The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 May 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1925^ NO. 11,502
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    195 1 The result of the Derby will be found on page 16. M. CaiHaux has administered some bitter medicine to France in connection with financial reorganization Page 9. The Riffis have shown signs of greater activity- of late Page 9. The intercourse between the Prince oi Wales and
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    OLD AGE IN FICTION.
    1089 1 A friend of niin*? recently made nw acquainted with what he asserts is the m.,~t mortifying incident in his life. A younger man offered him a seat in a crowded railway carriage. 1 hive never heard an act of courtesy described with so many heartfelt objurgations,
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      234 1 WING LOONG THE KE( OT.MSE!) HOI SE for Kl ROPBAM TROPICAL SUITS. .12. HIGH SI'REET. RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. c;rill room. sarkies brothers, Adjoining the Diningroom. Open from 8.00 a.m. to 11.45 p.m.
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      236 1 Investigate the 20 Royal Reasons. THE EASY WRITING To-day the number of Royal Typewriter* in r.s? exceeds 800,000. There are twenty reasons for this phenomena] record. Let us prove them to you in your Office, 6t senj you the book expiaininj? them. RONE° Ltd. COLLYER QUAY 'PHONE 6-a BEACH ST.
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      141 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction sale of office furniture— Page 11 Kermath engines sold by United Engineers Page 4. Xote additions to our campaign priz< list Page 7. 9 e Th l> Grev from Diethelm and Co— Page 4. Robinson's have a wid>2 selection of vacuum flasks Page 9. Adamson, Gilfillan and
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      14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      159 1 THE WEEK. Thursday. 2Sth. High Water. 0.49 a.m., 2.22 p.m. League II: Headquarters vs. sjOfi <a) vs. O.T.F.C. Friday, 29th. High Water, 1.27 a.m.. 3.11 p.m. Dutch hom.wavd m;ul closos. St. Andrew's Hospif.il Anniversary. 5 p.m. Shakespeare hv K. L. Victorian Institution Theatre. Saturday, 30th. High Water. 2.17 a.m.. 4.S
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    THE LATE MRS. COOPER.
    313 2 By the sad death of Mrs Herbert Cooper the British Legion has lost one of its greatest and most warm hearted supporters. There are few who really know the enormous amount of woik and energy expended by Mrs. Cooper in the organization of '•Poppy Day" in
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    A MILKING SUPERSTITION.
    317 2 Water Sold With Milk in It. Mr. C. T. Sjmons, Government Analyst, of Colombo writes, in his annual report, under tht heading of milk: During the year 199 samples were examined, as compared with 82 samples in 1923. Of these, 173 were submitted by the Sanitary Commissioner
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    EASTERN CADETSHIPS IN THE COLONIAL SERVICE.
    79 2 Av open competitive examination foot Eastern Cadetships in the Colonial Service will be held in London in July and August n< xt. The regulations are published in the Ceylon Government Gazette. The number of candidates to be selected will not be less than eleven,
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      670 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTDTHE ELITE CINEMA, "STORMY SEAS" and 'THE WHITE HEATHER" Chaplin, Pollard Aubrey Comedies THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY. WAYANG PEK JEE MISCELLANEOUS. AGENT WANTED. Manufacturer's representative dealing in I British stationery Xtths. Cards, drawing material, office supplies, pencils, rolled ;*oli articles and a good line of sundries is
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      361 2 VICTORIA THEATRE CELEBRITY TOURS FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY Wednesday June 17th and Saturday June 20th at 9.30 p.m. A. Strok has the pleasure to present MABEL GARRISON America's Foremost Coloratura Soprano from the Metropolitan Opera, New York. At the Piano. Mr. GEORGE SIEMOUN. Booking opens at Little's on Friday, June
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      371 2 From Monday, 24th May. to Friday, 29th Ma YOU HAVE ALL SEEN' AND ADMIRED DOUGLAS n,n BUT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIS SON AIRBa *K$ TO-NIGHT. AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Cc Ltd. Proprietors.) International News. you will be introduced to the son DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. In a PARAMOUNT production
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    33 3 ■!UJ J* vvho once had the dioo M Mands, lolli the story -ruho thought he knew 1 ;^'v to unruuiiKe him at h th, <l Tht Ht. Rev. the Bishop 1 r 'T'Piarju."
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    139 3 bk; racing dividend. 1 retty Paris shopgirls came into a sn.nllortune last month when they attended the races at the Maison Lafitte track on the eve of Palm Sunday. In one of the nest was a horse known as Les Rameaux, a thiee year old maiden. Les Rameaux
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    GILLIGAN'S PRESENTATION TO TATE.
    51 3 GILLIGAN'S PRESENTATION TO TATE. London, May 18. On the Sussex County ground at Hove h fcftirnusa Gilligan presented Tau- with Stiver salver on which was inscribed, "To Maurice Tate from Arthur Gilligan, h small memento of your creation of a world'* record in the Test match. England v>. Australia.'— Rangoon
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    NEWMARKET STAKES.
    61 3 Won by CroRK how. I ondo i. May 13. The Newmarket Stakes mil*- 2 f. resu.ted as follows: Cross Bow i Zionist o El Cacique ;j Starting prices.— to 1 ajjain-t Crosr Bow, 7 to 4 against Zionist, 20 to 1 apain^t El Cacique. Twelve ran. Won by
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    ST. BECAN BEATEN IN PAYNE STAKES.
