The Straits Times, 20 August 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 2* SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1928, PRICIT- 10 CENTS
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      104 1 I .Milkmaid Swi'ctoned C I-'ull Cnm Milk S i ~i— r MILK is the indispensable food of infancy I I and childhood. I It is therefore of the utmost importance that J you should insist on having I "BEAR BRAND because it is the rich, natural, sterilized milk oi the
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      188 1 Ladies' Footwear f^^\ New Shipment of Distinctive Styles including those Ij Illustrated. y Model 118. GRAIN GOAT /$L Model 132 LEATHER SANDAL ,#V^w^^\ SMART KID SHOE tsnutj Jr y a%^ lth high heel< !i?rh) Uvi^ c In champagne colour, low _*4^*^ J t^taff colour, finely stitch vamp. heel, as illustrated.
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    SPORT IN SCOTLAND.
    942 2 DIFFICULTIES OF CRICKET UNION. The summer of 1928 ha 3 not seen, nor is likely to see, any history made in Scottish sport, says the Scottish Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian. Any man with a lon* memory cold tell you off-hand of this or that summer of
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    "PIONEER" SUED.
    59 2 Rs. 500,000 Damages Claimed For Alleged Defamation. Simla, Aug. 8. The East Indian Railway filed a civ:! suit for defamation, on August 1, in the Calcutta High Court, against t'°. Pioneer newspaper, for reproducing libellous letter on the Dankuni railway accident, which was published by Forward on July
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      390 2 a J J v n** p Aw W S B 2^^ is tOSR I ill y Even a bottle of the Purest Stands Jeffrey's Pilscncr Beer Where i: stood? MAEKET Packed in 2 sizes 4 dozeii per case. 8 dozen per case. DELIVERED to your door by V. R. VICK
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      496 2 £77?? Perfect Mealtime Drink prepared instantly, one level ten. luutuful to a cup INSTANT POSTUM is easy to make. Put one level teaspoonful into a cup. Mb: wilh boiling water to dissolve. Add milk and sugar to taste. It is delightful mellow, savoury refreshing, delicious all the purity and wholesomeness
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      185 2 FOR NEARLY 50 YEAR? our name has meant the acme of perfection in the production of AERATKI) WATERS throughout Malaysia. FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED THE HOUSE OF QUALITY. PROTECT I O W^jii When you buy a tin of WAKEFIELD CASTROL you know you are gc.--.:is o Ttandard grade of Motor 0.1
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    RICHES OF THE DEAD SEA.
    1076 3 WHO WILL GET THE CONCESSION? RIVAL INTERESTS IN THE FIELD. Apart from one or two debates in the HOW sf Lords Bad sporadic questions in the Housi- of Commons, singularly little attention lias been drawn to the farreaching issues rai.-vd l>y the grant of a
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      198 3 EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN DEPENDABLE USED GARS 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. OW --oiig- die with llic shadows of 9 y«'»tcrdav us a mw >frain captures 'Si&k. our ini.i^iiiiiioii. And
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      640 3 SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB NOTICE The Annual General Mretin? of the Members or the Sinifapore Cricket Cl»b will be neld in the Club I'avilion on Wednesday, August B, UM, at 5.15 p.m. BUSINESS. 1. To receive and if approved, adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended June It,
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      387 3 Dropped mmm 3,000 Feet irpjjl Picked Up Uninjured 1 Pil Ready to Write TDARRELS and Caps of Parker Duo- fold are now made of non-hrp-^ablo 1 "Permanite". We dropped ono 3,000 Jeet Ir 91 from an aeroplane and it did not break. Yet this new material is t&% lighter than
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      571 4 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In Eagland) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PKNTNMJI.AR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage due Spore KASHGAR 9.000 Aug. it MOREA 11,000
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      573 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Nsples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp snd Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Pun Sail KASHIMA MARU 10,1)00 Aug. SO 31 1 HAKONK MARU II-..MHJ Sept. U U SUWA MARU 11,000 Sept. 27 2« FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Oct. 11 VZ HAKOZAKI MARU 10,600 Oct. 26 26 HAKUSAN MARU
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      504 4 DURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia FOR BRISBANK, BYDNTi' AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARV/1N AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly ladings by the wallknown steamer MAREI.LA (7,»75 t.n.) and the lew motor vessel, MALA' \K (4,512 tonsi. The s.s. MAKKLLA is one of thr largest nnd tlnest steamers trading to Australia,
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      646 4 rti I Mi (ROYAL PACKET NAY, CO. OF BATAVIA (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Tcliplione No. 3C40, with sub-connections |i in Faaaaaja, Fralckt, Traaaainasaat Marine Dvpts. and Manager's Desk. > Representatives for Singapore and Straits j Settlement of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All
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      558 4 THE DLUE FUNNEL LINE 1 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorpor.-ited in England) 1 X r REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMS- TERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAM-! IhURG AND BKEMKN. QKNOA, MAXIsfcll.LES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND
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      446 4 THE BUI STEAM NAY. SO., LTD. 'lrr.rporsted in Slam) BANGKOK COASTOra SERVICE. For retay, rrenggMß. Kelantan. Bangnsra, 'lupin. pMtani, Singora, Laeon, Bandon, hsiinnii, Lan£"'iirin. I numpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDI'TI i P..M An*. The steamer.' :,-r f.'.'vd throughout with pet 'ie llaht a- have excellent Hccummodan K.i iryt-elaai pas?.-ngi-rs.
