The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 June 1928

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1928 NO. 12,110
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    273 1 The quest ton of the transference of Chinas capital from I'ekinu tc» Nan kinu is irinim'iittd upon hjf the London Times Page It* IV r all practical parpeses, say* Renter nns-.au;> froai Shanghai, the \ati< nul'-it (Jinmnunt has its headqamrteiM m .'he International Settlement there Pace 11A
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    GRASS WIDOWERS.
    1406 1 Jean had -••tit me character^ tic nolc m which she -;ivc me the title of "dear old l>nd." Absence was apparently affecting her emotions and this comparison with the feathered tribe was a trifle unusual. She had w<» n the bucket quoits and th< P was a nice
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      334 1 I SWALLOW ARIELLS i| (WORLD RENOWNED) BLSfUITS AND CAKES t ....-/.•.•.v.w.v.v.-.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. Raffles g^pj Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TEA DINER i DANCES GRILL ROOM DANS ANT I XX ER^ Lnrivalled m the East. wiruv MONDAY fcvkKY jx WEDNESDAY tavii mr^m, TUESDAY Friday TANIA SVETLANOVA Thursday I AND SATURDAY I *axe McGuireg
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      148 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Wakeiield < a irol v.ii it the W?t Page v Police notice regarding tin-aims- I'ajre What General Motors lias m Pa^rt--12. Singapore Improvemsnt Trust notice Page Latee4 shipping rotir pagu 14. and l«i. Ladies' -.'-is <f distinction at Little's ViliTV 10. Latest small advertisements and notices on Pajre
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      15 1 .V.V.V.-.V.V.V.-.V. V.V.V. '.V.V.*. I SWALLOW ARIELL'S IN I LB. BAGS I; j: PATENT ROLLER FLOURJJ
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      95 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 20th. High Water, 0.12 p.m., 8.6, 11.43 p.m.. 9S, Malacca: H. W. i».i»o a.m.. 9JJO p.nu, Football: Div. I.C.P.A. vs. Malay?. Stadium. Tennis Championships Sins;l Final: Murakami vs. Khoo Hye. Thursday. 21st. Hiuh Water. 1.27 o.m M 8..1. .Malaria: H. W. 0.40 a.m.. 6.4, 10.10 p.m. fi.."i
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    NAVY DOCKS AND WORKS.
    411 2 The Singapore Base. economy should find ni pleasure m an examination of that no important part of the Navy Estimates whicl relates to the expenditure on w«,rks. bulk' and repairs B1 home and abroad. T vote not <>nly has shown a consistent rtion every year since
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      74 2 A- a final match prior to the d parturc "t the < hin Nan University Students for China a game has been arranged between them and the mike's at the Stadium on Saturday. Th< charges will be $1, 50 cents jukl 20 ((tits. Season tii-k^ will not be ■a ailablc,
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      232 2 ALHAMBRA PH 9 r (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd.. Proprietors). Commencing Monday, June 18th at 9 p. m THE EMPIRE NEWS BULLETIN AH the Latest News of the World. The First German First National Production M* m m m VTTrxnsiA VIJCLJNJNA B^iWf?f?i lya mara ft?i7wfik^i BEN LYON jHMP^^wfAjp^ i^
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    TUPMAN'S TELEPHONE.
    1049 3 A True London Story. This is a true London story about my 'ffiend Tuynmn and his endeavour to become ;>. telephone .subscriber. Noll Ing could be further from Mr. Tupn>an'« wishes than to be obnoxious to his nc.Mihlours. He is a gentle soul, and 1 think wicked of
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    OUR PARLIAMENTARY SPORTSMEN.
    963 3 Although England may not always be able to carry off the laurels of sport m competition with other nations, I think the House of Commons could safely challenge any other popular legislative assembly m the field of athletics without fear of defeat. Cricket, lawn tennis, golf, squash
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      176 3 SbbVS/ V^ > GLAXO builds firm flesh, plenty j: of strong bone, and a sound :j j constitution. It contains nothing J whatever to harm baby or cause ij him pain. That is why if Baby is fed on Glaxo he will progress steadily :j day by day into happy
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      17 3 pudence of the milkman when discovered giving short measure, the whole thing was «_r»tting on his nerves.
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      301 3 Estate S Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited I (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. l\ with Security deposited with the Straits > Settlements Government.) 5 is prepared to act as > Trustees, Executors, Administrators. Receivers, J Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of J Rents, Investigators and
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    NEW BRITISH CAR.
    113 4 Revolutionary Design. A front-wheel -drive motor car with all four wheels independently sprung has been adopted as standard by one of the leading British manufacturers. This revolutionary design, which, it is claimed, reduces skidding risks and gives increased stability at corners, has been selected by Captain Malcolm
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    BOY'S ARREST ON CROSSING ITALIAN FRONTIER.
    134 4 Vienna June Ist. Wilhelm Kanit Schneider, who is an Innsbruck student, was spending a holiday m the Alps. He did not realize that when he left the unguarded "Austrian side of the hut he had entered Italy. The incident has occasioned much comment here,
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    BRITISH AIRMAN'S LUCKY ESCAPE.
    124 4 Crash m Ceylon. The fortunate escape of a pilot of one of the seaplanes attached to H.M.S. Enterprise, of the East Indies Squadron, which was recently m Singapore, is related m the Ceylon papers. Lieutenant Carnduff, left the ship m a single seater fighting seaplane at
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    THE DANGEROUS DRIVER.
