The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 August 1920

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE,. S.S., SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1920 No. 10,064. J
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    225 1 Home cricket results appear on PMW 7. A correspondent writes to us on the new Constitution for Egypt Page 6. An encouraging report has been issued by the Nyaias Rubber Company —Page 14. Suzanne Lenglen. the tennis champion, has beaten all-comers at the Olympic Games— Page 7.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1129 1 Quicquui igutti komiun nctiii eat farrait .%btlli. JUVBHAI* l'enang at last is receiving that amount of Government attention which has long been her due, ami The Topicist, although he looks upon the holding of a meeting of Legislative Council as something of a doubtful pleasure as
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      154 1 Maltlieid i and Most Successful Hotel on the Island E FACING THE SEA. Suites of Rooms aikl spacious lounges, verandah >and beautiful grounds. UTERNOON TEAS. Thursday, Music m attendance. Cinema on til.' Lawn from 6.15 p.m. FIRST CLASS CUISINE. i Gu t night every Saturday, dinner followed by Cinema. I
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      340 1 KELLY AND WALSH, LTD. [Incorporated In Hongkcny COMIEiiCIA BOOKS. BANGE AND BANKING by 11. MONEY, STOCK AND SHARE MARKETS.; Easton. I 1.80. Price $1.60. •RVCTIPAL BANKING l,v T F G B.r'aw ELEMENTS OF BANKING. Price $1.20. BANKING by J. F. G. Bap. Law. AUDmNG COU NTING AND BANKING by Do-.vler
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      118 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. i Piano for private sale Page 5. Young man wants board Page 5. Powell's auction Summary Page 4. Xew goods at Whiteaway's Page 5. Fire extinguishers a^ Koster Co. Page 5. Meeting of Licensing Justices Page 5. Gorgon sails for Fremantle on Sept. 2 Page 13. Powell Co.
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      135 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 28th. High Tides 10.24 am Bft 4in 9.56 pm 9ft 2in. Sunday, 29th. High Tides 10 48 am Bft 7in 10.31 pm 9ft 6in. Chinese Swimming Club Mtg, 2.30 p.m. S\v. Club launches J, Pier, 9, 10 and 1 1 Club, 9.30, 10.30 and 12.15. Monday, 30th.
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    "DOING WITHOUT."
    443 2 Against Profiteer-*. A corn, spondent writes to the Straits Echo:— At Home for some time a rebellion against profiteers htts been m full swing vnth excellent results. In the absence of effect i; c official control retailers of almost every description increased the^.r prices so rapidly and to
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    SUPER-SALARIES IN BOMBAY.
    84 2 Bombay, Aug. 10th.— It is understood that the salary which the Bombay Government has agreed to give Sir Lawless topper, late Agent of the G. I. P. Railway who has been appointed Director of Developments m Bombay, is Rs. 6,000 monthly Sir Lawlegg i» the highest salaried
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      374 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. COMMENCING MONDAY, AUGUST 30t MAURICE E. BANDMAN PRESENT* THE BANDMAN COMEDY COMPANY IN A REPERTOIRE OF THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES MONDAY AUGUST 30th NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH TUESDAY AUGUST 31st THE NAUGHTY WIFE WEDNEBDAY SEPT. Ist "A VOICE FROM THE MINARET" THURSDAY SEPT. 2nd. BILLETED FRIDAY SEPT. 3rd
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      624 2 PALLADIUM From THURSDAY, AUGUST 2(5, to TUESDAY, AUGUST 31. Second Show at 9.30 p.m. SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL RUN OF PICTURES A Stirring and Thrilling Paralta Play Featuring the handsome and popular I. WARREN KERRIGAN In story of throbbing life, strong men, hallowed liberty, and a song of love
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      439 2 riom lUESDAY, August 24 to S( Second Show commoner.. »,5 28 'WO A POWERFUL FILM PRODUCTION QLT.K \uo vl TIII Featurlns 'the screen's bwt v <u 0R WXAE t WARNER OLAND In TWIN an pAWNS An intense photodramatiiation of one of the most ponnhu novels m the English language Heavily
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      502 3 I pUR AN;) POWER m L f J^s^''^ 1 !>^ rt^t^>tr^ > >11lr >l tatt^ B t > '•'^J'^■'«^^r.^J SF^^^^^TTrTMD^HDaZ SSHSSSS AIR FLOAT I IOILE* i?tPAR4TtOI\S ody knows and uses "Air-Float" Talcum Powder— >o soft so fresh so fragrant yet More "Air-Float*' is sold than <i:r» other kind of talc.
