The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 June 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Hi CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY. JUNE :W, 1925. 2vO. 11,529.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    195 1 A full report of the pro.trf| ji«rs at the meeting of Legislative Council, which was held yesterday, appear, on pages I) and 16. liritnin has sent a strong note to China anent the inactivity _f the Chinese soldiers and police diirinir the riots at Kiukiang Page 9.
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    A LITTLE GENTLEMAN.
    1003 1 The Dornoch terrier arrived at the right moment; that li to say, when the rah «>f the exotic hounds »vas waning. The- Bcngalose tiger-dog, it will be remembered, was a brief potentate <>f the fashionable shows, and hi s successor, the Burmese fish-hound. was only the cotuet
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      224 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone Xo. 2020. UUEST NK.HfS.— Dinner and Dance. Ever) Tuesday, Thursday ?nd Saturday. TEA DANCES, E\cry Monday and Friday. '|M I 1 I 7 SARKIES BROTHERS, seventy \aneties besides vr«im*_-.o f the dally special dishes. Jl Proprietors. ________9__B *^____________________________B 09 The World's Typewriter Amongst the many exclusive features
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      159 1 Investigate the 20 Royal Reasons. _^^!^k_E_________j^Es^E______________[ THE EASY WRITING *B_U To-day the number ol Royal Typewriter- in use exceeds SOO 000. There are twenty reasons for this phonmtNna] record. Let us prove them to you In your Office; ur send you the book explaining them. RoNELOLtd. COLLYER QUAY PHONE <>
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      111 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Many reduction* at Little's Page 8. Latest shipping on payee 10. 12 and 18. Remington typewriters, Frasei Xen\v —Page 1. Opening of Phoenix Aerated Watei JKorks Page 5. Ppwdfaut drills, William Jn-ks Co. Page 9. Htgii Admiral, th«' i.v» brand of waparettes —Page 9. List of standings in
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      131 1 THE WEEK. High Water, :>.SU a.m., 5.'J p.m. Loaßue II: Police vs. I*. Prani R. Sus^ vs. S.t'.C. Lodvre Ailsa. !».l"i [>.rr. Wednesday. Julg Ut, High Water, 5.11 a.m.. «>.l p.m. M. 11. homeward mail loaves. League I: S.C.F.A. v<. R.A. TliHrtdvy, '2nd. High Water, h.ms a.m.. SJM p.m. Dalhousio
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    BURMESE CHILD MARVEL.
    161 2 (ircafl Crowd Spellbound by His Oratory. i Kann* on, .May 20. A Burmese chiUl-nuu vol. aged Rve, Is at- n<r great attention In Lower Burma. The child, aanted Tun Kyine, Ki the son of j nes tish sellers. His fame ha< spread to Mich aa extent the
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    WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH WEMBLEY?
    126 2 WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH WEMBLEY? •t" the principal pi >f conversa- Wemblej the f;u«. of the Mchi- i this j states tinAm. IB and exhibitoi an jchib v yeai i* sp f. Others dech I the presei I h success ntivue next of ;he I »...w definit itatemeni Lo
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    A SCOOP WHICH MISSED.
    122 2 An amusing mistake nearly earned nnenvfable notoriety f<». the Victorian Stnte Premier (Mr. Allen) recently. A meeting d1 the Cabinet had terminated abruptly. the Premier hurried off without tellinu vaitint pressmei what had occurred. Inquiries elicited the startling Infer asation 'hi Premier na<l rospended the Cabi-j
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    BAWLING THE NEWS.
    126 2 .luliu? Caesar would have been interested to read the picturesque descriptions from Pondoland I f the way in which native-->!«i<-atl the news of the Prince «>f Walef p new title 'Tin Shininjr Sun"» by crymuit from hill-top to hill-top. Most of u? mber his account of the
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    143 2 Plaatiasj their favourite flowers such «is clover, currants, loganberries, raspberries and fOOatberrieS JS Stated l»y an English; apiarist lo cause bees t»« increase th<-ir pro- Auction of homy, and placing the preferred {'< 'v. rs near the hives gives I further add;- i Hon to the store by shortening tin
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      555 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. THE ELITE CINEMA. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. Pictures as good as anywhere. THE MERRY OPERA CO: WATANG PEK JEE. LEON RENDAL THE WORLD-RENOWNED iPALMIST RAFFLES HOTEL. (Room No. 85) Consultation hours 9 to 5. "dollar academy, DOLLAR, SCOTLAND. Preparation for Uahremities, Army. Public S"iv:r*'-. Commerce. On list
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      405 2 HAROLD LLOYD, KING OF MIRTH, IS AGAIN WITH US. Safety Last His first 7 reeler has arrived. Watch for Alhambra's date 24th JULY R. M. DONATI, Distributor. PRELIMINARY NOTICE THE FOLLOWING SINGAPORE PROPERTIES WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT AN EARLY DATE Kstate of Lee (,'hoon (iusn
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      215 2 From Monday, L><>th June, to Sai H rd«>. it!, ""^B ALHAMBRA j A WILLIAM FOX SPECIAL-V HARRY MII.I.ARDK I'Kod, (T| A Screen Version of 11 DAVID HELASCOS STACK SUCCESS II Featurinfr R. T. Haines. .lane Grey and A in a powerful story, with plot bMcd on lif, 1J With humour,
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    AUTOMOBILE CLUB MEETING.
