The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 May 1926

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press. ENTS. SINCxAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1926. NO. 11,804.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    314 1 French and Belgian francs revived when tho French (iovt.'s decision ta support the franc became known Page 9. The Home Secretary, in defining Govt's attitude toward- thc Tradesunions, said they do not intend the country to be exposed in future to the risks of a universal strike
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    885 1 Qutcquid agm it ketninet nas tri Mf fnrrnjw lu the -lay- of his youth tin Topicist uqpd I l.e peered al when on holiday in Merry England because, in relating tales of the East, he stated thai he had Been Chinese coolies "asleep on a scaffold
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      135 1 wriKG loom; 11 IBCO6HISED HOi'SE for K0F143 TKOPICAL StTTS. 32, HIGH STREET. rmmm^emMmmmmmK^mmmammmmmWmmmmm* .•.V,V.V.".V.\V.V.V.V.VbV. V«VWbV.V.V.V.V.\V.V.V.V. V.V.V.W. I Sea View Hotel. I I CINEMA at 9- 30 p. m. I DON'T WRITE LETTERS 5 i: te ls— Featuring GARETH HUGHES. UUJJJIi Ul* ItlrLi oHiii ;j TABLES CAN KE HOOKED. -I Icltphone
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      98 1 Two professions One smoke A friendly rivalry has altuays existed bettueen the two services, yet one thing is common to both They almays insist on fif^S^*? VIRGINIA CIGARETTES 9 ArJath Tob.ur.co Co. Ltd., London. r i V The Europe Hotel" l (N.B. Owing to the engagement of the Orchestra elsewhere,
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      125 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bankruptcy notices Page 7. Hotel week-end engagements Page 1. Survey of City of Salisbury cargo Page 7. For a perfect shave use a Gillette razor Page 11. For cut flowers try Stamford Stall Page 7. For motoring announcements see pages -i and 5. Bois v.o. Gin and Kum
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      15 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style. Cut a nd Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      106 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 22nd. High Water, 6.12 arr,.. 7.47 p.m. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. X. Sembiian, S.C.C. Spring Race Meeting, Fifth Day. Tennis: Guillemard Cup. English Comedy Revue. Vic Theatre, 9.30 pan. Sunday, 23rd. High Water, 7.31 a.m., 8.21 pan. Tennis Guillemard Cup. Monday, 24thA High Water. 8.28 a.m., 8.49 pan.
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    LOST CITY OOF REFUGE.
    305 2 Il)( ek^ I tosed to the (General Outcast. !he gn docks oi London, where society's utca unfrocked clergymen, ex-doctors, and r who hav,- U-^n struck off the ils, rn ughl oblivion among the thoui sands .-"au labonrers, are n> longer a I tfng-p!ac< foi Ihe man
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    EUROPEAN INPRISONED FOR THEFT.
    74 2 K (ton 11 in Singapore. S i*tsSetl >,-. Ma .ai d 51 M Court. Shai -..n--'tealingf a t; fi >inji under the name a 1 the court I i that he I n sentence* the E i i art in Peking, was to be return to
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    HAWKER SHELTERS.
    82 2 Shelter: ntioue he Well help to hawker. He is in itfht oul by the fi: I n most cases ness. plai any of coi ii hai hesi e ally small market anr! the The remedy is to en- i maki n their stalls while rethe shelter foi the
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    41 2 n left recently, when 1 Very li, i R<*ert, of the Missions Etran- f "ance. Th< Far East in Hongkong in particular loses Personality and a man f very hfc departure after ai ass 'on with the Far ]■'■> i v i
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      300 2 VICTORIA THEATRE LAST NIGHT THE ENGLISH" GOMEDY With a cast of Popular Favourites: HARRINGTON RYNOLDS. Cl LSI Ca iVIAI. DON GEMMEL. MYRTLE KINGSLEY., (HARLES MASON. LENA LAWTON. CONNIE MILNE. JOAN NORMAN. TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 KEEP SMILING A Smile a Minute Show. Booking at JOHN LITTLE'S. Trices 81, $2 and $1.
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      328 2 PAViyON. BEBE DANIELS, HALE HAMILTON, DOROTHY MACKAIL, GEORGE FAWCETT, in "The Sins of the Father" The story of a family from the first generation to the third— -of human happiness of human weakness of s human strength. A PATHE SPECIAL FEATCRE "The King of the Wild Horses" 5 REELS. Story
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      213 2 From Monday, 17th, to Saturday. 22nd Mav ALHAMBRA In the Second Show at 9p m A WILLIAM FOX M PER PRODUCTION From the International Stajre Success HENRY WALLS PLAY A Tres&sndous Drama of Society woven Into b realisl of the war 9 T-T A \T f\ O Reels UL. t\
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    HOAX ON A CITY REVEALED.
