The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 August 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 1. CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1925. NO. 11,563
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    289 1 On pajje 1 of this issue will »>e found the first instalment sf a serial sf<try In the uell-knoun author, Mr. \N I. Qeecga. This story will h»< reatimiid regttlarly each Monday on this aagl which will m future he the leature |>a«^«of tht Free Press. The
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    ROUND THE TIRBEH.
    798 1 l here w ;i v ny argument aaooag the tomb* round the turboh, whore lay Saint m his s| !ir><'. A -m.irtly d rested turu nonary m his Sunday he>t r ;t th«i. for '.vt* .'uc m a Moslem country, m his Kri«l.';y best -wa< looking tiit,<
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      179 1 iLLOW ARIELL'B MARIE BISCUITS RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. I IST NKiHfS Dinner and Dance. Every Tutvday. Thursday, and Saturday Evening DreM essential lor Dinner Dance?. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. I If" (.RILL ROOM. 0.«~.™ Now under the supervision SARKIES BROTHERS, <if an expert foreign caterer. Proprietors. X^&?m
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      138 1 "TEETH LIKE PEARLS" M j AGENTS:— WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. (Incorporated m England). g mm (The "EUROPE" HOTEL Terms: Ala carte, or 11 rpn i ll Inclusive. ll J After-dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday 'and Saturday. THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD. ARTHUR E. ODELL, Managing Director. M j THE NEW parts
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      175 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Try Pears Bril!iantim«- Pair*' 16 Notice re Rvz*] oil tradenuurk- Page 7. rhe Singapore, Stamp Bxchaage~-Page "Mr. Pirn Passes Ry" at the TheatrePage 2. Try High Admiral and }><- ronvinced Page 11. GololKna Jamaica cigan from tin v T Page The Grand Hotel Brastagi for s plcaaanl holiday
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      9 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S HI S( TITS AND CAKES
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      98 1 THE WEEK. Stitunliiff, Sth. Hijrh Wnt.-r. 0.17 .1 m.. 1 II pni. B. I. outward mail <lv«Boy Peseta Caaqp si Hssm Slglap Malaya Cup Trial match. [pee Kact- cut ins close ."> p.m. S/inday, \)tt>. Hijrh Water. lA\ a.m., 1.4S p.m. Motor Cyclo Reliability Trial-. Swisjualasj Club w ting;, lo.^o
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    "UNCOVENANTED" DRILL.
    197 2 I am on y an ordinary citize?)," writej< 'Woman Conservative,* 1 "and as such m rye on two committees of our local Labour Exchange. I think the curse <>f tin- country i.- that people can go on drawing oncovenanted WmiolU through th<> Labour Exchanges and giving nothing .n
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    SIAM LOTTERY SCANDAL.
    160 2 SIAM LOTTERY SCAN DAL. Police Enquiry Proceeding B.T. We gather that the further investigation the charges brought against Phya Xondisen Surendrabbakdi m regard to the conduct of the million tical lottery has been .1 m tin- hands of the police. It will be recalled that the actual drawing of the
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    422 2 Seizure! of rubber by the F.M.S. pre<.entire fleet and by revenue officers from July 21 to July 29 inclusive totalled over live tons, the largest being G" pikuls off coast of Batu Pahat on July 27, m I :it manned by tight Malays. An At Home was given by Major
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      332 2 DUBARRY SPECIALITIES New stock of the following lines has just arrived. SILKASFtAVE 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. The Elite Cinema Presents HaroTd Lloyd
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      243 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 m New York and Chicago. Plan of seats at John Little Co. ON MONDAY, AUGUST
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      221 2 Are you fond of excitement? Doatanyth interest you? What form of uritemani bit best? Would you likr to hi One Excitirkg Night To experience or to feel that you baVi had m after many a dull and uneventful MM ALHAMBRA On Friday. 7th August. or on any of the five
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    ANOTHER KOPENICK COMES TO LIGHT.
    733 3 HBLPED ROYAL REFUGEES TO ESCAPE. Tilm-Likt Adventures. A most pLturesque rascal, combining many cf the characteristics of a Casanova, a Jack Sheppard and a Captain Kopenick, btaide many of his own villainies, has been finally jod^ed m gaol m Berlin. He made friends with European
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    READING LEPROSY FUND.
