The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 June 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Xi CENTS SINGAPORE, Ss^ SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1924 NO. 11,214
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    191 1 Judgment has been given for Sir Michael O'Dwyer m the case m which he sued Sir Sankaram Nair for libel m a book the latter wrote on India Pages 7 and 9. M. Millerand having refused to resign the Presidency of France M. Herriot has refused to
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    967 1 Qiticquid itgunt homines xostri tst fat rag* Librlli Jusvenal. Kind's weather means nothing good out Here apparently; for His Majesty's ttirthday celebrations are often marred by the rain. In fact Old Pluvius seems to have made a dead set against the Army and the Navy this
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      285 1 v V.V.V-V.W V.V.V,WAVw; DING BROS., Ltd. < I O\:\(, tt;uipmtnt J« QUEEN 8 Telegrams J Prince St. T«mdi yyWVtfWVW^ •VlHni •■•••■■'•■■•■••••v^ n ffl If m 1 WEEKLY PROGRAMME. Rarrles Hotel MONDAY.— Tea Dance Telephone 2920. (10 Lines). TUESDAY— Dinner Dance The F.«* Ballroom m the East WE^^SDAY.-Music durin g Gr,ll
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      145 1 I lifetuith I VIRGINIA CIGARETTES I Always the same fine quality and I always free front sand, dust and stalk I 9 MADE IN LONDON BY ARD ATH TOBACCO CO. LTD. DEPENDABLE From London to New M— jg ■ifßfT^*^^^K*^^^^^R^^h% York, Ireland to m" i "*^flW^T Singapore, m the BfekflßkJbi l^
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      160 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Glaxo "builds bonnie babies"— P afr c I The Mn-acle Man" at PalJadium-Papt 2 Steam tug- «dc Jongh" for hire— Pagr« V> Cilbcys r ini are rreat ap^tifers--Pate B^ 1 16 1^ 1 Ht Wm Jacks and Co Municipal tenders. Motor car for sale rage i. Pw H
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      23 1 .-.V.V.W.V.WAV.V.V.V.-AW.VA.- -> A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. l\ •2 FOR TENNIS EQUIPMENT t Consult Telephone QUEENS TekglMM > fj B4 3 I'J'i^ce St. Tennis t
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      148 1 THE WEEK. Hijrh Wat*, 0.23 a.m. 1.4*2 p.m. P. and O. ouiward mail due. Changkat Seidanjr, Evatt's, noon. Cricket: Singapore vs. N. Sembilan. Sunday, 8;h. (Whit Sunday). High Water, 0.58 a.m.. 2.22 p.m. S. V. R. A. Meeting, B. Timah r*ag«, L p.m. Monday, 9th. (Whit Monday). High Water, 1.39
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    SHOULD WIVES WORK?
    726 2 After reading the interest ing debate on the ah-.vt> *u!.ject. hel.l hjv the Calcutta Iim,IMI of WoOMa Workers, we feel thai too iittlt attention wu pa'-l by either side to the position of hu>ban<is. H* doubt, it would, generally, be very pleasant if husband and w.IV v.
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    BUSHMAN AGED 120.
    108 2 A Bushman named Syria, who is said to be more than 120 years old, i? now m Johannesburg bef\>ie undettakimr a v oyaj?e to England to see the King and to visit the British Empire Exhibition. During the Boer War he attended to the horses of the
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    AN INTERESTING GOLFING WAGER.
    50 2 Arising out of the fact that a member of the Scarborough Clrh played the seventh hole of his home links m one stroke, another member accepted odds of a hundred to one against his holing out from the tee once m 300 shots. The tee which
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      196 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY. o FREE FREE FREE ALL SEATS— EXCEPT FIRST CLASS. The Serbian Dancers, Chinese Wayangs, Kronchong-an, Conjurer, Gua Kang etc. JUNE 6, 7, 8 and 9. DOORS OPEN AT 1 P.M. Admission 20 cents. SPORTS FOR CHILDREN. Sat., Sunday, June 7 8 at 4 p.m. Flowershop t' CORONA"
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      127 2 United Artists Corporation presents DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN ROBIN HOOD Victoria Theatre. Commencing Saturday June. 2Bth 9 p.m. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. SK PATHE CINEMA Can give private CINEMA SHOWS m any PRIVATE HOUSES OR GARDENS, CLUBS, SCHOOLS, PLANTATIONS, FACTORIES, ETC. m the Vicinity of Singapore town or outside. We supply
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      302 2 Alhambra From Thursday, sth June, to Tuesday, 10th June In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News NATIONAL PICTURES PRESENTS LEATRICE JOY, WALTER McGRAIL OR A CAREWE "BLIND YOUTH" (The story was adapted by Katherine Reed from I stage success of that name). It's a
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    PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS FROM WHITE ANTS.
    979 3 PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS FROM WHITE ANTS. HIGHLY ORGANISED DESTROYERS. '•\>hiu AMU" aie to be ioumi m all the wau.i rc|{ <»rib o. the earth, and their debt luctiVc iiiia^K^ upofl the Tnhniijtt parts j ill bu..ui:.^.s impose continual expense m jitl-aiis and W.it,hfnJß— to waiil Off] thieateneU depredations. The niiine
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    AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR.
