The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 June 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, RR, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1925. XO. 11,509
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    239 1 The strike which the malcontents hoped for m Peking has not come off— Pa^e 9. The Italian Minister at Shanghai, m reph to the Waichaiopu Note declared that the police only fired when attacked Page 9. The Council of the Trade I nion Congress has asked the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1211 1 Qu'uujtud k**mi*€* CAt farrapA Libtlli Juvenal. F< -day b the Inat da] Ol the races. The old-fashioned amy of describing the draeees of the ladies m the report of the meeting, a couple of columns m pcoepereua times, is new only rooortod to by one or
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      158 1 WING LOONG IHL RBCOGNBKD HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 12. HICH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NIGH IS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. GRILL ROOM. I SARKiBS BROTHERS, Adioining the Diningroom. Open from 8.00 a.m. to 11.45 p.m. Proprietors. Fraser and Neave
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      204 1 Why do you tap a cigarette Most smokers tap the end of a massproduction cigarette to prevent pieces of loose stalk and sand coming into contact with the tongue and irritating the throat. It is unnecessary to tap State Express 555. In these band-made cigarettes there are no loose ends
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      139 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Happy Valley attractions Page 2. Crawford's cream crackers— Page ft, Latest shipping on pages 10. 12 and lft. Rubber Estate assistant wanted Page 2. Goodyear cord tyres lot quality Page 4. Dodge Bros, touring car. Central IfotOM Page ft. The New Studebaker at Malayan Motors Page 4. State
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      15 1 WING LOONG' FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. :U. HIGH STREET. v
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      81 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 6th. High Water, H.s:> a..n., J p.m. Trafalgar, Paterson Simons; noon. Spring Race Meeting, Extra I.\_v. League I: S.C.F.A. vs R.A. Sunday, ~th. High Water, 10.45 a.m. 10.22 p.m. Sw. Club: 200 yds H'cap, ManstieM Cvp Monday, Sth. High Water, 11.31 a.m., 11.1 p.m. League I: R.
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    THE "HOUSEY-HOUSEY" CRAZE.
    343 2 i 1 Melbourne has an epidemic of the j "housey-housey" gambling craze. The I '"Argus" say.< that m obedience to the lav Of supply and demand a number of enter- j prising mer. who would rather earn living j by any other nicana than steady work have
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    BRIGHTER BANKS.
    265 2 Armchairs and Books for Waiting Clients. Banks are to be made brighter. Ordinary people usually leave banking premises as quickly as they can. They are oppressed by the melancholy opulence. Now this is to be changed, and the Midland Bank, Limited, will go down to banking history as
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      593 2 TOE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. IS DIVORCE A FAILURE? By and with Leah Baird and all Star Cast HAROLD LLOYD AND OTHER COMEDIES. THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY. WAYANG PEK JEE. THE SINGAPORE STAMP EXCHANGE. 11, St. HELEN'S COURT SINGAPORE. Rules on application. noticles! OKDIXAXCE XO. 44 (BAXKRUPTCy7 IX THE SUPREME COURT
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      572 2 VICTORIA THEATRE CELEBRITY TOURS j 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,
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      313 2 From Friday, sth to Wednesday, I Oth June. ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Cc. Ltd. Proprietors.) ln the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp A SCREEN FAVOURITE YOU HAVE NOT SEEN [FOR SOU The well-known Paramount Star THOMAS MEIGHAN In a story portrayed m lighter vein: WOMANPROOF A Paramount Picture m
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    A HOLIDAY IN JAPAN.
    421 3 Travel Conditions Normal Again. .Many people are under the impression j that the disorganised condition of Japan, the resuit of the terrible catastrophe m j September, 1923, stiil prevails. This is, J we are informed by. Messrs. Thos. Cook [and Son, Ltd.. entirely erroneous. Travel, I
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    230 3 Ends, fishes and locusts are migratory creature i whose habits of travel have been much studied, but it has been quite generally overlooked that such frail faiMetfl a? butterflies make migratory flights m prsrat nombera to distances of even thousands of WI«W, C. B. Williams mentions m Nature that references
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      284 3 mm*- w iBsS E^% Your Baby will be sturdy and happy —sturdy, if kis load contains all the Your Baby need. C nourishing element, ol the purest him Jo_! wouW h.* T^ milk obtamaUa.andhagy dmhm***\ abounding 7 -Z* fed* m given m an c...1y digested form. high spirils cCi, p„,..
