The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 August 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. W CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925. NO. 11,561
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    260 1 The French bank clerks have *one on strike— l»a«e 9. The I.S. Fleet left Australia amidst striking demonstrations Page 9. The Bank rate has been unexpectedly dropped to 4' 2 per cent Page Col di Pinedo has arrived at Brisbane on his flight to Japan Page 9.
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    VIRTUE AND THK VAMP.
    1175 1 Wtoi om txclaims: "Well, all I cm Ray is, either .Jones is mad or I am."' OM menus that Jones is mad. But sometime* a mmy real, a humbler and profound r doubt. »»*«il fl the ego; one is confronted nith whole srhi'Mu. of things, apparently
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      209 1 hi SNOWFLARE" BETTER BI TTER RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. (JLEST MCHTS— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ning Dress essential for Dinner Dances. TEA DANCES. Every Monday and Friday. |f <;rill room. a c* n Tr,*»c, n Nou under the supervision SARKIES BROTHERS, of an txptri foreign
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      121 1 I Malthoid ojL Roofing I I I the same I^Bi as others. H I Sime, Darby 8 Co. Ltd. ■^■fli m Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE. Ml 28O«. I Teleg: SUQT. v> [The "EUROPE" HOTEL i Terms: Ala carte, or j. rpff f Inclusive. It j After-dinner dancing every
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      152 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Sime, Darby for Solignuni Pa*re 2. Wm. Jacks for Firth saws Pa*re 1). "One Exciting Night" at the Alhambra Page 2. Trademark notice by A.A.K.G. Mudaliiar Page 7. Harold Lloyd in Safety Last at the Palacegay Page 2. Ismail Rahim has wundcrfol «t<H-k <»f diamonds— Page 16. Use
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      9 1 SEE THAT YOU GET "SNOWFLAKE" PIRE (HILLED CREAMERY BUTTER
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      90 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 7th. Hijfh Water, 0.40 p.m. Dutch homeward mail closes. Saturday, Sth. Hi>h Water. 0.17 a.m., 1.14 p.m. B. I. outward mail due. Boy Scouts Camp at Homo Sijflup. Malaya Cup Trial match. Sunday, 9th. Hijfh Water, 1.6 a.m., 1.49 p.m. Motor Cycl<* Reliability Trials. Swimming Club meeting,
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    IN QUEEREST TURKEY
    419 2 An Amused Armenian in Constantinople reads the Turkish press, dips and translates whatever be enjoya most, and given 11- the benefit thereof in The New Armenia (New York). He finds a Turkish writer commenting upon the war now bcing .waged against football, and quote? his contention that,
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    THIEVES AT ST. PETER'S.
    127 2 Rome. July 4. Thievei last night broke Into St. Peter's Sacristy, and stole jewels valued at 000 lire, including: a larpf emerald ring which wai plaeed on the finger of the St. Peter's bronze statue nea r the Papal altar y<n solemn occasions. The tlreves bored
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      298 2 DUBARRY SPECIALITIES New stock of the following lines has just arrived. SILKASHAVE SHAVING STICK. DUBARRY SHAVING MILK. GLOSSANA 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 LTD. LAST FEW NIGHTS OF THE POLANDERS
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      362 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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      324 2 Are you fond of excitement M interest you? What form of ,x,.j,,.,, best? Would y, )U |0m One Exciting Ni*k» To experience or to feel that you have ha after many a dull and uneventful ALHAMBRa On Friday, 7th August or on any of the five nights foUowiag tod One
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    OUR INDUSTRIAL TROUBLES.
    1463 3 WHERE WE ARE FAILING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. July 9. are in the midst of a coal crisis. Hitherto we have been working in the coal I mines on a grouped system, with a virtual minimum wage. Now the owners have > terminated it and propose:
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    WOULD BE INDIAN DOCTORS.
    217 3 W) published recently some account of the work of the Committee which deals with admissions to the Medical College. Only 120 students could b admitted, in various categories, including 25 Mohammedans. For thes: vacancies there were over a thousand applicants, and despite the rules the canvassing
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    AFGHAN REBELS.
