The Singapore Free Press, 17 May 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press
  • 13 1 Singapopre Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MAY 17, 1926. NO. 11,799.
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  • 327 1 Trafff in London is now normal and the streets now present something like their usual workaday appearance Pag* 8. The dm-kers' strike has i>een settled and a resumption of negotiations Ivtween the printers and employers has been arranged Page 8. During the weekend the [Vemur's proposals for
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  • 1288 1 with a ma w. That very clever !a<i\, Was Rose Macaulay. some short time ago delighted an audience mostly of her Mm MBS ■>". ith an address on "Women as News." Hm object of her satire wit the habit of generalizing ftbotti what she called 'Woman' with a hi;;-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 145 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S GINGERNUT BISCUITS Raffles Hotel Tefcpfcoat Xo: 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. EXTRAORDINARY NEW ATTRACTION. THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL rHARACTERISTIC 1 MISS LADOVA I YOURY YOURLO The above dancers will appear at Raffles Hotel TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Admission. Non-Diners $1. GRILL ROOM." A. 1\ PEATE. Inder the supervision of an
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    • 183 1 77j^ EtifODG Hotel" ADELPHI HOTEL. j REMODELLED AND REDECORATED. EVERY ROOM has its own Private Bathroom attached. EVERY BATHROOM fitted with the Latest SANITARY INSTALLATION. The ONLY HOTEL in Singapore so fitted. TEA DANCES Every TUESDAY 5.30—7.30 p.m. DINNER DANCES 1 Bveiy WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. The New Orchestra, direct from
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    • 121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Garricl; ci^raret:( j > Page L. 17)] Eau de Cologne Page 5. Fioosainsah for blinds Pair*- Vienna Cafe t'<>r cakes— Pagrt 2. Shipping "M pages 1". l- and L3. Notice re Seng Kee and Co.- }'a^« 7. Flit destroys insects, Jacks— Page 14. Cinema and Theatre attractions- Pagi
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    • 6 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S VARIETY WAFERS ARE DELICIOUS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 125 1 THE WEEK. Monday, \:>h. Hi>rh Water, r >-"> a .in., 2.34 pjn. Legislative Council, 10 a.m. Sahdycroft, IT. Barker's, noon. Div. II: o.T.F.c. vs. Police; 5J.0.8 vs. St.-^ff. T n< %day, ]>~tb. High WattT, 1.34 a.M!.. &J2& p.m. Div. I: Duko of We11,!. -tun"- vs. R.E. Wednesday, 19th. Uiixh Watt'r.
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  • 452 2 "B*3 .-luti ins Nearins; Completion. Ddence is issued wl ch has taken t between the Socretarj »f the Empire Uni n and the General Post Office. I n p:. li series of questions, the Post-naster-Genera] stated that the Rugby sta- present being used for broad-
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 282 2 PRICKLY HEAT. "AGNESIA" ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER PREVENTS and CURES. MANUFACTURED BY I MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. Mdm. IKelvey's School of Dancing A well-known professional teacher in Character, Classical, Clog, Ballet and Too-dancing. Pupils are trained gracefully, individual style studied and developed. Private lessons in the latest ballrjom dancing.
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    • 328 2 Victoria Theatre. FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY Commencing Thursday, May 20th at 9.30 p.m. The English Comedy Revue Company With a cast of^ Popular Favourites: Myrtle Kingsley. Joan Norman. Thursday, London's Most Successful Revue. May 20th f^ J> Friday, BUBBLY May 21st A Laugh In Every Bubble. Saturday KEEP S MILING
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    • 187 2 From Monday. 17th, to Saturday. 22nd Hu ALHAMBRA A WILLIAM FOX SUPER PRODUCTION HENRY WALLS PLAY A Tremendous Drama of Society woven intu a real I of the war TJT A \T f~\ r^ Reels. JL X XTJL V \wr A play potent with Drama and the ffinnrifriilin George O'Brien
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 229 3 MR. WARNER RECALLS THE WORST BATS OF FIRST-CLASS CRICKET. I was asked a few days ago who was the worse batsman I had ever seeii in firstclass cricket? Tradition assert?, that the late F. Morley, f Notts, ths great laft-arm j bowler, was so had a batsman that when j
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    • 239 3 "The foursome died a natural death in 1914, as far as this club is concerned, and th< standard of play has suffered in eonsequence." This remark was made by one whose opinion is w irthy of attention, and i- probably shared by the many thousands
