The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 July 1924

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  • 17 1 Si ngapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, JULY 7, 1924. NO. 11,238.
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  • 234 1 Execution of the suggestions contained m the Dawes report is the main aim of the London Allied Conference Page 7. Britain's letter to Italy; French and German views on the situation Page 7. The building trade strike, involving 6(00,000 men, began at noon on Saturday Page 7.
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  • 1076 1 There was always a c< rtain amount of acerbity (occasionally at -izzling-point) between Mr. Ponder, thc hook hinder, and the foreman printer, Mr. Fitton. It turned mainly on craft precedence. Mr. Fitton had an exasperating way cf assuming that a book-binder was, after all only the printer's "lob-lorry"
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 224 1 A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. I -_L£_?s__!L r (io,f ha «"P»onship won with ..THE NEW SPALDING RED GOLF BALL.; Obtainable at ..Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrama 1634 3, Prince St. Tennis RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NIGHTS.-Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS.— On Sunday
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    • 185 1 "Kurlo" Soap Wafers. Absolutely pure and free from any deleterious ingredients. Unsurpassed for washing woollens, laces, sil-ks etc. "Kurlo" will not injure or harden the most delicate fabric. makes a ___^^^j__S^ pi_^^^_) dtiightfui shampoo i_^-^^^*^~V^^ solut'cn. faj& V^ Manufactured by: WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. Widnes, England. Singapore Depot: 55, Robinson
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    • 150 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Public notices Page 5 Shaw's suitings Page 2. Corona flower shop Page 2 Roopchand for silks— Page 4* Parker pipes. Little's— Page *6 Soap wafers, Gossage— Page 1. Sailors Home for sale— Page 4 Public entertainments— Page 2. -hipping on pages 8, 1) and 10 Milners' safes, Guthrie's—
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    • 23 1 *l A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. for High (lass. GOLF EQUIPMENT call at Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrama ■\.J__ 4 3 Prince st Tt>nni *3
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 95 1 THE WEEK. Monday, Ith. High Water, 0.39 a.m., 1.54 p.m. Singapore Tennis Championship?, S.C.C. 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sth. High Water, 1.22 a.m., 2.37 p.m. Singapore Tennis Ch -mpionships, S.C.C, 5 p.m. Wednesday, 9th. High Water, 2.15 a.m., 3.26 p.m. Singapore Tennis Champion, hips. S.C.C, I p.m. Thursday, 10th. High Water,
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  • 246 2 Raid on a S<-< ret Distillery. A sensational discovery has been madoff the west coast of Ireland by the Free State Civic Guards m their activities to track down the poteen distillers. An island distillery equipped with all the recessary apparatus for making the forbidden
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  • 277 2 Felix the Cat is on a London visit, says the Manchester Guardian, and we may expect to see him presently on our screens ''featured" with the Houses of Parliament and the Nelson Column and the British Empire Exhibition. He will surely keep on walking at
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 205 2 AVOID PRICKLY HEAT BY USING "AGNESIA" ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDERMANUFACTURED ONLY BY MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23 Battery Road. SINGAPORE. HAVE YOU BEEN TO SINGAPORE'S BEST PLACE FOR ALL SORTS OF AMUSEMENTS IF NOT, GO TO THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. \*tmxmm*mmmmmmmmm*mmxmm*x*x**i 1 n i I FLOWERSHOP I I "CORONA" I I 111
