Malaya Tribune, 6 June 1928

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    20 1 The Malaya Tribune XV.- -No. 129 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1928 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1928.
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      172 1 TRY KOREA MISSION CLOTH not FADE, not SHRINK, LONGER. orean Products Co. ,;ra- Ilasah Road, SINGAPORE. I'HONE 324. BEST HORSE-POWER VALUES ;OS~%. p 51,750 IJ $2,300 G SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR MALAYA 0 SINGAPORE (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) PENANG S GREATEST BARGAIN Roll Film Camera j ever offered to the public.
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    COMPANY MEETING
    2967 2 LABU (F.M.S.) RUBBER CO., LIMITED Well Entrenched to Withstand Adversity The twenty-first annual general meeting of the Labi; (F.M.'S.) Rubber Company, I Ltd., was held on April 27 at the Council I Room, Rubber Growers' Association, 2- 4, Idcl-lane, Eastcheap, E. C. Brig.-General the Hon. Charles Lambton, D
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    GERMAN ROWDYISM
    218 3 Dr. Stresemann Howled Down At Munich Dr. Stresemann was not very fortunate with the opening: of his election campaign, by which he hoped to revive in Bavaria the peculiar type of "Liberalism confessed by his party. At his first big meeting, which tcok place on April 25, at
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      476 3 ECZEMA SPREAD I OVERiIMBS Formed Sore Eruptions. Cuticura Healed. "Eczema started in the first place on my limbs and one arm with a pimply, itchy sensation. The irritation got worse and worse until it nearly drove me mad. I used to scratch, making it bleed, and then it formed sore
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    Brunei Notes
    1424 4 FAREWELL TO BRITISH RESIDENT Genera] Regret at Departure of Mr. Pretty (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brunei, May 26. There has been one round of festivities in Brunei in honour of Mr. E. E. F. Pretty, the British Resident, who left Brunei on the 24th instant on transfer. That
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    "On This Day—"
    303 4 Count Cavour died on June 6, 1861, a little less than ten years before the entry of Italian troops into Rome in September 1870, completed the consolidation of the Kingdom of Italy. Nowadays the name Cavour recalls a restaurant to some Londoners and nothing in particular to
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      215 4 'J it' *s S rj I I The best-dressed gentlemen in all the great cities of the world wear English styles. By the Grove-nor Cut, Groves Lindley, the famous British mail order tailors, supply these styles made to individual self measures at prices much lower than local traders charge even
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      266 4 !8 Call Twice MONTHLY! j New lists of His Master's Voice" Records are issued twice monthly, featuring dance music by the finest dance bands. Splendid orchestral recordings by famous orchestras and wonderful vocal records by artists of 8 international fame. Why not make a point ot calling twice monthly and
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    House of Rothschild
    929 5 ITS INTERESTING AND ROMANTIC STORY How Napoleon was Fooled And Wellington's Army Paid The marvellous story how a Jewish money-changer, living in the Frankfort ghetto, with one little back room for an office, became the founder of the most famous and most powerful financial house in the
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    EXCHANGES
    77 5 [British Official Wireless] London, June 5. Paris 124.2 New York 4.88 532 Brussels 34.99 Geneva 25.33 Amsterdam 12.095 Milan 92.7 Berlin 20.42 Stockholm 18.19 Copenhagen 18.19 Oslo 18.22 Vienna 34.705 Prague 164.75 Helsingfors 194 Madrid 29.25 Lisbon 2.125 Athens 375 Bucharest 792.5 Rio 5 51j64 Buenos Aires 47 23
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      190 5 j! this preparation X j Phyllosan is presented to the public on the recom- mendation of the medical profession. It is the < j outcome of scientific research by a leading Doctor o and is used at hospitals all the world over. Phyllosan means New Life, New Blood, New j
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      437 6 r """"""'I I EMPIRE CINEMA I From Thursday, June 7to Sunday, June 10. j I DOUBLE SUPER ATTRACTIONS 1 I Don't Miss This Opportunity I Super Comedy Drama a I "THE MAGIC SPECTACLES" I Its the story how Neo Heng Pek was presented with Magic iv Spectacles by a Monk
