Malaya Tribune, 27 June 1928

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    Masthead
    21 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol. XV.- -No. 147 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune WEDNESDAY. JCNE 27. 192S
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      120 1 TRY hi* RE A MISSION CLOTH floes not FADE. I¥ does not SHRINK. 9 wears LONGER. Tbc Korean Products Co. 7, Bras Basah Road, SINGAPORE. 'PHONE 324. BEST HORSE-POWER VALUES jSHIk i,750 $2,300 SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR MALAYA g SINGAPORE (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) PENANG 8 GREATEST BARGAIN I I g
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      230 1 "FLORODOR" f Washing rf^ Suitings jtf >4Sw f XN. j/ For Tropical V AY Wear HIGH STREET, yy Singapore. 3 M 1 VWU MMiWßiiii 1 i. t.ir,,:;i11| 1 i1 1 ;.);,ii., 1 .n^.u.„. m r 0 Guinness 8 ®Soie Agents for S.S. F.M.S. 1 Sime, Darby Co., I o» Limited.
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    COMPANY MEETING
    1675 2 SCOTTISH MALAY RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED Conservation of the Company's Resources The eighth annual general meeting of the Scottish Ma ay Ku, b r Company, Ltd., was held in Edinturgh on Thursday. May 17, Mr. J. A. Hunter (Chairman of the presiding. Pne Chairman, in moving the adoption of
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    THE MYSTERY SHIP
    416 2 Story of Great French Explorer In America One hundred and thirty miles almost due north of Detroit, near the western shore of Lake Huron, is a small lake known as Lake Solitude and in connection with it the inhabitants of the Tawas distridt in which the Lake
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    SIR ROBERT HORNE
    317 2 Lnable to Include N z Tour of TWl^* Sir Robert Home, contrary! b intention, is not able to In Zealand in his tour oi IwSS B a correspondent of the "Wr i merce." AH Cj for him to proceed by thUiii?" **b vessel of 5,828 tons. belonoL.
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    172 2 Boredom is the penalty which nature pronounces on people who are too clever acd people who are too dull The first try tc squeeze too much out of life and the otaaa never get their grip on things at all the vast remainder of us life should at ways be
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      202 2 ■EiKSs! Sleepy^ Here is the way to enjoy peaceful sleep 1 /jJ from which you will wake refreshed regularly before retiring. There is nothing ¥11 comparable to this easily digested food 111 beverage tor soothing worn nerves and I j preventing digestive unrest —the principal t\ 1 fjß nourishment extracted
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      130 2 Gillette Shaves Are Sanitary Shaves THERE is no risk of skin in- the Gillette, no other blades are fections when you shave as keen, sharp or efficient as with your own Gillette razor. genuine Gillette blades. A genuine Gillette Safety There are Razor will bring you new shay- models to
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    Weekly Share Report
    622 3 Penang, June 22. There has been no improvement in the share market since last writing and a sharp decline in the price of the metal has resulted in a general drop in share values, in some cases between \0 r 'c and 20% with sellers predominating at
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    "On This Day—"
    314 3 "On This Day The Great Eastern, Brunei's magnificent failure, crossed the ocean on her maiden voyage to America on this date. The Victorian era bad witnessed an entire revolution in the art of shipbuilding. The conception of the Great Eastern expressed the ambition of the period to float "a town"
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      194 3 7;; I if ;.n flmrf^ste i >■• v j> 2 /3/ j l•, :#n£; 34 L Conquer Fatigue with Sanatogen LOSING GRIP! Slowing down in < body and mind, unable to concentrate on the work in hand. These are nature's danger signals that warn you that you are using up
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      421 3 JTHE BEST I The Reasons I. Absolute purity. E 2. Unrivalled thirst-quenching properties. I 3. Freedom from any "musty" ||k 4. tneapness-only 85 cts 1 per 1 battle (10 cts. rcturnab'e I on empty bottle) B r A Singapore product (■H LIME JUICE tWm mm 5 Made from refined Montserral
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    Rather Woolly
    216 4 DR. VORONOFF THE "GLAND EXPERT" Great Hopes of Sheep in Relation To Gland Culture Dr. Voronr ff, the celebrated gland expert and general rejuvenator, is reported to have left his "monkey farm in Italy and started out on a motor tour through the Balkans, where he intends to
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    564 4 The Cycle and Carriage Co. (1926), Limited The report of the Directors to be submitted U the shareholders of the Cycle and Carriage t 0., Ltd., at the second annual general meeting, to be held at the registered office of the ompany, 43 Orchard Koa!, Singapore, on Saturday,
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    RECORDS BROKEN
    228 4 Long Distance Treks at Speed in America and Australia Across the American Continent—over two mountain ranges, across the vast central plains, traversing the great Southern De-eit—from Warhington, D.C, to Los Angeles, California, in three days! Mr. Cannonball Baker, driving a Falcon-Knight six coach, by this amazing feat, established
