The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 June 1925

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S5, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1925. NO. 11.516
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  • 208 1 The Cantonese. led by Russian officers, have taken Canton Page 8. It is reported that rioters set fire to the British a nd Japanese Consulates at Kukiang Page 9. Strikers have raided the premises of the Steel Corporation. S\dney Mines, to the extent of $250,000. >\hile "proper
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  • 2169 1 A MONTH IN F.M.S. RECOLLECTIONS HY D. MAW. Part V. "When starting out in the early morning with visions of elephants not very far away, one's spirits are of the lightest, ard hope is of the brightest. As the sun fttl brighter and higher until noon is
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 141 1 II SWALLOW ARIELL'S MARIE BISCUITS j RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. i GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. GRIL L R M SARKIES BROTHERS, Adjoining the Dimngroom. J Open from 8.00 a.m. to 11.45 p.m. Proprietors. i I j rraser
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    • 162 1 A BOON IN THE TROPICS Hf \x free TfMSUiMJ FOWiER agents:- WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. (Incorporated in England). The "EUROPE" HOTEL m Terms: Ala carte, or j grill J I Inclusive. i==J After-dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD. ARTHUR E. ODELL, Managing Director. THE NEW
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    • 176 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Capstan cigar.ttos, B. A. T.— Paj?o 1. Furnished bunjrak>w to In Page 2.' Cartridges at Rocinson's Pajre 9. Mrlayan Agri-Horticultu \il Show— Page o. Employ safety first by usinp Awbm soan -fag* Latest shipping on paces 10, 12 and 13 "Scaramouche" at the Alhambra— Pajrw 2. Kensitas cigarettes.
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    • 7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S BISCUITS AND CAKES
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 99 1 THE WEEK. Monday, l~>th. High Water, 4.46 a.m.. 6.9 j».n». Jesseiton Ico and Power <'<>„ r.oon. League I: R. Sussex v<. R. A. LoOtre Emulation, 8.30 p.m. Tuesday, 16 th. Hijrh Water, 6.18 a.m., 7.6 p.m. C.E.Z.M.S. Annex Oj'tninp, Soph i.w<K 5.15 p.m. League II: S.R.C. vs R. BaMCX; S.C.F.A.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 591 2 AGAROL COMPOUND. Modified MINERAL OIL with Phenolphthalein and AGAR-AGAR. Dependable —Original —Palatable Indicated in Constipation. To be had of all Chemists. Distributing Agents for Malaya. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. THE HILLS OF MISSING MEN 6 reel Western Mystery Drama and unusually strong comedy programme Harold Lloyd,
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    • 305 2 VICTORIA THEATRE CELEBRITY TOURS FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY Wednesday June 17th and Saturday June 20th at 9.30 p.m. A. Strok has the pleasure to present MABEL GARRISON America's Foremost Coloratura Soprano from the Metropolitan Opera, New York. At the Piano, Mr. GEORGE SIEMOUN. Booking opens at Little's on Friday, June
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    • 538 2 A BIG PICTURE WITH A BIG STAR FAMOI'S THE WORi n From Thursday, 11th 1o Tuesday, 16th June D OVf: K ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd. Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp A UNITED ARTISTS SUPER SPECIAI A MARSHALL NEILAN PRODUCTION Adapted from the romantic Novel
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  • 585 3 I have found an Eldorado, savs Anne Marvel ,n the Daily Express, for ihose diligent writers who waste their time and temper* to criticisms of the modern English girl. Tho,e who pale before h<* powder, whose faces redden at the sight of her lipstick who shiver
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  • 217 3 Mr. Henry Smith, of Minneapolis, is in aoopita] in a critical condition, .<ufferinjr from BSrvofJi shock, as a result of his experience ir» the weirdest tragedy the Middle Western city has ever known. Mr. Smith was one of four Kue^ts invited t<> a card
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  • 153 3 PjMfteg of the (tlass Bangle Peril. Many women last summer wore victims of the dangerous fashion of jrlass bangles. Some of th^m received severe cuts owing to jostling during: the tube and omnibus rush hours. Glass will thi.s year I*? supplanted by Ix-ads, and therefore
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  • 617 3 Tea has become universally popular ?n India, and even, the lonely country-side is studded with unconventional tea-shops. Almost every village has its own tea-shop and roadside shops, are very common on the provincial roads in the mofussil. On such roads, at every second or third mile
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  • 405 3 "Gee whiz, bop, just look here!" exclaimed a youngster in the storeroom of the telephone company in New Orleans, as he point- ed to a transmitter cup he had just unscrewed from its standard. The others crowded around to look at the strange sight, for the transmitter
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 192 3 PILES CURED WITHOUT AN OPERATION. No Case Too Chronic to bo Cured. r. n•' l v thousands of former sufferers n permanently cured. With Dr. rLI abpokptive Pile Plasma no torn or too long-standing to b« ,f <\ permanently cured. The easy i .ind woodorful power of absorption .1 asmfti?
