The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 June 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press ENIB. SINGAPORE, Si 3. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929. NO. 12,734
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    194 1 It is still not decided what course Mr. Raldwin will take m his dilemma but he is believed to be m favour of the resignation of the Government forthwith and his decision is anticipated to-day Page 9. Leaders of the Parties spent the week end m seclusion
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    GAMBLERS ALL.
    1162 1 If I had five shillings to spare at the moment, I would send a telegram of condolence to the management of the M.C.C., writes* K. R. G. Browne m the Evening Newa. am not referring, of course, to that Lordly body which is trying to increase the white
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      247 1 WING LOONG. THI kkcOGNISED HOUSE for r N TROPICAL SUITS. HIGH STREET. |Baffles Hotel IInKSI -S ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION S T E\ GRILL ROOM AFTER l| P\\( KS UNRIVALLED IN THE EAST DINNER ..onday. DANCES I 37 V Dance Ni^Kt I MM.I *-fmik«r» SATURDAY. •j 1 jj Orchestral rj";
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      178 1 s The easy writing g ROYAL TYPEWRITER— A writing machine g of surpassing excellence. tH Sole AKents: j& SX^n^|LlC ß^\l |J 11, COLLYER QUAY I I XM^ll^/^ I**1 SINGAPORE. g j|£ (Incorporated m England). Pcnang and Kuala Lumpur. S fliiJCTrti i fi'iririi'irii'ri a B I fl i li i fi
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      92 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Public notices, etc.— Page 7. Ask for Booth's Gin— Page 8. Darcuna half -hose at Robinson's Page 9. Oil stove prices reduced at John Little's Page 8. 1 McEwan's the new light tropical beer Page 13. Announcement by Messrs Cow and Gate Ltd— Page 13. Genuine prepared English
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      210 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 4th. High Water, 7.37 a.m., 7.3, 8.6 p.m., 8.0. Jesselton Ice and Power Co., Ltd., 64-66 Market St. noon. Football: Robinsons vs. R.E. Malay ground, Welch vs. S.C.F.A. t> B," V.M.C.A., S.R.C. vs. R.A.O.D. S.R.C. tall Div. II). Banvard Co., Theatre, 0 3:1, Rookery Kook. Wednesday, bth.
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    THE PREMIER WHO LIVES "OVER THE SHOP."
    840 2 Madrid. If the Cabinet Ministers of Europe ever fom a trade union and insist on union hours of work, General Primo de Rivera, the 1 rime Minister of Spain, will be the world's worst "blackleg:." His sixteen-hour day is a permanent fixture m
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    638 TEETH IN FIVE MONTHS.
    364 2 An Extracting Record. A correspondent writes to the Rangoon rasette: If a prise were riven to the one who has extracted the most teeth m Burma m the last five months it appears as if it would go to Rev. E. Carroll Condiet of the
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      164 2 I ■sff jbbi^bbbl ssa^S^^^^^st'''^^^^^ ItsbV W^^^JSBBBfIPsSBBB^^ When buying Tea, be guided by the masses and get the Tea that has found universal favour with a discriminating public. "GOLD LEAF" Tea is offered you to-day with the utmost conlulcnco that no better value can be secured" anywhere. Of all jjrocers. Sole
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      422 2 VICTORIA r pHEATHK TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9^o FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. W. R. BANVARD Presents His ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY. IN ALL THE LATEST LONDON COMEDIES. TO-NIGHT. Rookery Nook Wednesday, Jane sth., THE RINGER I, h r&, y "Fhark" g?£ i _^i?«rsioiT Saturcay, r«,fc nn j n t U a
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      154 2 ALHAMBRA^ Ito Ch«w K«e Co, Ltd, Proprietors. .(0): PROGRAMME Commencing Friday, May 3| st Ending Wednesday, June sft* In the Second Show at 9 p. ro The Latest Empire N eW s VAMPING VENUS T^ x 1 maturing CHARLIE MURRAY A New Kind of Comedy Daringly Different. A FIRST NATIONAL
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    WIRELESS AND AIRCRAFT.
