The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 July 1925

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, JULY 13, 1925. NO. 11,540.
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  • 1398 1 Another outrage has heen committed on the -persons of English missionaries by Cantonese soHiers Page 9. The Times is of the opinion that the time has come for British policy to China to take clear and definite shape Page 9. The Daily Telegraph says there is strong
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  • 918 1 A MONTH IN THE F.M.S. MCOLLBCTHKNfI BY I). MAW. Part VIII. As soon as daylight broke on OUT shelter^ WC were all astir. Our tracker selected and cut from a clump growing quite < «..-t to the hut several enormously thick bembooe. I had never seen any
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 182 1 S\\ M.I-OW AKIEI.I.'S MARIE BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL. Owing to the CHARITY BALL at the Memorial Hall on July 16th, our usual Dance will not take place. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. SARKIES BROTHERS, i. HI 1.1. Proprietors. Seventy varieties besides V4YMFN the dailv special dishes. —if Manager. •t l^T
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    • 197 1 "Kurlo' Soap Wafers. tbsolutdy pore Mid fiee from my deleteriojui 'ngredierts. Un>urpassotl for washing woollens, laces. silks etc. "Kurlo" will v.Ktt injure or harden the most (ielicate fabric. J^^T Shrinking delightful °>w shampoo L^^^^^^^^l^? solution. £jP Manufactured by: WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. Widnes, England. Singapore Depot: 55. Robinson Road. i
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    • 28 1 Bacardi Rum and everything else for a Million-dollar cocktail at H. BOLTER'S EUROPE HOTEL BUILDING. vA JOHN HAIG'S GOLD LABEL WHISKY THE BEST SWEE LEE CO. WINE MERCHANTS.
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    • 7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S BISCUITS AND CASH
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 136 1 THE WEEK. Monday. V.\th. High Water. 3.9 a.m.. 4.8 p.m. League I: S.C.<\ vs R. Sussex. Singapore Tennis I hampionship. ncfidnit, \4th. High Water. 4. 1S a.m., KJ p.m. Assizes- Open. Leagve II: S.C.F.A. <Bl vs S.R.(\; Royal Sussex vs Headquarters. Singapore. Tenttifl Champion*hip. Wcdn i\-thin, lith. High Water. M8
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    • 572 2 DUBARRY SPECIALITIES New Ktock of the following lines has just arrived. SILKASHAVE SHAVING STICK. DUBARkV SHAVING MILK. GLOSSAN'A SHAMPOO POWDERS ROUGERETTES IN GILT CASES POWDERETTES IN GILT CASES. BATH CRYSTALS. CRYSTAL BATH SOAP. AT POPULAR PRICES. MKDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. TO-NIGHT'S CINEMA PROGRAMME. "THE MONEY MANIAC"
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    • 142 2 VICTORIA THEATRE The Theatre is closed until further notice for alterations and repairs to be made. HAROLD LLOYD, KING OF MIRTH, IS AGAIN WITH US. Safety Last I His first 7 reeler has arrived. Watch for Alhambra's date 19th JULY R. M. DONATI, Distributor. -i i—^— i I. jML J
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    • 235 2 From Sunday, 12th July, to Saturda>. |>(^ |^"N AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co.. Ltd.. Proprietor ANOTHER BIG PICTURE, A FIRST NATIONAL M \> n A Story in the life of the Great Persian Poet OMAR KHAYYAM Pictured with Old Persia's Glamorous Beaut\ t with the wine of Omar's
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  • 804 3 11 may not be generally known that, \i;iing the past few years, there have been lit mad in this Colony no less than one V'jndnd and forty guilds or unions con r netted with labour. It is quite useless to ddplcrc tht fact and
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  • 182 3 Referring to the MiioQfl anli-foreipn disturbances in Hankow The Cen'rnl China Post reports that the Garrison Commander and the British Naval Authorities in charge of the foreign forces landed for the- proaction of the Concessions, have inv ted Mr. F. W. Mas?, Commissioner of Customs, to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 178 3 I Scote/i 'W/zisfcu J "TOP NOTCH;\jf 11 Scotch 1f of rare Flavour y/^^o^^ > and always yl^^K^^^s^ DISTILLERS AGENCY LTD. /MBffi&B&&k •WJW»*.'' i EDINBURGH. y^^^^'^J^^^^MM l j SCOTLAND. J^^^<^o^jM^T -Ljl>' f\ CROSSMITH'S j^ I VJana-KQfis§ m rerfume cf Ceylon v OVERS of sweet seems describe Wana- Uy L^ K.tnec at
