The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 July 1925

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1925. NO. 11,539.
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  • 182 1 In a s|Huh at Hmfcaag the GmrMT declared that the (olony u«s fully prepared to continue dealing with the strike and persons using intimidation would be flagged —Page f). Replying to further refrence U China in the House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain said affairs in China did
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  • 1132 1 Qi'icfjuUt a§umt homines uonfri rst farrago Libilli Juvenal. All the experts are ready to fjtwt theif opinions <>n rubber exports,* stock, production and Consumption, We always though'. of them as extremely clever fellows, u< be able t«> guage within a thousand tons or M such tacky
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 167 1 WING LOONG [•HI KLTO(, NISEI) HOUSE ft r n ROPEAN TROPICAL SUIT* .j lIK.II STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. GUEST NlGHTS*— Dinner and Dance. Ever) Tuesday, Thursday end Saturday. N.B. Evening Dress essential for Dancing. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. j r SARKIES BROTHERS, (iI V IL L
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    • 109 1 smoked in the confident knowledge that this high standard— > maintained for 30 years will never be departed from. SWEgCPRgSS VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made by hand-One ata time B FOR THE TROPICS. In addition to the 20 features that make the Royal Typewriter the most popular machine in Malaya, we can
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    • 143 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Trade mark notice—Paj^e 2. Alhambra new programme —Page 2. Motor car for private sale—Page 2. Auctions of postage stamps—Page 14. Royal are anti-rust typewriters—Page 1. Two Eurasian overseers wanted—Pag e 2. Happy Valley new programme—Page 2. Mortgagees sale of land and housePage 2. Small seaside house «.r bungalow
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH BTMET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 152 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, llth. High Water, 1.12a.m., 2.J7 p.m. B. I. outward mail due. Oldham Hall Shorts, 2.30 p.m. Cricket: Malacca vs S CO. Lodge Zetland, 8.30 p.m. Sunday, 12th. High Water. 2.8 a.m., 3.16 p.m. Monday, IStft. High Water, 3.9 a.m.. 4.8 p.m. League I: S.C.C. vs R. Sussex.
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    • 260 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. TO-NIGHT'S CINEMA PROGRAMME. 'THE MONEY MANIAC" In 5 Reels in the First Show. "DE LUXE ANNIE" Norma Tadmadjre 7 Reels in the 2nd Show. THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY WAYANG PEK JEE (Gek Choon Hiang). SHANGHAI WAYANG. HARD LUCK ON THE PRINCE OF WALES. HY deeply rogrt't
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    • 358 2 VICTORIA THEATRE The Theatre is dosed until further notice for alterations and repairs to be made. HAROLD LLOYD, KING OF MIRTH, IS AGAIN WITH US. Safety Last His first 7 reefer has arrived. Watch for Alhambra's date 19th JULY R. M. DONATI, Distributor. FOR THE FASHIONABLE ONLY CONSULT US WHEN
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    • 247 2 From 12(h July, to Saturdu\ ism AT THE lulv ALHAMBRA I (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. Pr«prlt< #rK) ANOTHKR BIG PICTURE, A FIRST NATIONAL SI !f p A Story in the life o f the Great Persian Poet OMAR KHAYYAM I Pictured with Old Persia's Glamorous Beautv u, with the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 451 2 I CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 i.Bjt Holy Communion. 7.41 j..in. Ho:y Communion (Choral*. II aon. Matins an4 Litany. 1 r :v.. The Catochlam. i'.ni. Bwwisoag and Borason. Tl t preacher at the •"."o \<tv.. ten c«- at St Ai Irew*! Cathedral Sunday v.iii h
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    • 161 2 6.30 p.m. Public Worship. Subject of AldrtNi The parable of the virgins. Preach r: Rev. (J. H. Douglas. Monday 10 a.m. Ladies' fortnightly sewing nit etinjr. Tuesday 4.4', p.m. Ladies' Work Party Monthly meeting. Thursday 8.30 p.m. Choir Practice. 1 lie Rev. W. Murray will conduct a service in Knti!i>h
