The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 August 1921

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISE. rgitJ CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1921. No. 10,350.
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    SAY IT WITH FLOWERS.
    829 1 Mai Fah Kai has much to answer for. Surely all the world knows Mai Fah Kai Flower Street, the one-in-six grade the* directories call Wyndham, happiest of hunting grounds for chair coolies, bete noir of the adi posed and varicosed? There the workaday drab is incongruously
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      131 1 tfalthoid RAFFLES HOTEL. )M>AY. Tea Dansant, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission free). EDKESDAY. Special Musical Programme after Dinner. THURSDAY. Guest Night and Dpncing. i (Evening Dress essential for Dancing) RIDAY. Special Lunch Orchestra. SATURDAY. Guest Night and dancing. (Evening Dress essential for Dancing). \i)\Y. Cinema after Dinner. NOTICE. Resident! and
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      145 1 •WrfXPßptt /^Ti^L A "DTPHnnf IPO OlVjrAitiJii X 1 ILo (HE WORLD'S MOST rOPLLAR HiGH-CLASS dGXRETTES VIRGINIA IN PATENT PER TIN OF 50 ;-r» No 555 $1.25 Sole Manufacturers, (RD&<H >03*CG0 Co., Ltd, LONDON, ENGLAND. JOHXS-MANVILLE NON-BIIRN Automobile Brake Lining S^^ *"i2^S if >Ct j^^ >l <^ "i* 7Mßt&k'~*i^^^k}^^^ 7^^i~^h^ The
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      295 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. A full summary of the work of the Imperial Conference is sent out by Reuter. A vast extent of ground has been covered and the foundations of agreement on Imperial policy laid Page 7. A coal glut is is foretold for Hritain, and the prices are higher
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      153 1 THE WEEK. i Monday, Uk. High Water, 0.57 a.m., 1.32 p.m. Anl. Mtg. S.R.C. 5.30 p.m. Legislative Council, 2.30 p.n:. Tuesday, 9th. High Water, 1.44 a.m., 2.8 p.m. P. and O. Outward Mail due. Rent Board, 2.15 p.m. S. S. Assn, Barker's, 5.15 p.m. Boxing Tournament, Vic. Tbeatre, 9.15 p.m.
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    INSECT KNOWLEDGE.
    446 2 The following interesting letter from Mrs. Annie 11. Kenyon, addressed to the latf M. Fubre, has reached M.A.IJ. from < .'nada, on the Philanthos, or hunter Off tho domestic bee: "Having recently re-i\a<l .\our most fascinating work, 'Social Life in the Insect World," 1 feel I must reply
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    A BOLSHEVIST HAREM.
    98 2 Tragedy at Livadia. Helsin^fors, June sth. News has been received cf a tragedy at the Chateau of J.ivadia, formerly the Imperial winter residence, where some of the Soviet Commissaries endeavoured to establish a harem consisting of society women adhering to the Societ legime. The women revolted against
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    BIRCH BROOMS.
    273 2 More Sweeping Keplie> K. p. \insworth replies to Sir E. Birch* letter in the Financier as follows: After reading Sir Ernest Birch's letter vn "How to Deplete Rubber Stocks." I pinched myself to .<ee if I was awake. On second thougnts, I fancy he is just pulling our
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    KHOTA TAMPAN RUBBER.
    139 2 In moving the adoption of the report and (accounts at the annual general meeting, held in Glasgow on July 4, Mr. Dougal, the chairman of the company, indicated that the board were fully alive to the serious position of the industry at the present time, and that
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      211 2 TO LET. i I Large G- downs facing river i also near shipping, Stores 1 frcm G,OOO to 30,000 sq. ft. > Large and Commodious offices i ctntrally situated also Bunga- j lows. X Apply to A. J. ABRAHAM. 56 Robinson-rd, Marsilling Bldg. M AGNESIA W (REGISTERED). ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDUL
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      641 2 A A 1 B BP CS» TO-NIGHT IN THE 2nd SHOW AT 9.15 P.M. THE STRONG MAN OF THE SCREEN, Wm. DUNCAN WITH EDITH JOHNSTON AND JOE RYAN In a Newer Greater Vitagraph Serial SMASHING BARRIERS PIR LATEST AND BEST, IN IS EPISODES 30 REELS A big production of courage,
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      319 2 ALHAMBRA From SUNDAY, August 7. to FRIDAY, Au-un A GOLDWYN REX BEACH BUt*ER PRODI of intense interest FEATURING WILL BOGERS in wonderfully fine characterisations which he fives in a story LAUGHING BILL HYDE In 7 Parts. It is a picture which sustains the most in tense interest from till the
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    WEEDY YOUTHS AND SICKLY GIRLS.
