The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 July 1928

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    11 1 SingaporeFreePress m ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, JULY IS, 1928. NO. 12,46.3
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    263 1 Further news regarding the rescues of the crew of the Italia is contained in cables on pa ire 9. A new self-loading rifle capable of firing 35 rounds a minute has won the prize of £3,000 offered for corn petition by the British Government- Page 9. The
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    DUE NOTICE OF ASSASSINATION !
    1355 1 DUE NOTICE OF ASSASSINATION Ir. his spare time my private secretary, who cultivates spate, theology ami i rd'seye ties, to say nothing of a natty Chaplin moustache, goes about doing food. That is to say, he devotes himself to assassination. Of course, being a loyal young mar. he puts my
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      129 1 if Z Raffles Hotel) Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TEA DINER i DANCES RIl f; R P^ DANSANT v Unrivalled m the East. EVEin EVERY JS*»« TANIA SVETLANOVA AND SATURDAY ALEX: SALNIKOFF. The Well-known Shanghai Artists C Litt[ e Appear During AH Tea and Dinner sympbonie Dances. Erery Ph ne SinuUy.
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      221 1 FOi? REFINED PERFUMERY AND TOILET PREPARATIONS— ALWAYS ASK FOR— I FreRFUMES. SQ^STJ pnrjWM 1 LOTIONS, POWDERS. V>IVV-rwn m^\ I BRILLIXKnKE.SMELLM;SAIIS. i DAINTY TOIUT NECESSITIES. f^ 5^ "^^wJ ALWAYS INSIST UPON HAVING IS I I "CROWN" OBTAINABLE FROM ALL PRINCIPAL DEALERS. WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS, 110 ROBINSON RD. [EUROPE |H HOTEL) 1
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      135 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Lotol slays all vermin— Pape 1. Maisie's Hairdressin^r Pape 7. Footballs at Robinson'? P«g€ 9. The cinema proprammes Pape 2. WhitMlway'l for tennis requisites PttgC Latest shipping notices on i:apes 10, 11 and 12. Latest models povns. Blanche, Raffles Pape 2. S.A.P.C. attractions at the Theatre thi* week
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      196 1 THE VEEK. Monday, 16th. Hiph Water, 10.25 a.m.. 8.5, 9.19 p.m., 9.6. Malacca: H. W. 6.30 a.m.. 5.8. 7.10 p.m. 6.9. Football: S.C.O. vs. Malays Div. I. Tuesday, 17th. Hiph Water. 11.16 a.m., 8.7. 10.6 p.m., 10.0. Malacca: H. W. 7.20 a.m.. 6.2, 7.50 p.m., 6.9. Malaya Cup trial match,
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    FRENCH STYLES FOR MEN.
    139 2 Hond Street Decrees Set Aside. Paris. In an attempt to throw off the foreigr yoke of Bond Street decrees, French tailors are strenuously making an effort to set up a universal standard of masculine eletrance, making Paris equally supreme for men's as for women's fashions. A
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    NEWSPAPER SPORTING COMPETITIONS.
    124 2 Proprietors of "Sheffield Telegraph" Fined £5. London. July 4. The whole question of newspaper football and racing" competitions may be raised m the Courts as the result of a case m Sheffield, m which the proprietors of the Sheffield Telegraph were fined £."> for publishing coupons for
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    LATE MAHARAJA OF PUDUKOTA.
    120 2 Injunction Issued Against ffi if \ppartat. Madras. June 28. Hi.. Hottnes* Sankaraiharya Knmnkotipeeta has iaiued iri niukhani (holy order >>r injunction) declaring that Sydney Marthsnda, according to Baastraa < moui./i custom), is not entitled to perform the fimsimi rites vf the la'.e Maha'a'a of Pudukota, am!
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    GEORGE SAND'S SUPPOSED LOVERS.
    117 2 10.000 Francs Damages Claim Rejected. Paris, July 1. Th»- Civil Tribunal has rejected the claim of Madame Lauth Sand, granddaughter of George Sand, for 10,000 francs damages against M. Jacques Boulanger, the well-known critic, owing to a magazine article alluding to the supposed lovers of George
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    27 2 Barrister, at Shoreditch: You did not stop when you saw this motor accident? Man: What ha«i I to ston for? Motor accidents are common enough, aren't they?
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      243 2 LIVEKPOOL VIRUS. For the Destruction of Rats, Mice and Field Mice. J Harmless to Domestic Animals. Household Sixe. $1.25 Estate and Factory Size. $3.25 MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite New Poet Office. M DM KELYEY'S j school of KJv < DANCING Character, Classical, Cloj? Eskibitioß, Ballet, Toe and Latest Bait-Room DancingWrite
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      167 2 I Victoria Theatre m ruA\lk. shortly! WATCH FOR BOOKING DATES AT LITTLE'S. PAVILION From Friday, July 13th., to Thursday, July 19th. at 9.15 p.m. sharp. PATHE PICTORIAL— THE J.ATEST PATHE GAZETTE. Norman Kerry and Lois Moran m Fhe Irresistible Lover m the First Show at 7.30 p.m. Fred Humes IN
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      294 2 ALHAMBR^ (Tan Chen^r Kee Co., LiA. Propnetors). Commencing July 12th, At the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE EMPIRE NEWS BULLETIN. METRO— GOLDWYN— MEYER PRESENTS PRETTY LADIES With Scenes m Technicol.mr. The Picture That Brings Gay Broadway to Y ou FIRST NATIONAL Presents: COLLEEN MOORE The Best- Loved Star on
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    THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    1243 3 SOME SUGGESTED CHANGES. .'{f>- Holes Matches. X«>w that :he major championships are concluded, and the excitement associated with them has died down, it is possible to consider calmly one or two matters of importance and of general interest arising out of them. One concerns the conditions under
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    TWICE 'KILLED' IN ONE NIGHT.