    558 3 The Hnnual meeting of the Automobile lub was held at the Room on i riday afternoon. The chairn.an (Mr. H J. Fougere) presided, among those present being Messrs. (V P. Griffith-Tones, J. Duncan Robeits, A. H. Todd, J. W. Harries, W N Gawler, A. L. Brend Short,
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    STATE DEPARTMENT FOR ODD JOBS.
    368 3 The Home Secretary u in the position, iis it were, of s residuary iea itee: ;:11 that is not assigned by law or p tablished cu.^*:m to some other Minister falls to him. All addrossei to 'lie- Kin;; \>y public bodies aiv first submitted to
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    87 3 The organ at St. Marys Church, Kuala Lumpur, is being overhauled and is not likely to be ready until next week. The choir is to be congratulated M its really xctllent unaccompanied sintine:. which one enthusiast declared to be be'ter than that of St. Andrew's Cathedral choir. Not having had
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    BROADCASTING IN MALAYA.
    433 3 I.aft Friday at noon, Mr. Poweil Robinson of The Malaya Broadcasting Company Limited gave a lecture to the senior stu- dents, and the members of the Literary Society of th< Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore. Nearly CwO were BSStWlblsd in -,he main building of lh e bool under the
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    ITALY'S NEED OF A LONG SPOON.
    294 3 Trade Relations With Russia. Rome, May 25. That Italy holds a lopsided bargain in (her trade relations with Russia is vividly shown in Signor Benni'a report on the findings and recommendations of Parliamentary Commission on Treaties. The report, which is issueel to the Deputies
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    THE MULE PROBLEM SOLVED.
    132 3 The latest instance of how electricity aids the modern agriculturist is reported from lowa. A farmer of that State harnessed S mule with three horses to draw his harrow, and found the tean-. performing imperfectly because the mule decided to behave in the traditional way. Every
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    65 3 The secretaries of the Selangor Automobile Association, for the late committee, have sent a letter of apology to Mr. J. S. A. Cardosa for their action in having written to the Secretary to the Resident, Sclangor, on the subiect of Mr. Cardosa's driving from Port Swettenham to Kuala Lumpur in
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      294 3 /^When heat% r becomes I i unbearable H t u m to UNO for quick relief. j soon as the bubbling, gushr jog draught tumbles down your I' percbad throat, you begin t«> j v I better. For B N O*t I Frail Salt really cools the j system as
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      566 3 SAFETY LAST Is a picture all normal people will enjoy, and as it will be shown in Singapore jj in the near future, make a point of seeing it. "I GOOD PICTURES ARE RARE. I I I II you would like to both look and feel your best when enjoying
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    "A BEAUTY'S CAREER."
    1024 4 LILLIE LANGTRY'S MEMORIES. What is a Beauty's career? writes Edith Sha^kleton in the Evening Standard, reviewing Lillie Langtry's "The Days I Knew." Does every Beauty attain it' Is personal beauty the cursed dower the Puritans thought it or an excellent stock in trade? Can a Beauty rise
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    COMING MEN IN CRICKET.
    681 4 To regain supronnuy Ul ,i ri England must do all m her and encourage her i U M we all are even to thinl I our |r, eat cricket he. Wooliey and Hendp on for ever. I Many names •pring I batting, I thiak a( I
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    CORPORATION FINACE.
    75 4 An urbane eourte«> m*i the letter addreited by Mr. S. W. G Secretary of ilu- Local Self-G Department, to the CaU-utta Cor| Thai Sw.ra.ii.-t body i> poHtelj <■' 'ho Budgrt ICt <or 1924 Ik* Bodcri MtlmaU t■' ti.,r. most .hher m...1i.y ,h. -tlch it P-P- bemwtaw. :l! „ffi,,.
