The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 August 1920

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    7 1 TENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    203 1 Wireless extension between Germany and America is being carried on— Page 7. Official news from Afghanistan reports a quieter situation Page 7. Reealts of yeateraay's tennis and football will be found on page 1 1. Colonel Leachman has been murdered near Baghdad Page 7. Interesting information regarding
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1302 1 Quicqvtd afjunt homines noetii eat farrag. %belli JUVBNAi.. j The Honourable Brotherhood of Dhobiea of Singapore not being accustomed— the loss la theirs not ours— to read this column on a Saturday morning, the Topicist feels safe in pointing out a few things to those en-
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      294 1 Maltheid DACn CO HfiTn KELLY un™ y£iS* LTD I Kilirlr^ Hll II" I COItMEHCIA BOOKS •i H L LU U >" BANKIXC by M :v f^ X ;xD SHARE ma «^ts. and Most Su^rfu] Hotel on the Island 35 ICN B U «-^h.s^C^ ERNOON TEAS £"£"s* CHANGE by Au ay.
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      124 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re mosquitoes Page 2. Mandarin night class opened— Page 5 Sunlight soap announcement— P apo :i Marlterough new pro-ramme— p awe Aucnans of cvw Blu personal effect*! Page 5. an<l lenavy (li sc^rgin 8 Wanted to buy billkrd table and ocoat— Page 5, Tailoring for October races
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      116 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 21st. High Tides 2.57 am. Bft 3in. 2.57 pm. Bft Sin Sunday, 22nd. Uigk Tides 3.58 am. 7ft Sin. 3.45 pm. Bft sin Mr. Club launches I*av« J. Pi er 9, lo nnd 11 Club 9.30, 10.30 and 12.15. Monday, 23rd. High Tides 5.15 am. 6ft 9in
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    94 2 P*o*ramme of Drills, etc., for week endfat Sat Way, 28th Aug. 4920. Saturday, 21st 2.30 p.m.— Balestier Rge S. R. E. (v) Rifle Club. Sunday, 22nd 7.30 a.m.— Balestier Rge. Eurasian Coy. Rifle Club. Tv 24th 4.30 p.m.— Balestier Ree iy Coy. Saturday, 28th 2.30 p.m.— Bale-tier
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      38 2 VO W OPEN THE GROTTO CAFE AND SODA FOUNTAIN "A Smile m every Drink" 1 Icy-Cold Drinks Ice-cream Sodas Milk Shakes Tea, Coffee and Light Refreshments. 4 THE BEST CAFE FOR THE BEST DRINKS t CoUman Street, Singapore.
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      411 2 VICTORIA THEATR] Commencing Monday, Auir. &Ot? MAURICE E. BANDMAN presents THE BANDMAN COMEDY COMPANY In a Repertoire of the latest Londc successes. The Booking Plans will be open at Moutr* ON MONDAY, AUGUST 23rd DESTRUCTION OF MOSQUITOfI ORDINANCE. l«U<>. 1. Mosquitoi :nv umoying and painful, causing lon of ro.^t and
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      488 2 L D J T T I T\T TT |yr xr s^l &jt jlj JE^. MJ 3l %3 I¥X FROM FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, TO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 A POWERFUL UNIVERSAL HUMAN-INTEREST DRAMA Featuring that American Beauty of the screen MARY MACLAREN In a story that breathes the atmosphere of innocence and
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      316 2 In the Second Show whi h A MIGHTY, SUPERLATIVE PICTURE Not the W^ •<^m to imply but A POWERFUL MYSTERY MELODIMM A n STARTLING INCIDENTS .ANO The BCM. Adaptation of C LOVE WITHOUT QUESTION A picture which has for its background a series of nlntf which are so remarkably interwoven
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      122 3 H. BO LT E /T~ Urge Selection of French Hors d'Oeuvrea HEINZ 57 VARIETIES CUSENIER SPECIAL LIQUEURS H. BOLTER Europe Hotel Building. f LIES FLAT ON THE BRUSH Obtainable at all Stores and Dispensaries. iiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii m 11l lllllMlll llllHll|l|ll||lllllll||||i||iiiiiiiiiiii£ I FREE PENCIL SHARPENING AT I RIBEIRO'S Any point Fine, Medium
