The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 August 1924
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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Title Section17 1924-08-26 1 Si ngapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, SJSL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2fiTT^i NO. ll^SO17 words
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Article215 1924-08-26 1 Ex-Premier W. M. Hughes, o f Auv tral.a, has outlined a scheme whereby America guards the North Pacific Ind Austraha guards the South. He thinks the Singapore base must cam*— p ag e 7* A labour conference of -Red' enth^.asts has decided t« f orm a "Red215 words
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Article1151 1924-08-26 1 Ail of us treasure in membrance the Place-names of the ))umrvside in wh ch we were young am] happy-the French call it the petite patrie, hut we have no ■pedal phrase of the kind-and the beau.y t*«t :s memorial hnp like a perfume about them u l\. Indeed,1,151 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement227 1924-08-26 1 J A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd s_. u Obtainable at > I«o4 3. Prince St. Tennis Kaflaes Hotel The Performance of the Jazz Orchestra of the ss. "President Polk has been cancelled. ii Wh«n buying a Typewriter tne cost of maintenance The REMINGTON ?m\ its GIARANTEE ji FRASER NEAVE, LTD227 words
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Advertisement141 1924-08-26 1 TYPEWRITERS THE BEST MACHINE ON j THE MARKET AND WITH A SERVICE BEHIND IT. ROJSTEO Ltd. 17. Coilyer Quay, SINGAPORE ba Beach Stre PENANG. th^europe^hotelT^ YOU COMFORT— FOOD— music— DANCING Terms:— A > a carte or Inclusive. j The after-dinner dances are held every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The Europe141 words
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Advertisement44 1924-08-26 1 BISCUITS. $1.25 per 2 lb. tin. Petit Beurre, Butter Fingers, Golden Puff, Royal Puff, Lunch' Picnic Soda Crackers, Arrowroot, Nice, Brownmeal. $1.25 per 2 lb. tin. H. BOLTER, Europe Hotel Building. john haig's gold Label WHISKY THE BEST o SWEE LEE CO. WINE MERCHANTS.44 words
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Advertisement29 1924-08-26 1 f i^ V 'W.V.%V.W i ..VAW.-AW.v A. BPAUHNG BROS., Ltd. f r Hiph r!;;ss.— > (-OLF BQI IPMENT m l < t i u i a!! :i; 5 lfi2 1 Telegrams29 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous120 1924-08-26 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday. 26th. High Water, 8.44 a.m., 7.27 p m Municipal Commission, 2.15 p.m. lVtd,ifKday. 27th. Hiph Water, P.29 a.m., 8.25 p.m. Thursduy, 2Sth. Hig-h W«ter, 9.59 a.m., 9.14 p.m. Justices of the Peace Mtp.. 2.15 p m S'pore Cup Football: S.R.C. vs OTFC Stadium. Phil. Orchestra, Mini. Hail.120 words
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Article323 1924-08-26 2 If boxfog ITMU I I atinn from the M of lethal v.eap <i\< a* the mean.- i.t settling q uarrel> tlu "noble art" cannot be so de- pi"a« ;t< critici would have it. A remarkable the beneficial influence of British sport, avticularly boxis furnished by323 words
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Article247 1924-08-26 2 The MMitag Of the skylark and the flood! mu, c which it pours forth as it fli I v very jnierui: appreciated, hut it iM < -übtful whether the full beauty of th* >'>ng itself I, recognised under ordinary c mrnstancts. l%ii statement la based upon recent247 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement218 1924-08-26 2 Victoria Theatre. Thursday, August 28th at 9.30 p.m. ZIMBALIST ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST MASTERS OF THE VIOLIN BOOKING AT JOHN LITTLE'S. Prices $4, 2 and 1. HAVE A GOOD TIME AT THE HAPPY VALLEY LIMITED. To-niKht and To-morrow Night WAYAXG PEK.JEE (Sin Sai Toh) HOTEL DE BOER. MEDAN. DELI.218 words
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Advertisement272 1924-08-26 2 Kfft PATHE CINEMA I Can give private CINEMA SHOWS in any PRIVATE HOUSES OR GARDENS, CLUBS, SCHOOLS, PLANTATIONS. FACTORIES, ETC. in the Vicinity of Singapore town or outside. We supply Electric plant (where necessary). Projector, complete propramme of films to be selected from the biggest stock in town according to272 words
