The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 September 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Ress m CENTS. SINGAPORE, Ss^ FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1927. NO. 12,196.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    263 1 No further news had been received *f the St. Raphael when we went to iress this morning -Page 9. The "Sir John Carling" has again started from London, Ontario, m an endeavour to reach Ix>ndon, England Page 9. A communal riot occurred at Bareilly m India between
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    FONG KWEI.
    1267 1 Many Europeans m Shanghai employ servants from the country districts around Ningpo, dc.dynatcd m the local pidgin-Fug-lish a.s "Ningpo- more-far." Our coolie Fong Kwei was from this locality, and once year he used to eoas* to ask for week's leave to go home to see his family. %ft*r
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      337 1 V.V •.VAV.V.V.V.WAWL mo* HW f. I lN>: -i CN HAVING > Lfl) 'ABEL BRAND" Jj 1 COFFEE L Vk^.v.vWAWrtAWVWAW.VI<C RAFFLES HOTEL "to" McGuire's Augmented Orchestra SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 4th 11-30 TO 1. Informal Orchestral Concert r charge of SI, which will go to the band. will made to gentlemen, while
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      248 1 J••^v.^v•v•sv.v.v.%^v•%%^%%v•%%Va%v.v^•ar.v•vw•.VaV^.v•■.v.^%%•- Cigarettrs. For the pipe. fo^ j> 5§ "Capatan" Navy Cul To- J bacco. Both are just as V good to day as when you aj "W trie^ them fir,t Probably. gjgjg «3§J even, just a little better. tJf* < S 11 Jt-la\aB i N? IZ\ l\l > .f^. sa^P
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      129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Page 1. Robinson's sale is now on Page 9. Camera lost: reward offered Page 7. N. J. Club whisky. Caldbeck's— Page 8. f'rompton's motors. CniCers Page 8, Forbes-Russell Co. at Theatre— Page 2. Fresh herrings at Cold St rage Page H. Why you should drink Instant
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      8 1 FIW.W.V.V.V.V.V.VA TIN DATED ,ABEL BRAND" i COFFEE I
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      144 1 THE WEEK. Friday '2nd. Hijrh Water, 1.32 a.m. 5.7.. 1.52 p.m. 8.7. Boxing: Happy Valley. Half-a-Loaf, Theatre. 9.30 p.m. Saturday, 3rd. Big* Water, 2.12 a.m.. 8.2.. 2.23 p.m. 5.6. B. I. outward mail due. Singapore Races. Fallen Angels, Theatre, 0.30 p.m. Sunduy, 41*. Hi>:h Water, 2.58 a.m., 7.5., 2.58 p.m.
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    14-YEAR-OLD GIRL AIR PILOT.
    241 2 HOIK THAT SIIK MAY MY THE AII. ANTIC. 1 Ueraaol, Jalj -JMiss Lilian Dawson, aged fourteen, Mm p m *ir pik>t ia ta* world, arrived hert Pittsburg m the White Star liner Megarit-c. Sh< was accoii panied by her fnraer, and I rht with hat wreaths
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    HONEYMOON OF ONE DAY.
    183 2 BVDDEN CHANGE IN A HRIHEGKOOM OF 7tt. T:.v romaacc of a a*aa ef seventy-six and a yoUBR woman which was shattered OB the nifthl of their wedding had a sequel at Mary h hone Police Court, when the woman asked the magistrate for a summons for
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    CHURCH CHOIR IN BATHING SUITS.
    233 2 ONE WAY OF GETTING NEW KECK I ITS. Beater's Chicago corresponent says: A ctrorch choir of lathing "beauties" is Chicago's latest novelty. It is the boast ot a Methodist Episcopal Church here, but the horror of some ef its deacons. The idea started when the
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    HIGH-WATER MASK OF HONESTY.
    64 2 HIGH- WATER MASK OF HONESTY. Arm >in<- Sitaetioa m Birmingham Court London, Aug. 14. aard, aged 19, aaaatad tin d Birmingham Coaxi that he had thfeed his smployar of from BO t< lr r ''""i oby theft, declaring that Itaynard was al nolotety *n hor.est and a clever led. aUyaard
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      216 2 For the PREVENTION AND CUBE OF PRICKLY HEAT USE AGNESIA DUSTING POWDER. Manufactured by; MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road. THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA— CONJURER SIDESHOWS— WAY ANGS THE UNION STAR OPERA CO. THE POPULAR PLEASURE PARK GATE 10 CTS. Mdm. 1a Kelvey's *BBa***B*^«a^> n^**w mim W School of I DANCING
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      366 2 VICTORIA THEATRE SB TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. THE FORBES-RUSSELL COMEDY CO. WITH MISS APRIL VIVIAN PRESENTING THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES. "HALF* t Pt o" d Tuesday, Sept 6th. Adapted from the French by Noel Scott. "PEG O' MY HEART." Saturday. Sept. 3/d. Wednesday, Sept. 7th. "FALLEN ANGELS/ 'THE ROOM NEXT
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      297 2 From Thursday. Int.. to I******* h ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL PICTURK BASKI) ON fit v MELODY U K\(^ N FORMS THE PRINCIPAL ATTRACTION Vi ALHAMBRa (Tan Cher-- Key X t(i i, r *^*> m the Second Show at <> m A MUSICAL AND A PICTORIAL T*l v, A joyous Entertainment, as Infectious
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    ASPECTS OF TRAWLING.
