The Straits Times, 19 August 1927

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,557, SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1927. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      72 1 THE EVERYDAY Mil K. WHO DOES NOT KNOW THE SQUARE BOTTLE WHICH DENOTES GORDON'S W GIN 4DRVt^* Ji DISTILLERY. E Gordon's have a World wide reputation for SUPERB QUALITY THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, I'ENANG, KUALA I LMI'IR, lI'OII AND TELUK ANSON. Safes and Strong Room Doors
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      162 1 FOR VALUE AND SERVICE New Cretonnes WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A sf| FRESH STOCK OF SUNDOUR FADELESS M if MJM J CRETONNES l|j Ml T/ier«> «re oniy JKfl a few exclusive designs, but they n jf J «re guaranteed fadeless. Width 36 inches. > WF^^P Price $2 per yard PATTERNS
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    HOME SPORT.
    2021 2 fourth Mating of Turf ftivals; By (jiir Special Correspondent London, July 21. Those. t\vo great rivals. Lord Derby's Colorado and L <rd Woolavington's Coronach, met for the fourth time in the Ellipse Stakes at Sandown Park. The result was an easy win for Colorado, who reverted the form
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      236 2 .1 .i'i'iuo ekerrttw, ma V\ S id i i.iui'i. \'.v.<\ arrompanlet thr V\ 1 ,i drop* of 1711" Kau !i ..I iprinkled in the hath. IhiJ way. 1711 rrmiivcfi V h! ill I odourv. y I. !ir \nA\\. d^ L stOIHEKT XI..M li..n L Kaag Hank Jp^ BalMiag. Blacayata. FRASER
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      191 2 mOjwilflilScientists say roaches probably spread cancer! Free your premises by usinj» both tV TanglrfooteproynndTanß!;. Jml foot Roach and Ant Pow- Ajll der. Thiscotnbir.atici <&m%M la unequalled for a^ILM Wt#l cwnpltta rid- g 6«m <Unce *.iklw o- 77 UHh"' houit rJike,"r!Sl |ll« end green mXht F^SPRAY Storki c»rriH by Chemiits. Proviaioo
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      277 2 BRUNSWICK DANCE RECORDS. 3045 In your green hat. 2907 Just a bundle of gulden Tie me to your apron itrinfi sunshine. again At the end of the road. 3041 In my Gondola. 2917 Keep your .kirt. down. Mary me Ann Deep Elm. 3217 Rosen. 3189 Just a little dance. I
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      112 3 Dodge Brothers MOTOR CARS NOW FITTED WITH i'y ®l MORE POWER-MORE SPEED FASTER ACCELERATION MORE ECONOMY-MORE VALUE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. New standard Rear shift transmission. New silent action sincle disc clulch. Easier steering. New silent-typo muffler. Seats redesigned for greater comfort and a number of other important refinements. SEE THIS NEW
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      318 3 tiph "I WANT MY TABLETS!" Wkil I IBM litllc •hildren l>y trivn.- than b-astie, naoMoni rdcri tc. relieve their minor ills urn v I the) peed l« a mple pi mjnnt rciiK iiy smh ii< it provided k.v Baby's Own Theie Tablett hs*e [uarantaed absolutely harnrtei even for the younseil
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      793 3 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SKTTI.K.MKNT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. :><;i of 1927. Between SAI:KIKS HUOTHKRS, Plaintiffs, and CIIAKI.KS TRiMM. Defendant. To CBABLH TRIMM, the »hoven»mcd ltvf.nriant. Into of Raffles Hotel, Singapore. TAKK NOTICE thai this action was on Jrly <~>. 1927, commenced ;ipainsl you and that
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      664 3 rHE SINGAPORE TRACTION CO., LTD. (Incorporate. l I X Bgdetß) ALTERATIONS IN TROLLIt BUS SERVICES. The following altvral »if Trol■j Hu aerricm «rill take pffed aa from the aemtag »f the Mth loatanl 1 Km TB N<>. I- MACPHEBBON ROAD to nNLAYSON GMEBN. This reata «ill r;"i via Btrangeop Roaii.
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      497 4 P. 6 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND TASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS «JAjKSTrB GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage dv» S'pnr* NAGPORE WOO (cargo o^.y) Aug. 22
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      666 4 Shipping Announcements N Y.K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISIiA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp aad Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Due Sail 1 KITANO MARU 8,000 Aug. 18 19 lIARUNA MARU 10,500 Sept. 1 j KAMO MAKU 8,000 Sept. 16 15 KATORI MARU l't.ooo Sept. 29 30 1 ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Oct.
