The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 August 1923

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    Masthead
    18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. r i kn rs SINGAPORE, S.S.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 31, 1923. No. 10,981
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    215 1 In connection with the massacre of the Italian Mission, Italy has sent a strongly worded note to Greece demanding prompt redress Page 7. The Government candidates hold a Htrong lead m the Irish Free State elections, the large poll obtained by ministers being feature Page 7. The
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    LONDON IMPRESSIONS.
    1018 1 (By One Back From the East.) For a lint peep cf London after several" years m the East the docks of Tilbury are not the most cheery places at which to land m the dingily bleak conditions of th«Enylish climate. However we were soon safely through the Customs,
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      303 1 I none 2920. (10 Unm). J»ffifc^^^ ra, f maa Ballroom In the Baat THURSDAY.-Gue^i Nights Gri it Room opea till 12 p.m Dinner A Dance. FRIDAY.— Tea Uanaan SATURDAY.— Guest Night. FRIDAY Dinner and Danca Ton rinncnnt raffles orchestra. ICd i/ClllOalll EDGAR HULLAND, I Musical Director. SE I V lEW
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      189 1 PABCO METAL PAINTS FOR Iron and Steel Structures STOCKS HELD OF GREEN No. 127 RED No. 128 BLACK No. 129 In ONE and FIVE Gal. Drums PABCO Best and Cheapest ASK FOR QUOTATIONS Gordon and Company. UMITED. 6, Battery Koad. SINGAPORE. Telegrams: Telephone: VAPOROSITY, SINGAPORE. No 2 Q24. J i
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      179 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. .New films at Gaiety Page 2. Alhulactin baby food Page I. Pobeo painta, Gordon's— Pag.- 1. Raishy rai ing powder Page Robinaon's amuLw! sale— Pa/te 7. WiHard batteries, V* EA Page 4 Drink "T" beer, Guthrie'*— Page 6. Peps for eoQgha and coldi Page 2. I ro-phyrlac-t c
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      96 1 THE WEEK. r"'<iriy, MtC. Bigh Water, 0.50 n.m., 1.21 p.m. Queen WttlMtaaina'i Silver JubUei P. nnd O. outward mail doe. Municipal ComnAsjon, 2.15 p.m. Imdga Ai M 3rd Dcpree, 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. Ut. Hich Water, l :<f» a.m. 152 p,m. French homeward mail closes. Reopeninj? of Palladium, 9.15 p.m.
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    ANGKOR.
    665 2  -  John Galsworthy Angkor: Ruin? m Cambodia. By P. •leannerat de Beerski. (Grant Richards. As. net.) Tbe ruin> af Angkor are one of the uronderi of the world. There is something fa them that ii peculiarly magnetic to the imagination. It is not only the vastness aad the stupendous plan
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      742 2 "LITTLE VICTOR" INHALER. I OK COLDS IX THE HEAD. Wholesale and Retail from MBDICAL HALL LTI J It, BATTJUtT ROAD SINGAPORE. NOTICE. Mrs. Douglas^ Beauty Specialist, receives Ladies at Raffles Hotel, Room 124, foi Shampoo, Hair Treatment, Face Massa« Man;cure, Ifarcd Waxing. MANICURE FOR GENTLEMEN. Hours a.m. to 1; p.
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      420 2 !^JI]SS2 I (Sir Carina W wt ______C IM-ia_M— 2^ [CJ TKEAV&r J ~T <'5 Speica] Attractions. n/v_STlj!!_ Ist Show at 7...0 Sharp COMp I^TE CHANGE OF PICTURES WHERE IS MY FATHER? 7at Show f 7 so SWn By Alexander Dumas m 7 parts. SKYRANGFR SERIAL Sad Show at 9 15
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      223 2 Alhambra^ FROM TUESDAY, AUGUST 28th, TO SUNDAY, SEPTRA In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp HIGH~FLIER 1 Reel Star Comedy TOPICAL~BUDGET British Screen News W. W. HODKINSON PRESENTS Louise Glaum LOVE ib M AD NESS It ia a grippimg, compelling p cture which holdi r< opening scene to the
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    AMERICA'S AERIAL PROGRAMME.
