The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 April 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY. APRIL 30, 1929. NO. 12,705
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    294 1 JiumLay i« m fear of a revival of communal trouble m connection with the mill strikes Page 9. m me tin armament conference discus^iens at Geneva attention has been mainly directed towards the matter ot compulsory military service I'age 9. Ihe Australian Government has appointed a committee
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    A WANDERER IN KEDAH.
    1077 1 In the very early dawn I awoke to a cold so intense that 1 could hardly believe I was still m Malaya. I have spent days on Penang and Taiping Hills, and at the Gap, but never before have I encountered so sharp and cold a
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      156 1 WING LOONG. THE KFXOGNISED HOUSE I for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET. ■■—■■■W|.1 MIJ i RAFFLE^ HOTEL Saturday, May 4th. j i Race Dinner Dance DANCING Till 2 a.m, j PHONE 2920 FOR RESERVATIONS. «■<!«■«"«:«'•"««.« J FRASER NEAVE, LTD <♦ FOR ALL FILING* JEQUIPMENT. —^—i I AdelphT HoteT. ®j
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      213 1 1 raisisiaiflSLniSLrai^ «V 2 3& i* r 1 1 The easy writing ROYAL TYPEWRITER— A writing machine j| of surpassing excellence. R°NE Oltd !1 i incorporated m Khi:(»ihli Penang and Kuala Lumpur. I EUROPE^ HOTEL! «n j f yi "Renowned by Recommendation" S FACE DINNER DANCE 1 m SATIRDAY, NEXT—
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      120 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. B. P. de Silva 4 the latest m silverware —Page 8. The new Page Jaj Fencing at William Jacks Page 9. Strawberries and cream at the Fresh FooJ «io{K)t Page •">. Importani lanti and property sale by Cheong Koon 9eng an<i Co.— Page 2. Special screenfl for viewing
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      191 1 THE WEEK. 1 .".-<( <> ;i. 150 th. Hi^'h Water, l.li a.m., Al, ZJU p*>i., 6.3. Football: S.C.F.A. "li' r». S.R.C. (Div. II) Stadium. Willie Smith .luhn Little'- (.ale. (i.45. Wed mxdc h. May Ist. Hijrh Water. I.VJ a.m.. 7. 7, !1 p.m.. ♦'..0. Football: S.C.C. vs. S.R.C. I»iv. It
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    WEIGHING A GHOST.
    458 2 ■Curious Study of Occull Phenomena. The theory that man's physical body has an ethereal ■peeies <»f Double, which cointides with it during th* hours si full conBcioosncss, but may be mnonsciousVy or conavlously projected from it, though still connected by an elastic link, is implied m most
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    A VISIT TO THE DENTIST.
    453 2 The Modern Child. A visit to tht* dentist is almost a ii»*i« to the modern child, vnritei A..M. m the Manchester puardiaa. I am takinjr my youpsjes! for ni> quarter* ly inHpection, t<» make Mire that all Ma teeth art behavint; prope r^y« s <m
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    69 2 PsnsHsiasj h widow under a will should she r*-- marry, which Ijord Astor Is proposinp to forbid by legislation, is agai£ illustrated by the will just proved of Sir Ernest Victor Buckley Rutherford who left £7<.UMK). Ht bequeathed his wife the use of nis hou^ and furniture and after other
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      469 2 EX-SERVICES ASSOO4HON OF MALAYA (SINGAPORE BRANCH) Under tke Patronage of His Excellency Sir HIGH CLIFFORD, M.C.3.. G.C.M.G., G.8.E.. and His Excellency Major-Genera: H. L PRITCHARD. C.8.. C.M.G.. D.S.O. A GRAND FANCY ORESS DWNEP. AND CIRMVAL IN AID OF EARL HAWS MEMORIAL FUND FOR DISABLED EX-SERVICE MEN WILL TAKK PLACK AT
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      879 2 vjotssja Tsars aLhambra For Three Nights Only 1 hursday, Friday Saturday, commencing april mi. and wwng BUNDAY) Mvv May 2nd 3rd 4th. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. at 9.30 p.m. THE latest empire news FAREWELL VISIT OF KAAIS HAWABANS norma talmadge BOOKING AT LITTLE'S $3. 2 AND I.
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1251 3 DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S VISIT. Unemployed Intellectuals. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Tokio, Apr. 3. In striking contrast to the quiet manner m which His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester left England for Japan to invest His Majesty the Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Garter
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    NEW BISHOP FOR CHICHESTER.
