The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 July 1924

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. S.S., WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1924. NO. 11.210.
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  • 238 1 President Coolidge's 16-year-old son, I Calvin, is dead Page 9. >Ir. Mac Donald characterises the Anglo-French misunderstanding as "a storm m a teacup" Page 9. Governor Smith is now the "star" turn m the U.S. Democratic Convention "comedy" Page 8. The British Government has decided against the
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  • 1250 1 I If we hear that a man is a bore VI may be pretty sure that we shall hear nothing worse of him. Real bores. borr- bOVM, people, we mean, who relate common incidents at undue length and dilate id nauseam upon the obvious, are, as a
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 163 1 iTiVrtYiWiVi'Wi' > J A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. l\ Amateur Golf Championship won with S JTHE NEW si» VLDING RED GOLF BALL? 3» Obtainable at J Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrams > a > 1«34 3, Trince St. Tennis f 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. I GUEST NIGHTS.-Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and
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    • 106 1 Bodyguard Soap ANTISEPTIC PURIFYING M T»JB PROTECTOR OF HEALTH" SOLB MANUFACTURERS WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. WIDNBt, ENGLAND w j UNDERWOOD jj TYPEWRITERS. j; C THE MACHINE YOU WILL EVENTUALLY BUY. |J g THE NO. 5. MODEL. m^^L mm 4 l Sfl BFu Hf IB Ik ji F 9 ii S
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    • 134 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices on page 7. The Gray car— P ape ft. Get a Maxwell car— Pa^e s;>- Shaw for suitings PPa- e 2. Guthrie's for Buicks— p'age 4. Public entertainments Pape 2. Shipping: on pages 10, 12 and f3 "?V, stikol Wm. Jacks— Page 9 uillard batteries, U.E's— p
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    • 23 1 S A. 6. SPALDING BROS.. Ltd. < for > High (lass.— "I GOLF EQUIPMENT > call at Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrams 1634 3, Prince St. Tennis -■■■■■■■V.V.V.V.V.V.V.W.V.V.W.-.V.:.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 120 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, $th. Hiph Water, 2.15 a.m., 3.26 p.m. B. I. home-ward mail leaves. Singapore Tennis Champion hips, S.C.C 5 pm Inter-Schoo.] Sports heats, 3 p.m. Thursday, 10th. Hi^h Water, 3.21 a.m., 4.21 p.m. Inter-Club Sports Mtg., S.R.C. Singapore Tennis Chr.mpiOnships, S.C.C, spm Inter-School Sports heats, S p.m. PhiJ.
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  • 538 2 120,000 Staked on turn of a Card. The highest stakes m the world are bein*: l"st and won at a modest establishment known by 'he MUM of the Cerc!e H<uissmann. It ii the millionaire*' gambling dub. The 20.000 franc limit which obtains m all casinos
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  • 80 2 Fifty years ago Walter Evans, a ploughboy, left his native village of Gayton, Northamptonshire, for the United States. He returned home recently as vice-president of the Wilson Adams Lumber Company, one of the most powerful timber corporations m New York, bringing a bride to whom he was married m the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 277 2 MUSICAL RECITAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORCHARD ROAD by the Choral Section of UNITED ENGINEERS RECREATION CLUB ON WEDNESDAY 9th JULY AT 9 P.M. Programmes $1 each may be had at the Door. Proceeds m Aid of New Organ Fund. HAVE YOU BEEN TO SINGAPORE'S BEST PLACE FOR ALL SORTS OF AMUSEMENTS
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    • 161 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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    • 306 2 Alhambra. From Saturday, sth July, to Thursday, 10th July In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. INTERNATIONAL NEWS. CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS HERBERT RAWLINSON m InSßeels *JAC X 0 F CLUBS" The thrilling romance of a likeable, fighting Irish cop who didn't know when he was licked A love story
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  • 585 3 IjEMONSTRATION AT QUEEN'S HALL. i i London, Jmu- 26. A h.riiely-attended demonstration m support of the movement m favour of Dominion status for India was held at Queen's Ha.l yesterday evening, at which the twaikoi included Mr. Besant, Mr. Srinivesa Sastri, Mr. Ishwarsaran, Mr. Ranjrachariar and