    305 3 Arm) Demuhd for 2.~>,0m>.000 Dollar Vo4e. Washington, JuU 25. Major-General Patrick. Chief of the Inn; Air Service will Jmk Congress for an appropriation f the 25,000,000 dollars. ■7 apj sttlj £5400,000, for the needs c Service during the next Usee! yeer. appropriation he stati la tho minimum
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    81 3 During the past year steady progress Kaa be" n made by the Gnat Northern Telegraph Company m restoring its transSiberien service to Europe. By arrangement with the Soviet Government, the lines have been rehabilitated, and with the nipti^n of operations over the Kiakhta lest autumn the return to nor nai
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    DUCK'S EGGS AND SPECTACLES.
    811 3 WHE\ FAMOI s UATSMFN FAIL (Special to the Free Press). TThe following is the eighth of our spely written cricket articles]. "The only reliable thing abeut cricket is its uncertainty,*' Lord Harris once said. "A batsman m.;y OCOte -i doable century m ene match, an<^ ir
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    159 3 The IVt Issued m Ju'y of auccese'ul candidatea for the xli-jirox <f 11.8. and C'h.B of th: Univeftitv of Ednbur-h includes the names of Frank Black^"'--'I bomaon end Els!e Thomson, son and v ugh ter of Dr. J. C Thonr-^n r>rme 'y t f the Hongkong Government Medical Service. D>\
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      261 3 NEW FEATURES THAT MEAN ECONOMY Important developments make t he Contributing to increased economy, jew Goodyear Cord Tyre with the are better unions between the beveled All-Weather Tread cons- s ()f the fyre j^y and betwe€n picuously better m performance. the tyre and the tread. AH of the improvements recently
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      563 3 CLOGGED INTESTINE BREED POISONS LIKE A SWAMP BREnDS MOSQUITOES. m__________^_ u m t% And theae eeiamis are :;bsorbed straight ieto the Woikl ays Alice Landlen, Certified NV,rs:'. Quickly lower the vitality and disease. res-starce, rendering you easy prey to any aliment or disc se. Advises drinking alkaline medicinal wat' r
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    629 4 I K ASER CO., EXCHANGE AN] SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30th. MINING. [Figures m brackets show the issue yak of the Share m dollars unleas otherwii nark.d. C— Cum div. x equals ex div.] Rafane Padang Tin 12% 47% -Bitam Tin 1.80 1.35 n«>»r.. Johan Tin _VJ*_
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    MIRACLE OF MODERN SURGERY.
    208 4 dogV viatic nerve, preserved m a bottle m a -vuvfery. has been grafted into the shattered aim of a man. This surgical miracle was described at the Congress of the International Society «->f Surgeons. Dr, Gosset, of Paris, told how thc patient came to him with
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    CALCUTTA GRIPPED BY DENGUE.
    461 4 Worst For Years." Calcutta is suffering at present from ai epidemic of dengue fever. Patients ii fected with this disease have been admit ted into the different hospitals m larg< numbers du r ng the past week or ten day; vn*!* many sufferer..- are being treated
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    71 4 A graduated business tax is ro be imposed on all business houses m Canton, and no firm will be allowed to carry on business who has not obtained a license from the Treasury. The authorities appear to have already classified the various businesses, and the police are engaged m affixing
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      222 4 Trn^e Cats fflmn-^/^^r^^^ CIGARETTES '^^n^^m^l^^^TES M\ml-m\^_ telling you, just why > y^^^ they are so exquisite m J^/ 1 -xZ^f flavour and aroma. i S^ /W^^y From tjie time when I v^^\vL«T the carefully selected WwJ hri ht > lden > v^ nia I W V ,eaves are gathered m
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      171 4 d&W Wl A* kL, j r s V A V i L a V^\ *fj> How are j li Ceding %f?n bim? M w fo maternal milk, nothing -s so oood tor lecdm- l)abies as Alhulactin with diluted cem's milk. lor Alhulactin is simply the vital nutritiveand digestive element which
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      258 4 TENNIS RACKETS Restrung Repaired By Our Own Expert with 28 Years' Experience m this line. f\\ _%>% \x 12* $6.50 l^Mk-mii Per Racket. Madame Lizette? Just arrived, with 'the latest Paris Models m Mornfca* a* and Evening gowns. On View from Monday. Sept. 3rd at IL eld H, Rallies Hotel.
