The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 May 1929

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1 20 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SmGAPOTtE, &S. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929. NO. 12,718
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    3 1 THE DAY NEWS.
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    THE SPARE MAN'S DREAM.
    978 1 He lay wide awake m bed, thinking very hard and clearly. In thirteen hours' time the crews would be at Putney Bridge waiting for the start. If one of the men m the boat, were seized with illness during that night and such things had happened
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      634 1 TAKE HOME A PACKET OF ABRAIZO MAKES ALIIMINIUMWARB SHINE. i T j a 3-J a r '*a a^B fl^O ♦*> S^fl B^W S^S S^B S^ f^Slm-1." t wV*.^^,^^^^^ ______l______flfl__P^*^»^»^Mi^«^M»^^^»M^^^^» a^M^Mi^Bß«^ay ■■■a I 11 -l"ll ll.U_j i jßaffles _fot_||CYRUS PRICE j SATURDAY, MAY 18th. X |j A J^ g^ RACE DINNER
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      429 1 Intense public interest is being taken m Australia m the official enquiry into the forced landing of the Southern Crocs, which has now been opened Page 11. The United States Congress is considering a conscription bill giving power to conscript males m war time Page 11. The French have built
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      10 1 FOR YOUR SILVERWARE USeI "GODDARDS" I NON-MERCURIAL PLATE I POWDER.
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      144 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 17, tli. High Water, 1.37 a.m. 8.4, 4.4 p.m.. tA Football: R.A. vs. S.R.C. (Div. Il Stadium. Banvard Co., Theatre. 9.30, Pick of the Bunch. Thursday, 16th. High Water, 2.42 a.m., 7.8, 5.47 p.m., 6.6. S.S. (Singapore) Assn, annual mtg., Exchange, 5.15, p.m. Football: Hong Kong Chinese
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    HUSBAND FOR A SIAMESE TWINS.
    461 2 Sisters Who Can Never be Parted. Romance has come to one of the Siamese twins. .Margaret Gibbs. who is joined to her sister. Mary. In a few weeks' time she is |o marry Carlos Jos>fe, a young man of 21. .^aid to be a graduate
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    BOGNOR IN 1795.
    369 2 In I7ias, Hester Lady Xewdigate, daughter of Edward Ifundy, of Shipley. Derbyshire, ani wife nf Sh Roger Newdigate (fonnder of Ihe Newdigate Prize), paid a visit to Regno; then m th' height of its fashion. Her letters t<> her husband (who had remained m Warwickshire) give an
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    71 2 That rare phenomenon, says the Sarawak Gazette, a runaway roller, was observed on April 11th. when one of the P.W.D. motor rollers took the bit m his teeth and bolted down the causeway known as Pengkalian Sapi ai.d fell at the water. Whether he mistook the river for Becher's Brook
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      220 2 NEW STOCIS. BEMAX. The New Vitamin B. food. TAKY DE^IaLATORY, NONN TONIC TABLETS. ESPANOL SOLVENT. The New Reducer. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite Post Office, SINGAPORE. Quality Service Price Economy. I WATCH FOR VAMPING j VENUS I 3j '****m\uu** w An Hilarious Comedy t with 1 I CHARLIE MURRAY 1 First
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      357 2 VICTORIA 'Pi+KATKE s W m^ amm n ,mmmmmmmmm F m mmmmmmmmmm m mmmmaammmmmm mM^u. M M M Last Week _*wt Wedi NIGHTLY AT 9.30 BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY. IN ALL THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES. To-Nigh .9.30 pm. "Pitt 0' THI BfIWCH" Thursday, BY REQUEST. May 16th. Cw-CVWI-fi* ltt GIOTOfeST FRIDAY
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      293 2 ALEAMBRAI Taa Chenjt Kee Co- Ltd. Proprietors. Programme Commencing Sunday, May 12th. and ending In the Second Show .fft p l,n 18t,. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS A Fearless Adventurer Ronald Colman with Lilu /W IN 9 —WlflU A Dynamic Drama and a Vivid Rornanr-p nf si A UNITED ARTISTS Plc!r«E
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    A "SUBCONSCIOUS" PAINTER.
    884 3 A Japanese View on Woiae.i and Art. London. Apr. 11. Mr. Yoshio Markino, the well-known Japanese Water-colour artist, writer and lecturer, has recently taken up oil painting and is holding his first exhibition of pictures done m the new medium m London during the month of April—
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    LONDON-INDIA AIR ROUTE.
    53 3 Persian Operators at Croydon. Ixmdon, April 29th. Five Persian wireless operators who are lying hack to Persia after undergoing special training at Croydon m aeroplane operation and m the operation of aeroplane wireless installations, will take up duty as operators on the Persian Gulf section of the
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    48 3 A period of about three weeks will elapse between the Hon'hle Mr. C. W. H. Coehrane's departure for Perak and the Hon'ble Mr. J. Lornie arrival from Home, and we hear that the Hon'hle Mr. E. W. F. Gilman will act as Resident, Selangor, during that trrae_____________________________ M.M.
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    WEDDING MASCOT OF GRAND PIANO.