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      246 3 f r RAW WRITS I I l f f I \Jui_AM AND I HAND PUMPS. I FOR FACTORY, WAREHOUSE, CONTRACTORS' AND SHIP'S USE. FOR 1 FILLING TANKS, SPRINKLER CARTS AND GENERAL HOUSE PUMPING I AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES. I C^t SSSSSSBSSSSSSSSL. Jf^fr DEEP PUMPS. 1 I MM, UFT AND FORCE p
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    ONE HOUR OF LONDON.
    316 4 Railway trains can move at a mile a minute. London 'buses can take sixty minutes for one mile. That MM* my almost unbelievable experience this afternoon. It took my 'bus over an hour to travel from Chancery Lane to Bond Street. No part of the road
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    WOMEN MOTORISTS IN FRANCE.
    109 4 Although French women slow m taking up tho active side of motoring, they appear to be making -tip for lost tim<e. During 1924 no fewer than 4,000 new Let nees were issued to women driver I In Paris alone. Nearly 40 women are already driving taxicabs
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    AMERICAN MOTORS.
    46 4 Motor exports m 1024 broke all records with a value of approximately £55,000 ,*QOO, an increase of nearly 30 per cent, over 1923. American assemblies abroad for the year totalled about 145,000, and the number of American cars sold abroad was close to 250.000.
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      183 4 A Full-sized car at small car cost j i «»u who purpose buying a car for extra comfortable riding and Remodelled by extra long life, and yet desire something lower m first cost than JOHN S. NAPIER. the average English Car. will find this remodelled Cubitt ap- mmmmmm Ip roaches
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      259 4 MOTORCYCLES In choosing a mount the average prospective purchaser usually places too much importance on the original outlay and m consequence buys an inferior machine which cannot give him the Service, Reliability and sense of well-beintt afforded by a better class product. The Running expenses are usually higher, the re-sale
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    CAUTION NECESSARY.
    68 5 If -appointed cross-roads m I are lengthMilt place to be m adjacent ipon, itry folk m the useful Itl v. hither or I an iv, or so K-Up time, says a eitog, of these ay just mi B tar driven UMI recklessly— < iti pilot credit for i*sin
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    INEXPERT DRIVERS.
    211 5 Tp make a motor vehicle proof against damage caused by a negligent or inexpert driver is an ideal that will probably never be attained. Much progre-.- has been made during recent years, and the present-day mott r ear demand.- far lesa personal attenti< n than formerly. Maintenance, however,
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    THE RISKS WE RUN.
    89 5 Taking over car that had just been trashed, the owner plunged in f o tb? traffic, but within a few yard? found it necessary to pull up at short notice ewing to the sudden appearance of a horse and cart from a sid? turning. He applied
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      462 5 jh^ YOU DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER rsg? J $§T^jfl* NOR A CAR BY APPEARANCE ONLY Sm^^f j WH Y NOT LET THE SPECIFICATION TALK TO YOU (jIJ/4SB&\ j **5j 555 r m^ Kl £!£^P^*2££sßmmmY** __^__i^-_^—^^_______________. /^(jr*^^^^^^^^^^^^f^^^!________t s^ySft^ MM *-^**^SB^SB^BBBBP I Mode! 55 Sports Touring. unqualified success. Low
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      1088 6 1 Hi I HvHv___H 1 OFFERED BY THE SINGAPOBE FREE PRESS IN A GIGANTIC POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. T ym&&&&S**] ***%*******M\ S^?- y^Q*&y. J^~~^-~ -^^-~^^-^ZIZJ**MMMMMMMMM^^S^^y f jvvv_p%sv.%%v.v.v%v.v.v.v%v___%v.v< I^/Cj y>^ R 1 P^^Bl^M p Including- $3,000 Insurance Policy, full coverage m the OVERSEAS -I
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      1638 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS r OFFER w 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES Jfk g 4^^ a*^\ I 4 The following prizes will be given Tree to the persons having t^ ZZ TlSfcil 111 i Jul a h eSt 5" mbers 0f Votes at thc close of lhe Wi^^^mW^m^-..
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      16 8 POTTS. May at Deane Rectory. Basingstoke, to Dorothie. wife of Gordon Alan Potts. Singapore, MM.
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      MARRIAGE.
      19 8 HEXLY-FREBXER. May at St. Augustine's. Tunbridgo Wells, Cuthbert Henly to Marjru.' -itt* Mary, widow of Douglas Gt***** Brebner.
