The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 August 1924

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, BA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1924 NO. 11 ,265.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    210 1 The proposed Anglo-Soviet treaty has met with much adverse criticism in the Houfce and elsewhere Page 7. The Irish tangle appears to be no farther on the road to a settlement than it was before the meeting of Mr. Thomas and Mr. Cosgrave Page 7. The Medical
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    THE CROW IN THE EAST.
    1708 1 That eccentric Frenchman, Pierre Loti. <u«ceeded in writing a both about modem India without mentioning the English, but the crows of the country were too much for him. He could not help noticing them. He begins one of the chapters: "Les corbeaux, toujour* MM corbeaux."
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      272 1 A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. JTHE NEW SPALDING RED GOLF BALL 5 -r Obtainable at < l^° ne QUEEN'S Telegrams i.'^ Princ St. Tennis RAFFLES HOTEL. k Gl EST MGHTS.-Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. TEA DANCES, v r Every Monday and Friday. ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS.— On Sunday Nights
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      174 1 Malthoid WILLS It will make a cheap roof. It will make a light roof. It will make a clean roof. It will make a safe roof. It will make a dry roof. It will not burn readily. It will weigh less than corrugated iron. It will cost less for freight.
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      153 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Shorthand typist wanted Page Champagne Dupire Bros. Page 6. Get Bob and get the best Page 6. The best fans at Uniteers Page 3. Latest shipping news Pages 8. 9 and 10. New attractions at the Happy Valley Page 2. Reduction of records at Moutrie?' Page 12. "Black
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      27 1 .■.v.w.v.v.v.w.v.v.w.v.'yvwjv A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. J I- 'or High (lass. *J_\ (;OLF EQIiPMENT 5 > call at I* Telephone QI'EEN'S Ttlegrams < fm_m___\_fm 8 PHnoe St Tennis m\
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      112 1 m THE WEEK. Friday, Sth. High Water, 2.59 a.m., 3.26 p.m. Dutch homeward nu. il leaves. Outram-rd School Sports, 3 p.m. Tanglin Club Dance, 5 p.m. Saturday, 9th. High Water, 4.12 a.m., 4.23 p.m. B. I. outward mail due. Salome, Vic. Theatre, 0.30 p.m. Tanglin Club Dance, 9.30 p.m. Sunday,
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    LONDON'S TWO NEW THEATRES.
    247 2 American Joy Palace in Hay market. The wedding of film and variety will be celebrated in September, when the Capitol, a new palace of pleasure, will be opened at the comer of the Haymarket and Jer-inyn-street bjT Mr. "Al" Woods, the American theatrical manager. The programme
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      262 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. new mauylusri COMPANY 14 Performers 14 IN NEW SONGS. DANCES. KRONCHONGS etc. FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY— AUG. 7 8. THE PREMIER CIRCUS. (OPEN SHOW) KWAN UNG— WAYANG SHANGHAI INDIAN CONJURER. To Dog Lovers. A Comprehensive Stock of Spratt's i Dog Medicines Just Received. MEDICAL HALL LTD.
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      262 2 Victoria Theatre. Commencing Saturday, August 9th Nightly at 9.30 p.m. NAZIMOVA IN SALOME BY OSCAR WILDE. The Mystery of Love is Greater than the Mystery of Death. GORGEOUSLY BEAUTIFUL, AMAZINGLY DARING, NAZIMOVA BECOMES THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF THE IDEAL. No Increase in Prices: Stalls $2 and $1, Circle $2. Booking
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      309 2 Alhambra FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 4, TO SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. TOPICA~L "BUDGET British Screen News. COSMOPOLITAN CORPORATION PRESENTS LYN HARDING MARION DAVIES FORREST STANLEY IN When Knighthood was in Flower In 12 Reels. Teeming with action, radiant with beauty, redolent with the warm
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    A LION-TIGER HYBRID.
    556 3 An adult ma<ie ""Jiger or lion-tiger hybrid, bred at Nawanager by Leutenant- Colonel the Maharaja Jam Saheb (Prince I Ranjitsinhji) and presented by him to the Zoological Society It now on exhibition in the large outer den of the Lion-house nearBBt the elephant ride. It was brought
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    THE NEW HAREEM.
    707 3 (By Lady Drummond Hay.) Hareem is a magic v.v.rd. It is the key to the floodgates of our imaginations. It conjures up fantastic visions of barbaric beauty, of the colour and glamour of the I East. But the word itself is often misapplied. The hareem is merely
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    CANON ON CRITICISMS OF PROHIBITION.