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      598 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNAU STEAMSHIP CO., LTI, (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LIN* PABBENfiER AND FRKIfIHT SERVICI T Tlla UN lll> M\(;i)(»M AMD CONTINKNT FBKICFTT SERVICI OUTWARDS TO Hong Kong Shanghai and Japan Dae S'por 11. CITY OK KHIOS P.ppt. 22 s.s. CITY OK GLASGOW B*pt. Zf s.s. CITY OF MOBTLM
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      466 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LIN ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE NEW YORK and BOSTON via COLOMBi PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES Arrive Leave Leavi Spore Spore Pcnar I'n-Mdent Harrison In Port Aug. 23 Aug. 't President Monroe Sept. 3 Sept. 6 Sept. President Wilson Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. i President Van Buren
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      466 5 IE STOOMYAART MAATSCHAPPM "HEDERLAHD" and HOLLAHD-EAST-ASIA LIKE 2,'> Homeward Sailing* to AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM Dae Sails 20 PRINSES JULIANA Aug. 24 24 SALAWATI Aug. 81 Sept. 1 t KAMBANGAN Sept. 8 4 P. C. HO OFT Sept. 7 7 tO KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN t BORNEO Sept! 27 28 t Steamers
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      401 5 S.S. EMPRESS OF FRANCE 27,000 tons Displacement. The above vessel, having luxurious First aiid Second clau accommodation, is scheduled to sail from Singapore for Vancouver via liong Konc Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama on or about November 22, 1928. Through passengers to Europe are also accepted. The fares are a.i follows
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      36 5 ClliJSiilirrl^fS Installations Repairs. Brass and Iron Castings. PENTRAB V M&INE WORKS LTD] j,, SINGAPORE IPOH —KUALA LUMPUR. I I** ~i^»>\ t^J L -i 4r '^Ti'H^bssbliv^Bk^bf L I GIMGERVVLE I me,-€fa£-Jf FRASER NEAVE LTD Distributors for Malaya.
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      519 6 THE GOLD JKL |jte MEDAL FILM. 10 REELS jKmQ^^^^^fc Incut I)V Shown in 0»IBbL Censor. JB p>S% II s Entirety BEAU jj." The Film jr#f '^p^ ijT SPECIAL that took p&f i^vS MUSIC the World M: j V SPECIAL by Storm. Kfc^ ORCHESTRA. 4 MEiiMmm^Mm As LADY BRANDON. .*§g|:, VICTORIA
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      274 6 ALHAMBRA*TAN CHENG KKE CO.. LTD.. Proprietors. COMMENCING AUGUST 18, AT 9 P.M. WAITING Comedy with LLOYD HAMILTON THE LATEST EMI IRE NEWS including TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP AT WIMBLEDON Mf^e-o TKE w MAN H^^ j. A Fascinating Drama of the l^^£«4j Ofc^ Frozen North realistically HS^^P* Jl aMy r-oitravjd starring > JB\!al»^s^
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      480 6 CIIEER IP BRIGHTER SINGAPORE King Carnival IS COMING Combined with HARRY E. H ANDY'S CIRCUS MENAGERIE and WILD WEST THK BIGGEST SHOW IN THE EAST GRAND OPENING NIGHT. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 at 5.30 p.m. Locatimi ANSON BOAD, SINGAFOBK See GUNBOAT JACK See THE MENAGERIE Othrr» may copy !.ut none can
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    236 7 FIXTTRES. Monday. Aususl 20 11. W. 1.0 a.m., 9.8, 1.3S p.m., 8.9. Malacca: H W. „i M, 10.20 p.m., 6.0 Kootball, I'iv. 1.. S.C.K.A. v. S.R.C., Sudium nail (Saathia) closes v p.m Tumiiay, Ausuiit 21 H. W. .11 a.m., <J. 3. £.6 p.m., 8.8. Malatea; H. w.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    435 7 Monday, August 20. Ship* aloncxidr Ihr Wharvr* or expected to arrive. KEPPKL 'I\KUOUR Mail Wharf GfMiaaaa, Agnes I. <'il Wharf 11..M.5. Ormonde Ccal Wharf S.-a Belle VESSELS IN DKY DOCKS 'I aninni: I'aßir. All.i-rt Dock Ra«a Ictatia Daah Mil Keppel Harbour. King's Dack Akera No. 1 Daak
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    102 7 To-d«jr. PIWMiMMt) Ijaag, l.rnfka'.ii and Banan Si .\:>i Api (An* Liontr i 2 p.m. Ktri am.n Pontianak I :i p.m. .1itl>::ll and Kona (CkicMM Maru) 3 p.m. r.vli.n. southern and Western India .4 p.:n. Ai. n.hiMa iSanthial 6 p.m. To-morrow. l'iii:i IJaii.'a. T« n.''ilahnn and Indrairiri (Hone
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 7 By Sphinx khyhrr I'. d*r Wiivrlmidcn Hmm ■I li-<->m»i piii vrrti S'porr London July 11 Aug. 6 July 13 Aug. 7 July II Aug. li. Siily la Aug. 13 July M Au«. II July B Aug. 18
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      178 7 Singapore, Aug. 20. Rubber. Local 31 cents per lb. Quiet. Tin. London ln-f-^is £^v. Rubbers. Quiet. Allenhys 1.2(1 -'.2.-), Amul. Malays 2.55-2.75, Brogds 57^-65 cents, Katoyi.ng Bahrus '.If, eenU-I.M, Malaka Pindas I^o-1.3',. Mentakal centß, New Bevaali LO7-I.ISU, New Baren- .<:,. Sungei Tukancs .-,7-c.:;'_. eenta, Mv Benuta
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      205 7 Siiißipore. A London. Rubber »fid, down l/l«d. Local eonta. London. Tin 011. up H U. Mining.— Steady, Buagel Way ZM-tM K;.ch, i I.4L'-1.44. Malaya Consols. T7-79 cents Petaling 4.17 Han, Rivor :!.7f,-4 Ui.hn..:ii, Ilyilii.ulic 1.37'i--1.42> Hun,' Kutt 40-42 etnta, South TaipiM 44-?6 eenu Tai;h: ll IM-IM,
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    COFFIN AS WEDDING GIFT.
