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

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press v> CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1927. NO. 12,138.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    268 1 A labour demonstration m Canton, off Shameen, passed off quietly but a boycott of British steamers has been organised Page 11. It is stated that Feng will join Chiang m the advance against the Northerners and that he has advised the rTankow party to throw out the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    973 1 QtUCQUid ufliint hominrs itoxtn oft fnrrtiytt LtMli .Juvenal. The Topicisi is quite sure that his Malay friends were well intt'iitioned when they welcomed Sir Hugh with that saying about the ulam mendatang'' but if the Governor believes m Wilkinson as a scholar he must have enjoyed
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      177 1 WING LOONG 1((K HIGH CLASS TAILORING. < ut and Finish Guaranteed. .{2, HIGH STREET. j Raffles Hotel j j: To-Night, June 25th 8.15 p.m. ■I Special Diner Dansant (Dinners will be served m the Ball-room). I i i i For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. > VAV%^SV.V.V.V.V.\V.Vr.V.\%\%--.V.».V«V.V.%-.SSSS-.VA\V.V.V felx) REMINGTON
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      80 1 X tT{'i %^^^^m Msilc by band One at a time OS THE UNIOUE CCC LEAF ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD LONDON The JBtirope Hotel.!; Mj**SS W^ "RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION." J Spec/a/ Australia SOUVENIR DINNER AND DANCE, i DANCING TILL 2 A.M. THE EUROPE* HOTEL, LTD., -I Thone 2740. Arthur E. Odell,
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      110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel engagements Page 1. Old tram rails for sale Page 16. Victoria Theatre attractions Page 2. Renault de Luxe cars at Guthrie's Page 5. Auction of conj.ejit:> of flower shop Page 9. Alhambi-i cinema new programme Page 2. Sale of music- at Hudson's on Tuesday Page 9. Crittall
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL I 32, HIGH STREET.
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      171 1 THE WEEK. So tin-day, 25th. High Water, 6.44 a.m., 7.7.. 7.8 p.m. H. 2. H. W. Malacca, 3.40 a.m.. 4.9.. 4.50 p.m. 6.2. Football: Div. 11. R.E.. vs. Harbour Board.. Stadium. Cricket: Australians v-. Malaya. S.C.C. S.C.C. Dinner to Australians, Europe Hotel. S. S. Reading Club at Home— U Gilste*
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      388 2 THE HAPPY VALLP CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. ME UNION STAR OPERA CO, WAYANG PEK JEE TONG CHIA SOON (PAY AND NIGHT.) Mdm. t*Kdvey f s 1 School of I DANCING 0 For children and young ladies m Character, W Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons m modern ball-room
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      383 2 PAVILION From Wednesday, 22nd to Monday, 27th June. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP The Latest PATHE GAZfcTTE ALMA RUBEN AND ROBERT MANTELL IN "Under the Red Robe" 10 REELS A powerful drama woven around court intrigue during the reign of Louis XIII of France. Here we have a costume drama reminiscent
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      275 2 TO-NIGHT! POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT TO-\|(lm THE UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL JOHN BARRYMORE In something unusual, something different to what h« h m before m io reelsTHE BELOVED ROGUEix p A picture m which Barrymore assumes a role m which be mirth-provoking and creates stunts worth y of Douirla- v ii
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      549 2 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. 7 Holy < _nr. munion. 7.41 ...m. Holy Communion and S«. rrr.on. KJB __n Hatuu and Litany. 4 pun. The CaUcaiim. "SO n CtchiwHH and Sermon. ST. MATTHKWS CHURCH. T Holy Crmmunion. !^nng Urn f«-»llowinir weei at the Cathedral. Mr lay. 7.4" ajn. Matin.-. 8
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    935 3 Caterpillar Tractors. SHAKING UP THE GOVERNORS. (From Our Own Correspondent). London. May 26. Oiu' of the party of Colonial Governors who were given personal demonstrations of the newest caterpillar tractors at Aider- i shot on Saturday still nursed a stiff neck yesterday. "I also smashed my wrist
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    PLAN FOR ALL EMPIRE TO HEAR 5XX.
    164 3 8.8.C. Working Out Possibilities of Exploiting Beam System. A definite step towards making 1 8.8.I 1 programmes available throughout the Empire is to be takrn (wrote a Wireless Cor- j respondent m tht* Daily Chronicle during mail week.) Delegates to the Colonial Conference,
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    RETIRED COLONIAL GOVERNORS AND DIRECTORSHIPS.
    203 3 In the House ot" Commons on May 23. Colonel Wedgwood asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, since the revised Governors Pensions Act was passed m 1811, any and, if so, which retired colonial governors have received the permission of the Secretary of
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    41 3 1 Che Tom binti Dato Stia, Selangor. loft Kuala Lumpur on Thursday last for A lor Star to take up the post of acting Headmistress, Girls' School, Alor Star, during the absence of Miss Waddell, who has gone on long leave.
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    CROWN COLONIES (AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS).
    110 3 CROWN COLONIES (AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS). In tin.' Holism r.f Commons >ii Ituy 23rd. Sir JT. Power (for Mr. H. VVi;]iam>t n.-K«'«i the Secretary of State for Hie Colonies if ho is bow m a position to announce wiy further decisions m respect bo ti'i />•<-.. n. mendatioßs of the Committee on
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    COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE.
    83 3 In (he House of < SMWMMi on May :!:>, Dr. Diummond Shiels asked the SiiivUun of State for the Colonies whether full Report on the proceedings of the Colonial Office Conference will be published; and what opportunity of discussing it will be given lo the House? Mr.
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    11 3 Russians do riot understand England, ami never will. Mr. Eugen Chen.
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      212 3 y >^ 'I^3] 4J IV \i iT (Si >L /^S\ i^BV A 3/ if 1 I \S ,jH|k jj The Food of Kings I {C Court Physicians know the best and see that rr Royal Babies have the best That is why )J >> Glaxo has been used with success
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      156 3 WILKI NSON, HEY WOOD I A LI jTV >^-> A Q IX" AiNly LLArvlx >^^v J. el* m «/U» £#a»*\>*^ V^ wV O£ Vx'x-/* 1- el. i *f \y y*y x*> Vi-r Xi> \^> V?^ ><> V--> y.*-^ >^rJ f XiX Vi> x±>" x^> 'Vi*' V^|y X^ 'Vi-> V±>- V^r''v^^'
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    MOTOR-CARS FOR ALL.
    166 4 NO DEPOSIT IN NEW PURCHASE BY INSTALMENTS PLAN. Motor-cars by instalments without a deposit is a new scheme to be started as the result of a transaction completed by Mr. Selfridge on behalf of Messrs. Whiteley's Whiteley's have bought the business of Messrs. Coppen, Allen and Co.,
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    BRITISH MOTORS IN AUSTRALIA.
