The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 April 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press C ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1927. NO. 12,091
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    249 1 The situation in the New Orleans area is so serious that it has heen decided to blast a breach in the levee of the Mississippi to allow the flood waLrs to escape—Page 11. An important extension of probate regulations applies to the Federated I Malay States amongst
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    954 1 Qtlicquid a gttt hum,,, is i <„-t i iat Jtnrnj/v Lib* Hi Juvenal. Whilst th.' Topicist can only rejoice with I s Excellency in the chance which has come over the character of the tributes paid to him. lie would warn against too early and complete
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      186 1 WING LOONG 01 lIH.H CLASS TAILORING. and Finish Guaranteed. U HIGH STREET. j Raffles Hotel j To-Night April 30th 8.15 p.m. I Special Diner Dansant J! Dinners will be served in the Ball-room '< For reservatioas phone 2920. j! Uwwwwwww^w. VAWW WB^ ww^ I > |j»i» l^^-~ "^7i /^*^3 I
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      74 1 I i I I JBL-7 ~^^^^r w^^^* :r <S^B^MMMaW¥^BVi^^y Made by hand— One at a time THE UNIQUE 555 LEAF ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD LONDON S 'RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION." W ii| 1 1 I I JVIIVILiLIeJ I jl THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD., 'Phone 2740. Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director. j:
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      90 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Happy Valley engagements —Page 2. Victoria Theatre attractions —Page 2. Auction of unredeemed pledges —Page 9. Y.W.C.A. jumble sale next week—Page 2. "Our Flat' at Victoria Theatre to-night-Page 2. Silks for the races at VPassfemulTfl Page 9. Alhambra cinema new programme Page 2. Special Diner Dansant at Raffles
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      14 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for FA ROPE AN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      184 1 IHE Wi!<li<!v. Saturday, 'AQth. Hijrh Water. 9.26 a.m. BjS. 9JSI p.m. 8.4, I Malacca H. W.. 6.30 a.m.. 6.1., 6.50 p.m, 7.2. Outward mail due. Chanpkat Serdang Meeting Bvtftt'fi noon. Cricket: Married vs. Single, S.C.C. Our Flat— Victoria Theatre. Sunday, May Ist. High Water, 10.16 a.m.. 9.0. 10.27 p.m. Bjß.
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    MALAYAN EXHIBITION. 1927.
    108 2 Ann ial Mala: in Ex) ation will at the Race Course, Kuala Lumpur, .1 tO, an I A igust Ist This ci ndered poss bl< I j the c ang i rurf Club, which I ryg< •:< rouslj >n again placed •-a: Us th< Malayan urn Ass
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    KUALA LUMPUR ACTION ABOUT A DRAIN.
    123 2 KUALA LUMPUR ACTION ABOUT A DRAIN. Ka tee, well-known attor- ng Kong es .fully deaghi against him X Luu -i Supreme y Fan t 14a iby, M Ma as X Chetty, oi X ght: •l > An tion urrying i ide to 1 2) anrii I estraining issue i flg
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    28 2 Orders !<»i w k Ending. May mH Wed y. Maj It! H j 5.15 p, kers 5.15 p.m. S kurday, "ti Field da; Frfth an
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      496 2 HE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. Nightly Various Attractions. The best of IHINESE MB MALAY WAYANGS. SIDESHOWS— CINEMA. THE ALL STAR MANILA CIRCUS VARIETY CO. SIGHTLY $3, 2, 1, and 50 cts. Mdm. \AKclvey s School of Fl DANCING For children and young E ladies in Character, ■T Classical, Clojr. Exhibition. Ballet
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      23 2 pIRENE'i j IN HER j Alice Blue Gown j IS COMING Why Be When There Are So Many P-P-PR6TTY CIftUAftOUNO? I see H—L—
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      287 2 From Saturday, 30th April (o I riddy. (iih A ONE OF THE BEST FILMS EVER TURNED -Tl. A-/ XTi /Tl JIVX O Jt\ (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd.. Proprietors). In the Second Show at !> p.m. A VICTOR SEASTROM— METRO_(;OLI)WVN_VIAVKK The work of Leonid Andreyev, the digtitlguiahed Etuss NORMA SHEARER.
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    A GREAT LEADER OF MEN.
    1037 3 The Passing of Sir Apolo Kagwa. I'KKMTER OF UGANDA. It was with great regret that 1 read the other day of the death of Sir Apoio Kagw a > Katikiro or Prime Minister of Uganda. He waa a very remarkable man, ami ho was a
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    DEPORTED FROM INDORE STATE.
