The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 August 1923

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 15, 1925. No. 1D,9H7
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    225 1 Ihe latest commentator on the Singapore Naval Hase is Mr. Richard Holt, the steamship company director vho writes to the London Daily News' Pag e 7. He estimates that £1,500,000 is sufficient to build a graving dock here, and concludes that preparations are bointf made for much
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    ELEPHANTS.
    1194 1 Finding subjects for this column is not always as easy as you mijjrht believe, and when a frier.d reminded mf the other clay that, there are elephants m the worhi of letters, I thanhei' him for the surest ion. Efc sollectiOlM of the rapture with which "K:np Solomon'r Mines"
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      242 1 O U i- I WIB W PROGKAMM* Kfti IIGS nOICI MONDAY-Tea Dansam TUESDAY— Dinner Dane* Telephone 2920. (10 Lines). \vednksi> ay.- Orchestral Concert. nrM Ballroom m the Baal. THURSDAY.-Guest Ni«ht- Dinner Dance 1,\.0m open till 12 p.m FRIDAY —Tea Hantan SATURDAY.— Guest Night. Dinner and Dene* WEDNESDAY f RAFFLES ORCHESTRA.
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      166 1 MS/ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES M^/ 555 Convey on atmosphere of refinement >^B M^ and discrimination, and their u nap p roach- fe I M^/ c n gn Q tta l**y oppeals to cultured m=S I tastes all over the world. ■57 Wl "*">"'' LOWDOM ay AIAATH TOUCCO COMFAJIT. LTD feß Europe
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      166 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Sarkiea Hotda Pa^cc I. Bear brand milk Pagv 12, N. Lazarus, optician Pfcge r>. The Zam-Buk skin cure— Paj^e 8. Xestlefl Lactogm bureau -Pajrr 7. Bolter* for muahrooma, etc. Pawf I. Stilton cheese, Cold Storage- Fame *i White Hoi i» whisky. (luthrit'.s Page (J. Comedy profrramme at Surma
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      92 1 THE WEEK. Hi,rh Watar, tJt p.m. P. O. cupplemontnry mail clo»e«. S. C. C. Tt-nnis Tou:namcnt commence* Football: S. VA. Si-kit vi R. K. B r.d R. r. A Thiirtduy. \(\th. Hik'h Wntcr. 0:22 a.m., 1.3 p.m. Phil. Oickeatra, Mem. Flail, 5.15 p.m. Lodia Eitstf-rn Cate, I p.m. Hi>:h Water.
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    479 2 -V The i;v\^ EU«I Hous oat< -K.-iiah Club and intended for th< lef Government ofleteb, hat <M.M Mr. a. I>. Edward«ii Im iU -upeiimtndent. Trifßonetr!c«l Bmnch.l Survey Department. F.M.S., wh,, «r«a i\ pt oted to arrive from HoMC tins month.! »as had his leare ixtcndci. and iriil nnto t be
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      381 2 TO i^T OR FOR SALE. LARGE fiODOWNS, newly erected area iron. 10.000 to 50.000 sq. ft. facing river. STORES from 6.000 to 24,000 aq. ft. neat Mvharf and shipping. Also three storied buMdings for offices and godowns. Centrally situated All immediate entry, going cheap Apply or write to A. J.
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      430 2 d i fc^™ l XL. I C/ THZATJtr J ~S Ist Show at 7.30 Sharp. _T LSiJ INTERNATIONAL NEWS NO. 17. ALL Diamond Queen Serial comedy Kpisodes 14, 15, 16. Six Reels. PPOfIR A M 7VA Th 2nd Show at 9 p.m. IVUU M XVi ZVI E MR. NOBODY SERIAL
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      234 2 Alhambra FROM FRIDAY, AUGUST 10th, lo WBDMBSDAT In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. A RARE OPPORTUNITY. The World's Greatest Comedinn m his Grtatttt Ct HIS FIKST PAW FKATURE. See it! You'll laujfh yourself sick. HAROLD LLOYD HAROLD LLOYD HAROLD LLOYD HAROLD LLOYD HAROLD
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    802 3 GOVERNMENT. To the Editor. Dear Su -I possibly should not attempt to intrude upon the space of your columns v ith regard to the letter of the Strn" a Settlements Association addressed to H. i: (iie Governor as inserted m the local PrdSt vi it not
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    RUBBER IN THE DITCH EAST INDIES.
