The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 May 1928

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 111 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY. MAY 21, 1928. NO. 12.415
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  • 285 1 The position m China is more serious, as the Japanese have definitely announced their intention of r*'rniitting no fighting m Manchuria Page O* ing to the threat of the Japanese to disarm the Northerners if the> retreat through Shanhaikwan, the Feng Tien leaders are proposing to fijjht
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  • 1209 1 It is a eery heree afternoon, Mating nw m a blazing sky. The Englishman whether at home or m a colony overseas does not -fern to worry about adorning tho streets he makes with trees. Kv<<n fa tropi .d Africa, away up m Belgian Africa,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 170 1 I MACKAY MONK'S I COFFEE j ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY Raffles j| ot ei I Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TEA DINER S DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSANT KVKRY Inrivalled m the East. cvcdv MONDAY EVERY WE ?«SSr AY TANIA SVETLANOVA t^d^ I AND SATURDAY i r ui ALEX: SALNIKOFF. I ihehe.tr*.
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    • 172 1 FOR REFINED PERFUMERY AND TOILET I PREPARATIONS— ALWAYS ASK FOR— 1 smmm AND 4^ mmmm^k Xf x*m mmmwmWS B MmW _ffl B^^^l_l_§H H ___^rJBT 1 i OBTAINABLE FROM ALE PRINCIPAL DEALERS. WILLIAM (.OSSAGE SONS. 110 ROBINSON RD. JEBROPE HOTEL] "Renowned by Recommendation." I a fi hi 1 AFTER DINNER DANCING
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    • 107 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Plant"' requires tituation Page 7. Sl ial Him at the Pavilion -Page 2. Anita Loos at Kelly and Walsh— Page B. Fiesb fruit at the Cold Storage Page 8. Coming. You Never Know Women —Page 9 Whiteaway*! special sreeh display- Page 8. John Little's faff btffc-Vsos t -urtains-
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    • 13 1 ••V.VV.'iV.V.V.ViVi'.Vi'i'iV.V/.'.'i :j SEE THAT YOU (JET < j: RED LABEL BRAND i COFFEE 1
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 230 1 THE WEEK. iiondmtj, _I*f. High Water, 11-56 a.m.. 11.13 p.m.. 0.5. Malacca: H. W. _LSQ a.m. '5.5, 9 p.m.. 7.4. Football Di\ 1. H.A. es. S.C.F.A. Stadium. R.A. Flying boat- isave. Aawteur Race entries close B p.m. V r. v, __.<•/. High Water. MM p.m.. MA, 11.47 p.m., 0.5. Malac,
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  • 194 2 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, May 19. Rather. London Unchanged. I m. London _230 17s M. l"-s Up. Local i i i foi LOO tons. Mining. Quiet. Sungei Way 2.87% l'.'J-l. Kuchai 1.74 1.77 Puteh 1-57 1.60, Kiang Rivers •"'..♦li) .'kf-T 1 cum div. Kinta Dredge 1.46 1.50, Malaya Consolidated
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  • 204 2 Karal Kozeluh Shows the Way. In a match between professionals and amateur* at Queen's Club. London, the former won by five matches o» four. Karol Koxeluh, the brilliant Czecho Slovakian, srho Is training British amateurs at Wimbledon, played m one of the doubles matches, and ;rave a
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  • 264 2 Hen i s good opening to a detective story, an-i it has the merit of being true Tn young men were trying t:> see tht horses jump st the last Grand National. and placed themselves near a road close on the c »ursc si the
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  • 130 2 VAL UABLE DEFFODIL BULBS. HM Paid for One. "Fortune," uiant dall'odi] with a short tiumiiet of oranyi red. valued at 'C'lh a bulb, was among tl>e exhibits at the spring show of daffodils and narcissi held at the Koyal Horticultural Hall, London. An expert said that _S8 for a bulb
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 258 2 PARFUM CARON "Nuit de Noel," PARFUM CHANEL Nos. 5 and 22. New Shipment Just Arrived. Sole Agents MEDICAL HALL. LTD. 8, BATTERY ROAD. Quality. Service. Price Economy. \V»tok for I mmm-m^^^l _C*_-^^_f__-5% Iff v-wrrt eanaort nam*, -avms I x ll Re* P—r— l o«_'A— ot— 11 Iv CARSON'S lamericanl j
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    • 336 2 Victoria Theatre (0) MAY 22nd, 23rd, 24th 26th at 9.30 p.m. Mrs. ARTHUR HARRIS will produce "MEET™ WIFE" A Comedy m 3 Acts. ■IN AID OF ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL. BOOKING NOW OPEN AT LITTLE'S. Prices $3. $2 and $1. From Monday, 21st., to Sunday, May 27th. at 9.15 p.m. sharp.
