The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 June 1928

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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  • Title Section
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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1928. NO. 12,436
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    280 1 I Speaking al a dinner m London on Wednesday night Mr. Amcry stated that the proposal for a unified agricultural service was at present being considered by colonial governments a \iew to their contributing to the cost Page i>. He expressed assurance that the rubber industry would
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    MEN OK SCIENCE ARK QUARRELLING.
    1200 1 True, sbsolutely true,** said Sir John Bland-Sutton. They had shown him the words of Sir .Arthur Keith. "Every tad known to medical men compeli the inferenes that mind, spirit and soul arc the manifestations nf s living brain, just as a Same is the manifest
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      367 1 5 MACKAY MONK'S j: COFFEE ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY >.•.•:•>.■>>.•>.•;•.•;•;•;•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•"•*.".*.•.•.•.-,•.•.•.•.»...•.• •••v.v.v.v.'.v.v.v.vX-av.-.vX'XvX'X'JvX'S Raffles Hotel Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TEA DINER S DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSANT I EVERY Unrivalled m the East. wi?pv MONDAY UVfcKY vw;i)NESDAY TAXJIA QV g m wmTk TUESDAY I Friday TANIA SVETLANOVA Thursday 1 ~7T AND SATURDAY I
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      142 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Have you tiied any of the Chef products 1 —Page 3. An interesting Btodebaker announcement i —Page 13. Cold Storage milk is svailatHC ;it BO cents a pint Page H. Save your tyres by using a Supervalc repair outfit Pag«' 6. CaMbeck McGregor and Co. are agents for
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      12 1 J. SEE THAT YOU GET jj RED LABEL BRAND jj COFFEE V.WA«AV.VAVAVAWAf.W
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      135 1 THE H EEK. Friday. 1 .*> th High Water. 8.19 a.m.. 8.1, 8.15 p.m.. M. Malacca: H. W. ."3.10 a.m.. 5.6, .">.30 p.m., 7.0. P. and O. Out ST aitl mail due. P. and O. homeward mail closes, train 4 p.m. Cricket: B. H. and 1. vs. Etceteras. Football: United
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    507 2 The death is announced, al tho European Hospital, Seremban, from pneumonia, ol Mi F H II Mil«s. ot Tenah Merah Estate, Port Dickson, ace 31. (Miss) H. 1.. Robertson is dne m Ipoh from Rtials Lumpur to be L.M.0.. Ipoh H >-!>ii;«!. m piace of Dr. (Miss) M. lhwite »n,
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      269 2 WATERBURY COD LIVER OIL 1 COMPOUND. i LARGE SIZE. RED WRAPPER. STOCKS NOW AVAILABLE. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. Opposite New Post Office. Singapore. SINGAPORE. M DM KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF WTm, km BErnßr* •HuA.tHPji BEj^Efr^mmMg DANCING Character, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet. Toe and Latest Ball-Room Dancing. Write for an appointment Mdm. KELVEY,
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      262 2 f To-Night! To-Night. >! j VICTORIA To Niffht (THEATRE T °Jr ffllt I A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT PHONOFILMS (SINGAPORE), LTD. J SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE I NEW AND IMPROVED DE FOREST Singing Speaking! AKD llMusical Film s lf > The World's Most Remarkable Films. > jc Light and Grand Opera music
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      244 2 ALHAMBRA PH C E (Tan Cheng Kee and Co.. Ltd.. Proprietors). COMMENCING TUESDAY, JUNE 12th FOR SIX NIGHTS A MAGNIFICENT UNITED ARTISTS PROGRWnu AT 0 P.M. "THE DOVE LOVE AND ADVENTURE ON A ROMANTIC SOUTHERN COi v eaturinp;: NORMA TALMADGE WITH NOAH BEERY In the First Show at 7.30 p.m
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  • TIDEWAY CREWS GETTING FIT.
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      LONDON OR THAMES SHOULD WIN THE GRAND
      952 3 Outlook for the Season. The tideway from Putney to Mortlakc is crowded each evening from six to eight with all manner of racing craft. Fights rottra, pairs and scullers are preparing feverishly for the coming regatta season. m cone cases the form shown
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      THE DRAMA OF THE DAVIS CUP.
      885 3 THE DRAMA OF THE DAVIS CUP. H. R. McDonald writes as follows m rh< Evening News m mail work. Since hit article Great Britain has by defeating Germany won her way to the semi-final of the European zone and now meets Italy, who have defeated India. The unexpected exit at
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    74 3 Thc Government Health Office Bend returns iv>r the seven days ending mid-night on Saturday June 9th, as follows: Penang Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperature 73.56 (deg. F.) total evaporation ..tTU inches rainfall nil. Taiping Hill (3,503 feet), average mean shade temperature 72.85 (deg. F. I
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      181 3 ■v^^^4 m _^_^_^_mmmm '•v?j^am f!^______Bs____ JAWr^idScotck^kisky WE* 4 **m 111 i [f am 9_ All the essential L-_____J THE DISTILLERS AGENCY LTD. EDINBURGH SCOTLAND L_-_-_---_i s__ BOOYGUARO f m m Protects mr^_tj Essential t 9fllp^^h_ B s v _"»^^S__aS_3___3^7?"____l r/ t THE HEALTH SOAP i PURIFIES AS IT CLEANSES J
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      235 3 j m I Estate Trust Agencies f (1927) Limited I (Registered under the Trust Companies* Ordinance of 1926 i with Security deposited with the Straits > i Settlements Government.) > is prepared to act as > J Trustees. Executors, Administrators, Receivers ■J Managers of Real Estate. Attorneys for Collection of
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    MALAYAN ORCHIDS.