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Advertisement355 1924-08-26 2 Alhambra. From Friday, 22nd to Wednesday. 28th August. In th<; Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. INTERNATIONAL NEWS THE UNCOVERED WAGGON 1 Reel Pathe Comedy. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS CLAIRE WINDSOR. BARBARA BEDFORD. RICHARD TRAVKRS, NORMAN KERRY AND HAYDEN STEVENSON in "THE ACQUITTAL" In 7 Reds.355 words
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Article192 1924-08-26 3 V-enna. A polid prohibition of fortune-telling ha* B«d something of a revolt among "tlic ••♦>. Acrid" of Vienna. The police have a of tht nanns of 600 professional •vovants. astrologers. graphologist-, chiromancers, and fortune-tellers, all of whom feel threatened by the edirt, and they < !<>192 words
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Article277 1924-08-26 3 Conversation is often but a pastime a >rame if you will. The pity is that the rules are not observed as they are in other games. Courtesy is often lacking from conversation, and people who would not be guilty of rudeness in other matters frequently forget their manners277 words
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Article86 1924-08-26 3 Gunner Reported Killed in Franc* 7 1 2 Ytars Ago. An ex-gunner of the Royal Field Artillery named McDonald, who was reported killed in France in January 1917 has been found at Kirkconntl, Dumfriesshire, and has been identified by his brother, James McDonald, of yauchline, Ayrshire. He86 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement101 1924-08-26 3 MARLBOROUGH THEATRE Thursday 28th August. Pirate Gold ihe Weird Sargasso Sea -An Island of Derelict Ships Where a Woman Must Choose a Mate Within a Day! —Adventure That Would Curl Your Hair Thrills That Will Makt Your Teeth Chatter! THERE IT IS!— THE MAP! And Some Say It Is Only101 words
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Advertisement176 1924-08-26 3 Crawf ord s Biscuits. We beg to announce that we have been :|l j: appointed SOLE AGENTS for the '< j I F.M.S. and Straits Sett'ements. j -AMHIES AND PmcES MAY BE HAD ON APPUCATION FRO,, f BARLOW and Co I f m Tel. 2790. W-^^ J The Builders of176 words
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Article549 1924-08-26 4 Ht'NTERS MORE NUMEROUS THAN AT THE ROYAL. York, July 23. The Yorkshire Agricultural Show goes on from strength to strength. It opened to-day w.th the largest entry in its history, and with one or two of its sections inviting numerical comparison with the great national meeting the549 words
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Article228 1924-08-26 4 Scene in Canadian House of Common?. Ottawa. It, the debate in the House ->f Common? on the National Defence estimate* totalling .ono dollars, a motion of Miss Agnea McPhail (ProgTMshra) to strike out l trnininjr by Canada of 450*000 nun was defeated by 73 votes to 83,228 words
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Article125 1924-08-26 4 Most Friendly Viceroy in History. London, Aug. 12. The "Earl of Reading" by Syed AH Khan, Postmaster of Hyderabad, which Messrs. Pitman* are publishing in a few days, sketches the Viceroys career with copious quotations from his speeches. The author pay a tribute to His Excellency125 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement746 1924-08-26 4 EVER-READINESS, absolute reliability and wide J^^#j|l^^^ range of usefulness account for Zam-Buk berns? f > I(jr/!J/Qr I popularly described as "a surgery in a two-inch box. 1 q\^ y\* W^Jjrir^vX;. -'*m Whether it be a cut or other injury that threatens to r -0 U Iff fester; eczema, itch, prickly746 words
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Advertisement225 1924-08-26 4 A big rich lather from a big new stick Because its wonderful lather quickly soiter.s the toughest beard and soothes the tenderest skin, Williams' Shaving Stick has always been the leading shaving stick of the world. Williams %)oublecap SHAVING STICK is the last word in shaving economy and convenience. JFollow225 words
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Advertisement446 1924-08-26 4 3 f 43r\ \r Weak Anaemic, >|v Ob t -+^p^\ r Nervous, Run-down 3 ASsW -^-lAyik you neec Wincarnis B4 U 'j^lfen /^^W^vn Because Wincarnis offers you new »M i hfcfcji^ 'Y*^S&£nA strength to banish your weakness (Wi*^ i<>»^^ new, rich, red blood to renew youi Sj Q "*^Z^m&t&y impoverished446 words
