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

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  • 12 1 Singapore Free Press (ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1925. NO. 11,588.
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  • 266 1 Tht* tragic death of Sir Lioiu Windward at Kuala Lumpur has come with severe shock to his many friend* and acquaintances I'ajre 8. A bitter attack on the I.S. Air I nrce administration h;«s been made by Colonel William* Tage 9. The .eamen's strike m England is
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  • 1024 1 Strolling through tin- peaeefnl country, side, 1 was congratulating myself ai ing escaped froai tke strife sad tarmoil of thi- ctty of IVkin. But lo aad behold. <>n turning ths corair into the mam the Mage, thc it- I bsj \s.t plague] itudent A couple of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 265 1 SWALLOW ARIBLL'B MARIE BISCUITS 1 RAFFLES HOTEL mm 1 c cpl: >n No. 2920. TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY Dinner Dance. MONDAY FRIDAY The Dansant. LEVINE HOPKINS DANCE BAND. SARKIES BROTHERS, GRILL ROOM. Proprietor,. ider tho supervision of an LEON. H. YAYMEX. i .pert Earopeaa. Maaagar. *m v^ Manufacturers of Aerated Waters,
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    • 214 1 "TEETH LIKE PEARLS" 3 CROWN Jfev, TOOTH j^pik Toilet Dainties !l^l^^^ll!l v/ TT contains valuable itwS^^^'i'mufllu g antiseptic and clean- JS^^&fijllWtHM^ s hir properties which IMk&y^^'wfwVVfk' J prevent decay of the IjgJl -^^lvW^ims) n leaves a refresh i -sense y??^^-"^^^3 3 The Ci nrn Ivrt'imeryC I 'W& I **t\^~JJUJj& Lond,-,
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    • 164 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re match trademark Page 7. Sheriff's sale of freehold land- Pegs 7. Lactogen for the mother's health Page i*. Big reduction m Morris car prices Page 5. Little's can sapply all golf requisit Page 8. Wm. Geeoage sell the Crown tooth paste —Page 1. Lilian Gish m
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    • 7 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S inscriTs and CASH
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 90 1 Meadsg, Ith. High Water. 0."»1 a.m 1.1:1 p.m. Discharged Pri-ont rs Aid mtjr.. Govt, Hoess "> p.m. Tm sdn jt. >th. Hijrh Water. 1 a.m.. I.l*'. pm. U'« idttesdsfi '.*th. High Water. &ff a.m.. f_2f p.m Lesgae I: s c.ka. vs. >: a Selsnger Races. Thumday, 10../. High Water. 3.
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  • 213 2 Bargaia fat Rassiaa Debt Recegait*ea. Paris, /tag. S. Al important step forward has been made m the Franco-Russian negotiations concerni i the recognition of the Russian dent to France. Hitherto the stumbling block has been the question ci handing over to the Russians the Cxarist
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  • 494 2 The marriage took place <>n July IS, it A I Souls. Langham P!ace, London, of Mr. 1 K» ith R. Binning, M.C of Rangoon, t nephew of Sir Anhir Binning, Miss Brenak Talbot, daughter of the late Mi. G. W. Talbot. Postman er-General, Burma. A largely attended wedding u.i.- iieid
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 445 2 Three Popular Face Creams CREME SHALIMAR LA REINE DE CREME MALACCEINE CREAM. Obtainable at MEDICAL HALL LTD, SINGAPORE. AT THE HAPPY VALLEY. THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY In Choice New Plays. THE ELITE CINEMA Programme as good as any, better than many. GUA KANG SHANGHAI WAYANG. SINGAPORE MALAYAN DIKE! TORY IW*
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    • 350 2 ELS&& PATHE CINEMA Can give private CINEMA SHOWS m any PRIVATE HOUSES OR GARDENS, CLUBS, SCHOOLS, PLANTATIONS, FACTORIES, ETC. m the Vicinity of Singapore town or outside. We supply Electric plant (where necessary). Projector, complete programme of films to be selected from the biggest stock m town according to wishes
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    • 209 2 ALHAMBRA From Monday, 7th to Saturday, 12th feptoafc* AN HISTORICAL PHOTOPLAY CENTRKIM; ON KNOWN CONTINENTAL CHAtACTBfI Presented m all the royal splend-ur r.i tki mm W MM Lya Mara The lovely and charming actress who took thr U n Continental productions as kr TOLSTOI'S 'RESURRECTION', 'N'APOLKON s l>\|,„ TFll CARNIVAL'
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  • 682 3 An army officer with whom I was talking the other day, assured me that the Frenh are giving great atten ion to the perfection of machine-gun sufficiently light to be carried by an infantryman, and believe chat 'he riile will become obsolete, says a writer m
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  • 116 3 French Invention to E.iminate Accidents P;»ris, Aug. 1. French railway engineers this afternoon brought J» a close a series of experiments with a new automatic brake which it is claimed will enable SO per cent. of the accidents that now occur to be avoided. The new apparatus,
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  • 71 3 The twenty-one guns at the club hor.se •it Cowes which are generally discharged during regatta week are relics of a lemarkable k y:il toy a large and perfect model of a battleship, named the Koyal Adelaide, which was constructed fer William IV, r.nd sailed for his amusement on
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  • 42 3 Cologne, Anc 25,000-year-old human skulls have be m found at Dorsten m the Kuhr, near i. Experts declare that their form, vhich ia primitive, datei them to the last < c peru d. Grant importnnea is attached to this find. Ex.
