The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 June 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, B&, SATURDAY. JUNE 14, 1924. NO. 11,219.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    202 1 Forty-six sailors have been kiljed and twenty injured by an explosion on the U.S. battleship Mississippi Page 8. Expert burglars have stolen £100,000 worth of property from the Piccadilly mansion of Lady Ludlow Page 9. A late cable states that the U. S. world flyers are safe
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1098 1 Quicquid agunt homhttv xostri ttt farmge Libelli Jafrenal. lt looks as if it was just as well the discussion regarding our dear friends the hawkers was adjourned the other day, for the public, who depend upon them for their daily bread and cheese, seems to be
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      213 1 i PALDING HROS.. Ltd. < f tii-IV" BOXING equipment Jj* QUEEN*! Telegrams f !':':.<.•<. St. Tennis .■•...........•.•.■•■•'•■.■.v.v.-.v.v.v.v.-.v.^ RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NIGHT AND DANCING Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT Every Sunday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. THURSDAY 19th AND SATURDAY 21st JUNE. lIURA and KOKA SHIPOFF the young
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      162 1 1 g aa\ e "^y %T^ >^P X W^tr^mT I *> Smoker's cough is unknown to the happy man who enjoys:— VIRGINIA aGARBTTES -mm BBB^aa aaa^aa aaa^aV I W Aw Mm m^ aaaT aaaT aaar aaaT B m Wm W m w because they are jfa/rmtSim AND DUST) I SOU
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      157 1 aa LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Abrams' motors Page 3. Motion's for watches Page 7. Hall's distemper, Jacks Page 9. Vacancies at Sunnyside Page 7 Scrap washers at U.E's— Page 3 laager beer, Sime, Darby— Page 2 Get a Ford from Wearne's— Page 5 Diphenso from McAlister's Page 16 Lawson's whisky at Little's—
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      20 1 A. G. SPALDING BROS., Lid. FOR TENNIS EQI IPMENT Consult Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrams J '•■•'4 Prince St. Tennis 2 v.v.\w.v.v.v.v.v.%v.v.v.v.v.%:-
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      100 1 aaaj THE WEEK. Saturday, 14 !h. High Water, 7.58 a.m., 8.9 p.m. B. I. outward mail duo. French outward mail due. Anglo Chinese School Sports, 3 p.m. Ex-Service Entertainment, Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Sunday, 15th. Hiph Water, 9.1 a.m. 8.52 p.m. Sw. Club: Veterans' Race. High Water, 9.56 a.m. 9.34 p.m.
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    CLEAN DESKS.
    785 2 I The cult of the "clean desk" has spread to England. It has even reached the Civil Behind the "clean desk" is an idea move complex than is at first apparent. It mean* the power of delegation, and that include* organization, for the work must be done by
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      214 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY. SATURDAY. JUNE 14th. GRAND Oi ENINCJ NIG FT SPECIAL KRONCHONG-AN Arrived by "Delhi Maru" direct from Bar.«'oenjr. 12 in number includin-.r 6 lady artists. At Popular Prices: 50, 30, and 10 cts. o Numerous attractions and amu-ements nightly. jj Flowershop I "CORONA" j M Amber Mansions. Telephone
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      231 2 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS IN ROBIN HOOD "l JkHSk Matinees "fl SATURDAY 'll "l i:\_r JUNE 28th F HT rr^ tat*'- r < W^Sr t. 5^ THURSDAY JULY 3rd ONE WEEK ONLY. i 8 W li SATURDAY Commencing j|" Sl SATURDAY. jffi JULY >th JUNE 2Sth Legend History Romance t bS a
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      227 2 Alhambra From Wednesday, llth June, to Momhix lath i e. i, J ,n J he Second Show at 9 p.m. st "ORANGES ANI) LEMONS' 1 Reel Pathe Comedy. British Screen NeWfl F THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITIO VRNER BROTHERS PRESENT WESLEY BARRY i n "SCHOOL DAYS" in 7 Reels. "School Days"
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1078 3 g| l THE BORDER QUESTION. I (From Our Own Correspondent). I T Dubh'n, Mav 12. in. re li bo great change in the long ttrmmn out eortroeeray over the Ulster} tt U t t mim-mmt 0 U ted that it .Northern Ireland lefuses to appoint a repres.ntatvc
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    IRISH FREE STATE BUDGET.
    183 3 The Irish Free State Budget contains* proposals which the Minister for Finance nas described as "an experiment in protection." There are duties on boots and *hots, bottles, soap, and candles. Table waters, sugar confectionery, and cocoa preparations are taxed, as well as imports of motor-car bodies.
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    MURDER OF MILLIONAIRE'S CHILD.
    88 3 Sequel to Kidnapping Outrage. j New York. Believing the police to be on their trail,! kidnappers who on Wednesday stole Robert,! the 14-year-old son of Jacob Franks, the! millionaire, as "he was leaving his private school, to-day murdered the boy and threw! his body into a
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      304 3 The Food of Kings TO YOU, Baby is the King of your household, and claims as his birthright the Food of Kings and as the best is not too good for the children ol Royalty, it is not too good for your Baby for Glaxo is the food that has
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      280 3 tThe SERVICE BEHIND YOUR Car. After Buying a Car SERVICE is one of the Greatest Considerations. The best car needs spare parts at times. Are there spares for your car at reasonable prices in this country? Have the Agents got the service tools necessary to keep your car in good
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    TURKEY IN "VACATION."
