The Straits Budget, 19 May 1922

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    31 1 The Straits Budget BONG THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. VOL. I.XXVI No. :::!s:t Singapore, Friday, May 19, 1922 ESTABLISH EH OVER TIIUKE QUARTER OF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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    CONTENTS.
    124 1 ,\iu:k>— f t :< i •>11irrii** fl Kail." 10-11 i i Australia 11 i After 11 tan Never 11-12 irrulLU Personal 1-2 r Wales 2 tu'< N > ivice 11-7 i!. a Retirement 8 W milling i'. j amber of Commerce 8 i: eial Programme 8 V-- nation t*
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3416 1 I mmunique issued at Saigon i f .‘>*mi pirates armed with i kr<l Hac-phong-suih on the T which had a strength of command of a sergeant Hack. The commandant of a. -i'd an expedition to fil'd 1 :i 1 r which hunted them for They eventually retired
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    SESSION OF ASSIZE. Many Counterfeiters Convicted.
    996 2 Mr. Justice' Barrett-Lennard, presiding at the Assizes, was practically engaged tin* whole of May II trying the case in which Low Yok Boey and his wife, L'hua Geok Kim, stood charged with being in possession of counterfeit coins and materials for counterfeiting. The coins
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    PRINCE OF WALES. His Farewell Message To Japan.
    372 2 A telegram from Tokio, dated the inn., gives H.R.H. the Prnee of Va 4 > farewell message to Japan a> follow, M.v visit to Japan is now, 1 rt r say, almost at an end, but before I these shores I wish
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    Government Tin Stocks.
    226 2 r J In ft bowing i> a notice ism-.; I. Straits Trailing Co., Ltd., Singaj •ocal merchants The unsold h Id i .4 > o of the F.M.S. (jovcrnnic.it \\I. 1 a s rt l !> y this company for the < ivcnt s account are at
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    APRIL TIN RETURNS.
    62 2 I in Dredging, Ltd. .'{do pic.i' I’uliang Consolidated IJ,!*4'i pic Moi.ii Tin, Ltd. 412.87 picul Tn!;im. j:,.4n. I oiivki’.h Comp: i.nd N .2 cubic cards treated *»’.'<«'ST I icu!> .((.e. Vile ileliong Tin Dredging (u, I. I t tin ore fin 1 the halt" m'O '■’it la
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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      Powers at Genoa. Russian Reply Decidedly Uncompromising.
      321 3 RF. LITER'S SK’lv, London, May 11. M. Uhicherin handed Signor the Russian reply and both confer three quarters of an hour, M. ti emphasising that the reply was umier tlie direct instructions cf v and reiterating his desire to m (('operation with the
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      Engineers Dispute.
      148 3 London, May 11. ■i <f Sir William Mackenzie. i the ollicial enquiry into the :inir dispute, holds that the nt alone is in a position to no r sity for overtime and o tv) exercise its discretion up to 1 h< urs in four weeks. Tile mot- jv
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      Reparation.
      94 3 London, May 11. The Ambassadors’ Council decid- '< rmany must pay 0,000.000 Hold compensation for the Zeppelins wh < h ought to have been delithe Allies. London, May 11. •'he (lerman reply to the Re* mnmission intimates that it h to fulfil some of the dele ne' the imposition
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      Shantung Settlement. Lord Lee Addresses Colonial Institute.
      325 3 Loudon, May 10. Addressing the Cokmi::! Insti ute on ti e iMiiington conform. !.,>•({ j.. ivfvrr 1 t the Shunt ng sett mo:i!. thought it wa no exaggeration to say that the chances of war in the Pacific had been reduced t o
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      Boxer Indemnity.
      151 3 London, May 11. In the House of Commons, Sir J. I) Roes declared that the Boxer indemnity was the property of the British taxpayer and asked for an assurance that it should not be squandered upon educating Chinese students in England, or any other f( rc'gn extension of
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      Anti-Bolshevist Rising.
      76 3 London, May 11. Allahabad The Ikoncer n ports that in Last Dokhara the anti-IJolshevists are still besieging Termez. The Soviets have been compelled to send reinforcements. The rebels set lire to oil wells at khokand and threaten to march to Tashkent, where a Ilolshevik regiment joined the anti-Holshe-
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      Labour in Chicago.
      82 3 London, May 11. (’|>icairo A hundred an I lift’. I.ahour leaders have been detained, allegedly in onn ction with the murder of two patrolmen in a running light following the bombing of two buildings. !'!i" artv.-led Labour leaders include Lig Tim” Murphy, president of the (la-workers' Union,
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      King Leaves Belgium.
      34 3 London, May 11 Rru-sols Ridden farewell b\ cheering •rowds. King George d« ported !l bcir > f the cemeteries. He first vL; d he terv at Zecbrugg* ar i inspected the Mole.
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      British Trade Position. Interesting Parliamentary Survey.
