The Straits Times, 30 June 1925

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times No. 27,902, SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1925. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 94 1 OFT*N -WHIPPW)" Mm BCATKN I FIM I [V/<TciiViasl ftSSSSj I scotch wmiskv S h Mr >' M^ I 'BLACKtWHITt' Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE. KOALA llMriß, TELI'K ANBOX, IPOn, ALOR STAR ft PENANG. Ferrocrete RAPID HARDEMXG CEMENT Costs little more than Ordinary Cement. Agents Straits
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    • 176 1 ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated m S.S.) SINGAPORE. lIP i New Millinery \C~^l)x4jo ladies' geady-to-Wear AND Smart Hats for Afternoon Wear. CHILDREN S HATS I m Cream and Coloured Straws. ROBINSON CO.TITD. (Incorporated m S.S.) CORNED SILVERS? DE IDEAL FOR THE COLD TIFFINS Singapore COLD STORAGE Co-, Ltd- NATIONAL GAS ENGINES
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    • 4 1 LACTOCEN FOR YOUR BABY
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  • 1213 2 Mystic Numbers and Selected Noms-de-plume. A correspondent m India writes to The Times as follows Strictly speaking, the Calcutta Sweepstake should not be discussed m the prteted page. In the -old days Indian newspapers never thought of mentioning it, because of timely appeals for their cooperation m keeping
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 236 2 NOW ON VIEW OLDSMOBILE "The Product of General Motors." With many new improvements. The Great Feature of the 102."> Olds are New Body Models and Duco Satin Finish. Improvements to Chassis and Engine. The Most Striking and Beautiful New Design Radiator and Hood. The General Finish of the Whole Car
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    • 259 2 Cuticura Cares For Your Skin And Hair Make Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum your every -day t<*et preparations and watch your skin and hair improve. The Soap to cleanse, the Ointment to heal and the Talcum to powder. tW Try our n.w Sh.T,n« Stick. THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO BROADCAST
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    • 377 2 We are rushing for the latest Records fat *4 *k A AA 10 inches Douh]c-Sid«>d 51. 70. FOX-TROTS. WAiiTCM MARCHKK. that'll I do? 's ;.iKikl i« rallii-R mo. Coconut Trot. C ri! AStHh 6f my Hawaii. Shine. tCk-nh;- wy Dab] Him-. Jacksonville Gal. Mellow Mmo. Kryptian Echoes. M.i.-riana. Off und
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  • 934 3 The Purification of the River Ganges. The days have long since gone when,! for the peoples of the Western world, giim mountains, mighty rivers, forests, trees even, held their spirits of good and evil, to be conciliated with sacrifice and prayer. But superstition dies hard m the
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    • 224 3 Manufacturers of "CHONATA" BRAND BALATA BELTING (The strongest textile belting ever made) also LEATHER, HAIR AND COTTON BELTINGS. A BELT FOR EVERY DRIVE Sole Agents UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE. "Mniteers" **»*.*.*Ll /ffs\Mellitis Food fiL Every Baby deserves T^^Tj- hh When breast milk fails, Mcllin's Food
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    • 343 3 HEALTHFUL DAYS AND RESTFUL NIGHTS lire iiijuml fir little chick who arc kept out of danger with the nil of Biiby'n O»ji Tabli'ts, Canada', fan ou. ipactflf fnr the everyday ailments of in'ancy and childhood. A. j-j— a remedy for infanfSffKjf 'I c iniliireation, JB»<» n)lic, constipation te^^e?* and tefthinj;
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    • 253 3 STEAMER SAILINGS HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany) Regular Monthly Freight Passenger Service. OUTWARD BOUND Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. HAVENSTEIN 12,261) tona June 21 ALBERT VOEGLER 9,000 tons July 80 SCHEER 12,210 torn Aug. 28 HOMEWARD BOUND Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg HINDENBURG 12,500 torn July SO EMIL KIRDORF 9,000 torn
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    • 456 3 STEAMER SAILINGS COMBINED SKftVICI OF THE OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINK (Incorporated in England) THE WEST* AUSTRALIAN S. N. 00., LTD. (Incorporated in Kntlan') fortnightly Scrrler takinj cargo aad I'an^.iitjt'rfl froi:. MacaptMb BATAVIA AM" SOI K.UIAYA MMMnan adbtsalu whits and FKEMANTIX (I'EUTH.) Approximate Sailing!. GORGON Jo!y S GASrOVNil
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    • 688 4 STEAMER SAILINGS P. 0.-British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AMD ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's Government LONDON AND KAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS KOB CHINA AND JAPAN FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON AND ANTWERP. KASHOAR Tm!oo"*