    202 3 Washington, May 6. j The commitiee of the American Federa- tlon of Labour ha? issued a political bul- letin outlin ng its demands before it gives I support to any party at the coming eleo- j tion. The bulletin says that there must be a revival
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    AUSTRALIAN "MANNA"
    160 3 It v/a« recently reported m Perth (Western Australian) that there had been a fall of "manna" m the scuth-west of the State, an old resident havir-g stated that lie had found it over a knjrth of a 20-mile ride. A parcel of it was sent to Dr. Battye
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      353 3 Your children should be full of tK- 1 <tt\nA aas:' s X j d fon part o{ llieir daily gOOa d,et Ordmary milk, however, is uZ TOT the dangers of dust, flies and germs. f Growing T he famous Mfc-Food, ciaxo. IS I Z,, I kT'k P Pcu c m
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      152 3 PEUGEOT BABY QUAD. We Beg to Announce the Arrival of a New Shipment of PEUGEOT Cars. 7 H.P.— Two Seater. Fitted with Detachable Wheels, Electric Lighting and Starting, Speedometer, Clock, Horn, Spare Wheel and Tyre. DEFERRED PAYMENTS (h-i Qrrv YOUR USED CAR ARRANGED- {pAOOU TAKEN IN PART PAYMENT, MAY WE
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    THE PROFESSIONAL HOSTESS. i
    573 4 THE PROFESSIONAL HOSTESS. i By Henriette Prug nard.) The bu.-v season for the professional hostess is here. What is she. this peculiarly modern product? She is the hostess at charity bails, bazaars, teas and so on, Vm hostess at >-■ tels i n dsnee tK woman el til ;i r
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    STEEL GOLF CLUBS.
    199 4 Steel-shafted clubs have been approve'! •>r use m all national championships and eompetitiom held under th* auspices 01 s United States Golf Association at a regular meeting: of the executive committee >f that body. This decision marks an Important and unexpected break m the movement which had
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    CONVICT AS REFEREE.
    184 4 Retnarkabftt reforms have been carried m the Scottish convict prison at Peter-•u-ad by Major Baird, D.5.0., the new governor. The convicts have been graded m lank similar to non-commissioned officei-s n the i'.rmy. They wear the distinguishing Gripes of their rank, move freely about :he prison buildings,
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    LEE COMMISSION REPORT ON INDIA
    458 4 Home Press Opinion. London. .May 27. The recommendations of tt;t Lee Cor. j mission have generally nad sympathetic reception m the press. The Times -ays n is already dear that Goversjnent and Unionist opposition cannot without grave risks reject the main conclusions or upset the
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    APICULTURE IN MALAYA.
    680 4 TACKLING THE APIS DORS AT A. Last. Tuesday evening m Kuala Kangsar all those who happened to Le about the vicinity of the local Post Office were the foitunate spectators of a very interesting attempt at bte-captaring very successfully ;anied out by Mr. E. Mathieu, Superintendent, Government
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    THE KING'S YACHT.
    132 4 To Race m Regattas This Season. Th- King has reversed his decision, an- j nouneed m Mar h, not to race his yacht Britannia this yea- owing to lack of com petition m the big class of yachts, provided there is enough competition to make interesting races,
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    INDIAN TEAM FOR OLYMPIC GAMES.
    123 4 The Indian team which is on its wav to vr* °!ru Pic B:ames arrived m Colombo on May 26th. from Madras, travelling' by the rail route. Originally eight athletes were selected, but owing to the lack of funds only FIX are able to make the
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    55 4 Northern Union Team Heat Victoria. i a tv* London, May 24. A Melbourne message says the British I Northern Union Ru^by football team beat I Victoria by 45 points to 13. c j London, May 27. x Sydney— The British Northern Union :eam beat Cootamundra by 31 points
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    GERMAN VS. FRENCH BOXERS.
    115 4 For the ftrsi time Marseillaise m played ehestra, when 'French box. ■gainst German boxen Colo '-n<>. Eac iof the I engaged was played strains of the French i the M.<\. m welcoming the cheered t»y tin 1 huge aud i lai ed that M Spori but
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    102 4 COUNTY CR ICKET CHAMPIONSHIP Middlesex 5 4 0 1 Yorkshire 5 4 1 0 Surrey 5 9 11 Somer t 6 8 0 1 i v cashire 6 2 > 3 1 Leicestershire 5 2 111 Smaex 6 2 3 1 < Kent 5 10 12 Warwick •hire ill" Xotts
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    THE ORIGIN OF THE BUDGET.
