The Singapore Free Press, 10 May 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press IG CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MAY 10, 1926. NO. 11,793.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    298 1 That the Labour leaders privately admit that the strike m Great Britain its hopeless is stated to be the case by our London correspondent Page 8There is daily improvement m the emergency measures now m force m Great Britain Page 8. A return to normal shipping conditions
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    EPIC OF THE DOORSTEP.
    1128 1 This v tru. story. unembelMshed. There is a ring f |om lne rA (iv a littL' bouse i?i Bromley. K:-nt. The lady of the little house :in>-\v« i>; it. She laml <n the step a BBIS.It, well-dressed younp man. leaninp upon i stick. II; has an
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      149 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S fiINGERNUT BISCUITS Raffles Hotel TeUphom No: 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. P EXTRAORDINARY NEW ATTRACTION. E GREAT INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC RUSSIAN DANCERS 1 MISS LADOVA YOURY YOURLO The above dancers will appeal at Raffles Hotel TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Admission, Non-Diners $1. I z= GRILL ROOM. A. F. PEATE, I
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      149 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. "Anchor" brand batter— Page v Kill the rka with Flit— P.^ 11 Latest ads and notices on page V. Carmen at Theatre to-night Page 2. Latest shipping on pages 10. 12 an<l 13. Hotel attractions for race week— Page 1. Coming attract io- at AJhambra Page 2. Clot
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      6 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S VARIETY WAFERS ARE DELICIOUS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      127 1 THE WEEK. Monday, lo'/i. Hijrh Water. 9.29 ajn., 9.48 p.m. Tennis: Colony vs. F.M.S. Carmen. Vie. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Hijrh Water. 10.17 .i.m.. 10.19 p.m. Spring Race Meeting, Second Day Div. I: S.R.C. vs. R.E. Tanplin Club Dance, 6.30 p.m. La Boheme. Vie. Theatre, 950 p.m. dnesday, \'2t h Hich
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    ENGLISHMAN WHO ROUSED RUSSIA.
    281 2 Fmaiuial Wizard of Korea. > r John McLeavj Brown, who died m London recently a^ the age of eighty-four, spent practical]} a life-time m the East, %x ad.n' ion boldin man] im1' >; es ht al one rime reorgani He sta te I as a student-
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    FAMOUS EDITOR ARRESTED.
    317 2 H. I Merukt n Defies llan on hi- Ma<;H/ine. l'an>. Apr. t\. M H'T.!. L, Mencken, editor of the ericaii Mercury,* 1 was arrested at Bos- Massachusetts, yes erday, for selling the April isa eof the magazine, a i able I the u Nem ¥ork Herald* f
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      208 2 PRICKLY HEAT; "AGNESIA" ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER P PREVENTS and CURES. MANUFACTURED BY MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. VICTORIA THEATRE To-Night at 9.30 p.m. A. CARPI Presents THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY FULL ORCHESTRA— BALLET AND FULL CHORUS. TO-NIGHT CARMEN TUESDAY, MAY 11th LA BOHEME WEDNESDAY, MAI 12th FAUST
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      409 2 PAVILION. From Thursday, 6th to Tuesday, 11th May. "ON WITH THE DANCE." A Topical Showing- M me. Kelvey's Pupils. "BUILDING WINNERS" (An Interesting Sportlißht). THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. EVE'S AND EVERYBODY'S FILM REVIEW. LAURA LA PLANTE AND EUGENE O'BRIEN peL Dangerous Innocence From the Novel "ANN'S AN IDIOT." From Liverpool
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      285 2 From Wednesday, sth to Monday. 10th May. ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors.) Eln the Second Show commencing 9 p.m. A SAMUEL GOLBWYN— HENRY KING PRODUCTION Released by the United Artists' Corporation. An adaptation of the Novel by Olive HigKins Proun Featuring BELLE BENNETT. Supported by Alice Joyce, Louis
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      MENGKIROL (CENTRAL JOHORE).
      125 3 To the Editor, Diar Sir, In your issue of yesterday. [Thuisday] we observe m the report of a Supreme Court case under the heading of "Johore Rubber Estate." a reference to Alengkebol Estate, and the context suggests that at the time referred to this Estate was lor
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      MERCHANDISE MARKS ORDINANCE.
      260 3 A Kill will shortly be introduced into the Legislative Council to amend the Merchan- disc Marks Ordinance. The objects and i reasons state. I was recently held by a Judge of the Supreme Court that a person who has m his.i possession for sale goods, to which
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      BUILDING OFFENCES.