    121 3 The Amir li^und in a dramatic Incident l on the occasion of the Seaat-i-Janubui rebels. His Majesty reproached Janat Khan, one of the rebel leaders who, the Amir said, k after seeking audi nee of him at Kabul and receiving permission to u"o and fight the 1 rebels,
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      352 3 For all disorders of the Stomach Magnesia in-tnnt relief in all cases of indigestion, i.t^tnti^ .md similar troubles arising from the common 1 Bisurated Magnesia neutralises these harmful -nts fermentation, and heals the weakened stomach matter how severe your indigestion may be or how 1 Bisurated' Magnesia will give you
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      273 3 FORD OWNERS! Prolong the Life of Your Car by Using White Star Oil Positively a Profitable Investment MALAYAN MOTORS 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietor. 'j 0 r i f*m^ m A h IK. iiP* fIH W^ Agenla: Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Singapore, Straits Settlements. Can V&£/ Picture
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    BIRDS' EYES.
    996 4 THE HI'NTEK'S VISION. Unlike inoht beasts of prey, birds hum hy sight, and their vision is both acute :;nd varied. Where the carcass is, the vultures are gathered together out of tht blue by a system like the old teleirraphs or semaphores: one bird spies its prey far
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    NOT SO BAD AS HE'S PAINTED.
    287 4 N OT SO BAD AS HE'S PAINTED. nou.wki mi s u t KKFfiKu That wouM the United But Urn- on Uh ft invaded Uh 1 MMMd to th,. *re«te«t induMi A VffttM 1 (Bait m,,»«-». (TIVIIIBM ex;. has U-vn m '■<- alnnni^tv u,, u was M i< .i, on Win,"
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    STATE CONTROL OF LIQUOR TRAIDE.
    72 4 ion w.ti, tb« |hll if kIU ended Mi.rvh Mi<-nt l»i Usmmlti v grow lag -I. m 'i ■onnnoiiiitioi: n they will I" j.K.\r<! ait.l i !«•-> i n^t .it l I;*t i. r r.umhi of tin ..ml tin tavern h.< ni.xi«ii> itawl •|h. ...pi!.. I
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      1359 4 A good opportunity for sound and profitable investment in land and house properties not to be missed by enterprising capitalists. ESTATE OF SHAIK ABOOBAKAR BIN MOHAED LAJAM, DECEASED. Important Four Day's Auction Sale of Very Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Singapore Town Business Premises, Residential and Country Properties. at Messrs CHEONC
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      1127 4 I 63- Valuable land and the shophouse premises No. 9 Hokien Street, comprised in Statutory Land Grant No. *****, area 1180 square feet, monthly reflt $110. 64. Valuable 999 years leasehold land and the shophouse premises Nos. 58A 58-1, 58-2, 59, 60 and 61 JXunlop Street, area 3,167 square feet,
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    FILMS IN THE FAR EAST.
    894 5 HOW THK CINEMA GOULD HELP lUMTISH PRESTIGE. We have b:in hearing a great deal lately of the weakening of British prestige in the Far East through our official failure to understand the world-wide importance of the cinema. Both from the diary to which I referred
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    PARISIANA.
    846 5 ATHLETIC "CIRCLE" K,'.{ trIULS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I»aris, July 7. During the past few years the Parisienne has become a really ardent athlete. Tennis has engaged her attention for some time past; au.umn finds the young ladies' schools preparing for the hockey srason; gymnastics have a vogue all
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      372 5 THE NEW .j* I ESTERSJfjAFiP Su 1 Companion to Tt7 WAHL Fm m vr ITS VITAL POlNT— the tip— mW \he New Eversharp is so perfected ißjßj we unqualifiedly say it cannot c&g K u rad cannot slip, wabble nor push in. IW. u g as there is a lead
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      502 5 It looks and tastes like rich red wine and does you much more good. POUR yourself out a glass of WINCARNIS, hold it up to the light and see what a beautiful clear ruby colour it has. Then taste it. What a delicious taste. Just like a rich, full bodied
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    SUCCESS OF HENLEY.
    873 6 A BRILLIANT FUNCTION. S (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 9. Although Henley was brilliantly fine for two da'y.s and dull on the two others, it did not rain, and closing with the merry crackle and wh:z of fireworks, the week lias proved the most successful and
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    £1,000,000 TO BRIDGE ZAMBESI.