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    • 212 3 THE SPORT OF KINGS— AND SULTANS. According to an up-country correspondent, says the Straits Echo, the more oldfashioned Malays in Perak regard with ome misgivings ivii- Sultan's patronage a rather large scale of the local Turf. primarily because of its connection with gambling, which they think sets a bad example
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    • 62 3 In connection with the M.S. game against Hongkong, the .Malay Mail says: It is understood that, jn response to a request fr<iir. Selangor, the following three names have b< en submitted as representatives fmm IVrak for the F..M.S. team; Dr. j I'. 11. Hennessy (who was in the L920
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  • 201 3 Not only will French tobacco cost more under the new Finance Law, but French matches al»3 will be slightly increased in price. It will be interesting to see whether the increase will kill the superstition that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes with one match, and
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  • 99 3 BAD FLYING ACCIDENT AT KING'S LYNN. Passenger's Miraculous Escape. London. May 2. The miraculous escape of a passenger From a terrible flying accident took place at I King's Lynn this afternoon when an aeroplane making an exhibition lliirht. owing to a high wind, crashed in a cemetery, knocking over several
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 112 3 Whether a man practices Law or Medicine they are both conducive to the training of a sound judgment in I matters personal as luell as professional. I It is this faculty of appraising true values I luhich makes State Express Cigarettes I the one unvarying choice of men of 1
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    • 282 3 I 1 |V| i^ Pi Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. R Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within fk C3|| One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. Sole Distributing Agents:— Vi^ ~imm Malayan Motors Agents in F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. WILLYS
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  • 2664 4  - D BURNEY'S GREATEST CASE DIXON KAYE BV CHAPTEK XIX 1 [h n Buraej si iin his consulting J with the telephone receiver in hii ww repeated Superintendent Thump- m:. ssage in amaze meat ;h'- pui back the receiver. What Uhj this mean? The ladj referred! to must be Cora. What
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  • 244 4 OPENING OF CAN BERRA. I Federal Cabinet Consideration. Sydney, Apr. 7. During tin- month a decision will be reached by the Federal Cabinet as to the date the official opening of tht Commonwealth Parliament of Camberra. Two dates are under considerations January 26, which will bt« Anniversary Pay. and May
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  • 27 4 The recently formed Young Men's Christian Association in Penang has a membership already of 62 and the promise of many more member*; when the membership campaign commences.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 191 4 The Great British Tonic tor over Hall's Wine is the tonic of unequalled value in every < :i^e:j? w-ak-ness. E very drop enri< I es the blood and feeds the nerve-., i [all's Wine keeps you bright and happy, and quicki> restores you to gl >rious beaith. Free Wineglasses A
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    • 273 4 PRE-EMINENT A I FOR MORE THAN 1 26 YEARSft I I The British Built I I HI\ design and ronstru< tion of Albioi I; 1 vehicles are the result <,: more tha: I f years' experience in tin- manufacture of I a Ip rruercial and J ubli< S: rvice vehicles
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  • 372 5 How Revolutions Will be Started. Full details of the reorganisation of the i Third International are now to hand. As j hitherto, Zinovieff remains at th; head of this organisation, ar:i his British assistant on the Presidium is Comrade Ferguson. The I Executive Committee has been supplemented
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  • 204 5 Record Attendance at Prhate View London, May I. Jazz as the predominating art to-day with the collapse of Western trading under negroid influence is suggested by Mr. Johnson Souter's "The Breakdown," which is the problem picture al the R yal Academy Exhibition of I .^<l. The picture
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  • 110 5 The War Office announces thai arrangements in eonnexion with the forthcoming visit of a lioiiy of SCO American State troops a rr now approach n^ ioiyx] After a stay of three days they will visit the battle-fields of France and Belgium, under the command
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  • 85 5 Miss Helen Wainwright, !ht Americai lady distance &win will be an aspirant for the Channel swim hon >urs this summer, according to a Florida message; Miss Wainwright recently swam round the Davis Islands, a distance of eleven miles, under adverse c-onditiens, in 4hrs. 50mins., luit Ihe tidal