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    51 4 Some amusement was rau^l ,that a man char^i with allI U) stray was r,all> th, .nan n compound they had lW*i plainant's MUM WM SiWlWl, »nd W cused's Chinniah. and N similarity of th, nanu, that ttw occurred. The climax „t th, when the wrong man P ka«lr<! umh charge!
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      285 4 r~~IcO«RENGZAL OINTMENT I p An approved pharmaceutical j|Fjg!!JSiß|f KCRRENGZAL is prepared preparation for the Skin. vJTOjCISBJA only by 0 In Cases of Simple Or infected WM^ttitSKSf Manufacturing Chemists, Sydney, Jg wounds, deep-seated sores, ecze- AS|]^M Australia. g 5> mic eruptions, Dhobie Itch or mmHUB Proprietors of the World-known kindred outward
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      229 4 These world-famous people recommend them Read what three tamous people ha\ p written about EVANS' I'ASTILLES. A/me. Tetrazzmi.the nor Id- famous Soprano "Thank you for the box of Evans* Pastilles sent me, which I find exceiknt and efficacious His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop has used the lozenges
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    THE BEGINNINGS OF SILK.
    1209 5 AN INDLSIIU IN SYRIA. A great noise of the tearing and munching oi leaves gieeted us as w e entered the silkworm bootn, writes Dorothy Aiacnay the Manchester Guaidian. A tooling bie^u from th e *ea t over which the village looked out, gently rustled the
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    A FINE SOLDIER.
    877 5 THE LATE EARL OF YPRES.By the death of Field-Marshal LorJ Ypres, following so closely upon that of Lord Rawlinson, the British Army has lost in a few wetfks two of its <*utstandins figures. Differing widely in many of their most marked characteristics, they rendered one common service
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    A HINDU BATHING FESTIVAL.
    926 5 'THE PURIFICATION OF THE RIVER." The days have long since gone when, for the peoples of the Western world, grim mountains, mighty rivers, forests, trees even, held their spirits of good and evil, to be conciliated with sacrifice and prayer! But supersition dies hard in {he
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    78 5 The novel method of lubricating small motors adopted by a Missouri electric company is claimed to give sufficient oiling for nr\ entire year's steady operation throughrut the 24 hours of each day. Continuous rtrands of pure wool yarn are placed in the bearing housing and oil-well, and are I kept
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      560 5 AUCTION SALES. jvcy Keng Seng in Bankruptcy AUCTION SALE OF p., trick and tile roofed house known as v Pasir Panjang Road and on«» attap pier „n (he foreshore knowit an No. 164, Tanjantr. Sinjrapore. Both the houses .ilt on Crow u Land whicn i* not included .alt) held under
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      589 5 Wen *ho get things done °nly 100% efficiency is good I I enough for the men who get jWrTmn^ things done. This cannot b 7W achieved with functions deranged \\\JafeßilS. an<l nealtn and vitality impaired. r" X \»^^^^^fek 7 atch your health for those little N&&L— HX^I warning symptoms that
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      1044 6 K OFFERED BY THE 1 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS 1 P IN A GIGANTIC I POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN 5 D CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. I |t_. J^Z^r.ff^L I B -J IWII IB IV 111 jf \^s I 111!!! I^A 1^ Iv I Iv *^fl If I I
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      1351 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS ——^m HFFFP 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES EASY TO WIN tho J,lit/ 0 l loWing u Prize 5 wi be given free t0 the persons having I Ju]y g mh e i92r S° f V teS at the dOSe Of the eampaig*? in to!n?f!L£!s
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      18 8 FISH. A: Buk:: Ijok Eaiate, Icraai on the Mtk inat. Id Ifr. arnl Mn, N. Fiak; daughter.
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      DEATH.
      72 8 TAN Tan Tang Niah. .1. P. it SIS *m or. Sumiay Jane 2*»th 1928 at kis residence So. 10 Kerbau Road, "ttnf |um Ht* I— vti behind him on* widow, B ams, Boon Chiat, Sim Ro!>. Sin Teck. Peat CTaao, Mai Khraff, Siaa En*?, Kim Hvh». Kin: Gum:. 04M
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1925.
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      Policing the Pacific.
      460 8 The present situation in China is that in all the Treaty Ports and towns where there are foreign .settlement- a warship has to proceed for the purpose of keeping a watch over the safety of the foreigners. This brings home to the thoughtful mind the need of
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      Against the Mosquito.
