The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 July 1928

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    Masthead
    11 1 SingaporefreelVess 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S- FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1928. NO. 12,467
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    320 1 It is understood that the Fengtien peace delegates and the Nationalists have reached an agreement m principle, and a manifesto from Chang Such Liang is expected very shortly, thus formally ending the state of war m China Page 9. The assassin of General Obregon. the Mexican President
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    THE CLIPPER'S BELL.
    975 1 There is a distinctive feature to every ship, and m our ship her most noteworthy point was her bell. It hung over the edge of the forecastle, free to swing to every motion, within a great bracket formed by twin dolphins cast m brass and standing each
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      283 1 fMACKAY MONK'S COFFEE 5 imvSTED AND GROUND DAILY Raffles Hotel I Rooms with Modern Sanitation. g 1 TEA rpin 'pnnM DINER i DAMES GKILL K °UM DANSANT I EVERY Unrivalled m lh« East. EVERy MONO A i tititqiiav i i Wednesday TANIA SVETLANOVA tSS^ 1 FRIDAY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY ijij
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      125 1 AGREED EUROPE® HOTEL! "Renowned by Recommendation/* SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR A SHORT SEASON. f DORIS HENDERSON The Australian Fianiste (Direct from a successful Season fs at The Little Clvb Shanghai) g will appear during the after-dinner dance TO-NIGHT I &nd To-Morrow NigHt Tables may now be reserved. 1 r THE EUROPE
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      100 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Ting Kil Mine?. Ltd. Page 7. Last nights of the Adelphi cabaret Page 1. "Milkmaid Milk" to build sturdy boys— Psjre 5. "Beau Ge«te" at the Victoria Theatre Pase 11. Th* King of Whiskie<-King George «V Page 16. Spanish Tea Garden? change of programme Page 2.
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      12 1 ••».W*vv.\W.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V SEE THAT YOU GET jj RED LABEL BRAND j j! COFFEE
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      159 1 THE WEEK. High Water. 1.12 p.m.. 8.7. Malacca: H. \V. P. 20 a.m.. tf.7. 9.50 p.m., 6.5. Dutch homeward mail clo-e<. 11 a.m. Cricket Tournament. Merchants v«. 8.8. I S.C.C. Football: Piv. 1. R.A. v«. Pulau Brani, Stadium. Music at St. Andrews Cathedral. 5.20 p.m. Society of Yorki-hiremen Meeting Europe
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    STRANGE DINNER 'PARTY.
    230 2 Famous Ac«» Entertains Former Enemies. I mdon C'olonei Bishop, V.C.. gave a dinner re~ntlv to oierht famous German airmen, inclwHnfr some with whom he had bitter air duels during the war. < It wae MlfoJy the strangest party ever held m London. Sitting m evening dress and
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    I.L.P. FLIRTS WITH THE INDIANS.
    173 2 Mr. IJrockwav's Promise. London. Mr. Peoaer Brockway, speaking at Be>ex Hall said that the Independent Lahaaff Party never believed that a British Commission could decide on an Indian constitution. His party would urere at their next Conference which will l>e m Birmingham m October, that
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    WIDER FRANCHISE FOR CEYLON.
    85 2 Donoiiuhmore Report Recommendations. .London I hear <>n good authority that the I)<>mMejtlkatote Coauaiaelea report recommends the erlaryement of the franchise to th<>.-e earning Rs. 2»> or Re. 2") a month. There erlM be a considerable increase of Memben Of Ike Legislative Council and a -c-arrantrement of
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    FORMER JIDCES AFFAIRS.
    84 2 Creditors of Mr. Henry Staveley Stave- .'V-Hill formerly MP. for the K;njrsw;nford Uivision, and at the date of his failure a ounty tourt judge, met at BankruptcyMr. Staveley-Hill returned his .(abilities at £13.450 and his estate alt' 1.062. He attributed his failure to having lived eyonri his
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    "PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON WEDS.
    45 2 l'aris. June 18. Mr. William ("Pussyfoot") Johnson, the famous prohibitionist, according to a mes-| sajje to the Chicago Tribune from Syracuse, New York, yesterday married Miss Mary Bweto Stanley, of Washington. The Rev. Lewis Tucker, superintendent of the local prohibition saloon, officiated.
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    RETIRED AND "TIRED."
    50 2 A man who gave evidence m a case m the Chancery Division recently was asked about his occupation. "I have been a butcher and a licensed victualler," he said. Mr. Justice Eve: Meat and drink. Barrister: And what are you now? Partly retired. And partly what? Tired.
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      448 2 v r^v LIVERPOOL VIKUS. For the Destruction of Kats, Mice and Field Mice. Harmless to Domestic Animals. Household Size. $1-25 Estate and Factory Size. 15.25 MEDICAL HALL LTD., Oppoeite New Post Office. M°* KELWY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING Character, Classical, Clog. Exhibition, Ballet. Toe and Latest Bali-Room Dancing- Write for an
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      310 2 Theatre 1 B E A ÜBi^Hl iiGESTE^^B I COMMENCING jj AUGUST 29th Music i Special Orchestra WATCH FOR BOOKING DATES AT I.ITTI I rs < %VVVVVVVVVWVWWWVVVVVVVVVMnAWVVMWVVWVVVM%V%VW%V > .%^*A^bVk%nA I PAVILION From Friday, 20th. to Thursday, July 26th. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP. The Latest PATHE GAZETTE REGINALD DENNY IN "ON YOUR
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      332 2 ALHAMBRaI (Tan Chen* Kee Co.. Ltd., Proprietor. (0) Commencing Wednesday, July 12th I 0 At the Second Show at 9 p.m. (0) EMPIRE NEWS—THE DERBY BUSTER KEATON In His Latest Comedy Knockout Battling Butler Keaton wins the laujfh championship of the world. A \m a prize-fight story. You can't stop
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    DISCHARGED PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY.
