The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 August 1925

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1925 NO. 11,559.
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  • 199 1 hina is anxious for a conference regarding th t Shanghai incident and ha« asked when action is to he laken Paire France has scored some minor successes in her campaigns in Syria and Morocco Page 9. The V. S. Fleet continues to be the object of popular
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  • 1574 1 The I). I. <;. had arrived. It had \h'vu a long promised \i>it and I was glad to sir him. for he was a man who understood things and tfctl«tM| int«*r«-r in^ and a very keen shikari. The tea-garden I had recently been transferred to was one of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 141 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S (iIMERNUT BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. I !!ST NKiHTS— Dinner and Dance. Every Tueisday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening Dress essential for Dinner Dances. TEA DANCES, E\ory Monday and Fridav. If" (iRILL ROOM. m^ m L nm Now under the supervision SARKIES BROTHERS, of an expert foreign caterer.
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    • 191 1 J^ IMle A Miss Kudo j^J^S\ Introduces you to the solution of 4^^*2^^C^^k y Ur Washing din< iculties. You need /f^V^ S 7^^' < VvT^ have no anxi «ty r.bout washing your dUinty ffarments the KURLO lather ?^\^*tr\^/rO\ cleans es so gently tha t shimmering >/ r\^Tr^^^Lr^ SlikS and the
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    • 121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Goodyear tyres for durability Page 6. All the latest motor news on pages 4 and 5. Latest attractions at the Happy Valley— Pagre 2. Give your wife a cigarette she will like Page 11. Adamson flilfillan for the Wahl pen Page 14. The Sea Hawk is coming »•>
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    • 7 1 SWALLOW i ARIELI/S VARIETY WAFERS ARE DELICIOIS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 146 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, stfc. High W«t*r, 11.28 a.m., 10.44 p.m R. I. homeward mail closvs. League I: R. Sussex vs. S.R.C. Thursday, (\th. Hitfh Water. 0.5 a.m.. 11.30 p.m. League II: S.C.F.A. (A) vs St. J.OB. Friday, Ith. High Water. 0.40 p.m. Saturday. Hth. Hijrh Water. 0.17 a.m.. 1.14 p.
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  • 211 2 Earnest search is being: made for an anaesthetic more satisfactory than any now known. Ether i, effective and it is convenient in being liquid at ordinary temperature and pressure, but its after-effects of bronchitis or sickness are unpleasant, and its Inflammability makes necessary much care in its use. Nitrous oxide
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 231 2 DUBARRY SPECIALITIES New stock of the following lines has just arrived. SILKASHAVE SHAVING STICK. DUBARRY SHAVING MILK. GLOSS AN A SHAMPOO POWDERS ROUGERETTES IN GILT CASES POWDERETTES IN GILT CASES. BATH CRYSTALS. CRYSTAL BATH SOAP. AT POPULAR PRICES. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTU LAST FEW NIGHTS OF
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    • 417 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. CELEBRITY TOURS ONE RECITAL ONLY THURSDAY, AUGUST 27th, AT 9.30 P.M. Mr. A. Strok has the pleasure to present MISCHA LEVITZKI THE FAMOUS CONCERT PIANIST Mr. Levitzky has recently appeared with great success in New York and Chicago. Plan of seats at John Little Co. ON MONDAY, AUGUST
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    • 274 2 From Saturday, August Ist. to Thursdax ALHAMBRA (Tan Chen ff Kee and Co., 1,, d In the Second Show commencing a i That jrpeat dyiuimi,- a PBKCILLA MAN In a Stirring Story of Sur^rinv Seas and K| The Storm D a shter A UNIVERSAL JEWEL PRODI Tn 0 Rttlt, A
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  • 664 3 A little while ago, a blameless citizen, proposing to himself to have ham and eggs for breakfast the next morning, went into i; shop to purchase those articles. It was ::;i t»r!y closing day, which meant not that all provision dealers were closed, but that though open,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 281 3 I I Jjo von know 1 constitutions H undermined, if not ruined, by having milk from Tubercular cows H How is a mother to know that her baby M is safe from this risk.— Better not to run the I risk Give Baby Glaxo Glaxo is used continuously in over
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    • 158 3 Cold Storage ICE CREAM I is made from pure cream in a spotless factory where every utensil is steam-sterilised daily. Buy it of any of the distributors mentioned below. Sold in bricks wrapped in paraffined paper and enclosed in a dust and dirt-proof carton. Larger quantities obtainable for even- I
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  • 117 4 The Minister for Public Works, who bill jurisdiction over road traffic in general, hftl taken steps with a view to suppressing an appreciable port. on of the excessive noise canted by mbtor-driven vehicles, whi h has latterly become intolerable. The CfMMeti o'Etat has bet n moved
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  • 225 4 What is commonly understood as "sealevel" is a fixed horizontal line from which the height or depth of any point on the land or in the sea may be measured. But this base-line is by no means definite and unchangeable, and H. A. Manner, in a late American Philosophical Society
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  • 705 4 PglKSlggg&.Qf TUB VII CAN AND ENGINEERING COMPANY. Tl e Vulcan Motor and Engineering Company is unique ajggojig British motor manufacturing firm* in that its factory is at tin seaside. It is situated at Oossens, Southport, an 1. incidentally, is the .only manufacturing industry that the residential town and
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  • 42 4 At Maidstone Assizes Ernest JamesFoote, of Pembury, Kent, a cadet at the Military College, Sandhurst, was awarded £2,GQti damages against John T. Tw.f, a hann clerk, now living in India, for y».?rsonal injuries incurred in a mot n- c>do collision.
