The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 June 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 12 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.,SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1925. NO. 11,815.
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  • 328 1 There is a noticeable improvement m the. coal crisis, a joint committee of the (.wniTS and men being a hopeful suggestion Page 9. During the debate on the state of emergency m the House of Commons comment was made on the good temper that prevailed during the
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  • 889 1 Qh •(•(ft* ,t\ agtitit komitiGM tutttfi ttt tnrmt/0 Libt Hi Juvenal Dick Hancock ami his merry men. true sportsmen all. leave the Colony for Hongkong with the hearty j>'ood wishes of Eha people of -Malaya. The visitors have r i > > T been very successful
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 316 1 vI N G LOONG |t lf i;FM><; NISEI* HOISE for IK\N TROPICAL Si'lTS. HICH STREET. l ..>,^^^v.v.^v.v•v•^^v.v•v.v.v•v•% a a a a .•.^"•v^ a a .^v•v•%^-•*« j i-^my^ nwnmni --"u^'-JUHiini ntwim < < <iing <■ tf a YL l ,v~y "J they like:;em roughi I '^A leltphone 110. F. DKASON, Manager.
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    • 133 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Pineapple hams at Cold Storage— Page Sea View week-end engagements I': .■<■ 1. New ladies hairdressing safooe, 4 Battery Road- Page 2. Black and White cigarettes al Sandiianda, Buttery— Page L Jackie Coogan at A.lhambra mi UJth ustani Page 2. Jan. Ohefrywood Furnitun and p t plants for
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 113 1 jl THE WEEK. Saturday, sth Hi^h Water. ").2'J a.m.. SJ69 m. »2 Selangor Rncc-. Rafllea Institution Sports. i" I'dli) ('lub Gymkhana. J« Old Rafflesians Dinner Garden Chib. No, No, Nanette. Theatre ;i.:-in j .m. Sunday, Stk. J« High Water. 6.59 a.m.. T T» <> ]^.r:i. Monday, Ith. Jb High Water.
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  • 453 2 ENGINEER MURDERED. (From N.E.I. Papers.) lienkulen, May 31. Try rag acer Mailer of Tamabangsawah has been fatally injured by knife blows. The tnmr.T'- hit a stable boy who had bten impodeni asd the latter attacked him with a knife. Tin unfortunate man died 24 hours later. He
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 135 2 Victoria Theatre Welcome Return Visit of R. B. SALISBURY'S COY. The Quaints. TO-NIGHT No No Nanette Monday and Tuesday, 7th and Bth. "THE UNFAIR SEX" Wednesday, June 9th. THE SPORT OF KINGS. Thursday and Friday, 10th and 11th THE QUAINTS. [Saturday, June 12th. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE Booking for all attractions at
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    • 218 2 PAVILION. From Monday, 31st May to Sunday, 6th June. AT 9 P.M. SHARP. When poverty creeps m, does love fly out the window? Out of a million young wiv**, h<riv many love love and how many 'love millions See the reply given by JACQUELINE LOGAN AND CULLEN LANDIS m PEA
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    • 105 2 From Friday to Wednesday, 4th to 9th June AT THE AJiHAMBEA IH.tfce Second Show at 9 p.m. MO EXCELLENT, ENTERTAINING PARAMOUNT PHt)b I(T Empty Hands featuring JACK HOLT m an attention-holding story splendidly got up quite a good few stunts, Cappy Ricks Adapted from Peter B. Kyne's well-known ifory an.:
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  • 927 3 "Vl°il AKISTIDE." (From Our Own Correspondent). ParS-, .May 1. At the time of writing, M. Briand still il; the c^\<-)<>, of his ninth cabinet, and with success. For if the- Premier has deadij cnemjes amongst the extremists, manj v-;' whom consider that he is past work and that his
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 245 3 The Food of Kings! rnpO YOU, Baby Is the King of your household, X and claims as his birthright the Food of Kings —and as the best is not too good for the children of Royalty, it is not too good for your Baby for Glaxo is the food that
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    • 487 3 1 PSYCHOLOGY j (A study of the sub-conscious self) Strange things are revealed to us k| g by a close study of the human mind. A STRANGE THING, I FOR INSTANCE, IS THE POWER OF SUGGESTION. J The idea may be scoffed at you may think there is nothing m
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  • 291 4 Effect on Road Surface. Balloon tyres are going to straighten out the waves or corrugations motorists meet along the highways. That, however, will last until the new type of tyres begin to predominate and then we'll get the corrugated highways again! It's all the result of the natural
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  • 213 4 i hav< nol ;i word to aj against the majoiity of first-ch Rrms so fai M Ac -upi of spare parts :N concerned as there is no delaj m getting them, while their prices au- reasonable. Bul Borne the mosi opposite. ft coninion knot* ledg< that sftme