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    • 174 3 USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Eff icient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within 'm^ffl jj |^^,J One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. 7/I&7 It Sole Distributing Agents: Malayan Motors Agents in F.MJ3. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. I> a
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  • 558 4 Commander Burney On Developments. A vari€'d programmr of subjects fur discussion and visit? to centres of transport interest in th* London area was arranged for the Congress of the Institu*^ of Transport which opened under the presidency of Sir Lynden Maoas>ey, at the Institution of
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  • 218 4 "We think your quaint, old-world palaces just too 'cute, but your bed-barns certainly arc bum propositions." In such harsh terms are somo of our American guests given to criticising the hotels of Europe, but it is to be gathered from a writer in the lively "American Mercury"
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  • 170 4 With the rapidly increasing weight-car-rying 1 ability of modern aircraft the question of mine-laying seaplanes would appear to offer scope for .reflection- This t v'dently is the view held by the Italian*, ior they have reached the sta^e of actually '.instructing a machine adaptable to either mine-laying: or
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 177 4 I For Timber For Iron and Steel S I HHB HHiiiiiiki^tlE I B JODELITE SIDEROSTHEN -j SOLE AGENTS L The Borneo Company, Limited. (Incorporated in England.) U Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Teluk Anson, Ipoh, Alor Star, Penang. L A GOOD FAN IS ALWAYS WORTH PAYING FOR IN THIS COUNTRY. qppn F
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  • 633 5 A i. Amusmif Story of Mr. Justice Wood- A correspondent writes to a Hongkong Exchange: In connection with your remarks about "squeeze" in China, a friend of mine relates a very amusing story about Mr. Justice Wood. It concerns the typij tally oriental interpretation put upon
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  • 198 5 Th« old outstion of the origin of our National Anthem is being discussed afresh in Great Britair.. Most authorities are ajrretd that it is derived from an "ayre" ecmpotd in the 17th century by Dr. John Bull, a favourite musician of Jame.< I. It wa« not, however,
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  • 80 5 Australians aie known abroad a> being i nation eeneraily addicted to gambling. The figures recently quoted by Mr. F. W. Eggleston (Victorian Minister for Railways) showing that gambling costs Victoria £28,000,000 a year in turnover to the bookmakers will not go towards undoing that reputation. Mr. Eggleston added
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  • 491 5 An Aftermath of the War Period. The long-continued debasing: effects of the war upon conduct and character are emphasised in a Blue Book dealing with criminal statistics in England and Wales during 1923. "Siftce the war" (it is recorded), "crime appears to have assumed new forms.
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  • 226 5 lt might be a curious subject for speculation by what process the annual dinner of the Royal Academy became the source of acknowledged models for the after-dinner speaker. If we may judge by some of the details in the Farington diaries of the number of bottles of wine
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  • 142 5 Dutchman Finishes his First 2.">,000 Miles. Nairobi. May 11. Grsberttn Seurbring, a Dutchman, who arrived in Nairobi this week, says that it tak.'s thirteen years to walk round the earch if the ta<k is to be done thoroughly. He left home in Haarlem, Holland, on May I, 1911,
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  • 480 5 The extent to which it is advisable, proper or legitimate to discuss club matters in public prints is open to debate says the btraits Echo. Anyone who reads that admirable paper, the Evening Standard, whose late and present Editors are both members of the most exclusive
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 272 5 LEA PERRINS' SAUCE is known the world over as the best appetizer for COLD MEAT. Cooking 8 Economy oni> burn what you Jfj ijLjjffli das Cookers, Geysers and other gas appliances may be hired from ihe Gas Department at reasonable rates. No charge will be made for fixing uch appliances
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    • 183 5 ABRAMS 1 MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. N«w touring heater Gardner erg for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a ta*L MALAYAN AGRI HORTICULTURAL SHOW AND TRADES EXHIBITION. RACE COURSE, KUALA LUMPUR ON July 31st August 3rd. Over $300 worth of Prizes
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1054 6 PN^ 4 lI^V I r v*f r r jCjlxl_jJL^ d i a m*. SINGAPOBE FREE PEESS L IN A GIGANTIC H POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN B CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. ■lii'i I W4^k H I IT IV A^k I^B II jg \^jl I J^^^^^^ 3?f Sk^ J%V^
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 409 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES $400 Electric Chandelier FOF VENETIAN CUT GLASS Purchased and on Display at Frankel Bros. VICTORIA ST. No connection with any other firm in Town. I COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH AND NEW PROCESS RECORDS-VALUE $200. PURCHASED AND ON M^Ao Robinson Piano Co.
