The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 August 1921

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. > KNTS SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1921. NO. 10,348.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    186 1 Last night's boxing at the Liberty Hall—Page 12. Carpentier meets Gibbons in New York in the autumn Page 12. The question of Upper Silesia has gone back to the talking stage Page 7. Yesterday's Gaunt Cup results, together with other sporting news, appears on page 12. The
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    GRASS WIDOWS IN FICTION,
    1227 1 Having just read Miss Jane Findlater's tale, "A Green Grass-Widow" (in a book, published by Mr. John Murray, that should not be missed by readers who like to see simple themes treated with real insight and pice), I am prompted to offer some notes on grass
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      296 1 Maltheid RA ~FFLES HOfET. »AV. -Ti-a Dan-ant, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission free). SBSDAY. Special Musical Programme after Dinner. HI RSDAY.— Guest Night and Dancing. (Evening Dress esseatia) for Dancing). FRIDAY. Sp^iul Lunch Orchestra. SATURDAY. Goett Night and Dancing. (Evening Dress e-Btatial i»r Dancing). m»\^ Cinema after Dinn t. PICTURES.
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      206 1 Pabco after Three Years What is the Surface Like under the Paint CRAPE off the Pabco Paint film w 'or r >n a^ e t* three years' JB ♦xposure. The surface of Pabcopvotected wood will be dense and j free from rot; iron will be bright as the day it
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      167 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Second-hand Ford car for sale Page 5. Pinkettes the gentle laxative Page 5. Sea View Hotel special dinner and cinema on Sunday Page 12. Crookes lenses for comfort, N. Lazarus Pa<?t 1. Cineipa and boxing announcements Page 2. Unprecedented reduction in price of the Maxwell Car, Borneo Co.
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      150 1 THE WEEK Friday, bth. High Water, 11.52 a.m., 11.24 p.m. j Municipal Commission, 2.15 p.m. F. L. Div. I, Staffords vs. S.C.F.A., S.C.C. j Mark Lodge Installation, 8.30 p.m. Saturday, Sth. High Water, 0.25 p.m. P. and O. Homeward Mail closes. Inter-School Sports preliminaries. Raffles 2.15. Sunday, Ith. High Water,
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    AN ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE.
    360 2 AN ANTARCTIC ADVENTU RE. >Sir Ernast Shackleton's New <Jue>t London, June 28th. "The Times" announces that Sir El lift Shaekleton's Expedition to the Antarctic, which starts at the end of August in the tiny auxiliary vessel of 200 tons named "The Quest." will traverse 30,000 miles in the Atlantic and
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    58 2 A Hongkong paper says that the Harbour Master (Lieut Comvay Hake, R. N R accompanied by the wireless men and officers of the Public Works Department, paid a visit of inspection «on July 20 to Gap Rock fv *™l gather daU in c <>™ection with the wireless station which it
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      229 2 TO LET. 1 Large G downs facing river f, also near shipping, Stores frcrn 6,OCm to 30,000 sq. ft. Large and Commodious offices centrally situated also Bunga- t§ ,i lows. Apply to A. J. ABRAHAM. 56 Robingon-rd. Marsilling Bldg. HUBIGANT'S HIGH CLASS PERFUMERY, AND EAU DE COLOGNE. MEDICAL HALL LTD.
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      443 2 TO-NIGHT IN THE 2nd SHOW QUALITY PICTURES CORPORATION PRESENTS THE SOVEREIGN OF THE SCREEN FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN AND LOVELY BEVERLY BAYNE IN THE STIRRING METRO WONDER PLAY "In the Diplomatic Service PRESENTING A VIVID STORY OF LOVE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AND A STARTLING WORLD DRAMA A Woman of Redemption FEATURING
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      485 2 AT tf 21 Wi ft T? '"i LnAMDfiii From MONDAY, Aug. 1, to SATURDAY, Aup. 0, 19£] IN THE FIRST SHOW AT 7.30 p.m. The Commencement of an Astounding Pathe Serial Mystery Drama mmL. and Thrillins M^ A SERIAL THAT WILL SALT THE INTEREST AND PEPPER THh: tIU With a
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    HOK LOCUTUS EST.
