The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 May 1928

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SA TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1928. NO. 12,101
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  • 240 1 There* little new regarding thr IUhh affair than furth«*r details uf hine*a>»* at ror i lien. Tbe ll«»me Press writes •> mpathetiralh of Japan's difficult n*s- 9. A curious situation has arisen regards Prince Carol of Rumania the Pritish Government taking steps tn prevent him H>inir from
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  • 882 1 Alw;.\ I ran read the tale of th« MM wh<> |i a hundred year* old, ..r more than v hundred year* o|<J. There kj 0n.., I •rr. whoso tale i* «imple enough. But 1 read it. You would ay thai he ha* lived pU Ij m "r>«- h«>ns»-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 199 1 WING LOONG. FOU HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET. x •,'.v.vAvywAWA^^i^rtvv Raffles Hotel I Rooms with Modern Sanitation. I TEA GRILL ROOM DINER I DANCES I nrivalled m the East. DANSANT S TAp SVETLANOVA e ™ry I WEDNESDAY AND TUESDAY Vriday ALEX: SALNIKOFF. Thursday The
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    • 162 1 •iWiV < ViVA IASViV.V.ViWiViVA»l ASViV.V.ViWiViVA»V < V.V.V, I.V.Vil .V.Vi ••••••■•V.V.V.W.VWW The easy writing j| ROYAL TYPEWRITER— A writing machine S J of surpassing excellence. > J* Also at ■S (Incorporated m England). IVnan? and Kunia Lumpur j" [EUROPE HOTELI j RACE WEEK j I TUESDAY, MAY Bth.— The orchestra will
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    • 123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. 9. i < halw I t —Pair William l.i r > I ir t Pag*- IS. Try Uran-t' ii t savoury Page ♦>. Johnnie Walker i* ih< T t»> \«ur fritrd* —Pag .'•r\ On. n» rh. I'.ini.i n; Thr rircma, ;i l« '\lham.«r:: PSfd i v vi). j
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    • 21 1 V.'.W.'.W.V.V.V.'.Wi'AV.W/M I; WlNfi IXH)N(;. I THB RBCOGNIBBD HOISh X j; El KOPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, j ■T St. HIGH HTRBBT. V. .•.'.V.WAWV.NWWWW^
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 92 1 THE WEEK. r M r«,//i|f lift, H eh Water, >>.;* p.m.. 7.7 U.K. «h« c;e>v«riT.r loaves fur North Borneo. M m l:.ioe«, Sacond Day. I i li ii el U" .t.-r. l l'.S p.n... 7.4. Paotball: I»iv. 1 I X stadium. H.ufi Wat or. 0.;i7 t r U int.. 7.0.
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  • 758 2 Change Before History. "Doi hsstSl RssjSt is to be ileir.olisru'il. Ths (lust ha:- hardly settlci from the ii«-<» motion of (Jrosvenor House. Devon fehtat Roust ia baeassksj i m«*nioiy N.-w bnlktias* ar «.-<>vt-iin£ the ihut OMI lined the Kustun road. "Mn.-t wt- Mt London
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  • 91 2 Se>me Startling Results. London. Apr. 19. The Roehamptoa Professional Tournament, the first big professional meeting e.f the Reason, for whieh sixteen out of seventy playen qualified for the Competition proper yesterday, produced sotne startling result** in the* first round. Arthur Havers, A. Boomer. George Gadd, K. Kay
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    • 565 2 I CEYLON I GRAND HOTEL, MUWARA ELIYA jS The Sanitorium of the East J •I Famous for its Golf Links, > Botanical Gardens, Trout J Fishing, Tennis and Hunting ■1 The Rate for Residents m India, 5 Burmah and the Straits visiting the Hotel between June Ist. and NovemV her
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    • 275 2 n LCLcicL£:u:ir:icictc4ctriru:icicicuuiui:u:u:u^x;u;u:tcu;w;^4;4;i4;^^^^4;w;^v£tcicicu:^ I MEET I THE WIFE I i 1 31 i i i S I Pavilion FROM Tl ESDAV, Bth. TO SINDAY. I.lth. MAY. AT Ml p.m. SHARP. 1 1 IMI III SNOOKUMS' (NewUweds Comedy). PICTORIAL REVIEW. The Latest PATHE (iAZETTE. MOORE MARRIOTT AND TRIIT.V CLARK m CARRY ON!
