The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 June 1929

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press iw ENTS. SINGAPORE, &S- MONDAY JUNE 3, 1929. NO. 12,733
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    249 1 The King's condition is stated officially to be satisfactory and no bulletins are being issued at present Page 9. The home Press is now discussing the attitude which Mr. Baldwin should adopt on the opening of the new Par- liament, opinions differing on the right course to
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    JANE AUSTEN.
    1250 1 It is rather humiliating to confess, m view of the esteem m which Jane Austen is held m high-brow coteries, that for many years my interest could not carry me into one of her novels beyond a hundred paj,es or so, and that my perseverance was unequal to
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      274 1 YOU CAN PURCHASE ANYWHERE SWALLOW ARIELL'S H-QKI l> RENOWNED CAKES. j R affles Hotel I 1 1 FIRST n ASS ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION 1 KA GRILL ROOM AFTER j| 1 1 DAMES UNRIVALLED IN THE EAST DINNER WKDNESDAT g 3» Datt f* NJ £ZXj 1 6.13- Dinner* o.™, AND
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      280 1 Enjoy the benefits of I B£FBIGc£RATION j| S by means of the V ICYB ALL I J HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR T A new system which keejs food fresh, clean and <£ X wholesome, and keeps drinks cool m the hot weather. T J No Gas No Electricity. I J| FULL PARTICULARS
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      108 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. b Martini medicine Page 8. Useful gift selections Page 8. t Public notices, auctions, etc. Page 7. Milner's safes are safe safes Page 8. Reasons for the new Chevrolet 'Page 4. Gcod fountain pen selection at Ribeiro's -Page 3. Brass instruments at the Robinson Piano I Co.— Page
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      15 1 FOR DAINTY PASTRY I SWALLOW ARIELL'S I PATENT ROLLER FLOUR I IN 51b BAGS. I
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      193 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 3rd. 1 I High Water, 6.21 a.m., 7.0, 7.24 p.m., 7.5. I Po'.o^ MncDougall Cvp Balestier. i Kinjr's Birthday, public holiday. 1 L Birthday Parade, Padang. L Ciicket- Clarke Cup. L Selangor Races. I Banvard Co., Theatre, 9.30, Diversion. l t Tuesday, 4th. v High Water, 7.37
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    FACTORS HINDERING EMIGRATION.
    382 2 Town Popubl»or» "Anchored." The annual report for 1928 of the Oversea Settlement Committee dials at length with the factors adverse to settlement m the Dominions. Chief amon* these are The industrial habits and townward bent of our population, both male and female, and it? consequent disinclination for
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    VALUABLE MARLBOROUGH DOCUMENTS.
    121 2 VALUABLE M ARLBOROUGH DOCUMENTS. Presenter! to American Nation. An rarly official announcement is expected that tho Duke of MarP orouirh ha« presented the American nation with a collection of over l»°>0 documents from the family archives, including the autographed announcement of th" victories of Rainillies' and Blenheim sent to the
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    THUMPING-TUBS.
    75 2 The Man Who Makes Them and His Coming Harvest. A Clapton man applied at Bow County Court for leave to pay a debt by instal- raents. The Other Side: He's quite able to pay. He's a carpenter, and makes tub-thumping stands. "These tub-thumping stands," it was explained, "are used
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      285 2 PRIC3KLY "HEJpT CURED AND F^C™TED by using "AGNESIA" ANTGEPTK DUSTING POWDER. On Sale at Chemists and Stores. |i!1l«I^H!!l«l!IB!»lHI1«llM!HllMIHIlMWM«9 I ELIZABETH— DOROTHY 35 Avenue Matignon, Paris has returned with a new collection of jIVEMN6 &~DAY FROCKS! J HITS- FRENCH JBmifflY_; Showing Daily J RAFFLES HOTEL (ROOM 155). m m m m
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      409 2 TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLT AT %30 FOR ONE WEEK ONLT. W. R. BAN YARD Presents 0s ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY. IN ALL THE LATEST LONDON COMEDIES. j TO-NIGHT. Diversion m% i Rookery Nook BSM Tke KWf luZiZ "Thark" J2T*. I "Kfersioft" Saturcay, C«r1r«« im *U» N«r» BOOKING AT UTTLE'S June sth. i
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      308 2 ALHAMBRA^ 1 PROGRAMME Commencing Friday, May Sht Ending Wednesday, Ju ne 54 In the Second Show at 9 p m The Latest Empire News VAMPING VIS Featuring: CHARLIE MURRAY A New Kind of Comedy Daringly Di Brent A FIRST NATIONAL PICK ML In the First Show at 7.30 p m
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    BRASSEY'S ANNUAL.