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  • 438 3 Bckaet is a wonderful thing-. With one hand u plays Mother Sereda a:vJ irons the colour out of things, and with the other redyes the fabric of life to a more poly-chro-matic splendour. It drives the human race in (he ceaseless quest for knowledge to eat the
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  • 98 3 An Italian paper announces that Signor ifawMal is occupying his leisure with the riiMpwHIOII of a novel. It deals with the arts of a beautiful adventuress who is hir*4 by a firm of motor manufacturers to make love to the inventor of a wonderful new motor, and discover the secret
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    • 246 3 A c Your chMr *n should be full of the jergyol good health. To ensure anna T 1 1 A 8 ould form P art oi tn^ JaU y gUUU diet Ordinary milk, however, is unfnr Ta 9 w K is 8 «poscd to iUi m thc Angers of dust,
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    • 151 3 ISole Agents: BARLOW CO. I I SANITATION-DRAINAGE j; Sewage Disposal i; COMPLETE INSTALLATIONS CARRIED OUT UNDER 5 EXPERT SUPERVISION. AGENTS FOR j T^irsrf ords ff Sanitary Appliances j i AND ;j Fittings SUITABLE FOR EVERY TYPE OF DOMESTIC OR PUBLIC BUILDING. i- v 1 1 UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED f (Incorporated
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  • 494 4 (By "Twin Six.") They stiil tell a story in Kentucky of a man-eating old Colonel wiio, on finding himself being driven in a buggy behind a pair of extremely restive horses by an obviously inexperienced whip, asked him to drive more carefuliy. "Oh, if you're afraid
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  • 291 4 A< an initial point, always remember that twilight driving: is the most dangerous from the standpoint of correct eye judgment. The trouble lies not in lack of visibility, bur in the fact that the impaired visibility alters one's judgment of space, speed and distance. And
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  • 201 4 In all branches of motor manufacturing there an very satisfactory indications of the demand for British goods that exists in foreign countries. Thus, for instance, the 3-litre Bentley is finding quite a considerable demand in the United States, this being attributed largely to its marked
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    • 141 4 There is a vast difference in the APPEARANCE of the>c two Austins; yet they are remarkably alike in certain definite essentials. In its class, each is pre-eminently reliable and efficient; each is a product of the finest materials and engineering- brains; either one will give you lont> and economical service
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    • 161 4 <^ JL M.P.H. O A FOR £Tm. CONSECUTIVE HOURS THIS IS THE REMARK A HI. K ACHIEVEMENT OF LIEUT COL. MRS STEWART RIDING A STAND \R D Rudge-Whiiworihl Four valve Speed 2% H.P. MOTOR CYCLE ON THE MONTHLER\ TRACK NEAR PAUIs 2^ H.P. MODEL 21 World's Records WERE CAPTURED IN
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  • 432 5 I (RAZE FOR SPEED. I \«u<n la Stop Skidding. B"i' peoph would drive more c-are-H.;. there would tx fir fewer accidents,* 1 Hr Sir Henry liaybury tpirectorR ads) recently, when discus* Fii increase in the number B or-can on the roads. f% idded) are coming on to
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  • 314 5 Everyb<»dy Should Have One. None of the old excuses for not owning a car apply to-day. Before the war there wan plenty of people who used to say thi.t they were waiting for tho arrival of th« £100 car. To-day if we write down I the purchasing value
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  • 322 5 Cambridge Prohibition*. Possibly there are very few members of Cambridge University who can remember such an incident as OCCUfTfcd in the Senate House on June 8, says a writer In the Manchester Guardian, when ai least seven different propositions were put to the vote at one Congregation.
