The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 April 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CKNTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1927. NO. 12,088.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    225 1 A change of at itude towards foreigners at Hankow where two warships are lying close to the shore in case of trouble Page 11. The Singapore IJranch of the ExServices Association bade farewell to H.E. the Governor at a dinner and dance given in his honour last
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    THE DREAMER.
    1053 1 The Dulcester Bridge Restaurant Ml Grough is full from li.-V. to IJ2&. The pan (tiis ,-ii on ih |-..-i'.< otent H iih tin i lack.- to the wall, eating sandwiches, smoking clay pipes or Woodbines, and maintaining, wi-.h no little heat, their various opinions about Ib chance* •>!
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      213 1 Vi ,V.V.V.V.W.V.V.V.W.'A :J EVERY TIN DATED J RK!) LABEL BRAND" i= ....-..-.-.-.-.-.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.»: RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 28th April, Diner Dansant 8.15 p.m. (Dinners will be served in Ball Room). I TO-NIGHT I TV n l^lllllCi lydilCC For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. fi ft? Jk* l^ COMPANION OF n >our
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      259 1 THE FAVOURITE PERFUME OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND J FAMOUS FOR MORE THAN HALF-A-CENTURY. BfiV^^^ m-*U*3 \j^|||l|*pi==^--." I A perfume happily chosen has a wonderful jff: tfOttT* \W}i^Sb*% effect upon the nerves and feelings. Sweet- fo:? v^S "t%f*ffiitnf* i'V. ;ii^^ i3\\\ ness beeets sweetness. C rab .Apple Bloss ins £j§ B
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      120 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Crossword puzzle Page Stenographer wanted Page 9. Singhalese Tailoring Co. Page 2. Factory time clerk wanted Page 9. Houses and land for sale Page 1">. Government evening classes Page 9. Meeting f J.P.s on May 2nd— Page 9. Adelphi Hotel fancy dress bn'l Page 3. Mdm. Kelvey's School
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      10 1 y.-.v/.v.v.-.v.v.v-v.-.v.v«.v.v.".Y INSIST ON HAVING LABEL BRAND" I COFFEE I V.VAVW.V.V.V.V.V.V.VMV.V.
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      165 1 Wednesday, 21th. Hijrh Water. 5.66 a.m.. fi.9.. 5.14 p.m. 8.9. Malacca H. W.. 3.50 a.m.. 4.5.. 4.2u p.m. 5.1. Openinp Down Town V.M.C.A.. H.E. the Governor 12.45 St. Andrew's Church Mission Mtg., 5. Race Entries close 5 p.m. Inter-Commercial Cup Final Stadium 5 p.m. Thursday, 28th. Hiprh Water. 7.20 a.m..
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    502 2 Oar Own Correspondent.) laoteeriiig matters bare been mwcli to ately, so that it might b« of in- girt a >hi>it accooßt of the and working of tho Johore eh rc«s, Fern U i- mposeel ent .-<■ '•> of Ma and was first founded sometime in Hfe fi j
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      517 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING MONDAY, MAY 9TH, AT 9.30 P.M. The World's Wonder Show "IRVING'S MIDGETS" A UNIQUE PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC AND COMEDY BY TINY PEOPLE. AGES 19 TO 45 YEARS, HEIGHT ABOUT 36 INCHES. AND Chefaio and Palermo Booking will be at John Little's. Prices $4, 2 and 1. From
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      32 2 ij DYSENTERY > AND DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC ]l to be had of Three Dispensaries 'ml in Battery-road, and of miss brown. Say, F-F-Fellah/ Are You SEE H L I A Red Hot Tip/
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      342 2 AN EXCELLENT SCREEN ADAPTATION 01 A \vr-;i .1 .'.V^T* NOVEL From Sunday, 24th., to Friday, 29th. April. t AT U A^l R p l-J JIX jTV IW4. 1. Pv <TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd.. Propri In the Second Show, commencing 9 p. n CYNTHIA STOCKLEY'S STARTLI\(; ROMANCE Presented on the
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    'MISS ROBOT AS A FILM ''STAR."
    599 3 WOMAN'S REMARKABLE VISION OF THE FUTURE. '"Metropolis." the new German film, is an i xtraordinary film, as wild in its imagination as the strangest dream. It is a melodramatic vision of a city of a hundred years hence, in which Brain, as typified by
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    BRITISH OFFICER'S SUICIDE.
    115 3 Tragedj cf Vimy Ridge lion;. London, April ">. New York.— The discovery f the body •.■I the night watchman of a skyscraper led to the disclosure of a sad story of a distinguished British officer falling on evil times. It transpires that deceased was formerly Colonel John
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    KNEE PADS FOR DANCERS
    108 3 Among other novelties at the Drapery, Exhibition is the Charleston rubber knee pad which is designed for the use of ladies who are learning that much discussed dance. I understand that if by accident the knees are brought into more or less violent contact the pad
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    PAVEMENT KING OF PALL MALL.
    312 3 GREAT MEN WHO FORM HIS "COURT." Bite of History. Outside the Athenaeum Club in Pal! Mall a little sandy-haired man sits bareheaded. waiting for his "season," when, in his wn way, he will preside on« again over a court frequented by the great and leisured
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    FRAYING OF COLLARS CAUSED BY GERMS.
    85 3 Laundry Not Always To Blame. The cloud under which all laundries have lain has been dispersed,by Professor Lewis B. Allyn, of Westfield, Mass., who declares that the fraying of collars and the shrinking cf shirts is due to the workings of unknown bacteria,, and
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    88 3 Moir- Buchanan Centrifugal Processes Ltd. of Glasgow, and Mr. Colin McGregor Ure, of Glasgow, have been authorised to file specification of an invention for improvements in or relating to the manufacture, centrifugally, of pipes, columns and the like. Similar authorisation has been granted to Mr. S. G. Leach, London, in
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    COMET APPROACHING THE EARTH.
