The Straits Times, 12 April 1926

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,142. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1926. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      61 1 THERE'S HEALTH m every tin of fafcArTBRANPi Ll STERILIZED NATURAL Guaranteed pure Swiss Milk, containing ALL its or original cream and other health-giving vitamins. UNSWEETENED CONDENSED. THE SUPERIOR MO TOR-BOAT ENGINE NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED Place your orders quickly. SINGAPORE WILLIAM JACKS ft CO. KUALA LUMPUR <ifei JH i^ Shell
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      244 1 NEW DELIVERY OF SUTTON'S SEEDS FLOWER SEEDS VEGETABLE SEEDS ASTER, (Perennial.) *d^Mti-<± r*vv\ M d&dffl&& BEET, Sutl.in's v\*rM fnrourite. CIEMVTIS CELEKV. Wrl.r'iiS i iit wliilr. CONVOLVULUS 'mW'7''^ COS Llil'Mlli, Sut'un'a suporlj COCK "<>M IS f «3fiHj /m'*r'* J white. (osmi /NimHr' cabbage lettuce, Sutton's COREOPSIS. >. -Z&J 71,£ ti£JFi Stamlw-I.
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    Cromlix Rubber.
    1397 2 25 Per Cent. Dividend Current Year's Prospects. The sixteenth ordinary general meeting of the Cromlix Rubber Estate and Produce Syndicate, Ltd., was held on March 9 at 36 Basinghall Street, E.C., Mr. J. L. Anstruther (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman said Compared wfth recent years, when we have
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      319 2 IT''' The opinion that the teeth M require only brushing" is based upon the belief, once universal, that they are discoloured, and ultimately injured by impurities that can be brushed off. But modern science has discovered that the teeth are injured by chemical processes caused by the presence of microbes.
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    KING AND TYPEWRITERS.
    269 3 Foreign Machines m Government Offices. rare most Government Departusing foreign typewriters when oountries are buyine British .machines. This is a question which the Kin? is resolved to find out after a conversation he had at a stall in the British Industries Fair at the White City on
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    WOMAN WHO DISAPPEARED.
    260 3 Charge of Defrauding Insurance Company. A telegram to London from Wellington, New Zealand, announcing the arrest ol Susannah Bcvan, alias Trixie Finch, on a charge of def lauding an insurance comP«ny of nearly £3,000, discloses another Iase of a dead person who never died •also i walls
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    Six Weeks' Fast.
    137 3 Medical interest has been aroused by i Lady Fjjher's fast, which has been broken I after 42 days, during which she had I nothing beyond water and orange juice. On March 9, she suffered her first psmjs of hunger, thereupon she expressed a desire for brown bread
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    11 3 Sometimes ye doubt whether man's ceccnt f»m the monkey has started
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      495 3 "AFTER MY BABY WAS BORN." > Mm. McCully Tells How When Strength Was Gone and NerTeg Were Broken Down She Built Up Her Health wit* Dr. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. "After my baby was born and I returned Jrom the hospital I did not get my strength J°w I hould »ay«
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      199 3 WALL'S HIGH CLASS SAUSAGES J^^^SBiis^an OXFORD Katz Brothers LI 111 Till. THE "KURLO" WAY B SAFE AND SIMPLE. WASHES WITHOUT SHRINKING! KURLO ii a most highly concentrated form of pnr«i r^7^ic-r>XS^ v\\ aoap. Unsurpassed for wash- X~¥^S}VT^ < i L m» wooUena. Uces, silks, C^^TT^' 1 U Hnenn and all
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      45 3 To keep well m a trying climate take HallsWne THE SUPREME TONIC FromAr,t+ In, HkmihH a.d Wine M.rU,a,,l s th, Ag e AFRICAN AND EASTERN TRAOI COBI»ORATION, LTD. Siojapor* eb4 Fa— i SaU fro^Wafax I STrpM« Smith 4 Co.. U»> How. LoKi.m. E«ou«». i BM
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      532 4 P. A 0.-BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER Al*D CARCO SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO, UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOS CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage due Spore KASHGAR 9,000 Apl. 10 KHYBER *.100
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      549 4 Shipping Announcements N.Y.K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) LONDON LINB Marseille., London and Antwerp Vessels Tonnago Da* Ball t HAKOZAKI MARU 11.000 Apl. 14 16 HAKUSAN MARU 11,000 Apl. 28 29 j KITANO MARU 8.000 May 12 18 I HARUNA MARU 11,000 May 26 27 KAMO MARU 8,000 Jun* 9 10
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      554 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THB OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THB CHINA MUTUAL BTRAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated m England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAM BURG AND BREMEN.— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on through
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      483 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Kemaman, Kelantan, Bangaara, Tolapin, Patani, Singora, Laeon, Bandon, Kohaamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA In port Apl. 14 REDANG Apl. 19 Apl. 21 MALINI Apl. 26 Apl. 28 VALAYA May 3 May 6 The