    969 4 HIS CONTROL AND PUNISHMENT. The Little Knowledge. The problem of dealing with the dange ous diiver becomes more and more ingisten It stands to reason thai. Jt the rate at which new drivers are taking to the roar! every month, one might say every week, the number
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    SITUATIONS VACANT.
    23 4 MOTOR TRADE. Energetic European wanted; with commercial training. Applications, with copies of testimonials, t-) Box No. 148 care of Free Press.
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    A MORRIS SEVEN.
    363 4 Two-Thirds the Size of the Cowley. A new Morris car is to be put on the market some time this year a saloon fourseater of seven horse-power ratine. It. will have a four-cylinder engine, with overbend valves actuated by an overhead camshaft rather an unusual feature m
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    MOTORIST'S SARCASM.
    188 4 His Tribuio to the Efficiency of a Trap. A satirical letter on police methods was read at Croydon County police court when Derek Kirkland, of Leigham Court-road. Streatham, appeared before the Bench <>n an adjourned summons for alleged excessive speed at Mitcham. The writer described the Mitcham police
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    ROCKET CAR'S AMAZING RESULTS.
    183 4 I "Md«n The Berlin contspi ndeni United Pr«- th.it tk intr results at the V official trial of the I r. V bounded off emitting flaiM ii was travelling at 12" n Itondl after the >t;irt. Hem Opel, iajn thai I model capable of hour on
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    MOTORISTS' 17,000 BET
    120 4 Success of British 'h Great Britain. the IV. and France wtn a citing motor ear ri run on the Indianapolb li recently. The COntMl wa> the made by a Tinted BUb turer. that an American Ml European ear which It liked to briag menm. W tore selecttnl
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    EARLY MORNING SMASH.
    72 4 A Citroen ear \\l' hv Chine* crashed into at the junction «»f Orchard R Road shortly after 4 ■•> morning. The ear Wai ft was apparently ix-im; ir Tangiin. It i^ ■vvi lost control ami ■werw I ly with the result that th. into a butressand then
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      33 4 A tyre, made by (ioo.l has the respect of the mhdt world and it ha^ earmd i H irespect bs matchle^ Jf formance. G/^ a //r^ a good tube A GOODYEAR TUBE GOODjyEAR
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    OIL FILTER REDUCES COST OF CHEVROLET OPERATION.
    193 5 Ist can save on oil expense Litrh proper attention I is car wi.s stressed m sed recently by O. E. Hunt. Che violet I Comr:il M >t.-rs. eni fo lowed experiment i ar t ngmeers of the Ac ompany, 1 t" Chevrolet »wing
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    DOUGLAS TOURIST TROPHY.
    68 5 R^ult of Junior Trophy Race. Ix>ndon, June 4. aa Tourist Trophy motor-cycle •(1 m the Isle of Man to-day. started for the Junior Trophy over which was won by Bennett rid'"•X ;i Velocette, his time bein^r 3 hours 50 S. Willis, on a Velocette, was 3 nd
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    GEOGRAPHY IN THE HUB OF THE UNIVERSE.
    61 5 GEOGRAPHY IN THE HUB OF THE UNIVERSE. < Open Championship a group of at Sandwich, mostly Londoners, w *r> <Jis, ussinp the probable setting for amateur championship. almost certain to be Lytham," said speaker. "It's about time they had a IOf k W for the Amateur." "•U, anyway," observed a
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    "THE LURE OF SPEED."
    514 5 Major Segrave's Thrilling Narrative. If there still survive any who mourn the supposed murder of romance by machinery, they must be disillusioned by Major Segrave'a book, "The Lure of Speed." It is a record of motor racing m Europe since the war. and, as such, an
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    SKIDDING.
    1092 5 HOW TYRL ADHESION IS LOST. What to Do. With the possible exceptions of death by drowning and lying under a tiger's paw*. theie are few sensations of absolute- helplessness to compare wL.i v really Dad skid m a motor-car always supposing that th* driver la rather a novice. In
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    GOLF AMATEURS BEAT PROFESSIONALS.
    135 5 GOLF AMATEU RS BEAT PROFESSIONALS. I.cnd.n, Jure (n. At West Hiil, Brookwood, a golf match between a team, of ten amateurs and a team of ten professionals was halved. The captains of the two sid< s were, respectively, Wethered and Braid and m their natch the former was successful by
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    ACTOR'S SHOTS AT MAYOR OF VIENNA.
    52 5 Two Years' l»enai SenritueV. Vienna. May 11. The two day's trial of Richard Stnvinger, the unemployed actor who on November 86 lad year fired nx shots at the Mayor of Vienna, M. Seitz, came to an end to-day. Strevinger wa« sentenced to two years'
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    TRANSVAAL BEATS NEW ZEALAND AT RUGBY.
    253 5 Johannesburg, June 9. In a Buffby match, Transvaal beat the New Zealanders by f> points to 0. The British public schools are being increasingly represented m the inspectorial ranks of the Malayan Police. Among the schools from which recently appointed probationers come are University
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      52 5 I (p\ 1 There's nothing to be I N funny about r&jati/tnp v| I theTiou Chev/'okt I I /tea t'e<x//y pood /7 car and excepf/o/ja/ Iff s B |-j 139 5 I HE 4 VMEEL BPAKCS AHD A I MOST OF OTNER IMPROVEMEnTS I bOPniiO-CnCVROLET-C?] 68, ORCHARD ROAD. I 'PMOME
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    GOLF FOR THE WORKERS.