    440 3 Civic Welcome to Bogus Mandarins. Manchester. A distinguished ait collector, Mr. John Hiiditch. F.R.G.S. has just confessed that ne was the author ol* a joke played on the Manchester City Council thirteen years ago. "I have been collecting rare works of Chinese and Japanese art
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    "DO NOT FILL THE INKWELL."
    356 3 Stationer) Office Econojny. Four Pamphlets. A homil) "ti wasteful office methods has been delivered in four pamphlets I>\ JI. M. Stationery Office to the chiefs of Government departments, clerks of stationery, and authors and printers of official publications. Some items of information to be gathered
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    34 3 The engagement is announced betwi en Cecil Brooke Short, adjutant. Rcyal Marine, Eastney Basracks, Portsmouth, and Mary, second daughter of Admiral Sir Ajthur Leveson, K.C.8., and Lady Leveson, West 1 avington Hill, Midhurst, Sussex.
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      423 3 1 DGVPITAT r\r^ m S7 m i 1 Jro x UjlU-LiUljr x (A study of the sub-conscious self) 1 Strange things are revealed to us p by a close study of the human mind. A STRANGE THING. FOR INSTANCE, IS THE POWER OF SUGGESTION. The idea may be scoffed at
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    SOME POSERS.
    249 4 N.K.M.A. Examination. Some posers were set for the 19 entrants for the second N.K.M.A. examination for motor mechanics at Sydney recently. j Heie are some of the questions: I 1. Describe the -method of valve timing by marks on the fly-wheel. 2. 'lhe road speed at which a
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    ON RURAL MAIL SERVICE.
    266 4 An inteiesting exampl of the reliability of British made cars comes to light in the folloxving record of a N w Zealand Rural Mail Service driver, in .1 letter to the Standard Motor Co. Ltd., of Cov ntry, Eng[and, he says: "Last May 1 purchased a
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    MOTOR TESTS.
    168 4 Ti c i esull of Ih< London-Land s En I trial were issued by th Motor Cycling Club r cently, and show a notable d crease in the nun: i gdd medal winners. Of r cord entiy of 521 motor-cycles and cars, 509 started and 413 finished, of
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    ITALIANS FOR THE SCHNEIDER CUP
    110 4 I; is now officially stat d that the LLiliut: Royal Aero Club lai- < ntered thr< e seapl tn for tl Schneider Cup rac« u be held .it Hampton lioads this autumn. The tyo- j machine entered is Macchi 39. It is the la test
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    SQUEAKING BRAKES.
    68 4 At the recent annual meeting of tlu- Society of Automotive Engineers, held in Detroit, one o\' the subjects ander discussion was that of squeaking brakes. Among various suggestions as to the rau.-\ ami cure the theory was advanced that imperfect adjustment and the presence of ridges on the
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    48 4 Probably no one thing causes tyres t^ be scrapped before they have given full service more than a break or crack in the fabric body of The tyre, commonly called a "stone-bruise." Usually the tyre can he saved if such injuries are promptly repaired by a good vulcanizer.
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      63 4 vwwv.wav.v.v.v.v.v.'.v.v. .v.v.v.v. .v. .v.v. v.v.v.v. .v.v, .v.v.-.v.v.v.v.v.v.w.%v.v.v.v jj Fisk Tyres are through and through First Bthey are dependable and more than their money value ;age and service returns. ji I The Fisk Tire Export Company, Inc. j 14, Chartered Bank Chambers, 5 :i SINGAPORE. ll A F (in I I
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      130 4 A STRIDE AHEAD j In tyres, as in motor cars, there is eon stant progress. Buy Goodyeur Balloonand you gef the last word in t> re con You «e{ balloons made with Sl PER- TWIST, Goodyear's new cord material oi proved supreme endu ranee proved to out- I Hex, out-stretch
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    ON THE OPEN ROAD.
    741 5 i.s DOGS AM) MOTORISTS. 'he Manchester tiuadiea a and which ha< v.m\v, ?one W*** M the la-l Twenty er -he appearance ox the r. ad-. country load f. let us ide the road of to-day in a the difference would he so r-.leily. SObdtt l soil
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    MOTERS IN U.S.A.
