The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 August 1922

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922. No. 10,65:;
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    190 1 Itritain has addressed a plain note to the Allies saying that as long as the United States continues to demand the repayment of 800 millons odd, Britain cannot avoid demanding the payment of the thousand million due by tho Allies, or enough to satisfy the Tnited States
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    THE CASTAWAYS OF THE STRATHMORE.
    987 1 Part 11. The next ilay, the insubordinate sailors left the main body of th* castaways and went off to another part of the island when* they made a cani]> for themselves Tlm other survivors under ihi directions of Ptttfl began to make* [huts of turf.
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      87 1 Raffles Hotel. Sunday, Aug. 6th, 1922, at 9-30 p.m. UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COY. Presents its 1922 production For the First Time m Singapore FRANK MAYO T^ d From a Saturday Evening Post Story by^Wm* J. Neidig. KALAMAZOO. LOOSE LEAF BOOKS r vr A ■LJiii L_Ml I THE FINISHED ARTICLE CAN
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      273 1 THE TYPEWRITER OF PROVED MERIT NEW STOCKS AT NEW PRICES AT RONEO LIMITED. (Incorporated m England.) 11 Collyer Quay, SINGAPORE. The Healthful— Delicious— Economical Coffee G. Washington's COFFEE Small tin .90. Medium tir $2 Large tin $3. All the goodness All the delid'ousness— All the flavourAll the strength of absolutely
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      180 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS, j Bolter for the best TfilMTl Ttm 1 Barker ami Co. LM., notice re tatofa mark Page 5. HoYi 1 1 1 rt m c r; will show at Hotel on Sunday I'acro 1. Robinson and C... for W*lker»a sanit -rv blockettes Papo 7. Sale of important town
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      77 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 3rd. High Water. 7.3 a.m., 6.42 p.m. Homeward Mail leaves. Phil. Orchestra 5.15 p.m. Polo Balestier. Football: Malaya Cup trial S. C. C. Boxing Tenj,' Kec va. Cnrvalho, 9 p.m. Friday, 4th. High Water, 8.21 a.m., 7.48 p.m. Hari Raya Haji. Mark Lodge, 9 p.m. Saturday, Zth.
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    TRAIL OF BLOODSTAINS.
    229 2 In Urn course of an inquest into tht- <lt ath 1 of an unknown male Chinese, whose body found m Jalan Ampas m the small hours of July 1 last. Inspector Mitchell <Icpo3od as to the discovery of bloodstains, ivhich led up to the irrest of four
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    MOSLEM ASSOCIATION.
    121 2 At the general mating of Urn iiinfaf A t -ociation, Sinnajvore, held on Saturday, lit the club premises, No. 91 Bffafft Road, 'he following gentlemen wer t elected officebesrerF: Past President. Sjred AMulrahman bin Shaik Alkaff. President, A. M. S. Ai;frulli;j. Vice-Presidents. Haji Manjooi Sahib; Haji AH bin
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    CURRENCY QUESTIONS.
    158 2 W* referred recently njl the Malay Mail to the practical disappearance of the straits copper cent and half cent from < irculation— <i curious phenomenon m the ;iiiddte of slump. We have since learnt that mine-owners have worked up quite a nice little stunt over copper. They '>uy
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    "LETTING IN THE JUNGLE."
    120 2 For sale or removal, El-ephants! F. O. R. mile seven. What offers Sandakati Road has been harried rer.ently by two herds of elephants, on© small of four hheatd t and a large one of eighteen. They are apparently the herds which ray an annual visit to
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      436 2 TO LET OR FOR SALB. LARGB GOHOWNS, newly er«ct»d area from 10,000 to 60,000 Ml. ft. faciag river. LARGE STORES from 6,000 to 24,000 iq. ft. near wharf and ■hipping. Also three storied building* for officea and godowns. Ceatrally situated. All immediate entry, going chaap. Apply or write to A.
