The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 June 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 TENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1927. NO. 12,139.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    265 1 An astounding hoax on the Governor of the Sante Prison Paris has resulted m the release of M. Daudet. the Royalist editor of T Act ion Francaise Page 9. Malaya are m a hopeless position m their cricket match against the Australian XI for, dismissed for 69
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    A FAMILIAR MYSTERY.
    1036 1 There was a time when gentlemen, sitting over their wine, W< uld ask one another who it "as that wrote the Letters of Junius-. An<l then they would fall to quarrelling, for everybody had his own answer to that question. Thai was a long time ago. Nobody
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      180 1 i ASK FOR p i{ED LABEL BRAND W COFFEE I RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 30th June, Diner Dansaat 8.15 p. m. (DINNERS WILL BE SERVED IN BALLROOM). (TO-NIGHT I Tea Dance 5.30 p.m. Orchestral Selections 9.30 p.m. For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. Di-rmfied letters create a good sion of
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      229 1 *Miss*J&irlo looks after the **7ennis3 r rocks. \/OUR tennis frocks will give you double j "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. A Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, off dainty voile wash them all with Kurlo. The Kurlo way is safe and simple. Obtainable from all Grocers, Chandlers
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      175 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema Attractions Page 2. Hotel Announcements Page 1. No. 4711 is the right number for Kau de Cologne. Shipping Announcements on Pases 10. 12 and 13. Ocean Accident for Security and Service —Page 15. Ask your dealer for Piccadilly cigarettes —Page 1. This is Last Week of ChotirmaU's
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      10 1 LABEL BRAND" j: ■JPURE COFFEE WITHOUT jj i| ADULTERANTS j|
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      137 1 VHF* WFFK Monday, 27f/i. High Water, 9.22 a.m., H.X.. >«'.45 p.m. 9.0. H. W. Malacca. 5.40 a.m.. 5.6., 6.10 p.m. 6.8 Cricket: Australians vs. Malaya S.C.C. Football: Div. I S.R.C. vs. Duke's Stadium. Tuesday, 2Sth. High Water, 10.15 a.m.. MJ.. 9.2« i pjn. '.'.4. H. W. Malacca, 6.40 a.m.. :>.<).,
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    475 2 Th» members of the Muhibatul Islam Club. <v- Kuala Pilah, and friends held a tea-party m honour of Tungku Ismail, -.vho is shortly leaving the country for England, where the Tungku is to undertake further studies m law. Ov. r a hundred members and guests were present up. Tuesday night
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      240 2 HOT WEATHER IS HERE!! AVOID and PREVENT PRICKLY HEAT by using the REAL REMEDY. AGNESIA DUSTING POWDER. 60 cents per 4 oz. box. $1.50 per lb. Manufactured by MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road, Singapore. ~THE~HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. WAYANG PEK JEE TONG CHIA SOON
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      272 2 PAVILION From Wednesday, 22nd to Monday, 27th Jane. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP The Latest PATHE GAZETTE 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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      344 2 ALHAMBRaI (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietor^ TO-NIGHT I In the Second Show commencing d pm A BIG FIRST NATIONAL COMEDY HIT I Adapted from the FAMOUS STAGE PLAY of the sam, I dured for more than thirty years of successful and oonl I McFADDEN'S FLATS I Featuring the well-known
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    THE KATONG CASE.
    830 3 Rinderpest Diagnosed. An official statement was issued yesterday, says the Bangkok Times of June 17th., m view of the public interest aroused by the report of a consignment of cattle which leit Bangkok on the Katon# arriving at .Singapore infected with 1 iii'lerpest, and their destruction on
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      159 3 CIGARETTES ii|t i.' 1 M 'i >■ 1 1 w Ti'''* 1 7t/*4tiL« V V —-»->- Njv > Prices at Singapore: iive- passenger Five-passengrer Sports Seven-passenger Five-passenger Touring-Car Tourinjsr-Car Touring-Car Sedan Series 115 115 $3,000. Series 128 $3,750. Series 128 $4,100. $3,500. li>< ludim? bulb horn and spare tyre. There
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      276 3 2U. Beautifully Finished I Ol^\i Green-Red-Blue. JI THE SWIFT IS A Quality j OR SENB FOR CATALOGUE TO MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. II M terr^r^^ CHAMBERLAIN'S CIPUAMRERIAIIft' COLIC AND tii{JgPpS?S DIARRHOEA !fci*ii Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea j l l!i' Remedy possesses one unique char- I iiiloii ceam muouS colkx acteristic among
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    3367 4  -  Boyd Cable by After two months of enforced idleness ashore, young NICK HA.USEN Australian m spite of his name— unwittingly offends LYDIA bl^AiNur., who vents her spite on him by getting CAPTAIN DUNBAR, the tough but good-hearted Scottish skipper of the "wind-jammer Minnehaha," to give her friend WILUA.uS the
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    INVENTOR OF THE "PENDULUM."
