The Straits Times, 18 August 1923

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    Masthead
    13 1 The Straits Times No. 27,331. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      94 1 ÜBBBBBBBBaBBKaBUBaaBSXBajasaaiKaaaBtIvaMBMKBaiaBBBaBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfIBBfIBBBBBBBBBBI A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF Heavy Cut Crystal Glassware JUST ARRIVED. FRUIT BOWLS. SALAD BOWLS. FRUIT OU CAKE DISHES. DEC AXN i KRS. C^T f 1 SWEET DISHES. SALAD BOWLS. FRUIT BOWLS. ROBINSON CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore.) iaaßßßßaaßaaaaaaaßßßßßßiißßßßßaßgßßßaaßaaaitßKKaKKaKaßaaßiß'aßßßaaßa3Kaß«a««B'«in»**M»Bw. BBBfIBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfIBBDBiaaBBBIIBBBBBBBXBfIafIBBBBBBBBBBBnBBBBBaBBBPBBaBaaaBBaauBBaa^. ONE 0F THE Mm BARGAINS THE STEWART PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE •^\_^Y
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      12 1 LACTOGEN I FREE CONSULTATION I BUREAU AMBER MANSIONS I NOW OPEN. iiuitiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiifliiiniiiainßVJal
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    A PRISONER'S FREEDOM.
    312 2 'Enjoyable Trip from London To Calcutta. Enjoying perfect freedom and unknown ■to ar.y of his fellow -passengers Mr. K. W. Church, who has been brought back to India to answer charges, made the journey from London to Calcutta in the P. and O. steamer Nore which left
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    DEPTH OF THE SEA.
    281 2 Professor's Important Research Work. Dr. W. G. Duifield, Professor of Phy- 6ics in the University College, Reading 1 i Kngland, is visiting Sydney in accordance with an arrangement with the Board of Scientific and Industrial Research, Eng- land, to evolve a scheme which, if NMMMi ful,
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    MARKETING OF PRODUCE.
    278 2 Excessive Port Charges In Australia. I The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom has issued a statement in the j course of which it says that the Domii nions want cheaper transport but it is i vain to expect this until they substanti- ally reduce their
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    Ford Owners in Arms.
    153 2 A certain liveliness, it seems, sayr the Evening Standard, is to be imported into the motoring: situation by the Ford Owners' Association of Great Britain, which recently held its first meeting i:: Manchester. There are, its secretary estimates, about 500,000 Fords in Britain and he proposes
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      409 2 A "SWAN" Pen is more than a con- venience for busy writers it is a necessity. It is the pen which never needs coaxing, for its reliable feed f ensures a steady flow of ink the instant the nib touches the paper. Never a scratch, blot or awkward break in
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      381 2 1 1 M A Heal Skin Troubles With Cuticura If you are troubled with pimples, blackheads, redness, r jughness, itching, and burning, which disfigure your complexion and skin, Cuticura Soap and Ointment will do much to help you. Always include the Cuticura Talcum in your toilet preparations. tauII..TaInBU.;d..OUUMMII.S4 udlt.B4. Sold
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      202 2 lirelll /J F| H BIG REDUCTION IN ALL SIZES. 30 x 3l i NON dKID CUNCHER $17.»O net! X 3 S!i CORD CUNCHER $20.50 nett BE? jfl) 32 3 NON SKID CLINCHER $31.56 SBC W 22 x 3!i COKD Strait Side $42.7» g f; ▼<j < NON SKID CLINCHER $25.20
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    The Isles of Disillusion.
    993 3 An Exile's Bitter Letters From The South Seas. Reviewing Isles of Illusion. Letters from the South Seas, K. K. writes in a home paper as follows A wry reef of Romance has liven built up round the South Sea Islands. Btevsnran and Pierre Loti began it
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    47 3 -injr the Royal Sanitary Ins'i'utr. Professor Collis saki he prc-fcrrH the Rn<r!ish climati*. "English people complain th::t our weather is rotten,"' he said, yet our weather made Britons ■.vir t we an-. If we had the weatlTer we prayed for we would degenerate into a third-eUu Pmm'
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      403 3 b r, -J^atr > ■tß> NOTHING HTTR THAN Gurtltti >ii.»cle Essence. A enra known and appreciated since 17SNI. ivo npiinst n'.l .iilisrcstion, Influenza. lari>, Insomnia, etc., itc. remedy, and bo in the medicine chest of those livinß lan li not always at hand. Price only cts. a bottle. Obtalnnbl a
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      455 3 Wincamis rives a feeling of NEW L!FE to those who alO Weak, or Aiismic, Nervous or Rim-aown Good heci'.h necessary to your well-being— Wiorarnij is necei—ltj to promote zood health. Winc.-irnis is not a luxury it is a positive necessity to all who are Weak, or A:i:: mic, or Nervous,
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      328 3 DOES YOUR CHILD SUFFER FROM THEM? Many children in this country are troubled with worms, some of the indications of which are irregular appetite, bad breath, grinding of the teeth in sleep, pain and swelling of the abdomen, irritation in the nosi". Baby's Own Tablets, the Canadian children's remedy, given