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      609 2 BACK-STAGE How many of us have wanted to break past the barrier of "the stage entrance" to see the play from the wings and to know the plajyeritolks as they arc without grease paint and powder! In "The GoldAi Gallows" toy Rita Weiman, whose stories of life back of the
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      574 2 ALHAMBHA FROM THURSDAY, AUGUST TO Tl KS!)\\. x (i| A GREAT ACTOR IN ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATK YEAR. The Famous William Vu\ stai WILLIAM FARM M who appears m a picture that gives the gUr an opportunity screen powers at the feet of tic photadnunat HIS GREATEST SACRIFICE In
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    664 3 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2nd. HINDI G. [Figures m brackets shows the capital and issue value of the Share m dollars unless otherwise marked. C. Cum dir. z equals ex div.] Hitani Tin (300,000) 00 1.00 Jeiantoh ($1) .bu Johan Tin ($1) 45
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      338 3 ECZEMA 5 YEARS Burned and Itched. Had HairCutOff.CuticuraHeals. I suffered for five years with eczema. It broke out m sore eruptions all over my scalp and I had to have my hair cut off. My hair fell out, and at times the burning and itching were so bad I thought
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      49 3 PLAYER-PIANO BY JOHN BROADWOOD SONS WITH 100 ROLLS OF MUSIC. Extremely easy to play. Can be seen and tried at W. J. G A RC I A S 219, Orchard Road. THESINGAPORE LIGHTER CO No. 11 THE \ROADE Under management of experienced Shipping mar). Lijrhters Supplied at current rate*
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      395 3 j A.M.A. A.M.A. i i r jj GEORGE FLETCHER &CO. LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). j J CANE SUGAR MACHINERY, jj Specialists for the i; Equipment of i SUGAR FACTORIES. REFINERIES and f I DISTILLERIES. f j m\ SOLE AOENT m BURMA, MALAYA, SIAM, INDO CHINA, 2« DUTCH EAST INDIES. J
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    2229 4 (,odv Was* (By Oihre Salter. Collins, Sons and < 1 18, Pull Mai. London.) God's Wages* i-i ntten with a certain amount of sty! bt:c it ia not I particularly pleasant *to.\ and takes what one somehow fssts'to be i pervrrtod outlook til life. Th. MicKty described with
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      227 4 Ql RIGAUD S B| OF JAPAN TOILET WATER nHH ricaud I^^BHj^H 8, rue Virienne, 8 Sold by all Perfuzners I Death "Gets -If Makes 'Em Lose Then Grip and Lift Off Painlessly. The first thing "Geta-It" doea when it Ihii<l> on a vrorn «>r cullua la to snutTnat the pain
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      243 4 B|g^glg^gflgjgl^Hgflgjgflgfl|glHflgflgflßflgSnHn^nVg«E CEMENT USERS On hand ready for immediate delivery 15,000 casks Best Portland Cement guaranteed British Standard Specification 1920. Our Mills produce 500 casks daily. Cement can be delivered m bags at a great saving! Bids for 15,000 casks or any smaller quantity invited. Cash or Credit. British Cement Marketing
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      433 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, JOHORE BAB Civil Suit No. 50 of 1921. bttweti KhooKok Wah m m m m Plibtm and Lee Choh Leong anu others £>, The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Au< room, Raffles Chambers, Rafflvs Pla ON MONDAY, 14th
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      535 5 Spectacles hstc btiilt up their present reputation brc.iuse of the accuracy of their construc«i n tf the care and skill i m adapting them to d'frcts of the eye. Lite of Oui Hm.id St. London OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN «B ATTCW YH»6INCAPO»E. ru Lax. ;<) ÜBI 1 J Chan^o Alley, entry Ist
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      577 5 WANTED, British Offiat-r retires small furnished Bungalow. Tennis court, gar»gv, eloctric light v" niCipal Water near town A PPIy Box No. 1015 care of Free Pres« J-« 4-8 ii ANTED new °r nearly new Motor Car, light running, moderate price. English makn preferred. Apply Box No. 101G caro of Fre.
