The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 May 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, .S.S., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1927. NO. 12,112.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    236 1 Chiang Kai Shek has crossed the Yangtse in pursuit of the Northern army whilst it is reported that ihe Hankow Southerners have pushed their successes farther Pages 9 and 11--■Lindbergh's welcome in Paris has continued and he has been extensively feted— Page 9. Colonel Mi.chtll. who has
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    THE POOR BARONET.
    1032 1 l tragi storj of failure," Mid the newspapers. "He tried very hnic." st\ s tinwidow, "but things went very wrong with him." Poorly he lived, poor man. and poorly died, as somebody wrote of one m<m famous than ever was thii unhappy baron who died in hi-
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      257 1 11 V.V. r .V.V.VWAW.VA EVERY TIN DATED > jj li;[> LABEL BRAND" VVWIfWVMVVWIIWVtfWwJv I RAFFLES HOTEL ursdav, 26th May, Diner Dansaivt 8.15 p.m. ANKRS WILL BE SERVED IN BALL ROOM). I TO-NIGHT For reservations phone 2920, I J. WILLIAMS, Manager. I i f On vour office table in your home
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      161 1 THE Talcum Powder for YOU. ANTISEPTIC AND FRAGRANT. LEAVES A DELIGHTFLL FEELING OF FRESHNESS AFTER USE. THf OfO^A' PCRFUMERV CO. LTD. LONDON. PAkIS €r NLW YORK Agents: WILLIAM GOSSAGE *k Sons., Ltd., 55. Robinson Road. J@^ The JBtirope Hotel. W *^^«-W 'RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION." J j GRILL. After-dinner dancing every
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      360 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Get Castro] oil Page 18. Cargo notice re Malabar Page 16. Whippet for performance Page lb. Erasmic the soap of youth Pa?e ft. Some Cold Storage specialities Page 10. Guthrie an-.l Co. for the Triumph cycle Page 10. General Motors deliver the Chevrolet trucks Page 15. Selangor Turf
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      9 1 y.W.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.'.VAVA INSIST ON HAVING "RED LABEL BRAND" I COFFEE
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    WHY SIR HUGH CLIFFORD REJECTED AN ADDRESS.
    334 2 Si Hugh ('litford recently refused to •ceepl an address from the Chilaw District Planters Association in connection with his appr .<u bing departure frona Ceylon. Exj lain ing v\hy. Sir Huyh .-aici unhappily the ass c ttion had proposed to present him itl
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    NON-STOP FLIGHT TO INDIA.
    147 2 London. May 11 I Hawker-Horaley day bombing aeroplant a which Flight Ljeotenan s Can ami Gihnan wiD a tempt next wevk to make a n a-sti p Bight to India, was tested to-day bj Ueato oant LLihnan. The 0 ghi te India will he the most
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    HOI CARPET TO BE WITHHELD.
    54 2 HOI CARPET TO BE WITHHELD. Londt>n, May 13. Cair u\,i:iment have decided not tr Bend Holy CariKt (Mahntal) to Mecca own g > \[<r, Sauil insi^ing upon the escorting Egyptian troops bein^r unaimed and other conditiona restrictiuir the liberty pilgnn 5. Egyptian pilirrim> irking- i-> Hedja;: will ire at theii
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    PARTY PROCKS FOR A FLORIN.
    60 2 Paper Crape Bfltardtka in London. London, May 12. Fashionable par > frocks for two shillings, uid tut- latest kin. l of pull-on hat ha opt >hi'lifm ami fourpenie. made of p;.-i er rrepe, an anwng the novelties displayed at the Stationers 1 Exhibition at, stated
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      98 2 R. A. O. B. 1 national COSTUME DANCE WILL BE HELD AT THE >VC. DRILL HALL ON MAY 28th AT 9 P.M. S;\ prizes (three for gentlemen and f<.<^ ladies) will be awarded for the besi national costumes. First i lass sappers provided. Tickets: (ientlemen $3 Ladies Si (inclusive of
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      197 2 AGAROL COMPOUND. NEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED. Two sizes now in stock. 6 ozs. and 14 ozs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Sole Agents MEDICAL HALL LTD., SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY NIGHTLY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS CHINESE WAYANGS. NIGHTLY NIGHTLY THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. GATE 10 cts. Mdm. t^Kelvey's ____l m |^^™Ha_B-_^ School of
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      328 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING SATURDAY NEXT MAY 28TH AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. THE ALL BRITISH PICTURE "NELSON" Shown Through the New All British Installation. SPECIAL TO FROTH BLOWERS. SATURDAY NIGHT IS A FROTH BLOWERS NIGHT. At the Theatre. WHEN YOU CAN SING YOUR ANTHEM IN COMFORT. BRITISH BEER AT THE
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      354 2 From Wednesday, 25th, to Monday. 30fh \j, A PICTURE THAT WILL APPEAL AS MUCH To it., AS TO THE YOUNG. fjil > ALsHAMBRa (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietors! In the Second Show at 9 p m A PARAMOUNT SIPER-DE-Ll XE Adapted from Sir James If. Barrie'* Mafiterpj< who appears
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    SIR HUGH CLIFFORD'S VISIT TO INDIA.
