The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 May 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press. NO. 15,040. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, MAY 3V 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 341 1 In a daring piracy on the Whangpoo t iver many persons were shot including two Europeans on a launch Page 10. Our London correspondent cables that questions have been asked m the House of C cmmoiLs regarding the Jelai concessions Page 10. The Government Education Measure providing
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  • 1033 1 Quicquid agunt hominea nostri e»t farrago Libelli Juvenal Our London correspondent notifies us of the Bishop's Move. Will the result be Checkmate or Stalemate? I In view of recent police activities m the direction of the suppression of anything savouring of a flutter with chance and
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 389 1 WING LOONG. T IU KKCOGMSED HOUSE for mmmi AN TROPICAL BDITB, HIGH STREET. I RAFFLES HOTIL I A t\,.»I.ENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION 4 4 TEA DANCES J I EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY <| DINNER DANCES i I VERY TUESDAY. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY 2 MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA J I
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    • 201 1 I JUST ARRIVED 1 S RADIO SETS. i 1 u PILOF ALL-ELECTRIC SHORTWAVE SET t NO BAHERIES. NO HUM I > > Guaranteed Loud Speaker Results 230 Votts. SO Cycles AX. I > Get this receiver and listen to Huisen-Holland: > 9 Chelmsford-England: Eindhoven-Holland: Perth- t Australia: Manila-Philippines: Bandoeng-Java: Etc.,
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    • 181 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. What IT is— Page 5 Chocolate specialities Page 5. Get a Get? Kelvinator Page 17. The 4711 toilet specialities Pau 7 Speedway racing this evtning Page 13. The latest films at the Theatre and elsewhere —Page 2. African and Eastern tor Krupp railway material Pagi 4 Singapore .Municipal
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG. FOB HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Out Sz Finish Guaranteed SS, HIGH STREET.
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    • 270 2 na 1 SPECIAL OFFER: .-MBMnm I4kt Gold wriet mmmm J watch Lever 15. B^^ jewels Movt. j AW&***m for Gent: rer AA' < mEmmmmWJ^ for Lady: 5 1 5. 00 j mdl^m' Absolutely guarBos__l*^^^aL 188 an teed. Delivered or sent an s rwhere m Malaya against cheque or money i
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    • 713 2 VSXSW^'WStatSWSWSWStSH^^ J*LHJIJUUUUU**JI_IUUUUUUUIJaiJa^ I VICTORIA TWEATREi I g LH AMBRi io-iyitgntiat o.io and 5/.J5 p.m. S g J|l THE theatre of perfect sound (tb 9 I ------k^ s _____T____E__f I I 615 pin TOMGHT 9.15 pn I I _s^^l JUPW^^ I I THE BRIGHTEST REVUE Y ET! fl____L\_. _L^ _fl h
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 265 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. ..Ist. High Water, 12 59 8.0 ft.. 23 56, 9.5 ft. Selangor Races Cricket. Clarke Cup Europeans vs Rest SCC. SCC. vs. Police. Football: Div. I. Welch vs. S.C.F.A Jalan Besar; Div. 11. F. and N vs. Mansfield's, at Anson Road. Sunda>. June Ist. High Water. 13.52.
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  • 1197 3 Singapore's Biggest Cinema Week; Four mmmM Ilcuse* Six "Talkies": Why Inno<«nts of Paris is a Classic: Long Delayed "Hit" coming; Journey's End for the Capitol. (By Our Film Correspondent. I IF v.c are to admit that the -talkies." when they are good, give so much
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  • 297 3 Lure of the Talkies. Mv interest m talking pic ures was greet enough to lure me fon _.M__?ment m London After almost half a c_i ury before the fcotlights. I decided I had had enough of the stage and that I would sit back and
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  • 238 3 Using Five Voices. Lon Chancy. busy with his first talkie at last, pauses long enough m production to admit that this form of celluloid has far more advantages than the silent pictures he championed so faithfully until recently. Chancy should knew, he is making a
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  • 58 3 A great decrease In the number of person, attending funerals has b_en noticed m a 'argprovincial French town. Formerly the town*, two daily papers used to prirrt the names, of all who followed the deceased to the grave, but the numbers of mourners attained such proportions that the editors decided
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 116 3 TFLECTRiciTY \jf ECONOMY AND SERVICE j __^r^^^^g MORE THAN IT COSTS m^^^^^^^^^^^»^»^'»»'« MmmmmmaaemmmmMtmammmmm A,r Tr th m Advertising Promotes Confidence \f&& 4 (Desiccated Ox Liver.) lOR ANAEMIA AND FAILING HEALTH. f CREATES NEW BLOOD AND REJUVENATES. I vIV' V FAil AND LIFELESS AND A PICTURE OF MISERY? I hARNA ITA
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    • 175 3 i"NEW CENTURY" PETROL TRACTOR* f r I _r t T fe m^^ mmn mmf «^^^B _J Mlf b—- r "****.-j f ''""V ____________LJ______H_S v _____________Bl______P*^ll^ ____llM____^______________r____i_____i___^^ m^m^AmrT^^ v k m BB^^B_ ________________r „'^amamm***^ (__M^ A Simple Sturdy Loco, of 10 h.p. To run on f 1 24 m. Gauge Track
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  • 208 4 Women Hold Rope Across A Road An amazing "war" against motor-cyclists who invade the quiet countryside m the neighbourhood of Biggin Hill. Kent, was started m dramatic fashion by local residents m mail week, when a determined attempt was made to bar two roads which are
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  • 182 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, May 1. Startling official figures of last years' road accidents, which are to be submitted to Parliament this week, show that London, Glasgow, Birmingham, and Liverpool are the death centres of Oreat Britain. The figures now published show that
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  • 913 4 FRICTION TYPE. That Very Interesting Instrument. One of the parts of an automobile which comes to be used so automatically by the experienced driver that he forgets it is there s the clutch. Thousands of times m the life of a car the driver's left foot
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  • 112 4 No matter how good the locking devices used to prevent the nuts from turning bolts will loosen, especially those about springs. It is always a good practice to go over all the bolts and nuts of the car about once a month
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  • 95 4 Mr. Harold Robinson, who is now the Leeds and district representative for Cas trol. told one of my correspondents recently of an amusin; experience he had when he was with Messrs. Robinson's. Tonbridge Gatage. Leeds. He was selling a man a new tyre, and on being asked
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  • 125 4 Does Canada hold the Record? What is the largest British crowd on record? A painstaking statistician has dipped into his files and declares that the record Is held by the England versus Scotland International Match which was held m Glasgow m March. 1912. On thait date
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  • 22 4 Of 942 motor vehicles involved m ac j eidents at home during: July and August only per cent, were driven by women.