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      1435 3 ll TENDERS i TENDER V-,. 1 :>! '«>• TODDY SHOP L^mSS 1 "V.^ 2*"" v "T-1 y civ n thnl r r .,'r A A y or "rWSI i receiv< olonial Secretary's OsV* m I <>as!ly containing three 132 <H] for he IU n Th f ots to be delivered
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      562 3 r- mmt UlJ>^ No One Hesitates f to take the best when offered. Sunlight Soap offers the very best m Soap, and an increasing number of careful housewives all over the world are finding this out every day. Do I not be misled into V] buying an inferior I I
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    831 4 FRASER AND CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SINGAPORE, \N(.. 20th. 1920. MINING. FFigures m brackets show* the capital •nd issue value of the Share m dollars unless otherwise marked. C. Cum dlv\ r equals ex div.] Ampang ($lOO,OO0 0) 16.00 Ayu- W«ng ($100.000— 0) 1.2."— 1.50 Jlitam
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      241 4 {Wl > Health and Happiness Si 2li?T/2 Thor simpler or more natural remedy for the JsjSf) Tf^y\\^> main: i of, good heaiih and buoyant cheerful* Q&ifUiM ness thau the daily glass of n ith a dash of L*T II FRUIT SALT JI INj Sparkling, refreshing, cleansing every glass of >f
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      387 4 AUCTION SALE OF Mftjrafficent Europe made Oak and Wax Polished Teak Ho-inehold Furniture, Plants, etc., etc. To be hold at "Swastika" No. OC ScoUs Road, ON SATURDAY, 28th AUGUST, 1920." Compiihing.— Wry handsome walnut stained teak hat and umbrella stand with mirror panel, bookcase with glass doors, wax polished teak
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      753 4 POWELL CO- AUCTOgRT" AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Building Site fronting fet* 5;,,,, gTo be held at the Sale-Rooms of M ON TUESDAY, 21th AUGUST 192 tilt il All that piece of land m Singapore Town situate at th* and Malabar Street containing an area of 1,206 sn Uare f, part
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      166 5 KEA i. tate bureau UKOS. RUBJiER DEPARTMENT TATE Ax\D GENERAL BROKERS 2 DE SOUZA STREET. 1 St. Thomas' Walk. 8 bedrooms Garmge etc. mBt ijow fa Orchard Road. 4 bedrooms and 1 tnnl^ urt I is and water. 1 -od posi'i n. Id land and building m Robinson Road Rp,r!
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      314 5 AUCTION SALEB. P rty J Klin, Pm j !S uildinp 'land situate off I behwid ViHa Dolce. Jhold land at Telok Kurau Road, ood -ou n ar 10 m. ft CHEON. COf Auctioneers. 1 26-8 MORTG \(.i:k s sue. -room. N ing Str ■'h Augort p m and and hovse
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      654 5 1 1 AirrrroT~s\LE or IN MT! CH coy. '<"•■< off Bukit Timah R« •PlMWite Clnnj Road Railway Station ON THVBBDAY, 2«th AUGUST AT 4 P.M To be sold m 7 lots. Xow on view. CHJ.JONG KOON SENG CO., Auctionee AUCTION BALB OF j Persona) Effect*, Itooks, Japanese Vas< i baskets,
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      729 5 TENDERS. GO r Rfl NHENT NOTIFICATION. ;;7-;'" T-;mce Houses wltt tte, at Grove Road, Tan■vv--' aj l»« to ,'hrCour l i rS Painting and "l-itewash-n X Hiil; Ins P l r Quarters, Perl's WUkSSZ BCUC nS Nt s 10 20 "ear s™::,; h; cb for sikh wffik? f* 11 for
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      394 5 I RECORD-BREAKING NOTABLE BARGAINS I IN OUR i JL^i£iJ^ PART MENT PURE SILK CREPE-DE-CHINE~DRESSES TRIMMED SELF SILK STITCHING STOCKED* IN $27.50 EMBROIDERED FLOUNCING. 16 INCHES WIDE ESS; $3.00 to- gft $2.Q0 yDv D i MUSLIN BLOUSE ROBES™ i d A?£ V check design s. belt, collar and PANELS OF BODICE
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    102 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. ELLIOT.— At Maternity Hospital, Pi-nnng, on the 17th instant, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Elliot a son. MARRIAGE. BEWSHER— ALLAN— Oa Jan« 14. at St. Paol'l Church. Sillot'n, Cumberland, Charles Crostield Bewsher. of Sing*ipure. to Edith Marjorie, eldest daughter of tht 1 Mr. Charles II Allan
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    8 6 SATURDAY. AT GUST 21, 1920.