    545 3 Made Strong and Viperous It is a mistake to think that Anaemia ionly a girls' complaint. Girls show the effed of it move plainly than boya. Delayed develop ment, pn e lips, brea^hlessness, sick headaches ind frequent sharp pains call attention tc them. But many
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    773 3 FRASICR CO., EXCHANGE AND ARE BROKERS. SATI RDAV, AUG. ftth, 1921. MINING. LFi*'ires in hrs^kets the capital 5Sw" U fi V:ih ot lhe kShare in dollars mmt IprwiM B«rk«d. C— Cum div x equals ox div.] Ayer Weng (—1) l Hilam Tin (300,00©—) 1.50—1.70 Jelantoh .80 K.
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      199 3 I f 1 A v •"""n excel U-nce and flavour. flpfcß^^l The quality bears a reputation of \^s/ cultured homes and wherever dist^^^J cerning users of stimulants meet «LTC^ and hav^ fellowship. Be prepared I to P a y a little more .for the Haig Haig quality. f IT IC
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      183 3 !'»in— "irmi^mmji^ I I A Perfect Jewellers Shop. Each department planned on modern progressive lines I thoroughly equipped to efficiently meet every I NEED OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. JUST UNPACKED Solid leather dressing cases with sterling silver fittings Branch:— '•s ST B.P.DeSilva NOS. f2-3 HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. MdYdW~spißrr7~~ I i
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    THE VALUE OF SUNSHINE.
    522 4 The absence of cot! smoke during the strike at Home has called for much com- ment, and the value of sunshine— luminous j heat— has been extolled Perhaps we do not in the Tropics appreciate the enormous value of direct sunshine, in fact an overcast day
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    A PETTICOATS ROMANCE.
    439 4 1 came into being mid stress and tribulation—it was in the iptteg of 1J«18. the bit year of the war. when the Germans were making— and nearly succeeding in their last big offensive, and my owner was sent for by the authorities, from the north of the
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    BURDEN BEARERS OF ALL AGES.
    683 4 BURDEN BEARERS OF ALL AGES. Lven to the >„ love of barter, innate. GMUMf I the world. It hi and has raised empii f ro m wastes of the <i. g< has been the <l reel k perseverance, science, religion fine>4 in society. Inseparably -a~ J. .i\. iopmei.t anJ. mantic
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      460 4 TP TP Proprietors: /^a? -^S\ ci viin ri o* "AIT /iv cvTl^ r \w 61, Kl ing St. l\/r Ho Hong K fß^r^y -^J COMPANY. e 352>tj rn BY TEST THE BEST. Ti Radiant Beauty I! simply b\ using daily a little "'HAZELINE SNOW" j Trade Mark) Beautifies tin- complexion
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      748 4 THE PRICE OF PAIN-SCIATICA. No one wants pain still we pay for ii aeavily in lost health— lost energy— lost ambition— often absolute financial ruin Why pay thij awful price? Why suffer ehe terrible twitching tortures of Sciatics irhen everlasting relief is so near at hand 7 Perfect health, absolute
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    SLAM'S AIR SERVICE.
    418 5 The Lord Ijieutenarit of Monthon Übon having ha<i landing places made for aeroplanes in all the three changvads in that province, it was thought well to ffive popular demonstrations there of Siam\s f strength in the air. Incidentally one object was to rouse nich enthusiasm as would
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    NAUSEOUS SAVAGERY.