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  • 919 3 The appaiv.it lack of success of the Spaniards ir their efforts to subdue and pacify the Moors and Riffs originally produced, I imagine, m British minds the impiCSSion that .his wa* due to Spanish military incompetence, and that had, the French been m control, the problem
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  • 17 3 London, Auk. 23. Thc Uc«acc of M. B.ary, the well-known jockey, has been restored.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 238 3 PILES CURED WITHOUT AN OPERATION. No Case Too Chronic to be Cured. led by thousands of former sufferers en rrmanently cured. With Dr. Ahsokptive Pile Plasma no ibborn or too long-standing to bs and jermanently cured. The easy and wonderful power of absorption iis amazing It •oothes and gives liv
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    • 284 3 USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within A '.SSII I —J One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. I _LJ J Sole Distributing Agents: KjrZ^~/_m? Malayan Motors Agents m FMS. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur. Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors.
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    • 172 4 Frederick Harton is the young and prosperous r.« ad of nkrtons, Limited, the dressmaking tirm of Hanover Square. He realises that, despite his prosperity he is not happy. His wife. Adela, is a brilliant creature, iut hard and glittering- they have reached ;he stage when they
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    • 3489 4 When Mrs. Harton returned to town, her nio* her having provided only a false alarm. she questioned her husband only casually. She took little interest m her household, but i occasionally the housemaid forced upon her a(b which she did not want to take J herself. Thus,
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    • 914 4 SOME AUSTRALIAN BIRDS.— II. The laughing-jackass, though le quently seen than of yore, is distributed oeei the greater part of Australia. H.s squat, dumpy figure is now fani. liar to most people m the form of an Australian emblem. ■haiing a pines en tea-spoon hnadlei and the like with the
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    • 21 4 I bar' The trui I nrae causii myst Th. mal ng up i sterns melodi ed fin
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    • 46 4 I quit) II I t.. tns ligfc 1 I m it a di I I he nki*l M fnvoui I al Kasl I lady I busbnnd I I the I ancient citj M benrkood I sandstone b m I knoera H
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  • 733 5 Needless to say, the fall of a mile or so required of the student who seeks the diploma is not MMMA without mechanical aid. The stud, nt is at a: hed to a parachute. He i.s not really learning how to fall- tha* hardly
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  • 488 5 No menace to any country is involved m the extensive development of Australia's Navy, we are told, which involves contractg piuced m Great Britain, amounting to nearly i3, '00.000 for th c building ,f new miisen and submarines. Nevertheless, t' i t naval construction is interesting to i
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  • 246 5 The published correspondence m the mutter of the gross libel on the memory of Mr. Gladstone underlines the melancholy fact that no person whe fills a great place iv the State is secure from the "stingiest insults of cowards." Whils they still live eminent persons are protected, like
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 268 5 Greatest Reliability and Lowest Running Cost the 30 cwt ALBION \Y /H ERE 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 of different vehicles under the most widely varying conditions has
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    • 211 5 •'.w.w.-.'.'.'.^\w.\%w.\\'.'.'.-.\k^^ I Effective as from Ist September 1925. W Malayan Motors Announce Ia big reduction m price! OF ALL I j Morris Cowley Oxford j MORRIS COWLEY 2 seater $1,845. MORRIS OXFORD 2 seater fettt. .r With Front Wheel Brakes $1,910. llAnnir AVPAnn M c ft mm 5 W MORRIS
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  • 642 6 FATE OF BARMATS. New Turn In Political Scandal. Berlin. The Barmat scandal, which seemed to be nassing into oblivion, has had a sudden revival. Il will be remembered that Bartnrt was a business man who came to Germany from Holland and was on term--of some intimacy
