The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 April 1927

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press I I ENTS. SINGAPORE S.S., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1927. NO. 12,059.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    228 1 A leader in the Times comment*, on American policy with regard to the Hankow cutragea Page 9. Late wires containing news of the situation in China will be found >n pages 8 and *>. Eiulier telegrams will be found on page 7. The down-town Y.M.CA. tiffin room
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    OVER THE GAP.
    1451 1 this if n t a story of illicit love, no* »f any theme which the budding MomeraeJ Shawms could turn bj dexterous pen and a deal of imagination into drama which rould Bei London talking, it it rather the i! u>s of a wanderer in bumble attempt
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      212 1 WING LOONG Hl'H CLASS TAILORING. 1 it and Finish Guaranteed. ,2. HMtB STREET. /.^^^^^^^v.v.^v.^^v.v.v.%v.^vv.v-^v.^v.v.v.^v.v.v.^v.v.^^^ I Raffles Hotel 1 ta WI P 1 H T i* X v^ 1 M\JJL A JL j| Diner Dansant, 8.15 p.m. I Dinners will be served in the Ball-room). For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS,
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      204 1 y.V.VAWiVi%Wd B AW.VA%V.%V.VMV.W.V.%\VA%V.V.V.V.V. jj Meel Pigeon Hole jj Clipboards. ■J Very Convenient Cupboards for Storing Stationery, etc. m IDEAL FOR THE TROPICS. I" m, Mini HVP m B^Bvß^B^T^ H\ JL V^Hfr* Jb^Bfl O H.">ftvW»» '"*X x M HBIB 3Bj E BKfe^^63BJßV^ TMiiiBKS?!^ 1 T BlH^^V 1 H J*^^^^^BJ Bj a*
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      104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Legal notices Page 7. Latest small ads on page 7. New films at Pavilion Page 2. H. B. Winter for <xdu<«ive tailoringPage 8. Hodges and Butler's wines and spirits. John Little's- Page 12. List of latest books at Methodist Publishing House Page 16. Dollar week at Whiteaway's closes
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      13 1 WING LOONG THE REC(>(, NISEI) NOISE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SLITS. US, HK.H STREET.
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      178 1 THE WEEK. Thursday. 28tfc. High Water, 7.20 a.m.. 7.:'... 8.*54 p.m. 7.5. Malacca H. W.. 5.00 a.m.. 5.4., 5.30 p.m. 5.9. Assizes Open. B. I. homeward mail doses. Jeram Kaantan Rubber. Chartered Bank. noon. Friday, 29th. High Water. 8.28 a.m.. 5.0.. 9.2ti p.m. 8.0. H. W.. 5.40 a.m.. 5.9.. 6.10
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    272 2 Mr. LE. S. <::: tt, onservator of Forests SJS. K.M.S.. is leaving fox Home in al at fortnight. Mr, EL Ki: twles has recently return tea I h'- ced A3 s- N attl r. Ltd.) Ipok Dr. Fraderick Osmund Stedman, of }>:\..-.. >te, Weybridge, Surrey, and formerly Ho g K
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      323 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. Nightly Various Attractions. The best of CHINESE MALAY WAYANGS. SIDESHOWS— CINEMA. EUROPEAN AND CHINESE RESTAURANTS. Mdm. School of I DANCING For children and young ft ladies in Character, W Classical, Clop, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons in modern ball-room dancing and latest variations. I
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      245 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 Chefalo and Palermo Booking will be at John Little's. Prices $4, 2 and 1.
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      252 2 AN EXCELLENT SCREEN ADAPTATION 01 V, r "TT^J From Sunday. 24th., to Friday, 29th. \pril at )f ALHAMBRa (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd.. Pmpr,. In the Second Show, commencing *> pni CYNTHIA STOCKLEY'S STARTLING ROM\\( Presented on the screen in an exquisitely fi A FIRST-NATIONAL FEATURE IN .REELS PONJOLA The
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    584 3 ST. GEORGE'S BALL(Krom Our Own Correspondent.) .Malacca. April 2"). A vc-ry £nj*oyabl( Farcy Dress Hail was held at ihe Malacca Club on St. George's Day, under the auspices of the Malacca Branch of the il yal Society oi St. George. The president of the Branch, Mr. M. Strivena
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    144 3 The following action was taken at a meeting held on April 22nd. Decided to pay in full homeward passage oi Mr. Webb, Works Superintendent, Gas Dept. certified sick by the Health Officer. Decided that funds provided for the erection of a Child Welfare Clinic in Prinsep Street ($35,000)
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      A PROTEST.
