The Straits Times, 19 July 1928

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,837. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      62 1 Milkmaid Sweetened. Full Cream Milk "SLEDGE BRAND," prepared in Switzerland, is the sweetened form of "BEAR BRAND" OBTAINABLE OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. JfeS^ EVERYWHERE. SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Sole Agents for Malaya. JOSEPH TRAVERS SONS, LTD. (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE. l/VINGET MIXERS AND CONCRETE BRICK-MAKING MACHINES IN STOCK BLOCK-MAKING, SLAB-MAKING MACHINES Allow us
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      129 1 "DOBINSON'C" _FOR— EXCLUSIVE MODEL MADE MILLINERY M CL 4 f CHOICE SELECTION New Shipment of ;><*■ EXCLUSIVE LINEN rHk!" FLOWERS AFTERNOON and *KPy TO TONE GARDEN PARTY V in Palest Shades. /fWra^W^ Wfc Consignment ROBINSON Co., Ltd. r p a ll f a f cc l e fs Singapore. JUST
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      4 1 MilkmjiJ Sterilized Natural Milk
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    STRAITS VITAL STATISTICS.
    486 2 Highest Death Rate For Eight Years. The number of births registered in Um Straits Settlements during the year was ::7,233 and the number of deaths 35,50!, records the 1927 report on the Colony. The driest months during 1927 were from June to September when the drought was
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    COLOMBO RENT CONTROL.
    209 2 Municipal Building Schemes Suggested. The Mriooa situation LI— 111 by tin delay in tackling the housing problem ;:i Cokmba mi raised in tile City Couiieil .ciiMitly, ami the Council decided to Kte ihe question to tho Housing and Town Improvement Committee for consideration of, and to report
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    MALAYAN SOILS STUDY.
    154 2 Systematic Investigation Now Pegun. In addition to the work on padi soils, a thorouprh study of Malayan soils in genera! has been begin says the ("oloniji Secretary (Sir Hayes Marriott I. in h.» l'.lL'T repori. No syst« inatu inveiti: tion.i of soil problems in Malay.. or indeed
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      368 2 TO remove stiffness in muscles or joints to relieve sprains, swellings JnK2 and stn; ms to stop sharp twinges of MjQ M^X rheumatism, sciatica, or pains in the hH^bV back ami chest, use Zani-Buk as an RA Embrocation "Rub It In." Sagg'fkjl This i contains rare her- WjHpE bal essfiiris
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      311 2 Cuticura Talcum Best For Everyday Use Because of its purity, combined antiseptic pro;vtrtieF v: eh help to allay excessive per3pi r ition. It imparts to tf» skin a delicate and refreshing fragrance. 3«F~ Sample each Soap. Omtro>-nt uncj Tali umfrecupofl i muesi f mm Mul!er Phippj(M«Uy«)Umile<i. Union Buildu lk I
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    COLONY'S FINANCES.
    354 3 Increasing Demand for Public Works. The Colonial HlllrtllJ. in his i:>27 report <>n the Straits Settlements, says At the close of 1926 there was a surplus of $62 millions. This was reduced by the end of the year under review to Sill millions as a result oi the
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    SINGAPORE BIRDS.
    440 3 Interesting Book Published By Raffles Museum. Nature lovers will be pleased to learn that the Raffles Museum has published a popularly written book on the birds of Singapore. The authors are the late Sir John Bucknill (formerly Chief Judicial Commissioner in ttM Federated Maiay States and Chief Justice
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    SINGAPORE FORESTS.
    89 3 Gradual Invasion of The Reserves. During the- year 1927. 583 acres at SelcUr Reserve. UStt »am at Changi Reserve, tM MM at Pandan Reserve and 100 acres at Bukit Tiniah Reserve were aljotted to squatters on temporary permits for the cultivation of vepetables. All that part of Chanjri
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    8 3 Tumhuk estate harvested 220,340 co conuU during June.
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      113 3 AUSTIN SEVEN OWNERS An Austin Seven normal Sports model broke the 24 hour record for motor cars having engines not larger than 750 c.c. capacity at Monthlery, Paris, on SHELL SPIRIT AND TRIPLE SHELL LUBRICATING OIL. Average Speed 66 m.p.h. Distance Covered 1,584.3 miles. "VALUE for MONEY" USED CARS AT
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      456 3 MV B^BSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSsHI^aSBSBSB^teWI^LsB^k^BS^BS^BsD LATEST DANCE RECORDS. Made in U.S.A. 6360 Old McDonald had a faros (Vocal Comedy) The |nn Kraitx grew all around (Vocal Comedy) i 6362 Thr sinking of the submarine S-4 (Old Time Slncin' and Playln') The Marian Parker ninrdcr (Old Time Singin' and Playin') 6'SiiZ Thr f.ital «cddinx
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      833 3 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE The Municipal Commissioners hereby give notice that the following schedule of revised rates of charge for supply of electrical energy per 8.0. T. Unit by meter »'ll be effective from and including July, 1.428, account consumptions A. LIGHTING AND FANS. Per unit. 1. For consumption from 1-1.500
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      801 3 GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES, SARAWAK TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF PERSIAN RAW OPIUM TcndiTH for the supply of 50 chests Persian raw opium n ill be rrvcived at the Office of the onlr, llir, (mhviiiciiiiil Monopolies, Kuchinc. Saramik. up In noon Wednesday, August 19. 192.5. CONDITIONS. 1. Covers eoauininf trarfen must be scaled
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      504 4 P. ft 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES 'Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S..N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEKNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnag* due S'porr KALYAN 9.100 July 28 NALDKKA 18.100
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      565 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naplet, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels 'lonr.age Due Sai' KAMO MARU b.uOO July 19 20 KATORI MARU 10,000 Aug. 2 I *ATSUTA MARU b.OOO Aug. Id IT KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Aug. 30 31 HAKONE MARU 10,M)0 Sept. 13 14 1 SL'WA MARU
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      491 4 BURNS PKSLP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Reguir.r moDchly naillnga by th* wellknown s'earcer MARLLLA (7,876 ton.) aad .ne new mo:or vessel. MALABAR (4,612 ton*). The s.s. MAP.ELLA is one of the largest end finest steamers trading to Australia, Cabins
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      654 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PASKEY K&V. GO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with th» NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMBNT Telephone No. 3640, with suli-connections t«. I'aii.age. Freight, Tra.Tshipmeni Marine i I.'epis. mid Maa*t*t*. Deak. HepresenUtivcs for Singapore and Strait* Bettlamont of the Official Tourict Ba-cau of Java. All information, dcUiled
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      525 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITKD. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. III). (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMS rERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN^ (iENOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WKEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND
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      455 4 THE SlAft, STEAM NAY. GO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTOta ShRVICE. For K-etay, Trenggaau, Kelaataa, Bangnara, 'leiupm. PatanT, Binsrora, Laeon. Kohsamni, Ij»ng»uan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VLAY July araers ate Bttad tkravgkaat with electric light und hay. excellent nrr niinaaa tiaa foi Bnt-ela** paastagcra. Tickets for t.ie round
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      547 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) "KI.U.KMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND i ONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICE (HI WARDS TO HonK Kurii; Shanghai and Japan Duf fi'por* •A CITY OF KHARTOUM July 30 CITY OF KIIIOS Au«. 25 ICOW Sept. 22 s.k.
