The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 May 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free fress Hi CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MAY 24, 1926. NO. 11,805.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    238 1 Letters couched in strong terms regarding the attitude of the Mining Association a f nd the Miners" federation have been sent to the parties concerned hy Mr. Baldwin Page 9. The deadlock in the coal dispute is also the main topic of discussion by the Home newspapers
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    ILLITERACY.
    1008 1 In popular speech, ind in the phraseology of the returning oflfaft 1 at elections, i n illiteimte pox.!, is one arho can neithei read nor •vribe. Compulsory universal educa tion ha.-- reduced the number of Mich persons to almost negligible proportions in leading countries of Buro**e and America But
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      161 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S GINGERNUT BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL Telephone No: 8920. SARKIES BROTHERS. Proprietors. DINNER DANCE TUESDAY. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. J. ill a JJ AJN L/iii .MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND ERIDAY. y Y__* W?r\ Mm x -___^tj|[ f -I| I 117 1 1 T 1.1 Work of Unequalled Excellence Distinguishes the REMINGTON QUIET
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      313 1 vMissJSiirlo looks ailter the YOUR tennis frocks will give you double "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile— wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo crashes without shrinking. The Kurlo way is s.ife and simple. Obtainable from all Grocers, Chandlers and
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      164 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Garrick cigarettes— Page 2. Di ink Instant Postum Page li. Lessons in English given -Page 7. Connoisseurs go to Caldl eck*s -Pag 8. Wincarnis the win,- of life— Page 11. "Madam Butterfly*' at Theatre to-night Page 2. Sweaters and pull-overs at Etobil Page 9. Latest shipping notices on
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      6 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S VARffiTY WAFERS ARE DELICIOUS
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      173 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 24 th. High Water, 8.28 a.m., 8.49 p.m Whit Monday. Hank Holiday Cricket: S.C.C. vs. X. Sembilan, S.C.C. Tennis: Guillemard Cup. Amateur Race Meeting, 2.30 pan. Italian Opera. Vic. Th< al re, 9.30 p.m. Tuesday, 25th. High Water. 9.1 1 a.m., 9.16 Xo [ssue Fr.-.. Press. Bagan
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    648 2 His Lordship Bish"i> Perriehon, who went to Penang to hold a number of con- imatkMQ services, has retained to SingaLt. E. B. BkcCaU has become honorary secretary ol the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Ass ciation, vice Mr. H. E. Gnbbins, on Hie tin royalty las* year gave the F.M.S. Government over
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      260 2 jr -i -ta-— PRICKLY HEAT. AGNESIA" ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER PREVENTS and MANUFACTURED BY I MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. VICTORIA THEATRE gags j Return visit in response to numerous requests CARPI'S ITALIAN GRAND OPERA GO. FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY TO-NIGHT MADAM BUTTERFLY Tuesday. May _.">. Lucia Di Lammermoor
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      227 2 PAVILION. om Wednesday, 19th to Monday, 24th May. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. HELS, HALE HAMILTON, DOROTHY MACKAIL, GEORGE FAWCETT, in "ihe Sins of the Father" 7 REELS The story of a family from the first generation to the third— of human happiness— of human weakness of human strength. A PATHE
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      275 2 From Sunday, 23rd to Friday. 2Sth May. A L HAM B R A ANOTHER BIG WILLIAM FOX PRODK TION JAY HUNT, MADGE BELLAMY, WALLACE UcDONAI f. FARRELL MACDONALD AND ETHEL LAYTON From the Immortal Play by Wiiuhell Smith RJH- Krai,,. LIGHTNIN One of the Greatest of Screen Ch*lTsCteris«UonB. A pit)
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    182 3 THE KENG WAH PLANT. To the Editor. Sir With reference to the parajriaph in your paper ol yesterday regarding the 'Keng Wah" plant at Ipoh. it may interest your readers to know that a specimen of this plant may he seen in the Sun Rockeries of
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    THE GIRL OF TO-DAY.