    260 4 Some of the Common Species. The most extraordinary misconceptionexist with regard to Orchids. Many people call them parasites. Even such learned men as "V. A's" fall into this error, so there is some excuse for us less exalted Individuals. They are also considered too difficult of cultivation, wHereas
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    NEAT CARDIGAN JACKET.
    1051 4 A little cardigan jacket of beige jersej is trimmed by nam w bands of the same navj blue jersey that form- the blouse with which it is worn, which m turn is trimmed bands of beige. The skirt, straight m line, tut with ample pleats, applied and
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  • Moods and Modes of EVE
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      TABLE TALK.
      450 4 Among the pretty designs for painted, wooden hatstaads, ar^> some gaily-coloured schemes. Large, Hat tulip" heads, rosea, and carnations stand -tiflly erect, painted as though interded for a child's nursery, and those support very adequately the small helmet model, or the large-brimmed crinoline. Another amusing stand, is a
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      GEORGETTE DINNER GOWN.
      532 4 Grey was an effective ground for many of the delightful dresses worn by wellknown people who visited the Academy on Private View Day. One dress scheme included a broad orange scarf draped quite him othly acro<s the shoulders, and, m front, it passed through an orange girdle.
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      TEA TOPICS.
      341 4 A Perfect Picture. The highest possible compliment that one can pay a Woman's personal appearance is to describe her as 4, a perfect picture." It means so much more than merely to say that she is beautiful or well-dressed, treatise the "perfect picture* 1 Is both of these
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      WOMAN M.P.'s £20 CHEQUE.
      137 4 Funeral Bxgeaaes »»f B Servant (iirl. A moving human story Was told m the Lobby of the House *'f Commons recently. A Socialist member was approached by some poor constituents regarding the funeral of their daughter, a servant pirl. who died tn a London hospital. The]
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      IN GREEN GEORGETTE.
      59 4 Another delightful version of the georgette dress, is this one m a soft shade of green, with pointed skirt panels smocked at the hips, and hanging well below the underskirt at the sides. The full sleeves are als.> smocked and give interest to an otherwise plain blouse,
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      APPLE GREEN AND SILVER.
      27 4 Retailed skirts are -.till very popular, and this apple green georgette gown with its pretty skirt, is lightly embroh ered with silver threads.
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      200 DANCERS ROBBED OF £30.000.
      91 4 Armed Bandits Invade Ballroom. London, May 31. Indianapolis. Two hundred guests at a motor meeting dinner dance at the Broadmoor Country Club last night were held up by bandits armed with sawn-off shot guns, who forced the gaests to line up against thc wall of
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      WHAT WE THINK OF WOMEN.
      139 4 WHAT WE THINK OF WOMEN. A Professor's Views, A man may have th. kindly feelings toward pation. Vet traces et old John Knox, ling, i In of men, says Profes* r I I of University I Ih gi I terview. i would beeUato t,, of men s opinion prejudic. YeA
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      IN ECRU LACE.
      296 4 Very simple snd i thin simpl. the popular "dip kirt, when- all trated. Thi i 4 I with a alight subjugation this problem. T v tO the i > great women than dis* r >pam j imregem rat it This it: tinuall) this theor) 1 eapabh of
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL "LIFT FUND."
      167 5 T.i the Editor. Sir, -In the interests of the above Charity T snail be glad if you will give publicity to the following information. By means of the "Dollar Drive*' $872. '58 was collected for the "Lift Fund." Tn addition I have received to-date
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      LIVER CURE FOR ANAEMIA.
      108 5 Medical Science Now Satisfied. Medical science is now satisfied thai pernicious anaemia can be cured. Results of series of experiments conducted by representative doctors throughout the country sre published m th* 1 ancet. The cure consists of administration of liver or liver extracts, and m the
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      DIAMOND FIELD DESTITUTION.
      112 5 DIA MOND FIELD DESTITUTION. 25,000 Starving People. Johannesburg. Twenty-five thousand white men, women, and children are on tht- verge ol starvation on the Lkhtenburg diamond fields owing to the petering out of their claims. No fresh claims are available. Pitiful stories are circulating of tht* terribU distress of the majority
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      "GALLIVANTING ROUND EUROPE."
      89 5 Maharaja Reproves Indian Princes. i j mm London. May 27. "It is necessary that Indian Princes should take- the business of Government seriously, ar.d not spend their time gallivanting round Europe at the expense o' their subject s." That opinion \\a> expressed by th*.- Ma ha> ahi
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      THE MAHARAJA OF BURDWAN.
      76 5 Life Peerage Saggeated. London, May 19. The Morning Post urges the Conservatives to avail themselves of the Maharaja Burdwan's services so that the country iray lx i shown that Mr. Saklatvala doe< not represent Indian opinion. The House of Lords is much better provided with experts
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      DIAMOND MERCHANTS LOSS.
      80 5 Mr. J. Tas, diamond merchant from Antwerp, arrived at Harwich and entrained for London with a wallet containing diamonds valued at £12,000 chained to his braces. He travelled alone to London but within three minutes of stepping on the platform at Liverpoql street he found the wallet
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      GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO BORNEO.
