The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 September 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1926. NO. 11,906.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    286 1 Although a connected account of the Florida disnster is impossible owing to the cutting off of communications locally, news which has leaked through indicates that the severest hardships are being suffered by the inhabitants Page 9. There was a tragic end to the nonstop flight, from U.S.
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    THE CHARM OF SLANG.
    1271 1 They used to put it to us. in our y<.utn. that every language has a "prime," as a peat has one golden prime asjd no more, tiieek had a Peru-lean prime. Latin a icejronian or Vergiliati prime. English an hiizahethan. or perhaps an iWlfUiffiilll. piime. If
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      121 1 > BRITISH AND BEST jj MAYPOLE MARGARINEi J FOR TABLE USE. Raffles Hotel Telephone No. 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. Dinner Dance TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Tea Dance .MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. SARKIES BROS.. Proprietors. jl AXn A T M M.^ M«^ l^r FINEST TYPEWRITERS Remington STANDARD SINCE THE INVENTION OF
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      257 1 I THE EUR OPE HOTEL.I i j: OHristmas Festivities I Tables for Christmas can jl I now be booked. I J THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. Arthur E. Odell. Managing Director. •.■.V.%%S»AV.V.V.'.V.V."-*.V.W.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.W.W.V.V.V.V."X I I Adelphi Hotel. In Response to Numerous R quests n Additional EVERY TUESDAY TEA DANCE. T^TTTT>T}\7 Wednesday, i
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      115 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Kupper Beer, Caldbecks— Plage 8. The Pavilion programme Page 2. Seven-seater Fiat for sale Pair" 7T'se No. 4711 Eau de Cologne ujj-h 11. Notice re Rydal Hall" cargo— Page 7. Latest shipping notices on pages 10, 12. and L3. Buy Goodyear Heavy IKny Cord Tyres Page 4. Page
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      14 1 •;viV.v. i .Vi i .v.v/.v.v. i .v.v :j SWALLOW ARIELL'S;? "CHERRY RIPE" J WMWA'.VAW.V.V.VAV.J
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      132 1 THE WEEK. Wcdnesduy, 22nd. High Water, 10.56 a.m., 10.55 p.m. I'.S. mail closes. 2 p:nt. Ladies Golf Championship Ist round. S.F.A. Cup: Police vs. K.F. Madame Kelvey's Dancing Entertainment. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Thursday, 23rd, High Water, 11.25 a.m.. 11.40 p.m. Carpi's Italian Opera Theatre 9.30. Friday, 24th. High Water, 11*55
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    ADVERTISEMENTS ON POSTMARKS.
    333 2 LONDON STORES' COMPLAINT. .v. v hurehi] n making money owing ad erti ents appeal on i not b Even the light to be ex- l app] o ire mspk us. Some ol them s lem to *'< ai that th< w ill be forced t-ertise ri >
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    LONDON A CITY OF STATUES. MORE APPLICATIONS THAN CAN BE GRANTED.
    257 2 LONDON A CITY OF STATU ES. MORE APPLICATIONS THAN CAN BE GRANTED. According Iq the Fine Alts Commission London is becoming 1 full <>f statues, and most of the best >ites are already occupied. But the demand for still m< re memorials conrimus. Applications come into the Office of \Y.>rks.
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      236 2 SKETOLENE. Manufactured according to the ORIGINAL BANGKOK RECIPE On Sale at all Chemists. Price $1.50 per 8 oz. bottle. Sole Importers. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTB. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA. CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS 6 AMUSEMENTS. PROF. C. THERESES (Britisher) and Miss iSenour. (U.S*A.) Dancing Lessons.
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      305 2 Victoria Theatre. Commencing THURSDAY NEXT^IePT. 23rd., 9.30 p.m. A. CARPI'S ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY. FULL ORCHESTRA BALLET AND CHOFUS. c .OQ Friday, Sept. 24th. Thursday Sept. 23rd. CAVALIERA RUSTIC AN A and RIGOLETm PAGLIACCI. Saturday, Sept. 25th. Monday, Sept. 27th. CARMEN. MADAM BUTTERFLY. Tuesday, Sept. 28th. Wednesday, Sept. 29th. FAUST.