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    • 552 4 STEAMER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO^ UMITED THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (Incorporated m England) The Blue Fennel Line REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM. BOTTEKIIAM, ANTWERP. HAMBURG AND BUEMEN. GENOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES. HAVRE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on
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    • 727 4 STEAMER SAILINGS K. P. M. BOTAL PACBJrr MATIGATION CO. OF BATAfIA) (lawrporattd In Holland) CNDBB CONTRACT WITII TDK NETHERLANDS INDIA tOVSENMBNT. TalapkaM Noa. Paaaag. Depl m. Fraigat li.pt, 12u2. Maria. Daai. aad Traaaala««aj| Depc. 1457. Maaaxer'. D*,» IMS. REPRESENTATIVE for Singapore and Straits Settlement* ef the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    • 530 5 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated la England) "ELLEHMAN" LIRE Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL FREIGHT SERVICES HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG s.s. BUTTON HALL In Port x s.a. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID dus An*. M
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    • 666 5 STEAMER SfIHJNGS BLUE ELLERMAN FUNNEL BUCKNALL LINE SS.CO LTD (InoorporaUd m England) JOINT SERVICE to BOSTON NEW YORK and BALTIMORE Vi» SUEZ or PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK Steamer Due Spore Route Fur tMKRTON HALL July M Sues Phillipineß and Hongkong. XT. COMPANION July 25 Suez Phillipinea and Hongkong. For BOSTON,
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    • 581 5 STEAMER SAILINGS KAWASAKI— ROOSEVELT LINE General Agents Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 14, BEAVER STRUT, MOW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (VIA SUEZ) Si. Wales Maru due June 30 Mi. Silverpine due Aug. 11 Mi. Silvercedar due Sept 5 For rates and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 504 6 From Monday, June 29. to Saturday, July 4. -ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD.. PrefttttmJ A WILLIAM FOX SPECIAI— A HAKKV MILLAKM I'ROUUCTION A IcnM Version of DAVID BELASCO'S STAGE SUCCESS Featuring R. T. lIAINES, JANE GREY and ANNE LUTHER m a powerful story, with a plot based on life
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    • 387 6 A Night of THRILIS and EXCITEMENT THE PALACEGAY CINEMA, LTD. Presents Another EXPENSIVE and EXTRAORDINARY Programme Stronger and Better—A Real Top-notch Selection FOR ONE WEEK TUESDAY, JUNE 30, TO MONDAY, JULY 6. A Universal Jewel Production from Bryon Morgan's Nore! SPORTING YOUTH with the English star REGINALD DENNY, m 7
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    • 241 6 aVaT^Bßan EnflH C A**'^'^ I r^^^*^'*""»-^* T^T BOXING requires more physical stamina than r any other sport. To know the Jojr of such f Til 17"1 7" vigorous exercise you must b I fit boih mentally "tt and physically. A daily diet of -I liJt--' will strengthen your muscles, enrich
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  • 158 7 I'IXTI'EES. Tucwday, Jan* J* lli X li wat#r, i1.f.2 m- 5.2 pjn. Football* Div. !I. Police v. Tulo Brmni, Sussex v. S.C.C. \Vcrtn.sda>, July I. Hiffh water, fi.ll lira., 6.1 p.m. li'uv Kiinnvl hoinawnrrt mail. American mail closes. Football, Div. 1 S.C.F.A. v. R.A. Div. II: S.CFJI
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  • 316 7 Tui-sdny. June 30. Ship* alonptfe the Wharvet or expected to arrive. Ea trance KEPJ'KI. HARBOI'R. Main Wharf Sybil. Mata-Kata, Dolphin ■aril Oil Whart Nil. Coal Wharf Mil VESSELS IN DRY DOCK. Tanjonz Pafar Sheen Wharf Nil. Alhc-rt Pock I .rh. N'orah, noribat Victoria Daek Nil Keppel liarbour
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  • 138 7 To-day. ÜbMin Bilik and Tandjonf Balel 8 p.m ITppcr liurmn 8 p.m. Malacca Pi" Jnva. Soath-West Sumatra, Southliift llitrnco, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly 4 p.m To-morrow. Suuiii and f:»«i IK'ineo 9 a.m. DJambi Rhio and Bllliton aj» Ttmbilnhan 10 a.m. J(ipau nnd Kou-.i .11 a.m China,
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  • 33 7 By Croliui TetlU ln«ulil.J. Mm r iI.m l.rfi Arrd. Sporr London May U June 16 May E6 June 22 M»y 29 June S3 June X June 29 .him- .1nn» 2!)
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  • 220 7 BiC&AN&B. Singapore, June 30. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 15/32 Demand 2/4 5/32 Private Sm. credits 2/4 2C/32 On New York, Demand 66\ Private 00 d/s 68% On 1*1 ■Mill. Bank T. T. 1,173 On India, Bank T.T. 134% Oh Hi.nifkonjr, Bunk T. T. 3';. p.c.