      80 5 When Sir Hugh Clifford left B. N. Borneo after his recent visit th*- following telegrams were exchanged: To His Excellency the British Agent and Lady Clifford. Seabelle, Good-bye and all best wishes from North Borneo. (I over nor. To His Excellency the Governor North Borneo. Grateful
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      189 5 1 1 pf tje^rmi W*mSA "ptARS' Soap is matchless for its transparent purity matchless for the skin and match--Imm ess tor the complexion m all climates. Knur* 1 \s_M- Matchless --^_5»^ s g^ stat y Complexion j: v I•' P Ltd .1. j/^^K Br< LtA 1 I 7?V^. >en 1
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      170 5 Full of Life! Virol is the food that puts life and \igour into children who are feeling the strain of growing. It is a balanced diet containing all the necessary iood< for building firm flesh, good sound hone and rich blood. It contains all the vitamins too. No child is
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      271 5 1 SAFETY FIRST I ft Are you quite sure that your milk (R is pure and untouched by unclean hands? <£ 5 You can be sure il you use onK J^ >4 Milkmaid M Brand Condensed Milk, 4 which is guaranteed pure, rich, full- <A x cream rows' milk. V
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    OLD-TIME RACING.
    513 6 Mr. Punmaii's Reminiscences. Mr. W. Dunnian forwards to the Malay j Mail, from Seremban the following liur- ther notes: Mr. F. W. Douglas gives the true reason why racing nowadays cannot be the same jolly sport as it was g/ht n we all knew one another, but surely
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    BOTANICAL NOTES.
    303 6 Th» Director of Gardens, informs us that notes on plants of interest m the Botanic Gardens are now displayed from time to time on a notice board at the top of the steps leading to the plant house. The notice >oard al><> bears n plan, on which the
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    STRAUSS vs. JAZZ
    161 6 Tt would be difficult t<» find a member of the public m this country who Is not attracted by music of some description. Within recent years jazz has become the favourite of many, but there still exists a large number who show great apprw iation for the
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    A RIFLE SCORE HOOK.
    347 6 of rifles. His final piece of advice sums up vi r; aptly the view to be taken m this respect. "Don't regard your rifle as a piece of gas-piping, look upon it as a treasured possession and treat it as such". That very complicated-looking piece of
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    65 6 The death took place at Aberystwyth on May 12th. of Lieut. -Colonel Arthur Williams Donelly Harington. Indian Army, aged 55, a brother of Lieut.-Colonel C. H. Harington. late Commandant British North Borneo. The current number of the M.A.H.A., th official organ of the Malayan Agri-Horti cultural .Association, contains much of
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      179 6 sfc Victory Six __gm^ _r /S^C M_B_i J t_J*»/t _"_^~_pHt3^V _T Jndmi I F l_^___k. 11l ml^w/rL mek^\. "4k, E EM ___9P^^~___ r '^^^**^ii^— ■-'^-^j—fc— ____a____^^_^ a k_B _i „r~r I i i I S smm L •g^__ __B dr _W _^k_m* A New and Better K7W of Car Dodge
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      304 6 i^^^ INTRODUCING tT^i J2-r \m\). f*^% Branston San-Chova m a^tm mw DELICACIES f>J* NOW ■^*>. OBTAINABLE j J^^^ BVBBYWHEBE. \^m CROSSE AND f^gf^ BLACKWELL \y^^i§ii4 THS NAME THAT is h\n\\\ The Ends of the Earth R IOBBfISfIfIHnHSHHnfIKOfIHfIHHSSBSSSBSSSSSSSSBSSSSBBStt SUPERVULC REPAIR OUTFIT NOW j: BEnER COMPLETE WITH FOR < THAN TYRE STOPPING
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    NEW PRAYER BOOK.
    405 7 HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE, "Legalising: the Illegal." [Renter's Service.] London, June 13. The House of Commons was well fillej for the two days debate on the motion m favour of presenting the New Prayer Book measure to the King for the Royal Assent. The vote will be
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    REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
    94 7 [Banter's Service.] Kansas City, June 14. A verj formidable obstacle to m. efforts •f the Republicans to compose a suitable programme lies m the demands of the farmers who are disgruntled over Mr. Cooidge'f action la vetoing the Farm Relief Bill. The farmers demand a lowering of arifffl
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    BACK TO THE APE?
    137 7 Maries Street Scientist's Theory. VoronofF emphatic. illy denies the Cont r tion of Ds. I'M ward Bach, to.- thu i'\v Street tacteriologist, that the transplantation ol imian characteristics accompanies tin grafting of monkey glands. Dr. Bach points out that the anthropou apes hiv extremely cruel and
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    NEGLECT OF ISLAMIC LITERATURE.
    144 7 Sir Penis«n Ross Criticizes Young Muslims. London, May SI. Viscount and Viscountess: Allenby and 1 ord Leigh were among the visitors who attended the garden party at the London Mosque, Southfields, during the celebration of lidul-Azha. Sir Denison Ross said that during hivisit to India he
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    THE SAVIDGE ENQUIRY.
    224 7 WHAT POLICE DIARIES REVEALED. An Intolerable System. [Reuter'l Service.! London, June IS. rhe closing day of the Savidge enquin opened with a surprise. Commissioner Le*! Smith, who had previously requested thc production of police diaries, read extract* from the diary of Sergeant Chambers, New Southgate police station."