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      707 5 AUCTION SALES Estate ot Syid Moi^med bin Abdulrahman mI Juni' d. Deceased IMI'OKTAXT AICTION SALE. Ihe Undersigned havt- been favoured witli instructions to sell by Public Auction At their Sale-room, Raffles Chambers. Raffles. Place, Singapore, ON MONDAY, 14th. AUGUST AT 2.W P.M. SAGO LANE Lots )-:>. !<<>!> ,ar«' lm —hold
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      486 5 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. The Covi-rnnvnt m. prtpjircd to receive tenders up to noo-i of the 20th August. 1922 I lor the sole right cf pawnbroking m the District of Tebrau m the State of Johore for the I period! ending 31st December, 1923. I'artici lais can be ascertained and
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      303 5 I BY APPOINTMENT TO Eyesight Fr ee I Carefully l|Sp/ of Examined Charge. M. M. The King of Siara. "OCENTRIO" EYEGLASSES TAKE A SECURE HOLD WITH TH^ MINIMUM OF PRESSURE. THEY GIVE THAT COMFORT AND DISTINCTION SO NECESSARY TO EYEGLASS WEARERS, AND ARE "BRITISH MANUFACTURE" THROUGHOUT. OCENTRIC GOLD FILLED EYEGLASSES
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      38 6 WARDLAW. At the General Hospital, Taiping. on the 27th July, to Mr. and Mrs. 11. H. Wardlaw. a duught.T. UROUARD. At Kuala Lumpur, on July 29th to Mr. and Mrs. G W. Brouard, of Seremban, a son.
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      DEATH.
      37 6 WEBSTER. On 2nd August. William Webster. M. I. Mech. E., Singapore, youngest son of the late Peter Webster, Farmer of Grange of Lour, Fo-ft»rshire, Scotland. Aged 73. Deeply regretted. Scottish, Dutch and U.S.A. papers p'oase copy.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND REQUIEM MASSES.
    95 6 Mr. Claude da Silva, Mr. F. R. Martens. Mr. C. A. da Silva and family, wish to thank all for their kind attendance at the funeral of the late Mis. Claude da Silva .Olga) and for tokens of sympathy, especially for the offering of Masses. A
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922. British Air Force.
    737 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922. British Air Force. The news that the Committee of Imperial Defence has decided on a considerable increase m the air force necessary for defensive purposes, by ten or fifteen squadrons, will be heard with reliei by those British patriots who cannot see, m
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    1221 6 il. E. the High Commissioner, the Hon. Mr. F. Seton James. C.M.G.. was m Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Two sons of H. H. the Recent of Kedah cr e going tc England m the near future to ccniplete their education. The Right Reverend Pierre Louis Perrichon, Coadj-Bishop of the Diocese
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    63 6 V. M. s. BBTRENJ ii\, lAj GOVBRNMBNI BALARIft (Flow On <» X tab it la understood, »1 the F.M.S. Retn mi ii on temporal y ii i,• diate partial v Ai putt lit 1 1 be n pei cent; bachekn fi i with an exception m f..\. ■ona
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    CONSPIRACY CHARGE FAILS.
    163 6 (Fro,,, Owi Co 1V.., Ihe cast- m w W(t H«in Tie, counts of fhriag fobi Slot and Company i B fendant and her husbai The prosecution slkgtd fraud creditors. T! wrong done to 31 and laid solely at the dooi V. After reply by pro— citing cotßJl
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    203 6 I.Vo. July 31 Thi' Central part I X undat-d by a Rood owing to ieea rains causing heavy damage. Tr. graph and teleph* »n- I m penderl. lukiu. laj, i. Tlu- Siberia conference i- held probably m the aarl] par! Sept ber at Harbin. Mr. S. Yamaium been
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    CHINA NEWS.
    40 6 (By c orttsy \t Lat P» ShinKhai. Auu. Dr. Wang Chung hui I as Acting Premier of the Cabinet is f Hut Sua-jee !:as captared yisftscs. A Canton eommi ltrts machine fUM Diakiao, of v hron been captured.
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY.
    71 6 Kecord-holdinn B**W Bombay, lv > fOth the Bombay Municipal <'" nation was created when :>y a member thai m statistics, Bombay, t. Empire, had rtcordfld Uh imong infants nndcr one V«i> SVhercas m London In ;he death of infant- Bndei 1.000 births was 80, m BomUy. tf vas
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      160 6 DUNDEE WHISKY HiHV^Hßl^^^B V W ■■^■■■■^■^^■^■■■■■V SOLE AGENTS Caidbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. I ((INCORPORATED IN SHANGHAI) 87, CECIL STREET, 228 Telephone. *^^Vh^^^^ <* QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS f F<HP over a quarter of a century we have M W iMtB expressing dependability and quality m rpcctacles and ejeplasses.