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  • 345 3 BerNn. Air-Paihnjr and •ir-gliding m Germany made no jrreat progress last year, as both wtather and genera] circumstances were •gainst competitors m trial flights m the Rhon. This yeai's experiments among the sand-dunes near Rossitten, if East Prussia, have proved more interesting. German aviation experts are saying,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 518 3 'vrs ltu> »j Stain Your Baby will be sturdy and happy sturdy, if his lood contains all the Your Baby needs Giaxo to make nourishing elements of the purest him as you would have him, milk obtainable, and happy if that milk abounding m good health and is given m
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    • 555 3 WHITEAWAYSI JUST TO HAND A LARGE I SHIPMENT OF NEW GOODS. I ■•■-V.V.V.V.V.W.V.V.V.V.VAV.V. An Assortment V*>* in< ladies ~^&(£&&b Dresses m Dainty 7/' 1 $Ln^i il'mn^ atest in °d e X Children's Smart Pull on Shades. m^Y*/*r' Aphortecl Colours J /M^ Felt Hats, With Ribbon D flplt'? [f?Si MtMM ■J7/
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  • 1031 4 EFFECT OF McKENNA DUTIES, Notwithstanding that some other industries are affected equally with the motor trade by the McKenna duties, it would ap- I pear that those engaged m the production of motor cars have received the larger share of publicity since the Chancellor j!' I the
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  • 272 4 London, June I2.~>th. The International Touh-l Trophy i i for Babies and ultra-liirhtwei^ht tnotoi cycles up to l a aorse»power ->n hilly and tortuous coarse of 113 miles wa> WOO by J. A. Porter on a New Gerrard, m houn 5 minutei 40 --~>
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  • 100 4 Consider a!,',,, int.*. H fttUu to the announcement just m*d< by the Mi belin Co. of the bitroduction i f ;i SI by lAQ lowpiessurv tyn known M "(aSli-r, n f,,rt This tyre poMMsea al: the MKaatacea of the Large icction, bw-preMoie -1, ,M, ,,,n"
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    • 157 4 Economical Popular and British tl "MORRIS COWLEY IL9 L G/FE YOU BETTER SERVICE AT LESS COST j Including A^o car m //i^ W^or/a' Requires Less Attention to keep it m First Rate Going Order I v 3 />j^ /nK. >s^^^^^/ fiuiciic 24-6~45 Five Passenfre Touring X^j-^X I Look to the
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  • 502 5 Making a Slo>\ Change tjuickly. When y< u've ttetn i ding a bicycle for < few years, y> will probably find it j very difficult t tell a learner just how balai It's so automatic that you find difflcu put the art into so many word]
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  • 200 5 THE MICHELIN STRAIGHT-SIM COMFORT. SAFETY FIRST The car nearest to a narrow traffic opening has moral right of way. To "try and I Ktt m first" is dangerous and also vtry bad form. He if is good ncwa for owners of Bukk, Cadillac. Dodge, Essex, Hudson, Oakland, 1 Studehaker, ami
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  • 207 5 THE GROWING SUCCESS OF THE TROLLEY -BUS. Throughout the country, tramway systems are being converted to railless operations, on the simple ground that the cost of renewing the permanent-wa«y is, under present condition*, prohibitive, with no apparent alleviation m sight. But for this pi eat rise m cost and for
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  • 342 5 I (Greater Comfort and Fe* Di»»ad\ antaKes. After a brisk .h^rht of about a year's i luration «.n the question of JKimem-lature, \e teen to have arrived at the word; •Balloon" to designate the new typt of arjre section small pressure tyre. And more extended
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  • 116 5 When J. G. P. Thomas went for world's records on the Leyland-Thomas recently he had first to be subjected to a "silence te«t," to which Col. Lindsay Lloyd "listen-ed-in" from the timing-box and from a point outside the track, writes "Contact" m The Motor. The point
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 232 5 GOOD WORDS a >^ bi THE GRAY CAR. PRICE FOR f fl\± \^gi \^m complete <\k /^L-^BBHBHHBB Igk^^vX ~>K,^gi g^k -as —j^/Bgg^B^^^d^^^^P^^^rf^^^^^^^^^^gJg^gj^frg^g^g^g^F f \Wm\ m 5 1 ?r>o V B. MODEL "/^x g^S gPl^^^^^^ Ki. V x^P^ II It Mr/ f U \/joJß^^^i/f I 'AMERICA'S MOST EFFICIENT CAR. The car
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  • 912 6 ROMANTIC TRADITIONS. In romantic traditions the house of Child*! HllgMliHl all its rivals. Its oiigin ii lost m the dim pa-t: it descended from the goldssslth'l business carried on by a family named Wheeler, but of the Wheelers little i- known. The first record of a goldsmith
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  • 39 6 m I read a great deal about the demand for a boxer who s likely to knock out Dempsey, but I never see one for a great poet to knock the devil out of politics. Com- mander Curlyon Bellairs.