    106 4 The remarkable extent to which the British motor trade m Australia has improved is indicated by figures just issued. During 1925-26 imports of British motor chassis numbered 13,403, of a value of £2,397,710, compared with 6,017 chasis, valued at £1.815,304, m 1924-25. A still more striking
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    AN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT.
    159 4 One of the offshoots of the National Safety Council'? work m America is the formation of school police to safeguard the children coming out of school m busy areas. This idea has caught on m many American cities, and is rapidly spreading. Elder scholars are elected by
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    MOTORISTS TO PAY MORE FOR INSURANCE.
    796 4 Problem of Bad Drivers. ROAD PERILS. Motor-car insurance must be raised m price. That fact has been agreed generally by the great insurance offices which specialise m motor-car risks. Insurance of motor-cars, it was stated by an insurance authority, has ceased to be a
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    MAJOR SEGRAVE'S LAST DRIVE.
    173 4 Narrow Escape during«.Demonst ration. London, June 6. On a track sufficiently slippery, owins: to torrents of rain, to necessitate a postponement of racing, Major Segrave to-day brought out the 1,000 h.p. Sunbeam Car for a demonstration before giving up motoi racing. He went round the track,
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    £56,000,000 FOR ROADS.
    134 4 Motorists' Contribution Held l;i be Adequate A total expenditure of £50.000.000 on highways this year was estimated m a paper contributed jointly by Mr. E. S. ShrapnelSmith, President of the Commercial Motor Usyrs' Association, and Mr. W. P. Robinson County Surveyor of Surrey, to the Congress cf
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    QUITETER MOTORCYCLES COMING.
    101 4 The portil Okies of an ew an.! deaner Kotowy ridden when weftHn* opened ip b> mh i;I motor-cycle engine Bd m" Motor Odiw with the »-earb.>\ tad I can he finitely cm! «Ed Wl minium "box" from i could n«.t Mflnoe, wtiitsi w*< silence Che n.-isr aiui
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      84 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes Distributor* CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. < < Singapore Kuala Lumpur, Penang, lpoh. Malacca- J i^fl H r If^B w a J m w 'I G.ll and G. 12, Union Building Singapore. v vv;v vv v -\\/:v.v 3@S#S®#*S®#®S®®®® 5® e o'-:-
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      64 4 1 F I1 HE line of (ioodyear j J^ Motor Accessories and s"^*^.5 j Repair Materials mj c\u£q such important pro- A Tube Repair Kits. mm^^^^^. Tyre and Auto Hood Pnint, Friction Tape, T SrIDGIXG the tur' :> .< .i'& BmmWH trati.e BtUMk the ■'k?K t efcosen motor care of
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    WATTING FOR THE £100 CAR.
    771 5 AMERICA PRODUCES IT, BUT WHERE IS BRITISH MODEL? ADVANTAGES OUR MANUFACTURERS ENJOY. By Major F.A.C. Forbes-Leith F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India.") \FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] Up to two years ago, I felt I was justified m legarding the product of the American automobile manufacturers
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    84 5 More Dodge Brothers motor cars, of which Lyons Motors are the local agents, are registered m Johannesburg, South Africa than any other make, according to the last report of the Office of Census ai^ Statistics of the Union of South Afiica. In the whole of South Africa 51,694 gear shift
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    MORE AND MORE LUXURY IN ROAD TRAVEL.
    319 5 The development towarcis comfort— even luxury has been greater m travel than m almost any other phase of living. The tendency is upwards m the home and m the hotel certainly, and it is probable that the conditions of travel afforded much greater
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    STOLEN PETROL FOR SALE.
    151 5 Ruling Prices Heavily I ndertut. London, May 22. The Daily Mail m a leader says that the introduction into Britain of huge supplies of cheap petrol stolen from British property holders m Russia are menacing honest competitors. In this connection the Daily Mail is printing and
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    ¼-MILE DRIVE-£80.
    104 5 How Soon a New Car Becomes "Secondhand." A point of great interest to motorists from the Law Courts. Mr. Justice Swift: You say that if a man buys a new car and drives it h< me and it jis stolen the same afternoon ba cannot recover ny re
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    MAJOR SEGRAVE ON MOTORIST'S PRECAUTIONS.
    294 5 In a letter bo the Press Major H. o. I). Segrave mites: I bawe had quite a busy tinu- m public lately jusstify in^ motor racing on the familiar ground thai it provider the engineer with much useful technical data. But if I may say
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    16 5 The argument about government of moi- orists by motorists for motorists cannot Ihe considered.— Mr. Churchill.
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      173 5 JTHEI4 40H.P. j "Princeton Tourer I >', #oK[<^ j VAUXHALL ENGLAND'S MOST EXHILARATING CAR jj Performance that hat Complete reliability, and aroused the unlimited thrilling power far m JjS enthusiasm of motoristsall excess of its official rating 5 j over the world; beauty of arc somc of the j m
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      134 5 |essex| ESSEX FOUR DOOR ([essex])! i motors SFDAN motors S; V^^ DETROIT J) V/lil/nil \V^ DETROIT New Type New Colours i ij New Upholstery New Appointments. This Sedan with four wide doors offer individuality and reliable transportation. It J has a new beauty of line distinction m its two tone
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    "BIG BILL" AGAINST THE FRENCHMEN.
    1068 6 Why I Favour Lacoste's Chances. KV,I AMI'S CHIEF HOPES AT WIMBLEDON. Yht magnetic name <»i Wimbledon attracts the best lawn tennis talent from all parts f the world, and many famous players have already reached Europe and begun their :ru!ning and preparation for the great
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    HOW MRS. GODFREE WINS.
    314 6 "All Round" Proficiency of the ij Singles Champion. HER CHANCES THIS YEAR. j Helen Wills. jj (The Famous American Champion). J FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} Agonist a .-.tron^ field Off competitors at Wimbledon, test June. Mrs. Kitty McKane Godfret came out the winner. She has *rain<d the
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    THE TOWN OF MOTHER SHIPTON.
    1069 6 Witchcraft and Murders. An old man was leaning over Knaresborough Bridge. So was I. So will you if you ever find this, bridge. It is an overwhelming view. Knaresbo'rough was created by Nature m one of her best landscape gardener moments. The little town climbs
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    278 6 M.C.C. MANNERS IN INDIA. A Regrettable Discussion. A correspondent writes to Truth: A great deal of publicity has been given to certain alleged snobbish manifestations against the professionals m the M.C.C. team which has just returned from India, and this has aroused some indignation m England. But there
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    SUNDAY RACE MEETS IN IRELAND.
    89 6 London, June 2. The Sporting Life says that owing: to the parlous plight of racing m Ireland the authorities are seriously considering the inauguration of Sunday meeting's. Those interested are testing public opinion and urge that Sunday racing will attract sportsmen from England. If good
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    DARK JAPAN WINS CHESTER CUP.
