The Straits Times, 6 May 1929

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    13 1 The Startis Times No. 29.051 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1929, PRICE 10 CENTS
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      149 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" mit.A.) WING LOONG, HIGH ST.. SINGAPORE. i^^TJ^ Doctors Consider /?li n 'BEAR BRAND" .J^l\^S Swiss WAV. NATURE'S IDEAL iJPIJ food There's health and strength i "BEAR BRAND" j .^y in every tin of "BE\U Hv «n 1c (ft\ BRAND" Pure Natanl «fcggggg^Sggft &f(U /w/ w il Milk.
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      122 1 CHALLENGE SHIELDS For all Sports No. 2298 No. 16.)9. POLISHED OAK CHAM.ENGE SHIELD POLISHED OAK CHALLENGE IHTBI.n Suitable for any sport. wjth association football ccntrc arii a l| Silver-plated Price $15.00 silver mounts. Sterling Silver Price $95.00 Price $195.00. <y ROBINSON Co., Ltd. R Sf Singapore ALTERATION IN BUSINESS HOURS
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      8 1 "FLORODOR" (B.n. v.) WING LOONG i TROPICAL WEAK.
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      2875 2 Shipping Announcements fc >; ft fc- <■ P. I 0. BRITISH IHDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due
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      504 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siain) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Uitiignara, Telupin, Pateni, Singora, I.ucon. Sichon, Bandon. Kohiamui, Langsuan, Chumpou and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB May 6 May 8 MALINI May l.i May 16 VALAYA May M May 22 The .teamen are fitted throuchout
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      553 3 Shipping Announcements j ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAafS^P CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England). -EI.LERMAN" LDJB PASSENGKR* AND FHKIGHT SERVICE TO THE L'NITKD KINGDOM AND CONTINFNT' FREIGHT BJRVICB OIT WARDS. To Hong Kong, ShanthM and Japan. Doe Spore s.s. m V or May 8 ».s. CITY OF ATI: June 10 ROM* AIM. ..9.
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      498 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE 4nd AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE «nd PENANG »U COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and HOSTON Arrive leave Leave Spore Spore Penang PRES. VAN TUREN .May ;3 M.-iy 16 May 16 PKXB. lIWKS May 27 May 30 June
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      538 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Anuterdam Southampton Marseille. Rotterdam s.s. Tjerimai 8,000 R.L. May 10 m.v. Chr. Huygens 15,700 S.M.N. Hay 17 s.s. Patria 10,000 R.L. May M s.s. Joh. de Witt 10,400 S.M.N. Hay 31 s.s. Slamat
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      413 3 WAGOHg'LITg Passages booked by all Lines. NO BOOKING FEE. Rail tickets issued for the principal railways throughout the world. No booking fee. Baggage, Furniture, Merchandise Shipped and Stoied. Cook's Interpreters in uniform meet the principal steamers and trains at all chief ports. Insurances Life and 3ag?age effected. Letters of Credit
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      126 3 A WONDEJI^)I MAYONI^^E '< Mn^Mf7 4 For elaborate salads, as a dre» ing fcr h, as a rich white sauce for any d!;h Croise v.v.d Blackwell's Mayonnaise Just a smooth blend of fresh epgs, subtly spiced. It transforms every dish to which it is added. And it k;:; Crosse Blackwell's
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      187 4 TH-ilfc NEW f?rom the first, thtntfness ttnd r.i- In Keeping with these developments, hbilify have been oatsfertding eh larger crakes of the steeldraulic, acteristics of Pontiac and fr m iiia nal-expanding type are provided $929 Pontiac carries forward these on. all four wheels. These brakes Standards and improves upon them.
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      839 4 THE BREAKING POINT When Mind and Body are Fagged. Many serious accidents, as well us mistakes in life, have been traced to failure! of the memory. When persons of either' se\ Met] to hesitate in spenking, cannot eollect their thoughts, and forget thini;.'. I when excitement upsets them, then, says
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      546 4 SUFFERED WITH wmjgm Caused Face to Smart and Burn, Cuticufa Heals. "My trouble started with watery pimples on my chin. They broke and became terribly inflamed and spread to my r.eck and face. When the pimples broke they caused my fcce to smart and bum. 1 suffered with them for
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      712 4 STATE Or JOHORE In the Coasts ..f LOU CUONIi CHIA otheriwb Si W TE> "auction sale" of a ru 1 her pi To be sold bj Ic-i ioni. Ji BaUrda; I a PARTICI i. 1. Ul thai Muk in ol I »l Muar, com SS Subject to ai: am CHING
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    CIVIL AVIATION IN PHILIPPINES.
    260 5 Network of Commercial Planes Foreseen. The promotion of civil aviation in the Philippine* through ihe establishment of airpatti throughout thi iataadi is hein^| undertaken by the United Statei Army. A comprehensive survey «.f flying cnii.litions and of the beet sKae for airports is m.w being nv.uU-
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    FAMILY OF 17 FOR CANADA
    101 5 Hoy Kanned from Sailing At Quayside. Seventeen members oi a l.lanelly family were about to embark on the Canard liner Scythia for a Canadian farm when it was discovered that one of them, a boy of seven, w.ts suspected of having chickenpox. He was refuspd
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    LONDON AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
    1245 5 REMOULDING SCHEMES The Fallacy of Overhead Roads. TOWN PLANNING AND TRAFFIC. London is changing with such rapidity that it is difficult for our minds to keep pace with the buMcis. During mail week I Wits announced that the R.1.8.A. had acquired a site in Portland Place
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    BURGLAR CHASED ON ICE.
    96 5 Pursued Across Lake Constance. The other week a daring feat was achieved by a burjrlar at Wangen. a little village on the German bank of the low«r part of Lake Constance. Surprised ami hotly pursued, he took refuge on the rotten ice, which is already broken
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    DUTCH FOOD GUARANTEE.
    80 5 The Dutch Government has tabled in the Lower Chamber a Bill which provides for the prohibition of the export of butter, cheese, bacon or any other kind of salted pork, and other products unless clearly stamped with a mark Kuaranteeing their quality. Another Bill has been tabled
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    PRINCE SUES FILM COMPANY.
