The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 April 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1926. No. 11,783
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    307 1 A grave situation prevails m Calcutta, where, on account of the riots, the police have l>een compelled to open (ire Vage 8. Lengthy reports of Mr. WOMtM Churchill's Ifjdpet speech have been cabled by Keuter and the Wireless Official Service Tajfes 7 and 9. That neither joins
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    HOMO UNIUS LIBRI.
    931 1 "A man <'f on; book,* 1 a more or complimentary title, implying -mciiv of the ascetic type, often bestowed on 11; pioilS SOUI who makes his hoast thai he Leads only the Bible. The comj Invent IP solved disappears when circuins.taocee changed. Sot sanctity bol Eattaticisn n<
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      143 1 BUY k4 SNOWFLAKE" THE BETTER BUTTER Raffles Hotel Telephone No: 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. extraordinary new attraction, the great international characteristic Russian dancers MISS LADOVA YOURY YOURLO The above dancers will app rar at Rafffes Hotel TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Admission, Non-Diners SI. I(> KILL ROOM. I,- i>t* »tp v.
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      194 1 looks ailter the YOUR tennis frocks will give you double service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile— wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo washes without shrinking. The Kurlo way is Safe and simple. Obtainable from all Grocers, Chandlers and General
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      128 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Garrick cigarettes- Page 14. Apartments wanted Page 7. Valuable brooch lost— Page 7. 471 1 Fan de Cologne- Page li. Lactogen for your child Page Remington 12, F. and N. Page l. Dutch cleanser. Getz Bros.— Page < Stella Pallas at Alhambra— Page 2. Agnesia for prickly heat.
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      9 1 SEE THAT YOU GET "SNOWFLAKE" PURE CHILLED CREAMERY BUTTER
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      108 1 THE WEEK Wednesday. 28th. High Water, L 0.49 a.m.. 10.55 p.m. Baby Show, Victoria Memorial Hall. Thursday, 28th. Efiffh Water, 11.23 a.m., 11.20 pjn. H. 1. homeward mail closes. French homeward mail closes, 11 i.m. Spore Cold Storage tntg., Dnion Building, nooj S.C.C. tennis final. Phil. Orchestra, Mem. Hall, 5.15
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    FAREWELLS TO SIR G. MAXWELL.
    503 2 HIS VDViCE TO MALAYS. Xhe n:>i a serks farewells to Sir Georg< Maxwell look place <>n Saturday when the Malayan Civil Service entertained him and presented him with a gold plated I ponp suspended between elephant Vans MnKa Raja Kechil Tengah I posed the i>
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    92 2 The Shanghai Municipal EHectrkitj Department last y.ar made a net profit of Tls. I 119,689, which is more than four lakhs taels above the profit estimated for the ..ai. Thi> very satisfactory result was achieved notwithstanding that the Department sold nearly IS million less kilowatt hours than estimated, this, ol
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      64 2 "BETHESBA" GOSPEL HULL Bras Basafc Road, Singapore. MR, JAMES H. TODD of Melbourne EVANGELIST AND BIBLE TEACHER Will (D.V.) Give a SERIES OF ADDRESSES m the above hall commencing Sunday, April 25th and continuing to Wednesday, May sth, Saturday, May Ist, (excepted). The Meetings will begin at 5.30 each evening
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      272 2 PRICKLY HEAT. AGNESIA" ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER PREVENTS and CURES. MANUFACTURER BY MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING MONDAY MAY 3rd AT ».W PM. ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY FULL ORCHESTKA— BALLET AND FILL CHORUS. MONDAY. MAY :ird RIGOLETTO. TUESDAY, MAY Ith \TT WEDNESDAY, MAY ~>th LA TR
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      260 2 PAVILION. From Thursday, 22nd to Wednesday, 28th April. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP. THP I \TEST PATHE GAZETTE. EVE'S AND EVERYBODY'S FILM REVIEW. An ERNST LUBITSH Product!,,,. Starring such wen known stars as: "The Marriage Circle" Next Change: MACISTE IN HELL BLACK SHADOWS From cMu-S-t- y^^ggg^giar*"The most interesting South Sea> nini
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      173 2 A PICTURE ADJUDGED ONE OF THE SKVEN BESI uv j^ From Friday, 23rd, to Wednesday, 28th, Ypri! ALHAMBRA I (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietor*. > In the Second Show, commencing p.m A WARNER BROTHERS' SUPER PRODI* I Presenting America's Foremost Actor JOHN BARRYMORE I m the role of the
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    BANDIT SO^DJPRS OF CHINA.