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Article755 1924-08-26 5 (By Harry Vardon). The niblick is a club which even the superman cannot ignore, and for the struggling aveiajro golfer it is a weapon of the ffVMtMt utility. I have previously related how, in my young days, when I did not curry a niblick, an755 words
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Article266 1924-08-26 5 London Financier's Venture in Morocco. Paris, July 20. A remarkable story is published in the Matin by M. Henry de Korab, one of iU •pedal lOiTi-.-pi ndents, .n which he narrate-* an Alleged attempt by a London financier foniUll a IM of £.'^oo,ooo and Uurgt quantities of266 words
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Page 5 Advertisements
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Advertisement503 1924-08-26 5 BUSINESS CARDS. PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS, g I nut ing Developing— Enlarging. FRAMES MADE KONG HIN CHEONG ft CO. 104. North Bridge Road. c (> N s U L T OUR QUAUFIEL OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, etc. g MOTION. SMITH ,V SON, LTD., 14. Battrr>- Road. <J<KJ->tt««C 44»«««« tf tf «««««r.^««« Please Send for503 words
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Advertisement512 1924-08-26 5 vwi m—J~~M\M^^^ "aFr \.m* I zmic 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 .ind Pencils 5 fj Panip Spring Bow Pen 10512 words
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Advertisement381 1924-08-26 5 NOTICES. ORDINANCE No. 44 (BAXKRUPTC V). IN THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Ba?-,kruptcy. No. 49.3 of 193'> Re Caleb Charles James. Notiee is hereby given that a First and FLna Dividend is intended to be declared^ in the abov< natter. All creditors who do381 words
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Advertisement897 1924-08-26 5 f ALL EGG DISHES are wonderfully improved by the addition of a few drops of SA 1 a jm+ -mm I HORLICK'S Sa a MALTED MILK CmM Kg BUILDS FROM THE FIRST GLASS I |ffiff|v}2fni jr^ So nrtly do., HORLICiCS MALTED MILK. f^rSf.! [b<d r-cogniK-d FOOD DRINK, b.lp a«tur«. tk*t897 words
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414 1924-08-26 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1924. The Hawker Problem. In view ot* the very short interval which elapses between the publication of Dr. Hunter's second report on the hawker question, and the date of the meeting fixed for the Commissioners to discuss the matter, we make no apology for414 words
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Article324 1924-08-26 6 When dealing some weeks ago with the proposal, then made at Home, that the Wembley Exhibition should open again next year, we expressed thQ opinion that if this was meant to include the whole Exhibition it was almost certain to be unsatisfactory. It is interesting to find that324 words
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Article486 1924-08-26 6 His Excellency Sir Laurence Nunns Ciuillemaru, K.C.8.. G.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements, assumed the administration of the (_io\ emmet of the Colony on the 25th Augu>i, on his return from Java. The Hon'ble Mr. E. S. Hose. C.M.G.. assumed the duties of his appointment as Colonial Secretary,486 words
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Article152 1924-08-26 6 WAR IN NORTH CHINA. (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi Niqhi Shimburulha.) Tokio, Aug. 23. "Stiff-neck" fever is raping in Okayama prefecture where three hundred cases are recorded with one hundred deaths. A war is imminent between Chili and Footsin. General Woo Pei Fu of Chili, ordered the152 words
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Article47 1924-08-26 6 His Excellency the Governor (Sir Laurence Guilleinard) who ha? been on a visit to Java, returned to Singapore yesterday, and took up residence at Government House. His Excellency left Batavia on Saturday afternoon on the K.P.M. steamer, Mekhior Treub. which arrived here yesterday morning'.47 words
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Article268 1924-08-26 6 Inspector's Narrow Escape. Prosecuting a Malay motor car driver before the Second Magistrate yesterday on charges of rash and negrliuent driving of a Johore Bahru car alon>i Bukit Timah road on Sunday afternoon, Inspector Dias told His Worship that had he not instructed the driver of his car268 words
