The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 July 1924

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924. NO. 11,2*1.
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  • 232 1 The text of the British invitations to the London Conference is published Page 7. The United States Ambassador at Berlin, who has been to America on leave, is returning to Germany immediately Pagv 7. The feature of the latest ballots at th <- JJ- S. Democratic Convention
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  • 1209 1 THE COMPLEAT PICNICKER. My earliest picnic, late schoolday period, is a memory of intense organisation, mostly by aunts, involving the postcarding of the different branches of the family and the hasty alteration of these postcards by bicycle scout messages which never joined up m time. Over all was the standard
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 166 1 k •V.'.W.WAWASVMW.y t A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. >™^ at Ur Golf ha <npionship won with S NEW SP AIDING RED GOLF BALL^ t Obtainable at > Te ho QUEEN'S Telegrams > m ■T 1«34 3, Prince St. Tennis RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NIGHTS.-Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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    • 96 1 s\ R°NE.o R AU?»A I Loose Leaf Ledgers The last word m loose-leaf. Send for the illustrated catalogue. RONEO LTD., 11, Coilyer Quay. 6a, Beach Street, SINGAPORE. PENANG. v THE I EUROPE HOTEL. FOR COMFORT—FOOD— MUSIC— DANCING Terms: A la carte or Inclusive. The After-dinner dances are held every Tuesday,
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    • 148 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices on pasrc 5. Hire Ratne's cars Pape 2.-*" Corona flowershop Pajre 2. Boxing at Stadium— Pa*re 2. Roneo numeralpha Pa^e 1 Kxpamet. Wm. Jack— Pajre 7. Timber from Perry's Page o. Motion's for watches— Pape 5. Shipping on pa^e? 8, 9 and 10. Robinson's for jewellery Page
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    • 21 1 A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. f <"- f > High Class.— GOLF EQUIWIENT J > T call at ll 163 Q UEEN S Telegrams
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 102 1 THE WEEK. Thu>sdcy f 10th. High Water. 3.21 a.m., 4.21 p m Intcr-Clrub Sports Mtp.. S.R.C. Singapore Tennis Chr.mp.on^hips, SCC 5 Inter-Sehaol Sports heats. 3 p m Phi!. Orchestra. Mem. Hall, 5.15 p.m. Friday, lltk. High Water, 4.41 a.m., 5.21 p.m. Dutch homeward mail clo- Football: S. R. C vs
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  • 439 2 N>* Society Game. On the steps of 3 flat m Mayfair two girls, exquisitely dressed, were seen seated with their hats reside them, working feverishly at a mathematical problem. They were engaged m solving a mystery, of a series of mysteries, for they belonged lo new sect m
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  • 303 2 Offered £10,000 For Her Autobiography. Some frank statements as to the family income are made by Mrs. Asquith m an interview given to a Canadian newspaper from which the "Yorkshire Evening: News" has published extracts. According to these Mrs. Asquith told her interviewer that she had written her
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 261 2 HAVE YOU BEEN TO SINGAPORE'S BEST PLACE FOR ALL SORTS OF AMUSEMENTS IF NOT, GO TO THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. ViViNViViViViViViViViViViViVA I i -i Flowershop "CORONA'] ■I M Amber Mansions. > Telephone No. 2990. I Flowers ij V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V. SINGAPORE BOXING STADIUM. (Bukit Timah Road) behind Ellison Buildings. JULY 18. MAIN
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    • 297 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. 2n<L At 9.15 p.m. Booking at LITTLES. PATHE PRESENTS TONIGHT. At the PALAGE6AY CINEMA NEW BRIDGE ROAD. THE VEIL OF HAPPINESS By GEORGES CLEMENCEAU AND
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    • 234 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 Insßee,* «J ACR QF CLUBS" The tariffing romance of a likeable, fighting Irish cop who didn know when he was licked A love story that
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  • 866 3 COUNTY CKJCKET MATCHES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, June 11. Ciicket has had better luck m the matter of weather, and several important matches weie settled. The Scottish Counties Champknship competition was advanced a further «taiie, but no change falls to be reeoidcd m the positions of the