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      452 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE NEW YORK and BOSTON vi% COLOMBO, POKT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang President Adams July 23 July 26 July 2s President l.arfield Aug. 6 Aug. 9 Aug. 1 1 President Harrison Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Aug. 25 President
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      389 5 STOOMVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ "NEDERLAND" HOLLAND-EAST-ASIA LINE Homeward Sailings to AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM Due SaOs CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS July 27 27 tKANGEAN Aug. C 7 JOHAN DE WITT Aug. 10 10 PRINSES JULIANA Aug. 24 24 KAJIBANGAM Sept. a 4 t Steamers call at Penang. CBNOA, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, HAMKi lir. AND BREMEN via
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      246 5 An Appeal to Britons in Singapore. OVER 26,560 YOUNG LIVES HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE DOORS OP THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES and "ARETHUSA" TRAINING SHIP Will YOU help i:s to jfive a chance to 25.560 more 15,291 boys and girls hava been trained in the HOMES, 3,200 boys have joined the Royal
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      227 5 The WOOTTON LANTERN ii Something better in Electric lfaindlamps. Ask for n demonstration of tUf WOOTTON The lamp of a thousand uses. IPEaMTfJAiI W IENGJNE WORKS Cfsl L SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. sizes g\ £\J\J\-*S%y sizes STOCKED I^l 1 MM 1^ If STOCKED 1 in. x 3 ply 3 in.
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      495 6 GAIETY CINFMA SURINA THEATRE taMMn Albert and Brncot.lrn Street.. Surth Road. Tel. No. 2HX I |ur chance to latch you've never roln VS edneKday. July is, to Tm. July 24. laughed before! NiI.HTI.V at 9 PARUSIAN NIGHTS I New Circus Turns and Mermaid Comedy I'AKMIAN SK.MTS 1 PARISIAN I'KiKTS I
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      139 6 THE MIGHTY THE RUTHLESS PROCLAIMED AS THE GREATEST PICTURE EVER MADE. Jft- PAVILION gfe (ffSß?n» Commencing AICVST 6. ALHAMBRA TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, AT 9 P.M. EMPIRE NEW.: THY ll^>,Y BUSTER KEATON O^ in his greatest comedy knockout JPjL s~~^\+~. HATIUKG BUTLER ship of
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      488 6 EECTRICAL APPLIANCES ON HIRE The following Appliance* may mm w- liitcd from the Electrical Depart■tent, M;:iiii Ipality Ceiling Fans 5i.. "50 per month each Bath Writer Heaters 2.00 Small Cookers Kettle LOO Large 2.50 The above tcrma bacloda viriag (op to M ft.) Ihrtng and luainun.-.nic. A DepartmenUi Sbowrooin has
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    162 7 IIXTIRES. Tliurnlny. July 19 11.37 p.m., 10.2. 1 p.m., C.7. B. i Theatre, l-i.. 1 rid«>. July 20 Jl. 9M p.m., f..B. ..i i iluscs irna nent, Men hunts v. B.B. and 1.. 11, !)iv. I, R.A. v. rulau Br«ni, C 'hcdral, R.20 p.m. tforkshiremcD in Malaya,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    218 7 Thur-,i;i\. July l'.i. Ship* ainiiK-iili Ihr V. harves or expected l<> arrive. Entrance JaHine's I .kura M:,ru 50 7 Dm HARBOUR M.i, n Wharf Banga, BapeMn, Sparti-n irf Nil Ci.al WkMf Bm Relle VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjer.r l'»e»r. Uberl Deck Thay Gwan icUria D.>ck Kluni?, Lch.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    124 7 I day. I |..ni i\^.lal 2 p.m. hini, Uainam, Japan, Korea, ForSiberia, Philippine tern Canada) and WesL'.S.A > m Haul v i 2 pjn Srlal i'andjang, Betigkalia and Ba- level I p.m. and Trei ggu* p.m. and s..uth:.. lakura Maru i \i pja I peer Barata, North-East
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    26 7 I'm frraaint* of Drills up to and fo J.ily L'J. U 88. Thursday, July 10. 5.15 p.m. Oi ill Hal! < <>>. 1 an.i Training.
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      114 7 Singapore. July 19. i Rubber Local ItW cents. Steady. London f-'i t. -—i.iiiel. Quiot. flu Benuts 2.'.27'j cents. I.unas I.SO-1.70, Jcrain Kuantani Tapani IJO-1.43V4, Bungel Kamals I ajama 1.17^-130, Colinsburgi I.W 2. in, Sungei Tukanfi 16-40 cents. Ayer iMeleka 1 1.-1.2; MaUka Pindas 1.17'j1.2i Mining. Ku<
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      Rose Macphail and Co.
