Malaya Tribune, 15 August 1923

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    26 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY. SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. l^. -No. 19P SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1923 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1923.
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      231 1 THE TRIBUNE iipPIN Sazette I Bditorid Dept. I n M ;:,....,ai uept. i R I -.NCK. JA* 1 I ..$15.00 1 isioff 7.60 3.75 m extr« 50 cu. 1 MM' 5 p T montn. I NIBLOCK PATENT SCRAP WASHERS j Capacity 2 Tons per Day OF ANY KIND OF SCRAP
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      143 1 ROOMS TO LET 2nd Floor MEDICAL HALL BUILDING. Apply to Medical Hali, Ltd., 23, BATTERY HO AD SINGAPORE. Solid Oak, richly finished case. Fitted to hdld 4 doublesided 10- n. Recoidg. Motor plays 12-dn. Records. Weight 9tt lbs. SPECIAL OFFER $47.50 THE ARISTOCRAT OF PORTABLE GRAMOPHONES jMade In Lo.idon) Obta
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      132 1 I Youthful Sight at Forty-fire. s B and L Bit ex Bifocal Glasses I fir near and far vision. I THE EASTERN OPTICAL CO., I 15, South Canal Road, Singapore. a i tiiititixii.'iiiiiiatiauinintin < t i i i i i i i 1 I J I mmXWw fci Jt W
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    THE TWO VOICES.
    2070 2 PENANG ATTACK ON MR. P. K. NAMBYAR. The employers of Indian labour in Malaya says the "Pinang Gwette," would 1 certainly seem to be entitled to some explanation from the Hon. Mr. P. K. Nambyar as lo what his real attitude is towards the immigration of Indian
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      253 2 I HAVE YOU TRIED 1 I "WORLD RENOWNED" ij BISCUITS CAKES •II jg Sole Agents i Jj I IRVING JONES CO. I SINGAPORE. I aaaflflflfafr^^ I The Sexual Science Series. K No. 1. The Sexual Seteoce as allied to the Cj g CONTROL OF MOTHERHOOD S J by J. P.
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      130 2 THE BURDEN LIFTED. Sciatica causes the moat acute agony, making your life a burden, but if you don't fight the disease, it will gradually get a firmer and firmer hold on yon—anc then? There is only one sure weapon that you can use in your n*ht—and that can use in
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      500 2 TO CUBE BILIOUS HEADACHES. Bilious headaches anise from constipation and sluggish Ever. By gently clearing 1 the digestive tract and stimulating the lliver Pinkettes qsood% —I set this trouble right. They also a d drigestioni, dear the skin, purify the breath, prevent diarrhoea and dysentery. Of dealers, or post free,
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      502 2 MOTOR I INSURANCE C I I MOTOR VEHICLES.-Our comprehensive I 1 every risk. "^lmM I M °°N T WAIT UNTIL THE ACCIDENT 1 I INSURED NOW." l 'HB FIRE .—Buildings, Dwellings, Godowns Rent p mm I Trade etc. Pf K MARINE. —Cargoet to all Ports. mm I Moderate Premiums I
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    51 3 It is now possible to purify the air in room*s, offices on* places of assembly by an electrteal apparatus called an electro-zene. Used in the schools of one city, it reduced non-attendance by eliminating conditions leading to colds and bronch ial diseases. Merely an electrical way of keeping the doctor
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    LOST VICAR HOME AGAIN.
    561 3 WIFE'S ACCOUNT OF 2 A.M. REAPPEARANCE. Penrvles*, fool sore, and weary, the Rev. E. C. Wheeler, the missing vcar of St. Barnahas, Woodford rang the bell of The Vicarage in Claremont-grov., Woodford at 2 a.m. ia the morning, and returned home after an absence of ten
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    AN A LA SUZANNE, PLEASE.
    183 3 Melba's Rival in the Menu. London. July 8.—The Incomparable Suzanne has been imm rtal>ed in strawberries and ice. She may inow prove a Strong dinner-tab!e rival to the pechv Melba. the d rtner delicacy named after the queen of pong. The new sweet made its
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      354 3 [HE BEST>^| NEXT BUY LET YOUR CHOICE BE A 3 SWINEHART" TYRE. I WE OFFER NETT CASH:— 8 12E 810 x i-0 $17.00 U 815 x l<>s 20.00 I 875 x 105 21.00 I SBO x 120 27.00 I 32 x 17.00 I I TUBES AT ONE PRICE $2.50 I
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      119 3 Ambush in your Throat They arc the germs of Sore Throat, Tonsilitis, Diphtheria and other infectious diseases. The modern and most effective way to put germs to flight is by the use of Formamint Tablets. Always keep handy a bottle of genuine Formamint manufactured by the original inventors A. Wulfing
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      552 3 ISPECIAL SHOW OF I jl i I ,R0N I I SIZES IN j J FOUS jP I ST0CK I REMARKABLE LINE IN IRONVOl'3 POST BEDSTEADS. I Size 6 ft. 6in. x 3 ft. 6 .in $20.00 I I h x 4 ft. Gin 23.00 I x 5 ft. oh, 26.00
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    STAGE AND SCREEN.