    954 6  -  S. Wingate. A Professional's Experience on a Municipal Course. OVERCOMING INITIAL EXPENSES. J- < -by- 5 ISPECIAL TO FMKM PtUSBS.\ 4 I- or the past five years I have been doing. He is content to work the position associated with public golf at the Leeds out
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    WIRELESS IN MALAYA.
    421 6 Chief Secretary's Report. Sir William Peel has a paragraph about "wireless" m hia Annual Report, say- writer m the Times of Malaya. Sit William writes: "Two short-wave transmitting and receiving vtn for the conduct of wireless *xperim Dta throughout the Peninsula weic received m October but, owing
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    PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA.
    88 6 Efficient Transport and Medical Facilities. London, June 1 A telegram from Mecca speaks (if the excc< lirjply efficient arrangements made to cope with the pilgrimage of f>oo.ooo persons, including transport, medical and sanitary facilities. Seven dispensaries have been established between Mecca and Arafat, with a main hospital
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    GENEVA CALLING.
    94 6 League of Nations Short Wave Test With Wireless. The League of Nations made its first experiment m broadcasting news on a short wave-length, says a Geneva message. Items which were broadcast m four languages wore transmitted by land line to Rootwijlfc m Holland, and were broadcast from there
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    VOBONOFF THEORIES DENOUNCED.
    40 6 Referring to the Voronoff sermon at Westminster Abbey, Dean Inge said it was disgraceful that there was being honoured and applauded m England a foreigner whoso theories and scheme? were revolting to all pure-minded men and women.
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    TO FINISH SCHUBERT'S "UNFINISHED SYMPHONY."
    103 6 TO FINISH SCHUBERT'S "UNFINISHED SYMPHONY." London. June Sixty-sis work- were submitted by the British section m connexion with the £4,000 competition for ending Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony." The competition was organised by the Columbia Gramophone Company, m celebration of the Schubert Centenary. The eminent Board of Judges has decided to divide
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    FAMOUS DIAMONDS THAT WEEP.
    951 6 The Elephant Pearl. Mysterious and inexplicable gems abound m India and Burma even m these days of. the twentieth century. There are diamonds that wei p tears of pure water when the moon is full; pearls from the head of the King Cobra which make rain;
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    £150 ON DEAD LABOURER.
    58 6 More than £150 m worn and frayed Treasury notes was found m the pockets of Richard Catt, aped 66, a labourer of Stonefield-place, Hastings, who was killed when he fell only 9 feet from a ladder. The man always said he did not believe m banks,
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    SOUL GOES OUT LIKE A CANDLE.
    634 6 SOUL GOES OUT LIKE A CANDLE. Brain "A Machine." Controversy on the greatest problem of life and death the question whether man possesses an immortal soul has been renewed by Sir Arthur Keith, the famous surgeon and biologist, who is president of the British Association. "Mind/ declared Sir Arthur Keith,
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    HOME CRICKET.
    598 6 Gibbons' Choice. Ciicket which started off so well is once again suffering through bad weather causing bad attendances, though i: hat given bowlers a chance since they have h.u! things all their own way. writes our London Correspondent. One of I the bowling teats -though this one was
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    843 6  -  "Horatius.' Does Flag -Flying Pay? ii I I WHEN LUCK TAKES A HAND. I I J ISPECIAL TO FMKK MUTSS.J "Well, partner, anyhow- we tawed the game." So saith the flag-IHer as he enters up the hundreds m the "they" column, and it is wonderful what
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    122 6 Pnijrrannu 1 of Drills It. to Juiu- Jfth. Wednesday 20th. M p.BV Drill Hall, (a dets Raffles Institution: weapon training Thursday 21, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, I Reinforcement; 30 yards ranee. Friday 22nd, 5.15 p.m. Malax Drill Hall Malay Company; Company parade; 5 p.m. Fi^lap, all officers,
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    CADDIES WHOSE LANGUAGE SHOCKS GOLFERS.
    59 6 CADDIES WHOSE LANGUAGE SHOCKS GOLFERS. i That ionic golfen language ased by i a ldi< Mu* annual meeting /aid Golf < "!uk The i M I I pal i-> I ;h« mselve* fron to becouM i a«kod the club to on Sunday. Ono imihf i .aniruairv the b Kvontually the
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    TOLL OF THE ROAD IN PARIS.
    79 6 Par. j There are »ore traflk m Pari>. Btatfotkf ih W», thi many month'i k>n« buttle tpril there irere Ml 1 1 v. r injured. Prr total of 1 19 I MU v X injurod. Taxis, which poaed to l.r driven with urn* responsible
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    IRON.
    59 6 Too I '»mp!«t« Engaged on plain rl ton policeman disfrui* I I and Added M empt) complete his make up. A dvaltT it> old iron tool and-out," and. de*pi c M his barrow with old Iron, wi to soil aad make H The policeman, unable. I Sift, had to
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    JUDGES, ASSESSORS AND JURIES.
    631 7 A Kuala Lumpur View. Few who have carefully watched the Uvu ■yrtems at work m Malaya will deny that m murd< r rials the practice of having such thaiges heard by a Judge assisted by two assessors, ai ia the case m the F.M.S., generally fives
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    SAVED BENDAHARA' LIFE.
