Malaya Tribune, 9 May 1923

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    30 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY. 1 and **^y SHIPPING GAZETTE. L EVENING DAILY Vol. X.- -No. 108 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1923 FIVE CENTS. Malaya Tribune. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1923.
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      95 1 THE M 4L AYA TRIBUNE j AN II I HUPPING GAZETTE. sfl «5 Bd-toMl Dept. ,v RATES. I I $15.00 I**"? 7.5« 1 Btf-y* ry 3.75 I 50 cts I month. 11 I CHOOSE IT'S A WRIGLEY'S Al HABIT YOU TO IP WON'T CHEW 1 I REGRET j Represented by:
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      209 1 JUST UNPACKED. i I I A new of CELEBRATED S*J OOF* PITH HATS FOR Men s and Boy's PRICES VERY RE SO ABLE. Personal Inspection will Convince You. K. SULTAN IBRAHIM M, NORTH RKIOGB RQAf\ (Adelphi Hotel Buildings), SINGAPORE Just Arrived. Our first cmsign.ueat >t" Oak and Elm "ol: .is
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      318 1 j VIRGINIA CIGARETTES JjmPffi*^h|J ore Golden Virginia Tobacco Leaf for 555 ??ft f igarettes is shipped by Ardath Tobmeo Co., S cfirec* from r/»e Tobacco Field* in Hogs* —fT-" F < 1 1 S or* OaA eacn weighing tome 1,000 ih* .f g f t er storing for \tars, this
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      92 1 Nlliiimultil'll' l' l I I r I I g iiil 111 fItMMMMH THE MALAYA TRIBUNE .AND j SHIPPING GAZETTE, j The Popular Newspaper of I the Stmfti Settlements. Published Daily. Complete Reports of Loss! Events. Fall snd Latest Tslsg rsms. Sports Notes by Expert Critics. The Sportsman's Paper. ■iiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifHiiii'ititiiiiiintiiriiMin« Tale;»;i
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    AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
    1154 2 REVENUE INCREASING. Revenue returns in the Commonwealth of AusttnaTa for February 1923, disclose tbsjt Customs figures exceed the estimate. The increase in this department for the month, as against the returns for February 1922, was £3 76,150, th>e amount* being" £2 858 956 for February 1923, and £2,482
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    THE RICHEST LEGACY.
    146 2 Is not wealth but HEALTH. But when you inherit a condition of the blood that makes that arch-fiend, Rheumatism, your master—or when hard work or eposed master—or when sulfering in aching joints and swollen muscles—then beair in mind that you can have that rich legacy, perfect health,
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    EINSTEIN THEORY CONFIRMED.
    132 2 San Jose (Cah), AprV 11.—The astronomer, Dr. Will am Wallace Campbell, Director of the Lick Observatory, has announced that the E nsU, n theory has been confirmed ty the direct resu'ts deduced from the photographs of the edlipse of the sun, take.a at Wal.al on the northwest
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      416 2 «iiinuiuuiaiuiiiiiiimHiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiiiii.^^ THE GRAY CAR. m m m 5 m 5 I We have been appointed sole agents for the above I in the Straits Settlements and federated Malay States I Demonstration cars are now shipped and will I I arrive early May. I The Gray car baa conclusively established its
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      469 2 tO BREAK OF THE CONSTIPATION HABIT use Pinkt.ttc«, th« dainty little liver and bowel regulators which neither gripe nor purge. An occasional dose of mm disp-»!i; c nstipat!cfn bil ousne liverishness sick headaches, keeps the skin clear and the breath sweet. Of chemists, -or post free at 60 cents the
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      195 2 MAGNOLIA. ANTI-FRICTION MhT^ FLOWKR BRAND. CAUTION. GE*€»g flower" brand. «AsJ||i!4 4NTI FRICTION HfcTAL Has the Flower Trade Mark stamped twici oa the bottom, with the words Manufactured in Grcj tt Britih" Write for Literature and Prices to SOL hi AGENTS In the S.S., F.M.S., BNB, COCHIN-CHINA sia UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED
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    CONDEMNED MAN'S WHIM.
    522 3 STRANGE SUPPER PARTY. Eari Throst hanged in the lowa j State I*entcnt ary at the Fort Madison for the murder of a girl school teacher, died as he had lvcd--an aesthete wfJi a fancy for niceties of social intercourse. But Tony Buzetti whose turn on the gMl'bws
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    COLLEGE GIRLS AND CUPID.