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      DEATHS.
      80 8 DARBISHIRE. or June sth. 1*25, at the General Hospital Singapore, Charles William Darbishire. aged 49. McCLELLAND —At Kandy. Ceylon, on the 21st May 1925, Edward Charles McClelland, late of the Public Work? Department. Straits Settlement*, m his sixtyseventh year, beloved father of Mrs. Leon Hope. COOPER. May 7, at
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    SINGAPORE EREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1925. The Shanghai Trouble.
    718 8 SINGAPORE EREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1925. The Shanghai Trouble. Commencing m a strike dispute at one of the foreign-owned cotton mills m China, augmented by }fo shevik notions taken into the City from Russia and other parts o* China, and brought to a head by the half-baked socialistic notions
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    1057 8 Sir. C. X. Maxwell is appointed a deputy controller of rubber for the Straits Settlements. Inspector P. Cronin is appointed a court inspector for the Settlement of Malacca, with effect fronT^nnrh sth. During the absence of Mr. jG. C. Clarke on leave, Mr. R. H. Sharpe is appointed a member
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    TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
    86 8 The Management would be glad if new subscribers would notify once if they do not get the paper. There has been such a sudden rush ihat it has been a little difficult le cope with it and m addition it has been found that m a few
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    FLOOD OF VOTES.
    450 8 With interest at fever he*, a. pore Free Press dm*i B H. gathering speed. IVopI, ;tl! are making plans and (Mlp,w; Do you want one of ,f„. Zj You have the ability to get 2 Nothing has been g ;Ml.ed J J" work on the part of
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
    99 8 Mr. Boey kok I.- one, Secretary of the Entertain tee m aid of the Fund of the Chi > Society, has pleasure m infon many supporters that I furl the sum of $5,(100 has the Treasurer otf the Welfare S may bs recollected that on th 27tl
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    74 8 Action taken at ned No. 1 on June 2nd. Decided to suthorise th< I Veterinary Burgeon to purchu instraments for thc Animal Inftnarj i to a total cost of t'i-"". Decided to une i\y C.P.O. I diagonal pa. kin- of m< tor-cir« Approved the name I the street
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    "ONE OF BROTHER-HOOD."
    136 8 Ne* York. Mej The representative ol th X Pr ess Aviation it Honolulu Governor Farriagten, ol Hawiii. m officers of the army and nav>. an- I of Congress, at the conclusion Hawaiian manoeuvres, saw. our neighbour, Australia. as upon Canadi. across th. one of the hrother-h L
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      158 8 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" Qfl ______rK Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) j mm*A t j PATRONISED J&. JSLfek(* ,!V ROYALTY. SILVER PHOTO FRAMES. Ju9t received a large assortment IN THE MOST POPULAR SIZES AND ELEGANT DESIGNS Largest size IGVz m. by 12 m. nicely engraved. FOR QUALITY,
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      30 8 a tM^ b I •jfnyal Jiaueui J/SudtiJ. I 1 <Jmm.fl£m«mA fc&* I Glasgow. I MUMMMttOMMMMMMMA** SOLE AGENTS: W. R. LOXLEY CO. Robinson Road, Singapore. PEARS tl I GOLDEN SERIES. M
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    THE SHANGHAI TROUBLE.
    401 9 STRIKE AND BOYCOTT PKKINGS AITITIDE. [RsatSr's Service.] Peking, June 5. Chamber of Commerce has decided gi-mra! strike but advocates a rh.- food* and currency of the ncerned m the Shanghai affair, withdrawal of deposits from their IN A HI RRY. \n, rwan and Chinese staffs of the
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    CANTON'S RED SYMPATHY.
    123 9 I [Reiner'- Service.] Paris. June 4. l »b<r, M. Outray, deputy for n notified his intention to interment m connection with ll the Chinese government rewe monument erected at Canton "•yohitianaries to the memory Who threw a bomb at r£?* Jth L Ustl kil,in five and Frenchmen.
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    THE ITALIAN FLYER.
    15 9 [X, t "<- Service.] 'iw. T Aus,ra,ia Jun < S"M hai arrived at Albany.
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    20 9 ti( tl c following publica- ri '"-S. is prohibited:— 'The W™ d Published m Paris, and aX Publbhwl m Shanghai.
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    THE CANTON OUTBREAK.