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      273 2 A PICTURE WITH A POWERFUL STORY, EXCELLENT ACTIXq AND PERFECT HANDLING Tc be screened from Friday, 17th, to Thursday. 23rd Sept( m f M r AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.m. A SENSATIONAL STAGE SUCCESS OF NEW York LONDON BY DOROTHY BRANDON A Rowland V. Lee
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    A CHANGE OF STATUS.
    1080 3 Suzanne as Pro. WHAT THE CHANGE MEANS. "Why, no." was Mile. Lenglen's answer. "Will my social status be affected? Why, no, I should think not." And I also, I should think not. For what is this social sta.u>; that it should be over- set because its
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    IN A CATHEDRAL CLOSE.
    871 3 The Elysian Fields. IN THE OLDEN" DAYS si ream In all cathedral to\vn> to-day streams of visitosr pas? through the Close: but few pause to dwell upon the; delights of those Elysian fields. Old Pepys must have been a eapital fellow on a journey; pressing on
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    WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL RADIO STATION.
    84 3 WORLD' S MOST POWERFUL RADIO STATION. Erected by Theosophists at Syiiney. Madras, Sept 2. Tkie Tlu'osophical Society in Australia has established a hiiih-power br >adcastin£ Station at Sydney which was opened by the Minister of Education for Nt-\v South Wales, Dr. (J. S. Artmdale, who said, at the opening of
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      99 3 'V/'OUR BABY'S future good health and J[ happiness depends upon your choice of his tood in infancy. The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which I has 'nee:: used to rear successfully the children of 5 Royal Nurseries. If there was a better food obtainable these babies would have
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      42 3 EXCLUSIVE State Express methods of manufacture are totally different from all others and are exclusive to VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD LONDON. V^ V^ r* i w^. ■rULLOCH hi ADE WHISKIES Lim Teck Loong Co. 57, Orchard Road. McALISTER Co, Ltd.
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    MOTOR TRIALS IN THE ALPS.
    438 4 AN UNUSUAL COMPETITION. An unusual and interesting motor competition came to a close in Rome, a few days ago, in the Alpine Military Cup. Starting from Trieste, the competitors, who were military officers driving touring cars, or soldiers at the wheel of motor lorries, had
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    "MISSIONARY" 'BUS.
    173 4 NEW LONDON TYPE TO MAKE TO I R OF EUROPE. One of London's new covered top omnibuses left London in mail week for the Continent. It is to be taken on an extensive tour, through Leipsig, Budapest, and other cities, with a view to securing contracts for its
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      182 4 Dodge Cars Preferred by $2,135. Great Commercial Houses sedan what the world thinks of pages to print them all. $2,800. is its wiaesprerdi u.r>o < ~^in j* IorYP t i o a o i-»-t o*f p^'* c o rr. pcinio s o c 1 c c i xncir la I
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      128 4 I High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes :j mw*fiLJm I l^m L rB Btßljl I nm%& *^wt*^*^ a Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Sin B apore. g i Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- m ■TbT^^^^^ t J THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. 14, Chartered Bank
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    WILLYS-OVERLAND PROGRESS.
    229 5 Sales figures recently released by the John N. Willys Export Corp., Toledo, Ohio. U.S.A., indicate plainly the unusually rapid strides that the Willys-Overland Company is tailing [in the motor car markets of the world. In i-July this company shipped its I">C.JOOth car to .ther countries. During the ti^st
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    THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET.
    192 5 FIELD FOR BRITAIN. The Autocar, in dealing with the Australian market for motor cars, says; The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), in a recent speech to the Australian Association of British Manufacturers and their representatives at Melbourne, in emphasising the wishes of his fellow-citi-zens of the Commonwealth,
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    HIGHWAYMEN IN MOTORS.
    550 5 HUNDREDS OF TRICKS. New York. The motor-cycle pcJice of America was ioiined with the intentivn of checking .-.need maniacs on the great artery high roads of the United States. To-day that force has giown into an enormous organisation which is nr>w primarily used as a means of
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    ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR ROAD TRANSPORT.
    205 5 Transport by road has now attained such a position in our national life, says The Commerica! Motor, that it is difficult to pick out any one phase which merits more consideration than dozens of others; however, the conveyance of valuable horses a nd other pedigree
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    WATER JACKETS.
    206 5 Efficient Cleansing Mixture. When a motor-car has been in use for a number of years a thick fur forms on the inside of the water-jackets and in the radiator tubes. This deposit decreases the efficiency of the cooling system considerably, causing overheating and, consequently, very unsatisfactory running;. Only
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    INCREASED AUTOMOBILE TAXATION IN FRANCE.
