The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 May 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press I ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1927. NO. 12,097.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    299 1 I'he debato en the Trade Union BUS concluded in he House of Commons on Thursday, the motion for the closure heinp carrkd with a larjje majority in Government's favour I'ai^e 9. Further details of the distressing plight of thousands of refugees in the areas flooded by the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1044 1 QuioqtM afuut loMtue* nttri Ml fmrrmf* Libelli Ju- .n.-.l. Looking at the burch alendar His Excellency chose a remarkably appropriate day for his translation trow the i I >ny. To those about bo go to the Rat i Topit-isi gives th« following: tip: Remember what happened
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      307 1 WINC LOONG H l ASS TAILORING. Parish Guaranteed. ...V.V.W. W.V.V.V.V.W V. B .V. B ,V^^.".V.V.VASSV.V.".V.VJ 1 > I I RAFFLES HOTEL i ,^Kf~"~7TT. ~7" r~r~^B¥BT bIbTHbVBbVbVbVb^BbVbTXBHSSOBbV i 1 I \l r IT II A HIO HI WT aWWrnß^BWrnr I t "x"" ;~T" r 53 mib^ >? MS 33 t 1
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      113 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction of landed property— Page 15. Notice to telephone Bubscribers— Page 0 G. H. cafe closes early <>n race day? Page 9. Albambra cinema new programmePage 2. Moutrie*s have all the latest music Page 20. V'<r luxury and comfort thi KupmofcHe Page U. Booking opens to-day for [rving*s
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HK.H STREET.
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      131 1 High Water. 1.17 a.m.. R.6., S.OS n.m. •"..:t. H. W. Malacca. 10.-^> a.m.. LL3O p.m. S:2. Our Flat-- Victoria Theatre 9JSO p.m. Sunday, &th. High Water, '2.: a.ri.. 8.0., 4.22 p.m. 6.5. H. W. Malacca, 11.30 a.m.. 4.8. Monday, 9th. High Water. .'^.4 a.m.. 7.:*.. 6.1 p.m. 6.4. H. W,
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      1085 2 MID OADDV VAIIOT ITn TT- A rt-M^ J. AN ATTRACTIVE THBEE-FEATI-REPRWiR MM| T^| THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. y 1 PtOTI £1 TTriC£LtrC From Saturday 7th to Thursdav l2lh "fcr. m NIGHTLY CINEMA-SIDESHOWS. "A^ AT T— T A T\ZT DID A CHINESE AND" MALAYAN THE^EEST TIP FOR TO-DAY A J^JHL A
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      601 2 k{ NTEEr< AC TIMTIKS. |NTER-POia SHOOT. ers the s.\'.i:.A. arc reminded i ter-port Shoot b due to take I lac S« irdaj and Sunday, Maj 28th. Practices for this are being I t Bukit Timah Range on Sundays. and 22nd and it is hoped that a i members wiU participate
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1675 3 The April Races. A GOOD MEETING. (iiom Our Own Correspondent I'angkok, Apr. 3(». The Apiil race meeting at the Turf Club I com hided last Saturday, and the three days j races passed off uneventfully enough. Tin? attendances wore rather on the poor side, doubtless due to
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    WEEDS THAT WILT.
    42 3 "The easiest weeds to destroy an- \m- dows' weeds, for a man has only m ga 'Wilt thou?' and they penerally 'wilt." said Mr. John .Joyce, a wcll-kiicwn \V«-si Country a^riiulturist, speaking nu farm topics at a cultivation conference
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      170 3 4*^^v JtM I LAXO builds firm flesh, S I 1 1 plenty of tr ong bone, I \^J. and a sound constitution. <J I ever to harm baby or cause him S (C pail V J hai is wh y if Baby is fed on s^, aj° !f e wiU
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      67 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD AND CLARK j^, I JTTCHTIT^ITT^'ri HUO 1 1 vI JJIIj I BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. For use on Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel. Rust resisting and withstands the action of Salt "UE" SCRAP WASHER (Patented) I AN EFFICIENT RURRER WASHING MACHINE AT A VERY (HEAP PRICE MANUFACTURED ENTIRELY
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    WORLD MOTOR TRANSPORT CONGRESS.
    153 4 At the Third World Motor Transport Congress held in comjunction with the New i'ork Motor Show very few portions of the British Empire were among the 50 countries that were represented. Perhaps this reflected the decreasing desire to acquire American motor products. Nevertheless, abstention from these
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    THE ROAD TRAFFIC BILL
    926 4 QUESTION OF SPEED LIMIT. It is the badge of minorities to suffer, accoiding to Birrell. He might have added that it is their fashion to be exceedingly noisy; and there will certainly be a pretty hullabaloo about certain clauses in the Government's draft of a new
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    MEETING OVERSEA REQUIREMENTS.
    893 4 British Delegation to Dominions. A GREAT FORWARD MOVEMENT. Then- are many signs that the British motor industry is not bo lethargic in ii> efforts to secure its Cull share of oversea trade as a great many mtio and writers would have us believe. In spitt sf the
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      216 4 5 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes :j mS&^n/m&% ji Get FISK ft B Ci3fcH r Tiuiot u p r OTT A m. NB> l^^lk Jf »"»*if*^ri I 111 i*^bs^^_^^ a I U m^^^ B) fyy*\| 111 1 I k^^P^MF^^^^^^^^H^^^^^^^rpTp^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^L^p^p^Hjp^pMMjMpjpjM^pjpjpj|A^ttßJß^BJ| aWX^^ .L ■■9 BA V SV fl BA V
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      28 4 I GOOE^^EAIt j Inner Tubes continue I to be chosen by discriminating "A motor car owners the world over i whose first consideration is highest bF _j~ II
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    MOTOR LAW CHANGES.