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      518 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. GO. OF DATAYIA) (Incorporated m Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connection to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Managers' Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, supplying of
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      435 4 BURNS PHILP UNE (Incorporated m Australia) FOR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailing by the well knows steamers MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MALAI'.AR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer 'rading to Australia, Cabins de luxe, single berth cabin*, swimming
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      468 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM and CONTINENT via FORTS and SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICES OUTWARDS FROM CONTINENT For Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan a. CITY OF LYONS Apl. 18 HOMEWARDS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg 1.1. CITY OF
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      446 5 AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE (Incorporated m England) Regular Passenger and Freight Service via JAVA PORTS to FREMANTLE (W. A.), ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE and SYDNEY maintained by Tons Sailing 1926 s.s. MERTON HALL (limited passenger accommodation) Apl. 9 s.s. CITY OF PALERMO (passenger steamer 6,900 tons) May 7 s.s. MERTON HALL (limited passenger
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      442 5 AMERICAN ORIENTAL MAUL LINE TRANS-PACIFIC PASSENGER AND EXPRESS SERVICE 19 days from Hongkong to Scattl* Sailing from Steamer Hongkong PRESIDENT McKINLEY Apl. 22 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON May 4 PRESIDENT GRANT May 16 PRESIDENT MADISON May 28 PRESIDENT JACKSON Jane 9 also a sailing every 12 days from Hongkong to Manila Through
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      681 5 STOOMVAART MAATSGHAPPU NEDERLANI" HOLLAND-EAST-ASIA LINE Homeward Sailings to AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, BREMEN direct KANGEAN Apl. 20 OOSTKERK via Marseilles Apl. 27 to GENOA, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM VONDEL Apl. 23 JOH. DE WITT May 7 Outward sailings to MANILA. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and VLADIVOSTOCK. ALDEBARAN Apl. 25 Limited passenger accommodation. Fares
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      161 5 Q the detioflt'- perftwi« mm QflMltmC99 fill QOfltTlDtjLt "erasmic" 1-afe Idaintr ISO AP. Solt ArenU for Malaya SIME, DARBY CO., LTD >«««<>» i s a a i > "CINE-KODAK" MODEL B A complete Cinema (.-lnicra not bigger than a lady's handbci? maj inf wonderful movies. See A Film Proje&ted at
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      515 6 r FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY. From Sunday, April 11 to I'ridr.y. April l(i. AT THE ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., TropiU'or In the Second Show at A p.m. A Herbert Brenon-Paramount Production r.n.irivinc William J. I<oeke'n Famous Story THE MOUNTEBANK and presenting ERNEST TOL'RRENCE and ANNA <J. MI.SSON m
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      126 6 SURINA THEATRE North Bridge Koad. TO-NKJHT at 7.30. Nonpareil Feature Film Corp. presents Alice m Wonderland Starring the charming Little Actresa VIOLA SAVOY S Tart*. AI.IIKKTINI m THE IKON MAN SERIAL < i,;i|>.ir» M and 14. At 9.15 K< It VI. JAVA (Burton tlulmcfl). NEW I'ATHE (;\/.ETTE. LOADED DUE (A
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      252 6 jfi. Famous Lasky Film Service, have pleasure m prcsentlnu that m. T^ ,^h, life famous ENGLISH Actor fe 'f* W* ERNEST TORRENCE m w*WW THE SIDESHOW OF v» AdHptcd from the world famous novel wk a By WILLIAM J. LOCKE. jg^ Cinema patrons will remember Krnesf l 4smf > Torrence
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      96 6 3teH^^KING^I DALLAS if <*m nocoß rroopr aa»n ifr. frraacesMMCT ntn t i jt n TV ftC™. t I'mWsiii \-Qtrnßn ~t»cuc u> niKii^\m^*Mjju?' i o ijl 1 iHLuxiwD<Mjfl—&nfi^hA.i HLuxiwD<Mjf1—&nfi^hA. You All Know J Stella Dallas 1 Sk* is {pu nd i n «t«ttj dt^, I town and vil\ag«. BclU I ttf«
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      227 6 Dermatine (Chop "BADAK") Belting Will outlast all others. A trial will convince you. STOCK held by SOLE AGENTS: PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. DELICIOUS FRUIT BEVERAGES OF FRAMROZ Co. Tropical Adoro No. 57 FOR PLATES AND FILM-PACKS. m. by Itf m DOL'HI.K EXTENSION. A Masterpiece of Camera Construction by CONTESSA—
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    246 7 FIXTURES. Monday, April 12 High Water, 10.25 «.m., 10.54 p.m. Malacca High Tide, 1.26 a.m., 6 It 6 in. 7.40 p.m., 7 ft. 6 in. Natural History Society Meeting, 5 p.m. Tuesday, April IS High Water, 11.9 a.m., 11.33 p.m. Malacca High Tide, 8 a.m., 6 ft.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    374 7 Monday, April 12. Ships alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Sea Belle, Khoen Lei. Simburg, Gweneth, Gror.ingen. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Wharf Nil VKSSKl.S IX DRY DOCK. Tanjuni; Pagnr Sheers Wharf Nil Albert Dock V. D. Caisson Victoria Dock Nil Keppel Harbour
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    27 7 Fortunately we are not a warlike nation. So only 67.5 per cent, of our annual appropriations are for war purmsml pail present und future.— Buffalo fcveninjf Ntryv».
