The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 May 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,036. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S-S. TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 1024 1 II From Port Said to Cairo by rail takes 1 hr. 40 m. the train passing mostly through dreary desert country. Just before we enter "rfil-el-Kebir station there is a small cemetery close to the railway lines where are burled the British officers and men who fell
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 271 1 WING LOONG. >l» RLCOGNISED HOUSE for PJBOTBAM TROPICAL BUITB. 32, HIGH STREET. j Raffles^ Hotel Till RSDAY, MAY 29TH— SPECIAL CABARET I X I Enrico Palmetto X X DIRECT FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COPENHAGEN X Mrs. Alford SINGAPORE'S POPULAR ENTERTAINER a Ivor Weir 1 A popular Jazz Pianist who
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    • 311 1 I MAPS of MALAYA I PUBLISHED BY THE SURVEY DEPARTMENT F.M.S. AND S.S. g x GENERAL MAP MALAYA 6 miles line h $10.00 iff GEOLOGICAL MAP MALAYA 6 miles lin. $15.00 St GEOLOGICAL MAP MALAYA 12 miles- lin. $5.00 i MOTORING MAP MALAYA 12 miles lin. $2.50 jg SINGAPORE ISLAND
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    • 594 1 THE DAYS NEWS. i Ten were killed and 250 Injured m communal rioting m Rangoon yesterday. Priests led a mob armed with daggers Page 11. Miss Amy Johnson received hundreds of telegrams congratulating her on the sue- < cessful rompletion of her flight to Austra- j lia. The Premier telegraphed
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    • 13 1 WING LOONd •OR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. .-jtyit. Cut Finish Guaranteed It, HIGH BTBEET.
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  • 216 2 At the Pavilion. In Someone to love Charles R.>e<rr> an assistant at a high class American music store Icvps Mary Brian whom he dot-s rot know, until later, is the daughter of a millionaire. Two of his room-mates, also assistants it the store. are keen lottUM hunters nd
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  • 199 2 Programme of Drills up to and iur weekending June Ist: Tuesday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall. "E" Chinese* Coy., Practice Kings Birthday. M.G Plat. Eurasian, Practice King's Birthday. 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall S.V.F.A.— Drill Parade Wednesday, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall. Intelligence Sec, Practice Kings Birthday. "D 'Eurasian. Coy.
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  • 170 2 Revival of Button-Hole Fashion. London. May 9 His Majesty the King, whose first visit to a racecourse for many months gave great satisfaction to the large crowds at Newmarket this week sho.c-d de^p interest m the worfciir.j of the electric totalizator. After His Maje.ty hr\d MB the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 299 2 DOLLAR ACADEMY, DOLLAR. SCOTLAND. Preparation for Universities, Army. Public j Services. Commerce. On list of Schools nominating for Sandhurst. Contingent of Junior Division O.T.C. Mild climate and Healthful surroundings, specially suitable for colonial boys and boys from urban areas. Preparatory School adjacent. Prospectus and full particulars may be obtained on
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    • 322 2 VICTORIA THEATRE! I TALKIE ATTRACTIONS COMING SHORTLY. I THE DONOVAM AFFAIR. 1 SUBMARINE. AND THE FOLLOWING BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES: 1 ATLANTIC, I ELSTREX CALUNG. I I JUNO and the PAYCOCK Etc. The Famous "MICKY MOUSE" Cartoons Series will be shown with the above pictures. WATCH FOR DATES. Booking at JOHN
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    • 347 2 1 1 I Slhambrs i E M"M™ E THEATRE r PERFECTCO'JM frfl 1 6.15 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9>lr> pm 1 1 DIRECT FROM THE ASTORIA THEATRE LOMiw^. jBCWILLI AM FOX Movietone >###!!KH^*_f^_ 1 BH^B_B B_l B_L BB™^^B_^™^ t^ I bY HL Wb_H WbV_ BHB_I B__B_Bl _bwbv_i _^_bWblb^_ bVbW bVh bVi _k
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 224 2 THE WEEIL luesday. 27th. Hißh Water, 09.55. 8.0 ft.. 21.30. 8 7 ft. Devon Estate. Evatts, 11 a.m. Trafalgar Ltd.. Paterson Simons. 12.30 p.m. Football: Div. I. S.C.C. vs. I.CFA., Padang: Div. 11. O.T.F.C. vs. Warders. S.R.C. ground; Mansfield vs. Sime Darby. H. Board; BAT vs. S.J.C.SB.. V.M.C.A.; A.P.C. vs
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  • 1596 3 "BLOOD LUST" TAUGHT. The Whisky-Soaked Colonels. One of the most sensational books dealing! with the War will be published by Jonathan! Cape, says a Military correspondent of the I Morning Post on April 23. under the title "A I Brass Hat In No Man's Land" <7s. 6d).
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    • 149 3 I WORLD STIRRING I FLIGHT I ENGLAND AUSTRALIA i m Moth Aeroplane MERE GIRL- 1 Miss AMY JOHNSON f V Thi> remarkable 10,400 miles journey over land ♦> and sea under various, trying conditions now V suno>siiiny completed by the LONE GIRL flyer, ♦> i> an excellent testimony to her
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    • 405 3 DOCTORS SAY THIS BUSES RHEUMATISM If you are tortured by the daily misery of Rheumatic Pains, chronic pains at night-time when trying to rest, pain when going about your work or pleasures, will you test this doctor-recom-mended remedy De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They give instant relief and their
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  • 1880 4  - Aviation Day by Day. T. Stanhope Sprigg 1 ROUND THE WORLD IN THREE HOPS: 5 IS TRANSATLANTIC ATTEMPTS i THIS YEAR. J if By London. April 30. NOW that the command of the seas alone is no longer sufficient protection for the British Empire the question of adequate air power
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  • 103 4 With reference to the previous announcement regarding the experimental broadcast of news made from the Che lms ford Short Wave Station, call signal G 5 S.W at 1655 O.M.T. daily (local time IMP p.m.) for a period of one month from April 22nd. 1930. It
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  • 351 4 CORRECT HANDLING. Points to Watch m the Grip. Most golfers use the over-lapping method of holding the club when they start to play. Some one shows them how to place the little figure of the right hand over the top of the first finger of the
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  • 573 4 Headmasters' View of Women Teachers. London, April 22. Schoolmasters m conference at Manchester yesterday passed resolution after resolution denouncing the increase m the number of women teachers and demand ng that men only should teach m all boys' departments of schools. Among the things they said were: Boys
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  • 818 4 SIGNIFICANT OFFICE. Miss Edith Sitwell's "If I Were Asked." The chief topic of conversation m literary circles, writes the representative of the Morning Post on April 21. was— "Who will fill the office of Poet Laureate m succession to Dr. Bridges; and is the office itself
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  • 119 4 "MISS ENGLAND II. Lord Wakeneld is launching "Miss England II" on Lake Windermere on June Ist. This craft is fitted with two Schneider Rolls Royce Aero Engines, developing 2.000 H.P. and is expected to do 120 miles per hour. The length of the boat is 40 ft., weight 4«*> tons,
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  • 1542 4  -  J. E. Bristow One Armed Mining Engineer's i Ordeal. I By J. E. Bristow, mining engineer of San Ai Mexican bandits, who held him for ranso he was set free. Here, for the first tl experiences, for the F Tepic, Nayarit, Mex. rHS BANDIT business
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  • 153 4 Plump Sopranos. Grand opera sung m a foreign tongue by perfumed, plump sopranos and thickened tenors Is condemned by one of the world's greatest operatic stars, Amelita Oalli-Curci. She says: "It is an old fashioned entertainment, pompous, slow, and full of innumerable absurdities, such as
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  • 18 4 Wo never had such good writing m the newoimpers as at the present time. Sir John Poster Eraser.
