The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 May 1928

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press l'j CENTS. SINGAPORE, SA FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1928. NO. 12,119
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    299 1 QaestteM as to tht* pecacrfti— af Itritish trader-.' rights in Manchuria were asked by Comdr. Kennorthy in the House of Commons I'ajres 7 and Thy British polic> <>f strict neutrality remains unaltered by recent developments in China, declared Sir A ustei Chamberlain in the House of Commons
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    OF EASTERN VOYAGES.
    1523 1 Of those days of my life which 1 should like to lire ■gain many have been -.pent Ml iYv water: a canoe day 0.-i the Toba I. a punting day at Stairie-, hnwsoboal tla> at Beaky, a da] when tin braeac before dawn carried our Malay boat
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      346 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S (WORLD RENOWNED) ij uiscurrs and cakes V/.'.'.'.W.WAFAVA'.W.V.'.V.V S Raffles Hotel Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TEA mm DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSA NT S KX ERY Inrivalled in the East. FVFRV MONDAY EVERY "'S^ v TANIA SVETLANOVA ZZZ 1 AND SATURDAY I .am« ALEX: SALNIROFF. The Well-known Shan K hai
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      140 1 v h 'f¥} J: *M: "J SOUND v Ii advice/ V 1 lii r I ***v y J is? f ■•ij >^ V_f B^ if *4Af l m 1 iff V V^.^^^hL-^^^^A^A > v s J^^^^^^^^^l •I a JEDROPE HOTELJ a Renowned by Recommendation." t 1 I I AFTER DINNER
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      98 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel announcement? Pa^e 1. Theatre and cinema attractions. —Page Auction .-al»- J>\ rhin<r Kfnjr Lee. l J nvr«7. Ashe>- uf Ruses toilet preparations. Page :>. Have you hud a frea <}ernonstration of the 1928 Chevrolet Page 6. C. and B. (»x Tail mmmi i>- .-til! pvepmn i according
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      14 1 r< m m SWALLOW ARIELL'S IN 5 Ut. BAGS I PATENT ROLLER FLoim| VAVAVAW.W.V.VAWAW.V,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      185 1 THE WEEK. Hitrh Water, 1.22 a.m., fUB, :i.3H p.m.. 7.1. Malacca: H. W. ll.tO a.m., .">..".. midnight r>.3. Mentakab Kubbtr Co., meeting*, Chartered Bank Chhrnbi-r^ \2. Municipal Commi?»ion 2.1S p.m. Straits Settlement* Association annual meeting Exchange ">.i") p.m. Football Div. I. Pul;\u Hrani vs. S.R.C. Bridn<- and Mah Jongg, Evening
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    "FINEST TENOR SINCE CARUSO."
    258 2 Hi^ Terms Toe High i «-r Covent (iarden "The most wonderful Othello th? world has ever heard," according to Captain Ingrain, who married Caruso's widow, i.waiting to be brought to England* Covent Garden have invited M,n. but not at a iii/t--that he will accept. His name
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    Y.W.C.A. CLASS IN MALAY.
    195 2 Kecent arrivals among the ladies <>f Sinirapore wiii tie interested to hear of a &fafoy claai being; arranged by the Young Women't Christian Aanociation. If sufficient applications are received the class will hecr'in <»n Friday. June Ist. from l».'?0--10..°>0 a.m. at "15" Raffles Quay. The fee
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    44 2 Inche Mohamed S.ill^h. Assistant District Officer, Jelebo, has hoon transferred t«, Port Dkkson in place t>t Enehe Ismail bin Mat SaK, who has icom* to Jelebu as ADO Inche Mchamed Salldi has now been pro^ motad to be a Magistrate «>f the First Class
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      440 2 PARFUM CARON "Nuit de Noel," PARFUM CHANEL Nos. 5 and 22. New Shipment Just Arrived. Sole Agents MEDICAL HALL, LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD. Quality. Service. Price Economy. \Vfit,tcK for rflK. JACK BUCKANAN f CRIPPLED WITH RHEUMATISM Worn-out, ill, life a misery one d«y, the next free from pain, able to
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      300 2 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL TO-NIGHT Hospital Ball 930 till 2 a.m. TICKETS S3.OO at John Little's or at the Hall. VICTO RIA TH EAX R B POSITIVELY FAREWELL VISIT OF ■BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY Popular Prices $4, $2 and $1. Wednesday, May 30. 9.30 p.m. Saturday. June 2, MATINEE, 5 p.m.
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      158 2 ALHAMBRA PH 9^ (Tan Chen* Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietors) COMMENCING FRIDAY, MAY r>th. j AT 9.0 P.M. NORMA TALMADGE IN THE LADY THE GREATEST EMOTIONAL CHARACTERIZAT Ofci EVER SCREEN Kl) A TRIUMPH ABOVE ALL OTHER TRIUMPHS In (he First Show at 7.30 p.m. KEN MAYNARD IN "THE OVERLAND STAGE
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    This Week's Great Day
    592 3  -  Qhartos Gbim^r fj^-. Memorable Ewm§tn (he dfdfdfd May 25 Death of Samuel Pepys. otikials of Stuart days. |n 1668 he appeared at the Bar of the Houss of Commons, where he made a brilliant speech which completely exonerated thy official* oi the Navy Office from the
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    A GREAT EXPLORER.