    409 3 A Commit too met»tinjr was hold at the f'hamln'rs of the Hon'ble the Chief Justice >n Saturday at 10 a.m. The following were present: Mr. Justice Sproult (Acting Chief Justice) (Chairman) Messjs. N> Sing r*h.jpjr. Thong Siofl Lim, Lim Bock Kt»e, S. Muthu Kmnarii. S. S.
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    260 3 The following non-fiction books will be ready lor Issue on Saturday next at 9 a.m.— Buikniii. Sir J. and V. N- Chasen. Birds >t' Singapore [eland. Darwin, Bernard, Green Memories, (ioifintr Beniniscenees. Dekobra, Maurice. The Phantom Gondola. Trans. I'iom tbe French by Neal Wainwriprht. A Novel. Donald. Sir
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  • JAPANESE NEWS.
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    60 3 Mr. William Burton ha- hren app inted to act temporarily as Pubre .Tadgf> <i the Supreme Court of t^c ?t-aits Bettlemen^e fer a further period of one mon'h from July l<;th; Mr. G. T. Peall to be Rssis^ant Dis tiict Judpe, Sineavore; Mr. A. Gl T moUT to be Registrar
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      135 3 P A U U_UA PURE SILK HOSE FOR I wr> n xt DAILY WEAR IN A I HC\ I r X V VARIETY OF STYLES 1 \J yj I la IV 1 ANn COLOURS. slmkcd •»> »^»«M«g Stores. Corona Mower Shop. o U Orchard Rd. Phone 2990. o SPECIALITY IN
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      278 3 The Gift of Vigour It is yours to give. If you want to see your child full of life and health and happiness, see to it that his diet is complete m all the nutrients that are needed for nea^^y an d rapid growth. i O^^ Virol win make tw«*^«
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      277 3 i Estate 8 Trust Agencies f (1927) Limited (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. w »th Security deposited with the Straits 1 1 Settlements Government.) I is prepared to act as > J Trustees, Executors, Administrators. Receivers, Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of Rents, Investigators and
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  • MOODS MODES OF EVE.
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      JUST NOW IN PARIS.
      286 4 Evolution of Fashion for Daytime Wear. Last year, at this time, it would have been quite unnecessary to draw a line of Oi*tinction between street and sports garments, as they were, at that time, undeniably the same thing. But with the subtle coming into importance of
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      THE DIAGONAL CUT,
      1151 4 straight m line, without the slightest fastening, being held m place by a wide bolt of box-calf. The trimming consisted of rows of stitching m "self" colours, that framed the entire coat with it* narrow "band" collar, and square yolk effect, and the up and down pockets.
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      48 4 Mr. Registrar Friend at Clerkenwell County Court: Do you want to ask the plaintiff anything? Woman: Him? Oh. he's barmy. I don't want to ask him anything. The Registrar: I will assume that you mean ho is non compos mentis. Woman: Yes. That's wot I says; he's barmy.
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      TO GREET THE SUN.
      33 4 Coarse cream and black straw art plaited together to make this large shiny model, which is trimmed with a bow and binding of black t a ire I straw.
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      TEA TOPICS.
      375 4 Much of the news and literary fare served for feminine consumption nowadays might well be entitled, "Wonts for Women." There is the recurrent story of the girl who won't make the correct responses at her wedding, refuses to say "obey" or does something: equally ridiculous. There is the
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      612 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Something quite new m bathing suits has just been designed. It is guaranteed unsinkable. Various "wings" m rubberised materials aid the learner, but the suits can be worn by those who are particularly timid m the water. They are made on ordinary regulation lines, and are invariably of
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      BABY WEEK SHIELD.
      77 4 Won by Transvaal. London, July 5. Renoni (Transvaal) has won the Imperial Baby Week Challenge Shield awarded every year by the National Baby Week Council for the best baby week campaign m the whole of the Empire. The Penukonda and Rewari health and baby weeH. committees (India)
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      BARGAINING ABOLISHED IN ITALY.
      75 4 Following- the revaluation of the lira, a decree has been issued practically abolishing bargaining m Italy. Formerly the Italian shop-keeper expected his customer to do a little bargaining after the fashion of Eastern bazaars, !»ut the tourist who follows the advice of the guide books will
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      TABLE TALK.
      561 4 Now that cretonne-covered boxes are so widely used as hat boxes, piece boxes and to hold silk blouses, it is not surprising to find they are made m large sizes, ai' mounted on castors, and have han Jles op. either side. All the knick-knacks which collect m one's
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      A STRAIGHT CUT COAT
      60 4 This straight cut coat dress of dove grey "mousslikasha" is trimmed by bands of a darker shade of the same material which are slit at the belt line, cuffs and neck, m such a fashion as to allow the ends to be pulled through a unique
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      THORNY PATH TO BEAUTY.
