The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 May 1923

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTO. SINGAPORE, 55., SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1923. No. 10,882
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    147 1 France officially and semi-oflicially rejects the German terms for reparations Page 9. Statements in the House of Commons deal with the air-force of Britain and our commitment a* regards Iraq Tage 9. The Melbourne Age is pleased to sup- I>ort Singapore as a naval base Page 9.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1312 1 Quicquid agunt homines >>ostri est farrago Libelli Juvenal. The presence of tin Navy in the City luring the* week has livened things up considerably, especially in sport, although ocal engagements <>f footballers made* it liAeoH to give the isitors us good game* is wo should have
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      338 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. SINGAPOSB. WEEKLY PROGRAMME Telephone 320. (10 Lines). MONDAY.— Tea Dansant ft« F nf IJalJroom in the East. TUESDAY. Dinner Dance. WEDNESDAY.— Orchestral Concert. Grill Room adjoining Dining Room THURSDAY.-Gue* Nisht—DWr open 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Dance. FRIDAY.— Tea Dansant. SATURDAY SATURDAY.— Guest Night. Dinner pi r^T
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      221 1 KELLY AND WALSH LTD (Incorporated in Hongkong"). NEW BOOKS OF L OCAL INTEREST. MALAYA, The Straits Settlements ORCHIDS, Their Cultivation and fcn(l The federated and Unfeder- Management. by W Watson. New Ated Malay States, with map and Edition with 20 coloured plates illustrations. Edited by R. O. Win- and 182
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      204 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENIS. Furui<hed house to let Page 7. Further reduction in tram fares— a .ire 7 New books at Kelly and Walsh's— p a^ Mapmobile cars are a triumph Pa^e 4 Superite roofing at McA lister's— Pam lti' Anctiont of household furniture— Page 1. Packing by experienced Japanese—^ Page 2.
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      149 1 THE WEEK. Sntt'nhty, r>th. Ili^'h \V;it»r. ti.ST a.m., 1.51 p.m. Race entries close. U. I. outward mail arrives. League II: Middlesex vs. HaaleqatM, Tsa^in. Lc;'kuc II: U.K. vs. Kcppcl, P. Brani. Peelfadi Wivs, ralladium, 'J.lO p.m. Blo«be«id'i Bth if, Tfceatve, i*.:<o p.m. Smtdop, 9th, Hifrh Water, 1.18 n.m., 2.44 p.m.
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    KULA LUMPOR EXHIBITION.
    120 2 Advance information about the Malayan Agrt hottkultmal Show and Trade Exhi--lit ion is now io hand. The Show will be ••eld on June SOU), July let and 2nd. Judging frosn the fino efforts of the V. If. S. people 'iaring the Malayan Borm"> Exhibition, ihc <>me exhibition
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    THE NEW CURE FOR DIABETES.
    71 2 uondon. April 18. As a result of the speeding up with the production (»f insulin. I 'v new remedy for diabetes discovered in Toronto, the manufacture <<f which in En*> j nd i> licensed by the Medical Reaeareb Cooncil, it 1- anticipated that soon it
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    MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MRS. R. HYNDMAN.
    75 2 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MRS. R. HYNDMAN. London, April 12. An inquest on the thorea* and poetesa, Mrs. Rosalind Hyndntan, wh«. arai found dead in bed at her 1 fcidaaea in Haaspatead, was adjourned for month to enable certain organs to be analysed; after evidence of the discovery 01 the ivy
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    HIGH PRICED LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS.
    52 2 HIGH PRICED LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS. Loodoa, April 13.— The painting LandsT %vlth a "watennill" by Jacob Rui s dael .finally h. the Scarsbrick collation fa H6l, was rM at Chrirtie's to^h, for "v^.Si~" tO M Srs K "^>cr. Messrs T ht pa,. 20 0 for Van De 'V. ftt tho mouth
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      277 2 TO LBT OR FOR SALE. LARGE (."-DOWNS, newly erected area fratu 10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. facing river. LARGE STORES from 6,000 to 24,000 sq. ft. near wharf and shipping. Also 4 hree storied buddings for offices and godowns. Centrally situated All immediate entry, goiiitf cheap Apply or write to
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      699 2 B Carina W £i C/ THEATRE '~Z Ist Show at 7.30. PLAQUES AND PUPPY LOVE (Larry Scnion). LIGHTNING BRYCE SERIAL Episodes Ei.^lu, Nine and Ten. 2nd Show at 9.15 p.m. SAUCE SENORITAS (Jimmy Aubrey). THE SAVAGE WOMAN With Clara Kiniball Young-. ALMOST MARRIED. A Metro Comedy Deligttt with MAY ALLISON.