    197 3 lo the Editor. Sir,—] fully agree with Progressive in his comments on the Girl of To-day. It is true than bobbed hair and dancing are viewed with disfavour in our community. but such cas s are few, probably one in a thousand. A few instanc< s
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    212 3 Big Misaki lire. <By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi'•.ichi Shimbunsha. Tokio, May 20. Two hundr< d and .-ix houses have been reduced to ashes in the fire which broke out in Misaki, Sagami province. Cabinet Reorganisation. Premier Wakatsuki conferred this morning with Mr. Tokonami, Pit sidenl of the
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    GOLDEN CLUE To A TOMB SECRET.
    143 3 Mother of a h'amous Pharaoh. Cairo, Apr. IS Queen Heteperether.s, mother of Cheops. the builder of the Great Pyramid, and wife f the Pharaoh Sn fru, lies buried in the t.iza Tomb, which was discovered beside tha Gti Pyramid. Vhu information is contained in
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      85 3 Opinion is divided as, to whether Golf or Hockey is the ideal winter CJame. But on cigarettes all men of discrimination are unanimous. They insist on ___£_SCv\ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES I •^.l^ififl^ MADE IK LOSDOH IJ^^^tejJJJJ^^^^ by ARDA TH TOBACCO Co., Ui, -S-S- I MILK Mj \'l l\ HEALTH CREAM I
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      245 3 T 1 T T\/T XT TP TVT X X IVX XL Jli JN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within C3|] I One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. I"a?jjJ£%J 9 -J Sole Distrihutinir Acrpnta* s OUiC J^ioniuuniig -Agents. fawr/ ammm mam »m awmm mam Malayan Motors
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    COMMENCE OUR NEW SERIAL TO-DAY.
    3440 4  -  KENNAWAY JAMES Tn_l MISSING MAMMEQUIM DY CHAPTER I.—A C1t\ ro HEAVEN! to betray the importance of Sis la R nt uTs establishment. In its singh facing the street there was nevei thai one gown, flung nonchaler an < asel, of light or dari. wood as
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    SILK STOCKING PARADE.
    170 4 SILK STOCKING PAR ADE. The silk stocking parade of over 100 pretty mannequins again took place in the Wtest-erni on March 30th. despite the fact thai the police took some of their nana-. The girls wear tam-o'-shanter hats and dark "Merry Widow" cloaks, and carr> notice stating, "Look at my
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    19 4 Most husbands and wives are happier with each other than they suspect. Mr. A. G. I G a 'diner.
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      257 4 _f Agtntt Tke ••riMO Co., LM., tinrapor., p t v m M^* m Man, loh >n Ku ,a um ANUKtrfb 89 6 Packed m bottles apd JT f|TE*|) C_| FT* Specially prepared for MmM fr JLjUatQ 4_%_rJ-LX_/j| USe in not donates. mmamaa^w I—'1 KLOSTER BEER They drive y/_> > TA
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    SPECTACULAR MARCH IN LONDON.
    702 5 Ii was difficult to estimate how many women took part in the procession that marched through London on April 17 to protest against strikes and lock-outs as a ueans ».t settling: industrial disputes. Formed up on the Embankment they stretched liom Charing Cross to Blackfriars, and
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    FISH OR WORM ?
    213 5 FISH OR WORM Thc title of "A Fish Story" over a recent leader note provoked an informed correspondent to the brief rebuke: "An oyster is not a fish." In reply to the inquiry "What is it. then— an insect?" he adds the further information: "Tho oyster is tho noblest of
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      379 5 I /jfmf^^n ll J ?l r>n>- nt to* Hama Kama Wljk I Get Transport you 1 1 I can depend on 1 1 I is more expensive 1 than an unreliable vehicle. It I I costs far more in running and repair 1 costs than you could possibly save 1
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      839 5 Hot weather and a scorching sun work havoc L^ lfjl i^T nU II with sensitive skins. But you needn't suffer II these discomforts if you treat them with vWw II perties give you welcome relief, and its M \^U II fragrant coolness keeps vou comfortable in J J fj] the
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    FLEAS, RATS AND PLAGUE.
    736 6 I In the annual report of the Health Officer, Singapore Municipality, Dr. Hunter discusses the relation between rats, fleas and plague, and explains that although 1 plague is always with us, unless we have a spell of really cold weather it is not likely to attain
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    KING DELIGHTED WITH HIS PORTRAIT.