      67 3 j To the Editor. Sir, —It is rather surprising that in* the annual report of the Children's Aid Society published in your paper this morning nothing at all was mentioned of the augmentation of its fund made by the Malaya Tribune through the Crossword Puzzle Competition, although an
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      174 3 ADELPHI HOTEL the Distinguished Pa tronage of Lady Guillemarc! Monday, 2nd May. Grand Fancy Dress Carnival Si Andrew's Hospital Endowment Fund. FOUR VALUABLE PRIZES The Entire Proceeds will be devoted to the Roof Garden Cinema ission to Ball and Cinema $2.00. Saturday, 14tK May. aluable Prizes for Original Costumes. :<
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      314 3 If you say "Hartley's, please!' and get I something else— Ask why B^^-^^--^^ We get only a reasonable profit, and BO doe:- \i n iS^^fvC^K \st^^^/^^^ vou as^ or ar^ e y' s ahU are tiffered a substitute \tfOfys :^W£ no ueose no colouring matter no preservatives b^3^^^^ no pulp<
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    THE CAMERA AS RECORDER.
    311 4 CUP FINAL PERSONALIA The Vital Goal Scorer. Singapore's Water Supply Stilt an Opens GtinonS Ptilai Pipeline. found pictures of players who figured in the Cu] final at Wembley on Saturday. Above is ten Davies, Cardiff's Welsh international centre.— Daily Sketch, copyright. H.H. the Sultan just after
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    BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER.
    499 5 N.B. Above figures are based on declarations received during the month by the Registrars of Imports and Exports and do not represent the quantities actually imported or exported during the calendar month. One gallon of latex has been taken as equivalent to 3'-2 lbs. of rubber. In
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    437 5 Mustard (sawi) locally grown do 14 Potatoes, Netherland Indies do 12 Pumpkin, labu merah do 06 FRUIT. Bananas (pisangmas) Bales 20 Bananas (pisang ijau) of 20 Bananas (pisanu kling) ten 12 Coeonu s Each 08 Limes large (about ?>0 to the kati Kati 58 Oranges. China do
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      399 5 m^^T^^r^m AN ID€AL b eve race wJrJ^ MILK. tCCS V. mß^rJ^ I IN soluble rr t Uj3 Tired Nerves S k When vou have no energy and you are easily A tired it is the sign that your nerves are starving *j. foi want ot nourishment. i^ Stimulants and drugs
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      456 5 I "These Kalzana-tablets S cured me of Eczema'* 3 In all skin infections Kalzana-tablets will in I a very short time allay the itching, which so 1 often drives the sufferer almost to despair. I Used with outward remedies (lotions, etc.) I Kalzana will quickly cure Eczema. I Kalzana-tablets contain
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      320 5 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. The undersigned havt been favoured with instructions rbA will sei! the following property:- AT AN EARLY DATE. All those two pieces of freehold land situate Derbyshire Road off Thompson Road containing a total area of 59.700 square feet marked on the Resurvey Map as Lots Nos. 3H3-4 ind
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    PARISIANA.
    895 6 An Effective Advertisement. WINE. GASTRONOMY AND WIT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, Mar. 20. Following last year's highly successful dinner to the French and foreign Press the Commission d'Exportation des Yin? de France again has repeated the happy experiment. The Hotel Continental was the scene of the festivities, the
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    WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION IN MALAYA.
    342 6 THE PRESENT POSITION. Writing on the above subject the Malay Mail says: It will be recalled that in the Federal Council, some months ago, His Excellency the High Commissioner stated that a Bill would be submitted dealing with workmen's compensation. A committee was appointed, which drafted
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
    286 6 A meeting of prominent members of the Muslim Community was hold at the Malay Volunteer Club, on Tuesday. April 19th. at 5 p.m. to raise funds in aid of the Child Welfare Society, Mr. R. -I. Farrer being in the chair. It was unanimously decided that the
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    Y.M.C.A. JUNIORS' CAMP.
    91 6 Over forty members of the -Junior Department of the Y.M.C.A. have just returned from a very successful camp at Siglap where they have been sin- e Monday last. The hoys camped our in tents and spent a very enjoyable time. They were in charge of Mr. Gibbs.
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    MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    19 6 Orders for week ending May Ist., 1927. Thursday, April 28.— Band Practice Headquarters, 5.15 p.m.
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      489 6 WHITEAWAYS Dollar Week Saturday Apl. 30 General Catalogue: This is j j now complete, and will be j sent post free on appli- j 1 I .^l i J WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW OC vA-/., LilLr* Singapore, Malacca and Seremban. PLANTERS COVER YOUR GROUNDS WITH Galopogonium Mucunoides KEEPS DOWN ALL LALANG AND
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      136 6 [Your life in your hands!! jl B things you touch. Y. B K always help touching H k 1 frequently. j; J 11 A true health soa P iS th e S IB greatest preventive meciicme > 11 ever created the most P"_s^ valuable guardian of hi OQngcnHU germ-), and
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    THE HOUSE RESUMES.
    236 7 SHANGHAI COSTS. LEGATION RAID PROBLEMS. [Reuter's Service.] London. Apr. 26. 1 he House of Qcmm; ns re-assembled very tranquilly after Easier and there is no ign of the expected stormy times ahead when the Trad? Union Bill comes up for debate. Sir J,. Worthington Evans (Minister for
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    WAITING FOR REPORTS.