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    • 248 2 Victoria Theatre. THE SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC COMMITTEE Will Present THE GONDOLIERS ON Thursday July 17th ALSO JULY 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31 and AUG. 2nd. At 9.15 p.m. Booking at LITTLES. PATHE PRESENTS TONIGHT. At the PALACEGAY CINEMA NEW BRIDGE ROAD. THE VEIL OF HAPPINESS By GEORGES CLEMENCEAU AND
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    • 275 2 Alhambra From Saturday. Sth July, to Thursday. 10th Ju.y I In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. INTERNATIONAL NEWS. CARL LAEMMLE PRESeI^HERBERT RAWLINSON m I„sRee.s «j AC K OF CLUBS" The romance of a likeable, fighting Irish COf. know when he was licked I A love story that will
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  • 375 3 Mrs. Wintringham, M.P., on the Home-Maker. Mrs. Wintringham, M.P., m her presidential address at the annual conference of the Association of Teachers of Domestic Slibjt .tf, held at Grocers' Hall, said that ir. the tribal ajres woman, as a member of the tribe, had no domestic encumbrances,
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  • 288 3 Choirs Shout Do»n Competitors. Remarkable scenes were witnessed at the Empire Day Musical Festival at the Crystal Palace, culminating m the callingiti of police to restore order. In the competition for male voice choirs for the Gold Challenge Cup and £100 m cash, two Welsh choirs were
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  • 241 3 Mr. A. H. Tatlow, Publicity Manager of the South African Railways and Harbours, tht principal speaker at the dinner of the Old Colony Club at Aldwych House descr.bed South Africa as among- th£ parts (if the British Empire. The climate, he said, was eminently suitable for
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 717 3 i^ZZmJfJ l 'Wiccrtpplincf r^^^S/ lumbago Z^^mAmmm\mwW^ as we^ as °U forms of y *7 RHEUMATIC PAIN stopped (fr ft ins/an//y wi./. 5/oan's Liniment. a**T^**\ fc hv tl f f er> 1 Wh V ma^ work a dreary task and pleasure (o_^« I i l r r^" a S^ ,c cf
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    • 110 3 s\\^m WMW mm __________l ____r^_^_l __r____r ___r __F_____F _____f ____T__i ____P_________r m^*mW* C ___VBH____H __B___l i 4w_""-----___J^^r^ 27 world-wide tests set an average of 26.9 miles to the I gallon of petrol I MM______||jgj^^|Mj^»p^j^— _> __V\ /^_s_y j j I^^"^™B _^^^^^_H___^J___^_i __H e- ->_ pS^ Sir Robert Burnett& lip fe^glj
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    • 129 3 j it li^gS.') CHAMBERLAIN'S &i_BW___HS_l Cures vs™ ll -oour.^ Rheumatism. Lame Back. s>« j|; l| CUT_.BROI_E_, Irt j| bu^-T-^lZds. Pains :n the Side and Chest, j| i.4il SORB THROAT. Tj.-ivn- C_Aol__a II J*. HZADACHK. j ?w- Muscles, Headache, ToothHO O rr€ it— fum mrm Ita -i C.--.-T,. ache Cuts ana
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  • 673 4 The early part of May has for generations been devoted both to the oldfashioned hiring fairs, at which farm servants were engaged for the coming season, and to the pleasure fairs which should mark the return of more genial weather. The name of May fair m London preserves
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  • 252 4 Sale of California Holdings. What the New York Times term.- n i "triumph for Americans ia their organised resistance to foreign invasion as part of the struggle for the world's petroleum supply." is the sale by the Royal Dutch Shell interests of their holdings m the California
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  • 16 4 My idea of heaven i« a place where advertisements really would be true.— Sir Chartres Biron.