    997 3 REIGN OF TERROR IN THE VILLAGES. Few have the slightest conception of what happens m the interior of this vast country of China when war is afoot or other calamities occur. For evtry 'time thai the farts emerge there are a hundred occasions when the tale
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    270 3 A Halt m Activities. Since the reports received about three weeks ago, very few captures of rubber smugglers are reported, and the four captures referred to bi low cover the period from March 21 to yesterday. At 11.30 a.m. jji .March 21, while on patrol duty off Pulau
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      584 3 IT)-' W \"^T /our growing child is expending far more energy m c Glaxo-fed baby is free from order to keep his health than he c ns^ su ch dread diseases would m England Everything is as Enteric and Tuberculosis i against him the heat, dust, mos- (consumption), for wherever
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      90 3 c Passengers NAVY CUT CIGARETTES j^Sjggj?> maAff. tnem. conteritecH IcX^^4H W.D.&H.O. WILLS BRISTOL LONDON llp^ I^^^^J cold |HH|m AIDS STORAGE /If |!I|\ T0 MILK If j j V 4\ HEALTH Mih!! 'm\ Mt 1 1 i I i m w CREAM jjjjj I j HAPPINESS PREPARED Under Expert Supervision and
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    TRANSPORTING USELESS WEIGHT.
    309 4 A reallj vita] c< m iderat i< >n to be bi n m mind bj the motor lorrj or motor con I owner hen pla< ing th. order for a Ij for a vehicle is the mattei of weight. A chassis manufacturer will always stat< dearly the
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    A HUMBER ON DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.
    110 4 There i> naturally the keenest competition among our leading motet- carriage firms for tht honour of supplying vehicles for the personal use of His Majesty's representatives oversea.-, ami few makers are mow consistently successful m this matter than Humber, Ltd., the famous Coventry builders. I
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    39 4 Traffic delays m New York City result m an annual loss bo business of $,SOo.OOO, 000, the Fifth Avenue Association said m a statement calling for the establishment of a traffic commission, composed of engineers and city planning experts.
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      44 4 H|P Dodge Brothers 1 W f I I I 4 p I)!* r\ I 3*j Central Motors (Proprietors: CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LTD.) l@i GLORIOUS WEATHER I THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY IT 1 MOTOR AT HOME) 1 Special Concession 1 Malayan Motors I kninniniiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!i!iiiiitiiiiiiiii(iiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiH
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    TOURING AT HOME AND ABROAD.
    1290 5 TRAVELLING IN COMFORT. Question of Spo-d. (By Lord Montagu of Beaulieu). Motor-touring-, whether at home or abroad, allows, for the first time-, thousands of individuals really to see countries as they arej for they use the roads and ways >n which history has lu-en made
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    INTELLIGENT ANTICIPATION.
    160 5 Cultivating a Motor '"Sense." One of the many phases of "motor sense is the ability to fores c the possible development of a traffic situation before one is actually called upon to take measures t< cope with it. This may be t rnu-d intelligent anticipation, and the development
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    104 5 There is something m knowing how to use an oil 14'iin. The usual tendency is to fill up the jiun and squirt a thin stream of oil on ths part or joint that squeaks. This is very ineffecctive. If your aim is not good the oil goes to waste- It
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    MOTOR MORTALITY.