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    • 797 7 EASY TO WIN The following prizes will be given free to the persons having July g mh eS 1025 n V teS at the Cl Se f he c Votes are given free and may be secured by receiving paid in full subscriptions from one's friends for the Singapore Free
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    • 179 7 $400 SILVER Tea and Coffee Service PURCHASED AND ON DISPLAY AT SINGAPORE'S LEADING JEWELLER B. P. de SILVA HIGH STREET, The Store of Service m|^^« No. 1. A Kodak n ill 111® with Special Lens I JJ^m^^ Purchased and on Display at fS^lil^ KODAK LTD. I 3, BATTERY ROAD. F<>«
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 18 8 BECK. At Taiping on June 11th. IMS, to Mr. and Mr-. E. E. H. F?ck, a MB.
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    • 60 8 JOSSELYN— MACDONALD.— At St. Andrew'* Presbyterian Church. IY.ianp\ I n i>th June. 1925. by the Reverrnd Archibald Eving, Ernest William J— Mljll of Suffolk Estate Suiawan, Perak. to Catherire Mary Macdon.ild. daughter V.f the lai. Archibald Macdonalti o* Lenzle. ycitlatvd. LEICESTER SWORDER.— May 9. at St. Judy's, Kensington, William
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    • 36 8 MAITLAND. Mhv 13. at "Oak Dene. Harrowon -the-Hill, Harr\ Maitland, of tV.2. London Wall, and Shanghai. WILSON.— May i». at York, Datoh J. P. A. Wilson. F.R.C.S.Ed., D.P.M.J.. UU Principal Medical Officer. Joiu»re, aged 66.
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  • 658 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1925. Comment of the Week-End. The agitation among the Am?rican Rubber manufacturers at the continuation of the price of the commodity above three shillings shows that the cleverest people are sometimes nipped. Having planned together to keep the cost of their (and our) raw
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  • 372 8 A motor car has been purchased for H. H. the Sultan of Pahang at a cost of $10,000. Mr. A. F. Staples, "a Singaporean just arrived in London" writes his impressions in the China Express and Telegraph on "Singapore To-day." Amor.tr the Admiralty appointments on May 13 are. Surgn. Commrs.
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  • 573 8 NEW VOTE OFFER ANNOUNCED. Beginning to-day, a new period in the Singapore FTee Press Popularity Campaign opens. During this period, which closes on June 27th, there will bo a special bonus offer of 400,000 votes extra for each total of $100 subscription money brought in by contestants
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  • 383 8 The wedding took place at St. Jude's, Kensington, on May 8. of William Samuel Leicester. Malayan Medical Service, am 1 Dorothy Lilian Sworder. Mr. Sehested, who is Supervising the erection of the new Chartered Bank, has gone to Kuala Lumpur to undergo Pasteur treatment in consequence of being bitten by
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  • 128 8 CANTON^FALLS. ANTI-FCMEI<;x POSS| WUTIEs [Router'. Strviet,] Ten thousand Canto,!*" 1 Jun the river from Honan and i an i Tungshan. They rented th" Y after fighting in the teWkk T Shameen, the fc^n**^ f sandbag barricades had beer machine-guns put in position. The victory is attributed L
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  • 64 8 (From Our Own BrrespeD I lianghenf, June u The Tilnnanesc debacle the Cantonese aiv eomplete nu.-. Canton which i- now quitof war fa already removed. The Koo Mir Tang leaden Intention to establish c Comm eminent and duiy my alii* M<«>eow. As it is Impossible t< to
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  • 76 8 [Kenter'i Service.] Shanghai. Jun- II It i-- reported by wireles* from K that lioters there yesterdaj lei tin British and Japanese I Japanese Bank i>i' Taiwan and the Kisen Kaisha oflces. They al^> link several other foreign boosei the furniture and looted, t suppressed the riots. A
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  • 38 8 [Reiner's Service.] I*ari». Jum- 1 1 According to l*Echo de Pwii I crui>er-in»nc!:ul Jalci Mkh"let ca tht fla.c of Admiral Basire, Sunday from Toulon for Um Fll El will likely be statiuiu-d at Shrmßhai.