    76 3 Dean of Canterbury Appointed. London, March 29. The King has approved the appointment of the Very Revd. George Kennedy Allen Bell, T-D.. Dean of Canterbury, to the Bishopric of Chichester, vacant by the death of Bishop Burrows. Dr. Bell, who is 45, was formerly Resident Chaplain
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    DISASTROUS FIRE IN CALCUTTA.
    48 3 1,000 Coolies Homeless. Calcutta, Apr. lft. Over 1,000 Indian coolies have been rendered homeless and their belongings entirely destroyed, and one aged v/oman WM killed as the result of a disastrous fire which oc- i curred yesterday. The Hajinagar paper mills narrowly escnned destruction.
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    OPPOSITION TO THE "TALKIES."
    130 3 London, April 5. A questionnaire to 250,000 Londoners issued by a well-known cinema proprietor *ho\vn that 70 per cent, of the women are against ''talkies," while .iien are equally divided for and against. The voting shows also th.«t Betty Balfour .shares first place with Dolores Del
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    60 3 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Apr. 26Mr. Mitsuchi, Finance Minister states that i the time for lifting the gold embargo is ripe, yet it is difficult to remove the ban at the present exchange rate of forty-four dollars, so he would take steps to improve the exchange market,
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    168 3 [By arrangement with Nanyan? Sian^r Pau Press.] Hone Konjt. Apr. 27. The Hwang-sit ies have been heavily reinforced on the north borders. Wong Shao Hung directs the Kweilin faction Wong Kuk Tso will defend Hohsien and Chuenchow and guard against a Hunanese attack. Fan Sek Sang leaves
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    90 3 With the retirement of Mr. L. Brown from the chairmanship of the Ayer Kuning Rubber Company, Limited, Penang, or rather the commercial part of it, loses a familiar figure, says the Pinang Gazette. For many years Mr. Laurie Brown has been identified with Ayer Kuning, and the company has reaped
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      164 3 M^^f^i AHYBOTTLE p--3 301 YEARS AGO I B fa The reason for its world* I I I wide popularity to»day is I 1 L^ INSIDE THE BOTTLE I Local Agents: THE ANGLOSIAM CORPORATION LTD. Growing Children *|^p-g JbebL require constant obser* -SSI Hb vation even when m -^J £v v.
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    THE LONDON-INDIA AIRWAY.
    1679 4 FLYING DAY BY DAY. Post Office Apathy Over New Service* SAFETY ON IMPERIAL LINES, [By T, Stanhope Sprier (Editor if Airways) Special to tre Free Press] > t.onaon, April 2. iNever before, surely, have events so occuned to mar the impressiveness of a great Empire achievement as
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    ZOO FAVOURITE DEAD.
    169 4 Inconsolable Mate of "Sally/* •Sally was the mate of Jack, the most intelligent chimpanzee m the Zoological Gardens. She recently fell a victim to tuberculosis, and spent the last few weary days m hospital. Keepers have crowded round her cage for many anxious days. Doctors were m
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    STAGE STARS AND THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS.
    422 4 Court Story of \Ueged Breach of Copyright. I'hotographs of Miss Constance Collier, Miss Edith Savile, The Houston Sisters, and Miss Enid Stamp-Taylor were the subject of a law suit before Mr. Justice Mackinnon. The action was one m which Sasha, Ltd., claimed damages for alleged
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    AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY.
    1774 4 SCIENTIFIC SOUFFLE. The Structure of the Universe |j SOME ELEMENTARY FACTS. |j [Special to the Free Press. 1 f Ihere is a remarkable fascination m the study of the stars apart Trom the sentimental properties so commenly ascribed to the heavenly bodies. Yet astronomy does not
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    £1 A KISS.
    93 4 Retired Merchant's "Temporary Abberration." London. Apnl 11. The solicitor for the defence suggested that. William John, a retired merchant from India, lost his head while suffering from temporary mental aberration, when his client was prosecuted l a r rKj Police Court for twice kj^« w young woman
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      639 4 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETmON. NO ENTRANCE FEE $100 For Only 12 Matches* $50 Must Be Won. We publish to-day and every Tuesday morning coupons for our weekly Football Competition. A prise of $100 will be warded to the reader who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCHES m the
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    RUSSIA'S VOTE.
    635 5 SOVIET ELECTION COMEDIES. Disfranchised Pariah Caste. Moscow, March 19. Although there is little element of political fcfloicc m a Soviet election, m view of :he fact that no open anti-Communist activity is tolerated, the right to vote is ont of the most precious possessions of the Soviet citizen.
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    PRIMO TO RETIRE.
