The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 July 1924

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  • 17 1 Si ngapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1924. NO. 11,235
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  • 237 1 The German reply to the Allied note appears to have given satisfaction in London Page 7. The Democratic Convention in New York is still unable to agvee on a candidate and at the twentyfourth ballot ex -ambassador Davis was shown to be gaining adherents Pag« 7. A
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  • 1131 1  -  When Mr. Render, aged fifty, became a ekrk at Murdoch's he told nobody that twenty-five years befoi he had actually written a novel. And yet this was, and always would bv, the central fnct in his life, though his pride in it was subtly COM pounued with shame
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 190 1 fWA y '/ywwvuvuwuwi > A. G. SPALDING BROS.,' LtV.^ S Brttfafa Amateur Golf Championship. < C.. U(n with NEW SPALDING RED GOLF B\LI > •I Try it J m Obtainable at Telephone Ql EEN'S Telegram* < I- KiS4 3, Prince St. Tennis f FVWUWWLJ-Innrfii i RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NlGHTS— Dinner
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    • 120 1 TYPEWRITERS light -running quietrunning Roya( Typewriter? a toy its smoothness cjuiet\m ness of operation.assistg \m fee stenographer in the~ attainment of that flawless /Jf technique which means wqik accomplished with a /Jf minimum of eflbrt. jm SOLE AGENTS, MALAYA AND SI AM: \m HONEO, LIMITED, 11, Collyer Quay, EUROPE HOTEL.
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    • 185 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears "Golden Series" Page 6. Corona for fresh flowers Page 2 The FW is .the "easy" car— Pnge 3. Hudson s for catchy music Page 10 Guthrie and Co. for Tennant's beer— Pagre 6. -PaVfT EngHsh Electritl f °r all rhotors Business In rubber, spices and tin wanted
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    • 25 1 A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. < "I for > > High (lass.— ml GOLF BQUIPMBNT > call at Telephone QL'EEN'S Telegrams J. > fJW 8, Prince St. Tennis t .•VnV.V.V.V.V.V.W.VAV.V.VLWAj
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 72 1 THE WEEK. Thutsdiy, 3rrf. Hiph Water. 11.45 a.m.. 10.58 p.m. Tibak Tin mtp.. H. Br.ikerV-, noon. St. Andrew's Sports, Raffles, 3 p.m. Friday, 4f h. Hiph Water 0.16 p.m. 11.30 p.m. P. and O. outward mail due. P. and O. homeward mail closes. Dutch homeward mail leave?. Fr- nch homeward
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  • 598 2 The Rev. Archibald Ewing; who had been on a visit to Tongkah. returned to Penang on Thursday. Mr. W. W> CotUta* has been appointed acting British Consul at Singora and has taken up his new appointment on his return from home leave. Mr. R. P. Mildrcn, sub-agent of the Chartered
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 268 2 HAVE YOU BEEN TO SINGAPORE'S BEST PLACE FOR ALL SORTS OF AMUSEMENTS IF NOT, GO TO THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. VAV.V.V.V.WAVW.W.W.WM jj Flowershop j: "CORONA'] i M Amber Mansions. T ephone No. 2090. I" ji Flowers iv.v.-.v.%v.-.v.v.v.v.v.w.v.-:s l NOTICE. Mr-=.l)oug:la>. Beauty Specialist, receives Indies at Raffles Hotel, Room 124, for