    510 4 "Abolition of the Public Debt.'' Constantinople, May 3. The end of the Parliamentary session and the prospect that the Assembly will not meet again for six months has given rise to much and very varied comment. On the one hand there la a sigh of relief that
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    NAVAL DEFENCE.
    322 4 Admiral Field's View*. The battle cruiser? Hood and Repuist and the cruiser Adelaide left Wellington (N.Z. > on May 8 for Napier and Auckland The vessels left earlier than orginaliy announced, so that their depaaSure wa> not witnessed by as many spectators as was expected. Admiral Field he
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    107 4 th^^Vu™* n,otorin e accident involving he death of a Chinese mechanic and caus ng injuries to five others occurred near ar whTehT Ban k k Whe •CLi J aS be,ngr tested a^er repairs Ph^Son^Vr l^ 1 Car dHven *>y Cornel n/thf n f P K ho,a P ha P; the
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    FUTURE OF THE CALIPHATE.
    507 4 ■fcigyPt*** Tan-Islamic Dream. A considerable amourrt of attention continues to be given by the Egyptians to the question of the Caliphate. There are three distinct views held on the matter. One section, under the direction of the influential and very wealthy Prince Omar Tou:soun, otoutly maintains
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    MOTOR SMASH IN SCOTLAND.
    213 4 Planter's Lucky Escape from Death. Newspapers received by the last mail show that Mr. A. D. Callander, the wellknown Ceylon planter and V.A., was involved in what is described as a terrible motor smash on May 2, on the road between Kintore and Inverurie, 14 miles
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    A WET MAY IN ENGLAND.
    237 4 Worcester C. C. (-round I nder Water. London, June 2. The month of May, which has been unprecedented for the frequency and violence! of thunderstorms, finished with a tropical! I rainstorm on Saturday night which wrought j i havoc to great tracts of country. The
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    A CAPTIVE IN CHINA.
    728 4 Story of Thrilling Adventure. A terrible tale of suffering la told by Mr. Elly Widler, a foreigner, of Chungking, following h.s release after six months' captivity in the hands of General Yan.: Sens Second Szechuan Army. Mr. Widler was arrested at the Cosmos Club at Chungking,
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    THE FISH OF WEMBLEY.
    187 4 The latest build its doors ia the Ma Those who insist on think and devoti. >:.;•!'; Ll .dl of Neptune," hut lhe aaaa -one shiUinj Exhibition itaelf. I the best of both worlds. It tainmenta uith exhibit 1 1 large enough foi- dii i discover bullion
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    CLEMENCEAU AND HIS FLOWERS.
    428 5 Ijatfajg Out to Sea. rPari*, May 8. mii in characteristic scorn l jtica l |jf 4 which he has defini- »umt'l. ia apendiaaj the whole A the election campaign in his little t at St. Vincent-sur-Jard, Vendee. The house is a hut with a thatched vermchK
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    THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW.
    389 5 Neath of Mrs. Lincoln. Londcn or. May 1 a lady aad Dot only attained a great age. daya were pastel among wh'ch at the time they occurred ired the hearts of the nation. Mrv Lincoln, widow of the late Frederick Diatri t Judge <-f Sitapur, aai
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    COVENTRY'S FATE.
    507 5 Workers in Arms. The seeker after t-uth, who w shes to understand the sacred principles of Free lrade cannot do better than study the inuustnal history of the ancient but alw« s enterprising ct y of Coventry. Renowned in the Middle Ages for its craftsmen, »as the centre
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    JAVA'S TEA KING.
    432 5 The excellent monthly, the Tea and Coffee Tiade Journal trhoee editor, Mr. W. H. Ukero is now or. a t»ij to tea- producing areas of the world and therefore will pass through Singapore, had a ix>rtrait and the following sketch of Mr. K. A. R. Bos&cha, of
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    PREMIER AND EMPIRE WIRELESS.
    676 5 Changing Problems a Sign of Vitality. The Prime Minister went to see the Wembley Exhibition for the nrst time on May 9. He opened the excellent Press Club that has been provided there for the use of the journalists who are coming from all over the
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    CRICKET RABBITS.
    281 5 The Case for the Defence. Warwickshire, bottom but three aijiong the counties in 1910, leaped to top plac* in 1911. A team previously tame and neutral-tinted were galvanized into spark- j ling success by the stimulating influence of F. R. Foster's captaincy. It would be a splendid thing
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    QUEST FOR PIRATE GOLD.
    361 5 Expedition to Coco* Inland. New York, May 5. Among all rich tales of romance, adventure, and travel which have followed each other in quick succession since the beginning of 1924, few will fire the imagination more readily than the new expedition which is about to attempt
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    "OLYMPIA" OF NEW YORK TO GO.
    376 5 Super-Skycraper on its Site. Mad son-square Garden, the Olympia of New York, Will disappear soon to make room for the largest office building in the world. The site, which is admirably suite! for a super-skyscraper, will probably be occupied by the New York Life
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    U. S. PRESIDENCY.
