The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 August 1924

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, AUGUST" 14, 1924. NO. 11,270.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    204 1 A commercial treaty between Trance and Germany has definitely been arranged Page 7. Saturday is now mentioned as the probable date for the conclusion of the Allied Conference Page 7. The British troops in the Sudan had to be reinforced to t-uell serious nationalist outbreaks Page 7.
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    A POLICEMAN.
    1012 1 I had been at Mrs. Brown's at hast a week before I even knew th;,t Alfred i I boarder. This was not surprising. It was useless trying to understand the ins and outs of his official programme. He reported at the station at the oddest, of hours and
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      227 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. ORCHESTRAL CONCER TS.— On Sunday Nights at 9.30 p.m. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. SARKIES BROTHERS, EDGAR hulland. Director. Proprietors. YOUR LIFE LONG FRIEND THE REMINGTON PORTABLE. j FRASER NEAVE, LTD. CASH PRICE SW. Easy
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      186 1 V.V_V_V.\V.V.V.Vr w.w.v.w.v.v.v. royal g RONEO Ij TYPEWRITERS "J FILING SYSTEMS J V.V_VAW.V.V.VA W.%V.VV_V.V.V.V. CALL OR PHOXE I j FOR EYERYTHIXG 1 1 APPERTAIXIXG TO I <>FFICE SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES |i AT I SINGAPOEE AND PENANG i II i w. vwumuwvm wwvJLww J FILING CABINETS-. RONBQ i S AND DUPLICATING IL.
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      156 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. T. beer, Guthrie's Page Government notice Page .">. Malaya Trustee Co. Page 11. Ships' fittings, U.E.V— Page 3. Smoke Garrick Pages 1 and 7. Bovo-Lactin, Loxley's Page 4. Shipping on pages 8, 9 and 10. Sunglasses at Motion's Page i. Mrs. DougLr.s for frocks Page 2. Bols gin
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      25 1 A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. for I" Hi^h Class. GOLF equipment > call at ,|J Telephone QLEEN'S Telegrams I- 16 *34 3, Prince St. Tennis /SVW.-.W.VAW.W.W.W.WAW
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      127 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 14th. High Water. 10.39 a.m., 9.57 p.m. P. and 0. Outward* Mail due. Vernacular School Sports. Raffles. Tennis Exhibition. S.C.C., 5 p.m. Phil. Orchestia, Mem. Hall, 5.15 p.m. Boxing, Happy Valley, 9.15 p.m. Friday, 15th. High Water, 11.18 a.m., 10.41 p.m. P. and O. homeward mail leaves.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    448 2 Singapore, Au_, i». Tl.e prices quoted are gtaenUly those ctsiTeni at Clyde renace Mattat. At the ether markets there may bt small variations. MEAT. i steak I Round K Bevf stew or curry i Pork, lean d> 61 FoiiC, lean ami fat (1-t quality* do 48 ton,
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    A QUARTER-TONE PIANO
    230 2 A number of Berlin professional music critics were invited the other day to Breslau. to inspect a piano built by a leading f:rm of manufacturers, which represents the first attempt to construct an instrument capable of producing tones hitheit'impossible to produce on the pianoforte. Eipht shades of
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      332 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LtD. Friday Saturday, Aug. 15 16. FIREWORKS 'Imported direct from China. For the first time in Singapore set pieces depicting ancient Chinese history. OWING TO ENORMOUS COST OF ABOVE ADMISSION— 2O cts. FREE. All seats (except lst class) to all theatres. HOTEL DE BOER MEDAN. DELI, EAST
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      328 2 tei. 828 Victoria Theatre t.i.826 LAST NIGHT OF THE MOST ARTISTIC FILM EVER PRODUCED. To-Night at 9 30 p.m. NAZIMOVA IN SALOME BY OSCAR WILDE "Whiie it was being screened th e whole audience watched the picture with an attentiver.ess which was unusual (Vide "Straits Times") Booking at John Little's.
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      359 2 Alhambra From Monday. 11th August, to Friday. 15th 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. in Its sto1 7 is a powerful one repltte with tenselv dramatic situations that holds
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    A FATAL BACK-BLAST.
    425 3 THE MISSISSIPPI EXPLOSION. The following gives a graphic description of the fearful accident which occurred some weeks ago on the U.S.S. battleship Mississippi "The battleships Mississippi, Tennessee, Idaho, and California, the latter towing a target. were off can Ciemente Island, fortyttt miles from San Pedro, and were
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    AT CROYDON AERODROME.