      724 4 Ordeal of Access to tk "Parlour.- the The path of the seek,., :i f,,. r I strewn with thorns unlc. h»-, been trained into it from tkc fir she could toddle. When you have decided to beauty treatment the first thin* t^"* to make an appointment
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      "FOOLISH WASTE OF MONEY."
      84 4 Judge's Comment on Will- Mr. Hurst. X.C: Thr value i* lT>O.OOO. Mr. Jiisti.-- Hill: H..u;->: peet will be consume*! In"X Mr. Hunt, K.r.-. I »m wrrs neceftary. Mr. Jostle* Hill: I »nb M always uuriooi to jet peop» their bemdi feoffether. 0 ways of WMttaf «oney,
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      15 4 I honestly believe that mations as ours are neo£ economic salvation.— M» (Imperial Chemical fodOttn
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1496 5 DIRECT APPEALS TO THE EMPEROR "Acute Streak of Sentiment." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokyo, June 28. Yet another attempt to make a direct appeal to His Majesty the Emperor was. yesterday frustrated by the Police who took the would-be appellant into custody before the latter coujd carry
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      225 5 ffltS pOHnparaMy ji^~. soft J i FACE POWDER. Of a Fairylikc fineness with th* exquisite 3>] I perfume of the rose, ASHES OF ROSES face E(f powder imparts a magical bloom and freshness |>] to the complexion. Equally alluring is the Tf k delicate and wistful charm of the I
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      177 5 THE RASCAL f Mother doesn't grudge Johnny "MILKMAID" MILK stands 8 Uj his stolen pleasure. She knows for purity all over the world. It S 5 that "MILKMAID" MILK adds taste and nourishment to is sound nourishment and tea, coffee, cocoa, rice, and all tt J will build him up
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    202 6 fsdf dfsds dsfds dsf ways m shirt sleeves m his office. His inari iajre to his cousin Miss Annie Henrietta Yule m 1900 brought him another fortune. Worked 18 Hours a Day. His firm controlled 80 Indian jute, tea and shipping companies which he had mostly personally built up, working
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    920 6 CHINESE SECRETARY IN SINGAPORE. Mr. Chee~Fpng's Visit. (By Our Chinese Correspondent.) Mr. Hslah Chee Fong, Chinese Secretary to the League of Nations, passed through Strgapore on Saturday last on his way to China from Europe. He was met on board by Mr. L#ee Tchiun, Consul-General for China, who
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    35 6 The tendency continues for the best class <>f borrowers to redeem stocks issued durine or immediately after the war. and to rpplace them ly stocks tearing a lower ■fete of interest.— Mr. H. W. Henderson.
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      177 6 MOW DID yOM GET TtiEPE I I $2t I I /h onefyovr j^gy I Or//*e/6is \f\\ I fvpX^rs^x //> 6a/fao hour <^x^M I I Or m tie titter and better Chevrolet I rAMMg^^Sg 11 yWir minutes I I BORNEO -CHEVROLET, LTD. I BRANCHES THROUGHOUT MALAYA. I J 4-TO.\ CO.MMEK< I.
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      190 6 The real, rich o*>~** gooaness or chicken In a tin of Crosse lila *w«tt\ u^ r <?nieiTiber that when Huv ing invalid foods it i s most important to nothing but I the best, therefore ahv ays insist J on Crosse Blackwells. Crosse Blackwell's ESSENCE of CHICKEN i A BOON
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      382 7 I BUSINESS CARDS. i MllllllfUlllMllfllMllllllllllllfltUflJimUHlllM 1 ijOIJIBOTTLE" BEER CHEMICAL BEER. I iiiiiHuniiiiiKiiiiiiiiiHniiiiN'iiiiiiiiuiNiiNHiiHni f WREATHS. wreaths made to order i mNGAPORI CASKET CO. i I.XC.IE ROAD. I «lf n hone No. 75. ,',v.'.V.V. t .V»W^%WW. TO LET. H MUDOI KOAD. Kntry METd HKOJHKKS. Be rn.tri Street and No. 16 Apply MKYKR
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      665 7 EVACUATION Otf imELAND. QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION BY THE POWERS. Britain Ready to Consider. [British Radio Official Service.] Kutfby, July 18. Jtt'plyinfr to questions re^ardin^r the view recently expressed by the (iorman Chancelkn- that m the pretient circumstances the ccupu-d Rhinelan<l should be evacuated before the time fixed m the Versailles
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      666 7 TROPICAL DISEASES, SIR M. WATSON TO CONTROL MALARIA WORK New Advisory Committee. fK'.'Uter's Se-vice.l London, July 18. The Executive Committee of the Ross Institute for Tropical Diseases has appointed Sir Malcolm Watson Principal of the Malaria Control Department of the Institute. The Ross Institute Industrial Anti-Ma-larial Advisory Committee has been
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      372 7 O AKL A\D 1928 expressing m VOQuish styling the advanced trend m automotive design; expressing m performance the spirit of modern transportation combining these two qualities to a faultless degree. Oakland 1928 marching on to world-wide popularity because it has so much more to otter than cars m Oakland's price
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      413 7 1 Electrical Appliances I I i\ I A? j;;: The following Appliances may now be hired from the Elects trical Department, MuniciDality: &j CEILING FANS $1.50 per month each. BATH WATER HEATERS $2.00 per month each. SMALL COOKERS KETTLE $2.00 per month each. LARGE COOKERS KETTLE $2.50 per month each.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    577 8 fdsf fds years was marked by an immediate improvement. The traffic of the pori rose m 1919 by five million tons, m 1920 it had returned to just above the pre-war level, and after advancing by one million tons m 1921 and 1922, has increased steadily by
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    146 8 The cost of purchasing, altering and equipping premises No. 57, Charing Cross, for the Malay States Information Agency, London amounted to £21,967. We have received from the Government Town Planner, F.M.S., a copy of hi^ report m regard to town planning m the Philippine Islands, whither Mr. Reade proceeded after
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    AVIATION IN INDIA.