      130 7 BingapOTC, July I?. l-M aw. Local ci-ntt. 6214, Ms. ap. Mmmc Pctaling Taiping 1.02-1.06, Souiii Taiping i:">-45 cents, X ■S'.-. 9d.-S4s.Sd., K-Jnla Lumn ■I<j:i Malaya lSs.-165., Kamuntins 18s.1- IT-.-... fill.. Southern Tronoh i.'l.-^j. 'Ui.. Pengkaien Id.ID Sioi 32a. HA, Gd.-1« Ratml I Rubber.—New Beudal 1.07-1.10, Malaki
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    111 7 The Bincnpora Chamber of Commerce I Rubbir Associntion held its 873 rd auction on .Inly IS, when there was catalofßed 1^64,456 or ".r.1.1H tons offered t.142,276 lbs. or 509.!>4 tons sold 1,019,054 lbs. or 454.93 tons. London os. 9-% d. i New York 19' a cts. I
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    EXCHANGES.
    73 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, July 18. Foreign exchange* are Amsterdam ILMtt, Athens I7S, Berlin 20.38, Bombay I I L"J-32d., Brussels 14M, Bucharest 794-, I. in no- Air.s 47%, Copenhagen 18.19, (ieneva UM, Helsißgfon 198%, Hong Kouk L's. ll'. -1.. Kobe Is. O.l.Vltid.. Ushon 1! T-fi Madrid 59J26, Milan UM,
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    PASSENGERS FOR HOME.
    151 7 paaiemcen "are proceeding beroe by the Hector, which called freei terda) Mi R. M. V. Muni. Mr. H. W. L Bunbury, Mr. a-n! Mrs. Fnlton, Mrs. 8. Reason, Mr-. lA. K. MuMaly, Mr. J. S. Thomson. Mr. K. Newton, Mr. 11. de B. Willlama, Mr. V. N.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    120 7 The Secretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd.. report! the following outputs of its associated companies for the half of July. ICM. Kampong Kamnnting Tin. Hours tun tin. dredges) 560, cubic yardi treated 61,000. total picula UTti.sy. mtt value $41.. Asani Kumbanit Tin. Hours run Mt, cubic yanls treated
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    ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.
    85 7 The folli nt: :> ihv full programme of the i r fires in the Cathedral on Friday :a Ut |:.iii -Chorus, Worship. Geoffrey Shaw tenor nolo. I) Divine Redeemer, Uounod two medieval anthems. I will arise, Creyraton and If ye love Me, Tallis Miprano sclo. Avc Maria.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    186 7 XX CHANGE. ■"'ro- -lu|.v On London, Bank 4 m/s "VS7<. j demand 2/8 11,19 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 7/32 On New York. Demand '0 SeSSET sK? On Indm, Bank T.T. |M Berlin Mark., T.T. jSovere^n'buyin.tr.U ißank of England rate 4% p.c. PRODUCE. Blntjapece, July 1!>. SamMer
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 7 Tom- of Market i— Quiet. latest Cabk- I— Lob loa Spot Sheet l»> a d. per 11> New York:- Spot Sheet G. cents la 1 per lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard. Q.C.F. standard R.S.S. on Tender Spot July Aog. Sept. Deb-Die. 1 •i.-.'.1:,,-. DUHT3
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      MINING.
      430 7 Issue Vul. I'd. ■1 fj I Ui Kumlian:; £1 £l Bangrin lin 1 1 Butane Padang 1 1 Batu Caves £1 £1 Chendcriang 1 1 Chin Chin £l £1 Eastern Siam £1 £1 llaad Yai 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 Hone Fatt £1 £1 Huty Yot Ord. £1
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      GENERAL.
      189 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers 2 2 Alex. Brick. Prefs. 1.97',i 2.02-i 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ords. 2.12V-.: L'.lT'j £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 6.15.0 6.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.50 0.55 1 1 Cycle Carriage 0.40 0.50 1\ B. ShmlUb* Co. 13.75 11.2.". 5 rmil A: Ni-ave lfi.T", IT.^:,
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      95 7 U. Eiig. 6 p.c. $'.,234,300 87c preni. Singapore Cold Storage Deb. 7 p.c. $656,000 104 108 Singapore Municipal B p.e. 1,878,000 of 1901 par. 6 prem. Singapore Municipal t% p.c. of 1K07 Jl.GOO.OOO 90 par. Sinf>pore Municipal 4V4 p.c. oi 1909 $1,100,000 00 par. Singapore Municipal 4
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      395 7 Fraser and Co. and J.yall »r.d Kvatt's qaotatlona, io-aayi rriceg Frajer Lyail A Co. Evatt. Ailenby (fl) Alor liajah (fl) a. Hitaa (si A. Kuniny ($1) Am. Mala, (%'i) A. Itolek A. i'anas Baleownic ($1) Kassett iSI i Procas N. ($1) Brunei li. (*5 1 B. Jelutnritr (fl)
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    RAHMAN SINKS IN PORT.
    113 7 Salvage Operations Not Yet Indertaken. Th. Bangkok papers rtpor: that tlit S. S. Rahman, own<?<! by the Siani Steam Navigation Co., is lyintr half submerged just outside Bandon, on her starboard side, and that the accident occurred at noon on July 7. Some parts of the
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    LABOUR POSITION.
    96 7 An approximate idea of the state of laboui supply in Malaya is obtained by extracting Indian, Chinese and Dutch Indies figures from the Arrivals and Departures by Ml from and to Foreign Ports" publisher, monthly in the Straits Settlements Govern ment Gazette Figures for the month end ing
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      DEATHS
      97 7 CAN.— Can Bwae Kiat. on July 17. 1928. ahit residence, No. :m. Bwaona Vista RoaJ junction oi Pasir Panjang. 81-.B 1 miles. Hi leaves a son, a daughter and two grandsonto mourn his loss. Kumral at Bukh Brown ,011 Sunday. 2-2 nd instant. WKE KONG PING. Aged «7. pas*
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      73 7 FIAT r.09 MODEL, 4 seater, 4 doors 9SO 3C9 2 S »•->« 510 6/7 SI. «00 MAXWELL TOURER 425 OVERLAND FOUR I IM CHEVROLET TOI'RER S s">o AUSTIN 7 TOURER S 750 Wt \I.I)O 7 seater 900 MUGS TOIItER $1,100 ITALASIA, LIMITED ORCHARD ROAD. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. 6-d, Bonham
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      72 7 FRANKEL'S OR URNITURE VICTORIA STREET (Watch Our Advt. Pase Ifi). 634 TAN KAH KEE CO.'s Tyres and er Motor Cars. Motor-cycles and Bicycles and other {roods are obtainable from TENG SENG GUAN, 634, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, at identically the same prices as those charged by T. K. X.'s Sale Tepots.