    186 5 Retting Market Opened. Money to be wagered that United Statea Sc nator Rabion of Indiana will be the nominee of the Democratic National Convention and that he will be the next Piesident of the United States has made Itl appearance in Wall Street, says the New York
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      788 5 mm, LmJm mmZ The economical Car. First cost, running expense, maintenance, tyres, service, all at lowest cost $1205 to you. Wearne Bros. Ltd. TENNIS RACKETS TENNIS RESTRINGING SATISFACTION GUARANTEED aa. IM Wmm- Road ROSE C0 M LTD. M »^tu rerS of (Incorporated in India) Athletic Goods. REMINDER TO-DAY, SATURDAY, AT
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    WHY IRREGULAR HEALERS ARE GAINING.
    1078 6 AN AMERICAN OPINION. There is too much physical science in our medical training to-day and not enough psychology, says Dr. Irvin Arthur, of Patoka, Ind., in an article printed in The Journal of the Indiana State Medical Association (Indianapolis). As a result, he, asserts, the
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    ISSUES IN U. S. POLITICS.
    640 6 f PROHIBITION AND FOREIGN RELATIONS. Washington, May 12. When the Prohibition Amendment was adopted politicians said with an air of relief that liquor was no longer a political question. For half a century or so liquor had been the football of politics, and in every
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    PUBLIC REPRIMAND TO VICAR.
    168 6 I In his own church, before a crowded congregation of his own parishioners, the Rev. John James McXair. vicar of Odell, Bedfordshire, was publicly reprimanded by the Bishop of St. Albans for neglect of duty as incumbent of the parish. The Chancellor of the Diocese, reporti
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    MELBOURNE PAPERS HOAXED.
    462 6 BOGUS MESSAGE FROM PREMIER. A Labour Joke. On February 20 Melbourne laewapapsfß published what purported to be a message from the British Prime Minister to the Parliamentary Labour leaders in Australia. It dealt with instructions alleged to have been given to the Naval Squadron on itEmpire cruise,
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    HOOKING THE AIR MAN.
    272 6 Frying postal sorting offices ere among the innovations t«» be introduced shortly !>'.. Imperial Airways. As soon as the now air lines organisation gets fully into its stride a great effort w.ll be made to have all first-class mail matter to Paris. Brussels, Cologne, Berlin. Rotterdam,
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    PLANE INVENTION.
    190 6 'Every Flat Root* an Aerodrome." The Air Ministry have adopted an invention for facilitating, landing and th* taking'-off of aeropltmes from decks of arcraft-carriers, which makes every building wth a flat roof a potential aero 1-ome. In recent tests, aeroplanes which, in the air, reached a speed of
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      458 6 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tho Municipal Commissioners cf the Town Of Singapore hereby jrive notice that Scott.* Road between Stevens Road and Orchard Road will shortly be reconstructed. Hou»?holdoi* requiring new water, paa or el.ctricity services laid or rvpairs lo services efTect d should notify th'' Department within one week from
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      463 6 Am ll m W A big Ml^hand hold all the time 'Jhere never -was a holder on any shaving stick like the holder on Williams &oublecap SHAVING STICK The box is absolutely non-corrosive and can be re-loaded "with fresh sticks indefinitely. There never was a lather like Williams'. Especially if
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      243 6 Sauces that give a r*U to fish and reaßHabiea are I easily made with Hrow n ft rolson s Cornflour thickens and imparts a i delicate flavour to soup, I sauces, and gravies. Brown Poisons Corn Flour adds the finishing t 0 u C h ,k a means so much.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    712 7 ST. ANDREW 8 CATHEDRAL. TRINITY SUNDAY. June loth. "•30 a.m. Litany. TM a.m. Holy Communion. i Choral) 4pm t^SmT 6 by Holy r ion. p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p. m Evensong and Sermon MonH* 'w f ,k>win at the Cathedral: nion at/'a m T 7 "^J"*** »<>* CommuRo7v
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    125 7 m A sensational struggle between a European resident of Kowloon, Hongkong, and a Chinese burglar, in the former's bedroom, has been reported to the Hongkong police. Mr. H. W. Page in the service of the Dairy Farm Co. was awakened in the early hours of June 4th by the barking
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    THE WHY OF THE "TWISTER."
    1576 7 WHAT ARI TORNADOES. It useei to be said that no authentic j photograph of the "funnel-shaped"' cloud of I a tornado was in existence. With the progress of photography and the multiplication of photographers, opportunities hav:? also multiplied. Gayle Pickwell, of the department of Zoology
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.
    219 7 Large Wave in Motion Within the Earth. Mr. Ludovic Mann announced at a meeting of learned societies in Glasgow his discovery, made by comparing" many ancient with modern astronomical observations, that a large wave is in slow motion within the body o? our earth. This wave, he asserted,
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    "YESTERDAY."