    289 5 Choosing His Successor. Madrid, March 25. General Primo dr Rivera, the Spanish Prime Minister and Dictator, who is 59, m an official not*? issued to-day states his intention of retiring from the head of the Government after the end of the year. The name of the Duke
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    SCOTLAND YARD SENSATION.
    160 5 "Matter of Internal Discipline/ London, April 12. Another Scotland Yard sensation is revealed by the news that 96CI*t conference, presided over by the Chief Constable, Mr. F. Wensley, attended by the "Big Five" and the principal officers of the C.1.D., sat at Scotland Yard yesterday evening: to
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    38 5 As Colonel-in-Chief of the 4th Infantry Regiment, Her Majesty the Queen of Siaro succeeds Field Marshal His Royal Highness Prince Bhanurangsi. There are three battalions, the first m Bangkok, the second m Raiburi, and the third m Bejaburi.
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    ROWING.
    119 5 It is possible that Bert Barry, reigning champion, and Major Goodsell will row for the world's professional sculling title m the States after all. Barry beat Goodsel] flt Vancouver, and naturally stipulated that the next race should be on the Thames, and a recent offer by Goodsell for a
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      269 5 (jf*F£? J°"*d Sanaiogen a most dependable creator and comerjgj tatorof bodily and mental energy," w^^a^L^^^^^^t^^^^La^aW^^^^n^ aw aw aw aw a*-^^^^ Like Young Blood m Your Veins /^OME to your leisure hours brisk and V>* vivacious. Take Sanatogen, which fills you with splendid health and energy, and makes you fit to
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    THE CAIRNGORMS AND THE NATION.
    852 6 A (treat Scheme m Embryo. During the^past few months, writes .1. If. G. ir. the Morning Post, a great schema to BCqttir< the Cairngorms for the nation has been maturing m Scotland. Abiy pioneered by The Scots Magazine, which has secured the interest and rapport
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    THE EMERALD SEEKER.
    362 6 After many months, scrambling through bush an<i hitfh elephant irrass, we have at last discoveicd the emerald mine which we always believed was on <>m farm. Iris ha< just COSJM hack. She Went to ii x the plates (Government registered -lcim pUitet). 1 stayed on the farm
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    A PARTY OF DIVERSE ATTITUDES.
    1154 6 Labour And Liquor. Since the rise of the Labour Party, tempi ante retoimeis have wondered whether they could look to it for progress. Keir Haidie. John Burns, and othei pioneers were temperance ntalwar.ts, whilst to-day the i any includes vtauncil men like Mr. Snow'len. Dr.
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    12 6 Portsmouth Council decided not to allow Sunday fcolf o*» the municipal links.
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    IN PRAISE OF GOOD WINE.
    1072 6 Vintages Ready to be Drunk This Year. London, March 22. 1 am uoing to write auout wine. 1 am making tnis statement without apology to anyone m the Lnited States or e»sev»nere. l am going to tell you of certain wints which are ready to
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    16 6 Husband summoned at Tottenham: She said, "Hit me. I want a mark to show the magistrate."
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    SOCIAL HYGIENE.
    2842 7 THE HOME COMMITTEE'S REPORT, Fuller Extracts. In our issue of yesterday we gave the summarised conclusions of che Committee on Social Hypiene regarding iht recent amendments m the Women and Girls Protection Ordinances. Herewith we give fuller extracts dealing with the various points considered by the Committee. After
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    SPANISH NOVELIST IN GAOL.
    139 7 Madrid Police act as Valets. London. April 12. Madrid. A humorous episode throwing a light on internal conditions m Spain hn? been afforded by the novelist, Senor Del Valle Inclan. Following on a speech delivered at banquet m which he criticized Government, the police went to
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      491 7 CUSINESS CARDS^ B E ACfT»3uSE^ TANJONG KATONG '■.■a- Residential Hotel. j v) < i, liathinf? Paprar, g Gar**?. (Jood Cincine. rh im 5551. M. o«sper, Proprietor. v»x*XsX^^«x-)^\^j®®®(a)®(s!/ "FLORANGE" 1 |S MM. HI.V CONCENTRATED f I PURE FRUIT 1 y.i)®®®®®®®®c^)®®®®®@ MASSAGEI ANKTRE I ISS ITMIKO. 12 MOBY GHAUT. WREATHS. I vu\
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      535 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It is bosonf notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed at noon on: Tuesday, May 7th, Singapore Race Meeting. Thursday. May 9th, Singapore Race Meeting. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Notiice i.s hereby given that Beach Road fr«m Crawford Street to Arab Street will be closed to through
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      641 7 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. No. 138 of 1906. Re TEE KIAH, CHOP HWA SOON. Notice is hereby given that a Ist and final Dividend is intended to be declared m the above matter. AH creditors should
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929. THE CHINESE AND MUI TSAI.