    498 5 In i it her days, Death used to be personified as a spectre w;th a reaping hook. To-day, m the light of the figures presented yesterday the Royal Statistical ociety by Major Granville Ekige, Death would more appropriately figure as the driver of a motor-car. For m twenty
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    82 5 Five motor roads have been opened to traffic during the past year m the northwestern regions of China and three others are planned or under construction- Those which have been opened to traffic ar Kalgan to Urga, 800 miles; Kalgan to Dolonor, 200 miles; Paotowchen to Ninghsia, 4CO miles; Kalgan
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      180 5 yws%vwssvw%svvuv.%svwvv.%v.%%*.v.%vw%vw%sv.\s%\v.v.v.v.v l I ITALY'S BEST I BIANCHI CARS Model T2O. 20-30 h.p. 7 Seater 28 m.p.s. > Model S4. 10-15 h.p. 4-5 Seater -10 m.p.g. ji GUTHRIE CO., LTD. i !i .corporate <l m the Straits Settlements). "I FORD ANNOUNCEMENT. As from Ist April, 1926, the following Pric2; foi Ford
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      255 5 THE CAR THAT S YES YOU MONEY. I THE 30 MILES PER GALLON CAR. Is still the unchallenged economy champion holding the official record. H A noiseless, substantial and powerful engine, unsurpassed as a hill-climber. A beautifully designed body with ample room for five parsons and m attracH tive colours,
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    MY BOWLING CAREER.
    1916 6  -  CLARRIE GRIMMETT. HOW GRIMMETT BECAME FAMOUS. I How I Mastered the "Wrong Tn" %i s by gg If (The Famous Australian Googly Bowler). The following article is by Mr. V. Grimmett, the famous Australian googly bowler, who made such a sensational debut m his first and only
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    NOVEL ICE DELIVERY.
    88 6 i I At I RMtnl Au>tiali:M IV WCOU iHTt i<!- com pin ''ii' v. m tin- deliver) [Wales tide of the boi out by a Hew t»ta< tha; ir.c p.-' sailed on to show caua be prosecuted. In mendat'on ftf B» m; Davu-s stated :i." the loorof
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      530 6 j^j OLD DUTCH 1 I wCr CLEANSER WKT I < There is Nothing Else Like it, j I Healthful -*D\ Cleanliness Obtainable of ail Leading ij Provision Dealors. KTrT/ vjlilZ. BKUij. <Lo. J^>\ Spring at home Magic words, when the palms stand out against a metallic sk\, when you fed
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      177 6 ißkflP jAI "A 1 i Works: GRIPOLY MILLH CA-IWI^ Hl^feVji^Sß^ I RFI TINC HllSSi; Js^H GIRIPOLY PAIENT BELTING SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd. Why the Successful Hostess Puts Her Faith m Postum EXPERIENCE has taught the successful hostess that Postu:: v no equal. It is ever dependable, delicious, fragrant, ftnd M
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    THE NATION RICHER.
    809 7 i BUDGET PROSPECTS. EXPLAINING DEFICIT. [Reuters Service.} London, Apr- 26. In the House of Commons, Mr. Winston C nurchill presented his budget. He regretted that customs and exeis-3 had fallen short of the estimate by a million. The nation was richer than a year ago. but while
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    730 7 LABOUR DIFFICULTIES. (From Our Chinese Correspondent). The prosperity of Malaya which has resulted from the boom m the rubber and tin industry made the labour problem so acute that employers had to agree to the uncompromising demand of a certain class of workers that they should be given
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    LMARSHAL CHANG INTERVIEWED.
    109 7 Mukden, April 13. Marshal Chang Tso Kin. interviewed by Pi ssmen, stated: "My sole object m this work is to eradicate Bolshevism from China, and as soon as that is accomplished I will withdraw to my own territory north of the Great Wall, and my entire attention
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    52 7 remaining four millions were ear-marked for contingencies including the c-oal settlement. He foreshadowed that m the event of a prolonged industrial paralysis he would be compelled to recommend substantial direct, and indirect taxation, but apart from unforeseen events, he could see his way fairly and clearly to finance the next
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      511 7 BUSINESS CARDS. i MARY SETON. i E. AMBER MANSIONS. > OBGHAKD ROAD. J THE CURIOSITY SHOP. S v.w. w.v.v.%v.\v.v,\\v.%w\rt J Please Send for the Illustrated i atalogue of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO., LTD. 3 J 11! and 113, North Bridge Road. S FUNERALS? SINGAPORE CASKET CO. EXPERT UNDERTAKERS." TELEPHONE 75.