    205 7 I "Get a journalist, make him %nak, and you can move the world." Such is the dictum of Mr. George Kirby, who, as he is a journalist, is perennially drunk, and cer- 1 tainly succeeds in moving a pretty large section of the world, may be accepted as an
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      442 7 BUSINESS CARDS. 1 vl MATCHES »;h INCH PACTOEY. 'Phone 2<X j HHrVitHIMHHrS imHHHHHHM PHOfO ENGRAVING. X FINE AW AND COMMERCIAL. J types of Blocka. FHOTO ENGRAVING CO. 43 Cecil Street. L#ft«*N (MHHHMHMr»«##««##J^Bj Y\C'E (I RIO MERCHANTS. gAKD-MADE CEYLON LACE A SPECIALITY \I HKVN A Co., 4, Dhoby Ghaut V<±n IW
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      581 7 C. A. RIBEIRO Co. HMOVAI sale now on. Prises Reduced 50 per cent. Bg SEPAR ATE A DVT STEVEDORE. Dubash and General Contractor. BOATS AND LAUNCHES SUPPLIER K. M. HUSSAIN, 9-11 Arcade Tel. 2289. PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. Printing— Developing—Enlarginr FRAMES MADE KONG HING CHEONG CO. 104, North Bridge Road. BOOKSELLER. *'very
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      731 7 ji The house of reliability foi* Scientific Instruments. Agents for STANLEY Co.. Ltd. NAUTICAL REQUISITES. Agents for HEATH Co.. Ltd. WATCHES AND CLOCKS. Agents for a SMITH Sons, Ltd. Case of Drawing Instruments $7 Drawing p ens an d Pencils 5 Pamp Spring Bow Pen 10 Faber's Slide Rules 12.50
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. JUNE, 14, 1924. Danger.
    459 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. JUNE, 14, 1924. Danger. We make no excuse for reverting to the subject of rubber because pub-, iic interest is being really aroused regarding it and there are already signs of a distinct cleavage of opinion on the matter of restriction. We never favoured the policy
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    India's Politicians.
    440 8 I Whatever soundness there may be ll the requirements cf the Indian deputation in London, as cabled by Renter on Thursday, the delegates have not been particularly happy in fheir choice of historical parallels. To compare the Indian situation ;.vith that in the North American Colonies shows a
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    228 8 "Mr. J. B. Kinsey is in Singapore from -lava in course of a business visit to i Malaya. Mr. dan's bin Ali has been appointed a Deputy Registrar of Deeds for the Settlement of Singapore). Mr. Gordon Wilson, Superintendent, Govern, umt Monopolies, Singapore, was in Penang on Wednesday. Sir Frederick
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    119 8 RUBBER MEETING AT IPOH. Thirteen Points Erroneou-. (From Our Ow'n Correspondent.) Ipah, lane 3. In connection wilh the public lu'ober meeting at Ipoh to-morrow, it transpires that the agenda of thirteen restriction points wa.-- erroneously forwarded to tn local prass, being :v draft agenda original- 1 ly intended
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    729 8 Up to May 10th. the visitors to the Bri- tish Empire Exhibition numbered 720,101. j Our Ipoh contemporary hears that the Raja Bendahara, of Perak, has expressed j a desire to join the Perak iM.Y.I. Mr. Justice Whitley has arrived in Penang and assumed duties as Puisne Judge vice Mr.
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    LATE WIRES.
    418 8 ir the I nl oth< th< aere pn fail th« elect™ I i rec h and the tor part, r lea in* the I a he pital h,. aal Is nc* h,r. ban I Kissiesipat :,t her blaM rocked htr and jshrLH ih t ite :n d<! n«t*
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    215 8 Mr. Justice Acton laai retained Singapore after presiding at thr Assizes. He presided over th v Bankruptcy Court yesttraa] amongst other matteis that I with, receiving and adjudication were made ayainst Alber 1 Oscar L!«»yd. and William ha« Otttm (on his own petition). Im ll Ito L it
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    SUNGEI REYLA CASE.
    85 8 Ipoh. JueeH An interlocutory appeal in Reyla case, in which Leslie Johneon Jessamine, manager and I tively. were charged with the sbof and criminal assault upon a lß j fh argued before Mr. Justice Darad instance of the Public Prasecitt pealed against the discharge l,f 1 while
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    U.S. NAVAL SENSATION.
    41 9 ..,,-> DEAD: TWENTY WOUNDED. ,i NEARLY SINKS Senriea. ■Kfawuia, June IS, led and 2u injured irraM of the battleIsland I'm- Mississippi San 1 dropped anchor li n. caused by a which nearly hit the eked tlu harbour and -a*
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    CHOOSING FRANCE'S PRESIDENT.
    381 9 I'aris, June 12. the Left Parties of both the purpose of selecting a ,r election ;b President of the Republic to-morrow, resulted in ex-Premier btaining 306 rotes against 149 r favour of ex-Pressier Dnuisnua. The late to-morrow must secure ibtolnte majority of the votes of the itiea
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    66 9 J action was taken at t Wo. 9 held on June Plan of Inspectors' new Police Station. s to purchase a plot of land Hospital for an open taMler of Tan Chwee Swee ''''^our f., r feeding and clear- WKYm%B+, f O de li Very about of 4.000
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    GENERAL FRASER'S ARRIVAL.
    70 9 Ut hav»- re** i" TT notification from Mili- Canning, that the K.CB Sir T. FraRA L D C <Lieut. H. S. J. arul 0 m' ex P«*ted to arrive on the i Th^ wil? <>n Frida >'- J«ne 20th. pL* an official landing on t^^-^l^ h Ur
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    GREAT JEWEL THEFT.
