The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 May 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MAY 25, 1925. NO. 11,-199
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    229 1 Japan has been visited by another serious earthquake fortunately in one oi the less populated districts, but great loss «>f life and properly has betn caused Page 9. There has been some brisk fighting in the French Moroccan campaign Page 9. The compromises over the silk duties
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    THE HOMECOMING.
    923 1 Forty-eight hours ago, *he light cruiser was still in the Bay of Biscay, rolling easily in a smooth, south-westerly swell. By sundown the white lighthouse on Ushant was in sight to starboard and as it drew abeam the ship swung round on her course upChannel. She steamed on
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      120 1 SWALLOW ARIEM/S MARIE BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday arid Saturday. TEA DANCES, Evcrv Mondav and Friday. i<______== GRILL ROOM. SARKIES BROTHERS, \d joining (he Diningroom. Open from 8.00 a.m. to 11.45 p.m. Proprietors. v j! The Secret of Remington Popularity. #m
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      255 1 "Kurlo" Soap Wafers. Absolutely pun- and free from any deleterious ingredients. UnMnpassed for washing woollens, laces, silks etc. "Kurlo" will not injure or harden the nu st delicate fabric. rrr-— Shrinking shampoo X2^-^**^*C^^ solution. S</i& V\ Manufactured by: WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. Widnes, England. Singapore Depot:— 55. Robinson Road. The
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      185 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Thorn \vrofts lead on merit— _W« 4 Buy your coffee at Little's— p2« 8* JLotol keeps the Home clean Page 12 Pa el llow ami *«WP« bi*eqits— The latest in conetty at RoMnaoaVPagre 9. Corned ttfverside at the CoW Storm**— Page 8. Guthrie and Co. stock Bulldog stout
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      7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIEU/S BISCUITS AND CAKES
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      93 1 THE WEEK. Mo >, da if, 2oth. High Water, 0.24 a.m., 11.41 p.m. Chamber of Commerce mt^.. 2.11 p.m. Dalhousie ChapU-r Emergent K.30 p.m. TlO sdn j, '2fith. High Wa.tei-, 1.1 a.m. League II: P. Brani vs S.C.F.A. iBl Z.C.C. vs R Sussex. Spring Race Meeting, Fourth Day. Wednesrfa 2"ith.
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    JEWELLERY LEFT IN RICKSHAW.
    392 2 Story of Stranjfe Loss. A loss of jewellery to the value of Rs. 2.000. which occurred under peculiar ami annoying circumstances, has bevn reported to the Police, in Ceylon. Mi. A. R. Linton. formerly Manu^er of the Mercantile Bank in Singapore and now Inspector of Branches
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    CEYLON AND RESTRICTION.
    79 2 "If the average price of rubber over any quarter reaches two shillinir.-- p r !b.. the percentage r> f release in the next quarter be raised by 1" per cent." This i- perhaps the most interesting and most important recOßUMndation vnade by the Ceylon Rubber Beatriction Committee
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    SELANGOR GOLF CLUB.
    81 2 The bseomt aad expenditure account for the past yaar >hows an excess of tftCOOM aim experdi'.ure of $934. 9G. after makinjr an allowance of $4,184.41 for depreciation on l>uilding>. The active membership of the lub on March 31, 1925, numbered 460. against 410 on March 31 of
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    46 2 The following are the names of the seven gentlemen tlerted at the gtneial meeting held on Friday 15th instant. Dr. M. J. Rattray, Dr. N. L. Clarke, Messrs. D. T. Lewis, Caw Kh?k Khiam, J. Mitchell, H. \V. Raper, and F. C. Peck.
