The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 May 1927

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    Masthead
    12 1 Singapore Free Press MS. SINGAPORE S.S., THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1927. NO. 12,11:5.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    245 1 The British proposed action in connection with the liussian Trade Delegation has met with nearly universal approval in the British Press. In Germany and France the nctir.n is criticised practically entirely according to the political trend of the respective papers Page There has been heavy fighting in
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    CASTING A PLAY.
    1244 1 There are Iwo < v n i« b whu h pi p man to a condition of mi first of these is to find name for a «c» i' ue, :m(i the second Is to cast a M WI o shall iw i i; li. pn ducer
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      279 1 WINC; LOONG .•.^^^^^^^^v.v.^^^^^^ i l v.^^v.v.^^v.v.v.^v.v.^^v.^v.^ BJ j Raffles Hotel m l TT f*\ MIC^ H TT "i h'met Dansant 8.1 5 p.m. (Dinners will be served in Hall Room). Sj tor reservations phone 2920. 5 J. WILLIAMS, Manager. J Steno- igtoa <>n ktniin^ton Standard for the office; Remington I'ortable
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      188 1 B-»~B«B-B-B^B-«-G-B-K-B~«-B-B-B-B-»-«~I-H-H-»-B-B-«-B-»-l I IJ Ball-Bearing j P H rlllfll :^&Kpt n every res Pect the I i|^^ mos Perfect cabinet \W in the world. The Engine of the Cabinet is the Suspension f I on which the drawers run. The BALL-BEARING J Suspension Slides make the drawers of the 4 Roneo
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Buj Goodyear's next thn< Page 5. Whiteaway*s for flannel blazers Page The latest in motor cars Pages 3, 13. 14. Some notes of men's I. ndon fashions Page 8. "Nelson* 1 at the Theatre; Buster Keaton at the Empire; Her Big Night, at the Pavilion; Jackie Coogan coming
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      13 1 WING LOONG lIH-: RSCOCNISBD 1101 SB for BUHMPBAM ntOPfCAL SLITS. H, UGH STKBBT.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      194 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 2»W*. High Water, *.M a.m.. 7.2.. 7. is p.m. 7.5. H. W. Malacca. 3.20 a.m.. 4.8. 3.50 p.m. 5.7 Football: R.E. vs. S.R.C. S.R.C. B. 1. homeward mail closes. ritlay, 2 < High Water, 7.8 a.m.. 7.5.. 8.6. p.m. 7.8. H. W. Malacca, 4.40 a.m.. 5.2., 5.00
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    KING'S POLICE MEDAL.
    200 2 PRESENTATIONS AT KUALA LUMPUR A 1 tin k ;i.'.a Lmnpur police depci on Monday rtiinir. Mr. G. Hanniiran. Comn ss na <>f Police, was presented with the King's P Ike Medal hx the Hontfte Mr. W. Peel, Officer Administering the Government, vr lons and meritorious ;e>'\k--rendered in
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    RACING MOTOR BOAT'S DIVE.
    114 2 Prince and Princess in .Mishap. London. May 16. Wi.il- 1 returning from Portsmouth the racing motor boat, Baby Car. speeding at km ts, suddenly dipped her nose into a hea y M-a. broke into two piece?, and sank. Tbc owner, Commander Kidston his wife t l
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      333 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY NIGHTLY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS CHINESE WAYANGS. NIGHTLY NIGHTLY THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. GATE 10 cts. Mdm. t^Kelvey's School of I DANCING For children and young X ladies in Character, W Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons in modern ball-room dancing and latest variations. I
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      299 2 VICTORIA THEATRE m COMMENCING SATURDAY NEXT MAY 2OTH AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. THE ALL BRITISH FILM Supported by THE GAUMONT MIRROR. INCLUDING THE FIRST NUMBER OF DISMAL DESMOND And the opening of GUNONG PULAI WATER SCHEME FROTH BLOWER S NIGHT IS SATURDAY NIGHT for our "Wee Waif" Charities. BOOK
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      325 2 From Wednesday, 25th. U> Monday. 30th vi.v A PICTURE THAT WILL APPEAL AS MUCH TO T iV AS TO THE YOUNG. h 0| f > ALHAMBRa (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietors). In the Second Show at 9 p m A PARAMOUNT SUPER-DE LI XE. Adapted from Sir James M.
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    THE FIFTH DAUGHTER OF MR. X.
    319 3 AM) THE INSURANCE PROBLEM SHK RAISED. A Qtftstion of Toliey," A "happy event 1 1 thai has .Just occurred in the family cirrfe of a City man has given rise to a little problem which is being discussed wherever insurance men meet. The City
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    PERAK RIVER POWER.
    426 3 GETTING HI SY ON THE PROJECT. Work in connection with the construction on the dam and the installation of the plant f r ths Perak River Hydro-Electric Com- any is progressing apart', says the Times of Malaya. According to present arrangements, machinery for the great undertaking is
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    EXCAVATIONS AT HERCULANEUM.