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      948 3 TENDERS. GOTONMBNT NOTIFICATION. i at the Colonial up to noon of the 31st August, 1920 for the following works 1. Krection of twelve Terrace Houses with outhouses, garages, etc., at Grove Road, Jong Katong; Krection of the Cancellation Branch adjoining the Government Offices; I I -h Otto and whitewashing t«
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      1090 3 TENDERS Tenders .ill b- i ived at the Colonial Secretar 'Ulice until .ioon on September :*rd, 1920, fo, ih following services for the Government Monopolies Department for the year 1921: (1) Supply of best Amoy or Hongkong pots ench capable of easily containing three dv. The pots to be delivered
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      177 3 OBTAINABLE 't doesn't pay to allow your linen to be Af/r rubbed and banged to tatters \J^ M// upon rough stones. Insist upon i^"JJ (fj Jj W\ being used m the Sunlight Way, and I lit W\ you will save money. Jim Full direction* are jji\rn upon the wrapper rouad
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      723 4 H. E. J. O. MOORE CORPORATION i'xporters and Importers 20b SOUTH LA SALLE STREET CHICAGO, U. S. A. Sole Over-seas distributors for leading American factories Desire correspondence with Comm.ssion Agents, Importers and Exporters of raw material. DEPARTMENTS IN CHICAGO OFFICE Confectionery end Food Stuffs, Automotive Products, Motor Cars, Lorries, Tractors,
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      967 4 TENDERS (Vid4 GmmtU \<>. B 8 ?oth July, 1920.) I TENDERS FOR TODDY SHOP LICENCES, SINGAPORE, 1921. NOTICE is hereby given that Tenders will be i received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon on 10th September, 1920, for the exclusive right, subject to the limitations of the Liquors Revenue
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      804 4 NOTICES. SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held m the Cricket Club, on Wednesday Ist September 1920 at 5.30 p.m. BUSINESS. I 1. To receive Accounts and Report for the year. 2. To elect Office bearers for the
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      317 4 POWELL CO- AUCTIOM^I AUCTION SAI P (ii Maffnificent Europe made Oak and Wax Miahed T#.fc n To be held at -Swastika- No i <1 ON SAIURDAY. 28Ui \i Compiling.— Very handsome walnut itained mirror panel, bookcase with glass doors, wax no'i ele-antly carved teak bric-a-brac whatnot I cellent white enamelled
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      189 5 p^ ViE BURTOAU RE BROS. RUBBER DEPARTMENT AND GENERAL BROKERS 2 DE SOUZA STREET. let or sell at Mount Elizabeth. 4 Bediv m about 6 to 8 weeks. land and House m -Nassim Road to sell. bungalow on sea < at Tanah Merah. 3 ithroom. Electric light &c. ""wASTEU. v.c.
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      473 5 A.' CTION SALE M CTION SALE OP. rnitare, I".:. child Road I rURDAY 28th August at 2.30 p.m. fine collection of •id foliage plant* of line specimen !ms, air :md asparagus f< mthuriu ithoglottia, Vanda Vanda Hookrians and Vanda Violacac, IVndrobium otophyllom and other rare and valuable which :1 for
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      773 5 AUCTION SALES. CTION SALE. ''he riavo h-cn instructed to offer Tor Sal-.- i".,i)!ic Auction at tii- t la'e-ztoa Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place. ON MONDAY, 30th AUGUST, 1920 at 2.30 p.m All that very valuable 200 year:-.' lea* 'and with tho- houses erected thereon situaU at Smith and Sago Streets, Singapore.