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    • 273 2 ALHAMBRA PH C E (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd.. Proprietors) COMMENCING SATURDAY, MAY 19th AT _0 P.M. WE TAKE PLEASURE IN PRESKATIX* "HIGH SCHOOL HERO A GLORIOUS COMEDY ROMANCE OK RAMPANT Yonil Toprethi-r with "THE JOY GIRL A SATURDAY EVENING POST STORY BROUGHT Tf) SCINTILLATING LIFK. Gorgeous Tecnicolour Scenes
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  • 499 3 J'ilprimatfe to the Vospes. Paris. Apr. l.">. A m Joan of Arc has appeared m i village near Ferdrupt, m the Vosges. She is Mareelle Georges, a frail, precocious gir" of thirteen years. On March 2 last, while she v. as alone on the slopes of
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  • 473 3 There Is no <*ratherin_r of men that T knowmore lavish m the bestowal of nicknames and m the use of the affectionate diminutive than the House <>f Commons. Take the Home Secretary. He was christened "Jix" by Mr. Bonar law. and "Joshua" by ?vlr. Baldwin.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 385 3 i REDUCED PRICES 1 FOR [MODERN "KODAKS^ AND "GRAFLEX" CAMERAS S FITTED WITH ZEISS F. 4.5 LENSES I KKOM I.! 1 1 |S »»KKI.EX 1 |;|:WjMS_^- 587.00. KODAK LTD. I (Incorporated m England). S inson Road Sin_rn I ii ii uuT^^^fr^ Kings •> L.' W _f '^"•I^-h. o*-__e_\ X_r^^_C '**T
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    • 189 3 t__rj Pi W L r^_-6M --y I _r^"^^ ~L vv '■■■^^^^'fci 1 1 at .KtcDY 1 1 Cou filing at NIGHT For over half a century children throughout the world have been given CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY It relieves a tickling throat, stops night coughs, croup and colds from developing into
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    • 190 3 i Estate Trust Agencies I j (1927) Limited J; (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. J 5 wif h Security deposited with the Straits J Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers. > > Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of > > Rents, Investigators and Managers of Trust or
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  • 4348 4  -  J. R. Wilmot by A Story of Mystery and _M 4\ INSTALMENT SKY EN (SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS). MONTGOMERY GAYNOR, a wealthy diamond merchant, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. DR. PETER BLAYNE, a young medical criminologisl who is called m by Scotland Yard believes that Gaynor
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  • 98 4 Mr. Macfadyen m his R. A. Speech dealt with the Research work and the Pro paganda activities of the Association. Speaking of rubber roadways he said that the chief practical difficulties appeared nou tO have been solved and the present low price of ruhher had created a situatior
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    • 110 4 I IF IT ISN'T IT SHOULD BE ll 1 .IA I O IVY tl- \^^^o**\^^m^ t*****^\: Si^jiz^^^ 00^ m I I 2 SOLE DISTRIHt KM..-: I MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 14-20, Orchard Road, Singapore. J ■~is_?i^;n_-_r«gg^m v B ymffi Jtfe/wtwr (ol rffinn Sole Agents Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m
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    • 183 5 MMMMMmwwwwww **»^****************MMMMMMMMWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmwmmM 1 mmmW Am\\\\f**\\ _-_J Bk^S „S£_S ___aW. -*^g_l[ S^H f^.-il ___^^gfl •i* _u__7 Is Sr __R flj S inch longer wheelbase, the new semi-elliptic shock-absorbing i„„. lights springs, the roomier bodies and improved upholstery are I 1 r 1 C C S features hitherto only associated with high-price
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  • 363 6 Jumped From Liner and was Drowned. Corporal Thomas Flaherty, of the Royal Army Service Corps, lost bis life on Aprf 13 m a gallant effort to W*VM ctlild v. m. had fallen overboard. The little ono was rescued by another man. Tho Kaisar-I-Kind, b- ui:U
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  • 96 6 "Experiments dirooted at the sending of a telegram as a picture, m ordor that it shall roach tho person to whom it is addressed as a facsimile of the handwriting of tho sender, are being conducted by tho engineering department of tho G.P.0., London. The result of the
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    • 134 6 fc^3S-H*_S_S^!S^S£^^-_U-f BeS^S _**__E?i? |__L J-gT-fc r rom Monday, May L 1 st., j***\ 3*9 j,--. to Saturday, May 26th. A Special Display will be made on the Ground Hoor ot the following articles of which we me are holding large stocks. 1 o ensure a clearance or these goods, special
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    • 211 6 CRAVEN A CORK TIPPED _^^^_e_^^^ CIGARETTES f^^^v^ofrTO/^^, have been nSPawSJ^ -^ssi AWAPF)Fn B^iV/^ m*^*VJ**^*Zl\jfZZ,%J P^ ft «4- f|l CI_«I^CATE W w^^-^H^ INSTITUTE J W S^*^^ J:it I 4A^ iV/jf^i I r *.mm*e** t fjf A m mk\*****' P t f 1 A J&m** n --■•w^_« 1 The on!i| cigarettes 1
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  • 555 7 HORSES PLACED. Not placed All Fc>\, Anirila. Beauford Lassie, Bizarre, Bridgetown. Cherrykar, Clear I'ost, Cyllenetique, Double Rose, Ellen's Book. Floriie's Tet, Grey Habit, liearerni. Harelaw. Highborn, Irish Channel, •JeleriKht. Kariekar. Lady Tyndall, Last Chance, Loeky Boy, Long Un, Merry Boy, Martenware. Orlinda, F'aekard, Pacify, Failawan, Panrilla, Paddy, I'assoeda.