    256 3 Sinser's Record m (Juick-Chanßinff. EX-COWBOY. Franklyn Kelsoy. an English bass-bart-l tone, has achieved the distinction of sinsrinir] m a Covent Garden opera and acting m a musical COBMdy on the HUM rr'g^t.* He sa-'y: Abimelech m 'Samson et Deli-' iah" at Cownt Garden m the
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      206 3 wjk. Why Take Chances ?l /<, Jg Use "Kodak" Film— the film I //t^ f hat .delivers uniform quality /y df. m millions of rolls every year I I p/F the film that ets thc P^ture. If Ftfter l*" Si s on c a meras r^g^SmtLßS MOhKKN '-KODAK" I l'
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      195 3 CRIPPLED WITH RHEUMATISM Worn-out, HI, life a misery one day, the aext free from pain, able to enjoy work and pleasure, this is the experience of thousands who have taken De Witt's Kidney and Madder Pills for Rheumatism, Backache, Swollen Joints, Scalding Urine and other painful complaints caused by Kidney
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      128 3 j Estate 8 Trust Agencies j (1927) Limited (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. j with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government.) is prepared to act as Trustees, Executors, Administrators. Receivers. Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of Rents, Investigators and Managers of Trust or other
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    The Riddle Siwa
    4180 4 The Riddle Siwa SYNOPSIS. EVA MAXDERS*. the daughter of SIR BERTRAM IIANDEB8, a high official in Cairo, finds that she is followed whenever she appears in the streets. Greatly concerned, she seeks the assistance of her fiance SEYMOl R BARHAM. a clever young engineer, who exacts a promise of help
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      1041 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALF OF Valuable Freehold aad Leasehold Town Properties A ft MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG AND COS SALEROOM v 30, CHULIA STREET, v ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1928, AT 2.:j() pm Lot 1. Valuable 999 yeais' leasehold land and shophou.se premises kn nvn a Queen Street, Singapore, area 1,u95
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    30 YEARS' COURTSHIP.
    399 5 £1,000 For Breach of Promise. Leicester. A thirty years' courtship was described m a Dreach 01 promise case at Leicester Assiees when the plaintiff, Annie Milk, aged nity, was awarded 1 1,000 damages against Frank Jesson, a dealer, of about the same age. The parties met m
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    CHINESE HUSBAND ON MURDER CHARGE.
    270 5 Desires Relatives To "Hear Both Sides." The inquest on the Chinese woman, Wai Sheung Vi Miao. aped 21, who, was found apparently strangled at a well-known beauty spot m Borrowdale, Lake-land, was opened at Keswiric, and adjourned after evidence of identification by Miss Beatrice Crossley,
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    £100,000 MACHINERY ORDER FOR BURY.
    77 5 A Finnish Preference. Helsinjrfors. An order for approximately £100.000 has been placed -with a Bury firm namely, Messrs. Charles Walms'ey and Co. by Kymmenc. Limited, the largest Finnish paper manufacturers, being- for paper-mak-ing machinery and other equipment. The order has been given to a British
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    £200 IN TABLE IN SALEROOM.
    81 5 Accidental Discovery. Aberdeen. While examining furniture which was to be sold an employee of the Garioch Auction Mart. Ltd., Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, came unon notes and papers to the value of about $120,0 m a hidden drawer of a writing desk. Trie drawer was quite small
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    44 5 Heavy rain m Ulu Kinta on Sunday, says the Times of Malaya, caused much uneasiness m Ipoh, owing to a rapid rise of the river, but 4 hr»uch some low lvine places were submerged ro flood occurred. The weather was, however, very gloomy yesterday.
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      250 5 Added PoJper Qreater Economy A -but no increase m price <*F^ l\ )<O TUDEBAKER engineer- of the finest six -cylinder con- 111 KlJ&> m genius has increased the struction. \j power of the new Director, d,_<. tU but its to you has not been tW *t J > increased. And
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      155 5 Best for your Child "I don't like Cod Liver Oil!" one so often hears a child say, when being administered its regular dose. That is because it is receiving the wrong kind. From instinct, children refuse to take any physic of questionable quality or composition. Give it "Dr. de Jongh's".
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    THE PROTECTING MALE.
    334 6 "You are a Masculinist," says the voting lady detecting m her mother a desire for guidance from the neaivst male when it is a question of finding the way or crossing a dangerous thoroughfare. The nearest male invariably beam> and is only too willing to take charge.