      191 3 Troublesome Factory Owners. A case was heard m the District Court on Friday morning, m which Mr. Carpenter I tin- Municipal Architects Department 'prosecuted the Chee Seng Rubber Works for building a kitchen, kerosene store and j other buildings at then factory m Macpher- j son Road, without
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      PENANG GARDENS.
      207 3 "Gardens," at the foot of Penang Hill, share with thi- Chinese Temple at Aver! Itara the proud distinction of first plae( j among the many beauty-spots with .\hirl this island is so bounteously sndowed, Th< j glorious stretch of coast-scenery between Tanjong Bungah and HBatu Ferringhi ?.nd th(
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      BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
      46 3 Monday, May 10th. Individual Troops Parades. Tuesday, llth.— Ambulance ("kisses. Headquart* rs 5 p.m. Wednesday, 12th. Band Practice. Headquarters 4.:;0 p.m. Friday, 14th.— Officers and Patrol Leaders Meeting St. Andrew's School 8.30 p.m. Saturday, 15th.-AWireless Class, Headquarters 4.30 p.m. FRANK G. SANDS, Commissioner.
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      133 3 f* 'V^^V^&^K&flfiSv mmwß 1 li It In l fi wn/mmmmn^Bi 1 1 UlwUili t. im HMM^mW^B f 'ii\rm/rtfJV/R H» mmbi mm^^^^^UM^ ti F-dilf' ii Imlii li Mmdmmmwl fmrmwiilMi itMlii I M mMmm^ilmmV^mf^mm All the tuorld over there are tiuo points of vieiu the man's and the woman's. But their vieius
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    D'BURNEYS GREATEST CASE
    3758 4  - D'BURNEYS GREATEST CASE DIXON KAYE BY I CHAPTER XXXVII. T( ,i V' v *> ll h« cried, -and I £saH rivrht m the Lvnn Deeps E 2P7 r h« called em. Th,yT be damped Even as .1 great wave met nil**ter I pi j H :h air hl ll drowned
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    WAGERING ON GUESSES.
    170 4 Offence Under Street Betting Law. Mr. Clark*' Hall, the Magistrate at Oldstreet Police Court, decided that wagering lon a guessing competition m the street i> j betting. Reginald Blay, aged -7, showman, of St. I Clements-mansions, Fulham Palace-road, i was charged with wilfully causing an obstruction by
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1264 4 TRAGEDIES OF THE R.A.F. (From Our Own Correspondent). London. Apr. 15. Air happenings have proportionately to some extent attracted most notice this week. A Vickers-Vimy bomber, piloted by Flying Officer Lacey and carrying also the three aimaftsmen, was descending after parachute practice Ht Henlow Aerodrome, fi\<' miles
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    THE GREAT REJECTED.
    127 4 Cth ipa f t tttee of 1 to v. bjUE < occasion m i i i A.< ad* submit thci it most i n1 nvcd to Niv< »|m brouirht before t bsnlnu nt I ■"i •< I: crow i Then the artist quiettj tun is nine. I
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    BRITISH PLANE'S RECORD LIGHT
    46 4 IWkfe Hundred Mile^ vi |5 r Utmkm, i> An Impel hi] Urwm}ri Bpi Bew from Ixmdun to \wi« R distance of LJM ml t s m including a itop of N mir passengers to eondud their but is a tet-ord m Continental
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    SCRAPPING OF BATTLESHIPS.
    1091 5 AND ITS EFFECT. There is nowadays, both m the Press and m speeches by public men, a tendency to forget the supreme importance to this country, and to the Empire, of c'ne provision ot an adequate Navy. There is also mujh loose thinking and many false ideas
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    OSTRICH RACING.
    287 5 Whether or not the sporl of trotting demands adventitious aids to popular favour, n ed not n<>\\ be considered, says the Adelaide Observer. It is improbable, how- cer, that it is ever likely to fall so deeply into disfavour, or that the effects of its decline will ever
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    FLYING TRAGEDY AT WARSAW.
    98 5 London, April 2S. Warsaw. Tin streets were crowded v KyJtneSs the funeral of a well-known millit aiy pilot who was killed m an aeroplane accident, and 21 military aeroplanes were circling overhead as the cortege was entiling the cemetery, when the multitude was horrified to see
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    CHAOS IN INDIAN STATE.
    337 5 Ruler Accused <>« M Horn hay. Apr. 20. The affairs of Khairpur State, m Sind,| hav< been the subject of pood deal ofj Liiticjsra of late. The State has an annual income of 33 lakhs, and *•> raJ&r, who is called the Mir of Khairpur, is
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    CHILDREN RUN A CHURCH.