    593 4 COMMENTS OF LOCAL AND GENERAL INTEREST. By "Footlight." TRUE STORY OF POLA NEGRI. Here is told for the first time the true story of Pola Negri, Europe's greatest motion picture actress and one of the oufcstandinlg figures ctf filmdom. She was named Apcllcni-a. Obelupez when she was
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    BODY EXHUMED TO FULFIL A WISH.
    80 4 Daughter Who Forgot Father's Request—-then Remembered. Before his death, Mr. Thos R'rd retired accountant of Donoasjter requested to be bured in the same grave ns his wife at Doncaater. In her grief at her loss, hr« daughter forgot her father's wish and he was
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      345 4 AMUSEMENTS. Empire Cinema 4* another High Class Programme To-Night In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. To-Night!! "A Parcel Post Husband" A two reel Bis V. Comedy with EARL MONTGOMERY. HOOT GiBSON, EDNA MURPHY and LEON BARRY in a Universal Five reels special attraction, "The Galloping Kid" A story of
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      293 4 AMUSEMENTS. ALHAMBRA From Friday, August 10, to Wednesday, August 15. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. A RASE OPPORTUNITY. The World's Greatest Comedian in his Greatest Comedy. HIS FIRST PART FEATURE. SEE IT! YOU'LL LAUGH YOURSELF SICK. HAROLD LLOYD HAROLD LLOYD HAROLD LLOYD
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      231 4 AlISElMrs^^ "GAIETY" CHANGE OF PROGRAMME 1st Show at 7.30 sharp International News No. 17. the DIAMOND QUEEN SERIAL Episodes 14, 15 and 16. 8IX REELS 2nd ShowjU9.00 p.m. Mr. Nobody Serial Episodes 33, 34, 35 and 36. 4 REELS BOOKIES Century Dog Comedy LUCY COTTON In the Aywon Special Super
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    WHEN AND WHERE.
    62 5 la*. 1»--g p.mkT ,To-' *l° b P Tournament somC. TiD ejected RBP 1 r w Vug. 16---22 a.m.. 1-3 P» Men Hall, 5.15 pm. F^Gat*»P* Kndav. AuKU.t 17. i n n 1.41 P- ,n F -yard ninl due. Bel' m<«.:u- x. Ijs :> »m 223 i>.m- M
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    RUBBER QUOTATIONS.
    58 5 iof Q Rubber Association. S.ngapore. Aug. 15. Cnpe Oktumj Prces. Buyers Sellers. 1/. Cables cjuoue. lira Spot— smoked Shee: Closing Prices. Buyer* Sellers 514 52 524 59 56 56H M B 4 59 trt Load n Csbies quote Sp Ii•• M Q■ I Fred WiterhouM Co., Ltd. Sappore,
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    STRAITS PRODUCE.
    55 5 Buyers Seller* L $12-25 21.00 13 00 980 11.00 1375 1 L 4. H) 14 00 4.60 L47H t4Y ha Sago Flour b Sap Row "i":. 11 25 a 10.25 ~.05 *Bug;n-«a dose. I $340 'j 2 $312 1 $290 1 $259 ff* $248 $238 $224 $220 f
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    PRICES OF KEROSENE OIL.
    56 5 W Cy 's Current Price*. J "*Perial Brilliant r* 0 tns >8 Arr* $5.25 ■j* Per two tns $4.80 t W tlns $4.80 P« two drums $4.10 torrent Pries. r, p (1 'in) $2.48 *> $2.48 >< $2.40 h.fcua*) W-88 (*< $200 .f v $1-93 of
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    LOCAL SHARE & PRODUCE MARKET.
    15 5 LOCAL SHARE PRODUCE MARKET. 10-DAYS VTATMSH Tin local to-day, $92.50 per pikul. 125 tons sold.
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    ETLIN AND CO'S REPORT.
    162 5 Tin.—London £184.0.0. Tin local to-day, $92.50 per pikul 125 tons sold. Rubber.—London Is. 3%d. Tins.—South Ta pings $1.02% to $1.05, Taping* 94 to 97% cents, Jobans 39 to 42 cents, Rawangs $1.12% to $1.17%, North Taipings $1.10 to $1.15. Rubbers—Mentakabs 27 to 29 cts, Ulu Benuto
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    LTALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    210 5 Tin.—£lB4.o.o. Up 10a. Rubber.—ls. 3%d. Down Vid. Rubbers—PftJui? 85 to 90 cents, S&oiycrofta $1.80 no $1.90, Lunas $8 to ?8 20, Cra gv-ieos 70 to 75 cents, Brx>ga«s 70 to 75 cents, Bukit Jeletoogs 70 to 75 ceirta, Ulu B nuts 29 to 32 cents. Amalgamated
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    MACPHAIL AND CO'S REPORT.
