The Straits Times, 17 August 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28.8T2. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928 PRICE 10 CENT;
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      5 1 I MULiaaid Sterilized > Natural Milk
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    EAST TO-WEST FLIGHT.
    367 2 1 Ma j. Fitzmaurice and German Sportsmanship. Major Fitzmaurice. Baron von Hunefcld, and Captain Kohl, the first men 'o fly the Atlantic from east to west, were entertained at dinner by the Four Provinces of Ireland Club, at the Hotel Cecil recently. Mr. J. B. Melville, K.C.,
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    SIR ROBERT JARDINE.
    249 2 SIR ROBERT JAR DINE. Shipping Magnate's $8,000,000 Fortune In Hong Konj>. Sir Robert WUttua Baekaau ;.;n!in .yiia died at Ca.tlcT.iilk, Dumfries, y: u'Hi'.ry ."ii la:-', yr .r. l.'i (I ..i- !■<.:) .i^ate to the value of $8,636,200 win'.: '.her estates amount to £1,547,-'"). The Will directs that a tegKJT of
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    THE "BLOODY WARD" BOSS.
    136 2 THE "BLOODY WARD BOSS. Serious Charges Against Chicago Judge. Chicago, August 5. Ji -Isrc Emmanuel Eller, of the Su] erioi Coorv, is cited tOK<-ther with his fatter. Morris Eller, tax collector an;! idf-tfykd Boss of the Bloody 20th Ward, tad eighteen other men, all of whon: are inlietad on a
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    THE MORALS OF ST. IVES.
    192 2 Cruiser Asked Not To Receive Public On Sunday. When it was announced that H.M.S Tiger would call at St. Ivcs on Sunday. July 1",, objection was raised at the Town Council to the ship being open for inspection on the Sabbath, and it was iiucided
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    CHANG TSO-LIN'S WILL.
    288 2 "Pacified in the Lower World." The will of ;ho !a..- Marshal Chang Tso-lin has bo;;n officially published by the Fer.gtien authorities. It was written by Mr. Tan Kuo-huan, on i>ehclf of U.e deceased Fengtien !..:>;... uv.< n the latter was dying. Ceneiuls Chang T rv.iung, Wang Shuh:;n,
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    AN AUTOMATIC PILOT.
    285 2 Steel Kolx»t Flies Bombing Plane. A mechanical ■teal pilot," capable of .lyinp; u large rn"irgir aeroplane in any weather, enabling it to take off and to land unaided, ami controlling the height and direction of the muchines's flight in response to a passengers' slightest wish as expressed
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    OBLITERATING LONDON.
    226 2 Possibility Of Modern Gas Warfare. "One bomb iilleii with this gas dropped in Piccadilly would Idl] every nii'.n, woman tad child in O.o area from Regent's i'crk to the? 'i names." Such was the ible pk-ture of devastation drawn oy Eml lialshury in the House of Lords recently
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    63 2 A:np.".t.— 65,014 lb. Alorpungi>u.— oo,67s lb. A>er Kuninß.— lo,olo lb. 8rieh.— 32,076 lb. Bedong Malaya).— l4,lB9 lb. Continental Plantation C 0. —90,204 lb. Jabi— 23." n I!.. Kivaloe.— s2.2l i lb. Merhau.— 26.4R:. lb. Xithsdale.— s,4sl lb. Nortk I'rriik.— 7.2oo lb. Song*! Buaya. H6.84C lb. Sumatra Caoutchouc Mart,—
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      434 2 FRASER HEAVE LiSEITEB AERATED WATEiI SPBCIAUSTS Rehabilit? n of the Nationalist Governm* t»i d Chinu Snared on the Kerosene and Gasolene Special Tax 1928-1933. Summary of Regulations for the Rehabilitation Short Term Bonds uf the Nationalist Government issued for the purpose of Financing the Completion of the Unification of the
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      222 2 %.i i i i OH T¥^ EXQUISITE PERFUMES UU 1 C^ SND POWDERS. (MADE IN FBANCB). COTY'S EAU DE COLOGNE. <^S^^^^^ =S!^-\ l' s ilhiriiig fragrance and superior f(a\-, quality is known by the Women of f!SB. discrimination. Can be obtained i" XGji sizes for Travelling, Hutinehokl ;it.'l E*resent&tioii. COTY'S
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    NAMING RACEHORSES.
    795 3 IRISH PUZZLES FOR TURF FOLLOWERS. Mr. P. Loo Faulkner. K.R.G.S.. writes of the naming of racehorses as follows in the Irish Independent.— We, in Ireland, have earned a world-wide reputation for nimbloiicss of wit and the possession of the faculty of being able to say the right thing
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    PEGGY JOYCE'S ROMANCE.
    200 3 I Fifth Husband Accepted During A Dance. Tin- Ww York American publishes a story fro«i Paris regarding Miss Ptcn j Hopkins Joyce, the former Ziegfel I I Folliel jtirl. "ho his l>"cn four times married, and the Earl of Northesk. Lorii Northeak'l wife, who, as Jessica Browne,
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    IPOH DISTURBANCES.
    255 3 Imported Communists From Singapore." Imported Communists from Singapore, says the Pinang Gazette's representative at Ipoh, are responsible for the recent disturbance. He >1m states that the general body of locally-born Chinese are terrorised into supporting the activities of the Communists, and instances a particular case where the proprietor
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    MINDS FORMED AT LUNCH.
    219 3 Why Business Men Have N«> Commonsense. The modern business man is not a eomnonsenae man. He believes himself in be. His mind is mostly formed at lunches, and teBda towwdl fatty degeneration." This asaertion was made by Ur. 0. De!is!;' Bums. th« watMmowa psychologist, when addreaeing
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    STORMS FOLLOW HEAT WAVE.
