The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 May 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press NTS. SINGAPORE S.S., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927. NO. 12,107.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    294 1 Troops are marching on ihe cit> of Hanki.w from various direct ion* and thf inhabitants are evacuating as quickly as possible Page 9. Northern cruisers are bombarding the Woosrng Forts and have done consider able damage F'age 9. A letter from Mr. J>asil Newton to Mr. Chen
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    DAIRY-LUNCHING.
    1041 1 The burst of sleet which swept me via lently again* the lamp-post at the bum of the street very nearly tore from > the remaining visions of die bacon and toast which had been my only consolation Ec ha\ i njjr to gel up on such :t dark and
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      238 1 f \IN(; LOONG H CLASS TAILOFUNG. n I Finish Guaranteed. 2 HIGH STREET. Raffles Hotel jjD ncr Dansant 8.15 p.mj For reservatioas phone 2920. v.v. i .v. 1 l aswa%v > w.w •.•.■.•.•.^•.•.^^^^^^vA^^VA%vwwvJi! i^? r r r~ rr~^ :^-r led letters create a good sion of Progress. Get a t
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      236 1 X i ii^&tffi^^BPm si j Ball-Bearing run isssS I BBi! f\ t j Cabinets W) In ever > respect the <^ ww/f most perfect cabinet a The Engine of the Cabinet is the Suspension on which the drawers run. The BALL-BEARING J f Suspension Slides make the drawers of the
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      103 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Trademark? notice Pa^re 7. Jzal. Guthrie and Co. Page Dressing cases at Robinsons— Page 9. To-night's Alhambra programme Page 2. Latest shipping on pages 10, 12 and Notice re meeting of Board of Licensing Justices Page 7. Wingei House products, William JacksPage 9 Auction sale of household furniture
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      12 1 WING LOONG TUB HE(OGMSEI) HOiSE for EIKOPEAN TROPICAL SLITS. 32, HK;H S'IUKET.
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      153 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, I9tk. Hi<rh Water, 0.11 a.m.. 8.0., 11.41 n.m. 9.1. H. W, Malacca. 5.40 a.m.. 6.2.. 9.00 p.m. G. 7. Inter-School games, Ratrle- 3 p.m. Football: R.A. II vs. A.P.C. Div: 11.. S.R.C. Friday, 2Qth. Hi<rh Water. OAH p.m. 7.5. If. W. Malacca, 9.10 a.m. t">.2.. 9.40 p.m.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    489 2 May 14. prices quoted are generally those v ,».t at Clyde Terrace Market. At the 1 1 h «r BMurketa there may be small > ariaiions. MEAT. Bed Steal (Round* Kati ~>o Bed rte* w airr\ <lo 4o }•< tk. War, d<> 66 Pork, lean and fat,
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    SINGAPORE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.
    162 2 QptatJW in I'arliament. the House oi Common recently, Mr. Vt Thornc asked the Secretary of S1 f < foi the Colonies whether there an any conciliation boards operating in Singapore, as in Great Britain, I the purpose oi dealing with hours. wages, md conditions appertaining: to general
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      262 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY NIGHTLY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS CHINESE WAYANGS. NIGHTLY NIGHTLY THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. GATE 10 cts. Mdm. Kelvey's M School of I DANCING For children and young A ladies in Character, W Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons in modern ball-room dancing and latest variations.
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      451 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING SATURDAY, MAY 28th AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. MATINEE SATURDAY, 28th WEDNESDAY, JUNE Ist. AT 5.15 P.M. THE SfOBY OF OUR NATIONAL HERO "NELSON" APPROVED BY THE ADMIRALTY. See the greatest Naval Battle in history "TRAFALGAR" and the death of Nelson. Napoleon raised France to well-nigh world
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      388 2 A SPLENDID PICTURE PARTLY COLOIREI) IN I im TECHMCOLOIR. From Thursday, 19lh. to Tuesday, 24th. Ma> ,t v, ALHAMBRa (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietors) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. One of America's Most Popular Stars COLLEEN MOORE In Her Greatest Comedy Success, with the World's A FIRST
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    THE CHIEF SCOUT.
    1012 3 Twenty Years After. WHAT IT HAS MEANT Onh twenty years ago the tir.st Scout camp was held on Brownsoa Island. There Were thirty Scouts then; there are 300,000 now in England alone, and another 1,700,000 scattered over the Seven Seas. The idea seems simple to us to-day.
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      149 3 /lies spread disease/ I spray Kills Mosqu itoes- moths §P^^l\ Roaches Bed Bugs- Fleas and other househuM insects 8 1N(. at y RENE ULLMANN J ihe most complete collection of WATCHES H f JEWELLERY Loose Diamonds M i LOWEST PRICES FOR THE BEST COODS L| f VARYING THE MENU. "N
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      385 3 If you say "Hartley's, please!' and get something else— Ask why I |=^^^^^>^^^---^^^\ We get only a reasonable profit, ami bo does your -^^kffi -V V>^ -^y^? 1^ y° u as^ f° r Hartley's and are offered a BtlbfUtvte I W? N^M^^^^^ FhrtJeV,^ which n ufluose m) colouring matter n<>
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    THE CAMERA AS RECORDER.
