The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 May 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. I b. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924. NO. 11,185
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    265 1 .*m~, M,* y nowers ot rhetoric have led to broken heads in many parts of the world here the celebrations of Labour l>av have been disturbed— the thorny side of the spring blossom F»aße 9. Police and communists came into collision at Konigsberg and two were killed—
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1408 1 Quicqtiid ftftmj homi,,,a itoaiii ct>t fa>r,,« Libelli J«ftuL No reduction on b«er and the :ty o;f ginger-pop, what is the British nati. i coming to! Mr. Snowden does not seer.i to have been part it uJarly kind to the working man in his new budget and
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      400 1 W't'r b rrmVwm •I > r DING PROS., Ltd. J j^t ci!.ii'.!> BOXING equipment J> km€ Q| BEN I Telcprams S St. Tennis RAFFLES HOTEL SPRING RACE MEETING. SATURDAY, 10th May.— Race Tiffin, Dinner and Dance. MONDAY. 12th May— Tea Dance. TUESDAY, 13th May.— Race Tiffin, Dinner and Dance. WEDNESDAY,
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      64 1 VIRGINIA jWf wAo care VIRGINIA CIGARETTES fi ij ?i i «i ij y i t -H'iNq manwfactu red by M^ I Made by hand One at a time I TYPE^VRITERS Sole Agents: RONEO Ltd (Incorporated in England.) INTEREST IN A PICTURE of the children that is made to-dey, grows ao
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Trade mark to tice Pa.cre -i. "Biftmag" cure* indigestion— Page 4. CoiicL-tC" f-')'" General Hospital wanted P: < 7. Frontier brand I >bac< o on l< Pa ue 7. Al'enbury'a Malted Milk sustains energy Page 6. Sayonara, a new novel, at Kelly and Walsh's— Page 1. Thi Manufacturers
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      24 1 I* A. G. BPALDING A BROS., Ltd. FOB TENNIS EQI IPMENT f Consult > m Telephone QUEEN'S TtleflSßM S 16? 4 I, Prince St. Ttnnis
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      152 1 THE WEEK. Satnrio$ t trd, I High Water, 10.20 a.m. 10.30 p.m. B. I. tf**nrd mail due. Race Entries c!o??. Roxir.^: Pe^ky vs. Jamito, Stadium, f\ls p.m. Dandy D ck, Vic. Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Sunday, 4th. Hip-h Water. 11.3 a.m. 10.57 p.m. Sw. Club: Water Po'o and Tiff.n. Monday, sth.
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    A BIG COMMERCIAL FLYING-BOAT.
    269 2 While Squadron Leader MacLaren was heading off from Calshott for the coast j of France another interesting event was taking place on Southampton Water. Th s was a trial flight of the new tjype of lars•-twin-engined commer;: al amphibian design ed and built by the Supermarine
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    BIG COTTON FIRE IN BOMBAY.
    45 2 Bombay, April 15. Heavy damage resulted from a serious fire last Saturday. Children kindled a fire near some godowns where cotton was stocked. An unfavpurable wind ignited the cotton godowns resulting in a loss of over twenty-five lakhs of rupees.
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    24 2 Maladjustment of the relation of wages in this country is the moat fruitful source to-day of industrial unrest.— Rt. Hon Stanley Baldwin, M. P.
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      223 2 THE HAPPY VAIIM. SPECIAL WEEK END ATTRACTIONS By kind permission of Lt. Col. S. de V Julius and officers, the Full Band of th< '2nd Bat. Royal. Sussex Regiment will plaj to-night, Friday Night. 2nd. MAY, AT 9 P.M. in the Boxing Arena. GRAND EXHIBITION AEROPLANE FLIGHT. On Saturday, May
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      345 2 jeurn Victoria Theatre touk. THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC COMMITTEE Will Present DANDY DICK a 2 A Farce in Three Acts by A. W. PINERO e TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT MONDAY, MAY sth, I WEDNESDAY, MAY 7th, and SATURDAY, MAY 10. I At 9.15 p.m. Booking Opens at the THEATRE I Prices: Reserved
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      302 2 Alhambra From Wednesday, 30th April, to Monday, ;,(h fa In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. ASSOCIATED FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS MIRIAM COOPER IN "KINDRED OF THE DUST" In 8 Reels. It has thrills galore, touch of humour and a dash of adwnt with pure
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    SPANISH TREASURE.
    675 3 (By A Salvage Expert.) A mighty treasure in doubloons ar.d if* of eight lies in the rotting curcase of the Spanish treasure ship Duke of Flolenct awaiting the treasure hunter whose sci-; tint machines can reach it beneath ehe thirty feet^ of day and silt where it now
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    WOMAN CRUSOE OFF EAST COAST.