    279 5 The "New York Herald" states that an more than 20,000,000 motor icles in use in the I'nited State s, making .a. ncrease r 2,360,670, or 13.4 per cent. ovei ast ar. ha the I asis of popu^al A i I hei s tor v< hide for ever;.
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    BOWLER? AND BUS-MENDER.
    37 5 B] in u gemenl witl Daily Graphic]. Brcvctti lhe ta-t bowlei and one of the new mem-. !xt«- ot the Australian Teal learn, lends a hand when a Imm becaae tretobk sowe in London.
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    CARE OF CARS.
    969 5 I 'RESERVING SMART APPEARANCE. Every motor owner with a reasonable degree of self respect wishes his car to appear as clean and -mart as is his personal appearance. There was once a man, owning a Ford, which he declared, had never been cleaned externally since the day
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    19 5 -Safety First for the New Motorist" rpns a headline. Bus. remarks The Motor, there is no age limit, really!
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    CHATTER-BUMPS" ON ROADS
    291 5 Whal is the nature i th: rhythmic corrugations or "chatter-bumps" which occur n roads? Gravel road corrugations are analogous in form to those occurring in bituminous roads, excepting that the former develop j more uniformly and extensively- The distance from cwast to crest av< rages 31 inches,
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      322 5 I 19 T *V lv vjxj X Cars of Proved Reliability and Quality I I Backed by Dependable Service j ilk <m m -m -mm. mmm HDnOT'QTOn iVInTn'PQ > JO UviUl dut/Ll XYXIJUvJIo, ii METCALFE'S MOTORS CHOP SENG HUAT KYLE PALMERS MOTORS IPOK MALACCA KUALA LUMPUR. w.v.w.w\" v.^^VAV/. B .^^v.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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    THE SIXTEENTH AUSTRALIAN XI.
    278 6 THE CRICKET FEATURE OF 1926. j ->-- am^mm^^mmmmmm^mm^m^mm-^mmmmmm I AH Eyes on thc Test Players. i In his sixth, and final article of this exclusive series. Mr. M. A. Noble deals with ihe importance of fielding and captaincy. Against Gilligan's team he admits that :ne Australians,
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    NO. VI.—FIELDING AND CAPTAINCY.
    321 6 NO. VI.— FIELDING AND CAPTAINCY. al< rt as did not miss very muc h. Since tl improvement Siat matches, and. as al Eng It i: t estimat matches fieldinjr. Several eon m nd, but a ■f< renee to i-.. foi present. itches in which 1 was l Sheffield Shield gr.m<
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    INTER-PORT CRICKET.
    2220 6 MVI v RECORD OVER Uti VEARS. Hongl dismissed for 54 ami Ta y an inning- a: i IT runs. ii h was played ii 1890 and, m [sitors 'lid rather bt tter, they ag; con fortably bei en. Prior tt. a i and Shanghai had played Shai a
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    271 6 ENGLAND'S (RICKET CAPTAIN. A. W. CARR'S (.OOD RECORD. Mr. Arthur William ('arr, who will lead England in the Tests, was born at Mickleham in Surrey on May 21st., 1894. He went to school at Sherborne, and curiously enough, was captain at every game except cricket. Still it was
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    WHY OXFORD CANCELLED MATCH.
    41 6 London. May 10. The cricket matches between Oxfto- i ("ni versity and Kent, and Oxford and the II trie- quins have been abandoned. The Oxford Cricket Club captain is driv- < ing- a motor lorry at Southampton. 1
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    THE AMERICAN INVASION.
    758 6 \THE SEASON'S GOLF FEATURE.— No. .1 1 Golfers Who May Retain the Title MASTERS OF THE SHORT GAME j It is evident that the attack which th" Americans an to make on the British gi ll championship at St. Amies is to be as fornubble as ever,
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    THE STRIKE AND RACING.
    187 6 Out -of -Work Jockeys Hard Hit. I oruhui. Max i%. This year's race will be known as the "Mystery" Derby, because the doing* of the horses due to compete ane absolutely shrouded in mystery. Not a word from the' training stables sheltering tin ahdidat?s has reached
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    33 6 The Rev. K. J. Small, formerly ArchdeaCOn if Sarawak, ami lately (haplam at Vichy. France, has been nominated to the vicarage of Stow- Batdolph, K ng's Lynn patron, Sir Thomas Leigh Hare. I
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    FISH KILLED BY SUGAR.
