The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 July 1924

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1924. NO. 11,245.
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  • 174 1 The American world flyers have arrived safely at Vienna Page 7. Rebels in Brazil seem to be getting the upper hand in Sao Paulo Page 7. MacLaren met with a mishap in Japan but is now ready for his Pacific flight Page 7. Japanese news reports that
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  • 1191 1 l i7i_r,:n. Ariosto, ajrain, we have met in Ferrai.i (Mar. 24. lfttl.) Thai xquisite poem OH Florence brings to mind Cardinal Ippolito, his illiberal patron, the los- of whom, however, seems to have In en the commenccment of his food fortune. 'The Alps had bttn le\elled for ever' when,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 176 1 i I.Vl .V. I,V.V1 ,V.VA l 5 A. 6. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. > wT m Amateur dolf Championship won with ;.THE NEW BPALOOfG RED GOLF BALLv l» Ohtainable at f Telephone QUKDTfI Teleßrams -J l€M 3, Prince St. Tennis l m RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday,
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    • 203 1 Loose Leaf Ledgers The last word in loose-leaf. Send for the illustrated catalogue. II RONEO LTD., 11, Collyer Quay, 6 a, Beach Street, SINGAPORE. PENANG. THE EUROPE HOTEL FOR COMFORT— FOOD— MUSIC— DANCING Terms: A la carte or Inclusive. The After-dinner dances are held- every Tuesday, Thursday and 'Saturday. The
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    • 237 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Uniteers for saws Page 3. Enjoy life with 556 Page 4. Rustikol beats white snts Page 7. Asepso gives you comfort Page 3. Battery Read will be "up" shortly Page 5. Go to Gnthrie's for Wl H >rse whisky —Page 6. Little's are the boot arul shoe specialists
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    • 34 1 r*".V.»rV. 8 .V.". B 8 8 .V.W.V.V.V.V.*.%.--5 A. G. SPALDING 15R05., Ltd. <r Hi«h CUm.— b GOLF EQI irMENT > "I call at -I > Telephone QUEEN'S Tckgrai > ■H I^4 3, Prince St. TttUlil "J I'V.W.V.W.V.V.V.W.W.'iWiWAV
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 120 1 THE WEEK. Tufuday, >cith. Hif.h Water. £'.56 a.m.. 0. 10 p.m. S^orv Tennis Championship?, S.C.C., 5 p.m. Wfdiirsdc.it. 16th. Hiph Water. 10.46 a.m., 10.S p.m. Football: S.R.C. vs. R.G.A. S'pore Tennis Championships, S.C.C., B p.m. Football: Mr.lr.ya Cup Trial. Boxinfr: Monahan vs. P Iky, H. Valley, 9.15. Thursday, l~th. Hiph
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  • 257 2 However varied may be the personality I of the individuals who form a crowd, every face wears practically the same expression. This b owing to the dominating] Influence which keeps the crowd together. Study an audience listening to music. Of all the arts which influence the mind
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  • 236 2 Calcutta, July 1. Lord Lytton, in the course of a reply to addi esses presented by Chinsurah, made an outspoken reference to the events in i the famous temple of Tarakeswar, where; dozens of arrests of demonstrators defying the law are still occurring daily. "Not for
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  • 75 2 The figure of Mrs. Stoll, mother of SiOswald Stoll, if among: the additions made to the celebrities shown on the drop curtain of the London Coliseum designed by the late Mr. Byam Shaw. The locust invasion from the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, is assuming 1 alarming dimensions. The insects are
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 272 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. Commencing Friday, July 11th THE PREMIER CIRCUS at the Boxing Arena At 9.15 p.m. ADMISSION PRICES. 50 cts, 30 cts, and 20 cts. HOTEL DE BOER. MED AN. DELI. EAST COAST OF SUMATRA. THE LEADING HOTEL Accommodation and Cuisine are unsurpassed in the Dutch East Indies.