    334 3 RETURN OF PONS- WIN NECKE IN JUNE. The earth, on June 27 next, will make an extremely close approach to a comet's head; on that night we shall be only three and a half million miles from the comet Pons-Winnecke. There was much excitement in the
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      133 3 Builds Bonnie Babies" i>u h.i\e any difficulty in obtaining Glaxo, write direct to the Agents THE ANGLO-SI AM CORPORATION LTD., wr Quay, Singapore, giving name of nearest dealer. ADELPHI HOTEL k Distinguished Patronage of Lady Guillemard Monday, 2nd May. Grand Fancy Dress Carnival St. Andrew's Hospital Endowment Fund. Uf\l TD
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      80 3 st«te (Jpqiss -J f£ CIGARETTES IN CASE OF FIRE! You Want It Extinguished phone Exchange. X lit I /\Kh llh WHISKY You Want It Distinguished Hi^h St. Provision Store 2305. Kirn Ann Co. 3285. Bun Bee Co. 460. Lim Teck Loons 4003. LimKhoonHeng 1003. Chin Guan Hong 1612. j Guaranteed
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    WALKING TO THE COMMON
    253 4 PROPOSED PENALTIES FOR CARELESS PEDESTRIANS. The great London traffic conference called in the first instance for the protection oi' the pedestrian may end in the framing of penalties against him for "dangerous walking." A proposal has been forward by Paddingten Borough Council demanding legislation to render
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    INCREASE IN PRICES OF FOREIGN TYERS.
    105 4 Proposed I'se of Canadian Factories. London, Apr. 13. It is understood that foreign tyre prices in Great Britain will be increased at least 10 per cent, almost immediately. New York cables say that the American tyre manufacturers, while surprised by the new duty, do
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    119 4 A novel type of road has been laid recently under the supervision of the borough engineer at Middlesbrough. A continuous i metal carpet consisting of steel and iron I plates, constructed in the form of grids, with bars and voids, was laid on a concrete foundation while the latter was
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    £20 LESSON.
    85 4 ing to ston when request) no front ligrht.s and 66 lot i lipht. When Eustace Airy, an officer of the Ea&c Kent Regiment, drove his car through Winchester at night without headlights Policeconstable Hall called upon him to stop. "I shan't Robert," was the reply, it was stated
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    36 4 According to "The KotM Cycle Union govern injr I cycle movement in tsrit;i test last month. "n t hj The useful life of mot- 1 United States has been p: ing. It is now about eieV*
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      285 4 -w- tt 'bbbbbßßbC ir^fnySi s*^ s~± ▼HBb; iU&BM tPSs©' -ChbJl y *\^y^TO Ef S9fVS Are the Improvements Review *»his notable list of Dodge Brothers improvements— an important twelve months' record of progressive engineering A new five-bearing crankshaft (replacing Stylish new body lines. Rich and the three-bearing type). A new attractive
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      160 4 1: High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes 1 ■t fJrfY79r%^ 4S» **V Tim* c« R*-tir» ££*9*n I 1L W^ yV, TMOC MMB «H. U• MT 0T». I I* &^riw*Jm M f^^w v^B^^^BC^^^Bfl bSjSCTjI I bbW .^M fnTu I (If I|Hl^| i IjilJi I nf ,H ■> A* g» JFtI
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    MOST STREET ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ON FRIDAY.
    534 5 H w\\ l< OF PEDESTRIANS. \,v t -r Run Hack! p as lay I pedestrian a Friday in T the innumerable importani g about street a dents fa are t be found in the the London Traffic Comri analyse s the aecidt nta ssflA
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    38 5 Because of the lar^e number of .lhtente rhinese in Peking new plates of red yellow, blue and white have been put on street oar fronts to indicate routes m pl.ee of •he former plates carrying Chinese char- acters.
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    MAKING STREETS SAFER.
    1001 5 London Suggestions. MORE AND BETTER SUBWAYS. Fatal street accidents in London have Increased from 657 in 1920 to 1,020 in 1926, and the number of non-fatal accidents from 21.02.-r to 47.213. This huge increase is the text, so to speak, for a report issued by the London
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    SIMPLIFIED.
    228 5 Clutch and Gk:ars Abolished. For some time there have been occasional references in the motoring Press to the inventions of Mr. Constantinesco, who is wellknown in British automotive circles, and it would appear, from an advertisement appearing in a current number of a British motoring periodical that he has
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      54 5 I Be Guided B y experience for Economical Transportation hrei two and a half million e?s have discovered that possible to obtain in a role! all the advantages of a trui> modern Rear-chance car Models and Prices. Ik taiided by the experience TOURING $1500. this multitude, who have 2 SEATER
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      257 5 I T "V "W I I The Car for Economy and I The Clyno Overseas Model incorporates a three door body with special tropical hood, large type radiator, fan, ventilators, electric horn, oversize tyres, specially strengthened frame, etc and is built especially for the Tropics. Two-seater $1895. Four-seater $1995. I
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    BILLIARDS FOR THE AMATEUR.
    824 6  -  Tom Newman. BY (CHAMPION SIX TIMES* NO. 5. STROKES YOU WANT TO KNOW. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] [Fti EE PRESS SPECIAL,} 1 j want Uj make breaks at billiards, y<M must shape >'° m B*" 1 Lv continue scoring OW normal >ort of shut after another, '."hat
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    A STRANGE SECT AND ITS DEAD LEADER.
    391 6 PSM\ TH I'KiOTTS BURIAL ..^•jirr ita doors, studded with heavy and thick steel bars, open out i a to the ma b n ad in the village of Spaxton, the "A ■>■•<■ oi la>y>j." where the body of John Hugh S»: th-Plgott, who
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    ADVENTUROUS CYCLISTS'
    168 6 The spirit of adventure is keen in all British youth, and many a boy at home will long to emulate the exploit of -James McLaren and Arthur Cook, two Cape Town boys of IS. who have just cycled from Cap; 1 Town to Johannesburg, 1,500 miles. They left
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    A BURNING ELEPHANT!
