The Straits Times, 30 June 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,821. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1928. > PRICE 10 CENTS
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      106 1 Milkmaid Swi'ttin»-d. Mi Cream Milk I1I 1 Your Doctor Will Advocate THE USE OF GENUINE SWISSpIK FOR ALL PURPOSES WHERE, IF YOU WERE IN EUROPE, YOU WOULD USE FRESH MILK. THERE IS NATURALLY A SOUND REASON FOR THIS. "BEAR BRAND" is everywhere renowned as the richest, safest and finest milk
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      225 1 "DOB I N SON'C" FOR SPORTS WEAR fTHE NEW GOLF JACKET LIGHTWEIGHT KNITTED WOOL. An entirely New Model made on the same principle ar, a Tweed Jacket with long roll collar, five button front, four patch pockets, imitation seam and vent down back, double cuffs, soft and elastic. AN IDEAL
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      7 1 jl Mi!krr.-:r n -!lrcd j! Natural Milk.
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    F.M.S. TRADE SCHOOL.
    619 2 TRAINING IN MOTOR ENGINEERING. The 1927 report of the Director of Education (Dr. R. 0. Winsteilt) on education in the F.M.S. includes the following description of the Kuala Lumpur Trade School This school trains mechanics for motor engineering work. At the beginning of the year there were
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    £2,270,000 IN BRIEF WILL.
    159 2 (treat Fortune for Lady Dalziel. Only MO wardn to jlsjllll II i'.STO.OO.)! Sjih w:;s the way in which Lord DaJliel, hstirmM of the Pulliiian Car Company ami presideat <>i the International Stwn'nir <;■:■ Cuni)::»iiy. lormuiate<l his will. Tin- Uwumcnt, the ievms of v.hi.'li weiv rrrntod Mecatly
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    TRAGEDY AT A BALL.
    108 2 Maid Killed in Fall From Skylight. London, June 16. A K&y scene ut a ball at Grosveno.Place, the residence of Mr. Walter Guinness, was at midnight suddenly changed into tragedy. Two maids, who went to the roof to watch the sct-ne, fell from the skylight to
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      283 2 J> nr\ucn survN much air, j oo mucK exercise/ Then conic dizziness, weariness, throbbing temples, and headache. There's an end to pleasure, to fine plans, and to games. In such emergencies Aspirin Tablets Baystf is a real boon. It not only relieves headache in a few moments but ii regulates
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      277 2 6 Don't Neglect Pfep?:: Use Coticura At the firs', o gently wiiii <-.:' a i Olatnent Afta five dnutM batSw t n CuiicuraS<.:; I of Qatim Soup r-.r.d O will keepil.i '.'iUicl. awr- c Talcum <i PUpp*(Malar«>Lkan<4 I Singapore. Urinzin& of distinction can only bs produced by combining technical skill
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      382 2 CLEVER INVENTION FOX RAISING WELL WATER TH E Xf R elevatJJ flap CARUELLE PATENTS. jfeti THE ideal water lift where /j3pRJJ there is native labour because of its real simplicity and ease of fi* operation. Water is raised by y^F Vj E$ means of the patent Boulton m W&rj&D. endless
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    TIN PRICES.
    627 3 "FANTASTIC ASSUMPTION" IN RECENT REVIEW. In the Straits Times of June 13, there appeared an article by Mr. A. B. Parsons, quoted from the Engineering and Mining Journal of New York, reviewing the situation in the world's tin markets This article, which was described by one of the
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    LITTLE TICH'S LOST WEALTH
    188 3 £450 A Week Salary But No Estate. Little Tich, the famous comedian, died practically pern. '^ss. His will, if he ever made one, has net been found, but it is clear that his financial position was such that nobody could have benefited by his death. Indeed,
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    CURIOUS CASE AT SEREMBAN.
    143 3 Hones Exhumed for Burial In China. A curious case was heard in Scremban recently, when a Chinese was charged before the Raja Musa with exhuming human bones without permission. Accu.-ed pleaded ignorance of the law, and said the bones were those of his dead father, which
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      146 3 is finally Tested on Shell "V-.. [BhSb^BdkhßblbVi '""i MORRIS engineers use Shell and Shell alone bo that they may know, with certainty, exactly what performance each engine is capable of in power, speed and acceleration. Sfe£ DDE JTHCIIi p 7 -v> Jyt, ACarofD ilshed Excellence You will lad i t
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      398 3 LATEST DANCE RECORDS. M^de in U.S.A. 6.160 Old McDonald had a farm (Vocal Comedy) Th.- urt-i-n grass Krew all around (Vocal Comedy) 6362 The smiling of the submarine Si (Old Time Sinein' and l'layin') The Marian l'arker murder (Old Time Hagfai' and I'layin') 6.1K3 The fatal wedding (Old Time Sinirn.'
