The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 August 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. U) FATS SINGAPORE, S.S.. TUESDAY. AUGUST IS, 1925. NO. 11,570
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    254 1 A thousand postal employees are out on strike m Shanghai, and some ol their demands, which Reuter < numerates, are ridiculous Page H. Canton has sent a strong force to take Waichow .Page 9. It is rumoured that Marshal Chanu Tso I. in is dead Page 9.
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    A HERD OF COWS.
    1266 1 UnWftfl my mrmorj ptaya mo om of m\ ramfarg arrta -th,. eon m nnimnl which has not received J— tin ther m prose „r r -e ;lf i,,. <-\«'n. calves, bf— of other* |hf ingnle-. -kylatks. liona, d--- edd lish. lambs, aral, itaaCfl), tlephni t-. I,
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      224 1 WING LOONG IMF. RBTOGNIBBD HOISE fur I i ROPI \N TROPICAL SLITS. 3fc HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL. i (il EST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Everj Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ning Dress essential lor Dinner Dances. \V "7;rill room. Noa under the supervision SARKIES BROTHERS, of an expert foreign caterer. Proprietors.
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      170 1 FOR THE TROPICS. In addition to the 20 features that make the Royal Typewriter the most popular machine m Malaya, we can now offer an additional outstanding P feature m ANTI- RUST £QYAI TYPEWRITERS. INCONVENIENCE AND REPAIR BILLS RUMINATED. U ll *BBa'm** A~ Jmw- 'JaflSW (ollver Quay >> (The "EUROPE'
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      133 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Phoenix beverages, Page 3. Cameras ar Maynard's Page U Happy Valley attractions Page 2. Garrick cigarettes, B.A.T. Page Latest shipping on pages 10. 12 and Ll. '"Canadian Club" whisky at John Little's Page 8. Erasmic shaving stick. Si«M. Darby and Co. Page 2. "Johnnie Walker whisky.'* John Little
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      15 1 WING LOONG FOR HK.II CLAM l xnoHiNt; Style, Cut and Fmi-h GnnnWlMd 12. HH.H STREET
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      86 1 THE WEEK. T,>,»day, lUth. Bimjk Water, I#J| a.m.. 9M p.m. Wni, n Mm it, ]*)th. High Water, 11.2 a.m.. 10.1:» p m. B. I. homeward mail closes. League II: O.T.F.C. vs R Smmams Sea Hawk at the Alliamhia. High Water. 1 1 27 a.m.. IO.Vt p.- League I: S.C.F.A. R.A.
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    INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS.
    109 2 Striking Improvement m Half Century. London. Aug. 4. The International Prison Congress which opened at the Imperial Institute was welcomed by Sir William Joynaon-Hielw on behalf of Government. Ho emphasised the Government's efforts to restore prisoner* to normal citizenship and said that despite the increase of the
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    FIGHT WITH FIRE.
    124 2 The Prince's Bravery. Capt '.own. Juiy 15. At Kafue, beyond the Zambesi, the noith-ern-most point of tho Prince's tour, an exciting incident occurred. While the Prince was seated at the lunch table, a rush built pavilion, where children were assembled, caught fire. The Prince left his scat,
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    STRANGE SLATE STORY.
    155 2 About 30 years ago Charles Jones left Wales to try his luck m New South Wales. A few days ago some men were putting W- Ish slates on a roof at T.iortlake gas works (near Sydne>), when one of them found an inscription scraped on a plate
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      361 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. TIffiHAPPY VALLEf LTD\ The Elite Cinema Presents ALL FOX FILMS
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      228 2 Victoria Theatre. To-Night at 9.30 p.m. The famous film ZEEBRUGGE A GLORIOUS NAVAL EPIC Produced by British Instructional Films and passed and approved by the Admiralty *T Booking at John Little Co. Reserved seat $2 Gallery 50 cts. Thursday, August 27th. MISCHA LEVITZKI ?Zn l c°h ca o l f
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      213 2 From Thursday, 13th August, to Tue*dav i&h AT THK ALHAMBRA A PICTURE YOU'VE LONG BEEN WAITING The Great Metro. $1,000,000 \>\ A Rex Ingram Production Adapted from the Novel by Vicente Blasco Ibanc throughout the world as marking m-w 0p,,. ment of motion pfctm 'he Four Horsemen of the Apocalvn*
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    A HOLIDAY IN JAVA.