    463 6 GREAT STIMULUS FOR BRITISH TRADE. Unbroken Rail to Central Africa. The Daily Express understands that the Government intend to sariction expenditure up to a million pounds, on the construction of a bridge across the Zambesi River, in South Africa. An impetus will be afforded to the
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    WINSTON'S CAP.
    185 6 A great joke at Oxford about which the newspapers said nothing, was Mr. Churchill's academic cap. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had great trouble with it. This may account for the curiously-constrained expression Winston's features wear in the press photographs. It is distinctly ironical that so famed a
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    THE KING'S GUARD GOES ASTRAY.
    137 6 Relief Force Finds No One There. London. July 9. There was a hitch in the changing of the King's Guard yesterday. While the Court is in residence at Buckingham Palace the change takes place in the forecourt of the Palace, but when the King and
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    SNAKE AS A NINEPIN HALL.
    301 6 Cargo of PoiHC-n Enters New York. A cargo of living poison recently entered New York in the shape of twenty boxes of rare snakes from South Africa. They contained some of the most venomous serpents known to science, for whose poison no antidotes have ever
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    PLANT PIGMENTS.
    278 6 A German chemist, Professor Willstaet- 1 ter of Berlin, has recently succeeded in extracting a blue pigment from the common blue cornflower, Centaurea cyanus. Thr whole group of blue and red plant p.gmcnts has been given the name of the anthocyan* from this flower, the term being composed
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      215 6 JA T* 1 A lriumph k DUNCAN, the winner of the first prize of £100 in a recent Baby Com- I*l i petition in which there were over 52,000 entries, was reared on Sketched frrm a f *£llenburus Foods for Infants These foods are specially manufactured for infant feeding, and
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      184 6 TO V »-O; 1 Pr^atw I \mt< I I FEVERS. /Vi 1 1 r LIME JUICE OBTAIN MM I K(»M BUN BEE CO. AND ALL HICH ..\ss DEALEKB Representative. I J. K. GWIWKLL Sinraport. FUMTDRINK OFTHER4Y > Cultivate the hjlm >>( i.kmn a little »f EUwtl hrmi in half a
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      289 6 THE FILM HOAX. There is no limit to the audacity of the Annrican film industry when dealing with civic authorities in this country. Every screen cowboy or heroine coming to England expects to be nut on disembarkation by the mayor of the port privileged to greet him or her, and
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    CO-OPERATION IN MALAYA.
    1722 7 < ONFERKNC K OF SOCIETIES. Sir (i. Maxwel.'s Claim. A Con fere ru< of the representatives of .Malay Rural Credit Co-operative Societ es was held in ihe Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur <;n August Ist at 10 a.m. Among those present were the Honourable Sir L,onel Woodward, the
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    SAND USED IN ABSENCE OF WATER.
    125 7 Exciting BeeCCs at Wirral Fir;*. There were exciting: rescue scene's at a gone (ire at liby Hil!, Wirral, Cheshire. Four bungalows were involved, and in the absence of a supply <>f water rescuers ha»l to UM buckets of -and to check the flames \n
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    BRITAIN'S MONEY.
    345 7 THE COAL SUBSIDY. AN EXPLANATION. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 5. The explanatory memorandum of the terms of the coal settlement 'ias been published and says that the enquiry should be completed in good time, before May 1926. The memorandum points out that while the Government's assistance will enable
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    GOLD STANDARD DEBATE.
    266 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 5. Alter a vigorous defence of the fold standard by Mr. Winston Churchill, the House of Commons has read for the second time the Appropriation Bill. Mr. Lees Smith (Yorks. W.R.. Lab.), attacked the return to tht gold standard M premature and blamed
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    DANGEROUS DRUGS.
    28 7 [Renter's Service.] I.on<i.-n, Aug. The House of Commons has read for the third time the Dangerous Druj^s Bill, which has already passed th« ll';use of Lords.
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    THE PRINCE'S JOI'RNEY.
    17 7 [Renter's Servicw). St. Helena, Aulj. The Prince at Wales has satlcd in H.M.S Bepulse.
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    OCCUPIED AREA GONE.
    41 7 [Renter*! Service. l Paris. Alii:. The Conference <>f Anihus<;i<lors hftj passed resolution requesting the Inteibilied Military C< nmiaeJon to instruct the military ■■ehwitiei of th<? oeeupied Mva to evacuate Dveseeldorf, Daiebarg and K"brort. (Later cables on page i>.)