    1029 3 SIR H. MACKINDER ON PORT DEVELOPMENTS. The Naval Base. Brassey V Naval and Shipping: Annual Jr 1929. appears under a new editorship, Commander Charles N. Robinson, R.in. having succeeded Sir Alexander Richardson and Sir Archibald Hurd who edited the Annual jointly after the death of the second Earl
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      229 3 \J W KODAK. LIMITED. I i| jWml\ (Incorporated m England.) S r TfiniwiynllfjliflinJfntf3^Bß3B3l B3tßß3gflKßßßßHßHßßßßßHßßßß^3Bßid^Msw^Maj^^^ao^^^i^^^^^^^^^^^^^» ■HBBIpIIBEII-" •-i3'igjJCtiiami"H > 'ii m■■ ■"■"■■■T^ WWPItWWBHHHHHBI I fountain Pens I 1-gIBEI iO" $10 each. I W ATI lAN'B $5 $6,75 and $&25 each I W \i HAJTS SET $13.50, $IG^5, $21.25 each.! 0NO! $7.85, $14
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      329 3 1 1 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) limited. I BRANCHES: 21, First Cram Street MALACCA 11. Light Street PENANG I Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. I Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, GuarI dians T Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration I applied for
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    MEMOIRS OF AN OLD PARLIAMENTARIAN.
    3011 4 I REMINISCENCES OF T. P. O'CONNOR. *r -j m m ■L i- S < Webster and Russell, Reid and Asquith. ij •I "Times" Commission The Three Judged Procession of l\ I- Informers Le Caron the Spy. (World Copyright Reserved.) > Among many other of his
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      301 4 The reason for the NEW I I CHEVROLET II 55 A CT ATTTIUiCItfT c we aye ma< e a most sweeping change. Having pas* d the i| X-iITIJ-^l^ 1 million mark m Chevrolet production, we were able to realv !j u 1| C^PtlPfnl MotOT^ Polim dream of years: a six-cylinder
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    CHINA FAMINE FUND.
    208 5 The following; appeal has been issued by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and is earnestly commended to the sympathy of all: "Recent reports from China contain details of extreme famine conditions affecting the seven Provinces of Honan, Shensi, ftilWi Shansi, Jehol, Chahar and Suiyiian, pr.ti this is
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    CHARGE OF THEFT.
    323 5 A European named H. Munro answered to three serious charges m the District Court before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke on Friday. Accused pleaded guilty to the first charge: of the theft of a coat, shirt, keys, and cigarette case, the property of Mr. W. H. Follenfant,
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    IN THE LION'S DEN.
    229 5 Detective Robbed While 199 Detectives liooked On. This is a story that should be whispered. It happened m London at dark o' night There were 200 detectives there, and yet this deed was done It happened thus. The Junior officers of the C.I.D. gave their annual
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    THE MAN IN THE MASK.
    107 5 Selling Sealed Packets m the Street "For a Bet." "I am doing this for a wager, I win some money if I sell out m half an hour," said Courtney Cyril Callard Smith, of Edgwareroad, Marylebone, when told he was causing obstruction m Reading's main
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      206 5 ||k K^T^ 4 I pfskm I Portable Adding Machine i i BRINKMANNgCO. SOLE AGENTEk i HELEN'S COURT COLLYM qWAT. 1 11 STAMFORD ROAD. Wilil f i »»fc .f* *£^r I ni I b 1 V I I ft 1 «H^^^^ ft T»_ i Iflll^^AllA ji You do not buy a
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      83 5 I NAVY CUT I I CICARETTES I I Tl PPED WITH CORK OF PURE HATOH/M CPQN»JH 1 A <tt Ai> 4 A ift A it> i* l A A j*~ j*i*. a a «*v A A A A A A A <^ A **W A^k a*W AA AAAA A A.
