The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 June 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,045. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 424 1 U.K. the Governor, Sir Cecil dementi, opened the new academic year of the Kin? Edward VII College of Medicine m the presence of a large gathering yesterday —Page 11. Interviews were obtained yesterday with prominent Singapore authorities regarding the Sydney proposal to recommend a three months sessation
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  • 995 1 There comes a time when a man begins to realize that his cricket days are over, writes a correspondent to The Times. The thing first began to dawn on me when I noticed that the captain of the side, whenever he started to set his fielders, invariably
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 206 1 ALHAMBRA THE BROADWAY MELODY RAFFLES HOTEL I ♦> (XCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION TEA DANCES i EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY DINNER DANCES X EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY «l>' MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA I J» IHE BEST AND MOST POPULAR DANCE BAND EAST OF SUEZ DELIGHTFULLY COOL BALLROOM. 4 ♦>
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    • 162 1 1 Hey nevervaßK I I k I£UROP£#HOTEL I j "Renowned by Recommendation/ |i DANCING. After Dinner mmn ruesda> Thursday ii and Saturday. |j MUSIC— On the VERANDAH every Saturday from 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. and every Tuesday. Thursday i and Saturday from 7.30 to 8.30 p jn. J I
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    • 156 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel announcement'. Page 1. Insure with the Ocean Page 20 B. P. dr Silva for Silver Page 5. Cinema and theatre quide Page 2. Kill poison earritrs with Flit Page 5 St. Ivel are foods firm EtbflM Page Z To-morrow Speedway program Pd t i Insist on Martini
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    • 4 1 ALHANBRA THE BROADWAY MELODY
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  • 239 2 Street Girl at the Capitol. Street Girl < Betty Compson) exploits a story full ol American human Interest m which the central characters are a lonely, destitute, tiirl of Continental descent, and a quartette of typically American young men at least or the popularly recognised type modern, musically
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  • 130 2 •From Our Own Correspcndrnt. i Bit iMA. June 2. A short, time ago a patrol m New Gu;rx-\ under an officer of the Civil Service collided with a band of 200 armed cannibals while the former was proceeding up the Tjemara Ri\t-r m the river-boat Merauke. The band
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  • 87 2 Programme Of Drills up to and for week-end Ing Jur.e Bth. Friday, ft 15 p.m. Drill Hall Intelligence Stvtion 30 Yards Range: S.RA. iv> Battery anu Battery Signal Parade; Ist Bn. Section Ltcv.ie: Malay Drill Hail "F" < Malay Company Weapon Training. Saturday. 2.00 pm. Bukit Timah
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 628 2 BISHOP'S NATURAL FRUIT SALINE. "THE BEST IN THE WORLD" Prove it by testing it. Cut out this advt. and send it to MEDICAL HALL LTD. and receive a sample m return. Two sizes. small and large. Two prices, 60 cents and $1.00. One Quality. The BEST. To Dealers: For wholesale
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    • 268 2 VICTORIA THEATRE 1 (•> I LAST PERFORMANCE. 1 TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. 1 1 MICKY MOUSE 1 m "OPRY OUSE" I SILL! SYMPHONIE I "THE SKELETON" (f) I IN A MONASTERY CELLAR 1 THE ART OF PART SINGING I THE DONOVAN AFFAIR I THE GREAT MYSTERY PLAY I I THE
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    • 311 2 riLHAMBRI ij \WW THE THfATRE OF PFRFECT SOUNC IX XL Jft ifttl REPRODUCTION ift As 6.15 pan. TO-NIGHT 9.15 p. m i I "The BROADWAY i I MELODY i ■I ALL TALKING— SINGING DANCINC. jfi WITH 1 1 BESSIE LOVE— CHARLES KING—ANITA PAGE j Ji THE "WEDDING OF THE PAINTED
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 205 2 THE WEEK. Friday, 6th. High Water, 05.49. 7.8 ft.. 18.56, 7.8 ft. Football: Div. I. RAF. vs. S.C.C, Stadium Saturday. 7th. High Water. 07 15. 80 ft., 19.43. 8.1 ft. Polo: Sultan of Perak's Cup. Hotel Van Wijk meeting. Gattey and Bateman. noon. Football: Div. 1.. I.C.F.A. vs. RE.. J.
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  • 828 3 Colour and the Air. The gift of a wide expanse and far horizon for one's daily outlook is perhaps only to be appreciated duly by those who have been fated to exchange it for a view that is cooped ant barred, to find the verge of half a
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  • 297 3 London, May 16. A strong protest against the attitude of certain other Churchmen towards Dr. Barnes Bishcp of Birmingham, m connection with the dissensions m his diocese, was made at the annual meeting of the National Church League Westminster. Viscount Brentford referred to what he described as
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 217 3 DUNLOP m its latest form Specially made for bad road surfaces These are ihe advantages the 'Fort' Dunlop Tyre has brought to motorists— STRONGER CASING EXTENDED BUTTRESSES LONGER LIFE GREATER MILEAGE An inspection of this 'different* ryre will convince you. As British f^^\ c Sw? W"N» I *^r Zx^^V aru^
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    • 244 3 g THE RFAHY TO SERV^eVoODS fi AND DAIRY PROCDUE OF 3 g Tempting dishes for the hot season g in great Vdriety. St. Ivt-1 Ready to- serve foods and dairy produce. n g Snips. Fish, Sausages. Entrees, 3 t Hams. Jams, Cheese. v All the best stores m f g
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    • 206 3 I Estate Trust Agencies j I (1927) Limited. I BRANCHES: 1 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. I 11, Light Street PENANG. 2 14. Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with I the Straits Settlements Government. f Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, ~> Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised
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  • 1394 4 Pageant Season: Wedgwood Bi-Centenary: Romance of an Industry: Academy Private View: Clothes and (he Man: "Knocking Down" the Hotel Cecil: Mr. Shaw's New Car: A "Royal" Grill: Ibsen, Shakespeare— and Wallace. London, May 10. MANY elaborate pageants have been planned to take place m various parts of
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  • MOODS and MODES OF EVE