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  • 25 5 Chief Inspector Peter Lavender, of Alor Star, has been transferred to 'chore as Deputy Superintendent of Monopolies. Inspector T. Laiar.ierton, from the F.M.S., succeeds him.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 203 5 The Best Protection Against COLDS CHILLS ML m*4wL V^F "THE REMEDY YOU BREATHE." everywhere.- Agents The British Pharmacy, \i>:»h Bridgt Ro;k!, Sinpapore. V.VA WAVAWyViVA%V.V.V. %VAV.%V.VWVyVW%VW%Wb-.V.Vk-.V.WW z TROPICAL ADORO I No. ,'>7 FOR PLATES AND FILM-PACKS. 4'i in. by 3tf fat < DOUBLE EXTENSION. > 15ODY OF Ull FITTED > m
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    • 55 5 BbBB fyP Jl >/■ '*^Ss£'- <j^s*- 'JJif'! I M < S\. B^^bT*^^ HE BBBBa >Vv 1 f/ vC '^'i 1' f *trtfll\ Bfci^^ %AAa vVI 0 B b 1 B 1 '1 [•I lh i H I I l|||lMlHilFHtt|JM^^ff»T»MlßSwE^BßWnßl BBBr^v. 1 C I IfffjßTi llbbl r B wawwiSnw. 1 v.\
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  • 1879 6 A DIFFICULT POSITION'. Another Instance. About two miles north of the first deposits described there is another huge mass of ore that was laid down right in the gra-nite-limestone contact; and the amount proved so far would certainly run to ovei 20,000 tons. The following is an analysis
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 312 6 PHENOMENAL SUCCESS OF JBF^3^\ jI\.JN X^xjL JlvJL/ fflß^3ft INTRINSIC WORTH AND CONSISTENT RELIABILITY HAVE MADE THEM WHAT THEY ARE TO-DAY:— STANDARDS VALUE THROUGHOUT THE EAST. *O\E OF^WH/TEAWAYS STANDARD VALUES" THE "MAMMOTH" tl THE "ORIENT" j> This is a wonderfullj cheap 1< ver self-fiUmg PAD. < lOC sheets A white ,u
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    • 105 6 The ddintine^^ md the Crown Talcp il ornament k:)d a tiece elegant dtesnni I sure forces die po lei tiny hole. Thence it i; I gossamer-like tpa is wanted There i- pgpntH to dust. Oi Jin ti.e 'I 5a i CROWN I TALCPUF P« t a Tm ci mm P
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  • 1129 7 GOOD PROGRESS. PREMIER'S STATEMENT. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rukov, May 14. The Premier made a statement this afternoon in which he announced that an agreement had also been reached be 1 ween the employers and trades union in respect of the London Omnibus and Trams and Underground Railways
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  • 539 7 THE SOUL OF THE CHIMP PANZEE. Astonishing St(!rie^ About \|>ev. Is it possible for man to learn fron monkeys Professor li. M. Yerkes, professor of psychology in Vale University, has been inspired by this question to write hi- book "Almosi Human" (Jonathan Cape), and to give the results of his
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  • 39 7 [British Radio— Official Service]. London, May 15Paris 153-375; New York 4-x;37f); Brussels 159-75; Amsterdam 12-109: Copenhagen IS-.")."); Vienna 34-425; Bombay Is ."><) 20-32; Shanghai 2s lid; Hongkong 2s 2~ s d; Yokohama Is lid ."j-lG; Silver 30 .'MGd.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 297 7 BUSINESS CARm V.V.'.V.V.V.V.V.'.V.V.V.VAV.VA MARY SETON. i E. AMBER MANSIONS. > ORCHARD ROAD. SEW HATS AND STOCKINGS. > FUNERALS? SINGAPORE CASKET CO. "EXPERT UNDERTAKERS.* 1 TELEPHONE 75. JJ Jars for hire. Great Reduction in Rates SIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. «>r* hard Uoac! HM-b, Hukit Timah Rd. lIW. Nos. ISOI and 109
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    • 615 7 NOTICES NOTICE. Notice i> hereby given thai in future all forjwani constracts, Delivery order- and all bills for payment must be signed by either Aw Thuan Ham or Khoo Soo Eng, otherwise they j will not [)<■ recognise d. SENG KEE COM TAN V. ■_T> Markft Street. RATRIT BASIN TIN
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    • 509 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. t The only Morning Daily in Malaya; r j live "news" paper 35-40 columns of new* daily, also the best Medium for Advertising Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams. Latest New? and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of the
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    • 370 7 Amazing How PXLD. Prescription Cures ECZEMA Stops All Itching Instantly Get a bottle to day. 75 cts. i[DEAL BLUB SCRKKX iarlwiwi stitching with '\rlrt ami r<>< <»mp!rl<'. Sisc Gt ft I it. >'-i 7. St ft. s ft. in. J .:>.7(i. .*>."> tt. 7 ft. Jti. M."». A n\ size
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 45 8 COULLIE Apm IT. .v. a London nursing home, the wife of Kenneth R. Coullie, of Chnr- red H ik of !.A.<'.. [poh, daughti i DESPARD. April 14, ai 27, Welbeck-street, \V [.to M id, wife of Herbert Leslie Despard, of Serein ban, daughter, stillborn.