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      390 7 BUSINESS CARDS. Pi,»*e Send fur the Illustrated J ,«iie of MMkal InstrumenU. SKASOM CO.. LTD. 113, North Hridge Road. "cars for hire. Great Reduction in Rates THE aS iati motor car co. ftd C>o-b, Bukit Timnh Rd Tel. No*. 1801 and 109. vK S FOR HIRE, less 20 per cent.
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      498 7 NOTICE. 0 14- 1 CHILDREN'S COTS f-f A A K. 3 I |""H I 3 CL u ■*T^ li ■mijiiiiiiii 1 5 MADE IN INDIA NOTICE is hereby jriven that the above Trade Mark is the Trade Mark of A. K. Gabriel Mudaliar of No. 2.J7, Beach Road, Singapore. ,»nd
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      336 7 t LOXLEY&CO J\j, NOTICB is HBBBBT OITBM that the Tiaij Mark depicted above i» the e\clu>i\e prop«ity of M>Mfi. W R. I.ovley arul of Situr ipurc, M<r(l)ants. and that the -atne u>e<i hy them in connection with all kinds of tinned fish particularly sardines. tinned) fruit and tinned voyetahle^. and
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      19 8 CHAMBERS. To Mr. ami Mr*. E. E. I'liam bers. Cro>b\ Hal!, Penanp. an the Kt instSßt a daughter.
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      DEATH.
      33 8 WEE. On list July,- 1925, at To Thompsor Roaci, Singapore. Wee Kay Sianp. ajced 67 years He leaves one -on, four daughters and tifteer grandchildivn. Penanp and F.M.S. papers please c py
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      ANNOUNCEMENT.
      43 8 The funeral of the late Mr. Woe Kay Siang beloved father of Mr. Wee- Kah Kiat. will takt place on Tuesday. August 11. 1925. (_'ortej»t leaving No. r > Thompson Road, at 9 a.m. sharp for Alexandra Road. Cemetery. j* M 10. 11-S
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925. British Finance.
    1124 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925. British Finance. The Appropriations Bill has passed the House of Commons, and though its effects concern us in Malaya less than those who have to pay the piper at Home, as it is the ambition of most of us to pay income tax
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    880 8 (iRIKVOIs INCONVEMKNCK OV VISITORS TO JAVA. Complaint* of an unsavoury naturr are bein^ bandied about by some Strait*-I>orr\ Chinese who recently made a trip to Java and have had to return to Singapore by the very boat which took them there. The reason for their abrupt return i
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    LOCAL WIRES
    21 8 1( I The BajMMi ipfM MiMf, eMvid I n I t<» print, ai I Mr ..„>,„, I f tn I
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    FINES FOR GAMBLERS.
    29 8 •Iron, Oa, I \u I A gambling raid I .»uly LM-th ha.l I fift N I In M»ai«n irai I w,-,v fnu-,1 |1 I thntd I
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    AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND
    304 8 Mmibtj ..i i Tha folio* forth < v MMM mi n ap| aii.i the An B Ma) I l •>. Al I o It U 16 I 1.». At (Ba I n v i i 1 U Bii hngland Al Bra I I \t d;i\ 12 At
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      85 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" I Contrexeville fk, Natural jjjjjjk Mineral Water njHHI t~ rvii^a c c^ Troubles Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. j (Incorporated in Shanyhmi.) vv— ft New Shipment t— ——l Singapore COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated ir the S.S.) PROVISIONS Are Always Fresh AND Prices are Competitive. A
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      43 8 Parf urns de Luxe m COTY 1 Jl Chypre i Origan ;I Rose Jacqueminot l| Paris "fc j' Emeraude -I EAU DE COTY Sj I" to be had from all dealers 5 Dupire Brothers. 5 'v Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. MALAYA.
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    A NEW STRIKE.
    92 9 FR ENCH HANK CLERKS. KV IV RBASB DEMANDED. t; ter'l Service.] I'aris. Aujf. 6. broke* out and is pecmlly in the provinces Hank Employees"* j n d „f :h. Banqv* de France de- u ,'ioii to the managerease of salaries of Parifl strikers waited Minister, who promised
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    FRENCH REVERSE IN SYRIA
    42 9 [i: S< rvK e Jerusaleai, \uu- t. Xfiiinaii that during i pgagem nt in i several gvtnn thus Seida, the capita] of I zraa losing a iramI. Tht- reverse Ezraa. The Dmaei captured a hundred inition and provi-
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    THE TERMS FOR MOROCCO.