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    126 7 T«-day. Indo-China (Yangtse) 8 p.m. North and East India (Ta:ada) 8 p.m. Japan and Korea (Polyphemus) 8 p.m. North, North-East and North-West Sumatra, Ceylon, Southern and Western India Derffijniter 3 p.m. Java, South-Weat Sumatra, SouthEust Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Uilly (Bintang) 4 p.m China, Hainum, Japan,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    34 7 Ellora Slamat Mantua llroliui I'umbora 8'por* Lomdoa Mar. 4 Har. 27 Mar. 5 Mar. 27 Mar. 12 Apr. S Mar. 12 Apr. 6 Mar. 18 Apl. 10 Mar. 19 Apl. 12
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    Passengers.
    656 7 The following Straits passengers by the Sarpedon are Bailing from here for Marseilles and London, via Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo and Port Said to-morrow at 4 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. F. Wickett, Mrs. A. L. Wilcoxson, Mr. J. McLean, Mr. C. B. Hayward, Mr. P. Scott and Mrs. Scott.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    242 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, April 12. On London, Bank 4 m/a 2/4 7/16 Demand 2/4 1/32 Private 3m. credits 2/4 9/16 On New York. Demand 56 11/16 Private 90 d/s 58% On France, Bank T.T. 1690 On India, Bank T.T. 156 On Hongkong, Bank d/d 1% p.c. dis. On
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 7 R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 87 Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 87% May 87 May -June 86% July-Sept. 86% 87% 88 87% 87% 86% Tone of market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 25 %d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents
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      MINING.
      241 7 Pd. Buyers Sellers ■1 £1 Asam Kumbang 67/C 69/1 1 Batang Padang 0.80 0.85 c<L 1 1 Hitaiii Tin 1.35 1.45 1 1 Idris Hydraulic 55/- 56/1 1 Johan Tin 0.51 0.55 10/- 10/- Kampong 49/6 50/6 Q £1 Karaunting Tin 68/6 70/- cd. 0 10 Kinta As80. 10.00
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      GENERAL.
      133 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.10.0 5.15.0 10 10 Central Engrfm* 9.00 0.60 £1 £1 E. Smelting Co. 15.25 15.50 1 10 10 Fraser Neave 50.00 51-00 Bj 100 100 Hammer Co. 152.50 157.50 100 100 Katz Bros. def. 200.00 220.00 cd. 10 10 Mexican
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      DEBENTURES.
      86 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 110 Spore Municipal 5 p.c. $1,878,000 of 1930 par 6% p.m. Spore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4M p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4 p.c. of 1913 $2,000,000 80—90 I S.S. 54 p.c. Loan 1919
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      372 7 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation*. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 3.10 3.20 3.15 3.25 Alor Gajah ($1) 2.90 3.00 2.90 3.00 A. Hitam ($5) 21.00 22.00 21.50 22.00 A. Kuning ($1) 1.20 1.36 1.20 1.25 Am. Malay (|2) .1.25 4.50 4.40
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      119 7 Look after your throat A husky throat is not only a sign that you have a cold it can be the cause of one. Germs are always present. Sore throat inflamed membrane offer them opportunity to multiply. An occasional Evans' Pastille will protect both throat and lungs. In Evans 1
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      157 7 SUPERFLUOUS HAIR INSTANTLY DESTROYED Ask the first woman you see with arms entirely free from the slightest suggestion of disfiguring hair, how she manages it. Nine times out of ten you will find Veet ii the answer. Women who have fTTUi tried this wonderful, Lf^Srr perfumed, velvety cream Ljr M^L
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      181 7 NOTICE is hereby given that the trade mark consisting of the word "NUJOL" as depicted above is the exclusive property of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) of Bayonne, New Jersey, United States of America, Petroleum Refiners and Marketers and that the same is used by the said Company m
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      595 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts, see pace 16. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. WANTED EFFICIENT TYPIST with knowledge of accounts. Apply 60^ Straits Times. FOR SALE, Austin 20, five-seater, m firstclass condition. What offers Apply 699, Straits Tiipes. (lp) FOR SALE, whit* polished Italian marble tiles, two feet square, m stock.
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      208 7 (PARIS Garters HO METAL CAN TOUCH YOU ELEGANCE Men tell us that Super Quality PARIS are the finest garters they ever wore. And they're the finest we've ever made. Here you have a rare combination of luxury and .onomy. Super Quality PABJb are elegant m appearance, m quality —m service.
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      122 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courlmy of Coternmeot Health Office.) For the 21 hours ending at Midnight on April 10, 1926. iHL Mnx. shade temperature 82 F. Min. shade temperature 76 F. Mean shade temperature 82.5 F. M«x. huh radiation 160 F. Min. khixs radiation r 72 F. Sih
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    DEATH
    64 8 TAN.—O n April 9, 1f26, at 535, East Coast Road. S ngapore. Tan Yong Tian. aged 72 beloved father of Tan Khim Chua, Gu.uChua, Choon Chua, Hong Chua and father ir.-law of Kwek N'oy Chia and Lee Kent Jin. He leaves behind his four sons, foui il-UK'litei!.in-iiiw, two daughters,
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    REQUIEM HIGH MASS
    45 8 REQ UIEM HIGH MASS A High Mass of Ueqult-m for the repose oi the soul of the lute Maximiana Bcrrj will be sunj: at the Church of St. Joseph on Tuesday. April 13, 1920, al 6.30 a.m' kind prayers and attendance are ear BsatrjF solicited.