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  • 75 7 [Reuter's Service.] Managua. May 18. ]t is reported that one United Statemarine and one Nicaraguan auxiliary were killed and an officer wounded m a skirmish with Sandino's men near Paso Real, 5 of Sandino's men being killed and 5 wounded. American aeroplanes dropped medical supplies to the
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  • 574 7 OWNERS PLACED. Not placed. (l> de B»iet and Duppen. Mr. Jambu. Mrs. Morgan, K. M. P. Pillay. B. Simon. (2) Tunku Amirddin. Van Toorcn, Runny mede Kongsee. G. Nieuwenhuys, Toll Born Bee. Martin and Henggler. Lim Eng Hooi. Lee Hong Teik. Lee Hong Teik and See Toon Poon.
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  • 130 7 Ist 2nd 3rd I'npl. Mayo g ."> ."> 11 Spencer 4 4 IS Moore ."> 3 1 W T. Gunninir 5 2 0 h Billett 3 3 2 24 Huxley 8 8 1 U Robinson :i 2 4 11 Thompson I I 2 28 Dtvfei 2 :> 8
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  • 31 7 TRAINERS PLAC ED. Logae 11 1) 12 27 Woodgate 7 5 4 24 Thompson 5 0 4 U Redfearn 2 5 1 26 Norman 2 4 -I 43 Luckman 0 12
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  • 42 7 Banister, cioss-examining a doctor at I_ambeth: Women of seventy-two are apt to be shaky, is not that so? .Judge Sir Edward Parry: Certainly not. If you say that to some old women they will ask you to dance with them all night.
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  • 248 7 A Colourless Document. [Route-**- Far Eastern Service 1 Peking. Ma> lib The Japanese Minister this morning Handed a copy of the Japanese Governments statement of policy m with Manchuiia to Chan* ran 10-. <'.-'■ were also delivered to Chiang Kai Shek, Feng Vu Hsi-ng and
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  • 117 7 [Renter's Service.l London, May 18. The Home Secretary has given notice of a motion to be moved m the House of Commons and the House of Lords on May 22i approving the establishment of a tribunal of enquiry into a matter of definite and urgent public
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  • 109 7 I Reuters Service, i Moscow, May 19, The death has occurred of the Americaa labour leader William Haywood ex-secret-ary and leading spirit of the Industrial Worker* of the World organisation. Ibwas charged with anti-war propaganda and aabotage when America entered the war bat escaped sentence by
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  • 74 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, May I*. Record pricsa were reached 'at the sale at Christie's of the final portion of the pictures m the collection of Sir George Lindsay Holford, 7K Flemish and Dutch masters yesterday fetching 1364,094. At to-day's sale Biitish and Spanish mas. terpieces fetched
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  • 22 7 I I Solicitor, at Souther.'' Ii tm best people have their cheques returned iomc-J times'! Bank manage!-: Oh, yes- frequ-l lently. I
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  • 335 7 BUNGBJ IHLUT REPORT. The following is the Directors' report to the shareholder, to be prca nted the annual meeting on May 2rt at noon al Kcnnie, I.owick and Company's. la accordance witb the indication given m the report for 1920 andar the hrading of "Profits" ths SeceSSar}
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  • 160 7 The following is tbe eighth report of tha directors to the shareholders, to be |>v sented at the ai sua] meeting on Ma) •i' noon al Harrisoni Parker and Com* n-tny's. After making due provision for depivchihn. directors' fees, manager's commm sion. etc. the accounts show a net
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  • 97 7 Norman Broo4.ee, the famoui Australian lawn tennis player, hero of so man) thrilling at niggles at Wimbledon, hat* decided to for<ake the single* game. "I am too obi now for singles," he declared the other day. Brookes is 11, but is still play uiy tennis which la
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  • 75 7 W. J. Baib-y, the wo- id's champion list, and Penny Lee, the British relfc I ing champion, contested three 1.1 aa Alexandra Palace, London a. .1 .1 result they Rntahed level, i Th- ska er won ihe first b) one yard m 1 mm. ft* •>
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 473 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE. Visiting Mt-mhers are notified that they are not permitted to purchase Cash Sweep or Bfg Sweep Tickets. P. 8. LAING. Act. Sec. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. 1 24 Robinson Road. Reading Room Open Daily 9.30 11.30 Service every Sunday 10.0U Testimony Meeting first Wednesday 5.30.
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    • 201 7 Skin Sufferers PRESCRIPTION SSfoll? "Z D.D.D. Prescription is an infallible rem- _i*\i_ edy for Bad Leg, Eczema, Psoriasis, Iflfl jj Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, Ringworm, Wr'-'fyfra Dhobies Itch, or other skin trouble. |rf7ruA balves cannot do the work fi —they simply clog the pores. D.D.D gay/ is not a sticky,
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  • 39 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. d'ROZARIO. On May 20th at Gaylang Koa.l Geordana, mother ot" Victoi a'Rozario, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph ('ompany. Funeral at 4 p.m. le day at the Cathedral oi the Good Shepherd ami afterwards at Bidadari cemetery.