    1934 3 Biological Experiments m Singapore. FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. PART 11. Jebong known as the Leather Jacket accounted for 4** per cent, of the catch. It always had a sale and was mainly bought by the Malays who say that it tastes like chicken although this is one »f the
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    24 3 Jud{re Cluer, to a girl applicant fo money at Shored itch: Don't buy clothes t *o to the seaside; you do not need them.
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      297 3 I; I aassTTrgpa T~ I lal Übt MM kl\ mmmmlStJ Am fl aP^^Bß*h I J i fl w Bflßßß*a*> Sore Throat? [1 At the first sign of Sore Throat take a few Formamint tablets. Formamint destroys tha dangerous germs m mouth and throat and so cures Sore Throat. Let your
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  • Moods & Moder of Eve
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      THE FASCINATING DIAMOND.
      989 4 A LFA'TI'RE FOR LAYMEN. Diamonds are always m demand. In times of peace and plenty they are a harmless luxury which often turns eat to he quite a good investment; m tidies of war and trouble they are the only property which is easily hidden away or
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      THE HOME BEAUTIFUL.
      370 4 ILLUMINATION. All kinds of Howers asada of coloured glass are being designed to hold elect li< light bulbs. Of these, large pale yellow tulips are very attractive for tabic use. while baskets of colourful synthetic blooms are placed m odd corners of rooms, ami various small lights
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      202 4 The date .f the marriage of Mr. A. F. Richard* and Miss X. B. Whitehead has S*a advanced by one day and the wedding will now take place next Tuesday. Ther* will be no reception. M.M. notes the type of cut and polished stone which we are here considering, whereas
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      TABLE TALK.
      463 4 FOR THE MANIC IRE SET. Manicure utensils are not now kept on the dressing-table only m velvet lined cases, but are often slipped into the irridescent wing of a porcelain butterfly which is poised on a tray, or a cute looking china owl has been pierced with numerous
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      TRAIL OF THE LIPSTICK.
      94 4 Berlin, Aug. 3. Amusement has been caused m Berlin by the news that the hotel proprietors of Budapest have decreed that henceforth linen table-napkins shall not be supplied to their guests, who will have to be content with paper ones. They adduce the lipstick habit as
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      THE VELVET VOGUE.
      47 4 These charming dinner, or afternoon gowns are made of the new supple retv*ts, one being of black embroidered with rMaestaSßß flowers and the other ef white velvet with rose coloured dia-nunte as the straps, trimming on the skirt, as well as the tight wristlet.
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      808 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Surely, rub! er aprons have never been I made so daintily as they are this season. 1 was enchanted with a design worn by a girl friend the other day. of arrae-colourad rubber, decoiated by an all over pattern m silver. There was a bodice, with a slit
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      A MAHOMEDAN MARRIAGE.
      336 4 A MAHOMEDAN MARRIAGE. The pretty fttal night and day m that ihe last ufteea days, All thi- wear) waik a-Ith übatna, parched wheat mcsl mine il. This treat tions have made A moic syhhlik,. H, f^'^;— came to demand her her son. uho, alt,, accepted as ths fu< sha'a parents.
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      MAKE-UP.
      218 4 HINTS RY KAMOI s i\i:i> PRESS- \KKKV What iU> von consider shei the exact shade of rouge I I ing to adopt a> rharati rial Rally j Seven women out of tea ar©ul< question by replying, "The own skin." Two out of the n would say. "The colour only
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      13 4 A good long poem is th* B I literature.- Mr. John DHnfe I
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  • This Week's Great Day
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      Sept. 2—The Great Fire of London.
      612 5 Sept. 2— The Great Fire of London. ..bl On September 2nd. 1066 1 BARS one of the greatest fires m tm AGO. history of the world broke ou the ancient City of London, more thai thiwe-queH ra of which was totally des troynd witnin the next four days. At that
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      CIVIL AVIATION IN INDIA.
      490 5 COLONEL SHELMKKDINES SUGGESTIONS. Bombay. Aug. 17. Karachi. August 16th. -"Here m India. BH have an ideal country for commercial air tiansport." declared CohNß*] Shelmerdine. Director of Civil Aviation (India Kin the course of a detailed survey of the present position ami future possibilities of civil avi
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      24 5 I Midland solicitor: I used to think that court in jr was more important than a football match, hot 1 aa*e chanjped my ricira.
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      EARL HAIG'S APPEAL.
      505 5 I'UGHT Ol IKISH EX-SOLDIEKS. The fallowing appeal la BMBdc hy Earl Haig on behalf of destitute ex Service men: The anniversary of Britain's declaration of war is an occasion upon which I feel I may c< n.idently a?k the public to give their support to my British
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      339 5 r**tgAivfHlS CAREFULLY. INDIGO OYF FINE SERGE (T J I ottered at 30s per suit 4 rards. I Postage extra). )K pABK G«E*f FLANNEL 54 m. per <uit length. (Postage I EXGTfII FOR 455. Post Free la. Deposit. Balance:— from the English Fac- v [ISKACTION SERVICE. Biph vlass worsted suitings. IIZELB,
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      413 5 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT I I i S^^at!> WM ***t« &z£x ic> y&i I V YoB ____L> _r V VWJ WwT OLDSMOBILE 1 LUXURY WITH ECONOMY (1 WWT HETHER seeking comfort, speed, safety, good I ynl appearance or economy, you will find them all m I wW the. new Oldsmobile
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    FREAKING THE FAST BOWLER'S HEART.