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      162 4 S I 'PHONE 379 FOR YOUR CASE I j POPULAR AERATED WATER WORKS, J I 26, 28 30, CHOON GUAN STREET (Off Anson Road). jjj 1 New Stocks of German Pianos ■mijlß IN TEAK CASING. AT LOWEST PRICES, I r Guaranteed for ten years. Perfect in tone and condition. l
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      316 4 I I U NO Purity of Tone, Exquisite Touch, Refinement of I Interior and Exterior Finish, Characterise the MOUTRIE" New Overstrung Models EASY PAYMENTS. I Deposit $50.00 Monthly Instalments $25 00 A S. MOUTRIE Co., Ltd. 3] RAFFLES PLACE I SISSONS I PERMANENT I STAINS 3 a j l For
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    Our Ceylon Letter
    1484 5 MR. ORMSBY-GORE DRAWS COMPARISONS Planters Not Really in Too Bad A Position (From Our Owa Correspondent.) Colombo, June 17. Mr. W G. A. Ormsby-Gore has just gone f his Programme in Ceylon and he is already beginning to feel the strenuousness of his tour. He has taken
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      280 5 I vSSL' Perfect Mealtime Drink —prepare it yourself right at the table! rJST dissolve a teaspoonful of Postum in a cup of boiling water, add milk and sweeten to taste. No brewing! Always the c uniforr.i delicious flavour —you can make Inl ant Postum in an in.,nr et the table.
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      133 5 M«H8IIB':BlllllillillSllil.BliSllillllliilll!llltltiililllllillilllll|llill|i!8l.i.:|ll|ll|lllli|i 1 |..tl,lllSMl .•itlll|!l|llli l f!S;ili.Si:*.|''l> S' I IllllfVt ZS32SES7dSZSZSHSHSZSrISrISr!SZS^^ I West End Tailoring I I LADIES AND GENTS' TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS I i?> QUALITY AND VALUE are our guiding princi- 9 M&J P les and aII the while we keep these? two essential 9j 0 f features in the
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      151 5 To-day—To-morrow Feeling "off your feed" to-day? Nothing tempts you. Everything is wrong. The whole world seems askew Your trouble is "liver." Most probably intestinal inactivity too. Just take a little dose of Pinkettes to-night; you'll be surprised how much better and brighter you will feel, how well you will eat,
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      232 5 I F. P WINKLER'S DI&BETONIT I is an absolutely effective remedy for I DIABETES MELLITUS. E S F. P. Winkler's DIABETONIT is an absolutely B harmless, natural herb composition, in no way B injurious to the body, and made according to a C special process. |j I If F. P.
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      259 6 I EMPIRE CINEMA FROM TUESDHY, JUN E 26 X FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY jj 1 c I DON'T HISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. G g BEGINS AT 8 P.M. SHARP C ffi Lr i c Richard Dix in Raymond Griffith in I 11 MEN and WOMEN "A REGULAR FELLOW'jj I MATINEE: I
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      258 6 Amusements. lalhambra! I 'PHONE 909 I (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietors) jjj I I From Sunday, June 24.1 I THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS J NAZIMOVA 1 I IN MY SON I 1 I I > A sweeping drama of sea folk-The story of a boy who asked the greatest
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      443 6 SURINA THEATRp North Bridge Road. Teh From Wednesday. .fun.. 27 t, i July I. NIGHTLY AT 9 pj| Lose no time, be ahw something useful. Cut off'■'»>]' m, oyed actions, and— ann i "THE WASTER" Starring RICHARD HOLT A somewhat different Wester* DICK HATTON in "Roaring Bill Atuood' like a
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    123 7 Ships Alongside the Wharves or Excected to Arrive Singapore. June 27. Bad Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Rohna 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) Kanpnra 18; Swartenhondt 14; Kistna Pres. Hayes U; Gen. Metzinger 9\ Ajax 7. Bststre Dock (Entrance Gate 3) *i Maru 30; Fooksang 32; City of
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    EXCHANGES
    72 7 British Official Wireless [British Official Wireless] London, June 26. 124 York 4.***** BrUssefa 34.92 va 25.29 rdam 12.1075 92.80 Berlin 20.41 s t..rkholm 18.18 r "i"nhagen 18.20 Oslo 18.22 Vienna 34.655 164.75 H«Kingfors 193.75 Madrid 29.525 Lisbon 2 7/32 Athens 974.» Kutharest 797.5 Rk> 5 29/32 J|u.-no.s Aires 47.625
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    Trouble Ahead
    1233 7 UNREST IN DUTCH EAST INDIES L Active "Red" Propaganda in Progress v T t le T Pf r,irte, M of unrest in the Dutch feast Indies can be attributed to only one cause—propaganda inspired by Moscow r ayS correspondent of the "Times." Ever Mfifte the Java rising of
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    "BRITISH MADE"
    395 7 The Term in Relation to The Dominions The term "British made" will need some consideration by bona fide manufacturers established in Great Britain, if they value the preference accorded by certain Dominioms through their respective Customs tariffs. It was stated by the President of the New Zealand Manufacturers'
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