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  • 620 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 17. 1926. Comment of the Week. The rnosi important of the weekend cables is the annoueement of Mr. Baldwin's proposals for the negotiations in the coal industry. The Premier does nol believe thai the opponents will ever be able to agree if left to themselves,
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  • 539 8 Mr. and Mrs. D. fi. Mori isoh, who hat e been away in Australia ;i holiday, da'..- Lightning struck tin Mergui Gaol i-u ild- m--. kiilit:- three ;<;!<! afFecting ten prisoners. Attention is directed to the n--w prices of Overland and Willys-Knighi cars ;i- sold Hi? Serene Highni l't:rw. Srishdidej
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  • 672 8 COLONIAL CIVIL SERVICE (CHINESE EMPLOYES). Mr. Campbell asked the becnetary *l State for the Colonies in the H .use- of Commons in mail week whether any steps, and, il .so, what, have been taken to empto) to any extent Btit*&h subject! of Chinese origin in the Colonial
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  • 101 8 Difficulties in Shipping Indian Mail. London. \la> V Tiirr,- w be difficulties in setting mil tlit- Indian mail In fact thi authorities doubt win hei it m ill Im p ibh I cab r. the steamer at Marseilles this week, benci business houses in ln<ii;i ami
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  • 104 8 The Union »f South Africa allows < chance copies uf papers published in thai Dominion, and destined for other newspaper offices within the Empire, to be sent few of postal charges. This is designed to facilitate tlie inter-change of Imperial news. Henry Wall's well known play Havoc, which has l>.-.
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  • 151 8 LONDON RBGOVERS. ItAlfK KIAMM, \<,| l.un.i., \j j. In London bo-da) I i like the usual woi l lcdergi ound train-, trai t,ei !«•>> buses, nai ed enabled people to travi expei ienced "i i— i i m motion ie facilitated ;<i not come t (The mosl
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  • 7 8 and the I• Pai N
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  • 10 8 Kami being enrolled. Th Piisudski ha« pained Tl
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 110 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMLt, TO CALDBECK'S" jj PETER I DAWSON TTTTTTOT7T7 1 IS AGAIN OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS >V I1 I I CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated tmdef th. Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.) (Incorporated in Shanghai). SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, PENANG, IPOH AND KLANG. ij GOODFOOD good'health I AM) GOOD HEALTH MEANS
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    • 37 8 0 Parf urns de Luxe OOTY Rose Jacqueminot to be had from al! dealers Dupire Brothers. \vBßu f jA Vn^^kbl BbflA Solo Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, ITn Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh. Alor Star and Teluk Anson.
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  • 569 9 WISE PROVISIONS. BAI I>WIN THE KEYSTONE. Ra Ik Official Service]. R«fibj, May lfi. Mini-: ji'- proposals foi the mining 'tisi'iitf on th<* Royal Commissi n*s report a'v-, week end, being carefully and .11 1 d by the coal owners and in* delegates arc return- :ru: to explain
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  • 39 9 New York. Ma> IS. m i v, rk bankers are negotiating -v of I i.4>on with a vk w to i g wo of two and a half to three lollars foT mstru twn purp< ses.
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  • 444 9 AiMUNDSEN'S VOYAGE. ADVENTURES OF THE NORGE. [Renter's Service.] New York, May 14. The Norge b twelve hours overdue but Amundsen's friends are little concerned. Thc-y believe that he is exploring further aLeld than h« originally intended in the hope >f finding; land suitable 1 1> serve as a
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  • 66 9 i I Reuter's Service. 1 l*ari>*. May 1">. The Japanese delenation ai the tenth session I the International Commission on Aerial Navigation gave a dinner in honour of the other Commissioners. The guests included Sir Sefton Brancker, Presideni of th«- British delegation, who was of the pinion
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  • 54 9 Brii isfc Kadi- Official Service.] Rugby, Ma> 15. The French Finance Minister. M. Raoul j p, ret, is visiting London at the Hg ning of n>s wo k In n su his conversation with thi Chancellor of th< Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, on the settlement of
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  • 49 9 [Router's Service.] Geneva, May i.». n the Committee dealing with the eomp >sition f the Council the Spanish delegate |< i 'are.: rhat if Spain's demand for a permanent seat on the Council was not conceded it was fertile for her to continue to ro-operate with the League.
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  • 47 9 Newman defeated Smith by 881 points in their game of Ifi.ooo up at Holborn Hall but the latter wan the News of the World I'-jp, having an aggregate of 47,119 against Newman's 41.634 on the series of three matches, the first two of which Smith won.