    71 9 LADY Ll »LOW ROuiiED. n«MN I KOM piccami.lt MANSION. [Reuter's Service.] T burglars stole \^2n^ \--^-^nu.deollectionofX U e o? l,dv l< H i ,!naimm^ «t the residence! l„ ii W ,n Kccadillv. Ladvf Ludlow was f ,iniPi-lv tu j icinieiiy the widow of th > Rand magnate
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    THE EXCHANGE SEE-SAW.
    210 9 mm London, June 12. The contrast between the recoverv of the banc in London and the fall in New York' explicable mainly on psychological! pounds. New York apparently taking a cri6is than London. EX-MILLIONAIRE\S SUICIDE. Paris, June 12. An extraordinary career has been ended by the suicide,
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    THE BUS DANGER.
    646 9 Test Case Fails. Ia delivering judgment yesterday morn-' lag in the case in which a Chinese bus own- 1 er was charged with running an unsafe motor bus, the vehicle being defective about its steering gear and with both brakes useless, Mr. Pryde, District Judge, said that
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    CHINESE AND RESTRICTION.
    1372 9 CASE FOR ABOLITION. SAYE LS FROM SLTCIDE. rh< extent to -.hieh restriction is benefitting the Dutch planters to the disadvantige of the Malayan industry is alarming Chinese members of the industry, in the >elief that self-preservation is the first law >f nature, into organised protest against he
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    RUBBER COUPON CASE.
    454 9 Mr. W. J. K. Starke, police magistrate. Kualr. Lumpur, was engaged on Wednesday in hearing a case against a Chinese rubber dealer of Klang, named Khoo Peng, who was charged with using forged rubber coupons. The case was a peculiar one, for the coupons in question were
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    OUR ALMANAC.
    147 9 If it were desired to add a new festal day to our calendar, the claim of May 14 might be advanced as Vaccination Day. when Jenner, in 1796, defeated small-pox. Never did a victory receive so hostile a demonstration. Some of the bitterest things were said in pulpits;
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    DIARRHCEA IN INFANTS.
    240 11 I p[ Nourishes nnd curea at Food l ibc some time. n. other of every aatifee the bai weather sets in the season of summer ones off thousands r. This diarrhoea, with the disordered digestive <h«« a< tion of hordes of M l.testme, tc quota Bguisbed physician
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    AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS.
    1117 11 THE NORTH-WESTERN MAIL. To the travelling public and to the com aStlaatin?! of the *SmZ T\\*l mm..?- l* merely another convenience m reg.ons where fast transport of man 7 as al^dy available. *TW accustomed to dense populations and short distance* may find it difficult to realizl JV^u" the
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    WOMEN POLICE AT WORK.
    616 11 THE LIGHTER SIDE. Delightfully humorous incidents which occurred during her service with the London Women Police, of which she was "Chief/ were related by Mrs. Stanley to members of the Rotary Club, Calcutta, recently. In order to become thoroughly acquainted with the duties of a policeman
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    THE PACIFIC PROBLEM.
    206 11 Australia and the Singapore Base. Sir Hugh Deniaon, President of the New South Wales branch of the Royal Colonial Institute, lectured on "Australia and the Pacific" before the Royal Colonial Institute under the presidency of Lord Denman, fornu'.'iy Governor-Genera! of the Commonwealth. The lecturer pointed out the
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    AMERICA IN THE WEST INDIES.
    1561 11 HER GROWING INTERESTS. Sir Arthur Shipley writing in the Review of Reviews says: When James Anthony Froude visited the West Indies in 1887 "in order," as he says in his preface, "to increase his acquaintance with the British Colonies," he took a very gloomy view
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    THE EIGHTH OLYMPICS.
    517 11 (By Julien Rambert.) At Colombes, by the Seine, outside Paris, they are putting the finishing touches to the giant stadium and ground where, in June and July, 6,000 athletes from fortv countries will be competing for world supremacy at the Eighth Olympics. When I saw Wales play
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      WORLD SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
      599 12 I Safety of Life at Sea. Fourteen countries are represented by 100 delegates, at the International Shipping Conference in Leathersellers' Hall, London. The conference is dealing with subjects of interests to all nations engaged in the business of maritime transport. Sir Alan Anderson, President of the Chamber
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    MARINE COURT.
    230 12 Two twakow owners were charged in the Marine Court yesterday at the instance of the Inspector of Craft, with failing to renew their licences for the current year. It was stated that the twakows in ques- 1 tion were found lying alongside the landing steps at Arab street,
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    42 12 a visft t?thh Emper and paid a visit to the Summer Palace on May 24th This was not only the first time the Manchu Emperor had visited the Summer Palace, but the first time he had everTeft the city of Peking. eXt
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      528 12 O. S. K. Line. Destinations Steamere. Arr. Dept. London, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, P. Said Atlas Maru July 17 July 19 New York via San Francisco, Panama Havre Mam from Kobe July 26 Durban, Cape Town, Rio., Santos, PBueros Aires via Colombo f Canada Maru June 14
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      182 12 STEAMER SAILINGS. HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. EMIL KIRDORF 9,000 tons due June 14 SCHEER 12,250 tons due July 2 HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. HINDENBURG 12.250 tons due Aug. 5 §KMIL KIRDORF 9,000 tons due Aug.