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    • 267 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. S°h ca o l f PATHE CINEMA Can give private CINEMA SHOWS in any PRIVATE HOUSES OR GARDENS,
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    • 259 2 Alhambra, From Friday, 11th July, to Wednesday, 16th July. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. "KILL 6rT~CURE." 1 Reel Pathe Comedy. topicalTbudget British Screen News. ASSOCIATED FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS NORMA TALMADGE in "THE ETERNAL FLAME" The story revolves about the petty jealousies, scandals, and romances of the Court
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  • 971 3 HARD FACTS ABOUT FATNESS. Departures from the normal in the matter of adipose tissue are generally regarded, in ih.s country, ks disfigurements. Nobody lik« to he excessively lean and few people like to L»c very fat. In fact the number of people who are unduly
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 384 3 SOUPS are given a delightful flavour with SAUCE Headache 4 Anaemia ;^ft After Two Years of /^BrfiSSS^S W Serious Nerve Trouble 9^^^^V and Anaemia, Mrs. Mayes wIBb took Dr. Cassell's and ""^f^^^S^ was completely cured. Km^mm"^-'^Jjpy >6a l cnoi !> fr m 3 COm P' ic^ Uio re f J
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    • 137 3 SOAP :j 1 PER CENT, AND 3 PER CENT. jj PREVENTS AND CURES Prickly Heat, Dhoby Itch. BARLOW CO. I i SOLE AGENTS. 5 :j EXCELSIOR Motor Cycles EXCELSIOR. WHY WALK? A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF EXCELSIOR MOTOR CYCLES HAS JUST ARRIVED DEFERRED /frrtftF* DEFERRED PAYMENTS PAYMENTS ARRANGED *3p*A\J-J ARRANGED COMPLETE,
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  • 908 4 SOME ASPECTS OF THE L. B W PROBLEM. How would those great batsmen of form er days have faced modern bowling? This is a question which frequently arise?, and has been asked more than once during the past month of exceptional bowling feats and low totals. Would they
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  • 138 4 To complete the wonder of the Empire Stadium the biggest portable organ in the world has been erected in the centre of the stand opposite the Royal Box. The organ, which cost £10,000, weighs 30 tons, and contains over 3,000 pipes, the largest of which i s
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 940 4 Nestle Lanoil Permanent Wave. o Makes the straightest hair curly. Call this week and see THE NEW YORK LADY SPECIALIST who will be pleased to show you how a permanent wave can be effected in 7 minutes. APPOINTMENTS MADE BY TELEPHONING No. 907 SINGAPORE. LADIES' DEPT. o WHITEAWAY, L AIDLAW
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    • 227 4 4m»»-" i *v i —a— «j A RE your feet hot, sore and blistered? S If so, try this her- 'B S bal Zam-Buk which, by cool- e ing and soothing all inrlamed S S smarting skin and tissue, s gives instant grateful relief. s Zam-Buk's powerful cura- tive essences
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    • 308 4 I life with I I VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Always the same fine quality and always free from sand, dust and stalk M^ w HADE IN LONDON BY ARDATH TOBACCO CO. LTD. w /V^^\ If you are n (rr^F^ Weak> Anaßmic > oM^ rk Nervous, Run-down w JE^rv CyAf^ y U nee^
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  • 612 5 (By A Librarian.) What essential qualities in a book mark it out as a best-seller? Ask a publisher and he will not be able to answer you. The best-seller is the hidden nugget of gold for which his 'readers' search as they wade through the pile of
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  • 341 5 Slowly but surely the Victorians are coming into their second wind. "Curlyle. crinolines, and horsehair sofas'* or some such contemptuous phrase no longer suffices to dispose of them. The early, pre-war Georgians were openly rebellious, but the post-war neo-Georgians are at least a little doubtful on this particular
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  • 18 5 If we are going to be defended by Sermon* on the Mount, then God help us! Rear-Admiral Suetor.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 544 5 BUSINESS cXrdIT MONOCLES WITH SPRING (•ALLERIES AT g g MOTION, SMITH SON. LTD., N, Battery Road. CLEVEREST JAPANESE SHOE MAKER. FUJI BROTHERS. 20, Bencoolen-st. 1^ J g PHOTO ENGRAVING. g mm ART AND COMMERCIAL g All types of Blocks. g STRAITS PHOTO ENGRAVING CO 43 Cecil Street. <« STEVEDORE. Dubash
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    • 568 5 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS, g rnntinff— Developing— Enlarging. O FRAMES MADE 5 KOXG HIN CHEONG CO. 104, North Bridge Road. ELKAYES MATCHES KRANCH FACTORY. g Tort Swettenham 'Phone 29. S J Please Send for the Illustrated Catalogue of Musical Instruments, a SEASON CO., LTD. <r 111 and 113, North Bridge Road. g
