The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 June 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1928 NO. 12,437
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    290 1 A cyclone la raging nnuil tht* t*asl coast of Australia, play ing great ha\oc Mith shipping and thc coast towns Page 10. Mr. Hoover has now been definitely nominated hy the Republican party for the Presidency of the I'nited States. The proceedings have taken a livelier turn..
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1270 1 QniegUmi ngttnl 'i< *.<is'tn ael fmrwmme Lib, Ui j llv suggestion has bata whispered into the Topicist'a nhell-like car that maybe this Saturday morning column thai is his ap* |g| weekly preserve is not quite as up to date las it might be, m short, that
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      483 1 WING LOONG. J FOX HICK CLASS IAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed < 32, HIGH STREET. i B__ttßffißa__Bßaa__Bgggimßß tju iSSw-a i^_Z RAFFLES HOTEIII __^__^__^__^__i I m> I W^AW 9 UB bUH 9^ Programme for Sunday, June 17th. at 9.15 p.m. j Wmm\mmm\^^ m Vnd I Uk _tW -mm Mil -V
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      120 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel announce ttkenta on page I. Auctiona and BherifPs sale— Page 9. I atest small advertisements on \^-.\^v 2. Perfection )s the aim of Praser r v Heave —Page 7. The oriee lis! Bata Shoe* nail be found on ?>nf< 1 7. Cow and Gate Milk Food for
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      14 1 .SWAW.W.W^,'. NVWWIAft WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOI'S* for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      133 1 THE WEEK. Saturday. 18th. High Water, 9.23 a.m.. vl. v.">> p.m.. O.L Malacca: 6.0 a.m.. 6.20 p.m.. 7.2. Anglo-Chinese Sporta Stadium 2JUt. Cncket: S.C.C. Tournnment, H.R. and I. va. Etcetera* S.C.C. Junior Civil Service Club opening 4.45 p.m. Cabaret Entertainmenl Tangiin Club 9.4"> p.m. Sunday, 17th. High Water. 10.19 a.m..
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    CROWD LEAVE A MAN TO DIE.
    165 2 Workmate I *l«*ad> from ,n Manhole. ri the crowd that v Mian \\a> dying, could ni'i persuade an> one to come mid William Harrison, an engineer Hampstead inquest on Charles Bitchener, aged thirty-two ;ui plectrical i emploj ed by flu- Hampstead Roi iiigh Council
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    84 2 Pragraaißw af Drifla up to and For June 17th. Sal rday, 2.30 p.m.— Bukil Timah Range, B.R.A. (v), Farrer Range, S.R.E. (vi Siffs. M. Cycle Pltn.). Siglap. S.R.E. (v) F. Sect Sundaj 8 a.m.— Bukit Timah Range, B.R.A (v>, &30 p.m., Bukit Tiniah Range, Malay Company. a.m.-
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      417 2 WATERBURY COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND. LARGE SIZE. RED WRAPPER. STOCKS KOW AVAILABLE. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. Opposite New Post Office, Singapore. SINGAPORE. M DM KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF '-^r ?____r w ''\w ___f WW' I Mm. -m < VmMmV* T_h _R H I^l L ABa v_^H _HP*^K Ammm m\ I 1 _L
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      270 2 I To-Night! To-Night VICTORIA To Ni ht ji THEATRE lo eh% J lUtniwimraiiiniHiiHiiiiuuitiiiifMifiiiiimutmiiiiiiiiiiffiutiiiiiiiiiititiiiutuiiMitiiitiiiiiiiiiiiu J A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT I; PHONOFILMS (SINGAPORE), LTD. 1 jl SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF THE j: NEW AND IMPROVED DE FOREST j (Singing Speaikingl I AND I IfM usical Filmsll The World's Most Remarkable Films. I 3j Light
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      256 2 ALHAMBRA j (Tan Chenu Kee and Co.. LM.. Proprietors, Sunday, June 17th.— Last Niaht P A MAGNIFICENT U™TED p Aim.STS SS X JKfWt S "THE DOVE ,OVE AND ">™™* v ogajguaw M NORMA TALMADGE WITH NOAH BEERY In the First Show at 7.30 pm I WEST OFTHE LAW A WESTERN
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1086 3 THE KINGS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. Piracy m Malacca Straits. [From Our Own Correapom'^nL] Batavia, Jane h<h. On Mondaj evening the British Consul General held a reception at hi* residence, mi the occasion ol the King*. Birthday. Tins reception was of double importance aa on thf same day the news
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      210 3 M k^l \*-m— m* 9l^^****—. m **mm. Y-mm i-n a. k OUR BABY'S future good I health and happiness depends f upon your choice of his food J m infancy. The right food for your Baby is i Glaxo, which has been used to rear j successfully the children of
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    ADVENTURES OF A DODGE CAR.
    367 4 AD VENTURES OF A DODGE CAR. Sold for $33 to Lahat Owner. At the Magistrate's Court, Ipoh, Yeoj Aba Kaasim, a Malay of Pasir Puteh was produced on a charge of committing criminal breach of trust m respect of a ear valued at £800 entrusted to him hy Mr. Sim
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    FORD RECORD IN INDIA.
    107 4 Six Thousand jMilesjn Fifty Days. bad and ye" r oada Rood r^_?^ '-^^_aHi "Z t mt f the New *«M I or.| a record ii i ach v ment is "garded as T for roa<i and hrn« di*■N_*Sla_£ s' A£ D ace„„ set* „„t ith J
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    KEEP AN EYE ON THE MARGIN.
    1431 4 PRUDENCE, THE MOTORISTS WATCHWORD. by THE HON. VICTOK BRUCE. When you read m company report that the directors have p!iU ei sn mam U)ou to reserve, instead oi having g jolly ffOOd time on all tho available profits and akmg no thought lor the
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    FRENCH MOTOR TRADE.
    165 4 A French motor-car manufacturer ha* given some Interesting ngures of the industry throughout the world and has arrived at the conclusion that France occupies th<second position from the point of view of construction. At ths prsssnt moment France produces 2,000,000 motor-cars a year and the- United States
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    ETHYL IN TRAFFIC BLOCKS
    302 4 Effect on PoHcf I remain among blocl duly foi an hour, si ethyl petrol, do rou fteriom risk ol t.< lag Dr. Coplana i But wl In Kn^lar Bir Chsrli four block This dis p inp m London of Urn < to inquire int.. tl resulting
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    14 4 Opium and other I the Shanghai Distrit I I 6,682 ounces, srer bum pound.