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      741 12 MAIL TaBLE. TODAY. Pngi Radjah, Sapat, Tembilahan and Indragiri Sembilan 9 a.m. r, a K S °Z g \> Ain H ong 9am S C °k n i enuit Mersini 9am Cucob and Pontian Hang Chiap 9am Karimon H«no- v«« o mmm*. Cheribon and mmmwlZ 9 8m Ponfi«n.ir Gia n
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      479 13 STEAMER SAILINGS ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP LINES. (Incorported in U.S.A.) TO mm Regular freight Service from U. S. A. via Panama BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT. ATI ANTA CITV due Singapore In Port <TKKl .;lmi\ rirv due Singapore July 6 KWKHMD CITY due Singapore Aug. 4 fate* eaif«
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      379 13 -_______JTEAMER SAILINGS DOLLAR A LINE Jjßk W th World' 0 fe 2 K*^^^ FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE Prom Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Alexandra, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. Arrives. Sails. s.s. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN June 18 Jane 20 B.s. PRESIDENT HAYES July 2
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      718 13 STEAMER SAILINGS i STRUTBERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. SfH" ZW MONTOP discharge and load June 20 U.S.S.B. WEST JESTER to discharge and load July 20 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to discharge and load Aug and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart.
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    THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN.
    514 14 Eveh-n Wrench writes in the Saturday Review I S nee the doctrine of self-determination i has been so widely accepted throughout the world, there is not so much reference to (the White Man's Burden, but the burde i is thert just as much as when Kipling
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    A LEGAL PAST.
    1105 14 Seventy-Two Years at the Bar. A Memoir. By Ernest Bowen-Rowlands. J This memoir of Sir Harry Bodkin Poland, who is in hia ninety-fifth year, tells of his professional career as a barrister, which lasted from 1851 to 1895. From 1865 to 1889 he was Counsel to the
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    MEANEST MEN IN THE WORLD.
    785 14 BY SIR HARRY LAUDER. Let me say, in the first place, who are not the mean men. They are not publicentertainers; they are not comedians; and they are certainly not Scotsmen. Neither can meanness le attributed to men who are fond of Work. They are
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    FUNERAL MUSIC.
    181 14 It odd to hear of a wedding march (the Bridal Musi," from "Lohengrin") being played at the Stinnes funeral; though, M is "well-known, something like the convene happened at the wedding of Kin- Edward and Q U een Alexandra, when a discarded funeral march of Handel's w as
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      200 14 T_ j. ltoßeCats rJAoa~^*^*-4*sE>^ MW_o^ m\ -Pfc—l /^Kpgg^SiSfev CluAßt T I ES /^^m\_\_t__\^TTES _[\S\ telling you, just why I /^i& l\ v From the time when _w S tUn^wlvr^ t ie manufacture of a_ arettes is as good as our aCooA Ar mmm on every tin Made m London CARRERAS
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      242 14 If your stomach hurts try this simple little p| [Ti been so successful in lhat cases of imiigest.Mn, dvsZ? 1 tntis.pain after eating 2ffi\!* of stomach diiorder 1 r l hcr BisuraUJ Mmgneua with t immediately after eat ing^ pain is felt that's all l Th, described by users L
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    370 15 RUBBER SALE COMBINATION. Mr. Emerson's Views. Speaking at the meeting of Linggi Plantations in London on May 13, the Chairman, Mr. C. Emerson said: As to the problem of combination for the better marketing of the products, the board were awaiting developments with very deep interest. The
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    PLIGHT OF ENGINEERING INDUSTRY.
    372 15 Emigration of Skilled Workmen. The 71 st anniversary festival dinner of the London Association of Foremen Engineers was held at the Cannon-street Hotel, Mr. John H. Silley (ahairman of the festival) occupying the chair. Mr. Amery, M.P., in proposing the toast of the "Engineering Industry," said
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    69 15 A further seizure of arms has been made in Hongkong, this time on board the Blue Funnel steamer Polyphemus, on its arrival from England after calling at Hamburg. Two cases which were supposed to contain parts of machinery were found to be full of small firearms and Mauser pistol ammunition,
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 Jane IS. Bank 4 m.s. 4 Bank demand 2 3 31- H I Private credit. L > i New York, danUNMI 50 Credits 90 day* 52 Franc*, demand 860 Nom India. T. T. 164u Hongkong, demand A\ z p.c. Prom". Yokohama, demand 121 H Norn. Jara, demand 1391, Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    156 15 June IS. Tin 100 Tons $109.00 Gambier 20.50 f Flake Tapioca 11.25 Copra Sundried 10.85 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siaan No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for export 310.00 Rioe, Saigon No. 1 for export 232.00 Rice, Saigon No I for
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    45 15 Singapore, June 13, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spot 36 l j. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 35 1 35 1 June 85% 86%; July-Sept. 36 86ft; Oct.-Dec. 37V 4 37%; London Quotation Sheet 10 "'sd. Market Steady.
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    JACK'S METAL REPORT.