    549 3 Memorial to Henry Hudson. 1 hree hundred and twenty -one year a^o Master Henry Budson with ''the res i I the parishionets," and those "seamen purposing to goe t<> sea foure rtaya aftei tor r .<' rtiscovei a passage bj the Nortl Pole to Japan and <
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    AFGHAN KING'S RUSSIAN VISIT CUT SHOUT.
    89 3 AFGHAN KING'S RUSSIAN VISIT CUT SHOUT. f ondon, May 8. According to telegnraphed reports f > -<i»> > liiun. Kinsr Amanulla is cutting short hia Rll! -ian vi^it. After n visit to L A nin<rrad, Theif Majesties will r< i:rn f > Moscow and proceed to th" Crimea, and thence
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    14 3 Inspector A. Smith, of Seremban, is v>.^ceeding Hoiac at the end of the month.
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      106 3 X v i < >flib* II ■■BSHiI >n jll 1 II Bm v .^fl (If I *^Sfl Hwu X v Vulll D I I j\J I*-* vw i iifl i SB^B^sii ■I BOOYGUARD J Health pS^liftWfjl' >n :j HomCi <^^^^Sy^^^' Household, ij i r^i7' r; f THE HEALTH SOAP S
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      249 3 He/|? Him x to Grow Growing is a trying busi- ness. All the or^rui and members of the young body art- clamouring at once for DUtlition. crv often the i or i iry du I though airj.'.f i- lantitjr—- evTo^ in lhc sp^ial i od i V> c clenu ni
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      286 3 Estate U Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited j (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government.) is prepared to act as Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers. Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of Rents, Investigators and Managers of Trust or other Funds,
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    FRENCH FASHIONS AND COCKTAILS.
    474 4 Result of A Mannequin Parade. A month ago n<. one in 5- pa in would ha\c I. eei 1 able to Identify a cocktail unless he or she had happened to be a traveller relumed from Biarritz, where the cocktail has met with extremes never practised
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    A PLAID RAINCOAT.
    35 4 This raincoat of gray, black and jrell< w plaid on a pale lemon ground, ia lined with plain lemon yellow "tullikasha." The hat is in the same material, in gray and black.
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    MANNEQUINS IN THE MAKING
    214 4 Three Not Too Y«uhr Nor SixU Too Old. In these dayi when one is either too younp or ton old and the rirrht agre for such a short while, it is refreshing to hear that a mannequin's life is a lone: one. She is not too
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  • Moods and Modes of EVE
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      TEA TOPICS.
      362 4 Killing Time. Now that «>ur elders criticise us so unlo^ervodly and at much length, it behoves us, if not to retaliate, at least to defend ourselves by pointing out more obvious Instances in which they fall short of perfection themselves. There is a certain type of elderly lady
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      HUMOUR OF THE PAST.
      468 4 Memories of a Great Story Teller. How .splendid it is to be remembered! Tin- otbtr afternoon at a party a dear old lady, who walked with a stick, was practically toothless, and carried an ear-trum-pet, said to me: "Oh. Mis? Mar." she mumbled. "I have been
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      532 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Small 'envelope bags of gold tissue are attractive possessions when edged, as an envelope might be, with a narrow line of colour, or, alternatively, black or white suede. I admired such a hand-bag in a Bond Street shop the other morning, and found this was tipped with black
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      A TOUCH OF GOLD.
      36 4 Black tulle is used to make this billowy evening frock, with just a touch of gold in the plaque at the wai st. The neckline too. is of gold, in slender links
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      UNION OF WOMEN VOTERS.
      253 4 Peeress Leads in New Crusade. Baroness Ravensdale, the brilliant yowng daughter of the late Marquis C'urzon. who, besides being a peeress in her own right, is rich, l>eautiful, a keen sportswoman, and a witty after-dinner speaker, is coming forward as a leader of a rerqark'able development
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      TABLE TALK.
      473 4 Flower Fashions. Fashion in flower decoration change almost daily. Tall flowers were, at one time, arranged in shallow howls; then taller, and more fancy bowls came in, orange and black being especially popular. Now, even tall-stemmed fIoWCTI are cut short, and are tied in bunches to be packed
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      WOMEN ARE CATS!
      457 4 (By a Woman in Society). From the time that Adam stroked Eve's unmanicurod paw, seated OB some grassy bank in Eden, women have, in song and story, been frequently referred to as eats. And. really, nearly all women do partake of the nature of the feline. AH
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      NEW CAREER FOR WOMEN.
      338 4 "Dynamo ftiqa A new aspirant to trial romance is th.< Whose penetration into th electricity has now sdvarrcH elementary stage. Within tho last tw«, v girls have become ind< to a firm of electrical experiment has btea K points of view that irn ing made for
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      IN RED POPLIN.
      17 4 Nan m strips of original little rrock, wit! envelop blow* front, t» one »rm.
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      RAPHAEL'S "MADONNA AND CHILD
      62 4 rwrfcisid by <ir Jestpfc Dew" The New York Tim.JoMph Duvoon ha, purchi -Madornw and Child 1 Desborouffh foi W5.000 I 100,000 dollars more than paid for Gainsborouffh'i "Blue l Sir JoMph Duv,,m ii intention <>f leaving th. for time for thr pui Bible ill-foeiing over its
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    ORDEAL OF AIRMEN.
    1100 5 HOW THE R.A.F. SELECTS ITS MEN. Tell-Tale Eyelids. "Remember," said the chief medical officer, "there is nothing- fantastic about thewe tests. There is no sudden firing of revolvers or sounding of klaxon horns. "But while the tests themselves are perfectly simple, they have been designed as the
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    24 5 The hon'ble Mr. H. K. Nixon, Mr. K. P. Reynolds and Dr. K. Morion have been appointed wbera of the Indian Immigration Commit toe.