    991 3  -  COOL CLIMATE AND BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. NKamplang and Batavia. When I asktd what the fare was from Singapore to Batavia 1 was told that it was $72 and that return tickets were Dot issued, writes J.H.M.R., m the Malay Mail. On arrival m Singapore on a Friday
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      365 3 After an illness take Wincarnis the best tonic of all. Build up your health again by taking a course of this delicious, strengthening, and restorative tonic wine. Put new vitality into your svstcm, feed your nerves, repair your wasted tissues, create new rich blood do all this simply by taking
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      239 3 SAFETY FIRST I SHAVING STICK 1 A good description of the Asepso Shaving Stick. It produces just the right kind of lather. G d^S \J» X It only needs to be damped and rubbed lightly over the face L§ and the lather worked up with the brush. I In the
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  • OUR TWO MILLION POUND WATERWORKS.
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      PROGRESS AT PULAI.
      1262 4 THK DAM FOUNDATIONS. Model Working Conditions. A recent visit to the works being carried out for increasing the supply of Singapore Wat< r Supply reveals th<» fact that steady, t en rapid* progress is being made at the head works on Gunong Pulai, with the pipe lines
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      WHY LONDON ATTRACTS AMERICANS
      383 4 London eoold become tne pleasure rest r fi the world's hoildaj -make. hf her eh ar.ns r.iv beauties were i&or* sxtcrs ve.j ad ver tised Is the considered opinion of Mr. Ldmond W. IVaslee, an American coal and steel ssagnate, who is staving a* the Savoy
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      TUBERCULOSIS LOSIS CAMPAIGN.
      209 4 Philippines Congress Planned. Plans for holding the first .nm tubei euloals congreag m the Philippines and tl Far East In Manila under the euepioi the Philippine Islands Anti-Tuberculosis S(»ciety. which WON put off la-t pear owll to lack of time for ■iiangeimnls. an- ax* pee tad to
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      397 4 __r *^9___P__B i\ JM dV^J -mmm\\ UW i These world-famous people recommend them Rand what thins famous people have written n!>out EVANS' PASMme. Tetrazzini,the world-famous Soprano "Thank \ou for the box of Evans' Pastilles sent me. which 1 find excellent aad efficacious His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury Tlie Archbishop
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      212 4 Till SINGAPORE FKKK PR& S AM. MERCANTILK Ah\ i:i {TN( The only Morn tbe best Medium f Ed with the Chota with Latest Tele* Latest Announce Telephone f>6. Csbl. P. O Comiiiunicationrial Mttten i 1 The Editor. Mag Communication- a<K- rt to be add; Tress. Whenever j. nade hy crossed
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    CHEMISTS AND BRITISH GOODS.
    327 5 Buy British (.ood-.. Mr. T. Corny n Piatt writes: 'The Prime Minister's suggestion that we should buy goods instead of foreign, will, of course, appeal to every true Briton. I did my best the other morning to put Mr. Baldwin's suggestion into practice. I wanted some
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    WHERE IGNORANCE IS BLISS.
    310 5 Lord Cave's suggestion that men why want to go into public life should be called upon to pass an examination demonstrating that they have devoted serious study to the great social and political pro, bk'«ne would have been regarded by* some old-fashioned politicians as a dangerous
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    ROMBAY WATER SUPPLY.
    257 5 A recent triumph of British engineering skill the extension of :he water supply service of Bombay— is detailed m the "Review of South and Central America," issued by the British and Latin American Chamber of Commerce m London, a s of particular interest to many towns and
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    FORTUNATOFF'S RECORD.