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      440 7 ADAMS. -On July 16, 1928, at the Maternity Hospital. Kini-apure. to Mr. an.i Mrs J. W. E. Adams, of Sungei Bckok Estate Bekok, Johore. a daughter. ■it. N. O. McLAY. 24, Kidout Bead. p.p.c. s.s. Hector. NOTICE By virtue of this present, Mr. Cornell.. Kernandes, minor, born at Raia, Silcete-Goa.
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      731 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Arhts.. mo nag! Ifc WANTS. FOR SALE, BTC. POB SALE, folding pusk eki WANTED, fornliaed apart ni hed 1 NI.U ItOOMS, at i.l. yd H S:-iall bnt attractive. Be are tke n I WANTED, Ih!.:-.. 1 wardrobe trunk, i.ir^-.-size, fair condition, state price. 1 Isms. i
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      77 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kcrbau Station. <Hj Cnu'Usy of fi'n.-rnnunl Health Officer.) For the 24 Hours ending at Midnight on Julj 1». deg. Max. shade temperatun 88.9 ba4i t> mpamtan 77. i 1 Umm -hniic- UmMntare UJF MBS. "ii" ra liatinri 146 .."> W. Bl s radiatlun 7ii..'- I'. Sea temperature
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 19. THE LOST LEADER.
    960 8 Less than two months hence the Simon Commission will set out on its second visit to India in circumstances which permit of very little optimism even on the part of the friendliest of observers. The preliminary tour of investigation was
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    MR. ASHPLANT'S CLAIMS.
    635 8 "DOGMATIC STATEMENTS." RESEARCH INSTITUTE'S COMMENTS. Dr. G. Bryce, director of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, forwards the following comments on the reported discoveries of Mr. Herbert Ashplant Arising from recent reports in the public press of the discovery by Mr. Ashplant of a method of distinguishing
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    A MOTORIST SENTENCED.
    286 8 The sentence of two year-' rifMWI imprisonment passed hy the Acting ('hie' Justice on S. F. Miller, a Bhigiporc Kurusian, for causing the death of u passenger in his car by rash driving was severe, but it was just. Th evidence was so clearly against Millei that
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    STARTLING CHANGES IN CEYLON.
    295 8 COMMISSION'S REPORT ISSUED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July IS. The report of the special commission on the Ceylon Constitution was issued this morning, states a Colombo message to the Pinang Gazette. The report recommends that a State Council, consisting of H elected and 12 nominated
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    217 8 Mrs. K. A. S. Wagner has arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Home. Captain M. H. Hawkes, Superintendent of Customs, F.M.S., in due tack from :cave by the Aeneas. Dr. Khaw Oo Kek. who has been viJi*infr Penantf, where he was educated, has left to join the Rockefeller
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    28 8 From United Kinj,''l'"'i (panel by Aeneas, due at 8if»pow daylight toIllOIIOW. From Europe (l.on<lon mails (lespalrh■d -lutir liH) l.y Hnhna, due at IVnang a.m. to-nn mw.
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    TREASURE TROVE AT FORT CANNING.
    52 8 During the course of excavations at Fort Canning in connection with the Municipal reservoir, sonic Chinese women workcis clisc'ivered a number of gold ornaments of ancient native design. The articles have been handed over to the authorities, and their possible origin and history arc now
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    63 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following .cable dated July IK, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber exchanges sales to-day 525 tons. November 19.20, December 19.20, January l'J.lO, February 19.20, March UM. April l".10, May 10.10, June 19 cents,
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    PEACE PACT TREATY.
    505 9 BRITAIN ACCEPTS. ALL DOMINIONS IN AGREEMENT. READY TO SIGN AT ANY TIME. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, July IS. In *.h.' House of i Mlim Sir Amtc.i Chamberlain MHM01K4H that he handed tin- I'nitcd Stairs Chai d'Affaire.-, thii morning the reply of the (in Yernnienls of Great Britain. Australia,
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    RUSSIAN ESPIONAGE TRIAL.
    85 9 [KKl IKK nUBBAM Hmmt, July 18. The trial liiis <-<.n. lulled in the supreme court of representatives of two Swedish linns on cliaii'is of transmitting secret information. Three Russians were sentenced to ei^-ht years, live years and one year of imprisonment respectively, and six oth> is to
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    ITALIA RELIEF EXPEDITION.
    58 9 [RKITKR TKI.KCRAM] Stockholm, July 18. The head of the Swedish Italia relief expedition re|>orts that Swedish aeroplanes are at present powerless to search for the Alessandrini party since they have not an icebreaker .sufficiently large to act as a base. Allessandrini and his party were on board
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    OPIUM IN PERSIA.
    57 9 OPI UM IN PERSIA. [REfTER TK'KCKAMl Teheran. July 18. The Mf.ili^s approved the Opium Monopoly Bill providing for the control of all local and foreign transactions in opium and its products. Local consumption will he reduced by ten per cent, a y«>ar, and export of the drug will only iw
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    GERMAN REPARATIONS.
    120 9 BRITISH VIEW ON FINAL SETTLEMENT. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, July 18. Asked whether, in view of the recent statements by the Agent-General for reparation payments and by the German Chancellor, any steps were being taken to prepare the way for a conference to discuss final settlement of the
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    LOWENSTEIN'S DEATH.