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      771 7 NOTICES. JUST RECEIVED. New shipment of manicure sets, artificial flowers. ladies' belts and hair brands. Z. Pattara, F. High Street. 2t-4 30-4 NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Poh Kirn ha? no authority now to transact any business on behalf of this firm. I'HK STRAITS COMMERCIAL CO., LTD., CHAN SZE
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      584 7 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The offices of The Anglo-Siam Corporation Ltd. will be removed as from Ist May 1926 to Cellyer Quay (Nos. 63 and 66 The Arcade). 28-4 30-4 EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA, (Singapore Branch). The annual meeting: wil! be held m the Lounge of (he Singapore ("ticket Club
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      511 7 TENDERS. TENDER INVITED. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. CONSTRUCTION OF TKN stkki. UGBTBB& Tenders arc invited for tIM fimstruct .1 ten steel lighter;-, to carry M bMM &*m& mn ui.t md <>f the following dfanett<fan«< Length nvcm!! V<i teei Beam moulded II fed I inch- Depth moulded 7 fe.-t I iiulu
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCESOKA! ti
    73 8 1! M Apr:! 27th. at h i del cv 2( mud Sultun Road, .Singapore, Lim Taj t 50, beloved father ni Lim k•■ Peck, X m Wee, Lim Kirn {'••I: and father-in law of Yen Swar Ke< md Wet- Teow Poh II loavf behind hii w thi
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. APRIL-28. 1926.
    712 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. APRIL-28. 1926. Closed Professions. The next few years will see a continuation of the struggle which has already begun between the specialists and |he i >rdinary members ol ihe professions, between the protected haves and the have nots. The law, medicine, architecture, professional music, accountancy, the
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    474 8 <m 2*5 th< celebration >f th« third anniversary of the opening of St. Andrew's Kosp ill tak»- the foi n fan at Home ly !!■<■ members of the Board and th st iff Receipi is acknowledged from the Government Printer of Vol. 1 of th< Vfalayan Civil Service List, 1926.
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    VICTORIA-ST. RAID.
    986 8 RISKY POLICE WORK. Wounded Man Dies m Ho-pit i! Farther facts m connection with the police raid on house N>>. 2<is Victoria Stred on the evening; <d" April 11 last, were revealel iri the District Court yesterday, "Then :i pr liminary enquiry Into the char? assembling 1 i
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    RIOTS IN CALCUTTA.
    77 8 A GRAVE SITUATION POUCH COMPELLEI |<j li;} (From Oui hvn < iyi. Fhe < ai( lit 1 a corn Gazette t the ii( t g ;:M pulled to oj i fine. TIV BlNp I <i<- Ml ;;i i" < Ktroav i n I n, L'alcti I M
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    "BANGING THE DRUM."
    30 8 i ter' Bi rvi Milai \ir i;, assembled m I be it Aral i < Must tin ring tfce doi apoar, i i old stai Stc H Bull
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    SWISS LAWYER ATTACKED.
    25 8 i:. s Ml iinkn »W« in<livi.i >.:.- .Ob tht- !if. I ed lawyer red l trk <i I V m Ma) L 92
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    FIRESTONE PARTY UP-COUNTERY.
    13 8 Ma!.-.. ||r. H i at Sen < ef t St l
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    EUROOPEAN CYCLIST'S DEATH.
    164 8 Kill ill 1h« K< .;<<! ,1 ('-< v |„v. |4S| LV all whii. It Pa l »boB i i hi 1< a m« E*l frfr i nsciou hi.- llr. E l M •> inqut-si w hid v, Bourn said that I by I j He m 7
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    30 8 VlCtol ia Si !< t "< Furtfu re% .<:■ i i I urporaj I rann Kandanj 8 t ion ITh vfttM Uii i c accused men. rho wen trial before \b» I rd
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      54 8 %WW.WAW.V.VJ I .V. 1 I .V.V. i .V. V Parfums de Luxe -J *p Rose Jacqueminot J EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers j Dupire Brothers. V.ViW.V.W.VA'.WiWA'AVM \3n YV^Vf v jb Tai ~ini|- iLjL, t\ Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, i™ Singapore, PenanK, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh. A
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    BUDGET FOR 1928-7.
