The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 July 1921

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fE> NTS SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921. No. 10,3.2.
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  • 218 1 luesday's usual small number ol Keuter's telegrams through to-day. The Fourth Test Match scores Page 6. Russia is in an appalling state, thirty millions of people being starved and plague and pestilence throughout the land. Heart-wringing appeals are being made for help and doctors Page 7. The
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  • 1190 1 H. M. S. MALAYA." [By Sir Ernest Birch.) PART 111. The next morning we started early on out paaaage through the Canal. Two were in readiness one ahead and one astern to tew us or to render assistance in eaae <d trouble, but our navigator, Lt. Com. Spreckley, did not
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 194 1 Malthoid I BAFFLES HOTEL. ■.MW.— Tea D____b_, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission free). SVi:!»NKSI)AV.— Special Musical Piogramm e after Dinner. Till RSD \> —Guest Night and IVncing. (Evening Dress esaentia] for Dancing). veiling Dress e_*C__t_a] for Dancing). Musical Director. Manager. 1 'Dry Ginger Ale The ion-alcoholic beveraffe with a kick
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    • 139 1 j 1 ii M* -9E K_tSS _.>r I GIGARETT__S r aa_ m «a» «a_ aj «__i _a_ __j A THE WORLD'S 'ST J POPULAR NIGH- CLASS jl GIG ARE f YES M IN PATENT «^y per TIN OF 50 |i _fi_ No 555 $1.25 j I So!e Manufacturers, ARDi'H TO36CCO
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    • 90 1 LATEST .ADVERTISEMENTS Bankruptcy Notice Page Scripps-Bootfa car for sale Page ."> Lost purse, finder rewarded— Pape- *5 Auction of leasehold property Page' 6 Accommodation at Beach House Page :> Baby's Own Tablets for infants— Pa.tre 5* Special lines at Whiteaway. Sale-' Page 5. t Elephanta now discharging at Noa M
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 162 1 I THE WEEK IVt'diicsday, '21th. High Water, 2.12 a.m., 4.43 p.m. Homeward mail closes. Tanglin Club at Home, 6.15 p.m. F. L: S.T.C. vs. Sea Defences 11, Pulo Brani The Dollar I'rincess, Victoria Theatre. Thursday, 28__ High Water, 3.5 a.m., 3.29 p.m. F. L.: United Engineers vs. United Bank*, Reclamation.
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  • 285 2 Enquiries into th- »ility of increasing the utilisation of timber. I this country and oi making use of Indian jiapt r material- have been carried out in connection with the Indian Trade Enquiry undertaken by the Committee f-r Indian of the I rial Institute, and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 117 2 •^7" _>i L_t 1 -fA >-Vj 3?_ k r __V Br _B_-___k B WW 'f|F___r Wr*^'- Nette. is hereby given that the mark denoted above is the property of Tamura-Koma Co. Ltd. of No. sf», Azuchimachi 4-chome, Higashi-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is used by them at, a Trade Mark in
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    • 271 2 _-%-v- .-j. J TO LET. V Large Godowns facing river "f also near shipping, Stores < frcm 6,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. J» _V 1-arge an<! Commodious offices certrallv situated also Bunga- lews. 1 T Apply to A. J. ABRAHAM. J V f»6 Robinson-rd. Marsilling Bldg. "f HUBIGANTS HIGH CLASS
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    • 510 2 0 I IN THE FIRST SHOW AT 7-80 Sharp. CONTINUATION OF THE GREAT VITAGRArH SUPER aSERIAL j A Fight for Millions j FEATURING WILLIAM DUNCAN. EDITH .JOHNSTON. AND JOE RYAN NEW EPISODES NEW REELS NEW THRILLS TO-NIGHT I WITH CHAPTER I and 4 OF "THE BRASS BULLET" SERIAL. IN THE
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    • 464 2 TO-NIGHT A Serial Night I alhambra! BEACH ROAD. (TAN CHENG KEE AND CO., LTD. PROPR] I The Great Vitagraph Serial William Duncan, Edith Johnson. L Ryan and Leo Maloney A FiSHT FOB HNS In 15 Episode* or 30 Reels FIRST SHOW AT 7.3_ IND SHO> BE RIGHT ON TIME- AT