    227 4 MAHARAJAH'S TURF VICTORY THE ROYAL TOUR. S r Duke and Duchess of York in the roles of interested spectators a an exhibition of tribal warfare by Barambah Mack.- at Beaudesert recently. Th s photograph shews the Duke and Duchess during their reception at Parramatta. Not bothered
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    584 5 ABOLITION OF PASSENGER TAXATION AT AMOY. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) A cable from Amoy states that the abolition of th? Oversea Chinese Protectorate and its taxation at Amoy has been officially approved. Since Amoy came under the control of the naval authority, the Overseas Chinese Protectorate had been established
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    HONDA OUT OF HONG KONG CHAMPIONSHIP.
    225 5 Former Malayan Tennis Champion Outplayed. The greatest surprise yet created in this year's tournaments organised by the Hong Kong Cricket Club, was the defeat in three straight sets of T. Honda by S. A. Runijahn in the final of the Open Championship Singles last
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    THE PENDULUM STROKE.
    186 5 How it was Started Recce has discovered means to circumvent the rule which was made to restrict long runs of cannons. After Inman hail scored 14 in their championship heat at Thurston's, Recce worked the halls in four strokes to the j jaws of the right top
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    WOMEN POLICE IN GERMANY.
    159 5 I Lesson from the Occupation. Following the example of Frankfort, Dresden has instituted a service of women police modelled upon the lines of" the British military women police which, during the period of the occupation, were established in Cologne under the direction of Commandant Mary Allen,
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      220 5 Happy Children There is nothing as £ood as "Ovaltine" tor building up sound nerves, alert minds 4 perfect tood contains all the tood elements w r^r*. >^ tn. IoVfILTINE/ I Builds up Brain, Nerve t Drickly^^% r HEAT/^M Quickly SOOTHED JT HTHAT tingling, burning irritation known 1 as Prickly Heat
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      578 5 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT M f\l P^ ■E* -~M '4k X"-l 4 C~' J Jrf J^E& wVk _K_l| I Prices f.o.b. Singapore Buick Five-passenger Touring Car Series 115 Five-passenger Touring car-series 115 33,000 POWER AND SMOOTHNESS BEYOND Fi ve-passenger Sport r>r\K/m A O C Touring Car— Series LUMrAKL r-, w^
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY FUND.
    178 6 (Muslim Community) The Hon. Treasurer of the above Fund gratefully acknowledges the 1 following donations: M. Kader Sultan, J.P. $200.00 Shaik Salim Bin Talib 150.00 Syed Mohamed Saiim Almenoar 50.00 Collections per Haji Mohamed Hakim 190.00 T. K. Shaik Dawood, J.P.. 75.00 Collections per T. K.
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    544 6 Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Leedy. of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission, are leaving Kuala Lumpur on the 15th inst., for America on leave. The Warders' Club, Taiping. had a surprise visit on Wednesday evening from the Bishop of Singapore and Mrs. Eergusson Davie. Times of Malaya. The Rev. W.
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      170 6 s XV DitHO >V ILLS BRISTOL LONDON i .fc>-*-— „-j**«.fc**Jij t ->■■ i .i. i■i*. i .1 .i. TLXiLX^L. ujj iJJ t^.u i i ty 1% ..i iii U;iiu 1:^1 1. ili^jiit I IL. ti i.l Hit tj it. J i I TI 1 1 p £1 11 ITT I;]!!.
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      95 6 SUNLIGHT I flf Sunlight Soap has a guarantee of purity on every bar. Purity is everything in soap means so much real money to you. Sunlight P:lothes makes them last twice pure lather cleanses the dothes chemically, ton of Sunlight to-day, and start Brothers Limited, Port Sunlight. England. QF ALL
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    ARCOS RAID.
    555 7 THE SOVIET PROTEST. BRITAIN'S "CAMPAIGN OF HATE." [Reuters Service! Moscow, May 17.* The Soviet aote despatched o London endorses the protest of M. Rosefegolz and recalls that during negotiations for the resumption of Anglo-Soviet economic relations the Soviet laid especial stress on the demand for immunity for its
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    ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE.
    48 7 London. May 17. The extent of Anglo-Russian trade was shown by Sir Cunliffe Lister (Board of Trade), who replying to Cimlr. Kenworthy (Lah. Hull) in the House of Commons stated that imports in April from Russia were £1,400,000 while British exports wore £228,000, and re-exports £1,200,000.
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    OUR TROOPS IN CHINA.
    76 7 [Renter's Service.] London, May 17. Replying to Mr. Thurtle (Lab. Shoreilitchi In regard to the strength of the] Shanghai Defence Force, Captain King (Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the War Office) stated it consisted of 12 infantry and one marine battalion, with ancillary troops. There were seven infantry
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    THE LABOUR PARTY REPENTS.
    64 7 [Reuters Service]. Lortdon. May 17. The Labour Party at a meeting to consider its attitude toward the Trade Union Bill, following yesterday's walk but, decided that despite the limitations under which the Government's guillotine placed ■".hem, they would continue to battle witn the bill in the
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    ANOTHER MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.