    1141 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929. THE CHINESE AND MUI TSAI. The practice of Mvi Tsa*i which exists here although perhaps to nothing like the extent it does m Hong Kong, has of late years received a good deal of attention at Home, that attention being a manifestation of
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    GOLD BY AIR.
    424 8 A HANDLEY PAGE FOR NEW GUINEA. British Airmen m Singapore. A large aeroplane packed m several gigantic cases is to be transhipped iiom tfcc Pembrokeshire, which arrived m port on April 20th, to the Mangola which i.* expectt.: to leave en route for New Guinea on friday
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    FLYING CLUB.
    27 8 Mr. K. (lieijf, a Scotsman, completed ■ok) flight w\tT the week-vmi, making two circuits and has qualified as a pilot m the Singapore Flying Clrb.
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    FIRE AT SILIBIN.
    48 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh. Apr. M. A tire broke out m Silibin Village, near the famous Beatrice Mine yesterday. The outbreak cmUMd a great sensation m the neighbourhood but the Brigade managed to confine the outbreak to three attap houses which were completely gutted.
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    IPOH CELEBRATES ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
    79 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. Apr. 29. The St. George's Day Ball given by Perak Englishmen at the Town Hall on Saturday night was very enjoyable though there was not such a large attendance as is usual. The President. Mr. Short, and the V ice-
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    THE POH LEONG KOK.
    237 8 Sir Hußh and Lady Clifford's Visit. The interest which His Excellency the Governor and Lady Clifford display m the welfare of the communities m the Colony was amply demonstrated on Saturday when they visited the Po Leung Kok on the annual visitors' day. Other visitors were
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    36 8 After a short but successful season the j Warwick Revue Company brought their < programme to a conclusion laat evening at j the Theatre. On Thursday, Friday and < Saturday Kaai*s popular Hawaiian's take the boards airain. I
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    789 8 THE GARTER MISS ON His Excellency an.l Lady Clift^F' U od High Mass at Cktl^r^fl?*?* Shepherd. )l th 0^ Monday mri nr Vr. Strickland. I.C.S. cam, V,, Z[ Captain Whitty, Mr. Cdemu M, r Mr. Welchman, Mr. Goodwin Vr f -7* v Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hay,,e> t*j u^*}*
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    BOMBAY'S STRIKE.
    58 9 iij MILL HANDS NOW v OUT. (ommunal Rioting Feared. [Beater 9 Service.] Bombay, Apr. 29. strike, due to alleged victimisa- the men, ii *0W almost general. 150,000 hands are involved and *jta»ti< complicated by fears of |W trouble. n rumple i Hindu-Moslem brawl on red rumours of inter-com-ll
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    EXTRALITY IN CHINA.
    69 9 Request for Abolition. [grater's Far Kastern Service.] Shanghai. April 29. irn to Nanking to-night, M Mil -:<t. l>r. C. T. Wan. if in- Reuter Foreign Ministry on 7 despatched notes to Britain, the i State!*, Holland, France, Norway, queuing them to authorise their minisfa ra to take
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    CONTROL OF BRITISH COMPANIES.
    76 9 Rubber m vestment Trust Alarmed. KRVI 'K. ■rnpvf{ir.HT j London. April 29. Rol "lantations Investment h"i<i an extraordinary on Ma> S vit which a resolution roujrht forward limiting the ripht at -har« holders" meeting to Briitiaens, and also enacting that there U OBlj British directors unless
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    AUSTRALIAN AIR MISHAPS.
    69 9 Enquiry Hoard Appointed. [Reuter'i Service.] QMatom, April 2». ud of three members has been apto enquire into the forced landing :h- Southern Croat. The chairman m Brigadier-General I C. rommanding the Eleventh Infantry D abo enquire into the forced land- *hv Kc.kahurra and the loss of the
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    DUKE'S MESSAGE TO HONG KONG.
    50 9 [Scuter'i Far Kastern Service 1 Hong Kong. April IM. Dike of Gloucester has stnt a wir.--•Mfl of thanks and appreciation of ami t-ntmainnient saying he *W ht- could have stayed longer. Govcnor, rt-plyin^, said thi< hole «M (ieliKhttd at havimr an opfMIT- «nurtainir^ Hi> Highness.
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    A SARAWAK MARRIAGE AT HOME.
    30 9 TOss service, copyright.j Ixmdon. April 29. J*«mj ha, taken place at Weston -■Mare of Mr Hur|)|d BtaU her Sara *'*M>. Miri. and Miss Jessie Ma-
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    THE SMALLPOX OUTBREAK.