    124 7 Reuter's Sei vice, j London. Apr. 2(i. As regards the documents seized in the Peking Legation Quarter, Mr. LockerLampson said that he was unable to state] uiuil the documents were examined what] action the Gi vernment will consider desirable to take in the matter. Mr. J. C.
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    A GENEVA DISAPPOINTMENT.
    113 7 Geneva, Apr. 28. The session of the disarmament commit- j tt j t," has closed. Count Bernstorffi speaking to journalists declared that the Governments, by their in- structions to their delegates, had shown; very little zeal i'<h- the disarmament pro-: posals submitted and foreshadowed only a slight
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    THE NEW YORK—PARIS TRAGEDY.
    103 7 THE NEW YORK— PARIS TRAGEDY. [Reuter's Service Newport News. Apr. 26. Gommander Noel Davis was i,n the staff 1 of Rear-Admiral Strauses during the war and engaged in laying a mine barrage in the North Sea. He resigned his commission when he re- turned to the United States, but qualified
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    SOLDIERS' WIVES.
    83 7 London. Apr. 26. The accommodation of the wives of soldiers at present serving in China was the subject <.i' a question in the House of Commons. Sir L. Worthington Evans said that, a^ far as possible, such families were left undisturbed in the married quarters, but in some
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    TROOPS FOR CHINA.
    20 7 Reuter's Service. Gibraltar, Apr. 27. The transport City of Poona passed the Straits en route for China.
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    THE DOWN-TOWN Y.M.C.A.
    723 7 Opening by the Governor. SING -I ORE'S CAFBI EHI V. A lai fe gathering was present to witness the <■>, enirig cerera v.y by H.E. the Governor, Sir Laurence Nunns GuiJjLemard, of the down-town Y.M.C.A. tiffin-room in the basement < f Union Building. Among those present was
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    THE TEA DUTY.
    109 7 I Renter's Sei vice. London. Apr. !!<». The House of Commons, by 256 votes bo 343, rejected the Labour amendment to re duce the tea duty from 4d. i<> Id. a Ib. and carried a resoluti n liy i2r»o votes to 140 to continue the- present duty.
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    EGYPT'S NEW PREMIER.
    33 7 I [Router's Service.) Cairo, Apr. 2ti. The new Ministry has been constituted, with Sarwat Pasha as Premier and Minister for the Interior, and Rtorooii Hanna Pasha as Foreign Minister. j
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    19 7 Mr. D. Kenny, Chief Inspector of Police. S.S. has been seconded for service under the Government of Kedah. j
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      247 7 BUSINESS CARDS. I I.V.V1 .V.V. I .V.W.V.VAW.WA% > MARY SETON. f •I U'KWOOD FURNITURE J SHANGHAI SHADES. ;J AMBER MANSIONS. I v.w.v. v. wwwvJC I I Mil F TOPS. FLOORING. INKS. Ktc. ;|NGAPORE (ASKET CO. "Marble Merchants. Teh phone 7.">. "IIT RT L. A. DALEY. i \KF.R a: MOM MENTAL
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      651 7 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT EVENING RAFFLES INSTITUTION. Subject to there being a sufficient number of students to justify their formation. Classes will bo held in the following subjects:-— lechnieal Commercial 1. Mathematics. i Rm»k-kr*>ninir i'hemistrv. 9 Tvnfno Electricity and Magnetism. Shorthand. 4. Mechanics. (Iteginners'. Elementary, Intermediate ">. Machine Drawing. and Advanced Divisions
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      503 7 POLICE NOTICE. 1 v 1 1 r- I\ The public are reminded that with effect from I lsi May, L927, no vehicles will be permitted ip part along thi curb on the west side of i Collyer Quay. Private car.- will be permitted to park for period- not exceeding one
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      424 7 TENDERS. MIMCIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenderc ire Invite* i <- L0,500 c•a^k^ »f n Kap l I1( r tu be delivered st the ran i" t ni'nith i!o \i>'v sent mr <" (e* n< ]<t July, ii«27. DeUverioa .■■>■••■ rna* mojoli renden should roach thi w befotw nuuii or Maj ord.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH.
    26 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. BELL. At the General Hospital, Singapore, or. the 27th inst., to Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Bt'K. Holt R <i. Singapore, a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1927. St. Andrew's Hospital.
    312 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1927. St. Andrew's Hospital. Lady Guillemard's appeal, on behalf of St. Andrew's women and children's hospital which we print elsewhere will, we are assured, be i sympathetically received by a very I wide circle of well-wishers. Quite apart from the fact that support of
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    Siam's Communications.
    370 8 Our Bangkok correspondent in his latest letter describes in detail the efforts which are being made to improve communications, not merely within that country, but between that country and its neighbours. It is perhaps not generally known that Siam in the past year or' two has made very
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    313 8 Mr. H. Lloyd took up duties as Court Chief Inspector at the Kuala Lumpur police Amongst those leaving Ipoh for Honu next month are Mr. and Mrs. r rank Garland Mr. R. Kellar. of Wearne's Ipoh. who is ill 'in Batu Gajah Hospital, is making progress towards recovery. The next
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    ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.