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      47 5 DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES. fey Arthur Moreland. No. 108. Mr. Pegotty's dream comes true rnCMOCABLg UtSIT. O^V'P <^gS tWWJJyTDr AH OLO HOUSE IMmWcOU)- MWTTHI\ LKJD*W»ffSA»*OTH^IOO^ TVtt GAgCJCM AND S#»W < g* r «g* JB g «WP«6^nß t Tt) WHICH SHE CONDUCT- tirfDABI^CKCWmCTCOJ^^^J" I^ LteMANuSMeMIWbTnHBI C**P T IAO I
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      493 6 iEE "'HI i 1 m V^^ AWBW W [r I juu IUI I (cL/H I i^ m> Hi HJ H^^Ajk^H HHB^' ft F%wDr v -2^^ >a-' 1 a fl I B^^ 1 ass 2= ontLL lua iMiu OWIAS) I LIUMT NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Marks consisting of
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    THE ELECTION.
    749 7 CONSERVATIVES REDUCE MAJORITY, Stalemate Position. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 31. The state of the parties at 7 a.m. was: Labour 2g5 Conservatives 900* Liberals Independent 7* 8.15 a.m. Labour 2 86. Conservatives oak Liberal 49 Independent 7' [These figures show that an absolute Labour majority is now impossible.]
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    160 7 NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. Risks not to be Taken. fßeuter'a Service.! Tv, k ii *v. London, May 31. The bulletin this evening says the King had a quiet day with some sleep. His condition remains satisfactory. It is understood the King's condition is only local and the
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    LABOUR CONFERENCE EXPERIMENT.
    39 7 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, May 31. At the International Labour Conference groups agreed that experimentally for a year Government dek gates shall participate m any committees they wish to attend from which hitherto they have been excluded.
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    NEW YORK HEAT WAVE.
    38 7 [Router's Service.] New York, May 31. There have been over twenty deaths m New York City alone from a heat wave. The shade temperature has been 90. At Boston and Pittsburg it was 97.
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    THE R.H.C. INCIDENT.
    45 7 [Router's Service.] I ondon. May HI. The Bt !t sh Broadcasting Corporation m a statement, says 'The vacancy caused by an announcer's resignation has been filled. The 8.8.C has no statement to make on inaccurate accounts of the incident which caused it."
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    AGE LIMIT FOR B.B.C. OFFICIALS.
    168 7 Mr. Percy Pitt's Successor. Th?> Hritish Broadcasting Corporation has decided that its official? shall automatically retire on reaching the age of 60. This decision will affect certain of the present staff, of whom the best known is probably Mr. Percy Pitt, the Director of Music,
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    FAMOUS BRITISH PILOT INCINERATED.
    86 7 I Terrible Fate of Mr. Eric Scholfield. London, May I<>. One of the best-known British pilots, Mr. Eric Scholfield, who was a test pilot at Vickers works, was incinerated to-day while flying over the Thames between Weybridge and Shepperton. The wing of the machine became partly
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    EARLDOM FOR VISCOUNT PEEL?
    39 7 London, May 16. The Daily Mail says it ifc expected that Viscount Peel, who is leaving the India Office, will receive an Earldom m the King's Birthday Honours List, which will apy>ear on June 3rd.
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    1st. DEVONS FOR INDIA.
    21 7 London, May 17. Malta. The Ist. Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment will leave for India m October.
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      487 7 BUSINESS CARDS. riEACH^ j |£njONG KATONG I V Residential Hotel. I s*^l Hathin* Paw, Me, Good Cuieme. <g 5 v m. Casper. Proprietor. <»> jfJASSAGEI 111 FUMIKO. 1 MEMORIALS. I UfGAP MB CASKET CO. I MON STAL MASONS. •ne No. 75. g r^rgpfg>Jjaiaiiiitn>kolii»BiMMM|lHe| iin't ir*- V g tomMny unm«i *S)
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      759 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on: Monday, June 3rd, King's Birthday. TRAFALGAR LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that the Nineteenth Ordinary General Meeting of Trafalgar Limited will bo held at the Registered Office,' No. 2, Prince Street, Singapore, on Friday," the
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      697 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. TO TRAVELLERS MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVES.— Reliable service given m trade extension, indents, etc. Reports and correspondence taken m shorthand and neatly typed. Write to Mercatoria care of P.O. Box 626 Singapore. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Crawford Street from North Bridge Road to Beach Road will be
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      691 7 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THB STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated 15th November, 1928. In the cause of H. S. Arathoon, trading M Stephens Paul and Co. Plaintiffs versus J. C. Zeytoon Defendant. AUCTION SALE of All the right, title
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      MARRIAGE.
