The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 May 1926
1926-05-07
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Title Section13 1926-05-07 1 Singapore Free Press 10 TENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1926. NO. 11,791.13 words
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Article282 1926-05-07 1 Latest strike news is published on page 8. England is facing the industrial situation with the utmost courage and determination to see it through I'aue 9. Government has not yet abandoned hope of an early settlement and all parties are earnest in their desire for same Page282 words
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Article1336 1926-05-07 1 It was < -any in October, the Btorm p< riod lof Korth-Westerti Queensland* Hi*. Keats had jus; completed bis -neaiinir. and despatched the woo! t<> market. The \«-ai bad been a good one. There was a dk'fff, heavy growth 9f rnss, which, at the moment,1,336 words
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Advertisement97 1926-05-07 1 u\j LOW ARIELI/S MARIE BISCUITS, RAFFLES HOTEL Saturday, May BtK. Race Dinner and Dance Extension till 2 at.m. Work of Unequalled Excellence Distinguishes the REMINGTON QUIET 12. PHASER NEAVE, LTD. j The 'GRDPPA 1 is world-famou- for its many superioij I THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. I OPPOSITE THE POST97 words
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Advertisement192 1926-05-07 1 V.V.V.V.\%\V.V H %V.V B V-V B VAVA.V.V^.VAV-V.S%V-VV.V.V.V.V. PABCO MAHOGANY f VARNISH STAIN ij For renovating shabby floors, ji furniture etc. "g A stain and varnish in oneji j: operation. ji jj Price $6.50 per gallon o/m. j: ij Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. jj m 1 (Incorporated in the Straits Settlemerta).192 words
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Advertisement126 1926-05-07 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. No. 4711 Kaii <iv Cologne Page 5. rowther Shaw invites a call— Page Latest shipping notices on pages LO, L2 and 13. Tenders required for erection work Page 7. Clerks wanted by F.M.S., railways Page 7. Important notice by Cvcle and arriage Co. -Page 2. Dancing Lessons b>126 words
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Advertisement7 1926-05-07 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S, BISCUITS AND CAKES7 words
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Miscellaneous133 1926-05-07 1 THE WEEK. Friday, ~'h. Hi^rh Water, .".11 a.m., 7..").^ j ...n. V. and 0 homeward mail 'train). Dutch homeward mail clos< s. Changkat Serdang, Evatt's noon. S.S. Asm 1 annual mtg., K:>chanpc. 5.15 p.m. Div. I: Wellingtons vs. Chinese. Rusticana and Pagliacci, Vic. Theatre, 9.30 Saturday, RfA. High Water. 7.133 words
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Article226 1926-05-07 2 asoi apt d us. Despite the pinI -v. H I nhi I still -t inu London to be more greatly visited than ever I- Vine] i an? and Ihe < lanadians, traKans, N«w Zealanders, and South A■ cans are fc be mo e delightfully numt K; i226 words
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Article22 1926-05-07 2 During the week ending April 24th, the J-?"? 1 Birtha ;ill(i deaths recorded deaths. Forty-two of these were due 'V" l! Th ""■'"''">■22 words
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Advertisement233 1926-05-07 2 PRICKLY HEAT. i i 'AGNESIA" ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER 1 PREVENTS and H CURES. s MANUFACTURED BY MEDICAL HALL LTD. 1 23, Battery Road. 1 SINGAPORE. VICTORIA THEATRE 1 To-Night at 9.30 p.m. i A. CARPI Present- THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY FILL ORCHESTRA— BALLET AND KILL CHORUS. to-TSght Cavalleria Rusticana233 words
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Advertisement275 1926-05-07 2 Jl A V JILjL kJLH From Thursday, 6th to Tuesday, 11th May. "ON WITH THE DANCE." A Topical Showing* Mme. Kelvey's Pupils. "IH'ILDING WINNERS" (An Interesting Sportlight). THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. EVE'S AND EVERYBODY'S FILM REVIEW. LAURA LA PLANTE AN*) EUGENE O'BRIEN T "NT R E L. Dangerous Innocence uL275 words
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Advertisement306 1926-05-07 2 From Wednesday, sth to Monday, 10th M;i> ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co.. Ltd., Proprietor la the Second Show commencing 9 pm A SAMUEL GOLIAVYN— HFXKV KING PRODI R Leased by the United Artiste 1 Corporatu An [laptation of the Novel by Olive Higrgii i»> Featuring P.KLLK BENNETT. Suppori d by306 words
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Article1887 1926-05-07 3 THE HUMAN TOUCH. In the days of masts and yards the competition between ships' companies in the various evolutions aloft was desperate, partly lu'C'ause the question of "vNio won" was never in uoubt. Results were obvious to observers in the whole squadron or lleet. The men1,887 words
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Article44 1926-05-07 3 London, Apr. 26. A Milan message says <>n the historic occasion at the Scald Theatre of the first presentation of Puccini's unfinished opera Turandot," conducted by Tuscanini, a crowded audience composed of the elite of Italian society was very much impressed.44 words
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Advertisement373 1926-05-07 3 SERGEANTS TERRIBLE fjz TO, POISONED SORES W #1 Perfectly Healed By ml) im ol a severe attack of zS"': i^&gSSr/\!U^ reswhicl loilowed a bath- r Yjsr* y f\ ipin the Red Sea. fa*. > f^ I "Wbenstai medal \dcn with the IVffftCSc ''"T^ R.t ivs S< P< tts,oi Sandy- sergt373 words