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    • 265 3 [USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within /A [1 One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. Jl&*7\! Sole Distributing Agents: ■■^y^itm Malayan Motors Agents in F.M5. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. < a 1 J
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  • 988 4 MR. GROSSMITH'S THEORY. Off with Stucco; up with the Tram Lines." "Thos e %vhu find London too dazzling can continue to live in some stucco-investecl district, blow out the gas at ten o'clock, and for a mild dissipation hire one of the remaining four-wheelers and
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  • 571 4 WBLwnra progress. London's first satellite town at Welwyn is growing up fast, as a party of visitors from the central rlanet were able to see for themselves, says the Manchester Guardian of June 11th. Welwyn Garden City i- called a satellite because it is too near London
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  • 273 4 Progress of Restoration Operations. Paris, June 8. Ten million francs of the munificent gift of Mr. Rockefeller are to he devoted to the restoration of the Palf.ce of Versailles, and n.000,000 francs of this total are to be expended this year on repair?. In addition there
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  • 105 4 The Irish interest in horseflesh foti deep and begins early. Xot long ago the children of a country school in the County Cork were being- examined in knowledge of Holy Writ. The Bishop was present, and everyone war, on his mettle. All went well until the question
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    • 259 4 TWO DEPENDABLE PRESERVATIVES !IHH M until E For Timber For Iron and Steel a IPViIiHr9P^^4VMPP9 Ihai nr u U Jraßl j JODELITE SIDEROSTHEN SOLE AGENTS r I The Borneo Company, Limited. (Incorporated in England.) U Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Teluk Anson, Ipoh, Alor Star, Penang. t 3,000 PILE SUFFERERS CURED IN
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    • 61 4 Ny Carlsberg Rppr KL. SOLE IMPORTER* THE EAST ASIATIC OMtt (Incorporated in Denmark SINGAPORE. HUDSON'S Have in Stock a large assortment of New Instruments including BANJOLINES, BANJO-MA** LINES, SWANSE BAW MANDOLINES, VKX*** and SWANEE BANJO-r« fLEL also ONE MAN J AZ Z rH Y THE HOUSE OF THE CAU* MUSIC
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  • 1015 5 AN EXTINCT HUMAN SPECIES. Almost the most significant part of increase in knowledge of the descent of man is the establishment of the fossil relics known as Neanderthal man as representing a distinct species, human, yet not part of our ancestry, which came into existence, spicad over a
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  • 741 5 C«.-ntrol Commission's Report. The report of thu Inter- Allied Military Commission of Control on the general inspection made between September S. 1924, and January 5, 1925, wt.i'.n fo«md tht basis of the Allied Note presented to Germany, has been published. The German defaults set forth by the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 449 5 I Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills. I Every woman knows that clean bread I cannot be made with dirty hands, 1 i neither can a house be kept tidy without I constant attention. So it is with the I human system. Pure blood cannot be I made from a foul
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    • 750 5 I THE MALA YAN PA VIUON AT WEMBLEY. Cannot compare with the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Show and trades exhibition to be held at Kuala Lumpur, July 31st to August 3rd. in giving a true representation of the industries and resources of the Malay Peninsula. At Wembley too, all your amusements are
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    • 356 6 n OFFERED BY THE I SINGAPOEE FREE PRESS B IN A GIGANTIC I H POPULARITY VOTING CAMPAIGN I fl CAMPAIGN OPENED MAY 23rd CAMPAIGN CLOSES JULY 18th. IliL .i^^^ir" "-^-tSp^B^K. M H ---^51 mM Im Itt IV IV A L' Including $3,000 Insurance Po!icy, full coverage in the OVERSEA-' V^y^V
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    • 1203 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS i u i mmamM^^^— QFFFp I 3 MAGNIFICENT CARS— A HOST OF PRIZES EASY TO WIN 1 '^■■""■■^■■■■■■■^■■^M The foii owin g list of prizes win be given fr€Q Jn the Raffleg Hotel balJ a——^ room on Saturday July 18th 1925. fn The prizes will be