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  • 92 4 INDIA TO ENGLAND BY MOTOR CAR. Journey Accomplished m rl !>•»>> London. May I*^ Mr. Bromaae. of th. United IW^' (lndian> Government Engine" Tipan i^ and Mr Stubbs. a road emrtr. i a by Mr. Bromages tadlan n*u*^ Mahommed. have arm-*** India by motor car. t>- They travelled WCtmm fl
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  • 11 4 An insurance firm states Uu»* less drivers are bo**"" and seamen.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 174 4 _f ____H ___r^*__l _H__* m jy fl 1$ _j|___ _r .WWl^i i.^ Vi ff _JK___^ __B II m W HI II _P \_F'- Nv>: HP!_H n aw^m? h I _fr^ ir '*^^B_ HI Awtfgt' &y .Pi BBf 11 M v Hi #_f J^fl! HI *vv<& 'w^- x: v>o>-i_____H __^^^__H l\
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    • 216 4 I KRUPP Light Railway Material I Steel Rails and Steel Sleepers with Accessor.*-. f A and or Complete Tracks, Points and Crossing ♦> A Turntables, Tipping Wagons, Platform ft X Wagons, Wheels on Axles, Axle Boxes and A _r X spare parts as well as Steam and Diesel v ♦_y
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  • 964 5 THOROUGH OVERHAUL. Safety Sacrificed to False Economy. '"Sy the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce.*> There are very few vehicles which are give: systematic annual spring-clean, or ove r haul, at a definite period either of the year or of their steadily mounting mileage. That which requires
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  • 81 5 Triumph of Women Motorists. London, May 19. Twenty -three out of thirty-four entrants to the Women's London to Land's End Motor Trial have reached Land's End m an average of twenty -three hours, covering the route of the motor cycling clubs' annual Easter trial,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 92 5 i_____G__i ____^^B _____L *ay II I X mt mm 4_ ___i %f* iS THE NEW I CHRYSLER 62 1 ♦> PRICE Tourer $2,150 I a J I Borneo Motors Ltd. 1 SINGAPORE. X t PENANG. TAIPING. IPOH. KI' ALA LUMPUR. MALACCA. AND V V HAAD YAI. I allh*?**)********^*^ m'mm*m,m>*~m*mmSmm'mm.:m.m?m^am^m*mm> I
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    • 551 5 MORRIS 1930 X MODELS OUTSTANDINGLY X m _^_H __H____r^ __r JF __k ~**^m i^^^**a__. ......M l.^ _i^^^ l. _^B___H__fa____ Of ____h iP^-^l^^ f__. 55 GLASS _^^SsJ H R 1 THROUGHOUT V ____i Br__- __K3 WmM Br x *^s Si H.P. MORRIS COWLEY ♦|> Completely equipped $2075. V "%rEAR AFTER YEAR
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  • 667 6  -  D. M. GREIG. Saturday Tennis Special. By In the following special article on thr genius of Tilden, D. M. Grelg recalls as an illustration of the great American's all-round brilliance a memorable game m an England-America match. Playing at the top of his form Greig
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  • 447 6 My Greatest Golfing Fault. The niblick shot out of a sand trap is instanced by Johnny Lehman (V. S. Big Ten Champion m 1929) as his ?reate>t golfing fault He tells below how to overcome an undoubtedly difficult shot. •I*HE niblick shot out of a sand trap
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  • 22 6 Wanganui, May m The British Rugby team opened their tour by beating Wanganui by 19 points to 3.
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  • 36 6 P. Wadsworth. who rides for Mr. T. H. Men--eies and who went on home leave m February. is riding for Ayr and Doncaster stables, and has already ridden two winners this season. Mm*M the Malay Mafl
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  • 226 6 Player Dies After Being Struck. 'From Our Own Correspondent. I l.tindoi:. May 1 A South Blanche .er AK&tCOT 1.».._.ue football mr.tch on Saturday was fclk<ct-d ty the death of one of the players Hames Patten ef West Gordon. Apparently there was a dispute among some of the
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  • 172 6 From Our Own Correspondent. Loneh May 1. Th. Kings yacht Britannia, which I'tring ii. v career of more than 37 yoars Iva. won nearly ";0 prize-,, w_l stK)n appear again ta lacing trial and join wylh other big yachts ;n i trying her speed against modern yachts, m
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  • Article, Illustration
    481 6 In addition to Peach, who bowled well against Yorkshire, Kent have another promising young player m T. F. Mitchell, an amateur, who played m a few games last season. In the recent match against Northants he scored 64 m 59 minutes, hitting two sixes and eleven fours, seven of them
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  • 350 6 The Hardest Mmmm I Ever Got. Al .inner tell., below how Tony Uazoiirrt hit him the hardest punch he ever had but how he recovered when he thought he was out and forced a draw with the former featherweight title holder. ♦TONY Canzoneri. a former world's champio-
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  • 148 6 I From Our Own Correspondent] London, May 1. Seven of the eight winners at the recent Championship meeting have been selected by the Amateur Boxing Association to take part m the British Empire Games, to be held m Canada, next August. The eighth place Is filled
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  • 802 6 35 Runs an Hour Needed. I judge from some recent remarks of Lord Hawke that he, like a good many others, is fully aware of the disadvantages to county cricket entailed by this experiment m fourday Test matches, writes H. A. H. Carson m
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  • 219 6 I From Our Own Correspondent.) London. May 1 Br. General Critchlcy. pioneer of dog-racing and one of the keenest ice-hockey players m the country, is going to equip the old Empress Hall. Earl's Court, as a stadium for ice-hockey and boxing, and it is to
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  • 29 6 It is announced that the new Siamese motor law licenses issued are valid for twelve months, expiring on March 31 1931 but fees are payable for nine months only
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  • 720 6  - LEAVE BILLIARD RULES ALONE. Arthur Peall. By Modifications Demanded for the Few. DECISION BEFORE NEXT AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. Amateurs do not know what to make ot the situation m regard to the suggested change m the rules of billiards. There can be no question that the proposal to alter th? rules
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  • 520 6 Austin's Recent Collapse. After his unfortunate collapse at Queen's Club when an attack of cramp lo t hun his match with Dr. Landmann and gave Germany a substantial lead m the Davis Cup-tie H. W. Austin was pluckily cheerful. A masseur had just been
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  • 180 6 Two New Records. t waiter HafCß and .J H .their iinai match m Aa.'r..!: rhO. (F. Popplewell and D Spm > .Kensington. In their lir.-' l aa. j his thumb burnt, and 1. .-i. d Kfekeooi aa beaten 4 and 3 Hagen rr the
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  • 75 6 LANDS END TO LONDON RECORD BEATEN. I From Our O I ..•t.l.m day C Marshai; id I C C.C. aimed at il' d P on Saturday nornln tandem cycling Land's End to Lott distance h MM miles, and I heavy rain and bad covering, eight miles ti: behind schedule t
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  • 51 6 collapse m the I "It is a curiou.. Ub this masseur has said about 'Bunny* that aH ti, He said that aItIMNI three years old he is pb behind hLs age. In two my son will be a HM plenty of reserve H.i backward at present -What a pity it
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  • 371 7 STREET-SWEEPER'S BANK IN A TRUNK. eng land— home. tort une Saved m Pennies After 40 Years. Worcester Maw. Len a member of the city's tee* tm the past forty years. d a trunk full of pennies for n oi a life s dream of travel and England where he can
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  • 263 7 !rtor Who Wants it I.ani.ed. England allowed to poison herself? is is the theme of a detailed attack on aid Absinthe Drinking m England," J Brasher, M.D.. m the current issue V Lancet 're and sale of absinthe have ?'•*-•&'>-_ In Fiance. Belgium. Switzerland. O-Tr.ar.y and
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  • 50 7 I 1 HH. the Sultan of ta» on Monday. A cere- Place at the Balie Besar. J*V »e*taa composed of Police U* alter Tunku Mah mud read an IJt a salute of 21 guns was W -ba offlcials a nd members of made obe^nce to the Sultan. uUu <* the
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  • 359 7 "NO LUXURIES." 'Hardships' at US. Millionaire's Wife. New York. April 27. Is an annual Income of £84.000 a year necessary to enable a woman to live without "luxury?" This Question has arisen m Chicago, where Mrs. Katherine Dexter McCormiek has requested Probate
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  • 432 7 4 Td Like to Stop and Study Your Cops." This public enemies stuff is all bunco,*' declared Rocco Pannelli the notorious gunman known to the Chicago police as one of "Scarface" Capones chier lieutenants m charge of Chicago's West Side underworld. Rocco has just been
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  • 122 7 Comedy Omitted From Command Show. London. May 9. Tht King and Quet.n's taste ln music hah shows is shown by the programme for a Royal Command Variety Performance to be given m the London Palladium on May 22nd m aid of music hall charities. Seventy-five per
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  • 40 7 Mr. R. A. Alfred, of the tutorial staff of the Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur, has resigned after twelve years' service m the same school to take up an appointment as a teacher ln the Government English School, Segamat, Johore-
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  • 693 7 The Excavations at Richborough. The eighth annual report on the excavations at Richborough was read to the Society of Antiquaries by Mr. J. P. Bushe Fox. It stated that work was begun m the last week of July, 1929, and continued until the beginning of October.