    265 5 Gen. Wu'fc Murderer Torn to Piece* as Sacrifice. Peking, June 11.— Reminiscent of the dark apes is the report in the vernacular press to-day concerning the disposition of the body of Yao Sheng, a Chinese soldier who several days ago shot and killed General Wu Chin-tung, former garrison
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    PROSTITUTES AND CONGRESS.
    169 5 Indian ladies who have hitherto participated in Congress gatherings and activities will, cays the "Times of India," probally feel some surprise at a paragraph appearinf over Mr. Gandhi's signature in th«latest issue of "Young India." He writes: "A friend askfl whether prostitutes can become member! of Che
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      633 5 TO LET, T O VB*' So Kling Stref1 Apply to |l 1U: Tonr B -nkinp nnd Insurance Co., I* 14 u.c. T 0 LET. Two .'toreyed bungalow. No. 39, |t Michar^ Road. Entry Ist July 1921 i y u, C H. Shirazi, 19, Malacca Street. 13-4 o.c. 10 LIT. Laift
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      655 5 AUCTION saii^ AUCTION SALE~oiT~ furnitu the 0 ot thc^tat, Tru, R.ffl iff"!" 1 Limited ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES, LTD (Successors to Ching Ken* Lee Co)" Auctioneer* and Estate Agents 4 r Incorporated in Singapore. 13-8 AUCTION SALE^ At the sale-room of Estate Agencies, Limited. Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, O JK?S B
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      737 5 WANTED. WANTED TO R?tv *>cond-hand Chinese or Eurooean lt HOUSEHOLD FURNITUK£ trsjrssr (bi or m ti iot in* 0-10 ide O .r. or" ___IWT^O>TSALE^ I AUCTION SALE~ of OFFICE REOUISFTPQ l assess S£ IVh^ t lb tins 5 ca ses Green VZL of f EngHiJh Provisions. 15 renjefs, New g|^diea
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      495 5 NOTICE. -i THE DUFF DEVELOPMENT CO., hTlh Ao^k 4 Ltd Batt Road THE DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, G. W. TEMPLER, General Manager 5 S 8 8 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. A meeting of all members of the S. V C will be held in the Drill Hall, Beach Road, on Wednesday, August
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      19 6 KENNEDY.- On August 6th at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kennedy a son.
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      DEATH.
      23 6 KORTRIGHT.— At Miri Sarawak, on July 7th, Michael John Herbert aged 18 months, beloved son of Mr. and Mr*. Frank H. Kortright.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1921. Comment of the Week.
    465 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1921. Comment of the Week. The responsible citizens of Singapore must have had a shock on Saturday morning at finding themselves face to face with a demand, for municipal purposes, of 101 million dollars. Some of them were probably too impatient to wade through
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    628 6 The British naval estimates were got through the House of Commons with very little trouble, doubtless due to the thorough consideration given to the subject by the Imperial Conference. It adds a little to the difficulties of the disarmament conference, already complicated by the much more extensive building programmes of
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    EDUCATION AND THE PRESENT CRISIS.
    932 6 We have recently called th<e attention of the community to the need for development in the direction of technical education, andi it is our opinion that we are voicing a! widely held belief in stating that the future development of the natural resources of Malaya
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    37 6 RUBBER KKs ll:hTl0 Ceylon oppose,,., BoWpm g •*i^ (From Our Kuala, The Colombo c r I Mail says that i I I association Ku been 1 lamating ml the I prieton who d i scheme.
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    THE GARDENS BULLETIN.
    78 6 Among* the art I ■00 of this publicai I of something BON i I One of these di I cultivation of tetta bles in Bfagmp re. I possibility of n I the comparatively I Mr. Eurki.l writ j on blue dye planti that it i.< hardly I
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    S.R.C. ANNUAL MEETING.
