The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 May 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 TENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1926. NO. 11,791.
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  • 282 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 Page
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  • 1336 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,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 97 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 POST
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    • 192 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).
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    • 126 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>
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    • 7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S, BISCUITS AND CAKES
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    • 133 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.
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  • 226 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; i
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  • 22 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 ""■'"''">■
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    • 233 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 Rusticana
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    • 275 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 uL
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    • 306 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 by
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  • 1887 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 men
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  • 44 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.
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    • 373 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- sergt
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    • 237 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, I
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  • 331 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 at
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  • 4 4 MOODS MODES OF EVE
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  • 50 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. J
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  • 334 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«
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  • 581 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 sudden
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  • 140 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 sessional
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  • 1160 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,
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  • 396 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, and
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  • 93 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^
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  • 200 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 camp
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    265 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* pivsented
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  • 621 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 certain
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  • 160 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 he
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  • 500 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. Brunei
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  • 168 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 now
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  • 232 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 •A
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  • 109 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 tster
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    • 229 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 long
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    • 76 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 I
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    • 68 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 Ask
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  • 1676 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 to
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  • 301 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 will
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    • 837 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. Sold
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    • 188 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 GOOD
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  • 1139 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, a
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  • 182 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 was
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  • 375 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 Buii
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 414 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' phone
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    • 538 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 quickest
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    • 794 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 MALAY
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    • 620 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- I
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  • 731 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 risen
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  • 490 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 I
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  • 140 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<» m
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  • 104 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 lief
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  • 558 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 t
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  • 139 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 Mail
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  • 22 8 I reeuM a suppiiMiu' tin o( 1.1 t. Tli,- !.<J liie 1 <w M i Cheka. Hiej wei li ••■iiti
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  • 31 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&
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    • 136 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^^ MIT
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    • 58 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. tnj
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  • 879 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, compared
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  • 863 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 in
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  • 138 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 as
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  • 125 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 General
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  • 102 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, in
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  • 564 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,
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  • 131 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 possession
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  • 186 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.
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    • 214 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.".
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    • 651 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, Rotterdam
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    • 535 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 Hamburg
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    • 448 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.;-,
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  • 1902 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 thought
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  • 400 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 Great
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  • 64 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 this
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  • 282 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, and
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  • 105 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 or
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  • 407 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 been
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  • 48 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."
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    • 453 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 it
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    • 76 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 TAIDAT
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  • 142 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 (Entrance
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  • 89 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 temp
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  • 154 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 undergoing
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  • 866 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.
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  • 675 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* which
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  • 135 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^Hn
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    • 450 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 MALABAR
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    • 386 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 CKGDfI
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    • 428 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 Tinggi
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    • 587 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. tLa
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    • 432 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 Round
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    • 597 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 PACKET
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  • 2030 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 long
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  • 86 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 was
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  • 632 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 with
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  • 102 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 a
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 113 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 paper
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  • 590 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 <*> 55s
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  • 118 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 a
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  • 65 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.
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  • 225 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.
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  • 58 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 New
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  • 338 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 near
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  • 20 15 It does not seem possible to leave Amen ran securities out of any well-balance* scheme of investments. Lord Stanford ham.
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  • 189 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. AJtenbys
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  • 205 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,
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  • 224 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 during
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  • 131 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 I
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  • 28 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.
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    • 437 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 he
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    • 403 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.
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    • 458 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.
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    • 37 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.
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  • 343 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°wi
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  • 139 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>:\
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  • 405 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 of
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  • 200 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 aw
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  • 162 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, the
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  • 129 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 questionable
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  • 46 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.
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  • 24 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 a
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  • 777 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.. The
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  • 223 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's
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  • 137 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 on
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  • 23 16 [Renter's Service.] London, Maj •">. There was no play at Leyton to-day in the match between Essex and the Austra-
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  • 113 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 the
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  • 125 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.
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  • 170 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 per
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  • 52 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,
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  • 43 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.
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