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  • 507 4 BOOK -LOVERS' PARADISE. Pierpont Morgan's Gift to U. S. A. New York. A secret treasure house that outshines Pharaoh's tomb has been given to the art lovers and students of America for this and all future generations. It is the famous Morgan Library, at the corner of Madison-avenue and Thirty-sixth-street,
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  • 357 4 Training the Coming Champions. It is always possible to eiiminiate 90 per cent, when estimating the probable winners, m lawn tennis tournaments, complains a writer In the Daily News On thi- subject there an interesting article m the 1924 Ayres Almanaclr* on the classification of player-. The writer'
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  • 122 4 At a luncheon-party an American visitor listened with a smile to a discussion on the (so-called) Death Ray. "I'd like to add," he observed at the end, "that your little old burg seems pretty well fixed up with rays which are more destructive than Mr. Wells's Famous
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 514 4 "CHERAN JELOK" COCONUT ESTATE, KELANTAN. IMPORT AIIK AJUCTION SALE The Undersigned have hmtn instructed to sell by Public Auction at th.'ir Sale-room, Rfflhe (chamber-. Rafflles Place, ON MONDAY, Uth JUI.Y Mi. AT 2.3© P.M. All that valuable 999 Mohamedan years' leasehold Coconut Estate, known as "Cheran Jeloh" Kelantan, situate on
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    • 358 4 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER The only Morning Daily m Malaya and the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements. j Telephone 56. Cable Address. Advertiser." P. O. Box No. 206. Communications relating to News and
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    • 214 4 NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED AT THE SILK EMPORIUMDAINTY SILKS KIMONOS UA DIXIE MATTING CARPETS SPANISH SILK SHAWLS STOCKINGS etc, etc. BUY WHERE EVERYONE BUYS, AT H. D. ROOPCHAND, Ladies' Dressmakers and Jewellers. PHONE 482 14, HIGH STREET. lampjT CAN BE BOUGHT BUT CONFIDENCE MUST BE EARNED. phllips Have Earned the
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  • 448 5 Paralytic Patient's Story. The description of the new cure for general paralysis by inoculation with malaria has been strikingly emphasised by Mr. John Muir, the first patient m Great Britain to undergo the treatment. "I had suffered excruciating pain for years, and was m a state cf
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  • 219 5 London. May 30. The Daily Express published to-day a remarkable article by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the writer and spiritualist, recounting his experiences m an old house near Piccadilly Circus. The article says that a young woman employed m the house reported having heard rappings and
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  • 244 5 Sir Robert Baden-Powell had the idea of adapting the Morse cede to West African dram language, snd by the assistance of Capta'm R. S. Rattray, of the Gold Coast political service, who had. made a study of the Ashantee dium language, the thing has
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 131 5 To the Editor. Sir, There has been no public subscription to Britain's Life-Boats m Singapore since 1918. In that year no less a sum than $2,355.58 was raised. I had the honour to be the Honorary Secrretary, and Mr. A. W. Vick the Honorary Treasurer. To
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  • 458 5 A Talk with the Rodeo Cowgirls. (H. V. M. m D_ily Express). A* soon as I knew I was going to hunt down the first cow-giTls to arrive for the Wembley Rodeo I instinctively straightened my tie. Romance at last! In this mad rush of modern
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  • 329 5 Snake Charmers and Tib-tan Dancers. The non-stop Indian theatre at the side oi the Indian Pavilion at Wembley is full of magic and humour. Juggler Hu?oain, a tall, pleasant Indian, m white trousers and a red tunic and turban, is London's newest comedian. "Ah, by Gad!" *h_e exclaims,
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  • 382 5 Stellar Express Ready m August. A return trip to the moon with a safe landing guaranteed is the prospect held out by the German Professor Oberth, who, after twenty years of study and experiment, h_s come to the conclusion that it is possible to construct
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  • 306 5 Prince George, the Kind's fourth son, wa? the principal actor m a comedy of a lost coat, enacted at Harwich when the Sailor Prince performed his first public act m opening the Harwieh-Zeebrujrge train ferry service. But when his suit case was unpacked m the Royal
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  • 266 5 Calcutta, June 10. The galleries of the Legislative Assembly weie crowded yesterday m anticipation of an eecciting debate on the Lee Commission's report on the future of the Civil Service, and a long string of resolutions was tabled, all aiming at delaying discussion, the Swarajist Party's