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  • 120 4 I>riti>h Machines to Hare in America. A "hush, hush" aeroplane which will represent Great Britain in the international n.ie at Baltimore. U.S.A.. for the Schneider Cup. will, it .s confidently expected, toUvh the remarkable speed of 2XO miles ;ui hour. The COO rst will take place at the
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  • 46 4 The Brisbane Municipality, Queensland, Australia, have recently ordered tlieir first passenger motor 'buses, and have selected i Albion machines for their requirements, E'nd there is every prospect of the service being a success. Albion Ttmses are rapidly becoming established in aU parts of the world.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 182 4 Carliest Vehicle Ohc Sledge v/xN entirely new, sturdy body makes the new Jewett StandardTouring MotorCar more attractive than ever. Higher hood and radiator, deep crowned fenders, lower running board feature this new, beautiful motor car. It is finished in Royal blue permanent lacquer. Larger balloon tyres add to comfort as
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    • 300 4 THE GRAY CAR7~ The Aristocrat of Small Cars PRE-EMINENT INMAGNETO DRIVEN 4pfisS^E§fl HBft^v BLUE Oli (iRE^ II H BODIES. DISC OR jh W>, V/^S^^^ j WOODEN WHEELS. -**^^^^^^^^^—J^^A. lk.j\ v IBEW^B j^*» > r^jjTi" BBfc^^B BW^WWcjBI HEjv The extraordinary rapidity with which the (JRAY Car Imi JmpMi int.. fu M
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    • 39 4 FOR THE FASHIONABLE ONLY CONSULT US WHEN NEXT YOU WANT EMBROIDERED SILK SHAWLS. SILK KIMONOS, BUI UNDERWEAR AND LADIES' READY-MADE FRO XBSOLITELY AT ROCK BOTTOM PMCH WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL CO. WELL-KNOWN SILK AND CURIO IBKHANTB HMM 1144. '>«. 57 HH.H STREEI
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  • 596 5 Now that the Roads Improvement Bill i^s i assed its third leading in the House •I < nmons there should be les s chance of accidents on out highways, provided the authorities take advantage of the powers it contains to abolish blind corners and similar sports. Other provisions
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    • 205 5 1 m^^M M.1'.11. FOR £i^T CONSECUTIVE HOURS THIS IS THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT OF LIEUT COL. MRS STEWART RIDING A STANDARD Radge -Whii worth 1 [Four Valve FourjpeedJ 2' 4 H.P. MOTOR CYCLE, ON THE MONTHLERI TRACK NEAR PARIS 2? 4 H.P. MODEL 21 World's Records WERE CAPTURED IN THE EXECUTION
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    • 127 5 (f -Cv THE CAR YOU WANT. Any of the cars in the list below can be got from the Dealer mentioned. BORNEO MOTORS LTD. British: Austin, Clyno, Cubitt. American: Maxwell, Chrysler, Hupmobile, Chevrolet, Jewett, Paige. Rolls Royce French: Peugeot. Motor Lorries: A.E.C. and Denby. Motor Cycles: Excelsior and O.K. CENTRAL
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    • 198 5 Perhaps the best evidence of (^SnTl^^L how closely Maxwell-Chrysler 111 on^ ineers have matched the puh\\MAXWEl^^^^^^f)l C eman^ es m e extent of V^v I Jy l^^^*" the welcome accorded these cars, all over the world, by four and i six cylinder owners alike. Without question, a host of people
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 217 6 win m m Wti\ II /mulJi ay mmi^ft II IkW I Hi I I I ARE BALLOON TYRES DURABLE? Goodyear SUPERTWIST Balloons are. V Most people are now aware of the immensely needs of the low-pressure flexible-side w all tyre greater comfort of Balloon tyres; but many are Supertwist has
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  • CRICKET.