    365 3 Bird Life Study. One of the loneliest j< bs in England will be that which Miss E. L. Turner, the famous naturalist, takes up when she becomes birdwatcher on Scolt Head Island for the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Scolt Head Island les off the
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      339 3 v^ r J^r Si 3 V- .^V^ ~\^jJs N Ml W «^<-» I K«v f and i Y m n u ■> m h t „'t 6^. I I li. ...fe .1 I. «..,ll tt l," For Baby s brothers j 1 z Si and tOO I m ■>: Into
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      216 3 EXCELSIOR Motor Cycles EXCELSIOR WHY WALK? A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF EXCELSIOR MOTOR CYCLES HAS JUST ARRIVED BB $285 IS 1 COMPLETE, WITH TWO SPEED GEAR AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING. BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED. MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT IPOH SINGAPORE PENANG RUBBER MACHINE I FOR HAND OR POWER W J J J El f
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    MALAYAN COUNTRIES.
    1702 4 IN FABLE, FICTION, AND FACT. British North Borneo. Owen Rutter. (Constable, London) 21s. nett. The Magic of Malaya. C W. Harrison. (The Bodley Head) 7s. nett. The Travels of Tiadatha. Owen Rutter (T. Fisher Unwin) 4s. 6d. nett. Malaya. Dr. R. O. Winstedt. (Constable, London) 12s. nett. I
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    192 4 The following books have been purchased for the Junior Department and will be available for issue on Saturday. Non- Fiction Brooksbank (F. H.) Leg'ends of ancient Egypt. Chatterton (E. K.) Sailing- Ships and their story. Royle (A. C.) Three of them. Ebbutt (M. I.) Hero Myths and Legends
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      363 4 1 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. 1 THE GROWTH OF THE COMPANY J- NEW BUSINESS 9 1913 wmtmmmmaam £3,350,904. 7 M 1918 £3.817,516. j i 1923 mmmm—m—mmmm—m—^mmmmmm £i0,757,480. Jc j- INSURANCE IN FORCE 7 1913 ■■■■■■■■■I £16,565,730. 7 p 1918 wßommmmmmmm £22,309,460. H 1923 ntnmtm^mmmmmmmmmmmammmmm £50,695,219. lj ASSETS jj 1913
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      459 4 BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION The one preparation in which emient doctors place their confidence, which hospitals use, and which nurses and general public alike unite in recommend. ng is Bisurated Magnesia. This remedy secures prompt and sure benefit, whilst failure is almost out of the question, since Bisurated Magnesia removes
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      501 4 TENDERS. v Tenders will be r .«.,v. I reury. Office, up J^VJ person »PPlyin K for 'HH be required to deLl fonn of T Hundred Dollar, with th J he J> ;of the receipt for this depen In the event of anv !be.n accepted fail^ date of acceptance f 0
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    AN ADVENTURE IN PROPHECY.
    1388 5 I Richard Whiteing writes as follows in i he Manchester Guardian: i Who would have thought it But twenty t ears ago, a poor twenty years, when "The < fellow Van" was written, mainly as an 1 ixercise in prophecy, and here it is- now t
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    114 5 A paper on the Library of Merton College by Mr. P. S. Allen, the preat Erasmus scholar, shows how little value was attached to medieval manuscripts once the art of printing was well established. It is printed in the current numbtr of 'The Library,' together with a well-illustrated paper by
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    SCIENCE THE ENEMY.
    657 5 There are few thinking men who do lot profoundly agree that if at any time aithi n the last hundred years the longer J igo the better what is called the progress of Science had been ruthlessly frown- 7 ?d upon, if some lightning flash of intel-
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      719 5 NOTICES- I •somjmi? club. M grUMfi HACK MEETING. H x KuUs of Racist) i, 1,1 «»n Saturday, Tuesday, „d UK 10th, 13th, PBOGBAMMB. |pf ornmtk* Uemkm Orff Du Saturday, May 10th. gTBWARM PL USE. "\\^l -lAKKS-2.i:» p.m.. 4.05 p.m. 1150 to tnc second horse, gnffin horse* the hors >s i
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      939 5 I on Third Day. Distan.es, Cat res A a-nd B Kace Course. Class, C 7 furlorgs. Entrance Fee, $25. For added Stake Monies See Footnotes. Third Day, Thursday, May 15th. 1. THE FARRAXT PURSE— 2.IS p.m. Value $COO with $150 to the second pony. For conditions s^e Race 9 Second
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      613 5 Meeting as added money with the exception of the winning owner of Race 6 on the Ist day. Ten per cent of the subscribed value of every $5 Cash Sweep throughout the Meeting will also be divided equally between the winning owners of the Meeting as fur: her added money
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      798 5 CHURCH SERVICES. S. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL SINGAPORE. 'he Second Sunday after Easter. May 4th, .30 a.m. Litany; .45 a.m. Holy Communion (ChoraT) .15 a.m. Matins and Holy Communion. 4 p.m. The Catechism. .30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEW'S SEPOY LINES. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. At the Cathedral Monday, Wednesday and
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    HOW THE TIBETANS DISPOSE OF THEIR DEAD.
    1730 6 In no country in the world does a more gruesome practice of deposing of the dead prevail than in Tibet. The Hindus burn, the Christians and Mahomedans bury; but in Tibet the dead are mutilated and the p eces thrown to the vultures.
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    ABIDING THE CONSEQUENCES.