    130 5 A remarkable church, controlled and administered by children, has been established m one of the slum quarters of Birmingham. The congregation, which averages 140, i.made up entirely of boys and girls betwt i the ages of five and fifteen. When a member of the congregation m
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    RED PROPAGANDA IN THE ARMY AND NAVY.
    240 5 RED PROPAGANDA IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. Vi.l'. Attacks Labour Leader »n»mons. London. •">.,• House of Imi!':'"' Bui goyne di ew attention to ■< niv* ]M(ipa^;iii'ia of Communist vitiej amongsi H< armed forces oi vm m Great Britain and thi i ''i'Pfd i porous r nreesive tneastm While absolving tlio
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    MAHARAJAH'S FLATAVANS.
    96 5 London. April 2b. "j Westiitinstei Gazette Bays tw«i motor caravans for hunting purpose bks able of to mmodating l< p< re >ns, tally furnished and lit by electricity, which were ordered by the late Maharajah of Gwalior. arc being shipped to Endia from Bngrland thii week. The front
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    WORLD STUDENTS CONFERENCE.
    91 5 Calcutta, April -j.i 1.1.. 1.- Tm World g*u dents' Conference, which it bo hold ite llrst session since th world war, n 1; »nH, early m August next, baa Gandhi to be present v distinguished itor. Mahaima (i:!ndhi while aea ptittf Hi j n- Station has inform
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      416 5 ITALY^S BEST BIANCHI CARS Model T2O. 20-30 h.p. 7 Seater 28 m.p.g. Model S4. 10-15 h.p. 4-5 Seater 40 m.p.g. $2,850 i Distributors GUTHRIE CO., LTD. jj i p.. -rated m the Straits Settlements). 5 r V.% W.-.V V.WA%V.%V-W.V.V.VV.%VSSV. B .V.V. 8 V.5%% 1 9IS w y\\ I 1 MJ
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      13 5 Representativi for Far East and Indta: ttobtn f /non Building, Singapore. 1711 18.
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    IN BRITISH MALAYA.
    1524 6 (AGKIC D LTU RA L DEM ON STR ATION WORK. By Kilmer 0. Moe m Inter-Ocean. The development of the Federated Malay States reads something: like that of our own West m America. The present capital Kuala Lumpur is a beautiful city with well paved streets and
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    MALAYA CUPS COMMITTEE.
    198 6 Presentation t<> Sir C— rgg Maxwctt. A special meeting of tin H )i. S. llalaj Football Cupfl Committee was held a1 dv Selangor Club on Sunday, arhen Dr. K. I>. Ltndow, Kiitrl>> delegate, Singapore, presented a silver salver to Sir Georsji Max u *'i! from the Settlements
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    POOCHOW CATHEDRAL.
    144 6 Reports from Foochow state thai the new cathedral there ie almost complete. It is m the Chang -H ;i Cvi district new the V.M.C.A.. one at the busiest and most prosperous parts of Poochow. Thi> bow ever is some distance from the old walled city. It is an
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      36 6 WHITEA WAY'S SPECIAL DISPLAY THF RARFQ I II L II ■fl %B mm FROCKS HATS, SHOES, HOSE, AND VANITIES. Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd. h SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR Also at Seremban, Malacca and Klang. I 5«2f fl
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      398 6 Ny Carlsberg II I p \[>| vRS Pi SOLE IMPORTER^ THE EAST ASIATIC CO,, LID, (Incorporated m Denms'i, SINGAPOrE GQMFORTABLE GARS FOR HI, CARS ARRANGED AS FA! AS BATU PAHAT. Ml AR. M\LACU AND KUALA LUMPUR For Rates Please "Phone N j,_No. 174, DYSENTERY AM) DIARRHOEA BROWNS SPF.i IFK To
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    EARLIER STRIKE CABLES.
    1684 7 i FRIDAY'S SITUATION. i THE COMMUNIQUES. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 7. 830 p.m. The communique states that there are no seiious disorders m any part of th? country. The work of feeding the people and mainj raining light, power and essential eomi niunicatioiis has beL>n successfully accomplished.
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  • GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
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      FROM ALL PARTS.
      26 7 NICARAGUA. [Reuter's Service.] Managua, May 9. American marines have been landed at Biuefields to protect American lives and property during the Nicaraguan troubles.
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      THE UNRULY VOLGA.
      82 7 [.Reuter's Service.] .Moscow, May 8. An unprecedented overflow of the Volga has occurred between Yar >slav and Xijninovgorod. tht floods reaching to a width of thirty kilometres and the water level is fourteen metres over the normal. A number of towns have been So xled and twentytwo
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      SINGAPORE BUREAU.
