The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 June 1925

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. m CKNTS SINGAPORE BA, SATURDAY, JUNE 20 1925^ NO. 11,521
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  • 157 1 Chinese newspapers m HanKou ;ue printing gross misrepresentations of the events at Shansrhni and j'^ewh^re Page 9. Extremists are becoming more active m Shanghai Page 9. The Chinese situation was a-jain the subject of a long debate m the House Page 9M. Painleve is losing the support
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  • 1233 1 Quicquid aguni homines m(H rst fa, ,nq« Libclli Juvenal. Xoi to many people knew, before tiio promotion of Mr. Jelf to Jamaica brought the department into tiny ■pot-light, thai tiieiv was a Political Intelligence Bureau m Malaya. Like the C.ID. it loves to its light under
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 151 1 WING LOO N G IMF RECOC.NISE!) HOUSE fur M UOI'KAN TBOTICAi SUITS. 12, HK.H STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. GUEST NIGHTS Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday md Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. f Adjoin^'ieDSroom. I BROTHERS, Open from 8.00 a.m. to 11.45 p.m. Proprietors. JV. VAVi'AVA
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    • 221 1 V\ \AV /HI. «T, V- 3 '^Si V \r*s**f Mi'i•> i I j rT"* f*flT" "I I rr ~pt"*"t~t"7~*"w™ ™f" "t~ y*♦■ t I f WTI '■<■ A fyt J wL. M jJ^wßiU Ar-ftifl'- ''.'1 \\t m v Sb SB j i 1 1 j i X fh^^ 'IMII it
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    • 151 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. State Express cigarettes Page 1. Lotol exterminates vermin Page 8. Capstan cigarettes, B.A.T. Pago 11. Latest shipping on pages 10, 12 and 13. Triumph motor cycles, Uniteer.<= Page 4. Goodyear cord tyres are supreme Page 5. The Gardner c§r, Straits Motor Garage —Page 4. Rudgt-Whitworth motor-cycles, Guthrie's —Page
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 143 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 20*h. Hijrh Water. 10.J3 a.m.. 1.45 p.m. Inter-School Games. Raffles. 2 p.m. Polo: Barnes Cups. 4.,'t0 p.m. League II: R. Su.<«»\ vs S.C.F.A. (A). Mabel Garrison, Vie. Theatre. 9JtQ p.m. Sunday, 21#t. High Wsvter. 11.2 n.m.. 10.18 p.m. Sw. Olub: Veteran*! Race and Tffin. Monday, 22nd. High
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  • 585 2 An Inventor's Remarkable Results To sat an event actually happening thousand- <«t* mile* away i> cm- of tSMMO alluring dreams that few wireless experiments havt- not enjoyed. That this dreaiv may soon be realise*! has been evident during the past few months, for at least four countries
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 531 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. GRAM) PRESENTATION NIGHT Friday, June 19, 1925 A Silver Cup will be presented to THE MERRY OPERA CO. By Messrs. HOE HENG CO. when a special Chinese Play will be staged. THE SINGAPORE STAMP EXCHANGE. 11. St. HELEN'S COURT SINGAPORE. Rules on application. HOI SE WANTED.
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    • 486 2 VICTORIA THEATRE CELEBRITY TOURS TO-NIGHT 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 SIEMONN. Booking now open at Little's. Victoria Theatre. JKN TUESDAY JUNE 23rd AT 9.30 P.M. SHARP. GALA NIGHT
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    • 372 2 From Wednesday, 17th to Monday, 22nd Un A VERY OLD SCREEN FAVOURITE OF THIS THEATpiT. MILLIONS THE WORLD OVER? AJJD OT As Popular and as Funny now as he was a Store of V the Inimitable I€tp A K<». MAX UNDER will appear m a Picture t 0 be presented
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  • LATE MAIL NEWS.