    60 3 lx*ndt»n. May 14. b the Payne Stakes at Newmarket the prominent Derby < undidate St. Be van carl > injr nine f tone was l>eaten by a length by the Ajra Khan's Zambo (8 stone 12 Its). Boyarin (U stta«) was third. Six ran.
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    OAKS PROBABLES AND JOCKEYS.
    75 3 I <.n,!«>n. May 19. The following is the list of probables \\ith their jockey* for the Oaks. Misv Gadabout <Brennar), Door Step «Bturv>. Golden Horn i H. Beasiey), Blairtoi (Walsfc), Applause (Wrajrjr). Velvet (Carslake). Sea Spray (O'Neill). Swastika < Elliot Ixia (Pryor). Palrr.abay (Westonj, Saucy Sue
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    38 3 (iurkha Wins King's >!♦-<;..! Lond«»n. May 15. Th#» Kings Medal, with the 1924 clasp, fur the champion ibot of the Military Forces of India, has beer won by Nuik Suba Singlama 2 2nd. Kir.g Edward'* Gurkha Rifles.
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    POLO.
    59 3 The Cup DlMrtS The «haws for the forthcoming meeting pOW a? follows: Spoon* r Cu|>. Viiy 30th.— Burma Rifles vs. Selargor. Jur.e 2nd. Penal 1 g VS. 1.-kandar. Th< final 1^ to be played on Jure 3rd. Mack-ray Cup. May tl«t. Colory vs. F.M.S. Tht Stlangor Polo Club will
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    107 3 Action taker at meetirg of committee No. 7 hei<J on May 22nd. l)t;ided that the commencing- salary of ■'li. Badfofd a« Gas Engineer ihaJ] be $850 u.oMth. Decided tc permit Dr. Duff us to remain in occupation «»f the Reservoir Bungalow it Thornsrn Road until he leave? the
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE ANXIOUS.
    73 3 Overseas Chinese in the Straits nrd other nlat-fs. who own not a small part of the ton Hankow RuM'-oad, Kwangti.ng Section, jind other enterprises in Canton, have jb> i n writing back protesting ap-t-.in^t the :mti acting of further loans wit>« people's ).ronerties as security during tho
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    ST. PAUL'S FUND.
    37 3 I The St. Paul's Cath^dryi P-»sorv:>tion Fund amounts to i'2lT.4". r 1R«. Hd. Included the lift is a sum of £1,076 15s. 4d. subj scribed in Australia, through the agency of I various newspapers.
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    V.I.M.A.D.S.
    576 3 SHAKESPEARE IN SINGAPORE. It should be emphasised, perhaps, that tfee public in Singapore will not again have h chance of seeing Shakespeare played BBdsr quite the same conditions as will obtain during the end of this week and the be»j inning of next week. Many will have a lively
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    SIPREME COURT.
    450 3 A Claim for Salary. An ac\ion concerning the management of a business which was known as the Katong General Stores was commenced "r»efore Mr. Justice Brown in the Supr^n.e Ccurt on Tuesday morning. Mr. Davies appeared for the plaintiff the proprietor j of the Kaiong General Stores, and
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    153 3 Brazilian Immigration Bar Removed. (By courtesy of the Xanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. May 25. The Brazilian Immigration Bar has now been lifted, and visas to Japanese emigrants to tfrazil have been resumed. Death of Sakunoshin. The death of Sakuno^hin Namba, father of Daisulre who was executed in connection
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    36 3 Two women are dead and there are several other casualties as the result of the recert earthquakes in Samar, Negros and T.oyte. The property damage was considerable, according to delayed reports from the above areas. I
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      275 3 of TONIC rKSft btnctef the blood Vrf][ »t StrrfxjtScm br»d nervcf u fortifies the system !*S£«4f against disease l n all cases of impaired viulity and nerve weakness, ClemenU Tonic proves invaluable. Its efficacy is quickly evident in relieving anaemia, neuritis, insomnia, with their accompanying distressing symptom* of lassitude and
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      262 3 SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES OF L STNOLEO (THE Oft. BOUND DISTEMPER) J RESULTS EQUAL IN EVERY WAY TO A FLAT ENAMEL. S 5' 2 p RICE IS NO GREATER THAN THAT OF SO-CALLED WASHABLE 1 J DISTBKPWB. g H 3 POSSESSES STRONG DISINFECTING PROPERTIES. P n 4 TORMS A DURABLE,
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    RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION.
    2660 4 PROBLEMS OF THE INDUSTRY. The Restriction Scheme. Mr. Eric Idler, chairman, at the ordinary general meeting, made a comprehensive speech from whkh we extract the following.— The Dunlc-p View. Turning to criticism voiced by the chairman and the managing director of the Dunlop Rubber Company, after carefully
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    F.M.S. POSTINGS.
    161 4 Mr. W. H. Dinsmore, Deputy Legal Adviser and Deputy Public Prosecutor, F.M.S.. is proceeding shortly to Seremban as acting judjre, in place of Mr. Justice G. C. Deaae, who replaces Mr. Justice Barrett-I.ennard at Singapore when the latter goe:- on sick leave. Other changes are that Mr. W.
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    NEW YORK ZOO.