      31 8 CAMPBKLL JABZYNBKA. At the Presby terian Church, Sl^cmyw. on the Ist inst. by the Rev. Stephen Band. John C Campbell of Singapore. Advocate and Solicitor, to Janina larzynska, of Singapore.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 3, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    1063 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JUNE 3, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT. Whilst there ia at present no need for alarm concerning the King's health it would be unwise to suggest that there is no need for any anxiety at all. It seems plain that we have taken too much for granted and
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    BEACH-RD, CONTRACT CASE.
    1016 8 CHIEF JUSTICE DELIVERS JUDGMENT. A Mass of Confusion. J A judgment tunning intc nearly tMlty fooiacap pages was delivered by the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) m the Supreme Court on Saturday, m the case m 1 which S. Muthucumaroo, contractor, of < Singapore, sued Messrs. AlkaiT
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    39 8 SAW W W STARS 1186I 186 I Professor KorccasU n IFRKE f The. British A.. j^^ ta-ned the Brit, sh M r f i Professor Strata ti to the toast tiprx-i I rm nor. of the iJt^.
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    CLEVER THOUGHT READER AT ISAKO'S CIRCUS.
    307 8 CLEVER THOUGHT READER AT ISAKO'S CIRCUS. A (io "<} Show. A large Mdience A 7^ i tiently for th, l nit an d Pore of Mis. p '■> s£ reader and futuri > W Miss Duel. ,< lrda y nirtt bare ri.n* with < annroachoc! men h MPr With their
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    BANVARDS AT THE THEATRE.
    336 8 After a week of irrand "jyra. I decidedly refreshing to come back lighter comedy which the Banvard Erjl Comedy Company il prettntiof fcr I at the Victoria Theatre. They rece:vtf deservedly po< i reception OB Saturday I when they opened their season with D» Grey and
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      278 8 'A mAnllfll| '^JMk VERMOUTH. I i\ i| MIOTINI Wine is the oldest form of medicine ijj ij I Ullillll ll known. The peculiar properties of S UllSnsl Martini Vermouth make it the finest X§ jc preventive against fever obtainable. PisH Caldbeck, Mactr^or S Co., Lit. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) j|S 90
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      145 8 I v. X I 1 1 I l EXQUISITE FACE I POWDERS 1 I 1 Delicately perfumed h S to suit all. [S 1 I IoUPIPE BROTHERS, LTD.} jg Safe A«ent« (WkoleMle.) m -:634 Compare the price, quality and mileage of TJLK/S TYRES with those of any other make. TENCw
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      7 8 TTo-daysy y s Feature 5 r./Vs MEMOIRS.
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    151 9 MM DAILY BULLETINS AT yv PRESENT. Htfftksgivisf Postponed. m i -utcr's Service.] London. Juae 1. ht> k h«d £<'<x J night and his v a ctory. The three doctors fgrtfcti nsultation m the morning. The bir- T Windsor Castle is signed g cr "tvn, (Surgeon- Apothecary Wind-
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    REPARATIONS AGREEMENT.
    145 9 Om Poinl Unsettled, < Service.] Paris, June 1. Agrconti inched by tho re- r with regard to the la.-;t yt ar> a. 1 r .v!>- their payment out of the rkinir f OT profit! of an international ,r A proi '-'.at m the event of the Cvted SUti
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    NEW ROYAL DUTCH CHAIRMAN.
    30 9 [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam, June 1. T «khetr Hendrik I>oudon has been <-.rcted ektirman of directors of the Royal rVtroleum Company m place of the H*er CapsdOM.
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    SEA SAFETY CONVENTION.
    31 9 [Router's Service.] liondon, June 2. tit Internationa! Conference on Safety \Jh at Sea unanimously passed the tion for die adoption of' the amended nvention wh.ch was then signed.