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    • 240 2 VICTORIA^ THEATRE. TO-NIGHT TO NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.15 P.M. ROBIN HOOD INSTANTANEO US SUCCESS. THE VERDICT OF PRESS, PUBLIC AND MANAGEMENT A TRIUMPH IN CINEMA ENTERTAINMENT. VIDE.— STRAITS TIMES 30-6-24. SPECIAL PROLOGUE! SPECIAL MUSIC!! FULL ORCHEOTRA!!! Matinees: Thur. 3rd, Sat. sth July, at 5 p. DEL Book Early at
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    • 253 2 Alhambra, From Sunday, 29th June, to Friday, 4th Jul>. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. "POST NO BILLS" A Reel Pathe Comedy. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. HAL ROACH PRESENTS "THE CALL OF THE WILD." in 8 Reels. (From the famous dog story by Jack London) In "The
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  • 765 3 (By the Baroness Wentworth). From the days of the fiery chariots which came from heaven and the white, red, black i»r.d pale horses of the Apocalypse, down to the white vision of Joan of Arc in the ret: i a. of Mons, and the alleged reappearance
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  • 128 3 Sir Sankaran Nair's Views. London, June 13. In a letter to the press Sir Sankaran Nair dealing with the memorandum of June 11 says that the provision that defence and foreign affairs should remain in the hands of the Viceroy is inconsistent with Dominion Home Rule. The enormous
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  • 79 3 The Central Prisons in the Straits Settlements received 3,915 prisoners during last year: The cost to the Colony per head per day worked out in the case of Malacca at 51.84 cents, Singapore (excluding the cost of new locks) 32.39 and Penang 26.50. Thi high Malacca cost was due almost
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 445 3 IN THE TREATMENT OF IN THE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC AND PNEUMONIA DUODENAL ULCER Cardiac Asthenia in Vn,umonia bre mai bJe tS in the at inM as lnainly due to Toxaemia' C mlltlons Is t( a Toxatnua may be precipitated by the (iletary tnat Wl!1 IV)t «»ver-distend the of living larire
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    • 347 3 Bell Brand Paints Varnishes Etc THE "BELL" Brand is David Storer and Sons' famous mark and Storer's (established in 1747) were incorporated with the W. H. C. organization in 1892. Any product bearing the "Bell" brand mark may be used with the confidence S that it will give full satisfaction.
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  • 857 4 SPORT AND TRAVEL. (Reminiscences: 1848-1890. By MajorGeneral Sir Francis Howard, K. C. B-, K. C. M. G.) It can hardly be possible to lead a fuller life than that the first part of which is described in this volume. Certain opportunities came to Sir Francis Howard from
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  • 150 4 Sir Home Gordon, in "Cricket Form at a Glance in this Century," tfives us the batting and bowling of every cricketer who has played in first-class matches in any two •easons between 1901 and 1923, with Test match averages and aggregates, and much other information. As regards individual records in
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 609 4 Ask FOR.t^URNETT'S H f..':y,?.x.-3 Sirßobertßurnett&Gli? Sole Agents African Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd. 124 Cecil Street, Singapore. "CHEfUN JtLOH" COCONUT ESTATE, KELANTAN. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE The Undersigned have been inst rutted to sell by Public Auction at their Sale-room, Raffles Chambers, Rafflles Place, ON MONDAY, 11th JULY 1924. AT 2.30 P.M.