    99 9 EXPECTED HOURLY. IS IT A BLUFF? (From Our Own Correspondent.) r, Hongkong, June 5. lighting i.s expected to break out m Canton to-n.ght or to-morrow morning though a hope K. entertained that a conflict may even yet be averte-l, whilst others consider the *ame biuff which cannot
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    GERMANY'S FLYING WEEK.
    113 9 r ßenter's Service.] T Berlin. June 5. Ihe round Germany flight for light aeroplanes which has heen proceedfng n stages line, June 1. to-day resulted m two crashes. An Albatross plane crashed at Bamberg, the driver fractured his legs and the machine was demolished. A CasnerPlane met
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    SHENANDOAH TO THE RESCUE."
    100 9 [Router's Service. New York, June Lansdowne, commander of the dirigible Shenandoah, has submitted S detailed plan of operation should it be decided to send Th, Shenandoah to search for Amunds «n Details are not published but it is said to provide that tht Shenandoah l>e based
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    THE FLITTERING MOTH.
    92 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. June 4. After uneventfully flying for nearly a quaiter of a million miles, Mr. Alan Cob>am has met with an accident. He accompanied Mr. Edward's, deputy director of civil aviation, flying to Berlin m a baby plane, a de Havilland ''Xew Moth" whereon he
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    RIFFS BADLY HURT.
    67 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, June 3. A communique from Fez claims that airbombs alone inflicted casualties on the Riffians of 2."0 killed and 300 wounded m two days, recently. Paris. June I. At a meeting of the Cabinet M. Painleve announced that the Moroccan front is now stabilized.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    283 9 Grave Situation Developing m Shanghai. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, June 4. A number of Chinese students m Tokio are preparing to return home. The antiforeign strike m Shanghai is now reported to have spread to Hankow and Wochang. The number of casualties is now
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    POLITICS IN GENERAL.
    117 9 LABOUR AT WORK. AT GENEVA. [Reuter'c Service.] Geneva, June 4. The Labour Conference has elected a new administrative council, comprising the eight states laid down m the Peace Treaty as* the highest industrialised countries of the world, namely France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Canada and India
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    IN LONDON.
    83 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. June 4. The executives of eight trade union organisations met m London at the invitation of the Miners' Federation to discuss proposals for establishing a nevv labour alliance for mutual protection. Mr. Cook, of the Miners' Federation, made m impassioned appeal for unity but the
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    COTTON CONFEREES.
    57 9 [Reuter's Service.] Vienna, June 3. The twelfth International Cotton Conference lias been opened m the presence of he President of the Republic and members v th« Government. 820 delegates repre twentyone states, including Britain. Germany and other European Industrie 1 .fates. India, Egypt, Japan and th_> United States.
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    THE SECURITY PACT.
    60 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, June 4. At the conclusion, of the Cabinet meetng, M. Briand announced that complete ig nm meilt had been reached by the Allies »n the subject of the reply to Germany's Wopoealfl for a security pact. M. Briand is going to Geneva at the
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    THE ALLIED NOTE.
    130 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. June 4. Rt plying to Lord D'Al>ernon's address rhen presenting the Allied Note. Herr .uther referred to the German replies to I he Allied notes on Jan. 7 and 27th, where. n the German stand-point on the I luestion of the evacuation of Cologne
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    RUSSIAN DEBTS.
    96 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, June 3. Creditors of the Russian Banks before he revolution are likely to be interested n an important decision of the Prussian supreme Court. The Russian Industrial Sank owed a Berlin banking firm 800,000; rold marks. The latter sought to recover' he sum from the
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    BANK OF AUSTRALASIA'S GOOD YEAR.
    92 9 Melbourne, May 4. After providing for the rebate on bills arrant for British and Australian rates md taxes, and making provision for bad md doubtful debts and other contingencies, he Bank of Australasia during its last inaneial yea r earned a net profit af •04.
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    THE LATE MR. C. W. DARBISHIRE.