    279 5 l'r-poiisibU' For Mass Murders. Russia, tho Whitf Russian pat**r m Shanghai, has some interesting things te say adit Dr. Fortunatoff, the Soviet Consufato doctor, who Hed from Shanghai lo eacaps a charge of bribery m coPaaetiofl with the I -o<-scr case. Dr. FortunatotT, it says, is prominem figure,
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    ART "FIND" IN A ROOF.
    74 5 During alterations to tho Bristol Council House an un framed oil painting of a man m the dress of the seventeenth century period was found under the roof m a place not 'asy of access. It was tacked to a board four feet l>y three
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      345 5 Greatest Reliability and Lowest Running Cost the 3Qcwt ALBION YY /HERE reliability is a vital conW sideration, the 30-cwt. Albion is the vehicle selected by many Governments, Municipalities and Railway Companies throughout the world. Comparison of the performance «>f different vehicles under the most widely varying conditions has cont vinced
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      226 5 H JivLe r Bj i^\yL^ r L/LAj »j Ml U I il V^CQi a. l\* ti^vt t B fe i> Tm 0 .A N wi aV^.S~) m X"v x- r*\ < I ■x f f v 'a w L-ty/ ro j U .A^mmm\mmmm^^W r f&^»_g--_^V Wyßr fei"l J| Jsa_«W__T^*"3__3 *7
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      270 6 ®®©©®©®®(?yy THE NEW |__f l_a. Ik ____am__*lam- I-- _M l__. MH* I W mmmW V _B\ I I I 1^ I I S_t_T _k __H ■Ii l_ r a______fl r I S/r HENRY J. WOOD. i consider this instrument the greatest j I contribution to the advancement of music j'i^
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1850 7 NEW SCOTTISH INDUSTRY. Manufacture of Silk. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, Ju y 22. A new industry is to be star ed .-n Scotland the jnanufaciure of silk. It seems that lass than a week ago, Sir Samuel haptnan, one of th c Unionist members for Edinburgh, was
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      356 7 BUSINESS CARDS. pitM* s nd f,,r the ip—*rala< J a ,riie of Musical Instruments. t SEASON CO., LTD. J 113, North Bridge Road. >■&■&>&<><*■&&<*&&&&&<> "cars for hire. Great Reduction m Rates THE VIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. Road r,9-b, Bukit Timah Rd Tel. Nee. 1801 and 109. Ai ts FOR HIRE,
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      650 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE St. ANDREW'S SOCIETY NOTICE ia beret? given that th*- Annual (.-•rural Meeting ef the Society will b«- hc-l<j at the Singapor,. Cricket ciub. „n Friday tlet August. 1 111.-,, at 1.11 p.m. RUBINESB. I. To reeeir* tin- Report snd Accounts for the .voir rn, let] Mtk .Jun,-. IO2S.
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      427 7 PRISMATIC (OMPASSES DUMPY LEVELS. TRANSIT THEODOLITES. ABNEY LEVELS and Surveying Instrument of every description can be delivered immediately, also large storks of FERRO— PRCSSI ATE PAPER FERRO- GALLIC PAPER TRACING (LOTH TRACING PAPER SECTION PAPER AND DRAWING MATERIALS. THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION IN THE EAST. Sole Agents for W. F.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
    46 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Mr. We* Kali. Kiat snd family beg ti> express their thank* am! gratitude to those friends and relatives who so kindly sent letter* of condolence, telegrams, wreaths and Chinese <croll> and who attended the funeral of his late father Mr. Wee Kay Siang.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1925. Money makes Money.
    702 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1925. Money makes Money. But not value, or wealth. Everybody must recognise now that the world is full of inflated paper, and how to deal with it is one of the chief problems of world reconstruction. A little consideration will show how, during and
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    1314 8 I Arrivals jg Bangkok fron Pemrng b the I international express recently inc'i: x lr. t T.OO Warm r. Mr. R. W. Gmnt, formerly District Officer, N'ehong Tenni, nnd Mrs. Grant returned from lenee Inat Tuesday. Dr. ami Mrs. A. K. Wellington arc going 'to Japan m the spring. The
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    IN THE COURTS.
