The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 September 1924

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 Singapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 192 NO. 11,299.
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  • 224 1 Sir Frank Swettenham on the opium question Page 8. A big capture of smuppled arms presumably intended for China, was effected at Durban Pape 9. >Vu Pei Fu's troops, who are reported to be fully equipped with artilh?ry and aeroplanes, are advancing Page 9. The Shell Transport
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  • 1325 1 It til tariy evening. Red sunlight lay flat along the road, a wide level road, lined on either side for a distance of two miles with small, queei ly-shaped cottages, like beehives, regular, pointed, shut to the world except for one small window, -ugyesting so ne powerful
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 415 1 SPALMNG A BROS.. Ul| l>| f hampionship won <THI S** BPALDIMI UD OOLT -ULIJi !j t>l tainablc at QUEEN «1 i.lu-r.ims t I Trince St. Tennis S KAFF'LES HOTEL I Telephone No. 2920. ($k ////P (JIKST NUiHrS.— Dinner and Dance. AfICC Klirirt Everj Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday fefSbzA i f\.\
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    • 189 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Office to let Page 7. Izal from GtathrieV Page 8. Trade mark notices Pr.«re 7. Abrams 1 motor fleet Pasre 6. Buicks from Guthrie's Pape Lead wool, Wm. Jacks— Plage 9. Lv ille resumea business Pape 2. Willaid batteries, U.E's Pape Shell motor oil, A.P.C. Pape 16. Shippinp
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    • 28 1 .^.v.v.v.v.v.v.w.v.v.v.v.w.v.v A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. < •I for > I- High Class.— •S GOLF EQUIPMENT 2- can at S iuephone QUEEN'S Telegram* 1<; 34 3. Prince St. Tennis -■■'•■■■■■■■•-v-v«v.v-v.%v.v.v.w.v.%sj
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 78 1 THE WEEK. Wethirttdn it, l~th. Hijrh Water. 0.37 a.m.. 0.50 p.m. Sultan of Johore*! Bmhri.iy Celebration?. Kuropoan Prep. School Prize {rivinjr. V.M »\A 5.15 p.m. R. I. homeward mail c1osl«. Tl rrftdttii, 18t''. IV.wh Water, 1.16 »jn., 1.20 p.m. Polo Gymkhana. Johore. Licensing Justice?, 2. 50 p.m. Phil. Orchestra. Men.
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  • 388 2 Resalta of Septmnbsr H: Second hivision. Barnsley 1. Port Vale i t'lapton Oiier: Crystal Palace 0: I t-ntiy City 4. Stockport t; Fullham 1. South Shieldi I: Hail city I, Blackpool 1: Leicester < ty 0, M >uyh 0: Oldham Athletic 0. Chelsea Portsssovth 1. Der- County i:
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  • 16 2 I'hvu VlnJ v 2 K *<-'-llt-m. y and Madam c. v < i Vj d Ez£z* "r*
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 156 2 YADIL SPECIALTIES. PILLS. POWDER. CAPSULES. OINTMENT. LIQI'ID ANTISEPTIC. YADIL BOOK. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23 Battery Road. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY, WATANG WONG. GUA RANG MARIONETTES. VICTORIA THEATRE. FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. Commencing To-day, Sept. 17th. AT 9.30 P.M. .^^tfsssnsnaw. snT f F m
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    • 361 2 ISIn l <?h ca o l f PATH E CINEMA Can give private CINEMA SHOV. m any PRIVATE HOUSES OR GARDENS, CLUBS, SCHOOLS, PLANTATIONS. FACTORIES, ETC. m the Vicinity of Singapore town or outside. We supply Electric plant (where necessary), Projector, complete programme of films to be selected from the
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    • 323 2 Alhambra From Monday, September, 15th to Saturday. September 2*l In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp SHORT ORDERS 1 Reel Pathe Comedy. GETTING AHEAD 1 Reel Fox Cartoon. INTERN AtFoNAL NEWS LOUIS B. MAYER PRESENTS FRANK KEENAN AND ANNA Q NILISSON "HEARTS AFLAME" In 0 Reels. (Based on Harold
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  • 419 3 As a thinK r of neauty. the Queen's Dolls' Houne at Wembley has attracted over threequarters of a m.llion people m three month*. A^ a thinj: of profit, it has brought m no foci than £19.315 for the Queen's charitii»\ r hi nis an unending river
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  • 333 3 A Thirty Years Trading Journey. QuetiYft of all London's foreign visitors I party ol Turkestan *ryp*ies arrived at KinarVcn ss from Norway via Hull. There aie lour men. Y2 women and 12 hildren. Their mission is to sell carpets. Once out of the train, the women and children
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  • 160 3 I'aris, Auir 1. M. Doumergue. President of the French Republic, has just signed the pardon of M. Jean Hateau, whose career has a clor-e resemblance to that of Victor Hugo's Jean Valjean. S<"nten<t > d to 20 years' penal servitude m 1904 for selling stolen bonds,
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  • 25 3 Lloyd Georjre sa^ that England is due for a spiritual renaissance. He means that he expects to be Prime? Minister again. St. Paul Pioneer Press
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 287 3 Your Baby needs this famous food ,am«,uv no. only Inrcau.e the .tron.j and .turdy. Th,. ,afe. clean ol A Royal Hou^s have been food for Baby i. reC from the r,,k reared C axo. but Ucause ,n ail of .uch dread d sea»e. a. Enter.c and id«t Infant Welfare Centre.