    300 7 Grim Jest On Young Bride In Vienna. A frim jor.t iy members of the Happy I..fe" Clob was the occasion of an uniisual libel aciion heard in the Gnu Goart I wlu-n it was rtaacribad how a younf win was horilltod ahortly after iilm to find
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    PASSENGERS.
    184 7 Tke following pa^emrers arrived by the Hanciui on Aukum 10, IMB lr,,m Soural.aya. Mr. .Mcs,| U ,ta. Mr, ud i- <■■■■ Gnmn, Mr and Mr Benjire .\iinobe, .Mr. ;u,d M rs Th Lux Urn. Mr ud Ml*. Clendinen. Mr. h! Gil] Mr. .y. M. SWart, Mr. an.! Mr, J.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    247 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, August L'O. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2. 3 T i Demand 2 3 11 lu Private 3 m. i-redit I On New York, Demand II M 1'rivatc SKI .1 On 1- 'rancc. Bank T.T. 1 BN On India, Bank T.T. On Honjr Konir. B..n:;
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    54 7 13 o'clock noon August 20. Tone of Market Quiet, slightly easier. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet a »sd. per lb. New York: Spot Sheet cent! l !> pt-r lb. R.S.S. equal to Bta*4aN, Q.CJ. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot Oet.-O«e. Jmn.-Mar. Isuyor» II M
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  • STOCKS AND SHARKS.
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      MINING.
      464 7 issue VaL I'd. £1 £1 Asa::i Kumbonff £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 1 l IUi\:.:: K Padang 1 1 Hatu Caves £1 £1 Chenderiung 1 1 Chin Chin £1 £1 Kastcrn Siam £1 £1 Hud Yai 1 1 Hitan Tin 1 1 Hong Fatt £1 £1 lluey Yot Ord. i'l
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      GENERAL.
      192 7 Val. I'd. Buyers Sellers I 1 Alex. Bride Praia. i.'.iT 1 LM I 2 Alex. Brick ()n!s. 2.40 u.c.i El £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 5.15.0 G.*.O 1 1 Central Engina (i.'.ii d.r,."> 1 1 fcl« Carriage MO O.f.O II H E. SmcHlns Co. 14.78 1S:1O I Prun N«m« iv.im
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      118 7 U. Knf. G p.c. ijnjUtt 8',i 6'/c nrcni. S'pore ("old Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 18M :.>.!. 11)31 JO 10G 110 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. of IM1 red. 1U30 Sl,hT8,000 par. 5'., prom. Singapore Municipal 4 1 p.f. of 11)07 rid. 11.47 $1X00,000 DO par. Singapore Municipal
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      398 7 Frast-r and C'd. and l.%;i!i and Kvatt's quotations. To-days I'riccs Kraser Ly;. i I Co. Kvatt Ulenby ($1) Vlur (Jujah |$1) L llitum (Si I V. KunitiK (I] i .m. Malay ($2J I. Molck ($11 I. I'anas ($5) Jalgownie ($1) fmitt ($1 I Irocu N. i i Irunci
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    LIEUT. C. J. WILSON, R.N.R.
    368 7 LIEU T. C. J. WILSON, R.N.R. In addition to the wreaths mentioned in the report on pape eight of the funeral of Liruten.'.m C. .1 Wilaon, the loll, .wing sen; tributes The Renewable the Acting Coleair' Seiietary and Mis. lleinniant Captain (J. H Kreyberg. 0.8.X.. R.N. (retd.i Captain W. 11.
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    EXCHANGES.