    100 3 To The Editor. £hv -The following expuit fiprure> may lie of interest: Jan.-June *22. Jan. -Juno '23. J»\a 15.065 17,517 Sumatra K. 18,379 21,384 Pjamhi 3 66ft 7,907 r-indjermp.ssin 1,856 6.248 Sanbas 692 1,237 Rl.'io 870 2,273 Sibolga 870 1.312 Pcntianak 762 1861 rc/ernbanp
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    523 3  -  (From (hu- Own Corresj -orauii.) Joh »j\ Bahru. Aug. 11. Whi( Ej V. Laea ould emu oar "lack af the week" it quite varied, but tne out- i standing feature is, of course, t!ie Singa- :m c football match m the Malaya Lup Competition. Probably very few people
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    MEDICAL MISSIONS IN CHINA.
    169 3 Dr. Balnie, m an fcDjterCStinc an'ck' m th "Chinese Rtvorder," speaks of the striking 1 developments which have taken place m medical missionary enterprise m China during the last decade. A few years apro the main topics discussed focuss«d upon the Mission Hospital as the centre
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    66 3 (»iy Court e>y of the Nanyo NirhiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Auk. 11. .»lr. Uno Hitinou. Japaneye Labour delefste for the International Labour Confemic« at Geneva, will «*fiil from Kobe on boaru the Fushinii Maru on September 2. Mr. Itoh Jiromaru has been elected a member of the House of
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    43 3 Messrs. Ktlly and Walsh announce the publication of the third edition of a History of the Peninsular Malays, with chapters oh Perak and Selanpor, by the Hon. Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, C.M".G., late of the S. S. and F. M. 9. Civit Sen-ice.
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      460 3 1 1 5?» Baby jMa« waating. 1 triU Jj} Ulaxo. aad be rradualhr recovara4 ft and gamed wei«bt. Sine* tk«a> WJK he ha* mavcr looked back.** Wj j Why Baby cries 1 Baby cries to let you know that all Is not well with if him the poor little fellow
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      341 3 A SKIN CURE P^ll?t <f#M' PURELY HERBAL. Sll &>f i-\ 'fwCtxi IHH to any cvt wound or sore WwMd Wk ii w "B&'jlaKß you may be 3urc >' ou are usili^ :^M^lv Milfiir 1 (X'&isvßl S no nsky com P°und of animal Uts and M? fldf tZSSI -B mineral dru
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    542 4 LIDDELI. OIK GREATEST SPRINTER. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, July 11. Although Eric H. Liddell, bom as he was at Tientsin, China, on January 18th. 1902, cannot be claimed as a product of Scotland, every drop of blood m his veins is Scottish, for his father, who was
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    BALLADE OF GOLFING PROWESS.
    188 4 M> golf is of the lavish kind In short, my handicap's sixteenI praot se putting till I'm blind, And still I foozle on the gTeen. Each drive's a hopeless niijrht-have-bwn My iron shots, the merest fun But nevermore 111 vent my Apleen. To-day I did the
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    59 4 An additional charge of cheating has been preferred against a Chinese named Ph*n Swec Hock, a former employee of Messrs. Guthrie and Company, who aheady stands charged with cheating the firm The additional charge la m reapect of money which he is alleged to have received for the purpose of
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    THE CRADLE OF CRICKET.
    882 4 A VILLAGE ELEVEN THAT BEAT ALL ENGLAND. (Special to tho Free Pre^-s.) [The following is the third of a series of cricket articles specially written by a prominent writer at home.] Half-a-dozen counties claim to be the fester-mother of cricket; but to lind its true cradle
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    32 4 Mrs. George, the wife of Mr. D. H. George, manager of Bukit Nilai Rubber Estate, Ltd., Nilai. who was admitted to Serembali Hospital on Thursday, died the following- evening of heart failure.
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      273 4 Whatever your car *^^jfeS^^B^^B|^ Wood Insulation is Good. Threaded Rubber is Better. WIJLLARD HAS BOTH II as good a wood-insulated battery as can be built. -and the still better Willard with H Threaded Rubber Insulation.. II Sole Agents. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. II [Incorporated m Straiti Sett.] I SINGAPORE. llmteers II
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      534 4 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Land and H««use Properties sJtuiWd mi Sin.r... At Mensrs. CHBONQ KOON SENG ft SaUruo,,, Vl X, ON WEDNESDAY, 22nd AUGUST, Ittt, 4T I* Ch^ 1 Valuable land and houses known tv Not. :;r, Tinggi, Johore, area 1944 sq. ft., comprised it. Johore C,\. Un Ab *to.