    74 9 Result of Air Ministry Investigation. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, July 18. The report of the investigation conducted by the Air Ministry officials on the Kokkcr aeroplane from which Capt. Lowenstein met his death is that no changes in the doors of passenger aeroplanes and no special precautions are
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    QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
    114 9 £233,000 Subscribed For Memorial. [REl'TER TELEGRAM] London, July 18. Thanks to contributions from Britons all over the world, concerning which the King in a letter says he is most gratified, the fund for a national memorial to Queen Alexandra, which closed on June 30, reached £233,000. The committee
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    ARMS FOR CHINA.
    55 9 Big Consignment Seized In Shanghai. [reuter far eastern service] Shanghai, July 18. Thr Evening News says that the Chinese garrison commissioner at Shantchai has detained *>71 cases of munitions consisting of rifles, automatics and three million cartridges which arrived last week Ml board the Bertram Rickmers consigned
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    SIGNOR GIOLTTI.
    84 9 Comments in Italian and German Press. [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, July 18. Commenting on the death of Signor Giolitti in the Populo d'ltalia, Signor Mussolini's brother Arnoldo stresses Giolitti's thirty years command of Italy's political life. He says that though Giolitti was no genius, he was an able
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    DUTCH RUBBER INTERESTS.
    40 9 [reuter telegram] The Hague, July 18. A commission which watches Dutch ruM>pr interests discussed rubber problems with the Minister for the Colonies, who promised his full collaboration with both European and native interests in the East Indies.
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    U.S. OIL CONFERENCE.
    52 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] New York, July 18. The international conference to seek agreement among; large producers of oil to prevent over production has been tentatively fixed for the 30th inst. It i| understood that efforts will first be made to prevent over production in Venezuela and elsewhere in
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    CATHEDRAL AS CINEMA.
    18 9 [1RAN8-0CCAN VIA PAN-ASIA Moscow, July 18. The AUxandernewski Cathedral is being transformed into a cinema.
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    SCENE AT MINERS' CONFERENCE.
    307 9 COMMUNIST EJECTED. MR. SMITH'S ATHLETIC PROWESS. [reuter telegram] London, July 18. There were stormy scenes at the annual conference of the Miners' Federation at Llandudno to-day. The opening of the conference yesterday was marked not only by Mr. Herbert Smith's presidential address unqualifiedly blessing the peace
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    STRANGE DINNER PARTY.
    226 9 Flying Ace Entertains Former Enemies. Colonel Bishop, V.C., gave a dinner in London recently to eight famous German airmen, including some with whom he had bitter air duels during the war. It was surely the strangest party ever held in London. Sitting; in evening dress and placidly
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    FOOD SHORTAGE IN RUSSIA.
    96 9 Big Consignment of Wheat Bought From Canada. [REL'TER TELEGRAM] Ottawa, July 18. Th- Soviet Government has recently purchased 8,000,000 bushels of wheat, mostly from Canada, to meet the threatened food shortage in Russia. Shipments will be made from Montreal at the end of the month. [TRANS-OCEAN
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    BANKER FALLS FOUR FLOORS.
    98 9 Life Saved By Yodng Nurse's Promptitude. New York, July 8. The promptitude of a young female nur.t. who seized him by the leg, saved the life of Mr. Horace F. Poor, the wellknown banker, as he attempted to plunge head first from the fourth storeywindow of
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    JAPANESE IN CHINA.
    240 9 INCREASED UNEASINESS. OUTLOOK FOR TRADE GLOOMY. [reuter far eastern service] Shanghai, July 18. While the Chinese boycott is undoubtedly hitting Japanese trade hard, immobilising £1,000,000 worth of Japanese goods in Shanghai alone, the Japanese are showing increasing perturbation at the probabilty of the Nationalist Government denouncing on
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    ROSS INSTITUTE.
    68 9 Sir Malcolm Watson's New Appointment [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, July 18. The executive committee of the Ross Institute on Tropical Diseases has appointed Sir Malcolm Watson principal of the malaria control department of the institute. The Ross Institute industrial antimalarial advisory committee has been formed to assist tropical industries
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    TOTALISATOR BILL.
    64 9 Smaller Tax on Betting Promised. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RAPIO] Rugby, July 18. Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons that if the Totalisator Bill became law he proposed to modify the existing rates of the betting duty from two per cent, to one per
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    OIL FROM COAL.
    71 9 [TBAN8-0CEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, July 18. Addressing the Hague congress of the International Chemical Union, Professor Bergius, of oil from coal fame," stated that great strides had recently been made with coal oil, and sugar from wood processes. The latter, the first factory for which was constructed
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    TRANS-PYRENEAN RAILWAY.
    48 9 [havas telegram.] Paris, July 18. M. Doumergue and Senor Spainking inaugurated the new trans-Pyrenean railway at Saragossa, binding Pau and Saragossa by a tunnel eight kilometres long. Both statesmen delivered speeches testifying to the friendship between two nations cherishing the same ideals of peace and justice.
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    CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
    88 9 [REL'TER TELEGRAM] New York, July 18. The Federal Reserve banks of St. Louis and Boston have increased the re-discount rates to five per cent. [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin. July 18. The Vienna music festival will be attended by 150,000 German singers. The United States Admiralty has
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    TANGIER AGREEMENT.
    205 9 ITALY'S ACCESSION TO CONVENTION. [REITER TELEGRAM] Paris, July 18. The Tangier agreement provides for a new gendarmerie of Moroccans with an equal number of French and Spanish officers and N.C.O.'s. The legislature will include three instead of two Italians and three British officials, while the assistant administrator of
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    CHINA COMMUNICATIONS.
    108 9 Primitive and on Verge Of Bankruptcy. [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE] Peking, July 18. Wan Po-chen, Minister of Communications, has issued a lengthy statement saying communications, except the postal, are still primitive, although they were organised scores of years ago, and are at present on the verge of bankruptcy.
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    INDIAN TAXES.
    68 9 Governor of Bombay Promises Special Inquiry. [reuter telegram] Surat, July 18. Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Bombay, met a deputation from the Bardoli no-tax campaigners and offered to order a special inquiry into the new assessments provided the taxes were paid forthwith. In the meantime the Treasuiy would
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    INDIAN AND WELSH GIRL.