      309 8 The Ross Institute and Ho&pital for Tropical Diseases will be present in the minds of mo*t of our readers in connection with the war against malaria and tropical diseases. The story of Ross's great discovery, just over a quarter of a century ago. of the transmission of
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      343 8 i> Th>- Band of Hi»|>o will meet at the Y.W.C.A. to-morrow at 4.:*>o p.m. Mr. Miller has arrived in Ipoh to replMH Captain Elton in the Chandu Monopoly Department. Mr. C. Coop*r who stands charged with criminal breach of trust was brought up in the Courts yesterday and further remanded
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    NEW BONUS NOW OPEN.
    590 8 EXTENSIONS HAVE BIG VOTE VALUE. Beginning yesterday, a new period in the Singapore Free Press Popularity Campaign opened. During this period, which closes on j Saturday, July 4th, there will be a special bonus offer of ."00,000 extra votes for endl total of $100 brought In
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    360 8 Mr. R. P. Brash has Ik en elected President of the Ipoh Gymkhana Ctttb. Mr. S. C Viokers. Secretary of the Penang Turf Club, who went to Australia on a holiday, has rtturntil to Penang. Mr. A. W. Greaves, of the Preventive Service, Customs Departnunt. Ipoh. has been transferred to
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    RIFFIANS AGAIN ATTACK.
    40 8 AGAIN REPH.SKD. I lOV H TKIHKs HK|.|. [Hatni S'rvicc.j rhe Riffians launched a determined against tbs snston section of tl i botwean Cheynb and the Mgerkn r. M Theywew chocked and even^" loyal tribes, nppoM troops. I
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    SUCCESSOR TO DAS.
    49 8 [ReaterV Service M Cal.im.,. UII| J M. Sea Gupta, <x-,ln,r i for the difence in the Bswl« been elect- d !eH,l,r of th Swaraji>, Mm ia suacaasion U the late Mr. Dan j has announced that he will not deni I the policy of Das. I
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    THE EARTHQUAKE.
    56 8 rßeutor's Bervice.l I Pnena, Jnai I The observatory si Bendaai recorded I violent earthquake in the esrlj I i distance of about .".<*i(»<i miles, I Helena, Jaa« 2n. I M' w Mith tremors Incr sred I Hy extensh e daatage to l I vchooli snd residences which I
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    PRESIDENT'S FATHER ILL.
    39 8 [Reoter'i Ber I riymouth. Vennsnt, Jun. I y\i> lidenl Coolidge*M I I was operated on to-day. Ti P hastening to lu> bedside. I I itfff Sir. Coolidge, senior, I I fully operated <•> H diti I fa.torv.
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    COLLISION AT SEA.
    50 8 [Reuter*i Service.] I GleawMttr, Maaafbawiattß, Jim I Tht* Anchor lint r Tuneai I >:uik in n fog; tl il R I hundre<l mil east of fl I tain and thirt- ea of the R< ic's i drowned. The Tunra lia. I maged, picked up ih< >• 1
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    113 8 INDIAN NEWi (From Our Own Ctßtapoadeat). lYnanu. Jun. I Tlu- Pinang Ga» te*a Calcutta w I pondent record* that the cum: I I Calcutta. »i as a ma have b i •>• niirhfa I sitting, in which, oul i»f Liw IT ui charged in connection uiiii v< iM)
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    PORTRAIT OF SIR W. SHAW FOR PENANG.
    103 8 (From Our Oat. ■«rrt'spor.,K I With thfl preaenUtioii bj the H..n M'_ .,ustuv P. j! Snroulv of, ph£*«, the h<te (1.-f Juntice, S.S.. Sir •Shaw, the pwcine-ol th« mum-, ru«r L» m .w .domed with thr.,.-the o photograph> W«f one <.f Mr l>n
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    THE SHOOTING AFFAIR.