    239 3 London. —English college girls, If, Dc?an Ing*e of St. Paul's ra right, have medieval views concerning the beauty of the unmarried life. The "Gloomy Dean," at a meeting at the Mansion House to support an appeal for a permanent endowment of four women's colleges at Oxford,
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    SINGAPORE AND AIR DEFENCE.
    435 3 COMMANDER KENWORTHY AND A SCANDAL." Defences Not Complete. Since the momentou* announcement that Singapore is to be converted into a first class naval base, it has had plenty of attention in Parliament and the Home Press. We ought to be grateful for the advertisement, though sometimes
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    SECRETS OF AN ANCIENT KINGDOM.
    294 3 Samarkand and its Tragic Story. A grammar of Sogdian, prepared from material collected by a 'brilliant young Frenchman Robert Gauthiot who was killed in the first days of the war. has just been completed <and published. Most of Gauthiot's finished manuscript was burned by the
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      276 3 First made in 1745, 1 N.J. Club' has borne a great reputation ever since George IV declared it his favourite whisky. Its mellow flavour, such as only perfect Ageing' can impart, appealed alike to William IV. ■N. J. Club quality is the same to-day. It never varies. NAPIER JOIiPISTOiNES SCOTCH
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    STAGE AND SCREEN.
    983 4 COMMENTS OF LOCAL AND GENERAL INTEREST. By "Footlight" To-night's change at the Max?borough eottana two first rate Paramount pictures, one of which "A Prince there was," featuring Thomas Meighant and Mildred Harris in the lead ng roles. Thomaa Me gharo plays the part of Charles Martin, a
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      374 4 AMUSEMENTS. EMPIRECfNEMA In the Second Show at 9.30 pjn. HARRY CAREY, greatest of all Western Character Portrayers in Desperate Trail 5 parts. One of the most dramatic and thrilling stories of the old frontier ever screened. Round no c Leather Pushers Series Final Also HAROLD LLOYD in HAUNTED SPOOKS A
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      430 4 AMUSEMENTS ALHAMBRA THEATRE, BEACH BOAD In our Next Change Sunday, May 6, to Friday, May 11. In [he Second Show et 9 p.m. Topical Budget British Screen News. Associated Exhibitors Presents. Florence Vidor in Ihe Real Adventure In 5 Parts. (From the famous novel by Henry Kitcheil Webster.) Before marriage
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      292 4 AJMENTS^ "GAIETY"" J Ist Show Change o! Programme %?j|\vT^ At 7.30 Sharp. THE LION MAN SERIAL Episodes seven, and nine 6 Reels. n At Shan, 2nd :?h m at 9.15 p.m. THE INVISIBLE HAND 5^ Fraicis Ford's and Ella Hall's new Anto: '>'> «7^, Serial Episod es U and Q
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    PASSENGERS LEAVING.
    314 5 is.T.g ar e pror by the s. I. LfssliBg from Sngapore at iOdom, Mr. J. K. Gwinnel!. Mr. A. F. Richards. S Croix, Mr. j(r? K. Lswson, Mr. H. M. Umb. f^ rk r Re s and M <s E. Hubssw, pj Hn. Harder and nfant W. Odsn,
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    20 5 untitled **h a f an nventor. *h nus.sl €h t t0 the -n- rat.d Ju>-.v d 8 manuH r,,, con-
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    214 5 A Straits-born Chinese named Khoo 800 Lat was charged on Monday in the third court with criminal misappropriation of $50 belonging to another Straite-born Chinese named Chong Peck Tee, manager of Yap Teck and Co., of Raffles Quay. Both the complainant and the accused started for the Pretoria Bar on
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    STRAITS PRODUCE.
    213 5 TO-DAY'S LOCAL MAREIT QUOTATIONS. Tin to d y—5194.03 per p kul. 73 tora so d. Buyers Seller* Gambier $11,50 Java Cube 24.00 Hamburg Cube 23.00 Press Cube Sar. Wh te IPepper 22.25 Mixed Black Pepper 14.25 Sundried Cspra ll&Q ■Mixed Copra 11.40 ♦Small Flake Tapioca 13.25 13 25
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    EXCHANGE.