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      359 6 Amusements. ALHAMBRA j 'PHONE 909 jj; &j (TAN CHENG KEE 4k Co., Ltd.. Proprietors.) C 1 From Wednesday, June 6. j I FOR SIX NIGHTS j( S AT 9 PM. I TWO GIRLS WANTED jjj A Joyous Comedy Drama of Youth and Romance. j g FEATURING 1 JANET GAYNOR f
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      244 6 gaiety cinema Junction Albert and Bencoolen Streets THONE NO. 3156. From Friday, Jane 1 to Thursday, June 7. NIGHTLY AT 9 P.M. Pathe Pictorial and Eve's Film Review. The Sansation of Sensations "The Master of Death" A literal feast to the eye! See it —then tell your friends, who didn't,
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      144 6 SURINA THEATRE North Bridge Road. Tele**, No J From Wednesday, J un fi to June 12 da > FIRST SHOW AT 7* p M Tfa Special "The Prince of Madagascar" Taken at great risk amidst the -*j men of darkest Africa. IN 8 PARTS SECOND SHOW AT 5.H pj| The
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    125 7 Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive Singapore, June 6. tast Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) "i Maru 22; Ekma 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) :i Enggano 16; Cap Tourane Mentor 1». tir.pire Duck (Entrance Gate 3) f Bedford 30; Mvrmidon 32; Kola ,4 Malay Maru 37. -rcpire
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    Our Ceylon Letter
    1776 7 AERO CLUB TO FOLLOW SINGAPORE Planters Resent Attitude of Malaya (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, May 27. Mr. H. R. Freeman, a retired Government Agent and now a member of the Legislative Council representing a territorial electorate, has given notice of the following motion which he hopes
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    MAY CROP RETURNS
    90 7 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report the following crop returns for May: Aver Kunin.r (F.M.S Rubber Co., Ltd., 70,";00 lbs. Ladek Rubber Estate. Ltd., (Staffield Estate), 27,000 lbs. Bradwall (F.M.S.) Rubber Estate, Ltd, 50,100 lbs. Chersonese (F.M.S Estates, Ltd., 53,400 lbs. Dennistown (Krian. F.M.S.) Rubber Estate, Ltd., 22,513
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    LOCAL AMUSEMENTS
    66 7 Surma Theatre "In Search of a Hero" a comedy of thrills and romance starring Richard Holt, is coming to Surma Theatre to-night midst a gale of laughs and thrills. In support is Reginald Denny in "That's My Daddy," another special comedy. In the first show is "The Prince
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    35 7 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 152 equal to $100. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 156 equal to $100.
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE
    1402 7 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE Singapore, June 6 Rice, Siam No. 1 per Koyan $316 a Rice, Siam 2 j »i Buyers hellers Rice Siam 3 SSSi Pepper 6y, 00 P v Sundried Copra 1100 R cc, Saigon 1 $254 Mixed Copra 10 75 Rice, Saigon 2 $247 Kayong Copra Rice, Saigon
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    Echo of Lusitania
    724 7 ATTEMPT TO RECOVER VALUABLES Expedition to Salve Sunken Liner's Millions At the head of an undersea exploration expedition, H. L. Bowdoirr of Whites tone, Long Island, U.S.A., expected to leave Near York during the latter part of May for the purpose of recovering the many millions of
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      199 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED—Energetic canvassers on good commission basis to sell Household and toilet soap. Apply Box 659, e|o Malaya Tribune. WANTED—Competent Ist class Architectural or Civil Engineering Draughtsman. Salary $150 —$200 and free transport daily from and to Singapore. Apply with copies of references to Superintending Civil Engineer, H. M.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      366 7 SINGAPORE DIARY To-day, June 6 :i. 0:36 a.m., 11:42 p.m. I.CF.A. vs. Pulau Brani, Sta-To-morn>w, June 7 ride—l:l4 p.m. Board, 11 a.m. me ward mail, tporta, 2:15 p.m. S.C.C. Tournament. Chi-nan vs. S.C.F.A., Stadium. Friday, June 8 0:18 a.m., 1:56 p.m. Cricket: P.S. and L. vs. Services, i farewell to
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  • Obituary
    Births, Marriages and Deaths
    41 8 ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Mr. Lim Hong Seng, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Kay Teck of Singapore to Miss Rosalind Chee, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chee Toon Cheng, also of Singapore.