    341 6 It is always possible that revival of the Singapore scheme may come too late for it to be of practical use to the British Empire. But we must be content with the solemn declaration of Mr. Thomas that in any such contingency he and his colleagues will
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    RUGBY TEAM FOR S. A.
    124 6 London, April 15. At a meeting of the International Rugb.v Board it was announced that the foJlowing have accepted invitations to tour South Africa: T. Holliday (Aspatra), A. Smallwood (Leicester), A. Young (Cambridge University), H. Whitley (Northern), A. Blakiston (Liverpool), A. Voyce (Glouces/£L£ dwards (Newport),
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      564 6 I Wincarnis gives a feeling of NEW LIFE ft to those who are Weak, or Anaemic, I Nervous or Run-down |f Good health is necessary to your well-being M Wincarnis is necessary to promote good health. U Wincarnis is not a luxury it is a positive necessity to all II
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      660 6 IBM bSbh f^BmMl x I^*^b\ l^av Why Women Smile As they never did before Teeth are prettier today Millions combat film Most pictures are now taken with A new-type paste a smilt, showing pretty teeth. A new ty p e tooth has bten Look about you. Note how many created,
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    TEA PLANTING IN CEYLON.
    891 7 TEA PLANTING IN CEYLON. Anyone who suggests tea-planting in Ceylon as a career must be aware that he is on very debatable ground. Even in speaking about it at a restaurant one may be pulled up by a quiet-looking young man opposite with the words: "Excuse me, Sir, but I
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    SPANISH TREASURE AT TOBERMORY.
    115 7 Landon. April 21. -At. interesting feature of the new effort to locate the sunken Spanish treasure s>>:p at Tobermory is thr.t volunteers are being invited to ass\st in the salvage operations cither by taking: shares in the concern 01 undertaking personal duties as divers pump attendants,
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    23 7  - Mr. Samuel Courtauld I would rather see a company run by a body of dictators than by a committee of 91 AAA chflrolinlftaN
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    MAD RIVIERA MOTORISTS.
    599 7 Round Cliffs on Two Wheels. Mentone. I suppose one sort of death is almost as good as another, but many people htve an objection to passing away before the event is absolutely necessary. The native motor-driver on the French and Italian Riviera, however, is in a class
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    "INDUSTRIAL SUNDAY."
    194 7 The Topee Campaign of 1924. The Industrial Chr stian Fellowship ii the course of a review of its work duri."!£ 1023, obstrves that it is sometime-; asl;ec whether ita chief object is evanerelsation oi the humanising of industry. The on!y sn.v vor is that the object is the
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    HERR STINNES FUNERAL.
    163 7 An elaborate cemmonia] marked the funeral of Herr Hugo Stinne in Berlin. It was largely attended, says the Times Berlin correspondent. In nddltion tc nip 1 bers of his family, friends, business a sociates, and employees of Herr Stinnes concerns, thrve were present miners seamen and woodcutters.
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    WATERLOO BRIDGE IN DANGER.
    269 7 Subsidence of Piers. There is a possibility that Waterloo Eritige may have to be reconstructed. The matter is under consideration by the Improvements Committee of the London County Council. No definite opinion has so far been formed by the Committee, but i* is understood that the
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    MR. ALMA BAKER'S SALTS.
    206 7 Says a writer in the Evening- New*. In Piccadilly I met Mr. C. Alma Baker, IN rubber planter from the Malay States vho in the war conducted a vigorous campaign in Australasia that brought some 20C aeroplanes to the imperial Forces. Yon are look ng a
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    DANDY DICK.
    62 7 Thii Pinero play, which was done with much scceptar.ee here some live or six years a o by thi- Amateur Society, ii to bo <rn-ev here again, the first performance taking place to-ntgh< From what can be [earned it promises to be aa great iuc cess thj a
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    18 7 Busir.esi people d i not usually show their ra all their secrets -Mr .T H Thomas (Colonial Secretary)^
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      710 7 BUSINESS CARDS. STEVEDORE. Jfr^tfc^<l r: Contractor. %fr>9 W KSD imnrw P1 s^T for the r M HISSAIN.'-'il Aiva«le Tel. 2289. Catalosrue of Musical Instrumente JL_- SEASON CO., LTD 1 HI am! 113. North Bridge Road CLEVEREST JAPANESE /^==E===========^ PHOE 1\! KK l ACE Ci:RIO MERCHANTS. HAND-MADE CEYLOX 7 AfF pi
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      278 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTIPN 5.%1 E BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Suit Xo. 354 of 1923 between N.P.L.C.T. Supramanian Chitty Plaintiff and Kana Mohamed Ganny and T.N. Abdul Rahiman added by Order of Court dated 10th Sept: 1923 Defendants. The Undersigned have received instructions to sell
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGES.
      68 8 WEGUELIX-HOLLEY— On the 23rd April at the Church of the Assumption, Penang, James B. Weguelin of Sungei Kechil Estate, Xibong Tebal, to Ethel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holley of Kedah. EVANS-MALCOLM.— On April 3rd at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, EDWARD BOWEX EVAXS, only son of the late
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      ENGAGEMENT.