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    Associated Malaya.
    2020 6 We confess to a feeling of disappointment at the reception accorded by the Committee of the Penang Chamber of Commerce to tho communication of the Straits Settlements Association, Singapore, regarding the question of forming a Penang body on the same lines. It is true that the rejection has
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    LOCAL WIRES
    35 6 [Fromouro The annual Xavier's ln wai C 0,,. principi education n had b, pro I to make R college m A to Wp ernn and other SUI financial as. the Co!l, r firsu-ias,
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    LETTERS TO EDITOR
    64 6 FOOTBALL. 40 the I'ilitoi. Sir,— l •lum n. S,« g np or ootbal Acs non-Uiowanrv „f petition ruw and( no com I now, jf jou will si] tally th information of tl ball Ai two teamd mentk I nr. U A^ OOTIJAII LJSd. We hay, the decision
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    WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM
    155 6 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM At a comm Commission Mr of letters appearing m on tb» ■abject of the construct r > inT 'Yesidci bcwer co -n. The reply by I ows: A water-borni tea involves sufficient water. Hie Tietmg supply of w. -ufficiK 'or present needs even without a
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    DANGEROUS PEDESTRIANS.
    98 6 i oaeiderate Motorist* In M The Ma filled with shape of mo< by hii and driven tv;. the "maximum M" dash at tome i The paper and compare ti Madras m this i large citu i m I for instaru i saying that th licularly th" few compared
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      248 6 OALD6EGK MAG6REGBR i Go., LIMITED. (Incorp«Dr»Ud In Shant^*!) Wine Spirit Merchants WHOLESALE RETAIL 87, Cecil Street Telephone /Vo. 228. MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE Uto cf M«ttTL LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Itab MAJESTIES Begs to announce vhat h< conducts THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO m SINGAPORE. AT THE BURLINGTON. 100 Vm N*rth .1
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      58 6 Bungalows I Godowns Land I SINGAPORE REALTY CO J SA Malacca St. J5 S TO ADVERTISERS. 5 ■b Paper supply being for the moment B more acequate\ the manager is S enabled to increase the size of 2" the \fedncsday and Saturday issues, r.r.d can offer advertisers a ■jj it*
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    RUSSIAN SITUATION.
    193 7 «JS WXANGEU r()LN TER-OFFKNSIVE. Ulf IT. *atei that I a dovb Mm ■ndei position mea until them, snd a? Brirting insibility ediatel] withdraw >n. 'i the the Governi «ge further vount of Urn urate. 11, because I roceeding that Wranring m to Ix>ndon t>opi and the 1 kH
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    THE JAPANESE EMPEROR'S SERIOUS
    89 7 ICIMd O B old I»e s of the En inns the genera -ty has beei the bulletii •improvement, i I -ymptom of diabetes, an I* lea of speech ful illness wil (.ommunity, an< m hopini thai owinj In recen offered fror m the urine gout? and
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    RUSSIA'S GOLD HOARD.
    571 7 HOW IT WAS SAVED. [Reuter'a Service.] BOLSHEVIKS' HAD LUCK. London, Aug. 18. A rompntic Itory of how the stock of gold i held 1 i a when the Tsar was deposed t has been dispersed is related by Novitsky, «> m Minister of Finance, of the All
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    FASES OF GAS POISONING.
    124 7 Calcutta, Aug. 12. Particulars of a serious case of gas poi- sonrng that occurred at Tangra yesterday have Just been received. It appears that .while some coolies were at work at Messrs Allen Brother? manure works a cry was heard and the manager was surprised to
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    BANKS TO USE AIRCRAFT.
    118 7 R "I am informed," writes Major W. T. ake, "that tho Banks of England', France, »am and Portugal have combined to run a r» private air service for the carriage of £eL-urtk-s, eti between the four countries. "Westlar.d Limousines will operate on the is London-Paris stage,
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    163 7 INDIAN VISIT POSTPONED. [Reuter's Service.] A QUESTION OF HEALTH. London, Aug. 17. A Royal Proclamation announces that His Majesty's hope to send the Prince of ales to India next winter cannot unhappily be realised, because the unceasing and devoid! labours of the Prince of Wales m othor
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    BRITISH OFFICER MURDERED.