    24 9 Aft! i'uv SKRVICE. OPYRIGHT.I 1W rumh. London, April 2». nit* r smallpox cases recorded JJJ Gantry ail! shows signs of slow
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    SIR E. ALLENBY ILL.
    27 9 (*n ntn V ir E COPyRICHT>] M-irfc i '^ndon. April 29. Slr X A "enby has been <f »uj, hut is now recovering.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    59 9 T i^ D RUBBER *EKVICE.-COPYRIGHT.| fesrTttS A P»I 29, 4.10 p.m. '^vto-d^^; Lazarus and Sons >>t £iS V, ln ,E rices as follows: 1C The nilliA 6 F °rward £200 Wl ifv tMa^ lnfrto k n v and Sinclair olk, g rubber prices ag arr| lr J n
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    28 9 I^° r r "fPoH A ra As^t*nt Com>*ho W, 11 F M S -.*nd Mrs. Mac- In*h or L furlough at Home, Z OfT Friday Mr. MacnadN O.CP.D.-T.O.M.
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    MILITARY SERVICE.
    298 9 CONSCRIPTION DISCUSSIOIS AT GENEVA. Abolition Favoured. [Reuter's Service.] T n, Geneva. April 29. The Disarmament Committee discussed the Chinese proposal to abolish the system of universal military service which tends to engender a warlike spirit m the minds of people intensifying the antagonism oi neighbouring states and thereby
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    NORWEGIAN BAPTIST DISAPPEARS.
    58 9 China Bandit Outrage. [Reuter's Far Kastern Service.] Chefoo. Apr. 28. Miss Monsen. of the Norwegian Baptists, who was en route to Hwangshien m North Shantung via Lungkow. has been missing for a week. The Chinese steamer on which she was travelling was pirated northwest of Lungkow. Efforts
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    IMPROVEMENTS IN SYNTHETIC RUBBER REPORTED.
    76 9 [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam, Apr. 29. According to Die Telegraaf representatives of the German Dye Trust who recently returned from the L'nited States conferred with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, with a view to closer cooperation and also m regard to the production of
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    SIR HENRY SEGRAVE.
    71 9 Knighted at CraiKweil. [British Radio Official Service.) Rugby, Apr. 28. The King bestowed on Major H. O. D. Segrave the accolade of Knighthood at Bognor yesterday. After the ceremony Sir Henry Segrave spent some time* with His Majesty and gave his own impressions of the great feat
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    DENMARK'S NEW CABINET.
    51 9 [Reuter's Service.] Copenhagen. April 2!;. A new Government has been formed. The Premier is the Socialist M. Stauning and all members are Socialists except three Liberals one of whom, M. Munch is Foreign Secretary. M. Stauning can rely on 77 votes out of 149 members of the
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    GENERAL BOOTH HONOURED.
    28 9 [Reuter's Service.! London, April 29. At the request of Mr. Baldwin the King has approved the appointment of General Booth as a Companion of Honour.
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    NOTED BOTANIST DEAD.
    127 9 [Reuter's Service.] Philadelphia, Apr. 29. The death has occurred here of the botanist. J>octor J. W. Harshbarger. The death is announced of Mrs. Dudley Hervey, of Belstead House School, Aldeburgh, widow of Mr. Dudley Francis Amelius Hervey, C.M.G., who was for many years a valued member of
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    THEIR DESERTED HOME!
    564 9 GHOSTLY MUNICIPAL APPARITIONS. Last Remaining Relics. With the departure of the Secretariat and the Treasurer the Municipality have now officially deserted their former home m Robinson Road to take up their abode m the more magnificent building m St. Andrews Road. As it happens they have simply
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    THEFT OF MONEY.
    181 9 Accused's Thin Story. In the District Court yesterday a Chinese was found guilty of being m possession of stolen property, and was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by one year's police supervision. The complainant was a money-lendpr and said that when he arrived
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    C.E.Z.M. SCHOOL.
    168 9 First list of donations: Mr. and Mrs. W. Marsh $100; Mr. J. Laycock $50; Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Stone, Mrs. Battishill $36; Mr. V. D. Knowles, Messrs. Robinson and Co., Ltd., Mrs. R. Manasseh, $25; Dr. GHmour, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Holttum, Archdeacon and Mrs. Swindell,
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    LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
    91 9 AN OPEN SCANDAL. To the Editor. Sir,— The manner m which the ladies of uneasy virtue nightly parade m rikishas m Stamford Rd. has become an open scandal, and while there may be those who find their presence an addition to the attractions of Singapore, there
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    PRIVILEGES OF LAWYERS.
