The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 May 1927

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press lit v i SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927. NO. 12,115
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    244 1 Qiiicquid BfMfrf h<>inin>s „<istii rut farrago Libilli .Juvenal. The Topidst would give a good deal to know on what subject! L.N.G. and H.C. chatted when they met at Queen's House recently. Kipling has adequately dealt with a situation like this, so the Topicist hardly dare- to
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    87 1 A very severe engagement is proceeding m Honan between the Fengtien and Hankow armies- The reports states that the Southerners have suffered a reverse but Chinese are inclined to suspend their opinion pending further details Page 11. The debate gn the Acres matter was a very pcor
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      336 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY NIC.HTLY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS CHINESE WAYANGS. NIGHTLY NIGHTLY THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. GATE. 10 cts. j Mdm. I* Rdvey's HMHMmnnm^m^>^ School of I DANCING For children and young A ladies m Character, W Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons m modern ball-room dancing and
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      321 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Xo-NigKt Xo-NigHt AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. THE ALL BRITISH FILM X NELSON" Supported by THE GAUMONT MIRROR. INCLUDING THE FIRST NUMBER OF DISMAL DESMOND And the opening of GUNONG PULAI WATER SCHEME Froth Blower's Night! To-Night. MATINEE WEDNESDAY AT 5-15 p.m. Prices $2 and 1. Book at
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      315 2 From Wednesday, 25th. to Monday. 30th M n A PICTURE THAT WILL APPEAL AS MI T CH TO TIH AS TO THE YOUNG. U A L H A M BRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietors) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A PARAMOUNT SUPER-DE-LUXE. Adapted from Sir James
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      539 2 CHURCH SERVICES. SIMM SI Nf>AV Al IKK EASTER. i.ARRISON (HIIKHES r«'hurch of England). Tanjtlin. < wnanion. s i •>. Parade Servkt Blakanir Mati. 1». k Service. THE STRAITS CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH. A.l S KAPRL. ■-i n > v School. 9.43 Mala? Service: ReT, Goh Hood Ken* PAYA LEBAR ENGLISH SCHOOI
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    CO-OPTIMISTS' QUARREL OVER SALARY DEMANDS.
    781 3 A Director Talks of "Bolshevism." "FINIS" IN JULY. All whom the Co-Optimists' entertainment has delighted and they are thousands wHI team with regret that "the show, m its present form, will finish with the orid of its provincial season m July. It has run continuously
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    5 3 Have fewer Bills Lord Banbury.
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      154 3 The Food of Kings Court Physicians know the best and see that > Royal Babies have the best. That is why Glaxo has been used with success m 5 Royal 5 Nurseries. Only the best is good enough for C your Baby, for is he not a King to you
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    ALARMIST PAMPHLET,
    367 4 "GERMAN BLOCKADE OF BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1942." An extraordinary pamphlet, entitled "The Blockade of the British Empire by the German Air Fleet m 1942," has just been printed m Paris, suggesting that by 1942 Germany will have enough aeroplanes to wipe out the British Mercantile Marine m a
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    87 4 The simplicity and efficiency of the new i Hupmobile Eight is strikingly demonstrat- ed m its cooling system, which requiries an unusually small number of parts and con- nections. Only two radiator hose connections are employed. The cylinder block design provides extra large water space around the valves, enabling thorough
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    PSYCHOLOGY OF THE WOMAN DRIVER.
    974 4 Nerve and Endurance. With ever-increasing traffic on the roads, together with the advent of the comparatively cheap fast six-cylinder car, the standard of driving should of necessity be very much higher than that of three or even two years ago. But has the average driver
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    NEW AVRO LYNX.
    451 4 British Air Ministry. A substantial order for the new Avro Lynx training aeroplane of the 504 N type has been placed with A. V. Roe and Co. by the British Air Ministry, and delivery m numbers has already commenced. In March six Royal Air Force pilots arrived
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    UNPRECEDENTED POPULARITY OF MOTORING
    117 4 UNPRECEDENTED POPULARITY OF MOTORING CONGESTION KOFND 1 lN I WEEK KM'- I Queues I Cars Deep and :> v Lend"' v The unprecedented popular.threatens to mak'e the md and other big- efffel i»> I ends. The HNH vosu congestion of the QMermi three cars deep and betu. I long were
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    THE TURNING POINT IN "CARDOM."
    743 5 THE "STfyVJGHT JSIGHT." ECONOMICAL CHANGES IN DESIGN. -tfy Major F. A C. Forbes -Lejth, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India" etc.) [FREE fRESS SPECIAL.} About four years ago, public opinion was rapidly arriving at the belief that the limit of efficiency m motor car
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    "MORE HASTE—"
    106 5 The new chauffeur was driving his master home Faster and faster sped the magnificent car as they left the more crowded streets behind them, until at last a cold sweat breke over the master's brow. "Hi, James!" he yelled. "Go steady! We shall spend the night m goal
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    CORROSION OF METALS.