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 641 5 ___busTn£sT^Xr^s: C^J-^ C. RIBEIRO Co., Ltd. Please TL "f 4 "EMOVAL SALE NOW ON. 1 1 a«_o% u^^jese "ir Considerab,y R^ rf I SEASON CO., LTD t SEE SEPARATE ADVT: CLEVEREST JAPANESE %TO binoculars and fciENTlPic SHOE MAKER INSTRUMENTS. leU" BROTHERS. 20, Bencoo,cn-st. d 7 ELKAYES MATCHES STEVEDORE. BRANCH p
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    • 562 5 nyj l it; fis. IX THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMEXTS. SETTLEMENT OF SIXGAPORE. O Suit Xo. 557 ef 1024. In the BetßtO of Lim Teck Chye Deceased. Betwt B Khoo Siew Kam and Yap Tuan Nt Rlaintiffs. and 1. Lim Tai Kang 7. Lim Moh Xeo 2. Lim
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    • 467 5 NOTICES. THE MALAYAN SATURDAY POST. The Only Illustrated Weekly Paper m Malaya Published at 59, Hill Street, Singapore. I THE ISSUE OF July 5, 1924 (25th Number: Circulation 2.250) Contains several excellent pictures of the Ceremonial Opening of the Johore CausewayRates «f Subscription: 3 months $2JO 6 months £3.60 12
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  • 771 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 7, 1924. Comment of the Week. The progress of the Franco-British negotiations have received a setback at a time when the general outlook appeared noticeably brighter. The first rift m the lute occurred with regard to the date on which Allied control m Germany should
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  • 252 6 Messrs. C. B. Hall and C. Walters arrived at Penang on Thursday from Belawan (Deli). H. E. Major-General Sir Theodore Fraser arrived m Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Mr. R. P. Mildren, sub-agent of the Chartered Bank at Puket, who was ill, is better now and has resumed duties. Mr. M.
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  • 39 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ANNOUNCEMENT. The funeral of the late Mr. Tan Swee Ke-e will take place on the 10th instant. The cortege will leave No. 63 Cuppage Road at 8 a.m. sharp for interment at Bukit Brown cemetery. 7-7 9-1
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  • 135 6 ENQUIRY ASKED FOR. At an extraordinary general meeting ot the Rubber Producers Association of Malaya (Inc.) called on Friday to confer the present position of the rubbe r du h^ y e and the changed conditions which ha*e arisen since the introduction of compulsory restriction, with
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  • 107 6 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, July 4. The Cabinet ha? approved of Y. 50,000 for the funeral of the late Prince Matsukata who was honoured with a state funeral. It is understood that the Franco-Japa-nese negot:ations to stipulate tariff revision on the basis of the
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  • 79 6 The change of programme to-night at the Palladium features Reginald Denny ir. an adaptation from Jack London's sensational novel "The Abysmal Brute." Included m the cast is that amusing youthful phenomenon Buddy Messinger. The story though to a certain extent one of the ring contains many humorous situations not
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  • 518 6 .mm* Dissatisfied with their treatment by Pr. Sun Vat-sen on account of insufficient pay, the Hunanese troops m the East River districts have mutinied and left the front to return to Hunan. The Merchant Militia m Canton, whose number has been increasing: rapidly during recent years, are to establish a
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  • 101 6 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Jul; 6The International Labour Confereno has ended after, inter alia, pacing by 73 ft, IS votes the first reading of the convention for the suppressioa of night-work m bakeries and giving a seven-hour break at night-time. The second reading was post poned until 1925. The
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  • 267 6 A Chinese Puzzle. A Chinese barber was charged at the Kuala Lumpur police court on Friday before Mr. J. K. Starke with running a 4 VV ci Wei" lottery, The productions were a chart, a large sheet of -paper with 3G rows of Chinese characters, and a
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  • 245 6 The following Singapore properties were sold by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co., at their saleroon No. 30 Chulia Street on Wednesday afternoon: Freehold land and house No. 13 Emerald Hill Road, area 1.339 sq. ft.. Messrs. Tto Cheong Hee and Gwee Kirn Lian $7,000. Land
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  • 161 6 Trouble <>n an Estate. The trial began on Monday, and was concluded m the Supreme Court, Seremban, on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay. with Mr. McFall, D.P.P., for the prosecution, of four Chinese who were arraigned upon a charge of mXirder, with an additional charge of