    171 7 Thy Raja Bendahara brought to the notice of Peiak State Council recently the action of Mat Piah b;n Ahmad m saving his lif<> at Kua.a Dipang. Council dscides that Mat Piah bin Ahmad be made an Orang Pesar Tiga puloh-dua m recognition of his bravery. [About the
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    ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL FETE.
    222 7 A very successful dance wa? held on Friday at Goodwood Hall and as a result a substantial sum was raised towards the men's <tall -funds. The committee wish to express thi-ir thanks to Mr. E. S Manasseh for the loan of the Hall to the Tanceyukes
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    160 7 The New Formosa Governor General. [Ey courtosy of the Nany o NichiXichi Shimbunsha.] CHINESE LEGATION AT TOKIO. T«kio, June- 17. The Chinese eiration at Tokk) has hoisted the nationalist flag Instead <>; the old five-colour fla^. NEW UPPBR HOUSE MEM HER. Baron I. Fukao, Vice-president of the
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    JUDGE CRITICISES POLICE METHODS.
    264 7 "Too Much of Agent Provocateur." London. June 11. "Too much of the agent provocateur* which we have always avoided m England." Was one of the charges against the methods of the police m the course of a remarkahle speech by Jodfe A therley-Jones, fudge Of the
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    WHISKY RUNNING REVELATIONS.
    166 7 WHISKY RUNNING REVELATIONS. British M.P/s Action Fails. I ondnii. June 9. Plaintiff*! counsel m an action before the King's Bench assumed that the medical prcfession recommend whisky for snakebites. Judge: H<>\v many snakes would it require to consume 7.500 cases of whisky? Laughter). The above dialogue occurred m an action
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    LORD OXFORD'S BEQUEST TO LADY FRIEND.
    180 7 London, June 12. The will of the Earl of Oxford and A>-quith has been published. On a nett personality of i'9,ltfS. he leaves i':*oo and his effects to his widow, ".£2,500 to m,y friend, Hilda Harrison of Oxford, to enable her to provide for
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      241 7 Stop c sore throat' m M f[4o 1 UvULKI y T Many Other Uses /"^>^ i Ke«p Listerine always on hand. It "N^V has dozens of daily uses; |L yTU: —Mkk on cuts woun^ s a "d scratches to N^ J\^ if! r 1 fit prevent infection and promote \t
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    GARRISON ATHLETIC SPORTS MEETING.
    456 8 List of Events. The Garrison Athletic Sports meeting will be held on the Polo Ground, Baiestiei Road on Saturday. July Tth. The Sports Will be held under the rules of th^ Arm) Athletic Association. The Programme. The following is the at'ternoonV programme: 2.15 p.m. 100 yds.
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    HOW TOBOGGAN WON THE OAKS.
    275 8 Lord Derby's Classic Win. Stioiiir hopes were entertained that the Kin«: would, on Epsom Downs, win the Oak- classic race for three-year-old fillies. His filly. Scuttle, was a hot favourite, but could only finish second, being beaten by four lengths by Lord Derby's Toboggan. |fr.
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    THE CORONATION CUP.
    63 8 Npelle's Victory; Book Law Third. London. June 7. The Coronation Cup, over the Derby Course (about a mile and a half), resulted as follows: Mr. R. McCreery's APELLE 1 Mrs. C. Rich's SILVERSTEAD Lord Astor's BOOK LAW Four ran: The betting was as follows:— 100 to 16
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      64 8 Mr. M. A. Young, of the Ceylon Civil Service, who held the position of Principal Assistant to the Colonial Secretary until he went to England on furlough recently has been appointed Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone. Mr. Young, who is 42 years old, joined the Ceylon Civil Service as a
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    548 9 THE SUMMER 1928 RACE MEETING. Friday and Saturday, the Bth and 9th, Friday and Saturday, the 15th and Hith. and Friday and Saturday, the 22nd and 2.'.rd of June I**2S. 3 seven dmsion races for all horses. 2 four division and one five division races tf races
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    CHINA'S HOODWINKING.
    182 9 PRESS COMMENT ON NEW DECLARATION. Bolshevist Doctrine. [Router's Service.] London. June 19. The Daily Telegraph m an editorial says the Chinese Nationalist Government's declaration to the Powers re-illustrates the inveterate inability of the Chinese Nationalists to see themselves as others see them, and their invincible belief that the
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    ELECTRIC RAILWAY PROGRESS.
    111 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rutrbv, June IS. The scheme of electrification Oi suburban traffic on the Southern Railway was t -arried a stage further to-day, whin the hange over from it: am to electric trains Look place on tht- cential >ei-U»n of th« system, involving miles of
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    WORLD'S BIGGEST LINER.
    63 9 WORLD'S BIGGEST LINER Ordered by White Star Line. rondos. Jaae t^. It is announced thai the White Star 1 me ►»as ordered from Mersn*. Harland Woi!T (Belfast) a mammoth luxury tranA-Atlanti« liner which will be the biggest m the World. She will In* 1,000 feet m length, have a gross
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    ASCOT OPENING.
    73 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Kußby. Jure IS. j The Royal Ascot race meeting opens to- J morrow, and with it the I ondon social season reaches its climax. The King and the Guf^n. who art' entertaining many distinguished guests at Windsor Castle, will attend on each of the
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    THE CORNWALL AT BUNENOS AIRES.