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    200 2 Half a million primroses were used in Brixham churches as Easter floral deco rations. Princess Pachong is the winner of the "Suthasininart Cup" golf competition played for over the Hua Hin jrolf course for the year B. E. 2467, says .the Bangkok Times. Mrs. Oakden is the runner-up. The net
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      453 2 THESE HOT DAYS BRING PRICKLY HEAT. CURE IT BY USING "AGNESIA" DUSTING POWDER. Manufactured by MEDICAL HALL LTD. BAITERY ROAD. Obtainable at Chemists and Stores. 60 cents per box. §1.50 per 1 Ib. bag. THE HAPPY VALLEY Im THE ELITE CINEMA. "STORMY SEAS" and 'THE WHITE HEATHER" Chaplin, Pollard Aubrey
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      677 2 From Monday, 24th May. to Friday, 29th M YOU HAVE ALL SEEN AND~ADMIREI) DOUGI AQ v<\ BUT YOU HAVENS SEEN HIS SON AIRB AN'K$ TO-iNIGHT. ALHAiiBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Cc, Ltd. Proprietors I International News. you^will be introduced to the ton DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR In a PARAMOUNT production brimful of
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    BIG GAME SHOOTING.
    1725 3 A MONTH IN THE F.M.S. RECOLLECTIONS BY D. MAW. Part 11. Having talked over our p!uis for the following day's shoot, the Batln retimed to hit home with instructions to tail for us at 0.30 the next morning. He turned up rather earlier than the hour fixed
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    MRS. J. H. ROBERTSON.
    113 3 By the death of Mrs. J. H. Robertson in he i 91st year, which occurred in Glasgow on April 19, probably the oldest lady eonmeted with Singapore has passed away. Mrs. Robertson was the widow of Dr. Robertson, who was for thirty years in practice in
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    UNDAUNTED X-RAY MARTYR.
    64 3 Dr. Frederick Baetjer, the X-ray txpertg of Johns Hopkins hospital ami nmjica! school in Maryland, and a pioneer in th»» development of the X-ray, has underwork' his seventy-first operation and lost hi* eighth finder as his sacrifice in the cause of suffering humanity. He has lost also
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      193 3 That Kruschen Feeling. trmprntl and u.-rn.,!. Knt ever That's the famous KnisHien slk -,rt,, l lakn-jr that t,,,y (Mm*» Vou en oftly £Tos imh ol KnKchen Salts in ol a bottle of Kruschen Salts uhieh •»p oi tea every contains just those six salts' >vh .Im- has forgotten the way
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      136 3 USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within /A I One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. i/fcjj I I Sole Distributing Agents:— Malayan Motors Agents in F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. CRAWFORD'S CREAM CRACKERS
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    THE PROBLEM OF GERMANY.
    1032 4 Germany to-day i» a nation of CO.OOO f «)QO. Ir. a few fears she will be 70,000,000, and later again BO.QrtO.uOO. She is very highly industrialised. Sho has great organising ability. Her people are exceptionally disciplined and orderly. Despite the terrific experience of d?feat in war.
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    TALE OF TWO MURDERS.
    157 4 Chk f Inspectoi Kangsar Police hav< contly which have distiict. lays 1 eaae from what i appear that v- u'si(i«-iit i f Selama by pn fossion. for sale and, ai load of mail town and rillag unusual length >f fa lama, however, informed he Po inquiries.
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    26 4 "Wh«-n I pnji U> ni'irm. l l*n l ii:- I («U it; hut whrr, 1 me to a chicken, 1 den I thicken foh mah S
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    14 4 mate -place in the other nations of t! hof to have it 7 VI
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      99 4 d For Timber For Iron and Steel I. Hi., Ws r/^ 9 1 1 a 'Jrwtk H^^ JSv SOLE AGENTS B The Borneo Company, Limited. V~ (Incorporated Ea England.) U Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Teluk Anson, Ipoh, Alor Star, Penang. i I 4 <^^^^ 1896 and still lead on the merit
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1707 5 THE WEIK STEEL HOI SES. A Critical Situation. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, April 29. Glasgow and Lanarkshire bid fair to be the cockpit for the dispute over the steel hous-s. The findings of the Government < curt of Inquiry in favour of the construction of this type
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    42 5 The Birmingham police have now abandoned the pronunciation of the word.s "British constitution" as the test of a person's sobriety. They now require the >uspect to walk with closed eyes along a chalked line, pick up his cap and bow three times.