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Advertisement237 1926-05-07 3 FORD OWNERS Prolong the Life of Your Car lift f>j. a*l White Star Oil Profitable Investment MAUYAN MOTORS 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. WEARNE BROTHERS I IMITED, Proprietor*. "top notch" j^^^Hj flu L^.j^m '^tJ^t i f '^tkO I w m 2JF'.t' j'll 1 iirnL'.lwlp J^Ctr^K&j^ ym i ij I! +w vl, I237 words
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Article331 1926-05-07 4 V,. 11.— WAR AT LAST. [Specially Written for Free Press]. W« r.a not been stationed at "X very long before we got a taste of war with a vengeance. On a beautiful summer evening whei I m moonlight made it possible to read without a lamp at331 words
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Article, Illustration50 1926-05-07 4 "Yelour <!e Smyrna" i> u>ed to advantage in tht- straiirht tunic pictured above. It is in soft tonfs of prey and dull r*o and is worn mer a straight < t th.M rt-d crept* de hine. which reappears at the neck, wrists and in the irirdk. J50 words
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Article334 1926-05-07 4 fun indeed. 1: quite a Dumber in camp \\V<> >♦•♦••:•: indifferent t<> danger; others who had been in London raids hintci irritatingly tha r the present one was a mers flea-bite eon ith the Real Thing; some others even pi through the whole uproar; bu< I fan s the maj«334 words
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Article581 1926-05-07 4 UP TO THE MINUTE Girls who wish to be "right up to the minute" in their choice of pretty accessories, are wondering whether to indulge in one of the new and expensive, sparkling anklets. The gold necklet, made to clasp snugly around the throat, which had a sudden581 words
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Article140 1926-05-07 4 "Don't Know Which End Of Baby To Hold." "Some mothers don't know which end of baby to hold, and they will not attend clinics to In- taught. It is solely a question of pride," said Miss Hester Viney, principal of the College of Nursing, speaking at a sessional140 words
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Article, Illustration1160 1926-05-07 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Many "f the smartest repp frocks ai» I trimmed with a few buttons made in an I original design. <>n a mulberry-coloured I tailored frock, shown in a fashionable modiste's shop last week, some ball-shaped buttons, in several shades oi blue enamel, made ;i pair of prettj cuff-links,1,160 words
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Article396 1926-05-07 4 IMITATING THE INFERIOR. Of all the itHMgS prank- of jreation, none is quite so pitiful as the "masculine" woman. I am not speaking of the boyish type of ttirl who crops her hair. affect Kton collars, show.- an alarming amount of silk stocking, a suspi'-io j-ly flat figure, and396 words
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Article93 1926-05-07 4 It.' i oner lackri suit <•. uut^cttUne cut f.>! women ia now <o mm 1 nn acc-ert* u that hardly a head is I irtu* or an eye raised when a woman so d\ ti i ente su EJnglish theatre or restaurant. Bat goad number nf pyes looked with intsere^93 words
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Article200 1926-05-07 4 <<un::nu,d ttm last, and me Bnttlt t;: When we awoke next rnomi Of blue skie. and s«| I believe that it ha-! r, nightmare. But thei.- ua.- shrapnel p.ercd roof had been fad and d For three ftfefafa treacherous barVMl r to.mem of hHtle slees and camp200 words
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Article, Illustration265 1926-05-07 4 mowing, after i*n estutv.ine; on the peat rfv ri^rht ootj il the town ith hardl lint- hand— imr shape <>ut by fire; -<>lni itoi iv.arKt-d by the fl| ing cum huge away; a -r< ti holt' ir. I street big enough h bui bnapi f wrw tag* pivsented265 words
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Article621 1926-05-07 5 I Sanders, by Edgar Wallace. (Hodder I and StoHffhton). j Mr. Wallace's hooks are sure of a warm I welcome, for he is one of the best story- telleis of the day. Sanders is made up I from a seiies of episodes in the lives of j certain621 words
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Article160 1926-05-07 5 Fhere have been one <>r two instances of judges deliberately postponing sentence so thai they might not be "carried away" by emotion, says the Manchester Guardian. Mr. Justice Wright mot the present .Kkljj-. of that name) once t < J < i a prisoner that he160 words
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Article500 1926-05-07 5 ACCJUKKS NEW RESPECTABILITY Mr. E. E. Pretty's report on the State i Brunei for I!<2"> shows a surplus between tevenue and expenditure of s>"> .'.L'7.~i. the actual revenue having been $315,261. The •ceipts were an easy record the main increase being under Customs duties and Land Revenue. Brunei500 words
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Article168 1926-05-07 5 Pheif maj or maj no; anj great foundation foi the storj thai the Agra Khan had been proclaimed to the Hindus as "the incarnation oi Vishnu," bui if the theor\ i.* that he is >ne of the Avatars of the Hindu prod ins appeal ance 'should now168 words
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232 1926-05-07 5 CHINESE BOI SHEVISTS AND HOSPITALS. A pitiful stcfty it bold in thi S rth China Daily Newfl bj Dr. Leavetl, supei nteadei I of tin- Stout Memorial K< spttal ai IP ichow I Bitter anti-foreign feeling led I .1 demand to hand the hospital ever I i the Chinea •A232 words