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    The Straits Times MONDAY, APRIL 12. THE COAL TRADE.
    1055 8 The Straits Times MONDAY, APRIL 12. THE COAL TRADE. There does not appear to be \ery much p: ogress in the negotiations between the coal owners and the coal miners with .reference to the recommendations of the recent Commission. Each side seems to be insisting on its own point of
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    18 8 On Sunday next Sir Arthur Yapp, the General Secretary of the V.M.C.A., will preach m St Andrew's Cathedral.
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    21 8 Mrs. F. S. Coate, of 4 Amber Mansions, reports the loss of a platinum ring, set with diamonds, valued at $430.
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    39 8 In order to give our Mahommedan employees the benefit of the Han Raya holiday, the Straits Times will not be published on Wednesday next, a Bank Holiday. The Straits Budget will be available this week as usual en Thursday.
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    16 8 Guthrie and Co. inform us that the latest price of Rembau Jelei Rubber shares is 60s.
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    24 8 The establishment of B. P. de Silva, jewellers, will be closed on the 13th and 1-Jtli inst., m celebration of the Sinhalese New Year.
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    31 8 Mr. L. L. Mills acting Commissioner of Police, Johore, proceeds on long leave on May 22 by M. S. La Plata Maru. Mr. J. Culley, at piesent C.P.0., Muar, relieves him.
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    27 8 Cuthrie and Co., Penang, are m recpipt of cabled advice from London that the new issue of Teja Malaya Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., shares was considerably (/ver-subseribed.
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    38 8 On April 8 m the Supreme Court, Ji.hoic Bahru, a Chinese was sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment for being m possession of counterfeit $5 notes 1 of the C-8 series recently mention 3d m the Straits Times
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    39 8 The P. and O. Naldera Tlas made a record P. and O. run from Fremantle to Colombo, the voyage having taken 183 hours 54 minutes. The previous fastest tecord was that of the Macedonia namely 137 hours 37 minutes.
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    36 8 As m previous years, the Sinhalese community of Singapore are issuing invitations for a tea-party at the Oldham Hall Ground, Orchard Road to-morrow at i p.m. m celebration of their National Jay which falls on Tuesday.
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    47 8 At the annual general meeting of the Merton Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., to be held n April 20, it is proposed to pay a final iividend of 40 per cent., less tax, m respect of the year ended December 31, 1925. naking 50 pmt cent, for the year.
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    39 8 At the annual general meeting of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce, m Kuala Lumpur on the 25th inst., a resolution on th? subject of rubber restriction, similar to that already passed by other bodies, will be submitted for discussion.
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    40 8 Mr. O. S. Daw-barn has resigned the management of Glimau Tin Ltd., m Negri Sembilan, m order to take over the management of Eastern Siam Tin Dredging Co., Ltd. He sails for home shor:ly on business connected with this company.
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    38 8 The Haiphong arrived from Amoy yesterday with over a thousand Chinese immigrants on board. Four cases of small-pox occurred during the voyage and one passenger died. It is interesting to record that the ship's doctor is a lady.
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    46 8 The Acting Consul for Itcly m Singapore informs us that he U m receipt of telegram dated the Bth inst., from the Italian Legation m Bangkok confirmin? is rticulars of the recent attempt against the Italian Premier Mr. Muss -lini as set >ut m our paper.
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    43 8 The Maha Sinjan, Burmese New Year is to-morrow. Special services and devotions to Buddha will be held at the Burmese Temple, Kinta Road, during the next three days for rain and more favourable weather. The Hindus celebrate their Tamil New Year's day tomorrow.
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    46 8 The fifth annual general meeting of the Singapore Natural History Society will be held this afternoon. The aocounts show a deficit on the year's working of $140.31. The society possesses a cash balance of $1,167.69, of which $106 represents the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Fund.
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    49 8 Armed gang robberi-s seem to be on the incroase. Ong Tong Tay, a Hockchew priest, living at 250 MacPherson Reed, was robbed of $r>'4 of jewellery by seven Cantonese, who entered his house about 730 last night. Unfortunately the priest is unable either to recognise or describe his assailants.