    91 3 Latent Scientific Methods to be Employed. London. May 16. Naples— Excavations at Herculaneuro have been inaugurated. The lates- scientific methods for enabling the restoration will be carried out immediately after the lava has been removed. Thus, when the ancient pavements arc reached the town will already have
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      285 3 S 'DEAL BEVERAoE^^ '^^^S\ i A COMPLETE FQO p^^ I _^BK^ N jSW^J j Good Health is > Real Wealth y nost precious possession you can have is Sk? Health. A rich man who is always ill j »i poorest man on earth. depends upon the food you eat. The
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      289 3 It's a sinful shame s '^^^g^ 3 They seem to thinv it a shame that such lusciou- •I frCsh flUit sllould be made into am a \^>^^t SillSftSi^^ Mbl c u^ e ullJy the irrpshest an(j Choicesi Fruit Nothing is added but Pure While Sugar, which e^ I* ■I ;^^ll^^^
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  • THE CAMERA AS RECORDER.
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      MAY DAY MASS MEETING IN HANKOW.
      204 4 On May Day thousands of "women of the revolution" gathered at the Hankow The picture shew- a section of the crowd listening to a woman props The Cup final. Cardiff players in a bunch heaping congratulations on Fergusson after he had scored the winning
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      WHICH WILL WIN THE DERBY?
      128 4 i picture shows the surprise finish in the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket, when Adam's Apple beat Call Boy, until last week favourite for the Derby, after a great race. Beyond Call Boy is Sickle (third) the preseni Derby favourite, and on the left is
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      35 5 Wa aj. *> •^l oodyear Balloon Tyres are perfected, vJT thoroughly tested and completely developed to deliver the utmost in easy riding and every other advantage of the low* pressure, flexible sidewall tyre. NEXT TIME— BUY
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    DAILY MAIL £1,200 GOLF TOURNAMENT.
    239 6 RYDER CUP PLAYERS IN FORM. I. ndon. May 11. Wentworth (Surrey). The final stages of the Daily Mail £1,200 Golf Tournament of 72 holes be#ari to-day. There were 100 competitors. Thf leaders at the end of the first round were: James Braid and Fred Robson
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    MITCHELL WINS.
    218 6 Faultless Play in Duel with Robson. !.ond< n. May 12. Wentworth. In the Daily Mail t'1.20.> Golf Tournament, the leaders at the of the third round were: Ab« Mitchell 223 Robs« n 224 Compston 2i'7 J. H. Tayloi 22s Allen 2i2S Williamson 22> W. Davies (Prenton) 22S The
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    GAMBLING IN B. N. BORNEO.
    279 6  -  B.N.B. Herald GRADUAL ABOLITION. With the approval of tin- Court of Directors the following- announcement of Government policy is published for general information. Opinion is united as to the bad effects of gaming. Apart from reasons of morality and motives of prestige there are good
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    47 6 Owin»- to havoc done through the prevalence of hookworm amongst the inhabitants in the rural districts, the authorities are introducing new sanitary latrines with v.'me partitions and oofs and cement carerete floors in nil vernacular schools Government buildings in the villages aii'3 rural districts of Malacca.- M.O.
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      178 6 WHITEAWAYS MEN'S— WEAR M THE 9* f*O I I FTP The "College" Blazer is cut in the non -4 latest style, and on generous lines t'V.J*^^ 1^ NAVY Ito allow perfect freedom under [> "^L Fl A M V'FI I BLAZER tbearmti andchcst stylc:Two fcy^-|v\|^ button front, with S. B.
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      110 6 ALHAMBRA Tuesday, May 31st m^^^^m I i l\ Hy m^^^K \^n i fi 1 1 Bfl f^^^^B f 1 jmJI nf i JHH HHHIn fcwH 'i tl I (S3 K"~ t -f I d~% \r~ ffln »j| SURE rawing po*4er^ MM W 300 TESTED RECIPES If Jw This excellent Cookery
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      140 6 *^^y lET Twink remedy the damage done 1^ by the searching rays of the sun to all those dainty, beautiful colours. //£i Twink cleans and dyes at the same time. S W There is no trouble attached to the Twink way. Choose among the 24 charming C";*: colours, follow^ the
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    BREACH WITH SOVIET.
    1071 7 PREMIER'S STATEMENT ON ARCOS RAID. TRADE AGREEMENT TO HE Reuters Service. London, .May 24. The House of Commons and the galleries were crowded in anticipation of a statement by Mr. Baldwin on Russian relations. The German and Japanese Ambassadors were among the numerous diplomats presentThe statement was
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    LABOUR'S ATTITUDE.
    48 7 [Reuters Service.] London. May 24. Mr. Ramsay Macdonald has returned from America. In an interview he said ths Labour Party was pre] aring to challenge the Government, in case of a. rupture with Russia, to a General Election on that issue and th< Trade Unions Bill.
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    WHAT WILL FRANCE DO?
    137 7 HI( HERIN IN PARIS. [Renter's Service.] l'iris, May 21 It seems clear that the French Government are not yet prepared to follow the British lead with regard to Russia. Frenchmen belonging t<> the political Right or Centre unanim usly favour the expulsion of the Bolsheviks but
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    SOVIET LITHUANIAN RELATIONS.