    64 3 16 LakJtt o Meet cd. Simla, July 25. Sixteen lakhs of rupees haw already been ecllected for the Reading Leprosy Fund as the result of the Bfjieial Jippeal by the Viceroy ami H.R.H. the Prinet «>f Wales. The Executive Committee of the fund will soon consider when
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    17 3 looker a luxury for tn 0 few, electricity has beeoßM a noeesaity for the many. The King:.
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      319 3 v -S Are You Affected that way? Jj >SBM U X >"»• **vi'r noticed lu.w 9 s' m mii(l) better you can work, or walk, or play, when you feel (|uite well? Yes; and hr- twice as modi I still feel less tired. Yd thousands men rind women feel week
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      298 3 USE: BRITISH j TIMKEN i Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within M One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. J Sole Distributing Agents:— k^^lmS Malayan Motors Agents m F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. v* Delicious Vanilla
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      A KISS ASTRAY.
      5450 4 CHAPTL'R 1 As Frederick Harton stared into a bush of Michaelmas daisies, he did not know that he was unhappy with his wife. He v;.v conscious merely of being uncomfortable, worried. He knew, that somehow life was difficult, that he was oppressed. His business did not trouble
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    MOSLEM ENTERTAINMENT.
    395 5 the United Islamic Asf fete on Saturday, Sunday when tea parti-. > were iation for three days to, ,ben of the Beception j ok part m the great re'.i- July Uth at the' Town iation grotu»di werebeautl-j Malay music was jn \'u(.'it-t sever*] kanareda who present w< M<
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    THE IMMORTALITY OF THE FILE.
    886 5 It has been remarked that the file is at once the nightmare and the idol of the Government of India Secretariat. Certain savage tribes, with whom it would be blasphemous to comoare tht official hierarchy m India, alternately worship and abuse their rude deities, and
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    22 5 to hold such tea parties m remembrance of that great and successful meeting at Town Hall. Several ffTOVp photos were taken. Contributed.
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      456 5 ABRAMS' MOTOg TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner can for hire. Price $3 per root rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. m" KORRENGZAL OINTMENT I An approved pharmaceutical //BMwu-jn-jysa i^nDDC\ir7 4i 4 c 4U a\ \%^'2iStm AUuiiLliuAAL is prepared <-) preparation for the
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    THE ROMANCE OF MODERN BOOK MAKING.
    935 6 THE ROMANCE OF MODERN BOOK MA KING. It is not an exaggeration to say that many millions of pounds sterling change hands during every racing season through the j medium of betting alone. Yet the average punter has little or no idea of what goes on j m the office
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    EUROPEAN HEAT WAVE.
    109 6 Copenhagen Harbour on Fire. London. July 24. Forest and heath fires, due to a heatwave, devastated thousands of acres m North Germany. Vast stretches of ground wire a veritable sea of flames. Villagers ringed the fire. Thousands of troops, police and peasants are fighting the outbreak. In
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    26 6 We often wonder why they don't hav* Wronp Number down in the book amongthe W's, so we could g*»t it even mor; promptly. Ohio State Journal.
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      245 6 c TWO nFPFNDARIF PRFSFRVATIVFS j lif U 1/Lil Lilil/ fIULiLi 111 LiL/Lill fn 1 1 f Liv I 111 lA^ V m lilt '^^mfjLw^^pi It I 1 ISG^^a I^-gL-XMI m|J!^WwySYßli3 I JB X The Borneo Company, Limited. J Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Teluk Anson, Ipoh, Alor Star, Penang. g/j CROSSMITHS 8
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    THE SEGAMAT CASE.
    1163 7 APPBAL ALLOWED— CONVICTION Ql ASHED. (B;. Our Own Representative.) At the Johore Supreme Court, on Thursday before- Mr. Justice A. V. Brown, with Mr. W. Pryde, (Ltfft) Adviser and D.P.P. lohore-) as respondent, and Mr Roland raddell for the appellants, the appeal amc up for beaiing m
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    LEWIS GUNNERS AT BISLEY.
    457 7 -WARFARE" OX THE RANGM. Rain of Shot and Over the Top." Eisley Camp, July 2.- Sailors. Marines, and Airmen have under a tropical sun to-day sh<t various strenuous rifle and revi her practices on the Century. Pirbri^ht. and Siberia ranges. The Army this mooting !»epaJ t
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    THE COOLIDGE PARADOX.