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    • 561 5 .-^z y t -^^^fc^^^afc^a^^^^C^T i 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 Instrument* $7 Drawing Pens and Pencils 5 Pamp Spring Bow Pen 10 Faber's Slide
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    • 258 5 AUCTION SALE OF Artistic Jacobean Style Teak Household Furniture At Clydesdale, Nq. 6 Evelyn Road, off Gilstc-a.l Road ON SATURDAY. JULY, 19th AT 2.30 P.M. tl e 2L? o l ♦'ipk f i* lll ™.tor hornless mad nbiMl Victroh walnut stTfn^ \"T h r of o<l records :n ftr t:
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    • 549 5 AUCTION SALES. IN THE COURT OF THE JUDGE AT JOHORE BAHRU Civil Suit No. 5 of I9H Between 1. Seow Eng Tin. g, Qt«fc Beng Chew of Singapor, PfclttMTa. and Tan Bm— Hce of Patu Pah;.t Defendant. AUCTION S^LE OF Valuable Rubber Plantation situate tho Muk.m of S.mpang Kanan i.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 27 6 BLA( KKR-HAMP^OX. -June 9, at KnuUford, Cheshire, G«O*g» Oscar Blacker, formerly of Singapore, to Dorothy Hope, younger daughter of Mrs. S. Humpson, of Bioadway, "Withington, Manchester.
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    • 24 6 MANASSEH.— At Calcutta on the 12th instant, Mrs. Esther Manasseh, moth-er of Messrs E. S. R. S. Manusseh. Aged 73 years. Deeply reeretted.
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    • 47 6 Messrs Tan Boon Kiah and Tan Boon Yong and family beg to thank all those relatives and friends who attended the funeral of their beloved father, Mr. Tan Swee Ke?, an* all those who sent wreaths, scrolls, letters and telegrams of condolence-. 12-7 14 15 7
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  • 541 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1924. U.S. Rubber interests in Insulinde. The remarks of the Netherlands Minister on the matter of rubber finance in the Dutch East Indies are not very comforting for those who have the future of the Malayan branch of the industry at heart. What it
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  • 199 6 There will be some bitter feeling in France in connection with the political amnesty bill in so far as it covers both M. Caillaux and If. Malvy. Both these men, distinguished by brilliant qualities, were pronounced defeatists during the war, and M. Malvy, if we remember aright,
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  • 433 6 The monthly meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held in the Y.W.C.A. hall, Fort Canning Road, on Thursday, July 17th at 11 a.m. Lieut.-Col. Henry Mallinson, D.5.0., who was a captain in the Ist Battalion King's Own Light Infantry, at Singapore, when the late war began, has
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  • BEFORE THE MAIL.
    • 170 6 London, July 3. Questioned in the House of Commons by Mr. G. Lansbufly (Lab., Bow and Bromley) with regard to the casualties in the bombing operations in Iraq, Mr. W. Leach, Under Secretary for Air, said that air action, however regrettable, had in many cases checked
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    • 205 6 London, July 3. Lord Derby, presiding at a banquet of the Congress of Empire Chambers of Commerce, at which there was a distinguished political and commercial trathering, includ ing many overseas delegates, regretted that the Imperial Conference resolutions had not been ratified. He said that at
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    • 116 6 London, July 2. The High Court claim by Colonel G. W. Parkinson, member of a firm of Blackpool contractors, for the return of £3,000 from the College of Ambulance and from Ernest Harrison, Managing Secretary-, which, it is alleged, he paid the latter on account of
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    • 70 6 London, July 4. While returning Mr. E. D. Simon's Evictions Bill to the House of Commons, the House of Lords decided to waive the amendrrtent regarding aliens, but persisted in another amendment giving landlords' children the right to obtain possession of a house, as well as the
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    • 206 6 London, July 4. Presiding at the Central Asian Society dinner, Lord CurzDn aaid thrft Eastern countries had tried to adopt Western representative institutions and they had been, and would continue to be, a deplorable failure. For the time being, at any rate the progress in these countries
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    • 79 6 London, July 2. Two offers to purchase the entire cotton section of the British Empire Exhibition have been received one from Greece and the other from Australia. Although negotiations have not been completed, it is understood that it is possible that the Australian Government will
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    • 31 6 The Opium Farms throughout Sarawak were transferred to the Government Monopolies Department on the July Ist., and registration of all opium smokers fn the State is in satisfactory and active progress.