      114 7 [Reuters Service.] (Geneva. May 7. 'J he League Health Committee has adopted the second part of the medical director's up nl of his voyage to the Far Kast. relating to the work of the Singapore epideraiological intelligence bureau, and has passed a number of resolutions concerning, irut r
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      ANOTHER DAUGHERTY SCANDAL.
      93 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York, May 7. The federal Grand Juiy has indicted Henry Daugherty, ex-Attorney Geneeal, Thomas Miller, ex-Alien Property CustodU an, nf conspiracy m connection with tLe disposal of the property of the American Metal* Company. The case mv rived prop« rty worth seven aiillion dollars
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      GERMAN STEEL.
      54 7 Uteuter'fl Service I Berlin, May 7, The Rhenish Westphalian Steel Trust which ifficially exists to-daj and is known a: the Vereinigte Stahlwerke A.kttenge- Uschaft, formally took over the Phoenix Rheinstah] GeUenkirchen, the Bochumvereii< and the Deutschluxemburg Vanderzypenwissen Thyss* n. The managing director is Dr. Voegler and the capital
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      AT IT AGAIN.
      32 7 f ßeuters Service.] Rabat. May 7. Early to-day the Riff war was again startid, following the failure of peace parleys. French airmen beavily bombed the Kitfi posit i ms.
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      COAL FREIGHTS.
      52 7 [Beater's Service, i AmsterJ -iir., M.i\ Coal freights to the Mediterranean -have been reduced by fifteen percent. Freights slumped, despite the rush and the vast tonnage available. The price if bunker coal m the Newwaterway for ships m ballast has risen to 245. 6d. and for loaded ships
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      £40,000 WOMAN DIES IN RAGES.
      190 7 Hoard of a Spinster Recluse. Manchester, Mar. 27. Money, notes, ami securities, valued altogether at £40,000, were found hoarded m the house of Miss Clara Alice Jones, aged seventy-four, of Liverpool-street, .Manchester, a poor quarter of the tit y. who was disc >\vied lying dead
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      391 7 BUSINESS CARDS. -.-.%SV. B AVV%%V.Wi%V.W.V.-L%VA MARY SETON. 5 X AMBER MANSIONS. ORCHARD ROAD. HATS AND STOCKINGS. > V'.-.'/.V.W.W.V.V.V.WAWjvvt %j?s rlease Send for the Illustrated t x atalogue of Musical Instruments tx SEASON CO., LTD. 3 .M and 113. North Bridge Road. 2 FUNERALS? -IVJAPORE CASKET CO. F.XPERT UNDERTAKERS." TELEPHONE 75.
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      814 7 NOTICES, Notice b hereby given that all roads within ne .ov,rnm,.nt House Domain will be closed of th /n fr m X p m to 9 ot the following days viz: MaT"l^6 th 1:Uh 15th ml May> iUl<i 4th H. v. TOWNER, Deputy Colonial Engineer. 10, 14-5 LOKE YEW AND
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      482 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Kai^s will be dosed at BOOH on Race days, IKh and l'<th May. rEMiGRS TENDERS. Tenders are invited for the MOStioa of Pro posed Plat* and Shops at corner of Stamford Road and Hill street for Ku Tone Sen Esq 0.8. E. Plan-, Specifications and
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 10, 1926. Week-End comment.
    629 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 10, 1926. Week-End comment. The "business as usual" spirit has been revived by the strike, led by the Speaker, who is noi going to allow his show to be interfered with by a few well-paid workmen who choose to go on strike at the dictation
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    541 8 Majoi .1. 1». Richmond K.A.M.C. has been i gazetted Lieut-t '<-!. .Major R. \V. Russell 2-9 th Gurkha Rifles i has been struck off the strength of the i o ixi m ft rid [nspector (J. C. Colclough, of the Central Police Station, Epoh, i*fl tT 1! >Un on Thursday.
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    THE STRIKE HOPELESS.
    206 8 GOVERNMENT WILL WIN. LABOUR LEADERS' ADMISSION. (Free Press Copyright Cable. From Our London Correspondent). London. May 8. All the leader- of Labour privately admit that the general strike m Gr< at Britain is 1 hopeless, "but owing to the r- fusal of the miners to a*m j
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    98 8 IHK NKW CHIEF SBCKBTARY. (From Our Own r V»rtespot)deilt.J Kuala Lumpur. Ma> I. The h"i'"l>k- Hi W. Peel, tK. new I I I Secretary, arrived by special train thie morning and mv 'i,< by the bon*bli Mi H. Thomson, the Resideat, an<i Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane, Un^er-Secrrt«ry
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    43 8 Tin- following bav< beea suiymg at Government Boua is the guests x rclW-ncv th< Covernoi uid Lad) Guill«n«rd: H The EUja oi Sarawak, Hiiss L^obow Brtx ke, Hon. Mr. G C and Mrs In SbiTi Mr* I Bntrell, Mr- < i i<<
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    MOSLEM GAYLANG FIRE RELIEF FUND.