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  • 61 7 Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Spot Spot July-Sept. July-Sept. Autf.-Scnt. Auir.-Sept Ort^-IHc. m <M.-Dec. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Trices Buyers. Sellers. 1.28 1.2!' 1.2. r >>.i. LM Lit l.-l 1.13 l.H Tone of Market Steady. Latest London cables quote: Spot
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 249 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 1 £1 Asam Kumbans 46/6 47/fi 1 1 Bating Padang 0J8 O.(k! 1 J Kitam Tin 1JM 1''-' !1 £1 Irtris Hydraulics .11/9 S6/6 xd. 1 1 Jnhan Tin 0.37 0.40 to.- in'- Kaapwg x>1 '1 il KtmuntiiiK Tin 57/- 5«/6 cd. 0 10 KinU
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    • 136 7 I £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.10.0 5.12.6 0 10 Central Engines 4.S0 6.50 5 5 Central Motor* 0.73 1.25 nom. 1 El E. Smelting Co. 10.80 11.00' '-5/-Elec. Tramway 2/9 3/9 com. 0 10 Fraser Xeave 51.00 52.00 00 100 Hammer Co. 190.00 192.50 OOlOOKatz Uro*. del 140.00 160.00
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    • 114 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers L T Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,800 par 10 p.c. pa Spore Electric Tramway, 6 p.c. 80 £350,000 Spore Municipal 6 p.e. 1,878,000 par 10 p.c pir Spore Municipal 4* p.c. of 1907 $1,600,000 2% p.c. dis-par Spore Municipal 4*4 p.d. of 1909 41,000,000 IVi
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    • 392 7 Friaer and Co. and Lynl! and ETatt'e Qnotatlons. To-day'f Prices Fra»er Lyall Co. Evatt. Alltuby (f>l) L80 l.'.'O 1.78 l.K r Alor Hajuh (SI) 1.1". L5B LM 1.60 A HitHiv (15) 14.00 itM I8.M ■•'>'> A.. Kuning ($1) O80 0.55 0.50 OCO Am. Malay <$>) 243 2^0 -l.'o
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 909 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Clm-sifted Advts.. sea pag* 16. WANTS FOR SALE. ETC. WANTED LADY HAN< in<; pai'TNT.K Apply 221. Straits Times. tfANTED, an axpariaMMl assistant bookkcipcr. Apply J:il. Strr.its Time-. PIANO, John Brinsmead, c\eelli-nl tornllargain. Apply IiHU, Strnits Times. SALE. INVICTA," -IA T.. si\ month* runmntr. Owner leuvinc. 22*. B
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    • 107 7 To-niitfit To-night NEW WORLD SNOWS JALAN BESAR. MALAY BONGGBNG. OPEN AIR CINEMA, CHINESE WAYANG, will present At THE CITY OPERA HENRY OF r°Bl:r °Bl LG ARI A \long with hiew !)«m-mt and Sonr* By the IBKKI VAIDEVII.LE CO., of Manila. N.H.— Just Arrivod New Leading Acton. and Aclrewe* from Modan
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    • 138 7 On account of Hari Raya Ilaji On Thursday. July 2 By -Special Reyueat ALI ARJOONA will be. staged. On I. \U:,i Tamil and Hindustani Songl H K. Dean and Mlae Tijah THE SfAR OPERA The Premier Malay Opera to Slnrapnr* Composed nnly ef lii(rh-cla«« Malay Kntcrtaincm AT THE THEATRE ROYAL,
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    • 572 7 DON T Worry t A I PLAIN FOOD H D I II 1/ Framroz's U it I II IV Aerated Waters Lift TH£ HAPPY LIFE TRADE MARK NOXICK I* Ur.-l.y Riven that the PRO-PHT-LAC-TIC BRUSH COMPANY, a corporation ortanised under the lathi »f the ttaft of Mns«achusetts. of Northampton, County
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    • 159 7 BADMINTON OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. A Badminton ■taf^ea (woollen ball (rame) oneh tournament for the Venndaaalein cup, will be held under th.- uuxpiccs of tha Indian Association ilurius the middle of July Kurther particular* c:m be hail from tlv Sportl Sicrctary, I.A. CAMERAS with ZEISS LENSES. Just Arrived. SINGAPORE STUDIO PHOTO COMPANY
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 65 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtety of (iovcrnment Health Office). lor the 21 hour* ending at Midnight on June 2». MS. dcf. Max. sliadc l-mpcraturi' 89 F. Uin. aka4a tMfwMMN Mean shacl>- tcmpirntun- SI.IK. "ii«\. sun radiaUon 1<S F. Mm. rraiA MdlBtion V tenpeiatare H F. Mean «rrt liulb
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  • 1097 8 The Straits Times TUESDAY, JUNE 30. THINGS THAT MATTER. Simple though the proceedings of th Legislative Council were yesterday, the' t. K&ad on sundry things thct matter j There was the question of the salary pai/ to the Chief Justice, and as the answe |iVM to Mr. Kveritfs question MM
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  • 79 8 The Straits Echo is informed that the pfcins prepared by Messrs. Stark and lie's 'ill for the new building for the Chartered Bank m Pcnang have been accepted and approved by the Directors of the l':.nk m London. The site, which is that '(.rmerly occupied by the Central Police Station
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  • 75 8 The question of the desirability of Cabinet members engaging m journalism wa" ajrain raised m the House of Commons, when Mr. Baldwin stated that he hod discussed the matter very' fully with Lord Birkcnhead, who had readiiy fallen ta with his desire to discontinue contributions after the historical articles to
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  • 82 8 A cinema entertainment will be given on Friday next, at the V.M.C.A. for members of the senior and junior departments of the Association. An excellent programme has been arranged, and the show will commence at 8 p.m. A small charge of ten cents for members and Jo cents for non-members
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  • 19 8 The Bate Boot and Shoe Factories of Plague have completed a contract foi 800,000 pairs cf shoes for India.
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  • 24 8 Thursday, July 2, is the jfreat Islamic festival oi' Idiiul Adha, or the H.iri Uaya Hudjee, the name jfonerally known amongst the local Malays.
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  • 29 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders for fndia and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 163=1100. The rate of payments of Money Order; from India and Ceylon is Rs. 158-J100.
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  • 31 8 At the Federal Council meeting: yester■lay it was stated that the shortage ol Health Officers is .serious and that every ?mleavour is being made to remedy the pr.-nent stittc of affair-.
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  • 37 8 A Tokio wire of June 27, says :—Contrary to the general expectation the prices of rubber in the market to-day suddenly jumped enormously. Yl.70 was the quotation for rubber f.a.q. spot. The rubber shares have also advanced.
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  • 40 8 Two of the largest steam tribute electric plants in the Orient will be installed by the General Electric Company of Schenectady, New York, for the Tc.ho Electric Company in Nafroya, Japan, the completion of which is expected in eighteen months.