    172 8 «*U HNKU,,„ {h|MN BB* In the Third M.,. 'Jay. Prreufe g oonoornod ,n HaveloeK toad. Nf fee report if* bo lenn BShoted that thi hea.iny ,>f Aaeiaei h whit 1 MUSIS* death l,v that BsnJs tho ,U.,;,.,. M( com •ms H,en aatracti X ,h Baa was acquitu
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    143 8 hrsstafisa Unf. B*k tm B Th* ranis ni < f tin X.M.S. < vnntta il» t hay. time, tin- la t < arrtata, aatk a< ha Dick August. fai I od. tho two m Jul>. On Jul) i Dickson, a pens Mans* d < ontaiaini 7 piku days
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    GRAND BALLIET IN SINGAPORE.
    91 8 It |g te I• Child HT< the pro. U- given at the I patronaye at M 8 pteli.l "I the 17th. Thi- enter.. "Grand Si i« Rap rt M i Hilda Wre both of whoi eellenl tmii An tal sf part i laytl '....ally w ill
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    22 8 Attend. Ko.. i Bt 1 my .1-. w sal.- of S inir tO Shaik M th. |7ta and »tl v i.ihcr al
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      143 8 J THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" 1 Cofitrexeyille JJ| Natural Uk Mineral Wetter i»[DUWVlllilf hKm__l c amous €mc^y f° r *m Lv. r LsirJ lo Uric Acid Troubles Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. Incorporated m Shanghai.) I PRESENTS FOR WEDDINGS AND ALL OCCASIONS Entirely New Goods Consisting of Most Useful Articles
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      29 8 a-,^3 FOR ALL 1 VERMIN USE ■L*t.."!~_."'" I _i AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. tjw cc i rifTr ~~^A*m r-AWm ~_> ~_^^-w^_~ PEARS' S 1 GOLDEN SERIES. i W I
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    POSTAL STRIKE AT SHANGHAI.
    51 9 THOI SAND OUT. M DEM \M)S. jR< ut* r'i S< rvico.] Shanghai, Aug. 17. postal employees ters, post men and inc. demanding a ir wages, recognition shorter hours, payg: h nit j of a yeai immunity of Ihe demand the ab a qual treatment foreigners will
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    TO QUELL WAICHOW.
    39 9 m,v. fori E t ROM CANTON. .rrespondent. t M ingkong, Aug. 17. strong expediom prising a pornd 8 portion m s. o he ing taken Hongkong, Aug. 17. I- minor bomb liiwas found m ■> rday evening
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    THE FRENCH IN MOROCCO.
    37 9 fll rice.] Paria, Aug. 17. •r sobers of a dis- ing special'v ped by French iefs and tied to th^ ing pursued *by Fes, Aug. 17. -i with General l hambrun the next
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    A PEKING RUMOUR.
    20 9 [hv U S- r\ ice.] Peking, Aug. U». •confiri says that the war lord i] Chang Tso-lin,
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    FLOODS IN JAPAN.
    29 9 [Rout Service.] Tokio. Aug. 16. >v says that floods damage, and many build- l tr cd. The damage is lion yen It is believed i casualties.
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    CHINESE MORARCHICAL PLOTS.
    61 9 oagpiracj Alleged. Shanghai, Aug. ti. 1 ommisaion dealing tht late Imperial Paatement that the Imconspired to revolt Republic and revealed do umentti showing that th <' Imperial Family had secretly the monarchy, and to Chan Poa-som tying that HupehJ vinces might sup- Yung-chung •d-o *ugg< -tVd to
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    PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS' TOUR IN FAR EAST.
    44 9 PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS' TOUR IN FAR EAST. Simla, August 1. Col. Itackie and Dr. >tant Director of Publi•rovinces, Dr. Bepirt Assistant Director of will participate ia health officers of the 1 will be held m Japan m A i the auspices of N itions.