    467 4 CLAIM TO BILLIARDS DISCOVERY. A n w claimant to be the inventor of the pendulum" billiards stroke is Mr. J. C. Pepperell, a Ramsgate player. "This is how I made the discovery," he said to a Daily Express representative. "I was engaged m an exhibition of
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    A MILE UNDER THE SEA.
    121 4 Little is known of the ocean depths m the vicinity of the Equator, and t<> facilitate research work there a special steel diving tank is being constructed. This tank will haw t;> withstand the pressure, exceeding a ton t< the square inch, encountered 5,000 ft.
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    42 4 The Selangor Turf Club has opened a list for importing a new batch of horse grift'ins to cost $9. r )0 each. The horses will arrive at the end of October this year, but the list will close on the 30th instant.
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    THE A.B.M. DINNER.
    2827 4 Mr. Wallace Cook's Speech. A DISTINGUISHED GATHERING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 2. The Association of British Malaya held their annual dinner at the Hotel Cecil on Monday, May 80th. A large and representative gathering: attended, and the function was a great success. Mr. W. Wallace
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    BIGAMY BY MISTAKE.
    427 5 130 COMPENSATION CLAIM Serious blows were dealt to the Hungarian reputation for gallantry by two cynical husbands. One husband was Franz Kazi, who demanded 130 and five tons of wheat as compensation for five years* married life, and the other was Andreas Kurdi. who crreedily seized the
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    BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.
    929 5 GRAHAM-MACK ECHNIE j Two thousand love lett?rs appeared to have been written by each of the parties to the other, it was stated during the heari ing of a claim for damages for breach of promise of marriage brought by Miss A?nes Graham, West Newport, Fifeshire,
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    34 5 A largely attended dinner was given at Carcosa on Monday by the Chief Secretary m honour of Sir Hugh Clifford. Among those present were the two cricket teams playing m the Kuala Lumpur match.
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      30 5 Fruit and Vegetables arc I nature's best food and you get these m perfection m H PANYAN I PTCKLE I o*d it's a "British TroJ c 1 1 c B
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    DAVID AND GOLIATH.
    896 6 An Epic of Jutland. HOW THE SPITFIRE FOUGHT; Perhaps the most thrilling, and certainly the most wonderful incident m the Battle of Jutland was the fight of a small British destroyer with a whole squadron of great German battleships. The full story of this amazing exploit can
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      302 6 WHITEAWAYS ONE DOLLAR SIX DISTINCT OPPORTUNITIES IN A SINGLE WEEK TO VISIT WHITEAWAYS AND SECURE YOUR CHOICE FROM HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES SPECIALLY SELECTED FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS AND MARKED AT THE POPULAR PRICE OF Two For A Dollar Three For A Dollar Four For A Dollar Six For A Dollar LAST
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      99 6 AS #^^^9Sk iflL 1 /'JQI I 111 IH mil si iv ih HL JBT-Ss*ss» Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m th« Strait* StttUmtnta) ERASMIC fc^^/y^T^N (p-V^ PEERLESS flf KIIIATF GLORIOL'S fr^-J FKA(,k\N(F or) *^^i^ £^^7<\V> i I, j J-^l^^ knows the value of :\'M '"HAZELINE' jl W powder. I
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    MATTERS INDIAN.
    1002 7 Reception to Governor. COMMUNITIES GRATIFIED. (By Our Indian Correspondent). Last Saturday's grand function at the palatial mansion of Mr. M. Kader Sultan, J.P., at East Coast Koad. when the Indians and Ceylonese of Singapore assembled and paid their respects to the new Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, will not
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    FRANCO-GERMAN AFFAIRS.