    142 7 Committee No. 7 took the following action at a meeting held on June 22:— Approved supplemental provision of $30,000 for Direct Labour Vote 17C and $200 for Telephones Vote 178. Approved by a majority provision of funds by Supplemental Budget to lay sewer in Orchard Road between Grange
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    98 7 The rate of issue of Money Ordese for India and Ceylon to-day ie R*. 16« equal to $100. The rate of payment ot* M<oss*y Orders from India and Ceylon is R*. 1*" equal to $100. The Earl of Ranfurly, who was staying at a hotel recently, was the victim of
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE
    1400 7 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE Singapore, June 27 Rice, Siam No. 1 per Koyan $306 Buyers Sellers Rice, Siam 2 $282 Mixed Black Pepper 58.00 Rice, Siam 3 $265 Sundried Copra 11.00 Rice, Saigon 1 $244 Mixed Copra 10.80 Rice, Saigon 2 $236 Kayong Copra Rice, Saigon 3 $220 Small Flake Tapioca
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    letters to the Editor
    256 7 Patrol or Extortion (To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune.) Sir,—I shall feel very much obliged you will kindly insert these few lines your valuable journal. Some time ago made comments to the fact that there wei no or only a few police patroling a certain
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    LOCAL AMUSEMENTS
    80 7 Surma Theatre Surma's special three-feature programme of to-night consists of The Waster," :i new Richard Hoit picture, Roaring B it Atwood," a somewhat different Western picture of Dick Hatton, and in the firs., show The Racing Fool,'' a Reed How, comedy-drama, including a new Mustang and Fox comedy.
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      285 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT g NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Koh Peng Hoe has left my service and he has no further authority to receive or collect monies on mv behalf. G. A U RELY. AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Java-made Walnut-stained and Aax Polished Teak Household Furniture, Crockery, Glass and Platedware.
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      296 7 SINGAPORE DIARY To-day. June 27 E>:M a.m., 6:27 p.m. biv. L, Malays vs. R.A. vs. SJLC. Snooker Final, 6:15 p.m. New World, 9:15 p.m. To-morrow, June 28 Tides.— 7:15 a.m., 7:12 p.m. v 0 homeward mail closes. ading Company, Ocean Building, 12 noon. th Johore I S P. Meeting, Europe
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      79 7 {METEOROLOGICAL REPORT (By courtesy of the Government Health Office) Kandang Kerbau Station For the 24 hours ending midnight June 26 deg. Maximum shade temperature 88.7 F. Minimum shade temperature 75.5 F. Mean shade temperature 80.9 F. Maximum sun radiation 156 F. Minimum grass radiation 70 F. Sea temperature (maximum) 87
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    THE POST OFFICE
    1436 8 The Singapore Post Office is unique in the Empire. We have yet to learn of any I lace where a building has teen put up at such fearful expense, a largo part of which is devoted to a Club. Imagine the G.P.O. in London having a new
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    760 8 To-day's tin price is $104.25; 200 tons sold. To-day's rubber price: Spot .'32 cents; London spot 9%d.; New York spot sheet G. cents 19%. Seven Chinese schools have been struck off the Register, six in Perak and one in Selangor. An oyster farm is being established by the F.M.S. Fisheries
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    321 8 ;«J .or Era.tag, 2 x Mas* Messrs. Becker. You W to Penang J* by the Anten.r. returned Friday by the Kinta. Mr. and Mr*. A. L Gil Singapore for home. UrCa ha was Manager of the Victoria Tk wlw been very ill with pa, celerated his leave
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    V.M.C.A. CINEMA
    55 8 m v:;v. of the sped..! pi rf ko Clxcm" on Friday, Jan oi' the V.M.C.A.. the weekly cm on gara will b> held on Thursday, p.m. The main attractio wi 1 be "The Gay L. I is bound to please ali pal ti 1...y be booked in advance
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION
    68 8 Mrs. B. S. Dawson. M ct the Indian Women'- goon, a teacher of 15 years' who has been a social worker for bag time in Rangoon, is on it Malar; She will deliver a feu tores Association premis. a. 1. Dignity of Woi E at 8 p.m. on
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    THE PENG PENG KONGS
    84 8 A Chinese named Moh I ye Vok, wh<> M arrested by Inspector Pithvi hand a house in Se;.h Street last Monday, appeared before the Third Magistral* yestt-rnay afttrnocn. He was charged mm feeing a member of an Di :tt > Accused, who has been a wanted
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    LADY KNOCKED DOWN
    80 8 While a lady named If] v i attempting to cross the road she was knocked down by a laining injuries to her which necessitated her rei where she was detaiaed Bl accident happened oaj Cemetery, and it waa rail ii The incident had a m f District
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    HANDY WITH PISTOL
    58 8 (From Our Own orrest i. 1 Penanir. hm in the umaa which Tell I k < charged with attempted murder Chinese contractor, after heard, the charge was amei ing complainant with a piand the knowledge that if he would be guilty of cull not amounting to murder.