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  • 132 4 Latent Talent for Ik**" Discovered •I never saw a MOft I tion of artistic skill Mi completed m ttVM hourchabelli. as »c stood i- I Prince, sculptured by IU the blind member of th.- 1 Deputies. Thus wnh> the Free Press and NAN ft Blinded, like so
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  • 766 5 The Londoners Loss Year by Year. The fact that six public iootpaths at Wem bley. and others at Hendon and EalmQ were closed last week by magistrates' orders owing to building developments says the Observer of April 27 is further evidence of the rapidity of the process that
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  • 127 5 Rates Paid Out of His Own Pocket for Six Years. A remarkable state of affairs was discussed at a meeting of the Wigton 'Cumberland) Rural District Council. It was stated that rate- payers at Caldbeck. where John Peel lived, had refused to pay the water rate and for
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  • 122 5 Mr. Squire, who has been setting a oomI oetition m The Week-End Review on "nouns j yf assembly," adds quite a number to an ati iractive list: A condescension of chauffeurs. A tapping (or giggle) of typists. A draggle of charwomen. A wizen of jockeys. A
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  • 437 5 Claims of the First Enthusiast 'This hearbc tabaco hath perticuler vertue. "In griefes of the J<;yntes and m the Toothache, it taketh away the pain. It doth also marvellously heale ChillbJaines." Such were the claims made for tobacco m the first enthusiasm of its introduction to Europe,
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  • 54 5 People intendirr, to go Home on leave next spring, says the Malay Mail, should bear ii mind that applications for passages shoulr be lodged without delay as we understand that even at this early d .te. ships of all lines ai rapidly filling and m a very short time pas
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 134 5 V V*^iP t^ M^TV-tL I i^Hf V I I 1H i^iV Fort Dunlop Tyres will bl S|^^ withstand the most I^6 ■ulutm conditions. Zh^hhlJß BcC Their appearance adds ay^MaiMl to the distinction of I r\J§^ I I^^^ an\ car And they arc a M proven economy. x!l^^^^^mr\>^ greater reserve of
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    • 94 5 *jA\ll!< riVEi M^^^^^^^a CIOARKTT_B_B|^_H_>BACCO _BP__j^r_E£ jE 3f^ r _H^^BP^i^ '_«^^fi__=. y _=-**I 111 '~ll_fe_^_L__°___^_i_&*u I ■rarf— l^ l __fc^\ fy^^kj /C^ j^^jiMflKfl kfl|^P^' I %i^?__Sii ctdpNCT^lJ^_9^ I I MADE IN ENGLAND I I 9SO Unit Ctu I Hi h mm^ jJ^~ tfl t 'on*.i —X^ Greatest of Batteries! More powerful,
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  • 478 6 And Earned £100,000 m Presents London. April 16. In a mode t little house m Chelsea there lives a man whose golden voice won him the favour of the Tsir and Tsarina and a wonderful :ollection of personal presents worth £100.030. which were afterwards
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  • 793 6 Issue to Commemorate A Tercentenary. London. April 21. As many as 25.'J00.000 copies are said i-o b :v been printed of a special 2 cents postage stain;; Lssued by the United States Post Office 01 April 8 m cnr.m mormon of the u-rcentenai" Of the founding of
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    • 169 6 Wall's Cambridge Sausages. Good, they make one feel hungry Savoury as well as satisfying that's what everyone likes *bout these delicious sausages. Prime, meaty goodness always. Made from a famous recipe with just the same care for 1 50 years mix's m SAUSAGES i Try I SOl/PS XgvP 1 British
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    • 310 6 I MORRIS 1930 I MODELS OUTSTANDINGLY v* k ,^f^| WFJa BnSi f Gk mM mM Eg rnuuMn \i Mfß^ im \n\(, v ni> mokkis cowled t+ ~^^^^^^^^t^^^^^^ Completely equipped "%TEAR AFTE'v YEAR quality of maximum motorinu X MORRIS MOTORS LTD. value— i* is inbuilt— ir.herentX have consolidated their characteristic of
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  • 1834 7 JERUSALEM TRADITIONS. The Scene of Many Historical Incidents. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre m Jerusalem, marking the alleged site of the Crucifixion and Burial of Christ, has many wonderful treasures, states Harold Shepstone. There are crosses which are said to contain fragments of the
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  • 383 7 "Mi deziras kelkajn bananojn. Kiom ili kostas?" "Hi kostas po 2 pencoj." "Bone, mi prenos .»es." This Ls how Oxford will do its shoppuig m j August. For one hectic week the annual Esperanto conference is to take place m the ancient city. Fifteen hundred Esperantists will
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 413 7 Mystery Illnesses I The germ of influenza has not been II discovered. Even a common cold is a I mysterious illness the germs of which 11 Science cannot exterminate. Such illnesses, 1 if they cannot be cured, can often be 1 avoided by proper nutrition. When you I arc tired
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    • 256 7 The 4 points Mat have made Craven 4 A' the biggest success m cigarette history. f j^tk I PURE TOBACCO i Jg Finest imported matured Virginia tobacco guaranteed jffl ft pure and absolutely free from B adulteration of any kind. m X Awarded Institute of Hygiene H l|H|l^^H| certificate. fM|r^
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  • 1534 8 AMERICA'S TENTH MAN. THE NEGRO IN THE STATES. A Laboratory of Racial Relations. Speaking on April 20th Mr. Hubert W. Peet declared: One American citizen out of every ten is of African descent. In other words, twelve million cut of the hundred and twenty million people m the United States