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  • 171 4 Kor the first tin r» tl hist iai an mire fleet of air expr< to I apped and uplet <h'«l j i new type. Rei entl> Imperial Airways •f? i b dismantling thiir tigei of Napier i)!i expres which during their flying 1 i :i >,
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  • 65 4 Lieut.-Commander Frewen, iI.N who last year, with ins sister, Mrs, Clare Sheri dan, crossed Russia m a motor cycle, has described m The Motor Cycle his experiences on tour within the Arctic Circle. Conditions m Norway's fai North, however, are not so severe as one might
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  • 53 4 London, May 20. Their Majesties gave a half-hour tnspecti m at Buckingham Palace to motor caravans for hunting completed for the Maharajah of Gwalior, after which thes<> were driven to the India Office where they weri' examined by Lord Birkenhead's chief officials, Their Majesties received the King's
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  • 82 4 Comfortable summer clothing for traffic policemen and mounted officers will be provided by the St. Louis. Mo., Hoard of Police Commissioners. In former years, traffic policemen have sweltered m a heavy uniform with a high collar; bow the board has decided to adopt clothing made of light open weave cloth
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 107 4 m*% W%' T<uot waiw nt& v s f* T of f. n iL^rv/ i rVdrS ilf B C Fisk Tyres are through and through First j: Quality they are dependable and ij i m represent more than their money value i- m mileage and service returns. Bi 9H lw J
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    • 109 4 riA c Goodyear Tv < v 1 t >CU buy may f >< depended upon i«, I A 1 i\^^. I si *v a j^^\ n Ba NEXT TIME BUY GOOB^EAE CORD TYRES. Hi: with shmortwist jffl Goodyear Kall<N»n T>rv> mike iSZm motoring cheaper. can -our t^^^^ Borneo Motors Ltd.
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  • 520 5 the perfect ear, have turn- n Ul construction of the tpi »misc. BM to realize that the avtoista cosflici with Ihe oi others and so they have K-. the conflicting demands. ins m remarkahle way. ram the finished compromise. irpesa ia swift. They're put-to-day imdeT severe tests
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  • 930 5 SPECIAL MOTORING ARTICLE. ECONOMY IN TYRES. HOW TO GET MILEAGE OUT OF YOUR SET. m Si PUNCTURE I AVOIDABLE. by- iMajoi F. A. C. f orb^s-Lsith, F.R.Ci.S., (Author of "By car to India.") Although cur main highways are the best lin the world, and aie \<>Ul of loose metal. A
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  • 705 5 SENSATIONS OF HIGH SPEED DRIVING. i What are the sensations of motoring at l£G miles an hour and r.ioi At such sj <.e;!.s objscts un tiihef side of you become' b.i-i. red. Th; eye cannot pick them out individually' If you look out of th? window
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  • 163 5 With the realisation of the need for better r>>ad communications m China should come an increase m the demand for motor vehicles. Hitherto the toad.- have been so few and so poor- that, except m the large cities, the use of motor transport has made comparatively
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  • 42 5 A motor horn has been invented a certain note on which unlocks the uarage door. If 1 someone will now invent an exhaust note which will close the door, another stage m the labour-saving movement will have been reached, comments The Motor.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 614 5 j THE TROJAN CAR (British). 1 England's long waited for supremacy m the jc Cheap Car line at last an acoc mplished fact. Economical motoring revolutionized. J The New Trojan 1926 touring model with its up-to-date substantial body and > comfortable seating- together with its benzine consumption of no less
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  • 759 6  -  S E7ELYN COLYER. g THE SEASON'S TENNIS FEATURE.— No. 2. ft* r»v l'l Suzanne and Helen. x*^ E LEADING WOMEN STARS. U Q# (Th; famous English Inn jIT Wi re 1 the eve "i a most interesting lav: season, with two world figures, £v Helen, m
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  • 519 6 lla, looking more tidy and 1 iirty th&n her custom is, approael tage on Gre; < 1 se tlreen, v nant and Mt. Stuttle, his srard- workin] by si brought papei what th 1 Curate 1 fw m she remai k< with an Tl Tenant t »k the
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  • 23 6 VVillesden defendant: I assure you that I am not drinkinpr so much now, because my diminutive capital has not permitted complete refreshment. i
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  • 1847 6 TREAT HIM AS A GENTLEMAN. Whist! A sudden sign from the guides caused the little expedition to "freeze to attention." They were climbing a slope of Karissimbi, m the eastern part of the Belgian Kongo. What had the guides seen? Far away some bushes were stirring."