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  • RUBBER MARKET.
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      BARLOW'S REPORT.
      218 5 Singapore, Aug 3 Rubber: Since our last report the market has been steady, with prices for tb< _>nndatd qualities round about 52 52 J o a nCoa stocks which have been steadily dee rea sine for some time past, showed »P foi 'i week ending Ang. 1.070 to
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      LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
      268 5 Singapore. Ang. .1(1. Priei during pact week ha^e agaia advanced, Spot and September gaining •now than the more forward position.. whiec ie ac it should bo. tho heavy pren turns asked for October to December and to March not being warranted. G*od orders have again been
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      TRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      449 5 Singaport. Aug. 29. In npit^ of higher prices being recorded ia Loth tin and rubber the chare market can Pcareerjr by said to have fully responded te Hie improved torn of tho oomn.odit es. Tin -I area have remained .steady but business baa beea foi the most
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      MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      415 5 MACPH AIL'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore* Aug. 29. A larger volume of business has been transacted during the week but the increase li not as much as might have been looked for having regard to the steady advance n the prices of both rubber and tin. The lulk of the business
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      A KIND WORD FOR THE CIGARETTE.
      377 5 A physiciai I at cigarette-smoking is aot the \if practice which it ha* (been i tenttd to be. Considering alon< thi quest ione of Jn. tobacco used, that mailc into cigarettes doec aot contain as much nicotine as either pipe tobacco or] that going
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      498 5 TO LET. TO LET liAdT. Btjnpnlow on Grove EaUte, un■i] or firnishetl. by arrangement. 8 f ?rio£" weter, electric I'ght, garage two cth.ing. Healthy and quiet. Apply W. DUNMAN Grove EaUte. Koi D »>nd J, m Europe For particulars :.-opo Hotel. _c ~o Floor Show Room Oibct 1* lap ..y
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      566 5 I AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE I STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE In the Cause of Ho Choong Yintr Plaintiff versus D^nda^.^- 0 Wah 2 MAUCTION SALE OF STOCK IX TRADE AKD FURNITURE ETC. Cemyrtaiar;- Tsai showcase*, counters, iron Piovj^ons, CMaate medicine, Chineae, book., *e«a,
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      522 5 NOTICES. SINGAPORE DOLLAR DIRECTORY CUT TO-DAY COPIES MAY BE OBTAINED AT Dunioo House RSWARD. Precious stones, namely rubie*, emeralds and sapphires of the value of about $20,000, were stolen from the premises, No. 78 Arab Street, on the night of the 20th August 1923. A reward of 10 per cent
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      455 5 a THE changing activities of the school room demand durability, precision and perfect adjustment of spectacles. They should also be cc comfortable that they can be won without consciousr.es?. Rm Glasses offer aa .ervice for the schorl room. The3? frames hold the lenses prescribe 3 ia the scientifically correct poeHion,
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923. Sanitation or Sanctuary.
    893 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923. Sanitation or Sanctuary. The public of Singapore has been discussing the question cf the provi- sion ol" new offices for the Municipal Commissioners, m the light of recent Hi tides m our columns calling attention to the little headway made m the Sanitation
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    1124 6 Six Tcochews are reported to have coning ttod a Knnp robbery at 14C> Thompson Koad on Wednesday night. Four hundred dollars ia cash was taken by the robbers. >< arrests were made. Amongst the EMte aT Their Majesties' Garden Party m Buckingham Palace on July 2* we: Mr. and lira.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      H.E. THE GOVERNOR LEAVES IPOH.
      31 6 tlu. „fUr„o„„ f^^taff torn wtoctto *X4*__T__ rhe loeol _,i ™h«rsi„ B fc:. w, tm, '•"■.no. hon„ l: r ,f Ii be.„ X Mutator fr„,„ 9 u
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      DEATH OF MRS. KERR.
      28 6 (tmm Om o*_ 0,-*^ md- of h motto of Un. L a iA f *te of rj The fune-a Weston, Hoafj no c lereninr.
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      CHIN SENG AND CO'S LOSS.