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    58 8 On Saturday afternoon, at the office >f the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mr. E. de Vries, on behalf of the local staff, presented an address and silver tea set to Mr. T. Saito, manager, prior to his leaving here by the Kamo Maru on the 14th inst. for Shanghai to take
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    60 8 The spring number of the E.S.A.M. Magazine, which is the organ of exservice men m Malaya, has been published, and is once again a very full and interesting issue, adequately covering exservice activities throughout the Peninsula and m the wider world. The Malayan delegate's report of the Ottawa Conference of
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    83 8 At the Victoria Theatre, on Thursday and Saturday, April 22 and 24, Mrs. Alf.nl will present Snatches of Variety. This will be her farewell performance m Singapore, and m view of the fact that it is m aid of the Ex-Services Association there should be crowded houses. The entertainment will
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    93 8 A young house surgeon at Vienna saved the life of a woman of 26 by stitching two wounds in her heart after she had been stabbed by a drunken man. Through the prompt action of the police, Dr. Nather was able to operate on her 20 minutes after the crime.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    463 8 A Reuter cable from San Fram iscn p.nnounces the death of Mr. Luther Butbank, the naturalist. Mr. W. Bartley, M.C.S., who was Acting Under-Secretary, S.S., and Mrs. Bartley, have arrived in Singapore. Prince George dined informally at the K. and O. Hotel,. Penang, on Friday night pnd
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    Rubber Prices.
    48 8 Henderson, Helm and Hammesfahr, Inc., New York, send us the following cable, dated April 10, their quotations being! m gold dollar cents Sellers, April 51, May 50 V&, next quarter 50. Market weak. Manufacturers are not buying. To-day's Singapore price 87 cents. London price, 2s. l%d.
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    Death of Major T. C. Spring, D.S.O.
    123 8 There will be many throughout Malaya who will learn with -much regret of the death, which occurred suddenly m London, following an operation, of Major Trevor Coleridge Spring, D.5.0., of the Hampshire Kegiment. Major Spring spent some considerable time m the Colony as
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    Pearson's Fresh Air Fund.
    127 8 Grateful thanks to those who have responded to our appeal on behalf of Pearson's Fresh Air Fund, which does such precious work for the poor children of London, giving to thousands of them a day of delight among the summer-glad-dened fields, and sending hundreds to recover
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      85 8 On Other Pages. Pa*.. Slipping and the Mails 7 Finance and Commerce 7 Meteorological Report 7 Passenger Lists 7 Reuter and Rugby Radio Telegrams 9 Shots at l'olice 'J Danish Airman Leaves Bangkok 9 Submarine Commamk-r's Death Mr. Firestone Arrives :> Bail m Bank Robbery C;^..- 9 Alleged Theft by
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    CHINA CIVIL WAR.
    425 9 Kuominchun Effects a Coup D'etat. Times Comment on Present Situation. BELTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 10. Peking The Kuominchun (National Army) leaders have requested Wu Pei Fu to come and restore the political situation. They have released Tsao Kun, ex-Presi-dent of the Republic, nnd cabinet officials and called
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    The Baghdad Floods.
    166 9 Desperate Efforts to Save City. [REL'TER TELEGRAM.] London, April 11. Baghdad Ten thousand men, women &nd children are at present assembled on the east embankment anxiously scanning tile rapidly widening inland sea, while Urn new Araby army, encouraged by the strains of a brass band, is heroically
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    M. Malvy's Resignation.
    86 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 10. Paiis M. Jean Durand, Minister of Agriculture, has been appointed Minister of Interior, m succession to M. Malvy. The franc dropped three points coincident upon M. Malvy's resignation. Apparently his depaiture is interpreted m iinancial circles as paving the way to M.
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    Polar Aviation.
    491 9 Amundsen's Ship Arrives At [reuter telecram.] London, April 10. Oslo The King has received Capt. Amundsen and Capt. Ellsworth, who will shortly be leaving by steamer for Spitzbergen to get ready for the arrival of th» airship Norge, which is not likely to start for the Pole before
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    Prohibition Enquiry.
    79 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 10. Washington Canada's experiments figuied in to-day's evidence before the prohibition enquiry. Canadian witnesses testified that Wfestern Canada suffered an unprecedented crime wave in the last two years of prohibition, but had completely recovered from it since the abolition of the bootlegger and rum-runner.
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    French Finance.
    43 9 [lIAVAS TELEGRAM.] Paris, April 11. Paris Th:- Presidents of the Chamber and the Senate have each donated 10,000 f lanes to the amortization proposal. The Government hava decided that Ministers will each give 5,000 francs and UnderSecretaiirs of State 1,000 francs.
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    French and Syria.
    35 9 [lIAVAS TELEGRAM.] Paris, April 11. Damascus Two important Druse leaders have submitted. Bedouins attackid the Dius.es m order to take buck the lands occupied by the latter and 30 Piuwik v.tit killed.
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    Terrible Air Collision.
    216 9 Five Aviators Burned To Death. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 10. Hcnlow aerodrome, Bedfordshire, wa* this morning the scene of the worst Air Force disaster since the war. A giant Vickers-Vimy machine, piloted by Flying Officer Charles Victor Lacey, who returned from leave to-day, and carrying three mechanics,
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    British Coal Trade.
    453 9 fWIBIf.CSS TIA BUGBT.] Rugby, April 10. The newspapers this morning generally express satisfaction that yesterday's conference of miners' delegates kept an open door for negotiations. It is recognised that a considerable moderating influence has been exercised by the Industrial Committee of the Trades Union Congress. The resolution
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    Fatal Oil Explosion.