    157 5 Broadly, the new motor taxes voted by the Poincare Government are an increase of 50 per cent, on those in force up to the middle of the year. The minimum State tax has been raised from 240 to 300 francs a year, while the tax
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      247 5 4 V.VAV.V.SV.VAW\VWVU%WA (S3b I A PURELY BRITISH CAR THAT IS NOW DESERV- EDLY MUCH IN THE PUBLIC EYE. ITS WON- fI m DERFUL QUALITIES WILL ENSURE THAT THIS POPULARITY IS STEADY IN THE ASCENDANT, AS WILL THE VASTLY EXPANDING WORKS NOW IN j| COURSE OF ERECTION BY ITS .MANUFACTURERS f
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      176 5 I GRAY I THE CAR THAT SAVES YOU MONEY, I II THE 30 MILES PER GALLON CAR. <g O Is still the unchallenged economy champion holding the official record. rA noiseless, substantial and powerful engine, unsurpassed as a hill-climber. 9 il A beautifully designed body with ample room for five
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    745 6  -  S. MIDDLETON MATTHEWS. For the Leisure Hour by Problem No. IS by Anonymous. Black 2 pieces. White 6 pieces. White to play and mate in three moves. A tineh played game by an English Master. Played in the Master Tournanieni at Budapest between Yates and Tartakower
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    MISS EDERLE'S SWIM SEQUEL.
    421 6 The latest stage in the controversy which I a- arises OH l>oth sides of the Channel eoncenring Bfias Ederle's cro s-Channel swim is the publication of a certified statement by mmm oi those who accompanied the swim. This statement waa made owing to points raised in
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1015 6  -  HORATIUS. Indoor Recreations by Outside the land of their birth, the Informatpry DoubUs have not been practised j long enough for their value to be truly appraised. As I said before the Americans themselves are much less enthusiastic about them than at first, and 1 shall
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      12 6 'i IVANHOE SiV Walter Scott's Classic In Pictorial Form -No. 3. 1
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      229 6 PATENT BELTING j THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. Singapore, Penany:, Ipob and Kuala I.umpur. i^^±±^y^s and sustains and&ves the grengi y^^ J^7^~2&^ j I Ifc tWd requires Horitdr's is U^m Vm 1 l\ i ""^^jaja^Ma^ajajaafci" > Common Ailments of Infancy, j; I > i 1 1 1, of uoul.k. Kvt-n slijrht
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    677 7 Results Including Saturday Sept. 18. Home Away P W D L F A I W D L F A Points. Leicester 7 2 1 0 12 7 1' 3 0 11 10 10 Birmingham 6 2 1051 2016 6 9 ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION I. ■a-m' a,
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    THE RAJAH AND THE ACROBAT.
    373 7 On the banks of a little river, called the Ken, in the United Provinces, there is a little shrine where lie buried the remains of one who is now the recipient of much honour from the people in the district, especially he Chamars. The storv
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    14 7 The effect of education is to cause people to worry. Mr. G. A. Edinger.
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      476 7 BUSINESS CARDS. fIfABY SETON. i OLD ENGLISH PRINTS IN FRAMED. j BABI GRAND PIANO $1,000. > EE TABLE TOPS, FLOORING, TILES, Etc. JAPORE CASKET CO. Marble Merchants." Telephone 75. "cars for hire. FOR NEW BUICK GARS, RING IP 'PHONE NO. 3981. SAVE YOUR OWN CHOICE OF HIE FOLLOWING CARS:— BUICK
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      897 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EXCHANGE. Notice is hereby given that the Half Yearly General Meeting of Members will be hehi in '.he Chamber of Commerce Room, New General Post Office BaHdiag; on Monday. 27th September, 1986, at 2.15 p.m. for the following purposes 1. To inform Members of
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      933 7 AUCTION SALE OF THE STOCK-IN-TRADE OF THE AMALGAMATED MOTORS, To be held at No. 167, Orchard Road. ON SATURDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER, AT 3 P.M. Comprising:: One new 5-seater 4 cylinder Angus Sanderson Motor Car 1926 Model, spare wheels, bdois etc. complete, one Bean Motor Car 5-seater 4 cylinder 1924 Model,
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1926. Florida's Hurricane.