    256 7 A writer m the New Statesman comments n the paradox of President Coolidgv'fl position: "The literal fact is," an able Washington journalist wrote a short tinu a>ro, "that m two years Mr. Coolultfe has failed to put through a single thinjr he wanti'd, and has had put
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      384 7 BUSINESS CARDS. Send for the Illustrated I itftlogue of Muaical Instrument*. SEASON CO., LTD. and 113, North Bridge Road. ~~C\RS FOR HIRE. at Reduction m Rates THE IIC MOTOR CAR CO. 1 Road 09-b, Bukit Timah Rd Tel. Nos. 1801 and 109. FOR HIRE, less 20 per cent. RRIS (OWLET
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      764 7 NOTICES. R W O rk E 'MPOR^^ [i NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark depicted above Is the exclusive property Of Messrs. W. R. Loxley and Co. of Singapore Ml rchants, and that the same is used by them m connection with all kinds of tinned tish particularly
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      615 7 ;|WHAT A COUCH MEANS »j HARMFUL DEBP-BEATBD TEOI iLI DISPELLED BY PEPS. A ioutfh may be anything from the peculiar <roupy cough of a child to the hai I- ing cough of the consumptive. A chronir cough accompanied by tickling m the thi-oat. huskiness and tightness of chest .ndieaNbrondlifia; tended
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      670 7 I TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Municipal < ommisxionei *of th. I ..f Mn K apore invite t««ndl>rs for tb- of a (iarairc and Syce*- ,t X ,< -vu X'K •lava Road. Plans may «n>n and v |> <i..t t, ml* Form of Tenders ..I, tamed at th. M. Architects Ortic
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      BIRTH.
      20 8 HAZELL. At the Earopeaa Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, OB August Hth. to Mr. n?'<l Mrs. Pi-nis H. Hasell. a ion.
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      ANNOUNCEMENT.
      42 8 Tlu- t'u tu-r.il of' thf late Mr. \We Kay Sianp. b»lOVsd fath«r of Mr. W«C Kah Kiat. will takeplace on Tuesday. Au^u>t 11. iftSS. Cortege leaving No. To Thompson Road, at *J a.m. sharp for Alexandra Read, Cewetory. 8-S 19, 11-K
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1925. Week End Comment.
    733 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1925. Week End Comment. It ifl unfortunate that the French should have upon their hands, iust at the time when all their financial energies are needed for budget balancing, and their political skill for the settlement of the Security Pact, a colonial war of
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    326 8 Mr. W. H. Dinamore has l>een appointed t« l>e a Judiro, F.M.S.. with effect froi^ July 27th. Mr. G. s. [>. Morgan has terminated his engagement a.- manager of 'he Oriental Hotel. Major H. Coventry R.A.S.I has been (granted leave from August to September 30. to proceed to .lava. Mr.
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    551 8 A GOOD SIGN. Of the ninety entries for the reliability trial for motor cycles, there were twenty Chinese competitors, amongst whom two are well-known ex-boxers. Lye Yeow Hie and Onjf Chin Bentf, while the others lit m the majority sportsmen and business men. It is understood that C.
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    POLICE COURT ITEMS.
    156 8 An Inquest was opened on Saturday Into the (leaih of n Chinese Areman who. it Appears, was m the enuiru m <>f t| u Dutch rtosmer Lsmbang at Pui«. Buhoai m Thursday ia>;. wi-.-M he hiraed on m oil ck with the it-suit that hi and thr.i
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    167 8 Lieut. K. J. Huisser« i t R.A. has Urn ak( n M the ■tVMfftli of tin- ComniMKL Mr. T. A. \|u;n, who ha-n' been oui of Paagkok for thirly-six years. i> poißf to Singapore for a holiday, and will I.■ ;tv\.i\ IhvM wwifci. -B.T. The Kinu has civcn perm fusion
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    PENANG POISON SENSATION.
    49 8 PENANG POISON SENSATION. <K|..,,i Our Mr. 5,,,,,,.,..,.. cv.denee 1.1,,.,,,,,, family of m* out a> a rosal Dr. Bowyi 1 lerthe h,^, Ml until lighten had eaten that tl 1 It \\;i- KM morphine. After fi, Mium tin- 1 who hU.. participated Cerenei i. aga ast ■ome m 1.. 1
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    IPOH AMATEURS AT PENANG.
    27 8 1 1 i. .in (m. fhr, II.,., m T«W1 Mall hriv u.,, I ditai.h stair. -.i n, i: ■Id of th«- Ex-Sei I
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    MALAY MILLION AIRE'S SON SUED.