      38 6 xTmrn Ou,- 0- At th. annua! S*>« nn,! Co.. J'J ™t« Hr. B_ fow J**J •i«W. »id Uu. th, A' U .•luce wiH Th. wport ud ,cc-«m .-ark:.-, was Bun Van elected, dire-ton,
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      OPIUM-SMOKING LAWS.
      69 6 I ram Our Own Correq Kuala Lumpnr, U4{ A meeting of tha Selangor Ant,' l<*3 ppointad delegate to c Chief Seetataiyiaeeaaeetja P I on which is beiag arm** v v; eeWag mr the Ueanaeg 4 habitaal amokare, snd thai not be aold to un 1 The meeting deeded,
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      OUR HILL STATION.
      292 6 I Ther.' are hopes that the Sarv. pertinent whi locate aoase area of* I: ghlands before the ra ny season it so it will be highly gat sfaetory. •sa ty is bemg felt more anJ a Bukit Fraect ia all very well, ft no harm to erect
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    ALLEGED RICE CHEATING.
    143 6 Chargi i of cheatii g avalvi of money were pref -red sgaii named Oon hwee X ?n, of 1 1 m the rhind Po o" o X o i V. j hy Inepector Bher'dcn, the scene to hiur chee ed Chop Gsas 1 reaped of $11 001
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      74 6 BOLS mmm. VERY OLD GIN S^ LIQUEURS. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO.. LTD., jj|||j I RONEO Loose- Leaf Books IN ALL SIZES AT HONEST PRICES. RONEO Limited, 11, Collyer Quay, J (Incorporated m England.) /S-_Z____=_-;s£ A SPORTING GARMENTS J A REVISED PRICES. EMENT WHILE VKT PEE3ESV I JOHN LITTLI CO, LTD. I
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      63 6 DUTCH GOUDA AND CREAM CHEESE. SINGAPORE Cold Storage CO., LTD. (Inc. m S.S.) ORCHARD ROAD. JOHN DUKE OPTICIAN. Fellow of the British Optical Association. freeman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Freeman of the City of London. Late of Old Broad St. London. L ite Senior Optician British Army.
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    ITALY AND GREECE.
    322 7 I gTERN ACTION. jgQUEL 10 TIIE MASSACRE. [Reuter's Service] RoflMfa Aug. 29. abject of the massacre Mission, Sr. Musthe Italian Ministei note demanding:— nplete Alicia! apologies be c Itsllsa Legation at Athens nc Greet: military authority the solemn funeral of tlw ited m the Catholic Gawv, and
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    WHISKY ON THE LAKES.
    195 7 Toronto. Aug. 30. United State* Supreme "ion, tin Canadian Attorney the Cuban cruiooi n Lake Ontario, is outtion of the Ontario TesnThe case arose m connection that liquor was recently iesta on board. JAPANESE POLITICS. London, Aug. 29. 1 ader on Japan— c choice cf YamaR
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    THE IRISH ELECTIONS.
    152 7 DE VALERA IN. A BIG MAJORITY. [Reuter's Service. London. Aug. 29. Deralara has been c ect cxi by Co. Clare with three times the Beecesaq quota. Th« l»rfS iA! for ministers is also an out-! standing feature of the election results! hitherto published. Mr. Coegravo aeeani 17,714
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    BRITISH VIEW OF NOTE.
    571 7 London, Aug. 29. Renter learns that m competent unofficial circles the opinion U that the E^gian Note IeOTOS the position much the same as before the recent exchange of inter-Allied Notes. fa regretted that the Note does not mention the British proposal for an international commission
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    NEAR EAST NEWS.
    138 7 TURKISH CONCESSIONS. WHERE IS. CHESTER? [Reuter's Service.] Constantinople, Aug. 30. The Angora newspaper.-, express surprise that hitherto no mama has eons from America regarding the departure of the technical staff to begin to start work on the Samaumraf railway, which, under the Chester Concessions, must be begun
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    RUSSIAN NEWS.
    240 7 Moscow, Aug. 29. Tne presence of the American Senator McKeliar is said to be connectjed with negotiations l\ r the Import of American cotton to Russia. Moscow, Aug. 29. Mr. Yarns aki, chairman of the Tokio dhambcr of comm ive, has arrived. Teheran, Aug. 29. A German Steamer
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    BANTING.
