The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 11 June 1924

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    21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, JUNE 11, 1924. NO. 1,923.
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    CONTENTS.
    204 1 lEAPEKS. B r:htiay Honour* Rubber Selling Agency 369 Fowl* d Ai-'-.s 3,0 More Fowl Potion 370 tying Pailiamentary Power 370 Am^anT:: 370 Weekly Comment s<u Hi Ex-Serv icemen < Campaign 371 POUIE IKB COrai NEWS. Company Litigation 3 6 7 Bankruptcy Court 379 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Mr. Ndri
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    117 1 I I th* -Singapore Free Pre s H J owning from Europe to th Straiti ?rV the mail !inc ar< invited to tend 'Manager the name of their steamer and ■M n s T.gHpore. Copies will th«n t> me-t tht-m »t various ports of cali r «*rs i Kurope wishing
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    EXCHANGE.
    114 1 June 10. °14 1-32 til 16-16 -c 2 4 i 50 900 Norn. 164 4»i p.c. Prem. 123 Norn. 35 1-16 e:l*ncy the H.ph Commissioner »nt«l the following to be ex-officio tv the Indian Immigration Com--1 "troller of Labour, Straits and Federated Malay States the Deputy Controller of <vce-chairman
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      BIRTHS.
      37 1 WAIT.— May 8, at 20, fllaiWilf mail. West Kensington, wi^e of P. R. Wait, CWl^cVtd Bank, Kuala Lumpur, daughter. ELKINS. On 3rd June, at Aut .ail, Paris-, to Ma>cr and Mr*. W. H. Elkins, a son.
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      WEDDING.
      45 1 LEE- LEE. At St. Andrew's Gatkcfot', Singapoie, on June 9, 11»24, Qladjl E. Hembrow, fourth d:.u>?ht-r of Mrs. Lee. vi G:balfa. Cardiff, and late Mr. C. J. Lt 10 CliatWl Peter, eldest son of Mr. and Mr>. J. G. Lee, of Barry, South Wales.
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      IN MEMORIAM.
      24 1 To \h: dear Memory of my )ov«-d iind devot* d Husband, Geor>»v Thompson, of Tanjong Piigur. who died June sth 1°23. ELEANOR.
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    PRODUCE.
    181 1 June 10. Tin 100 Tons $io« :j-8 Tin 275 Tons $108.25 Gambier 20.50 Pepper white 27.50 Pepper Black. 15.50 Flake Tppioca 10.75 Pearl Sago Small 9.00 Copra 10.70 Copra Sundried 10.90 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siajn No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No.
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    35 1 Mr H E. Cutfield has been transferred to Bintul'u, Mr. R. L. Daubeny leaving shortly to take his place at Simantfganjr, and Mr. G. B. Stooke coming from Bintulu to the secretariat here.- Sar: Gazette.
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    Birthday Honours.
    408 1 June, 4. The Malayan public will learn with satisfaction that m the list of Birthday Honours are included such welltried public servants as Mr. W. G. Maxwell, Mr. Hayes Marriott of Johore, now on leave; of such a progressive Malay prince as the Raja Muda of Perak; and
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    Rubber Selling Agency.
    673 1 We have now received from the local agent of the Rubber Growers' Association the circular of the R.G.A. London with regard to the attempt to form a selling agency co-opera-tively acting for the good of the producers. To it is attached the letter of Mr. Hoover, Secretary
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      270 1 THE WEEK'S NEWS. The mail from Home which was despatched on May K>th arrived htre on Satunl. v. June 7th. Bad wt her led to the abandonment of the ceremonial parade arranged m honour of His Majesty Kir.? Gwift'a Birthday last Tuesday, but the ball at Government House m the
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    Floods of Aliens.
    772 18 June, 5. As a free port and a country which has largely depended m the past oh aliens for its labour and consequent prosperity, it might not seem becoming for us to touch on the question of aliens who come and go at their sweet (not m
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    More Food Digestion.
    411 18 June, 6. Now that the first excitement m connection with the question of the gradual abolition of hawkers has somewhat subsided, the public are m a position to allow that process of digestion which they are alleged to find so difficult to proceed normally. As a kind
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    Nullifying Parliamentary Power.
    250 18 Is the modern world drifting politically towards dictatorships? There are many who think so and it is certainly curious that Parliamentary institutions are daily becoming less capable of exercising a well defined control over national affairs. There is a steady tendency towards such an eveneing up of
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    American Trade.
    563 18 June, 7. The move of Mr. Hoover m the direction of controlling the purchase of rubber through a buying agency, which has led to the movement for a selling agency among Malayan producers, will be heard of frequently m the next few months. America is the home of
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    Weekly Comment
    874 18 June, 9. After a period of comparatiw tranquillity m Ireland, a new crisis has arisen over the fixing o f the Free State boundary. It is a crisis that has been postponed again ami again since the Irish Treaty was ratified by Parliament m 1922, but the inoa
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    The Ex-Servicemen's Campaign.
    278 19 June, 11. 3j of the Settlement are 1 week t 0 support the efforts kinK vigorously made to the funds of the Benevo•l the activities of the s Association. The object emendation but it may be > memory because as time ja a rapidly changing centre s
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    Cancer Hopes.
    369 19 The "North American/ which publishes the report concerning the cancer discoveries of Dr. Glover of Toronto, is a paper of standing and reliability and would not make such information public were it not reasonably assured of its genuineness. We may take it therefore that Dr. Glover's researches have
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    95 19 A Chinese has Men arrested b^ the Police and charged m connection with an alleged armed rohbrrv committed m a motor bus on Saturday niirht last. The bus, it is stated, was proceeding nlontr Rochore road when one of three Chinese who had just boarded t*ip bus and who was
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG ESTATES.