    29 8 .1 n, m fen I In- CAM Icuitii hetiah I. m.- A i itlin. -on ,,t' t| MohailMMJ AriM. f. da) during win. i,
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    PENANG CADETS REVIEWED.
    27 8 i From Oui 0 < spl Howell, g St. \a\ i. i Tin re was hijj tui m. m nti wen f.< semi complin niiii
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    FAREWELL TO CAPTAIN HORAN.
    28 8 (From On (l m M ilmh \«t < ap KM Voltmte' i here, v., v ell dinn« r and .In i lentag ea i nit.
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    THE ANGULLIA APPEAL.
    145 8 I Thousand m the Supn n I inj, r bvfon Uh v •Fii.-'ut I. .1 i lit, th. I Aagullia, foi mm liai' trader m Sn »<'(H <\ Jo Umi M ii*» merit for failirii. acf.unt of In- «iu>«- them tO tin- Ulu railed spoil t<> TIM
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    66 8 J i I r f I I" (Bj The anti-Bi Mill I Um BrttM U Unhlnr .in. I I R .<•. prka dlt price in I'.ii. i'.. i i (him-, Shipiiin It k n ,.t h m .in.- i Hah and the Chtaeaf »hi| H,,,,..„ i*. In ■srt)
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      120 8 THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S II WHO SAID Ml "N I Ih\ lit J mnZsk WE ALL DID Hr^i Scotch Whisky t CSS^Si SOI X IMI'OKTEKS. l||§|f Caldbeck, Macgregor g Co.. Ltd New Shipment PARTRIDGES Siyapore COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m tho 5.8.1 We have Just Received a Fresh
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      42 8 > Parfums de Luxe I OOTY I 5 Chypre *E Origan J Rose Jacqueminot Paris 5 \l Emeraude t S EAU DE COTY i" l m to be had iron, all dealers Dupire Brothers. .j: VA'AVJV.VV.V'.VJJVLVUV.VV'bSW. Sole Agents: THE BORNBO COMPANY, III). MALAYA.
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    MASONIC MILLION FUND.
    70 9 LONDON MEETING. LATIONS TO OVERSEAS. Service.] London. Aug. K. I rei masons attended a tia m coniM ction wirtj •i memorial fund festinnaughi presided and j y,. t Prince A i thur were am ounced t hat 1 b 826,000 including Igei alone. ()v<r- i special (onirratuf
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    STINNES vs. THE BANKS.
    63 9 S rvice.] Kerlin, Aim H. nducting the c< ncem emphati- have arisen the Rheinisch- J mouthpiece of are unwilling obligations <'ii the i lial the concern vet \> I' adds that r methods the bankruptcy, or reii <• ,i liquidation. S h ht, President of i<
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    ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE.
    40 9 I R» Service.] llerlin. Any. 7. ommittec has adopted the bill on the en i Trea y. The icipated that the ild hat German Bi would increase to the he war and stated n1 would recom[)ominions and the
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    THE RIFFS ACTIVE.
    26 9 Service.] I'aris. Auk. of Aug. 7. attack^ i'>;tl» Taza but were details have been re- papers believe the afnption of the IlitT i
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    DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS DEAD.
    24 9 1 Service.] iiiKton, Delaware, Auk. ft. ed of Judg6, ex- Ira> an I I John Temple d co proprietor of the
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    PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.
    11 9 [R« s. rvice.] London, Aug. 7. adjourned th.s ■Mi.
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    BETTER WOOL-TRADE PROSPECTS.
    38 9 Service.] London, Aug. 9. and u-xtiW- emhas agreed to abide th iri of inquiry to Labour Ministry bo 1 M<»t t -t i M n reached <>n terms of immediate works which will he re-
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    FORD'S LATEST.
    32 9 Service.] l>» Iroit. Aim. tf. nn «unce that one of th« the stout Metal "m a tI4H t 0 con carry Ford products T| United States and regular schedule i
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    U.S. FLEET LEAVES HOBART.
    26 9 ervice.] TsHMaaia, \uu. s. have departed for 1 :i enthusiastic ■endexpressed hii deep hospitality and thai the officers and that they aTe
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    THE SYRIAN REVOLT.
    353 9 FRENCH FORCES SURPRISED. A SEVERE KNGAGBMBNT. f ßouter's Serriee.] Jerusalem, Aug. 7. It is learned that the French casualties the recent engagement with the Dnue rebels amounted to 200 killed and »500 wounded, civilian traffic between Damascus and Semakh has l>een suspended. Jerusalem, Auj;. 7. Ii is
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    SWEATED LABOUR.