    1163 3 DIRECTION AND POSITION FINDING Marconi Enterprise. As long ago as 1912 the Marconi Company began to develop wireless apparatus suitable for installation m aeroplanes for maintaining communication during flight In the course of the war the art of flying ana the art of radio communication were rapidly
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      226 3 Husbandsjfr\ Brothers— Wt' jjfl Fianc£sf^ T^\ Hi w^ thank. you "I^l s NOW <L,.^-^t|| I' Usecl after shaving, it allays tenderness and Your c '-.nut bat it— cools the skin, leaving By .o pot* it smooth and white* ft Burroughs Wellcome J£ cbu lono->n tl All Rights Reserved Fountain Pens
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      214 3 liiilliiiiiliiini i^^B^^^^ This Guaranteed Pure Paint will Ife^Bfl^uL always give pleasing and satisfactory rcs l^ ls on *11 interior or fc^^V^^ll^ exterior decorative work, where HUH^Hi^^ a rst class job is desired. 11^ s made from Genuine Pigment, GenuJ^MJB— mBIt ne Refined Linseed Oil, Genuine Turpentine, and ffiffi fflSlllltHlllim^ 000^^
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    EMPIRE AIRWAY BOOM.
    2285 4 FLYING DAY BY DAY. V^S%V^VWVyVWWW%VWWWMUVWWVWWVWW¥WM^^ 5 Malaya Essential on London j; Australia Route. jj ai 4 •I RIOO'S MAIDEN FLIGHT. 5 [By T. "tnnhopc Spritr;: (Editor nS Airways) Special to .ie Free Press] J" i onaon. May 7. ror some years past we m aviation have preached
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    HARRY PRESTON ON HOW TO BOX.
    641 4 J Training Without Monotony, jj GARDEN THE IDEAL GYMNASIUM. > [Special to the Free Press.] f Blight and pleasanter days are coming and now is the time for all young men who would learn the art of boxing to do theii practice as far
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    SCOTTISH CHURCHES.
    138 4 Burying Old Feuds. Lord Sands, addressing the congregation m Temple Parish Church, Dalkeith, onj^he jubilee of its minister, the Rev. James W. Blake referred to the approaching union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland. "This is an eventful year m the history
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    SOME WONDERFUL STAYERS.
    520 4 I was looking: through a record book published by Sporting Life, of London, the other night, and found some interesting stuff, m it, writes Tommy Loughran. Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, for the Free Press and the N.A.X.A. For instance there was Jim Sullivan, who was
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      168 4 b \r/\T t *w 8 5 V 111 \g^ r S S cents per tin. 1 British Soups for Britisi iomesl B J*» M W'» Ik^^ Minn I EASY BEN DE LUXE I BIS BEN N LUXE j f HEIGHT 3V B ins. HEIGH n j Stands Firm on a
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    ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE ZOO.
    1239 5 The London Zoological Society is to-day the most issportmiu institution of its kind m the world. lhe Society way founded m 1826. It is ICI years since the imolic were first admitted .:> the gardens since people first began o sny "Let's go to
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      174 5 «\v-r tSse Increasing I j iverld'^yide popularity I j if 9aSg Whisky is I I £?iSIBE THE BOTTLE I Local Agents ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD. SINGAPORE. i Wm a ■~^p «i 1 V^j^S«sir*<TJ •.:u taken banato^c-.i k*"^^s^ 4^^ c w A 1 my Is^P)Pj/ ■■■:,t:ue ensuing at 1 J^St^ vi les
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      203 5 MADE IN LONDON B| Matfe /rom Qolden Virginia lea/ only, m pH London's Largest Independent Cigarette Factory. |§B |pf MATURING MAKES THEM COOL AND FR AGR ANT SOLE AGENTS: HUTTENBACB LAZABUS ft SONS. LTD: SINGAPORE, PENANG. IPOH, KUAL/V LUHPUB. I I iw^^^li^^mßHJ^Hkl \gjl^M I tt I II |J VJJBfc ff^^M
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    WAITERS IN BOOTS AND SPURS.
    366 6 One of the most elaborate dinners given m London since the war was held m honour of Easter Hero, the horse that won Uie Cheltenham Gold Cup and was second m the Grand National, at the Piccadilly Hotel on April 11. Easter Hero's owner, Mr.