    82 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, An;-. 19. Foreign exchanged are Amsterdam 12.1(1'., Athens ::74, Berlin 2(1.3(i, Bombay Is. I l"i-lt;d., Brussels 31.1 M). Bucharest I'jft. Huinns Aires 47 7-IC, Copenhagen 18 11). Geneva 2SJO6, Helsinirfors lgtJM, Heaa Kon X 2s. U'.Hd., Kobe Is. 0.15-16 d., Lisbon > 7-:(L', Madrid 2'J.12,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      DEATH
      27 7 WILSON.-On August li). IU2B, at Gemral Hoipital, Singapore, Lieutenant Wilson. K.N.1:., k.h.a.s.. Depots i of Shipping and Observer for Tiim- liall. AK«d io years. Deeply regretted,
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      106 7 Mr. Lee Quee Lim tenders his thanks to hi: friends urul relatives for the scrolls, letters of condolence, wreath*, etc., BM L also fcr t!u-ir kind visits and attendance at the funeral of his wife. Hra. Peek Tt-tU CfcM and Messrs. Peck Teel <hye and Peck Teck Kian beg
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      79 7 SECOND-HAND CMS FIAT j>o» MODtL. 2 sealer S 7.^0 502 TOUUEK 900 501 925 501 5 950 501 SALOIyN $1,230 r.lO 7 aialai TOL'KEK si,»oo ES«: :!1 IS v^ySkSg^tSSSSP S AUSTIN 7 TOIRER I 7.-i0 ANSALDO'7 neuter TOI'KKK S »«0 BUICK ltJ* MASTKR TOURER Sl.lOO HIICK lor/ TOI'KEK $1,108 VAUXHALL
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      47 7 fRANKEL'S Lor V-TVill 1 UI\L. -i VICTORIA STREET. <W3tch O"' Advt. Page 1G). /»O>i > D^4 j^i Wi^J jflJeijH^ S^SSS^^^ T.K.K.'s Leather Shoes with Kubber Soles and Bulbs for Motor Horns at 65 ct*. each arc obtainable from TENG SENG GUAN, W HUH feidg. Eoftd. U lb. UH
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      308 7 Mrs. .WE. MARSHALL s.s. Van Wucrwijk. p.p.c. s.s. N'ieuw Zeclaml. RUBBER SEEDS THK PAMANOEKAN AND TJIASEM LANDS, SOEBANG, JAVA, (The Anglo-Dutei. l'luntatiuns of Java, Ltd., London) will hay available for sale in January-May, 192H "TJIKADOE" Seeds from their isolates budded seed gardens (87 acres) at Wangocn rt'dja. The buds used
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      533 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., tec pag* IS. WANTS. FOR SALE. ETC. I Ml V DIAMONDS, i.. M ply 131, Strati i i XO LET, OIM shop in tirosvei., i Juilihi.*.- I,mm,!iat.- .-ntr> X ATTI.A.IHK KOOM Mai,. Hoar.ini.t. I, Lloyd Rd WANI t i CASH II KOH KI'RNISHKII TO LET
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      68 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kcrbuu Station. (»> Courtehv of Gover.inu-nt Hiallh Office; lor llu I' 4 Hour. endin« at Midnight oa Ausust 19. •Max. ihada tmsaratan SS*F ■18. I ,i;.ih- ti patatUN Ji*M iiaik- teni|>eiuiure Max. sun radistion 111 r" Bm taptntn, Max. M, Mm. KJ rri ■wt.bwb temparaton tUF .Mian
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 20. MALAYA IN LONDON.
    647 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 20. MALAYA IN LONDON. It is quite true, as ■ogyested by Mr. Lowther Kemp in his speech at ihe annual meeting of the Association of British Malaya, that in the past there has been a tendency tc regard the well meant efforts of the
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    CHANNEL SWIMMING.
    295 8 So many successful Channel nriau were announceu last year that the accomplishment of the feat became a comnon place, like motoring to Brighton M crossing Piccadilly Circus just inside the hour, and the newspapers displayed I tendency to lejiard as a departure from i.ormal those days on which
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    LIEUT. C. J. WILSON, R.N.R.
    607 8 DEATH OK WELL-KNOWN PORT OFFICIAL. The death took place unexpectedly in the early hours of Sunday morning in the General Hospital, Hacaaot*,' of Lieutenant Charles John Wilson, 11.N.K. Deputy Registrar of Shipping and Ob i Tver of Time Balls. Lieutenant Wilson, whose home was in
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    "THE COMMODORE."
    265 8 THE COMMODORE." A correspondent writes Wilson "the Commmli as we v.'v wire fortunate enough to know hta x.-V will remember him was an Irishman with al! the lovable oharai-teristiis of his race Wild he was, if xuberant t-pirit juslil;. the description, and he possessed mob of humour which no difficulty
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    R.A.F. FLYING BOATS.
    38 8 Departure From Brisbane en ItouU To Singapore. [REVTER TELEGRAM] Brisbane, Aug. 18. The Royal Air Force flyinff boots have !eft here en route to Singapore. They are due hen- about the middle of next month.
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    TONGKOL SOLD FOR £8,000.
    26 8 We arc informed by Government that tin: pri.e paid Ceylon Fisheries. Ltd, for the former Government trawler, the a.v. Tungkol, was £8,000.
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    RAILWAY GRIEVANCES.
    285 8 SEVEN RESOLUTIONS AT MASS MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. A mass meeting of all classes of workmen employed at the F.M.S. Railways' central workshops was held at Sentul yesterday. The Hon. Mr. Veerasamy, Indian unofficial member of the Federal Council presided, and others on
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    392 8 Mr. J. Cameron, the well-known miner, urived back in Taiping on Tuesday from Australia. Mr. K. R. Blackwell. State Treasurer, Perak, is in Taiping Hospital, suffering from malaria. The death too\ place yesterday at his residence, 86 Ballestier Road, Singapore, )f Mr. Alexander Robert van der Beck,
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    11 8 From China, by Cremer, due at Singalore daylight to-morrow.
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    STRAITS PRODUCE.
    22 8 Contributions for Straits Produce should tie sent in as soon as possible to be in •ime for the October number.
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    65 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the following cable dated Aujf. In. their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber exchange sales to-day 125 tons. Aupust l'J.lO, September 19.10, October 19.10, November 19.10. December 19.10, January 19 cents, February VJ cents, March
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      94 8 Cigarettes »j I >^p? C. ".files /■(•YitHS WD.ftH.O.NWIs. m*"" W|l "lHl N F STYLES !> N iijjMbJfc; New snap brim, colours m| willow or pearl grey. «j^' M*L Bound rim, colours wil- OW> ZITIC aIK nat P ear^ JOHN UTTLE CO. LTD. (Incorporated in Encland) SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR.