    192 9 Found Dead In Bloomsbury Boardipg-House. London, July 10. The Central London Coroner, sitting with a jury, is inquiring into the deaths at a Bloomsbury boarding-house of an Indian doctor, Manmethanath Sanyal, and a Welsh girl of 25 named Gwennyth Kose Lewis. The latter's father, who is
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    BIRTHPLACE OF BUDDHA.
    147 9 Important Archaeological Finds. Calcutta, July 8. A discovery which is of considerable importance to archaeologists has recently been made in Orissa recording the Asoka inscription, This is the birthplace of Buddha." Buddha's birthplace is definitely located in the Nepalese Terai and the new inscription is found in
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    HOW OBREGON DIED.
    335 9 SHOT AT TABLE. EFFORTS TO LYNCH ASSAILANT. RELIGIOUS FANATICISM ALLEGED. [reuter telegram] Mexico City, July IS. Lucky Obregon as lie was known on account of his previous escapes from assassination, was seated at a luncheon given by his political supporters at which a youthful officer named Juan
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    MRS. BESANT HECKLED.
    136 9 Remember You Are In London Now." London, July S. Lecturing at the Quern's Hall, Mrs. Annie Besant pleaded for freedom and self-government for India, and said that India was still waiting for the honouring of the alleged promise of Mr. Lloyd George as Premier during the war
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    AMERICAN DIVORCES.
    100 9 Sensational Investigations Ir> Paris. Paris, July 10. Following judicial investigations which proved the truth of the revelation regarding divorces of Americans, the Public 'Prosecutor has decided that seven solicitors and three minor officials should appear before a tribunal, while some are to be struck off the rolls, others
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    LIPTON'S LOSE £88,000.
    118 9 Directors' Report Adopted After Criticism. London, July 9. At th; annual meeting of Liptons Limited a number of shareholders described the past year, which had shown a loys of £88,000, ~*s the worst in the Company's experience. They criticised Hum, Liptons closing shops in districts where others
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    FOOTBALL REVIEW.
    1014 10 AUSTRALIAN TEAM'S PROGRAMME. SELECTION OF MALAYAN ELEVEN. [MY "CKNTRK.'I B in the tralian fo< tballen i<> Siagaj i r.d of thli month. I t >-da\ rraage tin- the tour, and will probably select the S.S. and ly sent in M worthy of selection. programme eonaiati of three lies,
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    MALAYA CUP.
    141 10 Question of the Final Venue. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 18. It is understood that ihc Chief Sccrep William I' -I. I ia,.ing efforts tu rni]ipu> the dui'orenccs between Selani*nr and Singapore over the Malaya Cop HCMr match voiu'c, and to-day he had a Niiisr conversation
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    TOWN AND COUNTRY.
    18 10 Mr. A. S. Stokes. Assistant TranV Superintendent, 1- .M.S. Railways, h:i retaraad from Home leave.
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    36 10 An advertisement appears in another colnan relating to the cheap tickets to be •s.-ued by the F.M.S. Railways on the occasion of the Malayan Exhibition, to bo heM at Ipeh from August 3 to 6 inclusive.
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    38 10 Tl.e Malay Mail hears that on one we'.lknown estate in Selangor a thousand acres of rubber have been cut down, the area so cleared baring already been planted with nipah. The significance of this move needs no emphasis.
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    44 10 At a Coroner's inauiry yesterday afternoon it was stated that a Chinese boatman alongside a vesselin "Harhour was knocked into ttoe^ sea by a bag of onions which was being lowered into his boat. He disappeared and his body was recovered the next day.
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    68 10 With reference to the report of a tigress at Bukit Timah. it has not been actually seen, apparently, but the groundsman at the Bukii Timah golf course saw the pugs of a fully grown tiger and a cub in ot..- of the bunkers surrounding the fourteenth green yesterday. As the
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    93 10 This week's issue of Straits Budget h is interesting pictures .taken at the wedding in London of Mr. A. Z. Alsagoff. a memt'?r of a well-known Singapore Arab family, and of the bride and bridegroom leaving for their honeymoon by aeroplane. There are also views of the Ceylonese garden party
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    87 10 In the annual report of the Council of the Law Society, presented at the general meeting in London on July G, it is mentioned that Last year the Council expressed the opinion thr.t the qualifications prescribed for practioners in the Federated Malay States were insufficient. They have since been informed
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    166 10 Jury Recommend Pathan To Mercy. At the Singapore Assizes yesterday at vc.iuii' I'athan was charjrH with Um Harder of a man of the same race on May The Humity Public Prosecutor (Mr. II. P. Whitley) appeared for the Crown, and Mr. John Laycock for the defence. The accused
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      TENNIS.
      121 10 Conclusion of L.L.T.C. Tournament. The to:irnnmc-"'. >1 the Ladir;' Lawn Tenr.is Club enme a conclusion yesteri!ay with ti- linn! of the Mixed Open DouUU!. M :md Wise won an inie:cst:riK matA, beating Mr. and Mrs. Parmele, G— 4, 1—6, 6 1. The prizes won in the tournament were presented
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      Ford at Kuala Lumpur.
      201 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala, Lumpur July IS Oliver and Bngot !>:-at li. D. Ford and Hoggins 'n an exhibition doubles natch here, 7—5, 6—l, 10—8. Oliver anu Bagot are perhaps the most formidable dooblee combination in Malaya to-day and ii was no' expect i that
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      The Malayan Meeting.
      218 10 The seating arrangements for the centre court at the Malayan championship meeting at Singapore have now been settled, and early booking is advisable. The tournament will be played off on the S.CC. courts, and the centre court will be enclosed. On one side of the enclosure there
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      Australian Players in Germany.
      34 10 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA] Berlin, July 18. The Aut' alian tennis players Patterson, Hawkes, Brookes, Crawford and llopniiin have arrived in Berlin and will meet a German crack team on Friday.
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      ROWING.
      74 10 The R.S.Y.C. will bold rowing ragattai on August IS and October ti. The events in the legSllS on August IS will be :—lllawarra: Illawarra Cup Race for I'rofession Pairs. Course 3/4 mile. (Challenge Cup and Beer Mutts kindly presented by Mr. K. K. Heron). Club Fours. Course .'!/4 mile.