    128 3 Action taken against a Mahomedan. Bombay, Apr. 12. Dr. Kitchlew, the well-known Mahoniedan leader in the Punjab, has been deported from Indorse State, where he went to defend some accused in cases connected With the recent riots. An order served on him stated that the Government
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    TWO EUROPEANS DHOWNED.
    163 3 Launch Capsizes near Narayanjranj. Calcutta, Apr. 11. A s'.orni raging in the Bay of Bengal passed over several villages in northern and eastern Bengal, accompanied by heavj showers, uprooting trees and telegraph poles and blowing off the ro< ts of houses. A large number of huts collapsed.
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    HONG KONG BOXING.
    196 3 Morris Kttains Welterweight < v hampionship. Rtokei N"i man Hoi v\> ||.j« Hermes, retained the IVelterw< I urn ptonship of Song Kong recentl} b) knock* ing out A. i; Bennett, I M .M.S. Witherington, in the fourteenth round. Ii a\c:> a fine Bgh< througnont, tad Aacfa ha
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    16 3 Human ingenuity ounot conceit tha great unexhausted and undeveloped markets of the world. Mr. Snowdcn. HP.
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    OXFORD BEATEN AT BORDEAUX.
    24 3 London, April 10. Bordeaux.—ln a "rugger" match played hero, Stade BordfelaiS heat Oxford Dnivershy by 26 points to 7. l
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      207 3 ft r^T\» > f v^^ i The Food of Kings I Court Physicians know the best and see that Royal Babies have the best. That is why Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal < Nurseries. Only the best is good enough for V your Baby, for is
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      133 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD AIN L/ LLA rv Ix BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. J For use on Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel. Rust resisting and withstands the action of Salt fjjj or Fresh Water, Chemical Fumes, Acid and 9 Specially suitable for use on Ships, Bridges, Mudguards, Roofs, Boilers, Bunkers, Pump Machinery,
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    STANDS FOR TRAFFIC COPS.
    145 4 In many towns and cities at Home, says the S. C. Morning Post, stands have been erected for the use of traffic officers, enabling them to more easily identify approaching traffic. The officers are raised two or three feet from the ground and command a much
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    MECHANICAL WONDERS OF THE MODERN CAR.
    922 4  -  Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith F.R.G.S. IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT ONLY DIMLY REALISED. ENGINES OF THE FUTURE. -by- Author of "By Car To India") bustion engine will be so perfected that it will be possible to utilize it without the medium of a gear box, in
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    THOSE FIRST 500 MILES!
    900 4 THOSE FIRST 500 MILES When is a New Car Fit For| Real Use FIRST MONTHS CAUTION*. A maj rity of motor-car manufacturers deliver new cars with an explicit, express warning that they most be driven gently for the rirst 500 miles A majority t purchasers, one assumes, observe the aution
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    MOTOR-CYCLE FOOTBALL.
    63 4 Efftj Milt*> An Hour At timet travelling I 50 miles an hour. tMQ IMMI cyclist- ivjiicM>iump Geventrs h'rouuh pltyed f<> tbaii M Cbe 1 Club un.i in th t Motor I S^' final. ThtTf wort' DM Nw !lisl (ne was hurt. Th.- ttfeget job. He had not only
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      191 4 HuuLJLyuuwWWWWVWWWWftT r^HighPtessure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes jj > *5l Wt^^ff f W*^ tTV TRAOC MAW IVa U. 8 P*T OF?. H "p M_ X 111 1 i^U Hi Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. 4 Singapore, Kuala Lompur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca fl MM I^^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^B^^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l^^^^B^Hl^H^^^^^^^Bm^l^9'm^Bi^3cD m fly VB
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      36 4 l| a^' parts of the world and under all II V^ conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy I Duty Pneumatic Lor ry Tyres are roll inn I up records of economy, endurance and lon^. j ISS— 2B
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    L.G.O.C.'s £1,000,000 "GESTURE."
    705 5 Independents Oppose the Purchase Plan. PRIVATE 'BUSES THAT PAY HANDSOMELY. The public, who probably think it surprising that the Underground combine should offer £2,500 each for the Houses of independent proprietors, will probably be even more surprised to learn that ?omc of the. independent proprietors at least
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    138,724 STREET CASUALTIES.