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    • 236 2 ALHAMBRA PH^ (Ta« Chen£ Kee and Co.. Ltd.. Proprietors commencing T^^;sl)\^. M h m v > AT On IVM THK MOST TITANIC TROI'PER OK TIIKM CHARLIE CHAPLIN "THE CIRCUS" A MAMMOTH MENAGERIE OF MIKTII AT T.iO IVM JOHN GILBERT ARABIAN LOVE A VIVID ROMAM n) hKsKI: I I }y\ RESERVATIONS
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  • 653 3 Beam, ior inventions. FUTURJB HEAVEN ON E ARTH. London. Apr. 4. The day when some manual workers wil' toil only ft?e hours a day and when domestic service will be a thing of the past was predicted by Piufessor F. W. Burstall, Professor of Mechanical
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  • 192 3 RUBBER COMPANY SU ED. An Assistant's Claim. Mr. S. R. Wtst. till lately an Bfristßltt on Dublin t'state, S<«uth Kcdah, M s'jinr Urn M: layan Anifiuan Plantations, l.t for $2">,(*>o 1 unaaes, this turn Including P4-v»«ral n:.»nths* salaiy, medical f TptaiiT. hospital f'os. an<l passage Home, says iht' Pesßßßg correspondent
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  • 202 3 Bsccntion.s m F rarer, as the day's ncv.i NBUi n, arc still public, and the guillotine "I^a Veuve" doa'i i{s grisly work outside th*- Sanu« Priso* m the Boulevard Ara«:o. Oowds flock to ;;n execution, which takes place at dawn; but very few catch mon- than a glimpse
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  • 179 3 Removal of Charing Cross. Kugb). Apr. .1. Drastic alterations m the- Wcm Lmi London, involving the removal of nia.n familial features are proposed in a scneme te. deal with crnss-ftUMT u-artie and u'» mitted to the Prime Minister. If adopte-i the* scheme will include th«
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    • 288 3 HaigWhiski} I >^L kJ WHISKY MADE (GSfe-f^ f JN SCOTLAND IS |^ip^ Distilled mm Ba^;/,v '^^^Bw^ Barlc> i. a c food jr.] ibe JistiilcJ essence nrulm properties x. tl.it arc not only restorative hut are also^^ SS "^L health &"'m& m a t>eo*er degfojoj ihan any other distilled article. .21*%
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    • 87 3 HOT WEATHER THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN I Other Skin Diseases 1 ASEPSO SOAP RBCOmiBNDCD BY THE HIGHEST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES. i Sole Agents: TMir II I i Suitable for Spra>in- UuhhiT Trees and 1 I Invaluable tor the \h f ruction t»t Lallan^. I j Capacity (tallons. I
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  • 1826 4  -  T. Stanhope Sprigg Service Jealousies. BELGIAN KING'S FINE EXAMPLE. THE PILOT'S JOKE. —By— Kditor of Airway^. \SPECIAL TO WKKM PRESS.] London. April 11. to Roy»1 Air Force has Jfc* celebrated hi tenth birthday, and experts were surprised that Mtf more fuss was made con,..rning it. It
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  • 368 4 fcir Erie Geddes on Trunk Routes. When the Air League of the British Empire held its first annual dinner at the Savoy Hotel, Sir Eric Geddes, chairman m Imperial Airways, referring to the Air Estimates, said he did not think Sir Samuel Hoare's announcement of an Indian seivice
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  • 293 4 (Jerman Secret Machine. The intillifcn Mtftioa of the Mr Limw of the British Empire ha? swured the first Authentic details rejr.nrdinir a ciganti.- -rcni aircraft now ndtr in— I IIM I IIHI by Tnany. It dwarfs m fiat all existing heavier thnn-air craft. Bi iHMtter-Ct wril P.
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  • 197 4 11. Ice hockey. 2. Yes. 3. This is accredited to Henrique Devigno about the year 1.">71. 1. Yes- -throe horses can claim to have accomplished this feat. The> are Aod-el-Kader I*"><> and 051; The Colonial ISC.'j and 1*70; and I'oethlyn who won the War National at Gfttwfak
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  • 672 4 Royal Aero Club Plans For 1928. The programme of air races fur 192* a was announced at the annual meeting of the Roy.? 1 Aero Club, and it was stated that Sir Charles Wakefield had OttM again made generous contributions t<. lhe racing < fund by gift*
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  • 178 4 Two-Seat er Moth* for £650. While Mr. Kinkier* flight to Au.-trulia m a litfht aeroplane ua> being talked about something of a surprise \\a^ caused m the air world by the announcement of a large reduction m the pruv of a pcpului make of light aeroplane. The
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  • 123 4 I I'okio. Apr. .1. Not t<» break tfm4 "r»< <>nX" but t<» de I nionstrat<> how quickly th. -rilinary travelI |«r supplied with moderate fund? and u*:!n>r I ordinary means of communication can circle I the glob*, Jijishimpo has arranged a round J the-woi Id ract". On«-
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  • 802 4 What it Means TVday STORY OF AMERICAN WHO MHOntD J^ |Wiitt»«n ••xduaivel Ihi- SinrM|M»n 1.. ;1 I- vui IThi> i> thr Kixteenth <<1 %*< rt#a of arti Amtritan vh<»-.- \.iliatit «-rvu n Xi Bub«equenl (k*Ht»rlu»n, unpn-.titi t I at k \v..rlil interr-r l>< t>
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  • 241 4 IVrth. March 1». (.'ompleli .'.Mri «.f th»- lian a» rial <1« ft- no* result from thr \i»jt m Juiu ehal Sir John Salmond, < f th«- Kr Force, at thy invitation of thr I Ministry. M« will investigate t h« of the Air r<>n< m Australia, an<i
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  • 87 4 I turn. t.. lead it th. mw- oofcpaa. w. rrcmU) U 'f LiVhIU rgh la net allowed t kn*' one fhirt at h.* <-*n«J- rarm. 'bat l_undr\ th. as nouvvnir Ifil- te. nlotT> fie. in V light o« the trelian v owed baa** luaaaaed he had g'T.