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  • 55 3 The new braided leather shoes of the Germans made by carefully interweaving narrow leather strips and giving proper shape, are claimed to be not only more comfortable and better ventilated than th« ordinary leather shoe, but to have improved appearance. Laced tightly they give good support to the ankles without
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    • 294 3 The standard seasoning for all SOUPS GRAVIES is LEA PERRINS 9 SAUCE /fon/y every Mother knew! yh^ For those stomach and VJ^\ bowelcomplaintssocom- \ll_^ i mon amongst children m I/ the Ea^t, a small dose of \^fc\ h v Woodward's Gripe Water" y n after each meal is an unfailing
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    • 171 3 (I'll Try Anything Once j! A SAYING WHICH, WITHIN REASON, INDICATES ji A VERY SOUND ATTITUDE TOWARDS MOST I" THINGS IN LIFE. HAVING CONFIDENCE THAT A j TRIAL WILL PERSUADE YOU TO BECOME A REGULAR USER, WE INVITE YOU TO TRY ASEPSO SOAP. Unrivalled as a Preventative of j Prickly
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  • 1446 4 LORD CARSON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, June 11. Lord Carson said that the Coalition Government had left the Treaty m a muddle and nobody knew what Clause 12 meant. That, wai the course of politics getting over difficulties for the moment, and leaving successors the legacies
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  • 177 4 London, July 1. Lord Curzon was th? principal guest at the National Unionist Association dinner) yesterday evening at which Lord Seiborne presided. It was 4 representative gathering of 400. Lord Canon, m his speech, indicted Government, and, m the coarse of a survey of foreign and imperial
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  • 134 4 London, June 28. The Daily Telegraph's Diplomatic Cor-; respondent says that interesting developments are reported both m Turkey and Egypt regarding the future of the Khila-j fat. The Turks, who still privately profess serious interest m the problem, propose to push the candidature, at the "oming p
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 465 4 F rr /\sk for, r)Ul<riCi \Z> fm I Sirßobertßurnett&(sli9 ,)i iwQ] v nd o n ten^l Sole Agents African Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd. 124 Cecil Street, Singapore. c AUCTION SALE OF V'ulnut stained Teak Household Fwultavt, Plant-, Curios, Etc. T,» be held at "CRAIGILEA" No. 3(s'> Te'.uk Blanpah R ad.
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    • 449 4 d~* J~*—- *^**^^SM?t —B^ B^a^ssß^^^^^^^^^!^^^B^Bßßll l I Tfc_'Ti~ilf I 1 T^mjt^^B 1 11 1 tNS"/ «T« i i t^^H > j^^H 1 '< nrtiff itnfc^^^L^* m i I *^S_^fi i >^ fP^^^^JsTflr^ |^^^H^g^^^^^gi^^uLf^4gJgjgflH I IN THE TREXTMENT OF GASTRIC AM> IN THE TREATMENT OF ™E L PNEUMONIA. ONE of th<?
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  • 2678 5 GRAPHIC STORY OF COURAGE AND ENDURANCE. The Times of Ceylon gives the following full summary of Col. Norton's test despatch: The story of the last two final assault?, both of which attained record heights, is told separately by Colonel Norton and Mr. Somerve]:. Writing from
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  • 517 5 The Cult of the Winged Missive. c/ Big prices are being paid by collectors for early example? of letters carried by p aerial post, more particularly those asso- o ciated with historic or pioneer flights. For the envelope of any one of the ninety-five letters forming the mail
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 520 5 BUSINESS CARDS. Sr- C A. RIBEIRO Co., Ltd. REMOVAL SALE NOW ON. Prices Considerably Reduced. *EE SEPARATE ADVT: jHHHHHHHMHHHHHHHH fl fIPUPiIB fl M A MONOCLES WITH SPRING GALLERIES 2 AT 2 a MOTION, SMITH SON, LTD., 14, Katttry Road. HHNHi PHOTO ENGRAVING. UNE ART AND COMMERCIAL. All types of Blocks.
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    • 576 5 <- CLEVEREST JAPANESE SHOE MAKER. FIJI BROTHERS. 20, Bencoolen-st. 11 ELKAYES MATCHES s i BRANCH FACTORY. g Tort Swettenham 'Phone 29. nN If you want to please your guest Jfive her the best. COLD LEAF TEA IS THE TEST. STEVEDORE. Dubash and General Contractor. BOATS AM) LAUNCHES SUPPLIER HK. M.