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  • 87 7 As already announced. Mr. T. P. M Levels. European Master. Malayan Educat.onr.l Servic— has been appointed to act temporarily as Hc_. master. Anderson School. Ipoh m addition td his own duties. Mr. Jermyn. who succeeds Kf. Ayre as headmaster, i". not; due frcm Home furlough for some weeks to come.
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  • 159 7 Trod on High Priest's Toes. Cairo, April 24. Mr. St lim Hasan, the Egyptian excavator. who has been digging on behalf of the Egyptian. University near the Cairo Pyramid... is reported to have found further objects of value at the sepulchre of Ra Wer. a prince and
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  • 72 7 A motor cycling fatality occurred on the Mu.r Road st 4.30 a.m. on Sundi-.y MJfl the Malacca Guardian, resulting m the death of Mr. C. M. Bennett of Lanadron Rubber Estates. Ltd.. Panchor. Muar. How the accident, occur led is unknown but deceased was taken to the hospital at Muar
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 261 7 X i l__^^^t Jl m 4711 m toiletries always arel Elusive, •z.r^TVi w Liquid 1 j.| \jfc_^__- VjjrT 1 r.au dc Cologne Shampoo C M L^^ 555 55^^ '47//- Frozoclon. fr__<Trr»Tif invionr.Tin.T ,7//' F_„___^ Bath Soap Scented '4711' jt S .Ta Sohd tau de Cologne iTagrant, inMgorating, tau de v
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  • 350 8 - Reorganisation Scheme. Lord Baden-Powell, though still full of wonderful vitality, is an old man. and he is nowsetting on foot a movement for reorganising the whole of the Scout movement on lines that will be followed m the future. The conference of Scouters that
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  • 66 8 At the Selangor Assizes, before the Hon'ble Mr. L. H. Elphlnstone, K. C. Chief Justict F.M.8., m the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, two Malays. All bin Baba and Mohamed bin Sagap were each sentenced to two years' imprisonment for having fraudulently used as genuine a cheque purported to have been
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  • 414 8 TAKE JAZZ! Dr. Furtwangler Says "Nein." "Was it you who bashed the violinist on the head?" I asked interestedly. Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler started, thought a moment, and then smiled pleasantly. "Nein!" he laughed. "You bashed nine violinists!" I cried. "Nein!" said Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler. "Er....it was
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  • 385 8 £8,000,000 Scheme For England. Eight million pounds a conservative estimate will be spent by American companies on film-expansion m England during the next twelve months or so. To this vast sum must be added another £3.000.000. likely to be spent m France and Germany
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  • 44 8 A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Church of St. Peter, Malacca, last Tuesday, the Rev. Father Carmello conducting the Service, of Miss Josephine Overee. eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine J. Overee, and Mr. Johnson Beins of the Postal Department, Ma- M.G.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 315 8 l m I I fl I r^y^l Cem^pr Of Xi- 1 m \^B I _i I 6^^ 3$ iMi I lfl 111 tf^^Ve a t/3e X* tfe*^ *'*^^^^k tl ___i ill 6^ho to c *2 5^5 SB _B *"*^e v s i *^c t-. I |l l*^ C&i »e£ a^
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    • 160 8 t «P**\ V i^* f ffi j X LOOK AT HER! p A SOLID little rock of firm < flesh, with fine straight < limbs, a beautiful, healthy i colour and even, white, good p She has the intelligence of the i perfect food, which supplies the < body and
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 311 9 BUSINESS CARDS. M^ASSAGE ANICU__ ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Gfeswt. MARBLE MERCHANTS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. N.i 1 Penhas Road, off Li vender Street Phone 6075. UHKA INSTITUTE lurki^l* Baths Beauty and Health Specialist MADAME JUNE, 2g.-\ On hard Koad, Phone 4710. OONT WEAR A TRUSS! Ma and ■k'N Q WRITE OR
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    • 605 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. \TTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are -low invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders "nay be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices:— Closing Date. Installation of Sanitary
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    • 590 9 NOTICES. ORDINANCE No. 96 (MINOR OFFENCES. POLICE ORDERS MADE UNDER SECTION 6 (4) OF ORDINANCE NO. 96 (MINOR OFFENCES) FOR REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON THE OCCASION OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING'S BIRTHDAY REVIEW ON THE ESPLANADE ON THE 3rd JUNE, 1930. From 6.30 a.m. until fifteen minutes after the departure
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    • 546 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE, 1927. Kampong Java Improvement Scheme. Notice to Owners or reputed owners of property affected by the Scheme. Notice is hereby given under Section 73 that the Singapore Improvement Trust has prepared an Improvement Scheme for the Kampong Java Area. The limits of the
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    • 1001 9 AUCTION SALES. I ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE I of EXCELLENT CROE^-GRAIN PATTERN OAK-STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Etc. At No. 70 Steven's Road On Saturday, May 31st. at 2.30 p.m. Comprising: H.M.V. double spring motor table grand hornless gramophone with recon* cabinet and records, sideboard, extending dining table to seat 12 persons,
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    • 70 9 mKKm^^ tf*be» la no 'setter pin 8 H^ than MARTTNs. You can rely upon MARTIN'S PILLS 8 ISold by all Chemists Stores 8 and 8 TIMMS DISPENSARY, Raffles Singapore. 8 *___fl__te__ *vs__3_ r? «___L ,3_fcr BEAUTIFUL RATTAN CHICKS I AND BERTAM PANELS. 1 Ideal for Bungalows and Clubs. Superior quality—
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  • 73 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATHS. GARDNER.— May 5. m London. John Gardner, formerly of Jelebu. F.M.S m his 70th year. Mr VOW NGAN PAN passed away on Tuesday. May 27th. 1930 «aged 66 > at his residence. No. 1 Vow Ngan Pan Street Funeral will take place on Sunday. June Bth. 1930.