    708 9 THE LATE MR. C. W. DARBISHIRE. We deeply regret to announce the death of Mr. Oharles William Darbishire, exMember of Parliament for Westbury, Wilts, and formerly a prominent and hardworking citizen of Singapore. He died at the General Hospital, Singapore, yesterday at noon, after an illness of semis duration, fever
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    DISCHARGE OF BANKRUPT JEWELLER
    285 9 In the Bankiuptcy Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Deane, Abubakar Abdul Raheem, a former partner m the jewellery firm of Ismail and Raheem, applied for review of an order made by Mr. Justice Acton a year ago refusing him discharge from bankruptcy. Mr. Richard Page, on
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      193 9 jf®®®®®®®®®®®®©©^ I Billiard Requisites I Match s«e. (jgILLIARjIfITBALL^I m«<<* si«. J ssSl_i^!-' g> *^^3____^________HlBBi^S-'J_iw^^r-.-- --rrr.-^_m_~»-§7 !^B..............l...B_____________S___________________^» mm S "Stevenson" Billiard Cue as used by the British ex-Champion $22.50 each. :V "Pcall" Record Cues. $12.00 each. Four Point ebony butted Cues S7-50 each t* W Billiard Table Irons $6.50 each. £*?i
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      767 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 Singspore. RHEXENOR Marseilles, London,
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      466 10 Ellerman 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. SUTTON HALL due June 27 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID due Aug. 28 MARSEILLES, LONDON,
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      577 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVK Fs a— PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Q LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS, Fcr China and japan. Far Naraoillea, Landaa aad n Due Tonnage.
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    WIDER AND WILDER TROUSERS.
    285 11 Pea Green the Fashionable Colour. Trousers are to be wider and wilder than ever. A size already attained is 24 inches round the ankle! Colours on view include. Pea green Lavender. Saxe blue. Chocolate. Biscuit. Lilac. Salmon-pink ties and ''chocolate eclair" jackets crown these melodious pedestals.
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    FRENCHWOMAN'S TRIP TO LHASA.
    294 11 Two Years m Mountain Cave. London, May 16. The Paris "Matin" interviewed Madame Alexandra David, a Frenchwoman, who has returned to Paris after fourteen years spent m Tibet. Madame David stated that she left Paris early m 1911 for India and Burma being entrusted with a
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    MORE ELECTORAL "GHOSTS."
    255 11 Queensland is not alone m the possession of uncounted "Ghosts" on her electoral rolls. Sydney critlics are pointing out that the New South Wales rolls compiled at the last general election (m 1922) contained 144,886 more names than were enrolled nine months later on the Commonwealth rolls
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    NOBLESSE OBLIGE?
    228 11 Golf m England used to be regaidel as the game of the classes rather than the masses, though that opinion muse be increasingly difficult to hold m view of the enormous growth m the game's popularity says the Manchester Guardian. But whether it is a game for the
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    96 11 What will b<> thc future ol :-ri districts depending on uitesian wc.ils? In y U. S. Water Supply Paper, Meinzer and Hard find that when the ground water is withdrawn much faster than the rate of recharge the pores of the reservoir rock are gradually reduced and they conclude that
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      398 11 imm ,f "•"Vi. For WATCH VALUE S; Jisinp m accurate timekeepers .thstawl the climatic conditions of the East. POCKET WATCHES JOHORE LEVER I $5 Each. IN TWO SIZES MOTION LEVER THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW 8 r>o E »ch. CASKS CoM and Silver Hunters and Half Hunter?. WRISTLET WATCHES NKW PATTERN
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      614 11 j. The Municipal Commission rs of thn T« 01 SincßDorp hn_-..k,. rs oi the Town R»~i 552LT2S fin n c oti<: that R-^ 1 eff7uT ty h EIS lili,, Si SU£ w"th?„ tjT 2*t£! NH..! concern^ within t«ro w_eks from th. dntc hereof m "ft i'cT W W rk m
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      528 11 How much Rubber wffl be exported from |W W|_ British Malaya during June, 1925? H a* $1,000 w Ji yj v^VAv-vw-A^vu%w_yvwvwvvvvA%-_^^ U| ANOTHER COMPETITION FOR SMOKERS OF ii "GOLDEN SPECIALS" CIGARETTES. 8 FIRST PRIZE caa v A fi mraum 5U M lo f U ma >' s f d m
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      786 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings hy the well-known steamer MARELLA (7 375 tons) •nd MONTORO (5,000 tons). Thr s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Lux.., single berth cabins, swimming
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      463 12 GREAT REDUCTION. I I 11 DANIEL CRAWFORD'S j JL RED STAR BB SCOTCH WHISKY. Sole Agents: JOHN UTTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. I vv___rkv A-vnlk I IN JASPER JfNATIONAL PARK <rV J STOP OVER IN at s5 CANADA ''^g^gS*^ 1 ON YOUR WAY HOMIi h^j^^^L^^^'
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      749 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. i BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday p m Kota Tinggi
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      665 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. TRINITY SUNDAY. 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.46 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEW'S SEPOY LINES. 7 a.m. Litany. Johore Bahru. 6 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. 7.30 a.m. on Bth Holy
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      723 13 0. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept* K m lamknrg, Rotterdam V lew Ficnu-n, via Colombo, 4den C and Said Andes Maru June 13 June 14 41p..a Bay. (Port Elizabeth,) lf Rio, Santos. Buonos Aires v j :t Colombo, f Chicago Maru July 2 July 4 an(l Bombay via
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      448 13 W*sB** Round -the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore m
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      673 13 P AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST CARMONA J un 7 l U.S.S.B WEST FARALON July l U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Au g. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates
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    PULQUE.