    1174 3 Inspects the Emigration Camps. LAIM.I'KKKS QUESTIONED Sir Hugh Clifford, continuing his inspection of the Ceylon and Malayan emigration depots, left Triehinopoiy vn the night lof Sunday, May 1, accompanied by Mr. Holmes, Private Secretary, Captain Macart- ney, A.D.C., and Mr. T. Reid, Controller of
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    LONG DISTANCE FLYING.
    293 3 INDIA THE NATURAL OBJECTIVE. More than common interest attaches to the forthcoming attempt by Flight Lieu tenants Carr and Gillman to fly non-stop j from England to India, says the Statesman. Their primary object is. of course, to go one belter than Captain Rign<vt and M. Coste
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    WORLD RUBBER RACE.
    160 3 Urita>n Pulling Ahead of Amer'ca. The latest lap in the world rubber race between the United Kingdom and the United States shows the latter perceptibly flagging. According to annual .statistics just xade public the United States used 18.770 tor; fewer during the last twelve months than in
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    THE NIGHT WATCHMEN.
    157 3 Night watchmen are not usually a particularly distinguished body of officials, but during his stay in Spain the Prince of Wales will find himself under the protection of a famous exception to this rule. These are the Monteros, whose special duty it is to safeguard the privacy
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      166 3 TT* Ptcn used in r I^nv*il \J would have been given to these Royal Babies. Your Baby is a> precious as a Royal Baby, and must have the best food Glaxo, made from the pure>t milk in the world. Give your Baby Glaxo nmi watch his stead) progress into healthy
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      105 3 ftl? ill li* *r***ii^B Ml tif tfl jfT TT ft j 1 1 1 1 t-i i i IN CASE OF FIRE You Want It Extinguished Phone. Exoll an o*ft iUR A ljAljr> Ur WHISKY You Want It Distinguished Phono 2 Q High St. Provision Store 2305. Kirn Ann Co.
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    THE LATEST ROAD FUND RAID
    225 4 Last year Mr. Churchill created the grotesque fiction that one-third of the usage of the private car was a luxury, and he set up the argument thai then was more naoi i revenue than the roads required, remarks The Motor. So he seized one-third of
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    FGOLISH PEDESTRIANS.
    231 4 FGO LISH P E DEST RIA NS. Writing in the Yorkshire Telegraph and Slav a correspondent, who signs himself "Pedestrian/ 1 complains f the •'impudent and aggressive" attitude of the majority of I m< torcyclists towards pedestrians. He points out that "the irresponsible and often youthful riders are a menace
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    DANGEROUS EXHAUST FUMES.
    125 4 The reason why motor exhaust gases are dangerous when allowed to escape into a closed garage is because a poisonous gas known as carbon monoxide, having drastic effects, is produced. In some cases a weaker gas carbcn dioxide is formed, and although this is not so definitely
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      100 4 Are the Improvements ant twelve months' record of progressive engineering: '-h ft (Y-t»l° *me Stylish new lx>dy lines. f P-ich and the three-bearing type). A jiew £jg y construction. Incleaner of improved design. Spar ms^ types. Far greater riding Dickey seat for Sport Roadster. s^^ne^^aV prSs^th^n^motonst can now afford to
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    HISTORY OF THE MOTOR-CAR.
    1166 5 From Steam to Petrol. SOME EARLY TYPES. In the 13th century Roger Bacon, prophesying beyond the scale of his own inventions, foresaw an age in which their would be aircraft and swiftly-moving mechanically-propelled vehicles. But it was not until the reign of Luis XV. that experiment
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    MOTORIST'S GREETING.
    77 5 In imposing a tine of tiM at Bast Ham Police Court on a man accused of being drunk in charge of a m< tor-cycle, the Chairman of the Benc-h. Mr. H. Osborn, said it was a serious matter, and people dreaded to cross the road when they saw
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    FIRESTONE SAYS TIRE PRICES WILL STAY DOWN.
    65 5 San Francisco, May i. There is little danger that the price of automobile tires, will be raised soon. H. S. Firestone said here today: "With over-, production i f rubber, I Bee no reason for raising the price of tires at present. Our
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    THE INGENIOUS MOTORIST
    147 5 A motorist havinjr left his car in tho road outside a railway station for rathei "longer than he intended, emerged to" find a policeman standing by it. Scenting a summons for obstruction the owner made no attempt u> enter the car, but returned to :},v station and
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    66 5 A pally of four m< tinted <>n three Motor Cycles have left Baghdad and are twine Penis in the course of I tour round the world. The classing from Jerusalem to Baghdad over too miles of tracklest desert -has been accomplished in this expedition for tho first timi' by a
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      143 5 Be Gtsided By experience Economical Transportation Ktr two and a half million twners have discovered that j| is possible to obtain in a liv\ro!et all the advantages of I -ruly modern K^ar-change car 4 Models and Prices. a; Ac lowest cost. \W prided by the experience TOURING Sl5OO. thiN multitude,
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      232 5 S IT MT I I J I I l\l m l> I The Car for Economy and I The Clyno Overseas Model incorporates a three door body with special tropical hood, large type radiator, fan, ventilators, electric horn, oversize tyres, specially H strengthened frame, etc and is built especially for
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    FREE PRESS SPECIAL.