    106 6 Metaphors are petting a little mixed in the Salford City Council. At a recent meeting one representative declared that whatever else might be alleged against them the citizens of Salford "were not so illiterate aa to throw stones at the bandsmen" a form of musical criticism which
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    610 6 The Best of the Informatory Doubles. by "HORATR T S. [FREE I'RESS SPECIAL] A bridge-playing: friend, not lon^i converted to the use of the infurmatory double and a cautious bidder withal, tells me of a curious experience. He held two successive hands on which, to qu<
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    GIRLS THE HARDEST SCHOOL WORKERS.
    659 6 GIRLS THE HARDEST SCHOOL WORKERS. TIIK CONSCIENTIOUS, RAGEK TO PLEASE, SEX.* nn't-Do-Too-Miu-h \*n\ s. u Girlfi aif much more conscientious than boys. Boys we protected by Nature; they won't be overworked. Girls art- usually mtv anxious to please an<l to help*" said an official of the L.C.C. Education Department, discussing-
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    A MONTH'S ABSTINENCE.
    102 6 riMMlgtl the lva.i fonbtfett liirh: in fctttihu in WMUng la>^ > vt-ri isin^.. not ai. xtcri-ioi! of 'h<' trade. Bouneemeßl in hr Al columns, in which "X M tenl km »f puti teg mMc I period. "Resnivt-ii."" be -a;..-. li■ T I month eive un smoKinj: ten
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      611 6 $100 $100 FOR ONLY 12 MATCHES. We publish below the second coupon for our weekly Football Competition. These coupons entitle the reader, by carrying out the instructions given below, to enter for our prize of one hundred dollars ($100) which willj^f awarded to the competitor who is successful in giving
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      55 6 Novel Crosswords No. 11. Clues. Harsh squall. Slate cutting instrument. Alcoholic Drink. Thrust, Push. Indistinct. Winged insect. In a high degree. Chance Work. Solutions to N«>. 10. Common prefix to German name. Yon. Fate. Luck. Pronoun.— He Lie Close.— Squat. Arid.— Dry. Insect Obnoxious to Cattle.— Zimb. Fairy .—Pixy. Not
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    RACING.
    530 7 Results of Djokja Meeting. FIRST DAY'S EVENTS. The results of the first day's racing at Djokja are as follow: Sultan's Cup. (Ist. division Flat race for Ist. (.lass horses, (i furlongs). Ardglen (70 X.) (Alder) 1; Ontoseno (55 X) (Manning) 2; Bezau 47 K. 3. Won by a length.
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    SECOND DAY'S RESULTS.
    309 7 Results of the second day's events were: Djokja Prize. 1. (1 mile.) Ardglen 7OK. (Alder) 1; Christom 53K. (Harding) 2. Ontoseno 53K. (Manning) finised first but was disqualified for bumping. Time: 1 mm. 46 sec. Also ran: Roya! Maggie, Vellesarious, Bezau. Djokja Prize 2. (1 mile). Angrahini
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    WONDERS OF ALPHA PARTICLE.
    611 7 A Speed of 10,000 Miles A Second. SIR E. RUTHERFORD'S LECTURE. At the Royai Institution recently Sir E. Rutherford, gave the first of a course of lectures on the Alpha Particle, and the light it has thrown on the structure of the atom of matter. "I
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    SIX CAUSES OF DEATH.
    133 7 Girl Who Had Never Needed A Doctor. It was disclosed at an inquest on a schoolgirl at Rochdale, Lancashire, that though she. was quite jolly a few hours j before she died there were six causes of I death. These were. Acute influenza. Acute tonsilities. Acute
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      254 7 Api Besar Tuan j Mana I "Dalam Godown, Tuan." 1 "WHERE IS THAT FIRE I EXTINGUISHER?" 1 "We have not yet bought I one, Sir 1 Insurance may cover I your actual monetary loss, 111 1 i but it does not cover loss A /I jl following the JL I
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      316 7 5 VLWUWk'.VAW.V.VV.V.V.V.V.V. WAPAWftAftnAWWVAVbPAftV TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS SIMPLE EFFICIENT ADJUSTABLE jj |i Come to us for Replacements f —WE CARRY STOCKS FOR ALL POPULAR MAKES OF I MALAYANMOTOIS! LTD. J 209-212, Orchard Road. ;j J-dVb%VJVJVAV.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.%-rtV-VAV-V.V.V-VAV.VAvJ -ThfOar^rrl^e ]NJ OW Woilieil KllOW X' Years ago most women thought it sufficient HsT fi. if
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    1243 8 Results Including Saturday, April 23rd. Home Away Godte Goals PWDLF A|WDLFA Points Newcastle 10 40 18 3 1 62 19 j 6 5 9 31 36 54 Huddersfield 1 40 13 5 2 41 19 4 11 5 35 37 50 Sunderland 3 41 15 3
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    MLLE. LENGLEN TO PLAY IN LONDON.
    80 8 Fl,ooo Nightly for Three Matches. i I London, April 12. £1,000 nightly is stated to be the salary to be paid to Mile. Lenglen for three ex- hibition matches she has agreed to play at j Holland Park Hall, London, in July. i Her
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    47 8 London, April 12. i Mr. C. B. Cochran says: "I am not insane." This is his contradiction of the rei pert of the intended fancy payment to Mile. Lenglen. He adds that he is no J T)ing to pay £1,000 daily or half or anything like that.
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    249 YARDS HOLE IN ONE.
    78 8 Playing in a three ball match over the Molesey Hurst course, Hampton Court, Bob Herd accomplished the loth (249 yards) in one stroke. This is an exceptional distance, but does not constitute a record. The longest recorded distance over which a tee shot has been
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    TRAGIC DEATH OF CALCUTTA SPORTSMAN.