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  • 852 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. MAY 31, 1936. THE NEW EDUCATION BILL. The Government Education Bill, which for the sake of simplicity may be described as keeping children at school a year longer than at present, that is to say until fifteen years of age. <s a measure the effects o:
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  • 195 10 A new scale of fees leviable m connection with the censoring of films is published m the Gazette. A meeting of the Rural Board. Singapore, will be held at the Land Office on Wednesday, June 11th. at 11 a.m. Pastor W. W. R. Lake will deliver a lecture to-morrow at
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  • 130 10 $27,000 HAUL. Desperate Pirates Get Away With Pay Roll. .Reuter's Far Eastern Service. j Shanghai, May 30. This morning a Whangpoo conservancy launch paying monthly wages to Chinese employees m the vicinity of the South Manchuria Railway wharf, the busiest portion on the Whangpoo River,
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  • 32 10 Strong Government Action. M____— Reuter's Service. J Simla. May 30. Lord Irwin has signed an ordinance counteract picketing, non-payment oi taxes oad tampering with the loyalty of Governmen* servants.
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  • 38 10 f Reuter's Service. J Rangoon. May 0. The general situation is improving though shipping remains at a standstill. A .mini) r of those injured have succumbed and th< death-roll is now estimated at 175
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  • 86 10 What it Will Cost. I Reuter's Service. 1 London. May 30. The House of Commons by 225 to 109 passed the financial resolution m connection with the bill for raising the school age. Moving the resolution the President of the Board of Education said the cost
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  • 64 10 Passing Through Singapore Next Week. The N.Y.K. Kitano Maru will arrive «.t Singapore from London on June 2nd at 6 p._n one day earlier than her schedule and. consequently, will probably sail IMOOS OS June 3rd instead of 4th His Excellency R. Wakatsuki. Chief Delegate to the
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  • 43 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.! Malacca. May 30. In the Chmese Club assault case this morning accused vas sentenced to one day's simple imprisonment and fined $500 out of Which $200 was given complainant as compensation. An appeal was lodged
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  • 170 10 The Prize Giving. The S.R.C. Tennis Tournament was concluded on Thursday. In the final of the Doubles Handicap T. Leijssius and R. Nicholson conceded a walk over to Noel Hay and Frank James as Leijssius was indisposed. An exhibition doubles was played off between Noel Hay and
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  • 115 10 Chinese Team. Visit on Sunday. Sunday will be a more than usually interesting morning at the Swimming Club, for three races and a water polo match have been arranged. The water polo match will be between the Club (M. C. Bain, P. H. bwinchatt. A. G. Hay.
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  • 45 10 The sixth Indian Empire Garden Party fo,officers and civilians (Including members of the Nursing Services) who have served on the East Indies and China Stations, m Malay.. Siam and Borneo, and their wives and daughters, will be held at the Hurlingham Club >n July 3
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  • 118 10 COMMONS QUESTION, The Grant to Mahankl Per ha. »FREL P*WM «*-KVICh I .*mtM--1 May i Ths Intricate and tons cb regard to the MUM. Oon i House of Commoii.s jrcsterdaj were asked m resard to it I Waterhouse. th.' QsBJ South L.'i.c ;t Captain WalartaooM Shiels
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  • 102 10 Splendid Local Film. [From Our Own Corn im 1 Kuala Lumpur Ma> j A remarkable Malayan tilt: PfltttM Bljtf Sand was exhibited privateh .it the Coliiea last night. The film ii pn.:., 1 by Gordoa Wong the photographer,, D Spuria* G. W. Hoflin and fie'd BNtatoati a
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  • 68 10 Blind, Deaf. Dumb. I Fiom Our Own OonMponi Mai _.<<... Ma) I There was a startling incident .it Ci;;:.--* hotel here. A visitor was Mttin. as ti* ni conversing with another and tapplne p'..r:.:j on the balustrade with a brass roomk suddenly a flash oi huhtnini. struck
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  • 41 10 Gretna Green to (10. PREE PRESS SERVICE— COI *YKi< London. Ma) _t. It is understood the Gv\« :nm»-nt pmpo«s» bring m a bill to stop the Gretna Grrttt marriages which ha\>- been m______| tMM mmM notice again of lan
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  • 29 10 (FREE PRESS SERVICE -COI ."RIGHT london. May 31 H.R.H. the Prince of Wales hay bm: Cornwall and was tak.:: **M Ma BoliniW mmc to-day
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  • 111 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK Tl> AND RUBBER PRICES. frREE PRESS SERVICE— COPY RIOHI London. May 30. 5.3 fM Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son notify to-day's tin prices as follows^ Spot £141 716 (up 3 16. Forward £142 7 16 (down 13 16) The market is steady Messrs. Symington
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  • 107 10 The Annual Meetfa* Mr. J. G. Cainnoof the St Andre* mm/mm held ai th, sec officers elected were M president. Mr C 1 J. Gallagher. tr...Mr.vs R| Intyre. J I Dawx D MuiTay. G. Boyd Andi and R. F. Lamb. BM annual reix.rt and < and after
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  • 23 10 It us understood that M who has been >0n.u,:.. StokevLs Ltd Il»l> braiu -h w shortly take up th. m* Mine, near Ipoh
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    • 262 10 ____ar _____T__-__r___ ____r |tf§S£l WHOLESOME, REFRESHING. m^^A Prepared solely from pure West India RnSel Lime Juice, and the finest refined Sugar. ISP Insist on having ROSE'S. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. Incorporated under the Compaiie*' Ordinaneee of Homg K<m« (Incorporated m Shanghai* 90, Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. i i i
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    • 73 10 mm*mMm**mm*mmmmm**-m*mmnmm J I ViA^ouALrrv'^'i- S ASPARAGUS j I— m m i I *<* *<* l ,^m^* m* A GIRL IS HAPPY IN AN EVENING FROCK says a fashion expert. Then it takes very little to make her happy. Much better cover ifl afforded by a "GAFLAC" POLICY. I GENERAL ACCIDENT
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  • 3446 11 WHAT SHOULD MUNICIPALITY DO? I'roposal to Close the Offices Defeated. ...mm .pal < <_nnih*ioner_. at their monthly iruw-tin* v b> Mr C.riffith-Jon;, lhal the Mun|cipal ammm. ill of race days, bat that they should be cljs«_ u^L« th M v „„n ot Shurapore and existing
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  • 544 11 Funeral Yesterday. The tuneral took place last evening at Eidadari Cemetery, the Rev. J. V. Westlakv officiating, and a large numb er of mourners being present, of the late Mrs. Waring wife cl Mr. H R. Waring, chief accountant of the Sutope Hotel, who died at
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  • 43 11 At the extraordinary meeting of the S.A.P.A. held at the Stadium on Thursday evening, the new rules regarding the cup competition were adopted. Entries for the competition close on Saturday June 14th. and the entrance fee has been raised from $10 to $?0.