    883 6 BUMards is famous for the arguments wh-.h or. op in connection wi.h it; and J should -a;, the most favourite argument of nii ia whether or not a man played what is common^ known as "the game." generalh with emphasis on the "the." I .want |O wan
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    THE FIRST HUNDRED THOUSAND.
    287 6 MEMORIAL I NYEILED BY MARSHAL FOCH. Le Cateau. Apr. 16. J'r.o un-eiiinp of the monument commemorating- the 16,00 C dead of the First D".vis; <i the British Expeditionary Corps to. k place at La Grotse to-day. Marshal Foch. l»r»>i.led, and General Sir Arthur Holland., MA', for
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    THE FEAR OF DEATH.
    345 6 A DREAD THAT COMES TO ALL IN DIFFERING FORMS. t "The dread < f "death will never be removed by the promise of a future existence." writes the Bishop of Southwark (Dr. Cyril Garbett), in a message to his diocese on "The* Fear of Death." in
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1089 6  -  HORATIUS by- [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} INFERENCES— THE START. The power cf drawing: inferences at bridge, as I said last week, depends upon regular observation of the fall of the cards coupled with a good card memory. Practice will make observation automatic and memory perfect— or nearly
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    MILES OF SMILES!
    599 6 I was motoring: along: one of those broad and glossy arterial roads which have changed the face of merry England. Suddenly a tiny two-seater skimmed like a swallow past me. A bare-headed boy w:\; lolling lazily at the steering: wheel, an-1 <>v. bis left shoulder reposed in
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    WOMEN WHO TALK THROUGH THE HAT.
    131 6 Truth Hidden by the Brim. The question whether women should wear hats in the witness-box is raised by comments passed by Mr. James Openshaw, chairman of Preston Quarter Sessions, who complains that modern hats, with their brims coming' almost to the end of the
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      31 6 WHAT IS THE GAME? BILLIARDS FOR THE AMATEUR. <5* 4o by m 53 Tom Newman. *<» (Champion six Times.) <t* II NO. 7:— IS IT THE GAME? <** *C <»« [Fi?.?i: Pi?__ > SS SPfiCJ/lL.]
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      524 6 Is Lire Worth Living? it depends upon the liver! w The classical example of a perfect pun, aX sound Truth. The liver has avery important bearing upon i whole outlook on life especially in hot countl \lost people blame it on the climate. 1 hot to exercise so the liver
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    WORLD CONTROL OF DISEASE.
    1610 7 Its Spread in the Far East. TASK OF COMING TROPICAL CONGRESS. I)i.-tussing internationalism in public health, Lt.-Col. A. D. Stewart, during an address to the Calcutta Rotary Club, recently dwelt on the importance of the seventh congress of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine to
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    TROPICAL MEDICINE.
    41 7 Lakh-and-half for the Calcutta Congress In connexion with preparations for the Seventh Congress of Far Eastern Associations of Tropical Medicine to be held in Calcutta on December 5, a sum of Rs. 1.54,000 has been provisionally budgeted towards expenditure.
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    MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD.
    78 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, May 22. A cordial party reception awaits Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald cm his return from America where, owinp to illness, his sojourn was extended. Delegates of the Labour par'.y will travel with him from Southampton to London on Tuesday and will escort
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    15 7 America has had some murders of which any nation might be proud.— Mr. Bernard Darwin.
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      241 7 Api Besar Tuari !j Mana I "Dalam Godown, Tuan." "WHERE IS THAT FIRE I EXTINGUISHER?" I "We have not yet bought 1 B nsurance may cover j lift your actual monetary loss, 1 but it does not cover loss J I 1 DISLOCATION OF YOUR Uh ACCOUNT BOOKS MISSING /PHll
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      206 7 THE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD. i| !j |:>^s^^^^ "y^fi SIN (r A I ORE. i w^."% r *i ftion FJOOTS PI'RE l)Rl(. (<). LIMITED. |s; Crap* a l/VHERE TEETH MEET GUMS b Brushing Teeth is Not Sufficient A Dentifrice Must Protect Them! THK tooth brush has not failed but di i
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    CHINESE RAILWAYS.
    364 9 REASON FOR BRITISH INTERVENTION. WHKN REPRESENTATIONS WERE MADE. [Renter's Service.) London, .May 23. In the House of Commons Lt. Comdr. Kenworlhy (Lab. Hull) asked whether the Bi iti.sh naval forces were interfering with the use of railway trucks for the transport of Chiang: Kai Shek's troops in their
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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE ENDS.
    234 9 i PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON WORLD POLICY' Geneva. May 23. The plenary sitting of the International Economic Conference unanimously p&ssed rhe British member. Mr. Arthur Puirh's. resolution recognizing that the maintenance of world peace largely depends upon the principles of the economic policies which the nations have framed
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    ARCOS RAID SEQUELS.