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    • 199 3 WHITEAWAY'S Men's Wear at Cash Prices. b^b^b^^^^^^^^bß -*1 PKICE 52.")0 ..ihl >_'.«»:, Kai-h. MAIQII fjoJqprcDf /fasiejj/ JPf^fL H-.le Proof Silk Ho-t with new (hop Mltcht.! Design. Black ov«r Gre«n j Cew Cotton Khaki Golf Horn Black ever Cordovan, Bla?k over Red. nev. shot effect. PRICE $9M PAIR. II|U(K nj| I>AIR
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  • 780 4 The American motor-car industry i.contemplating a slump m production this year. Mr. J. George Frederick tells us m the American Review* that m 192.] It manufactured 4,068,997 cars a 68 per cent increase over L 922, and yet 1922 was a 6<> per cent increase
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  • 87 4 The motor manufacturing world has been given a sensation by the announcement that Morris Motors, Limited, is im;..v diately cutting prices ranging from £23 to A-")."), adding that their works are hopeful of turning out a thousand cars weekly, and giving employment to thousands of
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  • 75 4 Known as the J. and S. valv reseater, an interesting tool for re-seating valve- and renewing valve seats is being made m England. The instrument is m the snaps of B cylinder with two ghttS hardened steel cutters, one concave and the other convex, for cutting the valve
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  • 29 4 The Gray car agents point out that tinGray engine is the result of over IS years m engine design, ami was constructed In connection with thi» Gray marine engine.
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  • 307 4 ar In I>a<l> I ..I. (I In l ">♦>() a church di| II ecclesiastics m France sod I II their faces ■gainst tli«- iinmai j Jl of riding m earring*** 1 Jl recount whether ot i II check thi.- "unmanly fasl on,' II event, he failed to totaUj
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 384 4 Economical Popular and British 1 "MORRIS COWLEY IL9 WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SERVICE AT LESS COST, j THE PRICE OF THE FOUR-SEATER 1 Including 1 r^j^^p^ Lucas Horn, Lucas Lighting Set, Spare Wheel, 1 1 ]r^— P^^C^V yre an^ Tube, Spare Petrol can and carrier, I /g^fyggjfr Boyce Motometer, Spring
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  • 123 5 London, Sept. S. The famous racing motorist. Dark) Resta was krlled at Brooklands this morning ir, j attempting to break the world's record. His car dashed through an iron ftnee bordering the track. He was attempting to break the fifty miles world's record, and was driving a
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  • 116 5 A n<\\ motor spirit known a. KamagC prDCCM fuel, is n< w beiny experimented with m th. Unittd State-. It is manufactured fro )i semi-waste oil products, which, it is claimed, yield 70 per cent, of the new motor spirit. Said to possess unusual nondttonatinjf qualities, it is
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  • 102 5 I There wire 474 more motorcars in the > Colony at the close of last year than there were at the close of 1922, 68 more motorcycles, and 78 more eommercial vehicles, while the number of licensed drivers shewed an increase of 1714. It is interesting to
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  • 140 5 J Although a small vulcanising outfit is P extremely valuable for effecting permay nent repairs to inner tubes, its principal sphere of usefulness is in the treatment of outer (overs. These are expensive, and the 7 motorist is able to save a great deal of y money in the course
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 138 5 BUY NOW BUT BUY RIGHT oil V i<^/ -Z JL Jl Jl Ww^ Jl jl JL JL jt v^A -X. t 8 ■k mm <^ (C JL. A. 9 $178.87 Per month for ten months. $198.75 Per month for ten months. WWWWMWVWWMMVWWIIUMfm I BORNEO MOTORS, LIMITED. penang. Kuala lumpur. Singapore.