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      644 5 AUCTION SALES. SHORT NOTICE OF SALE. Messrs. I ell and Co. l.'<\. will soil by auction > ON TUESDAY, 31st AUGUBT WO AT 11 a.m. at their S.ale-Rooms, 16 17 Raffles Place 100 HAMS. Ij DOBCH Sanatogen, 4 Cases Bar Soap, 1 Bale Gunny Hags, 7 Cases Enamel Paint, 50
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      128 5 THIS WEEK OVER 200 CASES OF 1 (iC 1 ffl Just unpacked, will he offered at REDUCED PRICES ||j I T^ 111 i i ii' TABLE NAPKINS, COTTON BLANKETS j SHEETS AND TQWES, FLANNELS AND FLANNELLETTES, 1 i .St//r C4SES AND TRUNKS, TAPESTRIES AND CRETONNES, I MOSQUITO NETTING j TRAVELLING
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 28, 1920. A Sea Serpent.
    819 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 28, 1920. A Sea Serpent. The strain of malice engrained m human nature, awakes m us a mild sense of amusement on reading, m Australian exchanges, that a war to the knife is being waged between the States of the Commonwealth and what the newspapers
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    1245 6 The strike of the Western Australia Civil Service, after lasting three weeks. has ended. We hear that the Ranee of Sarawak has published (privately) a book dealing with a \\i\\ known problem m this part of the world. (MJL). Lieut-Col. Schomberg, Commandant S.V.C., w^o has been appointed Superintendent of Ft
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    LOCAL WIRES.
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    SUPEME COURT
    68 6 «VB PROMISBOR) Mi Court i rnentin. than usu, ihe nctioi brought to Saminatl P^ I I 1917, I to 126,000 with a I Bum I I I I from Pendant I manian Ch'tty. The I •howed thai tin I the eatal no I upon thorn. Tl, I V.R.M.M
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    280 6 LETTERS TO TH E EDITOR BGYPI tor, S;r,— The i. I about Egypt will be h ;anl I faction by tl U at once conciliates millions of I throu^;- I in-^.s m MosK-n I lie tc those ir I I the traditional B I longer 10 he hopr.i foi I
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    CONGESTION ON THE CABLES.
    24 6 ,ndon, motia Mr. M telegrai I the nu me nt of India <>"*■<• ftl phased th. here and m Ind: cables.
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      254 6 LIMITED. (Incorpor*Ud In sk»Afb*i). Wine Spirit Merchants WHOLESALE RETAIL 87, Cecil Street Telephone No. 228. MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE U* if MtJirs. LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Th«i* MAJESTIES B*gt to announce «hat m conduct! I THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO m SINGAPORE. AT THE BURLINGTON. 100 .t**t N«rth «f th« Ad»lphl B»U1
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      24 6 ISr.l a .r<IMMMMMMMMVnt I S Bungalows Godowns 5 Land SINGAPORE REALTY CO. Jj 1A Malacca St. 3 ■%BMI".B«^riV«%ll\«MM-JI'.E-JM%g > Mr. Mrs. W. E. HOOPER, p.p.c.
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    IRISH SITUATION.
    268 7 PAYERS FOR CORK |XX MAYOR. [Reuwr's CLOOMT 01 II.OOK. London. Aug. 21. re were further houses and ..mated at half I was unable to ..nd now seventy Tl military ipel, but were ir.guffil.ondon. Aug. 21. i rk to-day for an bed m ma I Mayor and The churches
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    FIGHTING MESOPOTAMIA.
    76 7 I K«>rtdon, Aug. 21. I mique says that rel indicate that the •r m the area f Bagdad which is Mr An action has taken place I f Sikhs who I Jtruction of blockstrong body of I the attackers were with heavy loss, I from rifle fire I
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    BOLSHEVIKS IN AFGHANISTAN.
    45 7 lUd"I Ud Sir* WOta** port. I the Bolsh.vik annoys the W\ a special iB which the of the more Mlowed to go Met sui-veil-rot allowed to "J *Vrl Ul stat^ d that -mrnunication wi* Wali Mohamed Amir as an nwmt, still is.
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    THE RED DEBACLE.
    418 7 POLE'S HUGE_CAPTURES. [Reuters Service.] VROTZKV'S IK ANTIC APPEAL. London, Aug. 24. Router learns authoritatively that the m have now captured 63,000 prisoners v.ho are causing serious embarrassment Use 200 guns. Warsaw, Aug. 23. To-day*! communique states MWe have separated the divisions of the fifteenth Soviet army which
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    HOME CRICKET.