    66 9 fßeuter's Service]. London, May 23. Reuters Lobby correspondent says it is now an almost universal conviction that the statements of Ministers on May 24 in regard to the Arcos raid will involve a complete break with Russia. Moscow, May 23. M. Mokoyan, People's Commissar of Trade, has
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    THE ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    201 9 LINDBERGH FETED IN FRANCE. COURAGEOUS AIRMAN EMBARRASSED. Paris, May 23. On the occasion of the Aero Club of France's reception to Lindbergh Madame Deutsch de La Meurthe, widow of the exPresident of the Club sent to the secretary a cheque for 350,000 francs of which 150,000 francs
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    DISTANCE FLIGHTS.
    83 9 ANOTHER FRENCH ATTEMPT. [Reuters Service.] Paris, May 23. Atmospheric conditions permitting the airmen, Coste and Rignot, the recent holders of the long distance flyintr record from Paris to Jask, will set out to-morrow, flying in the direction of Tokio. They hope to establish a new Long distance record
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    DORIOT TO DEFEND HIMSELF.
    45 9 Reuters Service, 1 ParU. May 23. The Communist, Doriot, has cat-led to L'Humanite from VTadivostock .shuing he i? returning to a France' to defend himself in the proceedings instituted by the Govefchmeni on account of the speeches lie made in China.
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    BRITISH POLICY IN INDIA.
    182 9 Government Warned about "that Kasy Road/ London, May 11. The Morning Post has published articles alleging that the Soviet policy. having worked the maximum of injury to British interests in China is a^ain veering round to India, and comments that if the report is well-founded, probably
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      229 9 BUSINESS CARDS. riiARY SETON. f ■I icKWOOO FURNITURE I Shanghai shades. < J vMHER MANSIONS. J vl ki« M SMBLB <>X GRANITE SINGAPORE ASKET CO. \!K\ I V MASONS." i H PHONE 75. "ALBERT L. A. DALEY. \NKR vt MOM MENTAL MASON. Mfc TeL dls. 'cars for hire. 7iiT\ MOTOR
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      735 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Notice b hi-rrby privon that the Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of tho members ot Central Engine Works Ltd., will be heM at No. 65, Geylang Road, Singapore, on Wednesdaj the 26tk of May, 1987, at 11 a.m. By Older Of the Hoard. K. A DENNISON, Secretary. SELANGOR TURF
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      65 9 KALYAN READY TO SAIL. [Reuters Service.] London. May 23. The cargo in the Kalyan has been cleared and the galleries are now clean and dry. Re-loading has been begun and the ship will sail on May 24. PURCHASER OF "BLUE BOY" DEAD. I Reuters Service.] Philadelphia. May 23. The death
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      432 9 *T>HAT Zam-Buk is the most marvellous remedy ever discovered for piles is proved by its thousands of successful cures. Maybe you are a victim to piles. Perhaps you know the extraordinary weakening effect, the constant loss of blood and suffer endless hours of torture through the itching agonising pains. But
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      558 9 YOU WILL WANT NOTHING BETTER THAN AN "ALL TEAK" MODEL PIANO. Built by GARCIA. PRICES FROM $U5. EASY PAYMENTS ARRANGED. 2. ORCHARD ROAD. I Don't allow throat tickle to develop-^^ljQ THE moment you ice": throat irritation, pop •n Evans' Pastille into your mouth. Evans' Pastilles send a cleansing, soothing vapour
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    Our Russian Relations.
    432 10 The presumption reported in Reuters cables that the Ministerial statement which is to be made toj morrow will endanger such AngloRussian relations as still exist, will, if it turns out to be correct, almost certainly be based upon the prediction iwe ventured the other day that the
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    Flood Prevention.
    312 10 It is satisfactory to note from the eports of the Federal Council meet- ing that action is being taken, and apparently energetically, in the matter of dealing with flood prevention in the F.M.S. No one of course expects that any operations can tie carried out which will entirely
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    462 10 Mr. H. Ashworth Hope, of Messrs. Gibl and Hope, advocates ami solicitors. Ipofa The next Cinema show will be held ir the V.M.C.A. Hall on Friday at 8.30 p.m Ati excellent programme has beei arranged. The Tungku Besar of Pahang and Ml Cheah Cheang Lim have been appoints Unofficial members
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    681 10 The Schools Celebration. PAGEANTS AND DRILL DISPLAYS. "All are members of one family," :-aid the King in an Empire Day message to the children in the Elementary Schools of the Empire, and this was the spirit which dominated the celebrations taking- place in the Singapore Elementary schools yesterday
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    EMPIRE DAY AT PENANG.
    165 10 (From Our Own Correspondent, t PeMMC May 21. In connection with Empire Day celebrations the Resident Councillor took the salute of over SOO Cadets and Scout:- of local school.-; at the Residency. Later the Honble Mr. Scott and Mrs. Scott visited the An^lo-Chinese Girls School, the
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    POLICE FIRED AT.
    267 10 Detectives' Courageous apt Ur nun \mth \>\ n Police had bo cope «rttl 4.. exploit of armed (hir,e>e V when a Kan*/- if anm- i 1: cm some aetectivea wl hem with the idea of Ranging incident occurred ai ill at It Hiftwtl credit on ih> a)
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    PENANG TRAM CONPUCTOR.
