The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 June 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1928. NO. 12,425
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    203 1 ..Latest news Ironi China is recorded on page 11. The work <,n the new (irove-rd. bridge is now nearing completion and plans for the future regarding this road are outlined on uage 11. A letter to the Editor concerning the vexed question of vaccination appears on page
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1089 1 Lib,!!! .lux.m!. One thing is QjttJte certain and that is hat the life of the infortunate person who wins the Calcutta sweep will not be worth living. Winston's -1. ufhs m already pulling Dp their ■lacks in MMttMM to jump spoil his trail. The inevitable has
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      207 1 WING LOONG. .j FOR HIGH CLASS I.vILOHINC. < Brjk, Cut and Finish Guarantee'! J 32, HIGH STREET. < j RAFFLES HQXEL SUNDAY, JUNE 3rd., AT 9.15 P.M. f McCuire's Little Symphonie 1 :0: I DVKRTURE TO SEMIRAMIDE r< i>n<un»n w PERA FANTAISIK L'AFRICAIXE G. MEYERBEER. i I I ADAGIO LAMENTOSO,
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      272 1 wiMiitiMi«iiiiMHiiH«uii«mmamiiniii»uMMUiHniimij«M«iiiiiiuiHiiwi»iiiMMHmm«uiHiHn»niMtuiM»immininiMMH 5 <|t> r», vI l-'i I I." I T I i V ~l^ MIAII U 1 I lII.N. ~^.j, JtOTTBIQI TUC <MPPPMF PORTABLE g^LT^^ I AN INSTRUMENT WORTHY OF THE FINEST MUSIC. The new Decca Six-Six is perhaps a rather finer i instrument than you have heard yet We
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      105 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dunlop tyres— Page 20. Goodyear tyres Page 4. Crosswords competition- Pace 17. Hotel week-Cttd attractions- —Page 1. Theatre and cinema attraction! Page 2 Latest shipping notices on papes 14, 15 and 16. The HupmoMle car. Singapore Motors--Pftge 4. Furnished house wanted in Tan^lin district Page 0. Latest small
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      14 1 WING LOONU 9 \m IHK IiKCOC.MSFn HOlSb tor hi;i:OPKAN TROPICAL SUITS. M. HIGH BTKEET.
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      119 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 2,,d. Bich Water, 10.19 a.m.. 8.1, v.4K.p.m., 8.0. Revue of Revues 5 p.m. Hnrs D'Oeuvros Thoatrr 5.30. Cabaret EnUrtainmtMit Tar.^lin Club. Sunday, 'Anl. Hitrh Water, 10.54 a.m., H.I, 10.11 p.m., y.l. Kind's Birthday. Monday, 4th. High Water, 11.2S a.m., s.O, 10.41 p.m., M. King's Birthday parado 7.4.*>.
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    CEYLON VIEW OF OUR "TRAGIC WIVES."
    123 2 CEYLON VIEW OF OUR "TRAGIC WIVES." -v plant frt «rlfe M •snds rke following "reply" to "Singapore-City of Tragic Wives*' to th« Tim«'s of Ceylon: Oh KeUni Valley land of hi>at Land >f flfea an.'. v\hi.<ky neat Land «rf thunder ami of rain 1. o f fevei and of pain.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    113 2 >T INDREWB CATHEDRAL. TRINITY SUNDAY r h .v Communion. Holy Communion a norai > .nu ■sermon. nooion i p m. The Catechism. 5.30 PJtt. Evensong and S« ST. MATTHKWS CHURCH. 7 son. Holy Communion. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S, (Johore Bahru>. pjn. Ev< n*ong and Sermon. Monday »Jn. Holy Communion. Durinf
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    ST. PETER'S CHURCH. Stamford Road.
    14 2 ST. PETER'S CHURCH. Stamford Road. ANDREW'S CHURCH MISSION I Holy Communion ami Addrtsi (Malay)
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    GARRISON CHURCHES. Tanglin.
    17 2 GARRISON CHURCHES. Tanglin. Communion. ;."i n m. Parade Service Hlakunu Mati. I'uln Hrani. 11. IK H Compnun
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Orchard Road.
    40 2 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Orchard Road. Worship. >u!>.ii Address: 'Divine Providence*. i» Sunday School and Bible Cl IS*. 5.:;m pjn. Public Worship. Subjeci re»s: 'Modern Pessimism*. Preacl I G. H. Dougias. lin Literary SocietJ .1. B. Keilson, .M.A. .m. Choir Prael i<
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    THE STRAITS CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH.
    87 2 A.< ,S. i' > PEL. v a.tii. Bunday School. 10 ;..ui. Malay Service: Rev. H. Suliivun. PAYA LEBAR ENGLISH SCHOOL. jo :i.m Sunday School. 4JSO i>.:i). Malaj Service: Mr. Chi Hook Hin. TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH. .">..".' |>.:n. Epworth League Service: Mr. *Thio ban >"•' Subject:
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    PRINSEP STREET CHURCH.
    35 2 s ;..i Sanda] School and Bible cia>^« a.nt. (Malay] Communk>n Service. 10.16 a.m. Chicesc (Tyochcw) ■errice. 2 p.m. Chinex' t Hainatu-.-e Service. pan. PdlowHhip Meeting. Song Senrke. p.m. (Engii*h) Rev. \V. Murray.
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    TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH. Short Street.
    58 2 TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH. Short Street. s.i'i a.m. Sunday School. BM a.m. l>i\:ne Service: and Holy Communion. Preacher: Rev. Meshach Solomon. 7.1") p.Mi. Epworth Leapue Meetinp. ♦;.:s<i ,!i. Tuesday, Prayer Meetinp. Leader: Itev. J. A. Supramaniam. 7.18 p.m. Tuesday Singing Practice. 4.:!(t p.m. Thursday, Ladies Aid Meeting Place: Social Hall. i
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    17 2 TEMPLE OF THE DIVINE SPIRIT (432, Gaylans Road.) Intercession Service. 7 to 9 a.m. every day j
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    WESLEY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
    82 2 No. 4 Fort Canning Road. IJO a.m. Sunday School. Classes for all ages. J.'U) n.n\. Service- of Worship concluding with th- Holy Communion. Rev. H. B. Amstutz, preacher. 3-JO p.m. Service of Worship with Sermon by Rev. Hoburt B. Amstutz. Fueviay 5J6 p.m. Mid-week Prayer and
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      237 2 mdm. KELVE Y* S SCHOOL OF DANCING For children and mm younir ladies in \i Character. ClasHSbSm^^^ sical. Clog ExhimSKst\^ hwum. Ballet and LM|i\\ Toe Dancing. «l%»TMk>* Private lessons »*»T^ in all the latest ii¥ x ball room 'ST^k^^ dancing an d jmt f m latest variations. fft I guarantee
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      272 2 Victoria Theatre POSITIVELY FAREWELL VISIT OP BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY To-Day: Matinee, 5 p.m. REVUE OF REVUES Reduced Prices $3, $2, and $1. To-Night at 9.30 p.m. POSITIVELY FAREWELL PERFORMANCE "HORS D'OEUVRES" and a REAL FAREWELL PERFORMANCE Prices: $4, $2, and $1. BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. PAVILION From Monday, 281h., May
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      309 2 ALHAMBRA PH^ (Tan Chenit Kee and Co.. Ltd.. Proprietors). COMMENCING THURSDAY, MAY :,st FOR SIX NIGHTS AT 0.0 P.M. WE TAKE PLEASURE IN PRESENTING A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER Sl'Ft "BEVERLY of GRAUSTARK FEATURING MARION DAVIES AND ANTONIO MOKENo All the Romance of Yore in modern d In the First Show at 7.30
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    PARISIANA.