    100 4 i Mr. Handy, who has been commissioned by the authorities of the New York Zoo to tour round the world and collect animals, has been, in India for the past few months. Ho is taking from India seven, and from Burma 19 elephants, 14 tigers, 10 leopards,
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      112 4 KORRENGZAL OINTMENT I An approved pharmaceutical /f^^Sl KORRENGZAL is prepared preparation for the Skin, only by W X In cases oi simple or infected «*m| t <vAn^ G) ,:.'b| Manufacturing Chemists, Sydney, J*s g wounds, deep-seated sores, ecze- !^BL Australia. sp mic eruptions, Dhobie Itch or wVIHP' Proprietors of the
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      340 4 B ~L-^^ I V ir^^^^J 9% 8 HSjy > ■i)^' *i^-j I ■L Vvji «v-\ —in I iißirf n^ '^fcsi Bbv v ATS h^ZBHr V >^' N I^SSxsV m "'V k^K CARRIED LANCES. r 7/te "Greys" with lances? Yes f^^feL^l I A surprising as it way be, for i short
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1188 5 >|R (HI K( HIM/S HI IKiET. Wide Measure. .Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 30. comprebenshfll Pudget as the Kai naturally produced ali sorts Industry is a little mis- the new burdens placed on t not like Contributory Pen- also thinks that the new will samagg the
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    TELEPHONING TO SHIPS AT SEA.
    146 5 UasatJlfsilarj Experimental Station. Will telephone communications between bmfaiaH offlces and shlpt at sea ever beCOme an everyday occurrence? The Morning Post understands that the General Post Office is considering the advisability o* (roving the experimental station at SouthSUtpton, where the Government and Messrs. Marconi hove
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    A SLUMP IN HANSARD.
    133 5 Some politician! of the past would sunly vc i haken th^ir heads over the report of eon] Itti set of "Parliament ry Proceedntrs." running: to hundreds of volumes in call Mil. ling, being sold in London for a D*)try £•!> note. "Let me tell you how
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    THE RECENT STORM IN INDIA.
    662 5 CALCUTTA MAIL IN STORM. Kuiopean Passenger's Account. Madras, May 19. The Calcutta mail which started on Friday night from Calcutta and which was j held up beyond Bezwada arrived in Madras j this morning after taking nearly 88 hours to leach her destination. Mr. D.
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    PROGRESS IN KEDAH.
    345 5 Kedah of recent years, say? the Straits Echo, has developed into quite a prosperous, progressive State, very different from what it was iwer.iy years ago vh:n only a loan from Siam .-raved it frotK bankri'ptcy ami practically no money wa> available for roods, bridge* <,r other public
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    448 5 Singapore, May 23. TL% prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Teriace Market. At the other markets there may be small varia. I tions. I MEAT. jßeef steak (Round) Kati 41 Beef stew or curry do 31 Pork, lean tarn 64 Pork, lean and fat (Ist
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    TRANSPORT IN THE TROPICS.
    431 5 Sir Frederick Lugard, whose name is indelibly associated with tropical development, has come out in the columns of. The Times a? an ardent advocate of the flexible track vehicle for commercial transport work in tropical countries, and what he says should have particular interest for those
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      726 5 When you want a strong antiseptic Soap and it is so often useful in this climate— get Calverfs 20 7. CARBOLIC MEDICAL SOAP Ask the man who knows the country he is sure to know this Soap too and can tell you why and when you need it j^ <gEsEs^^%s^^^>\
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      660 6 8 OFFERED BY Tlffi j i SINGAPORE FBKE PRESS b! in a gigantic C POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN k CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. I 1 $3 000 Insurance Policy, fulJ coverage in the OVERSEAS '< S \^^jT AJsMRANCE Corp. Ltd. 59 Chuha Street. fe purchased from and
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      1237 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS nrrcD 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES $400 SILVER Tea and Coffee Service PURCHASED AND ON DISPLAY x AT SINGAPORE'S LEADING JEWELLER B. P. de SILVA s HIGH STREET, I The Store of Service H^L^ No. 1. A Kodak I '^fp^a^l Purchased and on Display
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1925. The Frankness of Caillaux.
    498 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1925. The Frankness of Caillaux. Last of the many triers to attempt to organise the finances of France, M Caiilaux does not mince matters. "If is useless for the people to be under anj' illusion I am not a magician and I have not
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    Peace Plan for China.
    329 8 The Chinese* residents of Singapore are keenly interested in the future of their Mother Country and have not spared themselves, their money, or their influence in trying to help to restore peace to it. If their efforts have been somewhat provincial, that is directed mainly to
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    351 8 The Rev. C. Simmons and Mrs. Simmons wt-re laid up with fever at Bangkok, on May. 17. Mr. T. J. dimming; is appointed a member ot the Indian Immigration Committee, vice Mi. W. R. Gray, resigned. Mr. A. S. Jelf. of the Political Intelligence Bureau, Singapore, and Mrs. Jelf arrived
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    OUR GREAT COMPETITION.
    440 8 NEW PRIZES ADDED. In accordance with our promises, hundreds of dollars in prizes are to be added to the already large list offered. To-day, we are adding six useful prizes with an aggregate value if $314.00. A case of "Asepso" Soap valued at $60, and purchased from
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    UNLAWFUL LIQUOR.