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Article109 1926-05-07 5 I "Hi .1 in lllMfeMr*« V\aistl>;«n<l. j English s..\f>>. ||^8 i ■-i r: i.,i,o t i :i the <; iv<- made a surprising <■ >v<<\when ten of them wen found in c r i* wi band of a uroetaii bswker, vfeo tm^tui I For .-l'h.l;. She imi tster109 words
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Advertisement229 1926-05-07 5 4O million prescribed portions of A/T"DrM "were given in 3,000 Hospitals and Clinics last year For over 20 years Virol has been prescribed by doctors and used in Hospitals. During all this time doctors have heen carefully observing the effects ot Virol, and proving its permanent good results over long229 words
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Advertisement76 1926-05-07 5 Cook must \we one With 300 tested recipe* to choose from, cook will be able to give us sucH good things to eat. i Paisley 1 M Wk The SURE r«.iio e po.d^^p FREE.— 3OO [~"Sj2_ Tetled Recipe* *rr.d loui t fnl stamp JtfjJKg*" wit? ijoui name anJ F\m I76 words
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Advertisement68 1926-05-07 5 J^^^m/ 4 r~~~~^^. |B| fil ihese are the accompaniments of a I 'I \l\ H Here, too, is a means (>f maintaining I I H\V A*V -J/ y^yli "Mural beauty far superior to the use I \Vv^" W lf On ,'77 -M other times, a few drops sprinkled IllWi Ask68 words
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Article1676 1926-05-07 6 SOME NEW PROBLEMS. Opportunities, such as those which I have enjoyed, of watching 1 the Fleet Air Arm at work at sea would convince anyone chat seaborne aircraft -uv essential to >he cieney of fleets and squadrons, always provided thai sea and weather conditions are favourable to1,676 words
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Article301 1926-05-07 6 The Cairo-Karachi air servic which is t« be inaugurated within the next twelve months, is directly connected with the larger scheme for the pr< motion ol an air-route between England and India. The service, from Cairo, carried out b> aeroplanes, tfl onlj temporary, and will301 words
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Advertisement837 1926-05-07 6 jj Keep your Teeth clean with TboHi Powder for it is a big help to anyone who wants her or his teeth to look well and last well. It cleans them so easily, so smoothly, so thoroughly, and polishes beautifully without scratching or in any way injuring the enamel. Sold837 words
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Advertisement188 1926-05-07 6 "n LII^O i<3ffipS j. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. j! Ir.corporßtPd R the Straits Settlements > f Electrical Department. jj L 9V B \VAV.\%V.V.V.%V > V.'.V B ".V.V.V > t i ,V i DF A I DA D/ 1 A I\T A KIAL oAKbAIIN Ernernannf Quarter Plates size Roll film Camera GOOD188 words
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Article1139 1926-05-07 7 COMMONS PASS. JIX EXPLAINS NEED. i [Reutei'si Service.] London, May ">. i In the House of Commons, Sir W. Joynson Hicks moving the confirmation of the Emergency Powers regulations quoted declara- j tions by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in li>24 in support thereof which were, he said, a1,139 words
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Article182 1926-05-07 7 Reuter's Service. J London, May .">. The fact thai we are <»nij r inning an issue hitherto unexperienced, and that Gov- innient is groping its way, was emphasisied by Lord Birkenhead in the House of Lords, upp^rting a motion to continue the Emergency Powers Act, which was182 words
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Article375 1926-05-07 7 Some Promising Sites. After a six-month survej of sites connected with man's origin and evolution in India, Ceylon, Java, Australia, and South Africa, Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, curator of physical anthropology in the U. >■ National Museum at Washington, returned recently ?ays the Washington "Science News Buii375 words
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Advertisement414 1926-05-07 7 BUSINESS CARDS^ MARY SETON. I E AMBER MANSIONS. 5 ORCHARD ROAD. rHfi CURIOSITY SHOP. S; P tmm Send for the Illustrated ntnloßue of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO., LTD. IBd 113, North Bridge Road. EHKI O-0-& I >o-»i>-0-0"& >•«• tEBI B TABLB TOPS. FLOORING, INGAPORE CASKET CO. Marble Merchants." Tek' phone414 words
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Advertisement538 1926-05-07 7 HOW TO QUICKLY STOP DIGESTIYEJRQUBLES. Provided that the full facts of the cause of the trouble are known and understood, there's a remedy fur practically every rift in life's jute, whether it's a matter of vital national importance ot a common-place thing like, say, indigestion. If it's indigestion, the quickest538 words
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Advertisement794 1926-05-07 7 OLD SHIRBIRNIANS. It is proposed that an 0. S. Dinner be held shortly, preferably about the time of Com mem: and at Singapore. Would all O. S. in Malaya, whether able to attend or not, communicate with: 1 R. F. W. LEONARD. c o. .Mansfield Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. FEDERATED MALAY794 words
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Advertisement620 1926-05-07 7 NOTICED, AMERK AN CONSI LATE (iENERAL, SINGAPORE. S.S. lini duaU .lini Dt^aniEatione eoncerned informed tast American inoowe tai Esnat '■■>' An 'Hcaa Consol in SINGAPORE MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. I IRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OI SIN(, APORE. MOTOR INSIRANC E ASSOCIATION OI MALAY A. Tin- Offices of Mt':iin'i- of thi ..(pi.'.-i- I620 words