    155 3 Half A Million Caught At Coney Island. London, Aug. 6. Terrific storms, interrupting the period of the excessive- (vat, are reported coincidently from numerous widespread areas. In I'aiis, ;i most violent midnitjht thundi rsloi mi Hooded underground liakeries. Iiithtnhn set tire to a jras main and
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    £3,000 DIVORCE DAMAGES.
    144 3 Husband Grunted Custody Of Younger Child. bumajroK uxrectl at i'Ji.OOO were awarded by Lord Mwrivale in the Divorce Court to Mr. Herbert John Bailey. Queen's Road, South Benefleet, who asked for the dissolution of his marriage bocause of misconduct between his wife and the co-respondent, Colonel J»hn
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    75 3 Programme of Drills up to and for August 19, 1928 Friday, Aug. 17, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. S.V.C. Band, Band Practice 5.1"> p.m. Malay Hall, Malay Company, Adjutant Parade. Saturday, Auk. I*. I p.m. Bukit Timah Range, Eurasian Company, Annual Company Rifle MeetingSunday, Aug. 1!', 6.;'.0 a.m.
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      147 3 EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN DEPENDABLE USED OARS You are invited to visit our Show-rooms and inspect our Dependable used Cars. All are ready for immediate use. LYONS MOTORS, LTD. 92-100, Orchard Road, SINGAPORE. cur comfort in v V DURANT KLi»lic mih»oCliik'*» oceans of rr-»-lfcjf\ mt\c |)o\«cr for sjaaeranwici c >^ ,Jtl"^JM
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      521 3 RICKARD'S The Prompt Printers 76, CECIL STREET Telephone 2228. Printing and Bookbinding of Every Description Promptly Executed at Competitive Prices. Quotations §ent by Return Post. Tin: NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED (Incorporated in tho Straits Settlements) NOTICK is hereby Riven that at the Annual General Meeting el the Company to he
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      796 3 SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTICE The Annual General Meeting of the Memben of th.- Singapore Cricket Clab will bo h 1.1 in the Club Psvilloß oa Wednesday, ALgUSt L'J. LOSS, :.l p.m. IIISINKSS. I. To receive sad it approved, adopt the AiiniK.l Bi i'.'rt and Accounts fur the year ended ,'une
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      570 4 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITn HIS MAJKSTY'S GOVERNMENT, London AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage dne Spore KASHGAR 9.000 Aug. 26 MOREA 11,000
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      577 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Nrples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Aug. K> 17 KASHIMA MARU IU.OOO Aug. N 31 1 HAKONK MARU M.V" Boat. 13 14 SUWA MARU 11,000 Se-t. 27 28 FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Oct. 11 12 HAKOZAKI MARU
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      504 4 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly .ailing, by the wellknown steamer MARTM.A (7,875 tons') and the new motor faaaal, MALABAII (4,512 Ions). The s.s. MARKLLA is one of the largest and finest 'teamcrs trading to Australia, Cabins
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      649 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland! Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connection' a Pa.aaaj.l I'rciitht, Traaakißeaaat Macaae Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straits Settlement of the Official Tourist Bureau of lava. All information, detailed itineraries
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      544 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE TnE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO.. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAM BURG AND HRKMEN.- GENOA. MAR- 1 SKULKS. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSKII.LES. HAVRE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON. KBW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE—
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      480 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Slam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Trenggauu, Kelantan. Bangnara, Telupin. Pataal, Singora, Lacon, Bandon, Kohaaansl, Laagaaaa, rhumpon and Rnncknk. Arrival Daaattßia si DMll vnin Aug. 19 A ik. Tin- tennu rs are fitted throushout with electric light aii'i l.aye cxccllfnt accommodation for
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      598 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD, (Incorporated tn England) ■gUBDUN" LINH PA3SENGEK ANI) FKKIC-HT SERVICI TO TUB u.MTI KINCIiOM AMD CONTINENT rBEIOHT SERVICI OUTWARDS TO Bong K-inc Shanghai and Japaa Dae Spore s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 22 s.s. CITY OF RLASGOW Sept. t> s.e. tttv op MOBILE M.
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      495 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE BOUND-THE-WORLD SERVICI NEW TORE and BOSTON vU COLOMBO, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLM, GENOA aad MARSEILLES Arrive Leave Love Spore S'pora Peaang I 'resident Harrlaea Aag.SO Ang. 23 Aag. 26 I'resldent Monree Sept. 8 Sept. 6 Sept. 8 President WiUoa Sept. 17 Sept. SO Sept. 22 Preaident Van
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      523 5 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Under contract with the French Government Mt.il and Passenger Service. Direct Fortnightly Far Eastern Service. O( I WARD MAILS To JAPAN via SAICON. HONG KONG and SHANGHAI. Gross Tonnage ATBOS II 15,200 Aug. 1» DARTAGNAN 15^00 Sept. 2 HOMKYVARD MAILS To MAUSEILLF-S via COLOMBO, DJIBOUTI and POST SAID
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      236 5 JAVA PACIFIC LIJN DIRECT QUICK ftssV REGULAR SERVICE Between SINGAPORE and LOS AN6BLBI (SAN PEDRO) SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE via MANILA. m:xt sailing S.S. GAROET Loaves Singapore Sept. 4 Arr. Lea Angeles Oct. 4 Excellent passenger accommodation available. For full information please apply to INTERNATIONALE CREDET AND HANDELS VEREENIGING "ROTTER II
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      37 5 irate:- FRASER HEAVE LTD Distributors for Maluya. L .to*** 1 111 I'lili'l^^L V .a^y^ iiy/PHCENIX^ I GINGERjALE 4 (?A0ne3463 > PENTRAj I W IENGINE VtORKSOI j— For STRUCTURAL MECHANICAL and MARINE ENGINEERING Offices at SINGAPORE lI'OH KUALA LUMPUR.