    187 6 London, Apr. B. It has been revealed that the surprise picture at this year's Royal Academy Exhibition will be a full-length portrait of the Kiiijr, which was begun at tin- instigation of <>nc nt' the London Borough Councils foi the purpose cf han^injr in tin
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    37 6 Tho engagement is announced between Mr. Chia Boon Thiam, oldest son of the late Mr. Chia Tiong Suan, and Mrs. Chia Tiong Suan, and Miss Lim Kim Neo, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Took Kim.
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      468 6 gm STANDARD £ML /f/J-op "The iMPERiAir lira Im iix)p-(-d^nelmet \V V 1 iry ENGLISH MADE HELMET. f \l \li I Made from speciall. light fibre with crown lined fell I! v s it 1 Wji I/ J and covered by strong white drill. This Civilian Helmet > Ejp ___J_|K-H^y' s
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      277 6 -l{-g -c vS3^s"**B _s*"fP _K_»2 _rlfc _3*_«-J^--r-^ i 3li-- -u^iS -S-.\**j3S?teE^ A doctor, writing in the Medical Press ItGir .L j j^^g^^ ,i|b proved that this increase of red blood OOCD idet dm m, cmm in some cases was a.s high as 90.000 m <•• 1 s^ir and even 500.000
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    SPRING RACES.
    1486 7 TH£ CLOSE OF THE MEETING. Fine weather again favoured the races on Saturday though the heat was rather oppressive. There was a good attendance but the counter attractions of the cricket against Negri Sembilan and the Guillemard Cup lawn tennis kept away a good many. His Excellency the
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    THE AMATEUR MEETING.
    165 7 The following are the weights and scratchings for this, afternoon's Amateur Races. Open Ponies, (lass E. (Five Furlongs): Hat Stand 11, Ginger 10.11. Boomerang 10.11. Nanette 10.7. Maid of Athole 10.7, Arjuna II 10. Open Ponies, (lass I>. (Live Furlongs: Hit ILL Kismet 11. Chinta Hati 10.11.
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    AN AERO CLUB MEETING.
    429 7 FASCINATING DISPLAY OF FLYING The hist aviation nieetin-. of ihe Lancashire Aero Orb the first m eting. indeed, to be organised by any light aeroplane club in the country -was h.M at Woodford, at the at rodrome of Messrs. A. Y. Rue and Co., Ltd., which
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    69 7 l'iie Boy Seoul movement in Malacca is daily becoming stronger. Ar the beginning of last year there was only one troop, that attached to the High School. Now, thanks to the greal efforts of the popular District Commissioner, Mr. R. 0. Brunton, Malacca boasts of five Troop-, attached to the
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      446 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SETON. i E AMBER MANSIONS. j ORCHARD ROAD. J NEW HATS AND STOCKINGS. > .-.'.V-".V.Vp .%%%%%SV.V.%%V^WWr\ MEMORIALS, MARBLE OR GRANITE SINGAPORE CASKET CO. 'MONUMENTAL MASONS.' TELEPHONE 75. CARS FOR HIRE. Great Reduction in Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. 'mi. Orchard K«»ad A 69-b, Bukit Timah Rd.
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      654 7 NOTICES. CADILLAC NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark consisting of the word "CADILLAC" is the Trade Mark of GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, a Corporation organised and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and having a place of business in the Genera] Motors Building, at West Grai
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      326 7 AUCTION SALES. MORTGAGEES' SALE~ AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Leasehold Land and Shophouse Premises Known as Nos. 53-18 to 53-22 ALBERT STREET, SINGAPORE. At Messrs Cheong Koon Son.-: fi Co's Saleroom No. 30 ('huiia Street. On Wednesday. May 2(ith al 2.30 p.m. All th;it piece of valuable leasehold land situate at
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      623 7 NOTION NOTICE i- hereby given that the Trade Mark ae-uricting <•'' on- word "OLljsmohii.K" on a scroll >ho\vii liiTii-- a shield devise I- '!>■ Trade Mark »f GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, a CorpomtfcM erjjai;-..: lltd existing un<l<'< the Lewi al the Stat* of Delawaiv and having plset ef In.ness in the
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Empire Day.