    47 8 TRAGIC DEATH OF CALCUTTA SPORTSMAN. Calcutta, April 13. The funeral of Mr. James Robson, the well-known tennis and hockey player, who died as a result of a drowning accident, took place yesterday evening. It was attended by a large number of Calcutta sportsmen, both Indian and European.
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      164 8 111 -:'■:>,. ;v .s^^ s >' ~i *^t;"*' T MRST Ihing in the morning take a glass ofßegesan Fruit Saline. Clean, cooling and invigorating., it will give new life and vitality to the whole system. Regesan Fruit Saline contains no drastic mineral salts. It combines in a convenient form the
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      119 8 Ih^^^ PABCO PAINTS for every purpose There is a Pabco Paint to suit exactly the purpose you need it tor. Interior or Exterior use enced painters and undertake Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Strait? hftllllMHti i T L D j. D J.J. be Best battery;: For Your Car
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    U.S. FOREIGN POLICY.
    327 9 PEACE AND GOODWILL. THE CHINA TROUBLE. [Renter's Service.! New York, April 2G. President Qcclidge, in an important speech n the foreign policy of the United States i the annual dinner of the United Press, emphasised that America was trying to promote a world-wide policy of peace and
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    CHEMICAL WAR BANNED.
    83 9 Renter's Service.] Geneva, Apr. 2."». Ai the disarmament committee meeting Count Bernstorff renewed the German declaration agreeing to the abolition of chemical warfare, which was warmly supported by the French, Chilian, Argentine and United State.-" delegations. Th:> committee adjourned until April -Nith.. when it is hoped it
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    WELL-KNOWN BROKER RETIRES.
    56 9 [Reuters Service.] London, Apr. 2">. The well-known stockbroker. Mr. G. Birch Crisp, who issued a Chinese loan of £10,000,000 in I!U2 against the opposition of the Treasury, has retired. His, firm of C. Birch and Company will cease to exist on Apri] 28th., when his son and
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    JAPANS COTTON POLICY.
    39 9 Router's Far Eastern Service.] Osaka. Apr. 25. The committee of the Japan Cottonspinners' Association have decided to curtail production by 15 per cent, for six months beginning in May. This decision is being submitted to a
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    A NEW WAV WITH INFLUENZA.
    216 9 How Yug-o-slavia Escaped. The recent influenza epidemic, which spread to the Balkans and resulted in the closing of schools and places of amusement in neighbouring countries, was fell but slightly in Yugoslavia, where the disease took a peculiarly mild form. This has perhaps been due
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    635 9 PRIVATE LETTER PACKAGES. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce has just received a circular X tter l frons the Minister oi' Communication of the Nationalist Government in respect of the continuation of letter package service, communicated and delivered by the Chinese private post office. In
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    "THE MERRY WIDOW."
    184 9 A Matrimonial Hoax in Yenke. Venice is Laughing these (lays over the disappointment of one hundred suitors. Tb manager of the Teatrp Rossini, wishing I ensure a pood run for "The Men> Widow," sought variation in advertisement by publishing the following announcement in the daily papers: "A
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      283 9 BUSINESS CARDS. 7rrrTv.-.-.v.'.v.v.v.v.v. B .v.vwv. MARY SETON. I Rl \CKWOOD FURNITURE 5 SHANGHAI SHADES. J B. \MBER MANSIONS. S V.V-V.SV.V.-.WJVA%V. 1 TABLE TOPS. FLOORING. TILES, Etc. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. N| irhli- Merchants." Telephone ".">. Hubert l. a. daley. E v 1 AKKR .v M(»N I MENTAL MASON. ,(i 1897. Tel.
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      1014 9 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT EVENING I RAFFLES INSTITUTION. Subject to there bei^.r a sufficient number of students to justify 1. Mechanics. (Beginners', Elementary, Intermediate V Machine Drawing. and Advanced Divisions in each.) iH. Survey Drawing. I. Commercial English (Senior Cambridge 7 Building Construction. Standard). S. l»hvsics. Fees. $:> per term of 20
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      467 9 TENDERS. JCIIORE GOVERNMENT. CONCRETE DAM AT MUAB. Fettden w\\\ receivod ti I i < r State Secte( irj Joh< re Bahm n| of th<> Mth April L 927 For the con*4 v Uon oil a* overflow Concrete [Hun M h {fa kalan BvJdt, M«ar. Plan-, spec fications, conditiu 'lv* 1
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. Birth
    33 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. Birth MARICAR. At their residence, No. 16 Rowell Road, at 12.46 a.m. on April 26th, 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. Haji Manjoor Sahib Maricar, a <iaujrhter. Mother and child doing well.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1927. A New Revolution?
    841 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1927. A New Revolution? Alexandra Kerensky, the man who started the avalanche in Russia with the famous Prikaz No. One, is now engaged, in the United States, in a campaign having as its object the destruction of Bolshevism in Russia and the substitution therefor
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    Motor Parking—a Reminder.
    539 10 Motor Parking a Reminder. as it is reasonaoie to assume that the traffic notice or reminder, issued by the Police, which will be i found in our advertising columns, is seriously intended to be enforced, it is plainly necessary that something should be done in regard to parking places. The
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    41 10 POLICE BAND AT PENANG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, April 26. The Police Band gave an excellent programme of music a,, the F. and O. Hotel which was w. ii received, the Band creating a very go > 1 ripressiori\
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    POSSESSION OF ARMS CASE.
    78 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 2ti. Tan Liew vho had been convicted in the District Ouirl of beinir in p> Bsession of a dagger and had been sentenced to nine n^onths imi#fi.< nment and 1") strokes of the rotan. appealed to the Supreme Court and
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    THE M.P.A.A. MEETING.