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    • 540 5 The house of reliability for Scientific Instruments. Agents for STANLEY Co.. Ltd. NAUTICAL REQUISITES. Agents for HEATH Co.. 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 Handle
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  • 19 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. SAVEGE.— At Kuala Lumpur, on July Ist, to Mr. and Ml*. C. R. Sav-eg*. a daughter.
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  • 422 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924. Railway Breakdowns. We are so accustomed to regard the railways of Malaya as an institution which has command of unlimited resources m votes and as being conducted with unquestioned efficiency, that it seems rather out of place to criticise, except m regard to
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  • 238 6 Worldwide sympathy will be extended to President Cool id ge and Mrs. Coolidge m the sad loss they have sustained through the death of their son Calvin. The trial has come at an anxious time when the President has just seen the close of what must have
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  • 568 6 o The Murblon tiles, which are being shown at Raffles Hotel, have gained many gold medals at exhibitions and were, on Tuesday, the subject of interested inspection by the honorary secretary of the Sing-a-pore Architects Society. With reference to the report of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk's exhibition of paintings at
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  • 178 6 F.M.S. TRAGEDIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 9th. A murder is reported from Sunprei Besi, the victim being: a Chinese named Chan St.nj?, a coolie of a mining kongsi. The deceased borrowed money from a kapala. Ho Fook, and ran away to Perak. The kapala went
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  • 162 6 An unusually large tiger has just been bagged near Lenggong, m Upper Perak. by Mr. C. Hannay, Assistant on Kota Tampan estate, says the Malay Mail. Setting a trap m the shrub some way behind his bungalow, M»\ Hanny found, on Thursday morning, that although the bait had not been
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  • 561 6 Mr. G. Henderson of Sengkang estate, I Port Dickson, ha< left for home by the i Morea. The Governor of Barcelona has Imposed i a fine of £15 on 202 lawyers, who, at a meeting, voted for a resolution which he considers rebellious. Mr. D. Keir, of Diamond Jubilee Rubber
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  • 120 6 Reuter's Service. Paris. July 9. The conference between Mr. M.cl>on.W •nd M. Herriot finished at 1.30 a.m. «n<will be resumed this mornin*. M. Herri, stated that the curse of the ne*otiat,on^ was favourable and he thinks it w.ll r» suit to-day m the drafting of the text setting
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  • 415 6 Accused Committed for Trial. Tin- preliminary enquiry into the E Blidge fatality WU continued before th Third Mag.strHte yesterday morning, when His Worship called upon the accused to make a statement. The accused, Tan Eltg Guaii, stated that he noticed a stone pillar about a foot an
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  • 74 6 Recru.ting has been generally resumed m Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing- |q prevalence of disease: Salem: Taluks ot Salem, Rasipuram and Attur; Madura Taluks of Madura Town, Penakulam, Nila cottai. Palani and Thiruman»falam; Ram nad: Taluks of Arupukottai, Paramakudy Snvilliputhur; Coimbatore: Taluks
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  • 91 6 An Indian toucans eootftl wa< fatally assaulted by a Malay at Keppel Harbour on luesday evening, just as the P an! O. steamer Kidderpore was leaving ttu* Company's wharf. The murder was committed OB the wharf, the Indian beinc struck over the head, following a dispuf
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  • 13 6 (By .Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsht.) Ti Tokio, July H
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  • 27 6 The Duk«> «f r J"* Al| aale*»ex Regiment nember. and friend* o f the R* lS ked to attend the leryLe K ment Bfe
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 163 6 "The Connoisseur Comes to CaldbeckV FOR The Good Rhine Wine DEINHARDS Hocks and Moselles STILL SPARKLING. RUDESHEIM SUPERIOR NIERSTEIN SUPERIOR ZELTINGER (MOSELLE) SPARKLING HOCK SPARK! ING MOSELLE i I) EIN H A RI) CO. C O BLENZ. The Most Famous Wine Shippers on the Rhine. Sole Agents: Caldbeck, Macgregor Co.,
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    • 44 6 w.va-aw.v.w.w.vvwvv.va; j: THE ji I ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO. jj J» (Incorporated m England.) I" f MANUFACTURERS [I i of I ELECTRIC MOTORS J •S FOR ALL S .1 Industrial Purposes. 5 'PHONE 301 < ■J WINCHESTER HOUSE. '.•.V.V.V.'AW.W.W.VAWiW.V N pijAKo LI kl GOLDEN SERIES. M