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    ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
    23 9 [Router's Service.] Huenos Aires, June 2. •ther six have been killed m a fresh wrthq-jake m M-rdoza Province.
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    MOCKING EARTHQUAKE HAVOC.
    33 9 f Router's Service.] T Teheran, June 2. •ne Government Inspector at Kuchan I w«W killed and 1,121 injured Jr t, arthu mko at Khorassan. Eighty- v.llapp W p re destroyed.
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    THE DUKE IN CANADA.
    18 9 Service.l T Victoria, Hr. Columbia, June 2. t r "''"ucester arrived yesterday n Janan.
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      JAPAN'S TRADE.
      157 9 «nyo Nichi-NicW Sen.-ice.] Jana T kio May 8l Muv^n M 'turns for ten days ending j Bhow a tetal of V.69,358,000 for Ulprt^.-i YO.^.neo.OOO exports. M MITSUCHra Sf^ECH. Boonri T irp Minis ter' s statement dertthovri n favour of the immediate r r/ r h f?<>!^ embargo has
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    THE PRESS ON THE ELECTION.
    1352 9 HOW SHOUJLD GOVERN, MENT ACT RESIGN Cm AWAIT DEFEAT? aid. m an int^iew. pMges hi—lf l^JLv^Zl^^t £t ""^ST a period of two ye.rs. Th« Liberal F-nyhtL Tobi^i «J hf« Conservative Press whilo tWm i| a «,k«,t U MW object of bitter attacks by the a
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    HARBIN "RED" RAID PROTESTS.
    69 9 I'Reuter's Service.] Moscow, June 1. A Soviet note to China protests against the police raid and search of the Russian Consulate General at Harbin and demands the immediate release of those arrested and 1 return of all correepondcnee an^i "other pilfered articles and money." It states
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    AERIAL TOURS.
    55 9 [Renter's Service.] Sbfia, Jane 1. Ufl Van Lear Black who left Croydon 1 for Tokyo mm arranged at dawn yesterday, has arriTeH tnd leases for Aleppo to-day. r He is f i panied by fire persons and 1 two pilots. 2 Tteheran. lane 1. v The French airman
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    CHINA'S SAVIOUR.
    332 9 THE RESTING PLACE OF SUN VAT SEN. Grand Final Ceremonies. [Reuter's frar Eastern Service.] Nanking, June 2. The climax of weefcs of elaborate ceremonies starting at Peking, was rerched when the carefully embalmed remains of Sun Vat Sen, the saviour of China, contained m an elaborate American-made bronze-coffin,
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    WOMEN'S EYES ON THE LORDS!
    255 9 Want Representation on Same Terms as Men. A claim that women should sit m the House of Lords on the same terms as men was made by Mrs. Pethiek-Lawrence m her presidencial address of the Women's Freedom League, held m Caxton Hall. Mrs. Pethiok- Lawrence
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    MOTOR INDUSTRY ENTERPRISE.
    173 9 A striking example of the ever widening scope of the cinema and of the enterprise of large manufacturing concerns was forthcoming at the Victoria Theatre last night when the N. V. General Motors, Java, showed three moving picture films entitled: "General Motors Around the World," "The Proving
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    AIRMAN'S 20 LANDINGS WITHIN NARROW CIRCLE.
    96 9 A new kind of record has been established by a French airman, who undertook to make twenty successive landings within a circle marked on the aerodrome. Cutting off hia engine at a height of 1,20Q feet, he descended m a spiral and alighted within
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      497 10 Ellennan RnrLn^ll Steamship Co^ Ltd. 1 (Incorporated is U.S.A.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS* TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due S'pere. s.s. CITY OF ATHENS May 31 s.s. CITY OF TOKIO June 29 s.s. CITY OF OSAKA
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      373 10 r.«?o. Britisk India and Apcar m«i n (Incorporated m England ■■W, MAIL,. PASSENGER AND C**m SERVICES. (0) PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL s n UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S A *-0 LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL «i» RN MEXT OUTWARDS FEOM LONDON FOR CHINA n hdu Due WAR, Tonnasre. Singapore. N| KASHGAR
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      690 11 0 S. K. Lma p^tfaatlsm Vessel. Arrive. Leave. tmi m ttcrdam, Hamburg, Bremen, snd Antwerp via Colombo, v and Port Said Andes Maru June 16 June 17 p U r|..i Town, Rio de Janeiro, an -video and Buenos Aires. World passage £150.] f Manila Mara July 3 July 5 g
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      378 11 BpU^LOTEAMSaHF UHHE ROUND— THE— WORLD SERVICE. From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Lear* Leave Singapore. Singapore. Penang. PRES. POLK June 10 June 13 June 15 PRES. ADAMS June 24 June 27 June 29 PRES. HARRISON July
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      785 11 IfflWlLYtt PMEITAAfIT MMTSGHMTU. (BOTAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA:. (Incorporated m HoUnmL) UNluut CONTRACT WITH THK NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVKBNim Tal^Ouw No. 3640, with rob- connections to:-^a»iage, VrJSSSr^ Transhipment, Marine- Departments and Manager's desk. ut the Stratta Settlements (Singapore and P*o«nr of the FI CIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. AH information,
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    SKIPPING NOTES.