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    • 150 4 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Teak Household P'urniture. Cottage Piano, Gramonhon., Reccrds, etc. To be held at Xo. S Institution Hill ON SATURDAY. Mi JULY, AT I P.M. Comprising: Teak dressing tables; almeiraks; wardn b<-s with mirror <Loors; dining tables: standard and arm chairs; iron single tr.d double bedsteads wiih
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    • 286 4 WHITE PIMPLES ALL OVK FOOT Formed Large, Sore Eruptions. Lost Sleep. Cuticura Heals. "For eight months I suffered with a sore foot. At first a spot of little, white pimples broke out which soon spread all over my foot and formed large, sore eruptions. Sometimes the irritation was unbearable and
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    • 236 4 WOODWARD? WIPE WATERXURES ALL STOMACH AILMENTS I lIUIIIIHII^v THE Il# assss IMS/ Taken each day j j||f Keeps illness away Illllllll! E Dliring the past 72 years Woodwards "Gripe W W Water" has ht-incd millions of babit s safely over tic J J pains and dangers of teething and has
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  • 448 5 According to the returns prepared by the Statistical Office the total number of which was 20,000 the movements of nearly a million passengers were dealt with. This -was the first time that an attempt bad been made to obtain a complete record of the movement of
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  • 274 5 Tee objectives aimed at in the experimental fisheries vessel which has been purchased by the Governments of the Straits Settlements and F. M. S., are. according to the annual report on the Fisheries Department, the testing of Malayan waters with tiy? otter-board and beam trawl, the Danish seine,
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  • 237 5 A correspondent writes: I notice in the June 7th issue of "Ccunt.iy Life-" an article on architecture at the Royal Academy, with several illustrations of tihe more important buildings hung this year. Amongst works of Sir Edward Lutyens and Gilbert Scott, R. A. is an excellent
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  • 293 5 An interesting light as to the occupation? informed bv criminals (2563) admitted to the Singapore Pr.sor. is thrown by the art nual report on the prison for 1923, which has just been published. Incidentally t may be stated that 83 per cent of the wholo numbtr admitted were
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  • 199 5 "Go-As-You-Please" Contest. '1 he race for the cup presented by the King will take plate on Saturday, July 26. The organization will be conducted by the Royal Aero Club, who have decided on a course of approximately 950 iniles, starting at Martle: ham and FelixstoweThe
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  • 159 5 Commenting ujp'i the reduction in sales of Government cftandu in the Colony during 1923 the annual report of the Monopolies Department, which was laid before Council on Monday, states the belief that sales of the licit article must have been very appreciably affected, especially in Singapore, 1
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 1090 5 BUSINESS CARDS. ELKAYES MVTCHFS 2 f A If you want to please your puest MLAIfCa FA( TORY. 3 ivt her the b est. Avettenh.n Phone (iOLI) LEAF TEA IS THE TEST 2 phot(k;r aphic dealers 1; repairs LACE CI'RIO MERCH vvtc (f~~" HAxn-MAnKaX C F TS STEVEDORE. A SPECIALTY Dubash
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    • 192 5 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. o 443 of 1923. Rt dj Chop'Un Woh Tc«ng. Summary Case. Receiving- Order made 29th February 1924. Date of Order for Summa.y Administration 3Cth Jun. 1924. Date and place of First Meeting
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    • 850 5 NOTICES. POLICE NOTICE. The motor vehicles of which }...rticulars ;.i\ £iv'in under-enth are not apparently bting used on the roads of the Settlemen: of Singapore and it la not known whether they have been broken up or nmowd from the SVHi-ment. If any of these vehicle* aw still in Singapore
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    • 735 5 The house of reliability for Scientific Instruments. Agents for STANLEY Co.. Ltd. NAUTICAL REQUISITES. Agents for HEATH C©.. Ltd. WATCHES AND CLOCKS. Agents for S. SMITH Sons, Ltd. Case of Drawing Instruments $7 Drawing Pens and Pencils 5 Pamp Spring Bow Pen 10 Faber's Slide Rules 12 50 Magnifiers with
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 37 6 LIVINGSTONE.— At Penang on June 28th to Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Livingstone*, Pukit Tambun, P. W. a son. CRICHTON' On July 2nd at tho Materni.y Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Crichton, a daughter.
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    • 31 6 CRANE.— At 1101, off Uppvr Serung=oon Rd., on July 2nd. 1924. Ghana, widow of the late H^nry Anthony Crane. Funeral at *5 p.m. to-day at Bidaduri. Home papers please copy.