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    258 6 I For the week -ended May 25th. I Djibouti: 1 smallpox case. b|JBP rt s »»d: 1 plague case and 1 death. 20 smallpox cases and 9 deaths as against 10 cases and 1 death during; the .preceding \veek. Baghdad: 1 plague case; 1 smallpox case. frombay:
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    101 6 For week endinp Sunday June 9th. Tuesday, 4th. Advanced Si^nallinj? Class Headquarters. 5.18 p.m. Elementary Ambulance Class. St. And rew's House. 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, sth.— Officers' Mei'tinir, Head quarters, 6.80 p.m. Thursday. 6th.- Band Inactive, Headquarters, S.IJS p.m. Friday, 7th.— Elementary Signalling Class, Headquarters. r >.ls p.m.
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      148 6 V^BHU v^tffc. m > m "^^^^L^ J[ -jm^ I t IIJI UAL» MviVXli^lvJl. Br -f .pi Jar^^^ I mv T.n Tf it? J KkL I I rk\i7Mi?D nDnrni prices ex (;odown Singapore. I 888 **^>r r BBS BBa O(\rrrk B^Bj I .^^^Bbw Bi ,^^^AhW J Bb .^B^Bk. BT B^Bi I
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      207 6 OUT ONjg "I w«a troubled umk pics that broi i* tn *»l*iu caused mr., I by their cor-, SS B ■""S continual s P \v, Rd spread to rr P«tnpl ci They WCI a t he sL ind •nd very fed Slze of a pt, for a free I SLS
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    THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    591 7 MALAYAN NOTABILITIES SELECTED. Mr. G. Hemmant C.M-G. [Re liter's Service.] London, June 3. The Sultan af Selangor receives the honorary Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George m the King's Birthday Honours. Mr. George Hemmant, Under-Secretary, Straits Settlements, becomes Companion of St. Michael and St. George.
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    CABINET TO MEET.
    88 7 WILL THE GOVERNMENT RESIGN Mac Donald's Claims. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, June 2. The Cabinet meets on Monday to decide whether to resign forthwith or to carry on till Parliament meets. Both Opposition Parties are pledged to stop safeguarding and are hostile to the Singapore Dock
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    CHEWING THE CUD.
    253 7 [Router's Service.] l omioti, June 3. The first week-end reflection of political commentators has produced definite hardening of opinion against any course provocative of another general election m the near future hut has yielded no consensus of opinion regarding probable early developments. Police guarded the gates at
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    SOVIET-CHINESE TENSION.
    54 7 [Reuter'i lar Eastern Service.] NaiiHiiig, June 2. ihe reported withdrawal of Chinese rftuials from Moscow is officially denied. A new Chinefte Minister to Moscow leaves t-hortly. The Nationalist Government has not received tht Moscow protest regarding the raid on the Russian Consulate at Harbin mentioned m the Renter
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    A SIGNALMAN'S "SPLENDID" CONFESSION.
    229 7 Inadvertence that Cost A Life. "You have done splendidly to make sucK a frank statement. It is good to find some OCC who tells the truth," said Colonel A. C. Trench, Inspector of Railways, to J. Saftin, a signalman, at the Ministry of Transport inquiry into
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    MB. JUSTICE EVE.
    1200 7 the official pose of the Bench. In his particular case Mr. Justice Rowlatt has lately claimed that his ignorance is genuine. He said: 4 I dare not say how little I known about films because it will attract attention. There are few people with less knowledge of
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      497 7 I BUggS CARTO^ f|BcH HouaTf I U TAN „(A: KATONG idcntial Hotel. I ?el *'oncV. m« Papar, Good Cuisine. U \f Gasper. Proprietor. |j jjjjJASSAGE| |4f» (.haut. Laagysvs 9 J^BEihT.-; -J fIBIBIBIBiBiaiaaBWPHM FUNERALS. I 1 sim; wow: CASKET CO. 1 I EZPERIE> UNDERTAKERS. Piy md Night titnlm. Tel. Ncl7s. .7.
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      596 7 NOTICES. M UNicip^ NOTI closed to through twffl, > h Ro: wi >w from Tuesday.^rVr t^*"* tio notice. iy 9 until further W. MARSH, Municipal Secretary. TRAFALGARJLIMITED. of r r e st s; sisrtr Friday the 7th By Order of the Board, rATERSOX, SIMONS CO., LTD., Secretaries. LINGUI TIN, LIMITED.