    125 7 London, Aug. 24. Gloucester beat Leicester by an innings and 53 luns. Parker for Gloucester took 14 wickets for 67 runs. j Lanes beac Worcester by an innings and 99 runs. Kent beat Essex by an innings and 126. Surrey beat Yorka by 31 runs. Middlesex beat Warwick
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    BIRTH OF A STAR.
    200 7 Celestial Conflagration. Harvard astronomers are watching an tvent that occurred more than 200,000 ago. It is a cel-estial conflagration *.hat took place so fat away from the earth that the light rays are only just reaching her*. The attention of the Harvard rcientists WM drawn to
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    PALESTINE POLITICS
    217 7 LAN ARAB GOVERNMENT. [Reuter's Service.] BRITISH ASSISTANCE. Jerusalem, Aug. 24. Since the French occupation of Damasci* principal Sheikhs from the territory east of the Jordan have communicated with Sir Herbert Samu«l requesting: the British oci i ration of their country. Sir Herbert, m »he course of his tour,
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    ADVENTURE WITH A CROC.
    175 7 x Vhat would have ended m tragedy was Averted by the promptitude and pluck of an old Malay at Port Dickson harbour one morning recently, when a crocodile seized by the head a boy who, unaware of its apt roach, was busy m scrubbing a sampan
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1247 7 PRESIDENT AGAIN BOMBARDED WITH QUESTIONS. Delay m Payment of 10 Per Cent To Subordinates. An ordinary general meeting of the Municipal Conxmissioners was held m the lioard Room of the Municipal Buildings yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. R. J. Fairer being m the Chair. Other Commissioners present were
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      142 7 Robinson d§» Co., Ltd. LARGE SELECTION OF FURNISHING FABRICS CRETONNES TAPESTRIES, BROCADES, ART SERGES, FAST COLOUR CASEMENT CLOTHS, FRINGES, BORDERINGS ETC. Robinson <Bi> Co., Ltd. f The Thr@p J JL JL LJL a IV s I I Vmagnums^ I I "theres no sweeter I I TOBACCO COMES FROM I I
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      591 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (Incorporated m UIpUL 9*DKK KAIL CONTRACT WITH THE OCPEJRIAL J*jrANl£* GOVERNMENT. 1 Subject to alterations without aatica EUROPEAN MAI£TINE FORTNIGHTLY SfcaVlCS. f*r Ua^n and Antwerp via (Malacca) ,Penaii«, Cataftto, $wn, P#rt S*!* and MxiTtteilkt. SffIDZUOKA MARU 31th Aug. KAGA MARU > 14th Sep*YOKOHAMA MARU 22nd Sept. LIVERPOOL
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      644 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PA.KETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA '•>pko»e lfil Passage Dept. 1202 Freight DepL l««2 Managers Desk 1437 Marts* Suu;. Tranchi^M«Pt £«»t S COLLYEH QUAY. UNDSS CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOTSitNmU*?. 'SINGKAWANG (Saturday, Aug. 28) Letonj, Kramat Tarempa, Genting, I'oeloe-Fandjang, Serassan,
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      590 8 P. &O. BRITISH INDIA I AND APCAR LINE. I (Incorporated m E igland.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. (Under Contract with His Majesty 1 The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAS suspended. LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON TO MARSI )fiv DUE SINGAPORE LE [NGAPO NANKIN about 31st Aug. PLASSY
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      410 9 'fflE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. m (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. v: Ireuj, TBen***nu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, LaloQtA mLi, ■tnioe, Langsuan, Chumfron, and Bangkok, Arrival Departure PRACHATIPOK h Auj-. l: i st Sept 199() ,»l»HADIB 6th Sept. 1920 Bth Sept. 1920 LAVA 13th Sept. 1920
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      310 9 LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. Co. (Incorporated m Italy.) OUTWARD SAILINGS. For Houston*, Shanghai. Yokohama, and Kobe. A about Sept. 25. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. For Penan* Colombo, Aden, Venice and Trieste. IX^ about Sept. \2 HUNG ARIA a bout Oct. 12 For freight and passages apply to Societa Commissionaria di Esp. c di