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      188 5 PILES CURED WITHOUT AN OPERATION. Mo Case Too Chronic to be Cured. 1 thousand? of former sufferer* .inenf.y cured. With Dr. iBSORrmi File Plasma no 0« too lon K standing to be .aentW rured. The easy u.r.derful power of absorption It soothes and give* r a it« r the first
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      335 5 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New tourinK s seater Gardner cars hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. I KORRENGZAL OINTMENT J An approved pharmaceutical lhi ,U| LODDL\ir7Ai 1> S? nrenar^tinn for triP (W^*m\ f\UKKLI\(IAAL is prepared g In cases
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      736 6 ■II h: B OFFERED BY THE I SINGAPOEE FBEE PEESS POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN I CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY !Bth. r fINL^ fl H HB \M II Iff ll JL Including 1 $3,000 Insurance Policy, full coverage in the OVERSEAS p ASSURANCE Corp. Ltd. 59 Chuha Street. J
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      1326 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS OFFER 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES I $400 Electric Chandelier OP VENETIAN CUT CLASS Purchased and on Display at Frankel Bros. VICTORIA ST. \<» connection with an.v other firm in Town. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH AND NEW PROCESS RECORDS— VALUE $200. |BL--— NO CRATCH PURCHASED AND
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    43 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. PE SOUZA. At hi- residence 7-2 Mandalay Road on Sunday. Vay 24. I'lric Lioiis.l Arundt'l de Souza. agf«l 30. Funeral leaves the btVM at 4.30 p.m. to-day for the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and thence for int.rment at Bidadari.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MAY 25, 1925. Comment of the Week.
    641 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MAY 25, 1925. Comment of the Week. Japan certainly very unhappy in her experiences since the close oi* the Great War. Besides the earthquake which destroyed a greater part of Tokio and wiped out Yokohama, and an* extensive firt which left a hundred thousand homeless in
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    505 8 Capt. W. J. Davies, of the Circe, is proceeding home on leave by the Mentor. Mi. E. W. F. Oilman. Controller of Labour. F.M.S., is on a visit of inspection tt» Penang. Mr. William Duncan, of the Straits Rubber Co., will probably be coming out t«> Malaya in November. Lt.
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    MOTOR CAR CAMPAIGN.
    607 8 OPENS WITH GREAT ECLAT. Many Candidates Take Part. Interest in the Singapore Free Press Campaign to find the most popular people in the colony was intensified on Saturday by the announcement of the names of those so far nominated and voted for to receive the great honour
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    359 8 RUGBY FOOTBALL MUTING. (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca. May 22. A meeting of chose interested in Rugby Football took place at the Malacca Club at 7 p.m. on Thursday there being present: Messrs A. B. Moir, J. S. Nias, W. Gotts. N. D. Dalton, J, R. Tannock, E.
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    ITALIAN_AIR FLIGHT.
    282 8 arriva.._at^n, ;a| 01;k Telegrams receive! a' Si*. Penang on Saturday reportS^^ Pinedo, the Italian Air-ma,, ;vh<, Australia, arrived at the .Wu ysn f ment at 11.30 on Saturday^,, over the town, afterward. N flf safely onto the sea Ofpo.it* th'lT This telegram stated that U K^W. for Singapore
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    THE MILITARY PAGEANT.
    370 8 PRINCE GEORGE ATTENDS liwi PERFORMANCE. There was a distinguished sent at the final ptrformai fi Pageant, which took place i nigrht at the Stadium. W-i P In town it wa> expected I our the •Tilling with hi» pn *.1.~> His Royal Hijrhne— irrived, a panied by the
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    15 8 The tuning wmk will l» htW t0 n instead of M IWhwW' annouiui'd.
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      177 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" JAS. COUTTS OLD TOM DRY GINS. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai CORNED SILVERSIDE BONED A CTS OU ROLLED. per WW lb. Singapore COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the S.S.) kill w^ V^ VVJ flrwvV«7Bn> 4^^ ■^^^JJg^jj PREMISES L'NDER EXI'ERT IB JStSl^^ JOHN
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      11 8 A GOOD HP. Sole Agents: DUPIRE BROTHERS. BLACK WHITE I WHISKY
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    ANOTHER JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE.
    242 9 k OSAKA SHOCKED. TAJ IMA SUFFERS. fßeuter's Service.] O»aka. >|ay 23. Thl inhabitants, were terrified by a heavy iilakf shook this morning lasting for r minutes, also at Kobe. The seriously llw l :ir *-a b confined |o the Province of ;iI1) l the COOS* of the
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    THK LATEST REPORTS.