    15 10 (From Our On IVn., I The tram cmd grievances redn I r
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    55 10 Ihe t Mowing ad 1 ■.nir ommitte- Appr >ved thtW Gaskel!. 3rd OftVei Fil Brig resigning on .:<g to ill4n pirmtioa of tare* \< 1 Approved 'notion of th. Treasurer, Audit, from I las« 111 U th Si aor Office; 5 the salary of the presi >Mer I
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    HILI. STATION RECORDS.
    161 10 The Gumiiiwwnni Health Ofll turn- for th« on Saturday. May 14th. Penaag H ill (2,106 I shade temperatttre 17 i inches. Taipfatg Hill shade temperature 72.0* I evaporation 0.239 laches, I tal rain inches. Bukit KraMM shade temperature H evaporation 309 Inch, toU The miMwri of tai
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    SOUTHERNERS ADVANCE.
    61 11 kU shkk crosses the |!kkm:ks in ketreat. Sh tnghai. May 24. g K Sh.-k launched anagaii Ifc* N"!ih with con- r< p"r-\ two lMvisu>ns crossed i hinkiang to Um North n ■•.irht .»pp<»siti<>n Fans's troops who anted ap th < iiarul ("anal. and before Fteen miles still retreating.
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    GENEVA CONFERENCE ON ARMAMENTS.
    21 11 «.< u\;i. Ma> 21. Um Ec 'ti v r k assed, thstiy. nOf rtn ssiog the 1 ancil.
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    PAN-AMERICAN JURISTS CONFERENCE.
    14 11 PAN-AMERICAN JURISTS CONFERENCE. I reign Miinstei t< the Panng ratalat- on behalf ol the
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    NEW CHILEAN PRESIDENT.
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    MEXICAN LIGHT AND POWER DEVELOPMENT.
    15 11 mb I Powei Company, act rn, ■wnoon^ca g .< 14.^00.000 on
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    AUSTRALIAN COAL-TRIMMERS STRIKE.
    21 11 R r Senice.] S tstk New S.»uth Wales, May 24. at a standstill as a •t>al-trimmer>. age 9.]
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    28 11 01 IoREK.N >PIMSTER. l ShimbunshaK Tokio. May 23. ;i rt-mier. acting aa Foreien aaa declared that he i appointing any person I reign Minister at present.
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    ESTABLISHMENT OF COLONIAL OFFICE.
    19 11 ESTA BLISHMENT OF COLONIAL OFFICE. thai *ht- I'ahinet is pre- t the proposal for the an independent Department affairs.
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    ROYAL TOUR TO EUROPE.
    19 11 I. ex-Cvown Prince of r c Princess started" tour aboard the N.Y.K. mailed to-day from
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    NO CHANGE OF TAIWAN GOVERNOR.
    33 11 of the Caoiiu-t Mr. vern-r C- neral of Taiwan is :un in office. The rumour that r > venuaeiit had nominated lanaalu Gorernor General of iWan i red groundless.
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    TOYO AND SWEDEN MATCH MERGER.
    20 11 TOYO AND SW EDEN MATCH MERGER. Urn Toy,, Match Manuut Kobe, which heads itj.cturintr companies UMOsamaU with the Sweden Company.
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    26 11 late lompanv berueant M.S.V.R-, returnee I days ago to take op Company Serpeant- Volunteer Infantry ■>. wh<> was a keer Tliping, will he a welIpoh cricket circles.—
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    MITCHELL PROPHESIES.
    145 11 NEW YORK— PEKING BY AIR. ANOTHER TILT AT I.S. NAVY POLICY. [Reuters Service]. New York, May 24. A statement published in the New York American by Colonel Mitchell, ex- Assistant Chief of the United States Army Air Service, says that Lindbergh's flight means that air passenger services can
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    LINDBERGH THANKS PRESIDENT.
    36 11 [Renter's Service.] ashington, May 2 f n Ibergli has cabled President Coolidge: "Your appreciative message has filled me with gratitude." He has als< cabled Mr. Kellog: "Your kind n essage was tremendously appreci-
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    DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT.
    71 11 FAILS TO REACH THE AZORES. Renter's Sei vice. J London. May 24. Dc Pinedo had not arrived at tiie Azores; at 11.30 last night and search for him is proceeding. Lloyd's report- that a three-masted schooner had been sighted in latitude 41.00 longitude 33.39 West, steering east
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    TEXAS AIR ACCIDENT.
    35 11 [Renter's Service.] San Antonio, May 21. A non-rigid Army dirigible was completely destroyed while attempting to rise. There was no explosion as the bag was! filled with helium. There were no casualties.
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    DIKE OF YORK LEAVES AUSTRALIA.
    319 11 DIKE OF YORK LEAVES AUSTRALIA. A FAREWELL MESSAGE. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. May 23. Lord Stonehaven, Governor*. General of Australia, has received the following farewell message from the Puke o\' York: "It is with very great regret that the Duchess and I now say good-bye to Australia. I find
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    64 11 The wedding took place at S\ Andrew's I Presbyterian Church Penang the Rev. R S. Stewart officiating, of Mr. Jacobus Ger- rit Schlipzand, a Director of the Chang Rubber and Coconut Plantations, Ltd., and j Miss Elizabeth Barbara Wynanda Besse laar who arrived from Holland by the P ami 0-
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    FIGHTING A PEST.