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  • 543 6 (By A Hair Dealer). Soloman, wisest and most married of men, claimed that a woman's hair is her crowning gloiy. Artists throughout the ages have dwelt, no less than the poets, on the beauty of woman's hair. The poet who started the leuend of Lady
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  • 243 6 The heavy mortality from snake-bite which is one of the features of the vital Statistics of India makes the use of antinake serum of even more importance to her than the very successful anti-dipl ther.serum which has wonderfully it-fared the terror of that disease. During the lest
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  • 135 6 Mr. E. G. Raftopoulos, a retired Greek employee of Messrs. Ralli Brothers, Karachi, was found by his Mahomedan servant lying dead m bed with a bullet wound through his head. Near his right hand was a revolver and on his chest a small mirror. Mr. Raftopoulos was for 67 years
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  • 842 6 CONGRESS AND CASTE. A strange manifestation of the "untouchable" problem is now to be seen m the small village of Vaikom, m the territory of the Indian State of Travancore, close to the frontier of Cochin. As everybody knows, the prejudice of the higher castes against the
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  • 71 6 There is a picturesque, traditional custom of May which is still observed m the Highlands an annual pilgrimage to the Culloden Wishing Well, near Inverness. This year over 2,000 people made the pilgrimage, pinned a little piece of tartan on an adjacent tree, wished a wish, t»nd dropped
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 307 6 WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB. SUMMER MEETING 1924. First day, Tuesday Bth. July. Second day, Thursday 10th. July. Third day, Saturday 12th. July. Tickets m the $5 Unlimited NonSell inp Sweep to be held on the Third Day may be obtained (BY
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    • 449 6 UoiletJ^ecessity Cleaver's Oriental kiouquet Toilet Soap is a pure, highly refined and exquisitely f ;i eaV er's I'av perfumed tuiiet necessity. Its fragrance Hum r.uaranu-ed and purity make it particularly suitable for made of I'ure i i t Rum and Oil even the most delicate skins. of ay Made by
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  • 1202 7 THE BOYCOTT AGITATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokio, June 20. It is becoming increasingly evident that the broader-visioned and more far-seeing, Japanese simply scout the idea of a boycott of American goods which agitators have been demanding as one way of retaliating against the exclusion of Orientals
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  • 632 7 (To the Editor of The Times^) Sir, Will you allow me to give some additional illustrations m support of Mr. J. G. Legge's protest as to the method of testing the "moral sense" of school" child- ren? "Theoretical" moial tests m any case can be of little educational
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  • 173 7 Many and various are the ruses adopted by seekers after pecuniai*y assistance m Calcutta. One of the most common is the refupee "stunt." The other da\* a younp phi of about 14 years entered the office of a mercantile firm and without a word but with a
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  • 775 7 SEQUEL TO RUBBER BROKING PARTNERSHIP. The suggestion that he had brought traction with the intention of putting ofT some of his creditors was made to Mr. Seah Neo Chow, an auctioneer, and the managing director of Seah's Agency, when his action against Mr. J. E. Kisbey Green,
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  • 216 7 Tht Earl and CounteM of Onslow have <ront' into residence at the old lipht-hous'j at St. Agnes, m the Scilly Islands, which I they have converted into a holiday home. Plans have been made for the erection m Washington of a tower of white marble, 350 feet high, which Is
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 574 7 BUSINESS CARDS. I C. A. RIBEIRO Co., Ltd. REMOVAL SALE NOW ON. Prices Considerably Reduced. I SEPARATE ADVT: Please Send for the Illustrated g Catalogue of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO., LTD. B*~]v,L aild m North Brid^ Ro «d- S REPAIRS x TO BINOCULARS AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. MOTIONS. SMITH SON, LTD
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    • 613 7 g PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. g Pri nt«ng--Developing— Enlarging. <* FRAMES MADE x g KONG HIN CHEONG CO. 104, North Bridge Road. CLEVEREST JAPANESE SHOE MAKER. FUJI BROTHERS. 20, Bencooten-st. f. ELKAYES MATCHES g BRANCH FACTORY. <r g Port Swettenham 'Phone 29. i If you want to please your guest give her
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    • 661 7 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. T .rciiMs Will bo receivM .t the Colonial Secretary's OflUt, up to noon of the 12th July, 1924, for the following works: L Erection of Coolie Lin. and latrines at 7' 4 mi! .-ton*-, Bukit Timah fff <] 2. Erection pf Quarters f< r Sub-Over* «r at
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  • 21 8 HOBPS. At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on the 6th July, 1924, to Mr. and Mrs. Neal Hobbs, a son.
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  • 35 8 The funeral of the late Mr. Tan Swee Kee will take place on the lOlh instant. The cortege will leave No. 63 Cuppage Road at 8 a.m. sharp for interment at Bukit Brown cemetery.