    1048 19 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of Changkat Serdang Estates was held at French Bank Buildings on Saturday. The Chairman, Mr. J. Robertson, presided, and there were also present Messrs W. A. Sims, C. Dickinson, and C. V. Bailey (for the Secretaries, Messrs Evatt and Co.) The
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    YESTERDAY'S YACHT RACING.
    580 19 The first of the series of races for the V. X Know'es Challenge Cup was sailed off on Sunday morn m: 1 m weather that provoked •vcre sultry iangui^'e than any other two races combined. Only twelve bo&t« turned ojt over the B. K. course and Captain
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    181 19 Opening of New Range. On Saturday afternoon last, at 2.30 pm., the Bukit Timah rifle range was officially opened by the Governor's Deputy, the hon'ble Mr. E. S. Hose, m the presencr of representatives of the Public Works Department and a large number of competitors for the Whitsuntide
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    SECOND LEAGUE MATCHES.
    46 19 Both Saturday's league fixtures resulted m drawn games. The St. Joseph's Old Boys drew with the Royal Engineers, the score sheet being blank at the end of the match, and the Harlequns and Seletar United drew with a score of one goal all.
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    MIRDER AT SELETAR.
    121 20 Serious trouble was reported to the Detect ivt Department on iMonday, as having occurred m a house at the 13th. mile, Seletar. Mr. Kenny, the CD.T. went t<> the place and found a Chinese lying: on a bed and bleeding: from wounds on h,s body. On examination
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    46 20 The Kuala Lumpur police on Friday arrested a Tamil man who appeared to oe drunk and incapable m Pudu. On arrival at the police station the man collapsed and was immediately sent to the hospital where he died. The cause of death is not yet known.
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    EX-SERVICES ASSN.
    714 20 LAST NIGHTS BENEVOLENT FUND PERFORMANCE. The first of the series of events which have been arranged by the Committee of the Singapore branch of. the Ex-Services Association this week, with the object of helping the Benevolent Fund of the Association, took place m the Victoria Theatre last night,
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    96 20 BOXING: WILLS BEATS MADDEN. [Reuter's Service.] New York, June 10. Despite an advantage of 281bs. and a longer reach, Harry Wills, the negro heavyweight boxer, v/ho has been clamouring for a fight with Dempsey, was unable to do more than outpoint Bart'.ey Madden m a fifteen-round contest last
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    HOME CRICKET.
    168 20 [Reuter'3 Service.] London", June 9. Playing at Lord's, Sussex beat Middlesex by 194 runs, making 156 m first innings, and 183 m the second, Haig taking 6 for 79. Middlesex m the first innings scored 104, Tate taking 7 for 39, and m the second innings 41, A.
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    URUGUAY WIN OLYMPIC FOOTBALL.
    97 20 Reuter*s Service. Paris, June 9. In the Olympic association football final, Uruguay beat Switzerland by 3 to nil. In the re-play for third place, Sweden beat Holland by 3 to 1. Holland and Sweden who were undefeated m the semi-finals of the Olympic soccer, played for
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    SECOND LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    73 20 The Y. M. C. A. defeated Boustead's by two goals to nil m a Second League match yesterday afternoon. The Association were the better side throughout and both the points were well deserved. Angus and C. Smith did the scoring, a goal being registered m each half.
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    N.U. TEAM IN AUSTRALIA.
    23 20 London, May 31. Newcastle (New South Wales.)— The British Northern Union team beat Newcastle by 43 points to 18.
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    POLO: THE BARNES CUP.
    336 20 Interesting Games. The Barnes Cup matches have taken place this year under favourable conditions there being: quite a large number of playing: members enabling four teams to compete. Each teajn was allowed five ponies and play was three seven-minute chukkers. The first match on Saturday, A
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    41 20 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 9. At Scarborough m the third-round of the Davis Cup competitions Whe&tley (Britain) beat Spence (South Africa) 6 4, 6 3, 6 4. Gilbert (Britain) beat Raymond (South Africa) 6—l, 4—6, 6—2, 3—6, B—6.
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    VARSITY TENNIS.
    27 20 Reuter's Service. London, June 9. In the first day's play at Oxford m the Inter-Varsity lawn tennis competitions, Oxford led by 7 to i matches.
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    KAJANG TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    156 20 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, June 10. The Kajang tennis tournament went off most successfully. The following were the results. Optn Singles: J. R. Scovell beat A. R. Linton 6—l, 6 l. Open Doubles: F. Thoroughgood and Scovell beat B. Car?y and G. Warden 6 3,
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    360 20 S. V. R. A. Whit sun Meet. The Whitsuntide Meeting resulted m some very successful shooting, thanks to the prevalence of fine weather, and the excellent ariangements made by Mr. J. W. Jones who has taken over the secretaryship from Mr. Gubb:ns. The programme which was commenced on
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    PENANG BISLEY.
    72 20 (From Our Own Correspondent). I'enang, June 10. At the Penan? Bisley theie was some very extiaordinary shooting. Lame Corporml Tan Rone Pfcoe, of the Chinese Company, made possibles at 200 and 300 yds., an.i 32 at 4>)o, a total of U> which is a record with open lights.
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    141 20 Mr. E. E Deacon, of the HMgfcMg and Shanghai Bank Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, is being transferred to Penan*:. A Reuter wire of June 9th announces the death of Lord Pirrie, Controller-General of Merchant Shipbuilding m 191K, whle on a voyage from Buenos Ay res to New York. The late gentleman,
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    RUBBER OIL FROM SCRAP
    668 20 A REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT Po«6ibilitie* of New Industry The following account from the T lftt Malaya gives full details „f ft, S oil" experiments. "We are pi, :>H cord that, through the energy m 1 prise of Mr. R. W. Kendall,* ManaZT! Pinji Estate. Lahat, and Mr.