    883 11 Mosquitoes and Malaria. DR. SCHARFFS LECITRE. At the Medical College on Monday evening, Dr. J. W. Scharrt', delivered an interesting illustrated lecture on Mosquitoes and Malaria." After bliefly recounting the records of the mosquito pest from earliest times, Dr. Scharff explained the reason Lor mosquito eradication in
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    845 11 Control of Immigrants. CANADA'S RESTRICTION ON CHINESE EMIGRANTS. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) A correspondent from Hong Kong writes as follows: —The restrictive act on Chinese emigrants into Canada, passed by the Canadian Government has caused str.ng protest from the Chinese community. A meeting of representatives of different commercial lines
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    60 11 The old Font that used to stand in All Saint's Church, Taiping, has been given to the new Church at Johore Bahru. It is indeed a fitting gift from the oldest Church in the Diocese on the mainland to the youngest Church. The Font is being dispatched early next month
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    THE SOB BEHIND THE LAUGH.
    752 13 Hidden Tragedies of Funny Men. ACTING IN AGONY. 'The world," said the greatest dramatist :of all, "ia a stage, and all the men and I women merely players." It was left to a lesser genius to immortalise in "Pagliacci" another great truth that all the
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    SUCCESSFUL EMPIRE BROADCASTING.
    119 13 LONDON PROGRAMME HEARD IN CALCUTTA AND SYDNEY. [British Radio—Official Sevrice.] Rugby, May 22. I Broadcasting by wireless telephony to dis-; tant pavts of the Empire continues to be the subject of interesting- experiments and; last night the London programme was re j ceived wi'h complete success in
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    19 13 Wiltshire magistrate: Are you guilty of fighting Labourer: He beat me, sir, so I only plead "guilty" to losing.
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    14 YEARS INVENTING A WATER-TAP.
    311 14 A LONDON FREEMAN'S ECONOMY DEVICE. Fourteen years' research work perfecting a new washer-less, splash-lesq, drip-less water-tap such has been the self-imposed task of a Freeman of the City of London, Mr. Richard Howell. He told an Evening News representativehow he first hit upon the idea
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    SEVENTY DROWNED IN CHINA COLLISION.
    263 14 TRAGEDY OF LOCKED GRILLES Two British Officers Missing. A conservative estimate places the number of victims in the Leung Kwong river steamer disaster on May 9 at seventy, all believed to he drowned, including the Chief Officer, Mr. T. H. Martin and the Chief Engineer.
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    THE "STAGGERED" BIPLANE.
    230 14 The French are not prepared to let go the record for a non-stop aeroplane flight which they at present hold without a struggle, and the two Hawker "Horsley" bombers which the Air Force are preparing for a British attempt will have to meet with strenuous opposition. The
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    15 14 God Almighty has blessed Chicago with everything there is Mr. William Thompson (Mayor of Chicago).
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    721 15 Perlis Exhibition. A SUCCESSFUL VENTURE. (Our Muslim Correspondent.) An exhibition of native industries and other commodities was held in Perlis on Uth. and 15th. of this month. According to a report there were on the first (Jay over IC.'oOO admissions, though there was rain on that day. There
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    40 15 The new Malay Mosque at Kampong Kuantan was declared open on Friday by His Highness the Sultan of Selangor, who was attended by his suite. The ceremony was most impressive. The g-atherinp included many prominent Mohammedan residents of Klang.— MM.
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      611 15 AUCTION SALE STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURB, PIANO &c. M .>:> llarker Road (off Pukit Timah Road) Singapore ON SATURDAY, 28th MAY, AT 2 P.M l» ,x, ,!lent toned transposing cottage p.ano by John Brinsmead and lesig. teak d:n,n* roo ..tting and two bedrooms furniture a:d,ng teak and iro single and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    389 16  -  B.N.B. Herald There was an excellent display of flags on the ships in harbour yesterday in celebration of Empire Day. Deck passengers arriving yesterday were: 1165 by the Norviken from Hong Kong; 771 from Swatow by the Svale; 366 by Yuan On from Swatow; and 109 from Malacca
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    GERMAN MERCHANT SERVICE.
    334 16 INCREI/IBLE PROGRESS SINCE FH E W AR Mercantile Ability. Germany's merchant service, partly sunk, crippled or confiscated during the wai. is coming back with amazing alacrity and force. During the brief eight years since the war. German shipyards have been brought up-to-date and are veritable beehives of
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      705 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every j Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday J am Bangkok every Thursday o a m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuaia Lumpur, lpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam b a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday P-
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      73 16 CLEARANCES. May 24th.— Nerite, Pontianak. (Dut.); Hakozaki Maru, Tamba Maru, (Jap.); Magnet, Lahore, Eng Guan, Kelantan, (Brit.); Reael, Bengkalis, (Dut). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midMa x^shade temp. 90.8 F Mean shade temp. 82 F Max. sun radiation 162 F Mm.
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    JAVA NOTES.