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  • 619 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MAY 21, 1928. WEEK-END COMMENT. The Manchurian situation embraces much more dangerous possibilities than did the Tsinan affair, for whilst it is clear that the Japanese Government did not wish to get involved any deeper than could be avoided m regard to the latter the opposite
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  • 492 8 It is hoped to hold a Branch Kxecutivi meeting of Toe H m Malaya next month. The death took place on April 15 of George Antony Lefroy, of Guildford, Weatern Australia, formerly m the Straits Settlement.- Civil Service, at the aire of OS. Mr. 1). R. A. Hohlyn, well known
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  • 94 8 THE LATEST BETTING ON THE DERBY. Cyclonic Scratched. [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. May 19. Tho following If the latest betting M the Derby, to be run at Epsom on Jun Oth. Lord Derby's FAIRWAY. S— l. Sir PhUippa' 1* LAMINOO, 5 -1. Lord Dewars SUNNY TRACK,
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  • 79 8 Continental Criticism. [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. Maj 19. There has been much severe and <>v' spoken criticism on the poor showing of the British touring football teams on th« Continent. Karlsruhe easily defeated West Ham bj four gonla to one. A provincial German team overwhelmed owdenbeath
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  • 35 8 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.. London. Maj 19 The Middlesex County Cricket Club imnkii g grant effbrta t.. restrain Henrin and Hendren from settling m Auatralia. Apparently, it ia a question of money.
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  • 51 8 (Our Own Correspondent. -Copyriahtl London. Maj 19. Lord Derby's Swynford, which won tin St. Leger m 1910, ia dead. Swynford was placed among the winning atalliona ou the flat m 1927 with 14 aria ners, which were successful m IT races, resulting m E6,797 uoin^ to the on
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  • 70 8 (Our Own Corrsspondeni. Copyright-) London. Mai 19. Kozeluh. the noteo tennis player, ha finished his engagement at Wimbledon. He deelates that it is impossible t< anything to improve the 40 boy* and girli under his instruction. The;, wen incapa ble of being benefitted and lv states
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  • 95 8 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. Ma, \\>. It is doubtful whether Borate will be abb to compete m the tennis championships at Wimbledon. J. Bbrotra and J. Brugnon (France) lost to W. T. Tilden and F. T. Hunter (U-8.A.) m the final of the Davis Cup
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  • 102 8 United Engineers. Ltd. provided an interesting demonstration yesterday of the capabilities of the super-Elto four-cylinder outboard motor. A small hydroplane fitted with one of these efficient engines showed a fine turn of speed with one person aboard. A racing motor-boat, also with an outboard motor, raced along
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  • 118 8 Cars m's Circus have undertaken th< matching of Kid Charley against any local man from 10 st. B to 12 at. Kid C hurley is a well known Indian boxer and recently issued a challenge to fight any man m Malaya from the New World ring. He i>
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  • 61 8 The annual meeting of the Singapore Auxiliary Diocesan Association will be held at B.P.G. House. 15 Tufton Street. Westminster, at 8 p.m. on Thursday. June 21st. The Bishop of Ely will preeide. The speak ers will include the Bishop of M s. Fi rgu-son-Davie, and other workers from
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  • 107 8 CONDITIONS OF U*_i IN ih^LO\ Special Commission- X (From Our Own < tTT Die Pinang Gasotte' i poadent telegrupha that eommiaaiori appointed I wagei of inHnual u., r m Ceylon ha* hoea The Commiaaioa tkx mediate State fnterfer- lotion wagee, bm thm ft aatabliahed ;i Laboor D Wagi
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  • 56 8 False Murder Rumour. [From Our Own < i Ipnli Maj '1 here wa conaiderahli night at a Town, Ipol when a miachevtoua re| two Chinese men had certain Japanese hou gathered and there ara despite police warm: reinforcement of polio I ed up but the crowd a-a
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  • 23 8 From Our On n Con < leek M A .abb' to-da> fro« I that rubl m reuueed m London this we<
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  • 153 8 f From Our On n Con Ipati ||aj Frida) night** diatui Street ama unexpc Itas I ccii no sign of Chinem it ama apparently the miacl of few Chine drew m a few hundred police with reinforce men l a couple Of hours, the fl I
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  • 22 8 SATIRDAYS KUBBEU PKK I [From Our Own CornLondon. M Messrs. Symington tnd notify to-day's rubber r X:>K :> ;(i. per lb.
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  • 141 8 The Racecourse Acquisition. Th« Chiil" Justice (Sir Hel j delivered judgment m th* X I Supreme Court on Thui j course acquisition i recently. In 'his case I i. Estate of boke Veo i k of th, Kuala Lumpur r.e to valuation of lector of Laud
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    • 234 8 TllK CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKS." S_r^2^_3 VERMOUTH M mm flfl Wm _gali I _H_H Caldbeck, Macgregor U Co., Ltd. ps¥^S (Inrorporatcd U7nlcr the Companies' Ordinances 1? _!_n^*-^^ SINGAPORE. II SMALL SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED, j I GRAPE FRUIT ORANGES LEMONS GRAPES Singapore Cold Storage Co Ltd. |J Orchard Koad. Selegie Road.