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      93 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9. A German First National Special I'resentinß PAUL WAGENER in THE WILD MAN A realistic scene portrayed in the Frozen North. Alcm-; with the Latest Empire News and a Lloyd Hamilton Comedy. First Show al 7.:{0. DOUBLING with DANGER Featuring the Kir.K of
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    VISCOUNT HALDANE DEAD.
    1013 9 VISCOUNT HALDANE DEAD. CHEQUERED LIFE. HOW THE TERRITORIALS BEGAN. LAWYER. POLITIC lAN AND PHILOSOPHER. [mm nuoua] London, Aug. 10. The death Ka < i <<l nf Vi.scoun RsJaaao, at the ape of 72. Vi.-.coiint llaldano of CIMUI, fulli.wini up:>n a distinguished I 'nivor.r y and poll tieal niMT, was raised
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    86 9 NO NEWS OF HASSELL AND CRAMER: [reuter telegram] Cochrane, Ontario, Aug. IS. B«rl Ila.ssell and Parker Cramer have started fur Greenland. They left about o'ektek this afternoon. Ottawa, Auk. l'J. There is no news of the airmen, who were due in Greenland at daylight this morning. Haaaell and
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    SPECIAL ENVOY TO U. S.
    131 9 Opposition to Japanese Premier's Plan. [Xichi-Xichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. 18. It is understood that Premier Tanaka's proposal to despatch Count Kcntaro Kancko as a special envoy to the United States has failed. Baron Tanaka selected the Count, whose mission was to secure a clear umiei
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    97 9 Nanking Note Considered "Very Ambiguous." [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE] Tokio, Aug. 19. The Nationalist reply to the Japanese note has been received but is not yet published. It is understood, however, that the Japanese will not reply as they consider the Chinese note very ambiguous. It is
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    CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
    95 9 Changes In Personnel Of Delegation. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Geneva, Aug. 18. In view of the new regime in China, the Chinese delegation to the League Assembly in September will be composed of Dr. Wang Kin Xi, Minister in Brussels (who is replacing Mr. Alfred Sze, who is
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    TREATY WITH GERMANY.
    62 9 Provisional Agreement Signed At Nanking. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Berlin, Aug. 18. A provisional economic treaty between China and Germany, similar to the SinoAmerican treaty in which the United States recognised China's tariff autonomy, has been signed at Nanking, providing equal treatment in customs. Both countries agree to open
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    BOYCOTT TO CONTINUE.
    51 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Williamstown, New York, Aug. 20. The boycotl of Japanese goods which has hecn carried on in China since the Shantung incident will be intensified un'.i! Japan recognises China's sovereignty in Manchuria, declared Mr. Chao Chu Wu the ex-Nationalist Foreign Minister speaking at the Institute of
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    ELECTION RIOTS IN GREECE.
    211 9 SHOOTING AND STONING. M. PANCALOS ACCUSED BY' POLICE. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Athens, Aug. Ml The election returns at 12.30 this morning showed that the Government have secured large majorities throughout Greece. Pungalos was defeated. The prospects of an overwhelming Venizelist majority prove the powerful personality of Venizelos,
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    BELGRADE OUTBREAK.
    200 9 Seventy Arrests Follow Bayonet Charge. [REUTER TELECRAM] Belgrade, Aug. 19. Several arrests were made when the police dispersed demonstrators at Sebenico, Dalmatia, piotesting against the signature of the Nettuno Conventions. A Vienna message says the Croats are already embittered by the death of Stephan Raditch and allege that
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    RHINELAND EVACUATION.
    57 9 Question To Be Brought Up At League of Nations. [TKANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, Aug. 18. An American news agency gives a reliable source as the origin of a statement that Germany has informed Paris, London and Rome that she will bring up the Rhineland evacuation question at the
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    DESTROYER ASHORE. Mishap During Mimic Warfare.
    56 9 DESTROYER ASHORE. Mishap During Mimic Warfare. [KEUTER TELECRAM] New York, Aug. 18. The warship, Childs, the flagship of the destroyer Meet which is engaged in mimic warfare south of the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, ran ashore, in ntavy f(,<, r Other destroyers are standing by. Later the Childs was
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    GERMANY'S NEW CRUISER.
    104 9 I IKA.-N3-CH.LAN VIA PAN-ASIAJ Berlin, Aug. 18. The Reithswchr Minister has placed an urde." for the much-discussed cruiser with the firm of Deutsche Werke, Kiel. The Socialist party leaders assembled tnis morning to listen to the Chancellor's and other Socialists' justification of their endorsement of the order
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    COMMUNISTS IN INDIA.
    329 9 MOSCOW'S PLOT. ROUSE THE LABOURERS ON PLANTATIONS." [REUTER TELECRAM] Riga, Aug. 18. The Congress of the Communist International in Mosow is debating the report of the Finnish delegate, Kuusineh, on the revolutionary outlook in colonial and semi-colonial countries." The speeches up to now have chiefly dealt with
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    DOMINION STATUS.
    84 9 Nehru Report Described As Monumental Document." [REUTER TELEGRAM] Simla. Aug. 19. Non-oflicial members of the Assembly, who are already here for the opening of the September session, generally favour the Nehru report, demanding Dominion status for India, which is described as a monumental document." Mr. 1-ajpat Rai, the
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    BANKING NOVELTY.
