The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 June 1925
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Title Section16 1925-06-11 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1925. NO. 11,513.16 words
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Article206 1925-06-11 1 While! news from Shanghai indicates a settling down there, a grave situation has arisen in Peking, whilst at Foochow and elsewhere anti-foreign strikes ha*.e broken out Page 9. Our own correspondent in Hongkong wires details showing inconclusive fighting in the (anion area Page 9. The British policy206 words
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Article968 1925-06-11 1 Between Avignon and Marseilles a.m. I am in what some unknown humorist, has called a "sleeping car." It is just after 6 a.m., and I have been lying awake I night listening to tinkles and crashes and bangs, thinking ahout the latest French rail smash and968 words
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Advertisement251 1925-06-11 1 WING LOONG UM, KKCOG NISEI) HOUSE for EUROPEAN TEOPICAL SUITS. HK.H STREET. Raffles Hotel. Thursday, Ilth June. "NINA AND JACK" Will appear in Classical Dancing between the Dances. fr Not words alone Not words alone convey the message you on Id tell your customers or prospective purchasers. First, you must251 words
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Advertisement259 1925-06-11 1 Investigate the 20 Royal Reasons. 4% T mm-'immm**^mmmßS^ mf Sm^B m* the" easy writing; To-day the number of Royal Typewriter*-, un use exceeds SijO.OOO. There are twenty reasons for this phenomenal record. Let us prove them to you In your Office, or -end you the book explaining them. RoflEP Ltd.259 words
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Advertisement142 1925-06-11 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Asepso for prickly heat Page 'A. Cargo notice re Colorado Pave 12. Embassy are the cigarettes d« luxePage 9. Robinson and Co. for swimming eeetumen —Page 9. Notice re Baigownie dividend and meet ing Pege 2. Spend a holiday in Canada'i National Park Page 12. Some pertinent advice142 words
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Advertisement14 1925-06-11 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLAM TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH .STREET.14 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous152 1925-06-11 1 THE WEEK. Tiu'stday, 11*7-. High Wr.ter, 0.27 a.m., IM p.m. Johore Planter* Assn. mtc. S. Club Johore 10.30 a.m. Leiigue I: S.C.C. vs R.A. League II: Headquarters vs Y.M.C.A OTFC vs S.C.F.A. (B.) Friday. 12th. High Water. 1.17 a.m., 2.5', p.m. Dutch ho—tward mail leaves. Lodue Zetland Re*rulr.r, 8.30 p.m.152 words
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Article829 1925-06-11 2 "Brilliant" Chang's Duel with the Police. With the deportation ol "Brilliant" Chanji. which took place recently at the expiration of fourteen months' imprisonment, England is rid oi* one of the most sinister and remarkable figures that ever nominated its underworld. It is no exaggeration to say829 words
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Advertisement474 1925-06-11 2 THE 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,. TO ~LET From Ist July "Ersham" Bukit Timah Road. For full paiticulars. Apply to Caldbe*ck Macgregor ami Co. Ltd-; 4. r474 words
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Advertisement420 1925-06-11 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, June420 words
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Advertisement383 1925-06-11 2 A BIG PICTURE WITH A BIG STAR FAMOUS THK WORi From Thursday. Ilth to Tuesday. l«th June °**m AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Cc. Ltd. Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. A UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPEC! VI A MARSHALL NEILAN PRODUCTION Adapted from the romantic Novel383 words
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Article1939 1925-06-11 3 RACING IN Kl LL SWING. (From Our Own Correspondent). l>»ndon, May 14. 1S no race mmmi* the Darby 'tool* that has a -more potent attraction for 1 Londoners than the Great "Jubilee" Han-! dicap. It was a little unfortunate that' some ram should have fallen last Satur- day1,939 words
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Article175 1925-06-11 3 The winner of the pipe-smokers' "marathon'' race at the Paris Cent Kilos Club kept his pipe alight for 51 minutes 3-5 I second 1 That is ne.t long as these contests go: perhaps French tobacco is rather adapted for cemversationai than for contemplative smoking. At a similar competition175 words
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Article265 1925-06-11 3 A further effort to discover ii *-übteiTe,nea*ai passage that is supposed i-y lead from the reins of St. Andrew's Cathedral to the ar.tieaft castle was commenced L Mi. \V. S. Linskill, founder of Caaabeid^e Goli Club. The disappearance of all the images ami valuables of265 words
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Article23 1925-06-11 3 There is a rooted idea in Enpland that any foreign contribution to efficiency is a scandal which cannot be toleratedL Mr. *Vank GiH-23 words
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Advertisement228 1925-06-11 3 D TONIC Hfefl Famous throughout Jf PK9 Austr*l*si* for forty Whenever you feel run-down *r out-of --orts, whether the anpairment is the result of climate, worry, mental or physical overstrain, take n course of Clements Tonic for s few weeks. You will be f ratified by thc rapid improvement in228 words