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  • 892 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1924. Japan's Policy. ,The speech of the Foreign Minister in the Japanese Diet on Tuesday, which by the courtesy of the Japanese Consul-General here we were able to publish yesterday, If a sob^ review of conditions and a careful statement of policy which, it
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  • 135 6 Mr. J. A. Russell i^ going Home by the Morea on Saturday. Mr. G. C. Marshall. Inspector of Machinery, Perak, is lying rather seriously ill at his residence in Ipoh. A concert will be given at the Catholic Club, commencing at 8 p.m. on Friday in honour of the feast
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  • 350 6 "BOGEY OF NATIVE PRODUCTIONS (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, July iAt the annual meeting of the Planters Association of Malaya, Mr. J. Bruce, the retiring Chairman, referred to .the boge> of native production in the Dutch East Indies, which he pointed out was a
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  • 536 6 Remains Conveyed to Steamer. Although attended by a certain amount of ceremony, the removal of the remains of the late "Sugar King." Mr. Oei Tiong Kam, from his residence in Dalvey-road to the Lagoon Dock, where the steanver Giang Seng was waiting to receive the
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  • 41 6 Mr. Albert C. Hall, Manager for the East of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee l Corporation, Limited, who has be-en travel- ling in China for the past two months has been taken ill in Peking necessitating an i*' operation. I f
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  • 186 6 [Reuter's Service.] Pretoria, July 2. In speech a. K-^-W t0.,--* his honour. Genera. Her.*.* dec..r« .to. Britain would always be. as f »r a and h's Government was concerned, the.r Z L chief friend. ""^"l .he pus. there had been accusa.ums hem because .he, insis.ed on .he doc.nn.
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  • 202 6 The Consul-General for Japan, Singapore, has received the follov.ing teletfian. from the Minister for Foreign Affairs at Tokio: I1»C following is the gist of a speech made by the Premier, Viscount Kat >, at the Imperial Diet on July Ist., on home politics: The system of universal mar
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  • 136 6 Incident at Embassy in Tokio. According to a telegram received by the Consul-General of Japan, Singaporejfe young Japanese, just after noon on Tuesday, stole into the precincts of the American Embassy at Tokio and pulled down the flag from the flag-staff there. The man was chased
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  • 78 6 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nkhi- Xichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, July 1. A resolution which protests against Um American immigration bill has been pai unanimously n the Diet. I Demonstrations protesting against the anti-Japanese legislation of America an prominent in Tokio and many other cities, tfce crowd making lapplicaUm
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  • 80 6 Mr. P. C. Aplin, Assistant Superintendent, ChMidu Monopoly, has tom to Kua4« Lumpur fl >m Ipoh OH transfer. A Govwnwenl Q^Hta Kxt.aordinarv. yesten lay .appoints the hon'Me M 'r E. S Hose to b« Governor's Depubv during .h^abs.ne, of His Excellency HZ E The death (K-currecThT London on Jun. »Td
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 278 6 "The Connoisseur Comes to Caldbecks." FOR ECONOMY KEEP QUART BOTTLES OF Allsopps Beer AS WELL AS PINTS FOUR DOZEN QUARTS CONTAIN THE SAME QUANTITY AS EIGHT DOZEN PINTS BUT ONLY COST THE SAME AMOUNT AS SIX DOZEN PINTS. Galdbeck, Macgregor Co,, Ltd. (Incorporated ii» Shanghai.) WHOLESALE AM) RETAIL. 45, Kohinson
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    • 29 6 THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. (Incorporated in England.) MANUFACTURERS ji of ELECTRIC MOTORS 5j FOR ALL Industrial Purposes. 'PHONE 30! 2; WINCHESTER HOUSE. '.WAVAWAVAVAViWiWi PEARS' ft I GOLDEN SERIES. L
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  • 200 7 GENERAL SATISFACTION. TWO SERIOI S OBSTACLES. (lit-uttM's Service.] London, July 1. "informed circles in London consider (in man rtp'y •riiurally satisfactory t» uirh it si enn hnpoasibta to tgtm to th P pOMI that the work of control finish bv B >t »Oth. I •man Note ha-
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  • 446 7 New York. July 1. In the Democratic Convention the sixI tenth ballot resulted in Mo Ado.. 478, GoTCmor Smith 30r> 1 ex-Ambassador Davit BS. There \va> excitement at the twentieth ballot when Missouri deserted the McAdoo emmp casting its thirtysix votes for exAmbassador Davis, making the position
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  • 66 7 In the Second Police Court yesterday, two Chinese were committed for trial before the forthcoming Assizes on charges of being: in M of counterfeit fifty cent pieces and twenty cent pieces. The second accused was also charged with havinp passed the coins on to several shop-keepers in
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  • 176 7 OLD AGE PENSIONS. MINTING "RED" MONEY. Reuter's Service. London, July 1. The House of Commons has passed the second reading of the Old Age Pensions MIL London. July 1. Al regards last night's defeat in the House of Commons Mr. Snowden indicated that the Government had decided to
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  • 473 7 Nabha. July 1. All the twenty-two leaders of the Akali raiders of February 22 have been convicted of forming an unlawful assembly with attempt at murder. Sucha Singh, who led the mob on a pony with a drawn sword, t wa> sentenced to tor. years' rigorous
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  • 133 7 In addition to a selection of new fiction, the undemoted works have been added to Raffles Library and will be available for issue on Saturday, July sth, at 9 a.m. Annual Register 1923. Bell (Clive) The Legend of Monte Delia Sibilla. Benson (A. C.) The Queen's Dolls' House.