    1030 3 WASTEFUL TO THE LAST. A Seven Year Old Performer. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, April .'{o. A vast number of violinists :\n<l 'cellists ii\\r recitals in Paris e.verj month, few of which, alas, diaw remunerative audiences. I he teats may be advertised at from sixty to eight francs; hut
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    100 MUMMIFIED BODIES IN A CAVE.
    179 3 Relic of Old Atrocity. hihuahua, Mexic«>. Apr. 25). Tin* mummified bodies of more than 100 men, women, and children have been found in a mountain cave near here by a wandei !npr goatherd \\h<> was searching for wild honey. Some of the bodies apparently,
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      191 3 V J f^ J O JL s^l w 0 I m f^t I J t Jr ym j Jm. m f I YOUR BABY'S future good health and happiness depends T upon your choice of his food in infancy. The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which has been
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      130 3 The bee, to make it's honey, w f THE I i FOUR OAKS I I -T1 i Suitable tor Spraying Rubber Trees and 3j Invaluable for the Destruction of Laliang. 71 3 1 r^ 31 S 1 Capacity :>' 2 (Gallons. si a [t 31 M n (P 4A /\rk
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    MOTOR CYCLE INSURANCE.
    160 4 The majority of car owners in Hong Kong have long since taken the precaution of taking out insurance policies but I am afraid the same thing cannot be said of motor cyclists, says a writer in a Hong Kong paper. I know there are quite a number
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    PEOPLE FAINT IN TUNNEL.
    230 4 j Overcome Uy Car Exhaust*. Ten people fainted, 30 were partially overcome, and 3 needed hospital treatment, when the Greenwich side of Blackwall Tunnel under the Thames was filled with exhaust petrol fumes following a collision between two motor-cars. "A score of people came out of
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    INDIANAPOLIS RACE.
    42 4 The following cable has been received by the local Firestone representative:— The Indianapolis r>oo mile race May 30th won by Lou Meyer on "Miller Special" speed 90.4*- miles per hour. Winner and first 12 to finish used Firestone Balloon Tires."
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    MOTOR TRUNKS.
    878 4 THE NEW LUGGAGE CHESTS. A Useful Accessory. The sale of motoring accessories is commonly limited by two factors: in the first place they are apt to be expensive, and secondly many of them cannot be transferred to a new car when the original vehicle is sold. The buyer
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    FACTS OF PERFORMANCE.
    135 4 A revelation of the intensive research carried or. by automotive engineers in theii relentless search for the facts of perform ance is contained in a statement mack public recently by W. S. James, research engineer of the Stodebaker Corporation. "Records of the Studebaker proving ground and research
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    MOTORS IN EAST AFRICA.
    294 4 One to Kvery Two of Adult \N hite Population. There is a considerable eommerciaJ interest in the itatistiea of motor rthiclm in Kenya Colony and the Tanganyika TtTritury recently Issued by the Royal Ka.st African Automobile Association. They show that tin total number of motor vehicles
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    MOTOR BOUND PHOTOGRAPHS.
    90 4 Soonda are N-mjr ph.»t i in order to detenUM */fcal horns irt to f>«« tolerated Every h"rn mado is Ump^ laboratory <>i th»« Art^. ;ind I ral nient School, and thoy an to int" ■urmaMg, tolfriiblt. w A eommimikMi will later decki nMf "1 ribrationi that ihsll
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    PETROL SLOGAN COMPETITION.
    44 4 M Rayal <>ak' Ihasjirt lir Lssjias 115.0M people threvghout Ured motor petrol comi petition, in whirh the I was won hj a nontenant Royal Oak. and the Staffordshire nan who iell la the Winter and il an in t ht- Summer.
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      227 4 I HIGH PRESSURE AND BAULOON TYRES AND TUBES. d^Ljf^Wj W Jv.riU.H««»«li U PAT Qf*. H 0 r k3 JAjTm I //av b^b^W^^B A > BfW^^^br^ I I it m Hn* M L-^~^%B-rf*f I *JSHp a PA JbV^ I W Og av bl^^blb^?^^ .^r Tgfci mJ I I IT It g
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      156 4 W^m^r |f #A T J* Bm JW£&*M4 YwiriJ" IV r fhe of A Mr 4BiF whe niotorisi. to aid y#J w A n^ j f> u H i<!>|S^' VuTdc!7bv l h r 0 r f^^ if JF AT moreThan o H<>Hii *h hu W> u^ ht W A K ea
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    BUILD YOUR OWN GARAGE.
    1396 5 INEXPENSIVE INDEPENDENCE. Important Points to Observe. -by— THE HON. VICTOR BRUCE. In spite of the rapidly increasing mini her of motor-cars on the roads, the time is yet very far distant when every person who could poMJUy own a car docs so. Anil I rnppoM no
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    JOYS OF MOTORBOAT RACING.
    316 5 A few Unwilling .splutters MMI jerks, th* ftteadjr purr of an engine, the swish of tht parted water as the racing motor-boat points her nose ifl the air, her stem rising as she gathers speed- and then the joy of the race through wind and spray!
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    41 5 A 180-h.p. car, capable of travelling scrota the desert at 100 miles an hour, is hv'mg built at Bromley (Kent)) for an Arabian prince. The car, with a body of polished aluminium, is to cost £3,000. It is Mercedes. with .«up(»rrhnn?ed
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      105 5 *5&p OF a*ilgi mr* 111 g^nw >► <xO^ NEO V MOTOR* LIMITED FOLLOWING 2nd Hand Cars u Lorry Ex. Stock I All in Good Running Order 5 I Prices from: I I $250.00 to $3000.00 Dennis 2 ton Lorry I 1 Bean 14 H.P. Gardner 1 I Buick 7 Seater
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      75 5 I■ w^ '/i 1 1 ii!/i V\ I THE NEW »^*yl I MODEL i 1 THOSE WHO CARE TO COME TO VIEW AND TRY THE CAR ARE ASSURED I OF FRANK ASTONISHMENT. 1 he Price or the Tourer is $ZoUU. I I ITALASTA TjTH (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) SOLE
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    FAMOUR CRICKETERS ON SECRETS OF GOOD PLAY.