    511 3 The I.A.L. PUjt The newly formed firm of Imperial Airways. Limited. ha« now been in cnarge at Croydon Aerodrome long enough to have got itl organisation into running order, and a visit to the aerodrome is full of interest, says Major F. A. de V. Robertson. The
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      265 3 »»*«^l^«-——_l--1-----C MM-. On every well-appointed table there is sure to be a bottle of LEA&PERRINS 9 SAUCE WOODWARDS 'GRIPE WATER'CURES ALL STOMACH AILMENTS Si" >- rHE |r 7/ CHILDREN'S i V^&Sl i PROT ECTOR I 'fe $&M% y:^', ____p^H__n ____P H__P^_k_^^_i__P^___P^____-^______l f/f-^ smmmm m 2 v 7aAe/7 eac/? ok*/ I
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      80 3 [A Famous Singapore) Doctor's Advice! j J is supplied by all good chemists in two strengths J ■S 1 PER CENT. AND 3 PER CENT. J The Builders of London's Buses. I TWO AND FIVE TON CHASSIS IN STOCK. Borneo Motors Limited. Ipoh, Penane, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. _^™^v^c'Zxmv Wmwmm^mmmmmmmtl ,W/
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    GOLFING MALADIES.
    1158 4 SOME COMMON FAULTS. (By Harry Vardon.) One of the peculiarities of golf is that the experienced player may suffer temporary lapses, and occasionally bring off a shot that is worthy of a beginner. These rare occasions bring a sort of grim solace to the soul of the beginner,
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    THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE.
    942 4 PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE INVISIBLE. Two Dutch investigators. Professors j aul Frosch and H. Dahmen. have succeedi in isolating the virus of foot-and-mouth isease. the virulent contagious malady of attle \^hich in recent years has broken irough our protective cordon and threateni economic disaster to the stock-raising
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    NORTH CHINA FLOODS.
    111 4 Farmers Hard Hit. A party including members of the Chihli River famine relief commission, offl, iah, correspondents and cinematogiapheis morning flew over the flooded sreu bettween Peking and Tientsin in an aeroplane made available by the Director of Aviation and piloted by Captain Xorthridge. The Hsiho, which
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      683 4 fl /\skfor,^UßNETT's pr— -rl Sirßobertßurnett&Gli? Sole Agents African Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd. 124 Cecil Street, Singapore. IN THE SUPREME COURT AT JOHORE BAHRU. The Sze Hai Tong Banking and Miscellaneous Application Insurance Co. Ltd. Chargees against No. I*7 192 Tso S D Sian and Low Lonu: Tenjr Chargors The undersigned
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      283 4 ___m*"*lHj I I I IN THE TREATMENT OF W THE TREATMENT OF GASTRIC AND PNEUMONIA. DUODENAL ULCER ONE of the main objects in the ttSSA Cardiac Asthenia in Pneumonia is re- u -ij m ment of these conditions is to preset*;' garded as being mainly due to Toxaemia. Toxaemia may
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    THE CURSE OF CHINA.
    1623 5 RETURN TO OPIUM. Over a year has parsed since the subject of opium was dealt with in these columns, and it is auain my melancholy duty t>o drnw attention to the continued increase in China of the growth and consumption of a drug which, harmless or
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    FILM-LAND IN ITALY.
    388 5 Roman Galleys Again at Antium Rome. Fashion is steadily turning towards historical films. They are ousting the merely sensational modern drama that can find its yetting- in any large city of Europe or America, and Italy is coming to its own as the land where wonderful backgrounds,
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    ENGLAND "AT HOME."
    815 5 ENTERTAINING OVERSEAS VISITORS. Since the beginning of May a really extraordinary amount of entertaining: has been done for the visitors who have been pouring into England from all parts of the British Empire. Plans were made very early, and the Women's Section of the British Empire Exhibition
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    RAH. TO BE ESTREATED.
    127 5 Afl .poll Custrms Case. The case was called on Monday, in the Ipoh Magistrate's Court, in which a Hylam named Tan Ah San, of Ipoh who. was arrested by the Customs authorities on the 19th inst. on a charge of being concerned ir, in-poiting un-Customed goods,
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      567 5 JBUSINESS CARDS. f STEVEDORE. Dubash and General Contractor. BOATS AND LAUNCHES SUPPLIER ||K. M. HUSSAIX, 9-11 Arcade Tel. 2289 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS, g I nntinR— Developine— Knlarjfing. <* PEAME8 MADE KONG HIN (HEONG CO. 104, North Bridge Road. SUNGLASSES TO SI IT ALL tBQUIKBMKNTI AT MOTION, SMITH SON, LTD., 1 t.