    154 7 It i* a curiam fact that, though the discoverer of Insulin, who was th« hero of the B.M.A. meeting at Portsmouth, has made the name of Banting more famous than ever, his cure for diabetes supersedes the systems of d eting which are generically known as "Banting." This happens
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    49 7 Mr. J. B. Suares, of Ipoh Post Office, has completed two years course on c.adio Te.ognphy a».d Telephony, and hui been awarded a Diploma by the National Radi-> Institute, Washington D.C. He gained e::perience wth the help cf an automatic machine known as the "natrometer," supplied by the Institute.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      88 7 To the Editor. Sr.r, The statist'es issued by Mr. F. W. Douglas, Controller of Rubber Exports and published m your yesterday's paper are interesting. May I be permitted to ask whether the stocks m Singapore and Penang per the 31st July 1923, given as 23,889 tons, should not
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      SEAMEN'S CHARITY.
      298 7 To the Editor. Sir, The kind gentleman who wrote the article on the "Sailors' Home" or Sailers' Institute, ais it is now termed, was m my opinion justified and correct m every woid he wrote. The co.st of living at the above institute ia far too much for
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    RUBBER COUPON FRAUD.
    332 7 European Firm Duped. At the Colombo Pol cc Court recently Inspector C. V. Gooneratne, of the C.1.D., filed a plaint against Mr. H. Abdul Coder Idroos, of Colpetty, charging him with having o* the 19th ;:nd ZQth July last djlhoncttlj retained stolen property, to wit five certi-f-cates
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    JAPANESE CABINET.
    71 7 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichlNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Aug. 29. Count Yamemoto ii forming a Cabinet, m which Viscount Gotoh will be Foreign Minister and Vice Premier. Other ministers are expected to be: Mr. Arimatsu Eigi, Interior; Mak^koji Ren, Justica; Mr. Hiranuma, Education; Mr. Ichiki Kitokuro, Commerce and
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      147 7 property sale. The following Singapore properties were sold by auction by Messrs. Cheoncr Koon Seng and Co. at their saleroom, No. 30 Chul'a Street, < n Wednesday afternoon: Freehold land and house No. 91 Joo Ch at P.oad. area 4,0(0 sq. ft. bought by Dr. lA.I A. M. Jenkin for
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      230 7 Robinson Co. Lfc/. GREAT A cX L SALE Commences To-morrow BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Unequalled Opportunities m Household and Personal Goods ROBINSON CO.* LTD. (Incorporated m Singspore). j. H w_____a_a _______L TO ALL MOTHERS We beg to announce that we have opened a LACTOGEN CONSULTATION BUREAU AT AMBER MANSIONS, ORCHARD
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      656 8 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cirgo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Point*. WEEKLY SERVICE-LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. due Singapore. i* B 1? A N
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      543 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co-. Ltd. (Incorporated m England) PASSENGER SERVICE Steamer OUTWARD. Doe Singapore Ts.s. CITY OF KARACHI China—Japan Oct. 7 •>.s. CITY OF PARIS China-^lapan Nor. IC *s.« CITY OF CANTERBURY Clma-Japan Dse. 17 HOMEWisRJLL U.m. CITY OF KARACHI Marseilles— London Dec. •S.S. CITY OF PARIS Marseilles—
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      566 8 P. &O. BRITISH INDIA and APCAR USK* (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER (ARGO SKRY„ t PENINSULAR ORIENTAL* STEAM N_\ LONDON FAR EAST MAIL SERVIu (Under Control with His Iviajesty's Governs OUTWARDS from LONDON. HOMEW\RDS For China and Japan. Fee Marseilles, Leudeakai X I Tonnage. Singapore, j *SH KARMALA >,100 Sept.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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      468 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 m England.) 001 BOTICE TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK ria SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK Staaroers. Dae Spore Route j* mr ¥m QF HANKOW Sept.
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      480 9 JADMIRAJL LINE (Incorporated m U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arrive Seattle. PRESENT GRANT S^pi 7 Sept 26 PRESIDENT MADISON Sept. 19 Oct! 8 J PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Oct. 1 Oct 20 PRESIDENT JACKSON Oct. 13 Nov t RESIDENT lEFFEUSON Got. 25 Nov 13 And
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      239 9 N. Y. K. LONDON LINE. Suwa Maru Sept. 4 Fushimi Mam Sept. 18 LIVERPOOL LINE. Durban Mam Sept. 9 Tokushima Mam Sept. 20 Tsushima Maru end Sept HAMBURG LINE. Matsuye Mara end Sept. NEW YORK LINE via SUEZ. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. Kauagawa Mam Big. Nov. BOMBAY UNE. Wakasa Mam Sept.