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  • 1237 7 STRAITS TRADING CO., LTD. Jo the Editor. S r. On my return from up-country 1 read your leading article of Saturday last anent my intrusion into the financial position of the Straits Trading Company Lim.ted at the recent Meeting, and I trust you will see fit
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  • 479 7 ITS PART IN HISTORY. The Teluk Blanga Estate, of which all the properties acquired by Council under the vote of $1,100,000 approved at the meeting on Monday, for, inter alia, the erection of a new electrical power station for the Municipal Commissioners, is an estate to which frequent
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  • 195 7 The present month will apparently be an •*vceedingly busy one for the Chief Justice. A**\»ng list of civil cases has been dated for hearing. In addition to these the crimi- j nal Assizes open on July 15. They will j probably be presided over by
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  • 114 7 To the Editor, Sir. Several correspondents lately have suggested depreciating our currency as a method of m— ting the rubber crisis, but it seems to me that earh of them forgets I that as this is not a country of adequate indigenous labour, labour will not
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 149 7 Robinson Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE.) /X\ lA BOOTS AND SHOES X^iMIF We have a Large Shipment of |j this well known Brand of W- Footwear due early next WLa u mt^ :e room for these we /^£jT^J are clearing several good lines TRADE MARKRFG.U.S.PAT.GFf. Of Men's Boots ill Oxford
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 781 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BRRMEN. GENOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Poiata. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Doe Singapore. LYCAON London,
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    • 551 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. ELLERMAN LINE. i Passenger and Freight Services j TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICB LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. t *s.s. CITY OF TOKIO due July 20 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK due Aug. 7 s.a CITY OF PEKIN due
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    • 550 8 STEAMER SAILINGS__^-^; P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. Antwerp. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, Lotion au Due Tonnage. Singapore.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 648 9 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Destination. Steamers. Arr. D«pt. London, Hamburg, Bremen Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan, P. Said Atlas Maru July 17 July 19 New York via San Francisco, Panama Havre Maru from Kobe. July 18 Durban, Alsroa Bay, Cape Town, Rio., Santos. Buenos Aires via
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    • 416 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ROUND THE WORLD. FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to BOSTON and NEW YORK via Colombo, Suez, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles. Returning to Singapore via Havana, Panama, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. Arrives. Sails. s.s. PRESIDENT HAYES In port July
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    • 755 9 _STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. 7 Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND '1 SAN FRANCISCO. and subsequent steamers ipproximately 30 days apart For I rl« r8 V 0 a .l 1 oVerland P int in United Stat »"d Canada. For rates and further particulars please apply
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  • 264 10 The master of the American steairer President Hayes, which arr'ved from New York yesterday, reported six stowaways on board. Nine old style submarines left Manila for America on June 24, via Hongkong, Amoy, Shanghai and Chefoo. They are to be replaced bv eighteen large, modern vessels from the
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  • 259 10 To America in Less than two Days. Are we on the eve of the inauguration of the fastest mail service in the world It may soon be possible to carry mails between London and New York in two days, or less. The experiment is