    100 6 Effect* ot Con \tt i the Coli ma! Sugar fi works at Port Aa laid Burnt ml ra .j to the sea ha- killed near the pi r- ami in the 1 thousands of shoals towards the bed mn the alarm of bath* i lift Shark-bait
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    PALACE OF SULTAN TO BBCOME HOTEL.
    44 6 YVtdiz, the fan suit; na of Turkey, has Angora Governm which w ill tran-foi m it I an hotel. Tite Yildi. K. the Sultans lived w ith their guarded and in cote: lete of the mod secret i„„,w„,-h
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    JAVA PRESS CABLES.
    606 7 FLOODS ON THE WEST COAST OF SUMATRA. Padang, May 17. Sixty metres uf railway embankment have been washed away by floods between Loeboek-aloeng and Parit-malintang, ch rail are hanging in mid air. The transport ii coal from Sawah Lunto to Emma Harhour has been compl \>'eiy interi
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    98 7 Sir Geoffrey Butler is perturbed at the j possibilities of the future in the way of otlieial nomenclature, and suggested that the head of the Treasury may some day claim •o be known as "the Elder Brother of the P.ani; Kate" or "the Lion of the Consolidated Fund." One could
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      286 7 BUSINESS CARDS. ■.V.V. V.V.'.V.W.'.W.V.V.V.V.VA MARY SETON. i; K AMBER MANSIONS, j: ORCHARD ROAD. J xF.w HATS AND STOCKINGS, j 4 V,",V«V.V.V«V. m \Ki;I.E TABLE TOPS, FLOORING, >IV. APORE CASKET CO. IWMFORD FLOWEH STALL. Ste. "ord Road, next to St. Church Mission Gate, J< >AQUIM OR< HIDS on ces extt emely
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      621 7 NOTICES, mmmm EXCHANGE HANKS. The Exchange Banks will he closed on Monday. May 24th. being Whit Monday. THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RI BBER .ASSOCIATION. No- a.e hereby given that the Kubber Market will be closed officially on Monday, the L'4th May, 1926. Hy <»ider of the Committee. Notice ia
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      385 7 Scotch Whisky P P Is entirely distilled in Scotland and matured Mk jL naturally in His Majesty's Bonded WarePftag^Ml A British Customs Certificate of Origin and ■33 e can e urn i s^ e^ w *th each shipment. Bpjjj thus affording purchasers an indisputahle H^^^^M guarantee of purity and maturity.
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      316 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALK OF Excellent Teak Household Fun tai v A- X. $l7 5( L R <i\ SAT! RDAY, M\Y. L'2n<J XT I. Mt I'M. Con i y pretty de -c ivalnutned tt gtat d< and mirror panels, ext nd g lining table eat -1 persons, teak sideboard th
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      685 7 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. WHITSUNDAY, MAY 23rd, 1926. *i.4;> a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. Service Eyre in E, Hymns. 153, 155, 302. Psalm. 1 .">(!. 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by'Holy Communion; 4 p.m. Children's Service; 5.30 p.m. Festal Evensong and Sermon. Anthem. When God
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      115 7 7 a.m. High Mass and Sermon. Z p.m. Benediction. S. PETERS CHURCH, (Stamford Road). (Mi Sunday next, being Whit-Sunday, there will be Special Collections on behalf of the funds of S. Andrew's Church Mission. The Services will be: 7 a ii. Matins, Holy Communion and Sermon I Tamil 9 a.m.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      17 8 STEPHENS. o the 19th Maj at Tremelbye Estate to Mr. and Mr- tt 1- 0 Stephei
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      DEATHS.
      56 8 COTTIKR. At Bangkok, Maj 14, of cholera. V,. I, aged 38, Chief Engineer, Kola, dearlj beloved husband of Elsie Barbara CotDISTANT. On the i'l-t instant at v M-.----koad, Singapore, Vnnie Maria, widow of the late Capt. A. Dist of Penang. \i:> d 91. Funeral at Bidadari at p.i this
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 22. 1926. Malaya's Mining Future.
    893 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 22. 1926. Malaya's Mining Future. The open letter to His Excellency Ithe Governor and High Commissioner on tlie subject of geological and mining interests in Malaya, which we published recently, has, if we may judge by comment which lias been made, roused interest in quarters
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    74 8 The Singapore Free Press will he published as usual on Monday (Bank Holiday) but there will be no issue on Tuesday in ordei- tu give the Staff the Monday holiday. The Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis nitify the departure of the steamer Caj Saint-Jacques from Marseilles on May 13, for Cobmbo,
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    80 8 FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. May 21. A verdict stating that death was due lo injuries caused by rash or negligent driving on the part of Pagi bin Synal was delivered at the inquest on I im Beow Kooi, a schoolboy who was knocked down
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    NEW RESIDENT COUNCILLOR.