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    • 403 8 v BY V B^ A I I r **y^£o7' itJ p t Of yl B I Bij^ll^f necf !t2/ of thousand^ ol people c.<uiuii\ i<- :^BH ■JvLt^^^^^^Ml BMK^^d^«. lirectly and indirectly through the Fi.'t organ isa- Duml BBbßb tion at home and abroao. B^A B r The direct interrogation was
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    • 137 8 Gloriously Alive —Aiwa ys Not t care m the world they can dance mil night because they are gloriously alive— gloriously healthy and fit Hall's Wine has supplied them with both mental and physical reserves of power, which enable them to get a hundred per cent, out of life. Let
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 481 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE ANICUEB ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. MARBLE MERCHANTS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos. 1 A 3. IVnh.is Road. iff Lavender Street Phone 6075. VIBRA INSTITUTE I lirkish Baths Beauty and I Health Specialist MADAME JUNE, A Orchard Road, Phone 4710. DOVT WEAR A TRUSS 1 h- -> Rupture
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    • 721 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. NOTICE 1» hereby Riven that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that partlcjjars of such tenders may be obtained tn thy Tender Room. Municipal OLflces rioHin* Date. Erection and Completion
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    • 535 9 NOTICES. NOTICE OF TRADE MARK 0 Notice is hereby given that the above Trade Mark is the property of Tootal Broadhurst Lee Company. Limited, of 56 Oxford Street. Manchester. England; Manufacturers and Merchants, and is used by them m connection with the sale of all Cotton and other Textile goods,
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    • 641 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Distress No. 41 oT 1930. In the cause of Loke Wan Vat' Landlord Versus Chop Kwong Fat Chan Tenants of ALL THE FURNITURE, ETC. OF A CHINESE LODGING HOUSE. Comprising: An Austrian-made fire-proof iron safe,
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    • 1196 9 AUCTION SALES. (BY ORDER OF THE LIQUIDATOR) Re the High Street General Store, Ltd. (IN LIQUIDATION) AUCTION SALE OF. All THE STOCK-IN-TRADE. SHOP FITTINGS AND FURNITURE. IRON SAFE, REMINGTON TYPEWRITER AND NATIONAL CASH REGISTER. ETC. To be held at No. 52 High Street, Singapore. ON THURSDAY, MAY 29th, AT 10.30
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  • 20 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. I NOLAN —May 23. at the Maternity Hospital. I Penang. to Mrs V. C. Nolan, a daughter
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 850 10 If we take occasion to make further reference to the question of the roads of Siam it is not because we bear the administration of that country any ill-will or fail to recognise the excellent work which has been done m some other departments, but it
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  • 210 10 It is rumoured, says the Malay Mail, that the next meeting of the Legislative Counril will probably be held m Penang on July 4. Yesterday was the anniversary of Queen Marys birthday and the shipping m Harbour and Government Offices and Flagstaff^ were dressed. The Honble Mr. Justice W. H.
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  • 319 10 ALLEGED SEDITION. Sequel to Article m Paper's First Issue. [From Our Own Correspondent.} Ipoh, May 26. A stir was caused m town to-day as the result of the arrest of the editor and publisher of a new Chinese paper, for alleged sedition. It appears that a new
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  • 220 10 Initiating a Far East Tour. The cabaret at Raffles Hotel on Thursday night initiates an extensive tour of the Far East by Mrs. Alford. Mr. Enrico Palmetto, and Mr. Ivor Weir. Mrv Alford. of course, needs no introduction to Singapore for she has played a leading part
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  • 53 10 THE BRITISH LEGION IN SIAM. Empire Day Function. Bangkok, May M, The British Legion entertained American. Italian. Siamese. Belgian and French comrades to dinner on Empire Day The guest of the evening was the Minister of Commerce The King of Siam wrote assuring the Legion of his continued interest m
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  • 171 10 Mr. Roy Smith, of the Singapore office ol McAlister and Co.. Ltd.. and the S.CC. lawn tennis champion, is likely to be transferred to Kuala Lumpur, and not Ipoh as was at first supposed.— TOM. From the G.E.C. we have received a copy of a booklet entitled 'The Pavilion of
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  • 175 10 REPORTS FROM THE COURTS. NO NUMBER PLATE. Vehicles Inspector j n Court. Capt. J. H. Holliman. Chici fa attached to the Vehicles D<prutnn ed before the Fourth Mauistr ■.-.<. yesterday, with ridiny boCoth number plate and also Vtthoui silencer. He pleaded guilt v to 1 but denied the second Inspector
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  • 186 10 Fell Into Police Trap. Two Indian> and Malay b,, p-udur-j before Mr. P. s. William?. Second Minastm-, yesterday, charged with loiterim p^placr for the purpov of bookm,iK..i: M ';>'•'. ting. Mr. E. ToiiKue. ASP n. :r> tf Gambling Suppression Department said that the men were
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  • 132 10 Gaol For Malay Policeman. A Malay who said ho tttd t* Force lor twenty to a months rtgOfOm ur.pri>. >:-.:■.• :r bj I trict Juciae <Mr C Will the Fort- He ph saying that the mwOO 1 because he was reduced fl ordinary police constable FT
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  • 47 10 An Example. A OttfMH w.i- District Judge. Mr C. Will motor car bom MM Court Inspect, .1 |fl lit! marking thai r!;.example et The conviction. H. Ml rigorous imprisonment articles stolen. Om ten and h«- *v u« order POMOC Miper\ iM"i. I semeii'T.