    • 134 3 COL. DE PIN EDO'S GREAT PERFORMANCE. P«TiUpitt of Indian Route I'rged. London, June 9. Sir Sefton Bra»icker, addre^hiug the Colonial lnstittite, stated that the cost of his recent flight to Rangoon was only i'^oo. He warmly congratulated Colonei Marchesr De Pinedo on his really magnificent performance. While it could not
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    • 95 3 THE MAY FA IR MURDER. London, June 9. Arthur Henry Bishop, aged seventeen years and formerly employed as a page boy, was brought up to-day before the Marlboreugh-street Police Court on a charge of murdering Xix, Sir George Lloyd's butler, and remanded. The evidence showed that accused surrendered and pointed
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    • 44 3 London. June 10. In the Hou>v of Commons Mr. Baldwin announced th;;t Government had decided to adopt m principle the Food Commission's recommendations and to establish a food council to carry »>ut the plan outlined m the ConunissfoJl'l Report.
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    • 126 3 Thrfe labourers Succumb. Calcutta, June 10. Thi^e labourers died of gas poisoning m the India Jutt Mill, Seramport. yesterday. It appears a mai?tr\ wen f inside th< well which supplies water to the mill m order to ekftßM it. As he was delaying a labourer was sent
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    • 41 3 London, June 11. The Post Offk-e has decided to erect wiivleta f*am station for communication w'th India and Australia at Winthorpe, near Skegness. It is expected the Kation will be ready fur service by the spring.
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    • 146 3 London, June 9. In the House of Commons Mr. IfcNfil) i stated that the general situation m the Hedjaz was unchanged. An armed Hedjaz Government s'earmr bombarded the coast near Rabagh on 31st May. A nuriber of Indian pilgrim* intended to travel to "Meec* via Rabagh and
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    • 100 3 Arahs Sentenced to Death. London, June 10. .A Bafrh'ljid message says two Arabs belonging to the powerful Dulaim triLe wh were captured m the tlesert thrtni hundred miles from Baghdad after an exciting- pur?u:t by the Iraq Camel Police, were sentenced to death by the Baghdad
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    • 105 3 Retired lodian Army Officer Elected. London, June 11. Keen competition for the post of City Marshall, who rides ay the head of civic processions, has resulted m the elect'on of Cap+ain D. F. Massey, aged 32, formerly a Captain m the Indian Army ani row on the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 378 3 A Your children should be full o l the anna !r A B ouW term part th «>' «Uui y gOOU diet Ordinary milk, however, is7Z fnr T 1 a for X 8 c »poscd to JUI the dangers ol dust, flies and germs. GrOWing ™c famous Milk-Food, Glaxo, is
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    • 262 3 [SAFETY LAST! I < Is a picture all normal people will enjoy, and as it will be shown m Singapore i m the near future, make a point of seeing it. GOOD PICTURES ARE RARE. i If you would like to both look and feel your best when enjoying this
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  • 376 4 How the New Rider Can Ride m Comfor*. Troubles come to everybody and, however reliable his machine, the motor-cyclist will have his share. Tracing trouble, to the novice, always seems a difficult tash. Experience is the best guide, but until it is acquired the novice
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  • 29 4 The police are search:"? ing man who is hiding ;t Mold. As he has been stvn to n for I tree when anything believed to be M Montreal Star.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 274 4 I MOTOR TraoMFg CYCLE I CREATES 1 -I I NEW WORLD'S RECORD 1 OF 100.67 MILES PER HOUR I S A l l MODFILS IN STOCK Z^ZI V Tk^^^^Sj|3y~^ m^HSmiiwt 4^ _^L. ,^F I llcrAtTlAl^C fc I 4-94T^P£»». A^ QjtJVA I r I j United Engineers Limited. I (Incorporated m
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  • 190 5 targe Increase. In the last few months a grreat increase is noticed m th« number of motor vehicles here m Macao, a sign which is pleasing evidence of the progress of the Colwny. Several f;arages have considerably increase*, their business owing to the demand for motor vehicles.