    • 869 4 This is the tenth of rories of twr'vf stories by a woman who has gone through the divorce mill at Keno. and is here rt l.iting her experience*. R«*n<>. Nevada. My dear Alice. The Sunday before Helga and Tessie were to receive their divorces was
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    • 941 4 i By our Woman g j C'orre>pondent. THE vogue of the bare leg. although it has largely gone out. is still to be seen. It is seldom one sees a perfect leg. perfect m shape as well a* perfect m texture of skin, and to see
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    • 829 4 A Half-a-Crown Lunch. (From Our Own Correspondent Paris, May 3. MANY Parisians, still keen on the simple life, frequent an unpretentious restaurant, 'neath the shadow of the Madeleine, where a "prix fixe" lunch is served, the literal trans-! lation of the "menu" being as follows: Bread
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  • 449 4 TTO match jewelled buttonholes with the flow- ers printed on one's frock-material is always effective, and this accounts for some of the curiously -made buttonholes which are designed just now. Pink flowered materials are accompanied by brooches of coral or topaz. Forget-me-nots have popularised pendants of flQwers
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  • 386 5 "COMRADE SAUL." Secret Flans for Revolutioi m the U.S. New York, May Z. An astonishing series of documents showing the eilcrts made by the Moscow Executive kramittM cf the Thild International to fomen Communistic and revolutionary activities In th< United States has been seized by a
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  • 415 5 A Signature Discovered. A legal document of high Shatcespearian interest has lately been discovered at the Record Office by Mr. Frank Marcham. It bears the autograph signatures of Susanna Hall. Shakespeare's eldest daughter, and of her son-in-law, Thomas Nash; and speaks of the breaking into by brokers
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  • 117 5 An innovation has just been introduced m the Swiss Army by which the gramophone will replace the military band, and officers will issue commands through the microphone to the troops on route marches and during manoeuvres. Men m the rear of a battalion are generally dissatisfied
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  • 429 5 OPENING NIGHT IN PARIS t. Cochran to Bring Their to London. Paris, May I. Cochran, who came over from Londor rday, for the opening night of the Japanese Players at the Theatre Pigalle has sigr a contract with the company to appear ir London during the present
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  • 487 5 British Guiana Expedition. M:nor R. W. G. Hingston. m a lecture before Royal Geographic?- 1 Society. gpve an act of the Oxford University expedition to sh Guiana, of which he was a member, c main objective of the expedition, he said, to get into the
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  • 99 5 A poor farmer, Mr. J. P. Petersen, living near Holbaek, Zealand, has become a rich man owing to a dream. His economic conditions were hopeless, when one night he dreamed that a voice said to him, "Don't worry, there is plenty of the purest and reddest
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 427 5 Kill These )fln\ Carriers r^^n^w^^m of Poisons! I 1 PROM the reeking marsh '^j^W comes the dreaded mos- «"r*^"^^-/ X ®5 quitu the carrier of ma- &V \> X <S m the dark of night mos- p« i/zMAf^i i;uitoes steal into your fcTlt y JS^^l home. When you cannot Bee,
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    • 239 5 J ANOTHER SENSATIONAL NIGHTS J RACING 4 <I AT SINGAPORE SPEEDWAY X TO-MORROW NIGHT v A j> ADMITTANCE. X GEORGE I I|: I GREGOR ■PM y WHOSE SENSATIONAL V RIDING LAST SATURDAY V STAMPS HIM A CHAMPION WILL ATTACK THE 20 J I TRACK R ECORDS X FIVE OVERSEA CHAMPIONS
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  • 353 6 POLICE ACTION. Birmingham's New Ban. Citizens cf Bliiiiingtham are now forbidden to look at their can Ic3 This h the latest decree of an official of the Watch Committee. It was coiridL'ied a crime until recently, m the eys rj tne Wpich Committee, to look
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  • 439 6 Mr. Schippabotham, of Cardiff There Ure 280J103 pocple m Cardiff. Why did I skOOSf CcuiKi'lL-r Albert En\t-st Schippabotham. The Man Who m Everything, to tell m' about the complaints of Cardiff.' •It is no good chattering to me. look you," a;, d a native named
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  • 154 6 Apropos cf the destruction of old razor blades, a legal correspondent write,: "Why are some people so anxious to rid themselves of these useful articles which can by a simple trick be constantly re-sharpened? Take a dull blade of the 'Gillette' type and insert it lengthways iia
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  • 303 6 equipment m the Japane c tarthquake IBd -.pent two years building an entirely now pruduction, and judginy from report .i cf hi; per> f ormances v.hich havo pome to us from otter cities Singapore is m for a real treat when he opens his txi£ of tricks
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 184 6 BEAUTIFUL RATTAN CHICKS AND BERTAM PANELS. Ideal for Bungalows and Clubs. Superior quality— hard wear. Old chicks promptly repaired. For quotation write to MOHD. BIN HOOSAINSAH, 66. ROBINSON ROAD. Phone No. 2454. I The 2CO H.P. VuN cm fwuJ 6<C>lind<rr Kernuuh Kermath Engines Are Built for Long Years of Service
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    • 138 6 STOPS INDIGESTION WHERE IT STARTS. Its fme thing to get up from a hearty meal knowing that the food which you have enjoyed will be ea&ily digested, without pain or any stomach suffering. Yet it's the easiest thing m the world to avoid indigestion or, if you are an habitual
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    • 224 6 I Good Covers II Deserve I Good Tubes I The satisfaction that comes from knowing you have stout, thick, red rubber, Goodyear Tubes m your tyres adds greatly to the pleasure of motoring. More than that, you get from your covers-all of the long mileage that the manufacturer intended I
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  • 527 7 HOVE. TOO Harry Pro«ton's Feud With Dustmen. Hail, guest, we ask not what thou art. If friend, we greet thee hand and heart. If stranger, such no longer be: If foe. our love shall conquer ihee. Inscription on pylons at the entrance to Brighton. All my eye
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  • 397 7 Immense Development Foreshadowed. London. May 16. The pressing need of looking ahead m aviation was emphasised by Sir Samuel Hoare. formerly Air Minister, during the House of Commons debate on the Government Bill authorising a subsidy of £1.000.000 m any year until 1940 for civil air transport. Sir