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  • 659 3 (ALTERATIONS IN TRAIN SERVICES. On and afle, Ut August. 1921, the following alterations ,n th, train serriee will come into operation Th, nr, ent 7.20 a.m. train from Kuala I fc rnpat to Penang on Sundays will leave Kuala I Lumpur at 7 a.m. and will
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    • 281 3 %ger, Stronger, More Durable Than Ever Before Kor months, we have worked to make Goodyear Tyres for X«^ cars even better. We have increased the size of ZRt£\ Ur boadedcd e Goodyear Cords, made the tread thicker, Wm{ thC CarCUSS heaViCr thC he a Str nger Today our larger size
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    • 139 3 100TH-ACHE A BURDEN Wnv should you bear that which can te relieved almost immediately if you .no take the trouble of consulting K. TSUTADA 'a nese Dentist (Phone No. 1243) Eras Basah Road, Singapore. Extraction Painless Utendanee by Appointment _Hti-* Hours: 8 to 5 p.m. on week days 10 to
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    • 688 3 /ft v i J K2^ '-'3-t JK jJmfmW _«*l^__^ V-r*<^-^^^V» 9 rp-„;rl\ /H, fv\ r /\Yv" ,>3_W^i t _4_V__ I\\ 1 ft y r^a-^_^_^^ A I____C »T^^r^^?_^-«-_^-- |j L ji i I 1 1' lii, cl > Kit lilinlc so S°°^ a fooc? as Glaxo T? E can be brought
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    • 324 4 C Jm mmm9 M m HOW CAN YOU STAND A HEADACHE? m^ J There is nothing more maddening than a lull grinding headache, or short sharp twinges in the temples, over the eyes and and at the base of the brain. How can you E>^>Oji -2^-V/_N_ Ll B You could
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    • 221 4 ENGINEERING STORES AND MINE SUPPLIES. We can supply from stock at most COMPETITIVE PRICES, the following: 12 lbs, 14 lbs and 16 lbs LIGHT RAILS with fittings. TIPPING WAGONS 18 in, 20 in, and 24 in, G cohiplete. MILD STEEL PLATES 1 16 in to lin thick, in various lengths.
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    • 722 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION WITHOUT RESER CONSIGNMENT OF Poplins, Brocades, Art silk, Zephyrs, Shirtings. drill, printed crepon, printed crimps and Cambrics The Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public n sale-room, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place On THURSDAY, -Mh July. 11)21. SATURDAY, '.Oth July, IMI TUESDAY, .ml Aug., Ifil. THURSDAY, 4th Aug.,
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    • 463 5 I"^ TO LET. Xto LET Two -toreyed bungalow. No. 89, I Ist July 192i IL Sbiruxi. 19, Malacca Street. I* u.c „ll appointed office in U, at moderate. Apply m u.c. r apoond House, No. 28 St. .lining and four bedW ai particulars apply I h)b< r. ar;<! t I
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    • 834 5 AUCTION SALES. IMIMJKTANT AUCTION SALE Of Valuable Town Premiscs „J Lan a, at I'ulau Tekong Al Messr, Cheong Koon Seng I Co's Saleroon n nv M Klin S^eet ON WIWWY.fIJ JULY, AT 2.30 P.M MORTGAGES. SALE. 'g.LJfta'.g-.. ___*S_-5J5 5 .re fe,t. l4m aroa ,O Va uable land and the :.-,to,ey
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    • 797 5 WANTED. EUROPEAN NURSE WANTED. To ta tid charge of the Government European Hospi< at Kuchiu- Sarawak, for 7 months, duties co! m, mencing in March 1922. Salary $240 p.r quarters and attendance provided. Midwife training essentia!. Further details may be obtained on applie ld t!on to the P. M. 0.,
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    • 881 5 FQR SALE ke FOR QUICK SALE.-One Studebaker 5 seater, fe Lai new tyres H.ctric light, etc. in good running 1 m v rde _n FOr fUfther reticulars. Apply Box n.. No. 140 care of Free 1 ry i6 7 29.7 j a- OFFERED FOR .SALE, about 15,000 tons of I
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    • 565 5 [Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd.! I SINGAPORE. I Annual Sale mU m l™ Umt j 25 Special Offers for this Week 25 1- GREY COURT ENVELOPES, SO cents per picket 2. NtITOL TOILET SOAP, 75 cent, per 8 tabtett. Dr. CUNARD_ BABY POWDER, 15 cents per tin. 4. BLOCK WALL CALENDARS
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 34 6 FOOT. At Kuala Lumpur on July 24th to Capt. and Mrs. C. J. Foot, a daughter. PYPER.— At Kuala Lumpur on the 23rd July to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pyper, a son.