    92 4 Budget is derived from th< "budge," an obsolete word foi bag. "Budge" la itself an form of the French i»<> has the same Meaning. In let of 1733, entitled "Tlu Budget Op Sir Robert Walpole, the Prim* M and Chancellor of the Bach#QU«r. explaining his
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      88 4 Economical Popular and British I MORRIS COWLEY 11.9 I WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SERVICE AT LESS COST I T/ZiE fW/C^ OF THE FOUR-SEATER I Including ■■■■iM I c^ Motometer, Spring Gaiters, Speedometer] I I tt QQff 1 A r o car m //ie W^or/c/ Requires Less Attention to keep it
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    TSINGTAO.
    1569 5 „f IftS w»t the first Sum fi: ir.i-t ration of Tsingtat I of the port am IafiSSSH It was a bat fi*eng incident of Maj i tiSM to frighten awaj Making summer plans travel via the Tsir i P«H Chwss. They their fear by a carefully lcW ,pj i
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    MR. HOOVER'S PROPOSALS.
    1032 5 t MR. ORTH'S REPLY. t Where dots the Profit Go? The suggestion made to Senator Capper c by Mr. Herbert Hoover, the United States v be.utary of Commerce, as to a buying o.^unisai.on for rubber was not confined to that commodity, but included other impoits of law
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    RIVAL CLAIMS OF YORK AND DEVON.
    779 5 AMUSING DEBATE IN LONDON. "That the County of Yorkshire has exercised greater influence upon the national life and character than the County of Devon" was a resolution deba-ted at a joint meeting of the Society of Yorkshire m London and the Devonian Association at
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    EUROPEAN EDUCATION IN BENGAL.
    172 5 Legislative Council's Befqaal «f Grant. Calcutta, May 28. The Government of Bengal has ssued a communique regarding the refusal of the Bengal Legislative Councl of the non- recurring- grant of Rs. 99.000 for European and Anglo-Indian education. Under education there were two grants for nonGovernment European
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      559 5 AUCTION SALE OF Magnificent Walnut-Stained, Teak Household Furniture, Plants, Etc. TO BE HELD AT J No. 41, Grange Road, (Entrance Rochalie Drive). ON SATURDAY, 7th JUNE, AT 2.30 P.M. Comprising:— Magnificent sideboard with rattan panels, telescopic dining table arm and standard chairs, spring-seated settee and armchairs upholstered m cretonne cloth,
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      427 5 TEE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. The only Morning Daily m Malaya and the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements. T lephone 56. Cable Address, Advertiser P. O. Box No. 206. Communications relating to News and
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    THE JELLYFISH.
    1112 6 VENOMOUS "GHOSTS OF THE SEA.*' Not long ago EXr. Paul Bartsch, of the Smithsonian Institution, was an eye-wit-ness of a thrilling and most unusual form of death a sea diver stung to death m the tentacles of a huge jellyfish. Lately Dr. Bartsch, writes Popular Science Sittings, has
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    EMPIRE'S DAUGHTERS.
    581 6 (By Henriette Fragonard.) Although the primary object of the Empire Exhibition is to interest business men of the Empire and of the world m the products of the Empire, the feminine note is everywhere to be seen. Women have had a tremendous amount to do with this gigantic
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    BRITISH MUSEUM.
    167 6 > Exhibits Lent by the Kintj and (Juefn. The Kin<r and Queen have, the British Museum announce deposited the following j articles at the Museum a {-air of ivory] >j leopards, rach measuring about 39 inches long 19H inches high. Eacli has beei arved m five separate pieces,
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    DEADLIEST POISON GAS.
    113 6 London, May 12. ,j Professor Ceil Delisle Burns, 'of the j A London University, states that a deadly 'J poisonous gas has been discovered. It can be easily distributed from aeroplanes and is invisible and without smell, but anyone breathing it will die m terrible agony from
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      397 6 NOTICES. IS THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1923., AND IN THE MATTER OF MALAYAN RVBBER FACTORIES, LIMITED. o Pursu«nt to Section 21« of the Companies Ordinance 1923, Noticv v hereby Riven th-at a meeting of the Creditors of the above named Company will be held at 89, Chartered Bank
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      722 6 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. 0 Teaden will be r/ceived at the Coionial Secretary's Office, up to ncsn of the 12th Juiu-, iy24, for the fol'owinj; wotks: 1. Oaaafal rapafaaj painting, Mmcwnshin^ and tarring to Subordinates' Qu.nters, ScranBCaa Road; 2. General repairs, painting ard whitewash m j» to one block of two
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      421 6 rNow see that he takes r Sanatogen regularly W*^ y three times a day That is the doctor's parting injunctionaddressed to the wife because he knows she will hold the patient to it. Feed your patient systematically with Sanatogen writes a doctor to his confreres m the Medical PrvssT is
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    FIRST WIRELESS BALL IN INDIA.
    66 7 Novel Experience m Calcutta. Calcntta, May 26. The first wireless Ball m India, with the music broadcasted by the Marconi Company, proved a great success m Calcutta, and despite a violent storm seriously interfering with atmospherics, the programme was carried out without interruption, and was
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    THE AMRITSAR TROUBLES.