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      560 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) 1 REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMS- TERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAM- BURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE—
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      434 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. i (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kcmaman, Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Hangnara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora, Lscon, Unndon, Kohsumui, Langsuan,' Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure t SUDDHADIB Aug. 22 Aug. 24 1 MAI.INI Aug. 28 Aug. 31 The Steamers are fitted throughout with electric
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      595 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under Contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. i Representatives for Singapore and Straits r Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information,
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      446 4 RURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia! FOB BUISHANK. SYDNEY ANI> MXI. BOURNE. VIA JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by th* well I nown steamer MARKI.I.A 7..17". n.nsi anil the new motor veeaet, MALABAR I \*U tonsi. The .s. HARELLA is the large*! unit finest steamer trading to
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      457 5 Shi piling Announcements ELLERMA'! BUCKNALL 1 STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. j, (Incorporated in England) "ELLRRMAN" LINB PASSFNGKR AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITF.O KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FBBIGHT SERVICI OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan Dn* S'porc i |TV OP BOMBAY Vl all® 8 Hi HOMEWARDS ft, Mnvr,. London, t o,terdam
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      449 5 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE M. S. KANGAROO FROM FREMANTLE, W-A. Due Oct. IS I'i.r particulars regarding passage and freight rates, apply to McAUSTER CO., LTD. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUN D-THE- WORLD PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE IIOSTON and NEW YORK tU PORT SAID, I ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA aad MARSEILLES. M Pays ta
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      410 5 SINBAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE of the STOOMV. MIJ. "NEDERLAND" BOTTERDAMSCHE LLOTD Uki HOLLAND AMERIKA LIJN. Intended sailings of th* above companies from SINGAPORE via PENANO to NEW YORK. BOSTON ana PHILADELPHIA via SUEZ Arrival DepartßTe BLOMMERSDUK Sept. 6 Sept. 7 1 KARIMOKX Sept. 28 Sept. 29 Cargo is also accepted to
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      395 5 STOOMVAART ■AATSCHAPPU "NEDERLAND" HOLLAND-EAST-ASIA LINE Homeward Salllaga U AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM Due Sails KONINGIN DEE NEDERLANDEN Aug. 28 ZB tKRAKATAU •> 6 •JOBAM DE WITT Sept. 9 9 PR1NS DER NEDERLANDEN Sept. U SOEMBA S«Pt. 28 29 tBAU Oct. 1 i ■GROTIUS i>ct. 1 UANOERAM Oct. 18 l» j P
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      189 5 WAYGOOD-OTI3, Ltd. have been commanded to n- model the LIFTS at MARLBOROUGH HOUSE f.ir H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and at 145, PICCADILLY for H.R.H. the Duke of York If you are interested in modern lift installations of the highest efficiency, write for particulars to THE SOLE AGENTS rENTRAJ SINGAPORE
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      625 6 oniHHiieir.j,' Friday, August 19. THE RECORD-BREAKING (OMEDY will! WHICH DAVID BBLASCQ CONVULSED BROADWAY on Ihr v, ;ikin.; stage ha~ Lien irfc K M td deal funnier in the METRO > W \y -MAYER t 1 1 i-i -~ir i.i In i-vciinil at Iho ALHAMBRA ii\n m:v. KEB «< CO, I
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      122 6 SURINA THEATRE North Bridge Road. Tel. No. 289. From Wednesday, August 17 to Tuesday, August 23, 1927. NIGHTLY at 9 The Latest Pathe Gazette, and SINGAPORE vs. MALACCA AT FOOTBALL. •ill-. RUSTLING KID (Fred. Humes). The Season's Smileage Winner RED HOT TIRES A Warner Bros, sixty-smile-a-minute ■v Comedy Special, starring
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      206 6 VICTORIA THEATRE TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 CINEMA DE LUXE with a bow to those whit bow to the wealthy LOUIS B. MAYER Presents THE SNOB A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Production With JOHN GILBERT. CONRAD VUiEI.. NORMA SHEARER, etc. A Picture Worth the Making. Rooking now open at LITTLE'S. Popular
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      315 6 GLANCE AT THIS—IT COUNTS! y^. 5 THE SI6N of the TIMES I I rniuiAir ennv t COMING SOON I Al lIAMRRA HsLIIHITIUn H P^*' 1 If, j[\/Y Jl*. m. VltL^^N^H mt BB^ >^~~^s^^^ \^^|^^^^^%WlLLlAM V J/*? sej *P —^"i«^ M HTT^irT IV 1 A 'I VJ Ilj I\J MX lIV'I
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    206 7 I IXTIRES. 1 riila.N. \u E ust 1.1 Singmpon Rlgi Water, 2.13 a.m., 9.4, 2S7 p.m I x. Malacca Hinh Water, 11.30 a.m., 66, 11 40 p.m.. I I Football, SKA. Cap. S.CF.A. I v. 8.C I\A. II. Saturday. August '0 Singapore i High Water, 3.14 a.m.,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    215 7 I ..ist It. lleatsldt the Wharves or expected Io arrive. Kntranir El It Wharf 11. M.5. Iroquois KEITKL HARBOUR. Me hi Wharf Dr.- !^cr Kunntan, Tug Prince, I Kbit Juno, W H K ttj So. 1, Uh. Mercury Oil Wharf Nil <-<j«1 \Va»rf Nil VESSFl.S IN DBY
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    133 7 To-day. N. Elri ami N. WhI SuVan Die man i I p. in I 1th Wl ll Sumatra, SollthBornco, Celebes, Moluccua or D ll I pin :n:d Ni« Zealand ox) I p m To-morrow. .k I Pakaa Bam Hong KeaV) h i.uak i AiiK'n I !> a.m.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    257 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, August 19. On London, Bank 4 m/t 2/3 31/32 Demand 2/3 23/32 Private 3m. credit 2/414 On New York, Demand 66 Private »0 d/s 67V4 On France, Bank T.T. 1420 On India, Bank T.T. 154 V 4 On Hc-ng Kong. Bank T.T. 13% p.c. dis.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    70 7 Tone of Market Uull. Latest Cable: London Spot. Sheet Is. d%«L per lb New York Spot Sheet G. tents IS. 1 per lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard. Q.C.F. Standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot August September Oct.-Dec. Jan. -March 1 Buyers 59»4 60 l k
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      MINING.