    49 8 Th, MM ta iHiW Mr (;<<h H I stands ch*n«l with tttempted l murder Chines Swimwteff Club on FrkU> even* last, W«. auai,, .m-nti0,,,.! >n th, Courts y.st.rday. th, in.iur,d man tion Mm rtpwrtod m tofar. Tfcjew postponed f.-r a w,.-k. bail -f O4l granted, V
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    109 8 The amount of th, Educ* or M I the M«nicip.Utl« nu.l tor.l I .914 whs 1*3.964. Placed on mm- .it i. 1*00.060; »nd $W I K :M ,:d procre* b I I extensions to the dinil* 1 E. ami O. Hotel. Ponanu. I"' I in^ and vt rnn.lah iwommcjti I
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      206 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CAI.DBECK'S" m^^xw r% CURACAO, Cherry 11 1 II C Brandy. Kummei, 111 1 1 ill Creme de Menthe fVWW I v 0 Gift Acknowledged by Connoisseurs as being the best. Caidbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) 4.,, ROBINSON ROM*. TKI.EPHONK 22v PATRONISED <& mt <Pfo^
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      16 8 FOK All X VERMIN USE I? §53*1 1 i AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co, I PEARS'I
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    STRONG NOTE TO CHINA.
    429 9 APOLOGY DEMANDED. NSII.T TO RICITISH FLAG. rnouter's Service.] Oking. June 29. ng British not< to China protoating he inactivity of tho Chir.ese police i during th<> riots a* Kiukiang 18th reeenros the right to demand sration for all damage and an apoJhe i^ult to t:'t- British
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    178 9 <» S.h.V Ne* Debenture to be Floated. ourtesy of the Xanyo XichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, June 27. -tattd that with a view to placing BOW South American liners and to the self sWS of the coastwise ites, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha have de float a debenture amounting to ty
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    6979 9 CHIEF JUSTICES SALARY. 1 I KING OPIIWI SMOKERS. Present. lIU E.ocii-ncy u* (hiker Mariafeterlus the Government I tht- honble Mr. K. S. Ho»,. His Excellency the General Office Comm;,r.dm k (Mhj. General Sir T. Fraser) TijJ Hoi.'bl, the Acting Colonml '.Secretary (Mr Hayes MHrriott). The Hon'ble the Resident
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      297 9 ~SSI Sutton's Seeds 2352S ANTIRUHINVM, Sut- BK.^T, Sutton's market tons Intcrmrdi'tt'. favourite ™^J m FLOWER AND VEGETABLE «?sL WriffhtN CONVOLVI'Lrs. cm LETTLXE. SutooENFLQwn ame- NEW CONSIGNMENT t rs wh 't, cockscomb, .iwavi TITST 4RRTVFTI cabback lettuce. crimson JUOI AKtilV tLU. Sutton's sUnd-well. COSMEA. early flower- (AUROT. Subton'» ing. early gem.
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      759 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. PYRRHUS London, Rotterdam
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      511 10 Ellerman 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 In Port <1 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID due \ue 28 s.s.
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      581 10 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION O LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with Hi^ Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. Vor Marseilles, London and \nt*. Due Tonnage^Singapore. T#|m J>
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    THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
    795 11 Saturday's leading article on Youth and the East has provoked "An Old Resident" to send us (Straits E?ho) a regular diatribe against the younger Europeans of to-day. He points to .he figures we recently published regarding the composition of A Company of the Penang Volunteers as typical
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    AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.
    170 11 AUSTRIA A ND GERMANY. As the late Mr. Alfred Lester used to ..ssert ir a once famous sonp, 'Every cloud is silvn -lined,' and the anxiety caused by *he possibility of Austrian union with Germany has had one hopeful result. Dr. Benes is now working for much closer economic relation?
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    32 11 The mere fact that international financiers can play golf and improve their figures, even if they obtain no other advantage, is no sufficient reason for criticising the game. The Earl of Balfour.
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    DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK VISIT MALAYA.
    398 11 DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK VISIT MALAYA. The Malayan Court was agog on May 28 for the visit of the Duke and Duchei of York, who made an informal visit shortly after noon. News of their coming had been known, and there was a; large crowd as the Royal pair
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    ARMS CONFERENCE.
    303 11 Supervision of Persian Gulf. London, June 15. A Geneva message says General Habi Imllah, Persian delegate, withdrew from the Aims Conference owing to the adoption of articles dealing with supervision of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman which Persia considers derogatory to her sovereign rights and
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    SLEEPING SICKNESS.
    168 11 London, May 23. The conference of the League of Nation? on the question of sleeping sickness in Africa is sitting in London. It has drawn up a series of unanimous recommendations, in which it suggests the exchange of information and periodical conferences between unaffected neighbouring countries; the investment
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      417 11 For WATCH VALUE Sfiniiiflksf in accurate timekeepers writbttand the climatic conditions of the East. POCKET WATCHES JOHORE LKVER I $5 Eack. IN TWO SIZES MOTION LEVER THIN PATTERN V.'ITH SCREW S8 r Each. ASES GoU and Silver Hunters f.nd Half Hunters. WRISTLET WATCHES NEW PATTERN MOTION LEVER $i 2 .50
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      552 11 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on Wednesday l,t July, being Bank Holiday. nO-G KRAMAT PULAI LIMITED Information has been received from the London Office as folVows: "Declared 1924 final dividend one shilling less income tax 4s. 6<r. also 1925 interim dividend one shillmg less 3s. 9d.