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      S.R.C. IN GOOD FORM.
      393 10 League Points from Pulau Brani. Although they siarted off in vciy prn:ui- bag EmMm Pal* Brani proved n.> BMtek f«V tkl S.K.I in a fust division txtOTC played at the Stadium yesterday afternoon, when the S.R.C. won by four coals to one. At the start Pulo
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      S.C.C. and the Dukes.
      86 10 The first division match between the S.C.C. and the Dukes next Wednesday will i»' played at the Stadium and not at T.injrlin as originally arranged. Football supporters will be glad of the change as this match between the two teams at the head of the division
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      LACROSSE.
      159 10 The Rest Beat Merchants. The lacrosse match on the padang yesterday liotv.i'tn the Merchants and the Rest resulted in a win for the latter by 11 1. In spite of the disparity in the score the match was interesting all through, and was enjoyed by a large number of
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      ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL.
      426 10 Fine Weather for Annual Sports. St. Andrew's School was favoured by ■deal weather when the annual athletic snorts were held yesterday in the presence of a larpc number of spectators on the Raffles Institution ground. Among those present were the Bishop of Singapore and Mrs. Roberts, Mr.
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      CRICKET.
      53 10 The following will represent 8.8. and i v. Merchants, in the S.CC. Cricket Tournament to-morrow and Saturday H. M. Cantrell, W. H. Findlay, R. B. Gotch, R. N; Hamilton, W. R. Kin?, G. S. T. McHutchin, I. C. Mackay, E. C. Poyser, R. E. Prentis, R. H. Wild and
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    NIGHT SCHOOL RAIDED.
    185 10 Prison For Hylam Found With Pistol. A Hylam nitrht school at the 6\? mile Bukit Timah Road was raided by C.I.D. and detective officers at six o'clock this morning, and there was a sequel in the District Court a few hours later, when a Hylam pleaded guilty
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    CONCERT AT DUTCH CLUB.
    243 10 Moguilewsky and the Duchess Of Leuchtenberg. The audience which assembled at the Dutch Club last night to hear Mr. Alexander Moguilewsky, who has returned to Singapore with his gifted accompanist, the Duchess Nadya of Leuchtenberg, after a very successful tour of Japan, was in inverse ratio
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    MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
    288 10 Successful Concert at Sailors' Institute. A successful concert was given at the Sailors' Institute last night. An audience little short of a hundred assembled, in which the Hector, the Helenus, and the Silvernaple were well represented. Mrs H. T. Clark had arranged a programme of great interest
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    DISCHARGED PRISONERS.
    185 10 A committee meeting of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society was held at the chambers of the Chief Justice on Saturday. The hon. secretary's report for the second quarter of the year showed that 22 applications had been received, 13 from Chinese, 4 from Tamils, 2 from Malays, 1
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    OLD RAFFLESIANS.
    421 10 Speeches at Singapore Function. The annual dinner of tlic Old Rafflesians' Association the sixth since the inception of the Association in ItU HI held bat Saturday at the Garden Club. an:l MM attended by a very cheery tfntherinn of about 90 Old Boys of Raffles Institution and their
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    MOTORBUS SMASH.
    173 10 Inadequate Inspection of Steering Gear. When a Chinese motorbus driver pi—ded ffuilty before the Scconu Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) yesterday afternoon to causing hurt by a rash act, Court Inspector Meeton said he crashed into a tramway pole, with the result that four passengers were injured.
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    MORE TROUBLE FOR MOYNIER.
    190 10 I Released in Singapore Arrested In Hong Kong. Jean Moynier. the Frenchman who escaped from prison at Saigon several months ago, must X sorry that he cv i made his desperate bid for lilierty. Shortly after he arrived in Singapore he was arrested and kept in
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    THIRD TRIAL FOR MURDER.
    103 10 Coolie's Ordeal At Singapore Assizes. A Chinese twakow coolie imcit 1 Push, who is alleged to have Bordered a compatriot at the Clyde Terrace Mark*) in August of last year, underwent his second trial on the capital charge day. At the first trial the jur\ yesterday
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    PIRATE-PROOF VESSEL.
    498 11 ELECTRICITY USED. NEW PROBLEMS FOR BIAS BAY. A Japanese shipowner interested in the South China coastal trade has now urvler construction in Japan a steamer specially planned to frustrate any attempt on the part of pirates to seize her, whether on the high scaa or in port. Explaining
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    BENGAL DETENUS TO BE RELEASED.
    132 11 British labour Party's i Representations. Bombay, July 5. Cuwi nmcnl's lenient pulicy towards the political detenus is indicated by the reported intention to release two Bengal deUwus. It is understood that Ganesh Ghash and Protul Bhattacharya, 'wo of the cijfht detenus in Bareilly Central Prison,
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    REMAINS UNEARTHED ON STRAND.
    123 11 Creepy Spectacle For Week End Strollers. London, July 9. Parts of a human skull and jawbone und immm of fragments of leg and arm bones, strewn about the rubble throw.i up by workmen, provided a creepy spectacle for week-end strollers down the Strand. They proved to
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    LOUVAIN UNIVERSITY.
    82 11 New Library and Carillon Dedicated. London, July -1. Cardinal Van Roey, in the presence (if the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, th.> Diplomatic Corps, Cabinet Ministers and an enormous crowd, dedicated the new libriry to-day, and the carillon clock ai the Louvain University. The library was built by
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    DEFEATING YELLOW FEVER.
    186 11 j BRITISH DOCTOR'S NEW VACCINE. I Dr. Edward Hindle, one of the foremost authorities in England on tropical diseases, has discovered a vaccine which is claimed to be a certain protec- tiun against yellow fever. The Rockefeller Research Mission had already discovered that monkeys, if inoculated with
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    MRS. BESANT ON INDIA.
    124 11 Belief In Dominion Status Solution. London, July 1. Speaking extempore for an hour and a half, at the Queen's Hall, Mrs. Annie Besnnt mentioned that she had recently travelled in 12 countries and had delivered 51 lectures in three weeks. Referring to conditions in India, Mrs.