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  • 2978 5 THE QUESTION OF ITS REPLACEMENT. Report Presented. The following report was laid 1 e*fore Council yesterday. 1. We have been appelated a Committee by H. K. the Governor with the following terms of reference: (a) To review the recommendations made by the Committee appointed in ltd to
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    • 145 5 hhh.^,,,--,-,--f YOUR CAR DESERVES ONE f 1 1 Lnea P iTTpi Ibl^ 1 Accessary t Malayan Motors, Ltd. I M-20 Orchard Road Singapore. m n Agents throughout F.M.S.— Messrs. Wearne Brothers Ltd t HB^\ v B^r^ Hj IL J^^^^r W hen hot weather makes heavy meals unattrac I Ik^F ivr
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    • 186 5 |,]w>^w*aw^j> HANOSOMEBIMdOMTUITE fjFfP IS IILI]STR N I h J^^^jA^>jj^iL__ l)reSHin Tabl 3 ft. 6 m j^^^^^^^^^J L ~s~ 2 Chair* to Match Made m Our Own j Teak liedMtead. Kuropean Supervision. jUll^ jj fi£s«™- 1 p De^ißns and Quotations 4 For Every Description --5^ llt f in. StT.oo nett ij
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  • 106 6 SHANGHAI POLICE OFFICER MURDERED. Shot While Searching Arimd hii.ese. _The number of police Odfc«n to fall Victims to armed robbwr, -,n,l kidnap-,**" was auKnuntc-d M April lK,th wh.-n'.wo by Pr'V T ri' a!>OUt U > bt marched by P.C. Borov sky. turned upon him m an alleyway off North Honan
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  • 749 6 The Soviet Government has now decided to allow £7 10s. a month to the widow, invalid daughter, and son of M. Joflfe, the Communist leader, who committed suicide last year when m despair over his health and the Government's refusal to make him an adequate prant for
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  • 311 6 A Tragic Occurrence. Th* foil v ing ateount fre.m the Malay Maibs a u| lillei oui orreipondont*t wire regui ling thi. sad event. We- regrot ta have to rece.ro tlu« death yesterday, in tragic circumstances, at hi** resider e in Kia Peng-rd., at th- age
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  • 223 6 Hadi :.nd Mehtu not iroini* t;» Europt*. 1 formal n has 1-tfti i cutt.i that .\lr. S. .M Had .u,i- i idee Blue ami Ma\ la < 'up Ti a])pr<>ai hr.l with pWMtIIH India m th«- 1 >:i\ n r ><\>k tMi \«-ar. hJM ha-' Hadi
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  • 182 6 I. ieuU riant-Colonel Sir Fran« is Young-husr-and pvnMtd at the annual ■JMtfcHJ tf the India Society, at 21. romwcll-road. and announced plan> for the commjr year ;i considerable exu-nsion of st..pe. without, however, the »*it*t y losing its original rhaiacter. He pointed out that, a?
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  • 104 6 A i>eti*inn for disarmament signed b^ nearly H'O.OiK) persons, halt whom are •MM, ua< taken t.» 10. Uc.wninp -tn»t rtcentlv hy Mr. Renru- Snii'h M .IV. .i me secretary of th«« National CaMWil f«»r th. Prevention of War. The petition un-.s the Briti>h Government t<> tak-> th«-
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  • 91 6 A country pirl m Slovakia who was *hot at hy a jealour lover has l>een saved hy the fact that she was wearing "the traditional p >ia ant costume with some ten starched petticoats" which arrested the progress of ♦he bullet. She would have »..«n rolil m a!
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    • 155 6 Acclaimed by even- nation of the world as •the supreme and perfect poet and playwright, 1 Shakespeare has attained immortal fame. I flf/~~~*” Snf j'^'Ni/vcioAKtTTE^ 1 1 EL O v^H/ '••N*v i are nown anc^ appreciated by men of cultu red tasle rom P o^ l 0 P o^* rhcir
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    • 346 6 x For Cold Joints itjjJ^S hot dishes too m^s^^\ I'iooalilli i> th»- Kirn; ..I \|,,.i >*-^s^ I'ickles, is thnr r /s*^f[£&^ I'uklr tht- (/uccn ol all sfc^ It is particular!} delirious v cold meats, hut equall) lin< w hot dishes too. The lirvt tastr ol ro>v t iilackvM'll's Uranvton Tv
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    • 369 7 BUSINESS CARDS. „./.V.V.W/.WirMWA%V.%\V. f MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. J ONI MENTAL MASONS. j" Telephone No. 75. «J 10 LET. \oKIII BRIDGE R«)Al>. Kntry P iy HEYEI BROTHERS. [OPS .prtratcly or M on** shop, m BaiUHwgt, Stamford Road. <<■ "f Free Press. March m. 1928, terrace houses Nob. CftaaeJ Road. Water
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    • 798 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. on the MWwteg days of the Race Mooting: May Bth., Tuesday. May 10th.. Thursday. TRAFALGAR LIMITED. NOTICE is HKUKHY GIVEN that eighteenth Ordinary General Meeting of 1 •:ifal K :,r Uvritod will he held at the Registerlid Office No. L' Prince Street Singapore on Thursday, the 17th
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    • 144 7 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL i. r\ I \>- Q X ikai. RXGINI VOMM iim n > D NOTICE. I\ IHK hn! I X Off M"H V.» \P M II \n MM SHAIK MOIIAMAP I'M I :.m»mc«- Hrn, 111 V i |i I ft tfeat a |]|HII. k|ol 1 AtMlullnh Shuit
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    • 539 7 NOTICES. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Thr Municipal CumniNiMMn kcreA? *i»e I rMi*» ..f rhurrr prr l.rtftt radon, f.^r «r«t»T I I H W rlf crt itr» f*MM »f»4 I including July li 2* I. fmt mmi. ■nd TVrrac* I For m:,i. i Wat it nn.\ K-.rt..--.1. V •ft***"! f>r c «.n.|
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 23 8 OUVBIBO. At :h> Race Course Ro:i 1 .it >.!;"» n.r or, May 7'h.. •1 Mr Hi < T >'.j\«:it>. 4 Mm. Roth v 1-11.