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      534 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EOerman 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 BLOEMFONTEIN 22nd Sept. Suez Spore, Manila,
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      571 9 FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BY PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated m U. S. A.) FOB ACCOUNT U. S. SHIPPING BOARD HONGKONG— CALCUTTA UTGULAE WEEKLY SAILINGS by the f teamen Lake Faclk Lak* Farmlag ial«, J«ccz, Lak« Gitano, Doyieatown, Lak« Fialding, Caddopeak, Lak« Gilpwi. CALLING AT Calcutta, Madrai, Rangoon, Penang, Sinfafor«, Saiff»o
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      196 10 EUROPEAN MADE T7IXX3XT 1 XSXSX/^ l Xr"O J? XJIvJQj j3HIIjI\.D AND r xn xxj xp x A "V" mi I J r l *vk LARGE STOCKS FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY j UNITED ENGINEERS LIMI O (incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE. k BEST PRODUCTIONS v^N; r> AT THE PRICF. JM) 6M
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      585 10 FOR SALE. FOR SALE. Chandler 7 Seater Car— ln •XCelleat condition. Apply Box 214 care of Five Pr«ss. 25-8 31 8 FOR SALE. Colo Aero Ei K ht, fully guaranUtd, run 4,600 miles only SX.OOO, Hupmobile 500, F. seyen-«eatar $2.7r>0, Hudson sevenM*t«t .$3,000 Straits Motor Garage, Singapore. T 8 31-8
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      105 10 I BREWED IN SCOTLAND Idamson, Oilfillan Co., Ltd. 9 I I LARGE S PHO-MPT DIIIVERV. yd if REDUCTION IN PRICES. FOR ONE MONTH ONLY If you really want the best violin at the eh c pportunity. Book y »ur order with half the vahu- I it af your place wit^ut
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    GERMAN WIRELSS AGAIN.
    255 11 The restrictions laid upon German wireless traffic by the Peace Treaty having been removed, sayi an oflk-ial communication, le&l traffic- is again m full swing, and is proceeding on an even more intensified scale than was the case before the war. The coastal wireless stations tukf charge
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    SUMMER AND THE BABY.
    215 11 Hot Weather Perils mnd How to Avert Them. The summer months are the most dangerous to infants and young children. Cholera infantum, colic, diarrhoea and dysmtery, come on so quickly during the hot Mason thnt often tho little one is beyond aid almost beforo the par«nt«
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    NEVER INN AND KUM INN.
    261 11 New St>lo of Nomenclature for Up-River Homo. ntly the days when a man called River Queen or The Geisha sre £one. The new fashion is to invent a name srjfuV.ently peculiar to impel laughter. The ri\er bui.galow season has opened brilliantly. The conclusion one arrives
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    RATHER LIKE SLAVERY."
    200 11 lUil^ of Chinese Guilds follov judgment delivered bj 0 Hongkong; m t cc without The facts were that the man left his em ployment it is alleged $42.92 paid hin employer wished to y till he had l ttrding to the rules of a ison at the.
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    74 11 I on of the Home Secretary is to be drawn to the courageous conduct of I'olice-constable Fulton, Inspector Ritchie, and Servant Bertram, with regard to tVkpted airest which resulted m the shooting of Francis Percy Toplis, at Plumpton, with a view to their names being «ulilitted for the Kw.g's Police
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      103 11 jjp you would buy a Motor Car, and are about to choose Take our advice and get a FORD The car a million use. I j p i "xA\ CRgvri i; T m > B| iff 9^, wL\ Be j kill i f i tmm m ahb a MB tan
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      336 11 PERTH'S PREMIER HOTEL Ii» the centre position of the main s1t««; si the Capital City of Western Australia Suites for Families all opening on balconies. Visitors will find all the features of Id&d ing English and continental Hotels. Tariff 12,6 day, from £3.3.0 Weekly. 80, LUXURIOUS ROOMS. JUGDE FOR YOURSELF.