    521 9 To the Editor. Sir,— There is a growing: discussion amongst the inarticulate masses here about the existence of lawyers. Most people want to know if justice cannot be done without these worthy people? People are of opinion that if Judges are allowed to scrutinize the cases more
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    IN THE COURTS.
    344 9 MINOR INCIDENTS IN SINGAPORE LIFE The peace of the inmates of a house m Traa Street was rather rudely disturbed on Sunday evening when, at about seven o'clock, six Chinese armed with pistols and knives entered "unannounced." The manner m which they held the weapons seemed very
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    24 9 Captain and Mrs. F. L. Harding are going on leave m May. They are proceeding to (England via Australia, Canada, and America. M.M. I
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    221 12 %N UNAUTHORISED LANDING. In the Third Court yesterday, before Mr. F. Innes Miller, Mr. M. Dielans, representng the local agents of the Rotterdam LJoyd, was fined $100 for permitting- the inauthorised landing of a passenger. Inspector Brown of the Singapore Passport Office, said that he found a German
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    BREAKING PORT LOADING RULES.
    225 12 Before Mr. C. H. G. Clark m the District Court yesterday the Malay master of the steamer Sri Emelie, Seman bin Manap, wah fined $20Q and the agents of the vessel, the Wee Seng Bee Steamship Co., $400 for breaches of the port cargo loading regulations
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      708 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. j Kuala Pahan*, Pekan, Snngei Lembtn .and IfMTitan (via i Gemas and Jomntnt) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 turn. l Bangkok every Thursday 6 aJtt. l Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang t and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 ut j Kelantan
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    PUTTING BRITAIN ON HER FEET.
    747 13 Mr. Maxse's 15-Point Programme. An impartial criticism of all three political parties by Mr. Leo Maxse m the National Review for April is followed by an "unauthorised programme," the execution of which, it is claimed, would solve our present political problems. The present economic plight
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    26 13 The King of Siam has approved the engagement of H. S. H. Prince Jitjanok, a son of the late Prince Naresr, and H.S.H. Princess Riti Voravarna.
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    THE MEN WOMEN MARRY.
    807 13 Many a woman's husband is a shock to her he.st i'iien<l>. P«'ihaps it applies the other way ton, hut most men, introduced to their friends' wives, are, I think, as a general rule, pleasmably BUrprieed just is the friends of the wives themselves are surprised, only
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    DUEL WITH A CASSOWARY.
    545 13 Why Paddy is Only "Next Best," Paddy, the Zoo New Guinea cassowary, he of the gigantic casque, or helmet, and beautiful blue and yellow neck, is only "Paddy the next best thing." He laboured for a long time under the impression that he was the best
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      138 13 HI fii^^'s Preference I The universal popularity of the Blue and Gold H jplj 4SH^ labelled "4711" Eau de Cologne is due to the ||j IB aPWy f act that, for more than a century, it has been am fej made from the finest i nprredients, and accord- S I
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    PARISIANA.
    1040 14 EPITAPHS TO FAITHFUL FRIENDS. An Unpaid Dinner. CFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, Apr. 1. An Egyptian, w.io, though describin? himself as a "Prince of tho Blood Royal," not vouched for by anyone eonnecte 1 with ambassadorial circles m Paris, is Hi trouble. A ware that Rajahs fron [ndia, when
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    76 14 Viscount Harcourt is Roint? to New York to learn banking with Morgan. Grenfell and Co, Lord Charles Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire's son, has been studying with the Morgans there for some months. It is reported that Lord Wiltoughby de Enesby, son and heir of the Earl of Ancaster, will
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    20-TON FLYWHEEL BURSTS.
    244 14 Cardiff, March !>K. Three men were seriously injured at the Melin-Griffith Tinplate Works, Cardiff, this morning, when a twenty-ton flywhool burst, and workmen were caught m a shower of twisted metal, splintered woodwork, slates, and masonry. The men were working m an adjoining; mill, and it was
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    860 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY. APRIL 29th. v«™ t v Buyers tellers. Bangrin Tin (4) 33* Jg Batang Padang ($l, «J batu ayes 4( Kukit Arang ($1) iiurmah Aiaiaya 4U 4 2s Chin Chin ($1) J5 LJ Eastern Siani Bi 6d 6i 6d Hand Yai Ss y Hitam
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 15 April 29. rfa. 1 i.iMii. i •> j. Private credit* 8 m.>. ii 4 5-1^ Now Yoik, demand 5$ Credits 90 days 577.1 raiu-e. demand L4BI India, T. T. 153 Hong Koag, denuuid |f% p. c Dis. STokohama, demand ltt% Java, demand 16V% Bangkok, demand Bar Silver London 25
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    PRODUCE.