    1506 7 SIR M. CVDWYER DEFENDS HIS ACDION. For a third day Sir Michael O'Dwyer Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab at th< t me of the Amritsar riots, was m the wit-ness-box on May 2nd., giving evidence ir the libel action brought by him againsi Sir C. Sankaran Xaii. a
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    FUEL POWER SECRET.
    506 7 Experiments by two Doctors. 1 I Two doctors, one of medicine and one of science, have been busy for the last two years m a workshop m a mews near Morn-ington-crescent, putting into practice a new j I physical formula which they claim to have discovered. It
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      468 7 STEVEDORE. Dubash and General Contractor BOATS AND LAUNCHES SUPPLIED I K.M-.HUSSAIX. 9-11 Arcade Tel. 2289. WW.V.W.VAW.W.VAV 5 SUBMARINE WATCHES* > Water, Acid. Rust and Foolproof 5 1 -C MOTION, SMITH SON, LTD < 1 4 Battery Road. > > s%Vl>tV> v>w sv i'HOTUURAPHIC DEALERS. Printing— Developing— Enlarging FRAMES MADE. KONG
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      545 7 a» r*^^~^^^^^~ T^"m>' The house of reliability for Scientific Instruments. Agents for STANLEY Co.. Ltd. NAUTICAL REQUISITES. Agents for HEATH Co., Ltd. WATCHES AND CLOCKS. Agents for S. SMITH Sons, Ltd. Case of Drawing Instruments $7 Drawing Pens and Pencils 5 Pamp Spring Bow Pen 10 Faber's Slide Rules 12.50
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      727 7 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. WHITSUNDAY JUNE Bth. 6.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Plain). '.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) i.II a.m. Holy Communion. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon DunnK the- following week: -Monday, Widm«lay and Friday Holy Communion At c am. Tuesday, Thursday and Satur■aj Ho.'y Communion
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      17 8 ELKINS.- On 3rd June. at. Aut.-uil. Paris, to Major and Mrs. W. H. E!k.in>, a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATDRDAY, JUNE 7. 1924. American Trade.
    582 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATDRDAY, JUN E 7. 1924. American T rade. Ihe move oi Mr. Hoover m the direction ot controlling the purchase ,oi" rubber througn a buying agency, which has led to the movement tor a selling agency among Malayan producers, will be heard of frequently m the next
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    664 8 TKe Free Press will be issued as usual on Monday morning, Whit Monday, but not oi\ Tuesday, m order to give the Staff the Monday holiday. Mr. F. K. Wilson of the Civil Service has been granted eight months leave. Mr. E. A. Brown is appointed a Municipal rommissioner vice
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    MACLAREN'S AEROPLANE.
    82 8 AMERICAN DESTROYER BRINGS IT THIS MORNING. The American destroyer, William B. Preston, which is taking a new machine for Squadron Leader MacLaren from Hongkong to Akyab, m Burma, where the machine on which he left England was wrecked, is due to arrive at Singapore at i 9.30 this
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    128 8 VISIT OF MR. FAIRBIKN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 6. Information by the Home mail says that Mr. James Fairbvrn, the well-known rubber director and member R.G.A. Belling scheme will shortly be visiting Ceylon and Malaya m connection with the same. As an md cation as to
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    652 8 The following: action was taken at meeting of Committee Xo. 1 held on June 4th: Decided that no rewards may be given to officers m the Vehicles Department except m special cases which should be approved by the Commissioneis. De ided to waive the right to screen the
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    LATE WIRES.
    250 8 Reuter's Scrvi, THE OAKS. 1 «>»don. J unp The result of the Oaks a Strmitlace (100— 3) Hack (11—10) Mink (100—7) T»e,ve ran. Won by P »,n,,h, L 1 head away. Umtmm j, i'he PHtogatat airmen h r n. rv.m Ak ib. In consequence of Mr. Herri.,i i
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    65 8 A (<U ii l\< IDI m th< Editor, Sir. At thifl the comment »<;' Mi E teiuiam was *v Straits-born Chin ligent foi hi- class* Straits-born Chinese, \\i:i>:. i necessary.* 1 The above para Appears m this morning oi a Su| a Strait < h in.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    121 8 (By Courtesy of the Nan; V Nichi Shimburisha.) Tokio, June i The Government.- >>t London, W*i ami Rome have iccejrteii laj.i posal to retain and keep the bar j.Mikasa. the flag-ship COMmaaatd by miiml Togo dKiring the Rm I war. which it had been dtcUM ikflU destroyed undei
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    A VICAR AND HIS COOK.
    76 8 The wiles of :i fascinating c succumbing of the country could imagine more lensational It is not often that BingapOl the opportunity to witnesi eo««iy from start to finish, it Romance intrigue and be found m Lady Hunt* ment, which is being pi Victoria Theatre
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    83 8 The Miracle Man. to be icwensd I Palladium to-night, would the theory that environment ii of crime." Remove the criminal phere and the good that ll Innate U nity will come to the top. H«W Jj* transformation of I gang 0< H] place under the beneficent tat a
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    28 8 .^_o^^_ A rumour from Canton Stntei iatio*ns are taking place bef Governnvent and a Japanest i he sale of the Government Mi" •onnection the price of $s.oo'U^ ioned.