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  • 222 5 The inevitable has happened with regard to speed events and hill climbs v.pon our public roads. The Royal Automotile Club and the Auto-Cycle Union the two bodies which govern all racing and trials m this country have decided to withhold permits for any such events,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 230 5 •^^l M.P.H. *M A fo R mdTmL consecutive THIS IS THE REMARKAHLE ACHIEVEMENT OF 1 lEIT COL. MRS STEWART RIDING A STANDARD I I Rudge -Whii worth [Four Valve "Four Speed 2' 4 H.P. MOTOR CYCLE ON THE MONTHLEm TRACK NEAR PARIS 2*4 H.P. MODEL 21 World's Records WERE CAPTURED
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    • 42 5 Numbers issued for motor ears by the Traffic Branch have reached 5674. The last car registered was an Overland for which the number S-5662 was issued. The last number issued for motor cycle registration up to yesterday \va« S-122T, a B.S.A. cycle.
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    • 276 5 m Thi. Car ha. been t] 1 T\ F 1 O Completely Remodelled 1130(*****16 UUtl lj by John S. NAPIER The following is a as Handsome IS Partial Specification. 16 H.P. R. A. c. Rating. Distinctive and strikingly beautiful as is the new Automatic Lubrication to Cubitt Tourer its attributes
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 785 6 I m I B OFFERED BY THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS B IN A GIGANTIC S g POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN D CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. 9 y^^. r^^i B BMMIbJM M mm 79^ m^^^l \^^B i ijl /i^^k a^B $3,119.29 STUDEBAKER STANDARD SIX =j I xljiJ^S^^^^^^^^^g^ H
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1461 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS m^ mm mt^ mm wmm m H a OFFF R 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES EASY TO WIN The following prizes will be given free to the persons having Ju?y g lBth cS 1925 mberS f V teS the d Se f the cam
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  • 50 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. MKLVILLE. On the 17th instant, at the European Hospital* Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Melville, a daughter. WEE. On June 18th, IMS Ht Vh» Heather. Balmoral Road, to Pr. and Mrs. H. T. W. a >on. Aberdeen, London and Brit>h Guiana papers please copy.
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  • 672 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925. Synthetic and other opium. A New York chemical manufacturer offers a prize of $100,000 gold for the invention of a process of manufacturing: synthetic opium at a price low enough to wipe out poppy growing m India and China. The inventor must relinquish
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  • 1351 8 Sir Eric Geddes, Chairman of Dunlop's, proposes to visit Malaya early In October. The Singapore Municipal Burial Ground bgr*lftWl are published m the Gazette. Mr. A. L. Birse is promoted to be a supernumerary officer m Glass IV of the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. A. Gilmour. an officer m Class
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  • 434 8 NEW AN(; LKs Contestants m the grea- a paign of the Sin W| L warned not to pay athnti,, n r a mm. Stones are rife tfcJ what t.,s contestant or thatch, to his credit. Such stories ar ■tatted by unscrupulous favourites m the race and
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  • 117 8 July 21th and 2">th. Th« Carnival ii coming, on 24th J*When all good aVngsaeresj along and buy. You'll enjoy voorselves immensely. And yu'll marvel noti intensely. At the fascinatintj ban played before rout <>»• The Carnival b f>«»f. w;?h of fun for all: Y<m must haste to
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  • 83 8 Final Kerital K'-n.^i lUsi Main! Gnrrison, Uh ratura Soprano. wh» W" 'f ful recital at the Nut^r.. m Wednesday Iwt will final recital tO-Bight Thj> opportunity the publk irUI h.^ this famous linger w full howac on tail oecM»n. Th,scvenin«'>pr^ranu,,— inu(Pt I, Violette (Scarlatti); N golesi); Aria.