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  • 1676 9 KERRY LAND WINS BIG RACE. Fine Weather and Large Attendance. Saturday, the fourth day of the Spring Race Meeting-, saw the largest attendance so far, perhaps the finest weather and the new machinery of the Club working with a gratifying facility and smoothness throughout. Practice on the part
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  • 24 9 The Prince of Wales has promised to attend the annual reception of the Royal Colonial Institute at the Natural History Museum on June 30.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 99 9 j i^BT^ SHIPMENT? |^'«^^SUTTON'SJ ■B^S«r3 jK^L ■■'•■'■'^l^» B B B B I I J M W .A 0 S, *m 11 1 I tf^ V km, AM AM Ami AX AM J »9f I II W^ VVf w fJUaI /illlVvU:: Robinson Co., Ltd. jf (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). "I
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 647 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON X. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW (via GENOA AND HAVRE). WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. ADKASTUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port MERIONES Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 507 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. Due S*pore. s.s. CITY OF NAPLES Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan May 19 HOMEWARDS. s.s CITY OF SINGAPORE London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg May 22 s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Marseilles, Ixmdon, Havre and
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    • 360 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. MAIL, PASSENGER AM) CAJtGO SEK\ I( J,s PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HO.MFU \KM>. For China and Japan. lor \|ar«»i i|i<-«.. I -iMfion .<;. KASHMIR 9,000 June 18 KHYBER RANPURA 16.600 July 2 MANTUA MACEDONIA 11,000
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  • 1131 11 PORT AS AN INSTITUTION. Wine, said the cynic, is made of everything, sometimes even of grapes. The relation of wine to graphs worries me far less than its relation to dates. Why, I cannot help wondering, do vintages choose such odd years to be ''fair" or "excellent" or "superb"
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  • 140 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. STREET LIGHTING. To the Editor. Sir, —In your issue of the 6th. instant, there appeared an article headed "Municipal Street Lighting." We quite agree with what "Night Passers" had stated about that district. Last Tuesday night at about 7 p.m. an impending accident nearly took place
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  • 276 11 "Disease Carried by White Blood Cells." New facts which may be of considerable help in the solving of the mystery of cancer are claimed to have betn discovered by Mrs. Margaret Reed Lewis, of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Mrs. Lewis states that in chickens on whhh
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  • 203 11 A bill is shortly to be introduced int< the Legislative Council to amend the Registration of Sctioois Ordinance. The ob- I jects and Reasons state. Power is conferred upon the Governor in Council by section 19 of the Registration of Schools Ordinance. ID2O, to declare a school
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  • 34 11 Monday. 17th. Individual Troops Parades Tuesday. 18th. Signalling and Ambulance Classes, Headquarters 5 p.m. Thursday. 20th. Band Practice. Headquarters 5 p.m. Friday, 21st. First and Tenth Troops (amp. FRANK SANDS, Commissioner.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 344 11 When you expect babylanrmba thai everv cell comprising baby's body and there re many millions oi them must have calcium for its nucleus, and vou are the oniv source or supply. Kalzana, the new cakiom-food, b the solution ot vour problem. It supplies in palatable, easily digested form, a plenitude
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    • 340 11 /efUlwarsTired lv^"^iw re ou Affected that way? oiii^^ much better you can work, or walk, or play, when you feel quite energy and still feel less tired. Yet thousands of men and women feel week and tired, and wear that weary look, because the Liver cm Kidneys or Bowels Are
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  • 370 12 The British steamer Sunheath arrived from Rangoon yesterday with a cargo of rice. The master of the steamer Limax reports that the Pelangkat light in the Dorian Straits was not visible at 9 p.m. on Saturday. The ocean rate of freight on Rubber to Overland points via the
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  • 63 12 The Japanese cruiser Nagora arrived ironi Saigon on Saturday afternoon, the customary salute being exchanged with the fort. T'ti.- Nagora, in command of Captain J. Voshitaka, is a vessel of 5,525 tons and carries a crew -.f 401. She ha- seven guns. !Hn next port f