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  • 82 10 Towkay Sees $8,000 Worth < Stones Stolen. IFrom Oji Om C Thr.-e Kheh> Court this morning chUl at a jeweller* ho:; Saturday niuht 11*3 I of six who ransa: k.d tin- h I The jeweller and hit tUOi were frightened and Cttd I A biscuit tm
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  • 28 10 I Mr. Henry Sicinr> I I connected with Lord i crtrl on April M. m I U*A I was the lather of Mr StfWl the Church Times I
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 354 10 i iiiiwiiMiiiMMi i 1 1 n-n-in-iim— I WE HAVE JUST LANDED A CONSIGNMENT OF BARSAC "A choice Wine." CALDBECK. MACGREGOK CO.. LTD.. incorporated under the Compamie*' Ordinance* ■>/ Mono Kono <li r pi rated m Shanghai*. 90. Robinson Road. Telephone 6228. m m m m <i^»^»#.»^.^i<' mum hwimiimii imiiiii—ii—i BY
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    • 61 10 a £^B A CHEMIST SAYS that the first alcohol was produced m Arabia. This may mean that those Arabian Nights were inspired by Djinn and bitters. What about a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS POLICY GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD., Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. JO. WINTER TAILOR, j
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    • 94 10 COMMODITY MARKET. LONDON AND NEW YORK Tl> AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESB SERVICE— COPTRIGBI London, May 26. 4.55 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son, notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £143 216 (up £1 14 16). Forward £145 2 16 (up £1 14 16). The market is firm. Messrs.
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  • 82 11 TKN KILLED: 250 INJURED. Criests With Daggers Head Mob. I Reuter's S^rvic;?.] Ranjroon, May 26. haw been killed and 250 injured m com- noting which has been brewing for r striking dockworkers" resentment IN loading ships. There was a serious rak to-day Burmese armed with lethal
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  • 104 11 Empire Chambers of Commerce Congress. PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.! London. May 26. 4 Wales to-day at the opening of fttm <>f Empire Chambers of Comtreated the benefits of aircraft to the They made the whole world kin. said [Reuters Service. J London, May 26. I >r Imperial economic
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  • 105 11 Little Real Opposition Believed to Exist. Reuters Service. Washington. May 26. t threat of Mr. Hoover to convoke M Mtan oi Cor.aress if necessary to deal BOdon Naval Treaty has apparently the dts::td «flt c t Following a conference r Johnson, leader of the opposition
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  • 113 11 ADMIRAL KATOH TO RESIGN Japanese Naval Chief's Pact Fears. N nyo Nichi-Nachi Service. Tokyo. May 26. rurally believed that Admiral Kanji I Chief of the Naval General Staff exmtention to resign the Office to tCT on the 21st inst. It is alleged 4 insecurity of the future naval I due
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  • 46 11 Assembly Member Resigns as Protest. 1 Reuur's Service, i Simla. May 26. acting with unnecessary vigour -noun ma ri:ed self-restraint I th.- utmost difficulty." In letter of the Viceroy's Pandtl Nath Kunzru who recently mbly. accusing the police lUon 01 brutalities
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  • 85 11 Import Trade is Dead." 'ers Par Eastern Service. J Shanghai, May 26. tM 1 wtUkm rate for telegraphic att.rnoon was 21d. the position 1 |Mn| rise to great anxiety BtMn community m view of the 'I iHwrgMlhim the export trade. "lure of the silk cocoon
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  • 749 11 TEST CASE APPEAL. Discretion Argument Fails Before Judge. That the Magistrate could have used his discretion m favour of the defendant was the interesting argument put fcrward to Mr. Justice btevens m the Criminal Appeal Court yesterday as the principal ground of appeal of one J*
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  • 152 11 Chinese on Murder Charge. The three Chinese alleged to have been concerned m the armed attack on a Chinese lady (from whom they stole $200 near the Serangcon Read Speedway on March 13th and the subsequent shooting when pursued of a Municipal Tamil employee named Yesudazenpillay claimed
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  • 42 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London, May 26. Raiii storms are continuing, making the spring very depressing. Heavy downpours during the week-end caused the abandonment of play to-day m the match between Surrey and the Australian tourists at the Oval.
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  • 22 11 Th. London. May 19. Slr West Hidgeway (former 1 Ceylon, left £8.032. Earlier cable* on pa«r 121
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  • 1464 11 ROYAL MESSAGES READ. Parades of Boy Scouts and School Cadets. "On this day my people m all parts of the world join to celebrate their unity and to draw closer the common ties which hold them together. Each of our many peoples has its own
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  • 238 11 ALWAYS CONFIDENT. "Everybody m England Said it Was Nonsense." U&euter's Service.; Sydney, May 26. Miiis Amy Johnson arrived* at Daly Waters and after re-fuelling, will fly on to Alexandra Station, where she will spend the night. As there is no telegraphic communication from there, there will
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  • 56 11 International Line to Open m October. tPREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok. May 26. A direct &ir-mail service from and to Europe starts m October by French planes from Marseilles to Bagdhad. British planes from Bagdhad to Karachi. Indian planes from Karachi to Delhi or Calcutta and French
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  • 15 11 1 Reuter's Service. Pfrnambuio, May Mb The Graf Zeppelin has returned.
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  • 247 11 Counsel's Passage of Words With Inspector. I From Our Own Correspondent I Malacca, Miv ::6. The Chinese Club assault case was resumed this morning when the premises were visited by the Magistrate and Counsel. A mild sensation was caused when Mr. Goho. cross examining a Chinese detective
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 168 11 A NEW I COCKTAIL SHAKER I f^^v Made m A. 1 Quality if Klectro-Plate on Nickel V Nvitn Strainer and 11 P?*ice I I If/ $21.50 f I Robinson Co., Ltd. f Incorporated In the Btralts Settlements) 1 T SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. I^Bt y^'*^^^Br^lf^B^Bi B^BT *?o^ It B r
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  • 217 12 MISS JOHNSON PRAISED. Question of Suitable Award Being Considered. [BrUMI Radio Official Service! Rugby, May 25. Miss Amy Johnson has received hundreds of telegrams from all parts of the world congratulating her on her flight. The Prime Minister m a message said "We
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  • 648 12 Relief of Pent-up Feelings. Port Darwin. May 25. Describing her flight frcm Timor Miss Amy Johnson said: "When I sighted Melvill-? Island I stood up and cheered myself. I threw overboard the pneumatic pillow which I carried m case I crashed into the sea
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  • 46 12 Those who are intere-ted m visiting Fraser's Hill and have difficulty m finding accommodation might do much worse than apply for the use of The Retreat, the Singapore Diocesan bungalow legarding wnich particulars can be obtained from the Secretary. Singapore Diocesan Association. Bishopsbourne. Bishopsgate. Tanglin. Singapore.