    136 9 Osaka. May 24. ind K absolutely safe Croai i the earthquake the area of i twentyfive square I .altifs are estimated- fifut-n hundred tad the damage at million The fim at Toyooka and Kinosaki have Laces are a mass of ruin-. oloftet then is no fear shock
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    A LIFE BOAT DISASTER.
    64 9 (Juimper. Brittany. May 24. lU which went to the as--1 1" <* tw«, uml| \.<.sels in a violent mashed by great waves, overI and wrecked. Several of the crew, the benches, were sucked down '"■owned and Uw remainder, dashed rodu, peri>hed. Only one es- the meant
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    THE BOMBAY OUTRAGE.
    53 9 Bombay, May 23--1" Ahnu <J S»»W Ran Digho and Ponde. fc M u" tht M;ih^ a J«h of Indore's have been sentenced to death in with the murder of Bawla on Anandra,. Phanat and three other? to transportation for life. -Mah.,,i.,.d. Mib-inspMtor in the ll<l|i »4 Karamat
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    107 9 Ypres, Field-Marshal Lord announce by Reut»>«nt reneml, who reached the ■'""<■ during the Great War. th, EEp.ditkMi.nr F,r,es in United Kingdom. Hi> latest of Lord-Lieutenant th, hlrh h< held from 1918 to Ittl, Itakins f IvMIK crt at^ an Earl, titU- that of Ypies. the -If. hr •»<! (listir.cruished I
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    236 9 OPENING LLOYDS. THE KING'S COMPLIMENTS. [Reuters Service. J London. May 23. The King, accompanied by the Queen and Prince Henry, drove in semi-state to the City and laid the foundation stone of Lloyd's new building which covers an acre of ground in Leadenhall Street. The King, in his
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    BAGDAD FIGHTING.
    55 9 [Router's Service] Bagdad. Ma> IS. Recent intermittent skirmishing developed into actual fighting yesterday, when the Kurds, under Sheikh Mahmud, determinedly attacked a regiment of Irak cavalry between Sulaimani and Balebja. Aircraft cooperated with the cavalry, inflicting heavy los-es on the enemy who drew off at nightfall. The cavalry's
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    LABOUR'S REMEDY UNACCEPTABLE.
    143 9 LABOUR'S REMEDY UN ACCEPTABLE. f Reuter's Service. J I 'Midon. May 22. The House of Commons has rejected by 216 votes to 118, the second reading of Prevention of Unemployment Bill, introduced by the Lafjom party, providing for the establishment o f a national employment and development board, with a
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    PRINCE CEMENTS ANGLODUTCH UNITY.
    111 9 [Renter's Service.] London. May 24. Reuter's correspondent with the Prince f of Wales at Burgersdorp says the happiest proofs of the effect of the Prince's visit on Anglo-Dutch relations were provided by a crowd of sixty thousand people, mostly very staunch Nationalists, cheering the Prince to
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    RUSSIAN AIRFLIGHT TO CHINA.
    56 9 Moscow, May 24. Rosta states that with a view to studying the pioblem of air communication between Russia and the Far East, a squadron of six aeroplanes, of which three have been conducted in the Soviet workshops, leaves for a flight to Peking via Mongolia and
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    VIOLENT STORM IN TURKEY.
    45 9 Constantinople, May 24. Forty-four passengers and crew were drowned when the Turkish coaster Heraklia, with a cargo of coal foundered in a storm at the entrance to the Bosphorus. The vi^ent gale considerably damaged Angora and telegraphic communication has been interrupted.
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    NEWS PROPRIETOR DEAD.
    42 9 London, May 23. Sir Edward Hulton is dead. [The deceased Baronet was formerly a preat newspaper nroprietor in the North of England. He was born in 1869 at Ashton on Mersey and had his residence at Leathorhead in Surrey].
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    NORTH AFRICAN REBELLION.
    187 9 SERIOUS FIGHTING. CONCERNED POWERS AGREE. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, May 23. The newspapers continue to be preoccupied with the position in Morocco. Le Matin's Madrid correspondent says the Malvy Mission resulted in an agreement, not providing for a Franco-Spanish military collaboration, but authorising Fiance to pursue the rebels
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    FRENCH FINANCE.