    85 5 Remarkable Home Office Statistics. London. April 17. The dangers of pedestrianisni in Great Britain are brought home by a Home Office return, which shows that 4,886 persons were killed and 133,838 injured by vehicles in street accidents, last year. Mechanically propelled vehicles, principally motor cars and motor
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    25 5 Mr. S. F. Edge, the motorist, purchased at auction for £135,000 last week A.C. Cars, Limited, which was sold by order of the Hiprh Court.
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    TAXI CUT OR—!
    299 5 HOME SECRETARY TIRED OF WAITING. A New Warning. "I am growing a little tired of waiting. Unless I am satisfied that the two-sea-ter taxicabs are forthcoming soon I shall assume that they are not forthconming at all." Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secretary, thus replied to persistent
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    BROOKLANDS RECORDS BROKEN.
    87 5 Motor-cyclists' Average of 100 M.l'.H. London. Apr. 20. Brooklands. In the motor-cycle races A. Denly, driving a 4J»O ex. Norton, lowered the ten-mile Brooklands record, averaging ICO.IB miles per hour. He is the first driver ever to win a race with a machine of less than 500
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    22,000,000 IS. CARS.
    33 5 Washington. More than '22.000.n0D motor vehicles were registered in the U.S. in L 926, «n increase of 10.3 per cent, over W25. Receipts from licence fees amounted to £57,656,470.— Exchange.
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    41 5 Messrs. Haldin and C LtaL, of Leadenh all-street, E.C., have bought five Large cargo steamers from Messrs. Charles Rad■•litfY, Ltd., of Cardiff, for about £315,000. i The vessels will be drafted to the Court Lille ;;ri<l the United British Steamship Line.
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    GEARLESS MOTOR-CAR.
    291 5 GEARLESS MOTOR-CAR On ".tit- Principle of t.he Free -Wheel. rhe problem of eliminating geai thanjrinjr lias luring recent years been enquiring 'he best drains in motor engineering., To-day I tried on the main Blackpool toad car fitted with a method of tMMSmission wrhich does away with the dutch and makes
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      234 5 Be Guided By experience Jor Economical Transportation a truly modern gear-change car t 4 Models and Prices. at xhv lowest cost. Be guided hy the experience TOURING Sl5OO. „t this multitude, who have 2 SEATER $1400 proved to their own satisfaclion that a Chevrolet is most economical in benzine and
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      173 5 1 {ESSEX) ESSEX FOUR DOOR lessex) I motors SFDAN motors I New Type New Colours f m i New Upholstery New Appointments. 5 3 This Sedan with four wide doors offer individuality and reliable transportation. It has a new beauty of line distinction in its two tone colour effects and
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    GREAT BRITAIN'S PROSPECTS.
    1198 6  -  George Duncan WHERE CHAMPIONS MEET j jg Can We Beat the American Golfers? M THE SEASON AT HOME AND ABROAD. 8B RY 8c J«: ,The Famous Golf Champion). gg 5& [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.) £*5 aul 1 wish British golfing public were asj keen aa Om ofayeis about
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    WHEN EXECUTIONS WERE LIKE FAIRS.
    470 6 jMemories of London's Oldest Beadle. THE FIVE PIRATES. WShen the SI beadles ol the City of London meet, at their annual dinner U>Blght there will be, among their number, who i an remember when executions took place in public outside the old Ne.wira:-- prix-n. He
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    THE LATE DR. L. S. SMITH.
    217 6 Dr. Leonard Satchwell Smith (M.8., 8.5., Durham, li*oo>, who has bten killed in Nanking, was trained at Birmingham (in which city he was born) and at Xewcastle-on-Tym. Dr. Smith and his wife had not returned to England since they were married in China in
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    INDIAN OFFICIAL SENT TO JAIL.
    247 6 "Embarked on iiribe-Taking Career." Bombay, Apr. 12. Judgment was delivered in the Bombay High Court on Monday on appeals in respect of charges of Bribery in which the Crown applied for enhancement of sentences. Accused applied for revision of sentence. In this case J. A.
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    ROGUERY ON THE HIGH SEAS.
    1343 6  -  "Cabot" THE BAD OLD DAYS. Tales of the old Coffin Ships I -BY- NO. I.— DOOMED FOR CASH. I 50 iaK [FREE PT'Et The ordinary life of a Wonr is as far removed fi'om crime as the life of a plumber. That, I had best
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      621 6 $100 B^ON $100 FOR ONLY 12 MATCHES. We publish below the first coupor 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 will be awarded to the competitor who is successful
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    ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.