    787 5 Compulsory Third Party Insurance. PRIVATE CARS EXEMPT. Compulsory third party insurance in respect of public vehicles would be imposed under clause 61 of the Draft of the Road Traffic Bill; but it is not proposed that the users of n ivate cars should be compelled to insure.
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    NEW MOTORS BY WIRELESS.
    84 5 Wireless photography gave London motor car enthusiasts an even "break" with New Yorkers when the 1927 American cars were first presented to the public at the recent National Auto Show in New York City. One of the pictures received in London by wireless from New York
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    PARKING IN PUBLIC STREETS.
    718 5 Both Sides of the Question.!; NEED OF LARGE GARAGES. The question whether parking plates r should be provided in the public street? where vehicles may wait for considerable periods has only recently arisen, and it is one that presents considerable difficulties. It should be remembered tha.
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    CARS IN BRITISH MALAYA.
    181 5 Will THERE ARE I KW KK MOTOR CYCLES. The total valuer 0& passenger-c-ars and cuinmcivia] car:- Imported into Malaya dui ing 1926 were 0,724.114 Mid EWfjMl rm pectively, compered with £1,462,128 and I £858,813 in rj2~>. representing inc renew i <»f 17 per cent, and oO
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      230 5 Be Gtiided By experience j/fcr Economical Transportation Ovei lw« and a half million nets have discovered that > possihle to ohtain in a mh modern jrear-chan^e car AT Models and Prices. j the lowest cost. miided hy the experience TOURING *****. lids multitude, who have 2 SEATER $1400 proved to
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      145 5 IIfESSE^I ESSEX FOUR DOOR ffESSEXJI ij MOTORS SFOAN MOTORS I l^^ DETROIT Vjhjmjr\.V^ V^^ DETROIT J) jl New Type New Colours New Upholstery New Appointments. ]j This Sedan with four wide doors offer individuality and reliable transportation. It j? 5 has a new beauty of line distinction in its two
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    MY AWAKENING IN GOLF.
    1286 6  -  George Gadd HOW STROKES ARE SAVED. Effect of a Disastrous Championship. A LESSON FROM HAGEN. BY (The Popular Gharapiou and Self-Made Golfer). IFRSB PRESS SPECIAL! Fn ences have had a considerable infiu< it ;v polling career, I have been e fro a mj earrj teens, but
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    THE MOVIE STAR.
    280 6 ggested that in the interests of m •••< e tired photographic posters now i -'-io cinemas should be replaced by .ik r»f capable designers.] W hei i bj the cinema t always pause to see rhe highlj coloured pictures there E hibiied foi me, W:. b in
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    GERMAN GENERAL'S DEATH FROM EXCITEMENT.
    104 6 KHda>. April 1. Genera] Von Wrisberg died suddenly from heart failure to-day after an alteration with a policeman who tried to prevent him from addressing a crowd gathered p.i the Bismarck monument in front of the Reichstag building. The Genera! had. \vi h some scori
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    THE TUNE-BUYERS.
    918 6 Queer Types in a Gramophone oilOp. CHARLESTON PRACTICE JOK A row of public telephone boxes all in use may furnish food for quiet smiles— if you're in no hurry; but the behaviour of people trying records -in the audition rooms of a gramophone shop is much more entertaining.
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    NEXT YEAR'S COTTON.
    997 6 Thrills of the "Futures Rings/' ON LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE A man who buys cotton for Lancashire to spin and weave led me to the Liverpoo* Cotton Exchange. He took me as a man takes a stranger to the temple of his fathers; and we stood outside and paid
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    FALLING INTO LINE.
    57 6 HJJMK,KL 1 cannot Resist tellinf a London I heat i e mana lious about tin- retenti" n of rank. A irell-knowi m on him at tin th<:tt!c an<l Dash." Tho well-trained Ao n will tell Colonel Dash; ae "Riyht," .-aiii t hi ad I pond Blank a*
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    15 6 Middle ap<- may go lookii but it comes hack bo tfw before bedtime. —Mr*. I'..
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    ROGUERY ON THE HIGH SEAS
    1118 6  -  CABOT THE BAD OLD DAYS. NO: 2— SCUTTLING l/P-TO-I>ATK. Get-Rich-Quick Methods That Fail. BY (Author of *Th< j Romance <.f Shipping I FREE PRESS SPECIAL 1 he recurrence of a serious outbreak ol scuttling soon after the close of the war proved a very startling
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    CO-OPERATION ON THE RAILWAYS.
    554 7 SIR JOSIAH STAMP'S NEW POLICY The London Midland and Sottish Raili way has issued a circular to its staff, signed by Sir Joslah Stamp, president of ,he executive, which, according to the "Locomotive Journal," "aims at more economical working by the taking of the staff into
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    OUTRAGE AT NANKING.
    149 7 Caiit< nese soldiers not only tore into pieces the flag which flew over the United States Consulate at Nanking but also blew up the golf greens. That, of course, settles it, definitively and for ever these people are really no gentlemen. In the brave days before the
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    AEROPLANE WITH MAST AND SAIL.
    144 7 Unsinkable and Uncapsizable A Reuter dispatch from Hamburg says that a regular air service over the North Sea from Hamburg to London will be opened in the course of the coming summer with a Rohrbach all-metal aeroplane. This new machine which will carry ten passengers
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    A FAMOUS LOCOMOTIVE.
    478 7 RETIREMENT OF "NUMBER ONE." Two generations of railway history are (recalled by the last journey, of a famous express engine. No. 1, of the old Great Northern Railway, which travelled under its own steam from Dcncaster to York. where it will be housed in the London acd
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    WOMAN MURDERED BY MISTAKE.
    189 7 Wedding (Juest Who Resembled the Bride A sensati nal murder and suicide is reported from G'.sborne. New Zealand where Mr?. Queenie Pettit. wife of a prominent business man, was shot dead at a wedding party by George Nowells, a *heep farmer, who afterwards killed himself. Mrs.