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      255 3 RENE ULLMANN'S WATCHES JEWELLERY PEARL NECKLACES GOLD AND SILVERWARE CUT CRYSTAL FANCY ARTICLES FOR PRESENTS REKE ULLMANN X and L, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. I KaT*\^3a^a^a^a^B MADE TO MEASURE, 0R...? Look here Fityu, old boy," said Mr. Sceptic, I think this tailored shirt idea is all tommy rot." Well, just as
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      507 4 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL A>") PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. ram CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEKNMKNT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL HKYICE. OUTWARDS FROM I^JNDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore KASHMIR U.lOO. June 30 KAJPUTANA 16,600 J.iK
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      576 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles. London, Antwera and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnfcge Due law) HARVNA MARU IMM July 6 7 KAMO MARU 8.000 July IS 10 KATORI MARU 10.COO Aug. 2 > •ATSUTA MAK a 8,00 Aug. 16 17 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 80 II HAKONE MARU
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      488 4 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia 1 FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,875 ton.) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 The s.s. MAKELLA is the largest nd finest steamer trading to Australia. Cubins de Luxe,
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      636 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO, OF DATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland' I'nilrr contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN COVKKNMKNT Telephone No. 3C40, with sub-connections Passage. Fnight, Transhipment Marini Depts. and Manager's Daak. Representatives for Singapore and Strai's Settlement of the Official Tourist Baraaa al Java. All infoKiiation. detailed itnwraties free
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      523 4 THE BLUE FI'SHB. LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHU' COLIMITED. THR CHINA MUTUAL RIAH NAY. CO.. I.TIj. (IneoipciaUU in Enflk^d). REGIiLAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMS FERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, H\M BUM A\D BREMEN. GENOA, MAH =gnJiffl LIVERPOOL AND 'GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AM 3LASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK ANT BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE -LONDON'
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      451 4 THE SIAK STEAK. HAY. GO., LTS. (lucor l >«ra,. > d Id fatal) BANGKOK COAS 1 I ■'H. For K.rei»y, KeUfctan, B'.ru-nara. f elupin, Paturii, Singer. ,con, Bacdon, Kohscmui, Langijan, Obumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Daaartara V ALAI 1 July 4 :nns ur- Btt< 1 throaghoal w, h Jlectric i.».nt ai,d
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      536 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNJUI STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (lncorporat i in England) "ELLERMAN" .LINB PASSENGKR A> D KREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FstEIIJHT SERVICB OUTWARDS T« Hong Kong. Shangaal aad Jaaaa Doe Spore s.s. CITY OF KHARTOOM July 28 s.s. CITY OF KHIUS Auk. 2S s.s. MATOITO Sept.
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      473 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICH NEW TORK and BOSTON via COLOMBO, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES. Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang President Polk July July 12 July 14 President Adams July 23 July 26 July 28 President Garfleld Ang. 6 Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Pre&ident Harrison Aug.
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      447 5 GHARGEURS REUNIS (Incorporated in France) SINGLE CLASS STEAMERS REGULAR MONTHLY' FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. HOMEWARDB. MARSEILLES. SAINT NA7AIRE and BORDEAUX. Due Spore CAP TOURANE July 6 CAP PADARAN Aug. 81 CAP VARELLA Oct. 26 MARSEILLES, HAVRE, DUNKIRK and ANTWERP. due Spore CAP LAY Aug. 3 CAP ST. JACQUES Sept. 28
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      249 5 DON'T MISS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Cheap Sale NOW PROCEEDING IN VARIOUS KINDS OF FAMOUS CHINESE CURIOS, DRAWN THREAD-WORK, and FANCY GOODS, etc. CKEON6 KEE CO. NO. 153-155. ORCHARD ROAD. COLEMAN QUICK-LITE LANTERNS THE SUNSHINE OF THE NIGHT GIVE SmJUfEfr (KIND TO 300 I v*7wfijj| TIIK EYES CANDLE llKsJi^Bn NO CLARE I'OWEK
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      62 5 FRASER NEAVE LTD Distributors for Malaya. V T and eruoy it to i/ie last drop it 5 PHOEMIX 6IH&E.R AU= Phone :JV63 f»ENTRAj j WJENGINE WORKS LTDI aL. j SANITARY INSTALLATION of the most modern design can be delivered from stock. Further particulars as to price, etc., can be had
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      447 6 ISAKO'S ROYAL CIRCUS THE LAST FEW NIGHTS Grand Change of Programme TRAINED HORSES and CAMELS, NEW BALLET with 16 Ballerinas. PANTOMIME, FANCY SHOOTING. Doa'l miss this unique opportunity. TWO MOTOR CARS a r c glw away as Souvenirs with many other valuable presents. F. ISAKO, Proprietor. PAVILION From Friday, June
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      191 6 ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE A CO., LTD.. Proprietors) COMMENCING TO-NIGHT At the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE EMPIRE NEWS BULLETIN A Picture Abave Par Sec William Pos offf §lHFn 30. /HIP 9 MADGE BELLAMY' JB.MfIIMTJOKAIii-UU'MNaCRAy-AUAN FORRBT-gAMo'NOnSI •v, k/jMi hatuuo« J. G. BLYSTONE J^^t» m cEH^yILLIAM F{^^L_ A Fascinating Romance
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      341 6 DAVII T.T_N Commencing Mrr\ V IJL/lvJll July 4, 1928 all I Nfttt. B^VHal 1 H ■aaa^H H I wM r* <A Hr E TP A j^^», »MMi««««««««B^«a« BB>li i «»li»» l^^S&S^a' 1 H r. f^ilJ dKU 1 u~i *^2 rffiffib. It's A Paramount Picture. riffirft?4> ™7~*^—— -j COMING SUON I
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    192 7 FIXTURES. Snlurda>. June ."0 11. V T-,, R. 32 p.m., 5.7. Mai. eta: 11. VV. 5.40 a.m., 5.1, 6.10 p.m., 6.2. ai nt. Etceteras v. P.S. aa I 1 Moslems v. Indo-Ceylonesc. BagaMa. Sunday. July 1 11. \V. |«J a.m., 7.8, 9.10 p.m., 9.0. Monday. July 2
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
    97 7 Saturday, June 30. Ships Alongside the Wharves or expected to arrive. KK1IKI. II AKIItH i: Mmii Vkarf Rstnl, < h;inl.-k. Shark, M Lighter Loetoemc. Oil Wharf \V:if Sudra CmI Wharf |m iiclle VESSKI.S IN i)KV DOCKS Tanjoni P«>:ar. Albert l>. ek Ni! Victoria Dock Ipoh Kcpprl Harbour.