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      644 9 [Isthmian line I Arriving from America via Unama and Loading for BOSTON, NEW YORK, AVD BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DEPICT. STEEL TRAVELER die Singapore Sfln m STEEL NAVIGATOR due Singapore S^ tl Taking cargo on through Bilk af Laing to all Inland Point*. For freight an<j particulars, apply to HENDERSON BROS.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    318 10 TRACTORS FOR SEA-BOTTOM WORK. In the new ship salvage system de- 1 signed by Jesse W. I:er.o, operators protec ed b strong ;tee. wal-s move about on the ocean bottom at depths no d ver can reach. As described .n the Nautical Gazet c, their submarine tractor is
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    MALARIA IN WAR.
    557 10 Al. lai a, as s well known, has always bet c a .-eourge of armies m tropical cl'mes, and m all the tropical and subtropical seats of war cases of malar a o.eurr-d By far the preatest number c-ame from Maccdon a. In one month September. 1917,
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    49 10 If I were 0 make an order v. hat do you th nk Sir Joseph Beecham wool sa to me when I mcc him hereafter? Mr. Justice Eve. For purposes of pract cal judicature it is be ter to presume that judges and litigants are allotted to different localities.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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      205 10 lv manufacture of I CAPSTAN I I CIGARETTES «r is selected and blended /f by specialists, skilled tt m the art of their Jsjf o!iß_n_u_uiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNuiiiiiiiiiiiiii»^ Caribonum j j Best Quality (Red Box) j I Typewriter Ribbons j m Air-tight Tins j 1 C. A. Ribeiro Co, ltd. I g SINGAPORE
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      112 10 MOTOR CARS CYCLES IN CEYLON. Mr 11. L Dowb'ggin, Inspector-General f Po'-ice, Ceylon, gives figures of registered no or cars and cycles m his Administrative report: Tners are 4,062 registered motor cars ard I,^Bo mot^r cyc'os n the 'sland. Of hi se, 349 motor cars are registered for PB Ie
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      202 10 c__^gir~^^r7> ja TRADE MARK ?3 11 "Great Auks I Wh O. >l* 9| 7Vie Borneo Company. Ltd. 'Incorporated m England) S* ngapore- 1 poh- Penang HIL Ri X OF GOOD Oi ___mm BRJLLIAM dc ECONOMICAL Asiath Peiruitum to. is Ltd iae»rpersia< r .u /nn il INIMH. ]»!.'< STSAM mv r<,Al
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      640 10 MAIL TABLE. J Batavia, Sourabaya, Derby, Broome, Port Hedland, Onslow, Carnarvon and Western Austraiia (talcing articles for other places m Australasia by train from Fremantle if pr.j>a d at letter rate) Gorgon 9 n.r... Cucob Mass'ma 9 a.m Cucob Mersing 9 a.m. Ker men Soon Lee 9 an' Pu nu
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 11 Auffuet SO. S ank 4 m3 24 6 -.2 Bank demand J J J Private credits 3 m.s. «fjlf New York, ttemand 2 Credits 90 days 65 ?T Franco, demand PO q India, T. T. 174 Hongkong, Demand pc> D Yokohama, demand jqq Java, demand 139 V 4 Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    161 11 Augttot 80. Tin 125 Tona > sffSo Gambier v 50 Pepper White 20 60 Pepper Black 12.87 fc Tapioca, email flake f.g. 10.76 Pearl Sago sma.l h '0 Copra _Q2Q Oopra Sundried o .eo ■>»"ia, c.mn.ij anc. e,ou9 Rica, R nngoon whit* 280.00 Rice, BiMa No. L fot txyo.t
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    34 11 Singapore, Aug. 30, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 5294 53; Sept. 53 53V4; OctDec 56 56%; Jan-March 58% 58*. London Quotation Sheet, ls. 4d. Market Easier.
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    RUBBER MANUFACTURES.