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    LABOUR CONFERENCE AT GENEVA.
    122 7 LABOUR CONFERENCE AT GENEVA. r Reuter's Service.] Geneva, June IS, The Labour Conference to-da] unanim nusly passed a resolution proposed by M Chamanlal, the Indian workers' delegate. and supported by the Japanese workers' delegate, Mr. Yonekubo, request iny: the I ,a« hour. Office to investigate industrial, housing, and general living
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    WOMAN'S PLYING OUTFIT.
    169 7 l.adv Cnbham's Hinl to A vial rices. Lad) Cobham, m an interview, discuss iTi^ the object of clothes necessary for lon] distance "aviatrices" cites the difficult v sufficient changes of clothing to suit th; changes oi rlimate M Girls are better oil than men." she says, "'since
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    WIRELESS TO KENYA.
    31 7 [British Radio— Official Service. l Rugfcy, June LL The Postmaster-General announced that a direct wireless service between this country and Kenya and Uganda will he opened short I\
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    "TELEPHONE FIENDS" IN BOMBAY.
    135 7 Sir M. Kainji's Daughter Insulted. Rom hay. Ma] 29. "Telephone fiends" are becoming bolder •md commoner than ever m Bombay. The latest instance has been provided hy two Gujerati employees of B firm of srellknown cotton merchants, who continually rang uo the widowed daughter of Sir
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    45 7 At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Northam Road. Penang, <-n Monday, the wedding took place of Mr. Frederic Ellis, uf VVaitaliuna. Otago, New Zealand, snd Mis. Mary Duncan, of Aberdeen, Scotland, Rev, 6. M. Nieol officiating. A t* m was afterwards held at the Runnyn Hotel.
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      676 7 I NOTICES. MUNICIPALITY of Singapore. fr.^V t r-' i' S hvrvh > that Railes Quay I from Ftolavson Green to Cross Street will I be rinsed m sections to through traffic from tne loth mat: for resurfacing. W. MARSH, Manic ipal Secretary. HOLLAND6CHE CLUB (DUTCH i CLUB) DEBENTURES. PSK? is
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      713 7 NOTICES. THE STRAITS TRADING CO., LTIJ ("Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). Notice is hereby given that the Transfei Books of the above Company will be closei from li»th to 2sth Jane, \\v>*. both day! mi lusi\e.« for the nurpose of prepai m Dividend Warrants. By Order of the Boar, l.
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      384 7 I AUCTION SALE SHERIFFS SALE. IN THF SUMtEMI COURT Of TBI BTftAITfl BE I i LEMENTS. Writs of Seisurc ;m .j Sale dated 2nd »< Ktli June. |9tg. suit Nos. :»L':; Mid :;7T of IS In ths cause >>f National Elsci Me i O. rttUf Botal \.sia i.vi. Uefends AUCTION
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      ANNOUNCEMENT.
      65 8 CHAN CHEOW HENG deceased.— The relatives and friend.- of the late ban Cheo~ Heng are resp< ctfully informed that his remains will be removed from his residenci at No. IT Lim lua Tow Road, off Upper Serangoon Road, on Sunday, the 17th inst., at 10.90 a. in. via Payah
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1928. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE EMPIRE.
    856 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1928. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE EMPIRE. Now that Mr. Ormsby-Gore has left our .shores after what may perhaps be called a rather sensational visit his future utterances on Colonial affairs will have an added interest m that they will be Informed by personal experience
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    130 8 The Band of the S.S. Police will perform the following programme, weather permitting, outside Victoria Theatre to-day commencing at 5 p.m. Overture, "Bronze Horse/* Auber; Selection. "lolanthe," Sullivan; Romance, "Ecoutez Moi,'' Kappey; "I lebeslied" Klav; ''Suite m E flat" Hoist; Czardas, "The Ghost of the Major. GrosSThe Municipal Health Officer
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      OIL PALM CULTIVATION IN SMALL AREAS.
      644 8 To the Kditor. ►Sir. -I have been waiting for some time for the plans and specifications of Palm Oil Factories, for various areas, m order to be able to speak definitely on the subject of the possibility of planting up small areas OB an
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      UNNECESSARY NIGHT NOISES.
      338 8 To the Editor. Sir. Last night there was anothei "salvo" of cracker tiring at 2 a.m. m Selegfc Road. I understand there is an Ordinance to stop this kind of thine;. Cannot the police do something to itop the ardour of the Chinese every time tome "ChristUu
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    68 8 IPOH WORKMEN houv TOOLS. N Want Cmpnmatioi [From Our Own Cot i nmese workmen rlage Company garage I It appears that Urn manded free mcdi. ai whereupon s I hrn, engaged. Thai next tion m the manag >i tent r< Fern oi'ic. c men dowi Th.- above n
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    SEQUEL TO BUILDING CONTRACT.
    96 8 SEQUEL TO BUILDING CONTRAC T. Appeal Court Rtver* lys* Deeivion. ilm Appeal < out roq I ing Chief Just* lMi I__ i Mr. Justi Prichard j ton wen OCCUpM <1 appeal by Mr. H M judgment for j&JbEi .Mr. Just lei- h. .m. Mr. Cb Perreau and Mr E pondent,
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    THE DISTURBANCES IN TRENGGANU.