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    CHINA
    989 8 The suddenness with which Marshall j Chan Tso-lin threw up the sponge and bolted from the arena of civil warfare and the news that the one doubtful factor, General Feng Yun Siang, after his masterly exposition of sitting on the fence, had decided to throw in his lot with
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    1021 8 To-day's tin price is $112.50; 250 tons sold. To-day's rubber price: Spot 31 cents; London spot 9%d.; New York spot sheet G. cents 19*1,4. London has three times as many motorcars as the whole of Wales and 50 per cent more than Scotland. Thousands of used gramophone needles are thrown
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    843 8 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hun* little son left Ipoh on Tbursdai for .iSf day in England. W W hol! Rev. G. T. Shetliffe left for EsaW yesterday by the s.s. Menelaus, after fom years' labour in this diocese Mr. S. P. Waterlow, I BLBJI Minister to Siam,
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    62 8 I I I. J*" From Holland and Germany Pieterszoon Coen, due at Sing a.m. to-morrow. n-ikus»" From China and Japan by Maru, due at Singapore to-nion From China and Japan by thP due at Singapore at I P-™- o" Bth instant. snatch* From Europe, (London mails May 17)
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      319 8 Th 3 1928 3.48 H.P. O.H.V. Raleigh guaranteed to do 80 miles JO per hour on the road. S ACCLAIMED BY THE TRADE AS THE MOST ATTRAC- TIVE AND UP-TO-DATE MOTOR CYCLE ft PROGRAMME FOR 1928. g Pannier tank of attractive design and finish; low riding 1 position: redesigned frame;
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      136 8 AN AMAZING OFFER FROM June 4 to June 9. BRASS WOOD AND LACQUER i cuaios AX 5% OFF Sale Pries. NAMSEN'S No. 54, HIGH STREET. PERFECT FITTING SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES OF PLEASING APPEARANCE AND IN DISTINCTIVE STYLES. SIGHT TESTING BY QUALIFIED OPTICIANS. MOTION, SMITH SON, LTD. 15, BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE.
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    NATIONALISTS AT PEKING
    93 9 Legations Assured of Protection POWERFUL INFLUENCE OF JAPAN Humoured Death of Marshal Chang Tso-lin Reuter's Far Eastern Service. I Peking, June 5. < Chiang Kai-Shek's representa arr ,ved at Peking this afternoon and i;l on the Legations to-morrow to rar.tee, on behalf of General Chiang that the/e
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    ANGU ARD ENTER
    17 9 Shanghai, June 6. reports from Peking say that vanguard entered the capital at! ovpnincr.
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    BRIBERY OF GENERALS
    164 9 Shanghai, June o. I; «red that as a result of intrigues i A \it. r.erals Yen Hsi-shan and Chiang K a. Marshal Chih Sieh Y'uan on behaf "f the "Chihli Party" has taken over j R-mam! < 70,00,0 Chihli and Shantung v bribing Generals 'Sun Chuan- .V
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    APETAL IS QUIET.
    181 9 Peking*, June 5. j The Dean of the Diplomatic Body and also the Committee of Public Safety have j telegraphed to General Tan Y'en-kai. Chair- j rran of the Nanking Government, Generals Yen Hsi-shan. Chiang Kai-shek and Feng j Yu->:ang explaining that General Pao Y u- j
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    CENERAL KILLED
    153 9 Tokio, June 4. A War Office despatch confirms the death r f ral Wu Chung-sheng (killed in the h>mr.:ng of Marshal Chang Tso-lin's train) who had ri=en from the ranks and was virtually acting Governor of Manchuria, while Mo T"h-hui and Yu Kuo-han are in a serious condition
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    CITY GATES CLOSED
    154 9 Peking, June b. 1 The < ommittee of Public Safety under Jfcn (T;i: Wang Shih-chen was inaugurated and has taken over the police U;tr > an additional 1,500 Fengtien soldiers as garrison troops. The ommittee this morning ordered the gutes to be closed because many Fengdeserters are
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    JAPANESE INFLUENCE
    159 9 Reuter's Service. UV1IUU11, u uuc u. ft.,./ 1 tran^e interlude around Peking re- i Jar J/ in^uen ce of the strongly renewed •quail* 8 in North China, felt j de e Northerners and Southerners, the "Times." The Japanese, in mued at bottom of next Column) asserting absolute neutrality,
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    CONFERENCE OF POWERS
    73 9 London, June 5. In the House of Commons, after Sir Locker-Lampson had made a statement on developments in China, Lt.-Commander Kenworthy asked if it was proposed to call a conference of the Powers to deal with the new situation in view of the approaching Government of China
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    HAPPY KUALA LUMPUR
    30 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 6. There has been much cracker firing at the Kuala Lumpur celebrations of the entry of the Southerners into Peking.
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    IPOH REJOICES
    28 9 Ipoh, June 6. The evacuation of Peking caused much jubilation throughout Perak There was a pandemonium of cracker firing all m t ht and general rejoicings.
