The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 August 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1924. NO. 11,269
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    198 1 The Frerfch agreement to evacuate the Ruhr a year after the txecution of the Dawes plan has created penera) satisfaction Page 9. The Allies are to exchange views with the Germans relating to German disarmament Page 9. These favourable developments have improved the exchanges Page 9. Mr.
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    THE LITTLE WOMAN.
    1186 1 Towards the open end of Plum Street there were three or four cottages through which the breeze could blow. That la, you could walk out of that delectable stree-t through the back door and out of the front, which was in another thoroughfare. There were no back
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      265 1 .f.V.V.'.V.V.V.W.V.V.VAW.V.v.V I A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. |J •Z Amateur Golf (hampinnship won ith >THE NKW BPAUHNG MB) GOLF BALL> J* Obtainable l| sT Telephone QUBBNI Telegrams > 5 l«l t, Prirce St. Tennis J ™A V.V. V.V.V.V. V.V.V.W_- Ma «C a a> ai a RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner
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      106 1 "COBRA THE BOOT POLISH 1 I ikX I L "COBRA" POLISHING SPECIALITIES. j Sok Distributors: jj WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. j (Incorporated in England.) 55. f^foin^cin Road, Singapore. A pent-: il PENANG— BOUSTBAD CO. LTD. il KM.S.— A. HARPER Ai O. LTD. Kuala Lumpur. 'JaCBESBSaSBEBaBBBSBBBaC I "Jr- "Jr. -jr. -jr.
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      264 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Lead wool. Jack- Pape 9. Izal from Guthrie'; Pape B. Wearnafa (-il exhibit Pape 7. Simond? stout, Katz Tape I*L Shippinp on pape? 10, 12 and IS. Keystona, Gallir.agh's Pape 11. Buicks fr*.m Guthrie's Pape 4. Whiteaway's sale offers Pape Z. She'.l motor oil. A. P.O. Pa^i. DL
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      31 1 .-.'.SV.V.V.V.W.V.V.V.V.V.WA'.V > A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. < C for > Z m High Claaa. 5» ■I GOLF BQI IPMENT > > call at Ji Telephone QtJUN*B Totagtaaai S ir.34 J, Prince St. Tennis Ji .•v.v.v.w.v.v.w.w.v.vav.v.-aJ
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    A GIRLS' CLUB IN PARIS.
    386 2 The girls' club or '•foyer" seems to be taking root in Paris to a remarkable degree. This is due in part to a new stirring anion* girlf and women whom economic conditions 1 ive forced to lead independent lives. It i.. also due to the
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    GREAT MEN LIVE LONGEST.
    280 2 Poet's Average Span 59 Years. The average length of life reached by j u >ups of persons eminent in various j spheres of huntan leadership is the subject of an intere>tin_: article. A Study of Life j Y_iues, by Mr. Waytt Tilby. in the current I
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      446 2 To Dog Lovers. A Comprehensive Stock of Spratfs Dog Medicines Just Received. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23 Battery Road. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLErim NEW MALAY MASRI COMPANY. 14 Performers 11 IN NKW SON<;S. DAM 88, KBONCHONGS, gtc. THE PREMIER CIRCUS (o;>en Show) Kwan l'ns-\Vayan£ Shanghai Indian Conjurer. MARLBOROUGH THEATRE. BEACH ROAD.
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      279 2 Tei. 826 Victoria Theatre Tei. 826 LAST TWO NIGHTS OF THE MOST ARTISTIC FILM EVER PRODUCED. To-Night at 9.30 p.m. NAZIMOVA IN SALOME BY OSCAR WILDE "White it was being* screened th e whole audience watched the picture with an attenthrcneM which was unusual (Vide "Straits Times") Booking at John
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      292 2 Alhambra. From Monday, 11th August, to Friday, loth August. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. ASSOCIATED FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS LEWIS STONE in "THE DANGEROUS AGE" in 8 Reels. Its story is a powerful one replete with tensely dramatic situations that holds the spectators
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    AMERICA'S ONLOOKER.