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      417 2 Alhambra I In Our Next Change Monday. SOth I IN THE SECOND SHOW AT Q Vv I 1 Red Unhrenal .star Comedy. I British Screen News. I FAMOUS PLAYERS LASKY CORPORATK I JUST AROUND THE COR^ I With an all star cast, Including Lewii Bai "^A I A COSMOPOLITAN PRODUCTION
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      159 2 TENDERS. 6OVERNMENI sSrSES Tenders 11 Road; 2. Ext< I School incl J Everv 8 (oI V J] will be required to Jeposit A Hundred Dollars with the Cu and fornu v of the receipt for th < isSOflft J In the even: of any person who* *Jj beer accepted f;u:
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1100 3 HE ROI WBDDING. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Apr. 4. It i^ understood in Court circles that prior to the royal marriage tlic King will create the Duke of York a Knight of the itle, and that hiu Royal flighnegti will vt r iiiv order in honour of
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      150 3 "Oil, Bibv hov \^y Ip i rtiink HJ^ Wfl it yo iDaoy I in England i im yourself, he would v< y four babies at minated, discase- anger to Baby that < to mother's milk. J* boiled water, Glaxo W^ a Baby needs Jo make him [ta cleanliness an.i freedom
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      274 3 Philadelphia Diamond 5 -Grid Battery I H "THE HEMEiMBRANCE OF QUALITY REMAINS LONG AFTER THE PRICE IS FORGOTTEN." J SUPREME BY SERVICE 3 STOCKED BY Q ll] MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT OF H H THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED, i M (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) H| SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG WE CARRY LARGE AND
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    SEARCH FOR PETROLEUM.
    207 4 The search for petroleum in the United States is found by the Bureau of Min^s to cause an outlay of $30,000,000 a year for producing dry holes, record for two ytars having 1 shown that 5,814 unproductive wells were drilled at an averag-e cost of at least
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    BELGIANS WHO DIED IN BRITAIN.
    111 4 Removal of Bodies. lynidon, Apr. tMt Th«- bodlta of T'J Belgians who riied in lintairi during the war were to-day conveyed on H. M. S. Calliope from Dover to ZctbWCfO, Monsignor Carton De Wiart Celebrated a ihoit service in a ttmporarj' nortnary OB the pier
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    HUMOURS OF THE FRAY.
    130 4 Mr. St. Leo Strachey told some storie? from political lift in a lecture entitled j "Hmaoon of the Fray." at a meeting of' the OvtneaJ League. One stoiy was a^« follow.-: "An Irish Member of Parliamen* was requested to apologise on his knee? to the Houv.
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    BARNARDO GIRLS FOR AUSTRALIA.
    164 4 On M-^nh 28th, Queen Mary invited the Brfct hatch of fifty girls from Dr. BarnardnV Home to go to Sydney, to Buck'ngliam Palace. Sh«- aildrftij them in her own |i(uliar]y chaiming un<. motherly way ftaying "in wishing you £rod-byo and good luck I should like to
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    "BRIDGE WRIST."
    148 4 New Complaint. The popularity of bridge has brought the new complaint, "bridge wrist." Its r.iost easily recoffniaabte symptom is a L«ujnip i 00 top of the wrist. At first tho lump is not painfrl. but it becomes tender if the victim dots considerable shuffling and dealing. The swelling
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    86 4 In 1922 132,886 Chinese immigrants were cxaminerl in Singapore arriving on board vessels. 226 vessels were engaged in bringing them. From Hongkong came 34,879; from BwatOW 37,223; from Amoy 53,097; from Hoihow 7,687. The belief that Hailam women do not come here is destroyed by the figures of women, boys
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    STOCKS AND SHARE.
    470 4 [Fi,u,,. AlT^. I of th, Shi I marked. '','V wSI Hitam Tin (in I Johan Tin "jj*. I K.. Kamuntings 2.2 I K .nta As,. (4oo,»oJL{ I Lima,, Jm is:,, u g I I Murai Tin (S) 1 ■>- Malayan Co}, .f( I Mamhau Tin ($1 J
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    ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO MURDER.
    94 4 Lotto* vr A Tan-.- message rtma ™?d toet was riven si nrii Egyptian. charged with c murder British <?•-'■ civilian, it to iu*r t; •erased confessed thai be v^^ pult which woul.i hurl i*« fT| h poieeaed I p !l <i,UYUoM Of described the plol k«
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    33 4 r IntfctCltjrlltgUtrtU'tC* on April Bid, Mr<. W*g Rs. 50 for an itU«P« :it „^o^ f**d tUt Mr £»£•< in February >^ r ind' to numerous tropical d t t b»^ therefore attemptv.l WW* m.'sscd aim.
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      665 4 J Hupmobiiei i To make a thing mechanically perfect is success but to make a thing j that will approximate perfection after years of abuse and neglect is a triumph. Ask Hupmobile owners how their motor cars run after 10,000, 40,000 yes, 100,000 miles. DISTRIBUTORS %sl%m?r STRAITS MOTOR GARAGE W%y7
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      348 4 fiWw^^ )]j lorious Health fy'JJ' l follows in the Path rfTTil °f SANATOGEN d I i i i There are thousands upon thousands 111 people who owe all their L I \m. glorious health of body and nerves sL I rtf solely to the regular use of Sanatogen. fcLj-j-^Tri B
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      37 4 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. SMUGGLING OF RUBBER. A substantial reward, depending on the amount of rubber involved, will be givtui for information which leads to tho capture and conviction of persons smuggling rubber from Johore. 24-4 7 5
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    FROM GOLDEN GATE TO GOLDEN SUN.
    947 5 FROM GOLDEN GATE TO GOLDEN SUN. G u to Golden Sun. By iWithtrhir. I* net) f ||r. Norden'i petting forth he ascribes ia this -«Wd Sport and Obeenratioa in Siam rfT 27.v«* rewmmendi him as a guide. first chapter that tun. aut to be caw of those 0U conforming to
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    WOMEN'S EDUCATION IN THE EAST.
