The Straits Times, 26 July 1920

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. No. 26,392 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1920 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 182 1 frtc* nay IJ»-S» p«r atat TRADE MARK. "■HIP"BRAND "SIGNAL" BRAND WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE i FaOM THE RBCIPB OF A /^'"Tv HA« 4 PIQUiNT FLAVOUR AND GKNTLKMAN IN THB COONTBY 1 A VAI.UABLB APPBHSBR KNOWN THROUertOUT THB WORLD JOSEPH TRAVERS AND BOMB, LIMITED 'laeo*por>ted ia Bn.Uad) SUPFLIBBS OP FINEST QUALITY PPOVIBION 1
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    • 156 1 ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Setil- qaents) JUST RECEIVED >^^> NEW MILLINERY <4»jp> AFTERNOON <4^ »0R«li HI gj \*f Black and "oloured Velours Panamas and Untr mmrd Shapes latent Novfltiffc for trinrmiEg BOBINSON CO LTD. (Incoif onto'- Ib the 8lt»il? SetUcmtai) IF you found us st'line below cost,
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    • 1 1 STERILISED
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  • 1113 2 Wondrou) Twilight Smms in The Mall. Tbe Dfttlj Expreai of Jome 11, Mytl— The fl«-t u»yi:»t>« Court ever held gave tbe Epuetatoti wba assembled ia tbeir thousand! n .?;dc Bcckioghsm P«laee and dowa Ibe Mall i neb opportunities tot otitioUm and cocoa. ot ma ibey bave nver
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  • 16 2 Do you do any work asked th« Willeaden magistrate. Tes, was tbt rtply. I'm on strike.
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    • 243 2 ;l ce^e is the most Nutritious Food -Stuff in the World. i VSS!^ln& Mg I Ks'* <rf yy wi \_jj A-^UWIUN CHtOOAR) a JM On sale at all stores. i _____o~— CONNELL BROS., CO. Sole Agents, Singapore. GARFORD TRUCKS AND BUSSES SHIPMENT EXPECTED SHORTLY 15 25 Passenger Busses 2 ton
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    • 618 2 v '^'t^^HljlJlb awl D He's Happy! m* AS your baby grows happily from H D M mon th to month he needs a g P? changing food to keep him itrong and H r, contented. THE ALLENBURYS I FOODS contain graduated propor- Q D tions of the elements essential to
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    • 216 2 THE GLOBE SUPERIOR EAR-PHONE bS Tb; >a oDr moit popuiar n dei n iv s^jy popularity la based entirely on it* merits. In sixe, it is a little larger than other modela ■"^^I^NHEB !tk tran miu r and that lg on reaaoa J& for its wonderful efficiency its p«w%r aa4
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  • 1179 3 Increased Crop In Spite o! Labour Troubles Tbe eleventh ordinal y general mattioe of Ltdboty Unbbet E.>»its, Lv was helt: on Jaot 11 at Ute effiea ol the oompao», 1 4 Otoai Tower Stteet, B C. Mr. Ftatk W.lson Barket (tbe ehairmao) pre»idißfr. The Obaiimaa laid (KnUemfn,—
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  • 15 3 If any profiteers should slip into heaven, good-by to them streets of gold Atlanta Constitution.
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    • 466 3 I 1 am always "up" to time with ths help of an "Ego" I w.»s an early riser I useJ by force of will to ■c mys-f but I wa3 never sure of always doing it? P Ons day I ovcrs'ept myself and then? missed my train. 0 k an
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    • 243 3 jsrg^|J^ m. ezekiel wholesale and RETAIL OPTICIANS ViWA\ High Street, Europe Hotel BjJ Buildings. WARRANT ff fill I C|| good Typewritlnf Ribbon. Soand Advice lf this is what you are after For work to appear much smarter, Buy the Crown, It is a dear little coil But, sold cheap. Price
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    • 432 3 OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED Board of Directors i Hon. Dr. Lim Roon lene. 6.8. E. Chairman Llm Nee Soon, Esq. Tan Soo Goan Esq. Ong Boon Tat Esq. B. Q. V. ong Esq Lint Oiwee Chian K«q Tan Ean Kiam Esq Chna Poh Sinn* Esq. feah Eng Lim Esq Lee
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    • 275 3 RICHES DO TOC WANT TO MM lICB =ot ielay bat «r» Mr. CkUag Kia Jin who is in the position >» a« (or you Gantlaman, vhether to sail bay traojtct eaaaig*. PROPERTY ■mea at tsutas, Unaec arap«rt iaa, skares, ate Pleate sail ar nnnieate with Mr. Ch.aag kia Jlav Chop
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    • 796 4 STEAMEN SAILIHM P. 0. -British India AJD Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) fha Cempaay'. MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY an at 1 1 111 MMaWU. LONDON FAB-BABTEBN IRRTICR FROM LONDON TO MARBEILLH A
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    • 535 4 PRINCE LINE LIMITEI, (Incorporated in England) FAR EAST SEBVICB FOR NRW TORK CELTIC PRINCE via Sues about 2nd half Oct. For all information apply to ADAMSON, GILFILLAN 00, ITD. (Incorporated In England) Agents. ■mum mum TNI EASTERN MiPrHl COMPAJfT, lootr (l»o»rperated ia ftralta istMoslaa UJ M altentj*. wltheat farther aetiee.
