The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 August 1919

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press TEN CENTS SI BK, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 1919. NO. 9,750
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  • 239 1 I An importiat items of news comes from Russia, that the Northwest Pro- vinees are to have a provisional Govern nienli It is again said that tbe Bal jshevist power is waning and the leaders .are desperate— Page 5. Germany ia asking for a settlement of the
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  • 1292 1 o tittle while ago 1 waa i superior 'forces to the the... about being a gentleman. The phi whiih probably makes you groan, ia not j mine, but belongs to one of the characters. I It ie, I suppose, not much heard outside the worlds of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 223 1 I n nn hotel. nWMHMMHMI lest and most successful Hotel on the Island FACI G THE SEA. I 5 of Hooms and spacious lounges, verandah I and beautiful grouud j. ft AFTERNGCN TE4S. 'ns\2 ia attendance. Cinema on the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. Guest ni4M every Saturday, dinner fo lowed
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    • 454 1 urn m ■«MVKj»»«_i_v*a_E__n__________________^____BqßH Kelly Walsh Ltd. Incorporated In Hor.gkong) Just Arrived New ?}ooks 7H? fcjrii/ crau^Min BjMtey'e Ye vat Annual ltlt $is.CO In iStVt STANDARD nve M <>»^ a German Raider by F. Traycs (Passenger per nfpnnjjftftv i Hiachi«»_i-) 75 UlU.iyimill J The M.lienniux? by Sir lan Hamilton 2.03 OF
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    • 128 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS The M wanteds today include a mancger for a brick works three s.ewaidesies for the Egypt and a junior thip*pf_g «etk Tax* s> A good runner of a pony for Gi!e— Page 8. Eimeiie, Wilkie rd to let Page 3. Last night cf Atbol Tier— Page 4. Advertiser
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 93 1 THE WEEK Tuesday 1 9th High Water— 3 ai a m., 3 8 p.m. Hen! Poatd 2 >t p.m. Athol Tier at Victor. Theatre. Wednesday 20ih High Water— 4 ll 4-10 p.m Thursday 21st Water— 6« 39 a tu., 2 p.m. Eastera Gate, p m. 22nd 8 a.ai 7-8 p.m.
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  • 335 2 Dr Joeiah Oldfleld, .peaking to tbe Fruitarian Society, on Diet and the Birth Kate," attributed the fall m the figures to tbe fact that we are an habitual meateating nation. In every country where meat eating waa a national habit the birth rate had decrea. ed m
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  • 31 2 Colonel E O Wright, 0B c. commander of the Briti.b Oarriaon at Tientsin, has been drowned ac Shankiwan. Col Wright belonged to the 6th Bedford., whioh regiment be joined m 1880.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 344 2 Victoria Theatre TO-NIGHT! FAREWELL PERFORMANCE OF THE ATHOL TIER COMPANY. NOTICE Fatrons are Invited to send m to Messrs Moutrles. requests for any special Item In th 9 Ccmparry repertoire, and the tarn, will b 6 included ln Hie programme. manTu house tlB6, CRCm.D ROAD Just Received I A SPLENDID
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    • 808 2 From Sunday, August 17, to Friday a.m., <^ THE POWER OF A WOMAN'S JEAuJ,!* Is the underlying tteme of tbe p_otA P i_ J{}^ Ihe Enthralling Serial of Ti AT TIIU ALHAMBRk The Hall for Muslo and Features, r_ Second Show at 9 p.m. Western Fhotc,'ay's I hrilling Sc WB
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 229 3 OfE|XIEIIT ;v,.! Si ho Col ni.l I tttj. igkk Urkain I'm M en at tho so at Cjreno No 13 tear Tuliu I aid 11 near bia ban II and 21 near I Offlea at il rmcl T. nder MU of 000 lal i rca**ury j on production !i^ c
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    • 703 3 WANTED WANTED: ajmhr clerk with bnowledg. of typ writing or Insurarce D P a.tment 0 ™h PfA ml BMWn pnv.ous ex K™i?° d Bklary to Box No. a. c/o Kree Press. 8 8 U C -J'-SSS fo talloHe g Department require d one with previous e_peiieno9 pref m a. App'y
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    • 1130 3 OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES wis NATURAL S'^Waj y THROUGHOUT STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FEKIIIEI VIU! STATES. THE SiINGAPOBB Shipchandlery Co., Lid. Betmutnn it tf rmp* d fn Lannch ineo\ i In-oomiiig ikipt. o*^ ta BATTEBT BOAI rahphon« Kfc UI: y atten ied b> rr and ie* ttr ok mpp!!ci, *S. i, STiVE»3.