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    • 94 6 LOH. -At No. 24 Buffalo Road, Singapore, on the 23rd Ju'y, 1921, Loh Lum of Chop Loh Lan Sang, Xo. 601 North Bridge Road, aged 75 years. Funeral will take place on Sunday the 31st instant the cortege leaving No. 24 Buffalo Road at 11 a.m. for Thompson Road.
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  • 702 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921. Hongkong Rents. The general trouble of the world, that during the war house-building has not kept pace with the natural increase of population and with the tendency to resort to town life, has been accentuated in Hongkong by a large influx into the
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  • 1329 6 In the report of the Singapore Rent Board meeting yesterday there U a ease which calls for enquiry. A landlord asked for, and the Board sanctioned, a very large increase in the rent of a house, because the Municipality had assessed it at a larger figure than the tenant was
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  • 526 6 FOURTH TEST MATCH EM.I WD'S II I M hh il.e fourth I i wi h.-re to-day in f) attendance I slow. Tennyson v. I bailed first. I the nttnt k with <lr. Ru ii played h_< tir.;_: :.li r und the iri eluded r»ine four*. in the slips
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 187 6 r oia GREENi-EES GRAND "OLD PARRI I i WHISKY Caldbeck Macgregor C0.,! LIMITED. Ophthalmic lenses is the term used for spectacle lenses which are made from special optical glass, where every attention is paid to the absolute precision of the surface curvatures and to the grinding and polishing. Realizing the
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    • 122 6 What about your BAGGAGE > YOU insure your valuables and effects at home: do you protect them in your baggage when travelling? Property to the value of many thou- sands of pounds is lost, damaged in various ways, or stolen every year in transit by railway and steamship, > or
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  • 252 7 FRENCH WISHES. PARIS VIEW. ice] Paris. July 25. tood that M. Briand will probandon the idea of a pre- I rt. tion ing question < i (porta, but would j ,n to support the French claims troops acroaa Germany. to a meeting of early in August, lt
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  • 164 7 SPBCIAI ll in _SHB COMMENCED. of t: al jury cases was th in the Supreme Court yesi fore the Chief Justice, i Sl v. The accused, Un d with tthe murder of ling Ching Moi and the 26th February last, at Tras-st. \cu>e(i pleaded Mr. A. de Mello,
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  • 47 7 I Singapore properties were on by Estate and Trust •t their aSale-room, on the' mh! House No. 16 Balmoral *2 Sq. ft., bought by Mr. for *_4,000;09* years' lea*. M hoU! 3 73. 75, 77 and 79 Sago v 3,734 sq. ft., bought by Mr.