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  • 51 8 According to the Malacca Observer, :i larjre quantity of rubber coupons t<> Um amount of 100 one picul coupons were recently mysteriously lost in the Land OHice, Muar. An official inquiry was heid on Saturday by Mr. Marcus Rex and Mr. Burton. P.P., the result of which is at present
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  • 41 8 The General Electric Company, Ltd., hr recently secured, in direct competition with the lnrpest continental manufacturers, an order fiom the Kteemvaait Maatschqpij Nederlund, of Amsterdam, fnr the complete electric cooking equipment for the new passenger boat, the I Peter Cornelius llooft.
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  • 50 8 A correspondent informs the Malacca Observer that there is considerable erosion of the sea going on at Klebang at present, and that this gnawing away by the waters," is aggravated by the practice of bullock cart drivers, employed by local building contractors, removing the sand in their hundreds of loads.
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  • 67 8 The Malay Mail understands that the proposal to move the European Hospital from Butu Gajah to a site behind the District Hospital at Ipoh has been shelved for U:e present. Some time back the Govern ment acquired a larife tract of land, 60 KM in extent, for this purpose, but
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  • 66 8 The MeKsageries Maritime* have three large m?il and passenger steamers under construction for their ma'n line in tween Marseilles ami Japan. Th y a:t the* Aramis, Athos and D'Actignan, vessels of 10,000 tons, much Inrsrer than the A mire Lvbon. at present the larjrest of tbe flett. The Athos replaces
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  • 68 8 On Monday morning last, Ij»dy Mafjorie [)alr>mplo, O.B.K., visited the new Indus rial Hali and Seminary Ha!l at the Va!aysi:tn Union Seminary at 399, Uppei Scranjroon Road, and addressed the stud ei:ts on the purposes of the Boy Scouts movement, empha.si.sinf; the jrroat. valm of knowinsr how lo do things
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  • 68 8 At a committee meeting of th< Municipal Commissioners held or, Friday it was. decided to recommend acceptance of the tender o) United Engineers! Ltd., for the laying ol the pipe line for the new Singapore water supply from Johore between thr roadworks at Gunonjr Tulai and Tampoi Road, amounting to
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  • 74 8 The heaviest thunderstorm experienced m Singapore this year broke over th« town about 4 a.m. to-day. The lightning w?.s exceptionally vivid and the thundii crashes deafeninp. All the alarms at the Central Fire Brigade Station were put out of action during the storm but were immediately repaired. A hiuse in
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  • 81 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wire.that there was a bad motor smash, for tunately without serious results, at tht junction of Malay Street and Batu Road on Sunday afternoon when two hire cart and a lorry came into collision. The lorry, which was a heavy one, m attempting t,,' avoi.l an
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  • 97 8 The rumours of trouble i:i Bangkok which have reached the Straits have girt] fUi]> to the rice export, says the Bangkok T>a»s of June L's. The demand for earn for Singapore is very good, both th« Straits Steamship boats at present m port are going away full and the other
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  • 126 8 A European m a ricksha, and the puller, had a narrow esc: pc m a collision between i motor car and v ricksha m Daman sara Road, Kuala Lumpur, yesterdaj morning, reports the Malay Mail. Th« ricksha wus making for "the Yenning Road end of the main entrance to the
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  • 353 8 Eptain Cave, 2-20 Burmn Rifles, wur. avc Rangoon for the Btntta i.n June B. Goldman, manager of KenmcnEstate, Malacca Kublx'r I'lant itioii. i, Malacca, baa. returned from leave, e Rev. L. Proebstel. pastor of the rican Methodist Church at Kual.t pur, has left for Americ.i on eight
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  • 35 8 Messrs. Lewd and Peat's cable received from their London offi.-e to-day ■/.\\v London Rubber Stocks L'KS tons down fo th" week ending June 27. The total now on hand is ,"i,12:i tons.
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  • 55 8 From Hollaii'l tad Goimany, by TSBHbora, due at Singapore 10 a.m. to-day. From China .and Japan, by Malwa, at Singapore 2 p.m. to-morrow. Krom. Indo-C'hina, by Porthus, du« Singapore daylight on Thursday, tlio 2nd proximo. From Europe (London mails despatch* I Juno 11) Ka.sh(rar, at Pf-nanir 'i MB,
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  • 153 8 The following appointments a-e notifio.l in the F. M. S. Government Gazette Mr. A. S. Gilford to be an Auirtant Knjfineer, Public Works Department. F. M. S., Mr. W. L. MtMWtt to bo an Audit Inspector, F.M.S.R., Mr. W. J. Porter to be Telephone Traffic Manami Pbata
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 193 8 NEW JULY PR/CE LIST OF Provisions, Wines Tobaccos IS iVOJT READY. WRITE OR ASK FOR A COPY AND COMPARE THE Many Reductions JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated la England) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LIMPtR. For Marine Repairs Consult irENTRAI i :;^fi^ j>ilfeV whoappreciateo prrfeclly ■J^TTniS? mixed Cocktail but who co o«£o»',oiff
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    • 79 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT at 9. THE GOVERNOR'S LADY 8 Reels. TOPICAL BUDGET FEUX THE CAT CARTOON, One two-reel Comedy. In the First Show at 7.30 p.m SAWDUST (Featuring GLADYS WALTON) 5 Reels. JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT AND WIN SERIES Round 5—25 2 Reels. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD.. I'roprictor.s New Columbia Grafanolas