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    HOUSEKEEPER INHERITS £12,000.
    198 6 HOUSEKEEPER INHERITS £12,000. Reward for Fifty Year*** Service. Sunningd tie. A fortune of i' 12,000 and much valuable DTOPWty has h vn left to a prt* vhairct! old housekoejier who is to-day oonfine<l to her room at Charters. Sunninpdale, the beautiful country home of her benefactor. Sht j is Miss
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    25 6 Counsel at the Old BaiJey: Were the rumours widespread? Defendant: Well, if a rumour got abroad m Mill Hill it soon j would be widespread.
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      602 6 WHITEAWAYS N^ag-^ TENNIS REQUISITES SLAZENCiER'S SLAZENGER'S "1.Z." I "QUEEN*S" RACKET. rfm£^ RACKET. I Rounded frame, of finest (BuMl Frame bevelled on the m" I English ash, single strung rM?^ llP^ffl/ sicte e(l^ e giving laigerl with all vvi\ ARMOUR'S vyMam/ striking surface without I S.MKA.. UT ln,h., t W -ak,ni.
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      552 6 I A Poisonous Fiend— the Mosquito I I I \\[FinLE you sleep, this death-dealing fiend swoops down oa I II you. He tortures you w^ith his annoying sting and worse, I 1| he injects m your system the hideous poison of malaria and other I li deadly fevers. Protect yourself
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    ALLIED COMMISSIONS WITHDRAWN.
    420 7 Their Task Accomplished. r [British Rndio Oft Vial Service.! Rugby, July 13. t A statement on the present position re- r warding the execution of the disarmament c clauses m the peace treaties was made today by the Foreign Secretary, m reply to parliamentary questions. Sir Austen
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    REICHSTAG'S HOLIDAY.
    16 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, July 14. The Re»khstag has adjourned die probably until November 11.
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      498 7 BUSINESS CARDS. ..UHlillli.HlllliniilllllMniHllllllllCliHnilUllllllllflHllllHlllllMniNMUUUlMiUtl IKKFER PI RK "fiOLDBOTTLE" BEER ftj HARMFUL rHEMICAL BEER. i mrrimiwiniH I FUNERALSu J SINGAPORE CASKET CO. < EXPERIENCED UNDERTAKERS > Pay and Niirht Service. T«L N*. 7§. TO LET. 0 M 7 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. Entr Apply MEYER BROTHERS. SINGLE AND DOUBLB ROOMS.- Ho«M, Dahraf Road,
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      573 7 I NOTIC CHRISTIAN SCIEI HEADING ROOIV w, bonhamset, Kaflea Sgu«rf.r»pore. Over Yokohama ie Bank. Reading Room Oped? o.Bo— ll JO Swriet T ery Sunday 0. Taatimonj *««thi* firit WedneaddO. Maise'sj (84 Bras Rasafoad Next to Rafflettfe). The only Enji Hairdressing an Beauty Specialist's Town. SATISFACTION ARANTEED 'Phone 2920 for >pointments.
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      778 7 THE SAVIDGE ENQUIRY. If CRITICISMS OF MR. LEES I SMITH. I "Perils to Civil Liberty." [Keuter's Service.] London, July 13. The minority report of the fc>avidge|» Tribunal, signed by Mr. Lees Smith M.r..| 8 ays the method of taking Miss Savidgtlg to Scotland Yard is deserving of censure Ik of
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      492 7 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Seizure and Sale dated the sth day of July, 1928. In the cause of Chop Swee Heng Plaintiffs versus Chin Tong Poon trading as Chop Ngi Hin Defendants AUCTION SALE of All the
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    36 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. A. D. Taylor and rvlathrtt beg to thank their relatives and friends who attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Jessie Taylor anJ those who sent wreath-, telegrams and 'etters of condolence.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 16, 1928. COMMENT OF THE WEEK.
    1184 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 16, 1928. COMMENT OF THE WEEK. Further details of the discovery attributed to Mr. Herbert Ashplant, the well-known Indian rubber scientist, with proof of its practical possibilities, will be awaited with more than interest by tne planting community, for if his claims can be substantiated
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    88 8 THE APR BY PENANG BiRUPT. Judgn Reserved. (From Our Correspondent.) Penan g, July 14. The appeal of h Soo Tuan, a Penang bankrupt, agains sentence of one year s rigorous imprisot passed on him by the District Judy offences under the Bankruptcy Orde, was concluded today, Mr. Justice
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    23 8 SATURDAY\WBBER PRICE. [From Our i Correspondent.] London, July 14. Messrs. Syitfton and Smclaii notify to-day rubber price a? 9%d. per lb.
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    CEYLONESE GARDEN PARTY TO MRS. P. SPROULE.
    398 8 Mrs. P. J. Spr<. 0.8. E., was the guest of honour at a i party given by the Ceylonese commties of Malaya at the Garden Club, Sip, on Saturday afternoon. There wa; very large and cosmopolitan gatheringresent. With Mr. P. J. Sproule and
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    263 8 H.M.S. Carlisle (Captain G. W. Hallifax R.N.) is expected at Singapore on July 18th. and depart on July 21st. Mr. G. T Peall has been appointed an Assistant District Judge for the Settlement of Singapore with effect from July 9th. 1928. Mr. W. A. Watson, general agent of the Canadian
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    NEW LOCAL AMATEURS.