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  • 428 6  -  I ALEC HEHD THE SEASON'S GOLF FEATURE.— No. r>. fHKHHHKKKHHH) iKKHKHI-IKKKKHHMHf^HMMI -r tHHHHMMM^I-O-<V'B by U Shots Played Under Strange Ccndiiicns. Cc« i>Ct SOME MYSTERIOUS HAPPENINGS. 52 balls bav< I'iay i strang aaks n the links, <■•- mv ittoati-ati d I day wi.: d I i which
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  • 334 6 Bigge Studio for !!i-u« t. Soi ti| definite is at la I I found thi B itish film indust put it i! ion i favourable terms wit] othei I during country m the world. T I Hollywood, which will leav< iti I counterpa I fai I ehind,
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  • 55 6 rhe iivi»i a E which has been Mm mm piut, hM at iMI part of i\w m hi h^ o: the >«'uth of the Rufi, X Utnted a ■cpamtc bifh Tin- Ajrhbishop »f ud nstod the Rev. w. v. I of Zanzibar, as the Hi* BW (iioc.'so,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 314 7 gt'SINESS CARDS. r^V/.S'.V.V.VV.V.V.V.VAV-'.V.".-. iiMARY SETON S AMBER MANSIONS. ORCHARD ROAD. nkvn hats and stockings, i ■■v.v.waw.vC i FUNERALS? I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. XI'KRT I NKRTAKERS." KI.LI'HONE 75 TAMFORD FLOWEB STALL. Stamford Road, next to St. I Irardi Miariwi Gate 4 I JOAQUIM OPJHIDS on \tremvly moderate mes from own norI
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    • 685 7 NOTICES. K«tk« b hereby -iven, that all the roads and j approaches to Covent Row and Covent Garden (latelj Cheang Hong l.im Market) belonging ,to tho estate or" Cheang Tew Muey, wilf be closed ta public traffic from 6 a.m. lo 6 pan on Ihuixii-.y the I'Otli June 1926. Dated
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    • 522 7 Mi* i« MS The Heap Eng Moh S.S. Co., Ltd. of Singapore hereby jrive notice that m consequence o£ having at one time owned a vessel called the NAM YOXG have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section -17 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1594, m respect of the
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    • 886 7 'TpHE real peril m cuts and other X \v injuries is that it is so ea^-y I V^a^>v *V for the broken tissue? to become *r A germ -infected. Prompt apph/:a- (~C~\ tion of Zam-Buk takes away pain and averts all danger of festering V^A S& .^^mtifi Whatever your skin
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 676 7 CHURCH SERVICE. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. FIRST SUNDAY, AFTER TRINITY, 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. Service Somervell m F. and Adams Hymns 304, 429, 335, 315. 9.16 a.m. .Matins followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.&0 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Hymns 18, 282, 193,
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  • 86 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. BRA] NE. I'■ 3rd .June, a1 iheE il m H tal, Koala Lumpur, to Mr. and Mrs. <\ I i in-. -<>n. COLEMAN Oi M*j 25th, 1926, ai Malacca, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. n Hiffh School, B Malacca, daughter. '•I i,EATti ■JJ rRIAN< E Xi Cap<
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  • 777 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1926. The Strike Mails. The Outer Marches of the Empire, however enterprising the local press I may be, look upon the arrival of the mail as the event of the week, m the ;case of Malaya and the Far Hast. ■The cable new- service,
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  • 1002 8 MV. F. H. Gruramiti is appointed to be member of the Municipal Commission, I'enane. I j l>r. J. Adams is appointed to act as Chief Medical Officer, Penang, with effect from April 2.") th. The following acting appoinments are gazetted: Mr. R. [rvine, M. as second assistant secretary (A) and
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  • 77 8 rPraw Our Ow:, Jur,, i TiK Aliahaba.i CO, e Pinaac GwHlte cablet post, as the imi ranker Compwiy, kefi 1 Kun, P( Ma K... beirc extended to Bush i. %uve irrra is si m, roi N|is (Fiwb On Dwi I A I tlhlCM -I,..co n 11. Genei I
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  • 71 8 U V, g M.ISIH in < O\|i |;N Singapi m u al iatei thing ii i- Tin- reason 1 i i l' rhei Nanette, oik ai I 1 Ml Itted ml Sing ra.<i«<ri \\i f h tin W r B. Ail If which <«><.;, bee e and
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  • 20 8 Lowing an of 1 I i V, Anntd K..:. K HTurtdHiri Khoo >..-!: < I. w K S\v
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  • 30 8 "M< r, h;ur Ki< •:> i 1 i»th being Ea i- M I) k !V. n the O land < >•■ Q tht I dosi G«« some Chinese relal
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  • 29 8 fatsiday, Sth quartet*, B FuewU} 8th. Si| < !a see, Eleadq u I irten 5 p.m. Sal,,.;.^. LSI B SI id (Set i 0 I VI,., Rf
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  • 46 8 them«elv< i v itemeHl I n 1 11 m the compliment I tertaiafog M..: ;t y m Um\ |[J| li! i oneeQueiK of tl ittrge numben cool* it iiu- dtj Em 'i :U an.l rftortege Lies :u to raw th !l nwAw the I tafai < ■ble.