    775 5 SIX YEARS OF EXPERIMENT The result of six years' patient work was I [resented to the Faraday Society when Dr. \V. PL J. Yemen read his second experimental report to the Atmospheric Corrosion Research Committee of the British NonFerrous Metals Research AssociationThe report was concerned with the
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    134 5 To determine the ie>istance to light and the limit of time that a material will retain its original color, all cloth upholstery used m Hupmobile closed cars is subjected lc> an intense lig"ht test. The specimen is placed m a cabinet fitted with a series of powerful violet jay lights.
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    472 5 Three more cases of smallpox have been reported from among the contacts at Kampong Bahru. The chief feature of interest m this season's cricket tourney is the advent of the smaller ball. The innovation is, of course. an experiment of which only time will prove the worth. F«c my own
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      154 5 Be Otiided By experience Jbr Economical Transportation Ovei two and a half million owners have discovered that is possible to obtain m a roltt all the advantages of ulv modern gear-change ear Models and Prices. I the lowest cost. 1 uuidid by the experience TOURING $1500. this multitude, who have
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      131 5 IJe^el ESSEX FOUR DOOR (fESSExI MOTORS SFDAN MOTORS i New Type New Colours New Upholstery New Appointments. ij This Sedan with four wide doors offer individuality and reliable transportation. It j has a new beauty of line distinction m its two tone colour effects and a "i richness of upholstery
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    HOW THE NAVY LOST ITS WHISKERS.
    1130 6 A SAVING OF BAD LANGUAGE. The veracious story of how Queen Victoria allowed the Navy to give up its regulation whiskers fashion is told m RearAdmiral Sir Sydney Eardley-Wilmot's reminiscences. You will find the ajccount sandwiched between fascinatingly un-tech-nical technicalities about the development of
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    DRAMA OF FOREIGN LEGION.
    1509 6 Three Years of Misery and Peril. AN ENGLISHMAN'S STORY. "The Legicn is hell. I have known men m hospitaf commit suicide by hunger strike rathor than go back. ''The X.C.O.s are brutal, and I have seen sergeant-majors shot by their own men for revenge m the
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    This Week's Great Dau
    574 6  -  UNKNOWN mmurmi euros row HTY I May 29. Death of Sir Humphry Davy. 98 On the 29th. May, 1829, Sm YEARS Humphry Davy, the famous AGO. chemist and scientific writer, died at the age of 51. He was born on the 17th. December 1778 at Penzance
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    THE GRASS COURT IS DYING.
    1229 6  -  R. O. CROLE-REES THE LURE OF THE HARD COURT. I I 1 Present Problem of British Lawn Tennis i THE WEATHER FACTOR. GORDON (The famoqp cbampion and Davis Gfep Player). IFBEB. PIES 3 SPECIAL.} Again this year, tennis court groundsmen are now preparing grass courts
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      43 6 A TYLDESLEY ARTICLE- "cricket "service "by "Al'evgland" t PUYERS. I The Smaller Ball. I WHY THE BOWLER HOPES TO BENEFIT. I Getting Even With The Batsman. i by I <>ICK TYLDESLEV. I I (The Lancashire and England slow bowler). jl IFREE PRESS SPECIAL.}
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    863 7 Empire Day Parade. A GREAT OCCASION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 24. On Malacca Glub Padang to-day at 9 a.m. there were about 8,000 school children Cadets, and Boy Scouts present, and an assembly of roughly 2,000 persons watching the proceedings. The Honourable the Resident Councillor, Mr.
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    U.S.A. NOT READY FOR THE "MESSAGE."
    45 7 London, May 11. On her return from America with Krishnamurthi, Mrs. Annie Besant, interviewed, declared that there was considerable interest shown m America m Krishnamurti, but that the country is not yet ready for the "Message" he would bring.
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      253 7 <^^fc Give Baby Strength I A 1 When bteatt^eeding tails -a substitute J/y elements as the natural milk. Thar sub- V> »«>tuteisMellin'»Food. Mixed as direcrcd, 1 it contains aU the constituents of mother's jp> f milk lt Guilds bone, brain and muscle. P Mcllins Fbod THE FOOD THAT FEEDS Obtainable
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      551 7 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT ■^vn "^^S^w*\ '^4^ EQUAL VALUE HAS NEVER BEEN OFFERED Prices at Singapore: riIHE most cursory inspection of the new line of Chevrolet Five-passenger Touring Car I cars shows convincingly thai all previous standards of $1,395 A motor car value are surpassed. Five-passenger Sedan In beauty of
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    We Hear from London
    1544 8 We Hear from London- GOSSIP FROM THE METROPOLIS. A British Ambassador's Outspokenness.— Notable Cricket Season Ahead. An Author's Criticism, Hampton Court Alterations. IFREE PRESS SPECIAL.! Speculation is once again rife as to the future of the Marquis of Crewe, the British Ambassador m Paris, and it is hinted that he
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      251 8 Jj\ OUT OF Q of all cars on the road use DOUBLE W^% RIBBED gmml SPARK PLUGS Champions for every Car, Lorry and Marine Engine. Obtainable from— MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212 ORCHARD RD., SINGAPORE. k m 1 IB >#<. Zlr 5 What Will Baby Beccme. C^W S 7 Men mm!