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  • 107 6 "By *****. or perhaps sooner, any publicspectacle will l>e visible to persons without leaving home, as the result of the recent success m radio vision experiments." That opinion was recently expressed by Mr. Atwater Kent, radio manufacturer, and a member of Hoover's Broadcasting Committee, who was recently
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  • 53 6 The bungalow, Rivington, on the Lancashire hills, owned by the lute Viscoi'.i. Le.erhulme. will be _old by auction m October. It has a wonderful circular bullnton and forty-five acres of ground, on which are Japanese gardens, waterfall... and terraces of great beauty. Groat Orme's Head can be seen
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  • 588 6 RUSSIANS' CONFESSION. It is reported that two Russians, who formed part of the procession which attacked Shameen m June, have confessed to some of their fellow countrymen that they were paid by M. Borodin feo fire the first shots at the British Concession. When they had carried
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  • 293 6 The Uneeetnintiee *i Anthanhip The publication of Sir Henry Udei Hni -.'id's will, i* which he left 101,728, (iv*i rise to the "I< loeel writing worth while?" When euestioried by a representative of the Morning Post recently, a well known lcndon literary agent replied: -It all
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 631 6 "Morny" Products A SHORT DESCRIPTIVE LIST of tKe "MORNY" ORIGINAL BATH SPECIALITIES AND Pine Perfume £_-_nd Toilet Products Whiteaway, Laidlaw 8 Co., Ltd., Singapore. COMPLEXION POWDERS MORNY— The Moray Complexion Powders are nsed m every Court and Capital of Exceptional skill m blending the different materials all of the rarest
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    • 290 6 I I lutely purr W,th I H McN„il W yourlitwltlis j sale drink ENO's -FRUIT SALTfirst thinrf IL every morniiMf THK j SINGAPORE FREE PRESS AMD MERCANTILK ADVOOH The only Hanißf Daily m Malaria the best Medium f r ed with the Chota Hazri each mom* with Latent flh fl
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  • 313 7 Hou He Wou!d I'aint England Red there were published some time ago m >he Iff ftting Po«t translations of excerpts rom Trotsky's latest book, "Where is England Going?" m which he called upon tiie workers of thi s country to prepare for an immediate revolution. A complete copy
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  • 318 7 Owing to the raising of all the fares o. tho trams, 'buses, and Metro m Paris the clamour, already anticipated, has gone up concerning the expense of getting home to the midday meal, so much a feature of French life. The midday nwal is so important a
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  • 140 7 Story of the Ijtst Hour of Deadlock. An interesting story is going the rounds eboat one night's prori -edings Mi the mining conference. Just after the two sides had been hurriedly brought to the Ministry of Labour, following the special Cabinet meeting, the atmosphe re was strained
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  • 102 7 Puttalam. Aug. 2. r >. It was reported yesterday that an Indian cooly working on an estate was stung to death by wasps. It appears that the man climbed a palmyra tree to cut some leave*, when wasps began to attack him- He looked up and found
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  • 319 7 In yesterday's issue, says Tuesday's Sti aits Echo, we published a cable dated August 18th., not MriE*To 'his part of the world,— to the effect that negotiations between the Dominions and the Home authorities have led to the conclusion that the "advantages m retaining passports, on the
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  • 278 7 The following dialogue, which is report- d en excellent authority to have taken place during the hearing of a recent Assize trial, indicates the state of mind fee which any of us may be l educed by an ignorance of the forms of our legal procedure.
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  • 135 7 An interesting incident m which Jack i Hobbs was concerned some years ago is recalled by a correspondent of the Yorkshire Evening Post. Hobbs was batting gainst Yorkshire at the Park-avenue ground, Bradford, m 1914, and a ball driven by him smashed the clock face.