      288 3 London, May 11. '!r. liaUwin, in'. n-di.cmg the B> a«d of 1 I 'ado estimates ill the House of Coniiii ns, ii viewed world trade and .-aid tiiat there was mth ug in the condition of the British Dominions, the Cnited States, South America,
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      Yugo-Slav.
      63 3 London, May 11!. New York A message from Belgrade states that the Yugo-Slav Government has arranged a loan with American bankers for $100,000,000 at eight per cent, at the price of S. r The proceeds will be ex pended in the improvement of comniunica tiens and construction of a
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      Ireland.
      75 3 London, May 10. The Speaker of the Dail E roann submitted the peace committee report, which stated that eleven sessions were held. The rival army officers arranged the first meeting with a view to negotiating a truce. Practically the whole time was ocrup'ed in endeavouring to find a basis
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      Betting Debts.
      62 3 London, May 10. The Court of Appeal has reversed the decision of Lord Astbury, re recovering betting debts by trustees. The Master of tin* Rolls said that there was nothing d’.-creditable or dishonourable as the law stood in a trustee collecting a debt for distribution to the creditors.
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      Japan and Siberia.
      50 3 London, May 11. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. George Harm's, Mr. Chamberlain said that he understood that owing to the breakdown of the Dairen Conference the Japanese Government had been unable hitherto to give effect to its declared intention to withdraw troops from Siberia.
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      Prices Rising.
      53 3 London, May II. I't r ilic fir-L time since pric< began to fall in tin* print' of Ib'Jli. th»*r<* was a a!! rise equivalent to .’> per refit, in the './(■hern! level of whole ale prices in April compared with March. Th: i mainly due to hi"!’ price,
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      British Trade.
      25 3 London, May 11 The Hoard of Trade return for April are i>o,ooo,ooo, exports 1’.m.000.000 compared with 7,000,000 and *Ol .000.000 respectively in March.
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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      Powers at Genoa. Russia Reply Full of Idle Propaganda.
      377 3 K::i tkk’s Service. London, May 11. n*>;i i rclmiinary examination shows dial tin Russian reply generally appears unsatisfactory, l>ut from tin* finish and Italian standpoint it is regarded as “One *vi* can get on with.” London, May 11. <icm.a The harden
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      The British View.
      387 3 I.ondon, May 12. Aii authoritative statement uf tin* Briiis li view of tli** Rjs inn note* .says >hai tin* linti'h delegation is examining (lie anti* which i very stupid from the P'dnt of view f Russia's interests. It full of idle propaganda, lull Britain i nit (trepan
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      The Real Substance.
      276 4 London. Mii,» 12 The real substance of the Russian rep!., contained in the concluding paragraph; in wliieh the Ru-sians want to know e'ear !y what credits they are likely to ol,t ii: la f.»r»• undertaking; tin* obligation.- s e jested by the Powers. The only part of
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      China and Drugs.
      249 4 London. May 11. Gorrcspur.dch.'e .ti The limes on the drug traflic inelu* es a letter from Mr. H. It. Pakenham, who lived for twenty-live years in I lie Far F.a t. and tilludes to the “nefarious traffic in opium and morphia carried on by the Briti h
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      Ireland.
      124 4 Li tnlon, May 11. Dml Kireann pi*.ice nimniitti-e agreed to resume negotiations and the. House accordingly adjourned till the 17th inst. The truce iitinues. London, May 12. Tho report if the two sections of the Dail I virenn i I’cace Committee show that the recent negotiations failed owing to
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      Mystery Solved.
      71 4 I,oiKlot’, May 11. At, tin inquest on (’otignuchev a verdict of death from natural am e- was returned. The post mortem show <1 that d'-itb v. ii doe ti heart disease following* lt a n■ 1 1 and the exertion of hurrying to catch a bus. The coronet
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      British Trade. Productive Power and Financial Stability.
      327 4 Loudon, May 11. Mr. S. Baldwin, continuing his speech on t.ic British trade position, in the House of Commons, said The other side of the picture wa* that cur productive power was greater than ever while Loin lon remained the world’ financial centre.
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      Russian Situation.
      104 4 London, May 12. New York Reprc-ertatives of the Nobal Syndicate [the Nethorlands- Baltic Trading t\.mpan.l are here buying manufaetures for Ru*-ia, especially agrij cultural macliii cry, n»otor-cars and fact .ry 'equipment, 'fhe syndicate, which i* under f oil to he composed of about forty manufacturer* in Holland, backed
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      Palestine.
      109 4 Lomhrn, May 12. (i, m va: The Council of the League of Nations ha opined its eighteenth session. Karl Balfour, who proposed pacing on the agenda the question of the approval of the term* of the British mandate in Palestine, said that Anglo-American negotiation* on this matter had been
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      Wrangel Island.
      42 4 London, May 13. Ottawa The Prime Minister announced in the House of Commons that the Canadian flag was flying at Wrangel Island, which would he maintained as part of Canada. An expedition was being fitted out go to the island.
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      India.
      33 4 London, May 12. Bombay Dewadas, Candi’* sun, has been arrested at Allahabad. Pandit Ramadhani, president of the All-India Congress Committee, and Ivasbiram, secretary of the Indore Congress Committee, have also been arrested.