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      214 8 TET Twink remedy the damage done JLrf by the searching rays of the sun to all those dainty, beautiful colours. /•jfi Twink cleans and dyes at the same time. w%'i There is no trouble attached to the Twink i*s 4 way. Choose among the 24 charming V%;/ colours, follow the
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    THE ARCOS DEBATE.
    789 9 CENSURE MOTION DEFEATED. OPPOSITION'S POOR CASE. [Reuter's Service.! London, May 2ft. In the House f Commons the Labour motion was defeated by 367 votes to JlB. The debate on the motion, which evoked as much interest as Mr. .Baldwin's statement on Tuesday, was followed by a number
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    20 9 To be central without being commonplace: that is the, great problem both of literature and of wit.— Mr. John Bailey.
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    VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
    568 9 G.O.Cs FAREWELL. To-morrow His Excellency the G-O.C, Sir Theod re Fraser, says farewell to the Corps at a short ceremonial parade to be held on the padang adjoining the S.V.C. After a short address by the G.OC the Volunteers will march past H.E., who will take the salute.
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    EMPIRE TRADE.
    128 9 Sir Alfred Mond's Views. London. May 3. Sir Alfred Blond, speaking- at a meeting of members of the House of Commons, pointed out that his recent trip on the Continent had convinced him that the leading business men favoured an economic union m Europe, and they had raised
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    41 9 Programme of Drills up to and for May 29th. Saturday, 28th., 1.30 p.m., Bukit Timah. All Units. 2.30 p.m.. M. Cycle Platoon Ist. Reinf. Sunday, 7.0 a.m., Drill Hall, All Units. 2.30 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, Eurasian Company.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    23 9 Orders For Week Ending May 29th. Saturday, May 28th.— All Troops Parade at Headquarters 4 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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      728 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all the roads and approaches to Covent Row and Covent Garden t lately C heart)? Hong Lim Market) belonpinß to the Estate of Cheng Tew Muey, will be dosed to public traffic from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, the 31st May
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      560 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on Friday June 3rd, being; His Majesty's Birthday and on Monday June 6th, beinp Whit Monday. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. NOTICE. A revised time table will be brought into operation on Ist June, 1927. For particulars, enquire at Railway Stations. The
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      222 9 ALHAMBRA Tuesday, May 31st v T?3. i OU il Cry tt"^ k "4 lit 1^ 1 L* SHERIFFS SALE !N TH»s SI'PREME COI'KT OF HE -X I I.SK K.N": O>P BtVCA P' 'ftP hi the caase <•> Chan Terk Fonc i Widow) PUkitlf versus 1. (hong Sze t^OOg 2. Chop
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    726 10 SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927. The Arcos Debate. From a Parliamentary point of view the Labour motion m connection with the Arcos revelations must have been a complete frost, judging by the cabled accounts. Mr. Clynes took the only line open to him, other than a deliberate support
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    301 10 The Gazette notifies that Cay. Luigi Neyrone is recognized as l.alian Consul at Singapore. The list of practitioners registered ur.der the Medical Registration Ordinance is published m the Gazette. Mr, G. L. Ham takes the place of Mr. B. Nunn on the Mohamedhan and Hindu Endowments Board, Penang. Lieut. W.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    160 10 OVERHEAD WIRES DOWN. (From Our Own Correspondent.; Penaitg, Ma> 27. There was great commotion m the Dato Kramat district to-day when a large branch of an Angsenna tree at the roadside near the Gardens suddenly broke with a loud crash and fell across the live tram and telephone
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    SIR HUGH CLIFFORD.
    140 10 COMING ON BY THE ELLENC.A. The fire on board the P. and O. Kalyan, which delayed that vessel at Port Sudan for several days, is apparently primarily responsible for the fact that Sir Hujrh Clif ford will not arrive here until June Jrd. Sir Huph was to
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    THE LALAT TRAGEDY.
    132 10 Fuller detail* are now available ol what actually happened with regard to the fatal attack on Mr. Wakefield when m command 5f the Preventive Service launch Lalat off :he Johore coast recently. The night was dark and nasty and when .he smugglers' boat had been got alongside
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    COMMUNITY SINGING AT THE CATHEDRAL.
    54 10 In place d£ the usual sermon there will )e Community Singing m St. Andrew's Cathedral on Sunday next at Evensong Community Singing is the expression of a lers- nal regard for music as distinct from hat impersonal interest which tinds itself satisfied by listening- to
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    THE NELSON FILM.
    39 10 There will not be a matinee at the Victoria Theatre this afternoon. A Matinee will be given on Wednesday next at o.lf> p.m. booking is at John Little's. Prices $2 and, children half price to Matinee.
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    226 10 Police recruits had a refreshing diversion m the way of a chase after a Chinese thief just as they were doing their right turns and forming fours yesterday morning. They followed the Chinese who was seen sprinting away m the vicinity of the Municipal offices, pursued by another man. The
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      MARINES TO BE SENT TO NORTH-CHINA.