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  • 406 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1924. The Eastern Social Problem. It is apparent that the Colonial Office refuses to shoulder the responsibility of an unconsidered decision m the matter of prostitution and the incidence of venereal disease m Eastern Colonies, and looking at the matter quite impartially we do
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  • 386 8 i Sympathy must be felt with the < Premier m the difficulty which has J arisen over the London Conference on the German question. Mr. MacDonald, like a good many other Ministers, probably did not underi < estimate the difficulties of conducting international politics m an age when
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  • 292 8 Messrs. R. Bird and J. R. Neave of the Straits Settlements Civil Service, are due to return from leave this week. Mr. G. Roberts, sub-editor of the Malaya Tribune, will gjive a lecture on Poetry and Prose at the C. C. A. Hall, Prinsep Street, on Thursday, July 10th. at
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  • 645 8 THE ELGIN BRIDGE SMASH. Statements to the effect that there is >ut a foot to spare when a motor-bus and i tram-car go over Elgin bridge at the same time, were made m the Second Court yesterday, when Mr. Gourlay, Third Magi- < rtrate, recorded evidence m
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  • 364 8 A short nrusical recital is to be given m the Presbyterian Church this evening", commencing at 9 o'clock. This will be under the auspices of the Choral Section of the United Engineers Limited Recreation Club assisted by lady friends, the purpose being to assist m raising funds for the new
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  • 272 8 [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 8. Atth eB7,h b ...««McAdoo^n pcd 9 ,33. 2 Smith ""ft, convention Glass 71 >»i»"» M T^ out of ment New York, July ft. Mr McAaoos r p <.- !n a^ r and Nevada. McAdoo. with hi, fc*fcfP*g ££~3s£ sag London, July 8.
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  • 40 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). I'enanjf. July 8A Japanese woman, the proprietress of the Fujfiya Hotel, was charged with keeping: a house of toleration and was sentence*} to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment. Sh<* had previously been fined $50.
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  • 54 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuafla Lumpur, July 8. The railway line between Kampar and Malim Xawar was completely blocked on Sunday night owin«r to the derailment of fourteen goods trucks, causing transhipments of the night mt.il passengers. A breakdown crane lifting the derailed truck* turned turtle and crushed
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  • 209 8 The local representatives of the Dutch firm known as the Handel My De Bas and Co., manufacturers of ornamental tiles, are giving those interested the opportunity of inspecting specimens of their produce at room No. 27, Raffles Hotel. The tiles manufactured by the firm are not unknown
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  • 104 8 The following action was takon at a meeting of Committee No. 2 held on Uh July. Approved amendment to Food etc by laws to provide for the licensing of 2S si™ Sr r delWeri^ S3 prov, Approved' appointment of two Asiath health vmtors for infant welfare w^>rk re.tt
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 127 8 "The Connoisseur Comes to Caldbeck's" FOR The Good Rhine Wine DEINHARDS Hocks and Moselles STILL SPARKLING. RUDESHEIU SUPERIOR I NIERSTEIN SUPERIOR ZELTINGER (MOSELLE) SPARKLING HOCK SPARKLING MOSELLE I) EINH AID CO. C 0 B LINZ. II The Most Famous Wine Shippers on the Rhine. Sole Agents: Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd.
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    • 48 8 I BERNA I SWISS CONDENSED MILK. Is Switzerland's best, and s 0 the best of all. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents S.S. and F.M.S. o ft THE NAME IS ON THE PENCIL. 11 Sl CkiStS ftjj JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. Vfi ,y\ ROBINSON Co., Ltd. milt MAYNARD Co > Ltd
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  • 138 9 SAD DAYS AT THE k WHITE HOUSE. ALL EFFORTS FAIL. Reuter's Service. Washington, July 7. President Coolidgt't son, Calvin, had ■pelli of sinking throughout the night and Was thrice reported near death, but he had a comfortable morning, blood transfusion being resorted t-. to which th e
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  • 440 9 LMtdM, July 7. The silt-net' regarding the Anglo-Russian I -iations, which are beginning to be regarded m tone quarters as ominous, was partly broken by the House of Common tonicrht debating a motion by Sir A. D. Steelvlaitland complaining that the Government had failed to fulfil its
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  • 225 9 The thirtyfirst half-yearly session was inaugurated at a well attended meeting of Straits Chinese young nien on Monday night m the C. C. A. Hall, Prinsep Street, with Mr. Song Ong Sianu m the chair. BesidM the enrolment of former members thciv were twelve new applicants,