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      125 11 The Ounlop lubber Go. (Far East) Ltd. (Incorporated m Japan) 42-43, ROBINSON ROAD. H H jH fisfl Hi ■Is^B^B I?DAILf (Incorporated m Engand.) Singapore, Spoh, Penang. t/V mi^ n tile i r if} choice to > mt *r Saye i H an old X-^ r v v wJi 1>« v.iM
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      506 12 Adding 5 600 TuTilpq q3 ■fcwju j.ja.v./i^ i By Lining Up Wheels I p 4f^er receiving the usual satisfactory service from the Goodyear Tyre which came I 1 as *rWnml equipment on his car, a motorist replaced them with a new set. He fore this set fcad tfone a thousand
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 13 August 27. Bank 4 m.s. j j i;iq Hank, demand 2 3 13,16 Private ere.!., I m.s. 2 3 26|82 New York, demand 40% Credits 90 days 46 France, demand 570 India, T.T. 119 Hongkong, demand 90' i Prem. Yokohama, demand 81 V4 T ava, demand 124 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    156 13 August 27. Tin 100 Ton.? .».50 fiambier 14.50 Cambiei Cube No. 1 18.50 Pepper Black 25.50 Pepper (white fair) 42.00 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 6.50 Tapioca, medium p«arl f.q. 10.00 Pearl Sago, small 14.00 Copra Sundried 20.50 Copra Mix. 19.75 Opium, Benares uncert 8,900 Rice Rangoon While 2,700 Rice,
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      226 13 y (10,000. A5^ t1 Assurance m force over $15,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. [Incorporated m Straita Sett.] WO! H.».. Sta! Kr LONDON omcgj i^KA^' T~* iukjaim AGENTS WANTED M^ M BMMM ljm— ii| HORACE W. RAPER. exceed BTSRUNG exceed CLING. ,st Conceart Insuractcd at current kr *>y
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      537 13 CHARTERED B.4NK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital £2,000,000 v Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £2,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 68 Blshopsgate, London, E.C. AcmcUt und Brunches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang kok Hoilo Puket via Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Kiang Seremban Canton
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      597 13 HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raffles Chambers 5 and 6 BRANCHES Penang— 85 Beach Street. Malacca— 131 Jonker Street. Muar— 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— lo9 Jalan Rahamat. AGENCIES AT London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Hongkong Amoy, Batavia, Sourabaya, Samar ang, Palembang and Trang. CAPITAL. Authorised 8,000,000
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      497 13 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD. f Incorporated m Japan.) Capital Subscribed Y 100,000,000 Capital Paid Up Y Rt ?rveFu "d Y *****>000 President N. K. Kajiwar. E 9 q. Vice-Pre 81 dent S. Suxuki Eaq. DIRECTORS. N Som Wa v a ESQ F Wa tanabo Esq. V yZ\ q> r> J
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      392 13 MAIL TABLE. intermediate ar.J ccal maiU will be found m list below Penang, Malacca, F. M. S. (by Train) 4 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations to Kuala Lumpur at 6 a.m. Medan, Sahang, Suez, Port Said rtid Amsterdam Prins der Nederlanden 9 a.m. Pulau Sambu etc. Brouwer
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      719 13 CHURCH SERVICE. 13th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 29th August? IWt. S. ANDREW'S~CATHFI)IiAL. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.41 a.m. Holy Communi"'; (Choral). :).1."« ;;.m. Matins and I-' I p.m. No Sunday School and IJihlu Classes. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and S rnion. There will ho service at T. Katong at 5 30 p.m.
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    RISE IN PASSENGER RATES.
    1003 14 HARD-LUCK STORY. I be I oi totes af one .'<>:' will call him Jones. 1 my other, for his iwil r. is unpronounceable to ordinary folks, w others, attempting it. pt sound which is suspiciously like opaphlaama." a officer m the early da he attained the
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    96 14 FH \s; irs REPORT. Ru! till quiet with little business to report. B 15, Ulu Benuts 98' 2 lha $25, United Malaccas $2. Telok Anaoiu Muars $1.05, Kedahs BfOfYtaJffeiba 80 cents, Ayer Panas Ayer Bfoleki 18.50, Changkati 11, Jimahi $2.62 M». Minings. Steady, Taipings $2.30, North Taipings
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    NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES.
    516 14 The following is the direetcrrs' report to .he shareholders and for the year ended 31st May, to be presented at the annual ng to be held on Sept. 4, at Messrs I Company's offices. T):l> r.i t j rofit for the year as shown by the Profit
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    162 14 L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. M v ed Doubles (A Class). Mis> Lamb and (Jaunt owe -W beat Major and Mrs. bhore owe 15, I—6, 10— S, Mrs. Gregory Jones and Lt.-Col. Cotgrave plus 2 ber.i Lady Ridout and Mr. Miles owe 15.4, 6—l, 6—2. Mixed
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    NEW RACK HORSES FOR INDIA.