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    • 253 4 ITMKRSAMJwII iul THE OSAKA SHOSKN KAISHA LTD. (Incorporated In Japan) No. 2, Da Soaxa Straat. Proposed Sailing from Singapore (Subject to change without notice) FOB POBT SAID, MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG ALPS MARU mid. Sept. FOR NEW TORK (via Panama Canal) HONOLULU MAftU Annrt HAGUE MARU end Sep"
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    • 334 4 NIPPON YUIEN KAISHA (Incorporated in Japan) Under Mall Contract with tha Imperial Japanese Government Subject to alterations without notice. EUBOPB MAIL LINE Fortnightly Service For London, Antwerp via (Malacca) PasMssK. Colombo, Sues, Port Said aad Marseille*. IYO MARU Aag 4 ATSUTA MARU Aug. 11 SHIDZUOKA MARU Aug. 2C LIVERPOOL LINE
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    • 571 5 STEAMER SAILINGS TIMOR 1)11. IV %jB. Montoro will be despatched for the .above port at about 6 a.m. on July 21. Per freight and aaasaga, npply to BOOBTEAO < Agents, Hums I'hilp Line. OCEAN si'KAMSHir 0.. I.TI). CBONA MUTUAL BfaUM NAVIGATION I I) I.TI). Survrw af Damaged Cargo Oiisigmeit of
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    • 325 5 STEAMER SAILINGS BIBBY LINE s.s. Leicestershire sailing from Rangoon, August 7, for Kurope. Kor passages, apply PATBBBON, SIMONS CO., LTD. K. P. N. STRAITS CHINA LINE VAN WAKKWYCK Sl ii:.~ on or about July 30 from Singapore to Hongkong, Amoy and Swutow. DOLLAR LINE REGULAR SAILINGS I From Singapore to
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    • 601 5 STEAMER SAILINGS FOR VANCOUVER, B.C. (DIRECT) The s.s. Methven is due here about August 5, 1920, and will have prompt despatch for Vancouver, B.C. taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for U. S. A. and Canadian Overland Points. For freight and further particulars apply to BOUSTEAD CO., Agents, C.
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    • 787 5 TO CAPITALISTS AND INVESTORS A unique opportunity to acquire a large block of property in the very heart of tte town, only once before in the market Owing to extension of business, Messrs. Central Engine Works, Ltd., having obtained more extensive and commodious premises, the undersigned have been instructed to
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    • 577 5 TING KIL TIN MINES, LTD. NOTICE is hereby given that at the annual general meeting of the Company to be held on Tuesday, August 3, 1920, the directors will recommend that a dividend of IP per cent, (free of income tax) for the yer.r ended April 30, 1920, be paid
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    • 413 5 IN THE ESTATE OF CHUA LIP SIAN, DECEASED Pursuant to section 2A of the Trustee Ordinance 1914. all persons having claims against the eatata af HM aiiovenunied deceased who died at Singapore on May 10, 1919, are required to send particulars to the undersigned solicitors for Sect Smw Neo, the
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    • 749 6 lIHEMAB In the Next Ohang<of Programme, Sunday, July SB There will be presented at tbe ALH A MBRA. Beach Botd LH* WBBER S SBSBATIONAL PHOIODRA«ATIO PRODCOTION FMtonat MIUKD HIRRIS, TIE BEaUMFUI WIFI OF TIE WORIO FAVOJI CHARUE CH»»LI« Ib a story ol a ooantry girl who i« oared ol her
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    • 271 6 JIIMiBM Ij^l HALL, LTD. s= fflr^^Wll BHCOND SHOW AT 9 II Wr//\IMM JIMBS J. 0( RBETT jRi As I*JB. Tbs World'timoas iiag veteran in Wllrffl THE PRINCE OF AVENUE A A thrilling bnman interest story of to dar, the story ol a two-fisted yiung Iriahtßan who c eanß opwtrd p
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    • 330 6 l^^fj Quinine Sulphate •"•XBBde >a\3^ |||lf| Biliydrorhloride NOTICE is hereby given that the trade ,b»ithu umi\ mark consisting of the design shown above (BRITISH Wl lUt is the exclusive property of California Associated Raisin Company of Fresno, California, in the United States of America, and is used by the said
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  • 90 7 FIXTURES. Monday. July 26. 7.1." a.m.. fi.4B p.m. Tuesday, July 11. U9 ii.ni., 7.53 p.m. I ml, LUS pjß. lioim-w ril mail leave.. WYilni-Mi.-iy. July 28. V, r. !'...l a.m., 8.47 pjn. due. V,< Barker's noon. riiirsd.i-. July 2't. i; i IOJ6 v.m., 9.31 p.m. ball .'.<■.(
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  • 102 7 k'ESSEU AT THE DOCKS. Wharf naiin. Shrimp. »rf. Toeata, V:in Waerwijck. Wharf; Albeit and Victoria Dry Dorks. Beta; Ross. I'aarf. Glea ibU, Fook Sang, Ken.i. Ipoh. Dot 1.. B>■ t Calera, Fukkai Maru, II A mlcroo, Cyclops, Ben- Theseus, Montoro. rl ill o 1 the Wisp. J'ulo i-.nni
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  • 60 7 Dan 1. juan, 1\.1., H"3 ton;, ironi So«rabajra 88-7. tea*, from Hongi;»n^ 1 2d-7. Mom. 0 tons, from Sydney "I -7. fr>ni 2i-7. from Liverpool from London at 1 R. S. I'aroe, Dji., ZO tons, from UnggO 1 tor.--, from Bangkok :iom Palembang 25-7. r.-. from Ponghul 26-7,
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  • 150 7 lo>dajr 2.30 pjn. ttenhan noa P<nang 3 p.m. Ualaeea bsob 3 p.m. nghai and Japan 3 p.m. 4 p.m. Tu'.sday 9 a.m. i Bulang y a.m. Shanghai and 9 a.m. ,i irby, liroume, Port ek, I m lo», Carnar.uldton and W( Urn Aus10 a.m I'arcela 8 a.m.