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      762 7 TENDERS. I GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of June l«th, 1929, for the following works: 1. Erection of a Male Leper Camp at Trafalgar Estate, 2. Erection of a new Disinfector House at the Mental Hospital Trafalgar Estate, 3. Erection of
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929. MALAYAN HONOURS.
    407 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929. MALAYAN HONOURS. hilst congratulations may pr>perly be offered to all those m Malaya, particularly to His Highness the Sultan of Selangor, m connection with the honours bestowed by His Majesty, it will perhaps not be invidious if we say that especial satisfaction will
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    THE GREAT SILENCE.
    724 8 A great and determined silence brooded over the land at Home c during the week-end. Chewing the cud of bitter reflection or masticating f the unpleasant truth of position J without power, the political leaders and parties- secluded themselves to i ruminate undisturbed. What the out- come
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    BICKLEY MEMORIAL.
    387 8 METHODIST BISHOP LAYS CORNER STONE. New Chinese Church. The laying of the corner stone of the new Straits Chinese Methodist Church at Kamsong Kapor Road by Bishop Edwin F. Leo Malaya and Philippines) m the presence >f a good many of the congregation last evening marked the first
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    SEVEN CARS SAID TO BE IN ACCIDENT.
    120 8 East Coast Road Rumour. It was rumouroti at a lat" hour la-^t nii;hi that a terrible accident tmj occurcd <>n c l Xv v (\>ast K< ad near Amhev Road, m »W»fci rrna .itati'd. ,'ither fiw or Mv cars were involved. Kncjuirio-; at
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    SHOCKING ROADSIDE DISCOVERY.
    77 8 The dead body of a Chinese was found by the roadside at the twelfth milestone Seletar about 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. There was a terrihU' wound m the head while the whole body was badly mutilated; the skin peeling off. There is no information at present
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    PLUCKY RESISTANCE.
    318 8 Two Straits-born Chinese put up a plucky resistance when they were stopped by two Chinese coolies m Bencoolen Street at about mid-night on Saturday. One of the assailants drew a revolver and fired on the ground evidently m an effort to frighten them. It did not however and
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    77 8 CAMERONS HIGHLANIM DEVELOI'.MI NT Committee Formed. [From Our Own A mect.rj,c v. .is conwn. parent, Mr. i N. t. < the Camerons Highlands i> rni mittee, with theobket of or farming oi plantirg Mr. Cummins said he people of whom 24 ba I re| prepared between them „,oim>
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    299 8 INDIAN IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE. The Rate Question. At tht« meeting of tl tion Committee on May Ji ,r. the question of the iw dealth with. The following i from the minut •.■>. The Committee coroid on the position of the I Fund prepared by Mr. Ba is shown that. ith ;.n
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    LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES.
    55 8 London. June X 4.1 r> p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and v notify to-day's tin price* as follow** Spot £197 11 16. Forward I2W 11 16. The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinca notify to-day's rubber prices follow*: Spot io 15 I6d. Forward n r
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    POLO
    245 8 The final of the Macl>oug! took place yesterday after < v Singapore Polo Club's groi <tior Road, when Singapore defer B—7. When time was cV final chukker the teams w level seven goals apiece and an extra «'h was commenced. According to the W the Polo Club, the team
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      45 8 WEE MAC It ~tit tS From ALL DEALERS. w.v.v.v.v.v.v.-.v.-.-.w.-.v.v.v. ij BUILD YOUR HOMES WITH CELOTEX j; TO SHUT OUT MOIST^JEAT j: BL STERNBERG CO. jj S 14 Whiteaway Ruilding, Singapore. \l H.B. WINTER r BATTERY ROAD. f. I SINGAPCMIE. I >> Pnon© 188 P.O. Box 662.
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      11 8 |j To-day's Feature- j| EMPIRE FLYING. I -Page i. zl "w
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    BALDWIN'S DILEMMA.