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      96 3 Special Display Dunhill's Cigar Cigarette Holders CIGARETTE HOLDERS 1.50 to $35.00 CIGAR HOLDERS $10.00 to $16.00 At Dunhilir Depot MAYNARD CO., LTD. NEW ZEALAND STILTON CHEESE In Excellent Condition SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (Incorporated ia the Straits Settlememte) ORCHARD ROAD. »»«»>♦»««>»»«♦«♦♦♦♦♦♦« ♦♦♦♦«♦♦«>»«»♦ s WORTH INGTON AjUT "STOCKEiriN~ATL"STZES" a! THE
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      790 4 STEAMER SAILINCS P. 0. British India «"<? Apcar Line (Companies incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. K. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. LONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. Tonnage Due Spore
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      641 4 STEAMER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) The Blue Funnel Line Regular Service to LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND UKKMKN. GENOA, MARSEILLES* LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through
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      632 4 STEAMER SAILIB6S KONiNKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCKAPPU (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NT. I IIK!!I «.M)S INDIA eOTKRNIIBNT. Telephone Nos. Passage Dept.. 131. Freieht Dept.. 1202. Mirine Dept. and Tr.nrshipncit Dept. 1137, Manager's Dept. *****. i B> T° nenS:> Lant n Sißli, ft*M*, Oelc-Lheue
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      529 5 STEAMER SAILING N. Y. li. LONDON USU Hakonc Maru Aur. 2G £>uwa Maru Sept. 4 Fushimi Maru Sept. 18 "VTKPOQL LOT Tokushima Jari, Sept. 20 Durban Him mid. Sept Tsushima Maru end Sept. HAMBURG LINI Mito >.1.-.ru Aug. 24 Uatsuye Mara end Sept. NIW YORK LOit rim OTTO HOUTH AMtRICAW
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      426 5 STEAiER SABLTOS O.S.KT" Proposed Sailings from Singapore. (.object to change wltkoat prerioaa Botlee.) ■ÜBOPIAN LINI For Marseilles, London, Hamburg. Rotterdam, Antwerp, via Colombo, Sues aad Port Said. Arr. Dep. •LONDON MARU middle Sept. Calls at Marseille.. NKW YORK LINB For flaa Francl.ro, Panama, New York, via Japan. ATLAS MARU from
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      669 5 gTEAMENJAIUNeS NEDERLAND" ROYAL MAIL LINE "ROTTERDAM LLOYD" ROYAL MAIL LINE SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE OF "NEDERLAND" "ROTTERDAM LLOYD" R. M. LINE R. M. LINE via BeUwan-Dtll, Sebanr, Colcabsi. via Belawan-Deli, Satan*. Colembe, Gennn. Airier* to AmeteHaaL Manieillee, Tangier to Rotterdam. KON D. NEDER. Aug. 20 TJERIMAI Au«. 18 J. P. COEN
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      655 5 steamer sfl&raas "ELLERMAN" LINE ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. (Incorporated in England) STEAMER Hue Singapore PASSENGER SERVICE OUTWARDS. fs.s. CITY OF KARACHI China and Japan Oct. 5 s.s. CITY OF PARIS China and Japan Nov. U s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY China and Japan Dec. 27 HOMEWARDS. t s.s. CITY OF
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      647 6 CIIEMAS "ALHAMBRA Thnrsdsr, Augait 16 to Tuetday. August 21. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. HIS FIERY BEAT A 2 Reel Fox Comedy. TOPICAL BUDGET BRITISH SCREEN NEWS. A Wonderful Presentation. A First National Attraction THOMAS H. I.NCE PRESENTS MARGUERITE DE LA MOTTE, MILTON SILLS AND JOHN BOWERS, In
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      402 6 CINEMAS MARLBOROUGH Wednesday, August 13 to Tuesday, August 21. In the Seeund Show at 9 p.m. THE UPPER CUT 1 Reel Tathe Comedy Australian Gazette REALART PICTURES PRESENT BEDE DANIEL, In 3 Ucels SHE COULDN'T HELP IT ADOLPII ZUKOR PRESENT^ U.NES AVERS, in 5 Reels THE ORDEAL The anguished conflict
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      155 6 NEW STOCK STOLZENBERG KLIPFAST PILOT IN FOOLSCAP AND QUARTO SIZES. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF OFFICE STATIONERY RICKARD l\T, 76, CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. ARROL-JOHNSTON CARS THE 1923 Arrol-Johnston programme provides that ArrolJohnston Cars shall be sold in Singapore, at the same price they are advertised at in England, the makers absorbing the
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      23 6 3 CONCRETE LAWN ROLLER Better and cheaper than anything on the market. Over 100 in use. ETABLISSEMENTS BROSSARD MOPIN (Incorporated in China). SINGAPORE.
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    101 7 FlXTL'kia. *alu;ila;. Amgwl 1 I 1.50 a.m., 2 23 p. jr.. •iool Sports, 3 p.m. K rnp S'puie v. Malacca mail close*. Siir.dv, Atntul 19 Ilii'n ...m,, 3.12 p.m. -I 20 Ilin'i Water. 4.1' 8.m.. 4.10 p.m. Homeward liiiich 9 a.m. 1 M. M. mail <lue. Footbul
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      VESSELS AT THE DOCKS.
      76 7 East Wh»rr Baals— MO. Knsi Wbarl Nala ■■>i>uri Clan I I ktong, !lyl.mMiri- ii" Panay Hakodate Mara. \\«-:.t tthnrl Nil. Jardlnn W harl Halo KrKui Ciml Wharf— Nil. Krppcl Harhoar. M.ii,i Wharl Vedi tta, Hebe, Darang, Patrol. < onl Whart Patrol (Ml \M.n:i War Diwan. Vfwaela
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      Vessels Arrived.