    240 3 America .Able to Maaagc Her Own Business. Canon Liliincston, preaching in Durham Cathedral, said their sympathy with Pronation might easily be traced to the conviction that the American people were not mad, and that they could well manage the.r own business, and, further, to the
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      175 3 J<£2i^ THE TREAD THAT IS a^ PROVED Whea you are driving over slippery, >^ yS\ s^ treacherous roads; when you must trust yy y*_ human life to the grip of a tyre on the f *X A\ road; then, most of all, you appreciate the y*v S* r Goodvear All
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      260 3 FORD OWNERS m i AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS BY USING I White Star Oil I f IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA AS BEING MOST I SUITABLE FOR THEIR ENGINES. I Malayan Motors j 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. 'j ®i <lootft *BniaftS I^TATURE nener intended your teeth to
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    MY WORK.
    539 4 (By a Poster Artist.) There was a time when to admit th? .t did posters for a big business house wc ulc have damned me irrevocably in art circ les It would have Bo damaged my reputa' :ior that the Council ai the Royal Acadc m.j would have
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    50 4 Ostriches with ther personnel as i £k*r_ ;e arrived In Vienna fi m Rome' The/ wd be trained for racing i B !lM tl /l, to London and make their first appearand at the emblev Eahihition. Ther. they ar, to go to Germany and race in Vienna m the autumn.
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    CANCER.
    872 4 A THEORY OF AUTO-INTOXICATION. Cancer is now being subjected to that "mass attack" which has so often been advocated in past years. On every hand research work is being organized. Special j "Cancer numbers" of various medical journals are appearing and every possible avenue of approach to the mystery
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    RUBBER BRUSHES.
    157 4 Better than Bristles and Prevent Shininess. Nothing i<. so destructive a< dust, which is the reason why well-brushe< 1 clothes last longer. An improvement upon t he ordinary bristle clothes brush is th at made of lubber. .With a rubber brush in use there is a slight feeling
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      765 4 THE ORIGINAL FLAT WALL FINISH AN OIL PAINT WITHOUT GLOSS WASHABLE AS MARBLE. _\\l_ _J) \_y__jF_ Unequalled as a Finish for Plaster Walls and Metal, Wood or Asbestos Ceilings. J^QJ A DISTEMPER USED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT NEW GENERAL HOSPITAL. Made in England. Agents for Malaya: GALLINAGH AND CO. 30, Chulia Street.
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      367 4 AUCTION SALES. I'KKUMINARY NOTICE! gJS f* -UU Rubber J ar Sknani, Johor,-. sm M Wi r, eooly hsass, „t c mt Poll Particular, OS appl 88l 01 KSTATK AND TRUST AGENCIES I < I !^Ut« A f AUCTION SALE OF ValoahU Towa and Country Prose* At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seag
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      301 4 Baby's First Solid Food 1 ISllenburys* The 'Allenburys* Malted Rusks are delightfully *^Lw crisp, wholesome and easily digested; they are very *m useful in helping baby to cut his teeth, and may be given occasionally when he is as young as six months. The Rusks should be used as a
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    A NEW DEPARTURE IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
    771 5 FRENCH RESEARCH WORKERS* IMPORTANT SUCCESS. Development of an exposed plate in broad sunlight after instead of before the fixing panc< ss, coupled wiih almost indefinitely extended possibilities in the way of enlargement, is the prospect afforded by the researches of three famous French photographic chemists,
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    SIR BERNARD SPILSBURY.
    167 5 SIR BERNARD SPILSB URY. Why He is not Hated by Criminal Class. Sir Bernard Spilsbury holds a unique position in relation to the criminal world. Although he has been instrumental in hiinging home to law breakers quite as many crimes as the police themselves he is not a hated man.
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    WHAT IS THE USE OF AN AIRSHIP?
    1848 5 ITS VALUE IN IMPERIAL COMMUNICATIONS. (By Admiral Mark Kerr, C.8., M.V.O). It is an unfortunate thing that the British race are such partisans in their likes and dislikes. When torpedoes came into the Navy, the gunnery people called the torpedomen and their weapons
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    £400 A MINUTE FOR RARE BOOKS .