    206 9 BELIEVED TO FAVOUR RESIGNATION NOW. Colleagues' Demand. [Router's Service.] I^ondon, June 3. .Minster* are reassembling m London and it is c-xpocted Mr. Baldwin will spen d most i I uv-oay consulting prominent Government officiali before fnally choosing whether to' i, M.nj:o\v, or whefl Parliament meets on June It
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    SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.
    64 9 S.O.S. Conference Decisions. ESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London. June 3. nternational Conference on Safety Sea t>oinir held m Ix>ndon has hat all ship* making international except cargo boats under 5,000 tons, shall carr- wireless appar..t qualified operator. All passenger 5,000 tons gross and upwards, :t direction
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    62 9 ter'i Sorrleo.] London, June 2. »'t day and there is if >• [Britisn Eta s Service.] r hy. June 2. The improvi King's health announced M accepted with r >:lt that a bulletin viu r taken as a si^n is merely tempoiary "H.lition is now no necessity
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    GREEK PRESIDENT.
    24 9 Service.] Athens, June 3. Riotil was re-eleoted Greek Republic at a joint Senate and the Chamber, relof 0j votes. There w^o >apers.
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    OIL CONSERVATION.
    30 9 OIL C ONSERVATION. [Reuter*s Service.] < "Wado Springs, June 3. 'hat limitation of oil imtariff provision or direct law to be proposed by independucers at the Oil Conservation n .lun<> 10th
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    JACKIE COOGAN.
    22 9 J ACKIE COOGAN. [Reuter'r* Service.] Los Anpeles, June 3. an. the famous boy film star, 'rated on for appendicitis and X excellently.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    103 9 arrangement with Nanyang v 'iang Pau Press.] Shanghai, June 8-Kai-shek has informed Yen Shihe will retire if Fen R Yu-hsiang >Hy rcUrtd. Yen Shi-shan replied ■'•irement would facilitate adminiswhile rhianjr Kai-shek's retirewld cause disturbance. ■rmitw of the Sun Vat-sen funernlei held yesterday a garden party tain th*
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    THE KING'S BIRTHDAY.
    827 9 GR otf ffl^SS?An Inspiriting Sight. The Kind's Birthday is on* nf *v casions when the whole Fmn Se F uron 7Lti Municipal Offices, the mS?I /l? d Ships m harbou r were F& C™ f r whilst the ■oit Canning ani Mount Faber signal "hTh ard Srrs?-*
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    THE BIRTHDAY BALL
    433 9 BRILLIANT FUNCTION LAST NIGHT. God Save the Kin*! "God Savo tfcc King" was played perhaps with greater reeling than usual on account of His Majc3tys illness, as H.E. the Governor, Lady Cli.Fcrd and their staff amved at the foot of the staircase at Government House last night
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    GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    241 9 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Inter-Regimental Doubles. R.A. beat R.A.0.C., 6—2, 6—l. 2nd. Bn. The Welch Rejrt. beat R.A.S.C, f, 0. 6 o. RE. beat Singapore Naval Establishment, 6 l, 6 2. Men's Handicap Singles. Captain Lomax beat Captain Barlow, 6—3, 6—2. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Rev. and Miss Aitken
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    A CAT STOPS A CASE.
    116 9 Usher Finds Kittens and Ends Mother's Cries. A cat crying loudly and piteously and apparently searching for its kittens from which it had become separated, caused momentary interruption of a commercial action m Mr. Justice Roche's court m the King's Bench Division. The cat's cries,
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    YACHTING.
    665 9 B CLASS IN VISITORS' RACE. Merlin's Easy Win. The sailing: fixture on Sunday was the annual visitor's race. Only the "B" class fleet day-off wherein to practise for the forthtn n hL n X 2 a vi Sin^P°re interport races, to be held the first week m July. A
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    LOVE STORY OF TWO POETS.
    360 9 Robert Browning and His Bride. "For me, I take it for pure magic, this life of mine. Surely nobody was ever so happy before." The writer of these joyful sentences had not long been cast off by her father for lever. She had lived for
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      168 9 UNDERWEAR HOStERV "Darcuna" Half -Hose I L FOR ALL SPORTS WEAR V r **DARCUNA W is a sciientific mixture of Wpl ST. WOOLSTAN wtx>l and E^yptia 1 C :';j j£ cotton, soft and pliable. J fra j\ J^ C HJUN CREAM I f RIBBED CREAM M] Stocked m a!! Siz^s
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      802 10 Blue Funnel Line 1 REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice* WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Dae Spore. DIOMED For Mars., Casablanca, London,
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      468 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) 0 'WEtiM" UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF ATHENS May 31 s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Junej une 29 s.s.