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  • 406 9 ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS. "A STORM IN A TEA CLP." [Reuter's Service.] I Paris, July 7. Mr. Mac Donald comes to Paris to-morrow to confer with M. Herriot. London, July 7. Mr. Mac Donald, m the House of Comn.ons to-day, announced his intention to visit Paris to-morrow on the proposal
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  • 311 9 Mexico City, July 7. The supporters of General Calles claim an overwhelming victory m the presidential election. They state that m fifteeen out of the twentyeight States of the Republic he has polled ninety per cent, of the votes cast but owing to disorders the results will
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  • 129 9 St. George-the-Martyr Church, Borough High-street, Southward, has been seriously affected by the heavy traffic, and it has I een found that extensive repairs are necessary. The church is immortalised by Dickens, II nd is known throughout the world as "Little Dorrit's Church." It is
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  • 1152 9 CHENG SOON AND WILSON'S RUBBER DEALS. Further reference to the rubber transactions of Messrs. Cheng Soon and Wilson, Limited, was made before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, m the Supreme Court yesterday, m the course of the continued hearing of the action m which Mi*. Wee Cheng
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 123 9 To the Editor. Sir,) —May I crave a little space m your valuable column to put forth the question of "street gambling" —so far it is concerned "street gambling" has now-a-days taken root m the various stieets of Singapore and is greatly patronised by school children especially before
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  • 367 9 Calcutta, June 30. Squads from the American destroyers spent v busy Sunday, overhauling- and repainting the three world-flight aeroplanes which are now drawn up m the maidan, spic and span, and ready for t he next stage m the record journey. The airmen hope to leave
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  • 78 9 London, June 27. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, who are at present guests of Their Majesties the King and Queen of England, visited Wembley this morning and spent some time m the Burmese and Indian Pavilions. Two picturesquely clad Burmese officials walked on
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  • 77 9 Tokio. July 7. It is stated that an ad valorem tariff of 100 per cent, is to be levied upon imported luxuries, according to a Bill drafted by the Government. Tokio is suffering from a heat wave, the j temperature befrig three degrees higher' than normal. Paddy-fields m
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 143 9 NEW SHIPMENT OF THE TV> DpC7(//>( "NON. THROAT- $sa«Hmn3l Kttrtsxstts&tt "AMERICAN" gS*S3ft«S!»S VIRGINIA CIGARETTES ■.^SSttfc ft* r*2 P ut $1.20 PER TIN. I ffiS^swssriiWsaujp "TENOR" P^A^ TURKISH CIGARETTES. «^,<; mi per tin. "Deßes^j^f "BASSO" I S^J 1 CIGARETTES S^ EGYPTIAN CI(, ARF.TTES i MELACHRINO EGYPTIAN blend CIGARETTES. i No. 4
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 765 10 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 through Bills of Ladinf for all Overland Paiata. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Dae Sisgapor*. X PHEMIUS
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    • 560 10 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. ELLERMAN LINE, 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. ROMEO due Sept. 26 s.s. CITY
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    • 541 10 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m 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. M^^d^nd Antwerp. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London an Due Tonnage.
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  • 1762 11 RUBBER SEEDS AS BAIT. A certain amount of sport can be obtained m the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States by any angler who is keen on fishing and does not mind trying a few rivers on "spec," writes Megalops m the Fishing Gazette. He will find
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  • 276 11 Lit: c seems to be known of the travels of wild animal*, but it is assumed that eacn creature has a definite spot regarded as home, and makes temporary homes or stopping- places m its trips m irregular lints away from the home centre. Its ran
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  • 110 11 With an auditorium capacity of only 600 to 700 persons, but with a large stage, the new Fortune Theatre m London is claimed to have the most complete and extensive lighting, installation ever fitted m a theatre. For the auditorium onl,y reflected light is used. Notable features
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 220 11 IPhul-nanai M, PERFUME WL n Exquisite and Lasting Fragrance. I A^^ c enc hantment of the mysterious Wr Kast breathes m Phul-Nana. 1 1 T I I phOl-nana face powder ILi StxU U •dherent unobtr^i^e. and dal.«Stf ully frmcranL Ik iiL WIW PHUL-NANA TOILET CREAM M Z j I If