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  • 43 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE. HEREFORD LUCY, .lunt- IS, M St. .laniesV. Piccadilly, by the Riyrht Rtverond th Bifthop of Singapore, ■«li»l>4 by fchc Reverond Harold V Webb-Bowon. (it orge Arthur Hereford of the Miilayan ivil Sorvict-, to Lilian Florence Lucy, of dial ft. Malfitoiif
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  • 776 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. JULY 13, 1925. Week End Comment. The latest reports of the strike position in China seem to give hope that when the fine frenzy of expelling- the foreigners has died awav, and the men on strike begin to find that the old rule of "no work,
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  • 332 8 Mm. R. P. Brash and Mrs. J. C. Osfaonst I rtio the first two ladies to become members of the 1] <>h (lymkhana C'lub. C. G. Colt-man, acting Inspector of •Schools, Singapore, accompanied by Mrs. Colenuill, is on a visit to Penang. l>r. (Mrs.) Bcntinck is to be stationed at
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  • 173 8 INDIAN TARIFFS TftOUBLK. (From Our Own Correspondent.^ ren«nK, July 11. The Calcutta correspondent of the Ga- j zette states that a protest has been lodged] before the Tariffs Board by Mr. Fitzpatrß-k, j the Managing Director of the Bengal Iron; Company, against the increase in the duty i
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  • 175 8 Mr. Maurice H. Henty died at Home <>n the 17th June, after an illness lasting about' eipbt weeks, at the a#e of 4i». Mr. Henty. as Apent for the Contractors, Messrs Topham Jones and Railton Ltd.. was in charge of the construction of the
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  • 406 8 I .CM. A. ACTIVITIES. [n preparation for the Anniversary EnUnainment. t,he United Chinese Mu-ica! Association have derided at a special General Meeting: held recently to stajre a play entitled "Nyonya Chantek." and no doubt they will be warmly received, as favourites always are. Since 1922 the Association has
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  • 151 8 Chief Inspector Ryder, who has been Stationed at Seremban as O.C.P.D. since the departure of Mr. Feeny on home le*ve, been transferred to Kuala Lumpur. His place has been taken by Chief Inspector Taylor, \yho has already a.^umod duties. We are glad to be able to state that Dr. Wilson,
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  • 343 8 who mi.wKintt^ Weil, it's all o\v. r feti tl M one knows who ii goi nR tag. The Ctapaip, m, know, neither do the will be discovered after the j the count at th,. RaftVi Hotel' urday evening. The public is cordially invi sent
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  • 61 8 On Saturday m< rning, M the Coroner, opened the <lt ath of tin- hii stabbed to death few i!ay> :iy;«> FoHoV I comparatively trifling inci<ft*nt. 1 oee, it appears, vrai ridii h<- ran into some lfala>.* during which th,- Malay- aro a have produced Itnivi eanand. The two
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  • 60 8 Owing to the unsettk I up north the Cabaret gently pleaoi d large lud pore is returning her* f" r The Victoria Tl»e»tre nnfortui under repair, but Mr. v. phi hotel if making arrangement! h ride for their playing at the Hotel prfjgfonunei will be entin catafed
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  • 25 8 A meeting of oil m«m»*n DopartniCT>t Y.M.( A. fymrmsium, on Wedmwda) rt Every Junior memWr h urged •uid assist iii ftrranginf pwgnW
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  • 138 8 Mr. C. Hiirmijr.M,. ('"iumi:F.M.S.. arrival it [poll recently Lompar on a ri»i< of l"»P" Raja U»pe Zair,,: «,,->. -i. j of H.H. the Sui.an 1 ftmk, «ri« ing in August foi to be ed uca tod. Mr. A. G. tarrock rernban and re»um?d I -t Fntrineer. Ntgri Sen prior to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 179 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" BOLS /Jk V.O. GIN Srone ßottles) IKI&SiI I To APPRECIATE THIS GIN j ll^-^jß THOROUGHLY THE BOTTLE SHOULD J^C^^ BE KEPT ON ICE AND THE GIN j J^^S^ DRINK NEAT WITH ORANGE p \gM fitters. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorpcn&ti i" Shar.^V,a'i.> t:». Robinson Road
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    • 38 8 r/.V.V.V.vJ'/A%V/AV/A Parf urns de Luxe COTY I 5 Chypre jE Origan Rose Jacqueminot Paris Emeraude 5 [I EAU DE COTY J" U.- ht- had from all dealers S Dupire Brothers. Sole A Rents: THE BOSNBO COMPANY, LTD. MALAYA.