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    84 20 The Municipal Heakh I total of deaths m JJWfT I l week ending May 31st as Iff, M being Eurasian, i. r ,3 diMM, ai.'i The chief cause? of mortality 27, pneumonia 25, malaria ZU 15, convulsions 13, mil bi-ri fatal cases of puerjx ral |p«V •<" and there was
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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4. 1924.
    610 21 7 1 Newboult, of Taiping, has M ii Mr K. G. B. Farrer as A.D.O Karrer left for Home by the i a Kashmir. itlin ate officers and staff of the Kuala Lumpur, entertained Mr. on the eve of h s departure on KuJa Kubu. Mr.
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    SELANGOR GOLF CLUB.
    99 21 iual irt-neral meeting of the Selaniub was held on Saturday at house, when Sir Lionel Woodward r a lartre gathering of members. Ll °nel moved the adoption of the ibK and the rp p° rt M and expenditure account for rur shows an excess of expendiof $741.99,
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1560 21 Allowing for the mystery surrounding Tom Pinch, which has cast a fictitious glamour about his prospects, the race for the Derby Stakes to-day appears to b« a very open affair. The form on this year's lunning is more or less hopelessly mixed, for the performances of the n^ost
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    "SUPER-STREETS" WITH THREE LEVELS.
    376 21 Details of a project calling for the expendiiu:e of 087jOOO,0(>0 dollar? (£137,400,000) to solve the city and suburban transport problem of New York were made public by the Trans't Commission. The plan, drawn up by the Commission's consulting tr.^hieei, Mr. Daniel L. Turner, involves the cur.st
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    PERAK NOTES.
    916 21 JUTLAND DINNER AT IPOH. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Kangsar, June 1. Amongst the various recent events of interest m Ferak there looms largo and most recent last night's dinner of the ExServices Association m honour of the eighth anniversary of the battle of Jutland. Held by the
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    THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    419 22 PARADE ABANDONED. A heavy shower of ram which commenced at six o'clock and continued for about an hour afterwards led to the abandonment of the King's Birthday Parade. The rain cleared up shortly after seven o'clock but the weather still looked threatening and before long there was
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    THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BALL
    342 22 Between fourteen and fifteen hundred people were the guests of His Excellency, Sir Laurence Guillemard, at the Birthday Ball at Government House last night, when, within the brilliantly illuminated building, effectively picked out m small electric globes around the red central pieces of the Crown and
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    KUALA LUMPUR PARADE.
    59 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 3. The King's Birthday Parade this morning was about 200 strong under Captain Perkins. The troops were inspected by the hon*ble Mr. W. G. Maxwell, accompanied by the Resident of Sclangor. There was a large gathering, including officials. The parade
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    28 22 Mr. A. J. Kelman, general manager, Malayan Tin Dredging, Ltd., Batu Gajah, and Mrs. Kelman sailed from Penang for Home on Wednesday by the Japanese steamer Atsuta Maru.
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    LIVELY DERBY.
    686 22 ANYTHING MAY WIN. [Renter's Service.] London, June 2. Everything points to a very interesting Derby, certainly the most open for many years. The consensus of opinion is that anything may win and tipsters mostly agree to differ. Meanwhile the Aga Khan's Diophon, which is* m consistently good form,
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    MR. HOOVER AND RUBBER BUYING.
    957 22 WHAT AMERICA NEEDS. The following is the text of Mr. Hoover's letter to Senator Capper containing the proposals for establishing a rubber buying scheme. In accord with your request I give the following summary of our conclusions as to combinations m our import trade. The
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET?
    122 22 YESTERDAY'S PLAY AT PEN AN(i (From Our Own Correspondent). IVnang, j Un The inter-State cricket match betu Penang «nd Perak commenced her, T morning:. The weather was fine anH ti!" wicket good. Penan* won the to- elected to bat first. The Perak b J and fielding were SO
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    Penang beats Perak.
    408 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*. June 3 Penangr won the match aira n«t P i by 81 runs. After the first inning Pen? led by 33 but wer, disposed 7fe second for 103. With 137 to ret to 1 Perak never looked like beL ?JLT. and played
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    63 22 necessity for proper profits to fon>#n p^ ducers and thus the assurance supplies. v« vc I may add that investigations whicn n» been m course have already pv«i relief because apparently sorje oi x^ combinations have realised that im rate action on their part would i counter activities on ours.
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    THURSDAY. JUNE 5, 1924.
    418 23 INDIAN IMMIGRATION. The Indian Immigration Committee held .u-i-iinff at Penang on May 21st. Mr. S Jilt" presiding. The figures of imk, r'ratu-n d l migration for the first four lnth< of thir year, compared vith last a r mn flw« s foHows: 1024 StateJded arrivals. 8,647
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    CABOT OR COLUMBUS?
    188 23 Bristol- I'.i.-tant at Wembley Exhibition. Br>- with the aid of sixteen hundred pmtmrwmn, :s to give at the British Empire Exhibition m June a pageant based on episodes of her history the confirmation <.f Ma»ma Charta m 1216; the entertamir.tr* of K.hvard IV. by William Canyn£t> r.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    118 23 i 'urttsy of the Nanyo N chiNichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, June 2. harmony reigned over to-day's •uiquet m celebration of H.IH. Prince and Princess' marriage. Prince congratulated Mr. Taka•lvnt of the Seiyu-Kai, upon them -> in the recent election. Kutoh, upon hearing the congra->-ed by the Prince, was as
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    17 23 its Kcho was twenty-one years i Sunday. Black, Professor of Surgery, has *-»mtd to Singapore from Penang.