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1462 5 BELFAST SHIPBUILDING. (From Our Own OWU— punilf i Belfast, JLij> 13. Dttfing the first half of the present year :he Belfast shipyards, had a fair tonnn output, considering the great depress Jtin existing m the shipyard industry I Altogether seven ye •.<«/!*. wVi a total toniMgd of
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    HOW V.C.S ARE FARING.
    323 5 How are V.C.'s of the Great War faring n civil life? Om- o; them, it is learned, has hit upon the novel idea of touring the villages of Hampshire with a travelling cinema. This is Captain T. E. Adlam, who won the Cross at the storming
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    12 5 No one ever failed who rV^ not deserve to.— Sir Charles Higham,
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    SMUGGLING.
    767 5 THE BUSIEST INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, July 12. You eoold almost offer anyone three guesses as to what is the busiest industry m the "world m the sure and confident expectation that the answer would L wii.n^. It is smuggling. Never even m the
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    132 5 Calcutta will t>3 intcrrcted In the following "news" from the United States: "When Princeton University met Harvard at football Mr. J. F. Howard promised his son, a prominent number of the Princeton team, thfct if Prim-eton won he would pive the University a ,ivc tiger as a Mascot. Pf-incotrifc did
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      531 5 TO LET. Iff. -Shops Nor. D end J, m Europe tiding. High Street. For particulars HlJt f hf. M.nn.iff^r, Europe Hotel. J} DINtiLK.— W Mtpor lload. Apartments Jk^+ni. Plilßtßl Jaaaiiy. Bathing. Teni;i<=. rt Z ye Do\ N'«J- til car.* of Fro« Press. "55 e d 23-8 Tfl IF.: rURNIBHBD— Until
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      588 5 NOTICES. i rV^V LOTUS NOTICE is htrtby gin th.a the abow Tradv Mark is tht- pMMTiy f M >rs. WtMtttak Dijkhuift, Limited, of No. A D'Alm-.idu Street, SiacapON »:.rl i ii>. d by t» i m as a Tx-adi.- Mark 111 connect:., n v?th Gh boU by them m the
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      695 5 RIMLESS Spectacles, accurate m service, correct m appearance are the logical eye glasses for business executives and professional men. Our Rimless Glasses' of thi< type, permit more work with less fatigue fes the mournings hold the lense* prescribed m the scientifically correct position. In addition they are comfortable to wear
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE.
    34 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE. RIGBY THOMASSON. On the 14th inst. at Bt. Andjvw's Cath-rdra!. by the Wiw«r»bl« F. d. Swindelli Avchdeseen of Sinsjapocvi WUKam Kiiwand Rigby, Malayan Civi Servio-, to Bertha Thomiusson, of CestQSf Yorkshire.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    7 6 WBDNBSDAT, AUGUST IS, 1921.
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    Is it Peace?
    619 6 Tne later despatches connected with the issue of the British Note to r ranee and Belgium do not materially alter the circumstances of the case as discussed yesterday. The British Press .supports the Go venire ent m its plain declaration of policy, that it is no longer
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    1411 6 The Chief Secretary prohibits importation into the F.M.S. of the newspaper entitled the Catholic Herald, published m London. Dr. A. N. king&bury M.8., BJS., D.P.H., has left Home by the 8.8. Karmala to take ut, un appointment m the F.M.S. Government service. Mi*. .1. Bruce has boen appointed a member
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    48 6 PBNANC n EvVs (From Our o,,^^ The- Epworth League I* Convention will take ./I" D nn X the week-end. na -r IntheConrtol Shaw, Mr. Jwticc Bi^V^W, Mr. Jattice Brown, aZ^Z* that the Alt. from Singnpon A? «n ftpptnl of Rex v... chmv Pi T T :h
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    SEWAGE MACHINERY
    216 6 Row comment, rf Maitkit<> Municipal rum I hen iUt bylaw. tit J WOfk when public aawet \m» lation- with regard to w*, haloes, the Set. •d M tmce that hehaanon^ experience of ethetta] rks J i^want, a h.aven-bom tXfH rienc v. S Mvorkinatou,;wi, rolhe a.- cosmopolitan as ire
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    THE PATMA RECEPTION.