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    U. S. ANTI-WAR PACT AND LEAGUE
    180 9 Plan is Supplementary And Helpful NATIONS DOUBLY BOUND TO KEEP PEACE British Official Wireless. London, June 5. Viscount Grey, former Foreign Minister, presiding at a League of Nations Union Conference on Arbitration, said that the peace pact proposal from the United States had no
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    OFFICIALS ARRESTED
    92 9 Bribery and Abuse of Authority In Lat\ia Reuter's Service. Riga, June 5. A hundred and fifty officials and others connected with the Don District Finance Department, including M. Oriadoff, Assistant Director, have been arrested on charges of systematically receiving brines and incorrectly recording traders' profits, thereby causing serious
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    SOUTHERN CROSS AT SUVA
    95 9 Fine Landing After Bitter Storm Reuter's Service. Suva, June 4. There was most intense excitement on the arrival of the Southern Cross, and the Legislative Council closed for the occasion. The machine landed beautifully and the flyers, who were all stone deaf and obviously needed sleep,
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    NEAR FLYING RECORD
    93 9 Return Trip From Croydon to Le Touquet British Official Wireless. London, June 5. Captain Olley, Imperial Airways pilot, nearly set up a flying record yesterday by piloting a fast D. H. Arm-strong-Siddeley air taxi from Croydon to Le Touquet and back in two and a quarter hours.
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    ITALY'S FOREIGN RELATIONS SPEECH IN SENATE
    398 9 Exhaustive Review by Mussolini ENGLAND'S FRIENDSHIP ESSENTIAL Reuter's Service. [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Rome, June 5. In a tensely awaited speech Signer Mussolini exhaustively reviewed Italy's foreign relations beginning with Japan, Africa and the United States, then on to Europe and the League of Nations.
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    NEW GERMAN LORRY
    61 9 Use of Heavy Oil Described as Epoch-Making [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] London, June 5. Speaking at a London banquet. Lt.Cclonel Moore-Brabaion, M.P., former Under Secretary for Transport, described the new German five-ton Meicelos-Benz Die. el-engined heavy-oil lorry as an epochmaking invention. Both Germany, and England, as coal producers,
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    JAPANESE STRIKE
    46 9 Partial Tie-Up of Shipping Already Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Kobe, June 5. Negotiations by the Shipowners and the Seamen's Union have been broken off. A partial tie-up of shipping is reported from various Japanese ports, but the Union has not yet ordered a strike.
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    REICHSTAG CONVOKED
    69 9 [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, June 5. The Speaker has convoked the Reichstag for June 13 in the afternoon. President yon Hindenburg confers with the Party leaders, excepting the Extremists, on Friday and Saturday, when it is expected that the Social Democrat leader, Mueller Franken, will be offered the
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    ROYALTY OFF TO CONGO
    51 9 Reuter's Service. Antwerp, June 5. The King and Queen have sailed for the Congo on the liner Thysville for a three months' tour, and are due at Boma on June 21. They will inaugurate on July 10 at Elisabethville a railway from the lower Congo to
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    MORE GOLD FOR BRITAIN
    36 9 Reuter's Service. New York, June 5. The s.s. Berengaria is sailing 1 for England with ten million dollars additional gold bullion, making a total which left the United States since.September of $535,000,000.
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    ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA
    227 9 Optimistic Speeches At Meeting SICK RUBBER INDUSTRY CHANGES DOCTORS Communism One of Sir Hugh's Worst Problems Reuter's Service. London, June 5. Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under Secretary for the Colonies, was the principal guest at the dinner of the Association of British Malaya. Mr. Lowther Kemp, presiding,
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    Lithuania Blamed
    87 9 STRONG CENSURE FROM SIR AUSTIN Small Nations Should Not Presume on Sympathy Reuter's Service. Geneva, June 5. In the course of a statement to British Pressmen, Sir Austen Chamberlain strongly deprecated Lithuania's action in describ- j ing Vilna as her capital. He said that there was sympathy for
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    TRAFFIC IN WOMEN
    58 9 Enquiry to be Extended to Far East Reuter's Service. Geneva. June 5. The Council of the League has approved Sir Austen Chamberlain's report on the traffic in women and children, proposing to exter.d the enquiry to the Far East and make fuller enquiries in Europe and Ajnerica,
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    NEW RUBBER SCHEME
    46 9 Not Taken Seriously in London Reuter's Service. London, June 5. The rubber valorisation scheme mentioned in yesterday's Hague telegram is viewed in London merely as a suggestion and is not seriously considered. The London Rubber Growers' Association has not yet received the proposal.
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    MR. ORMSBY-GORE
    37 9 Arrives at Colombo Ahead of Time (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, June o. The Right Hon. Mr. Ormsby-Gore arrived yesterday evening, a day earlier than expected. He begins a strenuous crowded fortnight's programme this afternoon.
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    BARBER LINE BUYS FLEET
    35 9 Reuter's Service. Washington, June 5. The Shipping Board has sold the Ameri-can-West African Line of ten vessels of 82,000 tons deadweight to the Barber Steamship Company of New York for $2,264,000.