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      Dutch Working Hours.
      45 4 London, May 11. I In* Hague The Second Chamber bn* ,l on •> bill amending ihe workin 'ii act. The principal change substi- utc* a 4H-hour week for a 4a. ()th"r amendments are designed to adapt tin* h ]l irnln triH n< d
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      United States News.
      342 4 London, May 12. Chicago Eght union leaders, including Big Tim Murphy and (’on Shea, have been indicted by a special grand jury in connection with the killing of two policemen. The -authorities do not contend that the leaders actually participated in the killing, hut the action of
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      Japanese Officer’s Funeral.
      89 4 London. May 13. \m impressive military ceremony marked the funeral of Major Jiro Kawase at to l*!» rs Green crematorium. The cortege was escorted by a battalion of tl.e Coldstream Guards with draped colours and hand an*! f Mowed by six Japanese flici i bearing Major Kawase’.*
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      Lost Aviators Found.
      78 4 London. May 12. New ork A message from Pernambuco states that a Brazilian destroy r has wen sent out in search of the Portuguese Trans-Atlantic flyers, who left Fernandolorenha to tost the new machine preoaratory to resuming their flight and did not return. London. May 12. Rio
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      Various.
      100 4 London, May 11. Knjiineeriiitf employers have invited representatives of the strikers and unions t<> confer on May Id. London, May 12. Rio de Janeiro It is authoritatively announced that the Government will not assume responsibility for loans which certain of tht state- of IJra/.il are seek in.it to raise
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      POWERS AT GENOA. Prospects of Agreement Improve. Difficulties Over the Russian Attitude.
      763 4 Reuter’s Sermck. London. Ma> Genoa: The political sub-cunmi hmirthily discuss,.,l the Russia,, r.',, far there has been no rupture sub-commission adjourned f,„- a f t u the after speeches in which M categorically opposed Mr. Llovd G,.,,.'" U
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      King George in France.
      261 5 London, May Id. !;<<ulogne King George concluded his t ji .f the cemeteries after inspecting Vpiv.' and Vimy Ridge. He visited, inter the cemeteries at Villers, Bethune, I > Arras. Bapaume, Albert and Ktaplcs. It the presence of Marshal Foeh he placed at wreath of rod
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      Indian News.
      128 5 London, May 13. Simla On the eve of his departure f r Australia and other dominions to plead the cause of the equality of Indians, Mr. Sa>tri was entertained at an official ban•iUit by the Viceroy. The latter declared that the mission had the fullest of the Indian
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      Chinese Student’s Crime.
      83 5 London, May L5. i’he Chinese student Lee Hov. In, i n March 20 fired at the Chinese n 'U r, .tlr. Gheng Lo, was interrogated ■o examining magistrate. A diary ll,K, sc found on the prisoner when l l,,n i4 ted showed that the act had long
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      Russian Situation.
      68 5 London, May 115. t;.. v An official telegram states t),*. i. w,,rs t «f the famine crisis on Passed on April 15, when that ii t'oeoivinj? relief. The fact llr, y million poods of seed have ''d'Phed makes the future hopeful. •'"■'vntative of the German Foreign 'hi,., arr
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      Prince at Manila. Slight Accident During Polo Match.
      364 5 r*;.i:ila, May 13. H.M.S. Renown anchored in Manila Bay at eight this morning. After a visit from the Governor General and various oflieials, the I Vince of Wales landed with his staff and dr \e to Malcanan I’alace, where he lunched. In
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      Railway Rates Reduced.
      68 5 London, May 13. The English and Welsh railways anil iiince important reductions in goods rates, which sh uld powerfully promote a revival of trade. The percentage of increase over pre-war rales is reduced in many cases by twenty-live per cent., while the collection of delivery charges is
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      Army Reductions.
      61 5 London, May 13. In order to carry out reduction of establishments, the British army and nav.\ announce schemes of allowances and gratuities offered t > officers electing to retire before the age limit. Army gratuities will range from £OOO to £2,500. Surplus Naval officers number 1,835, and the
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      Canadian Naval Policy.
      68 5 London, May 1 Ottawa In the House of Commons ilie Minister of Defence announced that the Government naval programme would l,e a small ship and two trawlers at Halifax and Ksquimalt for training the vjluntcor reserve force. Other ships would be discontinued. In conformity with the foregoing
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      Loan to Germany.
      43 5 Lend n, May 15. New York Mr. J. P. Morgan left f«t Furope on board the Olympic to join the sub-committee of the reparation Commission which will enquire into the condition.under which an international loan t< Germany might be raised.
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      Legal Wife Poisoner.
      33 5 Lon; bn, May 15. The court of criminal appeal unanimous lv dismissed Armstrong’s appeal. Mr Curtis Bennett intimated his intention of seeking leave to appeal to the House oi Lords.
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Conference Ending. Russia Presents Further Objections.