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    54 8 From Europe, (London ma »P»~ June 7) by s.s. Kashmir, due at P*na 3 p.m. to-morrow. From Holland by s.s. T 1 1 Singapore at 6 p.m. to-BJorr From China and Japan by due at Singapore on Friday the A* From China and Japan by Maru, due at
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      304 8 I "ROBINSONS" I FOR DURABLE FOOTWEAR J Il Strong 1 Made I I Soles England I I A STYLISH "OXFORD" SHOE 3 SPECIAL QUALITY, RICH TONED BROWN WILLOW CALF Designed for ease. Comfort and Wear, Semi Round Toe, Close Fitting Heel Grip. A Smart Serviceable Shoe cj that will give
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      160 8 GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, AND NEEDLES, IN STOCK Best Quality COMPETITIVE PRICES. NAMSEN'S 54, HIGH STREET. PERFECT FITTING SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES OF PLEASING APPEARANCE AND IN DISTINCTIVE STYLES. SIGHT TESTING BY QUALIFIED OPTICIANS. MOTION, SMITH SON, LTD. 15, BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. HOW TO BUY DIAMONDS. Buy diamonds from such an importer who
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    BELA KUN FOUND GUILTY
    170 9 Light Sentence for Communist I \DV SECRETARY ALSO CONVICTED Minister Loses Office For Protecting Accused Reuter's Service Vienna, June 26. of Bela Kun, his Secretary, Ireuer, and an alleged accomMi.yerhoffer, has been cone barge was conspiracy for station since 1927. d not guilty. Bela Kun said
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    SECURITY COMMISSION
    90 9 Discussion on Prevention of War At Geneva i'rars-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, June 26. rd session of the League of ><•, rity Commission opened at th Herr Simson representing j, lace of Count Bernstroff. r presented for the first time. server. Count Boris, and Dr. seuss the German plan
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    GIFT TO LORD LONSDALE
    94 9 Noted Sportsman Honoured by Many Friends British Official Wireless. [British Official Wireless] London, June 2'y. presence of ten thousand people at ational Horse Show at Olympia h Prince of Wales presented to known sportsman, Lord Lonsdale, rating his golden wedding, a gold which sportsmen in all
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    WOMEN STRANGLED
    79 9 Series of Crimes Perpetrated in Europe Reuter's Service Marseilles, Jons 27. "Lamlru affair" has been ctifta villa here. The finding of th 3 strangled woman in a house led a by the pclice who found the other women buried in a •use and vellar respectively. It thai other
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    DUTCH ROYAL TOUR
    19 9 Reuter's Service Stockholm, June 26. In, lmina and Princess Juliana Norway after spending a week Upland.
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    SCOTS GUARDS GO NORTH
    26 9 Reuter's Far Eastern Service. 'Ur's Far Eastern Service] Shanghai, June 26. j. U Guards are dye from Hong r u -r; shortly.