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    • 108 8 •A^V-V.V.-.V.V.V.-'.V.V.V.V-iV.V.S J Parfums de Luxe f. OOTY S Chypre m l Origan Rose Jacqueminot l* Paris Emeraude > 5 EAU DE COTY W* to be had from all dealera Dupirc Brothers. J W _j RUST KILLS METAL 1 SIDEROSTHEN I S Anti-corrosive Paint jjj KILLS 1 RUST 31 jjj Sole
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    • 9 8 II To-day's Feature. I OUR SERIAL STOW. j j
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  • 484 9 KELLO-OTR PROPOSALS ACCEPTED. Great Britain's Conditions, j [Reuter'a Service. 1 London. May 19. Chamberlntn'a reply accepting ootlawry of war proposals ded to the United States* Amstress,., that His Majesty's could not agree to .vny new nrould weaken or underminQ ovenant of the Treaty of Lothe peace of
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  • 19 9 iter's Service.] Managua. May 19. >i the commander of a States' marines, who was .> wounded at Pasoreal,
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  • 37 9 ut tr* m Sew"!' 1 ■Washington. May 19. of Representative, approved -ii of over *H.OOO,;iOO for the .ruction of naval munitions Hawthorne (Nevada), Cavite (•pines i and Hawaii. 's cablei on page 7.]
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  • 156 9 MINISTERIAL CRISIS THREATENS. Re-Enter Venizelos. [Reuter's Service! Athens. May 20. An intricate political situation has arisen owing to the decision of If. Cafandaris, Minister of Finance and leader of the Prorieireive Liberal Party, to resign as a re•Ult of serious differences with ex-Premier Vem/elos who, it is believed,
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  • 128 9 News From the Front. HMM__m (By arrangement with Nanynng Siang Pau Press). Shanghai. May 19. General Chiang Kai Shek left yesterday for Honan proceeding to the front of the Kinhnn (Peking ard Hankow t line. A Japanese airplane dropped bombs on Yenchow ard Tai-an (southern Tsinan) Une
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  • 72 9 I Ky ai-mngemeni with Nnnynng Siang Pau Press). Hong Kong. May 19. The Canton political branch has appointed Mr. Wone < 'hit, education commissioner. Mr. Taeehi. inspectorate councillor, has ordered the resumption of business by the I ranches of the Central Bank. The wh. le of Canton was
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  • 77 9 [KeuterY Service.] Moscow, May 20. The trial ia proceeding of the engineers and technical, experts of the Donetl coal basin on a charge of "economic counterrevolution" before a court presided over by th- R.ctor of Ifoacow University. Tho official agency atntea that 16 per- ma pleaded
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  • 42 9 [Reuters Service.] Berlin, May 20. The death Occurred of Felix Deutsch, chairman of the Allgcmeine, Elektrizitatz Geeellachaft while the whole of Germany was celebrating his seventieth birthday. He i.s credited with originating the improved Germano- French relations.
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  • 52 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking. May 20. As the Japanese Minister's family and other -Japanese legation families are leaving Peking- to-morrow preparations are being made for housing hundreds of refugees m the Legation residences m connexion with which lavatories and other outhouses are being erected clone to
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  • 26 9 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking. May 20. Feng Tien officially claims it is holding Tsangchow has repulsed attacks on Hokien and recaptured Tingchow.
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  • 45 9 T Reuter's Service.! Brownsville Pennsylvania. May 20. "Hitherto there are 20 dead as the result of an explosion and fire at the Mather Mine near here; ir>o miners were underground when the explosion occurred. Rescuers are working feverishly to succour the survivors.
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  • 57 9 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright 1 Ixrndoir. May 19. Mr. Morris, the motor car manufacturer is reported to he surprising the puhlic m the near future with a 7-8 h.p. car, which is dignified looking and ahout two-third. the aiae of the pr— ent Morris-Cowley Moreover, it will
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  • 131 9 THE DETERIORATION OF CHANG'S FORCES. No Retreat to Manchuria. [lieuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. May 19. It is authoritatively stated that, despite the reports of the Northerners' successes at Pao-ting-fu, South West Chihli, the Japanese are convinced that the morale of Chang Tso-lin's forces has so deteriorated
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  • 129 9 Tokyo, May 19. While agreeing with the principle of the Government's memorandum to Chinese belligerents, the vernacular papers expres: the 'greatest anxiety ldst the proposed step,, inadvertentl} assists Chang T>o-lin thereby bringing down the Southerners' wrath, and strongly warn the Government to exercise the greatest caution.