    65 12 The P. and O. Mantua arrived m London as 11 a.m. on May 81st. It is notified that owing to the sporadic existence of cholera all ports on the east coast «f Siam south of Bangkok come under the Quarantine Act. Owinc to boiler trouble the Montgomeryshire ka<L
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    GIANT GERMAN SUBMARINE.
    349 12 Secret Revealed. The Daily Telegraph Naval Correspondent writes. Germany, towards the close of the war, was building: a submarine of enormous size ard power, specially designed to attack shipping m distant oceans. This striking- disclosure is made by Herr Rasenack, a German naval constructor, m the current
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    NEW DUTCH CARGO LINERS.
    505 12 An examination of the progressive policy of carpi) shipowning firms, particularly m the question of speed and tonnages of their newer vessels, affords much cause for reflection, especially if this investigation be pursued as to the trades on which the ships will be engaged. It is
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      48 12 The number and tonnage of all vessels entered and cleared at the Pprt of the Dmiftngs during 1928 were *3,205 and 131,59fr respectively. It is interesting to note that the native- harbour craft fitted with inboard and outboard motors are rapidly superseding boats propelled by oars and sails.
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      232 12 CHARGEL'RS REUNIS. (Incorporated m France). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE OUTWARDS. SAIGON. TOURANE AND RAIPH(J Due Sinrapaj CAP ST. JACQUES June CAP VARELL.\ July HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES. NAMES AND BORDEAUX. \)w Singipo CAP PADARAN June CAP ST. JACQUES July MARSEILLES. HAVRE, DLNKIR) AND ANTWEHP. Due Singipa LJNOIS June t ADEN July
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      654 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kmala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Irfunhn* and Kuantan (via Gesaas and Jerantnt) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday ana Friday .6 Mfc, Bangkok every Thursday v v. jff mm Kota Tinggi, Scrtrmhan, Koala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penaag and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a-n*» Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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    WORKERS FROM ABROAD.
    695 13 UNFAIR COMPETITION PREVENTED Conditions of Entry. The barriers erected against the entry of foreign labour into this country to the detriment of British workpeople, are clearly set out m an interesting memorandum issued by the Ministry of Labour. A section of topical importance is that which describes
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    GREAT MEN'S HANDICAPS.
    230 13 Golfing Revelations. London, Apr. 25. .The Daily Express describes as a semiState secret the information that the golf handicap of the Prince of Wales is 16. He returned net 77 m the Household Brigade competition.' The newspaper quotes the following summaries by a leading amateur who has
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      476 13 M nil ,ny|f f H "Wat Arun "The temple of dawn" H JACSmU II dominate* the west bank of the Mcnam H »g3WSfl^fc- II at Bangkok. This grey-toned pile B D inlaid with thousands of glared tile*, fl jaEEHt^^^Kk- II triumph of decorative act and, m B a^ JE*"'i^u^^^b^ h
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    899 14 SHANGHAI EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS. Hawkers' Troubles. [By Our Chinese Correspondent.] Local Chinese schools congregated to hold a meeting at the Chi Fah School. Hill Street, for the election of representatives to attend the Educational Congress of Overseas Chinese m Malaysia, to be held on June 6th, under the auspices
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    850 15 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, JUNE Ist. A v Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang 3 8s 41s Bangrin Tin 32s 34s Batang Padang ($1) 30 35 Batu Caves 147% 1 Bukit Arang ($1) 1.45 h z Burmah Malaya 41s 42s Chenderiang 8s 6d 9s 6d Chin Chin ($1) 15
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 June 1. Bank 4 m.s. 2|3 7(8 Bank demand 2j3 3)4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 5; 16 New York, demand 55 15j 16 Credits 90 days 57% France, demand 1431 India, T.T. lMft Hong Kong, demand IS*/* p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 125% Java, demand 139V6 Bangkok, demand 80%
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    PRODUCE.