    665 3 (By Hayden Chappell). Mr. Owen D. Young:, America's "interesttu nlooker" at the Allies" Reparations Conference in London, is a wiry square-cut typically American looking man with shrewd, wide-set eyrs, neatly brushed back grey hair, a singularly young- man for fifty years and a Greek nose. He is the
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    NEW ROCK WORK AT THE ZOO.
    318 3 The Antelope Paddock The limited area occupied by the Zoological Gardens actually the smallest of any of the great menageries of the world, although the collection is the richest in species; makes decorative effect difficult. An experiment has just been completed in i the
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      462 3 I 'I I l_r-_ -e-i-ni _-t-_i JL that thousands of I MssJO yOtl KttOtV babies have their H constitutions B undermined, if not ruined, by having milk H from Tubercular cows > H How is a mother to know that her baby H is safe from this risk.— Better not
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      492 3 WHITEAWAY'S SALE. 1 \/\\j\~ MEN'S PLAIN TAN LEATHER BELTS. SAIM PRICE %***j* ale price v tr< ea< v i GENTS "WEDGEWOOD" S ft ______b_ lisle socks. Sime <^l l_^_ Colour Saxe Blue with con- /tfl g _/_4 /7 0 SOCKS SALE PKKK 75 cts Pr. S^ST -fif^r\'^^^^P *+E/ %< colours.
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    ACROSS AUSTRALIA BY CAR
    1609 4 <By Michael Terry.) During the latter part of 1922 I foun I myself in the tiny railhead town of Winton in Nottla-W astern Queen ilond. I was then? w.th the intention of jumping off into the interior as soon as ways and means wou'd permit, but
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      226 4 Economical Popular and British f ne MORRIS COWLEY 11.9 WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SERVICE AT LESS COST, f THE PRICE OF THE FOUR-SEATER j H Including 1 r^P^^p-i Lucas Horn, Lucas Lighting Set, Spare Wheel, 1 I J^M^^^T^-J^ yre an< Tube, Spare Petrol can and carrier, j ffam \mt'\j^l Boyce
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    MOTOR TOPICS.
    1200 5  -  H. Thornton Rutter COLONIAL REQUIREMENTS. (By There are now a large number of visitors In England from overseas who are interest- ja motor vehicles. These motorists all awe complaint— that the U.S.A. fac- 1 1 rt "< Capturing the trade that should i be given to British motor
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    MOTORING: HILL CLIMB.
    382 5 S. A. C. Enterprise. An open hill lino will be held on Sunday. Sep*. 7, under the auspices of the Selangor Automobile Association. Entries close on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Details are as follows: Motor-cycles. Class Type c f No. Machine. 1 engine not exceeding 250 c c.
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    FIAT SUCCESSES.
    324 5 The six mile hill climb htld in Switzerland from Biaufond to Chaux-de-Fonds proved to be one of the best automobile ■porting events held in that counti\. and one which united an immense number of spectators. In the section for touring cars, the fastest time in the first division
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    35 5 m A pedestrian, as a Massachusetts judge ruled, is not obliged legally to jump out of the path of a motor-car, but it sounds l'.ke a good time to waive his rights. Wall Street Journal.
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    BRITISH PIONEER LIGHT CAR.
    395 5 Great Demand. .The Hillman Motor Car Co., Ltd., of Coventry. England, has figured very largely in the evolution of the light ca" to it' proaoat day pitch of perfection. Founded lin 1907 by Mr. W. Hillman, one of the original group of men who establisihed the
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    GASSED IN GARAGE.
    74 5 Mr. Charles E. Streatfeild, assistant manager, Lloyds Bank, Guildford, Surrey, was found dead by his wife in the garage adjoining his house Hereward, Londonroad, Guildford. J Mr. Streatfeild had entered the garage at 9.30 a.m., his wife assuming that he had gone to the bank. At noon
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      457 5 The Car of st^MS^/S^^ Built by Europe's I [International iiiFIFIT^ Largest Automo- I Nggjl 1 1111 ifl^r/ I Reputation. bile Factory. I It will not require an elaborate painstaking investigation to convince you that the 501 model FIAT is an I unusually good motor car. 0 Like all really worthy
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    OLD PICTURES AND NEW.