    621 6 EARLY" PROMISE SQUASHED. I am sometimes asked why English cricket produces so few fast bowlers nowadays. In my opinion, several causes have contributed to this state of affairs so very, different from my early days m cricket, when no team was complete unless it had
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    NEW CRIES OF LONDON.
    287 6 HOTEL PAGE BOY'S CONTEST. Fourteen pane bay* of the Hotel Cecil entered for a novel competition m mail week. A challenge medal and prizes were awarded for the best all-round smartness, m dress, manner, and elocution. The judge* inspected the boys, and then each boy walked
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      122 6 Smooth mellow More popular than ever! #£Ms wi g f SCOTCH WHISKY ff PJ The Sovereign YA la! satisfies the v jl (T) ]>«? most fastidious. 1 C*7jT Y&\ Quarantecd fl Vs// >m Prewar Age .«*»°>t*^ Ml ona* Quality. *_*tta> /v/ nnNv *fy@6c^jr!' y l 'font/ fi'jjfjjsjp THE DISTILLERS' t
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      168 6 Boot Polish (m the mauve 6ns) gives fhe Brightest I Shine m !he Shortest Time. SO l.i> ErgBTWBMBM, I RONUK, Limited, Portslade, England. I fcfrellpC^T Look for the g_g*__^e*> Trade Mark Ram "VaoeUn*" a^^^^SS S <• bout \\W^ protection w Vaseline TRADE MARK f PETROLEUM JELLY TO RELIEVE COUGHS Soothe
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      313 6 TAKE aßß.^aaw' rv c '^Jt-S s*^ _J^ a i| V 4 a^Ly '^y^Atfj T^a^^^n^A .3^*a^^a^%i aw Vmr^^r. o^KSmß v_a^ a^a'^f .r^ aalfiwr a, *,^V t^^aav 5 i j ata9aaaw When we first started m business our quest a/a* Qlldlity W and no cheapening influences of competition can ever make us
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    ATLANTIC FLYERS
    76 7 MINCHIN LEAVES IRELAND. PKIDE OF DETROIT HELD IP IN TURKEY. [Renter's Service. l London. Aug. 31. Hundieds of spectators at Galway Bay Sheered Minchin's departure from Europe when passing the Aran Islands for the Atlantic m the aeroplane St. Raphael. Constantinople. Aug. 31. The Pride of Detroit is
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    THE ST. RAPHAEL FLIGHT.
    336 7 DETAILS OF THE ADVENTIHE. I British Radio -Official Sere***.] Rugby, Sept. I. The Breath** off th* Irish coast was t'<>ggy at the time the Si. Raphael reached I it. The Bast to wrest flight across the Atlantic- has not yet been accomplished, < and weather conditions
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    LIQUIDATING TRENCH DEBTS
    120 7 f Reuter's Service.] \ew York. Sept. L It is anticipated m authoritative circles m Washington that when Mr. Mellon returns j from EoiVßß* th<- questi n will be raised »f floating a loan m the dm d States for the purpose of retiring, t r converting $70,000,1-00
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    ANOTHER BIAS BAY PIRACY.
    53 7 Reuter's Far Eastern Service], Hong Kong, Sept. 1. Tie Indo China Navigation Company** YataTaiaaji from Swatovj for Shanghai was pirated on Aug. 30. The pirates decamped nt Blai Bay with their loot valued at $10,000 and seven Chinese passengers as ho.stages. The Yatshing returned and reported
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    A MEMORIAL TO DARWIN.
    58 7 [Reuter's Service.] Lor don, Sept. 1. Sir Arthur Keith replying to a vote of *hanks after his presidential, address to the British Association announcQd that the ""ouncil of the Association intended to arrange to purchase Charles iVirwin's h use md its surroundings at Br >mley. Kent,
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    SIR AUSTEN LEAVES FOR GENEVA.
    25 7 f ßeuter's Service.] Paris, Sept. 1. Sir A. Chamberlain has left for Geneva for the meeting of the League Council.
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    CENSURE MOTION ON CEYLON GOVERNMENT.
    1173 7 Civil Service Vote. ATTACK «s T CEYLON ASSOCIATION IN LONDON. When the Colonial Secretary moved m the Ceylon Legislative Council last week ihe report of the Select Committee on the Budget, Mr. E. W. Perera proposed a reduction of five rupees m the two millions
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    ARMY MANOEUVRES.
    125 7 CHURCHILL THERE. MECHANISED WARFARE. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. L Mr. Winston Churchill arrived by ai. at Upa von last evening to witness the army manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain. He took the opportunity to inspect the St. Raphael. This morning Mr. Churchill inspected the new mechanical force
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    FOREIGN TRAWLING COMPETITION.