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    FINANCE BILL PASSES
    33 9 Reuter's Service. London, June 5. The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Finance Bill. An amendment moved by Mr. Snowden was defeated by 322 to 135 votes.
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    ECHO OF MID-NIGHT SMASH
    187 10 Miller and Driver of Taxi Charged ONE ACCUSED STILL IN HOSPITAL F. S. Miller, the man who was at the wheel of the Buick roadster which collided with a Rugby taxi near the approach to Anderson Bridge on Monday night, ap peared before the Third Magistrate.
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    SUPREME COURT
    213 10 Claim for Damages Against Rubber Company At the Supreme Court this morning before Mr. Justice Prichard, a Chinese squatter, named Phuah Song, brought an action against the Bukit Sembawang Rubber Company, Limited, for damages for clearing out and removing his shack with some of its contents. Mr. A.
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    PROPOSED TAXIMETERS
    63 10 Rates of Hire Fixed by Municipal Committee Committee No. 1 took the following action at a meeting held en June, 1: Decided that in the event of taximeters being introduced the rates of hire should be as follows:— Ist mile 40 cents. Subsequent mileage 5 cents per V*
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    CRACKER FIRING
    67 10 Forty-Five Chinese Fined Twenty Dollars Each Sufferers of the cracker firing nuisance will be pleased to learn that the Police have been very active in putting an end to this annoyance, as was evidenced in the Third Court yesterday when 45 Chinese were fined $20 or 5 days
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    HONG FATT MEETING
    98 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 6. At the annual meeting of the Hong Fatt Mining Co., Ltd., M. H. O. Flowerdew, after he had criticised the writing off of only fifty per cent of the amount spent on the removal of the overburden, considering that
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    FORWARD CONTRACTS
    77 10 I The Lunas Rubber Estates, Ltd., report that the following forward contracts have been made: 50 tons ribbed smoked sheet equal to Singapore standard at 27 Vfe cents per lb. to godow'h Penang. Delivery, 25 tons November, 25 tons December, 1928. 120 tons ribbed smoked sheet equal to
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    Sporting News
    350 10 The Turf DERBY STAKES FAVOURITE IS FAIRWAY To-day's Race is Absorbing Topic in London British Official Wireless. London, June 5. To-morrow the race for the Derby stakes, popularly known as The Derby, will bo run at Epsom. To-day, on the eve of the race, the question of what
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    ALTERATIONS
    26 10 Reuter's Service. London, June 5. Alterations in Derby probables are: Advocate (Marshall) Camelford (J. Leach). Heirloom and Wheedler do not run. P. Beasley rides O'Curry.
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    Boxing in Manila
    360 10 PEDRO CAMPO BEATS WILLS Loser Met Battling Key Here In 1927 Harry Wills fought like a demon in the last round of his 12-round bout with Pedro Campo at the Olympic Stadium last night and convinced referee Eloriaga that his showing was worthy of at least a
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    269 10 Reuter's Service. London, June 5. NOTTS vs. WARWICKSHIRE Notts win by 10 wickets. Notts scores 434, of which Whysall makes 140. Warwickshire scores 157 and 296, of which Wyatt made 112. SUSSEX vs. WORCESTERSHIRE Sussex wins by 243 runs. Sussex: Ist innings 409, Landridge making 126, Arthur Gilligan
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    S.C.R.C. Beat Duke s II But Lose to Police
    370 10 Playing at the S.C.R.C. ground on Saturday the Chinese defeated the Dukes II by nine runs in a close game. Scores:— Duke's ll:—Galloway, b Lian Teck, 28 Johnson, c Siow Hian. b Hr>ahing, 9 Day. run out, 9 Whiston, c John
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    TENNIS
    56 10 Australian Competitor Expected Here in August (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 6. At a meeting of the Perak Tennis Association last night it transpired that the Malayan tennis championships to be held at Singapore in August will be for the first time open to the world. It is
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    GOLF
    50 10 Keppel Club June Monthly Medal (Stroke) The June Monthly Medal will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10, and the Ladies Spoon on Monday, June 11. ST. JAMES CUP The qualifying round for the above Cup will be played in conjunction with the June Medal.
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    Football
    493 10 S.C.C. AND DUKE'S DRAW Club Eleven Show Good Form The S.C.C. held the Duke's to a draw of a goal each in a First Division League match which was played on the Padang yesterday afternoon. A large crowd turned out to watch what proved to be a very interesting
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    Results of Other league Matches
    92 10 On Monday Seletar Wat the S.C.C. by 1 to 0 on the Padang, in an "A" division game of the second division- of the League. In the same division the R. A. beat Pulau Brani by 7—l. The match was played on the latter's ground.