    88 5 Singapore, May 9. On London— Bani; 4 montha' sight 2a 4 l-4d Demand 2s 4 5-32 d Private 3 months' sight 2a 4 17-32 d On India— Bank Tel. Transfer 173% On Hongkong— Bank demand draft 2% p.c. pm. On Shanghai— Bank demand draft 71% On Java— BarA Tel.
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    RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
    60 5 C. of C. Rubber Association. Singapore, May 9. Pale Crepe Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Spot 44% Latest London Cablets quote. London Spot.— Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Buyers Sellers •Spot 44% 45 May to June 45 45 V* July to Sept 4545% Oct to Dec 47 47*4 Latest
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    Fred WnterhonM Co., Ltd.
    26 5 Singapore, May 9. To-day'» closing rubber quotation are as under: New York.—27 cts. London. —Is. l%d. Singapore. —44% cts. Tone of Market.—Weak.
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    49 5 The following ships are is communication with the Wireless Station* it Singapore: Ang. Kessler J. 8., Edavana, Gorjistan, Kiungchow, Mesna, Seang Bee, Sicillia, Sumatra, Tambora, Tasman, The Lambs, Van Overstraten. Penang: Agapenor, Affon, Batjan, Ba/i, Canton. City of Corinth, Ixion, Keifuku Maru, Lematang, Polflux, Sado Maru, Sekiang, Slavic Prince.
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    36 5 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Re. 171 equa' to $100. The rate of payment of Money Ord rs from India a*.d Ceylon is Rs. 176 equal to $100.
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    LETTER-BOX.
    11 5 [We do not necessarily endorse the opinion* expressed by correspondents.]
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    MUNICIPAL SUBORDINATES* BONUS.
    235 5 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune Sir,—Please allow me a few lines in the column of your valuable journal to ask any of our Commissioners if they are able to furnish me and the public interested with the reason why subordinates' yearly bonus is not paid to them
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    "FOOLISH WIVES."
    128 5 (To the Editor, "Malaya Tribune.") Sir,—The Singapore Social Service Society protests against the exhibition in this city of films of the nature of "Foolish W.vos." The low standard of Western home life portrayed in such pictures is not typical of the conditions which actually exist and presents European
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    83 5 April Output. Boustead and Co.. Ltd.. Agents: Bu'oh Kasap Rubber Plantations Ltd., output last month 10 900 lbs; total to date 16 900 lbs. Gadek Rubber Estate Ltd.. output Hast month 14,200 lbs; total to date 81.600 lbs. Malakoff Rubber Co.. Ltd., output last month 40,000 total to
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    MACPHAII' AlfO COS REPORT.
    129 5 Singapore, May 9 Rubber.—London Is. l%d. Local 45% ito 45 Ms cts. Tin.—London £206 10s. Local $104. (75 tons sold). Share Market*.—Dull. Rubbers.—Inactive. Prices nomnal. T rs. Tapngs 90 to 95 cents, Norths $1.17% to $1.22M5, Souths $1.07% to $1.12%, Petalinss 77% to 82% cents Nawng
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      50 5 OLD RAFFLESIANS. A meeting of Old Fafflesians will be held in the Hall of Kafflea Institution on Friday, 11th May, at 5 15 p.m. to con aider proposals for the Celebration of the Centenary of the Institution All Old Boys are cordially mvi'ed to attend. DAV 1I> A. Blsi'OP. Pjincipal
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      249 5 Notice to General Public. Owing to the usual Circus Ground, Beach Road, being used for an Indefinite Period by another show (not Harmston's), the well fcnown HARMSTON'B CIRCUS which has for the last 30 years enjoyed the use of the ground specially alloted for Circus, will open on their new
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      166 5 II Vitrex Lenses. I The new optical glass which, 8 although practically coiouriess, absorbs all the harmful rays of I light. !.»t us make your next D i<a:r of eye-glasses in these lenses. 8 Procurable only from fl N. LA7.\Rl T S— OPTICIAN 1 MFf'KML HALL RITLDLNG BATTERY ROAD. j
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    WHEN AND WHERE.