    338 7 BRITISH OFFICER MURDERED. COMMUNICATIONS CUT. London, Aug. 18. The Time 3 Teheran correspondent states that the situation m Mesopotamia is not improving. The line of communication from Persia is completely interrupted, and Bakuba thirty miles from Bagdad, looted. It is reported that Colonel Leachman, a well known political officer was
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    CEYLON ASSOCIATION.
    250 7 1 he Malayan Leader has a full report of the meeting of Ceylonese held on Saturday at the Y. If. C. A., Kuala Lumpur, wSth Mr. J. Thambyah, of Penang, m the chair. Dr. W. A. Rogers of Penak moved the first resolution which was as follows: 1
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    THE MINSK CONFERENCE.
    267 7 RUSSIA'S PACIFIC POLICY. [Reuter's Service.] POL.\ND*S INDEPENDENCE RESPECTED. London, Aug. 18. At '.a>t the silence of Minsk has been oroken by i»n official Bolshevik report of the proceedings there yssterday. The conference opened at seven m the evening with a speech, by Danishovsky, the chairman of the
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    94 7 i London, Aug. 18. Four amendments to the League of Nations Covenant, are submitted hy Dennark, Norway and Sweden for consideration of the League at Geneva on 15th Jan. 1921; I, providing for fixed Annual Meeting; 2, Special Meeting on the demand of ten members of the
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    THE AFGHANISTAN HIJRAT.
    180 7 Reliable news from Afghanistan shows that H. H. the Amir has found incursion of twenty thousand or so Muhajirin into his country from the Kahlbar and Mohman districts anything but a blessing and has taken steps to put a stop to the movement. Announcement has been made
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    BOLSHEVIK OPPRESSION OF MOSLEMS.
    194 7 BOLSHEVIK OPPRESSION OF MOSLEMS. I Twkfetaa Pilgrims' Stories. i Peshawar, Aug. 8. Accounts of Bolshevik oppression and hostility towards the Mahomedan population, r continue o be received here, being brought by batches of pilgrims arriving m India from Turkistan. The latest accounts give additional details that the. Bolsheviks have dismissed
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      166 7 Robinson d& Co,, LtdJ THE GENTLEMEN'S. BOOT AND SHOE DEPARTMENT I*EW STOCK OF 66 WATTLE" BOOTS A!^D SHOES Every Boot and Shoe is made by Experienced Workman The Best Materials oniy are used We block these m TAN BLACK CALF j AND I TAN BLACK GLACE KID I BOOTS SHOES
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      387 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (Incorporated m Japifc ■MTC2 ZKIL CONTRACT WITD THE I*FE*IAL JAJ-A.N (ftv GOVERNMENT. Subject to Rites tions without ns.:~« EUROPEAN MAIITiNiFfoRTNIGHTLY C**VICB far Uadon and Antwerp via (Malacca) ,Penan*, Grim** Bw, p lrt g^ and MargtiUeo. SIIIDZUOKA MARU KAGAMARU A "f YOKOHAMA MARU LIVERPOOL LINE, For Liverpool via
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      512 8 IC P M KOM^ LYKE SSSS MS. J**«»*mi Billiton and Batavia. V a ur ay, Aug. 21) SeUt-Pan^an, BenS'S alf/S^ "> Kompch and Simpan/^ 0 A^ 21 > •kWan Deli. KUM "«US (Monday, Aug. 23) &»pit and BandiLasii.'^^^ 8 A^ 23 > ,>, VAN DIEMEN (Tuesday Ann- 9A\ Cher-Don and
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      483 8 I R oTT l^njisrAPCAR f^NE (Incorporated m E .Bland.) LONDON FAR-EASTMiN SEI DUE M SI Son E A| 01 NANKIN about 3 lst Au, KASHGAR about 14th Sept JEYPOW KHIV\ DUE SINGAPORE lB LOMBAV DILWARA 25th Aug. DU The p. &o. Company ihall be at Ibcriv to »«l ~n--1 WALKER
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      318 9 I [AM STEMI NAVIGATION CO. LTD. I ORPORATED IN SIAM). fGAPOBI BANGKOK COSSTING SERVICE. tU/< ra«rifir»nu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, PaUni, Singer*, Lmf* U Ungjuan, Chumpon, and Bangkok. irrivji Departure VA Aug. 1920 L>Hh Aug. 1920 VA nVTIFOK h Au^ r 1' 31st Aug. 1920 i B 6th Sept. ID2O Bth
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      377 9 LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. Co. (Incorporated m Italy.) OUTWARD SAILINGS. lor Hongkong, ai, Yokohama, and Kol HI NGABIA about Au^r. '2 1 nOMEWARD SAILLNGS. Adei r.ico and ste. INNSNRU* X about <,. pt v HI NGAR] IL For freight and passages apply to Societo Commissionaria di Esp. di Imp. (late Societa