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Article371 1924-08-26 6 Towkay Choon Shin Choy has been elect- j ed a member of the F.M.S. Chamber off Mines. New York, says a cable, is eagerly anticipating the American visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. The Washington Post states that the Prince will drop his incognito during his visit. The Erie371 words
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Article418 1924-08-26 6 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Aug. 23. M. Herriot announced to the Chamber a plan subjecting (ierman imports to France to a levy of 26 centum and similarly a British levy was under consideration whereby a German merchant would receive 74 rentum price from a French importer and the remainder418 words
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Article93 1924-08-26 6 ALLEGED MURDER OF CHINESE GIRL. Five Persons in Custody. The death was reported to the police on Thursday night of a Chinese girl. 17 year* of age, living in High-st, Kuala Lumpur At first it was thought to be a case of suicide, but just before Saturday's work at the93 words
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Article168 1924-08-26 6 SELANGOR SULTAN VISITS PEG AS US His Highness the Sultan of Selangor accompanied by Mr. F. W. Douglas, the Dato Stadi Raja, J.P., M.S.C., 1.5.0., Dat o Bru tara Karan and Inche A. G. Daud. motored to Port Swettenham on Friday at 9 a m arriving at Wharf No. 3168 words
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55 1924-08-26 6 Already acknowledged with tlto Chartered Bank to which please send all monies and list $1 0" Capt. W. R. Barton care of Service on s.s. Kuching- 12 Per Singapore Cricket Club Mr. P. M. Curties $5. Mr. B. A. Packham $5 10 Total $1,072 J. A.55 words
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Page 6 Advertisements
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Advertisement331 1924-08-26 6 pALLSOPP'S I ffi BRITISH PILSENER BEER. I Obtainable at the fallowing stores: IS Hiph St. Provision Store High St C^flß Chenjr Co. North Bridge RJ. fpSlniai L^ m Khoon Henjr Co. Orchard Rd. R Kim Ann Co. Orchard Rd. ?f Si] Lim Teck Looncr Co. Orchard Rd. jj I^%V«l Guan331 words
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Advertisement55 1924-08-26 6 113th EDITION COMPLETING l«/> MILLION COPIES ENQUiiuTwrraiN UPON EVERYTHING The most famQus book of domestic reference in the English Language. "ENQUIRE WITHIN™ has an answer for every question you put to it. PRICE 52.00 POST FREE. KELLY ANrMVALSH LIMITED. (In. *o r porated in Honekonjr^ Raffles Sqiare Singapore. PEARS* ll55 words
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RED LABOUR.
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Article46 1924-08-26 7 «'"«■> ooNQran ...anne,,. [Reuter's Service.) At i conference held u 1 international vemew afaia* capital must indu.l. A-mt worker*, even Chinese IMPERIAL Rl SBIA-8 lIOI'KS. Paria, Auc ■>] preeonptive wued a protesi v treatj and ha" loan will nor l»< in the event of Imperial reil46 words
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Article417 1924-08-26 7 Dallas, Texas, Auk U the Govt-inor-r«xa« apt n have resulted Mrs. Miriam Ptrtam u -M.i r-truson. the anti- tboacfa tamny district* have frt reported Rei lupfjorton claim that bj 75, KM to 100/ mm) over her v opponent iudce Rotertsoa, who n to he pr..-Klar.. Eoth417 words
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Article151 1924-08-26 7 I those who l-.ve the romantic, the weird, the beautiful "The Isle of Lost which will be the feature at the Marlboro**)) Theatre, commencing on Thursday will prove decidedly refreshing appealing, for Maurice Toumeur. its director, given le film lovers one of the m«t unusual adventurous151 words
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Article104 1924-08-26 7 I On December 31. IMS, there were 2,330 miles of telegraph and telephone lines and D7 miles of overhead wire in the r.M.S., which 13.508 miles were telephone wires. [i addition there were II miles of underrrroand cables containing MM miles of wire, single line. These figures do not »n-104 words
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PACIFIC DEFENCE.