    144 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. May 23As regards M. Caillaux's new financial schemes the newspapers state that the further revenues required will be obtained by ar increase in the postal and telegraphic charges, an increase in the tobacco revenue, the establishment of an apprenticeship tax and inciease of all schedule
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    U.S. DEBT COLLECTING.
    58 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. May 23. It> addition to steps to collect war debts from European countries, the Government has called attention to the failure of some to pay principal and interest on recon--tiuction loans made after the Armistice. Government has notified that there will be HO discrimination
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    BELGIAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
    173 9 [Reuter's Service.] Brussels, May 22. The new Government has been defeated by 98 votes to 73. There were seven abstentions. In the Chamber the Communist Jaequemotte declared that his party would fight any Government. The Catholic Renkin condemned the negative attitude of the Liberals. The Premier Vandevyvere
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    ANOTHER SIRDAR CASE ARREST.
    21 9 Cairo, May 22. An Egyptian lawyer named Shashini has been arrested in connection with the exSiidar's murder.
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    MORE GOULD FAMILY HISTORY.
    47 9 New York, May 22. The rt-feree in the Jay Gould's estate has further ruled giving, George Gould's chidren by his first wife several millions more, but ruled against the participation ir. these sums of the three children of George Gould and Guinevere Sinclair.
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    THE SINCLAIR CONCESSION.
    33 9 [Reuter's Service.! Moscow, May 23. The Soviet Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Sinclair Oil Company from the decision of the Moscow Hi^h Court, annulling its concession in Saghalien.
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    YACHTING.
    1065 9 THE VISITORS* RACE. A Lively Morning. The annual race for yachts with visitors aTu took plve y est «rday morning and the "little nTonsoon" which has lately been diverting itself at the expense of horse-racing turned its attention to the Yacht Club. Twelve boats were started by Mr. Roy
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      146 9 «fcT>L Modern (jmS&K Corsetry. jj j: ||§f§^ New Stocks 1 IiSF Latest styies Formfit Corsettes y*Jt Royal Worcester Corsets \f*\yih ;i Corset Belts etc. VtH^H i j: Robinson Co., Ltd. |§§f J (Incorporated in the Strait* Settlements.; F\ llpj "I 5 SINGAPORE. "''fjwJ > V.%Vi\V\\ V. V. W. V.V.W.W.V V
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      775 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. CALCHAS Marseilles, London,
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      464 10 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF ATHENS due May 28 s.s. SUTTON HALL due June 27 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY
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      591 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AM) CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION (h LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with HisMajesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. BOMBWAftDfI For China and Japan. For Marseilles* London Due lWfcr Tonnage^Smgapore. T KASHMIR 9,000 June
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    BLUE LAW SEASON IN AMERICA.
    627 11 Speed of Donkeys Regulated. New York. America i> the iand of blue laws, but, though laws may come and laws may go in America, few people pny any attention to them. Nevertheless, the 1925 sessions of the Legislature? in the various state? of the union
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    MALAYAN PALM OIL.
    471 11 We all know how Malaya which, not so many years ago, was almost terra incognita to people at home, went mad over rubber. Its success as a plantation industry being assured, Malaya cast all her eggs into the one basket, and the country which could grow rice
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    RIVIERA SUICIDE EPIDEMIC.
    151 11 Seventh Victim in a Week. Nice, April 15. William Smith, an Englishman, aged thirty-eight, walked to a small beach at Cap Martin early this morning, placed a dynamite cartridge in his mouth, lit the match, and blew his head to atoms after losing all his money in
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    19 11 If people know they car. get gold coin they are most unlikely to ask for it. MrD. M. Mason.
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      325 11 BUSINESS CARD& i'MKMIEK MANILA CIGAR. Since 1888 "Lt Insular" cigars have the accoi'ted brand in mansions, n d hoteli where- highest quali. imanded. The following I" 1 n n tona ->0s $4.40 100s $8.40 25s $2.40 25i $3.50 100s $4.80 100s $2.90 Obtainable from M. YANJOOR SAHIB D'Almekto Street Stockist*.