    149 5 A great fillip to the education of women in the East is given by the donation of a mi-lion dollars from the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund, handed over at the beginning of this month to Mrs. IVabody, wh 0 has been responsible for raising
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    BULLET EXPERIMENTS.
    245 5 Among intere.it ing results of experiments i:» firing bullets vertically into the air ia the discovery of the slight power of such bullets to do harm on their return fall. As repcrted by Capt. E. C. Crossman in The Popular Science Monthly, none of a valley projected 9,000
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSING MUDDLE.
    111 5 lx>ndon. April 7. iivnns. formerly War. in an interU that th© Budget d b. devoted to -Inch wo »ld greatly H« pointed out that had incurred ar ia **wly. Neither was I lo begin a new :'ars a o and the Fund of a hundred he State
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    TREATING LEPROSY.
    207 5 < Kaulmoojrr.'f oil, which has been broughL to renewed attention a^ a specific in treating leprofjr at the leper settlement of Molokai in Hawaii, is a development from a very old lonwdy. The crude oil expressed from the hotd:-, has been in use among the natives of li^dia
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    MAPPING IN THE AIR.
    495 5 A New Typ« of Crmera. Some of the difficulties of aerial photography, and developments d.rected toward a solution of the probkin*. presented by map-making 1 i'n the ah\ wonqj described in papers road before the Royal Geographical Society. Lieutenant-Colonel If. K. MacLeod said tha£ at the
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    RELICS OF THE TRUE CROSS.
    325 5 The Reported Discovery in New Tt ork. There is notafeg improbable, Catholic authorities say, in the reported discovery m New York of fragment! of the True Cross. The relics were found in the hollow base of a silver cross from Austria, which, with other antiques,
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    1371 6 The rntamcd: Horses of the Wfld By Imvid Cirtvv. (T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 6s net). The Untamed in oiw of tic best books \w have read for a hong time. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, it is a most tantalising book to rev it*
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    PERSISTENT PLANT LIFE.
    439 6 Biologirts tell us thai ;he plasm from which seeds origofoate poneim a "natin.nl or physiological immortality/" but Mr. T. C. Bridges, in the Jaunaty iwimtUT telU us a series of plant stores, in the Empire Review, which fo to prove that certain seeds actually postoM a kind
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    31 6 The vxpre*»don in Scotch literature of the passion for freedom ihould be »ufllcient to show how fal*e is the conception of the Scottish character a* ■omething' grey and bleak.— G. Oiettwtxm.
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    326 6 The tina! f /^l* tk- »rov.-,| t .ther, conditions w, v.lln.aM, standard. From Btwt pectiv, .|,f,,,, held safefr, and had little interest the end ti, «eored in n, PIHV th,, deserve* tl, between the i again a M j wards, bul Bga backs and th.y bad goalkeeper, Second
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    A POSSIBLE GOLD RUSH.
    123 6 One amnot help ported find of the hu# New (Juiiwa will have th piaC Md bring tho roniarv well to the force \f at the time of the CtUfc"* IS4:> or the Klor.lvke toi i roporta im tiw wi friends well in tb* fo it would
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      137 6 lIIjL-lIIr M///JF Sj \^rTi illilil)i|i}|lll{l)T' CIGARETTES are made in London by an English firm with over 140 years' experience to help them 1^ in their endeavour to produce _>-^^^~^^- j^^^^B^^PT^pK^-^^^r^ I juu l.tiMLiii V'liiuiiiid -^*~i-^*^^m^^^m\^^*^^' '"^^S^"-"^'^^^' I 1 1 illf n i f c f^ lira f*l/^/^* '~*^mrl X Y^
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    245 7 The following were the guests of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guillemard at a dinner given at Government House on Thursday Sid instant, in honour of H.E. Admiral Sir A. C. Leveson, K.C.B. The Rand of the Europe Hotel under the d'ection of Mr. F. R. Martens
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    GIRL GUIDES IN MALAYA.
    367 7 Singapore Division. The following ja mi extract from the Girt Guides (Incorporated) eighth annual National and Imperial Report for ]1>22: j Guiding in Malaya is making steady pro- 1 press in efficiency. Our numbers show an increase of only sixty-five Guides since last year, but though
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    AIR STUNTING.
    188 7 Thrill [n Yokohama Harbour. The Japanese correspondent of the S. C. M P. write*: While trying to perform stunts, for the edification of the British tan aboard the [Hawkins and the Diomede, now visiting Japan, a flight lieutenant of the .Japanese navy had a lev&re IVI and was
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    FILM CENSORSHIP.
    130 7 Some sort of cinema censorship is abso- lutoly essential In this country, and if it had been refiscnably exercised Is the past there would be no outcry against it to-day. But its working has been so inconsistent and stupid as to provoke just indignation. I Films exhibited in
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    E.S.A.M. MAGAZINE.
    227 7 The fourth issue of the E.S.A.M. ttagmyiin-. with its striking red cover, will be welcomed by nil Ex-Service men in Malaya 1 a^ another link that binds, another turn to tli.' wheel «>f comnuleship an<f goodwill Articles grave and gay. humorous black and white drawings, the letter \kuz.