      288 5 Rkutek’s Service. London, May 15. Genoa Ii is reported that the Russians have notified Signor Schanzer that they refuse to accept the proposed terms for the appointment of a Russian commission. London. May 15. The Aliied plan which the political subcommission considers to-day and
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      Angora Horrors.
      123 5 L; ndor> May 15. In the House of Commons, at questi n lime, Mr. Chamberlain said that the report that the Turks had murdered 10,000 Greeks in Asia Minor had been confirmed by the Government which could not allow it to rema n uninvestigated. They were appaMirg reports
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      Prince Leaves Manila.
      105 5 Manila, May 15. The Prince of Wales landed at midday at Manila and motored over to the naval establishment at Cavite, lunching with the senior naval officer of the islands. The bruise over his eye is healing very satisfactorily. He visited tin* polo ground in the afternoon
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      Upper Silesia.
      61 5 London, May 15. Geneva Tin* final convention for sold' ing the affairs of Upper Silesia has been dgned by the German and Polish pleni notent ial ies. M. Calender, the Swi!atesman, whom the League of Nations ippeintcd as arbitrator in the dispute, in his spreeh said that the
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      Various.
      40 5 London, May 15. Paris The elections to the Council General resulted in no appreciable political changes. M. Poincare and M. Sarr.tuL were re-elected. London, May 15. Tientsin: General Chang Tso-lin has made a proclamation declaring the independence of Manchuria.
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      GENOA FAILURE. American Refusal Deeply Regretted. Prospects of The Hague Meeting Gloomy.
      939 5 Rcuver's Service. 1 London, May 15. (ienoa The political sub commission has appr ived the memorandum to Russia drawn up by the five convening Powers. The text eonfirins the summary cabled earlier, regarding separate commissions, the abstention from
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      Britain and China.
      229 6 London, May Id. In the House of Commons, replying to Sir J. I). Rees, Mr. Cecil Harmsworth said that the committee on tlx* education of Chinese on Uritish lines had been appointed because the British community in China, and well-informed opinion in England, believed the question to
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      France and Britain.
      157 6 London, May 15. Paris 'I he soul of Edward reappears 7 h a «KU»t son.” These worts in Lc .aulois arc typical of the comments of the press to-day dwelling unanimously on the value of the King’s pilgrimage to Anprio-h rench relations and recalling appreciatively Britain’s part
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      British New Guinea.
      43 6 London, May 10. Arrangements have been completed for the reconstruction of the British New Guinea Development Company. The scheme provides, inter alia, for the reduction of the debenture interest and the provision of a large amount of additional working capital.
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      London Stock Exchange.
      53 6 London, May 16. i ,l St K k Kx i’ hu "Kf committee has «lc( nled to resume fortn'ghtly sctHen.ents from May ”2 with Contango,, s l)Ut j ilt edged s h k s will .still be restricted to cash settlement. Dealings for account “i fore, t>'ti
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      State of Russia. Terrible Ravage of Famine And Disease.
      368 6 London, May 15. Official Soviet sources in London gloomiy deny the correctness of the Moscow fficial telegram that the worst of the famine is over. They declare the need or British and American assistance is ;riater than ever. Millions are feeding
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      United States News.
      129 6 London, May 16. Washington The Supreme Court has decided that liquors in transit across the Lnitcd States from one foreign port to another are liable to seizure under the prohibition law. General relief is felt in trade circles in consequence of another Incision of the Supreme Court,
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      More Irish.
      114 6 London, May 15. Workmen whose wages are being reduced seized the factories of a big condensed milk firm in seven South Irish towns, hoisting the red flag. A so called general council of action for Munster has issued a proclamation of its intention to run the factories. London,
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      Standard Oil.
      24 6 London, May 15. Stockholm: M. Emanuel Nobel inter v lowed with retard to the report i££ \iou.sly (nbM, denied that bis company
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      Government Suffers Small Defeat.
      112 6 London, May 16. The Government was defeated in a tliin house, by 151 votes to 148, on a motion for adjournment, which was carried against them, on the Teachers Superannuation Bill, which gives effect to one of the recommendations of the Geddes Committee. The Geddes Ec
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      Britain and Japan.
      63 6 London. May 16. In an editorial on Anglo-Japanese relations with special relation to the Prince of Wales’ visit, the Daily Telegraph says, if the visit has placed the traditional friendship of the two nations on a new basis containing the elements of permanence that is a development
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      French Elections.
      55 6 London, May 16. Paris The final results of the elections to the Council General show a movement to the left. The Conservatives lost 18, the Republican bloc 8, and the Left Republicans 46, while the Radicals and Radical Socialists gained 24, the Republican Socialists (5, the International Socialists
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      Intellectual Co-operation.
      49 6 London, May 15. Genoa The Council of the League of Nations has appointed a committee of ten to study the question of international intellectual co-operation. It includes Professor Gilbert Murray,England; M.Bergson and Madame Curio, France Professor Einstein, a German and Mr. Banerjee, professor of political economy, Calcutta.
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      Engineers Dispute.