    533 9 CHANCELLOR EXPOUNDS, j MAZE OK FIGURES. •w 'a final* c shoi i a surplus i 11 0 bol -hi> had been averted al subsidy into a deficit of I Forecasting the r« venue foi yeai on Uh existing basis, he I H at t-u L 0, 00.
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    13 9 has ret inn d from leave and I Vloss ha one b< irt
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    RUSSIA AND GERMANY.
    380 9 PACT OF NEUTRALITY. NEITHER JOINS OTHERS ENEMY. [Renter's Service.] Uerlin. Apr. 26. i'he text of the Russo-German Treaty is issued. U consists of tour articles and be- gina by stating that both parties would do i everything towards maintaining peace and! were convinced that the interests of
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    GRATEFUL SPAIN.
    125 9 A special .-rue!- issued by the Air Minis try star..-- that Kins; Alfonso has telegraph- King Ge v -<•: "Mj people and myself are sinceri i;. and immensely grateful f > splendid and successful search operations m finding m :'■<■ ilesert Captain Este-\t-y. and his h Please convey
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    WHITE STAR DEAL.
    113 9 I Reuter's Service, j London. Apr. Jfi. Messrs Morgan, Grenfell and Company nd Mr. I. A. Franklin, president of the Int< (-national Mercantile Marine Company, viewas premature" the reports m the press and have authorised the announcement that negotiations are proceeding for the purr.se of shares it;
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    THE SOVIET BUDGET.
    79 9 1 Renter's Service 1 Moscow, Apr. 27. The Soviet Central Executive Committee concluded a fortnight's sessi >n by unanimously adopting a resolution m M. LitvinD ff\j report fully approving" the Governme i t*s foreign policy. They also adopted a lav; i ef orating agricultural taxation and ratification
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    AMERICO-MEXICAN CLAIMS.
    66 9 [Reatefs Service.] Mexico City. Apr. 27. The neutral chairman and the Mexican delegates on the Americo-Mexican Claims' Commission have signed and issued their decision to the effect that the United States are not entitled to damages for the massacre 4 fifteen Americans m Mexico m 1916. I An
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    THE SILENT HUSBAND.
    912 9 DIVORCE DECREE AGAINST FRENCH WIFE. Livening -up Pulau Bukum. An attempt to liven up life at Pulau Bukum by introducing dancing at the club which led to tha acquaintance of a young employee of the Asiatic Petroleum Company with the wife of one of the Company's senior
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    531 9 SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM UEPLIES. To the Editor. Sir, i owe you a debt, and though my obligation may not be obvious to you I hasten to discharge it. It is more congenial to me to carry on with you the discussion into which I have been
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    TRANS SIBERIAN LINE.
    108 9 I Reuters Service. 1 London, Apr. 27. The Morning Post -ays that news has he-, n received m London thai an agreement has been reached m principle between the Loviet Government and the International Sleeping Car Company, for the restoration of the Trans Siberian Express, whereby it
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    FRENCH SPY MAMA.
    58 9 Renter's Service.] Paris, Apr. 2(1. The trial has begun of the alleged British spies. The tribunal decided to proceed m camera. [The three alleged British spies and their I two t\male accomplices were committed for trial mi a charge of having collected or attempted to collect information
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    228 9 fifteen, when she suggested going to Singapore he said they must save, and for months j he would never speak to her. On one i casion he did not speak to her for six week-. Lowe came to the island and taught the ladies to dance. There was trouble with
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      554 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "euirmaFline PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. s.s. CITY OF NAPLES Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan May 10 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF VALENCIA Marseiles, Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Apr. 29 s.s. CITY
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    THINGS WE OUGHT TO KNOW.
    979 11 The results of the first of our literary competitions have already been reported upon ny the Saturday Reviewer responsible t'i>v setting it, but there arises out of that recreative competition a serious question which seems to deserve discussion at some length. Readers, it will be
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    COLOUR BAR BILL.