    41 9 mentor*! Service 1 Baenee Aires. June 19. Th<> President of the Republic and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Marine and War. to-day inspected the cruiser Cornwall, which is visiting South America on its way to China.
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    DUTCH ROYALTY IN SWEDEN.
    88 9 f ßeuter's Service."! I Stockholm, June 18. I The Queen of the Netherlands and I Princess Juliana have arrived. They arc! travelling incognito. The Rev. R. D. Whiiehorn. formerly Mipict«. n _i r Charge of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Selangor, ha*; l>een appointed Minister-in-Charge of the
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    THE FRIENDSHIP'S FLIGHT.
    411 9 TREMENDOUS OVATION FOR MISS EARHART. ftlad to be Back on Land. FReuter's Service.] '-< ndon. June 18. rhe Frierdship flyers a*e Kttl< the worst for then- great adventure. They describe the crossing as uneventful. Mrs. Guest, who financed Miss Karhart's flight m the interest of Ar irl.-American
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    THE SPEAKERS RETIREMENT.
    125 9 THE SPEAKERS RETIREMENT. Increasing Burden of Work. I Ri v!« r*d S'pr\ w-f> 1 London, June 18. The increasing burden or the Speakership waa emphasised by Mr. Whitley at the conclusion of noestioni m the House of Commons to-night, when be rose and asked the House to allow him t.»
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    THE GREEK CRISIS.
    93 9 Civil Service Demands. [Reuter's Service.] Athens. June 19. A noisy meeting of lower grade civil servants supporting the tobacco strikers this evening resolved to *vnd a resolution to the Premier giving the Government two flny» m which to accept the demands of the civil servants, including an
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    EXAMINING THE RATING BILL.
    52 9 [Reuter's Service.] I.«»nd<»n, June 18. Th" House of Commona tonight began a letailed examination of the Government's Rating Bill. Ii rejected labour amendments ii favour of restricting relief to necessitous ireas, cutting out agriculture from the scheme of relief, and extending the relief u> all forms
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    IS CHANG DEAD?
    41 9 IS CHANG DEAD A 'Kit her Conflicting; Report. [Renter*! Service] I/mdun. .lunv 18. News off. ially received n London irom China states that <*hr.'iir Tao Lin. who b still m Mukden, is eonsid rabi} improved expects to 1 iHy •< overed shortly.
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      BIRTHS.
      76 10 BROWNING.— At the Nu »ir.g H Syers Road, Kuaia Lumpur, <>r. June i«. t Mr. and Mrs. Browning, of banting, a DANNATT.— At the European Hospital. on June IT. to Dr. and Mm. K. M. Dannatt, daughter. SCOTT. At Kuala Lumpur, on June 16, to Olive, wife «>t' Mr.
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      DEATH.
      51 10 Mrs. LJM LIANG QUEE.— At noon on June 1928, at Hullet Road. Singapore, Mrs. I.im Liarir Quet- (nee Tan Swve Ens). She leaves two sons and six daughters to mourn her loss. Cortege will leave tho house at 4.15 p.m. to-day and arrive at Bidadar' Cemetery at ."> p.m.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY,JUNE 20, 1928. CROSSING THE ATLANTIC.
    960 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1928. CROSSING THE ATLANTIC. There are two items of news m recent cables which, although m close relation to each other, provide interesting contrasts. On the one hand comes news that an American woman. Miss Amelia Earhart, has joined that select company of adventurers
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    274 10 FRESH FALL IN LONDON STOCKS. But Market Not Affected. [Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright.] London. June 19. Week-end orders have been mainly on behalf of sellers ard m consequence the ton- is dull with easier buying. Business, however, has he.n scanty. The fresh substantial Tall m London stocks
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    PLANTERS' BENEVOLENT FUND.
    127 10 PLANTERS BENEVOLENT FUND. Mr. C. Footner, Chairman of the Centtal Perak P. A., issue- the following ciicular: At a general meeting of this Association held recently, it wa- considered advisable that subscription- to the above fund from members of the Association -hould he sent to the Secretaries, who would forward
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    SEDITIOUS LITERATURE.
    138 10 Hvl^m "Boy" Convicted. [From Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh. June 1*». "International Women** Freedom Hay" •\nd "Civilisation Movement m Malaya" were the titles of document! produced by Inspector Dow liny of Tetttk Anson tmainst On Tah Hiam. a Hylam "hoy" employed by Mr. Falls. The charge \va> one of
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    SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST PENANG CHINESE.
    68 10 From Our Own Correspondent.) PeaMg, .lune IH. At the Ptnang Police Court, Urn Chua Hock, alias Lim Choon Hock (a Hokien). was summoned on three charges of committing offences against pirU under 16 years of age, m Muntri Street. Mr. J. A. Black. Protector of
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    SIAMESE MINISTER OF JUSTICE.
    32 10 (Frc».n Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Jane 18. Phya Chinda Bhiromya, Chief Judge ol the Supreme CoUH Of Appeal has been apprinted act n" Minister of Justice. To-day's Feature.
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    GOLF FOR THE WORKERS.