    84 7 [British Radio— Official Serviced Rugb>. Sept. I. The competition of foreign trawlers with British fishermen is the subject of a report by the economic committee on fish The report gives an analysis of British fish supplies, which shows that their tota' value m L 926 was gsi'.).oO<U'iiiO.
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    FRANCE'S GIFT TO BRITAIN.
    77 7 [Reuter's Service. Paris. Aug. 11. Tin- so-called "Golden Book *f Franc* which is a volummoua synthesis of France past and present, destined foi the British Museum, was formally presented to Sir A. Ch*mbcrlaia whilst ea route to Geneva at a ceremonious function. Eminent Frenchmen paid a
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    TUNNEL FIGHT WITH ROBBERS.
    129 7 POLISH TREASI RY RAID FRUSTRATED. Warsaw, July 2H. Heavy loss to the Polish Treasury was averted by the discovery last night of a gang of international robbers and money forgers who attempted to steal banknotes and bank-note stereotypes from the State printing house. Months ago they
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      322 7 RUSINESS CARDS.. r M ARY SETOW j r AMIIBR MANSIONS. J I i ilV .^^^^^^^^^^^•*•^•*A^^^ArV a^ ifiE IWOERTftKhfio. M o\l MBNTAI MASONS. Mgajj FLORAL WRF.ATHS. Rpda to Elegit Uoad. (Tel: 3869.) FLOORING TH.ES. aaived B .-otvsigniMcnt of white b appointment. "2 Pthtbea Street r FUNERALS. jOIGAIHWE CABKCT <<) sifW Service.
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      862 7 NOTICES. m EXCHANGE BANKS. Iho Exchange Banks will be closed at Xoi n, for the Autumn Bate Meeting on Tuesday J eptember Cth and Thursday September Bth. i RATRUT BASIN TIN DREDGING CO., N.L. Ilaeerp* rafsd fa Weaj South Bfalse.) Meaara. Besjstsad Co.. Ltd.. the Kastern \gent. of the above
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      390 7 TENDERS. WUNICIPAtrj V OF SL\(, AI'ORE. f Tenders ere invited for the erection ol Stall* Bt Grange Road Market and will be received by the undersigned up lo noon Monday, September !2th. Plans, Specifications and form of fi.oN t may be obtained from the Municipal Architect onproduction, of a receipt
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    DOMESTIC OCCURENCES. DEATHS.
    120 8 DOMESTIC OCCURENCES. DEATHS. MAC LACHLAX. At th.- Genersl Hospital. Singapore, saddenly, o* A**g*st 81st li' 27. Major DoaaM Neil Mailachlau. M.C, late ef the ."ith-sth Cameronians; dearly loved hu.-ban«! ef Tia* afaCßßChl** and son of Mrs. Maclaeh'um. of Glasgow; aped 88. Horns papers please copy. ADLKR. Or Aupust Bi*l at
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1927. The Retrogression of War.
    1962 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1927. The Retrogression of War. The conclusion of the army manoeuvres at Upavon, on Salisbury Plain, will inevitably let loose a flood of opinion and contradiction as regards the future character of wat and the influence which mechanised developments will have upon it. ft
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    INGAPORE MOTOR-CYCLE HILL CLIMB.
    520 8 A Cloocl Entrj. ?EI.I,KNOWN~r m KSE (||(isKn The Motor Cycle Hill Cliral Ie Singapore Volunteer I r lace on Sunday, commencing the Has* the progra Bar* thirty-sewn I draar attention to tl 1( lotor Cycle P1at0,,,, ltl ■steer Carp*. Th. unit b treagth, and It h
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJOI D. N. MACLACHLAN.
    71 8 SUDDEN DEATH OF MAJ OI D. N. MACLACHLAN. H NBKAL YKSTKKPO The funeral too. ah Bidadari Cemetery of Ma, Maclachlan. M.C. late Cameronians. Aaßoaarst the Captain Stephen Grove*, y Singapore Kx-S..via A S. Stuart-Franklin. Jame* wi Bath, H. BL Cantrcll aad I Caithness. The wreaths were a tl personality and
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    9 8 Mrs. A. Newberry return by the Malwa on Prhtft)
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      211 8 i 3 'THE CONKOISS&UR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" fH you awL Must have Brandy ij Ms"''mfL\ lTi c ousc WHY NOT BUY THE BEST Caldbeck. Macgregor U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated under the Companha' Ordinance* of Hongkong) (Incorporated m Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. a— BßS— «AV.v.v.^sv.^^^^%^^^v■.^^^%v.^^w.%^^^v.^vws^v^^vu^^^v^ft^•. FOR BREAKFAST OR TIFFIN. f* SCOTCH a^JaV* 1
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      65 8 WftWWWWWW.V.W.V.'M'/t m E Parfams de Luxe COTY 1 1 C Chypre j ai f Origan 5 m C Rose Jacqueminot > P< a* «a P 1 5» Pans Emeraude > 0 EAU DE COTY > a to be had from sll dealers a > m c k 2 Dupire Brothers.
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      9 8 To-day's Feature FOR THE LAI i i Bai ■>■»— mmt
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    NO NEWS OF ST. RAPHAEL.