    • 502 7 Admirable Bowling by Irvine. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pcnang, Auk. 3. When stumps were drawn on Saturday the F M.S. second innings score was 126 for six wickets. Brand and Penman being: together with 26 and 24 respectively. Resuming to-day, these two batsmen raised the total to
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    • 275 7 tn the match between the S.R.C. and the Medical College Union, played on the S.R.C. ground on Saturday, th? visitors won by 45 runs. Batting first, the Union made 164, to which Morrow contributed a tine 89 and Balsingan 22. The S.R C. replied with 109,
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  • 699 7 SINGAPORE WIN MEN'S FINALS. A Splendid Ladies' Match. The Malayan Tennis Championship was successfully concluded on Monday, when the finals of the men's singles and doubles, and the ladies' singles were contested. The morning ma*ch between the Singapore and Perak pairs was played in bright sunshine, but rain
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  • 132 7 The idea that all Chinese employed in Hongkong ought to be registered is finding mucli favour in the Colotiy. A reader of the Honpkonjr Telegraph writes: "In my opinion, the Chinese who have remained at work during these strike days should be piven certificates to that effect; thej could thus
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 383 7 BUSINESS CARDS. -aV^Bßs^B^sl^BM^JLte l<l M -nd for the Illustrated nhMM« f Musical Instruments. ON CO.. LTD. •ti and North Kridge Road. g 'cars for hire. Great Reduction in Rates THE HSIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. id 69-b. Bukit Timah Rd Tel. n»!». 1801 and 109. aRS FOR HIRE, less 20 per
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    • 687 7 NOTICES. If U?LE IMPORTER^ (f ij 6APO P?E^^ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property <>f Messrs. Loxley and Co. of Singapore, Merchants, and that the same is used by them in connection with all kinds of tinned fish particularly sardines, tinnedi fruit
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    • 877 7 Wakening I%m wfw?l Only those who suffer from piles know the misery it brings It robs life of its pleasures, steals the brightness from existence, and substitutes days of dull pain and periods of acute agony. That grand herbal healer ZAM-BUK is unequalled s for its power to end the
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 80 8 An fnjra^fmeiit i^ aiinouni'i'd between Mr. .1. John-ton. Librarian. Katflr- MiiM-um ami Library. Sing*pere« and Mlh A^ihs McL«-an Watson, Mcoad daaa^tcr of Mrs. .1. Miller and the lato Mr. .1. Millet of South Goran and Pairlie, Scotland. Tho eacmgeatenf i> aaaoaneesl of Mi>> Loh Sit-\N Kh:m. JfOWlgesi daughter of
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    • 33 8 WEE. Oa Mist July. r.»*J.">. at 75 Thetp— n Kuad. Siacspore, W«* Kay Sian>:. >ccd M y«ar>. Hi- Kavi-.< <>n»' son. four dau^ht«r> .-.tul f.fti'«.-n crandchildrcn. Pwang :m-i F.MJS. paper* please p>
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  • 878 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1925. Roads and Sewers. These two branches of town en gUMtring are intimately connected. The roads lie mostly above the sewers, and until sewers are completed neither can the roads be repaired. Both appeal to the senses, the roads to sight and the vibration
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  • 200 8 The partial eclipse of the Moon las night was very clearly seen thanks to the pood visibility and jihsenee of cloud. Mr. F. G. Becks, an old resident <>f Hongkong who has been in China for .~>o years, in the outside staff of the Chinese Maritime Customs, died at Kowloon
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  • 49 8 MALACCA LADY'S DEATH. (From Our Own Co-respondent). Malacca, Auk. Mrs. Brearley, wife of the Manager of Ak.r Cia.jah Kstatt*, died in the Durian Daun Hospital this morning- The funeral will ake plate at i> p.m. to-day at the BaKtpMUl tenietery, Malacca, the Rev. N. D. Bo\vt>r officiating.