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    PEACEFUL PERSUASION.
    177 7 The mourners who lay on the tramlines as a protest against the delay of the Peking Tramway Company in paying compensation to the relatives of a man fatally injured by a tramcar would probably have been surprised to know that this method of peaceful persuasion was not so
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    52 7 The organisers of the Y.W.C.A. jumble sale met with a satisfactory measure of success on Thursday afternoon. The Memolial Hall was the scene of great activity from the opening to the close of the sale, and good business was done. A number of useful articles were displayed at each of
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      252 7 Many people cannot I digest ordinary pickles but I PftMVAN I PICKLE supper with Bread and Cheese P THE EXPORT ADVISER OF NUMEROUS FIRST-CLASS BELGIATS AM) FRENCH MANUFACTORIES STRAITS SETTLEMENTS offers you his services for the MONTHLY SUPPLY OF ALL GOODS. on the most advantageous terms. prith Import Traders residing
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      214 7 AVWd'iViW.V.V.V.WiV.V.V.V. UVAVW AM V.'.V.-.V.VrV. D cV.% ii t, IF mjS?J$ B S I Jv BQ^ «AAfy. ffM<v^ _i**^" I Dangers! £#f W^Jm I I warded '-t$ j&^'jr i* I i i J "i THESE DANGERS CAN BE WARDED OFF If your baby is to grow up strong in frame and
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    SATURDAY NIGHT IN MANCHESTER.
    1292 8 Drab Festival of Shopping. In the maze of side streets round Smithfield Market thousands of men, women, and children, tightly packed together, move slowly in the flare of naphtha jets. Whole families are out shopping. The weekly feeling of a little temporary wealth stimulates mind and
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    LIFE AFTER DEATH.
    506 8 DEAN OF (HESTER ON MODERN UNCONCERN. hi a midday Lenten serai n at St. Ann": Church, Manchester, the Dean of Chester spoke of "'The relative unimportance of the future life in the present age. 11 How was it. he asked, that the monasie system came into being
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      150 8 OUT OF Q of all cars on the road use DOUBLE f^ RIBBED Champions for every Car, Lorry and Marine MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212 ORCHARD RD., SINGAPORE. ■-yy^L. An airship service from England may soon be c-^--<^ S~^ an ac <"'»nip''sihed fact, bui thanks to the Marco- lUh V aCUUm
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      189 8 jj Your life in your hands!! ■I B always help toucKm,'; t: t S; M or the things they ktndle out J 9 greatest preventive rtied n§ i; S ever created -the post —^~~7 valuable guardian o f >^ dangerous germs, aid its use l§'CC\»^^^f I V' C stron S
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    RAIN AFTER FLOODS.
    238 9 REFUGEES WRETCHED PLIGHT. MISSISSIPPI SUFFERINGS. [Renter's Service. New Orleaii May 5. Huv.- rains are adding to ho misery oi quartei of a million people rendered l'omc!ess by the floods, while over 45,000 inhabitants of northern and central parishes of Louisiana are threatened with eviction from their homes
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    PROBATES BILL PASSES.
    31 9 Router's Service.] London, May 5. The House of Lords passed the third redding f the Colonial Pr bates Bill, which has not yet passed the House of Commons
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    NEW YORK PRESS ON DEBT NOTE.
    134 9 Washington correspondents of the New Y rk papers are out-spoken with regard tc the effec produced by the British Note. The HeraM Tribune states it has arousec l more indignation and resentment in officia !c;c.-- than' ha.- been manifest for some time Ti ere
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    MR. WITS NEW POST.
    99 9 [Renter's Far Eastern Service. l Shanghai. May Mi. C. C. Wu has accepted the dosl <>t Minister r Foreien Affairs at Nanking tc ~h-c Nationalist Government and left foi Nanking to-day to take un the pus" Mr. Wu. who is 41. is the son i f
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    JAPANESE POLICY IN CHINA.
    76 9 Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, Vl. iv V Replying to interpellations ;>1 ho Lowe: House the Premier stated that Gfovernmeni intended to continue its non-inter /en ion pc'.ii y in China. Questi' ned regarding Japan's attitjcie \r. \ho Xankinu' affair, the Prenii?.*. whi T stressing the
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    THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
    85 9 Renter's Service. 1 Geneva, May 6. A! the Economic Conference M. Jonhaux Secretary-Genera! of the Frefcch Labour Confederation, submitted a resolution proposing the establishment of an autonomous economic organisation within the Leagrut of Na'.icns consisting of an advisory conference appointed by the Governments, to meet at least
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    54 9 The following are appointed members of the Indian Immigration Committee for three years from May Ist: Hons. Mr. P. K. Namfyar, Mr. J. W. Kenndey and Mr. F. E. Becker and Messrs. J. W. Campbell and M. Cumarasami, while Mr. G. S. Reis takes the place of Mr. W. R.
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    THE TRADE UNION BILL.
    350 9 DEBATE CLOSES. BIG MAJORITY {Ke^ters Service.] London; May 5. The last day's debate on the Trade Unions Bill in the H use of Commons was, opened by Mr. D. Lloyd George Lib. Carnarvon) who criticised ambiguities in the Rill and opposed it on the grounds that
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    INDIAN RELIGIOUS RIOTS.
    144 9 MANY KILLED. [Heater's Service.] Bombay, Ma\ 5. The Evening News of India reports a serious fracas at the famous Ke.-arinath Temple at Rikhabdec, Udaipur, between sects of Jains regarding the right to perform the Sag-hoisting ceremony at the temple. Five Jains were killed and 160 injured. Lahore.
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    RUSSIAN TREATMENT AT GENEVA.