    34 8 (From Our Own Correspondent!. I'enang. May SI. The hon'ble Mr. Ralph Scott, the new Resident Councillor, made his first public {appearance at the Empire Day celebrations in the schools ot Penang.
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    668 8 A certificate of naturalization bai been [granted bo David Balander, now Known a.- Tho Jabor Mining uui Development Company has been .-truck of the I amA pame Be ister Dr. Chen Su Lan take.- tk- place of Mr. Seet Teong Wah on the Council of Kim 1 Bdward the Seventh
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    368 8 CELEBRATIONS AT THK j* M Empire Day was observe. schools in Singapore yeste.e, the real day is Monday, Pupil? stitutmns, including the sienna I wte given a half -ootid*} th, taken up with celebrations of i i Kln <i ii alnso.-t everv school. In mai i schools, programmes
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    HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS.
    130 8 Monday i ing i M srrangeit at* h i Fhe General Paid I W off siO eioa I n i Bank and M.-ne\ Ordet B I< sad tt:. IV tef Iht- Shipping and (he iinp^'Tt ud K\p Mens arill be spaa I h The K\chang« Ikinklhe Rubber Markt-t
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    SINGAPORE GARRISON.
    67 8 A writer oi mttltarj The nth fliaw Batter i. j v^ ill move m k\ m Singapore to Bombaj si ,v in I h« fort* of that baa i i i It undt rstood I hat or tlie garrison ol Sin» artillerj as thi new defei m re
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    62 8 The lose of the tti san i I result of lire wh.ch e vessel mm* m the M I s enquired m£o by sa m%da > of Enquiry ou Tuesday 'i« x Commande! G. H. Frj be t th.e new Master Attendant sl a passenger out bi the N rive.-
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    THE GENERAL STRIKE.
    368 9 GOVT. ATTITUDE. \k\kk AGAIN, says home SECRETARY. Bl kisl Radio Official Service.] Rugby. May 20. WUttam Joynson Hicks, Home Secre- npeaking in London t<>-day defined the rament's attitude towards Trades He said that no attempt w >uld by ibc Government lo destroy the Ultimate organisation.- and influence
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    HELP FOR MINERS.
    113 9 [Re" Servi- v. j London. Mas 20. pc the Gi rn an miners are taking thi British miners are indicated in an from the secretary to the GerA nera 1 Federation received by Mr. dges, stating that a conference of K- rs of Germany passed a resolution
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    LLOYD GEORGE RUMOUR.
    93 9 Renter s Si n ice j London, Ma> 20. ■■:.-r-.v declared thai tin resigna- I Mr. Lloyd George tn n the Chair- j the Liberal Party and the. f the Part) in the House of 9 baa never be< u considered. ■v appear.- that the letter mentioned
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    MEMORIAL TO KITCHENER.
    34 9 h Rad?-— Official Service.] Rut: by. Maj 2*. j traced that the Prince of Wales j i memorial of the late Lord] hick rut- b ■>■>■, erect d on the rds Parade.
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    46 9 ritisl Radio— Official Service], Rugby. May 20. j l«2 So* York 4.^7: Brussels j li sterdam 12.09^*; Milan 123%; j, >: Copenhagen 18.53; Madrid I sbou 2 17-38; Bombay ls. Shanghai 2.-. IP-.-d.; Hongkong Vokohama is. ll 5-SStd.; Silver i i r mrward 90 3-16.
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    20 9 have a report of a shooting 1 "orong off Geylang road on night A Teochew hawker was thc ana. j
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    EASING THE FRANC.
    447 9 CLEARING HOUSE. ABDEL KERIM ON FLIGHT [ReuterV Service.] Paris, Moy 21. The Government's action to support the franc which resulted in the rise of the franc in New York was their decision to create a central clearing office to take charge i Of the forward foreign exchange
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    SMART ELECTION MOVE.
    95 9 I Reuter's Service I New Vork. Mil) 21. The- iccess of Mr. William Varc. the 1 hiladelphian political boss, in winning the Republican nomination as Pennsylvanian candidate for the Sena re, ist onsidered a -tute. Political quarter- indicate that prohibition j will be the outstanding issue of
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    BRIEF BANKRUPTCY COURT SITTING.