      41 8 COLE-CHAPMAX.— An engagement is announced between Leonard Victor Cole, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Cole, of Fishguand, Pembrokeshire, and Gladys Chapman, second daughter of Mr. J. H. Chapman and the late Mr. Chapman of Sydney, New South Wales.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924. Mild May.
    333 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924. Mild May. In olden times the coming of May was celebrated with a joyousness born of expectations of the return of the l^appy times of comfort and harvest. The rural communities felt areal interest in the promise of summer, whilst the urban, not
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    Malaya's Trunk Telephones.
    303 8 Progress in the linking up of interests throughout Malaya continues. To the railways, a wonderful system when one considers that barely fifty years have passed since the whole Peninsula was a more or less trackless jungle, succeeded and accompan-j ied a road system of which any ad-,
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    465 8 Major T. C. Spring, D.5.0., and Capt. M. C Parkes, R.G.A., having embarked on April 29th., are struck off the strength of the Command from that date. By Dutch royal decree the exequatu has been accorded to Mr. J. Crosby and Mr. H. Fitzmaurice as British Consul-General at Batavia and
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    132 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, May 2. The Perak Sports Association has d'?finitefcy undertaken to run the Malayan Tennis this year and has informed ail the States and the Settlement. The dauis the August bank holiday and the place Ipoh. The following have been selected to represent Perak
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    SCOTTISH CO: FIELD DAY.
    91 8 The following are the arrangements for C (Scottish Company) tactical scheme, to--1 morrow, Sunday. Two buses from Drill Hall at 7 a.m. One bus from Orchard Road Police Station at 7 a.m. proceeding by following r oute: Scott's Road, Newton Road, Balestier Road to Siglap. One
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    602 8 MY. E. H. Hime is appointed a land bailiff for Malacca. Major H. G. Simpson, veterinary surgeon, Penang, i> granted eight months leave. I arcels post rates for Canada are Sib. I $1.20, 71b. 2.3* and 111b. S3 20. To Tunis. via France, they are cheaper, accordii g U> not
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    LATE WIRES.
    456 8 [Reuter'g Service.] Despite a vigorous search nud, h available vessels no trace of M ajor JJ can be found, but it is hopH he ma refused in one of the numerous C((V the desolate Alaskan roast. Atlufe, U) The deathroll of the recent tornado South Eastern states is
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    PASAR MALAM.
    132 8 The opeYiir.g of the P»u at tlu« Now World last night drew* to the grounds and tt. and amusement! r n throughout the evei ii r preat sourer of atti simriry stage which w» Malay dancing party. in its theatres. Last i ci mpany perform* i i the
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    62 8 A severe earthquake of thi duration was tVlt at Dm* M on April 15th. Two peopl< and many houses were few larpe number of fis.mres A pleasant and talpOfUl place or Friday, 11th April, when Lady Rjvroft formally completed Jesselton— Tuaran I decorated and lockwl, had U* across the road
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      62 8 THE jj ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. jj I' (Incorporated in England.^ ji MANUFACTURERS jj i| of J J ELECTRIC MOTORS m < FOR ALL •1 J Industrial Purposes. l\ PHONE 301 Ij WINCHESTER HOUSE. ?.V.VWVA%S%%W.Vd".V."AV.V.vS PEARS TOILET SOAP Thi^ is really the la;t word in Soap Excellence. BLAND SOOTHING FRAGRANT and
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    CALUTTA TRAGEDY.
    70 9 THREE DEATHS ON s.s. TALMA. rOta0 srvnwßUi hold. Calcutta, May 2. inO T*iT*rj tratrc'ly occurred on f the British India steamer Bol *koa* A'n Indian des}i(l!(l :irii tailed t,. re-appear. Mr. Clayton, went to in- did not return. A selid likewUe, and the Second Fletcher, ircariaf a smokedescended
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    FRANCE AND JAPAN.
    400 9 Paris. May 2. ta ment regarding •or of lndo-China) visit itea the "tendenciou eomPress." It says that merely perpetuating the established by visits to r-. M. Merlin 1* lolem m ol the French oc< asion "f the recent itl and the eoagratoI rich G■• eroment on the
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    "THE LOVE FLOWER."
    106 9 H i( the Palladium m Thurs- the Griffith'! production -The -ed by a larpe H g several moms, notably r stunts, their approdaUoa the applause bestowed. The in the West It dies where hyacinth jrrowi at its best Sower that the title i ICCIMS are faithfully H
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    22 9 Australia during the last m two labour Governments M *m of South and Western W Nationalist Governments <(1 r "r NM years.
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    MILD MAY.
    278 9 HYDE PARK DEMONSTRATION. MINOR DISTURB ANTES ABROAD. Reuter'< Service. London, .May 1. Throe thousand people went in procesion despite the rain, to Hyde Park to ittend the International Labour May-Dav-it monstration in a very orderly mar.ner. The elebrations in Paris were also of a holiday cind while the
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    FLYING MISHAPS.
    433 9 I/slum. May 1. The two ?ortu«r>«*« mtUtary piluts. 'aptnin Britopaia and Lieutenant Sarmantn Jeires. who left Lisbon for Macao on April on a Breeruet biplane have been held up n Persia owfog to their paupdrti not iav ng been visaed. Washington, May 1. News from Alaska says that
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    DANDY DICK.