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    MR. PEACH'S REPLY ON BOXING.
    1102 23 To the Editor, Sir, —I trust you will allow me space a&ain, on the subject of boxing. I shall try to be brief. I suppose there are those who would look upon me now, after "Onlooker" has finished, as a crowd would look upon a
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    THE FAR FLYERS.
    261 23 MACLAREN AT AKYAB. Forced Descent. Several messages were received m Rangoon on May 24 reporting MacLaren's unsuccessful attempt to start from Akyab that same morning. The most detailed information is m the following telegram from the Commissioner, Akyab, despatched at 7.05 p.m. on Saturday. MacLaren left Akyab
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    U. S. NAVY AIDING THE AVIATORS.
    287 23 A letter has been received by Mr. James P. Moffit, United States Consul m Rangoon, from Commander H. E. Kimmel, U.S. Navy, Commanding Destroyer Division 45 of the United States Asiatic Fleet to the effect that three of his fleet, the U.S.S. Hulbert, Sicard
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    THE PORTUGUESE FAR FLYERS.
    176 23 Interviewed at Lahore. Lahore, May 24. S. A. Brito Paes, one of the Portuguese airmen staying at Lahore at present, interviewed by a representative of the Civil and Military Gazette said there was no direct object m the flight. They had been ordered by the Portuguese
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    71 23 Recruiting has been generally resumed m Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease: District of Salem; Taluks of Salem, Rasipuram, Attur and Thirucnangodu; Madura; Taluks of Madura town, Periakulam, Nilacottai, Palani and Thirumagalam; Ramnad; Taluks of Arupukottai; Coimbatore; Taluks of
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    22 23 Mr. E. N. Taxeira, of the Ipoh staff of United Engineers Ltd., has left on furlough by the P. and 0. Kashmir.
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    MR. OEI TIONG HAM DEAD.
    554 23 JAVA'S MULTI.MILLIONAIRE. The news of the sudden death of Mr. Oei Tiong Ham, the sugar magnate of Java and multi-millionaire, will come as a shock to his friends m all parts of the world. Only 59 years of age, Mr. Oei Tiong Ham was the
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    DIVINE HEALING.
    235 23 A correspondent writes: Brother V. R. Eghert and three others, well-known Indian Missioners and gifted with Divine powers of healing, have arrived m Malaya from Madras. They are at present holding successful meetings at Kuala Lumpur and at other centres m the F.M.S. They work on faith lines,
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    MR PENNY AND COST OF LIVING.
    63 23 Mr. Graham, replying to Mr. F. G. Penny m the House of Commons, said that it was estimated that a reduction m the retail prices of the commodities affected by the Budget would, if the prices of other commodities remained unchanged, entail a reduction
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    FATAL AIR FORCE ACCIDENTS.
    98 24 Mr. Leach, m reply to Captain Viscount Curzon m the House of Commons, stated that seventeen fatal accidents have taken place m the Royal Air Force since Jan. 1, 1924. Recent statistics do not support the statement that there has been a very large number of
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    50 24 Th^ Chinese proprietor of a printing establishment m Cecil-street who was recently convicted and fined for the theft of Municipal electric current, was charged by Mr. Kenny, C.D.1., before Mr. Pryde m the District Court yesterday with having no licence for his press. His Honour inflicted a fine of $50.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    755 24 COMPANY LITIGATION. Part Heatd Action Against Director Started Again. Th^e action brought by MessrJs Cheng Soon and Wilson, Ltd., against Wee Cheng Soon, one of the two directors of the firm, claiming repayment of the sum of $23,145.60 alleged to have been paid to the defendant as fraudulent
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    TAIPING GYMKHANA.
    159 24 Fine Weather and Large Attendance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 4. The Taiping Gymkhana, which was held m fine weather and before a large attendance, was notable for the good sweeps, the highest prize of $500 going to two wellknown Taiping ladies, and the non-selling sweep to
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    656 24 WINTER'S HAT-TRICK AGAINST GUNNERS. Handicapped as they have been m their recent matches as a result of the departure from the Colony of several of their best players the R.G.A. were at a still greater disadvantage yesterday evening when they met the S.C.C. m the Singapore League. They
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    THE PRANCBSTAN DISASTER.
    257 24 Supervision Inefficient. Bombay, May 28. The Marine Court of Inquiry into the circumstances of the destruction by fire of the S. S. Frangestan has submitted its report to Government Ngtfftdiag the cause of the fire. The report states that m the light of the evidence recorded before
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    PROPOSED VISIT OF CEYLON CRICKETERS TO STRAITS.
    335 24 The Times of Ceylon of May 27th states: The famous old Colts batsman and Thomian captain, Mr. J. C. M. Heyzer, formerly of Ceylon and now en craped m educational work m the F. M. S. under the Government, has been the chief
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    241 24 The following returned the best sixteen cards m the eliminating: round for the Captain's Prize on Sunday. June Ist. TV diLW for the knock-out competition is posted m the Club House. The first round i? to be finished by Sunday 15th June. The men's monthly medal (bogey)
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    105 24 London. June 3. The matches between Middlesex and Notts at Lords, Surrey and Essex at the Oval, Glamorgan and Northants at Cardiff, and Yorkshire and Kent at Hull were all drawn owng to rain. At Brighton: Sussex beat Somerset by 16 runs. At Manchester Lancashire defeated Warwickshire on
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    FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1921.