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    Vessels Arrived.
    96 7 ITKAT. Nor., T(il tons, from Iianjtkok 29-0. for Bangkok M 8. I'M I. BEA1 Kn-n.. (516 tons, from Bangkok ::n-«. f..r Saiiwi :i-7. MALACCA, Hrit.. 71 tons, from Mu»r 30-G, for Muar f-7. IRE, Kut.. CM tons, from Belawan :;n-i;, for Bolawan :!-7. SIN iv M llrit., 7H
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    51 7 days ending midnight Saturday, Jaae 2". Penan* Hill (2,100 ft.', ay. taam. 71.50 f. 1 Inches, rainfall 6.240 inch;--. luiping ***** c:... Dii ft. 1. ay. Ump. 71..V.t P. ■•I .12.( Inches, rainfall .47 iaekcu. •tnkit Krawr 14.100 ft.), ay. temp. r,7.n K. .117 inch., rainfall .13
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    113 7 To-day. l'anka Island, I'ladjoe and Palcm■aaaag) 2 p.m. Kemaman and Tn-iigganu lAsdang) 2 p.m ■araaaa (Vyaer Brookei p.n. Solat Pandjang. Beigkalis and Bagaa 81 Api Api (Singkara) 3 p.m. Miri, I.al.uan. Nortli Borneo, Jolo a-...l Eambaeiasa (Danai) 4 p.m I ipore 1 4 p.n Tanjong Balci and
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    37 7 By K>ih|tr Kgra Mai wa P. C. Ho..ft Spore London May 18 Jan* 9 May 24 Jon* 18 M«» «k Jt.n. is May 30 Jane 25 May 31 June 25 June 1 Jun* 25
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      325 7 Singapore, June 30. Rubber.— Local HI cents. Quiet. Tin.— London £210 10». Kubbers.— Quiet. Liu Benuts 24-27'-rents. Mentakaba !i".-:;'i cajnta, Brogas 57'jAyer .M.-leks 1.0.V1.10. Bukit Knt.ls 40-17'.. cents. Malaka Pindas I.ISH-IJO, New Scudiiis 1.05-1.10. Batu Lintanirs 53^-60 cents. Sunrei Tuknnjts 50-53 cents, Bcdfurds 47' .-.Mi'.. eenU,
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    LABOUR LEGISLATION.
    219 7 Proposed Amendments To Straits Ordinance. Legislation to amend the Labour Oiilinunce il to be introduced into the Legiilativ-> Council. The main amendments are Contracts entered into in British India to labour in the Colony for periods exceeding one month are to be valid, if thu work to lie
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    144 7 Cuthrie and Co. report The conm.odily market lias again been rather inactive, but closes the week with less confident tone and a loss in values in sympathy with weaker advices from consuming centres. New l'ork started the break in prices by liquidation on the exchange. The selling
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    EXCHANGES.
    77 7 [mriti.-h imperial radio] Knithy. June 20. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 1L'.1.i,. Ath**l 174H, Berlin 20.41, Bombay huliday. Brussels MJK, Hurharest 796. \ires 47\, Copenhagen 18.20, Geneva IBM, Helsingfors 198%, Hong Kong 2s. 0%d., Kobe 1». o.ir.-lfid., Lisbon 2 7-3-', Madrid MilaT, HL.-.70. Now York I>7 23-32. Oslo (Ut, Paris
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  • FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
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      270 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, June JO. On London, Bank 4 m s 2/3"4 Demand 11, |fl Private 3 m. credit 2/4 7,!12 On New York. Demand 6C 3/18 Private 1)0 d s 67H On France, Bank T.T. 1426 On India, Bsnk T.T. 154 On Horn,' Kon?. Bank T.T. v n.c. die. "n
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
      57 7 R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot SO*;* Standard R.S.S. Spot 31 Standard R.S.S. on Tender ,iuly-S<-p'- 3Hi Oct.-D, 31 Sellen 31 :;r. •■u\ 31' 4 *Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable London Snot Sheet O'id. per lb. New York Spot Shert G. cents 1H\
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        MINING.