    87 8 MOSLEM GAYLANG FIRE RELIEF FUND. Previously acknowledp H,l& Per Towkaj Uni Re* C! 1 Mr Mohammed Tabj r, Mi S. I. 0. Ahmed Tih- second Mid final payment to th< M ,>!»■!!. sufferers will l"' maA Erow Tuei da} the llth May, 1988, iwrt I Biawiil Wth May, !'.'-•>. inclusive,
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    40 8 The following are Ihe number* of arrivi from anil departures fca the H*drmi I'vvI sidenc y for the month of Apn;. \rrtvale ***** Adults; l T^ I Minors. Departu* 1629 and 211. The relate to axi*-^ passengers only.
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    266 8 On M;i\ .th Sir George Maxwell, K.B.E .Mi;.. wa> granted <>"«■ month ami two days leave on full pay. prioi I retirement. One of the ticket putwyori n tlu new ■"1• t on Saturday appeared bo be afflicted with severe d< ttt'r.es-. and as speculator I w ;t> 1 1
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    RUNNING THE COUNTRY.
    442 8 DAILY IMPROVEMENT READY FOR EMI;R(,K\i i} London, Ma s The Bntish Gaxette oli is won trs that every ma:, d hi.s t-ounti y in the peeatl piutMlml b| the State ■< Ism of bengftt< wr pan«i< Cm that purpose will i, i c;n ly date. THK <
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    INTERNATIONAL MINERS MEETING.
    55 8 INTERNATIONAL MINERS MEETING. <>■/<•.- I Bi :a't Pi taee, n [and, Spatii. LttKen tmi kii wen M presented at 1 1 !i.:. i'ati"T:;.! M;!ici < dt U'i-:itt'>. Hcatrs Kid Hodges, bo irrivi the -it imU ion m 1.;. i U w:t- umwmoti I tin recefti Bi WKeli C nfen iliould
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    THE MOROCCO CAMPAIGN.
    45 8 j Retitei 8 Ywnvh trtWen the Kiflmn works tmiH iriag i Troops took i Mem) ition? rial ami iwogw ik la and repulsed a RUH count M.v Spani-h it.... i It .Ictcn, m'VH;,; Rectoi of Kit! wi < it h tin Ficnc 1;.
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    24 8 M|i||| Sheriff's Sale of Woe V. < I Street an.i properties IMS, Kalian^ Pu.hlir^ :>!,; Iby Estate an<! rnui Mc« or. Monday. 10th Ma;. I ii
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    INCIDENTS OF THE STRIFE.
    167 9 ISOLATED HOOLIGANISM. PHS CONFLICT DEEPENS. is factories are beginning o f et short tini p i yei proceeded to Manchester, food-ships cannot be unloaded I eaval motor-boats ha> been hundred Combine Muubuaes are l\elsa and XOncshurc newspapers are i that shipments from Ireland Britain should cease.
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    ROUND THE COUNTRY.
    54 9 London. Ma\ R, disturbances icenrred at Glasgow Stand -iN'h and three arrests ar; H- ly Stlik- Corp oral ion i 1 citj i< n baa resan ed work. fL nd n to-daj was almost Sunday, bwbji offices and shops being a real to theii env ...y whom
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    OFFICIAL ASSURANCE.
    29 9 rial state I thai the situation (he c satisfactory and k I HtdstUfts W district. The countrj is I i ■an i ha\; occurred j nor incidents.
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    THE T.U.C. REPLY.
    114 9 LT. C. a atement* and reports from I th< ntry I --iav show a > being maintained and men coming out m ''out second Hne oi The pinio] n pressed that the .[■■iin Simon and members tl .r-.-t. thai f. U. C. is attempterthnra c nst it
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    APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
    59 9 f. C. points thai f hr Se< retai urefe Council i efuted the the disposal th€ Governmenl the L pi kets report -ha 1 t of tkt- n sent to London I noi rail. The ha- dec ded to instruct the onions i m rku an liable
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    MR. COOK'S COMMUNIQUE.
    31 9 fK< Bier's Service.] London. .May 8. ncrs 1 Executive has met an. l Mr. lecfeured that then- was no change m on and M -i^ri of any peace
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    SIR JOHN SIMON'S BOMB.