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      480 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Eliennan Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) [Incorporated m England] JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Due Route For Spore BLOMFONTEIN 22nd Sept. Suez Spore, Manila,
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      537 9 FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BY PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated m U. S. A.) COR ACCOUNT U. 8. SHIPPING BOARD HONGKONG— CALCUTTA ■BOULAI WESXLY SAILINGS by the Steamers Lake Fan. I Lak« Farmi** d*te, J*cox, Lak« Gitsno, Doylestown, Lake Fielding, Caddopeak, Lake Gilp*n. CALLING AT Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, Saigtn
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      158 10 I at the pricf A v^w^ i Z (JAR A fir c> I .5 SEATER TOURING 1 SOLE AQKNTS I (Incorporated m England.) A<]L. fv^ JLj JB X^F^B. 9! I Jp (incorporated In the Straits Settlpmpnt. n -v v huj vjo He ill cms. j SINGAPORE PERTH'S PREMIER HOTEL mi-
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      186 10 SAID MARICAN CO. Established 1864. DVBASaEB, BHIP^HANDUM AM] NAVAL SUPPLIERS. CONTRACTORS, STEVEDORES and PROVISION DEALERS. Proviaions of eve^Te'scriptior. supplied «t Goriest notice at moderate price*. Orders respectfully solicited, Uriel* attended to and delivered. Office --No. 20, ROBINSON liOAD, SINGAPORE. THE FAR EASTERN TOURIST AGENCY. ARE YOU GOING HOME DO YOU
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      124 10 !!WNETREE shop SOLE IMPORTERS. %j%j UU will, §RICKARD LIM gj fiu m PxiINTE S, 1 76 ceil s ««-«*t. Singapore I bfl Are cf fain* 51 J p >>m 2218 SI 3 j ««io* OAROON PAPFR I B b -vn $7.50 B: by 3 S7 75 81 i Taper for
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    POLAND AND PERSIA.
    836 11 Une of the difficulties a commentator m finds m attempting di. ussion of the mill- tary si; m the East, whether it be t] the Bnt <<f Europf or the West of Asia, tJ lies m the ignorance of all of us m respect s1 of the
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    CROSS-CHANNEL SWIM.
    110 11 American*- Attempt. ""he American swimmer, Henry Sullivan, W>« has an Dover for the purpose of making another I to swim across to alais, has been carrying out some lon^ training swims m the Channel. On Sulli- ia.-t attempt to swim across the nel from Dover m L 913,
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    JAPANESE IN RUE BUSINESS.
    108 11 Romoort have been current for some tinu past tljat the Japanese were trying io •get a footing m the rice business m oon and Burma It is now known that they have succeeded and have compl< ted the purchase of Messrs. Joseph 'I ap and Son's
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    BUSY PATENT OFFICE.
    75 11 i being experienced time a at Office, present v made for ents, tbe figures wing an iru of about 2,000 -iat for the correspond riod of test No fewer tiiur. 8,100 applications were the lir^t twelve days of the nth, compared with nearly 1,100 for the same
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      258 11 m twt J r *-»'^»«*si <«ysi^BSv«Bk. >nj jhj_n -mm —mm tm mm ■ii ,i M mi— j. I m -JT-IF YOU take r I appearance of your ft j and wood w ork us c O-Cedar Polish. The real function of is to beau It does cleaning— by brightening— b
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      181 11 f Anaemia I Our blood is composed of red and white corpuscles 9 the red to nourish the body, the white to fight disease. In I Anaemia or bloodlessness the red corpuscles are more or less deficient. Thus the blood cannot provide sufficient nourishment for the body. Therefore the face
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      184 11 y'*| m V t V^fl I^^^V IF you would buy a Motor Car, and are about to choose Take our advice and get a FORD I The car a million use. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR I PENANG IPOH I |p -~"*~~~r»rr~~'"~rff-T»-miiT i nwm nr-—in rr aigaaiii hi v mimiwiiij Mmmm^mutj.^-^..—.—--. X-*
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    OUR SCOTTISH LETTER.