    66 8 THE DISTURBANCES IN TRENGGANU. Searching Knt|uir\ to be made i itest nfl m k the ori| that the matter was < tm t thai their <.w ri otherwise minoi i Hgli it ak N I 10 are m eti are i not In a matter of this na Time t.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    105 8 LATEST RITPPFR \M> UN PRICKS. [From Our Own London. June 11, I Messrs. Svminjrtnn gnd notif\ t u(iav'< rubbei 0« ,d. ner lb MftauTS. F<ewta, I t2\7H— S2W Ml MCIIWI. TION The following ing of Committi c N Agreed to r 'tain Ihe 1 1 K. Polli ck,
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    ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL FETE.
    31 8 There an for the ii mencing al I aid of tIM M each, may be ol Westlake. i Mr. H. M Peri and Mi. li. W POfU.
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      5 8 To-day's Feature. .saw; MAL ORCHIt
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    EMPIRE AGRICULTURE. MR. AMERY'S HINT TO THF RULERS.
    126 9 EMPIRE AGRICULTURE. MR. AMERY'S HINT TO THF RULERS. Hi* Hopes for Rubber Industry. [Renter's bornce.] London, immi 1 1 ■I the annual dinner of the Wr. Vmery (Secretary of olonies) stated he app W ed the 1 ovat Committee's recom on the scheme for the creation I olonml agricultural service
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    THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
    102 9 Panic m Chefoo. Far Eastern Service.] Cfcefoa, Juno 1 1. this morning caused firing a few shots m the n-su.lt that shops and the Chinese are ijrn quarter t'->r protecad quieted down by j reparations art- comu:• to ':,rul forces I-• troyers arc lying M s.
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    LABOUR CONDITIONS IN ASSAM.
    177 9 LABOUR CONDITIONS IN ASSAM. Association Indignant at T. U. C. Strictures. Reut r Service.] London. June 14. press delegates' Assam tea plantations protest from the Association, whose sec•••11 to the T.U.C thai he understands did not visit tea "•'•red or managed by n sumably the stricture* Indian-controlled estates; I <
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    DEATH OF NOTED SUFFRAGIST.
    70 9 iter's Service.] l/ondon. June 1 I. red of Mrs. Emmeline tive Suffragist herself, Pankhurst was the mother n Vfis Christabel supporter si efore the ou< break "ar. Mrs. Emmeline Pank- ri d f. r many other i.• particulai m the disWhen war was deli voted all
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    16 9 ith, Sen! I- Surgeon at the] Mrs. Smith leave -."or j 1 D ta this morning.
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    FRENCH AIR ACCIDENT.
    50 9 STOR M SCATTERS SCORE Or MACHINES. Only Four Escape. [Reuter's Service.! Oi >i i I'aris. J unt 14 r?ft w t <■*! froM MaUaWilk P Vi i T™ ,ttdd "ear Par,,, only four arrived without inci"J- T-nare still missing; other, craehed u, us pomts. One ol^eVver i.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    259 9 Safety of Foreigners m F'ekin*. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] rui i Shanghai. June |J Jhumg Kai shek has returned to Ninjpe Chl__rK t £L WWe <*«**' ise^. V <;" l lvmain lta chairman. Yen Sh, Shan visited the Diplomatic >--rda> and gave an aasurance
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    PRESIDENT COOUDGE'S SUCCESSOR.
    102 9 PRESIDENT COOUDGE'S SUCCESSOR. Thc Republican Candidate. [Reuter's Service. l Kansas City, June 11 Then are indication- of a land«lu2e m favi or at Mr. Hoover owing to th- New York delegation casting the who],. of ninety votes foi him. The Platform Committee has now included a plank pledging t<> aiu
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    MR. HOUGHTON FOR VICE-PRESIDENCY.
    67 9 New lork. June 14. Sow that Mr. Hoover's nomination athe Republican candidate for the Presidency seems a foregone conclusion interest is centring on the Vice Presidency for which. besides General Dawes, Mr. Houghton, the U.S. Ambassador m London, is a possible candidate. Mr. Hoover's followers support
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    THE ITALIA TRAGEDY.
    120 9 Rescuers Faced By Polar Bears. TRputer' 0 R*ev*ee. 1 Kintr's Hay, June 13. General Nobile is drifting towards the north-went On ice. Tt is not yet possible to establish contact with those who drifted wi»h the Italia. Their fate is unknown. The steamer Braganza reports that it
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    DANISH PLYING ACCIDENT.
    81 9 fßeuter's Service.] Copenhagen, June IS* A naval monoplane with a pilot and two cadets tinned turtle m mid-air over densely populated streets. The occupants fell out without parachutes from a height of 500 f*»ot. One crashed m the street and the others on the rooftops. The bodies
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    ESPLANADE TRAGEDY.
    974 9 I DANCER'S STORY OF COLLISION. Verdict Against Miller. The death of Mr. W. H. Hodgina, of the Manila Shows,- -better known u\: *-n«r Known to his friends and employees as "Mr. Yank,"-which was we resu H ol a motor car accident along the e-planade on the night of
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    38 9 The members and friends of the Presby- j terian Church will hold a social gathering m thM Tomlinson Hall to-night at nine o'clock, to bid goodbye to Mr. and Mrs Purdy on their retirement from the Colony. l
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    VETERAN'S ANNIVERSARY.