    270 5 "Merry Widow" Libel Action. A film version tt "The Mviry Widov.," the hoid of which is called Prime Danilo." has led to a claim by the real Prince Danilo, of Motenejcro, for MM damages against a film company. It is alleged, says a message from Paris,
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    A RHINE PROBLEM.
    178 5 Switzerland's Access to The Sea. After many years of difficult "eKotj''tio»s the arrangement has been finally settled and signed for the maintenance of the river-bed between Strassbourg an.l Bale. On that part the Rhine was only navigable for about half the year cr less, and for the
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      555 5 GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL (L«tc GOODWOOD HALL). SCOTT'S ROAD. TAXGLIN. Situated in the European Residential Area Convenient to town Spacious Dining and Reception Hall Single or Double Rooms with private bathrooms. 14 TENNIS COURTS. Courts reserved for non-residents at $2 an evening. Ample Garage Accommodation. Trlrcrami GOODWOOD, SINGAPORE. Term apply MANAGER.
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      171 5 Waters I SHIPMENT JVST RECEIVED 1929 CHANDLERS MODEL "65" Six-cylinder Touring MODEL "65" Six-cylinder Sedan ROYAL "75" Eight-cylinder Sedan All fitted with six wire wheels, two of which are mounted on the front mudtruards. Sodiins arc also fitted with trunk rack and trunk. Complete IJJIMII'IT «'"X "P 142 for demom,*™*'"".
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    TREASURES SAVED FROM SOVIET.
    389 6 Valuable Rei.-. «..t Russian Church. Valuable treasure* af the Russian I'l-thodox Church, which were saved from the Bolsheviks and are r.yw in Safe keeping in the new Russia.) !nn;h. Berlin, are again occupying puMie attention. Thes« treasures consist primarily I what are alleged to be fragments
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    £22,000 IN MOTOR FINES.
    58 6 Fines totaliinc t"JJ.O.:i were paid last year by motorists at Surrey police courts. The Rev. A. Orlton-Coopcr. Chaplain oi Magrl Semliilan. attached to St. Mark"Church. Simi.ilk.ii. has resigned his appointment i.i the above church an.l left t'io State on Wednesday morning for Taiping. wheir h* intends
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    EXPERIMENT IN TRANSPLANTATION.
    1038 6 FARMING THE OCEAN. Deep-Sea Scientists In Conference. ELABORATE DIFFICULT WORK. !i: mail week the International Council for the Exploration the Sea was to meet in the Li-r<i < haneeUor'a suite of the EtatM of Lords. Scientists, arofeaaora, aiKl delegate! from Belgian, i tad, Germany, Holland, the Irish
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    ROMAN VILLA IN SURREY.
    261 6 m 4 Ashstead Woods Being Excavated. Excavations have started agiJ.n on the Roman villa in Ashst<nd Woods, which was tfatevwvd four years ago owing to I'la^mi-nLs of pottery thrown up by a rabbit. Though the general plnn and the wall foundation;; have been laid ban, n.uch
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    AN ANCIENT CLOCK.
    96 6 Pndsf Time for Four Centuries. At Lulliiv.U'n. Derbyshire, is a atraage old dock in the church tower, vvhkh has nether h-.r.ds ncr Case, yi-1 for low centuries it hits told the precise time by striking the hours on a bell. The dock was i>uilt in the sixU-?:ith
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    NEOLITHIC ARROWHEAD.
    38 6 A neolithic arrowhead, feoad in a Harrow garden, has been presented te the Butler Museum at Harrow School by Mr. C. Gibson, Tosswill. This is the only object presented to the museum during the last year.
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      56 6 More Often in a Packard than In any other car you will see the owner driving while the chauffeur sits idly by. WHY? Because —in driving a Packard there is a thrill and a real enjoyment that the owner cannot resist. ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE PACKARD MALAYAN MOTORS,
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      129 6 FOR YOUR HEALTH'S Ml DRINK FRIBER NEAVF. LTO. AERATED WATERS «^a»»^M*a»e»wami ni i I Lt^ t *|""?T"^ »l"*^"^l^™"*Tr!r i j. THE UKITED ALML! CO., Li^iTES. UVBRPOOL, KNGLAND. A SI BSiniAUV UtMI'ANV OF trSRiAL CIIEMICAJ INDUSTRIES, LIMITED. Maaufaetarcni of l"' MKAM (Ml A*!.) Cfll.OKfDli OF LIME (ttK-s.-hiilf CAUSTIC SOOA— Solid. Broken.
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    WILLIAM PENN'S FIRST SCHOOL.
    497 7 Primate's Foundation. HAN ON "PUFFERS" OF TOBACCO. .c rule school anniversaries artinteresting only to old boys or givls, bui the tercentenary of C'higwell School, which was celebrated at the school in mail week by a great gathering of Old Chigwcllians, made a much wider appeal, especially
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    SIR DENISON ROSS ON HIS TOUR.
    1187 7 CULTURE IN ISLAM. The Ideals of Two Monarchs. INTERVIEW WITH THE SHAH. Sir Donison Ross, Director of the M School of Oriental Studies in London, g] who set out at the beginning of this year le on tnur of investigation of educational und cultural
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    WOMAN'S HEART MOVES.
    137 7 Nature's Adjustment To Growing Tumour, A strange instance of adaptation was -evealed at a Chelsea inquest on Mm. .Madia Walton, of St. Mark's RoaJ, Kensington. Mrs. Walton, who was 54, died in Brompton Hospital after Iwing operated upon for the removal of a tumour said to be
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    ARMY LECTURE TRAGEDY.
    103 7 Sudden Death of Colonel With Distinguished Career. Colonel George Ireland Fraser, of the C*m«ron Highlanders, who was on the staff of the senior officers' 3chool at Sheerness, collapsed at the close of a lecture and died about 15 minutes later. He wms aged 52. His wife lives
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    "THE OLD MAN IN A HURRY."