    881 3 Edward Bok. An Autobiography. With an Introduction by Viscount Northoliffe. Illustrated. Thornton Butterworth. 21s. net. The author of this entertaining book of reminiscences was the son of a Dutchman who left Holland fifty years ago to plunge himself ami his family into that amazing melting-pot of races
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      519 3 I AN UNPRECEDENTED REDUCTION IN PRICE, I I Which will not be repeated i II With Electric Starter and Lighting complete. Ex. I I iJ^te w^^^m^^r .^F V hBS U. 1 i ÜBff The upholstery of these cars was slightly damaged in I II Transit and will be repaired for
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    THE FUTURE OF ASIA.
    938 4 China, Japan, and Korea." By J. O. P. Bland. (London William Heinemann Uls. n*t.) I Mr. J. O. P. Bland write* on the Far i East with admitted and deserved authority. j His long experience in the Imperial Customs Oil wki. as private secretary to Sir
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      415 4 C^M PAIN IN THE REGION OF THE HIPS. M Have you pains in the region of the hips M Many people nulfer from paitj in the region of the hips. They may come from a touch ci Sciatica, or Rheumatism, or from a strain of the muscles. They may hav«
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      93 4 %mm Afi Protect Yourself -r.uiL.uiD It merely ask for "Quinine," von Disuir»' a \f V may be supplied ail) quality —^'hu-I, g I 1 bad or indifferent. By stipulating you ensure the supply of pri ducts note I tl wro Id ovei ;<>' their exceptioiuU puri In convenient doses, t-.i-v'
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      727 4 PULAU BULANG RUBBER AND PRODUCE CO., [jjl PRELIMINARY NOTICj I By Order of the Trustees for Debenture kUm The Undersigned have received instructions to sell hy Publir Nut,. I sold by private Treaty) at their Sale-room. I RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLRS PLACE, I On a date to be notified later. j
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      615 5 TO L.KTI TET. Vo 22 Kling St reet. Apply to I Tonp linking ttn <* Insurance Co.. ajs 9 I-- tgd r.*f> 'inyed bungalow. No. 39. I Kond Entry Ist July 1921 I I i sh razi. 19. Malacca Street. I I atU appointed office in I K.-nt mo<lornt.-. Apply
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      754 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Excellent teak household furniture To be held »t the Sale-Room of the Estate Trust Agencies. Limited Raffles Chambers, Raffles Plarp ON SATURDAY, 13ch AUGUST* AT K LSO A M Compnsmg: -An excellent toned upright Krand p.ano, double iron bedsteads, teak writing desks, t,ak wardrobes, table,.
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      707 5 WANTED. WANTED. Childrcns Nurse. Apply with full particulars, age and salary expected to Box No. 123 care of Free Press. WANTED TO Rnv. Second-hand Chinese or European HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE of every description (big or small loti) G«*" pnVps offered. \r-ply :o _t«r<md lim.r. of f'ree *'roi>. AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE
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      713 5 FOR SALE j OFFERED FOR SALE, about 15,000 tons of zinc ore containing about 44 per cent. zinc. App.ication-- should be made under Box No 709, care of Free Press 19 7 u^ T* Mi s ALB. Modern European House facing c;even bedrooms and bath rooms. beautiful compound,. 173,000 square
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      666 5 j I-Baaggrfcocum I I II ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Office 6, Battery Road Motor Lorries and Buses CTT- A "Xir ill y-v Tfc.'B* Steam and Oil Engines I HOWARD cultivators and Ploughs QUOTATIONS FOR DELIVERY GARAGE, ELGIN BRIDGE North Bridge Road. N THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE
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      347 5 TO LANDLORDS AND ALL REQUIRING I HOUSES OR APARTMENTS. THE STRAITS EMPLOYMENT REGISTRY, in response to numerous requests, has now opened a HOUSE AND ESTATE DEPARTMENT, and invites applications for HOUSES, FLATS OR ROOMS, also particulars cf such available for tenancy. The Registry is also prepared to, undertake the Collection
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    36 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. JONES. At Batu Gajah Hospital, on July SO, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Jones, a son. FREY. On August 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs. O. Frey, Ampang Read, Kuala Lumpur, a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1921. Pilate's Difficulty.