    191 3 Composer Weds an Actress. A miniature grand piano figured as a mascot at the wedding of Mr. Max DareWski, the composer and pianist, and Mis* Ruby Miller, the English actress, at thBritish Consulate m Paiin. Th" marriage la the culmination of broken romance which should
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    PONY RACING IN LONDON.
    212 3 -250.000 To Etc Spent. London's newest popular sport is to be pony racing at the Northolt Park X*.' course, near South Harrow. Ono hundred an<l seventy acri of land have been acquired there, and the Northoll park Racecourse, Ltd., is spending 2250,000 on turning it Into
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      181 3 r. mm *^**i > ___r^ £warm 3 h _B_r l*_* fil _l f■ I^Si#^i ""n_R :> _iP^i a_iuA^u.^^w^^j,^aßaßl '•"Wl *m***E**E***mW4**UMMWMEMß^m .^^mMMMMMMMf* 9 _> aasß_Ba_MMM_^_a_^_—^— _^_ftßflflflflflfl-_-_----fl-^^ a> i n E AND QUA! TV GUARANTEED lbs, Wine Dealers and Stores. a s«»k* Agent*** Singapore: MTTENAACH, LAZARUS AND SONS. LTD. (Incorporated m the
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      197 3 I Estate Trust Agencies 1 (1927) Limited. I BRANCHES 1 I 11, First Cross Street MALACCA I I 11. Light Street PENANG I ox Registered by and Security deposited with the I I Straits Settlements Government. I Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guar- I I dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised
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    NEW TUTANKHAMEN TREASURES.
    332 4 Pharaoh's Ivory "Shakes and Ladders." Cairo. Mar. 'Z3. Tutankhamen's tomb at Luxor concinuca to give to the world priceless treasures which draw travellers from every corn_r )t the globe. Mr. Howard Carter's searches reveal the art life of an ancient civilisation bmied m the desert Valley of
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    HIS MAJESTY'S TURF SUCESS.
    58 4 Childs Rides King's Colours to Victory. London, April 30. Newmarket. The King scored his first victory of the season to-day by winning the Thurlow Welter Handicap with Magnum Bonum. Joe Childs up. by a head from Good St. Anthony. The win was greeted with enthusiastic applause.
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    KHARTOUM TO ABU HAMED.
    1499 4 HAZARDOUS AFRICAN ADVENTURE. A Gride .Amongst Guides. Cordon Makepeace, the South African journalist who was attached to the Chevrolet Expedition, has written the following interesting article regarding the journey from Khartoum to Abu Hamed, the point at which the Nile sweeps Southwest for more than 200
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    VOICES IN COLD STORAGE.
    277 4 How "Talkies" May Kill Temperament. Do "talkies" mean the end of temperament that sometimes costly, sometimes priceless prerogative of film stars It is going to be extremely difficult to l>e temperamental m a "talkie" studio. A Daily Express representative was yesterday shown over the new temporary
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    STALIN'S NEW POLICY.
    472 4 Bid for Peasant Support. K'-a. Apr. New tendencies haw ma de thw.^Hg apparent recently m th.- Kremlin tinpoint to what may almost be termed an. volution m Stalin's policy. Although $t_. intends to take a two or three months' hi. day, his deputies may be relied make
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    CEYLON BOXER IN F.M.S.
    73 4 Obtains AppoU^ nt Here Mr* Charles B. Atkirw',.. t£ J 1 Ceylon boxer who recenu> 1 01 derated Malay States 111 >S < m Ceylon intimates that 1* g ;i th .> pointed boxing Strength League F.M.N v. Mr. Atkinson while m m boxing enthusiast and
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      283 4 FISK ALL-CORD TYRES MUST MAKE 1 I GOOD OR WE WHX--THATS YOUR f DCMJBLE GUARANTI-E. 1 *_____R>\ j I y4w?_i_BL t^ 2 A§ i __S7_L ______f L V _?t Vr7i________H___r' j_^i_ 1 S /_fi____rrT i A__P_w Jflf-af_ If Jl JPi__- 1 a If J 1 _i 11 f»W -l @i^
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      97 4 gA* THE NEW HVPMOBILE CENTURY SIX tataf Cm*n*m*m*lA**g tGemufain tmMotor C^f'^uftttncm (j"T™*~<±*tuty Six cle. rlv t^-'^S^oysteelv^;^ accentuated cam action g i ve D wnartnesstoacceleration. Aru R _ed heavy chassis frame gives new rid' mg ease to cross-country travel 4 > standard and custom-e^ippe;, body models proclaim new b,__ tv of
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    LONDON'S HOLD.
    1132 5 WHAT THE "TREK SOUTH" MEANS. The Vampire Metropolis. The process of bringing the great provincial eitiei of this country under the domination of London proceeds apace, writes a Liverpool correspondent m The Observer. Liverpool furnishes the latest example by the i.i al; jJtixuitie s of the African and
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    59 5 A telegraph cooly and a Javanese cooly met each other suddenly on the Kemabong path on the 20th March, m the cool of the .'afternoon* and the shock was so great that jthey had resort to parangs, m which the Javanese was defeated. Their mutual recognition when they again met
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    "TALKIES" GAIN NEW RECRUITS.