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  • 201 12 Wh:l Mr. Cecil Slaughter, a Brisbane visitor u.v tin- Faster holidays, was waik- nig on the ocean beach at Bribie Island, on I April 3rd ho ,aw a bottle b >bbing about lightly o M the wavee near the beach, jost I beside ihe Caloundra
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  • 219 12 Per Tara: Dr. and Mrs. Raghunathan and children. Mr. F. Antonio, Mr. F. Cosmo, and Mr. G. Bovanis. Per Tasman: Mr. J. c. Andrearthow, Mr. 11. C. Baker, Mrs. J. p. b,.;i. Mrs. k r tM ing, Misa B. Canning. Mr. T. Cochrane, Mrs. S. Coleman, Master F.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 412 12 Burns Philn Linp 1/UIIJJ X 1111 L/ JLilllv/ (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MALABAR (4.512 tons.) The 8.8. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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    • 204 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated in Germany). 0 REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. sa Adolf von Bayer I^,ooo June 6 s.s. Havenstcin 12,250 June 30 lONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. HOMEWARD BOUND. NAPLES, MARSEILLES. ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. 1 Scheer 12,250 May 22 Carl Legien 9,000 June 8 Not calling
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    • 507 12 SINGAPORE -NEW YORK SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM M, AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED DATES VIA SIEZ TO NEW fOtt s.s. VECHTDIJK due Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia. Baltimore. ;md ta IS A Inland Points on ihroujrh Bills of Lading. For shipping orders and info
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    • 181 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. HOMEWARD SAILINGS Bt-MOBtfcly >t -rv e fui ,'j.r a ind Trn>:<- via ports 2 care throuph H;;;s <f Lttitnp t Levant and K!a< k Sea tlto to 1 [j ;rts on tbt KTcsl i <■;*-•• I VIMIXALK BSQUIUKO OUTWARD SAILINGS R>R HOM.hOM,. >H\\ .,H\l JAPAN ESQUIUKO VKXKZIA
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 715 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.Tn. Bangkok e\fjery Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi and Kedah
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    • 50 12 Max. shade temp on p Min. shade temp 7c e v ean shade temp S j 4 p Max. sun radiation 149 5 p Min. grass radiation 71 '5 p Sea temp gi* F Mean wet-bulb temp 77.9 p Mean radiation humidity XO F Evaporation .086 p.c Rainfall 04." ins.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 462 13 y* to* J£. Lin©. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Steamers. Arr. Dept. „--rp. Bremen via Colombo, Aden Amur Man, May 17 Mav 18 Midan and Port Said. Sfon assa; Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaara, Beira, Delagoa Bay, Durban t Chicairn Af*m vt t^ r* t- «-«icaKo «\iaru Mav IS Mav iq 1 a;, i apt Town,
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    • 418 13 PASSENGER AND FREIGIIT SERVICE OILBURNEKS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples (tenoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 1 10 Next Sailings. Arr. S'pore Leave S'por, leave Pen.,,,. PRESIDENT POLK May
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    • 494 13 I Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, HEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) m.s. SILVERFIR Duc Mav ,r SILVERELM Due May Fur rate, and other particular. ,pp, y: GUTHRIK CO.. ;.Tl> Agents: Singapore and P«»»»t H^V
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  • 514 14 harming Supplants Life in the Backwoods. The Xfith American Indian, as a romantic and historic figure, is fast disappearing from the stage in Western Canada. In' his place is a self supp, >rting man. who leaps nmre success as a grain groweT and eattle raiser as
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  • 201 14 Though Wesley was a Fellow if Lincoln, e was an undergraduate at Chrisi Church and there he appears to have been quite the normal undergraduate, with all the failing? and frivolities of hi- class. One of them talent for the composition rhymes whii n<> 'luubt. amused
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  • 173 14 HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL THE EARTH HOLD? There are ~ai<: to be over 1,708 million inhabitants <>n the earth to-day, and there i. 1 a large total increase ev< cj year. Sn George H. Knibbs has been recently estimating the maximum possible population. Hi- estimates varj according to the postulates
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  • 22 14 Money is spent in luxuries by the poor as well as tin 1 rich <>n stupid and vulgar memorials.—*The Bishop if Chichester.
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  • 341 14 Tangiers as-' a Cause of Differences. Paris. Considerable resentment is felt here, says the correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, at the action o'~ the Spanish Government in issuing a semi-official communique laying stress on the differences between Spain and France in regard to negotiations with Aide!