    56 6 London, June 10. The Chester Cup Race resulted as fellows: DARK JAPAN 1 FIRST PANTERA 2 SERADELLA r l Seven ran. Dark Japan won by rive lengths; a head separated second and third. Betting- 9 to 4 against Dark Japan; 13 to 8 against First
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    ANGLO-FRENCH POLO MATCHES.
    47 6 London. June 10 A series of Anglo-French polo matches has been arranged for Ranelagh m July with the French "fifteen-goal" team, who will participate m the Verdun Cup Com petition on July 9th. They will aiso meet one of the Household Cavalry teams. i
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    First Championship at Rochampton.
    51 6 London, June 1. The first Polo Championship of the season at Roehampton, the Open Cup. resulted m Sanford's "Hurricanes" defeating s Guest's "Templetonites" by 5 goals to 4. It was a fast, keen came, watched by a j large crowd. Roaik scored thrice for the "Hurricanes.*
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    GERMAN ATHLETES VICTORY.
    46 6 International Content m Merlin. London June ■"> I Berlin.— lfi an International Athletic Contest, Boecher, the German champion, beat Baraton, the French champion, over n distance of 1 ..~>oo metres. The winner's time was 4 minutes 1-1 Oth second. Baraton finished two seconds later.
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    CRICKET SERVICE BY ALL-ENGLAND PLAYERS.
    1121 6  - CRICKET SERVICE BY ALL-ENGLAND PLAYERS. Jack Hearne by The Perfect Cricketer HOW TO TRAIN A V<)l th IVVITH A NATURAL APTITUDE. (The Middlesex and Kn^lar-.j Can a cricketer be made? That i« a question which is asked very often, and I have considered the idea, wondering whether a youngst?r, taken
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    WHY BULLDOGS DIE EARLY.
    99 6 London. June 4. The Dail) Mai! says dog breeders ar aiming at Lengthening the beads of bull dogs so as to afford a longei > scpectation ai life. At present the aveiavc of six yeKtu is Largely due to tnc impaired breathint apparatus owmp to Lite
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    MONTE CARLO TRAGEDY.
    16 6 Fhe 806 th Miu-id- .v M ];-.st w\i'\\ months An Italian unnerved j
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    1313 7 Problem of Pivotal Price. CEYLON DISCUSSION ON SUGGESTED REDUCTION. At a recent meeting of the Planters Association of Ceylon. Mr. A. T. Sydney Smith speaking: on the restriction scheme said:-— I have been favoured with copies of the Statist, a London financial paper. When I last spoke I
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    "I AM THE KING."
    172 7 Lunatic's Appearance m Court. There was something of a sensation m the Penang Police Court on Tuesday. An elderly Chinese who for the last CQuple of days had been a spectator m the Court left his >eat and went on to the Bench. A case was
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    MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
    120 7 We have received a copy of the Agricultural schedule for the forthcoming Malayan Exhibit; m, to be held on th:- Race Course, Kuala Luiiipur, from July 29th t» August Ist. Tho lists cf classes are most comprehensive, as m previous years, and should ensure a thoroughly representative entry.
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    OCTOPUS STEALS GIRL'S CLOTHES.
    58 7 Onlookers Terrified. London, June 11. A large octopus suddenly emerging from the sea at Cadagues attacked a girl lying ■n the beach and seized her skirt. Onlookers were t rrified but the girl was perfectly self-possessed and slipped off the dress, with which the octopus retired
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    30 7 During the official visit of His Excellency t^e High Comniissioner to Kuala Kangsar 1; is week, accommodation at the Federal and State Rest-houses will not be available to the public.
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      143 7 fc BERGER PAINTS 1 I Enamels and Dr>' rot— the ever present I Berger Arboreum is a wood preservative [JI >tain that so acts upon the albumen m the i? wood that dry rot, decay and fungus '<||§ growths are rendered impossible. Arboreum "2 y prc>erves the fibre of the
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      160 7 JTie Best for Baby For generations, mothers have,on the advice J i!B\MW of doctors and nurses, reared their babies Tjflflfl^ m «W/A on Mellin's Food. Mixed as directed it is >JjJPy !^H the perfect substitute fo* breast milk. It l/*—^^/r\ contains everything needed foi proper jT sl~~ m^ nourishment and
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    OUR BANGKOK LETTER.
    1470 8 A Rotary Dinner. TRIBUTE TO SIAM'S WOMEN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, June 18. Last evening the director-general of th» Department of Public Health, Prince Sakol, at the eighteenth Kotary dinner gave an address on some aspects of Public Health and paid a tribute to Siamese womanhood.
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    NEW LIGHT ON NAPOLEON.
    339 8 PERSON OF WAVERING CHARACTER Sensational revelations of the many sided character of Napoleon By naparte are made by the publication of two volumes of th? memoirs of Hortense, later Queen of Holland. She was the daughter of the Empress Josephine by Count Alexander de Beauharnais, her
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    25 8 The Rev. T. W. Bowmar, District Superintendent of the Methodist Mission for Malacca and Seremban, returned to Seremban on Saturday, after a visit to Singapore.
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    THE DAIL ASSEMBLES.
    158 9 REPUBLICANS EXCLUDED. COSC; RAVE ELECTED PRESIDENT. [Router's Service.] London, June 23. In view of the De Valera aflherenfcs' intention to appear m Dublin m strength to claim their seats without taking the I oath, the city was feverishly excited m anticipation of the opening of the Dail.
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    RUSSIAN RANKS THINNED.
    143 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 23. In the House of Commons replying to questions with regard to the Russians connected with the Soviet Legation, the Trade Delegation and Arcos who are still remaining m England, Sir Joynson Hicks (Home Office) said all the ol members of the Legation
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    OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.
    98 9 London, lune 23. In the House of Commons replying v Cnidr. Kenworthy (Lab. Hull) Sir IV CunLffe Lister (Board of Trade) gave figure showing the import.- into the I'nited Kingdom from hina. excluding Hong Kong. Macao and the Leased Territories, m the first three months of
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    TRADE UNION BILL PASSED.
    104 9 [Reuter's Service] London. June 23. In the House of Commons, Sir T. W. H. Inskip Solicitor General, moved the th.rd reading of the Tradeunion Bill. Mr. J. H. Thomas (Lab. Derby) moving the rejection declared the Opposition would u.-e their constitutional rights m the country to
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    THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.
    44 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Juno 23. Tin 1 Court of Cassation began the bearing of the final appeal ease of the Banque Industrielle de Chine. It heard the report ol the court counsel and adjourned the exani^nation of the appeal till to-
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    THE ATHENS BOMB STORY.
    35 9 [Reuter's Service.] Athens. June 23. Kavandas now says that the plot ho reported of an intention to blow up the British Legation was intended for the Italian Legation, nut the British.