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  • 154 8 Tht" follown^ had tlie honour oi dining with His Flxt-fllency the Officer Administering the (Jovernment and Miss Hose a 1 Government House on Friday. luly 11 to nu (ontre Amiral Basire: Hon. Mr. H. Mariott and Hit, Mariott. Mrs. Winstedt. (apt. P. R. Stevens. D.5.0.. K.N.. Cte. B.
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  • 567 8 The Band <>f Hope will nun at ihc Y.W.C.A. to-day at 4.30 p.m. Mr. Bicknell, di toi f the L' I lEu Rllbbei Co., il on vi-;- ol :m-,'j. Mr. K. v. Morris, of M< »w M» r an c« Ipoh, left on Friday for Sinmj n m businesi Mr.
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  • 49 8 AMOV si i> h)Klv HONGKONG, ■HUNG f| Nj( (From Our < ||||t^ A,,,,,, strong endorse,,,,., solutions of .luU and prompt the situation in th, hopttoMly on: „i Th mnm vrishina obtain a p,i n I fcrwMcfc U-" ■Criktn ti, m wm ippftpi whu-h tW« •i..- pmliai porti
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  • 116 8 lii a. Mi: i tlw uiidern..;. R Bi m -IK B 'i lit' I. I It .< 1 1 < I I i -se.ith. Fluiiini.-d lon i Fry K.» an.i liuut«»M Mat i < > r <i(1 1 :fti 1 1 B (S M. unlit.. i I Kel
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  • 48 8 Til COMM nd ntkm iheir rap| or I'»tim!l\ t«« in. •nti-' M K..1.M La <ii:«w an.) I■■ I "l .MilWlHMl'v Ml I Ltd.. K. M DoMtl „f Allkuiwi;. pB) ,im) I I IM, KliliiJ" Sh..| It i i i« -.1 frwM >til! nwli cannot > thing i
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  • 24 8 ACCIDENT AT CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. dent »tiite-wj i bered Banh B which *'< 11} I i i .i un< skull i- Police to the I
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  • 38 8 tan state p i i.. on .June. Td- bhi i witn did not |>m ;n ived when t* < thai I Afghani th, Wk th< skill lati. I Of Km 1 I ai I aooa among the I ami
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 92 8 •>THF CONNOISSEUR COM IS TO CALDBECKS" BARCLAY'S LONDON LAGER. The DOCTOR Br»nd NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED QUARTS PINTS. Sole Agents: Caldbeck, Macgregpr Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) New Shipment Singapore COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the S.S.) c\ 4 Little's 1 PROVISIONS Are Always Fresh AND Prices are Competitive.
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    • 44 8 Parf ums de Luxe I ooty j > Chypre Ij, j; Origan jI I Rose Jacqueminot Paris Jj j: Emeraude \l I- EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers J ji Dupire Brothers. Jar tip* "">" ""*~*J''^!k Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. MALAYA.
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  • 74 9 SHANGHAI ENQUIRY. POREK^ SUMSTsWi BNQUIKY. iter'a Service.] London, Aug. 2. should bs substituted for wire: Peking Auk. 2, the Shen Jui-lin .n a note to Italian Ambassador, says: elapsed since the last note Kfjed y<»u with the ministers I' twers to fix date f>* the Shanghai incident. The
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  • 142 9 Service.] London. Aug. 1. f < ommona at question ill -aid the principal Powvi's now agreed in principle on bs t. of inquiry into the i in to be followed was 'd. also the composition bui presumably the com- deci 1<- u huh of it.- asked
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  • 64 9 fHava? Service.] Paris. Aug. 4. laving emphasized t> reserved at- Frenchmen. \v Journal states that I' w< r- should modify their eonarda China. rna France she ought to hifrh commissionership which lependant upon the ministries of MFair? and Colonies and upon Dip] .mats in the Far
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  • 28 9 [U- i Service]. Peti Darwin. Aug. 3. ritiei have discovered t: "l conspiracy, with headquarand agenciet in AustraChineM into Austhe itl nentificatea of dead
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  • 32 9 [Reuter's Service.] \msterdam. Aug. 2. n ia leaving Holland the Rotterdam Lloyd a total edi,;so of visible at Padang Jan, nth. The exDoctor. Vanderbilt. tronomen of Utrecht and respectively.