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    MOA'S SKELETON.
    65 9 !,iv ■> m a Dr> Cave. Wellington. July 21. '"''•n of tin- Moa. only lecayed, has been dis- Uke Wailaremoaported to Wairoa vV it i- mounted the how that the bird 'dance at St.. John's Aug. Sth, on tlu between Captair M" imtende.it of Victorui J °nes. Captain
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    AUSTRALIAN SUGAR.
    103 9 PRICE REDUCED. i ,pj PftOTBCTION FOB QUEENSLAND. [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, Aug. 17. An agreement has been concluded between the Federal and the Queensland GovernmenU, reducing the wholesale price Of sugar to retailers to C87.6J per ton (fnurpence a DOUnd) for three years Inginning Sept. i. extending the embargo
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    NEW ZEALAND WELCOME.
    145 9 Wellington, N.Z., Aug. 1 8. After a spell 0 f wintry weather the sun shone out. A motor launch belonging to the Pennsylvania broke away m a storm un Friday night and was smashed on the rocks. A launch broke away from the Oklahoma and was damaged.
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    ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PINEDO
    50 9 Melbourne. Aug. IH. A prominent Italian resident has promised five hundred sterling eacb to Colonel de linedo and his mechanic. Campanelli. if they reach Rome by Nov. 4th. tho date of the armistice on the Italian front, m the same machine m which they flew to Australia.
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    H.R.H. IN AMERICA.
    26 9 [Router's Service.] Montevideo, Aug. 16. The Prince of Wales has departed for Buenos Aires aboard H.M.S. Curlew, escorted by a Uruguayan navaj squadron.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    183 9 The Vasuda Bank Criticised. By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimbonaha). Tokio. Aug. An offence, which caused a sensation m tanking circles, was disclosed m which th. Vasuda Bank is alleged to have infringed i!,. conference deposit rate. Fukuoka Scandle responsible for Dr. Yamaoka's Resignation. Dr. If. Yamaoka.
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    CAPTAIN'S TRAGIC DEATH.
    163 9 Found Dead m Bed. A tragic discovery was made at the Hongkong Sailors' Home on August sth Captain W. K. Richardson, who was until recently m command of the s.s. Confucius, being found dead m bed. He had apparently bled t<> death, a casual examination revealing that
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    GLORIOUS NAVAL EPIC.
    519 9 THK EBBSftUGGE FILM AT THEATRE. To those to whom pride of country and her deeds still remain something m life we I would particularly recommend the Zeebrug- i ge film, which commenced a shor season at the Victoria Theatre as, night. Wo aro not a boustful race,
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    EASTERN ASIA.
    496 9 The Open Dear and the Monroe Doctrine. A special correspondent of tin- Morn- ing Poet says: Japan has two policies m China: one of J a comprehensive kind m co-operation with Occidental Powers for the maintenance of the so-called "Open Door" m that great continent; and another policy
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    828 9 MR. ANGt LLIA'S BANKRI PTCY. The appeal of M. E. AngulLa, formerly a well-known Indian merchant at Singapore, who- was convic ed and sentenced to three months' simple imprisonment by the Acting Chief Justice at Singapore recently, for failing to keep proper hooks of account and to
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    31 9 A scientist estima'es that the earth will last about a hundred million years longer. This should give the European nations plenty of time to settle their war deb^s. 1 Life. I
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      681 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. k 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. ELPENOR Marseilles, London.
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      535 10 Ellerman Bucknail Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) fc "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES T 1 r TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. 1 t s.s. CITY OF MADRID due A 28 f s.s. CITY OF PEKIN due Sept.