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    • 255 8 The marriage took pUea quietly a Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on JunV the. Rev. G. T. Shetliffe officiating, of i tain W. Fisher Clarke of tli Glenfa to Miss Carrie Millicent Speight, lecond daughter of the 'ate Mr. W. .1. Speight, of Rathtfar, Epsom, Auckland, Zfdnnd. The bride, \sIm wu (riven
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  • 645 9 White Russians Replace Strikers. Strong British Note. [BXURB TILIGBAM.] London, June 29. Hongkong The Chinese banks have re-openr<l. London, June 29. Peking A strong British note has b,in Mat to China protesting against the l—l ll»Hj «'f the Chinese police and noldiers duiinK t'no riots at Kiukiang on
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  • 245 9 British Report on Prevailing Conditions. [BtlTTER TELEGRAM] London, June 29. A Parliamentary paper respecting I Labour conditions in China has been issued. It originated from a request by the Ministry of Labour to the Foreign Office in Marck last year and u based on the report of
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  • 142 9 Labour Vote of Censure Rejected. [REUTIB TELEGRAM.] London, Juno 30. By 373 to 143 the House of Commons rejected a vote of censure moved by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald bUming the Government for not taking measures to cope with increased unemployment. Mr. Baldwin, in his speech, showed t at the
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  • 113 9 [BXUTTB TUXCKAU.] London, June 29. A bad accident occurred in the Grand Prix at Paris. Three horses, Aquatinte II, Coram and Faraway, ridden by Donoprhue. Bullock and Allemand respectively, fell at the first corner. DonoRhue had a shoulder dislocated ami his collar bone injured. He is progressing
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  • 62 9 [RXimB TELEfiftAM.] London, June 29. KxUaordinary MM marked the departure from Kdinburprh of the Scottish Olympic -100 metres champion Eric Liddell, en route to China to tcke up missionary work. Liddell was hauled through the city in a decorated carriage by students. He addiesaed a crowd at the
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  • 21 9 [BCUTII TXLXGBAM.] London, Juno 29. Plymouth, Yi-rmonl Mr. Coolidge, Miiun-. was successfully operated on. His condition is t-itisfactoiy-
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  • 136 9 Many Deaths m Santa Barbara. [BXUTXB TELTGRAM.] London, Jane 29. San Francisco A severe earthquake occurred throughout California thi» morning. The city of Los Angeles waa rocked, but the centre of tho shock was the seaside resort Santa Barbara, where large buildings, including hotels, collapsed. The streets were
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  • 53 9 Fishing Schooner Rammed In Fog. [RELTER TELEGRAM.] London, June 29. Gloucester, Massachusetts The anchor liner Tuscania rammed and sank the fishing schooner Rex in a fog 200 miles east of Halifax. The captain and 13 of the Rex's crew were drawned. The Tuscania, which was undamaged, picked up
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  • 42 9 [BELTER TELEGRAM.] Paris, June 29. Fez The Hifiiar.s launched a determined attack against the eastern section of the front between Cheyab and the Algerian frontier but were checked and even repulsed by local tribes, supported by soine French troops. (Havas.)
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  • 39 9 [SXUTim TCIJBGBAM.] London, June oO. The Khybcr on Saturday inaugurates a new departure for the P. and O. line, which is making Southampton a port of call on the service to the Far East.
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  • 230 9 Presentations for Tackling Armed Man. The bravery and public spirit of two kounjr mm who boldly tackled an armeJ desperado was fittingly acknowledged at a police parade in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall at 7 a.m. this morning, ivhen each was presented with a cheque Tor $250.
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  • 104 9 Three Days on Reef At Billiton. The local steamer Edendale, of 700 ton> net, owned by the HMD Kng Moh Steamship Company, of Telok Ayer Street, which arrived here this morning, wen' ashore at Billiton, on the cast* coast of Sumatra, cm June 2'!, and was not
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  • 588 9 Important Development of New Industry. The following is a translation of communique No. 11 issued by the Medau Chamber of Commerce It may be explained that a hectare (10,000 squa/c metres) is equal to 2-4711 acres:— The large extensions of oil palm cultivation m our
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  • 126 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ponanjr, June 2i>. The Pinang Gazette's Calcutta correspondent records that the criminal trials of Calcutta, or as a matter of fact, of India, have been concluded after an all night's sitting, in which, out of the 47 accused charged in connection with the
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  • 53 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penansr, June 30. A meeting of the committee of the Eurasian Association unanimously resolved to start two school scholarships to educate poor Eurasian boys. Dawson, an employee of the Borneo Motors, has been committed to the Assize* on charges of breach of trust
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  • 845 9 Pioneer of American Shipping' x Here. Mr. Robert Dollar, the founder of the Dollar Steamship Company, and of the] round-the-world President line, arrived ini Singapore this morning with Mrs. Dollar! by the President Adams, on a trip round: the world. Mr. Dollar, who is one of the
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  • 128 9 Sequel to Chinese Coolie's Death. A Japanese planter namfd F. Tunaka. nn assistant on Nittoh Estate, Kcngam, Johore, was charged m the SupremeCourt, Johore Bahru, on June -■■< wtxh causing hurt to a Chinese coolie. Mr. M. V. Pillai conducted the case for the Deputy Public Prosecutor,
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  • 27 9 t Albert Medal of the Royal Society s ha* been awarded to Sir David for the application of botany to velopment of the raw materials of npirt-."