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      69 8 WWA\%WAVyV.WAWAVA'A; ■I lJtlHj B jj ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. l» (Incorporated m England.) 5 5 MANUFACTURERS j£ 5 OF I ELECTRIC MOTORS I j FOR ALL jj Industrial Purposes. I PHONE 301 > I WINCHESTER HOUSE. AWAVAWAVAVASWAW/S PEARS:. TOILET SOAP This is really the last word m Soap Excellence. BLAND SOOTHING
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    THE AMRITSAR RIOTS.
    143 9 tfDWYEH GAINS LIBEL DAMAGES. j rK |HrTF. TO GENERAL DYER. Router's Oil I km] I .»nd«»n. June 5. libel >uit. tfct hearing of pied no fewer thun twentyiml cost KBMtO, ended to-day, ODuyer. ex-LJeut.- ib, MM awarded the M Sii SwkMM Nair, ex f thr (i.»\i riiment
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    MOSUL DEADLOCK.
    149 9 Constantinople. June 5. nfercnet has broken down, having refuted to agree to the of reference >uggested by the Bri-ivAt-r which the dispute was sub- Ltagve of Nations. The rted further negotiations with ection of another arbitral „||M iONNKCTION ADOPTED. Kerne, June 5. en have adopted fhe Opium •.ion.
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    VENEREAL CLINICS IN MANILA.
    121 9 I are m actuc.l operation Ho>pital, Tondo Health and Philippine General Hospital v.- pices of the Philippine Health The Ant two clinics are open j the last holds clinics both after- 1 ■vening on alternate days. t Medicine and Surgery of the Philippines has alse j
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    GHOSTS!
    34 9 MB associated with 1 but "The Ghost f« different matter. the Victoria Theatre, "^er entertaining things, y-aM'l u-ili ,-apdly disperse that may be entertained llk «*ble qualities of Ghosts. onen at the Theatre.
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    OPENING OF BUKIT TIMAH RANGE.
    37 9 "^^■K- S- Hose, the Govern--1 Bu Ut Tim. 1 v J!y Cun^ented to open Win Rlfleßfcllw this afternoon "f £1 £2* n the W h'tsuntide K'fle Association. This- tak, place at 2.30
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    28 9 (a,iS Hou ble sir waiter V m V on Wednesday. 11th »nd thn r f > all at 9 P.m Mem, be m oha-;; Hi)n Mr E s *°s*.
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    FRENCH CABINET.
    92 9 MILLERAND STAYS PUT. SO HERRIOT WILL NOT HELP. [Reuters Service.] m U Paris, June 5 bJaus^M^M S the P««ie»nin e^S&ST"* refused to resi n M Millerand summoned M. Herriot to KM V^ ffered him the P ship. M Herriot raised the question of he Pres,dency and M. Millerand
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    TWO AIR DISASTERS.
    163 9 London, June -5. Two R.A.F. aeroplanes flying at Grantham collided, caught fire and crashed, the four occupants being killed. San Antonio. Texas, June 5. Colliding m mid ah, two army aeroplanes caught fire and fell 1,300 feet, burying a Mexican peasant boy working m a aotton field.
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    MOTOR-CYCLIST HELD UP.
    259 9 Incident m Damansara-rd. Mr F. W. Simpson, of Messrs Barbour ami Co., who has only been m Kuala Lumpur for a few days, was concerned m *i somewhat exciting apisodt m Damansarard., on Monday afternoon. He and a colleague m the firm are livine: m one of
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    A HUNTING INCIDENT.
    144 9 While Mr. Joseph Michael, of Kajhng. and a party of Kuala Lumpur residents, consisting of Messrs. Johnson, Scully, Furtado, and C. W. Rozario, were out P*g hunting at the 19th mile, Kajang, they encountered two bears, a male and a female, says the Malay Mail. Mr. Furtado,
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    MOTOR FATALITY.
    149 9 Mr. Yap Fook Sin, brother of the late Mr. Yap Fook Siong (who wls recently killed m a motor-cycle accident on Camp-bell-id narrowly escaped death on Wednesday while returning: from Seremban. Mr. Fook Sin was returning to Kuala Lunipur by car and all went well until about 12
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    24 9 The Perskutuan Stia Pranakan Bugis and the Po Ann Kong Kek are required to furnish proof of their existence to the Registrar of Societies.
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    469 9 CURIOUS POSITION AFTER APPROVED COMPOSITION. The Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, prosided over the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday, when an application was made to him to re-vest the property of a bankrupt m four guarantors to the bankrupt's composition, the property having ceased to be vested m the
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    POLICE COURTS.
    375 9 Stealng Electrical Stores. The Chinese who was convicted by Mr. Pryde, District Judge. last week on a charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property, to wit. an electric fan and other electrical supplies which had been stolen from the electrical store at the Tanglin Barracks, was yesterday sentenced to
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    76 9 Mr. Justice Whitley is expected to assume duties m Penang on Tuesday. such allurements many who have known the higher contacts of real religion when they were students m Britain have succumbed when th«y returned to the atmosphere of heathenism. But Song Ong Siang has never moved from his faith,
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    PRESBYTERY HISTORY.