    630 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Empire Day. MONDAY, MA^ 24, ltrjd. By the chance ol* the calendar, this year Empire Day falls on Whil Monday. The association of the Jewish Feast of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Ghost on the Apostles srives Whitsuntide a deep religious i tinge, of comparatively
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    493 8 The Singapore Free Press is be publish ed as usual to-day Monday (Banl Holiday but there will be no issue on Tuesday in order to pive the Staff the Monday holiday. IL 11. the Sultan of Johore has presented to Mr. Heah Seng Whatt one of his best polo ponies.
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    COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE.
    163 8 INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. THIRTY NATIONS REPRESENTED. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, May 23. London will next week he the scene of a notable gathering oi ISO works statesmen, representing more than thirty different nationalities, at the International Parliamentary Conventional Conference. Highest honour will be paid to the visitors, who
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    BRAZILIAN BONDS.
    21 8 [Reuter'e Service.] Sam York. Me) ES. The issue of $35,006,000 Brazilian bonds ;at <' per cent., was promptly aver- subscribed.
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    THE AIR FORCE JOURNEY.
    36 8 Renter- Service. Khartoum. Ma> 22. The Royal Aii Fore aeroplanes have arrived here. [Four Et.A.F. machine, are in the course of a 11,000-mile Right from I airu to Cape town and back].
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    HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS.
    142 8 To-day being Whit-Monda. the tollom inc arrangements have been made: The General Pn»i (Mkc ind the Bob offices will close al noon. I*l ■■< Savings Bank and Money Order Branch will b< closed, and I h. Tek grai h I HhN i 9pen, The Shipping and the Imparl
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    UNKNOWN
    128 8 large audience at thi Theatre on Saturday night thor« ugtfi y enjoyed .!< final performanci of "lie English Comedy Revue ompany. "Keep Smiling" was advertised as the title of the revue Tor Saturday, hut tiie Com pan; decided t<> repeat "'Snap.*' witt- which the\ opened on Thursday to such
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    222 8 i Invitations Kave been issued for the ma riage of Mr. Khoo Song Tat. of the Mala] I Mail Press Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, aith Miss lee Guat Lean, of Penang. The Ki/)-:'- Dock is always making re cords. The Last is the docking oi th* Henri] 1 >• utsch
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    102 8 TEST MATCH OPINION, (FrCl' PICSS Exclusive „},yr ^ri. London. The general opinion in the woii<l. after seeintr the batting played by the Australians m th matches, is that the T« If ma*. As far as English players tr< the aamaam wa Tar ha.- msutti d eoverie> of
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    A. D. POUGHER DEAD.
    20 8 sixty one, of A. 1> Ponghei cestershtte cricketer wtw used Ri b( class cricket lor manj
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    NEW GOLF CHAMPIONS.
    35 8 The b ish A i 1 1 > I Ii for which t bene wan onl) 1 1 eu won bj i phty< r iev gotf, Mr A. nlKeon Tm Welsh (Soli I •;>-
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    COLORADO A STEADY FAVOURITE.
    40 8 London. M Tner, \m\e been r lai bett ng -it" i yesterday. I a st, favoui /< tht lorado 5 to Coronach J to I, Less A.pplesan mj 1 !,l! i: Ft a in M to I.
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    NORTHERN VARSITY ATHLETICS.
    74 8 NORTHERN VARSITY ATHLETICS. (Fi ee Press Ew i- w I .l»lld«'P. v Tt.- annua] compel itio>. Cup in athletics, o I m l ersittes, has Ii ea won b i edi> k ith 15 point Nan I 13 and Fivoi'i i 29. Th. n ersal i E last ar's I
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    INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
    42 8 A- Muirfu id the weatl rwa and t' v e foursouM Eni I woi aide being tin «in of ToMey a Ran and Wilson bj 3 and 3 sis matches to thee* m i Wilson 5 ami ai Wet N
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    HAGEN TO MEET MITCHELL.