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  • 1188 12 GOOD PROPAGANDA. British Workmen The Best. [Prom Our Own Correspondent! London, May 1 Malayan productions should certainly receive a great deal cf attention and publicity from the Antwerp Exhibition, and Mr. Banner, who is m charge, is veiy pleased with the position not only of
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  • 322 12 AN INDIAN SOLUTION. Sir Rabindranath Tagore on the Situation. London May 16. Sir Rabindranath Tagore. who hitherto has refused to discuss events m India, breaks his silence with a long interview, which is given prominence m the Manchester Guardian. He contrasts the situation when he
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  • 188 12 A Threat to Attack Hankow City. Hankow, Miv 15. Taking advantage of the absence of the Nationalist troops from Iton'i nw and Wuchar.e. consequent on the war against the Shar.siKuominchun allies, thousands of Chinese Communists are conducting orgies of plunder and pillage and are openly organising
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  • 234 12 Paul Robeson's Part m New Production. London. May 9. Following Henry Ainleys remarkable command production of Hamlet, another Shakespeare play. Othello, will be produced at the Savoy Theatre on May 19th. It is a noteworthy fact that the leading parts will be taken by Paul Robeson.
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  • 36 12 Strain of Producing First "Talkie." London, May 17. The British screen star. Miss Betty Balfour, is seriously ill, m Hertfordshire, as a result ot the strain of producing her first "talkie."
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  • 580 12 MR. R. J. B. CLAYTON. Great Progress m the Territory. Among the passengers abroad the Meonia. which sailed from Penang to-day, says Thursday's Pinang Gazette, were Mr. and Mrs. R. J. B. Clayton. Mr. Clayton has been British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan for the
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  • 52 12 Large Number of Foreigners Detained. I Reuter's Service. Paris. May lti. The police arrested 150 persons, including 34 Indo-Chinese nnd 104 foreigners for participating m a largely attended Communist pilgrimage to the corner of Pere la Chaise cemetery where members of the Paris Commur.. were shot
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  • 60 12 Russia Ready. I Reuters Service. Moscow, May 26. It is officially stated M. Karakhan. Acting Foreign Commissar, who will be the delegate at the forthcoming Soviet-Chinese conference, yesterday sent to Mr. Mo Teh-hui a list o* soviet experts to the conference stating Rus?n is ready to open
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  • 56 12 Anglo-Russian Agreement. [British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby. May 25. A Government white paper will be issued next Tuesday covering the terms of agreement signed on Friday by the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Henderson, and the Russian Ambassador. M. Sokolnikoff, regarding fishing rights m lorthern waters which had been
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  • 41 12 The New Planet. FReuter's Service.] Flagstaff, Arizona, May 26. The Dowell Observatory has named the recently discovered trans-Neptunian planet Pluto. The trustees of the Observatory felt the practice of naming planets after mythological' gods should not be discontinued.
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  • 1127 12 PARADE OF POLICEMEN Reflections on Labour Politics. (From Our Own Correspondent. Tokyo. May 1. May Day m Jupan this year had certain significant backgrounds. It synchronized with unemployment increasing at a rate regarded by some to be alarming, with the extraordinary session of the
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  • 137 12 A NEW DOMINION Movement Against Federation Hurden. I Ueuter's T>ervjce. IVrih. Mm A campaign EOT U.e Bed .1 < from the Commonwe;.ith was i.; initiated at a public n.etini: pi. the Premier. M- Phillip Colin by the Lord Mayer and m inhci Which passed a resolution
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  • 221 12 Raid on Wadala Salt Panv Frustrated. Heater*! S' nrice. Bamkay, Haj tg, a hundred votunteen attempted I V7adaa salt-pan. Half of then were v The spectators surged forward ami r-haieed v 'th lathis. Thirteen people v mred. ir.ritidmg a poHee airgeant *h hit with a
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  • 56 12 Dutch Pilot to Cross Atlantic With Him. Heuter*! Service Amsterdam. M.t> At the equest of C.\ptam Kmgßford E •of Scutht':n Cross famei U* ROfal Dutch A.! Lines have yranU-d their pilot. BVCft V. the famous bad-r Bier, six to enable him to accempany KJllgaford BMlttl on
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  • 116 12 A GREAT PRELATE." Tribute to the Late Primate. British Radio Official S; r h Kucbv May H. After steadily lo«ine health f<.r Archbishop Lord Davidson died In L«dOI Archbishop Davidson retired from tl Prti two years auo after holdup thai twenty-rive years, which was i than any Primaf- sun C
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  • 26 12 I Reiner's Si ni< Kin d< IIWW The Qraf-ZeppeUn landed ii<" lay. i; t de latin The Zepoelm lift t<>- Cuba I
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 910 13 A Deer Forest m April. In a Highland deer forest spring is late Hi 'evening the bonds of winter, writes a Times ccire-pondent. Mitrch brought no lessening of th.- winter cold. but. rather. flerce bliz^arts out of the north, numbing the -jr'ews add ysler catchers and
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    • 174 13 To Meet the Negro, George Godfrey. Philadelphia. May 7. The nrst intimation of a fight m which tho Italian giant heavyweight can meet a focnui approaching: himcelf m strength and abihy came to-day when promoters here announr "I that they had signed Camera and the negro
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    • 19 13 [Parliament is the institution tnat needs mtionallsing more than any other m the country. Mr. J. M. Kenworthy, M.P.