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 427 10 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE. M.S. KANGAROO Sailing from Singapore July 22. For FREMANTLE, (W. A.) For phrticulars regarding Passage and freight rates apply to McALISTER CO., LTD. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Hongkong). s.s. "HOSANG" (Tonnage 5,698). FOR HONGKONG, AMOY, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. This fast, new, oil-burning steamer; expected
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    • 183 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO. (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. For Penang, Brindisi, Venice and Trieste via ports taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Fiume, the Lev&nt and Black Sea Ports, also to all ports on the West Coast of Italy. Due |o Due tQ Arrive. SaiL
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    • 198 10 Why Pay Exorbitant Prices When IS OBTAINABLE ASK YOUR DEALERS, AND MAKE A TRIAL SOLE AGENTS. The Borneo Company, Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, PENAN G, KUALA LUMPUR. IPOH AND TELUK ANSON. H^^ Finest Old Highland jj HEAD AND SHOULDERS "j ABOVE ALL OTHERS. 5 5 SOLE AGENTS. JOHN LITTLE
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    • 76 10 THE HOUSE OF THE CATCHY^ MUSIC Sheet Music Selections and and Albums D Orchestra HUD SONS Instruments Q Repairs and T^-r J\ and Strings Tuning WHERE THE MUSIC HITS COME FROM Telephone No. 1705 GUAN KIAT ANlTco., UTX (InoorpormUd in Sin,..p« re) lamps. Bra,, i Jv 7 G*i oh vl."
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 698 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Bangkok (By train) 6 a.m. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Jerantut) By train 6 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Cucob and Ben u it Hon«r Cheang 9am Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 aim". i'uiau Soegi Kwong Yick 9 a.m. Karimon Hang Yon
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    • 395 10 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per President Ha>es: Mary Arathoon, Eran Arathoon, Ticu Arathoon and Eva Arathoon, Mr. A. Bellinger, Mr. W. H. Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Dunlop, Mr. G. John, Mr. K. Kroier, Mr. and Mrs. F. Lincks, Mr. W. J. Linn, Mr. and Mrs. E. Lehmann, Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 128 11 LAST MOXTH'sJdecrease. The following Ogarea ar e forwarded by the Acting Registrar of Imports and Exports: Half. Ha June June Year Yen t»24 1928 1924 i»23 Tons Tons Tons To*:s U. Kingdom U8 A JI7S7 WI.M M.919.47 18JM8JI 11. 711. 75 lUKJO 87.340.30 93,594 64 Europe MMSf
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  • 330 11 B Singapore, July 2. bince our last report the price of tin has shown small but uninterrupted rises and business in this section has been steady. The chief feature has been Johans which have been largely dealt in up to 44, but at the
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  • 255 11 Workers' Proposal. There is growing 1 opinion among thinking workers in the industrial North (writes a correspondent) that during the existing trade depression if the money now paid out in doles was diverted to channels of production it would enable employers to absorb numbers of those
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  • 41 11 On the title page of the annual volume containing the report of the Baptist Union of Hungary is printed: "Price, one egg; in America five cents." This is a picturesque ex* yiple of the uncertain 'alue of Hungarian currency.
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  • 69 11 July l\ Hank 4 BLS, j 9.99 Bank demand .> j Private credits m.s. 2 4Y, X.u- York, demand '50^ Credits 90 dayi 50;; Franc demand 8 7 0 xJ m India, T. T. lfi:?" 4 Hongkong, demand 3=4 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demain! [20 NTom. Java, demand ISBV£ Bangkok,
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  • 176 11 July IV Tin 150 Ton* $114.75 Gimbier 2Q 50 Pepper white 27.50 Pepper B!ack 16 00 Flake Tapioca jl qq Pearl Sago Small 5 QO Copra 11.00 Ccpra, Sundried 11.40 Opium, Benares tint. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam Xo. 2
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  • 35 11 Singapore, July 2, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 34 1 34 1 July 34M: 349* July-Sept 35 35V4; Oct-Dec 36 StiH- London Quotation Sheet 10%d. Market Steady.
