discovered through a curious chance A year ago some alterations were made m an old busmess building down town. While hey were going on a mass of unwanted correspondent was carted
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    JAMAICA.
    978 320 SUGAR, RUM, AND BANANAS. By the time we had reached Jamaica sugar had hardened, or strengthened, or tightened, or performed some other of those physical feats that edible commodities do perform, according to the city articles m the morning newspapers, and the sugar brokers were beginning to "dance." In
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    AGA KHAN ON INDIA.
    446 320 AG A KHAN ON INDIA. London, A pr ,j i The A~a Ehu who is at pr« Indian Colonies Committee contribut article to the Sunday feqNest that Inda has a stepmotherly from which her iateMtl get full p ia when there are no other intei. home for the luthorities m
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    BRAIN FEVER BIRD.
    260 320 The bteft issue at *Th» In ii ill Mil Journal of India" contains an BBfNMtMK ftitick on the haw 1 -<v: koo. mo* n > 11. only knowr- as the ''brain-fever WmT which at the pfaaaat time s devoting JtaaY various parts of India to impart. n*r
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    136 320 Ihe fa^pM car }>c ;.i.»\vn dy of the plant and plant* car. I ial'y infected with the Fu-.ti tward ard visible sipns of thi d fatal fungus are those eMMcd e?kin;r of ihe n. rmai flow < f Ml| jit.; m the ieavrs tuvni' jr > m diyiny up. The
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