    413 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1926. Florida's Hurricane. Worldwide sympathy will be felt with the United States in the disaster which has overtaken the southern part of Florida and threatens now to travel across the lower part of Texas. The tales which are coming to hand of the tremendous
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    The Wan-Hsien Fight.
    299 8 We publish in another column today, by the process of extracting it trom Hongkong papers, details of the fighting which accompanied the Navy's affair in regard to the Wan Hsien. This engagement involved the coming into action of a number of British warships and the loss of
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    375 8 The death occurred, in Kuaia Lumpur, hon Saturday, of Sundaratammal. the wife of the late Subraya Pillay, at the age of A correspondent informs the Malay Mail that an earth tremor was felt in j Kuala Lumpur about midnight on Saturday. j the shock lastinp about three seconds. The- Pageant
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    DANCING AT THE THEATRE.
    756 8 Madam Kelvey's Pupils. A FINISHED DISPLAY. Madam Kelvey took rather a big lisk in presenting her pupils in an entertainment of such a difficult nature without even a full-dress rehearsal, but the matinee given at the Victoria Theatre last evening was ample proof of the very
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    S.S. DUNSTAN AND NICHOLAS.
    77 8 Preparation* for the dance and cabaret show which will be given at Raffles Hot* 1 on Thursday Oct. 7th in aid of St. Dunstan's Home and St. Nicholas' Home for the blind, are well in hand and the evening 1 promises to be most interesting;. Several
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    AMERICA AND WAR DEBTS.
    92 8 POLICY UNCHANGED. MR. MELLOVS MPOfti [Reuters Service] Washington. Sept. 21 Mr. Mellon informed Presided I on his first visit aftei hi> Euiope that there is no mason I change in (fee American policy of ii on the collection of war debts a l him that the
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    QUEEN OF HOLLAND'S SPEECH FROM THE THRONE
    162 8 [Beuter'n Btrvttt.] The Hamir ft pt. 21. In the Spast b toon lln 1 1 the States-Gom-ial H. M. tin that the situation in ground for gratitude n tnai though shadows u *-r<- ;i ig. K rest* ration v ;i> pro ceding scry
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    DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE AT GENEVA.
    35 8 hi di net a. despite the opi I England, Japan and Bvrftzei and tk j mission on 1 lisaimam n i proposal •< call a H tai befon the m \t Assembly.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    325 8 A CHINESE EVDETI The deelaralion that hi friiulin ob B<>i»' Quay m neat jthe detective, when a bOHrfH year.- ICO, had killed Mi Eatlli r U I fathei. ill advanced b| t Ckil ;u the Amfaot y«---t« 'Ma\ iHtl itw murder. The detec-me va- M r i chntfteteni
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      152 8 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" jH«nff^ TRADivf?y^RK illmil j /Hfl ABSOLUTELY PURE t\M\ CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.) (Incorporated in Shanghai.) 45, Robinson Road. SINGAPORE. Telephone 228. y.WAW.V.NW.VAV.V.V.V.V.V '.V.V.VMVAW.'.W.V.ViV.VA I Italian LAMBS' QORGONZOL A HEARTS ij f^HFF'SF' (ABOUT < 1 1 ozs. EACH PER
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      53 8 VVWVWVUWW'WV^%SVA%V < rVW%WA > m Parfums de Luxe I GOTY i Chypre j: Origan f Rose Jacqueminot j? Paris \l Emeraude :j I EAU DE COTY >. J to be had from all dealers J Dupir« brothers. sfsf WAVJ > .V.V.V.V.*.V.V%%Vy.VSiVWi Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. Singapore, Penanjj. Kuala
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    THE STORM TRAIL.
    312 9 iLORIDA CASUALTIES GROWING. MR. COOLIDGE'S APPEAL. [Reuter's Service. Wlest Palm Kajch. Sept. 20. I revised estimate of the casualties puts it SOU dead and many hundreds in- whilst the damage totals scores of ana al dollars. New York. Sept. 20. 1 latest news from the south is
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    DISAFFECTION AMONG DUTCH TROOPS.