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    THE NEW LIPSTICK.
    220 5 have frequently been warned by v;i lioua experts that, hygienkrally considered kissing is nothing more than an exchange of microbes, but it nan been left for an enterprising correspondent, who writes to the Daily Mail from Manchester, to point out the perfect remedy. The danger can be
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    EX- MAHARAJA OF INDORE.
    42 5 Sailinu uith I'.ridt- for \morira Mai i.i. Aecordrng to the Petit Pariaita, tl* •Maharaja of In<l,,n and ihr Maharani will shortly proceed to toaarica, «h,. ri th© Maharani tntemh to arr >on mtvadl ta mln converti t.. HinduUm.
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      299 5 y7sAes*fi&oses 1 TOILET PREPARATIONS To make a scries of toilet preparations p distinguished by the utmost refinement 4 f^ c X'- vnmg charni has bccn the aim of It Alons. Hourjcis, the famous Parisian perfumer. (j £6 My and alluringly perfumed with either f, A Koscs /shes of Violets, these
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      158 5 M( m 4,"" m J I x y J 7#^-#?\— in P ft//?/M/ Chocolate Occasions M Js r l^ eatre s P orts ground, jß|; C^^ iy^/ motoring, picnics, or any j M^^S^^W/ other' Chocolate Occasion M |#%^%\r'/ there's nothing like a wWwr/ packet oi Nesl!( s I ««4. Jhe
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    A GOLDMINE IN LANCASHIRE !
    530 6 A GOLDMINE IN LANCASHIRE Landowner's Claim. A Blackburn man claim* that he ha* found gold and silver on laini whicl i. owns in a rural area ru-ai Blackburn. il« wibhet t< remain anonymous, and for <>!>\ m.u.-n reasons will n<>i disclose the tocalitj where the discover) ha- been made. It
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    81 6 Programme of I>ri!ls up to and for 27th May L92& Friday, 5.15 p.ni. Drill Hall Motor Cycle Platoon, Eurasian Company, S.V.F. Ambulance. Malay Drill Hall Malay Company. Saturday. 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range Interport Team, Parrer Ranjre "C" (Scottish) Coy., Si^lap Malay Company. Sunday. 8 a.m. Bukit
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    A BRILLIANT HOCKEY ELEVEN.
    676 6 England's Indian Visitors. Critics ai home describe the [ndian hocice) XI at present in England as a verj iine onr imieed. The players— who come from Bengal, Central Provinces, United Provinces and the Punjab have youth on their side, t!u average age being approximately 2i Dressed
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      126 6 It's Here- The 1928 4-inch longer wheelbase and selllarser roomier Fisher bodies in brilliant Duco tones for beauty and all this at no increase in price! We want you to see and drive this Bigger and Better car. Come to-day demonstrations are entirely free from obligation. I BORNEO CHEVROLET, LIMITED.
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      172 6 Sloe Perfect Mealtime Drink Give your children this r wholesome drink X 7KAT do your chilV V dren drink at mealtimes? Coffee and tea, you know, contain caffein and tannin. Drugs injurious to the heart, to nerves and to digestion. Habit forming and harmful! Instant Postum is the perfect mealtime
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      107 6 I BLACKWELL*B OxUil So U| j i^lill prepared accordiliff to h I original recipe of the imino.u I Soyer, perftapa the mv a t M Chef the work! has ever knt*i I -and IT (S A CROSSE ft BLACKWELL I'koiu < i m C est tout r Crosse g Bl&ckweil's
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    CUR CHINA POLICY.
    357 7 NO NEED FOR ANY RESTATEMENT. Manchuria Problems. Router's P**'^fc'» i L nrion. Miv In ih;« Hdii-c of ((.innions Mr. W. Forrest (Lib. Bat ley) asked whether the Foreign) Secretary was ensuring that British policy in no way supported the intervention of foreign Powers which may tend t<»
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    PEACE PACT RESERVATIONS.
    235 7 Rente- s Service.] London. May l':i. in the Hou-e of Commona at quentioi v Mr. Tburtle (Lab. Shoreditch) asket' S r A. Chamberlain to specify the regions mentioned in his reply to Mr. KelloggV n-'te in respect of which Hi- Majesty's Government claims freedom of action irres
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    VENIZELOS FEARS ITALY'S FATE.
    63 7 [Reuter's Service.] Athens. Ma) 23. M. Venizelos in a statement on the resignation of M. Kafandaria says it com pelled him t«> reconsider hi> decision abstain iron; politics although h»- recoftnised that his return would embitter party strife. He says his duty is to resume the
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    ONE LUCKY MAN.
    57 7 [Router's Service.] Berlin. Maj S&. The so! > survivor of the cruiser iv>o n. .sunk in the North Sea ii 1 war-time, was present at Wilhelmshaven at the launch of the new B,COO ton cruiser Koeln t*j the willow of its predecessor's captain. The new Koeln is
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    COOLIDGE SIGNS MERCHANT MARINE BILL.
    20 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washinirt«:n. May 23. Mt. Coolidge ha 15 ffigned the Jones-White Merchant Marine Bill.
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    THE ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY.
    27 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 24. The Royal Colonial Institute is celebrating its diamond jubilee and has changed its name to "Royal Empire Society".