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      930 5 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. NOTICE. IMPORTATION OF DOGS. Police Officers have been instructed to inspect all motor cars and other vehicles entering Johore w,th a view to the enforcement of the Ru e* relating to the importation of de*l Should it be found that a dog is being .mported m
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      593 5 ~^f *^Sl 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 I Pamp Spring Bow Pen V) Faber's Slide Rules |»ff Magnifiers
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    21 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. HARDING. —To Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harding of Port Dickson, on Bth instant at Seivmban, a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1924. Railless Trams.
    501 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TH URSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1924. Railless Trams. A good deal was heard some time ago about the introduction, via the new tramway management, of the railless tram for Singapore, the popular understanding being that in tne near future the tracks were to be dispensed with and only
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    Egypt's Troubles.
    678 6 It is more than probable that the i conjecture of Home papers that the J disturbances in the Soudan are the work of Egyptian Nationalist ex- y tremists who wish to force the British Government's hands, is correct i Whilst Zaghlul Pasha had announced that the Soudan was
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    858 6 PENANG NEWS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 13. Major Little, Staff Officer of the local "orces, inspected cadets and scouts of the Free School, St. Xavier's, Anglo-Chinese and Government English School. He compli- nented the boys on their smart turn-out 1 ind steadiness on parade. The Court
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    LATE WIRES.
    117 6 [Reuter's Service.] London,. Aug. 13. To-day. it is most likely, the decisive stage of the London Conference will h«» reached. M. Herriot and the Belgian Min*'sters conferred with Herr Marx aad Herr Stresemann at Downing-street thimorning on the questions of the date ot the Military evacuatirn of the
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    A DELAYED ACTION.
    226 6 Hospital Authorities Blamed. Mentioning ai aaaa ill m tion bef Prydc in the District C morning. Mr. Nicol, Court [m His Honour that *r.. IM wa th. to an affair which took place in May The delay in bringing the ea Court was really the fault of
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    A RUBBER PROSECUTION.
    196 6 The Chinese proprietor ol Chop Heq Thye heong, of 25 Boat Quay, was charged before Mr. Pryde in the District Cooit yesterday morning with landing rabbet in excess of the declared amount. Mr Freeman, of the Rubber Restriction Oftkv. prosecuted, while the Chop area repreeentod !by Mr.
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    PULAU TEKONG FIRE RELIEF FUND.
    115 6 -I i The Committee !><•..; to ackrmwi. many thank< the following subscription-: Previously acknowledged, $7,006, Ni i i Yeung Wui Kun ISO, Jin Hu:i Kok A-- ciation, $2"). Nam Sun Wui Kun. $20. Thu:;.. Yan Society. $26, Si Si Club, SlO. I Tiang Club, SlO.
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    ANTHRAX IN INDIA.
    125 6 London. Au«. 1. Replying to Mr. B. Smith, Mr. Bid said that human anthrax wa- tin- ai industrial disease in India. DiMtit'e. in India of wool and hair used in the textile j industry before export was Impraetica The International Labour Conference at Geneva had decided the
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    DISPUTE ABOUT A PORTRAIT.
    36 6 London, Aug. 1. In view of general feeling among Memben of the House of Commons, Lad\ Astor's portrait is to be removed at th donor's (Lord Astor'*) request during thi coming recess.
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      158 6 BOLS utnnnHHHif«w_-H_r LABELS ON YOUR LIQUEURS AND GINS 61 ARANTEE PURITY AND QUALITY. BOLS BOLS CURAOOA CHERRY BRANDY V O. GIN DRY GIN KUMMEI M -RA9CHINO i Caldueck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. I in Siaa I 45. Robinson Road. Telephone No. 228. > PATRONISED __^SlW^j^flaV^ al B^ ROYALTY B. P De
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      83 6 WISE PARENTHOOD A PRACTICAL SEQUEL TO 'MARRIED LOVE" A HANDBOOK ON BIRTH CONTROL BY MARIE STOPES Eleventh Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Price $2.50 Post Free. "The author ably presents the case for birth control from the scientific point of view. She criticises several of the more important birth control methods
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    EUROPE'S PEACE.