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  • 111 7 STARVING RUSSIA. TROTSKY'S REWARD. Reuter's Service] Washington, July 2r>. Mr. Hoover, chairman cf the relief commuter, has cabled in response to Maxim Gorki, appeal for aid for the starving that such aid depends upon the immediate release of all the imprisoned Americans. The .amine ir. Roasia is
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  • 222 7 New haven. Connecticut, Jul> 2.">. An affray recalling the oid smuggling daya has reenlted in the capture of a gang oi smugglers in the act of unloading cases Of whisky near the entrance to Newhaven Harbour. The authorities were warned bj telephone that an attempt would be made
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  • 20 7 London. .1 ul> 25. The original manu.-cript of Burns' Tarn o* Shanter has been sold at Christies' for
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  • 103 7 Tht following is the programme of music to bv rendered by the Choir after Evenson next Sunday, the Slat inst. Bass Solo Arm, Arm ye Brave (Judas Maccabeus) Handel Anthem "The Wilderness" Goss Organ Solo 'Andante Finale from) Lloyd (Organ Sonata in D. Minor) Art hem Send
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  • 211 7 We congratulate business circles in Bangkok, and the community generally on the success of the agitation, if the term may be employed against the increased foreign postal rates. Since the announcement of the decision to make people in Siam pay more for letters abroad, mercantile people
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  • 48 7 July 8. The 1921 Bisley meeting opened in brilliant weather and generally favourable shooting conditions. The Ashburton Shield, in which no rifle attachments are allowed, was the first serious competition, j between 63 youthful teama who participated, and was won by Sedhergh with I Charterhouse second
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 100 7 (Prom Our Own Correspondent). j Kuala Lumpur. July 28. t At the fourth annual meeting of Murai 1 Tin, Mr. A. A. Henggelor, who pi-esided, raid that the net profit for the year was 1 ?:_,N39. The decrease was due to the re- < dnced price of tin
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    • 46 7 (Aneta). Weltevreden, July 26. A new Dutch Indian loan of 75,000,000 guilders, issued in Holland, has been a bit: J •acoeaa. One hundred and fifty millions has been subscribed, notwithstanding the feci that this time the subscriptions were cnl> possbie in Holland.
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    • 32 7 W eltevreden, Jul} 26. The Chairman of tlu- Union of t»n- personnel of the railway, and tramways has declared that a genera! strike will be al nooneed in October.
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    • 162 7 i Fr<>m Our Own Correspondent) Ai the annual meeting of the Wagon and Pachaung Wolfram Mines, Mr. I Thome, who presided, said that the year's I working had resulted in a loss of $11,616. Xo work had been done since November. It was found impossible to
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  • 348 7 At the weekly meeting of the Rent AsBeeament Board ritld in the Muni ipal Offices yesterday aivC*noon, Mr. E. Tc-s--sensohn presided in the absence of Mr. C. N. Maxwell, the President. Other members present were Messrs. Koh Sin Hin, Gaw Khek Kiam, and H. Beadsworth. Represented by Mr.
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  • 68 7 At the conclusion of the actidn brought by Mrs. Besant against the Daily Graphic for a thousand pounds sterling for alleged slander, which commenced at Edinburgh on July 12, the jury returned a unanimous verdict that defendants were justified in calling the articles written by the pialatiff in New India
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  • 604 7 UUHJCTION OF CAPITAL g aSANCTIONED. An extraotrdrnary general meeting of g he Mandai Tekong (Singapore) Rubber f Estates, was held at noon yesterday at 64, h Market-st, when resolutions were before the meeting to either raise fresh capital. I to wind up the Company. Mr. Tan I Cheng
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  • 189 7 The new scheme of rubber restriction of the Rubber Growers' Association continues to be the one topic of conversation in I mercantile circles in Colombo, where there is considerable scepticism as to the success j of the scheme. In connection with the statement that the adherence
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  • 103 7 Company to be Wound Up. A notification in the Gazette of India dated the 9th July states that at an extraordinary general meeting of Eastern Tours Ltd. held at 7 Lindsay -street, Calcutta, on the 29th June 1921, resolutions were passed that the company cannot by reason
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 208 7 n ii —m maut i»JE-0— __B-BBBn_n__ _£_r_H >? Burberry Raincoats. I £^%j> WEATHER PROOF WITH A WORLD WIDE REPUTATION. j NI PPh^A lt is thcir s Pecial method of weaving- that rs tht 'ir cloths practically impenetrable [i I,y rain and at tlu MM time leave the textural apertures perfectly
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 416 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. j t^NDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE Subject to alteration., without notice LONDON LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICB i ft and Antwerp via (Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Sale and Marseilles. j YOKOHAMA MARU Aug. S KLEIST Aug. 19 MISHIMA MARU Aug. 24 For Marseilles and Liverpool via
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    • 493 8 K. P. IVL KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (Incorporated in Holland). RPYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OF BATAVIA T***pbone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Manager Desk 1437 Marine Supt Transhipment Dept. 8 COLLYER QUAY. < T NDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHFRLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. I COEN (Wednesday, July 27). Muntok and Palembang.