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  • 227 9 Peking. May 19. It is very reliably reported that the Ja panese intend to prevent the defeated troons and the victorious pursuing troop.from .entering Manchuria. Therefore Chang Tso-lin must either evacuate quickh m good order or remain tn Peking and tight desperatively, knowing that his
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  • 135 9 Tokyo, May 19. A message from Peking states that, after a lengthy conference, the Fengtien generals replied to Yoehizawa rejecting his suggestion for Chang Tso-lin to return t Mukden as they still consider victory pus sible. Moreover, a retreat at present would entail an enormous loss. It
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  • 200 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. May 19. In a leader referring to the "New and momentous step," namely, the memorandum to the Peking and Nanking Governments, the Times says that the Japanese Government have almost involuntarily -impelled by an anxiety for the interests of Manchuria spoken of "A United
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  • 484 9 ABOLITION OF JURIES. To the Editor. Sir, It seems quite clear that the time has arrived for the abolition of trial by jury in* this Colony. The tendency of modern times m England is distinctly towards the abolition of trial by jury and there is a
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  • 152 9 PROSPECT OF COALITION. [Renter's Service Berlin. May 19. The electoral campaign has failed to pioduce a ready thrilling issue. Consequently it ia closing as quietly aa it opened. The only enthusiasm up to the present apparent has been at the headquarter* of the 31 parties, the greatest
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  • 106 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, May IM. A memorial is to be be presented to the Prime Minister asking him to appoint a committee to consider the editing and publication of a full line of Members of Parliament from the year 1264 to 1832. The object is
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  • 77 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, May 18. According to the Daily Telegraph Mr. Ba'dwin yesterday caused special inquiries to be made at the German Embassy concerning the health of Dr. Stresemann. After the Embassy had communicated by telephone with the German Foreign Minister's private secretary it was
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  • 55 9 New York. May 19. A wave of selling swept over the stock market m consequence of the raising of the New York Federal Reserve Bank rediscount rate and prices steadily descended for four hours, but railway shares led a rally m the last hour. I
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    • 132 9 1 3 _P 3 c 3 I. JaS I m. RJ Ty V )a r_ f I 6 g-_e_SS-_Btai -BSEHHS WE iG_-BSBB__S_B9i___BHBB-____^H^ i 3 3 j Robinson s i i I show how Lovely I I Low-priced Hats can be! i IN the new inexpensive millinery salon at Robinson's a
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    • 685 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■X PR ESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY, WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. _r_ Mr* 9 Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. xtPATROCLUS Marseilles. London, Rotterdam and Glasgow In
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    • 524 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. jj (Incorporated m England). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO j UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT I (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). I FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1925. b.r. CITY OF TOKIO June l s.s. CITY OF PEKIN une 3
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    • 394 10 P. £f°o British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England.) MAIL. PASSENGER AND CARGO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S QOV-__N_R_ I.ONDON AND FAR EAST MAH. SERVK X OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND jy^ Due Tonnage. Spore. T«.. n NANKIN 1.700 May 89 KASHGAR :..,i,
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    • 599 11 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. lllH-.il a. Arrive. Leave •«i:im, Hamburg, Bremen, ria Colombo, Port Sudan May .9 M 1 ape 1 own. Santos, l!io ts.w-.iu- Mav:il Juno j Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, renco Marcroea and Durban f Chic*** U*m June 7 June BCmhml >^ru May 26 May 28 gut Calcutta via
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    • 400 11 TRAVEL™ otmport DOLLAR <-h-_lk "PRESIDENT 1 IS* LINERS -*^S*S» Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berth.), each having qn electric reading lamp. State-room, with private bath predominate, all have hot and
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    • 534 11 K. P. M mmw paketvaart maatschappu. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH -^"nItHeIIaNDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Fraight. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlement* (Singapore and Paaaag). OFFICIAL TOURIST BI REAU OF JAVA All
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    • 541 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) (0) 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,"i12 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 152 12 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LTD (Incorporated m England). 0 Direct Services to Japan via Hong Kong Amoy and Shanghai and to Calcutta via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton. Macao. Swatow, Amoy. Chefoo Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtsze ports, the Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA.
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    • 382 12 WSe Perfect Mealtime Drink Instant Postum is really DELICIOUS-andwith a mellow, sweet aroma Instant Postum is a cheering, refreshing drink, served hot at mealtime. Healthful,too!Madeonly of the best wholesome grain, skillfully blended and scientifically roasted, it can be prepared m an instant. If you suffer from nervousness or sleeplessnessstop drinking
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    • 798 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW TORI. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) 0 GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHI \Kw* BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERASH due May 22 M.S. SILVERGUAVA due May 29 M.S. SILVERBEECH due June 24 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
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    • 684 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The M.M. liner Clutntilly is due here from Saigon to-day at 7 a.nf. and will probably leatfe at 4 p.m. for Madras Pondi-c-herry, Colombo, Djibouti. Port Said and Marseilles. She will lie m the Roads. MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei I^enibin and Kuantan (via Gemas
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  • 475 13 New (iame With Solid Ball. London is to have a new miniature game Padder Tennis which may soon Le even more popular than clock-golf and the. putting gr-en, says a Home Paper. When the lawn tennis courts under the London County Council reopen m a fortnight's
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  • 434 13 'Weel. Tarn, yell mind wee Wullie and *cc he doesna &et swallow in* lumps o' coal "Oeh, ay."' says* I wi' a confident nod. "Dinna fash yersel' about that. Wullie and me'll i-e tine thegether. Awa ye gang now. or yell be mis*in' the big picture." Oeh.