    83 9 To-nght the Amateur Dramatic Committe will give the- first performance of Dandy Dick at the Victoria Theatre a t D.lB p.m. The curtain will go up prompt to time so everyone is requested to be in the Theatre as no motors are allowed in the porch after the
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    1297 9 JEWELLER'S RASH LAND I SPECULATION. Rash land speculation fed from his jewellery business which led to his bankruptcy was referred to in the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday morning whe.i Mr. Ismail A. Raheem, of the Bras Basah Ro.:d firm of jewellers of that name, applied to Mr. Justice
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    PROVING THE MOON OF SHAWWAL.
    508 9 PROVING THE MOON OF SHAWWAL. This interesting ceremony takes place at the end of the Muslim month Ramadan.. j On the eve on which it is expected the first sign of the crescent may be discerned, the Chief Kadi, seated Id Council with the rest of the Kadis hears and
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    SIKH SENTENCED AT SHANGHAI.
    131 9 Disgraceful Scenes Outside Consulate. Shanghai, April 23rd. Disorderly scenes in the grounds of the British Consulate followed the passing of a sentence of two month's hard labour on the Sikh, Harbak Singh, on a charge of publishing seditious literature. After the verdict, crowds of Sikhs outside
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    49 9 Proof of the statement that Shangrhoi is chiefly made up of barber's shops wa> provided recently in an item in the Chinese Press which stated that the barbers had decided to form a trade union. It was stated that there were as many as 10.000 j barbers in Shanghai.
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      553 10 STEAMER SAILINGS "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER SERVICE. PASSAGE RATES. •A Class Steamer* Ist Class £86. 2nd Class £56. Deck £22. fB Class Steamers £78. £50. £22. Curgo Steamers £56. FREIGHT SERVICE. s.s. CITY OF CHRISTIANIA Marseilles, London, Rotterdam Hamburg ar.d Hull May
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    A BAT FACTORY.
    1229 11 iRT of MAKING KKKET BAT. I p w. are for ever decrying SsJE f Oi declares "'■"Vv- of England are not playing jn(i another assorts that there ,„;/>„„,' public who watch the spec- matches. The secretaries of im- c iuba can gvr* evidence concerning popularity of the
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    THE S. AFRICAN CRICKETERS.
    259 11 London, April 21. Taylor, the South African cricket captain, in an interview said he had great hopes that h's side would do well. The team was a very happy family; every one would do his utmost for South Africa. During the 1 voyage the cricketers indulged
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    THE LATEST BOHEMIAN CLUB.
    208 11 There has been a new and very jolly little Bohemian club opened in the WestEnd. Galled the "Bullfrogs' Club," it is si- tuated in a court and is reached by climbing an outside staircase facts which are bound to make it most alluring. With its yellow
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    22 11 By dropping the Singapore project the Government ar e practically denouncing co-operation for Empire defence. Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery, M. P-
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    NIGHT CLUBS AND COMMON SENSE.
    993 11 THE TWO TYPEB. There are nowadays no night clubs— none, that is to say, in the sense in which we understood the expression before the war. Then within the doors of a club, if the club allowed it, one could drink as one pleased from
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    56 11 m The Hongkong Stock Exchange and the Sharebrokers' Association have suspended the "outsid«" issue of their daily quotation lists in order to discourage operations by "interlopers." Ice House Street was full of rumours regarding the proposed formation of the third (international) brokers' and jobbers' association. No definite action by the
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    DIRECTION FINDING STATIONS.
    107 12 Since the beginning of the new year, the! seventh of Canada's direction find ng stations has been completed for service by the radio branch of the Department of Marine and Fisheries to serve the boats wheh navigate the Bay of Fundy and the stretch of coastal waters
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    SUBMARINE K26 AT BOMBAY.
    132 12 Biggest Submarine in the World. Bombay, April 21. Submarine K26, which is the biggest submarine in the world, with a tonnage of 2,300. has arrived in Bombay harbour and will proceed to Colombo on her eastern touT in a day or two. She is on a
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    CANADAS NEW DRY DOCK.
    62 12 C AN ADAS NEW DRY DOCK. Vancouver, B. C. The new dry dock ai North Vancouver, constructed at a cost $3,000,000, is rapidly nearing completion. The first section has just beer tested out and found satisfactory. This new dry dock will be of great value to the shipping interests of
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    236 12 The Dutch steamer Berouw arrived with a cargo of coal from Palembnng yesterday, and is due to leave for Palembang to-day. The P. and O. Soudan has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at 4 p.m. on Monday, the sth. instant. She will proceed
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    BOUND THE WORLD FLIGHT.