    38 9 MIN CHIN OVERDUE. CUOBM WATCH MAINTAINED. (Keuter's Service.] Halifax. Nana Scotis. Sept. 1. j L watch is being maintained ,y. a/hol Atlanta- const for Minchin's tR; l which is now six hours overdue.
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    COMING THE OTHER WAY.
    57 9 !J< uter's Service.! London. Ontario, Sept. 1. Sir John Carling' started at 5.34 this morning. piloted by Captain Tully Metcalfe, started on the tag. 88 m an attempt to fly antic to London, but encountld Booth af Oakville and was :.tum. and Metcalfe were flying a
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    ANOTHER ONE!
    23 9 ter*s Service. Windsor. Ontario. Sept. L monoj ane "Royal Windsor." and w..od. started at ng on a noauatop flight Wind i
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    RUSSIAN FLIGHT.
    25 9 Fai Eastera Service.] I lokio. Sept. 1. B iviator ShestakaaT arhe bop- w «<n Aug. 20th arrived fl the outskirts of Tokyo I
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    INDIANISATION OF ARMY IN INDIA.
    132 9 INDIANISATION OF ARMY IN INDIA. (1)1 v n i,\ si ME DEBATE. [Reuter'n Service.] Simla. Sept. 1. St alter a three hours' 23 l ote* to 1 7 the re- > Phiroze Sethna, a number the Indianisatioa of India, headed by Sir Andrew m I ion on the report ig.
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    BIG MARATHON SWIM.
    80 9 CttADUK PftlZß WON BY GERMAN. (Reuter's Service.] take Ontario, Sept. 1. aarataoa twin of 21 miles, the first *hich if won by a man is £6,000 u»man £7.000, resulted m a Geraaaa Channel swimmer ewhu took ii hours 45 minutes. received an ovation from rtop\ WVjM i
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    PREVENTION OF CRIME.
    73 9 I appeared before Mr. Peall, Magistrate, yesterday, to thejj should not be bound d Uhaviour. Inspector TonJT l! *l Poulasa, both of the Detecvisit to a house, No. 54 Suaaay at p.m. and found hedraaaa, three of them 1 bed. In the room was an laj, apons,
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    STRAITS SETTS: (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION.
    36 9 STRAITS SETTS: (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION. I* 1U aeettag of the Straits Set- < I, h < will he held on MonSineapot* rJxchange Room at agiaaa is: To approve the l a vacancy on the Commitand Ambul- Poatßl ■aniati General.
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    RELIGIOUS RIOT.
    66 9 MANY KILLED AT BAREILLY. POLICE FIRE ON MOB. [Reuter's Service.] Bareilly, S«?pt. 1. Thirteen p.rsons were killed and 96 injured during a communal riot during the Krishnadila Hindu Festival when a procession passed a Mahomedan mosque with bands playing' The situation became so serious that the aoUee fired
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    CLOUDBURST IN POLAND.
    83 9 [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw. Sept. 1. -V cloudburst and heavy rainfall has resulted m th;> Dniester and other river* mar Lemburg overflowing. Tremendous damage- has been done and hitherto twenty fatalities are r. corded. Many houses and bridges are destroyed and crops swept away. The town of Strvj
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    LAND-OWNER CHARGED.
    666 9 ANTI-MALARIAL WORK RINDBBBD Mr. K. S. Angulia, a well known local land-owner, appeared before the District Judge (Mr. N. D. Madia), re*terday, wheo he was summoned by the Singapore Munivipality under section 15 of Ordinance IT 1 (Prevention of Mosquitoes* Ordinance for using land m Angulia Park m
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    A SEA COLLISION.
    1242 9 Tongkang Sunk. DAMAGES CLAIMED. An action arising out of a collision m the Malacca Strait was heard before Mr. Justice Deane with Mr. A. E. McDonnell as Assessor, m the Supreme Court yesterday. Anjalai Animal, owner of a tongkang named Nonia, claimed damages for the loss of
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    DERASING THE GOLD STANDARD.
    117 9 A (lever Trick With Gold Coin. An interesting method of making money, provided one is not caught, was described before the Seeoad Magistrate yesterday mofning. A Chinese went to a pawnbroker on August 24th. and presented an American gola dollar. The pawnbroker, when he examined the
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    AMOY STREET FIGHT.
    80 9 Two combatants m a tight m Amoy Street the previous night appeared before the S cond Magistrate (Mr. H. R. Bull) yesterday, ft was stated that they were arrested by a detective, a member of one of the special patrols which are supervising th" area at present
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    CHAP-JI-KEE MANAGER FINED.
    46 9 A Chinese who was arrested by Mr. Macmillan, A.S.P., of the Gambling Suppression Department m Nelson Road on Wednesday night, appeared before the Third Magistrate yesterday on a charge of assisting m the management of a chap-ji-kee public lottery. He was fined $200.
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    ANOTHER ARMED ROBBERY.
    53 9 The police reports contain details of an armed robbery which occurred at 1.45 a.m. yesterday when a food hawker at No. o Park Road was held up by three Chinese, two armed with pistols and one with a knife, who robbed him of $15 and escaped. Their
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    ANOTHER SUCCESS AT THEATRE.