    141 6 In rwptnn to the r.umerocs inviu sent out. a very largi number of j hoarded the Rotterdam Lloyd sUavkt ria yesterday aftorrorrt. when a rta was held to celebran tkt chip's «bcci maiden voyage from Europe to the The Rathcrinp ir.clucud the vwrioo> •vlar rtprctcntativti ar.d the
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    KALLANG ROAD CONCRETE.
    120 6 With regard to run- ours that tbe r« constructed concrete Kalian^ Ro^d ready shewing i-ipi.* < f wo r iD p— rincr of holos m tfc surface. w informed that an m-pular ty m th« Mtrfaet is noticeable .n the between Lavende:- BtrtH and the HUWt to
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    SECRET SOCIETY MURDERS.
    63 6 PoUowing the doobl wuitt bk commit Led dttliSf iTcrone 14 Goylnm- i Saturday after Inspector Dal- pro.'v rhinef<> the Second lU^ttratc y.-storday mo and charged him frftl fOf? the crme. Th. w P 0 ou. The accused if cbar|^ respect of a itabMai whio place m Frasor
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    44 6 (By Courtesy of ttrt Nanyo Kichi Shimbunsha.) Toki*, Aug. j M. Karahan arrived rf lbiß B day and met M. Joffc Mr. Nuida Eishiro kti Consul-General at Calculi. Tin i« quote<l il V.MB. is quoted at Y.2<A the tone of being steacfy.
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      65 6 NEW ZEALAND STILTON CHEESE In excellent condition SINGAPORE Cold Storage CO., LTD. (Inc. m S.S.) ORCHARD ROAD. JOHN DUKE OPTICIAN Fellow of the British Optical Aedociatie*. Freemen of the Worshipful Cumpanj ef Spectacle Makers. Freeman of the City of London, l.ate of Old Broad 8t Louden, Late Senior Optician British
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    THE NAVAL BASE.
    141 7 Mr HOLT DISCUSSES. W H\T UES BEHIND? ((Renter's Service.] London, Aug. 14. oharti Holt, director of Alfred int Company and the China Mutual mnary. writing to the Daily MM Of l^ e comparatively small the community who has seen ecftaia ber n-lit of the Singapore Naval ••:emf\'"
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    PORTSMOITH ELECTION.
    187 7 PORTS MOITH ELECTION. London, Aug. 13. Tbe South Portsmouth by-election necefe..ut«i by the appointment of Lieut-Col, tup WiNon la the Governorship of fcmbay. resulted:— Major Cayzer, Conservative 11,884; Sir Henry Lawson, Liberal. 9,763. Major Ca\ zer formerly reared m favour of Col. Leslie Wilson owing Ahh. H \KI>ING\S WILL. Washington,
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    MABONIC LODGE CASE.
    92 7 -.-.pilore. July 21.— Mr. T. Austin, I. Justice of the Peaoe. has given J-Vrrent m a ma.wnic lodge case m which Liwanant J. Poulter, late of the Supply Tran&port Corps, was chaiged by of the South" with misappro- f iv-ftcation of the accounts of •*dpe. The specific
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    EMIGRATION TO CEYLON.
    71 7 owing reply was given by Mr. Butler to Mr. J. M. Joshi's quesappointment of Indian iti m Ceylon. Malaya aad the Legislative Assembly on! l«th J uthat Indian Emigration O len and Malaya will be «pCovemment have deeded a^ndoi the id* of appointing an j ntius pending
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    BUKOM PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION.
    76 7 mal general meeting of the at on (Yong Lock fcom was hold at the Ciub Ineaday ni^ht at 7.30 p.m.; Kentlemen were elected office r t,, 0 enBui||l year; T. Cochranc; President, *oon; Vice Presdent, Mr. H- n. Secretary, Mr. E. C. Becmary, Mr. Leo Chiap Wk
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    GERMANY AND ALLIES.