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  • 148 7 Xow Hobbs has scored his 127 th. century and left "\V. G's" record behind he will probably look round for some new objectiv Ife will not have far to 100k there is stiii W. G.s" aggregate of 54,89(5 runs to beat, July 28 the Surrey man
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 408 7 BUSINESS CARDS^ I r lease Send for the Illustrated j c gtslotne of Musical Instrument*. SEASON CO., LTD. and 113, North Bridge Roed. g 'cars for hire. Great Reduction m Rates TtfE ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. H trd Road 69-b, Bukit T'mah Rd U\. Nos. 1801 and 109 CABS K)R
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    • 254 7 ejfu* comes JiorlicJ^Sf Babiesthrive only when they assimilate the food Iheu take. Give them a food that they can digest easily that is frvsh and pure-thai builds up shone and muscle m s/tort^ In 4 sizes of oil Chemists 4 Stores There's Health m every dose of Halls Wine Hall's
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    • 499 7 Estate of Lee Choon Guan, Deceased. AUCTION SALE. Hie Cnciersigned have MMM instructed to sell hy public auction Ht theii r„om. Raffles Chambers, Rsffles Place, ON MONDAY, Hth SEPIEMKEK. AT 2.30 P.M. CLC HEDOH PLANTATION OPP MILESTONE, CHANGI ROAD. All those three pieces of land at Clv Bedoh comprised m
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    • 344 7 SHERIFFS SALE. B rit flf BetSOffl nd Sale ''d ISth Jul>. ISSS. hats i Alma Eaona Anna Beans Heetos i'Hipen Chittf MttM rem Chaa h. sg Lace* D ft saoai Tbe I'ndi i Signed Seflfl eieS instructed |fl II bf pubhc enetlflw at iheii Bele-ieem, RaSfea Chambers, Rattle- Ph ON
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  • 25 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. ARMSTRONG. <>n :ud s.-ptember It-fit, al tlu- European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. t«> Mr. UIC Mrs. [1. 11. Arm. t mng. a ><>r..
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  • 720 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1925. Week End Comment. At the time of writing the Seamen's Union, as represented m Australia, has hardened its heart am 1 wiil recognise neither the Pharoah m Britain nor the Joseph abroad. It is a commentary on the present-day lack of economy that
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  • 397 8 The funds of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital have been generously increased by $">OO. a donation from tho Singapore Turf Club. The late Mr. Stanley Dunn «41». of Did--bury. Manchester. forn.erW of Singapore, Straits Settlements, merchant. Isf! 1*1 6,53 1 (net personalty £16,961). The Straits Kcho hears that Mr. W, S.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 52 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 5. The loss has been reported to the police of $3,900 from thc safe of a rubber dealer's shop m Victoria Street. Some time ago a duplicate key to the safe was mi--sing and a n employee m the dealer's shop
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    • 27 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I. Mini:. Sept. 5. At a meeting of Kantau Robber, Mr. Duxbury presiding. resolution erst pa--ed winding up the Company.
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    • 63 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Ipoh, Sept. fi. The Kinta Agri-Horticultural Show con eluded to-day m tine weather. There hai been an unprecedented display of trad, goods, arts and crafts and numerou- carof which a Lee Francis secured the medal for Metcalfe's Motors. Over twenty thousand visitor> haw at
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    • 210 8 Much interest wa- centred lh the prodding which was solemnized at the IVbyterisn church •>•: Saturda.. af n >on, the Rev. Mr. H. Douglai fl ..f TV. Joseph Sand- Engbth. Prof, Midwifery <//h- H< spit: M Elisabeth Hamilton Mann, Sifter, General Hospital. n d dsugl Dr. Mann i
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    • 144 8 Special attention is called to the meeting of the Literary Society to-morrow. A debate on the subject "Should Women Smoke" should cause sons lively discussion and it ii hoped that there will Ik- a good attendance. All member- interested m football should be present at Anson Road Ground
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    • 115 8 Assiduous practice for tht (irand Ballet, the first performance of which is to Ih* given m the Victoria ThflflllS *A Saturday commencing at 9 pp., is beiti* carried out. and it promises to be B very rnjo; able <ho\v of a type popular with the local resident.