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    • 31 8 OLIVB-BCU \IK>«. At IIM BtH -h Ton ■alala Gcaeral, Shanfrhai on Ttli May i :ipt;in: ViviH:i ller;t!.i (>liv»- to Mr* F— ■!■>» OHti Bt!!a:r-. >tra;t- .1" I South Af'ii-.tr |>i[nr-plta-i- copy.
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  • 709 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. T UESDAY, MAY 8, 1928. THE TSINAN HORRORS. It is common enough knowledge that no love is lost between the Japanese and Chinese people but it has to be confessed that the Chinese authorities are showing far less statesmanship over this affair of Tsinan-fu than are the
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  • 322 8 Mr. F. Gillett. professor of Kr.glish language' anel literature, left Penang for Kuala Lumpur hy the mail train on Saturday. The annual ge»neral meeting of Singapore St. Andress's Society will be held in the Cricket Club 1/ unge on Thursday. May 24th. at B.1I p.m. The Johore Government Gazette anm.uncc*s
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  • 802 8 MISSION DELEGATES IN SINGAPORE. Last NiKht^Meetin*. Yesterday tbe delegates from the far east, to the International Missionary Council recently helel in Jerusalem arrived I > the Harutia Maru, at Singapore on their journey home, ami with the e»hject e.f enabling them te. givt an account of mme'
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  • 139 8 Dr W M Br<H|i,.. iatr |>i-puty M. <1ir.,l OnV< r of H«;«!th Croydon. havtnjr Iwn apl>oin«..i Deputy Muni.ifal H«-alth Oflktr, IVnanir. ■ffrtvtd h> thi- [Vita and imuiii- <•«! duty next day. Mr. an.l Mr- I 1 Watt\. ul nmrrird at MM Cttlwdral i»f ?v.--i h»T»J. Sinfra|M>re, on U ilnmday. arrivt-d
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  • 113 8 ITILISATION Qf v, RI'ItHKR AF Its Oil and Sp,r.i tixtl [Krotn Our (Hn> '-ri^m. «nd Kedah w»r» p rit<tl tmo> J m«mbiy of at»>ut l<-. •Sb** Ip.h. |M ...I from mermp tu\ brr .rvi r> of Mr h« R K«.mU!l. M.narrr rf p^ the oil «r I»r WrlliiMrton.
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  • 87 8 Well knoun m Sthflpi < V r»rr Our Ow« Com apnudrftt t Kuala I MM|Hir V N« i mM« i Mm L»n4< t in* of Clm>¥ X h. t. > Mm -m «n inim4r4 v.th M m <»prr ■mhftlnM v Kuala t*mp«r. Mi X
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  • 14 8 A KUALA LUMPUR ENGAGEMENT. •m Our Own Curwpm»«i' Ku.U I ..n.| ur M X
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  • 18 8 SMART FINES FOR MILK ADULTERATION. powrd or Ik v« n<l milk. Th« ««M«-<i ••< 2:» to 40 per c*nt
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  • 36 8 LATEST RIHHKK Wl' UN VUU f V row Our Owt London. Ma* 7. UIM Mmrs. Byminirton ami S'^ notify to-day rubber pne* p*»r lb. Messni. LewiA. IjitHru notify to-dM\'- tin pnce- C 231 X2TVJ
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  • 48 8 [Mti h India-- <>m. Kufto M. Mr Fair, list, wh-* mind and humour, died yr«trrda> a long illneeo. [Mi Barn I'-'* 1 I telt «ip **ln a Canadiar aag ago M I i bridge, and UUt Durim v v i i' 8penher and ''lack and
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  • 9 8 I V *land h». bequeath** I
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  • 16 8 Mr B»Bfffcoti 1 1 I Penan* N t»»« KMtef f n fr. -pi Si'^vi V' i
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    • 201 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKSR X; X* 'V. j MEDOC or ST. JULIEN J IMPROVES YOUR MEAL AND DOES YOU GOOD. 8 8 f' I v. B CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. j (Incorporated under the Compan'u Ordiuanrcf of H'-ng Korg\. 8 {Incorporated in Shanghai.) I SINGAPORE. Px-#xW;*x% :*&#x^ BY SPECIAL
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    • 52 8 H JAPOLLINARISJ THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS S:>.:.:::.::a^^ FbassI: IIIIIIIMIIIIItllllllil'HIIIIMIIIimillMMIIIIHIIimtWIIIIIIItl --a good word for everybody Si inHiiimiiiiiiiniiiiuiii iiiiiiimiiiiuHHiiiiMiiMiiiiiiiiiii Ask for "Purple Triangle.** I ;i;. the best brew for the Tropics. Sofo Agenta I Adamson. Gilfillan Co., Ltd. H.B. Winter. MERCHANT TAILOR. <$> 6-M, Battery Road, (Second Floor— "G. H." Bui'uling).