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Article147 1924-08-26 7 V. S. (OVER NORTH: AI'STRALIA COVERS SOLTH. [Reuter's Service.] T Sydney, Aug. 25. I he ex-Premier. Mr. Hughes, interviewed •B his return from America, said the American view of the Pacific question was one the defence of the North Pacific and Hawaii. The pronto* of the defence of147 words
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Article778 1924-08-26 7 I the report which coven the first period of eight nonthi of the United Isiamic Association** existence (terminating on 29tfc Zul-Hajjah 134* Ist August l'J24), khe Chairman, Imam Haji Muhammad bin Haji Muhammad Said. J.P h.ef Kadi. Singapore, gratefully acknow!e<iges the kino] services of those* who have778 words
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ECHO OF SEA DISASTER.
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Article785 1924-08-26 7 Anxiety felt by the defendant, Thio Soe.i Vang, on account of the non-arrival at Singapore from Bandjermassin of th? steamer Sarie Borneo, as a result of whica he was unable to give instructions to his solicitors, was one of the reasons advanced by counsel in785 words
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Article220 1924-08-26 7 Dismissing the appeal of a Sikh police constable named Bagga Singh, who had been sentenced to 15 'months rigorous imprisonment on a charge of committing an offence against a Chinese woman in Government House grounds last month, Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, said220 words
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Article709 1924-08-26 7 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. The following is the report of the Com f mittee for the year ended June 30, 1924. Finance. The Income and Expenditure Account shows a surplus of $791.23 after making due provision for depreciation and placing $2,500 to Reserve for renovation of the Club709 words
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Article97 1924-08-26 7 J. Stanley Jackson appeared before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard yesterday at the instance of his wife, on account of his failure t«o maintain her arid their four children. It was stated that there was a nm of six hundered dollars in arrears During his examination Jackson produced a list of his97 words
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Page 7 Advertisements
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Advertisement183 1924-08-26 7 GOLF CLUBS. JACK WHIM J^k I). \V. Al I HIM: CELEBKATED tk LOME r. A Drivers, Brassier and Drivers, Brassies und B:iffy Spoon-. Bat!;.' Spoons. Jmq I C H I ES C.I ItSON CHARLES <.l!'.^<>\ m^^^^^^ i Pattern Mid Irons M a s h i s. of Westward Ho tt*M^183 words
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Miscellaneous124 1924-08-26 7 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. The following- is the programme of drills up to and for Aug. 31. Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 5.15 p.m.,— Drill Hall, S.R.E. (v) Sig., Lecture by Command Signal Officer. Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 8.30 p.m., Drill Hall S.R.E., (v) Sig., Night Scheme. Friday, Aug. 29 at 5.30124 words
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Advertisement736 1924-08-26 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. lU>DON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BRHMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Ovarian* 1 P»liU WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Siaga#«re. t736 words
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Advertisement419 1924-08-26 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. ELLERMAN" LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM due Sept. 5 t s.s. LEPANTO due Sept. 12 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept. 28 f419 words
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Advertisement703 1924-08-26 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated 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). oOUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Due Leave703 words
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Advertisement532 1924-08-26 9 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Destination. Sf.mers. Arr. Dept. London, Hamburg, Bremen. Rotterdam, I>urT,J 4 J r Francesco, Panama Alaska Maru from Kobe Oct. 15 uurt»an. Algoa Bay, Cape Tcwn. Rio.. TH*o BUC m v A 1 Seat le Maru 20 Sept. 22 c:?r^ T Brba y Vancouver M532 words
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Advertisement391 1924-08-26 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 POLK Aujy. 26 Aug.391 words
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Advertisement761 1924-08-26 9 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ship*. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND I SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SBQUANA to discharge and load Au*.27 U.S.S.B. WEST CHOPAKA to discharge and load Sept. 19 U.S.S.B. WEST MONTOP to discharge and load Oct. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 lays *part.761 words
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Article94 1924-08-26 10 The sea-planes were scheduled to leave Port Swettenham for Penang at dawn on Sunday. The steamer Ban Poh Guan from Batavia, Cheribon and Samarang, yesterday, brought a cargo of sugar. The P. and O. Mantua, has left Hongkong and is expected to arrive at this port at 294 words
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SHIPPING NOTES.