    134 7 TOWN WASHED OUT. DEF FI C I Lt RESC U ES. [Reuters Service.] New Orleans, May IK. The Atchafalaya river has burst its levee and inundated Melville, driving out the panic-stricken inhabitants, many of whom had just awakened, clad in their nig lit clothes. It is believed
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    RATIONALISING INDUSTRY.
    126 7 Geneva. May 17. The Economic Conference's Industrial Committee has passed a resolution as regards the rationalisation of industry laying clown that rational organisation of production and distribution is the principal factor in increasing output, improving: labour conditions and reducing prices. Also that during such a process the legitimate
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S FLAG.
    122 7 Reuters Service. Capetown, May 17. Failing an agreement between the conflicting parties the Government introduced the Flag Bill into the National Assembly laying down that subject to a popular referendum the design of the National Flaj: >f South Africa will be the St. George's ("loss on a
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    CROWN COLONY GOVERNMENT PROCEDURE.
    94 7 1 I [Router's Service,] London. May 18. The Colonial Conference has dealt with ctfurt< to assimilate the procedure of conducting the business in Colonial legislatures which is admittedly difficult in view of the varying nature of the problems of individual colonies. Interesting suggestions were forthcoming and
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    COUNT WESTARP'S RESERVATION.
    55 7 [Router's Service.] Berlin, May 18. The Reichstag passed the third reading of the Hill for the Protection of the Republic. The German National loader, Count Westarp, supporting the bill, declared it still remained to be decided whether the aiticle relating to the ex-Kaiser was to he incorporated
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    FRENCH PRESIDENT HONOURED.
    41 7 M. D'jumergue had a memorable welcome at Oxford, where the Doctorate of Civil Law was conferred on the President. The honorary degree of the same faculty was conferred on M. Briand in the presence of a distinguished gathering.
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    55 7 A group photograph of the Eurasian Company, M.V.C., was taken at the Company's Club House, on Thursday last at Malacca. The central figures were Captain A. H. Glover, M.C., Officer Commanding:, and R.S.M. F. Gould, Inspector; the former leaves Malacca on furlough on the 27th inst., whilst the latter is
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      310 7 BUSINESS CARDS. >; MARY SETON. f i Xl U'KWOOD FURNITURE J SHANGHAI SHADES. -I < •I E AMBER MANSIONS. 5 MvKf I TABLE TOPS. FLOORING, TILES, Etc. s|V,\PORE CASKET CO. Marble Merchants.** Telephone 75. ILBERT L. A. DALEY. I VNP FKTAK ER MON I MENTAL I MASON. I Established 1897.
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      665 7 NOTICES. Z^zL__T3 ADE MAR X y\ XOTICK i.s lun-hy given that the trade .nark demctod above i s the exclusive property of NOOB MOHAMED MARCaYr, ca^yTng I^^ Street, Singa^re%nd w os«J hy him in connection with Pulieat Sarorurs and Sana... and imported by him n the Straps Settlements, Federated and
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      625 7 NOTICES. I THE EURASIAN ASSN. J Fhe Btarasian Association Singapore, is preI seating a .Mural Tablet to be 'placed in (he Eurasian Volunteer Drill Hall with the names inscribed on it of Eurasian British subjects, who served at the various fronts in the Great War. All Eurasian British subjects of
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      286 7 For New Strength in every ease of Weakness Xr. I 1 kitiii Hall's Wme buikfc tip strength. It makes the hi d uid feeds the nerves. Vow n us( be Setter to.- taking I lall W It -nor, maStes v 9 1 FREE WINEGLASSES: A •peciui 1 1 at Witi
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927. Modern Town Control.
    702 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927. Modern Town Control. The address of Dr. Hoops on Monday to the students of the sanitary [instruction classes which are once again in session, was an instructive and helpful review in a small compass of the general sanitary science I progress which has.
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    368 8 Mr. G -\Y. Bell, Assistant Traffic Superintendent, Railways, has been appointed to act as Assistant Traffic Manager. The next Cinema show will be held in the V.M.C.A. Hall to-morrow at 8.30 p.m. An excellent programme has been arranged. Lt.-Col W. K. Whyte, D.5.0., S.S. Voluriteers, has been appointed to the
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      GALE MISHAPS.
      80 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang. May 18. More reports of accidents as a result i 1' the squall on May loth, have reached Penang. The master of the Sin Tay Ge: reported picking up a Chinese who urae clinging to a plank near Kuala Kurau. He stated that
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      THE BISHOP IN PENANG.
      39 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mas WThe Bishop of Singapore held a last confirmation service yesterday afti moon. Hie and Mrs. Fergus n Davit- vpere entertained this afternoon at an "At Home" ai Nibong Tebal.
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      FAREWELL TO THE G.O.C.
      73 8 (From Our Own Correspond nt. j Penaoc, Mai ls Arrangements are being ma te for the en--1 rtainment of the G. 0.( Sir Theo Fraser, during his farewell dsit to Penang [this week-end. On Sal irdaj sto he entertained at dinner at ht T* ib by
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    SIR HIGH CLIFFORD.