    282 15 London, May i. As we anticipated last week, the heavy selling for German account has come to an end, and it is just possible that in connection with fresh Exchange transactions there may be renewed purchasing of Metais in the immediate future, irrespectiye of trade conditions. The
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    FRASERS SHARE LIST.
    42 15 Yesterday's Alteration*. K. Kamuntings (£1) 48s. 495. 6d. c.d. Lingui (|6) 440 5 xMalayan Collieries ($10) 27.50 28.50 Mambau Tin 75 80 Ulu Piahs 1.70 1.75 Hammer and Co. (50) 160 180 x.d. c.b. Robinson Pref. (100) 135 140
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    51 15 It was learned in Dublin recently, states the Central News, that the military authorities have definitely ascertained the idenity of the four men in a Rolls-Royce car who fired on British soldiers at Queenstown. They have been located in the mountainous districts near Macroom, which are being closely searched by
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      BARLOW'S REPORT.
      215 15 Singapore, June 13th. Jtdbbcr.— During the past weuk the market has been fairly steady at 35 4 to 34% for Spot Sheet. Owing to Mondav 9th instant being a public holiday the local auction was held a day later than usual. There was little demand for Awarded Sheet,
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      LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
      117 15 Singapore, June 13. There is v ry little change to report in the market since our last issue. With the holidays intervening the market has been quiet and inactive and there is no (termite indication yet as to the nrospects of the near future. Movements in
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      141 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, June 13. Rubber. London Lo%d. Local 3514.* Tin. London £217. Local 109. 100 tonsold. Rubbers are quiet. Buyers of Katoyangs <1, Mentakabs 15, Ulu Benuts 14, United Malaccas 70 and Jeram Kuantans 23 and s Hers of Bassetts, Malaka Pindas and Bagan Rivers. Tin*. Tins
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      121 15 Singapore, June 13. Tin.— £'2l7. Up Ids Rubber. 10%«! Unchnn«red. The Tin Section is again thi ter.tre of interest in the share market, and movement-, though unimportant, are mostlv favourablo. Telok Kruins have enjoyed a fresh spurt to 1.19, hw'aeei done, with a few more shares
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      99 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail.) Singapore, June 13. Rubber. 10 Vftd. 35 4 Tin. £217. $109. 100 tons sold. Mining. Liu Piahs 1.62 V 3 1.67 2 Telok Kruins 1.15 1.20 Johans 32 34, Penjrkalen--11.10 11.40, Ulu Yams 31s 325, South- 9 96, Taipings 1.20 1.25 cum., Petalings
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      GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
      107 15 Singapore, June 11. Prices have eased a shade and the Market is quiet with a steady undertone. Spot deliveries are not very free and there is no pressure to sell near position. Business in 'futures' has not been large and sellers are in evidence on any small advance.
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      402 15 one $5,000,000. Till? fDCAT riorrrnir w Assurances in force over 51 7,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMffED U D o m m bSTSS-" ""SSSI* off.ce 32 oid mr' cm-n u. mmm .h, s c «g« _<* J* 1 1 1 KACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE companies Act AGENTS WANTED
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      490 15 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) o Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fur.d:— Sterling 4,500,000 d r- L Silver $25,500,000 Keserve Liability cf Proprietors $20.000 00' COURT OF DIRECTORS "V*. L. Pattenden. Esq., Chairman. t> H£* Thite Es Qm Deputy
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      524 15 j BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. incorporated aa England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund *****00 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 8,000.000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, London, EX. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amntsar Iloilo Saigon Bangkok Ipoh
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      46 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in Englaud 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, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    EX-SERVICES WEEK.
    510 16 LAST NIGHT'S BRIGHT AND ENJOYABLE BALL. The Singapore Branch of the Ex-Ser-vices Association achieved the most considerable success of their Week last night, when they drew a large number of people to their grand fancy dress bal-masque in the Victoria Memorial Hall. From every point of view the
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    DAMAGED NOTES.
    160 16 A correspondent, says the Malay Mail, encloses some dilapidated Government notes of which he tells the following story: "On the 7th instant I sent $7 of such rotes to the State Treasury to change for new ones as desired by the Colonial Treasurer. Out of the $7 only
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    THE LAW OF CONTEMPT.
    75 16 "Mystery Woman." London, May 24. The King's Bench fined the Evening Standard £1,000, the Daily Express £300 and the Manchester Guardian £300 for contempt of court in connection with the Crumbles case. The attorney-general said these papers published accounts of their own crime investigators, letters, interviews,
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    THE DIEHARDS.
    61 16 At the meeting held at the Drill Hall on Friday, May >Soth. it was decided to have a photograph taken of past and present members of the Middlesex Regiment in Singapore, at the Drill Hall at 10.30 a.m on Sunday morning, June 15th All old members of the
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    15 16 Order, for week ending 22nd June. FRANK C. SANDS, Co mmi ion
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    228 16 INTER-STATE CRICKET. Sir. While heartily endorsing "Also Cricketei V remarks appearing in your issue of to-day, it is painful to any resident cricketer to read of the consistent defeats our premier Colony has met of recent times at the hands of cricketers hailing from minor States.
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    SCENES AT THE DERBY.