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  • 372 9 gOVT. APPROVES j\>HKSOVS ACTION. ||r ,iiM \!l< Ml MM l\<;. i -p. ndi ni i. Heagkaag, Jui> 11. ha* < shied to Sir J. smure thai h>: in:: --n Shameen on full spproval of the the Canton Govern- Jsmei will continue ith bii accustomed crews itriking the
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  • 9 9 KING RECEIVES OUR GOVERNOR. london, July 10. lo th(
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  • 274 9 WHOLE HOGGERS vs FREETHINKERS. DAYTON IN THE bVOTLJGbTT [K< liter'. Service.] Dayton. Tennessee, July 11. Tak Uwn has become the centre" of poPUlar tatoMSt and the Mecca of religious contn.vc-i.ialists all over the country. Such people are booking every inch of lecommodatioa for the trial Of the school
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  • 101 9 [Havas Service.] Paris. July 10. M Rla, French Minister at Bangkok, commenting in Le Temps on the FrancoSiamese treaties, emphasises the points of the development of economical relations between France and Siam and th e purely defensive aims of the Siamese army. He Concludes that the Franco-Siamese rap
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  • 86 9 [Reuters Service.] Warsaw, July 11. Ene Polish Government has presented a note to the Soviet Minister strongly protestfng agaiwt the recent kidnapping of the Poli>h lieutenan: and ill minding, that he be immediately conveyed to the frontier and the establishment of a commission of enquiry into the
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  • 68 9 [Renter's Service.] London, July 10. A verdict of suicide while temporarily insane has been returned in the inquest on the septuagenarian Mr. George Sydney Waterlow, who shot himself at a hotel ia Plymouth. The evidence showed that Mr. Waterlow was depressed hscaUSS he had beard of the
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  • 33 9 [Beater*! Service.] London. July 11. Ibe Board Of Trade returns for June -how imports £110,982,000 an increase over last month of tG.Trtf.OOO. Exports i:58,893, ('OO. a reduction of tfvJU.OOn.
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  • 35 9 [Rtuter's Berrie*.] Moscow, July 11. It i> anndtmecd that two «»f the aero- lanes lying to Peking will continue their f!iol n to Tukiu while the two others will to«r China.
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  • 60 9 MACMILLAM LEAVES FOR ARCTIC. [Router's Service.] New York. July 12. IfMßlillaa imdkw¥ hk departure from H<»fH-.';i! I.ubiador. u> the antic repions. I Aiyathurai c Chunchie b Morrow l Wtirakody c Morrow b Chunchie 21 Rctnam not out 20 Leijssius c Campbell b Keyt 10 Moreira c Bartcls b Keyt 2
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  • 160 9 TRADECMON CONGRESS SUPPORT. NO SI 'KKKNDKK. [lteuter*s s.iviee.] I ondon, July 1 1. The (ienerai Coilltefl of ihe Trade Union Congress, after a meeting with the executive of the Miners' Federation, issued a iMMtttert* endorsing the latter's refusal to j ni.M't the coalowners until the latters' prosais }.i»
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  • 106 9 [Beuter's Qenriee.] London. July 11. Renter states thai the British reply to Spanish request for intervention in Morocco deprecates any action which could be interpreted \i«>latin«r the neutrality of the rangier zone, which it does net consider t«» be in any immediate danger. It believes that the
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  • 58 9 [Renter's Service.] flails. July 10. Government has been overthrown by nroops eanunanded by General Francesco Gomes. All the government buildings were taken evsc and the oaVials imprisoned- It is proposed t<» hold elections. The Revolutionaries declare their intention to rectify what they regard as the errors
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  • 54 9 [Renter's Service.] London. July 11. The Singapore Main is ashore thirty miles east of Perim. The salvage steamer Meyun has gone to assist. The captain re- ports the ship upright with no leaks. [The Singapore Maru 5851i tons built and engined in I'Jl9 at Kawasaki, belongs to
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  • 234 9 Peerage Elect ion. Tokio. July 10. The election of Upper House members to I*' selected from each title such as Count, Viscount and Baron has been carried out. Five new members including four Counts, Yanagiwara Sakai, Kabayama and Futara and (General, Baron Tachibana have been returned as the
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  • 765 9 S.C.C. AND MALACCA DRAW. Visitors* Rowling Flogged. The match between the S.C.C. and Malacca on the Padanj? on Saturday produced during the lour hours play no less than 323 runs, of which 180 came from boundalies. Fine weather prevailed, with a ra- ther strong wind blowing: across the jrround,
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  • 210 9 Quite an interesting practice match was played on the S.R.C. ground on Saturday between teams captained by Messrs Bartels and Lcijssius respectively. The sides were well chosen and some good batting was seen. Mr. Barfels's side went in first and were all out for a total of
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 284 9 Useful Gifts for Gentlemen I I No. 3 OBLONG CONCAVE FLASK BAYONET TOP FLUSH CUP GILT INSIDE. ALL STERLING SILVER. j Size 21& ins. by 5 ins. (Capacity about th Pint) PRICE $45.00. Size 3 ins. by S% ins. (Capacity about Pint) PRICE $58.50. Size 31.., ins. by 6 ins.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 746 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargu un through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. ADRASTL'S London, Rotterdam,
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    • 555 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND T HEIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. 1 s.s. COLORADO due July 28 s.s. CITY OF MADRID due Aug. 28 s.s. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE due Sept.