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    • 558 11 That's the Way To teeth you envy Just combat the dingy film When you see glistening teeth move it, and without any harmful as you do everywhere now re- scouring, member how folks get them. Able authorities proved the«« Leading dentists the world over methods effective. Then a neware urging
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  • 276 12 The steamer Halvdan from Samarinda yesterday brought a cargo of coal. The third Ap-|erican destroyer, Sicard, under Lt. Comdr. L. W. Ornstork, arrived m the harbour late on Monday night. She is on her way from Akyab to Bangkok. The Japanese warship "Oh-I" (Capt. S. Matsushita) arrived m
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  • 60 12 Chaiged m the Marine Court yesterday with being m the Colony without a certificate of discharge from his last ship, a Mohammedan named Abdul Jamat who stated that he was off the steamer Pasha was fined $20 or m default ten days' rigorous imprisonment. An order for his
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  • 78 12 Victoria, B.C.,— The Pacific Salvage Company has placed a contract with Messrs. Bow, M^Laughlin and Company, of Paisley, Scotland, for a new salvage vessel for Use on this coast. The vessel will cost about $500,000 and is to be finished and delivered before December of
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  • 93 12 Halifax, X. S.— Diversion of further traffic to this and other Canadian ports is expected m shipping circles as a result of the coming into force of the new United States shipping regulations. Several lines have transferred steamers to Canadian routes, including the White Star
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  • 420 12 Experiences of a Colombo Resident. A Ceylon resident who went Home on the Bibby Liner Lancashire sends the following account of the fire which broke out on board to a friend m Colombo: We had pood weather from Colombo until we got south of Socotra. Then
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 571 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE. MS. KANGAROO Sailing from Singapore July 22. For FREMANTLE, (W. A.) For particulars npardinp: Passage and freight rates apply to McALISTEJfc 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) and
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    • 403 12 Gensaco Roofing I MADE FROM PURE TR'.MDAD LAKE ASPHALT. THE PERFECT NATURAL TROPICAL WATERPROOFER ■^BBsy^* '"**i^^bs>?^ 5 S cross skciion '^HIBH^.' "iPBIPm I:;uj Lake Asphalt. T i Jlllll!!!lliliil Asphalt Saturated Wool-fe!t t&jMl^^^^^^^^jLjsfcjmU Trinidad Lake Asphalt jJ AGENTS: The Borneo Company, Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE, PENAN G, KUALA LUMPUft, IPOH
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 742 12 MAIL TABLE. '1 U-Lfei 1 Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy Clara Jeosen 8 a.m. Tongkal, Moeara-Saba Djambi Tv SimjKep U a.m. Djambi Ton urn 9 a.m. Karimon boon Lee 9 a.m. Bangko* M. S. feck Lee a.m. t;ulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Cucob and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 585 13 JiiiAnruLK SAILINGS ~~OTS.'~K. Line. Destination. Steamera. Arr. Dapt. Londoa, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, Port Ke^ York v^San n AtUs Maru Jul 17 Jul 19 *ork via San Francisco, Panama Alaska Maru from Kobe Sept 22 Durban. Al K oa Bay, Cape Town, Rio., Colombo, Bombay P( n
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    • 429 13 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 ADAMS July 30 Aug.
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    • 745 13 ZZZZZZJJEAMER SAILINGS STKITHEKS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND H SAN FRANCISCO. for rates and further particulars please apply to:— Tel 294 Q. HOTTENISACH, LAZARUS A SONS, LTD. RONMLYKETaKFTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO OF BATAV^L (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS
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  • 826 14 THE VILLAGE IN THE VALLEY. Although so much of Tokyo has suffered violence from the West and from below, there are still corners of the city that have escaped, the influence of Europe and of earthquakes. They are m some degree the counterpart here of The
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  • 204 14 A dstinguished looking: man, the son of a colonel and grandson of a major-general, tkes out a precarious living by peddling m the streets of Penzance by day and selling chocolates m a place of entertainment by night. Captain Stewart Robertson can be seen any fine da,y
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  • 894 14 THE CASE FOR PUBLIC CUSTODY. Regret has often been expressed that when the Act was passed which administered the death-blow to the Gretna marriage traffic, no provision was made for acquiring the registers of the marriages. Thirty-five years before, m 1821, the records of the marriages celebrated
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  • 47 14 "A remarkable story," says the "Telegraph," "lies behind the case of Edou&rd Dieu, who was condemned to death and pardoned and afterwards fined 25f. at Dijon for travelling on the railway without a ticket." Well, as Smee says to Captain Hook, "it does seem rather a come-down."