    359 8 GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES FOR AERO CLUBS. Imperial Airways Agreement. Bombay. July 12. A definite advance m civil aviation m India is marked by the .Government of India's approval of the payment of a subsidy to three Aero Clubs. The clubs are the Bomba., Flying Club, the Delhi Flvinjr
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    OLD RAFFLESIANS' ASSOCIATION.
    432 8 Annual Dinner. The Old Rafltesiftß*' AMOciation'l annual dinner—the 6th since the inception of the Association m I^23 —was held last Saturday at the Garden Club and attended by a very cheery gathering of about 'JO Old Boy? of Raffles institution and their guests. In the unavoidable absence
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    25 8 Mr. Roland Braddell, who had been m Kuala Lumpur for the F.M.S. Court of Appeal, returned to Singapore by the mail train on Tuesday night.
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    RAID ON HYLAM SCHOOL.
    79 8 C.I. D. officers and members of the Detective Branch raided a Hylam night school at the 6^4 mile Bukit Timah road yesterday morning and arrested a Hylam m possession of a pistol and nine rounds of ammunition without a licence. The school m question goes by
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    606 8 MR. ASHPLANT'S KliHuu INVESTIGATIONS tH To uw Editor. Sir, Arising from recent r<-p., r t public press of the discovery b y y lt plant of a method of dUm^u^m tween potentially poor a n<l good 12 while the plants are still m the nu 7
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    47 8 LATEST RUUKER AND TIN PRICES. [From Our Own Correspondent-] London, July 19, 1.20 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price a 9-< Hd. (official doting)—*l/* <latel' per Ib. c ni Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and bon? notify to-day's tin prices a. £208 >} —.£20: V»».
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    133 8 Last nig-ht the StafapoK Dramatic Committee gave another |H-rl ance of their tripW bill Tkii P«J effort <»f the S.A.IM is quit* k.t-r with the standar.l Ml m th.- |»a every way thy members >U-^-v\ credit for "the successful way m wW of the three short plays is pn* W
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      226 8 THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'Sr IFOR PETER DAWSON "SPECIAL" Dawson frg% SCOTCH fcaaj whisky. i CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD. {incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hong Kong). {Incorporated m Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. JS ilSUgW'Wfff.g-fWWWW" ■■■■■■■■■■■!.l,J'll!-'iail!UU'l'.. LIMITED SUPPLY OF FRESH PORK! ij; I ROM Ol X OWN FARM AT BUKIT TIM AH
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      204 8 I! Pmrfanw de Luxe I coty f. Chypre > Origan Rose Jacqueminot > > Paris Emerande i\ EAU DE COTY 2* to be had from all dealers j j tap"* Brothers. a j; f~^634:- 1 ppfers to j:|: fXENG SENG GUANJ of 634, North Bridge Road, i Tel. No. 2415.
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      6 8 I To-day's Feature. THE LATEST FASHIOSSA
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    END OF CHINA'S CIVIL WAR.
    62 9 nHK(ATES REACH AGREEMENT \HetfianiT to Nationalists. rs^strr'i F« Intern Service.] Pekin*. July 19. v gaderstood that the Fen^rtier delegates have reached ar Sment m principle with the NaSm delegates, as a result ol I* Char.v f Such Lianyr is to issue n ,tW' before the
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    RUSSIAN ZEAL TO FIND AMUNDSON.
    62 9 RUSSIAN ZEAL TO FIND AMU NDSON. iter'i Senriet.] Moscow. July 19. Rg hail man of t\w Committee has an f the committee kted M the discovery probably with the Alesi ill m—■ strength-;<->i>tanct' from ikely. ■king up him an «k» is um'K'vv r i<l<i«'r i* damaged Thil will take a
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    LIVELY LABOUR MEETING
    53 9 jM> t«»r r Max ton and Mr. Wheatley. Service.] London. Jul\ 19. Parliamentary luil>our moned to eonekkn Mr. Muxton a*. 1 Mr. the personalities I ild presided and the private, were lively resolutiofi hoping isma <•! differences constitutional way. regular party ference. bei afterwards ion was meant
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    DICTATOR ORDERS RESCUED EXPLORERS HOME.
    24 9 [Re lt< r'l Service.] Rome. July 19. .i- ordered the Italia survivors Meanwhile he re- usages, making state- terviews.