    126 5 Tin.—London £184.0.0. Local $92% (125 tons sold). Rubber.—London Is. 3%d. Local 51%. Share Market.—Flat. Rubbers.—Malaka Pindas $1.70 to $1.75, Temerlohs 77% to 82% cents, New Craigieleas 65 to 70 cents, New Serendahs $3.20 to $3.35, Ayer Moleks $1.40 to $1.45, Menbakabs 26 to 28 cents. Tins.—Nawng
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    EXCHANGE.
    90 5 Singapore, Aug. 15On London Bank 4 monl hs' aight 2s 4%d Demand 2s 4 Private 3 months' sight 2s 4 19-32 d On India— Bank Tel. Transfer On Hongkong— Bank demand draft 2pc. D sc. On Shanghai— Bank demand draft 5^ On Java— Ba<nk Tel. Transfer 139,4 On Japan—
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    HER THREE FOREIGN HUSBANDS.
    91 5 Woman Said to Have Married a Hindu, Malay, and a Portuguese. A young woman charged wffth bigamy at Thanus recently was s*W to ha-ve married three men of different nat onal )b?efl. She was Rose Shenlar, of Bruns-wick-street, Commercial-road. A detect!' ye alleged that |in a
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      429 5 ORDINANCE, No. 44. (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. IN Bankruptcy. No. 300 of 1923. Re Siraby Comnaoy Er parte Pacific Trading Co., Ltd., In Liquidation). In the mat er of a Bankruptcy Petition herein dated the 21th day of July 1923. To S1MBT
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      475 5 I"ll"'iitiii i i i i i i i i i hi l.iiua.itiiiiiiiiiiriiitiiiainiiiiiitiii ii it,«, t.iinti tjraam wSh $)ECC\ I KKDIBLE GRAMQHKM I rajf^ußW j Thr ffce:,p:,st T<>t kßrwled ed the Best I DURING THE WAR OV 111 100.000 WERE f I IN USE IN THE BRITISH ARMY ALONE f The
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    1110 5 An*, is. Kjeu»y. Ke hnl&n. Tv.an.. 8 ugora,* Bundftr. Bangkok' Pracbat pok 2 p.m. fcalgon Pong Toog 2 p m K-ineman, Kua'a Dungun A T '<"Wt,« Hong Ho 2 p. m Sum, M.nitjlo,, Havre. Liverpool Glasgow U i •Ptlfcua 2 p.m. Muntok A Palembang Coe« 2pm Batu Pahat
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    WE SYMPATHISE.
    727 6 Hongkong has a grouse. As long as we can remember Hongkong has had a grouse, and sometimes ft has been at the expense of Malaya. But the present one excites our sympathy. A Reuter message of August 3 stated that the report on public petitions showed that the
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    734 6 The preliminary enquiry into the case which A. R. S. Veerapa Chetjty stands, charged mOm forgery was continued before Mr. Gourfay, in the third Police Court this morning. The Master of the s.s. Ban Ho Guan reports that the Sambar Light Vessel, marking shoals off Sambar Point, in Lot. 3de#.
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    THREE MISTAKES IN ONE TRAIN COLLISION.
    187 6 "Contradictory Orders" in Wes of Efrgfand Smash. Major G. W. Hall, of the Minis:ry of Transport, reports that tthe collision between a goods trail and an auto-palssenger tradTii, last April, on the Great Wee em Railway, between Taun«ton and Westibury— resulted froan a combination
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    HALF A LIFE IN GAOL.
    100 6 "18 Months' Hard Labour for Stealing Id." "I've 3pent nearly seventeen years in pnson, and the total amount I've ptr/len is less than £10'" declared George Johnson, 39. bijicklayer. who was charged at Middlesex Sessions wi;h attempted shop breaking. It was stared that accused had
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    100 6 July 04 pvt. Pai'crsoji S'morts Co., Ltd., Secretaries: Trafalgar Ltd. July 1923 3,000 lbs; total company's year to date 6,200 lbs; July 1922 3,500 lbs. Trafalgar Ltd. 20,000 Coconuts. 37,000 Ccconuts, 10 000 Coconuts. Kuala P ergjau R. Plantations Ltd. 17,900 lbs, 39.700 lbs.. 37.600 lbs. Benar Estate
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    PROPERTY SALES.