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    BOMB FANATICS.
    197 7 ATTACK ON ITALIAN I ONSULAra Blown to PLces. rL Renter's Service.] Bwcaos Aires, Maj 2.{. A bomb exploded at the Italian Consu late and a dozen people f.ere injured. Two hundred persona were present at the Consulate at the time of tha explosion but the Consul General was
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    THE PHOSGENE MYSTERY.
    227 7 I Sold to America. [Renter's Service.! London, May 2.'». In consequence of the Hamburg explosion the question <.i" the manufacture and storage oi poison gas in quantity may be roughi up i»: the next meeting of the League Council. 1; is learned from authoritative German sources that
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    NEW RIKHER MOVE.
    104 7 [RpiiTer\> Service] Now York. Naj L'.J. A group of leading American rubber manufacturers have formed an organisation to be called the Rubber Institute with the Object of "puttine: the rubber industry on a sound economic basis." General Andrews, ex-chief of the Prohibition Enforcement Service, has been appointed
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    SINGAPORE IN PARLIAMENT.
    67 7 [Reutei's London. Ma> 2:i. In the House of Commons, at question time Mr. Amery (Secretary to the Colonies) replied thai be wii aware that sentences paaaed <>n convicted Communists n SinK^pore include 25 lashes of the cat. He saw no reason to ask the local Government to
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    FATAL NINE EXPLOSION.
    29 7 rßeuter'fi Service. 1 Hluefields, Wt'^l iruinia. >lu> 23. Hitherto V) <lead have been accounted for in the explosion at the mine of the Yukon-Pccohontaa Coal Company.
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    WONDERS OF PLANT LIFE.
    141 7 Sir Jagadis Hose's Discoveries. London, May H. Lecturing in University College, London, before i distinguished gathering of eminent scientists. Sir Jniradis Chandra Bose announced sensational discoveries in regard to plant life. His newly invented recorder had revealed hitherto invisible cellulai throhbings in the interior of plants.
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      301 7 BUSINESS CARDS. >MI!lllllllll!llllltlilllll!IMIIIII!llll)UIIIIIIIIII|||IMIIIIIIIimilll!lllii;iltlllP REFUSE CHEMICAL BKER Drink (iOLDBOTTLE" BEER, j an teed I 4 roe of Chemicals. I MiimiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiHiMiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiim •iiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiitiuiuiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitmiiiiii [get vouk i sed car from I I THE USED CAR DEPOT. s to straits Motor Garage). 1 s mi Price- S months frtT service. 1 •iiiiiiiimiiMiiiMiiiiiiimiciriiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiimim f MEMORIALS. 5
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      686 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. vi r Benjamin has ceased to U s partne: in tlu.v ti'!,» as it. -in tins date. ANTHONY v^ Singapore, May i:«th, 192K EXCHANGE BANKS. The exchange Banks irill be closed on: May 28tk, Monday, Watt Monday. Maj :unh, Wednesday, Hart Raya llaji. Jane Ith, Monday, PaMic Holiday.
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      793 7 A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY OF ACQUIRING SKA-SIDE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AT KATONG. ESTATE OF (HEW .100 CHIAT, DECEASED. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold land and houses known as "MAFEKING* 1 NO. 17-1 NOS. 17-3 .V 17- on KAS! COAST ROAD, SINGAPOftsT ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6th AT 2.30 P.M. Valuable freehold land
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      367 7 NOTICES. ORDINANCE > HAN*KKI'I*T«'V< THE Kl PKEM > i* i i »c r or THE RAITfI BETI I I 4K> SETTLEMENT <»k HINCAPORI ■-"•> I i <•... Utken ut 1 Road, Singapon snd V«h Quay :iml No. II Encgor Stn i J :;rtner in L. K.el. Recehring Order and* 54th
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGE
      17 8 BINNIE-DOVE. On Feb. 21st, 1928, at Johannesbur^, South Auic.i, Robert Fn lerirk RiTinio to Marjorie Dove.
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      DEATH.
      28 8 FERROA. At Bethanie Clinic, Lausai ae, David Samuel, beloved husband of Elizab^h Perroa nee Woodford >, and M>n of t'tu late Anna Ferroa, on May CS'rd. Deeply regretu
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESSFRIDAY. MAY 25. 1928. A BOYCOTT PHASE.
    368 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESSFRIDAY. MAY 25. 1928. A BOYCOTT PHASE. A Chinese correspondent wrote a day or two ago complaining that "the licences of most of the fish-sellers of the market at Beach Road are nowcalled back by the Municipality on the ground that "they do not want to «ell Japanese
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    MID-EASTERN PEACE.
    337 8 Considerable progress has been made, unostentatiously but effectively, of late with the improvement and settlement of our relations with Eastern States whose geographical situation, apart from anything else, has an important influence upon our Eastern policy. It would probably be true to say that at no time has
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    356 8 The Free Press will be published as usual on Monday (Whit-Monday) but there will be no issue on Tuesday in order to give the staff the Monday holiday. Mrs. James Bond, whose husband diet 1 with such tragic suddenness in Kuala Lumpur the other day, has left for Home by
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    152 8 RAILWAY THIEVES CAUGHT REDHANDEI). Stealthy Pocket Slitting. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. May 21. Vijr some time complaints have been made of ingenious pocketpickinsj on railway trains by an organised band <>f thieves br lieved to come from the south and carry inj; patent razor blades with which
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    ALLEGED ANTI-JAPANESE SOCIETY.