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  • 160 9 HOME COMMENT ON DANGERS. Japan's Difficult Position. [Reuter's Service.] J orulon. May 7. m hina and possibilities Sinii-Japani'sc clash an- v the m wspapers and are splashed th« news pagWl and exhaustively disin the leader*;. Sijrni! -pt-cially > s attached to the Xor l j'ininjf the Southerners
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  • 160 9 CaatoMM Blame Kai Shek. [Keutcra Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, May 7. it GovennMßl at Nankin* ii'mittinc the Tsinan-fu af- I < ar\u' of Nations. I'nion of Shanghai m open ■utside the Settlement :ifr anti-Japanese senti•iMir a boycott and severance latiun- while the Chinese Chamber of Commerce held a
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  • 24 9 Far BMtern Service.l I Tokyo. May 7. tender Kotoro with a capa- M rlanes has been ordered to preI to T-in^tao.
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  • 81 9 British (.overnnu>nt Intervenes. [Router's Service.] London, May 7. r Carol, tht Rumanian ex-Crown with Madame I,upescu has been m Surrey as the *vest o f a Ruma*m*M men for the past week. mm learned the British authorities. "•rninjr on May sth. that two commercial
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  • 94 9 lolish Encouragement of Terrorists. Moscow. May 7. ha- sent Poland a noto m *Hh the attempt on M. Lizant protostinf aq-ainst the passivity X authorities as regards white terrorist <»rvranisati.ms. The note ';r,l<T of VoikofT last year and ky'a parti-i.)ation therein and that Vc,i7.el;hovosky's name is 4
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  • 41 9 Moscow. May 7. biJi tfi'-uilly stated that th,« rtporU, lr '^'l that Xin X Amanullah nnto a military alliance with untrue. Tht Kin* neither -r r<j.-, r.rj any SU( h pro j ect s^ing r |.r.,,, O sed.-
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  • 2995 9 MONDAY, MAY 7th. I Present. E. thu Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford. M.C.S, G.C.W.G. K. the Central Officer Commanding the Troop., Malaya (Maj*r General C. C. Van Straubenr.ee. C.8., C.11.G.) ie Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary, (Sir Hayes Marriott K.8.E.) ie Hon'ble Acting Resident Councillor Pennnir (<apt. Meadows Frost, M.C.
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    • 76 9 DISTINCTIVE I A^£^ MODELS I IN I WALKING SHOES No. ***** v#* j*>«Tti n *"&ff&Y iaa n !/V^; <:^" PRICE $17.50. PRICE $1(5.50. ft: G o KID BEIGE kll> ft- TWO KRAI'S LIZARD TRIMMI h PRICE $i8.:>o ntKM $i8:»o I ROBINSON Co., Ltd. I RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. Iw. D.I H.O.WILLS
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    • 596 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. Route Aubject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In
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    • 535 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). ™Wan"~line. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. l>ur S'pwe. 192 ft. s.B. CITY OF TOKIO j un# 2 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Junej une 30
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    • 401 10 P. fir'O British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated is Engiasjd MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES :o: PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S i.o\;kN MrNl LONDON AND KAR EAST MAIL SERVK y OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) l\}>\\ Tannage !Ta^e. tmmmm9t HKVAXHA vl M«: NAII.i RANPURA
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    • 596 11 O. S. K. Line. nntiaatißM. Steamer,. ArriTe. Leave. lam, Hamburg;, Drgmro, u'\ i lomi o, Pi I Sudan i /liV May 17 May is tr. I»ar-( s-Sahuini. o Marquea and Dvrlian Mexico Maru May i May n Honolulu Mai i May 10 May r: ,r- ind Bombay. Sumatra Maru May
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    • 492 11 TRAVEL"' COMFORT •president* aS^SS^S^ LINERS -«555? Dollar President liners offer you lu-urioua travel comforts. All state- rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with b© is (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all hpve hot and cold
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    • 596 11 K. P M. KONINMM PAKETVURT MMTSCHAPFU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVkI.ATION CO.. OF RATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NEVIIERI AM, im,,\n OOVI I NMBNI Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connection» to Vm»amnr, hvigm Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representative* m the StraiU SriiKmenU (Siniraporf .nd Penang c r the
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  • 65 12 P. ANDO. OFFICER FOI'ND DEAD. Shortly after leaving Port Sw»-ttenham on Saturday for China and Japan, the chief officer of the P. and O. steamer Novara, Mr. C. I. H. Goo'l was found dead m hit bunk. On examination it was found that the deceased had diod from
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  • 37 12 Thre* rice cargoes from Bangkok, by the Paul Beau, Halvdan and Clara Jensen. Soya beans by the Binvenue from Vladivostock for Port Said. 1,216 sheep consifcrm-.i to Hatch Bro«. from West Australia by the Kazembe.
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  • 400 12 Keepers' Lonely Vigil. The 14 week*' vigil of the keepers of the Ix>ngfthipa Lighthouse, who had been marooned far out at sea oft land's End by heavy Atlantic gale* tor six weeks beyond their usual period of duty, ended on Feb. 19. The two men, whose
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  • 44 12 Catva fires at sea base occurreel with *uch freemen* y ut»on eeooell ptyh-g to and from Indian ports that InavntUte authorities and underwrite seriontlf perturbed. The belief is held that cargo fire?* have been deliberately planned by some unscrupulous agency.