    130 9 Automatic Safe for Late Depositors. [BRITISH IMPERIAL KADIO] Rugby, Aug. Id. An automatic receiving safe, enabling traders and managers of theatres, cinemas and le.stuurants who conduct business after the usual bunking hours to deposit money at any hour, has been installed at one suburban branch of the Midland
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    SPORTS MEETING AT BERLIN.
    52 9 [TRANS-UO.AN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, Aug. 18. The following were the result;; of the international sports meeting at Berlin: 100 meters. Houbcn. Shot-puttinfr. Hirschfeld. Pole Jumti, Wegener. Relay Race, England. 100 hurdles. Petersen (Sweden). Long Jum!>, Hamm (U.S.A.) 1.500 mctors LaHoumegue (France). Javelin, Nnr.-u: (O«nMMy). Long jump
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    EQUADOR REVOLUTIONARIES.
    47 9 [REUTER TELECRAM] Quito, Ecuador, Aug. I'J. A revolutionary plot has been un■■arthed and many prominent members of the Parliamentary Opposition have been arrested. The Government of the Ecuador was Tecently recognised de facto by the United States on condition that a constitutional government wm establiihtd.
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    MOTOR RACING THRILL.
    207 9 CAPTAIN CAMPBELL'S NARROW ESCAPE. [REUTER TELECRAM] London, Aug. 18. A quarter of a million people assembled at Ards for the Royal Automobile Club's circuit Irish tourist trophy race, described as the greatest road race in the history of motoring. The crowd had an early thrill, for Captain
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    GIRL SWIMS CHANNEL.
    43 9 Miss Ivy Hawkes Crosses In 19 Hours, 16 Minutes. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Aug. 19. An English girl named Ivy Hawkes swam the English Channel from Cap Gris Nez to St. Margaret's Bay in the time of 19 hours 16 minutes.
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    CYCLONE HAVOC.
    188 9 Disastrous Storms in Algiers And West Indies. [REUTER TELECRAM] Algiers, Aug. 19. A cyclone has wrought terrible havoc to two Algerian seaports, Jijelli and Bougie, and the surrounding districts, covering an area of at least thirty miles. Communications have been destroyed, but it is known that ten people
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    THE POWER OF THE PRESS ! The Daily Mail on Marble In Budapest. [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA.]
    67 9 THE POWER OF THE PRESS The Daily Mail on Marble In Budapest. [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA.] Berlin, Aug. 19. A monument is to be unveiled in Budapest bearing two marble slabs, one bearing as an inscription the first article written by Lord Rothermere on '•Hungary's Place in the Sun" in the
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    THE BALKAN TANGLE. [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA]
    75 9 THE BALKAN TANGLE. [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] i Berlin, Aug. 18. In Belgrade the combined AngloFrench action in regard to Bulgaria regarded as the outcome of the AngloFrench naval agreement, in which, it is alleged, England agrees to uphold the French Balkan policy. Following the combined Anglo-French demarche regarding Bulgaria, the
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    ITALIAN AIR TRAGEDY.
    37 9 [tkans-ocean via pan-asia] Berlin, Aug. 19. In the presence of thousands of onlookers the dead body of the Italian 1 flyer, Deiprete, was brought on Saturday aboard the Italian steamer ConUrotio, bound for Italy.
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    MR. KELLOGG'S NEW MOVE.
    521 9 U. S. CRITICISM. "IN A HURRY TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS." BRITISH ATTITUDE IN DOUBT. [rf.itkr telegram] Washington, Aug. 18. The suggestion that the British Government are somewhat taken aback by Mr. Kellogg offering an arbitration treaty to Egypt has not surprised political and diplomatic circles here. It
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    NATIONALIST MINISTER.
    127 9 Mr. Hu Hun-Min Returns From Europe. Mr. Hu Han-min, chairman of the Political Council of the Kuomintang and a member of the Military Council of the Nanking Government, who was with Dr. C. C. Wu when an attempt was made to assasinate him in Singapore some months ago,
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    DESTROYERS AT MALTA.
    14 9 [REI'TER TELEGRAM] Malta, Aug. 18. The Third Destroyer Flotilla hat arrived.
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    FINE FORWARD PLAY.
    1183 10 Singapore b Form Against The Negri. liy defeating Negri Sembilan at the Si;.ijiiii-.i on Saturday by light goals to ■apfttN had an easy task in qualifying to meet Selangor in the final '..ilaya Cup competition at Kuala Lumpur next we k. However, the fact that thi- local
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    256 10 PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS FROM LONDON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 25. I Mr. D. T. Lewi.; arrived home from Malaya on July 22, and has assumed duties us geaeWM manager ot the Borneo Company at 28 Fenchurch Street, E.C. 3. He is for the present residing at
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    LIFE 600,000.000 YEARS AGO !
    120 10 LIFE 600,000.000 YEARS AGO Latest Estimate Of Famous Geologist. The discovery in the pre-Cambrian deposits on Mount Lofty, in the Klinders Ranse, of fossil remains, revealing the existence of life G00.000,000 years ago, has been confirmed by Professor Sir ■deworta David, tne famous geologist i-.nd Antarctic explorer. He has just
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    TOBACCO ESTATES CLOSES.