    267 5 John McCormack and Mary Pickford. New York, April 4. The latest notable recruit* to the talkingpictures are Miss Mary Pickford (emphatically), and the famous tenor, Count John McCormack (probably). Count McCormack revealed on his arrival m New York that he is considering a proposal to appear
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      176 5 "n /fl 3 <**MBla9m9 l" 12 wvr ,6 "t i mW I 1 ALL-BRITISH I I -TROUBLE-FREE" CARSI I Smart Roomy Comfortable AND ECONOMICAL TO RUN. i Hu> one under our LEAVE SCHEME, whereby you have j the use of the car taring v.). r enlire leave. a On expiry
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    MEMOIRS OF AN OLD PARLIAMENTARIAN.
    2681 6 I R_MI^^SCENC_SCh v T.P.O CO^-^KM_ The General Election of 1885. Parnell's Nervousness Capt O'Shea 's Candidature Irish Anti-Liberal Manifesto. (World Copyright Reserved.) 1 was >oon to get evidences of the bursting of the cloud. I went over to Dublin to he present at an important
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    44 6 The Hon _Ie Mr. Abdul Hameed Khan, member of the Madras Legislative Council and one of the most popular member of the Mahomedan Community of the Madras Presidency arrived m Penang by the Rajula from Madras on a tour of Malaya and Far Bast.
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    872 6 All on tke First Trick. A NO TRUMP TEASER [By Horatius Special ta tha Free Preaa] In an ancient book about Bridge, dating from those dim times when only the dealer or his partner had any say m the declaration, I came upon this sentence "As
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    1141 6 CapaUanca vs. Alekhine this Summer A SPECTACULAR GAMBIT. ■T [Special to the Free Press.] jl •Problem No. 64: (From Dr. Schumer'siJ "Chesslets"). Black' 2 pieces. 1 White 5 pi^ei. White to move mttte |j, f<# moves. I". vne chess world it will be considered good and
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    TENNYSON INJURED.
    40 6 Struck by f***t P" I u*_i Batting against the St**, terday, the Hon. Uonei fp4 h on the right hand by J and broke his little Jag* h r| He will be unable to plef four weeks. I
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    HOME CRICKET.
    1345 7 HOW NEW REGULATIONS AFFECTED PLAY. Season's First Centuries. London, May 1. The cricket season was officially opened to-day m cold and cloudy weather. Lord's, where Londoners had t-heir first taste of the season's cricket, and Nottingham shared the distinction of being the first grounds on which was tried
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    FOCH'S WAY WITH GENERALS.
    447 7 How Supreme Command was Worked. Paris. Apr. 2. Marshal loch's own account of some of the most important incidents m the War has has been reproduced m Le Cri de Paris from notes made by Commandant Bugnets. one of Marshal Pock's A.D-C.V. Foch found the task
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    POLICEMAN'S BRAVERY.
    94 7 Royal Humane Society Vellum Awarded. London, April 26th, E. M. K. Banda, a policeman, has been awarded the Royal Humane Society's vellum for the rescue at Patakade. [Great courage and skill were displayed by P.C Banda m rescuing two men named Baron and Upendara from a house top
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    33 7 Dr. Krol many friejads m Sarawak will be pleased to hear that he has been promoted to the rank of Chief Geologist and appointed Chief of the Geological Survey of Java. Sar. Gazette.
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    JAVA NOTES.
    953 8 DUTCH FLYING BOAT CRASHES. An 111-Omened Trip. (From Our Own Correspondent. 7 Batavia, April 7. On April 3, three Dornier Wai flying boats left Holland for the Dutch East Indies where they were to be stationed at the Naval Flying Base at Sourabaya. Th machines arrived the same
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    47 8 The monthly united prayer meeting will be held m the C.E.Z.M. School, Sophia Road, to-morrow (Wednesday) at 5.30 p.m., conducted by Rev. A. Eklund of Oldham Hall. The special subject is "Our Schools." Those interested m the educational work of the Churches and Missions are cordially invited.
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    THE FLOWER TRAIN.
    609 8 We can see it any day if we are on Bordighera station a little after two m the afternoon. Before it arrives the station is piled high with long yellow-gieen baskets of split cane and queer mummy -shaped bundles of palm-leaves swaddled m string. A few men
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      415 8 POOR OLD JOE! HE'S GETTING THINNER EVERY DAY. He used to be such a manly fellow, too well proportioned and full of vigour. Now his fine figure has gone and he looks like a walking scarecrow; you can almost see the bones sticking through his flesh. Joe needn't worry though.
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      86 8 OAVID COPPI_I»TEI_D US PICTORES. by Arthur Morelan_ No. 93. Mrs. Micawber writes to David. <V |J|pP f^^^Tl^f 1 YOUARCAwAREMrDEAa -E*E.HE IS ESTRANGED FRO* OUR ELDEST SON PB-Ut-AWV J_St>V4B QgtwfgmMC fH^B_f. HE lNßXOwfS_vC_FU__< E^eMTS OF THE DAY* wrote Ma* mk^ A^oauGHTEa.HaHAsNOPmociHitiSTwii*a. OWRB-ePa-flS^sAaaoanatijao Toc*r^Aw7v&xPB_£3wV^ -*sJ_l* r g^E^NOm-WICAW-MtR.TWEttHASALWA^ HE LOOKS WITH A* EYE
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    DEVON ESTATES (MALACCA), LTD.