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  • 77 7 Lawrence*! larfje portrait group of Mr«. Henry Baring and her two children for which the late Aahar Wertheimer in 1911 paid 8.000 guinea! sold at Christie's for A 1 > > 1 1 1 1 it of other pictures «jf note show marked depreciation in vului.' since
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  • 55 7 Compimy Bergaaat Major Bradbury, who with both l«'^s blown off by a shell and <li-«th .ilri ;i'ly >rr:;ipinfj him by the throat, sent fcr the Adjutant and reminded him. Y( i v oat f .nret, Sir, that the battalion \:>' party cf a hundred morning oarly. From Sir Prederick IVnsonliy's
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  • 131 7 EXCHANGB Singapore, July 26 1 km, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 Demand 2/3 I. ivate 3 m/s 2/4 On New York Demand 42% Private 90 days 47 V 4 On France Bank 625 On India, Bank T. T. 118 On Hongkong, Bank d/d 67H p.c. pm. On Shanghai,
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES
    • 213 7 Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 10 10 Arapang 16.00 I 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1.50 norn '£1 £1 Kam. Kamunting 2.16.0 2.18.6 10 10 Kinta Assoc. 7.26 8.00 £1 fl Kinta Tin *.7.6»0» 1 1 Hitam Tin 2.90 3.10 xd. 1 1 Jelantoh 1.80 1.90 fl £1 Lahat Mine*
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    • 121 7 Iss. Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. Cl £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 3.15.0 4.0.0 tl £1 E. Smelting Co. 12.25 13.25 Electric Tw«ji I/S 4/» 10 10 Fraser Neave 57.00 59.00 30 50 WHammer&Co 110.00 115.00 IOOIOOKatz Bros. 130.00 150.00 A a Mexican Eagle 10.0.0 10.15.0 L 0 10 Maynard Co.
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    • 88 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 5 p.c. pn. Spore Electric Tramways 5 p.c. £350,000 nom. Spore Municipal 5 p.c. $1,878,000 par. Spore Mun. 4V4 p.c. of 1907 $1,000,000 16 p.c. 10 p.c. dis. S'pcre Mun. 4V4 p.c. of lGOtf $1,600,500 15 p.c. 10 p.c. dis. Spore Mun. 4>^
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    • 417 7 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt K. Sidim ($1) 3.90 4.10 3.90 4.00 Kundong ($1) 1.20 1.80 1.20 1.10 Lunas (?5) 14.50 15.50 14.50 15.50 Malaka Pinda 2.70 2.90 2.65 2.85 Mblakorf <S:2> 5.00 5.75 5.50 5.80 Man TeVong ($1)
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 29 7 ».s. TEESTA at r the i.luive :tcnm»r from Mn. lras are hereby notified that she has nuvv arrived and is dlailiaiglag into Oaitowu i -'l. BOURTEAD A CO., Agents.
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    • 709 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT* EAr.TP FOR DISPOSAL. Apply to Honder~or Brpa, Uahl w.wt :d furnished or unfurnishKD B1 KQALOW, on the sea front. State rent, etc., Wynne Jones, care Guthrie A Co., IDB BALE, MM li^l.twei^ht N<jw Hudson Motorcycle. Hocentiy overhauled and repuintcd. What offers Pleaas apply 859, BtraiU Tinea. BRITISH FIRM
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    • 41 7 GOODS THAT ATTRACT ATTENTION EAGLE BRAND SARDINES LIBERTY BRAND CEYLON TEA RODERICK DHU WHISKY AGENTS: THE SEREKBAN GENERAL AGENCY LIMITED SINGAPORE AND SEREMBAN. TONIDES Finest Virginia Cigarettes De Luxe SOLE A9BNT iTi» _S^JC3bw JbV JL^ JB9l Jbbz^ JC^L. HIQH BTSSBT, BISOAFORB,
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    • 466 7 GLENSANDA Consignees of cargo per the above ileamei from Europe are hereby notified tkat afea> has now arrived and is diseharfrinir intm Godown No. 18. BOUSTEAD CO., Agenta. IHE INTCRMriONAL OPERA SO. KtbMH limim Tkattrt Bali Tamk Rurau, it it Ceait laatt New aoircig-s h»»e jasl arrived f» "at*vi» iaclodinß
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  • 21 8 MACKENZIE. At the General Hospital, Singapore, on July 25, 1920, Malcolm Walker Mackenzie (late Borneo Co., Ltd.), aged 23 years.
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  • 33 8 In fond and loving memory PEGGIE BOYD GRANT. Oh for the touch of a vanished hand A sound of a voice that is still. Mother, Dad and Jim July 26, 1917.
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  • 1128 8 The Straits Times MONDAY, JULY 26 THE EDUCATION BILL. Correspondence, supplemented by what one hears, does produce a very strong impression that there has been some very grave misrepresentation somewhere in reference to the Education BilL It is said that, in translating the speech of Dt. Lim Boon Keng in
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  • 29 8 At the joint annual meeting of the Asiatic Society of Paris, the Royal Asiatic Society, and the American Oriental Society, it was decided to prepare an encyclopedia on Buddhism.
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  • 26 8 A Malay named Daman bin Basar was shooting flying foxes at Bukit Permai on Saturday evening. He accidentally shot himself in the head and died instantaneously.
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  • 27 8 Dr. Van Rijn, who was summoned by Traffic Inspector Benge for failing to produce his car for inspection was fined $5.50 by Mr. Langham Carter this morning.
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  • 35 8 Harold Greenwood, the solicitor at Kidwelly, Wales, who is charged with having murdered his wife by administering arsenic to her, has pleaded not guilty, and has reserved his defence. He has been committed for trial.