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      475 11 "Thatfs a nice Ton::, the Taste is BdiciGi:z/ WHEN you take the first sip of WINCARNIS, at OtKC you say to yourself what a nice wine it is. And so it is. WINCARNIS is a choice rich ruby wine that Joes you ever so much good, because it is perfectly
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    FLYING INSTRUCTION FOR U.S. MIDSHIPMEN.
    235 12 From June 1 all midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy are to receive instruction in practical ami theoretical aviation, so that on graduation they may qualify as pilots or obst". ver^, according to their physical fitness. A memorandum announcing this addiiu n to the
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    THE BRITISH BEACHCOMBER.
    216 12 The state-men that a beachcomber at Liverpool has made £9 in two days may amaze the uninitiated, but at many popular resorts and bijr ports there are men wh.. mukc a bit simply from combing the beach. Whatever l> lost upon the sands «ui'i much t^at fcces
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    20 12 I ask why, since strikes and lark-outl are ai\vays settled by negotiation, they cannot be prevented by negotiation.—Sir Arthur Steel-MaitlaaA
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    65 12 The P. and O. Malwa has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at 2 p.m. to-morrow. She will proceed to the P. and O. Wharf on arrival. The M. M. Homeward mail steamer Porthos is expected here from Saigon o:i Thursday, at daylight, and
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    H.M.S. VICTORY IN DOCK.
    846 12 UNDER REPAIRS. Someone said, when we announced our intention of visiting the famous old ship, "Well, go in uniform. Saturday morning's not an ideal time to call on the old lady she's in deshabille as it is but it's the only chance you've got, and uniform
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    122 12 Mr. S. Hague, Mr. Cochain Maurice, Mr. K. A. Strokes, Mrs. L. Loyer, Mr. Dr. E. C. Gould, Mr. Eaw O. Connele, Miss E. 0. Connele, Mr. A. Nanning, Mr. Abdul Kadir, Mr. and Mrs. Geerlsema. Mr. and Mrs. A. Butter\vor f h, Mr. and Mrs. Boles, Mrs. C. Stoelman,
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      494 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUOTRAUA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular 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 4t Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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      325 12 1 BOORD'S 1 If s 1 i9SiBS9^v% i i| |i "f A "If £n/ Stocked by all dealers and Hotels. t JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. v> s.s. MARELLA. Consignees of tiirtro pt r the a|>o\f fttOOJMf from Au>tralia t arrived- June 24 i
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      327 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Cnd«r contract with the Krcm h Got« Mail and Passenger Ser\ DIRECT FORTNKiHII^ FAR EASTERN SERN H K HOMEWARD MAILS. To Marseilles yia Colombo. Djibouti and Port Said. PORTHOS 1t.900 doc .Juh 2 ANGKOR 12,000 <lu Ju! FROM PKNANC; ONLY. To Marseilles via Colombo, Djibool Port Said. FONTAINBUCAU
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      601 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 Q a .m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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      688 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamer* a. V» Londor.. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Reamers. A^. Dept Antwttp, Bremen, via Colombo Aden Port Said. Atlas M&r 15 Durban. Algr-a Bay, (Port Elizabeth,) Cape Town. Rio, Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo, Chicago Maru July 2 July 4 Colombo and Bombay via Penang. t Hamburg
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      446 13 '|HHt| SfEAMSHIF LINE Round -the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINBBB. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to
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      678 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD I BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST FAR.ALON July 19 U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Aug. U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPFXT Sept U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Oct. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates
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    THE POPULARITY CAMPAIGN.
    834 14 I LIST OF STANDINGS. The following is the state of the poll in our great popularity campaign checked" up to 9 aon. yesterday morning. The list will be published at regular intervals on this page. Miss Stella Sarkies, Raffles Hotel, 993,600 J. Roy Perry, Fraser and Neave,
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    QUICK LETTER DELIVERY.
    340 14 3.300 Miles in Ten Minutes. Sooner or later a letter may be written in a London effice. and almost before the ink is dry th? handwriting will have been faithfully leproductd as far distant, say. as Edinbuigh or Liverpool Thj? will be Jone by means of a
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    KEEPING THE TOWN CLEAN.