    901 11 IS! SHOP OF PRETORIA'S ATTACK. There are many thinking people m South Africa who are alarmed at the colour segregation policy of the present Government. These people have found an outspoken champion of their thoaghts m the Bishop of Pretoria, Dr. Talbot, who has not only attacked
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    HILL STATIONS.
    35 11 Penang Hill (2100 ft): Ay. mean shade 73.76; rain .919 m. Taipeng Hill (3500 ft): Ay. mean shade 72.33; rain 3.37 m. Bukit Fraser (4100 ft): Ay. mean shade 72.54; rair 1.26 m.
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    36 11 Yet we seem to move towards it, more and more people knowing the same things and being ignorant of the same things, because they draw mental sustenance from the same or very similar sources.— Saturday Review.
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      81 11 Representative for Fur East and India: Robert T'.-non Buitdimff, Sm#«pvf«. 4711 1 WILLYS-OVERLAND I Fine Cars OVEtILAND "FOUR" Special Model 91 $1,500 jj jj Sedan 2,100 jj jj "SIX" DeLuxe Model 93 2,150 Sedan 2,875 WILLYSHCNIGHT I The Well-known Silent Knight Lngine (Engine Improves with use) jj I WILLYS KNIGHT
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    360 12 ADVENTUROUS CRUISE IN SMALL Round the >V«rld m Thirty-Four Foot Yawl. New York, March 22.— The blue water J medal of the Cruising Club of America has j been awarded to Mr. Hany Pidgeon, ad- j vHiiiiH'i and yachtsman, for his recently completed feat of circumnavipatinir thr world
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    COLLISION AT SEA.
    413 12 Earl} Morning Foy Episode. The lndo-< hina S. N. Companj teanier Yatshing arrived m Hongkong on Sunday, April LBth, with a badly twisted bow and a slight leak m the forepeak, sustained n collision with the O.S.K. freighter Tacoma Maru m the vicinitj of Tongai Point during
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    90 12 The vessels of the deepest draft through the Panama Canal arc those from the Pacific to the Atlantic as the heavy bulk pro- ducts such as iron ore. wheat, etc., pass m I the direction. From the Atlantic to the Pacific vessels carry a large percentage of I manufactured articles,
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    35 12 drawing 35.6 feet. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, the "Cornwall," carrying a general cargo from the British Isles to New Zealand and drawing 32.7 feet, was the vessel of greatest draft during the year.
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      459 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MAKELLA (7.375 tons) and MALABAR (4.512 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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      449 12 I SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE. OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY. "ROTTERDAM Hoy,, AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. Sailings on fixed dates via Suez to Ni -a IToHi Bod a MMI Cargo is also accepted to Baltimore, and tj I S.A. rad < ■nmiian point: on throuisfc Hi!- if reading. For shipping orders
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      167 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY CO. Inr >rporated :r. I* HOMEWARD S AII ,IN(,S Bi-OMBtbty scrv.'f for Br i 1 and Triesu- via potta taking Mm throuph B 1 >f LMi^f fcr Ft« Levant and Black Bm t p 'Tt^ M th<- H4 Omu I f 11.'1r.].. VIMIXALK ESQUIUNO OUTWARD SAILINGS. |(>K
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      609 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 G a.m. Kota Ting^i, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah <5 a.m. j Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. I
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      604 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr Dept. I.jndon. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden Amur Maru May 17 May 18 Port Sudan and Port Said. Mo!-,bassa; Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Eeira, Delagoa Bay, Durban f Chicago Maru May IS May 19 I'.rtan. Cape Town, Rio, Santos, Buenos Aires. fLa Plata
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      405 13 d^SL Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. 4 via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore m 110
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      633 13 Kirr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YCI (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. BELFAST MARL due April 28. For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO. f f/TD Agents: Singapore and Pmat KONINKLYKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL
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    DISARMAMENT.