      36 7 M.!N>L >;'. I int.. !21 to:i«. fro:n P»l«nibnn3 18-8. I.:'. .':i|i.. H.2IH tyr..- from lentta 1 '.-8. H.'.n:;koV: 17-8, for '> unc. DA, I\t.. 100 from r.au.::n 17-V-. Bangkok 1 1 P( tor frsa Cangkot Latons
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    130 7 Ti tm rul.nu S.iml.u 2.30 p.m. [h>l a:iJ p.m Madan r 01. Xu.i;- and Maii'.cci ..8 p.m. Ilonx'ii'njr, Shanghai nod Jnp&u. taking niniln lor V3JL. »nd Canada pm P.irt Bvrattenhoa and r"c:ifing pit ft l Penar.g. Kota Tinggi By train •"p.m. Kelnntsn 0 fin Una.l Kuantaa 0
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    33 7 •i- Jjett And. S'por* Londoß Kllcnga July 11 Aug. 8 Ir.su'.inJe July W All*.. 13 Chill July 17 Aug. 13 Malwa 'uly IS Aug. IS Joh*n July 23 Aug. 17
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    Singapore and the Climate Scare.
    176 7 •r. home brlnps full details in the House of Commons i. Naval Bam and thf ■n, approve! <>f the Government .if climate was raised hy several Mr. C. Lambert t huit suhmarnes c^uld net wet! climate*. Sir CJuy Gaunt beard a eood (ital about Singapore
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    174 7 EXCHANGE I I, On Lcn<!->:\ Hank <; i 2/ 32 Demand 2/4 1/lfl n. < radlti j Cn New Yorl Private DO B&ift :i h) ■i Jm! a, Bank :ti ;p On Hongkong, Bank d/d 2\ i>.v'. dia. On Sha T.T. 7"."rOn Ji On •):> Dank r.T.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 7 Tom of the market Steady. Latent Lcndcn cables quote: Spot she t U. ;i Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Closing Price*. Buyers. Sellen. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closir.g: Pricei. Buyers. Sellen. Sp.)t Sept Oct.-r>ec. Jam.-Marcfc Sept, Oct-Dec. MVjj (1 56 tSVi 67% DAILY PRICKS
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      MINING.
      208 7 Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Kntai'.fr Padaag o.4L''i 0.47Vs 1 1 Hitar.i Tin 1.82% l.^TVi 1 1 Jolantoli n.lO 0.20 1 i .!..lian Tin (I.:,:, 0.40 Cl Kara. Kamuliag 4ii/G 47/U 10 li) Kinta Assn. Old. 7..">0 8.00 Lir.prui Tin AM 4.30 10 10 Malayan Col. 22.<H> C:.'.T.")
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      GENERAL
      144 7 issue lal. I'd. Iluyers. Sellers. n s i B. An. Tobacco 5.<>.0 5.5.0 lo j" Central Enirn.ea »M 10.2* m 10 Central Motor* TIB :,..M) Cl £1 E. Smelting Co. 7<!o T.l."> 5/- h/- Bloc Tramwayi 1/3 1/9 10 io Frmaer Keava 33.00 3U.00 i) II:i. i Co. 137^0
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      DEBENTURES
      110 7 U. En?, fl p.c. $i^J"-i.oOn par p.c. p.m. S'pcre Electric Tramways. 6 p.c. 060,00* nc». Spore ?.i'ißi:!p»: pa 51.-s.OOO par. S'pme Municipal V/i pjc of 1907 $1,1)1)0,00'.! b v*- S'por. Municipi) 4'A px. of U<o9 11,600,500 B p.e. dta. Spore Munifipßl I 1 p.e. of ifl.iu 11/.()!,'.r.f"i lfl D
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      381 7 Ttmm and Co and Ljall and Bratt'f Ctomiuu. Frascr Lyall ti Co. Evatt. AUenbyNew(tl) L2O 1.40 1.-'.O 1.40 Alor (Jajah (SI) 1.40 I..VJ 1.44 L6O A. li:tam ($5) 14.00 15.00 1-1.00 15.00 A. Kuning ($1) 0.C5 0.C5 0.55 0.65 Am. Mv.hv: (82) £20*2.86 :>.2M 2.::<) A. Molak (?it
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      777 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., *r* p»*e 16. ItED HERrtiN' I, Frankfort. Bologna. Westphalia. I'.-ivelM. S^lcni. '1 ruffled and Vienna lailMHai. lej' of nan roasted, smoked eels, youne gleen peas. 11. Bolter, Europe Hotel iluildin;;. WANTED TO BUT. Winter suic and over coat. 2C39, Straits Turns, (lp; LOST, small silver
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      34 7 Latest available Sterling Quotations are printed on another page on Friday i MANDOLINE Flat back, Tropical Complete with brown leather TENOR BANJOS JUST RECEIVED. SEASON CO, U D. 11l and 113, NOKTH UItIDGE KOAU
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      691 7 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby Riven that the Power of Attorney, dated July 17. ISCfI, in fr.voui of CHUA HONG LIAN, riven b: HONG i'HAY. KOH CHIN SENG, TAN CHEOX KEE. SOH CHEE NEO :in<! I.l'A SVEE CHEOK, has this a» beea revoked owlaaj to the failinir health of .the uhovenamed
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      306 7 THE STRAITS TIMES Can be obtained at the following place* in Singapore Hotel van Wijk. Money Changer, Grosvenor. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., Raffles Flaee. Money Changer, Adelphi Hotel. Money Changer, Europe Hotel. Money Changer, Raffles Hotel. Federal Rubber Stamp Co., Raffles TJaee. Peter Chong, Hras Basah I G. H. Kiat
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    REQUIEM MASS
    51 8 A Solemn High Mass of Requiem will be sung for the repose of the soul of the late Johnny D'Souza to be held nt the Cathedral of the Goad Shepherd on Monday, the 20th inst., at 7 a.m. sharp. The attendance of relatives ami friends is earnestly solicited.
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    The Straits Times. SATURDAY, AUGUST IK. MORE ABOUT GERMANY.