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    • 987 3 LABUAN COALFIELD LTD.. IN LIQUIDATION. i The under. igned have received instucti.rs to sell by Public Auctiot at Alexandra Brick Works, Pasir Panjang. On Wednesday, 27th August, 1919, at 10 a.m. The undermentioned Machinery, Engines, Pumps and Railway Material. i oae^ t^ fcr ED 8 e i n b y
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  • 992 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Aug 19, 1919. A careful study of what- for want of a better term may be ealed the revolutionary movement of labour m Europe, just now, seems almost to indicate that the immediately dangerous crisis has been pissed. A Lumber of events justify tbifl assumption.
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  • 1245 4 Dr W H Fry, Penang, has arrived m Penang to assume the post of Acting Chief Medical Officer. This af ernoon His Excellency tbe Gov ernor and the Lady Evelyn Young will be At Home to say farewell to their many friends. Whilst the newspapers are chronicling heavy rair.s m
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  • 41 4 EUROPEAN MOTORISTS FATE. Whan tl pcau ly i t Tun p I loa d ditiOU, Dbfio 11, CSCI Hh au. rt.l hospi i without I itatcmsnl. l wh.lo d h o thro ah to tl thus came i wag a Bnropeaa
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  • 29 4 Tho fall 8)1(1 h P yeift: Fn- Fresh Tan bought by Mi i bold Bl m So 10. Kuk g Wah The total of i properties n
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  • 168 4 ALLEGED CRIMINAL TRESPASS. heaiirg cf th< Hok, eharg I pa§« m a singing hail ut Upj street en Ju'y 23, i date tie proprietor, Yeng Cbin H b°en concluded befcie M; L.ogbi B Carter m the 1 >ietrict Cotft km lA. 11, for whom Ml Brad J. II Bppear t
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  • 265 4 Brussels and Bic< In i 13 Ten Boa; Travel stained acd weary was Ad_ia Edward Wemyss, cousin to tbe First L:ri as he stood on tbe deck ot tbe ractoi cobble Burmantofte." io which be hi voyaged from Hall to Brussels enJ bid The trip, while very succeieto!,
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  • 55 4 N aily ali IhOM Manchester Rogioaenl rnrily attached lo tbo H Forca have returned to full B i|f j tt. as their services are not r« <i c loDger owing to the return of ft k|l n regular Police from overseas. pft! i due to the Mancheatere for ttei time
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 127 4 I I a mM m.^"\ CSTAOLI^WCO 18r I r. Q m» I I I I I Q_/ii./ry STRENGTH GUARANTEED. •■■■■■■■*w__a_»*»wa_««__ss_s__aß_-__-_**____^ LARGE STOCKS OF SPECIALLY SELECTED MEN'S WEAR £v Suitable for those homeward bound. A"' *> I. jA S"^*i l 'r' XmAttsjZr vim I Ly Tweed Suits, Flannel Shirts, U Pyjamas,
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    • 15 4 VICTORIA THEATRE BTG-NIGHT I ositively Last Night CP IHE ATHOL TIER COMPANY Specially Selected Programme.
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  • 50 5 MCE OF WALES lnf lfl -The was i Items i MC .ry .J i a the H i nnd _tb has (Sir Jai I ton I dv inj ha p inhip Ca Ltd and tiereral .1 interest m I lon tV.cnel neon Artillery, and N V R\
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  • 335 5 ANSLO -PERSIAN AGREEMENT j \?i 16. The Atglo Parsian j i, :ic no way m? ana tbat Britain v usaming fre.h eoatlj obligations, nor that Per.. a has given up any part of her c Periia tock tha initiative m 2 Britain to help to rehabilitate 1 .es of Persia,
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  • 436 5 NEW PROVISIONAL GOVT Helsingfors, Au,? 12— a new Roesleu North Western l'._.v q, wi has been formed %v.ih Premier Ll Tuo general c_mpl f y lH moderaiely re vol a b ie Wrongly j: Bolshevisti Waning Power A\g 15,— R fl roi th- f tho Bo't |ov nt
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  • 389 5 Budapest Aug 16. Several British monitors and two patrol boats arrived on Friday to watch tha Danube shipping. The crews weie joyfully greeted by the public. Budapest, Aug 18. Tbe preliminary examination of the ex Locksmith Jancsik. Commander cf the Bolshevik Rid guard, was begun at police headquarters
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  • 470 5 Japanese Company FJo.ted. Tho Japan Advertiser reports thai on Jaly 24. hal a meeting ol the mosl prommfc!'*' bu men of Japan, is wa.-. decided to float a Y30.000 oco oompaay for the purpose oi laying a eabla lino between the United States ur._ Japan Thia deeislon
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  • 137 5 As indicating tbe present methods adopted by Germany ot trading with the rest of the world, we reproduce a form of "guarantee* which wae found m a box of steel goods imported into New Zaaland from Japan and sold m Naw Zealand as ot Japanese
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  • 202 5 I am back again m Sydney after four cod a half years' absence," writes an Australian Artilleryman, who fought right through the war, from tha etorrr icg of Lone Pine Hill, at Oaliipoli, to the smashing of the Hfudenburg ...no at Bsiliccurt, on the St. Qusnlin
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  • 32 5 His numerous friends will be glad to hear that Dr Handy has so far rocovered that be has been able to go to the seaside to recuperate for a month or two.