    842 6 Long Field Work. :j Andy Ducat. I; (Surrey Kn 8 1..m1.. ■C > This U the lk-st of the Five Press special cricket articles which will appear throughout the Home season, oa Saturdays. Many young players are apt to think l hut lielriinji
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    AERIAL "TUG" FOR LONG FLIGHTS.
    223 6 AERIAL "TUG" FOR LONG FLIGHTS. I moupling in Mid-Air. Cologne, May S. Jusi a year agn Hen Raab, of the aeroplane manufacturing firm Raab-Katzen-slein, of Kassel, created great interest by his demonstration of an aerial trailer. Hcrr Raab towed a glider into the air and at B given point released
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    LIGHT AERO CLUBS IN INDIA.
    93 6 (■overnnu'nt Buying Eight Moth Machines. .Simla. May 18. Arrangements are neatly complete for the purchase by Government of eight of the lat«'.-t type <k Havilland Moth aircraft with 100 horse-power engines, and automatic wlot-. together with four spare engines and other initial equipment, for light
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    30 6 Some startling predictions as to the future of population in England were re cently made by Rev. William R. Ingle commonly known as the "gloomy deacon.' Hastings r la.) paper.
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    KILLED BY PARACHUTE FAILURE.
    184 6 Italian General's Leap. Rome, Aprii 27. This morning at s.:]fl General Alexander Guidoni, while experimenting with a parachute at Bttontecello, some ten miles out of Rome, fell from a height of over 3,000 feet a:ul was instantaneously killed. The pilot of General Guidoni's machine says the
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    £1,000 ATALNTIC TRIPS.
    106 6 'ha rue for Maiden Voyage of a Hritish Airship. Passengers will he charged fc'l.o iO each for a trio across the Atlantic in I'm new irhih dirigible PtOfl when sVi makes her maiden voyage this rammer. This renouncement w:ts made by Commander Barney in New York, where
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    34 MOTHS ORDERED FOR AUSTRALIA.
    45 6 The (iovernment of the Commonwealth ha* ordered 84 Moth aeroplanes for the Royal Australian Air Force. Twenty are i to be '-obstructed in Great Britain, and the < remainder, except for tho engines, are to i >e T.uilt in the Commonwealth.
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    UNDER SOVIET RULE.
    1683 6 i Censorship of Press and Stage. UNFAVOURABLE CRITICISM NOT TOLERATED. I by tj :j Theodore Dreiser. j: 5This is the fifth of a series of novelist and author of "An American appear to him the good and bad featii turned recently after eleven weeks In regard to
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    COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN ASSAM.
    173 6 Bombay, May 16. Captain Bernard Leete and Capt. Vetch, the well-known Bengal air transport pilots, are drawing* near the end of their successful tour of Assam and aro expected to return to Calcutta early next month. Both aeroplanes have been in constant use during the airmen's
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    CONCENTRATION MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
    1451 6 f Champions Stumble Over Mental Hazards. j: Helen Wills. :j 3» [SPECIAL TO f What dot's a U nnis. player think abotr when he is engaged in a match? This question has been put to me repeatedly, and it is difficult to answer. know very
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    THE WOMAN SURGEON.
    662 7 "NOT CALLOUS AND UNNATURAL.' How They Train. I The: time in the career of nearly ever) eiudent of medicine when he or she has dreams of becoming one day a .<creat surgeon, writes a woman doctor in the Daily Express. It i> usually SOOO after our first
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    PORT SWETTENHAM FIRE.
    225 7 Ii Railway Station Blaze. Further detiUU r*g*rdbtkg the tire which destroyed the booking,' parcels, telegraph and st.-tiuii-niasU'r's offices at the Port Swettenham Railway Station yesterday, Tuesday's Malay Mail, reveal that thealarm was gives at 4.15 a.m. by a night) watchman, who found NBOhe is>uinp from the booking
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    8 7 Flappi-rs mako traditionally expensive company. Sir William JoynflOß-Hicks.
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      261 7 66 looks 39 jjßfe^ missing her Kr use hen! 'I I X f?*nd this tf 7 U f l**« 7 JJ W r <«« w«A ifirertsi r/k- fe«er trniten />r a p«rsOfl »0 y -.ir, o) J. ioo, haw been taking Kmschen *vW y 'V ln my lst a:p f
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    This Week's Great Day
    541 8 feJbfe JEX MemoGiMeßeittf fat fha WnfrX bfetoiM oftbe Empifr. June 2— The Baptism of Ethelbert. IS3I On June 2nd., 697 the hapYBARS tism of Ethelbert, King ©I AGO. Kent, was soknii»izt"i by St. Augustine in the ancient city ol Canterbury. The conversion of the Saxon morarch
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    CALCUTTA WIRELESS AIDS.
    296 8 New Direction-Finding Station. The Calcutta Port C mniissioners have had under consideration for some time the question of th,> provision of win less direc-tion-finding stations fur the port of Caicutta, and it is understood that recently iin portant decisions have been reached in regard to tk selection
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    OLD TAXATION TROUBLES.
    290 8 The Btory has often been told of how wning informed Mr. Sidney Webb, when Mi. Webb was a surveyor of income tax. thai if bothered any further by requests for let urn of his income he would pack Op and go back to Italy; and we know,
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    38 8 The Dominion Bureau of Statistics ha 1 announced that American tourists spent $10.~>, 77 1,000 in Canada last year, and ever Pussyfoot Johnson would have to admil there aren't that many postcards in Canada New York Evening Post.
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    PLAYS CRITICISED BY WIRELESS.
    255 8 PLAYS CRITICISED BY WIRELESS. Complaint of Theatre Managers. The question of wireless criticism of I plays is once again before the theatre managers of London. sir John Reith, director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation, made certain promises to the West End Managers' Association some months ago, after there had been
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    WIRELESS IN INDIA.
    169 8 Market Where 1..~>00.000 Sets Could be Sold. A vast new field for British industry is lying fallow in India, according to Mr Dunstan, general manager of the Indian Broadcasting Company, who addressed the Radio Manufacturers' Association or "Broadcasting in India." at the Hotel Cecil London, recently. Mr.
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    AMERICANS AS THINKERS.
    114 8 Sweeping Criticism by Count Keyserling. New York, Apr. 28. Count Keyserling, the famous German philosopher, who sailed for Germany today, is convinced after a four months' stay in the United States that Americans are not yet thinkers, though in time he believes they may become rational. Any
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    18 8 Religion is the frozen thought of men out I of which they build temples Mr. J. Krish-I namurti.
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      192 8 Sew taS HSr There is no need to go to tlie Pole V to get cool f When tlio sun pours down, pou' out a lo g gl sterling ■.•lass of Mo-itserrat You will soon l>r <is cool .in a cucumber Montserrat i» tbe only I MM Juice in tkc
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      260 8 New Performance, New Comfort, r New Beauty, -Bii/ /ILL PROVED higher, narrower radiator, heavy full- crown tenders for beauty -*nd four wheel Wheel CHEVROLET bigger and better in every particular yet theie is no increase in Rrpi irpc price. See and drive this splendid car toc^rk^o a y tnere j
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    NORTHERNERS' DEFENCE PLANS.