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  • 23 8 A csmpkt. out:it tor .hscovered by KevejU. a«uatt«r-. hul f Thursday. A ChinH y[u brought up before the yesterday morntaf M" l inflicted.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 165 8 THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S II Veuve Clicquot Mt CHAMPAGNE fl H Sss!^_ Sole Agents v-^lfe^i Caldbcck, Macgregor U Co., ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai). tA J KgJJ— ™T^| i:>, Robinson Road Telephone 228. PATRONISED A, W X\^ BY ROYALTY. SILVER PHOTO FRAMES. Just received a large assortment IN THE MOST
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    • 13 8 FOR ALL X VERMIN USE •—'■"r.irs"-' 1 I AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co.
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  • 677 9 T HE CHINESE ATTITUDE. COMMISSION FAILURE. KM) MANY DEMANDS. [Keuter'b Service.] Shanghai, June 19. breakdown of the negotiations betas Commission sent by the inte- ptoven ;ttul the Chinese delegates Bed "i :1 subsequent communique, I that the Chimse insisted on deal;i -erie- of demands Met diie.tly ,^1 with the reeenl
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  • 820 9 CRITICS DISARMED. THE FRENCH REPLY. [Renter's Service.] 4 w London. June 18. A \\1 UU p a r was issued this which contains the French reply Jo the German Security Pact proposals. Thereout thl T es l German step but po ;nts of th- n S
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  • 70 9 SOCIALISTS LEAVE. HOPE FOR MOROCCO. [Reutev's Service.] Paris, Jt/ne 19. On conclusion of the meeting the Left Cartel S«>cialists announce that they had decided to withdraw their support of M. Painleve, but were willing: to support another Cartellist who would carry out the Harriot programme. Nevertheless, M. Painleve
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  • 123 9 [Router's Service.] liomi*. June 18. The Italian Government has formally intimated to the British Government that it is ready to enter into definite conversations for a friendly arrangement concerning its debts. Following: conversations at Washington, between the United States Treasury and the Italian Ambassador, Signor Mussolini has formally
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  • 33 9 [Renter's Service. l Moscow, June, 19. Th Gov< rmnent has ratified its concession to the Dutch Agricultural Syndicate to exploit 200 dessiatines m the Ifetitopoi district of Ekaterinoslave for twelve years.
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  • 27 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 19. A BMSSaiM from Rome says that ?n enni geinent is announced bftween Princess Mafalda and Prince Philip of Hess?.
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  • 88 9 [Reuter's Service.] l.onch.n. June 18. Lord Buxton presided at the final meetI ing of the Entomological Conference whici* was most successful. He hoped it would again meet m 19;J0 and recommended period:cal meetings of Dominions and Colonial experts at a convenient centre. Groups of planters and farmers
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  • 28 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June IS. The House of Commons has reud the third t:me the Merchant Shipping Bills, which have already passed the House ot* Lords.
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  • 229 9 Seiyu-Kai's Success m the Bye-Election. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, June. 19. Mr. Nagayuki Takayama (Seiyu-kai) has been elected Parliamentary member for Ehime prefecture m the bye-election. The Yubari is Safe. H.I.MS. Yubari whose whereabouts gave much anxiety to the nation is now reported safe
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  • 45 9 The shipping charter action which has I been occupying the attention of the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, Mr. i Justice Peane and Mr. Justice Brown m the i Appeal Court this week concluded yesterday, their Lordships reserving judgment.
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  • 142 9 PLANES ABANDONED. STORY OF JOURNEY. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 19. The correspondent of the Daily Mail m New York states that Amundsen failed to reach the Pole and was forced to alight on a narrow strip of water, owing to the exhaustion of his petrol, after traversing
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  • 46 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, June 18. The death has tal'tn place of Senator Lafollette, who was a candidate at the ast presidential election. New York. June 19. Senator Lafollette's death resulted from heart failure, induced by a general breakdown m health and bronchial asthma.