    736 8 ROUND THE POLICE COURTS. The Egg Club. GAOL FOR YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL. A Chinese youth who was brought up for sentence before the District Judge vest* iday morning.' was described by Chief Court Inspector Meredith as the leader of ali \h young urchins in his district. He was convicted on a
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    141 8 Mr. Carl Grenier. son of the late Mr. Charles Grenier, arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Switzerland, where he had been living fo.* the past few yeais. Mi. Grenier has assumed duties as MMMgiilC director of Charles Grenier and Son. Ltd. The following appointment^ in the 3-20th. Burma Rifles are notified:
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    HATRED AS FINE ART.
    182 8 PREACHING IT i\ ATTACKS ON |<>|;l IReuterV Fttt East Hank«.\ i' The inculcation of he red tor foreigner! Imu something approaching inns are being held daily in al citv and are attend* d who are addressed bj sian -trained Ch. 1 the foreigners an resj happiness
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    BRITAIN MAY ACT ALONE.
    121 8 BRITAIN MAY AC T ALONE. [Reuter"s Fa> V.-. Mm pr The next >!e| Kpr I uncei tain. Th< r baf I *n ne time thai I ;i,<- -unu- view- u the ind iat ions an- 1 1 tatei I support hii him "i iu i one. The Japan* w attitu
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    177 8 KUBMK <Jl 01 ITHVS. By courtesy of th >s Robber f.a.q. qpol < 82 sen. at which OWN I GOVT. TO HELP IHK |AW OF 1 AIVN W IW Govenuneal it i ■•< another ipecta m »k» of of the financial failure of t wan. to whum the
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    26 8 |>r. X. K. Sharn«a. ftl Government Bocpftftl, K* ed to tea at fteluwmie n day last WCtk \<y Wi ft of his departure to l n<l
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      67 8 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth V.SVA'.SV.V.'.V.V.V.W.V.SW.V. ■1 IT'S AN EASY JOB ■I to renovate your car with I; IROBBIALACJ J OF ALL GARAGES AND DEALERS. *i WVWWWWWWWWVWWWWi H. B. WINTER J CIVIL, NAVAL MILITARY j j TAILOR. j 6, BATTERY ROAD, j SINGAPORE. EXCLUSIVEJAILORING. j J Stocks of the
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    AMERICAN HESITATION IN CHINA.
    45 9 TIMES' COMMENT. Hug .ip "reasons for bes- earnest!; desires he A»ei an t asc in China make the which a] parent are nearship's tin. a1 Kanking waa then beard, but when it policies and deliberate hesitation in fa -off gradually die
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    THE FIVE POWERS'ACTION.
    47 9 THE FIVE POWERS' ACTION. j nisters mel again this no official pronounceteems I generally prevent anything n Nanking, tain ters in view k*s supposed moderate P wen should await p-• Foreigners here delay will merely mean a re- banking elsewhere so ner or Pek ng r Tientsin.
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    HANKOW TROOPS WAVER.
    36 9 ter's Fai Eastern Service.] Shanghai. April 21. Hank I April 26 I es a ng moved na native cities 1 Har;. The significance 3 reported thai Southern refused nts in Hankow appear ion.
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    ATTACKS ON OUR FORCES.
    27 9 Eastern Setrice.] iras fired on 13 miles i :.i Ind replied. I HM S Caradoc who by Chinese bu %i Wnhu has re-
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    DUKE OF YORK RAGGED.
    184 9 ""IK HORSEY PRINCE." Renter's Service.] Melbourne. April 27. I OS I nsiness if presenting the BOOM >t Representi'lica of the dispatch boxes Load b House of Commons as His Majesty's interest in the SBt building at Canberra York was prnren a rare was made a Doctor
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    53 9 Tan San, President ol the W oj K.,nn Association. Kuala n-i- iveii. on behalf of the Tung -a'. Bong K'nf. the following: Mr. heong- Vok Choy, J.P., Sai Ah Wen*. J.P.. $100, Mr. Mod HOO, Mr. Alan Loke $100, •w W oi Koon Association $500. ***^"rti|itiom have been received k'-t
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    TO SAVE NEW ORLEANS.
    239 9 FARMERS MUST BE DROWNED. TRY(.FI)Y BREWING IX LOUISIANA. [Reuter's Service.] Memphis. Apr. 27. ihe crest of the Mississipi fl od is still near here, bat within a day or two it will be endangering the lives and property of the beautiful city New Orleans unless drastic
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    PANDO DIVIDEND.
    28 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Apr. 27. Pando have declared an interim dividend: the rate oi 10 per cent per annum tax i';u'. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH MISSION.