    187 9 NOT TO EVACUATE PEKING YET. Army Disorganised. [Reiner's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, May 31. The foreign defences of Tientsin are based mainly on ~)V 4 miles of dykes constructed in 1917 for the protection of the concessions from flood and thus follow the borderline of the concession.
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    THE SEARCH FOR THE ITALIA.
    79 9 Plans for Rescue. [Reutpr's Service.! Home. May SI. Three plans <>f action are being: organised with the co-operation of the Norwegian. Swedish and Soviet Governments, notably by aeroplanes. The third plan, namely to land an expedition, can only l.e carried out if an aerial March
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    THE SPANISH WORLD FLIGHT.
    71 9 [Renter's Seme* Madrid. May SI. Much anxiety ia fch in official circles ow. njr to lack of news of Captains Jiminez and [glesias, who started in a Breguet machine d a world flight, especially in view of the rumour that they Kave secretly left Pot the
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    ANOTHER LONG FLIGHT.
    60 9 California to Australia bv Air. fßeuter's Service.] Oakland. California. May 31. Th-. Austral inn airmen Contain Kifipftford and Charles llm. ex-piioti of the R.A.F., accompanied by two men formerly in the United States Xavv. startcnJ in the three-enirined aeroplane Stmthein Cross <>n a r,.000 mile flijrht ti>
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    PROTESTS AGAINST ANTIITALIAN DEMONSTRATIONS.
    135 9 [Reuters Service.! lie! grade. May SI. The Italian Minister has made repeated representations to the Government during (he last few days, as regards the anti-Italian demonstration! and has emphasised the necessity of ending th<> "sultry atmosphere" created hy the disorders, besides demanding the punishment <>f police
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    PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
    120 9 PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. [Router's Service.] Geneva, May SI. The subject of the prevention of industrial RCCidentfl was debated by the International 1 about Conference. The Indian representative referred to the hi^h accident rate Ul connection with the coupling and uncoupling of railway vehicles, in consequence of which the Government
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    22 9 The Chinese war has proved nothing: thus far except that the "Christian general" is neither one tiling nor the other. Boston Transcript.
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    "A SYMBOL OF INDEPENDENCE."
    297 9 HERTZOG ON NEW UNION FLAG. Union Jack Second. fßeuter's Service. 1 Capetown. May 31. Ceneral Hertzog- said the fl atr was a lasting symbol of South Africa's independence, power and authority. The Union Jack— the second flag of the Union.— flew not as a flajf of
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    KEELOGG'S TREATY.
    225 9 New Zealand. Irish Free State and Canada to Join. f Renter's Service, i I>ondon. May SI. Thi Foreign Secretary in a note to *ho United States Charge d'Affair**, says the Government of \>.v Zealand lia- received s irh warm appreciation tht- Invitation to become an rigtnai part) t
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    PRINCE OF WALES' AFRICAN Visit.
    100 9 PRINCE OF WALES' AFRICAN Visit. Leaving in September. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. May II. "The provisional nntvramnM fnr thp tniir a- h i c h the Prince of Wales will make in East M'riva this autumn has t>en drawn up. With h i i brother, the Duke of Gloucester,
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    PRINCESS MARY AT ROYAL TOURNAMENT.
    60 9 [Bi ilish Radio— Otficial Service.] Rugby, May 31. An enthusiastic reception was given to Princess Mary at the Royal Tournament, at which she presided this afternoon. She arms BCCOmpajiied by Viscount Laseelles and heir two sons, the Hon. Gerald and lon. Gporce LaseelU-s. A gvard
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    34 10 ENGAGEMENT. Th<- engagement is announced between Edward Gilbert Holiday, -on of thr laU- Mr. i: Mrs. P. A. Holiday of London, and Rika, only daUfhter ot" Mr. Mr<. Max Nathan- of Sinfapor*.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1928. SCIENCE AND PLANTING.
    695 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1928. SCIENCE AND PLANTING. Whatever Mr. Ormsby Gore may have thought fit to say about the laxness of planters in Malaya in the matter of following scientific cultivation, it is clear that a real endeavour is at last being made to provide the planter
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    411 10 Notification is published of the proposal t<> Acquire a strip of land seventy feet wide and twelve acres in extent, in the Mukim of Chaniri. for military purposes. Miss San Lin Yiltg, daughter of Mr. and Mis. San Ah Wing, was on Sunday last betrothed t<> Mr. Liew Kwong Hurt,
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    GERMAN LEGIONAIRES RELEASED.
    103 10 )bjected to Conditions in Tonkin^. The three German members of the Forejn Ltpion. who were arrested at the vh:irf »n Thursday after jumping ovethoard from he French steamer Atho> 11, have been landed over to the German Consul, who M roinj; to make arrangements to send them
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    THE NORTH BRIDGE ROAD MURDER.
    98 10 The Chinese who was arrested following fatal attack with an axe upon another Chinese in North Bridge Koad on May 16? appeared in the CoronerV Court yesterday when the inquest WU hvld. Kvidence was given that in company with others he attacked the deceased while
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    BLUE AND WHITE FETE AT Y.W.C.A.
    73 10 To-morrow afternoon, the Sports Clul Committee and helpers will hold a Fete in the frr< und< ..i the Y.W.C.A. at Fort Canning Road. The Pete i- to be opened at 4.-".n pm. by Lady Marri(.tl and is in aid of the Sports Club and
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    520 10 Mrs. D. M. L« l«-a\*.- Singapore o Tuesday for America to join her husban tin- Rev. K. F. Lee who baa been appoint* Missionary Bishop for the Philippiru i. Thort- will he a meeting of the Chines Sodality on Sunday June 3rd., at &SQ i ,W sharp in St. Jo*
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    KATONG PARK.
    260 10 Rapid Developments Talon Place. akln < The la.>t ten years or M h... gradual development of Tan J( ,r from district of shady pat] tiacks to I'ustiinqr township wiS**!!!! :-lass roads, a water supply lr ,u laid on. The park whi. h BOVTM "t" construction ai oner stood
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    PRINCE CHICHIBU'S WEDDING.
    56 10 Prospective Bride Sails tor Japan (Reuter'R Ser \V a-hni^ton. Jum With the (.'laburaU 1 preparation! for h #/edding t" Prince Chichil pteted, Mis> St-tsu to-da] for -la; Accompanied by her pan President and Mrs. received the Setsu famil) si rorthconrnir marriage I They wished the prospect I
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    COMMUNIST ACTIVITY IN LANCASHIRE.
    35 10 [Neuter's Service] London M Communists an active in Neisea i the wtiiverv' deadlock COlltii ments ure chalked with I '•Moscow calling." "Smash si The Wlltiri' I*ni< n repud* I nists' interference.