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    • 48 5 p The Business Car That* jo Also a Family Car J I M| you will never i lillli go back to a -i car without them* j---' W y^ A w^ 1 i a**^ i .jjflMBaaaiiiii %Bi»jMi GuTnME E €b I (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements > E 2]
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  • 478 6 The Importance of Being C.-in-C. in India. London, Aug. 7. For the first time m history there aro now to be two de jure Commanders-in-Chief m India one Lord Rawlinson, who is coming home on leave under the new Act which makes this possible; the other Sir
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  • 342 6 Heart that Throbs by Itself. Dr. Alexis Carrel, of the Rockefeller Institute, New York, who has kept alive for twelve years a chicken's heart divorced fnfn the body. Ls attending the annual meeting" of the British Medical Association m Bradford. Dr. Carrel, who is regarded as
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  • 75 6 Henry Daniell, who recently returned to London after pJayinp Godfrey Tearle's part m Aimerica with Ethel Barrymore, did not at all fancy the local "bootleg" whisky. On the boat coming ba% he was asked by an American if he had had plenty to drink m New York. Daniell replied m
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 425 6 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. Guaranteed^ 25 years Sor wear Though you lend it about—" A f£e Classic Pen that has Captivated the World /|V Try this
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    • 477 6 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. AUTUMN RACE MEETING, 1924. Tuesday, Thursday Saturday, the 14th. 16th. and 18th. October. LADIES* TICKETS.— Ladies attending the races are reminded that admission to the Grand Stand and Lawn will be by tickets only, which are obtainable through members, free, and which must bear the naime
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    • 931 6 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING. (under S.R A. Rules of Racing). Will be held on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday the 14th, 16th, and 18th October 1924. PROGRAMME. For the Information of Members Only. First Day, Tuesday, October 14th. 1. 4 and 7. THE FARRANT STAKES CLUB CLP
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    • 576 6 to be handicapped hum handicapped n a. P to run Race No. 7; Class B. shall be el£ib N .o- 4; poniw hand,,,,.. «hall be el lKiWp to Entrance Fee |25 j ses Scurry. l For Added Stake M ()ni STAKES AM, PLatK-mI XX! P.m., v P.m^ and 5.r, Values
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  • 617 7 RKTIRN OF H. H. THE SULTAN. Kuala Kanpsar En Fete. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Kangsar, Sept I*> l«or a kM time past Perak has bee, prepann fcrtt, ..turn from Europe the Sultan, who arrived yesterday :;rv i 1 r i; liyth( M til f°?K V^" WWHr and
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  • 902 7 Kuala kangsar. Sept. 13. Kuala Kangsar is this w?ek at any rate j qualifying to appropriate Ipoh's title of The Hub. and Friday saw enormous crowds and excitement throughout the day. At 10 am. the address of wek'onw and congratulation M pmnUd on the Polo Ground. Fortunately
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 526 7 I BUSINESS CARDS. a#«HHHHHWOJ g<»^iiiilllPMlggsM| 1 pif«*e Send for the Illustrated catalogue of Musical Instruments 2 SEASON CO.. LTD. Ill and 113. North Bridge Road i J ttnggmgg PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS printing— Developing— Enlareine FRAMES MADE <: I KONG HIN CHEONG CO 104, North Bridge Road I "TRIPLEX' nly safe Motor
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    • 216 7 DOMESTIC SERVANTS. We were established m 1911. Our Registry cortains indoor and outdoor rr-.n tr .d wonun servants to suit all classes of Employers. Estate coolies, foreign ar.d special urdrrs undertaken. For particulars please apply to: THE SERVANTS' AGENCY, W. D. ALVIS. Manag-r, No. 17, Dhoby Ghaut, Sirgap<re. GUAM KIAT
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    • 839 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the trade mark I consisting of the word "CARNEGIE" is tbe tratfc mart; of CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY a Corporation organized u .id<?r the Jaws of the [State of New Jersey, located :ind doing business at Carnegie Building, Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania United States of America.
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    • 886 7 I TENDERS. I TENDERS FOR TODDY SHOP LICENCES. MALACCA, 1925. Notice is hereby given that tenders will b, receded' a t the Resident Councillor's Office, <*til noon on the 20th September, 1924, for the ex-cJusn-e right, subject to the limitations of the L.quors Revenue Ordinance, 1909 now 'januf Fetail durins
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    • 893 7 TENDERS. TENDERS FOR TODDY SHOP LICENCES, SINGAPORE, 1925. NOTICE is hereby g\rm that Tenders ,11 lx> nccved at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon on 26th September, 1924 for the .'xdu.sive light, subject to the limitation! U the Liquors Revenue Ordinance, 1909 now Ordinance No. 118 (Liquors Revenue), and' to
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  • 19 8 KENNEISON. At Wellington. Ir.iia. >uddvnly. on September 13th. the wife of E. J. K<-nneUon. Ratu C:tve?.
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS . WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1924.
    • 221 8 There will be general congratulations offered to His Highness Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore. to-day, on the occasion of his birthday celebrations. His Highness, the eldest son ot the late Suitar. Abu Bakar whose memory is cherished both m Johore and here, is fiftyone year- of age
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    • 530 8 The Calcutta correspondent of the Daily Telegraph is presumably m a better position to judgre of internal conditions m India than we are at this distance. We may perhaps however be excused for thinking that m taking the view that Hindu-Moslem enmity has now spread so widely
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  • 452 8 The wind and rain storm which passed >vei Bangkok <»n Sept 6 did considerable damage to the electric light and telephone services. Trees were uprooted all over Bai -:k.>k. b) a recent issue of this paper the name oi Mr. H. Harley Clarke was included m the iist of passenger-
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 39 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Sept. 16. The King of Siam. during his visit, W Stay two <ia\ m Ipoh, the Station Hotel being reaerved f»i a party of sixty Sept. 2SnL and 24th.