    90 6 Tht following: properties were sold by auct on by Estate and Trust Agencies Ltd: at their Sale-room on Monday afternoon:— Rubber Estate situate in Muar. containing a:i area of 294 acres. 1 rood and 20 pohs and comprised in Government Grant No. 304, bought by The Sze Hai
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    DON'T BE TOO BUSY.
    164 6 Somehow the nius'v of the p'n? forest and the poundiing of the surf seem to dniflt through the office window with the ci y dust in* th c hot weather, and the mind wanders. It is hard 11 realize that the struggle in the Ruhr b;'l
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    DEATH BY MISADVENTURE
    491 6 IN<,l ES1 Ml' I ;>i *1>S I verd:ct returned hv- r before Mr. r H Coroner, yesterday J conclusion oftof Mr. Em,, B eumd at 4-5 pan. un the h M "l ceased succumbed to ed as a result of ar P Dupire, road au oftf! 1
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      328 6 I ROBINSON CO., LTD. j I BRmSH I 1 'M\ GOVERNMENT 1 I/ 1 GROUND-SHEET CAPES. I 'JCjgl $2.25-1 re The Cape of a thousand uses fairly describes this S Rubber Proofed Cape which is made from Fawn Double K 8 Wigan material. For Drivers, Messengers, Motorists, Boy !{j I
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      89 6 Ismail A. Raheem Diamond Merchant. Manufacturing Jeweller, Watchmaker, Engraver, Electroplater, Dealer In Precious Stones and Silverware 82-1 82-2, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. JEWELLERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS TO SUIT ALL PO 'KETS ĕ We Specialise in Loose Brilliants. Outstation orders promptly executed. PLEASE COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS. THE PROPRIETORS OF
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    GERMANY AND RUHR
    142 7 READY TO SUBMIT TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. NEW CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH. MR OOLIDGE SAYS AMERICA IS READY TO HELP EUROPE. Reuter. Berlin, Yesterday. Kxpresaiofl of his wiiTngmess to submit tfhe Ruhr question to an ur of arbitration was one of the chi ef features in 'a speech in the
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    IMPORTANT WASHINGTON STATEMENT.
    143 7 Reuter. Washington, Yesterday. Presides Coolidgt presided over his first Cab'net meeting when lk Cabinet officials now in Wash ngton agreed to serve in their mmrt capacity. [l i i i';."! nrively stated that so facr as Lord Curzon's reparaljor.s tecerdi witli Mr. Hughes suggestion, the Government a
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    BERLIN STRIKE COLLAPSING.
    87 7 Berlin, Yesterday. Daepiee the vtrenoooa efforts of the Communiwts, a cdliapse of the tila is imminent. Tire gas work* are still die but work has a number of power stations. The trams and underground g a id the traffic on State railways is almost normal. Atten pted
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    COMMUNISTS STIRRING UP PEASANTS.
    94 7 Reuter. The Ciwiimiiniete are 6trrring up the peasants and as a result wjrnm have broken out on fifty estates in the Soldin district. There are mt 1 < rites n numerous other plaices. The Communist appeal for a e-i t'kf at Le pz'.g has faikd. The
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    MANY DEMONSTRATORS KILLED.
    55 7 Reuter. Aix la Chapfttfle. Yesterday. Bamdrcda of Commun>sts. accompanied by cyclists, patrolled the ei A amnbrr were arretted whereupon the Communism attacked the Mfiei etat! .n. The German police threw hand grenades and emptied m and resolvcas on tihe crowd which the mounted po'roe charged. Wrtj jwaeii'jiatuw
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    81 7 Reuter. PciTin, Yesterday. Be; seat, now Mia ster at the Vatican, has been appointed Foreign •toll Renter. Ihwinldnrf, Yesterday. The French have seized fifty i tosj marks at Wr teln.—Renter. Berl'?n. Yesterday. The Communis attempted to erect a bnmcode U> prevent ti>e paaaace of Ira moors in tbe «*«rt-e A
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    PAN-PACIFIC CONGRESS.
    50 7 top* ne<d fa- Facing Great Problems. Reuter. Yesterday. j, ,l>e umg <,112 u!«e I'atv speaker* <*> urgent need £>r com fit-ng preat pro- '*< "mt i< to the f'ncfic nations. v 1 di-k'tfitea hoiked 'ht Ci w mid vave the j, t'WnfciUfnl ponce in the »'U tVic niu»le
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    PILGRIMS KILLED.
    42 7 harabanc Accident. Reuter. Cy rt lu ri Yesterday. L^** lLsr tnrf Butch ami Ixiurd®* J** *l»t kllM ;u Sfc. Sauvcur 4 "«rai«n,. r«ilL n jr OVvT a raV^e v »vr !ry ur to avo d n woman W -Itw n
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    OBITUARY.