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      508 10 I P. O. BRITISH INDIA AM) APCAI LINKS (Incorporated m Fnglar. 1.) MAIL, PASSENGER AM) CAMGO BttVK 1 N PENINSULAR AND ORIENT/ l7sTE AM \\\|< 1 v.* LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKK\ h (Under Contract with His Majesty". Govt OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. ROMRWA For China and Japan. lor Marseilles.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    188 11 TROUBLED WATERS. To the Editor. Sir, Have we any regulation about discharging oil from ships m the territorial v. rters? If so who is responsible for seeing trat it is enforced? This morning a ship anchored just outside the western entranc ef the harbour was busily
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    THE PRINCE'S NIGHT RIDE.
    219 11 Fascinated by Victoria Falls. Livingstone (Northern Rhodesia), July 12. Falling and sw.rling masses of water, causing a pandemonium of sound, clouds Of spray plunging towards the sky under a white moon, was the extraordinary sight tha". met the Prince's eyes a's'he stood on the edge of
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    NEW KNOWLEDGE AND NEW MYSTICISM.
    219 11 NEW KNOWLEDGE AND NEW MYSTICISM. The odd thing is that Darwin, while widening incalculably the mind's horizons, did not diminish but enhanced the wonders of creation. You had a VoltuilU before bim but a Pasteur after. To deny that the earth was flat was at first thought to be a
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    PORT SAID AND AIRWAYS.
    241 11 It ia proposed that the Egyp inn Terminal should be at Kantara. One would venture to suggest, from personal knowledge et* both, that no final dec. sion should he taken on this subject until very careful consideration has keen given to Port Said. Since the air
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      1118 11 pood opportunity for sound and profitable investment m land am j house properties not to be missed by enterprising capitalists. ESTATE OF SHAIK ABOOBAKAR BIN MOHAED LAJAM, Important Four Day's Auction Sale of y er) Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Singapore Town Business Premises, Residential and Country Properties. at Messrs CHEONG
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      1128 11 63. Valuable land and the shophouse premises No. 9 Hokien Street, comprised tn Statutory Land Grant No. *****, area 1180 square feet, monthly rent $110. 64. Valuable 999 yenrs leasehold land and the shophouse premises Nos. 58A 58-1, 58-2, 59, 60 and 61 Jftunlop Street, area 3,167 square feet, total
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      190 11 I mm I < Thc Great British Tonic Take I fall's Wine tO build up your health. Take I I ill's Wine to gel back sti\ n_th ami energy. Take 1 lal l*i Wine to enrich the blood a tui feed the nen ea. Take 1 1. ill's Wine to
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    129 12 A party of German scientists, headed by Dr. Merz, has arrived at Cape Town m the survey ship Meteor, which left Wilhelms haven on April 16 for a two years' deep sea .eseareh cruis^ m the Atlantic Ocean. A German steamer has arrived .at Leningrad with 18 Chinese
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    THE ESQUILINO.
    178 12 The new motor vessel Esquilino, which has been built for the Lloyd Triestino Steam Navigation Co., arrived m Sineapore yesterday and went alongside the wharf at Tanjong Pagar. In the afternoon, the Captain and oftic< rs of the ship entertained a huge gathering of Singapore residents on board,
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    WAGES IN BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPS.
    235 12 WAGES IN BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPS. The case has been taken of a British steamer of 5,500 tons, which carried, besides the master, 19 m the deck department and 20 m the engine room. In oddition there were six m the catering department. The wages of these 45 men amounted
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    HANDICAP OF ALCOHOL.
    297 12 American Prosperity Attributed to Prohibition. "I consider alcohol one of the most valuable of all the products of industry," said Mr. H. G. Chancellor, a well-known business man and vice president of the National Commercial Temperance league, who recently addressed a gathering at the Crystal Palace m
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    PIRATE KINGS' LAIR OFF DEVON.
    1379 14 RASCALLY PLI NDERERS IN THK BRISTOL CHANNEL. Lundy Island's Wild History. Lundy Island, which stands at the mouth of the Bristol Channel, twelve miles off the Dsvon coast and opposite lifracombe. Ie quite a little place only three miles long and half a mile wide
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    STRANGE ANIMAL.