    323 7 NEW CABINET. SOCIALIST MINISTERS. [Renter's Service.] r.erlin, Aug. 14. Chancellor Stresemann has formed a Cabinet m which he is temporarily Foreigx Minister. The Socialist Robert Schmidt is V ice-Chancellor and Minister of Reconstruction, and the Socialist Hilferdinjr is Minister of Finance- Among the pa ties represented are
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    THE NOTE.
    234 7 FRANCE DIBAPPOLNTED. Paris. Aug. 13. French official circles are moet disappointed at the British note and are astonished that instead of the creditors uniting to make Germany pay. one creditor has decided to stand aside, simultaneously placing all the debtors. Allied and enemy, ur<ti€r a common obligation. The
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    PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
    221 7 This, from the London Letter of the Times of Ceylon, may explain hojr certain dazzling creations have corns to the ballrooms of Singapore. A year ago ver.o hard up, bai very anxious to see *!»e wcild, a fr^nJ of mine conceived the idea of doing a little
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    THE NEW PACIFIC.
    261 7 NORTH MEETS SOUTH. PLEA^FOR UNDERSTANDING. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 13. i The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at a Sydney cables that the Japanese scientists of the Pan-Pacific Congress, together with ti.e accompany ing members of the Japaj r.*n- House of Peers, are conducting a I tactful campaign with
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    NEED FOR CHEAPER TRANSPORT.
    277 7 London, Aug. 5. The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom has issued a statement m the course of which it states that the Dominions want cheaper transport, but that it is vain to expect this until they substantially reduce their awn Port and other terminal
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    SQUANDERING PUBLIC FUNDS.
    161 7 A Singapore Tug. London, Aug. 2. There are many strictures on losses and irregularities m the report of the Committee on Public Accounts, which cites as an example the War Office's difficulties m winding: up the Mesropotamian campaign accountß. The case is mentioned of a tup: hirec
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    SERANGOON MOTOR FATALITY.
    956 7 THE INQUEST PROCEEDINGS. The circumstances attending the death rf Mr. Ernest Hugh Sharp, who was the victim of the recent motor fatality which occurred m Serangoon road, when he was run down by Mr. P. Dupire's motor car. were disdosed before Mr. C. H. Nicol, the City
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      609 8 p. &a BRITISH INDIA and APCAR U NEs (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO aERvi. Es PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEaT N4VI. mn! LONDON FAR EAST MAIL S* (Under Contract with Hia atojesty', Gov enmm) OUTWARDS from LONDON. ummv* Fo, „p Du< Kor .uJK'WJARW. Tonnag«. Singapore. Utf! MANTUA 11,000 Aug. 18 KHIVA
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      504 9 Xhe Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Ellerman Bucknail Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT SERVICE TO BOSTON AND NBW~YORK Tim SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamers. Due Spore Route i or Aug. 26 Suez Philippines and
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      465 9 ADMIRAL LINE (Incorporated m U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arrive Seattle. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Aug 26 Sept. 14 PRESENT GRANT Sept. 7 Sept. 26 PRESIDENT MADISON Sept. 19 Oct. 8 PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Oct. 1 Oct. 20 PRESIDENT JACKSON Oct. 13 Nov. 1 And every
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      229 9 N. Y. K. LONDON LINE. Hakone Maru Aug. 27 Swwa Maru Sept. 4 Fushimi Maru Sept. 18 LIVERPOOL LINE. Tokushima Maru Aug. 27 Durban Maru mid. Sept. 1 Tsushima Maru end Sept. HAMBURG LINE. Mito Maru Aug. 24 Matsuye Maru end Sept. NEW YORK LINE Tia BUSZ. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE.