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    • 651 8 P. O. "BRITISH INDIA APCAR D LINE. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at preserv tH LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES LOH] DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE .SYRIA
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 774 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SLAM) SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. I Kretay, Trengganu, KelanUn, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singera, LaKohsamui, Bandon, Langsuan, Chumpon, and Bangkok. T A v A Arrival Departure July 25 July 27 l OALA Aug. 1 Aug. 3 tACHATIPOK Auff 8 Aup g^ teamers are
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    • 562 9 The Ocaan Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co. Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NFW YORK via aSUEZ OR PANAMA. I FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Due S'pore Route Fer 1 SANDON HALL Aug. 10
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    • 631 9 I PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BY I PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. j (Incorporated in U. S. A) j FOR ACCOUNT OF THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD j SAN FRANCISCO— MANILA— EAST INDIA. j SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. I For CALCUTTA via COLOMBO GRANITE STATE Passengers and Freight 14 CREOLE STATE
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    • 449 10 I QUALITY is the point 1 I .//Ll which is necessary ///___r 'i in an enjoyable lM=r~ ifj|SSB^) VIRGINIA No. 77 j k| has been justly j >^" described as 4 I THE CIGARETTE 1 DE LUXE. olj YA mm~S A _,_£M__m__^^^^^ mmm\ ,mf «4 fe__^l_a«r IV j.^ _R>» 3
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    • 147 10 ITo Ford Car Owners! 2 I i You have experienced the difficulty of getting a satis- j 5 factory light from your head- j| 2 lights when supplied from Sj the magneto When negotia- 2 ting difficult places, and ill S when a good light is most jii required you
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    • 175 10 VHS_______flMß__BHV-__~EH— KQ___________K^ I I in.i„IIO lII U I G ikf V I gn. A 1*1! i Steadily Growing a» f in Popularity. 'a I 1 SOLE IMPORTERS: Adam son, Gi If Ulan Co., Ltd, (Incorporated in Enpland.) SSBSS >■ *^-_f__-_%-.ar..,f -a.* SZ 1 ___S__Sr_Sr ar__« r"*~""" I FOR j PURITY
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  • 59 11 JULY 26. Bank 4 m.s. L > j g„|o Bank demand OJ3 13-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|. 9 .16 New York, demand ip; India. T. T. 1 7£> Honpkong, demand pc Prem. Yokohama, demand Ml J j ava, demand |jj j Bangkok, demand <>0->. Sovereign. Bank Buying- $8.54
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  • 154 11 Tin 175 Tons 881.75 Gambier Cube No. 1 18.00 Gambier 7B Pepper Black Pepper (white fair) ::4.50 Tapioca, sn.all fiake, f.g 5.50 Tapioca, Medium pearl f.g 8.00 Pearl Sago, small o 8.50 Copra Seindried 13.50 Copra Mix -,n Opium, Bencrea uncort 5,000 Rice, Rangoon white 320 Rice, Siam No.
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  • 40 11 12 o'clock noon. 26th July 1921. Pale Crepe? Ribbed Smoked Sh. Cloaing Pricea. Cloaing Pricea. Buyers Sellers. Buyers Sellers. Spot 27% 2K Aup. 28 28H Sept. 2f >,!.] Oct. to Dec. 29 Tone of Market: Quiet
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 457 11 nxr^m^^ \^ffM£V m j!C'A v -!IPf_?f_— tM^jnf-L-T_.---.- j L over $4,000,000 M M^ nK^ B^- wmn^ mxs^^ mun /liawiam Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Irreorporated in Straits Settlements). T° H U9e SiDgaP re LONDON OFFICE m Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000
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    • 573 11 I CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each _j 0 v COO Reserve Fund 8,600.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 8,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkong Penang Amritsar Uoilo
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    • 592 11 HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. H_AD OFFICE Market Street. BRANCHES: Penana;-_6 Beach Street. Malacca— 181 Jonker Street. Muar— 77- r <_ Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— lo9 Jalan Rahamat, AGENCIES AT: London, New York, San Francisco, Shan^cai, Hongkong, Amoy, Batavia. Sourabaya, Sen -rang, and Trang. CAPITAL. AUTHORISED $20,000,000 lBfi -ed 8.000.0C0 Paid-up
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    • 482 11 .YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. I EsUblished 183 f. Capital Subscribed Y. i.3,._*,Coi (f-ily paid up) Reeervs Fund Y _3,0C8,0C0 President N. Kajiware, Esq. Vice-President S. K. Sasaki. Es. q j DIRECTORS. N. Soma, Esq., MataukaU, Em. Y. Yamakawa, Esq.. M. Mit?ui, Esq., M. Odagiri. Esq. Raron K. Morimura, daron K.