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      125 6 82. 'THE GANDY BELT." THE CHIEF FEATURES OF THE i GANDY PATENT COTTON BELT May be .summarised as follows: 1 It is 90 per cent stronger than Leather Belting. 2. It is thoroughly waterproof, and I not affected by temperature. > o. It is extremely durable. 4. Being made all
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    ALLIED WAR DEBITS.
    386 7 BRITAIN WANTS FAIR PLAT. SACKIFICE NEEDED. London. August 1. t las prepare^ •i' at ions Jind inber- which it is cirGovernments. It is the British Governin view of she Stab m regard \i lerica, Britain out the suggestion that ,< a m a comprehensive mental tndebtedropean debts
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    CHURCHIL AND RUBBER.
    120 7 London, Aug. 1. Horn of Commons Mr. Churchill, JOT Giyn said the Colonial tinning its efforts t > secure o* the Netherlandi Gpv- scheme for improving the f th€ robber industry, otherwise 1 difficuHiea of Malaya I with the improvement I position of the world OTTOMLBY EXPELLED.
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    HEMMING IN THE I.R.A.
    82 7 TIPPERARY TAKEN. DEVALERA IN THE NET. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 1. 'lit- Nationals have attacked and captnrKppt i t;\. af'c v a n.. fight, and thus ra\v begun an end re 1 ir.g movement which will compel the Irregulars to take ut) a new line to
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    MAJOR BLAKE'S PLIGHT.
    296 7 Lahore, August 1. The aviator Blake has proceeded to Delhi. Thence he will fly to Allahabad, Calcutta, Burma, the Malay States, China, Japan, Kamchatka, Alaska and Vancouver, where he will pick up a fresh machine. Then he will go to Halifax, whence by flying-boat to Labrador, Greenland,
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    JAPANS PACIFIC AIMS.
    154 7 Geneva, Aug. 2. The permanemt mandates commission of League of Nations has considered the import of the Japanese government on the administration of the Pacific Islands, held by Japan under mandate C. The commission is giving special attention, inter alia, to question* concerning the labour regime, regulation
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    215 7 The Empire Cinema puts on a sti\n^ programme to-night and following three n j:hts. The visit of Marshal J off re to i Peking Tien-Tsin, Petar.g, etc. will be r of special interest to the Chinese patrons, c who will see a parade of the Chinese army j
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    THE EGYPT ENQUIRY.
    246 7 SIR F. NOTLE Y'S ADMISSION. DISCIPLINE AS DESCRIBED, BAD. London, Aug. 1. IB the Egypt enquiry, S r Frank Notley, Marine Superintendent of the P. and O. C< nipany, said there was no language test for ofita n but they were encouraged to make themse ye? familiar
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    ITALY'S TROUBLES.
    231 7 Rome, August 1. The general strike has hitherto little interfered with public services outside Rome, wheit reduced tram and railway services are running with the assistance of the Fascisti and the Military. Newspapers are not publishing. £r Facta has formed a coalit.on cabinet c eluding the Fascisti and
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    AMERICA'S STRIKES.
    122 7 Chicago, Aug. 1. Twenty thousand employees of the street railways struck this morning owing to a reduction m wages. London. Aug. 1. The South Wales Miners Council suggest an international miners' committee to take ■tepi to prevent tN: sending of coal to America. Washington. Aug. 2. The railway
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    THE LATE MR. W. WEWEBSTER.
    199 7 One of the oldest rand most respected residents of Singapore died yesterday J morning. Mr. William Webster. M. I. M. E., consulting engineer to the Jesselton ice and Power Co. and consulting engineer of 1 great experience Ln the Far East. Mr. Webster had been
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    CHINESE WILL SUIT.
    220 7 A probate suit m the estate of Goh Soo Bock, alias Teo Kian Hua, came before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard m the Supreme Court yesterday. The plaintiff is Tan Kirn Nee, alias Tan Chwi Kirn who is repres< nted by Mr. M. C. Johannes, and the deferdant is
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    9 7 Russia may hate capitalism but she lov#s it» money.
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    SARAWAK OIL-FIELDS.