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731 1926-05-07 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1926. Tho Struggle at Home. A ma»- of miscellaneous Information aboul th< Great Strike arrives by cable feo-da> from Reuter's Agency, the British Radio message not getting through, possibl) because ol the service being required otherwise than in transmitting propaganda. Reuter has certainly risen731 words
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Article490 1926-05-07 8 Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, of trv America Presl j t.-i ian Missioi ;> an ived i Lieut.-t i»] I !l Tw. I n spec to 1 c Pi [sons, S.S., is e> ;•< ted n Pei .<• g I h week-end. Mr. und M rs. 1 »oug l: >bei I490 words
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Article140 1926-05-07 8 FAREWELL TO HON. MR W. PEKL. (From Our Own Correspondent). IVnang. May i', A farew 11 dinm r was given bo the hon'hi Mr. VV. Peel last night bf awhefi <»f th Penang Club- Fhe hon*ble Hr. Janes S. lai, pc. siding, sail hv wa& pleased t<» m140 words
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Article104 1926-05-07 8 < From hir hum < '<•! respondent The recent cont io\ ersy <>:. th<- qpert u <it' a Sailors' [nstitute for Penanc las ?(i vealed that the actual p< sition, socordinj '.ii information received from the Harbou Master, is thai i h*- Destitute Seamens' \i lief104 words
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558 1926-05-07 8 TAMIL'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE. 'If < tui On s< undent IVn;irm. Ma\ S. I ti" I ami] tianu d Sinn&samy, v.a--i sentenced deatl ye. U I foi th< murder of two women grass cutters on th< Byraai Estate, !i;i> given Rntid i through u. Bisl i.. i likelj t558 words
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Article139 1926-05-07 8 LATEST STRIKE C ABLES. j OIR NEWS Assign hHK IHll'i, fU ;;:,t S, Blue sumitu r ski* lof the -t i Ikt found 1 L'-"injj- to business in I 01 I! enich hre a« nm ;!(!i.- j;: m h ■•< to drivers foil* >« rig hit hen < Ely Mail139 words
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Article22 1926-05-07 8 I reeuM a suppiiMiu' tin o( 1.1 t. Tli,- !.<J liie 1 <w M i Cheka. Hiej wei li ••■iiti22 words
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Article31 1926-05-07 8 Idtta will '■< I month. The v Ihe Pi mm Europe, in ovdei I lition to U.5. 11 r I i is gotec I reasons of health, a Ptachaks, Mom Chao t&31 words
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Advertisement136 1926-05-07 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" HARVEYS OF BRISTOL MILK SHERRY. Royal Tawny Port. Hunting Port. Sole Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the- Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.) (Incorporated in Shanghai.) Telephone 225. 15, Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. j_ S NEW SHIPMENT ji PHEASANTS PARTRIDGES. j! NEW SELECTION I '^^^kL^^ MIT136 words
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Advertisement58 1926-05-07 8 V%VAV-V.".VA»JW>.-A%VWJWA Parf ums de Luxe Rose Jacqueminot i \l Emcraude Jj > EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers a Dtipire Brothers. V. i iV.V.V.VAV.V.Wi i iVAVA i M Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, m I Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Alor Star and Teluk Anson. r. tnj58 words
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Article879 1926-05-07 9 LIGHTLY, BUT QUITE DETERMINED. LONDONERS ACTIVE. REVOLUTION? II M B London. Mav ,>. nation is in progress in Britain, ag carried our hitherto with the British phlegm. The most striktward evidence .it' it has been the manifestati n oi the enormous inn motoi traffic, compared879 words
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Article863 1926-05-07 9 I ndon. May s a:- I with the posit* aent spokesman to-day br ad- positl e all over the countrj as i V ry, witi 1 no sign of panic even of j tent; n serious nistnrbance MB suppl D I mal 12,450 therl bav< en enrolled in863 words
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Article138 1926-05-07 9 NEW YORK SURE. 'REVOLUTION" ABSURD. [Renter's Service.] New York, May 5. tritish strike news .nom polises the front pages of all the morning and evening pa- es's. The editonais deplore the event as a tragedy, though the talk of a revolution is received with incredulity and as138 words
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Article125 1926-05-07 9 I Renter's Service.] Be Hast, May .">. The Northern Ireland Parliament has passed a Government bill empowering the j Governor, if an emergency arises, to proclaim the emergency and regulate the sup- j 3ly and distribution of necessities. EUROPEAN SUPPORT. Berlin. May .">. A conference of the General125 words
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Article102 1926-05-07 9 i [Reuters Service.] Leningrad, May .">. The -i re< t- were tilled w ith curious crowds when the Norge left for the Pole. The crew numbers eighteen, with two rifles and bayonets, in the event of their being reduced to hunting polar bears to sustain their lives, in102 words
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Article564 1926-05-07 9 ROBBED ON WAY TO BE MARRIED. Mandor Loses His Savings. The story of how the Chinese mandor of a rubber estate in Johore, who was on his way to China with two hundred dollars that he had saved and the intention of getting married when he arrived there,564 words