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  • 309 7 IWITATIO^PLBLISHED. WHAT WAS WHITTEN. [Router's Service.] London, July H tl l^d X nV f ht Briti h imitation, "to I Londo B o lltt^ re have been 4 I White Book. They BU h■hed on JuVy ftfc The invitations f < rrtaf to the unanimous Allied ">OP« th,
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  • 186 7 I I'lidon, July It announced m view of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce's disapproval of the suggestion that the Boxer Indemnity mipht provide a means of bargaining 1 with China for a revision of the Trademark? Law. Mr. A. M. Samuel ha* withdrawn the opposition to the
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  • 324 7 Judge's Strong Remarks. At the Selangor Court of Appeal Mr. Justice McCabe Reay made some strong n marks regarding the delay on the part of the police m removing a wounded woman to hospital. This arose through the appeal of a Tamil labourer named Marimuttu who was
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  • 104 7 VOTES RAPIDLY SINK. IS DAVIS THE MAN? [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 9. The feature of the latest ballots is the .steady decline of McAdoo and the rise of Ralston. The ninetythird ballot resulted m Smith ;j. r >5, McAdoo 314, Ralston 196. New York, July 9.
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  • 376 7 London, July 8. In the House of Commons replying to Sir William Davison, Mr. Webb said be understood the Rotterdam Shipbuilding Company has obtained contracts for building certain vessels for British owners. He concluded that the fact that Government was robokftsing three vessels would account tor
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  • 177 7 Tenth List of Subscriptions for year ending .list. August, 1924. Previously acknowledged $10,471.67 Per Mrs. Meadows Frost, Johore Bharu. Mrs. Laird $5.00 Anonymous 16.00 Mrs. Mortimer 10.00 Mrs. Burne 20.00 Mrs. Hay 20.00 Miss Case 5.00 Mr. Nash 20.00 M-r. F. D. Bush 10.00 Mrs. Phillips 10.00
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  • 1348 7 KNOWLEDGE OF COMPANY'S INSOLVENCY. When the hearing was continued m the Supreme Court yesterday morning: of the action m which Messrs Cheng Soon and Wilson Ltd., are 3ueing Mr. Wee Cheng Soon, a former director of the Company, for the return of $23,145 alleged to have been
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 201 7 To the Editor. Sir, —May I be permitted to comment j upon the paragraph m your issue of June 23rd., "Borneo Missions." The erection of the Church referred to j was made possible by a liberal cash bonus i (two-thirds the cost) and facilities provide i
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  • 297 7 I^ondon, June 27. In an article m the Nineteenth Cen- tury on What is it Nationalist India wants? Lord Ronaldshay quotes St. Nihal Singh as saying that the people of India generally are becoming more and more i dissatisfied with being turned into mock! Englishmen. "An
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  • 55 7 London, June 30. Two thousand guests representing every j part of the Empire and including Cabinet] Ministers and Dominion High Commissioners were present at a brilliant ball at the Guildhall given by the City Corpora-! tion m honour of the Empire Exhibition. The Lord Mayor and
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  • 31 7 Lord Loughborough, m the Bankruptcy Court, stated that his liabilities were £18,120, and his assets nil. Most of his debts were m respect of money borrowed i from Indian money lenders.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 222 7 Robinson Co, Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE.. Gentlemen s Jewellery Requisites m 9ct, 15ct and 18ct. Gold R. R. COLLAR PIN (I I AT) I Length v_[ n i%in. 2in ?I r »tx d and fr itada. D Carat $4.M $5.tl I« B Ca»l Gold ;;.:>0 r C mpletc with lsCwtl
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 754 8 STEAMER SAILINGS J 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 Bill* of Lading for all Or«rlan4 Potato. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Doe Siagapor*. X
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    • 569 8 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. f *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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    • 574 8 STEAMER SAILINGS :r 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. Antwerp. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and A Tonnage.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 605 9 MLAMfcK SAILINGS ~~OTsTk. Line. T a rr De tilUltioila Steamers. Arr. Dept. London, Hamburg, Bremen. Rotterdam Antwerp via Colombo. Aden, Port New York vifZ* !S r> Atlas Maru Jul v 17 My 19 iNew York via San Francisco, Panama Alaska Maru from Kobe Sept 22 Durban, Altroa Bay, Cape Town,
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    • 401 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. 3s^' t ut Hi. Arrives. Sails, s.s. PRESIDENT