    360 7 i REAL PROGRESS NOW. A FRAN (OVERMAN AGREEMENT. [Reuter'a Beitke.] London. Aujf. 13. it i, reported that the Pranco-Geratta ministers last nitrht definitely angred to conclude a comnuTcial treaty. 1 Minn expeita have been sum- ned London t,, draft their proposals. London. \«ijr. 12. MacDonald, presiding at a
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    BIRDS IN EVOLUTION.
    302 7 Mr. Ciaeen'a Lecture. Mi. F. N. Chaaen, Curator. Raffle^ Museum, delivered a very interesting a.i 1 y instructive lecture on the subje-t. Evolution, at the Y.M.C.A. last •:t. I". <i. E. Brooke was in the chair, and ntroducing the lecturei he remarked there were three things upon
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    SNIPE RECORD.
    68 7 (respondent writes that snipe were i in the fields at Samsen in July. that on August 1 the report reached m. He discredited the report, but on the he sent hi, collector out into the rice lure enough he shot a couple of informed this is indubitably Bangkok,
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    "LITTLE WILLIE" AS A MILLER.
    54 7 I/ondon, Aug. 1. It haa been reported from Berlin that I ex-Crown Prince is running a corn mill bakery In the town of Oels (near Breslau), and that in consequence of his failure to attend a meeting of the local Millers' Corporation he has been
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    OUTBREAKS IN EGYPT.
    367 7 TROOPS REINFORCED. AGITATORS AT WORK [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 12. Renter learns that a British battalion is proceeding from Egypt to reinforce the British troops in the Sudan in consequence j of three outbreaks following pro-Egyptian demonstrations, firstly by the cadets of the military school at Khartoum
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    A CONCESSION TO POSSIBLE ENEMIES.
    158 7 New York, Aug. 12. The Japanese loan ia described in the announcement as payable in time of war as well as in time of peace irrespective of the nationality of the holder without any declaration regarding citizenship. The World says the contract, which is probably
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    F.M.S. ACCOUNTS.
    647 7 Mr. G. P. Bradney. Auditor-General, in his report on the accounts of the F.M.S. for the year ended December 31st.. IMS, ahewa at a glance the revenue distribution balweail the four Federated States, with expenditure and revenue surplus. The Residents have presented their reports, but these statistics are
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    AIR CONQUEST.
    377 7 LOCATELLFS EFFORT. AMERICA'S GENEROUS HELP. Reuter's Service. Reykjavik, Aug. 12. Lieutenant Marscaldi has arrived and is preparing to receive Locatelli, who he oxpet ts to-day. i he American naval and military experts beta have promised the fullest co-operation in Locatclli's flight to Greenland. The abnormal conditions of ice
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    135 7 (By Courtesy of the Xanyo Xichi Xichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Aug. 12. The following appointments of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries and Councillors respectively for the Government departments were issued to-day: Interior, Chokuon Kataoka (Kensei) and Fujiya Suzuki. (Kensei); Foreign Office, Takashi Nakamura, (Kensei) and Ryutaro Nagai (Kensei); Finance, Seiji Hayami. (Kensei)
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    975 7 "THE TWELFTH." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Belfast, July 14. The great Orange anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne was held on Saturday last at Ligoneil in the finest weather that J we have had for a very long time. The procession left the Carlisle Circus at
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      308 7 Hull *M i raM? lip pi nm Im- jSPM "Win. oflOtV_ f m > 3g -m mins. mix j t 3L____ti r 3i _aaram_efl ast < If any of our Sclric fast colour casement cloth -j I- should fade in use either through li^ht, air or -j washing we guarantee
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      746 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 throogh Bills of Lading for all Ova/land Peiata. WEEKLY SERVICEU-LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. TEIRESIAS Marseilles, London,
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      433 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. EUERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM due Sept. 6 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept. 28 t s.s. CITY OF DURBAN due Oct.
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      758 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incoroorated in 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). o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Due
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      622 9 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Destinations Steamers. Arr. Dept. London, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, P. Sudan P Said Amazon Maru Aug. 12 Aug. U New York via San Francisco, Panams Alaska Maru from Kobe Oct. 15 Durban, Cape Town. Rio., Santos. Montevideo Buenos Aires via Colombo
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      382 9 I 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 GARFIELD In port
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      772 9 STEAMER SAILINGS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND I 1 SAN FRANCISCO. SfS 252 52_J UANA t0 discharge and load Aug. 24 irfl-R S££ AKA dischar e and Sept. U.S.S.B. WEST MONTOP to discharge and load Oct and subsequent steamers approximately 30 lays apart.