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    • 451 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AM) APCAR Lftfgg (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SEK\N f< PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAITsTEAM n\\ u VT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKK\ y (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governm< OVTWABOfi FROM LONDON. ROMEWAIUI For China and Japan, l'«>r Marseille! oru Due *-".iu| MACEDONIA 11,100
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  • 585 11 We Americans have nothing to show you in surgical speed. Some of the operations which I have witnessed here in London were the slickest things I ever saw, and I have seen most of our own good operators at work. We are rather inclined to fancy
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  • 341 11 Ancient but Effective Custom in Orissa. In the interior of Orissa the inhabitants are sometimes allowed to resort to their old system of obtaining: justice. This is filled "Trial by Ordeal," and it is really a test of endurance with fire or water. The water ordeal is
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  • 159 11 Departure For New Zealand. Forty-nine British public schoolboys weri' to leave Liverpool on May 30th. for New Zealand under the oversea settlement scheme which has been arranged between the Home and New Zealand Governments. j This is the largest party of British pul»- lie schoolboys that
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 438 11 BUSINESS CARDS. >; < c. < i: ■< i rt T Send for the Illustrated < c»'al °f Mumlcil Instrument*. < SEASON CO, LTD. nj ltd 113, North Bridge Road. HIRE. Great Reduction in Rates THE LsiATIC MOTOR CAR CO. Road 69-b. Bukit Timah Rd. ■Cm. 1801 and 10<T. [U
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    • 619 11 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF PEOPLE'S PARK. Th< Municipal Commissioners of the Towi of Singapore invito tenders for the Executioi of Repairs, Colourwashing nud Painting of th. Coohe Linos Blocks A, B, C, D, E and Out houses. Specification and Form of Tenders may b. obtained at the Municipal Architects Office dunnu
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    • 91 11 s |inil"lllll«lllllllllllll!!lllllllllllllllllllllll!!lllini!ll!!flllllllllll!lllllllllllll!^ I FAN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS f 1 The M To those smokers- vKd s 1 4, \\h!^om^'t\\ Egyptian and cT_^^\' 1 1 f/ l{^^m^})f-\ Turkish cHltoette. too-h«vsf 6^^"^* I s i nv^^cs tvji irresiartible ••-"^^r H mmm^ 1 9 U^l HflM l^fl 4 iw— t IW^^^^H H^E i la^*^^
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  • 255 12 The steamers Malay Maru and Tangistan arrived on Friday with rice. The Transbalt, flying the Russian flag, arrived in Singapore from Odessa on Saturday. She is bound for Yladivostock with o cargo of salt and rails. The Bureau of Research, U.S. Shipping Board, has issued statistics bearing on
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  • 106 12 Fate of Pleasure Yacht. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the yaw:l-rigged yacht Endeavour, with her crew of three, who left Sydney on June 3, on a pleasure cruise along the North Coast as far as Ma.kay. The yacht was lying outside Inskip Point on
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  • 148 12 i The '•Prometheus," launched t»st month from the yard of Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.. b a standard !a>.> of motor vessel for Messrs. If red Ho't \vd Co.V Far Eastern service. She is ij."> ft. b.p., with a beam of 51 ft »i ms. and depth of
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  • 310 12 "I am sorry that we have no further new vessels in view ;nd have no immediate intentions of buildirg. The only thing I can promise is that when we do build we shall not build in Germany," Mr. Robert C< rry stated, at a luncheon during the
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  • 561 12 AMERICAN AND BRITISH INFLUENCES. Sir Robert Falconer, president of Toronto University, delivered the fifth of the I son Chair lectures at Edinburgh. This section of his study of "The United State* as a Neighbour" was entitled ''The World of the Average Man." He spoke of the idealism
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  • 132 12 The depaiture of tits Empress of Asia from Hongkong on June 30th terminated u period of anxious waiting, for since the walking- out of her crew her movement have h-cn uncertain in the extreme neither the agents nor the passengers knowing from hour to hour when sht would