    149 5 £400 A MINUTE FOR RARE BOOKS American and British buyers were keen competitors for rare first editions from the famous library formed by the late Bernard Buchanan Macgeorge. of Glasgew, which came under the hammer at Sotheby's on July Ist. High pries were realised for the Blake collection, and in
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      595 5 BUSINESS CARDS. r- STEVEDORE. Dubash and General Contractor. BOATS^AND LAUNCH** SUPPLIER M. HUSSAJM Ml Arcade Tel. 2289 Jou to encourage- your child ;:t school. prae lifting cntssssf glaaaas MOTION, SMITH SON. LTD. U. Battery Road. 1 l"ri?T° G^ APH,C DEALERS. i nnting—Developing— Enlarging. S 2 a^ FRAMES MADE J KONC,
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      859 5 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140 New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be- receiveel at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the 12th August, 1924, for the
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      255 5 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby Riven that GsSSaSgfc K< id, tween Koek Road and Orchard Road, wid rni ised to through traffic from August 4th til further notice. By Order, W. HABIH, Municipal Secretary. Municipal Office?. Singapore, 31st July, 1924. BOMBAY RESTAURANT. No. 233, Beleria Renal ?»p. 1 day
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      16 6 BARER.— To Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Baber, a daughter in London, 30th of July.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, FRIDAY. AUGUST 8. 1924. The Russian Comedy.
    440 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, FRIDAY. AUGUST 8. 1924. The Russian Comedy. We clo not suppose that Mr. Ponsonby, or anyone else in the Government, is at all deceived as to the agreement which has been reached with Russia. From a practical point of view it involves little or nothing, but from
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    The Irish Tragedy.
    334 6 The position in regard to Ireland is however very different from that in regard to Russia. Here there is a very vital and dangerous issue involved, all the more dangerous because it threatens to fan into flame r-gain these embers of hate which we all hoped were
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    331 6 The Hon. Mr. M. J. Upcott. who spent the holidays on Penang Hill, returned to Singapore by the Klang. Mr. F. Carey, headmaster of the AngloChinese School. Malacca, has resigned his post and left for America. The F.M.S. Government, it is understood, ia appointing an advisory committee to encourage market
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    MEDICAL STUDENTS' STRIKE.
    173 6 THIS MORNING'S ENQUIRY. Although all the students of the King Edward Vllth Medical College who took part in the boycott of the prizegiving at the College last week, have signed the apology posted in the College, for having failed to appear at the roll-call on the day
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    207 6 Drainage at New Golf Course. The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 1, held on August lst: Approved list of offices Secretariat for 1925, amounting to $284,882. Approved Ust of offices. Assessor's Dept. ior 1925. amounting to $57,133. Approved list of offices, Vehicles Dept.
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    LATE WIRES.
    296 6 [Reuter's Service.] London, Auk. 7. The Government will probably resign if defeated on the debate on the Russian treaty to-day. London, Aug. 7. The official announcement of the failure of the Anglo-Soviet negotiations on Tuesday nas followed by an official announcement of success yesterda> evening, but when Mr.
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    NEW BATTERY ROAD.
    156 6 The finishing touches are now being applied to the ww Battery Road whieh came unobtrusively into bein<^ during the recent holidays, as a result of a period of continuous work by thv Municipality Roads Department. The smoothness of the Trinidad asphalt surface much appreciated in contrast to
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    320 6 The case in which a Chinese stands charged with the murder of a man named Ong Kwah, whose body was discovered by the police off Serangoon-road on July 26th. last, was mentioned before the Second Magistrate yesterday and postponed. Mr. Sammy appears for the defence. The July issue of the
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      HUNS AT DOWNING-STREET.
      72 6 H UNS AT DOWNING-STREET. To the Editor. Sir, I want to protest BBSBt emphatk ally against the use of the above heading in your issue of the 7th. instant. N u ntn paper with any self-respect ought to continue to use abusive epithets toward- former enemy five years after the
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      MOTOR HORNS.
      136 6 Sir, I am quite in sympathy with Stranger against the noise ef motor hon: ings in Singapore as cornered with tha* of London, but will Stranger bear in ail mind how the I tnd >: gulated compared with that >f Sim:! Will you. Mr. Edit i ra rist
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    98 6 Mr. R. Kindershy, who ha- been Branding some months in Malaya in the course af I world tour, left for Hongkong on Saturday by the Kalyan. He will visit Japan Bl I tht United States. Mr. Kiuuersle\ i son of Sir Robert Kinder-ley. a director of the bank of England
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    £315 FOR A KIPLING.