    19 7 Reuter. 1)ulch tt-Minfate for Colonies. TV o<, Am,ttri Yesterday. *ii*t, r f Meijmheer Crenv.tr, ex"°r the Colonies Renter.
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    MINING DISASTER.
    14 7 Reuter. Wjromir Y.-wtorAiy. K >»HirriTTi)f in one «*ru» P*" 200 mtaian K«*^
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    SEIZURE OF BRITISH SHIP.
    100 7 U. S. Federal Court Decision. New York, Yesterday. The following* s gnificant decision was given by the Federal Court in up holding the Government action in seizing the Brtt ph vessel Marion Mosher" off FTe Island on July 27: When a British vessel hovers around the
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    FRENCH FINANCES.
    50 7 What Might Happen. Reuter. Paris. Yesterdtyr. Fsnsnet Miiv sUr Delwteyrie h«a i; nitnc«! that if the cons «terab'a improvement in revenue in the first months of the year t*ontnued during tho second six months, the nrd lary l,ud*et would be balanced for the fir* time s'nce 1914.- Reuter.
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    FOREIGN EXCHANGES.
    24 7 Reuter. London, Yesterday. French franc* further depreciated to 83.00 and Belgian francs to 100.10. Marks are quoted at 10 to 12 millions.
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    162 7 PREPARATIONS FOR MORE THAN SCHEME. Mr. R. Holt's Opinion. Loi.idon, Yesterday. Mr. Ritf.&rd Holt, director cf Alfred Holt and Company and the China Mutual Steamship Company, writing to the "Daily News" "as one of the comparatively smiail section of the community who has seen the certain benefit of
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    CURZON INDISPOSED.
    17 7 Reuter. Ix>ndcH, Yesterday. Lord Curzon is at present undergoing thermal treatment at Bagnolles. France. —Reuter.
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    THE BRITISH NOTE.
    20 7 Paris, Yesterday. A YuUow Bo k is beim- pub.ished shortly replying in deta'*l to *he British note.
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    LATE MR. HARDING.
    18 7 Reuter. Yesterday. The late Mr. Harding left $750,000. His wife is the chief beneficiary Reuter.
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    FARM ELECTRIFICATION.
    193 7 Sweden Making Progress. Sweden is credited with having made more progress in farm 01-cirifica-tion than any other country. According to official reports, one-third of the country devoted to agriculture is already on en electrical basis. In the five-year period from 1917 to 1921, the electrification of tiWed ground
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    ENOUGH TRAMS.
    89 7 Ask any Londoner whether he wants mare trams in Ixmdom, and the answer will be a most emphatic "No." London likes fts underground systems and its motor-omnibuses, but it has few good words for the tirams. They are trafficblockars, *he cause of endless accident, a procession of Elephants
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    66 7 In 1827. untitled Fourneyron, a young French sc-entist, only 25 years of age, devised the first turbine waterWheel. To-day, in the shops pf the General Electric Company, Inc. raorlstcr waterwheel tunbinee for use at Niagara Falls a re-building which will generate 87,000 H. P. and will b? the largest ever
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    STEAMER ON REEF.
    116 7 BOATS LOWERED BUT NO NEWS.. Ship Able to Proceed. Reuter. London, Yesterday. The Southern Ralway steamer "Prncess Ena" from Southampton to St. Malo wita 280 passengers struck minquiers reef at Jersey in a fog, early m the morning. It was considered advisable to hwer the boats, two
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    GIANT TURBINE.
    173 7 Will do Work of 5,400.000 Men. The entire slave population of the United States before the CivH War would have been unable to do the work that will be of a giamtt steam turbine generator now being manufactured by the General Electric Company, Inc. U. S. A., accord
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    BOYS TAUGHT TO COOK.
    121 7 "Better at It than the Girls." Cookery classes for boys is in experiment of Oldham Education C0mmfi4.ee. About a dozen boys, nearing school leaving age. are attending the classes volun* arily, and the mistress in charge, Mifcs B. Leach, reports that th y are proving adopts
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    AMERICA'S REAL NEED.
    140 7 Gastronomy is defined a» the aeience of good oating t but it is no leas the art of good cheer. Gastronomy tarried England through its bitUr y are of war, and enabled it to survive profound disillusionment* of p<*ce. We cannot help remarking that there are no
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    NOT BRITISH.
    80 7 No Briton in his heart tikos Internationalism, irithoutgh his mind may be temporarily and superficiary affected by the propaganda of the Third Internartiionel or tha League of Nations. Both the security airsi upward course of mankind has always depended and probably always will depend, upon the nalonal organizatioz*,
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    RAKOWSKY'S JOB.