      44 6 London, May 10. As an outcome of the report of Sir illiam Mackenzie the direct negotiations, which were opened at Westminster today beiween the engineering employers and all engineering unions, have been adjourned until to-morrow, the employers undertaking to submit definite proposals.
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      Cotton Crisis.
      26 6 London, May 15. The cotton manufacturers meeting at Manchester decided that unless the men resumed, they would declare a general lockout involving 140,000 workers
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      American Captures.
      49 6 London, May 16. The Daniel first folio Shakespeare belonging to the Burdett Coutts library has been sold to the Philadelphian, Mr. Rosenbach for £8,600 compared with £716 paid by M ‘SS Burdett Coutts in 1864. 1 I\ as a,so Purchased the Sheldon first folio Shakespeare for £5,400.
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      American Coal Strike.
      57 6 London, May 17. Washington In consequence of nonsuffered hc untry has far strike h. tSi nconv lt 'V cc fr,,m the coal strike, but lower,n ff stocks have caused a tendency to increase prices, which the Government announces rts inten'don to assured 7 thc Kr u (l
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      Various.
      28 6 London. May 16. prone,lv"lf St Shackk ‘ton left unsettled V UC f London, May Id, tur.,„? ran< l jur! at the Old Bailey reCfor misdemeanour.**'" 5 BuUun
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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      Powers at Genoa. America’s Non-Intervention Policy.
      432 6 Reuter’s Service. London, May p; Washington: It was stated u- House, to-day, that the note c j participate in the Hague Commit K l intended to leave the door open a> thcr conversations. 1 fur?ta.tc s s indisposed cept Britain s invitation to sit
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      France and Oil Supplies.
      167 6 London, May 1" Paris The French attitude a> regard* international oil rights is defined in a semi-official statement which mentions the contract between the Shell Company anti the Soviets, recently on the P°*nt signature at Genoa. A special Krcncn representative communicated with die Belgian, British and
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      Greek Politics.
      24 6 London, Ma> Athens The new cabinet IT* i 1 ,s taken by M. Stratos, wb" Minister fer War and Foreign A 111
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      West Involving East.
      120 7 London, May Id. ;j and East” exhibition, cr.,t* Ciiuivli Missionary Society, k cIl< 1 lo-liio, o\V lit tile K ytll Hall by the Archbishop of The U v. Pr. Gavfiuh uho Ims ju; t returned fioin a investigation tour »n India, in tin’ press at a lunch*
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      Mr. Hoover’s Solution.
      84 7 London, May 17. ton In a speech at the annual f the United States Chamber of Mr. Hoover. Secretary for outlined the steps necessary to nnality throughout the world, peace in Europe, reduction of fixing of inter-governmental ’tiding the German reparations, '> of creating reasonable conr at
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      China Consortium.
      66 7 London, May 17. ii of the China Consortium had meeting at the offices of the I! and Shanghai Bank, Sir Charles -iding and M. Delaehaume, Mr. I imont and Mr. Okubo being prer■ y discussed the general policy Consortium. The conclusions •v.bodied a report for submission u;»s composing
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      Wielinen Channel.
      67 7 London, May 10. l i, h-ui P :ring their visit to i ,.i* ivarnebeck, the Netherj., -i Mi is ter, and M. Jaspar, i i: i iv gn Minister, resumed ;’i regard to revision of t if i' and the question of t t’hansie!. The conversations *i i.al.
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      British New Guinea.
      47 7 London, May 27. in i.lure holders of the British .i Development Company are :i May 25 to consider the '.mie f voluntary winding up and the formation of a new 1 h a share capital of t‘S75,000 > v tie liabilities of the old coni-
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      Cost of Living.
      45 7 London, May 17. ur (iazette says the average ’a.! prices on May 1 was about above July. 1914, compared rent, on April 1. London, May 17. 1 \i official statement says that vine: in Austria lias increased nt. in the past month.
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      Herr Stinnes.
      38 7 London, May 17. ’j'tianiii The Aften Post learns l' (p P ice Stinnes will shortly close lure and in Stockholm and ''ecauso of considerable diffi'1 mooting in the world’s mar(|f the low value of the mark.
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      French Budget.
      44 7 London, May 17. th the expenditure estimated o,i y 1 i nil 1 iaril francs, there is a ,;ir niilliard francs according '< ffet estimates. The ex- ;i m: ;liard and a half and the in II ar Is less than last year.
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      Cotton Dispute.
      31 7 London, May 17. “•> cotton operatives have d others are being to-dav, f r. k °ut on May 27 in the T* t( enf l the dispute at Middleton mills.
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    A RAILWAY RETIREMENT. Mr. F.D.B. Openshaw Entertained.
    610 8 i ro:n (bar Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May Id. ’Hie olliccrs of the Construction Department k’.M.S. Railways entertained Mr. I*’. 1). B. Openshaw, the retiring Chief Resident Engineer, at a largely attended garden party held ait the Railway Institute this attenx.on. Tito Construction
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING. Mr. T. Higginbottom and Miss R. A. Pugh.