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    • 138 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Sept. 16. Perak was en fete during the week-enJ m honour of the Sultan's return. His Hiphness brought out two first-class polo ponies, which, it is believed, cost i'2so each. He umpired m a match between Perak Club Europeans and Iskander Club
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  • 151 8 Alleged to have gathered -ur- of money to the extent of nearly from peo i whom he had deceived into believing thin he was a Municipal Otfieei. a Ifohamed'Ml named Sultan Ibrahim alia> Mohamed ri i Noordin was charged before Mi". Bennett m the Second Police Court
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  • 106 8 Two of several Chinese who were at work m a rubber shed m Lorong S-A, Oeylanjr, <>n Monday afternoon, were kilk-d as a result of the roof of the building suddenly collapsing and burying them beneath. Four other men were injure i and were removed to
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  • 93 8 Johore will be en fete to-day and to-MOl row honouring H.H. the Sultan's nfty-fit t birthday. The ceremonies to-day include a thanksgiving service at nine this moriing: to be followed by an audience at which congratulatory addresses will be presented. Land and sea sports, polo tournament, military
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  • 374 8 A Malay boy was fishing m a sampan at Kuala Selangor last week, when his heel, which was protruding over the side of the boat above the water, was snapped off by a crocodile. He is now m hospital. Cn Thursday, the same crocodile was seen again at the same
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  • 739 8 Reuteri s. Set. London. Bm In letter to The Ti m >lr Swettenham, dealing withS.r onn proposal for a gradual reduction^' export of opium from India and rons U tion m Far Eastern territorVs and |C B1 the rate of ten per <. ent a)m 'j' decade, says
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  • 93 8 I The('h 1 ne.e,i !^e,.,f. ir t^i' eharged in the Second v teniae, at the InstenO Meredith, with eausmi a rash act, to wit, kaockini in Geylang the previous after. complainant was lUll >< and in an unn,-,,,^ Meuasd was remanded, bail m the sum of f%CHJ0. The
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 94 8 'THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKS." HOWEVER SMALL YOUR ORDER We will Deliver it TO YOUR DOOR FROM OUR Rt. TAIL GODOWN 45, Robinson Hoad TEL. 228. Ca Id beck. Macgregor Co.. Ltd. (Incorporated En Shanghai) New Shipment Just Arrived. Californian Grapefruit Australian Apples Oranges. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (.Incorporated
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    • 41 8 BERNA SWISS CONDENSED MILK. 1 I U Switzerland's best, and s 0 the best of all. 5 I DUPDtfe BROS. I Sole Agents r S.S. and F.M.S. GOODRICH TYRES PNEUMATICS SOLIDS TUBES "BEST IN THE LONG RUN" ADAMSON, GILFILLA3 Co.. Ltd.
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  • 120 9 HINDI QUARTER WRECKED. M\\\ KILLED. Servire.] Simla. Sept. 15. B rotary, m a statementioned that lo H had been kilted and Hindu- WOSSaded and »-< lb the disturbances si "h. and 10th. He ik wai apparently f an antin Bepteatbei of a .Moslem boy i Hindu on September
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  • 143 9 Tientsin. Sept. If, f tf f>- are advancing t..- EU Kui- They are fully with artillery and aeroplanes anil] mm nlities is momen- j ncptctcd Tht railway it reported Kanchurian side of r r to prevent Chihli > I>urhan. Sept. 16. —arching the N (mark, from Hamburg.
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  • 130 9 The Torano-Mon Ca-e. n< Xanyo Xichi N'ichi ShimJ>ur.>ha.> Tokio. Sept. ML m connection with Wtno-Mon ihootinf affair will take n October 1. rt a special court pro- 1 Supreme <".urt. prohibiting issues connected with c have be* d. Mr. Takuz.> tppofotment m it for the hearing on "f
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  • 44 9 ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. Chartered Bank to should be senr. September 30. SiaCftpor* Club. J.R.. 120; Associate of Buci. 110; VVhitcaway I I (total $333) Mrs. Luanjr Sri Say™ i! ip >' J W. Pell $5. 1A R T tal 51.534.C4. 8 '°OK. Hon. Secvtarv
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  • 230 9 NAVY AS POLICEMAN. AN I NENVIABLE SI GGKSTION. [Reuter's Service.] Wit i, r London, Sept. 15. men t,n tr^" I** C nflictin sta *eLeague of Nat.on, utilising the British U- n the event ,f a breach of the Covenant R Ruts, uts correspondent at Geneva ch.n
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  • 339 9 Madrid. Sept. U, An official communique announces the (evacuation of six Spanish positions on the Wadlau line, including Pntthfjiaii san, A supply column for Kalaa attained its objective after a brilliant bayonet charge THE N IN EATON TRAGEDY. Nuneaton. Sept. If, At the inquest into the accident where
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  • 148 9 The lawyer living m the Tapan Swang district of Bangkok. BSJI the Bangkok. TiBMS, wh" recetitlv got into trouble on' three counts, has now successfully surmounted two of them. He was charged with being m possession of a firearm with- out a licence; but he was able
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  • 75 9 Recruiting has been generally resumed m Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease. Salem dist.: Salem, Rasipuram and Attur, taluks; Madura: Periakulam. Palani and Thirumangalam; Raninad: Aruppukottai. Paramakudy. Strivilliputhur and Mudukolatur; Coimbatore: Coimbatore. Palladam and Udumalpet; Tinnevelly: Tenkasi. Ambasamudram. Nunganery,
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  • 375 9 ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO MURDER TOWKAY. I The trial of the two Striits-bom Chinese, Wan Boon Seng and Wee Kirn Chuan, on a charge of abetment of murder, the allegation being that they conspired together to cause the death of a well-known towkay, Wee Kirn Toon, commenced at the