    755 9 Asleep While on Duty. CONSTABLES SEVERELY PUNISHED. Sentence of a year's rigorous imprison tnent was passed <>n each of the three Malaj members o\ the Police Force who wen charged before Mr. Mudie in the District Court yesterday with negligence in suffering a piisoner under their
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    128 9 The engagement is announced of Miss Aileen Rose, of Trolak, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Hugh Rose, and Mr. Edwin William Waterfield, Bidor estate, Bidor, Perak, son of Mr. E. A. P. Waterfield, Southall. England. The Chinese Staff of the Dunlop Rubber Co. (S.S.) Ltd., will be entertaining Mr. E.
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      227 9 BUSINESS CARDS. j MARY SETON. i j x KWOOD FURNITURE < S H VNGHAI SHADES. < I M HER MANSIONS. S M UtBLE OB GRANITE eg* fcPORE CASKET CO. MENTAL MASONS.' "aIRrT L. A. DALEY. I \\>: \KKR MOM MENTAL 1 MASON. 1 IMfc TeL 915.1 cars for hire. ThTa"
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      484 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. A meeting of tbc Justices of the Peace fo m Settlemeni of Singapore will beld i-i ih •;■-->• <•■ :h«- Fiwt Magistrate, Singapore, o ■!:!>• the 2nd .Jay of Bffay, 1927 at 2.15 |>.!X! o etad mm of th. :r number to be a member o •;<■ <
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      441 9 l*l^^-IHhl*l*l^l-|-IHh|*|*lHlHhHlHhl*l-l*l-IHhi*l J THE FASHION PROGRAMME FOR THE RACES I 2 Just Unpacked SILKS Just Unpacked j II BEAUTIFUL ATTRACTIVE COLOURS. I! FLOWERS, PLAIN AND PRINTED IJORDERS. CHIFFON VELVETS FANCY FLOWERED. GOLD SII.VEK f I BROCADES UNIQUE SELECTIONS AVAILABLE. f The best way is to pay 7 I WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL CO.
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      415 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE Ol j Unredeemed Pledgee of Jeweller; 1 To be held at K< EfEONG Kou\ SEX 1 Salerooi Mo. M Chulfa Btr« I On Tuosda>, :?rd Ma> at id a.m. On Thursday. ">t h May art 10 a.m. On Saturday, .">th May at 10 a.m. fne pledgee
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      728 9 CHURCH SERVICES. SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. St. AXDRFW'S CATHEDRAL. 7. HO a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. 9.16 a.m. Matin.- followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. Children's Service.. 5. .'JO p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. JOHORE BAHRU. G p.m. Evensong and
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    58 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. KEMPE. Oi 27th Apr:!, at Kuala Lumpur, to the wife T" J. E. Kempe, M.C.S., daughter. I W tiKAL. The interment of the late Mr. Phoon Sye Leong will take place at the Bidadari Cemetery at ."> p.m. on Saturday, the 80th. April 1 ■»27. the hearse
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1927. The Mississippi Floods.
    728 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1927. The Mississippi Floods. It is probably impossible for anyone who has not seen the levee bonds of the Mississippi River— fifteen hundred miles of artificial banks and dykes put in to train and restrain this mighty current of over two thousand miles length—
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    316 10 Lt. Col Hope Falkener has been appointee o act as Coroner for Singapore. (apt. H. S. J. Lloyd has been appointed on officer under the Rubber Restriction Ordinance. Profesor K. B. Williamson takes the place of Mr. J. H. W. Park on the Botanical Gardens Committee. Mr. J. A. Black
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    57 10 KOBE SCANDAL. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tok«o, April Eft. The criminal affair of the Kobe Municipality is developing. The Chief of the Electric Bureau of the Municipality has been detained in prison, while no less than thirty persons including employees of the Suzuki Shoten have
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    BANK RELIEF BILL TO BE ADOPTED BY DIET.
    66 10 It is likely that the Government Bill to guaiantee the risk of the Ban!: of Japan, which advances to Banks a> much, as five hundred million yen. wiil pass the special session of the Diet as tlu- result of an interview between
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    CATHEDRAL DANCE.
    150 10 The St. Andrew's Cathedral ball which was held at the Victoria Theatre last nijrht. was a great success, the attendance exceeding all expectations. Lady Guillemard mv present, an-1 the large issetnbly included H.E. Siir Theodore Fra>er. G.0.C., Sir William Murison and Lady Murison. and iiiany others. The majority
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    ST. JAMES POWER STATION COSTS.