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Article131 1926-05-07 9 How a policeman in plain cloth.-.- hap-1 pened to be travelling in the same 'bus in vhich a Chinese tendered a forged five dolar note in payment of his 35 cents tare vas related when Ong Geok San was ch&rg- I ■d with l>ein£ in possession131 words
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Article186 1926-05-07 9 !»iu r Mito Fire. Tokyo, May 5. Over one hundred h >uses have been burnt icwn l>y a serious (ire which occurred in the own of Mito. Chinese Situation. li is reported thai negotiations between Marshals Wu Pei-fn and Chang Tso-lin have now practically concluded with a compromise.186 words
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Advertisement214 1926-05-07 9 I «JEAfi g I MANILA VALJEAIf MANILA CIGARS (if^ M CIGARS i irtauaCigar j" 5 3T o > S PERFECTOS Per box of l'- PRICE SUM) M m. |f AMERICAN BOI'QI'CTS 2.". 1.50 M S < > m Jean Valjcan After Dinner Cigars i Jl BXOELENTES Per box of 2.".214 words
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Advertisement651 1926-05-07 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE 1 REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEB&LY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW (via GENOA AND HAVRE). WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. PATROCLUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Giasgow May 9 ADRASTUS London, Rotterdam651 words
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Advertisement535 1926-05-07 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. Fl I rRMAN S INF LLLLiimfin tint PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES JL \»f UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. s.s. CITY OF NAPLES Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan May 22 HOMEWARDS. s.s CITY OF SINGAPORE London. Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg535 words
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Advertisement448 1926-05-07 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FKOM LONDON. HOMEWAKI» For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and *p Due 1 < <i Tonnage. Singapore. TonnaiM > *ep.;-,448 words
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Article1902 1926-05-07 11 INTERESTING CHAPTERS FROM PIONEER LIFE. F1577 The following short descriptive history of the work of the late Rev. B. P. Keasberry in reference to education of the Malay commencing from the year 1839 to 1875 has reached u> for publication. The writer of this letter thought1,902 words
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Article400 1926-05-07 11 SutfK*'*ti<»ns for Reviving It Dublin. Mar. 31. Tin- report of the Free State Tobacco Committee reminds us that between IT7!> and IS.'JI the cultivation of tobacco was al--1 lowed in Ireland, though not in Great Britain, and that a great part of the tobacco consumed in Great400 words
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Article64 1926-05-07 11 Toochew. whose father was a pambier ti-ad-er, and the boy's ape was 14. His name was Lau Lee Lin. Just fancy a Chinese boy was able to beat the Malays in their own language. I wonder if this Mr. "Lau Lee Lin" is still alive, and should he read this64 words
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Article282 1926-05-07 11 Dancing to Enforce an Argument London, Mar. 2~. The "Grand National feeling" was rampant in Bow-street Police Court yesterday morning. Even the gaoler, "topping i;kv sta^." disdained the usual method of ap proach to the clerk'.- table on *one occasion before the court opened officially, and282 words
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Article105 1926-05-07 11 Paris Action to Prevent A Mockery of Justice. Paris March 31. The French Minister of the Interior has taken steps to prevent what he terms th transformation of the criminal courts into cinema theatres by the public who flock to gloat over the proceedings and applaud or105 words
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Article407 1926-05-07 11 (iermjin Police Kxcuses for Slow Procedure lierlin. March 29. Several larg mmarti of Berlin police anat present busy digging over the Ebreat land known us Klchstrund. near PobeiilK camp. in search of th bodies of Earner wewihefi of the Black Army who WK alleged to have been407 words
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Article48 1926-05-07 11 by means of influential frLnds. had scatreserved for thorn at all sensational trials, and flocked to the courts in l"ur> and jew Is as though they were attending a first night at the opera. The Minister d-. nounc. > their conduct as "ind(-ccnt" und. "a mo -key B» justice."48 words
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Advertisement453 1926-05-07 11 \^s^^K^^ft\ Montserrat Squash is, md he won t want to I M ntserrat Pulpy Lemon Squash cooststa only of the pure juice and pulp of finest Sicilian Lemons and ;ine sugar, and is completely free r r 'm artificial syrups, colourings and harmful preservatives. It quenches your thirst and it453 words
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Advertisement76 1926-05-07 11 DE DION BOUTON CAR The Premier French Car B 4. Seater Wire Wheels $2,450. Petrol Consumption 40 45 miles per gallon. II C 117 117T f* h D Q B IlliHiß Model De Luxe 10 H.P. Tourings 4 Wheel Brakes $2,400. B Petrol Consumption 40-45 miles per gallon. N TAIDAT76 words