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    SHIPPING NOTES
    129 10 Three Filipino stowaways were handed over to the authorities here from on board the Pres. Garfield which arrived in port yesterday. The S. M. N. Co. have forwarded us an interesting pamphlet giving an illustrated description, reprinted from the monthly "Inter-Ocean," of the voyage and ports visited by
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    SEVERE TYPHOON REPORTED.
    30 10 At noon yesterday, a severe typhoon was reported by Hongkong Observatory. The typhoon was within 60 miles of Lat. 27 N., Long. 127 E., travelling N. E.
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    MARINE COURT.
    65 10 Prosecuted by Inspector Bostock of the Marine Police, several Chinese boatmen were charged before Capt. J. E. Edwards, R.D., R.N.R.. in the Marine Court yesterday with causing obstruction, and fined. Several Tamils who were similarly charged were fined $3 each. These men said that they entered the Singapore
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    NEW STEAMER FOR THE B.I. CO's CHINA-JAPAN SERVICE.
    171 10 The Tilawa. a vessel of 10,000 tons gross, is now on her maiden voyage from Calcutta to the Far East, and will be leaving Singapore about 18th instant for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. She is a sister ship to the Talma, which
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      619 10 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) I For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE t Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) j and MONTORO (5,000 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins de luxe, single berth
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      74 10 STEAMER SAILINGS GLEN LINE FOR LONDON Fare $642.86 S.S. GLENBEG This steame^, expected to sail about Aug. 27th, has excellent accommodation for firstclass passengers. For full particulars, apply BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the F.M.S) Agents. GLEN LINE, LTD. Telephone 3121. Tiros. Cook Son Ltd Offices 6, Battery Road, SINGAPORE.
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      357 10 Genasco Roofing MADE FROM PURE TRINIDAD LAKE ASPHALT. THE PERFECT NATURAL TROPICAL WATERPROOFER |j&ns?y| G___GEB > mmmmsmmfEfmM T n *dsA Lake Asphalt. j ,—ggmgwgmmgsgm 1 1 Trinidad Lake Asphalt j —m+- j The Borneo Company, Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH AND TELUK ANSON. 1" HERCULES Pilsener
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      780 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Bangkok (By train) 6 a.m. < Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei 1 Lembing and Kuantan (via JeiSfe -TS is v ouitana 9 a. isi r k n i r, Fook M 9 a ir Gucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 an* Cucob and Pontian Hang Chiap 9 am'
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      308 10 PASSENGERS ARRIVING. The following is a list of passengers from Europe per Katori Ma-w, due to arriv*' Singapore on Monday morning, the 18th. instant: Mr. S. Amano, Mr. E. Aoyama. Mr. and Mrs. I. Ayuzawa and infant. Mr. and Mrs. K. Bon. Miss Bon. Rev: N. D. Bower, Mr. A.
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 August 11 Bank 4 n;.s. 2 j4 3-32 Bank demand o 4 Private credits m.s. 2 4 17-32 New York, demand f)2 7 Credits M day- 55,* France, demand *<7o Nora. India, T. T. 16i ff om Hongkong, found 2» 8 p.c. Pr, m. Yokohama, demand L£f Xom. Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    172 11 August 13. Tin 50 Ton? $126.00 Gambier 20.50 Pepper white $2.10 Pepper Biac< 1705 Flake Tapioca ILSO Pearl Sago Smil 775 Copra 11 75 Copra Sundried 1.'.0 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for expjn 310.n0
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    38 11 Singapore, Auk. IS, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 45 V_ 45»i; Sept 4»» 46 1 OctDec 46V4 46»* Jan-March 47' 4 47 1 London Quotation Sheet Is lV4d. Market Steady.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT. (L. R. MacPhail.)