      34 10 MARINES TO BE SENT TO NORTH -CHINA. (By courtesy of tru- \;ir. Nichi Shini!,uri.-i.a Tokiu. Hi| n The Tokiwa. a niirn layer hundred marines m board will L ed to-morrow her Tsinir -ta< fi
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      TO DISCUSS MATTERS IN CHINA
      34 10 An important meeting tf I discuss the important problem China will be held on the I6tl Mr. Yo.hixawa. .Jaj.an. Peking, who wa- rci a imeeting, is due to on
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      GOVT.'S POLICY IN CHINA.
      34 10 Fhe Government attitude to C nina ha> been unfavour; ed on by maj( -!;•> of are pointing: out the British sentiment n Cl I by the dispatch <>f tl i,. China.
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      CHINESE ENTER ABOVE.
      25 10 the North an.l S u;i. Q regiments sf the Fourti to receive miiitar} trail i \I 4' 1 Japanese Doßefef And miver:
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    EX-GOVERNORAND AND GOVERNOR ELECT MEET.
    64 10 EX-GOVERNORAND AND GOVERNOR ELECT MEET. Sir Laurence Guillentard Lady Guillemard wen ti gu Hujrh Clifford at Qii.-.r/- R arrived at Colombo on M U Malwa on their wm} k hi- Pn'va c- Becteterj meet I and Lady GutUemard Mid i 'ion to them to Q --veninjr Sir Hujrh gave which
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    OLD RAFFLESIANS' ASSOCIATION.
    67 10 OLD RAFFLESI ANS' ASSOCIATION. At a meeting cony« tt< Stack oi" the Sports Sub I following were elected U I the various game- for C ricket. H. <J. Stack i Souzii; Football. C. 1' Sniitb Wheatley and Q, rowers; M... t Oehlei> (Cajit.i ami C. II. 1 I nniv I.
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    GARRISON SPORTS.
    157 10 The Garrison Sports will I Stadium on Saturday Juni LH lowing have been provisional the Duke's. 10U Yards:- -LC Niwhnu,,:. I" Cpl. Jowett. Long .lump:- I Cpl. Da^p, Pte. Sanson Hurdle: Frankis, LC Langrfurd. L< I Half Mil*:— Pte. McOuin. Pb L.-Sgt. Foster. Putting nesley, Pte. Walker. Pte.
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    125 10 At Sunjrei I'atani last Stui.i.: Government Services cai'tain. Watson, beat the Rest ca; M. E. Barrett, at crieki t b) Patting: first, the Re-t icon I Thompson U, Stoke- li. M I I not out). F. C. I). Laßrooy too! for 15 runs, and Watson book Government Services replied Hamid
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      73 10 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth PURPLE TRIANGLE BASS j THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole Agents Adamson, Giliillan Co., Ltd. LONDON NOTES. The dress coat has returned to fashion for many functions where before dinner jackets were considered adequate. Lapels are shorter and wider. The waist line of the
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    GREAT BATTLE OF HONAN.
    373 11 IMPORTS OF A SOUTHERN REVERSE. Hh \VY LOSSES INCURRED. r"> Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. M«»y 27. taafisi military power is now its great co i test on the plains where the biggest battle the > ever fought began yester. «lesa from Hankow of May reported the
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    OBITUARY.
    30 11 [Beater's Service.] New York, May 27. announced f Ernest Albee. I Philosophy, at Cornell, and at! sarhnsetts, of the Reverend i orl ex-President of the World's; ay i;r I'nion.
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    COMMERCE SECRETARY RESIGNS.
    22 11 I Renter's Service. Washington, May 27. as accepted the resignation j I'-tv.s acting Secretary for Kbsecce < f Mr. Hoover.
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    THE MALOLO COLLISION.
    27 11 [Renter's Service]. New York, Mny 25. eoUbioa was due to fog. The authored, two earners are i and a tag has been sent out.
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    THE LIBERAL VOTE.
    23 11 Outer's Service.] London. May 27. I thirty nine Liberals voted ■Wrt a last night's censure I i George abstained from
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    OPIUM IN INDIA.
    254 11 NATIVE STATES CONFERENCE. A COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE. Neuter s Service. Simla, May 27. Lord Irwin, opening a conference of rej presentatives of forty Indian States to dis- cuss measures to suppress the opium evil m the States, emphasised that India was bound by international undertakings for the
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    ROCKFELLERS GENEROSITY.
    41 11 TReuter's Service.l Paris, May 27 Mr. John Rockefeller, who gave 18.000.000 francs n 1924 for upkeep of national palaces of Versailles Fontainbleau and tbe res o ration of Rheims Cathedral hi< given a further 40.000.000 to complete the work.
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    THE WORKERS OF ASIA.
    153 11 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. May 26. In his Presidential speech to the Laboui Conference Sir Atul Cfaaterjee emphasised that theiv was a large number of workers m Asia and rapid development of industry and manufacture there on modern linestherefore, it would be a mistake for the International
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    NEW ZEALAND'S ARMAMENTS DELEGATES.