    1140 6 PALIMPSESTS. The National Gallery as Experience. Who was it who said that, whenever a new book came out, he went and read an old one? It sounds like Lamb or Hazlitt and, I believe, is generally attributed to one or other of the pair, but I
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    THE BAD OLD DAYS.
    340 6 ''Whatever aspect of life are t.urn to for comparison it is undeniable that ir. those humanities, which are the real test, not of civilization only, but of practical Christianity, the present time is incredibly in advance of any period in the world's history," writes "Alpha of
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    POPULATION OF FRANCE.
    1442 6 HIGH DEATH RATE THE DANGER. Amid all the anxieties which from time to time afflict the minds of thoughtful I Frenchmen, the population question is undoubtedly one of the gravest. T?he population of France went down from 41,476,272 in 1913 to 39,209,518 in 1921, at the date
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    PAINTING IN THE JUNGLE.
    365 6 I Poi traits of snakes, frogs, llsards, and insects, from life and in eoloQr, bare a scientific importance because the appearance of ?uth creatines is altered by death and museum preparation, so Miss Isabel I staff artist ofthe Tropical Research Station the New York Zoological Society,
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    BURIED WITHOUT A WORD.
    139 6 A remarkable funeral took place at Hastings, when Dr. G. G. Gray, for twenty-five years a member of the Town Council, was l nried. There was no church service, and the coffin was taken straight from the house to the borough cemetery, and was at once
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      685 6 WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles -1 h I "When we have produced an antiseptic which can be taken internaljy without risk ai 1 injury to cell tissue, we shall have conquered infectious disease." LORD LISTEIL j SPRUE or PSILOSIS and Yadil' Antiseptic i OF all
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1531 7 HONOURING BURGOMASTER MAX. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, July 16. Ia conferring the freedom of the City upon the Burgomaster of the Belgium capital Edinburgh has done homage to a great citizen and a notable city. The ceremony sends the mind back to the Middle Ages, when in
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    REVOLVER DUEL ON BROADWAY.
    269 7 New Yorkers get a Real "Film Thrill." Exciting scenes were witnessed in Upper Broadway. New York, some time ago, when a running fight took place between gunmen and robbers and police officers, the former being in a powerful motor car and the latter in three taxis.
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    TOO MUCH SUN.
    202 7 TOO MUCH SU N. The prevalent idea that we cannot have too much sunshine for health is challenged by W. H. Dines. F.R.S., who points out in Nature that many well-known statistical facts are opposed to this belief. In European countries the death-rate is highest in the south and lowest
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      511 7 BUSINESS CARDS. Please Send for the Illustrated 1 Catalo |"f «f Musical InstrumenU. 2 Season oa, ltd. S Il_IBs?H«?-f H3, North Bridjre Roai t STEVEDORE. Dubash and Ccncral Contractor. K<rATS AND LAINCHES SI PPIJER K. M. HUSSAIN. 9-11 Arcade Tel. 2289 yHhttßpiaßß vwz vz mhhl wmwaw PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS, g I
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      920 7 NOTICES. ORDINANCE No. 44 (BANKRUPTCY) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy. No. 176 of 1924 Re (1) Sin Ah Hye. Summary Case. Receiving Order made 25th July. 1924, Date of Order for Summary Administration Bth August, 1924. Date of Adjudication 25th July, 1924,
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      780 7 IN THE SUPREME COURT AT JOHORE BAHRU. The Sze Hai Tong Banking: and Miscellaneous Application Insurance Co. Ltd. Chargees 07 f 1Q?- 1 tifOlUS' I*oo .soon Sian and Low Long The undersigned have leen in,tructed to uM by public auction at their Sal^rTom! Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore. ON MONDAY.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    23 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. MAAS. -At the European Hospital. Kuala LumpuT. on the 10th August, 1924, to Mr. Mrs. H. 0. Maas. a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13. 1924. Co-operation Progress.