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  • 242 9 A correspondent sends the following extract from a letter written by a Chinese lady, now studying m England: I wish you could see lovely Wales and Scotland with me this summer. Everywhere I go I have come across the kindest and nicest people that are
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  • 159 9 The following action was taken by Committee No. 4 at a meeting: held on 12th September. Decided to inform the F.M.S.R. that the Commissioners do not object to the existence of advertisements on the bridges at Orchard Road and River Valley Road, provided such advertisements are not of
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  • 179 9 Bishop X is a very large man. On one of his pastoral railway journeys he v.as told by the porter when he boarded tto train about 9 p.m. that there were no ■ON berths left. ''That is too bad," said the bishop. "I have a hard
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  • 303 9 Report of Committee. We have received the following report, signed by the Chairman and honorary secretaries, of the Committee appointed m connection with the fund organised for the relief of sufferers m the Pulau Tekong Fire:— At a meeting held at the Chinese Protectorate on
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  • 273 9 In the annual report on the Strait Settlements Volunteer Forces, dated February this year, which was laid on the table at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday, Major General Sir Neill Malcolm refers to a marked improvement all round m efficiency m response to the
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  • 174 9 According to present arrangements His Majesty the King will leave Bangkok for the F. M. S. on the 21st September and will arrive back again m the capital on October 12th. The whole journey is to be made m a train of eleven coaches provided by the
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  • 101 9 Labour M.P.'s Wild Words. London, Sept. 5. In moving his resolution at the Trade Union Congress m Hull empowering the General Council to investigate the conditions of labour m Eastern countries, which was carried, Mr. Ben Tillett, M.P. for North Salford, said that the workers
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  • 40 9 Penang was the wettest Settlement m the Colony during 1923, the rainfall being 3,443 m.m. compared with 1,981.50 m.m. m Singapore, or higher than it has ever been m the southern Settlement since 1862, when rainfall was first recorded here.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 131 9 lAv New W^-/^B Hats I I Fop I Now Being Shown. i! \Robinson Co., Ltd. l\ (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE.) < i M L *~9f J p i I i MAKES MITES MIGHTY LEAD WOOL Is not a new material but is actual lead m the shape of spun yarn, manufactured
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 654 10 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE MSB- "NE LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BJJKMBN. GENOA, MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. -ss^jsjs.—« WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINBNT. Dv« Si»fa»*r«. S i^dt! 1 k^Z Stt and SBn"" S t RHESUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 4 t AUTOLYCUS Marseilles, London,
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    • 449 10 STEAMER SAILINGS EUerman Bucknall I /I g 1 XrAflfVlO U|f% I /V I T#l jteamsnip i^o., L.ia. Ur\ I CDIIAW I IMP tLLLIimArI LlllLl Passenger and Freight Services TO ITXTfTim VHVnT*n\l AXTn rrWTINFNT UJNITfcD KIJNWJUM ASSU CUJN HIMJU* 1 VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG.
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    • 519 10 STEAMER SAILINGS .J',-,.&a BKIIIMI IISUIA AM» APCAR LINES. PA^F-KP^P^ MiT I^^ MAIL. lA^LAbftK AJMD CARGO SERVICES (UndGr CCDtraCt Wlth Hl8 Q Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS F»r MarseiUe., London», Amwerp. Tonnage. Singapore. 1924 na P^- Smg a?ort KASHGAR 0.000 Sept. 26 NAGOYA c M\LWA 11,000 Oct. 10 KAISAR I
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  • 446 11 ..miminist Diversions. Berlin, Aug. .1. n time since the war Berlin two minutes' silence m ourniiiK f<>r her dead. Th« mm the tenth anniversary n( but of the beginning of the t he step- outside the Reichstag: nblcd tht President and Chan- most of the polit.cal
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  • 190 11 I Aonatrfui Embalming Preceaa. Moscow, Aug. 4. i:; 1 the re embalmed •pen t<- the public anJ rrespondents jresto rI n itfl i!! a r«'<l wooden coffin BAI red velvit. The lied and covered wii n i form, permits a full revolutionary leader looks the day of
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  • 271 11 Prince's Illness. (By Courtesy of the N'anyo Nichi Nk'hi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Sept. IS. The Prince Takamatsu's illness was found upon medical examination to be a case of intestinal trouble. The Prince is improving satisfactorily. Marines Deaths Honoured. The funeral ceremony of the Marines whose lives were sacrificed on
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  • 352 11 Leipzig Story of "Buried" Millions. Berlin, July 31. Thirty food citizens of Leipzig m 1911 formed a solemn league and covenant to help one another to get rich quickly m a manner that promised some handsome returns with a minimum amount of risk a;*.d effort. It was
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  • 201 11 An appeal issued by t>he Singapore China Inundation Relief Fund Committee states: According: to the report by the International Famine Relief Commission of Shanghai the latest victims of the Inundation number 13,1 l. r >, of which Kalian alone took o.IMM). The Following figures show the total
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 22 11 If democracy is to be vnadf workable children must be taught to think, which is not the oase now. Dr. Cyril Norwood.