    169 9 [Renter's Service. 1 London. Auk 7. The report of ;h Labourite Committee on sweated imports confirms the earlier forecast and shows that the committee lias' not confined its attention to the domestic aspect but conti mplate international action against sweating, for which the existing machinery provided m the
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    POLITICS AND THE COAL STRIKE.
    118 9 London. Aug. 7. On behalf of the mining association, Mrj Philip Gee has issued a statement warning the public that a coal crisis would recur m exactly the same form next May, unless toe situation was resolutely faced m the interval, declaring that the small
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    NEW FRENCH AIR RECORDS.
    32 9 [Renter*! Service.] (hart res. Aug. 9. The irmen Drouhin and Landry succeeded m breaking the flight duration and ■peed records by covering 4.500 kilometret ii 4<: -j hours.
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    EFFECT OF RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    151 9 WHAT AMERICA SAID. STABILITY I RGENT. [Reuter*a Service.] L ndon. Aug. 7In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. J. Duckworth (Blackburn, L.) Mr. Ronald McXeill stated that the United States ambassador had left with him on Ju y 27th an aide memoire stating that a
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
    202 9 [Keuter I Service.] Leaden, Au^. 8. Fn tlu> House of Commons, on the motion for the adjournment, replying to Mr. Ponsonby and ether Labourite* who criticistJ the Governments policy to Russia land China, Mr. McNeil! described the present Government <-f Russia as one of the greatest defaults
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    THE SHANGHAI TROIBLE.
    109 9 fßeuter's Service.] London. Auk. S. Sir Edwin Stockton, m the Times, questions th<- wisdom of holding a judicial en- quiry into the recen: Shurtjrhai troubles j m view of the time that has already elapsttl. Fie thinks there ought to be enough evidence at the Government's disposal
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    W. J. BRYAN'S WILL.
    71 9 [Heuter's Service.] Miami. Auk. H. The will of the latt Mr. W. J. Bryan has been filed for probate. It disposes of an estate valued approximately at half a million dollars. Eighty per cent. *roe s to the widow and family the remainder to various churches.
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    K-K-K PARADES WASHINGTON.
    56 9 fßeuter's Service.] Washington, Auk. The Ku-Klux-Klan held a monster parade to-day. The police estimated there were thirty thousand marchers including many women. The marchers were not masked owing to a local ordinance forbidding this. A great crowd watched the parade silently except when it applauded some particularly
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    FATAL OXYGEN EXPLOSION.
    29 9 [Keuter's Service.] Amsterdam, Aug. T. Four were killed and several injured m the explosion of an oxygen apparatus »n i-p artificial silk factory at Ede. GeldsTland.
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    A CENTRAL AMERICAN QUARREL.
    42 9 [Renter's Service.] .Managua, Aug. 7. The Government of Honduras has agreed to withdraw its forces from the border territory which they disputed with I Nicaragua, and leave th c settlement t;> arbitration by the United States Govern rmt.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    295 9 HOME CRICKET. A Shock for Yorkshire. i [Reuter's Service]. London. A ujf. 7. At Taunt on: Hampshire beat Somerse by ten wickets. Somerset made 104 (Kennedy five fur 32, Boyes ffit.v t for 43) and 19<» (l>aniel 72, Kennedy swan for 74). Hants scored 272 for ei^ht, declared
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    AMERICA'S DAMS CUP TEAM.
    35 9 [Reuter's Serviced New York. Aim. 7. The Davis Cup Committee has announced that the following are tentatively selected to represent America: Tilden. Vincent Richards. VV. M. Johnston and R. X. Williams.
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    ST. XAVIER'S SPORTS.
    45 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. Jj. St. Xavier's annual sports passed off most successfully, there being: a large attendance and keen competition. The champion athlete* were:—("lass One: William •lames; < ,as* Two: Fidelis; Class Three: Rozells. Mrs. Sharp grave away the prizes.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    70 9 The Autumn Cup will be competed for on Saturday and Sunday the Lsth and Kkh inst. Members rt turning; the best sixteen ■Corel m Ihe Autumn Cup will qualify to play for the Vade Cup. The Lad.es' August Spoon will be played over the second nine holes
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    THE BISHOP AT BISLEY.