    166 9 Moscow, May .">. The Official News Agency states that Government circles are indignant over the reports from the Soviet Delegation to the Economic Conference at Geneva with regard to their alleged treatment, particularly the hampering effects due to police attentions. The Soviet condemn these unprecedented chicaneries
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    70 9 A small fire occurred in the upper room of a house at No. 2 Shot Street, about 1.50 run. yesterday. When the fire Brigade arrived they found that the flooring of the room was burning a li tie and the outbreak was s'jon «übdued. The occupant stated *:hat ha had
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      321 9 I BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SETON. •I u KWOOD FURNITURE J -HVNCHAI SHADES. < I j: \MBER MANSIONS. I-i I\i s M \KIJI K OR GRANTTB ,i ,\IM)KE CASKET CO. i MENTAL MASONS." rBLSPBONB 15. L. A. DALEY. ■in;l IKEB vv MOM HRNTAL MASON. f h<d IBW. Tel. 915. CARS FOR
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      586 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE HANKS. Th* Exchi nge H::i:ks wiii be dosed at noon rnesday May I Oth and Thursday .May 12th Spring Race Meeting. 11-6 (I H. SWEET SHOP. I t- tablishnient will lx dosed at 2 p.m. on the fallowing Rcc« Days; 7th. 10th, 12th, 14th, 21s1 May and '.th
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      437 9 BY ORDER CF THE MUNICIPAL COMMKSIONE23 OF THE TOWN OF SINGAPORE. AUCTION SALE OF Very Vaiaable Building Allotments situate at Qneea Street and Ruihart Road, Singapore Messrs Estate and Trust Agencies. Limited's Sale-R<ioiv., Raffles Chambers, Raffles Phu c j (JN MONDAY, 16th MAY AT >.'M) l'.M. Messrs. DREW NAPIER, Solicitors.
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      392 9 AUCTION SALE of I'm ■< deemed P _•> j< <tc.-C!'ji: >..h ;km i SO Chuli Sfci ■•••1 On Saturday. .")th Ma> at Li ftjn The ptodgea opn prisi ab bes, taniond I and other rings, brooches, earrings ,< Mala koU -ii\ pr <>i I>n vi.'w two days pi r I
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      18 10 COPSON.— At Batu Gajah, on 2nd May, to Mr. and Mr-. F. Copson, Chengai Estate, a sori.
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      DEATH.
      64 10 ONG.- -At her residence on Thursday morning the sth instant Ong Swee Neo, aged 27 ye:trs i beloved wife of Lim Choon Leng and sister-in-law of Lim Leong Geoki. Deeply regretted. She leaves a widowed and five children to mourn her loss. Funeral on Sunday the Bth instant. The
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 7. 1927. Sir L. Guillemard's Governorship.
    1216 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MAY 7. 1927. Sir L. Guillemard's Governorship. Looking back over the past seven years the unprejudiced student of local affairs will be struck by the fact that Sir Laurence Guillemard achievjed considerable success in the carrying out of a most difficult task. That is not intended
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    395 10 Mr. EL Ingham has been granted >ix months" leave. Mr. K. C. Ifisso ha> been appointed Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court. Penan?. The annuai index wa> issued with yesterday's number of the Government Gazette. Warder A. R. Page ha* been MCOaded for service under the Government of A list of the
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    COUNTERFEIT NOTE CHARGE
    415 10 Very Good Ftrgeii ACCUSED'S Alii, Justice < Sir William M iri Fatt and Hee Vbng Be a: charge <>1 usiny as gel $100 note knowing < having U re it t.< be i fergci two similar barges a n r:oi:.-, against the Th'j Deputy Puhii<- r I.
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    THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
    80 10 We have raeefrmd Eton i1 1 BUI General a c<ip\ <«f tht- ofl the great earthquake compiled and iitnod I>> the H Japan. The book if i remark a -real disaster and besides description contains a fr« »1 I tographf "f the earth<|uak< whilst in
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    BOOKS FOR THE TROOPS.
    35 10 Daring the n<\; wvek of p»*cted several ttOOpefS will through Singapore, hi a further supply i f book^ which are greatly appreciated >hould be sent to H<>n. Set tainment Committee, car<
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      39 10 PEARS Golden Glory Golden Youth PURPLE TRIANGLE BASS THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole Agents Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. H. B. WINTER Exclusive Tailoring 6, Battery Rd: Tel. 188. t Mr. and Mrs. H. L. SNOWIE. Ls. Malwa. p.p.c.
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    THE DEBT NOTE.
    33 11 WIKRICAN PRESS REGRETS. I P 5i :n a leader on 'he I F debts and doubtless ap- I it an embarrassing I Bi itish C.ovr riendship cann< t be dei
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    FRENCH PRESS VIEWS.
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    U.S. CONSUL RESIGNS.
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    NICARAGUA POLITICS.
    93 11 v SURRENDERS TO AMERICA. II r nited States official announced 'hat he is Liberal tr ops to r arms hid D be handed 51 troops. United States is i field agains! us if declared Moncada and oatiofl of the Diaz ntial I the United thai we shall be
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    THE NANKING OUTRAGES.
    63 11 I Eastern Service.] Peking. May 6. die next development inking outrages must oe--i- eQers, not Peking, but wing whether anything fur- ia whicJi ease as a weßBeia] declared this morn- m will be when and x: -foreign outrages occur. stated that Madame Boro■urier- and the other Russians
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    IRVING'S MIDGETS, CHEFALO PALERMO.
    100 11 IRVING'S MIDGETS, CHEFALO PALERMO. and Chefalo and r whom aiv well-known here ■> of performances at the The Midgets are all lips. All the Midgets I je fot a mini her of In almost anything. ostner won a medal in proficiency in doing the ta Wmnr.a plays a Hawaiian, an<i
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    34 11 I. has been appointed I ireaamg Board. Central Iron March :50. I— Australian triennal elec- I Mturn of all but tw<> The parties being they i re. The Government baa a majority of five.
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    THE EMBASSY RAID.