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    LORDS REFORM DEBATE.
    29 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. June 23. The House of Lords concluded its reform debate and agreed to Lord Fitzalan's motion to bring: m a bill without division.
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    THE FLAG BILL PASSES.
    21 9 [Reuter's Service.] Capetown, June 23. The Assembly has passed the third re^d in£ of the Flag Bill.
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    POINCARE'S INDISCRETION
    199 9 A GERMAN PROTEST. [Reuter's Service]. Berlin, June 23. The speech of M. Poincare on June 19 »vhen unveiling the war memorial at* Luneville, when he cited instances of alleged militarism m Germany, received a vigorous reply from Heir Stresemann m the Reichstag. "What is M. Poincare's aim, the
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    THE ALBANIAN IMBROGLIO.
    89 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Belgrade, June 24. The Italian. French and German Ministers and the British Charge d' Affaires presented the Vugo-Slav Government *ith separate identic notes demanding that the Albano-Yugo-Slavo dispute shall be settled by the release of Juraskovitch simultaneously wit!) the modification of the terni£
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    SMUGGLING BY TOURISTS.
    454 9 DIAMONDS HIDDEN IN SOAI' New York. Smuggling by returning tourists from Europe this summer will probably lx?at all records. Every »ne is a smuggler at heart, m the opinion of Mr. Ernest W Camp, chief of the United States Division of Customs. It is estimated by the
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    14 9 Socialism is rot a constructive theory, but an expression of dissatisfaction. Mr. Hartley Wither.
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      435 9 RLgINESS CARDS. f MARY SETON. f J OI4CKWOOD FURNITURE J SHANGHAI SHAMS. ;j > g \MBER MANSIONS, S rr MIAN MARBLE HOOKING TILES. \rd a consignment of -white flooring tiles. l' 18" and 2' \rp!y early fa av(»id disappointment 73-2 Prinsep .Street. f WREATHS. wreaths mad.- to ordei J «;IM;APOKB
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      692 9 I NOTICES. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. It is intended to commence the rt-construction of the tramway truck on Fullerton Ro-\.| on Sunday m-xt, 26th instant. Drivers of vehicles u.-in*r this road art- requested' to proceed slowly and with great care during reconstruction operations as the width of the carriageway available for
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      655 9 NOTICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark depicted above is the Trade Mark of SIME DARBY COMPANY, LIMITED a Company incorporated under the Companies Ordinance of the Straits Settlements and having its Registered Office at 4, Fort Road, Malacca, with Branch Offices m London, Singapore, Penanp. Kuala Lumpur.
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      374 9 I F*4 M Mm ~^^i f^ k M^^al ha >^f MUSIC MUSIC HUDSON'S GREAT SALE OF MUSIC Will Commence on Tuesda> Music <>f every description from All Musical Goodfi (treat iy L.-.ki M 160 NORTH BRIDGE RI). ADELPHI BIILDINi, IDEAL Bl I E SCREEN includinf *t itching with eyelet and
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    Turf Club Sweeps.
    490 10 In the popular parlance of the day the Straits Echo has "gone off the deep end" m connection with the new regulations which the various Turf Clubs are adopting m regard to the sale of sweep tickets. Members of the Singapore Club by now probably know that
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    146 10 Mr. W. H. Threlfall's leave has been extended for two months. The Yaa Yee Club of Singapore has been dissolved as an unlawful society. The Singapore Improvement Ordinance is to come into force on July Ist. j Mr. P. G. Heard has been appointed an Assistant Superintendent of Chandu. I
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1927. The Babes in the Wood.
    403 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 2 1927. The Babes in the Wood. It will be rather interesting to see t how Sir Joynson Hick, proposes to .treat the children who .have beon sent to Russia to learn the v nefirjs of Soviet rule when they return. I We feel it
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    472 10 Captain Prattley of thy Norfolk Rejriment i> expected to arrive hen- on Tuesday. June 2Sth. An auctioneer's town licence ha.< been issued to Mr. V. C. Bath and an appraistr'.licence to Mr. P. H. Kev>. Detail? of the new scheme for the euu mination of Government officers m Malaya will
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    63 10 RUBBER FIGURES. To the Editor. Sir, I am not a rubber expert but referring to the figures m your to-day's issue I notice Export Credits issued for May is 48,285. This large figure is not easily understandable unless something has happened to the assessment which is
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    BEEF CRISIS.
    229 10 To the Editor. Sir. It is a well-known fact that the whole of Singapore is just m a stale of teror, because of the sudden rise m price of beef by 5 per cent, per lb.. and the cattle importers seriously handicapped bj the Rc£§o*i of the present
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    H.E's VISIT TO PENANG.
    52 10 RECEPTION jUtR AN KMKNT (l-romOurOwnr.,,. H.E. the Governor will Jetty a, H a.m. o n Tue.vlay V'by the Resident Councilor prosentativeP of the \ar:., l: He wi\\ inspect th< <; from the Penang aru) Volunteers and will receiv, later be entertained a r t fl Clubby
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    UNLICENCED RUBBER STORING.
    31 10 [Fro* Our Own T iVn.u,,- Jui|t ihe proprietor o( the t rial Agency. Butt.n.w,. for stormy rubber without authority, and failng count books and hftvfog for storing rubber.
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    BEATING UP A CHINESE.
    33 10 (Fr,.m (forOwi IVn.u,. Juo. A tarn m which four M. with Causing hurt h i I Kuml.ar was eon I months rjfforotu m others wore ftaed |j m jaii.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    151 10 SKI VI hAI MKMI.I i; i By eoui*tesy »f X■ r SI l> i. Ti;e Ibarak: I 1 randted m ttn Actors s m power, Mr. M. Kav. ;i (iENEVA nUPASftTE <m\iki,}\ The possibility of a lamonc the thre,. p,,v\. n |])artinpating m the MVll d ference at
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    ROUND THE WORLD BY MOTOR CYCLE.
    107 10 ROUND THE WORLD BY MOTOR CYCLE. Captain C. H. Matfofi 0 who iv at present engaged by notor cycle wa> expect* I Penang on the rtmamri Etonghwa Fhui day says the IVnan^ Gasetti Malms is m charge of part; travelling on three Taatph equipted with Ksku battertefi lava the party
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    19 10 Orders for week ending Tuesday. 2Sth.— Signall Rf I quarters. 5.15 |;.n,. Thursday. .SOth.- Band Pra<
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    70 10 Manager of the Barbottt ftwrd is on a visit of kwpecttOD I Mr. Justice-Acton en\t Negri Sejpbilan Assize on \N .-ir- I case m wi-ich T. H. K«ni managing partner irf Uarrii Seivmhan. \va.< char^i-1 breach of tru-t m respect $.3.021. i52. bein- proceed- Br«M motoican belonging be ion Singapore.