    1296 9 Annual General Meeting. The annual general meeting of Devon Estates (Malacca), Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the Company, Messrs. Evatt and Co., French Bank Building, yesterday when Mr. H. C. Stewart presided. The Chairman said: For the sake of convenience and for easier
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    18 9 Our advice to Mr. Trotzky is to make h way to Mexico and feel at home agair_Dallas News.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    465 9 Singapore, May 11th. The prices quoted are generally thoa current at Clyde Terrace Market. At th other markets there may be small varia tions. MEAT. Beef steak (Round) Kati 45 Beef stew or curry do > '40 Pork, lean do 50 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality)
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      527 9 BUSINESS CARDS. f BEACH HOUSE I TANH)NG KATONG 1 a <i e Residential Hotel. o!l C Co»;,ret,' Bataiat Pagar. f_rA_t, Good Cuieine. V f Tenni-* <- J I' s> v> M. C. Gasper. Proprietor. f^^^.V...V.V---**'^> V^ iv-_^S«r___ I NEVER BE WITHOUT I I META. I li.i'S.*!'*'^-' ra/fASSAGEI i 11/ l
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      579 9 NOTICES. IN THE ESTATE OF NGO YAM CHIANG, DECEASED. PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO: 144 TRUSTEES) notice is hereby given that all leditois or other persons having claims or de-Bft-adt upon or against the estate of the aboveaanaod deceased, who died at Singapore on the 15th March, 1929, and Letters of
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      591 9 SPECIALIST FOR STOM ACSUFFERERS. c m If you want quick, sure relief from torment- ing, weakening indigestion, gastritis, dyspepsia or other stomach disorder, just take a little 'Bisurated* Magnesia m water when the pain, comes on. You'll get instant relief and will feel worlds better forthwith; the preparation is inexpensive,
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      822 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for the supply of Solid and Pneumatic Tyres and Tubes for a period of six months commencing July Ist, 1929. Full particulars of requirements may be obtained from the Superintendent of Transport, Transport Centre, Mackenzie Road. Sealed tenders endorsed "TYRES" will be received
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH.
      53 10 Mr. < HAN KB! BENG, aged 34. on Tuesday. I the 14th instant, at his residence. 301, River j Valley Road, leaving behind him hi*, beloved, wife and five children to mourn his loss. Funeral' on Saturday next, tha 18th instant, at 10 a.m. (S.S., F.M.S.. Sbanifhtsi ami Swutov.
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      CRACKER FIRING.
      435 10 The questions and answers m Legislative Council on Monday concerning cracker firing, followed by Mr. Tan Cheng Lock's speech, revived a matter which created a great deal of controversy m Singapore this year as it invariably does. The Honourable Member for Malacca appeared, m his remarks, to cherish
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    TIN PROPAGANDA.
    260 10 The suggestion recently that an endeavour should be made to promote the use of tin by appropriate j propaganda, strikes a new note m this industry and is a reversal of old time ideas. There seems however no reason why, within perhaps more circumscribed limits than obtain m
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    715 10 Owing to Monday, May 20th., being Whit Monday and also Hari Raya Haji there will be no issue of the Free Preaa on Tuesday m order to give the staH the Monday holiday. Mr. Legg will relieve Mr. Willmott, the Manager of the Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd., Malacca, when the
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    505 10 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. p KEE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGrI London, May 14. 4.15 pm. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son? notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £198 8 16 (down 10 16). •Forward £201 2 16 (down 12 16). The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Sinclaii
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    JAVA NOTES.
    798 10 THE ECLIPSE OF SUN. I Variabl7_^e riences [From Our Ow <W~ The eclipse of th, un w A I|. tn Achin and partial m w s Na Netherlands East Indie*. c r < <*fc able interest m Batavia f )oth European and the native I*^l^* cording to reports
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    39 10 I far Programme of Drills up tfi ending May 19th, lia*. Hill Wednesday, Ml i Set** Platoon (Eurasian); Bn^'-i'' aa**. (Sinhalese); "D" (Eurasian'; a Thursday, 5.15 p.m.. HW> M- i,y. Signal Section Indian l S.R.E. (V).
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    THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
    78 11 MISHAP ENQUIRY OPENS. (ireat Public Interest. [Reuter's Service.] Canberra, May 14. public interest is being taken m *JSL| enquiry into the forced landing _!Baß-Miti CroM °P ened L^a-Uoorned to -May IC inU nauirv hoard consists of the Chairm _s_JGeaera] L C. Wilson, a Queens- \X*r who served
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    OKLAHOMA'S OIL POLICY.
    132 11 OKLAHOMA'S OIL POLICY. Suits Local Conditions [Renter. Service.] New York, May 14. Mdal* ot thl American Petroleum Ins- ait not alarmed at the removai of 1 frictions. They think at Oklafc ma produces a light sweet ._r which there is great demand a pecua r situation exNt- m Oklahoma, an.l
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    CONSCRIPTION IN U.S.A.
    82 11 To Prevent Long Wars. [Beater*! Service.] fVaahiagflflfa. .May 1 4. I cflßfcription ''ill hits bt_-t.ii introduced kGaagRM with th.- approval of the Sec--B_ff for War to srive the President perr.awT.t authority to call males aged bepaa l v -4"i to the ColonM m war time. IW War
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    EVOLUTION STUDENTS WIN.