    802 12 ROYALTY IN EDINBURGH. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Edinburgh, July 7. The Royal Standard b over Ilolyrood; their Majesties the Kin- and Queen, accompanied by the Princesa Mary, are m r lidence m their ancient Capital of Scotland. By express desire the visit is an ordinary visit to
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      140 12 [Incorporated m Japan] WILL REMOVE FROM NO. 55 ROBINSON ROAD TO THEIR NEW OFFICE Ncs. 139, 140, 141, GEG I STREET, ON AND AFTER AUGUST IST, 1920. NEW PREMISES ARE SITUATED JUST BEHIND THE PRESENT OFFICE. TEL. NOS. 750 (OFFICE) 2260 (STORE) m ROSE> s O LIME JUICE jßypas^tfl Prepared
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      255 12 f. Your Baby's I I Welfare. j g Your dearest wish is for Baby to bo 3 well and happy. Then you mast pay g particular attention to his food, for his welfare depends as much on that U as on anything. The 'Allenburys' j- Foods are practically identical with
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      100 12 I PROMPT O LIVE K Y. W IENGfNIE \^RKSLTQ| L I i Albions show a So i s i ig an.i that is s max need the least a manuf Load Capacity 30, 50. 60 and COiVi ALBION MOTOR I I.T SCOTSTOUN. Gl vV. Sofc Con res: rThe Negative FLAG
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      277 13 S3,riGo,ooo. I j&t\» Assurance m force over $15,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. j [Incorporated m Straits Sett.] BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry EC ASKANCE 11 thC SUPremC 118^ 11 LOAN 0 D,ReX VSciES C C NICHOLL oSfW F.F.A. I HORACE W. RAPER.
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    617 14 ANNUAL REPORT. T}k> hi the report of the Comnittot r i 'th Jm i Tne I Expenditure Aceosjnt shews an i f Ineomc rer F pendfturt of The Building has been entirely renovated and pointed thn> ins have beer installed m the lavatories and odd I tiling:
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    87 14 of '»<! oek cn.l- *o» tl,: t in 81 oX the <"» (with an )0 I death O J. eqnhr.lent to an rnnual death mffle. Cholera deaths ;'*>■>>•" 121. of ,he.,= im were m b'^ ow 04, Howrah 20); 170 tow,. s Th e principa, mortality o ccur
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    5 14 S. TKNMS TOURNAMENT.
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    YESTERDAYS PLAY.
    80 14 riKi'.-.lily 1. Marah and Fulcher beat l>ns> nd Hojikin, 6 o. 6 1. Army 2. Cotffrare and Oxlade beat Marti 4. I'tt and Crubb, G— l, B—6, 6 4. uhants 2:5. Davidson ami Hamilton beat Merchants 11. i'ott- and J<i nston, 14—12, IG— .3. I and Bailey beat
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    MONDAYS TIES.
    80 14 Profession Pairs (Qualifying Rounds). Service 4. Talma and Carter vs Municipality 2. Manchester and Fyfe. Merchants 11. White and Williams vs Merchants 8. Brown snd Law. Merchants 21. Snowie and Brarfder vs Merchant. If. Wynne Jones and Millard Watts. < Merchant! 9. Riches and Nelson vs. Mer- i-ow.li
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    ERDAY'S PLAY.
    123 14 Mixed Doubles (A. Class). Mr, Hunn-r ard Mr. Noon plus 15 beat .Tohn.von and Mr. Cameron plus I o. 6—2, 6 l. Mrs. Maxwell and Mr. Upeott plus 15 >>eat Mrs Drummond ami White plus 15 3 B— 6—l. 6—2. Mixed Doubles (B. Class). Mr. and Mrs. Cringle
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    The Wimbledon Tournament.
    162 14 l ommenting upon the recent Wimbledon ToLvnament and Sport generally a r of a London daily says The~e is -son to be despomfeat about the recent Bh defeats at tennis, and their fredefeata hlotie* W e have in- lawn-tennis end other games and th«m as grumes. Most
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    FOOTBALL.