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      254 10 <4 rH^ CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" jj DRINK BOLS I I i LIQUEURS Sole Agints: J» CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD jg (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Horgkong) (Incorporated m Shanghai) J SINGAPORE. J f VA%SV.V.V.V. B .V.VrV.V.V»V.V.%%A B AS%V.V. B .V.V.S B .V-V.%%%5V. B B I BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT
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      54 10 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth PURPLE TRIANGLE BASS j THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole Agents Adamson. Gilfillan Co., Ltd. vy TOPICAL NOTES. English Washing Suitings are rapidly supplanting the Old Style Cotton Drill They are cooler, less liable to crease and can be worn longer without washing. H.
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      8 10 To-day's Feature. CRICKET AND TENS 7 ls SPECIALS.
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
    112 11 B H, PARADE AT SHAKEE. MORE BOYCOTT. r- lar Eastern Service.] Shameen. June 23. f Labourers participated m >r ,i m. >nst ration which took place urtj t sailors from the French ts ianded and took up positions bra m the French Concession ng f..tve of well-armed
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    FENG'S POLICY.
    76 11 ai Hsnchowfu m north that Feag arranged fiaMj thai aftei the ni U manding R.r din's from dun ami the m «a with Hankow, ci members of the **ti ho nt\ d rest IX 3l n; mister?. c -ivhuies by suggesting :.;iT.:ni;' lr. ember.- or' the eminent proceed
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    MORE U.S. MARINES FOR CHINA.
    32 11 KShanirhai. June 21. Butler, commanding: l»€*a m Cmna. interviewed. retunuag tc North China r: intimated thai more arc proceeding to Tient- aboard tht- transport j l sail
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    SOUTHERN PENETRATION OF NORTH CHINA.
    46 11 Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. June 24. Southerners 1 "boring are widely operating m IHterato m the rural ad irmcd ol the Nagran me. ita b not overlooked, the z rmed that the British ng ovwp Chinese territory r "violating China's sover-
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    THE RENOWN AT GIBRALTAR.
    53 11 Rugby. June 23. Renown, with the Duchess of York on board from I tour, arrived at Gibraltar to- l ra n landing were received heeling, which continued r drive to the city hall, where were delivered and gifts in■ice Spanish shawl 150 years Chamber of Commerce
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    ROYALTY IN REGENT STREET.
    52 11 Kadi —Official Service.] Rugby. June 23. Qneea drove m semi-state Regent Street, which has been baflt since the war. was the occasion for a ra popular enthusiasm, and closely lined with people. <: •nsive decorations of buildcoaraged by the King, they leched with flowers and flags
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    68 11 Qj Births and Deaths m the week ended June 18th. :ai number of deaths rethe week was 402. Of this nest, 41' Malays, 12 Indians, I Taparuse. 1 European and 6 i&ties. The chief cause of pneumonia with 61 deaths. rased 53 deaths, pulmonary 12, malaria, 37, beri-beri 28, an.
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    THE GENEVA COHERENCE.
    122 11 CHAIRMAN APPOINTED. PROGRESS MADE. Reuter's Service. Geneva, June 24. The Naval Conference appointed General j Biidgeman chairman to the Executive Com. mittee and requested the naval advisers to form a group and study from a ex-techni-cal view point the question of the limitation of cruisers, destroyers and
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    ANTI-COMMUNISM CAMPAIGN.
    69 11 THE ARRESTS IN HOLLAND. r ßeuter*s Service]. Amsterdam, June 24. An examination of the documents seized by the police mentioned on the 11th instant i« not yel completed but it is understood that a dose relationship, I principal^ of a financial character, has already been established between the
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    AMERICAN IMMIGRATION.
    88 11 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Jan. 24. j The Chamber of Commerce of the New Foils State passed a resolution urging that the immigration quotas based on national I origins which was provided m the Immigration Act of 1924 and hy Congress should Ike temporarily suspended and shall be
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    BOMBING BRITISH LEGATION.
    71 11 [Reuter's Service.] Athens, June 24. Kavadas' revelations of a plot to bomb the British Legation cabled yesterday are apparently a myth, designed to extort [gratitude and money from the Greek Gov. j j emmet and Italian Legation. Nothing! was found m the houses of the men K&va-
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    COLOSSAL RAINS.
    46 11 J Renter's Service. Moscow, Juae 21 Heavy tur.-:> lamaged the trans-Baikal railway several places neai Irkutsh. I The track washed <>ut stations anil biidges, 1 and destroyed traffic. The telegraph la interrupted. The Angara and Irkui. rivers are flooded. Urgent measures are being adopted.
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    AMERICA TO PARIS.
    86 11 FLY POSTPONED. New Y«rk, June 24. Byrd re-postponed his Paris flight owing !to the weather. His Fokker, America, was I wheeled out to the elevated runaway ready to start chile Byrd and his companions slept, hut a tropical cloudburst struck the field drenching thousands of spectators. The
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    YOUNG GENII'S FROM THE MOUNTAINS.
    263 11 A young Welsh genius, who, according to Mr. Augustus John, the famous artist, may one day became one of the greatest artists m the country, has come down from his homo m the wild Welsh hills and paid a vhit to London. The man is
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      ENGINEERS CAMP.
      121 11 IVnang Veterans' Shield. The S.R.E. (v) Field Section go into camp at Siglap this week-end when they will undergo a courso of training m their special branch of Volunteer activities, and also prepare the materials for instruction during the following week-end m bridge- building. At Siglap, on Saturday
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      PENANG VETERANS' SHIELD.
      305 11 This is down for decision on the Bukit Timah Range on Sunday, July. 3rd. commencing at 8.30 a.m. There is an excellent entry for this shield competition, no less than eleven teams from various units m the S.V.C. having entered. The Eurasian Company seem determined not to
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      BANKRUPTCY COURT.
      173 11 There was very little doin<r m the Bankruptcy Couit before Mr. Justice Deane yesterday. In the case of Mohamed Dawood and Co., a petition for a receiving order, and motions for substituted service and adjournment were granted. Petitions for receiving 1 orders against Lim Keng Yew, Hock Eng
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    127 11 We are informed that Mr. C. WardJackson has been appointed Administrator of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, and that he has resigned the secretaryship of the Planters' Association of Malaya after a period of more than eight years' continuous service. The success of the. Planters' Association of Malaya m
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    EX-SERVICE ASSN. OF MALAYA.