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  • 166 5 On April 17th. last the 250,000th. Ford motorcar made in Great Britain was completed at the Traffotd Park works of the Ford Company in Manchester. It was decided to mark this event by sending tfc* vehicle on a reliability run throughout Great Britain, and accordingly the vehicle
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  • 67 5 A layer of aluminum fused upon metal surfaces exposed to hi<zh temperatures, alloying to some extent with the founda ion metal, is found to gi e greatly increased resistance, and in a newly invented process is applied to casting by linine the moulds with a suitable network of aluminum wire.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 228 5 I GARDNERcar I \w^ ff ~S IB i^f^Bai^^^ -4^fi^tx^^l BF^^a»l^^l Lm bT> BHbV fl PI BMV-^F "I I V L B» By^^fc «i B*^ V B^P* ■^c^m^L^^^^^^cs^^^^^^a^^^B^ Bs^B^^k'^B^^ «^Jiß^fc j '-**U^^ "^<W^i. B K <|ual-i> ha, been the chief factor in the GARDNER'S phenomenal popularity and i, now leads the
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    • 254 5 T TNUSUALLY small depreciation in value is a well-known Hupmobile characteristic. W hen you drive a Hupmobile Ask any motor car merchant for three, five, or seven years (if there are any Hupmobiles you will then be glad to learn available) his price for the from the used or second-hand
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    • 1082 6 K Cf I* J 4 "%O BY Inr I SINGAPORE FREE PRESS B IN A GIGANTIC 1 POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN I H CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. I Irk ft.^^ J L.^^^^> w^^J ff Including $3,000 Insurance Po^.cy, full coverage in the OVERSEAS j| L ASSU P
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    • 1363 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS fcjiW^ f\ W""« T** y^ I _>4 _H _4 ft_P 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES EASY TO WIN ■sv a fQI _^1 The P"«s will be piven by choice in the order of their standing to the I 1 I j contestants having th
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    • 44 7 DAILY VOTE COUPON GOOD FOR 10 VOTES Save This Coupon Name Street r own This Coupon, neatly cut, name and address filled in and brought or mailed to The Campaign Headuuarters Singapore Free Press will count for 10 Votes. NOT GOOD AFTER JULY 11th
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  • 29 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. WEDDING. .ULYAN-SHKWDKN. At St. Lou Church. French Concession. Tientsin, on Junr _'T. Pat- rick T. F. Julyan, Adverti>in*r Managvr. "North China Stur," and Miss Marie Therese Shewdcn.
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  • 997 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1925. The Cubicle Puzzle. The greatest problem which the health authorities of Singapore and every other large town inhabited by Chinese have to face is the invete rate cubicle habit. A house is built with ordinary sized rooms, on different floors, and if it
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  • 132 8 Dr. J. W. Seh.'.rff is appointed to act as Health OAeer, Malacca, from Juno fSrd. Mr. V. A. ritdgrr li appointed a member of the Singapore Harbour Board vice Mr. V. Gibbons, resinned. The Colonial Secretary is satisfied that the- Ex-Services Association of Singapore has ceased to exist. His Maje-ty
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  • 270 8 SEMI-FINAL BONUS PFKIOD BUM TODAY. To-day is the last day of the semi-final period in the Singapore Free Press Popularity Campaign, and the last day on which the 200,000 extra vote bonus v/ill be on every total of $100 subscription money. After the counting and publishing of votes
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  • 652 8 l>r. (Mrs.) Cobb, of Kuala Kanjtsar, has gone to Singapore pn! two months' < »ave. six persons were taken by crocodi'ies during 1924, and rewards for t*-n crocodile: captured were paid, in Brunei. His Excellency the OAeer Administering the Government proclaims a session of the Legislative Council to meet in
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  • 215 8 WHY RESTRICT. To make plainer the nrgiimm. Vv yesterday why it might i,; lv .i. ptoftuco rubber up to f,,l] pr even higher at the present BOB* the problem in H noth. Profitable <-o.>t of rubber ur Ik Oil Full Production, duty <*t»t of extra robber prodti*
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  • 213 8 I*iiM»«'r Rising ithoul I Mint f \\y cour\v<y of tin- Nai. Nichi Shimtmnsha.) Toki<«. Jal] I Rubber continues t.. ii>c. Sheet spot, was quoted to-day :>• V2.OH |*> i Japanese Crews Repine th«- CfcintMStriker*. A telegram received in Japaa tw Hongkong describes the unfavoural dition. doc to tliv
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  • 133 8 The intimate life of taw rVraiai 1 is depicted in a vivid manner il Khayyam." a Kir-t National »ttn which is comine to the AlUmbra Tht-a'r to-morrow nij?hV A thread of thl htoj in»r story loads into tho harom of Hi B of Persia, where
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  • 35 8 In oifer to coeowrage local h*i Malayan A*ri-Hortk«K«ral Trades Exhibition have decided t p»ld nmdal to the -vhihii. h the Exhibition, which. In tha Judges appoint b Uk mo production of local manufactui
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  • 40 8 The body of Mr. de Saint VrnJ co.ueve.l to Prance by M.M. morrow. A Memorial Service wi in the Church of the Good Shei J 7.: .D turn, on Monday. Al! fr deceased are invited to attei d
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  • 62 8 Orders for week endihg M* Monday. Kith. -Individual T.Tuesday. 14th. -Signallin (lapses. r,1.." p.m. Headqusrt* FRANK C. SANDS, Thursday, l«th.-No Band Th- current Hongkong Volui Corps Orders state thai all r;lIl!^ iri uniform until the Corps Shorts, putties, helmets, equipn*i sack, waterbottle, ammunition, bayonet, Mounted Infantrj and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 136 8 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDHECKS" I Veuve Clicquot Mi CHAMPAGNE I I55I!l^-?^ Sole Agents k 4$&M Caldbcck. Macgregor 8 Co., Ltd. tl^ li (Incorporated in Shanghai). fcj^^j-^jjgJ IV Robinson Road Telephone 228 WATCHES OF RENOWN. [Miwinih set piaiiaum wr whitt-pold wri.^ watohei in Um rm»M ipten^id v. i.rku. .':.-hip that
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    • 19 8 W VERMIN USE Eli l AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. Mi;s KOBKRT P. B. DONKELL. >.>. City of Palermo. p.p.C.