    323 9 ANNUAL MEETING. Under the chairmanship of the Bishop, the Rt. Rev. C. J. Ferguson-Davie. the annual meeting of the St. Andrew's Church Nission waa held in St. Andrew'^ School hall yesterday. Among those present was I tht; Rev. R. Richards, Vice-Chairman and i Hon. Secretary. Rev.
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    FAREWELL TIFFIN TO H.E.
    84 9 The Malayan Government Seivants' Association (Singapore Branch) are entertaining His Excellency Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard to a farewell tiffin at the Europe Hotel on Friday the 29th inst. (tomorrow) at 1 p.m. for 1.15. Any member of Appendix B who has not yet received an invitation
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    75 9 The Siam Observer understands that a measure has been, or is being, drafted, by the command of His Majesty the King, to create a new advisory board, a Legislative Council, which will be composed of members nominated by the Government and will include persons who hold no position under the
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  • OUR SIAM LETTER.
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      The Rice Trade.
      1237 9 A NEW MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, April 23. The export of rice t Europe direct has slackened off for the time bsing but the regular export trade with the Straits and China is a.^ brisk as ever. Foreign houses are always seeking new outlets for
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    ST. ANDREWS MISSION.
    467 9 Lady Guillemard's Appeal for Public Support. CHILDREN'S DAY. We have received the following letter from Lady Guillemard. in which she appeals for public support to the objects of the St. Andrew's Medical Mission. Monday will be Children's Day in Singapore and an off oi t is to
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    THE "MERCY BULLET."
    98 9 To be Used in Java. Captain Barnett Harris, of the Chicago Zoological Society, has invented a bullet to shoot animals alive instead of dead. He has practised with it. and declares that it is successful. The "mercy bullet," as he calls it, "contains a chemical which is
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      162 9 "ROBINSONS") J Qj*^ LARGE NEW SELECTION OF J /^JK BATHING COSTUMES f f ((Wff/) JUST RECEIVED < /'^'«q^|' i^nildren 5 j: (f Pf Misses Ladies j! 'f| \T~h~^- IN A GREA T VARIETY OF Jill I fe^ COLOURS AN^ DESKiNS— 5 r AT MODEHATE pwcbs =^tL/7 A 80 ar^ e
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      622 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XfWSS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY 1. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TROli US London, Rotterdam fad Hamburg In P° rt t HECT«>R Marseilles, London,
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      463 10 MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO BBVKBB PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAYKVin LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SUVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty'? Governing! For China and Japan. or RaffacflNn, 1 tun .n MIZAPORE 6,700 May 4 Kashmir" 9.000 May 6 delta MANTUA 11,000 May 20 NELLORK KALYAN 'J.KM3 June 3 MOREA
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      850 11 INSPECTIONS DRAWING TO A CLOSE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Jesselton, Apr. 19. The visit of the Directors of the Chartered Company, Major General Sir Neill Malcolm and Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, is drawing 1 to a dose. Since the latter part of March they have been in Sandakan
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    59 11 Our heartiest congratulations to Mr. C. Boyer on his marriage to Miss Katharine Margaret Bohling, which was to take place on 7th April at St. Paul's Church Brentford. The honeymoon is to be spent at Shanklin, I. 0. W. We shall look forward to welcoming Mr. Boyer and his bride
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    THE CATHEDRAL DANCE.
    124 11 I Madame Kelvey has arranged a very attractive programme of exhibition dances which her pupils will perform at the Cathedral .Dance at the Victoria Memorial Hall en Monday, April 29th. The items are:— Charleston Babes Jessie Arathoon, Olga Kelvey; Valse Lente Denise Harrison; Tango Jesshe and Leo
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    41 11 Baron Van Lijuden. representative „f th<* Labour Department of the Netherlands Indies, arrived in Sandakan by Marudu on April 2nd. Baron Van Lijuden is making a tour of inspection to all Kstates in this country whore Javanese labourer^ m nployed— Ex.
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      58 11 mnrr British -American Tobacco Co (Straits) Ltd (Incorporated in England) I TTTTT 111 4i|]ij p* Wit; I j* e C ream of Evolution 1 I 'fmllM^^^ in Design, Construction, j Not Forgetting Purely British Workmanship i The 12 H.P. Tourer. The 7 H.P. Tourer. JS PRICE $2775. PRICE $1450 S
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    160 12 The M.M. outward mail steamer d'Artagnan is due here from Colombo on Sunday at 7 a.m. and will probably leave the same day at 4 p.m. for Saigon," Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. She will berth at the S.H.B. Wharves. A shipping notice issued on Tuesday by
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    SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT SEA.
    379 12 CHIEF OFFICER STABBED TO DEATH. A shocking tragedy was reported on the arrival in Singapore yesterday of the Heap Eng Moh steamer Edendale. On the morning of the 23rd. instant, Mr. G. A. Ryle. Chief Officer on hoard the Edendale. was attacked by the Malay casib.
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    LORD INCHCAPE'S SAILOR DAYS.