    863 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1921. Pilate's Difficulty. Before the war nations were supposed to have some sense of the beauty of truth and honesty. The leaders bamboozled the people often, making that which was in truth black appear grey, or even white, but such departures from veracity were,
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    349 6 The Hon. Mr. Duncan goes home by the mail at the end of this week. Messrs Beyer and Company (1*. O. Box Xo. 65) have commenced business as brothers in Singapore. Lord Northcliffe is expected to visit Ohina and Japan on his return from Australia in the autumn. The next
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    LOCAL WIRES
    70 6 JAVA SUGAR MARKET. (Aneta.) Batavia, Aug. 4. The Supar Trust has sold fifty thousand tons of superior of the new crop, at fifteen guilders so that the superior out of the new crop has now practically been sold out. The Trust has refused further bida for Channel and
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    727 6 The Rajah and Ranee of Sarawak intend leaving Eng'and in August, and will arrive in Sarawak towards the latter part oi September. The governing body of Rugby departec from the custom in appointing Mr. W. W Vaughan as headmaster from the head ship of Wellington College. His. Excellency the Governor
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    SUPREME COURT.
    112 6 LOCAL DlVOfc k There Ml no It 'actions down br hi "n th Court this month. i firms are involved. Plantations, Ltd. u i other; Wolsket and I Chop "Ban Hjck L and Co., VONI I. Sin Kian Hong a Barker and Co., Ltd.; Mo n c Comu
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    DEAL IN LEMON GRASS OIL.
    150 6 r In the Supreme I a jj inj; befcre Ju-.; tt-W e an action was comim a son Holgate am! Compti v Limited a?aijv?,t Met Comjiany. for alleged I I respect to the l*lc Pla!ntiffa «m r< r Stevens an<i Mr. M. j defence. Mr.
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    EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION.
    131 6 a l A committee meeting of th< t Association was held on Tue.*.. N instant, Col. H. L. I'ear- B V>« I h chair, otkcr presort Hoyles. H. R. S. Law. M Stock, Meredith and Deviate* jj It was announced thai e taken to affiliate w;th Aworiitil k
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    BLUE FUNNEL LINER IN A GALL.
    206 6 Telemachus D.ulh IMNnA I The Rhjk- Funnel arrived in Hon^fcoof damaged in an en.ouni.r with 8 that p«md near i: p week-end. Tin- beavj rti* r over the vend for many h Jahn damage, imathii work on the decks matchwood. Fire of the f
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      219 6 GREENLEES GRAND "OLD PARR" AATHISKY AGENTS Caldbeck Macgregor Co,, LIMITED. 87, Cecil Street. m- m >§•■ ■•■■^■•■•■•■•■♦■♦■-■'■•■•■•■♦■♦■'■♦HHl- j CONVENIENCE 2 li is ttie word which best describes a J 2 THERMOS FLASK. I Liquids may be kept hot or cold for long periods of tinr.e, and *f X it is
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      156 6 MEASUREMENT. m l j fl The basis of any sound undertaking, be i it Commercial, Industrial, Scientific or f 4 merely Domestic, ia accurate measure- L 5 ment; measurement both of initial re- i sources or raw materials, and of finished 2 A prodact or result achieved. fl In those
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    282 7 SILESIA'S TROUBLES. B ACK TO THE TALKING STAGE. [Router's Service] London, Aug 2. t authorities in London think the I meeting will be confined ition of the Silesian question, of very brief duration, Paris French contemplate a I council with the widest scope that besides Belgium inprobabiy
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    184 7 r i to a selection of Fiction and l3i Books, the fol owing new works in svailablc for issue- to-morrow, 6th \ugusv.— waUon, The Modern Teacher.; H., Europe and the Faith. Eyhnwa, Alfred,. The Real Australia. lodil. EUward, Magic in Names Conwajr, 1 S.. New Studies of a
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    115 7 j. laring hiehway robbery took k Kroh near Balaclava > miles from Butterworth ay. As a Chinaman, who i r r T sma ll way, was cycling J Tawar to Butterworth, *»J aid by three armed Malays," 1 0r *<7 Wk and cbta ined from nim the to 10 l
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    MILITARY EVENTS.
    536 7 The following notes on military events for the seven days ending June 2i)th have been issued to the Press.— 1. Germany.— During the period under review the situation has remained quiet in all areas. After protracted negotiations, during which the Poles and Germans stood their ground, an agreement
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    CABLE DELAYS.