    1297 14 THE JAPANESE ATTITUDE. (i'.y Our Tokyo Correspondent). Tokyo. Mar. 31. Various views on further disarmament] '.■xist m Japan to-day. These may be labelled undei two large categories those op- i posed to the proposed new disarmament conference, and those who think such a paric\ would lir <•!' benefit t<>
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    PENANG FISHERIES.
    337 14 A few years ago the control of fisheries r<>iir;<! this coast came within the jurisdiction of the Marine ourt, and when m L 921 the Gpvernm nt decided to v< I this control m a separate department the move was generally appreciated as an attempt to exploit the
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      398 14 IBfllAAnAf KORRENGZAL OINTMENT Mlllllll" FOR WOUNDS, SORES, AND ALL SKIN DISEASES. nfilllllll GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE Ulf U U FOR COUGHS, COLDS, AND STOMACH COMPLAINTS. The Green Island Cement COMPANY LTD. i SINGAPORE OFFICE N 45 Robiftson -^*Sy Phone No 275 L V.^ ;>. .-.^.f- Telegrams. "5: g *(;reenland." •**cmaar VbW
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      181 14 W < VVW//AW I "AWf > W.V/AVV.V/AV 1 1 .V.V.',V.V.',v/.,.,., v I The Best Battery I I For Your Car 5 —AND IT COSTS VOL LESS TO OWN IT We sell Willard Charged Bone-Dry Batteries m preference to all other batteries, because *t J know this battery costs the car
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    FRASHER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    689 15 FRASHER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, APRIL 27th. t Sf U S. 8 m brackets sh ow the issue value marked.] c d llarS UnleSS oth^ rwi^ may not be found, when figures are published, to have exceeded that of 1924 m value, it does not mean that the
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    EXCHANGE.
    21 15 Yokohama, demand lIS I Bar Silver London 2.* :i A Bank of England Rate 5 p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying. 8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    202 15 April 27. Tin 75 Ton* $138.25 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Sm il 7.25 Copra 11.80 Copra Sundried 12.00 Opiurn. Benares unt. 4.000 Rice. Liang Hin Cha.i Mark Red Eagle (New) S30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 M0 Rice. Rangoon Bir tan BM Rice, Rangoon Sioka BU Rice, Siam
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    PROSPERITY IN NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES.
    408 15 That important market for European exporters, the Netherlands East Indies, eon tinues to offer openings? for enterprising firms desirous of meeting the needs of the large native population. Statistics of the total import trade of last year are apparently r."t yet available, but, according to
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    195 15 MACTHAIL CO LTIVS REPORT. Singapore. April 27. Rubber. Local X cent* per ll<. Tin.— i27o LSa. Rubbers. Shares are easier. New Siu dais ate quoted 3 $.10 and Malaka Pinda.at 3.0a 3.10. United Malacca! have buyerc at 2. H0 and Changkal Serdangs at S'.Tn. Glemalys are quoted
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    302 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (1.. It. Macphail). Sin»ap<»rt\ April 27. \l u l»ber. IV. Up UL Local 80%. Tin.— lL'TO Lss. Up 26*. Rubber shares bave nol maintained yesterday's strength and quotations show ti easiei tendency all round. Mining stocks are still on the quiet side. Indu^ trials and Loans
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    230 15 Sees: Eburtsoitfi A Crosnekt, Lid. <M» j dun.> Patted St-niang. 394,929; Sialan*:. 164,741; TandJMig, 159,943; AiirloSuniatra. 55,048; Sungei Kan, 34,900; Tanah Datar. 33,100; Asahan, 4. r »,000, Rubber riant, fewest Trust (I>a>. 479,026; Sumatra. OVa). 71JB9O; Bah Lias. 147,600; Toemngie, 90J953; Ifendartfi, 170,123; Bila. 60,600; Giftrial
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. April 27th. 1926. 12 o'clock noon. Buyer? Sellers RJ3.B. equal to Standard. Q.C.F s P ot 19% 80 Standard R.S.S*. Spot sol. si May-June H K(H., July Sept. 79 Tone of Market: Quiet and steady. Latest Cable:— London Spot Sheet 23Hd per
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      503 15 Assets Over $6,500,000, S.C. i Assurance m Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN IM ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE.— Winchester House Singapore. s LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Goart of England, and complies with the British Life
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      480 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.loo,ooG,tt«l (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.86,500,000 President: K. Kodaina Esq. Vice- President: R. Ichincmiym, Em DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeucbi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Eiq. P. Wa tana be, Esq T.