    61 11 [Reuter's Service.] Des Moines. lowa, May 1 4. By i iuiir.injr a court order the students ll l .'creed Ur University to reopen its baa which proceeded m orderly manner. [The Students wont on strike when the Mi* Bible Union dismissed the faculty >r suspicion of beinir
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    WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION.
    436 11 His Excellency* Views. Ai tht oausaiea of a '•not" m our report Rymcrdayi Council meeting put a false or. His Excellency's views, we reduce his speech verbatim: Is "B*st to hon. members of the Council P 't woald be a mistake to defer the sec- *»d.ng of this
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    THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
    189 11 HUGE ARMY OP POLITICAL ASPIRANTS. mmm m m ~**^»mmm Three to Every Seat. I FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT.. London, May 14 nt COU t h OWs that there are already seats. Camhdate for 61 5 Parliamentary It seems that only the Speaker is certain to be unopposed though
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    LATEST CRIME CRAZE.
    61 11 The Motor Bandit Pests. lM!r_r. TRESS aSKUVIC_!__COPYRir. HT.] London, May 14. Motor bandits are becoming daily more troublesome. Tiuy seem to turn up everywhere and generally escape During the past week-end m London notified* than tWenty Sh P ,aids Were Some were successful and some unsuccessful but
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    WORLD'S FASTEST WARSHIP.
    35 11 r riant sTa Serf ice. 1 Paris, >Uy J 4 The Mta ton destroyer Valmv, undergoing her trials attained a speed of &JBE knots making her the fastest warship m the world.
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    CHINA CABLE NEWS.
    304 11 The Canton Campaign. [By arrangement with IVanyang Sian X Pau Press.] Shanghai, May 14. Police yesterday searched Feng Yu Hsiangs press organ at Shanghai. Lvi Chi's division has moved to Hsiao-kan-sien. Passengers on the Peking and Hankow Railway's upward train only reach Kwangshui. Government has sent five
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    ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY.
    109 11 The report of the Singapore St. Andrew's Society for the year ended March 31st. to be presented to the annual meeting at the S.C.C. on May 21st., says several applications for assistance of distressed Scots were received and a total sum of $613 was distributed amongst nine
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    THE PRINCE'S MESSAGE.
    207 11 NEEI> FOR COURAGE AND IMAGINATION, Newcastle Exhibition. [Reuter's Service.] n_ Londo__, May 14. The Prince of Wales to-day opened at Newcastle the northeast coast exhibition which has been styled the "Northern Wembley." The coal, iron, shipbuilding and engineering industries of the north have been very depressed for
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    "AUDAX" DISCOVERED.
    53 11 [Reuter Service.] London, May 14. Audax is, according to the Evening Standard, the company director George Roberts of Wimbledon. [A previous cable stated that an unknown donor "Audax" had given 100,000 guineas to be administered by the King Edward the Seventh Hospital as a thankofFering for the King's
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    CHINA EXTRALITY QUESTION.
    68 11 [Reuter's Service.] London, „May 14It ia understood the various Governments art? stup consulting regarding the reply to Chim. on the extraterritoriality question. It is authoritatively stated m London that u»i_ til an answer is prepared it can only be stated m general terms that certain recommendations were
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    DUTCH SEAPLANES AT COLOMBO.
    42 11 DUTCH SEAPLANES AT COLOMBO. [Reuter's Service.] Colombo, May 13. Two Dutch seaplanes flying from Holland to Bi.tavia arrived at Trincomalee. The Dutch flying-officer who was recently injured has undergone an operation aboard the British cruiser Enterprise and is at present at Trincomalee.
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    NOTED ZOOLOGIST KILLED BY SNAKE BITE.
    47 11 TKeuter's Service New York. May 14. Mr. Charles E. Snyder, head keeper of the mammals and reptiles m New York 'zoo, one of the best-known authorities on reptiles m the world, succumbed to the _ite of a rattlesnake while snake hunting.
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    80 11 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang. May 14. At the Assizes to-day Soon Ah Lin was charged with causing death by a rash act. iHe pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing grievous hurt. His Lordship said it seemed more a case of misfortune. Counsel agreed and asked for a lenient
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    LONDON-SYDNEY FLIGHT.
    33 11 LONDON -SYDNEY FLIGHT. Flight Lieutenant' Moir and Flying Officer Owen who arrived from Singora on Monday left Seletar Air Base at 6.30 yesterday morning on the next stage of their flight to Australia.
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    135 11 The foi low m: n was taken at a meet, ing of CommitU No. 2 held on May 6th. Confirmed recommendation to prohibit itinerant hawkers from area bounded by New Bridge Road, Cantonment Road, Keppel Road, Anson Road, Cecil Street, Cross Street, and Upper Cross Street, Dt. Lim
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    32 11 Mrs. C. Hannigan. President of the Y.W. C.A., Kuala Lumpur who has been ill since her return from Japan, was _ufficientlly recovered to be present at the Y.W.C.A. fun fete on Saturday.
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    260 11 SIXTEEN CASES ON CALENDAR. fc -<p Counterfeiting Charge. Sixteen cases were listed for the Third Assizes which commenced before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) m the Supreme Court yesterday. Of these the first five were charges against Chinese for unlawful return from banishment. Only one capital charge
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    AN ATROCIOUS CRIME.