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    CLUES TO MAIL ROBBERY
    212 9 Notorious Character Murdered BERLIN BAGS WERE ALSO RIFLED Reuter's Service New York, June 27. The police and postal authorities are inclined to think that the Leviathan mail robbery is connected with a mysterious murder of a notorious underworld character, Edwin Jerge, who was shot dead in
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    AMERICAN SILVER
    75 9 Attempt to Unload on Treasury Is Thwarted Reuter's Service Washington, June 27. The Supreme Court rejected an application of the American Silver Producers' Association to compel the United States Treasury to purchase 14,590,000 ounces of silver at a dollar an ounce which would cost the Government nearly seven
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    COLONIAL CONFERENCE
    111 9 Dutch Administration Highly Commended Reuter's Service Paris, June 27. M. Doumergue presided and several Ministers were present at a dinner of personages directing colonial administrations in European countries. M. Jasper, the Belgian Prime Minister and Minister for the Colonies and Doctor Koningsberger, the Netherlands Minister for the Colonies,
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    BALDWINS, LIMITED
    83 9 Scheme for Reorganisation Is Approved Reuter's Service London, June 2(i. The scheme for the reorganisation of Baldwins, Ltd., was approved at a meeting of shareholders. Sir Robert Home, presiding, observed that the Company's plight was largely due to their generous response to the Government's urgent requests in wartime,
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    CABINET BUILDING
    72 9 Further Hitch in German Negotiations [Trans-Ocean via Pan-AsiaJ Berlin, June 26. The protraction of the Centre Party's and the People's Party's executive conferences has caused a further hitch in the Cabinet formation. The Chancellor-desig-nate will report to President Hindenburg at the earliest on Wedresday at noon. Dr Stresemann
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    BRITISH ENGINES BEST
    53 9 British Official Wireless. [British Official Wireless] London, June 'M. Miss Earhart, trans-Atlantic airwoman, is taking back to the United States the small Moth aeroplane on which Lady Heath flew over Africa. She states the view that in aero-engines and in small machines British manufacturers are far ahead
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    MORE TROUBLE ON JERVIS BAY
    104 9 Engine-Room Crew Threaten Strike VESSEL MANAGES TO LEAVE COLOMBO Reuter's Service Colombo, June 20. As the Jervis Bay was weighing anchor last night, prior to her departure, a delegate of the engine-room Trade Unionists approached Capt. Daniels and declared, "We won't take the ship to
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    DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
    156 9 Grey Mare Band Parades in Great Hall Reuter's Service Houston, Texas, June 26. The National Democratic Presidential Convention opened in a huge hall specially built to seat sixteen thousand persons. In the convention hall a striking spectacle was the placards on poles dotted all over the auditorium, showing
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    WORLDS BIGGEST PLANE
    98 9 Demonstration Over London Tft-Hav British Official Wireless. A u-ua; [British Official Wireless] London. June "A'\ The biggest aeroplane in the world is expected to fly over London to-morrow. It is the British monoplane Inflexible which weighs fourteen tons, has three Rolls-Royce Condor engines, giving a total of
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    POST OFFICE MOVED
    54 9 Director-General Leaves Peking For Nanking Reuter's Far Eastern Service [Reuters Far Eastern Service] Nanking, June 26. The Nationalist Ministry of Communications has notified the Foreign Ministry that the Postal Director-General has been instructed to wind up the Peking Office as no lonsrer needed and to remove the
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    AERODROMES ORDERED
    61 9 Preparing for Zeppelin TransAtlantic Service Reuter's Service New York, June 2G. I Fox Brothers, an international corpor*--1 tion, have been awarded a five-midion-dollar contract to construct an aerodrome at Seville to serve as a base for the trans- Atlantic line of Zeppelins to be operate.l 1 tween theie
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    CAR COMBINE OPPOSED
    34 9 Reuter's Service New York. June 26. Attorneys for the minority of the preference stockholders of Dodge Brothers, Incorporated, have obtained a temporary injunction against the proposed amalgamation with the Chrysler Company.
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    SUGAR DUTIES PASSED
    49 9 Reuter's Service London, June The House of Commons passed by 258 to 125 votes the clause of the Finance Bill dealing with sugar duties. Mr. Churchill sf.id that since the Budget was presented I the amount of sugar handled in Great j Britain had largely increased.