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  • 50 6 [Reuter's Service,] Cairo, July 14. Zaghlul is making a splendid recovery from his slight wound from a fanat.c s re volver shot. The extremist. Sheikh Shaweesh, and a few others have been arrested Mfniato. July 14. MacLaren took off on his first stretch o< the Trans-Pacific flight to-day.
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  • 114 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Jufo 14. \t the I. S. I'- dinner the hon'ble Mr. ,1 W Campbell presided over u larjr*- COBlpany and proposed the toast of the fUe.U Mr*G E. Shaw. Director of Airnculture Mr Jelf Controller of Labour, and Mr E^rnont
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  • 138 6 A large number of attended the reception held by Monsieur Andre Danjoo; the French Consul, at the Consulate yesterday morning, on the occasion of the French Fete Xationale, an event which perpetuate^ the date (July 14th, 1789), when by taking of the Bastille Saint -Autoine by tl»
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  • 375 6 Such is the heading that Truth of June 18 gives to the following paragraph-*: Two or three years ago the pressure of public opinion compelled the Colonial Offuv to take ■topi for the abolition of Chinese child-slavery in Hongkong. Particularhave been, sent to
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  • 173 6 Sir Robert Ho Tung, who was the guesl at the monthly luncheon of the Over < Club, in mail week at the Criterion said the political situation at the present* tinuin China was not very encouraging. Personal ambitions and rivalries hindered the establishment of peace and srood order, which was
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 182 6 "The Connoisseur Comes to CaldbeekV' FOR The GoodJßhine Wine DEINHARDS Hocks and Moselles STILL SPARKLING. RUDESHEDI SUPERIOR NIERSTEIN SUPERIOR ZELTINGER (MOSELLE) SPARKLING HOCK SPARKLING MOSELLE D EINHARD CO. COBL E N Z Thv II mt Famoua Wine Shippers on the Rhine. Ga Id beck. Macgregor Co., Ltd. Incorporated in Shanghai.)
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    • 8 6 a pears* t N y GOLDEN SERIES. U
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  • GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    • 134 7 AMERICAN FIVERS AT VIENNA. Renter's Service. Buenos Ay res, July 13 According to a telegram from Santos retell are masters of the situation at i I aulo and are mow marching on Santos Governor of the State of Sao Paulo IMUOd a proclamation stating he is Bed temporarily
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    • 72 7 A Tukio telegram to tht> Nanyo NichiNchi Shimbunsha itatei that the British world-flyer, MacLaren, met difficulties twice Sunday, Meettitattat him landing in kh€ vicinity of Nako>o an.l floating off Fuku.^hima during his flight from Minato to Kasumifft-anL He started at 7 a.m. on Sunday and arrived at
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  • 178 7 Cairo, July 14. ZaghhU'l condition is good and he expats to be released from hospital in a few days. The police are searching- the houses of §t»p«cta throughout the country. FRENCH AMNESTY BILL. Paris, July 13. The Chamber passed the clauses in the Amnesty Bill applying: to
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  • 139 7 Grumpy, which is now playing at the Palladium Theatre, needs no boosting, for S n^aporeans recollect with pleasure its visit as a play. Theodore Roberts in the title role gives a distinguished performance. As the irritable old grumbler with a heart of gold, and a brain as keen as
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  • 312 7 Following an informal dinner held in London in April, and in compliance with the wishes expressed by several of those •who have signified their desire to become members of the newly forjned Sarawak Association, rules have been drawn up by a contmittee provisionally appointed for the purpose. Ng Kio, a
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  • 951 7 IS A MOTORBUS MACHINERY Even if tied up with Wire. The important question of whether a motorbus comes within the meaning of the section of the Penal Code requiring machinery to be kept in such order as not to be a public danger is at present before the
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  • 752 7 Mac A LISTER'S DISAPPEARING RUBBER. The Chief Justice dismissed the appear by Lim Cheng: Swee, storekeeper employed by Messrs. MacAlister and Company, whom the District Judge had sentenced to two years* rigorous imprisonment on a charge of stealing 11 tons of rubber valued at $10,000, from one of the firm's