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  • 47 8 [Reuter'j Service.] London. Juno II Sir Edwin Stockton in a Times urges that the ctaftNMi to kt in the autumn in China to coiuidei .increase -»f customs in MCOriU terms of the Washington CoßftlH be bn.adoncd to take into eotaifrwtf" 'whole Chinese problem.
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  • 82 8 [Reuters Service.] London. lun«- 11 The General Council vi tht- Trad*- I Congress has telegraph^ t<> the Wj workers' COliittW at IVkimr. ing them on the "WDtfcer. 1 I*^J""£ to fight international capitalism a* improved industrial condition-. Jt expresses confidence tfKu Chinese stand will ,l» nuuh to
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  • 151 8 Router's Service. I Sofia. June 1 A court-martfe! Ihw i<>ll ti r I execution of I.u-ut Colonel MUt«* three anarchists, including a I have W-en found >Ut> of part cU» st ,r.t orfni-tiens, or furn 1 I to conspirators. Other, -him.. rl> were an accused lift**
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 122 8 u THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S n FOR VAN-DER-HUM The Famous OLD DUTCH LIQUEUR Caidbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) 45, ROBINSON ROAD. TKI.EI'HONE 225. Special SKipn\ei\t. AMERICAN YOUNG DUCKLINGS. Singapore COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.^ fc^^'^^enp?^^ VJll-jJuJCi A X Hi [m h o Al:
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    • 14 8 A GOOD TIP. Sole Agents: DUPIRE BROTHERS. Sole Agents: THE BORNEO COMPANY. LTI». MALAYA.
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  • 84 9 nYVRCHY CANCELLED IN BENGAL. OQI ki TO COUNCIL OBDURACY. f Reuter's Service.] Simla, June 13. nsion of dyarchy in Benßal is „,j in Gaaette Extraordinary' inp that the Indian Government has oeiKfed t ht> transfer of all subjects in pa l until Jan. 11, 1927. jj >t
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  • 131 9 [Ki -liter's Service.] Moscow, June 13. •men! relating to th i manganese mine* concession has etween the Soviet Governt and the Karriman Combine. The con- pqoires tin- cone ionaiiv.-; to orect gildings, instal plant and complete munication, spending thereon [ion dollars. Th« rairwayi will efimrdfl paw
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  • 69 9 [Renter*! Service.] Ottawa. June 13. tequel to tho Bablnig report to niiiion House of Commons recom- i g that the Peterson contract should led with pending further sting that Petersen test his the Atl route without a iidy hut with Government support, is Peteraen is dying of
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  • 58 9 WHO WINS THE ARCTIC [Reuter's Service.] Ottawa, June 14. v- of the controversy waging in sited States newspapers in connec- nth possible claims to uncharted and inud lands by the Macmillan Arctic j he Minister for the Interior I I itatement clarifying Canada's to the ownership of the Arctic hinelae-.
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  • 45 9 [Reuter's Ser\ice.] London. June 13. fu death hag occurred of the landscape fcUr Mr. T. Hodgson LiddMl R.B.A. voeased who was 85 years of a^e had I home work dene a preat deal Paintinp of China subjects, having' -veiled there in 1909.
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  • 24 9 BELGIUM APPROVES SECURITY PACT. [Reuter's Service.] Brussels, June 13. overnment ha> approved the terms French note to Germany in connec- with the security pact.
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  • 47 9 SI R J. BAIRD'S SUCCESSOR. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 13. at Ayr B-jrghs, conse!f appointment of Sir John Baird "V /ir(l StonehaiwO f>l Governcr GeneUs tra!ia, resulted as follows:—Lieutwell Moore, Conservative, 11.G01 "r. D..llan, Lab.-Socialist, 8813; Mr. Liber*], 4650. This b Ml change «N party representation. i
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  • 45 9 [Router's Service.] London, June 13. ttatement <«f his conviction il financing the British Com movement was ma <le by the Home 1 sptecb at (^hatsworth when U> trades unionists to resist V) us Kruh which is into "t-art of oak."
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  • 40 9 [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, June 14. Government has deported to frontier two officials of the I'ionair, ltl n foUlul directing an esUfltj Kani *ation. Ten officials of the ■Ji had to leave Poland on this w« last fourteen months
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  • 253 9 LOOTING PREMISES. A CLEVER RUSE. [Renter's Service.] Kl| jltce Ba >- N**« Scotia. June 12. 1-urther acts o f violence on the part of he Cape Breton strikers are reported arty panj s rtovei and damaging the fixtures. Tho S S ho f forc an en *ry
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  • 27 9 [Reuter's Service.] Simla, June 14. Th.' trouble on the Persian-B.iluch border has emied. The Persian Government has made an agreement with the tribai leaders.