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    DENIAL OF SPANISH PLOT.
    37 9 'housand "Precautionary" Arrests. [Reuter'i Service.] Paris, July 19. r.tary of the Spanish Man arrests have l Spam, of over a thousand including Socialists Republicans there woj a plot and al- are purely preventive.
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    SEIZED MUNITIONS RELEASED.
    66 9 fatiNOlotl and (ierman Arms. i Fir Eastern Service.] Shanghai. July 19. :ha; Evening News says the rnment has ordered the consignee of the cargo of rding to the customs ■'unv 27th. M manifest cargo. General ii Invosti- rday stated:— Sewi iayi that the CfciMOfl r at Shanghai
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    THE KOREAN OUTRAGE.
    30 9 IKmtmtim Sentenced tc Death. Tokio. July 18. Court has completec 1 Korean, Cho Meika who un the assassination o ing death sentence t< tolet <»n page 7.]
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    OLD ETONIAN'S WEIRD DELUSION.
    57 9 I TS *ht He- Was Electricity. London. July 10. I m the pocket of Mr who died of a gun 1 t. it is fairly obviou Pinion that deceased wa delusioa that he himsel 1 t'erything and every trie. '">•• while of unsoun until Etonian, was
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    OBREGON'S MURDER.
    162 9 YOUNG ASSASSIN IDENTIFIED. A Religious Fanatic. [Reuter'f. Service. Mexico City, July 19 1 Present Calles has stated that the '\s--1 sassm of General Obregon confessed that the cr.me was actuated by religious fanaticism. He asserted that the Government's evidence indicated that "clerical action" was I directly implicated. Government
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    THE HOMAGE OF THE MEXICAN PEOPLE.
    110 9 THE HOMAGE OF THE MEXICAN PEOPLE. A Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pay Their Tribute. [Router'^ Service.! Mexico City, July 19. General Obrtgoa'a body has been conveyed l>y train to his native State. Senora Calles. accompanied by Cabinet Ministers. Army and Xavy Officers, and members of the Diplomatic Corps walked to
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    MEXICO'S DOUBLE LOSS.
    105 9 [Reuters* Service. l New York. July 19. Ten thousand troop* escorted the coffin of Captain Emilio Carranza who was killed when his aeroplane m which he was attempting an non-stop flight from Roosevelt field and back, crashed down Broadway to the station, whence a special train is
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    DAVIS CUP SURPRISE.
    43 9 Tilden Out of Final Round Team. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. July 19. Owing to the American Lawn Tennis Federation objecting to his commenting on lawn tennis m the press. Tilden will not participate m the final round of the Davis Tun.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    147 9 Strict Anti-Japanese Boycott. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hong Kong, July 19. Fang Shek Shang has sent a circular telegram requesting the (Government to supply him with money to enable him to lead an army into Yunnan. The anti-Japanese boycott movement is more stringent and
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    JAPAN AND HER CHINESE TREATIES.
    104 9 Will Not Hesitate for SelfPreservation. [Nanvo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. July 18. It h understood that the Cabinet at yesterday's meeting discussed counter- measures to be taken against the possible Chinese procedure for the revision of the treaty now existing between the two 1 countries. It
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    EGYPTIAN SENSATION.
    153 9 PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED FOR THREE YEARS. Freedom of the Press Suspended [Renter's Service.] Alexandria, July 19. A Royal Decrew is being issued this evening: dissolving the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for three year after which the Cabinet will decide with regard to fresh elections. The Government meanwhile
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    DEATH SENTENCE ON 16 YEARS OLD YOUTH.
    263 9 Recommended to Mercy. At the Assizes yesterday before the Acting Chief Justice (the Hon. Mr. JustL-? P. J. Sproule). Wali Mohamed. the sixteenjnear old Pathan who was charged with the murder of a fellow-countryman on May sth this year, was found guilty and
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    SIX MONTHS' FOR PERJURY.
    48 9 At the Assizes on Wednesday the Acting Chief Justice sentenced a witness to six months' imprisonment for perjury. The witness was for the defence of See Ah Puah. who was charged with stabbing another Chinese to death m Clyde Terrace m August last year.
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    COMPENSATION FOR LATE CAPT. HINCHLIFFES FAMILY?
    161 9 Question Raised m Parliament. The "inequity" of the State benefiting to the extent of £.=>oo,ooo by the death of the Mon- Elsie Mackay. while the late Captain HinchlitTe's family had not been compensated, which has been denounced m outspoken newspaper articles, to-day arose at
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    JEALOUS HUSBAND'S UNIQUE CLAIM.
    158 9 Damages for Alleged Enticement. London, July 12. An action which Mr. Justice Swift declared was unique since 1857, was brought m the King's Bench Division to-day, when Major Capel Smith (retired R.A.S.C.) claimed damages against Major Bernard Dyer, for alleged enticement of his wife. The evidence
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    16 9 Captain M. H. Hawkes. Superintendeni >f Customs. F.M.S.. is due back from leav< oy the Aeneas.
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    THE TSINANFU OUTRAGES.
    176 9 JAPAN ASKS FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT. Guarantees Desired: [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, July 19. The Foreign Office announces that it instructed the Consul-General at Shanghai on Wednesday to inform the Nationalist Government of its desire to settle the Tsinanfu afftiir as early as possible with a view
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    CAMPBELL TO RACE IN THE SYRIAN DESERT.