    97 9 DIS AFFECTION AMONG DUTCH TROOPS. [Reuter's Service. Amsterdam. Sept. 21. I iwvvspapers report that serious dis- i»-e broker, out wnnf; the troops j l9Sen who are undergoing their annual res. It is believed the disorders rearranged a> ball cartridges were missins:. r ._r route march in the sweltering) .'-:«rday apparently
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    SUPER WIRELESS.
    53 9 nch Postal i 'eparirv.i'! has txaUB found stCOßafol a new apparatus ••<:at>lishcs considerable progress in entirely ropfHreasiag all interferi ad peradlUag a traffic of fifteen tines reseat volume. What is more imai t. it assures the security and secrecy Tf-sfhjndence. Consideration of the •--ion of submarine cables is
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    MORE CHANNEL SWIMMERS.
    162 9 [Britfck Radio— Official Service]. Rugby. Sept. 20. than f<>ur persons are. or have 'r. ng to swim the Channel to-day. We all British. Mona Maclellan and Mr. Horace <-nttrt-d tbe water at Cape Gri< Nex -t five yesterday evening. Frcybcfg, who won the Victoria tadc his third
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    EASTERN MINING SHARES.
    2195 9 Director's Claim Against Company. COUNSEL'S CRITICISM OF BIG LOANS. Further litigation relating to shares in Eastern Mining and Rubber Company commenced in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon be Tore Mr. Justice Deane. The Company is sued by Mr. Tan Wan Liat, a director of the Company, who
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    IN A BURNING 'PLANE.
    319 9 TWO KILLED. TRAGIC END TO NON-STOP FLIGHT. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Sept. 2!. The French airman, Captain Fonck, started on his trans-Atlantic flight but the machine crashed in flames. It is believed that tw:> persons were killed. Fonck and Curtin escaped. Lieut. Curtin leaped clear of
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    POSTERING SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
    164 9 [British Radio— Official Service. J Rugby, Sept. 20. A new luxury passenger service is being established between London and South Am- erica by the Blue Star line. A fleet of five ships is being launched in a period of five j months. The first vessel, the
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    PENANG'S NEW MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT.
    53 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I'enang, Sept. 21. It is officially announced that Mr. R. Crichton will succeed Mr. B. Nunn in the Presidency of the Municipal Commissioners. Arrangements have been made for Mr. J. H. Pedlow to be Deputy President pending Mr. Crichton's return from* furlough
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    TWO MEN MURDERED.
    60 9 Three Malays have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Boyaneso in Kampong Java Road on Monday ni^ht. The deceased, a motor-lorry driver, was attacked and stabbed in the stomach. Three Chinese are reported to have attacked and caused the death of an Indian at
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      203 9 New Selection of I I I Golf Clubs 1 FROM -I I j George E. Smith I PROFESSIONAL J \fm < MORAY GOLF CLUB, j fl LOSSIEMOUTH. I I •I SCOTLAND. ;J I ■j DRIVERS DRIVER-BRASSIES BRASSIES I SPOONS BAFFIES IRONS I J MASHIES JIGGERS FITTERS HT I DRIVING IRONS
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      671 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■X PRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LON DON. AND N. CONTINENT. TW ICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. JASON London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port HELEN US
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      635 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. Due S'pore. B.s. CITY OF TOKIO Oct 6 s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Oct. 30 HOMEWARDS. s.s. KNOWSLEY HALL London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Sept.
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      540 10 P. O. I 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). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseille London and Aatw.r. Tk__ Leavt Tonnage.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    259 11 Sourabaya Races. SECOND DAY'S RESULTS. sults on Sept 12th. Batavia Prize. I*4 mile. Glenbern 1; Andjanie 2. Won easily in 2 min. 12% sec. Tjibadak Prize. 5 furlongs. Vellesarious 1; Ontjseno 2; Bezau 3, Won by length. Tima 1 min. 47 sec. Also ran Sokosrono. Pleret Prize. Trotting
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    CRICKET.
    360 11 MALAYAN TENNIS CHAMPION IN FORM. Playing against the Police on Saturday! Khoo Huoi Hye, the Malayan lawn tennis champion, scored 46 not >ut. Scores: Pclice: N. H. P. Whitley Ibw. I Siow Hian 64; F. E. Kemp c Choon l.im b Siow Hian j •24; H. L. Poulain b
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    CANTON HONG PING HOSPITAL.
    209 11 Recently four representatives from the Canton Hong Ping Hospital came to Singapore with the view to raise a fund, owing to the fact that largo sums of money are spent in the many good works of the above hospital. This hospital admits sick people of all
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    COBHAM'S DIFFICULTIES.