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      188 4 klfl' !I_?l^.'«'V '^^^t^^S^I •T > J F fflrt,l IM 11 WPlMffißHg_Biag_l_3_l_____Ma^a-__M HIGH PRESSURE AND BALLOON TYRES AND TUBES. Mrs _f Me/ Em— x. j fmm fmvJdfJ M \r^ •/V, T«oc «<* v s IK _T O _____w^_. Ar*\\ I fcA ar*r9 Emm\mmm er __B^lwt/ ___i _F X_JCj« JP^_b fW^rVl I
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      51 4 I VB^tkVl/ ySaL*mtmm. ,w I mji ~f^ C-. BSP \mP J Goodyear Popularity is Backed by Over One Hundred Million Tyres s:':;rr;-:;;;,*,r;c;::;r::, r ::^r,;; maker. This leadership h-, «>••■« wi.l peolntotv :l i: •r;: :;r ,n I h< nis lyre rei)resf.t< 1..1 reason wfc, w^lfcSJ T make. ijrea man on
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    MOTOR KING LIVING IN POVERTY.
    515 5 MR. DAVID BUICK CANNOT AFFORD A CAR. Courage of 74. New Tork. Mr. David Buick, the man who found?d j the Buick Motor Company, is living m De- tioit m obscurity and comparative poverty. Hi* name t. on the radiators id* more 'ban i 2,000,000
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    TOO-LOW FINES ON MOTORISTS!
    216 5 15 Miles an Hour for 10s.! "Magistrates everywhere should im rease I the motoring tines. The present ones are 1 too light. Defendants laugh and make fun I of us. Fancy 45 miles an hour 40 shil- lings!*' Mr. R. due!'., the Tottenham magistrate, i made
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    GLUT OF USED MOTOR-TARS.
    234 5 A Problem for the Dealers. Out of every hundred persons who buy new motor-car^ about eighty put m used ones ss part payment. To the i otor deaI ler these cars not so much old SS road- soiled m many cases present an increasing H problem.
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    28 5 The Hon'Me the British Resident of Perak i stated m Federal (Council that it is hoped to trive Taiping electric light by the end J sf this year.
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    G.M.R. CYLINDER HEAD.
    381 5 This new head which is introduced >r thc first time m thi- Pontine Six ia Lhe result of a very exhaustive series of tt I carried out by the General Motor.- Research Laboratories (this is the reason why it '> railed the G.M.R. head). Everybody has heard
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    40 5 George Baldwin, an onrecognised American, eras charged m the Provisional Court, Shanghai, with having stolen electric current, the property of tin 5.1f.4 He denied charge. The evidence proved thai be had "teed" into n line. He was given one month.
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    CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION PICKS UP.
    193 5 CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION PICKS UP. Product ion of automobiles m < snads nam bered 17 17s valued n\ 09,616 m March, an inciease i»f pei m number and r>l pei cent, m tralui February out put of 12.504 valued -> 16 h, March, i!>:.7. productioi totalled 23,2 value! at $15,34K.4
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    SECRETS OF STROKE PRODUCTION. Essential Equipment.
    1228 6  - SECRETS OF STROKE PRODUCTION. Essential Equipment. Mrs. Lambert Chambers. < HOW TO BUY A RACKET—AND USE IT. fdf dd d 1 tnoH essential, though elementary thing m 1 awn Tennis is to be properly equipped foi the game and this is of paramount importance, and a thing Ui wlrch most
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    ARE LOVERS LIARS?
    450 6 I othei da> an unmarried man sued a married friend m tin Birmingham County Coun the recovery of a loan. It wa> discovered that the plaintiff was infatuated i lie defendant.- wile, and had written her th, following letter:— "1 no: it obvious to you 1 love
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    UNDER TWO FLAGS.
    248 6 The quaint little Pyreneaa republic of Andorra, which iias just placed itself on ia map by issuing its first set of postage amps, is i la «onti. ii »n of the -ii:> ins Lbat no man ran nerve cw > masters. Indeed ow« il mdi; endeme to
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    "SHOP" TO REPAIR MEN'S LIVES.
    744 6 CATERING FOR THE UNHAPPY. Anti-Suicide Bureau. "Bioken Hearts Mended. -Waning Affec tions Revived. -Suicides Prevented Crimt Nipped m the Bud." What would lie your impression if you saw the above inscription! on a sign-boaro over a shop? You would probably regard the whoh rhing as
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    ROBBED HIS LANDLORD.
    115 6 ROBBED HIS L ANDLORD. A Web-hman who pawned articles m "urn. shed room to pay his rent was sentenced to thieo months' hard labour i er tl heft at Marylebone Police CourtHe was ('harks Stanley Woodward, Jl. a waiter. He said he tramped from Wales, with a young woman, and
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    THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
    57 6 The teacher was explaining the principles of a National Budget. "And now," he concluded, "if the Chancellor of the Exchequer is faced with a deficit it means increased taxation. But if he has a surplus, what does he dCNthen?" "Swanks about it. sir." briskly replied
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    20 6 The Hon. Mr. F. A. Pledger and Mr. I>. M. Miller left Venang for Singapore on Monday by the Kedah.
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    RADIUM POISON TRAGEDY.
    1317 6 AMERICAN GIRLS' LIVING DEATH. Resigned to Fate. Newark, New Jersey. What would you do with the flying months remaining of life if the doctor told you that you welg dying, that there was no escape, that though you might be going about your affairs to-day as usual,
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    CRICKET WITH SHILITO.
    223 6 (■arden Courtesies. I As far ai my immediate neighb urhood is concerned, tlie cricket season situ terday afternoon with a did! thud. Then was the sound of an enthusiastic smacl from the next garden, and the ball ll a OVar tlie fence and hit the back of
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    MODEST-AND PROUD OF IT.
    18 6 Though th, from m, nth I esss he ha j oiled "Well, I f
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    AMERICA'S WOMEN GOLFERS.