    84 7 DENIES ANTI-BRITISH SENTIMENTS. Acceptance Unsettled. Reuter. Yeatarduy. Tbe question of liritain'B aocdjhance of Kakowsky's appointment t« Lotidco is «till unsettled. According Do a Rig» moßNipc Rakuwsky in a statement denies the ant -V.» ii»h utterance» ascribed to him by 'he foregn pre** and proclaims hmtidf un advocate of
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    NIAGARA FALLS.
    261 7 To Have Largest Generator Made. Niagara Falls, the grottiest single source of waUar power in the United States, will transform more of \ts great power inito electrical energy through the two largest generators ever made. These gigantic generators being made by the General Electric Company, Inc. U. S.
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    VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES.
    115 7 Reported Discovery by Tw» French Doctors. Paris: was the subject of a lengthy d'scueskw aft the French Academy of Science, when Professors Nicoii'e and Conseid read papers on preventive vaccinatfon. These professors say that it is alma it impassible for children to escape 'Jkm malady; therefore, it
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    CANADA'S PROGRESS.
    137 7 Canada has had a nomantc and m markable history. For the first two hundred ytars it was characterized by th? chivalry of the French notably, the enterprise of French explorers and traders and the devotion and sacrifice of French missionaries, and for the last 120 years by staunch
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    43 7 "Break untiled!" sang Miss Rora'na Mich ell and Mr. Sidney SharveH, n a duet at a recital at St. Paul's Church, Guernsey. As they uttered the L: st sy'Cab'e the large u'.obe of a Sighted lamp on the organ crashed a thousand pieces.
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    582 8 FOOTBALL. SINGAPORE CUP CONTEST. S. R. C- WIN AT THIRD ATTEMPT. By "ReacA." In the second replay '*112 ahcLr tsmttb in the Singapore Cup Khe Singapore liocreation Club *ucce«ded in baartting the Oriental Telephone Footiball Club by tw.l goals to ail on the Padang yesterday aft* rnoun
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    HOCKEY.
    127 8 S. R. C. vs. A. P. C, A hockey match will be played uomorrow on the S. R. C. ground between the S. R. C. and the Asiatic Patarolcium Company and the teams will be as follows:— S. R. C:—G. G. Gray; E. G. Wheatley and L. M. Pennefaither;
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    287 8 LAST NIGHTS CONTESTS. By "Reflex." It wa* a dwappointed crowd that left, the New World Bjftxing Stadi um fast night when a,-«umber of poor confbos.'is weme put 4Sh <ihe boards. Probably the Jfbst fight of the evening was between RaHiting K d and Hassan in JRe Mosquito weight class,
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    BOXING AND BOXERS.
    652 8 Dempsey's Sparring Partners. Jack Dempsey always makes life m'serable for his sparring partners. Nearly every day the champion knocks out one or more of his hired man. Dempsey seems to tilink that he must do that to convince the fans that he is in good form. Putting
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    126 8 S.C.C. TOURNAMENT. TO-DAY'S TIES. The S. C. C. L:vwn Tennis Tournament opens tfiis afternoon with the following ties: D. Cfass Singles. Messenger vs. Goldsack. Ze.gcfle vs. Law R. 0. H. Simds vs. Giles. Stewart, F. C. vs. Sm.Uh. V. S. Brooker vs. Gordon Lee. White vs. Buc v.nan.
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    56 8 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Singles Hand rap. N, E. Eas —30) bertf. Di\ W, a Brilht-ithet —30.3 J. ti—l. 9—? TO-DAY'S TIES. Semi-Fiti:)] Mixed Doubles. N- E. Ess aad F. Gomes vs. C. A !t. Bateman ami C. J. Olireiro. TO-MORROW'S TIE. A. Singly Handicap. W. A. Aeria
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    128 8 YESTERDAY'S RESULT/ N. Grunstein beat Lim Koon Teck, 6—2, 6—l. Tay Soo Woon beat J. Matthews w.o. L G. Scott vs. P. A. Reins, postponed to Friday. C. D. Smith beat F. W. Chan, 6—4, 6—l. TO-DAY'S TIES. D. Mclwtjrre owe 30 vs. Lim Chuan Hoe, owe 15.3.
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    CRICKET.
    538 8 COUNTY MATCHES. London, Yesterday. Yorkshire vs. Derbyshire. Bradford: Yorkshire defeated Derbyshire by eight wickets. Rhodes in the Derby first innings took 7 wickets for 60 runs. Notts vs. Leicestershire. Playing at Nottingham the Notts defeated Leicestershire by an innings and 44 runs. Barratt (Notts) contributed 83 not out and
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    REAL CONSERVATIVES.
    127 8 The people of the United States declare by act of Congress that only a oertain number of emigrant from foreign countries can be annually assimilated into the system of that country. Consequently only a limited number of emigrants are permitted to enter the ports or cross the frontiers
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    LONG HAIR VOGUE.