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  • 842 7 Ancient Custom m the Abbey. On Thur&aay m En ttr week m Westminster Abbey, the Lord High Almoner (the Dean of Wells distributed the Royal Maundy m conformity with the ancient custom, writes The Times. The name Maundy is supposed to be derived from the Latin dies
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  • 224 7 The most popular Boat Race "favour" this year was a celluloid doll with a 'hair" and swathing of light or dark blue (writes the Birmingham Post London correspondent). It was everywhere and apparently, a much better-sell-ing line than the prettier but older device of crossed
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 246 7 tJ 1 t^ v The Health t\ of Women EUROPEAN women, living m tropical climates, often suffer from anemia as a KMk of I rregularities of the functions of their sex. Physicians have proved m a most positive way that a course of Kalzana -the Calcium food w oi striking
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    • 156 7 DOUBLE A^^IGARETTES fi ARE REnOWHED SUPERLATIVE QUALITY AND H^^^^^^^^ HYGIENICALLY PURE. THEY fc_jS 7=^ I ARE THE BEST CIGARETTES I Jf^^^^BHi^^^ij OBTAINABLE AT THE PRICE i^l^Of JRf F bSVC^A OF 50 CENTS PER TIN OF 60 |B always msff mnamu/to ARDATH TOBACCO Co., LTD. LONDON ■vu fl t/\ acliant I\atural
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  • 1142 8 MR. BLYTHE'S BUDGET. Small Surplus Expected. I From Our Own Correspondent.! Dublin, May 7. Mr. Trnest Blythe. Minister of Finance. Free State, presented his Budget to the Dail on Wednesday. It got a mixed reception, but taken c.V. round a favourable one. There was nothing heroic
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  • 123 8 Lady Diana Lytton's Evidence at Inquest. London. May 27th. Giving evidence at the inquest, at Stevenagc. on the death of Mrs. Elsie Jane Ivory, at which a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned. Lady Diana Lytton. daughter of the Earl of Lytton. said
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  • 62 8 iNanyo Su±: N Tho BMI Cabim I for framini day It. l- mrt«d Mr. bioac prapewd by ratting down tl* tures othor tlian Uv the WKUUi Of trM I 1 Bi'idi." Mr. Ju.-ti>« Konn Cnmm.il s. Joseph Canu'll IU prisonmi-nt with I obt.nning |00di h» i tatm
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 257 8 miard batterlei with Thread- <-^^^ Rubber Intutrtion harm extra jJ gv-^^ i^fe^ durability it here the driver putt 7 I m rxtra $train on h** battery. I They er.d re-insulation exp+nim. I Tiff* nN^I HHBii^HHHfl Different cla»se* of t*.ri\.ers •^^•^'^■^■'■^■^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l <t<fttf« of irear. The >f il/ar^^BBBBIHHHIIHHiaHI^HHB *romi -in/u."ct*-4 battery it
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    • 55 8 W\ I \vCifl ii i i ii X I ill i j llililr H W*^» H C 1 Y» <j%fllhJ m IwL^Jf^a /"lO' I T f THE NEW 1 CHRYSLER 62 Tourer Price $2,150 j X A BORNEO MOTORS LTD. SINGAPORE. PENANG, TAIPING, IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR, SEREMBAN. MA LACCA. HA
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 454 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE AMCIRE ISS FUMIKO :!> Dhoby Ghaut. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. >IM,\PORE CASKET CO. \<>s 1 3, Penhas Road. utT I i'«nder Street Phone 6075. IXPERIENCED AND ijlAl IFIED TRANSLATORS. fees Moderate. if documents, account books and rr.spondence. etc. either English r vice versa. i P. LAU of 24.
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    • 721 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. I ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. now°T IC f 1S here| W-flv«i that tenders are no* invited for the following materials or mil L and th3t P articul »rs of such tenders Municipal %££t U thC Te der R om
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    • 541 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. This is to notify that Mr. Kang Guan Leone is no longer m the employ of this Companj and is not entitled to make purchases, accept orders, or collect monies for or on its account THE FRESH FOOD AND REFRIGERATING CO., LTD. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE
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    • 539 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. Writ of Distress No. 36 Dated May Ist. 1930 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the cause of Shaik Salim bin Mohamed bin Salim bin Talib Landlord versus Lee Lye Tenant AUCTION SALE of ALL THE FURNITURE. PRINTING MACHINES, ETC.
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    • 838 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE VALUABLE LANDED PROPERTY. «£^O. ,^™™T FOB SOVyt> AN PROFITABLE INVESTMENT IN LAND IV TOT t.OT^ £S n T T BE M SSED BY ENTERPRISING CAPITALISTS. IN THE ESTATE OF SULTAN KHAN SURATTEE, (dec.) IMPORTANT TWO DAYS' AUCTION SALE OF MOST VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD BUSINESS AND
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  • 731 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1930. DRASTIC TIN RESTRICTION. It is very difficult to estimate the probable effect of the announced suggestion from Sydney on the part, of Australian tin mining companies m favour of a three months stoppage. Australian interests have a very considerable holding m the tin
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  • 503 10 Bebe Danieb m "Senorita" is the pictun to be shown at the V.M.C A cinema show at 8.30 p.m. for members and their friends. A lecture on "Dreams' will be delivered by Dr. K. C. Ghosh at the Indian Association. 3. Owen Road, to-day alt 8 p.m All interested are
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  • 831 10 CONTRACTORS IN COURT. "Swindler, Crook and Punchuri." Alexander Nolte. a German, and Walter Abeygoonesekera. formerly members of a eonracting firm known as United Contractors, were parties m a Police Court case before the Fourth Magistrate yesterday when it was alleged that Nolte had used certain terms
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  • 127 10 AustraFs Title for Miss Johnson. [Reuter's Service.! Sydney. June 5. Miss Amy Johnson has been hailed as the Valkyrie of the Air, by Florence Austral, who sang the Thanksgiving Chorus and gave Brunnhilde's battle cry from the second act of Die Valkyrie at a luncheon
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  • 17 10 Madrid. June 5. The Graf Zeppelin arrived at Selville at 2 p.m.