    86 11 Mr. Alan Cobhara, in an interview with i Reuter, regretted hy had been unable to fore- cast the weather even six hours ahead anywhere between Calcutta and Penang. He also emphasised the desirability of having a seaplane base between Calcutta and Singapore and a chain of wireless stations
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    AMERICAN POLICE AND STRIKERS IN BATTLE.
    69 11 Tear-Gas and IW>mbs Ised. Manville (Rhode island) Sept. 2. The fierce rioting aiising out of the strike of textile operatives is culminating in a 1 battle between the Police and 1,800 strikers. State troops were summoned and used tear-gas and bombs, but owing to
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    57 11 A marriage has been arranged and will take place shortly between Tuan Syed Amar Shahabudin, son of Tuan Syed Abdullah Shahabudin, of Alor Star, and a daughter of H.H. The Sultan of Kedah, sister to Tunkus Md. Jiwa and Abdul Rahman. The prospective bridegroom broke several athletic records at Hongkong
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      241 11 The Utmost Protection for Your Car X 7"EED Bumpers are designed with unV V usually deep shock space to absorb the force of collisions, and give maximum protection to your car. Weed Bumpers are of the spring bar type, insuring great resiliency. Their ends are scientifically curved to prevent hooking
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    381 12 Invitations have been issued by ths agents of the S.M.N. and the Commander of the P. C. Hooft the new motor ship to a luncheon on board on Sept. 29th at 1 p.m. The P. and O. Kidderpore has left Hongkong and is expected to arrive at this
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    ESCAPE FROM SHARES.
    102 12 New York, July 22. A remarkable rescue was reported by the liner Ripley Castle, according to the New York Times, on its arrival in Now York on the completion of its journey from Cajx*. One of the ship's trimmers. Tonv Madison, Rgo.'.l tairty-fWe, was rescued afi<v having
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    SUBMARINE'S LONG CRUSE.
    227 12 An interesting account of the voyage and itinerary of the Dutch cruising submarine K-XIII .is contained in the Panama Star and Herald of July 29, on which date the ship reached Balboa from Cristobal. The ship subsequently left the port for a two years' tour of duty
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      558 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARBLLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single berth
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      48 12 M. V. EAST INDIAN. FOR NEW YORK, BOSTON AND BALTIMORE. Arrives Singapore 25th. September 1926, sails 4th. October 1926, due New York November 13th., 1926. For space and other particulars please apply to: PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD., (Incorporated in England). AGENTS. FIRST CLASS PASSENGER STEAMER. "CITY OF BARODA"
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      737 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM LLOYD" AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED DATES VIA SUEZ TO NEW YGUK ANP l?Osi« BINTANG due fef*. 30 sails Q STADSDYK due Oct. 13 sails o Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and to U.S.A. and < anad,
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      628 12 SHIPPING NOTES. MAIL DUbPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via de-mas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday jj am Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taipjng, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      707 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan and Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Mombasa. Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira. Drlagoa Bay and Durban. t Panama Maru Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Durbar.. Algoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio, Santos and
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      433 13 TRAVEL COM FORT DOLLAR <&£§§& "PRESIDENT" LINERS -^^'3*^' Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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      655 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW TORE. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) m.s. SILVERLARCH i n p or t. mjs. CUBA MARU due Sept. 24 m.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct 11 s.s. RHINE MARU due Oct 19
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1117 14 The Power Hoax. ENQUIRIES IN NORWAY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 2»>. There have been no developments as regards the Power hoax, except that as a result of exhaustive enquiries on the Norwegian coast we arc convinced 'hat not <>nlhas no grave been disturbed hut also
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    MR. H.G. WELLS PROTESTS.
    291 14 MR. H.G WELLS PROTESTS. 'TKICELESS DEPOSITS" AT FRENCH i would like,'' Mr. 11. <i. Wells writes in the current issue of Nature, "t<> direct the attention of the readers of Nature, am particularly of those with monej and organising power, to the very unsatisfactory state of affairs in this beautiful
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    THE DOMINIONS PREMIERS.