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    STRANGE CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE.
    36 10 STRANGE CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE. [tenlti'i Baiiici MoaamgM froni DnnWrt a Chineee named Laa Yo« to hi engaged recruilinj; to the Koomintaac has k a charge of trying to Koffi I I swallow a* ball of opium.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    42 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [From Our Own Correnpon^ London. June 1. 1.30 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day'fl rubU-r pne« 9>id. per lb. n Messrs. Lewis. Lazaniß and bon-' notify to-day's tin price** as £226-* i £226! v.
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    DIED AFTER ARREST.
    188 10 Police Constable Bl—OTU* A Cnineee jur> reoterdaj evidence touching the <lenth -i I coolie wfco was arraeted wail* i along -lalan Bi ,-ar NC«nUj some «la>s after kb arreet It rc'ted that Um deceased wi the coune of hit air,-t. I BUble Mid that be i*w the
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    16 10 The Kirtu a paper publi I and issued in Urdu and I hibited fn.m importation W°
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      10 10 I To-day's Feature. CANNIBALS OF THE SOUTH SEAS. Page 12.
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    LATEST CHINA NEWS.
    149 11 NORTHERNERS STILL RETREATING. The Defence of Tientsin. [Reuter's Vrt Eastern Service.] Tokyo, June 1. A message from Ti.-ntsin states that Tsun^' Chang has ordered the Northerners on the TienUin-Pukow railway roni to carry out a general retreat. I'HvinK, June 1. There have been no special developments nnection
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    CHIANG KAI SHEK MOVES ON.
    41 11 [Reuter'i Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, June 1. eNa list Kewi Agency that Diplomatic Corps ai Peking intend an international train from Peking daily from to-morrow and adds Kai Shek has moved his head* Hsuchow to TYhehow.
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    PEACE AND ORDER AT PEKING ENSURED.
    43 11 PEACE AND ORDER AT PEKING ENSURED. [Router's Far Eastern Service! Tokyo, June I. from Peking states that i Lin has informed the represent- I reign Powers that he is evacuIt all arrangements have ensure th<- mainteaance of rder in IVkinjr after hia nith-
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    SOVIET HELP FOR FENG YU-HSIANG.
    43 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. May 11. A received from a trustworthy hat Soviet Russia is intent on more th.»rnus:h helpinpr hand to Yu-hsiantr, in view of the enhanced (?< Peng In the Ni»rth. end Russia has made definite nts.
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    CHINESE CABLE SERVICE.
    91 11 Northern Troops Lack Food. I Arrangement With Nanyan* Sian>r Pau Press.) Shanghai, June 1. •i'itary conference at Peking has det funeral retreat, making: the deKnc Liuhho-Machanß. The majogtiea troop.- have fallen back on hang U>:n Tien. All communications uth of Kaopetitien are interrupted. Thian^ Kai Shf-k. Fenpr
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    JAPANESE CABINET CRISIS.
    85 11 Premier Offers to Resign. [Nanyo Nichi-NUhi Service.] Tokio, May 31. a Understood that Premier Tanaka, ng himself before Hi? Majesty, has inquired whether he should tender his re"gnation in view of the criticism nnection with the procedure for ni reformation of the Cabinet. The 1 i f
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    TOKIO ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. ISSUES BONDS.
    61 11 TOKIO ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. ISSUES BONDS. [Kanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, May 31. b.000,000 Tokio Electric Lifcht Com>><>nds will be offered on June 7 in the United States and Japan. •iipti..n is expected owinp to I dulnesa <»f money market as "«.d yields on bonds bearable "««rly 7 pe r cent
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    JUTLAND ANNIVERSARY.
    51 11 i»h Radio— Official Service.] Kujrby, May 31. 'nniversary of the Battle of Jutland ■tnemorated at Portsmouth to-day. "romander-in-Chfef, Admiral Sir and the Mayor laid wreaths Naval war memorial and the city "l memory of 8,648 officers and British fleet who wen- killed in •■'u.-nt. [Earlier cablet on page
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    13 11 Peck has been appointed an as- il Assignee, Singapore, with m May loth.
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    TO SAVE ITALIA.
    119 11 AMUNDSEN PLANNING EXPEDITION. The Search Continues. [Reuter's Service.] TK u. Mohcow, June I. im Kelief Committee of the Peoples' >r r rr:u at for ET£ IZ he Governments of Sweden, Nor!h7lta"ia >f measures WuS of h Jroh "th iP has lHin s^tructed to H.arch tfi« reglon be
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    SIR ALAN AND LADY COBHAM HOME.
    172 11 SIR ALAN AND LADY COBHAM HOME. > lews on Empire Air Route. [Reuter's Service.] o I^ondon, May SI. Sir AUn and Lady Cobham arrived a Plymouth from France this evening in Slant flyingrboat after a 20.000 mile surve flight round Africa. In an interview with Reuter Cobham sai I 1
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    THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
    106 11 Dramatic Cessation of Signals. [Renter*! Service.] New York. June I. Signals from the Southern Cross, the aeroplane in which Capt. Kinjrsford Smith ami Charles Ulm, former R.A.F. pilots, ac- companied by two men formerly in the American Navy, left Oakland. California. on a flight to Australia via
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    FLYING BOATS ARRIVE AT BROOME.
    23 11 [neuter's Service.] Perth, June I. The four Air Force flying: boats hav arrived at Broome. All is well.
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    SPANISH FLYERS' PLIGHT.
    26 11 fßeuter'? Service.] Karachi. June 1. It is confirmed that Jiminez and Iglesia prere forced to Jaml at Nasiriyah n«>ar T.J of the Chakfees.
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    SACRIFICIAL COW CAUSES RIOT.
    96 11 Sikhs and Mohammedans in Collision [Reuter's Service."! Simla. June 1. Six Sikhl and two Mohammedans were killed and four Sikhs and five Mohammed ars were wounded in a riot at Malikpur in the district of Amhala. the disturbance unship from the slaughter of a cow under
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    ILLINOIS RAIL DISASTER.
    36 11 [Reuter'p Service.! Danville. Illinois, June 1. Seven people were killed and 20 injured in a suburban train smash near Fithian. Tho disaster was apparently caused owintf to the failure of the air brakes.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1344 11 VACCINATION. To the Editor. Sir. it is obvious from recent correspondence published in Singapore newspa-. pera that there is an honest doubt in the minds of some readers as to the value of vaccination against smallpox. Such periodicals as the mis-ramed "Truth" do much to increase
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    216 11 To the Editor, Sir, A great deal of comment has been passed lately re the recruiting to the European companies of the S.V.C. It has been admitted that the old hands at the game of soldiering have come to the fore and have done their bit; they
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    KILLED EMPLOYER WITH AXE.