    537 8 S ING A PORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13. 1924. Co-operation Progress. The Posts and Telegraphs Cooperative Society, the first of its kind to be established in the Federation, and at present the leading Society, has published a highly satisfactory report of continued progress and has been enabled to distribute
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    The Democratic Candidate.
    331 8 Mr. Davis has accepted nomination for the United States Presidential vacancy in November, and whatever the chances of the Party may be we feel assured that the Democrats have in him a man of ability, experience and honourable character. As to the chances of the Party of
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    1189 8 We acknowledge receipt of the annual teport of Trengganu for last year. By kind permission of Lieut. -Col. S. V. Julius, the Drums and Fifes of the 2nd. Battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment will play "Retreat" in the Botanic Gardens to-day. commencing at 5 p.m. We have received the FebruaryJune
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    IN THE COURTS.
    222 8 BEATEN TO DEATH The Coroner concluded the enquiry yesterday into the circumstances concerning the unfortunate end of a Chinese who went with another man to steal poultry from house in Upper Serangoon-road on the night of July 20th. last. From* the evidencegiven by his companion it appeared
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    STOWAWAYS SENTENCED.
    187 8 In the Second Police Court yesterday, the nine Chinese stowaway- who were .sent back to Singapore after -towing away on board a steamer to Australia from Singa pore some months ago, were each sentenced to one month's rigorous impri-onment. Chief Detective Inspector Kenny pre cuted and told the
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    WESTMINSTER GLEE SINGERS.
    250 8 Mr. Edward Branscemttt's Westmin-* I Glee Singer- are I > < ..mmence a briet j season at the Victoria Theatre on Sept j 9th and in this connection it -hould be of interest ta give the following excerpt Attn i the Sydney Morning Herald: "There can jbe
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    THE SCOUTS IN CAMP
    160 8 The Boy Scout- In Camp ar Siglap had a full day on Monday. Bathing Parade occupied the time from I 6.15 a.m. until breakfast. Camp Inspection at 9 a.m. was followed by Scout Work until .tiffin time. After tiffin a heavy storm dro\ all to the
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    104 8 Mr. P. E. Warner has been saying that most of the first-class batsmen he has known could "drink their glass of ale." and whatever- the pros and cons of intoxicant in athletics, there is one story on record that shows you never can tell. On the ev of a very
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    RUHR WITHDRAWAL.
    260 9 SATISFACTORY NEWS. E\< HANGE IMPROVES AT ONCE. Reuter's Service. London, Aug. 11. J>r. Streeemaan conferred with M. Harriot t -day on the >übjeet of the militarv evaC .tion of the Ruhr. Tin- London foreign exchange market in ll*S and francs further appreciated on favourable Conference developments and closed:
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    339 9 T following action was taken at a ting of Committee No. 4. held on A ~iw Bth: Decided n<>t te nllow the building of a SUgai factory at reserve road off River 11 fed, and to declare this area under Section -«•."> of the Ordinance as one in
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    NEW MALACCA DRILL HALL.
    108 9 The Commanding Officer, Officers, N.C.Os and men of the Malr.cca Volunteer Corps "at home" on Saturday afternoon, the occasion of the official opening of the new headquarters, by the G.0.C., Major-General Sir Theodore Fraser. The new headquarters building occupies r> splendid site on the new reclamation
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    96 9 Tokio, Aug. 11. The Foreign Department is of opinion t '.at it is not necessary to take a gloomy i lew on the fate of the Russo-Japanese I »tiation>. although a hitch is now impeding progress of the debate. A serious gas explosion, which took place in the
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    DAVIS CHOSEN.