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      444 6 GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE im«k;ramme a Oreat Show for To-night I r.»m Friday, Au K u»t 17 to Thurs.. Auku^i 1 At (.10 p.m. At 9 P m Intrrnalional N>w« and Comedy. Intrrnalional N>«k K< il and The Last Word (Fox tomrdy). RALPH INCE in gloria swanson RRFFD OF THF
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      387 6 PAVILION From Tuesday, August 11 to Monday, August 20, at 'J.1.) p.m. sharp. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE MONTY BANKS PLAY SAFE! and BEBE DANIELS CAMPUS FLIRT In the First Show at 7..J0 p.m. HERBERT RAWLINSON in THE FLAME FIGHTER Episodes 1 and 2—l2 I Reels. (IT'S A IMVERSAL SERIAL). Seal.s
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      268 6 CHEER UP WmtGKTEH SINGAPORE King Carnival IS COMING Combined with HARRY E. H ANDY'S CIRCUS MENAGERIE and WILD WEST THE NGGEST SHOW JX THE EAST GRAND OPENING NIGHT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 at 5.30 p.m. Location AXSON KOAD, SINC AI'OKK. See GUNBOAT JACK Sec THE MENAGERIE Othcri may copy but none
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    300 7 HXTIRKS Friday. Aagost 17 11. \V. 0.1 1 p.m., 9.0, 11.39 p.m., 10J. Malacca: H. W. X.30 a.m., 6.9, 9 p.m., 6.7. Australasian mail (Op Ten Noort) closes 2 p.m. I Ticket Tournament, Services v. 8.8. and 1.. 8.1 Football, Div. I. S.C.C. v. S.C.F.A., Stadium. Boxipk
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUk BOARD.
    322 7 Friday. August 17. Ships alonßsidc tho Wharves or expected KrTI'KL HARBOUR Main Wharf H.Tcules. Oil Wharf Nil C\.al Wharf lea Belle KSSKI.S IN KRV DOCKS Taajasaj I'xtar. Albert Deck N"il Victoria Dock Sri Muar, Altini;, Steam Usdstar H Krpprl llarbuur. K.nt'^ Deck Akata No. 1 liock VMM.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    192 7 To-day. Uanka Island. Java, South-Wett Sumatra. South-East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly and AustraiMii (eseeatiag Western Australia) ('Op Ten NoorO 2 p.m. Selat Paadjang, Kctigkalix and Ba\|i. Api iK.-meraldai 2 p.m. N..rth. N. East ami N. West Sumatra i Leade*) 3 p.m. lc iuii. Southern and We»tern
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      141 7 Singapore, Aug. 17. Rubber. Local 32 cents. Steady. Tin. London £209 17a, (id. Hubbers. Quiet. I.unas 1.60-1.75, Kualn Flidims 2.60-2.H5. Brogas 55-65 cents. Allenbys 1.20-1.30, Ayer Hitama 2-2.25, Ayer Moleka IJ7H-1481i, AbmL Malays 2.55-2.75, Katoyang Bnhrus 95 cents-1.05. Malaka Pindas 1.20-1.:!-,. Menukabs 8»-» cints. Ke« Scudais
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      201 7 'Singapore, Auk- 17. London. Rubber U. 7 16d., up 1/lCd. Local 31 cents. London.— Tin £209 17s. Gd.. down 7s. Cd. .Mininif.— Steady. Rahman Hydraulic I..i7'j1 Malaya Consols. 75-77 cents, Sun^'-i Way 2.C0-2.90, Hong l':-.tts 40- iJ cents. South Taipinx 44-4H cents. Taiplisg 1.06-1.08, North Taipin
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    INDIAN TRADE UNIONS.
    143 7 Lord Olivier's Speech At Brussels Congress. London, Aug. 9. At the International Socialist Congress, Lord Olivier, reporting on "behalf oi the Colonial Committee, said that the working-class Socialist International recognised the right of the Indian peoples to complete self-determination. He welcomed the Indian trade union movement. The
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    AFGHAN RAILWAYS.
    71 7 Order Placed With Hcrlin Firm. London, Aug. 9. ,It is announced that the Afghan Government have given u Berlin firm, Messrs. Lenz and Company, an order for the construction and maintenance of all railway, in Afghanistan. The company will co-operate with Qm firm of Messrs. Dycheroff «nd Widmann
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    EXCHANGES.
    85 7 [bkitish imperial eadioJ Riicliy. Auk. 16. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.10- Athens 375. Berlin 20.37, Bombay Is. j 15-lOd., Brussels 34.«0, Bucharest TUT 1 Buenos Aires »7 7-16, Copenhagen 18.19, ICieneva 25.21, Helsingfors IU3. Hong I Kon^' 2s. o'xd., Kobe Is. 0.1".-16 d., Lisbon 27 .l-.i2, Ma.lrid 2U.12. Milaii
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    42 7 By Kriavana Sphinx Khrhvr f. Her NctJcrlan<]en Kduvuna Tj.rimni UM Vrrd. S'porr lurid. mi July 6 July 30 July 11 Aug. 6 Inly IS Aue. 7 July IS Aue- I July l.i Aug. l:s July 20 Au K 13
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    84 7 I'hi- >jnkcn wreck of a junk with portion-, oi BMata viv ule is reported about three miles 1-18 deg. from I'ulo Pisanfr. > (.iiMtnets of carno on the D'Entrccasteaux, Hue to arrive on iho 20th inst.. arc inform* J that u« ins tv an outbreak of fire on board there
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    257 7 BXCMANGI Singapore, August 17. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3% Demand 2/3 11/16 I'rivate 3m. credit 2.4 9/S2 On New York, Demand 66 16/16 I Private 90 d. s 57 On France, Bank T.T. 1426 lOn India. Baa On Hong Kong, Hank T.T. 9T» i>c disc. On
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 7 12 o'clock noun August 17. Tone of Market Steady, q Latest Cable {—London Spot Sheet 9 !>id. per lb New York Spot Sheet cent! 19', per lb. R.S.S. equal to Stan.li.rd. Q.CJ. Standard. K.S.S. on Tender Spot kug. Oct-Dte. Jan. -Mar. Buvci M :',2',
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING.