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Article342 1924-08-26 10 Award to Capt. Konings. For valuable and courageous service rendered to British persons and property during the Japanese earthquake, Captain Konings on July 28th. was presented by Sir Charles Marling, British Minister at The Hague, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, with a handsome silver cigarette box engraved342 words
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Article229 1924-08-26 10 Large Liner for World Cruise. The American's unshakeable faith in education and his zeal for travel are bein:* fused into one in a project now well under way t<> establish an ocean-going university. A large trans- Atlantic liner, the former Princes* Alee of the North German Lloyd,Foreign Press Service - 229 words
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Article196 1924-08-26 10 .Madras. Aug. 13. The Soviet vessel Trans balu which left Trincomalee on Sunday evening, reached Madras yesterday and has anchored out at sea at a distance of about two miles from the hartour. This is due to the precaution taken by the harbour authorities in viewEx - 196 words
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Advertisement522 1924-08-26 10 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) •nd MONTORO (5,000 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins 4» luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,522 words
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Advertisement169 1924-08-26 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated in Germany.) o REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOtfND I HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. It. Oliva 12,250 tons about Sept. 2 <=.s. Carl Legien 9,000 tons about Sept. 30 s.s. Adolf von Baeyer 9,000 tons about Oct. 28 HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND169 words
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Advertisement348 1924-08-26 10 S Lawson s p Liqueur JjL Whisky. SPECIALLY |S^^f RECOMMENDED I^X Whisky 'I FOR THOSE WHO i i^ PREFER A WHISKY I TO TAKE WITH WATER. j SOLE AGENTS: j JOHN LITTLE Co Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) i SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. II Y-V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.%VAVAVA\VAV.V.%\\V. B |i THE KEY OF LIFE ff348 words
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Advertisement78 1924-08-26 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Denmark.) 6,820 tons d.w. I will leave Singapore homeward about bertoninf f October. Excellent passenger accommodation available. Sepaiatt bathroom to each cabin. FARES:— SINGAPORE OR PENANG TO LONDON Berth Single Cabin no For further particulars pl ea j apply THE EAST78 words
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Miscellaneous589 1924-08-26 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembmg and Kuantan (via Jerantut) Bv train 6 a.m Manila and Japan Teucer 9 a ,V Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m' Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang. 9 a n.' Kanmon Fook Mo Sourabaya and Bandjermasin vi 1- Ban Ho Guan 11 a .m589 words
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Miscellaneous85 1924-08-26 10 CLEARANCES. Aup. 25.— Melchior Treub, (Dut). PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Ipoh: Mr. Symonds, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wookey, Mr. C. de Silva, Mr. C. A. da Silva, Miss Urech, the Hon'ble Mr. Justice and Mrs. Barrett-Lennard, J. C. Tull, Mr. C. Hill, Mr. M. S. W. Kane, Mr. E. White, Mr. J.85 words
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Article580 1924-08-26 11 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MON DA Y, AUGUST, 23th. [FigUTM in brackets show the i<sue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] c buyers Sellers Batang Pauang Tin (s> 60 65 Hitam Tin <$> 1.45 155 lons Hydraulic (£1) 24s 24s 6d Johan580 words
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Article65 1924-08-26 11 Augut 2S. Bank 4 m.s. 2 '4 u Bank demand j i Private credit* 3 m.s. 2 4 <j-\~\ New York, demand 52y Crodits 90 tiay- s^,'* France, ''emar.J India, T. T. 161 Hongkong, demand 2*4 p.c. Prtm. Yokohama, d^manu l_'ii' 4 Java, dtmar.d 138 Bangkok, demand 7;,i~ Scvoieign,65 words
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Article177 1924-08-26 11 August 25. Tin 100 Tons $128.00 Gambiu r n- qq Pepper white 31.50 Pepper Black I~.QO Flake Tapioca 11.50 Pearl Sagro Small SOO Copra 122 0 Copra Sundried 12.75 Opium, Bmm unt. 4.000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for177 words
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Article40 1924-08-26 11 Singapore, Xvz. 2.>, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 46 1 e 46 a 4 Sept 46% 47; OccDeo IT 1 4T 1 Jan-March 48^ 48M». London Quotation Sheet Is lV>d. Market Quiet.40 words
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Article86 1924-08-26 11 IRASER'S REPORT. Singapore, Au«. 2">. i{ul»iK>r. Is. l'-n". Down VI. I in. LOO tons sold at IL\S. The market in Kin and Rubber shares continues quiet with few outstanding features. rkalena an wanted at ll anj uii l' ;m> cai be placed .it 1.*7 iviulin quiet i.:,86 words
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Article144 1924-08-26 11 M ACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. T Singapore, \u K 25. Kul>lx?r.— London Is. l'^d. Steady. Local 4G Tin. London, 23rd August OH 10s Local 128 (100 tons sold). Rubbers. Unc handed. Mining. Penj;kal»'ns have biqren at If.fQ sellers at 14.15. Teluk Kruins buyer. 1.00. Johans sellers at U% buyers at144 words