    73 14 London, Sept. 2. Manchester. The proposal to confer the Freedom of the City upon the seven Domi- nions' Premiers, who visit Manchester in October, led to uproarious scenes at a meet- i ing of the City Council. Labourites denounced the proposal as the "wholesale giving away of
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      575 14 I@HHlftlfcHfll KORRENGZAL OINTMENT ft^Millill v FOR wounds> SORES> AND ALL SKIN diseases PhIiBIIIii great peppermint cure H m %3 Uli If FOR COUGHS, COLDS, AND STOMACH COMPLAINTS. VLUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQT C4IINESE PORCELAIN BRONZE AND Comprising very oM bronze and brass Portuguese cannons, old Malay and Javanese kriaea with carved
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      117 14 "ftiialitv" and no cheapening influei ol UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. ILiijliJiJ I JuiJiJrH\ A———— IDEAL BLUB SCREEN induding £> S stitching with eyelet and rope complete. Jf T*' Cv-' Size GO ft. x 9 ft. $3f>. ft L GO ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. $31. f J4kC 60
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    599 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st. [.Figures in brackets show the issue value if the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked. J >- «*'er* 2*»^ltere Asam Kum bang 69s 70s Batang Padang- 85 87 Chenderiang a 29s 9d 30s 3d Hitam Tin 1.32% 1.35 (ilis 60s 6d
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    42 15 I It is reported from Danzig that owing to the increasing demand for Polish coal for export aboard the existing haulage accommodation has been found insufficient and new cranes are being installed in order to handle 400,000 tons of coal a month.
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 15 September '-1 Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 3-16 Bank demand 2|S 13-16 Private credits ■'> m.s. 2 1 2 New York, demand W% Credits UU days M France, demaikd 1900 [ndia, T.T. 1&4% Hongrkong, demand "> I l Yokohama, demand itS% Java, demand iM!» 7 Bangkok, demand *>u Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    181 15 Tin l")<* lUn.- i Gambier 1.00 < !opra Sundried L1.40 Opium, Benarea unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chai Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rio;- Rangoon Bintar: 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siain Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice. Siam Glutinous No, 1 M0
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 September 2l>t.. 12 o'clock noon. Buy< r. Seller R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Snot T<» Standard R.S S. Si 69 70' on Tender I '■> I 71 Oct Dea Z2 «i 1.- 7, Pone "1" Mai k> Firm. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 20% d
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    TAMBALAK RUBBER.
    213 15 '1 in- following is the Directors' report I the share Holders to be presented at the annual meeting at Derrick and Go's-, on Oct. 2nd at noon. The profit \'.>v the year is (124,513.48 to which has to be added tin balance o\ $22,182.05 brought forward from la>t
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    RUPEE STABILISATION.
    93 15 Madras Chambt r Approves Is. (id. Ratio. Madras. Sept. 10. The Madras Chamber at the last meeting approved the telegram to the Associated Chambers of India and Ceylon (Simla), idvising its approval of the arbitrary fixing of the exchange at Is. 6d. per rupeeThe Chamber further considered a
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    192 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTIVS. REPORT. Singa|x>re. Sv\it 21. Rubber.— Local 70. Steady. Tin. London, £801 Rubbers. Shares are steady. Men Scudait arc quoted f.i€ middle price and United Ma.lac< as and Malaia lmda> at 2.!<i 3. hukit Katils have buyers at J .20 qpun. and Punggors at L.25.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT. (L.R. Macphail)
    138 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. (L.R. Macphail) Singapore, St»pt 21. Rubber.— London, l- Unchanged Local 69ft Tin. £301. Down M L i for 1 5 I tons soul. Mining Shart->. llai t I rm. FonglttU Hai ii have impi >ved to L9.50, .Wan: tau* I 6 I Kinta Dredges Lo \.M2
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    76 15 British Radio— Official Sei Rugby. Sept. 20. Paris lTo 7^. Wv iTori 1.€t5%, ffmnwilr IT!* 7 Geneva 25.12, Ajftsterdam L2.U%, Aiiiar. 133%, Berlin i!o.:u; 2 Stockholm 18.15*4, C^penhaeen i-.J7'^. Oslo 22.16, Vienna 34.41%, Pncw i' 7 Beteiogfore 192%, Madrid 32-01%, Usbon 2 17-32, Rio 7 L7-32, Buenos Urec
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    288 15 London, Aug. 2">. ouflicting reports regarding the coal en dustr] have not helped fwarfaita (hit lart A <-«i->. ft nroakj appear, however, that >omtof the men haw madi u,< their minds u break awaj from the Federation, as day 1> day N is reported thai Larger numbers
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      459 15 Assets Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. T he Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      422 15 jBANKPJG. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,0€0,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y89,500,000 President: E. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, 3iq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. >v. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Eaq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Oknbo, £•<, Baron
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      442 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,u'0 (Reserve Fund:- -Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 j Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr A. O. Lang, Deputy Chairman
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      101 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter AD. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MA RINK Fidelity Guarantee— Ad mini >t ration Borr 1 Singapore Representatives.— Messrs oARLOW (X** Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO., LTD, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager PQGOH LIMITED. Messrs Sine, Darby and
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1670 16 It has been reported in Penang that the Straits Racing Association has passed a new rule to come into force on January first by which all trainers must register as trainers only and jockeys as jockeys only, tht designation and practice of trainerjockey no longer to be allowed.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    168 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. "A" Singles. Roy Smith owe 30 beat A. R. Linton scr., 7—5. 6—3. "B" Singes. R. C. Smith plus 1 beat E. J. Cassels owe 5 f 6—3. "C" Singles. B. E. Ablitt owe I beat R. Pearce plus .3, 6—o. 6—3. C.