    172 9 I DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE. WHERE REPI BLICANS HAVE FAILED. [Renter's Service.] Clarksburg, West Virginia, Aug. 11. Mr. Davis has formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. In the course of a speech in which he bitterly reviewed the four years' record of the Govern nfent Party and was unsparing regarding
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    LONDON'S LIVING COSTS.
    189 9 London, Aug. 11. The London flour-millers have reduced the priee of standard prade flour two shillings, to 40s. Gd. INTERNATIONAL ARMAMENTS. Paris, Aug. 11. The commissicn for examining the plan of a high council of national defence has adopted unanimously a plan for the organization of the
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    ROYAL WEDDING IN KEDAH.
    186 9 The Alor Star correspondent of the Malay Mail writes: A Royal wedding was solemnized on Aug. 7th when Tunku Badlishah. son of H. H. the Sultan, and officer attached to the Siamese Ministry of Finance was married to Tunku Sepiah, the daughter of the Acting Regent,
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    LIBERALS READY TO FORCE ELECTION.
    87 9 London, Aug. 4. Mr. Thomas's visit to Dublin is ascribed here to indicate that President Cosgrave is determined to press the Government to introduce and pass the Bill at the present union, whereas the Government is anxious to delay the matter, hoping to reach a
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    THE PALLADIUM.
    95 9 The Palladium, in screening Seven Years Bad Luck, is reviving to-night one of Max Linder's most famous and amusing comedies which shows the well-known French comedian at his best. In support of this entertaining feature. Burton Holmes' excellent pictures of the battlefields of France, Lens and outside Rheims,
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    45 9 According to a Hankow wire of July 30th, the level of the river has now reached 48 feet, the highest point for 35 years. Continuous pumping at the drains has kept the concession from flooding, but with a much further rise, floods will certainly ensue.
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    PARISIANA.
    1085 9 PARIS CHRISTENING PARTIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, July 17. Baby is not always christened during its long-coated stage, the Parisians being agreed that much is to be gained by waiting till the infant has developed certain traits which have a bearing on the proposed names. Going up this
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    BOXER INDEMNITY FIGHT.
    792 9 WHO IS TO BENEFIT? (From Our Own Correspondent). London, July 17. The Boxer Indemnity fight is still going on briskly. You will remember that when the Bill left Committee, the "purposes'' originally in the measure had been altered to "educational and other purposes." There is a fierce
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    DARING NIAGARA FEAT RECALLED.
    53 9 The days of Blondin and tight-rope performers are recalled by the announcement in mail week of the death at the age of 80 of Andrew Jenkins, who rode a bicycle on a rope over the Niagara Gorge in 1869. Mr. Jenkins, who was almost blind, was
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    THE CASE FOR THE ONLY CHILD.
    1399 11 MORE ROOM FOR DEVELOPMENT. The case against the only child has been put often enough. It is a good case, of course. Nature and common sense are both easily enlisted in its interests. It is rich in generalisation, and also in platitude. Its modern
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    THE HORRIBLE LANGUAGE OF GARDENERS.
    595 11 Latin Where English Would Do. No! I do not allude to remarks heard over the fence on th<> morning: after a wellattended cats' conversazione among my neighbour's sweet peas or on his homecoming to find Brown's fowls making gastronomic*] hay while the sun shines. Nor
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    45 11 The court-martial of 209 Philippine Scouts at Fort McKinley. Manila, was opened on July 29. Brigadier-General Douglas presided. The defence is attempting to show that Scout privates were victimised b> non-commissioned officers and other organisers. Five officers on the Court were challenged by the defence.
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      234 11 j What about the I High Cost of I Haulage 1 jj The most satisfactory answer to this important S jj question is J The FORD 1-Ton Truck j E Costs little, is Economical to run, and what is more j jj IT GETS THERE EVERY TIME E CHASSIS PRICE
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    87 12 Lieutenant I. M. N. Mudie, late of the destroyer Vendetta, and Lieutenant J. G. Henderson, from the battleship Benbow will command the two motor-launches which are being sent to China for service on the Yangtsze river, Nos. 307 and 519. The following information has been received from the
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    B. I. STEAMER IN DANGER.