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  • 67 9 [Reuter'a Service.] RaUfa Neva Scotia. Aujr. g. terminating the dispute Empire Steel Corpo- coal miner., which 1 work in the coal Pa*t five months and and dworf^, the prop<med that the -l y arranfe an to '■< month*, to embrace T teri and the 102-' "ovincial Govenuneni
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  • 135 9 TWO SPHERES. INSURGENTS ROMBAKDEI). [Reuter's Service!. Paris, Aug. 2. A telegram from Beirut says that the Prench operations at Jehel Dru.se, Syria. ■re described as satisfactory. For instance' eighteen insurants were killed in aerial bomb operations as a sequel to the agitation of .July 20, near Soneida,
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  • 77 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Aug. 1. A communique from Rabat says: "extensivn operations of mobile columns on Aug 2 in the north and north-western districts when the enemy recently had penetrated in some numbers, resulted in the ejection i the enemy from his stronghold in the Azjcn mountains. The
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  • 71 9 [Reuter's Service 1. Berlin. Aug. S. Report- from all parts show that the Franco-Belgian evacuations of the Rul.r. except the three "sanction" towns of Due--' seldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort. everywhere] were carried out without incident, the inhabitant- refraining from any demonstrations likely to cause trouble. Paris. Auk. 2.
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  • 195 9 [Reuter's Service.] The Hagrue. Aup. 3. The new Prtmier. Mr. Colijn. i«, yrenerally regarded as a man of great tact, talent and force of character. Mr. Colijn, in his statement of policy, said that now that the financial position ha? improved and the Budget balanced, the interrupted policy
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  • 38 9 [Reuter's Service,] Santiago de Chile. Auu. 2 A plebiscite commission, consisting of a Chilian and Peruvian delegate, headed by General Penning, has arrived at Arica to preside over the plebiscite to determine the future of Arica.
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  • 83 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. t. In the House of Commons, replying; to Mr. Robert Hudson (Cumberland, U.), Mr. Amery said that he was well aware that in seven out of the eleven quarterly periods in which the Stevenson Restriction Scheme had operated, the average price of rubber
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  • 26 9 [Reuter's Service.] y Washington, Aug. 2. The Macmillan polar expedition has readied Etah wh^-h will be its base in Greenland for its Polar flight.
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  • 89 9 GREAT CRUSH AT MELBOURNE. PLEET DISPERSING. [Reuter's Service! Melbourne, Auk. The welcome to tbt United States Navai visitors is even more cordial as the end of the visit approaches. Huge crowds revisi'cl the warships to-day and the crush was so profit that there were fifty cases ■>
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  • 116 9 [Router's Service.] London, Aug. 2. The Sunday Times says that thv'ie is a considerable gulf between the offer of the Freud) financial experts who visited London last week and the British Treasury requirements, as regards the debt settlemen The former proposed an annual payment computed at between
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  • 36 9 [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne. Aug. 3. The branches of the Seamen's Union in Queensland. South Australia and Victoria unanimously endorsed the agreement ea- bled on the 31st. July, lec-ommissionin^ of the vessels to begin immediately.
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  • 21 9 [Router's Service.] St. Helena, Aug. B. H.M.S. Repulse, with the Prince of Walt's. aboard has arrived here.
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  • 368 9 Military Promotions. (By courtesy of the N'anyo NichiNiihi Shim'ounshaL Tokio, Aug. 1. I.t. Generals I. Ugaki, War Minister and N. Sugano have been promoted t<» Generals. Viscount Kato Keappointed Premier. Viscount Makino. Lord of Privy Seal, had an interview with Prince Saionji, the only elder statesman, at the
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  • 369 9 THE RANGOON-RD. MURDER. I Three arrests hav e been effected in connection with the murder which has been, committed in Rangoon road. The Police received information on Friday last that two Chinese had been stabbed and Inspector Barlow of the Kandang Kerbau division went to the place
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  • 346 9 SINGAPORE VISITOR'S VIEWS. A resident of Singapore who visited Kuala Lumpur during the week-end has some interesting things to say on the traffic conditions there* generally. He states that to a person accustomed to the general crush in almost every street in Singapore town, the
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  • 148 9 Work on the Mff road in front of the stately Hongkong and Shanghai Bank buildings is proceeding rapidly. This morning, the laying down of the asphalte surface was being completed. The new stretch joins the recently re-constructed Battery r oad and together they give this particular
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 152 9 0 A New Shipment of IRISH DRESS LINENS HAS NOW ARRIVED THE FOLLOWING FADELESS COLOURS ARE AVAILABLE—BUFF WHITE, SALMON, SKY, BROWN, ROSE, MAUVE, SAXE, AND GREY. All Pure Flax— Made in Ireland. Patterns Submitted on Request. Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Bflttltf tl). SINGAPORE. v> > s__t _H