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  • 830 9 Government's Replies To Questions. Malays and Medical Co'leijc. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua'.a Lumpur, June A meeting of the Kc.lcr.il Council vheld at 10 a.m. to-day m t'.i Cowii Chamber. The Chief Seer. Ury (Sir George Maxwell) presided and there v a £ood attendance of members. At question
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 217 10 Clorious Weather at Wimbledon. ftteutcr Telegram.] London, June n. Glorious ir— tin i prevailed for to-day's pia.v Jit WimbUdoii. A large quoue ;.wiiiti'i! admission from 8 a.m. Mi.-s .1 :m Pry defcaUcl the Auslrulin.l triple (hnmpii.ii Mi«i Akhurst, 2—(5,2 (5,6 i, Tlir Frenchwoman Madame BMoul ■Mnosed of tii^-
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    • 226 10 In»ernntii.r.;-I Fowßal .Match. [Renter Telegram.] London, .June l".<. At Gloneafflet m :i 36 holes f .ur ba"ii inati-l; the Americana Macdonaid Smith a':d Kirkwood beat Mitchell ami Duncan 2 iiiitl I. The Americana did not load until tlio 3Snl. Duncan pat the British ahead at the first h li
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    • 397 10 Rov;il Siisst-x and Malays Share i'dints. 'Ni l were icored m the flrtt division League encounter between the Royal Suaaax i;i*t. and Lht Malaya at the Stadium .-tc-icf;.\ afternoon. On neither! i idf did the play read) hitrh stm nnd with both »eta of -i' Fencei far superior to
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    • 705 10 Ten Wickets Defeat For Surrey. (lieuter Telegram.] London, June 29. At Bradford the home county beat urrey by ten wickets. Surrey were dis:<sci! for 105 m their first lnninrs, Maculay taking five wickets for 86 and Kil- three for 18. Their second total was 75, Shepherd contributing 185 not
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  • 177 10 Insect Plague Feared In Britain This The College of Pestology in London hnvc issued a warning: that there seems every reason to believe that there will he a serious plague of mosquitoes this year With a view of determining the best practical steps that can be recommended the
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  • 896 10 Sequel to Fatal Motor Accident. The hearing was continued in the'Third Police Court yesterday afternoon of the case in which Private Stanley Beate of the Royal Sussex Regiment is bhargeel ■with causing the death of a Chinese coolie. Tan Soon Hoc, by a rash and negligent act.
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  • 70 10 Five thousand pounds and the contents of his cottage, Everleigh, Bishops Down, Tunbridge Wells, has been left by Sir George Donaldson to his secretary, Ida Georgina Clapcon, in recognition of her long and faithful devotion to my interests and her watchful care of ray health and domestic wellbeinK." Sir George,
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  • 23 10 The Secretary of State has sanctioned the construction by the Burma Unihv.iy Company of a line of 16-8 miles from Mamliil:iy to Mailayii.
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  • 18 10 Entries for the aiuvial uUiiaku:. apart* of the S.K.C. are now upon and will close on July 31.
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  • 686 10 A Revolution in Ocean Telegraphy. When the new trans-Atlantic cable, which the Western Union telegraph Company intend to lay down between EngI land and America in th<> summer of 1920, i comes into operation in the autumn of that year, it will create a revolution in ocean telegraphy.
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  • 260 10 Importance of Permanent Research. Lord Buxton, presiding at the final inciting of the (Entomological Conference, said that the Conference had accomplished valuable work, it had unanimously adopted 18 resolutions and it was hoped that the next Conference would meet m 1930. It recommended periodical meetings of Dominions
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  • 21 10 Entries for the Indian Association pintr-ponfr and chrs< tournaments are now ofOT ami will close <>n July 5 at 6 p.m.
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  • 1345 10 Business ai the Half-Yearly Meeting. The half-yearly meeting of the Straits Ti :ding Company, Ltd., was hold m the offices cf the e.>:r.p:iny. yc<ic,n, chairman. Mr. \V. I. Wilcoxson, prosidv.l, ami fiose also present v:vi-r Messrs. E. V. Pemce, F. A. Hedger I W. A. Fell, director.--,
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    • 118 10 Singapore, June ::o. .—London 3*. B '/id. Steady. Local si.ju. Tin.— London C:J.V> us. Local Kl_'7\ (2.".0 tons Bold). Rubbers. Rubber shares continue m i*. mand with prices improving m favour at i Mentakaba can X- taken at SO holding for 81. Jena Kuanre quoted 1
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    • 141 10 Siuuapore, June 80, Tin. i 205 6a. up ."iO*. Local $127" t 250 tons. Rubber.— ,'Js. id. up lid. toea* m the Rubber share ma&et continual good, and prices arc advancing steadily. Jerama are wanted at 87H eenta available at M cents. CraMe. leaa bare advanced IS
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    • 324 10 Finest Glo\e Leather in The World. ■■iMy the prevailing immnin of the Somali'aml Protectorate in thia country, says The Tiim-s, is of a land intently -'ot and consisting entirely of sandv Th.- count ry is not sandy desert. Tho maritime plain is, indeed, intensely hot 1 ■■•■<: the Golis
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  • 38 10 Mr, I»n Kwr. ,:.-rk to M»M|. lUutrnOetZ mid Talma, writes that he tuis nft ■'inn wild tin person bearing th« Mme name wii,. fliat-RiHl with sto:iling rubber from the factory of Messrs. fen K.ih K..v nrtsd in cur