    557 9 GENERAL STRIKE ILLEGAL. TERRIBLE REACTION POSSIBLE. [Reuter's Service.] London, 8. Towards the close of the debate on the Emergency Regulations m the House of Commons on Thursday evening, Sir John Simon (1.. Spen Valley) made a speech which has led to lively discussion m political and
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    FOREIGN COMMENT.
    213 9 l'ari>. May 8, Press comments on the general strike m Great Britain emphasise its political aspect as a step towards a social (evolution and ex- ress th< opinion that Greal Britain's resistance to it will l>e victorious. \"i: V Communist paper, I'Humanite, publishes a manifesto of the General
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    AMERICAN CANDIDATE STARTS FOR POLE.
    28 9 Oslo, May 9. Tin- American airman. Byrd. started on his North Polar flight from Kinps Bay, I Spitsbergen this morning: m fine weathtr.
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    DANGEROUS SOCIETY.
    1647 9 SOVIET INFLUENCES IN SINGAPORE. Working for Anti-Japanese Boycott. 'It is clearly shewn by all the documents m the case that owing: to the subversive Soviet propaganda coming through to Singapore from Canton, which it has been almost impossible to stop, they have become infected with these most mischievous
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    103 9 Support to IJiitish Strikers. (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, May 7. The Japanese General Workers Union is organising financial support for the British j j strikers. frobi Desert to be Explored by Soviets. The Far Eastern University at Vladi- j vostok is preparing to despatch
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    54 9 If the famous original Siamese twins had j lived they would have grown into two beautiful women, according to Dr. Ludwig Hektoen, of the New York McCormick Institute. In Hygeia he publishes, for the first time, a record ot the first post-mortem which was made to discover whether the single
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    THE FEDERATED STATES OF EUROPE.
    1623 11 If statesmanship is correctly defined as the capacity for turning to advantage circumstances of the moment for the purposes of succeeding generations, there has neve? been a time m history of this woili which ar r rded greater opportunities for the exeTcwe of this gift.
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    DAMS CUP TRIALS AT WIMBLEDON.
    94 11 Austin's Notable Victory. London, Apr. 25. In the final stages of the Great Britain Davis Cup trials at Wimbledon, H. W. Austin gained a further notable victory, beating .7. I). P. Wheatley, 6—4, o—2, 4—6, 6—2. H. K. Lester, the Cambridge University Captain, beat J.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    332 12 The Blue Funnel steamer Patroclus is due to sail for London via Pert Sv.ettenhani, Penang, Colombo, Pore Said and Marseilles to-morrow at 4 p.m. from Main Wharf, Godown No. 1-2. A wtll-known Shanghai resident who is travelling home on the P. and O. Macedonia is Mr. N. C.
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    GERMAN SHIPS COSMOPOLITAN PASSENGERS.
    99 12 The German steamer Trier, which wain port during the week-end had a large number of passengers on board, represent alive of no less ihan nineteen different nationalities. Tbere were 35 Germans, '-54 Americans, -II British, M Norwegians, ll Swede-. 8 Russians, 6 Canadians, 5 Spaniards, 5
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    ARAB STOW AWAYS.
    129 12 London. April 2K. Mara illes- The interrogation of r ticketless Arabs on board tfa& st amer Siilifferruch from Algiers, produced the calm r«*spona "plenty more m th<- <-. hold.' An interpretei was secured w«i-i cli ted t ant -11 Arab were srauggl d <>n btcajner a! Algiers
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    ARMS TRAFFIC.
    106 12 Sitting at the Kowloon Magistracy on April -21 Mr. H. 11. Nihill and Major C. Willson dealt with an arms case m which a Chinese cook on the Lyeaon was charged with unlawful possession of 50 revolvers, eight raauser pistols, three Lugar pistols and 5,904 rounds of ammunition.
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    55 12 (By Courtesy of the Government Health Officer). For the twc'-- p p ur hours ending; midnijrht May 7th. Max. shade temp <il y Mm. shade temp 7<;.,s .Max. sun radiation 156 y Mm. grass radiation 71 p Mean wet bulb temp 78.8 F Wean relative humidity 75 p.c.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    774 12 A MODERN UJVBNTUEB. EEarrj Pidgeoa's Solitary \maiM-. Ihe Scotsman's cable from Nen ITork thai Mi. Harrj Pid^von bad l><-<n awarded the Cruising Club of Anserica's blui watei medal i'<>r circum-navigating tth world m ;i .i4-ft. yawl ;v»alU-d bo "<->■■' mimis lY.v visil this voyager paid to the port
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      711 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah (J a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6" p.m. Kota Tinggi
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      95 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Trier: Dr. J. V. Cajucoma, Mr. H. Chang, Mr. E. V. hah!. Miss E. Evans, Mr. I. Fock, Mis. E. E. Perry, Mrs. 1.. H.Fisken and children, Mr. G. Goldkette, Mr. J. Schubert, Mrs. and Miss Schubert, Miss M. Senour, Mr. C. G: Therese, .Mrs. C.J. Young!