    53 7 Berlin, May 24. A Vossische Zeltung message f i m Kovno says the rupture of relations with Russia is boh)}.!; consider by the Lithuanian Government foil' wing the arrest of th.€ Lithuanian General. Kleszinsld, when the latter was handing to an official of the Soviet Legation a
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    DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT.
    48 7 •"Reuter'a Service]. Buenos, Aires, May 24. A wireless report states that Ue Pinedo descended 150 miles from the Azores owing to fog 1 The machine is being towed to Horta. Lisbon, May 24. It is confirmed that De Pinedo is bcin? towed to Fayal uninjured.
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    THE THREE-POWER CONFERENCE.
    41 7 FReuter's Service] London. May 24. In the House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin announced that the British delegates to the liree Power Corferonce on naval armament? •t Geneva would be Mr. Brid'reman. Lord Cecil, and Admiral Sir Frederick Field.
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    MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
    80 7 ANOTHER LEVEE BREAKS. [Reuters Service]. UaW.n Rouge, Louisiana, May 24. The levee at McCrca on the cast bank of the Alchafalaya River broke after a thousand men had joined the thousand enckavouvipg to strengthen it U\ throwing up a second levee. Reports indicate that the break caused a
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    EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS.
    127 7 [Reuters Service.] London, May 24. Accounts arc pouring in regarding Empire Pay celebrations throughout the Empire. A now feature in London was the commuii.ty singing: organised >n main open spaces, where patriotic songs were lustily The schools are rej< icinjr In a sunns halfholiday. At a gathering
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    JOHORE GOVERNMENT.
    165 7 TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT PREVENTIVE BRAN 4 II TRADE AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, JOHORE. Applications are invited for temporary appointment as Deputy Superintendent, Preventive Branch, Trade and Customs Department, Johore, to .'ill a vacancy which v. ill occur on Jst July l!»i_'7. The probable duration of employment
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      381 7 BUSINESS CARDS. < MARY SETON. i ri \CKWOOD FURNITURE ;S SHANGHAI SHADES. 4 I AMBER MANSIONS. J R g| E I \BLE TOPS. FLOORING. TILES, Etc. CASKET CO. Marble Merchants.' Telephone 75. "albert l. a"daley™l l n FKIAKER& MOM MENTAL I MASON. I Establish** 1897. Tel. 915. j FOR HIRE;
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      726 7 NOTICES. I EXCHANGE BANKS. m Th»- Kxehanpe Banks will bo closed on Friday June .'irri, b«injr His Majesty's Birthday and <>n Monday June 6th. l»ein<r Whit Monday. j ROBINSON AND COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated :n the Straits Settlements} NOTICE IS BEREBY v,\\ L.\ that the Transfer Book- of the Ordinary Shares
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      306 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. NoTK E IS HEREBY GIVEN that all the roads and approaches to Covent Row and Covent <\: rdcn i Lately Cheang Song Lim Market I belonging to the Estate of Cheng Tt-w ftfuey, will be closed t" public traffic from i a.m. t< p.m. on Monday, the 31st
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      629 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Excellent UTateui and Wm* I »l Household Furnitun --i": Removed from country Residence Convenience of Comprising: HTalnul sttd irai polished t alc dressing tablet with oval sad bevelled nfrma, armchairs, atttoei with MattnaM <u-hi<»ns, wanirubc- with oval hcvt-lled sairrot door, -ideboard.-, gramophones <>' rarioui ;<!
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ANNOUNCEMENT.
    46 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ANNOUNCEMENT. Syed Mohamed Alsagoff, hi? brothers and the other members of family wi;.h to acknowledge with grateful thanks the numerous messages of sympathy received and also the kindness of tho>e who attended and sent wreaths at the funeral of the late Syed Omar Alsagoff.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1927. Russia Revealed.
    507 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1927. Russia Revealed. As might reasonably have been expected considering the thoroughness of the raid, the case against jArcos House has been completely made out. Mr. Baldwin's statement provides further evidence, if it were needed, of the fact that poliitically and diplomatically the Soviet
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    The Third Basket?
    217 8 There seems a certain amount of disagreement amongst experts judging by correspondence which recently appeared in up-country papers, regarding the full possibilities of the Nipah palm. The matter of its cultivation came forward again at j Federal Council when the Hon. Mr. Kennedy asked that greater encouragement
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    223 8 A compassionate allowance of $1,285.71 per annum is shown in the F.M.S. accounts as a grant to Mrs. Grace Pinkney, wife of the late Mr. R. Pinkney, retired Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs, Perak. Inspector Scott arrested a Hokien named Teo Tian Seng- in D.uxton Hill on Tuesday, and found
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    17 8 The Rev. and Mrs. Philip Browning, of Taiping, are up the "Hill" for a brief rest. T.O.M.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    105 8 DEATH OF MR. SUMMERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 25. The death has taken place of Mr. W. L. Summers, for many years the manager of Pritchard's furnishing: department, at noon to-day at the General Hospital, following: an operation for appendicitis. The deceased, who was very popular,
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    269 8 The undernoted non-fiction works will be available for issue on Saturday, at '.< a.m. Bake) (T. Thome) Wireless Pictures and Television. L 926. illus. Belloc <H.» A History of England V 2. LO66 1348. L 927. maps. Bradley-Birt (F. 8.) Bengal Fairs rales. 1920. illus. Ferval < Claude
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    SIR HUGH CLIFFORD.