        444 7 Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asarn Kuinbaug £1 £1 Banirrin Tin 1 1 liatr.nir I'a.lain; 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiang 1 1 Chin Chin £1 £1 Eastern Siam £1 £1 Haad Yai 1 1 Ilitam Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt £1 £1 Huey Yot Pref. £1
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        GENERAL.
        190 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick. Prefs. 2.00 2.0', 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ordt. 2.06 2.15 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.16.0 6.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.50 0.66 1 1 Cycle Carriage 0.60 0.65 £1 £1 E. Smelting Co. 12.75 13.2.". 5 5 Fraser Neave
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        DEBENTURES.
        94 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 8% 6% prem. Singapore Cold Storage Deb. 7 p.c. $555,000 101 108 Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. 1,878,000 of 1901 par. 6 prem. Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1907 $1,600,000 90 par. Singapore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par. Xingapore Municipal 4 p.c
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        405 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Kvatt's quotations. To-day's Prices Frasor ,Lyall Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) Alor Uajah ($1) A. Rittm (*1 i A. Kilning (Hi Am. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1) A. PMM (ff) Balgownie ($1) Il.issett ($1) I-.h.lms N. (U) nrunei U. <*5) 11. Jclutonß ($1)
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      46 7 CAMMON (MALAYA), LTD. Incorporated in the Straits Settlement!) NOTICE is hereby giren that the Transfer finokt of the above Company will be closed 111 July 2 and 3. l'.>2.s. for the purpose of pillaring Dividend Warrants. By Order of the Board, n. PANCOTT, Secrelan. June B
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      7 7 STOCKED at ALL BBTTEB CLASS WASP PBALJJM,
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      60 7 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY GRAND OPENING NIGHT July 4, at 8 p.m. THE CHINESE OPERATIC CO. OF SHANGHAI PRESENT THE FAMOUS MOVIE STAR MISS MAY MAY LEE and Her Talented Vaudeville Stars. Never before has such a Company visited these shores. LIGHT DRAMAS. COMEDIES and DANCING GALORE. To
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      462 7 HENDERSON A: 18, I'amansara Ten-ace. Kuala L lo Marie There**, ife 1 1 i.aur.M 1 Henderson, o: Kambau Estate, Saattij Joliore, a ion. SELANGOR GOLF CLUB LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. An Open invitation Lawn Tei.nis Tournamenl will be held on the Courts of the Selangoi Golf Club, on August 4, and
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      853 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts.. see pa*" 16. WANTS, FOB SALK. ETC WANTED, touring eai tion, m-w or second-hand. 2G7, Orchard Road. WANTED bj yoaag luiiy shorthand-typist, junior position. I: line viade* m Qrosrcnor Hotel for advertisinjr. Apply to the MwnagtT TO LET, Flat, Ajbdi facini; Orchard Road. Apply t«
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      68 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Handling Kerbau Station. (Ry Courtesy of Government Health Officer.* For the 24 Hoars ending at Midnight on June 29. deg. Mas. sh.i.lc temperatar* U0.2 K. •iinperature Mean shade tenaeratore in radiation :ii2 K. Mia. gra.-M r:id:atii'n 7:1.1 K. ttara Max. M, Ham. *"i r*. temperatare 77.7 V ,1
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 30. MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    655 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 30. MUNICIPAL MATTERS. Those residents of Singapore jf,o take an interest in matte/ of purely local concern and /5e are ~lad to think that their tribe is increasing will find material foi reflection in the report of yesterday's meeting of the Municipal Commissioners. Superior
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    BY-ELECTION LESSONS.
    257 8 In view of the approaching general election, the figures of the two by-elec-tions fought this week are deserving of careful study. Liberals will view them with considerable misgiving, since Lord Melchet's (Sir Alfred Mond) strong hold at Carmarthen so narrowly withstood the combined assaults of Labour and Conservative
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    AN AGE OF TRANSITION.
    1128 8 YOUTH AND THE MODERN NOVEL. (By Marcel Prevoet, famous French author.) (In an Interview.) We are in an age of transition, and in literature as in every other domain of intellectual and economic activity many profound changes have taken place. The war made the world realise
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    469 8 Mr. Justice McCabc Rcay has to go into hospital with an injured knee. Mr. Tan Jin Gam, managing director of the Lat Pau Press, Ltd., has resigned his post after 18 years service with the company. Sir William and Lady Peel expect to leave for Fraser's Hill
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    FLOODS IN JAPAN.
    58 8 [reuter telegram] Osaka, June 29. Floods are taking place in Western Japan, especially at Kyushu, where 1,50) houses and 70,000 acres are inundated. The prefecture and 4,000 troops are engaged in reinforcing the embankment and maintaining communications in Fukuoka and Saga. The prefectures believe the death roll
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    NEW MALAYAN EDITOR.