    38 11 [Reuter's Service]. London, May 26. New Zealand ha? appointed the High Commissioner. Sir James Parr, and Viscount Jellicoe to represent it at the Three Power Armamen's Conference, which opens at Geneva on June 20.
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    THE NEW COLUMBUS
    98 11 [Reu'er's Service.] Paris, May 26. Lindbergh has been feted for four days uninterruptedly and the enthusiasm for the young "Columbus of the air shows no signs of dying down. Marshal Foch received Lindbergh at hi? house this morning and gave him his photograph, remarking smilingly, "It is
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    CHICAGO COMMUNISTS NAMED.
    58 11 [Reuter's Service]. Chicago, May 26. Several Chicago Communists mentioned m the note-book found m Soviet House London are well-known here. They include Lydia Gibson, the artist wife of the American cartoonist. Robert Minor, the son of a former Texas judge. The couple are now m Russia, where
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    ABE MITCHELL OPERATED ON.
    20 11 Lortdon, May 26. Abe Mitchell has been operated on for appendicitis. He is progressing favour^ ably.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    226 11 THE COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE. Teachers and timber. [Renter's Service.] London, May 27. The Colonial Conference discussed education and agreed that the Educational Advisory Committee should consider the question of improving the arrangements for supervising and advising colonial students m Great Britain and also m regard to teachers
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    SPECTACULAR RUSSIAN THREAT.
    80 11 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo. May 27. Several vernacular papers publish special reports from correspondents at Harbin reporting the issuing of orders for a national mobilisation of Soviet troops m the shortest possible time to be disposed chiefly aiong the far eastern frontiers and Kronstadt. This alleged
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    THE DERBY.
    195 11 LATEST BETTING PRICES Reuter's Service. London, May 28. Lord Derby's Sickle remains favourite for the Derby' to be run next Wednesday. The latest prices are: Lord Derby's Sickle 9 2. Mr. Fiank urzon's Call Boy 5 1Mr. C. W. S. Whitburn's Adam's Apple 7 1 Sir Victor Sassoon's
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    11 11 ordered, and were going to use. he understood, an oil engines.
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    217 11 Referring 'o the recommendation of Committee No. 6 approving of the proposed installation of an additional 10,000 kilowatt generating plant at S L James, the President explained that the growth of the load on the sta'ion was such that Mr. Fulcher anticipated that by the time they
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    906 11 Heavier Taxation For Buses. CONSEQUENCE OF TRAM BOYCOTT. The taxation of private mo 'or buses, m order to replace revenue from the Traction Co. not to be expected owing to the rolley bus boycott, was decided on by the Municipal Commissioners at a special meeting held after the
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      709 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Twice monthly service Liverpool an 3 Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. GLXUCUS London, Rotterdam Hamburg pnd Hull In Pert t AENEAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow June 6 LYC AON London, Rotterdam, and Hamburg June 6 ALTOLYCUS London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and
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    SHOOTING AT AIRMAN.
    379 13 ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE. Gentleman Farmer Cra«'?:l .:03 gal! Trelawney Dayrell Reed, a gentleman farmer, aged about 38, of West Parley, near Bournemouth, was charged at Wimborne police-court wi h shooting at Squadron-Leader Longton's aeroplane during the Easter Air Meeting. The* wording of the charge was: That he
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    BROAD SHOULDERS OF THE PRESS
    224 13 Dame M trgaret Greville's Denial of Interview Statements. Melbourne, May 2. A denial of certain statements derogatory to Australians, attributed to her m a recent interview at Colombo-, is given by Dame Margaret Greville m a cable received by the Prime Minister. Mr. Bruce, from
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    "TALKING" WIRELESS IN GERMANY.
    200 13 Dr. Bredlow's Optimistic Prophecies. London, May 9. Berlin.— The time is near when^ the German householder will sit at home hastening to a loud speaker and watching a private screen on which the wirelessed voice will be illustrated by means of a pictureThis is the solemn
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      783 13 AUCTION SALE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. PIANO &c v No. 2"» Barker Road (off Bukit Tinrah Road) Singapore ON SATURDAY, 28th MAY, AT 2 P.M. An excellent toned transposing cottage piano by John Brinsmead and fbM design teak dining rooii, sitting and two bedrooms furniture of n. including teak and iron
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      286 13 TTTHEN you buy VV Interwoven Socks you know that the famous Interwoven Toe and Heel insure maximum wearing value. Ask to see the many new patterns and colour mixtures m silk, wool and lisle, all moderMuller Phipps (Malaya). Ltd. ©be and Ifjcd Kermath Marine Engines have proved themselves unsurpassed m
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      428 13 A Delicate Girl M ft i*wki c va^ ue °f u ffi m fl By *^P ciency of calcium *_z n tne *ytem is not I 5/ appreciated at its I Ss **>*' full worth" writes N^ a physician m >^^S. T\ "The Canadian \VV *S V/ Practitioner:' v\ For
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    CHANGED STATUS OF WOMEN.
    292 14 "NEED IiBT BE PENNED UP IN THEIR HOUSES." Bombay Magistrate's Opinion. Bombay, May 6. Some interesting remarks regarding the changed status of women were made by the Chief Presidency Magistrate m the course of a judgment ordering William Baker to pay Rs. 5 monthly towards the
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    MALAYAN FLOOD RELIEF (INDIAN) FIND.