    39 9 Bishop Ferguson Davie was 56th m the ■'00 who passed from the first to the second stag*, of the King's at Bisley. There were 000 entries, and at one range Bishop Davie scored a possible.
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    GOODWOOD CUP.
    80 9 t Won by Cloudbank. July 30. The Goodwood Cup resulted as follows. Cloudbank 1 Caprier 2 Son of Spring; Starting prices were.—10 to 1 against Cloudbank, 20 to 1 against Caprier and to 1 against Son of Spring 1. Fix ran. Won by three-quarter length, half a length
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    INTERNATIONAL WALES.
    80 9 [Reuter's Service]. London. Aug. 7. A meeting of overseas Welshmen at Pwllheli, m connect. on with the National I'isteddfod, gave a cordial reception to the raggested formation of a world union of Welsh Societies. Speakers from Burma and Calcutta participated m the debate. ArchUruid Klfed mentioned that the
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    BRITISH MISSIONS BOYCOTTED.
    32 9 [Reuter's Service.] Peking, Auu. 7. It is reported that the movement among the Chinese students m favour of boycotting all British Missionary schools and •alleges is making considerable headway.
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    18 9 Mrs. IVnny. wife of Mr. F. (I. Penny, M.l*., distributed the prizes a*. Kingston Regatta on July 11.
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      322 9 Frister and Rossman s VIBRATINC; SHUTTLE Hand-Sewing Machine NEW MODEL REVERSIBLE FEED No. Ifand machine emhodiey all <h. most r* nt impm\ etnrnts applied to Sewinir Machines. (omp et« with Handsome Walnul-cover. Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m tlu> straits BettltMMats). SINGAPORE. W///7 a delicious meanina It's so easy to add
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      721 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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      540 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. 28 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept. 28 s.s. CITY OF DUNKIRK due
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      547 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AM) APCAR UNI (Incorporated m Fnglaad.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CAMO WftV|< PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STK AM N U LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVIi i (Under Contract with His Maj.^ty's Govern OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. ROMRWI For China and Japan. jn r Minim,, Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1925
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    JAPAN AND CHINA.
    1181 11 MENACE OF SOVIET POLICY. The appearance of Russia m China, instigating and using Chinese disorder m the interests of Bolshevist policy, is, from the Japamse point of view, a significant event. Twenty years ftffo Russian encroachment on China caused the Russo-Japanese War. is Japan's settled policy, dictated
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    16 11 We are the authors of all the preat games m the world except baseball. Lord Balfour.
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    THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
    283 11 Their Splendid Services. The whole of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps mobilised early m the strike have been demobilised with the exception of v section of the Infantry necessary for guard duty, the Mounted Infantry and the wireless section of the Engineers. We hear, however, that it is
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      197 11 PILESGURED WITHOUT AID OF KNIFE. gland we have for 20 years been successing patients tottering from l'iles. Ulcer, >\ip*.e. Tumours. Constipation and all Troubles A neglected case of Piles will ire itself but it is very dringerous. to the deadly Cancer. Dr. Van >rptivb Pile Plasma is constiB lo< al,
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    GOD HELP THE SAILOR!
    1176 12 WHEN SICK AND SORRY. Friends of a British seaman will read this article with feelings of real indignation writes "A Gentleman with a duster." Is here any wonder that the British Mercanile Marine is unpopular when this sort of hing is considered good enough? Certain facts
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    507 12 GROWTH OF THE AIJTOR-SHIP. 738,000 r«'Ms m a Year. The Notes on the 1925-2fi edition of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, now publishtd, throw considerable li^ht not only on the tonnatff of shipping now afloat, but on the growth of new types of vessels, such as the motor-ship. At
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      573 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.376 tons) «nd MONTORO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath, gymnasium,
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      360 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO SAnl <Inc..rp.,r;,t. |„l y W)> HOMEWARD s\ M .in liS Bi-monthly service f or and Tn,ste Vl J^W, through Bills ,f i <* Levant and Black S Urn tat ports on the W, t M. V. B3QI lIINu x I.\< ONIA DUCHBSBA d'AO x OCRANIA ROOANDRA OUTWARD SMI
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      684 12 SHIPPING NOTES. TREVAYLOR RE-FLOATED. The- steamer Trevaylor, (Hams line), which ran aground on the One Fathom J Bank on Friday evening, ha s been, re- floated according to news received by the consignees, the P. and O. Company. t The Portugese sloop Republice, 1,250 tons, arrived from Ceylon yesterday. Vice-Admiral
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      65 12 METEOROLOGICAL RBPORT. (By courtesy of The Government Health Office). Kandang Kerbau Station. For the 24 hours ending midnight Aug. 7th: Max. shade temperature H')A F Mm. shade temperatur. 74 Moan shade temperature 75.7 F Max. sun radiation 136 F Mm. grass radiation 71.5 F Sea temperature 83 F Mean wet-boN)
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      648 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Bremen, via Colombo, Soudan and Port Said. Amazon Maru Aug. 14 Au«* Dul vigo« Bay (Port Elisalieth), w iwiif Rio, Santo-, Boenot i Colombo, t Canada Maru Sept. 17 Sept. 19 and Bombay via Penang f Sumatra Maru Aug. 9
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      466 13 EE2E23gJfc I P^*"^^^b^b^b? ~*>y CC^^^gk aV^fllM '-ffc -b^... sHHj|pr SifESMSHIiP LINE *^3» Round -the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 58 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ARSOLUTE CLBANLINBBB. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine
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      669 13 AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED £OR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHERS AND BARRY MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Au* 14 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT Se pt U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Oct. and subsequent steamer* approximately 80 days apart. For rates and further particulars apply
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    CHINA.