    167 7 WHAT LOCARNO MEANS. A CUSTOMS DIFFICULTY. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, June 24. Herr Stresmann's speech leaves the majority of French political opinion unconvinced and the fundamental gulf m the Franco- German interpretation of Locarno remains unbridged. France holds that Locarno was a free contract involving no obligation to modify
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    THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    124 7 fßeuter's Service.] Geneva, June 24. Interviewed by pressmen, Mr. Hugh Gibson said he thought it would be impracticable to attempt now to modify the Washington Convention without the concurrence of Italy and France. Mr. Jones said the United States were im^ willing to reduce the calibre of
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    THE N.Y. WORLD WRITES HISTORY.
    110 7 [Reuter's Service.! New York, June 24. The World, m an editorial, "History m the Making." .-ays the Washington Conference and the present Geneva Conference are phases of a great transition m which Great Britain is surrendering her naval supremacy and sharing with the United States,
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    U.S. HAWAII FLIGHT IN JULY.
    73 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. June 24. Mr. Davis. Secretary for War, has autholised the Army Air Corps to attempt a non-stop flight from San Francisco to Hawaii, a distance of 2.407 miles. The participants will be Lieutenants Maitlancl and, Hegenberger, who are now at San Die^o.
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    COTTON REDUCTION.
    46 7 TReuter's Service]. London. June 24. Owing to the fall m demand for yarn the Cottonyarn Association has decided to curtail production of medium counts twist and west by 50 per cent, beginning on July 4th. The counts affected are thirty twos to forty twos.
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    AN ARCHBISHOP BEARDED.
    72 7 Athens, May 22. While the Archbishop of Athens was officiating yesterday at the Feast of St. Constantine m the Church of St. Constantine at Piraeus, a barber tried to cut off his beard as a protest against the Gregorian calendar, introduced m 1923. The barber severed part
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      372 7 BUSINESS CARDS. {MARY SETON. i 1 b] RWOOD FURNITURE j! SHANGHAI SHADES. ;I > E AMBER MANSIONS. irMIAN MARBLE FLOORING TILES. erred a consignment of white taring tiles. 1\ 18" and 2' \pniy early to avoid disappointment. 7." -2 Prinsep Street. f FUNERALS. gISGAPOU CASKET CO. l\ KRIENCEB UNDERTAKERS. uJ
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      685 7 NOTICES. LINGUI TIN, LIMITED. DIVIDEND NO. IS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Fourth Interim Dividend of g per cent for the year ending :jlst August 1927, will be paid to Shareholders on the Register on 15th July, 1927. NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books of the
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      570 7 VISIT THE Malayan Exhibition. KUALA LUMPUR. Friday, July 29th. to Monday, August Ist. There is no better way of spending l a m l ii i the August Bank Holidays. Cheap Railway Fares. X^l \J JL lL'JjUt THE BALGOWNIE RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. Notice is hereby given that the Twentysecond Annual
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      384 7 MUSIC MUSIC HUDSON'S GREAT SALE OF MUSIC j Will Commence on Tuesda> JUNE 28th. Music of every description from 5 cts. PER COPY All Musical Goods 6reatls E£educ«<f During Sale 100 NORTH BRIDGE RT). ADELPHI BTILDfNG I.HJS SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya: a live "news" paper
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    177 8 The following is the Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for the week ended June 18th: Egypt. Alexandria: One smallpox case. India. Bassein: Nine plague deaths; two cholera deaths. Bombay: Two plague deaths; 24 cases of smallpox with 19 deaths. Calcutta: 43 cholera deaths
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 27. 1927. Week-end Comment.
    649 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 27. 1927. Week-end Comment. It must be a long time since Paris has had an incident so thoroughly of the kind that Parisians love, as that recorded m the cables to-day. The continued existence m their midst of the Royalist enthusiasts and their no less
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    402 8 THE CASE IOUTHK MOTOR I;u To the Editor. Sir.— We arc tld that for Justi.v and is noted f,, r m manors at public policy, encouraged to pen you the* hope that you will after |v take up your mighty pn As you are awan th,
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    JAPANESE TENOR IN WESTERN SONG RECITALS.