    127 5 "MRr,33 am 6-42 P"»t 1 maii am 1 V0S- 'T*ni ves by K> Fractce.5.15 p.m. i- Midd.esex vs. Li SRCSC- C j|. \J ddlesex vs. "•Tc.F.A. W F.O. :C'- Malaya. Palladium. 9.10 p.m. ***1 Theatre. 9.30 P m. ca am., p.iu* mail leaves. 'Mem. Hall. 5.1o p.m.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    391 5 To-day, May 9. Kemaman, Kuala Dungun Trengganu Hong Ho 2 p.m Kretay, Kelantan. Patani, Singora,* Bandon Bangkok* Valaya 2 p.m. Penang, Colombo, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Brindisi Trieste *Venezia 2 p.m. Muntok Palembang Coen 2 pm. Mereing, Kemaman Trengganu Barratta 2 p.m. Port Swetotenham Penang *Ipoh 3 p.m.
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    THE STATE OF CHINA.
    823 6 The outrage reported from Peking should bring home more vividly to foreign powers the fact of misrule in China. That a thousand bandits should be able to hold up an express train and carry off 300 passengers and murder a British subject while doing so, demonstrates
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    TWO MEN SHOT DEAD.
    180 6 Hylam Runs Amok. At 10.40 last night the attent'on of P. C. 660 was drawn' to a Chinese behavng in a susp'cious manncT outsidea Ch.ne?i; bar in Albert-street. He \yent to ask the main what he was doing, and before he coufld speak the man tinned
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    Y. W. C. A. PAGEANT.
    179 6 A Popular Event. The Y. W. C. A. pageant in Government House grounds on May 26 w.VI be the first of its kind in Singapore and it is expected that the coexumes, seen to their best advantage on the lawns and grassy banks, wiil farm
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    52 6 Th: popular Harmston's O ire us will nos open at Beach-road as previously announced but at tho corner of Buk t Thnah-road and Machenzie-road, ©lose to the tramway station. There is a full trotp.; of acrobats and clowns and performing animals, and the opening B ght will be
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    289 6 Paris, May 8.—Princess Kitashirakawa and Prince Asaka continue to impr ye rapidly.—Reuter. A Chinese was to-day found drowned with hands and feet tied up near th Rumah Misk n Station. Foul play is suspected. Mr. Y. Ito who has taken over the management of Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ltd., in Sydney,
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    KRUPP CONVICTED.
    217 6 Fifteen Years Imprisonment. Reuter. Werden. May 8. The French Courrt martial sentenced Herr Krupp to fifteen yeairs imprisom>rment and imposed a fitie of 100,000,000 marks.—Reuter. Werden, May 8. The cavalry and infantry blocked the streets leading to the Court House towards the end of the trial. The Prosecutor
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    SPECIAL CONSTABLES.
    119 6 Bill to Prevent Force Dwindling. Reuter London May 3. The Special Constables BiSl passed its third reading in the House of Common by 247 votes to 107. after renewed opposition on the part of the labour members and Radicals. Mr. Pringle contended that the force was linked in
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
    110 6 Further Criticism by Manchester Guardian." Reuter. London, May 8. A further attack on the proposed naval base at Singapore has been made by the Manchester-Guardian which ieefeftt that we ought to wait till tho las: moment before undertaking a vast obligation if only because conditions of n
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    INSTITUTE OF MINE SURVEYORS.
    85 6 At the Federal Couno 1 of the Institute of M.'me Surveyors of Great Britain, he d in Chester on March 16 last, the members unanimously agreed to allow Asiatics to become members. There are three exam natrons of the Institute, all of which can now be
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    74 6 We are indebted to the "Nanyo Nichi-Niehi Shimbun" for the following: Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will return to Tokb from Hayama on May 10. Mr. Hiroshi Saitch has been appointed Consul-General at S. Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Kihachiro Ohkura hia been elected President of the Shan
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    10 6 Reuter. London, May 9, T'be tie«tb i» of s«:>niour lH<?»s—lteuter.
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    "ALL OF A SUDDEN PEGGY."
    565 6 ALL OF A SUDDEN PEGGY." n MS tw. Dsn** k comedv, "An *2*t h 'f a q was Produced uJ* Victoria Theatre J Coutts Comedy cl thfe <*. to the part. As k -a into a prer d in JimVL£« man whose advise Peggywasanove.« Ua > er of the late
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    14 6 Abdul Rahmr-n at ;h, Kcppd the in h s house at HuK days Ago.
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    FRANCE TOO HASTY?
    331 7 MR. BALDWIN ON CONCERTED REPLY TO GERMANY. AN OPPORTUNITY LOST. Reuter. London, May 8. In the House of Commons, repj ying to a request for a statement rd to the German 'rote, Mr. Baldwin said that the Government d op»n> 71 that as the note WM a,dldre9Sed
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    TURKISH DOINGS.