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    • 731 9 "steamer sailings SUMMERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND 1 SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST JESTER to discharge and load July 30 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to discharge and load A«,«. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart Taking cargo to .all Overland Point m United
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  • 484 10 A new low "record" freight has been established by Java to MediterraneanUnited Kingdom-Continent, at 30s. The P. and O. Soudan has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at 5 p.m. on Monday, 14th instant. She will proceed to the P. and O. Wharf on
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  • 69 10 According to Chief Engineer Patterson of the Cunard liner Aquitania his ship holds the record for a short spurt, logging 16 knots for a period of 29 minutes, the rate of speed being 33.1 knots per hour. While doing this the ship had m her favour wind, tide and a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 476 10 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE. i n MJSw KANGAROO Sailing from Singapore July 22. For FREMANTLE, (W. A.) For particulars 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
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    • 164 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. I MESS AGERIES MARITIMES o Under contract with the French Government o Mail ar.d Passenger Services. o DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY FAR EASTERN SERVICE. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Marseilles via Colombo Djibouti and Port Said. ANGERS 15.000 due July 14 PORTHOS due July 28 o OUTWARD MAILS. To Japan via Saigon,
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    • 374 10 mm L jLßij i SESf I ln^^^Dß^* 2KBB I 'COt OBTAINABLE IN ALL HOTELS, CLUBS AND BARS OR FROM THE SOLE AGENTS The Borneo Co., Ltd. Incorporated m Eng-land.) Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur T, Anson. II ■W^^^s^^T^^ L «^^^^^jJ fl n^^nnflnV BY FAR THE BEST I SOLE AGENTS. JOHN
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 666 10 MAIL TABLE, TO-I>AY, Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing ana Kuantan (via Jerantut) by train 6 a.m. Bangkok By train 6 a.m. Penang and Calcutta Kutsang y a.n.. Cucod and Pontian Edina 9 a.r.: Cucob and Pontian Hang Chiap 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Aing Hong
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  • 89 11 YESTERDAYS AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Kubber Association held its 66Svu. auction yesterday, at which there was Catalogued 1,001,110 lbs.; 692.45 tons. Offered 914,564 lbs.; 408.28 tons. Sold 802,647 lbs.; 358.3'> tons. T Spot. London 10% d New York WH ct^ PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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  • 329 11 Singapore, July 9. Tfte share market ha^ remained" quiet since our last report but business has been i •steady^with interest chiefly centred onUnsi and industrials. Rubber shows a slight increase m price on balance but deah m this section are extremely difficult to nego- I tiate. Lniteers have
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  • 323 11 S'ngapore, July 9. Rather brighter conditions have prevailed m the share market during the period under review, and although business could hardly be called brisk, considerably more interest has been taken m shares than has recently been the case. Speculative tins have been responsible for
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  • 52 11 The British Government has decided to adopt the Summer Time Bill introduced as a private Member's measure by Sir H. Kingsley Wood, to make summertime a fixed period of six months from the first Sunday m April to the first Sun < day m October. The Bill will become a
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  • 35 11 July 9. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3.30 Private credits 3 olb. 2 4 17-.i2 Franco, demand <>00 Norn". Hongkong, d.-m-ind 3*i p.c. Prem. Scvoreign, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank of England Rau> 4 p.c.
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  • 156 11 Flake Tapioca 11 ->5 Pearl Sago Small 7.71 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for expjr: 310.00 Rice, Saig<o No. 1 for expor" 232.00 Rice, Saigon No 2 for export 213.00 Rioe, Siam Broken Al fjr
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  • 34 11 Singapore, July H, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked 9h4t. Spot Sstt 35%.; July 35% 36; Aug.-Sept. 36 16%; Oct.-Dee. 37 S7H. London Quotation sheet 10« id. Market Steady.
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  • 370 11 Severe Strictures. The report of the Investigation Contmittee appointed by the shareholders of the Alliance Bank of Simla which has just been issued contains severe strictures on the conduct of the Directors of the Bank und of others with whom the Bank became associated m 1916.