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  • 489 5 A highly tucces.ftil smoking concert UM k place al the Garriscn Stcff Servants' Mess, Fort C inning on Saturday when n representative party from tha various military unite, ih.3 Royal Naval Rscerve the S *> PoLce end civilians gathered wi.b tbe double purpose of bidair
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  • 434 5 Effect of British Contact oa Easter j Peoples. A correspondent m the London "Times", Trade Supplement, describing a voyage from Hongkong to England, writes as follows During the voyage home every port of call was a stimulus tothink about the past, present, and even the future merchant
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 167 5 jROBINSON Co. j. r i (Disinfecting ;vrfor^t2d B.ccl.c u^k They purify and sanit z\ the dr z > ar.d are aaafi guard gainst infectious dis They produce a pure, pleasant and beneficial atmosphere. They last many months, cost very little nnd require no aitention 9Q Cents each. kSs^ i ■—■—_<
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 398 6 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (UOOETOBAT-H) IN JAPAN* ONDSR MAIL. CON.R.C- WITH. Ta* IMPSRIAL JAPaNSSS GOVERNMENT. v— ■__•___>•_■- (Subject to alterations without nctiCB) ■BROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnigntiy se.vica For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, London and Antwerp TOrTO'.I MAM (Cargo) _;tb Angnst "KAMO MARU" S.pt ■IROPBAN LINE (Via Suez Canal) wmmm*
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    • 685 6 Koninklyke Pa^tvaart Maatschappi] (lu> rpon eed In Holland.) ROYACi TACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF B.TAVIA Tel&phone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. ICO2 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Ooen Muutok and Falembamg Aug. 20 MtGKEP Tongkal. Mooara-^aba and Djacubl
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    • 528 6 4 Oo (l^o_ipanloB Incorycrfil, vl a E Mail and Pabbengbr pehimsulai and ooient^l s. n c (Under Contract with His Maics'i Qcve- The Company's MAIL SJERVICKS XAST od- b iMn. ponded. op UA *»*>&» LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICP FKOM LONDON t M u 4MMI DDE SINOAPOKE w L H YE WNOAPOM
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 160 7 IHVEST.G TE BEFORE YOU INVEST ]l)0 tor trucks must stand hard service to be profitable to their owners WHITE [TRUCKS j DEPENDABLE I TRANSPORTATION I They possess an indefinable individuality and I incorporate a comoinatioa of well-balanced m any Company stands out with a striking earmark of individuality both m
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    • 245 7 ij WEIGHING ?3» AB tt nm p .g— jj fl fl •fl«p___s___^^^^^^^^ss-^P^^_S Hi y il___. I i' -_fwjt .j m v* H vr^> mffnt '__P^l________f fl Ji _J 11 The moment a man does ftblW'M^PJll-J-MI- hiS beSt bit of quick thi nk- IwWl^fl^J lng iS vrhen att acked by a
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    • 1002 7 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE AUTUMN RAGE MEETING (UNDER 8. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BK HELD ON Tuesday the 14tb, Thursday the 16th, and Saturday tbe 18th of Oct., 1919.! PROGRAMME. r FIRST DAY. Tuesday, i.th Octobfr, nig. 1 8 THE MALAY STATES PLATE and S7AKES--2 30 p.m. and
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    • 825 7 2 ft 7 THZ STEWARDS' PIkTK and S7AKM--2 55 p.m. and 5 10pm Vaius $600 an.l $700 respte.ivoly with $100 LxeXSn T° nd h rM a P for a» ex-griffln horses that have nn at tho tuerting tbe home may bo divided by the hauuicapper int; two clasps. 1 c