    201 9 His Warning to Hostile Tribesmen. London. July 11. Captain Malcolm Campbell, interviewed by Reuter to-day, m regard to his intention to create a world land speed motoring record m the Syrian Desert, said that he failed to find a place on the coast
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    CABLES-BEAM RADIO MERGER.
    127 9 £53.700,000 Holding Company. The Daily Mail states that the cables- beams wireless merger involves the setting ud of a holding company with a capital of i £53.700.000, of which £23,500.000 will consist j of 5*2 per cent, comulative preference shares, £21,200,000 of 7 1 per cent, non-
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    UNINVITED GUESTS AT LONDON FUNCTIONS.
    66 9 Countess of EUesmere's Complaint. London. July 11. An epidemic of uninvited quests is perplexing Society hostesses. The Countess of Ellesmere ordered three women from a ball at Bridgewater Houso on July 9th. The Countess states 300 of the I.iSOO eruests were not know to her.
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    51 9 A marriage will shortly take place between Lieutenant Sydney Keith Horn, R.N.. H.M.S. Magnolia, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horn, and Miss Phyllis Mary Mallins, youngest daughter of the late Captain Frederic W. Mailing. 3rd Battalior East Lancashire Regiment, and of Mrs. Henry (VConnell Fitzsimon, of 31, Pem-broke-road,
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    INDIAN OLYMPIC ATHLETES VISIT LORD BIRKENHEAD.
    144 9 London. July 10. The Indian Olympic athletes, after placing a wreath at the Cenotaph, this morning. visited Lord Birkenhead at Whitehall and were photographed with him on the steps of the India Office. They were entertained at launch by the Nawab of Palanpur. In
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      646 11 O. S. K. Line. j^^,. RoUeria//). Hambursr, Bremen. Ant»» r P XXil Colombo, Aden. Suez. r S: d Alt «i Maru J u i y 2 0 July 22 Purhar M* Town, Siintos, Rio, M4>r ±*mi Bueno.s Aires. f Montevideo Maru Au*. 16 Aue 17 N<vnb* Zanzibar, l>ar-es-Salaro, UiMHßri Marqut-s
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    249 12 KEEL LAID OF WORLD'S SUPER-SHIP. 60,000-Ton Liner for Britain. Belfast. The first stage has begun here m the construction of the largest vessel m the world. Messrs. Harland and Wolff have already laid the keel of a new giant White Star liner and have received orders to proceed
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    CAP LAY STRANDED.
    88 12 News was received m Singapore yesterday that the Chargeurs Reunis steamer Cap Lay was stranded on the Cacba Rocks, near Haiphong. The Cap Lay is a vessel of 8,009 tons gross and nett 4,891. She arrived here from Marseilles under the command of Captain Benteu on July
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    PASSENGERS. EXPECTED.
    87 12 From United Kingdom per Blue Funnel Aeneas, due to-day: Mr. H. J. C. K. Toms. Mr. C. H. I. Kent. Mr. E. A. Waddle, Mrs. W. E. Edington and 2 children, Mrs. A .P. Ford and infant, Mr. E. A. Martin, Mrs. A. S. Gosling, Miss J. M.
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    PASSENGERS SAILED.
    182 12 Per Blue Funnel Hector, homeward bound, on Wednesday, July 18th: Mrs. R. M. V- Hunt, Mr. H. W. L. Bunbury and I children. Mr. snd Mrs. Fulton and infant. Mrs. S. Reason and child. Mrs. A. L- Mullaly, Mr. J. S. Thomson. Mr. E. Newton. Mr. H. de
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    OLDEST ADMIRAL IN ENGLAND.
    153 12 Sir E. Fremantie and Pretty Girls. Sir Edmund Fremantle. the oldest British admiral, celebrated his ninety-second birthday last month. He is a man of upright carriage with a walk that still bears traces of a sailor's roll. "Moderation," he said to a Daily Express representative "has
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    THE "EMPEROR'S CARPET."
    77 12 Sold for 22,000 Guineas. London, July 5. The 16th Century Persian "Emperor's carpet," which was presented by Peter the Great to Leopold I. of Austria m 1698, and which has long decorated the Grand Staircase of the Imperial Palace, Schoenbrunn, and was purchased privately, with the consent
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    37 12 Some 350 tons of the material of the dredge for Batu Caves Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., are on the wav to the East, and the balance will be shipped very soon, says Eastern Engineering of June 14.
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      686 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Koala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Ltmfcin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Je ran tut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 twin. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota TinggL Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Keiantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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    ACTOR WORKS HIS PASSAGE HOME.
    297 13 Hardly Recognised by His Mother. n Southampton. Godfrey Baxter, the axtor who, m ad dition to being stage manager of the «Gat<has ap PT ar d m "Macbeth." "Henry VII.. and "Saint Joan,*' with Sybil Thorndike, arrived here m the Olympic. He was stripped to
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    NO LICENCE FOR DR. VORONOFF.
    218 13 Sir W. .Joynson-Hicks' Determination. sir Joynson-Hicks, the Roast Secretary, replying to a question m Parliament Raid that no time limit was p>i* <,n the visit »f Dr. Voronoff to England. His object wa> to yive lectures, and no licence of any kind was given to
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    NUDE STATUE UPROAR.