    417 14 Colkciions per Mr. G. V. Rowe: A. K. Surattee 51, R. Jumabhoy 51, J. Purshotam 51, K. Mohamed Hussein 51, B. Govindasamy 51, S. M. Pareethu 51, E. E. C. Thuraisingham 51, Arahn Alagappa Che tiar 203, Dr. K. Raghunathan 25, G. V. Rowe 25,
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    FERGUSON'S CEYLON DIRECTORY.
    119 14 We have received a copy of this excellent directory of Ceylon, which is m its sixty-eighth year of publication. It contains a mass of information on Ceylon, including historical summary, statistical data, railway, post and telegraph information, institutions, etc. A general review of banking and agriculture m
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    INDIAN ARMY OFFICER'S SUICIDE
    32 14 Simla, May 10 Lieutenant R. B. McKean of' the Royal Scots Fusiliers, shqt himself dead this morning at Salem. The cause of the suicide is not yet known.
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    WIRELESS FOR F.M.S.
    585 15 A Definite Scheme Being Launched. LOCAL BROADCASTING COMPANY. Wireless enthusiasts m the F.M.S. will be glad to hear that a Company is being floated m the F.M.S.. which will be known as the Malayan Broadcast Services, Ltd. This Company has already been registeied under the Companies Enactment
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    "NO MISTRESS OF THE SEAS."
    47 15 London, May 9. The American ex-Naval Chief, RearAdmiral W. S. Sims, declares that battleships have been superseded by submarines and aircraft. A naval blockade henceforth will be im possible, m his view. No country can claim to be Mistress of the Seas.
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    INDIAN TEAM'S SUCCESS AT LORDS.
    67 15 Nazir All's Great Work Against M.C.C. London, May 7. In a match at Lords between the M.C.C. and the Indian Gymkhana, the latter scored 282 for 9 wickets and declared their innings closed. Nazir Ali scored 137 and the Nawab of Pataudi, 78. Ltrds. Indian
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    74 15 Inspector Bendle, who went to Siam m connection with the extradition of Mr. Kettlewell. late of the Yukon Gold Co., who left this country while on bail on a criminal charge of cheating, arrived m Ipoh on Monday night with his cTiarge, says the Times of Malaya. Mr. Kettlewell was
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      105 15 MADE IN THE CUP j '*jgs I INSTANT POSTUM permits "^Sllg^^ 1 one to forego the annoyance that attends coffee making. Here is a drink that can be made m an instant with little preparation or trouble. Simply add boiling water to a level teaspoonful of Postum, stir and serve
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      378 15 Cured off Sciatica after many months agony A rem:irkai>le instance of the efficacy of De Witt's? Kidney and Bbidder PiJfe m cases of Sciaiica. is reported by Mrs. Faulkner, 61, Gardenia Koad, Hush Hill Park, Kn field, who writes "Do Uitt'j* I'ilU are really wondeiful Tliw have oompletely cured uu-
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      415 15 I THE I I EXPORT ADVISER I I NUMEROUS FIRST-CLASS I I BELGIAN AND FRENCH MANUFACTORIES I I Trading with I I STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. I I offers you his services for the I 9 I MONTHLY SUPPLY OF ALL GOODS. I I on the most advantageous terms. I I Deals
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      456 15 CHARITY CROSSWORD No. 17. Prize of $200 p paid foi t*4 correct or nearest correct solation of this puzzle From the Htu week's competition 50 per cent will be handed to:— Poh Leung Koek, Penang. t«i iks. §t |j?^iC^ M *Tr'^T^"""^MKr l i^ «g— I I I I I I*
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    ROTTERDAM LLOYD'S NEW SHIPS.
    697 16 14-KNOT VESSELS. Figures have already been published indicating that the tramp tonnage of the world is diminishing, whilst the cargo liner tonnage is increasing, and the tendency towards the adoption of vessels of highor speed than has hitherto been customary is now well recognized. The four
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    85 16 Ban Whatt Hin, Erit. 194. from Malacca 27, for Malacca 28. Celebes Maru, Jap. 4258, from Yokohama 27, for Bombay 29. Ban Whatt Soon, Biit. 169. from P. Dickson 27, for Asahan 29. Carmarthenshire. Brit. 4969, from Taku Bar 27, for Penang 28. Ban Siong Bee, Brit. 74, from B.