    60 8 ARRI\ IN SINGAPORE DELAYED. We are officially informed that wing to a mishap to the Mongolia, on which the Governor-elect, Sir Hugh Clifford, was due t arrive ov. June 2v.<\.. he will not arrivs until the following day. This will entail a re-arrangement of the programme for
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    KING'S BIRTHDAY BALL JINE 3RD.
    32 8 All guests will be presented to Bit Excellency Sir Hu^rh Clifford and are requested to bring- with them their invitation cards. Gloves for ladies will be optional.
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    117 8 A Malay boy, aged K> years, was charged in the Kuala Lumpur police court with loitering; with intent to commit mischief around the Selangor Club. A police constable stated that he saw the accused approach a car and begin meddling with it. He searched the boy and found several nails
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    34 8 Although there has not yet been any recipient of the new Malayan order, the Certificate of Honuur, a sum of $871. ."7 ha?been added to the Federal Estimates for the purchase of the certificate-.
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    75 8 A third case of small-pox is reported in Kuala Lumpur, from Kampong Bahru. A death was reported on Saturday, and application being made for a certificate for burial, the Assistant Health Officer proceeded to the house to view the body, and discovered that it was a haemorrhagk case of small-pox,
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    62 8 It is reported from Rome that Singor Nitti. who was Italian Premier during: the war period, will shortly be deprived of his nationality on account of his anti-national activity. Lt. Col. B. L. Corbett, C.8.X.. who ha? lately been revisiting Perak, sailed for Home on Saturday by the Nellore. Col.
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    88 8 Rubbers Improving. the maun poutk w > f|l (Our Own Com -i i l.i.hr During the nwek thi i I improvement in t ru- demand shares in the market and at cabling this enquiry is ii The commodity mat I steady bNMB at Is 7 3d The
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  • JAPANESE NEWS.
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    NELSON AT THE THEATRE.
    71 8 In eor.r.<-< I on at "TCelson* 1 at th.- Theatn the Proth'Bfewen »n I great numbers 18 t«l p«M pi oceeda t thi remitted I Bir Alfred Frij Wa;:v Charities. Special En will be obtainable at bar val for **t\ »Wtl g mis through. trj to
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    46 8 The Gnvornni* n; Heal I turns for the sw, on Saturday. May I.' lst. Penang Hill (t,l*o I shade temperata* 71.#6 evaporation .Mi inch. inches. Taiping Hii, 0 shade tettperaten 7! Bakit Fraser I 1* 11 shade temperat«re 6 evaporation .271 in inches.
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    43 8 II p. Cheang Lim, m K;.t Peng as nun: 1 M a Well kr:< Wl. !'< 'tl 1 < the FVa.-. Ma .<: m a-.-, he u;» ii)«- ~.v" r Boon Bean, tnd the family hanectiori with thw eountrj grandfather hat china t.< Penang 'ompan; con!
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      196 8 'THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" BUT Froth Blowers will Foregather Victoria Theatre On Saturday Next "NELSON" And Blow the F/oth Off Simonds* Pale Ale •AV.W.V.V.V.V.W.V.ViV.ViVVA .V- b TO HIS MAJESTY THF KING OF SI AM. J i| HANDSOME PRESENTS 5 J NOVELTIES IN STERLING SILVERWARE \RTISTICALLY ENAMELLED J :j A
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      98 8 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth y.v.w.v.v.%".v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.". B ill TI ■**jtf S ■i IT'S AN EASY JOB j- to renovate your car l\ Irobbialacl J OF AIL GARAGES AND DEALERS. S t a c c b a s ii a ;"h b i s n a LONDON NOTES, The dress
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      10 8 To-day's Feature. 77//-; D£T«BF JTfA i p, i 1. i
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  • CHINA WARFARE.
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    CHINA VIEWS ON ARCOS REVELATIONS.
    182 9 CHINA V IEWS ON ARC OS RE VELATIONS. UPRISE FELT. it< Service] May 2.">. I eahing off i surprised Chinese here g X ng in all of which S f ...y to ally well-known but b§ I bane. i Hong X >ng, then the i m generally, gil MOSCOW ntei
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    FAREWELL FUNCTION AT PARAMOUNT HOUSE.
    54 9 FAREWELL FUNCTION AT PARAMOUNT HOUSE. artare <>n furlong!) oard, Manager ol thr ■i!ra Service, Limited. Ike <>unt Pictures held a sue- 'V evening at thetf Road Mr. Paul Veraanager, and Mr. Atteley staff and some beauti. handed to Mr. and Mrs. rrt of the staff. Mr. and after a group
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  • ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE.
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      AN ENTHUSIASTS' SCHEME.
      168 9 400 MILE HOPS. [Router's Service.] Thiladelphia, May 25. The establishment within five months of a halt-hourly air passenger service between New York and Bmope is the dream of Edward Armstrong, the inventor of the 'Seadrome" a kind of floating-dock which can be moored anywhere and on which
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      LINDBERGH'S BUSY DAY.