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  • 29 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, June 14. The Russian aerial expedition to Mongolia, consisting of s x aeroplanes, ha* crossed the Ural ridge and has arrived at Kourgan.
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  • 61 9 i [Reuter's Service.] Brussels. June 12. Owing to the objections of a large section of the Catholic party to coalescing with the Socialists in the new government, Poullet has abandoned cabinet-making The decision was precipitated by a meeting of the Catholic Parliamentarians which voted confidence in
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  • 140 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 12. By the rejection of the Labourite amendment by 277 votes to 93, the House of Commons automatically adopted the Imperial Preference clauses of the Budget. A feature of the debate wa c th* v.umber of prominent Labour Members supporting preference, notably
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  • 33 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 12. Underwriting arrangements have been completed for the Dunlop Rubber Company's issue of five million sterling S 1 per cent, first mortgage debentures at 97 1
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  • 53 9 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. June 12. The enforcement of the measures for the control of arms traffic hi zones where the special regulations are applicable is made optional on the part of tht signatories to the new Convention, under the American proposal adopted by the general committee of
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  • 72 9 [Reuter's Service.] Akron, June 12. The Netherlands Minister, who was present in the early stages of the rubber conference, and a number of the leaders of the industry stated that the output of rubber in the Dutch possessions will not be restricted while there is proper
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  • 1757 9 THE TWO VIEW-POINTS. 'Moon of Israel* Banned and Passed. The question of film censorship in Singapore having loomed up rather largely ir. the public mind of late, we have tak?r the trouble to investigate the matter in I I several aspects. This course has bee.i a iopted not
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  • 110 9 Rtwio-i. Jane 13. As a sequel to the seizii/e on May 22, in Boston Haroour of the «t«.imer Van, when the police marie a haul of ovr a thousand cases of assorted liquor labelled to represent fish, meats and lobsters, the President of the Coastal Steamship
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  • 30 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 13. Imports for May totalled 104 millions and exports 64 millions showing decreases respectively of eighteen and six compared with May last year.
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  • 72 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, June 14. The revenue returns for May exceed 1,998 million francs of which 1,893 million is yielded by normal and permanent sources, which exceeds by 193 million the figure for May of 1924. For the fir«t fiv* months of 1925 the increase exceed* 1,502 millions.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 361 9 Shot No. r,. v Shot No. 1. 4. O IK 1 O 9 A TL m B«ck. Ball mjM k ;i| Destructor B Destructor BulletM Bullets The "Bonax" Cartridge loaded Ky loch New 'E. C* Powder are entirely made in Kynoch Works. The E. C. Powder now produced in the
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 761 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 London, Rotterdam
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    • 543 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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    • 572 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION fYI LONDON AND FAR EASI MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with Ifls Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For Chin.i and Japan. For Marseilles, Londoa n A Due d Anjw erp.
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  • 535 11 Monsters Twenty Feet High. Pictures of dinosaurs taken from a film In the Secondary Era, reptiles were th dominant forms o f ife so J^. times speak of that era as "th, a, f l ei :lT ReptileS swam tL sea/ hathed mthe rivers, wallowed
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  • 185 11 Found De^.d in Smoke Room. Romsey (Hampshire), May 10. The Hon. Francis John Lascelles, halfbrother of the Earl of Harewood and uncly of Princess Mary's husband, Viscount Lascelles, was found shot dead at his lesidencr, Lee House, Romsey, on Friday, May 8. A parlourmaid, entered the
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  • 153 11 The Cigarette Girl Seen Everywhere. T)ie opinion is expressed by a retail tobacconist that since the Armistice women have been smoking less, and he prophesies that the cigarette girl will disappear altogether before long. A tobacconist, however, discussing 1 the subject with a press representative said that
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  • 444 11 New Dread of Publicity. One result of the Dennistoun case is that there is at the moment a marked disinclination to set down for trial law cases which have in them the germ of a ''cause celebre." Women who may have a good defence to petitions for divorce