    639 7 CONGRATULATIONS AFTER FIRST MILLION TONS. The fol owing telegram has baen received by H. H. The Rajah of Sarawak from the Sarawak Oilfields Limited: On completion of first 1,000,000 tons oil product on Saiawak we venture to congratulate your Highness upon prospects of crude oil industry m your
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      140 7 WALKER'S PATENT "BIOCKETTES" A SAFEGUARD AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES. I A^|n^^ WILL LAST ABOUT 12 MONTHS JS and rbquire no attentiox BIX)CKETtES ~fl\> WIRE CAGES PRICE /JX pRICK Cts 7S EACH CU EACH PURIFIES, SWEETBMS, AND PRODUCES A DEUGHTFULLY FRAGRANT SANITIZED ATMOSPHERE WHICH IS DISTINCTLY BENEFICIAL I 1 Robinson Co., Ltd.
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      563 8 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND 111 CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. (The Blue Funnel Line— Alfred Holt Co.) (Companies Incorporated m Englaad) sMNvAI'ORE. PORT SWETTENHAM A PENANG TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP and HAMBURG. SINGAPORE to MARSEILLES. HAVRE and LIVERPOOL. SINGAPORE to GENOA, MARSEILLES aad LIVERPOOL. SINGAPORE.
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      462 8 i4 ELLERMAN f UNB ■IJ.MRMAK BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP C*. LM. (Ineerporated m England). D A CJCJITTII/ 1 17 D CI7D 1711^1? I /tiVirjli liJuli tJEili ILEu Steaier D— Singapore. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. •c.a. CITY OP CAMBRIDGE Londir Aug. 19 t«.». CITY OF MANCHESTER Maraeilles, London Sept. I •LIMITED ACCOMMODATION ONLT INTERMEDIATE PASSENGER
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      614 8 P. ft O. m BRITISH INDU AMD APCAR LINE (Incorporated In England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVIf PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES, LONDON A ANT w. DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE NOVARA about Aug. 7 KASHGAR
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      489 9 m SUM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE fct Lnuj, Treaggaau, Kelantan, Bangnara, Tetapia, Patani, Singora. lohMM^l Laagsuan, Chumpon, and Bangkok. Arrival Departare v iLAI July 31 Aug. 2 HJGALA Aug. 7 Aug. 9 gUDDHADIB Aug. 14 Aug. 16 T le iteairt are fitted throughout
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      272 9 O. S. K. Proposed Sailings from Singapore. (subject to change without previous notice) European Line: For Marseilles, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Antwerp, via Colombo, Sues ft Port Said. Argun Maru arr. Aug. 20 dep. Aug. 21 New York Line: For San Francisco Panama, New York via Japan. Hava Maru arr.
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      530 9 The Oceta Steam Ship Company, Limited The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman ft BucknaU Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN A MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK *J \X Untrit Doa s>^ opt Rout Fer j CITY
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      146 9 UNITED AMERICAN Successors to LIVERMORE DEARBORN Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP LINE I Regular Service between New York Singapore Java Ports vice versa FOR NEW YORK Via SUEZ. JALAP A Aug. 9 HALF MOON Sept. 9 WEST CANON Oct. 9 FROM NEW YORK. HALF MOON Aug. 12 For
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      665 9 STRUTHERS AND BARRY J Operator! Un.lw SUt.i Skipping Board Singapore to Los Angeles and San Francisco. WEST IVAN due Singapore |o discharge load Aujr. 12 BEARPORT due Singapore tj discharge load Sept. 6 DEWEY due Singapore to discharge load Sept. 2(\ WEST PROSPECT due Singapore to JfathfUi] Oct. 4 WEST
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    995 10 BIRNS DOCUMENT FOUND IN AYR. i (From Our Ovm Correspondent) Edinburgh, June 2R. f A document which throws &n interest- ing light on the private iife of the poet i Burns has been discovered by Mr. Andrew I (Yawford, Sheriff-Clerk-Depute at Ayr 1 white making a search for
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    RUBBER DESTROYED BY FIRE.
    428 10 In the Court of Appeal the defendants, the National Benefit Assurance Co., Ltd., appealed from a judgment of Mr. Justice Bailhachii m favour of the plaintiff*, the Allagar Rubber Estates, Ltd., and the Rubber Plantation, Ltd., upon their claim to recover under policies of insurance the
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    CHLOROFORM DANGERS.