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  • 40 8 A concert will be given at the V.M.C.A. by the members of the Band of Hope and Young People's branch of the W.C.T.U. on Wednesday, July 28, at 8.30 p.m. Admission $1. Proceeds to be given to St. Dunstan's Home.
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  • 41 8 Cassin, a Javanese, was arrested in Orchard Road on the 20th instant for the theft of motor car horns in Burma Road. When his quarters were searched another horn was found, which was identified as having been stolen from Bukit Timah.
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  • 43 8 Some Chinese were playing with a Mills's bomb in a house, 168 Tanjong Pagar Road, on Friday evening when it exploded, injuring one of them. In this connection one of the men was charged by Ins. King before the second magistrate this morning.
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  • 51 8 The British Medical Association, at its annual meeting, decided almost unanimously that a practitioner should not voluntarily disclose, without a patient's consent, information obtained in the exercise of his professional duties, and it was also decided to instruct the council to devise steps to support ks members in maintaining professional
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  • 62 8 The Assizes were resumed this morning before the Chief Justice and a special jury when a Chinese named Tan Seak Cheng was arraigned on three charges of falsifying accounts in Chop Hua Seng on different dates in April and May of last year. Mr. J. G. Campbell prosecuted and Mr.
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  • 69 8 With reference to Mr. Oliver Marks'* speech at the recent meeting of the General Labour Committee of British Malaya, the Ceylon Observer says The difference between Malaya and Ceylon on this point was put forward, and if Malaya insists puon Tamil-speaking Managers, and offers better wages it is obvious that
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  • 70 8 The German flag has been hauled down and the British flag floats in its place over the biggest carpet manufacturing business in the world at Tabriz in Persia. Mr. Duke, the manager of Messrs. Cardinal and Harford (Limited', of High Holborn, told an Evening Standard representative that the huge business
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  • 69 8 The members and friends of the Eurasian Literary Association were afforded an opportunity of listening to an instructive and interesting lecture by Dr. Chen Chang Lok at their rooms on Friday night. The lecturer, who is a Doctor of Philosophy, having graduated in America, narrated some of his experiences and
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  • 77 8 The Danish motorship Selandia, which is due in Singapore outward bound early next month, has a novel crew on board. For some time past the Danish shipping industry has been in the throes of strikes, and there seemed to be no prospect of a settlement. Accordingly for this voyage of
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  • 78 8 At the Freemason's Hall, Penanir, last week, the members of Victoria Jubilee Chapter of Royal Arch Freemasons elected the following officer? Comp. Rev. K. Gamier, A. S. Wilson, R. Owen as Ist. 2nd and 3rd Principals respectively. Comp. R. G. Andrews, B. E. Mitchell, A. M. West, H. M. Haughton,
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  • 89 8 A Bombay message of July 9 says The strike at the Times of India press entered on its third week to-day. At present neither side looks like giving way and although 800 men are out the management appears to have made pians for the continuance of the urgent portion of
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  • 92 8 The annual report of the Bombay City Police for 1919 shows a striking increase in crimes, namely, from 5 per cent, in 1918 to 18 per cent, during the year under review. In addition to the increase in population various subsidiary causes are cited such as the high cost of
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  • 114 8 The preliminary unofficial investigation of the killing of Cherniavsky, son of the editor of the Noyosti Jijni by Colonel Meyer at a Requiem Mass in honour of 103 of Simionov'g officers killed by the Bolsheviks, discloses the fact that the first shot was fired not by Cherniavsky, as at first
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  • 487 8 The death is announced, states Reuter of Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt. of New York. director of many American companies. Sir George Frampton. R.A.. tha si-ulptui of the Nurse Cavell Memorial, has jusl been elected a member of the Corps Academique, Antwerp, in the place of Rodin. Reuter
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  • 19 8 The Outward B. I. packet Tara, with mails from Europe, is expected to reach Penang to-morrow evening.
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  • 86 8 At a meeting at the Mansion House ot the National Disasters Relief Fund it was stated that the present value of the Titanir Fund is £268,672* the Empress of Ireland £78,616, and the Lusitania £22,046 (which included £6,125 granted from the Prince of Wales's Fund). Of the
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  • 115 8 Before Mr. Pepys, second magistrate, this morning a Chinese named Ho Ha Lung was charged with inciting some coolies at Tanjong Pag»r Rond to continue a strike. From the evidence given a strike of painters commenced on the 2'.)ti\ inst. and lasted for three days. The
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  • 251 8 His Excellency the Uove.T.'«\ accompanied by Lady Guillemard, and a:t.r<U-d by his staff, left at 1 1 a.m. to-day by the Se» Belle for Port Swetteiihuni. from where His Excellency will set out on his tour, the programme of which has already been publishixl. Lady Guillemard will continue
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    • 73 8 CAPSTAN |9 CAPSTAN j NAVY CUT j Tobacco MEDIUM V FULL rt f\ PEI H STRENGTHS I mJEmXJ TIN SANDOW S (SPAINB GRIP) DUMBBELLS Fnance'l'd F\m Fpringe Nickel led Seven springs WHITELEY EXERCISERS In three qua ities ATHLETES— BiEW—LADISS NEW S V OCK-J AT .sssjSJ^BBHHMtM HHBBEBBasaaVBHNBCSEB^Saaa^BHHHaVP^ FIRE EXTINGUISHERS Have extinguished
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    • 210 8 BKLSCT SUBJECTS AND 810 FEATURES AT SINGAPORE'S MODERN PICTURE THEATRES (Tma Chog Km Co. U4, Proprietors) ALHAMBRA VITAGRAPH SERIAL 15 Episodes THE WOMAN IN THE WEB Episodes 3 and 4 Pasturing Hedda Nova and J. Frank Glendon C Parts FORBIDDEN Parta Featuring Mildred Harris Pathe Gazette, Topical Budget 2 ParU
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  • 1017 9 Shaip Debate in House Of Commons. Murder and Intimidation May Increase. LReuter Telegrams. London, July 22. Th< s tuation in Ireland was discussed in t>i'' House of Commons on the Chief Secretary's salary. Mr. T. P. O'Connor said that Ireland lily descending into an abyss of ■nanliy and chaos
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  • 137 9 Relter Telegram. London, July 23. A Franco-British oil agreement has been published. It provides that in Rumania the two Governments will support their respective nationals with a view to the acquisition of former German oil interests and other concessions, all shares in the former being half French
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  • 115 9 Reuteb Telegram. London, July 24. The fifth aerial Derby took place from Hendon this afternoon. The course was two circuits of outer London, making 205 miles. The weather was fine but gusty, a north wind blowing. Visibility was good. Flying a Martinsyde Semi-Quaver, the pilot Courtney won the
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  • 40 9 Beuteb Telegram. London, July 25. Peking The armistice between the Chihli and Anfu factions is now effective, but attempts to negotiate peace have hitherto been unsuccessful. Meanwhile the military organisations of the Anfu Club arc- fulling to pieces.