      469 7 Issue Val. I'd. Huyirs Sellers f £1 Asiiiii Kumlmni; £1 i'l Bim K nn Tin l l Satan* Padaag 1 1 Batu Cuts £1 £1 Clu-n.liTiarin 1 1 Chin Chlß £1 £1 Knstrrn Sinni £1 £1 Una.! Vai I 1 1 Hitam Tin > l l Hour Fatt 111
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      GENERAL.
      195 7 UMM Val. Pi Baym Sellers I A:.:;. Brick 1'1.f.. I.'lT' 2.02'^ I l' ai-.\. Brick Orda. 2.jr. L'.:ir. £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco .r..ir,.0. r ..ir,.o 6.0.0 l I Central Engine 0M (>. ■".."> l l CyeU Carriaca o. so o.r>o £1 £1 K. Smeltinc ("o. 14.75 1."..L':» B
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      100 7 V. Kni<. 6 p.c. 1,225,500 B'.c 6.i nrcm. Singupore Cold Storage Deb. 7 p.c. $555,000 100 110 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. 1,875,000 of 1901 par. 5 preni. Singapore Municipal 4'j p.c. of JUO7 JI.tiOO.OOO 90 par. Singapore Municipal 4',i p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par. Singapore Municipal
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      404 7 Fraser and Co. and Kyal! and Evatt's quotations, To-day s Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evntt Ailenky <$•) Alor (iajah ($1) A. Hi tain ($1 I A. Kiining ($1 I Am. Malay ($2) A. Mohk ($D A. Panns (s.">) BulKownie ($1) lyHtt ($1) Brujras N. ($1) Brunei U. (s!>>
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      145 7 SECOND-HAND CARS B»RANKEL'S fIAT Lor .".09 MODEL. 2 stater J IM Ua^'i iiIURNITURE S»l 925 501 9M 501 SALOON $1,250 510 r. 7 seatrr TOUKER $1,000 MAXWELL TOI'KKK 300 VinTCMfl A CTBffPT MOstBU COWLBY IHI MCIOKIA OlKHillil. (lIKVROLKT TOI'KER *''O BAYUSB THOMAS TOI'RKR son (Watch Our Advt. Page 1G). WILLYS-KNIGHT
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      663 7 CHURCH SERVICES. 8. ANDBXWB CATHEDRAL. Sunday, Autf. IM "-«l a.m.. l.itany 7.15 a.m.. Holy Com. (Caere) i and Sei Hatins aad Hoij p.m. I holy Com. Iten. l Wed. Kri. ut S a.n-... Tuts. Thurs. Sat. at 7 a.i.i. 8. HATTHBWB, SBPOT I.I.NKS No Ber-I vices on Auk- It, 2G
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      668 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advtu., ace pan 16. WANTS. FOR SALE, ETC. TO LET, one shop in (irosvenor Hotel Building. Immediate eatry ip) FOR BALE, A.i.s.. O.H.V. -> ll.r. Apply personally, 7". River Valle] TO i Plata, Amber Man "ns. Apply to K. Salomon, M, Market S:r«-et. (Ip) ATTKACTIVK ROOM
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      80 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy oi Uuternment Health Otlice.i ror the 24 Hours ending at Midnight on 11. 11 -I Hi. Lletr. Max. sha.l.- leampe»aUsiaj m;. 5 K. .Mm. shade teaiperataie 70 F. Mean shade taaaperatai% WJ K. Max. Mm radiation 14!> V. Mia), >;ru.-> rauiatiuii 72 i".
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUR 17. "THE CHOSEN ONE."
    634 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUR 17. "THE CHOSEN ONE." There is a tendency to regard the antics of Krishnamurti, the Madrasi Brahmin, son of a village priest, adopted son of Dr. Annie Be»ant and now the so-called Slew Messiah," as a subject for considerable levity. Unfortunately, any element of
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    MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    213 8 The statement by the President of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association that publication of the Colonial Office dispatch dealing with the question of the military contribution may be expected in the near future has reawakened interest in a matter which, but for the energy displayed by the committee
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    TILDEN'S DILEMMA.
    238 8 It may become necessary, if the CniU-<! States Uwn Tennis Association pm Btl n its extraordinary treatment of W. T. Pilden, to supplement the present tlassiIcation of lawn tennis players into amacurs and professionals by a third grout eserved for players who are too pood tc c left
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    HANKOW DISASTER.
    289 8 HUNDREDS DROWNED IN THE YANGTSE. A shocking disaster in the YugtM River at Hankow is described in a message to the North Chi.ia Daily News dated August 3. It is as follows For some days now the military, assisted by the police in the Chinese city of Hankow,
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    SHANGHAI DOG RACING.
    130 8 Banned in Chinese Districts. Although the popularity of Rivyhoun'l racing is increasing in the foreign mu >f Shanghai, and has resulted in twu •curses opening; and another to open soon, .he sport does not meet with the approbation of the Chinese municipal authorises. Members of the Shanghai
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    SIR GEORGE TREVELYAN.