    219 10 ST. JAMES POWER STATION COSTS. ENGINEER'S STATEMENT CORRECTED. A: yesterday's meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners a document signed by the President, was laid on the table correcting an inaccuracy contained in a me* morandum St. James' Power Station prepared by Mr. Fyfe, the Municipal Engineer in charge of the
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    233 10 The next meeting of Legislative Council will he held on May l«Uh at 10 a.m. Inventions privileges in connection with match cases have been pranud to Toyo Match Kabushi-kaisha. vi' Kobe. The ex-police constable wim was convicted on charges of fraudulent possession of four regulation caps which aie issued to
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    44 10 THE LAMPEH \\l\\ SE\TE\( F !M-;iM I 1 Q (Vium Our Owl < m the Appeal Court tence ol two y«-ar> ]>i* .1 on miner of I.ampeh Mm,- beating a servant, bo r, dav ment B( in^ a >>: Render mem ha- en suspended
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    PERAK ST. GEORGE'S BALL.
    37 10 m Our Own I|»>h. \j, The Peimk >\. Ge g in th" Town Hall la>t nigh: His EUgtmegc th So I Malay n«.'ai.i.-> .v at remarkable displa\ 9! people being pre Greetir.tr> were anni>un.
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    VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
    413 10 GOVBRNOm 1 IRBWEI I T(<-im>rn>\v the farewt Governor at Dtvfm Barracke takes pla presenting all unit- of the I Befa cted to take part in the command of < Adjutant of the S I represented at ti le v. of their respective offi vi n of :r, Divine
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    23 10 The bender of Wet Cbei for th<- erection of bung! Um> etc. a; the new mtnti 'i'"~ Chiu Kanjr Bold ha- bt«l 0
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    BLOOD-LETTING A RIVER.
    120 11 tVJOR OPERATION. SAVB NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, April 28. wferring with the authoa vie* to completion of arrangedynaraiting Urn Mississippi levee mil-.- below New Orleans. to awn the inundation fefng es were .-^reaming '.he BEUUTshea of St. I Plaqoenune Pariah over which era ill roar to-morrow m
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    CHOOSING THE SPOT.
    61 11 S< rrfce.] \i i Orleans, April aon aftex selecting Orange Grove > n sea and the Iniol Distillery, P hydras, as the ibanki i at be broken effort to save "<iin<i". re] rt thai rifle ird in the distance fired at fa ners. Nf» ork. April 28.
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    IMPERIAL PROBATE LAW.
    38 11 t lasse I the second I to t: p] Hcatioii of 1892 ertain ai ated territories ■I. I < moving was to avoid I probate. rated i ol British Palestrae. The States bad I sired this
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    CENTRAL AMERICA'S POLITICS.
    50 11 beaded k n rdinary (.ienews] ;>er La Pren-a crigt 'a spec h wn America's leelaring that the statements the rineiples of s] eech is character- d >rmitit'-'" and false M i lidge is claimmg to Si itea lan on othet countries, lea ribes the speech as itfl.riu".:."
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    BELGIAN POLICY IN CHINA.
    41 11 UTaira Committee ol the ananimoiish approved all Bf':u-;an (iovernna. i a statement declw- .p. by the (jOV;in a with the suggestions r. v- Mid rfpre>entaI Befeiaa interest? in liy with a view to safesruard. pert; of Belgian
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    CABINET MEETS.
    38 11 g of tht- Cabinet was ton in the House of j and heard the I axaberiaio on the situa- .i-u!:t! !>• from the f to Mr. Chen's note OH ia still bein.cr dis- the P wera concerned
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    AIR FORCE IN CHINA.
    30 11 Ol the .Air Unit in China. U HI equivalent to five r planes with personnel ranks, said Sir S. Hoare in the in answei to questions
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    RUSSIA MOVING.
    103 11 SOVIET CONSULS WITHDRAWN. MONGOLIA THREATENED. TReuter's Far Eastern Service.l Mukden, Apr. 27. In Government circles it is asserted that < hang Ts Lin is considering the closing of he Soviet Consulates in Manchuria in anticipation whereof the Consular* have despatched certain effects to Moscow. Persistent reports of unusual
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    TROUBLE AHEAD.
    79 11 Renter's Service. London, Apr. 29. Trie Trade Union Conference, a similar me t<> which decided the general strike just a year ago, considered a resolution condemning the Trade Unions Bill and pledging the conference to continue the campaign agair it to their utmost. c conference by a large
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    STRAIGHT TALK BY MR. HUGHES.