    429 7 Liberal Scheme. COLONEL ASHLEY ON MR. LLOYD GEORGE. This is the last throw— a reckless j bid for power. What does anything mattes i il only the old man in a hurry can pull the strings This is how Colonel Wilfrid Ashley, Minister of
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      69 7 SEE SOLAR ECLIPSE IN SIAM MAY 9, 1929. The most impressive phenomenon in tho range of human experience. For details, apply to AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC., Penang Singapore. THOMAS COOK SON, LTD., Penang Singapore. THE ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. Bangkok, Siatn. /DBSEMORflfitai 30 Amps. 500 volts. Hnl^^ ;>OUBL» POLE
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      269 7 FRY'S CARTETS CUBE BLOCK CHOCOLATE 25 cts.. eacSi pLfJpp Sixteen cubes of the {JFXAJ*^*' Afi most delici<!Us choco- -Ltd/IT CkJUJf I late you've ever tasted K,W» in each Cartet, easily II broken into dainty _ibbj_ portions. Seven kinds 4MB^& to suit all tastes- a packing to suit all /^^W^^! pockets.
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      371 8 ALHAMBRA WATCH FOR VAMPING VENDS A HILARIOUS COMEDY with CHARLIE MURRAY A First Motional Special, GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE Junction Mli.rt .-.nd Urncoolen Streets. Nurth Eridsif Road, 'Phone No. 6289. I'rom Friday. May to Thursday, May 9. IN*. Second Show at W..SO p.m From \VidiH'sH;i\ May 1 to Tuesday. New
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      310 8 VICTORIA IUiATRE Commcn-.iiiij: lhinsday. May ;::)d Nic&ta> at Ml BANVARD MUSICAL SO^gQY GOMPANY Opening J'frforman.o CLOWNS IN CLOVER Which inchide. the Famous M— Hfcafl Orchrstr.i Friday. May 10 !atii-il;iy. y. ry v LI CO LADY TIP TOES Monday, May 13 Tu»s,l..y. May 14 I FOLIES BIBGERE REVUE O KAY Uedncsda}.
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      289 8 FOR THREr N'ir.HTS. rT.OM MONDAY, MAT 6. l!»:i. AT APOLLO CINEMA QBTL Wt. Second Shut* at BJi Steele of The Royal Mounted rValurmi; BKKT L^TEI.t.. ITI'AatT HOLME* A d^b 11; Miiiivlniiv. l.'.si.n.i'ini: m\-i<rv IhrilK. K> la. ALICE CALHOUN, ROKKKT FRAZER. MAHI.ON HAMILTON in THE OTHER WOMAN'S STORY b Reels. An
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      672 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Monday. May I I 11. V *>.l.' air... 7.;. pjn., 7.7. hkaaiajr, .May 7 H. W. M a.m.. 7.y. i).:li p rdnrKdjy. May I H. \V. :<V.i :,.<v.. 1. J I Ban i. Botanic Gardaoa, p.m. Hrj.-<la>. May 11. in..;; B. I. homeward Singapore Natural lii-tj:-.
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      PROBLEM OF HATCH COVERS.
      654 9 Should They be of Wood Or Steel. icenee 01 corre*eoven. Mr. A. !i I M I p construction, ■>f article to 1 on the subject. I aye bad tiling d nan]) hare food 111 hatches, but the f;ict rena, ship-owneri prcfi r iv keep to the
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      175 9 BaUetki of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. IMS, the :ntern liurcuu issues the following h< 1 iiii bulli tin 19 smallpox eases and six death". ly One plague death Bt rid 48 deaths aa B I 57 1 tea anil urins the pn ceding ■■■•e-.-k
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      JASIN (MALACCA) RUBBER
      192 9 Unissued Shares to Be Offered. Report for year ended Dee. 31, 1928. states that working shows a profit of £3,910. to which is added balance brought forward 01 (13,000, making a total of HOJSIO. Directors recommend a dividend of 10 per cent. 1 less ii.("i>[ii<*-tux) nn 'l
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      £100,000,000 INVESTED.
      171 9 Development of Artificial Silk Industry. The rapidity of development of the artificial ailk Industry, or aa it should now be called, the Rayen industry, hss, of course, been one of the outstanding features of the post-Wai period. How powerful anil extensive the industry has become is shown by
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      TEBONG RUBBER CO.
      162 9 The Tehong Rubber Estates, Limited, directors' report itml statement of accounts for the year ended Jan. 31, 1929, states that, after paying debenture interest and providing for directors', auditors' and trustees' fi't-i. the profit and loss account shows a prolit for the year of tnels 55,946, as
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      EXCHANGES.
      79 9 Euprby, May 5. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.r>f>\. Athens 375, Berlin 20.474, Bombay 1 L»0-.",:M., Brussels 34.94, Bucharest M.V.. Buenos Aires 47 5-16, Copenhagen 18.20 V) Geneva 25.19, Helsingfors 193, Hong Kong Is. ll?iid.. Kobe Is. 0 15-lfld.. Lisbon lOßfc, \!;.(lriil UMhi, MllaJ '.'2.r,0'.:. N>w Its !"-:;2. u.lo 18.1.);.,
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      SUNGEI BATU ESTATES.
      63 9 Mi its. Roustead and Co.. Ltd.. Penar.i'. have received a telegram from the secretaries. Messrs. Ed. Boustead and Co., London, advising that the annual accounts of gaagei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Kstates, i i hen bam issued showing a profit of ;nd recommending the payment of n dividend
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      WINDSOR (F.M.S.) RUBBER.
      65 9 Kmm, Houstead an,l o. Ltd., Penally, have received a telegram from the Secretaries, Heaara. Ed. Homtead and Co.. London, advising that the annual accounts of the Windsor (K.M.S.i Rubber Estate, Ltd.. have been issued shewing a profit of £4.618 and recommending the payment of a dividend of
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      252 9 EXCHANGE .ore, May C. n I.oi..lon, iiniiW -I m 'a 2/3 27/.".2 i '-'I. ..i. i -t S3 i )i. c-cdit 2/1 i M On New -iurk. iv,, nr.d S6 Private 67"s c Buk T.I. i-:--l On Inuia, bunk :.i. •'n Hoi T.T. p.i. ui e. ■<■■ 8h« ugh Bank
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      63 9 R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. fa UK Standard R.S.S. on Tender .M ;ji, idm mm July US >. juiy-s.pt. tm Oct. D«e. 3:>\ Tone of Market t— Quiet, Slightly easier. Latest Cable i— London Spat Shoot KM. per lb. New York Spot Bhoet (i.