    64 8 In the Third Police Court yesterday, three Chinese women were charged together with one man, with being: in possession of dutiable liquor and also instruments and material! for distilling: liquor at 122-2 Ticntr Bahru. Mr. Stewart Bell appeared f t r two of the women. The ease was
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    445 8 There are in Germany already over two i hundred public automatic telephone exrlmnjsjpi with more than SOO.OOO subscribers, and fresh automatic installations aic being: titted up as quickly a< they can b( manufactured. Messrs. John I. Thornyeroft's tender for the supply of nine 80 B. H. P. marine motors for
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    69 8 (From Our Own r, Pr 0>f "Hima^.| Sir W. G. Maxw.l! M dinner hy the Clum--.- i ;i Nam presiding and paying George's work for U, Ch^ thath, departure !im a In hi> reply Sir <;,,„ LM lo the courage, euter,> IIM tion of the Chinese, and pleaded
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    THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    101 8 PARADE O\ THK |»v,, VN) The birthday of His M ;ijl Will be celebrated on W The customary Ceren which His ExcHKmhv the otii,,, *t»ring the Government win take place on the Pa laSeating accommodation j n will be reserved for memh cisry. the Executive a.,1 1,..
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    149 8 i lluU'y r and Ha <Jih»i it a*i (By courtesy of the Na N'iohi Shimb l-ki.. M 1 l robber market Vl. 16 mi the t<> da: I nly in small l<>t.-. Banka tin irai quoted Vtxati<us Tsiftgtaa nit .ti Mill Strikf. The situation of th< I in
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    THE OLDEST SINGAPOREAN.
    91 8 In paragraph Express, which we publisl ago, referring to the Robertson, the wife ot berteoa and tae mother Dr Robertson, it was I probably the oldest Sin**? Tbi* can hardly be tbf I I JJ" laade Crane must be --v Crane if about IS, while Mi man,
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    TO THOSE GOING HOME.
    52 8 I. al resident* g ting home advised to considei I ting the route by travelli taking in the wonderful U their way. The Canadiai Sati I way i are taking ipecial wonderful acenic and m and as it ean be takei should appeal to mai y
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    40 8 GOVERNMEN T HOUSE. Viiiton eal Ins I should ItoU that I Govern.rn.ut Roll* I rtmoved from the M I Hoom Md pU td ii I Guard Room in Gov< I Visiton wishing t. I should therefore ii I place. I
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    CHURCH WORKERS' ASSOCIATION.
    27 8 A Jumble Bal be held a1 Bt Road, on Saturday, Any contribution* ceive.l and BMIJ I 9, Fort Canning Road day, Jui, Ith. Warn
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    13 8 Thr afternoi D da plac* on Monday. J not on Wednesday.
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      175 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR CONKS TO CALDBECK'S" Caldbeck, Macgrcgor U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) PATRONISED JT^&Swfl^^l^^^S HY ROYALTY THE PICK OF THE LATEST MANUFACTURES JUST ARRIVED IN LADIES GOLD MESH BAGS WITH VANITY COMBINATIONS, SILVER MESH BAGS, IN NUMEROUS DESIGNS, AND VARIOUS OTHER USEFUL PRESENTS. I RICES BEYOND COMPETITION. B. P.
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      16 8 Auio Scorn* Whisky. J SOLB AGENTS; W. R. LOXLEY CO., Robinson Road, Singapore. Ij pjEARS* I
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    THE SIRDAR'S MURDER.
    132 9 TRIAL OPENED DETAILS OF TRAGEDY. ..urt of three juafew has begun of nine nun charged with being in the niuuler of the Sirdar. tu,. student brothers Knaiat nervously i th«-ir participation in the crim^. other I risorur, Mahmoud Hashed, broke wi-p\ Repeating his coonToaatoc re of the
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    ARMS EXPORT.
    104 9 if f!< if r*i Bei rice.] I .imdun. May 26. the Hou < 'VIM >ns, replying to M. Samuel said Trade licences are required from Britain of all arms and had been The total deI rn and munitions, exported in the the freer was il.:?so,OOO military stores British
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    SILK TRADE WITH U. S.
    70 9 Service.] London. May 26. n», Mr. Y»\dgwood whethei the value of artificial from Rr rain would the nu T o*e of ddy at the i d spiff any export Mr. Samuel replied affir^arivi-K i Benn »a*g*rttd that the tfore would be rahtltM to the i«l
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    PRINCE AND DUTCH.
    62 9 [Renter's Service.] l»l»t mfontein. May 26. me of the part two Of success on the tear m the Onwf. Free i »***l in ever, way benefi- i relations. y*«*r+y H t at the head 1 r,p,vs,ntative commando of thro«ch cheering multitudes. welcomed by the "r T Pra(
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    TRAIN vs. MOTOR BOAT.
    73 9 (U( "••<•'> Service.] York, May 2fi. -;-nt.,-ti, r,,,t,,.- v LSmited h l<h U: '-^t,d last week race along the N«W Vo, K lo Albany, llts tli is morning from V Thousands of 1,.' of the river. pilotod by t t|j UVWood and broke Pfo*« by George
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    MOROCCO FIGHTING.