    305 8 Statesman's Death At Age Of Ninety. [REUTEH TELEGRAM.] London, Aug. 10. The Jeath hao occurred at the oge ol JO of Sir George Trevclyan, a former Minister and Member of Parliament. The Kt. Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan. Eart., O.M., l'.C, L.L.D., D.C.L., D.L.. WM ..<mi at
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    TRAGEDY OF THE AIR.
    69 8 Death of Noted Italian Pilot. [reuter telegram.] Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 1G. The Italian uirman Delpretc has died. Delprete and hi:; fellow airman Fcrrarin, who broke the world's long-distance non-stop record when they flew from Home to Brazil, met with a flying accident in Rio de
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    60 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the following cablt dated Aug. Hi. their <|iiot;uions bcir.i; in gold dollar cents closing bid prices .Rubber exchange sales to-day BM tonAugust 19.u0, September 19.30, October IMS, November iy.:H>, December 19.20, January 19.10, February l!U0, March lt.lt, April lt.lt.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    383 8 The Chief Secretary and I.ady IV.-1 aie staying at the Residency, lpoh. Mr. A. C. Goodtaf, of McPhail and Co., Ltd.. lpoh, is leaving for Home on holiday at an early date. Mr. T. V. MiAdani, manager of Bujuu Ksliite. Jurong, has nut yet returned fora leave,
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    EX-ENEMIES AND CLUBS.
    180 8 Proposals At Annual Meeting Of S.C.C. The question of admitting Germans and other citizens of ex-enemy countries •vill again be brought up at the annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club to ue helil on \VeUnestluy. It will be proposeJ to delete the present rules excluding them
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    JAPAN AND MANCHURIA.
    73 8 U.S. Politicians Uneasy At Situation. [Xiehi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. l.">. Uneasiness is prevailing unioni; the American citizen.-, in view of the abnormal situation developed in Manchuria and tho iirm attitude of the Japanese on it. Th<? question of immigration an d interests in MoiiR'tiia and Manchuria are
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    F.M.S. RAILWAY WORKMEN.
    90 8 Meeting To Discuss Grievances At Sentul. The employees of the F.M.S. Railways Central Workshops are to hold a meeting at Sentul on Sunday to voice alleged grievances in the matter of wages and other matters. The Hon. Mr. S. Veera■MUF will preside. The notice convening the meeting
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    64 8 Mails from Europe (London mails despatched July 20) ex 8.1. Rnhna will arrive iiy train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 'JMO a.m. From China and Japan, by Kidderpore, due at Singapore 5 a.m. to-morrow. From China, by Kutsang, due at Singauore on
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    AIR MANOEUVRE CRASHES.
    297 9 PARACHUTE DROP. THREE MACHINES FORCED DOWN. THRiLLS IN LONDON RAID. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Ausr. 10. Tlie air nianu-uvres ended an hour after midnight, Clouds aided the bombers in th<' final and iimst BetCC .i-sault Oil London. Three machines were attuaiiy force 1 down. Two ml" i which
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    Cable News in Brief.
    208 9 [trans-ocean via pan-asia] l',erlin. Aug. 16. A confer. -;..e of Socialist members of the Reichstag passed a motion expressing regret at the Socialist ministers' endorsement of the constiuction of the new German cruiser. Three Italian lines, the Navigaziona, the Lloyd's Abaudo and the Cosulich, have bOM
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    MERCHANDISE MARKS .
    86 9 MERCHANDISE MARKS Extension Of Scheme Recommended In Britain. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] toffcr, Au-. it The itandins committee imtaUl by the Koanl of Trade under the Merchandise Marks Art have reported on an inquiry .is to whether imported cutlery should be raquirad to kw*r indication o! orifia. i'ho commitU'e recomnwad that
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    BROADCASTING PROGRESS.
    79 9 Relaying American Programmes To Britain. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Aug. 10. An experiment will shortly be made by tajriMen of the British Hn.adcasting Corporation, in arsociatioa with engineers of ihc National Broadcasting Company of America, with th>' object of relaying American Blutjtanunei :u British lis-teneri Iy iu -w
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    TILDEN BARRED AGAIN.
    167 9 NOT SELECTED FOR U.S.A. COMPETITION. [reuter telegram] New York, Aug. 10. The L'nite.i States Lawn Tennis Association has decided that Tilden is ineligible to compete in the annual East v. West contest at Forest Hills on Saturday. The original selection of the East team did not mention
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    GERMAN SHIPPING.
    238 9 Great Liners for Atlantic Run. [REUTER TELECRAM] Hamburg;, Auir. 1G. An impressive iniication of the great recovery of Germun shipping is afforded l>y ihe laum-h of two gbutf North GermanLloyd quadruple-strew liners of 40,000 tons each for the Atlantic service. The vessels' names are the Europa and the
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    WRECK STORY DENIED.
    107 9 [reuter far eastern service] Hankow, Aug. 16. Foreign sources state that the report of the wrecking of the Chinese steamer Hsinshutung is unfounded. The report originated from a Chinese news agency in Chungking. A Hankow message of the 14th inst. staled that the steamer was sunk in
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    ITALIAN PROTEST.
    74 9 I Consul Attacked by Students In Yugo-Slavia. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Rome, Aug. 10. The Italian Minister in Belgrade has been instructed to protest to the YugoSlav Government and to demand reparation on account of an incident at Spalato. It is reported that a body of Serbian students insulted and
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    TRADE IN ARGENTINA.
    69 9 [BRITISH IMPBUAL RADIO] Rugby, Aug. 16. The Stamen Ironworks Company, near Nottingham, haw obtained a contract for IQyMQ t<ms of cast iron pipes for the Buenos Aires water undertaking. This is the tirst contract of any importance obtained from this authority in the Argentine Republic for cast
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    MR. KELLOGG TO VISIT IRELAND.