    607 6 E Working Harder Than The British i I HAGEN THINKS THEY COULD WIN VJ j Walter Hagen. American Profeeeioaa! Golf Champion.) I [SPECIAL ro FBKE Pftg&s Probably the greatest improvement m jrolf m America m recent years has been m the play of the women. 1 feel
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    1017 7 AL-EKHUAN-AL-MASKIN CLUB. New Officers Appointed. (By Our Muslim Correspondent). At the third annual general meeting of J the Al-Kkhuan-al-Maskin Club, Jelutong, i Penang, held recently, the following were J elected to form the Committee of Manage- i ment for this year: President, Syed Ahdur J Rahman bin Zeinalabidin;
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    FRENCHMAN'S ADVENTURES IN CEYLON.
    274 7 FRENCHMAN'S ADVENTURES IN CEYLON Johann Rogers, a European, posaesaina I an invalid Dutch pass-port and claiming to J be n Frenchman l.y birth, was charged at the Ceylon Police Conn recently, with having landed m Ceylon without a passport. Tho accused arrived m Colombo hy tho Dutch steamer Prins-der-Nederlanden. He
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      154 7 piTivips 1 Good 1 7 T S Dependable 2 I Pump J a 1 i git 'MALMO" DDirr a_^ ~t PRICE T m m I Malayan Motors, Ltd. T 14-20 Orchard Road Singapore. i i \^ents throughout F.M.S.— Wearne Brothers, Ltd. J i V^ulinary Perfection Xlonest Value TP JLUconomical Prices
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      307 7 Ice Chests jk_ Refrigerators I I Scientifically Built to meet the needs of the Tropical Household Insulated with ij Asbestos and lined throughout with zinc. Handsomely designed and well made. j TJ MADE mm om llli ..JJ -J j: I 1 44 FACTORY BY THE Ip I 11 LATEST METHODS
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    FEARS OF SALE OF STATE WIRELESS.
    880 8 FEARS OF SALE OF STATE W IRE LESS. Postal Workers' Anger. APPEAL TO LABOUR PARTY. Weston-super-Mare. May I]. Strong fears srere expressed to-day at the conference of the Union of Post Office Workers that the Government may either sell or transfer the control of the State Beam wireless system to
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    IS CHANG DEAD?
    45 8 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, June IS. it is generally understood that Marshal Chang Tso-lin has succumbed to his injuries. A report received here from Mukden says that even the chief retainers of tlie Marshal are not allowed to entc the latt'l's sick-room.
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    MAKING THE CONDENSER SILENT.
    212 8 It is general!) agreed that some form of slow-motion control of the condensers is a valuable aid to tuning distant and shortwave stations, writes an Experimenter m tht Manchester Guardian. Not all of them, however, are perfectly satisfactory m operation. When it is necessary to rebuild
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    PIGEON V. WHIPPET.
    60 8 Bird Wins is Navel Miaem' M« Leicestei *h their whippet- to engaged ia novel nat *h\ ear Coah ills, wis n. la ti tore than 1,00(1 v hippet raci d ov« 1 yards. Th > dog ari v <.n by a r < r M rated by
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    NEW PRAYER BOOK VETOED.
    535 9 REJECTED BY COMMONS ON CLOSE VOTE. Crowd Cheers Decision. [Renter's Service.! I.m d-in. June 1 The House of Commons bj £6.1 votes to 2-.M rejected the Prayer Hook. Lends*, June J l. When the debate was resumed the pubic galleries wars again full. The Archbishop of
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    BRITAIN AND THE EIGHT HOIKS CONVENTION.
    107 9 [British Radio Official Service. l Rugby, June 1 t. The Minister ol L about wa^. asked m the Fiouse of Commons whether the Governnenl proposed to make earls action to raify the Washington Convention. H*- replied that the Government wished to nroceed with the
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    MANUFACTURE OF POISONS.
    34 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Kuirby. June 1 I. The Prime Minister, snswering a question m the House of Common- -aid no mbsidies were being paid to manufacturer! >f poison by Government.
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    COTTON BILL.
    21 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 14. The House of Lord.-, has passed the thin reading of the Cotton Industry Bill.
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    ANARCHY IN TIENTSIN.
    197 9 MACHINE GUNS' HEAVY TOLL. Sixteen Men Beheaded. L Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Tientsin, June IS. The usual scenes of looting when Chines:* cities change hands ha\o occurred here. A visit to the native city thi< afternoon revealed a state of anarchy, the streets were deserted except for
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    ENDEAVOUR TO SAVE ITALIA CREW.
    223 9 f Neuter's Service. l Kind's Hay June 1 I. The steamer Braganza, chartered by the Italian Government to go to the help of the lt;ilia. has departed to meet the sealer Hobbj al the ond of the Strait of Efmlopen. The Braganza will take aeroplanes
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    FRENCH AIR SCARE.
    65 9 N6 Planes Missing* Paris, June 14. An Air Ministry communique announces that owing to a storm threatening only nine machines actually took the air from Malse\ille. The fact that 20 were expected at r*e Bourget originated from a report that others were missing. None therefore an missing.
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    AUSTRALIAN COOKS' STRIKE OVER.
    48 9 I Reuter's Service.] Melbourne. June 14. The Secretary of the Council of the Australasian Trade Unions has reported to a meeting at the Trade's hali of the Council, that the cooks' strike is over the men resuming their <>id jobs as far as possible.
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    TURKEY AND THE SOVIET.
    53 9 f Reuter's Service. I Constantinople, June 1 J. Turkish official an«l business circles are \t ry indignant a1 the changed Soviet altitude towards Turkish traders In Russia who il is reported were imprisoned by Ogpu or handed over to the Tchka. The Soviet arc further hampering
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    PRINCESS XENIA'S FLIGHT DELAYED.
    50 9 f ßritish Radio— Official Service.! Rnjgfcy, June 1 1. The aeroplane Princes- Xenia, on which 'he Duchess of Bedford is flying with Captain Barnard <<> India, is held up at Bushirc by engine trouble, and will rot be able to leave for Karachi for another tour
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    TEAPOT DOME CASE.
    33 9 IKeuter's Service.] Washington, June 14. Stewart has been acquitted OB charges of contempt of the Senate for refusing to answer the questions of the Senate over the Teapot Dome Committee.
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    SLATER'S APPEAL TO GO ON.