    33 8 NTaltei Haget! I i to anj American pr fi Mtta hell in a 72-hole mat iid d bj Golf I;' ted ai baU sto he played a! H• i
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    BOXING IN NEW YORK.
    30 8 Kea larl M i- ourtven thousand sp I it the i. n round light -heat draw Tht re wre ami I in i k rim fight.
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    DAVIS CUP TENNIS.
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    16 8 The bon*ble Mr. W H Tthe arrival of the Malwa. I Marseilles on Inly 23rd 192<
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      78 8 I THE CONNOISSEUR *r0 CALDBECKS") MACGREGOR CO., LTD. Wine fir* Spirit Merchants ji Ij PETIT GRUYERE ij CHEESE. j In Tins and Cartons j Containing Six Portions. jj rni n ct_ti.da_P.t7 LULU oIUK A L* n. i, I r IJ j QA, Liqueurs. !j II jj! Finest Quality Procurable. J
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      48 8 jf "3 Parfams de Luxe COTY I EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers J Dupire Brothers. I ilif^_ j] Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. i Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh. Alor Star aud Teluk Anson. M r A s. K. MACDONALD. •S.S. Mantua.' p.p.c.
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    THE COAL DISPUTE.
    834 9 PREMIERS 1 LETTERS. M >i \t IV STRONG TERMS." !|Reu.er's Ssrvice I ba unusually firm terms tddressed by Sir Ronald Water- j private secretary, on Mr. Baldwin to the Mining A>and Miners' Federation, arising turning wn ol th Premier's coa] NEKS' DRESSING DOWN. imunicat-oa to tbe former
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    SAVING THE FRANC.
    221 9 PERET'S LATEST. A TAX OF AMORTIZATION. [Havas Service.] Paris, May 22. M. I\ ret. it is stated by le Journal, is working at a project for the voluntary conversion of the debt and contemplates the creation ol a tax of amortization in order to restore Finch finance,
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    FRENCH SUCCESSES IN MOROCCO.
    108 9 FRENCH SUCCESSES IN MOROCCO. I Ma> 23. Hk break-up of the Riff resistance is ontinuing. Aii the tribes between the French lines in the eastern sector and Tarruisl are offering to surrender. Defences ■onstructed by Abdel K rim's order are being left unguarded and warriors are offering theii services as
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    COFFEE TOWN BURNT.
    28 9 [Renter's Service.] Managua, May 21. The t >w ti of Matagalpa, the centre of the coffee growing region, has been almost •ntirely destroyed by fire.
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    CORRECTED TRADE FIGURES.
    28 9 London, Mav J_!. it C officially announced to-day that Creat Britain's import: f r April were £102,492,000 and n«i £100,718,000 as stated on May 12th.
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    GUILLEMARD CUP TENNIS.
    1911 9 COLONY'S COMMANDING LEAD. Oliver and Baj^ot beat v Hooi Hye and Choon The Colony were in a well nigh assured position when play concluded yesterday afternoon, the second day ot* the annual lawn tsnnis match against the F.M.S. for the Cup which His Excellency Sir Lauience Guillemard
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    18 9 It is not nearly so important to buy British goods as to sell British goods. I Earl Beauchamp.
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      108 9 Gentlemen's Sweaters and Pull -Overs I l*\ JAEGEirS PUKE WOOL (OAT j E ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). 1 Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. I AAM.M9m\\\jk i^^ <>Wt\ \ko^ ESP Mmmm NATURAL°MILK makes little mites mightier /dc/ojfen Will agree With vour caiid/ 1 I Collapsible Gates i jl iSltliHn
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      704 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES i EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW J<l V -Li WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due Singapore. MERIOXES Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg May 2a PEISANDER London, Rotterdam and
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      538 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Lo., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "CIICDIIIII" lIUC tLLtnlflAn IINt PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. OUTWARDS. Due S'pore. s.s. CITY OF NAPLES Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan In Port HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Marseilles, London, Havre and L'pool May 28
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      468 10 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty? Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARD For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Ar KARMALA 9,000 June 4 MALWA J urn KASHMIR 9>ooo June 18 KHYBER fan RANPURA 16.600 July I MANTUA Jc.j
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    RUBBER STEALING.