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  • 43 6 Mr. M. A. Nair.azie informs us that he received a message from Mr C P Andrews informing him that Dr. Rahindr a-' nath Tagore ,s unwell and he is therefor* proceeding to Calcutta this evening D r S__ «£ffaa«__s_
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 200 6 I "The Connoisseur Comes to Caldbecks." II ECONOMY KEEP QUART BOTTLES OF Allsopps Beer AS WELL AS PINTS FOUR DOZEN QUARTS CONTAIN THE SAME QUANTITY I AS EIGHT DOZEN PINTS BUT ONLY COST THE SAME AMOUNT AS SIX DOZEN PINTS. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co,, Ltd. (Incorporated In Shanghai.) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
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    • 55 6 jj Q CHAMPAGNE I MERCER. I /OL V EXTRA DRY. > f mm At Moderate Price. < ji piU Brothers jj I 1 SOLE AGENTS. s.s. f-m.s. Uv.V.VV.'.V.V.VASW.SW.'.W.S ROBBIALAC THE PERFECT ENAMEL FOR MOTORCARS AND CYCLES FOR FREE BOOKLET— "INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMATEURS TO RENOVATE A CAR." Apply: ADAMSON GILFILLAN CO-
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  • 480 7 CHAIRMAN BRAINS SENATOR. A STAMSLAL" CONFERENCE. [Reuter's Service.] TL p. New York, July 4. Ihe Democratic Convention adjourned at rmd-mght. The sixtyninth ballot gave hiphest Smith SSS. Days U, Newton Biker SG. York, .lu'v r». lhe onvention had another tedious and unfruitful day's balloting. Telegrams were •ed from
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  • 311 7 The Hague, July 4. The Second Chamber passed a vote of credit for 2,000,000 on account of th? War Department estimates, to enable them to carry out a contract with Armstrcrg, Whitworth and Co: for the delivery of war material. The Chamber also passed a Bill facilitating
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  • 1000 7 WHAT BRITAIN SAID. HOW THE MISTAKE AROSE. [Reuter's Service.] London. July 4. I olitical circles m London were greatly surprised at the French attitude with re gard to the Chequers' conversations and maintained that the British Government had done nothing contrary to any understanding with the French Government
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  • 98 7 OPERATIVES CEASE WORK. ENQUIRY OPENED. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 5. The building trade strike involving 600,000 men began at noon. The court ot inquiry into the dispute began hearing evidence for the employers and operatives, the latter giving evidence under protest against the terms of reference. The Communist
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  • 652 7 London, July 5. Speaking at a luncheon of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, at which Mr. Sidney Webb was a guest, Sir Edwin Stockton revived the proposal to send a textile trade mission to the Far East and said that if Mr. Webb entered on the
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  • 740 7 GREAT ENTHUSIASM. MISS McKANE'S FINE PLAY. [Reuter's? Service.] London, July 4. It was cool and cloudy at Wimbledon, with an intermittent sun, the large attendance including H. M. the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of York. The first centre court match was a semi-final, Williams and Washburn
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  • 80 7 Provided each day's ties are completed on the date fixed, t'je following are the fixtures for the semi-final matches: To-day, 7th July. Chua Choon Leong vs. T. Koizumi, S.C.C. 1. Tuesday, Bth July. Cheong Chee Lim vs. Y. Asano, S.C.C. 1. Wednesday, 9th July. R. N. Hamilton and
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  • 44 7 The following is the draw for the first round of the "Ladies Empire Dock Cup" which will be played to-day: Mrs. Jackson vs. Miss Bower Smith. Mrs. Mair vs. Mrs. Morris. Mrs. Booth vs. Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. Elder vs. Mrs. Salmond.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 173 7 NEW SHIPMENT OF THE JJ/> RpG7^^ "NON. THROAT- it^dSS^ Prince*" Ancci „>■■„ fc-M-SS-EttS^ "AMERICAN" gg^^rz-^:^^ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES r-*-> ej, pl $1.20 PER TIN. StfW_%_^*7_!!i _S^_5 s 5 £&-^^"s=^-^-!__i? "TENOR" P_op.e -ho kno- _v TURKISH CIGARETTES. X cigarette say the m*sfm*Y usually good.^Whv not UT J ___*__T $1.85 PER TIN. De
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 772 8 STEAMER SAILINGS 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 cargo on throngh Bilk of Lading for all Ovarianf. Pointa WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Dun Singapore. X LYCAON
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    • 553 8 STEAMER SAHJNGS Eilerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. M ELLERMAN UNL Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. t *s.s. CITY OF TOKIO due July 20 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK due Aug. 7 s.s CITY OF PEKIN due Sept.