    243 15 Tin 150 Ton* $100*4 Ciimbier 7V2 Popper White 116 Flake Tapioca 6.2 C P«aH Sago Small X Copra Sundried 8.45 kice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.80 Rice, Siam old 2\o. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 266 Rice, Sinn) .Hroken No. 1. 220
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    73 15 June Ist.. 12 o'clock noon. tI.S.S. oqual to Standard, Q.C.F. rone «>r Market: «2uiot steady. i atest Cable: London Spot sheet U> ''4il- P«* W». \f\\ York Sheet Gxts. -l per Ib. B.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot Avrr-i-f buyers price for May :\G. so
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    115 15 Saturday's Alterations. June Ist.. dsatag Price*. Chin Chins 14 17 Hitatns 68 73 Honjr Fatts SI <>; 1 Joiian Tin SO :u i j Mint a Tin Dred. 1.55 1.60 Kuchai 1.45 1.50 I'lini. Linjiuis I..")? 1 2 1.65 cum. Penawats i>2 !>•"> Sungei Lamm 14 pram.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    206 15 ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD.'S REPORT. Singapore, June, 1. Rubber.— London 10% d, Vud down. Noon price. Spot .36, June 36»i, July 37,*4u1ySept. 37%, Oct.-Dcc 88%. Stagnant Mining. —Steady. Sunprei Ways 3.l 2 Vfc. 3.22VL', Kuchais 1.44 1.48 c.d., Kinta Dredge 1.62fc 1.57^, Klany: River 2.75 2.85
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    JACKS' REPORT.
    300 15 liOndon, May 8. The course of prim has been affected by he continued uncertainty m the settlement M the Reparations, and considering the fact that our General Election takes place his month, markets are Surprisingly steady. Copper— Standard Copper was put hi*rh" w by pnrcnasea m anticipation of
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    A TRADE PAPER AMALGAMATION.
    182 15 On May 1 the amal^amati > i will t;:l." place of Tho Engineer, Limited, of T», Nor folk-street. Strand, proprietor! of the Engineer (founded m 1856), with Morgan Brothers (Publishers). Limited of 12, Can-non-stivit, V..('., proprietors oi tVe Ironmonger and th.> Chemist am) Oru^frisi (both founded
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    77 15 (tuthrie and Co., Penang, agents. Renony: (first half May) No. 2 Dredge 168 pikuls; No. 3 Dredge 132 pikuls. General Motors has acquh-ed the plant, holdings, assets and patents of the Allison Engineering Company whose works are m Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. This concern is engaged m
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      570 15 THE GREAT EASTERN IM ASSURANCE COHPANY LMfTED (Inconwrrtol m atraits Settknente). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester HoiMe, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE- 27 OM I Co^ny ha, deputed SuprCTle Court „E^ J wfth'the British Life .TTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSinUN^"*"" mf^ > 4ram AGENTS WANTED Secretary Manaeine Director A CKMOX «*»S'w*sSiL A. ROBUST F. LA.
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      450 15 BANKING. fIONGKOW AND SHANGHAI BANKL, 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 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COIfRT O^ DIRECTORS N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon: Mr.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England bjr Boyal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., I Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.
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      CALCUTTA SWEEP BETTING.
      102 16 Favourite Ticket m Calcutta. [Reuter's Service.] London, June 2A steady drizzle this morning broke the prolonged drought which had been causing some anxiety regarding the hardness of the Epsom racecourse. The Press Association learns that the ticket which has drawn Cragadour m the Calcutta sweep m which
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      FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      126 16 LKeuter's Service.] Auteuil, June 2. In the men's singles French Championships quarter-final Borotra beat Hunter 6—B, 10—8, 4—6, B—6, 6—l. In the semi-final Lacoste beat Tilden 6 l, 6 o, |—7, 6—3. In the ladies' singles semi-final Mile. Mathieu beat Fraulein Aussen B—6,8 6, 2 6. 2,
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      THE DAVIS CUP.