    1061 8 There is really no need to apologue for giving a prood deal of attention to the German situation, for it may lead to almost anything, and the various phases of it are worthy of study. One of the most remarkable comments
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    40 8 The Malay Mail is asked to slate that the action brought by Mr. Hitchcock against the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Co., Ltd., in the Supreme Court, was not withdrawn by leave of the court, as reported but was iismissed.
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    53 8 The tender of Teo Hong and Teo Soo Piah of $34,000 has been accepted for alterations and additions to Raffles Institution. A tender of $32,500 by Wong Ah Pang has been accepted for the election of ten quarters for clerks at lorong Slamat, Penang. The highest tender for the work
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    56 8 Imprisonment instead of light fines will be the penalty imposed upon all Filipinos found guilty of playing jueteng, pigeon lottery and other Chinese games of chance henceforth, declared Judge Garduno of the M:nila Municipal Court. He said he is bound by a moral duty to take this step, aside from
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    65 8 The Committee of the Rantau AfrriHorticultural Show have decided to offer diploma of merit for the best and most complete collection of named varieties of malarial sjad other mosquitoes, common to their districts, compiled .by dressers attached to estates or estate hospitals, and for collections of insects, parasites, or such
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    13 8 The next Assize Court for Singapore will be held on Tuesday, September 11.
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    14 8 Mr. A. W. Greaves has been appointed an officer under the Rubber Restriction Ordinance.
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    16 8 Mr. H. W. Phear, Assistant Supervisor of Customs, F.M.S. Is appointed a Supervisor of Expsrt Duties.
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    20 8 Mr. W. A. White has been appointed to act as Auditor-General, in addition to his own duties, from August 14.
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    23 8 The Rev. A. S. Moore Anderson, M.A., of Amoy, will conduvt the m rviee in Prinsep Street Church to-morrow nig'ut at 8 o'clock.
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    23 8 About fifty men employed by M. Wing Loong, tailors, of Hi^li Street, went on strike to-day owing to a dispjte as to wages.
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    22 8 Mr. J. J. Vanstone, Temporary Surveyor of Ships, has been appointed a member of the Board of Examiners under the Machinery Ordinance.
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    27 8 Our Penang correspondent wires that the appeal by Khoo Siew Kok against th.< decision of Mr. Justice Sproule in the legitimacy case has been dismissed with costs.
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    27 8 The subscriptions to be pa f d by telephone subscribers connected to exchanges erected and maintained by tile Straits Settlements Government are published in the Government Gazette.
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    33 8 Mossm. Boustead and Co., agents for the Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., N.L. are in receipt of a letter from the manager reporting that No. 1 Dredge vas refloated on the Bth instant.
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    34 8 H. M. S. Diomede, which WM in Singapore during June, was run into while she was at anchor in Amoy, by an American merchantman, causing slight damage to her side below the water line.
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    39 8 Mr. C. H. G. Clarke has been appointed to act as Registrar of Companies ;.rv! Official Assignee, with effect from August 14. Mr. Clarke has also been appointed a Commissioner of Currency, in place of Mr. G. C. Valpy.
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    36 8 There were unprecedented scene 3 at Euston owing to the record bookings of sportsmen going north for the opening of the grouse shooting. Trains ran from six platforms. Similar busy scenes were witnessed at St. Pancras.
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    37 8 Private Moha:ned Noor bin Janudin, Malacca Volunteer Corps, having been convicted in July last of using as genuine a forged document and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment, is dismissed from the Corps by H.E. the Governor.
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    46 8 The appo l ntment of Secretary for Chinese affairs. S.S., has been raised from class 1-B to class 1-A as from August 1, and the appointment of Official Assignee and Registrar of Companies has been •educed from class 1-A to class 1-B, from the same date.
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    51 8 The King will no! be advised to exercise his power of disallowance in respect of the Ordinance to provide for the borrowing of money by the issue of Treasury Bills in London and the Ordinance to provide for the borrowing of money by '.he issue of Treasury Bills in the
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    51 8 A quarrel occurred between twakow coolies at Boat Quay, yesterday morn•ing, during which a Hokßn was poshed overboard and drowned. It is believed there was a dispute as to anchorage in the river, and four Teoeht-w co:.l wanted in connection with t'i< The affair may be connected with secret society
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    56 8 A Tamil was chrrged in the Second Police Court, yesterday. by [nspi ttor Clifton in connection with the murder of a woman which took place at Kuah Lumpur two years ago. The ma:i whu was arrested at the distilled ice-water factory in Larut Road, Singapore. \va~ temanded pending the arrival
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    49 8 F.M.S. expenditure during the period January 1, to May 31, totalled Ordinary $16,574,237 (estimate $24,635,155.87), loan works $8,*****8.76 (estimate 15,060,414.16), a total of $80,808^31.02, or $9,287,139.01 less than the estimate of $29,595,570.03. In the corresponding period of last year the expenditure was Jrdinary $17,035,0(i3.3G, loan works $7,050,607.10, total $24,0K.">,670.1G.
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    81 8 A former const-ble in the Harbour Board Police, a Tamil, was produced in the Second Police Court, yesterday, on c carge of being in fraudulent possession of a varied collection of property, including crockery, cloth, and electric lamps. Th.' property was found in two houses in Bukit Tim h Road
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    89 8 The Manchester Watch Committee, which once drove Miss Maud Allan and her dances into the outer darkness of the contiguous and, indeed, indistinguishable town of Saifoid, has again emerged into public view, in this case by banning a film called Foolish Wives, and, what is more, by turning down the
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    82 8 The civil suit instituted by Mr. V. K. Hitchcock against the Oriental Life Assurance Co. Ltd., asking the court for a declaration that certain commissions referred to in an arrangement arc payable to the estate of S. S. Kaiualiiigam, deceased, came up before the Chief Judicial Coiwh'ssioiht in the Supreme
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
    409 8 Mr. R. Bird Is to be a Police Mi f,.i the Settlement of Singapore. \V. M. L. Bower has been appointed Chairman of the Sikh I Board for Malacca. Mr. W. B. Rigby has been appoinb act ns A- Protector oi Sini;apjii, w Ith i!" H»t 1.