    274 14 Sent to London Zoo. A Hongkong paper says: h.k. th. G mr. Sir Bdward Btubho, kai just presented to the London Zoo a specimen f a ye.. rai and strange er ature th" I'hia. M Pai »l which was caagfct Ifl the Now Tl I It rii ■ear
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      170 14 i~m~ I NERVE PAINS BanirherJJ ENMT, h u betn M't 4lb prt f* r d f k«m k r l( teemenmerxs lhf •JJ a kmiß.Be 5 without am a-ealataah effect on the bean tern. Taken fs toms. ihc> ui|| cktd nilt,n/a f < v..|j L one ni-hi. h, j there
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    PHASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    607 15 PHASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY, AUGUST 17. __f t 2_T 2s m br a<*eta abow the iaau- 7 aiu* marke c d.f iare d l,ara SiSE The death of Major W. H. Carey, at Pentrelew, W. Falmouth, came as a shock to his many friends m Guernsey. Though
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 15 August 17. Bank 4 m.s. 2 |4 16-32 Bank demand 2|4 5.32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 11-16 New Yt rk. demand f §i M Credits 90 days 68% France, (lemand 1150 India, T. T. !5 5 Honj-kong, demand 1% p c r u m Yokohama, demand 191% Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    193 15 Aupu>t 17. Flake Tepieea Pearl Sago Small n)lt Opium, ben:n?s unt .008 B'ue Eagle (Old) 3 g o Rice, Liang Bin Chan Martc Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old Xo. J 330 Rice, Rangoon Bin tan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 15 Singapore. Aug. 17. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot LIT, 1.16; Sept. 1.18 1.14; Oct.-Dec. 1.05 LOG; Jan.-llarch 96 M. London Quotation Sheet :>s. 4 -d. Market Weak.
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    AUSTRALIAN TREATY EXTENDS CANADIAN MARKET.
    251 15 Ottawa. Ont. The ratification of the Australian treaty by Canada ha- created much satisfaction among manufacturers m Canada, particularly those producing newsprint. The producers of canned salmon and the shipowners also expect to benefit largely from ex tended marktts. The Australian newspapers are consumer* of
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    77 15 Mr. Speaker has a quiet way with him. Mr. F. George Penny raised a question about the use of second class roads by heavy lorries. "Is the right hon. Goatls m;>n, the Minister of Transport, aware tha* it is an absolute disgrace to allow the-; juggernauts to go Hiong second-clas-
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    212 15 MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Aug. 17. Kubner.— London |i :i-\,i. Easter. l_oc_il I lti. Tin- London. Aug. IS 861 15s. Local 131%, T.i tons sold. Kubbers.— Buk.t KatiU hay. t.uvers at I.IK ex. sellen holding for 1.26. Meatnkahs are quoted M B& lenUM Kuanians can
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    267 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Matphait). -Uugauare, \ug. 17. Rubber.— 3a 3*4* l. Down \d. Local 1.11. I in.— Of] 15a. Local 7.". t..n- at 1 :i 7 4. Tia market opens the trunk quinl all sections. Rubber bam are eu offer at ea.-inir quotnUons. Mining -hau-- an Btendy
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    IMPORT TRADE OF DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    367 15 It i- n tory to note hat a gr; impronment li takiap place m the import trad,, of the Netlvi lar I 1.. ladies, ira Wkieb Gnat Britain paiti. i|»;.t< to i co?i- -> siderable extent. Ire i min.tr\ figures for last > car
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      423 15 Visits over $5,500,000. If mm. „> m Assurance m force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LOTTED(lncorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE t-Winchester House Singapore. t ONDON OFFTPF •__> nu t The Company has £20,000 deposited with tho Rm-I_. n n WWDON OF* ICE 32 Ola Jewry, E.C.
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      503 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.80,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya. Esq v v DIRECTORS. *V *a, ma k w a, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq K.
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      453 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 i> t. Silver $26,500[000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairmar H-P- White, Esq. Deputy Chairman W H Bell,
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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. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    HOME SPORT.