    81 8 Seijim Tat.sumi, th<- km Japanese tenor, arrived m S:r.i:a: Manila on the Oldekirk >•<-■■ tends to spend about a nofttl I of (fee world, durinp whi.}, to several recitals of W Mr. m— mi comes to stagft| taininj? < -onsiderabU- MKa entertaining lar^t' au<ii<rur-
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    SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICE.
    53 8 Throuph the courtesy uf M- I and Co. we learn that the I m London on Saturday. M«ordh I tations by Messrs. Henry G.i I was:— I London standard sheet. >i" I l^ondon, 1*;. E%4. I C.I.F. Lond«>n itaadard I shipment Is. 6^(l. Crepe Is. H'^d. Market
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    1074 8 Mr. Loke Chow Thye is on a visit to Fenang. Sir Matthew Nathan has been elected a representative of the New West End Synagogue. The Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz), accompanied by Lady Gompertz, went to Kuala Kangsar on Friday. His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to become President
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      10 8 To-day's Feature. OUR WEEKLY SERIAL. i Page i. 1 J
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    GREAT JOKE FOR PARIS.
    237 9 PRISON GOVERNOR HOAXED. M DAI'DCt SET AT LIBERTY. [Router's Service.] Paris, June 25. i«9oH an astounding practical j k: Editor, and Detest of V AcI- m raise, and Semart, a Communist, released m>m bante Prison. that a young French Royalist the Governor of the Prison vok«
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    U.S. EVACUATES NICARAGUA.
    47 9 W a>hintrton. June 25. B trd las ordered the immeditturi 50€ marines from Ni. .r- G ol the pfaU! to withAmerKan expeditionary force. regard t tin irithdrawal it is stated the conditions arc favour- '-at about 1,500 men sta- f r aa indefinite period.
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    THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE APPEALS.
    144 9 THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE APPEALS. [Renter's Service.] Paris, June 2">. f final appeal case v m heitriellc ik Chine, tn<- n M. Wochlaroqne, addres- i ari r Caaaatkm, arrived at confavaaring a qjoashtwg oi the verapiinst the directors of the Paris. June 26. i -oi Cassation, griving its dcci- case of
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    MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
    158 9 Village Industries section at the j miner Malayan Exhibition bid-; fair if n><: actually surpass m size and •>-. thai of previous years. The this -ret ion M now well realised b? ys, who o>me from as far afield! Kami and Brunei on these occasions tdvantagc >f the
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    STORMS IN RUSSIA.
    70 9 SERIOUS DAMAGE TO CROPS. THE VfM^GA OVERFLOWS. [Reuter's Service]. Moscow, June 25. In a violent storm m the Chita district hailstones bigger than pigeons' eggs fell. Many cattle were killed and twenty peasants wer»" injured. There was seven hours torrential rain m the Smolensk district, where crops
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    GREAT FIRE IN MONGOLIA.
    33 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, June 25. The losses of Chinese merchants alone amount to Roubles 5,000.000 m a fire m the business section of Ulanbator. Mongolia which destroyed fifty shops.
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    CHINESE SOLDIERS APPEAL TO MOSCOW.
    58 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow. June 2.">. It 1 response to a telegram from the Wuhan Soldiers Relief Society, signed by the widow of Sun Vat Sen, asking for help. the Ail-Cn.nn Central Council of Trade Unions lias decided to donate 30,000 roubles itself and to propose
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    THE BALKAN DISPUTE SETTLED.
    44 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. June 2-"». It is announced that the Albanian Government has informed the British, French. Italian and German Ministers that it has assented to the suggestion of the Powers to settle the Yugo-Slav-Albanian dispute. which is thus ended.
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    A WAR SUIT FAILS.
    66 9 f Keuter's Service.] Washington. June 25. The Government has rejected the claims oi Christopher Hannevit^ a Norwegian citizen, for alleged losses through the requisitioning m war time by the Shipping Board of vessels being constructed by his com- pany m America, resulting, according to the claimant,
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    PRINCE CONSORT VISITS SWITZERLAND.
    23 9 [Keuter's Service.] Ragaz. Switzerland. June 25. The Prince Consort of the Netherlands has arrived here to take the cure.
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    VAN LEARBLACK'S FLIGHT.