    35 9 TReuter's Service.] I London, June 14. j Of.car Slater's appeal is to proceed, the 1 1 appellant having agreed to leave the case 'unreservedly m the hands of his advisers.
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      680 9 NOTICES. MUNICIPALITY Ol BENGAPOUL is hereby erirem that Raffles Quay rroni Finlayson Green to ''mss Street will be closed m sections to through traffic fi-om vi 15th .nst: foe resnrfacina. W. M ARSH, Municipal Secretary. Hli: «IAL(,OVVME RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED NOTICE i 9 hereby irlventbal the Twentythird Anm.nl General Meeting
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      422 9 I THE SIXTH f MALAYAN EXHIBITION 1 WILL BE HELD AT JL JL v^ JLJL I AUGUST 3rd to 6th INCLUSIVE i— t 0 MALAYAN EXHIBITION IPOH. HU PM 0 8 1 LE i s^TyEAUTTFUL, with a colourful, new, modern oeauty M-J —Powerful, with a great, sparkling power Distinctive, with
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      324 9 NOTICES. THE STRAITS TRADING CO, LTD, i lncorporated m :he Sti ilts Settlements). Notice is hereby given thai the lYniisfer Hooks of the above Company will bo cloned from l'.Mh to 28th Jun,'. 1928. »><> th da inclusive, for the wirnnse of preparing Dh i len Warrant H\ Order >»*
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      MARRIAGE.
      45 10 IfeCULLAGH-COLTBI AX. -On Friday. June 13th.. at St. Andrew V Church. Pen amr. John Andrew, youngest son <>t' Mrs. M. and tin- late Mr. A. McCullugh, of Slieveroe, Un. Monahan, Ireland, to Mary Owen, youngest daughter of Dr. and Mr.-. < oltman, of Washington D.C.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1928.
    628 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1928. The announcement was made a few days Ego that the Singapore Municipality are investigating the question of installing taximeters on the cars which ply for hire m Singapore. So far as one can see, without having expert opinion as a guide, there can
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    407 10 A new art "The Four Flying Devils" will ':> incorporated m \ho Isak< 's circus proiramme t(» night snd «'ii subsequent nights. Dr. R. Walkin^rshaw. Medical Dept., Straits Settlements, has been seconded for service m .lohore. His Highness the Sultan of IVrak, it is interesting to learn from the Ipoh
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    SIR HAYZS MARRIOTT.
    161 10 Appointment of Successor Rumoured. The Malayan J>aily KxpiPos publishes* I special cable fr«.m its I.< ndofl c»rrespordNlt announcing the appointment of Mr. John Scott. C.M.Ci., Chief Secretary, Tanganyika Territory, as successor t<> Sir Hayes Marriott, as Colonial Secretary Straits Settlements. It will be recalled that when the
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    HIS EXCELLENCY'S PAHANG TOUR.
    308 10 Kuantan Visit Literary. We have received a copy of the itinerary of His Excellency'? visit to Kuantan from June 19th. to 24th. I^avinp Pekan at oijrht o'clock en the morning of the 19th. on board the Sn Pekan, His Excellency is due to arrive at Kuala
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    CHERPINO'S BROADWAY FOLLIES.
    457 10 Ordered to Leave India. M idra>. Maj L'H. Maestro Joe CKerpino, the leader of the Broadway Follies, the louring company of ballot dancers, who ha\o been ordered hy the Government of India to leave the country before tho end of dune, sayi he is amazed at the
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      MURDEROIS ATTACK OF CHINESE LADIES.
      68 10 Terrible Injuries (FrOfM o*o*l Hi ,V^n«. Jun, j At noon to-day w»< n Kiden f \j r i Joo Seang m Arat. j. i# ai j of a violent atta«K on three Uhinetc MjMei congn room of the fIWWW r Vir left wriet was other
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      AUSTRALIAN CYCLONE.
      27 10 (.reat Havoc on Kaq oa>t fOur Own Corre^K»r.'h A cyclone ragint r The collier White B ■Bd several people r There ha\< been t<»wr.s through
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      KINGFORD SMITHS NEW FLIGHT.
      20 10 [Our inn n I n 'puv i •a.n Kinsford Sri#'! iiiK" on a flight t,. \vvv'
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      COMMODITY MARKET.
      38 10 LATEST RI IUIEE \\|i n\ pricks. [From Our Own Conn* London. June k,4£S p.m. Messrs. Syminprton lar.ri Sinclair notify to-day's ml>bV price aa 'r.n. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. Lazaiks an-: notify to-day's tin Dices E22l«i c_l*
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      A ARAB STREET SHOOTING AFFRAY.
      262 10 How Inspector Tackled GmWt, Thi preliminary enquirj s v m tht casi m w nieh two v i.• sm ited bj Im Scol they had shot and a lunded Chinese m Ar ib Si M Ai r shootirig thi < iii: nun -an along the
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      LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
      51 10 PAJUAJ DOGfl T«. the Wit or. Sir. I cntireh endorse your correspondent "A Bl dog by night and daj SSony ruS over b> I reputedly dec-lover. I l "P four r I m less thai, »ue« al Can w thin* be done m tl \\ol HI
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      44 10 Tnt WM kly duema ed m the .nterot of mem*" V.M.C.A. and their trie, i Friday, June 15th. al I attraction will he a Fox I School Hero" featuring f S.lly Phippn. -nd John n centres round lit. m full of athletic event vity.
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      9 10 To-day's Feature. I GOLF AND TENNH ARTICLES. I -fa.'
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  • TEXTILE WORKERS DISPUTE.
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      5,000 WORKERS CEASE WORK TODAY.
      118 11 Negotiations Break Down. II Reuter's Service. 1 London. June to settle the dispute bet- rs of the dyeimr and finish'- trades and the National Cnion of Texwhich hay« been removed ~ter to the Ministry of Labour, i un sfter midnight. tarj of the employers' group
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      THE AIRSHIP ITALIA.
      127 11 tmundsen to #o to the Rescue. i (Reuter's Service] Stockholm, June 15. I p'.and with a crew of fnergen to join m the v 'a airship Italia. Oslo. June 1">. eparing to fly to ac< ompanied by the Lieut < nam Diel richsen, ih< ein Commandant Trans-Atlantic
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      PANAMA CANAL.