    212 15 April *'9 Rice Lian^j Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 3.30 Rice, Ranpoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon S;oka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rico, Siam tilutinous No. 1 3«0 Riie, Siam Nc. '2 320 Rice. Rangoon Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 15 April LNth.. 12 o'clock noon. R.s.s. equal t<> Standard, Q.C.F. Spot t Standard R.S.S. Spot &3H :^l StandaTd li.s.s. on Tender May S3*4 :u» 4 Jane 14 5U4 May .J;in. .J J M4 1 luly Sept. S4'-_. 85 Oct-Dec. :'.."> SS>^ Ton.- .<!' Market: Sta§rnant.
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    JACK'S REPORT.
    257 15 London. April Sp< rulatora m commodities are waiting isee whether th" Powers that IL m the l.> A. ran control Wall Street speculation cij not, and now thai the National City Ban! I of New York has fallen into line with thi Federal Reserve Hanks it looks as
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    KIMANIS DIVIDEND.
    49 15 Messrs Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, agents have received a telegram from the Secretaries of Kimanis Rubber Ltd., that *the Directors have decided to recommend payment on May 16th of a dividend of t'/a per cent., that £4,000 be carried to reserve and £4,917 be carried forward.
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    19 15 Happy is the man who has both money and sense; for he knows how to use hiwealth aright. Democritus.
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    THORNYCROFT MEETING.
    393 15 j, The sccomi annual general ni^etinp of Thorny croft (Singapore) Limiteu, was held at the Company s Office. Orchard Road, yesterday. Among those present were: Mr. H. K. L. Dyne, (In the Chaii Mr. H. C. Atkin-Beuy, Mr. A. Harris and Mr. F. B. Crabtree. (Secretary). The Chairman
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    214 15 Singapore. April 29. Rubber. London 9l i I6d. Unchanged. Closing Price ."> p.m.: Spot 33 Hi May 33%, May-June S4. July-Sept. 34H, Oct. -Dec. So. Tin. London i.l!««> .Is. Mining. Dull. Sunffei Way S.OO :^.lo. Kuchaia J. 274 1.30, Kinta Dredge 1.40 1.45. Klanji
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    111 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Batu Caves 1.45 j s Kucha i 1.2516 1 :i iKuyohs 0,1 J,, i \f j Pctalinjr s#go5 g0 5 „v I Rahman Hyd. l.:;i 1 ciiiiiiu I rt*i 1 ._<> l 3 iiiiii 'SunKti Ways 2. H/» .;.<)■> ex Ulu Klan^ s
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    26 15 Two of the most important Swiss indus, trial concerns, the Nestle Condensed Milk factories, and the Peter, Cailler and Kohler chocolate factories, have decided to amalgamate.
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      610 15 v*ETR WOI »MM. ASSURANCE TO «CE OVER 3 ,00»,»0 THE GREAT EASTERN IM ASSURANCE COMPANY UMFTS). (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE- -7 OM I The C^pany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of eSJ^S^I^ Life ATTRACTIVE PLANS 0F ASSITRAN^ surance Companies Act APF
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      403 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongr Kong). HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,030 Keserve Fund— Sterling 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,i)00 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. t> t?\P« Bei1 Esq De P u ty
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    EXPERT BILLIARDS.
    671 16 SPORTING PLAY AGAINST S.C.C. CHAMPION. Smith's First Exhibition. Willie Smith, oft referred to as the world's best billiards player gave his first exhibition m Singapore at the Cricket Club last evening. There was a large gathering of members. His opponent was H. J. Frewin, the Club's champion, against
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    TO-NIGHT'S EXHIBITION.
    35 16 H.E. the Governor and staff will arrive at Messrs. John Little's, at 6.40 p.m.. for Willie Smith's second exhibition to-night. Those who have received invitations to attend are reouested to note this time.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    123 16 The match between Keppel Golf < lub and Sepoy Lines Golf Clu.> played on Sunday, over Keppel links, resulted m a .yin for the home team hy 8 to 2-. Sepoy ]Aru>< mentioned tiist English and LoWMMI 1 1 BaiTOa anil Meldrum 0. Cowap and Hillav <>;
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    40 16 An Eclectic Stroke competition, under handicap, open to honorary lady members, will be played during the months of May and June. Full particulars of the competition will be found on ;he notice board at the Club House.
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    CRICKET.