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  • 36 8 In number of WU j \< ■••iimi-nt B«d ;h. I 1 I tinur t.' run ftbotf Policen tn *1 King --"no'; :nvii>n! »f riot Iwt «fi :l He ul»d nw -W}...- irftl 1 thi.-°" Tho "stH.- vva
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 162 8 j THE CONNOISSEUR j COMES TO CALDBECKS CALDBECK, MACGR EGOR CO., LTD. Uncorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.) I" (Incorpt.rated m Shanghai). Wine Spirit Merchants j SINGAPORE, i KUALA LUMPUR, PENANG, j IPOH KLANG. j > PATRONISED A iS'Stf** BY ROYALTY THE CENTRE OF ATTRACTION FOR THE BEST OF
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    • 44 8 i M ALL 1^ VERMIN USE ft 1 Y0 L S AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. fl I GOLDEN SERIES. L YAV-V.V.V.V.V.V.'.V.V.V.V.V.V. [I J ITS AN EASY JOB > ■I to renovate your car > J with' > !j :j BROBBIALAcB ■■■■■■■■■rawrt %OF ALL GARAGKS AND DEALERS.
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  • 67 9 SHOULD THEY BE CANCELLED OPINION CHANGING, k limes and the New York wing trend ai American n toward the cancellation of asi ag the unsympathetic to the original caneel.ati >n York Times says that i ha assumed th- apf no sacrifice asked from AmeriDC taken i>v them m
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  • 19 9 ntinue to defend Ihe Fran term M OH Ma\ only i:. pa] mcc to the Treasury leaves
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  • 23 9 l'ari>.. June 3. confii s tk thai raise i I States fo Franc m rhat th Mt Bf lebt i
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  • 74 9 London. June f the t tal ctiaa] 1 1 aiaace ol f the < hinese v I mfli' Mr. I- M fan r.. Cli m n c pmised the Salt I ia prj exj thai quest ioner was H that therto n tosc anj a that .ma
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  • 16 9 :••■> on m opran Mr. <hu urged that Sknese the cultivation of -rriroriea border-
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  • 24 9 Ottawa, -I enc >rs for khe com- •A;i!i! :n:n>r lollara wwr smuggled >?t> the I sited States n th< Vfueoec.
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  • 36 9 r >. nrkt V Vi»rk. .Jam- Pi bibiti n Conn ttci has :.> ment f the i a n;;' .-r:\ D n This act is subj t< Um r mntitto e, w hirh. me a
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  • 46 9 •»a Si rvice. j N\u ork, Jane ►I sentenced to a 9 oaj nent m each oi ts > u> am cti n with the pi ►hibiase, and a fine d kwo thouT' mc unfunaonnient sentences y. Cari :i has been released nc appeal
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  • 114 9 THE OWNERS' MOVE. JOINT COMMITTEE SUGGESTED. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, June 3. Statements from well informed sources confirm the reports that the coal owners have hi mind the setting up of a small joint committee representing both sides, under an independent chairman, to review I the whole
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  • 435 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, June 3. I ht House of Commons discussed the continuance of the state of emergency. Mr. MacDonald opposed the continuance of the emergency regulation as being unnecessary. IK said he knew perfectly well that when the Government were confronted with a
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  • 63 9 [British Kadio- Official Service.] Rugby, Jane Samuel tloaie, Secretary for Air, ited that the four aircraft of the Royal j: Force whu-h took parr m the flight from Cairo I i Cape Town returned one daj i advance of the programme. Tfc Bight was a complete success.
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  • 38 9 British Radio Official S< r\ ice. |{nu!>> lune Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Minister o1 Health, stated that during the twelve months ended Mar. 31st., 100,981 houses wer c impleted m connection with state assisted s< hemes.