    202 12 On Friday, Aug. 1, shortly after 7 o'clock the B. I. S. N. Company's steamer Cranfield, which had loaded about 4,000 tons of timber for Calcutta, drawing at the time 21 ft. 9 in., broke adrift from her moornings in the Moulmein river off Mupun
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    GOLDEN LURE OF TOBERMORY BAY.
    608 12 It is pleasant to hear that another attempt is to be made to find the buried treasure that lies under the sea in Tobermory Bay in the West Islands. Ever since 1640 divers have been trying" to get at the money chests in this wrecked
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      77 12 STEAMER SAILINGS. GLEN LINE. FOR HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. S.S. GLENIFFER (9429 tons Gross) Tlifssteamer expected to sail about 13th Aug. has excellent accommodation for first class passengers. For full particulars, apply, BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) Agents. Telephone 3121. GLEN LINE FOR LONDON Fare $642.86 MV. di__ENTARA
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      8 12 Halvand < Nor): Seistan, Kepong, Tangi■taa, (Brit); Attaka, (Dut).
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      464 12 Why Pay Exorbitant Prices When XmSm. 4*^L JJ_V mf MmßgmW m^ _ft^' _^v\T* < mli(i\v io_T v^ "^^T'ln^ i ASK YOUR DEALERS, AND MAKE A TRIAL I m f The Borneo Company, Ltd. I (Incorporated in England.) I STEAMER SAILINGS. HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) o REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT
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      706 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Port Swettenham and Medan an n u Mata Hari 8 «.m. Sampit, Bandjermasin, Stagen, Kota Baroe, Balik Papan and Samarinda G G. Daendels 9 a.m Cucob and Pontian Hang Chiap 9 a.m r UC °K &n A Edi 9 a.m Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9a Pulau Soegi
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      53 12 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hospital. Aug. 11 Barom 32 Fah 1014.6. 1012.6, 1013 4 Temp 86, 89, 84. Wet Bulb Ther 80, 80l '9. Dir. of Wind S.W., S., S. Max Temp m shade 91. Min. Temp, in shade 79. Max. m Sun 130. Ter. rad. Ther 73 Rainfall in
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      609 13 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Destinations Steamers. Arr. Dept. London, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, P. Sudan Amazon Maru Aug. 12 Aug. 13 New York via San Francisco, Panama Alaska Maru from Kobe Oct. 15 Darban, Cape Town, Rio., Santos, MoatSTMou Buenos Aires via Colombo f Panama
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      433 13 STEAMER SAILINGS _/AJ V \\mmm\ iJCr I &f' «V^l Tfc L 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 Fran- j cisco, Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai,
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      698 13 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA to discharge and load Aug 24 U.S.S.B. WEST CHOPAKA to discharge and load Sept U.S.S.B. WEST MONTOP to discharge and load Oct." and subsequent steamers approximately 30 lays -part Taking
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    MIMICRY IN NATURE.
    1517 14 SOME NEW THEORIES. Curious parallelisms in form and colour! among: living organisms whose structure proves them to be quite unrelated in essentials, have long engaged the attention of students of natural history. Darwin's view has been generally accepted by one school namely, that this mimicry of one
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    MR. CHURCHILL IN THE TRENCHES.
    526 14 "Red Tabs" Set at Defiance. M»st of us read of Mr. Churchill's rushes from "Front Bemh to Front Trench" •n the war, and knew that he commanded for a time a battalion at the front. There now comes along an historian who, for the modest
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    13 14 It is proposed to hold an international Rubber Exhibition at Bandoeng in 1926.