    501 6 Memben of t) E I that the annua I held t~-<lay at I All members aiv I A corresp udenl I thing is being I Selangor repn I competition taj I The M. M. Brai ch Mi I expected here fi ,/B at n«K>n. She will .-.*B
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      161 6 VIACGREGOR'S PARLIAMENT BLEND >/^ Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. J *I<lHHhl*M*lHhl- Hi H^l*B~l-«-l-»-B-«-B 7 CONVENIENCE i II is the word which best describes a f THERMOS FLASK. J 4 Liquids may be kept hot or cold for long periods of time, and 1 it is just the thing for any trip
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      112 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 thousands of pounds is lost, damaged in various ways, or stolen every year in transit by railway and steamship, or while the Owner
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    CONFERENCE AFTERMATH.
    682 7 RENTER'S SUMMARY. I GOOD WORK. B lUoutcVs Service] Ix>rdon, Aug. 1 that the discussions at the nfen nee, which concludes to- the report will bo finally I a considerably wider i has been indicated by the meagre li Constitution, B mpoitant debates* centred on I E»l in connection
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    GRAND POLITICS.
    746 7 COURT OF JUSTICE. Geneva, Aug 11. Britain has officially notified the League that the British Empire, as a whole, has ratified the statute providing for the creat on of a permanent Court of Internationa! Ji'itice. AABKDA FOR SUPREME COUNCIL. London, Aug, 1. In addition to Silesia tr.t> questions
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    778 7 BRITISH STAND-BY. COAL PLENTY BUT DEAR. [Router's Service]. London, August 1. A coal glut in Great Britain in the near future is the prediction of the London Coal Exporters Association, in a letter to the Premier protesting against the present high prices, which are militating against export
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    ULSTER.
    614 7 Standish O'Grady maintained (1) that in modern Ireland the men of Ulster have out-distanced all the other provinces in wealth and prosperity. The superior energy of the north, which is mcontestible, has been attributed to the f introduction, in the 17th c, of a large 1 English and Scottish
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    ELOCLTION.
    300 7 Under the auspices cf the A. C. S. Literary Union Dr. Lim Han Hoe delivered a veiy instructive and practical lecture ea "Public Speaking" at the A. C. S. Hall on Thursday 4th tost n 8 p.m. before a large audience. The chair was taken by Mr. H. M.
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      214 7 Double your happiness with a I S K/a >3\k Koda k W U Rive y u a Usting P»cture-record of W** /^^Tr^S I y Ur happm 5S A Kodak "M double *l\ your *T%^f /r^i p res an Wlll make them Uve for «w- Y Ur holld L a y
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      389 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan.) MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE CJOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notict LONDON LINE FORTNIGHTLY SEKVICB ft I j>ad«n and Antwerp via (Malacca, Penan?, Colombo, Suez, Port SaJ* and Marseilles. For Marseilles and Liverpool vim S««i. For London and Hamburg via Sues SOUTH AMERICAN
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      535 8 K. P. M KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated in Holland). RJOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OP BATAVIA Tr»pbcn« 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dtpt. 1002 Manager Deik 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment .Dtpt. 3 COLLYER QUAY. KXDZB CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANBS INDIA GOVERNMENT. R UMPIII i:S Monday/ AugT B^™" Belawan-Deli. VALENTYN (Monday, Aug.
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      654 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). The Company'? MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at pres. LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES A LON DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE BINGAP KHYBEK
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      766 9 IHE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD (INCORPORATED IN SIAM) Singapore Bangkok' COASTING SERVICE. For Kr^tay, Treuggana, Kelantan, Eacraara. T«l nn i n p.*.«- qKohsan^ui, Bandon, Langsoan, Chump^ STSj^ok PKACHATIPOK f™** Departure v ££l ?i as Aug. 22 Aug. 24 are fitted throughout yrt^ •l«rt-i- \;~u* od.tion for flrst c1... p«JU».
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      501 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd EHerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINK.) (Incorporated in England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NFW YORK ri. SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Due S'pore Roote p.. S-ANDON HALL Aug. 10 Suez M™ 1
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      572 9 TABBWNGMU AND FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BT I PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. I (Incorporated in U. S. A.) FOR ACCOUNT OF THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD SAN FRANCISCO— MANILA— EAST INDIA. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. For CALCUTTA via COLOMBO GRANITE STA IE Passengers and Freight <%x U CREOLE STATE Pa?sengcrsand Freight 4«pt
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    BACK FROM RUSSIA.