    325 7 In the House of Commons on June 22nd dr. Pike Pease, replying to LieutenantLionel Hurst, said: "The serious delays hat have recently occurred on the Eastern relegraph Company's cables to India snd ;he Far East have been due to cable inter•uptions, some of which have been caused >y
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    12 7 The official figures place tho vmlos o Carnegie's eatate st UMm.000 tmt*
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    THE ASSIZES.
    177 7 REVENUE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH. The Assizes were resumed in the Sup- reme Court yesterday morning before the Chief Justice, Sir Waiter S. Snaw. In the case of Goo Seong Ghee, a revenue officer who was charged with murder, accused was found guilty and His Lordship parsed sentence
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    LOWKLL THOMAS IN THE F. M. S.
    171 7 i Hr. Lowell Thomas has nearly complet- eel his hunting and photographic tour of Malaya. Writing to the M. M. he says "At present we are photographing <*roco- diles in the streams along the coast near Teipiag. With us is Manap the famous
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    THE F. M. S.
    494 7 Need a Wider Industrial Range. At last, as the result of a hardly-learned esscn in the school cf experience the inlustria ists of the Federated Malav States ire turning their attention to ether forms »f activity beside the cultivation of nxb- with an occasional side-glance at
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    151 7 UNITED I'ATANI (MALAYA) B. E. To the Editor, Sir,— The Directors report and statement of accounts to 31st December 1920 have just come to hand and reveal— Direcors fees £2,012.16.2 London Office expenses £1,185.5.4 being 1.05 pence and .62 pence per lb. respectively. There are six
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    GARDENING.
    315 7 The following is the conclusion of an article in the Malay Mail.— A few notes on vegetable growing may not be uninteresting. In making a selection of vegetables the amount of land available will be of great importance, but for the purposes of this article we will suppose that
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    FRASER'S SHARE REPORT.
    104 7 Singapore, Aug. 4. Rubbers. Nothing doing. Mining. Quiet. Taipingg $1.10 to $1.15, North laipings $1.30 to $1.35, South Tadpings 70 cents to 75 cents, Rawangs 62^ cents to 67 Va cents, Harbours $15.25 to $15.75, Ulu Yams 245. to 255., Nawng Pets $1.50 to $1.60, Murais $4.40
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    WHITES RUBBER REPORT.
    210 7 London, July 6. The general conditions that have governed the market for some time past have continued during the past week, and, while the tone has been quiet, values have been well maintained. Compared with a week ago current quotations shew a rise of %d. per lb.
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    97 7 Some novel methods- of concealing illicit opium have recently been discovered in i Hongkong. The latest was when Asat Supt. Taylor, Chief Preventive Officer stt, with a party of Chinese Revenue Officers, raided a buoy in the harbour be- longing to the M. B. K., near Causeway i Bay. After
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      138 7 MELACHRINO c.g**™ I I A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE SKILLED BLENDING OF CHOICE EGYPTIAN TOBACCOS. l r No. 4IN AIRTIGHT TINS OF 50 $i. 7 g -1L No 9 V 100 $2.8* Man y customers find it convenient to arrange for supplies of cigarettes to-be sent regularly each. week, or
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      372 8 i NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan.) MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESM GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice LONDON LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICB »r^ Tendon and Antwerp via (Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Sue*, Port Sai* I and Marseilles. YOKOHAMA MARU Aug. KLEIST Aug. 1» MISHIMA MARU Au*. 24 For Marseilles and
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      567 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCttAPPIJ (Incorporated in Holland). R.OYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OF BATAVIA T*r phone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Manager Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. S COLLYER QUAY. CONTRACT WITH THE NETHFRLANBS INDIA GOVERNMENT. I LE MA IRE (Friday, Aug. 5) Cheribor, and Semarang
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      702 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). Th« Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present nsptafcd LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES LO\ DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE KHYBER
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      469 9 HIE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). COASTING SERVICE. rtjj, Trengganu, KelanUn, B«gnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, LaKohbamui, Bandon, Langsusn, Chumpon, and Bangkok. Arrival Departure ITACnATIPOK Aug B A^ Aup. 22 Aug. 24 U UDtn are fitted throughout with electric light, and have excellent .it ion for first class
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      341 9 O. S. KL The Osaka Shosen Kaisha Ltd. (Incorporated in Japan). No. 2, De Souza Street. Proposed Sailings from Singapore. Subject to chang-0 without notice) EUROPEAN LINE. Fc Port Said, Marseilles, London. Antwerp Rotterdam ard Hamburg. DUE SINGAPORE. r.s. Himalaya Maru Aug. 20 Aug. 21 p.s. Alaska Maru Sept. 14
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      550 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd AND EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NFW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA. iFROM NEW YORK. Due S'pore Route |> r Aug. 10 Suez Manila and China.