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    • 131 11 t A NEW COCKTAIL SHAKER gm< Made m A. 1. Quality X A •@£Hsgfe> Electro-Plate on Nickel X X P/2 !>int size L with Strainer and A I^^^^^^^^^/ Patent Stopper |I I PHce I I I $21.50 vW X i i. Robinson Co., Ltd. f (Incorporated ln the Straits Settlements)
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  • 133 12 M. POINCARE'S OPINION. Little Welcome for the Briand Plan. I Reuter's Service.] Paris. May 31. Commenting on M. Briands plan for United States of Europe M. Poincare thinks the welcome accorded by the nations who had been addressed was polite but generally unencouraging. It had been
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  • 183 12 Sir Hubert Wilkins' Experiment. (Reuters Senice. 1 Washington. May 30. Sir Hubert Wilkins. who together with several members of the proposed expedition to the Arctic, recently applied for permission to take the American Navy's obsolete submarine Pl 2 and convert it into an under-seacraft capable Of
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  • 234 12 School Leaving Age Now 15. I Reuter "s Service.l London. May 29. The House of Commons to-day passed the second reading by 280 to 223 of the Government Education Bill, providing for raising the school-leaving age from 14 to IS years. Mr. Trevelyan. (Education Minister, moving
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  • 101 12 Last Word for President. [Reuter's Service.l Washington May 29. Members of the two Houses cf Congress who have been conferring m regard to the Tai iff Eill have agreed to a new flextdle provision ■which will broaden considerably the powers of the President and restrict thc
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  • 83 12 Last Rites. I British Radio Official Service! Rugby. May 29. The first part of the funeral service for Archbishop Lord Davidson took place at Westminster Abbey this evening. The large congregation included representatives of the King and the Prince of Wales. The service was conducted by
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  • 26 12 A conference of District Officers and Malay Chiefs was held on Saturday m the' state Council Chamber. Kuala Kangsar. with the Raja Bendahara m the Chair.
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  • 140 12 AMERICA'S POSITION. Worse Off m Every Combatant Vessel. I Keuter s service. I Washington, May 3ft. The Senate Naval Committee ha. concluded the hearing of evidence m regard to the London Treaty. The final witnesses included Admiral Bobison who testified that the United States would
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  • 241 12 Brief Talk on Ocean Telephone. f ßeuter's Service.l London, May 29 Miss Amy Johnson's broadcast talk from Brisbane was heard m England this .veiling. Sir John Goodwin .Governor of Queensland) introduced Miss Johnson, who referred to her •absolutely marvellous"' welcome m Australia. The recently opened
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  • 69 12 Conciliation Committee Appointed. 1 Reuters Senice.} Rangoon. May 30. Th? Governor hai. appointed a conciliation board to work cut details of a settlement of the troubles by allocating a proportion of ships to Burmese labour and stevedore::. The shipping agents. Burma Chamber of Commerce. British India
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  • 52 12 New Areas to be Exploited. f Reuter's Senice. 1 Amsterdam. May 30. A Bill has been introduced to authorize the exploration and exploitation oi oil by the Dutch Colonial Oil Company m six grounds and the Bataafsche Oil Company m ten grounds m the Dutch
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  • 49 12 {British Radio Official Service.] Ruffby. May 29. It is stated at Buckingham Palace that the King's rheumatic trouble is clearing away satisfactorily. The Queen, on her visit to-day to the Royal Military Tournament was accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester. Prince George and little Princess Elizabeth.
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  • 93 12 Safety First Week Casualties. London, May 19. •Safety First Week" started badly. Among the usual week-end casulties as' a result of road accidents, four members of the same family, a man. his mother, his wife and child, died as a result of a collision between
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  • 62 12 Crew of Motor Coach and Two Policemen Killed. London, May 19. Ajaccio— Passengers m a mail motor coach bound for Lopigna were ordered to get out by Ccrsican bandits, two miles from Lopigna. The bandits killed the crew of the coach, also two policemen who were escorting
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  • 486 12 MUI-TSAIS. No Feature to Which' Exception Can be Taken. Various matters of interest to Malaya WN raised m the House of Commons m mail week. Mr. Graham White asked the Under-Secre-tary of State for the Colonies if he had received a report on the alleged existence
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  • 137 12 Appointment of Capt. O. L. Hancock. Home papers notify the appointment of Cuptain O. L. Hancock. 0.8. E. Director of Prisons. Gold Coast, to fill the position of Inspector of Prisons S.S and Superintendent of Singapore Prisons, formerly held by Lieut. -Col. Tyte. Captain Otho Lewis Hancock,
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  • 172 12 Yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murisont Lee Hor alias Lee Tiong Tim was charged with being m possession of instruments and plates for the purpose of counterfeiting the trade marks of Kirn Tai tea. and also Kwong Joo tea. The accused pleaded guilty to both charges
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  • 91 12 Ceylon Legislative Councillor's Prediction. London, May 20. At the annual meeting of the Anglo-Indian Temperance Association. Lord Clwyd presiding, a resolution was adopted assuring the Prohibition League and affiliated organizations of the Association's continued co-operation m fighting the liquor traffic m India. Speakers, including Mr. C.
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  • 59 12 We are pleased to hear, says the Times of Malaya, that Mr. Smith, who was hurt m an accident during the hill climbing competition on Sunday, is not so seriously Injured as at first thought He has broken no bones and is only badly bruised and shaken apart from a
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  • 471 12 TRIAL IN SEPTEMBER. Europe Brought Within 13 Days of Dominion. Melbourne, May 7. Thirteen days for mails from Sydney to London is stated will be the time occupied by the air craft of the Royal Netherlands Air Mail Company when the Sydney-Sourabaya air mail and
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  • 136 12 Strange Story from Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura, May 22. A correspondent sends the following story, which, he says, although it seems taken from a book of folk-lore tales relates to an incident which actually takes place m a house m Malwatuoya Lane m Anuradhapura A young cobra of
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  • 340 12 Prominent American Visitors. fProm Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia, May 26. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gould and their two daughters arrived m Java last week on their way to Bali. Mr. Jay Gould is a very well-known American business man who is making a trip round the world. After
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  • 16 12 The genius of the English church lies less m services than m service. Mr. Harold Tolley.