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  • 111 10 SOUTHERN REVERSES Need for Shortening NortW. Battle-front. n I Reuters Far Eastern s. Shaikh j unr A message from Changs! Nationalist Government ofl evacuated northwards and east all shops are closed and then amount of pillaging Otherwi and very tense. The Ironsides and their Rwu not yet
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  • 76 10 Advised to Evacuate TNinan. (Reuters Far Eastern S<-: Shanghai. Junr 5 It is semi-officially reported from T> Japanese consular official.- have ad\:.^ Nationals at Tsinan to <\a< vat« In vu -x of the fact that the fall of tht ut\ Northerners is considered onh time." As.
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  • 44 10 (Reuter's Far Eastern Service .Nanking. Junr I Under instructions from Tokyo the Japan** Consul, tailed on the Foreign MMMq assurances of protection for Japanese at Changsha and Tsinan. A Vice Minister i-aid the National Goveniment would asquint responsibility for rhem
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  • 100 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London, June 5, 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son> notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £138 216 (up 1 15: A* ward £140 2 16 (up 1 12 16) The market is Drill.
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  • 146 10 Company Meetings and Reports. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. Junr I ThC WWiiUI Ml H» l:'*'>' "i"P':»> ings: Sungei Purun Dividend 7 per Nt 12>_. per cent Frottt £15.266 D.W.A. Dividend 10 per rent Cheras Dividend IH p«r «nl per cent. Profit £15.248 Tjillwoeng Dividend 4
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  • 49 10 Stabbed m Bads m M*** News from OfeM*" Stubbs. I natnv tri N a Society ol Friend, ml at Szethwan While rldli street on Friday hi wm and succumbed at a lu»pimassailant is believed to h-' from Chungking. Dr. ft** m 1913. and his V*
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 168 10 WHEN VOI ORDER ITALIAN VERMOUTH I)O YOU ALWAYS INSIST ON MARTINI The basis of the Martini Cocktail. I Sole Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. 'Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinr.tu-es <>/ Hong Kr.ngi tlncorporated m Shanghai*. 90. Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. HAVE YOU TRIED I 1 1 COLD STORAGE I
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    • 120 10 J the i iUNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER; A guaranteed Machine with a guaranteed service. i PATERSON, SIMONS CO., I LIMITED. I 4 Prince Street, Singapore. J J PHONE 2700. 634 ~j J North Bridge Road j TENG SENG GUAN. > J Established 1905. J li<h 1 **f j: 1 I «Sa. I
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  • 1081 11 ADDRESS TO STUDENTS. HUPIS OF ESTABLI«TjALAYAN UNIVERSITY. The Financial Obstacle. u*mmj the Governor jS.r Cecil fl| M ,11) delivered the longest address h „,ul, he came to Malaya last February when he opened the n^T d „,r of Ike Kin* Edward VII College of
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  • 2921 11 College Representative of Our I Cosmopolitan Population. His Excellency m the rcurse of his address, said. Work m this College of Medicine started on July 23rd 1905. and we shall, therefore, m a ifx week's time see the 25th anniversary of its inauguration. In view of this
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 223 11 t PABCO Rugs Floor Covering! r f X BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS AND COLOURINGS X i I DUST AND VERMIN PROOF x t EASILY CLEANED X f i i #<fr X iy J 1 I %r 5C X Pabco is ideal for use m all rooms, offices, X £> clubs, etc. Clean,
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  • 185 12 LABOUR'S NEW SCHEME. Mr. Vernon Hartshorn Lord Privy Seal. (Reuters Service.] London, June 5. Mr. Vernon Hartshorn (Lab. Ogmore) has accepted Mr. MacDonalcfs invitation to become Lord Privy Seal m place of Mr. J. H. Thomas, who has become Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr.
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  • 128 12 Viceroy's Assurance. I Reuters Service. Simla. June 5. To I deputation of 30 leading Punjab Muslim landowners the Viceroy (Lord Irwini replied la welcoming assurances of continued loyalty. Alluding to the deputation's demand for a laree degree of provincial autonomy the Viceroy gave an assurance
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  • 101 12 Tsinanfu Foreigners' Safety Assured. IReutcr's Service.! Nanking. June 5. Semi-official military despatches from Tsinanlu state that the Governor of Shantung. Chen Tiao Yuan, is directing operations against the northern rebels m eastern Shantung and that General Han Fu Chu is ir. charge of the defences at
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  • 67 12 Soviet Reign of Terror. I Reuter's Service. I Riga. June 5. The Soviet Court at Yuzovka (now renamed Stalin* has sentenced to death four co-opera-tive officials. Alpeit. Kuznetsov. Terentiev and Kozach. for failing to keep the Donetz basin supplied with food; 17 others have been
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  • 85 12 No Strengthening of Force. [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, June 1. Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty, stated m the House of Commons, m reply to a question, that the British naval forces m Indian waters had not recently been strengthened, and
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  • 71 12 Royal Reply to Prime Minister's Greetings. (British Radio.— Official Service.] Rugby. June 4. The Prime Minister. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald. has received the following telegram from the King. "I deeply appreciate the kind words ol congratulation and good wishes, on the anniversary of my birthday, which you. my
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  • 40 12 Service Opened with Latvia. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby June 4. The Postmaster-General announces the establishment, as from June 5, of a public telephone service between all parts of Great Britain and all parts of Latvia.