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  • 53 9 [Reuter's Service.] Buert f>s Aires, June 19. The newspaper la Prcnsa considers that Mr. Ke;lp<rg"s statement regarding Mexico hi aggressive and inopportune, based on ignorance of internal affairs: The LatinAmerican Union has issued a manifesto protesting against the statement of Mr. Kellogcr as too imperialistic and hostile
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  • 490 9 Another Robbery at Geylang. Following OB the sensational arrest of tiro armed Chinese who broke into the bouse of a Straits-born Chinese lady m Lorong tM on Wednesday, comes the report of another robbery. The complainant, a Hylam pi^-rearer, status that four Cantonese raided his house m Lorong
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  • 33 9 To-morrow, the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, at the Church of St. Joseph, there will be a special Collection for the Poor at all the Masses and at Vespers.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 136 9 STRIPES lir M"\ v: Vy^l* tfl CREAM NEW STOCKS I HA YE ARRIVED j| i STRIPES:— ALL COLOURS AND DESIGNS ON WHITE '< f AND COLOURED GROUNDS PLAIN:— ALL THE LATEST SHADES CREAM:— NEW STOCKS OF TROPICAL. T.-TT. TTT. The World Famous Unshrinkable Flannel i I Robinson Co., Ltd. I
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 760 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 Kills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t SARPEDON Marseilles,
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    • 518 10 Elierman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND ("HEIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. s.s. SUTTON HALL due June 27 1 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID due Aug. 28 MARSEILLES,
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    • 587 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) xMAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVK Es PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NATIGATION LONDON AND FAR EASI MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOHBWAKDfI For China and Japan. For Marseilles, m j LL ;in( Tonnage. Singapore. To nn sirl^^
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  • 690 11 TALKING WITH A RUBBER LARYNX. "Another humanitarian use for rjbber' what The India Rubber World (New York) calls the artificial vocal organ m VTuct,^ a N T W K YOrk P->«ician afA-on-of thl by tW •"Sinee™ m one of ™M* cI t Ctrical works Applications of rubber m the service
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  • 173 11 Madrid, May 1. A protest to the Government against a proposal to convert the historic Alhambra into a place for spectacular entertainments and Moorish dances has been made by the Press Association of Granada. The Authors' and Artists' Society of Madrid has addressed a similar protest
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  • 86 11 Thouprh the Republicans want to change the Irish Free State coinage, English money is still welcomed m Dublin. The other day a sporting American made a bet that it was possible to give a taximan a tip so large that he would appear satisfied, and handed over a
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 387 11 ■Mgsjii For WATCH VALUE Halitiag hi accurate timekeepers •ar,«l th" climatic conditions of the East. I'OIKET WATCHES BORE LEVEI $5 Each. \\O SIZES I.KVER THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW Bo E ch iSES Cold and SilveT Hunters and Half Hunters. WRISTLET WATCHES N KW PATTERN am I lON LEVER $12.50 Each.