    263 11 TIMES URGES PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS. DANGER OF DELAY f Reuters Service.] London. May 6. A plea for the speedy publication of the documents seized in the Peking Embassy compound raid is made by the Times. Thr Newspaper points out that any long delay in publication will encourage
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    THE TRADE UNION' BILL
    104 11 LOCKOUTS DECLARED ILLEGAL [Reuter's Service.] London. May K. f am<>ng the Government amendments to the Trade Union Bill is the virtual re-drafting of Clause One declaring a strike iil--ea. if it has any object besides the furtherance of a trade dispute within the industry in which
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    MEXICO'S OIL LAWS.
    84 11 THE NEXT OBSTRUCTION. Mexico City, May 6. Oil and le^ral experts declare that the final Supreme C< urt decision in regard to the constitutionality of the new petroleum law may be delayed by the recent decision regarding amparros. Experts point out that companies may n w file
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    THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
    69 11 f Reuter's Service. Geneva, May 6. At the Economic Conference M. Theunis read a telegram from the Pan American mmercial Conference at Washington expressing the warmest wishes and hoping the labours of the Economic Conference will contribute to the reconstruction of Europe and the amelioration of living
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    PROTECTING RUSSIAN DELEGATES.
    85 11 f ßeuter's Service.] Geneva, May 6. In consequence of the modification of the p,,!ice measures fcr the pro ection of Russian delegates the incident is now considered closed. The Russian scruples surprised the Swiss authorities who point out that they are merely fulfilling their duty in protecting
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    THE INTREPID AIRMAN.
    66 11 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. May 6. Despite the Government's interdiction the airman S roman left Senegal yesterday bound for St. Paul Rocks. 600 miles north of Pernambueo. It is not known whetber fhe reconverted machine into a seaplane complies with the French official conditions. A Pernambueo despatch reports
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    THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE.
    623 11 Leave Taking on the Wharf. A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING. Sir Laurence and La.ly Guiliemard left by the P. and O. Malwa yesterday morning after a very affecting leave-taking on the wharf. A la "ge and very representative gathering had assembled fiom an early hour and the exchange of
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    GOVERNOR'S FAREWELL TO THE BOY SCOUTS.
    201 11 The following letter was sent to H. E. Sir Laurence N. Guillemard, G.C.M.G., K.C.8., Chief Scout for Malaya:— Your Excellency, On the eve of your retirement, may I be allowed, on behalf of the Scouts of Malaya, to express our deep sense of gratitude
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    NEW REGIMENT FOR SINGAPORE.
    202 11 2ND SUFFOLKS TO SUCCEED DUKE'S IN OCTOBER. The 2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment, who relieved the 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment here in March last year are, in turn, to be succeeded by the 2nd Suffolk Regiment, should conditions in China permit. The Suffolks at present form
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    MUSLIM STUDENTS AID SOCIETY.
    184 11 The first annual general meeting of the Muslim Students' Aid Society was held yesterday evening at the Victoria Bridge School. There was a fairly large number of members present with Mr. Shaik Yahya Afifi in the chair. The chairman regretted that local Muslims have not helped
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    108 11 Recruiting has been generally resumed in Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to reciuiting owing to prevalence of disease: South Arcot, taluks of Chidambaram. Kallakuruchy and Virudachalam; Tanjore. taluks of Shiyali. Mayavaram. Xcganatam and Pattucottai; Trichy, taluks of Odayarpalayam and Kulitalai; Madura, taluk of Madura; Ramnad.
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    MOHAMEDAN FAREWELL.
    203 11 The members of The Mohamedan Advisory Board assembled at Govt. House on Thursday afterncon to bid farewell to their Excellencies Sir Laurence and Lady Guillemard on the eve of their departure to Europe. Mr. R. J. Farrer presented Messrs. Kader Sultan J.P., T. K. Shaikh Dawood J.P., Dr.
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    61 11 On Thursday afternoon Lady Guillemard who has always taken a great interest in Polo attended the Polo Club grounds for the last time to watch the play. Advantage was taken of her presence to present a diamond and pearl brooch en behalf of the Club the presentation being made by
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    ARMS FOR CHINA.
    922 13 Irishman's Offer in London. YOUNG CANTONESE APPROACHED. Tanks, submarines, aeroplanes, field artillery, rifles, barbed wire, and other material of war valued at £2,000,900 are being offered for sale to revolutionary movtmcnta directed against the British Empire by a man living in London, who claims to be an
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    22 13 It b not defeat that leads to the downfall of countries, but bad finance and loss of trade.— Mr. Duff Cooper, M.P.
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    MONGOLIAN COMMUNIST CONGRESS.
    330 13 The Soviet's Work in China. Diulikjab, the Foreign Minister of Mongolia, has arrived at Verkhne Udinsk, on the trans-Siberian Railway, 190 miles east of Lake Baikal, to take an active part in the congress of the autonomous Buriat Mongolian Soviet Republic (in Siberia). The congress has elected
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    DOILY SISTERS PUZZLE.
    187 13 Wedding Delayed for a Name Fate threatens to prevent the marriage of Jenny Dolly, one of the two dancing sisters. Jenny recently accepted the proposal of a wealthy Belgian business man. and went with him to the town hall in th" fashionable sixteenth division of Paris, bo
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    43 13 Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Mr. Loke Yaik Foo, a wellknown local sportsman, and eldest son oi the late Towkay Loke Chow Kit, to Miss Khong San Lun, daughter of Mr. Khcng Choong Tak, of Ipoh, on Tuesday next. M.M.
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    PARISIANS.
    988 13 Learned Florists. A LEGACY FROM RUSSIA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, Apr. 3. The Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburg is, to all intents and purposes, no more; when, during the late war, the city became known as "Petrograd," the famous home of the ballet and its traditions no longer
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    SOLO RACES.