    63 6 A remarkable price for a Kipling fir edition was paid at Hodgson'- auction rooms. Chancery-lane, when a -mall volume of "Schoolboy Lyrics" arai aaid for- ISIS. The volume, one of 50 printed in Lt in ISSI. consisted of only a few sheets containing 20 poems, in
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    77 6 M. Chanteloup's Hyin<: demonstration Ipoh continued uninterruptedly through th i holidays in spite of various counter attra tiona, and on more than one occasion th.' 'plane flew over the padang area diveitnu the attention of the many hundred -nect ttoia of the tennis tournament H. H. the Regent of Perak
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      201 6 BOLS mmm** mm* M^^^^^m^mM^mnmmm* LABELS ON YOU LIQUEURS AND GINSGUARANTEE PURITY AND QUALITY. BOLS BOLS CUPACOA CHERRY BRANDY V O. GIN DRY GIN KUMMBL MARASCHINO Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Ineori ratad In Bhanarnai.) 45, Robinson Road. Telephone No. 228. For Breakfast, Cold Tiffins etc. m COOKED OX TONGUE COOKED CORNED
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      39 6 I Q CHAMPAGNE I I|\ MERCIER. P*i\ EXTRA DRY. HT m jL At Moderate Price. I Kg Dupire l:BB Brothers; > B3p^S SOLE AGENTS. m GOODRICH TYRES PNEUMATICS SOLIDS TUBES W*x "BEST IN THE LONG RUN" ADAMSON. GILFILLAN Co., Ltd.
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    THE RUSSIAN TREATY.
    734 7 SCORNFUL RECEPTION. "*TD GMm DENUNCIATION. Reuter'- llbm lee bi th. u London, Aug. fa Hou-e of Commons Mr. Ponsonhv 3 --ud u,th Mimsteria. che^; SuJ^Sll l^ a l -Kh the Ru-s.ans th,T London. Aug. n '--anon „.t I Mr. Cynea nnolesrishsg for Mr. '"^•"tv to make the
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    83 7 On July 29th the prospect of a settle- < nt of the Shameen (Canton) strike wa= tnr off as it was at the start. According to the native press, the Seamen's Union whose President is chairman of the Sha--1 strike committee has declared a boy- tt against the steamers of
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    THE IRISH TANGLE.
    538 7 GRAVE ISSUES. j lARLI AMENT SPECIALLY SIMMON ED. [Reuter's Service.] in ii London, Aug. 6. IM the House of Commons Mr. J H i nomas announced that after the fuland frankest discussion with he South Irish Government, the BriBh Government had decided to ash larl;ament to meet
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    THE GERMAN MEMORANDUM.
    124 7 London, Aug. 6. The Allied council of fourteen has considered the report of the conversation between the Germans and Allies with reference to the German memorandum report, and described it as of a distinctly encouraging character and as narrowing down considerably the number of points requiring to
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    97 7 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi Nichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Aug. 6. Mr. Wakatsuki, Minister of Interior, declared at the meeting with the local governors that Labour strikes carried on in an orderly manner should not be suppressed by the police, but strikes in traffic, gas, electricity or any
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    MILL IN AHMEDABAD. COLLAPSES.
    47 7 Calcutta, July 30. Bombay. A portion of an oil mill at Ahmedabad suddenly collapsed owing to rains, while all hands were at work. Some hundreds of workers were crushed under the falling masonry, and the latest report is that a number were killed.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1496 7 THE VALUE OF VARIETY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 10. The newspapers must be particularly giad at the present time of the great variety of news. First we have a big run on sport; we then switch over and do the I season very thoroughly; then
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    PEARLS' HILL SCHOOL.
    213 7 Annual Sports. The annual sports and games of Pearls' Hill School were held in the Hall of the School yesterday afternoon before a largje gathering of parents and guardians of the boys. Miss G. Hose wh 0 distributed* the prizes at the conclusion of the events on
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    MAN WITH X-RAY EYES.
    204 7 "Handcuff King" Accepts Challenge. Joaquin Maria Arg-amasella, a Spaniard, aged 19, has been demonstrating to a committee at N'ew York that he is able to see through gold, silver, nickel, brass, copper and tin, says the Daily Express. The tests consisted of placing objects in various
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    33 7 The Cultuur Bank, Java, which was established a few years ago to assist various agricultural institutions to overcome the depression i s being liquidated, as the crisis is believed to be practically ended.