      429 7 Issue Ynl. IM. Buyers Sellers i.l 11 Asam Kumbanir W/- 60/- cd. tl 1 Bansrin Tin 32/6 33/<S 1 1 Batanp Padang 0.70 0.76 1 1 Batu Caves 1.40 1.45 £1 £1 Chenderiang 20/- 21/6 H il i.'in Stem 23- 24/n il Ilaad Yai H 29/9 1 1 Hitam
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      GENERAL.
      174 7 Issue Val. IM. Buyers Sellers Cl £1 B. Am. Tobacco 4.18.0 5.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.90 0.95 1 1 Cycle Carriage 0.80 0.85 tl t! X Smelting Co. 21.50 22.00 5 5 Fraser Xeave 18.40 18.80 101 ."I Hammer Co. 178.00 182.00 cd. Hk. 185 Vi:, H. S.
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      DEBENTURES.
      96 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. 51,234,300 4% 8% p.m. Spore Cold Storage Deb. 7 p.c. $555,000 108 112 Spore Municipal 5 p.c. 1,878.000 of 1901 par. 5 prem. S'porp Municipal 4% p.c. of IUO7 $1,600,000 90 par. Spore Municipal 4'/i p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4 p.c
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      395 7 To-day a Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 2.80 2.90 2.75 2.90 Alor Gajah ($1) 2.40 2.60 2.45 2.60 A. Hitam ($1) 3.80 4.00 4.00 4.30 A. Kilning ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.6S 0.70 Am. Malay (%2) 1.25 4.50 4.30 4.60 A. Molek ($1) 2.40 2.60 2.30 2.60
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    Exchanges.
    85 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby, August 18. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.13. Arhens 372. Berlin 20.-14. Bombay Is. 5 13-16 d. Brussels 34.93. Bucharert 787%. Biieno,s Aires 47 15-16. Copenhagen- 18.14*4. Geneva 25.21 H. HelsinjrfoM 192%. Hong Kong Is. 11 -S.il. Kobe Is. 11 5-16 d. Lisbon 2 7-16. Madrid
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    Raffles Library.
    250 7 The undernoted non-fiction works will be a>ailable for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Bcgrbie, Harold. Punishment and Personality. 1927. A Kiipht and rapid sketch of modern Enjrlish prison and prisoners. Benn, E. J. I*.— The Letters of an Individualist to "The Times", 1921-192fi Bradley, H. Dennis.— The
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    40 7 By Rkma Porthos Khiva .1 Piei^mzoon Coen ■tea Tambora Left And. Spore London July 7 Auk. 1 July 13 Aug. 8 Ju!y 15 Aug. 8 July 16 "Aug. 10 July 21 Aug. 15 July 22 'Aug. 16
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      DEATHS
      188 7 KfOMG < HIN BOCK. On August 18, l»^7. 'i. .,[,.(1 viMu. after »hort i |aa Do behind a widow, four UWfllHI, two •ons-m-luw, Missis. W— I Chrag koong and Ltc (him LeeOg and oni1 (raaadaacht«r to momn his loss Funeral on Snturilay, August Jd. at HI <.Vock, to I
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      33 7 HARRISONS OROSFIELD, LTD., 14 I.KBAT TOWER STREET. LONDON. EX. 3. Eastern Merchants, Shipping and Insurance Agents. With Branches ami Ansoriated Companies throughout the Far East and in North America,, Australia and New Zealand,
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      310 7 NoncE < MEETING OF TttE BOARD OF LICENSING JISTICES. 1. The quarterly session of the Board of I. censing Justice^ for the Settlement «of Singapore for tlie Fourth Quarter of the year IMI will be held in the Knst ■asristratel Court. Sis— SBOTS, ut CJt p.m. on Tuesday, September 20.