    91 8 < I!< LANDING \N!> SWEARING IN (A |I T NE 2. Sir Hugh Clifford will arrive in Malaya from Ceylon on June l. From Penang he will travel by special train to Johore Banru, where the Government yacht, Sea will ibe in waiting t* bring Sis Excellency
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    DEATH OF SYED OMAR ALSAGOFF.
    308 8 Mews was received by cable i morning 1 by the offices Messrs Alsagoff and Company^ of the death, at Soekaboemi ir. Java where he had recentlj p■ j Sye<l Omar bin II hamed A sagoff i the ape of 78 years. Syed <>':..*;• was the
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    212 8 Tha: valuable pro}icrt>' in Tanjor^ BunT.ah. known as "Rockhani." b-a> chan^t'l hands at a price of $45,000.- S. EScho. On Sunday, at Telok Datuh. Bantinu. the staff of the P.W.D. entertained Mt. T. R Hutton, Executive Engineer, to a farewell tea party at the Stonor Club, prior bo his departure
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    68 8 Rubber Quiet QIKSTION Ol Wm IMM| N|{JF (From Out Owi Rubbt w quiet, with a h mil lies m Mincing Lane I hai been done in S| A v. .-1 '-known S< tixee uji d the the Am< 'il U rubber, w it h c of iht-
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    DR. TAGORE'S VISIT.
    132 8 COMMITTEE I ORMI IRB IXGI 1! a very g In ■j rag to i: i revented h hi.- tri {JO, li.i the great< I munittes <>i P Sim deal I d Abdul I G vai 111 I |t< fr. CUI I S v Singh, i Ituraismgham, Di
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    CAR PARKING.
    77 8 U i refer sued hy th< I' o^ cars on Raffles Pi* v\c-. ai c dm cted 05 1 thai they hope to h m< m> i" obtain sion to u>< ceftftii \> .1 Reclamation cars belonging l<) mcml possibly also athei o* i tc charge men r
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    18 8 pmny, ILS.V.&, 1 1 penae Fi* i l I 8.V.1 f duty t i the Permit Malayan j
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    HANKOW DOOMED.
    89 9 IITTACKS THREATENED ON ALL SIDES. 1 |M 1 KIT ANTS FLEE. > Eastern Service.] Hankow, May 17. is mow tense as a in coning troops are tr m various directions. have enough cash to ing do« n river by every ang Sen is moving and has now j
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    KAUSHEK AND SIR MILES AT SHANGHAI.
    12 9 KAUSHEK AND SIR MILES AT SHANGHAI. Shanghai. Ma\ is. a H.M.s. Fox-
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    WOOSUNG FORTS BOMBARDED.
    48 9 ai Eastern Servic©-! Shar-jrnai. May is. risen Baichi and »nt ►mbarding >.■■.: herners. stroyers poi fa aring iras likely, w I i Iren of the forts and ng] to safety LIH a. a little hours firing the lii hits, d ing steamed away to t u-
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    JAPANESE DESTROYER FIRED ON.
    44 9 r*a I ai Eastern Service. 1 Shanghai, May 18. estroyer Momo with the (MB Mission to investion the Yangtse aboard, Bankov was fired on ra While anchored at lestroyer replied enl and up-anchored was continued for \as ounded on the
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    REGISTRATION OF OPIUM CONSUMERS.
    120 9 REGISTRATION OF OPIUM CONSUMERS. i in House of Commons. i mm -us recently Mr. Secretary of State for Urn r the registration of ra bow generally applied Settlements and Federated s; and, if not* how soon it will i nun c msumers are not Straits Settlements or States, though the
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    35 9 |»l al -r 16 years of a^ 1'- v. was arrested in thtrd Kuala Lumpur on I for, H ia alleged, attempt licide by trying to throw Gamkaik River near the r«i. and Anipangr-rd. M.M.
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    PLAIN SPEAKING TO CHEN.
    215 9 "TOTALLY INCAPABLE." BJtmSB REPRESENTATIVE'S LETTER. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. May 18. Mi. Basil Newton, the Britisn Minister's I representative at Hankow has addressed a valedictory let er to Eugene (hen in which he reviews the British Government's continued endeavours to meet the aspirations in which
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    IS IT NEWS OF NUNGESSER?
    56 9 MESSAGE IN BOTTLE. Reiner's Service. 1 ondon- May IS. 1 loyd's Lizard correspondent reports that mysterious message in a bottle purporting to be signed by the missing airman &ungessei has been picked up at Porth- i i ris, near Falmouth. The message says: "Landed 7~>
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    RATIONALISING INDUSTRY.
    79 9 WHAT IT MEANS. Geneva, May 18. Rationalization (not nationalization) of industry means, according t a drafting >^' the sub-Committee, that Governments, pubI lie institutions and professional industrial irganizatlons should promote standardization and undertake investigati ns on an international scale w:tn a view to ascertaining the most efficient methods
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    28 9 RUBBER QUOTATION. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, May 17. Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at st sen at which business was done.