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      183 7 RALEIGH 2% H. P. Motor Cycles. 1 THE RALEIGH 12 4 ll. p. -SPORTS MODEL." i A sports model that looks a nd behaves like me. A verv lively and sporting machine capable of doing 53 to 60 miles per hour. Price SSGO nett complete with Lucas lamp and horn.
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      728 8 STEAMER SAILINGS ~BLUE FUNNEIUNE t Regular Servicea ta. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on taroaga Billa of Lading for all Overland Point*. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singaaere. J RHEXENOR
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      444 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. on. CITY OF DUNKXRK due Aug. 9 s.s. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM due Sept. 12 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept. 28
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      638 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. o. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, Lordon and Antwerp. Due
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      594 9 MEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Destination* c*^.». r. ,_^-.a xr Steamers. Arr. Dept. London, Hamburg, Bremen. Rotterdam Antwerp via Colaaabo, Aden, P. Sudan N v a,<i Amazon Maru Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Da^an eu'" S Frand3C0 Panama A1 k Maru from Kobe Oct. 15 MoM,video Buenos Air- via' Colombo
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      389 9 m STEAMER SAILINGS w*- _JXu ti aai m m m aTs*ssassasffflWlsaassJlvß ROUND THE WORLD. FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to BOSTON and NEW YORK via Colombo, Suez, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles. Returning to Singapore via Havana, Panama, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honoheta, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and
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      717 9 STEAMER SAjUNGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. _j Operating TJ. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SBQUANA to discharge and lead Aug. 24 U.S.S.B. WEST CHOPAKA to discharge and load Sept U.S.S.R WEST MONTOP to discharge and load Oct. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 lays «part
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    THE SARIE BORNEO.
    397 10 NO DEFINITE NEWS OF MISSING STEAMER. No definite news had been received, late yesterday as to the fate of the Singa- 1 pore owned steamer, the Sarie Borneo, which should have arrived here on Saturday from Bandjermassin. Considerable concern is felt m Singapore as to what has
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    MORE ARMS SEIZED.
    79 10 Another seizure of arms was made yesterday on board the German steamer Albert Volger. which arrived from Hamburg on Wednesday. The police, after removing over 2.000 tons of cargo from one of the holds, discovered the contraband, which consisted of about 120,000 iou:ids of ammunition and 400
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    ROUGH WEATHER IN BAY OF BENGAL.
    37 10 Calcutta, July 30. Owing to rough weather in the Bay of Bengal, pilots were unable to get aboard incoming vessels at the mouth of the hooghly, and vessels we-e held up.
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    HEAVY DEATH RATE AMONG RETURNNING PILGRIMS.
    42 10 The first of the steamers, the Ptrseu*. bringing pilgrims back from Jeddah. reached Singapore yesterday, with 1.120 pilgrims, most of whom were Javanese. It va> Stated that 26 deaths had occurred on board during the voyage.
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    375 10 The British steamer Perseus (Capt. Simpson) from Liverpool via Port Said. Suez, and Jeddah. yesterday nad on board 1.167 pilgrims. A Tokyo wire of July 29th says: Th? accident to the s.s. Tairei Maru was caused by a collision with the s.s. Shimpo Mam. of the Kishimoto Steamship Company, in
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      530 10 I Burns Philp Line For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MONTORO (5,000 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins de luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath, gymnasium, etc.
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      112 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. GLEN LINE. FOR HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. S.S. GLENIFFER (9429 tons Gross) This steamer expected to sail about 13th Augr. has excellent accommodation for first class passengers. For full particulars, apply, BOUSTEAD CO.. LTD. J? (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) Agents. Telephone 3121. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD AND HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. (Companies
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      320 10 r* m > OBTAINABLE IN ALL HOTELS, CLUBS AND BARS OR FROM THE SOLE AGENTS The Borneo Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur T. Anson. 11 I I 1 tw CIGARETTES, AND SAVE THE COUPONS IN EACH TIN *M Importers: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. (Straits), LTD.