    122 10 —Page S. The British public schools art' being increasingly represented m thy Inspectorial ranks of the Malayan police. Among the schools from which recently appointed probationary inspectors come are University College School, London. Wellington College, Felstead, Edinburgh Academy, and the Thames Nautitil Training College. Ifonseigneur Nones,
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    S.S. ASSOCIATION.
    512 10 FORMATION ()i MAI w, BRANCH. Link m Inhrokcn h a i n At a representati. lacca Chib on Fridaj \i th- Strata Settlement fumed. The A5m,,,;,,, racH the three settleim i I Singapore, Penang md Ma llr. M. Striven* pn Mr. -F. VV. Harries, i retary of the
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    107 10 LATEST RrilliEß AND I |N PRICES. [From Our Own Correspor London, tat If, I^3 Messrs. Syminjrton and S notify to-day's rubber P»'u O',d. per Ib. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and &o notify to-dnv's tin pr: w E213%— £210%. The Malacca litigation In la.ra Guardian wan Involve on the right
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    PEKING OR NANKING?
    88 11 QUESTION OF CHINA'S CAPITAL. Strong Reason for Transference. fKeuter's Service.] London, June 19. m an editorial, expresses the there are strong economic and reason! f<<r the transference of to Nanking, which is also less foreign attack than Peking, but rr that the situation m Manchuria >lia militates
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    SAFETY FIRST' NATIONALISTS
    126 11 fv fiverited from International St'ttli'rru'nt. Fai Has tern Service.] Shanghai. June 19. ided that it is not feasible tal a Directorate-General Nanking; therefore the headremoving from Peking to time being. While on the noteworthy that the govern-' -t China for all practical i m the International SetFrench
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    56 11 Fengtieners Want Peace. with N'anyane g Pau Press.] Shanghai. June 19. •dyguard was disarmed at c;ii" »uti are unhave sent a deleuho i> negotiating for I iang has !>een appointed rder of Chanjr Tso ha- promised to po to S m Vat Sen. Shan Ha: Kuan 4is-
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    NOBILE HARD TO FIND.
    33 11 Planes Searching. fßputer's Service.] Rome. June 19. Milan', reports that the two again flew over General iition without sighting him. wirelessed that one of the within two kilometres of
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    SUMMARY END TO LIBEL ACTION.
    37 11 Journalist Killed m Court. fßeuter's Service.] Vienna. June 19. hearing of a libel action Oskar Poeffl, former editor of net Journal against Bruno tit editor. Poeffl fired three v Wolf, killing him.
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    STABILISING THE FRANC.
    67 11 I tench Legislation. FReuter's Service.] Paris, June 19. rnment has decided to tubmit on June 23rd. legislation for of the franc. h decided, with a view to speculation, that the final proposals and the rate of stahilishould only he fixed at the last and after the foreign
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    OIL IN HAINAUT.
    38 11 [Router's Service.] llru»sel*. June IH. ••■I that petroleum wells have l at Houdenfaimeriet m Hai- ><>undinjr t" a depth of a yielded oosingi and it has that there are petrolific charEarlier cable* <m »a£e i*.]
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    A CURIOUS CASE.
    597 11 SMUGGLING CHINESE TO AMERICA. Allegations Against Police. chlrT CaSt ;u aa: u inSt tW Chin^<' Who are ha, god Wlth ehaating and abetment of the offence of stowing away, the charges being th, outcome of an alleged attempt to smug some C hmese into America, was commenced
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    SPANISH OIL MONOPOLY.
    34 11 fßeuter's Service.] Madrid, June 19. A decree ha? forbidden all political discussion or propaganda by private organisations and the Government has threatened to suppress all newspapers opposing the Spanish petroleum monopoly.
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    PRINCESS XENIA'S ILL LUCK.
    32 11 PRINCESS XENIA' S ILL LUCK. [Renter's S#f»U'».l Bushire. June 19. The engine of the Princess Xenia is partially seized up and a new engine is necessary before the flight can be resumed.
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    FRIENDSHIP AT SOUTHAMPTON.
    14 11 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 19. The Friendship has arrived at SouthamptOn
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    40 11 CHAN HSI EI-LIANG TO SUCCEED CHANG TSO LIN. [By courtesy of the Xanyo XichiNichi Shimbunsha.] T«kio. June 18. Chang Hsuei-liang. son of Chang Tso-lin has been appointed Military Governor of Mukden by an order of the Generalissimo's Office.
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    SEIYUKAI'S POLICY.
    118 11 A campaign to enfranchise women of thirty years of age and upwards has been launched by young Diet members belonging 1 to the Seiyukai. It is generally thought that the movement is only a bid for public applause. The Minseito leaders are showing no inclination for the campaign.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1258 11 CAPTURE OF ORANG OUTANS. Cruel Methods. (From Our Own Correspondent. > tendon. May 23. The Secretary ot' the Zoological Society of Ix>ndon states that at the end of January the Society was offered by a dealer a newly imported adult male and female orang-utan with their baby.
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    POLICE AND PUBLIC.
    230 11 The Care of Home Pets j j! It is extraordinary what vague idea j some people have of the services that may i be reasonably demanded of Government j officials, says the Malayan Police Maga- nne. For instance a lady residing a t Good- wood Hill, Singapore,
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    AMOY UNIVERSITY.
    220 11 Dr. R. Hoeppli. Professor of Parasitology at the Tan Kah Kee Institute of Science. Amoy University, who is well-known m scientific circles, has just been appointed Professor at the Tropical Hygiene School at Hamburg and was also made a Councillor m Science of the German Government. Dr. O.