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  • 1297 11 Reduction m Chief Justice's Salary. Speaking on the motion f<>r the tdjournment at yesterday's meeting of the UgWatfol Council, tint Hon. Mr. C. Kveritt male a rtM| protest against the IwAntlnn of the salary of the Chief Justin of the Colony from S'J.OOO to *I,K<M>. Mr. Kveritt said
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 131 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, One can scarcely place credence on the following: facts, yet it is a true I account of what occurred. A few nights ago, about 9..".0, thie?i gentlemen were sitting on the S.R.C.j ground having a makan angin when
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  • 268 11 Ki^aiding the late Mr. Tun Khtam \heiu, labour contractor to the Singapore! riurbour Board, whose ikath «|l recently I announced, a correspondent writes Ej :he death of Mr. Ton Kheam Kheat. the Singapore Haibour Board loses one of ts principal labour contractors. Though >f
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  • 183 11 PrarnmaM of drills up to and for July Tuesday, June 30, 5.13 p.m., Drill Hall, Sl> (V)., Gun Drill; 5.13 p.m., Drill Hail. Bund, Practice. Wednesday, July 1, 5.1.1 p.m., Drill Ua,., S.R.A. (V)., Gun Drill. Thursday, July 2, 5.15 p.m., Drill Ha'.i, S.K.A. (V)., Gun Drill;
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  • 57 11 Lnmr Live The King, featuring Jackie Ooojcan, will be shown at the Empire Cinema from to-night. The I'ulaceiray Cinema is X> v inj* tonijrht a complete change, with Sporting Youlh, m seven reels, a Universal production featuring R*-(tinald Denny, and Durinj; Chances, featuring Jack H«xi.', and the opening
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 153 11 GREATEST ARTISTES FINEST RECORDING HENCE THE POPULARITY OF "His Master's Voice" Gramophones Records Our Demonstration Rooms at your service m order that you may prove this for yourself. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE. 3 Sandeman's Ports H and Sherries Ae*&MlM£\ Stocked by thi* following Wsk& X HI(;n STREET
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    • 332 11 Raffles Hotel Tel. No. 2920. GUEST NIGHTS, Dinner Dance Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday* TEA DANCES Every Monday and Friday. fRIJ! \JlYlLjtlJ SARKIES BROTHERS, Seventy Varieties besides the i>ro»rl«t«rt. Daily Special Dishes. Sea View Hotel TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1925. CINEMA CHILDREN'S MATINEE 6.30 p.m. Admission Child and Amah 50 cents.
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  • 557 12 Proceedings al the Annual General Meeting. Tho annual meeting of tl.e Ulu Pandan < Singapore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the French Bank Buildings yesterday. The Chairman (Mr. Koh S»n Hint presided, those also present being Messrs. F. C. Peck and Lee Chim Tuan (directors) Lun
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  • 252 12 Messrs. Guihrie and Co. report Singapore, June 20, New York has led the way on a strong and advancing market and closes the week firm, at the high figure of 87 cents gold for sheet on the spot. London lags somewhat behind at 3s. 3d. but shows
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  • 171 12 Apparently the largest amount for which a cheque has ever been drawn was $50,000,000, the equivalent of £11,286,881, on the day of issue— October 16, 192*J. This sum was a payment to the United States Treasury on account of interest on Great Britain's war debt. The cheque was
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  • 34 12 Orders for week ending July 3, 1925. Tuesday, June 30. Signalling, Wirele** and Ambulance Classes, Headquarters 5.15 p.m. Thursday, July 2.— Full Band Practice, ttaadquartart 6.15 p.m.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 233 12 Yon cannot nave a belter valve -for- money proposition than Over 30 M.P.G. Roomy, comfortable. Over 50 M.P.H. Gives service and Takes almost any pleasure at hill on top. minimum cost. J9?!s£&m\ I 5 30 Tourin Car £42 'tim ill 19 6 Tourin X Car £7 6° Delivered at SINGAPORE
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    • 171 12 The cause of i throat -irritation cigarette II tt=* X\ In The husky effect produced by smoking mass-production cigarettes is caused by stalk, sand and dust. This may be 9een by stripping the paper off the end Qf an ordinary cigarette and gently shaking the exposed portion. State Express Cigarettes
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 482 13 YOU may not always know that WATER Slowly destroys your property. Among those who know, it is now the custom to waterproof the concrete foundations of all important buildings. No method is more simple or reliable than the integral method. No material cheaper or better than the Truscon Water Proofing
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    • 812 13 CHEONG KOON SEMG CO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable tuwn business premise* etc. J M Messrt. Choong Koon Seng A Col »alo-j room. No. 30, Chulia Stro(;t, on Wednesday. July I. »t 2»» «•■">• 1. Valuable freehold had „nu that v e iy desirable shophouse busine^« i.ni.ises known s.» No
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    • 349 13 Is a picture all normal people will enjoy, and as it will be shown m Singapore m the near future, make a point of seem? it. GOOD PICTURES ARE RARE. If you would like to both look and feel your best when enjoying this picture, make a point of using
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 493 14 Assets over $5,500,000 S.C. Ammmcm m force over $19,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. HKAD OFFICE Wlnche.Ur H0»... Singapor*. 'Incorporate In Str.lU S*ttl.».nt..) LONDON OFFIC3: 62, Old Jewry, EC Th. Comp. y ha. £20.030 d.po.lt.d with th. Suprem. Co«rt of England and compll*. with th. British LU. A.sur.nc.