    252 14 The report on the work cf the Municipal Conservancy department for last year, states that the labour cost of fceawnging was £211,920 a reduction on ~~,i.d, whilst the -urjnber on the books tii€ previous year of about eight thouuu* 1459. Twei ?y-thre e and a half
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    FREE THOUGHT IN UNITED STATES.
    321 14 A Test Action. A trial is about to take place in Tennessee, bringing \.o a head a eontroversy which has long vaged between Fundamentalists and Modernifts. Tht victim selected by the Public Prosecutor is Mr. J. T. Scopes, a biologist described by the Modernists and
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    BAD TIMES FOR AMERICA.
    208 14 Prophecy by a Wall-Street Expert. ''America will toon b- suffering from a trad*' depression. It will come within the next three years and possibly within the next, two years," said Mr. R. D. Wyckoff, editor of the Maeazine of Wail-street, who is now in London, to
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      417 14 Progress is Nature's Way The growth and healthy development of the child shows this in so many ways at first he is so helpless soon he learns to crawl then to walk and later to run. In like way at the same time his mental powers and other faculties develop.
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      206 14 Build up yourfy^ Health with m&fo Hails Wine THE SUPREME TONIC RESTORATIVE S When vou arc exhausted hv a trying 85 Climate take Hall's Wine. p When run down through overwork or worrv take Hall's Wine. fe When weak because of illness take g Hall's Wine. This great British tonic
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    STRAITS TRADING COMPANY.
    1385 15 THE HALF-YEARLY MEETING. SUady Progress of the Industry. The half-yearly meeting of the Straits trading Company, Ltd. was held in the offices of the Company yesterday, when the emirman, Mr. \Y. J. Wilcoxson, preside J, MM those also present were: Messrs. E. V *>; rce. F. A.
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 15 June 21*. Bank 4 m.s. 9 a ir oo Bank tk-mand o 5.32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2,4 23-32 New York, demand 5,3 a" Credits 90 days gga* France, demand 117} India, T. T. 1543 Hon^konjr. demand 4 „c i»i O m. Yokohama, demand 138 Java, demand 141 Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    141 15 June Tin 12'y Ton* 1127 25 Gambler llmoQ Pepper White if lu) Pepper Black 2J 50 Flake Tapioca <j 05 Pearl Bags Small 9>oo Copra U:?o < opra Sundried 11.90 Opium. Benara nnt. i.oot Rice, Liang Iliq Ch in rfnr't B'u^ Eagle 1 own ;jr ,Q Rice, Lian<r Hin
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      118 15 Siniraporf. June 2«». Tin. —i'2.">2 L5«. London June J7th. Local 127 U. 12.') tons. Rubber. —:}s IVfcd up \d. Fairly brisk business m the Kubber share market is to be reported with good buyers of all descriptions of shares in evidence. Prices generally have moved upwards,
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      212 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macphail). Siagapore, June lv». ku))J.er.-:;s. 3V»d. Up %d. Local I.l':*. Tin. -£252 l">s. [.oca! 1lT» tons at rJ7' 4 Rubber has again advanced in price and share quotations continue to improve. With no cabled news of tin. mining iharei arc quiet, industrials uid Loani
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      GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
      86 15 Singapore, June 29. New N««rk has k*<l tin* way on a Strong and advancing market Mid closes the week firm at the high figure of S7 goU far shee on the spo London lairs somewhat b hind at 3a :>•!. but ihowi a narrowing nsnf> gin between ready
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    134 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Batang Padang Tin GO f>."> Hi am Tin i.r,o i #6 Idris Hydraulic (i) .'Us :ui :;4 S M xd Jaipiag l.lttt I.U s^d Renong Tin ;,2 S 9<l .vis Aytr Ifolek <*1> i..->o 1.60 x.d. Balgownie <$> 8.60, :j.so x.d. Basset t ($> i.'jo
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 15 Singapore, June 29, 12 niM»n. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot I.2i* IJb>%; July LfJH I JO; July-Sept 1.26 1.27: Oet-Dec I.M 1.14'... London Quotation Shee' tl llfcd. Market Firm.
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    ONTARIO HYDRO ELECTRIC PAYS ITS WAY.