    712 24 Sir Lionel Woodward leaver f,,, v next Tuesday. H Mr. E. F. G. Davies M.C., has been ed a commission as second-lieutenant TrTJI Johore Volunteer R,fles. Ntn th The ftt* J. Butterworth, Chaplain Ipoh, m charge of Pera X North i'u: 1 on furlough within the
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    JOHORE NEWS.
    664 25 THE PEGASUS SPORTS. (From Our Own C»rrespondont). Johore Kahru, June 4. u\ls Pegasus brought a ten days' johore waters to a close last FriT y L\ *ound up her visit m a fitting i nroper manner with a sports meeting which her popular Commander and T* were at
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    THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE.
    75 25 the Governor left Singam the Government yacht, Labuan. His Excelkncy will iui an and Brunei and is due i m the 24th. instant. •itn\in«T His Excellency are A.D.C., Mr. Pretty, Dr. Gray, I Mrs. Hall. The yacht 'tt.i by Commander Newill Hnlhhock has been detailed by 1
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    COMPANY LITIGATION.
    2122 25 LIQUIDATED COMPANY'S RUBBER LOSSES. The hearing of the action brought by Messrs Cheng Soon and Wilson, Limited, against a former chairman of directors, Mr. Wee Cheng Soon, claiming Dm return of a sum of $23,145 alleged to have been received by him as a fraudulent preference, was continued
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    334 25 ASSOCIATION SUSPEND PLAYERS. For more than two and a half hours m the Cricket Club last night the Committee of the Football Association discussed th» incident wh'ch occurred on the occasion of. the match between the Chinese and the Malays m the Singapore League on Monday, when, following
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    89 25 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 4. The match between Yorkshire and the South Africans at Sheffield was marred by rain. The attendance was small, and the wicket sticky. Yorkshire made 187 for 5, Oldroyd scoring 67 and Rhodes 52. Sir Hugh Clifford attended the Ceylon golfers' meet, which was
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    62 25 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, June 5. The American world fliers, except one machine which is to remain m Kagoshima for repair, resumed their flight for Shanghai this morning. Doisy arrived at Taiku, Chosen, this morning. Mrs. Wellington Koo, upon hearing of her father's Mr.
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    MALAYAN RUBBER EXPORTS.
    94 26 DECREASE LAST MONTH. The Acting Registrar Imports and Exports forwards the following statement of rubber exported during May, 1924: 19,674.16 20,115.71 $107,037,000 $129,566,000 Net Decrease for 5 mos. 1924, 4,820.96 tons. Imports of para rubber for May, 1924, 7,259.40 tons against 5,020.&4; to date this year, 39,744.83,
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    488 26 Singapore, June 4. Tin on balance is somewhat easier closing at £208 17s 6d and business m the share market has been rather on a restricted scale throughout the week. The Rubber market continues dull and neglected. Industrials remain steady at quotations witH few fluctuations m prices
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    MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    283 26 Singapore, May 4. The share market has remained quiet since our last report but business has been steady. The prices of tin and rubber have Aown small fluctuations and quotations have not altered to any extent. Industrials are still firm and good business can
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    KINTA ASSOCIATION.
    620 26 PROSPECTS OF BETTER GROUND. Mr. Lowther Kemp presided over the annual general meeting of Kinta Association, Limited, held m the offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Chambers, at noon yesterday, and others present were Mr. W. H. Macgregor Mr. J. Bagnal, T. Higginbottom and Mr. P. N. Knight,
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    YESTERDAY'S AUCTION.
    142 26 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 658 th. auction, yesterday, at which there was Catalogued 1,496,085 lbs: 667.90 tons. Offered 1,112,578 lbs., 496.68 tons. Sold 919,401 lbs.; 410.44 tons. PRICES REALIZED. Spot. London 10% d. New York 19 1£ c ts. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents
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    79 26 The General Adviser, the Dato Mentri Besa r and Unglcu Abdul Aziz have been appointed Johore members of the general committee arranging for the official opening of. the Causeway. The customary Guards of Honour and Salutes will be accorded to the Governor and Sultans and it is suggested that the
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    SATDRDAY, JUNE 7, 1924.
    808 26 Mr. F. K. Wilson of the CivU Service has been granted eight months leave. Mr. E. A. Brown is appointed a Municipal Commissioner vice Mr. J. M. Sime resigned. The King will not be advised to disallow the Post Office Consolidation and Amendment Ordinance. A licence
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    MACLAREN'S AEROPLANE
    74 26 AMERICAN DESTROYER rimy, IT THIS MORNIN'r; The American destroyer WilljPreston, which is taking new ,1 1 rj for Squadron Leader MacU r n f Hotigrkong to Akyab, m Burma wher machine on which he left ErnrUiwi wrecked, is due to arrive at Sine 9.30 this morning. A wireleJ/,?
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    FUEL POWER SECRET
    456 26 Experiments by two Doctors. Two doctors, one of medicine am of science, have been busy for the \Z years m a workshop m a mews near M mgton-crescent, putting int.. practice a physical formula which they claim to hT discovered. It will, they claim, tionise the generation
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    108 26 (By Courtesy of the Nan: Nic Nichi Shimbunsha.l Tokio. June j. The Governments of London, Washing and Rome have ivceptci posal to retain and kw] tfc Mikasa, the flag-ship commanded by j miral Togo during the Russo-Japi war which it had keen A destroyed under the Washing as
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    55 26 The following action u;«--in ff of Committee No. 1 Ml Decided that no rewards n to officers m the \\-HicU> I».!'^' cept m special MM uhkh I proved by the Commissioners. Decided to waive the ri*ht film, Robin Hood, at Vm provided the offer of the Distributors is
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    THE DERBY NEWS.