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    • 601 14 BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION Capital Paid-up U.B. $5,000,000 Surplus UJSL $5,000,000 Owned by THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK. Head Office 60, WALL STREET, NEW YORK, London Office M, BISHOPSGATE, E.C. Branches. ?A?Avh ONA N MADRID SANTO DOMINGO K^.v^iv DAIREN MANILA SHANGHAI rA^r^TA HANKOW PANAMA SINGAPORE A J&K£ TA
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    • 499 14 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK (NETH. INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) Established 1863. CAPITAL Fl. 60,000,000 (about £5,000.000) ISSUED Fl. 66,000,000 (about £4,600,000) RESERVE FUND Fl. 21.600,000 (about £1360,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM. SUB-AGENCIES IN THE HAGUE AND ROTTERDAM. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE, BATAVIA. BRANCHES Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Medan, Sourabaya, Semarang, Bandoeng, Weltevreden, Cheribon, Tegal,
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    • 410 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter m Japan) Capital Subscribed YAO.nOO.OOO Capital Paid-up Y&2,oon,onn Reserve Fund Y13,780,U00 President K. Nukni;awa, Esq. Vice-President H. Mori, Esq. DIRECTORS G. Kawasaki, Esq. r I). Takita. Esq. M. Esaki, Esq. T. Hisamune, bq M. Shuto, Esq. HEAD OFFICE Taipeh, Formosa
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    • 370 14 Security LET ONE OF THE FOREMOST LIFE ASSURANCE INSTITUTIONS OF THE WORLD WITH ASSETS EXCEEDING £55,000,000. Protect the future of those dependent upon you. Capital and Security purchased on the instalment basis during your most productive year Policies may include the Total Disability Benefits and Double the face value of
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    • 548 14 CYANOGAS ■fOTtCI is hereby given that thf trsde mark consisting of the word "CYANOOAB" |as d»picted above is the exclusive property of the American Cyunamid Company, a corporation orcuni^c under th« laws of the State of .Mam, located and doing Imsin. s at No. 611, Fifth Avenue, m the C.ty,
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  • 442 15 Late Wireless Messages From Europe. (Ancta Radio Service to Java.) Nauen, June 24: ,When the (FrancoSpanish agreement came into force Spanish warships were anchored at Oran and Nemours and French warships at ftjjw lnil aivi Malaga. Co-operation with the air service was also reached. New York
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  • 388 15 Colour Being Played Like Music. A man ?at m front of a fourfold row of metal boxes on the platform of the Queen's Hall one Saturday afternoon. Ha adjusted a series of sliding buttons that were the oik- prominent feature of this mysterious instrument the lights m
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  • 118 15 I A clever swindle has been perpetratsd at the expense of an Indian pearl dealer by an American, says a Paris wire. The i latter agreed to pay 80O,0O(T francs for pearls w-hich were placed m a sealed envelope. The American supplied the envelope himself, and sealed the packet, but
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 191 15 Reduction IN PRICE OF The Essex TOURING CAR $2,065 COACH $2,200 (Extra: Wire Wheels, etc., $110.) Malayan Motors [(Proprietors WKARNE BROS., LTD.) BoiiEBROTHERS MOTOR CARS REDUCTION IN PRICES JULY Ist SPECIAL TOURING $2,550 STANDARD TOURING $2,350 AND WE (JIVE FREE OF CHARGE AN INSURANCE POLICY FOR ONE YEAR WITH EACH
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    • 308 15 I Eg*p^*|-J5 U I T^»^^iuji^< i' .'\_tjT i,. j\ A Challenge to all Cars! DRIVE the New Jewett And when you need speed— yourself! Give this won- Jewett is ready instantly der car your own kind of test From 2 miles an hour t0 t0 P Sit back of the
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 224 16 Brilliants Brilliants Brilliants Pairs and singles to the smallest. Prices comparatively cheaper than anywhere. We defy competition. ISMAIL A. RAHEEM frown Jeweller, 82-1 and *2-2. BK AS B\SAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. I'hone 2292. Telrurams "THAIBA. BE SURE Alway» to auk for THE APPROVED BRAND Marseilles Roofing Tiles "BEE" BRAND WHITE GLAZED
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    • 282 16 I HALF LEMON SHAPE Porcelain Latex Cups Shipment arriving early July, ENQUIRIES INVITED. LEE KIM SOO 20, HIGH STREET. PE'S ENGINEER'S YEAR BOOK. FOR 1925. A Compendium of the Modern Practice of Civil. Mechanical, Electrical (Jas, Marine, Mine and Metallurgical Enfifinoerinp. 32nd EDITION. Price $18.00. THE STATESMAN'S YEAR BOOK. Statistical
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    • 908 16 ADVERTISEMENT^ TJi« PREPAID ehtrtes for W«nU, For S»le. To Let, etc, m ordinary elos* set type ("ermfe six words to line) *re :-Per line One insertion *8 eentf, two ISs 48 ets., three ins 64 cts., fonr ins. 82 cents. five ins. |1 00. six ins. $1 18. ten ml
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    • 704 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, 900, Upper Serangoon Road, 6V4 miles, near Tampenis junction. Rent $30. TO LET, 5-b, Mount Sophia and 2, Orchard Road. Apply M. H. Sassoon, B, Malacca St TO LET, Hollycroft, 84, Steven'* Road, •Hi-furnished. Entry July 1. Apply 15 Hlvey Road. TO LIT, from July
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    • 196 16 STEVENSON THE BILLIARD CHAMPION Broke Records on BILLIARD TABLES fitted with New Fast PREMIER CHAMPIONSHIP i CUSHIONS I ALL PADMORE'S I BILLIARD TABLES WE SELL are fitted with these Cushions. Sole Agents far S.S., F.M.S. and SIAM. Just Received Fresh Stock* Dennison's Crepe pnper m all shade: and colours Harbutt's
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    • 332 16 TIIF Contemporary Science Boc Scxaal Ethics A atudy of Bordr rl Questions by Robert Michrla. APPARITIONS a..d TflOlT.HT-TRANSK fc'NCE. An Examination of the Eridr for Telepathy, by Krunk I'odmnre, Mj MODERN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, by In Alexander Keane. D.Sc, Ph. I)., F With twenty nine fig-urm in the Text. THE PSYCHOLOGY
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