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    A DRASTIC GUBERNATORAL CHANGE ANNOUNCED.
    40 9 A DRASTIC GUBERNATORAL CHANGE ANNOUNCED. A gubernatorial change on the largest scale ever known has been announced. All the prefecture! Governors except Tokio, '< Kanagawa and six others have been dismissed and substituted by persons belong- ing to the Seiyukai clique
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    NEW MANAGER OF YOKOHAMA SPECIE HANK APPOINTED.
    49 9 The Yokohama Specie Bank has announced that Mr. Muiu-n bu Nakamura, Submanager of the New York branch, has been ordered to hold the office as manager of the Singapore branch \n succession to Mr. jjukichi Okada who was transferred to Sourabaya recently.
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    HOME PRODUCTS EXHIBITION.
    38 9 The opening of the Home-Made Products Exhibition, which was to be opened in Tokyo this autumn for the purpose of eneounigfng borne industries, has been postponed until next Spring on account of the financial disturbance.
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    JAPANESE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    42 9 The Japan Cotton Spinners' Association I reports that 89,912 men operatives are engaged in all spinning mills in this country, and the number of women opera- tives engaged in the works amounts to 137,530, making a total of 177.442.
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    85 9 number of prominent Chinese enter- tamed Mr. Lav Ek Ching, in honour of his being made Justice of the Peace for Perak, iat a dinner party on Saturday evening- at the Ching- Tien Hotel, New Town, Ipoh. 1 There were over .",0 diners and Dr. ong Foot Han presided. Mr.
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    MONEY LENDER'S ACTION.
    584 9 Remarkable Defence. NOT LOANS BUT GAMBLING DEBTS. In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Deane, Yeo Gim Chit sued Tan Choo Sian for payment of- $6,135, which he alleged was payable to him as principal and interest on two loans of $3,0C0 each which he had
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    MALAYAN FISHERIES.
    286 9 THE TGNGKOL'S PRESENT TRIP. i The Fisheries Department's steam trawler, the Tongkol, is at present on an eighteen days trip to explore the waters off the coast of Sarawak. She will fish in the vicinity of the Natuna Islands and in the Sarawak Bay and, it' possible go
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    28 9 The Commandant, M.S.V.R., in Regimental Orders, regrets to record the death of Corporal F. J. Lloyd, "E" Company, which occurred at the General Hospital, Penanp, on March 11.
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    ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.
    633 9 THE "EGG CLUB' AGAIN. Notoriety has followed the "Eg:^ Club" from Purvis Street to its new home off North Bridge Road. Unfortunately, the "managemen finds a little difficulty in restraining the enthusiasm of its patrons with the result that residents in the neighbourhood of Cashin Stree
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    "NELSON" AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE.
    217 9 The first screening: of the all British picture "Nelson" will take place at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday, May 28th., and nightly at 9.30 p.m. Special matinees will be arranged for the school children and students, "Nelson" will go further to prove that the British
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    30 9 H.E. the High Commissioner has granted a commission as Lieutenant in the M.S.V.R. to Mr. O. F. Conoley, who has been posted to the Medical Section of "C" Company, M.S.V.R.
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      618 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER A CARGO SERVICES ■XPRES* SERVICE MARSEILLES LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Vim Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. CALCHAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg May 22 GLAUCUS London, Rotterdam Hamburg and
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      558 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT U VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF CHESTER June ss. CITY OF BATAVIA Jul >* 6 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    852 11 New Muslim J.P.s. CHILI) WELFARE SOCIETY (Our Muslim Co-respondent). Humour is current that names of certain Muslims have been submitted to the Government '0 appointment as Justices oi I Peace for the Settlement of Singapore, ami that ano her Muslim Municipal Commissioner will also be appointed. It is
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      296 11 Om fa r.cei v: ic>\ Album 9*kicl4 supplied to tn* I Anglo -Amen, .in Oil Co.. Ltd. I I Ask the Owner of 11 any 2-ton Albion l| ASK the owner of any 2-ton Albion 1 what he thinks of this vehicle I You will gain definite confirmation of thy
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      176 11 I The Borneo Sumatra Trading Co.. Ltd. I as their Sole Agents in Malaya t San Miguel Pale Pilsen Beer I San Miguel Pale Pilsen is a light beer of superior quality 1 and flavour. It is brewed without regard to expense, from the finest Czechoslavakian malt and Hops available.
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    NEW DREDGER FOR SINGKEP.
    457 12 An 8,000 Mile Tow. ANXIOUS TIMES OFF MALTA. A new large dredger for use at the Singkep Tin Mines arrived in po^t on Tuesday from Rotterdam, and was yesterday berthed at Keppel Harbour. The Dutch ocean-going tug Humber, owned by L. Smit and Go's Internationale Sleepdienst,
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    DECK PASSENGER OVERBOARD.
    49 12 The Quorra arrived in port yesterday with 54 deck passengers on board. Her commander reported that about 6 a.m. yesterday a Chinese passenger fell overboard. The vessel cruised around for some time but the man could not be found, and the Quorra proceeded on her voyage.