    55 26 How the E. E. Tel: Co. Flashed i It is interesting to i- nl Eastern Extension Teleg how the Derby result was tr over the world. jiev*^ It took sixty seconds to r< Melbourne; thirty seconds t» Hongkong, Singapore and Coloi w: seconds to Bombay, Capt Town,
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    MR. HOOVER'S PROPOSALS.
    927 27 MX OKTH'S REPLY. Whtr* d«n* th« Profit Go? u ration made to Senator Capper liulert Hoover, the United States v) r of Commerce, as to a buying ■J.,,n for rubber was not confined but included other imf aW niattiials essential to AmeIJnlustry. and that ar not Produced
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    465 27 CURIOUS POSITION AFTER APPROVED COMPOSITION. The Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, presided over the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday, when an application was made to him to re- vest the property of a bankrupt m four guarantors to the bankrupt's composition, the property having ceased to be vested m
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    POLICE COURTS.
    371 27 Steal'ng Electrical Stores. The Chinese who was convicted by Mr. Pryde, District Judge, last week on a charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property, to wit, an electric fan and other electrical supplies which had been stolen from the electrical store at the Tanglin Barracks, was yesterday sentenced to
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    PRESBYTERY HISTORY.
    1013 27 MR. SONG ONG SIANG'S WORK. In the Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society of England which is published m Manchester, there appears an interesting article on Singapore and Mr. Song Ong Siang's history of the Chinese m Singapore. The article runs as follows: The recent publication of an
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    LYALL AND EVATTS REPORT.
    185 27 Singapore, June 6. Tin.— £2l4 12s. 6d. up £3 7s. 6d. Rubber.— lo%d. up Md. There is practically nothing doing m the Rubber share market, and the Tin section is almost as dull. Pttalings still find a ready market, business being transacted at 1 38, and
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    134 27 Singapore, June 6. The keen demand for spot which we mentioned m our last report has been well maintained, and with very little offering: prices have firmed up considerably. The forward positions have also been m better demand and although at the time of writing the
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    255 27 Singapore, June 6. Rubber. During: the greater part of the period under review the local market has been quietly steady at 34-34% for Spot Sheet. Owing to Tuesday 3rd instant being a public holiday the weekly auction was held a day later than usual. The tone throughout was
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    GOVERNMENT TIN.
    161 27 We are officially informed that the Government of the Federated Malay States sold no tin during the month of May. The total eales of the Government tin stocks remain at the figure of 6,175 tons. m proud. It is not easy for any man to be a Christian
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    VENEREAL CLINICS IN MANILA.
    179 27 Venereal clinics are m actur.l operation at San Lazaro Hospital, Tondo Health Station and Philippine General Hospital under the auspices of the Philippine Health Service. The first two clinics are open daily, and the last holds clinics both afternoon and evening on alternate days. The College
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    967 28 Quicquid agunt homines vostri eat farrago Libelli Jttrenal. King's weather means nothing good out here apparently; for His Majesty's Birthday celebrations are often marred by the rain. In fact Old Pluvius seems to have made a dead set against the Army and the Navy this year,
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    MOTOR-CYCLIST HELD UP.
    255 28 Incident m Damansara-rd. Mr F. W. Simpson, of Messrs Barbou.r and Co., who has only been m Kuala Lumpur for a few days, was concerned m a somewhat exciting episode m Damansarard., on Monday afternoon. He and t* colleague m the firm are living m one of
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    THE MASTER ATTENDANT CONGRATULATED.
    186 28 Capt. Calthrop Calthrop, Master Attendant, was the centre of a happy gathering of the Members of the Shipping Office staff and the Boarding Officers yesterday m the Marine Police Court, when Mr. Eber, Shipping 1 •Master, read an address congratulating him on the honour of having
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    A HUNTING INCIDENT.
    144 28 While Mr. Joseph Michael, of Kajang, and a party of Kuala Lumpur residents, consisting of Messrs. Johnson, Scully, Furtado, and C. W. Rozario, were out pig hunting at the 19th mile, Kajang, they encountered two bears, a male and a female, says the Malay Mail. Mr. Furtado,
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    MOTOR FATALITY.
    149 28 Mr. Yap Fook Sin, brother of the late Mr. Yap Fook Siong (who was recently killed m a motor-cycle accident on Camp-bell-rd.), narrowly escaped death on Wednesday while returning: from Seremban. Mr. Fook Sin was returning to Kuala Lumpur by car and, all went well until about 12
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    68 28 Mr. T. A. Skinner, manager of the South British Insurance Company, Limited, at Sydney has died, somewhat suddenly. A Chinese coolie fell down the Empire Dock while removing: the gangway from the steamer Garada (8.1.5. N.) and died on Tuesday. The <Jarada was about to be refloated and there was
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    THE DERBY RUNNING.
    182 28 ST. GERMANS FINE RACE. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 4. At Epsom there was persistent rain, but the attendance was enormous. The going was heavy. Their Majesties, the Prince of Wales and other Royalties were present. There was a false start, Grand Joy, Browside, Tom Pinch and Woodend
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    SWISS FOOTBALL SUCCESS.
    22 28 Reuter's Service. Paris, June 5. In the third round of the Olympic football competition Switzerland beat Sweden by 2—l.
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    RACECOURSE RUINED.
    70 28 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 5. So badly was the Epsom Course cut un at the crossroads by heavy traffic on the sodden muddy ground yesterday, that racing today was only possible on the round track, two races being postponed until to-morrow. The programme was put back half an
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    TILDEN RECONSIDERS.