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    H. M. S. Malaya.
    39 8 lI. M. battleship .Malaya is to be paid i' r mou'!i <.ii September and 1 the followin day wiih Portsmouth crew ::s an independent command for farther wrviee in the First Liattle Sqnadna, Atlantic Fleet.
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    Subsidy for Eastern Shipping.
    44 8 Realising the urgent necessity of provicing oversea markets to meet the increasing output of primary products th Cowinment if Australia has under consiilc ration of proposals for a liberal shipping subsidy to OKOOnga direct cotnmonicmtion between Australia and the East.
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    Netherlands Trading Society.
    54 8 The central balance sheet and profit and lix-s account of the Netherlands Trading Society to December SI, 1922 show that the net profit! amount to £468,321, i#t of which, after providing for the statute)! y ri civ.- to the extent of £2G,'J'J7, a dividend of 0 per
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    Improved Cable Communication.
    67 8 Sir John Denison-Pendtr, G.D.K., speaking at the annual meeting Extension, Australasi an i h, said Last yexc I mentioned the proposed laying of a cable between Colombo and Penang. Tl; saeceasfolly accomplished in March last and the cable lias iic-i ;i worli.n": well sir.cc that dale. In
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    The N. D. L. Profits.
    75 8 According to the report of the Norddeatscher Lloyd (a* their Australian traffic has snjfered daring 1982 from '•difficulties afrainst which the import of German goods is struggling, and from thavl it is still impossible for German merchants to settle in Australia." The reporj goes on
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    Bombay Merchant Committed.
    91 8 The hearing WSJ continued in the Third Police Court yesterday of the charges of rheenng; qgwlntt Abdul Rahman, bay merchant. Mr. V. D. Knowles, who represented the acetwed, sobnril the prosecution had not made out prima f. to ■how that the accused had o goods ri cos,
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    German Problem.
    216 9 licply to the British Note. [Reitek's Service.] London, Aujrust 17. Pal The French reply U> tin- British il not expected to be issued before Dg (.f the wetk. London, August 17. I.c Journal iU-s Debats says that the first portion of the French reply t.i t'i" British note
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    Death of Esterhazy.
    278 9 A Great French Sensation Recalled. [Rioter's Service.] London, August 17. tily Express report! the death of Bsterhuy, author of the famous bordereau in the Dreyfus case of 1894 an.l hii barial on May 21 under the as--1 name of Count de Voilement, which !y ju::t been revealed.
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    Charabanc Fatality.
    38 9 [Reuter's Service.l London, August 17. The. I. ague The charabanc victims at ..ire not pilgrim tat members of Operative Dutch Travelling Society, mostly young unmarrie-d men, headed by the editor of the weekly paper The Protestant.
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    Traders in Russia.
    26 9 fREUTER'S SERVICE.I London, Aagwt 17. v The representatives of Beeoa Tra.' -:ved. They include of Baldwin's, Will anil Denny a;ul Brethers, Cveaatag Nobel's.
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    Ellis Island.
    184 9 Us S. Comments on the decides' Report. [Reuter's Service.l London, August 17. New York Most of the leading newspapers comment favourably on Sir Auckland Geddes' report regarding Ellis Island. The Tribune considers it fair and helpful, and Sir Auckland has not exaggerated the facts, which are ugly enough
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    Chinese Bandits.
    115 9 Attack on British Mission Station. [Reuter'B Service.] London, August 17. Hankow, August 16 Bandits attacked Tsaoshih, burnt dovn the London Mission Hospital, the foreign quarters and tlie Catholic Church and looted the town. Two-thirds of the houses in the town were burnt down. Two Irish Catholic priests are
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    Shipping Question.
    199 9 Decision by International Court. [Reuteh's Seu' 1..] London, August 17. The Hague The Court of Internationa! Justice has decided that Germany was not justified in preventing the steamer Wimbledon from entering the Kiel Canal nnd should therefore pay compensation. M. Basdevant, of France, lin opening the case against
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    Washington Treaties.
    70 9 [RiniE's Sekvici.l London, August 17. Washington The Naval Limitation and Four-Power treaties negotiated at the Washington Conference were made effective to-day, when the representatives of all the signatory Powers assembled and formally exchanged ratifications. Immediately the ceremony had ended, the Naval Department released orders to scrap the American
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    Car Over Cliff.
    89 9 European Lady Killed At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, August 18. A tragic affair occurred about midnight on the Swimming Club road at the ninth milestone, when a car containing two gentlemen and a European lady, the wife of Mr. K. Coombs, superintendent of the Municipal
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    The Singapore Base.
    112 9 [Reitter'3 Service.] London, August 17. Commenting editorially on the announcement that the naval port of Tvincomnlee is being ie-ertablished as an oil supply station for the Singapore fleet, the Manchester Guardian says that if a battleship squadron is based on Singapore looking east, west and south, likely
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    Cost of Living.
    121 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, August 17. The Ministry of Labour Gazette reports that on August 1 the cost of living prices were 71 per cent, above pre-war, equivalent to 2 per cent, above July 1. Confirmation of the rumour that certain works had received an order for 20,000
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    President Coolidge.