    293 10 Death under chloroform is a rare event, yet it is an event of so tragic a nature as to occasion very great anxiety m the public mind. For this reason a small volume entitled Chloroform Anaesthesia Bale and Daniellson, 7s. 6d.), which Dr. Goodman Levy has just published
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    187 10 Hongkong Observatory reported yesterday a typhoon witb'n 60 miles of Lat. 22N, Long. 18E, travelling N.W.. intensity un- t known. I On board the OemiHTi steamer Pfalz, which arrived hern on Tuesday evening from Kobe, via Vbdivostoek, were five Russian stowaways, who are being taken to Germany to
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      544 10 a.*. "CITY OF LINCOLN." Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from New York (July 26th) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held on Thursday the 10th August m godowna 38, 39, 36, and 35 commencing at godown 38
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      212 10 Genasco Roofing 2 PLY AND S PLY O COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEAK KLEATS AND NAILS FOR FIXING GENASCO is fT^^jß^l GEHASCO s the: result of 4CI m the lons over 40 Years iJv ica run > ch e°Per experience JaDTcture |pl^^B 0 X 'H^-^"^ idw^^^SS. f IC4J A C#t witnstands
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      605 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAT. Kuala Pahang, Pokan, Sunge, Letnbing Kuanton (via Jerantut) By train 6 a.m. T, a nio n n R a dS ttC Speelman 9 a.m. P I IJ* p Ayuthia 9 P. Batam &P. Bulang Hock Ken* 9 am. Pu au Soegi Sultana 9 Colombo and Bombay Tamba
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      100 10 Borneo, Ban Ho Guan, Singkep, (Dut); Dux, (Nor); Pfalz, (Gor> Valaya, (Siam).. PASSENGERS ARRIVED. By Kuching from Sarawak: Messrs. E. S. Holl and K. H. Simpson, Misses Andrews and James. By Camphuys fiom Batavia: Mr. Englis, Mr. and Mrs. Schricfce and daughter. By Hye Leong f.om Malacca: Mr. and Mra.
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    EXCHANGE.
    94 11 August L*. Bank 4 ma. 2 j4 132 Bank demand 2 |3 15-16 rnvate credits 3 m.s. j 4 7.3.. New York, demand u^ Credits 90 days 53^ Franco, demand go,, India, T. T. 17G Hongkong, de-nand 12^ pc. Prenf. Yokohama, demand 107 Vi Java, demand 135 Vi Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    122 11 August 2. Tin 186 Tons $81.50 Gambier Cube No. 1 18.00 Gambier g^ Pepper Black \s% Popper (white fah> 23.50 Tapioca, small flake, f.f. 10.76 Pearl Sago small g.40 Copra Mix 10.36 Copra Sundried 10.80 Opium. Benares unc. 4,500 Rice, Rangoon white 256 Bice, Siam No. 1 for export
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    388 11 August 2nd, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spot 25 2oK; Au?.-Sept. 25^4 26^; Oct.-Dec. 2S 28 Vi. London quotation she^t 7Msd. Market Quiet. MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Aug. 2* During: thi j vratk considerable business has been transacted, most attention being 1 paid
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    238 11 I -RASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Auj;. I. With the exception of Rubber*, all mck'OM m this market have improved tluriuir v.«- past week. Th<> rise m the price of Rn has created good demand fur shares, several of which show fairly eoasidej appreciation. Industrials arc still m
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    MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
    175 11 Singapore, AuruM 2. Silver SSH, Hongkong 12-% per c*al premium. Share market.— Dull. Rubbers Allenbyi 17 19, Punftgora AO r >. Crmicieitu 22 1 87%, liukit Bank*. wangi is. is. 4d^ and Bingapow United* W. 9d., Mentakabs 12' Malak^ Pindaa 72 77H, Ulu Benuts 15 20, Trafalgar* 95
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    LVALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    121 11 LVALL AND EVATT 'S REPORT. Singapore, Aur. 2. Tin.-- £lO2. 15s. o<l. $8P 2 185 tons sold. Rubbers.— Bas9€tt» 72^ 77 Kua a Sidima $1/>Q $1.60, (Jlenealys 86 7. r >, Aytr Panas |4.26 14.50. Kamasans are offered at and then an- hvfn of Ulu Bonuts -it 15, Buftg«l Tukan^r-;
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    74 11 At tht- annual mnttl«g of the DirtilUwV ompMiy, a whisky i-ombine, whose capital Ila i! 8,000,000, was announced. Tluir vow .motor fuel is uom beiiij; supplied to user* regularly. Further plant for \U f)ro<luc-tio» v jj! bo erected. According to M Kdinbui^k correspondent the new fuel, which is a com-l-:aation
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    ULU PANDAN RUBBER.