    211 14 i: beat S. C F. A. I Another t-rillingr maich, with still 'larger numbers than on the previous two occasions looking on, was witnessed on the S. C C ground yesterday afternoon, when the S.R C for the third time tried conclusions with Wie 8. C. F. A. in
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    IPOH RACE MEETING.
    200 14 Mr. F. S. Goodall heads the list of winnnv owners at the Ipoh race meeting with MOO f D ,takes and he also won the Paddock Cup. The Datoh Panama Kinta is a Pood second while only three other owners enter four n^ures .namely Mr. H. H.
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    121 14 rf'Club meeting will ba held on Tuesday, Aug. 31st. Thursday S pt and Saturday, Sept 4th, and there teems to Jo every prospect of a very successful i i are tine race* I «d ftral prize for ea ,-h avent ia On the first day the most
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    FENILFORD'S RECORD.
    70 14 The racehorse Kenilford who was recently sold by Mr. A Hordera, of Sydney to a Singapore owner is a brown gelding 6 years old by Kenilwonh— Blueford. At 2 years he won a couple of races. At S years* he won nothing, but was placed on several occasions.
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    SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    55 14 A sweepstake race will b e sailed on Sun(ia> morning. Course Start U. E. Pier, round Duoy off Master Attendant's Pier' inside Breakwater, round Man-o'War Buoy, Mark Boat off Swimming club, Huik ar," k Boat off Sea-View Hotel. finish at starting line. Ones Round. leai g m
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    CRICKET.
    52 14 Byd. Gregory, one of the worl :1 CTicki i from the He is 50 years of d cricket at 17. He visited Eng 3ii seven oe, ith Australian Xl's— >noe as captain, and reci ni by paying m :>v test nwtehes. He lrilliar a fieldsman m I often times
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    GOLF.
    112 14 he match between the Singapore Garrison Club and the Singapore Golf Club was Plajed off on the links of the Garrison tiolf Club on Sunday last. S. G. G. C. S.G.C vSmith 1 iJ i addelKt Lee Warner 1 rncroai A Ker l White i Stnrock 0 Gai of
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    PLOTS TO KILL THE EX-EMPERORS
    277 14 Kaiaer'i Straggle m a Corridor. A special correspondent of the Chicago I .nbune (Paris edition) ha- been making I mq.ures at Doom regarding alleged t- tempts to assassinate the ex-Kaiser He tele graphs hat he learns from a schoolmaster at Amerongen that a German crossed
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    136 14 The mail steamer Karmala which left Bombay on the 1-th ultimo arrival ;)t Marseilles on Friday, Gth instant Ihe Nankin with outward mails of the Ai^G Pa ed SUCZ flt 8 a m o" The Wo Fat Steamship Co., agent, of M f H i n a Ch2neM
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    128 14 /valmoa, Dut. ICO, from Ind m in 20 f 0 unc. Van der Bojch, Dut. 1687, from Batavia •^O, for Batavia 20. Ban Whatt Bin, Brit. 167, from Malacca tor Muar 21, /njou, Brit. 95, from Malacca 20, for -'iiiur 21. ■•■Hfuk,, M«ru. Jap. 4259 from P ort
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    216 14 Jewel Carmen is the star featured m the Fox prediction The Bride of Fear m five Parts h v Marlborou P h i, p^t^ and fourteenth episodei of The >s Trail, serial. The earlier show has two two.** dramas and a Harold Lloyd dy. fijnrea m the th(
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    94 14 Fraa«r*B Report. Kubber. Very little doing, uiu Bennti cents, Craiprioleas $1.77%, Aycr KujTiinps 3i.::2',, Basaetta $1.45, Jimahi $2. I-unas $15, Kumlonjrs $1.20, Chan X Kats 0, Indragiri, $11, Glemalya $&85 Hayslo.7s, Jerama $1.85, Bukit Katila Aver Panas $13. Mining. Quiet, th a few enquiries iaipin-rs $2.35, North
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    CONSUL THREATENED.
    166 14 In the case m which Mr. C. Grant, a mining engineer, is being prosecuted by the' ice for threatening H. B. If. Consul- 1 P General at Bangkok and with doing wilful mage by breaking a typewriter at the British Consulate, proceedings were con. 1 tinned m the
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