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    GALLANTRY REWARDED
    52 9 Reuter's Service London, June 26. The Order of the British Empire has been gazetted for the gallantry of Lieut.-Colonel James Ernest Stewart, formerly of the Royal Engineers, in attempting to traco the whereabouts of Lieutenant T. S. Knowles, of the East Yorkshire Regiment, in the mountainous regions northwest
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    RESCUER HAS TO BE RESCUED
    245 9 Lundborg Unable to Leave Floe LIKELY TO REMAIN FOR SOME WEEKS Nothing Yet Feard of Amundsen And Gu lbaud Reuter's Service St skholm, June 20. Cart. Lundi'.org, whose machine overturned cn the sc :on.I visit to the explorers, is marooned with the rest of Nobile's
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    Oil War Near End
    274 9 OFFICIALS OF COMPANIES RETICENT Combine Developing Venezuelan Fields Reuter's Service London. June 2G. At the annual meeting of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Lord Be ars'e l j announced that the Directors had selected the present time for the issue < f new rapi- j
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    NOT AFRAID OF BRADDELL
    136 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 26. (n the Supreme Court to-day Mr. J. J. Saunders asked for a postponement of the case in which Lai Yew Seng claims $37,000 and $1,100 interest, on money deposited with Nf Boon Yong, as Mr. R. Braddell, who had
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    DIED AT 110 YEARS
    55 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 27. The Dato Bandar of Sungei Ujong (Haji Ahmad bin Hi ji Ali), who lived at Rasah, died yesterday at the age of 110 years. The deceased was an active member of the Negri Sembilan State Council. The funeral
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      87 9 jUCTOMALTINE.j I Mall, Milk and Cream. I I 3 FJ AN IOBAL I FLESH FORMING FOOD. I I 1 i Nutrieious, Palatable, Strengthening. I i S Contains all the Valuable Food I i Properties of the Finest Scotch I I Barley, Milk and Cream. a I 3 5 H OBTAINABLE
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    Industrial Council
    260 10 T.U.C. ADOPTS PEACE PLAN Workers and Employers Getting Together Reuter's Service London, June 2C. The General Council of the T.U.C, by a vote of 18 to 4, adopted a report of the Industrial Committee which had been meeting sub-committees of the employers' group. The report provides for the
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    BOGUS PHILANTHROPIST
    199 10 Contractor Swindled of Tidy Sum Representing himself as a philanthropist recently, a very respectably dressed Chinese visited one of the large local hospitals and very generously offered to supply the needs of the institution. He was accompanied by a contractor. Naturally enough the authorities in charge readily accepted
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    SHOP PROPRIETOR FINED
    90 10 Officers of the Law Frustrated Lim Kirn Koon. the proprietor of a shop in South Bridge R ad, was yesterday afternoon fined $100 by the Third Magistrate for refusing to render help to the Police. It appears that an unknown Chinese had stolen two pairs of trousers
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    H. M. SHIPS COMING
    128 10 H.M.S. "Suffolk" Captain N. O'Neill, R.N., will arrive at Singapore on July 3 from Colombo and leave on July 7 for Hong Kong. H M.S. "Iroquois." Captain J. D. Nares, D.5.0., R.N., will arrive at Singapore on July 14. Her dat? of departure is not known.
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    97 10 A tract of land in the Balestier Plain has been allotted by the Government to the Assemblies of God Mission for the erection of a chapel and school. It is expected that the school building will be ready for use immediately after the summer holidays. Funds are
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    75 10 The island of Mauritius has been visited by the worst storm for sixty years, accord- ing to a recent cable from Port Louis. Rain i poured down for three days without ceasing, i flooding the lower part of Port Louis, rive people were drowned, houses were Wrecked, and roads were
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    Is the Harbour Salt?
    438 10 CAPT. OF RENGAT ACQUITTED The Density of Salt and Fresh Water The shipping case in which Captain J. W. Kummer of the X.P.M. ship Rengat was charged with overloading his vessel was concluded before the District Judge yesterday afternoon, the accused being acquitted. It was alleged
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    479 10 DEATH OF CRAWLEY A MYSTERY Bloodstained Wall and a Bludgeon An air of mystery still surrounds the death of the European named Frederick Crawley who was found floating in the Singapore River, near Merbau Bridge, on the morning of June 11. When discovered by a Marine patrol,
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    45 10 A shrine dedicated to the spirit of the Emperor Taisho of Japan is to be built on a sacred site on Mount Hiei at a cost of Y2,000,000. Among the promoters of this plan are H.I.H. Prince Kan-in, Primes Konoe and Ichijo, and Viscount Kiyourm.