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  • 2536 12 JOURNEY DESCRIBED. Duchess of Bedford's Impressions. I From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 8. The Duchess of Bedford, who has successfully flown from London to Cape Town broadcast the following statement on her return to London: I have been asked to tell you something of our effort
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  • 745 12 CONDEMNED PRIEST. Islanders 9 Indignation at HighHanded Action. lßri'"sh Radio— Official Service.] Rug-by, June 4. The "orrespondence between the British Government and the Holy See, extending ov." the last fifteen months, relative to politics .\nd religious controversy m Malta, was laid before Parliament m a White
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  • 1102 12 PESHAWAR INCIDENT. Its Varied Races and Creeds. The official announcement made In India that two platoons of the 2 18 Royal Garhwal Rifles refused to fire on the mob at Peshawar durinß the recent riotous outbreak is the more disquieting since there is leason to believe that
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  • 364 12 INCREASED TAXES IN DUTCH INDIES. TOO MANY SERVANT Government Urf«J t* Economise. Strong criticism of thg prop, taxation m the Dutch East md m the Java Weekly Revfci "hundreds of uniu •< essary Ooveri et's" is ono method of eccnoa the paper, which says: The Ministry m Holland h imposition
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  • 99 12 RIOIV Alterations. f British Radio O.Tk lal— S< i\:c Rush>. Junr The Under ■tCRUrjr lor Air. Mr f Mt.ntague. announced m the I Commons that it was hoped th» .iir^-tup R'. r would be ready for its tlmht to Ounii the end of this
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  • 46 12 NEW ALL-METAL FLYING BOAT FOR R.A.F. (British Radio Official lan Rud>>. Ju"*" An all-metal rlymg-buat vetghtßg 13 I was launched to-day at th. Mattt plane works at Brough. Beat Hull. ;md »a 1 handed over to the Royal Air Font- pil'*s left with it for Plymouth.
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  • 102 12 (From Our Own Corns* Bat.MU. .lur* I In the quarantine L;ird<-ns o! ttM R«Bea> rungan Experimental Station ;< dreaded Fin iheaee has b«t:. I sugar cane imported from the Phil disease has caused eonektetaWr ba« the sugar crops m the PhlUpptnM tralia but
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  • 86 12 Garwkal Wte 1 Nlutin I Rout. tV Bci "With then- facts whit. iii R they looked M U»UKh vtotanee at any momitai, A. P. B. Powell ;.t. til* I Oarlnvii nfkni<:. eh( the time of the PBri»W« thf appeanviut- oi ni« nbi
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY
    • 625 13 Those Phantom Centuries at the Indoor Nets. Well. I think someone ought to tell the Selection Committee to come down and watch us indoor cricketers just now. because we are absolutely at the to.> of our form at the moment, and are playing m
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    • 327 13 Impression at an Ealing Demonstration. The annual Judc display of the Ealing branch of the Metropolitan Special C nstabulary proved a great attraction, and the hail was filled to overflowing. Judo, or ju-jitsu is. of course, a product of the Orient, and has been an important
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    • 91 13 Claude Vandcr Ftraaten, the young Ceylonese batsman, who ci.iv home with "Razo'\" Smith from his coaching engage: .ie">t m Ceylon to fit some experience of English cricket, has not been long m vindicating the the high opinions of iiLs reprher 1 laying for Indian Gymkhana against Streatham
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    • 200 13 Crowd's Interference at Bournemouth. I Prom Our Own Correspondent) London. May 8. The women's tennis at Bournemouth was marred by an unpleasant incident connected with a decision which occurred m the semi final of the women's singles m the British Hard Court Championship. Mrs. W.
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    • 397 13 [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] London, May 8 J. C. F. Simpson, the holder of the open rackets championship of Gt. Britain, retained his title at Queen Club on Saturday when he beat Charles Read, the professional champion (challenger). This championship match was played
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    • 145 13 Mishu Loses His Temper m Davis Cup Tie. Nicholas Mishu. the teperamental Rumanian tennis player, figunxl m an amazing scene during t is match m the Davis Cup tie with Tlocynski at Warsaw. He lost the match after five terrific sets. Describing the scene, the British United
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    • 81 13 London. May 28. The Irish Two Thousand Guineas run at Curragh resulted as follows: GLANNARG 1 ROCK STAR 'A FREIGHTER 3 Ten ran. Won by a neck, one length between second and third. Strongbow was backed down to favourite at 2 to 1. but was
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    • 78 13 No Return for First Time m Premier Tourney. Lcndcn. May 27th. LEEDS. In the qualifying stage at Me Thousand Guineas prcfessional tournament. Abe Mitchell tore up his card at the 14th. for the first time m his career m a premier tournamen*. The following have
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    • 138 13 -a little goes sudk along w0 I Manufactured bs RONUk, Limited. Port,L.J c ENI.LAND ■'■■'^'•y <-■ *ivvK*' '•'•■•"•"••'^SfiS^'' M MEDIUM STRENGTH NAVY CUT CIGARETTES PROMOTES A V, HEALTHY APPETITE i^jl Lovely silk stockings are safe with Lux! <H»^>amer fabric ladders /ii&l\ nlk\ <fo so easily once it has been /Sl^i
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    • 774 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. ■XPBESS SEBVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SEBVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Rout* subject to alteration wthoat notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT AOAPENOR For London. Rotterdam, and Hamburg? In Port
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    • 518 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (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. Doe Singapore. sj. CITY OP DELHI July 5 84. CITY OP ATHENS Aug. 6 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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    • 371 14 P. &»O. British India and Apc&r Lines (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAft Due. m Tonnage. Singapore. Tonna«e -n^p^ MOREA 11,000 June 14 KASHGAR
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    • 683 15 0. S. K. Line. l«si«njUoii. VesseL i l, u I Htm York:— (from H i.k Kong> Arrive. Lea**. frxprrss rrrtght Service). Klnai Maru yKW i... «mM* and Vamouver:-(fr om Kclx) Arizona Maru j^ d 0 i; urclam. Hamburg, Bremen Andes Maru j une 17 June 18 p Mvubtth. Cape Town.