    388 11 A Singapore contemporary suggests, not very hopefully, that, in order to check the rubber stealing- which is going on on such a vast scale in Singapore, it may be necessary to make the possession of rubber a crime, unless the holder can, if called upon to do so,
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    THE HONGKONG HOTEL.
    189 11 The management of the Hongkong Hote) have shown great enterprise in the work of putting the building into shape since the disarthous fire of January 1. That portion of the building which, after a careful survey, was found to be sound and did not require rebuilding, has
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    RED INDIANS INCREASING.
    138 11 Statistics published recently by the United States 3ureau of Indian affairs tend to explode tht- popular theory that the race of American Indians is fast disappearing into extinction. The total population '»f Indians in the year I **__."> was M-i'.t, 595, compared with 270,544 in 1900. The
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    EUROPEAN MOTOR-CYCLIST CHARGED.
    120 11 The case against Mr. Thomas Kerneham, the motor-cyclist who, on May 8, knocked down and seriously injured a Chinese rikisha puller, who died in hospital the same day, was postponed to the 27th inst., in the Kuala Lumpur police court. After hearing evidence, the magistrate, Mr. Hughes,
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    22 11 Chief Inspector Lloyd. 0. F. D., Kuala Lumpur, has gone on a sea trip. Duringhis absence Inspector Burke will act for him.
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      265 11 AH there in Wincarnis ~-Qrapes f Beef and Malt S Everyone knows the splendid food value of grapes. If good grapes were not so expensive we would all like them every day. Then there's extract of beef— the finest procurable is used for Wincarnis. Finally extract of malt which has
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      664 11 fllii//Jff/ win 111 I'i I i-rvV^^-^-l _B I wm It 'Mil i: /'^''•''''■'^v fr'"^--_ri II U mJ Tt* Zona ol Refrigerator then forget it KELV I N AT lON ou can nave a refrigerator withou t giving a moment's thought to bothersome Kelvln«to« maintains a f ce ust install Kelvinator
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    102 12 Mr. F. G. Brown has passed his examination as First Mate in the Mercantile Marine B. 0. T. On arrival yesterday morning the captain of the Dutch steamer Hen Li reported that the Takong Ketjil light was not burning at 1.10 a.m. H.M.S. Despatch (Captain R.C. Davenport. R.
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    M. S. ATHELPRINCE.
    140 12 Loaded trials have been carried out by the twin-screw motorship Athelprince, which has been built by ihe Furness Shipbuilding IV)., Ltd., at Haverton Hill-on-Teos, for the British Molasses Co., Ltd. The vessel will be used on the owners' Java service. On the trials a speed of upwards
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    A NEW ELLERMAN LINER.
    140 12 Designed with a cruiser stern and to carry about 11,300 tons, the City of Lyons, a single-screw steamer built by Messrs. Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., at Wallsend for the Ellerman Lines, Ltd., recently ran highly successful trials. The vessel is propelled bj a set
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    THE LARGESI CABLE SHIP.
    272 12 < able -hip.- have a certain romantic in terest about them which does not pertain to most of the mercantile marine not that voyages and work on cable-vessels is parti* I cularly romantic in itself, though at times anything hut monot mous. Until lately the biggest
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      542 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE. OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM LLOYD AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED DATES MA SUEZ Wl NEW YORK AND Ikki,, t s.s. VECHTDIJR due SOEMBA due Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia. Baltimore, and ta T\S.A. and I Inland Points on through Rills of Lading.
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      719 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) everv Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday,. Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi
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      213 12 PASSENGERS DUE. Idle following are due to arrive by the Kashima Maru to-day from Europe. Mr. J. Fulton. Mr. and Mrs. Heathcote, Dr. B. E. Khoo. Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Lim. Mr. J. H. McLeod, Mr. .1. Mel Milne, Mr. and Mis. A. E. Mullaly. lady M. A. Murison,
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      517 13 u. o. Ji. Lime. Destinations. steamers. Arr t__».* Uadoa, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dt Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden Andes Maru June 11 June 12 Port Sodan and Port Said. ne 12 M NBbaam; Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Babm, Delagoa Bay Durban f Panama Maru June 30 July i n A_roa Bay. Cape Town.