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    496 10 Cricket NOTTS.' HUGE TOTAL AGAINST WARWICK Rain Causes Many Unfinished Matches Reuter's Service London, June 26. The following are the results of firstclass matches, which commenced on Saturday, June 23. Rain greatly interfered with play. HAMPSHIRE vs. MIDDLESEX Playing at Portsmouth, Hampshire realised little difficulty in defeating Middlesex,
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    76 10 Reuter's Service [Reuter's Service] London, June 26. England won by an innings and 58 runs. The West Indies scored 166 in their second innings, Small (52) and Browne (44) being the principal scorers. Freeman took four wickets for 37. The first Test match between
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    120 10 BRITISH PLAYERS ROUTED AT WIMBLEDON Prospects of Franco-American Men's Singles Final Reuter's Service London, June 25. The weather at Wimbledon to-day presented a marked contrast to yesterday's it being cool with driving showers. The attendance numbered barely 500. In the second round of the Men's Singles Tilden (U.S.A.) beat
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    To-Night's Big Fight
    290 10 HALL ARRIVED THIS MORNING Confident of Beating Kid Charlie All local boxing enthusiasts should be at the New World Boxing Stadium to-night, to see ex-Seaman James Hall battle twelve rounds with the American coloured middleweight, Fighting Kid Charlie. It is an opportunity which should not be missed,
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    GOLF
    32 10 Novel Competition at Katong Club Last Week-end In the Katong Golf "Single-club" Competition last week-end, B. J. Bovan won with a net score of 39. He also won the ball sweep.
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    Keppel Club's Monthly Mixed Foursome
    28 10 The July monthly mixed foursome of the Keppel Golf Club will be played otf on Wednesday afternoon. July 4, under the usual conditions.
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    49 10 Singapore Malays Too Good For Javanese Tourists Goals by Yahya [2) and Dolfatah were sufficient to give the Singapore Malays a victory over the Javanese tourists yesterday at the Stadium. The local side were much too strong for the visitors and dominated practically the whole of the exchanges.
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    123 10 German Tries to Escape From Foreign Legion The tragedy that happened at the Tanjon? Pagar wharf recently, when the French mail steamer Athos II was leaving for Marseilles w*ith a company of the French Foreign Legion, was recalled before the Coroner yesterday, when an enquiry into the
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    256 10 There will be many important matters te be discussed by the Commissioners at their regular meeting on Friday, when the following questions will be asked and a proposal to have a Special Bench for Municipal and traffic cases will be voted upon: Questions by Mr. See Tiong Wah:—
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    34 10 The new Perak Supreme Court building at Ipoh is to be opened on July 14. The Kinta Sanitary Board has decided not to allow the hawking of foodstuffs in the nity of the Court.
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    814 10 Agenda for Meeting on Monday Next The following are the orders of the day for the next meeting of the Legislative Council, to be held on July 2 at 10:30 a.m:— Question by Mr. Tan Cheng Lock:— "Are the proposals of the Advisory Committee, School of Agriculture, Malaya,
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    74 10 (By •ourteey of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, June 25. Mr. Kellogg's anti-war treaty draft with the revised clauses is expected to be signed by the Japanese Government in the middle of July. It is understood that the Cabinet at tomorrow's meeting will discuss the evacuation of the Japanese
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    NEW GENERAL POST OFFICE
    718 10 Official Opening this Morning HUGE BUILDIN,; SF n MANY PURPoS* 18 Governor Christ,,, s Buildi ng His Excellency th, < CMordT.opened !5 Office this morning at i n(ral 5 presence of a Hi<ti, backed by a huge SEE?* It was very noticeable St was not beflagged
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    92 10 Notwithstanding the untitled scar orders, Harland and Wolff, 1 in respect of the year 192 year in succession, and for all, to head the list of md a shipbuilding tonnage Board of Trade computat I register tons, and a auurhv tion of 80,575 i.h.p. These passenger and cargo shipa of
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    3160 11 lK 11TGH HAS BUSY TEN DAYS I(j. vcclienty The High illinissioner s Tour y the High Commissioner, Mr. J. S. Macpherson, Dis- Bentong, and attended by Macartney, A.D.C., left Kuala at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, I#mP" it Bentong, His Excellency hr District Officer's house, iowing had the
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    450 12 Singapore. June 23. MEAT Bee/, s.eak (round) kati 50 Beef, stew or curry kati 40 P< rk, lean kati gg i ork lean and fnt (Ist quality) kati ~q Mutton Indian lb. 55 Mutton Australian lb. 55 Fowl, kati 74 Hens (Locally reared) kati £2 Ducks each jg.
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      86 12 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS Programme of Drills up to and for July 1. To-m< rrow, June 28 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall. Ist Reforcement, Section Formations and Signals. Friday. June 29 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, Motor Cycle Pltn., Map Heading etc. 5:15 p.m.—Malay Drill Hall, Malay Coy., Weapon Training. Saturday. June 30 2:30 p.m.—Farrer Range,
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    826 13 There's some consolation in the fact that 55 per cent of the seamen shipping on American merchant vessels in 1927 were American seamen, but more hope is kindled because that 55 per cent represents a steady and decided increase throughout the last five-year period. Information recently made public
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    114 13 More than £6,000,000 will be spent in Europe this year by American motor tourists alone, in the opinion of officials of the American Automobile Association. Arrangements have already been made for the shipment of 4,000 cars to Europe by steamer for the use of the visitors on their motor tours.