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      883 11 NOTICES. j NOTICE. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES, SINGAPORE. 1. The quarterly sessions of the Board of Licensing Justice* lor the Settlement ot Singapore for the 3rd quarter of the year IMS will be held in the First Magistrate's Court, Singapore, at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, i*th June.
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      125 11 ■•-'-3fc^' '-%4 W'm unon it' \i I n the East, Capstan Navy A I^^m^tr^^ Q ui Cigarettes are recognised [< il 1 CAD^TAN I s l lc dependable cigarette. r FlSm^iji witfffl r JJependable troin the points ol L? SjlM^^A fful > view of quality vrad packing LI 5 never
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    PORT OF LONDON DOCK DEVELOPMENTS.
    272 12 11.000.000 Scheme Approved. The Port of London Authority has ap-provt-d of a scheme for the improvement ot the India and Millwall Docks at an estimated cost of £1,030,000. The scheme provides for the construction of: (a I A new entrance to the South West India
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    114 12 The extent to which British vessels predominate in the shipping using the Suez Canal is revealed in a return issued by the Foreign Office. The total number of vessel? which passed through the Canal during 1924 was 5,122, representing a gross tonnage of 34,651,932. Of the aggregate 58.1 per cent,
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    100 12 SPANISH ATLANTIC PORTS. All Conference Lines may from May 22nd discharge at Spanish Atlantic Ports not Spanish and Atlantic Ports. SHIPPING TRAGEDY AT RANGOON. News of a chipping tragedy in Rangoon leached Singapore by Marconigram on. Saturday. The message which was from the master of the steamer Ellora
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    ROMANCE OF SALVAGE.
    544 12 German War Invention Used. Something quite new in salvage has been accomplished in raising the German destroyer S 136, one of the scuttled German Fleet in Scapa Flow. Unlike the other destroyers that have been brought to the surface by Messrs. Cox and Danks, this vessel was
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    58 12 The steamer Ankintf which took a cargo of Admiralty coal to Hongkong early in the month, is to be employed on the Hong- kong-Swatow-Amoy-Singapore run. Built by Scotts of Greenock, she is of 3,494 tons i gross, ard can steam just over 12 knots. Captain P. Cole, of the Kwanjr
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      677 12 SHIPPING NOTES. On the arrival of the Kut Sang it was reported that a Chinese deck passenger had died on the 22nd. and had been buried at sea. The master of the Seistan which arrived in Port yesterday from Rangoon reported having passed the cable ship Magnet working at a
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    THE POPULARITY CAMPAIGN.
    1373 14 FIRST LIST OF CHANGES. The following is the state of the poll in our great popularity campaign checked up to 9 a.m. on Saturday morning. The list will be published at regular intervals on this page. Miss Fisher, Middle East Films Ltd., Orchard Road, £950 Van Cuylenburjr
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    NEW DIVORCE PERIL.
    513 14 One result of the Dennistoun case is tha: there is a t the moment a marked tHsinciination to set down for trial law oa-es which have in them the germ of a "cause celebre." Women who may have a good defence to petitions for divorce or other
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    50 14 The Indian announcement of the next tioopinpr season has the following. Ist Bn the Loyal Regiment (North Lanes.) from China to Secunderabad. Ist Bn the North Staffs, from Secunderabad to Calcutta. 2nd Bn Somerset Light Infantry, from Agra to Khartoum. 2nd Bn the Royal Sussex Regt. from Singapore to Rawalpindi.
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    A PROBLEM OF THE CLUBS.
    330 14 Some recent happenings in the |»r court? and eJatwfcss* have seriously fluttered seme of the bt*t London clubs. The fact that certain individuals were mentioned in court as belonging to this or that club was naturally a form of publicity not relished by the members
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    THE WRONG TUNE.