    169 11 That the accused and his band had "persistently pesterer" the victim m the case, to pay contributions to societies, was the submission of the prosecution when a Chinese named Tay Chong claimed trial on a charge of attempted murder. It was alleged that this pestering culminated m
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    ANOTHER "SOCIETY" AFFAIR.
    275 11 ANOTHER SOCIETY" AFFAIR. When a Chinese named Lee Toh Kee claimed trial on two charges of voluntarily causing hurt whilst attempting to commit robbery another of what the D.P.P. described as those "society" affairs was disclosed, the scene being the house of a Chinese man and his wife at Geylang
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    CHARGE OF COUNTERFEITING.
    89 11 The three Chinese charged with counterfeiting King's coin and possession of instruments and materials for counterfeiting King's coin claimed trial and the case was postponed until this morning. The charge referred to counterfeiting ten cent pieces. The instruments and materials of which the accused were charged with
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    87 11 Major A. A Lermit, V.D., Commanding Otncer of the Malacca Volunteer Corps, will leave m June on a well-earned holiday and Captain H. W. Esson, M.C, who is at present Officer Commanding, Machine Gun Company, will take over from Major Lermit. Major Lermit is attached to the Survey Department and
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    BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
    1220 12 c STORIES FBGmI.EE Bl_-I_E- i; r /j Literary. Notes. London, April 18. The children of the present generation are indebted to Mr. Walter de la Mare for a fine gilt, m a poet's beautiful £*oe# he has rewritten .tor them nine Old Testament stories: oi Eden,
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    824 12 a_ _Bßßßaa_i _Bß___aan The Worst Man m the World by Sydney Hoik i. (Hodder and Stoughton. Be. tfd.i. One of the best thrillers by this author. Peter Repington and h;s Secretary, Elsie Sumn ers, both m the Secret Service, set themselves definitely to track down and secure that
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    432 13 The Canton Fighting. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hong Kong, Msy 12. The Kwangsiites drawing fcaek to vVuchow by the north route have retreated to Huichak. Huing Hon Ping has re-entered Siuhing. Jieng Kwang Nai, Tsi Ting Kai have been transferred to East river. Headquarters
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    202 13 SI IK LAW TO BECOME EFFECTIVE [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, May 12. The Silk Price Stabilization Law will become effective on June 1. This has been decided on m view of the fact that the newraw silk will appear m the market early m June. The proposal to
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    KILLED BY LOG.
    126 13 The inquest was opened and adjourned yesterday on a Chinese coolie who met his death aboard the Titan, of the Blue Funnel line, while she was being loaded with logs from the Harbour wharf on Sunday morning. Three derricks were being used for the purposes of loading,
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    64 13 In honour of His Highness the Sultan of Perak's birthday, the Hon'ble the British Resident of Perak has appointed the following gentlemen to be Justices of the Peace for the State of Perak: Mr. F. J. Shepherd, Batu Gajah, Mr. W. MacDonaid, Sitiawan, Mr. E. W. Josselyn, Sitiawan. Towkay Khoo
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    102 16 RECENT SHIPPING CHANGES. The following changes m commands of local steamers are notified: Capt. Crichton !>f the Selangor will be replacing Capt. Thomson of the Kedah when the latter goes t>n leave shortly; Capt. A. E. Ure of the Larut will then take command of the Selangor; Capt.
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    73 16 2,030 deck passengers arrived by the Cremer from Amoy yesterday. The Admiralty oiler War Sudra is due 'rom Abadan on May 16th. She will berth at the oil wharf, Keppel Harbour, for bunkers. The M.M. mail steamer Athos II is due here from Saigon on Thursday at 6 a.m. and
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    LINK WITH SMUGGLING DAYS.
    323 16 Transference of a Patcham Hotel Licence. A link with the days when the Brighton Downs were the haunt of smuggling gang_ was severred when the Brighton licensing justices agreed to the transfer of the license of the Black Lion Hotel, Patcham, to a new site on
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      681 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 am. i Kelantan every Monday, Wednes- 1 day
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      314 16 Kum Sang. Brit. 8841, from Hong Kong 18, for Calcutta uncertain. Kedah, Brit. 1033, from Penang 14, for Penang 10. Boribat. Siam. from Bacho 14. *'or Bacho L">. May 14.— Nagpore, Magnet. Sri Muar, Hong Keat, Barratta. Kng Ciuan, Petaling. Jarak. Nam Heng, Kelantan, Pyrrhus, Anhui, (Brit); Coblenz. (Ger); Tottori
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    DOCTORS AND DOCTORING IN CHINA.
    1098 17 The Old Traditions. •fv__^__ IS an old Chine »c law which reads: _T il"!. h says «nythlng new, or him who shall invent anything new, be put to death. Tuition m China was often respected on the sole ground of its antiquity, and the gift
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    62 17 The next meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club will be held at the Masonic Hall, Damansara Road, on Friday, May 31, jat 8 p.m. Jhe speaker is to be the Hon'ble jMr. S. Veerasamy, on the subject of 'The t Caste System m India." The Club is inviting prominent
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      242 17 fl» Vv> 1 m**\*m\**mm*r FresswrfplflTss **\WW*Mm**\\m^WW I npHIS pen's feather-light weight alone is sufncient to start and to continue it k writing. Scarcely any pressure is required IT no effcrt, no fatigue. 3W§ Doubly remarkable because the new Jfflfjs Parker Duofbld is made 28% lighter than 111 |j| rubber formerly
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    METROPOLITAN POLICE CENTENARY.