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    Chi-Nan Students Back Again
    44 10 The Chinan students from Shanghai will play football at the Stadium to-morrow evening against the S.C.F.A. The prices will be $1, 50 cents and 20 cents; no season tickets. A portion of the receipts will go towards the students' expenses.
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    JAPANESE NEWS
    190 10 (By courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, June 2. The Japanese military operations in Manchuria depend upon whether the Southerners will enter Manchuria or not. The Kenkyukai's lukewarm Impeachment Bill against the Seiyukai Government was approved with a few verbal amendments by all parties in the Upper House,
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    BIRTHDAY PARADE
    96 10 Governor Congratulates Officers And Men The G.O.C. has received the following letter from His Excellency the Governor: I have the honour to request Your Excellency to be so good as to convey on my behalf to the Commanding Officers, officers, non-commissioned officers and men of all the units
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    Resident of Perak Proves Record Celebrant
    144 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 5. In connection with the King's birthday celebrations it is noteworthy that all the Chinese shops closed on Monday were flying the Union Jack alongside the Nationalist flag. The Resident of Perak, Mr. H. W. Thomson, performed the
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    HEAVY DAMAGE CLAIM
    152 10 Suit Against Malayan American Plantations (From Our Own Correspindent.) Penang, June 5. A claim for $25,000 damages by a former employee against the Malayan American Plantations, Limited, came before Mr. Justice Stevens in the Supreme Court to-day; the estate doctor, Dr. \V a 1 lace, was also
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    WORLD AUTO RECORD
    187 10 U.S.A. Driver Uses 36-Cylinder Machine Ray Keech, driving a monster speed car built for J. M. White, Philadelphia sportsman, set a new world's record for automobiles when he averaged 207.***** miles per hour in two runs over the official beach course at Daytona, Florida, on April 22.
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    UNUSUAL CHARGES
    122 10 Alleged Smuggling Agents Arrested An unusual case was mentioned before the Second Magistrate yesterday when two Chinese named Wong Tin Soo and Jong Tai Soi were produced on a serious charge. The allegations against them are that they made false representations to another Chinese named Koh Eng Hoon,
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    THANKS FROM Y.W.C.A.
    96 10 The thanks of the Y.W.C.A. and especially of the Committee responsible for organising the Fete held last Saturday are due to all who helped to make it successful. To those firms who gave donations to the stalls, to those who lent equipment, to the Press fcr helpful
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    37 10 It is expected that 4,000,000 persons will be employed in the manufacture and distribution of automobiles in the United States this year. This will represent an increase of about 300.000 over the number for any previous year.
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    Letters to the Editor
    161 10 Craig Road (To the Editor cf the "Maiava Trihu^- Sir,—I beg your indulgence for em 'V ing on your valuable space it because I do not know the prot>« r to which to direct my complaint Numerous coolies have nightly elect., to enjoy their beauty sleep
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    AMERICAN VARIETY SHOW
    384 10 Something Different al the Theatre Royal Singapore just now is surfeited with shows bf an unusual number and variety but the American Variety Show, which opened last night for a sh n here at the Theatre Royal, is "something different," as the American adveitisers express it. Not
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    WEEKLY SHARE REPORT
    303 10 Singapore, lane There has been a distinct ea the price of tin during the last week and as a result share quotations a lower all round. There ha< be ally no speculative interest in <i liar issues and even the more popular sto ks bare fallen away
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    49 10 It is extraordinary to what distance limited stop bus developed at home. lAi coaches, with restaurant corrtmodation, arc used on uw which run every day and m cover over 180 nu es. guide published in "Motor 1 rai are already upwards of oo nature and additi<>n> are f weekly.
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      164 10 OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLES Solution of Number 74 The following is the solution of Crossword No. 74, entries for which closed at 12 noon to-day. In to-morrow's issue of The "Malaya Tribune" the results and the solution with Crossword No. 76, will be published. Across:—l. As; 3. Cows; 6. Wat; 9.