    194 12 The Canadian Press states that the crossCanada section of the British around-the-world flight has been mapped out by the staft of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Though the details of the route are not vet complete, the general line of flight from the Pacific coast to
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      342 12 I UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS. I NEW MODELS I S.S. CITY OF DURBAN. 1 101/ L 14in. 18in. 26in. Carriage. I PATERSON, SIMONS CO, LTD. n (Incorporated in Eng-land.) I i mnm i "ini" ii iH iiiit H I l l lll "iMi"Hnii'"""niMn?miTMMiiMfiminniin B IA N A D I A N r*
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      57 12 ASIA LINR (Monthly Service to Philippines, China and Japan) v> The s.s. "OUDERKERK" vi)l load on or about the 6ih May, for X a v K? n k ™B, Shanghai, Tientsin, h? Yok °hama and Tsingtao. The steamer has intermediate passoneer ccommodation available. Please apply to: STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ "NEDEPJ.AND" Phone
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      483 12 BLACK AND WHITE SCOTCH WHISKY. OBTAINABLE IN ALL HOTELS, CLUBS AMD BARS. j CK FROM THE SOLE AGENTS. The Borneo Company I td. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE— IPOH— PENANG (NDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.7TJU (Incorporated in Hongkong.) s. s. KUTSANG (TONNAGE 5,847). FOR PENAN*; AND CALCUTTA ThJs fast oil-burning steamer, expected
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      757 12 MAIL TAliLfi. TODAY. Singkawang, Selakau, Pemangkat and Sambas Sngkel 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hang Chap 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Edina 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a!m! Karimon Fook Mow 9 a.m. Batavia, Cheribon and Samarang «r. Giang Seng 11 a.m. Kuala Pahang Kuantan Mahidol 11 a.m.
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      71 12 A C Donaldson and infant, Mr. D. Beath Mr L. P. Worger, Mr. R. Q. R od en Mr.' G. Fenningworth, Captain S. R. Smith, Mi>K. Frase.-, Dr. Chappcl, Mrs. R. C. Russe'l Dr. and Mrs. Withers Green, child and imant^ Mr and Mrs. R. H. Wllso n, Mr. and
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      579 13 AlVlfcJ* SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. AND EILERMAN BUCKNALL STEAM SHIP Co., LU. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England). JOINT SKUMCK TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK Via SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. St »amers. Due S'pore. Route For tLCHAS Ma
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      548 13 STEAMER SAILINGS DOLLAR J* mmM/Ik line ./fflfa JH V "Aroand the World" WtL IFAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. i Arrives. Sails. s.s. PRESIDENT POLK May 7 May 9 s.s. PRESIDENT MONROE May 21
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      740 13 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ship*. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. US SB Mostop N t0 diSChar e End load Ma U.S.S.B. WEST MONTOP to discharge and load j un# and subsequently steamers approximately 30 days tpart Taking cargo to all Overland Points in
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    BILLIARDS IN SILENCE.
    259 14 That Smith and Melbourne Inman, the famous billiard players, are not on speaking terms does not look like news of great interest. But to realise the full extent of the quarrel it is necessary to see them in a real "blood" match. They are at present playing
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    BRITISH MALAYAN TRADE.
    215 14 "British Malayan trade, which is largely centred in Singapore, swings definitely around rubber and tin," writes U. S. Trade Commissioner John A. Fowler, of Manila. It is quite correct to state that the fluctuations of prices of these two principal products serve as a barometer of the
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    HOME SPORT.
    1333 14 THE GRAND NATIONAL. (From Our Own Correspondent). London April, 3. The Gmnd National was the event o: Fr day last when the hopes which man] people had of completing the great double by the success of Conjuror II in the Gram National, following on that of Sir Gallaha<
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    SENDING PICTURES BY WIRELESS.
    566 14 SENDING PICTURES BY WIRELESS. Illuminated Kinema Screen. Sneaking at the close of Mr. Campbell Swinton's lecture at the Radio Society in j London on the prospects of electrical tele'visior, Dr. Fournier D'Albe announced that 'he had already succeeded in transmitting the image of a swinging lamp. Dr. D'Albe believes that
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    Cardiff at Top Again!
    54 14 The effect of these matches is to place Cardiff City once aeain at the top of the First League with 54 points in 40 matches, Sunderland having 53 for 41 matches and HucMersfield 52 for 38 matches. The last of the League fixtures are to b
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    WILTSHIRES WIN ARMY CUP.