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  • 56 11 A large brown owl, which has madt several attacks on Mr. Edwin Garland, a Tiverton gardener, has been shot. In the last attack the owl struck Mr. Garland severely at the back of the neck, and clawed his face m several places. It was found to measure 3ft. from tip
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  • 169 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, JuN i, Rubber. London lo\- 4 Steady quiet. Local ii") I*.1 T.n. London t"2^G s>. Local 112. 17, tuns sold. Robbers are neglected. Mining. Murais aie enquired for at sellers at 3.10. Julians have buyers ai with sellers at 42. Petalings have
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  • 159 11 LV ALL AN D EVATT'S REPORT. Singapore. JuK <♦ Tin.— £22fi ;,s. Down IDs. Rubber— lD^ 4 (i. Unchamred. The tone of the share market If guit I*,1 and there is very little of outstanding [n terest t-> report. Ti^ are somewhat lei active. Rubbers continue neglected an i business
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  • 101 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore, July Rubber.— lo VI. 85%. Tin.— i' 226 ss. 112. 175 tOM sold. Mining.— Hitams 1.28 1.32, Petal. ngs 149 1.42, Renongs 28s. 295.. Johans 19 41, Batang Padangs 60 63, Kiimunting> Ms. i»d. 365. 9d.. Idril Hydraulics 21s. 21s. 6-1, Kampong
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  • 56 11 ING CORPORATION. The local manager of the Hongkong an J Shanghai Banking Corporation informs u> that he has receivod a telegram from his Head Office m Hongkong stating that an interim dividend of IS (three pounds) per share subject to deduction of income tax has been
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  • 187 11 BRITISH MALAYAN TANNING SUBST ANCKS. I- II- ll»« Manyrovt bark, gam bier m bales and m cube, and safflower are four important tanning substances exported from British Malaya. Statistics furnished by the Malay States Information Agency, 88, Cannon street, London, E. C. 4, show that for th first two months
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  • 79 11 Yesterday's Alterations. Johan Tin 40 42 Hitam Tin 1.25 1.30 K. Kamuntinsrs (£1) 45* G<l 46s tfd Petalingr Tin 1.40 1.4."> Penjfkalen 11.75 12 cx.d. Ua\vang- Tin S2 1 '•♦'i 1 Taipingr (1) 1.17 M, 1.22', Balpouriie (200,000 1) 2 2.20 U. EnciMcn (10) B.lf> 841 S.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 470 11 Assets over $5,000,000. mw»^i n*~ m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANtt COMPANY. LBttITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) R .ux, YE PLANS 0F ASS UNf F c— a AGEWre WAN ED District Manager Secretary Managing Director Actuary C. F. CHESTER. G C KNOX. HORACE W. RAPEK. A. ROBINSON^
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    • 491 11 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. I (Incorporated m Hongkong) o 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 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,00 COURT OF DIRECTORS. I W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairman. I H. P. Whit" Esq., Deputy Chairman. jB.D.
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    • 487 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Or INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 8,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, Lordon, EX. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amntsar Uoilo Saigon Bangkok Ipoh Semarang
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    • 46 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated io England by Roya Charter A. D 1720 V FIXE MOTOR CAR M4BINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Oflice S4, The Arcade, CoUyer Quay. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1356 12 A LINK WITH OLD JAPAN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Tokyo, June 17. Dt spite exclusion laws, agitators and svpg+zttd boycott*, there is a part of Tokyo's life that flows on calm and unruffled, a> it has done for decades, nay, for generations. This is the Yomise, or
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  • 106 12 London, June 20. At Stamford Bridge, m thp first stage of the Amateur Athletic Championships, the results were: In the seven miles walk. G. Goodwin. Surrey Walking Club, 52 mins. 3-5 sees., beat the holder. Watts, by 80 yards. In the Hop Step and Jump, J.
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  • 42 12 London. June 23. Cotterell, the champion long distance walker, broke his collarbone m a motor smash. Consequently he will be unable to compete m the Olympic Games at Paris for which he was chosen to represent Britain.
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  • 111 12 Match at Johore on Friday. Some Rugger enthusiasts are anticipating the season with a match at Johore Bahru on Friday, Lieut. R. A. Phayre taking over a team to meet a combined Pegasus, Hollyhock and Johore team. The Singapore players will be: Lieut. W. P. Fendall; W. Webster, Capt.