    320 14 A Wine That May Become Popular m England. Pulque is the name of a wine which may become the rage m England soon. It comes from Mexico, where it has been the national drink for over one thousand years, and is made from the giant cactus plant. It may
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    AUTOMATIC GALLANTRY.
    151 14 The story m 'Miscellany of the telephone which gave a consolation, prize (writes a correspondent to the Manchester Guardian) recalls an experience I had on the pier of a -seaside resort last summer. My companion tof the gentler sex) and I paused before a "Have you a good
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    66 14 Two experimental houses near Deal, England, have a light steel framework and to this slabs of compressed cork two and four inches thick are attached as walls. A pmtective and reinforcing- coating of excrete an Inch and a half thick has been sprayed on by cement gun. Th heat-insulating-effect of
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    TESTS FOX CHILDREN.
    282 14 hob, and I the I I I I I I Experiment to find Suitable Occupation-. j I< it possible by a series of testa to deter- i mine the most suitnblo occupation for Hoys I ami girls ju.-t leaving school? The National i Institutv of Industrial Psychology
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    HONGKONG INDUSTRIAL HOUSE.
    33 14 1 i b« vail and I i now ;il 150(1 00 utilised for balai* I M 0 I I a ...< onwfci measure Robert Ho Tuj lonation ofsl int 1 Horn*
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    16 14 The fl fl ci.-h ol fl fl yelk fl I 1 .motional eff< I robdeim I
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    THE POPULARITY CAMPAIGN.
    1268 14 LIST OF STANDINGS. The following is the state of the poll m our -great popularity campaign checked up to 9 ajn. yesterday morning. The list will be published at regular intervals on this page. Theynappa Chettiar, 71-S, River Valley Road. 110,500 Dr. P. S. Loh 71-T, River
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      270 14 I Sixty Thousand People toil m one factory at the Highest Wages paid for similar work m iho world m order that yoa may buy thc Oar For $1,095 THE LOWEST PRICE IN HISTORY SELF-STARTER $135. FORD ONE-TON TRUCK CHASSIS 'FORDelivery" FORDIZE YOUR DELIVERY— SAVE TIME AND MONEY. WE CAN
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      30 14 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. I New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a ta.vi. I
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    448 15 FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. The incidence of the'Tb^' 4 has naturally aTJS^ £"£2 S£ ha R S üb£r n hTs *J*TllT* able adva-nde cSo^PS ff f^T l^ stocks shewinir a tSLill ad Wlth Sion, 'tta W A' h Ule 'X n 7pan n o f a "h c
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    DRY ICY TO HELP FISH EXPORTS.
    136 15 Montreal, Que. The Montreal plant of the Canadiar Prest-Air Corporation will soon he m oper■tiea, when carbon dioxide will he supplied to ice cream manufacturers. Later it hoped to meet the demand expected from tish merchants, meat packers and othei users of refrigeration. The
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    165 15 Yesterday's Alteration*. Asam Kumban* 4 *s Id 47s Id x.d Jonan l;n 34 00 Kamunting 56s r d 8 Kuchai Ords. 143 j M Kinta Tin (sl> 108 Linsui ($5) G 90 7 10 Malayan Collieries ($10) *8 9 5 0990 Nawnjf Pet 1.*60 *"V(>7U. Petals Tin
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 15 m June o l &n l 4 A m 2]4 5-16 tfank, demand 24 14 Private credits A m.s. 2 4 ft M New York, demand ~5 6 a7 Credits 90 days 58^ 4 Fran w demand 108 1 Hi*-* IW% Hongkong, c!em»nu 1 3^ pc> dj^ Yokohama, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    197 15 June 5. Tin 150 Tots 1121 MM Gambier %1M Pepper White 38.50 Pepper 31ack ttJM* Flake Tapioca g jq Pearl Sajo Snip ll 8.50 Copra 1185 Copra Sundried 12.60 Opium, Ben._r_>s unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mnrk Blue Eagle (Old) 360 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle
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    WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW AND CO.