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  • 76 9 [Renter's Service.] London, June 4. According to the Times' Lisbon corres- p indent the change m the Portuguese Government from a TriumviraU- was due to Gomes Costa, then at Oporto, issuing an order to the army declaring that be did not agree that the new Ministry would continue
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  • 15 9 Interesting films will be shown at the Sea View Hotel, to-morrow (Sunday) evens j ing.
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  • 212 9 OUR POLICY IN EGYPT. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, June 3. The news which reached London this afternoon to the effect that Zaghlul Pasha ha< renounced his intention of forming an Egyption Cabinet and Adiy^ Pasha will be entrusted with that task has rendered the Egyptian situation
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  • 129 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, June 3. Sir Austen Chamberlain is expected (i leave London on Saturday for Geneva to attend the fortieth session >f the Council ol the League of Nations, which begins on Monday, June 7. He will be accompanied members of the Foreign Office
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  • 371 9 (.rim Details <»i Volcano Calamity. Tokyo, May IT>. Warned by preliminary rumblings, manj v scaped before the eruption and th< tl<><s.! <f\ ral hours later, many farmers working m the fi< Ids were Bayed, but lost whole families m the villages, and are demented bj their
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  • 17 9 The appointment of Commander G. H. Freyberg, 0.8. E., R.N. (retired) as Master Attendant. Singapore, is gazetted.
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  • 618 9 M. S. ABOOBAKAR AND CO's AFFAIRS. Protests of a Diamond Merchant. The examination of Mr. B. Fink, a European diamond merchant, m connection with the affairs m bankruptcy of M. S. Aboobakar and Company, was continued before Mr.* Justice Deane m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. At various stapes
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  • 137 9 TAPAH RUBBER COMPANY. To the Editor, Sir, I am glad to see that a shareholder m the above company has drawn the attention of the Directors t«> the desirability of reducing the par value of these shares to one dollar. At $10 a share the Company
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  • 96 9 The following has been forwarded from the Secretariat: Sir, —With reference to this office letter N0.3254j26 dated the 27th April, 192G, regarding the despatch of a message of congratulation to Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York on the occasion of the birth of a
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 157 9 j FOR HAIRDRESSING I "EVER READY" i 5 a "Ever ready" j^ HE T SELF-HEATING i I WAVING IRONS I PRICE $1.75 EACH j: fm P.PAT: X% g ***** "\k WITH TEN lf mmu CARBON REFILLS; p Extra Carbon Refills EC cts. per Box. i can also be used with
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 705 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON X. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. (Via Cenoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t ANT EN OR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, and Glasgow June 6 GLAUCUS
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    • 466 10 Elterman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLEIAirIINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. Due Spore. s.s. BLOEMFONTEIN Jane 14 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF LYONS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg June 20 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Marseilles, London, Hamburg
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    • 412 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AM) APCAR LINES (Incorporated m Knjrland. MAIL. PASSENGER AND C AR(iO SERVK Eg o PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION DO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty s Goveron^nt) OUTWARDS I KO.M LONDON. HOMEWARDF«»r China nrnl Japan. htr H«rtterll«B, London and \nt»*
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 871 11 r JLhe (jillette fe^^^^ s^^ uCcircl closer^ and The keen edge of the genuine Gillette blade shaves each hair off level with the surface of the skin, without pulling, scraping or chafing* Try the Gillette yourself and be pleasantly nsed* Its popular price and exceptional 40,000,000 men* o sale everywhere
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    • 169 11 3 BLACK WHITE BLACK B »r^^H| II When a cigarette has established a reputation U YVT f f^n r^ -t"I M for quality lasting over a century V. \\l Ui j 1 L I T —jB& When four generations have smoked and en- V 11 'rg^^B When every year, for
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  • 209 12 At the Government Dockyard at Dawbong says the Rangoon Gazette was privately launched the "Thibaw." the first steel lightship launched m Burma waters. The Thibaw was built at Newcastle on Tyne, England, by Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and Company, and sent out to Rangoon m piece
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  • 923 12 INCREASING SHIPPING ACTIVITY. British Ships Predominate. The annual report of the Marine Department of the Straits Settlements for the year J925, which has ju:;t appeared as a supplement In the Government Gazette, gives full details of the work at the two principal ports, Singapore and Penang, during
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 497 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) I FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well- known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MALABAR (4.512 tons). The s~s. MARELLA is the largest and tim-st steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single teith cabins,
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    • 326 12 MESSAGERIES MARfTIMES HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti. Port Said. Marseilles from Singapore D'ARTAGNAN 20,500 tons June 16 ANGKOR 12.000 tons June M) OLTWAKD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. ANDRE LEBON 20.000 ton.- June 14 To Saigon, Tourane and Haiphong. AZAY LX RIDE A U 14.000 tons June 21
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    • 130 12 J.BG. Stewart's Jamie Stuart" LIQUEUR Old Scotch Whisky Sole Agent>: JOHN LITTLE LTD. Incorporate: Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. AOVD TRIESTINd NAY. 01 (Ah HOMEWARD S UUNGfi Bi-m mi 'I;.-. \m i^i Bills evant B ortc m i VIM IN \I.l ESQIILINn OITW ARI) S \II WGS POt H(i\i K(i\i,.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 504 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) ever> Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.ru, Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 434 13 O. S. K. Line. I > e >ti nation*. Steamers. Arrive Dept. RotteitbUßi Hamburg. Antwerp. via Col mbo. Aden Port Sudan Andes Maru June 11 June 12 Port Said /.anzibar, Dares-Salaam, a De!agM Bay, Durban f Panama Maru June 30 July 1 A.--:oa Bay. Capo Town. Kio. and Buenos Aires.