    53 14 In the final of the Army Cup, the First Wiltshires beat the Royal Artillery, Shoeburyness, by one proal to nil at Aldershot. Their Majesties, accompanied by Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaupht, were present and were given cordial reception. The Queen presented the Cup and medals
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    616 14 EASTEIt AC TIV||| Ks The following art tnt ball matches played in the on Good Friday t First Division Bolton W. 0. New,,,.; Burnky 1. Hoddersfteld 1 Chelsea 2, Liverpool 1 Everton 3. Arsenal 1 Manchester i, Binning*, Notts County Bla,M, lJn J Sundirland 2. West 1;,, Second
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      299 14 mm I li hS JB k^^^^S^^^v CIGAWETTES rJllltim^ SB m ii«r\ y° u cou^ see the /m/J II mmm mW making of "three IV J IJ II I Mlf ca t s Ci arettes fr m %\^^^mM Is \}p^\ beginning to end, you J would know, without our Js&n^^^^TTES M\J^
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 May, 2. Bank 4 m.s. 2]4 Bank, <temand 9) 1K I Private credos 3 m.s. 2|4 5" 6 New York, demand 5,," 1 Credits 90 days 52% J2^ T 720 Hongkong, demand 2 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 12 5 Nom Java, demand 140V Bangkok, demand 79^ Sovereign, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    193 15 May, 2. Tin 150 Tons $119^ Gambler 25 0 Pepper white 30 00 Pepper Black 17<00 rlake Tapioca 11.00 Pearl Sago Small 9 00 Copra 1060 Copra Sundiied 10.85 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.0') Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. <J for
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    171 15 Singapore, May 2. Tin.— £237. Up £1. 150 tons at 119%. Rubber. Is o>4d. Unchanged. RubbeifS. Amalgamated Malay > 85 95, Bassetts 80 85, Brogas 55 60, Connemaras 67% 72%, Jimahs 87% 92%, Katoyang Bahrus 75 80, Kedahs 1.80 1.90, Malaka Pindas 1.07% 1.12%, New Serendahs
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    BLOOD PRESSURE.
    264 15 Blood-pressure has been stated to vary j with race, beirg lower among Orientals^ than Europeans. A different view is taken by Arthur Hunter, chief actuary of the. New York Life Insurance Company, whose investigations have led him to believe that blood-pressure, is rot connected with race, but is
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    74 15 FRASEH'S REPORT. Dil Singapore, May 2. Is. o*d. Tin ,237. rJ tons Flandaks 15 20. Pengkalens 12.15 12.26 Petaling 1.30 1.32^, Johans 40 45 Ma,,,.' ?9A* m° 85 S UthS X l Taipings 1 5 1.20, Murais 3 3.10. industrials.— Traders 25 SS^fi. .steam S 1 3
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    180 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, May 2. Rubber.— London Is o%d. Local 40^ tons'oTd nd U i237 lVJ '*< Rubbers.— Baasetts 80 DO. Changkat Serdan^ 2.50 2.00. Colinabarn so 8:, Jimahs 85 i)5. Kuala Sidims 1.85 l.{i 5 .lalaka Pted^ 1^7% I.l**. Mentakabs 18. New S«rendaiu 1.90 2. Sunirei rukangs
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT. (L. R. MacPhail).
    187 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. MacPhail). D Singapore, May 2. Rubber. Is OVid. 41. Tin £237. 119.37%. 150 tons sold. Rubber.— A Uenbys 1.05 1.10, Brogas 55 60, Sungei Tukangs 22 24, Bassetts 78 81, Lunas 7 7.25, Malacca Pindas 1.10 1.15, Tambalaks 50 55, Jimahs 87 90, H*ytors
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    110 15 Singapore, May 2. The commodity ]V|arket continues dull and values are again a shade easier. Trade buyers show little interest and the grenernl demand can only be described as poor. Forward business is practically at a standstill and values in this section are mainly nominal. Quotations. Spot 41,
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    MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    199 15 A Record Growth. The thirtyseventh annual report of The Manufacturers Life, as submitted to policyh old en and shareholders at the annual meeting at the Home Office, Toronto, on January 17th, shows a year of record growth. The new insurance issued exceeded that of any previous
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      397 15 v s0t < over $5,000,000. «—~mmmm^m^^ mmmm^^ a^^^ m THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in Straits Sett1 P mo«t=\ nunilia/. HEAD OFFICE:- Winchester House Singapore The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of EntS. 32 ld Jewr y' E C ,TTK ACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE i AGENTS
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      519 15 I banking. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, i (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital X5O 000 nnn Issued and ful& raid uP f^.OoS^l a Reserve h ur.d:— Sterling 4,500,000 t l Sllver $25,500,000| 5 IKeserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000 00 COURT OF DIRECTORS. "!ax- t M BernaiJ Esq., Chairman.
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      468 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Or INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated in England^y Royal Oiartti Paid up Capital in COO.OOO ehares £5 each rq onn cuv\ Resene Fund TSSSffi Reserve Liability of 3,900,000 Proprietors o ftfto f^.. HEAD OFFICE,* 00 00 38 Bishopsgate, London, EC Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saigon
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      506 15 B j STOCKS AND SHARES. FRASEB COTEXCHANGE AND J SHARE BROKERS. i FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1924. MLMNG. of l a£ u SE£ 1 O 6 show «>» vala. Batang Padangr Tin ($> 45 50 Hi am Tin (f) 1.42! 2 1.471, J^ 1 nta Ass. (4u0,u00— 10) 7707 90 Kucha,
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      45 15 ROYAL EXOiSi^ASSURANCEr (Incorpoi»t«l in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, r BARKER Co.,JLfL Branch Office 64, The Arcade, CoUyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    BRUNEI.
    1129 16  -  Fred. J. Melville POSTAGE STAMPS. (By This year Mr. Everymar will learn of places in this wide Empire of which he had not heard before. In assembling exhibits of Dominions, Colonies, and Protectorates ir. one collection at Wembley the: exhibition will do on a large scale what stamp collectors
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    LATE MAIL NEWS.