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    • 435 11 I Cyl 1 U n I i stopu E 1 I ot a "Lin. j V|^%^ GlCA^^ S Golden Specials Virginia Cigarettes, packed m dainty blue and gold air-tight B> (I tins ot twenty-hve, are an achievement m high-grade cigarette production. In climates where cigarettes quickly lose their original characteristics,
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  • 573 12 The Jmaster of the Kutsang reports that he passed a huge floating log on Sept. 12th, dangerous to navigation, m the following, position m the China Sea: —Lat. 10. 12. X., Long. 110. 11. E. The master of the Knowsley Hall reports that he passed a large sampan
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  • 299 12 The strength of the Police Force m Sinparu.re at the tr.d I f last year, according Ito the report by the Inspector General of Police placed on the tab'e at the Council meeting on Monday, was 1619 112 being required to complete the approved strength. The
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  • 101 12 The Republican managers will slay the first newspaper reporter who gets an interview out of Fall showing why he is supporting Coolidge and Dawes. Wichita Eagle. The Chinese who was charged before the Police Courts m connection with the theft of a hat from the residence of Mr. Harmer, A.S.P.,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 565 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) f For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) tod MONTORO (5,000 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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    • 792 12 WILL NOT _^^^aiuv^ JPM D CURE YOUR HUGO STINNK Br I^^y /RHEUMATISM (Incorporated m Germany, JPX TRY THIS REGULAR MONTHLY lR F rRT /^>^^- PLAN I'ASSKVGER SKUV|< F If you ati a viftim of rlieuniatic trouble OUTWARD IttM'Nh you will only waatt time by attempting to HONGKONG SH\\< m. rub
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 714 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Bangkok Kistna 8 a.m. B'ermasin, Stagen, Kota Baroe, Balik Papan and Samarinda < Van der Capellen 9 a.ir<. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang- 9 a.m. Patani Amra 10 a.m. Saba and Djambi Toh Lam 10
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 562 13 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S^ K. Line. De.tin.tio.. mmmm^ HarseiUea, London, Hamburg, Bremen, RotN-rdam, Antwerp via Colombo, N,V Tork v^San Francisco, Panama Atali^Sr l l 12 Durban. Al*oa Bay, Cape Tcwn, Rio M&&kik MarU from Kobe Oct. 15 nbo and Bombay Fabia aru from K <>be Oct. 5 Kar^oon, Calcutta via
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    • 404 13 STEAMER SAILINGS A da7Zm^^Zi£3HlHL^L^L^laV W^aWM K^Lw TSBr aift£Z^^*^^aptaiaMi^fc»a^>-» 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.
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    • 755 13 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND 1 3 SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST CHOPAKA to discharge and load In Port U.S.S.B. WEST CAJOOT to discharge and load Oct. U.S^.B. WEST FARALON to discharge and load Nor. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 lays
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  • 402 14 Shopkeeper by Day Burglar by Night. A young and attractive woman, whom the police consider the most extraordinary woman burglar of modern times, was sentenced to fourteen months' imprisonment at the Middlesex Quarter Sessions recently. She is Bertha Cruch. a married woman with two children. She
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  • 272 14 Remarkable Case m Madras. Madras. Aujf. 28th. Yesterday, at the Hijrh (Vurt session*, I '•t-fi.re Mr. Justice Beasky and a Special Jury, the trial t<rfcar. of the case m which M. A. Ahmed Badsha Sahib. Suhan Mohi- I deen, S. Ruknuddin. Nather Sahib, H. A. Badsha
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  • 141 14 Second Protest to be Sent. The Kokumin says that a second protest of the Japanese Government against the new immigration law of America will be forwarded to Washington towards the end cf this month- It has already been drafted by the Foreign Office, but has to be
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  • 272 14 When, on September 22nd., the Conference Hall opens at Wembley, a conference of a different character to those which are now being held will be commenced. It will be something- of a novelty for British visitors to hear from the lecturers expositions of religious faiths of
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  • 292 14 Bankruptcy Court Story of Transactions. Mcfßorid of Botto.niey ar.d E. T. Hooley were revived during- the examination m bankruptcy at Dudley on July 28th of Charles Thomas Mitchell, late of Ellowes Hall. Staffordshire. During his examination he Admitted that he and E. T. Hooley bought the Broonu-
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  • 259 14 The Dean of Canterbury, preaching at Canterbury Cathedral m mail week said.— **I cannot oU>se without one word of tiibute to a great man. who died only a few miles from this cathedral last Sunday. £]k! had far some time past lived and worked m Kent Joseph
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  • 44 14 It is reported that on arriving at Berlin, Doiiglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford were practically ignored by the general public. We understand that the film stars are rather surprised at b<? lg treated like mere exiled monarchs or members of an Allied Commission. Punch