    1068 9 MR. SONG ONG SIANG'S WORK. In the Journal of the Presbyterian Histoncal Society of England which is published m Manchester there appears an interesting article on Singapore and Mr. Song Ong Siang's history of the Chinese m Singapore. The article runs as follows: The recent publication of an
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    660 11 V*- /1N( STWRI IIM>M HARBIN. >„|»siiii;t«'<! tor Japanese Flaff. I r«i« >n ur Own respondent). lokio. May 19. many a hall-mark come to Japan from that a Scotchman, m ritish naval scout, with 2 indisn*. all wearing the Union tnd«, made descent on the Harbin, hauled down
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    HARD WORKING WRITERS.
    463 11 (By One Of Them.) Writers have the laziest job of all" I am always hearing this, an< people are 1 r'tireT? U> m nly -^nowh, n P lntlnK Ut with that mnetynme writers out of a hundred »re amon* the hardest worked of all men tha^BaT, tOHU
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    ECCENTRIC MAN'S BEQUESTS.
    164 11 il A Year for Engaged Couples. Bequests of £•"> a year to couples thinking of being married, and whose combined bankbooks show the largest amount tared, are made m the will of Mr. 6. L. Morr s, an eccentric member of the Penarth Distric; Council, who -led
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    A WINDJAMMER PERHAPS.
    64 11 A frirl entered a public library m Boston, U. S. A., of all places, and asked for •'The ReJ Boat." No such novel could be rered, and .-he was aaksd if sho had the title riffht. "It's poetry, not a novel," she explained, and after much cogitation
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    1391 11 The Gleam. Sir Francis Younghusband. (John Murray). Famed the world over as an explorer and man of vision Sir Francis has here made somewhat of a departure from his traditional role as an authoritative writer on 1 ravel, and presents us with a book on the Religious Cosmos,
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    TEST OF HONESTY.
    315 11 A French Mft hod. From an ingenious test of public honesty which has just been carried out by an evening newspaper, the I'aiis Soir, it wouhi appear that only about .'JO per cent, of men arc scrupulously honest. Th c newspaper's experiment was made on one hundred
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    THREE BIRDS, ONE STONE.
    167 11 A pood story was told by Sir Uwmtjf Cowan, M.P., at a Conservative meetingin Noith Islington. A well-to-do and benevolent jcentlemar m New York was recently accosted l )y a W— plug woman, who prayed him for a dollar to er able her to have her
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    353 12 LARGE OPIUM SEIZURE AT KOBE. Worth Over Five Million Yen. The largest seizure of opium ever made m Japan, was made recently at Kobe on the steamer Komagata Maru. The Kobe Shimbun reports: The vessel (of 2,962 tons) was chartered by Yamasaki at Wakamatsu, m Kyushu, m November
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    THE LOST CONTINENT.
    591 12 A Great Legend. Of all ancient legends none hae laid greater or more permanent hold upon the imagination of mankind than that of Atlantis, the lost continent from which, it may be, the beginnings of civilisation came to Europe. Ever since Plato told of an invasion from
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      664 12 MA IL TaBLE. TO-DAY. Sabang and Amsterdam Lombok 8 a.m. Penang, Sabang, etc. Rochussen 9 a.m. Pengerang Despatch 9 a.m. Kanmon Fook Mow 9 a.m Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 am. Hongkong, Amoy Japan Japan 10 a.m.
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    POLICE LUCK.
    328 14 In their confidential moments which are lew detectives will admit the clement of luck m their successes-. A man was beinjr questioned m the police office concerning a murder case. He protested that he had no knowledge of the crime^ nor the attendant circumstances. Yet he kept glancing
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    NEGLECT OF THE DOMINIONS.
    106 14 London, May 12. In the course of a speech" which he made on the occasion of his visit to the B"r mingham section of the British Industries Fair, Sir Bourchier S. Wrey (formerly Chief Commissioner for Southern Rhodesia) expressed hs astonishment, m view of \vh*it had
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    16 14 In some ways our grandfathers' tastes were a great deal better than our own. Lord Crawford.
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    VARIETY STAGE DOOMED.
    1335 14 WHY UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES. Unemployment among variety artists has become increasingly acute m the last two or three years, and the present position of the variety profession is not at all happy (says a contributor to the "Morning Post"). It is dve To the changing tastes of the
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    GENTLEMEN CROOKS.
    550 14 (By C. I D.) Scotland Yard has its plans for dealing with a peculiarly latter-day type of criminal this Season the gentleman crook. These astute criminals, well-tailored, v»ith the voices and manner? of cultivated gentlemen, very well educated and m some caaea quite well born, were rare before
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    NEW KENYA CONSTITUTION.