    345 10 ORDEAL OF TWO ENGLISH LADIES. Part 11. The only honest people in Russia are the dead. Everybody was more or less a rogue ar<? everybody was afraid. The fear of arrest was never absent. Friends disappeared. One of them, a young Russjan gentlewoman, went out to meet
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    1546 10 The Daughter's Luck. I Meanwhile Madame's daughter also had j hrul luck of a kind. Being a good typist j j an^ an excellent linguist, she was ordered to join one of the innumerable Govern- strut departments of the Bolsheviks in Mos- j cow, ar.d was soon promoted to the
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      366 10 Ash's East Kent Brewery ■EXPORT BEER BWSAO "4." Smiths Finest Creaming Guinness' Stout. AFRICAN EASTERN TRADE CORPORATION LTD. Agents. S.S. FJW.S. Rg| |*S J^Jj ■ssstsr«x-.. wTEsR; 1 fhE t X 7 W^^l w. i a] DACK.VCHi: AJCD 5 [D? 7 PAINS C";?vED T years, will be r.- -(M. i ai.
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      133 10 ft ft 4% £8 •f' fkAtf I? fi i' ii s HII > i IB 3E J?> |g|| j***? fa *,7». »;J7 r 3 f l l ■I j ff Z l^ W w n *>^ I I i Steadily Growing I i SOLE IMPORTERS: Adam son, Gil f Ulan
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 11 13 Qn L j* -t>ajiK m.B. 1 < •«Jank demand oi'{ "5 a Private credits I m.s. 2 :4 7-16 New York, demand 41 1 Credits 90 days 4 i 1 ranee, demand rnn Idia. T. T. 7^ Hengkong, demand 22 p. c Prern 4 Yokohama, dorr.and 34 w
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    PRODUCE.
    161 11 AUGUST 6 Tin 100 Tons |gi e Gabbier Cube No. 1 13.00 Garabier Pepper Black 15 00 Pepper <\shito fair) 32M Tapioca, amall flake, f.g. 550 Tapioca, Medium pearl f.g s.QO Pearl Sago, small aorn< 850 Copra Sundried 1-1 f»0 Copra Mix Opium, Beaaras taicorr 0,000 Rice, Rangoon white
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    42 11 11.30 a.m. Saturday, 6th August IP2I. Pale Crepe. Ribbed Smoked Sh. CUmng Friers. Closing Price: 3n7«rs Sellen. Bayers Sellers. Spot 00 00 1 Aag. 28 >{, 29 S<?pt. 29 SO Oct. to Dec. SlVi Tone of Market: Firm.
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      276 11 M eU over $4,000,000 M vajS2X2Ka^^ the great «simj^m^cm l Sr!m.' m i »^*«»'«™»^s«*«-^^ n... 3RTH BRITISH AND A MILE INSURANCE Company Limited. tod in Great Britain) LJNDS exoced £25,000,000 OMB exceeds 5,000,000 ricts. Latert Concessions. port Insurance of all kinds soaa] Bag£ajje) transacted. omprthcnsivG Policies includPj.miige, Public Liability, .i-.<]
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      558 11 1 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, lae«rpor.ud in En,l.nd by Royal Charter. Faid up Capital in *o©,ooo shares of £6 eac h g* n qq^ Reserve Fund 8 «00 000 IWrva Liability of Proprietors 3WOOO M H k EAD OFFICE -1 88 Bishop 3ff i»tc, London, E.C. Agencies
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      580 11 BO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE 8 i t:.'.r';«t Street. Penanr— «s B*»ch Street. Malacca— m Jcnker Street. Muar--77-TO -'•lan Suleiman. Batu Pah*t-~ 109 Jalan Raharaat AGENCIES AT: London, New YorL, San Francisco, Shmjcaa:, Hongkong, Airoy, Batavia. Soumbaya Stnaamns, PaloahAnir and Tran* CAPITAL. AUTHORISED $20,000,000 i s u ed 8,000,000
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      445 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. cn:t*i subscribed r uymm (fnhT paid up) Ueser,. Fund Jm I2JMJM President N. Kajiwara, i aq DIBECTOH3' N. Sozaa, Esq., i. Matsuktta, E*, Y. YamakaP a, Esq., M. Mitsui, E»q., Bar™ JTV Rsr n K M °^ra, Baron K, Iwasaki. R. Ichinomiya, Esa K. latsumi Esq..