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  • 540 12 100 PER CENT INCREASE. To Pay for Modern Transmitter. A hint that Hong Kong broadcast licence fees may be doubled was made by the Director of Public Works at a meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council last week, when consideration
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  • 301 12 French Aeroplane Wrecked. Further particulars of the aerial mishap at Lamtinhui. 30 miles north of Macao, where two F-enchman, engaged m a flight from Hanoi to Canton, crashed m a paddy field, are t. hand. The plane was one of three on an experimental flight The
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  • 138 12 Bridge Drama. Calicut. May 8. Finding himself trapped on a railway bridge with a train approaching, a man from Thiyya Kadalundi village, about 12 miles from Calicut, took a desperate chance to save his life. He managed to suspend his body over the side
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  • 14 12 Willesden witness: I wouldn't say that she likes drink, but she has a dron.
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  • 59 12 Settled Out of Court. i... nd m m%W Warn York.— Thr Mill fc* J" m dree Haln against Sir Jos. pi* ous art dealer. foDowtng hii doubted whether her pfctun runniere.** was I .mum. I has been settled out of C Argument ha, been ■H"P'** Joseph Duve. :i
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  • 35 12 ttft*' Programme of Drill* up I ending June Ist: y.j Saturday. 2 pm. Kin.: ■Curasian. Classification. Sunday. 7.30 a.m.. Wh- r ?ield. Corp; Parade. Prectki 5.30 p.m.. Bukit Tiiinh Toy.. Spoon Shoot.
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  • 10 12 Wllesde.. wife: I mVK ggl to find my husband t*M
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 483 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S ATHH.i: L SUNDAY AFTER ASCI 7 a.m. Holy Communion 7.30 a.m. Matins 8 a.m. < choral Holy Commune 10 a.m. Children's Eui harts' 5.30 p.m. (choral) BMQoODf Monday. Wednesday and f Holy Communion 3 Tuesday. Thursday, and .fcfen Holy Communion. ST. MATTHEWS Srpoy Linrs No Service.
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1417 13 TO-DAY'S TRIAL. Men Who Will Play Against Australia. The composition of the te_ms for the Eng land vs. the Rest trial, which is to commence at Lord's to-day indicates that Messrs Leveson-Gower. F. T. Mann and J C White (the English selectors, with whom Hobbs
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    • 168 13 Hagen and Kirkwood took part ln two exhibitions at Shanghai the first at Hungjao and| the second at Seekingjao. In the first match, the amateurs C. O. Cum-* ming and A. K. Mackenzie partnered the pro-1 fessionato. They were driving just as long balls, but their
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 332 13 ggAND OPENING SALE. fo k 15 DAYS ONLY. <t m*V *m*X huge consignment of ir.dorwear sets, (3 Pcs at MOO a Spanish Shawls reduced .mt your purse. See ladies' Expert Dressmaker hKSSAMALL CO., Phone 4542 4 High Street. nppa PI It ITY Keeps the hands soft and smooth I Year
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    • 377 13 \-»jFtfei_^§_{iEisfe.-.-:-.- Ji-**. ...t-s^^^w^^^^^taT*^* *4H#^ .^j^^^^^^^ft v-" v '■'•'■'••••■■■•■•.'.'.'.'.■.■.'.'•f __V-_W?^3b ____E 4 L y_r_-._- m^tAfamm* :__W»W*I-____l ____l___P™t LOMQOM aCrr***^ "Va______M_BßSß_Bß-BH_HflH__BM_H__BH______HH______-B-SBP^' >.s-X- .yfiß9BßßQfc9elilHßißß_ o;;^T^^^ I like about them is that they never vary!" ___PI ___T___l __i___^K_P______P____HV** _M? 9 CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Mode Specially to Prevent Sore Throats MADE IN LONDON. CARRERAS LTD.
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    • 829 14 Blue Funnel line i REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. I EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Vis Genoa and Havre). I Route subject to alteration wthoat notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Ume. PERSEUS For Marseilles, London,
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    • 579 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (Incorporated te 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 Juiie 2 ss. CITY OF DELHI July 5 s„. CITY OP
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    • 390 14 -P.&-0. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England 1 I MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN mfvt LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA japan. Due. Dot Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Stofap^ KARMALA 9,100 May
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    • 758 15 0. S. IL Line. ■____n___ Vessel. yg-doi' Rotterdam. Hamburg, Bremen ,v t-»erp via Colombo, Aden. Sues wd r rt Said. Andes Maru June 17 June 18 Parts:. Elizabeth. Crpc Town. Rio de ammmmkr Ssblob, Montevedeof and Buenos Air (Koond-the-Morld passage £190.] Rio de Janelro Maru June Is> June 2Q gomb:
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    • 552 15 HOLLAR STEAMSHIP JUNE dhid AMEIUt^N MAIL UNE _-T-T^l/ W__^_y TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive. Singapore. Singapore. Penang New York. PRES. HARRISON June 9 June 12 June 14 July 22 PRES. JOHNSON June
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    • 754 15 X.P.M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCRIPPIX (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP BATAVIA.) (Incorporated ln Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight. Transhipment, Marine Departments and i» Manager's desk. Representatives m tbe Straits Settlements (Singapore and HmmmM* TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU. BOOKING OFFICE ROYAL
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    • 670 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 de
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    • 448 16 NORDDEUTSCHER S LLOYD. incorporated Mt *m Germany The undernoted are tbe Company intended Ixturee: OUTWARDS. FRANKEN For Hong Kong, Keelung, Shanghai, Moji, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chlnnampo, Taku, Dalny Tsingtau June 13 WITRAM For Shanghai, Moji, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama and Hankow June 19 FULDA For Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taku, Dalny
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    • 408 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. L 44, BEAVER STREET. NEW YORK (Incorporated m USA.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA VND BALTIMORE. (via Suez) M.S. SILVERBEECH In Port June M.S. SILVERBELLE June 9 June 15 •July 23 PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICF SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. Due.
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    • 686 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT STEAMER TO-DAT. I. Rhio Pontianak 9 a.m. I Karimon Sri Wongsee 9 a.m. I Pulau Soegi Hong Leng 9 a.m. Kukup and Benut Hong Lam 9 a.m. Pulau Tekong Cheong Heng 10 a.m. Shanghai, Japan and Korea Yonan Maru 10 a.m. Sarawak Vyner Brooke 11 a.m. Indo-China
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 97 17 Page* ,Vrt l "il fn bam transhipped at i r.u itir toast of America. A ('.S3 00 pm scale ton has been t Of th* above, effective red from Durban with coal arrived lrom Miike with a b ord ye: MmmM v due at Singapore Jui..> Hon*
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    • 129 17 Report of the Missions to following reference *i rk There is nothing fre?h Singapore. The work has gone i mtmt ol the ships make at| P. it of call it ir difficult lo lth iarct numbers. The enttrLnema shows have been conn R.N ships are
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  • 244 17 CHINESE SHIPPING AMBITIONS. lal To Spend Fifty Million Dollars. hipping programme has been by the Ministry of Communications. to telegraaM received by the Shanghai n Nanking and confirmed m Chinese i m la di have been set apart for the .h« programme, which is exI over a number of years.