    56 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnang. April K. The M.P.A.A. met n Sunday at Ntbong Tebal. Mr. W. C. King who presided being re-elected chairman. The meeting proposed Mr. J. S. Alter a.-> Chairman and Mr. O'Hara ElJckson M Vice-Chairman of the I*. A.M. The secretaries 1 fees
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    27 10 NEW VICE MIMSTFK FOR EDUCATION (By courtesy of the Nanyo XichiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Apr. 2"». Mr. K. Aw;iy;i has been appointed V. Minister of Education.
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    GOVERNMENT MEASURES ON BANK CRISIS.
    79 10 The Government's measures which arc to be laid bef re the forthcoming special session of the Diet will be, firstly: The Government prill guarantee a Loss of five hundred million yen which may U- incurred by the Bank of Ja] an. which finance Banksuffering runs
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    CHINESE AND JAPANESE ARCHAEOLOGISTS.
    44 10 Xeariy twenty Chinese and Japanese authorities on archaeology will jointly begin excavating the old bombs this month about Pitsewo in Kwantung leased territory, where tombs and traces of the X ma race of 2,000 year- ago are Pound in abundance.
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    NOTES WITH NEW FACE-VALUE.
    73 10 The Government has decided to is>ue new convertible paper-money in. tw kinds. namely. ¥200 arid YSQ notes, in view of the present difficulty in obtaining paper money of which there ;< an insutrleiency in circulation. [Router's Service Tokyo. April J6. Owing to the comparative calmness tn
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    THE NANKING OUTRAGE.
    311 10 IMPORTANT STATKMKNT MISSION AKIKS I>KV»| NATION A LIST.[Router's Fa? Eastern Shaiurk,. n J(i Any doubt remaining KgSI of the Nanking outrage CM an important statement "Chinese Friends'" i>\ a giv.i ries. mestly American, ul published here. Alter pointing <»ut the g those who protested i n Feb.
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    PEACE OVERTURES?
    54 10 [Reuters Far Batten Sh a r i v f i I Chinese reports from Kftttl Chiang Ka: Shek. iddresstng I of Chinese Bank- and Cham! Bterce, stated that CSiang T<un^ Chaai I i tivet bo Nank n^ with the o\ peace with the Nal m mrna Aemaodtng th
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    TWO THOUSAND DROWNED.
    38 10 [Reu:er'< Far Fast, n Two laun.he> bam tOff MOW full of Northerner* »tti southern shore- of the ITatU Icing f< rt. They won atsc< yen Light Eighty she!!- wen I luT. lIOTC than tWO KhoUSftttd
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    CURTAILING COTTON PRODUCTION.
    37 10 CURTAILING COTTON PRODUCTION. Oaaia A iceneral meeting ■doptod the rurtailr:'.' vr. >chenu- M BO Bank> had Bank of Japan 1 r day and the Bai 'ever fifty mfllion yei Banken are well plc« momic sil vat ion.
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    ST. ANDREWS CATH-DH
    25 10 Eag that mom bandsonu prtees for thi. j most orijrina! ittd in< vdresses IPOCV by iadit'> the dam<- to be held a
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    WARSHIPS AT HANKOW.
    53 11 MORE RESPECT FOR FOREIGNERS. \\i,K Off ATTHTDE. Fa* Eastern Service.] Shanghai. April 26. ssagt front Hankow receivh... stati 9 that a temporary Chinese attitude t-> foreigners and they are shnwin^ some- Thia is due to the pre- ndi tive am! lI. M>. Car. anchored in suck a
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    TO PROTECT JAPANESE.
    24 11 i kets arc shortly being protection oi .Japanese mgta* Valley but as reinforcements as two ~<-\ c. lesti era are being future.
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    AMERICANS THREATENED.
    10 11 Fa: Eastern Service], and several is! r esterday.
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    LIMON OUTRAGE AVENGED.
    23 11 r*a Service.] nsib!c foi the n A ril 20th. were rive hour right with Federal c the rest A the
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    FLOODS AT MEMPHIS.
    51 11 In wn to be dead as but X is estimated ■v hua bred perished. ive be< n tf\ erwhefaned. n feet of ware* n the river are jftl ng the embankments erlares 1 detect the ieaks. that two million cubic a--:r:^ Memphis every tea times the normal
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    DE PINEDO IN NEW YORK.
    75 11 velccHned De Pinedoj vn wu closely truard- Kb >*s an ival was kepi miced he would arrive V rk f: «b Washington *>n the iu-tiiiiMy r.e arrived B I the 24th. He was imrried a a motorcar to an r>t>anmsing incident srhen broke :hruuirh the
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    THE TOLL OF THE AIR.
    31 11 I know PILOTS DEATH. i xj B■•■ h t from New York I was ki while testing the sriant lot £\t m ':t'\ developed eng 1
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    A RASH ACT.
    41 11 *d the ease in which Sye^ a hire-car driver, was in X >rtham-rd. on March collide with a ear driven by nridt, tfiiwff the death of Miss Poley, Uiag «M postponed to April 28th, I (Sam bein^r allowed.
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    CLASSICAL PROPHECY FULFILLED.
    175 11 LINKING MARSEILLES WITH NORTH SEA. AN I NDERGROl NO WATERWAY. (.Renter's Service. Paris, Apr. 26. It has taken 86 years and about 55.000,000 francs to realise the prophecy made 27 centuries ago by Aristade, Priestess of Artemis, who told the astonished founders of Marseilles that a 'miraculous
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    U.S. SAILORS WOUNDED.
    81 11 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Apr. 26. There were several casualties aboard the I'.s.S. Penguin, including one badly wounded us a result of firing on the ship with rifles, machineguns and fieldpieces fin m the shore yesterday about seventj miles upriver. Shanghai. Later. The firing the U.S.S
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    A SHANGHAI REFUGEE.