    327 11 German Imports. Mr. Ooopsr Rawson ssksd the Prssidsnt of the Board o^ Trade whether he is aware that motor tyres, football bladders, garden hoie, and other rubber manufactured goods can be, and are beinu imported into this country from Germany without their country of origin being indicated and
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      MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
      116 11 Singapore. Au*r. 30. Rubber:—Lond n lr. 4<i Local Tin:—London £194 7s. 6ti. Local .>•>'_ (125 *tona sold). Share MarkU:—Dull. Rubbers:— BnssetU L2O 1.25. Bukit .Jelotongs 75 SO, Malaka., pindas 1.70 1.75, Pun^gors 67Vi 721k, Bukit Ka'.i Is B7fc 92 Brogas 72 Vi 77%, Tsmbslsks 82% 87%, Glenealy s
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      142 11 Singapore, Aug. 30. Tin.— £l94. 2«. 6d. up 12s. Sd. 98 VA 125 tons. Rubber.— is. 4d. unchanged. Share Market.— lnactive. Qnotationi unAanged. Rubbers— Lunas 7.90 8.10. Craigieleas TO 72 Vi, Indraghis 5.55 5.65. Rad. lias 4 120, Katoy-r.ng Bahrus 99 1.02. Tambalak? 84 87, New
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    67 11 Dialers Stocks Within Restriction Area on June 30th. Covered by Uncovered Coupons or Licenses Therefore Held by not Dealer.-,. Exportable Tons. TonStrain Settlements (exclusive of Singapore and Penang) 1,132 351. Federated Malay States 2,026 iam L nlederaUd Malay States Tiengganu j i 0l 01 u e 707 urn
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    83 11 The new vehicle wheel patented by a Lo* Angeles mventor consists of a steel di«c surrounded by a broad steel rim, with ~a arge number of rpiral springs placed between tiISSS two parts. The novel feature uj the arrangement of the springs which are sunk into the inside of the
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      352 11 j CHARTERED BANK. of India, Australia and China. P S p,u L to ava Ll wuty Masa HEAD OF7ICE. k •«8 Bi,fcopi e «t« > london, C" j_»»»*" '«s""'Ki. SsS?'- assr c£EL»~ Manila Talpin, Hajiong gar aa* Hankow Penang Zr.mtoanga m x. m** BANKERS. Bank of England. London Joint City
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      490 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capitol $50,000,000 tarn up-Capitol $20,000,000 R«sei-e Funds:— Sterling 4,500,000 v r v». Bilver $24,600,000 Kmmrta Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. H Lan «f» Ks( J' Chairman. 7*r?V, M Esq., Deputy Chairman £%T ICo1 Com P ton I
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      259 11 I LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1880. tSSs «r* DIBEOTOHS. ITaUnmi, Eaa r J.W. Rat*,- BRANCHES. n g„.. I- 08 Ange?e« Seattle^ rha?«^„ w J? anila Shimonoaeki Changchun Nagasaki Sourabaya Fe^rtfen B_E3_ Sydney cr-»S: Newchwang Tokyo H_rb_T 2H2 T^*^ *-°ds Saigon Kaiyuang. Correspondent* at all th, chief onwards cities SC ths world LONDCN
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      119 11 J ROYAL ISXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Ifcscrjorated 1. England by Royal Charter A. D. 1710.) J raMS MOTOR CAR MARENS Fideßtr wuarantee—Administration Bonds j Stagapon. Reprtiteiitativpßi Mttara. BARLOW Co. Messrs WEARE Cq., M 4 Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co Li 4 Branch Office— 64, The Arcade, CoDyer Qcay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Maaager.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1635 12 STILL A BEACON-LIGHT. \From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 2. It is alway. a pleasure to be ab.e to say something agreeable about our own countiy, and to be quite candid, we do not as a j vie indulge m the practice which is styled '•hand.nsr out
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    HONGKONG-CANTON SCHEME.