    117 9 aaaaaaßßaaßßßßßßf" "The Butterfly on the Wheel," a play which is well known for its strong moral appeal, was played with much success by the Forbes-Russell Comedy Company at the Victoria Theatre last night. Miss Beryl Sidney was again very popular, and indeed her part was one
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    57 9 The Government Health Office sends re turns for seven days ending on Saturday, August 27th. Penang Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperatur? (69.001 deg. F.), total evaporation .374 inch; total rainfall .913 inch. Bukit Fraser (4,100 feet), average mean I shade temperature (66.46 deg. F.), total
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    18 9 Court missionary of a tramp at Oldstreet: I made a suggestion of wwortk t and he nearly fainted.
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    "FOR COUNTERFEITING RUPEES."
    302 11 ELEVEN DIES MADE IN ENGLAND. London, Aug. 12. Wheeler and Anstey reappeared before the Bow Street Police Court to-day, when counsel for the prosecution asked that they be extradited to India for trial by a Magistrate. He said it was clear from letters from India that there
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    DARING THAT WON OVERSEAS TRADE.
    345 11 MERCHANT VENTURERS' GREAT RISKS. "I ask merchants and manufacturers of to-day to recall to mind the personal courage and initiative displayed by the merchant adventurers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when they opened Britain's trade beyond the seas," said Mr. A. M. Samuel. M.P.,
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    QUEER VERDICTS.
    168 11 The rardlet a Sussex coroner's jury that fhe death of a man found drowned was "due to accident or otherwise" seems to iadieat* lhat eonfasloa m thinking;, or the •xpression of thought, is not yet unknown m assemblies of twelve rood man (or women) and tve. The classic
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    SHIPPING NOTES
    235 12 A cargo consisting of rice and fish arrived from Bangkok yesterday by the Dovre. The Lycaon brought 721 .pilgrims from Jeddah yesterday. Four deaths occurred during the voyage. The Ningchow, arriving at Hong Kong from Singapore carried 50 deportees from the Straits, under the charge of a European
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    C.N.C. STRIKE.
    205 12 WHY NEGOTIATIONS WERE RE-OPENED. Although there is no official news locally regarding the conversations which are proe.dine: m Shanghai as a result of the repening of negotiati ns between the China Navigation Company and the engineers and officers who are on strike, the view is being freely expresses!
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    P. AND O. RED BILL.
    176 12 Announcement is made by the P. and O. Company of the terms of an insurance bill of lading printed m rc<). The company points out that the red bill is m effect a )lav-k bill of lading emb< .dying a policy of insumnce. and adds:
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    N.Y.K. PROFITS SATISFACTORY.
    123 12 Fleet Numbers Ninety. A substantial profit is shown m ta* Nippon Yusen Kaisha's seventy-fourth report presented at the half yearly general meeting of shareholders. The net profit for the half year is 2,788,217 yen. The paid-up capital of the N.Y.K. is given as 64,250,000 yen and the
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      508 12 Burns Philp Line f Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      156 12 MARELLA. Consignees of cargo per the above vessel from Sydney (arrived Aug. 24) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo larded here m a damaged condition will be held at y a.m. on Friday 2nd Sept. IS>27 at Godown Nos. 16 and 47. N* further Survey will
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      408 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agenta. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA iv. BALTIMORE (via Sue*). S.S. VENICE MARU M.S. SILVERGUAVA M.S. SILVERBELLE PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICF SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO IND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERLARCH due Sept. 17 OUTWARDS TO CALCUTTA
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      322 12 THE SINGAPORE FREE Ft^ The Premier llornin, D«i|, aliv* new," p ap „n fl J:: daily. Ala* the best Medium ing. Delivered with tht Chots morning. Latest Telegram*, La, and Latest Aaaoaacements, top exclusive special features, "Pi week" Serial Story, Ladies' lv, t Telephone No, 56. Cable Address: "Af**naaV o.
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      687 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pel.an, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      61 12 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four boat* ending midnight Aug. 31st. Max. shade temp. 90.7 F Mm. shade temp. 76 F Mean shade temp. 82 F Max. sun radiation 160 F Mm. grass radiation 73 F Sea temperature 82 F Mean wet-bulb temo. 77.1
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      681 13 I O. S. K. Line. ATI... L«a.. r.:;:n». Hamburg, Bremen. bjbb.i*. B via Ctdombo, Aden and Amazon Maru Sept. 16 Sept. 17 pr Bay, Cape Town, Rio, Boeooa Aires. t Hawaii Maru Oct. 5 Oct 7 rasa. Zanaiaari Dar-es-Salaam, Bay and Durban. f Mt.xico Maru Sept. 6 Se t 7
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      430 13 iMia«a>MfOHr LINERS Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well -ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate all have hot and cold running water. The spacious steel
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      708 13 I k. p. m. Transh.pment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. 1 H- the St ita (Singapore and Pen.ng). of the 0FF 'CIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA AU information, detailed itineraries, free of charge. a-MBM iv a Pply KPM To «fist Office. EPaIUiAH rriday, Sept. 2 Sami T, vi t PLANCIUS-
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    HOW DEMPSEY BOXED FOR HIS DINNER.