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      434 15 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,F00,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. D. G. M. Bernard, Esq. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang Deputy Chairman W. H. Bell.
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      41 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. Incorporate. 1 m England by Royal Charter A. D. ITJOt. 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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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1359 16 It is doubtful whethtr the S.R.A. has ever done so foolish a thing as it did early this year when it terminated the engagement of the Stipendiary Steward and failed to appoint a successor. Even more than an Official Handicapper. a Stipendiary Steward is a necessity m this
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    HOCKEY.
    219 16 >.< .< t rxt Ha* kin^ Draw H.M.S. Hawkins wen opposed to a strong v| side on the Padang yesterdaj hut r being three goals down at the interval thej succeeded] m getting on terms half waj through the second half. Thej would hav< been no more ;har. rewarded
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    75 16 Wei-HaiWtei Cup. To be played <>n Sunday, May L'mi. as under:- C. Nash vs. L. I>. Hardie. (apt. Armitagi vs. \V. H. Elkins. Murphy vs. W. R. F >rde. C. Everitt vs. I>. J. Ward. W. U. Lyall vs. J. i;. Carr, •f. Mac Michael vs. s.
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    SAGO STREET FIRE.
    106 16 Held ..n a charge of murder, a Chinese named Tong Lam, the principal tenant of N<-. Sago Street, appeared before Mr. Bull, Second Magistrate, yesterday, and at the conclusion <>f the preliminary enquiry int.. the charges against him, ht was discharged. Mr. Bull holdj,^ that there was
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    22 16 A Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday proclaims Saigon an infected port on account of cholera, which exists there m fin epidemic state. I
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    161 16 HOME FOOTBALL. [Reuters Service.] London, Apr. 26. The following are the results of to-day's English Lsague matches: Aston Villa 2, Bolton 2 Wolverhampton 7. Barnsley 1. Hull 4, Swansea 2. Division 111 (Southern). Brentford 2, Plymouth 2 Northampton U, Mjlhvall 1. SINGAPORE LEAGUE FOOTBALL. At a meeting of
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    SIX-NIL VICTORY FOR S.C.F.A.
    471 16 S.C.F.A .6: M M.S. Hawkins 0. H.M.S. Hawkins has provided us with I>(ih\ of football Fince she has been m port, her players responding willingly to the demands made upon th m. At the Stadium yesterday, the ship's team turned out against ;t side representing the
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    ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER ARRESTED.
    202 16 Investigations l>y (he Rochore Police have resulted m the arrest <.f ;i Hokien named I Kirn Lee alias Ng Kheh. who is alleged to (have been concerned m the daring arme«i raid on a brothel m Tan Quee Lan street a few nights ago. Mr. Nicol,
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    487 16 FAST WORK BEGINS. With the opening of the track proper jy< sterday morning faster work m preparation for the Spring meeting, which begins on Saturday week, was indulged m. The course is m first class condition with a thick growth of close grass with the result that the
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    248 16 EX< ELLENT MN |\i |»OSITION. (From (>ur own < orres] oodeut I. Penan*, \pr. i»7. At the hatf-yearl) meeting ■>{ the Penang Turf Club tha hon*ble .Mi. \v. v i. uh presided, sUt( d that the roi the half-year ended February was (13,511, an increase of $8,565
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    56 16 Profession Pairs Final. At the S.G.C. yesterday Smith and Elazell defeated Griffith-Jones and Pash, 6 -3, The play never reached a high standard and there mre many mistakes made an both sides, Hazel! and Smith winning, it might almost be said, as a result of the greater
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    TODAY'S TIES.
    3 16 Championship.
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    THURSDAY'S TIE.
    14 16 Veterans' Doubles Handicap (Final). Hill and Cobb to. M< rgler and Merrier.
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