    183 13 FIRST im Committee (up. (1700 metres.): Chn--toni (Hanlinu) 1; Some Sintrer 2. Also ran: Sokosrono. Bozau, Sighfcer. Time. 1 m in. ]7 S 6 IBC. Soesoehonenan Prize. <•> furl.i: EUpple (Hariiinpi 1; Ontowmtte 2; So Dainty S. Time '1. nun. 1* sec. Als ran: Lady Sabeela, Bozau, Anprahini,
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    SECOND DAY.
    138 13 Resident Nm'uu t'nhuys < up. (1 mile Polyareh (TJOS Sam Kwanl 1; Wiwunosoro 2. \lso ran: Acwa, Eudoron. HcnutTTf Mem!- r I'ri/;- <! mile): Ang"Ta**v (Aider) 1; Aiwrt "J; NVsan T vi< i mi in tee. S.A.V.C Office Cup. (CSenUeneß riders r furl.): Snappy (Tjua Sam Kwaru 1;
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    WOMEN OF LEISURE A "MENACE."
    1058 14 Lady Rhondda and G. K. Chesterton Debate. SLAVERY OF MODERN LIFE The question "Is the Leisured Woman a Menace to Civilization the topic of the recent debate at Kingsway Hali between Viscountess Rhondda and G. K. Chesterton, with Bernard Shaw in the (.hair, had almost
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    DEAN INGE'S VIEW OF DICTATORSHIPS.
    652 14 j Dean Inge, speaking at the fortnightly luncheon at the National Liberal Club on "The crisis of democracy," said: we heard at the beginning of the war that the war was to make the world safe for democracy, but the curious result had followed that
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    TYPING IN TIME TO MUSIC.
    275 14 SPEED DEVELOPED BY (GRAMOPHONE. I iveiy Dances A new method of leaching typewriting bj giamophone music has been adopted by a London business school. Any one who stood in an adjoining room j while a lesson was in progress would think' that the spring- of
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    POLITE PROGRESS.
    135 14 Politeness 1 1 1 veen I ceived new impetus by the Pari against tin- bsc of tfai I film theatre-. With this may I that legend f the wa in whose "order-"' a:;. d an inju against tlu u>« by all I Portugo :im'\" for eUtuted in fntwc
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    CHEQUE CASHED AFTER HOURS.
    99 14 f«ige I pholds the UwU A hank's rigrht tfl do bvsim 6 hours was Bphetd by th«- 1. I at Leeds Assize- nn.rtly judgment with oostt ''r l)u vincial Bank in an ftCtion them by Mr. Ali'iv.i Hi.m, I Harro^atf. for tocb not entitled to del>;t
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    WHERE LONDON TRAFFIC GOES AFLOAT.
    920 15 Captain Driver's 30 Years of Dodging Across the Thames. PIGS, LORRIES AND A POINT POLICEMAN ON THE WOOLWICH FERRY! and In the wheoihou.se of that strange craft the Gordon, Captain George Driver talked of the difficulties of crossing the river Thames at Woolwich. The ferry-boat
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      54 15 ment phosphorus which builds up new nerve- strength. £>r. Rvbiczka, writing in a well-known Medical "it- At dl in insomnia- of neurasthenrc patients CK-mut. janatogen has a jay out able iuflnence. At and the same time it increases the body weight." Ston*. Kestful Sleep and Sound Health SANATOGEN, «r The
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      249 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS No. 14. Prize of $150 f tbc correct or nearest correct solution of this puzzle. From the tl .seeks competition 50 per cent, will be handed to: The Toft Memorial Fund Ipoh. ■BbUbbh 1 J 9 bb»^bbb^bW t I *3^t^S^S*v I II B^B^B^B^H I t 1 bbbbbbbbß ~~C^^
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      669 15 CHURCH SERVICES. THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. St. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH 7 a.m. Holy Communion. During the following week at the Cathedral. Monday. 7.40
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      526 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND m.s. SILVERCEDAR s.s. OREGON MARU s.s. BELFAST MARU PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR due For rates and other particulars apply:
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      1542 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. SHIPPING NOTES. BY TRAIN. NAUTICAL CLASSES REOPENING. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei j Lembki and Kuantan (via T Nautica Classes for Mal are to Gemas and Jerantut) every J Monday, Tuesday Thursday and be recommenced to-night, at 6.33 o clock., at i Friday 6 a.m the Maritime School, Raffles
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    INTERVIEW WITH CHANG TSO-LIN.
    1584 18 Northern Dictator Reveals Russian Communist Plcls. THE CONTENTS OF BORODIN'S DIPLOMATIC BAGS. OUTLOOK IN NORTHERN CHINA. tf-R/>M EDWARD S. ELLISTON Special Correspondent of the Singapore Free Press and the N.A.N.A. The contents of diplomatic eases containing dispatches from Soviet officials to Borodin, Russian adviser to the
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    NOVEL 'PHONE CALL.
    110 18 Just before the United States liner Leviathan sailed from Southampton on her 50th Westbound voyage the telephone in Sir Charles Higham's cabin awakened him and he was astonished to hear a voice announce that -Portland. Oregon, U.S.A., wanted him. The caller was Mr. L. V. Hoffman, Pre~,
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    TURKEY'S RULER LEADS DANCE CRAZE.
    342 18 "CHARLESTON" OfJIhE NEAR EAST Peasant Steps Mostapha Kemal, the Turkish President and exponent of progressiveness in modern Turkey, has become a devotee of dancing under modern conditions. Turkish womanhood, freed from the irksomeness of the veil, has lost no time in following his lead. He
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    GERMAN "APRIL POOL" HUMOUR.