    513 12 MARKING TIME. The annual general meeting of the Ulu Pandun (Singapore) Rubber Estates Ltd. was held m French Bank Buildings yesterday. The Chairman, Mr. Koh San Hin, presided and there were also present Messrs F. C. Peck, Yeo Hock Hoe, Lim Tay Yam, and Mr. H. B.
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    RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    140 12 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubbtr Auction held its 562 nd auction yesterday, August Ist, when there was catalogued 1,706,141 lbs. 761.67 ton*. Offered 1,004,302 lbs. 448.35 tons. Sold 676,190 lbs. 301.87 tons. Kibbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb. Singapore Standard Quality 25 (four lots only) Good F.
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    L. L. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    80 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Championship Pairs. Winners of Mrs. Savi arvj Mr. A. C. Potts vs. Mr. and Mrs. P.rhorn and winners of Miss Chappell and Mr. Bateman vs. Mrs. Stevens and Mr. Edwards. Championship Singles. Miss Fawcett vs. Mrs. Pinhcrn, if possible. I.adie s Doubles Handicap. W
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    TO-MORROW'S TIES.
    48 12 TO-MORROW 'S TIES. Ladies Doubles. M ss Brookp an Miss Chappell vs. Mrs. Cratuß and Miss Stephenson. Ladies Handicap Singles. (Final). There will be no Tournament Play on Monday, August 7*h. The V.M.C.A. Swimming Pool will not be < logod this week, as we were asked to state yesterday.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    142 12 COUNTY CRICKET. London, Aug. 1. At The Oval: Surrey beat Kent on first inr.ings Fender scoring 137 and Samlham 120 for Surrey and Hardinge 119, Seymour 12'J and Wooley 100 for Kent m the second innings. At Southampton: Hampshire beat Warwickshire by an innfngs and 178. For Hants,
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    THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
    264 12 The following art the positions m the English County Championship to date: Although not high up m the Championship table, Kent have this season been a ■ide of phenomenal scores. In their match sgainst Surrey at tlie Oval for the second time this season throe centuries were
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    74 12 The Singapore Golf Championship for 922 will be playc-d over the links of the 'inga; ore Go'f Club. Entries, which must m sent to the Hon. S^iretary, Singapore iolf Club, with entrance fee, close at i p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2nd. Entrants mst Ptate which Club they
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    S.G.C. FOURSOMES.
    238 12 The draw for the mixed foursoir.es cometition is as follows: Byes: Mr. and Mr*. Graham Brown (1)' Mrs. Everitt and W. R. Forde (Scr); Irs. Lornie and P. F. David (5) vs.. Mr. tad Mrs. T. E. Winfield (8); Mr. and Mrs. avi (3) v?., Mr. and Mrs.
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    BOXING.
    120 12 Every preparation has been made for a ucccssful evening's boxing to-night, and 1 art from the chief item of Kee vs. Carvalhc, a number of other contests of an increatinir kind have been arranged. In onnection with the sport there are many Tallenges m the air and these will
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1517 12 SINGAPORE 1 TRAMWAYS To the Editor. Sir, It is not at all unlikely that when electricity was jjst establishing itself as the successor of coal gas, some Municipality may have been unfortunate enough to lay down a large gas plant and find itself committed by the
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    247 12 Gang Charged with Murder. The last of the cuses for hearing at the fourth Singapore Assizes was commenced yesterday afternoon before the A: ting Chief Justice, the hon'ble Mr. Sproule and a special jury. Five Tecchews, Leo Thiam Kok, Lim Ek Bak, Koh Bak Yang, Ang Ah Kiak
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    15 12 Teacher— "Tommy, who was Joan "off Arc?" Tommy (who i, good at guesting) —"Noah's wife,"
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