    258 7 MBKNERS MUST PAY TAX ARREARS. Greece Ready to F:?;ht. Reuter. Comtan Jnop't?, May 8. The poi ce have informed Brit'sh ui.f r t s" v ji<"ts engaged in tradle tbt art* -s they pay Income-tax for it list two years with n ten days, th«r goods wil not
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    BLOW TO BRITISH COAL TRADE.
    71 7 A «er'ous h nnan ,nop!e Ma y 8 Evr lS db ivered to the Gf> Vi rr >rt t,a< k b y thje wTS 1dtcree ?roh biti "g V, Sun P'y foreign e P3ts to 4 Mr, v a ld permitting V rade The Govcrn»N>i'
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    PLAGUE IN CAIRO.
    21 7 Reuter. J eta. Cairo Ma y 8O cf IT* were af Wh,ch eighteen Gi Prov i deatH mo^ly
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    SEVERE NOTE.
    86 7 RUSSIA MUST CEASE PROPAGANDA. An LTitfanatlna. Reuter. London May 8. Mr. Ronald McN ill annou'? 1 in the Commrns that a no e of protest had been despatched to Moscow, but he did not reveal the contents. It is understood that the note severely protests ag. inst the
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    THE BRITISH DEMANDS.
    125 7 Reuter. London, May 8. With a vi.w to "arriving at a definite conciusion whether the relationof the tw j Governments shou'd any longer remain on an anomalous and unprecedented footing" the British note to Russia demands \he cessation of propaganda being notab'y carried out from Persia. Afghanistan
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    REPEATED CHALLENGES.
    209 7 Reuter. London.. May 8. The British note opens by referring to the repeated challenges thrown down after apparent deliberation, by the Soviets and declines to embark on acrimonious controversy but is content to rely upon communications between Soviet agents showing the recent vigorous resumption of propaganda. The note
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    BANDITS' OUTRAGE
    189 7 PASSENGERS' TERF.TBLE ORDEAL. America Ready. Reuter. Tientsin, May 8. A number of foreigners escaped from the attacked train at Lincheng and have arrived. The ladies, interviewed, declared that the banditti started firing at the train, before derailment. A'l the wndows were smashed with hatchets. The bandits robbed the
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    FOREIGN LEGATIONS ACTIONS.
    133 7 Reuter. Peking, May 8. Fore'gners regard the Lincheng outrage as the mo?t serious incident tn China since the Boxer Rising. The English. American, French and Italian legations who have made representations to the Chinese Foreign Office stated that the Government would be held responsible for the outrage.
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    CHINA'S COMPROMISE.
    23 7 Reuter. Washington May 9. The American Minister at Peking states that China has agreed to pay the bandits the ransom demanded.—
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    150 7 Super Express Air Service. Reuter. London May 8. According to what the Daily Chronicle describes a the most reliable au re iky the Cab net is on *t.c r;oint of ppro/ing of a stronglybacked sch'me f r supor-evpve-s mail a.i 1 passenger service 10,<"i(»0 miles across the Empire
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    STEAMER LOST.
    98 7 Another Vessel in Distress. Reuter. Colombo May 8. The British India S. N. Coy's Okara a total wrjck and all llv.s are presumed to be lost. Imcom'ng vessels report intercept'ng S. O. S. signals during an unprecedentedly heavy cyclon? between Calcutta and Rangoon. The same Company's vessel, Chmkwa
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    BRITAIN AND ITALY.
    116 7 FRESH TESTIMONY OF OLD FRIEND: j?. T ailed State Entry. Reuter. Rome, May 8. The royal train was escorted the 200 miles from Apszia to Rome by four dirigbQes and two squadrons of aeroplanes. The state entry has never beem equaled on any previous occasion. The station
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    ROYAL TOASTS.
    269 7 Reuter. Rome May 8. Toasting the Royal Visitors at a. banquet, the King of Italy said that the visit was an occasion) of rejoicing for the entire Italian people, as a fresh testimony of did friendship. The recent trials in arms borne together had create am additional bond
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    CHEAPER SHIPPING.
    101 7 Elierman and Bucknell Reduction. London, May 8. The Blemm and Bucknell Steamship Company have reduced their passage MM from Southampton to th? Far Erst to £78 to £86 first class, and £50 to £56 second cCass. The rates to Singapore are £84 to £92 first clas and £56
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    FRONTIER OUTRAGES.