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    • 655 8 STEAMER SAJUNGS__^_^ P. o. BRITISH INDIA AM» APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER ANI» CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). HOMEWARDS. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. and Antwerp. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London a Du
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 616 9 STEAMER SAILINGS U. S. K. Line. lMti M Steamer A_r. D^ London, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, Port New York ImfEm f Atlas Maru Jul July 19 iNew York via San Francisco, Panama Havre Maru from Kobe July 18 Durban, Algoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio., Seattle 'w v™
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    • 420 9 STEAMER SAILINGS a j^*a\\ ___P____E______ *~T**> 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
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    • 804 9 |____gTEAMEft SAILINGS SIHnPH AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND 1 SAN FRANCISCO. uIIb west prospect 10-d I* a wt_l PROSPECT to discharge und load Aug Takine car- t„ 30 day, apart. For rates fndr,,-l\, a nd P nt United States nd c -n»«a--ror rates
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  • 164 10 P. O. ONE CLASS STEAMERS FOR COLOMBO ROUTE. Melbourne. June 10. An interesting announcement has been made that after October, beginning with the Beltona, several of the big steamers of the one class type, will be taken off the Cape route and sent Home via Colombo and Suez. The Company
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  • 249 10 A notice has been issued by the Mercantile Marine Department of the Board of Trade dealing with malaria among merchant seamen. It is pointed out that there is a good deal of sickness and many deaths amongst crews and passengers on ships running to Africa. India, and
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  • 289 10 It was announced at the Foreign Office, that the British Government has decided to reinforce the British naval forces m the Red Sea by th? dispatch of a division of fast destroyers. Naval patrols, formed of sloops belonging to the British, French and Italian Navies, are
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 553 10 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE. i M.S. KANGAROO Sailing from Singapore July 22. For FREMANTLE, (W. A.) For particuiars regarding Passage and freight rates apply to McALISTER CO-, LTD. Burns Philp Line For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons)
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    • 219 10 HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated m Germany.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.s. Scheer 12,250 tons about July 9 s.s. Albert Voegler 9,000 tons abt. Aug. 5 s.s. Carl Legien 9,000 tons about Sept. 2 HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. s.s. Hindenburg 12,250 tons
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    • 141 10 m 1 'Vco'c- Pl'4 *__M W-_J-~. *oTJ.I \--Mo >** -r"^Sf. _______-_-________T^. OBTAINABLE IN ALL HOTELS, CLUBS AND BARS OR FROM THE SOLE AGENTS The Borneo Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur T. Anson. 1 c THE lAI&mS MOST RELIABLE f£ffi§^ll|? OBTAINABLE OF ALL CHEMISTS! *^^^^^^St^ write
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 601 10 MAILTABLE. TO-DAY. J Hoihow, Swatow, Amoy and Hongkong Kweiyang 8 a.m. Pulau Soegi Kwong Yick 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Medan Piancius 9 a.m. Situ R. of Sarawak 11 a.m. Miri, Labuan, Jesselton, Kudat,
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    • 396 10 SHIPPING NOTES. RACING WITH STEAM AND OIL J ENGINES. Heavy strains set up when marine engines race m a seaway may, or may not, result m damage apparent at the time, but there is little doubt that the foundation will be laid of trouble which, when the opportunity favours, will
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  • 766 11 TRADE WITH MALAYA. In December, 1_»21, a delegation representative of the leading mercantile interests m Western Australia, and organised under the auspices of the Council of Industrial Development of that State, visited [Singapore, with a view to farthering and I increasing trade relations between British! Malaya and the
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  • 23 11 _> '"<>_ Hongkong. demand 3=4 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand ***** Norn. Java, demand i.;> Sovereign, B_nk Baying |BJ4 Bank of England Rat. 4 p.c.