    124 9 THE ACTIVE RIFFS. PRESSURE QN OUTPOSTS. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. May 27. A communique from Fez shows that the RitTs continue very active. Three hundred regular cavalry reinforcements have reached Sakka. The French posts were fre quently fired on and the enemy continue praam on villages i n the
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    THE SCHELDT TREATY.
    127 9 [Renter's Service.] Hague. Ma> 27. The report of the oommittees of the Second Chamber of the fHatoe Giiwai Which have been discussing a bill for the ratification of the Belgian-Dutch Treaty with regald to the Scheldt, with a vie v to the abrogation of the 1839 Treaty,
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    RUSSIAN AIRMEN AT KABUL.
    84 9 [Rerter'a Service.] Allahabad. May 26. According to the Pioneer, fiye thousand I' KM of ammunition were landed at Kacachi for despatch to Kabul, where further Russian aeroplanes, pilots and mechanics ha\e arrived, with a view to preventing any lefk-titiop of the recent outbreak in the Khost
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    TO RESCUE AMUNDSEN.
    105 9 [Reuters Service..] Lt>s Angeles, May 27. Baal OB Hammtr has announced that tentative pUna have Wen made to relieve Amundsen. Hammer has asked a European manufacturer whether it is possible to deliver two taplanes with a cruising radius of thirty hours by June 10 at Rotterdam whence
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    THE SOFIA CATHEDRAL OUTRAGE.
    50 9 TReuter's Service.] Sofia, May 27. The trial of the person? accused of shelteiiiur the conspirators concerned in the Oithtdral outrage has ended. The Agrarian. Peiche Lieff Leger and Madame Nicolova have been sentenced to death. Madame Leger to imprisonment for lif*> ami Malet to eighteen months.
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    TROTZKY'S NEW POSTS.
    32 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, May 27. It is officially announced that M. Trotzky has been appointed of member of the Presidium Supreme Council and chairman of the General Concessions Committee.
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    BUSY LORDS.
    21 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. May 27. The House of Lords have read for the third time the China Indemnity Bill.
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    OBITUARY.
    61 9 [Renter's Service.] !^n lon, May 26. Lirut. -Colonel Charles A'Court-Reping-t<;n is (ie:»t!. [Born in January, 1858, this well-known writer on military subjects, was educated at Eton and Sandhurst, entering the army when he irfca 20. He had seen service in Afphanks.-an. Burma, Soudan, and South Africa, and from 1890
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    POLITICS OF EUROPE.
    169 9 THE SECURITY PACT. NEED TO GO SLOW. I [Reuter's Service.] I, on don. May 26. That Anglo-French views on the subject of the security pact and disarmament are still unreconciled appears from a cautiously worded authoritative statement announcing that tha Cabinet will shortly consider France's reply to
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    FRENCH PHYSIC.
    144 9 [Renter's Service.] Paris. May 26. Bitter pills are foreshadowed in the appeaJ to the patriotism cf the nation issued ty If. Caillaux. laying: down a regime of "many taxes, heavy taxation on all incomes without exception, and inexorable taxation of wealth." aiming firstly at the rehabilitation of France
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    NEWSPAPER MAN SHOT.
    100 9 TReuters S*:\ie.] Paris. May 2tf. U. Berger. treasurer of the Royalist newspaper Action Franchise, was shot dead in a crowded underground subway. Trie police suspect that the recently growing Royalist-Anarchist vendetta is responsible aud subsequently a woman named Maiv Bonwfoj surrendered to the police and admitted that
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    BOLSHEVIK GOLD.
    133 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. May 26. In the House of Commons, Mr. I. .7. Albery (Gravesend, U.) declared that £900,000 sterling of bar gold had been deposited in England on behalf of tfcnj Soviet Government and asked whether the Government had any information tending to show that the Soviet
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    STRIKE AT VIENNA.
    40 9 [Reuter's Service.] Vienna, May 27. Twelve thousand cotton workers hav^ been locked ou* in Lower Austria at Styria owing to a wage dispute. It is expected that 8,000 employees of printing mills will also be locked out.
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    ITALIAN WAR DEBTS.
    27 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, May 27. The first conference has been held between the Italian Ambassador and Mr. Mellon, presumably as regards the ItalianAmerican debt.
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    889 9 HALF-YEARLY ACCOUNTS. Th« minutes of the meeting of May 20 presided over by Mr. Oilman, Controller of Labour, have been forwarded to us. From them we extract the following.— Figures for emigration and' immigration from Jan Ist 1925 to April 30, are laid on tne table and
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      133 9 ICY- HOT ri PRODUCTS, a 1 JN 22. JUST RECEIVED g^^SL 5 m 1 Spaie Corks Kefills and I I no 44 Carrying Cases. S B No. 740. f Robinson 6? Co.. Ltd. t 5 Uncorporated in the Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE. >. a rrrrrri rug* I QUALITY is the point
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      783 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. MACHAON London, Rotterdam
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      453 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND TREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. 8.8. CITY OP ATHENS due In Port s.B. SUTTON HALL due June 27 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY
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      559 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES o PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION OH LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Aruwe Tolinag %o
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1938 11 BAITING CRAIG'S GOVERNMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Belfast, April 20. Sir James Craig's yearnings for an Opposition have at la.st been allayed and he has now an Opposition which, if small in numbers, possesses everything calculated to make the Government sit up and take notice. Up till
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    55 11 A foreigner who reached Hankow from Wanhsien the other week described the condition of Russians who have found their way to that place as pitiful. They a re penniless and are more or l«ss beggars while they are treated as if they were coolies by the Chinese. Many have been
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    709 11 MR. PEARSON'S APPOINTMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent Jesst-lton. May 19. Needless to say when the news of General Rycroft's resignation was received the regrets expressed at his untimely resignation were followed by conjectures as to the choice of successor likely to be made by the Court of
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    311 11 H. L. Holden (Bowdon), who is home on leave from Borneo, put up a good showing in the English Amateur Close Golf Championship at Hoylake by reaching the semifinal round, in which, on April 23, he succumbed to T. F. Ellison (Royal Liverpool), 6 and 5. Of the match The
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      378 11 Jt" > ■P -7 For WATCH VALUE inp in accurate timekeepers stand the climatic conditions of the East. POCKET WATCHES rOfIORE LEVEB $5 EafV IN TWO SIZES MOTION LKVER WITH SCREW $Sr>o Each CASKS C.ld and Silver Huntera and Half Hunter*. WRISTLET WATCHES NEW PATTBIN I MOTION LEVEK $12.50 Each.