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  • 211 9 FRYMO-SPANLSH AGREEMENT. F vrK in IWMI'HI.KT. [BLMttrt Service. l Vmrin, July 10. un l,,r i,y til vot«s to 29 voted a „f ik:: million francs for the i i pt I tht- CtuuaWr MM preceded T which ipatekaf foreshadowed .itainty of an enormous M Painleve, r«'pl\ing twice, t'
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  • 52 9 es t if, sam BQunm. [Eratei S»-i rice.] Tevfc, July 10. iation hai approved of f the Rocalled <prinjr dating oeViali explain that tion will reauH in the heavier use stocks of crude rubber. iation also appointed a sub-com- preftmnw for the conI rrodt robber i>y
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  • 53 9 [Brater*a Service.] I'aris. July rum lias reduced its bank to fH eeat. **»bei a.L.j.tod this morning a Ikt creatiac «.f an omission Maditßa^.,,. mkUk will bring a < 8M milliona in tkc rirculution -f the Buik of Prance. Like wftll the hanks .»f an.j Knn.h W«ston Afiicn undvr
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  • 66 9 GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN COAL CRISIS. [ttvter'i Service.] London. July 9. t'rtiti in the mining r Brtdfemaa ■rrta^aafai i, v r labour an,} the Secretary ■I CoauaHtae of thl thi. moraa* wh«, exWage proposal and -at "ons. Mr. Bridjreth" Miners' F, Nation to a understood that Mr. NVIII '"oct him to-morrow.
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  • 23 9 ;;^-ator letting at It Pro po.ses reduction of r «ce course P< ILI l t ail m Mt Du ty Act. !-r .-ent.
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  • 169 9 CAT FOR INTIMIDATORS. SITI'ATION IN HAND. (Ftaaj Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong. July 9. Tho Governor in the Legislature, referring to the strike, said the situation is well in hand and Government has prepared more drastic measures including the "cat" for intimidators. He was not without
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  • 164 9 fßeuler's Service.] London, July 9. In the Hous t of Commons Mr. Johnston !;.»>.) asked whether Mr. Chamberlain Would advise British initiative for the abandonment of xtra-terriu.riality in China similarly to Britain's action in Japan. Mr. A. 11. Salmi l replied that :t vraa .-.•'t-t
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  • 39 9 [Reater*S Service.] London. July 10. According to the newspapers M. Rakovsky has brought back from Moscow trade orders t'«>i British rirms anioun'. r^ to fifteen million sterling. inclu<!i..;i t';: million Car factory equipment and agricultural machinery.
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  • 44 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow. July The aeroplanes flying to Siberia eneosjSJt ered a severe storm over the Gobi Ik-sort. One was forced to land near IMde. The remainder are proceeding to Mayotan and BN expected to arrive at Peking on Julv 10th.
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  • 47 9 [Re.ut<»r's Service.] Berlin. July 10. A new ;j,OOO-ton vessel fitted Vrith Flettner motors is building at Bremen and will have a rotor 28 metres high and seven metres in diameter. The original rotorship, Buckau, had a rotor 1"»V{, metres high and -'-in. in diameter.