    31 9 [reutkr telegram.] London, April 12. Port Arthur, Texas Twenty were killed and SO injured by an explosion on an oil tanker which was loading 90,000 gallons of petrol.
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    Havana Bank Scare.
    164 9 Checked by the Governor's Promptitude. [REUTEB TELEGRAM.] London April li New York Several banks in Havana experienced runs yesterdny. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is reported to be sending $35,000,000 of currency by special train to Kcywest, whence it will be conveyed to Havana in
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    Record Railway Journey.
    113 9 [WIEILXSS YIA BUGBY.] Rugby, April 10. The arrival in England yesterday of a number of American hotel proprietors, who are to make a tour of England and the Continent, was matked by a record train journey from Plymouth, where they landed, to London. The distance of 227
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    Communism.
    73 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, Apiil 10. Paru :V-Hn.'nanite: V -Hn.'nanite annojnres that the fines enforced m the city of Paris have lesulted". m the total estoppage of the salaries of the three Communist Deputies, Cachin, Vaillant Couturier and Doriot, who were sentenced last October m connection with the attack on
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    The Cotton Trade.
    71 9 [REITEB TELEGRAM.] London, April 10. A mass meeting at the end of April to propose a resolution requesting the Government to order an enquiry on the lines of the Coal Commission m regard to the continued depression m the cotton trade, especially m regard to recapitalisation during
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    Morocco Campaign.
    67 9 [havas telegram.] Paris, April 11. Le Matin announces that Senor Lopez Oiivan, the principal Spanish delegate to the future conference at Oudjda, has arrived m Paris and will meet M. Painleve and the French delegates m order to lay down the conditions under which an armistice can be
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    Princess Victoria.
    57 9 [WIRELESS VIA RUGBY.] Rugby. April 10. The progress of Princess Victoria towaids recovery is now steady. This announcement was made m a bulletin issued yesterday evening. No further bulletins will be issued. In view of the Princess's recovery the King and Queen will to-day go to Windsor where
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    American Immigration.
    41 9 [UUTtt TELEGRAM.] London, April 10. Washington Nearly a score of bills designed to increase immigration quotas have been rejected by the Senate immigration Committee. The bills aimed at the- admission of domestic servants, farmhand* and the fiancees ef Americans.
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    Shots at Police.
    241 9 European Detectives' Narrow Escape. Several European officers had a run-row escape from death last night whilst effecting the arrest of several Chinese, in Victoria Street. Shots wero fired from a large crcwd which had gathered, one seriously wounding a Chinese who was being held by a detective,
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    Russia Obdurate.
    35 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 10. Moscow Replying to the League's last note regarding the Disarmament Conference, the Soviets adheic to their former attitude m refusing to participate m a conference on Swiss soil.
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    FLIGHT TO JAPAN.
    46 9 Danish Airman Departs From Bangkok. (From Our Own Corespondent. Bangkok, April 12. Lieut. Botved, the Danish a'rman, left Bangkok on Saturday morning for Hanoi. He proceeds to Canton, Shanghai and Japan. The damaged aeroplane from Rangoon wi!l ba transhipped ot Singapore for Bangkok.
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    The Naval Visit.
    137 9 Submarine's Commander's Death at Penang. The Straits Echo, of April 10, says It ig with deep regret that we learn that Lieut. William Leslie Berridge, R.N., in command of Submarine L15, attached to H.M.S. Ambrose, met with a fatal actident at the Penang Swimming Club yesterday afternoon.
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    ALLEGED SAMSENGS.
    197 9 Attack on Chinese Funeral Procession. Twj Chinese, who were sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment by one of the police magistrates for having taken part m an attack upon a Chinese funerul processi m, appealed to the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) to reduce their sentence this morning. Mr.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    47 9 Muraj Tin. 206 picils. Mambau Tin. Hours run 565, cubic yards treated 57,000, piculs 143, dredge still working down stream. Talam Mines. C3O piculs. I'egang Prospecting Company. Output estimated Piculs 218.19, estimated to realise $18,401.36, tribute at 7 per cent, payable to the company 11,294.40.
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    Mr. Firestone Arrives.
    321 9 Tranships for Sarawak This Morning. Mr. Harvey Firestone, junior, son of the American rubber magnate, who is on u w^ild tour, arrived at Singapore this morning from Manila by the German stermer Derfflinger. He immediately transhipped to the Straits Steamship vessel Durvel, which sailed for Sarawak ut
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    The Bank Theft.
    300 9 Judge Cuts Bail from $50,000 To $10,000. One of the accused who has been charged in connection with the theft ot $316,000 from the Banque de l'lnd.-Chiuu applied in the Supreme Court this morning for his bail t( be reduced. At the outoct the Chief Justice (Si*
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    JEWELLER DRUGGED.
    129 9 Alleged Robbery m a Lodging House. A story of h m a Chinese mere-hunt. after being drugged, was robbed nf about $9,000 of jewellery, is contained m ,i report of the Rochore Police. Early yesterday afternoon, some Chinese entered Pia Hin's shop at f>2. North Bridge Road, and
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    Osaka Sanitary Exhibition.