    83 8 Chinese Charged in Penantf. (From Our Own Correspondent.) l*enanu. May 21. In the Penang District Court this morning two Chinese. Tan Keat. alias Tan 800, and Teoh Khye Chuan, were charged with assisting in the management ol an unlawful society, namely tlu> Penang Oversea Chinese Anti-Japanese Propaganda
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    THE TSINAN-FU FUND.
    667 8 Report of the Chinese Meetings. The following report fa forwarded i"« i publication and while the matter has ready been dealt with in our own repoit and by <>ur Chine* correspondent, we jive the report a^ requested. At a public meeting held at the Chinese Chamber of
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    ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
    241 8 THE ANNUAL GBNBlii MEETING AL A Successful v,. ar The annual r Singapore St. Andrew in iho Cricket Club loun injr. wWI Mr. .1. m s a irood fat net ing. In reviewing the Vt»ri during the year tho Pha that he thought th, p NMOB fot
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    41 8 LATEST RUIUIKR \M) 7 IV PRICES. [From Our Own Con London. Ma\ 24, 1.25 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber r 9(1. per Ib. Messrs. Lewis, Lllftl notify to-dav's 'in pri( g230 1 16— -£229 11 16.
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    TRENGGANU UNREST.
    114 8 The Polite \KackeH The unrest in Trettfgai ed in a matter injr rights reached an un: tarly this week as in u that the discontented Mala) llsion with the poi situated at the junction and Telemanf river*, th,- p li to lire. The iptcial Police left Bingftpon n
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    POLICK BAND AT WATERLOO STREET.
    68 8 Tl, Pblic* \mH i>lh> gramme of muak at tin i- I^' Waterloo Stivit to-aaj B conductonhip of Mr. F, E Oid ComriMlos, T. ike; r. asant, Suppv; Selection, I Sullivan; Interim wo, In ;i P« i Ketelby; Idyll, Sixilu duet, The Two lm|w, A'" with
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    75 8 The Government Health 0 turni rot Um lev** di Baturday, May r.uh.. m I PtoßMlff Hill (2.100 f-''. ■hade teraperatuPf W.W pormtion .602 inch, total n Taipiag Hill («^0 »hadc temperatun 71.70 dj pormtion .IH4 inch, loUl Hul.it Pnwei (4.100 feM) .hade temperature 68.2.1 poration .318 iach,
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    BRITISH IN MANCHURIA.
    129 9 (jt KSTION OF TREATY RIGHTS. mdr. Kenworthy's Fears. [Reuter's Service. l London, May 114. j r tin' House of Commons, replying to Kenworthy (Lab. Hull), who a<ked |j His Majesty's Government had he Japanese statement with regard n th« ir contemplated actions in Manchuria, „cr Ijampson (Under
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    STRANDED IN HEHRING SEA.
    44 9 Lives Endangered on Steamer. Service.] Seattle, May 21. Association vessel I, with forty whites and L'KO ..ni. is ashore on the rock> near air the Kehring Sea. i coastguard cutter is thai the forward deck of alkland is under water.
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    AIRSHIP FLIES OVER NORTH POLE.
    50 9 AIRSHIP FLIES OVER NORTH POLE. Italians Achievement. Service.] Oslo, May 24. has crossed the North Oslo. May. 24. th« North Pole for ireen one and twe o'clock ing to Spitsbergen. vi-r the Pole was made icplorer, Captain George N'itlson. in an aero- Alaska to Spitz- 2,000 miles, in 21 H
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    RAIL AND AIR COMBINE.
    87 9 American Scheme to Save Time. r'i Service.] New York. May 24. railway and aeroplane ser- me of the journey from ls>> Vngelea from four to two inaugurated by the trans- Transport Company, of ftl Committee Colonel Lindi will be Chairman, and will be res- the lection
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    JAPANESE BOYCOTT IN HONG KONG.
    25 9 tanners <»f Commerce Support. with N'anyanir lift Tan Press.] Hong Kong, May 24. rs of commerce have notistop ordering Japanese
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    BOMB OUTRAGE IN MEXICO.
    32 9 Mexico City, May 24. >ded in the lavatory of the Deputies last night half an hour oncluded a special session. no casualties and no important wan round, unexploded,
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    MR. CHURCHILL BETTER.
    40 9 i Renter's Service.! London. May 21. Churchill (Chancellor of the 1 who it will he remembered was r to illness, to attend the House "ii the budget, was cheer- entering the House of Com- since his illness.
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    KRLIN CITY LOAN.
    30 9 iter'g Service.] Nt» York, Ma\ 21. group headed \>y the Brown y haa arranged a i-;{.ooo.oo«> citj of Berlin at 8 per eeiit. e*ble« on page 7.]
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    THE AMERICAN FARMER.
    202 9 MR. COOLIDGE'S "LACK OF SYMPATHY." Relief Bill Veto. [Router's Service] Vr New York, May 2.J. Mr. oolids* has vetoed the McNaryHauifer Farm Relief Bill, which has Cn •harply cnt.cised on the grounds that it "somcTh tO li V th AmerU an eommodrtfe. soneth.rg „l rmlar to rubbtip
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    CHINESE CABLE SERVICE.
    142 9 Battle Developing At Paotins-fu. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai. Ma\ 21. lh« Central Political Council has decided to deprive Chen Chuan of his posts pending investigation and punishment. The Committee of the Hunan Government ha- appointed I.u Din Ping as chairin an. The Japanese
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    "NOTES HERE AND THERE."