    954 14 The Manager Who Disappeared. WITH THE PURSE. When I came to England after the War, Jack Dempsey rented my house m Hollywood; and when he came over here for th~ Hist time, he presented a letter of introttuctien to me from Douglas Fairbanks. One
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      502 14 Why You Should Drink Jnstant Postum <k4 m. 0 y° u know wh > Jffoi r -Z* *'A JL*' Instant Postum jr^ ,J saT'-^^y l V i$ tne most wholefl^l f k o> m M mmm f some drink obtain4lCk f.^ able? Because it is IW\*.^3^ madeofonlythemost Ep/^ff^ whole -wheat,
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      309 14 [aa w- •x&'isaß sm. combined with courage and a 1 g*^^ intelligence, rapidly brought Disraeli to ihe front m the political world. The power and position of England and the Empire is due m large measure to the character and deterMADE BY minationof Disraeli— afterwards Lord Beaconsfield CARP ERAS LTD.
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    PERAK POWER HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME.
    313 15 LARGE BWITCHGEAB ORDER FOB METROI'OLITAX-VRKERS. An important contract, covering the supplj all the outdoor and indoor switehgear required for the Perak River hydro^leSSc m th, Malay Panhisbla, has been with MetroaoUtnn-Vieker. Electrical Company. Thy scheme v.hicb I. be*n t undertaken by *c Perak Riv Hydro-Wcetrie Power
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 Bcptessber, 1. Bank 4 m.*. 2)3 31-32 Bank demand 2,3 23-3.' Private credits I m.s. 2|4*4 New York, demand 66 Credits 90 days 67 y. France, demand 1420 India. T. T. 154 Hong Kong, demand litt P*. Dis, Yokohama, deaiand 1 1117 1 Norn. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    215 15 September, 1. Tin 150 Tons $144'„ Gambier 7.00 Peppec White 106 Pepper Black 6" Flake Tapioca 8.% Pearl Sago Small 7.40 Copra 10.60 Copra Sttadried li.io Opium, Benares .at. 4,ouu Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Ked Eagle New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1 830 Rice. Rangoon Bint^n 260
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    53 15 September Ist.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equsi tv Standard Q.C.K. Spot H mB% Standard ICS.S. OB Tender Sept. WM (let-Dec. 00 OOV, Jan-Mai. tf-J Tone „<" Market: Steady o,uiet. Lateat Cable: London Spot Sheet 10 7 »d per lb. New York Spot Sheet
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    146 15 Yesterday's Alterations. .Buyers Self* Hitam Tin ($1) 92% 97% Hong Fan <$1> 1.12H 1.17% Hues Vot Pref. (1) 31a l>d ;;:>,- l.lr'.s (£1) 58b 59s Klang River ($1) 4.12 1 4.20 Kuvhai Oids. (sl> 2.1G 2.20 Mainbaua (Si) 1.60 1.56 Mii ;*i Tin ($3) 2..!*> 2.42 'j
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    49 15 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alterations. Sept. Ist., Closing Prices. Buyers Selli-is. Johan Tin 21 '> 24 J-insui I.h 1.90 Petalmjr 4.80 4.i>o Rahman Hyd. 2.50 2.55 Malaka Pinda 2.27 ZMH Mentakab 54 r>7 New Scudai 2.82 2.57 Pajams 2.:{7 1 J 2.45 Tambalak 1.27% 1.85 Ulu Benut 63 67
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    153 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REP.ORT. I Singapore, Sept. 1. London. Rubber ls 4 7 >*d. Up V*d. Tin. London ±'280. Up 20s. Mining. Talam 1.32 1.35, Malaya Consolidated 1.28 1.31, Sungei Ways 3.40 3.45, Penawats 4 6H prem, North Taiping -I. lk 1.21, Hong Fatt 1.15 1.18, Kuehai
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    HONG KONG 'TRADE LOAN."
    335 15 Despite local criticisms there is little doubt that what has come to he railed the Hong Kong Trade Loan has achieved it* purpose, and m a period of great depression proved to be a safeguard of inestimable valtt* m maintaining th commcrcia' standing of ihe Colony.
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    CANADIAN NEWSPRINT OUTPUT.
    302 15 Ottawa. Ontario.— ln 1922 Canadian paper mills for the first time turned out ov r 1,000,000 tons of newsprint, and it has been freely predicted that m 1927 this Harare j would be doubled. That this expectation is likely to bi> realized is to he seen from
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    14 15 Sooner or later we shall Mtercisc BOBS > control oyer the weather. —Sir Oliver Lodge.
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      729 15 ASSETS OVER «*Ma ASSURANCE IN EORCE OVER aa* J THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LBMED. uitah new* tar, a. (Incorporate* m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFHCE: Wmchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the
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      470 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hontrkonjr. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COCRT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. I). (J. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton. Esq., Deputy Chairman W. H.