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Advertisement280 1925-06-11 3 This is the Prickly Heat Season The Ideal Preventive IS —^~__ti*'_f*_y_*_^_^[_*__y_\ m^fi*s**k -HHTf Sl iJlimWi nV ili _____^^^T-_-__-_- X __***T^°ja^i(^^~SJ^!ikj«* 1 i* r-i'—————t f w I L x. DB— B^Pv^^m— i lp^J<_^TO_*^t *c^**-*_»*-*'i_^^^^ >^^'^ i-i ___v lI II I I I I H T**_ f J L*^—^^—^'-f k^-v^ °z*—^*^*Z^^— a280 words
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Article1697 1925-06-11 4 Gil LI A AND GIANINA. San Kemo. I have known five servants in Italy wel.,| nays Ella Winter writing in the Manchester j Guardian 1 have come in contact will, many more casually. There has never heen a < moment when any of them was not a1,697 words
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Article941 1925-06-11 4 "LE FOYER INTERNATIONAL.*- From the outside it is just one of those old houses in the Boulevard St. Michael with U courtyard in front and another behind, [standing as it were a little back from the I busy and noisy hum of the street.941 words
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Article573 1925-06-11 4 1 Legislation has again utterly failed, and it seems that the world's loveliest birds are doomed to extinction. Three years after the Plumage Prohibition Bill became an operative Act of Parliament the milliners' shop windows exhibit more Paradise Plumes than ever. It is incredible that573 words
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Article1533 1925-06-11 4 LORD LEVERHULME AM) LEWIS. His One Great Failure. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, .May 13. To us in Scotland the late Lord Leverhulme will be best remembered as the man who tried to moelerni.se the Island of Lewis and the primitive civilisation of a most conservative Hebridean population.1,533 words
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Article352 1925-06-11 4 I A Perfect Day in Nfi W* I Fifth-avenue. .New thoroughfare, was thi nßtne. wr New York corre.sponden' -I thi minster Gazette, of three disUnel simultanee.us events which turned th ot the jammed traffic into a par While an amateur tr i* 111 SOB. going on in352 words
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Advertisement126 1925-06-11 4 1 KORRENGZAL OINTMENT §<| An approved pharmaceutical ygg!!^g| KORRENGZAL is prepared preparation for the Skin. Hrrrfl^^L only by r i -JbIBW.. W. E. WOODS, LTD., f In Cases Of Simple Or infected fe Manufacturing Chemists. Sydney, wounds, deep-seated sores, ecze- _I^3HHbBL Australia. --a mie eruptions, Dhobie Itch or W^-Sl^S^W Proprietors126 words
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Article1552 1925-06-11 5 MR. BALDWIN AND THE PRESS. THE EDITORS COME FROM. The Prime Minister was the principal |«Mt at the Both annual dinner of the Newspaper Society. In proposing the toast of "The Society" he said that some little time ago had he been asked to a'tend a gathering of that nature1,552 words
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Article478 1925-06-11 5 j l.ivtrpool Disclosures. Some light e>n the earnings of bookmakers was thrown a* Liverpool Assizes when Thomas Heap, CO, commission apent Bryan Road, Blackpool, was charged with committing perjury. Mr. Greaves Lord, K.C., who appeareel with Mr. Gilbert Jordan for the Crown, eiutlineel the career of Heap,478 words
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Article836 1925-06-11 5 MEN'S PLACE THE HOME. A large audience composed mainly >f women was greatly entertained by the debate at the London School of Economics between Mh>s Rebecca West and Mr. Duff Cooper on the time-worn statement that women's place is in the home. Lady Gl-ad-stene, who836 words
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Article136 1925-06-11 5 Consideratlc amurcnent has been caused in Johannesburg at the results ol a literary cempe'tition organised at the Witwatersrnnd University. While every othe. COOt* petitoT sent in original work, one, hielir.}.'; his identity under th^ Latin pseudonym of •Ridens," typed out She-lley's "Time Long Past,'' and submitted it.136 words
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Article574 1925-06-11 5 ("Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases." Compiled by Edward Fraser and Je>hn Gibbons. Routledge 12s. 6d.) The Army and Navy have always hal their special and intimate vocabularies "trade-names," so to speak, for regiments, .*hips, ranks, arms, implements, articles of diet, types of behaviour, and the574 words
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Advertisement458 1925-06-11 5 I End dangerous I Coughs, Colds j I Chills, by taking j Peps I -_-e_- IHI BFMEDY YOU BREATHE. In our climate no one can I aftord to be without PEPS. I These wonderful little tablets I have an invigorating, antiI septic .ind fortifying action on the entire breathing appa-458 words
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Advertisement438 1925-06-11 5 Baby Sleeps Well and Enjoys his Food now f M Mothers are saved a world of worry ewer RJM babies' feedinß difficulties and teething dis- _^*M orders by Riving Woodward's Gripe Water. mM Read the experience of Mrs. J. J. Conne>r. j^ M y ba °y suffered greatly with indigestion438 words
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Advertisement997 1925-06-11 6 I OFFERED BY THE L SINGAPORE PBEE PRESS J IN A GIGANTIC I j POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. Jj Vr /K wT-^g__-______________p|^ W^S__^^B^SfeA _o*ammSm\mm -P I f/ /jf P V' •■>-^MffiSSy W_\______w^ T-l^^ -:v-%5%v.v.v.--v.vv.%v.v.v.v.v-%v.: f llßi gy__| Ff^^fe. wl I $3,119.29 STUDEB.AKER STANDARD997 words