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      450 14 P CR.OSSMITHS V\ K PERFUME A The Scent of Araby. HL A^ inspiration i" perfume, exquisitely suggestive \l| VjL of Oriental luxury. Jif jffl SHEM-EL-NESSIM FACE POWDER |l r\ri is adherent and unobtrusive, and delightfully fragrant. |W Iff SHEM-EL-NESSIM TOILET CREAM M in (vanishing) softens and beautifies the skin. VvF
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      434 14 Guaranteed N 25 years for wear j Though you lend it about A the Classic Pen that has Captivated the World J\\ Try this and other pen points 1 CO see how super-smooth the Duofold is 1 JJ? J httai* the I Qf the >i tirUt I T^\o YOU know
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    590 15 i FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 12. [Figure^ m brackets show the issue value marked C re r m d llarS UnU?Si °**™»l marked. C— Cum div. x equals ex div.] MINING. Batans Padang Tin 53 56 Hitam Tin 1.45 1.50 Idris Hydraulic (il)
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 August 12. Bank 4 m.s. 24 3.30 Bank demand 7 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 17-1? New York, demand 52 r~ Credits 90 days 55,* France, dema.id 870 \om* India, T. T. ISSK Hongkong:, demand p c Pn-m". Yokohama, demand 125". >m. Java, demand |mv Bangkok, demand 791,3
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    PRODUCE.
    185 15 August 12. Tin 75 Tons 126 0Q S amb,er 20.50 repper white 39 50 Pepper Black ifo 5 Flake Tapioca h'jq Pearl Sago Small 7 7 _r- Copra 1175 Copra Sufidried 12 25 Opium, Benares unt. 4 oou Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    38 15 Singapore, Aug. 12. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 46V* 46%; Sept 46% 46* 4 Oct-Dec 47 47V4; Jan-March 48*4 48% London Quotation Sheet Is. l 5 B d. Market Quiet.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    81 15 FRASER'S REPORT. Singapore, Aug. 12. Rubber.— is. l%d. Unchanged. Tin.— _2f>4 m. Down gl. 7f> tons 120. Mining.— Tin iharei are again on the quiet side with Nawng IVt^ .lone at 1.71 and i ,o. Pengkaleaa u arrival from Loudon, Mania S, Petalingi 1.41 and Takuanaa 20/s.
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    162 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Aug. 12. Kubber.— London Is. l-v 4 d. Unchanged Local 46. Tin.— London £254 ss. Local 126 "> tons sold). Mining.— lpoh Tins are on offer at tTa and Pahang Consolidates at 12s 3d Mambaus buyers at 93 sellers at 95. Hitan.s have buyers at
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    148 15 Singapore, Aug. 12. Very uninteresting conditions prevail n the market and, with the exception of few of the popular tin counters, shares gn neglected. Rubber is unchanged at Is. l%d, and the market in this section La decidedly sticky. Industrials and Loan, are quiet arid featureless.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT (L. R. MacPhail.)
    152 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT (L. R. MacPhail.) Singapore. Aug. 12. Rubber. Is l%d. 46. Tin. £254 ss. 126. 70 tons sold. The slight setback of 20a in the price of tin is not reflected in the tin share market where prices on the whole are steadily maintained and a fair
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    MADRAS PORT TRUST.
    120 15 Year's Profit of Rs. IJMH Madras, August 2. The administration report «>f the Madras Port Trust for the year ending 1923-1924 says that gross receipts of the harbour undertaking during the past financial yeai 1 have been the largest on record, amounting to Rs. 29,84,285 as compared
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    BRITISH PAINT INTERESTS IN CANADA.
    69 15 Vancouver, B.C. Sir William Maxwell. representing certain British paint and varnish interests, has been in the city invest* gating the possibilities for the establishment of a large paint and varnish factory fa this city, with branch factories throughout the Dominion. The advantages of Van couver
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      509 15 Assets over $5,000,000. r ZT_^ mv_ Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) Thp r„ HEA F^^7? rinCheSter House Sin a P° re LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and
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      351 15 j BANKING. I YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880. o Capital Subscribed Y- 100,000,0D0 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y. 74.500,000. President: K. Kodama E:»q. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. 1 DIRECTORS. T. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Monmura. ;M. Odagiri, Esq. N Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Eaq. K.