    242 16 Trenundous Enthusiasm. London, June tth. Lord Derby received an ovation, which must have been heard for miles, as he led his horse in. Several on-lookers tried lg tear hairs from the horse's tail as a memento, and it was marvellous that the horse stood what he
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    GOLF.
    127 16 The follow ing are. the teams for the I match between the Keppel Golf Club and Sepoy Lines Golf Club on at the Keppel Course. Keppel players mentioned first: 9 Joyce) and F. C. Stewart vs. English and Venables; 9.05 Jones and Hickey vs. Hemmant and Mundell; 9.10 Thomson
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    HATERS BEATEN AT GLENEAGLES.
    99 16 (Reuter's Service.] Gleneagle, June 12. A feature of the first day's play in the Glasgow Herald thousand guineas professional tournament, in which thirty-two of the foremost professionals are competing, was the defeat in the second round of the British open champion, Havers, by the American, Jim
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    AUSTRALIAN RACING.
    111 16 C. H. Bryans, the well-known Australian trainer-owner, and G. Meddick, jockey, have been disqualified, with the bay mare, Corncrake, for twelve months, by the AJ.C. in connection with Corncrake's running in the Rosehill Handicap. The Goodwood Handicap (Adelaide) wa* won by St. Roseate 7.12 (Cameion), Kibano 7.11 bring
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      CHINESE MARKSMAN.
      117 16 [Reuter's Service.] Quebec, June 13. The Bisky team, which has sailed for England, includes a Chinese sergeant, Ho Lim, of Calgary machine-gun brigade. He is a Canadian-born Britisher. "ROYAL JOHORE" CHALLENGE CUP. The following are the teams entered in the competition of the above, which is to be
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      22 16 There was no play at Tanglin yesterday, owing to rain. The courts will be closed to-day and to-morrow.
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      MONDAY'S TIES.
      108 16 A. Class Doubles (Mixed). Mrs. Elder and Potts vs. Mrs. Vowler and Murphy, to finish. Winner vs. Mrs. Lowther Kemp and Palmer. Mrs. Royce and Whitley vs. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. FuLdier vs. Mr. and Mrs. Treadgold. B. Class Doubles (Mixed). Mr. and Mrs. Harrington
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      TUESDAY'S TIES.
      116 16 1 hampionsh Pairs (Men). Bell and Bain vs. Bailey and Prentis. Upcott and Fulchcr vs. Smith and Most ley. Chill and Tindall vs. Pitt and Palmer. Potts and Milligan vs. Winrield and Wishart. Championship Pairs (Mixed). Mr. and Mrs. Rickey vs. Mrs. Treadgold and Griffith-Jones. Mrs. Salzmann and
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      L. L. T. C OPEN TOURNAMENT.
      198 16 The final in the Mixed Doubles ChamHionship of the above Club's open tournament was played off on Thursday before many interested spectators. Mrs. Vowler and Mr. Kleinman beating Mr. and Mrs Cameron. Afterwards Miss Hose kindlv presented the prizes won by the successful competitors.
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      Y.M.C. A. TENNIS.
      50 16 THURSDAY'S PLAY. "A" Class. Oh Jitt Siang beat H. G. Stack, 6—3; 6—3. Tan Koon Inn vs. M. Mayagawa, postponed to Monday. "B" Class. Yap Ah Hyan vs. Ng Cheng Koon, unfinished. To finish on Monday. H. L. Hosking beat Siem Tiong Sin, 6 4; 6 o.
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      S. R. C. LAWN TENNIS.
      39 16 Monday's Ties. Mixed Doubles (Final). E. E. de Souza and G. de Souza vs F. Ephramus and F. J. Rappa. Singles Handicap "A** (Final) C. A Norris owe 15.3, vs. H. G.'stack, owe 15.2.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    652 16 GUNNERS DEfEAI SUSSEX. In spite of the fact that only threeiuarteis oi the ground was fit xor p-ay, esterday afternoon's league fixture was a ery blight and eventful affair. The Guntra were without their regular centre--01 ward Bowers, who, we understand, has -ft the Colony, but Philpott, who
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    S. C. C. vs. MALAYS.
    83 16 The following will represent the Malay F. T. against the S. C. C. on the S. R. C. ground on Monday: Syed Hoosein; Syed. Omar: H. Rahim. A. Rahman, Hassan; Hoosein, Ismail. H. Ahmed, Zain; and Slamat. Reserves: Leman, Sabtu, Mohamed. There will be a
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    CRICKET.
    108 16 The following will represent the A. P.C. vs. S.R.C. at cricket to-day, on the S.R.C. ground, commencing at 2 p.m: G. C. Clarke (Capt.), S. P. Holmes Smith, C. I E. Winter, R. H. Mallinson, E. G. Wheat-' ley, E. D. Andrews, A. G. A. Mosley, L. j E.
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    STILL NO PLAY.
    51 16 Reuter's Service. London, June 12. There was again no play in the Oxford University vs. South Africans match at Oxford on account of the weather. The wicket was saturated. It was hoped to start at four o'clock, but more rain caused play to be abandoned for the
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    ROWING.
    50 16 The Rowing Regatta, which was to be t T \\m\mV*i. inStant has been Postponed to the 28th instant. Launches will be available for Members and friends to foLow the races, and afternoon tea will afterwards be provid 9 d at the Club House of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club
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