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      631 9 PABBBNGSR AND FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BT PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. FOR ACCOUNT OF THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD SAN FRANCISCO— MANILA— EAST INDIA SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. For CALCUTTA via COLOMBO GRANITE STATE Pasaengrers and Freight \*s. U CREOLE ST.\TE Pa ssennrers and Freight JUp« 18 WOLVSRTNE STATE Passengers and Freight
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    STOCKS AND SHARE.
    658 10 FRAStfR CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. a THURSDAY, AUG. Ith. Iftl. C MINING. i.Fijr«TM in brackets shows Ike ••vital »kvi iviue value of the Share ia dollan anitftf etherwiae marked. C. Cum <Ht. teuals ex dir.l Ayr Wenr (—1) 1 fc JBitam Tin (300,000—) 1.5t— 1.7t I
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    HIGH LIVING.
    123 10 A Naval officer sends the following true story: "Various measures are being taken in South Wales to feed the children of miners on strike, but, owing to the large numbers involved, the expense is very great, so that it is not possible to provide a better scale of
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      269 10 I I l \«M^ Further Reduction in Price on and from 4th August. j Cable Cord, Straight Side Cord, and Universal Tread 1 Covers are obtainable from all $ichelin Stockists. (Tt 1 !B*s^ "^l^-JI '^Itf r f^ VIEFI T^^ 1& I^WISNtS ft <7he fiFstivqußrite trite CROSSE t*!^£XXFIl. w^% Delicacies are
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      61 10 /jEFFREY's\ 9 14 r" P m mI m BREWED IN SCOTLAND J *H < il «-0 'WRATE0 > WCUKS I FOR I purity a rn powek /"ft ISHELLI !p VJi^ nOiOß'fi |b_WRIT|p j £k^^^ I In a I SCOTCH WHiSKV I B K THERE IS NO CHECK TO THE POPULARITY
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    EXCHANGE.
    58 11 AUGUST 4. Bank 4 m.s. 214 Bank demand 2[3 3-4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2]4 3-8 New York, demand 40% France, demand 50© India, T. T. ue* Hongkong, demand 22 V4 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 84 Vi Java, demand 135 Bangkok, demand \)Q\ Sovereign, Bank Bhjti. $8.54 Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    162 11 AUGUST 4. Tin 50 Tons $7y.75 Gambier C^be No. 1 13.00 Gambier Pepper Black l,r,V (0 Pepper (white fair) 33.00 Tapioca, small flake, f.g. 6. 50 Tapioca, Medium pemrl f.g 8.00 Pearl Sago, small «om. 8.50 Copra Sundried 15 50 Copra Mix 1 50 Opium, Benares uncort 5,000 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    48 11 12 o'clock noon. 4th August 1921. Fale Crepe. Bibbed Smoked Sh. Cloaing Price.. Cloaing Price.. Buysrs Sellers. Buyers Sellers. Spot 28 29 26 V4 27 Aug. 26' i 27 Sept. '27H. 2* Oct. to Dec. L' .A 30 i Tone ef Market:— Easier.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    117 11 i I Kaka. Brit. 224. from Malacca 4, for Malacca 6. Esmeralda, Brit. 58, from Bagan 4, for Bagan 6. Ranee, Brit. 319, from Kuantan 4. for Kaantan 6. Kuching, Saraw. 903, from Kuchi-ng 4. for' Kttching 9. Indragiri, Dut. 500. from Pontianak 4, for Indragiri 7. Hutin
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    CLEARANCES
    28 11 August 4. Buyskes, Singkel, Melchior Trtub, Van Cloon, Van den Bosch, (Dut.); Bharata, A.. Apcar. Teesta, (Brit.); Lake Farmingdale, (Am.); Yugala. Mahidol. (Siam); Heinan Maru. (Japan.) j
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    66 11 A Hongkong paper of July 21st itatei:— Hongkong Chinese are seeking pern-nation 'cr a big mass meeting at which they may express their disapproval of the extravagant hings being published at Home in Pree« .nd Parliament about the Mui Tsai custom, rhey feel that the agitators have added far oo
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      387 11 As6 et, over $4,000,000 a *^-******K*»^^ rriin /inr« i m Asaurancen in force over $17,000,000. I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED I <I»«corporated in Straits Settiementa). 4 I drrpPTARv AGENTS WANTED S rfc R KNO^ Y MANAGING DIRECTOE ACTUARY I CIBBCTOB OP^GBNCMB C NICHOLL FJA PF -A- S