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      500 11 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks w,!! be closed on: 1* June, Monday. Whit Monday. 3rd June, Wednesday, His Majesty's Birthday 2^_ SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. lat and Wednesday, 3rd June, I<>23, being Bank *i i\ Übli n K HOI^ r -P-tive. y the Rubber Market wnll be
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      522 11 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF One Sampan No. 3733 of 1»24, and one Twakow No. 1788 of 1924, »s they now lie on the Singapore River near the Marine Police Statftm. By Order of The Rubber Controller To be soM on the apot. ON' FRIDAY, 29th MAY. AT 11 A.M.
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    DOCK PLAN WAITS ON A WOMAN.
    326 12 (.olden Mud. A woman in a castellated dower house embedded among the oaks anj pine trees of the New Forest is the central figure in a drama of modern progress that is being played. The £13.000,000 docks extension scheme of the Southern Railway a
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    633 12 ORDERS FOR THE TYNE. Four Oil Tankers. Contracts for the construction of four motor-driven oil tankers of 10,000 tons each have been placed with two Tyneside firms by the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, Limited, the shipping company associated with the Shell Transport an-1 Trading Company. Orders for two other
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      520 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA). FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) •nd MONTORO (5.000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins tf« Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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      216 12 SAIGON. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MAIL SERVICE. SAILING SUNDAY 9 A.M. AFFRETEURS INDO-CHINOIS s.s. PAUL BEAU May 31 ■A PAUL BEAU June 14 For freight, passage and further particular?, apply to: THE SUCCESSORS OF MOINE COMTE CO. 'Phone 238 8-10, Change Alley. s.s. GLEMJEG. Arrived May 19. Consignees of cargo H*
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      310 12 GREAT REDUCTION. ffl DANIEL CRAWFORD'S IS SCOTCH WHISKY. ***^i*t~* 3^*^*** *^jJ^J j^.^ vMQI S2O per ca > Sole Agents: JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. Vfr 1 cf i^kt Across Canada r^ l^^^ Ste Famous Kocky Mountain unLjiJ w^R\T!j!!S excelled Scenerv f&lH^gJ Holida\ in JaNper
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      158 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Inctftp+ratad In U.&A.) Travel Made Kasy Passages booked bf all ?ter.m?h:p BM Independent and Coajdttad Tours Traveller?' Chrqut's. Lettan fCrec^ lUmUtaacaa by Draft an i Cabta T-h- Foreign monie- I I :hanf«A Bhfffaft and Accident Insu BOOKING Offl W» F.M.S. Railways, Royal Hlys. i Java
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      723 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be open on Monday, June 1st, for one hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) and closed on Wednesday June 3rd. Information has been received from the Port Officer, Rangoon, that the new Light; Vessel showing a white
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      604 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. r Hamburg, Rotterdam, n>. Bicmen, via Colombo, Aden and Port Said. Andes Maru June 13 June 14 Vw York via San Francisco, Panama Havana Maru from Kobe June 14 DuHmm < ;«n^ Town. Rio, Santos, MonHuonos Aires via Colombo, f Mexico Maru
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      439 13 rL^S Dv kH ffil<M (9TB S^n tmmVJ^S gBSSL* Round-the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINBSB. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From I^ew York these fine new liners continue on Round
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      674 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD H BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS *J SINGAPORE TO L3S ANGELES 'AND > SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA j un% s U.S.S.B. WEST FARALON lnl U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA £J? 1 and subsequent «teamers approximately 10 days apart. For rates
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    REVENGE FOR CRIMES OF 400 YEARS AGO.
    409 14 Luis Mojica, a white man, has been cruelly tortured to death by the San Bias Indians of Panama as an act of revenge, it is believed, for crimes committed by the crew of Christopher Columbus more than 400 years ago. Mojica, who was
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    30 14 Too much time and attention is given to voicing opinions as to whether the workman does sufficient work a day or whether the manufacturer is profiteering. Colonel H. Day, M.P.
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    CHOLERA REMEDY.