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    • 860 11 I TTie Cioarette that You cannot offer your guests a better or more acceptable P cigarette than "Capstan"— every smoker m the East regards 1 "Capstan" as the criterion of I quality m cigarette production. Cool, perfectly flavoured and 1 p smooth smoking, world wide |j popula.rity stands proof positive
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 885 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUCTRAUA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAt ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7 375 tons) •ad MONTORO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins 4% Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 606 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.16 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEWS SEPOY LINES. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. During the following week at the Cathedral: Monday 7.40
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    • 689 12 H BKrftHflw 1 JL -1 JL i A_^ V^ JL B^^^BaKV Stocked by all dealers and Hotels. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. \> MESSAGERIES MARITIMES IXOTdItUESTINO U CO. Under contract with the French Government (Incorporated m Italy Mail and Passenger Services. DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY HOMEWARD
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 651 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and KuanUn (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Serein ban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 678 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr iw Lor .,ion. Hanbwg, Rotterdam, Arr Antwerp, Brcmon, via Colombo, Aden and Port Said. Atlas Maru JuJy purlin. AlfOa Bay, (Port Elizabeth,) Town, Rio, Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo, t Chicago Maru July' 2 July 4 „onU and Bombay t Arjjun Maru June
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    • 452 13 mSSL- Round-the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINBSS. via Colombo, Port SaH, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore m 110
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    • 699 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD I BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS I SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST FARALON July U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Au* U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT c^ U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Oct. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates
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  • 916 14 LIST OF STANDINGS. The following is the state of the poll m our great popularity campaign checked up to 9 aan. yesterday morning. The list will be published at regular intervals on this page. F. Neelankavil, Royal English School. 636,650 D. P. Nathan, Kirn Seng Place, 577,200
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  • 599 14 A certain great manufactory of motorcars is said by rumour to make also all the disparaging jokes about its own products. When we meet, m mus'c-hall or comic paper, with jests about old iron or the danger of travelling at two miles an hour, we know
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  • 167 14 A contest for supremacy of an unusual character between the twe latest mammoth locomotive running m Great Britain is about to be staged by the Great Western Raihvay and the London and North-Eastern Railway (Great Northern section). "Fly m? Scotsman," of the Great Northern which was exhibited
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  • 22 14 is not to care what other people think, and to go quietly on one's business, wi lhout either trumpeting or fishing.— Times.
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  • 314 14 The French Transatlantic Effort. Paris April 30. Aeronautical expert! here are incline! to regard successful non-stop flights across the Atlantic of the kind which is to be attempted by Lieutenants Tara&con, and Coli as likely to bring about an enormous modification m the world's views on national
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  • 275 14 Pleasant memorial are recalled \y the announcement that there art to be three i Test lllat'Jhe^ between England and Australia this year at < r.»quit says the Maneht le Guardian. The popularity «>f crojquet m Australia is a direct consequence, it may he jruessed. of the fact- that
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  • 273 14 It ii a common grievance that far too little of the information that counts is contained m the annual reports of public comt>arif< A ia^e is noticed this week m which the i: ianiei-e Tin Syndicate, Limited, is ■seated m more than one quarter of not beinjr
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  • 244 14 (.row th Opium TraßK. i Ihe Diamond Jubik inn id i 'the China Inland Mission wen 1 12 at Queen's Hail, Lanirham R^v. J. Stoati Holdcn, th h i pioiUtil at thf aftern "n lession. The Chairman, ii annual spoke of the greal difficulties undei missionary
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  • 97 14 News hat rtocl d Ji Cottd of Bnmatra I utJl the Nonh of Bomatra h«v< n nativi-s and CUinm there to pU alonp the routes and m* befog t.Mvt-rs.ii t,v motor I Government li r^dy and willina *dvancei for khii new plant adrancei to be repaid when
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  • 49 14 Frasors Hill is to have I supply m the rear ftltor of a low level reservoir m t: of holding -v,r.,l ■OBUw; service reservoir at I poW give an adequate Ripply < on the Hill. Wat- r •rill be pump a pulsometer filter DP ko I moar- of a <-
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 334 14 NOTICE We ADVISE you to Buy from the SHELL PUMPS TO ENSURE (1)- RAPIDITY IN FILLING YOUR TANK. (2). FULL MEASURE GUARANTEED AND VISIBLE. (3). NO TAMPERING BY INTERMEDIARIES. (4). AUTOMATIC FILTERING. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (SJS.) LTD. (Incorporated m England). Ny Carlsberg f73&» Rig firjt'drinkiVL^J^. B oj| Cukiv«t« th«
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  • 581 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. The Silk Duty was worth while if only for Mr. Austin Hopkinson's definition of artificial silk: "It is a fibre produced by the extrusion of a viscous substance through minute orifices m such a way as *o make filaments of a homogeneous natur?." TODAY,
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  • 64 15 June 19. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 15 32 Bark demand 2 4 5-3'? Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 23-32 New York, demand ~s6*' Credits yo day* v r ranee, demand iin> India, T. T. Hongkoni;, dtrnaivi t »> Yokohama, denmml J: H Java, demand j^^ Bangkok, demand 791
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  • 200 15 June V.i. Tin I<K> Tons (iambier |?*OQ Popper White 4 05 0 Pepper Black 82.00 Flake Tttpiocu 6 0<) Pearl Sr.jjn Small B so Copra 11M Copra Sundriod 12.60 Opium, Benin >s iinr. 4.000 Rice, Liang Mi-: Cli m \I- i B»a« Eagle (Old) Mi Rice, T.iunff Hln Chan
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  • 39 15 Singapore, June \\K 12 neon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Soot and June 112 1.12%; July MO 1 l.ll; July-Sept 1.05 lev- Oct.-Dec. 94 l n 9.". London Quotation Sheet 3s. o«*d. Market Firm.