    289 12 The first banquet of the Company of Master Mariners was held at Fishmongers' Hall. London Bridge, E.G., when a message from the King expressing best wishes for the prosperity of the new body was read to a large gathering. Similar messages were sent Dy the Prince
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      383 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      235 12 SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS. BY FORTNIGHTLY PASSENGER STEAMERS BETWEEN RANGOON AM) ENGLAND. with through connections from Singapore (Connecting steamer arriving the same day that the Henderson steamer sails) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Port of Disembarkation Plymouth. Leave Rangoon. s.s. BHAMO Apr. 5 x s.s. BURMA Apr. 19 s^. SAGAING May 3 x s.s.
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      389 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S.A.) General A pent* REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM) BALTIMORE (via Suez). m.s. CUBA MARU <\ w m.s. SILVERCEOAR s.s. OREGON MARU s.s. BELFAST MARU PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO, j I LOS
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      103 12 HEDGES AND BUTLER'S WINES S SPIRITS i Scotch Whisky 1 Old Sc otchwhiskt $4.35 per bottk iW SHERRY il Ik j. IB \*l i 3v.ou per Bottle I SPORT. "EMPRESS POtT BA- sup] the Lesfi AGCNTB JOHN LITTLE (U, LTD. < Incorporated in J- r Singapore, Penan? and Kuala Lumpur
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      638 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 am 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 p.m. Kota
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      33 12 Mean shade temperature 79.3 F Maximum sun radiation 149 F Minimum grass radiation 71 F Sea temperature 81 F Mean wet-bulb temperature 77.2 F Mean relative humidity 85 p.c. Evaporation .049 i ng
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      516 13 O. S. K. Line. n. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, a rp. via Colombo, Aden, Port and Port Said. Aiaska Maru Apf 26 2g Klgua Bay, Cape Town. Rio, and Buenos Aires. fLa Plata Maru May 12 May 13 isj Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Delagoa Bay and Durban. f Mexico Maru May 7 May
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      442 13 TRAVEL COMFORT I LI NERS *^55^^'L^5^^3P r Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well- ventilate 1 and cooled by electric i fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot
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      663 13 KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA f (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMMVT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representative* in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penaag) OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed
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    CAERLAVEROCK.
    2230 14 The Most Romantic Castle of the Borders. THE MAXWELL FAMILY. Caerlaverock, is, without question, the fin. est example in Scotland of the mediaeval cast le. and also a splendid example of that type of castle \yhich depended for its security not on a rocky knoll perched high p.b. v*
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      THE SECOND DIVISION.
      328 14 At the meeting of the Singapore League Committee on Monday i; was decided to play <'ff the second division in two sec ions, owing tc the increased entry on las: year, but that the two divi<i( ns should be "i: an equal footing and :\:< allocate n
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      S.C.C. Practice Game.
      87 14 The following have been invited to play in an S.C.C. trial game to-day on the Fa dang. Colours: E. Cherringtcn, F. Young. R W. Sinclair; C. W. L. M. Bovens, R. M. Duff, K. MacLennan, M. Shepherd. V. C. Teasdale, J. H. Donoghue, G. R. R. Caldbeck.
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    67 14 Whilst the German warship Emden was at Macassar they played a football match with the local team, losing by nine goals to one. A curious incident occurred during the match when a forward shot for goal, the ball striking the post and running along the goal-line to the opposite post,
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      217 14 1) Home made Jj London buns. if ll So easy to make when cook U U uses "Ra'sley" for the raising. 11 And you can be sure they fr will be light and digestible VI JJ because Raisley mixes iv heely and perfectly with the II ordinary flour and so
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      162 14 r QUICKLY sootl sine and A^/ »jf 1 1 m l U Ij^ splendidly healing. Zani-1 u^^Jnt^^jj^r9^9f\ i> indisj)cnsable in <\< 1 home. It is as --hhl >r i^KPJ^^^^£ y injuries or for a :i: i '^BKSBf rash as i1 is for >■ JmßTj^S m/mBS? Zam-Buk stops pain m^-7. w^^r
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    738 15 PHASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Apr. 2(i. The past week has been a steady decline in the price of Tin which closes of i"290. 15s three months. The share market has naturally weakened in sympathy and in the absence of buyers, share prices are appreciably lower. Both London
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    49 15 Yesterday's Alterations. April 27th, Closing Prices. Bnvers Spl !*>*-<» Hong- Fatt 1.08 1.12% Kinta Tin Died. 1.92% 1.97% Kiuhai 2.00 2.05 Sunjrei Ways 3.15 3.2 ~> Phin Soon 19s 20s Rawang 41s 42s 6c\ Tairuapa 39s 40s Bassett 1.30 1.3S Bukit Jelotonp; 1.14 IIS Malayan Collieries 36.50
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    21 15 We cannot keep up an expenditure of £15 for every man in the country without embarrassing trade.— The Earl cf Midleton.