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  • 409 11 Singapore, July 2. Markets have been quiet during the last week, and the general lack of interest in shares, coupled with the intervention of the Bank Holiday, has been reflected in the small volume of business done. The price of Tin has steadily appreciated to
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  • 51 11 Yesterday's Alterations. Malayan Collieries ($10) 26 27 Petalinj? Tin 1.42% 1.46 Renongr Tin 25s 29s South Taipingrg ($1) 1 1.05 Tronoh (160,000—) 17 18 x.d. Hammer and Co. (50) 145 155 x.b. Mexican Eajrle (10m) 13s 14s. Shp 1 T»-ansr>or+« 3.1P.0 4.2.0 c.d. U, Engineers (10) 7.90
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 93 11 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its M2nd. auction yesterday, at whkh there wa> Catalogued 1,443,284 lbs.; 644.32 tons. Offend BS7,ftlfl lbs.; 373.67 tons. Sold 727,780 Iks.; 8f.489 tons. London lO?**! New York ifj ,-i~ PRICES KKAUZKI). Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Ik. Standard Quality 34*4
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    • 158 11 r Singapore, July 2. Rubber.— London 10^d. Local 24 Tin.— London £229 2s. 6d. Local 114\ (100 tons sold). Rubbers. Neglected. Mining.— Joha^ns haw buyers at :Ji> and jellen at 10, Pen*kalens buyers at 12 Idr* sellers at 21s. r>,.., Teluk Kroim buyer, S u «E',z
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    • 156 11 Singapore, July 2. A further rise of 525. tki. la the price of the metal, making it £229 2s. 6d., thehighest figure touched since the middle of May last, finds the Tin share market apathetic and unaffected as to quotation?. The recent enquiry for Johans carried
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    • 97 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT (L. R. Macphail.) Singapore, July 2. Kubher.—loV2<l. 34. Tin.— £229 2s. 6d. 114%. 150 tons sold. Mining. Petalings 1.44 1.46, Renongs 265. 6d. 275., Kinta Dredging 72V 2 77 Mi, Johans 37 39, Kamuntings 355. 6d. 365. 6d., Ulu Piahs 1.80 1.85, Murais 2.95 3.10, Idris
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    • 96 11 Notice has been given of a meetini? of the creditors of the above named Company, which will be held at Gresham House on Tuesday, July 15th at 10 a.m. This notice has to be piven in order to comply with the law and for the reason
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    • 40 11 We are offpially informed that thJ (government of tii* Federated Malay Jtntf sold no tin during the month T Th i total sales of Government tin 'stock t" jdate remain at the figure of 6,17?> tons. .<>r\
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    • 97 11 During 1923 the. old Sembawann and Mandi Reserves in Singapore, covering an s are of 1,119 acres, which had been given up at the request of the military authorities, together with an area of about 11^ acres of grown land between the latt t g reserve and the municipal catchment
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 486 11 Assets over $5,000,000. m^in^i m Assurances in force over $17,000,000. GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. HFAn offtpf- Wi u (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) tu EAD OFFlCE.— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE- 32 nu w^ irr> The Company has mwo iM with >JKI 0 \IZ Si, ATTRACTIVE PLANS n F
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    • 482 11 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) o Head Office: Hongkong. Authonsed Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid u p $20,000,000 Reserve Fur.d:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $25,500,000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietors $20,000,00COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairman. H. P. White, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D. F. Beith,
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    • 484 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Or INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Pr Prie k^AD OFFICE,- B'ooMo°8 00M0 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Bangkok Ipok Scmarang Batavia
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    • 46 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 463 12 ENGLAND WIN BY INNINGS. fined lU\*> ling and keen Fielding. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 1. In tht <econd T< >t Match England defeat<d South Africa by an innings and 18 runs, bf a etfoekhaet the MM margin of defeat I the fir^t Ti -t Mutch. Glorious 8