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  • 117 12 The Cosulich I ine, hy an agreement with the Banea Commercial** Itnliana. has acquired control of the Lloyd Triestino and Its associated companies, the* Puplia S.S. Co. and the Marittima Italiana. The Flettner rotor ship Baden Baden, the original vessel fitted with rotating t> wer* and named Buckau. has ieen
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 709 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 (7,376 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.a. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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    • 516 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44. REAVER STREET. NSW IOKK (lacwporaud la U.8.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVK X TO .BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELniu \\i BALTIMORE (via Sg#i) M.S. SILVERHAZF.I. In Vvr\ M.S. BILVERASH due May 22 MJS. SILVERGI'AV.x due May 2» PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVir r SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 667 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and KuanLan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kuta Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 279 12 Toledo. Norw. 2*:i0. fr->m Batavia 7. for New Y.;rk 14. Noonbar, I _t. :,i'2, fr->m Djambi 7. !..r DjamM l*. Van Ho_-er.de.rp. Hut. :>39. fr.rn P. Bar..7. fe»r Bengalis 9. Koemai, I>ut. 1H4. from. Pe.ntiaraK 7, for P. Samboe 1*. Kuching, Sar. 903, fr->m Kuching 7. f.«r Kuchinjr 12. Op
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  • 459 13 Railway Plans for the Summer. During the past few months fresh records for regular daily non-»top runs havebeen set up by br>th the L.M. and S. and the L and N.K. Kail ways; the former between Lordcn and Carlisle, a distance of just under 300 miles, and
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  • 172 13 Reason For His Resignation. Mr. Ramsay MaclV>nald has explained the ttuatnt for his resignation from Toe H. arising out of a decision of the executive on the question of allowing Unitarian ministers to be appointed padres e>f the movement in a letter to the h
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  • 115 13 House Nol Re-spa .n si Mr For All ArK London. Apr. 23. Replying to Mr. G. Lansbury (Lab: Bow and Bromley), with regard to Mr. Venkata rama Sastri's resignati«»n of the I_aw Memliership of the Madras Government Earl Winterton (under Secretary for India), emphasised that the matter
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  • 102 13 So beneficial ha* the air service proved to residents of the North- Went of Australia m providing for the rapid transport of passengers, parcels and mails, that it cannot be wondered that the residents between Derby and Wyndham are keenly desirous of the service being extended. The
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  • 75 13 The Judge had decided a point ag:iin*t the young barrister, who was MCtM ami said, "M'lud, I am amazed." His leader who felt that this might prejudice their case m the eyes of the Judge, arose and inier posed, "I must apologise, miud, for the hasty
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 520 13 Ownership of a Bean Car will wL.^^ I 4 give you the greatest motor- r B I ing pleasure obtainable at be delighted to give you a I L anything like Bean prices. demonstration upon request. I You get a Car which is easy V I to run, economical m
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    • 100 13 Cusenier's Three Crown BRANDY fCosenjiejibJH $3.30 (Duty Included) Agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Singapore. Penang and Kuala Lumpur. |B_^vM f* ut m re B«r£f-£f£T?f-| Bcf ore a tet ol tennis, drink a glass ol coolI ing Montserrat* and m. equip yourself with IlmTniBiT ,n on com n
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    • 234 13 AS DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE Texas Company, U,S.A. 1 WE RECOMMEND MOST HIGHLY rEXACO ALCAID OIL ij ALGOL OIL j j: URSA OIL I |j GAS KNGINKS J| j| CBUM OIL ENGTNH jj I' FUKSKL ENGINES SKMI-DIKSKL DfGOm J I on-«ult u« for recommendation of nv**t nntufHrt I r I according
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  • 454 14 Witty Pen-Pictures of Those Who Travel. Fifty years of quiet observation of the railway passenger, which he has distilled Into a book, lie behind the career of Mr. Thomas Phillips, a ticket collected at Carmarthen station svho has just retired from the service of the
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  • 317 14 67.170 Arrests in Russia. Illicit distilling in Soviet Russia by tht peasantry, wh«» are anxious to present tl e Soviets from eapturing their stockgrain, is e.n the increase. In an inters lew with the- Chief of th. Soviet Police the Izvestia learns that even the oolice are
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  • 132 14 The latest example i»f Indian lett«r writing: Dear Honoured Sir. I sit like Niobe. all tear?:, to iofui m your lordship of defunct of my late lamented hubby. H< kicked the bucket becoming extinct as the Dodo at 2 p.m. last lunar month. No sooner than
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  • 35 14 Jtn-k. luS Disapproval. Ix>ndon. April 19th. The Jockey Club ha« expresHed disapproval of the prowinp tendency of trainerr to write for the Prens. The Stewards are drawing up instruc tions.
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  • 87 14 Shock for a Doctor. Dr. D. J. Baird. of _grla Bar. on, ssas toiel by telepbone of an accident near bis bom* to a young motor-cyclist who wa*« dying. He hurried to the spot and found that the injured youth was his only son. Jack i.p-i
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  • 96 14 Toronto, Ont. W.N. Cummin* a pilot with previous experience of the R uyn Held, has organised a mtupany wkieft ha'for its principal purpose the purihas*- of two Fairchilds aeroplanes, capabli <<f <hitvin* four passengers with pilot or a freight load of 1,000 pounds. The planes
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 302 14 To vet more r^^y/ O L ~1% your m *~»zi» H ALL'S WINE JiLj flails Hall's Wine enriches the fi^f*' 'fy blood, feeds the nerves, np and creates new vitality. \m mmJ gjßU mt0 WltlC This is why it is so bene- ficial m a trying climate zS"^' o^^* /^j
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    • 235 14 Q. 831 A When li yer y troubles you, I) I remember ENO r Li A glass of ENO first thing even morning i\ tl)c |J safest and most pleasant corrective of liur trouU H That is why ENO is so ncccssarj to a lv ,ltln lite- m the tropics.