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    • 360 15 1 ORCHESTRAS <4 tea-dancing, dinner, |f^i^4^"^M I and evening parties. B^T^V^W trip a bit more pleas- 1 1 II W A zr Im I sbbbbbbbbV' a s*Z. carries a talented! [A^^jj 1 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES and AMERICAN MAIL LINE THE BANK LINE. AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE. (Owners: Messrs. ANDREW WEIR
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    • 590 15 K. P. M. KQNINSLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Bepreseotatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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    • 744 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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    • 443 16 CHARGEURS REUNIS. (Incorporated In France). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARDS. SAIGON, TOURANE AND HAIPHONG Dae Singapore CAP PADARAN July 2 CAP ST JACQUES July 30 HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES. NANTES AND BORDEAUX. Dae Singapore DESIRADE July 1 CAP PADARAN July 31 MARSEILLES, HAVRE, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP. ENTRECASTEAUX June 14 ADEN
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    • 341 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. L 44. BEAVER STREET. NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA Dm BALTIMORE. (via Suez) Due. Sails. v I/..8. SILVERBELLE June 9 June 15 Jlily V M.S. SILVERPALM July 21 July 27 PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICF SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND
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    • 673 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala, Pahang, Pekan, Sungel Lembln and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and Friday 0 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seiemban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedab and Lower Siam 0 a jn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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    • 35 16 Monte Piana, Italian 3715, from Trieste 5, for China 6. Morioka Maru. Jap. 3095, from Yokohama 5, for Calcutta 5. CLEARANCES. June. s.— Van Swoll, Hermes, Buyskes, Soemba (Dut): Bdendale, Bendoran, Naiam Kedah, Kamuning (Brit).
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 50 17 Anti-Piracy Plan. •'T.. Service London. June 4. protection of British shipping China waters. Mr. A. Henderi tvtary I at question time m Co—mom announced that an it ached with the shipping MO extended police guard A.t.^ hoped would replace B— ld The system will .Juh
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    • 30 17 i Berviee. Washington. June i. Shlj ptalf Board has agreed Sir Hubert Wilkins. the submarine Pl 2 at a nominal vet din:! five y» ar
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    • 40 17 tnvttlni tendwa lot th<- pur- lip purposes only, ot thH? D :.ui;;i:;i. now hint at Tan- vcattl of 333 tons, is 21 ta i. built at Wilton's En«i- 13 C> Rotterdam, m 1909.
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    • 44 17 -1...::- Mr> GfeO* Mr. W Y. Loke. Mr. I K-t. Wtt Mr W. T. Lee. Mr. H. Hcrist. h Sr.-* Mtai Snow. Mr and Mrs. Alstrer- Infant Mr E Weir Mr. G. Holden, Ba Obi Mr Chun Poh Chuan. Mr. n Cht-ng.
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    • 213 17 Two Pier:, Suggested. ta| tin R-'tary Club ol" Cak-utta. Mr. 1 I Belfry pointed out the difference m the DM Hi' a rah Bridge that would be i. tbi nncttanlnfl or rejection of piers. khdfu. he said, the weight of metpl ..pproxunately as the square
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    • 132 17 That Seemed to Turn Turtle. description of a mirage I eiven at Southampton by W enninetr on the Cunard tania tack enjoying the brilliant mirage was seen. ad of us on the port bow cart:o steamer of about masts and one funnel, the -ending oOt
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    • 101 17 I 1 public attention recently I "nd-hand ships abroad. I E of the United King--1 Board of Trade Com--1 Bhipbulldfcn vi its RoI the transfer of vessels I foreign flags as an I maritime development. I n-kuive efficiency of the I M compared with other I
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    • 311 17 Captain Offers to Employ Them. An offer by the local agents of the ship to repatriate two stowaways saved A. J Praser <24> and J. H. Peters (22). of America the ignominy of imprisonment m the local Gaol when they appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Koivloon
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    • 484 17 Early Incidents on the High Seas. Perhaps the most extensive collection of facts concerning early steam boat enterprises is contained m Preble's Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation, published m Philadelphia m 1883. For 25 years. Admiral Preble. of the United States
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    • 153 17 Million Dollars of Damage at Honolulu. Honolulu, May *>5. In one of the most spectacular waterfront blazes ever witnessed here, the Los Angeles Steamship Co. liner City of Honolulu burned 3t Pier 7 to-day. Three-quarters of the vessel was swept by the flames which did damage estimated at
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  • 572 17 Ship's Carpenter Saves Drown ing Passenger. A remarkable exhibition of bravery WW witnessed by the passengers on the Empress ot Rassia. which arrived m Hong Kong last week. The ship's carpenter, Mr. T. R. Elworthy. dived into a rough sea and rescued a lady passenger
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  • 231 17 £200,000 Extension Proposal. A construction scheme involving a capita? outlay of over £200.000 for the extension of quays at Newcastle-on-Tyn". has just been approved by the Unemployment Grants Committee, one of the bodies set up by the ex-Lord Privy Seal. Mr. J. H. Thomas, for the purpose of
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  • 163 17 Battleships Said to be Just as Bad. An important matter for all ocean travellers was the question of "creakage." said Dr. P. A. Hillhouse. of Glasgow, at the Institute of Naval Architects m London recently. He had recently done four voyages two on the
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    • 342 17 David! If mother turns her back a minute, her motherhood that one word was David's off again. But Mother doesn't the most helpful she ever heard. really mind. When David's m mis- Lactogen" is rich farm milk— all the chief, she knows that David s well. V 4 vitamins m
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    • 76 17 I ROYAL DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS 'I I I 1 J£ VISIT BANDOENG BY AIR jW^ Bandoeng m the Preanger mountains 2300 feet above sealevel is the most beautiful hill city m Asia. V w Leaving Singapore by the Wednesday morning plane I you arrive the same afternoon amongst the cool
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  • 1940 18 THE PROGRESS OF KELANTAN. MR. CLAYTON'S REPORT. The Rice Crop Problem. Mr. R. J. B. Clayton, who has just retired from the Malayan Civil Service, signs the annual report on Kelantan which m many ways is one of the most interesting of the Malay States. From the report we take
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  • 156 18 Fortunes m Stage Ventures Although the IMgiH wben the bn OopjrrfcM BUI w Wubtagton. Bayard v. ill, m for "The Trial <>f M.'O I £12.500 for the talkie right For -The Shanghai 0 get ovrr £24.000. tad ft* I Michael Arl'M-<envd-realties. I should have tti Hat" worth about
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    • 495 18 I ANYONE CAN START A CAR 1 3 j| The main thing is to be able to stop it. S In other words, are your brakes m order 3i §j You cannot afford NOT to have them m a ffi perfect condition m these days of congested S traffic and
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    • 343 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up Capital In 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star j Hong Kong Rangoon Amritsar Hollo
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    • 259 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England). Capital £3,000.000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.646.505 BOARD OP 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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    • 241 18 INSURANCE. SOUTH .|Mf| BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY I IMITti. FIRE, MARINE, TlUNsrr AND wll MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPIFD At LOWEST CURRENT Ulfe L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. M 18Pr Office: 2. Finlaysor. I PERSONAL ACCiSentT ■"ATAL ACCIDENTS are everyday po^iblta* SAVE you made provision for »he prr^ of your dependents should su Jjg?