    103 14 NEW RACK HO RSES FOR INDIA. < al< utti ist 6. Tl "E ;lishman" learns that Mr. J.C Galstaun has- 1 sd Floreal, I and Solo Bridge at le of bloo lstv>ck at Newmarket. He would have purchased Scatwell aa well, itely, only the Veterinary Su: would not pass the
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    LABUAN RRECREATION CLUB.
    307 14 Ihe annual general meeting <-f the j'.abuan Recreation lub took p!&c« m the lab House on 5 >• the 14th August large t under the pi dency < f Mr. G. E t R Among those present were Messrs. Huberts, STanbcoiina, Stanley, Farmer. Mann, Tan Yin Choon,
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    LAUNCH'S ENCOUNTER WITH HIPPOPOTAMUS.
    71 14 A telegram to the 'African World" from Victoria Falls states that while a motor launch containing a party of Rand tourists, including Lady Ross Skinner (wife of Sir Harry Ross Skinner), Mrs. Froude, Dr. William Davits, anil some children, were returning to Livingstone from Kandahar Island,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    56 14 Programme of Drills, etc., for week ending Saturday, 4th Sept., 1920. Saturday, 28th 2.30 p.m. Balestier Rgo. Eurasian Coy. Rifle Club. Sunday, 29th 7.30 a.m. Balestier Rge. S. R. E. (v) Rifle Club. Tuesday, 31st 4.30 p.m.— Balestier Rge. Malay Company. Saturday, 4th 2.30 pjn. Balestier Rge.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    183 14 The P. and O. Nadkin is due at Penang bt 1 a.m. on Sun-lay. The P. and O. i']u«.--y has left Hon^konrr and is expected to arrive hex at daylight on Tuesday the ;ilst instant. She will leave Singapore at 2 p.m. on lit proximo for Bombay and
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    UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
    148 14 The y of Hr r July in■l the following: VII. Scholarship.— No. 97, lan Teik Guan, (Anglo-Chin iool, f'.-umg). Honou t&>— Anglo-Chinese Sd K-paiiir:— -No. 97, Tan Teik Guan, No. 90, Kok Cheang, No. 102. Khoo Gee Lee; St. Xuvier's Institute, Penang: No, 400, Thong Keat Cheong,
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    JUDGE BOYCOTTED.
    113 14 Calcutta, August 6. A novelty m strikes cccv rod m Calcutta yesterday, when the Pleaders practising m the Small Cause rourt declined to appear before Mr. Mitter, ihe third Judpe, owing to his alleged highly insultinjr language to member of the B r. The I" on raised various
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    SEAFORTH'S MEMORIAL.
    176 14 SEA FORTH'S MEMORIAL. An appeal has been issued by the Executive Committee of the Seaforth Highland* Association, for funds for "The Seaforth Highlanders' War Memorial.* 1 Owing to the large numbers of killed and maimed among those who served with tbe Seaforth Highlanders, it will be seen that there are
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      21 14 I Germany would have no trouble raising i that indemnity if she'd just push Wilhelm Hohenzollerr. into tbe movies Philadelphia Record.
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      121 14 U ASSURANCE CO., LTD H MOTOR CYCLES, and i I ■*-^A"l X 1 12^ I\ i^ BB H SANDILANDS, BUTTERY COMPAQ I €entra! iotor Hiring £n v_| v. 87-4 74/VK «040 (NEXT TO ST. MARYS HOME) Comfortable Cars of the latest mo driven by competent drivers, ON HIRE AT A^Y
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      121 14 \ESSELS ARRIVED. Hong Ho, Brit. 94, from TV ngganu 27, for Trengganu Tenrazu Maru, Jap. 1,603, from Kara 2 1, unc. Malay Maru, Jap. 324G, from Kobe 27, for Sourabaya unc. Rumphius, Dut. 1.246, from B. Deli 27, for ria 7. Mahidol, Siam 4 74, from Bangkok 27, for Bangkok
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