    80 11 [Renter's Service*.] London. Apr. 26. Norman J hn Hughes was rineu £10 at Southampton because he "stowed aw<-y" aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empre oi Scotland. Hughes declared the troubles in Shanghai in the past two months had destroyed his advertising agent's business here. He fail- to
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    MEXICAN ECONOMIES.
    30 11 fßeuter's Service.] Mexico City. Apr. 26. A reduction of budget expenditure of at least 50,0< C,OOO pesos annually is among the linvernment economy plans decreed by President Calles.
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    POWERS DISAGREE OVER CHINA NOTE.
    59 11 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Apr. 26. A semi-official Japanese telegram from Peking indicates that in view of American opposition to sane ions the second note of the Powers will probably merely demand only the execution of the three requests in the first note and
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    NO POISON GAS IN WAR.
    120 11 [Reuters Service.] Geneva, Apr. 2ti. The Disarmamen: Committee reached complete unanimity as regards the Article i n chemical warfare: '"High contracting parties undertake to abstain from the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous and similar gases and all analogous liquids, substances or processes; also undertake
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    TRADE MARK ACTION
    101 11 In the Supreme Court yesterday, the Chief Justice CSir William Muris n) reserved judgment in a case in which S. V. Rathinam Chetty and Co., sought an injunction to prevent V. Govimla Mudaliar Sons from infringing their rights in a certain trade mark ahk-h they used in
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    EX-SERVICES DINNER.
    1595 11 Governor's Good-bye. FAREWELL PRESENTATION. The ex-Service Association of Malaya (Singapore Branch) bade farewell to the Governor, Sir Laurence Guillemard, at a dinner and dance given in his honour at the Europe Hotel last night. During the ceiemony three presentations were made, a gold fountain pen to the Governor,
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    THE GIRL GUIDES.
    226 11 FAREWELL TO LADY Gl ILLEMARD. The Girl Guides of Malaya, represented by their various divisional commissioners, said farewell to Lady Guillemaid at Government House yesterday afternoon when the local organisation turned out in good numbers under Mis. Winter, and gave a display of drill and girl guide
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      658 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPREBS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TROILUS London, Rotterdam und Hamburg- In P°*t t HECIOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER.
    1264 13 Rubbers Dull. THE NEXT CUT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 31. Dull conditions govern the Rubber Share Market. There was very little of interest test week Business was <>f small dimensions thtt iiKhout. quotations retaining a drooping tendency in sympathy with that of the commodity, although
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    LORD DEWAR'S NEW EPIGRAMS.
    352 13 MORTGAGE THAT MAKES MOTORS GO. Advice to Speakers. Lord Dewar included a number of new epigrams in his speech in reply to the toast of the guests a; the dinner of the Royal! Institute of Painters in Water-Colours at' the Piccadilly Galleries. He began with a'
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    ETON'S HEAVIEST BOY.
    141 13 17>t. 61b. And IJeaten in a Tug-of-War. Although he turns the scale at list. 61b. A. C. Spence, of Harpenden, Herts, the heaviest boy at Eton, is a keen player of every sort of game. He was one of the college "walls" in a great game with
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    ROYAL CLOAKS OF HAWAII.
    630 13 MADE OF FEATHERS OF EXTINCT BIRDS. A seven months' sojourn in Britain in search of specimens in cur museums and i private collections of the rare feather cloaks of Hawaii has just been c ncluded by Mr. Robert Parker Lewis, of Honolulu. He ■tines for Russia,
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    598 14 New Municipal Commissioner. SYED MOHAMED ALSAGOFF APPOINTED. Last week's Government Gazette states that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Syed Mohamed Alsagoff as a Municipal Commissioner for Singapore vice Mr. Gattey resigned. Mr. Syed Mohamed's appointment as one of our City fathers must give
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    KUALA LUMPUR'S MORTALITY.
    243 14 A comparison of the mortality rates in Kuala Lumpur twenty-five yeair ago and those existing to-day provides some interesting results says the Malay Mail. In December, 1901, the total population of the town was estimated at 32,381. in December, 1926, at 99,671, more than three times as
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      528 14 CURED HIS Rheumatism AFTER MONTHS OF PAIN Many men and women suffer for years with Rheumatism just because ftht-y <io not know that the kidneys are the canse of Jk the trouble. When the kidneys are weak they let L the uric acid pass into the blood, and this causes
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      230 14 j^^B^^^^g^^^^^^^^^^^g^^^^^^^C^^BPT*fc*^.T'i£/^^tCft^^ l^J!t^A *^Eit>P^BB^BBHBBMB^BBBBBBBBMBBBBB^BBBBBBBfc_^ v v jj^gWHy^JF BjtWi sfjpM3\?r3B BSa II i D I• S n? I What battery costs the least? j 5 The one sound basis for judging a battery is ll cost not just original price, but final cost. ■2 What battery will do its appointed tasks in
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    OLK SIAM LETTER.
    1258 15 The Royal Cruise. A VISJTTO SRIRACHA. (From Our O'.vn Correspondent.) Bangkok, April 16. The Court ceremonies attending the entrance of the New Year being at an end, their Majesties have decided to take a short holiday at sea, and combine this holiiay with a visit to Chantaboon
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    418 15 Preventive Fleet's Captures. While patrolling off Pulau Fisang on March 29, the officer commanding the raider Lalat sighted a kotah, to which she gave chase. The crew of two Chinese were ai rested, and the contents of 4J.(i4 pikuls of lubber were seized. The men were charged before
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      366 15 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. I Thf Premier Morning Daily in Malaya; a :ive "news" paper— 4o-50 columns of news iaily, also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning:, with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features, 'Pictures of th« week"
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      237 15 M M m U X" v\ i I mimlwli'f fw mm |Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Inc«rpoz*t*d in the Straits Settlements') I Foods I The Allenburys Foods are particularly suited to I the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are I germ free, and being simply and easily prepared
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    BILLY MERSON AND THE NEEDLE IN HIS BACK.