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Advertisement1549 1925-06-11 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS n^^~^^^ m^~~^~ mmmm --*mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMmmmmmmmm OFFER 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES EASY TO WIN _m*m_ ii fh The following prizes will be given free to the persons having <D^_i^r\ jfe^r^r^ of votes the ciose f thp ==s CD^-t \_J A_J in r y° te 'i1,549 words
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68 1925-06-11 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT. CHAPMAN ROBKRTS: On the 10th instant before the Murr in jre Registrar, at the Registry Ortu-e. Singapore. Gladys Florence Marion Chapman, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Chapman of 7 Paterson Road, Singapore wnd of London, te Cranville Roberts. Editor of the Mal.y.i Tribuiu*.68 words
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540 1925-06-11 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1925. Pact Prospects. Though there i.s some criticism from the Continental "Die Hards," the agreement come to between the British, French and German Governments regarding the Security Pact desired by France before Germany can enter the League of Nations seems to show a brighter540 words
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Article203 1925-06-11 8 The French operations in Morocco are proving more serious than some thought they would, and though ultimate success is assured, it will be at a considerable co.st of munitions and men. One of the dangers of the unrestricted trade in arms is shown in this connection.203 words
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Article392 1925-06-11 8 Colonel Postlethwaite. Colonel Commandant, S. S. Volunteer Force, is en a visit to Penang. Mr. C. W. C. Parr, Resident of Perak, who is in rather bad health, has gone up Taiping Hill to recuperate. Mr. EL G. H. Bennett has arrived from Kuala Lumpur in Teluk Anson and assumed392 words
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Article45 1925-06-11 8 SENTENCED FOK CHEATING. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 10. B. G. Rodger, an ex-Service man formerly planting in Ke<*nh, has been convicted in the police courts here on three charged of cheating local firms and has beea sentenced to three months imprisonment.45 words
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Article419 1925-06-11 8 Sequel to Seizure on a Junk. In April last, a two masted Chir.es.> junk made her way into the Straits of Johore and anchored off Changi. Her movements were regarded with suspicion and she was boarded Hy Revenue Officers under Mr. Hyde. A search on board resulted419 words
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Article122 1925-06-11 8 Seventh Li>t ol Subscript ions For 1924-1H25. Previously acknowledged 5514.88.).05 per Mrs. Rupert Manasseh. R. Manasseh and Elias $50 Etlin and Co. 25 Mr. Rene L T llmann 10 Stanton Nelson Co., Ltd. 50 Adis and Ezekiel t5 160.00 Mr. J. A. Elias 50.00 Per Mrs. CobbettMr.122 words
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Article76 1925-06-11 8 hapman'Roberts. a\ quiet wadding took place, he fore the Marriage Registrar, at the Registry Oficc, Singapore on Wednesday morning, when Miss Gladys Florence Marion Chapman, 'elder daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. F. J. Chapman, Singapore, was married to |fr. Granville Roberts, Editor of th.* Malaya Tribune. Singapore, only son76 words
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Article102 1925-06-11 8 A Home letter states that Mr. H. A. Forrer, of the Malayan Civil Service, gainej a second in the Bar Final end las been called at the Middle Temple. Mr. Forrer officiated as Magistrate. Penang. before going on leave. Three Chinese were charged before the j District Judge. Mr. Franklyn-Robinson.102 words
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Article319 1925-06-11 8 LAST DAYS OF BIG BONUS OFFER. MANY NKW COKTBBTAVI TAKING LFAD With only two and a"~half m to go the big vote period j„ ihm V. Free Press Campaign b d_u**i_t S a close. All the contestants ia FL exerting their utmost to get in mT of subscription money DOSSibli319 words
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Article255 1925-06-11 8 In addition to I lelection ;the undernoted work- have W." Raffles Library end issue on Saturday. Aicher (W.) The Given G Ascuith < ttargot) Plecei u I I' Belloc (H.) Th<- .ruiw I Bierstadt (E. EL) 1' Great Bet Bewick (Thomas) Memoir, bj I Brandos (Georg) nineteenth Century.255 words
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Article21 1925-06-11 8 Men-ben ef the Strait club (branch of CCA > ,re reminded of the B Council which Will Hall. IM Prienep Btw p.m.21 words
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Advertisement141 1925-06-11 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" -E-__n\ Caldbeck, Macgregor U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) v PATRONISED f&t JfflL^Ek^ BY ROYALTY. SILVER PHOTO FRAMES. Just received a large assortment IN THE MOST POPULAR SIZES AND ELEGANT DESIGNS Largest size 16 J_ in. by 12 in. nicely engraved. FOR QUALITY, SERVICE AND141 words
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Advertisement34 1925-06-11 8 \.%yalJtoumiJ7&'j4y.A I <J^,'Mm-- sTjM I Glasgow I 1 WltU-<-EY-C*A-R<TS__;i.njM SOLE AGENTS: W. R. LOXLEY CO. Robinson Road, Singapore. 1 PEARS* I I GOLDEN SERIES. 4 I *C^*C )^jv^4^' fl M3// fe*jS' '«t>** _jjs*?& Fi34 words
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THE CANTON FIGHT.