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  • 143 12 Leaving Shanghai on June 7, Captain Otto Prahl and Mr. Emil Euler reached Hongkong on June 29th, after an extremely uncomfortable trip in a thirty foot cutter. Flying the German flag, this small craft is bound on a round world trip, but the first stages have
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  • 100 12 Scotland Yard regards the forgery discoveries in Earl's Court as the most important in recent years. All lB*est fofgtatf devices were used, some of them being unfamiliar to the police, including a huge swinging camera, 4 ft. square, suspended from the ceiling, four etching machines, two presses, a huge quantity
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 580 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUOTRAUA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-kncnv* steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) •nd MONTORO (5,000 tons). The 9.5. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins 4* Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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    • 406 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO Su| (Incorporated i n Ita] y HI homewaSF7 AIUn I Bi-monthly service f or Pri *}*> and Trieste via ports tJv Ml^ V J through Bills of Uihe fcTSi Levant and Black fet pJT port? on the West c,,, n fif '^jj* fcl Arriv/^j nun l. 7 ■4
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 731 12 BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taipiag, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m Ketantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi and Kedah
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    • 143 12 L. Martin, Mr. P. Rosted, Mr. and Mrs. G. Rutten, Mr. W. N. Scott, Mrs. A. P. Stellingwerff, Miss K. J. Stellingwerff, Mr. E W. Hare, Miss L. Schmidt, Miss A. D. Woolley, Mr. W. R. Humpherson, Miss H. Lank, Mr. B. H. B. Stockton, Mr. S. Mori- tani, Mr.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 702 13 0. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. v ifcfl Hamburg, Rotterdam, Bremen, via Colombo, A(i ei u»i IVrt Said Atlas Maru Ju] y 4 Jul >' 15 pc Town, Rio, Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo, f Manila Maru Aug. 6 Aue. 8 gad Bombay via Penang. f Hamburcr Maru
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    • 418 13 <^SS* Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINBSB. via Colombo, Port SaW, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 110 days.
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    • 679 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD l BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS i 1 SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND I SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B WEST FARALON July 22 U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA An*. U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT Sept. U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Oct. and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days
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  • 1060 14 SIR MICHAEL O'DWYER'S MEMORIES. Blood tells. Sir Michael O'Dwyer's account of his 35 years in India is what one would have expected of a descendant of the O'Dwyer clan chiefs, who held wide lands in Tipperary till the Cromwellians came and who, whether landed or landless,
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  • 519 14 I HIS AIMS AS UNDERSTOOD IN MUKDEN. I Mukden, June 21. At any other time the movements of Chang Tso Lin would be chronicled widely in the foreign and vernacular press, and all kinds of deductions, wise and unwise would be drawn from these, but had
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  • 402 14 Secret cf the Lj»s S of J«* tiled Anklets. The culprit in the jewelled anklet theft mystery of Paris has been proved to be a fox terrier dog who had been trained to understand the furtive advance, the sudden swoop and sidewise slash as his
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 248 14 After all— I the charm that outshines all others, when the lips part in a smile, is the gleam of daintily polished teeth,, a charm which Calvert's Tooth Powder can help so much to secure. Again, besides polishing so brightly those teeth that show, this delightful dentifrice gives the thorough