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      457 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid op Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each i8 0.v,00# Keserre Fund a,600.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors t.000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkong Penang Amritsar Uoilo Puket Bangkok Ipoh
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      604 11 HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. H3AD OFFICE: 91 Market Street. BLANCHES: Penans— S3 Beach Street. Malacca— lBl Jcnker Street. Muar— 77-78 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— lo9 Jalan Rahamat. AGENCIES AT: London, Netr York, San Francisco, Shanffnai, Hongkong, Amoy, Batavia, Sourabaya. Strvarang, Palombang &cd Trang:. CAPITAL. AUTHORISED $20,000,000 Issued 8,000,000 Paid-up 4,000,000
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      428 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAT. Intermediate and local mails vfi] u l*t 4 t in list below: Federated Malay States, Mala «a. Maar ta« Penang (by train) t am. an I p.m. dally (except Sunday). Pcftmn Soepi ir-nuit 0 a.m. C«COb iIonK Aik 9 Bat;lV1 1 Houtman 10 a.m. Selmt PandjunK. He
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    1251 12 THE GLENEAGLES TOURNAMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, June 15. < In the great Gleneagle tournament the match play gtages worked themselves out to give us probabiy the best possible final we could have got. Jock Hutcnison at hit best might have put up a more successful fight
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    MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    358 12 MACPH AIL'S WEEKLY REPORT. (Aug. 3rd). The market closes quiet. Rubber has been steady arid very l.ttle business has passed in the shares, most of which have fallen back to the low level at which they were standing before the recent sharp rise. Tin fluctuated a good deal and is
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    155 12 Liberty Hall presents a Craig Kennedy' serial The Carter Case the world's gnatest detective story, in 15 episodes, 31 parts, the first three episodes (7 parts) or' which will be shown in the first show along with a Century comedy in two acts. In the stcond show, The
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    50 12 The machine operators of five or six Hongkong cinemas have, through a legal intermediary, given notice of their intention to resign unless certain measures are taken in connnection with the recent arrest of one of their number for larceny, and unless the conditions of their employment are clearly rVf.ned. j
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      BOXING.
      228 12 LAST NIGHT'S CONTESTS. There was a crowded attendance at the Liberty Hall last night, four boxing bouts being the attraction. Six round contests were originally arranged, but these were altered to two of six and two of four rounds. The first bout of four rounds was between Theam Hock,
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      The Forthcoming Contests.
      372 12 The big boxing tournament to take place at the Victoria Theatre on Tuesday next piomises to be productive of some really good contests. The :nter-company welterweight competition of the Ist South Staffordshire Rest, should prove a big attra.tion, the men having showed great keenness in the preliminary
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      OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
      166 12 YESTERDAYS TIES. At the S. C. C. E. C. Milligan beat Seow Poh Lene, 7—5. '1 6, 6 2. Chua Choon Leng beat A. F. Tealo, 6 1. o -3 Cheong Chee Hai beat G. F. B. Live-ay. J. D. Hall beat T. S. Cotgrave. 1—6. 6—4
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      64 12 At the 8. C. C. W. D. Visser vs. R. W. Sinclair. R. P. R Bonneli m. H. S. Raskins. A. R. Linton vs. Tan Toon Hor. Tan Chong Kee vs. J. A. Dean. Funro Fuiii vs. A?ajid-» Ronda. T. Leijssius vs. W. A.' Aeria. At the R.