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 255 14 WOODS GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles Messrs PERRY COMPANY (Overseas) Limited. (Incorporated m England.) Beg to notify the Public that they have OPENED A FULLY EQUIPPED MACHINE JOINERY WORKS at 83. Rochore Canal Road, Singapore. Telephone No. 3083. The works are under EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT, and are
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    • 246 14 j What about the High Cost o? Haulage I The most satisfactory answer to this important Question is The FORD 1 -Ton Truck! jj Costs little, is Economical to run, and what is more i- IT GETS THERE EVERY TIME I CHASSIS PRICE i it* c\ c% r* i •I
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  • 460 15 SUKGBI BAGAN RI'BBEK. The fourteenth report of the directors to the shareholders, which will be submitted at the annual meeting 1 on Sept. 24th. at Chartered Bank Chambers, states, inter alia: The net profit for the period af f er makiny: oue provision for depreciation. amoaftU to
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  • 20 15 Did you ever notice the promptness with which candidates on a national ticket begin to go to church? Baltimore American
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  • 64 15 S«pt»mWr 16. Bank 4 m.s 2 4 5 32 Bank demand T'i 1-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 19-32 Xovv York, demand 51 t^ Credits 90 day> 541* France, demand y^ India, T. T. Igy Hongkong, demand pc Pr»a. Yokohama, demand 126 1 Java, demand 138 Bangkok, demand 79 Sovereign,
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  • 182 15 September 16. Tin 225 Tons $IH»'\ S Gambier 2 5. 00 Peppen whit. 34 00 Pepper Plack 18 5 0 Flake Tapioca 11.10 Pearl Sago Small 80 0 Copra 1225 Copra Sundried 12.65 Opium, Benures unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon whit* 275.00 Rice Si am No. 1 for export 30.00
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  • 287 15 Montreal. By the end of the current year the first units of the 480,000 horse-power hydro-electric installation of the Quebec Development Co. at the Grande Discharge on the Saguenay river will be m operation. The entire discharge of Lake St. John will be available for
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  • 42 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Kuchai Prefs 1.05 1.10 Lingui Tin ($5) 5.50 5.70 x.d. South Taipingr 99 1.01 Maynard and Co. ($10) 7.00 8.00 Straits Trading (10) 25.75 26.25 S.S. 5 per cent Victory Bonds redeemable 1934 $ir>,078,000 104 105 c.i.
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 87 15 v Sin K anort>. Sept. IK. Rabbet Is 2^,d. t,m £242 15*. US tons told at 119.57H Min.nK.-With Tin down n f™ the tOM 01 the local shart market U naturally sonic what MtUued Unynk havo com,- to busiL V Uv TeioK K«rin« at 1.10 and I otahngrs
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    • 114 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. i> Singapore, Sept. 16 Rubbers. Unchanged. Mining.— Souths have buyers at 97^', <s -1. to at par ready. BaUn- Padangs buyers spII ci lr 6 Petalin^ M« buyers L 42 Johans 43 4;>. Pengkalens buyers 13.25 sellers 13.50. Kampongs have buyers at i'r» m!' S p\
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    • 184 15 Ti Singapore, Sept. 16. toS n ,2 llow kS s over the week end tv draining Tttad>> quiet h Ugh ii nK u' lS contl nue to attract attention, "ith shaies m demand at 6.40 ex div: and on offer 10 cents over. Kuchai Pref. aned
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    • 155 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. (L. R. Macphail.) oi v Singapore, Sept. 16. Kubber la, 2%d. 50. Tin £242 15s. 119%. 225 tons sold. Ihe mining section of the share market is adversely affected by the rather heavy fall m the price of tin metal of £8 ss. and with the
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    • 207 15 The Bureau statement on the American cotton crop is not fully reassuring, says the Times. It does to some extent encourage the hope of larger supplies during the present season, but the anticipated increase is hardly such as to give the trade entire satisfaction. The report discloses
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  • 35 15 Singapore, Sept. 16, 12 ncwn. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 49% 50; September 50 50Vi Oct.-Dec. "O^j 50%; Jan.-March 51 »4 51H. London Quotation Sheet Is. 2%A. Market Firm.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 431 15 Assets over $5,000,000. TUT rDDArr nomrntT Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE:-Wi»,W Straite SM^"^> :rr.-rrr.;rS-^ s AGENTS WANTED District Manager Secretar> Managing Director C. F. CHECTER G c KNOX HQRACE w RApER INSURANCE. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. rated m England). Established m
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    • 347 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880. Qh M,rtSrsF*~ V ioo oo(wo Rt-erve Fund Y 77,500,000 Ar President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. v DIRECTORS. 4 I. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Monmura. M Odagiri, Esq. N Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mog&mi, Esq. K. Tatsuim, Esq K.