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Article70 1925-06-11 9 LgtMOUl KLSSIAN AID. j.',-.. in Our Own Correspondent Hongkong. Jirn«* 10. Vaanaaeat, who are gaining con determined to he»ld up the Reels IB? Cost. The- YaBBansas lu-a«l -quarters state that the '<letle;tiori" of the- Communist •>., Caatoaeee at Hosnua BJeuld have l4 determined landing east of Can- style70 words
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Article94 1925-06-11 9 -SS— SIMM-: FEVER SPREADING. Bf Renter's Service.] Peking, June 10. laj are holding a mon- emoi strati m and most ing I m Shanghai The Chinese 1 Office la*=t evening Italiai Minister, Commander the Italia of the legations i their nati >nala to avoid the demenruti94 words
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Article133 1925-06-11 9 STINNES SUP PORTERS. r*s St rvice.] 1 /-melon, June 9. th the position of the Red three da\v ago. the Deutsche /Ulu— aim ■dmita that rttTfniieHf connection with the y Sienen, RheineL T nion, but in connection' fin H ig< Stinnes. Mnelheim-am-Ruhr Journal expects f the banks the id to133 words
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Article18 1925-06-11 9 [Heater. Service.] London. June 9. •Mf CliUau. warning to specu«J trench francs rallied smartly and 98.20.18 words
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Article163 1925-06-11 9 Rubber and Tin quotations. <•) eeartesy of the Xanyo NichiNichi Shinibunsha.) u Tokio, June 9. Furth~-* Waa ,|Uot i at Y Ls to-day. nr. r I U c,l€t *Uy anticipated. ■Ma vai quoted at Y. 210 per n ar*. Women Traffic Convention. •Jontatively announced that the jovernment is163 words
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Article535 1925-06-11 9 BRITISH POLICY. STATEMENT IN COMMONS. [Reuter's Service.] tI London, June 9. the Ummm af Commons, reply,,,* t *,uest,ons by Mr. Pethick Lawrence! t \ntlT m"'o kh reß:ard to th he ;,K r P L° na,d McNeiM \IH he po.nt that the international authorities >n tbe spot were faced535 words
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Article75 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June H. A deputation representing the Britisa holders of the Marconi and Vickers eight per cent Chinese loans waited on the act in i Chinese Minister at the Legation, London, yesterday and made representations on thtPeking Government's failure to pay the interest thereon. Dr. Chu75 words
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Article95 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, June 10. A correspondent of the New York Times aboard the Presidential train returning to Washington from Minnesota, c ays Mr. Coolidge appears to have gathered the impression that thc West is gaining in pros peiity and his policies are95 words
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Article91 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, June 10. The aerial expedit on of six aeroplanes including four constructed in Russia, left this morning for Peking in the presence of thousands of people including member** of the Government. Many other aeroplanes escorted the expedition on the first stage of ?ts journey91 words
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PEACE OF EUROPE.
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Article247 1925-06-11 9 LATEST DETAILS. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 10. Later information concerning the pro--1 posed security pact shows that the inteni tion is to make it absolutely bilateral and I of a mutual character, Britain's contri- bution, under the aegis of the League of Nations, being a guarantee of247 words
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Article115 1925-06-11 9 [Bavna Service.] Paris, June 10. Lord Derby, ■peaking at a luncheon on the association 1 f France ind Great Britain, referred to the agreement between M. Briand and Mr. Chamberlain regarding the security pact and declared it was absolutely indispensable that France and England should co-operate, for115 words
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Article61 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, June 10. The Herald-Tribune says the FranceBritish accord <n security -ia most important step for stabilisation of Europe which would be visibly hastened were Germany to accept loyally the Allied proposals. The New York Times says that despite the vagueness of tho reports 3561 words
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Article110 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. June 9. The Labour Conference i.s passing through a crisis in consequence of the conflicting views among its representative sections of which the latest instance is the Conference's rejection, as a result of Bri- j tish amndment*;, of the draft convention providing for a110 words
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139 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Fez, June 10. Enemy incursions into tbe Loukkous district continue. The French advance posts at some points have fallen back in good rrder. Enemy effort- to penetrate the French lines on the south bank of the Wergha were beaten off with heavy losses. [Reuter's139 words
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Article55 1925-06-11 9 A rhinoceros consigned to the Philadelphia Zoo smashed through its pen on the forward deck of the American steamer Wythe ville" and caused considerable damage. After the animal had heen loose for over an hour a quarter-master, crawling out on a cargo boom, managed to drop a lassoo around its55 words
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Article175 1925-06-11 9 MCKENNA DUTIES. LACE TAXED. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 9. In the House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin announced that Government had decided to adopt the recommendation of the Commit- tee and impose a 33 1-3 per cent, ad valorem duty on imports of lace and embroidery of all175 words
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Article76 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Minneapolis, June 9. One of the main features of the four da|y celebrations by Norse-Americans of the centenary of the landing of the first Norwegian colonists in the Un ted States, was an address by Mr. Coolidge, who pointed to the success of the United76 words
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Article103 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] llerlin, June 9. Thirtyfive out of thirtyeight airmen who participated in the fifth and l*nt cinch of the round-Germany-flight have up to the present returned to the Tempelhof Aerodrome. The winners of the comccUtion will not be announced for a fortnight. Tin fastest speed in the103 words
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Article33 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 9. The Yam Tuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. paid a state visit to the Malaya Pavilion at Wembley this morning and took luncheon with the staff.33 words
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Article33 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam. June 8. fhv new Dutch-Siamese treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation, based on the most favoured nation treatment, habeen signed by the Foreign Ministrv at the Hague.33 words
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Article34 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne. June 9. Col. di Pincdo covered fifteen thousand miles in his actual flying time in 14." hours. He remains at Melbourne for three weeks to overhaul the engine.34 words
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Article19 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, J una 9. The execution of Belavin Ivanoff and Madame Krzeczkovska have been suspended19 words
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Article37 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] aSturgis, Kentucky, June 9. It now appears that seventeen miners may be entombed by the explosion -n the West Kentucky Coal Company's mine. Practically there is no hope of their rescue alive.37 words
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Article23 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, June 9. The Chita-Moscow express was derailed near Novo Nilolaievsk. There were three killed and 14 injured"23 words
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51 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, June 9. Bitter opposition on the part of the Socialists and Democrats is foreshadowed by the adoption by the main committer of the Reichstag of motions giving the President the right to confer titles, cancelling the laws for the protection of the51 words
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Article21 1925-06-11 9 [Reuter's Service.] Princeton, June 9. Professor McElroy has accepted the professorship of American Historv at Oxford University21 words
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Advertisement242 1925-06-11 9 I Robinson 6? Co.. Ltd. J (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) I ~T jj PURE WOOL /^ks SIZES jj 1 ln /JJ 34 and .58 -j Plain Colours f/& ll PRICE .SH. Ea S NAVY \J M and 40 J GREEN I J PRICE lM i 5 r^=ff^J EACH -i242 words
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Advertisement742 1925-06-11 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. NELEUS I.ondon, Rotterdam742 words
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Advertisement553 1925-06-11 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND TKEIGHT 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,553 words
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Advertisement603 1925-06-11 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO .SERVK Es PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVK; .TION Ol LONDON 4ND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. ler MaratiHea, London K Vm_ k Due603 words
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LATER MAIL NEWS.