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      822 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., se« page 11. WANTS. FOR BALE, ETC. TO LKT, 24, Meyer Road. (lp) WANTED Dutch typist. -Apply Hoog'amlt JUNIOR, CI.XXX by export firm Apply I'il. Straits- Times. TO LET, 17. Ilitfh Street. -J. 700 sq. ft. Apply Shookcr. li. Malacca Street. FOR SALE, BWiMM known
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      272 7 KH.IJUiHKR. (In August 9, 1U^7. at tlio Matrrtiity Hospital. Stagapon, to Dorothy, wife of C;. H. KflliiRhcr, u son. TO LET Riverside Godown Nos. and 10, Magazine Road, entry October 1. Please apply to BORNEO SUMATRA TRADING CO., LTD., 37, 38 and 40, The Arcade. RACER "BE LUXE" MOTOR-BOAT SPEED
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      72 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandartg Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 24 Hoars ending st Midnight on Auguat 18. Deg. Max. siiade temperature 90.2 F Mia. shade temperature 77.9 F. Mean shade temperature 82.9 F. Max. sun radiation 159.5 F Ilia, grass radiatior 74.4 F Si a temperature
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    The Straits Times FRIDAY, AUGUST 19. BRITAIN AND IRAK.
    1067 8 The Straits Times FRIDAY, AUGUST 19. BRITAIN AND IRAK. Happily, in Malaya, we are still free from the extravagances of yellow journalism fed on stunt matter which appears to be receiving so much editorial prominence at Home irrespective of standard values. To our mind, such news items, for instance, as
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    34 8 In their produce report, dated yesterday, Barlow and Co. state There is a slight improvement in the price of copra. Approximately 1,110 tons changed hands. Closing quotations are as follows: Sundried $10.90, mixed $10.40.
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    49 8 The sequel to the death of a Chinese, at Kallang yesterday afternoon, from a ruptured spleen alleged to havg been caused by an assault by another Chinese, with a piece of plank, was provided in the Second Police Court, this morning, in a charge of murder against Keng Wai.
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    57 8 The band of the S.S. Police will perfor.ii the following programme on the Band Stand to-night, commencing at nine o'clock March, St. Julian (Graham) Overture, Masaniello (Auber) Descriptive, Funeral March of a Bumble Bee (MLarsden) Tone Poem, Life Divine (Jenkins) Selection, Les Cloches de Corneville (Planquette) Morceau, Simple Aveu (Thome)
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    AS OCCASIONAL NOTE.
    262 8 How plantation managers pick out Mother Trees for bud-grafting purpeses has often puzxled laymen. It is easily understood that a mother tree cannot be told by its appearance. Appearances arc often deceptive, particularly is this so in regard lo rubber trees and latex production. It would be
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    317 8 Mr. N. K. Bain, District Officer, Kuala Kangsar, is going on long leave at the md of September. Mr. B. E. Ross, of Ross and Samuel, -dvecates and solicitors, Penang, who had oeen to Edinburgh on leave, has returned to Penang. Mrs. Strachan, wife of the Hon.
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    39 8 On August 16, Mr. W. Gordon, and a nu.i bar of revenue officers boarded the steamer Craemar, which had just arrived from China ports, and discovered 7,520 tahils of Chinese chandu, valued at abou. $40,0(10. No arrests were made.
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    42 8 At 1.30 p.m. yesterday in Balmoral Road, a Malayan Motors salesman named Tan Pah Hoe was held up by two Chinese and robbed of a gold wristlet watch, valued, with the gold band attachment, at $60. The robbers made good their escape
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    54 8 The spacious new building which Guthrie and Company have erected in Java Street, Kuala Lumpur, will bi formally opened on Saturday, September 10. The occasion will be the more interesting because the opportunity will be taken to celebrate the firm's centenary which occurred some years ago but was not formally
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    64 8 As indicating the continued popularity of the V.M..C.A. educational department in Singapore it may be mentioned that fop the November 1927, examinations of the London Chamber of Commerce, which closed recently, 155 students have entered. 134 juniors and 21 seniors. Those from the junior section are the highest ever sent
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    98 8 A European named R. L. Scott, who wa.ar res ted by the Police on a charge of cheating a Chinese at Bidor by issuing a cheque which was not met on presentation, was produced at the Magistrate's Court, Tapah, recently, when the charge against him was withdrawn by the Police
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    LIGHT AEROPLANES.
    378 8 Establishment of Club In Singapore. Machines Expected Out in Two Months Time. Singapore is now within measurabb distance of the time when its Light Aer»plane Club will be in active existence. At the meeting of the I-egis!ativ > Council on Monday a motion will be submitted to the
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    Government Defeat.
    121 8 No-Confidence Vote in Ceylon Legislative Council. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, August 18. The Pinang Gazette Colombo correspondent cables that at the Ceylon Legislative Council meeting on the report stage of the budget a vote of no confidence was passed, after Mr. Perera's motion te reduce the civil
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    Trolley Bus Services.
    26 8 Trolley bus services will be inaugurated on Jalan Sultan and on North Bridge Road between Jalan Sultan and High Street, to-morrow (Saturday). i
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    Rubber Prices.