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  • 89 12 The only film taken of the F. A. Cup Final at Wembley is locked up m a safe m Soho-square. The Topical, Gaumont and Pathe enterprises jointly offered the Football Association £400, for football charities, m return for the exclusive film rights, but their offer was not
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  • 20 12 London, June 18. Toowoomba Queensland). Toowoomba beat the British Northern Union team 23 tc ZO.
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  • 66 12 Some excellent boxing is promised at the Stadium on Saturday night, when the principal contest will be the meeting of Chai Lai and Boy Walley over ten 2-minute rounds for the flyweight title of Malaya. Another go<*i bout should be provided by Noel Moreno and C. B. Webb, who
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  • 68 12 The Club House will be closed on Sunday July 13th (Hari Raya Haji). The half-yearly accounts of the Singapore Turf Club show that stakes at the meeting and general expenses m connection therewith amounted to somewhere about $60,000, whilst receipts from totalizatoi and sweeps came to
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  • 285 12 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 8. Playing at Tunbridge Wells, Kent beat Sussex by 200 runs. In the first innings the winners scored 190, Tate taking 7 for 48, and m the second 308, of which Woolley contributed 117. Sussex made 180 and 118. Surrey won its match at
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  • 173 12 Won Lost Pts. P. \V. L. Ist Ist Poss Obt. Per. m. m. Middlesex 12 7 2 3 0 60 44 73.33 j Yorkshire 11 7 2 1 1 55 39 70.0 C Lanes 15 7 0 4 4 75 51 68.00 Surrey 10 5 12 2
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  • 127 12 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. July 8. There was a poor attendance at the Stadium when the Olympic Games were continued m hot weather. It is noteworthy j that Legendre, who broke the world's record m the long jump, was not a participating individual m the long jump as
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  • 48 12 [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 8. The Times states that H. R. H. the Prince of Wales will pay a fortnight's visit to Long Island m September m connection with the Anglo-American international polo races. He will be the" guest of the Polo Association.
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  • 80 12 The Singapore Championships. Owing to the rain no play was possible on the Padang yesterday afternoon and the match m the Singapore championship had to be further postponed until to-day. The forthcoming matches are as follow: To-day: Chua Choon Leong vs. T. Koizumi. To-morrow: Cheong Chee Lim vs.
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  • 51 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Championsfcip 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
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  • 43 12 A. Class Doubles (Men). Final. Winter and Salter vs. Winner of i Monday's tie. i B. Class Doubles (Mixed). Mr. and Mrs. Clark vs. Miss Skey and Harrison. I Championship Pairs (Mixed). Mr. and Mrs. Cameron vs. Mr. and Mrs Wishart.
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  • 169 12 SECOND DAtS HANDICAPS. The following are the handicaps for the second day's racing at Ipoh: Race 1. Ganesh 11.7, Kina 7.5, Arjuna 6.10. Race 2. Carrie B. 9, Popaway 8.12, Sunsprite 8.8, Sam Siew 8.2, Helanel 7.12. Race 3. Shere Khan 9.12, Dreadnought 9.9, Kiwi 9.7, Cyril 8.13,
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  • 342 12 Yesterday's Preliminaries. The preliminary events of the interschool sports were run off on Raffles school ground yesterday afternoon, together with the finals of the cricket ball event and the mile. The ground was rather too wet for good running, but the relay races were well contested. Raffles
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  • 233 12 Last Second Division Match. The Second Division of the Football League comes to a conclusion this afternoon when the Royal Engineers play the Y. M\ C. A. in what will be the deciding match m the Competition. If the Engineers win they will be level on points with the
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  • 79 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 9. The following have been selected to represent Selangor m tht Malaya Cup match agj-inst Perak on Saturday: Hussey; Bell and Ah Low; Singhan, Cheong Beo and Farquharson (captain); Rozario, de Souza, Yit Tuen, Teck Chye *.nd Chelliah. The Perak
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  • 34 12 The final of the Garrison Hockey League, No. 3 Co. H.K.S., R.G.A., vs. H.Q. 2 Royal Sussex Regt., will be played on the S.C.C. ground on Wednesday, the 16th inst., starling at 4.45.
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