    56 9 The Japanese Consul-General inf .mm us that the Osaka Sanitary Exhibition will be hold ut 0.-aka from July IS to August 80 of this year, the objects of the exhibition boincr to popularise knowledge f.f hygiene m the country und to improve medical and sanitary :upplus. Exhibits
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    Malayan Collieries.
    1120 10 Another Revenue Record 32 j/; Per Cent, in Dividends. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 9. The nnnunl meeting of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., was held in the company's < .Hires, Hoiv-4'.ong and Shanghai Bank Building, at noon, to-day. The chairman, Mr. H. N. Ferrers, presided. The Chairman
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    SOAP TRADE MARK CASE.
    263 10 Accused Acquitted 80 Tins Confiscated. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pen^ng, April 12. In the District Court, Penang, His Honour Mr. G. A. Hereford, continued the hearing of the case against Lew Thye (hfonjr, manager of Chop Ban Seang, Hin, who was charged with (1) importing, selling,
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    142 10 Allegations of Vagrancy Lead To Detention. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 12. At Penang Police Court, Inspector a European named John Jones was charged with being a vagrant. The accused pleaded guilty, adding that from Calcutta he wont to Siam. There he met the British Consul who
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      260 10 Singapore, April 12. Rubber.— Local 87% cents p«r lb. Tin.— London, 10/4/26 £268. Rubbers. Shares quiet. Mentakabs buyers 60 with sellers at 62% cents. United Malaccas quoted 2.90-2.95. New Scudais buyers at 3.02 Vs sellers asking «.12Vi. Brogas unchanged at 1.72%i 1.77%. Allenbys wanted at 3.05
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      CRICKET.
      878 10 Lanka Union Bring About S.C.C. Collapse. It is a little difficult to account for the Cricket Club's defeat by Lanka Union, on the Balestier Koad ground on Saturday. All disadvantages which the side was playing under taken into consideration, the match must still be regarded as a complete reversal
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      91 10 S.C.O. Tournament. TO-DAY'S TIES. Championship. Hunt v. Hall. Huggins v. Prentis. Newcomer's Handicap. i Cox, owe 2 v. Harford, owe 15, to finish. Profession Pairs. Linton and Hicksy v. Griffith-Jones and Pash. Hamilton and Newbery v. Kleinman and Sinclair. Cameron and Cobb v. Roy Smith and Hazell. TO-MORROW'S
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      AUSTRALIAN GOLFERS.
      127 10 Commonwealth well Represented In England. Australia will be well represented m the open and other big. golf competitions at Home this year, for m addition to Tom Howard, who passed through Colombo recently, F. Popplewell, Carnegie Clark and H. R. Sinclair were on board the Naldera when the
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      INTER-VARSITY RACQUETS.
      49 10 Oxford Win Three Matches. London, March 31.— At Queen's Club, ■in the Inter- 'Varsity Racquets tournament, Millford (Oxford) beat Duleep Sinhji (Cambridge), 15—3, 2—15, 15—4, and 15—10. Pilkington (Oxford) beat Kempwelch (Cambridge), 9 15, 15 i, 15—1, and 15—0. Oxford have thus won three matches to nil.
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    The Children's Concert.
    335 10 There was, as usual, a very large gathering of children the Theatre on Saturday afternoon for the children's concert another of the series that has proved so popular in the past. The programme contained items by the Philharmonic Orchestra, songs by Mr. H. L>. Barnett, the finale
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    74 10 The arrangements for the Peninsula Opera at the New World for this week comprise to-night, Petri Perivira Majlis to-morrow, Princess Noor Alpuad Wednesday, Asir-E Hiris, Thursday, Dewi Kesemaran Lara Chita will be presented. At Raffles Hotel to-night the programme of music will be as follows March, Magnificent (Brisac)
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    Kuala Lumpur Notes.
    960 10 Farewell to Dr. Day Naval Visit Sir Arthur Yapp. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur,. April 11. Quite a large gathering of European? and Chinese including Sir G«roge Maxwell arid the Hon. the British i: (Mr. H, W. Thomson) was present at the farewell function given by
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    41 10 Professors Barnes of Montreal, Hobbes of Mitchigan, and Freuken, th' Danish explorer, are preparing the Mitchigan University expedition to Greenland to seek to blow up the ice mountains on the west of Greeland m order to free the Atlantic from icebergs.
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    Bukit Timah Rubber.
    869 10 Kir Shortage During The Year. annual general meeting- of the rimah Rubber Company was held nch Bank Building* on Saturday. ieing present Mr. A. W. Stil! (Chairman), Messrs. H. D. Mundell, Rev. J. M. Ouillon, E. A. Gibson (directors) and C. V. Bailey for the secretariei (Evatt
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    118 10 Arras.— 6,ooo lbs. Ayer Kuning. -81,000 lbs. Bruseh.— lB,967 lbs. Bakup Plantations.— l2,l6B lbs. Batu Matany.— 7so lbs. Batu Lintang. 32,501 lbs. 8a1ing.— 5,521 lbs. 8radwu11.— 46,567 lbs. Dennistown (Krian F.M.5.)— 16,803 lbs. Highlands and Lowlands.— l36,ooo lbs. Jobs Landor. 64,000 lbs. Kuala Reman.— l24,ooo lbs. Kedah.— 34,67B
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      SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FINAL.