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    • 1110 13 The Metropolitan a^d the City aiH Sub. [Prom Our Own Curr-^ixmdent. I London. May 1. Fp-r>m has proved vt enVnr»b*e this week. Lord Dciby wan the Qreat I-.l?;'\ p Stakes with his seven year old Servus Servus wrs second m the corresponding race last year and caught
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    • 12 13 I Midland solicitor: What happened shortlj after your marriage? Woman: A honeymoon
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 360 13 Health When you feel "below par" you are usinc up more nervous energy than is being replaced. This feeling below par" is not such an extraordinary matter if you come to think of it. Your nerves bear thYstress of modern life, they do the work, they are m action all
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    • 286 13 fi by r^^^^^as^ b^V Ml JBK«fc>&'>^;-*" J^^ir mm Mm takt xSSi^i^^/ W HEN V(llr nerves '■"■<■ ta! 2 yjra&Sfc SJ DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS. r% /yV^^V^^^^ Their coinposiiicn forms a Irue t >nic He E d n M^jg^^^y course which <-\<-rts a wonderful Hejriti*. influent on the nervous system. Nfu'ajlnen.j Jfc^veiJv^
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    • 740 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. I CXPBFSS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON *N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. i Twtee Monthly ScrHee Liverpool and Glasgow. (Vto Genoa an* Havre). Route subject to alteration wthout notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT One. EUMAEUS For London. Rotterdam
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    • 572 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co*. LtcL < Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Singapore. s.s. CITY OP MADRAS May 30 s.s. CITY OF DELHI July 5 s.s. CITY
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    • 393 14 P. 6?O. British India and Apcdr Lines, (Incorporated m Engianuj. MADL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMFXT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due. Due. Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage x in<apwt KARMALA 9,100 May 31
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    • 741 15 O. S. K. Line. DeßtlMUon AgrHe. La» m umdon. Rotterdam. Hamburg. Bremen and Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, Suez and Port Said. Andes Maru June 17 June 18 P. _li/i:!^ th. d p<- Town Rio de Iro, Smtos. Monteveden. and Buenos [Krund-the-wo-ld passage Rio de Janeirf Maru June yj Jun£ 2Q
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    • 555 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP JUNE cracf AMDESUMuAM 9&AIXr LINE TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, rORi SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive. Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. PRES. ADAMS In Povt May 29 May 31 July 8 PRES. HARRISON June y June
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    • 611 15 K. P. M. KOWNHLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. t (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. f* Telephone No. 5451; with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, 7 Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the TRAVELLERS
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    • 578 16 Burns Philp Line. < Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the motor vessel Malabar (4.512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 202 16 gs_ NORDDEUTSCHER |2Ep| LLOYD. 'Incorporated Id Germany). The undernoted are tht Company's Intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. 5 FRANKEN For Hong Kong. Keelung, Shanghai, Moji, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama. Chinnampo, Taku, Dalny Tsingtau June 12 t WITRAM For Shanghai, Moji, Osaka, Kobe. Yokohama and Hankow June 17 FULDA For Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai,
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    • 257 16 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC. International BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICES. Travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit. Money Orders. Drafts. Transfers of Funds by Mail and Cable. Tours. Cruises. Steamship Reservations. Railroad Tickets. Baggage Insurance. SINGAPORE Union Bldg. PENANG E. O. Hotel. COMPAGNIE MARITIME BELGE (LLOYD ROYAL) SJL [Incorporated m Belgium.] MONTHLY
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    • 302 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. I nc 44. BEAVER STREET. NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.* GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE. (via Su?z> Our Vor% M.S. SILVERBEECH In P< at JMK I M.S. SILVERBELLE June 9 June 15 PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCC AND LOS ANGELES
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    • 674 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuaia, Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembln and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 229 16 Proteus. Dut. 1025. from Pnom-penh 26. for uncertain. Singkara. Dut. 332. from Djambi 26. fjr Djambi 28. Noorebar. Dut. 335. from Djambi 26. for Djambi 28. Angby. Sarawak. 417. from Sibu 26, for Sibu 31. Santos Maru, Jap. 4386. from Kobe 26, for Buenos Aires 27. President Adams. Amer. 6345.
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 65 17 NEW SUBMARINES FOR CHINA. Mcdwaj and Flotilla Leaves. Rrutcr'i Service.) London. May 26. ihmartnf depot ship Medway with ibmarini-s. Odin. Osin.s. Os- I hftft left Pi)rtsmouth ior th* Ih. new Hntilla will bo the .bniarim- service when at fuM j U will Ix- joined by the new P clnss ■a
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    • 289 17 nchtt. From Sourabaya: Major B. G. Ml OvirtHik. Mrs Kuipers. Mr. F. Mr and Mrs. Milbren. child and Artt/. Mrs Favret Mr J Phillips. Ifn Tonal. Mr. Hajee Habib. Mr. Pi no tanurang: Mr. Reneman. Misses L. hhr. lUh E M Larry. From Batavia: H J KctWtch, Mr.
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    • 138 17 June-July Programme. I are t-xpected movements of Hus lhl|M through Singapore. HMS Vindictive, Captain. C. G. Stuart. D. R N i Arrives June Ist from Hong •> June mi for Colombo and United I m Captain W. F. Wake-Wal-HH.I Arrives June 2nd from Hong June 4th for Penang
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    • 147 17 a«o it was announced that i Steamship Company had de--1 lar*er power m their motor I' C Hooft so as to give a !i v to 17.. knots, and the Rothas now arranged for a similar 'heir Hmt the Indrapoera. The nave just taken delivery of the and
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    • 642 17 Nearly Forty Ships Held Up. mLUSi f Mai^"~ *«an m Mr P E. Vaughan. the managing director Manchester Liners. Limited, visited the Strike Committee with the request that thov should get the men to return to work on the ground that the port was m danger of
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    • 143 17 Aeroplane Catapulted from Bremen. London. May 9. The first experiment has been made m Great Britain for speeding up the mails by using a aeroplane catapulted from an ocean liner at sea. It resulted m the saving of 24 hours m the delivery' of American mails m
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    • 207 17 lii •"sT*r.».s <> to a WtotHm call from the Sumai-a. iei cried aground, the Kinabalu 1- ft for Pear) F.<rk. a large coral reef about 40 miley N.F. tf the Tambisan light, on the morning of May f>th.. says the 8.N.8. Herald. The Sumatra was found to