    235 12 Fl im articles appearing m Hongkong and Canton papers, th>*e two towns-, m spite of the obstaelei being placed m the way, by the so-called central Government of Chiaa appear to be much Kn favour of exttrAve Indnstria] co-operation betwetn them. It aaggf Btsd that a conference be
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      S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      127 12 Owing to tho wet ground no play waa pcss ble m the S. C. C. Tennis Tournament yesterday. TO-DAY'S TIES. 1). Clas* Single. Stuart re. Baxter r. Jamieson vs Parish. Zeigele vs. Stewart, F. C. Stewart, D. vs. Adamson. Hare vs. Williams. Curties, W. M.
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      Y.M.C.A. TENNIS.
      100 12 To-day s Ties. Chia Toh Chong, vs. Leong Yee Soo, (te finish). Lim Choon Chee 3 ta. C. D. Smith, owe 15. To-morrow's Ties. Tan Chong Kew— 3o vs. Kiong Woon K.w 15. chia Kirn Sissaj it sa. J. C. C. Won* m I 16. T. Zicgcl, owe
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      HOCKEY.
      112 12 Tne sec. openad their hockey season on the Padang ye-terday. arhaii they met Iho A. P.C. A wet ound rather spoilt the game, hut there were many interesting riods. snd ths Club's victory of 5 j^oals lo 3 was s fair indication of the general ran <>f the play.
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      DUKE OF YORK'S STAKES.
      85 12 [Renters Service.] London, Aug. 29. The result ol the Duke of York's Stakes, 1'» miles, was: 1. Papyrus. 9.12. betting 85 to 10. 2. Concertina. B.<>, betting Bto 13. 3. Tricky Aunt, 8.13. b. ttimr 20 to 1. Four ran. Craig on Eleyr, carrying 8.6, finisher!
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      AUTUMN RACE MISTING.
      43 12 Tlie Race Course will be officially open for training to-morrow, September lst. at 5.45 a.m. Lists of horses ia train ng can be ob ained by members, at the Race Course on that neorning. Coffee will be served as usual.
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      61 12 The race on Sunday, Sept. 3rd. is the first for the Vice-Commodore (1919) Cup, over the Club course. The hand caps are aa follows. Jean 2nd., June and Nancy f rater, Eve .G. Helen 2, Polly 2.2, Betty 25, Ger.rude 4.6, Kathleen 7.4, Margaret 2nd. 7
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      "RANJI" AS YACHTSMAN.
      26 12 Londm, Aug. 16. The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar has ordered a 54-ton yacht vessel, wheh is now beiag constructed on the Upper Thames.
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      CRICKET.
      110 12 The S.C.C. team whLh if, plr.ying Malacca at Ma^cca to-morrow will embark m a launch which leaves Johnston's Pier far the Kelantan at 4.45 p.m. to-day. The fo low'ng will represent the Indian Associa ion against the Y. M. C. A. on the Raffles school ground at 2 p
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      COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
      151 12 Won Lost Pta. W. L. Ist. In. Ist. Poss. Obt. Per Yorks. 24 1 3 1 145 126 8689 Notts. 15 3 5 2 125 85 68.00 Surrey. 11 2 6 3 110 67 60 90 Lanes. 15 2 5 6 140 85 60 71 Kent. 15
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      THE RABBI AND THE BUTTERFLY.
      360 12 Life is still one )ap ahead of fiction. Rabbi Martin A. Meyer, one of the most prominent members of his race m the Lnitetl States, was found dead m a chair n his study, an open book before him. 1* was a case of heart
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      DISILLUSIONED "PATRIOTS."
      319 12 Nagpur. Aug. ll Yesterday and to-day 18 Satvagrahis jc»u.'-d «.ri«.-t. disobeying the magisterial I orders. In addition lo the above 30 "vo- lunt.-i rs" wire srvested at the railway tation and sre ta bt tried under Section It 9, Criminal Procedure C le. Five Akaltt arrived hero yesterday
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    87 12 Tho Gaiety has three special attract ons m ther programme to-night. The first is Where ia my Father a seven reeler. founded on the romance, Back, the S'ory of a Dog, by A'exandre Dumas. This wil be shown la the first show fellowing i Harold Lloyd comedy. The second is
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      279 12 CONTROL THEIR MUSICAL TAST__T| It is a privilege to be able to give your Children m world's greatest music on "HIS MASTERS VtarnS. GRAMOPHONE, by the world's greater H.M. V. Records ~~tm Further, you will enjoy playing them as audi a* tk Children will benefit by it. as the CASH
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