      58 11 Longer Working Hours Required. Service.] I ond«»n. June 15. Shipping Conference •i. moved hy Mr. Camp'•uns. for the American! isociation, pointing of traffic m tin- Panama the continuous daylong aid tha Canal and sitg- j resei ions be made to the rnment thereon. The mover that thipa were
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      SOVIET BAN ON RELIGIONS.
      33 11 SOVIET BAN ON RELIGIONS. Iter*! Service.] Riga, June 14. <• has forbidden religious comclaasea or meetings for ren f< r needlework, singing "other ostensibly harmless nment is closing all public read- longing to reli-
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      UNDER NATIONALISTS' FLAG.
      24 11 UNDER NATIONALISTS' FLAG. Service.] Washington, June M the Chinese Minister. tOMue and white Nationalist Chinese Legation, declarconsented to represent the of the Peking Government.
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      ECHO OF RASPUTIN'S ASSASSINATION.
      49 11 "•Witer Sues for Damages. I Outer's Service.] Paris. June 1 I. Solorreff, the daughter of -me Prince Felia Yu.«upoff Dimitrl Pavlovitch for l I'ion of Rasputin. 'he responsibility of Grand Duke for the proved by YussupofTa re Wl g Rasputin's dea»h. cables on page 9.]
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      REPUBLICAN PARTY'S PROGRAMME.
      596 11 Bandits' Street Raid. [Reuter's Service. T Kansas City. June 15. lhe Republican Party Convention has |.v.opted the programme on which to right the Presidential election campaign. The programme's main features are the enforcement of Mr. Kellog's anti-war ireaty proposals, continued opposition of the cancellation of foreign debts,
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      THE NEW PRAYER BOOK.
      100 11 [Reuter's Service.! London, June 15. Sir Joynson Hicks m a statement strongly supporting the appeal of the Archbishops cabled earlier declares if the Bishops make uneontroversial changes m the Prayer Book which was urged m the Archbishop's last letter a necessary measure will doubtless be paaaad
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      89 11 Leave prior to retirement has been granted to Chief Inspectors J. Donovan and T. D'Arcy, of the F.M.S. Police. The following are immates of the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Messrs. Westh, Addison, Guldborg, Randall, Craib. Harvey. Errington and Faulkner, and Mrs. Bird.-M.M. The Malayan Committee of the Y.W.C.A. met m
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  • FORMOSA OUTRAGE.
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      ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF JAPANESE PRINCE
      207 11 I Assailant Attempts Suicide. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokto, Jane 14. The piohibitive order to publish a serious case which was o: |y known as "irrave incident of Formosa" has been released. According to the morning papers, all of which published the affair simultaneously, a Korean
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      PROPOSED SCHEME FOR BALDWIN'S LTD.
      63 11 £8.000.000 Capital Reduction. [Reuter's Service. J London. June IS. Drastic financial reconstruction of the iron, coal and steel enterprise, Baldwin's Limited, ia recommended by an Advisory Committee, appointed by the Board, which propose! a redaction of £8.000,000 on the capital to 84,213,568 b> writing down
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      CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
      131 11 Northern Fleets Surrender. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai. June < .">. Seven Ministers visited Yen Shih Shan to-day to thank him for h>- assurance tor the protection of foreigners. The Northern fleets have surrendered. Pei Chung Hsi held a military conference vi Peking. General
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      THE NATIONALIST FLAG.
      158 11 Japan Objects. [Router's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio. June IS. The Chinese Legation has notified the Foreign Office that hereafter they are flying the Nationalist flag. While the Foreign Olhce has no objection to this, it is intimated that it dots not necessarily mean that Japan will recognise
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      FIXING EASTER.
      46 11 Bill Through the Commons. Lond«n. June 15. In the House of Commons the third reading was passed with no division of the Easter Bill stabilising Easter on the Sunday after the second Saturday m April if General, International and Religious agreement can be obtained.
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      PHONO-FILM MATINEE TO-DAY.
      58 11 There will be a special children's matinee of the Phono-films at the Victoria Theatre to-day at 6 P.m., when children will be ad- mitted at half the usual prices. A special programme for students will be presented. To-night at 0.30 the last performance of Phono-films present season
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      A FRENCH CONVICTS OBJECTIONS.
      588 11 j Monier Atcain Remanded. Jean Monier, the Frenchman irho escaped from Saigon after having been convicted on a charge of forgery and who was arrested m Singapore on May 22 last appeared before Mr L. McVall. District Judge, yesterday. It was found that the extradition papers
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      SYCE'S EXPLOIT.
      202 11 Master** Car Damaged. A young Malay named Talib t>in Kulup. motor car cieaner to Mr. E. C. S. Sichel, Assistant Superintendent of Customs, Ipoh. was brought up m the Ipoh Police Court thi- week and charged with diiving his car SI. 4010, firstly, m a rash and negligent
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      160 11 In connection with the congratulations offered to Major J. P. Swettenham at yesterday's meeting of the Fed-? rai Council on his reception of the 0.8. E., it is interesting to survey his fine record of military service, says the Malay Mail. Joining the 40th. Montgomeryshire Yeomanry as a trooper m
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      98 11 j NEWARRIVALS I AN EXCLUSIVE RANGE OF MILLINERY FROM THE HOUSE |1 OF "RBSLAW." INCLUDING THE "NEW FLESH PINK, AND REINDEER FELTS." KOBINSON CO., LTD. I Raffles Place, SINGAPORE. 1 mmm^mmmmm^mm^mmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmmm 7 E fC mn*±. V Si y^^ 9 w 9 9 d«mnn\\ _dr T I 2______l ___n__»jl 9H m
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    CHIT SYSTEM IN SHANGHAI.
    529 12 Strong Plea For Abolition. Jn lbs course of a leading article on thi «hir system, the North ("hina Daily News Shanghai) says: There was once a popular story ia Shanghai of a firm thiil coukl no; trace which ot their customers owed for a saddle that
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    AMERICA WANTS DIAMONDS.
    363 12 Explanation of t'7.000.000 Sale. London. Ma> 16. ,Niw> tht»t the diamond syndicate con* listing of Mr. S. K. Joel, the Angio-Anv_>-liean Corporation, and IV Beers, n-i- t>.mpletely disposed of it- stock of dii:n>n<ls which about eighteen months ap^ was worth 17,000^000, marks the climax of an unprecedented
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    JAPANESE DEPOSIT RATE.