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  • 148 11 Copra Sundriei 11.75 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Rang-oon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for export 310.00 Rioe, Saigo No. 1 for export 232.00 Rice, Saigon No 2 for export 213.00 Rice, Siam Broken AJ. far export 190 Rice, Siem Broken
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  • 35 11 Singapore, July 5, 11.30 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 3.V.: 36; July 3*">% 36; AugSept 36 1 36*4; Oct-Dec 37H 37%. London Quotation Sheet 10% d. Market Steady.
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  • 108 11 The following is the report for the meeting of the Company on July 12 at Sime, Darby and Co., MalaccaAfter writing off depreciation amounting to $1,051.40 the year's working resulted m a profit of $2,589.19. Deducting this amount from the loss of $25,180.94 brought forward from the
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 162 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Juh Rubber. London lv -<i. Local 35%. Tin. London 1226. Unchangei. L ill .o tona told. Rubber, neglected. Uines. Aaam Kumbanga 49i Sis, Baiang Padanga 45 50. Johans 37 39. X untirgs 36a 8d 37s Sd. Kinta Tin Di 77.. Linguis 4.7.'. 1.85. M s
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    • 134 11 Singapore, July 5. Quet conditions prevail m the Shai Market and quotations, as a rule, are unchanged. Sterling prices of Tin and Rubber remain at £220 and 10% d rer.pectively. shares continuing dull and uninteresting Industrials and Loans generally are markLag time. Johans have recovered somewhat,
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    • 104 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail.) Singapore, July 5. Rubber. lOTad. 16%. Tin.— £226. 111%. 75 tons sold. Mining. Kinta Dredges 79 81. Renong I 27s 28s. Idris 21 I 21s 6d, Johans 37s 30a, Petalings 1.40 1.44, Hitams 1.10 1.1"), Mam baus 87 90, Nawng Pets 1.55 I.GO,
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    • 261 11 London, June 11. Markets have been irregular during the past week on the unsettled position on the Continent. Copper: Firmed up at the opening hi' closed easier on the improvement m Am<rica being lost. Producers there stlil find it hard to refrain from competing against each other
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    • 56 11 Saturday's Alteration^. Johan Tin ,'.7 1 40. K. Kamuntings 4.1s Od 40s Od v.d Lingui ($5) 4.75 4.8") c.d. Pahang Con. (£> 10s l«_d lis. Petaling Tin 1.42'_ L 45 Renong Tin 20s 27s Od Hammer and Co. ($100) 14". 1".:. x.!v Mexican Eagle (10m) 14s Od
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    • 26 11 The Ranee of Sarawak has presents 1 I Dyak image to Mr. George Arils* on "The Green Goddess's" 300 th performance at the St Jame<'< Theatre.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 478 11 Assets over $5,000,000. mt¥¥i nwow*. w- Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LDOTED. HEAD amC_:-W_*_- B__SSS__* Strai,S "".SSS-H OFFICE- „O- Je Er The Co_p_„. has £20,000 deposited with the »j2__- O JSgJ£,^ j£- ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF gmiM AGENTS WANTED District Manager Secretary Managing Director Actuary
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    • 490 11 j BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fur.d: Sterling 4-500,000 Silver $25,500,000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietors $20,000,00COURT OF DIRECTORS. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairman. H. P. White, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D. F. Beith, Esq. J.