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 261 8 \J2wm*t*'^mmU*mwW**&;mww f*A MINIMAX lid Fire Extinguishers over 1,250! actual s fires inTndia since _^__J_rX3__*. nfTMT tti«**g«M» /^-^zap-way?*" yr^rysvy sr-tryr r_ j The Borneo Co., Ltd. _^_k !s&"s* *^Sk //.^D L^. v si__f^__^_i_^^ THE BEST THAT I MONEY CAN BUY f T________fy*^^y 9__nHHj| "*-v« •■*cf^ j _v* A AUCTIONEERS VALUERS C
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    • 1077 8 -seas A Beauty Gift For Your Hair. "HARLENE HAIR-DRILL" ENSURES REAL HAIR HEALTH AND BEAUTY. 1,000,000 "HAIR-DRILL" OUTFITS FREE. NO woman n the v.orM possesses as lier natural birthright witch oxquisite's tlno hair as tlie Dritish woman Ith proper care i' becomes, Inrtoed, the very crown of her charm ami
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    • 211 8 IRUSTON HORNSBYLJ I LINCOLN, ENGLAND. fclM-**, -'IT-i*. M j Manufacturers of OIL AND GAS ENGINES SUCTION GAS PLANTS TRACTION STEAM ENGINES ROAD ROLLERS TRACTION WAGONS STEAM EXCAVATORS j SOLE IGENfS, for Straits Settlements, Federated Malay I States, Malay Peninsula, Burma, Siam and I British North Borneo. U *^_-Be_-_______^__P^r^r"* y Bl______f
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    • 103 8 K. P. M. Koainklijke Paketvanrt MaatscbapplJ ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. CF BATAVttTelegram Adclres_- J-AKETV 2*3 COLLYER QUAY. n vrß s_fF»7S ONDER CONTRACT WITH THrf NKTHKRLANH9 INMA OOVKI Special 5.000-tons Tourist Steame.s From JAVA TO AUSTRALIA. 'cute.— Batavia, Semarang, Sourabaya, Brisbane, Melbourne and vice versa. aeaages from Pln«apore to BRISBANE t<
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  • 68 9 (COBHSCTED UP TO Aog 18.) Bnuklms 14 7 lfl I ••»wsd 14 616 t Pr.Tftto Credit* 3m a 3 4 111 Ntw York B*ck dtmaod BC| f. ersditi BO d.»ye 58} r-'runco (Sesa^nd Uaub jj.-, i 'ndia, T. T. J?6 SONaKONa. d2mr>nd Bl|XPi« n Foeohama, detna&d >0 Java, demrml
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  • 142 9 Aug 18. Til Bayere $130 oi f abler 18 00 3ambtot Oaba No. 1 24 01 P-|;;;?t BSaci ordln. B'pOM 39 00 Pepper, (White fair) g 2 re Tapioca, biniV.l peai I vfalr quality) '20 (h do do fiukd do 17 DO 3o medium pautl do 20 DC Pearl
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 222 9 000 BBa T* A nipwrtti Assurance ia force over $9,000,000 1 EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMITFD LO^DOr^ OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry EC J Swim Ihr- Ho.rotu* Con. r, Wiy prome Coa *10l Engl__a, ana coupes with htMtti!(f 3CF ASSURANCE WONCTTOLOAH, Cca^ bk :ict |J a I parti^^^^ t^ Ai B
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    • 503 9 THE HO HON6 BANK, LIMITED. (Iflcorporattd m tha Straits Settlements) Head Office Singapore, BaMes Chambers 5 A S Penang-ss ocacb Street. Malacca -mi Jonker Street) Batu Pai.at-.C9 Jhl _a Kabaujat. Agencies at London, Ka* Tort, San Francisco, Semarang, Palembang. and Tratig. 04PIT4L. Aattori J 8.000.0C0 l93aea e.co*.coo Pald Up 8,000,000
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    • 397 9 E. .*Av __ia i* I L&Hi liii %I CQIOOBPOB4XBD M BIAM.J SiNGilPoi£--SAiSICII t OOASTIM OS, tt&jSZ S_&n_S' Ji ?1 es VALAYA uth August 1919 Aiiflnit l-i--£3"PRAC_H.!Pnir- *atu august 1919 l" St 18^ AUgU9t 19 9 aoth *»BMt 1919 VAI.AYA lßt Scft 1919 3rfl gept ww r HL HTHAiTH BTEAMSHIP Co..