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      756 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 torn) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The sj. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      430 16 Kerr Steamship Co. inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General A tents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM) BALTIMORE PACIFIC ORIENT SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERPINE M.S. SILVERFIR due May M.S. SILVERELM due June 14 For ratee and other
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      100 16 HEDGES AND BUT! P'^ WINES 8 SPIRITS Ks:-- —J f> r 5 rv 7\\! r Fn 1 I^=— **Jk XJLL. Is ■aassiH f on f w\ n i\ T m»| L til V I il Ll»lj:.ril.Oui IMS pa Iwttif f| H -scKi'Tin: r<»rJ" $mt il s:i i"' r lmll 1
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      708 16 SHIPPING NOTES. A typhoon i& reported within sixty miles of lat. 19 deg. N., long., 119 deg^ E. travelling m a northerly direction, intensity unknown. On her arrival at Hong Kong the Dutch vessel Van Heutsz, with 1,858 deck passengers from the Straits, reported one death, cause not stated, and
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      92 16 CLEARANCES. May 27. Lumina, Seang Bee, Sri Wongsee, Kelantan, Barratta, (Brit.); Kashima- Maru, (Jap); Steel Navigator, (Am.): Pontianak, Insulinde, Emile, Modjokerto, 1 Sembilan, Maetsuycker, (Dut). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight May 26th. Max. shade temp. 88.7 F f Mm shade
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      614 17 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. <Jt*»»mAi.« t T Arrive. Leave. uotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen. tatwerp, via Colombo, Aden, Port HMI Port Said. Andes Maru June 1Q Juw t. 1 ape Town, Rio, Santos, and Buenos Aires. f Santos Maru June 16 June 17 bosa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, ;i DdacM Pay and Durban.
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      338 17 TRAVEL -COMFORT DOLLAR "PRESIDENT" LINERS "^^^S^HSDollar President linen offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, w«>ll-ventilato i and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water.
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      627 17 K. P. M. KONIMKLYKE PAKETVAABT MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNM»T Telephone No. 8040, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representative* In the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) ef the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    FATIMA HEARS INAUDIBLE SOUND.
    1098 18 Experiment With a Doctor's Whistle. A DAY AT THE ZOO. Professor Charles Darling and I stood m the morning sunshine m front of the open-air cages of the Great Cat's House at the Zoo. In his hand the professor held a little nickel instrument with a
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    LONG MEMORY OF THE LAW.
    127 18 Echo of 1923 Tragedy m India Simla, May 13. Peshawar. May 13. Gulakbar t who has been absconding since April, 1923. when he with four others, toak part m the, murder of Mrs. Ellis and the abduction o«f Miss Ellis, has been arrested. He came
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    CHINESE ASSOCIATION.
    64 18 Ping-Ponjr Championship. The following are M\e ties for the week ending May 29. Play commences at 8 p.m. on each date. 27th. Oh Cheng Seng vs. Winner of Chua Cheng Lim and Wee Cheong Yew. 28th. Yeo Meng Seah vs. Lim Cheng Ban. 29th. Chua Choon Leong vs.
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    39 18 Chinese press reports state that Mr. Fu Siao-en, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, has fled to Japan, but actually he still is m Shanghai. Meanwhile, the authorities are calling for his arrest within two weeks Ex.
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      62 18 /&r Economical Transportation AL WAY S O N XIM E THE NAVY'S CHOICE jj PLYMOUTH j! GIN. i Obtainable Everywhere. '< YOU WILL WANT NOTHING BETTER THAN AN "ALL TEAK" MODEL PIANO. Built by GARCIA. PRICES FROM $425. EASY PAYMENTS ARRANGED. 2, ORCHARD ROAD. THE SINGAPORE SKIPGHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. I
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      236 18 guard the! 1^ llf D A!^9I^L_ l J^ \\HERE TEETH MEET GUMS Brushing Teeth is Not Sufficient A Dentifrice Must Protect Them OpHE tooth brush has not failed but do not expect X the impossible from it. It cannot possibly reach al« the tiny crevices at the line 'here teeth
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    464 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, MAY 27th. Buyers Sellers Asani Kumbang 57 S 53,5 Bangrin Tin 325, 33s Batang Padang ($1) 75 $q Chenderiang 23s Gd 24s 6d Eastern Siam 23s 24s Haad Yai <£1) 27s 6d 28s 6ci Hitam Tin 1.02% 1.07 .-i Johan Tin ($1) 20
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 May 27. Bank 4 m.s. 24 1-16 Bank demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2.4*4 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57% France, demand 1411 India, T.T. 153» Hong Kong, demand 10 3 4 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 118 Norn. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80^
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    PRODUCE.
    201 19 May 27. Tin 125 Tons (146% Gambler 9.00 Pepper Whitt- 90 Pepper Black 54 Flake Tapioca 5.60 Pearl Sago Small 7.60 Copra Sundried 10.8(1 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice. Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    64 19 May 27th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 70% JO% Standard R.S.S. Spot 7<i 4 71 on Tender June 71 4 71 -j July-Sept 7o' 4 7:; 1 Oct-Dec 75% 75^ Torie of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable:— London Spot Sheet
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    244 19 Yesterday's Alterations. May 27th.. Closing Prices. Takuapa 40s 41fi Malayan Collieries 37.25 38.00 Robmson Ord. 29.50 30.00 cj*. Trafalgar ($2) l.fiO LBO Ulu Benut (.">()) 68 TO United Malacca ($1 1 2.55 2.60 Ulu Pandan ($1) 1.17 'j L.25 Qtan Simpan ($1 4.10 4.2«) B. Am. Tob
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    181 19 ROSE MACFHAIL COS. REPORT. Singapore. May 27. London. Rubber Li 7- v 4 d. Down V B d. Local 70^4. Tin. London i:2*."i 10>. |i,,wn 42s f><i Local 14(5 "s for 12.'> tone. Mining. N'ai Hoot 72 7.".. Malaya (on solidated 122 UK, Ku.r.h 1.;>7 Lj6O, Rantau
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    GITHRIE'S REPORT.