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  • 531 9 Bolshevists Invading Poland. Prospects of an Armistice Improving. Reutfb Telegrams. London, July 23. B'-Nhuvists havp now invaded Poland prep. r and the War Office reports that the Bolshevist right wing has occupied Se'ny, n town north-west of Grodno, and aboi't .">0 miles east of the German frontier.
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  • 23 9 Reutek Telegram. London, July 23. An Order-in-Council fixes July 16 as the date of the termination of war with Austria.
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  • 340 9 Reuteb Telegrams. London, July 22. Milwaukee The State Democratic Conference has nominated Mr. Reinsch, ex-Minister to China, as candidate for the Senate. London, July 23. Chicago All except one of the sixteen Railway Unions have decided to accept, under protest, the Railway Labour Board's wage award. London,
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  • 195 9 Reuteb Telegram. London, July 22. In the House of Lords, replying to an enquiry by Lord Parmoor as to how far the covenant of the League of Nations had become operative, Lord Curzon referred to the painCul crippling the League had sustained in the defection of the
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  • 102 9 Eetjteb Telegbam. London, July 22. In the House of Commons, replying to a question by Mr. Aneurin Williams, Mr. Harmsworth stated that the Government at the time of the Japanese annexation of Korea accepted the annulment of the Anglo-Korean treaty of 1883 and Japan's right to close
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  • 154 9 Success of the Rumeita Relief. Beuteb Telegram. London, July 22. In the House of Commons Mr. Churchill announced that a relief column reached Rumeita on the afternoon of July 20 and serious anxiety in regard to the garrison is thus relieved. The column was composed of an infantry brigade
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  • 62 9 (Aneta Service.) Weltevrcden, July 24. Lieuts. Parer and Mclntosh landed at Gressie at 10.15 this morning. Owing to not seeing a beam on one side of the ground the machine nose dived and smashed to the ground. The propeller was destroyed, the frame was broken and various
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  • 1574 9 Land Sold for Building Sites. The annual general meeting of the Ulu Pandan (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Limited, was held at the registered offices of the company, French Bank Buildings, Singapore, on Saturday, Mr. Koh San Hin presiding. The others present were Messrs. Tan Chong Khee, Chew Woon
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  • 82 9 The Humphrey Bishop season at the Victoria Theatre was brought to a successful conclusion on Saturday evening, when a very good audience assembled, and a rollocking programme was gone through. The versatility of the artists has been demonstrated during their fortnight here, and no more need be
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  • 58 9 Hello, old man exclaimed the prosperous publisher's traveller to the other in the shabby tweed suit. And they shook hands. How are things went on the prosperous one affectionately. I haven t seen you for months Who are you working for now The man in the twood suit sighed. Same
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  • 59 9 On July 1 the Simplcm-Orient express was for the first time line* 1!'14 to run through from Boulogne. Ostend and Paris direct to Belgrade, Sofia and Con •antinople and sections detached on the way will run no Athens and Bukarc A BOW direct service from Paris to llasel and Vienna
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  • 1689 10 'Last Years of Benjamin Disraeli. If the shade of Disraeli has any cognisance of mundane matters it must surely smile at the efforts of mere mortals to compress his biography into a reasonable number of volumes, or even to get it written at all. Lord
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  • 214 10 Anxious Feeling Temporarily Relaxed. The beneficent rains are producing exhilarating effects on the various financial and share markets, states a Bombay message of July 9. The bazaar is animated, Government securities are steadier, sterling exchange is firmer, thesilver sterling exchange is firmer, silver has touched Rs. 100,
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  • 133 10 Macphail and Co.'s Daily Report. Singapore. July 2G. Silver,— s4Vi. Hongkong 67V4. Shang hai 4214. Tin. Buyers 142. Rubber Report. Market slightly weaker. Firm buyers few sellers. July sheet transnc ted at f.fi cents. Aug-September arounl <>7 cents, October-December 74 cents, Janu-ary-June 80/81 cents. Share Market. An
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  • 57 10 A little girl was taken to church by her nurse on returning home she saM to her mother, Oh, mummy, we must never go to that church again, they arc so cruel." Her mother naturally 1 i r what they had feen doing Mi< said, "They burn insects there, and
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 447 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It was interesting to see in your last night's issue a reference to Mr. C. T. Studd, the famous and perhaps the greatest gentleman bowler in England, and the captain of the Cambridge cricket eleven in the
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    • 923 10 To the Editor of the Btratti T>- -ir, Your correspondent Mr. Yeo Hocl: Hoe appeared to have entirely agreed with your leader anent the Education Bill, ns to advocate it to the Chinese papers, as a guidance to the Chinese Public. I take it that an individual
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  • 592 10 MR. MRS. K. H. MAULEFFINCH Silver Wedding Festivities At Kota Tinggi. [Contributed.] Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Mauleffinch were At Home on Sunday, the 18th, at the P.W.D. Bungalow, Kota Tinggi, to celebrate their silver wedding. Invitations were sent out to a large number of friends and the guests were
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  • 34 10 The Oath of Protea in 5 parts, Her Body in Bond, in C-reels, and episodes 3 and 4 of the Red Glove are all in the programme of the Empire, showing on night.