    63 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, August 17. Washington President Coolidge hat appointed as his secretary Mr. C. Bascom Slcmp, of Virginia, who has been a member of the House of Representatives for fourteen years. The choice is regarde-1 as tantamount to Mr, Coolidge being a candidate for Presidential nomination in
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    U. S. Gunboat Seized.
    60 9 [Reutu'B Skrvicx.] London, August 17. Washington The Canadian authorities have seized the United States gunboat Gopher, with Ohio naval reservists on board, for damaging the lock in Welland Canal. The reservists were detained for several hours before release. Efforts arc being made for the liberation of
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    Great Oil Explosion.
    47 9 [Reutkk's Service.] London, August 17. San Pedro, California An underground tank with a capacity of half a million barrels, owned by the General Petroleum Company, exploded owing to spontaneous combustion, shaking the entire city. The loss is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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    Indian Sedition.
    37 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, August 17. Lahore Laj Patrai, who was imprisoned for participation in Gandhi's nor--1 cooperation campaign, has been released on the ground of illness. He is believed I to be suffering from tuberculosis
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    Rubber Stocks.
    134 9 Census in the Unfederated Malay States. Mr. F. W. Douplas, Controller of Rubber Exports forwards the following report of a census of rubber stocks in the Unfederated Malay States on June 30 last A census of rubber stocks with dealers and estates over 25 acres was held in
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    TEMBALAK RUBBER.
    417 9 Dividend Declared and Satisfactory Position. The annual meeting of Tcmbaluk Estates, Ltd., was held yesterday at Grc-iham House, Battery Road, there being present Mr. H. Freemen (chairman), Mr. H. Robinson, Mr. J. Forrester, and Mr. D. J. Ward representing 1 Messrs. Derrick and Co. (secretaries). The Chairman said
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    Various.
    42 9 [Reuter's Service.l London, August 17. I New York General Loukomsky and his wife have now been admitted. [They were previously excluded as th? Russian quota was complete.] London, August 17. Stettin The shipyard workers have resumed, but the dockers' strike continues.
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    RUBBER AND TIN.
    30 9 (Aneta's Service.) Welteviedcn, August 18. Rubber for August and September, is quoted at 78 nominal. There is no business in tin. The Bfinkn limit is 13^>'.. I
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    84 9 (By Courtesy of the Naayo Nichi-Nichi Shimbua.) Tokio, August 10. I Dr. Miyagawa Yoneji left this morning for Singapore to participate in the Trollcul Medicine Congress. Japan has proposed to France the car.eellation of the Franco-Japanese Treaty, a result of the formation of the Pacific Treaty. The
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    Notes from Siam.
    665 9 Necessity for Anti-Mosquito Campaign. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. August 8. I do not know of any place in the Last, from Colombo to Yokohama, when mosquitoes are such a source of annoy'nnce as Bangkok. So soon as th" sun has set they come out in clouds
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    300 9 Action Taken at Committee Meeting. Action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 4 held on August 14. included Decided to connect the Victoria Memorial Hall and Theatre with the Municipal Sewage System at an estimated cost of $8,500 to be provided by Supplemental Budget, and docidtd to
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    43 9 The late Major H. S. Ellison, who was fatally stabbed in Sumatra on July 18, as fully reported in our columns at '.he time, was the fourth son af the laURev. William Ellison, M.A., rector of Harl'on, Cambridge, and formerly Chaplain in Bengal.
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    Medical Congress.
    425 9 Important Features Of Singapore (lathering. The arrangements for the Aftfa gress of the Far Eastern Am i Tropical Medicine are now well Rdvi The Congress opens on Septemfa one of the events ii the laying >>f t. foundation stone of the New School. The outstanding feature <>f I
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    POLICE INSPECTOR CHARGED.
    250 9 Serious Allegations In Police Court. Serious charges against a i police inspector, and two employed in his department, were i in the Thirci. Police Court this m I before Mr. (Jourlay. The allegations are that the accused has been charging native car drivers $10 each for driving
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    Discoverers of Auslraiia.
    179 9 Mr. W. Quinn, merchant, gill (N.V.), who arrived at Syd the East on July 19 by the steamer i Maru, and who has made a special of the East, :;iy& that if the :;tury heard from a high Chinese official i true, neither the British nor Dutch
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      FOOTBALL.
      132 10 Tn-d s Malaya Ciin .Match. in thip tut Malayan i .j. competition. Evt:> thing depends <>:-. f. c the v, ill hi th( Southern section* representatives la the tuala Lumpur i.ixt Saturday. '1 b< teami v. A] I i Pennciaihi i. h, Yoag ...U, Ali uti it, ten Ir.
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      No Cricket
      23 10 Ow.nt,' 1.1 tta icket matches :iri for thl :.fu :vi;jti, on the TaagUn :'.;i.i S. K. C. uijuikN. havt been postponed.
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      To-night's Boxing
      54 10 The following is ;h. programme of the boxing .1 the > i World to-night, beginning at 9 Teo Kiat Chi o P. H. Teck v. Young Pastrano rounds Seraffin v. Johnny Wilson, 6 rounds G. Morales V. Young Jimmy, U roumis Jfew Jin v. Raced Arenas, Cowboy Beyaa
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      S.C.C. Tennis Tournament.
      181 10 S. C.C. Tennis Tournament. N. day's results were as follows: D. Class sin^ii^. Messenger G l, 7 5. Zeigele beal R. Q. H. Law, B—l, G— 2. Bands heal Gil( 8 I, S— G. Cordon Lee o—o. 6—l. Buchanan beat Whir 8- 6, B—l, 6—4. I). Stewart beat I.cc, B—
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      Y.M.C.A. Tennis.