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      233 11 TBE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD., (Incorporated la Great Britain) TOTAL ASSETS ticMd £23,000,000. rll I u n c«« •ff«ct«d, for loaf or abort periods, on the BUILDINGS, OO«TENTS aad RENT of PRIVAUE DWELLING HOUSES, GODOWNS x*4 BUSINESS Ptmmhm. MOTOR CAR— Policies iaanod c^rarint PRIVATE CARS, MOTOR CTCLJI ajii COMMERCIAL
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      123 11 VESSELS AT WHARF. TANJONG PAGAR. East Waarf No. I.— Nil. East Wharf No. 2. -Rurarmus, Zaida. Gregory Apcar. Sheers Wharf No. 3— Sloet Van de Beele. Main Wharf No. 4.— Lai Sang. Wolverine State. Main Wharf No. 5. Thongwa. Main Wharf No. 6. Glaucas. Empire Dock No. 7.— Medusa, Malay
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      490 11 MAIL TABLE. Interrm-dint*' and local mails will be found In list below Federate Malay States. Malacca, Muar ane PeßMf (by train) 6 i« nnd 6 pm. daily (except Sunday). Kuala Pahang, iVkan, Sun^-i lif Mag I Ki.nntan via Jorantut (By train) 6 H.m V' J on Soon Lee 9 a.m
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      AUSTRALIANS Vs. LANCASHIRE.
      85 12 Brilliant Bardsley. London, Aug. 4. The match between the Australians and Lancashire was continued at Liverpool in dull weather before an attendance numbering 5,000. Batting on a drying wicket, the Australians complied 3 IT for ."> wickets, and i declared. Bardsley made 124, which is his j
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      CRICKET.
      106 12 S.C.C. Practice Match. Two S.C.C. teams, captained by Mr. E. J. Riches and Mr. R. T. Holder, mot in a practice match on the Padangr on Saturday afternoon, a close fame resulting in a win for the latter's eleven by six inns. Mr. Holder's side batted first and compiled
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      ANOTHER BRITISH TKNNIS DBFBAT.
      60 12 I'ittsburj», Auk. 1. In the Davis Cup, Anderson Australasia) beat WOOHMUM (Britain), 4 6, <> 2, *s—l,5 1, 4. Anderson's driving was sensational. In the first set WootßUn showed flashes <>f brilliance, but thereafter his play deteriorated before Anderson's good and accurate driving. The Englishman led
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      THE GAUNT CUP.
      232 12 By his victory over A. K. A r ß. Terrell Khoo Hooi Kye pains the honour of representing Penang in the competition for the Gaunt Cup says the Pinang Gazette. A large crowd witnessed the match and followed the play with keen and appreciative interest. The Chinese
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      40 12 Ladies Empire Dock Cup. The final of the above competition for the year 1921 was played off on Tuesday last when Mrs. J. Binnie beat Mrs. G. R. H. Webb by one stroke on the last ureen.
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  • LADIES' LAWN TENNIS.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      33 12 Ladies Doubles Open. Lady Murison and Miss Shaw vs. Mrs. Schaefer and Mrs. Morrell. Mixed Doubles A Final. Mrs. Stookes and Mr. Cameron vs. Mrs. Swindell and the Rev. Mr. Griffin.
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      YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
      31 12 Ladies Singles Final. Miss Brooke beat Mrs. A, H. Dickenson. 6—2, 6—l. Championship Pairs. Mrs. Cornell and Mr. Cameron beat Mrs. Grayham and Mr. Hawkins, 6 5, 6 4.