    162 14 In a r« I' Ait in N« the question "l><- American iish Professor John Er*l bia University, claimed thai they use tr.« hum words the I and the American <!<• n©l calls UM HUM "tane." according to Dr. Erskine, therf conflict between lot i A to this
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      301 14 jj Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills. jj u Every woman knows that clean bread 1 9 cannot be made with dirty hands, 1 fj neither can a house be kept tidy without 1 constant attention. So it is with the 1 I human system. Pure blood cannot be 1 I
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    600 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, MAY 2 3rd. .marked.] ars anless otherwise MINING. Asam Kumbang (Jl) Batang Padang Tin Hitam Tin buyers 46s 62' Sellers 47s c.d. 67% Idris Hydraulic (£) Johan Tin 1.61 32s 1.64 33s K. Kamunting (10s) Kamunting (£) Kinta Assn. (10) Kuchai Ords. 37!
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 May 23. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 Wfi rank, demand 2 4 t^ Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 New York, demand 56 V Credits 90 days 68 a* France, demand !Q2q India, T. T. 155% Hongkong, demand 2«4 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 134 Java, demand j^, Bangkok, demand 79^/
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    PRODUCE.
    220 15 May 23. Tin 125 Tons i2 4 50 Gambicr 1 950 Popper White 36 00 Pepper Black 19^ 00 Flake Tapioca 5 75 Pearl Sr.go Small g' 5O Copra n 7o Copra Sundried 45 Opiuci. Bemirej unt. i.tnn) Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Blue Eagle (Old) 360 Rice, Liang
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 15 Singapore, May 23, 11. 30 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot Oo 95^; June 95 i»6; JulySept So 86; Oct-Dee ~o 70. London Quotation Sheet 2s 7d. Market Firm.
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    138 15 Though the cftiantity of underground water contained in the earth may ut times seem considerable. F. W. Clarke finds that extravagant estimates have heen based upon the fact that all locks are more or less porom. Van Hise, however, da i mis that all pure spaces below a depth of
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    202 15 GUTHRIES REPORT. Singapore, May 23. High prices and little free rubber to sel has been the bitter pill of producers re«J i Ym i,}° nd0 2 touched thp boom figure of 2s lid,— evidently a forceful speculative push on stocks being reduced to 7,567 tons for the
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    208 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. May 2.*. Kubber.— 2s G* 4 d down I'd. Local 07 Tin.— £2.")l up H*. The further drop in the price of Rubber has again caused an easier tendency in Rubtsr share prices. Tin again shows a •light advance and quotations in the Mining lectioa
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    151 15 Singapore, May 2:1. Tin. E251 up 15s. Local. V2V->. 12~> tons. Rubber. Bs. 6%d down Mfcd. Lreal |7 Rubbers. The market i. quiet with few enquiries at lower quotations. Jerani Kuantans can be taken at oT, Malaka Pindaa at l.<»2<_.. Crt;igiele*s oner at HO, Ulu Bcnuts
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    NO TAMPERING WITH RESTRICTION.
    53 15 London, May 12. In the House of Commons, Mr. Amery, al question time yesterday, said he did nol think that it would be in the interests of the rubber growers, or of the industry, to contemplate, under the present conditions, any modification of the Ro-triction scheme.
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    NEW D.E.I. RUBBER DUTY.
    100 15 A new export duty on rubber h; been levied as from the Ist. instant, at Djambi and in the first two days f. 180,000 worth of rubber was exported. According to a Batavia paper the raie of duty is only 2 1 per cent, and the
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    LONG FORWARD CONTRACTS.
    76 15 The director of the Ruhber Cultuur Ifaatnf happy Amsterdam have made loitg forward contracts, from Ist October to .'Us* December. ir»2~>, about on«« million pounds of dry rubber are to bo d(liv«>r«'<J. PvoiM 102(5 up to 1929 a yearly delivery of about 5,500,000 lbs. and the price
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    22 15 Hongkong was virtually full of athletes on May 13th., parsing through on their way to the Far Eastern Olympic Games at Manila.
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      327 15 Vssets over $5,500,000. mi¥¥i /inn a m a Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE. AGENIS WANTED Secretary Managing Director Actuary G C KN X HORACE W. RAPER. A. ROBINSON, F. I. A. INSURANCE. |i:.« SOUTH %^W
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      501 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880. Capita] Subscribed Y. 100,W>0,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y. 80,500,000 00 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. I DIRECTORS. Y. lamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Et»q.