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      639 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. M M an *?*>*"«> Su <*> P. Said, Mars ei j les> Southampton and 1 Rotterdam, taking specially superseded mails for Europe Soegi Kwo T n7Yic£ Pulau Soeg «?„w a m Cucob and Benuit Hon* Chi n a u Cucob and Pontian "jKaJjX 9am Karimon oT? **T**
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    439 11 FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. n Singapore, Aug. ft. uunng the period under review which has been a quiet one owing to the incidence market gUSt B nk HnUd^ the share a n rkt h a s remained steady, although a considerable advance in the price of both lin
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    45 11 There would appear to be little doubt that if large and regular supplies of damar penak could be shipped from Malaya it would be possible to establish a market for it in the United Kingdom, says a writer in the Bulletin of the Imperial Institute.
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 11 Aagaet 7. Bank 4 m.s. < 0.00 Bank demand Private credits I m.s. j 17^2 New York, demand sjsc Credits 90 day> uj, France, dema.id g 7O on Hongkong, demand g% p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 124' Nom. Java, demand 138 Bangkok, demand 71 Sovereign, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    174 11 Auguat 7. Tin 300 Tons uambier 20 50 Pepp»r Black l7 j < Flake Tapioca ||jg Pearl Sago Small 7 75 Copra Sundried |f_H Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siaon No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for expor-. 310.00 Rice, Saigo No.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    40 11 Singapore. Aug. 7, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 45* 4 46; Aug.-Sept. 46V 3 46%; Oct.-Dec. 47 U 47 4; Jan.-March 48 V 4 4S\_. London Quotation Sheet 1?. Id. Market Quiet.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    204 11 Yesterdays Alterations. Idris Hydraulic (al) 225. 6d. 235. 6d. x.d. K. Kamuntings 465. 475. Kuala Lumpur Tin 12*. 9d. 18*. 9d. Lingui ($5) 4.65 4.75 Murai Tin 2.80 2.90 Mambau Tin 87^ 95 c.d. Malayan Collieries 26.50 27 Nawng Pet 1.60 1.70 Pahang Con. 10s. 9d. 125.
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    21 11 Ifi ever a complete, honest, able, and scientific survey of our national finance waa necessary, it is now. The Prime Minister
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      YESTERDAY'S AUCTION.
      107 11 I ine Singapore Chamber <.f Commerce Rubber Association held Its 667th auction yesterday, at which there wa- Catalogued 1,534,542 lbs.; 881.04 tona. Offered !><>y.r.»; lbs.; 432.67 tons. Sold 869,764 lbs.; 388.28 t<m>. London K %dm New York •>-, ct^ PRICKS KIM.IZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cants Pat LU Standard
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      FRASER'S REPORT.
      87 11 Rubber is id. VmcmmmtT* UPIIU Mining-Tin shares have been rather buyers than sellers in evidence at current quota ons. Kinta Dredgers fully paid mad hL 1 lahS /J°', Kucha Prefs I**** PetaW ■"♦if a u d "S" f Souths changed at US with substantial premiums for the for.
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      116 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. 7 Rubbers.— Unchanged. 13.60 seUers at 13.75 with forward buyer, buyer, oT^^^^JSTS Nawne PuSTs! buy rs at lM se,,er at r > "J*"* ets L have buvt>rs at 1.65 sellers at •sitrs it^ aU M HaVe hUye at 91 "3 'B5 South ra,S are qUoted l
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      182 11 D»miti a further ri S eof s^s i'n^*' L ot the metal, which is now 5» 1 C? in the Tin section of thelLre^rtet 2 "d'huf sl(,e Ruhber is 2JSS i u*> Z l w hwe sltered __Z shghtly better, though here again dealing are on
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      160 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. CL. R. MacPhail.) d Singapore. Aue. 7. Rubber If Id. 46 buyers Tm £259 10s. \_g %t m ton so|(J Ihe further rise to-day in the price of tin has caused shares to remain steady hu' the market does not contain any interesting features and business
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      336 11 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880.— Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,030 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund y. 74,500,000. President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. 1 DIRECTORS. Y. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimur* M. Odagiri, Esq. N Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq K.
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      499 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. o Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 1,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amritsar lioilo Saigon Bangkok Ipoh
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    ROAD-MAKING EXPENSES
    1322 12 IMPORTANT DECISION FAVOURING PRIVATE OWNERS. In dismissing the appeal by two Malay property owners, Eusoff Hadjee Ahmad and Hadjee Sakor Gany, against orders of the District Court, the judges of the Singapore Court of Appeal, which heard the matter during the last sitting in June, have delivered an
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    MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    621 12 Singapore, Aug. 7. nief interest in the share market during the week has been centred in tin shares although rubbers have been in good demand Good industrials are still enquired for and shares can be placed at rising prices. Government Loans are all in
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    THE EVEREST EXPEDITION RETURNING.