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      MONDAY'S TIES.
      63 12 At the S. C. C. F. C. Mi'ligan vs Crm a Choon Leng. W. D. Visser or R. W. Sinclair vs R B. B Donncll or H S. Hask'ns. Fumio Fuji or Asaiido Honda vs. A. R Linton or Tan Toon Hor. C. A. Norris vs. C. F.
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      88 12 (Reute-rs telegrams.) London, Aug. 2. Leicester beat Northants by 188; Middlesex beat Sussex by 252; Kent beat Hampshire by eight wickets; Derbyshire beat Warw on the first innings Yorkshire boat Lancashire on the first innings Essex bnrt Worcestershire on the first inningl Gloucestershire beat Somersetshire by one wicket.
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      WEST AUSTR4MVS CHAMPION RACER.
      190 12 WEST AUSTR4MVS CHAMPION RACER. Eurythmic has been given 10.5 in the Melbourne Cup— the same weight that rarbme earned to victory at his age. The Wen Australian champion has a pound less m the Caulfield Cup. 10.6 in the mile Cantala Stakes, and 10.2 in both the A. J. C.
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      IRELAND BEATS ENGLAND AT POLO.
      24 12 July 24. Ireland has won the polo patriotic cup by beating England by 10 goals to 5 at Hwlingham.
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      RACING.
      60 12 Itesult of Liverpool Cup. July 22. The Liverpool Cup was run to-day and resulted as follows Abbot's. Trace 1, Beau Regard 2, Attilus 3. Eight ran. Winner won by eight lengths, a length and. a half separating the second and third. Betting: 5 to 1 against Abbot's Trace, 7
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      FOOTBALL.
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      Y. M. C. A. vs. Medical School.
      159 12 The Y. M. C. A. will play the Medical School to-day on Raffles Reclamation and will be represented by Messrs. H. G. Stack (Captain), C. A. Norris. G. Towers, C. Barker N. Towers. V. O'.sen. H. Zimmermann, W. Lingard, R. Smith, N. S.
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      AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS TOUR.
      119 12 The South Africa Rugby Union team of footballers were exoected to Inflict a fairly severe defeat on New South Wales at the Agricultural Ground, says the Sydney Sun lay Time? hut though successful (25 to 10) they were not supermen. Victory ramc to them through the excellence
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      CARPENTIERS NEXT FIGHT.
      29 12 New York, Aug. 2. Tex Riokard announces that the Carpen-' ti<r-G;bbons fight will probably take place in Maddison Square Gardens late in October <>r early November.
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      YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
      26 12 Championship Pairs. Mr?. Grshrm nr\ 1 Mr. Hfisi;in<s v*. Mrs. Council and Mr. Cameron, postponed. Lad?es' Singles. Miss Brooke beat Mrs. Karsten, 3—3 6—4
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      TO-DAYS TIES.
      46 12 Champion-hip Doubles. Miss Brooke and Mr. Cantreii vn. Miss Stephenson and Mr. Hopkins, to finish. Mixed Double 5* A. Mr. and Mrs Leggatt vs. Mrs. Pringle and Rev. Mr. Griffin. Lad;es' Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Butrr-or »1»d Mrs. Savage vs. Lady Murison and Mrs. Burkill.
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      TO-MORROWS TIES.
      17 12 Lad'es Sincles Final. Winners of Miss Brooke vs. Miss Karsten ¥8. Mrs. A. H. Diekenson.
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      MONDAY'S TIES.
      34 12 Ladies Doubles Onen. Lady Mnri«^n and Miss Shaw vs. Mr?. Schaefer and Mrs. Morrell. Mixed Doubles A Final. Mrs. Stookes and Mr. Cameron vs. Mrs. i Swindell and the Rev. Mr. Griffin.
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      TUESDAY'S TIES.
      16 12 Ladies Doubles Open. Mrs. Scbaefer and Mrs. Morrell vs. Mrs. Burkill and Miss Brooke.
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    88 12 A case cf miraculous recovery came to light in Hongkong recently. T .vo Chinese boys had a dispute, and one struck the other, a little fellow, across the stomach with a carrying pole, rupturing his spleen. The little boy's condition became very serious, and his dying deposition was taken. J
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