      144 9 •POOR LITTLE MOTHER'S h()N(.R ATI L ATIONS. [Renter's Service. I Paris, Ma> 2.";. h had another busy day to-daj incheon at the American Club i reception b> the 34th Air Regiment I B >urgel where Lindbergli proposed I '"~hv mosi heroic nation in the I indbergfa telegraphed
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    THE COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE.
    156 9 PENSIONS. TRANSPORT AND EDUCATION. Ixindon, May 2."». The olonia] Oflßce Conference has approv- a scheme to enable an officer with service in several administrations to he pensioned approximately as though the service hao been all in one administration, with the object of encouraging the Colonies to
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    CHANDU SEIZURES.
    139 9 POLICE DISCOVER $50,000 WORTH. Two Chinese were charged in the District Court yesterday with being- in possession at about $50,4)00 worth of nonGovernment chandu. They were arrested by Detective Inspector Poulain at No. 259— 8, Bukit Timah Road, where the chandu was discovered. Well over 7,500 tahils of
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    54 9 A pleasant function took place on Saturday night at the Loke Lam Club. Ipoh, when the leading members of the Chinese community entertained Mr. J. A. S. Jennings, who ia leaving for Europe, to a farewell dinner. Covers were laid for forty and the menu of selected Chinese dishes was
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  • BREAK WITH RUSSIA.
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      BRITISH PRESS SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT.
      205 9 WESTMINSTER GAZETTE'S WARNING. Reuters Service. London, May 25. The Daily Herald describes the breach with the Soviet as indefensible. The Westminster Gazette neither condemns nor lauds but warns that if Russia is made a pariah she becomes a vast poten-. tial source of trouble. The Daily
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      HOW GERMANY REGARDS IT.
      71 9 Renter's Service. Berlin. M.^y 2"> The Taglische Rundschau, which is regarded as voicing Herr Stresemann's views considers Great Britain's rupture wi h tkt Soviet of more inner than external political significance and not likely to affeci Germano-Soviet relations. The N'a ionalist Bon-sen Zeitung regards the rupture
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      FRENCH VIEWS.
      73 9 Paris. May 2.",. The morning papers reflect a division of French opinion as regards Great Britain's attitude to Russia as mentioned. Tertinax" in the Echo de Paris sums up the French attitude "As in the affairs oi T. rkey and China we intend to follow our own particular
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      CANADA'S POSITION.
      116 9 Reuters Service. Ottawa, May 25. Anglo-Russian relations are of special interest to Canada which alone of the Domi. nions has not severed relations with Russia. Canadian experts to Russia last year increased fifty per cent c mpared with the preceding year chiefly in farm machinery. Imports from Russia
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      ANGLO-SOVIET TRADE.
      48 9 Moscow, May 25. The Trade Commissary, M. Mikoyan, ha? announced that the Commissariat has decided to cease all trade operations with Britain and the activity of the trade organisation will be reduced in the near future to liquidating business previously undertaken. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    26 9 Mr. M. B. Lynch, of the law firm of Messrs. Logan and Ross, Penang, who had been on a visit to Singapore, has returned to Penang.
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    MR. T. C. NORTH ON RESTRICTION.
    351 9 Advantage With the Dutch. AN UNOBLIGING GOVERNMENT. Speaking at the seventh annual general meeting of shareholders of the Sungei Way (Selangor) Rubber Co., Ltd., in Glasgow on April 14, Mr. Thomas North Christie presiding, said inter alia: Our Dutch rivals have waxed wealthy and
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    THE SALE OF A LORRY.
    249 9 SEQIEL IN SUPREME COURT. Mr. Justice Deane, in the Supreme Court yesterday, heard a case in -which Hup Kee and Co. sued Tan Keng Scow for $623 in connection with the >a!e of a lorry. Mr. T. Phillips appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. A.
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    THE TANJONG TOHOR TRAGEDY.
    195 9 News reached Kuala Lumpur yesterday afternoon, says Tuesday's Malay Mail of the murder of an officer of the Customs Preventive fleet in the early morning, off Tanjong Tohor. a point half way between Batu Pahat and Muar on the Johore coast. The telegraphic information stated that
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    THE POLICE BAND.
    60 9 The Band of the S.S. Police will perform the following programme on the Band Stand at Waterloo Street on Friday: commencing at 9 p.m.: March, "Fame and Glory," Matt; Overture, "Marinarella", Fucik; Selection, "II Trovatore", Verdi; (a) "Polonaise in "A", Chopin; (b) "Humoresque", Dvorak; Capriccio, "The Butterflies",
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      564 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). ELLERMAN LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due S'Dort. HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Liverpool May 31 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Marseilles,
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    MACHINERY BEARINGS.