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Article142 1926-05-07 12 Ships alongside the Wharves, or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Eh trance Gate 1). Nagina 21. I Main Wharf (Entrance (late 3). I J. de Win 18; Hwah Cheng 16; Macedonia 13; AI. Treub 12; Reijnsi 9; [slander 7; Kajang 6. i Km pi re Dock (Entrance142 words
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Article89 1926-05-07 12 The British schooners Gordon T. Tibbo, 185 tons, and the Spencer Lake, 188 tons. have been abandoned in the Atlantic as derelicts. (By Courtesy of the Government Health Officer). For the t wen* --four hours ending miri- night May sth. Max. shade temp 89.2 F Min. shade temp89 words
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Article154 1926-05-07 12 The association of the Orient Company with Southampton was inaugurated by the liner Orama. The Nautical Magazine states: it is reported that charts of the Atlantic are not reliable on account of recent upheavals at the bottom of the ocean. There are quite a number of vessels undergoing154 words
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Article866 1926-05-07 12 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe by the Macedonia sailing at a.m. to-day, Friday: Mrs. (J. Gude, 'child and Nurse (Mis Tongoon), Air. K. I". I Hammond. Mr. V. J. Atkins, Mr. C. 11. Rogers, Mr. A. R. K. Young, Mr. L C. Payne, Mr. Hebb, Mrs.866 words
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Article675 1926-05-07 12 MARCONI AM) SHU'S. Speaking at the meeting <f th-.- Marconi Wireless Marine ommunication Co., the hon^bl F. (I Kellawai made the Following uttere! t ing remarks. The Direction I ind«r. On the technical sidt-. IMS ha- been \<-'-- ticu!:ti!\ inierestinK in ih (teat develo| mtnts and improvement* which675 words
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Article135 1926-05-07 12 A. J. Pedley, child and two infants Mr D Jones, m,, v M. Hast. Mrs. Tayill| ami child, Mr. H. r. n< wil v Springgaj Mr. and Mrs. B. Thorpe, Mr. mid Mrs. A. J. Dorling and two infants, Mr. \V F Ti< bury, Mr. C. Beatt, Mr. a. Don^Hn135 words
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Advertisement450 1926-05-07 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) rFOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tona) and MALABAR (4,512 tons.) The s.a. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming MALABAR450 words
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Advertisement386 1926-05-07 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM OVf AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. Sailings on fixed date* via S«M to X< w \<,\k. Boitan SSjd IM u. SAPAROEA Cargo is also accepted to Baltimore, and t. I \S. .trio I For shipping; orders and information appj) bo;IMF.KN MIONALK CKGDfI386 words
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Miscellaneous428 1926-05-07 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemae and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 0 a.m. Kota Tingtfi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday <i p.m. Kota Tinggi428 words
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Advertisement587 1926-05-07 13 JO. 3. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. Londi Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden Amur Maru May 17 May 18 Port Sudan and Port Said. Mmnbassa; Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Delagoa Bay, Durban t Chicago Maru May 18 May 19 an, Cmpe Town, Santos. Rio, MM] Baeßos Aires. tLa587 words
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Advertisement432 1926-05-07 13 jj^ 1 J^Mw^BEßstr*Tt^Vmfv IfL nQ^V v^SraF^^H ffIaBSSI^M J^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. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, H Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new linen continue on Round432 words
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Advertisement597 1926-05-07 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. BELFAST MARU In Port m.s. SILVERFIR Due May 17 For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO., LTD. K P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET597 words
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Article2030 1926-05-07 14 THE BOYCOTT BY CANTON. .Menace to British Prestige. Hongkong has learned a great deal move than it knew before of boycotts, how to conduct and how to endure them. It has not >et learned how to defeat them. 11l theory the Cantonese boycott of Hongkong should have collapsed long2,030 words
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Article86 1926-05-07 14 London, Apr. 22. 'I'ix 1 House rejected by 283 votes to 103 the Labour clause prohibiting the use of military in connection with trad.- disputes, excepi when proclamation had been issued thai a state of emergency existed. Commander Kim!', replying for Government, declared that there was86 words
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Article632 1926-05-07 14 WHAT FINAL POSITIONS SHOW The curtain fell, with a certain amount ol unexpectedness in it- results, upon home football on Saturday and wrote "solved* 1 to all the end of the season conjectures as to promotion and relegation. A feature the final matches was the lusty kicks with632 words
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Article102 1926-05-07 14 I i m i < ii. Vpr < ape Town i Assembly, stat* tnent cm Mm South A fri< i ami d clan I had secured complete intern; equal to that of any ottu r i I part > •>" Pritisii Empii Africa as in a102 words