    158 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. MacPhail.) Singapore, Autf. 13. Rubber.— Is. IKd. 43 l 2 Tin.— t'2ol 10s. 126. 50 tons. With tin and rubber both down the share market in these sections is less active, although there is very little alteration in i prices. Petalingrs are a little
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      430 11 Singapore, Auk. IS. Although dealings in the Share Mark, t neve not been on a large scale during th. past week it has been remarkable for th revival of .merest in better-class Rubber•^.Sterling Tins, which hav, of lat e been neglected in favour of the
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      FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
      43 11 Yesterday's Alterations. K. Kamuntings 46s 6d 47s 0d Kamuntings (£1) 40s 41s Murai Tin 2.90 3 N. Taiping (750,000—) 1.05 1.10 Ulu Piahs 1.72' 1.77', Eastern Smelter (£1) 8.50 9 Mexican Eagle (10m) 16s 0.1 18s Shell Transports 3.19.0 4.1.9
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      YESTERDAYS AUCTION.
      115 11 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rabbet Association hold its 668th auction i yesterday, at which there iraa Catalogued 1,233,942 Uw. .,..(..>.; tons. Offend 697,681 lbs.; 81L44 tons. Sold 480,946 Lbs.; 214.70 tons. Spot. London 1, p^j New York L >,;.. )t^ PRICES KEALIZRD. Ribbed Smoked Sheet tents lVr
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    41 11 mt The Municipal Sewerage Department's report for last year states that more stroet bins are urgently needed and negotiation? art in progress, which, it is hoped, will result in a large number of bins being put in the streets eext year.
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    U. S. LOAN FOR JAPAN.
    124 11 A syndicate headed by the National City Bank of New York, with which the International Banking Corporation is affiliated, offers to the public a Japanese Government Loan to the extent of U. S. $22,000*000 at 99*4 to yield better than 6 per cent p.a. The
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    20 11 k People are mistaken if they suppose Liberal? will never object to anything the Labour Government does. Sir John Simon.
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    BEFORE THE MAIL.
    724 12 RETURN OF EVEREST EXPEDITION. Calcutta, Aug. 2. .Darjeeling, Aug. Ist.— The Everest Expedition under Colonel E. F. Norton, D.5.0., returned here at noon to-day and wis met by a large crowd. The shops and streets were decorated for the occasion. Lady Lytton and the Government Houm' Party
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    SEQUEL TO CRUMBLES MURDER.
    325 12 London. July 19. After spending r>V_ hours in the witnessbox, during three of which he was subjected to a severe cross-examination, latrick Mahon, who is charged at the Lewei Arizes with the murder of Emily Kaye. near Eastbourne, completed his evidence. He frequently broke down and
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    APPEAL TO EX-SERVICEMEN.
    163 12 London. Aug. 1. Major-General Sir Newton Moore, pres.ding at a dinner of overseas Officers in London in honour of Lord Haig, at which representatives of Australasia, Canada. South Africa and India were present, urged ex-Officers to see that constitutional affairs ran smoothly and that the silken bonds,
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    BY FLEET MURDER CASE.
    158 12 Ixmdon, Aug. 1. The pol.ce have discovered at By fleet two bottles, one containing liquid corrosive poieea and the other containing 24 grains of strychnine crystals, and it is stated that these bottles were hidden by Vaquiev in a shed behind the Blue Anchor Hotel. This
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    GUN-RUNNING IN THE THAMES.
    83 12 GUN -RUNNING IN THE THAMES. There wa- -ensational sequel at the Mansion House yesterday to the charges Of gun-running from the Thames, brought against James Atttield. a retired schoolmaster, and his son. Cecil. When they appeared. Mr. Eeattie. for the prosecution, said that the charges, in for as that Court
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    EX-RANKER OFFICERS.
    76 12 London, Aug. 5. Criticism of the fact that Government has accepted the Committee's report on the question of the pensions of ex-Ranker Officers without enabling the House to express its view on it kept the Commons up late to-night. Mr. Walsh undertook to consult the Prime Minister with
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    NO PHYSICAL RESURRECTION.
    96 12 London, Aug. 2. "The idea that the resurrection of the dead means the re-collection of the material atoms of the body at the end of the world, is impossible and unintelligent," said Bishop Gore at a conference of cremation authorities held at Wembley yesterday. "Such reconstitution," he
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    SUBSIDY FOR BEET SUGAR.
    63 12 London, Aug. 2. Sugar interests are up in arms against Mr. Snowden's proposal to subsidise further the sugar beet industry. Sir Leonard Lyle, Chairman of Tate and Lyle, discussing the question, declared that it would meet with opposition from British refiners, who object to assistance being
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    SCUPPERED GERMAN FLEET.