    543 11 Rubber Better Than SteelWe habitually wear rubber-soled shoe? to avoid slipping on the ice, and we think of rubber as decidedly a frictional material When the ice is covered thinly with water, however, we may realise to our cost tha wet rubber is decidedly slippery. This fact, indeed,
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    268 11 A Tanjong Tub Allang correspondent,! writing under Wednesday's date to tho T.O.M. says:— "This morning the Kinta River near, Toh Allang was the scene of an interestingincident when an old Malay living in the! Kampong of Toh Allang caught a crocodile measuring feet and weighing well
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    73 11 The Staff of the Malacca Municipality sat down to dinner at the Eurasian Volunteer Club (kindly lefct by the Committee For the occasion) on Saturday, with their truest t honour. Captain A. H. Clover. M.C.. that popular Malacca .Municipal Secretary, who is proceeding- on furlough accompanied by Mrs. GloveT and
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      499 11 AUCTION SALE OF MOM 1 VX POJJSHED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE &r.. A: \< 21 6 «>;T Wilkie Road, Singapore. ON SATURDAY, 28th MAY. AT 2 P.M. Handsome design waxpolished carved teak wardrobes with double mirroi d tors, dressing tables writ* mire r panels, washstands with ar(i Wil* niirn.r panels, large
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    359 12 It is hoped that owners of steamers in port to-day will allow their vessels to "dress ship" in honour of the Queen's Birthday. Livestock landings yesterday consisted of 1,064 pigs by the Maetsuycker from Bali and 135 bullocks from Bangkok on board the Deli. The Shipping and the
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    265 12 Incident on Board Elephanta. The western magistrate Rangoon, had before him last week Aziz Buksh, coal trimmer of the Elephanta. who was sent up by the Port police charged with attempting to commit suicide by jumping overboard while the vessel was at en route to Rangoon
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    EFFECT OF BOYCOTT ON SHIPPING COMPANY.
    152 12 The report of The Douglas Steamship Company, Limited, Hong Kong, for the year ended December 31st., 1926 reads as follows; After paying all running expenses, docking charges, premia of insurance, allowances for leave and pensions, and transferring the sum of $100,000 from the company's
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    66 12 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight May 24th. Max. shade temp. 90 p Mm. shade temp. 7fl 5 p Mean shade temp. 82 F Max. sun radiation 157 p Mm. grass radiation 72.5 F Sea temperature 81 F Mean wet-bulb temp.
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      366 12 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya; a live "news" paper— 4o-50 columns of news daily, also the best Medium for Advertising Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of the week" Serial Story,
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      260 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AMi BALTIMORE UUf' PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO. LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERPINE due M.S. SILVERFIR due May 30 M.S. SILVERELM duo June 14 For rat#s and other particular? apply GUTHRIE
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      87 12 HEDGES AND BUTLER'S WINES SPIRITS f Scotch Whisky memon hr ft (X: vat zsb Sc otchwhisM ?4..15 pei bottk U SHERRY if^^& amom:: i.ado. gcjdMiiijg 3J.OU Pel SPORT. JS/j£y VinTaj- -vacter). k# iA tt] A- -uppli^ l T^^'^t The Lea don JOHN LITTLE CO.. L^ (Incorporated b i Singapore, Penan*:
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      593 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gem as and Je ran tut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 m Bangkok every Thursday 6 Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      54 12 CLEARANCES. May 25th. Sri Tronoh, Giang Seng, Flevo, Rompin, Hontr Ho, Sri Patana, Kepong, Limax, Ban Siong Bee. Ipoh, Mena, (Brit.); Bintan, Esmeralda, Van der Does de Bye, Van Goens. Singkep, Rengat, Mossel, Singaradja, Cremer. Emile, Van Swoll, Tjipai, de Kock, R. S. BahTu, Gemma. (Dut.); Yuan On. (Chi.); Sumatra
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      87 12 iTUooAuhliUo la/UillliuKS. HOMEWARD M AII>. To Colombo, Djibouti. Port Said. Marseilles from Singapore. ATHOS 11. 20,000 tool June T Via Madras and Pondicherry. CHAMBORD 14,000 tone lone 20 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. PORTHOS 19.00 d tun? May 29 SPHINX 20.000 tons June 12 I To Saigon,
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      709 13 ■MM -bj KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Pasaage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. RepreaenUtive. in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. AH information,
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    EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR IN NATAL.