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    243 7 Mr. (I. Miho, director of tho Japanese Commercial Mueeum, la leaving for Japan on a short furlough by the Awa-Mam dinhere on the Bth from Bombay. Daring his absence, Mr. K. ishii will be in charge of the Museum. Under the auspices of The Lades' Work Party of the Presbyterian
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      505 7 L-^— I^^^ 7^Tki>iatk entry. I Mji.'atanted unfurnished Bunl p M ir Psnjang Read, built I V I B V <""' (1 Si:i Threo t- ur u'ith BathrsoOM to each. Large TL3 wiChj Patent Hooking Stove. I Car with extra accomr Cycle. Cosjs«l Rain >mpound and -plendid POWELL I ">-. LTD.,
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      707 7 AUCTION SALES. REMINDER. To-day, Saturday, at 2.30 p.m. AUCTION SALE OF BaosUont T-nk Household Furniture At No. |fj Hukit Timuh Road (just beyond fcfcs tUI milestone) Canprfsißg a Im iooiga nafciganj uv.k dmpyfag room snito, in 7 piioooa and upnolstfvsd in toaraor. larga granoVfittlMr s i clock, wax polislud toas
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      557 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS, UMmBD. PUVnm REDUCTION OF FARES. Commencing- on the 9th instant, shorl Sections av U be inaujrurated, ami the Ist and 2nd Class Fait* ndtiesd on all Routes; toe new charges befog: must <i \ss (ALI uor i i:s> Cents 4 S^tiona i> Gotta 7 Sections 12
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      401 7 -MOTIONS f fo ■14 Battery Road» A, ~LMj THIS long established firm has f or many years enjoyed an enviable reputation for supplying everything o f the best. An important London syndicate has taken over the business and with the. retention of the entire staff you may safely entrust us
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    27 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. JOSEPH.— A I T. i<-k Aii>..n. to Mr. and Mr*. S. JoM-ph of Kuitl:i Kuhu. tin- of u son. C yon paper-* pItMC t&fj.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1923. The German Offer.
    744 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1923. The German Offer. Perhapi we have a different idea Oi the 'seriousness of international uegoiiations than have some other nations. The Soviet may possibly be excused for the brusqueness and stupidity of the mistakes they make in their attempts to discuss matters. The
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    1187 8 m Ltdjr GuiUemard will open th<* S. Andrew's Hospital. Tanjong Pagar Road, on Tuesday, May 22nd. at 5.15 p.m. Mr. J. Black is appoints a collector of land rewnue for Malacca. Mr. G. C. Valpy is appoint**] Official Assignee, Straits Settlements, from May Ut Mr. A. C. Baker is appointed
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    36 8 The report of \VI M», J rftowa a profit uf $i K^l mtrietion ***** fo,J>»a Sungei A I Upning Btari d i, M 1 1 J t is com I Lodge. I to-morrow. I
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    COMPTON COUTTS COMEU COMPANY.
    270 8 WINDOW! I Kithout theinspim, I n li.i R e audi.-i ]>.n.y Kay- J*|H John Galsworthy-, Victoria Theat Lovctt. *h, atArintryn was sufficiently .^jj lon Co nw an V |E u-o will b< I jll »*«U*fi play "B^hearJsjJ I John G thy*i -\v I o{ an ordinary
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    TRAMWAY FARES.
    59 8 Reference to ooi v.il! ihov i ti r Tramwa\ loavi no itone u l6Cil J enn that i j fcr successful i lincip!. reduetibn of rat ar« ahoitc-r .actions. I imaller maxinjum chaige. The ■iderable, but tho introd^« sirtions is pvohai II ahra; the !-< sopl I. ghort
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    S.V.R.A.
    22 8 Monthly >|H"»n Shl><lt a.m. and OIW "x i Th^ Bomd, Kampom Kaa lir.1 ir I Roa.l to Sflttor K.v,.' to-^ day).
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    24 8 TteKtateVehkki XTH closeil from May Ist T lo^. d^ takes over tho work |lll Major W. K. Bdwarda^ of the Vehicles Depute* Folice Department.
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      166 8 A BURKES- STOUT J||^& FINEST QUALITY |Uol I BREWED BY GUINNESS S lkSs^^l AND BOTTLED BY BURKE v' ri»' lS^iS? -v§ 1 T^ T T TZ> T T T\T Iv^tt: ;7^/l 1J U Jt> Jl^l IN GALDBEGK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Shanghai) 45 Robinson Road. Teh phono 228 PATROXISKI*
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      131 8 23. ÜBEL SEMI-ROTARY PUMPS Standardization of parts is a feature of ÜBEL Semi-Rotary Double and (> ua il ruple-Actinj; > pumps B guarant* eing i nte r B chain L-ability \v h e n necessary. This combined ih Wk the looked for curacy and finish ol" t)i,' L'BEL product, W
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    GERMAN REPARATION NOTE.
    211 9 GERMAN REPARATION NOTE. u N OT ACCEPTABLE. riAKCE KKITSES TERMS. [Beßttrt Service]. Paris, May 3. led that the Germar eeptahle, owing to th< in tt.e.n. the absence ;ii the insufficiency oj |HK DRAFT REPLY. Paris. Ma) 4. reply to the German BroMeta, declares that ptablc above all owing I preliminary
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    FNODUS FROM THE HIGHLANDS.