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  • 249 17 I' »we killed and four captured M off Woosung last week, ■nboat Hai Ying. having received *m DCCT that junks we c ee ofT Pirating passing boat,. am. Two hours later •-'•.r r >ail Was si Bhted near North Hai Ylng approached it with th» uni
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  • 344 17 Protest Against Grant of Wharf Facilities. The Anhui Provincial Government is reportf_T, l f he J hineS(> WW to have decided to permit foreign vessels to call at Anking and this ha, resulted m strong protests from the Chinese Shipowners Association of Shanghai because Anking Ls
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  • 388 17 Men and Vessels Idle. Speaking at the annual meeting of United British Steamship Co. m mail week Sir Laurence Phillips, chairman, said: I think we may say that we have always run this company on fairly sound lines, and we have no intention, if possible, of losing any
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  • 143 17 Arm Injured by Falling Suitcase. New York. Damages amounting to £9.000 have been awarded against the Cunard Steamship Company by the Supreme Court. The suit was brought by Dr. Emanuel Abeles. a New York dentist, who claimed £20.000 for damages which, he alleged, he had
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  • 1151 17 six inches of water aft. This came from the tanks into the stores. We had hardly commenced to bale out when a sea came over and half filled us again. DECIDED TO RETURN. Sunday night found conditions unchanged. The log entry of the
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    • 248 17 I KELVINATOR Hhat provides FOUR AUTOMATIC Refrigeration Services I. Automatic Fast Freezing Gf Ice and Desserts. 2. Automatic Normal Freezing. mm 3. Automatic 10 to 50 Degree Food Compartment. 4. Automatic Cold Storage Compartment. Distributors: GETZ BROS. CO. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) S-SERVICE ROOM. 55, ROBINSON ROAD. QrOGtymmemomm WM !®*»B M-JaM-MOtm*
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  • 1293 18 On thcrtwave _gnals. tne addition oi a high -ie ;uency stage dees not give the same amount f gain as cne would expect when compared v.ith tesults from the normal broadcast band. It mutt therefore be borne m mind that one H.F. stage v.ill not compensate
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  • 764 18 Danger of Further Invasion. Seven centuries or more ago the orit-inal town and harbour of Winchelsea were destroyed by encroachments of the sea. writes an Observer correspondent. The new Winchelsea. foundci by Edward 1., stands safe upon a hill. But there is also a modern
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  • 401 18 A Parade of Pride. Seven hundred and fif'y London eart-hor_._ paraded m Regent's Park this year. m refutation of those who are predicting a compie'-' triumph for the motor. Tht- .ruth is .hat .he horse is more than holding his own m the London streets at present.
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    • 199 18 Ih* ISllenburgs Foods I The'Allenburys* Foods are I particularly suited to the feeding of babies m hot n climates. They are germ free 1 and their use is an absolute I guarantee against infantile diarrhoea and cholera. I Milk Food No. 1 MUk Food No. 2 I Mil t. J
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    • 610 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 OF DIRECTORS: 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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    • 232 18 INSURANCE. I HE _^iF~ SOUTH .flji'l BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. UUU. FIRE, MARINE, TRANS* AND 011 MOTOR CAB INSURANCE ACCEPTED LOWEST CURRENT RatS L. C. MAROOLIOI'TH Office: 2. Finlays.:, PERSONAL aSJDEmT FATAL ACCIDENTS are ev,r. HAVE you made provi.s.on f of your dependents should netl overtake you ■J IT only costs
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  • 237 19 The Critical Decrease of Stocks. Singapore. May 30. etttter market at the beginning of again sagged away and buyen cci -lioporting the market at the were reluctant to buy at the May are now expected to be urtaood Ol 48 000 tons, which Ls "ii the
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  • 134 19 i Singapore. May 36. Rubber -London I 13 i«d. Up l I6d 4 p.m. i L'don Std Spot 22 June 23.... July N J-_.y-S.pt 24 Oct. -Dee. 25.:. Steady. Hl— London £143 2.6. Up 26. Mining Qui... Sur.su i Ways 3.00 3.20. Ku- 11 xd.. Kinta
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  • 44 19 Kesult of Silver Price Fall. Nicli.-N.. hi Sen ice. J Tokyo. May 30. trade with China is r.ow dvir.g the fall of the silver price tnd importers are unable to tran ■cttOM owing to the T- 1 i. < xch;in«t' quotation.
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  • 28 19 K.P.M. PROFIT 14 PER CENT DIVIDEND. heu r ers service.] Amsterdam. May 30. Paketvaart Maatschapij's 1.20.-000 guide. s compared m thc previous year. Tbe riH 14 per cent.*
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  • 99 19 *he Cher._ne.se (F.M.S) Estates ted to £31.551 (against £35.135 tdditloo to which a net amount brought forward, giving an ot £55.240 It is proposed to moral reserve (against dividend of 8 1-3 per cent. ime), leaving £27.740 to be A i ibber crop of 783,0831 b. fli-ii
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  • 81 19 rt Barton, manager of the Credit A reme-Ortent and Consul for Bel- a business visit to the F.M.S. fc tS? th M alaysia Rubber Company **U. f UUd to *90.6671 b. (against '•^:r,s t t3oJi The n et Profit was £5.532 **a:d m lvi with £12.142 brought "liable total of
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  • 569 19 Hitfh Production at Low Cost. In the doubling of yarns of various foldings many devices have been used m the past' among them being the throstle, flyer, cap and ring. Each has and does serve its own particular purpose, but with the advance m machinery generally called
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  • 350 19 World Slackness. London. May 7. For the moment the further reduction m Un Bank Rate Ls taken only to reveal the ..lackness m business all over the world, as consumers are not at the present moment taking a long view, but are only covering their requirements m
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 214 19 May 30. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 15|16 London 3 months' sight 2|3 7 8 London 60 days' sight 2 3 13(16 London 30 days' sight 2|3 2532 London, demand 2 3 3 [4 London. T.T. 2 3 11J16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1431 Hamburg, demand
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    • 199 19 May 30. Tin 200 Tons fll% Gambler 8 00 Pepper White 54 Pepper Black 391^ Flake Tapioca 405 Pearl Sago Small 6 75 Copra Sundried g35 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) gj 0 Rice. Slam old No. 1. g2O Rice, Rangoon
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  • 873 19 i i FRIDAY. MAY SOth. Closing Quotations. ttvyers Setters. Asatn Kumbang (tl 21s 23s x.d Ayer Hitam <ssi 13s 9c? 14s 3d Bangrin Tin (£> 20s 20s 9d Batang Padang islt 10 14 Batu Caves ($1) 80 85 Bukit Arang ($1) 45 55 Burmah Malay 15s 16d
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  • 189 19 Decreased Dividend. The profits of Whiteaway. La id law and Co., says a Home paper, have m recent years shown marked fluctuations, ranging from £159.557 for 1923-24 to £91.158 for 1928-29. For the twelve months to February 28th. last, earnings were virtually unchanged, the figure amounting to
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  • 229 19 "Nominal Size" Handkerchiefs. [From Our Own Correspondent.! London. May 7 The Manchester Chamber of Commerce Journal under China and the Far East Section gives publicity to correspondence which has recently been exchanged between the Singapore Chamber of Commerce and the Manchester Chamber, as a result of
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  • 158 19 A profit of £3.688 is shown by the accounts of the Serdang Central Plantations for 1929 (against £7.434 for 1928 which is before writing off £1.500 (against £2.000 > for depreciation of mature areas. The directors propose to pay a dividend of 5 per cent, (against 10
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  • 61 19 May 30th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 22 23 Standard R.S.S. on Tender June 23 23 July 24 24', July-Sept. 24.; 24 Oct-Dec. 25' a 25' 4 Tone of Market: Stagnant. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 6 13 16d.