    313 14 FARMER KILLS 10 WO I NDS 3 AND COMMITS SUICIDE. Capetown, May 6. An extraordinary affair occurred at Charlestown, on the Natal border. Farmer Swart, against whom a warrant had been issued on a charge of 'attempted murder. eluded the police \vho were attempting to arrest
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    CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
    461 14 RECORD CREATED LAST YEAR. In L 926 the number i f immigrants arriving from China in the Colony totalled 348,593, an tcrease of 62.3 per cent over the figure for L 925, and exceeding that for 1911, the previous highest year, by 78,739 or 29.1 per •(.■nt states
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    67 14 The Illustrated Sporting 1 and Dramatic News of mail week contained a portrait, taken during a trip through the Burmese md Siamese jungle, of Mrs. Leona Starr. »vho will be remembered by many people in Kuala Lumpur. Mrs. Starr, whose husband is now in practice in Colombo, is said to
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      754 14 AUCTION SALE WALNUT-STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FIRMTURE, PIANO &c. Vf No, 25 Barket Road (<»(T Fukit 'limah Road) Singapore ON SATURDAY, 28th MAY, AT 2 P.M. omprising:— An excellent toned transposing; cottage piano by John Brinsmead and Sons, London. !ine design teak dining rOOJQ, sitting and two bedrooms furniture of ever)
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      402 14 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT I Prices at Singapore \wftKttWjn( Seven-passenger Five-passenger Five-passenger Sport I i\e-pass< .""-'e l ffltmll \l*A Touring-Car Touring-Car Touring Car Sedan Sertai S/i^|^B Series 12X $4,100 Series 115 $3,000 Series I2S $3,750 115 s:3 .cm yV^l »<»»■ ca»» j (including bulb horn, one extra wire wheel, one
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    870 15 MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, May 24. The welcome news of a yet further decrease in Port of London rubber stocks by 1373 tons is not. as yet, having; such a buoyant effect upon the market as could be expected although there is little doubt
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    SUZUKI CO. AND JAVA SUGAR TRUST.
    71 15 Agreement to take over Obligations. London, May 7. A tentative agreement has been reached under which two banks and two companies will take over the Suzuki Company's obligations to the Java Sugar Trust for orders valued at approximately 150,000,000 yen, thereby helping to maintain
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 May 25 Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 1-16 Bank demand 23 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2]4% New York, demand W Credits DO days 57% France, demand 1411 India. T.T. L 53"% Hong Kong, demand 11 p.c \)\>. Yokohama, demand 118 N< n Java, demand 130 Bangkok, demand 80%
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    PRODUCE.
    208 15 May 25. Tin IT.". Tons $1 18»4 (Jam bio. Pepper White 8 Pepper Black 51 Flak- Tapioca Pearl Sa>r<> Small Copra 10.40 Copra Sundried 10>o Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice Lianjr Hin Chan Mark Bed Eagle (New) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 2fio Rice,
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    167 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. Singapore, Maj 2.">. London. Rubber Is 7~>(i. I t Local i Tin.— London £287 ss. Up 15s. Local 148*4 for L 75 tons. Mining— Kuy oh L.57^ 1.62 I Malaya Consolidated L.21 L.25, Elahman Hydraulic 2.57% 2.62^2, North Taiping 1.2.', L.28, H Fan 1.1-' L.lB, Raman
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    80 15 esterday's Alterations. May 2.")ih.. Closing Pries. Buyers £elle r s Hitams L.OO L.0.1 Kuchai 2.14 2.1H Kuyohs L.60 L 65 Malayan Cons. 1.21 L.25 Rahman Hyd. 2.*>7 IL.1 L 2.72 Rantau pref. 2.0-" 2.10 South Taiping l 88 Bangrin u 32s 33s 6d Bangrin Old 34s 36s
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    80 15 FR ASER'S SHARE LIST. Buyers S<"' s Idris 56s 57s Johan Tin <si 20 24 Kuchai Ords. ($1 I 2.1 2.1 7.. Kuyoh Tin ($1) L.60 1.67% I intrni Tin ($1) L.BO L.85 Puchong (7s) 7s 3d p.m. Rantau Ord. ($1 2.02% 2.07% Rantau Pref. ($1) 1 2.12% Teja Malay
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    CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS.
    28 15 The annual general meeting of the above company was held yesterday at the >3k* at Gaylang but the meeting was not open io the Pies.-.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    118 15 YESTERDAY S Kl'lilSKK AUCTION. Thr Singapore luunber of Comi Robber Association, held its 813 th. Ruction yesterday, when thera wen < Rtaiof^ued 1444,397 lb£; 500.18 tons. Qffeted 854,394 lbs.; 426.03 tons Sold ***** U M 6 B I'liKKs RBAUOEBD. KiMn-d Smoked Sheet, Ceats Per Mb. The next
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    580 15 Tin has shewn a small advanoi in during the pa6t week and there In an increasing interest in to. than marl with a fail business passing in local eon ters. Sterling shares, however, continue neglected. Robber shew> n>> i during the period although Stocks I ondon are
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    53 15 Maj 2,"» th.. li! o'clock mmb, Latest Cable: London Spol Sheet If !k Kern fork Spat Sheet GjeU (Off pel it.. Buj era S R S S. equal to Standard Q.C I Spot 71 Stai lard K.S.S. Spot Ti lids Sept I i Tone of
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      346 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LEWFTED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.G. he Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act \1 TRACTIVE PLANS OF
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      432 15 BANKING. i YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880 Cap tal Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.92,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagriri. Esq. K. Mogami. Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsomi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. I Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo,
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      438 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkbng) 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., X.
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      38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 172©) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., BARKER k CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    788 16 Yorkshire's Long Undefeated Run Ends. BEATEN H> WAinVK KSHIKK. Rentl r*a Service.] London, May 21. After a run <■*' 76 matches in the English C< Gricke Championship without endefeal V nrkshire were beaten Hull by Warwickshire by 8 wici ts. Scores in the championship games npl t< -day
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      AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      90 16 THREE MOKE AMERICANS OUT. [Router's Service]. Umdon. May 21. At Hoylako to-day an unemployed, li^ >-(ay old Birkenhead lab urer named Sutton, followed by his own gallery of unemployed, brilliantly defeated the- Walker Cup layer and Scottish international, W. Toram -l up and •> i<> play. Nelson,
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      SARTORIAL ELEGANCE ON TENNIS COURT.