    179 11 [Reuters Service.] Washington. April 29. T\- immediate need to dear the binding mpacts among the leading- Powers "not I cripple reasonable defence, but to abolish provocative armament" was emphasised by the ex-Secretary for State, Mr. Hughes, head of the American delegation to the Washington Arms
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    EASTERN AIR-FLIGHT.
    143 11 A CHECK IN PERSIA. r [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. April 28. Comdr. Locker-Lampson, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of C mmona that difficulties had arisen with Persian Government regarding- the rights of British aircraft to fly over Persian territory on the Calm to Karachi
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    "A CORNER OF HOME."
    66 11 [Renter's Service.] London, Apr. 28. The Council of the V.M.C.A. in London has received an anonymous cheque "to proi vide a corner of home for our men in the British hospital" in Shanghai. The special fund for which Sir A. Yapp appealed to ever the work
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    RUSSIAN ENVOYS RETURN HOME.
    24 11 RUSSIAN ENVOYS RETURN HOME. [Reuters Service.] Moscow, April 28. M. chernyk. Soviet Charge d'Affaires at Peking ami Other Soviet embassy members have arrived here.
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    CAMBRIDGE ATHLETES SAIL.
    38 11 To Compete in Relay Races at Pennsylvania London. Apr. 19. Lord Burphley's team of Cambridge athletes sailed for America by the "Leviathan" to compete in the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival at the end of the month.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1644 11 Benzine Kiosks Controversy. VARIOUS BY-LAWS AMENDED. A meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon, the President (Mr. R. J. Farrer) being in the chair. Others present were Messrs. C. C. Dunman, S. Q. Wong, R. Tesscnsohn, Lee Chim Tuan. See Tiong Wah. A. C. Chander, hon'ble
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    OBITUARY.
    70 11 [Reuters Service.] London, April 29. Colonel Walter Gordon Neilson C.M.G.. D.5.0., chief of the General Staff at Aldershot command died to-day as a result of injuries received when his horse stumbled and rolled on him. [He was born in 1876 and entered the army in 1897, was Bt. Lieut.-Col.
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    PARISIANA.
    999 15 Granite and Daffodils. BETRAYED BY A "STRAWBERRY MARK." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, March 27. Much >as Paris admires its Detective Force, Parisians are not exactly pleased at the activities in which a sleuth-hound of the law recently has indulged. For the lynx-eyed "flic," in the legitimate exercise of
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    WAR ON B.B.C.
    604 15 Sir A. Butt's Request. "NO MORE RADIO TILL ROSE MARIE' ENDS." Following the declaration of war on the 8.8.C. by the kings of variety. The Evening News says it understands that Mr. Nelson Keys, appearing- in "Rose Marie," asked at the last 'moment to be released from
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    NOVEL ADVENTURE FOR TOURISTS.
    67 15 Lowered by Ropes from Las Palmas Tower. London, April 16. Madrid. —A number of tourists ascended the tower of Las Palmas Cathedral, but were unable to return, as the lift got out of order, and there was no staircase. So the tourists, of whom two were
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    215 16 Scale of rates and other regulations fixed by the Penang Harbour Board will be found in the current issue of the Government Gazette. The report of the Court of Investigation into the grounding of the Asiatic Prince on Cabilao island, and the findings, are published in the current
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    THE GERMAN MUTINIES.
    286 16 HUNGRY SAILORS WATCH OFFICERS Amazing evidence about conditions in the German Navy in li>17 is being given before a Parliamentary Committee, is investigating the mutinies which took place in that year. One witness, says The Daily Chronicle, was a stoker named Becker, who was sentenced to death
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    AUSTRALIA'S NAVY.
    165 16 Ship Interchange Vital to I nity. Sir Thomas Bell. Managing Director of John Brown and Co., the shipbuilders, speaking at the launching of the cruirer Australia, said that despite the coal strike they hoped to deliver the Australia ana Canberra on the contract date. Mr. Bruce's ideal of
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    SWEDISH STEAMER ON FIRE AT ANTWERP.
    102 16 Outbreak Starts in Calcutta Jute Cargo. London, Apr. 21. Antwerp. Fire broke out on the 'tween deck and in number three hold of the Swedish steamer Benares from Calcutta, while it was moored in the harbour here. The fire originated in parcels of jute
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    THROUGH A COTTON MILL.