    198 9 Th,- sitting of the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday morning was shorter than i ever, fifteen minutes sufficing f^r the disposal of the four matters in the list. On th*- application of Mr. \V. Taylor, the Assistant Official Assignee. Mr. Justice Deane granted a summons to procure
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    30 9 Gaptain Abu Bakar bin Awang, J.M.F., to be Officer Commanding Detachment Johore Volunteer Forces, Batu Pahat, in addition to his own duties, with effect as from the lst April, 1926.
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    ISLAM IN CONGRESS.
    117 9 PATIENT WAITERS. THE IDEAL KHALIFAT. Reuter's Service.l Cairo, May 20. j Rapt listeners at the closing- of the ses- > sion of the Khalifat Congress were so im- pressed by the reading of the second committee's report that many shed tears. The Committee decided that the Khalifat,
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    DISARMED BAVARIA.
    145 9 [Reuter's Service.] I Berlin. May 20. Forty persons were killed and scores injured by an explosion at the Bavarian! j powder-works at Hassloch. This was the I most disastrous explosion in Germany since j the war. j Work was in full swing when tho powder j j in
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    AN ARGENTINE NAVY.
    55 9 i Reuter's fet rvice Buenos, Aires, May 20. The Cabinet has authorised the expedij ture of thirty-two million dollar- to pur-' chase small warships including two small cruisers, three submarines, two destroyers and two gunboats, the total tonnage being 15,000. Admiral Galindrez will proceed to London soon
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    AN EXPENSIVE CLAIM.
    1555 9 mm o! $9,000 with interest from date of >a\ m< nt. Secret Commission on Timber. His lordship next referred to the counterclaim by defendant.-, for Sis. 7l7. being the j loss sustained on a shipment of timber, and. regarding a note written across a timber '•ontract with
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    MYSTERY OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S DEATH.
    354 11 Liverpool, Apr. 20. A tin of beef, part of the stores of the Franklin North-West Passage Expedition of 1845, was opened this afternoon by Professor J. M. Beattie in the Liverpool City Bacteriologist's laboratory. The beef looked eatable in spite of the 81 years
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    THE TRUTH ABOUT A HORSE.
    275 11 Defined in Live Pages of a Dictionary. Bailey, the maker cf an .-ai eighteenth century dictionary, described thc lev-'e succinctly as "a beast." Tlie giea Ovford dictionary, which is approaching completion aft< r nearly fifty .war- of unceasing research, discusses th i horse over five
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    TWOPENNY DDUTY ON CHEQUES.
    211 11 The 2d. stamp on cheques, writes Sir Drummond Fraser, is a fiscal error, and this is the reason why. Before the increased stamp duty on cheques the revenue receipts from the stamp duty was £1,250,000, To-day the amount of cheques is double the former amount. Therefore
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    14 11 The rising generation must not be allowed to lose their beauty. Dr. Horatio Rawlings.
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    NEW SHIPS.
    569 12 MALAYAN PRINCE AND LA PLATA MARU. Hongkong, May 14. Yesterday was a rad letter day in so far as Hongkong shipping was concerned, two vessels, both motor engined, arriving on their maiden trips. These ships were the Malayan Prince of tht Prince Line, and the La Plata Maru
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    SHIP DETAINED.
    373 12 Strange Plight oi a Portuguese Vessel. Details are now available of the circumstance j under which the Porti uese coastal steamcT Nam Wah cam.' to be detained bj the French authorities of Indo-China foij lowing an inci lent at sea. Tin vessel left Touram for Hongkong on D
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      347 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES HOMEWA KO MAILS. To Colombo. Djibouti Port Said. Marseilles from Singapore. FONTAINEBLEAU K.OOO tons May 23 AMAZONE 11,000 tons June I D'ARTAGNAN 20,580 tens June 10 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong, Sharmhai and Japan. POBTHOS Ht.OOO tons May :>] To Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong. (OMPIEGNE lT.ooo tons May
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    AUSTRALIANS' DRAWN MATCH.