    889 8 SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTION OF TRIPLE BILL. Acquisitions m Local Theatricals. At the Victoria Theatre on Satunin, ing, to a full house, including Rii X lency the Governor, and Lady Clifford, th«* Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee presented the first performance of their triple bill. "Cupboard Love," "Thr ftfa I
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    42 8 Mine. Ruinat. the tllH»?J||!| artist, who has Riven m .Singapore, is fMjI a fu of paintings of Chinee *v Delphi Hotel grill Thl rttf Friday ami Saturday this ju bition will be open from 9 a.n and from 4.30 to 7 p.m.
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    HOW MALMGREN DIED.
    128 9 YE n > AND HAD TO (A BE LEFT." Zappi's Moving Story. ntater'i Son-ire .l Moscow. July 15. onp of th- walking party of the recounting his experiences, ,n the gondola of the Italia .truck the ice. Zappi up for thnt days. Then, with B n.l M;i!nurrvn—
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    SORA AND VANDONGEN'S EXPERIENCES.
    93 9 SORA AND VANDONGEN'S EXPERIENCES. Uvtal <>n Sledge Dogs. Service.] Rome. July 15. rreipondsat aboard the that Son and Van "\ered by the Krassin >.«ar.i the Finnish and lanei near Fojß Island. wy had been walking Bi inn and thought Nobile [sfantl They proceedi with a sledge and nine th provisions
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    SEARCH FOR OTHER MISSING EXPLORERS.
    71 9 SEARCH FOR OTHER MISSING EXPLORERS. I. \1 I Mil. ll.^. Moscow. July 15. I from the ice-breaker, Krassin, owing to (lens^.* fog it must carefully m search of Alessandri and membcfl who were carried n portion of the Italia by tire; and Amundbelieved possibly to be with the Kra>sin is
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    ANOTHER ARCTIC RESCUE.
    123 9 Seaplanes Difficult Task. [Ratter*! Service.] Stockholm, July 14. which rescued Sora and Van f two Swedish and one -apian.-, which after a difficult lighted a fla* and two c northern [><>int of Foyn Island. -mall channel between Son embarked m the Swedish Van n.m^n m the Finnish.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    98 9 Iremest with Xanyang I'nu Press.] Hong K«ng, July 14. has telegraphed to Canton crofting of troops and all f nations must be closed. problem of troop disbandrunff this will be settled m r mmandtra wrote and sign- ilisarmament agreeing to mmittec for reorganization ition. Chiang Kai Shek
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    16 9 "a>. advocate and solicitor, of Son, Malacca, has arrived m U» jam the local branch of
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    AMERICA AND PROHIBITION.
    54 9 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ISSUE. A Return to Sanity. [Reuter's Service.] T New York, July 15 Raskob" eh 1S eXPreMed m V Mr. crati c VmnVr^V'u" 16 National thr^uWoirthHou:^ 2* re^ -wouM In h he USC f HqUOr is "*ES for unH h as vote therefor .^under a local
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    KELLOGG'S PEACE PROPOSALS.
    137 9 British Answer this Week. [Reuter's Service.] T D London. July 13. The British answer to Mr. Kellogg's antiwar pact proposal, which has been drafted. vr.ll be communicated to the Dominion. IIT n e C X b v? et ratifica *ion to-morrow and will probably be transmitted to
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    AMERICAN WOOL POOL.
    110 9 Plans for Controlled Selling. [Reuter's Service.] Salt Lake City, July 14. Plans for the formation of an annual American wool pool involving a minimum of 50.000,000 lbs. of domestic fleeces as an ritial step towards the formation of an \merican wool market, are revealed by Mr. Hairon
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    AMERICAN OIL COMBINE.
    50 9 To Prevent Overproduction. [Reuter's Service.] New York. July 14. It is understood that American interests will shortly convene an international oil conference m New York to seek an agreement among the largest producers to pre- cnt over-production. Tut invitees incut?? ►he Royal Dutch, Anglo-Persian, and Turkish Petroleum.
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    SUGAR PURCHASE.
    41 9 (■Reuters Service.] New York, July 14. New sugar futures advanced between 8 and 12 points following reports that Eurone had purchased at 2.34 F. O. B. Cuba 300,000 ton? recently segregated from the original allotment to the United States.
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    AMERICAN COTTON CONTRACTS.
    30 9 [Reuter's Service.] New Orleans, July 14. Trading m 50 bale contracts for August delivery and thereafter is effective on the ftmm Orleans Cotton Exchange from July 23
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    AGITATION IN SPAIN.
    67 9 f Reuter's Sprvj/v» 1 Madrid. July 14. Primo De Rivera, interviewed on his return to the Capital, admitted that small groups had tried to stir up trouble m the neighbourhood of Barcelona, Valencia and elsewhere m connection with the inauguration of the new Franco-Spanish trans-Pyre-nean tunnel, but
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    MEXICAN FLYING ACE'S DEATH.