    22 9 [Ha u Service.] I'aris. Auu ft. that the French Goviblish shortly the KnSpanish conditions Kriro. It at present
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    FRENCH SECURITY PLANS.
    39 9 Service.] Paris, Aug H. Math the French scheme ■u* which M. Briand with Mr. Chamberlain, contains Rhine pact and the mano-Polish and Gerh treaties 6f arbitraUiuv part* .-h<>ul<l be accepted and j all the Powers con-
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    NEW PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY.
    36 9 [R< Service.] London, Aug. 5. been appointed parre tary for Dominion eded his fatner in a larjre land-owner and conis 1- ranches of the dVilliers fami ies— Baron Ampthill. Lytton, and Earl of
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    BETHLEHEM STEEL IN TROUBLE.
    31 9 Service.] Nth York, Auir. I corporate a anna of vice-president* Suyik r and pu.-ha-The World says the the effort to effect avoid the necess.-v of •<••' thousand men.
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    BANK RATE DROPPED.
    22 9 [Reuter»i .Service.] I .<»ndon. \u«. discount rate has cent lue to the satisfactory very unexpected on Mlteti all round
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    DI PINEDO ALOFT AGAIN.
    64 9 Service.] Brbhue, Auk. fi. 1 a»«n airman who retrali. hat arrived here f bii flidii to Japan. An*. :i, of Mrs. 11 the a*« of 78. Bhb •nhol.u.Mr.W.CWk. Singapow, and at the "»»'I»N. Mr.A.Baum>:"l solicitor, of SiuK-a--xi-'i»MM-rat sea, the other ""JKarten, an w.^ineer in 1U Mr-
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    U.S. FLEET LEAVES AUSTRALIA.
    117 9 EXTRAORDINARY SCENES. ADMIRAL COONTt 1 MESSAGE. TReuUr's Service. J Sydney, Aug. 6. There were remarkable scenes of enthusiasm on the departure of the American fleet for New Zealand. Numbers of the sailors shouted to th« crowds on the pier and foreshore "we shall come hack." Aeroplanes
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    FOREIGN SECRETARY MISINFORMED.
    178 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 5 in the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Johnston, Mr. Ronald McNeill pointed out that the regulations proposed by the Child Labour Commission had not yet been voluntarily adopted by any of the mills in the international settlement of Shanghai, pending enforcement
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    MERCHANT SHIPS IN WAR.
    85 9 [Renter's Service.] London, Aug. •">. In the House of Commons replying to Conir. Bellairs with regard to the prospects of France ratifying the Boot resolutions with regard to the safety of merchant vessels in war-time, which were agreed to by the French delegation at the Washington
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    TIMES RUBBER VIEWS.
    62 9 [Reuter's Service]. Lpndon. Auk. 6. The Times City Editor, giving further I particulars of the assessment of standard I production, refers to the Colonial Office statement, and says that for certain estates this will be raised from four hundred to five hundred lbs per acre. The companies
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    227 9 Hank of Chosen Capital Rqduced. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimbunsha). Tokio, Aug. 5. It is announced that the Bank of Chosen .as decided to decrease its authorized capital by one-half and that the Bank declares to dividend for the last half year. Funds and Deposits Released.
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    BALFOUR ON CHINA.
    724 9 BRITAIN FRIENDLY. WANTED—A GOVERNMENT. [Reuter's Service]. London, Auk. 5. In the House of Lords, Lord Gosford, tsking Government for a statement with regard to the situation in China, emphasised that every party and class in Britain would welcome the development of a strong prosperous United China. He
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    TREATY RATIFIED.
    83 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Aug. 5. The Nine Power Treaty relating to China has been formally ratified by the representatives of eight powers and the United States' Chinese Minister has issued a statement extolling the treaties as a triumph of American diplomacy, the adoption of the Monroe doctrine in
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    IN THE COURTS.
    487 9 1 THE CHAP-JI-KEE CRAZE. The Gambling Suppression Department has to cope with the chap-ji-kee problem and frequent arrests show that these lotteries are being held in large numbers in Singapore. Yesterday, an aged Chinese woman was produced before Mr. Monk in the Second Police Court and charged
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    ANOTHER RUSH JOB.