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        MINING.
        446 9 Issue Val. N. d £1 Asicm Kumbang £1 £1 It:niErin Tin 1 1 HaUnt I'adang 1 1 Untu Caves 1 1 Bukit Aranif £1 £1 Iiun::ah Malay £1 £1 Chendoriang i'l il Baatwa Siam £1 il liaa.l Yai I 1 Hitam Tin l 1 Haas i:.i; -I Hone Kurig
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        GENERAL.
        227 9 Insue Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* 2 2 AleT. Brick Fr«f*. 2.10 2.15 2 2 Alex. Urick Or'ds. H.fiO 2.70 £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.7.0 6.12.6 Canadian Kagle 10. B 11/6 1 1 Central Engine 0.60 0.60 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.C0 0.65 Ids. 10s. Dull Development 8/6
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS
        112 9 U. Eng. < p.c. 1,K5,600 Norn. S-pore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 10S ci Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem Singapore Municipal I'-.- p.c. of 1907 red. 1947 »1,MO,00<) 95 par. Singapore Municipal 4'« p.c. of
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        389 9 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations Allenliy ($11 Alur (iajah ($1) A. Hit. uii ($1; A. KuninK (*H Am. .Malay ($2) A. Molck ($1) A Panas (*5) ISalnov.nic l«l) Bawatt ($1) HroKas ($1) Brunei ($5) B. Jelutong ($1) B. Katil iSl, Bukit K. B. ($1) B.
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        BORELLI RUBBER CO.
        142 9 The report of the directors of the Borelli Rubber Co. for the year ended Dec. 31 states that the net profit after providing for depreciation, commission to staff and 100 per cent, of general charges, is SJI.Wi", to which falls to be added $5G.02:i brought forv.v.rd from
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        JAVA SUGAR.
        64 9 According to a report issued by the Amttterdam sugar firm of Gyselman and Steup. 853.150 tons Java suuar had been sold up to March 3. The first sales were effected at F1. 13.50 per quintal, the remainder at Hi:'. Stock ut Java available for export from January to
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        STRAITS REVENUE.
        40 9 The opium revenue in the Straits for the first quarter of 1»2» totalled (1.678,859 as against $4,ikl.:!h:i in the corresponding period of n«i> liquors revenue *1 ..5'.J..,. r l:> as against $1,262,739 and tobacco $947,166 »i against llWi^Q,
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      SHARE MARKET REPORTS
      105 9 Macphail and Co., Ltd Singapore, May G. Rubber.— Looal Sett eon pn lb. M.irk.t Dwll. Tin.— London £199 Ma. Rubbers.— Quiet Ayer Panas 7-7.25, Bukit JeletOSCl te-M cents. Uukit Katila r.7' llVa centa, Kampaa LTtVaMS, Malaka Ptatdaa [M-IM, Mentakab.s S3-41 cents. New Seudais 1.70-1.73, Pajaan 1.80-1.90, Punctvn
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      Rose Macphail & Penman, Ltd
      166 9 Rose Macphail Penman, Ltd Singapore. May (I. London.— Rubber lOd. down l-10d. Spot price 34 cents. London.— Tin £11»» 10s. Mining.— Dull. Sungei Way 1n. Kuchaii 1.28-1.31, Kinta Dredge 1.10-1. 11. Klang River 3.10-3.20, lion,; Fatts 15-BO cuts Malaya Consols. 31-5.1 cent.,. Penawata 78-80 cents, Petalinga :..:iO-:..lo rd., llu Klang:
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      UTAN SIMPAN RUBBER CO
      356 9 From Death Trap to Health Resort. The adjourned nineteenth animal genera, meeting of I' tan Simpan Rusher I o. was hak at 1, Kmbankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Apr.. :i(l, with Mr. R. C. Russell in the chair. The Chairman, in the course ..1 h addToeai said
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      AMHERST ESTATES
      138 9 Production from St. Ives Property. Report for year ended Dec. 11, IBIS, state that crop of rubber dealt with in accounts is 498,200 Ih.. which includes all rub harvested to Dec. 31, 1928, and uncxporUblc stock brought forward. St. Ivea Estates, which were taken over as from April
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      60 9 Henderson, Helm ap'l Company, Inc. New York, send us the following cable dated May 4, their quotation being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sale.; to-day .'2"> tons. May 19.90, June 80.20, July J0.50. August 20.70, September 20.80. October 21.00, November 21.10, 1): ■•<.■ r.bcr
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      STRATHMORE RUBBER.
      53 9 Profit for 192S was BSAO2 md balance at credit of profit and loss appropriation al Dec. :tl last, including balance brought ill was C2A.614. Dividend of 5 per cent., la* tax, for year is recommended. beraj placed to rescrv, making (t tSO.OOO, £2.0(m written of gene'al ileureciation. und
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      KLANG RIVER TIN
      35 9 The director* of Kluiik River Tin DredginK Co., Ltd., have declared a dividend of II per cent, of profits earned, and a bonus of per tent., both payable, oa the 21st instant.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    38 9 From bina Bad .J i^ i>;i ti iiy Mexico Maru, duv :i» Singapore "i I From China, by Takliwa, dm- at SiniMpore on Wolin'ilay. Fnim China anil Japan, by llarunn Maru, due at Singapore on Thursday.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 6. THE OTHER END OF THE STRING
    1061 10 In returning to the unsavoury subjects dealt with in the report of the committee ftmUmi over by Lord Balfour of Burleijfh and accepted so wholeheartedly by t!ie Colonial Office we are not prompted by any hope of
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    THE NEW FRONTIERS OF EUROPE.