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  • 332 14 Mad Race I "t Wealth. Johannesburg, Apr. 9. Two thousand men and boys took pari in mad race for wealth to-day in the biggest diamond rush in the history of South Airi a. The >• ene of the < i-- over) is at Swartphuit- Farm, neai Ventersdorp, and
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  • 104 14 Novel Publicitj Campaign. London, Apr 1"». Mr. Smart will go to Paris to-morrow to welcome the Australian cricketers on behalf of the Australian High Commissioner (Sir Joseph Cook). Mi. Smart has arrang ed for the cricketers attending Sir Joseph Cook*s reception a1 Australia House on Monday to participate
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  • 65 14 While motoring into Gin Gin one evening recently Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Campbell, of Kolonga station, had a sensational experience, says the Brisbane Courier. A horse grazing by the roadside jumped <>n the front of the car, and was so mangled that it died shortly after
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  • 139 14 The fact that Murray's Dictionary tells us that the furious driving of Jehu provided our language with a noun, an ad jective, and a verb has moved an erudite person in England to hurl at the world the devastating information that Jehu did not drive rapidly, much
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    • 205 14 3,000 PILE SUFFERERS CURED IN TEN MONTHS. Three thousand pile sufterers cured in England in ten r rths This is the record of L>K. Van Vlf.i r*s \Ei^oRPTi\E Pii f. Plasma, which has never tailed to cure all tcJrms of Tiles, Ulcers. F:ssure, Trolapse. Tumours, Chronic Constipation i And ail
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    • 456 14 The Wander-Working Zone of Kelvination I I 1 J I j J p^-w which foods keep fresh for days Just a few degree* below the temperature up" until they *lrno«t fall apart st the of the ordinary ice-cooled refrigerator is a touch of the fork. Meats mellow and accolder zone
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  • 94 15 Messrs Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, have received telegraphic advice from the Secretaries of Kimanis Rubber Ltd. that the Board havt decided to recommend, subject to audit and usual adjustments, a final dividend in respect of the financial year ended .'Hst December 1925, of 10 per cent, payable
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  • 547 15 rKASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS, SATURDAY, MAY 15th. of C SP58! iD b racke to show the issue value marke^.J d llarS Unleas 0^rwise Asam Kumbang r i S p!! e Batang Padang^^ $J 6 2 6 S c d Hitam Tin <$) '{jL, Idris :;r~
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  • 62 15 Bank 4 na.B. 2 4 5-32 Bank demand 23% Private credits '.i m.s. New York, demand 56 5-16 Credits 90 day? 58 >.„ France, dem:md 1725 India, T. T. 154^ Hongkong, demand J 4 p.c. Preni. Yokohama, demand 11K'., Java, demand 139 V 2 Bangkok, demand 80 Bar Silver
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  • 226 15 May l, r > Tin 75 Ton? 135.00 Pepper White 62.00 Pepper black 42.00 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small 7.25 Copra U.45 Copra Sundried 11.75 Opium. Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1 Jl.iO Rice. Rangoon Birtan 260
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  • 59 15 May l")th. 11.38 a.m. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to .Standard Q.C.F. Spot 75% 76 Standard R.S.S. on "fender ICaj 7»; 7<;>^. June 7"> 7('i t July-Sept. 75 76% Oct. -Dec. 7S 76% Fone of Market:- Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet t2%6 per lb. New
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  • 312 15 London. Apr. 21. Although it is the general opinion that the L*oal position will he settled amicably at the i'n<i of the present month, the markets shew some doubt as to this being the final outcome and prices have sagged considerably during- the past week. Copper. The
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  • 81 15 LATEST HJMHK AM) TIN NEWS. (Free Press Exclusive Cable.-Copyn^M' (From Our Own Correspondent. London, Ma> l.*>. One of the results presumably of the improved outlook in the indu.-triul HrorU owin^ to the settlement of the strike difficulty is that the .-hare markets show a distinctly buoyant tendency. Little
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  • 431 15 American Envoj's Mission. Washington, Apr. 2. It is announced to-day that President Coolidge has decided to send to the Philippines Mr. Caiini Thompson, a prominent Republican of Ohio, some time private secretary t> President Taft and latei I'reasurer of the United States, for the purpose of
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  • 227 15 The price of British Motor tyres m >. duoed from April 19, the rrif»rtfnn betas much v is points <>n the total increase of 49 per cent Sir George BcharreH, Tmrm ing director of the Dunlop Tyre Co.. said. As to the piec\ nival increase totalling 4:»
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  • SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    • 81 16 THE AUSTRALIANS' BOWLING. (Fret Press Exclusive Cable.-Copyright.* < From Our Own Correspondent.) Ixmdon, May 15. Owing to the difficulties in moving horses consequent on the strike, the important race meetings at York on Monday and following days, ami Bath on Tuesday and Wednesday, have had to be
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    • 124 16 SCOTLAND'S CHAMPIONSHIP GOLFERS. (Free Press Exclusive Cable-Copyright). (From Our Own Correspondent). London. May 15. Thr following team will represent Scot- I land m the Amateur International gotf match against England, which will be played at Muirfield this year. R. Harris (Amateur Champion 1925), J. Wilson (Scottish Amateur Champion l!»'J2i. A.
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    • 43 16 (Free Press Exclusive Cable-Copyright). (From Oot Own Correspondent). London. Ma> 15. For the Irish (closed) Amateur Golf Championship, which will be played next week, there are only thirty-five entrants, this being the lowest number which has ever been recorded.