    54 12 Dr. Somervell Remaining in India. Calcutta, July 29. The Everest expedition is now on its way to Darjeeling after ten day's rest in the Rongshar Valley. Doctor Howard Somervell, one of the climbers, has decided not to return to England but to devote himself to medical
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      S. AFRICANS vs SURREY.
      96 12 London, Aug. 6. Fine weather prevailed at the Oval for the meeting of the S. Africans and Surrey, and the attendance numbered 4,000. The wicket was easy. Surrey batted first and made 300, Sandham contributing 51, Fender 56, and Shepherd 127 in just under four hours,
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      102 12 The following Royal Singapore Yacht Club arrangements are announced: On Sunday, 10th. instant, the first of the series of races for the Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup will be sailed over the Tanjong Rhu course at 10 a.m. The handicap conditions are as fellows: lst. race:
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      SWIMMING.
      24 12 There will be a 200 yards free style handicap race and water P°lo at the Chinese Swimming Club on Saturday at 4 p.m.
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      CRICKET.
      55 12 The following will represent the St. Joseph's Old Boys against the Royal Engineers on the former's ground to-morrow, commencing at 2.15 p.m: A. Samy, E. van Jaaaa, A. E. Chelvan, F. Albuquerque, K. Yeeravagoo. Phua Kheah Yong, C. Ess, H. L de Feria. K. R. Kenneth, J. P. Siow
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      COMMONS DEFEAT LORDS AT BISLEY.
      97 12 London. July 30. The Vizianagram Challenge Cup, which was won by the House of Commons in the competition with the House of Lords at the recent Bisley meet, was formally placed in the keeping of the Speaker yesterday. Major R. W. Barnett, M. P.. making
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      ARMY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
      42 12 London July 30. At Queen's Club in the final of the doubles of the Army Lawn Tennis Championships. Major L. Owen and Lieutenant H. King beat the Rev. W. Aitken and Captain R. Lucas. 4—6. 5—7, 10—8, 6—3, 6—3.
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      MISHAP TO "SHAMROCK."
      76 12 London, July 30. During^ yacht racing at Bournemouth to-day, Sir Thomas Lipton's "Shamrock" and Sir Charles Allom's "White Heather" collided in rounding a mark boat, and both vessels were damaged and had to retire. His Majesty's "Britannia" won comfortably. It is understood that neither the "Shamrock" nor
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      RECEIPTS AT OLYMPIC GAMES.
      29 12 London, July 30. Paris. The total receipts at the Olympic Games were nearly 6,000,000 francs. Association football was the greatest attraction and provided 1.800.000 francs.
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      N. U. TEAM IN AUSTRALASIA.
      24 12 London, July 30. Auckland (New Zealand). The British Northern Union team defeated Auckland Province by 28 points to 13.
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      RACING AT GOODWOOD.
      173 12 London, July 30. At Goodwood the weather was perfect and there was a large attendance. In the first race, the Sussex Stakes, Sir Abe Bailey's Burslem, ridden by Beary. won by one and a half lengths from the Aga Khan's Diophon, with Lord Woolavington's Tom Pinch three
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      LORD RONALDSHAY AS OWNER.
      44 12 London, July 30. Earl Ronaldshay is the latest recruit to the ranks of racehorse owners. Following his election to membership of the Jockey Club last week, he has bought several yearlings, which his brother, Lord Dundas, is training at Newmarket.
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    FLOOD SITUATION IN INDIA.
    796 12 CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT. Madras, July 30. The flood level of the Cauvery has fallen nine feet, and the situation is much improved in the western area, but some parts of the south are not yet over the worst of the inundation. The Madras Corporation last night voted
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    ROYAL EXILE'S OPTIMISM.
    46 12 Waiting to be Recalled. London, July 28. King George of Greece, who is at present in London, interviewed by the Daily Express, said that he was convinced that it was only a matter of time until he would be recalled to the throne.
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      189 12 S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT FROM AUGUST Ist HIS MASTER'S VOICE RECORDS. ARE REDUCED TO Plum label Dance record 10 in. 1.75 12 in. 2.50 Black 2.50 3.50 Red Double sided 3.25 4.50 Buff 3.75 5.25 Pale Green 6.00 Pale Blue 7.00 White 8.25 I KLOSTER BEER
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