    60 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dntcd August 18, their quotations 'MM in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber exchanges sales to-day 878 tniiv. August 35.."!0, September 86.40, October 35.40, November 35.70, Ducinticr .'i.'<.!HP, January 36 cts., February :it>.:io, March 36.60,
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      150 8 T» rtwwe tht Cnwr cut thf L»»-l "tund 'j, 1 VIRGINIA V cigarettes WDgH.O.Wills. BRISTOL a. LONDON- JACKSON'S Combined Varnish Stain OUM KS Jj"^ -3M| Supplied in Tins DARK OAK. pUSf'ttjS EBONY. Price $6 50 It is easy to use. is economical, stains and varnishes at the same time, dries
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      57 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 Metro Goldwyn Mayer SEVEN CHANCES Featuring BISTER KEATON A Win. Fox Screen Novelty DARWIN WAS RIGHT ii■ i Firat Show at 7.30 United Film Co. GETTING THE BIRD Featuring CHARLES ALDINI TAN CHENG KEE CO- LTD.. Proprietors BEER The Unbeatable Beverage Sole
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      68 8 »»>»«»♦♦♦«»««««♦ On Other Pages. I'hKc. Home Sport U'tler Finance and Commerce 7 Shipping and the Mails Meteorological Report T Cable i»nd Radio New* Opium in Ineiiu Special Cable U Keiiah Rubber Co. Meejin* Boy Found Drunk I Sport News ID Correspondence 10 By Road to Siam By K J 11.
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    SHANGHAI INCIDENT CLOSED.
    588 9 Chinese Return Aeroplan Wings. BRITISH STATEMENT. Armed Force Must Keep In Training." [REITKR KAIt HRBM SKRVICE.] Shanghai. August IS. The Chine:;;' authorities handed ever the aeroplane wines, of which return was ivfused, at 7.-0 p.m. to-day. There was some delay in the .l.iivery of the wings, which
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    Rhineland Occupation.
    94 9 Hritish Proposals to Reduce Troops. [REI'TER TELEGRAM] London, August is. It i.- learned fn»nv :i reliable source that tin- French reply to the Hritish notes with regard to the reduction of the allied forces in the Khineland proposes that the r>r>,oo(| Franca and 16,000 Mrilish and Belgian troops
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    SAFETY AT SEA.
    114 9 Installation of Wireless Beacons. Valuable Assistance In Navigation. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby, August 10. Wireless beacons for the assistance of navigation are now under construction at Trinity House and at Various points around th? English coasts. Tin ir purpose is to send out distinctive wire'ess signals at
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    Franco-German Government.
    125 9 Comments of the Berlin Press. [trans-ocean service] Berlin, August 18. The German Press generally welcomes tht Franco-liernvan trade treaty and regxetl that Germany has not yet been accorded complete political parity, for inrtance in Morocco, where the treaty upholds the exclusion of Germans. '1 ne tioersen courier considers
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    French Forest Fires.
    65 9 Big Outbreak in Alpes Maritimes. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. Paris Twenty thousand acres of forest have been destroyed by fires following a prolonged drought in the Alpi's Markimes and Var. Several farms have been incinerated and herds of cattle roasted alive. Telegraphic and telephonic communications nave
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    Yemen Arabs.
    68 9 Wholly Under Italian Influence [TRANS-OCEAN SERVICE] Berlin, August 18. A'lcn The Yemen Arab delegation's visit to Italy has resulted in the country coating wholly under Italian influence. Italian experts have already arrived to organise the army, air force and agriculture. < olonels Orsini and Grandi and ten oMicis
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    Sacco and Vanzetti.
    55 9 Belgian Employers and A Strike Threat. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. Vc rviers Employers of the Belgian wool-combing industry- have closed their factories and locked out thousands of employees until Monday in reply to the decision of the employee.; to strike to-day in protest against the death
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    The American Legion.
    41 9 Twenty Thousand to Meet In Paris. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. I'aris Five hundred members of the American Legion have arrived here, forming' the vanguard of 20,000 participants in the convention of the Legion in I'aris in September.
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    Viscount Gort's Appointment.
    32 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. Viscount Gort has been appointed Ceneral Staff Officer of the first grade. Fourth Division, in succession to Colonel B. B. Crozier from November 4.
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    MISSING AEROPLANE.
    351 9 No Trace of One In Honolulu Race. Search by Destroyers And Submarines. [REUTBB TELEGRAM] London, August 18. The I'. S. Naval auth >rities are now alarmed as to the fate of the aeroplanes Golden Eagle and Miss Doran (competitors in the race from California to Honolulu), which are
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    OPIUM IN INDIA.
    153 9 Spread of Habit Among Bengalis. Drug Mixed with Tea At Stalls. (Special Cable to the Straits Times) Calcutta. August 19. Remarkable evidence of the spread of the opium habit among young Bengalis was given before the Opium Enquiry Committee by Mr. Roy Choudhuri, excise superintendent, who said
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    The Mayor of New York.
    76 9 Civic Reception Arranged In London. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. Mr. Walker, Mayor of New York, and his wife and four friends have arrived or. a two months visit to Britain and the continent. Mr. Walker will be given a civic reception at the Guildhall,
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    The Cost of Welcomes.