    69 7 Full Retribution to be Exacted. Reuter. Peshawar, May 8. The Frontier ..uthorities are taking all pssible steps to exact full retribu'ion for the Kohat tragedy following the destruction of house fr m the gang responsible for the outrage by the Afridi. The Lashkar gang fled to the hi'l
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    CRACK SHOTS.
    62 7 Aimed at Bandit but Shot Britisher. Reuter. New York, May 8. A me&sage from the Associated Press Moscow correspondent says that Mr. Henry Sloggett member of the British Mission Was seriously injured as a result cf shots fired by the miiitia when pursuing burglar who boarded Mr. Sloggett's
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    657 7 CHAUFFEUR ACQUITTED OF SERIOUS CHARGE. His Lordship's Comment. Sinat bin Haji Abdulla, a Malay empJbyed by Mr. Lee Chin Guan, stood charged at the Assizes yesterday with causing the dleath of a Chinese boy named Lee Bang Hoe by a rash or .n-egdigent act o) j March 21
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    STILL AT IT.
    50 7 Hindu-Moslem Disturbances. Reuter. Amritsar May 8. Im a recrudescence of sporadic Hindu-Moslem rioting, fifty Hindus were injured in an affray and two shops were burned down to-day. The authorities speedily restored order and arre .ed eight Moslems. The town is terrorised and Hindu shops are closed. —Reuter.
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    SPORTS AND PASTIMES.
    943 8  -  FOOTBALL S. C. C.'a NARROW VICTORY. By Reflex." The Seletar United never displayed better form this season than they did on the Padang yesterday when they met the S. C. C. II team, in the second division of the S. F. A. League. A'though they lost by
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    LAWN BOWLS.
    46 8 MCKEAN BEATEN IN S.C.C. CHAMPIONSHIP. The final of the S.C.C. Lawn Bowls Championship, which was played yesterday evening, had a surprising result, M. B. McKean, who wan the championship last year from the Rev. G. H. Douglas, being beaten by W. S. Gofldie, 21—11.
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    79 8 LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Mixed Doubles—"A" Class. Mrs. Cantrell and Mr. Cantrell owe 15.1 beat Mrs. Lowther Kemp and Mr. Stuart owe 15 6—o, 6—2. Mrs. Brooke and Mr. Hopkins scr. beat Mrs. Saunders and Mr. Norrie owe 15 w.o. Mixed Doubles—"B" Class. Mrs. Duff
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    261 8 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A. Doubles Handicap. Tan Hong Ghee and Kiong Chin Eng -6 v. Loh Poon Lip amd Lim Chong Pang -9 6—4, 8—8, unfinished. Koh Tian Seng and Song Chin Eng scr. vs. Chong Thutt Pitt -9 6 —2, 5—7, 2—1, unfinished. B Singles.
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    170 8 SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB. The following was the result of the match playod between Sepoy Lines Golf Club and the Garrison Golf Club at Sepoy Lines on Sunday, May 6, Sepoy Lines players being given first:—Lornie and Ward IV*, Everitt and McPhail 0; Birse and English *4, Stewart and
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    88 8 Reuter. Deal, May 8. After the sensational defeats of yesterday American prestige has been sensibly restored to-day. Six Americans woo* and three lost. Nevertheless British confidence is rising with the return in form of Tolley and Holderness and Others wh] are 'less known. Tolley, in beating the
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    233 8 ROZARIO ACCEPTS. G-aude Rozario, featherweight champioai of Maaya, requests us to state that he will be happy to accept the challenge, which appeared in Monday's issue of "Kid"' Daley, 9 st 3 lbs. (Melbourne) for a contest of eight rounds and will be glad If either th- 1 Stadium
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    141 8 COUNTY MATCHES. Hobbs Makes His Hundred Century. London, May 8. Lancashire beat Oxford by 107 runs for the Lancastrians, Hallows, m\ the first innings sccred 117 runs, and Hall who has just arrived from South AMca captured 6 wickets for 23 runs 'in the second innings. Notts, defeated Leicester
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    274 8 Sinking of a Twakow. Before the Chief Justice SiT Walter j Shaw, in the Supreme Court yester- day an interesting action was com- menced by Mr. Tan Phey Who claimed damages from the Osaka S bos en Kaisha. Limited owners of the ss. Shunku Maru, for the f.oss
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