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      412 10 i I Britisk India and Apar Lines. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO, UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON* FOR~ CHINA AND JAPAN. Dne Dae Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore. KASHGAR 9,000 June 1
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      393 11 IMMIJII BTEAMaiIP MMfT If mm *W (MXRDfIPAtf ICAIT VIULT CZFHm99HDDHHBMiA^V JHAUU. MJUmxßUumv ROUND— THE— WORLD SERVICE. From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arriw Leave Leave 3ln««nor». Singapore. PenanPKES. POLK June 10 June 13 June 13 PRES. ADAMS
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    100 12 1197 pigs arrived by the Schouten from Uheribon yesterday. Vessels entered and cleared at Flying Fish Dove, Christinas Island during 1928 amounttd to 122,534 tons, as compared with 117,912 ;ons m 1927. The P. and O. Lahore has left Hon^ iongr and is expected to arrive at this
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    PIRACY SUSPECTED.
    29 12 AH shipping proceeding 1 East to the China sea is informed that a steamer has been re ported manoeuvring suspiciously »cff leleta, Anamba, Islands. Piracy is suspected.
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    ITALY'S FAST CRUISER.
    126 12 Rome, May 1. The Trieste, a 10,000 ton cruiser, which promises to be the speediest m the Italian Navy, is ready to leave the sli:>s of t).v San Marco yards at Trieste. It is the first warship built for Italy m these y^irds. and conforms to the
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    THE NAGARA.
    100 12 The Swedish Kast Asiatic Company's mo tor vessel Najjara, one of two now undei construction at G6taveri:en's yard for this company, was launched recently. She has a dMd-weigilt tonnage of about 9,000, thi length bein^ 435 feot and tlie bt-am 57 feet The de])th is 31 feet inches
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    PORT SWETTENHAM MARINERS CLUB.
    336 12 The following i- s the list of subscription: to May 25: The Hon. Sir \V. Peel K.B.fc. C.M.G., 185, the Hob. Mr. C. \V. H. Coekrmn $">O, T. W. W. Hujrhes $.'>(», St. Mary's Choi] (Carol Singing) $f>7, St. Mary's Bible Clas; $15, St. John's Bible
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    OVERSEAS VISITORS ACCOMMODATION.
    47 12 London, May 15. At the annual meeting of the Royal So ciety formerly known as the Colonial Insti tute. a resolution was adopted m favour oi an extensive re-building scheme, including accommodation for overseas visitors. Th< Society's report showed an increase of 3,00( members.
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    MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
    88 12 0 HOMEWARD MAILS To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles from Singapore. Gross Tonnage. SPHINX 11,500 tons June 12 Marseilles via Madras nnd PnndioSorry. AMBOISE 8,500 tons June 17 OUTWARD MAILS To Saijron. Hong Kong, Shanghai nnd Japan. ANDRE LEBON 13,700 tons June 9 To Saiiron. Tnurane and
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    THE SOUTHERN PRINCE.
    135 12 The third of the four similar motor vessels which Messrs. Furness Withy and Co have under construction, the Southern Prince, was launched m March from tho yard of Lithgrows, Limited. She has a gross ;onnage of 11,200, and is 496 feet 3 inches ong has a beam
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      528 12 Kerr Steamship Co.!^ 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YOiiK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS REGULAR FREIGHT SERVh Tn BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADK! 4v BALTLMORE. AND < via SIMTI) M.S. SILVERHAZEL due June 15 M.S. SILVERASH due July 4 :is ta*H PACIFIC JAVA CALCU r SER vVr SINGAPORE TO SAN FRAN( LOS
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      563 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Cuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday J am Bangkok every Thursday 6 jn iota Tinggi, Beremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam o e,-m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday b
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    A LONDONER'S JOTTINGS
    1338 13 A PORTRAIT OF IHE QUEEN. Puss and the Prince. Lin ion, May. One of the most intereiuug.xsctures at chis yea/s Royal Academy is likely to be -he portrait of the Qu^eu by Mr. L. Campbel) Taylor: Thi3 is a companion picture to the one of the King
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    HOME CRICKET.