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  • 535 15 The following is the twentieth yearly report of the directors to the shareholders, of the above Company to be presented at ♦he annual meeting at Derrick and Co., Hongkong Bank Chambers on June 27th at noon. The profit for the year if 1*2,241.16 which, added to the balance
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 110 15 The following W4* th? report submitted at the annual general meeting of the above Company at Tokyo on May 2'Jtii. The net profit, after providing for the depreciation of the fket, insurance and sh,{>,< structural repair funds, amounts to Yen 2,247,119.15, including Yen IMJMJ9 brought forward from
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    • 246 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. o ]lKi Singapore, June 1«». ioo 1 11 ttM l6 liubbers .-AhKtU. Malav> are quoted 2.4'> 2.55. Auenbys have sellers at 1.70 buyer, I*4. Jerams are quoted U 60. Mentakabs have buyers at 86 sellers 27. Brogas haw buyew at 84 and sellers at B*s. New
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    • 310 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macphail). Singapore. June 19. Rubber. ni 2 d. Unchanged. Locai Tin.— *2s4 15s. Up 15s, Local 100 tons at 127 H. Rubber is unchanged and the rubber share market i> on the quiet side. Mining share prices are steady although sterling tins are inclined
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1263 15 Assets over $5,500,000. --^^^^^^^^^mamaMm—mm^mmm THF fIRPAT 17 ACTI7D\t i inn A cr.»T^ Assurance m force over $19,000,000. lHt bKMT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITEDMAD OFFICE -Wi M h esto Ho J'Zrr St 8 "T 1 The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Sun^L n LONDON OFFICE 32 Old Jewry, E.C.
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    • 40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1209 16 BATAVIA'S ODD GOAL VICTORY. Record Attendance Witnesses Fast Game. After a fast, strenuously contested game, brimful of incident and excitement at £he Stadium yesterday, the touring team from Batavia defeated a r presentative S.F.A. side by two goals to one. The attendance, which must have numbered something m the
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 200 16 Notts Beat Worcester. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 18. At Nottingham: Notts defeated Worcesttr by seven wickets. Worcester made 161 (Williams 56) and 110 (Higgins SC. Staples four for 29, Larwood three for 19). Notts replied with 173 (Root six for 77) aiui 100 for three wickets. London, June
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    • 144 16 This match was commenced on the padanir yesterday afternoon, the Sussex Having lost ;yi> wickets at close of play. Royal Sussex Regt. Ki.ndvmr.r. Pujrh b Clarke 13 L Cp\. Burton run out 1 Eund.-mun Leo lbw. b Clarke M Svt. Pierce not out 7 Ite
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    • 50 16 [Reut<?r*s Service.] Eastbourne, June 18. Britain won by three matches to two. Hennesey and Wheatley by 7—5. 6—2, 4—6, 7—S. Gilbert and Casey by 9—7. 9—7, G—3. Roehampton. June 18. In the international ladies lawn tennis icmpetitions, Britain beat the Australian Wimbledon team by five matches to three.