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Article124 1924-08-26 11 Sin«ra|>oro, Auk. 2."». Tim.— £26B LO*. (5&&24) Kubber Is. l > a <l. Down VI. The Market continue! miiet with the -in section responsible for the greater MUi of the business passing. Then- arc n«. outstanding: features, but quotation where altered are generally favourable Batan* Padanps124 words
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Article128 1924-08-26 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. MacPhail.) Singapore, Aug. 2.">. Rubber.— ls. l'^d. 46 1/ 2 Tin.— £2sB 10s. 128. 100 tons sold. There are no outstanding features in the share market to-day and with no London news of tin enquiry is rather limited although the mining section continues to128 words
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Article88 1924-08-26 11 One of the "Business Features of Wembley" is the exhibit of rubber paving in the Malaya pavilion. In pursuance <»f its attempts to popularise uses of rubber, the Rubber Growers' Association, through its subsidiary Rubber Roadways, Limited is dis-tributing-an interesting brochure in this connection, explaining and illustrating the88 words
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Article87 1924-08-26 11 Ottawa.— Canada leads the world in the per capita consumption of electric energy according to statistics compiled by LhV Bureau of Statistics. Each inhabitant of the country consumed 820 kilowatt hours of electrical er^'y in a year. There is an electjljj .{installed in Canada for everv nve87 words
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Article67 1924-08-26 11 Deposits m the Toronto provincial saving* bank have doubled in thi \last twelve months, increasing from approximately $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 in the year, according 1 to an important announcement' made by Provincial Treasurer Price. Although requests have been made to extena the facilities of the provincial bank throtignout67 words
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Page 11 Advertisements
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Advertisement470 1924-08-26 11 Assets over $5,000,000. TIIP i Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE C mpanies Act &bUKANCE AGENTS WANTED District Manager Secretary Managing J C. F. CHESTER. G a KNQX HORACE W. RAPER. A. ROBINSON, F. 1. A.470 words
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Advertisement309 1924-08-26 11 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880. C& /f»nl SU^ Cri^° "Y 100,000.0 J0 i miiy paid up) Reserve Fund Y 74,500,00i. President: K. Kodama E^q-Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. iff r»5 ma aw J^' Es< < Baron K Monmura. :*I. Odagin, Esq. E Igarashi, Eso. j Baron K. Iwasaki.309 words
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Advertisement509 1924-08-26 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. I 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 8,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, Lor.don, E.C. Agencies and Branches. A lor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amntsar Iloilo Saigon Bangkok509 words
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Advertisement277 1924-08-26 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARIM: 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. j BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI277 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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Letter1717 1924-08-26 12 THE HAWKER Q UESTION. To i he Editor. r ou published a couple of days ago i\rtT C nd repOrt of the Municipal Health >tticer on the question cf hawkers which to be submitted to a special meeting of ommissioners to be held on Tuesday, the mk of August, at1,717 words
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Letter673 1924-08-26 12 To the Editor. Sir, The August number of the Chinese Recorder of Shanghai gives facts bearing on the present outlook. After referring- to the sufferings of men and women. Chinese and foreign, from the violence of r^b±>€rs and bandit?, several being put to death, it points673 words
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Letter118 1924-08-26 12 To the Editor. Sir. It is disgusting to think that people hav*. to *h done oat Oki an hour's enjoyment through oil. On Sunday tVu bathing pairar a: Kenpel Harbour was polluted with crv.ue oil. rendering all bithing useless and_much to tht annoyan-.'e of several bathers. Th« re118 words
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Article110 1924-08-26 12 The Committee beg to acknowledge With many thanks the following subscriptions:— Previously acknowledged, $8.4^0.20, Swee Hnp Club, $20. Jin Jin Pit Soo, $50, Woo Loo. $20, Kong Woo Hian Association, $2.^. Sam Kong Huay Kuan, $I.t, Hing Woo Hong. $10, Sam Sui Wui Kun, $10,110 words
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Article335 1924-08-26 12 At a public meeting of all the Chinese 'community held in the premises of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on the afternoon of Friday last, it was unanimously decided to hold three performances |to be staged by the members of the Hoi Thin Diamatic Association at335 words
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Article24 1924-08-26 12 Mr. T. H. Martyn, a director of the Kampar River Tin Dredgrin/? Company, (F.M.S.) is expected here shortly from Australia on a brief visit.24 words
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SPORTING NEWS.