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    "FAUST" AT THE PAVILION.
    269 11 "FAUST AT THE PAVILION. The newest interpretation of Mephisto, sometimes localised as Satnn, or even "The Devil", is that rendered by Emil Jannings. the distinguished character actor, m the Ufa production "Faust," which opens a week's run at the Pavilion Theatre from to-night. Jannings makes of the Kvil One a
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    938 12 NORTHERN PARLIAMENTARY BUILDING. Foundation Stone Laying. (Prom Our Own Correspondent 1. Dublin. May 23. On Saturday afternoon, the foundation stone of th: Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, was laid by his Grace the Duke of Abercorn. K.G.. Governor of Northern Ireland, m the presence of a distinguished assembly,
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    "GOLDEN AGE FOR WOMEN."
    674 13 £250,000 BUSINESS BUILT UP BY ONE OF THEM. In Three Years. Mrs. Willson, the president of the Women's Engineering Society, who m three years has done house building and decorating work to the value of £250,000, maintains that this is the "golden age" for women. In
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    ABOVE THE LAW.
    293 13 In the matter of the suggested "family courts" for the adjustment of domestic differences, no doubt someone will ask what are to be the antecedent qualifications of the presiding judge or magistrate. Would these be expected to produce certificates of unblemished domestic happiness; or would it be
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    WOMEN IN WALKING CLUBS.
    227 13 Twice as Many as Men. Women are outdoing men m their enthusiasm for walking. With the arrival of sunny weather numerous happy parties are to be seen every week-end trekking through the country-side away from the busy main roads, searching out the many wonderful bits of
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    SHIP-SCITTLING PLOT THAT FAILED.
    193 13 Man Confesses to a i' 40,000 Fraud Attempt. Paris, May 6. A prominent Marseilles man, M. Angelvin, has confessed to an attempt to defraud an insurance company of £40,000 by scuttling the steamship Vinicolo. which he had bought for the purpose. Angelvin made his confession after
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    WIND-JAMMERS' OCEAN RACE.
    181 13 47-Year-Old Ship's New Challenge. London. May 14. Tht- ocean race from Australia to Falmouth between two huge windjammer* was concluded on Saturday night by the arrival of the Swedish four-masted ship Beatrice, a magnificent vessel. 47 year* old. built of steel, and carrying nearly 40.000 bag* of
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    MAX JUST LIKE THE APE.
    132 13 Professor D. M. S. Watson, Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at University College. London, m the Romanes lecture at Oxford, said that the brain of man was constructed on exactly the same plan as that of a gorilla. No structure visible to the
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    HOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    97 13 Orders for week ending Sunday June 21 Friday, 22nd.— Ambulance Class. Head ouarters 5.15 p.m. W .T. Cherry. District Commissioner, Out of a total of 12,112 patients treated at the District Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, diring 1927, 1,055 absconded and 1.854 died, the percentage of deaths being: 11.16.
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    361 17 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a live "news" paper 40-50 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri ©ach morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest Newt and Latent Announcements, together with exclusive special features. "Pictures of thf week" Serial Story,
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    MATTERS INDIAN.
    799 17 LABOUR IMMIGRATION IN 1927. Effect of Restriction. I (By Our Indian Correspondent). In the course of his annual report for l.'l- thn Commissioner of Labour. Madras. fives some interesting information with regard to immigration into Malaya. He prefaces his report by saying that unfavourable seasonal conditions m parts
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    DEATH PROM SNAKE-BITE RECALLED.
    375 18 Only Recorded Case of European m Ceylon. Much int. rest bas I en aroused of late m the only recorded cast- if the death of a European m Ceylon from snakc-biie and correspondent! m our columns ha\e riven slightly \atyintf accounts of the death of Mr.
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    DIAMONDS WASHED UP BY THE SEA.
    252 18 lluory of v Voleajiie Pi|ie ontaining Gems. •Jrhannohurjr May 11. Ii th. re volcanic pipe of diamonds under the sea oft the south-west coast of Africa? Dr. Mars Merensky, ihs T > :»!;>u:ist ami |oint diieovsrer of the rich c?Ui aond fields ►f Namaqualand,
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    KEEPING IT DARK.
    303 18 By this time we are fairly well accustomed to prosecutors m blackmail cases who aiv allowed to describe themselves as "Mr. A" or "Mr. X." hut Renter introduces us to an interesting extension of this fashionable practice, says the writer of Miscellany m the Manchester Guardian. In
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    BETS IN WEST END CAFES.
    911 18 NEW WAYS OF EVADING THE TAX. Expert's Exposure. How the bets lax is evaded and millions of pounds lost to the country was revealed lo an Evening News representative by an authority on racing who has made a close study of the schemes employed by
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      69 18 Mr. J. V. Cowgill. Collector of Land Re- j venue and Acting Commissioner of Lands, i F. M. s.. was entertained to a farewell tea party at the Great Eastern Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, by the Lund Ofl\-e staff, on the ove of his departure for Singapore, where he will take
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 19 Jane 19. Bank a di.». 2 3% Bank demand 2,3 11-16 Private credits 3 mJ 2|4 7-32 New York, demand 56 3-16 Credits M days 17% France, dennnd 14'J6 India. T. T. 163% Honjr Kong, demand J h p.c. Dia. Yokohama, demand 119% Jav:i, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 80^*
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    PRODUCE.