    295 16 "IT (AN STAY WHERE IT HAS STAYED FOR YEARS." Mr. Billy Merson, the comedian, is quite unperturbed by the discovery tha: he has a needle two inches long embedded in his back. Medical specialist? are of opinion that it has been there
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      352 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A\n BALTIMORE m.s. CUBA MARU duo m.s. SILVERCEDAR s.s. OREGON MARU fee s.s. BELFAST MARU dm PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR due For
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      203 16 I LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. A (tocorpewfa i HOMEWARD SMIJNGS. Monthly service for Pi iwiiii, \<r Ml Trieste via ports taking <ire«» <>n throoffc Bills of Lading for Fiume. tlw LmmJ and Black Sea Tori- also to all ports on th< W < ESQUILIM) 14 OUTWARD SAILDHJR FOR HONC, KOV,. SRAHOUI
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      663 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday J a.m. Bangkok every Thursday a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siani 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 P-
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      478 16 SHIPPING NOTES. Haiphong, Saigon and Bassein are declared infected ports on account of cholera. Of twenty-two vessels arriving yesterday, fifteen were under the British flag and three of Dutch nationality. The sister-ships Dorsetshire and Somersetshire of the Bibby Line are being converted into regular troopers at Barrow. The cable ship
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      584 17 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive. Lea™. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Avtwerpi via Colombo, Aden, Port „]an and Port Said. Alaska Maru Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Ak' a Hay, Cape Town, Rio, and Buenos Aires. fLa Plata Maru May 12 May 13 i Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Defatgea Bay and Durban t
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      400 17 TRAVEL' COMFORT "PRESIDENT -RHHL Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, wttll-ventilatr 1 and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric riding lamp. Stateroom* with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The
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      739 17 K. P. M. KONMKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penanf) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    ROYAL TRAINS.
    917 18 The New Railway Economy. 4JLEEN VICTORIAS FIRST JOURNEY. Some of the most interesting inciden.s in the history of railways, especially their ♦■arly history, are recalled by the announcement that '.he four great companies are consult- mg the provision of a joint train for all royal journeys, instead of
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    A MYSTERY OF IDENTITY.
    1327 18 Professor or Printer? THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. CANELLA After the battle of Monastir, in 1916, Professor Canella, of Verona, was nevei heard of again; and everyone, except his wife, gave up hope of ever seeing him. A marble monument was erected to his memory in
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    NEW KING'S QOIJNSEL.
    261 18 The King, on the recommendation of th< Lord Chancellor, has approved the nann of the following for appointment to th rank of King's Counsel: Sir Thomas Willes (hitty. Bart, Edward William Hansel!, St. John Gore Mieklstbwait, Aubrey Trevor Lawrence, John Arch Greene, James Willoughby Jardine, Conway Joseph
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      437 18 Whippet Economy Proved in Record'Breuking Tests IT 1308 contestants averaged 38.1 miles per Imperial gallon '71 4 during recent economy tests held in Chicago, U. S. A L IL Highest record was 56.6 miles per Imperial gallon of petrol J| T^HE recent Whippet econ- It has taken Overland 3 years
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    MINING.
    782 19 Bayers .Sellers Asam Kumbang 57s 9d 58? 6d Bangrin Tin :51s 33s Batang Padang ($1) G2 *37 Chenderiang 24s 3d 240 9d Eastern Siam 23s 24s Haad Yai (tl) 20s 6d 27. 6d Hi. am Tin 1.10 1.1 r j Hong Fatt ($1) 1.15 1.20 [dris 55s (hI r>7s
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    EXCHANGE.
    43 19 Apr 26th. Brink 4 m.s. i 4 1-16 Bank demand 2 3 2'A-V2 India T.T. I.">P, Hong Kong, demand 10*4 p.e. Dis. Yokohama, demand Ll5 Norn. .lava, demand 139 Banjrkok. demand 80^ Bank of England Etati I p.c. Sovereign, Rank Buying 8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    187 19 Tin 125 Toi >!■"•■ Gambier 9 Pepper White T4 Pepper Black 41 Flake Tapioca 5 Copra Sundried 10.20 Opium, Benares unt. 4,oimi Rice Liaujr Ilin Chan M: :k Rice, Sian-. old No. 1 330 Mife. Rangoon Bintan 880 !.'!co, Rangoon Sioka t&& Rice. Siaru Broken No. 1 Rice, Siam
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    52 19 Apr'!. JOth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal ti> Spot 7(1 Standard R.S.S. S] I 19% on t< nd< i ">; 7 !>t. 74 Oci 76 Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Shei t 20d per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G.cts
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    80 19 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, \pril 25. Amsterdam L 2.13%, Athens '-\uV- 2 Berlin 20.49, Bombay Ls 29-32 d, Brussels 34.9 Bucharest 750, Buenos Aires il%, Copen hagen !v2 >. Geneva 25.25, Helsingfort ]\>-2~~.; Hong Kong 2s r •_•<!. Lisbon 2 IT 32 Madrid ilT.^ti 1 Milan R6.45, \r\\
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    86 19 The annual report of the African ao< Eastern Trade Corporation {pr the niw months ending S< pt. L 926, showed a credi trading result oi E284,698 after providinf usual depreciation on stocks. After pro viding for preference dividends and D ciation Fund a dn id< nd I p c< nt.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    106 19 PAsrr put Ati MRerm.c. < Prom < '>w n Corn 91 d at I't'iiuiy. Apr. 2 > At the annual n»< ting Plai il I' i ;.k Rubber < !ompan| Dr. X d mi said the total tv t revenu w the yetr an minted to 1235,286
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    LOCKED RAILWAY CARRIAGES.