    70 12 London, Aug. 2. In spite of the fear that there would be some delay in raising the sunken German fleet at Scapa Flow, a German destroyer was lifted from the bed of the sea yesterday, after strenuous work, and was then towed into shallow water. All the
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    UNREST IN ENGINEERING TRADE.
    36 12 London, Aug. 1. Industrial unrest is growing, and 50 Engineering Unions, affecting nearly 1.000,000 men, are demanding an additional pound weekly. The employers are trying to compromise with an offer of 10s.
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    WEMBLEY TO CONTINUE TILL 1925?
    16 12 London, Aug. 1. Wembley may continue till 1925, changing its name.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    308 12 HOME CRICKET. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 12. At the OvaL. In their match vs. Surrey, Middlesex won on the first innings. They first of all ran up the very useful total of 445 (Lee 126, Hearne 108 and Hendren 83) to which Surrey replied with 312 (Sandham 112
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    187 12 Won Lost Pts p \Y L Ist Ist Po« Obt Per. in in Middlesex 16 10 •> 4 0 SO 62 77 M Yorkshire IS 12 •> •> 2 96 .-.x 7 5. £s Lancashire 22 11 0 G 5 110 7^ 70.90 Notts 16 8 o
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    130 12 Exhibition Game at S.C.C. An exhibition match will be played on No. 1 court at the S.C.C. on Monday, Aug. 18, when the contestants will be Kleinman and Donnell vs. Koizumi and Asano. The game is scheduled to commence at 4.45 p.m. Tickets of admission to the Club
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    MALAYA COMMAND SHOOTING.
    138 12 The following is the draw for the 30 yards range. Malaya Command competition to be held at the Balestier Range on Saturday, 16th. instant at 2.15 p.m. (sharp). Transport will leave the Drill Hall for the first six teams at 1.45 p.m. and for the remaining teams
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    55 12 Duffers' Cup: Members are notified that the first round will be played at the New Course on Saturday, Aug. 23rd or Sunday, Aug. 24th. As soon as the draw is published the member whose name appears first in each match it requested to arrange with his opponent
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    INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
    56 12 Players of cricket, football, hockey and tennis are requested to attend the sports meeting to be held to-morrow evening at 6.30. Entries for both the chess and pingpong tournaments will close on Saturday. The prizes won in the tournament will be presented on the anniversary day, which will
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    CORINTHIANS IN CANADA.
    18 12 London, Aug. 5. Hamilton. The Corinthian touring team beat Ontario by 4 goals to 2.
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    COWES REGATTA.
    317 12 ACCIDENTS ON SECOND DAY. London, Aug. 4. The attendance on the first day of Cowes Regatta gives promise that the post-war record attendance, made last year, will be broken later in the week. The Britannia, with the Duke of Connaught and His Majesty on board, was beaten in
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    CRICKET TOUR IN AUSTRALASIA.
    166 12 London, Aug. 2 The provisional 1: t of fixtures for the Australian tour cODflifftl of 25 fixtures, beginning at Perth v.\ Western Australia on the 17th October, and concluding at Adelaide against South Australia on the 13th March. The Tests are: 19th December, Sydney. Ist January.
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    NEW RECORD AT BROOK LANDS.
    46 12 London. Aug. 4. Brooklands.—The lightning short handicap wa« won by Captain M. Campbell, driving a Sunbeam, at 103*4 miles per hour. J. Thomas, driving a Leyland Thomas, was second and broke the Brooklands flying lap record with 127.38 miles per hour.
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    BRITISH POLO TEAM IN AMERICA.
    44 12 London, Aug. 4. New York. The British polo invasion began yesterday, when the steamer Minnetonka arrived with 54 ponies, including eight belonging to the Prince of Wales, in charge of Colonel Melville. All are well and in fine condition.
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    RUGGER INTERNATIONAL JOINS N.U
    56 12 London. Aug. 1. Eddio Watkins, the Welsh >4u*rby international scrum, half, has joined the Halifax Northern Union League Club. It is stated that Watkins received £1.900 for his signature. NEW ZEALAND DEFEATS N. U. TEAM. Isondon, Aug. 2. Auckland. New Zealand beat tbe British Northern Union
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      130 12 S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. BE£ 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 H n m 3.75 5.25 Pale Green g.OO Pale Blue 7.00 j White
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      105 12 S.V.C. ORDERS. Thursday, 4.45 p.m. Balestier Range 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 p.m. Drill! Hall Chinese and Eurasian Companies. Saturday, 2 p.m. Balestier All Units; 2
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