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Article126 1924-08-26 12 YESTERDAYS PLAY. A. Class Doubles. Mergler and Calder beat Riches and Griffith-Jones, 6 l, 6 l. Murphy and Fuller beat Leakey and Ruchwaldy, 6—3, 6—2. B. Class Doubles. Sturgess and Ainsworth beat Roberts and Hoblyn, 6—o, 6—o. Hiridhede andj Bourne vs. Turner ami Owen (scratched). Singles.126 words
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Article39 1924-08-26 12 The S.R.C. hockey players were out at practice yesterday afternoon. Stack's team defeating a team captained by N. Ess by four goals to two. The S.R.C. meet Indian Association on Friday in the first match of the season.39 words
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Article159 1924-08-26 12 On Saturday. September 6th. the Royal Singapore Yacht Club is holding a Rowimr Race for the Abbot -ford Cup which is confined to four-oar crews representing Singapore firms. Two crews are competing viz. that of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, I United (holders of the Cup) and the Eastern Extension159 words
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Article68 1924-08-26 12 Singapore Cup. The Singapore Cup competition will be resumed this week. On Thursday the S.R.C. will meet the Telephone Company on Friday the R.E. will meet the S.C.C. Both matches will be at the Stadium. A meeting of Ru^by players will be held in the S.C.C. lounge to-morrow, August68 words
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Article149 1924-08-26 12 The result of the match between Garrison Golf Club and Sepoy Lines Golf Club on Sunday, Aug. 24, was a win for Garrison Golf Club. Garrison Golf Club players given first: Baker and Nash I 1 vs. Lornie and Hall 0. C. V. Bailey and Macphail 0149 words
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Article49 1924-08-26 12 The result of the August medal (Stroke) was a win for J. Kennedy with a score of 7G 5 71 nett. The ball ?weep for Saturday was won by F. V. Boardman, 40 4Mj 35Va nett ar.d on Sunday by H. Smith, 45 6^ 38^ nett.49 words
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Article87 1924-08-26 12 The quarter mile free style handicap race from the Sea View Hotel to the Chinese Swimming Club was swam off on Saturday J. E. Tan, who started at 13, was first in 6 mins. 10-35 sees, with Tan Hock Liat who went at "go," about two seconds behind. There87 words
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Article18 1924-08-26 12 The Braejmar Gathering is fixed for Thursday, September 4. The King and Queen will probably attend the Gathering.18 words
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Advertisement166 1924-08-26 12 "ZIMBAUST" THE WORLD FAMOUS VIOLINIST WILL PLAY FOR YOU IN YOUR OWN HOME ON "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE RECORDS CALL AND HEAR ALL THE LATEST AT S. Moutrie Co., Ltd (Incorporated in Hongkong.) RAFFLES SQUARE, SINGAPORE. I "DIPHENSO" REGD. "THE" WHITE ANT PREVENT ATI VE. i 1 ■TTf. •Jm *Jk'«&166 words
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