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      427 13 SHjft STEAMSHIP LINE !^s3* 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, j Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning
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      581 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) m.s. SILVERFIR n p ort s.s. BORDEAUX MARU due June 15 For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE &CO LTD Agents: Singapore and P«aa*f I KONINKLYKE
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    PARISIAN A.
    892 14 MIDNIGHT WALKING-RACE FOR GRAND-PARENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). 1 arts, April 'ii. Parisian grand-parents usually are in bed and asleep long before the hour at which church vards are supposed to yawn and giaves to give up their dead. A few nights aw, however, twelve o'clock found a
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    DEFAMATION IN HEADLINES
    392 14 Court of Appeal Reverses a Decision. The question of the implications in the word "story" used in a newspap i headline was considered In the C >urt of Appeal, London, "ti April I."'. Messrs. E. Hulton and Company, Limited, th propriet >rs if the Manchester "Daily Sketch"
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    48 14 .Mr. Slow Kim Sarg, eldest son of Towkay SioW Ken Chia, of Seremban, has left for Hongkong. Mr. Kim Sang returned to this country from Hongkong about a month ago, and has been assisting his father with his mining and other business in Seremban during his stay here.
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      392 14 Think Before You Drink j ""QOISONING by caffeine," according to a well--1 taown authority, is one of the major causes of heart and liver troubles— and every cup of coffee you drink contains from one to three grains of the dangerous drug, caffeine. Not a very pleasant thought. Why risk
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    539 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, MAY 22nd.' MINING. Asam Kumbang Batang Padang 8 Tin (si> J 7 c d Hitam Tin -g Kamunting s 7 KmtaAssn ($10) 10.50 11.50 Kuchai Prefs. ($l) 10Q P cha j Ords £J? Jjg Lmgui Jin j •>- 1 Malayan Collieries ($10) 37^
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    93 15 [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, May 21. Paris 150.2r>; New York 4.86 7-16; Brussels 149.75; Geneva 25.14; Amsterdam 12.1; Milan 123.5; Madrid 23.435; Bombay Is. 5 "Kid; Shanghai 2s. lid; Hongkong 2s. ll%d. Rugby. May 23. Paris 147'-, Xew York 4. KG 7-16; Bru>sels 14S 1 4; Geneva
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-S2 Bank demand 3 11-16 Private credit- 3 m.s. J -5 15-"^ New York, demand •">'>'_ Credits 90 days 5*France, demand 1710 India, T. T. io-l K._. Hongkong, demand 1 1 4 px Dis. Yokohama, demand lls r 4 .lava, demand l.'^i Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    222 15 May 28. Tin 100 Tons 1135.00 Gambier nun Pepper bite 52.00 Pepper black 12.00 i?lake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small t._." Copra ll.To Copra Sundried 11.90 Opium. Benares nn* LOOO Rice, Liang Hin Cha.i Mirk Red Eagle (New) U0 Rice, Siam old Xo. 1 MO Rice. Rangoon Birtan £60
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    52 15 Ma\ 22nd. \92ti. 1.3i a.m. Buyer.- Sellers R.S.S equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot. 72 Standaid IJ.S.S. on Tender Spot d all position- TJ 72 1 Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 22d pe r lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts m
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO DISPUTE.
    335 15 Important questions of financial policj were raised in the annua! report of the British North Borneo (Chartered) Co. for 1924 and issued to shareholders in November last yeai-. It had been the policy of the Board to charge to capital account certain items of expend!'. ure.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    553 15 In ihe oomrae ot his lung speech to tbe .shareholders of the Dunlop Etubbf r Co.. Si) Eric Geddes mail< this reference to the Plantations. The great importanc we have always attached to ihe possession of plantations has been emphasised during the put yeui by the extraordinary
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    232 15 London, \pril 2s. [he uncertainty regarding the Budget hat now been removed from the market, tad the coal situation ha> probabts also \mtm fully discounted during the past week. Copper. The world's COppi r statistics for 1925 shoa a considerable inroad upon stocks, land the tone is
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      430 15 Assets Over $6,500,000, S.C. A Assurance in Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated to Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE. -Mncheater House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry. E.C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British UfeAssurance ATTRACTIVE
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      478 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.86,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiva, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo. Esq. Baron
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      445 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. 0. M. Bernard, Esq. Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang Deputy Chairman W. H.