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Article116 1925-06-11 11 Resignation Rumours. London, May 16. The London Daily Chronicle says:— 'There are persistent rumours in London and Paris to the effect that Mr. Austen Chamberlain, who is more strongly in favour of France than his colleagues, is likely to relinquish the portfolio of Foreign Secretary in consequence116 words
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Article264 1925-06-11 11 Delegates* Address. New York, May 12. In calling for world-wide co-operation in righting crime, Mr. Richard E. Enright Commissioner for Police in Ne* York), the President of the International Police Conference, in his address at the opening of the convention, urged the nations --to forget their mutual rivalries264 words
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Article324 1925-06-11 11 New Zealand Memorial. Constantinople, May 13. There was almost a gala day at the Dardanelles and the Peninsula on the occasion of the unveiling of the Chunuk Bair memorial to fallen New Zealand soldiers, which has been erected at Russell Top. Some 500 pilgrims, including several excombatant*, from various324 words
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215 1925-06-11 11 Simla, May 27. Giving evidence before the Economic Enquiry Committee, Sir Ganpa Ram, the well-known economist, urged a back-to-the-land policy among the young men of India. He pointed out that while University graduates were being turned out by thousands the land was starved for want of215 words
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30 1925-06-11 11 London, May 28. It is officially declared that the report that Lord* Reading's term of office has been xtended to two years is not true.30 words
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Article476 1925-06-11 11 The authorities use discrimination in the allotment of telephone numbers, their aim being to help the public. Thus the siml lest numbers are given to large business houses or institutions which are constantly receiving incoming calls. "Gerrard one." the number of a great Oxford-street store, CCttld never476 words
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Article237 1925-06-11 11 An Incident in the Berlin Zoological Gardens. Berlin, May 9. Rebellion broke out amongst the monkeys in the Berlin Zoological Gardens yesterday afternoon. Some fifty baboons had arrived from Abyssinia and were about to be transferred from their travelling cage to theii future residence, when thirty of237 words
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Advertisement476 1925-06-11 11 I Fnr__W.\TCH VALUE B ling in accurate timekeepera S the climatic conditions of the East. POCKET WATCHES i fl IOBORE IKVKR $5 Each. -jf-rwo SIZES MOTION IKVKR I THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW $8 >0 Each I i and Silver Hunt4»rs Half Hunters. 1 WRISTLET WATCHES I vHV PATTERN 9 MOTION476 words
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Advertisement489 1925-06-11 11 NOTICES, NOTICE The list of applications for public house and billiard room l.cences for the year 1925 to be consKk.^l at 2.30 p. m on Thursday. June U* VAI,, by the Board of Licensing Justices, .Singa. pore, can be seen on application to the Secretary, Board of Licensing Justices, Government489 words
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Advertisement239 1925-06-11 11 GEORGE 111. REI lEll'S THE m GREYS 1773a On 22nd May, 1773, the Grey 4 tvvrc reviewed by Gemmae 111. on tarn /►'..•■<:..•. ilu txtay Ml MpA approbation of their appearance and discipline, and the martial bearing and correct mtanarnvring of the gallant old corps seers highly praised. "GREYS" Cigarettes239 words
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SHIPPING NOTES.