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  • 120 7 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 4. held on July 9th: Decided to attempt to abolish the smithy s»t No. 8 Chitty Road (which is being used as a brass foundry) provided abolition does not entail payment of compensation. Agreed to reservation by
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  • 128 7 There is a calendar of 27 cases to be tried at the Singapore Assizes which open this morning. The list of attempted murders is unusually long, and numbers eleven cases, while there are four prisoners to be tried on the capital charge, including the police
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  • 31 7 The police are investigating a report which states that thieves broke into the sub-Post Office in North Bridge-road on Sunday afternoon and attempted to break open the safe. Nothing was stolen.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 257 7 To the Editor. Sir, Under date of July 11th I have further particulars from Dr. Allen. He was just back at Swabue from sixteen days of relief distribution, and after three days was about to start again. *He and his Chinese fellow- workers had put out $7,000
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    • 226 7 To the Editor. Sir, It is really gratifying to see that the Malays, represented by the Hon. Mr. Unos, have been able to voice their feelings in regard to the education and the future of the Malays. The Government always has a sort of dictum to
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  • 154 7 Already acknowledged with the Chartered Bank $20 European Staffs, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. A. C. Hynes $10, H. D. Sharpin $5, H. B. Roe, H. C. D. Harush. E. H. Gordon, W. W. Webster, J. S. Law, E. C. Richards, $3 each. A. J. Adamson, V. A.
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  • 148 7 A Chinese boy was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry in Havelock-road on Sunday. The police are taking no action against the driver, since the affair was a pure accident. There was another accident in North Bridge-road on the same afternoon, a Chinese being knocked down
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  • 67 7 Eight Hundred Prisoners Escape. (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, July 13. Eight hundred prisoners were released owing to a fire which destroyed the prison in the Miyagi prefecture. Of nine felonious prisoners, three, up to the present* have been recaptured. Their Majesties the Emperor and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 134 7 Jacobean Glassware. ROUND SALAD OR FRUIT BOWLS. 4«/ 2 inch $0.80. 7'/, inch $1.85. 6«/ 2 inch SI .40. 8'/ 2 inch $2.25. COMPORTS. Wff |?Pr J) lt LATES jsssbU VASES ILtC^^J^ lA>l lARS GLASS WATER JUGS. 1 Pint Price $2.50 Each. 2 Pint Price $3.50 Each. ILLUSTRATED LISTS ON
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 749 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 throarh Bills of Lading for all Overland Palate. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. X PHEMIUS
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    • 515 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. u 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 Aup. 7 s.s. ROMEO due Sept. 26 s.s.
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    • 614 8 STEAMER SAHJNGS____^ P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in 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). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON."""" 0 H0M T EW AB^!d Antwßrp. For China and Japan. For Marseilles,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 606 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ~0. S. K. Line. Destination. Steamers. Arr. D«pt. London, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, Port Kpw v. v SUd o n> Said Atlas Maru July 17 July 19 *ork via San Francisco, Panama Alaska Maru from Kobe Sept. 22 Durban, Algoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio., Se,t
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    • 399 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ROUND THE WORLD. FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to BOSTON and NEW YORK via Colombo, Suez, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles. Returning to Singapore via Havana, Panama, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. Arrives. Sails. s.s. PRESIDENT ADAMS July 30 Aug.