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  • 175 11 It is said among the superstitious in Bulgaria that Ferdinand, the ex-Tsar, is haunted perpetually by the ghost of Stambuloff, the Minister whose death he brought about in 1895. On several occasions, when Ferdinand has been out driving, the specta tors though presumably those gifted with psychic
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 408 11 BUSINESS CARDS. t g O^ I \>W*n* Send for the Illustrated i 'atalogue of Musical Instruments. tx .sKASON CO., LTD. 3 Hi and 113, North Bridge Road, g 'cars for hire. Great Reduction in Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. .I 89-b, Bukit Timah Rd. 1,1. N«»s. ISO 1 and
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    • 239 11 M^Sv IWJ /^^*^St\ m^^~ OujJ^ mWJm\ I r^^«Jix|Tliereis a reason for r \\^JSlmis preference I /^fi >v^ 1 f /y^ i^// v (f/m 111 Climatic variations, however trying Mt \I Jj yy^ yyv ilmu I dwellers in the East, have no effect J IV i////ll /A I MUlr whatever on
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 211 12 We regret to hear that a telegram was received on Saturday by Captain Calthrop Calthrop A.M., Master Attendant, that Captain John E. Edwards, R.D., R.N.R., Deputy Master Attendant, had died on board the Morea on which vessel he sailed from Singapore last Friday week for
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    • 288 12 In the common diving suit, descent is limited by the weight of the water to about 150 feet at which depth the pressure on the diver's body and the air breathed i= about 65 pounds per square inch; but the rigid diving suit of Herr Gall,
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    • 198 12 Henry Ford's Scheme. Detroit. May 18. Mr. Henry Ford proposes to "strap" some I 4t)o steel ships of the American Shipping i board, and to use the materials for the construction of motor cars, provided that his offer to purchase the vessels is accepted. Mr. Ford
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 593 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Repular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and MONTORO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath, gymnasium,
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    • 115 12 s.B. "THALATTA** ConsiKPees of cargo per the above vtasel (arrived June 9) from Europ* are hereby noti- <i<ml that a general survey of all carpo landed j rn a dairapred condition will be IteM on 17th I June at Codown No. 5. At t< a.m. Xo further survey will be
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    • 492 12 >burQreatest help for Home Cleanliness Thorough i I^^B i^^Si i^^^bi i^^Ei l9^S' Mthe spray that slays 1 FTX I HiW 1 1 Y OUR best hel P for r 1/7/ f^9r 1 P* B^ and Vermin is LOTOL »i^s? because the LOTOL SPRAY W V77>3~~>---* I^L. 1 is so quick
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    • 201 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO. (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILING* Bi-monthly service for Brindisi, Wnicc and Trieste via ports t.-»kinjr «arro M through Bills of Lading for Fiuni*-, the Levant and Black Bm IWts. also ports on the West Cottt < f Italy. Dm to lhif to Arrive SaiL CHRRCA (cargo
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 670 12 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 Tinggi and Kedah
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 663 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Bteaaiers. Arr ww^ London. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Arr Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden and Port Said. Atlas Maru purbiin. Algoa Bay, (Port Elizabeth,) Town, Kio, Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo, t Chicago Maru July 2 July 4 Colombo and Bombay via Penang. Honolulu Maru June 13
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    • 458 13 f. Round -the- World m PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 58 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLBANUNIBS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore
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    • 696 13 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 FARALON Ju i T U.8.5.8. WEST SEQUANA XujT U.SJ3.B. WEST PROSPECT SeoT* U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA o|£ and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates
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  • 1170 14 LIST OF STANDINGS. The following is the state tf the poll in our great popularity campaign checked up to 9 un. yesterday morning. The list will be published at regular intervals on this page* Miss M. A. Buxton, Plainfield, Gentle Road, Newton, 159,800 Miss De Souxa, 7,
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  • 519 14 Tailor Critic's visit to the Academy. A representative of the "Tailor and Cut* ter" has I* en to the Royal Acrdemy examining the specimens of sartorial art and i has received a series of shocks. The Royal Academy," he says, "is once j moie a theatre of
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  • 302 14 Two Europeans Arrested. Madras, May 29. According to a correspondent of the Hindu as a consequence of a search made at Bombay some ten days ago by the Bom- j bay Police in connection with the existence of an organisation for conducting unauthorised lotteries in British India with
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  • 346 14 If the earth likely to be subjected again to a deluge such as that described in the Book of Genesis? According to Dr. Ernest Horgiger, the celebrated Munich astronomer and physicist, the conditions which caused the original flood may reasonably occur again. Dr. Horgiger's theory