    29 9 [KELTfcR TELEGRAM] Washington, Aug. 10. Mr, Kclliigc has acceot.d Mr. Cosgrave's invitation to visit Ireland after the signing of the anti-war pact in Paria.
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    SHANGHAI GUNMEN CAUGHT.
    838 9 SENSATIONAL RAIDS. ROBBER SHOT BY BRITISH INSPECTOR. The gunmar problem in Shanghai is being attacked with great determination by the police of the International Settlement, and the story of the capture of ten members of a desperate (fang and the killing of one man by the head
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    BRITISH TREASURY BONDS.
    61 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Aug. 10. The Treasury unnounces that approximately ll.:4,UOO,000 worth of five per cent. Treasury bonds, 1933-5, were surrendered during the period July 16 to 31 for conversion into four per cent, consolidated loan. Tenders have been invited for i"!"),0OU.ut;0 worth of five per cenc.
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    REPARATION FOR NANKING.
    198 9 COMMISSION APPOINTED. SETTLING AMERICAN CLAIMS. Ohinrse and American representatives for the mmm| of damages to American property arising from the Nanking incident have been appointed, according to reports in Chinese circles. At the time of the settlement of the incident between Mr. MacMurray, the American Minister, and
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    KNOCKED DOWN BY BUS.
    282 9 Remarkable Statement At Local Inquest. At a Coroner's inquiry yesterday it was stated that a hawker, while crossing I Hill Street on August 11, was hit by a motorbus and was carried on the radiator a distance of 24 yards. After he fell off the bus
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    JAPAN AND SHANTUNG.
    82 9 One Army Division Remaining For Winter. [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE] Tokio, Aug. 16. Imperial sanction has been obtained for the withdrawal of the 6th Division from Shantung. It is ordered that the first detachments shall sail from Tsingtao on the 20th inst., withdrawal being completed by the
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    RUSSIAN PETROL DECISION.
    77 9 Compensation For Former British Companies. The Medway Oil and Storage Co., Ltd., which markets Russian petrol in Great Britain, have announced that in futuie 5 per cent, of the f.o.b. cost of all supplies of oil from Russia will be set aside for the former owners of
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    PULVERISED COAL.
    37 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Aug. 16. The Blythswood Company of Scotstoun has received an orier from Liverpool for the construction of the first cargo vessel in the United Kingdom to use pulverised coal for raising steam.
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    THE MAORI BISHOP.
    69 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Aug. 16. The Rev. Frederick Bennett, who has been appointed Dishop of Aoteroa, is the fiist member of the Maori race to become a Bishop. The creation of the new Bishopric was decided on at a meeting of the New Zealand Anglican S?ynod
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    "DAVID C. REID" AFFRAY.
    898 9 DAVID C. REID AFFRAY. CAPTAIN'S STORY OF THE FIGHT. The sequel to the affray on board the David C. Reid between the master and the mutinous crew was heard at the Marine Court, Hong Kong, on the 10th inst., before Commander J. B. Newill, R.N., D.S.O., when Nils Landahl, boatswain,
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    GENEVA AND OPIUM.
    37 9 [reutkr telegram] Geneva, Aug. 16. The supplementary agenda for the forthcoming meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations include*- the Canadian representative's report on the control of opium-smoking in th« far E«»t.
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    DIAMOND FIELD WARFARE.
    235 9 LABOUR REVOLT. TWO MONTHS FIGHTING IN BRAZIL. HOW STATE TROOPS WERE DEFEATED. [keutlr telegram. Rio do Janeiro, Aug. 1G. The <lianu> id fields of South America, which have been centres of disturbance ever since 1!)1S, when a Herman prospeitor found the Iml |MM in the Araguaya River
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    SUBMARINE RAISED.
    114 9 British Vessel Which Was Sunk By Russians. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Moscow, Aug. 16. The British submarine L 55, sunk in 1919, has been raised by a Russian salvage crew, covered with a thick layer of rust. Skeletons discovered are believed to be those of 40 men who perished. Apparently
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    ARCTIC FLIGHT.
    94 9 American Airmen Start For Sweden. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Rocford, Illinois, Aug. 16. The airmen Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, on board the Greater Rockford," have started on a trans -Atlantic flight to Sweden in three stages Cochrane (Ontario), Greenland and Reykjavik. The machine is equipped vdth wireless, a collapsible
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    ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
    95 9 Companies Disbanded Owing To Mechanisation. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Auk. IC. It is officially announced that the third, fifth and tw.nty-lourth horse transport companies of the Royal Army Service Corp:; are to be disbanded. Mechanisation of second line transport of the Army has progressed to such an
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    BOMBAY MILL DISPUTE.
    94 9 Breakdown of Conference Negotiations. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Bombay, Aug. 16. The conference between the member «>f the Bombay Government and representatives of the cotton mill-owners and striking operatives has broken down It is understood that the conference agreed to appoint a board of inquiry of three members to
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    CRICKET NOTES.
    985 10  -  T.L. ANOTHER GREAT WIN BY THE B. B. AND I. SLOW HOWLERS' SUCCESS. (By auiiin the 8.8. and I. proved th M-hc, liy far the best side in the I'lip n;ii..i nt and easily defeated the ..imilton an 1 King gave the ■Me a.i excellent start before the
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    TOWN AND COUNTRY.
    575 10 The Singapore St. Andrew's Society is holding a practice dance in the Europe Hotel this afternoon from 5 to 7. The Penang Impressionists' exhibition was most successful and much local talent was revealed, wires our Penang correspondent. A Government (laztttc notification declares Madias to be an infected
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    CHINESE WITH DAGGERS.