    160 15 The accounts for the year show ;> profit of £123,890 8s od, and, after providing for Ike payment of the preference dividends to 31st December, 1924, and an interim dividend on the ordinary shares paid 29th November, 1924, there is a balance of £80.653 6s. Id.,
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    210 15 Parliamentary Figures. Ib the House of Commons on May llth., Major General Sir Frederick Sykes asked for the figures of rubber exported from Malaya and the Dutch East-Indies during the last four years. Mr. Samuel, replying for the Overseas Trade department, gave the following: According to information compiled
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    116 15 RUBBER AUCTION. YESTERDAY'S LIST. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 710 th. auction yesterday, when there was Catalogued 1,551,784 lbs.; 092.76 tons. Offered 894.160 lbs.; 399,18 tons. Sold 732,248 lbs.; 326 90 tans. London 3s. 2V,d. New York 7n ccn ts Prices Realized. Ribbed
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    188 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, June 5. Rubber.— London 3s. 2\d. Local 1.12. lin.— London £252 ss. Local 126 25 150 tons sold. Rubbers.— Firmer. Ulu have improved to buyers 3K sellers 40. Jeram Kuantans offer at 67 buyers bidding 6">. Mentakabs have buyers at 26 with sellers !j-5£ New
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    227 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. June 5. Rubber.— 3s. 2\d. Up Local 1.13. Tin.— £2s2 ss. Up 40s. Local 150 tons at 126V 4 Although Rubber has again advanced share quotations are not marked up to any extent. Tin has gained 40s. and Mining shares a*e steady.
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    180 15 Singapore. June 3. Tin.— £2s2 ss. Up 40s. Local 126.25. 150 tons. Rubber.— 3s. 2¥* d. Up 2»id. Local 1.13. Rubbers. Jeram Kuantans have enquiries at 66 and offer at 67 Va. Ulu Benuts have come to business at 39 with further sellers. Nyalas are wanted
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    36 15 Singapore, June 5. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1.11 1.11 V_; June 1.1 1 1.12; July-Seprt. 1.04 1.05; Oct.-Dec. 94 MH. London Quotation Sheet 3s. 2Mml. Market Firm.
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      435 15 mm mmmmm^^ mm mm Il^**m**m**i*imm*w*m*^***1 l^**m**m**i*imm*w*m*^*** Assets over $5,500,000. m THE GREAT W®m UFE ASM <w£sn~ nrm(ir (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HKAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House SineaiiorP T ™_„r__^. Th e Company has £20,000 deposited with tie wl. ft. „r- LONDON OFF I CE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. T C PreD
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      467 15 mm^^^^^^^^^mmMmwM\ BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.80,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq DIRECTORS. \i mak w Esq Baron X Morimura. M. Odagiri. Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron k. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. K. Takeuchi,
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      572 15 BANKING, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) x. Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reeen* Fund .--Sterling 4 >00.000 p«^ t ur- Sl,ver $26,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 j COURT OF DIRECTORS. v •V lr >attenden Esf 1., Chairma/. 1 wii
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    901 16 ANNUAL ATHELETIC SPORTS. Favoured with brilliant weather, the annual athletic sports of Raffles Institution yesterday attracted a large gathering to the school grounds, which presented a gay and animated scene. Among the many visitors present were Miss Hose, the G.0.C., H.E. Major-General Sir Theodore Fraser, and Miss Fraser,
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    27 16 The match O.T.F.C. vs. S:C.F.A. (B) fixed for the nth inst., has been postponed ;T JVST? fO<P Wednt^ay, 17th inst., on tne h.c.l-.A. ground instead.
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    30 16 The semifinal stages of thc tournament cl i haVe bei n re *ched. A. < sip". 7 rV° Ch 7r,) V iU »^t Richard- Z\£ul B^ r 20 °>- I
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    THE RACES.
    411 16 TO-DAY'S WEIGHTS. The following are the handicaps and scratchings for the last day of the Spring Extra Race Meeting to be held to-day. Horses starred are scratched: Race 1. Ex-Griffin Ponies, Class C. (Scurry Count) Lady Sydney 9.9, *Posh 9.7. Kismet 9.3, *ChAndan B.KJ* Umptaway 8.5, Sita 8.2,
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    174 16 A Change of Secretaryship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June .*>. The general meeting of the Selangor Turf Club which was largely attended, produced considerable criticism of the accounts, and the delay m holding the annual general meeting. The most important matter discussed WM* the future
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    ODD TURF PUZZLE.