    55 28 Reuter's Service. New York, Jui*e 5. Tilden announces that he is withdrawing his resignation from the American Davis Cup team, under a compromise arrangement whereby the player-writer is permitted to write tennis articles provided he does not use his name and title m the daily reports of tournaments
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    S. AFRICANS' NEXT LOSS
    86 28 London, June 5. The match between Yorkshire and the South Africans at BhdßeM was continued m fine weather and before 5,000 spectators. On a drying wicket Yorkshire were dismissed for 236. Blanckenberg taking four wickets for 58 and Pegltr three for 61. In reply the South
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    BOXING.
    342 28 GRADTO GREAT FIGHT. Eddie Grady and Battling Key met again for the third time at the Happy Valley last night. Both weighed Ost. 31b. and Gra<Jy looked very happy before the fight. Grady took the first round landing a hard right hook which staggered Key, he scored frequently w.th
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    857 28 S.C.F.A. NARROWLY ESCAPE DEFEAT. The Chinese sustained their first *«-tt*< m the Singapore League on the Pad* yesterday, when they n*t the Royal Su.se* Regiment and had to share the point* game resulting m a draw of one a l! match was full of interest, life*, the Chinese
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    MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1924.
    653 29 xi r J H. Pedlow (Chinese Protector, has passed the final examination Inn* of Court. Si" George Maxwell left Kuala Lumpur f»r l«*r r Pera!c aml Sitiawan on Friday, lie will 3Ua > for ten days or ao Mr W. J. Harris of the Eastern United
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    JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE.
    80 29 British Relief Fund. to the Relief Fund for itish Subjects m Japan, which I "y the Chartered and Hongkong 1 request of His Excellency the a statement of receipts and exto how the amount subscribed of shows that $7,017.81 was ff passengers en route tt their various destinations
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    FIRE-WALKING.
    1095 29 i Half a mile beyond the village of Ampang, m the midst of mining fields, six miles from Kuala Lumpur, m the Federated Malay States, is a small Chinese temple m nowise remarkable. Here on the ninth day of the ninth moon by the lunar Chinese i calendar a
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER OF DR. KOO.
    434 29 Fuller Details. Peking, May 16:— Dr. Wellington Koo, Minister of Foreign Affairs by the merest chance escaped assassination this afternoon when an infernal machine was exploded m his home qn Tien Shin Tze Hutung, m all probability resulting m fatal injuries to three of his
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    COLONIAL INSTITUTE REPORT.
    162 29 Then-eport of the Council of the Royal Colonial Institute note* that on Decembei 31 there were 3,189 resident Fellow, 9,719 non-resident Fellows, 17 affiliated members, 1,525 associates (including 944 m the Bristol branch), 37 undergraduates, and 21 honorary Fellows and associates, or 14.50H m all. The credit
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    THE EAST VIEWS YELLOW PERIL.
    174 29 At a private view of "The Great Prince Shan," a film emanating from Stoll Picture Productions, m addition to Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador, who brought a largre party, 205 M.P.'s, including: several members of the Cabinet, were present. This screen Pinion of a story
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    87 29 A COURT INCIDENT. To the Editor, Sir,— **At this stage counsel objected to the comment of Mr. Eber that the de- fendant was 'a Straits-born Chinese, intel- ligent for his class' as a slur on the j Straits-born Chinese, which was quite unnecessary." The above para
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    TIGERS AT BATU KURAU.
    243 29 Following the report of the tiger menace at Lengong, says the Pinang Gazette, w? are m receipt of a communication to the effect that Stoughton Ruboer Plantations, situated about 27 miles from Taiping on the Batu Kurau Tjok-rd., is not immune from it. About 8 p.m.
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    CURIOUS ELECTION INCIDENT.
    223 29 The astonishing fact that out of 860 votes cast by Europeans at the recent byelection for the Bengal Council nearly 182 should have been discarded by the returning 1 officer as "spoiled" calls for some comment. The explanation given is that the voters placed a cross instead
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS.
    199 29 The Gazette, issued on June 6th, states, inter alia: King's Birthday Parade. The Commissioner desires t» thank all who paraded on June 3rd. In spite of the pouring 1 rain, nearly 250 officers and boys paraded. This speaks well for the keenness and esprit
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    83 29 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, June 6. The scheme for establishing- a ministerial department for agricultural affairs, which hitherto have been dealt with by the Commercial and Agricultural department is now believed to be abandoned. The Cabinet will announce its resignation after a meeting which
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    WHITSUNTIDE SPORT.
    1504 30 INTER-STATE CRICKET. NEGRI SEMBILAN'S ADVANTAGE. Negri Sembilan have every reason to feel satisfied with the first day's play of their match with the S.C.C., for with six wickets m hand they are only ten runs short of their opponents' total. The weather was dull and the wicket soft
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    PENANG WINS GOOD MATCH.
    731 30 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 10. In the second day's play of the cricket match between Penang and Selangor, Rodrigo and Gilmour, who were three and five respectively not out, resumed their stand yesterday morning. The former drove Jaedka to the bandstand with a sixer,
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    WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW AND CO.
    168 30 The following: is the report presented at the annual meeting on May 19th. The accounts show a profit of £167,201 16s. 5d., and, after providing for the payment of the Preference dividends to 31st December, 1923, and an interim dividend on the Ordinary shares paid Ist
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    THE ORIGIN OF THE BUDGET.