    281 8 A pretty wedding was sol* i, n*s<*d at the I’rishyterian Church on \W*l:i. >day in the nuptials of Mi>s Ruth Alice I’ugh, second daughter of Mr. W illiam I'agh, of Sheffield and Mr. Thomas li igg.nbotlom. chief accountant < f
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    PENANG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Protests Against Loss of Night Mail.
    233 8 < Prom Our Own Com spondent.i Penang May 17. At a mee.ing of the Committee of the hamber of Commerce reference was made to the discontinuance of the night mail and the curtailment of the day service which was resulting
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    THE SHARE MARKET. Weekly Reports Of Singapore Firms.
    582 8 Messrs. Fraser and Cu.'s r, Dur i instant, states cpwrl The Share Market has remain,., cnlly lifeless in Tin and Rubber di, week, the only real business pu U# has been in the Industrial group v, steady improvement is still maint u
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    Penang’s Official Programme.
    240 8 Our Penang correspondent win the following is the official programn.»• the Prince of Wales’ visit to j v !i H.M.S. Kenown is due at Telui; 1 u a at 4 pm. on Monday the 22nd inst. expected that the Prince will come in harbour on H.M.S. Comus
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    Straits Association. Fixing the Date of the Annual Meeting.
    1894 9 iit too meeting of the Straits t„ (Singapore) Association was 0, ,-rs. Barker and Company’s a n Tut -day e’.c. .dr. K. A. vice-President, being voted to The others present were lV V. Biair, Dudley Parsons, h, O’May, See Tiong Wall,
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    MALACCA WAR RELIEF FUND.
    256 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. S r, —I shall be much obliged if you will kindly publish in your valuable paper attached accounts of above fund for the information of subscribers. The delay in publishing this statement is due to the late receipt of
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    92 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 13. The Penang Swimming Club reports a nicintii r-diip of 3,70, including 100 country member an increa c of 12 over la i year. -venue showed a surplus of $2,777 compared with $1,042 m the previous year. (n. total accumulated fund
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    RENT ORDINANCE. Appeal for Continuance at A Public Meeting.
    712 9 Mr. A. fJii Silva presided over a fairly large meeting, e. nvened l>y the Clerical I ni< in (he ntoria Theatre on Friday for flu* purpose of gauging puhl<• opjnion regarding the <l< irability of petitioning ney I OiUcer Administering the
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    The Late Mr. C. A. Wakefield.
    138 9 Our I poll correspondent wires that the funeral of the late Mr. C. A. Wakefield, who was drowned at the Tpoh Swimming flub, took place ou May II at th« f'molly Hoad Cemetery, the- Rev. Mr. Kempt borne officiating. The cortege, which started from
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  • The Straits Budget
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      LOCAL TRADE.
      1049 10 of it is that so much of it is true. Strait* Times, May 12. We had some remarks yesterday on :.n optimi.-t’s predictions of trade revival, an 1 since writing them we* have seen the British Malaya figures. These shew that in April the trade was nearly thirtc-si
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      MALAYAN COLLIERIES.
      1383 10 answer than he made t<> Mr. IWk. Times. May Id. It is not our intention to pass any criticism upon the ramifications of Mr. J. A. Bussell’s connection with Malayan Collieries, Limited. He took coal mining up when few had faith in it, and he has conducted the
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      ROADS AND RAILS.
      1049 10 I.: f t.» post-war conditions.---Straits T.n May 1.V A keen and somewhat curious n„ going n in England over road r. ra i traffic. At the end of the war ra.way rates were high, and this produced r •'r waggon competition on the roads, h stated recently
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      INDIANS AND AUSTRALIA.
      1101 11 loped for their own use.— Stra’ts Times, May 10. I prudence of the Viceroy giving an &lt;;! a. banquet to Mr. Sastri on the eve i departure for Australia and other "i’&gt; to plead the cause of equality of i&gt; open to very considerable que*t ;i Tin-
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      GENOA AND AFTER.
      1015 11 Straits Times, May 17. The Genoa Conference is practically at an end, but a sort of Hague extension of it gives one more chance of reaching some working agreement. It is extremely difficult to form any definite view as to the results. Britain and Italy stood well
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      BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
      1237 11 Straits 'I'imes, May 1H. Th'-re appears to be a movement in the upper section of the Peninsula to persuade the Imperial Government to take some action on behalf of the Rubber Industry. We noted also that in his solid and able speech the Chairman of the
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    Film Action. Technicalities of the Cinema Business.
    1828 12 In the lilm action, which was c* m:m*i f re Mr. 4&lt;aw.-on, third mu„ i trnc a May il in winch Mr. K. Bridges is barged hy the Official Censor with alle h at mg in respcvl of the* alleged ii sere; f
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    The Alor Star Affair.