    858 11 The Annual Meeting. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The following account of the annual meeting of the above is forwarded for publication. The annual me tins of delegates of the branches of the Ex-service Association of Malaya was held at the Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur, on May 29th
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      187 11 Frobinsonq" 7 i It For Value and Service —\J i We Confidently Recommend the f I "DARWIN"! I SAFETY RAZOR BLADE m m if All BRITISH Manufactured m SHEFFIELD J Will fit I CwILLETTE, VALET, EVER-READY, CLEMAX etc. Z J PRICE per pkt. of 10— 51.70 Hi >» d o5
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      717 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE i REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. DARDANL'S London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Hull In Port t SASPEDON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam
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      501 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. B PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES J fITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF BOMBAY Aug. -r> HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg and L'pool June 21 s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Havre, London, Rotterdam
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      554 12 PjOL f\ BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION I n E LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). ARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and A- w»rp Tonnage.
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    UMPIRES I HAVE KNOWN.
    650 13 Story of Ninth Ball m One Over. "NOT HOUT!" I have just been jotting down a few true recollections as to what the umpire can do when he tries. May every umpire forgive me, and forget these tales I am telling about him, if he is
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    LABOUR UNREST IN INDIA.
    182 13 SUMMONS SERVED ON AGITATOR. Madras. June 9. The Chief Presidency Magistrate has issued summons, under Section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Cede, against M. Singaravelu Chetty calling upon him to show caus? why he should not be bound over to keep the peace for one year,
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    26 13 Capt. Shipwright, of the Penang Harbour Board, who went to Rangoon to see Mrs. Shipwright off to England, returned to Penang on Sunday by the Edavana.
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      679 13 NOTICE, Singapore mumcipalit^ Schedule of Revised Tariffs for Supply Electrical Energy With Effect Ist June, 1927. nsmptka from 1-1,000 Units per month 25 cents -amption m excess of 1,000 Units but which does not exceed Units per month; First 1,000 Units 25 ...r iv ion m excess of 1,500 Units
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      287 13 SMOKERS OF W. D. H. 0. WILLS' j uULU rLANL f 1 are advised that certain alterations are f being made to the lettering on the cigarettes, fe j The words "Gold Flake" and "W.D. I I H.O. Wills" will, m future, be printed m p 5 blue and gold
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      54 13 WONDERFUL BARGAINS AT Silk Emporium MOST UP-TO-DATE ATTRACTIVE EMBROIDERED UNDERWEARS. BEST SELECTION OF HOORI AND COLLIE COATS IN LATEST AND CHOICEABLE DESIGNS— ALSO A NOVELTY OF CURIOS. Specialists m Kimonos and Spanish Shawls. TRY OUR LADIES' DRESSMAKING BY OUR MASTER TAILOR. Cut, Fit and Finish Guaranteed. H. D. ROOPCHAND Phone
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    DROPPING FROM THE SKY.
    2490 14 Parachutist Describes His Sensations. HIS FIRST JUMP. "B.fi iv my body twisted m the air I was looking d wnward onto the field. Even m that brief interval I saw again the upturned faces of my friends, the flat, red roof of the hospital, and the
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    76 14 On Tuesday last week about one hundred and fifty bags, each weighing about eighty catties, of tin ore, were brought down from Kesang for despatch to Singapore for the purpose of smelting. It is interesting to note that the tin is the produce of Malacca, and belongs to the Nam
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    THE BELL SHARE CASE.
    202 14 The postponed hearing has been resumed by Mr. Justice Deane of the action m which Ong Teng Hean, Chua Thean Poh, Cheah Cheng Bin, partners m an Ipoh firm of brokers, and Edward Jackson Miller, an Ipoh lawyer, are suing Messrs. i Bell and Co. for
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    30 14 The Hon. Mr. J. Strachan. Gt-neral Manager of Railways, F.M.S., left Bukit Mertajam on Monday morning for Kelantan. He is on a ten days tour of inspection of the lines.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    103 14 SAITAM A HV-KI K< H ()N (By courtesy .f th. \m>. Nit-hi ShinbimdM |^Me, .Inn. JThe by-elei-tion m Baton resulted m the \]ctoiy of Mr. K. Matsumoto beinu efc SINKEN IK I \^l I' l hv A number <>f divert m been engaged by Civ< Ito be preparing
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    35 14 Miss Waddcll. headmiMr*— S.-hool, Alor Star. ft*** t« long leave m the Mar fuum, I 1 absence Che Tom (Ml* >^.n act for her. Che Tom, iHw of the I>ato Stia rf Kfeaft teacher. S.E.
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      64 14 i-iv.*.*. 1 "•^^R^^bt '-^fct '"^li i-' t^ A c ""X BETT i CIGARETTE I^v r 'jsi s^*'/Sl^® f stands out as the acknowledged leader m cigarette quality. Brands may come and 1 1 «)(a 1 brands may go— PICCADILLY Cigarettes GU lo L nSo^^ maintain their supremacy— for not by
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    TWO WIVES IN ONE DAY.
    257 15 WEDDING FOLLOWS DIVORCE DECREE. New York, May 19. Mr. Walter Hill, aged forty-three f son of the late Mr. James J. Hill, the railway magnate, from whom he inherited his fortune, obtained a divorce from his second wife, fornu riy Mrs. Pauline Gibson, before Judge
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    CURIOUS GOLF INCIDENT.
    156 15 There was a curious incident m the Suricy Championships match m which Miss Perry beat Mrs. Crombie by 3 and 1. On the 6th. uieen Miss Perry's ball lay on the very lif >r the hole. Mrs. Crombie was about a foot off, and m holing out
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    378 15 We hear that Mr. C. A. Vlieland is going to Batang Padang as District Officer. MM. Mr. F. L. Pentelow has been elected chairman of the Perak Branch of the F.M. S. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. M. D. Daly, Commissioner, Trade and Customs. F.M.S., who had been to Ceylon on
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      17 15 H H m m H^VC By >^»%SvS^cw ■cS yut--c^Jß| BT L^3 a H^^^^BH B^kH IfcfqMWt^HßßJ BK'a'^Brßß tBMIP^^M
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      268 15 A GENERAL MOTORS PRO D U CoT I iv U v IV O V N practically every business, The Chevrolet 1 ton and S£4on I whether the handling of trucks meet the haulage proraw material or finished blem of practically every article, the cost of haulage m business undertaking. Speed,
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      42 15 Sole Agents Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incerporated m the Strait* Settlement;) I Fruit and Vegetables are I I nature's best food and HB I you get these m perfection m g|| PANYAN 1 PICKLE I I *n& it's a 'British Production
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      554 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS No. 21. Prize of $250 p».i for the comet or nearest correct solution of this DuuU Fw>m tk» ,f «hi. week. cinpetitk,. 60 cent, wffl be Z>£ J^T" St. Mary's Home, Singapore. L \trc*«. i MMM i mm Msh. j i* I nr~"""HM r :r av l I
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    54 16 The German vessel Sachsen, which arrived yesterday morning from Yokohama bound for Hamburg, had a ground nut and general cargo on board. Three cargoes of coal came into port yesterday, one on board the Palopo from Palembang, another by the Mandasan Maru from Miike, and the third by
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    494 16 INQUIRY FIASCO. LEUNG KWONG— MOONSHINE COLLISION. H.K. Government Criticised. While the Court of Inquiry which sat at Hong Kong to investigate the collision between the Leung Kwong and Moonshine constitutes one of the most scandalous fiascos m the history of China Coast shipping, it is difficult to find
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    WIRELESS AUTO- ALARM.