    721 9 MR. GOSLINGS 53 YEARS IN SINGAPORE. Advice to Youngsters. To land m Singapore sick unto death with fever, yet to be interviewed by a Press representative on the fifty-third anniversary of his arrival, is the unique experience of Mr T. L. Gosling. To-day. Mr. Gosling looks very hale
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    OSCAR SLATER'S APPEAL.
    117 9 May Be Abandoned. TReuterV Service. l London. June 24. Oscar Slater is reported to have decided to abandon his appeal as a sequel to the ruling of the High Court of Edinburgh that he would not be allowed to give evidence. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who has
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    TOBACCO WORKERS' STRIKE.
    108 9 [Reuter's Service- 1 5 Athens. June 13. The strike of tobacco workers which broke out on June Uth. is becoming grave and is spreading rapidly to all centres. m There have heen serious collisions with the police, one striker was killed and several wounded. Eight thousand men
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    27 9 I m No fewer than 13,576 caaes of malaria 3 were treated m the Seiangor Hospitals last year with a death rate of 4.57 per cent. j
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      164 9 ROBINSONQ"! m SINGAPORE |3 SPECIAL DISPLAY I I Ladies Department I mJZ SB ~t c HAND \V 7 I BAGS. %4^_ _3 1 J__rrry!_f and I FOR XP I S 5 -VERY w J 2 n WEAR. 3 OCCASION. ifi i v ~5~" 1 Sunshades and Umbrellas. 1 Newest Designs
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      694 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ■t ANTENOR Fur Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow June 17 MERIONES For
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      483 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). i PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO BONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1928. HOMEWARDS. a.s. CITY OF ROUBAIX London, Rotterdam. Hamburg and Hull June 15 s.s. CITY OF
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      650 11 O. S. K. Line. r i,mS Steamer.. Anl U T ;d:ini, Hamburg, Bremen Colombo, Aden and 1' I Altai Maru July i 8 Ju y |g Bs} <si pc Town, Montevideo and B Mre*. f Manila Mam July 6 July 8 v Zanzibar, Parts-Salaam, p f irenco Marques and Dorhan
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      396 11 TRAVEL^ C»MFORT DOLLAR ______k-i •PRESIDENT" la LINERS -r^^mf&Lh t»ollar President liners offer you lu_uriou> travel comforts. All itate-aooaM are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all h?ve hot and cold
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    61 12 INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CONFERENCE. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 13. The International Shipping Conference, attended by 14 of the leading maritirrue nations under the Presidency of Sir William Seager President of the Chamber of Shipping) approved a recommendation by the International Collisions Committee that the words "port and "starboard" be
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    SEANG BEE BOYCOTTED.
    163 12 One of the latest developments of the Chinese boycott of Japanese m Singapore is that connected with the Seang" Bee, a local vessel trading between Rangoon and China ports. The Seang Bee arrived m port on Wednesday and the same day Chinese lodginghouse keepers received a letter
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    BRITAIN'S BIGGEST SUBMARINE.
    124 12 First of New (las*. The submarine Odin, launched at Chatham, is the first of a new class of underwater boats designed for overseas patrol work. Of the other five boats authorised m t!u 1926-27 Navy Estimates, three arc being built by VTckers Armstrong at Bar!w\\ ami two
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    TONNAGE LAUNCHED ON THE TYNE.
    98 12 The tonnage launched on the Tyne this year is considerably m excess of the production for tlu- corresponding period of last year. In April. 11 vest la of S3 tons were put into the water as compared with six vessels and 30,624 tons m April
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    PULVERISED COAL.
    67 12 Equipment of a British Vessel. The first) British cargo vessel to carry plant for burring pulverised coal as fu t be equipped on the Tyne by Messrs. Clark*, Chapman and Co., Gateshead, for the Blue Star Line. The need for a Bpecial boilei has been overcome, awl an
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      507 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest itaamer trading to Australia. Cabins
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      66 12 I T^OLYNOS washes I I XV and cleans the I I teeth, gums, the en- I I tire mouth. It kills I I decay-producing I 1 germs and leaves I the mouth with a I delightfully clean, I cool, refreshed 1 feeling for hours I afterwards* I Economical too— I
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      339 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET. NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.SA.) 0 GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO .'BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA _NH BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERBEECH due June 20 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due July 17 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE: SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S.
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      306 12 THE AMERICAN KXI'KKss CO., IN(. (Incorporated n J itickets|^^|to^ i Passages booked by al! Independent and Travellers' Cheque I. Remittances by I>raf: I Foreign menu Baggage and Accident Booking Off F.M.S. RLT.. tOTAI m OF SIAM and I\\ ST\TE RAILWAYS Offices m the principal >ut the UNION BUILDING, I SINGAPOR]
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      714 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. cvuala 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. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      312 12 PASSENGERS LEAVING. For Europe per Delta, mailing at 0 a.m. to-day. Passengers transfer to Narkunda at Colombo: Mr. A. I>. Blackburn, Mrs. I.cc and infant. Surgeon Comdr. Kelly, Comdr. Handry, Mr. J. Major. Mr. Trueman, Mr. Allan. Mr. Anchor Dahl. Miss Clause, Mrs, J. Howard. Miss Eason. Father Canuileri. Mr:-.
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    WHAT MEN ARE WEARING.