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      512 13 J2: S K s Line. n. Rotterdam, Hamburg, teamera. Arr Dept •verp. Bremen, via Colombo, Aden i mill > T r: Sudan and Per: Said. F MaFU Ma >' May 18 H>sa; Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam ira, Delagoa Bay, Durban ri,;« O*c Town. Santos. Ri 0 n *ago Maru May 18 May
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      429 13 iBK^ SI IUiSEIF I4N£ *^!3f> Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YOftfC OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, I Genoa and Marseilles. From New York j these fine new liners continue on Round the World,
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      606 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) m.s. SILVERFIR Due May 15 m.s. SILVERELM Due May 29 For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO., LTD. Agents: Singapore and P*atat KONINKLYKE
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    THE AUSTRALIANS.
    615 14 CLEM HILL IN COLOMBO. England's Chance to Win Back "Ashes." Clem Hill, the famous Australian lefthand batsman and >ne of the selectors of tht team at present m England, arrived m Colombo on the P. and 0. liner Narkunda en route for Knjrland. He looked very fit and
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    ARREST OF ALLEGED ARMED GANG ROBBER.
    198 14 A preliminary enquirj wa: held m the I District Couri on Fridaj morning into the charges preferred against the Chinese, alleged to be the man who escaped from 268 Victoria Street on April 1! when Mr. Dickinson, A.S.P. and other police officers raided the
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    BRITISH TEAM TO PLAY POLAND.
    34 14 London. Apr. 21. The British Davis Cup team to play against Poland at Harrogate on May Bth., 10th. and 11th. is as follows: Cr-ole Rees, Kingsley, Turnbul] and Wheatley.
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    EX-VIVEROY AT PILGRIMS DINNER.
    586 14 SPEECH ON INDIA'S FUTURE. Distinguished (iathering Present. London, Apr. 28. The Pilgrims enta rtained at dinner the Marquess of Reading at the Hotel Victoria at which a most distinguished gathering were present, including ex-Vieerdys, exProvincial Governors of India, and the ex Secretary of State, Lord Birkenhead.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    188 14 Ohit vary. il'.y Courtesy of the Nanyo MichiNichi Sh inibunsha. ToJ.io. May (i. The death is announced of Mr. Kurajiro Suzuki, Parliamentary I nder-Secretary of ■t he Rducal ion 1 >epai tment. I or i hi' Prevention of Scandal Case. committee t<> standardize t 1 prices of the
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    HILL STATION WEATHER.
    44 14 The Government Health Office gives returns !""i the week end Saturday, May Ist. Penang Hi!] (g,lOO feet), mean shade ti mp. T- 1 3; rainfall 3.996 m. Taiping Hill (3,500 feet), 72.98 deg; 5.09 m. Bukjt Fraser (4,100 feet), 68.12 deg.
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      185 14 HEAT OF THE DAY j] TCED drinks are not the best way ii^S§scr jj 1 to cool off. Try a hot drink and notice how refreshing it is. Instant Postum is easily and quickly made. Simply add boiling water to a level teaspoonful of Postum and the drink is made.
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      269 14 "It ■*iJ^&t!&ss? I It is Not the V r 1 Quantity of Food 3 We Eat, but what I c^/ f ■5L j i I. £i»* •V^ When the stomach and OTgftitt ol d ri >tton .1 and nutrition are disordered, and the Fo< d eaten '•^j is only imperfectly
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    564 15 t-RASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS SATUKO AY, MAY Bth. 1926. [iMgures m brackets show the issue value marked.J G d llarS Unle JS oth *™is* MINING. buyers Sellers SS/Sftff ffi C|1) 58s 74 6d Kamuntmg gg Kinta Assn. ($io> jo.OO 11 OU Kinta Tin ($1) j'.^,
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    EXCHANGE.
    56 15 May B. Hank 4 m..-. 4 r o-'.i2 Bank demand Private credits m.>. 4 17-U2 New York, demand 56 H6 Credits 90 days sf> India. T.T. 154% Hongkong, demand M l-<- <I'~Yokohama, demand ll* a 4 Bangkok, demand *0 liar Silver London 29 L 5-16 Bank of EnKlHnd Rate
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    PRODUCE.