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    • 488 11 BANKING. 1 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. I Paid up Capital m 600,000 > chares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 i Reserve Liability of Proprietors J,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amritsar Iloilo
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    • 121 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royai Charter A. D. 1720). FIBE 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. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
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  • 653 12 HOME CRICKET. Tyldesley 's Five Wickets for No Runs. [Reuter's Service^ london, July 4. At Manchester: Lancashire defeated Leicestershire try an innings and 194. After declaring at 379 for 7 wickets the home side dismissed the visitors for 89, the bowler largely responsible for this small total being
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  • 173 12 London, July 5. The weather was fine for the last day cf Henley Regatta and there was a large attendance. The Goblets: Third Trinity (Cambridge) beat Christchurch (Oxford) by three lengths m 10 mm. 6 sees. The Grand: Leander Club beat Jesus (Cambridge) by six feet m 8
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  • 50 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Championship Pairs (Mixed.) Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton vs. Mrs. Jackson and Donnell. A Claas Doubles (Men.) Col. Bond and Major Harrison vs. Murphy and Palmer. B. Class Doubles (Men). Hickey and Dobson vs. Maxwell and Godwin. Elder and "Wishart vs. Battishill and Harrison, (to finish).
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  • 131 12 BOTH MATCHES DRAWN. On Saturday the S. C. C. entertained the Lanka Union and the S. R. C. met the Services on the Padang, both matches being drawn. Heavy showers fell during the afternoon, necessitating an adjournment for a quarter of an hour on the S. C. C.
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  • 411 12 Batting first, the S. C. C, m two hours actual play, registered the formidable total of 153 for nine wickets, the innings then being declared closed. Of the opening batsmen the brightest cricket came from Hamilton, who gave a welcome glimpse of his Penang
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  • 356 12 Some bright cricket was witnessed m the match between the S. R. C. and the Services on the other side of the Padang. The S. R. C. batted first and the feature of the innings was perhaps the failure of the most prominent batsmen to
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  • 251 12 THE OLYMPIC GAMES. Enthusiastic Scenes at the Opening. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 4. H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, as Honorary President of the British Olympian Association, and Prince Henry, left for Paris this morning to attend the opening of the Olympic Games. Paris, July 5. The city
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  • 552 12 Good Results Obtained. Tho great interest taken m the annual athletic sports of the St. Joseph's Institution was proved "by the large gathering of spectators who witnessed the finals, which were run off on the School gi-ound on Saturday afternoon. The weather was fine and the
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  • 154 12 The second Division of the Singapore League is coming to a close and an interesting finish is 'n prospect. Although the Royal Sussex Regiment are at the top of the table, the Royal Engineers and the T F C. are likely to have a say m affairs before the
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  • 1020 12 THE F. BURDETT IVENS* CUPS. The second race for the F. Burdett Ivens' trophy yesterday provided a splendid event, and with plenty of wind and s§a we are only sorry that the donor was not a member of the crew of one of the leading boats, as, if so,
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  • 46 12 The finals m the A. and B. class handicaps were finished on Friday and resulted m Chuan Sui beatine S. Abed, 7 5, 4 6, 9 7, and Ang Tiauw Ann beating S. C. Hayng, 3 6, 6__r3, 6 4 respectively.
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    • 243 12 "HIS MASTERS VOICE" is a name of international renown; it is a name of world significance. .Wh-rever music is known there you will find "H. M. V." Gramophones and records. ASK FOR LISTS TODAY. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Hongkong.) RAFFLES PLACE. O— THE HOP LEAF IS A SIGN
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