    1614 14 GOOD DISPLAY BY MINOR COUNTIES. Falcon Bowls Well. London, Apr. 29. Nothing could have been more depressing for the opening of the tour than the midday scene at Holyport. Budding trees incessantly dripped on the shelterers. Everybody was overcoated, and even the wicket, which was covered with
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      437 14 D Proper feeding in infancy is absolutely,/ "Z\ mC 5 essential to future health and develop- fr, i 3 ment. That is why thousands of mothers, X V f V unable to breast fee 1 their babies, give Mellin's Food. Mixed as directed it is tiie nearest equivalent to nature's
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 15 May 21. Bank 4 m.s. 2 I 32 Bank demand 3 11-M Private credit- m.s. 2 1 15-32 Nev.- York, demand 16 Credit* 90 days 5* L France, demand 1825 India, T. T. 154 «4 L Hongkong, demand 1 p.c Dis. Yokohama, demand 118% i Java, demand 139 4
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    PRODUCE.
    210 15 4 .May 21. Tin 126 Tun- 1 133% Gftnbier 11.00 Pepper White 62.00 Pepper black 42.00 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pear! Sago Small 7-26 Copra 11.70 Copra Sundried n.'-'" Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice. Lian? Hin Chaa Mark Red Eagle (New.) 830 Rite, Siam oid No 1 B.W Eice. Ranaoon
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    COPPER USED IN RAILWAY ENGINES.
    580 15 Among the principal users oi copper m industry, the railways occupy an important position, especially since electrification is making such rapid progress. But a in a less obvious way copper enters largt in the construction and maintenance of railway plant. For example, the locomotive engine
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    204 15 MACPHAIL CO., LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Mav Uubber Local 72 j per Lb. Tin.— London, £265. LO4 al L33%. 125 tons sold. Rubbers. Shares are quiet. Ke* Scudai an quoted 3.15 3.20, llalah Pindaa mt 'AAA aod Metttakabt a; 65 *>~. 6andy< have sellers at i. ex. ami
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    219 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. i ia. £265. I Inchanged Rubbei Lo kd< 'in 1 j" an ba i '1 ia Ri ei I are marfcef ia ab adj i quotations unchangi Mining stock an quiet a feature being the a tiv« >■• man I d Is and 1 io 4
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    GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    152 15 Singapore, May 2\ Tht mmodity Market is int ano values have sagged to a low lev. Ther. is an absei of export orders ai business Is being done outside tin Vv i Auctions. Exp« rta 1 the Hrst half of Mj 12,120 tens. This is a low
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    34 15 M.n 21st, IfM, 1- oVbx 1 noon. Buy, r^ B R.S.S. eq ial to Tone of Market: E ■-t Cable: bond.. X. w Vork S t G i lb.
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    33 15 The preliminary returns of t b. ensus of tb- dation Paris show I there wen 2,83 $,41< sona>n iding i* ital, which Is 2 eaa than in 192 phen tht tst cei iken.
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      930 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 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.
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      722 15 I FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE HROKERS. m FRIDAY, MAY 2 lst. of SrSLJS b rac s e *f show the issue value i marked.] W d llarS Unleys otherwise MINING. Buyers Seller? Asam Kumbang (4, 57s 6d 00s c.d Batang p a da n g Tin ($1) l Uim
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    HOME CRICKET.
    136 16 EN THOY EN S HEROIC INNINGS At; AIN ST AUSTRALIANS. i Ilcute^'s Service.] London. May 20. There were eight thousand spectators present when the match between the Aus- j tralians ami Cambridge University was iv- sumed to-day i-n dull weather. The wicket was soft aud became more tricky
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    COUNTY BOWLERS ON TOP.
    206 16 London. May 20. The f flowing are the scores the County Cricket matches conclude.! to-day: Worcestershire vs. Notts. At Worcester: Notts won by T wkts. Worcestershire 179 Notts 182 and and v> 86 for 3 Foi Notts Larwood took five firs* innings wickets for 17; and
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    DAILY MAIL GOLF TOURNEY.
    64 16 WON Bl PARIS PLATER London. May 20. At St. Andrew's hu tht 72-lude Pa:.) Mai! golf tournament, for which 100 of the best professionals from all over the country competed, was won by Aubrey' B< mer. 4 Sf Cl rod, Paris, with on aggregate of 297.
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    BOXING.
    18 16 Scran ton. Ma) 21. The coal miner Pete Latzo has \s >n the World's welterweight championship, out-
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    CRICKET.
    220 16 The foUowing will represent the S.C.C, second el. -ven against the S.R.C. .on the Padang this afternoon:— Captain Congden,] H. F. Hammond. R. H. C. Laverton (captain >. G. S. L-ovett. J. G. Macpherson. F. M. Murphy, F. C. Pbyser, F. .1. Riches, F. M. Scoolar, F. ,J. Murjess
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    S.C.C SNOOKER TOURNAMENT.