    483 9 Mr. Dunman in Critical Mood. Under the first of the above headings, Mr. W. Dunman, of Singapore, writes to us from Serembmn a> follows, says Wednesday's Malay Mail. Railway travelling in the Peninsula is by no means comfortable. My experience has always meant a sleepless night
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1174 9 THE TRYING WEATHER CONDITIONS. Rev. G. H. Douglas' Visit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 19. The week has been a busy one, and work carried on under somewhat trying climatic conditions. On Sunday evening at Christ Church a Presbyterian form of service was tried, and the
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    740 9 CELEBRATIONS IN SINGAPORE. The Day at the Schools. There is something about Empire Day which catches the imagination and though Singapore may only be a small part of the vast British Empire, at least full realisation of the large commonwealth of Englishspeaking peoples gathered under the Union Jack
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    IT-COUNTRY CELEBRATIONS.
    77 9 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent telegraphs that the local schools celebrated Empire Day in the visual fashion and were given a day's holiday. The Resident, the Hon'ble Mr. J. Lornie, inspected a parade of Cadets, Scouts and Cubs at the Victoria Institution and addressed the boys on the day's
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      537 11 O. S. K. Line. lOlnati ms Steamers. AMfi, Leave. j rdam, Hamburg, Bremen, < 'olombo, Port Sudan Maw June 12 June IS Town, Santos, Rio Ahc S SantO. Man, May 31 June 1 anzibar, Dar-es-Snluan,. ojwnco Marques and Durban f Cafcago Man June 7 June 9 mho and Bombay Sumatra
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      474 11 TRAVEL^ QIMFOiIT •DOLLAR IJBS^; 'PRESIDENT VnSi^^ LINERS ~^Sc^Dollar F'resident liners offer you luxurious travel comfort*. All staterooms are outside room9, w«ll-ventilated and tooled by ele«*trk fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each havipg nn electric reading lamp. State-rocms with private barh predominate, all h?ve hot and cold running
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      493 12 D DL'l I Burns rhilp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The p.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia.
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      71 12 I «J^\SSft''^/\ I sir I Merc: VtJmma^*^ ijffll |^OLYNOS re- I Jlv. moves fermenting food particles, I dissolves the film, I destroys mouth I germs, safeguards against toothache, I decay and gum in- I fection helping I I preserve the health I lof the entire body* I I Try Kolynos
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      138 12 I !Sllenburgs I I Foods I jj are particularly suited to the I 5 feeding of infants in hot 1 te climates. They are free from fl harmful gams and are g readily prepared by the 8 simple addition of boiling §jj S water only, thus giving ft i complete
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      449 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44. BEAVER STREET. NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.Sjt.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA n BALTIMORE (via Suex) M.S. SILVERASH In Port M.S. SILVERGUAVA due May 29 28 M.S. SILVERBEECH due June 20 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO \\n
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      261 12 THE AMERICAN EXPtHi CO., INC (Incorporated jr. I U jTICKETSrIOTOURS) Passages htotod by all Independent an<l conducted Travellers' Cheques. 1 Remittance^ by l>raf' ;::.<! tab!.' 1 Foreipn vni>n. Raggaire an<l Acrid. Booking (HI F.M.S. RLY.. ROT \1 STATI M» OF SI AM and JAVA BTATI RAIL* IYB Offices in the
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      678 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. velantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      477 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The Anhui arrived from Swatow and imoy yesterday with 1,622 deck passengers, nd the Seang Bee with 2,2*1 deck paaengers. H.M.S. Concord (Captain A. P. Pridham LN.) is expected to arrive Singapore or vlay 28th from Hong Kong, and to sai' »n May 30th for Colombo. The City
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      79 13 THE CAR OF THE YEAR i f j\ 1 I^^V^^^^h I Rl^ /\iu b i\#l b^i I"\ x^ I I 1/1 I 1 B^^B I m \l\f iff B fl Ifl "&f J I v A "Six" at the Price of a "Four" (^ft^l^^^tf^f^^ I 7hjQ (terfo/jt of JulQ d&rfOAt
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    612 14 THE HRITISH MUSLIM UNION. First Meeting Held. (By Our Muslim Correspondent.) The first me»'tin<>- ;>f the Committee of the newly established dob, the British Muslim Union, was held on Monday nijrht m the residence of Mr. Bashir A. Mallal, Honorary General Secretary. Mr. Shaft Vahya Afiii, the President,
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    REVISED PRAYER BOOK.
    150 14 Stfeffteg Attack h y Biskop Bamex t London. May 11. >ay bluntly thai if the new foyer Book i* Passed n all hope of unitv witoin the Church will be at end,- declared Bishop K h the |<oi!rsti f .ured atteek on .<*e revised book, at Birmm™!