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    • 436 13 TRAVEL <n COMFORT DOLLAR J^Ssk PRESIDENT l^^H^k Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, wcll-vcntilajted and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, and all have hot and cold
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    • 677 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. BORDEAUX MARU due June 15 m.s. SILVERAY due June 28 m.s. SILVERPINE due July 11th s.s. FUJI MARU due July 26th For rates
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 212 14 i .11 IF YOUR WATCH DOES NOT BE R THIS TRADEMARK j> —^?*^w YOU DO //^TN^V THE ONLY I NOT i*| GENUINE I OWN WjSsiKN/ ROSKOPF.I ot all DE4LERS Throughout Makya. M 7^/// c& Mont or Raffles Place, Singapore. Surpasses rice as a builder of muscle and bone. Gives a
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    • 810 14 Hfc^ Jw^jpgSq^BSH^HjH i r rr r r rfrrfffTfiTrriT," f i-.' **iV W7 E ASK y ou to en j°y t i e rr u ts °f HupmoTo experience the comfort tliat results only from extreme smoothness continuously maintained or rear seat with tne knowledge of safety that If you once
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  • 456 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, JUNE 4th, 1926. [Figures m brackets show the issue value of the Share m dollars unless otherwise marked. l buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 56s s*s Batang Padang Tin ($1) 77^ 80 Hitam Tin 1.371,2 1.42% Kamunting 68s 7us Kinta Assn. ($10) 10.50 11.50
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  • 113 15 The Soviet Press is devoting much <»f its space to speculation about American recognition of the Soviet Union. It appears that the "Standard Oil" company has purchased Soviet Oil and that one of its leading representatives, Mr. Lee, has been publishing litters m the
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  • 70 15 JUIK' 4. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-32 Bank demand 2 3 11-16 Private credit? 3 m.s. 2 4 7-16 New York, demand 50 3-16 Credits 90 days 58', 1 France, demand 1660 India T. T. 1T.4 Hon^kon^r, demand 1 p.c. Di.s. Yokohama, demand 118^ 4 Java, demand 139
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  • 188 15 June 4. Tin 150 Ten $i:{ l.(Mi Gambler 11.00 Pepper White 62.00 Pepper bkick 41.00 Fl-ake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small 8.00 Copra 11.90 Copra Sundried 12. 2u Opium. Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Lian? Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle ,'New) 830 Rice, Siam oid No 1 B.^o Rice. Rangoon
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  • 59 15 11 h June. H»l!K. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spol 65 i Standard R.S.S on Tender June H 56% July-Sept. >; T 57 Oct.-Dec. 57% 88 Tone of M. rket: Finn. Latest Cable: London Spot Sh< 2O^4d per lb.
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  • 173 15 Singapore, June l. The commodity market has been very weak, but a better tendency is now m evidence with the bi^ dealers buying Trade grades, and prices dose firm ;.t: Spot 65, •lime 'Ti 1 July-Sept 66%, Oct-Dec 67^f, London Is 4 d. New fork 41 4
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  • 181 15 Cultivation to l>e Bncearagetf. En order to encourage th< cultivation of rubber, the President of the State of Para has sanctioned a decree passed by the State Congress under which concessions of land will be granted to capitalists or industrial concerns who win contract to ose it
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  • 33 15 Messrs, Kennedy, Borkill and Co. adviac us that the deliveries of coal from th. 1 Enggcr Coal Syndicate's Colliery for the months of April and May were 750 ton^ ond 940 tons respectively.