    983 14 An American journalist oner ashed th.oldest IwMcat m Peking: "What aft the bottom facts about, China and the sldl resident replied: "Sir, m China, th* re i no bottom and th:rc are no fads." After discussing the -iuiation here with Chinese and foreigners for six or seven v. ..k-
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    TWENTY PRISONS SHUT IN TEN YEARS.
    237 14 v rVahatlaa la rt and W;,; are aaa ealy IhrsaghoMl >. SO BMNUH t This r-( iiiai k. I. i to \m\ 1 total pi isoo wai sal] years ,-ai The great :ionary 1 itiem braaghl al I popolatioa, I lldSsioli. t he pa
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    12 14 From tIM 11 I the I' (I.M Of ISI I<" Ist, l.
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      1359 14 A good opportunity for sound and profitable investment m 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 CHEONG
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      1164 14 63- Valuable land and the shophouse premises No. 9 Hokien Street, comprised m Statutory Land Grant No. *****, area 1180 square feet, monthly rent $110. 64. Valuable 999 years leasehold land and the shophouse premises Nos. 58A 58-1, 58-2, 59, 60 and 61 .Dunlop Street, area 3,167 square feet, total
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    521 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 8. I MINING. Asam Kumban* **2 S^» Kamuntinj, t 5^ Kinta Assn. (10) 550 fi no Kucha: Prefs. U L 2 K.nta T.n uw x Lincui (si, 180 Mambaus (si) j Kuala Lumpur (t) 25, •>-, w j 7 n 1.55 1.60
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 15 August 8. Bank 4 n.s. 4 16 52 Bank demar:d 2!4 5-32 Private credits m.s. 2 4 11-lrt N»'\v Y< rk, demand Credits 90 days 5S^ Frxncc drniariii 1 nr» India, T. T. U Hongkaag; demand c i»,-.. m YokohaniH, (Jcnian.l i:{7 .Java, demand 14(M 2 Han^kok, <Jomand 7^i
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    PRODUCE.
    214 15 Auiru-t 8. Tin 128 Tom |114Ji Gambler )M Pepper White S Pepper Black lf.tf Plake Tapioca g ;n Pearl Base ffiaall H Copra t j. Copra Sundried IS.Si Opium, ben:.r?s tint 000 Rice. Lianp Ufa '"m Mara B'ue Eaple (Old) 3« ft Kice, Lianp Hin Chan MarK Red Eagle
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    37 15 Singapore. Aug. S. 1 1.. J0 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot and Aug. 1.21 1.22; Auir.-Sept. 1.18 1.18%; Oct.-Hec. \M 1.07: Jan.-Marcb !>•") 1M). London Quotation Sheet Ss. Td. Market Weak.
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    CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
    221 15 Steady Progress m Itengal. Calcutta. Jul> I. The International Co-operative Day wr..< celebrated to-day at Calcutta University Institute by the Bengal '((-operative <>r ganisation Society, the Maharaja of Kadi i presiding. The president read the Governor's met ■Sge which stated that the co-operative movement m Bengal had reached
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    65 15 The first railway station m Britain to \hentirely devoted to the arrival of milk train.* has just been opened on the London, Midland, and Scottish system at Scrubbs-lam-. near Willesden Junction. One hundtvd thousand gallons of fresh milk from the Midlands, North, and West country will arrive daily at the
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      PENANG BUILDING SOCIETY.