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  • 157 19 Recent Company Meetings. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. May 36. The following company meetings have been held: United Patar dividend 5 per cent, profit £46.952. Nordanal. no dividend, profit £24.453. Sabrang. dividend 6 per cent, profit £23.316. Glenshiel. dividend 4 per cent, profit £16.780. Sungei Matang.
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  • 210 19 Market Eases Off. Singapore. May 29. The undertone was inclined to be firmer .uring the first half of the past week, but Is now rather easier m sympathy with London nnd New York The spot price at one time recovered *o 23... but now closes steady at
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  • 124 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. May 30 Tin.— Steadier. Kuchais 1.16 1.20. Kint_... 115 1.19. Penawats 55 58. Pet3lings 5.00 5.17 'j. Talams 80 90 nom.. Hong Fatts 52 55. Sunqei Luas 1.40 1.45. Klang Rivers 2.20 2.35. Ulu Klangs 1.15 1.20. Hitams 35 40. Ayer Hitams 14s 14s 9d.
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  • 140 19 The output oi Remb.ui Jelci Rubber. Limited, for 1923 amounted to 2.798,8901 b .i»a_nsf. 2.140 9861 b. for 1928). The net profit was £44.52.5 (agaimt £55.372). giving, with net balance of £16.520 brought forward, a total cf £61.046 for disposal. The interim dividend look £10.000. and £5,000
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  • 84 19 The accounts of Sungei Telor (Malaya) Rubber Estates show a profit for the year 1929 of £3.454 (against a loss of £1.251 for 1928) Adding £3.889 brought forward and deducting £400 transferred to buildings and m*mtmMmMM reserve, there is a balance of £6.944 to carry forward.
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  • 67 19 Directors of the East African Rubber Plantation Company have Issued accounts for the ten and a half years to March 15, 1930. showing that the debit to profit and loss account has been increased from £7,351 to £8.229. and proposing that the company be wound up voluntarily. The firm was
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  • 309 20 JONES STILL IN FORM. Wethered Meets the Wizard. Reuter's Service. London. May 29. The first four of the last eight m the British amateur golf championship at St. Andrews were decided this afternoon. Voigt beat Hope 2 up. Although 1 down at the turn Sutton, the
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  • 184 20 Congress Decision. 'Reuter's Service 1 Berlin. May 29 The Olympic Congress shelved the question of broken time on the British motion and also decided to allow women to compete m the same events as at Amsterdam. It was decided that the Lop Angele< Games will last
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  • 129 20 The match between the Australians and Oxford, which ended m an innings victory for the tourists on Thursday, was interesting because it saw Wall, the South Australian fast bowler, achieve his biggest success of the tour. Until this match his best figures were three for 37 against
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  • 224 20 The following county cricket championship matches commence to-day: At Leyton: Essex vs. Surrey. At Burton-on-Trent Derbyshire vs. Middlesex. At Tunbridge Wells: Kent vs. Worcestershire. At Birmingham: Warwickshire vs. Gloucestershire. At Manchester: Lancashire vs. Notts. At Hull: Yorkshire vs. Leicestershire. At Kettering: Northants vs. Sussex. At Lord's the only
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  • 361 20 SELANGOR RACES. Further Handicaps. The following are handicaps for the second and third days' racing at the Summer Meetmg of the Selangor Turf Club: SECOND DAY. Race 1. Horses. Classes IV and V. 3rd. IDivn. (Six furs.): Marco 9. True Boy 8.6. Galloway 8.5. Eternity 8.2. Black
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  • 260 20 Details of Fixtures. Thiee Singapore Polo Club teams, one from Johore and a mixed team i Cossacks) have entered for the Junior handicap tournament for the Spooner Cup. They are made up as follows Singapore A: I Royal ArtiUery i Lt. Col. Milford. Major Stee\ens. Capt. Mansell
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  • 137 20 Diolite Favourite. [Reuter's Service.l London. May 29. The Beaufort Club call-over for the Derby is as follows: 3 to 1 Diolite taken and offered. 6 to 1 Rustom Pasha offered. 13 to 2 taken. 100 to 9 Silver Flare offered, 100 to 8 taken. 100 to 8 Bally
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  • 85 20 All eyes of Speedway enthusiasts are centred on the new racing machine specially imported for George Gregor, the Cardiff champion, who says ''Watch me to-night," and negotiations are taking place among the local riders to procure similar machines to those used by Datson. Sharp, Lewis and Gregor. Details of to-night's
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  • 326 20 LOCAL CRICKET. Good Partnership Between Price and Welchman. At Johore on Thursday the Welch Regiment beat Johore by 7 wickets. Johore batted first. The scoring was not very brisk owing to the slow outfield, but Keyt going m 3rd wicket down, made a valuable 31. and
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  • 257 20 Six Teams Playing This Week-End. Including the European XI playing m the Clarke Cup match and a RfiT-RafT XI the S.C.C. will have six teams m action this week-end as follows Vs. S.S. Police at Thomson Road 2 p.m to-day. T. M Calhaem. H. Gibson. R. Jarvis. F.
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  • 125 20 Team's for To-day's Match. The annual Europeans vs. the Rest Cricket match for the Clarke Cup at present held by the Europeans commences to-day. The teams are as follows: Europeans: G. I. Begley. R. L. L. Braddell A. Bromley-Davenport, Lieut. G. J. Bryan. R N. Hamilton (captain),
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  • 48 20 Yesterday's Result. Men's Doubles Handicap Final. A. D. Aqderson and Wise minus 15.4 beat Swinchatt and Taylor minus 2 6 3, 6 3. MONDAY'S TIE. Ladies' Doubles Handicap Final. Mrs. Cutler and Miss Drooglever owe. 2 vs. Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Bennett owe 15.
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  • 62 20 The following will play for the S.C.R.C. n against the Singapore Harbour Board on Sunday, at 2 p.m. sharp on the former's ground: Tan Thean Tek (Capt.) Lim Chin Joo, Ong Slow Kee, Cheong Van Soo, F. W. Chan, Lim Nget Ming, Cheong Chee Soon,
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  • 868 20 R.A. JUST BEATEN. Persevering Kendall Scores Winning Goal. R.A 1. S.C.C 2: The S.C.C. were perhaps as hard put to it to claim a victory over the RA. m the first division of the league on the Anson Road Stadium last evening as they have been
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  • 206 20 Strong Team Selected. A strong team, composed entirely of members of First Division sides, has been chosen to represent the Volunteers against the Regular Garrison m the annual match, which is to be played at the Anson Road Stadium on Mondayevening, the proceeds to be devoted
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