    39 8 Mr. E. 11. Hardy, who was for several years editor of the Civil and Military Guwtto, Lahore, has been appointed editor of the Malay Mail, and is expected to arrive in Kuala Lumpur early in August.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    56 8 From China and Japan, by Diomed, due at Singapore daylight to-morrow. From China and Japan, by Mirzaporr, due at Singapore 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the old proximo. From China, by Tilawa, due at Singapore on Tuesday, the 3rd proximo. From China and Japan, by Genoa Maru, due at
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    60 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cablo dated June 29, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices 'Rubber exchanges sales to-day 1,050 tons. October 18.70, November 18.70, December 18.80, January 18.70, February 18.70, March 18.60, April 18.60, May 18.60. To-day's
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    DEATH OF MME DE COURTHIAL.
    119 8 We regret to bear that a telegram was received this morning reporting the death yesterday at Marseilles of Mme. de Cour- thial, wife of the French Consul at Singa- pore. Accompanied by her three daught- de Courthial left Singapore three months ago by the M.M.
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      192 8 KYL-FYRE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER KYL-FYRE. being a non-conductor, can be used v, ith perfect safety on all electrical outbreaks, being harmless to operator and causing no damage tfVwM'l dynamos or cables. It is now installed in all LflwAflM t; e largest Electricity Works. KYL-FYRE is a Dry Powder, contained in
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      102 8 ALIIAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9. Win. Fox Production Presenting MADGE BELLAMY in ANKLES PREFERRED Another Fox Production THE SECRET STUDIO Featuring OI.IVE P.ORDEN along with Empire News Bulletin. First Show at 7.30 Fox Western Drama THE BEST BAD MAN Featuring TOM MIX A Picture of Thrills, l'unrh
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    "AL" SMITH GETS NOMINATION.
    788 9 DEMOCRATS' HOPE. POINTS IN PARTY'S PLATFORM. A MODERATE VIEW ON PROHIBITION. [■(Dm tm.ecram] Hooetea, .lut:" 2:>. Governor Smith, of Mew York, was nominated as Detaoeratic candidate. There were eight candidates far Presidential nomination. It seemed early in the precoedtteKi th:it the aatidpal d landslide in favour
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    MOTOR MERGERS.
    69 9 COMBINES ANNOUNCED IN U.S.A. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] New York, June 29. The Supreme Court refused the application of the minority stockholders of Dodge Brothers for an injunction to restrain the proposed amalgamation with the Chrysler Corporation. Buffalo, June 29. The £30,000,000 merger reported between the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
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    WIMBLEDON TENNIS.
    259 9 Patterson Loses To Brugnon. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, June 29. Sunshine and a strong wind prevailed at Wimbledon to-day. Results Men's Singles. Fourth round. Cochet beat Boyd, (Argentina), 6—4,6 4, 6—l,6 1, 6—3.6 3. Brugnon beat Patterson, 6—3,6 3, 6—7, 6—4, 6—2. Hennessey (U.S.A. beat Frenz (G*rmany), 6—l,6 1,
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    RUSSIA AND FINLAND.
    65 9 Extensive Military Attiviti^ Reported. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Helsingfors, junepA newspaper reports extensive R£sian military activities on the frontier tne Carelian Isthmus. It says the Hwßians are very secretly strengthening the 'ortWr fortifications arid lines of commurU»Uon and also increasing the troops stJ'oned there. The usual Finnish army manoeuCes
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    ANTI-WAR TREATY.
    99 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] r London, Jtf Replying to a deputation fc the League of Nations Union, Sir Austen Chamberlain declared that, whih V problem connected with the Keller' 1 treat >' was not quite as simple as it Reared, he was confident that it would e£occessfully concluded. Sir Austen
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    VETERAN JOURNALIST DEATH.
    88 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL BA»] Rugby June 29. Mr. Richard Whiteing, the ell-known novelist, died to-day at the <» of 88. j Mr. Whiteinjr was also ■pell-known journalist in his day. He was •> th« Pre»» Association and the Manchestt Guaruian, i for which he was Parit eorr»«f»J»nt. He
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    TRAIN DEATH ROLL TWENTY-FIVE.
    116 9 /mostly women. EXCURSION FROM A VILLAGE. [belter telegram.] London, June 29. ■jwo more deaths make a total of 25 f a t>lities in the Darlington disaster. Of the* c 13 women and one man belonged to the Durham mining village of Hetton-le-Hfle. Moat of them were
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    CHINA'S SALT GABELLE.
    134 9 Attempt to Oust Foreign Inspector. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Chefoo, June 29. 1 A Chinese ex-assistant to the salt inspector, returned from Shanghai on MonIday and presented a document sealed from Nanking to the Finance Ministry appointing him to take over the inspectorship from the Foreign Inspector (M Berube),
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    250 9 J Alterations Made to Three Rules. For the purpose of making amendments to three rules, a general meeting of the Singapore Turf Clul> was held yesterday afternoon at the offices of Derrick an-1 Co., under the chairmanship Mr. A. W. Vick. The following alteration to the rules,
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    THE DONETZ TRIALS.