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  • 191 15 MACPHAIL CO LTD'S KEPOK 1\ Sinuapor*-. June t. Rubber. Local 86. Tin. London, i'2G2. 15s. Local 134. (168 tons sold). Rubbers. Shares are steady. lemw Kuantans are quoted UH% 2.024fe an<: V-w Scudais at 3.25 3.30. Purit Perakc offei at 5.35 and Pajams at 15. cum. Ketnpas
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  • 235 15 Singapore, June 1. Knbber. 1 he decline m the ptice o»l th commodity has continued through i th<- past week, and no substantia vement tan be looked i'<-!- until ma again come into the market. The usual weekly aucttoi I Id on I A inst.. ;.n«l met \vit,\
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  • 238 15 Singapore. June 4. The market during the past week ha^ beei difficult to follow, the position being; a^rtrravated by the announcement m the Press of a ]>• ng failure of large London coni< m. This •< w .•.".atiatfi from New Vori 1 no confirmation is forthcoming:
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  • 92 15 The directors of the General Accident Five and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd have resolved to recommend the pa> aeni >( the following dividends subject to it* tax: a final dividend of t% par MM < inp; 5 per cent for the year) M the
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  • 58 15 [British Radio Official Service] Rugby. Juru ft, Paris ir>2, New Y..i k 4>fi 3 s. ftnimll 152%, Geneva 25.1. Amsterdam 12.10%, Milan L 26%, Rorlin 20.43. rnni nniftl 18.42 1 Vienna 14.43%, Madrid 32.16%, Lisbon 2 17-M2, Bombay Is. 5 :il-32d, Shanghai 2s. lid. Hongkong (holiday), Yokohama Is. 11
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 468 15 Assets Ov.r U&H.m, S.C. Assurance m Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester 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 Life Assurance Companies
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    • 463 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.86,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, 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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    • 472 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 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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    • 41 15 RQYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARIN* 1 Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 608 16 THE VISITORS' APPRECIATION. High Standard of Malayan Cricket. (Specially Contributed to Free Press). I* is i<-.'/' very gnat pit-man re that we publish the fpUvwhtg aj'pri ciut>'>» bu Erdap, a MMllf the Hongkong -cricket team, of the Jiosfji'tility accorded bit the people of Malaya to the v
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  • 271 16 T< 1:... ires put an end '.<• the exciting spectacles oi old-tin* Days, when peog) ised to Bock to -v mounted cob iera •>'' the M irning st, Bel!'- Life, and other newspapers rid< a i n Wati o Bridge ii to the Strati I ii h the
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  • 43 16 Proirramme of I)ril!< U p to and for June fith. I H Saturday, SLSQ p.m.. Bukit Timah Range i 1 n 5.V.C.J 2.::0 Farrer Rar,-e Units, Casuals. „V ;n!i;l «wn. Hukit Timah Range, i^V SV a'r Farrer R n^". I'nits.
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  • 247 16 DEATH OF FREDERICK R. SPOFFORTH. [Reuter's Service.] London. June 4. The death is announced of Mr. Frederick .I. Spofforth, the famous Australian demon 0; wler. The passing of Spofforth will In 1 greatly lamented, particularly by cricketers of the (1 school, m whose memories the jjreat i
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  • 59 16 >.(.(. Lanka Union. The following will represent the S.C.C. third eleven vs. ih- I anka Union on the Ba i tiei toad ground, t »-day a1 2.15 p.m. N. I ury, R, I. Barton-Wright, J. K. Carr, (Capt.) A. <>. Coltman, T. F. Garside, R. S. H< rbert, J.