    988 13 Changes m Styles. a* T aThe« ,V fi,Slint,t imli <- illi <»- that men their c h" Paym mot 9 Mention pa t f one totfce. the number of really H to (,av «ly In London, be t a, .d for u,th the spwd to th
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      293 13 m W^V _JT~ <~*^ l—Baß^ m^ jr I"^ M m 4 V i T_i^!l_» ">* :\%*> dn^^^k^^ fAmT**, _[^^___\__\m __i ___i —w*^\-^-mm___ v /V :^'^i&___J_EsslsL _^_^^_l ____k. vir__l _F/___l mmW ————-^v —Hk^H E __f_w *Nj- i X/^^^i^' __i__pkw^-^ _<< l^** < *'^^___K__^*'^ _^_m^^^mm*m~~~^ /^^/GAIN you benefit from Stude- miles m
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      151 13 I The best-dressed gentlemen m all the great cities of the I world wear English styles. By the Grove-nor Cut, I Groves Lindley, the famous British mail order tailors, I supply these styles made to individual self measures at I prices much lower than local traders charge even when I
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    572 14 The following novels were added to Rafflei Library during the past fortnight. Bacon (J.D.) Counterpoints. Bennett (Arnold) Savour of Life. BeBMM (F.F*) Spook Stories. Bowen (M.) Countess Fanny. Bower (8.M.) Points West. Bramah (Ernest) Kai Lung Unrolls his Mat. 2 copies. Brnwri (A.C.) Dr. Glasenbrook'a Revenge, Burgin (CLB.)
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    HEALTH AND STRENGTH LEAGUERS' UNION.
    128 14 HEALTH AND STRENGTH LEAGUERS' UNION. Physical Culture Kntertainment. The members of the Health and Strength Leaguers' Union will hold a physical culture entertainment on Saturday. June 16 I •at p.m. at the Chinese Methodist hutch Hall. 118, Telok Ajrer Street, m honour ol the inauguration of the Union. The programme
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    MISCELLANEOUS.
    88 14 mm mmm m M nin M ceilinirs of piaster, blew out all the windows. Mr. John Wilmott and his 4-years-old daughter, who were passing:, were blown from the foot-path into the road. Having. plugged a Xemlimf Ras pipe wjth °ap. Wong Chuang-, a launderer of Eccle-Jf»-road Sheffield, left his
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    LAUNCHINGS ON THE TYNE.
    106 14 Lady Strathcona, who was accompanied by Lord Strathcona, performed the launching ceremony a t Palmer's Shipyard, Jar- row. recently, of the British Ardour, a 10,000-ten tanker. Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., Hebburn, launched the large cargo steamer Boniface, the second of two vessels ordered by the
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      321 14 I I flea is no respecter of persons. It attacks child and adult 1 1 JL with equal malice, and the same torturing bite. But torment I is only one part of the flea's loathsomeness. Feeding on infected I a I rats and other animals, it transfers the germs of
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      273 14 NO CAR OWNER i Should lv* Without "9 IN 1" SOCKET i WRENCH $3.00 each m\m\ BORNEO MOTORS, LTD. hmimhiiiii |Hm,..1». 1 ,HMH,.«„„M„„„ M lll( HI mfM H| Mm d*\\ —and a very excellent one too, couoWd AtZuSSrA have a dcli2ht r UI flavour of mcl; w 5 M%mW t^tSL^A
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    360 15 Singapore, June i.i. A further drop m the Tin quotation, losing N •">> from hiiihest with local 3H down, has effected the Mining shan market. allies have been marked down substantially and heavy selling orders at i lose find very little support. A few Sterling
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    HENRIETTA RUBBER ESTATE. LTD.
    44 15 A final dividend of 5 per cent, has been declared m respect of the above Company's financial year ending: December olst., 1927. Th« English skilled worker has never any difficulty m Kt'ttin^ a job m America. Mr T. Shaw, M.P.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHAKE LIST.
    638 15 Juno 11th. Closing l*ri«fs. Aver Weng <hj y.-, i>iaang Padanjr 45 ;,o Ba&u Caves 1.3Q I Chin Chin 80 UO num. Hitanis 89*/£ 93 Hong Fatta .v.t iv:,^ Johan Tin 20 2~> Kirta Tin Dred. 1.10 1.6(1 Kinta Partlys S7>j 4 r > prem Klanp River 3.37
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 15 Jun;. 14. Bank 1 m.± j 37^ Bank demand 2^ 11- lb Private credits I m.s. 4 7-fj New York, demand 6b 15- lb" Credit. 90 day- .-,7-^ Franc.' drmaad 142 b India, T. T. 158^ Hong Kong, demand »>.»-. Dis. Yokohama, demand 1197a Java, demand l.'lii Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    200 15 Juno 14. Tin 200 Tons iu'i Gambier Pepper White 108 Pepper Black GO Flake Tapioca >■•- Pearl Sago Snmll >. Copra 1030 Copra Sundried IIJOO Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 R>ce, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 266 Rice.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    53 15 Line 1 Ith.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot :;l"» 32** Standard U.S.S. on Tender dune 32 2 32% July-Sept. 33 TO, Oct-Dec. 32H 82* Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable:- -London Spot Sheet '.''id )H'V lb. N.w York Spot Sheet Gxta
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    ISA. FOREIGN TRADE IN APRIL.