    74 12 Our l’onang correspondent wires that •f the 1!) prisoners who escaped from Alor •&gt;tar gaol a month ago 14 are still at large hie who had been convicted of gang rob •cry and had bet n biding in the jungh u&gt;ar Haling stabbed dead with kris
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    61 12 ihe Stmits Timr.i i* riot r p»&gt; opinions of its ci.rrejoor. j -tondoio.s should bear in j mast bo Khort and to r| lt I)f rambling epistle* are liable to he r ruthlessly cut down CorreroomiV/ 1 r enclose their names, not t publication but as guarantee 'of v
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    Racing.
    142 12 To the Editor of the Straits T Sir,—I read with interest the i... “Jerry M,” which appeared in v. r on the 9th instant, and in w ',i r gested an extra horse race at n commg Race Meeting instead «,f B ex-griffin pony race. ,,&gt;s 1 feel sure
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    Rip Van Winkle.
    234 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. s r Square Deal’s” letter in voui o’.... of ath inst. came as a shock to a great many of us who never expected t«* such a letter in print, especially n the Straits Times. How very rude of m
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    Ramie Fibre.
    384 12 To the Editor of the Straits Time?. Sir, —A our reference to Ramie m Straits Budget of March is intent .r ai d the statement your informant make- that if planting* were started he w i!&lt;l be prepared to invest the whole of s capital in the industry
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    To Old Alleynians.
    79 13 Te the Editor of the Straits Times. May 1, through your paper, notify jij vhejiuans in Malaya that we are *,V a dinnei* in Kuala Lumpur op. 7 have written to those whose nvses I know. Will any old Alleynian M i h»' not received a letter
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    Malayan Collieries.
    1323 13 i ii. L :itflr of the Straits Times, v \&gt; a shareholder in the above i ami one who. like many others, v;, ui.u»ie to go to Kuala Lumpur to the Vi |ai meeting I would like to have an L-a through the public press to the f
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    Doubtful Guests.
    154 13 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.--I write not with a view to I’unlii fault hut with the hope that an evd ma.\ removed from our mrdst. Ii is high tj.o,. »l;.» the Chinese people put a p to the practice of engaging rongmny ineimr c*iris to
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    Municipal Commissioners.
    451 13 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The death of Mr. Tan Kheani Heck creates a Municipal vacancy which the Government will no doubt very soon take steps to fill. It is a common saying that the olliee of a commissioner is a thankless one, but in
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    Japanese Consular Conclave.
    186 13 Instructs ns have been issued by the Japanese Fnregn Ofliee, for a meeting in Singapore of the Japanese Consular Service of the most important cities in the East. It is understood that the meeting will he held privately at the residence of the Japanese Consul-General. The representatives
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    Penang Assizes.
    77 13 Our Penang correspondent wires that Penang As lefi.ie Mr. Justiee Sproule and a special jury* Roidaya who was barged with murd&lt; r and causing th jM.,th of Munusamy and Patcliee in in the compound of the Fukic c, ini i Girls’ Scl 00l at Dato Kran ;;,,;i(j i
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
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      CRICKET. Merchants’ Excellent Debut.
      488 13 The Merchants’ eleven &gt; pened their season in the S.C.C. cricket tournament with a most successful appearance against the Etceteras on the I'adang on Saturday gaining an easy victory hy one wicket and 1 h’l runs. The Merchants hatted first on a hard wicket and retired
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      S.C.C. Lose to R.E.’s.
      449 13 S.C.C. Lose to R.E.’ s. The S.C.C. team who went to 1'ulaa ltrani were scarcely representative as the club had out no less than three teams on Saturday, which necessarily watered the Club team considerably. The K.K. and Il.A.O.C. won in a low scoring game in which neither team got
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      Lanka Union and Middlesex Draw.
      273 14 match between tin* Lanka Union and n Middlesex Kegt. was played at Tanglin oi Saturday, and ended in a draw. The I.anka Union, batting first, put up 115 runs for the loss of six wickets and d&lt; (dared. The Regiment followed, and win n they
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      A Penang Match.
      42 14 Our Penang correspondent wires that tie- Penang Cricket. &lt;'iuI&gt; beat HolmosBrown’s eleven on Saturday, making 10(1 runs for seven wickets Hamilton compiled 00 not out, and hit two sixes. The losers’ score was 100, to which HolmesBrown contributed 20.
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      County Cricket.
      222 14 A Reuter cable of May 15 gives the following county cricket results Dudley Yorkshire defeated Worcestershire by an innings and 220. For the winners Oldroyd made 121 and Roy Kilner 117. Rhodes took five wickets for 25. Northampton Derby bent Northamptonshiro by two wickets. Woolley was taken ill
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL. Middlesex Win Hard Game.
      891 14 in spite of the weather doing its worst both before and during the* greater part of the game a big and enthusiastic crowd were present on the Padang on Monday, to see the ever victorious Middlesex pull oil' im tlur win after a hard
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      S.R.C. Score Good Win.