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  • 241 16 At: all day match was played <>n Thursday ai Johore Bahru !> tween the YJtf.CA. ami the Johore < 'ricket < Hub. The V M. C. A. ~kipp<-r having won the toss >!<•< ided t nd m .J >h< »r»- on ;i soft wicket, and just
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  • 87 16 MONDAY'S TIES. Handicap Mixed Doubles. Miss Griffith-Jones and Cantrell vs. Mr-. Miss Frankel and Grimberg vs. Mrs. ade and R. C. Smith. Misa Rickard and Hutchings vs. Mrs :rooke and C. E. Brooke. Lady Mmi- >n and Coleman vs. Mrs llder and K. S. Adler. Ladies
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  • 52 16 Howls Tournament (Semi-Final). Tuesday, Mth inst H. R. L. Dyne and K. Nficol] vs. \V. Millard-Watts and R. Sinclair. Wednesday, 9th inst: H. E. L. Dyne and A '>. Pierrepont vs. H. M. Cantrell and E Riches. The V.MA.A. swimming poo] will be osed <>n Monday and
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  • 95 16 SUTCLIFFE STRAINS LEG MUSCLE. [Reuter's Service]. London, June 3. The match between the Australians and the North of England was continued at Birmingham to-day before 10,000 spectators. The wicket was easy at first, but later became difficult. The North of England made 239, Holmes scoring 43 arid
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  • 35 16 [Reuter's Service. J London, June 3. At Melbury courts, Kensington, Sweden defeated South Africa m the Davis Cup by 3 matches to 1 and meet France m the I European semi-final. 1
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  • 135 16 A FATAL MISSED PITT. [Reuter's Service.] London, Juno 11. At Si. Andrew's America beat Great Britain m the Walker (Jolf (up by 6% matches to 5%. The full results were a* follows: Foursomes. Wethered and Holderness beat Ouimet I and Guilford 1 and ;>. Sweetser and
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  • 87 16 1 Miiti>}i made a magnificent fight I aftei being overwhelmingly beaten m the morning, tin- result actually hinging on the "fi Blm-fiezlei match. The American was l up at the L'Tth and Hr/.K-t squared th«32nd. He waa -till square at the :c>th. and then Elm's putt at
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  • 31 16 St. Germainst, Junt' 3. In the French ladies ..pen golf champion- j ship tmal Mademoiselle Thton de la Chaume J beat Miss < ecil Leitch by 3 and 2.
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  • 37 16 Match Arranged between Beckett and Scott, i London. May 27. It is reported thai I'hi] Scott and Joe i Beckett have Bigned articles t i fight for the li> a vy -weight Championship.
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  • 32 16 ENGLISH CUP FINALISTS' RECORD PROFITS. Manchester City's Cup Tit- Receipts London, May 27. Manchester <'ity are likely to disclose record profits. It is announced that their Cup-Tie re>eipts al<>no amounted to £25,344,
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  • 34 16 Empire Amateur Champion to play Willie Smith. London. May 2<i. The Empire amateur billiard champion, Carlam, has turned professional. He makes iis debui against Willie Smith, at Liverpool, m September,
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  • 48 16 Calcutta, May 2fi. The death of Mr. L. A. Lamb, Clerk of he Course of the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, •ccurred this morning at the Presidency Jeneral FJ ispital, following an injury reeived m a motor accident, a cuple of months 1
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  • 62 16 Another Runaway Victory m New Zealand. I London, May 2fi. < Dannevirke (New Zealnnrn ti, *t M.iMmi).-, i he Indian n -•my hockey team heat Dannevirke by 20 oals to nil. A large crowd witnessed the match The «ne was fa t ami interesting, and the
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  • 59 16 [Reuter's Service]. London, June 4. The Oaks was run to-day with the following result. Lord Aster's SHORT STORY 1 Mr. I). Sullivan's RESPLENDENT 2 Lord Astor's GAY BIRD 3 (Winner trained by A. Taylor). Sixteen ran. Betting: 5 to 1 winner, 100 to (i second; 100 to 8
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  • 57 16 Scratching* For To-day. The following axe the Ecratchings for today's races at Kuala Lumpur: Uace 1.- Sweet Kjvoli, The Mahdi. Carrie B. Race 2. Boom. Rate 3.- Grey Babit, King Cole. Race I.- -Panglima. Shantung, Bombastic. Him 5* Cbleus, Alan L Race <i. Lady Baton, Metina. Little Marvel.
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  • 190 16 The Autumn Meeting. The proposed programme for the Penang Tin i iiK Autumn Meeting has Keen issued. The proposed dates are Saturday, July 24 and Saturday July 31, following (lest- on the heels <>f the Ipoh races. Owners of horses will have food r "T serioufl thought
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  • 115 16 The Municipality have arranged a two- i all foarsomea handicap for the members ol thr t uff. the games now being m cours* lot play, rhe following is tix draw and the handicaps Little and Hame (18) vs. Dawson and < Parish Hi). Snell and Fraser (m
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  • 26 16 The May Medal of the Rae< Course Golf Club will be played for on Saturday and Sunday the 12th and 13th instant
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  • 99 16 The final round of Lhe \v< Hai Wei Cup will be played al Bukit Timafc to morrow morning. The teams and times for teeing off are as follows:— 9.15 L I>. Hardie (S.G.C.) \>. D. Steuait (X.(i.C». 9.20. W. 11. Elkina (S.G.C.) vs. H. h\ing .lories X.
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  • 159 16 Secures Kilometre Record for Britain. London, May 2(». Brooklands.- Parry Thomas, driving his Famous -ion h. p., "Babs," with a standing start, set up the following new records. H overed a kilo, iti mean time. H >\h dire< ions, m LT..74 seconds, .uivin^- an average ?peed
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