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      TO-MORROWS TIES.
      16 12 Ladies Doubles Open. Mrs. Schaefer and Mrs. Morrell vs. Mr». Burkill and Miss Brooke.
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  • OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      52 12 iE. C. Milligan vs Chua Choon Len^. W. D. Visser or R. W. Sinclair vs R B. B. Donnell or H S. Haskins. Fumio Fuji or Asajido Honda vs. A. R. Lmton or Tan Toon Hor. C. A. Norris vs. C. F. Green. .1 D. Hall vs. Cheong
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      TO-MORROWS TIES.
      64 12 At the S. C. C. E. G. Wheatlcy or Shunjiro Nakamura vs. J. A. Dean. P. E. Groom or A. E. Coelho vs. C. A. Norris or C. F. Green. At the S. R. t. T. Leijssius vs. W. A. Acr'a. Penan*;, it is understood, will be represented
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      COMBINED DEBATE.
      101 12 I Under the auspices of the Chinese Christian Association, Young Men's Christian Association and the Straits Chinese Literary Association, a debate on the subject "That the accomplishment of world peace in this century is possible" will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Hall, on Wednesday, at 8.30 p.m. Speakers
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    INTER-SCHOOL SPORT.
    557 12 FINAL ENTRIES. The preliminary heats in the Inter-School Sports which are to be held on the S.C.C. ground on Wednesday afternoon, were run off on the Raffles School ground on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the following to compete in the various finals: 100 yards scratch. Class L— S.
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    SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    577 12 After a rest cf two weeks, owing to the holidays, yesterday morning saw the second of the two races for the Rear Commodore's Cup. In beautiful weather Messrs Smith and Albrecht started six boats. At ten prompt the Puteh slipped over the line, holding tho weather gauge
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    441 12 DERBYSHIRE VISITS GLASGOW. A FORFAIM'ERTH DRAW. From Our Own Correspondent) i Edinburgh, July G. A two-days' match between Derbyshire v.hr the West of Scotland resulted, as might b<» expected, in the defeat of the '"chosen" team by their more experienced opponents. Where the Scotsmen failed was in the
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    NON-EUROPEAN UNENPLOYMENT FUND.
    327 12 We neve received from the Secretary of the above the first quarterly report of its work. After introductory statements detailing the formation of the organisation and the recept from Government of a grant of $3,000, the report goes on I shall now briefly refer to two other
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    73 12 At the Alhambra, to-night, a seven-reel screen version of Rex Beach's popular story, Laughing Bill Hyde, will be presented along with a Topical Budget, a Patbe Review and another of those one-hundred-thousand dollar two-reel Harold Lloyd comedies that bid fair to become extremely popular an account of their
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    THE COLONIAL OFFICE.
    661 12 The speech made by Mr. Winston Churchill to 300 Colonial officials, Governors, and ex-Governors briefly mentioned by Pouter is important for the things ha left unsaid rather than for the things he seems to have said. Briefly, he appears to have come to the conclusion that the
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    97 12 Fraser's Report. Singapore, Aug. 6. Kubbers. A few more enquiries for the bettor class shrvres, but little business to rep( rt. Mining. Stc-idy. Tni&ings $1'.12*£ $1.17%', North Taipings $1.33— 51.40, South Taipings 70 cents To cents, Malayan Collieries $14—11.50, Ulu Yams 245. 6d.— 255. 6d., Nav.-nj; Pits
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    71 12 Orders for week ending- August 14th, 1921. Monday, August Bth. First, Fourth and Fifth Troops parade at General Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. Thursday, August 11th. Third Troop Parade, 5.15 p.m. Individual Troop Orders as issued by Scoutmasters. There will be no Association Parades frcm August 12th to
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    34 12 Programme of Drills, etc., for week er.ding Wednesday, 11th August 1921. Monday Bth, 5.65 p.m.— Drill Hall Chinese Company Recruits Drill. Wednesday 11th, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall Chinese Company Recruits Drill.
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