    247 9 Gm»d Work By Roads Dept. It is anticipated that by Friday night, the facing of the new road in front of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank will have been completed as far as it can be laid until the new Post Office Building and the Singapore Club
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    CAR OVERTURNS AT SIGLAP.
    161 9 Mr. J. Truquin, the cashier of the j Banque de L'lndo-Chine, sustained rather serious injuries as the result of a motor ?mash while he was driving in a Citroen four seater along East Coast road, with M. Daniel of the Messageries Maritimes, on Wednesday evening. It
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      118 9 Ladies' Frocks I jln further <^M /J Shipment Just received Pi II of inexpensive 111! II Frocks for tr jfl i Morning JHp wear. y l^'' Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) SINGAPORE. •§B7 /y^ What the eye does not see/ How do you know that the fresh
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      730 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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      548 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 2 8 f s.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept. 28 s.s. CITY OF
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    THE LOT OF THE UMPIRE.
    1124 11 SOME FAMOUS INCIDENTS. Cricketers would not be human if they had not found the heat wave a somewhat mixed blessing. After our experiences of th* last three years we are naturally fearful of bringing retribution on our heads by criticising anything that the sun has
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    "THE ROVERS."
    420 11 A Bl<*>d -Transfusion Service. Early one morning a taxicab drove up tn the London Hospital and a smart, welL built young fellow in Scout's uniform stepped out and informed the porter that he had come, in response to an urgent call, to give his blood to a patient.
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    PRE-PREHISTORIC EGYPT.
    260 11 Tutankhamen and his tomb are things of yesterday compared with the spoils of last winter's digging by Sir Flinders Petiie's workers in Egypt, which are now on exhibition at University College. The effect of the researches that have been carried out at Badari and in the Fayum has
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    278 11 or frjvolous" of the eld laws, to that thor niest of problem* the fitness of gr >un<i foi play. The Human Side. As the scale of cricket descends the in portance of the umpire tends to increase until in village cricket he is often the domi nant factor in the
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    'SECRET' OF HOLMES'S 315 RECORD.
    399 11 Made His Runs with a Soft Wicket Bat. Percy Holmes, the hero of the 315 not out record against Middlesex at Lord's revealed to an Evening Standard representative a little secret of the innings. "I was us:ng," said Holmes, "a bat that I usually reserve
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    FLEET ST. THRILLS.
    141 11 There are several London journalists who are only just beginning to recover from the R.A.F. gymkhana at Hendon. Before the show proper opened to the public, a number of Fleet St. men were invited to "go up." Th e kind invitation was accepted, and about a dozen
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    MUTINY ON THE HIGH SEAS.
    1681 12 MUTINY ON THE HIGH SEAS. DRAKE'S DEALINGS WITH DOUGHTY. In a large and epical sense, every mariner who set sail for the qtlfcst of the unknown lands of the earth, by way of high seas, was a contributory discoverer of Australia. Some went south and east, like Da Gama, ETiaz,
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    "SPIKING THE WAR QUILT LIE."
    102 12 The ex-Kaiser Wilhelm has sent the following letter to Professor Honiper, the German historian, who has devoted himself especially to thfc furtherance of Germanism: I send you my best wishes on your seventieth birthday and I take th e opportunity to tell you that I
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    CLEAR ANTES.
    21 12 Aujr. 6: Kampar, Meran, Cians: Seng, Kistna, Scott Harley, Kinpyuan, Erinpura, Laisanp, (Brit); Juno, Janssens, Schouten, (Dut); Auby, (Sar).
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    63 12 i courtesy of The Government Health Office). Kandang Kerbau Station. the 24 hours ending midnight Aug. x. shade temperature 8g F >. shade temperature 75 F fin shade temperature 80.3 F x. sun radiation 149 F i. grass radiation 72 F temperature Kl F in wet-bulb temperature 77.1
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    204 12 The Nautical Magazine announces (he eath of Captain C. L Danifl, who ormerly in the service »>f the I». and O. The Khei^ivial Mail line^is running a weekly service between Pori Said and t lyprus, connecting with the P. and O. j The P. and O. Soudan has
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    THE CHINESE CRISIS.