    141 19 Singapore, May 27. The active tone has continued during the past week and futures have come m for attention on a renewed speculative enquiry riftowfag confidence m the gradually better injr statistical position »f the Commodity. Manufacturers ire shipping large quantities and prompt and nearby deliveries are wanted.
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    EAST ASIATIC CO.
    262 19 A Thirt> Viars Record. The thirtieth annual report of the East Asiatic Co.. Ltd.. oi Copenhagen, which has -ulisiantial interests m the Kast. c«»ntaina review at activities during the past thirty years, as well as el' c mniereial conditions and the financial Jesuits during- 1926. The average
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    RUBBERANDTIN RETURNS.
    130 19 lioustead and Co., Aj;«'nts. Boloh Kasap, 39,493; Gadek, 31,404 tw date. 140,796; Mount Cyril :{.2<i.». to 14.<;M:j; Nordanal (Johore), 59,260 to date' 289,894; Seletar, 15,006, to date, I<W,6U* Roebourne Finance and Investment 12 244* Paterson. Simons anj to.. Penan K Agents Hpnnc-tta. 2i>,4():i. 174,220- Sun^oi M t* an
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    22 19 An exporting country living under univrrsal suffrage can only survive by inccasing output an«l thereby reducing cost of production.—Mr. Arthur A. Raumann.
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      457 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      426 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. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. j DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. IF. Vvatanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq.
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      438 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman W. H. Bell, Esq., W. L. Pattenden, Esq.,
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      99 19 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. Loke Van Kit Esq. Lee Pie Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong. The Company
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      39 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    1801 20 And How to Play It. MAI. WAS FIRST LESSON. The spilii ol cricket was very certainly abroail m Singapore yesterday when the isitin.tr Australian XI. made their ('ebut into Malayan cricket circles again.-t the S.C.G Macartney won the toss and put the S.C.G m to tat. At 12.03 precisely
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    188 20 Amateur Golf Championship. LAST EIGHT BRITISH. Reuter's Service. London, May 26. At Hoylake to-day the climax of the day'? thrills, which included the defeats of several internationals, Storey, Rex Hartley and Beddard of England, the Scottish hope, T Torrance, W. Murray and Jamieson, was the dramatic struggle, watched
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    25 20 ENGLAND HEATS FRANCE. l*ari«. May 28. In glorious weather England beat France at soccer to-day by six goals to nil. There were 25.000 spectators.
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    173 20 LANCASHIRE'S EASY WIN AT SWANSEA. London, Miy 2tf. At Swansea to-day Lancashire defeated Glamorgan by ten wickets. I ancashire H X' and 11 for 1. (^tmorgan i>°> and 20S. Major Green. 7S. was Lancashire's h'<rh<>st scorer. Dismissed for 93 m their first innings. Dick Tyldesley taking four wickets
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    EXTRA MATCH AT IPOH.
    92 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh May 27. The extra match m the Australian programme at Ipoh on Wednesday, June loth, is now assured by ;he fact that invitations have been sent out and accepted by the following: T. Leijssius, (Captain, Singapore) F. C. D. Da Brooy
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    THE TOURIST IN JOHORE.
    217 20 The Australian Cricketers were the guests of H.H. the Sultan of Johore at tiffin on Thursday, forming part of a company of nearly fifty at the Istana. Replying to a toast proposed by Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane. the General Adviser, His Highness expressed the pleasure
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    660 20 S.C.C. Give Poor Display. ANOTHER WIN FOR THE MALAYS. Malaya 3, S.C.C 1. The S.C.C. shewed a deplorable lapse from form when they met the Malays m the first division of the League at the Stadium yesterday, falling .well below the standard they set m their match with
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    GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    81 20 FRIDAY'S RESULTS. Inter-Rogimental Doubles (Semi-final). R. E. (Maj. Stoehr and Capt. Robb) beat R. A. (Lt. Bourke and Lt. Dearden), 6—l. 7-5. R.A.S.C. (Capt. Price and Maj. Gardner) beat Duke of Wellington's (Capt. Carey and Lt. Exham), 6—l, 6 l. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Lt. and Mrs.
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    SATURDAY'S TIES.
    55 20 Married Couples (Semi-final). Capt. and Mrs. Price vs. Capt. and Mrs. Robb, 4.30 p.m. Maj. and Mrs. Gardner vs. Maj. and Mrs. Stoehr, 4.30 p.m. Singles. Lt.-Col. Taylor vs. Capt. Carey (to finish) 4 p.m. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Lt. Brodie and Miss Conquest 3, vs. Capt. Carey and
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    17 20 It is anticipated the finals of the Singles and Ladies Doubles will take place on Sunday.
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