      200 10 matches resulted as follows I. G. Scott bm; P. A. Ecin, 6—l, 6—3. D. Mclntyre v. lisa Chuan Hoe, unfmished (to be linishod Tuesday). Chia Kirn Siong beat P. Norris, 6—l, g— :s. Chia Kirn Siong beat F. Norris, G— l. 6 3. Khoo Tack Bcng beat Khor
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      County Cricket.
      140 10 [Reuter's SeYvice.] London, Aupust 17. bant: K> beat Gloucesterba Harding*, Kant, madf 129 in the first innings. ■t Gla-moijfan.-liiif by 10'J nins. Taylor, Leire, made 102 in the second innSouthtnd 1-- ncashire b->at E.sst-x by nine vrickets. Hallowa, »f Lancashire, made 17'J am <>v.\. in the first inninna.
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      The Davis Cup.
      65 10 [lli-uter's Service.] London, August 17. Boston in the Davis Cup doubles Australia beat France, 6—B, o—3. G— 3, -7. ilia thus wo the finsl and will :i America in the challenge round. ami Anderson represented Australia an<! Lacoate and Bruirnon: i.vi The match was closely and brillUntly
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      Penang Win at Polo.
      35 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) PcnanK. August 18. Penang "A beat Sinpnpore in the of the Pwwng Polo Cup by 6 to 0. The local players were greatly superior at all points.
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      Ipoh Racecourse.
      157 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, August 18. a! meeting of the Ipoh Gymkh na Club last nighl adopted plans for tb building of a largo modern grand stand costing $50,000, to bo rea<!y for th" aeeting, the .'lub securing a loan 10 at eight per co-it., repayable in
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    QUADRUPLE BILL.
    364 10 Miss Gerald and Mr. Fenwick At The Theatre. nn Gerald and Mr. Tom Fenwick J a, to be congratulated on the success of i 'heir performance at the Victoria Theatre last night. An audience whose attitude was strictly non-.-ommittal at the beginning, became appreciative as the programme went
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    196 10 Peter Limutkin, the Russian strong man. proved a succc-ss at the New World la: light. His feats are certainly con- hieing. lie will appear again on Monday, and some new and startling feats mised. Sydney Dan and Mysti. 1 Dolo.es open al the Surma Theatre to-night in a
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      British War Loans.
      82 10 To ihe Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I shall esteem it a favour if you,' sir, or any oi >oui conir:Duiors will cv- lighten SM as to whether the dividend j from ail British War Loans raised during 'the years 1915-1918 are entirely free of incouie
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      Cruelty to Bullocks.
      129 10 To the Editor of the Straits Tinier Sir, Overloading ot buliocK cam appears to be the order of the day again. Especially heavy loads e^.' long planks and rattans seem to cause pr«at suffer-' mg to the bullocks. Every morning between 8 and 8.30 I see numbers
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      Exhibition of Local Paintings.
      181 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, At the forthcoming sth Congress! of the Far Eastern Association of Tropi-j cal Medicine, which will be held in Singa-' j pore on September 3-8 inclusive, I it is proposed to hold an exhibition of liocal paintings, water
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      Kampong Bharu.
      180 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The residents' of the Malay Settlement known as Kampong Bharu, Kua/i Lumpur, who are all Malays, undoubtec'ly have been very pleased with the recent official visit of His Highness the Sultan df Selangor to their kamponR the first visit of
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    241 10 Forbes Russell Company's Visit. The Foibes-Russell Company, including Miss Niqu" Lewis, will make v welcome reappturunce jin Singapore on Monday September 10, when they will open their season with the play thai. Singapore ha* been promised so often, Paddy the Next Best Thing. This piece has broken all
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    57 10 Commencing to-night, the latest Mary Pickford picture to reach here, entitled Pollyanna, is to be shown a; the Victoria Theatre for four nights. It is a production of the United Artists Corporation, which has screened several unusually good pictures in Singapore recently, and is well worth seeing. There, will" be
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    HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE.
    512 10 Naval Officers Views on Effect Of Naval Base. Will the new Singapore' na.nl L:i :e mean that the Ilojal Naval :> in Honpkons will be eventually removed Meanwhile will llie Singapore base meai' that the repair work in the Hongkong yard will decrease a:i.l trill th:s mean
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    BROADCASTING.
    465 10 Will Radio Bring a Relisious Renaissance Riwtto'fcfnrt-Mthn of religious service i has ilnereued church attendance, hr.s vastly extended the possibilities of the churches, aril lias brought satfsfaction and comfort to humiirds and thouf:sidx of people in the United States, according t<> statement :^arto by the bead of a committee
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    Perak Coconut Plantations.
    1311 10 lEitcoariginff Results of The Past Year. r i'i>? 111 -1 meeting of stions oi Perax, 1 I liLir l mi July s in the Ccancil Room .•er»' A iciatioti, J, '1 r.:»! i. Idol-lane, 8.C., Mr. E. L. Bamil-, urn (the chairman) presiding. 'Ilk- Chairman laid Gentlemen,—
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    BANISHMENT LAW.
    216 10 The Validity of Colonial Legislation. The Pcnar.fr Appeal Court was, the v.h.'lr of August IT, engaged in an important case connected with the banishment lav.-. The case originally cane up before Mr. Justice Spronlc at the last assizes. He id", rred ft to the Full Court foi on
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      Lyall and Evall's Report.