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 15 April L'Ttn. Bank -1 ni.s. 2 -1 1-16 Bank demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. i' 1 i-"i New York, demand 66 Credits 90 days 57U Franco, demand Ull Yokohama, demand ll"> Xom. Java, demand 139 Banjrkok, demand cO% Bar Silver London 26 1-I '> Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    208 15 lin 100 Tons 19% Gambier 9 Pepper bite 74 Pepper Black 41 Flake Tapioca Pearl Sago Small 7^4 Copra l".' Copra Sundried 10.20 Opium, Benares ur.t. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mi.rk Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice. Siam old Xo. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Ran croon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 April. 27th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyer9 Sellers It.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Spot '-t 7' i i Standard R.S.S. Spot 7u 7" on tender May-June 71 71 L July-Sept 3 '>d Ik-c 7" 7>- To?ie of .Market:— Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheel L9% '<
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    107 15 I YESTERDAY'S Rl HIV II AUCTION. Fhe Singapore Chamber ofCommt Rubber Association held its SO! It. a yesterday, when there were < :i t 1 1 ->^:ti* ■< t 1,028.345 lbs.; I bone Ifl i d 77!«.". i I 3 W .08 ton* S id 677,61 SO2
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED DIVIDEND.
    33 15 i; i neo Company an in net* I <<'> i cable from London reading I lows: "Pahang Consolidated I UUL, <!< interim ordinary dividend S i> cent. IfiW tax payable -Tune l>i.""
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    ROSE MACTHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    156 15 ROSE MACTHAIL CO'S REPORT. Sineaporr. \pril 27. London.— Etubbei 1- i 7 ><i. I al 70. Tin. London 8290 ss. Down LOe. I 149% LOO ton*. Mining. Petaling 1.47 4.J 2.02 l /2 2 ''T l KinU 1.92'£ l.i'T'j. ith Taiping 96 1. Nui Kool 58, Teluk Kruin 1.45 1.50,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    140 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers tellers Asam Kumbang 56s 9d "«7s 9d Eastern Siam 22s 9d 23s 9d Hitam Tin 95 LlO [dris 558 6d 57s 6d cd. Kampong (10s) 43s 6d 11- 6d Kinta Tin ($1) L92% 2.02% Kuchai Ords. ($1) L.97% 2.05 Lingui Tin ($1) 1.77% I.M'
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    225 15 Boustead ind Singapore, Agents. Seletar, 24,305, I I 1,61 I R bourne Finance and Investment, 18,74 dale. 248, Bonstead and < <».. Peuif, Takuapa Valley Tin. The telegram has ei •om tin- Hi ..i •ie .Mine: "I-irsi half April, Outp it pkls., 2">4 hours worked, 5
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    112 15 Fnul oompatty finana so« become* well-established and im| nrtanl fi i n economic fabric, the iaflnenoi M bich in the constantly pynandmt wotainw of i ■dl and intemationaJ ffimnpial o| erai i•• as nl be over-estimalcd. Mr. K :> M »iid biternational Fmst Mr. A R. de Pfenseca, the fir*l
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      351 15 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. Tw Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      443 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880— Capita] Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.92,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. X. Takeuchi. Esq. 1 K. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. P. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo,
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      434 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £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, E3q., W. 1.. Pattenden, Esq.,
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      126 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Koyal Charier A.I). 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. hairrr.ar.). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Won;: Yong
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    INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP FINAL.
    762 16 McAlister's Win Close Game. KOBINSON S LOSE CHANCES. Me Ufa frt lj Robinson's 0. Th< n:tl vi the Inter-Commercial Cup Co npetitiofl was played on the Stadium. wken M- Ah-tv! "> won a fairly even .came with K bins m's by I ft. The football was net
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    FOOTBALL.
    88 16 The first trial match of the S.H.B. Junior Service Club versus Fort Canning •which was played on Tuesday at the temporary club ground resulted in the former •winning 9 to 2. The J.S.C. will meet the 2nd eleven of the Royal Artillery in a friendly game this afternoon on
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    318 16 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. SPRING RACE MEETING ENTRIES. The following are the entries for the forthcoming Spring Race Meeting, to be held .n the Tth. 10th, 12th, 14th, and 21st May. OPEN HORSES. I irst Day: John Sands, His Double, H ratals. Mountain Lover, Belle of Ireland, Prince Bucknell,
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    RACE TRAINING.
    222 16 RACE TRAIN ING. Slow work was the order of the day yesterday at the Racecourse it being Wedneslay morning. The various candidates were _iven customary exercise whilst a number of ;he Irish Maidens and some other new hands were schooled at the pate. Fenn's string of six which arrived from
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    THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
    52 16 [Reuter's Service.] Iv«ndon, Apr. 27. The following is the result of the Two Thousand Guineas, run to-day: ADAM'S APPLE (20 to 1) 1 CALL BOY (5 to 2) 2 SICKLE (10 to 1) 3 Twenty-three ran. Won by a short head; half a length between second
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    SWIMMING.
    66 16 The Regular Garrison aquatic sports will be held on Friday, May 13th., at the Y.M.C.A. Pool. Event 13. 120 yards is an open one and Event 15. 80 yards Free Style is for S.V.C. only. Entries for event 13 should be sent to Capt. Howell, H.Q., Fort Canning, by
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    Y.M.C.A. CARNIVAL.