    135 8 News come to me—via a Bondstreet haioxlresfter who has a big ladies' department and so should know —of a boom in false hair in Mayjfair. The reason? Just that several thousands of fashionable women who have been> going around w'th bobbed heads have decided that the bobbed
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    SIR ROGER KEYES' WAR SECRET.
    253 8 HOW 13 GERMAN SUBMARINES WERE SUNK. London, July 6.—A war secret regardnUi the faie of 13 German subman nes was reveal ad at FoJkea'.©™* to-day by Vice-Admiral Keyes when he was presented with the honorary freedom of the borough- The mayor sad that on the
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      108 8 STANDARD PHARMACY 306, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, 'Phone 1862. FRESH SHIPMENTS OF PATENT MEDICINES. FRENCH PERFUMERIES. TOILET REQUISITES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES. JUST UNPACKED. COLMAN'S D. S. F. MUSTARD Is the best A good Mustard aids Digestion. Agents BARKER KENGCHUAN. a Baby knows there's nothing like fenuine SCOTT'S Emulsion. tvery spoonful ot
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      469 8 I lennis Rackets 'I RESTRUNG I 1 and I REPAIRED 1 I by our own EXPERT with 28 years I S experience in this line I S charges per racket:— I j -$6.50- I (raja Co.| 117, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD SINGAPORE I I pr motions Cm I 14, BATTERY ROAD.
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    THE ART OF PARODY.
    523 9 ADDRESS BY SIR OWEN SEAMAN. Sir Owen SeamrJ.i, editor of "Punch," ddijghted the members c«f the Institute of Journalists whe*n he wa!s the r gues. at luncheon at Tudor s reet, -and gave a short address on "Parotfy." Mr. Bernard Weller, chairman of the London d
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    BABY'S POWDER BOX CAUSES DEATH.
    129 9 Bedroom Fire Through Candle Wax on Celluloid. An inspector of the London County Counaa yesterday gave the Islington coroner a stnik'-ng explanation of the way in which a child of two months named Montague Ddlman, whose parents live at Sotiheby-rca-d. N M got its cloth
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    994 9 LATEST PRICES QUOTED IN THE MARKET. Messrs. LYALL AND EVATT, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations: Singapore, Aug. 15. RUBBER, STERLING SHARES. Mail Quotations. Issue value of shares shown after name of company. Allagar 2s I|3 Anglo-Java 2s 3J-Anglo-Malay 20s I|3|o Ayer Kuning
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      420 9 i i i i i ....■..■■■■..«M«i.«Miiilii«;iliii.in.«tf..«,i.:i.... i rilMIIMHiMMiMMn j i I n Light-Six Owner in New Zealand Writes: "Just a few I ".w-« to let you know the result of my trip to Rang my return. I very carefully filled op the petrol I t»nk and found that 1 could
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      442 9 Mobiloil rnhhrnritmsmrmmt Telephone 241t UM CHEE SENG, 17, Cecil Street. Sing*pore. MICHELIN TYRES STOCKIST. ft Supplier of sll kinds of Pneumatic and Tyre«» and h 'ko of GARGOYLE Lubricating cils. Prompt Delivery to {yY£3*""> Every Order. •liaMllllllll!lll|l:IMfll|lttll||-fll|llltltlll''llllll|HlllllltlllllllllUtIlttl|ll|ltfllltlllUI> llltl I I I I I I I t •!:lM|t'|litlllUtUM« AUCTION SALE. Auction
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    606 10 Smgaporo August LL Articl*. Prie«. c MEAT. Beef steak kati 0.45 Beef stew or curry kati 0.38 Pork, lean kati 0.64 Pork, lean and fat (lit quality) kati 0.60 Mutton Indian kati (Govt.) 0.66 Mutton Australian kati 0.66 Fowll kati 0.55 Fowl Large (3 katis) each 1.65
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      1078 10 AUCTION SALE. CHEONG KOON SENG CO AUCTIONEERS APPRAISERS, NO. SO, CHULIA STREET, SINGAPORE. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Land and House Properties situated at Singapore, Johore and Malacca. At Mess Cneong Koon Seng Co. Sale-room, No. 30, Chulla Street, On Wednesday, August 22, at 230 p.m. 1 Whmb'e land ant houses
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      217 10 BROOMS LARGE STOCKS AVAILABLE AT PRE WAR PRICES OF Hair and Bass Brooms Mocar Spoke Brushes Bannister Moulders Steel Brass Tube Stencil Varnish Tar Whitewash Copper Bound Paint String h h ENQUIRIES SOLICITED. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated In the Straiti Settlements) SINGAPORE. It- »1 flmteers f 0$$ I ISiS&r.-! CH-\-j\
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      336 10 CUTICURA HEALS SCALPJMBLE Red Spots Over Top of Baby's Head, Hair Fell Out. "My baby's trouble began with tiny red spots of a wet nature on the top of her head, just over the forehead, which in a short time spread to her head and formed a dry scale. It