    919 14 SOVIET PROPAGANDA. (To the Editor of the Times.) Sir, When, last October with many better men, I lost my seat in Parliament, I made a long- trip to the Far Earst in search of health anc" knowledge. The first eluded me; the seconV, one may hope, has
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    WHERE THE VICTORY?
    384 14 American View of "War to End War." Bishop G. Ashton Oldham, Bishop Coadjutor of Albany, New York, preach. ng in Westmins.er Abbey remarked that the tomb of the Unknown Warrior was at present a memorial to defeated, men. True the Allied natiwis won on the field of
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    FIFTEEN CRICKET HALLS.
    160 14 Hampstead Residents Story of Broken Windows. Applying at Hampstead Police Court for a summons against the head of a neighbouring family for damaging the windows of his house and greenhouse, West Hampstead resident told the magistrates that for the past eighteen months balls had been continuously driven
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    THE WAYANG KULIT.
    319 14 A writer in an American newspaper tells u* that our ancestors may not have had the cinema, but they provided "movine pictures*' <,f their own. Their efforts we.v ceitainly cuiious. In China several thousands of >ears ago, "characters were made to dai ve weirdly about on a
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    6 15 DAF SDF DSF SDAF SDF DSF
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    389 15 PHASER'S WEEKLY REPORT^ Rubber on the other hand has ,k,l:ned and marke t tOne f tlu maiket is distinctly easier. Th o effect of this has naturally been felt in the share mark* a«d quotations for the more spicu aown. The higher priced shaies however continue very
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT
    190 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT SUsigApswa, Auu. RubbtT. London Ss 7d. Steady. Local Tin. London i2«')7 10s. Local \-iA%. l~. r tons sold. Kuhbtrs. Quiet. Cfaigieleas are quoted 1.-5- l.:H> and Ulu Ben«t« at 50 r >.">. Bukit Jelotongs have buyers at 1 d~* im<l sellers at 1.10. Brogas 'can be
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT
    231 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT (L. K. Macphail). Singapore. Aug (i. Rubber. 'is 7d down l%d. Local 1.31. Tin. ff67 10s up 10s. Local 176 tons at 134%. Rubber has .again suffered a setback with the result that the Rubber share market la a seller's one, few buyers beinir in SjvtfcPCt
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 August Baak 4 £|4 15 32 nank demand 214 6-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2'4 23-: New York, demand 5 Credits 90 days 6h^ France, demand HIS Im'Ta, T. T. v Honfrkonpr. demand g p. r p rt m 1 nkohama, demand \:\9\, Java, d«'mand 1 j Panßkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    189 15 August fi. Tin ITo Tuiiv tf Ufmktmr M iVppiT Whit.- 8200 r laki* Tapioca f Pearl Sago Small )jj r Coi)ra turn Copra Sundric] Jo Opium ben, r^s „nt. 4 0 00 Kice, Liang Mil >:h,\n Mark B'ue Eaple (Old) 360 liioe, Lian^r Hin Chan MarK Red Eagle (New)
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    KRAMAT PULAI.
    110 15 The annual meetintr <>f Kramat I'ulai. Ltd., was held in London on Jun 21th. Mr. V. Stephens, Chairman of '.he Comnanj presiding. In his ipeech the chairman said thnt the mining account showed that ate Mice, together with >tock- of ore on hand at the close of the
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    210 15 Singapore. U u. Vt. Tin.— £267 10s. Rubber. 3s. 7d. The share mark*-* i> dull. Consequent upon a further fall in the price of tincommodity, rubier shares, more particular!) the speculative description! have slumped badly. There ii very lit le business ac u ally passinp and
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    TREATMENT OF SMALL-POX IN INDIA.