    64 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, June 29. The Soviet prosecutor Krylenko, in his final speech in the Donetz trial demanded that the death sentence be passed on 20 Russian accused. He asked for six to twelve months imprisonment for, the German engineer Otto. He admitted that no case
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    CEYLON RUBBER DUTY.
    64 9 [REUTER TELEf.RAM] Colombo. June 29. I The Principal Collector of Customs in a statement said that .i misconception had arisen with regard to rubber export duties. The official motion did not deal with the restrirtion cess of Yt cent, consequently the lump duty is now 2V4 cents
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    FRENCH SOCIALISTS.
    41 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Paris, June 29. llv Chamber passed a vote of confidev.e in tk* Government by 455 to 126, after ojecf/njr a Socialist motion criticis\M the Government for not including a •old scheme of social reform in iti programme.
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    SEARCH FOR MISSING AIRMEN.
    165 9 STILL NO NEWS. GERMAN PLANE JOINS EXPEDITION. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Rome, June 29. The Citta de Milano wirelesses that the Braganza is still icebound at North Cape, where the weather is bad with fog and a northerly wind blowing. There is no news of Marino's walking party.
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    DUTCH TAXES.
    165 9 Claim Dismissed in British Court. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, June 29. The Queen of Holland figured is a party in an application in the Chancery Division, and judgment went against her. One of the defendants in an action by Her Majesty against Drukker and others moved that the statement
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    ANOTHER BY-ELECTION.
    90 9 Liberals Select Editor To Fight Hallam. London, June 19. Mr. J. B. Hobnvi'i a publicist and a former edfcr of the Sheffield Independent, the Birmingham Gazette and the Waatmiiister iia/.utte, has been adopted as the proMMCtive Liberal candidate for the l.y -election in Hallam Division, Sheffield tmumj by
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    MANCHESTER COTTON.
    102 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, June 29. The Vallot of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners failed to yield 90 per cent, of the votes of the American section in favour of going on half time production. The American section vote, by which 76 Mr cent, were in favour of
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    CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
    130 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] New York, June 29. Mr. John Mears and Captain Collyer took off in a seaplane from the Battery to overtake the Olympic, which saik'd at midnight. They thus saved five hours in an attempt to beat the world s record round the world trip
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    CARMARTHEN BY-ELECTION.
    40 9 VERY NARROW MAJORITY FOR LIBERAL. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, June 29. The by-election at Carmarthen, occasioned by Sir Alfred Mond's elevation tc Ihe Peerage, resulted as follows Lieut.-Col. Jones, Liberal, 10,207. Mr. Hopkins, Labour, 10,154. Mr. Mansel, Conservative, 8,361.
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    PRINCE'S NEXT TOUR.
    74 9 To Leave England On Sept. 7. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, June 29. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Gloucester and four members of their suite will leave England for their East African tour on September 7. They will proceed overland to Marseilles, and sail on the P.
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    ALI BROTHERS AGAIN.
    104 9 Indian Politicians and Plot Against Hedjaz King. Cairo, June 19. Mahomed Ali, interviewed by Reuter to-day regarding the discovery of a plot against the King and the Government of the Hedjaz in which his brother Shaukat Ali is alleged to be implicated, said that Mahommedans were dissatisfied
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    IMITATION TEA.
    147 9 Alarming Increase in Sale Of A Common Weed. Calcutta, June 19. According to Mr. J. Rarpur, Commissioner in India of the Indian Tea Cess Committee, the continued increase in the sale of imitation tea in India is viewed with alarm by the tea trade and public health authorities.
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    ANOTHER LANDRU.
    48 9 Wanted Man Arrested In Algiers. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Marseilles, June 29. The chief of the Algiers police has advised the police here of the arrest of a man described as Pierre Rey, alias Jerome Prat, or Gaillard, the man wanted in connection with the Marseilles Landru murders.
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    LORD TERRINGTON SENTENCED.
    79 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, June 29. Lord Terrington was sentenced to four years' penal servitude at the Old Bailey. A cable of April 21 said: After protracted proceedings in France, partially due to his state of health, Lord Tit rington was brought to London and charged at the
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    US. MINE RIOT.
    53 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] Minden, Missouri, June 29. Five men were shot and seriously injured and several others were injured in an affray between non-union workers in the Western Tunnel and Mining Company'? mine and trade unionists, who are protecting against the employment of nonunionists at below the union
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    THE R.A.F. FLIGHT.
    36 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Melbourne, June 29. The four tLA.F. flying boats have arrived, thus completing the outward portion of their flight. The machines are being overhauled and will leave for Singapore two months hence.
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    BRITISH MALAYAN DINNER.
    2355 9 RECORDGATHERINCx FAMILIAR NAMES AT HOTEL CECIL. MR. LOWTHER KEMP ON LOCAL PROBLEMS. The annual dinner of the Association of British Malaya was given in the Hotel Cecil, London, on June 4, when Mr. W. Lowther Kemp, the President, presided a record attendance of 417 members and guests.