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      37 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 17U0) FIRE MOTORCAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.-^Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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      141 15 BARLOW'S REPORT. Singapore, Sept. Ist. After advancing 2,023 tons during four iccessive weeks London stocks at last how a fall of 692 tons, for the week ending 27th August, ihe total now being 64,259 >ns. The weakening m price has continud, however, London recording a fall of > ti. and
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      641 15 v^^^"aavaa^aaa>^aaaaa«Aß«a^aa^aa*Baaißa*a>aa# LYALL AND EVATT\S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Aag. H. the Mtning market has been without an.\ distinctive features over the peiiod; fluctuations m th* metal quotation leaving the closing price at middle while sentiment is inclined to be -bullish.' The shares gene* ally have been quiat round quotations' m both
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    FOOTBALL.
    590 16 S.F.A. Cup Semi-Final. DIKES FIRSTS BEAT SECONDS. Dukes Ist. XI 4, Duke's 2nd. XI .2. The Duke's first team had a great tussle with the second eleven at the Stadium yesterday before they were able to beat them m the semi-final of the S.F.A. Cup. Both sides were as
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    R.A. PLAYER SERIOUSLY INJURED.
    52 16 On Wednesday, whilst playing for the 22nd Battery R.A. against No. I Coy. the Duke of Wellington's Regt. m the Garrison League at Tanglin. Farwell, the wellknown R.A. first team player, unfortunately had his ankle fractured. The match 'n which he was playing ended m a
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    137 16 The senior event of the year, the race for the Chiengmai Cup, to be rowed m light fours over a on.- mile course, will take place n October Bth. Crews wishing to enter should put their names on the entry sheet posted m the lubhous? as soon
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    EFFICIENCY OF AIR SERVICES.
    86 16 Passengers Transferred at Short Notice. London. Aug. 18. Two business men flying to London from Kotterdam m one of the Imperial Airways Ltd's air ttnafj remembered m midChannel an important omission and requested the pilot to return. The pilot asked, by wireless, the pilot of a
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    87 16 HOME FOOTBALL. GOOD WINS FOR DIVISION I NEWCOMERS. Reuter's Service. London. Sept. 1. Results of League matches played to-day were as follow: Division I. Arsenal 4, Burnley 1. Liverpool 5, Bury 1. Middlesbrough 3, Tottenham 1. Portsmouth 3, Aston Villa 1. Division 11. Bristol City 4, Port Vale
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    RACE TRAINING.
    440 16 A BKLSk MORNING. Yesterday morning was tine but there was a heavy mist along the Back and the tfcnd and with all work done on the inside track it is very difficult to pick up runs unless the morning is very clear. The track is very hard and
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 2.
    47 16 A reminder to intending competitors whc have not yet entered for our Football Competition No. 2. Entries close this morning. They must reach this office not later than ten o'clock. Coupons for tht •om petit ions appear m our Wednesday ant Saturday issues.
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    Y.M.C.A. SCHOOL OF COMMERCE.
    112 16 The results of the May examinations ol the London Chamber of Commerce were as follows: Senior Book-keeping: Ang Kay Guan Liem Lian Hie, Chan Kuen, Gwee Ah Sye Gan Koen Hian, Lee Ah Sai, M. G. Zacha rias, Lim Ah Bee. j Senior Typewriting: Liem Lian
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    REDUCING FATAL AIR ACCIDENTS.
    91 16 London. Aug. 14. Making an effort to devise new training methods which will lead to the reduction of fatal accidents, the Air Ministry had an important conference with the -instructors who were stationed during the war at the Gosport Training School which had a better accident
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    108 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A. Doubles. Major Stoehr and Pattison beat Esson and Sinclair, 3—6, 6—4, 6—4. Doig and Bateman beat Braddell and Ful-c-her, 6—4, 6—4. C. Singles. McKerrow beat Bowerman, 6 l, B—6.8 6. B. Doubles. Capt. Carey and Lieut. Turner beat Ziegele and Clarke. H—6.
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    INTER-REGIMENTAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    207 16 On the Officers' Mess courts at Tanglin on Tuesday the second round of this tournament was played. Fort Canning meeting Pulau Brani. and the 2nd. Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment the R.A. M.C. Fort Canning wire represented by Majoi Gardner. Captain Price, M.Q.M.S. Jackson, Sergt.
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    TAPIR SHOOTING.
    138 16 Species Becoming Extinct. A Malay named Mohamed Yatim, of Kepong, was charged m the Kuala Lumpur Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. M. Barron, with .shooting a bull tapir at Segambut on the night of the 27th inst.. an offence punishable under the Wild Animals and Birds
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    62 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 4th September. Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Band. 5 p.m. Drill Hall M. Gun Platoon. Saturday, 2.00 p.m. Farrer Range "A" Company. 2.00 p.m. Bukit Timah S.R.A (v) am* D. E.L. Unit. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Farrer Range "A" Company.
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    THE SOUTH AFRICA TOUR.
    960 16 Send a Good Side. CRICKETER'S ADVICE. I hope we are not going to take this winter tour to South Africa too lightly. It is true that the South Africans made a very poor show over here m 1924, but there were, contributory causes to that, apart
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      171 16 FRIDAYS TIES. B. Singles. A. Dobson plus 1 vs. E. J. Cassels scr. F. Ruchwaldy plus 5 vs. N. S. Wise scr. W. B. Wigg plus 3 vs. H. H. Markham to finish minus 5. B. E. Ablitt minus 2 vs. Captain Carey plus 3. C. Singles. T. .1. Winnall
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