    1855 18 METROPOLITAN POLICE CENTENARY. GROWTH OF THE WONDER i FORCE. fQOC I-**: 0 Axjmttj SVc ext :a I the following .rom the Mc ing Post. When Peel intioiiuced his Metropolis Police Improvement Bill, on April 15, 1329, Dcgan his addres: oy referring to the Comiiti i that .;.v. been appointed i.i
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    BRAZILIAN CONSULAR SERVICE.
    98 19 The United States Consulate has received instructions from Government to the effect that the oflice here is to discontinue performing consular services for the Government of Brazil. For a considerable number of years m the past the American Consulate General has represented the intc rests of the
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    36 19 Of the many amusing sights to be seen during the growth of the eclipse, was that of a Tamil industriously smoking a big sheet of glass over burning sheets of paper, m front of the Mosque.
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    JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER ESTATE, LTD.
    845 19 Annual General Meeting. The annual general meeting of Teiam Kuantan Rubber Estate, Ltd. was held at the office of che Company, Messrs. Harrisons, Barker and Co., Ltd., Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, yesterday, when Mr Chew Woon Poh presided. Anions tho<_ present were Messrs. E. A.
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    21 19 The average age of President Hoover* Cabinet is sixty. And the Govern* .ent i beginning to run like that. Dayton Journal
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 May 14. Biink 4 m.>. j jl Bank demand gig t {i:i.i Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 _-16 New York, demand 66 Credits v>o days 57% p ranLf, drnnand !4.*U India, T. T. 153*4 Hong Kong, demand mB% p.e. Dis. Yokohama, demand 124 4 Java, demand 139 Pangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    234 19 May 14. Gambier 714 Flake Tapioca 6-% Copra Sundried 9.20 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous No.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 19 May 1 Ith.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, QA.V. S|.ot SS M Standard R.S.S. on Tender May 39% 3<"_ lane 3i» 99% •July J<> itHj July-Sept. 40% 41 Oct -Dee. ll 41 "4 Tone >!' Market. Firm. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 10
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    181 19 Yesterday's Alteration*. Maj 1 Ith.. !(is;n« l'ri<:s. j Buyers Sellers. I iJutu a^i's I I 1 .-»'J I AVer Hitam s s 9d 9s 6d Eastern Siain 5s < <l 6s iHong Kong Tin (fully) l"s 13i 6d iKatu Tin 28t (5(1 29a 6d i K. Lumpur
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    44 19 Two sporting trophies now adorn the wall I of the Library at Malaya House. One is a magnificent head of a Seladan**, the other s that of a wild boar. Both heads have been s nresented to the Agency by Mr. Fred .Knocker, F.Z.S.
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    LONDON FINANCE CABLE.
    41 19 Heavy U.S. Rubber Consumption. IFBBB PECBB service. COP BIGHT.] London. May 14. Rubber shares finished up last evening stronger on a_sharp rise of the commodity prices resulting from a record American consumption of the raw material m April.
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    STOCKS DOWN.
    33 19 London stocks show a decrease on the week of 453 tons this being the first week the total has fallen since February lhth. The decrease m Liverpool stocks was HO tons.
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    TIN IN THE DOLDRUMS.
    44 19 Tin relapsed rather heavily and the sharemarket, already predisposed to dullness owing to surrounding conditions, remained idle. The few declines m prices were the result more of sentiment than actual trading. Tronoh and Southern IVrak were amongst those which declined.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    212 19 Singapore, May 1 I. Robber. London 1015 16d. Hd up. Closing 1 rices p.m. Spot .i* 1 May 89, June 39 H, .July-Sept. 40 H, Oct.-Dec. 40%. Steady quiet. 1 m. -London (201%. ii 7 II up. Mining.- Q jict. Sur.uei Way i.OO 3.10,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    87 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Johan Tin (20) 29 34 KuchaJ Tin Dredge ($1) 1.35 1.40 Malay Coßad. .">7 lVnav.at HS tt Jeram Kuantan (50) 1.15 i.;j;> <.• ,j Jimah fsl) 1.60 I^o Kuala Sidi i 2JRQ 00 lur.as (Si i 2.00 2.20 Malaka Pimi.-i ($1) 1.75 ix,
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    181 19 Rennie. Lowick and Co. Pelepah Valley 51,000, Kota 1 inggi 50.000 Siginting 21,500. Clovelly 15.750. Kuala Kepis 14.250. Tangkok 20.500. Tanjong Labu 6,700; St. Cyr 4,093, Sungei Bitot 15,000. Derrick and Co., Secretaries. Alor Gajah 26,014, Aver PUaas 51,000; Australasia 20,437, Balgownie .J-UIT. Bukit Kubu 1(5,000,
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    36 19 The Honourable Mr. T. Pragasam, Bar-at-Law, Member of the Imperial Legislative Assembly, New Delhi, and Editor of Swarajya, a leading daily newspaper (English and Tamil) Madras, accompanied by hi>. I wife arrived m Malaya per Rajula.