    37 9 Keoter'a Service. J Calcutta, June 25. Van Learblack has arrived and leaves for Rangoon on June 26 m continuance of his flight from Holland to the Dutch East Indies. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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      RUBBER QUOTATION.
      30 9 (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) A Tokio, June 24. Rubber t'.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at 7 IJ and 80 sen respectively buyer and seller quotations.
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      JAPANESE BUSINESS ON THE YANGTSE.
      46 9 JAPANESE BUSINESS ON THE YANGTSE. With a view to aiding Japanese residents m the Yangtse Valley who are now returning to their old residences, to resume business, the Tokio Foreign Office has decided to make a disbursement amounting to Y60,00C on its own responsibility. I I
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      JAPAN PROPOSES 5-5-4 RATIO.
      73 9 It is understood that Viscount Saito leader of tte Japanese delegation to the Naval Disarmament Conference at Geneva, will propose to the United States delegation that Japan is ready to consider the 5-5-4 ratio for auxiliary ships instead of the United States' proposal, namely the 5-5-3
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      BANK DEPOSITS INCREASING.
      24 9 With the gradual stabilization of 'the financial condition, public feeling has somewhat eased, and consequently deposits at the banks are increasing.
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    44 9 A. gala occasion was made of the opening of the new extension of the Sungei Siput Club on Saturday last week, when, m addition to a cricket match that was played m the afternoon, a most enjoyable fancy dress dance was held at night.
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    THE END OF THE TOUR.
    847 9 Farewell Dinner* to the Australians. MR. MACARTNEY AND FUTURE VISITS. A representative gathering of Singapore spcrtsmen as well as the up-country members of the Malayan XI met at tho dinner given by the Singapore Cricket Club at the Europe Hotel on Saturday night to bid
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    40 9 Princess Marie Louise presided at a luncheon on May 31 given by the executive committee of the Forum Club to wives of Governors and representatives attending the Colonial Conference. Amon* those present were Lady Maxwell, Lady Manning and Mrs. Hayes-Marriott.
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    THE PORT SWETTENHAM CASE.
    739 9 Coroner's Verdict. CAPTAIN OF SILVER CEDAR BLAMED The inquest was concluded m the Klang police court y sterday before Mr. E. Jago, Assistant District Officer, says Friday's Malay Mail, touching the death of Mr. J. A. Rodriguesz, of the United States Rubber Plantations, Inc., who was
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    BRITISH MALAYA.
    157 9 With the May number of British Malaya the magazine has entered on its second year. That it has brought confirmation of the hopes of those who launched it must be acknowledged, for it has consistently maintained the high-water mark of a bright and informative periodical on all things
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      273 9 "ROBINSONS I I Have secured a limited number of ji CRICKET BATS personally selected I by C. G MACARTNEY and W. A. j! OLDFIELD of the Australian Eleven i> whilst m England. Each Bat has j! actually been AUTOGRAPHED by \{Cricket enthusiasts are invited\ to call and inspect) j ROBINSON
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    THOUSANDS OF RUNS!
    609 11 Despite the Small Ball. SHOULD THE TAIL BAT? What value the smaller cricket ball is likely to have m the futurs cannot be estimated from its use m the county matches already played this season. So far as it has been possible to judge the small r
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    "BOOKIES" BADLY BIT.
    209 11 INCIDENT AT HIRST PARK RACES London, June 8. The Hurst Park stewards, Lord Lonsdale Lord Derby and Sir Samuel Scott, summarily fined Sir Henry Busby Bird the maximum of £50 and reported him to the Jockey Club for an unprecedented incident m the Vyner Stakes. Three minutes
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    51 11 There are welcome signs of a fall m the cost of building and building materials m Kuala Lumpur. Prices are, however, still so high as to make building almost impossible except for the wealthy, and the shortage of houses m Kuala Lumpur remains acute, m spite of the Housing Committee.-
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      654 11 PENANG TURF CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING, 1927. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. JjjSf Ju *y 28th. mcia V AugUSt Ist'. I hursda> August 4th. Sat unlay August 6th H Races for Horses. 12 Races for p^ies. STAKES $122,200. tiding and Stabling Free. .veiling Allowance to Visiting Horses $25. mited Cash Sweep each day.. Sweeps
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      282 11 */t\ jiff J*^i*^C!^^E^^K|^J\^^^ LI I fc^v^ if tl bmbß \uiBt//-k. *■*-^^*^l «SP^bbM 1 1] h■ 1 s"J, I -v-i BBbV l J^^lB^^bl i^^^^^BßtßßbT 1 1 F 1* 1 1 *fV, *^^W/3» A A w^ IHE^^^ "t Ba^Bßßb 1 Representative for Far East and India Robert Blau. C l 4 Hong
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    205 12 From Bangkok, the Redang landed 80 bullocks and buffaloes. The German vessel Preussen, from Yokohama, had a beans, oil, and general cargo on board. Two cargos of coal were brought into port during the week-end, one on board the Imataca from Samarinda, and the other from Batavia on
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    MARINE SIGNALLING.