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Article70 1925-06-11 12 We are informed by Messrs. McAlister Company, *Ltd. Singapore that they are advised by Messrs. Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Company, Ltd., London, that from the 1st of June fares by the "Ellerman" Line Steamers to the United Kingdom are reduced to the following rates: 1st Class A70 words
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Article230 1925-06-11 12 A War-Time Episode Recalled. The derelict monitor Glattcn, lying almost athwart the fairway just inside the Admiralty entrance to Dover Harbour, is to be raised, and removed this year. Preliminary operations have already commenced. The work is being undertaken by the Dover Harbour Board, after full consideration230 words
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Article243 1925-06-11 12 COASTAL RESERV ATION. The policy of the Navy League has al|way« been* for the freedom of the seas; j the real freedom, and not the pretence that was made in certain quarters .after the war, and the very general system of piotecting the coastal traffic of a coun- try cannotThe Navy - 243 words
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Article193 1925-06-11 12 PROFESSIONAL WAVERS. Frequenters of the Liverpool landinghave often of recent years been pestered, on the approach of sailing-time for j an .Atlantic liner, by ragged urchins offer ing to "give you a good wave for a tanner/' Ruper Brooke, the tenth anniversary of whose death has just been193 words
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Page 12 Advertisements
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Advertisement452 1925-06-11 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOL RNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the -well-known steamer MARELLA (7 375 tons) and MONTORO (5,000 tons). Thc ia MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins m*> Luxe, .single berth cabins,452 words
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Advertisement88 1925-06-11 12 HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER .SERVICE. OITWARD BOUND .HONGKONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.s. Havenstein 12,250 tons June 29 IA Albert Voetrler 9,000 July 30 s.s. Scheer 12,500 Aug. 28 HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. Is Adolf vor Baeyer 9,000 u.n<= June 15 s.s. Hindenburg88 words
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Advertisement62 1925-06-11 12 s.s. "COLORADO" Consignees of c.irgo per above steamer from New York arrive- 7th June 1925. are hereby notified that general survey of all cargo land-ed in a damaged condition will be held at Godowns 48 and 49 on Monday 15th June 1925 at 9 a.m. No further survey will be62 words
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Advertisement151 1925-06-11 12 KARLSHAMN AND OSLO m.v. TENNESSEE DUE TO SAIL ABOUT 15th JUNE. For freight and further particulars ippiy Boustead 8 Co., Ltd. v Incorporated in the F.MS.) LIVERPOOL (Direct) s.s. GLENSANDA DUE TO SAIL ABOUT 25th JUNE. For freight and further particulars ippiy fccustead 9 Co., 1/4. t Incorporated in the151 words
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Advertisement361 1925-06-11 12 GREAT REDUCTION. I M DANIEL CRAWFORD'S B8 SCOTCH WHISKY. I^SB Now I Sole Agents: JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. HOUDAYm J& IN JASPER \l^*%>_ A yki%-*\*\\*i^ STOP OVER IN I V^-j.__i4_W H CANADA y^MM 8: ON YOUR WAV HOME i\___U See Famous Rocky Mountain361 words
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Advertisement143 1925-06-11 12 Under contract with the F G Mail and Pasteßg. I DWBCT KOKTNH.im.Y FAR EASTERN SERVICE HOMEWARD MAILS. To Marseilles >ia C010n...... Djihoi > and Pari Said CHANTILLY IT.'"" PORTHOS 19,000 dm J OUTWARD MAILS. To Japan \ia Shanchai. Hongkong and Shant-ha'. COMPIEGNE 17,000 ANGERS I6JOOO du< FREIGHT SERVICE. Meinam, Jucm143 words
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Miscellaneous591 1925-06-11 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. 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 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi591 words
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Page 13 Advertisements
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Advertisement685 1925-06-11 13 0. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr Tendon. H»™b" r fc» Rotterdam, Aatoerp, Hitmen, via Colombo, Aden and P -rt Said. Andes Maru J une 13 June 14 Durban. Afcoa Bay, (Port Elizabeth,) raps Tews, Ri<>. Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo, f Chicago Mam J u j y 2 July685 words
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Advertisement452 1925-06-11 13 A v BOAaUm. afißy 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 Singapore452 words
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Advertisement669 1925-06-11 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. J OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS 1 SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST FARALON July U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Au and subsequent steamera approximately 30 daya apart. For rates and further particulars apply to: j HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS669 words
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Article1659 1925-06-11 14 A CLASH OF CONTRASTS. An Ambassador's Tips. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 14. There are mighty combats here in the political world, but I feel sure the suggested telegram from New York in the Daily Mail will interest all Overseas' residents more than anything of this1,659 words
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Article320 1925-06-11 14 Three- Yea r Journey of Rihy Eel***. The palm for migration pots to the Transatlantic crossing of baby eel?, says a raturalist in the Daily Mail. A few years ago the life cycle of the eel was a mystery. Since then Dr. Johaninai Schmidt, the Danish biologist, has320 words
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Article401 1925-06-11 14 Mr. Howard Carter on his Hopes. Cairo, April 25. Plans for reopening the tomb of Tutankhamen in October and examining the mummy are outlined by Mr. Howard Carter in an interview published in the newspaper "Siassa" here. Mr. Carter also describes some of the treasures401 words
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Article257 1925-06-11 14 Great City that Ignores Tourists. English people travelling abroad may be divided roughly into two classes, writes a Daily Mail correspondent. There are those who look always for English tea-rooms, shops where English tobacco may be bought, and hotels where the servants speak fluent English. And there are257 words
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Article247 1925-06-11 14 A country postmaster tells me that on« oi the minor results of discussing the return to the _<>ld standard has been that quite a considerable number of people whc have been hoarding small amounts of golt coin since lt)14 are now unearthing thest savings. It is surprisingEx - 247 words
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Article105 1925-06-11 14 "'llluminated stockings," the clocks of which are treated with a gleaming phosphorus solution, are the latest fashion. rhey originated in Paris, and some of them ire on show at the Drapery Exhibition at :he Agricultural Hall. By daylight they look like ordinary stockings with green clocks and105 words