    77 9 Body Found m Wood. [Reuter's Service. 1 Mount Holly, New Jersey. July 14. The body of Captain Emilio Carranza, the Mexican flying ace who started on a non-stop flight from Roosevelt Field to Mexico City and back, was found m a wood here to-day. Washington. July
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    A NEW RIFLE.
    99 9 THIRTY-FIVE ROUNDS A MINUTE. Wins Government Prize. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 14. A new self-loading rifle capable of firing 35 rounds a minute has won the prize of £3,000 offered for competition by the British Government. The rifle was invented by .General John T. Thompson, a United
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    THE KING'S PRIZE WINNER.
    55 9 FReuter's Serviced London, July 14. At Bisley to-day Lance-Corporal Hale (late King: Edward School 0.T.C.) won the King's Prize with a score of 283. Lieutenant Desmond Burke (Canada) who won the Prize m 1924 as a private, was second with 280; and Lieutenant Booth (late Royal
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    DUTCH MINE DISASTER.
    65 9 Many Casualties. [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam, July 14. Four miners were killed m an explosion m the Hendrik mine at Heerlen, Maastricht. Scores were brought to the surface unconscious. Six are missing and it is not expected that they will be found alive. Amsterdam. Later. Eight bodies have
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    GUNPOWDER FACTORY EXPLOSION.
    56 9 Many Missing m German Disaster. [Reuter's Service.] Wuerzburg, July 14. A gunpowder factory at Haslock, near Wertheim blew up to-day and about a hundred men were buried m the ruins. Many buildings were destroyed. Four bodies have been recovered. Twenty-four of the men were dug out and
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    SHIP'S CARGO PILLAGED.
    98 9 Serious Case Reported from Auckland. [Reuter's Service.] Wellington. July 15The most extensive case of the pillaging of a ship's cargo ever recorded m New Zealand was discovered when the liner Arawa arrived at Auckland from London last week. Twenty-two cases of silks consigned to an Auckland firm
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    SINGAPORE'S DOCK.
    20 9 [Reuter's Service.] Gibraltar, July 15. The second half of the Singapore Dock is now passing through the Straits.
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    JAPANESE AND THE SHANTUNG RAILWAY.
    63 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, July 13. It is contended that the voice requesting the risrht of control on the Shantung Railway is not only justifiable, but on account of the protection of lives and property of Japanese, is necessary, while the demand does imply no
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    PRINCE GEORGE TO SERVE IN WEST INDIES.
    46 9 [British Radio Official Service.l Rugby, July 13. The King's fourth son, Prince George, who is a Lieutenant m the Royal Navy, has been appointed to the cruiser Durban, on the American West Indies station, to date from July 28.
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    AMERICAN BANK RATES.
    41 9 (neuter' a Sendee.] New York, July 14. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has raised its re-discount rate to 5 per cent. The New York Stock Exchange rallied to-day and the general tone at the close was strong.
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    JAPANESE GOLD EMBARGO TO GO.
    51 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tpkio, July 13. It is understood that the Minseito Party (Opposition) is drafting a statement urging the Government to take steps for releasing the ban on gold exportation, the time for which, the Party considers, has now come. [Saturday's cables on page
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    132 9 DISCRIMINATION ALLEGED. To the Editor. Sir,— Kindly, grant me the liberty to make an appeal through your columns. The latest demand made by the educational authorities i. the Government medical examination of all local teachers. May I inquire whether these examinations are to be conducted annually?
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    MALAYAN STUDENTS.
    292 9 To the Editor. Sir,— With reference to the article on Malayan Students" which appeared m your issue of the 14th. instant, I should like to know why there is all this eagerness to get into Cambridge. It may be due to the following reasons: (1) ihe students have
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS' HEALTH BUREAU.
    184 9 Bulletin for Week Ended July 7th. Tamatave: 3 plague cases and 2 deaths. Suakin: 1 smallpox case. Alexandria: 2 plague cases. Bombay: 3 cholera deaths; 17 smallpox cases and 6" deaths as against 17 cases and 11 deaths during the preceding week. Calcutta: 45 cholera
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    WATER POLO AT THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    172 9 Big Win for Chinese. The Chinese Swimming" Club sent two teams over to the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday morning. Their first team ■won by B—o,8 0, and the second drew 2 2. In winning their match the first team gave an excellent exhibition of
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    56 9 r News has been received m Kuala Lumpur by cable that Mr. Ho Seng Ong has passed hii final B.A. examination, with second r class honours, at the London University Mr. Ho Seng: Ong is the third son of Mr Ho Kok Leng, of Kuala Lumpur, and i: an old
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    263 12 870 deck passengers arrived from China ports by the Hong Peng on Saturday. The steamer Mesopotamia put into port on Saturday and landed a sick fireman before proceeding on her journey to Rotterdam with copra. H.M.S. Curlew, under the command of Captain H. C. Allen, R.N., arrived m
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    STEAMER WITH CORRUGATED HULL.