    85 9 reichin^ Scvne-s At Storm way. London, April 23. -.vr.es at Stoma-way, departed for Canada. HBJ| were fine young om remote hillside spots, and th the Seaforth High- Dible from a m boarding the 'or the liner "MetaganM," and every uned off with a batch, ay played
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    TELEPHOTOGRAPHY.
    49 9 ■n- Port Office haw inventor <rf .vm-imental use I. I *rig-Str*Mb«rg lircs. I &*nu will be wriiien' ribedfomte special «rm« u .lelivered to the be photopiaph thereof. 10 francs for each "bilitiw of numerous fo- -tha.i, ami „,n ar-:-^J-P pfaUM and other rfblf are suggested. confirming the telegrams
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    58 9 i-itacies are given Papor. One took when tw« seamen beo junk were killed <HM«le4 The- pirates, 36 k V" Ml the junk after hours. The second at Amherst Point, £«"**P*. Canton, fron t, nv was Pirated on ap f? ,Th Hongkong Gover^ U> .^-^t in rescuing the s?^ affaj r
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    BRITISH NEWS.
    778 9 THE DEFENCE QUESTION, THANKS! MELBOURNE. [Router's Service]. Melbourne, May 4. The Age says that the decision to establish a strong naval base at Singapore is a significant change of Imperial policy, giving Australia intense satisfaction. Bri-t.-.iu for many years has been strangely indifferent to the interests of the
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    VALIDITY OF RUBBER PENALTY.
    1539 9 CHIEF JUSTICE AMENDS DECISION The important question of the validity of the rule of the Singapore Chambei of Commerce Rubber Association which provides that in the case of a seller defaulting in delivery, the rubber may b< invoiced back, and a penalty of from on< to
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    A MARTINET VICE-CHANCELLOR.
    236 9 Dr. Farnell Offends Again. London, April 18. Dr. Farnell, who achieved publicity last week by banning a rag regatta in aid of charity, is apain in the limelight in connection with a new theatre housed in the Biggame Museum, of which Mr. James Fagan has secured a
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      100 9 Robinson Co., Ltd. TOWELS HEAVY WEIGHT TURK BATH TOWELS Size 55 by 27 Inches. Price $2.50 each BRITISH MANUFACTURE. HEAVY WHITE TURK BEDROOM TOWELS Size 47 by 25 Inches. Price $1.25 each HEMMED BORDERS— BRITISH MADE. Robinson Co. Ltd. INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE. WHEN ON HOME LEAVE REMEMBER 'IHAT YOU MAY
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      595 10 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. (Companies Incorporated in England) BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Service to lON DON AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVEKrOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bill
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      540 10 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England) PASSENGER SERVICE. Swamer OUTWAKD. Si»f»r-»re. fog. CITY OF MANCHESTER China— Japan June 3 fs.s. CITY OF KARACHI China— Japan Oct. 5 ♦s.s. CITY OF PARIS China-^Japan Nov. 16 ♦s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY CHna— Japan Dec. 27 HOMEWARD. ts.s. CITY OF MANCHESTER Marseilles—
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1452 11 FASTER WBBK I> SOI HI AM) WKST. (From Our Own Correspondent). Belfast, Apr. 4. Easter Week was a comparatively quiet one in the South atul West?, only el ever. persons havng been Murdered of died by violence during the week end T\\\» of the victims were wonu
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    THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
    290 11 Singapore Free Press, April 24th 1888Thr revised second edition of Mr. F. A. Swettenham's Malay Vocabulary was pubished. Abrams imported forty tirst-claas horses, irv- upstanding pairs, fours-in-hand, and ;teeple-chasers by the Bucephalus. There was a severe outbreak of cholera n Singapore Jail, thirty-s>even deaths occurring during the
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    613 11 O, WOMAN IN OUR HOIKS OF EASE! j The dress of woman baa erer been the mystery, and sometimes the calamity, of tho ages." Such is the opinion of Mr. Justocs McCardie, delmred in the course of his judgment in a cas«« in- which a husband was sued for .the
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    EMPIRE WIRELESS.
    266 11 For more than a dozen years the prospect of the establishment of wireless stations to communicate with the most distant parts of the Empire and supplement the submarine cab'es has be.-n held out before the business community, but it has remained no more than a prospect. Various committees
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      267 11 A jyt^iw Yachtsman. tar om bottk, a'J i I HI tO IVI Witt's I e i s I to v.w Btl I KS^ango i M is y. tho imi MladiM. The Wc r '"j» OiartM Brandy for RLeu»»u^. i lf P^ ntt t ijufor 9l UN L'L=orJex3 or i'MkLi-' BUddar.
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      523 11 I I Remember Wincarnis is a positive necessity to you if you are Weak, Anaemic, Nervous or Run-down Wincarnis is not a luxury it is a positive necessity to all who are Weak, or Anaemic, or Nervous, or Run-down. Because Wincarnis exercises an extraordinary power in promoting Nezv Strength and
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    STRANGE MIGRATIONS OF EELS.
    952 12 The prodigious distances covered by birds f in their migratory flights have been demonstrated beyond doubt byi means of a a series of carefully organised marking schemes. A great deal of attention has in late years been accorded also to the question of the migratory movements
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    PARLIAMENTARY MANNERS.