    1126 10 Grievances Magnified B> Propaganda. (By the Right Hon. H. A. L Fisher). Dr. Stresemann has conferred a great benefit on Europe by raising the question of the minorities at the Council Table «f the I-eague. Nothing but good can come from the frank and friendly
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    325 10 H.E. the Governor and Lady Clifford attended the races on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lee Warner have been spending last winter at Alassio and elsewhere in Italy. Dr. and Mrs. and Mr. Jesser-Coope and Mr. Cowgill had luncheon at Government House on Saturday. Lieut.-Colonel and
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    830 10 SUNDAY THEATRES. There will be a good deal of sympathy with the theatre managers of London In their efforts to'ohtain permission to have performances on Sundays. It has for .wars been one of the conspicuous inconsistencies of life in London that irhila cinemas and concert halls
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    JOURNALIST SHOT IN BERLIN.
    264 11 British Colony Demands Inquiry. RIOTING CEASES. Casualties Include TwentyFive Dead. Berlin, May 4. Mr. Chark Mackay. the correspondent of a Ni W Eealaad newspaper, was killed in last sight's rioting. He disregarded th> warning of the police and unconcerne.ily strolled through the streets of Nvukoeln. He
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    AFGHAN FIGHTING.
    159 11 Amanullah's Troops Heavily Defeated. Peshawar, May 4. After four days of incessant fighting, fi.OOO of Bacha-i-Saqao's troops overcame ::.n n of Shah Mohamad's forces near I.ohgnrh. The re were very heavy casual!ici!!i sides. lia--hu-i-Saq:io used aeroplanes, oi.e of which crashed in fianies. It is reported that Nadir Khan
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    NEWSPAPERS IN CHINA. Facilities Refused to Shanghai Daily.
    152 11 Shaagfcai, May l. Th- Chinese- authorities refused postal facilities i" the North-Chima Daily News and the N:>rth-China Herald to-day.— Renter. A Nanking cable of April 18, stated The standing committee of the State Council to-day disrns— d the attitude of the North
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    KRITISH COMMUNISTS.
    72 11 Indian to Oppose Sir John Simon. London. May 5. Commi (lists in the West Riding of Yi'rksh.rv have choaea s. Asmani, the president of the lmlian Trade Union Congri who is at present awaiting trial at .'liviu! on a charge of sedition, to i> i < m Six
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    AMERICA CUP.
    41 11 Sir Thomas Upton Challenges Atfain. I. MiM, May 4. The Rajral lister Yacht Club, on behalf of Sir Thomas Upton, has challenged for the America Cup. If the challfi' i a race will ht held in September, 1930. Reuter.
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    MEXICAN REVOLT ECHO.
    102 11 Dramatic Arrests In New York. New York, May 6. There was a dramatic echo of the Mexican Revolution when four men were arrested in a New York hotel by the secret police. They were two Mexicans and two American (United States) exgovernment officials of El Paso, Texas.
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    DISARMAMENT.
    299 11 Direct Limitation System Rejected. Geneva, May 4. The Disarmament Committee, by 22 votes to two, passed the resolution submitted by the French and American delegations declaring that the Committee rejected the system of direct limitation of war material. It noted that the system of indirect limitation of expenditure on
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    AN ARTIST'S ROMANCE
    95 11 Married to Original Of Portrait. When Mr. Lionel Ellis exhibited a picture called Jeanne at an exhibition of the work of contemporary British artists at Plymouth last year his painting attracted considerable attention, and was favourably commented on by. leading art critics. This nainting of the head
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    THE KING'S RECOVERY.
    87 11 Anonymous Donor's Generosity Acknowledged. Rugby, May 5. A Court Circular received yesterday announces Audax as the anonymous donor of '1105,000 to the King Edward Hospital Fund. The gift was offered as a thank:; offering for the King's recovery. The use of a norn de plume in a
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    ANTARCTIC RESEARCH.
    72 11 Sir Hubert Wilkins Arrives In Britain. Rugby, May 5. Sir Hul>ert Wilkins, the Arctic and Antarctic explorer, landed at Plymouth to-day. On his last Antarctic trip Sir Hubert explored 1,200 miles of coast lino, discovering 20 islands, two channels and one strait. He will return to the Antarctic
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    DEATH OF MRS. BUTCHER.
    39 11 A c-ible received to-day from Mr. Douelas Biitcher, at Port Said, reports that Mrs. Butcher, Senior, d!ed yesterday at Suez. She was a fammgrnt for home by the travelling with Mr. and Mrs. IV.-uglas nutcher.
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    48 11 Th? response to Mr. 1.. W. Learmount's appeal for names of those interested in the formation of a Flying Club in Kuala Lumpur has resulted in the receipt of 50 names to date. A meeting of those interested will be held at the headquarters Mess. M.S.V.R., on Friday.
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    BOMBAY POSITION IMPROVED.
    105 11 Twenty-one Killed. CURFEW ORDER BEING ENFORCED. Bombay, May 5. Conditions are becoming normal. An order has been issued prohibiting the collecting of stones and the carrying o:' any weapons in public. The total casualties during the rioting were 21 killed and 200 injured. Curfew enforcement extending from
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    GERMAN FINANCES.
    162 11 Long-Term Loans to Be Issued. Berlin, May 5. The problem of the serious state of German finances, which for weeks past has been considerably alarming Government circles, is expected to be solved in the near future, if the proposals of the Minister of Finance, which have already been
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    GIFTS TO THE POPE.
    234 11 New Throne and a Motor Car. The presents offered to His Holiness Pius XI, since the signing of the Lateral Treaties are so numerous and tempting that some, of them have to be refused, and others are liable to disturb his religious equanimity. The first most
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    GERMAN AVIATION.
    68 11 Allotment of Grants to Various Enterprises. Berlin, May 5. An understanding with regard to air services expenditure was reached by the expert finance committee. The Aviation Industrie will be granted 6,200,000 marks, the Lufthansa company 10,000,000 and the Zeppelin works 2,500,000 as a first instalment, with another instalment
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    MR. VAN LEAR BLACK.