    284 15 The Office af the American Trade Commissioner. 7A. Ocean Building, has received by cable from Waahington the following atatiatica relating to the foreign trade of the United States during the month of April. 1928:Total import- into the L.S. G 1346,130,00 I Total exporta from the
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    172 15 ROBB MACPHAILJt CD'S UPOftT. Sinna|>«»re. Jun" 1 KiiMht. London d. '^,1 ,h>un 32%. Tin.- London 1216. !mu down I 1 1*, for 890 toaa. Mininir. Quiet Klana Rivera ;;.»o i Rahman Hydraulic 1.30 1.37Va, Sungei \Va\ 8 3.05, Malaya Conaol. 95 98. North Taiping W l.oi. South
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    BARLOWS REPORT.
    172 15 Siimapnr,-. Jun,. l Lubber Jhe market has boot, dull and Kaa diaplayed slightly eaaier tendenc) during the greater part of the period undci review. Some recovery took place to-day, however, and at PKd. London ia now unchanged on balance since last Thnradaj N.v. York -till -bow- a decline
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    LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
    166 15 Singapore, June IL No improvement m market conditions ban taken place afaace oar report ol Jam Luces, m moat caaea nomiaal, havi n mained around the aame le\ i, and a there is no inducement for operatoi come into the market T v > auctioi usual
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    THE FRENCH LOAN.
    49 15 [Beuter*i Service 1 Paris. ur n. Ih< \< v. Prem h five |H»r et „t ation an, auba< i ipti< i rhich cl on Jum 3 yielded 21 C: milliard franca, of which wac subscribed m read) ra the remaindei m Nation;, l I f suiy Bond
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    NEW YORK STOCKS.
    39 15 [Reuter's Seiv;.. \ex. ark, Jane Ll. The ock market i Radio is up Aye points at I7C, while th. Opening sales m Steel and (em rai M respectively were 8,700 at i and 1,000 at 179.
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    FRASER'S SHARK LIST.
    81 15 THURSDAY'S Til Buyers Sellers Bangi m Tin i i i gd Honß Fat i ($1) 87V4 62 K. Lumpur Tin i> Pangnga River (5a > 2i „i Peomwat 62S Rahman Hyds. I 1.4(» Sionc < i) j;*,s Sunjr< i Way 1 1 1 ITIu Yams t tl
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      328 15 E BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 "hares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishop S g ate London. E.C ii o. A en(, ies and Branches. -lor
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      308 15 I BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fand 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.
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      40 15 1 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (lncorporatad m England by Royal Chartar A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives. Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    292 16 THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF SINGAPORE. Aitken'i Tussle with Murakami. The semi-final match m the Singapore lawn t» nnis -hampionship between the Rev. W. Aitken iX.C.c. .ingles champion) ano Murakami proved a stern tussle from beginning to end of the two sets played yesterday on thi Padang, practically all rhv
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    FORTHCOMING MATCHES.
    115 16 The match between Aitken and Murakami will he continued at the S.C.C. on Sunday at 5 p.m. Thia afternoon then* will be an attractive doubles match, for Clerc and Aitk n meet Miles and Bateman. The match is to htplayed at th.- ladies' Lawn T. C commencing at
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    534 16 Tournament Ties. The draw for the Ladies' Lawn Tcnr.ia Club tournament took place on Wednesday and resulted as follows: Ladies' Handicap Singles. Ifisa Wallis (owe 15.0) vs. Miss Abed (scr); Mrs. Zylatra (ow< G> vs Winner of Mrs. Parmele (owe 15.2) and Mrs Brooke (rec 2
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    FOOTBALL.
    287 16 TOURNAMENT POINTS FOR B. B. E. P.S.I, and L. Beaten. The S.C.C. tournament game between the Bankera, Brokera and Engineers, and the I üblic Services, Insurance and Law, played on the Padang yesterday tesulted m a win for the 8.8.X. by 3—o. It was a strange 8 rt of
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    YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE RESULTS.
    191 16 1b a Diviaion II (Section B) match at 1 Stadium yesterday the Police and O.T.F.C. drew one-all. On the Harbour Board ground the Chinese H team gained full points by defeating the Harbour Board s-ven-nii. Seletar also won comfortably m a Sec tion A match ajrainat the
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    TO-DAY'S CHARITY POOTBALL MATCH.
    230 16 TO-DAY'S CHARITY POOTBALL MATCH. One of the main events of the Singapore football season will take place this even"ig when a team representing the Volunteer Forces will oppose a United Services team on the Stadium ground, for the Garrison Cup. The teams will be as follows: I nited Services. Leverid^e
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    INDIAN OLYMPIC TEAM.
    139 16 Bombay, June 6. The Indian Olympic Athletic team leaving to-morrow to take part m the Olympic Games m Holland next month, consists of eight athletes. Bengal is represented by J. S. Hall (4)0 metres flat race), R. Burns (100 and 220 metres flat race), and D. D.
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    ROYAL MARRIAGE.
    1206 16 PICTURESQUE CEREMONY AT KUALA KANGSAR. Sultan of Deli's Son. Elaborate ceremonial marked the nuptials of Raja Norul Aziah and Tengku Amirudon which ceremony was concluded on Wednesday. June r>th., at Kuala Kangsar. The bride is a daughter of the Raja Kechil Sulong of Perak and a grand-daughter of
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    CRICKET BY SOUND.
    143 16 BLIND BOYS* MATCH WITH JINGLING BALL. L^ncanny Sense. London. June 3. A batsman hitting the ball and then waiting to hear if the ball was fielded hefore deciding to run was one of the strange features of a pathetic cricket match at Clapton. Eight' players, totally blind,
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