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Advertisement113 1926-05-07 14 F^ KrJSB C1N A CIGARET $i JBB^ ft w '^^^",l BBSS K^^li Si GOLDEN SMOKES W££J(lL&~& ty} 'p:-$M^ l-taaill! Vinrfni. l«.«o ar, lik, ..Id win, ~V\~X >&*^ > r Xi~iY's&<i t~i\~l*~~' The linest Sun-sweetened golden ir^ima tobacpi r i^pif n n c only is used wrapped in purc nce paper113 words
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Article590 1926-05-07 15 ERASER CO.. EXCHANCiE AND SHARE BROKERS THURSDAY, MAY Hth. of th? U £if in brac^f show the issue value marked.! f UnleJS othtrwise MINING. a Bayers Sellers Asam Kumbang )Ss 0 «1 60s Batang Padang Tin ($1) 74 78 Hitam Tin 142V 1 47 dns <*> 55s590 words
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Article118 1926-05-07 15 London. Apr. 22. A tax nil betting was introduced l>y Mr. Blythe in presenting the budget in tht- Dail in Dublin to-day, t'lo will be charged for a licence to make lifts on the racecourse an<l i'2o for a licence t carry on betting business in a118 words
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Article65 1926-05-07 15 6 May. Ba ;ik l m 1 5-32 Bank dema nd 2 3% Private credits 2 m.s. 1 .">-::_' Xcvv York, demand 56 l-HS Credits 90 days 58 F ranee. d( main! L690 In.ii.t T.T. 151-"^ Hongkong', demand i n p.r. Pro, Yokohama, demand lin •lava, demand L39 Hanjrkok.65 words
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Article225 1926-05-07 15 6 May. Tin L25 Tons $134% Gambier 11.;,<i Pepper White >iO.OO Pepper Black 38.00 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small 7.25 Copra 1 1 |Q < 'opra Sund ried R0 Opium, Benares ur;t 4.00n Rice. Lian^ Hin Cha.i Mark Rod Eagle (New) Rice, Siam o.d No 1 «W0 Rice.225 words
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Article58 1926-05-07 15 DAILY PkICES CURRENT. 6th Maj l!»Jti. 12 o'dock noon. Buyer- Si 11. i R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.ISpol Standard R.S.S. On Tend* 1 May SOU. gl May-Juno 80 Mi July-Sept. 7'.' 7;* Tone r>f Market: [die. Latest Cable: London Spol Sheet '£4%d per b New58 words
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Article338 1926-05-07 15 Singapore, \\n\ s. The General Strike at home has had a paralysing effect in London our Head Offic< reports that business is practical^ at a standstill. However, they express the opinion that if this state of affairs continue? higher prices should be seen, especially for near338 words
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Article20 1926-05-07 15 It does not seem possible to leave Amen ran securities out of any well-balance* scheme of investments. Lord Stanford ham.20 words
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Article189 1926-05-07 15 MAd'HAII. CO., LTIVS REPORT. i Singapore. \la\ »>. Rubber. Local 80 per Ib. Tin.— London fc266. Lse. Local L34% I:T> tons sold). Rubbers. Share- a.»e steady. New Scudat* we quoted 5.12% ■..IT 1 Italaka Pindar at ;-5.M 3.15 and United llataccae al l' 1 1 2.95. AJtenbys189 words
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Article205 1926-05-07 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. i I K. Macphail) Singapore. ti. I il. i_'')'i. I-.S. If.is. U|). I h Uubbei share market is stead -I'- un< luuiL'f.i. Mining k ion utet. Industrial^ and Loal i nquirtes ai quotations. laihluT-. A-.. 1 anas made Ii < i Moli ks lifi'vy :r .I,205 words
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Article224 1926-05-07 15 Singapore. Ma y \lu The tone of the market, during ili'' !»<•) !■••<! under review, has been uith fluctuation* from day bo ia] Tt,. local auction, held yesterday, passed a/itl a steady, but fairly quiet torn-. Award.'.: Spol Sheet was withdrawn from '!< sail and sold privately during224 words
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Article131 1926-05-07 15 \n Ounce Sufficient for a l.ifetinu kiofesa i ■■<■ .'.r.i^ H, plans I'm: rersity, Baltimore, ha- nepoHsed t- the Anvi:c:ni National Academy of Sciences that he has obtained crystalline Mdbßtano whuh be believes to be pore insulin. is ■bout thirty times as active as the I I131 words
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Article28 1926-05-07 15 National revenue ought mot be be n wd d °f 8*e«l social evil at the prio of the degradation of the |KMipK Th( t v i homas Nightingale.28 words
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Advertisement437 1926-05-07 15 \X C*/* W AAA ww I B% y\ %k L-K i-^ 111 I II J 1 1 V t Assurance in Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LlMlTED(lncorporated In Straits Settlements) ,u H r^. r Cl^"!S heSter OUBe Sin «*PO^. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C he437 words
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Advertisement403 1926-05-07 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880— Capita! Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fun.i Y.86,500,000 President: K. Kudama Esq. Vice-Preside nt: R. lehmomiya Esq DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi. Esq. P. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo. Esq.403 words
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Advertisement458 1926-05-07 15 RANKING U /111 IV \ji HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong-) Head Offii-e: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4.. r )00,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. D. G. M. Bernard, Esq. Chairman Hon. Mr. A.458 words