    46 18 A Berlin evening n< ipa| making an "April fool*' of nun-' en by publishing the ncuof Wales arrived there morning, visited Dr. Mar\, tt* lunched at the British Bihat* tile story more real the p*| two "fake" photograph.naval IMllfurm in the street-
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      467 18 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya; a live "news" paper— .4o-50 columns of news daily, also the best Medium Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each mornin?, with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features, 'Pictures of tht *eek" Serial Story,
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      98 18 |pj|k the Champagne of Ginger Ales I^firt~riiiWii"ll'f y^!^^ times nnJ. 'j.ne.\reacJ triends. Kit VJINuiK ALE < W; >■<. JM& \*M p;srkihUTOßS: >^c.ryc_inc£R»£.. j jj Dodge &l Seymour, Ltd. hWKjjfli^i^gl^ I Singi pore mG^ The Champagne of Ginger Ales I m V.V.%V.V.V.V.%V.V.V«V.V.V.V.V. e -V.V.V.V.'.".V. V.V.V.V.V.V.W.V. V.V.V. W.VaW. W« c I I^—
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    640 19 Katoyang Bahru 2.22% 2.30 Kedah t25 4-"' Kempas 9.00 9.20 Kluang 8.00 8.20 Kuala Sidim i i 3.83 Kundongs 4.50 4.70 I. unas 3.75 3.8.1 Malakoff 4.70 4.83 c.r. Malaka Pinda 2.70 2.75 ex. Mandai-Tekong 75 *<i Mayfield IAJ&H L 5.50 Melville 1.65 l 71 Mentakab 56%
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 1-16 Bank demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.>. '2 i J-4 New York, demand 66 Credits IK) dayi 5~ l -j France, demand 1411 [ndia, T.T. 154% H<m<r Kong, demand lO l^ p.t Dis. Yokohama, demand 11(3 Norn. Bangkok, demand BOfi Ear
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    PRODUCE.
    214 19 May 6th. Tin 125 Tons $150% Gam bier 9 Pepper White SO Pepper Black 46 Flake Tapioca Pearl Sago Small Copra LO.BO Copra Sundried 11.45 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old Xo. 1 830 Rice. Rangoon Bintan iitiO Rico.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    47 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Bangrin Tin Malayan Tin (ss) 28s 30s Xai Hoot ($1) 61 65 rronoh (ss) I'.'s 6d 20s 6d Am. .Malay ($2) 4.50 L6O c.d. Kempas ($2) 8.9 9.10 Lunas ($1) 3.85 ■■•'.mi New Scudais ($2) 1 l'!u Simpan ($1) *.X' L 25
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    53 19 May 6th., 1 o'clock noon. Buyers Seli^r* R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 4 70% Standard R.S.S. on Tender May 70% 71 Jun< 71 72 July-Sept 74 74^ Oct-Dec 76 Tone i'!' Market: Latest ('able: London Spot Sheet 19%d pel New York Spot Sheet G.cts
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    INDUSTRIALS.
    63 19 Central hn^ine Bo 90 Eastern Smelters 18.20 is. TO Fraser and Neavea 17. D0 18.20 Hammers 173.00 176.00 Malayan Collieries 37.00 37.60 Malacca Electric 14 1." Maynard and Co. 7.00 7.50 McAlisters 92.00 55.00 Robinson Ord. 31.00 31.75 e.r. Spore Cold Storage 6.05 6.2S S 4 eamshioB 3H2.00 386.00
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    137 19 ROSE MA< TH AIL C OS. MEPOBX. Singapore. Ma> •>. Rubber. London, l> t%d utniu.uvrd Loral 7(» cts. Tin. London, £290 l'i- I up Local $150% for L25 ton? Mining.- Song I-..'' l 85 1.10, Nfi Elool 62 North Fatping LlO I.U, Kucha 2.07% :'.A2 2. LinKui
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    EXCHANGES.
    76 19 [British Radio <"' u <•. i Amsterdam L'll's. Athene 565, i i. 20. >\ B■■ ibaj Is. 55! Bruew S4 95, Bucharest 77''. Buen Aires 47 9 16, < n hagen 1851, Gen i a 21 26, H< Isincf* 192%, Hong Kong 2~ -i. Lisbon 2 17-32 Madrid 27.51,
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    162 19 SmiMiiMre. Mag *> Tiading conditions remain general! changed and vaUu.- are stabilised foi present. Hi I I etard an vm movement and the exportable minimum 60 per cent is the buffer "ii which the Market rests. No movement of a pronounced character is. therefore, anticipated just Manufacturers continue
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    NEW METHODS NEEDED.
    233 19 Sir Alfred \!<i:ui'- UTamiag Speaking ai the annual dinner of tin I titution of U ining and lletallui Hotel \'u-t ria on A;.i il Si hF> Ifon I said; "We want new methods in tndu tl we also want new methods in finance. I'm > is >me
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    113 19 limber and i übl er flaps are used to pn i cut leakage bet n een Ibe ?a1 sills of the lucks of the Panama < utaL ll* binesy imported into Bri( Hi luring the fti three qpai ta n I valued at £1,*****0, an iw tmw criit. u\ci' the
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      373 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) j HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. he Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      883 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, r LIMITED. —Established 3880— Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.92,. r )CM},OOO President: K. Kodama Esq. He-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odatriri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. I Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi. Esq. K. Tat.sumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. K Watanabe,
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      105 19 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (■Incorporated in the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. Loke Yan Kit Esq. Lee Pie Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq.. < Thio Kim Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Min Thong. The
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      40 19 ■ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration B*M« Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW ft CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (14 floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPRING RACES.
    508 20 To-day's Events. M H \T( lIJV.S AND SKI. EI TIONS. i weattu i of tha a>t day or two ij: i m ol a successful start of the Sj ting to-day. Kf no rain falls the g should be go tl. The fields througnov aa there are only
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    119 20 .-■r3d day meeting of the CM nga < ob dre* an attendance talisat handled I". wbkk is a ord tor the day. The Greal Eastern Steeplechase of £3,000, ond only to (he Liverpool Grand Xa- nt ha stakes and obstacles) resulted in dead-h< t, the !u<- being
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    A PRISONER'S ESCAPE.