    290 19 M DGE 111!!- INKS OOMI* \MKS' A question a< to i.he liability of way «-'»i. .;-;:i. I ba\ available at tai an <.ilii-ial to unlock carriage do re wa raised in an action brought \m foi Mi I tice A\-or\ and i a ial jury in ih<-
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    131 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. j London. Rui be! l Bd l m 1 ocal TO. Local 150*4 Eor 125 tons. Mining:. Kinta Dredging X 2.02V4, Sui g ii- I j. ',7 Klang 3.70 .•> II ;;!r;ibh Ti i n sol ida I• I P .kau-Ji 24.60 2^ i K. 1
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    92 19 Yesterday V Alttration^. r Buyen H it i 11. n<- i-'-iM 1.12% l.H' Kinta Tin Dred. ku< i I Kuyol Riambftu Li l'apan Ranman I!y<l. 2.2*3 Sun^'i Ways 10 3.241 Eastern Siatn 22 Kmla Kclla- I K. Lumpui billy paid Etambotan 2l« :*<! Kawanc I2i 43t :;<)
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      330 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: 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 ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE.
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      429 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V. 92, 500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri. Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Karon K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. I\. Tatsumi, E>q. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo,
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      433 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,001) Reserve Fund— Sterling £'6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chairman W. 11. Bell, Esq., W. L. Pattenden. Esq.,
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1645 20 Allowing for a certain number on the training ii>t who will never see the post at the race>. it is pretty safe to prophesy that the entry fot the race meeting which btgOM at the end of next week will be the iarirest on record. At the moment
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    RACE TRAINING.
    329 20 YESTERDAY'S WORK. Yesterday morning was a good one for spectators at the Racecourse, there being; very little mist, but the going: is s:il] pretty wet and the working- track badly rut up. Then- was a moderate gathering of those interested and the work was useful f not record
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    FOOTBALL.
    248 20 Duke's 11. Defeat Boon Eng's XI. A FAST GAME. At the Stadium yesterday before a large gathering of spectators the Duke's 2nd. XI defeated Boon Eng's XI by two goals to one. The game was played at a fast pace throughout, and though in the first half the Duke's
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    PERAK SPORT ITEMS.
    105 20 i From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. April 26. The utmost enthusiasm is being manifested in the coming Perak-Selangor soccer match on Saturday at Ipoh for the Toft Benefit Fund between the season's cup teams. A thousand seats have been provided. The Perak team has changed since the
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 21.
    23 20 On page 6 will be found the second Coupon for our Football Competition Xo. 21 Entries close on Friday.
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    87 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Championship Pairs Preliminary. E. J. Sturgess and R. E. Cox beat K. G. Pash and Paul Storr. 7 5, 1— 6. 6 4. Championship Pairs. R. B. Lewis and Roy Smith beat S. E. Newberry and R. M. Duff. 6 2, tf 1. Hill and
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    56 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Doubles Handicap. G. Oehlers and G. Tessensohn heat W. F. Carnegy and F. Ephraums, w.o. Championship. W. A. Balhetchet beat T. Leijssius, 6 3. o—l. Singles Handicap. N. E. Ess beat E. G. Wheatley, w.o. W. A. Aeria vs. E. Tessensohn, unfinished. N. Hannay beat
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    36 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Dyne Cup. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron bea Bateman and Miss Richardson, 7 5, 6 3. Mixed Doubles. Hall and Mrs. Laing beat Fuller and Mrs. Tennent, 3—6. 6 l, 6—3.
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    49 20 Mr. S. Greenstein, who with five wins was the most successful jockey at the November meeting here will not be riding at the May meeting as he has to go to Australia on business. He sails on the Marella on Friday and expects to be away for three months.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    114 20 Home Boxing. A NEW CHAMPION. [Renter's Service.] London, Apr. 25. At the Holland Park Hall, in a twenty rounds contest for the British light-heavy-weight championship, Gipsy Daniels, heavyweight champion of Wales, beat Tom Berry, the holder, on points. There was very little in the opening rounds, but after
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    50 20 POINTS FOR PLYMOUTH. London, April 2"). Results of League matches to-day were as follows:— Division 11. Wolverhampton 2: S. Shields 0. Southampton l: Manchester C. 1. Division 111 (Southern). Newport 0: Brentford 0. Plymouth 2: Norwich 1. Division 111 (Northern). Doncaster 2: Accrington 0. Waisall 1: Southport 1.
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    INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP FINAL.
    77 20 The final of the inter-C mmercial Cup will be played at the Stadium this afternoon between Robinson's and McAlister's. The teams will be: McAlister's.— \V. C. Juniper: Ah Kong Kwang Xghee: A. G. Hay. Abdul Rahim. G. H. Daly; Kwang Hung. Yahya. R. Smith. Peng Swee and
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    PERAK SOCCER.
    80 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 26. During: the month since the Singapore Cup team defeated Perak. soccer has vastly improved, resulting: in seven changes in the team which is meeting Selangor at Ipoh on Saturday in the Toft benefit match. The Perak team will be: Syed Drus;
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    THE AUSTRALIAN VISIT.
    78 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 26. News of the Australian visit is still tantalizing. To-day it transpires that the visit has been confirmed by cable and the passage money has been cabled by local guarantors, who are putting up $10,000. It is expected f .hat the
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    PENANG POLICE SPORTS.
    41 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanp, April 26. The Police Sports on Saturday attracted a large crowd including the Resident Councillor and Mrs. Scott vh gave away the prizes at the dose. There was keen competition in all events.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    40 20 Ladies April Spoon. Fifteen cards were taken out for the ab( Ye which resulted as under:— Mrs. J. Robertson Smith (10) All square Miss F. M. A. Hodder (12) 2 down Mrs. J. Groo'hoff (12) 3 down
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    94 20 Programme of Drills up to and for May Ist Wednesday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. (v), Eurasian Coy., Chinese. Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Officers and N.C.Os M. G. Platoon, Eurasian Coy.. "A" Coy No. 3 Platoon, Motor Cycle Platoon Chinese Co. S.V.C. Band. Malay Drill Hall
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