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    • 42 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 19. In the Kintn lawn tennis open championship doubks Thomson (Ipoh Club) beat Moore (Kinta Club), 6—l, 9—7. and Lam Say Kee boat Josephs (Catholics), 6—2. C—3. The finals will be played on Sunday.
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    • 48 16 The Monthly Medal for June will be competed for on Saturday and Sunday, by stroke play and the Ladies' Spoon on the following Monday, 22nd, by Bogey play. The qualifying: round for the St. James' Cup will be played m conjunction with the June Medal.
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    • 52 16 On Sunday the tide is high at 11.02 a.m The "Veteran's Race will be swum after the ai rival of the 10 a.m. launch. Tiffin will be provided. There will be a 75 yd. and a 50 yd handicap race and water polo on Sunday at the Chinese
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  • 831 16 "H.R.H. the Prince of Wales's Sport m India." By Bernard C. Ellison, C.M.Z.S., Edited by Sir H. Perry Robinson, K.B.E. This is a sumptuous account of the Prince's triumphal and successful sporting tour m India, to which the whole sporting and zoological resources of an Oriental
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 82 16 I Members are reminded that "Nina and Jack," dancers, will perform m the Club to-night. Tables should be booked early. W. H. Stevenson will give an exhibition game of billiards m the Club on Tuesday night commencing at 7.30 p.m. There will be a break for supper at
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    • 94 16 Mr. H. W. Stevenson, the Billiards Champion, gave a delightful exhibition of his skill with the cue at the Penang Club or. Tuesday, m the presence of about 80 mem bers. He played a "match" of 750 u\> against Mr. R. N. Holmes, conceding the latter 400
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    • 51 16 [Reuter's Service.] Lytham, Lar.cs.. June 18. •The Northern Professional golf championship is most interesting m view of the proximity Of the own championship. It was won by Abe Mitchell, 305 for seventytwo holes. His first round, sevmty-one, is v record for the course. All the leading professionals are
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    • 96 16 The Malaya Command Rifle Meeting foi 1925, which includes the Warren Shield Competition, the Straits' Trading Company's Lewis Gun Competition and the Vickers Gun Competition, will be held at Penang on 3rd. and 4th, October. All communications should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary, Fort Canning.
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  • 206 16 Meeting at Indian Association. Under the auspices of the Indian Association, a meeting of the Indians bi Singapore was held at the Association rooms on Thursday at 5.30 p.m., with Mr. C. R. Menon m the chair, to give expression of sorrow and grief
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  • 68 16 Recruiting has been generally resumed m Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease: Salem Salem, Rasipuram and Thiruchangodu. Madura Periakulam Town, Thirumangalam, Periakulam, Nilacottai and Palani. Ramnad Arupukottai, Thirupattur, Paramakudy, Satur, Strivilliputhur and Thiruvadanai. S. Arcott Virddhachallam and Thirucoiluar. Tanjore
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  • 135 16 M"lle. Dailly's dance recital on Tuesday at the Victoria Theatre has been arranged to give full scope to the talents which were commented upon so favourably m her tour m England m 1920, then with the Keith Company m America and latterly with the Williamson tour
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 298 16 HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW "His Master's Voice" PORTABLE MODEL We have received new stocks. Choose your. t o .d S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. THE ARCADE. SINGAPORE. v> Gerrard Wire Tying M&chine? "B" Model. COMPLETE 1 o MACHINE. |L' m h^ p M *7V n inn(r NO SEPARATE X^^V^^ 1
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 98 16 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Programme of drills up to and for June 21. Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, S.R.E. (v) Signals. Saturday, 2.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. (v) Signals; 2.15 p.m. Farrer Range "B" Company; 2.15 p.m. Bukit Timah "C" (Scottish) Company. Sunday, 7.1» a.m. Farrer itanire «B" Company: 7.30 a.m.
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