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  • 75 10 Everyone knows that a raisin inserted gently into a bottle of beer, one per cent, alcholir. will strengthen it to 10 per cent, over-night. The delight of this has le.l a reporter on the Columbus Dispatch (U.S.A.) to lapse into rhyme like this You've heard about the raisin With the
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 138 10 Two Wins for Each Yacht. A Reuter message from Sandy Hook, dated July 23, states Resolute easily won the fourth cup race, finishing over four minutes ahead, independently of the time allowance. A later message says In the fourth race on the triangular course Resolute was first
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    • 228 10 The final race for the Elizabeth Challenge Cup, which was probably one of the most exciting yet witnessed in Singapore, was sailed otf yesterday morning. An e>.cellcnt start was made in an uncertain breeze with Eve, Gertrude, Stella and Marion crossing a few seconds behind time. Stella
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    • 52 10 A Reuter wire of July 23 states Surrey beat Lancashire by nine wickets. The Hampshire v. Warwickshire match was abandoned. Somerset v. Essex was drawn. Kent beat Northamptonshire by an innings and 26 runs. The Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire match was abandoned owing to rain. Nottinghamshire beat Sussex by
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    • 312 10 The S.C.C. won easily in the match, against the S.R.C. on Saturcay. When the S.C.C, who batted first, had a total of 14f! for seven, Griffin declared and the visitors were all disposed of for 62, the win thus being by three wickets and 87 runs. The S.C.C. runs
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    • 251 10 A recent message from London states:— The performances in the first half of the cricket season show that Hobbs, Hendren, and Hearne will certainly be invited to go to Australia. Hendren's consistency is remarkable. He is equally sound in attack and defence, and has splendid
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    • 51 10 The S.C.C. and S.R.C. are due to moot on the Padang this afii-rnm n. ih<S.R.C. team selected is E. Oiiveiro L. M. Pcnnefather urn! E. U. Wheatley L. Rappa, W. A. Aeria ami L. Gam mell H. C. Mills, I). da Souza, T. Loijssius, W. J. Lingard and A.
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    • 374 10 Excellent conditions prevailed on Saturday ufternoon for the third day of the Penang race meeting ami there was a very large attendance. Among those present were H.H. the Sultan of Perak and the Hon. Mr. James. The results were as follows Visitors' Plate. 7 ',3 furlongs Wester
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  • 409 10 Following is the thirty-third report of the directors of the Kinta Association. Ltd., to the shareholders at the annual meeting Gentlemen, your directors beg to submit a duly audited statements of amounts for the twelve months ended March 81, 1920. After charging depreciation upon the assets of
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  • 18 10 The unions must first learn to control themselves before they can aspire to control the world.- Columbia Record.
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  • 664 11 Serious Difficulty Delays Progress. iMWllllll on the F.M.S. in I'JIU. the Chief Secretary refers to education in the following t'Tms The expenditure on education, exclusive of tho cost of buildings and their maintenance, amounted to $787,212 as compared with $<"!!M,2. r iS in 11)18. In addition
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  • 343 11 One of the Last Letters of Lord Fisher. W ittriK to The Times, a few weeks bef..i< his death the i:ite Admiral Lord Xi- her said Forgive my damnable reiteration Keitiratimi is tht- sivrvt of conviction It Mill HuKgins'K snap and somebody's tHUc livii pull I rectWag is the
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  • 37 11 Mr. S. D. Riddle's horse Man o'War has brtiki n the wurl.l'a record for a mile and tlii ■<• furlonK- M IfiiKths, cuvtring the vi '1 mills. 14 I/I *<•<.>. and winning thereby the Bemont Stakes of 10,000 dols.