      57 16 i Reuters Service.] St. Cloud, May 24. A sensation was caused at the opening the French hard-courts championships by he T year old American, Sydney Wood's -ait' rial enuilatii v. ol Hagen. Attired m white plus-fours and brilliantly variegated hose, he defeated Ricou, France. Tilden
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      BRITISH ATHLETES FOR OLYMPIA.
      48 16 I Reuters Service.] London, May 21. Lord Birkenhead. Chairman of the Appeal; C mmittee of the British Olympic Asso/iati< n, in a l< tter to the Press, appeals for P3O 000 to send a team about ::oo to A mst< i dam in 1928.
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      NEW ZEALANDERS' TOUR.
      70 16 THREE WICKETS DEFEAT AT LORD'S I Reuters Service. London, May 24. Middlesex defeated the New Zealanderc at >rd*s to-day by three wickets. NVu Zealand 234 and 335Middlesex -2!»0 and 280 for 7. For the tourists; McCirr scored ~'2 and Page 65 in their second innings. In Middlesex'
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      AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT THE SWIMMING CLUB.
      82 16 AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT THE SWIM MING CLUB. As already announced, the Australian cricketers will be the guests of the >wi!:-min<r CTuV >n Sunday. They will be entertained to tiflPn. Tiffins will also be served to members a 1 two dollars a head. and members who intend to be present are
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    254 16 THE JEAN II CUP. Next Sunday the first race for the Jean II Challenge Cup will be sailed for over the following course: From Club starting line to GlenfaJl cti anchored off United Engineers r "r leaving ii to starboard; thence on a course a] proximate]} W.S.W. to Oscar
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    CHINESE ASSOCIATION.
    72 16 Ping-Pong Championship. The following are the ties for the week ending May 29. Play commences at 8 jun. <>n each date. 2o"th. Khor Yong Yam vs. loh Ah Fong. 27th. Oh Cheng Seng vs. Winner oi Chua Cheng Lim and Wee Cheong Yew. 28th. Yeo Meng Seah vs.
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    49 16 A Berlin message says that unmarried women in Germany between the ages of 20 and 45 number 5,300,000; the excess of women over men between those ages is 1,750,000, largely due. it is said, to war losses. There are in all some 2,250,000 more women than men in Germany.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    806 16 Win For S.C.F.A. AN EXCITING GAME. S.C.F.A 2: S.R.C 1. Thrills were plentiful in yesterday's first league match at the Stadium, but the football was not of the best. The Chinese certainly deserved to win, having had the better of the exchanges throughout, but it was quite late
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    THE CRICKET VISIT.
    37 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. May 25. Arrangements for the visit of the Australian cricketers here are in full swing. The Esplanade ground is being specially prepared the number one pitch receiving unremitting attention.
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    17 16 Barrister at Bow County Court: What is your name? Woman (genially): Maria Mary for short to you.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    343 16 Spring Tournament Ends. CLERC AND I TERM ARK WINCHAM PION SHIP PAIRS. The spring lawn tennis tournament at the Cricket Club concluded yesterday afternoon when Clerc and Utermark had a surprisingly easy victory in the final of the Championship Pairs over Hall and Hug£'ins, who f in
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      77 16 Single^. Captain Price beat Lt.-C Richmond <>— 1. 6—o. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Lt.-Col. Richmond and Ma/'. Gardner scr beat Mai. Streeten and Capt. Robb 3, 10—B, 9—ll. B—6. Maj. Dunsterville and Lt. Dear len •">. beat ("apt. Carey and I/. Taylor 2. .'>—6, 7—5. 6—4. Lt- Turner and
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      THURSDAY'S TIES.
      45 16 Singles (Semi-finals). Lt.-Col- Taylor vs. Capt. Carey. Cap". Price vs. Maj. Gardner. Men's Handicap Doubles. Lt. Turner ai>d Lt. Fxham 5. vs. Maj. Justice and ("apt- Howe]] 15.4. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Cain. Robb and Miss Ballantine 5 vs Lt. and Mi-s. Dearden 3.
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    INTER-PORT SHOOT PRACTICE.
    61 16 INTER -PORT SHOOT PRACTICE. In a practice i\r the [nter-port Shoot, which will be shot off this weekend the following- scores were made yesterday. 200 -"00 600 Total Sgt Kirwan 33 34 32 99 Capt Gibson 33 32 33 98 Pte Jacobs 29 30 32 91 Sgt Lee Kia Wah
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    79 16 Programme of Drills up to and for May 29th. 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. Unit. Machine Gun Platoon, Scottish Company, Eurasian Company. Malay Drill Hall. Malay Company. Saturday. 28th.. L.30 p.m.,
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    30 16 Orders For Week Ending May 29th. Thursday, 26th. Band Practice Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, May 28th.— All Troop? Parade at Headquarters 4 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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