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  • 89 9 fßeuter's Service.] London, JuTy 9. la>\() Leverhulnu* left a million sterling. The <M;ite duty was about three hundred thousand sterling. He left one half of his fully paid up ordinary shares in Lever Brothers as t<» 20 per cent for charities connerted with commercial travellers, growers or
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  • 46 9 London. July 10. The Empire Cotton Growing Corporation Ifl proceeding immediately to establish a central research station in Trinidad, the object being the providing of a scientific link between the growers and manufacturers to investigate the cotton plant in all iti pfcotOO of growth.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 104 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*. July 10. The correspondent if the Gazette at Allahabad says that Pandit Motilal Nehru, commencing on Lord Birkenhead's speech says: "Two mountains have been in labour and have brought forth a mouse." The speech is receiving a mixed reception. Indian opinion is against
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    • 55 9 (From Our Own Correspondent. Ijoh, July 10. New than** of d*Mt rsrniaH— m for the pottet have been introduced they include the i wearing of shorts for all ranks in future. The Malay khaki cap is to be changed to Mack similar to the Straits and ocher
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    • 589 9 Spori* (lathering. Under Uml roaditioat, the Annual Athletic Sports of the Out ram Road School was held at 2.4.5 yesterday afternoon in the School's field, and there was a large crowd enjoying the various events. Amongst those noticed were Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. Dr. Winstedt, Mr. and
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    • 144 9 I Programme of Drills. Saturday, 11th, 2.30 p.m. Bukit Timah •A." "B" and "C" Coys. Sunday, 12th S.OO a.m., Farrer Range. Units. S.V.C. Penang Veterans' Shield. 8 a.m., Bukit Timah, "A", U V and "f" Coys. 2 pm. Buki^ Timah. Chinese Company, i Readiness is supposed to
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  • 751 9 <;OVER\MEXT PROGRESS. Smm Waiting for the Railway. Anyone who has perforce to undertake the hazardous journey from Singapore to Johore, or vice versa, by car will declare with enthusiasm that the thrill of the Giant Racer at Wembley is mere child's play compared with the excitement derived
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  • 283 9 Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Woodford have issued invitations for the marriage of their only daughter, Violet May, to Mr. Henry Foley, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Foley, which will take place on Saturday, July 18, at 8 a.m. at the Church of the Assumption, Penang. Enquiries made
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 91 9 I SPECIAL SHOW ij of Morning, /I|g| Afternoon I tI^II Evening j I fv fhw Gowns and j lirai Two-Piece Suits t J/V^ New Millinery. I Robinson Co., Ltd. j» (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements 2j SINGAPORE. S HIGH CLASS VIRGINIAN P Z CIGARETTES. 1 THE NEW CIGARETTE S jj
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 732 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE.. Taking cargo on through Bills of lading for all Overland Point*. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. ADRASTUS London, Rotterdam,
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    • 555 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND TREIGHT SERVICE? TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. 11 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID due Aug. 28 ?.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept. 28
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    • 485 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAB LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AM) CARGO SStVICBS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAITsTEAM NAVIGATIOX LONDON AND FAR BAST MAIL BBKVICE. (Under Contract with His Ifmjesty'a Gov« OirVV ARDS FROM LONDON. \\n\\\.\\ suu< Tor China and Japan. For Marseille* j Due Tonna^Sinsapore. MACEDONIA 11,100 July 17
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  • 400 11 The Fascist Ideal. Rome, May 31. The report which accompanies the Bill conferring on the Government the right to dismiss permanent officials, presented by Signor Rocco, the Minister of Justice, explains in detail the view which Fascism holds with regard to /the administrative power of
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  • 95 11 Sir Anton Bertram, late Chief Justice of Ceylon, who went from Colombo to Palestine on a special mission, was expected to complete his work there, at the end of June. Lady Bertram, in a letter addressed to a friend in Ceylon, states: "Sir Anton is very bus.y still, with his
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  • 352 11 Failure in the "United Action" Move. The Times Labour Correspondent writes: The Minority Movement, which is the Communist movement within the trade unions, is furiously angry at the failure of last week's "united action" conference. For weeks and months it had concentrated its propaganda on the conference, and