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  • 761 11 No Redaction Likely Till Next Summer. The re hare a been a great many toreoaatu duiicg tbe past few days of an early slump ia clothing piire>, bat tbe trade ooasider tbal there it no justification loi these reports ibfeives a trade correspondent in Tbe Times I
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  • 111 11 Programme of Drills, etc., for week ending Saturday, July 31, 1920 Tuesday, July 27. Malay Co., Balestier Range, 4.30 p.m. Thursday. July 29. Malay Co., Balestier Range, 4.30 p.m. Saturday, July 31. S.R.E.V. Rifle Club, Balestier Range, 2.30 p.m. (Sd.) R. SMITH, Ag. Adjutant, S.V.C. SINGAPORE AND
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  • 68 11 The number of motor-cars and Fords in Shanghai has increased to such an extent that it seems probable that the police force may soon be inadequate to check their misdemeanours. Taking trivial breaches of regulations alone, such as speeding, improper lights, etc.. there were 21 reported from various police stations
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  • 32 11 During the war many people in Lille district are alleged to have made large profits by making sandbags for the Germans. An inquiry is now being made with a view to prosecutions.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 126 11 MASTER'S GRAMOPHONES AND RECORDS ARE SUPREME NEW SHIPMENTS of the LITE3T SOtfaS and DANCES just received. Hear these played ia our comfortable, new AUDITION nnm Records at popular prices from $3.00 upwards S. MOUTBIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated ia Hongkoig) BAFFLB3 FLAOB, SINGAPORE I HALLS DISTEMPER The Original and Beet. OVIR
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    • 152 11 RAFFLES CAFE Bras Basah Road ADELPHI HOTEr EVERT EVENING OUR SPECIAL ORCHESTRA PLATS FROM 7 TO It ADELPHI HOTEL LIMITED. M. V. TJEEBDKMA, Managing Director. RUNNYMEDE HOTEL PENANQ (Seaside) Every Wednesday and Saturday MUSICAL BUECTIONB DURING D'NNER Single (per cay) $6 5O to $12 Double (pep day) $1 2.50 to
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  • 715 12 Alleged Fdlure of System Of Rcgiitratioa. Tbe servant problem in tbe E <et, as in tbe Weet, bsa bees gieatly aocentoated sinoe tbe oeeeation o( bcitiliiies. I alike tbe West, boweyer, says tbe Ceylon Observer, tbe basis o( this trouble domestic here seems to be a
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  • 434 12 New Property Acquired in Chemor District. The eigblb übgil general meeting rl Vn nob Sjoth, Ltd,, w», beldon Jaoe 'Jb »t 78 Baainftball Street. 8.C., M-. Lbu. Yiiiid tni mil (tbe ohairman oC the company) preaioicg. Tbe Oliaiiman, in movir g the adoption o( tbs repot! and »ooooxts,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 398 12 SATISFACTION IS BEST ASSURED IF WE WORK WITH YOU RATHER THAN FOR YOU <iET IX TOITH WITH KIAM MAT COMPANY 108 and 109. MARKKT STRKKT. AMI ItM Will. KXPKKIKM K IT. A PARADOX IN MOTOR LORRY HAULING SUt i it pay to run mutoi lurry .■mpty -r«-m< like h paradox.
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    • 542 12 DIRECT ROUTE 18 THE BEST jg Our people have £f^B >^ja Dcen trained by K&i^*-~'rS lon veßrs °f Vk^i 'sr perience to read \Xik their DIRECTOR jr_j\ yV «V lES, not only for fX/^stv/vSi tne neWB th 'j^J>-*^^A. r year, but for the news of the shop* "jm^jbfj^ as reflected
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    • 162 12 CIGARETTES Hare luxury in their flavour and aroma, they are good to the very last a test few cigarettes can emulate. [US V T N° 555 >/p In patent varunm linn of 10 Vp^p2?^\V' Obtainable of nil hiirh-clnsa IK li »tf"^ Tobacconists. Stores. Clubs, iL V? -ftjptflgigit* \^j Solo Manufacturers
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  • 784 13 Prosperous Year for The Industry. Rpporliiß ob tbo F.M.S. Cci the jew 1918. «bfl Cbiet Secietsry otale* I— Thf revr-no*. aio'cJire poial »a» taxe*, •Jertved ffom mioina vnr.anted lo 110 483,185 j •a a«»inai •13fG3,50'S ia 1918. Tbe high fi^n»e loi 1918 wm dae to tbe biftb
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  • 86 13 (According to a Tokio message it is reported that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has i applied to the Government for permission to increase freight rates on the subsidized I European service line, by 20 to 30 per I cent., on the ground that the freights on the said line continue
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  • 83 13 I Mountain climbing is becoming a popu- 1 lar diversion in Japan and the number of climbers increases yearly. This year a number of huts will be built on the mountains of Hakuha, Iwasuke, Komagatake, Akaishi, Jonen, Yatsugatake and Takausu. Convenience to assist and provide comfort for travellers will also
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 177 13 WHITE AW AyS fSPfCUL VALUE IN GOLF HOSE Searjoleß", with t'ancy turnover top<», in aborted he iherm iter* Pri c $3.50 pair GRE&M WO9l TENNIS *$o£f $Tn) MENB LIBLE THREAD itt HALF HOSE j I With embroidered side clox, In rolooif White grey or S&W ico 52.00 pair SUPERIOR FRENCH
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    • 227 13 GLOBEOL THE IDEAL TONIC Convalescence Neurasthenia Anaemia Overstrain MEDIC 4 L OPINION C lobeol is a ccn phte treatment for Atse na. It imparts strength and vigour to ths tystem, b t o: tens the period of oonvalefccsnce and give* a feeling of wellbeing and perfect health. Gloheol is a
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 802 14 SALES BY AUCTION IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE The undersigned have been instructed to •ell l.y public auction, at their Sale-room, Rallies Chambers, Raffles Place, on Monday, August 9, 1920, at 2JO p.m. Twenty-flve valuable freehold building Bite, on Reserve Road, off Telok Ayer Street, suitable for godowns, etc. CHING KENG LEE
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    • 702 14 SALES BY AUCTION MORTGAGEE'S SALE At our sale-room, No. 80, Kling Street, on Wednesday, July 28, at 2.30 p.m. Ten pieces of valuable freehold building land off the 7'i milestone East Coast Road, in the district of Tanah Merah Kitchil, area 21,200 square feet. CHEONG KOON SENG A CO., Auctioneers!
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    • 560 14 Amta .Twff Mrl-Mwt B,Ci Assurance in force over $15,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE 00. LTD. (Ineenerated la .trait Settlements) ■BAD OmCI I Wls.il— MM* BtofWWe. LONDON OFFICE i 11. OM Jewry IX The 00-f.a, haa OMM Up^iU* with the 8.,r... OM* aad cc.,11.. with the British life Assnrano. Comp.nl..