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 712 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 cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. MERIONES London, Rotterdam
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    • 549 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) 'ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. t s.s. CITY OF MADRID due Aug f s.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept. 28 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK due
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    • 550 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AM) APCAR UNB& (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SER\ h g PENLNSULAR AND ORIENTAITsTEAM NAN K. v LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SEH\ ICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Goren OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. ■OMBWAI For China and Japan. F«r Marseilles. Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1925
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  • 1610 11 Opinions vary as to where printing fe carried out under the most heated conditions. Some will have it that tin tin room m which the menu for the oceangoing l,ner is printed by a diminutive hand press ls hotter than Hades, espec:all v i
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  • 51 11 New York. July 4. In rtvialpf the Prayer Book, the Epis copal Commission proposes to drop the word "obey" from the marriage service. The words 'Jews.*' "Ti'rks" and ''Infidels' cr e to be deleted from the Good Friday service, and the Commandments are to be
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  • 190 11 (By rouru-sy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha). Seiyukai Versus Keao^iksi. I 0k... July 29. There is a wide-spread rumour that the Seiyukai have decided to sever relation* with the Kenseikai, the allied party in th« coalition, which the note for is expected to be handed in to-morrow. American
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 197 11 An exceptionally fine oIJ matured Scotch P Whisky,dclightfullysoft aW and mellow. The best Bf >oj company and a at all times. I M \hH c< CO.. LTD, Glat#>w, Scot *nX j*^^^^a^^^^^^s^^^^E^^^^a^B _sHaK nenta ith vovir m I ely on E NO'S V •pn t thai r^B -•-in v%iuch /^Bp troubles,
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    • 94 11 l^ m s^^^^KmmmK^mmmmmimmmm^imm I MAYBE YOUR WIFE\ smokes YOUR cigarettes. i I Perhaps they are not exactly i to her liking. 4 I TAKE HOME m %mi I tin of I W HIGH CLASS VIRGINIAN K fi CIGARETTES. i i which will cost you I 80 cents. p Vjkamt SBSS
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  • 85 12 An inquest is being held touching the leath of a Chinese hawker who, it i3 alleged, was stabbed by two Javanese, members of the crew of the K.P M. steamer Planeius. Both the accused are under arrest. In the Police Courts yesterday, a discharged Chinese seaman was sentenced
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  • 412 12 HARBOUR FOR BAY OF BENGAL. Plans for Vizagapatam. The notification of the Government of India ranking Vizagaptam as a major port wili assist transport development on the east coast of India. By a recent decision the ultimate control of the great Indian ports is to be transferred from
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 581 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUCTRALIA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,876 toni) •ad 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,
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    • 679 12 KONINKLYKE PAKETVAAUT M 1^77^4 K. P. M. I STRAITS- CHINA SERVH I I S.S. "VAN CLOON I (5,004) tons). I FOR HONGKONG AM) AMOV. I The abovi* steamer is due to leave f<»r th«- ;ilmi\»- i, I August r>th She has splendid accommodation for PaPtei I For full particulars apply
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 640 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pah an g, 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, Sere m ban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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    • 432 12 Sea Beile, Bertha. 0 1 Wharf Oleander. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCE. Tanjong Pegar. Sheer's Wharf Sigli. Alien Dock Lch. Ismem Khoen Hoea. Victoria Dock Nil. Keppel Harbour. King's Dock Oiiva, Phorus. No. l Dock Anira. .No. 2 Dock Bithina. CLEARANCES. Aug. 4: Hakone Maru. (Jap); Esmeralda, S.ngkel.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 620 13 0. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr Dent Hamburg, Rotterdam, *r Bremen, via Colombo, i Port Said. Amazon Maru Aug 14 Au<» If p i]r ban. Caps Town, Rio, Santos, Aires via Colombo, t Manila Maru Aug. 5 Au*r 3 Bombay vi a Penang f Sumatra Maru Aug 9 Aug
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    • 475 13 ___n>2___^ I B l-umf ntl Tbh tfc3k TqBDuBX_KEQ I K igA hi pjBJ IMSm. V~m-mCW HH^ steamship line Round-the -World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE «8 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBUKNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CI.E AM I NESS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples,
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    • 692 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR DNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA u 14 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT T U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days Apart For rates and further particulars «app'y to-— HUTTENBACH,
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  • OUR IRISH LETTER.