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    610 10 KENT GAINS YET ANOTHER VICTORY. LANCASHIRE BEAT ESSEX BY TEN WICKETS. In spite of the interference of rain, lujjli scoring was a;:ain the rule in most «>! the county Batches Ih'KUH on Wednes- V.ik tun-, ;i .hough their match nit*' fill law CSnshhrs was abandoned, had ■Vt up
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    SPANISH DICTATOR'S ROMANCE.
    56 10 [reuter telegram] Paris, June 29. i Journal's Madrid correspondent it Gcaeral Primo de Rivera and asU-IhUWS h;;\e become reconciled. The news of their marriage will anatiahed until after the ceremony, which they r.pe celebrating secretly. previously reported that the hM Hrokan off the cniraKement be-i.iu-r uf hn
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    SAMOAN TROUBLES.
    59 10 [REfTER TELEGRAM] Geneva, June Ml Maadaass Commission have pre- >■' on the Samoan troubles which they will present to the League Council it: Beateesber. It is learned that ■\i:-. Wison. who was banished in connection wish the troubles and his ai t:\ itit-s. It :ilso expresses a wish
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    31 10 Killing the Goose is the heading given by The Cinema to an article on tlic barring of Sunday shows. Now the public kii"W w li:it iho tincm:i tmtt tkUk* «r it.
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    TROLLEY BUS FATALITY.
    437 10 CORONER EXONERATES DIUVER. A verdict of death by misadvi. i.iur; was found by the Si:.,<;ai>orc Coroni r (Mr. G. Bourne) yesterday, at the conclusion of hi:! in- vii h of ih Chinese pedestrian who ns\ lesth in -New tfridgo Road on June II in collision with a
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    NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
    56 10 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, June 2'J. The Admiralty announces that Li»uuC.cmmanders Henry T. W. Pawsey, William S. Bardwell and Irvine G. Glennie, of the gunboats Aphis and Cockchafer uixi th\- destroyer Wiahart respectively, havt Icon promoted Commanders, and Ctitt!■:■..nder E. K. Boddam-Whetham, lat«V commanding II. M.S. WitherinRton on Ck
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    GOLD FROM U.S.A.
    44 10 [reutek telegram.] .New York, June 29. About $28,030,000 worth more gold from the $100,00.0,000 recently earmarked for iba Bank of France is leaving New York t i-nitfht, thus increasing to about S*f>7,J0O,0O0 the total shipments to France SMC September last. v
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    EXTREMISTS DISOWNED.
    39 10 [REUTF.It TELEGRAM.] Canberra, June 29. The Australian Workers' union, the largest A jVtralian labour organisation, has decided to dissociate itself from the Australian Lubour Council, on the ground of the latter's connection with the PanPacific labour movement.
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    INDIAN COMMUNAL RIOT.
    48 10 [REUTFJi TELEGRAM.] Hathras, United P/ovinces, June 29. A communal riot durVig the Moharram celebrations resulted in a number of Hindus and Muslims being injured. I'iompt intervention by the police pre-venU-ii moie serious "developments. Business is suspended. The Government have- prohibited khs bearing v »f weapons.
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    48 10 The marriage is announced to take place in September of Mr. Theophilus Khy.- Jones, of Miri, Sarawak, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Rhys Jones, of Brecon Cottage, Pinner, and Margaret Patricia NewaTl, younger daughter of Mr. and rrrnce Mi>l<- worth, of P.eydon, Si Hit ll Wold.
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      308 10 Easy Win Against Moslem Side. The Java Moslems played the Jecond match of their tour against the Ct,j nese on the Stadium yesterday afternoci, and fared very little better then they «id j n their match with the Malays on WL ts day. In winning by
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      PERERA'S TASK.
      98 10 Malayan Lightweight Fighting! In Colombo To-night. Vincent Perera, the Malayan lightweight, is meeting Bombardier Boalwright, the middleweight champion of Ceylon, in Colombo to-night over ten rounds. Perera, as will be remembered, recently scored a creditable victory over Lionel Jayaweera, the Ceylon weltcr-weifht. The military man, a few months
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      TENNIS.
      47 10 West Australian Champion's Visit. The Centaur, from West Australia, with Mr. Ford, lawn tennis champion on board, is not arriving until Wednesday next. Mr. Ford will go first to Johore Bahru and from there north, returning to Johore Bahru and Singapore before the end of July.
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      GOLF.
      101 10 The following are the teams for a match Race Course G.C. v. Sepoy Lines to be played on the Race Course links to-morrow, home teams mentioned first 9, Ibrahim and Van Der Beck v. English and Carson. H. L. H. Lim and Rappa v. Lowson and Onract. 9.10, Chia
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      SINGAPORE SWORD CLUB.