    2009 16 BISLEY'S BEST SHOT. (From Our Own Co-respondent). London. July 23. We have finished the Bisley shooting. It hardly attracts as much attention as i: used to do. The weather conditions throughout have been ideal. This year the honours go to the printing trade, the winner of the King's
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    HOBBS EQUALS THE RECORD.
    136 16 W. G. GRACE'S PEER. i 101 Against Somerset. [Reuter's Service.] Taunton. Aug. 17. Playing for Surrey against Somerset, Hobbs made 100 n:*t out, thus equalling W. G. Grace's record of 126 centurys m fiist-class cricket. London, Aug. 17. A record crowd at Taunton gave Hobbs a
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    AN OLD-FASHIONED BOWLER.
    185 16 Parker of Gloucestershire is described m Wisden's as "a bowler of old fashioned virtues— a consistently fine length and enough break to beat the bat." Last year be ended up with the fine average of ISM wickets for tB%. and that for a side that had comparatively
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    CHAMPION CYCLISTS.
    52 16 C HAMPION CYCLISTS. [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam, Aug. 16. In the world's amateur and professional cycling championships meeting, the thousand me 're sprint resulted m, as to the amateurs, th e first Meyer, the second Mazairac, both of Holland. In the professional event the first was Kaufmann of Switzerland, second Schilles
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    MALAYA COMMAND RIFLE MEETING.
    78 16 Considerable interest is being shown m this annual event which this year is being held at Penang on 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Oct. Each class of shot has been carefully catered for so that the crack shots will not be the only entrants to carry off
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    POLO.
    208 16  -  Mr. Saklatvala Barnes Cups Tournament. The usual competition for the Barnes Cups will he played at Balestier Road Polo Club on Wednesday and Saturday. In the first round the teams will play three chukkers of six minutes each while the final will consist of three chukkers of seven minutes
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    S C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    148 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. D. Class Singles. J. Bright beat O. E. H. Cutler w.o. T. N. Baxter beat G. R. Nesbit w.o. CL E. Hudson beat W. Swithinbank 6—2, 6—3. A. Buchanan beat W. Williams 5 —7, 6 —3, 6—3. R. H. Hodgson beat T. B.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    90 16 CL Class Singles.. Major R. C. Savers vs. G. S. Lovett. C. B. Hecker vs. C. E. Brooke. J. K. Carr vs. W. H. Palgrave. R. M. Pearce vs. A. G. Hay. R. H. Gale vs. 0. E. B. Crowe. F. V. Boardman vs. H. R. Corbishley. A.
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    TO-MORROW'S TIKS.
    85 16 C Singles Handicap. Marshall vs. Major Watson or Andrews. Benson vs. Messenger. McMullUH vs. (art wright. Mosley vs. S. D. M. King. Hadley vs. Isler. D. Singles Handicap. Baxter vs. Hudson. Buchanan vs. Hodgson. Parish vs. Bright. Sand* vs. Makin (to finish). R. CL Smith vs. Sands or
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    109 16 Rail Sweeps. The fcall Sweep for Saturday was won by F. V. Boardman who returned a nett score of 37*-2. There were no entries for Sunday. August Medal. The result of the above competition is a win for R. D. Finlay who returned a score -»f 91-11
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    OSTRICH vs. RACEHORSE.
    126 16 Novel (xmlest t„ be Held at Budapest. Vienna. July Ostriches racing with horses will he UM| on July 19th. at iuduuuut They will later be brought to Vienna by their Italian trainer, Signor Meloni, who promises to mount jockeys on the birds and race them under the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    118 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 2Mh Tuesday, 4.1. r > p.m. Bukit Timah, Chinese Company; EUS p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A. (V); 5.00 p.m. Drill Hall Ist Reinforcement. Wednesday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Eurasian Company; 4.00 p.m. Bukit Timah Ist Reinforcement and Auxiliary. Thursday, 5.15 p.m.
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