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  • 55 14 Using: srelatine films of postal card size, Charles Rammelshersr, of Berlin, make* records that show no writing, but mav be made to sneak when placed in a phonoerni" 1 1 of nooket idat A messac- of 600 to ROO <?y liable n»,nv v^ sent on ea<*h card f« iptak onlv
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  • 311 14 \erdict for Appellant. Before the Assize Court sat in th<- Ku* Lumpur Supreme Court M \N>dm rnorning, Sir Lionel WmAmH Justice) and Mr. Justice Faner-Mari (delivered lengthy judgments in awatet* with the appeal by Mr. C. M. Naa*a* his action against the Stale af I'^rak. w\ was
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  • 46 14 Work is proinir on with the m* Btaetric at j£i f Ipoh. Mr. P. a JOBW; ()1 Paterson, Simons, Ltd.. UK (I< derers for the construe'. on of tn house and plant, \M station,.! li norsonally sup.'rvisini- th«- woi The power will bo p Diesel enffinos.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 244 14 AfenU: f Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Singapore, Straits Settlements. IThe first essential of good health I is sound digestion. If, however, I I your food does not digest and I I assimilate, it only causes pain and I I sickness, creating heartburn and I I flatulency, palpitation, sour stomach
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  • 509 15 THE RUBBER POSITION. In the "Rubber Quarterly," ,ssued by Messrs Wm.Jas, and Henry Thompson, the first article deals with "Restriction under Fire," and it is noted therein that the Is. bd. hurdle having, for the first time, been cleared with something to spare, producers in "restricted" areas
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  • 122 15 Singapore, June IS. Values, after a slight setback, have steadied again and the market closes fairly firm round about last week's quotation*. Futures again show an improvement and are^ commanding more attention. U.S.A. figures for May give Consumption 37,000 tons and Imports 36,000 tons. Stock, including rubber afloat,
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  • 57 15 American experts are exploring part of Sumatra for gold and silver on behalf of a big American concern, states an Aneta telegram. Messrs. Boustead and Co., agents for Foothills Rubber Estate inform Da that the annual report has been issued and shows a profit of £982. Dividend recommended is IVz
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  • 71 15 June 13. n an^ 4 m<S 2 1 4 5 16 rank, demand 2|4 xl Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 23-3' New York, demand 56^7 Credits 90 days sg3^5 g3^ France, demand 1 10 India, T. T. 1 Honpkong, demand 4 p c t)i^' Yokohama, demand 199 XL
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  • 188 15 June li». Tin 100 Tons fmM Gambler 1700 Pepper <\hite 405l) Pepper Black 22*00 Flake Tapioca 5 40 Pearl Sago Snip II g5O ra ILBB Copra Sundried 12^, 0 Opium. Benares n»it. 4700 Ilice, Liang Uin £h*<l Mark B'.ue Eagle (Old) ggg Rice, Liantr Hin Chan Mark P.tnl Ka^'le
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  • 39 15 Singapore, Jime 13, 11. .50 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot and June 1.14 1 1.15; Julj 1.18 USH; July-Sept. 1.07 1.07%; Oc Dec. 95^4 96U. London Quotation She^t 3s. 2d. Market Firm.
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  • 126 15 Saturday's Alteration. LOANS. S.S. 5Ms p.c Loan 1910 $28,655,700 102'- tOIPi c.d. S.S. 5Ms p.c. Loan 1918 $28,655,700 MBtt 104*4 c.i. S.S. and F.M.S. 5 p.c Vic, Bonds 1920 $15,078,000 105 106 c-.i. S.S. 7 p.c. Loan 1921 $28,655,700 102^ 10:5', c.i. Idris Hydraulic 35s 6d 30s
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  • 65 15 Up-to-date I have heard nothing fresh regarding, the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Scheme, says the T.0.M.. but the general hope in Perak is that the F.M.S. Government will give Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth every other possible encouragement to proceed with the scheme even though the Government remain convinced that it cannot
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  • 436 15 SINGAPORE SURPRISED. Is America Rattled? The news conveyed in the Router telegram on Saturday that the Rubber Association of America "has now taken definite steps in an endeavoui to break the British monopoly of the supply of crude rubber" caused considerable* surprise in local rubber circles, such
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  • 186 15 Singapore, June IS. 1m.— 12.)2 7s. Gd. Down 17s. 6d. Local i 125 1 100 tons. Rubber.— 2s. 2d. Up l* 4 d. Local 1.14. Rubbers. Have rather better enquiries. New Craigieleas can bf taken at 81, Bukit Katils at 92V_., Kluangs at 5, Ulu Bfenuts
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  • 262 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. The cabled price of Rubber .^hows an appreciable advance and share quotations are firmer. The price of the metal has again fallen but quotations have not been i affected. Industrials and Loans are in demand. Rubbers. Ayer Panas have made 7.50. Pajams offer at 6.75. Jeram
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 464 15 Assets over .5r>,500,000. -^-^^^^^^^^m^mm TUT TDI? Afrn amt*H^ w w« Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMffED. HEAD OFFICE:-Winche S ter Hou JsTnZoT The Company has £20,000 deposited S the 2l n r« LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. P sited with the Supreme Court