    • 1166 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Belfast, July 6. We are having one of the finest spells of dry weather experienced for many years in this country. Since June 3rd. last, only one shower of any magnitude fell from the clouds and the duration of sunshine in the past month
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  • 471 14 Rubber Magnate's Purchase. Following the recent purchase of a rubber factory from the Bandoeng Government at 80,000 guilders, Mr. Tan Kah Kee, one of the rubber magnates, has, we leam, bought the Kong Kong Rubber Estate at Johore Bahru for $400,000. The acreage of this estate is ove
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  • 39 14 Often before I have said 1 should be glad to give Labour some share in our prosperityrbut only and always subject to their sharing also in adversi'y— that is, profitsharing on a sliding-scale. Mr. F. A. Govett (Zinc Corporation).
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 210 14 I Scofc/i 'W/iisku jj J TOPNOTCH^^ j ocotch y- rare r lavour ><^^^yfcPfSW* f and always > DISTILLERS AGENCY LTD. Tj^^^^^^l^^^^fe^ THE NEW p^ eversi/arp m Companion to J7 IKC/2& -fiEJV if/f AT ITS VITAL POlNT— the tip— JW the New Eversharp is so perfected ffV that we unqualifiedly say
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    • 190 14 Cooking S Economy With a Gas cooker rS jp you only pay for the iill f x L -j^^ ill }T '**l > fuel you burn, and only burn what you lifl v 1 1 Gas Cookers, Geysers and other gas appiianu* may be hired from ihe Gas Departeent t(
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  • 583 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, AKJ. 4th. of ThfS 8 m brackets s bow the iasu- valm markedf^" d llars 2KSE MINING. Asam Kumbang (H) Huy ?I S Sellers BatangPadang^Tin 4 X, Hitam Tin ,2* ?2 Idris Hydraulic Johan Tin 4 s x -dKamunting -V 51 Kinta Assn.
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  • 59 15 would be larger to-day than they were when restriction was introduced. It follows, therefore, that consumption and not restriction has "saved" the industry. Of course, it is always possible to argue on the basis of "what might have happened." but assumptions which cannot be proved or disproved by either side
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  • 62 15 August 4. Hank demand 214 5-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 23-32 New York, demand 56t, h Credits 90 days 68^T France, demand I 111 India, T. T. 154 Honskonp, demand p. c Prem Yokohama, demand IX7 4 Java, demand 140 1 Bangkok, demand 791^ Sovereign. Bank Buying
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  • 194 15 August 4. Tin 175 Tons $13^ S u> MM Popper VVh.tc 5200 Pepper Black 31 50 Flake Tapioca 7nn Pearl Sago Small C pra I*lo Copra Sundried If It N Opium, ftenar?s unt. 4000 Rice, Lianp Hin «;han Mark B'ue Eag-le (Old) 360 Rice, Lianp Hin Chan MarK Red
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  • 37 15 Singapore. Aug. I. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spo> 1.44 1.4"); An*. -Sept 1.42 1.44; Oct. -Dec. 1.28 1.30; Jan. -March 1.12 1.14. London Quotation Sheet 3s. iH-nd. Market Easier.
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  • 395 15 Economicus in the Review of Btvfewi has this impartial summing up of t! Rubber position. In the rubber plantation industry illusions die hard. Investors in rubln-r companies have just been Wgated with a larpr number of speeches from those who dinvt their enterprises, in which they were told
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 76 15 (From Our Own Correspondent). IVnann. Auk. 4. The report of the directors of Mimirlembu Lode Mining Company, Limited, states that, including the sum of $|.JH. heir* the estimate! pn fits linwd prior to the incorporation, the working f. )r th»period under review, after tr;in>f, rrinir th« sum of
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    • 248 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. UK I. :is «.»,1. g.nct. I Tin.— London Bfl lit, 1.,. i;i 17;, t lfl sold at 183%. Kuhbrrs.— Firm, Hwtal«l»l have bu at 10 w\ h ulltn at 48. New Craig-abai have buyen at 1.45 sellers holding for 1.50. Liu Henuts are iju.-tcd H
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    • 103 15 Singapore. \u«:. I Tin. S2U l.'.s. Kubher. —Is. M, Rubbers.— Aft.-r the h<diday<, the i.. ,i mi for ruhher >haj-es reopvns |m \Mth trood liuyers at improving price-. I .i en arc holding off in anticipation of higher values. Allenhys LJI4 2.40, Aver lloleki 2.16 US,
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    • 289 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. Auk. Kiililmt. "5s !»d up '-(I. Tin. L2»r» lit up 65s 1... al I7~< ton- ;it ISS%. Rubber Fia- aifnaced '.d ««vt-r tin- holidays ami shaivs arc m K<«'d demand a 1 limprOTJ^ qu.i.ation*. Tin h*l aU<. ad- vanci i in pru-i