    94 16 WIRELESS AU TO- ALARM. At the annual meeting of the Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., the managing director, Mr. F. G. Kellaway. said: The authorities m Britain are on the point of issuing rules governing the installation m merchant ships of a device known as the auto-alarm. "This device
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    98 16 Ban Whatt Soon, Brit. 16l>. from Asahan 24. for Asahan 26. Calypso, Brit. 339, from Malacca 24, for Malacca 25. Mena, Brit. 51, from B. Pahat 24, for B. Pahat 25. Ban Teck Guan. Chi. 123. from Malacca 24. for Malacca 26. Flevo. Brit. 124. from Muar 24. for Muar
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      786 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The i.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      403 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agent*. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE (via Suez). M.S. SILVERASH due M.S. SILVERBEECH due PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AM) LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERRAY due Au*-. 11 OUTWARDS TO CALCUTTA via PORTS
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      134 16 HEDGES AND BUTLER'S WINES 8 SPIRITS S Scotch Whisky r L s -^n (Xt i I Stn rth. VAT SSO Sc OTcii\vi-;is'-- i 54.35 pei bottk g SHERRY I A3 LAI SsSS $5 80 per ITj| Bottk ■1 I I )u- j<ied. g PORT. "EMPRESS POW dflHks Vint a-/. <
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      628 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY X JtvAJLW Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 am Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      108 16 CLEARANCES. June 24th.— R. S. Bahru, J. P. Coen, Sembilan, Dione, Tabanan, Palembang, Planeius, Maetsuycker, Van Diemen, Bintan, (Dut.); King Yuen, Hatipara, Hong Peng, Kheng Seng, Silverelm, Barratta, Ban Siong Bee, Kian Gwan, Bithina, Sri Wongsee, Kelantan, C. Hin Tay Yit, (Brit.); Suwa Maru, (Jap.); Tugela,*(Nor). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy
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      590 17 I O. S. K. Lin6. PMllwtiM. Steamer.. Arri v l: itteraMM, Hamburg, Bremen. via Colombo, Aden ami Altai Maru July 17 July 18 1 Bay, Cape Town, Rio, s .d Buenos Aires. f Manila Maru July 20 July 22 I Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, BgM Bay and Durban. f Panama Maru July
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      367 17 TRAVEL COMFORT DOLLAR <&ak "PRESIDENT* 1 LINERS -=S*£^S^HPDollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, w« 11- ventilate 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
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      704 17 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVJURT MAATSGNAPPIJ. (ROYAI« PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP BATAVIA.) (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sab-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlement* (Singapore and Peung of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    FARMED ACRES OF THE MOST BARREN ISLES.
    466 18 HAPPY NATIVES OF THE I AIJvI.ANDS. There is one British colony m which cv- cry acre of land is farmed. It is the Falkland Islands, known only to most people by J the great naval battle that was fought off its coast during
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    AIRPLANE "HOPS" TO THE MOON!
    375 18 FREAK SCHEME FOR A TWODAY TRIP. Paris. Ivan Fedorof, a mechanic from Kiel, who belongs tv the freak "'All-Inventors' Vegetarian Club of Interplanetary Cosmopolitans." with several thousand members, who use a new language based on five vowels and rive mathematical signs, declares conj fidently that
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    15 18 Personally, I consider a good "damn" for a man an excellent thing. Dr. Harry Campbell.
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    WHERE UNSOLD NEWSPAPERS CO.
    330 18 c once heard the story of how an English-language newspaper published m the Far East increased its circulation several thousand copies through the simple process of printing the extra copies over and above its legitimate sales and disposing of them to a commission merchant who shipped
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    SILENT HOMECOMING OF R.A.F. PILOTS.
    76 18 London. June 8. The newspapers are contrasting the mobbing of Captain C. Lindbergh at Croydon Aerodnme with the silent homecoming 1 of Flight-Lieutenants Carr and Gillman. whose arrival at Victoria Station yesterday was unknown to the public, or even to the Aero Club. They we/re
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    TRAGIC SEQUEL TO QUARREL.
    120 18 Fire at Village Near Itstffltt. Madras. June 3. The Madras Mails Palamcotah correspon- d.-nt reports the occurrence of a disastrous) ?;re on Wednesday afternoon m a village) near Gopala Samudram, occupied mostly; by Maiavas. About 200 houses were completely destroyed and 400 pc pi rendered komeles&
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    PIPES AND CANCER.
    129 18 Sir Bruce Brace-Rotter <»n Wkens Dancer Lies. Talking of pipes and cancer at \hv opening of the Tobacco Exhibition at Olytnpia Sir Bruce Bruce-Poiter said:— "In the old days when churchwarden pipes were smoked the pipe broke off a bit at a time until it k t
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    £420 FOR A LIVING AUTHOR'S BOOK.
    110 18 £420 FOR A LIVING AUTHOR'S BOOK. Colonel Lawrence, of Arabia. A copy of the original edition of t\ I "Seven Pillars <;f Wisdom," by Colonel Lawrence, was sold by Harrod* to a private purchaser for £420. The unabridged English edition of the book was originally issued to 100 subscribers at
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    690 19 June 24, Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Ayer Weng 1.15 1>2 5 Batang Padang 68 72 Hong Fatt 1.14 I#lB Chin Chin Tin fully paid 1.20 125 P l^" 18 1.00 1.05 Johan Tin 19 99 Kinta Tin Dred. 1.85 1.90 c.r. Klang River 3.60 3.70 Kuchai 205
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    38 19 (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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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 June 24. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 1-16 Bank demand 23 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 9-32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57*4 France, demand 1411 India, T. T. 154 Hong Kemp, demand 11% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 117 Norn. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80*£
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    PRODUCE.
    214 19 •Juno LM. Tin 17.", Tons 117.50 Gambier 9.00 Pepper Whitt- 97 Pepper Black 5§ Flake Tapioca 5.90 Pearl Sago Small 7.60 Copra 10.50 Copra Sundried 11.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle < New) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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    EXCHANGES.