    45 16 In the snooker tournament at tin- Cricket Club Wyatl and I'hipp- beat Craig and Cherry bj 19; Messenger and Herbert beat Lowndes and Mitchell by 2**; and Baker and Olden beat Scobie and Boven by 49. They thus qualify for the semi-finals.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    61 16 Saturday. 0.1") a.m., Farrer Range Malay Company; 2.30 p.m., Bukit Timah S. V. Ride Assn. 2.30 p.m.. Siglap S.R.E. (v); 2.30 p.m., Siglap S.R.A. Sunday. 0.15 a.m.. Farrer Range Malay Company; EMM) a.m., Bukit Timah S.R.A. .T); Buk- T:mah S.R.E. Monday. 6.1S a.m.. Farrer Range Malay Company;
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    AUSTRALIANS' FIRST WIN.
    375 16 SCORE OF HAMPSHIRE MATCH. Mailey and Macartney Bowl Well. London, May 13. Southampton. In showery weather and on a tricky wicket, the match between the Australians and Hampshire was resumed before a fair gathering. Gregory was unbeaten with 130 runs. He batted for 105 minutes and grave
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    BOWLING ANALYSIS.
    98 16 Australians. Ist Innings. Kennedy for !'S Newman 0 ior ."1 Boyes 3 for 3 OS Brown 0 for 39 Gross o for no Australians. 2nd Innings. Kennedy 0 for 18 N'ewnian 0 f, )r 1") Hampshire. Nt Innings. Gregory u for 20 Everett 1 f 0 T 40
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    LATEST DERBY BETTING.
    40 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 21. The latest Derby betting is 5—2 Colorado (offered) 3 l (taken); 7 l Coronach; 9—l Lex; 100 7 Apple Sammy; 100—6 Rose Hearty; 20 1 Swift and Sure; all taken and offered.
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    DERBY FAVOURTIE'S FORM.
    70 16 DERBY FA VOURTIE'S FORM. London, May 14. Newmarket. Colorado, the favourite for the Derby, is giving complete satisfaction his preparation. In his latest gallop with Mandelieu and Palma Bay he showed the same dash he displayed when he won the Two Thousand Guineas, and there appears to be little doubt
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    THE SPRING RACES.
    326 16 SCRATCHINGS AND SELECTIONS. The following are the runners and scratchings for this afternoon: Ex-Griffin Ponies, Class C. (Race Course); Lady Sydney 10.2. Master Reggie 9.4, Posh JB.ll, Umptaway 8.4, Noisy Oyster 7.13, Hd 7.13, Kismet 7.9. Scratched: Chinta Hati 7.9; Rodeo 7.6. Ex-Griffin Horses, Class C. (Six
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    BOXING.
    272 16 SPEEDY DADO BEAT TAWIDE. i Speedy had., and Bagani Tawide provided a match which quite lived up to expectation.-, at the Happy Valley last night. The early part of the contest waa not very interesting, Tawnie doing very little beyond I using his left. Dado worked hard from the
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    66 16 Orders for week ending May 30th. M'Onday, 24th. First and Tenth Troops Camp. Tuesday, 25th. Signalling and Ambulance Classes, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Thursday. 27th. Band Practice. Headquarters. 5 p.m.. Wireless Class, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Friday. 28th. Combined Parade for all Troops, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Saturday, 29th. Combined
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    63 16 Charges under the Company's Ordinance were preferred against Messrs. p. A. Beins and Co. Ltd.. in the District Court before Mr. P. A. F. David, as a result of their failing to hold an annual general meeting in 1925.- Mr. Layton, for the defendants, pleaded guilty, but said that a
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    FOOTBALL.
    542 16 CHINESE AND GUNNERS DRAW. S.C.F.A. 0: Royal Artillery. J. Although a goalless draw was a resuit which surprised many who expected the Chinese to win comfortably, it i.s a result which adequately represents the balance of the play. The team-; were well matched, the R.A. giving a far better
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    GUILLEMARD CUP TENNIS.
    287 16 FULL PROGRAMME OF MATCHES. The lawn tennis matches between the Colony and the F.M.S. for the Guili. mard Cup commence at the Tanglin club at 4.30 this afternoon, when two sin- les and two doubles matches will be played. Kleinman. it was announced last night, nas withdrawn
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    RAFFLES SPORT.
    37 16 Raffles Institution annual sports are fixed for Saturday, sth. June and will be held at the Stadium Ground Old Bys are reminded that three events are open to them 100 yards: 440 yards, and half-mile.
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