    141 10 Smart Sentences for Toughs Arrested on Streets. Two Chinese were convicted in the District Court this morning of being in possession of daggers. Chief Court Inspector Meredith said that on the ni^ht of AuKUSt 11 the first aceusjed was stopped as he came out of a coffee
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    AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
    106 10 1 1,000.000 Steel Plant: Rumour Of Prince's Visit. London, Aug. 10. The Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, Sydney, proposes to place a £1,000,000 order with a London company, for the erection of steel plant at Newcastle, New South Wales. Mr. R. Linton, of Melbourne, who founded the Big
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      GUNNERS' EASY WIN.
      283 10 Beat S.R.C. by Four Clear Goals. A weak S.R.C. team was no match f«r the R.A. yesterday afternoon at the Stadium in a League first division game, and the meeting ended in a win for the Gunnvvs by four dear goals. The exchanges were really too one-sided
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      CRICKET.
      205 10 B.B. And I's Tournament Game With Services. The tournament match between the Services and B.B. and 1. will commence this evening on the S.C.C. padang. If the B.B. and I. win this game, and the probability is that they will, judging by their recent form, they will share the
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      TENNIS.
      194 10 Yesterday's Ties Postponed Until Monday. The S.C.C. tennis tournament has been put back a day by rain, which made play impossible yesterday afternoon. Yesterday's ties have been postponed until Monday, und matches fixed for that day put back to Tuesday. Penang Tournament. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 16.
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      DOUBLE GOLFING FEAT.
      61 10 Bukit Timah Player Holes Out In Two And One. A remarkable feat was accomplished by Mr. N. ft. Wilson at the Bukit Timah golf course on Tuesday evening. On his first round of the course he did the eleventh hole in two. Later, playing a second round,
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      SWIMMING.
      38 10 There will be a two-length handicap race at the Swimming Club on Sunday as the first event in the Jackson-Millar cup series. The cup is held for the year by the competitor doing best in three nets.
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      62 10 Larwood Takes 5 Northants Wickets. [reuter tklegram] London, Aug. 16. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire beat Northamptonshire by nine wickets. Northamptonshire battei first and were dismissed for 164 runs. Larwood took five wickets for 53. Nottinghamshire replied with 277. In their second effort Northamptonshire scored 173, and Nottinghamshire won the match
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      RUGBY IN PERAK.
      176 10 Stronger Three-Quarters This Year. At a meeting of the Perak Rugby Football Club W. M. Hill, last year's vicecaptain, was fbcted captain, and J. C. S. Ponsford vice-captain. Perak are f*oini* to be a lormidable side this season. Present information is that most of last season's forwards
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      TAIPING RACES.
      354 10 Handicaps for To-morrow. Ponies, Class II (B) fs x furlongs) Rockminc 11.11. JouOy 11.11. Sterling 11.8, Brown LaJJie ll.n. Longchamp 11.2, Joker 9.13, Sunchckc U.I I. Icy Hot '.'.'.>, Douku! Cratur 0.9, ul mttte a.7. Hoisos, Class II, First Division (Racecourse -Tinki-r IS, Valedino 11.13, Jinah 11.12, Drunken
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      TONIGHTS BOXING.
      135 10 Bud Walley And Young Aman. There will be boxing at the New World •gala to-night, the main event being between Bud Walley and Vnuni- Hassan. Bud has won all his contests in Singapore, and it is expected that he will add to his victories to-night, but the Malay
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      GOLF.
      55 10 Garrison G.C. Ladies' Medal. The Garrison Golf Club ladies' medal for August resulted as follows .Mrs. W. L. Stevens 2 Up Mrs. R. H. Wilson, 1 Up Mrs. E. C. Milligan all square Mrs. 6. G. Franklin 1 down Mr=. E. A. S. Barlow 1 There were 11 cards
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    TREASURY LOSSES.
    259 10 SEQUEL TO $250,000 FRAUD IN HONG KONG. There was, at Shanghai last week, an echo of the Hong Kong Treasury losses, when a Chinese named Carvalho, alias Wong Pik-chin, was arrested on a charge of having defrauded the Hong Kong Government of a quarter of a million dollars.
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    AN "OVERJOYED INSPECTOR."
    269 10 Incident During Examination Of Motorists. Mr. W. Hill, who was summoned in the Third Court yesterday for failing to produce his driving licence when called upon to do so by a police officer, said he could not possibly have produced it for the reason that it was
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    GIRL BOUGHT FOR $110.
    254 10 Chinese Transaction Described Ln Police Courts. For harbouring a 15 year old girl who ha escaped from the Poh Leung Kok, a home for distressed Chinese girls, a Chinese cook employed in a European household in Mackenzie Road was fined $75 in the Fourth Court yesterday
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    U.S. MINING DISASTER.
    29 10 [eeutek telegram] Coalport, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16. Thirteen bodies have been recovered from the mine of the Irvona Coal Company in which an explosion occurred yesterday afternoon.
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    LOEWENSTEIN'S DEATH.
    29 10 [REL'TER TELEGRAM] Paris, Aug. 16. Interviewed by Reuter, the pathologist Dr. Paul denied the rumours that he found traces of poison in the organs of Captain Loewenstein.
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    29 10 Melville (Johore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., announce the following forward sale :—l5: 15 tons ribbed smoked sheet deliverable 2>s tons monthly January June, 1920, at 31 ft eta. per lb.
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      157 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Is it net possible for the police, hotel proprietors or both, to ii<> something tn stop the infernal nuisance, <>r worse, of the boys importuning one fol tips for looking after cars The position now is a r.iilil form of blackmail,
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    MINING TOWKAYS' DISPUTE.
    128 10 Criminal Proceedings Follow Ci\il Action. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aiir. 17. There was a sequel in the local District Court to-day to an action heard in the Supreme Court. Consequent upon a dispute in which Lai Yew Wong, a son of a partner in the Kwong
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    DEATH ON GERMAN SHIP.