    126 15 TREATMENT OF SMALL-POX IN INDIA. London. Jul) 22. In th«- Homo of Cohummsj t -< in\ reply in*: to Mr. I l A. Broad Lab., Kdmontoi. Earl Winttrton thi.t h»- vraa mabls I state the number and situation of snial'po.x hospitals in India, and the steps tak«-: if Municipal towns
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    116 15 RUBBER AUCTION. YKSTKKDAY'S LIST. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, bold it> Tl'.Mh. .unti.'ii jmUfUay, when there \\a~ < atal<wued 1.015. i5r, ii.s.; «itJl tmu CfStrvd lU£4i lbs.; ITUI tons. Bold 177.<»1»; llfJI tttns. London Xi'u York si I'KKKS KFAI I/KI) IftM Sinoktd Short (Ynl> IVr
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    325 15 Thi annual faaafa| i.ieejnjr \\«II he h Id M Friday. 11th. in \]iv Vrviu h I'. ink i:.:.ld Ingl at noon. The diit'ctci i «t t« tii*- ikarafc M for tlu- year endvd tl«1 May. Iff The net piMtit bl the y ar M -h..\\n l.\ tht
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    96 15 Yesterdays Altrratinnx. am Kumbanc (H) Idrii Hydraulic 4» s v., nan I m j Kanu.nt.n- (4) Kinta Tin d» Mambaua ($1 > i l'« tnlinir Tin South Taipinfi < t) lln I'iah Ivu i|Q A I 'anas (U) Ayer M..!«-k ($d j j( Allanbi is) J'.uki- Katil
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    C. OF C. RUBBER A ASSOCIATION.
    40 15 Btafapare, A hi:. 12 runm. Sinirapoiv Standard Kilil>>-.| Sin,, Sh«'« t. S|M>t I.L'S IM); Aojr.-Sert. I l.L'T l^; Qct-Dac. |.1« 1.18; Jan. March 1 04. I^«»ui..ri Quotation Sheet :t-. T«l. 1 Market S ©ad)
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    "A DISGRACEFUL CASE."
    1871 16 THE ANGULLM BANKRUPTCY. I Scathing Comments by Acting Chief Justice. Some scathing comments were made by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule, in the Supreme Court yesterday, in committing Moosajee Essofjee Angullia, formerly a very well-known Indian trader in Singapore, to three months' i
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    MOTOR CYCLING.
    463 16 ENTRIES FOR THE RELIABILITY TRLAL. Following are the entries received for the reliability trial for motor-cycles and motor-cycle combinations to be held under the auspices of the Singapore Automobile Club next Sunday. The stars denote riders who are travelling marshals. E. S. Tiddeman, Triumph, A. R. Page, Norton
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    PENANG TENNIS.
    37 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan Aujr. After a hard tussle running into three sets, Davis and Ciark beat Bird and Bennett in the Profession Pairs in the Cricket Club Tournament, ♦>— 2, o—t>.0 t>. 6 3.
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    CRICKET
    100 16 The following: will represent the A.P.C. vs. S.C.C. at cricket on Saturday on the S.C.C. ground commencing at 2 p.m.: G. B. Adams, L. E. Campbell. A. E. Chelvan, D. K. Evans, S. P. Holmes Smith, E. C. S. Labrook, A. G. A. Mosley, E. M. Scoular, P. H.
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    AUTUMN RACE MEETING.
    60 16 Owing to the last day of the Selangor Kace Meeting being: Saturday, 12th September, and the probability of the majority of the horses being engaged thereat, the date of the official opening of the Singapore Race Course for training has been postponed until Saturday, 19th September, at
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLLB.
    27 16 The Mixed Foursome competition played on Monday was won by Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Murray who returned a score of 4C 40% nett.
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    167 16 ?ench I have come across such a disgraceful case of utter disregard of the simple duty of a trader to keep records of his ransactions and proper book s of account If the man was feeble-minded, said His ord ship, he had scored by it. There was oo much method
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    589 16 "CHINA'S NEW DEMANDS." To the Editor. Sir. I have read with great interest your correspondent's article on China's New Demand, in which he dealt with two points: Extra-territoriality and the Customs, which he asserted as the unquestionable rights of foreign residents rather unjustifiably. To suggest that
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    SINGAPORE GOLFERS AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    156 16 The following was the result of the match played at the Selangor Golf Club on Monday Visitors versus S.G.C. Visitors' names mentioned first. Rutley and Wolff 1, Hemmant and Elles 0 Stewart and Harrison 0, Bell and Gibb 1. Wallace and Wain 0, Guthridge and
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    27 16 v riday, 7th, 5.15 p m., Drill Hall. Is* Reinforcement and Auxiliary; Band Praccjce. Saturday, Bth, 2.15 p.m., Farrer Range. Eurasian Company: Bukit Timah, Malay Company.
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