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  • 88 13 Paris. Apr. 9. Three masked bandits burst into the shop of a Bordleaux baker yesterday evening and, while one brandished a revolver and cried "Hands Up," the others made their way to the cash dawer. The baker was not intimidated but, seizing one of his largest
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    • 326 13 OF THK SHKKIFF, SUPREME i DURT, SINQAPOBK. ril Si Sale Dntfd the 13th. April, ly2K. In the cau.-e of g md Moi I n Plaintiffs. Veram y m *..nr, Brother! Ksroag Brothen Defendant*. AUCTION SALE of Miasm l* Kt. ..v 14 Kt. White and felloe (odd Watches. To be h*-l<"
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    • 517 13 -rmmW Bet v^.^_ »mm m* _^S_" af Am *r*\>'*v A****. pam~~g*s^[p~^L~~^\ \vvr^ i___!*l P*_l _rV/_Kiir' r \\tt*\\ 3H?S^ /T*****.^ vv^^SW^^\ Sv>v^. v_KS&^^_fe_t -"-""^rfc v^l__h' S ft l___Mi^K. '•a m*^*JAtm* W __^_k>. '^Tt i^Hs_B_- T t\r*d'_^ \_B c___^_m^T_- r \3_ jHp£-H^baT VmWmv. I m. ll i II s f fa j
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  • 1375 14 UNDER AN ELEPHANT CHARGE. Risking Life m a Jungle Movie. Two hundred elephant* charged madly over the log covering of a li.ilc pit, m which a man crouched. Continually it peemed that the all-too-fragile roof rbove him must be caved m, for many of the beasts weighed three
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    • 354 14 'MMHJWniiaiSSWJIJIIIIIIIMMIIIimMIUIIUJIHimiI.'IMIIHIiriHIIIIMIIfMim i i y. V V-\/^f^v^'_v -3W*^*^^^^^^~ J^ MUmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmm m *(**t \\_^_^|n|^^_/// >mmW I Yeats. 1908 model I S_* -J'V -CU Wm*f*m*f *m\f *mT m***^ m m^' H V* \%**f*R^W ___Jv_H_^_Ftl )r\ 1 'bl_a_9_l^_i^_-____a __N_r^_T '^_R_B»*^^^^^ 1928 MODELS BANISH CARE I Borneo Motors Limited. (Incorporated m the Straits
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    • 98 14 SAFETY FlRs^f DRIVING MIRROR. PRICES FROM $3.00. JP BORNEO MOTORS. LTD. WwWIAAArVV^^ jjjj I j I MITCHEUV m**\ »H > m* m* unnnnmnniiiiiiiiitiniiitiinnniiimniiiiii>iiiiiiuiiMii,iti;iir:ri:tii!iii't)N: irttm:iifif-:ii:miiiii!wiiii-i!-u-tii I E __P__f_i *X*m*k If M ARM ITEI I t The Vitality food extract J 1 fti that improves Health L B_m% Ervm all Grocers and
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  • 73 15 Saturday's Alteration*. Ruyers Sellers Idris (as) 17s 3d 18s 3d Kamuntinj? (sft) li»s 20s Kinta Kellas 27s 6d 28a 6d K. Lumpur Tin i Ms M Ml »)«i I.ahat Mints (i) t6a (hi 17s fid Raja Perak ($1) V> Katrut (i) 26a 6d 27^ Gil Sione I
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  • 26 15 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. May 19th, Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Kuchai 1.74 1.77 United Malacca 1.05 1.09Va Malayan Collieries 35.50 36.00 United Engineeers (pref) 10.50 10.75
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  • 2202 15 CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LIMITED. Proposal to Liquidate Discussed The annual meeting of Centra! Engine Works. Ltd. was held at the Company's Office. Collyer Quay, on Saturday. Mr. L. T. Wakeford presiding. Others present were Messrs. H. Gill. J. S. M. Rennie. Tav Lian Teck. Dr. S. C. Yin. R. L
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  • 67 15 May it. Bank 4 m.s. 2 W Bank demand 2 3 11-l« Pi lvate reditu 3 IJ, 2 1 New York, demand M 3-10 Credit* H day* M i France, demand 1420 India, T. T. IU Hoi Konjr. demand 1 1 Yokohama, demand 120',. .lava, demand 11R Bangkok, demand
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  • 200 15 Maj Tin IM T"' N > C 'H. Gambler Pepper Whit. IU Pepper Blacl Flak. Tapioca Pearl Safe Small Copra Copra Sundried 11. te Rice Liant: Ria Chan Mark Red K-iirle < New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Mntaa MR Rico, Rangoon Sioka 25ft "Tlice.