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    • 700 9 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Governmtnt Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND 1 SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST JESTER to di S char K e and !,ad July 30 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to di S cha, K e and .oad Sept. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart
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  • 195 10 The P. and O. Karmala has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at 5 p.m. to-morrow, 16th instant. She will proceed to the P. and O. Wharf on arrival. The Sicilia has left Colombo and is expected to arrive at this port at 5
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 205 10 All this work of shooting and throat cutting by the Chinese river pirates has a great effect upon the young- and enterprising naval officers, who, tired of the more or less hum-drum existence on home stations and some of the foreign stations, too, are anxious to get
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    • 311 10 British Vessel's Cruise. About 50 British naval men recently set out in the K-26 on the longest voyage ever undertaken in a British submarine without a parent ship. Leaving Portsmouth, the K-26 proceeded to Gibraltar, thence to Malta, and on to the Red Sea. She
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 380 10 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE. 1 1 M.SI KANGAROO Sailing from Singapore July 22. For FREMANTLE, (W. A.) For pfcrticuiars 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 th* well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375
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    • 130 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. MESSAGERIES 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. PORTHOS 22,000 due July 28 AMAZONE 15,000 due Aug. 11 OUTWARD MAILS. To Japan via Saigon, Hongkong and
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    • 58 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. Steam Tug "Kraus" The above tug is prepared to tow any vessel, craft, etc. to any port or ports. For particulars please apply to INTERNATIONALE CREDIET-EN HANDELSVEREENIGING "ROTTERDAM/' No. 3C D'Almeida Street. Marseilles or Genoa to London overland. Actual rail tickets Ist and 2nd class on issue at
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    • 201 10 Why Pay Exorbitant Prices When IS OBTAINABLE ASK YOUR DEALERS, AND MAKE A TRIAL SOLE AGENTS. The Borneo Company, Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, PENAN G, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH AND TELUK ANSON. BY FAR THE BEST SOLE AGENTS: JOHN LITTLE Co, Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. STEAMER SAILINGS.
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    • 116 10 STEAMER SAELINGB. HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.s. Albert Voepler 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 about Au C 4 §s.s.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 518 10 MAIL TABLE. to-day! Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Ltmbing and Kuantan (via Jerantut) By train 6 a.m kanmon Fopk Mow 9 a.m Sourabaya and Bandjermasin Ban Ho Guan 11 a.m. Anamba and Natuna Islands Will o'the Wisp noon I-jngkong, Swatow and Amoy Sarvistan noon belat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak and P. Baroe
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    • 131 10 Ptyden, Dr. A. F. Heugst, Mr. N. Yonest, Mr. R. Parkhuist, Mr. Y. Keith, Mr. L. L. Schwartsz, Mr. R. J. H. Wittwer, Mr. J. Array. Mr. P. de Groot, Mr. O. Steenstra Mr. G. J. Jobsis, Mrs. H. Sassoon, Mr. Onada, Mr. L. N. Cohan. Mr. T. A. Phelon,
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  • 601 11 I UASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHAKE BROKERS. MONDAY, JLLY 14th. MIMING. [Figures 111 biackets show the issue value marked rV" d^ iarS Unless otherwise mailed. C— Cum div. x equals ex div.J Batang Padang Tin ($> CO Go luns Hydraulic (i'l) 21a 22 cd Johan Tin 40
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  • 70 11 July 14 Bank 4 m.s. 9 0 Bank vienu.ni ",T Private credits I m.s. g i 1T~:J Xcw York, diem 50^" Cre-crits I JO days r^-* France, uerr. yQO tiom India, T. T. i W% Hongkong, dema-nd p c Pmn. Yokohama, dtmaa 1 121 Nom. Java, demand 138% Bangkok,
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  • 165 11 July 14. Tin 100 Ton> 1112.fi Gambier oq ,)q Pipper white y.)' 0O Pepper Black 17 00 Flake Tapioca 5^ Pearl Sago Small 7.75 Copra m Copra Sundrkd IL6O Opium, Ber^rei i:nt. 4,000 Kice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam Xo. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam Xo. 2 for
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  • 39 11 Singapore, July 14, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 39 a 4 40; July 40 40V4; AugSept 40 U 40 1 Oct-Dec 40*; 41. London Quotation Sheet ll a *d. Market Steady.