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    • 127 14 A feats: Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Singapore, Straits Settlements. HIGH CLASS VIRGINIAN CIGARETTES, THE NEW CIGARETTE WITH THE EXQUISITE AROMA 80 CENTS PER TIN OF 50. C. A. RIBEIRO Co., ltd have just received a fresh consignment of FOUNTAIN PENS WATERMAN'S, Self-filling and safety: I No. 12, Chased $5.00
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  • 619 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. f I 8r&j: Vn aC Son S ar hOW iMUe marked.] n dollars Jnl^^ otherwise Asam Kumbang (£i buyers 46c £^l Sellers 4 ✓» i Batang Padang Tin Hitam Tin "*os ou 60 4«s 6d 63 Wril Hydraulic (£, Johan Tin 1.58 1.62 37s
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  • 62 15 July 11. Bank I m.s. 2 4 16 32 iSank demand 214 6-32 Private crests m.s. 2 4Xew York, demand 56** Credits 90 days 58^ Franco, demand 1186 India, T. T. lU% Hongkong, demand I", „.o }> r r Yokohama, immmM vm% Java, demand 141 >,* Bangkok, demand 791^
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  • 200 15 July 11 Tin IlT) Tons tIXH liambier Pepper White 1; V SO Pepper Black vV nG Flake Tapioca <5 54 Pearl Sago Small 9pg Copra u^j Copra Sundried 12.20 Opium, Bonar's lint. 4.00U Rice, Liang Hin Chin Marie B'ue Eajrle (01.1) SCO Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Kagle
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  • 35 15 Singapore, July 11, 11. 30 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoke* Sheet. Spot 1. •"»-■> 1.54; Aug.-Sept. 1..~>2 1.58; Oct.-Pec. 1.42 1.48; Jan.-Maivh 1.22 1.2.5. London Quotation Sheet 3s. ll^d. Marke' Firm.
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  • 668 15 Satisfactory Year's Working;. Presiding at the annual meeting of this Company held at Electn House, E.C., the Chairman (Sii John Denison-P^ender. G.8.E., K.C.M.G.) said that he was sure the shareholders would agiee with him that the result of their working had heen satisfactory. From a
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  • 277 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). i, Siniraporo, July II at l?0% M 2>S L CIU 125 tonl The advanee of the commodity has a K ain MnuulaU'd enquiry of Rubber shares, most >t.rks homy in active demand. The Mining sccr:oM >f th< market is uuivx
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  • 123 15 Sinßapore, Jul> 1 1. Is. Rubin-!- in London, one dollar gold in New York! Values have again soared to a high leve and the various Markets report strong undertone under the influence of renewed American buying. The amount of free rubber available at prevailing hi«h prices *s ■mall
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  • 194 15 Striking Growth in Recent Years. In output and capital employed the rubib(>i manufacturing Industry ranks eighth i among all Canadian industries. Recent extensions to plants provide increased capacity for th production of tyres, footwear, mechanical, moulded and sauitaijr rubber roods, and miscellaneous products such as hot water
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 359 15 .Assets over $5,500,000. mmm^^ m^^ m TUV PDDArr r- nmnn», w Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. nwwirm w < Incor Porated in Straita Settlements) T ;<"^^^^ tfp LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. P sitea with the Supreme Court of England, and- complies
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    • 952 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $26,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairman HP White, Esq. Deputy Chairman W H. Bell, Esq. |A.
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    • 41 15 1 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated to England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 305 16 HOME CRICKET. Hil; SrorinK at the OvaL [Renter's Service.] London, July 10. A< the Oval: Gentlemen beat Players by four wickets. The Players scored 403 for eight, declared (Sandham 50, Parsons 72, ITunw 103. Kennedy h0 not out) and 252 for seven, declared (Hobbs 51. Hearne 65 not
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  • 29 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 10. Bisky: The Elcho Shield has been won by England with a score of 1706. Scotland scored 1704 and Ireland 1650.