    598 14 THE WIDER AND HIGHEB WICKET. Opinion of Players. People who went to see the opening matcl of the cricket season at Lord's between th< M.C.C. and Surrey had a big surprise. H was understood that the new wicket an inch higher and an inch wider, would b< confined
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    FIRE OUTSIDE MR. CHURCHILL'S HOME.
    266 14 60-FOOT FLAMES. Only a sudden change m the wind saved Mr. Winston Churchill's home m Kent from being ignited when a fierce common tire broke out near. The Westerham (Kent) fire brigade received the call from Chartwell Manor, Mr. Churchill's residence, and found the common
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    MR. GANDHI'S PORTRAIT.
    37 14 London, May 15. Mr J Horniman purchased a portrait ot Mr. Gandhi by Amarasekera, believed to be the only portrait for which Mr. Gandhi posed. He intends to bequeath it to the national collection.
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      1273 14 A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR SOUND AND PROFITABLE INVESTMENT IN LAND AND HOUSE PROPERTIES NOT TO BE MISSED BY ENTERPRISING CAPITALISTS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT. OF SINGAPORE SUIT NO. 231 OF 1928. Between HADJI SAMSUDIN DAING MATARA PLAINTIFF AN,n 1. HADJf ABDUL KAREEM. 2. MOHAMED TAHIR
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      585 14 i VA^K VAI .^B^B^ B^^Bf^BV #1 B& Brßf XK H rn m iaa^" BH .^^^^^k Br Bf B^r .^F v b^B .^r P" .^Br vl i M V 1 B^B^B^f'^^BH B^Bb^bK> PH HbHBV Vi r^^^Bk S 47. Valuable 999 years' leasehold land and shophouae No. 43 Clyde Terrace, Singapore, area
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      263 14 SHERIFFS SALE. IN THE SUPREME (OURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE Writ of Seizure and Sale datd the 25th Api 1929. In tht* can-* of CJiop Lonj? Sen^r MM versa* Chop Sin Hup Keat IVVrdarti AUCTION SALE ALL THE STOi K-IN-TRADR. rCtMTT* ETC. OP A MCI SHOP. Comprising:
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    819 15 I June Ist., ("losing Prices. XVnr r Buyers Sellers. Batang Padang *30 oatu Caves i c;i i Kinta Tin Dred. 1.55 Ig o ■Xli a chai RiVer 3 10 3 2 0 Malayan Con. 57^ 'gQ 3 Mambaus 70 gO Mu n fi embU 20 27% Nai
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    SCOT WHO DAZZLED FRANCE.
    791 15 The bi-centenary of the death of John Law, of Lauriston, recalls a fantastic four years m the life of eighteenth century Fiance, when from 1716 to 1720 she was dominated by that brilliant Scot (writes Cecil Northcott, m the Daily Telegraph). Law's financial "system which he
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    97 15 Singapore, May SI. Liquidation has continued and the tone of the Market has been weak. At the close however values have risen slightly on buying orders from New York and prices are steady at the present level. There is little inclination to do business until after the Holidays
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    FOOD WEALTH OF THE SOYA BEAN.
    574 15 "The discovery that the Soya bean can be grown m England means that m time of war we shall be absolutely independent of foreign food. The nation could live on potatoes and beans alone." The Soya llean man's prophecy. A little grey-haired man, after
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    THE TIN POSITION.
    205 15 A director of Kveti] mines and oat intimately connected with the mining Industry m Porak for number of pours, who iraa seen by a representative of this paper uyj the Times of Malaya of Ihursduy. m connection with Mr. Lochner's views on tin which Renter cabled out
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    NORDANAL DIVIDEND.
    51 15 Messrs. Boustead and Co., agents for Nordanal Estate have received a cable from the Secretaries m London stating that the profit for year ended December Slat was £15,158. The Dividend recommended is J> per cent. There is put to Reserve for developments £2,500; and the Carry forward is
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      936 15 A SS ETS OVER WWM ASSURANCE m TORCE OVER «,00,,«K, I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE- 27 Old J A. Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of EngZ Tand^L witHJ British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO. V Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    205 16 VICTORIA CLUB DERBY CALL OVER Latest Betting. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] Ixmdoii, June 1. Satisfactory recoveries have been made hy all the Derby colts who were under suspicion. The going is likely to be good. Gipsies are everywhere as usual on Epsom Downs. [Reuter's Service.] London. June 3.