    55 9 L REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. New York The welcome to Col. Lindbergh on his return from Europe cost the city of New York $50,000 according to the comptroller's report, while the recent receptions to the President of Cuba and the whole of the United States
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    A Soviet Ambassador.
    19 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. Paris M. Rakovsky, the Soviet Am bassador, has returned from Moscow.
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    HINDU-MOSLEM FEELING.
    228 9 Expulsions from Across Border. Grave Crisis Narrowly Averted. [reuter telegram] London, August 18. Simla In the Legislative Assembly Sir Denys Bray, Foreign Secretary to the Raj, stated that, owing to the prompt handling of the excitement over the case of the Rangilarasul pamphlet, which spread to the frontier
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    Ecclesiastical Conference.
    91 9 Question of Christian Ministry Difficult. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 13. Lausanne The World Ecclesiastical Conference on Faith and Order is finding the question of the Christian ministry very difficult. The committee to deal with this question has reported emphasising the urgent need for measures to ensure recognition of
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    Floods in Siberia.
    91 9 Much Damage Over Large Area. [reuter telegram] London, August 18. Moscow Floods, following torrential rains, destroyed over 50 villages in the Vladivostok and Khabaraovsk destriets. There was great damage to railway tracks and several bridges were destroyed. Work has been suspended in the Sucharfsk coalmines, the inhabitants
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    Consul-General Honoured.
    61 9 [HAVAS TELEGRAM.] Paris, August 18. Le Journal emphasises that M. Naggiar, the French Consul-General at Shanghai, who has been created an Officer of the Legion of Honour, is a distinguished diplomat who has acted an important part. Le Petit Parisien recalls that in serious circumstances M. Naggiar proved
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    His Master's Drink.
    148 9 Chinese Servant Tempted By Champagne. The sparkling champagne stocked in the "cellars" of the Colonial Secretary's bungalow on Government Hill tempted a Chinese boy employed by the Hon. Mr. E. C. H. Wolff to make his first acquaintance with fizz." And it was a failure for he
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    DOG RACING.
    142 9 Latest Development In New Craze. "Soccer" Grounds Used For New Sport. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. The latest phase in the dog racing craze in England is the menace to football. The announcement of the purchase of Wembley Stadium for greyhound racing has been followed by the resignation
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    Mr. Baldwin Returning.
    120 9 Canada's Message to Mother Country. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 19. Sydney, Nova Scotia Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin left for home on the Empress of Scotland. In a statement bidding farewell to Canada, Mr. Baldwin emphasised that his visit was the first any British Prime Minister in office
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    Co-operative Congress.
    72 9 An Anti-War Resolution Carried. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, August 18. Stockholm The International Cooperative Congress, at its final sitting. adopted, by 491 votes, a motion by the central committee in favour of inviting a.l co-operative organisations to declaie themselves resolutely against war. A Russian amendment that co-operative organisations should
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    Local Rubber Auction.
    354 9 Improvement in Price Of Commodity. Barlow and Co. report Singapore, August 18. The improvement in the :>rice of the commodity continued until Tuesday, when, as a result of the announcement of unfavourable American statistical returns for July, prices in London suffered a relapse of \d. and in
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    ANOTHER NANKING CRISIS.
    257 9 Northerners Send An i Ultimatum. NATIONALIST RETREAT. Efforts to Avert The Bombardment. v. [REUTER FAR EASTF.KN SERVICE.] Shanghai, August IS. Reports from Nanking of August 17 suggest that remarkable scenes are ocurring there. The Southerners are pouring in from np-river and from Pukow, using every available form
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    Port Swettenham.
    141 9 Government Committee Of Enquiry Appointed. The Malay Mail understands that as a result of representations which have been made by the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce (Selangor Branch) a committee of inquiry has been appointed by the Chief Secretary under the following terms of reference To enquire into the
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    Kedah Rubber Company.
    92 9 Dividend of 65 Per Cent. For The Past Year. (From Our Own Corresp indent.) Penang, August 18. At the Kedah Rubber Company annual meeting, Dr. Nicholas, presiding, drew attention to the net revenue of $343,55:; as beating the previous best by over Sin. ooo. They had already
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    Three Elephants in One Shot.
    82 9 An Extraordinary Episode In Uganda. Kenya, August 5 Tht Game Warden of Uganda officially recoids that three elephants have succumbed to one bullet. A Forest Ranger wounded an elephant on the hillside where il slid down, following the course made by the body of an
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      Polo.
      225 10 Spooner Cup Match On Saturday. The first match for the Spooner Cup, 1927, will be pluyed on the Balestier ground to-morrow at 4.4">, when the Royal JofcoTC I'olo Club will meet the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The winners will play at a later date against the Singapore
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      Tennis.
      361 10 l/nited States Davis Cup Team. [Reuter Telegram.] London, August 18, New V»rk Tilden, Hunter, Williams ami JohnrtOD have been selected to represent the United States in the challenge round of the Davis Cup in Pennsylvania in September. S.C.C. Tournament. V<-vi, nlny's results rrilll Doubles Handicap. DufT and Ctwtfl minus
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      Cricket.