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  • 900 14 DRAWN MATCHES. (By the Hon. R. H, Lyttelton). A few days ago I was reading an old Eton College Chronicle, written at a period when, owing to the weather drawn matches between Eton and Harrow were frequent, and I was struck by the healthy dislike shown
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  • 113 14 Men Arrested Without Warrants. The police are actively trying to rouv.'l up all Chinese assisting m the "Wa Wai" lottery, says Saturday's Malay Mail. Two more men wore produced to-day before th« Kuala Lumpur police magistrate, but were discharged, m one instance as the exhibits were not
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 450 14 Guaranteed^ 25 years for Though you lend it about— A Classic Pen that has Captivated the World /|V Try this and other pen points I I Co see how super-smooth the Duofold is I I (>(m< T^VO YOU know any other pen on earth I ftl you can pass from
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    • 174 14 The Tonic that British Doctors Recommend i Hall's Wine has been prescribed 1 by British doctors for over thirty years. They know how it builds 1 up strength m every case of weakness. I f you are weak from any cause, Hall's W.ne will quickly restore you to glorious i
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  • 419 15 MELVILLE RUBBER MEETING. Mr. A. E. Baddeley presided over the statutory meeting of Melville Rubber yesterday at the registered office of the Company, Messrs Guthrie and Co., others present being: Messrs A. S. K. Macdonald, and J. Hammond, for the Secretaries, Messrs Guthrie and Co. The Chairman
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  • 236 15 Winnipeg, Speaking at the annual banquet of the Winnipeg Stockers and Feeders Show, W. D. Robb, first vice-president of the Canadian National Railways, said that no matter from what angle the situation was surveyed, the outlook for the Canadian meat industry was very encouraging. Sc far
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  • 62 15 July 8. Bank 4 m.s. 2[4 3-32 Bank demand 2;4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2,4 17-32 New York, demand 60% Credits 90 days 52'^ France, demand 900 Xom. India, T. T. Itf4 Hongkong, demand 3*4 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 119% Norn. Java, demand 138 Bangkok, demand Ti)^ Sovereign, Bank
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  • 147 15 July 8. Tin 75 Totis $113.00 Gambier 20.50 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for export 310.00 Rioe, Sad£o No. 1 for export 232.00 Rioe, Saigon No 2 for export 213.00 Rice, Siam Broken Al for
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  • 34 15 Singapore, July 8, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 35U 35^; July 3%V 2 35%; \ug.-Sept. 36 36*4; Oct.-Dec. 37 37*4. London Quotation sheet 10% d. Market
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  • 198 15 DUN LOP SCHEME. Opposition by Parent Tyre Company* The reorganisation scheme of the Dunlop Rubber Company, Ltd., under which it is proposed to wipe out dead capital to the extent of £11,353,667, has already met with opposition. On June 7th the directors of the Parent Tyre Company, Ltd., which owns
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  • 68 15 A New York capitalist has constructed a beautiful estate on the roof of a aown-town skyscraper m that city. It is above the din of traffic, and the house is surrounded bjy spacious grounds, with trees, gardens, lawns, walks, fish-pools, and so on. Tons of earth had to be placed
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  • 67 15 FRAsnra report. Singapore, July H. Rubber 10%. Tin il^> Lst. 113. 75 tons sold. Mining. Hitams 1.25 LAO, PengkftlWM 11.70 11.90. Pttalingf 1.40 1.4"). South-, 1.02 Ijo6 cum dividend. Taipinffs 1.18 1 Johana 40 43. Batang Padan^t 80 85, Ulu Piahs L77H l.H2»i». Industrials. Traders 2SJQ L'
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  • 173 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. July B. Rubber. London LO%d Local 3>. Tin. London £21<i l.»s. Local 11... 7.. tons sold. Rubber.- are quiet w;th a few buyer> of Bukit Jelotongs, Punggors and Amal. Malays at market quotations. Mining. Tin shares are steady with buyers of Mambaus at 86 l
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  • 215 15 Singapore. July 8. Tin,— £226 15s. Up 15s. Rubber.— lo*4(l. Down «*d. The Tin share market is ~ga.n the centre of activity, hut business is mainly confined to the few stocks mentioned m our ye* teyday's report. The continued deman-l for Johans has carried the price
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  • 105 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (U R. Macphail.) Singapore. July A. Rubber.— lo% d. 3."). Tin.— £226 15s. US. 75 Tons Sold. Mininjc.-^lohans 39 41, Taipings 1.17»4 1.22 Vo, Hit am- 1.25 1.30, Petal ing* 1.40 1.42^, Kinta Dredges 79 81, Batanij Padanps 60 63, Pengkalens 11.70 12 ex.. South Taipinprs
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  • 146 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*. July 8. Mr. James Sellar, presiding at th« an nual meeting of Sungei Tukang Rubber, said the year's working had resulted m a profit of $23,343 and at the end *f th<* financial year the Company held a cash balance of $38,409,
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  • 72 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Batang Padang Tin 60 70 Hitam Tin 1.25 1.35 Malayan Collieries ($10) 25.25 15.71 South Taipinjrs ($1) 1.02* 1.05 c.d. Taiping (1) 1.17 V*. 1.20 C. A. Ribeiro and Co. 7 8 Cold Storage (600.000—) 31 It Eastern Smelter (£1) 0 9.25 S. S. 5H
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1370 15 Assets over $5,000,000. Assurances m force over $17,000,000. I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) I HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. I The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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    • 118 15 Sees: Bruce and McGregor (Taiping). Nawng Pet, output 238 pks; Hours run 293; Yardage treated 32,300; Approximate revenue $,16,000; Approximate cost of mining $5,254; Rainfall 4.58 ins. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Incorporated m the United Kingdom by special Act of Parliament) LIFE ASSURANCE WITH MONTHLY PREMIUMS. TEMPORARY ASSURANCE AT
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    • 46 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). HRE 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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  • 1379 16 With the first match m the Malaya Cup due to be played before the end of the month none too much time ha? been left by the Singapore Selection Committee for the selection of the side which is to represent the Colony m the Competition, particularly m view
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  • 481 16 O. T. F. C. Overwhelm St. Joseph's. Playing well m every department, and particularly at forward, the O. T. F. C. completely outplayed the St. Joseph's Old Boys m their last match m the Second Division of the League on the Padang yesterday and they secured what may
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  • 44 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, July 8. The Perak soccer cup team playing against Selangor on Saturday is as follows: Goal, Kathigasu; Backs, Whitworth, Peng Seang; Halves, Tuong Beng, Wilkens, Abdul Momin; Forwards, Barr, Lingard Jansz, Manicam, and R. E. Wilson.