    185 10 End Of Pioneer Company In Borneo. Rum Estate, the property of the New London Tobacco Co., which was one of U:< first tobacco estates in Borneo to be established on Marudu Bay, has now definitely ci< seii down. It was decided to Xiv«- up growing tobacco last
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    72 10 The liar'ii.ans ar.ci Stella French presented a new programme at the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday. The most appreciated item was sketch from New York's east side. The Marriage Clause is the film to be •show-!! on the roof garden to-night. There will be cabarc'. items at to-morrow's v a >i;iKi.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      120 10 Semi-Finals of Island Championship. The quarter and w ail Singapore Eatend icoU rtiawpioaahip wan playcc! at the Saturday and tms had to be played ycaicrda; at. noon instead of in the novaiad W aeooomt of the bad weather. Hrn iinal will be played next Sunday at 'J.oO a.m.
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      A LIVELY MATCH.
      95 10 Batsman In Flames At The Wicket. Flames were seen coming from the hip pocket of a batsman taking part in a cricket match at Merthyr last month. He had a box of matches in his pocket, and either a fast ball slightly to leg had ignited them
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      GOLF.
      116 10 Keppel Beat Sepoy Lines. The result of the muich betwaafl the Keppel and the Sepoy Lines Golf Clubs played over Keppel links yesterday was a win for the home team, the scores being C'a to 2U. The individual scores were as follows, Sepoy Lines players mentioned first English and
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
      91 10 The following is the result of the men's G.G.C. August Medal competition Major A. S. B. Hughes All Square 1.t.-Cul. J. D. Richmond O AII Square Lt.-Col. L. R. Taylor, 1 Down G. G. Franklin, 1 Major Sir Robert Henniker, 1 Capt. H. E. W. Savile, 2
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      SWIMMING.
      33 10 In a two lengths handicap race at the Swimming Club yesterday, the fist of a series of three races for the Jackson Millar Cup, Iken (the back-marker) was first and More second.
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      S.C.C. HOCKEY MEETING.
      25 10 S.C.C. members interested in hockey are asked to attend a meeting to be held in the Club lounge to-morrow at 6.15 p.m.
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      LATE MR. A. A. B. STEWART.
      207 10 Death Result of Accident On Railway. With reiL'rcnce to the recently reported death of Mr. A. A. B. Stewan, manager of the Cold Storage Company's Orchard Road branch, it now transpires that Mr. Stewart met his death through Mag knocked down by a train.
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      B.B. AND I.'S BIG WIN.
      769 10 Hamilton, King, and Findlay Again in Form. The E.B. and I.'s first three batsman, Hamilton, King and Findlay, have practically created a record for the S.C.C. tournament by their feats this season. In the hour's play on Friday evening they put on 161 for the
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      Selangor Europeans v. Asiatics.
      153 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. This tixtuie, started on the Kuala Lumpur padang on Saturday afternoon. After 25 minutes rain came down and play could not be resumed till after 5 p.m. At the end ol' the day the Europeans, who lost the
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      SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
      59 10 [reuter telegram] London, Aug. 18. The following were the results of Scottish League matches played to-day Aberdeen 3 Queen's Park 0 Cattle 4 Airdrieonians 1 Cowdenbeath 1 Clyde 2 Hearts 5 Hamilton 0 Kilmarnock 1 Hibernians 0 Motherwell 3 Raith 1 Partick I Dundee 2 St. Johnstone 3
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      TENNIS.
      49 10 Penang Tournament. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 20. In the Penang tournament Sedwick lx-at Cheah Wat Sung 7—5, 6—l, 6—4, and Cheah Way San beut Bathurst. In the doubles Hyde and Utermark beat Jtram and Upton, and Armura and Ohta beat Dr. Letchmanasamy and Goh Sock Jin.
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    ORCHARD ROAD RE-OPENED.
    19 10 Tanglin residents will iearn with relief that Orchard Road was re-opened to traffic from mid-day to-day.
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    45 10 The Wild Man," a drama of the frozen North, with Paul Wegener in the leadirg vole, is the chief feature of the present programme at the Alhambra. The latest number of the Empire News is also shown, and includes pictures of the Wimbledon unnii championships.
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    HAMMOND'S BRILLIANCE.
    96 10 Test Cricketer's Astonishing Form. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rujrby. Aug. 18. Hammond, the young: Gloucestershire cricketer, pave an illustration ot his (treat all-round ability yesterday. Playing ngainsi Worcestershire at Cheltenham, he secured nine wickets lor 2:! runs, and caught ten with the result that Worcestershire wevo all out for
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    138 10 Mr. Ernest Collier— Miss Ethel Inchcomb. A quiet but pretty redding was solemnized at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday, the contracting parties being Mr. Ei-nest Collier, weil known in the Singapore rubber trade, and Miss Ethel Inchcomb, of Clopliam, London, who arrived by the Sarpeuon on Wednesday last.
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    AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW.
    80 10 Kedah Rubber Co.'s Chairman On The Future. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 20. At the annual meeting of the Kedah 1 Rubber Company the chairman said that I the present price of rubber was better I than he had expected, and was sufficient I to justify
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    MALAYA CONSOLIDATED.
    70 10 Merger With Selangor Property Probable. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 20. At an extraordinary meeting of the Malaya Consolidated Tin Company a resolution increasing the capital to $5,000,000 was unanimously passed. The company hopes to conclude a merger under which they will take over as a going
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    AFRICAN ORANGE GROVES.
    195 10 Arrest Follows Indian Resident's Complaint. Bombay, Aug. 7. Colonel B. N. Sivenmer, alleged to be the accredited representative of Realty Corporation of South Africa, Ltd., and Wakers Fruit Farms, Ltd., has been arrested by the police at Bangalore on the complaint of Mr. E. Russell, who stated
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    16 10 Our Penang correspondent wires that the clergy conference at Penang will discuss the Prayerbook question to-day.