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      251 10 HONGKONG s 5 AND JaC— "ALBERT YOEGI^. CARL LEGIEN about >« "ADOLF VO^' AMD Hambus about A.je;, "SCHEER" about A g M. V. STRAITS JAVA Tijj? l Now 28SI. STRAITS SRm COMPANY, van® Steamers from Stat*, KINTA— Monday, 4 J Swetteiham aid Peuu^ 1 UYE LEONG— Monday, 5 jjj, Malacca
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      556 11 STEAMER SAILINGS AND APCAR LINE. 11 (Ccmpanies Incorporated in England.) I MAIL, PASSENGERS AND CARGO SERVICES. I PENINSULAR ORIENTAL S. N. CO. I LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. I Lo(Jer Contract with His Majeaty'a Government) I -nrtfM '">" ,ONDON HOMEWARDS. 101 fW ■Mr J_oan. For Marseillea, London Antwerp. For l*in» I Due
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      323 11 STEAMER SAILINGS nTyTkT LONDON LINE, Hakone Maru Aug 27 Suwa Maru Sept 4 Fashimi Maru Sept 18 LIVERPOOL LINETokushima Maru Aug 27 Durban Maru mid Sept Tsushima Maru end Sept HAMBURG LINE Mito Maru Aug 24 Matsuye Maru end Sept NEW YORK LINE vi* SUEZ Sailing dates ail. SOUTH AMERICAN
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      510 11 STEAMER SAILINGS v LINE OF STEAMERS r Montniy sailmga to and from Austialia for cargc only, calling at Penang Bntavia, Sourabaya, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydaey. SCHEDULE OF ARRIVALS AND SAILINGS. Date of Arr val Date of Departure 1923 1923 EURELIA Sep 10 Sep 12 EMITA Oct. 15 Ocit. 17
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      529 11 STEAMER SAILINGS PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY MANAGING AGENTS UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD. TRANS PACIFIC SERVICE—FREIGHT PASSENGERS. PORTS OF CALL—MANILA HONGKONG SHANGHAI KOBE YOKOHAMA HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO AMERICAN STEAMERS. Leaves Hongkong Arrives San Francises PRESIDENT PIERCE Aug 20 Sept 20 PRESIDENT WILSON Sept 12 Oct 4 SPECIAL THROUGH FARES, HONGKONG
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      620 12 SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED.—A Chinese Clerk able to read and write Chinese. One with knowledge of Johore preferred. Case work and procedure essential. Apply to Mr. Shelley-Thompson, Advocate and Solicitor, No. 37, Jalan Dhoby, Johore Bahru, in writing giving full particulars and salary required. WANTED.—Sole Agent (European) wanted in Singapore, >.S.
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      355 12 TO LET. TO LET.—From 1st September 1923 house No. 2 Victoria Street. For terms and particulars apply to Manager, Hotel van Wijk. TO LET.—No. 1458 East Coast Road A comfortable and spacious bungalow about 5th Mile. With garage and tennis court. Apply to K. Sultan Marlcar Bros. Co, 88 Market
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      460 12 BANKS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd Dec. 1892.) Authorised Cnpi.al f3,000,000 Subscribed Cap tal «300 000 Paid-up Capital «'050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest.. £l,352,10o Head Office: 15, GRACE CHURCH STREET, London, E. C. 3. BOARD OF
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      521 12 BANKS. THE HO HONG BANK. LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE 94, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES: Penang 85 Beach Street. Malacca 131 Jor.ker Street. Muar 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat 109 Jaian Rahamat. Palemhang 10, Ih r AGENCIES AT London, New Ycrk, San Francisco, Batavia, Sourabaya, Semarang, Shanghai, Hongkong, Amoy, Pontianak and Trang. CAPITAL.
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      504 12 BANKS. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter 1853. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,800,000 Reserve Liab lity of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. A lor Star Hongkon* Puket Amritsar ILciilo
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      384 12 INSURANCE. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in he S.S.) Head Office: Singapore, 1st Floor, Banque del Indo China Buildings., IA, Malacca Street. 'Phone, No. 257. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: See Teong Wah, Esq. (Chairman.) Gaw Khek Kh am. Esq. (Vice Chairman.) P.S. Lee, Esq. Ong Soon Tee, Esq. Yeo
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      318 12 1 oal ?a 011 1 you wish *k r wasting* f d t» What you 4^ by Palatable and jj£ «7 MEDiCINAL in Sufficient for i2 Hi! «4 Sold by The International K. The Angio-Chinesefi The Medical Offi ce The fhe Ind;a Digpc^ and The Ayur Vedic Med* THE MALAYA
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