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      32 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARIN m Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manage
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    YACHTING.
    945 16 FAIRY POINT CHALLENGE CUP. .Jtan 11 Wins Cup Outright. This Trophy was presented ti the* Club by Mr. Maurice Rodt-sse, one of the keenest yachtsmen that ever stepped into the Straits Settlements. To make it as inteiesting as possible, the course was, in years gone by. from the Yacht
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    HOLIDAY CRICKET.
    1405 16 G.C.C. ENTERTAIN N. SEMBILAN. Plentj of Runs in Even Match. Those to whom cricket made a greater appeal than racing and tennis and attended the opening day's play in the Whitsuntide match between the S.C.C. and Negri Sembilan on the Padang on Saturday reaped th* ir t sward
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    THE HONGKONG VISIT.
    116 16 THE PROBABLE MALAYA SIDE Hongkong, who meel Malaya al Singapon on Friday, Saturda. and Sunday next, ire due to arrive by the Hosang on Wednesday. The following have been invited I play for Malaya: Captain R. L. Arniit- age I S.o.c. i. A. I. Bostock Hill <
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    S.C.C. AND S.R.C. SECOND ELEVENS.
    386 16 Failure to Obtain Decision, A close game on the S.R.C. ground on Saturday ended without a decision having been obtained. Winning the toss the home side had firsl use of a wicket that began early to show signs of wear. They were all out for
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    122 16 HOME CRICKET. AUSTRALIANS' SIXTH DRAWN GAME Reuters Service. l London, May 21. The weather was warm and the sun was shining when the match between the Australians and Cambiidge University was resumed at Cambridge to-day. On a tricky wicket the Australians carried their total to 235 (Cambridge 212).
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    THE TOURISTS AT OXFORD.
    86 16 FINE BOWLING BY RICHARDSON. [Renter".- Service.] London, May 22. Ths match between the Australians and Oxford University commenced at Oxford today in delightful weather and before .",000 spectators. The wicket was slow, hut became faster as the day advance <1. The Varsity wire dismissed by the
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    SURREY BEATEN BY SUSSEX.
    242 16 [Renter s Service.] London, Mav 21. Surrey vs. At the Oval: Sussex won by 92 runs. Sussex -'ll and 283. Surrey 135 and 2*l. A. E. Gilligan, the former English captain, was in great form, for after scoring ;62 in the Sussex first innings he contributed
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    THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
    165 16 W. I. Pts. So I' W L Lsi Ist Poe Obt Res Per tn In Kent l 1 'i ii n 5 5 0 100.00 \<>< k- o 1 Q 20 i^ I 90.00 Lane: 6 2 0 <> 20 16 2 80.00 Midd'x 2 0 0
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    CRICKET.
    56 16 The following will represent the V.M.c. A. vs. S.C.C. 3rd to-day on the V.M.C. A. ground, commencing at 2.15 p.m.:— H. C. Stack (Capt); R. Lyne, E. G. Wheatley, M. Ignatius, H. Gibson, V. Houben, B. K. shah. R. Jumabhoy, Sirdar I>. Singh, C V. Neubronner and K. R.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    66 16 Orders for week ending May MHh. Monday, 24th. First and Tenth Troops (amp. Tuesday, 25th. Signalling and Ambulance Classes, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Thursday. 27th. Rand Practice. Headquarters, 5 p.m., Wireless Class, Headquarters, 5 p.m. Friday, 28th. Combined Parade for all Troops. Headquarters, 5 p.m. Saturday. 20th. Combined
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    22 16 Monday.— 6.l6 a.m.. Farrer Range Malay Company; 8.00 a.m., Bukit Timah S.V.R. Assn., Siglap S.R.A. (v); Siglap S.R.E. (v).
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