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  • 149 11 Stowe School, the new public school near Buckingham, was treated to a novel experience recently at the end of the term, when Captain de Haviland quite suddenly appeared in an aeroplane and landed in the playing field. He had come to take his son, who attends Stowe School, home to
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 310 11 for WATCH VALUE accurate timekeepers i *Uad th<» climatic conditions of the East. ?»(M KKT WATCHES jOH< RE LEV! B mmmmU I TWO SOBS 5 Each MOTION I EVER ,'f-f ,S,.E. rh and Silver Hunters iHhlf Hunters. WRISTLET WATCHES ERN 512.50 Each. BCIEW 'ASKS SOLID SILVER 925 Each. SCREW I
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    • 621 11 THE MALAKOFF RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the Stmita Settlements)' h,v Ot !T, iS er hy ivcn that th Directors have declared an Interim Dividend of 7% p, r ZT °i n oor° Unt f lhe year endin 3lBt D^mtor, 19.5, paynble to shareholders on the Register on the 18th
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    • 288 11 I 'y^mQmmr~ --pg^. ,I.^—ml!-' !HH"-'.'" 11 nn L H^ |< gJM^^^|^ >^^^j^^^^ a jy^^w^^^^^^^^^^^a^^^li,^^^^^^^^ ,4] ,m* O"*^"*> -mmm-^ y.. n M n"l^^^^^^^^^Ti i J^!^^^^^ -J^^^^^^^^ j^HHsotbV .^rllfcaßßa^^^ j^^BsfcaW.^^^a^a^a^a^^^^^a^Bßa^aW^^^fc^^a^^^^^a^aßa^a^^^ Y I" GOLDEN SPECIALS"! CIGARETTES. til v\ ii| jw I Result of Prize Competition. I Vj *****.18 tons of Rubber were exported
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 297 12 Water- Legged Vessel Encountered. A passenger on the Bibby steamer Herefordshire, which le*ft Colombo in the middle of May, writes: On May 26, two days beyond Port Said, the stewards in bringing: early tea told us that we were heading for a ship in distress which
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    • 209 12 The Colombo Port Commission has at present under consideration a proposal to purchase an ocean-going tujr from Home lor employment in the Colombo Harbour. Th* Port Commission has for some time h«cn alive to the importance of the Colombo ha hour possessing an ocean-going tug. At
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    • 153 12 A re pi tentative of th e Blackburne Ae- roplane and Motor Co., Ltd., of Leeds, has been in negotiation with the Governments lof Kenya, Uganda, and the Anglo-Egyp-jtiar Sudan, on the -übject of a commercia' seaplane service between Khartum and Lake Victoria, Nyanza. The scheme
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    • 143 12 An Excellent Opportunity. Filipino seamen see their chance in the present strike situation in China, says the Manila Bulletin. The International Marine Union, with a membership of more than two thousand, is reported to be considering the sending of men to Hongkong, and other ports in Chin.", to
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    • 124 12 b:r Thomas Lipton, who celebrated his 7"th birthday in a quiet way at his house at Pouthgate last month, announced himself to be "fit and well— very much so!" He •v.tp busy all day opening: and reading lotted and telegrams from all quarters of the world a £reat number of
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  • 96 12 The Norwegian Steamer Drufar put into Hongkong, laie on June 28th in A leaking condition and was towed to dock next day. The damage is hot s-erious and limited to the starting of some rivets in the fere peak. At the time the leak was discovered, the Drufar was bound
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 652 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUCTRAUA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DABWIN f THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.376 tons) «n<J MONTORO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins 4% Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 662 12 *BOORD'S I m s w j ill j bß^^^^^2s[^^^ Lify Obtainable. K Stocked by all dealers and Hotels. Sole Agents: JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. fllEooAuEitillSS IfIAKI 1 IMILo Under contract with the French Government Mail and Passenger Services. DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY FAR EASTERN SERVICE.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 625 12 BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Je ran tut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. i Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala c Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang 3 and Kedah 6 a.m Ketantaruevery Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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    • 702 13 0. S. K. Line. Destination*. Steamers. j^ rr Dent London. Hamburir. Rotterdam Antwerp Bremen, via Colombo, Aden and P*H Said. Atlas Maru July ;4 j u y 15 I ipf Town. Rio, Santos, Bmm Aires via Colombo, f Manila Maru Aug. 5 Aujr. 8 B bo and Bombay via Penang.