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    A CHANCE FOR SOME MORE CHIPS
    143 14 Barking doga may be something of nuisance at times, but it is impossible v have much sympathy *ith the New York y bu< .-.on u -ho claim* to hav 1 pei formed scores of operations on toy Costs' which make it physically impossible ccr
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      233 14 c7/Z6 V I v> I \y I\X \D l/v )^MM u{ I 111^ im 11 I t -^^^^^fcJC^ 1 I^^^ I ""^^^H H^l^ ,^^H BB^^^^^^^^B A New and Better Kwrf of Car Dodge Brothers Victory Six is The results cannot be ea^ much more than just another pressed in words
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      169 14 SAFETY FIRST if s% Mi \V VI J/ wr Iff i* j^ SAFE SIDE A O X DRIVING MIRROR. Jf PRICES FROM $3.00. I Treat your Cement Floors^ in 1 W!t 1 I Truscon Attatex s aiiu i Stop the Disintegration I s I I Hardens Chemically If Sime, Darby
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    19 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, MAY 21th. sdds I INDUSTRIALS. sdsdsdsds DOLLAR RUBBER. sdsdsd sdsdsdsd LOANS. sdsds
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 15 May 21. Hank 4 in.- >j :i t^ Bank demand 2:5 11-16 I'rivat" credits n\.>. 2 4 T-:iJ New York, demand 56 3_16 Credits M day* 57. m France, demand 1426 India, T. T. |g) Hong Koritf, <!i'ii\.»n<i 51^ „.r i»,. Yokohama, demand r_Ml-'_ Java, demand 139^4 I?a*r.Kkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    204 15 May 24. Tin 106 Ton- 1110% Gambler 7 Pepper White Hr Pepper Black 7."> Flake Tapioca 75.^ Pearl Sago Small jsi£ Copra M.li) lopra Sundried 1 1 .:;n Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eajrle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 15 May 21th.. 12 o*c!«»ck num. ILS.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. S P°< ;ni'. ::o.- 4 Stan.!:.-.! K.S.S. Spot s] <»?i Tcinier June :<1 i 4 July-Sept. :<] :u i 4 Oct-Dcc. ::i Toi of Market: Stugmant. Latest f;,t,!,. London Spot SheH %\4 per !!>. -\eu
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    BETTER THAN RACE SWEEPS.
    182 15 A client went into Stock Exchprpr broker's office one day. writes "Autolycud* 1 in the Financial Times, said he wa.- troir.r nway for some years, and had i'.Vi thai he would like to play with, to IoM n- doul le. The broker knight him 2,000 shares
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    CHARM IN RUBBER FLOORINGS.
    123 15 The rubber floOringl gTOW even prettier in design and colouring, and window wedges of pay coloured robber are quite dainty. A novelty is rubber bulb bowls, of all iy.es and pretty variegated "china" effect-;. They would be useful for other purposes too. A sample theatre >eat
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    MALAKOFF DIVIDEND.
    68 15 Messrs Boustead and Co. LUI., iVnan^ have received a cable from the Secretaries of Malakotf Rubber Estates, .Messrs. Kd Boustead ami London, advising U>ml the annual accounts have been issued shew inf a profit of £28,300 and recommending the payment of a dividend of 3 per cent The
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    194 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS RKPOKT. Sinirap. ri-. Ma) 2llh. Rubber.-— London 7 s. s d Up. 'I »n. London i_'_'s <s <;.i. •_»...< Up, t;i i 116% for l(i<i t(,n>. Minim;.— Quirt. Puteh 1.57 180 Susajvi Way2Jß74 2.92%, Kuchai 1.70 1.71. Malaya Consolidated 1.00 L(i^'_.. Rahman Hydraulic 1.55
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    LYALL AND EV ATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    450 15 LYALL AND EV ATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. Sinua.i re, Ma\ li. The Tin quotation ha- dropped steadily owr the ween, losing u 1,.- «,t mi balance, but, despite mi.-. London ana provided ■tvong ami confident markec for bterling Descriptions, wrulc in Australia few ou tin- more popular description* have attracted attention
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    BARLOWS REPORT.
    137 15 Singapore, Ma> i Rawer. The period under review ha been one «.t dullm s« bul afu-r >.•» L>: tlu price baa now recovered t«. ;<oi» ;it which it i> unchanged <.m balance. l'.«.ti. I '-n.ion and NeWYorli have Ructuatt I within narrow litnit^ and »how impr rnents of
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    7 15 Yesterday's \lt< ration-.. sdsdsd
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      134 15 INSURANCE. iemoa@i ft j isas&aaiM\\ I (Incorporated in Great Britain.) JMOTORJ I FIDELITY I GUARANTEE I I PERSONAL I ACCIDENTS AGENTS FOR MALAYA. (JBOUSTEAD CO., LTD. I (Incorporated in the PJf.S-1 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand). FIRE, MARINE AND MOTOR CAR. Chief Agents for Eastern Archipelago.
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      468 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. 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. N. S. Brown. Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon: Mr.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    369 16 THE S.C.C. TOURNAMENT ENDS. Aitken's Triple Success. There wa-> a large gatheiing of Cricket Club members and friends at the S.C.C. yesterday evening to witness the final of the singles championship of the Club between the Rev. W. Aitken and Roy Smith. Aitken won 7 .">; f> S.
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    THE GARRISON TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    171 16 Yesterday's Results. Singles. Tap:. Marriott boat Lt. Turner, 6 l, Regimental Doubles. RJLS.C. beat R.E.. 6—2, o—o. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Lt. Walker and Miss Balbntine beat Capt. Carey and Mrs. C. J. Smith. o—B, ♦>— 3. r I. Major Walker and Mi*s. Cantrell beat Lt. and
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    JOHORE I.AWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    232 16 JOHORE I. AWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Results in the Johore Uwn Tennis Championships (Southern Section) are as follow: Men's Singles. Ist. Round: Marshall beat Mordaunt 6 ft, 0 1; Talib beat Grice 6 S, O—S;0 S; Spowers .beat Wong T. Teck o—l. 0— 0; Lowe beat Ramsay fi 0, 6 o.