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      558 13 AUCTION SALE CHEONG KOON SENG CO. ESTATE OF THOMAS DUNMAN, (Deceased) AUCTION SALE OF Valuable freehold residential building sites situate at Wilkinson Road and oft Broadrick Road (Tanjong Katong) Singapore. TO BE HELD AT Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom. No. 30 Chulia Street, Singapore. ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, AT
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      441 14 PUBLIC NOTICES MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for the erection of a Public Convenience at New Market Road, and will be received by the undersigned up to noon Thursday, 28th June. Plans, Specifications and form of tender may be obtained from the Municipal Architect on production of a receipt
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      425 14 SITUATION VACANT WANTED IMMEDIATELY—A Fire Insurance travelling Canvasser able to act I as Salesman, must be accustomed to Malacca market. Good prospects to suitable man. Apply 44 Malacca," c/o Malaya Tribune. TO LET Rooms available at BACHELORS' HOME, 17 Niven Road. TO LET —Shop house No. 48 High Street. Apply
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      382 14 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITEDHEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES Penang 85, Beach Street. Malacca 131, Jonker Street. Muar No. 1, Jalan Sayang. Batu Pahat 109, Jalan Rahamat. Pale m bang 16, Ilir. Hong Kong 13, Queen's Road, Central. Seremban 63, Birch Road. Batavia 47, Corner Lloyd Street. Shanghai
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      321 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December, 1892.) Authorised capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,584,846 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E.C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M.
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      325 14 INSURANCE j THE fkWk SOLTB \m£ BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT iiOWBST CURRENT RATBB. L. C. MARGOLIOUTK, Manager Office: 2, Fin iay son Green. SZE HAI TONG BANKING INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Established 1907. HEAD OFFICE: 58, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE.
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      134 14 insuranctT THE EASTERN ASSURANCE LIMITED. (Incorporated m s*. HEAD OFFICE: SlNG*** 2nd Floor of N„. 3 vi ma Singap.ir,. 'Phone Nos. 3046 and M*7 BOARD OF DUtECIO* See Teong Wah. j; (Chairman). Gaw Khek Klua n (Vice Chairman, Ong Soon Tee, E Koh San Hin, E Seah Eng Lim. X
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      420 15 STEAMER SAILINGS BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (1; i ri ,orated in England) -41! PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. ,v i \K AND ORIENTAL STEAM irATION CO. LONDON AND i FAST MAIL SERVICE, contract with His Majesty's 11 Government.) WARDS from LONDON For China Japan Due Tonnage Singapore 1928 7,000 June 27
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      430 15 STEAMER SAILINGS HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE Hugo OeutschStinnes Mp H Australische Linien |Q Q Oampfschiffsand Gesellschaft (Companies Incorporated in Germany) Passenger and Cargo Services. OUTWARDS HONG KONG. SHANGHAI JAPAN t Oldenburg July 1 t Saarland via Manila July 10 Uarda July 20 MANILA, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND NORTH-CHINA PORTS Heidelberg July 28
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      355 15 STEAMER SAILINGS norddeutscheb VviPalX LLOYD V, (Incorporated V Germany.) The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS FOR MANILA, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA PORTS. FULDA due Spore July 10 FOR MANILA, JAPAN AND VLADIVOSTOK. AN HALT due Spore July 3 t GIESSEN due Spore July 31 FOR HONG
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      226 15 STEAMER SAILINGS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. LOCAL SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. PENANG (direct express service—l 9 Y2 hours) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" BELAWAN (via Penang) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" PORT SWETTENHAM ft PENANG Monday 4 p.m. "KINTA" Wednesday 4 p.m. "PERAK" Saturday 4 p.m. "KLANG" PORT SWETTENHAM ft TELUK ANSON Friday
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      494 15 STEAMER SAILINGS (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO MARSEILLES LONDON Tonnage Destination Due Sal] Haruna Maru 1U.500 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp Rotterdam July 6 7 Kamo Maru S.OoO M'seilles, London, A'werp R'dam July 19 20 Katori Maru 10,000 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp Rotterdam Aug 2 8 Atsuta Maru 8,000 M'seilles, London, A'werp
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