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  • 613 15 May 7th. Closing Price*. Buyers Seller. A> or weng st i i.uu b\ tag Padtrg |g Batu Caves l.:pju. l 7 1 Chin Chin H 05 Hitams IK) LM Hong Fatti to J "Man Tin li _o Kinia Tin Dreel. l.i:t»_ Lis'-., ex. Kinta Partlys pi 4:,
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  • 50 15 Itttnk I m. Rank <l<-mand II It i\ ;«ti i t«-.!it- m.s. i New York, demand 56 3-H <"n-.!it- ilayx France dem.inil l India. I". T. Hong K .Tifcr. <lt'm.i?i«t V(<k()K:iina, d«*m:iri«l ||gl Java, demand Bangkok, demnnd H i Silver London Bank of Kngland Kat* p.r. Sovereign. Bank Buj
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  • 197 15 M .1 1 Tip X HI QmAlm 7^4 V.pp. r hit*' 117 ltl.uk 7 Ki.-.k. r.,|.i.. t Pearl i.ill < tpn l i'prn SundrieH 11 |<' Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Reti Kap-le New) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1. 330 Ricp. Rangoon BintMn 2<U> Rico, Rangoon Sioka JV
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  • 48 15 Max 7th. 12 o'clock noon. I: S S. iual to Standard Q.C F >' R.S.S Temli i M Ju Jul\ S. i Dec. m..i k< fkt i• i I -t t hlr: Lnmln! t SI N. v\ V,rW S|«.t >h..t QM 1i» prr H>.
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  • 184 15 Alteration*. Pulau Bulang N Pntg I !la I Sandyen.ft II Seo. Sun: I Ba| Sungi i Ramal Sungi i TuU.t ."»o 7)7 Tapah I II 1.1 Tambalak Teluk At I i l«>h l Uu li' nut ITu Pan. Ian 1 i United Mai;. I 1 I "t.en
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  • 75 15 A hotel chnmliei inaiel here ha* t a tip from mid ocean l»> Se nor;* Diege. (tomez. a sisitor from Spain, foune' Neu Ve.rk -o confusing tha: .-he* tank dre»ppe*d he-t valuables ail I and left Ot I am. hj -t Las alii I with di.i in hot room Anne-
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  • 87 15 ROSE MUTHAII < OS KKIHIKT K u I. U-r -London !#i 1 I"' I .oral $1! t ri« M.nmi: <„ X |y ta tll\. ll>«lr»ul li. i »yj +>n»< i..J»t,,i I i. Kirn li <!(.• 1 x I.- im v 111 lit Soul n|f 60 |f^, Trnpir
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  • 77 15 AY ER PANAS REPORT. f..ll"«.n X i- th.. l'..nns Kuhi •<i U th«> annual n •t noon tf DMi <k an.) < *I'»I.IOH..1O to to br addtHi Mend lowi |i I,— ,|fc| >ft S."»rt.2.*>o; Tran-f.-r t. ml $h»;.-.. has Im. 1 iicrr 1 rood* an) l>( nn»f l h«- >.
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  • 109 15 1I r h ii i u«« M M i I ni hM hlmmi.i |ht annum, mi << thin k>*-* mm to nay that rnivtum|itinn i* nt 00.000 ton» prr MM Ir fi|rur«n I <M).ono ton- lMt v when on full prod < :Jl> f;ii!.-.l to ptodu* an. l
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  • 16 15 It i« clear that real i IUI j^, rain it* portion -Mr V I ||;ir>Duffryn St.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 606 15 WSKTS OVEI > »M|M» m ASSURANCE .N FORCE OVER MM*, i I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) I HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC I The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with
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    • 493 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Konjr. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton. Esq., Chairman. r S-^Vh E *t Heputy Chairman. B.I). P.
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    • 39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m Enfland by Royal Charttr AD 17tO) 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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  • 412 16 I SINGAPORE SPRING MEETING. Selections and Scratching. With the exception of race five there have not been a treat number of scratrhings ami with th«- g'»ing promising at th< i moment la be fa^-t there should be MM good racing to-day. Hart' One: l.ady Love; l.'ntong; Master Reggi»\
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  • 20 16 [Renter's Rarvioa.] Hudapot. >la> 7. In the Davis Cup, Hungary eliminate Norway, by 5 matches to nil.