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      780 9 ISTHMIAN LINE Arriving from America via Panama and Loading for BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT. FAIRFIELD CITY due Singapore In port STEEL TRAVELER lue Singapore Aug. 28 STEEL NAVIGATOR due Singapore Sept! 11 Taking cargo on through Hills of Lading to all Inland Point* For freight and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    490 10 THE -RHEXENOR." Good Salvage Work. The Japan Chronicle gives the following account of the recent mishap to the Blue Funnel steamer Rhexenor. m the Inland Sea of Japan: About midday last Thursday (12th ult.) the first news was heard of the mishap to the new Biue Funnel ship
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    615 10 I RASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAYrAUGUST 14th. MINING. [Figures m brackets show the issue valu* of the Share m dollars unless otherwi* marked. C. Cum div. x equals ex div Batanjr Padan<?r Tin 12% 47% Hitam Tin 1.32% 1.37% Mant.»h <$l 10 20 norn. Johan
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    233 10 At a distance of about eleven hours drive from Nahobi, a wonderful region has been discovered possessing: all the attractions of a winter sports icbort. As is generally known, the climate on the equator is> very similar to that of an English summer, and the idea of vast expanses of
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 11 Bank 4 m.s. 214 Bank dimund 2! 4 1-32 Piivate c.tdits 3 m.s. 2]4 19-32 Ni-w York, demand 63V4 Credits 90 days 5554 Franco, demand 87t India, T. T. ***** I Hongkong, demand 2 p.c. Dig. Yokohama, demand 108% Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 79% Sovereign, Bank H\~j\r.t 8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    153 11 August 14. Tin 175 Ton* *1t2.50 G a rub lor 12.71 Pepper White 21.00 Peppet Black 13.00 Tapioca, sms:ll flake f.g. 10. 5 Pearl Sago small 8.26 Copra y.70 Copra Sundii.d 10.10 Opium, Benares ace 4,000 Rica, Rangoon white 280.00 Rice, Sim No. I for expoxx ttUM Rice, Siain
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    40 11 Singapore. Aug. 14, 12 noon. Singapore Standard I'ale Crepe. Spot 51%. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 51% 52; Sept 53 53U; OctDei. 56Mj 57; Jan.-March 59 59U- London Quotation Sheet. Is. 3^d. Market Steady.
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT
    180 11 Singapore, Aug. 14. Tin:— £lB3 10s. down 255. 92^ 175 tons rold. Rubber: Is. SVfcd down Share Market:— Sricky. Rubbers:— Pantais 85 90, Sandyerofts: 1.80 1.90, Lunas 8 8.25, Craigieleas 70 75, Brogas- 70 75, Bukit Jelotongs 70 75, Ulu Benut« 29 3?. Amalgamated Malays 2.25
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE
    122 11 FRASER'S REPORT. Singapore, Aim. 1 1. Rubber: Is. '6\ s d. Tin:— -d'lB3 10s. 17") tons sold at 92.50. Mining: Souths 1.04 1.08, TaipinK> 98, Norths 1.121- 1.17*, Ulu Piah* i.BO 1.85, Talanis 86 40, Joharus 39 42, Petaiing.^ 80 85, Mambaus 70 77 \-j, Kampon^ Kamun*
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    MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
    126 11 Singapore, Aug. 14. Rubber: London Is. S'^d. Local ol* 4 Tin: London £183 10s. Local 02* 1 ITS tons sold. Share Market:— Flat. Rubbers:— Aviv Moleks 1.42 'j 1.47. Bass-ctts 1.17H 1.22U.. Bukit Katils 82V& R7ftt Indmgiri* .".45 f>.7o, New Craigieleas 67% 72^., l T lu Bcntttl 27
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    JACKS METAL REPORT.
    349 11 ft f what is left of the old crop. Options. 355. is bid for the single option m copper. 225. 6d. for the single option m spelter and £7 for the single option m tin. Copper, Standard £65, Copper, Electroly- tic £73. Tin £178 10s., Lead £24,
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      395 11 CHARTERED BANK. of India, Australia and China. Incorporated m England by Soyal Ch*rter. P»ld op Capital tot.QH •hrnr M £5 eack M.Mt.fff R«««rTe Fund s,Bo«,*tS R«^rre Liabitiij Vioprfeton s,CfM## HEAD OFFICE. 88 Biakopafat9, London, E. C Ag-enciea and Branch*,* Alor Star Hongrkon* Puket AjnriUar Doilo Ranroot Bangkok Ipoh Satgon Batavia
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      798 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $60,000,000 Paid up-Capital $20,000,000 Eftsrrs Funds: Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $24,600,000 Reftftrre Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Son. A. O. Lang, E*q., Chairman. D. CL M. Bernard, Esq., Deputy Chairman. A.H. Compton, Esq. W.L. Pattenden, Esq. G.M.