    324 12 n h -Japans, I V< Law- I fegroo of heat whjdi ..I in tht British I Clttr ft .ourtesy under excil I stows, taking pU fcWa .*S| M the Navy n «m^H Al soon m 1; :>r;uu I laik-np, mm of th« Minima intiodoced a resolution I dofaato
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    OPIUM AND CHINA.
    183 12 That hardly p< rwini il, 1 opium production in Cl il '*P' inj? the minds of :i Western world owing I M i the opium traffic in I [mind, for revenue prods, ng pvptMi confess ouisflv. suppression of o| I do not thing that ever be introdiu*
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    70 12 Dr. Mjoberfc curat Myuseum, an account of wfc* to Ikt unknown Hoont N last week, notos that Ul »D«J specimens include ipe< souirht for Bornean ba^-er, an c^^. rare animal. The doctor is n lD able collector. After < expedition he went up Mount a month 4,000 feot up and
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      484 12 UNDERWOOD Improved PORTABLE Model NEW SHIPMENT Ex. s.s. "City of Lincoln" j Price $110. j mm m\ a Sole Agents: PATTERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LLMPUR. j SNOW READY. Singapore and Malayan Directory for 1923. Can be obtained from the Publiahere FRASER NEAVE, LTD. The
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      152 12 Mr. E. Bay, Mr. S. E. Chamier, Mr. W. E. Meekness, Mr. C. A. S. Dewar, Mr. J. S. Laird, Mr. E. A. Davis, Mr. E. I. Dench, Mrs. Dench and Miss Dench, Mr. and Mrs. P. Williamson. Per Yorkshire sailing 10th May: Mrs. and Miss Hopkins (2), Mr. W.
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      787 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Seistan 8 p.m, Cucob Merging 9 a.m. Cucob Hong Soon 9 a.m Pulau Soegi Benuit 9 a.m, Kerimon Fook Mow 9 a.m. Hongkong and Shanghai, taking mails for U. S. A. and Canada Elpenor 10 a.m. Colombo, Bombay, Port Said, Malta and Southampton,
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      695 12 CHURCH SERVICES. rHE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. May, 6U». 1923. (Relation Sunday.) ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. S. MATTHEW'S SEPOY LINES. 4 p.m. Sunday School. 8.15 p.m. Evensong and
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      458 13 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, limited. Thi* China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. lilL AND Fllerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated u England.) mm afltffCl 1U BOSTON AND NEW YOUK via Z MU PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. hum— Dn s>por Route For CORINTH May 10 Suez
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      512 13 ADMIRAL LINE (Incorporated in U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG "TO AMERICA. Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arrives Seattle. PRESIDENT GRANT May 10 May 29 PRESIDENT MADISON May 22 June 10 PRESIDENT MCKINLEY June 3 June 22 PRESIDENT JACKSON June 15 July 4 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Junt 27 July 16 And every
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      284 13 hN Y K LONDON LINE. Hakozaki Maru May 16 Kitano Maru Mav 29 Haruna Maru June 12 LIVERPOOL LINB. Toyohashi Maru May 17 HAMBURG LINB. Mrftsumoto Maru May 8 Tajima Maru end May NEW YORK LINE via SUEZ. SOUTH AMERICAN LINK. Kawachi Maru end June BOMBAY LINE. S.ido Maru May
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      734 13 ISTHMIAN LINE FROM AMERICA VIA SUEZ, s.s. ATLANTA CITY due Singapore tj disch. May 28 1928 s.s. ANNISTON CITY due Singapore to disch. June 28 1921 TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIBECT. s.s. ATLANTA CITY due Singapore to load M*y 28 1923 s.s. ANNISTON CITY due Singapore
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    THE STATE OF IRELAND.
    1170 14 THE EFFECT OF MINE. In a letter published in the Spectator of February ITih, Mr. William liackentie called BJ Ltntion to the "appalling" situation in Ireland with regard to the drink traffic, and suggested that this may be i he fount and origin of all the
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    IMPERIAL DEFFENCE.
    141 14 11l i: f COUI •\r>- i t Imperil I the most vital qu< Melb urno -A. n tostralii the hate w.' that there war; that th, Mncnti defence compatibh tustnlia could --»>-. 1 within nee << r l believed in tb€ I v wrouW the worid if the
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    7 14 Fortteflnt tfme^ thn^L i party.-Mr. AusUn Otf"*
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      292 14 BijKl'.-ryr View of the We.tinghoutc Coiupauy'D Workt, E. Pit t.burgh, P«.,U. S. A. Some idea can be trained of this company as one of the great industrial institutions of the world by taking into consideration the imm mensity of its organization^ The Westinghouse Company operates 23 flifferent works, ha^ 40^000
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      137 14 MILHAGH ECONOMY -WINEH4HT TYRES WE OFFER SUBJECT TO PRESENT STOCK BEING UNSOLD. i Size 880 by 120 $27 Size S7f» by 105 $1.75 each. 875 by 105 21 810 by 90 Do. 815 by 105 20 760 by 90 Do. 810 by 00 17 :vi by W> Do. h 32
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    EXCHANGE.