    103 14 London, Mar Ij. A Xairobi mffssagu says following the recent .elections held under the new constitution the Legislature was opened by the Governor of Kenya Sir Robert Coryndon on ?»fay 14th. Indians were not present. In the course of a lenjrthy address Sir Robeit Coryndei) was optijnistic
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    507 15 FMASKB CO., EXCHANGE AND SHAKE BROKERS. FRIDAY, JINE 6th. MINING. riitam Tin ($> 147% l 091., Wru Hydraulic (£1) 17i 18s Johan 'fin 30 33 K. Kamunt.ngs (£1) 46s 6d 4ss Kamuntings (£1) 35s 365. Kmta Asa, (400.000—10) 7.25 7SO Kuchai Prefs. ($1) 85 95 Murai Tin
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    69 15 Saturday, 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range S. V. R. Association, Whitsuntide Rifle J Meeting. Farrer Range. "A" Company,! Practice for Penang Veteran Shield. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Farrer Range, Chinese Coy. 7.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Practice for 1 Penang Veteran Shield. "C" Coy. 2 p.m.' to 5.30
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 15 June 6. Bank 4 m.s. 2j4 Bank demand flf** Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 N«W York, dCfUIBd **497 8 Credics 9o dayi 5 Franco, demand 900 So^ India, T. T. 1( )4 HMghoas, d-.-mand 4. „.c Prem. lokohania. tiemaji.l |jg om Java, dtmand I3y, Bangkok, demand 795* Sovereign,
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    PRODUCE.
    172 15 June G. Tin 128 Tons |IMJS Gambler 20 50 Pepper white 2750 Pepper Black 15 50 Flake Tapioca 10.75 Pearl Sago Small 9.00 Copra 10 T0 Copra Sundried 11.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangvon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    39 15 Singapore, June 6, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spot 36. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 85% 36; June 55%.56%; JulySept 37 37^ Oct-Dec 38 38%. London Quotation Sheet 10% d. Market Easier.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
    115 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. (L. R. Macphail.) Singapore, June 6. Rubber.— lo% d. 35 H. Tin.— £2l4 12s. 6d. 108 14.l 4 125 tons sold. M'-ning. Kinta Tin Dredging 33 30 discount. Petalings 1.55 1.37%, Murais 2.35 3, Hitams 1.20 1-25, Pengkalens 10.75 11, Taipings 1.17 1.20 cum., North Taipings
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    FALL OF THE JAPANESE YEN.
    311 15 Causes and Effects. The necessity for the adoption of urgent J measures to increase export trade has been < apparent m Japan for some time past. The difficulty ha< been to decide on tinremedy. Judging by the continued slump m the value of the yen,
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    61 15 l ERASER'S REPORT. Tin.-£214 12s. Gd. t-* 9^ Jum <J Rubber.— lo -*d. 125 tons sold 108 2.", Mining.— Taipin M .s 1.17 1.20, Souths »i» 95, Murais 2.85 3.10, Pttfkaleni 10.75 11 Petalmsrs 1.35 1.40, Hitams 1.20 1.25 Industrials.— Fraser and Xeaves 45 50 4G.50, Traders
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    142 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, June 6. Kubber.— London 10% d. Local 35 Va Tin.— London £214 12s. 6d. Local 'l oB li (120 tons sold). Rubbers.— A llenbys 1 1.05, Bukit Katils oo,?°\/ c ram Kuant *ns 23 25, Jimahs 82VL- Malaka Pindas 90 1, Mentakabs 15 17 Pant
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    186 15 Singapore, June 6. I in.—^£2l4 12s. 6d. up £3 7s. 6d. Rubber.— lo %d. up fed. There is practically nothing doing m the Rubber share market, and the Tin section is almost as dull. Pfetalinga still find a ready market, business being transacted at *1.38, and
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    137 15 Singapore, June R. The keen demand for spot which we mentioned m our last report has been well maintained, and with very little offering prices have firmed up considerably. The forward positions have also been m better demand and although at the time of writ ifitf
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    BARLOW'S REPORT
    252 15 Singapore, June »>. Rubber.— During the greate,- part of tin period under review the local market habeen quietly steady at 34-34 »4 for Spot Sheet. Owing 1 to Tuesday 3rd instant bc.nj; a public holiday the weekly auction \va~ held a day later than usual. The tor. throughout
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    GOVERNMENT TIN.
    37 15 We are officially informed that the Government of the Federated Malay States sold no tin during the month of May. The total sale* of the Government tin stocks remain at the figure of 6,175 tons.
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      GRADY'S GREAT FIGHT.
      345 16 Eddie Grady and Battling Key met again for the third time at the Happy Valley last night. Both weighed i*st. 31b. and Grady looked very happy before the fight. Grady took the first round landing a hard right hook which staggered Key, ha scored frequently w th
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    THE MAGIC OF THE DERBY.
    734 16 LUCKY AM) UNLUCKY OWNERS. Lord Dorkjr^i Family Record. There is magic the name of the Derby. It K:ivi]> s the imay nation more than any other race IB the world. It brings together a vast heterogeneous crowd, yet the interest it evokes i- not centred
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      SWISS FOOTBALL SUCCESS.