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    Scottish Letter
    1522 11  -  (By Reuter's Service. Edinburgh, May 10. week the House of Commons was spent a day in discussing the i -timates, but, at the instance of I lists, the debate for which they d was adjourned after twenty No doubt the incident will be an argument in favour of
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    KING SOL
    368 11 Advantage of Tropics Over Temperate Climes The Philippines Health Service believes that there are always two sides to any question, for, while every one feels great discomfort because of the heat during these days, the Health Service believes the brighter side has been over-looked. Dr. Jose Bantug, witty
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    59 11 The largest batch of Chinese deportees to leave the Philippines departed in one week on the steamers Susana and Hai Ching, 41 on the former and seven on the latter' others are waiting for the first available transportation to China. These 56 deportees formed part of the shipment of 600
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      183 11 TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORBOW, JUNE 6 AND 7. VARIETY ENTERTAINMENTS IN AID OF THE TEOCHEW RELIEF FUND NEW WOULD SHOW Guakang and Cantonese Operas—Blue Star Minstrel Party—Chinese Cinemas and other Attractive Side Shows. THE CITY OPERA To-night and To-morrow—No Performance FRIDAY, JUNE B.—PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY
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      163 11 Who says J Born 1820 Still going Strong/ —Why, the man who is igrfj particular about the maturity of his whisky. S^Hnm He knows that every drop O gfe^R^^v of Johnnie Walker can be absolutely depended on as f ffffl¥ perfectly mature. !S guaranteed the whole j John Little Co.,
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    328 12 THE MILLION HUMBLE AND HOMELESS A Few Stanzas of a Beautiful Thought A fire-mist and a planet, A crystal and a cell, A Jelly fish, a Saurian, And caves, where the cavemen dwell, Then a sense of law and beauty, And a face turned from the clod, Some
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    "ROCKET" AIRCRAFT
    318 12 Proposed German Experiment to Propel Aeroplanes There seems to be no reason to doubl that a serious attempt to "shoot" an aeroplane with a human being on board into the air is to be made in Germany. The rocket car" produced by the Opel Works on the Valier-Sander
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    41 12 Orders issued by Lieut.-Col. W. R. Meredith, D.5.0., Commanding the Malay States Volunteer Regiment, state that the expenditure of ammunition must in future be closely watched. Company Commanders are responsible for seeing that in no case is the authorised quota exceeded.
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      341 12 To-Night at 9 p.m. I THEATRE ROYAL xi In I NORTH BRIDGE ROAD B i In CAPT. EDWARDS PRESENTS H 1 AMERICAN VARIETY SHOW 1 in 3 FEATURING: I 8 BARNYARD f I orcai s frolic 1 60 Trained Game ROOSTERS Direct f rom their Sensational Triumph at the 8
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      487 12 To-night at 9:30 p.m. To-night GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME at Carson 9 s American Circus Wild West and Carnival at THE MALAYA BOXING STADIUM (Next to Tramway Station) All New Acts. All New Stunts Watch tor Big Boxing Contest MICKEY GARCIA (Manila) vs. KID CHARLIE (Frisco) Matinees Saturday and Sunday
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      244 12 I Happy Children Brimful of energy and vitality and as W happy as the day is long are the children M W whose daily food beverage is delicious j| W There is nothing as good as "Ovaltine* W for building up sound nerves, filert minds m 9 and robust bodies.
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      90 12 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS Programme of Drills up to and for June 10, 1928. To-day, June 6 3 p.m.—Drill Hall, Cadets—Raffles Institution, Weapon Training. Friday, June 8 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S. R. A. (v), Gun Laying. 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S. V. F. Ambulance, Stretcher Drill. Saturday, June 9 2:30 p.m.—Bukit Timah Range,
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    Aeroplane Tests
    956 13 ASTONISHING WORK WITH A MOTH MACHINE Pilot Deliberately Crashes His 'Plane and Lands Unhurt An astonishing series of aeroplane tests, held at a London aerodrome recently, reached a dramatic climax when Captain G. de Havilland, the well-known designer-pilot, deliberately crashed his machine to pieces from a height of
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    RUBBER AND THE HOME
    149 13 The uses of rubber in the modern household are manifcld. In thousands of unsuspected ways this most versatile of products reduces noise and breakages, banishes fatigue, prevents shocks and jars and renders the housewife's duties a pleasure. With a view to acquainting the general pub ie
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      545 13 J Robert Hudson Ltd. I riPPing Wagons I 'fW jj Cc x P ected of are built for inder all conditions. j ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF THE BORNEO CO, LTD., I j (Incorporated in England.) [5 Siagapete, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Teluk Anson and Penang. |fj i "I do everything easily now"
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      287 13 Home Happiness depends on Health! Happy, healthy, and full of joyous energy from morning to night! That is how you would wish your r family to enjoy life. Can you secure Sanato c fu for them these splendid gifts of bkx)d^nerves,aibC^«rd health and vigour phosphorus just those ele* mcnts which
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      638 14 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF REMOVAL I beg to notify my Patrons that I have to-day removed from 19, Noordm Lane to 41, Selegie Road. ONG CHENG PEW, String and Brass Band, Supplier. BAN HOE AND CO.. LTD. Notice Re Lost Scrip. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the certificate for the
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      449 14 SITUATION VACANT WANTED—Qualified Dresser (Indian). Must be able to speak Tamil, assist with general supervision of labour and possess some knowledge of Estate Books, for Estate in Borneo. Apply stating salary required with copies of testimonials to Box 667, cjo Malaya Tribune. TO LET TO LET —Bungalow No. 159 off
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      506 14 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITEDHEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES Penang 85, Beach Street. Malacca 131, Jonker Street. Muar No. 1, Jalan Sayang. Batu Pahat 109, Jalan Rahamat. Palembang 16, Ilir. Hong Kong 13, Queen's Road, Central Seremban 63, Birch Road. Batavia 47, Corner Lloyd Street. Shanghai 9, Kiukiang
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      537 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December, 1892.) Authorised capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,584,846 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E.C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M.