    140 20 <- \<M FOR NEGLIGENT CONSTABLE. Malay police constables who d in connection with the escape i (held ob a charge oi attempt- m the Tan Tock Sen<.r Hospital, ai lain trial, v e convicted by M Mm.idie. 'si- District Judge, yester- '■'<'■ re ailed that the two
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      THE DAVIS CUP.
      43 20 DENMARK REACH SECOND ROUND. [Renter's 1 Service.] Copenhagen, May 5. Denmark, winning the first three matches in their first round Davis Cup tie against Holland, tarns th.- right to meet the winner of the Britain-Sweden match in the second round.
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      TILDEN AND HUNTER IN GERMANY.
      62 20 [Renter's Service.] Berlin. May 5. Enonn as interest is being .-hewn in the [sit of Tilden and Hunter. Seats for tht arnameni beginning to-morrow are selling at £20 st« rling. The opinion of Najouck, he German professional champion, is that they are anbeatabh He says
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      S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      115 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Profession Pairs. .1. Utermark and Roj Smith beat W. C. I Hill and K. C. Milligan, I—6, 6—l, 6—3. D. H. Kleinm 1 :;::<* (5. R. K. Mugliston beat R >". Duff and K. J. Cassels, 6—3. Championship. P. < re beat J. D. Hail.
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      TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      91 20 TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT. > ESTERDAY'S RESUI IS. >I'v« 1 Doubles Open. Mr and Mi Camen n eat Mr. and Mrs. I Hunt. 5 7. 6 -4. 6 4. Dj in- Ciii». i inal. Mr. and Mr- Cam* i beat Mr. an i Mrs. Hum. 6-3, 6- I. S.R.C. TENNIS
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      BANTAM WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
      207 20 TEDDY BALDOCK BEATS ARCHIE BELL. London, May 5. Weighing in this afternoon for tonight's fifteen rounds contest at the Albert Hal! foT the world's bantam-weight championship, Teddy Baldock, I ondi n, scaled Bst. slb. llozs., and Archie Bell, American Bst« 5%1b. Both announced that they were very
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    46 20 Orders for Week Ending. May 15th. Saturday, 7th.— Field day for Fifth and Sixth Troops. Monday, 9th.— Fifth Singapore Troop Parade Headquarters 5 p.m. Wednesday 1 lth. -Signalling Class Headquarters 5.15 p.m. Thursday 12th.— Band Practice HeadQuartres 5.15 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    28 20 [Renter's Service.] London, May 5. Results of League matches to-day were: Division I. Sheffield I" aired L\ fcury 0. Division Hi (Sonthern). Rangers 1. Brentford 1
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    END OF THE LEAGUE SEASON.
    176 20 The following programme of League matches brings the h.*:vie football seasons a close this afternoon. Division i: Birmingham vs. Sheffield (n.; Blackburn vs. Cardiff; Bury vs. Derby; Huddersfield vs. Aston Villa; Leicester vs. Newcastle; The Wednesday vs. Leeds; Tottenham vs. Arsenal; West Bromwich vs. Manchester
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    Football.
    578 20 GOOD WIN FOR DIKES. Dukes 1; Malays 0. fully extended by the Malays in yester- day's first league match at the Stadium, the Duke of Wellington's won a good gamt by the only g.'ai of the match. The ground was in fine condition and the football throughoul was of
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    MILITARY GAMES.
    26 20 Results of recent games played by the Dukes were: H.Q. (B.). 9, Warders 3. 2nd XI. 4, Police 3. 2nd XI. 5, O.T.C. 1.
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      The Australian Visit.
      247 20 MALAYA'S CRICKET "JOSS"' AND HONG KONG. Although no public reference has been made to the possibilities of the Australian Test match cricketers extending their tour in Malaya to Hong Kong, the subject has been under consideration .says the China Mail under the above heading. Many would welcome
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      73 20 The Week's Matches. To-day. The Oval: Surrey vs. Hampshire. iLeyton: Essex vs. Clamorgan. Birmingham: Warwick -hire vs. Lancashire. Gloucester: Gloucestershire vs. Yorkshire. Worcestei Worcestershire vs. Leicestershire. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire vs. Sussex. Cambridge: Cambridge University vs Middlesex. Wednesday.— Lord's: M.C.C. vs. Nev Zealand. Ova!: Surrey vs. Gloucestershire Manchester: Lancashire vs.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    36 20 N.Y.K. COOKS' STRIKE ENDED. < v ßy courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, May ">. The X.Y.K. cooks 1 strike has been settled a memorandum being signed between the Company and the Cuok> in question.
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    BANK RELIEF BILLS.
    30 20 The Diet has agreed to refer the Government measures including three important bills for the alleviation of the Bank crisis to the committees which were appointed ■previously.
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    SPECIAL SESSION OF THE DIET.
    56 20 The special session of the Diet which is i now proceeding is Likely to pass quietly. A movement for impeachment against the Privy Council and the Cabinet prevailing among certain groups of the Opposition members, while the leaders of the Opposition parties have expressed their
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    ECHO OF THE SUZUKI'S FAILURE.
    36 20 The output of the Ensuiko Sugar Refining Company, Taiwan, for domestic consumpj tion. heretofore handled by the Suzuki Shoten and Abe-Ko Shoten, will be handled j by the Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha.
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    OLD THRONE AT CEREMONY.
    71 20 I Obedient to the standing' order of H.I.M. the Emperor to observe strict economy in the Imperial Household, the Throne to be used at the ceremony of enthronement in the fall of next year will not be newly I made, but the one which was used
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    131 20 I The following action was taken at tneetI ing of Comniittee Nos. 1 and 2. Approved the principle of licensing the individual bus for an individual route. Approved recommendation by the Regis trar of Vehicles that bylaws be made for the maintenance of order on public hire car
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