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    • 209 9 P. V. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY S 8. fi. EGYPT M St** Ambulance Transport s. s. M Egypt," S.OOO tons gross, v*ltb accommodation for some Sflf* F aBBen ge". v ill be despatched PiJ^nn gapo re T and Penarg for Marseilles, Plymouth and London, aboct the end of August. fe_Towa:- teB
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    • 205 9 y?J&? i .*_'__F_T»«_- i'i A.li [l'.yiTiTKm.-- gAmm^ r-^^T^^^^-^r^ ,£^3_i— .w**.. I jp 1 y *4 _P^h. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha Ltd. (Incorporated In Japan) No. 2, De Souza Street Proposed Sailings from Singapore (fc.jtct to c.Bßtfe olt-oot Botlea) 'iff lARSEILLES LONDON AND ANTWERP (via Port Said) 8.8. Tabumo Maru 17ch
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 639 9 I MAI_LjrABL_S. 'MMMdUMoaadlotalttaui 'a: l below J— i sang, lUJaoea, 1' tfl (by Train) a p.m. Id l'y (OXOO). Soafiay). Kota Tingfei __d statical to Kuala Lempo. at 8 a.m. J: 8, 9. 50. noon, J, 4A 9 m.xxx. I I«*lmOD Sauit 9am I P B *_a.,_ A P Eii
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  • 1348 10 A meeilce of tha Indian Imrr. igration Committee wa» held :».c Pt n&og on AogOtt Ilth. There wore present) the AController of LibOOT, (Mr X W X Gilmji Chairman Principal M dice] Officer, F M S (Dr C L Baosom c M O; M_eer« F <i iiarvey, E
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  • 392 10 COCOA PRODUCTION ON THE EMIR. Among th* prodooto cf the Empire which before ih'i war were net utilised m this coantry to the extent tbey might have been, cocoa takes a protaioant place. The quantity of cocoa produced iv British Countries m 1918 was more than three times the amount
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  • 98 10 According to ft letter from tha Candidate Departne_>_ of the Board ot Foreign Missions, the following new wcrrr-.e may be ejpec'ed to arrive m tbe Dear future to fill some ot the urgent vacant*?: Miasoe Chenoweth nud Anderson, Mr ond Kri Crawford, aud Mr and Mcs ThroDe i I the
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  • 872 10 HEARING ADJOURNED. Presided ovor by Mc Langham Carter (Senior Magistrate), assisted by Lt W G Bennett R N R (maotoe attendant^. Opt Arnold C B Groom (master rf tbe Fritberg), and Capt G D Rashton (pilot), an enquiry into tbe circumstances of tha stranding of the
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  • 107 10 Probaile Dearth of Jockeys. Poona, 25th July. Messrs Keynold* and Gonyh. cfficicla of the W«jst_rn ladia Turf C üb, n. rived iv Bombay this we»k on tbeir return from Et gl~.nc?_ Huxley and olbor jacktys who went Hor.ie lust March have hceu detained m England as
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  • 507 10 i Information hag b?en rfceived from BI Jlf Fl?gship te." that a water logged dlngh J named' Naurato l^auroto?'!. I containing a few life Oelfs, was sighted on August 18'.h In position lit deg 16 81 N and long 110.23 E. Lighi is thrown oa the forfgoirg paragraph
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  • 86 10 S. C 0, BOWLING. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. SEiji Final Doubles Handicap. Smith and HcKeon plus 2 beat Do\g acd Cbane> p.us 4, 24 14. TO DAYS TIES. Singles Handicap. Bennett, 4 v Kinlock, 8. WEDNESDAYS TIE 5. Singles Handicap. Dr Chill, owe 8 v Beanelt, 4 or Kiulcck, 8.
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  • 72 10 S. V. C. DRILL PROGRAMME TUESDAY, Aua 19. 5,15p Drill Huii SVC Officer, Mo she try CIOSC WEDNESDAY, Aua 20. 1.1 Bp Drill Hell SVC Officer. Musketry Clats TifUiisnAv Aug 21. 5 15p Drill Hall 9V C, NG Od Muekstry Class Friday, kua 88. C.lEp Drill Hall SV C. NC
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  • 20 10 Agents Uuitcd States .Rubber Plants Holland Araotican 1,2_J.508 Si Pure Pare 71.b85 Motherland Lmnghat b 8.035
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  • 65 10 In tha change of tbe programme at tho Liberty Hall (old Harima Hail) tonight two farther epieod,* of the Braes Bullet, Nos 7 and 8 and a Hurry Carey feature entitled Wild Women m flve parts are tbe attraction m the second show. In the early show Fighting
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 294 10 gniHiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiii^ The Food that will suit your B is Glaxo— the food tbat containe extra cream duces firm ll esh, sound hones, and strong muscle, the s; S now strong her bonce. ho Hl f «»r the first two month rE W#»^ "»fc. I that i.,- m»», s!ic fw*' m
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