    209 11 The Chinese leper against whom a report wa s made that he had attacked and killed his employee with an axe at No. 22 Pickering Street, was present in the Coroner V. Court yesterday morning when the inquest on the dead man was held. Dr. Balhctchet
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    FRENCH FINANCE.
    51 11 [Havas Service.] Paris, June I. The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows a decrease of 900,000,000 francs on the bank advances to the State. Paris, June I. The subscriptions to the 5 per cent, consolidation loan now total IS billions of francs. [Earlier cables on page
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    31 11 Under the provisions of the Societies Ordinance, the Colonial Secretary is satisfied that the Westminster Athletic- Huh. the Penang Motor Cycling Association and the Jamiatufalah Club, Penanp, have ceased to exist.
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    588 12 In the minds of the majority <>f civilised people th( i-lia of cannibalism is associated with wii'ih impossible yarns <>t fiction, such a> boyt delight to read. Very trNV (>t u realiie that it- this day, n<a more than two or three weeks journey :iw;iy from civilised Singapore, there are
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    CANNIBALS of the SOUTH SEAS.
    816 12 THE GARAMUT SUMMONS TO THE FEAST. SUPERSTITIONS OF THE KANAKAS. I Recent Tribal Massacres in Papua. j; Sydney. A >tor> of native inaasacres, <>f head hunting, and cannibalism in Papua was told by Messrs. J. and Day, on kheu* return \<> Sydney by the London
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    172 12 i^ usualh nil rounded bj cuivs, vrhox .it .'-p nf is founded i> poked an I pinched; 1> ovt'i hauled, that the t may leled their own particuUi The Summons ot \Uv (laramut \Yh» n at lei pU t- the ■cattered to th" by tht d .'i I-'iii th,- 'Idli
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    BRITAIN'S TREASURES.
    847 13 REMARKABLE ART EXHIBITION. Grafton Galleries Show. A remarkable exhibition-the first of the kind ever held in this country— has boon organised by the British Antique Dealers' Association at the Grafton Galleries, Graf-ton-street. W., and will be opened by Lord Lee of Fareham, writes the Observer of April 29th.
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    WOMAN'S SEVEN BEST QUALITIES.
    92 13 A Paris newspaper has started an inquiry among its readers to ascertain which they consider to be the seven best qualities that unman can possess. A reply has been received from Mile. Jane Renouardt, the famous actress-manajrer, who says: "I find it impossible to name seven
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    21 13 People as a whole do not bother their hoads about politics until they are twentyfive, or even thirty. Capt. Crai^, M.P.
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      509 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "ELLEWN"~LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due S'pore. sol CITY OF TOKIO ».s. CITY OF PEKIN June. 30 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF BOMBAY Marseilles,
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      406 14 British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICESw PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVZRNMEM LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERvicE OUTWARDS FROM LONDONER CHINA AND JAPAN nnagf vj port KHYBER 9,100 Jun. 2 KASHGAR 9 ,000 Au» 26 RAWALPINDI 16,600
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    MAIL EXPECTED.
    65 16 Mails from Europe, (London mails despatched 10th May), ex P. and O. Khyber will arrive by train this morning:. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxhoiders at I*. HO a.m. Noon: Wireless in communication with: s.s. Baron Haip. Beckenham, GlenhTer, Havre, Hakodate Maru, Hermes. Hooft P C.
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    137 16 Sliip* Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Canara 18; Circe 15; Talma IS; Albert Vbeffknr 11; Kifuku Maru 7. Empire Dork (Entrance Gate 3). Malay Maru SO; Kumsanp 32; Takada 85; City of Tokio ,S7: Katon^* 88. Empire l>ock (Entrance Gate
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    CLEARANCES.
    14 16 I June 1, Kboen Lie, Sembilan, P. C. I Hooft, (Dot); Gleniffer. (Brit).
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    70 16 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight, May 31. Max. shade temp. *9.2 F Min. shade temp. 74.3 F Mean shade temp. 50. 4 F Max. sun radiation 159.5 F Min. grass radiation 73.5 F Sea temperature Max S7 Min. 85 F
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    210 16 Gascoyne, Brit. 2020, from Fromftßtle 1, for Fremantle 7. Borneo Mam, Jap. 42C1. from Bombay 1, for Japan unc. Talma, Brit. 61f>4, from Kobe 1, for Calcutta 2. Barratta, Brit. 55, from Muar 1, f r Muar 1. Enp Guan, Brit. 51, from T.lersinu 1 1, for K.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    285 16 When the Borneo Mam arrived yesteriay from Colombo, her captain reported that >ne day out from Colombo they met a strong *outh-west monsoon with rain which lasted for two days. Before proceeding- on her voyage to South America with 900 emigrants yesterday afternoon, the Japanese steamer Santos Maru
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    PORT OF LONDON.
    296 16 Progress of New Landing Stage Contract. The first section of the new passengei landing stage at Tilbury has now been floated into position, and on Saturday was blt>Uffht int<> us«> for the first time in connection with tru- I*>r.don Midland and Scottish Railway Company*! ferry service between
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    NEW ZEALAND PASSENGERS' PROTESTS.
    172 16 One of the most curiou? causes of an Inquiry into th<> professional abilities of two flhipmasters is being: freely commented upon by the Australian press. It appears that the Maunpanui and Tamahine, both belonpinjr to the Union S.S. Co. of New Zealand, passed each other too
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    AMERICAN TANK STEAMER ACCIDENTS.
    80 16 The American tank sU-amer Overbvook Mew up off the Florida coast on April 26th when 150 miles north of Jupiter Inlet. The crow escaped in lifeboats t<> the tank steamer Fred W. Welter which was travelling close to the Overbrook. vVhilat beinjj repaired at the Un.on
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      59 16 I T/" OLYN OS reI J^. moves ferment- ing food particles, dissolves the film, destroys mouth I germs, safeguards against toothache, I decay and gum in- feet ion— helping I preserve the health of the entire body. I Try Kolynos today I and see how clean I and refreshed your
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      445 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO JBOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERGUAVA In Port Jir M.S. SILVERBEECH due June 20 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVKRELM
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      275 16 THE AMERICAN BXPUBB CO., INC. (Incorporated in IS ITICKETSB (m jTOURSI Passages booked by all itaaship hmi Independent and ron<i;. ;r <i. Travellers' Cheque. LKten oi i Remittances by Draft and < ablf Transfer. Foreipm monk< tlHuuif«d. Baggatre and Accidi'nt ln«uranc» efffctM Booking Office r F.M.s. rly.. BOTAL BTATI ITI
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    RUBBER DEBATE.
    1116 17 Restriction a Danger. Mr. Ramsay MacdnnaUi raised iht- question of the removal <»f i.hc rubber restrictions in the House. The Government's action, he Mid, haj had the n suit, according- to experts, of depreciating the value of stocks in hand by between £25,000,000 and £'10,000,000. and reducing the
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    EXIT PUNCH.