    147 10 Funeral Of Quartermaster At Bidadari. The voyage of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Trier, which arrived in port yesterday, was marred by the death of a quartermaster, Mr. Wilhelm Stein, which occurred about 24 hours out of Singapore. Mr. Stein had just finished a spell at the
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    CECILIA HANSEN.
    72 10 CECILIA HANSEN Programme of To-morrow Evening's Recital. Appended is the programme of the recital to be given by Miss Cecilia Hanson, the renowned violinist, at the Victoria Theatre to-morrow evening. This will by Miss Hansen's last recital in Singapore Concerto A-min Vivaldi Allegro Adagio Presto. Concerto Mendelssohn Allegro Andante Allegro.
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    158 10 Stage Struck," with Gloria Swanson in the leading role, is the principal attraction at the Gaiety Cinema from tonight. It is a Paramount picture excellently produced, and many scenes are in technicolour. A Fox picture, A Girl in Every Port," is in the early performanceThe Police Band will
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    Y.M.C.A. NOTES.
    77 10 A oomsdy programme is arranged for tha V.M.C.A. weekly cinema tv be held to-night at 8.30 p.m. A sewn reel film entitled Ankles Preferred," featuring Madge Bellamy and 1. Karrell McDonald, will be the main attraction. Tennis beginners are again reminded of tht single* tournament arranged for their
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    RIVER CONTROL IN THE F.M.S.
    1011 11 SIR GEORGE MAXWELL'S COMMENTS. 18 A NEW DEPARTMENT WANTED Valuable cormcnts upon the report of the F..M.S. Rivers Commission arc male in an article contributed by Sir George Maxwell, K.H.K.. c.M.C. former Chief! Secretary to the F.M.S. Government, tu British Malaya i the ABM. magazine).
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    622 11 Market Quiet and Steady During Week. I Barlow and Co.'s report, dated A u cust 1C. states The innrket has been quiet and steady throughout the week but towards the end of the poriud minor fluctuations with a downward tendency have taken place and prices bM« lost
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    ANOTHER UNIT GONE.
    115 11 Channel Islands Militia To Be Disbanded. The Jersey States recently considered the official correspondence from the Imp erial authorities rojrardinjr the future of the Channel Islands Miiitia, the cost of which the Government announced they 'could not continue to include in the War Oflico estimate.-. The Governor
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    CALCUTTA SENSATION.
    107 11 Alleged Insanity Of Senior Magistrate. A sensation was created in the Court 'of Mr. Justice Cammiade and Mr. Justice B. K. Ghosh in Calcutta on August whin Mr- P- S. Sen. of the Bengal Civil Service, at present Senior Deputy Magisi tratc of Howrah, applied in person against
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    TIN RETURNS.
    24 11 PattaaJ lonsolidatcd Alluvial. 4"> piculs. Takuapa Valley Tin Drcditinit N.L.— First half August, 275 hours worked, 75,000 cubic yards treated. 378 piculs.
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    WOMAN MEDIUM IN COURT.
    742 12 FORTUNE-TELLING CASE SURPRISE. "VISIT OF RED' INDIAN CHIEF." The spirit of a Bad Indian chief of the Sioux tribe who lived in the wiids of North America 400 years ago wu mentioned H the centra] figure in a Spiritualist trial m the Westminster Police Court. Previous
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    TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
    161 12 Heavy Death Roll In Recent Disaster. Tokio, Aug. I-.r the past three :lays, the worn lyph' on .i] hi raui ii.is bw n ra^iiiK in the crowded Tokio metropolitan district. Twenty are kBOWn ;.> bt d<-.i<l as a result of l;.n.l:!i<li's and other accidents due to tim
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    1460 13 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF COMPANIES. At the annual general meeting of Cheras Rubber Estates, Ltd.. Mr. E. L. Hamilton I the chairman; presided. The Chairman said When reviewing the position a year ago and commenting on the record profit of £24,0:14 made in 1926. 1 said that we could
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      848 15 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE Of VALUABLE BINGAPOIE TOWN AND COl'N i ::V PROPERTIES. I awl t. Cot salereem, S». Chalia Biraft, on <'ilni"..!u>. Viiii^-t at 2.30 p.m. ■feel I land situate ofl liukit T.inuh toad Bear BtaVMU Road, Singapore, area H'.'.L'.iy aqiiare (eat. Lot 2. Valaable freehold land situate at B
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      607 15 Assets over $8,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $30,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      403 15 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England I Capital Authorisf.l f.T.000.000 Capital Subscribed £1,800,00(1 Capital Paid up £1,050,000 j Reserve Fund ar<" Uest £l,. r >84,846 BOARD OF DIRECTORS I. M. Kyrie, Chairman. P R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambrn, J O. Robinson, Esq. Esq. W. H.
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      227 16 HINDHEDE CO., LTD. BELTING FROM STOCK "DURABEL" HAIR BELTING. 3 iiu. $0.73 4 $0.97 5 $1.21 6 $1.45 8 $2.11 10 $2.88 12 $3.65 R.D.W. BALATA BELTING. V/ z ins. by 3 ply 17 cts. 2 ins. by 3 ply 22 2'/ 2 ins. by 3 ply 28 3 ins.
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      264 16 The Ornamental Tile Works specialists in CEMENT FLOORING TILES Under new management. Enquiries solicited. Office 40, HIGH STREET. CHINESE ART By R. L. lIOBSON. One Hunderd Plates in Colour reproducing pottery and porcelain of all periods, jades, laequtr, paintings, bronzes, furniture, etc. Price $18.00. KELLY WALSH, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong
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