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    • 428 13 Round the World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNBRS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLBANLINBSB. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria,~Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 110 days.
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    • 682 13 AMttICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD > BY STROTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO L3S ANGELES AND I SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST FARALON Julv 2 2 i U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Au* U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT g^t U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Oct.* and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days
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  • 491 14 Development Problem. Sydney, June 3. Sir George Buchanan, who has just returned from an inspection of the coastal districts in the Northern Territory and Queensland, under commission from the Federal .Government, has outlined to the Sydney Morning Herald the conclusions contained in his report, which are bound to
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  • 289 14 Miss Edna Ferber, -who has just won the Pulitzer prize of $1,000 for "the American novel published during the year which best presents the wholesome atmosphere of,' American life and the highest standard of j American fhanners and manhood," says that j she began writing the successful
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  • 143 14 The opening of th e Exhibition of Inventions at the Central Hall recalls the fate of an early inventor who is said to haw discovered a formula (sought in vain by countless others) for the manufacture of unbreakable glass. Dion Cassius records that a man presented
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  • 63 14 The text of the Bombay Government's bill to levy a tax on totalisator bettin? at races has been published. It proposes to levy a tax not exceeding 4 per cent on every totalisator bet and a reduction of the tax for admission to the race course levied
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 308 14 PaDEMX AERATEB WATWS are manufactured under Ideal conditions IDEAL in respect of MACHINERY employed IDEAL in respect of MATERIAL used IDEAL in respect of WATER used IDEAL in respect of the SUPERVISION. THE PHOENIX AERATED WATER WORKS. OFFICE AND WORKS. Telephone 3463. 63, Anson Road, Singapore Telegram "PHOENIX" "^C^HERE insects
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    • 545 14 THE POPULARITY CAMPAIGN. LIST OF STANDINGS. Thj f bHowiqr u Jfce rtge of lie poU in our great popularity campaign cßecked up to 9 iun. yesterday —ruing, The list will lie published at regular intervals on this page. Mrs. 8. R. Sassoon, 89-1, Orchard Road, 2,042,050 Miss Stella Sarkies, Raffles
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    • 553 14 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE JN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS Pln SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE ETrL **EXh Originating Summons No. 8 of l«m IN THB MATTER OF SHAIK AHMAD DECRAsei, The Undersigned have been instructed to sell bv Pnhr their Saleroom, Raffles Chambers, Raffllel im aUctio it ON MONDAY, 13th JULY,
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    • 463 14 SHERIFF^I^ IN THE SUPREME COURT Ol > STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENTJ)K SIX,.^ Suit \o. IK2 of nu Writ Seizure an,] 5; (i ttv „r May. 1925. Ahfta I.ana KtMU Ko r. ■••a Kouinppa rhitty f end •1 > Ti,n Kim H t t r an K ni liuan AUCTION SALE OF
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  • 608 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FKIOAY, JULY 10, 1» 2 5. of Thfsifare WS 8h W the isBtt3 marked.] dollar anlef>B otherwise Asam Kumbang l£fj buyers Sellers Batang Padang Tin 46s 6d 47s 6d Hitam Tin 60 63 Idris Hydraulic (£) Johan Tin 1.58 1.62 3<s 38s x.d. K.
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  • 31 15 Singapore. July 10, 12 noon. Singapore -Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1.45 1.46; Aug.-Sept. 1.43 1.44; Oct.-Dec. 1.32 1.33. London Quotation Sheet 3s. lOd. Market Steady.