    232 12 Constructed to the design of the Monitor Shipping Corporation, Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, by Mum, Wm. Gray and Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool, the cargo steamer Rio Diamante, 4GO-ft. m length by 53-ft. moulded breadth, has features conspicuously distinguishing her from the conventional run of merchant ships, and during
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    THREE NEW N.Y.K. LINERS.
    205 12 There will be «ome differences between i the three 17.00C-ton passenger liners which are now building for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's service between San Francisco. Japan and China. The Burmeister and Wain-engined ship under construction at the Yokohama Dockyard, to be named the Chichibu Maru. will
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    WEEK-END CARGOES.
    44 12 Copra by the Reael from the Natunas. 150 bullocks by the Malini from Bangkok. Rice by the Hero from Bangkok. 300 sheep and goats by the Takliwa from Calcutta. Coal by the Emlynian from Cardiff. Coal by the Clan Macfarlane from Durban.
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    33 YEARS IN CUNARDERS.
    64 12 Mr. James Macdonald, who was for 33 years m the service of the Cunard Steamship Company, and was chief engineer of the Berengaria when he retired two years ago, has just died. He was 57. He was awarded the 0.8. E. for distinguished services during the
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      602 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A Nn RALTIMORE M.S. SILVERMAPLE due July 16 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Aug. 33 £jj ul y 22 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
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      681 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungti Letnbin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Bangkok every Thursday m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi
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      66 12 Barratta, Brit. 55, from Muar 14, for Muar 16. Giang Seng:. Brit. 737, from Batavia 14, for Batavia 18. Angby, Sar. 503, from Kuching 14, for Kuching 21. Kepong, Brit. 1322, from Bangkok 14, for Bangkok 14. Fairfield City, Amer. 3450, from Philadelphia 14, for P. Swettenham 22. Edendale, Brit.
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    BOY KILLED BY AN EAGLE.
    187 13 UrioU AUacks Nest Robber. '00-KEET FALL native h Paris, May 24. '^<»ra A," r bbed an ca le s "eat *>* Eftfe J!S™2+ Was ki Hed after Vte dlw *ith the bird, which first **«M th,n U Unds wit its claws and ■;*">und *f. Un
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    CHANGED TIMES.
    102 13 There is a story of how the late Lord Salisbury 30 years ago urged Lord Halsbury to give a vacant judgeship to a certain barrister. The Chancellor replied with the well-known mot "A judge must know a little law. It would be a scandal if I were to
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    HIDDEN BARS IN NEW YORK.
    255 13 Private Family Saloons. "Wanted— Experienced drink-mixer. One who has had experience dating back to ten or twelve years ago preferred. Private family." This advertisement is no joke but a serious application for a barman. Behind it lies one of the strangest and most amusing consequences
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    MAN WHO DEFIED THE GERMANS.
    167 13 Broke Machine That Made Their Torpedoes Portsmouth. When two men were charged here with begging, one, named Francis Connolly, told a remarkable story of his experiences as a prisoner of war m Germany. He said that .ie nas captured by th: Germans at Bassee, and
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    FATAL LORRY ACCIDENT.
    100 13 Klang Towkay Killed. The death took place on Monday of Towkay Foo Kirn Chang, the proprietor of the Federal Aerated Water Co. of Rembau Street, Klang, a very old resident m Klang. It appears that the Towkay was conveying his aerated waters m his lorry to Kuala
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    417 14 ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT. To the Editor. Sir, The points raised by Mr. Wellington S. Lim m your yesterday's paper on the above topic are more than self-evident that he himself is a non-Chinese or a Chinese who has long" lost his Chinese originality, as the arguments put
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    175 14 Q ec( nd List of Subscriptions for 1927-28. Previously acknowledged $17,464.37. Cross-word puzzle Xo. 56 |Stt, No. 57 $188. Xo 58 $424, Xo. 50 $195. Xo. 60 $429, Xo. 61 $135, Xo. (52 fMt, Xo. 63 $283. Xo. 54 $703. Xo. 65 $565, Xo. 60 $175, Xo.
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    BOXING MATCH SCENE.
    150 14 Fight Gtw* On After Gong Has Sounded. There was WHIM excitement at Premierland when the referee biopjXMi a contest, and after ordering "Xo CMtest" allowed the bout to go on. Sam Minto, the veteran negro, had I struck George Rumsey. of St. George, after Hrn fOBg had
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    HOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    30 14 Orders for week ending Sunday 22nd. July 1928. Thursday. 19 Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, 20 Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. W. T. CHERRY, District Commissioner.
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    ENEXPLODED BOMB IN A GARDEN.
    148 14 The latest development i- the discovery 1 -n a garden m Church-road of an unexi ploded aerial bomb of a type used by Zep- petfns m the war. The garden, which ad- joins the house of the curate of St. Mati tkew'i Church, is used
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    30 14 The following are patients m the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur: Messrs. Wallace. Browne, J;.gol, Sleep, Ma horsey Allen, Cardosa, and Gould, Miss Helen Oirilvie, Mrs. Gamble and Mrs. Davis. M.M.