    176 13 A statue of soldier, the heroic Captair Arenas, who was killed m action, wmt unveilvd m an Aragonese town recently, and excited a great deal of comment, because the captain was modelled m the nude. The sculptor. Coullaut-Valera an artist with a style of his own and
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    WHISKY BOTTLE GARTERS.
    89 13 A wrman passenger from Europe has caused a sensation m rum-running circles by attempting to elude the Customs with .-mall bottle* of concentrated liqueurs fix ed round her knees m the shape of garters. She hal declared several small taxable articles hich she had bought m Paris,
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    152 13 Until th« niidiilf of August travelieif out and Home wiM see si^ns m the Suez Canal of the y» vanue«v:ents to permit of the tow-! in£ "of the fTOat Singapore floatinir dock, of WbJBDQ tor s, through the Canal. This vast Bgl I I'M at lon of steel sections is
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    WOMEN MOB A GRAVE.
    553 14 Scenes at Funeral of Mrs. Pankhurst. Hundreds of women sarged rouni the grave when Mrs. Emmeline f ankhurst was. ourk'd m biompton Cemetery recently. One or two wreaths were trampled on, and it seemed for a moment as if some of ihe mouiwis standing 1 at
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    PRISONER'S LEAP FOR FREEDOM.
    295 14 Jump From Express Train. A handcuffed cat burglar who was returning to Durham to complete his sentence of five years' penal servitude, against which he had unsuccessfully ap- ealed, made a daring attempt to secure his freedom during the journey, on which' he was accompanied by
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    114 14 Five orangf-outancs, timers, reptiles, b^ars, wild cats, 400 monkeys, and some thousand- of rare birds formed part of the earcro of the Ellernan liner City of Palermo, which arrived at Tilbury Docks m mail week, says Our London Correspondent. This flcating MOMgarfe is consigned to Mr. F. B. Ro««- rs,
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      252 14 YmF mm f^M f iMlflß 'V* X\Mm\ iv T MKmT €SwW MKBBK^^ Willpower, foresight and resolution, ftfl H^^ combined with courage and a rare 1 W^J^^ intelligence, rapidly brought Disraeli to the front m the political world. The power and position of England and the Empire is due m large
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 Ju y 19. flank I m.s. s Bank rtwaml 213 11-ic Private creJils 3 m..v 2J4 7-32 New York, demand 55 Credits 90 days 571^ Fr;mce, demand 14^6 India, T. T. ,Z. "°»R Kong, demand 10** p.c. Dis. x okohama, demand 121 1 ->. Java, demand jyn Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    201 15 July 19. Tin 150 Ttofti $108.25 Gambier gi^ Pepper White gg Pepper Black Flake Tapioca 7.80 Pearl Sajro Small 7$ 4 Copra 10.45 Copra Sundriod 10.80 Rice Li.inpr Hn Chan Mark Red Kagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Raneoon Bintan 200 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    62 15 July Ittth.. 12 o'clock n-oon. K.S.S. equal tv Standard. Q.C.F. Spot tIH 91% Standard R.S.S. on TYnder July 91 If 32 1 -Aucr-Sept. '12 tttt Oct- Dec. .Sl 32 Jan-Mar. 90% :U l A Tom- of Market:- Quier. Latent Cable: London Spot Sheet 9 1
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    151 15 Singapore, July 19. The November-December bogey overshadows the Rubber Market and the steady improvement m the statistical position b not reflected by an improvement m price. Chief interest for the time being centres m physical rubber for near delivery and Factories have been buying for July ship mer.t.
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    TING KIL TIN MINES. LTD.
    71 15 In an advertisement which appeared yesterday regarding the Tinp Kil Tin Mines, Ltd. it was stated that "Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of 5 per cent, on the Ordinary and Preference Shaves of the Company on account of the year ending 30th.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    301 15 BARLOW'S REPORT. Singapore, July 19. Rubber: After remaining ouiet for practically ail the week, the market showed a firmer tone at yesterday's local auction, when prices advanced about 1 cent, 'today's cables from Lor don and New York indicate an advance of 1/tfeL m the frrnicr and
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    10 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. dsf dsf fds dsfds
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    LTALL AND EVATTS WEEKLY REPORT.
    391 15 Singapore. July 18. The Tin quotation has continued to move upwards, a further gain of §4 from lowest l eing recorded over the peiiod. with a strong tendency at close. There has been no change m the Metal statistical position and the sharp fluctuations can
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    219 15 ROSE M ACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore July Itt. Hub»>er. London 9 7/16 d 1/16 Up. 'lin. London i 214, i)os Up. Local lIOHV* for 150 tons. Mining. Sungei Way 2.60 2.6.% Petaling 4.00 4.4<;, Kuchai 1.35 1.40, Malayan Consols 80 S2 1 Klan X River 3.30 3.35, Rahman Hydraulic l.r>o
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    35 15 We hoar that on one well-known estatein Selanffor a thousand acres of rubber have been cut down, the area so cleared having already been planted with nipah. The significance of this move needs no emphasis.—M.M.