    83 19 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, June 2.J. Amsterdam 12.1 1 1 Athens 358, Berlin 20.49, Bombay Ls ~> 7 d. Brussels 'M.W. Bucharest 815, Buenos Aires 47 :i 4 Copenhagen 18.16%, Geneva 25.23%, Helsingfors 192.80, Hong Kong 2s Kd. Kobe Is IPsd. Lisbon 2 15-32, Madrid 28.59, Milan M.4.',.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 19 June 21th.. 12 o'clock n<M»n. t Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Spot 62 62*4 Standard U.S.S. Spot 62*4 62*4 on Tender July-Sept 63 63*4 Oct-Dec M% 64\s Jan-Mar 65** :i 4 Pone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: -London Spot Sheet 17-V! per lb.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    180 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO\S REPORT. Singapore. June 24. London. Robber l- .Wi. Up 4 d Local t>2. Tin. London £287 ss, Ip Mfc, Local HTVs for 175 tons. Mining.— Kuchai 2 2.0".. Efong Fan l.i:' 1.17%, Rahman Hydraulic 2..">.> 2.60, Pel alinp VXtVk 4.40, South Taipintr K3 M,
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    171 19 Singapore, June 2\. The market during the latter part »f this week has taken a turn for the better The beavy Belling which book place <>n the recent drop led to a short position <>n cvr tain Riades. and buyers at the first sign of recovery
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    104 19 Singapore. Jtim 21. The decline lias been arrested, hut (hi course of tin- Market is irregular with heavy day to day fluctuations particularly m the (>ct Dec position due to the incurs ions and excursions of the "hope spiing* eternal" element. On balance, however an improving tendency has
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    HANKOW CURRENCY.
    325 19 l)illicu!ti»> of I inan<-jn« Tradr. On tpril 25 the e.r.uai BtfCMawM placed mi embargo op silver an<i seated U p j tllt hilv^ "i native and semi-foreign bulks, intimating at ihe HUM time that un;flant< i" Shanghai could only b, effected on a permit i-u-d by t!,« OentraJ
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    16 19 I c:.n*t beliovt m h- X Hit* hum! l.av^ to carry i Mr. Pone (dtrkeuwell Uaristrate).
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    THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR.
    1241 20 Centuries for Andrews and Woodfull. MALAYA'S DAY IX THE Fl ;ld. The final match of Urn Australians' cricket tour of Malaya was commenced on the Padang yesterday m brilliant weather, a large crowd witnessing some very interesting cricket. Woodfull and Andrews were on view for over three
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    BOXING.
    66 20 Dempsey vs. Sharkey. A KING'S RANSOM. New York, June 23. Dempsey and Sharkey have signed up for the Yankee Stadium on July 21. They will respectively receive 27% sand 22 Va, pe* cent, of the receipts. New York, June 24. In addition to a percentage of the receipts Dempsey
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    COMBARDIEK WELLS' COME BACK.
    45 20 To Fight at Olympia this Month London, June 9. According to the Daily Mail. Bombardier Wells, who is approaching 40, is attempting h new "come-back." He meets the 20-year >!d Samlwina at Olympia on the 30th before -he Walker— Milligan tight.
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    SENSATIONAL GOLF.
    68 20 [Reuter's Service. 1 I* Touquet. June 23. In the French ladies open golf championship final Mile d« la Chaume beat Mrs. Alec Johnston, (Great Britain) 15 up and 14 to play. This is a record marginal win m national championships of Europe. The woild's record is held by
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    FOOTBALL FIXTURES
    139 20 Revised List. The following is the revised list of fixtures for the coming week. Monday. Div. l. S.R.C. vs. Duke's. Tuesday. Div. 1. Malays vs. S.C.F.A.; Div. 2. V.M.C.A. vs. Fort Canning. (S.C.C.). Wednesday. Div. 2. S.C.C. vs. Dukes. Thursday. Charity. Malays vs. Duke's. Div. 2. Harbour Board
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    VARSITY CRICKET CENTENARY.
    86 20 T^his year is the centenary year of the Oxford and Cambridge cricket match. It has been suggested, m order to celebrate his notable event, that a dinner should be held on the third day of the University match, July 6th., at the Savoy Hotel which all those
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    HOME CRICKET.
    229 20 Rain Interferes. SOMERSET VS. WORCESTERSHIRE. At Knowle: Somerset won by an innings and 199. Somerset 378. Worcester 67 and 112. Young 77, Earle 62 and A. E. Rippon 133 were Somerset's chief run-getters. It was mainly due to Gresswell and White that Worcester were disposed of sc cheaply
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    THE WEEKS MATCHES.
    190 20 To-Day's Test Trial The most interesting fixture m the series Df matches which commence to-day is tht Test Trial between North and South, which is to he played at Sheffield. The match should be additionally interesting owing to the excellent form being displayed by some of the
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    CRICKET.
    50 20 The following will represent S.C.R.C. m a cricket match against Stack's Team to morrow on the S.C.R.C. ground: Choon Lim. Choon Leong, I. Hoahing, John Lim Keng Tye, Hooi Hye, Jitt Siang, Kum See, Ah Hung, Kirn Hock and Scow Hian. Reserves: Chow Tat, Choon Sim and Kwa Doo.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    46 20 Programme of Drills up to and for June 26th. Saturday, 25th. 2.0 p.m. Bukit Timah "C" (Scottish) Coy. 2.0 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. (v) F. Sect. Sunday, 26th. 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah "C" (Scottish) Coy. 7.30 a.m. Farrer Range S.R.E. (v) F. Sect.
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    127 20 Mr. H. C. Sells. Secretary for Postal Affairs, and Mrs. Sells will probably be leaving: Kuala Lumpur towards the end of the year, when Mr. Sells is thinking of retiring: from the Service. Mr. Sells has been for nearly thirty years m the Malayan Civil Service, most of his career
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    WIMBLEDON.
    386 20 Miss Nuthall's Fine Play. ENGLISH LADIES DO WELL. [Reuter's Service.] Wimbledon, June 23. A packed arena breathlessly followed the match between Miss Nuthall and Mrs. Mallory. Alternating sighs and cheer? were heard as "our Betty," after an uncertain start, played the most brilliant game of her career. Wimbledon has
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    L.L.T.C. TOURNAMENT.
    41 20 FRIDAY'S RESULTS Ladies' Open Singles,. Miss Toby beat Miss Pelerin. 4 6. 6 2. 7-5. Ladies' Handicap Singles. Miss White vs. Mrs. Foster, unfinished. Handicap Mixed Doubles. Miss Wallis and Xewbury beat Miss Richardson and Hindhede, 7 5 ♦> 4.
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    R.S.Y.C.
    152 20 Hard Court Tennis Tournament Lists are now up on the Club Notice Board and entries are invited for the above tournament which is confined to members and visiting members of the Club. The Tournament will be played on the Club courts and. provided not less than eight entries are
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    GARRISON SPORT.
    167 20 In a friendly soccer match during the week No. 2 Company of the Duke's beat H.M.S. Wolsley by seven goals to two. No. 4 Company beat the Warders by four goals to one. Results m the Garrison Cricket League during the week are as follow: No. 4 Co.
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