      119 10 Singapore, Aujjust IS. Tin.— llBo.— unchanged. Uubber. Is. 3Vid. unchanged. rs. Pantnis 86-90, Sandycrofta Lunaa 7.: n-s.in. Craigfeteua 68--7l>, Bro^is 7L".i-77'v, Liv Hrnut Amalgamated .Malays 2J!2H-2J2tt, Ba.sKtta L17%-I^2H, liuirajriris I AJcntakabs 26-27 H, Pajan^s 6.70-6.90, RadelUi 1-1.2."., Katoyanjr Bahru> W--02%, Tsml riu Pandam 72--77 1 New
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      Round the Island Trip.
      251 10 Owing to the generosity of Mr. T. K. S. I Da wood, the well-known Indian merchant, i who placed a steam-launch at their di»--|)o:ial, the teachers of the St. Joseph's Inrfti'.ution were able to carry out their long projected scheme of rounding the islund of Singapore.
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    27 10 Toe now flpet g-.innery nffiorr of tH.China Station is Commander S. L. G. Ingham, who was to join the flagship Hawkins about the middle of this month.
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    Lankat Rubber.
    1295 11 [reproved Position of The Industry. The thirteenth ordinary peneral mefting of the Lankct Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on July IS at 2 1 Idollane, Eastcheap, Mr. J. C. Tate rman) presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, With your permission we will follow the usuui repn>-t and accounts as
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    UNITED STATES OF EUROPE.
    372 11 Trotsky on France's Psychical Obsession." We quote the following from the Mosoow correspondent of The Observer, published on July lo The articles now being contributed by Tro'sky to Pravda deserve attention, as they may foreshadow a change in foreign policy. On Saturday he discussed the idea
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    Sub-Postmaster Shot Dead.
    230 11 The Sub-Postmaster of Sankaritolla 1 Post Office. Calcutta, was shot dead in his office on the evening of AutoiFt 3 by armed dacoits, who made a daring attempt to get away with the day's taking. Four men, dressed in Bengali, clothes, one of whom was wearing a
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    Public School Slang.
    149 11 The teaching of the classics should be inferred until boys understood their own language and literature, suggested Sir Rennell Kodil, who presided at the I'.cetintj of the Parents' Association, held at his house in firawHah ■(linn. \V. Si«IVmy Newholt lectured on Illiteracy in Public Schools. He did
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    635 12 SI \i)\V U (,l ST 19. Itfi.i. St. Andrew's Cathedral. mi. Litany. 7.46 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). B.IS ;..m. Hathu followed by Holy Com--5.50 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. During tli following week H»!y Communion on Monday, Wednesday and Friday :a I 11. m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    1435 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. The R. A. C and Overseas Clubs. A .I", eorrosycndent, of the Singapore Automobile Ciud. writes as follows: tie::; the standpoint of Foreign and Oitrseas bmpire Uudr the re-vnt action Ihj K,yal Autymobile C'lab in constituting a committee known as the
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      451 15 ff s Seventeenth International MOTOR f^#^ EXHIBITION Jk^ b <-d^ l f for Prlvate Motor Cars I ytifr U 2nd.-10th. NOV. 1923 #Organir,rd l<y The Society Manufacturan and j Trader. Ltd.. 83 PALL MALI.. LONDON. S.W.I j International Commercial MOTORTRANSPORT U ROADS DEVELOPMENT OLYMPIA EXHIBITION j (including Town Planning Section)
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      375 16 GUAN KIAT GO., LTI. (Incorporated in Singapors) Shipchandlers and Genersl Coatraetera, 35, PHILIP STREET, Bend yoar orders to us and be aasare* at our FIRST QUALITY GOODS KOCK MOTTO M PRICES AM) SPECIAL SERVICES la the shiprhandlery business. A trial order will convince yon that our claims are fully proven.
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      305 16 LADIES OMMALACCA Please note that a lady representative has arrived with a stock of smart l>u: inexpensive DRESSES, HATS, CORSETS, SHOES, WOOL AND SILK COATS, FANCY JEWELLERY. Just arrived from Paris, at same prices us French retail shops. These will I c exhibited at 223, BANIIA HILII'., MVI.U; A, upponite
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      944 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PREPAID charges for Wants, Tot Sale, To Let, *te, in ordinary elos* *et type (average lix word* to line) are per line one insertion 28 cent*, two In*. 46 eta., three ins. 64 cts., four in*. 82 ets., five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40,
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      897 16 LAND AND HOUSES WANTED vi. furnished bungalow near town. 3 bedrooms. Moderate rent. 2645, Straits Times. TO LET, compound house No. S, Sophia Road, from August 1. Apply Ed. M. Nathan, B-b, De Souza Street. TO LET, new compound house 135, Bukit Timah Road. Apply to Tan Boon Cheng, 27G,
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      926 16 BETTER VISION Means better work, greater comfort greater pleasure and interest in things seen a more useful and happy citizen, in short. Eyesight will fail unfortunately. But your impaired earning power can be restored and pleasure added to all your activities by having your eyes ministered to by a qualified
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      322 16 SEXUAL SCIENCE SERIES SEXVAI. raTNOLOGY, i>> K. T. Trail, M.I) $5.50 KXUAI KISNCS >s M-IM r>'D TO THK CONTROL OF MOTHERHOOD by J. P. (Jair f:..2j SBXUAL KNOWLEOCS FOIJ THI YOUNG MAN. by J. P. c^ir 1.'.J0 9BXUAL KNOWLEDGE FOB TBS YOUNG WOMAN, by J. I", c.ii. I.OVE COURTSHIP ami
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      197 16 THE STRAITS TI&ES TELEPHONES. Editorial and General M Manager's Office I 11 \ll c-rnimumcalions Nlatiag t i matters nml news should be *ddl THE EDITOR. All MMMMical lating to business matters subscriptions, accounts, printing, iir... should be addressed to THE MAN ADVERTISEMENT RATKS. Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc., in
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