    904 18 The Wega in Collision. Wll X AND DAKiHTEKS OF THE G.€ ON HOARD (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, May 21. The journey of U.K. the Governor Generftl to Sourabaya was marred by an accident which whilst serious in itself might have been attended by loss of life. As
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    ROYAL TOUR ENDS.
    86 18 [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, May 22. H.M.S- Renown, with "the Duke and Duchess of York on board, will sail for England on Monday, on completion of the New Zealand and Australian tours, which have been immensely successful throughout. The royal visitors have attended many functions in
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    THE OPEN-AIR LIFE IN GERMANY.
    193 18 Marriage Certificate Must be Taken Berlin. April 1. The campaign is going on for the coming "Week-End" exhibition in Berlin, which i to awaken the people to the health-giv-ing properties of fresh air and country life. Energetic propaganda and the tine spring weather has caused
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    17 18 The question of wealth and rank is the last thing an Etonian ever thinks of. Mr. Lyttelton.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    640 19 May 21th.. Closing Pries. Buyers tellers Ayer Weng 1.15 1.25 Batang Padang- To I'J Lhin Chin Tin fully paid 1.00 1.05 Hitams 1.02% 1.07% Hong Fatt 1.15 1.20 Johan Tin 20 24 Kinta Tin Dred. L.85 1.90 Klang River 3.80 3.8" Kucha i 2.12 2.10 Kuyohs 1.55
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    49 19 May 24. Private credit- 3 m.B -V l Credits 90 day.-. >7) France, demand \4\l India, T. T. n Hong Kong, demand 11% p-<-. I*'*Yokohama, demand 1 18 Norn. Java, demand Bangkok, demand 80% Bai Silver London 26 1 Bank of England Rate P* Sovereign. Bank Buyir.fr BJH
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    200 19 May 24, 'Tin 100 Tun- $147.50 Gambit-. 9M Pepper White 82-50 Pepper Black -I 1 Flake Tapioca r 1 Pearl Sago Small Copra Copra Sundried l !t Opium, Benares unt. i. !li Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) Rico. Siam old Xo. 1 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 2»iO
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    55 19 May 21th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers E.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 71 Standard R.S.S. Spot 71 71 oil Tender .Turn 1 "1-i July-Sept. 7:; 1 74 Oct-Dec. Tone of Market: Steadier. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 19% d i><t Ib, New York Spot
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    93 19 Yesterday's Alteration- Uuypr« Sell* Johan Tin ($1 22 i!'Kuyoh Tin ($1) L.45 1 ..">(» Mam ha us ($1) L.30 L.3ft Nai Hoot ($1) 73 76 Petaling ($1) L6O 1 65 Rahman Hyds. 2.60 2.67% Rantau Ord. (SIJ L.97% 2.02^ Rantau Pref. ($1) 2.02% i!."! 1^ Taiping ($1)
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    72 19 [British Radio Official Service Rugby, Ma\ 2>. Amsterdam 1.2.13%, Athens 368, Berlin 20.50, Bombaj Is 5 31 32d, Brussels :\\.:<: Bucharest 795, Buenos Aires 47 17-32, Copenhagen is. 20. Geneva 25.25, Seisin; f 102.78, Hong Kong 2s Ssd, Lisbon Madrid 27.60, Milan 88.75, New York 1.85 14-16, Oslo
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    190 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO S. KEPOKT. Sinpaport'. .May 21. London. Rubbei Li r%d itacttaiiced Local 71. Tin. London £286 LOs. Up 47.- Gd Local 147 for K'O boas, Mining. Rahman Hydraulic t&lSk 2.(;">, North Taipinji- 1 .2."> i.i';'. South Taiptng 84 88, Petaiing 4.60 1.67%, Kuchai 2.12% 2.17
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    325 19 London, \pril 27. The Japanese moratorium ha- proved a furthei stumbling-Modi in the revival of confidence, which m necessars before bu| <lv more than cover their immediate requirements; bo that the past wed bae again see* 1 wer prices. Copper. Business has been i<i!< during tlic pas:
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    122 19 K\-)*oli<«' Chief's INlimaU «d Lawcs irt Traffic jams in New ITorlf citj com appioximately d i d I M John Harris, U ecial I deputy I '.]i< c !ommissionei irded as ■tit of the D:i!i.. authorities in Men rt Dr. lla; ris says
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    CONSERATIVE M.P.'S WANT ECONOMY.
    49 19 London. Ma> 12 According tv the l)ai!> Mai!. LOS i servative mwbetl of Parliament int- r. ted in the subject of coononn met and unainn. ously decided to press Oovcmim rt to a* point Royal Commlsai— to enquire in:* the whole field of national expenditure.
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      437 19 BANKING. (YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000.000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.92,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vk-e-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. I DIRECTORS. of. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami. Esq Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi. Esq. F. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1445 20 The t\*o recent CTJckei vial matches.) between the S.C.C. Probables and Possibles, i and the S.C.G. arid t!e Rest have not been of very great assistance to the Singapore selectors in the choice oi the players who tc oppose the Austra ians in the two matches to be
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    97 20 Garrison Lawn Tennis Tournament. TUESDAY'S RESULTS. Inter-Regimental Doubles. Royal Artillery (Lt. Brodie and Lt. Pourke) beat Royal Army Medical Corps (L .-Col. Richmond and Maj. Austin), 7 5, 5—3. Singles. Lt.-Col. Taylor beat Lt. Dearden. 2— (5 6—4, 6—2. Men's Handicap Doubles. Lt. Turner and Lt. Exham 5,
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    WEDNESDAYS TIES.