    130 15 Toronto, Ont. The Ontario Government has received $4,:J7H.:3'.)T. »2 fi did th.- Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission, interest charge: on advances by the GovenMMttt to the Hydro enterprise. The remittance included arrears of Interest upon the Thunder Bay syst-m totalling > 42.748.(;'J. All the units i»f
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      480 15 Assets over $5,500,000. milfl 4 Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMED. hfah nir™™ (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) The C^^^S";^;^^! ST 0 r LONDON FFICE: 32 Old Je E.C. deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance SeCretary Managing
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      494 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capita! Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.80,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq Vkt-Fmidort: R. Ichinoraiya Esa m DIRECTORS. q> IT. jamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagm, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwaaaki. K. .Mogami, Esq K. Tatsumi, Esq. K. Takeuchi,
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      469 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund:— Sterling 4,5Oo!oOO p t L1 Sllver $26,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. is L; Pattenden, Esq., Chairmar. w B^ h e Esq De P"ty
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      42 15 f ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW ft O. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    78 16 After thirteen rentuvfo* in Tndia, Payee love of the homeland !i shown bv an offer of Sir Hormi'cii Adenv.alla to raise 10.0C0 rupees, btingr half the eoit of a sta r hie of\ Plrdovsii Persia's grreatest rv>'t. which will hr. placed in xh< p-i'onnds of tfit 1 Parliament j Hcuso
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    631 16 THE OPIUM QUESTION. I The decision arrived at at the Geneva Con- vention recently has seemingly affected th" local Government, for I understand that it is going to cancel the licences that have been granted to those persons allowing them to sell chandu oft' ..heir premises. ThlM decision
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    MALAYAN AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.
    113 16 MALAYAN AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION. Cat Show Id connection with the Exhibition to bt held at Kuala Lumpur mxt month, we have riceiwd the schedule of classes ami rules in connection with the Cat Show to b" held on Monday August Srd. It consist! of twelve classes, viz., Siamese, Persian, any other
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    SITIAWAN COUPONS CASE.
    85 16 Tlu' last of the series of charges agrainsi different people of Sitiawan in conwctioi with the recent theft of over 1.000 one piku! rubber coupons from the office of tin A.D.O. \va? brought forward on Tuesday when Abdul I.atiff lin Abdul Rashid \va« charged befoiv the Sitiawan
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    93 16 St. Stephen*! Church, Philip-nt., Sydney. was on May 30 the scene of a very popular and pretty pudding, when Connie, only 'Ihii'jrh'er <»f Mr. and Mrs. Law. of Stan more, v -r«s married to Mr. Thomas Mac Hadrie, late of Xepri Senibilnn. F.M.S. The bride was given away by h^r
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    125 16 M.C lUat V.11.C.A. The BJLC .h* i.M.< A. an Saturday on S. C <ir Vrta Wut b E. Galtetan c Lync h L 51. 0. Ariihopi-/ iuA. \V. M<ti-i':r;i c gt«c] K. T. Monuw t Si. 1(h I. l.oij><iu^ -t. Watt l U. Bart«>ls Dr. Carnegf I. Stacl
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    STILL WINNING.
    14 16 [ReuterV S» < J Th-> English M»cc«r tear To by ♦> iroals t«> nil.
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    DONOGHUE INJURED.
    61 16 DONOGHUE INJ URED. [Reuter's Service London. Ju Th«>iv ua< hm\ teeideni In tk i I Prix in Pte-U, thrt< hordes, Aqua foram and Faraway, ridden f»> 1> Bullock ami Allemand w pectively, the first eonwr. Donoffhw had hicr dislocatt'd and h'\< Co!lar4MMt but he is pragmfting favouraWf. T was won
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    22 16 The Singapon <"»'if has been woa by Mr. L. I>. Handle. Duffen (an l>> Mr. I>. B. M Uif.
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    LADIES LAWS TENNIS CLUB.
    19 16 .Mi\«d DwMtn H.n Kin Mi« Wallis an.l Steven* i I M mar j'.nd HiiuHude. T
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    60 16 Programme t 1 r Tuesday, Ntiu, ">.i" SK.A. (v). and Band. Wednesday, Ist, 5.15 S.K.\. (v). Thursday, tod M s.r.a. (v). Chinese ■>• Friday, 3rd.. 1.16 p.m.. i 1 H«l (v). jind Band. 5.80 p.m.. Drill Hall Saturday. Ith., MO klt s.li.A. <v). and S.R.E :',t> p.m..
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    30 16 Orders for Weel Knd uir >d J«lj Tur<«lay. Mth. Sip AmbalMm CU«*., H. ;,i v Thursday, 2nd. 1 i tfc H< Qnartcn 5.15 pj». FRAN'K C. SAM-
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