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  • 638 19 SH A KK HOLDER CRITIC. AflV» f of Fires on Year's Operations. BoM presided at the fourth meeting of the Cycle and CarLtd.. helci at the office of the ii.nd Road, yesterday at noon. .>>m nt Messrs Chua Cheng H^H-k. Chua Cheng Liat. Let Chim Tuan.
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  • 300 19 PERAK FAVOURS 2 MONTHS HOLIDAY. Bankruptcy Danger to Chinese Mines. fFrom Our Own Correspondent. I Ipoh. June 5. I The general opinion of the leading ashkm hew is that all the bU European and Chin— mines should rloet for two months m view «,f the surplus ot tin stocks, leaving
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  • 154 19 The Btnf porti Chamber cf Commerce Rubber Association held its 970 th. auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1.790.097 lbs.: 799.15 tons. Offered 1.484.466 lbs.; 662.71 tons. Sold 1.274 396 lbs.: 568 92 tens Spot. London 6 9-16 d. New York 13 's ccts PRICES REALIZED. Kil.t.ffl
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  • 88 19 Result of Trade Depression. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. Tokyo, June 5. A deficit to the extent of ten to twenty million yen In the revenue of the fiscal year t i the depression of business is forecast by the Finance Office. The Cabinet meeting has decided to save
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  • 48 19 Shanghai, May 28. At a forthcoming extraordinary meeting of ,h- Snanghai Mercury. Ltd.. the following renhltloa Will be submitted. "That the Company cannot, on account of its liabilities, continue m business and that it is advisable that it aeoordtady be coluntanly wound up."
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  • 58 19 The local aOn Of the Motherland.-, Trad!' 1 aoctaty laWt rteatvvtf telegraphic Mlrtoa bat ihe Bun!-; lias c.f kuvd a dividend of 10 per crnt for the year Hiding December 31st 1929. A traffic census taken recently at- two main thoroughfares lit Bury revealed that during
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  • To-Day's Price Changes.
    • 211 19 June 5. 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 213 25 32 London, demand 213 34 London. T.T. 2i3 11|16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1431 Hamburg, demand 234 New York,
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    • 199 19 June 5. Tin 200 Tons $69.75 Gambler 3 go Pepper White 54 Pepper Black 39 Flake Tapioca 400 Pearl Sago Small 6^75 Copra Sundried g.60 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) §jq Rice, Slam old No. 1. 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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  • 864 19 SINGAPORE. TIII'RSDAY. JINE sth CLOSING QUOTATION'S. ttoytrs Sellers. Asam Kumbang 21s 6d 22s 6d Ayer Hitams <5s> 13s 14s Bangrin Tin 20s 20s 9d Batang Padang ($1) 10 14 Batu Caws ($1) 50 70 Bukit Arang ($1) 45 55 Burmah Malay 15s 16d Chenderiang 2s 2s 6d
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  • 157 19 Increased Shipments. Foreign experts of Tin. being final shipments on ocean -steamers at all Malayan Ports during the month of May. Destination Tons. United Kingdom 1.504 United States of America 5.048 Continent of Europe 2,681 British Possessions 523 Japan 232 Other Foreign Countries 99 Total 10.087 This
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  • 168 19 MACPHAIL CO'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. June 5 Rubber.— London 6'_ d. l ,d. down 1 p m Price L'don Std.. Spot 21; June 21 1 July 21 I Juiy-Sept 22',. Oct. -Dec. 23 1 Steady after easy Tin.— London. £136 11$ (id. £1 17s 6d. down. Mining. Steady. Sungei Ways
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  • 72 19 O. C Smalley. Secretary. Peninsula Tin »Langsuan>: hours 449. yardage 66.000: ore 520.80 pikul.s. The dredge mv ■lopped Tor a week for repairs and sjenend overhaul liran:a* PuJai Tin: Iflne 210 p'.ih Trib 1BOn 171 Total 381 Chan Szc Onn and Co:, Secretaries Kuchai 50J hours
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  • 34 19 I Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. I Tokyo. Ju:ie 5. Trade returns for last month show totals of Y155.674.000 and Yl 15.294.000 for imports and exports respectively, the adverse balance bring Y40.380.000.