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      318 15 A SSKTS OVER $8,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER 30,000,000 I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON, OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC 11,, ompany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with Jthe British Life Assurance
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      274 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OK INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated m England by Royal Charter! Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of JPS each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hoilo Tongkah Amntsar Ipoh (Bhuket). .nngKok Karachi
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      305 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Honj* 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 COIRT OF DI HECTORS. A. H. Compton, Ksq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Ksq., Deputy Chairman. iion. Mr.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO. t Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    RACECOURSE GAMBLING.
    749 16 DENUNCIATION BY AN IPOH PADRE. Evil Rampant m Malaya. The question of gambling m connection with, horse-racing has drawn more than one protest from a Perak pulpit recently. At Wesley Church, Ipoh, the Rev. L. Proebstel. who is District Superintendent of the M. E. Mission. Perak, referred to
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    HENLEY REGATTA.
    133 16 Diamond Sculls Heats. London, Jul> 5. Henley. —The weather was dull to-day and there was a stiff breeze blowing off the Berks There vas a good attendance, thoueh smaller than yesterday. lv.cn-ty-five preliminary heats were decided today. In the Grand Challenge Trophy LtaduU beat the Union Boat Club
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    37 16 It wi'; s-in, says the Straits Echo, that John Sands and Horatius, which formerly belonged to His Highness the SuKan of Johore are now with Trainer H. Sleigh. Their new ownvr is Raja di Hilir, of Perak.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    86 16 KUALA LUMPUR EXHIBITION. Huggins and Ford Beaten. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, July 19. Oliver and Bagot. the Malayan Doubles Champions beat Ford and Huggins 7 5 G— l, 10 8. It was a hard hitting match m which i.*<e winner? were distinctly superior. The Australian player.
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    F.M.S. CHAMPION BEATS FORD.
    69 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. July 19. The F.M.S. champion, Ong Ec Kong beat Ford 6 4, 7 5, 4 6. m a strenuous game, the Chinese winning through great steadiness which contrasted with Ford's sacrifice of points m both service and drives. In the
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    THE MALAYAN CUP.
    43 16 Difficult Choice m Kuala Lumpur. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, July 19. In a Malaya Cup trial match Colours beat Whites 2—l. the game providing a very difficult problem for the selectors, 17 of the players showing excellent form.
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    S.C.C. BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    18 16 FRIDAY'S TIES. Handicap Singles Final. E. H. R. Bowerman vs. Winner of Gray and Mclntyre.
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    LAST NIGHTS LEAGUE RESULTS.
    18 16 A.P.C. 1. Police 1. Telephone Co. 1, Harbour Board 0. SJLC. 3. S.C.C. 3
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    ATHLETE STOWAWAYS.
    109 16 Men Who Were Omitted From U.S. Team. lyondon. July 13th. New York.—Three prominent amateur athletes who had failed to pain places m the United States Olympic team, which c«iled for Europe yesterday, were discovered to-day hiding: on board the same liner. They were at first thought to be
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    GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS MATCH AT LORD'S.
    69 16 The following are playing m the Gent'emen vs. Players match now m progress at Lords: Gentlemen:—Chapman (Kent). Jardine (Surrey), Fender (Surrey >, White (Somerset). Lyon (Somerset), Jupp (Northampton), Wyatt (Warwick). Crawley (Oxford I'niversity). Franklin (Buckinghamshire), Haifr (Middlesex), Robins (Cambridge University). Players:—Woolley (Kent). Freeman (Kent),
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    DUKE'S RACING DEBUT.
    100 16 London, July 12. The Duke of Gloucester, riding Jehu, finished third m the Wallop Selling: Plate at the Bibury Club meeting at Salisbury. This i« the first time a member of the House of Windsor has competed m a flat race. The result was as follows: AQUDON,
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    THE LIVERPOOL CUP.
    54 16 Sixteen Left m Finil Acceptances. London, July 12. The final acceptances for the Liverpool Cup (1 mile 2 furlongs 170 yards) to be run nn July 20th. are as follows: Dark Japan Pharamond Invershin Peacemaker 11. Delius Autocraft Banstar Lulworth Cove Buckfast Playboy The Mohawk Regalo Guards
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    23 16 Orders for week ending Sunday 22nd. July 1928. Friday, 20 Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. W. T. CHERRY, District Commissioner.
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    THE "RUBBER INTRIGUE."
    1267 16 CEYLON MEMBER STATES HIS. CASE. "Bondage to Malaya." As Mr. H. R. Freeman's rubber motion "This Council claims release not later than August Ist from the Rubber Restriction Scheme and its intrigue against the economic interests of Ceylon, whether Malaya desires to remain m the scheme or
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    CRICKET.
    231 16 THE INTER-VARSITY MATCH. Full Scores. The full scores m the inter- Varsity match at Lord's last week were: CAMBRIDGE.— Ist INNINGS. Turnbull c Benson b C. Hill Wood 2 Longrigg b McCanlis 2 Duleepsinghji c McCanlis b C. Hill Wood 52 Killick c Skene b C. Hill Wood 74
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    FIRST DIVISION FIXTURES FOR AUGUST.
    130 16 In order to bring the Ist. Division of the League up to date the following matches will be played during August and incorporate all matches which have been postponed to date: Wednesday Aug. Ist. R.A. vs. S.C.C.. Stadium. Thursday 2nd. Pulau Brani vs. Malays. Stadium.
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