    143 11 Munificence of the Flying Millionaire. London hotel proprietors would be glad to have more vwton like Mr. Van Lear Black, the American newspaper magnate who makes flying his hobby and has made flights ta Java and South Africa. At his hotel he occupied a suite that
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    PRISONERS PARDONED.
    23 11 Bucharest, May 5. On the occasion of the Orthodox Easter, which was celebrated to-day. King Boris granted pardons to 303 pri-soners.—Trans-Ocean.
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    NEW REPARATIONS HOPES.
    338 11 Compromise Scheme. MR. OWEN YOUNG'S SUGGESTIONS. Paris, May 4. The sun now appears to be breaking through the clouds of the Reparations Conference. The chairman, Mr. Owen Young (United States), has drawn up a compromise scheme which he informed the delegates this afternoon that Dr. Schacht had
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    BISHOP'S APPEAL.
    113 11 Beauty Show and Austrian Girl. Lisl Goidarbeiter, the beautiful Viennese recently elected "Miss Austria" ani invited to take part in the American beauty contest at Galveston, has received a letter from the Bishop of Galveston urging her not to appear in the contest under the title Miss Universe."
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    PRINCE GEORGE.
    97 11 Looking Forward to Work At Foreign Office. London, May 5. Prince George was the principal guest at the Royal Academy banquet at Burlington House. He spoke affectionately of his 14 years in the Navy and said that at the Foreign Office he would endeavour to gain an insight
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    SIR TUDOR VAUGHAN.
    57 11 Body Brought back by Swedish Destroyer. Rugby, May B, The Swedish destroyer Ehrenskold reached Sheerness to-day, bearing the body of Sir John Tudor Vaughan, the British Minister to Sweden, who died suddenly a few days ago. The Ehrenskold was met by the two British destroyers Trinidad and
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    NYASALAND.
    51 11 Appointment of New Governor Announced. Rugby, May 5, Tho King has approved the appointment of Mr. Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, the Colonial Secretary for the Gold Coast, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Nyasaland Protectorate in succession to Sir Charles Bowring, whose period of office will shortly expire. British
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    GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
    37 11 Vienna, May 4. President Streeruwitz, in a message to the Reich Chancellor, lays stress .n the brotherly feelings between A'uiria and Germany, the strengthening of «vhich ne considers one of his foremost duties. Trans-Ocean.
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    BRITISH DRY SPELL BREAKS.
    64 11 Six Motorists Killed Over Week-End. London, May G Steady rain throughout Great Britain over the week-end broke the prolonged drought, which has caused acute anxiety to farmers. The wettest place has been Bognor. The greasy roads caused trouble to the heavy week-end motor traffic, and there
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    DIAMONDS STOLEN.
    169 11 £25,000 Lost in Transit To Antwerp. London, May 4. The continental police are investigating one of the biggest diamond robberies of recent years, involving £25,000 worth of stones dispatched from Lourenco Marques to Antwerp. The packet, whicn arrived apparently intact, was found to contain worthless stones. A gang
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    "TALKIE" WARFARE.
    224 11 Legal Battle in Several Countries. London, May 5. The prosecution of a legal battle with regard to Talkie apparatus patents is to be pursued in other countries where the Western Electric Co's patents are being used, according to a joint statement issued by counsel for the Engl and
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    PERSIA AND IRAK.
    132 11 PERSIA. AND IRAK. The Shah's Coronation Anniversary. The Persian colony in England celebrated the anniversary of the coronation of Shah Riza Pahlavi on April 25, and at night the Persian Minister held a reception which was largely attended by foreign friends of Persia. The Manchester Guardian, commenting on the anniversary,
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    SKYSCRAPERS.
    62 11 Chicago Goes One Better Than New York. Chicago, May 5. Plans have been completed for the construction of the world's highest building, consisting of 75 storeys, by the Railroad and Air Rights Corporation. It will be 1,002 feet in height, or a few feet higher than the Eiffel Tower.
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    PENSIONS FOR MINERS.
    74 11 The provision of pensions for aged miners, the cost of which would be met by the Welfare Fund, is proposed in a Bill presented by Sir William Edge, Liberal member for the Bosworth Division of Le'cester. The principal qualifications for a pension are that a person shall
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    ELECTION FEVER IN BRITAIN.
    604 11 Three Leaders to Broadcast Speeches. UNIONIST MESSAGE "We Have Carried Out Our Pledges." London, May 5. Party headquarters are displaying intense activity in view of the dissolution of Parliament next Friday. Proof of the busy deliberations within tho four corners of political associations and committee rooms
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    EARTHQUAKE IN PERSIA.
    35 11 Death Roll now Given As 2,000. Teheran, May S. It is now stated that the series of earthquakes in north-east Persia resulted in 2,000 deaths at BjhonSMa. Several villages were obliterated. Reuter.
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    SAMOAN UNREST.
    97 11 New Zealand's Offer if Defiance Ends. Replying to a limnHna thitt tho recent report Maiding Sawoan finance* and staff had justified the action of the Mau (the League of Samoans), Sir Joseph Ward stated recently that the New Zealand Government was not able to alter the policy it
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    M. TITULESCU
    33 11 . Berlin, May ft M. Titulcseu, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs in Rumania and now the Minister in London, lectured in the Reichstag this evening on the dynamics of peace. —Trans-Ocean.
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    CANON FOUND "NOT GUILTY."
    407 12 CANO N FOUND "NOT GUILTY." Serious Allegations. ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES. A trin' hill was returned by the Grand Jury at the Quarter Sessions at Horsham against the Rev. Henry Thomas Bowlby, who had been committed from Worthing police court on three ier IS years Mr. Bowlby, who surrendered to
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    EARL HAIG FUND.
    93 12 Prizes at the Ex-Services Dance. dance in aid of the Earl Haig Mi I Fund which the Ex-Services ion i. to give at Raffles Hotel i.n Saturday, May 25, prizes will be given f or the best home-made, the urinal and the best purchased ro tames. There
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    TRESPASSING REINDEER.