    84 15 1 May 1 Uank 4 ni.s. j -j.^ Bank demand 2 1 5-32 Private credits ',-i m..^. L'-4 17-32 .\cv. Vork, (1 mand 51 Crcditi 90 dayi 5Gi., France, demand 750 India, T. T. 17J Hongkong, demand l-^ p..-. Prem. Yokohama, demand llO l^ Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    133 15 May l. Tin 100 Tons 1100.00 Gaabier Cabc Xo. l 24.00 Gambtar i.^.r.o Pepper Black l j.^o Pepper Iwhito fair) 22.50 Tapioca, small flake tjg. 13.50 Pearl Sapro small 9.C0 Copra Mix 11.40 Copra Sundi i< .1 11.80 Opium, Benares unc. 4,000 Kico, Ranfooa white 230.00 Rice, BiJ*9 No.
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    C.OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATIONS.
    31 15 May Srd, 1- noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spot &2H K%J May-June W* :.'•(>,; July-Sept. K>% 53 *i; Oct. -Dec. ~> > London notation sheet Is. Sd. Market Weak.
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    MENTAKAB RUBBER.
    333 15 The third report of the Directors to the shareholdera, to be presented at the annual meeting at Chartered Bank Chambers on Friday, May 1 1 I h states: The net profit for the period afr r making due provision for depreciation amounted to 1,954.9'J. Deducting this from the
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    APRIL RUBBER EXPORTS.
    78 15 [In rentals of 100 Ib.] Total Export! Apr:! I :2 537,196 i)<> April 1922 :jl > 1 i Three months li>2:: 2,025,708 Do 1922 I,<>L\S,462 Increase V.*2-i over 1022 ::<i7,24(> Approx. Valiu- mo*. ii»j:i *Lo<> millions Do :>' moi: 1922 48 mlUiom The month's expoits went u>
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    EXPORT OF RUBBER RESTIRCTION F.M.S.
    48 15 r. 1 1 it lbs. of rubber passed tbroagki the F. M. S. Customs in April. The Oj for each of the last 6 months sre M follws: November, 1922, 11,119,172 lbs; December, 15,*****7; January, 1923, 21,324,318; February, 18,228^88; Maitb^ 2!i,:;7:>,:!03; April, 19^45^17.
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    LIQUOR AND OPIUM REVENUF.
    43 15 In tho first quartter of 1922 the rcvenuo from opium, liqiu r.~ Mid tobacco was as follows: $4412,852; 1933,452; $.v>l.;>Bo. In tlic first quarter of this year the receipts were respectively $3,962,466; $824,801; >• 11,900, gtmmA fall of i^.bout ?47l»,000.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    82 15 PHASER'S REPORT. Singapore, May 1. Rubber Is. 3d. Tin 1215.10 150 tuns sold at .Siui). Kubbers.— AHonbys $1.20 $1.2."), Teluk Ansona $6 $0.25, Ulu Benuts 25 30, Bassets ijflU'i l^ .SLOT 1 Tapa"hs $10.50 $11. Tiiv.— Taipinps 'X2'- 95, Souths $1.12)6 $1 IT 1 Norths $1.20 $1.25.
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    LYALL AND EVATTS REPORT.
    96 15 SiiiK:i|M»r«.', May 1. Tin.— l2l.) 10s. siO'.) 150 tons sold. Rubber.— ls. 3d Kubbors. Ulu Benuts 23 80, Katoyang Btlrvi WH »7%, Allrnbuys $1.17 $1.22. Malakofft $r? Kanpaa |440 $4.85, Mei.takabs 22% 2.". EUdellaa 18.78 $4. Jotam Kuantans 87% 42%, Toluk Ansona |6 1626, Jimahs $1.12^
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    MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
    108 15 Singapore, May 1. I'ibber. London Is. 'M. Ix>cal 52%. Tin.— London C216 10s. Load $109 <150 '•■f s BOld). Share Market.— Pull. Rubbers.— A \vr Molakl $1.20 .$1.25, Ay, Hitam< 12.50 $18£0, Allenbys $1.17V^ $1.22 H, Ulu Benati 24 27, Bassetts $l02 1 i l .>1.07' L T.ns.—
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      1577 15 iflseti over $5,000,000. TUT TDEAT LMOTPDM iinn »nm m ..,n^ Assurances in force over $17,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Kwnnw w u incorporated in Straits Settlements) HVE PLA^3 OF ASSURANCE France Companies Act. MANAGING DIRECTOR WANTED SE'^ETARY wama,™— A H FAIR ACTTTARV ■<* RN X MANAG ,^?E
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      106 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720.) TOMS MOTOR CAR MARINB Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Branch Office— 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURAN^CoTITdT (Incorporated in Great Britain). TOTAL ASSETS exceed £23,000,000 FlRE—
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    467 16 DOCTOR AS EMPLOYEE OF III.S WiFE. Among the matters wafeh rants before Mr. Justice Barett-Li'nnard, who presided over the Singapore Bankruptcy Court >esttrday, was the public examinatkn of Dr. Arthur Clement Wd-'rekoon, who described himself as a L. M. S., Ceylon. He Stated that he came to Singapore
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    ECHO OF PRAM PUSHING. COMPETITION.
    103 16 ECHO OF PRAM PUSHING. COMPETITION. London. April 12. The Magistrates at the Brighton Polio Court granted the Society for the Prt'vent«on of Cruelty to Children summonagainst Mr. A. R. Edwards, of Manchester, the organiser of the peiambuiator race from London to Brighton, and also one of the competitors. Counsel said
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    BROADCAST PLAYS.