    1376 18 Some Tacklers* Tales. I went through a cotton mill yester lay, where I saw a tackier, but more about him later. The old mill sands beside the same stream that gave it power in the days of Arkwiight's water frame. It saw the coming of Hargieaves'
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    SPECTACULAR NEW YORK FIRE.
    120 18 SPECTACULAR NEW YORK F IRE. 10-Storey Hotel Uuildinjr Damaged. London, \pr. IS. New York. One of the most spectacular fnes that has ever occurred in Nfew \<>\k destroyed the whole superstructure of <•; nearly-completed forty-storey building, the Netherlands Hotel, in Central Fifth Avenue. The building was 600 feet high, and
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    SEMI-ETON CROPPED HELENA.
    77 18 Shakespeare's Characters in Modrm I>rt'-.s. Londi n. Apr. 17. Following the successful innovate a oi producing Hamlet in modern dress in London, Sir Barry Jackson repealed the experiment in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, staging- "All's Well That Ends Well." Mr. G. Bernard Shaw specially attended Ifiss Eileen
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    CLOUDS ARE MY FRIENDS.
    175 18 Saj s .1 London- I'ari* 11l till I idf I \.ai: Itfiil, .ii if th. achtnets us unlikely. know t. iln- i wi li'it'i-fu: i- roe well, just clouds. B have often "taken-olf," Le Bom ;_■< I wnen th< -Hi oucU I n si nbre pall
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    56 18 Miss KJ|( n Wilkinson Ordered Iftftfi Ellen Wilki- m II P broke down in the Efous < day ROd li.-k! I I Y:i\c U ilt :> She has been suffering 1 from i cent I;. tnd bad beei I M tfce merge nf i nei
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      248 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. rhe Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British \TTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE.
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      450 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capita] 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. Odajriri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. hvasaki. X. Takeuchi, Esq. i\.. Xatsomi, Esq. T. Hodsumi. Esq. i\ Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, E<q. Baron
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      429 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 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. H. Bell, Esq., W. L. Pattenden, Esq.,
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      653 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, APRIL 29th. [Figures in brackets show the issue value >f the Share in dollars unless otherwise -narked.] Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 55s 3d 56s 6d Bangrin Tin 31s 33s Batang- Padang- ($1) (i^ 67 Chenderiang (i') 24s 3d 24. 9d Eastern Siam 22s
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      599 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., CHARTERED RANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager EXCHANGE. New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57^ France, demand 1411 Bong Kong, demand LOV4 }>■<'■
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      506 19 TRADE AM) COMMERCE. LEWIS AM) PEATS REPORT. Sinyapon'. Apr. 2' 1 In the absence of an\ lead from [ioodoo and New York the market ba« nemafnwd quiet, a:i<l Little movement in price* ii bo be rs-< o! Jed. Prom t hf March Ui aeg recently publish ed l>\ the Government
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    THE ASSIZES.
    770 20 CHIKF JISTICE COMMENTS ON HAMSHMENT LAW. The Third Assizes were continued before the Chief -Justice, Sir William Murison, yesterday. Got Seng, a Hokien. was charged with returning to the Colony after being banished foi Kf« in 1907. The accused pleaded guilty. He said that la.-: year his wife
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    NEW VICE-CAPTAIN OF SISSEX C.C.
    43 20 A. H. (iilligan Elected. Iyondon, Apr. 20. A. H. Gillig'an has been elected viceCaptain <ii" Susses C.C. [A. H. tliliijran is a brother of A. E. R. Gillian. Captain oi the M.C.C. team which toured India and Ceylon.]
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    56 20 Programme of Drills up to and for May Ist. Batsrday, &SI p.m. Farrer Range S.R.E. (v). Si^lap Eurasian Coy. UQ p m Bukit Tiniah Range All Units. Sunday. 0.30 a.m. Johnston's Pier D.E.L. Unit. Siplap Eurasian Coy. R. 30 am. Bukit Timah Range D.E.L. and Aux: Service.
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    SPRING RACES.
    606 20 First Day May 7th. THE HANDICAPS. The following are the weights for tho first day of the abovp meeting on Sam day May Tth. and for certain of the races on the sec< nd day. Race No. 1. Open Horses Cla*-; E. (Five Furl< Dgs 2.:>0 p. in:
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    RACE TRAINING.
    65 20 The weather is not working out very fortunately for this meeting's training as yesterday morning when it looked as if the track might get a chance to*dry up usefully for to-day there was a deluge almost before work was over. Marland, who has a small string of Dutch
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    ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.