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  • 1082 17 KASHGAR ARREST. $100,000 Fine on Opium Smuggling Charge. Convicted on two charges of opium smuggling, Arthur Hall, a European, holding a Master Mariner's certificate, was fined $101,000, or seven months' imprisonment, by Mr. Ldndsell at the Hong Kong Central Magistracy, on May 16, His Worship stating
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  • 1529 18 A DRAMATIC ARREST. Sacred Ruler of Fanatics. Telegrams from Karachi, says a correspondent cf The Times on April 23rd., announce the chamatic arrest and trial of the "Pir of Pagaro" m Sukkur. Anyone who searches for the village of Pagaro on the map of Upper
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    • 21 18 THE PREMIER WHISKY THAT GOES BACK TO 1627 ■--at .4lW?siA Local Atrents THE AXGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD. v SINGAPORE {?ramroz6Co.] I fdf
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    • 776 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.646.505 BOARD OP DIRECTORB: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, Esq J O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS
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    • 235 18 INSURANCE. TUC south .fa^l BRITISH v^P INSURANCE COMPANY i FIRE. MARINE, TRAM* AND O1 MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED vr LOWEST CURRENT X ATEs L C. MAROOLIOUTH Office: 2. Finlay.M)., personal AcnnST FATAL ACCIDENTS »re everj HAVE you made provision f of your dependents should rUci overtake you a IT only
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  • 418 19 In the I'nited Kingdom and Elsewhere. X:: (km deliveries m 192J tens ai < ompared with 19.1b:> LC,415 tons m 1927. Con>ii>app<.'intment of the expect?.<\i\:tl which were held out a Agurea of consumption cannot ta unsatisfactory. Europe, .is wnole. amounted as against 21.637 N tons
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  • 52 19 i f" 'nsolidated Tin I 114 the Chairhe RharetaoMan m Wiiipany. Limited, are tlieir A I 1 m Smelters Limited. PWipoU Tin Srneltin" Comh«med the whole of under 100 jjcr cent 1 rnhh Tin BmelUni (changed their Mm cent of the tamed B<nc]tln| Company Limited ;l»- „ir
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  • 31 19 the ItetM Rubber Syndic-itr -<.<). 8; broasbt forward. £2.131--1 uaortlaattan of estate. £1.900 >'-'• is 7>, per cent., and -i forward Fur 1928 net profits Ihf dividend was the same
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  • 368 19 The CapitaHVlarket. The Swiss market was characterized m 1929 by a seu,,us increase of issues. The total issue jcapiui of new bends, fc; instance. :os.« from ;>SD million francs, m 1928. to 760 million Swiss francs m 1929. Whereas the nominal amount «»f nat onal contracted loans went
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  • 229 19 No Serious Cancellation of Indian Orders. Lcndr.n. May IV In certain commercial quarters m London it is held that M>nn Indian traders are seizins the Opportunity to boycott British troods by reTusiiit> to pay their bills Fortunately these cases are comparatively few and there has not
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  • 204 19 Efforts to Increase Consumption. Lcndon. May 9. The permanent International Cotton Comtnittee, which has been MCCttng m the lovely I ■ir.c'anq" of Btrw on L: hi Maeiuore. dised Dew u:,es fur cotton whcrc'oy production and consumption could be Increased m order to unmount the present critic;>l
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  • 50 19 Profits of the Lubok Rubber Estate for 1929 amounted to £6.636 (against 2.215 m 1928). and £3.315 were brought forward. The sum ;>f £2.000 < against nilt is placed to reserve recount, and £1.000 (against nil) to reserve for taxation. The dividend for the year is 6 npf
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 218 19 I May 26. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London 3 months' sight 2 [3 7|B London 60 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, demand 2 3 34 London. T.T. 23 11 16 Lyons and Paris,
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    • 198 19 May 26. Tin 100 Tons $72.25 Gambler g qq Pepper White 59 Pepper Black 37 Flake Tapioca 41^ Pearl Sago Small g.75 Copra Sundried g95 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) j^q Rico, Slam old No. 1. 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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  • 874 19 SINGAPORE. MAY 26th. Closing Quotations. Bayers Sellers. Asam Kumbang (£> 20s 22s 6d c.d. Ayer Hitam <5s 14s 14s 9d Bangrin Tin 23s 24s Batang Padang ($1) 13 16 Batu Caves <$1> 80 85 Bukit Arang ($1) 45 55 Burmah Malay (£> 15s 16d Chenderiang (£> 2s
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  • 116 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. May Hi. Tin. Unchanged. Hong Fatts 52 57. UKi Klangs 1.14 1.20. Petalings 5.10 5.30. Batu CftVea 75 80. Kuehais 1.15 1.20, Kinlas 1.15 1.20. P< nawats 55 59. Sungei Luas 1.45 1.50. Rahmnns 1.12 1.18. Norths 45 49. Sungei Ways 3.05 1.15, Talams 92
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  • 208 19 RUMOURED AMERICAN COPPER POOL. To Dispose of Surplus Stocks. Is a new pool being formed by the leading copper producers for the purpose of disposing of the large quantity of the metal they now have on hand? If so. it will be no new depart ure. After the war. the
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  • 150 19 A New York message regarding the settlement of the petrol price war m the East says: It is believed that the settlement is the result of Sir Henri Deterdings recent visit here, when he discussed the petrol situation m the Far East with officials
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  • 76 19 i ßritish Radio.— Official Service.] Ru»!)y. >Ijy '?4. Foreign t'X.hanyes are: Amsterdam 12.08 Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 13-lCd.. Bsrlia r .O. 3(5 Bllltli 34.827. B.ichaies: 313. R.i > 9 55-G4. Bueno- Aires 42",. Copenhagen 18.1G Geneva 25.12 Helsinjfors 193. HcMig Koru Is. ML, Lteboo 108.24. Madrid 40.81. Milan
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  • 36 19 Dividend 3 1 p.r. on pref.. inakinu 7 p.c. and 8 p.c. on ord.. making 12 p.e. iDivd. for IDL''; same on smaller capital. E142.98J ord having been issued m January. 1929
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  • 62 19 May 2<itli.. II o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 23 23 Standard R.S.S. on Tender June 24', 24'j July 24 2r> July-Sept. 25 l 25'_. Oct. -Dee. 26 4 26'Tone of Market:— Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 6 is i6d.
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  • 165 19 Singapore, May 2fi. Rubber. Lon ion 6 IS 16d. 1 I6d Up 4 p.m. Pricos <Ldon Std.» opot 23 1 June 24. July 24 July-Sept. 25. Oct. -Dec. 26. Quirt Tin. London. No price. Mining.— Quiet Sungei Ways 3.00 3.20. Kuchais 1.16 1.20 x.d.. Kuita Dredges
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  • 567 19 The report of the Dunlop Rubber Company for 1929 states that the passing of the Companies Aci of 1929 has necessitated a considerabJe change m the form of the balance-sh.-.-t and profit and loss account, and opportunity has at the same time been taken to make certain
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  • 190 19 A New Industry for Britain Whatever the domestic- virtues of the muskmt may be as a pet there is no questioning il.-. maikable qualities as a money-maker. If, indeed, the new mirkrat farming indusuy which is Mm established m England and tin? idea lor which has been
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 50 19 E ASSETS EXCEED $11 oon nnn *>v 511,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). Assurance Companies Act ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCF A&&LKANCE. AGENTS WANTED G CKNOX. Managing DireCtor Acl^ U C. KNOX. HORACE W. RAPER. A, ROBINSON, F. L A.