    851 17 The Wandering Showman Of Our Days. Mr. Waltet Wilkinson ia to give at th Poetry Bookshop this week says the Obser ver of April 89 a series of Puppet Showsas he puts it, -on the principle of the ol< Punch and Judy." This round-about way o saying that
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    FITNESS FOR MARRIAGE.
    77 17 Examination a Duty for Panel Doctor*. j The question whether a panel patient is entitled to claim medical examination to 1 decide on fitness for marriage was raised at the Warwickshire Insurance Committee. It was stated that the Minister of Health had decided that, while he could
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    351 18 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya; a live "news" paper 40-50 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest Newi and Latest Announcements, together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of the week" Serial Story,
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    MR. DUNMAN'S REMINISCENCES.
    621 18 Some Views on Hill Stations. Mr. W. Punman sends u>. sa>s the Malay: Mail, some further interesting comments. Of my wanderings recently (he writes), 1] the most pleasant was a trip to Jelebu. where 40 years auo I itarted my career in the F.M.S. The D.O.'s then
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    RACING IN MALAYA.
    349 18 Too Much for the Country. In the course of a long leader developing the theory thai racing here has beconu top heavy and is more an incitement to gambling than to sport, the Malay Mail adds: We have yet to meet any unbiassed observer any nationality who
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    36 18 On Sunday, the Mala< a Golf Club played a team from Dunlop Plantations, T.t<l "•'h<> Club won the I i by 11 points ♦<•* i but lost the four >n by 2 to -J M p ints.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    65 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers Huey Yol Pref. (i'l 29s 30s Kuchai ($1 l.^T 1 1.72 1 K. Lumpur Tin 33a 9d 34s i)d Malayan Collieries MO i 35.00 36.50 Rantau Pref. (fl) l.xr, 1.90 x.d. Raub Au^t. (i) ;?.2r> :}.7. r Ulu Yams (£1) 37s 38i I.
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    N. T. T. DIVIDEND.
    32 19 According to telegraphic advice received by the local accent the Netherlands Trading Society hn< declared a dividend of 10 pel cent, for the year ending December .'slst JD27.
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    47 19 It is obvious that as wa«res can only be paid out of the selling price of a manufactured commodity any increase in individual earnings must be accompanied by an increase in individual production and a reduced manufacturing cost. Mr. John W. Pearson (British Oil and Cake Mills).
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    765 19 June Ist. (losing Prices. Buyers Seller* Ay vr Wong 1 y5 1.0(1 Baiang Pauang r )U 57% Batu avt's i.:j;> 1.40 Chin Chin 80 <J0 num. Hitams 92 97% Hong- Fatts (IT 1 71% Johan Tin 25 :;o Kinta Tin Dred. 1.45 1.50 Kinta P'artlys 40 4a
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 j June l. Bunk 4 MJ J ;{7 H Bank demand U.|| Private credit! .t m i ~-:\2 Stw York, demand 56 3-if, Credit* 90 dayi r,7-v Kri.nce. dwnaad I4"f> India, T. T. irj: }I<»nc Konc dciMind 4 p.c. Dis. (limiuukl Hi" 4 .lava, demand IWhk Bangkok, demand S§%
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    PRODUCE.
    204 19 June i. Tin 200 Ton* 1115 dumbier 1 Pepper White 11!' Pepper Hl.u-k Flake Tapioca < s Pearl BaffO Small Copra io.su lopra Siitiii ried M(i Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Baffle I Mew 830 Rice. Siam No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    218 19 Singapore. Juno 1. The market has steadied considerably during the pa.-t week, and during the liw there has been a good enquiry hy dealeri for all positions. Speculative demand haa been Almost entirely absent, which hai given the market a quieter aspect than Uuactual volume of
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    25 19 The worst thing that car. happen U thai Truth in Advertising" should become merely slogan; we must honour it. Mr. A \V. Fisher (Puliars, Perth).
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    OUR RUBBER WIRE.
    97 19 The Latest Dividends. DITCH SHIPMENTS LESS. (Our Own Correspondent Copyright.] London. Jam I. The ratter sharemarkef la itoadj ami there has leen slightly increased business, it is however limited. F.M.S. has pawed its dividend, Babraajr. hai declared four pel cert and ;i i i ward £22,429. Deli
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    THE TIN RECOVERY.
    79 19 Tin has recovered although i he ihari market Mas not bun affected. Opinions regarding the position art- eon dieting but ■peculator* arv uninterested whilst holders of good shares an- contented with the progress of individual contpai and the dividend distributions. Then is an Insignificant amount i r
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    BONDS STEADY.
    8 19 The Chinese bond market is steady.
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION.
    116 19 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. Thf Sin*. 1 apt iri' Chamber »»t Commerce lubber Association hold its sr»r»th. auction resterday, wan there vh latalogued :!*•;.-<> Us.; r.T l.4«". t. Offered .ic::.:»n} lbs.; v.>2.*U tons. Bold I 1..-.: 4ftLM tens. Spot. London i\*d New York ltV4 rti PRICKS RBAUZSD. RKsaed Smoked sh»ft Cents.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    179 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Jmc I. Rubber. 9*,sd. Unchanged. Tfat London £227 J" up. Local li for 150 t»>n». Mining. Quiet. Malaya Consolidated 1.02 1.05, Taiping 1.12 1.16, South I 19 "»2. N hi i .03 I ■-'.-.'i i I I i I)redg< 1.4K 1 ">•_', I Hydraulic I.
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    TEMENGOR TIN MINE.
    79 19 llcuvb. Gtothric anil Poinp«ny, Lim I Pcnanir, \> r <nts f<>r !h«- Temenffor Tin Ifin Ing f'ompiiny. Limit. -.1. :i u- thai Um id-u road from Grfli t,> tin- Mine, irhidi ha liccn under conttruction f«»r -'.me tinM, ira completed on the 13th. Instant, mml h< ful
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    64 19 Junr Ist. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Stamhini QX I Spot :{l»i 4 Standard U.S.S. on T.rnl.r Juii«- :tL*\ •July Srpt. M O* Dae Ton.- <»t' Market: Quiet Btnady. Latest Cabto: Londea Bpo( Sh»-«-t (ll r i»r N*-w York Spot Sh<.t („ct l'.»'.. „,.r
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    559 20 CHINESE EASILY DEFEAT MALAYS. An Uninteresting Game. S.C.F.A I: Malays 0. The int division game between the Chinese and Malays at the Stadium last evening was, from the point of view of the unbiassed spectator, rather uninteresting, the result being an easy win for the Chinese by 2
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    THE GARRISON LEAGUE.
    150 20 Results in tht> Garrison Football League during" the wreck haw been: No. 2. Coy. S, H.Q. Win?. I H.Q. Wing. 2. No. 1. Coy. I 11th. Bty. 2, 22nd. Bty. 1 11th. Bty. 3, R.E. 1 No. 3. Coy. 4. R.E. 1 RAOC RS. concede the points
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    B.C.C. ROWLING TOURNAMENT.