    262 16 A GERMAN BRUTE. Sentenced to Death in France. Paris, April 2. A military Court-martial sat yesterday for trial of General von Oven, former German Military Governor of Metz, for crimes committed during the war. Von Oven, who was tried in his absence, is one of a long
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    MR. KELLOG ON THE PRESS.
    186 16 The American Ambassador had some inure ting th'nirs to say when he was entertained a week a«?"o at the London Preps Cub: and he laid his finger on the trutn when he remarked on the greater influence of the Press on foreign relations than «>n
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    POLICE COURT NEWS.
    298 16 The hearing of the case in which a Chinese steersman of a tongkang il charm 1 [•with disboi estly retaining M tons of timber raid to have been :tt-len from, a sawmill I in Si -at Pandjang, was commenced before Mr. Gouriay in the Third Court yesterday
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    97 16 Before Mr. Muspratt m the police court Kampar, on Friday, a northern Indian petition writer was charged with being: drunk and incapable. It was alleged that he had been imbibing: toddy from 5 to 7 in tht evening-. The accused, while admitting that he had a few drinks, denied the
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      796 16 S.C.C/s Poorly Earned Points from S.R.C. The S.C.C. were able to win their third match in the Singapore League on the Padang yesterday evening, defeating- the S.R.C. by three goals to one, but the victory brought them little more than the two points which enable them to move above
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      TO-DAY'S SECOND LEAGUE MATCHES.
      84 16 Two matches in the Second Division of the Singapore League will be played this afternoon, between Bousteads and the R. Es on the Malaya F. A. ground; and between the Y.M.C.A. ar.d the Royal Sussex t Regiment II at Ifciglin. Close of Home Football. With the
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      S.V.C. DRILLS.
      44 16 Saturday May 3rd., 2.30 p.m., Farrer Ran^e, (Seletar) S.R.E. (V) Field Coy. Sunday May 4th., 6.30 a.m., Alexandra Barracks, A Company, 7 a.m., New Golf Course, B Company, 7 a.m., Drill Hall, C Company, 7.30 a.m., Farrer Range, S.R E. (V) FVd*Compar.y.
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      BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
      20 16 Orders for week ending May nth. 1924. Thursday, Band Practice at 5.15 p.m FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.'
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      S.C.C. TENNIS.
      37 16 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Cham p'ons hip Singles. Linton beat Hill, 6—o, 6—B. 6—3. Klein man beat Den ham, 6—2, 6 2. MONDAY'S TIES. Championship Pairs. Donnell and Tredgold vs. Utermark and Peterson. Championship. Linton vs. Hamilton.
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      S. R. C. TENNIS.
      109 16 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Doubles Handicap. N. E. Ess and J. T. Andrews, owe 15.4 beat G. Gray and F. Ephramus, owe 15. 6 4, 6—3, A Singles Handicap. H. G. Stack beat C. J. Oliveiro, 3—6, 6—4, 6—3. W. A. Balhetchet, owe 40 beat G. de Souza,
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      LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
      256 16 YESTERDAY'S J?LAY. Ladies Championship Singles. Mrs. Vowler beat Miss Hope Falkner, 6—2, 6—3. M,iss David beat Mrs. Van Hamel, 6 4, 6—2. Ladies* Singles Handicap. Mrs. Guy Stevens beat Miss Seth, 9 7, 6 4. Miss Abed vs. Mrs. L. Hall, unfinished. Ladies' Championship Doubles. Mrs.
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      STRAITS CHINESE R. C.
      47 16 MONDAY'S TIES. A Singles Handicap. Seow Poh Leng vs. Chng Thutt Pitt. Ong Swee Gam vs. Tan Horg Ghee. B Singles Handicap. Choo Pek Eng vs. Gan Khek Keng. Tan Koo- Sv/ee vs. Chua Lye Yan. Lee Lian Hoe vs. Yap Kim Chuan.
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      CRICKET.
      119 16 S. C. C. Tournament. The Etceteras ard the Merchants meet on the Padang this ifternoon in the S. C. C. Tournament. This is the sixth match ir. the Tournament, which concludes on May 31st. The Merchants have drawn with B. B. and I. and the services, while the Etceteras
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      JAPANESE TELEGRAMS.
      89 16 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, May 1. The majority of the nation have adopted a perfunctory attitude towards the e!ec- tion, and it is reported that non-participa-tion league campaigns prevail among the proletariat. The Hnkubun-kan printing works at Kakusan, Koishigawa Ward, v;ere burned down in
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      68 16 Compression attains its zenith in the jockey's equipment for racing on the flat. His silk jacket and cap in the owner's colours and his duck or cord breeches weigh only one pound. His boots are a miracle of lightness and workmanship in not exceeding 16oz. Saddle, stirrups, bridle, and bit,
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      280 16 "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" is a name of international renown it \m of world significance. Wherever music is knowthere you will find "H. M. V." Gramophones an!) records. ASK FOR LISTS TODAY. S. MOUTRIE CO,, LTD (Incorporated in Hongkong.) i— n-^ BUR FORD'S PRIZE No. i BAR SOAP THERE ARE TWO
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