    157 12 Hosder Lapps Become A Problem. The ancient prerogatives of the mys- i mads of th.- north," the Swedish have given rise to curious legal ationa which will now be cleared iio in court, says a message from The Swedish Lapps in the northernmost parish of DaleearHa h .'I
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    24 12 Mr. T(M( Knn ■naffer at ihr New World, I on Saturday. He wa< M M m! :i» Thorn- 1 n this morninK \va« larpt-ly
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    S.S. ASSOCIATION.
    675 12 Valuable Work During Past Year. The annual meeting of the Strait* enta (Singapore) Association will lie held in the Exchange Room on Thursday. May 16, In the report for the year ended Maud .'il the commitf«e states: n committee meetings were held faring the year under review. New
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    ALLIGATORS' LAKE.
    98 12 Soldiers Thrown from Canoe Five Dead. Three United States soldiers in the Panama Canal Zone have been rescued ft. >ni i lake infested by alligators, in which they had been clinginir to stumps erf t for slew hours. They said they were members of t ti'^ht .soldiers who
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    83 12 Hawaiian TnHlhaiVllHl arc at the Adelph! Hi.tol this week, and there will be cabaret :in<l dancing; every evening Hawaliant will also play fi i lane* to-morrow afterA I me will start at the this rmnlip In the second performance the chief feature will be "No ..n." with the
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    UNIQUE PACIFIC CRUISE.
    354 12 San Francisco Business Men on Tour. An around-Pacific cruise to cover 25,000 miles and an itinerary of fourteen countries of the Orient and Australasia will be made by a party of leaving San Francisco on Sept. 21 and returning on Dec. 20. The cruise is sponsored by
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    HUMAN SACRIFICE.
    186 12 Demented Mother's Terrible Deed. New York police have arrested on a charge of racrder Mrs. Iris Brown, a nvgress who killed her eight-wooks-old I lial»y. Faith, in an ecstasy of religious mania by thrusting the child into a furnacs as a human sacrifice. According to the story told
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    OLD COMMUNION CUP
    138 12 . £15,000 Refused by a Kent Diocese. A proposal by the authorities of St. Mary's Church, Sandwich, to sell its ancient ccmn'union tup for £15,000 has been vetoed by the Diocesan Consultative Committee. The Rev. C. H. Hutt reported to th-.-annual church vostry that an offer to purchase
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    RODNEY'S PILLAR.
    124 12 The Famous Landmark In Danger. Welsh archaeologists are investigating the damage done by recent jrales to Rodney's Pillar, which stands on the siimmit (if the Breidden Hills, a well-known landmark on the Welsh border. It is found that the lofty pillar is in danger of falling as the
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    15 12 A proposal is afoot in Penang to form a Printers'- Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society.
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    30 12 Mr. A. J. Tait, late of Syme and Co., is returning to Singapore by the T.TPfriers due on May 12. H* ha; been appointed .■>. srtont Eastern represeatalive of Carriras, Ltd.
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    TEN HINDUS SHOT BY MOSLEM.
    194 12 Revenge for Murder of A Boy. Karachi, April 24. Ten Hindus were shot in an amazing attack by a Moslem in Jacobabad (Sind) last nitfht, Two men and a woman were killed instantly, three men died in hospital shoitly afterwards, while ihree were, seriously wounded
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    INSPECTOR INJURED.
    262 12 Knocked Down by Motor Car. Inspector Woosey and a native policeman were knocked down in Stevens Road, near the Scott's Road junction, at 1.25 a.m. yesterday hy a motor-car driven by Mr. R. C. Cansdell. Inspector Wonsey was injured about the head, and did not recover consciousness till
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    THIRTY YEARS A DRESSER.
    227 12 Touring With Seymour Hicks. "Richard" (Mr. Belsey) celebrated in mail week his thirtieth year of continuous service as dresser to Mr. Seymour Hicks. Starting as stable-boy to Mrs. MoneyCoutts at the age of 14, at 21 he was 'lining an old horse bus from Liverpool Street
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    HEAVY RAINS -IN F.M.S
    62 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 5. Th" l.eavy rain durin,: the past few days hai resisted in the Perak and Kinta rivers befall in ipate. A ,art cf Ipoh is 1 (I a:-d 'imilar conditions exist in Batu Gajah. It is possible that if the
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    43 12 Eeforc the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. C. S. Findlay, on Saturday S. M. Marican Tantby was charged with cheating the Singapore General Lighterage Co. by givinj: cheque for $100 which he knew would h? dishonoured. The hearing was adjourned until May 11.
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    69 12 The proposal '.o include umbrella? among the objects liable to a luxuiy tax has caased i ■unsternaiion anionj; the umbrell;imakcis of Budapest. Twelve years ago 070,000 of the umbrellas used in Hungary were imported from foreign countries. The cumber of imported umbrellas ha* fplien tn 13.C00, which means that the
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    DEATH OF DR. LEGGE.
    292 12 Medical Officer in Perak War. A cable received in Ipoh on Friday reports the death at Bangalore, on May 2 of Dr. John A. LaSßje, WBO retired abou: 1 years from the post of Medical Officer. Malay States Guides, Taiping, after 46 years' leriiei fer Government
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    RELIABILITY TRIALS.
    142 12 Results of Kuala Lumpur Meeting. (From Our Own Corrcsp»ndent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 6, Yesterday's motor cycle reliability trials under the ausnices of the Motor Cycle Club wire a complete weather prevailing. With the exception of live a!! entrant'- competad. They w re despatched from the point in Batu
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    63 12 Ann. uneeni' nt is made of a series of lectures on vitul theological subjects to be eondncl id by thi tU v, V. K. Hendershet of the Malayan Seminary on Wednesday nights beginning May '22 at ■■■.■';(> p.m. They are be held at the Seminary Ila!!, 401, Upper Serangoon Road.
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    CHANGE AGAINST POSTMASTER.
    88 12 $20,000 Missing ALLEGED BREACH Ol TRUST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, Maj fi It is reported that the postmastei si Mentakal is in custody on chi criminal breach of trust in r about $20,000 representing about collections which the were despatched to Kuala Lumpur, bu which
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    SMUGGLERS' HAUNT.