    228 12 Further progress m signalling practice between warships and merchant vessels is indicated by the extracts from the reports on this subject for the quarter ended December 31, 1926, now issued m Fleet orders. Although the total was fairly well maintained, there being 1.168 successful exer cises carried out.
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    RADIO BEACONS.
    255 12 Several changes m radio beacons have recently been recorded. A new wireless beacon has been established half-mile N.W. of Cape Maria Van Diemen. New Zealand, m !at. 34 def*. 28' 50" S., long., 172 deg. 38' 45" E. This is the first radio beacon south of the Equator.
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      324 12 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 tont) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The «.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      231 12 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF The content? of a Flower Shop To be held at No. 1. Orchard Road 'Old No. 1217) On Tuesday, 28th. June, at 4 p.m. Comprising:: Showcases. t»ak counter, Milner's Iron safe, table centres, chenille bouquet holders, posters and si^n boards., transfer paper.- and forms etc.,
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      381 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE I via oUvKi. M.S. SILVERASH due M.S. SILVERBEECH dm PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERRAY due Aup\ 11 OUTWARDS TO CALCUTTA via PORTS
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      325 12 5 LLOYD TRESTINO NAY. fo. (Incorporated q SINGAPORE TO n\\ y Calling at COLOMBO, NKIKDISI and TRIESTE by the f-:!, m.v. ROMOLO 14.000 tmu b J. m.v. VIMINALE 12,n00 tMf These fast Motor Vessel- h. r. well appointed MOMMBOdatioH ar.i In ious saloons. Cuisin* k ,>,. For HONG KONG. SHANCHA!
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      716 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungel Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 am Bangkok every Thursday 6 a-" 1 Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      103 12 Albert Dock Nil. Victoria Dock Ipoh. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Conus. No. 1 Dock Dredger Kuantan, F.M.S. Hoppers No. 1 and 3. No. 2 Dock Kola, W. B. Sweet. June 26. Menggala, Indragiri, (Dut.); 3eli, Ban Whatt Soon, Atlanta City, Brit). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office).
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      643 13 O. S. K. Line. i n.ti» St«.er.. A t,i«. L..«. itterasm Hamburg, Bremen. I rf», fffm Colombo. Aden and Altai Maru July V? J u j y 18 \lgoa Ray, Tape- Town, Rio, n,< BUM Aires. f Manila Maru JuJy 2() July y-v Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Detafoa Bay and Durban. f
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      404 13 TRAVEL- COMFORT Aboard jQTjI DOLLAR |SES| "PRESIDENT JHH^ Dollar President linen offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilat* i and cooler) by electric I 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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      707 13 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 8640, with sub-cdnnections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's Desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Ponang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    MUSIC AND MANNERS.