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    TROOPSHIP ARRIVES.
    61 12 No. 2 (Army Co-operation) Squadron, under Squadron-Leader Sowry, D.F.C.. A.F.Cv, arrived in port yesterday on board the Neuralia. together with a detachment from the 2nd. Devonshire Regiment, in all about 1,100 men. The Neuralia left Southampton on April 20th. in command of Capt. E. W. O'Connor, and is
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    NEW YORK BERTH.
    61 12 The following are effective immediately. A rate of freight of G $10 per 13 cwts. has been fixed for the carriage of Kayva Nut Meat from the Straits to New York and North Atlantic Ports. The rate of freight on Paraffin Wax Candles to New York and
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    120 12 Per President Garfield: Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Jones, Mr., Master and Misses Lachica, Mr. R. G. Dermott. Mr. C. McGuire, Mr. ond Mrs. E. A. Nickerson, Mr. A. Pattison. Mr. W. W. Jefferson and Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers. The Bareutsz brought 1,207 pigs from Batavia yesterday, and
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      587 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 tonß >^ 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,
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      211 12 HENDERSON LINE. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS. BY FORTNIGHTLY PASSENGER STEAMERS BETWEEN RANGOON AND 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. SAGAING May 3 x Calls London. Passage Rates include train fares
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      349 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporate in U.S.A.) General Agents. j REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM, BALTIMORE PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO For rates and other particulars apply: GUTHRIE CO 111) THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) Passage?
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      94 12 HEDGES AND BUTLER'S WINES U SPIRITS Whisky 'Hi menu'-; P h W** t J Oi.i *vSt~zso ScoTCHWi-I'iSKM S} I ll Imi r r^ eluded. B. SHERRY j f^^^' AMONTILLADO, f^ m 'Q DRY, Fl mmnxutosHernil C X fi A #VAf Ili aft tk\ A B lemrressl AGENTS JOHN LITTLE t
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      640 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday a.m Bangkok every Thursday 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-
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      526 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. S(p, mPfl v. »t earners. Arrive. Leave. ,:terdam, Hamburg, Bremen, w via Colombo, Aden, Port Port Said Amur May 19 May 21 Ttara, Ri«>, Sanios. tad Buenos Aires. f Santos Maru June 16 June 17 »j Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, ■CM Bay and Durban. f Chicago Maru
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      441 13 TRAVEL COMFORT V Bi^B^aS^ nr^n^L^^nV^^ nnnl nnnv nLIINIIK9 Dollar President liners oflfer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, w«ll-ventilatH and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric re-uling lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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      720 13 K. P Jiff KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated in Holland) UNDEE CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    JOHORE SUPREME COURT.
    204 14 APPLICATION FOR SANCTION OF LAND SALE. I At Monday's sittings of the Supreme Court, Johore, application was made to Mr. Justice McCabe Reay in connection with the estate of Scow Tlang Quee, deceased, of Singapore. This was an originating summons for authority from the Court to sell
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    F.M.S. GAZETTINGS.
    267 14 The following appointments in Governi ment service are notified in the Gazette of May L3:— Mr. A. W. Maxwell to be Signal and Telegraph Engineer, F.M.S.R.; Mr. W. Burton to be Deputy Legal Adviser; Mr. M. I>. Daly to be Commissioner, Trade and Customs, Mr. F. Robinson to
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    CEYLON GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    149 14 Remarkable Recovery. Some rather remarkable trolf was witnessed in Ceylon last week during the final of the Ceylon jrolf championship between Kenneth Logan, a young- Scottish golfei who won the title last year, and D. F. Fitzgibbon, who achieved a reputation in the game when he was
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    243 14 The Deputy Controller of Labour. Penang has telegraphed that 1.502 labourers had arrived by the Rajula, of whom :SGT landed at Penang for quarantine and the balance proceeded on the same day to Port Swettenham for quarantine there. At the annual general meeting of St. George's Tamil Church, Penang, held
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      294 14 I^ TXT HEN you buy Interwoven Socks you ic/7ow that the famous Interwoven Toe and Heel insure maximum wearing value. Ask to see the many new patterns and colour mixtures in silk, wool and lisle, all moderI ately priced. Mull^r Sk Pkipps (MtUyi). Ltd. I Singapore 63* y Kermath Marine
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      239 14 WT "CRAW-CRAW 11 pl the n.'vt prfyairnt o! skin di«a<»c« in hot K^ X clim.ites r 1 11S vieiils to trr.i'.inr-u Jiv nS qH9 **Br. > r!ias«itc." A single upp!u.iti<vi speedily KfcJ 1$) relieves the uio«t distrr^^i-.i^ Kchm^ami reguEO "Oww Cww .iMtt .ii: paissttk disessei of na KM thr ->k
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      330 14 A GENERAL MOTORS PRO D U OAKLAND W taste in all the detail- of equipment, ance, are a performing abilitx and a nit char flS^^^ElSjif efficiency that set the Oakland apart in its class The man of average means can easily buj I land. He will be gratified at the