      127 10 The following will be Mr. .1. Wilson's) team to meet thi- S.C.R.C. to-asorrow <»ti S.( li.C. ground H If. CantreU, W. R. King. B. K. Ablitt. K. Nathan. C. HewetSOß, I. M. Cochrane, W. N. Hone, W. 11. S. dark, W. Millard-Watta, R. G. Wilson and J. Wils-.n. B.C.R.C-
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      Irish Golf Championship.
      140 10 Duncan Wins Under Stormy Conditions. [Reuter Telegram.] London, August 18. Portmnrnock The Irish open golf championship was won by George Duncan with an aggregate of :il2 for 72 holes. Duncan thus became the first'lrish open c-h ".iiipion. His last two rounds were 82 and 7-4, the m<
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      Rugby.
      325 10 New South Wales Team In Colombo. The New South Wales Kugby Lni«n team which arrived in Colombo on their way to Europe defeated a representative All-Ceylon side on the Havelock Racerourse l>y 1 goals l try (23 points) to I penalty goal points). The game u-;i> a disappointing one
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    High Street Amok.
    115 10 Aniran bin Marina Still Insane. Aniran l>in Marina, the Javanese amok vli nuisrri constema i"r in Hijrh Street (.:i tile afternoon of Saturday, -'uiy 2 I i'H.L.' eight persons, one of them fatally, efore he was finally captured, befON the Third Police Magistrate, Mr. C. H. Dakers,
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    The Choon Guan School.
    147 10 Mr. Cheong Bwi Yin, honorary sec-reuiry ■if th<- variety entertainment recently given under the au picea qi the Dramatic Section, Straitn Chinese Reading Club (branch of C. C. A.) in aid of the funds of the ho'iri Guan School, <>n behalf of the entertainment committee, expresses
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    BY ROAD TO SIAM.
    1227 10 Great Progress In Kuala Lumpur. By *R. J. H. Sidney, M.A., F.R.G.S. Kuala Lumpur, August E& Ve-terday 1 spent many hours walkiMi; round the town noting the many improvements that are being made, looking at the building that is going on everywhere, noting the street corners
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    FOOTBALL.
    1074 10 Anglo-Indians Lose Second Game. Singapore Win by Three To One. Thi Anglo-Indian team trom Calcutta nut the S.F.A. team on the Stadium yesterday and lost by three goals to one. Among those present were H.E. the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford) and Lady Clifford and Sir William Murison, the Chief
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    Held Up by Thieves.
    50 10 Chinese Salesman Robbed Oi $4,000. It is reported that a Chinese cashier employed by Mr. Tan Kah Kee was thi? morning held up in a lorong off Geylaag Road by a number of Chinese armed with knives, and robbed of $4,0C0. No arrests have been made.
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      91 10 Singapore, August 19. Rubber. Local 60 cts. per lb. Quiet. Tin.— London £284 17s. 6d. Rubber. Quiet. Mentakabs 57-5!) eta. Ulu Benuts (>7-70 cts. Bassetts 1.30-1.37 I*.1 Allenbys 2.80-2.90. New Seudais 2.92 tt2.97%. cum. Malaka Pindas g.88%-2.87% ex. Tapahs 2.75-2.85. Mining.— Quiet. Sungei Ways 8.40-8.46. Nai
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      129 10 Singapore, Auirus'. 18. Rubber.— ls. 5%d. '-'I. down. Tin.- £284 17>. lid. 7s. fid. up. MJning. I'enawat 0:i-C=>. premium kuehai 2.16-2.1& Malaya Consolidated 1.20-1 28. Kinta Drdsging 1.4J-1.44. Petling 4.75-4.8. r >. Sungei Way 3.10-.J.45. Talam l.:!7-1.4O. Hong Fatt 1.13-1.17. Kuyoh i.57> 2 1.C2V4. Nai Hoot
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    Sunday's Wireless Concert.
    241 10 The Amateur Wireless Society announce an interesting programme to be transmitted from their Studio on Sunday nex» at iM.'i p.m., cf which details appear below 1. Piano Solo (a) Ballad Op. 10 No. 1 (Brahms), (b) Oisillon (Little Bird) (Grieg), Miss Lorna A. Breeze. I 2. Song
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    Singapore Natural History Society.
    76 10 A RMMtiBC <)f lnt Singapore Natural History Society will he held at the Raffles Museum on Monday next, at 5.15 J'.ni-, when a paper on Animal Welfare in Singapore, by Lady Colina Huwey, will be followed by ;i dispuMion All Interested arc invited. A detailed announcement
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    117 10 The Penang correspondent of the Malay i Mail telegraphs that on Monday morning' three Pennng residents motoring to rpoh met with a mishap near Kuala Kane .ar. Trie rain was drizzling and, as the' result of a skid, the car appears to have turned turtle. lir. A. O. Merican was
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      THE HILL COUNTRY OF MALAYA.