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  • 183 11 Sees: Borneo Co. Kuala Reman, 62,000; to date '170,870. Lok Kawi, 47,200; to date 208.360. Bruseh, 13,000; to date 32,000. Ipoh Tin, 1,050 pks; to date 3,110 pks. Pahang Consol. Tin, 3,736 pks; to date 41,467 pks. Sees: Sime, Darby Co. Lingrui Tin, June output, 435.18
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  • 201 11 In the Malay States section of the Wembley Exhibition there ll an exhibit of lubber blocks of a peculiar construction by which it is claimed that the problem of street paving is solved. As anyone knows who has the misfortune to motor about London to-day, the amount of
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 67 11 Robber. —11 %d. Ti«. —100 ton* Bold at L12.62H 1 ¥!Sf-"7 1if ipingB Kl7'- l-22^. s" ut! i I.UJ 1-, -Joiians 38 4_\ Petalinga U". L22% 1^7%, Ulu Piaha 1.77'. L.g rvmta Dredging r7Vi 82*4, Nawng Pets 1.5« b L.62^, Murmis -J.'.«.-) ;;.io c.d Industrials Traders Ji.7;> 84.10,
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    • 180 11 Singapore, Jul\ 11. me incidence oi Han kaya Haj and the absence uf a un quotation (roaa Londo i nave tended to flutter tv.-trict bu>nua market which wa, already (juict. Kubl.i -r is 4 d. better at 11 -\d., which is 1 better than the price
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    • 142 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Sinuapore. Jul\ 11. Rubber 11 r \d. :>'.*h Tin. £224 2s. 6d 112% lOt» Una told. Kubber. Kuala Sldimi I.<>.'> 1.70, enquiries for United Malacca- and Malacca Pindas, a small parcel of Pajams offers at -i. Mining. Ta.pings 1.18 1.21, Rmtmgl 27l 9d
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    • 307 11 Australia's Great Asset. Good prices and prosperity lie ahead of the Australian wool industry. Bumming up his views on the industry, Mr. H. C Dawson, a director of an English broking firm, who was in the Common Wl lit I during the recent wool-selling NUN sai that
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    • 121 11 The sequestration of the estab' of the late Sir -John Stewart, of Fingask C; was further considered at a creditors' meeting in Dundee M Juno ll)th. The trustee reported the estimated I at .£ri2,2«J7, less n.xjxr, due for personal debts. Liabilities amounted to l\V.u;,7J leaving an apparent deficiency of tr>r,2.»>
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 481 11 Assets over $5,000,000. ~^n Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) AXT KA cx,y E PLANS 0F AMmAKP a. AGENIS WAN n District Manager Secretary Managing Director Actuar C. F. CHESTER. G C. KNOX. HORACE W. RAPER. A. ROBINSON, F. I.
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    • 384 11 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) o Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up 20,000,000 Reserve Fur.d: Sterling 4,600,000 Silver $25,500,000 Reserve Liability of Propi-ietors $20,000,00' COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairman. H. P. White, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D. F. Beith,
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    • 489 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, Lordon, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amntsar Iluilo Saigon Bangkok Ipoh Seir.arang
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    • 46 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Rcya; Charter A. D. 1720, FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 564 12 HOW $30.(100 HAS BEEN SPENT. To be Opened on Saturday. The opening of the football stadium which takes place on Saturday, incidental with the opening ol the Singapore Football Association Cup Comjxtition, marks a new I n in the histoA of sport generally in this country. Costing
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  • 192 12 An exhibition was given on July 2nd. by the ex-cham>pion Stevenson at the Rangoon Gymkhana Club, where an opponent was provided for him in Mr. G. L. Wood, a member of the Club. Among the several billiard cracks whom Rangoon has! seen. and these include
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  • 203 12 London, July 2. A itrOßg Ranelagh side beat the English I international polo players at Ranelagh, by 8 goals to 6, after an exciting game. E. W. Hopping, the American player, K it"} five fool* Major Phipps-Hornby j two, and Major F. B. Hurndall one, for Randagh,
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  • THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
    • 284 12 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, July 13. In the Olympic swimming contests th« Australian, Charlton, beat the world's record in the 1,500 metres free style in 21 i mins. 20 4-10 sees. Borg regained the world's record in sw mm ing in the fourth heat of the 1,500 I
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    • 129 12 Selangor Keat Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, July 14. In the Malaya Cup competition Selangor defeated Perak by three goals to one. Ideal conditions prevailed and the erme was full f ..ident. though the standard of football was not high, the defences being mostly on
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    • 34 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, July 14. The cash sweep of the Gymkhana Club resulted as follows: Seventh Race, Druid 5928, Shere Khan 270 1, Applause 1368, Compression 2107, Yappy 2363.