    46 20 [Reuters Service.] London. April 29. The result of the One Thousand Guineas run to-day was as under: CRESTA 1 Book Law Endowment Deadheat. Betting: 10 to 1 winner, 13 to 2 Book Law, 3 to 1 Endowment. Twenty_eig:ht 3tarters. Won by two lengths.
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    REECE STILL IN PLAY.
    76 20 PENDULUM STILL SWINGING. London, Apr. 28. At Thurston's Rooms at the close of play Recce was 3,150 in play. London, Apr. 29. Recce increased his pendulum break this afternoon to 2504 unfinished thus beating Davis' record. At Thurston's at the close of play Recce had carried
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    238 20 To-day's League Matches. END OF SCOTTISH PROGRAMME. The programme cf matches in the English and Scottish Leagues to-day, is as Collows: Division I: Arsenal vs. Birmingham: Astcn Villa vs. Blackburn; Bolton vs. Huridersfield; Burnley vs. Leicester; Cardiff vs Everton; Derby vs. West Bromwich; Leeds vs. Wesc Ham; Liverpool
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    CHELSEA LOSE THEIU CHANCE.
    36 20 Reutei 's Service. London. Apr. 28. Results of League matches to-day \\x-r< Division I. Blackburn 1, Arsenal 2 Division 11. Clapton Or. 3, Chelsea 0 Division 111 (Southern). Charlton 3, Newport 0
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    OUR LAST FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
    197 20 Si oo MUST BE WON. FOR 12 RESULTS— OR NEAREST. On May 7th. the English League footbal season comes to an end and with it aisv. ends our series of Football Competitions which have been a remarkably popular feature of this paper during the last few
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    FOOTBALL.
    89 20 The following: have been invited to play for the S.C.C. against S.R.C. on Wednesday, at the Stadium: P. C. Barnes; F. Young R. W. Sinclair; C. W. L. M. Bovens, R. M. Duff. Paul Storr; E. D. Lindop, Roy Smith, J. W. Muncey, E. C, Rogers and K. MacLennan.
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    22 20 United Services versus Malays. A charity match between the United Services and the Malays will be played at the Stadium on Tuesday.
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    SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
    64 20 Residents in Singapore are reminded of iho Swimming Carniv&tSfto be held at the V.M.C.A. pool on May 7th. commencing at 5.30 p.m. a cordial invitation is extended to ill. Details will appear later. MILITARY HOCKEY. Results of military hockey matches durng the week are: Garrison League. IQ. (A)
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    CRICKET.
    381 20 The Australian Visit. STRONG ELEVEN COMING UP. Definite information as to the composition of the Australian cricket eleven, which leaves for Malaya next month on a month's tour, will be received with interest, particularly as it will be seen that several of Australia's most prominent players, among them the
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    HOME CRICKET.
    73 20 Champions Open the Season To-day. The English county cricket season opens to-day, when Lancashire, the County champions, play Warwickshire at Old Trafford. This is the only match to-day, but Notts and Essex at Nottingham, Kent and Worcestershire at Folkestone. Oxford University and Lancashire at Oxford, and Cambridge University
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    CRICKET.
    55 20 The following will represent the Y.M. C.A. against the Royal Engineers at Pulau Brani to-day at 2.15 p^n: R. Lyne. H. G. Stack. E. G. Wheatley, A. Van Cuylenburg, F. Wearne. H. Gibson. B. E. De Silva. G. V. Neubronner, R. Jumabhoy. P. B. Dawar and S. West. Reserves:
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    18 20 MONDAY'S TIES. Abed and David versus Winner of Chcrrington and North versus Murakami and Yirynsiri.
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    Y.M.C.A. BILLIARDS.
    21 20 Members playing in the billiard handicap are requested to arrange to play of their ties as early as possible.
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    126 20 The team for the match against Keppel Golf Club to-morrow (Sunday) on Sepoy Lines links is as follows, Sepoy Lines players mentioned turst. 9.00 a.m. J. C. Carson and K. W. H. Austin. 9.05 a.m. R. Onraet and E. T. M. Lias. 9.10 a.m. N. D.
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    RACECOURSE GOLF CLUB.
    47 20 Owing to the Spring Race Meeting, the rourse will be closed to golfer? from Friday. May 6th. until Saturday May 14th. and and from Friday May 20th. to Saturday May 21st.; golf can be played from Sunday May 15th. to Thursday May 19th. inclusive.
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    21 20 No play was possible at Tanglin Club yesterday and the ties which should have )een played will be played on Monday.
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