    150 30 Budget is derived from the word "budge," an obsolete word for a small bag. "Budge" is itself an Anglicised form of the French bouge, which has the same meaning. In a pamphlet of 1733, entitled "The Budget Opened," Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister and
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    FOOTBALL
    861 30 LAST MINUTE WIN FOR s. < <• Even play, keen dribbling and tuoklin were features which added considerable terest to the soccer match between the's* C. C. and Selangor on the Padang O n Mon day. It was* a last minute goal, the <j goal of the whole match,
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    78 30 The Lord Mayor of London, presiding s a meeting m connection with Al«»x»n(i Rose Day celebrations on June 25th. rea a touching letter from Queen Alexandra, proudly and gratefully recalling the wor derful success that had attended the < bration, not only m the United Kingdom but throughout the Empire
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3901 31 [Reuters Service.] London, June 2. The first Honours List issued by the Sour Government on the occasion of the Birthday does not contain any surThere are no new Peerages and are largely the reward of c! le semi-dipl»matic services. In addito the few outstanding awards, there long H*t of
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    71 32 AT HOME AT CARCOSA. (From Our Own Correapondent). Kuala Lumpur, June 4. A most successful At Home was held at Carcosa, at which Sir W. G. Maxwell was freely congratulated on the honour of having the K. B. E. conferred upon him. The weather was favourable. The State
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    NOTABLE RUBBER DISCOVERY.
    108 32 Expressed Oil as Petrol. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 5. An interesting experiment m the extraction of oil from rubber is described m the Times of Malaya as being: past the experiment stage and as having far-reach-ing possibilities. A local estate, using a simple plant, turns
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    RAILWAY STATION ROBBED.
    107 32 Eleven Hundred Dollars Disappear. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 5. Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a cash bag containing $1,103 being the takings at Ipoh railway station on Wednesday. The money, m a bulky parcel, was m the safe when the night stationmaster went out to
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    VISIT OF MR. FAIRBURN.
    124 32 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 6. Information by the Home mail says that Mr. James Fairburn, the well-known rubber director and member R.G.A. selling scheme will shortly be visiting Ceylon and Malaya m connection with the same. As an indication as to what lines the
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    THE RUBBER SELLING SCHEME.
    156 32 Meeting at Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 10. The first of a series of public meetings on the rubber situation m connection with the selling scheme is being convened for next Saturday at the Town Hall by the Central Perak Planting Association. The agenda
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    FISH DRIVE AND MALAY "AT HOME."
    59 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 10. A series of functions were held at Teluk Anson, the Raja Muda and the Chief Secretary being the central figures. The events on Sunday and Monday included the Regent's fish drive, a Malay "At Home" at the
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    THE BEST PORT FOR PERAK.
    61 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 10. Sir George Maxwell met planters of the district at Nova Scotia Estate. It is understood that the latter urged Utan Melintang as a more suitable port for Perak than Teluk Anson, and the need for developing wharves capable
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    SHOPHOUSE TRAGEDY AT CHEMOR.
    23 32 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 10. A tragedy occurred at Chemor on Sunday, when a shophouse collapsed, burying
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    PECK-RUSSELL CASE.
    155 32 A FORTNIGHTS STAY. The Compensation Awards. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, June 4. In the Peck-Russell supplementary judgment, Mr. Justice Whitley found that out of 80,000 shares the court allowed a deduction of 3,333 leaving 76,667 to be surrendered. The plaintiff was entitled to all costs including
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING .
    199 32 SINGAPORE WEDDING A pretty wedding was solemnized at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Monday afternoon, between Miss Gladys E. Hembrow Lee, fourth daughter of Mrs. Lee of Gabalfa, Cardiff, and of the late Mr. C. J. Lee, and Mr. Charles Peter Lee, eldest son of Mr. J. G. Lee, of Barry,
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    MENGLEMBU LODE MINING COMPANY.
    152 32 (From Our Own C >rrespondont). Penang, June 10. Mr. D. A. M. Brown, who presided at the statutory- meeting of the Menglembu Lode Mining Company, said the electrification of the mine and other capital expenditure had increased the original estimate from $77,000 to $180,000. Chendai Mill
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    170 32 Tokio, June 8. Marquis Tokugawa, the chief Aide-de-camp to His Majesty, left last night for Kyoto to see Prince Saionji who is now indisposed. It is understood that the Marquis is charged with the Imperial message to ask the Prince's advice on the formation of a new cabinet.
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    47 32 His Highness th c Sultan of Kedah arrived Peno.ng from Alor Star on Monday on a private visit and stays at Kedah House for a change. His Highness was accompanied by his suite. over a dozen inmates, several of whom were conveyed to hospital with broken limbs.
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    MR. C. F. ANDREWS AT PENANG.
    55 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penangr, June 10. Mr. C. F. Andrews, who is proceeding to Shanghai to join Dr. Tagore, arrived at Penang last night. He was met by the hon'ble P. K. Nambyar and a distinguished gathering of Indians. Mr. Andrews left for
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    JESSELTON ICE AND POWER CO
    561 32 bad Time* m Born™. The tenth annual general meeting llf t Jesselton Ice and Power Company I n t| 7 was held m the registered offices ofjT' Company, Market Street, yesterday Th! present were:— Mr. Chee Swee (h (Chairman), Messrs. A. W. Cashin Elias. D.
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    PEERS AS DIRECTORS.
    250 32 The writer of "A Londoner^ Diary' the "Evening Standard" has beer deh into the subject of Peers and Din*. He discovers Lord Tenterdc-n, with I M I nine companies, seems to be MM I most cosmopolitan of our hereditary lefTis lators. What would one not (rive. h«
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    51 32 Mr. J. C. Moulton, 0.8. E., Chief Secretary, returned to Kuchinjr from i»P^ cl leave on the 15th, travelling from Singapore by H. H. S. V. Zahora. Printed and published by Reginald Do**'^ Davies at the office of the Sin^ap<> ro Press Ltd., 69, Robinsoi Road, SmpP* 1 1 Strait*
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