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      272 14 BRAKES POLISH AND CARE. PREVENT k HI>SF WHICH If 5 i? 8 SLIPPING AND SCREECH- LOST T II '\i: \U f, ING, AND RESTORE UN- IF APPLIED llxcl" I •g INGS TO THEIR ORIGINAL MONTH, i lit; < 'V./ PLIABILITY, BY USING:— fc [NISH I I $1.20 per tin- $0.85
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    854 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, JULY 14 t Buy«f» Spii«r» Asam Kumbang 45s 46s Bargrin Tin 40s 4l s Bating Padang ($1) 40 45 Ualu Caves 1.25 1.30 Chenderiang 16s r < B Chin Chin ($1) 15 30 nor* Eastern Siam 1,-> S 16s Haad Yai 15s 6d
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 July 14. Hank 4 m.s. 2.3% Bank demand 213 11-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2] 4 7-32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57^ France, demand 14T> India, T. T. !5 4 Hong Kong, demand JOVfe p.c. Ms. Yokohama, demand 120% Java, demand 239 Bangkok, demand 80V* Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    203 15 July 14. Tin 125 Tons |105> 8 Gambier gi^ Pepper White 100 Pepper Black 60 Flake Tapioca gy A Pearl Sago Small B^i Copra 10.80 Copra Sundried 11.10 Rice Liang fin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old So. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Rintan 260 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 July 14th., 12 o'clock noon. RS.S. r.|u;il to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 1144 |14| Standard U.:-.S. on Tender July :U' 2 11*4 Aug-Sept." 3 1 3'J\ Oct-Dec. tltt M Jan-Mar. 30 l 4 noir Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest CaM*:- London Spot Sheet 9=S*d per lb.
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    ALBERTA GOVERNMENT TO RETAIN RAILWAYS.
    208 15 Calgary. The Alberta government will not consider the joint offer of the Canadian Pacific am Canadian National systems for the pur chase of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia provincial railway, according to an announcement made by the Hon. J. E. Brownlee, Premier of Alberta.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    162 15 KAMUNTIN*; TIN DREDGING. LIMITED. Messrs. Harrisons, Barker and Company Limited, agents of Kamunting Tin Dredging Limited, inform us that they have received a cable from the secretaries of this Company informing them that the Directors havedeclared a Fourth and Final Dividend of 6d. per share free of
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    199 15 ROSE MAC PHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, July, 14. Uulilur. London 9.7/ I6d 1/tfd Up. Tin. London i'2o6 15s, Hi Up. Local $10.i for 12a tons. Mining. Quiet. Taipir.jr 96 1.00, North Taipin« 95 98, South Taipinjr 37 40, Kuchai Ltt IJM, Penawats GO 62. Malaya Consols 75 l a 77
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    NEW BELL TELEPHONE HEADQUARTERS.
    203 15 Montreal, <}ue. The cornerstone of what will he known as the Beaver Hall Building, headquarters of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, was laid by the President, C. F. Sise, at a ceremony held here recently. This new landmark on Montreal's skyline will be 22-storeys high,
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    132 15 Yesterday's Alterations. July 1 1.. Closing prices. Hon« Fatti 40 46 Kinta Tin Dred. |J0 1.40 Klaac Hivei- :u>o Kuchai 1.21 1..M Uaffufa 1.67 1.75 Malayan Cons. 7*> so Penawats CO r.T'Petalinjr .'{.!<"» 4.0. Swmwi Ways 2.57 2.f>~ Telulc Kruin I.4't Banjriin li!s ::<| 41s Kampong Kttr.
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    39 15 In the case of an insurance company the assets that are left with the company serve not only as reserves but as the basis for that further expansion by means of which additional revenue is secured. Sir William Goschen.
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      360 15 ASSETS ASSUBANCB IN FORCE OVER K.,«0,0W TIIE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMED I (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) I HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFTPF- 97 nw t I The Cmpany has £20,000 deposited withM Supre m 3 Court of EnZd itZ^es ir%J^ Life Assurance Companies Act .ITTB.UTIVB PLANS
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      351 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHIN Incorporated m England by Royal Charter! Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000,d00 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of v PsE***!" 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, F..C. Agencies and Branches. AW Star Iloilo Tongkah Amntsar Ipoh (Bhuket). BangkoK
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      424 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Honp Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COI'RT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. (Jumpton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    78 16 RECORDS AT WOMEN'S ATHLETICS. Hobbs m Action Again. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. July 14. The Women's Amateur Athletic Championships attracted a large crowd to Stamford Bridge, where some excellent sport was witnessed. Miss Hitoni (Japan) won the 220 yards and the javelin throw, the latter with
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    REAPPEARANCE OF HOBBS.
    31 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. July 14. Jack Hobbs. the Surrey and England cricketer, has recovered from his injury and played for Surrey against Kent at Blackheath to-day.
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    ETON AND HARROW MATCH.
    42 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. July 14. The annual match between Eton and Harrow was a re-cord m all respects. The weather was fine and there was a very large attendance, including a big cro.vd from the City.
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    REPLACING BETTING DUTY.
    33 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright. London. July 14. Then are strong grounds for bditving that the Government, after conudenble discussion, intends replacing the bettin-r duty l>\ a graded business by booklß&La.*
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    TOO HOT FOR TENNIS!