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    MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    880 15 Singapore, May 17. j The markets continue to present an almost featureless aspect. The price of Rubber could hardly have been more stationary than during- the past week there having been only onv slight movement of %d. down during the whole period. The only
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    85 15 I [British Radio— Official Service.l liugby. May IV. Amsterdam 12. l:! 7 Athens 369%, Berlin 20.49, Bombay Is. 5 83-64 d., Brussels 34.97, Bucharest 780, Buenos Aires 47 17-H2, Co-! penhagen 18.20 x 2, Geneva 25.25, Helsingfors 192 7 s. Hono- Kong 2s. 0%d., Lisbon 2 17-32, Madrid 27.69%,
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 15 May lMh. Bank 4 m,s. 2 4 1-16 Bank demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits m.s. 2-l' 4 New York, demand 5G Credits 90 days r>7> 2 France, demand 1-111 India, T. T. i :,;•!> Song Kong:, demand 1 1 p.r. Dis. Yokohama demand n<? L Mom. Java, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    221 15 May 18th. Tin L5O Tons |1 i«; L Gambier 9 Pepper White 78.00 Pepper Black 44.00 Flake Tapioca .v. Pearl Sago Small 7.60 Copra io.»;r> Copra Sundried 11. 2" Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang ll i n Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 3:20 Rice. Siam old Nu. 1
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    349 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. Singapore, M;u 18. Rubber. London, Is 7-\<i unchanged. Local TO 1 cts. Tin.— London, £283 ss. 2s Cd up. Local •Snt'. 1 for 150 tons. Mining. Rahman Hydraulic 2.42% L.iV 1 Xai Hoot To 74, Kuyohs 1.44 L.47%, North Taiping 1.22% L.26, South Taiping -1 R5,
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    117 15 YESTERDAYS RUBBER The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its Sl2th. ■action yesterday, when then were Catalogued L077.L20 lbs.; 186.86 tons. Offered 748,216 lbs.; 554.02 tons. Bold 534, Mt i. £83.24 I'KHKs RBAUZBO. Ribbed Smoked shut. Gents l'«r I l». Standard Quality Mo Safes Good Average
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    FRASHER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    594 15 Sinuapon \ln\ 17 The past week has seen Eurtl decline in the price ol lin whirs, at 'J--2s (vi, a Loss el i' i Dii balance. SI however, have maintained theii prfci mos cases and a moderate business has I be recorded in most of the more
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    C. OF RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    54 15 May 18th.. 12 oVlo< k n«> (in Lat<\-t CaMe: London Sp.it <h,-,i 19% d t, i^ New York- Spot Sheet Gxta 4u\ j»«-r lb. K.b.b. bqwu to Standard Q.< steiidard Ji.s s. on render M., to-, 71 July S. |it 7;^ 1 <><-t 7i 1.. Tom
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      337 15 ASv^ETS 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. fee Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British M TRACTIVE PLANS OF
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      427 15 BANKING. [YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000.000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.92,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. ice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, E<;q Baron K. Iwasaki. X. Takeuchi, Esq K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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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. 1). G. M. Bernard. Chairman W. H. Bell, Esq., W. L. Pattenden, Esq.,
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      43 15 L ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds j Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO. 13 AT)T*Tp T) p fi Ip f CHARTERED RANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    459 16 Duke's Narrow Victory \!\F. GOALS AT STADIUM luke< ">: S.K.C 4. At tii«- Stadium yesterday the Duke's maintained their undefeated record in the i ret Division of the S.F.A. League, gaining li.ti! third vi tory at the expense of the S.R.C. bj tiv' goals ti' four, after a
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    Y.M.C.A. ANNUAL SPOUTS MEETING.
    61 16 Y.M.C.A ANNUAL SPOUTS MEETING. The third annual athletic sports met ting held on the V.M.C.A. -ports ground Prince Edward Road on Saturday June 11th. A programme of twenty-rive events, open senior anil junio- members of the Association'has been arranged. Entry forms containing the list of event.- and full details a:-
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    WHEN HE WAS 21.
    285 16 How Adm. Fremantle Annexed the Cocos keeling Islands. In 1851 Admiral Sir Edmund Kremantle, then a lieutenant, sailed to the Tocos Keeling Islands in his man-o'-war. the Juno, and formally annexed them to the British Empire in the name oi her Majesty Queen Victoria. He was
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    186 16 The Australian Tour. OFFER TO FINANCE NON-EUROPRAN .XI MATCH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 18. In view of the failure of the Kuala Lumjur rganisers in the- matter of a non-Euro-pean eleven to meet the Australians there and the Tour Committee's offer of a one-day fixture, Ipoh.
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    TEAM DUE AT DAYLIGHT ON MONDAY.
    177 16 A wireless message was received from i h'.- Malabar yesterday morning to the effect that the party o\' Australian cricketers who are on their way to Malaya for a month's t air. will arrive here at daylight on Monday. Accommodation at the Cricket Club.
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    CRICKET.