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Article160 1925-06-11 14 A recent uvival of *m Paris exhibition- of thc pest 'that of 1878, with thc -musing which went m behind tA* *mm j British section. Peeling -time- tli «J j tries was -rot. very cordial, mmi j Edward d-d not take his erael oif* terest in the160 words
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Article106 1925-06-11 14 f the o'rv The friendly rirtoei ef traveller are nut rewarded Sl be by the railway eo»penie| JI correspondent). Then- m* \*mtmm*i of itHT-necked Bngls*J railway carriape the cthe, noon, all ssenrely entrenched bew"« papers ard a thick "'^to. Renial eoaunercial popped in began opetaOons bvEx - 106 words
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Article1291 1925-06-11 14 LIST OF STANDINGS. The f o-Jowing is the state ef the poll in our great popularity campaign checked up to 9 ajn. yesterday morning. The Kst will be published at regular intervals on this page. Sergeant C. Maidment, Tanglin Barracks. 128,150 E. A. Stringer, Dunlop Rubber Co.,1,291 words
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608 1925-06-11 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, JUNI 10. tf^tJ-T-E in b ra( *ets show the issue value marker" Um UnIeSS AQ Jl I>l I*' 1 1 »-u m_ Asmbuyers Sellers £f>um Kumbang (£l) 46s 6d 47s 6d x.d. uaitt,l s aaang l m Hitam Tin 62% 67 io 1608 words
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Article63 1925-06-11 15 June 10. Bank 4 m.s. 2[4 6 16 Bank, demand 04 1 Private credits 3 m.s. f |4 SS-S1 New York, demand *66_" Credits 90 days 58 a France. demand U)<*\) India. T. T. Hongkong, demand 1% ])]i Yokohama, demand IMM. Java, demand n\ Bangkok, demand 79 m Sovereign,63 words
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Article188 1925-06-11 15 .1 uii e !0. Tin 75 Tons %lt*% Gambler l7 00 Pepper Whit* .",8.50 Pepper BJark 2L50 Flake Tapioca Pearl Sat;o BmeU Co ,ra lUi Copra Sundried 12.f50 Opium, Bena*>s unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Min •/Ina riark Blue Eagle (Old) 360 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New)188 words
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Article37 1925-06-11 15 Singapore. June 10, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1.12 1.12%; June 1.12 1.12'..: July LOO1-. 1.10; July-Sept, l/l LO2, Ott.-Dec. 89 891-. London Quotation Shee. 3s. l*2d. Market Steady.37 words
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Article186 1925-06-11 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, June 10. Rubber.—London 3s i*_d. Finn. Local 1.12* 2. Tin.—London £25. 10s. Local 126%. 75 tons sold. Rubbers.—Bukit Katils on offer at 9"> with buyers bidding 90. Allcnbys are quoted 1.70 1.75 and Bassetts offer at 1.10 with buyers at 1.07. New Scudais are enquired186 words
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Article114 1925-06-11 15 YESTERDAYS LIS! I The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 711th. auction yesterday, when there was Cataloged 787,435 lbs.; 351.5:, tons. Offered 419,772 lbs.; 187.40 tons. Sold 345.48G lbs 154.23 tons. Spot. 3s. lV»d. New Yo,k 74 cents Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb114 words
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Article203 1925-06-11 15 mm m Singapore. June 10. Im. -£264 L0». Down 15a. Local 116*. <•> tons. l^ hbvr l ***>*■ 144 Leeal Rubbers.— The lower priced counters are nclined to he easier with sellers predominating. Jeram Kuantan.- offer at 66, Mandai Tekoinj- at .54. Bassetts at l.O?! Craigieleas203 words
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Article283 1925-06-11 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. June 10. Rubber.— 3s 3d dowa fcd. Local 1.13. Tin. £254 10s down 15s. Local 75 tons I at 126^. Rubber and tin have again fallen. The rubber section e>f the share market is on the quiet side but goe>d enquiries continue283 words
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Article180 1925-06-11 15 We do not know whether Mr. F. George Penny is a Still or an Anti, but the followin)? is reported of him in the House on May 6th. Mr. Penny Kingston-on-Thames) asked the .^secretary of State for the Colo nies if, having regard to the depletion of180 words
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Page 15 Advertisements
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Advertisement483 1925-06-11 15 Assets over $5,500,000. mmm TUT f«DI? ATri nmrn-T w Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GIIEAT EASTERN LIFE ASSI«-M^ HEAD OFFICE:-Winches te rHouJXTp°o r re ted The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Sunrl. n m *m J L ONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. a with the S^eme Coun483 words
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Advertisement550 1925-06-11 15 BANKING, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 C^ S p U a b ia^^ Y.100,000,000 Reserve Fund Y.80,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. We-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. 4 M o a makaW ESQ Baron K Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq F* U'/550 words
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Advertisement510 1925-06-11 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) iL Head off ice: Hongkong. Authorised Capital «**,n mm nnn Issued and fulfy paid up S^OoSS Reserve Fund:-Sterling .^O.OOO r_t_ B T L>l Sllver $26,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. m d h,r f attend^ n Esq., Chairmar.510 words
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Advertisement40 1925-06-11 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in 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 (lst floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.40 words
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SPORTING NEWS.
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Article394 1925-06-11 16 Surrey and Middlesex Heavily Defeated. i [Reuter's Service.] londoi*. June 10. At Taunton: Somerset beat Essex on the first innings. Somerset made 31 S (Daniell 174 not out) and 21)4 (Danicll 10s and Bligh 71). F.ssex were ail out for 132 in the first innings. White .aking six394 words
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Article127 1925-06-11 16 W. L. W. L. Ist lst Pts. Per. i In. In. I Lanes. 8 0 o 0 M 90.01 Yorks 6 (1 0 1 31 88.57 Surrey B 1 1 0 34 75.5?) Notts 4 0 0 o oo 73.33 M'sex 4 •■> 1 ii 23 65.7127 words
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Article318 1925-06-11 16 Rungalous at Military Barrucks. In the Supiune Court yesterday the aYcting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, and Mr. Justice Deane were both occupied throughout the day with litigation concerning building contracts. In the action before Mr. Justice Deane a Chinese firm of sanitary engineers, Fong318 words
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Article55 1925-06-11 16 Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Manners and family are expected lack from home lea\o by the Japanese steamer arriving at Singapore on Tuos.'r.v. Mr. Manners was managrr o* Sua Grensmg estate. Rantau. oefore he WM* on leave. It i« believed that he is to bt appointed nmnagor of Tampin L-l_»*r.M.M. - 55 words
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SPORTING NEWS.