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      141 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated i* England by Royal Charter A. D. 1710.) NBE MOTOR CAB MASINK Fideßty Caarantee— Administration Bond* Singapore Bepretcnutjvi i Mjwh> BARLOW Co Messrs. WEARE Co., i **4 Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co.. L*4 Branch Office— 64, The Arcade, Collyer Qnay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE STANDARD
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1512 12 Saturday was a busy day m the Malaya I up Competition, and it was a day of surprises. The most unexpected occurrence was m the North, where Perak defeated ihe Selangor side* stated to be the strongest that has represented the Federal Capital tor several years. Malacca, too,
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    HERR KRUPP AS CONVICT.
    259 12 Ordina:y Prison Fare Sir Percival Phillips, the Daik Mail's sjk'cm! correspondent at Dusseklorf, wrote a months ago: T «f the unhappiest peopl] m the tthur are Herr Krupp von Bohkn and his c nipanioris, who are serving lonjr sentences for complicity m the fata! iot again«t
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    34 12 Tin- all comedy programme at the Surma will be continued for another three lights. The star comedy feature, Up In Mary's Attic, is a splendid production m six parts with laughs galore.
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      THIS AFTERNOON'S MALAYA CUP PRACTICE.
      118 12 la preparation for their decisive match ;u ainst Malacca on Saturday the Singapore Malajra Cup player* will be given h try out on the Pacianir this afternoon against a comb n team representinfj the R. CJ. A. and R. K.'s. The Singapore *i<le is as
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      31 12 [ReuUiV Service] London. \up. IS. At Birmingham Sussex defeated Warwickshire by an inningq and 1-iO runs. For the winners Street scored 72 and Colonel Wat -on 00 not out.
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      VICTORIA BRIDGE SCHOOL SPORTS.
      29 12 The annual athletic sports of the Victoria Bridge School are to be Mid on the Raffles Institution ground at 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 18th.
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      COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
      142 12 Won Lost IMs. W. L. Ist. In. Ist. Poss. Obt. P*r. Vorks. 21 1 :J 0 125 111 88.80 N<tts. 18 I 3 105 71 67.61 Lanes. 13 2 i 4 115 73 88.47 Suirey. 10 2 X 3 95 58 61.05 Sussex. 14 7 1 2
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      122 12 The S. C. C. Lawn Tennis Tournament opens this afternoon with the following ties D. Class Singles. Messenger vs. Goldsack. Zeigele vs. Law, R. O. H. Sands vs. Giles. Stewart, F. C. vs. Smith, V. S. Brooker vs. Gordon Lee. White vs. Buchanan. Stewait, D. vs. Lee. Adamson
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      S. R. C LAWN TENNIS.
      57 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAT. A S'nc'f's Handicap. X. E. Bst :iO) beat Dr. \N A. Balbetch t (—.'io. A). 6 l, 9—7. rO-DAY'^UE. Semi-Final Minrar^ftoublett. N. K. X and F. (lonics A. K. B&teman and C. J. Oliveiro. THURSDAY'S TIE. I Singles Handicap. W. A. A. ris
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      Y.M.C.A. TENNIS.
      79 12 >!onday*s Results. I!>u Sic Gie beat A. Kirn, 6—o, 6 l. V. YjU'k^]v ys* Chan Kirn Chwee, unAnished (to be finished on Friday). B. F. Santos beat Kho Peck Lianp, 7 5, G— Mok Kirn Hwe.» beat Lum Pow Ltm^-. :>—":, 6—l, 6 2. To-day s Ties. I).
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      BOLO AT PENANG.
      54 12 {From Our Own Correspondent). IVnanjj. Au>j. 1 1. The competitors for the Penan g Polo Cup on Thursday are: Singapore, Iskander, Penang A. and B. teams. The final -will take place on Saturday, when the Polo Club Gymkhana will i K held and I^dy Guillemard will present
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      THE CHANNEL SWIM.
      24 12 fßeuter'n Strvice.] London, An*. IX Tirnbobchi has been awarded the Daily Sketch prize of a thousand iterling^ for BWimmiag the Channel.
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      INTERNATIONAL YACHTING.
      24 12 [Router's Service.] Cowes, Aug. 13. Britain hn± won the fourth British American i'up ra<>e. and now leads by 96 points t<"» 48.
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    AMERICA'S CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
    288 12 AMERICA'S CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. I have little ipace for a number of Other interesting topics v. the week, it has been an American week especially un the Terrace. I went from my dinner with the PJ\S.*s to 2, Chelsea Embankment, the beautiful houst of Mr. and Mr:. Post Wheeler,
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