    74 20 TUESDAY'S TIES. Championship. 8. Mclntyre vs. J. Hammond. C. M. Van Cuylenburg vs. H. Gray. H. Hirst vs. E. H. R. Bowerman. WEDNESDAY'S TIES. j Handicap Doubles. J. Forsyth and R. G. Wilson plus 2 vs. D. M. Doig and C. E. Winter minus 2. E. Challen
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    THURSDAY'S TIES .
    38 20 THURSDAY'S TIES. Handicap Singles. r W. Y. Semple plus 5 vs. E. H. R. Bower- i man Scr. H. Hirst plus 10 vb. D. M. Doijc plus 3.; C. E. Winter plus 3 vs. H. Gray plus 5.
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER TOURNAMENT.
    51 20 Tuesday's Ties. H. J. Frewin and A. F. Sprott vs N Bradbury and L. A. Williams. C. E. Winter and A. B. Cowan vs. G S uovett and A. G. Hay. Wednesday's Tie*. ~sw lS rrv ai »d Wm. Gordon vs. N C MeUerell and R. G
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    THE DERBY.
    98 20 THE PROBABLES AND JOCKEYS. Weston Rides Fairway. [Reuter'a Service.] London, June 1. The following are probables for the Derby with their jockeys as far as arranged: Advocate (J. Evans), Black Watch (Smtrke), Bubbles II (Bouillon), Camelford (Ornu'l, Constant Son (Carslake), Cyclone (lane), Fairway (Weston), Felstead, (H Wragg), Fernkloof
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP RECORD PRIZE.
    26 20 CALCUTTA SWEEP RECORD PRIZE. [Router's Service.] Calcutta. May 11. Th* first prise in the Calcutta Sweep i' is now estimated will he C364,400, a WorWTf record.
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    SINGAPORE-BATAVIA YACHT RACE.
    78 20 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia. May 29. Yacht races were held here on Sunday and Monday to decide which boats will come out against the Singapore yachts on the 16th. and 17th. of this month. Three races were held, the results being that the total number of
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    FRENCH HARD COURTS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    83 20 [Reuter's Service.l Paris, May 31. In the fourth round of the Fretu h Hard Court Championships Boussus (France) beat Patterson 6 l. 5 7, B—7,8 7, and retired with arm trouble; Hawkes (Australia) beat Robson (Argentine), G 2. 6 3. 4 6. 6* 1; and Cochet
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    GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    248 20 FRIDAY'S RESUTS. I nter-Rejri mental I>ouble*. Semi -finals. R.A. (Major Porter and Lt. Brodie) beat R.A.M.C. (Lt. Col. Richmond and Majoi Austin) 3 6, 6 l. 6—2. R.A.S.C. (Major Gardner and Capt. Price) heat Staff (Major General Van Straubenzee and Major Stoehr) B—6,8 6, 6 3.
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    IRISH OPEN GOLF.
    50 20 [Reuter's Service.] Newcastle, County Down, May 31. The Irish Open Golf Championship was won by Ernest Whitcombe with rounds ol 69, 69, 73, and 78 288. Other leading scores were: Compston 292; Herbert Jolly 296; T. Cotton 299; Jack .Smith, Charles Whitcombe. Abe Mitchell 300; Duncan 314.
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    RACECOURSE GOLF CLUB.
    114 20 The following was the result of the May medal of the Racecourse Golf Club. Chia Yong Hoe 77 7 70 W. Fryer 02 14 78 V. H. Norris 91 12 79 E. C. Van der Beek 83 3 80 The Chief Justice F.M.S. (Sir Henry Gompertz) delivered
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    HOME CRICKET.
    190 20 KENT'S DEFEAT BY NOTTS. Some Good Bowling. [Reuter's Service..] London, June 1. M.C.C. Defeat Wales. At Lords: The M.C.C defeated Wales by five wickets. Wales 169 and 253. M.C.C. 109 and 305 for 5. Jameson took five Welsh wickets in their first innings for 20 runs and in
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    WEST INDIES BEAT NORTHUMBERLAND.
    38 20 fßeiner's Retvkw.l Newcastle, May 31. The West Indies defeated Northumberland by an inninps and 45 runs. West Indies scored 342 (Challenor 146). Northumberland were dismissed for 81 (Griffith six wickets for 32 > and 21<*.
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    TO-DAY'S MATCHES.
    115 20 Matches in the county cricket championship commencine to-day are as follows: Middlesex vs. Yorkshire at Ijord's; Ijancaphire v*. Surrey at Manchester; Kent v?.. Northants at Folkestone; Derbyshire vs. Essex at Chesterfield; Notts vs. Warwickshire at Nottingham; Worcestershire vs. Sussex at Worcester; Hampshire vs. Somerset at Portsmouth; Gloucestershire vs.
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT COMMENCES.
    136 20 Merchants and Etceteras. In very bad li>;ht on the Padang last evening the Merchants and Etceteras opened the S. C. C. Tournament for the seasor l'JiN. Following are the present scores:— Merchants. B. Brooke b Lewif 11 H. K. Goodman c Palmei b Stevens "Ji A. T.
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    RAFFLES SCHOOL PAST VS. PRESENT
    185 20 The annual all day match between th< Past and Present Rafflesians will take plan on the Raffles School ground on l uv commencing at 10.30. The following wii' be the teams: Past Rafflesians: N. L. Clarke (captain); H. G. Stack (vice-oap-tain), E. C. De Souza.
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    ARMY SHOOTING.
    53 20 The Duke's defeated H.M.S. Concord in a rifle shooting match last week by 591 points to 508, Capt. Gibson (76) bein^ highest scorer. Sgt. Dennett won the May monthly spoon shoot (class A) and Lee. Cpl. Hardiment was runner up. B class was won by Stft. Edley, Bdsmn.
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    GROVE-RD. BRIDGE.
    364 20 THE COMPLETION OF A FINE JOB. Future Plans. The work on the new bridge over the stream which divides Grove Road is now very near completion. Three days of continuous work from Monday last, during which concreting was done 24 hours a day, saw the completion on Wednesday
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    277 20 Shanghai Football Team. j (Our Chinese Correspondent). The team after a tour of many places in Malaya returned to Singapore from Siam <>n May UGth. They were, un the following: evening, entertained by local old boys of the university from which the team was despatched. It is stated
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    SHANTUNG RELIEF FUND.
    170 20 The receipts of the Shantung Relief Fund totalled on the 30th instant approximately $337,000 of which $300,000 has already been remitted including: the third remittance of $100,000 made on the 2Sth instant. Apart from the various associations, societies, guilds and other social and business organisations who are
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    37 20 Programme of Drill* up to and for June 4th. Saturday, 2 p.m.; Bukii Timah Range; S.R.E. (v) Signals. Sunday,— £.3o a.m.; Drill Hall; All Units S.V.C. Monday,— £.3o a.m.; Drill Hall; All Units s.v.c.
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