      286 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, For years past we have continually l>ei .i reminded oi the ilssii sliljilji of having more strings to our how; to exploit the country to t nd uut wha; further can be Hone in the way of
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    102 10 The film of the British Naval epic Zeebrugge will be shown at the Gaiety from io-ni;rht. In the first show is :i seven-part picture Spanish Love, with other tilir.. j The Metro-GoMwyn-Mayer special Buster Keaton comedy Seven Chances will hi- screened at the Alhamira from to-night. It of
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    Choon Guan School Fund.
    104 10 Mr. Tan Peng Long, boa treasure). S. C. R. C. Dramatic Section. '.I, Raffles Chambers on behalf of the entertainment committee- f the Strait^ Chinese Reading Club (dramatic section) acknowledge! with thanks the following donati ms Mr. Syed Mohamed Alsagoff 100 Hon. .Mr. Song Ong Siang
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    23 10 >9,160 ibu. Ki unta i i il Kasintoe.- 50,554 ll.s. l.aiiKtn.-.'i.S.f^t: II).-. l'i r.:k River Valley. 3QJ6Xi 11 i 19,968 lbs.
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    P.C. Drunk at the Wheel.
    42 10 P. C. Drunk at the Wheel. London, August 5 Thr Right Hon. Mr. Bon 8poor, I'.C. who was charged at Darlington last week for beintr drunk and disorderly :md driving his motor car whih' in that condition was lined Q Mid co
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    23 10 Dr. 8. II. M 'oiishi. ui' Singapore, who worn lei Mecca <>n a pilgrimage, has rctnrned t Singapore much benefited by the chance.
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    19 10 in'.' i> to be held at ih< Port Dickson < lub Sunday, Septeml discuss the forniatiun ol u Sailimr Hub.
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    25 10 A c. imiM mi f uboul 50 athletes and oficiall is tfninjf in Khanirliiii from Hong Kiimk to take p»r< In the Par Eiast Olympiad.
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    105 10 With reference to an article pn tl» 4 brilliancy i r the plane! Wnus uhkh up;h arid in OIU ColumfU u fi-w wats BgO r, Mr. Leonard Arndt. correct! dual errors. The entence "In about a month the illuminated fr;vtion will be reduced to one-ftfth," khould read radneed t». one-Aftietii."
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    LETTERS FROM NORTH CHINA.
    2329 11  -  Putnam Weale. X. The United States As A Paramount Factor. liv (A!l Right) Reserved.) Peking, July l*. Most writers on (liinci affairs believe that America beeame factor in the Far Kast r.:> uluic around I 1 wi'.h her definition of the di-inn- of th <>ixii Dw
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    Lower Segamat Rubber.
    377 12 Arrangements for Financing New Property. .«£f>ea)one at the seventh ordinary TJflft'i'al ifleefTnic of shareholders of th* Lower Sejramat Rubber Estate*, Ltd., held on Ju'y lit in the Council Rnom, thRubber Grower*' Awwlitfcw. "J. X, and 4, Idol Lan»\ Eastcheap. E.C.. Mr. E. de Stein (Chairman of the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    95 12 Programme of drills up to and for August 21, 1927. Friday, August 19, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band, Band Practice 6 p.m., Malay Drill Hall, Malay Co., Assemble for Camp. Saturday, August 20, Sigtap, Malay Co., In Camp 2 p.m., Drill Hall, M. Gun Platoon, 30
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    Story of the Day.
    31 12 He Still love me She—" Yes." He Very much She Bushels." Ho— "Then, say. honfy, coultfrti I 'keep s,ix dollars out of my salary this iiu. nth
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    955 13 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Motor Insurance Again. It is Rtrontrlx impacted "> Home circles that practically all in. tor insurance c->m-iiuTii<- arc contemplating an incrtase ot their premiums if (mm Si to ">'> [er cent. This is a mutter which atfc'Cis all niotoi < wners
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    Popular Misconception.
    222 13 Will-Power and Control Of Nerves. Morals "fIW b t u> com P'' "ted social i'i-ony is responsible for ini\ itinjt 'nuifibeYs of cajes in the (reneral i nita sa.vs £r. Groves B. Smith (u.opsychilitrist at the Horny Ford [i spitai ih Detroit. Dj-. Smith points out that much
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    Philately in Malaya.
    196 13 Activities of the Local Stamp Exchange. A correspondent writes lafunifcag us thai the Malayan Stamp Exchange was started in l!* 20 in qui'-e a small way by Mr. C. I- Harte-Lovelace, of Seremban. On his retirement early in 1924, Mr. C. E. Evans took over the management.
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      433 14 Assets iw $7,500,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $27,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Scttlenenti) Ui-JtO U*'FICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C The Company has £20,000 deposited with fka Supreme Court of England and compiles with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      450 14 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed £1,800,000 Capital laid up £1,060,000 teaaiH Fund and Rest £1,545,600 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Eaq. Charles J. Hambre, J. O. Robinson, Esq. Esq. Sir David Yule, Bart. W. H.
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