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  • 97 15 Following some irreat examples, 1.-«,l Shaw of Dunfermline has expressed ;i lira matic passage "f history in the f<>n« of a play. His parted i~ 'J^'t M whith Mar\ Queen of Scots. John Knoz, Kizzio and Darnlty played thnr parl>; and the name of his tragedy is I'irnl. y." Not
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1337 15 \ssets over $5,500,000. M m»w^. a r« Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. T ONDON OFFTPF- qq aw t t^ „™p,ny ta. £20.000 depo,^ th/suVeme Court Eng ,and a^d clpU^th «i,e BnZ L^Wance V.TKACT.VK PLANS
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    • 40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charttr 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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  • 1427 16 The July meeting at Penang proved on the whole quite successful although from a racing point of view one or two events petered out badly. The open pony event ■was rather a frost since ;t drew only three entrants and we fear this will no 1 entourage executives
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  • 265 16 THE YEAR'S PROFIT. The Hon'ble Mr. E. Tessensohn, President, presided over the annual general meeting of the SR.C yesterday afternoon. At the outset he commented on the events of the past y?ar and remarked that he hoped the membership would show a better increase this year.
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  • 31 16 KEPPEL GOLF CLU B. August Hank Holiday Competitions. The following are the result of th*» above competitions: Flag 1 Competition Winners. Rogers an Riera. Mixed Foursome Winners will b* ann(»unce(i to-day.
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  • 150 16 The mortgagee's sale of valuable land and premises known as Xos. G7. Cecil Street and 34. Stanley Street which was adver ised to take place yesterday by Messrs. Yeo Kn* Hoo and Co.. has !.ci*t postponed to August llth at 2.80 p.m. Probate has been granted n the Supreme Court,
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  • 714 16 MALAYA CUP TRIAL MATCH. l*robables Defeat Possibles. The second trial match in connection with the meeting of Singapore and Negri Sembilan in the* Malaya Cup competition at Seremban on August 15th. took place at the Stadium yesterday afternoon, when the Probables defeated the Possibles by thiee goals to one.
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  • 127 16 Four (ioals for Roy Smith. Although the S.C.C. took a very weak team to Kuala Lumpur to meet Selangor !n the annual match, they secured a comfortable win by four goals to nil. Roy Smith was in his best form and scored all four goals, the result
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 70 16 [Reuter's Service.] Toronto, Aug. 3. Leo Diegel of Glenoaks, New York, who has just won the Canadian open golf championship for the second year in succession at Ottawa, has challenged Jim Barnes and Willie Macfarlane, holders of the British and United States open championships respectively, to a
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    • 26 16 [Reuter's Service.] Perth, W.A., Aug. 4. The English soccer players, afte r defeating Westralia by 5 goals to 1 have sailed homeward.
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    • 85 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala kangsar. Aug. 3. In the Polo tournament here for the Sultan of Perak's Cup, the Burma Rifles deftateJ Singapore by ."> to 1 and Iskandar defeated Kuala Lumpur Nomads by six to nil. Rain fell and the ground was soft and
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    • 68 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 4. The Selangor Golf Club tennis tournament proved most successful. The open singles final was not finished, Bagot and Duncan each winning a set. In the open doubles, Duncan and Carey beat Bagot and Woodhouse, 6 l, 7 5;
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    • 321 16 This meeting was brought to a conclusion on Monday when H.E. the Officer Administering the Government presented the prizes to the winners. H.H the Sultan of Johore, H.E. the Central Officer Commandine and others were among those present. The meeting has been a great success and has drawn
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  • 138 16 Decidedly unkind. When the Hongkong markets were reopened after the stiik*some sixty hawkers were arrested for selling within market limits, al hough they had done good service to the community when the strike was on, by continuing to trade. If Socialism muttered at the creases in Mr. Ramsay MacDonafld's trousers,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 204 16 S^Xs. HIS MASTER S VoicT New Records I ARE HERE Write or call for Catalogues S. MOITRIE AND CO, LTD. The Arcade. TEA j You Cannot Better the B««t UPTON'S FOR QUALITY 111 I B Gives more cups to the pound j Q than any other. I I THE BEST
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