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  • 56 16 Friday 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S. R. A. (v) and Chinese Coy. Saturday 2.30 p.m. Drill Hall Chinese Coy.; 2 p.m. Farrer Ranpe "C" Company; 2 p.m. Bukit Timah "B" Company. Sunday 7 a.m. Frfrrer Range "C" Company, Bukit Timah "B" Company. 7.30 a.m. Drill Hall,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 144 16 [neuter's Service.] London, July 7. At Lords m the Inter-Varsity match, rain delayed the start till 12.15. The attendance numbered 4,000. When stumps were drawn, Oxford had scored 133, Barnard contributing 61. Cambridge had made 181 for 4, Lowry, the Cantab skipper, compiling 68 and the Australian Austin,
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    • 217 16 Special cables to Indian and Ceylon papers describing the second Test Match state that Hobbs was brilliant, gathering his second 50 m 55 minutes. He raced away from Sutcliffe with crisp cuts and flashing drives. He endeavoured to score off every ball and throughout there was
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    • 124 16 Reuter's Service. Paris, July 7. The Britisher, Abrahams.won the hundred metres final m 10 841 *ec«. Scholz (America) was second, and Porritt (New Zealand) third. The Olympic high-jump final was won by Osborn (America) 1 metre 98 cm., Brown (America) being second, and Lewden (France), third. Colombes,
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    • 67 16 The following are the final scores of the first six teams m the above competition. No. I Platoon "A" Coy. P. and P.W.V.C. 123. No. V Plat<*m "B" Coy. P. and P.W.V.C. 119. No. 3 Platoon Eurasian Coy. S. V. C. 113. No. I Team S.R.E. (v*
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    • 95 16 At the Chinese Swimming Club on Sunday last the 50 yard handicap races were swum under adverse weather conditions. There were nine starters m th;? A division Wee Ghee Ho (9 sees.) being first, followed by Tan Hock Liat (4 sees.) and J. E. Tan (scr.) with the others
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    • 33 16 The final of the Garrison Hockey league, 3 Coy. H.K.S., R.G.A. v. H.Q. 2. Royal Sussex Regt., will be played on the S.C.C. ground at 4.45 p.m. Wednesday, July 16th.
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    • 120 16 London, June 28. Hurlingham.— ln the Champion Cup final Eastcott bea^ Templeton by 11 goals to 5. Lady Valentia presented the Cup. London, June 28. Paris. The Olympic polo tournament opened at St. Cloud Country Club with a match between the United States and France, the former winning
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    • 420 16 FIRSJ DAY'S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. July S. Rain caused half-an-hour's delay at the first day's racing here to-day. The grandstand was used for the first time. The following were the results: Race 1. Shere Khan (Logue) 8.10, 1 Bobadil (Hobbs) 8.5, 2 Dodger (Billett) 7.6,
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  • 31 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 8. A meeting of the members of the Penang Turf Club, Mr. J. G. Brown presiding, passed the Autumn Race Meeting programme.
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  • 157 16 London, June 19. The following is the result of the Ascot Gold Cup.— Massine 1 Filibert de Savoie 2 Inkerman 3 11 ran. Won by a short head, two lengths between second and third. Betting: 100-8 Massine, 4-1 Filibert de Savoie and 5-1 Inkerman. [A French victory
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  • TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    • 64 16 Championship Pairs (Mixed.) Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton vs. Mrs. Jackson and Donnell. A Class 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). (In the event
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    • 39 16 A. Class Doubles (Men). Final. Winter and Salter vs. Winner of Monday's tie. B. Class Doubles (Mixed). Mr. and Mrs. Clark vs. Miss Skey and Harrison. Championship Pairs (Mixed). WUhart! ld MrS Cameron V9 Mr and M
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 255 16 THE MAJORITY AND DISCRIMINATING ARTISTS CHOOSE THE MOUTRIE PIANO FOR TONE, TOUCH, FINISH AND GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CALL OR WRITE FOR OUR ART CATALOGUE S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES SQUARE, SINGAPORE. $g^ THE HOP LEAF IS W A SIGN OF Jl EXCELLENCE Mf/m When you see the Hop Loaf Al Hi
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