      19 16 TReuter's Service. l Detroit, May 31. The United States has eliminated Cuba from the Davis Cup.
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      GARRISON TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      101 16 TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Inter-Recrimental Doubles. 3.45 p.m. R.A. vs. R.A.O.C. R.A.S.C. vs. 2nd. Bn. The Welch Regt. R.E. vs. Singapore Naval Establishment. Men's Handicap Singles. Capt.' Barlow and Capt. Lomax. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Rev. and Miss Aitken vs. Major Hudson and Mrs. Robb. Mixed Doubles Handicap. 445 p.m.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      289 16 The June monthly medal was competed for on Saturday and yesterday, and resulted m a win for Mr. C. V. Bailey m "A" division, and by Mr. W. P. Douglas m "B" division. Eighty-three cards were taken out, and the following were returned. 4 A M DIVISION.
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      POLO.
      156 16 On Saturday and Sunday the matches for the MacDougall Polo Cup, a junior handicap event, took place on the ground of the Singapore Polo Club, Balestier Road, before a good attendance. j The match m Saturday was between the Selangor Polo Club, with a handicap of 6,' and the
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    554 16 EUROPEANS' TWO CENTURIES. Rest Fail Badly. The Rest failed badly m their annual match against the Europeans for the Clarke Cup on the Padang over the week-end. They were faced with a total of 298 when they went m yesterday morning:. A bad collapce saw them all out
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    HOME CRICKET.
    215 16 [Reuter's Service] London, May 31. Efcsex vs. Middlesex. At Leyton: Middlesex won on the first m nings. Essex 477 and 54 for 2. Middlesex 486. In Essex's first innings Russel made 111 not out, and for Middlesex Hearne scored 285 not out. Worcestershire vs. Lancashire. At Worcester: Lancashire
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    STOCK EXCHANGE SWEEP.
    55 16 Railwayman's Ticket on Midlothian. London, May 23. A Great Western railway employee, O'Brien, drew Lord Rosebery's Midlothian, which is now scratched on account on the owner's death, m the Stock Exchange Derby rwoep. He sold an eighth share last week for £750 •Jnd MtiMrtd th« remainder for
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    752 16 SINGAPORE LEAGUE REPORT. Position to Date. The Singapore A.F.A. issue the following report for the week ending Saturday June 1: The following: were the results of the matches played during the week: Division I:— Seletar 6, I.C.F.A. 0; S.C.C. 3, Malays 0; Welch 2, Malays 2. Division 2:—
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    FORWARDS SAVE MALAYS.
    357 16 Welch Regt. .2; Malays. 2. The first division fixture between the Welch Regiment and the Malays at the Stadium on Saturday provided some excitement. The soldiers were leading by the odd goal m three not long before the end but through the good work of their clever
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    INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
    316 16 HAGEN WINS: SMITH Abe Mitchell brats Dudley. [Reuters Service.] BlacLweil, June 1. For the 36 hole match here Hagen appeared on the course half an hour before time and it was Compston's turn to keep the crowd waiting. The match started a quarter of art hour late. Compston
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    COTTON WINS WELL.
    140 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Tune 1. At Coulsdon Court, Purley, m a 36 holes v >lf match Horton Smith (America) won the first laying: a beautiful approach almost dead. He became two up at the short six. Henry Cotton squared at the eighth but the American regained the
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    DUDLEY BREAKS A RECORD.
    55 16 [Reuter's Service.] SeHdon Park, Surrey June 1. In a 36 holes invitation tournament Abe Mitchell did a 74 m the morning and 71 m the afternoon and won with 145. Ed Dudley (America) was 80 66. Johnny Farrell (America) 72 75. Dudley's 66 m the afJ
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    SCHNEIDER CUP RACE.
    177 16 Commander of British Team Injured. Ixmdon, May 22. i While adjusting a motor car recently, Flight-Lieutenant D'Arcy Greig, command- er of the British Schneider Cup team, serio usly injured one eye on the end of the exhaust pipe. 1 It is definitely stated that he will be
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