    50 12 Tokio. June \'i. [Nanyo Nichi-Nlchl Service.! It is predicted here that the "A" class Banks will announce the reduction of the deposit interest rate to 4% per cent, white the "B" class Banks Avill fix the rate m the neighbourhood of ."> per cent, as from Ji-ly
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    23 12 Mr. Quay Cheng Liane, chief cashier Chartered Rank. Kuala Lumpur, is retiring at the end of this month after about 35 years' service.
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      306 12 Dressing Cases HIGHEST QUALITY LOWEST PRICES B VK_\\ lIS I*W obtained from our X lHj'r^frg^^ -"^^^iV \jlfj »if Kllm b a y office; I v J Mile F.tte 1 DfC *dng i-< si* -'xl x i»-, set of KnaiM* turned Sterliug Sdvti Brush*-*. eU with I \pn j v >t
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      134 12 SHERIFF S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Wiit^ of Seizure and Sale dated 2nd Mh June, 1928. Suit Nos. 523 and :J77 of 1928. In the cause of National Electric Co. Plaintiff versos Hotel Asia Ltd. Defendants AUCTION SALE Hot3i Furniture, iron Safe, Liquors etc. Comprising:
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      291 12 v *■> __f n— i mdm—m—mmd S_ _^j________^_f* mM J^__T~ > >-,■ _g dm II ■il r >v I I r 'I' ~**_r-__-_-l-_— r~— w ITx. 1" ~"^"Jl^^P i ''fjii'W }t^i g_u II s* *1 'Wfefi ■li 'J There is a m driving Ihi* New Kord. You trc im Hi
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    NATIVE DURBAR AT TUARAN.
    829 13 Sir Huffh Clifford at Picturesque Event. The afternoon of Saturday. May 19th.. witnessed probably one of the largest and certainly the most picturesque "tamus" which have ever heen held at Tuaran (Borneo). Bajaus and Dusuns had gathered m their thousands to greet and be greeted by
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    NEW YORK'S NICKEL.
    178 13 An Histuric Kivriit Km_anj;ered. At iast New York citizens have something to worry about infinitely more important than the hounding Bull market. Their famous nickel (2 I _d.) fare Is endangered. With the nickel they can travel anywhere and all day on the undergiound railways, hut the
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      276 13 _#Jf Never a car jo Beautiful" ana Never a car so i%ood _^^L J f3)\V lodav's Buick brings to Accompanying this outI-- „_f_\ its owners a higher degree wardbea.itv -md giving 0l bedMtV thdn „nN other ret l ™e_nmg -is the /^l^S^^ Cdr m t,,c Bu,ck fie,d hd superlative goodness
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      450 13 .To Motorists? I S HAVE YOU EVBB GRUMBLED AT THE FREQUENT > 5 NECESSITY OF HAVING YOUR CYLINDERS DECARBONISED? J < YOUR GARAGE BILLS ARE OUT OF PROPORTION S. 3j BECAUSE. YOU ARE USING LUBRICATING OILS f WHICH DEPOSIT TOO MUCH CARBON. < 5 AVOID THIS BY USING J Texaco
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      671 14 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. ("Via Genoa and Havre.) 0 Due S*pore. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t ANTENOR For Marseilles, London.
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      519 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. i (Incorporated m England). "ELLEIBiFIINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1925. s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM J_ly 28 s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Aug. 25 9.5. CITY
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      372 14 P.fcr'O British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated m England.) -MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO :o: PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVaQl^t LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. :o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA IND jap^ Tonnage. Spore. Tonni^ s ptr§ RAWALPINDI 16,600 June 16 MOREA NELLORE
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      662 15 O. S. X, Line. Destinations. I on. Rotterdam, Hamburg. Bremen. Arrive. Leave. Colombo, Aden and Port V,ai Maru July IS j u lv |f goa Bay, ape Town Rio. Montevideo and B Aire-. Manila Maru J uly 8 July 8 M mbas«a. Zanzibar, Dnr aa Salaam beira. Lourenco Marques and
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      517 15 TRAVEL" COMFORT 'PRESIDENT* I^___H» LINERS U Sr L Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with bads (not berths), each taring an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all heve hot and cold
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      549 15 k. p. m. (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH T^NETH^_A N DS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:-Pa B sage, Freight. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Representatives m the Straite SattkLft* (Sin^pore and Pen-n,). OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. AU information, detailed itineraries, free of charge. Apply X.P.M. Tourist
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      591 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Rt^uiar monthly lailing! by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4..">12 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabh.* de
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      461 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) 0 GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHU BALTIMORE (via Suez) M.S. SILVERBEECH due June 20 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due July 17 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISf LOS ANGELES HARKOI M.S. SILVERELM due June 16
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      298 16 THE A.MKRK EXPRESS CO., IM (Incorpor.i [TICKETS im TOURsI *>> J J Passages hook. Independent and c Travellers' Cfctqw Remittances by Draf* Fori iL'n monit Baggaire and Aeeident h Booking 0 F.M.S. RLY.. BOTAI I \ir OF SIAM and J\\ BTATI RAIL* IYS Offices m the prince tl, V Id.
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      718 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. tvelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      770 16 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. SE4 <>M> tUMDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7.3f> a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy romtnunion (Choral) >>nd Sermon. 9.15 un, Matin r followed by H<!y Communion. 1 p.m. The Catechism. odd pat. Kvonsonp and Sermon. ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S JoborC Bahru. t>.:io p.m.
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    MILLIONAIRE SPECIALIST IN HUMAN NATURE.
    746 17 A Keal Life Romance. a €W York. A ventable romance of liom-rags-ro-riches bus been disclosed here by the death <>f Mr. L. M. Statler, head of the Statier '<tel Company, at the age of sixty-four-Jl begins with th.> story of a poor bo> 01 nine
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    FOREST PONIES' PLIGHT.
    248 17 Mares Too Weak To Foal. To-day I have toured the 50,000 acres of the New Forest, over which about 2,000 ponies roam, and I have seen sights to stii the hearts of all animal-lovers, writes a (Daily Mail correspondent. Ponies whose bones are covered with little more
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    EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION.