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  • 391 16 Second Annual The boys attending the Oldham Hall Day fcchool held their wctod anr.ual athletic ports on the Oldham Hall grounds un Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of parents and others interested in the school. Great interest was taken in the proceeding." by
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  • 80 16 Melbourne, June lft. Purser will leave Melbourne on Friday by the steamer Re d'ltnlia for India, where he will be raced by Mr. Mathradas Goculdas. Purser, whose Caulfield Cup win created such a sensation, will be free to race again in October. He is the type
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  • 70 16 Sydney, June 21. Tenario Pelkey (10.0) knocked out Harry Y«QBff (ItLIH) at the Stadium in the f<»urth round last night. The Filipino fought like a whirlwind,* forcing tho encounter frOM the commencement. C O. Davies, the well-known Newcastle rider, who rode ■dccessfvlly at the Singapore Spring meeting,
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  • 108 16 DAVIS CUP TENNIS. [Reuter's Service.] Eastbourne, July 11. In the semi-final of the European group for th i Davis Cup, in the singles, Lacoste beat Turnbull 3—6, 6 l, 7 5, 6 2. Borotra beat Crole Rees 6 4, 10 8, 4—6, C o. Turnbull's terrific driving won
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  • 112 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) lpoh, July 12. In the Perak open championship Lam Say Kee (Kinta) heat Speldewinde Batang Padang) 6-3, 6 2; Spowers (North Perak) beat Butler (Lower Perak) 6—l. 6 y Tlie winners meet in the final to-day. In the doubles Dr. Khong and Ong Thuan
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  • 24 16 [ReuterV Service.] Dublin. July 11. In the triangular international athletic omest Ei'tfland scored L9H points. Ireland ISH and Scotland 4 1
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  • 21 16 [Reuter's Service.] West Ma it hind. July 11. The Engli.-h UOtCWt team l>e;»t Australia hv 8 to 2.
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  • 77 16 IReuter's Service.] Cambridge. Massachusetts, July 12. A Harvard and Yale combination beat Oxford and Cambridge in the inter- Varsity athletic competition, each side winning six events, the Americans securing more seconl places. Three records for such meetings are claimed to have been beaten. Lowe, Oxford and Cambridge, winning
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  • 260 16 One of the queerest horses that eve triumphed in the Hunt Cup was Peter, brilliant but self-willed colt. He carried top weight and was ridden by the great Fred Archer. When leading at the junction of the courses, Peter was seized with a sportive desire to indulge
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  • 58 16 THE SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL. New Building Fund. Previously acknowledged $54,741.18 Proceeds of United Chinese Musical Association performances (2nd and final instalment) 705.29 Madam Ho Sok Choo Neo 5,000.00 Madam Ho Sok r hoo Neo in memory of the late Wee Siang Tan dis 5,000.00 Ho Hong Oil Mills Ltd.
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  • 92 16 Bis- money is paid to successful jockeys in America. Earl Sande. the crack rider of that country, is receiving this season a retainer equal to £4000, not including lrcrnlar fees and bonuses. This sum is bein<r paid by Mr. Joseph E. Widener, president of the Westchester Racing Association. Sande rode
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  • 1771 16 THE LIPTON CUP. The re-sailed race for the Upton Chal- lenge Cup, the first of a series of three, took place on Sunday morning under per feet conditions. The S. W. monsoon was obviously trying to atone for last Sunday's fiasco and served up a strong S. W. wind
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  • 27 16 [Renter's Service.] St. Alba us. July 11. In a thirtysix holes match Abe Mitchell beat Jim Barnes by 7 and 6. SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
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  • 14 16 Hooi Hye vs. Sonthara. Donnell and Kleinman vs. Wheatley and de Souza.
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  • 15 16 Donnell and Kleinman or Wheat ley and De Souza vs. Asano and Sonehara.
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  • 11 16 Hooi Hye and Choon Leong vs. Green and Huggins.
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  • 16 16 Final of doubles competition. In case of rain ties are put forward one day.
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  • 136 16 Monday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. 5 p.m. Drill Hall All Members, S.V.C. Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Ist Reinforcement and Auxiliary; 5 p.m. Drill Hal! All Members, S.V.C; 5 p.m. Drill Hall Chinese Company. Wednesday, 5.15 p.m. .Drill Hall S.R.E. (v).: 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Ist
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  • 34 16 Orders for week endihg July 17th. Monday. 13th. Individual Troops Parade. Tuesday, 14th. Signalling and Wireless Classes. 51.5 p.m. Headquarters. FRANK C. SANDS, C nvi >r'or.er. Thursday, 16th. No Band Practice.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 160 16 HIS MASTERS VOICE New Records ARE HERE Write or call for Catalogues S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. The Arcade. It KLOSTER If 11 DEED DLLR/ 'I litt n ea<^ ra nd I jS^'i&zW^k THE mSßfr. WORLD'S m I^S^M taiftabl at all Dealers, it a^ z roSi On .Pncfe "Sir, when
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