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    • 465 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 v.100,000,000 Reserve Fund Y.80,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq ice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq v DIRECTORS. 4 M. Odagin, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasak.. K. Mogami. Esq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. K. Takeuchi, Esq F. \Vatanabe, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. U t?» kl Esq
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    • 549 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE FideDty Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives—Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) V Head
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    • 517 16 A Low -Scoring Game. When this match was resumed on Saturday afternoon the home side had scored 39 for the loss of four wickets but the overnight not-outs, Morrow and de Souza, batted steadily until, when the fifth vkkct fell, the sixty mark had been passed. The
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    • 241 16 F Derby Beat Essex. [Reuter's Service.] Londc.-n. June 12. At Lords: Middlesex beat Worcester by 191 runs. Th* winners made 437 for nine I wickets, declared (Hendren 234, Mann 71) and 240 for seven, declared (Hearne 52, Mann 57). Worcester scored 352 (Hopkins 88, Abel 61 not out)
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    • 39 16 [Reuter's Ser\nce.] Paris, June 13. In the Davis Cup second round, France boat Italy by three matches to nil. Noordwyk. June 13. In the Davis Cup second round Holland beat Sweden by three matches to nil.
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    • 75 16 THE SOCCER OFFSIDE RULE CHANGED. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. June 13. A n^Unp of the International Associa. turn Football Board has altered the ofl\idt jaw so that a player shall not be offside U two, instead of three, oppo«inir pl ayers a between h,m and tV o rP o,in C ff
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  • 1239 16 THE MILNER CHALLENGE CUP. The first race of the series for. the Milner Challenge Cup (re-sailed after last Sunday's failure to finish within the time limit) took place yesterday. The S.W. monsoon has temporarily won its annual fight with the S.E. (che 'angin Jawa' which I brings hot weather
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  • 637 16 ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS. Successful Meeting at Old ham Hall. The annual athletic sports of the AngloChinese School were held on 'Saturday on the Oldham Hall grounds, brilliant weather prevailing and the attendance being almost a record. His Excellency, the Officer Administering the Government, the Hon'ble Mr. E. S.
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  • 71 16 A Chinese school boy was killed in an accident which occurred in North Bridge road on Friday eveninp. The deceased ch-ld was in a motor bus whic-i collided with a tramcar. He was thrown out of the bus and under the tram, receiving severe injuries. He died very soon after
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  • 53 16 Members of the Y.M.C.A. and those interested in the work of the Association are reminded that the Literary and .Debating .Society will commence its activities on Tuesday, June 16th, at 8 p.nt. The President will pive an address, after which suggestion? for future activities of the Society
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  • 36 16 If you talk to the Englishman about class war, n volution, or things of that kind, he \u)l tell you in forcible language that he has no use for foreign theories or foreign crimes. Viscount Cave.
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  • 309 16 LEAGUE FOOTBALL. Chinese Defeat Malays. Before a very large attendance at the Stadium on Saturday the S.CF.A. obtained two first division League points at the expense of the Malays, who were defeated by three goals to nil. It was a fast, hard, cleanly fought game, and much more
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  • 129 16 PERAK GYMKHANA CLUB "AT HOME." (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 14. The Perak Gymkhana Polo Club held I successful At Home at Taiping. The Sultan with his suite was present; also the Resident and Mrs. Parr. At the conclusion Mrs. Parr presented the prizes to the winners. The Burma
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  • 22 16 [Reuter's Service.] Newcastle. N. S. W. June 13. The English soccer team beat Northern Districts by 6 to 0.
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  • 370 16 Serious Charge Against Chinese. A case of some interest was commenced in the District Court before Mr Franklyn Robinson on Saturday. The complainant was an Indian money changer named Sultan Ghani, of 95 Market Street, and he alleged that ho was cheated in respect of $3,494 by Koh
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 126 16 /^3£\ HIS MASTER'S VOICE New Records ARE HERE Write or call for Catalogues. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. mm RFFR m\n I ill I w w «_> /1/||K\ Lion Head Brand gj&if&Slk THE mSHL WORLD'S HL^S^gl Obtainable at all Dealers Ken sit as < STOCKED BY: Messrs. Robinson and Co., Ltd.,
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