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    • 63 16 (Free Press Exclusive Cable-Copyrifcht). (From oar Own Correspondent London. Ma\ 15. Th< Court ot Appeal baa ruled, by the decisi m of kwc '.dL-» to one, that the proceeds of benefit matches given bj cricket rfaibe to professionals are liable to incometax The r v
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    • 73 16 (Fret Press Exclusive Cable-Copy right). (From Onr Owi Correspondent.) London. Max 13. Experts, after seeing the Australians perform, w regard their batting as likely to be powerful on any kind of wicket, bui th«- same opinion is n t entertained as regards their bowling which is n
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    • 55 16 i Frtr Press Exclusive Cable-Copyright). (From Our Own Correspondent). London. May IV Hobba ha.- already reached good form abis two centuries thus early in the season show and there seems no reason to suppose that he uiil not be as effective a mainstay of the Test side
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    • 40 16 < Fret Press Hxt.-Tu.-ivt' Cable-Copyright). (From Our Own. Correspondent.] I/ondon. Ma> IS. The wet and cold weather is considerably spoiling the cricket reason so far and comparatively f#W matches have b«*en able to be played u> a decision.
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  • 117 16 [Renter's S< rvice.] London. May 15. The American Walker Cap players favourably OBpressed the crowd in thcii- initial outiny at Sandwich, where an exciting contest was played in a gale of wind and Showers. It concluded in a dramatic victory for the British Walker Tup player,
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  • 55 16 London, May .">. The Chester Cup Race (2't miles > resulted as follows:- Hidennis 1 Vermilion Pencil 2 ixia a Starting prices.— ll to 2 against Hidennis, 4 la l against Vermilion Pencil, 10 to 1 against Ixia. Ten ran. Hidennis \v< >n by twu lontrths;
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  • 505 16 S.C.C. DEFEAT THE SERVICES. Hamilton in Form. An excellent innings by R. N. Hamilton was the outstanding feature of the match between the S.C.C. and the Services which concluded on the Padang on Saturday in a comfortable victory for the Cricket Club. When stumps were drawn on Friday owning
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  • 499 16 Another l>ra\»n dame. Playing on the Bale tier rd. ground on Saturday, the S.C.C. second eleven had di i idedlj the best of matters in a game which bj no stretch of 'h< imagination could be ■ailed thrilling. l»v. Nadarajah's inning? was the only bright
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  • 888 16 THE VISITORS' CUP. Marion Wins Yesterday's Contest. The Yacht Club was en fete yesterday morning in consequence of the Visitors' Cup contest, which is one of the most popular of the year, being, as it is, the means of renewing and cementing- old and new friendships. The conditions differed
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 107 16 FALCON LEADS M.C.C. [Reuter's Service. 1 London, May 15. There were 18,000 spectators present on the first day of the match at Lords between the M.C.C. and the Australians. The wicket was soft and later tricky. Falcon won the toss and a good start ,vas made, for
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    • 50 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 14. At Southampton: The Australians defeated Hampshire by ten wickets. Hants were dismissed in their second innings i'<»r 24K. Brown contributing TH and M* ad 46. Macartney took four wickets for 57 and Mailey live for 80. The Australians scored without 1 >ss.
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    • 121 16 fßeuter's Service.] London. Ma\ 14. At Lords: Middlesex defeated Somerset i)\ aim wickets. The losers made 519 (Young 100) .and 106 (Haig tour for 32, Stevens four for 44 >. Middlesex replied with 23K (Hendren 104 > and 190 for one wicket (Stevens 102. Hendren 71 not out).
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    • 170 16 "Long Stop" writes: I have been n-ad-I inn the various articles which have appeared in the Free Press by If. A. Nobl< describing the Australian Test Team. I am afraid I had not properly apprfciated what oui team was up against, jan h;i'i".« r ideas I fora* r!\
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    • 99 16 [ReutcrY Service.] Prague. Ma> 15. Czecho-slovakia eliminated India in the Uecond round of the 1 >m Cup, winning the first three out of i<\<' matches. London. Ma> <i. A. 11. Ky/.ee. into rviewed by Renter r« I guarding the Indian Davis (up team, said I that the team
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    • 122 16 The qualifying competition preparat >ry to the (iuillemard Cup match at Tanjrlin ;t Whitsun will l>e resumed at the Cricket Club this afternoon, when Bong Soo, who has already beaten Huggins and R. Smith. met ts in the semi-final Morita, who has defeated He Steurs and Hall.
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    • 70 16 The last date for entries for the Ladies Lawn Tennis Club Tournament has now been extt nded until May 2. r >th. The Tournament will commence on June Ist. The Garrison Lawn Tennis Committee have selected the following to play for "The Rest" versus "The Alexandra Club" at
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