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    35 10 On Saturday afternoon Mr. Aw Boon Haw entertained many guests to bid bon voyage to Messrs. M. Canagasabey and C. Dover, who are leaving Singapoie to-morrow morning in an attempt to reach London by motor-car.
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    46 10 A mishap occurred at the R.S.Y.C. regatta yesterday, a spectator, Mrs. Cobbett, falling into the sea. Details of the incident are not available yet but we understand that there was no danger attached to the happening and the lady was little th > worse for her adventure.
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    51 10 It Is stated that since the order by the Government at Nanking that all women in China should bob their hair, a number of the Chinese women in Bangkok have complied with it. The result from the a'-sthetic point of view seems to be anything but satisfactory, says the Siain
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      SINGAPORE SHARKS.
      103 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Now that Australia and the Uniled States of America have established shark fishing on a commercial I it not time for Sin'/apoie to follow sail This trade not only helps to reduce a KTCSJi scourge of the tropical IWI, Inn
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      RUBBER CRISIS.
      339 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, For some months there has Ix^on a great deal of correspondence in connection with the rubber industry and many harsh things have been said about the Government and the Advisory Committee. Most of the criticism has been dostinctive., and very
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    MALAYAN TEACHERS.
    98 10 Office-Bearers Elected At Seremban Meeting. At the annual meeting of the Malayan Teachers' Association at Seremban un Saturday the officers for 1928-11)29 were elected as follows President: Syed Aii (Perak). VicePresident: D. V. Peters (Penang). Honorary Secretary D. V. Kuppusamy (Perak). Honorary Treasurer Lionel van Gezel (Perak). Membrs
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    RECORD SUGAR DEAL.
    222 10 13,500,000 Purchase By British Refiners. The world's largest sugar deal has beon completed. Three hundred thousand tons of sugjn —the largest amount ever known for a suig'e transaction have been purchased for British refiners finm the Cuban Export Corporation. This great sale has been negotiated l>y C.
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    47 10 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., held at Tulsa, Oklahoma, in May last, celebrated on» hundred years of mission.- in Slum by special messages to the church there, among them one to Maa Esther, of BanKkok, the first Siamese woman to confer th« Christian faith.
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    YACHT CLUB ROWING.
    585 11 Good Sport Under Fine Conditions. Excellent owing conditions prevailed on Saturday for the Yacht Club's regatta, the sea Iwimr calm and a gentle hreeze cominjr down the course which, Whilst not making for Taster times, was all to the pood foi leady rowing. In the opcniti: 1
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    492 11 Eurasiidi Co.'s -{Successful Annual Meeting. The annual rifle meetinjr of the Eurasian Ciini|iaiiy of the S.V.C. Bukit Timah Uaiiße during the week-end proved a bijr success. Althouffh the weather broke yesterday there was .sufficient time tn .oniplote all the events, and despite the somewhat unfavourable shootinjr condition* the
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    TAIPING RACES.
    833 11 CONCLUSION OF SUCCESSFUL MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taipiac, Au;;. 18. The racis were brought to a successful conclusion to-day in fine weather. The s hirge attendance included 11. 11. the Sultan r.nd th >. Resident. The iroirifr -l"w i and it was a favourites' ilay. At the
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    TIN RETURNS.
    139 11 Ratrut Ba-sin Tin Dred|tini{ Co., N.L.. first half Aueuht.— Number one drcdice hua been opening out and deepening paddock and has now bottomed in good values tiut further I minor adjustments on dredge before full out- puts are achieved. Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd., first half August. Hours
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    LONDON'S NOISE PROBLEM.
    743 12 MENACE TO NERVES AND HEALTH. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO STOP IT. MidsuimiKT huat has iaawanW the malifrn influence of civilisation's worst plague the plague of noise, writes Sir Percival Phillips in the Daily Mail. One of the pointers of the movement to suppress unnecessary noise, Professor
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    GERMAN ALPINIST'S FEAT.
    67 12 Younprat of Breithorn Conquered. London, Aug. 9. IJi it Kehl, a B-.rlin banker, who has eeaqaorod every difficult peak in the A has climbed the dangerous Yuungrat of Hreithorn for the first time tinea Befon the War. I'mier the summit, Kehl and the guides, with bared heads,
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    C.-IN-C. OF INDIAN ARMY.
    70 12 C. -IN-C. OF INDIAN ARMY. Sir Claude Ja.iob May Succeed Sir William Birdwood. London, Aug. 9. The Statesman's military correspondent states that the sujtjrestion that field-Marshal Sir Claude Jacob will leave thr India Ollir shortly and return to the me:in* that he will most likely succeed Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood
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    676 13 BRITISH LABOUR'S PLATFORM. PUKLIC OWNERSHIP OF UNDERTAKINGS. INDIAN \M) IMPERIAL POIJCY. The new programme Inid before the annual conference oi Iliitish Labour P 0 upon which the party will appeal to t i»- country :;t the next iraneril .■■n. state* that the Labour Party i traed with transformiag Capil into
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    69 13 No Power To i'eiTorm Various Functions." (1 ■a IV London, Aup. 'J. The M iml.i- iiT (liiiirdian. rafwiinf trl 1 I'tlei CoßUnittee, says that it' mic- "..-mils that the opinion of the v:nienl lawyer* who have bwa consulted is "at the I£u.i haw no power to
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