      832 14 Wednesday’s league match between the S.R.C. I and the S.C.C. I on the latter’s ground proved disappointing not because the S.C.C. li st but because after their d’splavs again *t the R.G.A. and tlu* Middlesex we had hoped to see a thoroughly good game. As it
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      S.C.C. II beat R.E.’s
      263 14 Fortune was certainly with the sit II in their match with tin; R.E.p V .V second league on Friday. They w, n j* the only goal scored, hut the R V Pui as much of the play, and were U r’ u jv at the end
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      Harlequins beat Seletar.
      149 14 The Harlequins are a team who are likely to attract attention in the -tend league. They won again on Friday. w .n they opposed Seletar United on t! Reclamation and scored the two a.- of the match. Both were put through by the clever Malay Taib, who
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      Municipality beat Middlesex II.
      276 14 The Municipality scored a g« 1 n 11 on Monday on the S.R.C. grout &gt;i second division of the league, u 1 beat Middlesex II by the only goal Three second division matchc- wvtv played on Wednesday. On the S.R.C. ground the Ex-Services met Singapore United
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      THE CARPENTIER TOUCH. Lewis lasts Two and a Half Minutes.
      623 15 wire drives the following ‘f t K contest described as one v t rounds for the light heavy- I'-tinpionship of the world between jii peiitier and Ted Lewis, which cat Olympia, London, on the 11th i: tu r knocked out
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      Dempsey and Carpentier Matched.
      47 15 j i‘ the above was written the follow- *buu r telegram dated the 12th inst. r,U' c|!)u* to hand s “tmouneed that Jack Kearns, r of Dempsey, and Descamps, toarticles for Dempsey and «»i|K-r.ti«-r to tight in Europe in or before June, I'jj;;.
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      Dempsey Sails for Home.
      85 15 K. utt-r wire of May 14 states that 11 has left England, returnto America. (r ‘(|in i„ s J'uiil brings news that in a contest the. formidable French featherH, knocked out the Englishman A' IM the third round. It would the second if the bell had
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      Key v. Carvalho Return.
      218 15 tui J “rlos informs us that a relb»tt|ill. l l- h ls arranged between w i 1 h v an ‘l Johnny Carvalho and ten i'.unI shortly. It will be over Use.|. j ai s| x ounce gloves will be at. r 1 P a, 'ticulars
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      S. R. C. Tennis Tournament.
      217 15 Results to May 1“ are as fellows:— A Singles Handicap. W. F. Carnegy beat A. E. Coclho, w.o. C. W. Gomes beat J. Zehnder, w.o. Championship. E. G. Wheatley beat K. E. Webb. (J—2, 0—0. E. E. de Souza beat E. W. de Cruz, 0
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      Johnston beats Tilden.
      34 15 A Reuter wire from Barkelcy, California, dated the 15th inst., stated that W. M. Johnston defeated W. T. Tiiden in the final of the Pacific Coast championship, 7—5, 7—9, 0—1, 0—0.
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    LOCAL MEDICO HONOURED. Imperial Service Order For Mr. Alfred Hale.
    291 15 The Prison in Outram Read was the scene, m Tuesday morning, of an interesting ceremony, the occasion being the presentation by the Hon. Mr. F. M. Baddeley. Deputy of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, of the Imperial Service
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    A DANGEROUS HOUSE. Action Against Municipal Commissioners.
    492 15 Oil Friday before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, Mr. Roland Braddell on behalf of the two lml.au owners of 20, Minto Road moved for an interlocutory injunction to 1 entrain the Municipal Comm.ssioncrs of Singapore from further proceeding under a nuisance order,
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    BIRTHS
    58 15 DL’FE. On May l.'f, 11)22, in Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Duff, a son. SOU. On May 1.5, 1U22, at 11b, Pasir I’an jang Road, Singapore, to Mr. ;wnl Mrs. Soh Yt w (Juan, a son. SINCLAIR. On Friday, May 12, I*j22, at 2, Scott’s Road, Singapore,
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    MARRIAGES
    67 15 HKJGINBOT IOM I t OIL On May 17, 1*22. at the Presbyterian Church, Singapon Thomas, only son of the late 'I homas lligginbottoni, Preston, Lancashire, to Ruth Alice, younger daughter of Win. Pugh, Sheffield. KI'SSKi.L CIIANOK. Mrreii 2.*&gt;. H'22, .1 Si James’s Church, Piccadilly. Rohert Cecil joungest 'Oil of
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    Trade and Finance.
    152 15 Singapore, May IS. EXCHANGE On London, Bank m/s 2/4 3/32 Demand 2/3 31/32 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 9/32 On New York r» 1 &gt;. Private 63 *i On Trance, Bank 540 On India, Bank T.T. 1W% On llongk- ng, Bank d/d 14 S» p.c. prom. On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    420 15 Singapore, May 18. MINING. Issue. Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 1 l Ayer Wen* 1«*0 1 1 Hi tarn Tin 0.85 0.95 l 1 Jelantoh 0.00 1 1 Johan Tin 0.15 0.55 i 1 i'l Kam. Kamurit. 1.11.0 1.13.0 (0 10 Kinta Assoc. 3.50 4.50 5 5 Lingui
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  • Obituary
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