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      493 15 i BANKING. CHARTERED BANK j OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 rhares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 8,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amritsar lioilo Saigon Bangkok
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      245 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated ia England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. —^~^—^~^____i BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1629 16 Only if Malacca succeed in defeating Singapore in the Malaya Cup match at Malacca on Saturday will this Settlement be deprived of the right to meet Selangor in the final of the Competition on Satur- f day week, a right which has been their's g ever since the
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    CAN EVEREST BE CLIMBED?
    214 16 Colonel Norton Confident. Calcutta, Aug. J* Lt.-Co!. Norton, leader of the Mount Everest Expedition, in his last despatch, dated Yazung. July 22, refers t 0 the ques- i tion as to whether the Everest will ever be climbed: "1 have little doubt that the sad loss
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      WORLD'S LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPION.
      29 16 Leonard Retains Title. [Reuter's Service.] Cleveland, Aug. 12. Benny Leonard beat Pat Moran on points in a ten rounds bout, thus retaining the world's light-weight championship.
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      WORLD'S SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.
      67 16 Paddon Beats Felton. Brisbane. Aug. 12. In the world's sculling championship lames Paddon defeated A. Felton by six lengths. [Paddon was defeated by Ernest Barry on the Putney to Mortlake course in 1914; Paddon beat Barry on the same course in 1919; Barry beat Felton on the
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      HOME CRICKET.
      213 16 London, Aug. 11. At Portsmouth: The match between the United Services and the South Africans wa« drawn. Play was continued to-day under ideal weather conditions. The wicket was fast and the Services ran up the big total of 418. Of these Btount was responsible for 61 and G.
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      GARRISON GOLF GLIB.
      43 16 The following cards were returned in the August men's monthly medal: Lt. G. W. Prince 3 Up. R. C. Giggins 2 Down. Major Harrison 2 A. H. Dickinson 3 Capt. Stephenson 3 G. C. Nash 3 F. A. Morrell 5
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      INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS.
      69 16 T the Vernacular Schools are holding an inter-Schools Sport- meeting. The day's programme will commence at a.m. frith a drill and games competition in which sixteen schools are taking part. In the afternoon there will be sports with tne following events:—100 yards. SOO yards, high jump, broad jump,
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    EX-WAITER WINS A DERBY.
    244 16 For a man and an ex-waiter at that to possess only one horse and with it win the German "Derby" is somewhat of a novelty. The majority of the hundreds of thousands of Britons who have been in Cologne will know the Handelshof. the big cafe
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    FOOTBALL.
    881 16 MALAYA CUP TRIAL. Yesterday afternoon's rrial match proved that the team which will represent Singapore in the Malaya Cup Competition, provided, of course, that Meredith and the regular goalie are available, is the strongest possible side the Selection Committee could have chosen, for Leijssius, although his experience renders him
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    SELANGOR'S "TRIAL."
    290 16 Commenting upon a recent trial game for the forthcoming MVilaya Cup final at Kuala Lumpur, the Malay Mail describes it as "a sore trial to everyone." One found^it impossible from the evidence of this game, to conjure up any special confidence in Selangor's ability to win the cup
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      209 16 S. MOUTRIE CO, LTD. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT FROM AUGUST lst HIS MASTER'S VOICE RECORDS. ARE REDUCED TO Plum label Dance record 10 in. 1.75 12 in. 2.50 Black 2.50 3.50 Red Double sided 3.25 4.50 Buff n 3.75 5.25 Pale Green 6.00 Pale Blue 7.00 White 8.2.", I 1^
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      119 16 S.V.C. ORDERS. Wednesday, 4.45 p.m.— Balestier Ranjr-i. Chinese Company; 5 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. (v) Sipnal-. Thursday 4.45 p.m. BaleMier Rar.jre Malay Coy; 4.15 p.m. Seletar Chinese Company; 4.45 p.m. Balestier Range Machine Gun Platoon. Friday, 5 p.m.— Drill Hall 1st Rein. Aux. Service; 4.45 p.m. Balestier Malay Company; 5.15
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