      71 15 I (From Our Own ('ortvs|i<>rwi<'ut.) IVnanu. Auk. Dr. Conwlly piM dad tv 11m mmmm! im'«i:nir of thr Panaag Boildiftg s. ».!»••> mm! saio th |»ri\Mt«- n-port of th« ill***** :n<l that taMMCtiOM uni- iiniitr«l t<> certain liiTtstawati n local rowpaatt i»m Bharai of vkfek, it a*aa atHtvad,
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      KEDAH RUBBER ESTATES.
      42 15 (From Our Own Coi respond* nt). IVn.ini!. Auk. H. an extraordiaary aiattiaf of th«> k< •i;»h Raabar Btftatai the rtiilatlii n aardinn diractors 1 faai a»iac n«»t lan than $.~..00n and r»cardJi i tat aotfei af !>!«•(■; in<j- ircrc eonflraMd.
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      211 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Marphail). SinKauort', \ui: I Kulihir. 3s. 7,.1 utu liiii)-, ,1. 1 |h W«-ak. Tin. tS66 l.s. Up lOs. Local ISB taM at l-U'-j. Rather ii unchange d i.ut rul;i»«-r ilairn air wt-ak with few buven m <\id. Mining iharei are «ni t-t with on!.
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      LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
      157 15 Sinuapore. Aui:. The additional releases authorised by the Goverameni over and above t h»- el 1«> i>ev cent have had a \er\ dis.juieten.inf effect on the market, aad Cull advantage or this has been taken ly Manufacturers wh.. have withheld all luppoii from the narkei with
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      JACKS' METAL REPORT.
      300 15 London. July IV Sentiment m regard to Finn ran aw tfetali continue! to Improve .n ■jmtpathy with the Btroacer aaVhuei from America, where »>etter trade is confidently ■pohea „f m the autumn <»n an expected big reduction m taxation. Labour trouble* at boa* however, make the outlook
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      1336 15 \vv(ts over $5,500,000. A Assurance m force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LlMlTED(lncorporated m Straits Settlements) lEAD OFFICE r-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC I ompany has £20,000 depos.ted with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Assurance A .KACTIVE PLANS
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. 3ARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    1443 16 PAGAtt TO BE MADE. Safe Bathing m a Fortnight. A special general meeting of the momben of the Swimming Club for the purpose of approving the action taken by tnt- Committee m connection with th c er» tion of a pag::r. and to discuss alterations 10 rules,
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      23 16 Malacca, Aug. 9. In the Malaya Cup match here yesterday Negri Sembilan beat the home side by one goal to nil.
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      SELANGOR BEATS PERAK.
      25 16 Playing at Ipoh on Saturday, Selangor defeated Perak m the Malaya Cup competition by the narrow margin of one goal to nil.
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      THE SINGAPORE TEAM SELECTED.
      343 16 After the trial match at the Stadium on Saturday, which resulted m a win for the Probables by five goals to four, the following were selected to meet Negri Sembilan a1 Seremban next Saturday: Boon Eng (S.C.F.A.); Sinclair (S.C.C.) and Pernefather (S.R.C.); (raik (S.C.C). Chee Lim
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    RELIABILITY TRIAL.
    964 16 AN EXCITING MORNING. Slippery Going on Colonial Sections. The first reliability trial for motor cycles to be held m Singapore was carried out unde^- somewhat trying conditions yesterday, but the whole event was really quite a success. Great interest was evoked and there was a tremendous crowd of
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    YACHTING.
    892 16 THE BODEN KLOSS TROPHY. A Day of Failure. The donor of this trophy wiiting from England, expressed a hope that it might be sailed for under difficult conditions. A Rood turn-out of fourteen yachts paddled to the line at 9.45 yesterday and "there met a few southerly puffs of
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      165 16 The Moutrie Grand An instrument embodying the i of Art, together with tW latest dcV( Pianoforte Construction I MOUTRIE is unsurpassed for Beauty and CUritj Let us demonstrate this to >ou S. MOUTRIE AM) CO., IT!' lncoipe.iM«ci m !i The Arcade, SIM. IPORI BRILLIANTINE Most Pleasing and Refreshing Keeps the
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