    191 19 June 19. Tin 22G Tons .$107.70 Gmmbier 6M: Pepper Whitt- 100 Popper Black 62 Rice Liang Him Chan Mark Red Eaple (New) 330 R'ce, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 286 Rice, Siam Broken No 1 '-£20 Rice, Sam Broken No. 2 200
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    184 19 PLANTERS' "ASSOCIATION VOTE. No Further Releases. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 19. Lengthy discussions on rubber and labour took place at Batang Padang Planters' Association, which was chiefly notable for the Ant action taken on the P.A.M. referendum (o associations; Are you m favour of: (1) Pressing
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
    187 19 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. Singapore, June 19. Rubber. London 9^4d, x s»l down Tin. London C 213 l"'s. i)7s 6d down. Local 1C7% for l' 2") tons. Mining. Quiet. Sungei Way 2.T' 1 2.77%, Rahman Hydranlic 1.27 1 L32H, Klang Riven ;i.30 3.85, Malaya Consola 90 '.♦■'<. Faiping 1.00 1.04,
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    FRASERS SHARE LIST.
    175 19 j Yesterday's Alterations. Bangrin Tin <* 43* Batu Caves 1.30 1.35 K.vsu-in Siam 17:- (id is.- Idris (ss) 1 5a 3d L6a .M cd. Kinta Dn djarc isi [.40 1.50 Kuchai Tin Dredges ($1) 1.45 1.55 K. Lumpur Tit; 32a Kuyoh Tin 60 6i Lingui Tin 1.80
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    141 19 Yesterday's Alterations. The ■■rillfl will take place shortly oi Raja Harriif Shah son of Raja Kcchil Sulone, Porak and the second daughter oi tho Sultan of Deli.- P.G. June 19, (.'losing Trices Batu Caves 1.30 1.33% Jnhan Tin is 2.5 Kucha i 1.30 1.40 Kuyohfl 41) 56
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION STATISTICS.
    533 19 m b.— Above figures tre based on declarations received during the month bf th# Registrars of Imports and Exports and do not represent the quantities actually imported or exported during: the calendar month. One pallon of latex ha< been taken as •qiiivalent to 3V 2 lbs. of
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    127 19 C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION. June IMb.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot :?l>4 SI Standard R.S.S. on Tender Jane .T2 :\2^ July-Sept. 82% 82% Oct-Dec. :V1 Tone of Market Very Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet fid per lb. New York Spot Sheet G.cts ID 1
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      306 19 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 Fund— Sterling £(5,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. 11. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1438 20 No further details are available with regard to the unfortunate accident the worst that lias happened on the Malayan turf for several yean which cast a cloud over thtracing m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. An official enquiry into the incident was initi ated on Saturday afternoon and on
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    274 20 SING APORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. To-Dny*s Sim^e* Final. At the S.C.C. yesterday afternoon. Tit vc find Aitken entered the pemi-flnai of the doubles by training 6—4, 6 l. victory over Hall and Donnoll. The winners were the more inroressive oair and won a lartre number of their points by pood net
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    253 20 Monday's Results. Ladies' Open Sinjik*. Mrs. Zylstra beat Misi Abed. 6 l, 6—2. Miss Wmllil beat Miss White «'>— 4. T— ">. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Parmele and Hill (owe 1.">.3) beat Mr. and Mrs. Duff (owe 15), 6 2, 6—2. Mrs. Robertson and Ruchwaldy
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      INTER-STATE MEDICAL ATHLETICS.
      167 20 [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, June IN. The annual States Medical Championships at Taiping this year was a representative competition m athletics and lawn tennis. They took place m the presence of a large gathering, the wife of the Resident presenting the prizes on Saturday. Mr. Cobb,
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
      54 20 The following is the result of the Men's Medal for June. J. M. Roberts 2 Up Lt. Col. L.R.E.W. Taylor 1 Capt. W. C. MacKinnon 1 H.E. Maj. Gen. Sir C. C. Van Straubenzee 2 Down R. H. Mallinson 2 Lt. Col. J. D. Richmond 2 Twentysix
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      SATURDAY'S WEIGHTS.
      258 20 The weights for Saturday are: Horses (Purse)— Third Division (A) (Five furlongs) Crisp 9.5, Prevail 9.2, Cinderella 6.11, King Poitrel 8.7, New Issue v»">. He s.:*. Successful 8.2, Therms T.io, Wynillo 7. 7. Baronia l.'\. Selma 7.2. Ponies Third Division ti furlongs. Rosemary 9.1, Ifaimaway 9, Mutual Trust
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      CRICKET.
      215 20 S.C.R.C. vs. R.A. The S.C.R.C. beat the R.A. by 3.1 v::.In a fame played at the former*! ground en Saturday. The following were tho scores R.A.: Baker b Kirn Hock 28; Edward's v' (how Tat h Kirn Hoik Coleman c Kum See b Choon Sim 13; Lt. Muffett b
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      CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
      98 20 Results of the races swum off last Sunday at the Chinese Swimming Club were as follow: 200 Metres A. Div.:— First. Np Mong Ciuan (go at 22), time 3 mins. 11 2-."> sees.; Second, Tan Hong Seng (go at 12). 3 mins. 11 3-5 sees; Third. Lee
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