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    • 233 11 THE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD., (Incorporated in Great Britain) TOTAL ASSETS exceed £23,000,000. .i FHUC lasorances effected, for loag or short periods, on the BUILDINGS, COM* TENTS aad RENT of PRIVATE DWELLING HOUSES, GODOWNS aa. BUSINESS Premises. MOTOR CAR— Policies issued core- PRIVATE CARS, MOTOR CYCLES ass COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 227 11 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hospital. July 25. j Millibar 1015.3. 1013.4. 1015.4. Temp 84, 81.5, 85. Wot Ba b Ther 80. SO, 80. Dir. of Wind S.W. S.W. S.W. Max. Temp, in 86. Min. Temp, in shade 80. Max. in Sun 71. T.rad. Ther —Rain fall in 24 hours. -Nil
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    • 448 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mails __Q fc. in list below: Federated Malay States. Malm sa, Maar ami Penang (by train) 6 am. an 6 p.m. dally (except Sunday). H'kong. Swatow fl Amuj Tean 8 a.m Pu an Beegl Sultana 9 a.m Cucob Edina 9 a.m c ucob Hong
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  • 1704 12 I NOFFiCIAL QUEaSTIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 26. The Feiieral Council met here to-day. In reply to unofficial quest. ons by the hon'ble Mr. A. Kenion, it was stated a draft salary scheme f. r twenty-five difFen at classes of subordinate officers, other than clerks,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 67 12 A Reuter cable of the 25th inst. states that the English team for the fourth Test Match is as follows :—The Hon. L. Tennysor (Captain), J. W. H. T. Douglas, P. G. lender, F. Woolley, G. Brown, C. Hallows, Ernest Tyldesley, A. C. Russell, C. P.
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    • 95 12 A Reuter cable of the 25th inst. from Lemans, states that the motor ear Grand Prix era I von by an American Dusenberg, ven by Murphy, who did the distance hrs. i tins. 10 sees, the average speed bung 120 kilometer! an hour. This is regarded
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    • 22 12 GOURDIN'S RECORD JU MP. .A mos*a_;e from Cambridge, Mass., cableby Reuter, states that Gourdin's record long jump was 25 ft. 3 ins.
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    • 196 12 Malay Team to Visit Perak. The Persenangan Stis Club, Singa.poi:e, is taking up a football team to Perak to piay the Rjshdiah Club, Ipoh, and the Muhibbatul Islam Club. Batu Gajah. The Singapore team leaves by the night train on Friday, 29th instant. The first match will be played
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    • 71 12 The S. C. F. A. will play the MalaccaSeremban combined team at soccer, on the 30th instant. (Saturday) on the S. R. C ground. In view of the forthcoming interport match the S. C. F. A. I will play a practice match against their 2nd eleven,
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    • 52 12 Selangor v Singapore. Th* following have been selected to rei resent Selangor against Singapore on July 30th and Aug. Ist on the Padang, Kuala Lumpur:--,!. D. Husst-y. J. Huggins, S. G. A. Maarteersz. X. Grenier, F. H. Mustard, P. X. Knight, Carter. R. Cromie, WyaU-Smith. G. Warden. A.
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    • 88 12 THE MELBOURNE C UP. Weights have been allotted to 271 hordes for this 2 mile handicap to be run in Melbourne on the first Tuesday in November. The value of the Cup is a Swe'ep of £50 each, with £8,000 added and a trophy value £150, second horse i'1,600 and
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    • 84 12 July 15. The Eclipse Stakes was run at Sandown to-day and resulted as follows: Lord Aster's Craig an Fran 1, Lady James Douglas's Brai.^hfield 2, Lord Astor's Pompadour 3. Betting: 7 to 2 on Craig an Eran, S to 1 against Braishfield, 33 to 1 against Pompadour. Five ran.