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      520 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Anf e »d Office: Hongkong. IssueHnH IT™ 150,000,000 issued and fully paid up $20 000 000 Reserve Fund:-Sterling P 4 f *****0 Reserve Liability Proprietors gS^SS^SS COURT OF DIRECTORS. w S' wuT 011^' Es< Chairman Hor fvppuS?! Es De P ut
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    THE SPRING RACES.
    2324 16 ANOTHER WET DAY. H.R-H. Prince George Attends, The weather was again unkind on Saturday, the heavy morning rain making it at one time doubtful whether it would be possible to hold the races. The Racecourse was flooded and remained very wet all day bu-. fortunately the rain
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    TUESDAY'S HANDICAPS.
    290 16 The following are the handicaps for tho last day of the spring race meeting, to be held to-morrow. Ex-Griffin Horses. Class C. (Seven Furlongs). The Quest 9.10, Polybia i>.3. Nader 9.2, Royal Hussar 9, Spangle 9, Sevenoaks 8.7, Y. Not 8.4, Betty 8, Shansi 7.12, Omadhaun 7.10. Hastrey
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    EXTRA MEETING ENTRIES.
    59 16 The following are the entries for the first day of the spring extra race meeting to be held on Saturday, the 30th of May. Open Horses.-— 7 Furlongs: Madam Berry! King Cole, Kenildor, Queen of Clubs. Son of Erin, Silap, Orelway, Gentle Eva, Sir Hatan. Red Tape,
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    36 16 LADIES* GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 22. At Troon, in the Ladies' Golf Champion ship final of thirty-six holes, Miss Joyce Wethered (Worplesdon), the ho!der,beaf Miss Cecil Leitch (Carlisle) at the thirtyseventh hole.
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    ENGLAND BEAT SCOTLAND.
    30 16 [Reuter's Service.] Westward Ho, May 23. In the usual international preliminary to Monday's amateur championship, England beat Scotland by 8 matches to 5. Two frames were halved.
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    HOME CRICKET.
    139 16 Essex Defeat Gloucester. [Reuter's Service.l London, May 22. At Ley ton: Essex beat Gloucester by five wickets. Gloucester made 177 and 219, Bloodworth contributing 115. Essex replied with 222 and 250 for five wickets Russell scoring" 56 and 135 not out. At Cambridge: Cambridge University defeated Leicester by
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    24 16 [Reuters Service.] Surhifon, Surrey, May 23. In the grass courts championships final, Miss Ryan beat Miss McKane 7 9, 6 l 6—3.
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    31 16 [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, May 23. There were fifteen thousand present when, in showery weather, the English soccer players beat Australia in the second test by 5 goals to nil.
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    DERBY NOTES.
    114 16 [Reutor's Service.] London, May 22. Additional riders of Derby piobables are Mint d'Or (Bkhardt) Priory Park (Archibald Tissaphernes (R. Jones). St. Napolean iWragg) is added and Field Argent (Oakridge) deleted. The current betting is s—l5 1 Manna and Crossbow; 100 9 Conquistador: 100 8 Ptolemy II; 100 »i
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    20 16 MONDAYS TIES. Single Handicap A. Final. W. A. Balhetchet minus 40 versus N. E. E.<s minus 30.4.
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    138 16 A goods train was derailed at Bidor on Tuesday afternoon with the result that the slow passenger train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh was held up and did not arrive there till very iate. Mr. Macgrepor Knox. the F.M.S. Rubber Propagandist, is leaving for India and Bui*. ma n t
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    153 16 land, Ganesh, Happy Days, Lady Dennio, Alan L, Firstaway. Ex-Griffin Horses. R. C. The Quest, Betty, Seaforth, Zara, Babz, Royal Hussar, Thelacorn, Polybia, Kina, Spangle, WhitestonLs Maharani, Depression, Koh Dhulu, Auchtermuchty, Pam, Shantung, Radin, Little Wonder, Number Dua, Omadhaun, We lla way. Ex-Griffin Ponies— 5 Furlongs: Gloaming, Kiwi, Rubberneck, Cossack,
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      205 16 MOUTRIE GRAND. The piano of truly distinctive quality. \y ls{l u in its richness of tone— distinctive, too, in jr race line, in the satisfying beauty which is the product of nicety of finish in every material detail. The highest grade instrument priced at a moderat figure. S. MOUTRIE CO.,
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