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  • 445 16 Concealed Opium. In the District Court yesterday a Chines* aged fii't j -t- i>rht was charged with being m possession of ton tacit of opium. It was stated m evidence that the accused was Marched at about 10.M a.m. <n Saturday by police officers and the opium
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  • 71 16 THE S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship Doubles Semi-Final. QerC and Ttermark heat beat Roy Smith nn«l Lewis, i 1. ti -1. Veterans Doubles Handicap Semi- Final. Hall and Hemmant beat Fulcher and Graham Hutchison, l, 6 l. Championship. Roy Smith vs. A. D. Anderson. WEDNESDAYS
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  • 38 16 TUESDAY'S TIES. Senior Single Championship. Sng Teck Lye v. A. G. Foot* (I'ouit no I.) Junior Singles hampionship. I'ang Chiap Koon v. ii. Arm^tiong (Court no 2. Ong Eag LJaa Ong Back P<>h (Covri no ;^.>
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  • 262 16 The foil* -wir.fr ties have bt en fixed m the 1928 championships, Southern Section. The winners play finals at Muar atrainst the Northern winners. MtnV Singles. C. D. To— g and C, M. Pavey kfCft. Ci. A. Mar-hall vs. L M<»r«iauTU; N. Qffat v>. Talib bin
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  • 301 16 The following is the draw. T. B. Rogers and C H. Da vies; A. I» Anderson and L. R. Nicol; N. (i. Bishop rind W, Swithinbank; byes. C. L. Wyatt and H. Morris vs. E. hallen and C. P. Burke: K. H. R. Bower man and W.
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  • 125 16 During May and June the Committee of the Tan^lin Club has arranged a number Of interesting lixturcs for the member*. Th«W include two dances, one the Race Dance on Saturday when a novelty will be nt reduced by Mrs. Alford kindly arranging fnr some MMgi to vary tho
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  • 752 16 RELECiATION PROBLEM SOLVED. Final League Positions. The final positions m the English league are as follow*: DIVISION I. P. W. P. L. F. A. Pts. Kverton 42 20 13 9 102 66 53 Hudderstield 42 H 7 13 tl H M Leicester 42 Is II IJ M T2
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  • 113 16 CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRU ST. In th*> District Court gtOtefltoj thtDistrict Ju(!k'»-. Mr. .1. L MrFall. cti victed J. R. Charton, on a charjr* of triminal breach of trust m respect of $389.74, a halam'e not acoount*'«l for m r«*sptct of an arranpoment whereby ht Itoodl ronsipned to him by
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  • 166 16 Thi- fum-ral of Mr. W. Macquter. Potter, tool; plac»* at Bidndari Cenutcry Iml »v»nintr. The Hey. C,.T. ShetlitTe c— <tliCt»d th ceremony, which was attended hy a lar^e number i»f the deceased's friends, includinj? Mr. Fyfe, Mr. (Joslin^, Mr. I. Fisher and Dr. Kl»den. Floral tributes
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  • 48 16 The Police Rand will play the I.»llowinK I»rosrramme of music weather permitting, outside the Victoria Theatre to-day, at r, o'clock; Mar^h, "Glenavy" (Wheeler). Overture, "Raymond" (Thomas), Hungarian RhafFody, No. 2 (Liszt), Intermezzo "Wedpfwood Blue" (Ketelby), Selection, "Chu Chin Chow" (Norton), and "Chant *an* Paroles" and "Chanson Humorenque" (Tjvhaikou-sky).
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  • 429 16 LOCAL FOOTBALL. S.R.C. and Chinese Draw. S.R.C S.C.K.A.. In a First DhrMon S.F.A. League matcl yesterday the S.R.C. and Chinese drew alt«a close and hurt!- fought game. The gun.' opened m sensational fashion when lh< S.R.C. early on established a lend through I. inward who took the ball
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  • 85 16 The Captain's prize -will >*» vompeted f«>v during June. It will ho pla\»-.i n two mm ti,»n-« (A} those with handicap.- above 1"> (R> thoee t.«-!<>\v l!\. Th»- OjflMMfl f |A1 v.ill play the winners <>t <B> m the I B«nh men and women arr tUglMt
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  • 76 16 The Smcapon B of Ari-hitt-ft-<l- ■>rp«>iat«<J» ha< boen r«L': ;ndi-r thi CompOJliei Ordinarur. Th» followimj Wfl tlected at th» mol MMMmI t*«neral me^tin^ and are th« fir-T ofßc*T> <>f the new S oiet\. Major P, H K«y- PfH lent; H. R. Arbtnz Vice PwiMf t; H Omi
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  • 137 16 On thu- page esery Tuesday morning will be femnd a series e.f question* which will be of interest t-» sportsmen, recalling a* they do remarkable achievement* of the p**«t in variou* branches e»f *port. Tha answer, to thc*-e nix questions will ho found on page 4. i.
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  • 89 16 Tuesday, 1.11 p.m.. Drill Hall Malay < Wednesday 1.11 p.m. Drill Flail "A" (M.G.) Company; Motor < \,1,. Platoon. Malay Company. Thursday ft.ll p.m. Drill Hall S.K. i^) Sic*., Malay CowpSBJT. Friday ftJli p.m. Drill Hall Motor (">•'• riatuon. Malay Company. S.V.F. Ambulance, r ).30 p.m. Drill
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  • 29 16 Wednesday May Wh. Cyclist Sevtion Headquarters .S p.m. Friday, May 11th. Phy: Kxercise Section St. Joseph's Institution Ground T> p.m. FRANK C SANDS. Commissioner fur Malay*.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 227 16 yg\y Trade Mark. I Master. stands for quality Mf^ Voice M a™* unapproirh^ n ""ittonhene it a (.ramophones Initnimer.t of the highe-t tea, By Easy •"*Bn*d and narf< BB-lf part On a Pttatd H I Payments be. t wmm, .nd the S. MOUTRIE CO.. LTD i Iorerpormteei In Horg Kong)
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