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      338 14 INSURANCE THE luR SOIUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT uOWRST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager Office: 2, Finlayson Green. SZE HAI TONG BANKING INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Established 1907. HEAD OFFICE: 58, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. Paid-up Capital $2,000,000 Surplus
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      218 14 WSURANCE THE EASTERN t IFIJ ASSURANCE COHPOR An(ft| LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S 3 HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE 2nd Floor of No. MaUeca Singapore. m'Phone Nos. 3046 and 3017. BOARD OF DIRECTORS See Teong Wah, Esq. (Chairman). Gaw Khek Khiam, Esq (Vice Chairman) Ong Soon Tee, Esq. Koh San Hin, Esq.
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      390 15 STEAMER SAILINGS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA PCAR LINES rated in England) nl SSENGER CARGO SERVICES. AND ORIENTAL STEAM [ON CO.. LONDON AND \ST MAIL SERVICE. ntract with His Majesty's l.o\ ernment.) VRDS from LONDON r China Japan Due Tonnage Singapore 1928 9,100 June 16.600 June 16 7.000 June 26 9.100
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      440 15 STEAMER SAILINGS HAMBURG-AMERIKA UNIE Hugo oeutBch Stinnes Mp M 1 Australische Linien |C| Cj Oampfschiffsand Gesellschaft (Companies Incorporated in Germany) Passenger and Cargo Services. OUTWARDS HONG KONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN Hindenburg In Port Rhein via Manila June 16 t Oldenburg July 1 f Saarland via Manila July 10 MANILA, HONG KONG.
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      502 15 STEAMER SAILINGS V<#jjs\ NORDDEITSCHER \\wlt\ LLOYD V i (Incorporated IK v Germany.) The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS FOR MANILA, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA PORTS. COBLENZ due Spore June 21 FOR MANILA, JAPAN AND VLADIVOSTOK. AN HALT due Spore July 'i FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND
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      216 15 STEAMER SAIUNGS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. LOCAL SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. PENANG (direct express service—l 9 ft hours) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" BELAWAN (via Penang) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG Monday 4 p.m. "KINTA" Wednesday 4 p.m. "IPOH" Saturday 4 p.m. "KLANG" PORT SWETTENHAM TELUK ANSON Friday 4 p.m.
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      517 15 STEAMER SAILINGS (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO MARSEILLES LONDON Tonnage Destitution Due Sail fHakusan Maru IU.OOO Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp Rotterdam June 7 8 Kitano Maru 8,000 M'seilles, London, A'werp R'dam June 21 22 Haruna Maru 10.500 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp Rotterdam July 5 0 Kama Maru S,Ouo M'seilles, London, A'werp
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      108 16 I IHEworld,s I I Mm li best I 1 tSS ™f HOOGLANDT CO. jjj 1 SINGAPORE. 1 H i i I UP-TO-DATE I I A. I>. S. 1 PHOTO STUDIO f 1 I I Electric Lighting. i EVERY DAY FROM 8.30 AJW. TO 7.30 PJL EXCEPT SUNDAYS: TO 12 NOON.
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      477 16 jj The Upright Piano is still the -—j^^WmU C most Reliable, Desirably and 1 jj Durable Investment you can make ISjSBSBSHEiif i a to brin<* Music into your Home. 1 WHY NOT GET ONE? te^wSH 3 c pleas I I iffer you BRAND NEW UPRIGHT PIANOS. jj) I Co., 1
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      109 16 I S 1 > 5 5 5 3 i j 3 i I j is the only genuine Adhesive Rubber Plaster according to the formula of Professor Unna, i the world famous skin specialist. Keep some in your house or first aid use. When buying insist upon being supplied with
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