    306 14 CHOLER A REMEDY. Neu Treatment for Disease. The Director of Public Health d»tk«t to draw the attention of the public to the value of the essential oils cholera mixture introduced by Dr. J. W. Tomb, Chief Sanitary Officer of the Asansol Mines Board of Health, both in the prevention and
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    70 14 The TOO-t.-n wfrifwatinf inytftllorl in Lm Angelet, t* c-hine of ita kind, n >" vv horse-power MOt-voK tkn* motor. The tWO-«tagt low-pressure cylinder W meter with a MMach it k piessure cylinder H".with a 30-im-h itroke. Dri*« lutions per minute ami niuiat sure of 20 povudi mction M* pressure of
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      387 14 Peaceful Mights for B<tiy and You A m. Mothers every where are finding in j^Pl A Lm Woodward's Gripe Water a perfect remedy lor babies* stomach and P A M. teething pains and disorders, and are JOTI PHPsBaIHP| anxious to pass on the good news. {Ul m*&«"]Jl«»**. I Mrs. S.
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      813 14 HIE POPULARTTY CA1PAJGN. (LIST OF STANDINGS. The fellowiqg ig the state of the poll in our .great popularity campaign diecked up to 9 a.m. on yesterday morning. The list will be published at regular intervals on this page. Mrs. R. Johannes 110 Bukit Timah Read. 23,850 J. S. M. Rennie,
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      733 14 Mrs. Kirkpatrick, 1, St. Thomas's Walk, Miss Eleanor Seth, 37, Grange Road, Singapore, J. A. Russell, Kuala Lumpur., Won*, S* K., 67 Telok Blangah Road, Mohamed Salleh, Lorong 8, Geylang Road. Raymond Lewis, General Post Office. Lt. R. A. Phayre, R. A. Mess, Blakan Mati. Miss R. J. Obott, 5,
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    ERASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    622 15 ERASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY. MAY 27th., 1925. l 2rSh.£ aC d e n S Sh W the iBsue nJarked.] d Uars Unless otherwise MINING. Aaam Kumbang (£l) Batang Padang Tin Hitam Tin buyers Sellers 45s 62 J 46s x.4. a 67 Idris Hydraulic (£) 1.61 32s 9d
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 15 May 27. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 5 16 Pank, demand 1(4 I Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 New York, demand 5 6 a^ Credits 90 days 68 Fiance, d-.mand l§\{) India T. T m% Honffkonji, -j3 4 p.c. Div. Yokohama, demand 134 Java, demand j 4 j
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    PRODUCE.
    198 15 May 87. Tin 123 Tuns $125.78 Gambier 17 ()(> Pepper White :?8 50 Popper Black L >l -q Flake Tapioca 5 40 Pearl Sc\go SnviU 850 <> ra IKS., Copra Sandriad r> r>i> Opium, Benures unt. *,uu») Rice, Liang Hin Chan Maik Blue Eagle (Old) 3GO Rice, Liang Hin
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    216 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. K. Macphail). Singapore. Mav 27. Kuhber. 2s. ML Unchanged. Local 1.00. Tin.— £2s2. Up 20.<. Ix>cal 12.". tons at 125%. The rubber section of tha market continues on the quiet side. Tin has again advanced in price and mining shave quotations continue firm. Industrials and Loans
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      119 15 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 709th. auction yesterday, when there was Catalogued 1,534,954 lbs.; 685.2S tons. Offered 904,377 lbs.; 403.74 tons. Sold 704,548 lbs.; 314.5:5 tons. T A Sl>Ot London 2s. 9 l 4<i. New York 62W t t ntK Rrices Realized. Nibbed Smoked
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      227 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Mav 27. Mfccr,— London 2s JM. Easier. Local Tin.— London £252 l()s. Local i L »;,a 4 12.) tons sold. Kuhfcers— Firm. Ulu Benuts have bttMl at 35 with lallan at 88. New Craifffeleaa offer at 82 buyers bidding so. Jenun ivuantans are wanted at
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    PURE ALUMINIUM.
    228 15 New Refining: Process Aluminium that can be described M puiv from a commercial standpoint has beconu* available through the development of a new refining process, details of which have been published before the American ElectroChemical Society by Dr. Francis FraryThe process is known as the "Hoopes" refining: process,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    36 15 Singapore, May 27, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet;. Spot and June 9tH 100; July-Sept. M I><H 2 Oct. -Dec. HO HO 1 London Quotation Sheet 2s. 9%&. Market Quiet.
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    81 15 Messrs. Boustead and Company, agents of the Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L., inform us that a telegram has been received to-day from the manager of the mine, advising that dredging operations recwmmenced on the afternoon of the 22nd. instant. Peti oleum is reported to have been discovered along the coast
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      386 15 Assets over $5,500,000. m/^nnim rinmriniT »^w. Assurance in force over $19,000,000. GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMED. HEAD OFPICE:-W in ch« sto Hou jZT'" *"T£! The Company has £20,000 deposited with the SunrL. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. P ted *ith the and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      500 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880. Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000 000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y. 80,500,000.00 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-president: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. lamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagin. Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. K. Takeuchi,
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      511 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong Issued ?T tal $50,000,000 Reserve FunH Ily Q? ai Up $20,000,000 reserve *und:— Sterling 4,500,000 v> a r- s^ver $26,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. xt «rr? ttenden Es <*-> Chairma. W w «i W
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— lessrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Cu., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    HOME CRICKET.