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    BIG RUBBER MERGER.
    176 11 Dun lops (Australasian) and Other Companies. An aniKiuiu ciiicnt was made lait April that the Board of Directors of the Dunlop Rubber Company of Australasia, Ltd., and of the Perdriau Rubber Company, Ltd., had decided to explore the possi- j bilities of association between the two companies."
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    30 11 Orders for week ending Sunday, July 22 Thursday, July 19, Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, July 20, Ambulance Class. Headquarters, 5.16 p.m.
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    AGRARIAN TROUBLE.
    294 11 "AN EXPERIMENT IN BOLSHEVISM." Bombay. July 2. Every day the agrarian trouble at I Bardoli, with Muhatma Gandhi guiding the no tax movement, is becoming more serious. The Times of India's special correspondent declares that the execution of the plans of the agitators can only result in bloodshed,
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    1058 12 PHENOMENAL BOOM IN THE SPORT. (By F. S. Gentle. Secretary of Greyhound Raring Association). America is the original home of greyhound racing in its modern form. In all parts of the States it has become a very popular sport, drawing large and enthusiastic crowds. The present popularity of
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    STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
    471 12 LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES JUNE 20. P«r Value Company. II Abaeo 2/ Allagar £1 Anglo-Malay £1 Ayer Kuning £1 Banteng 2 Butane Consolidaeted 11 Batu Cavei £1 Batu Tiga 2/ Bokoh 2 Bertam Consolidated 2/ Brieh £1 Bidor 2/ Bikam 2/ Brooklands 2/ Bukit Clob £1
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    1362 13 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF COMPANIES. At the annual meeting of the Bukit Tupah Rubber K. talcs, Ltd., Mr. E. B. Skinner 'the chairman of the company) presided. In tin' course of his remarks in moving the adoption of the report and accounts he said I .irnt wish to place
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      373 13 GREEN MANURE SEED Pamanoek;in Tjiasem C 0.,; JAVA. iTHE ANIA.O-DCTCB I'I.4.\TATIO.NB OF JAVA. LTD., LONDON). Tht st.j»e Ompajlf wi!l hav# available: .or rule in Jul\ -Uecembr r. 1»28. (oiifideriblc quantities of aotd from the following Manuro tv^ct Per Plcal C.I.F. 3'pore. CaJopoxonium Mucnnoidex S 17.00 Centroscma I'lu^'ieri 22.50 CcntronertM Pubctirpns
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      133 13 COMPARE 30cwt ALBIONS WITH ANY OTHER COMPARE a 30-cwt. A'-bioo chiwi i side by Bide wih any other make. \o\x will see «t once ihe ccctwhifi y, ihe extra strength of moving ;j..:ts e."si;ri:ii: lt-nyih of life and frc<<l«.:n Irom breakdown, wh < h arc the ou starxling points ol
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      201 14 THE -> BEST SERVICE M||p||| Sole Distributors fox Malaya. ITALASIA, LTD. 4 i Incorporated in the St'aits Settlements) The ideal personal or business car IV -t.U^h. roomy. s|>«cdy. easy to handle and 1^ mo>t economical to operate. •1 ME nn Finished in finest lacquer in a variety of TOrRINd *I*MO.W
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      196 14 CADI L L A C ,7n its c\ c: unit the- Cddilloc of today is a consummate expression of fine cjr craftsmanship. Its contemporary styling, its pronounced luxury, its fitness for motoring needs and above cill its seasoned mastery of the V-type eight-cylinder principle combine to give ci supremely fine
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      491 15 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and laaathoM At Messrs. Cheone Koon room. N Street, <ti Wednesday. July 25, Jit IM p.m. La* l. VahnU* M 9 rear*' lea hold burn :ind ahaphoßM premisei known as No. IKb, Qoaaa SI reel |u«n lrrt, jraarl] quit ''"t U4 cents, monthly runt
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      1982 15 Assets over $8,000,000 S.<\ Assnr nee In force over $30,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) IIIAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complins with the lirilish Life Assurance
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      500 15 AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold nnd leasehold land .11 s..inh Bridg t>d, I'hillip Si A M t |d I Read, B ngapon r* lie he! al M N Wod:i".i!'v, j^:- ll IM p.m. I STATE OF SI k BINTE ABOUI I >'l It: HM Mt Al I M JUMBD, 1.....:..
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      262 16 Your Investments are quite sound when made at the Crown Jeweller. The strength of our organisation, its influence over the diamond market and capacity to lend force to our customers enables us to gather many cust omers. NEW SHIPMENT of Gold and Silver articles, Gold and Silver cigarette cases, Real
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      191 16 The Ornamental Tile Works specialists in CEMENT FLOORING TILES Under new management. Enquiries solicited. Office 40, HIGH STREET. THE LAWS OF AUCTIOORIDGE Revised and adopted by the Portland Club, after consultation with other London Clubs. Price $2.00, Post free. From KELLY WALSH, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE.
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      966 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS PREPAYMENT CHARGES for Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc.. In ordinary close set type (average six words to line) are Per line One insertion 28 cents, two ins. 46 cents, three ins, 64 cents, four ins. 82 cents, five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40, twelve
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      898 16 situations Wanted EUROPEAN seeks situation, thorough knowledge of French, Knfrlish, Cerman and Dutch. Also good typist and stenographer. Apply 150, Straits Times. WELL EDUCATED young Swiss lady, speaking French, German and Italian, desirous to accept position as governess to children. Apply 111, Straits Times. YOUNG LADY with knowledge of telephone
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      251 16 BILLIARD SHIELD COMPETITION for CHAMPIONSHIP OF MALAYA OPEN TO ALL CLUBS IN MALAYA To be played on a BILLIARD TABLE at FRANKEL'S BUILDING, 111-116, Bclfield Street, IPOH, on AUGUST 3 to 6 (during Ipoh Exhibition). For entry forms and conditions apply to FRANKEL BROTHERS SINGAPORE, IPOH, K. LUMPUR, PENANG. Buy—
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