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      592 19 I ,?SETS __f ASSURANCE IN HKCE OVER wSSs THE GREAT EASffiRN LIFE ASSDRANffi CORPINY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE- 27 Old J Th e Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1369 20 If they play as well against the Malays as they did against the Malayan Chinese at the btaciium on Monday (when they won by three goals to one) local football aspirants, especially the Asiatic section, should learn many useful things from the all too short visit here of
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    189 20 HOME CRICKET RESULTS. South Africans Win at Lords. U. mm I neuter's fciervice.l South Africans vs. Middlesex. At Lords: South Africans won by eight wickets. Middlesex 132 and 240 South Africans 291 and 85 for 2 Morkel took 7 for 61 m the Middlesex first innings whilst Killick
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    INTERNATIONAL LADIES TENNIS.
    31 20 IU.S. Defeat Holland. [Reuter's Service.] Scheveningen, May 13. At lawn tennis the American women's team, including Miss. Helen Wills, beat the Dutch Women by 6* matches to 2.
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    AN OLD-TIME ATHLETE PASSES.
    49 20 neuter's Service. I New York. May 14. The death has occurred at the age of 91 of the well-known walker. Edward Payson Weston, who several times visited England and m 1883-84 walked .".,000 miles m ICO days under the auspicee of tbe Church of England.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    168 20 Teams for Week-end Matches. The following teams will represent the S.C.C. over the coming week-end: vs. Malacca at Malacca on Saturday and Sunday: G. I. Begley, E. S. Bell, N. Bradbury, T. M. Calhaen. C. H. Imrie, R. H. C. Laverton (Capt. I. R. G. Littlehales. W. Millard-Watts.
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    LOCAL BOXING.
    57 20 The Singapore Amateur Boxing Association announce that two boxing rings have been erected at the Memorial Hall and will be available for the use of members between the hours of 4.30 and t p.m. each evening. On Thursdays the time will be extended to 8 p.m. Thursday of
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    FOOTBALL.
    36 20 In a second division League game on Monday S.C.C. defeated the A.P.C. s—l.5 1. On the S.R.C. ground yesterday the Welch beat the S.R.C. m the second division of the League by I to nil.
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    STORING NEWS.
    129 20 LADIES' OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Opening Rounds. [Renter's Service.! St. Andrews, May, 13. In the Ladies' Open Golf Championship Miss Dampney (Wimbledon) beat Miss Turpie (America) 3 and 2; Miss Hollins (America) beat Mrs. Finis y (SC Georges 4 Hill) 5 and 3. St. Andrews, May 14. i The
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    THOUSAND GUINEAS TOURNAMENT.
    98 20 Leading Scores. [Renter's Setvice.] Moortown, Leeds, May 14. A powerful field, including several American Ryder Cup players competed m the qualifying rounds of the Thousand Guineas Tournament. The leading scores m the first round were: Archie Compston 71; Leslie Cotton (Couldson Court) 73; Aubrey Boomer (Paris), J.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    240 20 LADIES' EMPIRE DOCK CUP. The following ladies have qualified for the Empire Dock Cup and the draw for the first round which must be completed on or before May 26th. is as under: Miss K. Griffiths vs. Mrs. S. C. Campbell. Miss K. Niblock vs. Mrs. J.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    110 20 Navy Challenge Cup. a i The Navy Challenge Cup will be competed for at Bukit Timah on Monday next, the 20th. instant. The following are the teams, and times for teeing off: 3.00 Mrs. W. L. Stevens and Lieut. Col. Dickinson (G.G.C.) vs. Mrs. J. S. English
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    46 20 The usual monthly competition will not take place this month, but the Weiding Cup will be competed for on Saturday, Sunday and Monday next. The attention of members is drawn to the revised handicaps, bye-laws and local rules posted on the notice board.
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    LACROSSE.
    58 20 The practice game fixed for to-day has been cancelled owing to the ground being required for a soccer match. S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. WEDNESDAYS TIES. Doable Handicap. W. Balhetchet and V. H. Norris vs. _J. S. Hogan and G. Kraal to finish. Single Hanlicap "A" Finals. S. L. Oehlers vs.
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    THURSDAY'S TIES.
    26 20 Doable Handicap. C. A. Norris and F. Ephraums vs. winner of W. Balhekhet and V. H. Norris vs. N. S. Hogan and G. Kraal.
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    872 20 A MODEST SHOW OF BEAUTY. Nursing and Marriage. [From Our Own Correspondent. j Bangkok, May 8. Bangkok has had its first beauty show, snd out of forty-five entrants but five could be persuaded to appear before the audience and the critical eyes of the judges. The European
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    KILLED BY FALLING MASONRY.
    64 20 s. By a fall ol bricks and masonry during the demolition of the burnt out copra factory m Havelock Road yesterday morning, two Chinese workmen were seriously injured. The mass fell on them and when they were extricated they were promptly sent to hospital, but one
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    24 20 Thursday, 16th.— Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, 17th.-— Elementary Signalling Class Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Advanced Ambulance Class, Headquarters 5.15 p.m.
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