    37 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, July 14. Miss Helen Wills has sailed for homt. In an interview before her departure, the tennis star complained bitterly of the heat, which made tennis practically impossible.
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    CAMBRIDGE DEFEAT OXFORD.
    24 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copvrieht.l London. July 14. In the annual tennis fixture. Cambridge defeated Oxford m both singles and doubles matches.
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    ARMY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    38 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. July 14. In the Army and R.A.F. lawn tennis championships Captain O'Callaghan defeated Commander Saul (R.A.F.) m the final of the singles. The players were much distressed by the heat.
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    CRICKETERS' WIVES AGAIN!
    40 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. July 14. The papers announce that the wives of the players forming the South African Test team which visits England next year have been forbidden to accompany their husbands on the tour.
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    ARMY BEATEN AT FENCING.
    26 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, July 14. The British Olympic fencing team were successful against the Army by two defeats to fourteen.
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    INTER-SCHOOLS SPORTS.
    88 16 The Glugor Shield at Penang. (Fiom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. July 14. The Penang and Perak inter-school? sports for the Glugor Shield on the Padang to-day resulted m the holders. Anglo-Chinese School, again being successful. The runners-up were the King Edward School. Taiping. while St. Xavier's, Penang. were
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    ETON AND HARROW MATCH.
    106 16 First Finished Match For Six Years. [Reuter's Service] London, July 14. At Lord's to-day Eton beat Harrow by 28 runs. [Eton 126 and 415 for 8 (dec.)]. (Harrow 234 and 279.] Robinson captured four Eton wickets m the first innings for 18 runs. In the second
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    55 16 Lieutenant St. J. R. J. Tyrwhitt, who has been serving on H.M.S. Carlisle, China, since Feb., 1927, has been appointed Flag Lieutenant to his father Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwh:tt, Commander-in-Chief, China. The appointment is to date from the time that Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt transfer* his flag from the Hawkins
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    643 16 PERAK CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING. Last Day's Results. [From Our Own Corresponc lo nt.] Ipoh. July 14. The Perak Turf Club's Summer Meeting was brought to a successful conclusion today, when the racing attracted a very large attendance. The weather was fine and the going good. The fields were
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    AUSTRALIAN RACING.
    69 16 Sydney Grand National. [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] Sydney, July 15. The Grand National Steeplechase which was run here yesterday resulted as follows: NAMERA (10.1) 1. NYANGAY (11.7) 2. ORAL TREATY (9.3) 3. Won by a short neck; third four lengths away. Time 6 mins. 11 J 2 sees.
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    NEW 800 METRES RECORD.
    74 16 French Athlete's Remarkable Time. T Reuter's Service. 1 Paris July 14. In the French Athletic Championships Seramartin created a world's record m the 800 metres by running the distance m 1 minute. 50 3-sth sees. [The record was previously held by J. E. Meredith, of America,
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    CRICKET.
    475 16 THE S.C.C. TOURNAMENT MATCH. Etceteras' Two Wickets Victory. The S. C. C- Tournament game between the Services and Etceteras was continued on Saturday, the Etceteras eventually winning by two wickets, but continuing their innings, which closed at 186. A fine stand was made by Major Per Kins and Lieut.
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    FRAMROZ CUP CRICKET.
    249 16 Duke's Defeat the Press. The following were the scores m a match played at Tanglin on Saturday between the Press and the Duke's m the above competition: Press: G. S. Lovett b Sheard 11; Sambanthan b Osborne 4; R. S. Wilson lbw b Osborne 0; P. H.
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    S.C.C. vs. MEDICAL COLLEGE UNION.
    199 16 A Five Runs Victory. Playing on the Padang yesterday an S.C.C. eleven beat the Medical College Union by five runs. The following wer*> the scores: S.C.C: H. E. Goodman b Chelvadurai r 5; R. H. Laverton c James b Balasi.ngham ,49; G. C. Macartney c
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    595 16 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF MALAYA. The Draw. The draw for the Malayan lawn tennis championships took place yesterday and resulted as follows: MEN'S SINGLES.— Khoo Hooi Hye vs. Woon Chow Tat; S. Abed vs. John Lim; Roy Smith vs. K. Tajiri; Dr. W. A. Balhatchet vs. J. S. Johnstone;
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    F.M.S. CHAMPIONSHIP.
    135 16 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur. July 14. In the F.M.S. lawn tennis (singles) championship to-day Huggins (Sel.) beat Johnstone (N.S.) 6 2. 6—2; Lam Say Kee (Perak) beat San Kwok Thye 6 3. 6 3; Ong Ec Kong <Sel.> beat Markham (Perak) 6—2, 6—2; Sakata (X.S.) beat
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    TENNIS.
    89 16 Australian Champion's Malacca Visit. On Saturday Malacca had the opportunity of seeing the West Australian Open Champion, Mr. Ford. The visitor has played against Paterson. the one time champion of the world, and other well-known Australian stars. A singles match and a doubles match were staged on the Malacca
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    MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL.
    115 16 Perak and Penang Draw. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 15. There was fine weather for the Malaya Cup match between Perak and Penang on Saturday, when a thrilling game resulted m a draw. Despite the races a dense crowd assembled to watch the match, which was
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