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  • 325 12 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 2. At Clwii srlild; The home eovnty hue to admit defeat at the hands (.1 Leicestershire by HIM wickets. Alter Pcoring ;128 in the first innings, Hutchinson contributing 143, Derbyshire were disposed of fo» oi> to their NMBd barings, Geary taking 5 wickets for
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  • 617 12 Malays' ftfH Win. The Malaya F. T. scored their first win in the senior division of the league when they defeated the Royal Sussex by three noat* to two. Neither of the teams were at full strength, Mills being absent from the Regiment's team while tHe Malays were
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  • 210 12 Spring Cup. The tie was played at the Race Course on Sunday, when the Cup was won by A. W. Bourne, with a net score of 73. Yade Cup. The draw for the first round, which has to be played at the Race Course on or before
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  • 140 12 Mr. E. Monks at Tang'.in and S. C. C. Mr. Ernie Monks, professional billiards champion of India, who arrived here a few days aj_<o, is arranges: to give exhibitions at the various clubs, including the S. C. C. He offers a sporting variation to the usual order of things
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  • 420 12 VINCENT RICHARDS OUTCLASSED. L mglen Abandons Further Play. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 1. Fine, but cooler, weather prevailed at Wimbledon and the attendance was small. On the centre court in the fifth round the American, Williams, entered the semifinal, eliminating the last remaining Britisher, Kingscote, I 7, 6
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  • 314 12 Yesterday's Play. Yesterday evening's heavy rain did not interfere with the play in the two matches in the Singapore Tennis ChimpionsWps, Abed and Haridas having: sufficient time to finish their match which was adjourYied from the previous evening, while the first match in the doubles event was also
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  • 39 12 Champions!^ Pairs (Men.) Sinclair and Hamilton vs. Winter an-J Winter unfinished. A Class Doubles (Men.) Murphy and Palmer beat Cameron and r ulcher w.o. B. Class Doubles (Men.) Elder and Wishart vs. Battishill and Harrison unfinished.
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  • 61 12 Championship pairs (Men). Cameron and Whitley vs. Griffith-Jones and Lmton (to finish). B. Class Doubles (Mixed.) Mr. and Mrs Hickey vs. Mr. and Mrs. Karsten (to finish). Mr. and Mrs. Hesta vs. Miss Skey and Harrison (to finish). A. Class Doubles (Men). Maxwell and Godwin vs. Assiter and
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  • 506 12 APPEAL ON CURIOUS CHINESE WILL. The curious will made by a Chinese merchant before his death in China in 1909 was the subject matter of the action out of which arises the appeal at present before the Court of Appeal (the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, Mr.
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  • 125 12 The funeral of the late Mr. A. E. Coelho which was held yesterday morning, was well attended, those present being chiefly the members of the S. R. C. and the Catholic Club, the deceased gentleman having been a committee member of both the Clubs. The
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  • 61 12 The men's monthly medal (stroke) will be played next Saturday and Sunday, July 12th. and 13th., and the Ladies' monthly medal (stroke) on Thursday, July 17th. The Athletic Sports of the S.R.C. will be held in August this year. Entry sheets for the sports and the Six-a-Side
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  • 245 12 Just before the heavy downfall of rain yesterday afternoon, the crowds on the Padang and along the sea front had the opportunity of witnessing a waterspout in the harbour. The spout lasted for several minutes, travelling with the wind, befou> it finally broke up and subsided. "Robin Hood," at the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 124 12 THE PURCHASE OF A Moutrie Piano ensures that satisfaction which is indispensable in a musical instrument. Sturdily built of only the best of materials, it possesses a rich full tone unsurpassed by any other. S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Hongkong.) RAFFLES PLACE. THE ANALYST REPORTS: f/iaf sand anc/
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