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Advertisement37 1926-05-07 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE, FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives. Messrs. BARLOW CO. 13 J\ J\ XV Cj 1\ Ol V ''•< xj a. A.J. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.37 words
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Article343 1926-05-07 16 CLAIM FOR COMMISSION. Setiiiel Ic Salt- t< Tan Kah Kef a 50C acres rubber estate at Katu rahat to Mr. Tan Kah Kee tor $270. t ha sequel in the Supreme Court yesterda n the n. before Mr. Justice Deane, n which four Chinese plaintiffs, Lee P°wi343 words
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Article139 1926-05-07 16 T e aring l> retun thousand ed 1 have been ad vaiM on a to morning Mi e Dearu When the h< Hr is ass ited with a VI n ncj» th the plain tiff for 1 5 called. H< s offered to th< by I>:\139 words
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Article405 1926-05-07 16 VLLE&ED GANG ROBBER ARRESTED. Another arrest has been effected by the Detective Branch ii. connection with the serious disturbance in Victoria-street recently when shots were fired at Mr. Dickinson and other officers of the Detective Branch who had just effected the arrest in t a housv of405 words
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Article200 1926-05-07 16 HI INS KEM \KK MSI K M \H H fl in a i emarkablc manner in the final of th< championship singles v prinj Toui nament it Cricket I i i se yesterday evei I! en Sii L^aurence Guilli li mard ivere among r t,rs who aw200 words
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Article162 1926-05-07 16 1 President < Lads •uillemard > and the Y W.C.A. ha\- ss led an fund to moot the many calls i 0 f the As sociation has f late years. There is t 1 t Cam id and tl Lunch ai Rest i on Collyer <^> ts, the162 words
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Article129 1926-05-07 16 SECOND MVi^inv RESULTS. the padang yesterday afternoon were ►roductive <>! some good football and ind plenty of heen competition amongst he junior teams. It is regn ttable, however, that the rous play of certain of the Telephone .md the Malay T. players, followed incid< nts of a questionable129 words
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Article46 1926-05-07 16 The firsi match in the First Division of Singapore League will be played this rnoon I etw< i the Duke of Wellington's n Ri d the S.C.F.A. The match, with other matches in the First Division, will played i I *he Stadium.46 words
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Article24 1926-05-07 16 The Yokohama Municipality is to build n five-storeyed steel-frame, fire and earth- lake building designed for the hotel busi- n «S. I i a24 words
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Article777 1926-05-07 16 There was a larjre gathering at the -Racecourse yesterday morning for the final day of strong work for the meeting, though owing to the prolongation of the meeting over two weeks and the pHcing of some candidates there will probably he some more galloping on between days.. The777 words
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Article223 1926-05-07 16 Ii I i at Hi e, Verdi's most popular and i haps most brilliant opera, was given ir he Italian Grand Opera Company to a large mdience at the Victoria Theatre last night Sig. F. Castallani was very successful in lis singing of some of Verdi's223 words
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Article137 1926-05-07 16 THE CRICKETER'S DUTY. M.C.C's STATEMENT. London, May 5. Lord's and the M.C.C. have issued a statement that, while they have up desire to dictate either to County Clubs or cricketers, they believe that both may be desirous of their <»pini<.n. Consequently, they recommend that the counties carry on137 words
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Article23 1926-05-07 16 [Renter's Service.] London, Maj •">. There was no play at Leyton to-day in the match between Essex and the Austra-23 words
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Article113 1926-05-07 16 Keutei's Service. I London, Ma\ The Council of the Lawn Tennis Association advise that all tournaments should b< discontinued during the national <■:.•■ gencj COLONY vs. I .M.S. TENNIS. Doubles Qualifying Rounds. The following are the fixtures for bles ies in the qualifying r< un>l< foi eeting the113 words
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125 1926-05-07 16 ih< \i match v. ill he played on S la> oi the Garrison Cou First air to stait at 9 a.m., and remaindei 5 minute interval Vnyone nol able to Sai i on team is i ted to ring up 2• before 9 a.m.125 words
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Article170 1926-05-07 16 up 'i: 'n Hi.- aft< n <>f Sal 11 ■'.\>- Ena-l Dorothy for '.h>- I. inlon ip. On Sun«li;y, the final race I Vice- 1 lommod <"up will b» d. < ourse as last Sntiday: start 1" a.i Points and handicaps to date: Jeai dints) -natch: Polly 0.6 per170 words
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Article52 1926-05-07 16 Phe Garrison sports and 'hildren's races will U> held by kmd permission of His 1 Highness the Sultan of Johnre at Tyersall >n May 29th. Competitors are particularly requested to note that entries must reach the Honorarv Secretary r Fort Canning not later than Saturday f this week,52 words
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Article43 1926-05-07 16 The Sydney Cup ai Randwick over two m iles, for whi h Heroic 1 >a\ id, i'i' inkie nd other five horses rah, was won by Mur ray King, a Comedy King gelding, by half neck, ai 200 to 1.43 words
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