    63 16 In a Garrison Cricl et League match play(l at Pulau Brani n Tuesday the- Royal Engineers defeated the H.Q. and ,r.E.. R.A. by >- runs. Tfce R.V.. made 57 ant! the R.A. 15. Fur the R.E. Groves to. k 6 wickets for 8 tuns, anti Campbell 4 for 7.
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    JAPAN'S DAVIS CUP NOMINEE.
    74 16 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.! Tokyo. May 18. The Japan Lawn Tennis Association has decided to enter Yoshiro Ota. the holder of Irst year's All Japan Tennis Championship, foi the Davis Cup. No official announcement ha? yet been made as the question of entering one more player
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    26 16 THURSDAY'S TIES. Mixed Doubles. K. K. ilf Souza and K. Tessensohn vs. S Oehlera and D. Bridenque. Championship. X. Hannay vs. F. Ephraums.
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    FRIDAY'S TIES.
    26 16 Double Championship. X. E. p]ss and W. A. Aeria vs. V. Westerhout and R. C. Oehlers. Championship. V. H. Norria vs. E. G. Wheatley.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS.
    43 16 Y.M.C .A. TENNIS. The hard court tournament will commence on June Ist on the V.M.C.A. courts, Prince Edward Road. Entry forms containing all information can be had on application to the Physical Director YJSI.C.A. Orchard Road. The entries close on Monday, May 23rd.
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    GARRISON HOCKEY LEAGUE
    144 16 The following is the order of merit of the Garrison Hockey League. 25th Heavy Battery, R.A., win the "Little" rrison Hockey Cup for the season 1927. I P. W. D. L. P. 25th Heavy Battery R.A. 12 10 2 0 22 H.O. (A) 2D.W.R. 12 9 3
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    HOME CRICKET.
    707 16 New Zealanders Lose to Essex. DERBY LEAD THE CHAMPIONS. [Reuters Service.] London, May 17. Cricket matches concluded to-day resulted as follows: Essex versus New Zealanders. A* Ley ton:— Essex won by five wickets. New Zealanders. 289 and 208. Essex 373 and 125 for 5. Mills scored (54 and
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    THE POSITIONS OF THE COUNTIES.
    163 16 Won Lost Pts. Ist. Ist. P. W. L. in. in. PossObt. Per. Yorks 3 3 0 0 0 24 24 100.00 Middlesex 110 0 0 8 8 100.00 Derbyshire 2 1 0 1 0 16 13 81.25 Notts 4 2 0 1 1 32 24
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    209 16 S.C.C. Tennis Tournament. CLERC AND SINCLAIR WIN PROFESSION PAIRS. Two finals in t\\2 spring tournament at the Cricket Club were played yesterday evening 1 the Profession Pairs and the Veterans Doubles Handicap. In the latter Graham Hutchison and E. P. W. Fubher minus 1 beat W. C. Hill
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    WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS.
    64 16 Profession Pairs. Final. P. Clerc and R. W. Sinclair beat D. H. Kleinman and G. R. K. Mugliston, 6 2. 6—2. Veterans Doubles. Final. Graham Hutchison and E. W. P. Polcher prat W. C. Hill and E. S. Nathan. B—6, 6—l. Championship Pairs. R. B. Donnell am) R.
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    THURSDAY'S TIES.
    35 16 Championship Pairs. Semi-Kinal. R. B. B. Donnell and R. A. Hunt vs.' I P. Clerc and J. Utermark. W. C. Hi!] and D. H. Kleinman vs. J. D. I Kail and J. Huggins.
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS.
    72 16 RESULTS TO DATE. Dyne Cup. Winners; Mr. and Mrs. Cameron; run-' rers-up: Mr. and Mrs. Hunt. Culkn Cup. Winners: Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson; run-rfers-up: Somerville and Mis. Jackson. LaditV Doubles. Winners: Miss Salmond and Mrs. Laing: runners-up: Mrs. Cameron and Miss Bope- Falkner. A Class Gents' Doubles
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    WEDNESDAY'S RESULT.
    20 16 Mixed Open Doubles. Hal] and Mrs. Laing beat Mr. and Mrs. j Cameron. G 3. S 6. I
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    GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    96 16 WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS. M»xed Handicap Doubles. Major and Mrs. Stoehr beat Major Porter and Miss Salmond. 6 3, 3 6. 6 l. Lieut. -Col. and Mrs. Taylor beat Major Streeten and Miss Travels, I—f>.1 f>. 6 4. 6—4. Capt. Carey and Miss Exham beat Capt. and Mrs.
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    THURSDAY'S TIES.
    120 16 Married Couples' Event. Major and Mrs. Burnett vs. Lieut, and Mrs. Dearden, 3.45 p.m. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Lieut. Armitage and Mrs. Kirkland vs. Lieut. Col. Richmond and Mrs. Hope-Falk ncr, 4.45 p.m. Men's Handicap Doubles. Major Streeten and Captain Robb vs. Major Stoehr and Lieut. Brodie, 3.45 p.m.
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    MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    22 16 Thursday, 19th.—Band Practice Headquarters, 5-15 p.m. j Saturday, 21st.—All Troops Parade at the back of V.M.C.A., 3.30 p.m.
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