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    • 491 15 jANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600.000 chares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors g.oooOOO HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amntsar Iloilo s^i/on Bangkok Ipoi: Seaarang
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    • 288 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (incorportUd m 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, CoUyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING
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  • 1264 16 Although they were unable to force a; result against the S.R.C. on Friday in the I semi-final the strength which the Pegasts displayed must necessarily make them J favourites for the Singapore Cup, particularly as the S.C.C.'s performance against M the Malays on Monday was by no means
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  • NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES.
    • 694 16 The annual general meeting of Nyalas Rubber Estates was held at French Bank Buildings yesterday. The Chairman. Mr. Koh San Hin, presided, and there were also pit sent the Hon'ble Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, Mr. Lee Chim Tuan, and Mr. C. V. Bailey (for the
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    • 58 16 London, Sept. 6. The Prince Edward Handicap (2 mile-) resulted as follows: Kwannon (Mr. W. M. G. Singer* 1. Norseman (Mr. James White) 2. Bellman (Mr. Curzon) S. Ten ran. Won by a head, a length between second and thir:l. Betting: 7 to 1 against Kwannon. 10 to
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 138 16 A. lass Doubles. Utermark and Hill scr. beat Hall and! Sedwick— s, 6—2, 6 3. B. Class Doubles. Marriott and Lee 1 vs Stewart and Jackson scr., unfinished. C. Class Doubles. Baxter and Hudson scr. beat Jones and Weston— 3, 6—2, 6—3. B. Class Singles. H. L. Taaffe—
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    • 105 16 A. c la v Doubles. Winter and Roy Smith— l vs. Battishill and Fulcher scr. B. Class Doubles. Mallinson ami Green scr. vs. Smith and Walsh— 2. C. Class Doubles. Thornton and Voelker 4 vs. Snell an-1 McCullajrh :~cr. D. Class Singles. S. Mclntyre vs. S. L. Oppier.
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    • 73 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Kumpur, Sept. 16. The Kampong Kaantan tennis tournament was wry iwrfllflll. despite much rair.. the rmal day. Kkinman won the open singles for the third successive year, beating John?tone m the final by 6 o, 6 l, after defeating Younp 6 3.
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    • 26 16 Member? are reminded that the Tanplin Club Tennis Toumament will be continued on Thursday. Friday and Saturday and if Nptt next week.
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    • 33 16 [Reuter's Sen-ice.] London, Sept. 15. First League: Birmingham 1. Notts County 0. Blackburn 3. Liverpool 1. Preston 1, Cardiff 3. Scottish League: Hearts 1. Rangers 2. Hibernian 2, Celtic 3.
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    • 92 16 The following are the handicaps for this j meeting on Sunday. Class A. Polo Pony Handicap. Three I furlong?. Black Pearl l'J.7, Dinty 122, Mah Jong*: 11.7, Prudence 11. Class B. Polo Pony Handicap. Three fur- longs. Senai 10.10, Stella 10.6. Susie 10, Panchor i.C Polo Ponies who
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    • 80 16 i The following card? were returned m the men's monthly medal September 1924. Fifty cards were taken out: I. S. Law 88 18 70 G. B. Kellagher 81 10 71 Capt. Shackel 83 10 73 E. W. P. Fulcher 89 16 73 G. B. Anderson 83 J
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    • 81 16 London, Sept. 6. Leicester 14, Bath 11. Plymouth 16. Bridgewater 3. Cardiff 17, Bridgend 3. Cross Keys 7, Pill Harriers 8. Results of Northern Union matches played to-day are: Dewsbury 23, Hunslet 10. Featherstone 25, Hull 12. Halifax 14 Broughton 7. Hull Kingston 22, Wakefield 3. Keighley
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    • 58 16 The following w^ represent the S.R.C. VS. S.C.C. at hockey this afternoon on tne S.C.C. ground:— A. C. Carnegy; E. G. Wheatley and N. E. Ess; F. Albuquerque, C B. Webb and V. C. Westerhout; E. F de Souza, L. M. Pennefather, H. G. Stack (Capt.), J. Rodrigues and
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  • 563 16 THE LIST OF ENTRIES. The following 1 is the programme and entries for the various events at the meeting to be held at Kuala Lumpur on Friday ami Saturday, 19th and 20th instant. Friday, 19th September. 100 Yards, Heats: C. A. R. Bateman, R. Brings, Chan Peng
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  • 148 16 Batting. The following have completed three or more innings and have an average of 20 or over: Bowling. The following have taken 10 or move wic- X.B.— S.C.C. Singapore Cricket Club. S-R.C— Singapore Recreation Club. L.U.— Lanka Union. S. Services. Tms Mst Inn*. Not m Total
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  • 36 16 London, Sept. 6. At Scarborough to-day Rhodes accomplished for the fifteenth time the double feat of taking a hundred wickets and scorHirst's record of fourteen, ing a thousand runs m a season, beating
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  • 77 16 London, Sept. 6. Following 1 the refusal of the Lossiemoutli Golf Club to lift the expulsion of Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald m consequence of his pacifist speeches during the war, a member of the club, who is an admirer of the Prime Minister, has demanded the
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  • 30 16 The monthly medal for September (bogey) will be played for during the week-end, Sept. 20th and 21st, and the Ladies Spoon on the '-following Monday, Sept. 22nd.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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