    140 16 Those theatrical managers who object to the broadcasting of their productions are :tuorti/ig a short-lighted policy. That is the decided view of broa<lca.;.t experts, who love practical proof that listeners-in, Laving sampled a pood play by wireless, n .arly always want to see it. 1 Eroadcasting of plays
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    37 16 Monday. 7th. Individual Troops Parade Wednesday, oth. Band Practice. 5.15 pm Si-nday. 13th. Church Parade at Presbyterian Church. AH Trops Parade at Ralßea School Ground at 4 45 p m PRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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    66 16 Be. or, Mr. A. B. J orda n, in the Seremlan poh, court on Wednesday Insnector Kennedy charged Le. K i m Chia p 3££ Kte Tean that they on April »h %T7i T h cho Jo Th^> B irc a n Koad, did dishonestly rece.ve and roUin Stolen propory^o
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    AMERICAN FAILURE AT SEA.
    799 16 SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. Mr. P. W. Wilson, in the "Daily Chronicle," tells the interesting stoiy of the meaning of ihe refusal of Congress to pass the Ship Subsidy Bill. Seventeen hundred American passenger and cargo vessels, aggregating 11,002,623 dead tonnage, wiH soon be placed on the
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    68 16 The death is reported of Mr. J. Dunbar Jonklaas, a well-known solicitor of Kandy Ceylon, and father of Mr. W. O. Jonklaas' lato Perak cricket captain and presently of Selangror. The Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoo r s, P. C M O has returned from Alor Star and Pulau Langkawi
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      L. L. T. TOURNAMENT.
      88 16 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship Singles. Mrs. Marsh vs. Mrs. Cantrell. Postponed till May i). Championship Pairs. Mr. Ho nies-Sm.th and Mr. Holmes-Smith beat Mrs. JSaunders and Mr. Norrie, w.o. Ladies' Singles Handicap. Miss Richardson owe 15 beat Mrs. Ager plus 15, 6—3, 6—2. Ladie-;' Double^ Handicap. Miss
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      37 16 Mixed Doubles "A" Class. Mrs. Brcokoand Mr. Hopkins scr. vs. Miss Richardson and Mr. Williams owe 15. Mixed Doubles "B" Class. Mrs. Kooncy and Mr. Knowles owe 15..'} ivs. Mrs. SalzmaiM and Mr. Storey scr.
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      INTERPORT RIFLE SHIELD.
      39 16 Shooting on May sth and 12th will commence at 2.30 p.m. Launch will leave Johnston's Pier at 1 p.m. On Sunday, May o\h launch wli leave FawUlioe Steps at 6.50 p.m. Firirg comBMMKefI at 7 a.m.
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      SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
      103 16 The match hotween the Sepoy Lines Golf Ch b and the Garrkon Coif club will be held on May 6th, on the Sepoy Lines links. Time S. L. G. C. g. G. C. 1)30 Lcrnle and Wan? v<. Kveritt and V\'oou house. 9M Hall and English
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      R.S.Y.C.
      94 16 Tomorrow rhe *«rond round* of the Vice Piv-idem's Cob wall bo sailed for. Club Course. Handicap*, Helen, Eila, Marion and Breeze bcc.J Eve 3. Jem II .4; Polly j L6; Kathleen 2.7: Betty L'.S; Margaret Dl „'i.3; Gertrade 4.7; Ann 6J; Irene 7; Puteh 7.1; Dorothy 7.2 Mr. H.
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      S.C.C. CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
      177 16 The following Bide will represent the Public Service* am! Law against the Bank. i>, Brokers and Insurance in their match in the C. C. Cricket Tournament on the Padanpr this Afternoon! C. C. Simp■on, B. C. linker, C. H. G. Clark?, A. II A^iter, C. E. H.
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      HOME RUGBY.
      73 16 London, April 21. The following are to-day's Rujrby results: N'ewport beat Bristol at Newport by 3 points to nil. Crawshay's Fifteen beat the Devonport Service s on the latter's ground by 14 points to B. The match between Cardiff and Llanelly at Cardiff was drawn, each side scoring
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      FIGHT ARRANGED FOR TODD.
      34 16 London, April 18. Roland Todd, the British middleweight clvmp lO n, has been matched for a 20-round cottWfA with the American Augie Ratner. The contest takeß place on June ah.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    751 16 Gunners Lose to Chinese. The Chinea^ defeated che R. G. A. in the F:rst D visicn of the Singapore I ijagtfe on the Padant* last evening by two >roals to one. It was an interesting game, for afO-r the Chinese had secured a sensational lead of two goals
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    First Division Table.
    131 16 The following- will pay for the Y.M.C.A. against the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to-day on Raffles School ground: Ibrahim bin Eunos; Sel'adi'.rai and H. C. M 11s; ftf. CaUhatoor, C. A. Xorris and A. Kim; R. DonMUny, C. K. Smith, Pik Liang, Mohd Zin and \V. 11.
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    RACQUETS.
    65 16 London, April 21. At Queen's Club, in the inter- 'Varsity Racquets, Doubles, Aird and Robaon (Cambridge) beat Crawley and Park (Oxford), 18—15, 15 6, 15—8, 15—12. London, April 20. In the Public Schools racquets semi-finals Radley beat Cheltenham (who^e team n eluded Duleep S'nhji), 4-0, and Rugby beat Haileybury,
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