      22 16 Reuter's Service. Paris, June 5. In the third round of the Olympic footbail competition Switzerland beat Sweden by 2—l.
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      RACECOURSE RUINED.
      70 16 [Reuter's Service.] I/ondon, June 5. So t-adly was the Epsom Course cut no at the crossroads by heavy traffic on the sodden muddy ground yesterday, that racing today was only possible on the round track, two laces being postponed until to-morrow. The programme was put back half an
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      TILDEN RECONSIDERS.
      55 16 Reuter's Service. New York. June 5. Tilden announces that he is withdrawing his resignation from the American Davis Cup team, under a compromise arrangement whereby the player-writer is permitted to write tennis articles provided he does not use his name and title m tht daily reports of tournaments
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      S. AFRICANS' NEXT LOSS.
      85 16 London, June 5. The match between Yorkshire and the South Africans at Sheffield w^s continued m fine weather and before 5.000 spectators. On a drying wicket Yorkshire were dismissed for '236, Blanckenberg taking four wickets for 58 and Pegler three for 61. In reply the South
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      THE DERBY NEWS.
      66 16 How tht F. E. Tel: Co. Flashed it Round. It is Interesting to learn from tht Eastern Extension Telegraph Compar.y how the Derby it-suit wmi transmitted all oVei the world. It took six*v ieco :.!< t. reach Sydney ami Melbourne; thirty -'i-conus to Shanghai, Hongkong, Singapore and
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      WHITSUNTIDE CRICKET.
      272 16 WHITS UNTIDE CRICKET. To-day's Inter-State Match. The Whitsuntide Inter-State cricket match between the S.C.C. and Xegri Sen--bilan commences on the Padang at 11.45 this morning. On Monday play will commence at 10.30 a.m. and stumps will be drawn at 4 p.m. to allow the ground to be prepared for the
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      PROPOSED CEYLONESE CRICKET TEAM FOR STRAITS.
      168 16 The question of sending a team of Ceylonese cricketers to the F.M.S. and Singapore is being taken up seriously and a meeting of the Ceylon Cricket Association will be held shortly to consider the matter. Dr. John Rockwood, who has had communications from well-known
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    797 16 S.C.F.A. NARROWLY ESCAPE DEFEAT. The Chinese sustained their first setback m the Singapore League on the Padang yesterday, when they nmet the Royal Sussex Regiment and had to share the points, the game resulting m a draw of one all. The match was full of interest, although the
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    THE LEAGUE TABLE.
    187 16 Goal. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. S. C. F. A ri 5 0 1 23 4 11 S. C. C. 7 5 1 1 20 611 R. G. A. 6 3 3 0 9 16 6 R. Sussex 7 0 3 4 4 11 4
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    26 16 The entries for the Singapore Tennis Championships, closed yesterday evening. They include entries from the S.C.C., S.R.C., the Chinese, Japanese and Indian Clubs.
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    Y. M. C. A. TENNIS.
    188 16 Thursday's play. Singles *B" Class. J. Ikeda vs. Loo Hoong Sun, unfinished. I :cr»g Yee Soo beat Wang Ghee Ho, 6 4, T s. Yap Ah H'-an beat J. U. Karunaratne, 6—l. 6—2. To-day's Ties. Singles "B" Class. S. C. Hayng vs. owe 15.3 vs.
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    50 16 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. I. adits Championship Doubles. Final. MUs David and Miss Abed beat Mrs. Sedwiek and Miss Wallis 6—2. 7—5. Mixed DeaMes *V Class.— Final. Miss Ru-soll and R. Smith, o\v e 15 3, v cr.t Mrs < Chair and Capt. Davies, owe l.\ 10—8, 4—
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    TANGUN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    175 16 Tuesday's Ties. A. (lass Double* Handicap. J. W. Winter and 1.. W. Geddes vs. T C. Bell and Dr. M. C. Bain. T. H. Holyoak and P. N. Knight vs. Sir. W. Ifnrison and X. H. P. Whitley. R. R. Turner and \Y. J. Mayson vs.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    107 16 The draw for the Flag competition on Monday, June 9th. is as follows. Members aie requested to start as early as possible. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke vs. Mrs. Swindell and Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens vs. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron. Mrs. Cringle and Vick vs. Mrs. Page
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    BARNES CUPS POLO.
    137 16 The draw for the Barnes Cups has resulted as follows: A. Team: R.H. Onraet, C. E. Bond, F. H. Thompson and G. R. Parrott. B. Team: F. T. S. Newell, G. de Chair, S. de V. A. Julius and G. W. Prince. C. Team: J. A. Thompson,
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    CHINESE FRIENDLY ASSOCIATION.
    39 16 Badminton Tournament: Championship Singles. Saturday's Ties. Lim Siew Tee vs. Choo Lye Huat. Low Chwee Thye vs. Khoo Bens Hock. Sunday's Ties. Lim Chwee Poh vs. Lim Siew Tee. Toh Cheng Kiat vs. Khoo Beng Hock.
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