    78 20 Singles. Ciiiit. Price vs. Lt— CoL Richmond, -4.45 p.m. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Capt Carey and Lt. Taylor vs. Maj. 'Pun sterville ami Lt. Dearden, 4.43 p.m. Lt. Turner and Lt. Exham. 5 vs. Lt. Miles and Lt. Cumberlege 15.1, 3.45 p.m. I t.-Col. Richmond and Maj. Gardner scr.
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    31 20 THURSDAY'S TIES. Championship. W. A. Atria vs. H. X. Balhetchet. V. H. Norris vs. E G. Wfcestley. "A" Singles Handicap. W. A. Balhetche: vs. F. C. de Souza.
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    CHINESE ASSOCIATION.
    81 20 Ping-Pong Championship. The following are the ties For the week ending May :2;». Piny commences a* p.»n. on each date. 25. Tan Ah Hung vs. Oh Jltt Siang. 26th, Kh< r Yong Yam vs. h Ah Fonjr. 2Trh. Oh Cheng Seng vs. Winner oChna Cheng I.mi and Wee
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    264 20 Second League Games. CHINESE BEAT FORT CANNING. S C.F.A. II 3; Fort Canning 2. Although they had by far the bet.er of the game throughout, the Chinese second team was only able to beat Fort Canning by (he odd goal in five on the Padang yesterday. It was quite
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    DIKE'S HEAT TELEPHONE CO.
    84 20 Duke's 1 Telephone Co 0. The Dule's second team beat the O.T.F.C. in the second division of the League on the Padang yesterday. The game was a very even one. and a: half-time there was n< score The game looked like being a goalless draw until
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    SINGAPORE F. A. LEAGUE.
    168 20 P, W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Duke's 3 3 0 0 14 4 6 S.C.F.A. :> 2 o 1 i» X.A.. 2 1116 9 3 S.C.C. 3 1 2 0 4 10 2 Malays 3 o 2 1 4 i? l S.R.C. 3 0 2
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    REFEREES' EXAMINATION.
    116 20 The newly formed Referees Board are holding their tirst examination on Friday. Sgt. Bennett will be the principal examiner. There are fourteen candidates on the list at present, who will be required to tackle a paper of eleven written questions after which they will be orally examined. It
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    FORTHCOMING MATCHES.
    98 20 The following will represent the S.R.C. against the S.C.F.A. to-day at the Stadium at 5 p.m. V. C. Westerhout; A. B. Collick and E. G. Wheatley; F. de Souza, W. A. Veria, and L. Moller; A. Fernandez NoTman Hannav, Wai er Lingard, Derric!' Oehlers'and L. M- Pennefather. The
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    52 20 The annual Garrison Athle'ic Sports will be held this year on the Stadium on June 11th. Certain of the events are open^ and hese are as follows: 1 mile, (Open U Malaya); 100 yards, 440 yards and Unit Relay Race. Open to Royal Navy and all Regular and Volunteer Forces
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    98 20 The Amateur Golf Championship. ROGER WETHERED FAVOURITE. Reuters Service. London, May 23. At Hoylake the opening- day of the Amateur Golf Championship confirmed the opinion that the Cup, in the absence of an organised overseas challenge, will return to Britain. Five of the eight Americans were defeated, Lawrence
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT THE NETS.
    300 20 SOME ENERGETIC BATTING. The Australian cricketers made their first acquaintance with actual playing conditions here when they turned out for net practice at :he SC.C. yesterday evening. The visitors had a large audience of interested European and native spectators, and they entered whole-heartedly in o
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    51 20 The following will represent the S.C.C. v. the R.E. and K.A. at Blakan Mati on Sunday at 2.15 p.m.:— R. A. Ashworth. N. Bradbury. V. 0. C. Charlesworth. J. M. Ccchran, E. H. Gilbert. .1. K. Hamilton, R. H. C. Laverton (Capt.). J. MeLeod. P. R. Commander Redhead, and F.
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB
    124 20 The following were the results of the swimming competitions held at the Chinese Swimming Club on Sunday. Umbrella Race: Yeo Jui Hwa, Seah Ten^r Ann. Chia Poh Chong, G^h Buan Cheok, Scow Sian Chye, Ng Mong Cuan. Obstr.cle Race: Goh Buan Cheok. Lee Choon Nee, Kee Yew
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    63 20 Programme of Drills up to and for May 29th. Wednesday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Motor Cycle Platoon, "A M Company, Eurasian Company, S.R.E. (v), Scottish Company. Thursday. 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall S.V.FAmbulance, Chinese Company, Officers and N.C.O's, Scottish Coy. Friday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band. D.E.L.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    39 20 Orders For Week Ending May 29th. Wednesday. May 25th.— Signalling Clasp Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, 26th.— Band Practice Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, May 28th.— All Troops Parade at Headquarters 4 p.m. 0 FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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