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    • 260 12 Medical College Union Beat S. R. C. On the Padang on Saturday the Medical Collect Union scored a creditable victory over the S. R. C. by 25 runs. Scores: Medical College Union. A. E. Johnson c Westerhout b Leijssius 2, A. W. Rasiah b Gauder (S. D.) 2, J.
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    • 140 12 The English team for the third Test Match, which commenced at Leeds on Saturday, was selected from: A. E. R. Gilligan (Sussex), G. E. C. Wood (Kent), A. P. F. Chapman A Berkshire and Kent), J. B. llobbs (Surrey), F. E. Woolley (Kent), H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire), J.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 237 12 A Disappointing Show. Last night's contest between Domy Santos, Lightweight Champion of Malaya, and Young Santos, of whom great things have been said, was poor affair altogether. The bout can hardly be described as a boxing contest, and the crowd, after being led to believe that Young Santos carried
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    • 41 12 Entry sheets for the S. C. C. Autumn Tennis Tournament, Singles and Doubles Handicap, and Newcomers, are now available in the Club. Entries will close on July 31st. and the Tournament will commence on August loth.
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    • 68 12 London, July 3. The result of the Princess of Wales's Stakes (l»i miles) is as follows: Salmon Trout (H. H. the Aga Khan) 1. Parmenio (Lord Kosebeiy) 2, Obliterate (Sir R. W. B. Jardine) 3. Betting: 5 to 1 asrainst Salmon Trout, 100 to 30 against
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  • 241 12 BRUTAL MURDER OF ESTATE MANAGER. Calcutta, July 4. The Statesman sayi details of the murder o? Mr. A. M. Whitte.i, manager of the Doyang tea estate, Sibsagar, in the Golaghat district of Assam, have been received by the Managing 1 Agents, Messrs. Octavius Steel and Co., Ltd.. Calcutta. It appears
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  • 185 12 London, July 2. Basing proposals on the cases of Majors Anderson and Orr. who were killed on the North-West Frontier, Mr. Marriott at the committee stage of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons proposed a new clause extending relief in respect of death duties
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  • 122 12 Mr. Henderson, who has announced that he is going: to administer the law against sweepstakes impartially, and who had thir-ty-seven distinct depravities of this kind connected with Labour Party branches brought to his notice in the House in one c v e ning,is clearly going- to have a busy time
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  • MALAYAN TENNIS.
    • 488 12 Koizumi's Narrow Escape. The two semi-finals in the Singapore Lawn Tennis Championships were "played on the Padang yesterday evening, and resulted in a double Japanese success, Koizumi, last year's runner-up, and Asano, defeating their Chinese opponents. On the S.R.C. Courts Asano encountered little opposition from Chee Lim
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    • 102 12 R. X. Hamilton and G. C. Denham vs. N. Sonehara and K. Mano S.C.C. 1. Chua Choon Leong and Tay Lian Teck vs. T. Koizumi and Y. Asano S.R.C. 1. To-morrow's Tie. Final of Doubles. Thursday's Tie. Final of Singles. The Hon. Secretary of the Perak Sports Association
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    • 100 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A. Class Doubles (Men). Murphy and Palmer beat Bond and Harrison 7 5, 6 4. B. Class Doubles (Men). Maxwell and Godwin beat Hickey and Dobson 7 o, 7 5. B. Class Doubles (Mixed) Final. Mr. and Mrs. Karsten vs. Mr. and Mrs. Clark
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    • 81 12 Next Sunday should prove to be a particularly interesting: day for members of the Swimming Club. There will be a good tide, and advantage will be taken of thip to swim off the 75 yards handicap. The team from the Royal Sussex Regiment are groins
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    • 24 12 London, July 2. Lismore (New South Wales). The British Northern Union team beat Lismore by 28 points to 19.
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    • 23 12 Tuesday 15th. Signalling Ctass, Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. Thursday 17th. Band Pratice, Headquarters at 5.15 p.m FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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