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    • 37 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. J FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. 1 Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. f Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, I BARKER CO., LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 49 20 Rain Stops Australia-Surrey Match. IReuter's Sen ice. J London, May 26. After week-end rain the outfield and the wicket at the Oval to-day were sodden and there was no play m the Surrey-Australia match. (Australia are 379 for 5. Bradman 252* and Fairfax 28
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  • 88 20 ENGLAND VS. THE REST. Will Duleepsinhji Get a Place I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J London, May 26. The teams for the Te^t trial match at Lords on Saturday have been chosen as follows. England: A. P. F. Chapman captain i. R. W. V. Robins. Hobbs. Sutcliffe.
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  • BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    • 49 20 Renter Service, j St. Andrews. May Itt. The British Amateur Golf Championship ■MUBi opened hen to-day with a record ent~y of 272 There was a hta\y m; In the first round Harrison Johnston. American Champion, beat the Veteran Bernard Darwin of Waking 2 and 1.
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    • 190 20 Amateur Title The Only One Which Eludes Him. London. May 9th. An outstanding feature of this year's Amateur Golf Championship, which begins on May 24th at Hoylake. Is Bobby Jones' attack on the only championship title tliat so far has eluded him. Jones has held
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  • 74 20 Bradman's Phenomenal Figure. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, May 26. The following are the leading cricket averages to May 23rd: Batting. Bowling. Bradman 111.66. R Tyldesley 9.95. Dulecpsinjhi 71.28. Staples 11.36. Hobbs 68.44. Newman 11.42. Hendren 66.71. Grimmett 11.46. Ducat 60.75. Hornibrook 11.74. SutclifTe 60.00. Larwood
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  • 253 20 Golf Club Rights to be Taken Over. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang. May 26. The half yearly meeting of the Penang Turf Club was held this evening; the Chairman. Mr. D. A. M. Brown presided. Presenting the halfyearly accounts the Chairman, after explaining the items of
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  • 476 20 AN EVEN GAME. R.A.F. Miss Many Good Chances. RE 2: R.A.F 2. Although the first league fixture between the R.A.F. and the RE. at the Singapore Stadium yesterday afternoon was a very evenly contested game generally, it must be said that the R.A.F. missed
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  • 85 20 YESTERDAYS RESULTS Godown Double*. Adamson Gilfillan and Co.. beat Fraser and Co 6—l. B—6. Mixed Double* Open. Mr- Stephenscn and Wife beat Mrs Battishill and Bateman. 6 l. 6 2. TO-DAY'S TIES Men's Doubles Handicap. Hickey and Wilson vs. A. D Anderson and Wise. Mixed Doubles
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  • 161 20 Selangor Win Gold Cup. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, May 25. The final match m the inter-State Malay football for the Sultans gold cup at Kuala Lumpur Stadium this evening resulted m a Selangor victory by four goals to three. It was an interesting match throughout
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  • 117 20 This will take place m Singapore next week the following being the fixtures: June 3rd and sth— Spooner Cup; June 7th— Sultan of Perak's Cup; June 9th. if the above are finished and weather permits, an American tournament (teams to be picked after the match on the 7th).
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  • 35 20 In recent military soccer matches A. Co beat Fort Canning 5—2; D. (M.G.) Co. beat 7th H. Battery 7 o; Band and Changi drew 2 2; H Q. Wing and Port Canning drew 2 2. <
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  • 438 20 BLACK SWAN TROPHY. Keen Racing Weather. Ideal weather conditions on Sunday gave both classes some keen racing. The South West monsoon has now set m properly and the breeze blew from that direction, with moderate strength, all the morning. The three six metres and Jean II represented
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  • 563 20 Sunday also saw the full fleet of nine "B" class boats getting ready for what was to prove a very £c-d race. Mowgli managed to get the best of the Mart with Irene a close second whilst Jazz Fiend mistaking her time performed a
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  • 56 20 Inter Company League. The Welch Regiment Ist XI meets Johore at Cricket on Thursday at Johore Bahru. j P. W. L. D. Pts. A Company 110 0 2 D <MQ) Company 110 0 2 B Company 10 10 0 C Company 10 10 0 H Q w
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  • 410 20 DAVIS CUP. Marian's Wrong Tactics Against Ohta. London, May 15. Japan won both to-days matches m th* Davis Cup tie with India. The Regent's Park court was crowded with a fashionable gathering, including the Japa nese Ambassador. Ohta beat Madan Mohan, 6 2. 7 5
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  • 138 20 All Blacks to Remain All Black. London. May 11. Wanganui. Grt-.it i-attsfartion has been expressed here following the offer of the British Rugby Tourists to play m the tests m white jerseys instead of the usual dark blue m ord?r to enable the New Zealanders to
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  • 123 20 INDIAN LADY TENNIS CHAMPION AT HO ME. Wins Northwick Final. London. May IS. Northwick.— ln the Middlesex ladies' single-semi-finals MLss Sandison beat Miss H Montgomery. 6 3. 7 5. In the mixed double* Ollifl and Mii.s Sanriison beat Wheatcroft and Miss Harvey. 6— 3. 9—7 London, May I". In the
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  • 136 20 Sensational Upset at Ceylon Meeting. Fine weather and good going favoured the opening of the racing season at Headquarters t Ceylon on May 17. There was a large attendance. The second event on the card provided the most sensational upset known m Colombo for many years and
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  • 41 20 Professional Billiards. London, May 17. Davis, who wa& the holder, retained the title of Professional Billiards Champion at Thurston's Hall, London, to-day, when he beat Ne-v- man by a narrow margin. The result was: Davis. 20.918: Newman. 20,117.
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    • 167 20 ®®®^^.«>y)^i)®®(?>(SysXsv»vsx?rtyft > It W NEW "H.M.V." RECORDS I TO-DAY i MID -MAY ISSUKS. I LISTS SENT WITH PLEASURE i I MOVTRIE CO., Ltd) < Incorporated In Hong Kon«. I RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. §9®®®®®®®®®®®®*)®®®®®<S®®®®(?)®®®®®®s BOOKBINDERS I IRUSTLES_S WIRE] IN COILS ONLY I Nos. 23 25 per coil $2.00 I I This
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