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  • 67 19 June sth., 12 o'clock nion. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, S'Jot t 21', 21.. Stanaard R.S.S. 0:1 Tender June 21 1 21 July 22 22 >, August 22 'j 22 :1 July-Sept. 22', 23 Oct.-Der. 23 24 Tone of Market: Easier. Latest Cable:
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  • 357 19 SYDNEY DECISION. Views of Singapore and Authorities. The fact <as cabled by ReuUr ye.st.rday> that representatives of almost all Sydneycontrolled companies m Malaya and Siaiii have decided to recommend cessation of tin production for three months, received unqualified approval from a prominent Singapore broker who was
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  • 520 19 Danger of a Shortage. Whilst approving of the principle, a wellknown Singapore authority, who is closely m touch with all aspects of the industry, told the Free Press, when interviewed on the Sydney proposal yesterday, that he considered the measure suggested much too drastic. The question of
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 71 19 ASSETS EXCEED ,11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 Old Jewry F C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of EnglJ andZpL with tte BrS S£ Assurance Companies Act
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    • 34 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) 1 A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 480 20 ALLEN'S BOWLING. Kippax Makes Chanceless Century. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J lAinuon. June o. It was typical summer weather when the Australians continued their match against Middlesex at Lords to-day. The state of the wicket favoured the visitors. Kippax resumed for the tourists and stayed there
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  • 78 20 Have You Done So Yet In view of the considerable interest m the coming Test matches between England and Australia the Free Press is awarding a cricket bat as a prize to the reader who forecasts correctly the composition of the English XI to meet
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  • 77 20 Unveiled by the Prince of Wales. [Reuters Service. J London, June 5. In the presence of Madame Foch and her two daughters, the Prince of Wales unveiled an equestrian statue to Marshal Foch at Grosvenor Gardens facing the Victoria Station. The Prince quoted the Marshal's words
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  • 135 20 The Marquis de Montcalm. descendant of General Wolfe's famous opponent, unveiled the Wolfe memorial at Greenwich Park m the presence of the Duke of Connaught and many representatives of great families of England and France. Canadian official representatives and delegates to the Imperial Press Conference. The second
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  • 628 20 RECORD SCORE AT JALAN BESAR. WEAK S.R.C. TEAM BEATEN. Urquhart's Single-handed Battle. Malays 9; S.R.C 0. Incredible though it seems, the nine-nil victory which the S.R.C. suffered at the hands of the Malays at Jalan Besar yesterday was at least four goals short of what the figure would have been
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  • 99 20 Johore Team's Success Against Civilians. At Balestier Road yesterday afternoon, Johore defeated Singapore "C" (Civilians) m the final of the Spooner Cup. It was a hard struggle from start to finish and the Singapore Civilians, conceding one goal, lost 5 3. The teams were: Johore: Capt. Ungku
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  • 207 20 Success for Rangoon Road. There was a large attendance at the Stadium yesterday afternoon when the final events of the Singapore Inter-School Games Competition were held. The honours went to Rangoon Road School who obtained a total of 23 Vi points. Outram Road School were second with
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  • 300 20 SELANGOR RACES. The Third Day's Weights. The following are the handicaps for the third day's racing on Saturday at Kuala Lumpur. Race 1. Ponies Classes 2 and 3 Div. 2 (5 furs.): Roaming 10.12, Shireen 10.3. Hop Over 9.2. Red Blazes 8.10. Grid 8.9. Burok 8.6, Imareek
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  • 87 20 Philosophical Working Man. [Reuters Service. J London. June 5. The publication by Reuter of the correct list of winning numbers m the Calcutta Sweepstake has cleared up existing confusion, but given an unpleasant shock to a number of holders. Deep dejection was caused to the
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  • 103 20 London. May 28. The following are the acceptances for the Oaks il i- miles i to be run on June 6th.: Gwyniad «Mr. J P. Arkwrighn. Mic Mac i Lord Beaverbrook*. Fair Isle (Lord Derby*. Finsovino <Mr. Edward Esmo.-.di. Grandma (Lord Glanelyt. Rose of Englind (Lord Glanely>.
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  • 107 20 Government Rejects Scheme. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London. June 5. Government has rejected the proposed Channel tunnel. There is certain tc be considerable controversy aroused over this act. I Reuters Service. 1 Loncjon. June The Official Commission last March reported hi favour of the construction of
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  • 77 20 Strangled and Dropped from Car. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, June 5. Complete mystery surrounds the finding of the dead body of a handsome girl, clad only m stockings and two undergarments, m Hoxton Lane at six o'clock this morning. She had aparently been strangled
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  • 86 20 Government's Anxiety. (Reuter's Service.] London. June 5 Government* anxiety about unemployment is expressed by Mr. Mac Donald m a leter to the City C^roporation, announcing a conference concerning it of representatives of Government and local authorities to be held at the Guildhall In a whole-day cricket match
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  • 240 20 LAWN TENNIS. Draw for the Singapore Championships. The draw for the Singapore tennis championships was made on Wednesday, and resulted as follows. The following players were seeded for the singles: Lim Bong Soo. S. Matsukawa, Roy Smith and John Lim. In the doubles the seeded pairs are:
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  • 117 20 Monday's Match at Singapore Golf Club. The "Navy Challenge Cup" will be competed for at Bukit Timah on Monday next, the 9th inst. The following are the teams and times for teeing off: 3. Mrs H. Harding and L. D. Hardie tS.G.C > vs. Mrs. G.
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  • 71 20 S.C.R.C. vs. Negri Sembilan Club. The following will represent the Sirai's Chinese Recreation Club against the Negri Sembilan Club <Seremban» on Saturday and Sunday on the S.C.R.C. ground. Ong Slow Hian Captain I. H. Hoahing. Evan Woßf, Chia Keng Hock. Oh Jitt Siang. Ong Siow Kee. Chua Choon Lecng.
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  • 70 20 On Saturday night another good programme of dirt track racing will be presented when Gecrge Gregor. the Cardiff Champion who has proved himself the greatest English rider yet seen m Singapore, will again be m action riding his special racing Douglas machine. George Gregor will during the evenings
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  • 92 20 Selangor vs. Penang. {From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, June 4. The Selangor team against Penang m the European inter-state soccer match on the Kuala Lumpur Padang on Monday is as follows: Gibb: Main and Williams: Harper. Abbott, and Doig; Me Nee (Capt.t. Walker. Ross. Laidman. Ager. Goals.
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  • 13 20 The following was the tournament position as at June 4th.
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  • 196 20 Singapore Resident Draws a Starter, We understand that a horse m the Calcutta sweep was drawn by a Mr. E. Poll, who is at present staying at Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Interviewed by a Free Press representative Mr. Poll refused to disclose which horse it was he had
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    • 176 20 I "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" RECORDS from j "INNOCENTS OF PARIS" j Sung by MAURICE CHEVALIER: Louise <| It's a habit of mine On top of the World, alone 5| Wait till you see Ma Cherie Valentine I Rio Grande Band: j| Dites-moi ma mere Valentine New Mayfair Orchestra: I On
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