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Article79 1925-06-11 16 [Reuter's Service.] London. June 5. The French balloon Grand Charles, competing for the Gordon Bennett cup, descended in the Channel and sank. The occupants were picked up in an exhausted state and sent to hospital. Brussels, June 9. The French balloon Picardie landed at Anneviile in79 words
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Article497 1925-06-11 16 London, May 30. At Ranelagh, the Jodhpur polo team beat the United Stales Army polo t- .-am by 1. goals to 3. The Jodhpur team's decisive victory was due to their superlative play in f he neighbourhood of goal. The losers played brilliantly at times and should497 words
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Article113 1925-06-11 16 Miraculous Escape of Driver. London. June 1. There was .an exciting finish to a race between *wo racing cars at Brookland*. Major Coe driving a 30-90 horsepower Vauxhall opening ou: in an endeavour to pass Rampon (on a Fiat) who was just aheael. The carRangoon Gazette - 113 words
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Article109 1925-06-11 16 The Alhamhra is presenting to-night a tcn-ieel United .Artists' super production entitled Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, featuring the world-famous Mary Pickford. It is an adaptation of Charles Major's romantic novel lavishly produced, with scenes ff pageantry and revelry presented with picturesque magnificence and stately mansions and mediaeval109 words
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SPORTING NEWS.
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Article128 1925-06-11 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Open Mixed Doubles. Miss Wallis and Hazell beat Miss Van Ess and Mosley, 6 0, 6 0. Miss David and Abed beat Mrs. Campbell ard Winter, 8 6, 7 5. Miss Law and Newbury beat Mrs. Finlay and Hill, 9—7, 6—4. 1 Mixed Doubles128 words
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Article32 1925-06-11 16 Doubles Handicap Final (Tuesday's Tie.) F, Bphmumi and C. A. Norris minus 30.2 beat E. W. de Cruz and G. B. Leicester minus 40, 6 2, 6 3.32 words
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165 1925-06-11 16 Ttnnis Singles Handicap. The following are the results in the Tennis Singles Handicap: First Round: Nesbit beat Demsey, 6 o, o—2;0 2; Heron beat Jephson, w.0.; Wilson beat Forsyth, 1—,4,I ,4, 6 2; Drysdalc beat Wright. 6 2, 7- -5; Hinds beet Stuart, 6 4. 4165 words
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Article142 1925-06-11 16 The following: crews will take part Ifl the Regat'a to he held at the Ro>al Singapore Yacht Club on Saturday 27th .lune. There will be the usual "At Home" at the Club House and teas will be available on the lawn. The Reg*at*a shows pron/ise oi heinp an 'nterestingr142 words
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Article46 1925-06-11 16 The following Royal Singapore Yacht Club arrangements are announced: Owing to the race not having been completed last Sunday the lst round of the Milner Cup will be sailed on Sunday. Start 10 a.m. Handicaps and course the same as last Sunday.46 words
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Article28 1925-06-11 16 In the final of the B class of the S.C.C. billiards tournament last night E. J. Willis ove 35 beat J. D. Pierrepont owe 50, by 99.28 words
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Article23 1925-06-11 16 The June monthly Medal, which is a stroke competition will be played off over the week-end Jone 13th. and 14th.23 words
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92 1925-06-11 16 A case was mentioned in the District Court yesterday in which M. J. Shaik AlaVvathin of 167 Arab Street was charged with erecting three shop houses in Upper Seiangoon road without first submitting plans for the approval of the Chairman of the Rural Board in92 words
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Article112 1925-06-11 16 King Alfonso has signed a public works concession for the canalization of the river Guadalquivir, whieh is to be made navigable for barge* of 500 tons between Seville and Cordoba, a distance of 100 miles. Dr. Trh Yok Chee, son of Towkay Teh Seow Teng, a director of Messrs. Chow112 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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Letter515 1925-06-11 16 To the Editor. Sir, I am not in any way interested in the cinematograph industry except as a spectator. I wish to protest most strongly against the present methods of censoring. Nowdays we are- deprived of seeing a very large proportion of the best pictures on515 words
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Article285 1925-06-11 16 Tenders Invited. Jerusalem. May (i. It is officially announced here to-day that the Crown Agents for the Colonies in London are prepared to receive tenders on behalf of the Palestine Govrnment for the exploitation of the mineral resources of the Dead Sea. One of the greatest285 words
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Advertisement206 1925-06-11 16 j /_jffS m MASTE R'S VOICE New Records ARE HERE Write or call for Catalogues. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. A water test I for a cigarette Shake the contents of an ordinary cigarette into a glass of clean water, and see the dark, uninviting tobacco, stalk, sand and dust. Do206 words
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Miscellaneous75 1925-06-11 16 S.V.C. ORDERS. Programme of drills up to and for June 14. Friday 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Band; Chinese Coy. Saturday 2 p.m. Farrer Range 'C (Scottish) Coy.; 2 p.m. Bukit Timah 'A' Coy. Sunday 7 a.m. Farrer Range 'C (Scottish) Coy.; 7 a.m. Bukit Timah 'A' Company, 2 p.m. Bukit75 words
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