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    CALCUTTA TICKET HOLDERS.
    78 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 3. London workmen, namely a sub-post-master, a painter, a postman, a building trade employee, and a Borough Council employee, are reported to share one of the Kopi tickets m the Calcutta Sweep. Bombay, June 3. An Englishman, named Webber, residing m Bombay has
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    BRITISH REPUTATION HURT.
    128 16 BRITISH REPUTATION HURT. Touring Footballers Offences. [FREK PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT. 1 I «>nd< n. June 1. At Budapest the local side beat the New castle United professional football team by four goal? to one. Grave allegations are made as to the condition of several of the British players and the
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    AUSTRALIAN TURF.
    57 16 A. J. C. Hurdles Result. IFRKK PRESS SERVJCK. COPYRIGHTS Sydney, June 3. The following was the result of the A.J.C. Hurdles (about two miles 3 furlongs) run to-day. MAY* DAY 10.7 2 ANORIENT 10.11 3 Won by a neck, third a head away. Twelve ran. Betting 10 1
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    A.A.A. MEETS CAMBRIDGE.
    21 16 (FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London. June 2. The Amateur Athletic Association beat Cambridge by 74 points to 46.
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    PROMISING YOUNG BOWLERS.
    45 16 I FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] Ivond^n, June 1. The present season's county cricket has seen the appearance of many young rowier.? who give promise of great improvement. These include Dennis of Yorkshire, Foster of Warwickshire. Cover of Surrey and Goddard of Gloucestershire.
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    FRENCH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    40 16 [Reuter's Service.] Auteuil. June 2. In the final of the French International Hardcourt championships (ladies) Miss Helen Wills (America) beat Madame Matthieu (France) 6—3, 6—4. In the men's semi-finals Borotra beat Cochet 6—3. 5—7, 7—5, 5—7, 6—4.
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    FOOTBALL LEAGUE ELECTIONS.
    77 16 [Reuter's Service.! London, June 3. Gillingham and Exeter City have been re-elected to the Southern Division of the English Football League. Hartlepools Unit- ed and York City are elected to the North- em Section. j A well-known Penang Chinese, m the person of Mr. Ho Kirn Teik,
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    MALAYAN TORE.
    576 16 SELANGOR SUMMER MEETING. Yesterday's Racing. I. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, June 3. The following are the results of the first day's racing m the Selangor Turf Club's Summer meeting. Horses—Class 3— 3rd. Div.—(s furlong*.) SHEDIAC (Gunning) 8.10 1 MISS AUSTRALIA (Wadsworth) 92 2 GREY HABIT (Daniels)
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    291 16 First Round Draw. The following is the draw for tkm first round of the Singapore Tennis Championships, which are due to commence ac 9.3 C a.m. on Sunday next: Singles: Khoo Hooi Hye, bye; N. gam, bye; S. Abed, bye; W. Warden, oyc; S. Murakami vs. S.
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    848 16 THE HORSE AND PONY CLASSIFICATION* Latest List. •List No. 2, which cancels all previous lists of horses and ponies classified by the S.R.A. has now been published. It is as follows: LIST OF CLASSIFIED HORSES. Class I: Adon-Ai, Athgarvan, Autumn Fire, Battle Creek, Burra Peg, Burr Cross Cafe
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    583 16 THE CLARKE CUP MATCH. A Seventh Wicket Stand. After the earlier batsmen's dismal failure on Sunday m the Rest's second innings of the three-day Clarke Cup fixture, when five wickets fell for only 29 runs, it appeared likely that the side would be dismissed 'for a very low
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    UP COUNTRY CRICKET.
    207 16 Selangor Beat Perak. I From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, June 3. The annual Perak-Selangor cricket match at Ipoh went the full three days. It was notable for moderate scoring on both sides, the bulli wicket being fast and accurate throughout the three fine days. Selangor opened on
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