    157 17 have tho statutory time limit abolished. The Government, however, have refused lo five jwa\. but as n result of pressure, the Minister of Pensions U empowered to consider, on their merits, applications submitted by officers and men more than seven years from their date of discharge. It is
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      703 17 CHARITY CROSSWORDS COMPETITION. NO. 71. $750 m Prizes mm m paid to the .uoce__„. competitors m thi. competition. Ist Prize $450, 2nd Prize $300 From the profit, of the competition 60 per cent wili be handed' to St. Mary's Home, Singapore. luesi acrtai for games. f cattle. presence. ~p [H
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      180 17 i~™~^ __J ml I _m-4_| i_M_^ mg*MELe^*w mmSmm I*' _________-w_Bl_____H_Bl^ V *\*ft____Wm **m*r m^ ejnll fashion- wnpl, iwH.rmodcrn.andw,!! houses without nee of running u '"crs are rapidly disco verII acceptable to I)ractical advantages of the famous single-pull chassis lubricator, the auxilcar without a iarv priming oiler and other eating system
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    CUR SIAM LETTER.
    1550 18 SWEEP PRIZE TO COVER RUBBER LOSSES. Important Racing Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June rhe bo: horse 14._! and over seems doomed i:: local riding circles. The growth of Bangkok involving the inclusion of desirable sites as ripe for building development is restricting \ho land available
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    WOKING EXHUMATION CASE.
    229 18 "Death Due to Poison Not Self- Administered." London. May A verdict similar r <> thai returned m the case of Pace on May, 'iL'nd. namely, that death was due to poison, not self administered, was returned at Woking hy the Coroner's Jury at the enquiry into the
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    44 18 The Anal ol the Stubb'i Cup (Junior Civil Service Association) will be played oft on the Club's irround on Satur* lev the 16th instant between team (Caprained by .Mr. Kirn Whatt) and H. Team <-. tamed by Mr. Soo Ban Hee.) at 5 p.ra. sharp.
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      277 18 Hedges Butler's WINES Q "Club" Old Amontillado -JM ___B m—. I bherrj. j —■__L__J te "1 Wry popular amongst \..-npx "iir customers. L J Price $3.20 mper Bottle. DUTY EXTRA. 1 1 ROYAL H VAT jl WHISKY. d—rr—mmmm— s supplied to the f*w Royal Palaces for many l years. Price
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      353 18 <IH SH *w jjfl S Alienburys Foods r lade from tlie purest milk of cows pastured m the home counties, the 'Alienburys* Foods are as easily digested as mothers milk. They are germ free and are simply and quickly made by the addition of boiling water only. Milk Food No.
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      287 18 1^ PHYLLOSAN W^^m 77//; FOUNDATION OF FITNESS" _44vilA_A-I PHYLLOSAN GIVES YOU NEW LIFE NEW BLOOD NEW STRENGTH AND V IT AWL rnTLLU^AN V^^** GUARANTBBD BY A MASS OF MEDICAL TESTIMONY. FOR HEALTH TO-MORROW TAKE PHYLLOSAN TO-DAY Obtainable at all Chemists and Stor.-s. sas®[i_i_________^ \*}kK RAYSERi PV V mmm -r rv
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    846 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, JINK 15th. Buyers Sellers Aaam Kutnbang (i'j 4i»s 51s Banßrin Tin 44 S 45< Hd Batang Padang ($1) 471., ,vji a Chenderianp 1 7 S |g s Chin Chin (si> Go 70 Eastern Stan (£> iy s 20^ Haad Yai <£) 19^ 20s
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    66 19 Jon* I Rank 4 m.- 211 Bank uiinaii.l 2,3 11 lb I'rivate credit* I n y_Jj New York, demand 56 3-10 Credit, M day* 57% h ranee, d* m tr.d 1426 India. T. T. Bong Kong, demand «.«>, p.c. His. Yokohama, demand 11!> 7^ Java. demand IH'.* 1 Bangkok,
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    207 19 June !•">. Tin 850 Tosi si 1 1 (ram bier o\n Pepper Whit-. 106 Pepper Black «'.:> Flake Tapioca 0% Pesii S:i>T'i 8n B Copra 10.00 Copra Bundried 1 von Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eaele (New) AM R'ce. Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    215 19 Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, Agents. Banteng (Seiangor), 62,697; Beaufort Borneo. 54,000; Cheviot, 88-500; Galant: Besar, 27,900; X.M.S. (Malay State- 1. 44-226; Kumanis, 34,480; Kombok < F.M.S. i. 68,038; Lambak, t>i#.r> 1 7 Labu (F.M.S.), K6,500; Karmen, 19,600; Port DicksonLukut (F.M.S.), 103,990; Seiangor United, 41-593: Sembilan
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    PORT DICKSON-LUMUT R.E.
    76 19 Theagenti (Messrs. Guthrie and Ltd.) have received a cable from th« Secretaries of this Company to the effect thai tluBoard of Directors have decided to recommend the payment, 28th. proximo, of final dividend of 2 1 per cent, m respect of the financial year ending March 31st.,
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    163 19 Mr. Eric Miller on fetter. fOur (hrn Correspondent. Copyright. J I ond»n. June IV Rubber i- idle and uninteresting, Bui ness is icaree. When' there are pii.terations the movonn m i< downward. Th- lhisun Dnrian < '<>.. capital has been Increased t<. 1350,000 and final dividend r
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    217 19 Singapore, June IS. Thc Commodity Market is !<•>- active, thr undertone continue- steady end va* a* have been well maintained on small ness. Demand, rach ai it is, centre* round tlh near positions arith an occasional trai action ahead. Th<- export duty <»n ruW er is to i»
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    HOSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT
    170 19 HOSE MAC PHAIL C O'S REPORT Singapore, June IS. Rubber. London 9%d, Unchanged. 'lin. London E215 10_, 10a down. Local ill's foi 250 tone. Mining. Quiet. Rahman Hydraulic 1.27 Vm 1.32!_, Sungei Way 2.70 .Mala\.. t oiis, Is, 98, Taiping 1.00 1.03, North Taiping os LOO, South Taiping 48 50
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    82 19 Yesterday Vi Alterations. June !"»th, Chafcßg Price* Kuchai I.;,;, Ma ;i\ an Cons. Rahman Hyn. t.27 1 I Sunjp i \V;i 2.7€ IVTT 1 Taiping |.oci I*o*l Ampati |8? Sd I9i Bd .\s> t im KumKang Banßi m Katu I lanirtui Riv«rn :,l ayan^f L7i Sione Tin
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    48 19 Juno l.'.ih.. 12 iMiii»«'k aaea R-B.S. eooal to Standard Q I Spot Standard K.s.s on Tender .Tutu- U July-Sept. i Oct-Dee. :\2\ Ton.- of Market: Steady. Latest Cable:— London Spot Shed :»',«r per lb. New v *k Spot sh»M-t GxU 19% per i»>.