    58 16 The preliminary heats in connection with the Swimming Carnival to be held on May 7th., will take place on Friday commencing at 5 p.m. sharp. The events will be as under. Junior 40 yards Free Style Handicap Heats 5 p.m.; Senior ditto 5.15 p.m.; Junior 40 Breast Stroke
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    THE AUSTRALIAN VISIT.
    110 16 Programme of Matches. TWO IN SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 27. The Australian cricketers will arrive at Singapore by the steamship Malabar on May 23rd and will return by the Marella on June 28th. The list of matches arranged is as folk)\vs: May 28
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    SPANISH BOXER SUSPENDED.
    77 16 [Router's Service]. New York, Apr. 27. At the request of the Massachusetts Boxing Board, Paolino Uzcudun, the Spanish heavy-weight champion and aspirant for the world's Championship title, was suspended by the New York Boxing Commission on the ground of his refusal t meet Ed. Keeley in Boston
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 21.
    67 16 A reminder to intending competitors that entries for our Football Compe:ition No. 21 cl< se to-morrow. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the reader who correctly forecasts the results of the twelve League games to be played on Saturday. Should his not be won
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    32 16 The May Bogey competition will be competed for on Saturday and Sunday the 7th and Bth prox. am! the Ladies' May Spoon competition will be competed for on Monday
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    MIDGETS AND MAGICIANS.
    159 16 UNIQUE SHOW FOR SINGAPORE. Singapore is shortly to be favoured with a unique show in Irving's Imperial MidgetSi an extremely interest hu* company numbering ten ladies and ten gentlemen. Well-proportioned physically, diessed perfectly, these human "dolls'" are from 23 to Sfi inches in height and are age<i
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    THE FLYING CLUB.
    63 16 LAM) ADJOINING YACHT CLUB GRANTED. Notification has been received by the Singapore Flying Club, from the Singapore Harbour Board, that they have been granted an area of 10,000 square feet of land adjoining that occupied by the Royal Singapore Yacht Club. It is understood that the Club
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    THE THIRD ASSIZES.
    74 16 The Third Assizes open to-day before the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, and it promises to be a very short session, there only being eight cases on the list. There are two charges of murder, one of unlawful return from banishment, one^ of residing in the Colony
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    IMPROVING ON ACQUAINTANCE.
    103 16 Everyone knows that the Grand National jumps are the stiffest in the world. The other day a trainer and a jockey, who had entered a horse, walked over the course and agreed that the jumps were terrific. The trainer had a hard drink, the jockey a soft
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    323 16 FONTIANAK GOLD. To the Editor. Sir, I crave your indulgence in allowing me to correct the report in your issue of yesterday as to my remarks at the meeting of the above Company. I did not say the local Police were unable to act, as the
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      59 16 Championship Pairs, P. Clerc and J. Utermark beat O. Fuller and G. F. Murphy. 6—2. 6—2. W. C. Hill and D. H. Kleinman vs. Lt. Bourke and A. P. Cameron, unfinished. Championship. Roy Smith vs. Lee Warner, postponed. Profession Pairs. J. D. Hall and J. Huggins Ix-at R.
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      TO-DAYS TIES.
      64 16 Championship Pairs. J. D. Hall and J. Huggins vs. Major Stoehr and Captain Price. Profession Pairs. J. Ctermark and Roy Smith vs. \V. C Hill and E. C. Milligan. D. H. Kleinman and G. R. Mugliston vs. R. M. Duff and E. J. Cassels. Yeterans Doubles Handicap. A.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      47 16 Doubles Handicap. E. E. de Souza and E. G. Wheatley vs. T. Leijssius and C. Peterson. X. E. Ess and E. W. de Cruz vs. L. 6ammell and F. C. de Souza. Championship. N. Hannay vs. F. Ephraums. H. N. Balhetchet vs. W. A. Aeria.
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      FRIDAYS TIES.
      43 16 ma* w v f 1 Mixed Doubles. E. W. de Cruz and W. F. Carnegy vs. G. Tessensohn and H. N. Balhetchet. Championship. V H. Norris vs. E. G. Wheatley. "A" Singles Handicap. W. A. Aeria vs. E. Tessensohn, to finish.
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      34 16 Mixed Doubles Open. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt beat Miles and Miss Gunn, 6 2, 6 o. Cullen Cup Final. Riches and Miss Nicolson beat Somerville and Miss Jackson, 6 2, 6 4.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      19 16 Mixed Doubles Open. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron vs. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt or Miles and Miss Gunn.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      26 16 Doubles Handicap Sewi Final. Winner of North and Cherrington v Ng Wing Chong and Teo Liang Keng v S. Murakami and S. P. Veryasiri.
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      FRIDAY'S TIES.
      11 16 Singles Championship Final. S. Murakami v J. B. Ab«d.
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