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  • 63 15 July 10. Bank 4 m.s. 2J4 16-S2 Bank demand 2j4 S-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2i4 New York, demand 553, Credits 90 days BB^ Franco, dc-manM U'{ r > India, T. T. 154V Hongkong, demand p c p rem Yokohama, demand 137*' Java, demand 141 1* Bangkok, demand 79^
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  • 180 15 July 10. Tm \7,0 TMI lu i> Humbler 17 00 Pepper White 4 3 0 Pepper Black tfctl Flake Tapioca g Pearl Sago Small 900 Cop** ILM <opra Suntlrieit 12 20 Opium, Ben*r»s unt. 4.000 Kice, Liang »li'i *JK*n \\:r\ B'ue Eajrle (Old) oq 0 Kice, Liang Hin Than
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  • 506 15 The result for the year shew a profit of $47,097.44; to which hss to he added the balance brought forward from last year $56,003.21 Add Surplus of last year's survey fee written back $MS.S#; Less Interim dividend of 10 eCßti p^r share paid in August. 1924 $40,010.20;
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  • 162 15 BIG HALF-YEARLY INCREASES. Comparative statement of the total value of Foreign Merchandise, excluding parcel post, imported and exported to and from British Malaya during 1924 and 1925. IMPORTS. (In thousands of dollars). 1924 1925 Inc. January 55,712 65,347 9,635 February 4r>,4.-)l 59,180 13,729 March tiiijTlijlg 68.4H.--12,717 April 49.69."
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  • 222 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, July 10. Kuhher.— London 3s 9%d. Steady.* Local 1.4C Tin— London £260. Local 130%. \TO tons sold. Rubbers. Eask-r. .It-rams are quoted 1.10 1.15. Craigfefeofl havr buyers at 1.55 with sellers at 1.60. Bukit Katils have seliers ar 1.30 buyers bidding 1.27. Colinsburphs offering at
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  • 159 15 Singapore. Juh 10. Tin.— £26o. Up 355. Local 130 V 150 tuns. Rubber.— 3s. 9^4 d. Down V 4 d. A feeling of uncertainty as to the trend of the price of Rubber in the near future has brought out one or two sellers of Rubber
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  • 147 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. July 10. Rubber. 3s 9%<1 down 4 d. Local 1.46Vj. Tin. £2GO up Hss. Local 150 tons at 130 s Th<* cabled price of rubber shows a small loss uml rubber share quotations are easier. a fai- amount of profit taking
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    • 1388 15 As^ :> over $5,500,000. Till? TDr ATDl Ofrnn x Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMTIH). HEAD OFFICE -Winch te H (IncOrporated in StrmitB Settlements) The Company has £20,000 depo B ii?S ?^?unrl. r LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. P siiea with the Supreme
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    • 42 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporate in England by Royal Charter A. D. 17J0). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE j Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds J Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 3078 16 COMPLAINANT'S Fl RTHER EVIDENCE. The Assault <m the Wife. The preliminary enquiry into the case in which Mr. ,<loh Hood Kiat stands charged with attempted murder as the result of having .shot Mr. Wong Yong Soo and wounded him at the Chinese Swimming Cub a few wcvks
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  • 458 16 (ireat British Film in Singapore. Commencing on July 22nd there will be shown locally the biggest and finest British film ever produced Moon of Israel. This wonderful screen version of Sir Rider Hag gard's famous novel is one to which the much-abused prefix "super" may be fittingly
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  • 297 16 SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Excellent Doubles Matches. Ye.vcrday's play in the Singapore Term:; Chanipiorship at the S.G.C. nwracted a lurge attendance, and the thiv<? doubles 1 atches were all productive of interesting Kr.nis. A curious feature of ail the games so for contested has been iho Hg margin of
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  • 15 16 i Hooi Hye vs. Soiuhara. Donnell and Kleinrnan vs. Wheatley and :do Sou/a.
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  • 138 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. July '0. The Malayan Tennis championships eleminating competition to select the men's singles and doubles to represent Ponang was played off to-day on the Cricket Club courts. There **a* a largo attendance and fine weather prevailed. Singles Cheah Sine Am boat Reutens o—3.
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  • 118 16 The following will represent the S.J.O. B.A. apainst the Lanka Union on the former'* ground this afternoon: F. Albuquerque. E. van Jansz. Low Khean Siew, W. Newbronner. F. Rappa, C. Eber, K. Veeravagoo, K. Kenneth, C. Ess. A. Samy, F. J. ShepheHson (captain). Reserve.—^J. P. Siow. The following will
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 211 16 /^3fc\ m MASTERS VOlcT" HsP*' New Records ARE HERE Write or call for Catalogues 1 MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. The Arcade. The Best of Bath Soaps Whether your water supply is hard or soft. VINOLIA OTTO SOAP is the best for your bath. It forms immediately into a rich, fragrant
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