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    • 391 14 I BANKING ITHE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED (Incorporated In Japaa) 1 Capital Subscribed V 100,000,001 Capital Paid Up T 61,000,004 Reserve Fund T 44,000,001 President, N. tajlwara, E.g. Vice-President, 8. Snsuki, Eaq. DIRECTORS R. lehlnomlya, E.g. K. Morimura, Esa K. Kodama, Esq. M. Mit.ul, Eaq. Y. Yomakava, E.g. M. Odagiri,
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    • 557 14 BANKING THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlement!' 1 Head Office SINGAPORE, 6S, KLING STREET Tel. No. IMS Branch 1 PENANG. 14, BEACH STREET Agenclea IPOH AND DELI Capita! 1 Authorises ttO.dtOfioi 10,600,00s Paid-up 5.260.004 Reserve Liability of Shar. bolder. 1.W0.0M Board of Directors 1 The Hon Dr.
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    • 583 14 BANKING BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE, Authorised Capital Fro t50,000,oo<! Subscribed Cap*al Fri. 1B6,000,0.« Paid-up Capital m. 76,000,003 (1/1 of to. Capital subscribed h> UGovernment of the Chines* Republic) Chairman of the Board of Director* i Andr* Perth tlat General Manaccr A. J TfrEr t. HEAD OFFICE 74. Bo* Saint Laxan,
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  • 1126 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Tbe New Cyclomtbile i The following article is taken liom the Motor Magtaine tbo Cjcicinofcilo ManufaoturiuK Company •I Toledo, Ohio, who have been kn.lding Bmall anl inexpensive cats since 1013, have now oomplcted their plans and organisation to prodnoe 20.0C0 ol
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 62 15 Arrol Johnston Gars THE FIRST OF THE NEW SEASON'S MODELS HAS NOW ARRIVED \j [MOTORS,!™! Lf X THE MUNICIPALITY HAVE ORDERED MORE WHITE TRUCKS WHAT Bi TTSR PROOF OF SATISFACTION C*N ONE HAVE jpENTR^n 4KIM %s cni tn jR oULIU TT\/ 1^ C Over half the truck tonnage of America
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    • 239 15 COLUMN I FOR DANCING IN YOVR HOME GIVES YOU THE RIGHT RHYTHM AND AMPLE VOLUME EXQUISITE CABINET MODEL $390 ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated :n Hongkong). FOURNIER'S HYGENIQUE MIXTURE (FOR LADIES) WASTE NO MB Tested and Proved for Years Immediately you notice any di -order of the •ystcm taka Fourirer'i
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    • 126 15 THE WORLD'S DEMAND FOR DUNLOP TYRES i is more convincing of tiuir merit tban any cltvims the printed page <^B 3 mafre on their behalf. Ml\ A r i The Dv «rjp Rubber Co. Ltd. (luaatccrt^ed ia Japa»> SCB NSON H3AD. CODE BOOKS 4ih CONSIGNMENT JUST RECEIVED SECURE YOUR COPIES
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 375 16 GUAN KIAT LIMITED (laeorporeted in Straits Settlements) M, PHILLIP STREET, SINGAPORE. N*w Shipments just arrived of ■ÜBOPBAN HADE TIN AND BRASS BUNKER LAMPS DIETZ HURRICANE LAMPS (Red and White Globes) ASPINALLS ENAMEL PAINTS (all Colours) BAPOLIN ALUMINIUM PAINT SBEKWIN WILLIAMS ALUMINIUM PAINTS. ETC., ETC. r sU LATEST AND ONLY EUROPEAN
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    • 964 16 CLASSIFIED ADVtRmEMENTS The PREPAID charge* for Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc. In ordinary close-set tvne (average six worda to line) are -Per line one insertion 28 cts., two ins. 46 cti three ins. 64 cts., four ins. 82 cts, five ins. $1.00, six ins. 11.13, ten ins. $1.40, twelve
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    • 883 16 MISCELLANEOUS IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO BUY OR SELL, send particulars to Private Bargains, care Straits Times. BUNGALOW ADVERTISED BY Mr. W. Dunman, Grove Estate, has been let. Applicants thanked. WANTED, one wardrobe-trunk, two cabin trunks, two suit cases, all second-hand. Must be in good condition. Apply 843, Straits Times.
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    • 1003 16 MOTOR VEHICLES NEW OVERLAND LIGHT FOUR for sale, never been on road. Apply 2-2, Raffles Quay. FOR SALE, one 1919 model, wire wheels, five-seater Hupmobile car in excellent condition, four tyres practically new, four sets of covers. A bargain. Apply early to Powell Co., Ltd., Auctioneers, Raffles Place. FOR SALE
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    • 450 16 LAND AND HOUSES FOR SALE, No. 186, Bukit Timah Road, about 8K miles from town, area about 66,000 sq. ft., folly planted with robber trees. Apply to Tan Lian Cheng, 25A, South Canal Road. WANTED A EUROPEAN BUNGALOW, furnished or unfurnished. Three bedrooms, tennis court and garage essential. Tanglin district
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    • 173 16 Straits Motorcar Service LIMITED (Incorporated in Slraits Settlements) 213 to 216, ORCHARD ROAD LORRIES AND CARS HIRED OVERHAULS TO MOTOR CARS AND CYCLES WELDING of all metals, under European supervisioa SATISFACTION GUARANTEED PRICES VERY MODERATE Phonel233 WE HAVE A GROWING CLIENTELB Planters, Shippers and Miners are patronizing us in increasing
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 311 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorial and General 68 Manager's Office Hl7 Job Printing Office 1244 Post Office Box No. 560 All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be address*... to THE EDITOR. All communication*. relating to business matters— advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, ments, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc., should
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