    56 16 In a match against the Ceylon Sports Club the J.C.S.A. was beaten hy one wicket and 91 wins on Saturday on the C.S.C. ground. Despite the defeat, the J.C.S.A. a very junior team, was offered the opportunity to try their mettle against a very S composed of practically the
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    904 16 LEAGUE POSITIONS TO DATE. Wednesday Win Championship. The following are the positions of the teams m the English and Scottish Leagues to date: Goals. P. \V. L D. F. A. Pts. Sheffield Wid. 41 21 10 10 85 58 H Leicester 11 JO IS 9 90 66 49
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    136 16 H.B. Players again m Trouble. The match m the First Division of the S.F.A. League, due to be played at the Stadium yesterday between the Malays and the I.C.F.A. was cancelled owing to the former team's visit to Java. Matches m the Second Division yesterday Vesulted as follows:—S.C.C.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    61 16 The following" is the programme of drills up to and for week-ending May 3th. Wednesday,— 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall, "D" (Eurasian) Co., M.G. Platoon (Eurasian). Thursday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill* Hall "F" (Malay) Company. Friday,— s.ls p.m.— Drill Hall. Ist. Bn. Sijr. Section, 4i C" (Scottish) Company S.V.
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    315 16 SINGAPORE SPRING MEETING. Handicaps for Second Day. The following are the handier* ps for the second day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring Race Meeting on May 7th. Rare 2. Horses Class 3 3rd Div (5 furs.): QuLktime i). The Miser 8.10. Faugh-a-Ballagh 8.8, Toboggan 8.5, Equimaid 8.3,
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    FOUR DAY ENGLISH TESTS.
    93 16 Rubber Match to a Finish. [Briti.-h Radio- Oflu ial Service.] Itogay, \i»r. l'T. Thf advisor} county rticket committee yesterday carried several ol tha proposals r*'n»a)y lubmitted ty th«- p* v i i 1 sub^on*mittce appointed to consider i schen;< fc helping bo^Hers. The duration »>f th«-
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    ENGLISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    57 16 Hitf Field of Competitors. [Renter*! Service.] London. Apr. 2*> There are aOfiateurs, including fn« Americans, anv>iiv: the 242 competitors oi the Open GoH Championship beginning ;it Muir field or May 6 Hagen will defend his title. Then art' 11 competitors from Franco, on*' from (Germany, one
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    DAVIS CUP MATCH.
    23 16 [Reuters Service. l Vienna. Apr. 2!». Csecho-Slovakia beat Austria m the first round <>f the Davis Cup :'> matches to 12.
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    VOLUNTEER RIFLE SHOOTING.
    268 16 VOLU NTEER RIFLE SHOOTING. Chinese Spoon Shoot. At the monthly spoon shoot of the Chinese Volunteer Rifle Club held on Sunday at Bokit Tiniah Range, the following ten best score! were returned:— 200 SM Ml Total. I. Sgt. Tan Mong Hcng jk l'k ft H CQ.M.S. Lee Kiah Wah 28
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    28 16 Beside? giving a substantial sum towards the building fund of the S.C.RC., Kuala Lumpui. Towkay Alan Loke has presented a new billiard table to the same institution. M.M.
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    YACHTING.
    342 16 VICE-COMMODORE WINS TEAM RACE. Half Point Victory. On Sunday the Race Officer sent away 11 yachtr for a team race. The Vice-Com-modort 's team consisted of June, Jean, Merlin, Irene, Jazz Fiend and Prima Donna. The Rear-Commodore's team consisted of Kathleen, Ella Dorothy, Betsy, Columbine and Corrib. Immediately before
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    Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
    201 16 Th« preliminary ht-atv m connection with iht V.M.< .A. swimming carnival were heM on Friday and Saturday la<t week. The following qualified to compete m the Finals. Scnif I2i Yards I rw Style Handicap: Heal 1. i. <;. Tan; 2. D. Ikt-n. Heat 2. I. 11. Goldman;
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    146 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Doubles Handicap. P. Norria and P. Siddons beat H. Oehlen and o. Strays 9 7. 1 hampionship Singles. S, L Oehlen beat H. N. Balhetchet 6—2, 6 Championship Doubles. c. \Y. Clarke and K. C. Oehlen beat I. S. de Souza and E. F. Tessenioha
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    96 16 TUESDAY'S TIES. Championship Doubles Final. Winter and Hill vs. Clerc and Kleinman. Godown Handicap. Semi-Finai. W. McMullan and G. A. Martin plus 4 vs. Rev. Aitken and Maj. Miller owe 15. (to finish). WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Profession Pairs Final. P. Clerc and D. H. Kleinman vs. A.
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