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    8 16 SINGAPORE CUP. The following will represent the Sinsa-
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    DEMPSEY TO FIGHT TUNNEY.
    177 16 Huge Purse Guaranteed. AFTER THREE YEARS. [Reuter's Service.} Philadelphia, Sept. 21. After three years of film acting and pleasure-hunting Dempsey enters the sesquicentennial arena at 8.4~> on Thursday yvening in defence of his title against Tunney with the shadows of three impending law-suits hang-ing over him.
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    AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL POLO.
    33 16 I [Reuter's Service. J Westbury. Sept. 21. In the semi-final of the polo championship the Argentine beat Orange County by 13 to :> and therefore meet the Hurricanes in the final.
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    WELL-KNOWN BOXERS IN SINGAPORE.
    364 16 ADVICE TO LOCAL CHAMPION. Yesterday it was arranged that the Marquis of Clydesdale and Mr. E. Eagan, the well-known amateur boxers who arrived in Singapore on Monday, should visit Boy alley's training camp at Tanjong Katong. The Marquis was unable to attend, but Mr. Eagan and
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    82 16 EVERTON LOSE AGAIN. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 20. Results of League matches played to-day are as follow: Division I. Birmingham 1, Everton 0. Blackburn 0. Sunderland 2. Cardiff 1, Newcastle 1. Division 11. Hull 1, Reading 1. Port Vale 3, Darlington 2. Swansea 2, Blackpool 0. Division 111
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    11 16 j 1 *i ri iac' QArttorrt Kor Cnnnn
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    THE WANHSIEN AFFAIR.
    583 16 British Navy's Re£ly. CHINESE HEADQUARTERS DESTROYED: 2,000 CASUALTIES. Hankow, Sept. 12. An eyewitness's account of the Wanhsien affair shows that at 5.50 ui the afternoon on September 5 the Kiawo, manned by a naval detachment, went alongside the steamer Wanhsien. All seemed quiet, the only persons visible
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    HOCKEY.
    77 16 The following will represent the Old Rafflesians' Association vs. R.A.M.C. at Hockey to-day, on the Rallies School ground J. V. Moss; E. G. Wheatley and C. Richards; Kee Yew Hock, Tara Singh Mann and A. G. Armstrong; G. Towers, C. D. Smith, H. G. Stack (Capt.). J. R. Rodrigues;
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    Y.M.C.A. OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    76 16 TO-DAY'S TIES. Singles Handicap. Cpl. P. Slater vs. Pee Tek Hap. G. Haridas vs. ()n»- Swee Gan. A. P. Voelker vs. S. Long. Doubles Handicap. S. P. Viryasiri and Ong Swee Kee vs. Matsukawa and Murakami. G. Haridas and S. Rasanayagam vs. Winner of T. Ziegele
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      129 16 I A TRIUMPH IN SOUND REPRODUCTION HAS AT LA.ST J BEEN ACHIEVED BY j 1 1 "His Master's Voice I COME IN AND HEAR THE NEW MODELS ;I We will be pleased to prove this to you at any \\w\t 5 S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Honpkonjar). RAFFLES
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