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      376 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid Up Capital m COO.OOO shares of f3 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3<ooo Coo Head Office: SB, Bishopsgate, London. E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo To-ckah Ami, tsar i poh
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      398 19 BANKING. mmmm a a HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Oflice: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy
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  • MALAYAN RACING.
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      SELANGOR TURF CLUB MEETING.
      445 20 Third Day's Results. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, June 15. The third day of the racing passed off succes .fully. There was a poor attendance, fine weather, and good going. Results: Race 1. (Jrit^ins. first division. Five furlongs. Is uh (Haie) 8.11 1 IKajanp Girl
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      WEIGHT- FOR FOURTH DAY.
      295 20 WEIGHT- FOR FOU RTH DAY. Ponies, First Division (Six furlongs.— Lavendo Joy 10. Marcony 9.2, Wallstone S.T. Balrana 8.0, Micky Free 7.13, Merry Lass 7.10, Purser '„2. Horse* (Purse), Second Division (*>_■ fui longs).— Poseu.se 9.2, Kosciosko 9, Polianthei 8.13, Devolution 8.12, Ca'iph 8.11, Florrie's Pet 8.10, Dowso-the-Glim 8.9, Prince
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      LATEST HOME CRICKET RESULTS.
      64 20 Big Win for Lancashire. Ix»rden, June 15. Glamorgan vs. Somerset. Glamorgan won by 45 runs. Gll-HrgW 126 and 17s. Somerset 149 and 110. White 8 for 50. Gresswell 6 for 19. Mercer 5 for 53. Lancashire vs. Gloucester. r>nCM-ire won by an innings am! 20 runs.
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      Woolley in Great Form at Tunbridge Wells.
      112 20 [Reuter's Service.] London. June 14. In the ftnt match of the Tunbridge Wells week Kent defeated Warwick sin re to-day by an innings and 294 runs. Kent f>l9 for 0 (dec). Warwickshire 119 and 100. In Kent's innings Hardinge scored a double century
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      CRICKET.
      153 20 The following are invited to play cricket for the V.M.C.A. against Duke's m the Framros Cup on the V.M.C.A. Ground today commencing at 2 p.m. R. Lyne (Captain). V. Xavier. F. A. S. Hoole. C. M. James. C. Smith. H. G. Stack. L. W. Byrd, C. J. A. Gill,
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    181 20 Duffers Cup. The qualifying round tor the above i-up will be held on June 30th and July Ist., under the following conditions: Best 8 cards returned will qualify: open only to members or >upernumerary members whose handicaps are 14 and over. Keppel Golf (lub \>. Singapore Gdf
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    55 20 The following is the result of the l„,die-' Medal for June. Mrs. G. G. Franklin 4 Up Mrs. Gregory- Jones 3 Mrs. Sefton Cullen 1 n Mts. Buchanan t down Miss C. M. O. Lawrence 2 Mrs. A. F. Q. Perkins 2 Mrs. L. R. Taylor 2
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    63 20 Owing to rain the races which should have been swum on Sunday, June 3rd. were postponed till to-morrow when the programme will be: Novices Race (1 length) Breast Stroke (1 length handicap). Team Race. Intending competitors are asked to note hat a start will be made at 11
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    127 20 Thi' marriage took place at St. Andrew's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday, of Fames G. MacGregor, Accountant, F.M.S. Railways, Chegar Perak, and Miss Grace Jutheridge, daughter of Mr. C. Gutheridge, telegraph Engineer, F.M.S. Railways, K.L. rhe Rev. A. O. Cooper officiated and the >ride, who was given away by her
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  • GARRISON CUP.
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      SERVICES BEAT VOLUNTEERS.
      552 20 Exciting Second Half. I nited Services 1; S.Y.C. 0. The Volunteers gave quite a good account of themselves against the United Sei vices at the Stadium yesterday afternoon. With better forward leadership they might have won. The defence was very sound and Cherrington m goal gave quite
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      GARRISON FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
      135 20 In the final match of the Garrison Footnail League. H.Q. Wing defeated tho R.E. hy two goals to one, i*nd thus wins the Cun for 1928. Tho following are the final positions;— (ioals. Team. p. \y. I), y\ X H.Q. Wine 9 7 1 1 20 11
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      L.L.T.C. TOURNAMENT.
      80 20 The following ties will be played on Monday. Mixed Doubles Handicap. C Mrs. Robertson and Ruchwaldy vs. Miss O'Sullivan and Hudson. R Mr. and Mrs. Duff vs. Mrs. Parmele and Hill. D Mrs. Campbell and S. Abed vs. Miss Trevor Smith and Lewis. Mixed Doubles Open. A Miss
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      137 20 The wedding was solemnised at St. Mark's Church, Seremban, at noon on the Tth inst. by the Rev. A. O. Cooper, between Mr. A. G. Dobb, son of the late Mr. Charles Dobb and Mrs. Dobb, of Hampstead. London, and Miss Vera Cotterill, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.
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  • INFECTED RATS IN PARIS.
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      WAR LEGACY MENACE.
      631 20 Alleged Export to England. Tar is. May 10. The Interrational Anti-rat Conference is to open at tho Sorbonne, and for several day.* m succession papers will bo road by experts from various countries describing the efforts that are being made to combat this dangerous and destructive creature.
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      THE SINGAPORE BISLEY.
      313 20 This Year's Programme. An ambitious programme has been put I I forward this year by the Council of the I j Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association m j connection with the Singapore Bisley Meet- j ing, which is to be held on the Bukit Timah j Range during
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