      118 10 The Singapore Sword Club foil competition was continued on Wednesday when L. B. Brunetti met his first defeat, during the competition at the hands of Y. Bautin, who/won by five hits to one. The following were the results Y. Bautin (owe 4) beat L. B. Brunelli <owo
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    78 10 The present programme at the Pavilion offer;' a dramatic story in Salvage," in which Pauline Frederick and Milton Sills play the leading parta. There will be matinees of other pictures to-day and to-morrow. Ankles Preferred with Madge Bellamy, will be 9^iown at the Alhambra from to-night, together with
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    61 10 The Conservator of Vorests, \F.M.S., has sent us a publication cont&iing a useful list of Malayan' plant Ws compiled by Mr. J. G. WWon, ITtputy Conservator of Forests, F.Mfi. TheN|ists include Malay vernacular names translated into their correct botanical nafce and vice-versa. A systematic hot of fa, inilies and genera
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    257 10 PROGRESS ON THE NEW COURSE. The half yearly loport of the Selangor Ti'rf Club reports a surplus for sr\t-n months of $70,64.1 after allowing $15,643 or depreciation on buildings, machinery, equipment, otc, and the expenditure oi $17,183 on the upkeep and improvement of the course and buildings.
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    Perak Club Annual Meeting.
    140 10 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 30. At the Perak Turf Club annual meeting Mr. Osborne, presiding, reported a profitable year, and referred to increased betting facilities and improvements to the ground and course. During a discussion on the accounts it transpired that an item of
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    TOWN AND COUNTRY.
    432 10 'lT%» Pilot Board of Penang has withga*n the pilotage licence issued to Mr. Herbert Belson. inhere were 25 petitions for receiving •4|prs on' the bankruptcy list for hearing •W >lr. Justice Prichard yesterday. The Nederlandsch Indische Handels"V% has declared a dividend of 10 per cen for the
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    BOYC TTERS WARNED.
    66 10 (Prom 'V Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 29. Two Chin r were warned in the local police D irt that if they did not want to buy*;»panese goods they could please themt 1 es, but they were not to insult other n was stated that a detective wer'
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    COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.
    3385 10 PARKS COMMITTEE APPOINTED. LG1N BRIDGE SCHEME'S PROGRESS. A variety of matters were tHaCBMCtl by tie Singapore Municipal Pwhllmnil I sterday afternoon at their Monthly ecting, which lasted fur the unusually ng period of two hours. There were present the President (Mr. J. Ferrer), Messrs. J. W. Harries, Laycock,
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    PASSENGERS FROM HOME.
    208 12 The (allowing passengers for the Strain v.etc booked from London by the P. and 0. steamer Kashmir which arrived in Singapore tv-day Mus I. Abrahams, Mrs. R. C. JUtiM, Mr. R. Bird, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bamctt, Mr. C. J. R. Rntbroka, Mr. J. C. Borja,
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    242 12 The report on the F.M.S. Bankruptcy Department for the year 1927, stßt?* »hat| there was a decrease of bankruptcy work I in the State of, Perak while the adminis-j tration of bankruptcy estates in Scl.in^orj showed marked inerca»» s-gad Xegrij Sembilan little chanire. jWHßwjx receiving orders were made in Ifcfiis
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    "LURE OF THE MOVIES."
    324 13 AMERICAN INTERVIEW WITH MR. LEE PANG SOO. The following article from lln Dearer Evening New < of Hnj <.:) refer* to Mr. Lee Pai>n Baa, < t" the AJhaml ra Theatre, Singapore, who ii at imbintag in tri;i r iaad th* world studying the notion picture
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    RURAL CREDIT SOCIETIES.
    358 13 Insatisiactory Position of Malay Smallholders. An Officer of the Agricultural Department was Meoaded to tho Co-Opera-live Department during the y<*ar, says the 1927 F.M.S. administra'.i m; report. After an inspection of several rural credit societies Mainly pendent on rulihpr, an exhaustive toport was submitted which revealed the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    52 13 Programme of drills up to and for' July 1, IHJK. Saturday. Juno M, I'arn'i- Fini/c. s. K. <v). Musketry Ckssiflcatioa Bukit I Kanire. Units, S.V.C. Practice I'inang Veterans Shield. Sunday, July I. 8 a.m.. Ruk,it Tiirali Range, Units. S.V.C. PensMg Vf > Shield Competition; Parrer Range, S.R.E.I
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    127 13 An im<nMi:y_: Meisa 01 a*)il*»aai <lc-' sipnod to hi'lp Imys in Urn etekw of :i profession has been arranged by Use Sinirap V.M.c (in Jaac 80, Dr. K. <;. Fi-mifay. 111.P.. M.5... 8.A., will "pi-ii the .-cries with "Civil Kmrincei-iiur, as a Profession." On July 7. Mr. Oon Khye Huml..
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    32 13 Barlow and Co. i n their copra report dated Juno \'rk-v* haw eased, Klijrhtly but Market is stead*. Approxi-1 mately 1,:U4 tons werj shipped. Closing quotations are as follows:—Sundried $11. mixed $lo.mi.
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    19 13 We hay,; rtll:v,-,i a date bjock> a j. vert.sinK Horan-e and Gold Bottle beer from Diethelra and Co Ltd
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