    910 14 Late Opera Arrivals. As an aftermath of the opera season the New York Evening Post takes up the question of manners .xhibited by American opera natrons. The chief complaint is against late-comers, but dropping m after the curtain r.ses so thoroughly permeates our whole theater life that
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      168 14 f ml-' r -*3fc >■ n MA> i |B|fc"~ ~V^ H^ Mr .^<B»?i PCB i \O* Oib *t "ar~~" 'L I i dC"Bt lh *^uTjMipfc^^whi i tk.,,!)!^^ Ssc+vyg A~ 'M, £MMmjM^Z\-W-y-y\';J'-. i^ffiT -i tr 'tt y y**^~^'^r*^»yi-' "!Wt'-' :^-'-^'S>.' .y V ■iftij g-*^«~--fc->-^»~M-' /.■.■.■.■■•■iA' M-vw^ ■^T- J I V^^^S^P'v T^mk':'-
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      367 14 Beware the Mosquito's Song *T<hat singing, hissing sound of the mosquito is a warnI X ing that it is looking for human blood. This warning Mosquitoes are born m cesspools where insects hide and breed, deI and stagnant marshes. They infect stroying their eggs. I your system with fever and
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    345 15 PHASER'S SHARE LIST. Saturday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 56s =)7s Batang Padang (|1) 72 /2 77^ Chenderiang- 22s 23s 6d Eastern Siani 22s 6d 23s 6d Haad Yai (£1) 28s 6d 29s 6d Hitam Tin 00 1.00 Idris (£1) 59 S 6d 60s 6d Johan Tin
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    103 15 Saturday's Alterations. June 2."). Closing Prices. Buyers Sell*»i^s Batang Padang 74 77 Hitams 95 1.02 Kucha i 2.0;"> 2.10 Malayan C'nns. L.13% L.17% South Taiping 8:5 86 Talam 1.32^ 1.40 Ghenderiangs 22s 6d 2;>s 0d Kamunting Tin 20s '20s 6d Lahat Mine 21s 6d 22s 6d Teja
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 15 June 23th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. ennfi! to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 6H4 62 Standard R.S.?. Spot i) 2 62^ on TendiT July-Sept tf3 63^4 Oct-Dec <M r,4 J 4 Jan-Mar 65% 65% Tone of Market:- Quiot-steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Shoot 17% d
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    ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
    40 15 (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., Li f? CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    EXCHANGE.
    53 15 June 2b. Bunk 4 m.s. 2|4 1-16 Bank demand Ejt 23-32 Private credits 3 m.<. 2j4 9-32 India, T. T. 154 Hon^c Kouk, demand 11% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 116VJ Norn. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80^. Bar Silver London 2fi 1-10 Bank of England Rate 4^ p.c. Sovereign,
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    PRODUCE.
    200 15 June 25. Tin 100 Tons- $147% Gam bier XK 3 .j Copra 10.50 Copra Sundried 11.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Biang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle < New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice. Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken "No. 1
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT
    144 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT Singapore. June 2.1. Rubber. London, Is ~< l -j<\. lid. down. Local 62 cts. Tin. London, £28(1. 2-V down. Local SUT's for 100 tons. Mmmg I.—North1 North Taiping 1.12 I.i7 l j. South Taiping M Taiping* 1..~i(> L.55, Kucha i 2. 2.0:>. Rahman Hydraulic 2.:>i' 1
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    JACK'S METAL REPORT.
    356 15 London. June 1 The Hear Account m Non-Ferrous Ifetals and Iron and Stael is now considerable, and producers had come to the conclusion that it would bo late autumn before the buying movement began. The set-back, however has gone so far that an upward r action has
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    696 15 MELVILLE (JOHOKE) KSTATKS. The following is the report ;>f the directors for the year ended :;ist March, to be presented at the third annual general meeting: of the Company, to be held at Guthrie and Company's office on July 4th., at 11 a.m. The planted acreage re
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      465 15 ASSETS OVER $7^00,000 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, E.C. 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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      875 15 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 A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W. H.
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      100 15 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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    THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR.
    1307 16 Rain Delays Play on Second Day. MALAYA'S POOR TOTAL. Heavy rain m the early hours of Saturday morning delayed play m the match between the Australian XI and Malaya until 3.15 p.m. for although the wicket itself had been protected the outfield at 9.30 a.m. presented a
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    363 16 League Football. R.E. ADD FURTHER POINTS. R.E. 3: Harbour Board. 1. At the Stadium on Saturday the R. E. further consolidated their position at the top of Division 11. 'B by defeating the Harbour Board 3 l. The first goal came quite early m the game when Chua
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    AMERICAN VARSITY BOAT RACE.
    23 16 f Renter's Service. I New London. Connecticut. June 2.">. Harvard beat Yale m the four mile University boat race.
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    WIMBLEDON.