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  • 53 15 May 19th.. 12 o'clock noon. Tom of Msrk«t: fttsadj. Latsst Coals: Lsoiso sp-.t sh,. t I pm il» New York Spot Shi-.t (J-..t> 18% pti lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot |f^ •_>.,,• Standard U.s.s. <>n Twin May ts% :*n» 4 Jum- ji^ 4
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    • 1104 15 ,K« ETS OVER 58,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVEK ,30.000.000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED r.mm***m (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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    • 39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO.. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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  • 1975 16 THE SINGAPORE MAY MEETING. A Successful Last Day. Fine weather drew a large attendance to the Racecourse on Saturday for the closing day of the meeting and _>_• j; km i 'oler and tin conditions* underfoot battel "whilst the racing was good with some exciting finishes a very
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  • 258 16 RIFLE SHOOTING. The Final Interport Practice. The final practice for the Interport Rifle Shooting Shield took place on the Bukit Timah Range yesterday afternoon when twenty-one ma»*ksmen fired m a fairly good shooting light. The first ten scores which is the method of counting the scores m the
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  • 282 16 The match between the S.C.C. and the S.R.C. was continued on the Padanp yesterday afternoon, when the S.R.C. continued their innings and brought their previous afternoon's total of 48 to 105. The S.C.C. however proved easily their masters and scored a total of 224 for the loss
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  • 60 16 [Reuter's Service.] Louisville. May 20. The Kentucky Derby was won by the Favourite. Reigheount m 2 mins 10 2-5 sees. Misstep, was second and Torn third. [The race is now* 1 miles and is run at Louisville Downs, m the Blue Grass Country, and is about
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  • 65 16 TO-DAY'S TIES. 3.45 p.m. Doubles Handicap.-Capt. Mansell and Lieut. Lewis, vs. Cap. HollinpsWOTth and Lieut. Brodie. Singles. Major Stroeten vs. Captain Robb, Captain Marriott vs. Lieut. Armitage. 4.45 p.m. Sirßles. Major Porter vs. Major Walker. Major Austin vs. Capt. Landon. Mixed Handicap. Major ami Mrs. Lowe vs.
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  • 42 16 The result of the Indies' Medal for May was as follows: Mrs. H. M. Hill 49 5 44 Mrs. R. H. Wilson 54 10 44 This is to be played off by match play. Nine cards were taken out.
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  • 117 16 QUEPAULINE (Thompson) 0 2 ''Triple Sec Kongsi's" beg WITCHCOT (Irvine) *.12 S Also ran: Agapo (Davies) 9.8. Alwar (Northmore) 8.11, Prowess (Spencer) 8.5, Bonnie Briar Bush (Lone- 8.4. Stormer Hill (Colven) 7.12, Bootlegger (Moore) 7.9. (Winner trained by Logue). Bonnie Briar Bush was stuck and galloped last with Prowess. Quenauline
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  • 23 16 The British Minister to Siam i* leaving homeward bound on the 30th inst., and proceeds to Europe on the P. and O. Malwa.
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  • 253 16 ROOT AND LARWOOD'S CENTURIES. Robinson's Bowling Feat. [Reuter's Service.] London. May lt». Cambridge U. vs. Yorkshire at Cambridge (Match Drawn). Yorkshire 224 for 5 dec. Cambridge U. 30 and 41 for 5. In Yorkshire's innings Sutcliffe scored 81 not out, whilst m the 'Varsity's first innings Robinson took
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  • 116 16 Second Round Matches. [Reuter's Service.] Rome. May 20. In the Davis Cup Italy beat Rumania by t matches to 1. Berlin. May 20. ln the Davis Cup second round, Germany beat Spain by 9 matches to 2 and meets the winner of the Anplo-Finnish tie. which is
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  • 27 16 WOMEN'S INTERN ATION AL. Paris. May 20. ln the International Women's Lawn Tennis Championship Great Britain led Frame on the first day ly 5 matches to 1.
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  • 35 16 England Defeats Scotland. 1 Reuter's Service.] London. May 19. At Prestwick. m the annual amateur coif international preliminary to the Amateur Championship, England beat Scotland by 12 to 1. Two game.^ were halved.
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  • 30 16 [Renter's Service.] L«nd«»n. May 19. At Leeds m the tinal of the thousand guineas professional tournament Charles Whitcombe beat Herbert Jolly by and 2 over 96 holes.
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  • 16 16 [Reuter's Service- Brussels. May 19. At soccer, England beat Belgium by goals to 1.
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  • 97 16 MONDAY'S TIES. S. Mclntyre plus 4 vs. C. M. van Cuylenburg plus 10. C. E. Hudson plus 8 vs. .1. Lee plus 8. C. E. Winter plus 3 vs. F. J. L. Mayger plus 7. TUESDAY'S TIES. Handicap Doubles. J. oekran and F. J. tassels plus
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  • 61 16 MONDAY'S TIES. C. E. Winter and A. B. Cowan vs. P. H. Romney and W. Lindsay. H. Gray and P. S. Makin vs. G. S. Lovett and A. G. Hay. Ties to commence at 6.15 p.m., No. 1 table m each room will be reserved at this
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