      450 11 St. Mirrcn's Victory nt Glrhrow. [Reuter Telegr*nn.J London, April 10. At Hampden Park, Glnspiw, m tlu* Scottish Association Cup final St. Mirren beat Celtic by two poals to nil. Celtic were handicapped by the lastminutes unfitnesß .'f Mi-Lean, their international left-winger. The St. Minrn halves dominated the
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      HOME RUGBY.
      166 11 Yorkshire Win The Otinly Championship. [Rcutcr TelcgTtm London. April 10. At Bradford in the Rujcby county championship final in ghftaM weather. Yorkshire heat Hampshire, lry 15 points to 1 1 in the proence of 10,<K)0 spectators. In the early stac<-< Yorkshire mostly nlU-ckin;; hut after eiphtoen minutes RU-hnv
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      AMERICAN TENNIS.
      45 11 National Amateur Champion Lose* Title, f Reuter T«l«rrim.] LomJon, April 10. Ne-.v York Jay Gould, the national amateur real U-nnis champion since 1907, l'st his title by default to Sui.-den, scratching, as he ajajg unable play cvirn; lo not having recovuied from influenza
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      NINETEEN RELAY TEAMS.
      86 11 Result of London to Driixhtcn Race. [Reuter Telegram.) I<ondon. April 10. Nineteen teams of ten men each started from Westminster on the annual London to Brighton relay running race. Birchfield Harriers, the holders, were first home m 4 hours 45 minutes 34 l-"> seconds, beating their old
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      GOLF.
      256 11 Singapore Golf Club The Sprin;: Cup competition was played on Saturday and Sunday, and icsulted m a tie between M.ssrs. 1-. P. Hickey ami J. D. P. Nisbtt. Sixty cards were taken out and the following wer? returned The first sixte?n qualify to piny f->r tin Guillei.:ard Challenge Cup,'
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      NOTES ON F. A. SEMI-FINALS.
      183 11 United Outclassed m Manchester Derby. London, March 27. The cup tic between Bolton and Swansea at "Tottenham brought hundreds of demonstrative Welsh enthusiasts to the Metropolis. Thoy toured London, saw the Boat Rac«, and th?n went to Tottenham, armed with I— IT (it I nnd
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      NORTHERN UNION CUP.
      87 11 Olrlh.im and Swinton Enter Final. Londen, March 'It. The semi-linals of the Northern Union Cup resulted as follows Oidham 1"., Wigan H. G, (at Salford). Swinton I.J, Hull 2, (at Halifax). Rugby League RevnltM. The following are. tks rcult^ of Northern Union matches Bramley H. Huddersfnld .12.
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      TURF STEWARDS ACTION.
      97 11 Trainer Sued m Libel Suit. Bombay, March 30.— Mr. G. E. D. Langley, stcward-.>wncr of the West Indian Turf Club, applied to the Bombay High Court for iulc nisi calling upo.i Capt. D'Arcy. his trainer, to show cause why he should n>t be restrained from repeating allegations
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      Hockey.
      56 11 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. against Duke of Wellington's Regiment at h ekcy to-morrow on the V.M.C.A. ground R. H. Pennefather F. R. S. Martinus and R. Lync H. S. Duncan, D. W. Dale and D. K. Samy M. Catchatoor, C. D. Smith, H. G. Stack (capt.), E.
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    Presumption of Death.
    1069 12 Curious Instances from The Straits Settlements. Mr. Justice J. A. Bucknill, formerly Chief Justice of the Strait* Settlements, and now of the Patna High Court, Bihar and Orissa, writes to The Times from India as follows Sir,— I was interested to see in a re- cent issue
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    21 12 Many of the firls of the younger set arent as black as they are painted, or sven as pink. Louisville Times.
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    23 12 Oar idea of an optimist is an American who goet right along with hit effort to invent a non-rcflllable whisky bottle.— Portland Oregoman.
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      781 14 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB NOTICE SPRING AXD AMATEUR RACE MEETINGS, 1926. Saturday, May 8, Tuesday. May 11, Thursday, May 13, Saturday, May IS, Saturday. May 22 and Whit Monday, May 24, 1926. Nine races lor ('pen Horses. Nine races for Ex-Griffin Horses. Nine races for Ex-Griffin Ponlea. Six rarea lor Irish
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      861 14 GHEONG KOON SENG CO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable Singapore town and country properties. At Messrs. Choomc Koon Seng Co's saleroom. No. HO, Cliulis Stnet, Singapore. on Wednesday, April 21, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable 99 years' leasehold land und shophouse premises known as No. 211, South Bridge Road,
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    CEYLON TEA LABOUR.
    634 15 Planters and Standard Wage Problem. An interesting sidelight on the standare wage question was provided at the annua general meeting of the Planters' Association of Ceylon when the Chairman, Major Oldfleld, dealt at length on the activities of Mr. Nathesa Iyer, the Indian member of the Ceyion
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