    254 16 Heavy Scoring by Surrey. [Reuter's Service.] London. May '26. At Ley ton: Surrey beat Essex on tho first innings. Surrey made 431 for eight wickets, declared, *Hobbs scoring 129, Sandham 90 and Peach 109. In the secorul innings the score was 314 for eight wivkets, Jeacocke contributing 121
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    THE DERBY.
    279 16 OVERNIGHT QUEUES SOAKED. DONOGHI/E GETS HIS SIXTH WIN. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 27. The Derby Stakes. l\4 miles. Run at Epsom. Mr. H. Morris b.c. MANNA (Phah.ris-WafnVs) Donoghue 1; H.H. the Aga Khan's b.c. ZIONIST (Spearmint-Judea) Carslake 2; Mr. A. K. McComber's THE SIRDAR O'Neill 3. The betting
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    COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE.
    133 16 W. L. i W. L. Ist Ist Pts. Per. In. In. Yorks 4 0 0 0 20 100.00 Kent 2 0 0 0 10 100.00 Surrey 4 0 1 0 23 92.00 Lanes. 3 -e 1 0 18 90.00 Notts 3 0 0 1 16 80.00 M'sex
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    BOXING.
    67 16 Mr. Daubeny writes in connection with the Walley-Limbaco boxing match thai Limbaco damaged his hand last March and although examination showed no bone injury it grew worse before the tight but Limbaco refused to stand down on that account. Subsequent examination has shown that a ligament has been ruptured
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    34 16 Whitsun Competitions. The following is the programme for th^ Whitsuntide holidays: Saturday 30th aad Sunday 31st: Club Championship (Stroke play). Monday Ist June: Morning: Men's Flay: Competition. Afternoon: Mixed Flag Competition.
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    29 16 Dr. W. A. Roger*. J.P., late of Ipoh, was the donor of the gold medal awarded to the successful contestant of the Annual Oratorical Contest of the Colombo Y.M.C.A.
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    EXTRA RACE MEETING.
    268 16 WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY. The following are the Handicap* for the First Day of the Spring Extra Race Meeting, to be held on Saturday. 1. Ex -Griffin Poni€s, Class B. (Five Kiwi 9.7, Merry Maiden 9.3, Applause 9.3, Pfenarth 8.12, Dreadnought 8.10, Andromeda 8.3, H. F. 8.3, Dodger
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    THE SPRING RACES.
    620 16 FORM IN A NUTSHELL." As the extra meetings follow close upon e the meeting just over the analysis of the j* racing will be held back until both meetings can be covered. Meanwhile however some t notes on thv form shown at the recent meet m ing
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    57 16 The amount of rice available for export from Siam this year is 1,120,000 tons, and an expert finds the trade outlook better than it has been for f^>ur years. The export for March was a recc **d. In April 57.5 per cent of the pru.in went to Hongkong:, 29.2 per
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    CLAIM FOR SALARY.
    934 16 INDIAN MANAGER'S SUCCESSFUL SUIT. Some Serious Allegations. In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Ir. Justice Deane, the action was con- r oi inued in which K. A. Dawood Saiboo, m( uing in forma pauperis, claimed $3,152 on rom Teo Hock Kee, being the balance of be alary
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    89 16 Yesterday's Play. Open Mixed Doubles. Miss David and Abed beat Mrs. Hibberd and Poyser 7 5, 6 1. Mrs. Campbell and Winter beat 1 Miss Seth and Rogers 6 3, 6 3. Mrs. Finlay and Hill beat Mrs. Meadows Frost and Graham 6 3, 6 4.
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      GOLF AT WESTWARD HO.
      203 16 [Reuter's Service.] Westward Ho, May 26. Both Americans engaged in the second round to-day were beaten, Pease of Alnmouth defeating R. Stranrahan, Toledo, by one hole, and V. Longstaffe, Aldeburgfo, beating A. Bourne, Garden City, by 4 and 3. Tolley made an erratic start and was
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      NURMI BEATEN.
      35 16 [Reuters Service.] New York, May 27. Alan Helffrich, the Pennsylvania State star, starting from scratch defeated Nurmi I in a haif mile race, this is Nurmi's last ap pearance in the United States.
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      98 16 The following arrangements are announced. On Sunday, 31st inst., there will be a race for a trophy. The course will be as last week except that after leaving- Man of War buoy in first round, the next marks will be outer Club buoy which must be
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    359 16 A BATCH OF QUESTIONS. At the meeting to-morrow, at 2.15 p.m. VI r. H. W. Raper will make his declaration >h taking office. Quest ions. Mr. E. A. Brown will ask: For the information of the Public, will ;ht President (a) state how far the scheme for widening
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    CHANDU ON THE SARVISTAN.
    164 16 A case resulting from the recent seizure on board the Steamer, Sarvistan, of -12,81^ tahils of non-Government chandu, was mentioned before Mr. Frankly n Robinson, District Judge, yesterday, when an action was brought against Goh Koon Ting of Chop Kuen Sang Steamship Company at the instance
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      170 16 >2J^v HIS MASTER'S VOICE I o™r New Records ARE HERE Write or call for Catalogues. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. THE ARCADE. i> The cause of throat -irritation The Stalk, Af 'yi^^^ \V The husky effect produced by smoking mass-production cigarettes is caused by stalk, sand and dust. This may be
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