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    36 16 Mr. Donald Ojfilvie, the well known. Kinta miner, has returned to Ipoh. Mr. Ogrilvie ie interested in the dredtfinjr of the rivers tt* Kmta, and has had about 15 years' mining experienc* in this t-ountry.— T.O.M.
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    BOXING.
    100 16 AMERICA'S COMPLETE SUPREMACY. Graham Wins Bantam Title. [Reuter's Service.] New York. May 24. Bushy Graham beat Corporal Izzy Schwartz in a fifteen round contest here to-day. The winner will be recognised as the bantamweight champion of the world. [America thus wins the last of the world's boxing titles previously
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    VINCENT PERERA'S CEYLON FIGHT.
    158 16 Tfce boxing match between Vincent I'erera. of the F.M.S., and L.V. Jayaweera, the Ceylon welterweight champion, has been fixed for the night of June 2nd at the Zahira College Hall, Maradana. Jayaweera is donating his share of the takings to the Colts' Club Pavilion and Ground
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    YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    96 16 Harbour Hoard Player Ordered Off. In the 'A' section of the Second Division of the S.F.A. I,eapue yesterday, Seletar beat the Malays at the Stadium by five poals to three. Playing in th<> 'B' section on the Y.M. C.A. ground the Harbour Board and the Indo-Ceyloaeac drew,
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    THE LEAGUE POSITIONS.
    11 16 sdsdsds I>i\isi«>n II A sddsd Division II. B.
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    CHANNEL HOAX RECALLED.
    43 16 London. May 23. The General Medical Council he^rd the explanation of Doctor Dorothy Logan as to «'hv «he falselv stated she had swum the English Channel in October 1927. and decided not to erase her name fr.-m the medical register.
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    Y.M.C.A. NOTES.
    130 16 The following are invited to play cricket for the Y.M.C.A. against Dukes at Tanglin on Saturday play to commence at 2 p.m: R. Lym- (Captain), H. Gibson, A. F. Sprott, O. C. Smalley. H. G. Stack. W. Lupton. A. Van Cuylenburg. F. A. S. Hoole, C. M. James.
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    62 16 The spring tournament will commence on Saturday, June 16th. Entries {J which close on June 9th. may be made on the lists posted in the Club. Entrance fee $2 for each player in each event. The following are the events: Ladies' Singles (Open); Ladies' Singles (Handicap);
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    44 16 Mr. C. G. Bouteher, a partner in the firm of Stark and McNeil, architects, has gone to Ipoh to take charge of tho firm's branch there. With him is Mr. L. X« Sloot, a ntw assistant in the firm, recently arrivcl from Home. Ex.
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    GOLF.
    115 16 AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS. America Eliminated. [Reuter's Service.] Prestwick, May 23. In the second round of the Amateur Golf Championship Sir R. Holderness beat John McHugh (San Francisco) 2 and 1. J. Henderson (Dundonald) beat Harry Brower (America) 3 and 1. The American challenge was thus extinguished. Other prominent results
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    THE NAVY CUP.
    143 16 This cup will be played for over the Singapore Golf Club links on Monday afternoon next, 18 holes Medal play, between the following teams. Ladies to play off ladies' tees. 3.20 Mrs. Cantrell and E. R. B. Upton (Singapore Golf Club) vs. Mrs. Cowap and J. C.
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    BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    7 16 The Leading Scores
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    CALIFORNIAN WINS ST. GEORGE'S CUP.
    76 16 CALIFORNIAN WINS ST. GEORGE'S CUP. London. May 12. Sandwich. The St. George's Challong* Cup Competition over 36 ftiolei was played to-day. About 80 competed. Douglas Grant (California) won with rounds of 71 and 75. In the second round he was out in 3« equalling Hagen's performance on the samf course
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    23 16 The Mivf" 1 Flag Competition under th< usual conditions, has been arranirod for thf afternoon of Whit Monday. 28th instant.
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    INTER-SCHOOL DRILLS AND GAMES.
    83 16 The final events of the senior division inter-school drills and games competition were held on Raffles Institution ground yesterday afternoon and were watched by a very large attendance. Raffles won the shield again with a total score of 63 points. Anglo-Chinese School were second with 40
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER TOURNAMENT.
    36 16 FRIDAY'S TIES. F. J. L. Maygrer and F. S. Wood vs. N Bradbury and L A. Williams. A. D. Baker and V. C. Gatrell vs J. W Jones and E. J. M. Cameron.
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    101 16 Khun Tikick Chavi, of the medical section of the Siamese Cavalry, stationed at Saraburi, has died from snake bite, says the Krunjfdeb Daily Mail. On the previous day he- entertained newly appointed officers h\ playing with a cobra. Nothing transpired during: the entertainment, but on his way home he slipped
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      314 16 Recent Betting. Interesting items in regard to the Epsom classic, which is to be run on Wednesday, June Oth., are contained in the followingcables: London, May 15. The following is the latest Derby betting: 9 to 2 against Fairway (taken). 100 to 9 against Black Watch (taken).
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      HUGE SWEEP PRIZES.
      60 16 London. May 15th. The first prize in the Stock Exchange >futual Subscript ioii Fund (Derby Sereepi will be £125,000, the 000,003. third 00,000, and the fouii i t20,0r.0. There will also bt '."00 each for the 535 other nominations. :< well as r-.rsolation prizes, the numbers of
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