    510 16 Nearing the End. ALL OUR MEN ELIMINATED. [Reuter's Service.] Wimbledon, June 24. Men's singles fourth round: Cochet beat Dekehrling (Hungary) B—6, 6—3, 6—2. Brugnon beat Kingsley 4 6, 6 3, 6 2, 6 2. The first half of the quarter-finals are thus Tilden versus Brugnon, Cochet versus Hunter. With
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    81 16 KENT LOSE TO SUSSEX. [Reuter's Service]. London, June 24. At Horsham to-day Sussex beat Kent m ihe County Cricket Championship by thirty runs. Sussex 160 and 292. Kent 250 and 172. In Sussex' first innings Beslee took four wickets for 55 runs. In the second innings Wensley and
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    THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
    185 16 Won Lost Ist. Ist. Pts. No. P. W. L. m. m. Poss Obt. R. Per. Lanes. 14 7 0 4 3 112 85 0 75.89. Notts. 11 6 1 2 2 88 64 0 72.72 Derby. 10 5 1 2 1 80 57 1 71.25 Yorks 14
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    28 16 H.H. the Sultan of Perak, who met H.E. the High Commissioner at Kuala Kangsar station, had his left arm m a sling, owing, it is said, to rheumatism.
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      The Nuthall Boom.
      61 16 CHOSEN FOR THE WIGHTMAN CUP. I (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, June 25. The centre court accommodation at Wimbledon was closed to-day with a record attendance of 20,000 for the match between Miss Betty Nuthall and Mrs. Hill. The "Boom" for Miss Nuthall has exceeded that of
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      THE WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM.
      66 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, June 25. The English team to compete m the Wightman Cup m the United States m the coming autumn will be Mrs. Godfree, Miss Nuthall, Mrs. Hill, Miss Harvey, Miss Fry and Mrs. Sterry. The Cup is for women's play only
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      OFFER TO FRAULEIN AUSSEM.
      33 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright^) London, June 25. It is reported that Fraulein Aussem. the seventeen year old German player, has declined an offer by Mr. Cochran to turn professional.
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      TOTALISATOR FOR ENGLAND.
      38 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, June 25. It is understood that the Jockey Club Committee which met during- the recent Ascot meeting will recommend that the totalisator system of betting b<? adopted for Home racing.
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      THE L.A.C. MEETING.
      82 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, June 25. At the meeting of the London Athletic Club to day the following were the winners: 100 Yards J. E. London. 300 Yards. G. M. Butler. 880 Yards— J. Sanders. 120 Yards Hurdles Lord Burghley. Two Miles Oddie. In the Victoria
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      MILE CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
      32 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. June 25. In the N.C.U. championship A Theaker retained his title m the mile cycling by half a wheel, winning m 3.34 4 5.
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      BOBBY JONES TO DEFEND HIS TITLE.
      34 16 BOBBY JONES TO DEFEND HIS TITLE. (Our Own Correspondent.; Copyright.) London, June 25. Bobby Jones has sailed from the United States for the purpose of defending his title m the British open golf championship.
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      MOTOR CYCLING AT 106 M.P.H.
      35 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, June 25. During a motor cycling race at Brooklands. Wright, who wa? riding a Brough Superior machine, reached a speed of 106.88 miles per hour.
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      WEST INDIAN CRICKET VISIT.
      35 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. June 25. A team of West Indian cricketers will tour m England during the summer of next year, the necessary arrangements having now been fixed up.
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    THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.
    46 16 SCOTTISH MATCH ABANDONED. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 25. Scotland 233: New Zealand 90 for two, A. Stevenson scored 59 out of Scotland's total, Page taking six wickets for 76. There was no play to-day at Glasgow rain causing abandonment of the game.
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    BOXING.
    56 16 The 2nd Bn., The Duke of Wellington's Regt. are holding a novices boxing competition early m August. It is hoped that there will also be a few special contests. Any member of another unit who would like to arrange a contest will be Very welcome and should inform the
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    23 16 Orders for week ending 3rd. July. Tuesday, 28th.— Signalling Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, 30th.— Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m.
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      302 16 MOUTRIE 1 ■I THE VERY BEST PIANO VALUE EVER OFFERED HUM 5 ;J OR ELSEWHERE. h I ■I BEFORE BUYING YOUR PIANO CALL ON US WE Win '< ;I BE PLEASED TO PROVE THIS. < PRICES $600.00 I •i Upon Easy Payments. Call or write for illustrated catalogue. j: S.
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