    145 12 Last of an Old South Downs Inn. The days when the South Dowi Brighton wen- the haunt of si, were recalled in mail week wl Brighton Licensing Justice tho licence of the Bl chain, to a new building on the main London road. It whs in the cellar
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    F.M.S. APPEAL COURT.
    85 12 Litigation Over I 'era!: Property. (Fran Our Own Comxpondent.) Ipuh. May B. The I. .M.S. Court "f Kpjy ii* 1 1 >• !i OK Tuesday when the in Justice, the Hon. Mr. L. H. I will preside for the Brat thne. n«mIht of civil apiu'dls will be
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    20 12 Hta K. Boadut, Matron, D Hospital. Ipoh, will be proceedtiiK > Seremban on transfer in ihn en the next few days.
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      3284 13 TO-MORROW'S FORM AT A GLANCE." Second Day of Sprint? Meeting. We ],''■<• 1..1..W the completed handicap., and order of running for the M-<-»nd da\ of the Singapore S;r.-!iisr Meeting wnfcrh i.-ik.- place to-morrow. The form of each Inn U dealt with in tht fullowinc the list of weijchtu race. h,
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      MALAYS IN JAVA.
      92 13 Splendid Win Over Oliveo. (Aneta's Service.) Batavia, May 6. In s.'.ite nlayir.jc tht same day as °h>: rival in JSatatia, the Malaya Footr>;.: tixiatiup t«am I'.'i v ft splendid exhibition •(ajnat one of Batavia'a ui'onjtest football cluht, Oliveo, winning, l ha.il eonteaUd match by four goals to,
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      1178 13 Final Games. CHAMPIONS AND CTi»HOLDERS WELL BEATEN. London. Naj I. The following were the results of UtehM played in the English League to-day Division i. Aston Villa 4 Sheffield Wi-d. 1 Hiiinley I Arsenal i Bury :i Derby County Cardiff City l Blackburn Rorara i Leeds Utd.
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    REFEREES' FEES IN SINGAPORE.
    470 14 Positions in League To Date. The Singapore Football Association i«sue the following report for the week ended Saturday, May 4 LMgM Table*.—Division I. l.asl W«sk's Results. The following were the results of league ■Batches played during the week Division I. Sic ;i S.K.c 0 Welch l
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    SIX-MILE RUN.
    35 14 New Record Established By Red Indian. Los Angeles, May ."j. A new record for a six-mile run has liern created by a Red Indian named Harry Chaiika. namely 211 mm. 44 sec. Keutei.
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    Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING.
    652 14 Winners of Handicap Events. The Y.M.t'.A. swimming season openeel on Saturday afternoon liy the handicap fmals, which *en fnum off, before a large gathf] nig. The season will close on Sept. 2H, with a (rand carnival, and the prizes for Saturday's competition will be awarded at a social
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    PROMOTION AND RELEGATION.
    142 14 Third Division Struggles End Unexpectedly. Knglish League football concluded yesterday (See Page Thirteen) and although the championship. promotion and relegation candidates e>f the ftret and second divisions were certain, the Third Division teams for thi Second Division were at issue. However Chnrlton by means of a brilliant
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    TEAM FOR S. AFRICA.
    261 14 English Footballers' Tour. The International Selection Committee of the Football Association, meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. J. McKenna, at Ruiisell Square during mail week chose the following players for the tour in South Africa, which takes place between the months of Muy and August fioalkeeptTK.
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    A WASH-OUT!
    221 14 Heavy Rain Defeats Cricketers. Rain spoilt sport on Saturday and Sunday, and very little cricket was possible. The match between Selangor Club and the S.C.C was abandoned without a ball being bowled, while many other matches suffered ;i similar fate. Welch Beat Indian Association. Bowlers were on top
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    45 14 Results of Three Continental Series. London, May 5. Davis Cup series resulted as follows llriisst'ls Belgium boat Rumania by thi"v matches to nil. Copenhagen Denmark beat Chile by three matches to nil. Athens Greece beat Jujjo-Slavia by tfcrw matches to nil. Renter.
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    INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
    326 14 Americans Win Four-Ball Match. London, May 4. A fuur-buil mutch over 3fi hole* for ■idi stakes umouniiiiK to £500 was played on the Dalmahoy course, near Edinburgh, to-day between Tommy Armour and Bob Cruickshank, United States, and Henry Cotton and Charles Whitcombe, Great Britain. The Americans won by
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    196 14 Monday, May 6 2nd Div. Football S.C.C. vi. S.C.F.A. "B," S.C.C. Tuesday, May 7 Singapore Races. 2nd Div. Football R.A.O.D. Vi. V.M.C.A., V.M.C.A. 2nd Div. Football S.C.F.A. ■A »i. A.P.C. S.CJ.A. 2nd Div. Football S.R.C. v§. 0.T.F.C., S.R.C. Wednesday, May 8 lat Div. Football S.R.C. Saletar, Stadium. Thursday,
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    NO TENNIS TO-DAY.
    384 14 S.C.C. Final Postponed Owing to Rain. Rain to-day makes it impossible for Uwl S.C.C. singles final between the Rev. VV. Aitken and Paul Clerc to be played as arranged. The match, together with the distribution of prizes and the e-lub at Home, is postponed to next Monday.
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    HARD COURT TENNIS.
    135 14 Victories for Austin and Miss Heine. London, May 4. The British hard courts lawn tennis championships were continued at Bournemouth to-day. Results were as follows: .Mend Singles Final. Bunny Austin, the former Cambiidge captain and a Davis Cup player, btat Raymond, the South African captain, 6—3, 6—2.
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    THE STAY-AT-HOME BACKER.
    583 14 Totalisator and the Betting Laws. The racinK correspondent of Home newspaper understands cm very Esod authority that the Betting Control Board are to discuss means for diverting money stakrd with the DOOk-HMtkori to the totalisatnr —a schamc which would invohv ;in important change in the betting laws.
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    RUGBY LEAGUE.
    36 14 London, May The Ruffby League Cup Final was played at Wembley to-day between Wigan and DeWSOUry. The former won by 1 points to two. The weather was dull and cold. There were 40.11H0 spectators.—Renter.
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