    229 15 Ha) 8. Tin 75 Tons Sl'it.Od (iambic.-- I ].">" Pepper Whit.- RO.Ofl Pepper Black JB.OO Flake Tapioca 5.."" Pearl Sago Small 7. 2."i Copra 11. in Copra Sundried l L6O Opium. Ben«rps uw. 4.00ti Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New) ISO Rice, Siam old No 1 SO
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    62 15 C. OF C. RU BBER ASSOCIATION DAILY PKICES CURRENT. I Mar Mh h>_>»i. 1 1 ill a.m. Buyer- Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Spot 79 Ptai dard R.S.S. on Tender May 7n Tit. June 78 79 July-Sept. Tl\i Oct. !•■■<■. Tone of Market: Quiet Steady. Latest able: London Spot
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    231 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macphail) I Singapore. May 8. Rubber. -is ll l »d. Unchanged. Local 79. Tin. £265 10s. Down 255. Rubber shares are m fair enquiry. Mining stock.- continue quiet. Industrials and Loans are wanted at quotations. Rubber*. Conncmaras made 2.90. Jerani Kuantans offer at L.95.
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    104 15 The death t<«>k place m Bangkok of Mi. Tan Kens Whay. m his day one of the I most successful auctioneers and valuers m Siam. Coming from Malacca as a young man with a good knowledge of English, he joined the Borneo Co.. Ltd.. as an assistant to his father
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    AYER PANAS RUBBER.
    739 15 THE ANN LAI. MKETIM, The annual ueneral BMNBtteg of A yet Panas Rubber Estate-, Limited, was held m the Company's office, Hongkong Bank Chambers, on Saturday, those present being: Mr. M. Sime. Chairman, the hon'ble Mr. I). J. Ward, Mr. B. Kong (Juan. Mr. Lim Chin Tuaii.
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    61 15 A HMUi߻ngcr with a U-arer cheque for Tcs. 195 tried to cash same at the HonpIcong and Shanghai Bank. Bangkok. Apart from the date of the cheque, which was April 4th. the words "or older"' written In ink had been era.M d by icid. Seeing that the cheque was being
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      419 15 A ss* o. CT w« ml Aammn m Force I THE (.REAT EASTERN IM ASSURANCE COMPANY LDHTTED. I I[Mn „^,r x,r. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) I Company has i^d^L" 0^ LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C I I h Con>,an> has i.j.O'JO depoated with the Supreme Court of England, and
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      473 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880 Capital Subscribed V. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V. Mi, 300,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. We-Presidmt: R. Ichinomiya Esq DIRECTORS. ■L Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. X Watanabe. Esq. T.
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      440 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up ijiL'O.OOO.OOO Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4.500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. I), (i. M. Bernard, Esq. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lan*r Deputy Chairman \V. H.
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      38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW k CO. Messrs. HARRISONS, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manage.
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    THE SPRING RACES.
    2406 16 A FIXE OPENING. Delightful weather favoured the first clay of the Spring Race meeting on Saturday and there was m consequence a large attendance who appeared to tnjoy the afternjon's amusement, including the musical programme of the Johore Forces band. The day was notable m that it
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    AUSTRALIAN INTER-STATE CRICKET.
    95 16 [Reuter'a Service] London, May 7. At Melbourne the inter-State Cricket Conference decided to admit Queensland into the Sheffield Shield competition. The eight-ball over has U>vn retained and the home State shall decide whether the wicket shall bo covered. [Previously there have been only three States m the
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    LEYTON MATCH ABANDONED.
    52 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 7. The match between the Australians and Essex at Leyton was abandoned owing to rain. There was a few minutes play before hanch and after lunch. The Australians made 538 for J wickets and declared. Hendry scoring 71. Essex lost two wickets for
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    CRICKET.
    720 16 S.C.C. XI vs. S.R.C. 11. A Drawn Game. With the Malacca— S.C.C. match "off," the S.C.C. second eleven fixture aprainst St. Joseph's Old Boys cancelled and the S.K.C. without a game it appeared on Saturday morning that the Padang would be deserted that afternoon a cheerless prospect. An eleventh
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    AUSTRALIANS AT THE OVAL.
    100 16 [Reuter's Service.] London. May S. The match between the Australians ;ind Suirey commenced ;.t the Oval to-day before an attendance oi 10,000. The weather was fine, but the wicket was soft after the rain overnight. Collins won the toss and batted first, the Australians making ."',Ol
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
    38 16 [Reuter'j Service.] London, May 8. At Harrogate Britain met Poland m the second round of the Davis Cup. Turnbull lieat Kleinadel o—l,0 1, 7 r>, 6 o, and Wheat[e\ bc»t Czetwertynski, 6—4, o—3. 4. L
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