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    • 82 12 The 80 yds back stroke, the fifth event in the Y. M. Q. A. ".\ll Round Swimming Championship," will be held in the Fort Canning pool on Thursday evening at 5*30 p.m. This is an open event and a separate prize is offered, if more than six members compete.
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  • 50 12 Orders for week ending July 81, 1921. Thursday, July 28.— -Third Troop Parade, 5.15. Friday, July 29.— Ninth Troop Parade, 5.15. Individual Troop Orders as issued by Sc outmasters. There will bs no Band Practice on July 29th and no Parades from July 30th to August Ist.
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  • 64 12 countries, and is alive to the necessity for! experimenting with other crops. Useful visits have already been paid to Ceylon! and Sumatra re agricultural education and' the oil palm respectively. An officer is shortly going to the Netherlands Indies and South India in connection with the cultivation of cinchona. Timber
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  • LADIES' LAWN TENNIS.
    • 34 12 Mixed Doubles A. Mrs. Stookes and Mr. Cameron beat Mrs. Burkill and Mr. Cantrell, 6—o, 6—l. Mixed Doubles B. Miss Brooke and Mr. Price beat Miss Day and Mr. Start, 6—o, 6—4.
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    • 36 12 Championship Pairs. Winners Mrs. Dorrington Ward and Mr. aSummerhayes v. Miss Stephenson and Mr. j Hopkins. Mrs. Connell and Mr. Cameron v. Winners Lady Murrison and Dr. Hunter v. Mrs. Schafer and Mr. Edwards.
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    • 27 12 Ladies Doubles (Hand.) Mrs. Morrell and Miss Brooke v. Mrs. Cringle and Mrs. Webb. Mrs. Schafer and Mrs. Olafsson v. Lady Murison and Mrs. Burkill.
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    • 11 12 Championship Singles Final. Mrs. Connell v. Mrs. Dorrington Ward.
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    • 24 12 Ladies Doubles (Open.) Mrs. Brooke and Mrs. de Havilland v.. Mrs. Schafer and Mrs. Morrell. Ladies Singles. Mrs. Olafsson v. Miss Brooke.
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  • 229 12 Contests at Liberty Hall. There will be fuur special six-round boxing contests in the second show of the Liberty Hall to-morrow evening, July 28, in addition to a programme of pictures. The contests will be as follows: View Hee, Bst 2 lb. v. Tan Boon Twee, Sst. 1 lb.
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  • 127 12 The Malacca Volunteer Rifle prize meeting will tie held under N. IL A. rules 1920. and is open to members of all recognised Rifle Clubs in the Straits or F.M.S. The events will be fired on August 2. at 2.30 p.m. and August 28 at 7 a.m.
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  • 37 12 We understand that the entries for the Malayan athletic sports—which it was hoped to hold here next month-—have proved so meagre that it is doubtful if it will be practicable to have the meeting.
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  • 61 12 A hoekey match will take place at Tanglin to-day between the Sergeants of the Staffords and the A.P.C. The following will be the latter team :—G. Grav ;M. I). Rutely and H. R. S. Law; T. M. Winsley, H. C. Cooper and I>. Gammell; C. A. Mitchell, A. B.
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  • 22 12 Programme of Drills, etc., for week, ending Saturday, 30th July, 1921. Wednesday 27th, 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall. Chinese Company.—Recruits Drill.
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  • 161 12 The Gazette of the Singapore and South Malaya Boy Scouts Association, dated 25th -nst. contains the following Str«__t,l__ —Mr. 11. L. Hosking is appoint- < o Quartermaster vice Mr. C. T. Anderton, lesigned. Mr. Abdul Kadir is appointed scoutmaster of the fifth Singapore troop. The sixth Singapore
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  • 37 12 mm\tm It is surely a scandal that a man should be able to buy a living for a relative. No one would justify for a moment a I similar sale of a civil appointment. Bishop of Exeter.
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