    171 16 When a non-starter is a Starrer. A Turf law problem, never before raised m a French court whether the official starter of a race is responsible for damages if a horse remains at the post and refuses to budge was decided m Paris. Last July, m a
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    CONVICTS' GOLF CLUB.
    79 16 Moral Effect of Prison Innovation. The United States Golf Association anmunces that the city council of Sacra nento, California, has agreed to the estabishment of a golf course at Bri.-eburp-'rison and that the prisoners have former. golf club. The hope is expressed that "the golfers eveloped at
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    BOXING
    266 16 WALLEY WINS BY KNOCK-OUT. The main event at the Happy Valley last night resulted m a spectacular knockout victory for Boy Walley who defended his Flyweight title against the Australian Harry Turner. Walley was conceding ten pounds, the weights being Walley 7st. 21b., Turner 7st. 121 b. Mr. J.
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    HOME CRICKET.
    227 16 Gloucester Beat Sussex. [Reuters Service.] London. June 4. At Bristol: Gloucester defeated Sussex by three wickets. Sussex were dismissed for 123 and 118, Parker taking six wickets for 37 and Dennett six for 44. Gloucester replied with 145 and 97 for seven wickets. Tate captured seven for 58
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    KILLED BY A CRICKET BALL.
    115 16 While playing cricket at Rugby Vale, on April 19. Mr. Robert Lumsden, a wellknown and popular resident, was struck on the face by the ball, and the nasal bono was shattered. Suffering from intermittent bleeding, he was taken to the Emerald hospital. The continued loss
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    35 16 Entries for the mixed foursomes competition close on Friday, June 19th, at j p.m. Members wishing to compete should mMM the entry list at the Club House cr totify the Hon. Sec.
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    92 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Mixed Doubles (Open.) Miss Richardson aud Ham vs. Miss David md Abed, postponed. Miss Wallis and D. H. Hazell vs. Miss Var Ess and Mosley, postponed. Ladies Singles (Handicap). Miss Abed beat Miss Olafsson, w.o. Gentlemen's Doubles (Handicap.) C. E. Winter and Davies beat
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    MONDAY'S TIES.
    16 16 Singles Handicap. Final. W A. Balhetchet minus 40 vs. N. E. Ess ninus 30.4.
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    TUESDAY'S TIES.
    25 16 Doubles Handicap. Final. G. B. Leicester and E. W. de Cruz minus 0 ver- us F. Ephramu? and C. A. Norris timM 30.
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    WEDNESDAY'S TIES.
    21 16 Mixed Doubles. Final. F- W. de Cruz and L Gammel) versus f. E. Ess and J. T. Andrews. j
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    STUDENTS' HOWLERS.
    647 16 LONDON HEADMASTER'S COLLECTION. Coining Meanings. That ever-flowing stream of unconscious humour, the serious-minded schoolboy, continues to provide us with an abundant supply of amusement, and some of the errors committed by candidates at school examinations often provoke more merriment than the wittiest sallies of a star comedian, says
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    THE BIRTHDAY PARADE.
    85 16 The General Officer Commanding has great pleasure m publishing the following letter and congratulates all ranks on havinir earned such commendation from His Excellency The Officer Administering the Government and Commander-in-Chief, Malaya. "I would a sk Your Excellency to conveyto all units on parade on the occasion
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    42 16 Programme of Drills up to and for June 7th. Saturday, 2 p.m. Farrer Range. "A" Company, Musketry Classification Bukit Timah, "B" Company, Musketry Classification. Sunday, 7 a.m.— Farrer Rane«, "A" Company. Musketry Classification; Fukit rimah. "B" Company, Musketry Classification.
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    31 16 Sir Herbert Samuel (High Commissioner for Palestine), has returned to Jerusalem from a farewell tour, during which he visited thirty-nine towns, villages and Bedouin! encampments. He was everywhere cordially received. 1
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      294 16 /^jf^\ m MASTER'S VOICE New Records ARE HERE Write or call for Catalogues. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. THE ARCADE. q Gerrard Wire Tying Machine, "B" Model. COMPLETE I |N NO SEPARATE jf|& iift.rf c-*^*__m^^^/ i 1 i j i TOOLS. SNIPS *<V'fcd^. OR CUTTERS "C" fc* taktr, up. MACHINES --U
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