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    • 123 8 A salute of 17 guns will fired both at Klang and Kuala Lumpur* at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, m honour of the birth* day of His Highness the Sultan of Selangor. A society gossiper writes that Sir Chflrifli Eliot, the retiring British Ambassad. T kyo, shares with Sir
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  • 219 8 TmUmc MAWAT M AU Um r* (From Om At thc Kun,,,,,, H afternoon S ,r 1.,.,,. v Judicial (nmnii self with a doui.l, with buckshot. h hr*«* r Sir LiOMl ha.i H fron, *M** *m **4 g, and had to enter 1,,^,,., Hs hud. 1,,..,.,,. ss* *f
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  • 45 8 The death tOOh pi Gaylang Road Bfl Satin Henry Hubbard Deceased worked th. ir, tbt Qeaetal Pb*l «i Bfl Ifl 1"M IL two daught.-rs tfl AM MM I Th largely attended Sr\ ,c M ath. -oral sf the Ilh lsarh_c for MM*
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  • 79 8 I The following act mg sf Cos i tember. DflsMsd thr M'-M >l .i M firmed th. Koad VMM a* v roes' thai .-messed b> tl..- portior sf 'h' I ■ad that when bu I MM valuator SO clailS I Is that baiMiag Expceoeed I heloflgiaf le jnection
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  • 21 8 hfltr—nw Tn. I Chin I Tharedfly. Ifl I Friday, lii S.H.E. <v| Bfltaid Kuropean Irnt-. 2.1."> p.'" I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 96 8 •THK fONNOISSEI X COUtt TO CALDMCKV WE CAN NOW SUPPLY Kl__________nTi 1 'JAtMMt //<rA (-fir iALF BOTTLES. MACGREGOR CO., LTD. neorporated m Shanghai.) 4.") Robinson Road. Telephone 228. WHEN YOU GET TIRED OF THE 'SAME OLD' LOCAL FRUIT BEING SERVED WITH YOUR CHOTA HAZRI, SEND TO THE COLD STORAGE AUSTRALIAN
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    • 40 8 J Parfums de Luxe I OOTY J Chypre J Origan j; Rose Jacqueminot Paris j \l Emeraude EAU DE COTY to he had from all dealers S Dupire Brothers. twvwwvwvitaMiminMflMMMN. mS*** I J Sole Agents: THK BORNEO COMPANY. LTD. MALAYA.
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  • 332 9 I.S. TROUBLES. .NDOAII CATASTROPHE. Renter's Service.) rom* River, New Jersey, Sept. 4. nen. the es German dirigible of the American advisers m Shenandoah, declares that the due to the removal of eight teen safety valves on the fasraft rose too fast m the storm aining valves
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  • 45 9 ISfll I rancisco, Sept. 5. worships returning cruise are searching Plane, Whip Poor 'are. u ,,re seen m Florida. Sept. 5. amateur is rewarship, four hundred t an Inlands, announc- wflplane has been are safe. Washington. Sept. 5. has not received 'v- foregoing.
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  • 17 9 iMMMM*. Sept. 5. ca r i y l,ham expects ™<*r his fli E ht
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  • 41 9 •<«» me, Sept. 4. tha- las ttdegraped from y,. nabl to resume his P 10th owing to typhoons. p hilli„ F.M.S. Forest Phillips are on a "ut Bp i!:[,s arranged the Kint, iL. 1 ForM Deportment '-Horticußurul Show.—
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  • 274 9 LOSING GROUND AT HOME STRIKE LEADERS ACTION. [Renter's Service.] London, Sept. 5. Strikers at Southampton failed to prevent the departure to-day of four liners, including the Cunarder. Berengaria, which sailed to schedule time full manned, including 97 pet cent of the original crew. Sydney, Sep*. L The strike
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  • 112 9 THE DIU SE AFFAIR. THavas Service.] Bei rout. Sept. 5. The situation is everywhere quiet, except Cor a little tiring at Soueida. All the papers eulogize the French troops' energy, claiming that the rebels have received exemplary chastisement. [Reuter's Service.] Jerusalem. Sept. 4. It i- persistently reported
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  • 61 9 fßeuter's Service.] Paris. Sept. 4. A telegram from Fez says that the French and Spanish squadrons and air forces haw been bombarding Alhucemas for the past tbfee days, but there is nothing to indicate that a landing has been effected. There has been no action on the
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  • 42 9 [Reuter's Service]. Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Sept. 4. The death is announced of Reginald C. Vanderhilt. Zurich, Sept. .">. The death has occurred of Photios, the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria. tHe was on his way home from the World Church Congress at Stockholm.
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  • 174 9 Rubher Quotation. Tokio. Sept. 4. In to-day's rubier market the sellers quoted Y1.85 per pound f.a.q. Mr. Kawasaki Acts As Director of the P.B. Mr. T. Kawasaki. Vice-Minister of Interior, has been entrusted to act as director of the Police Bureau m addition to his present office. High
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  • 341 9 "PACT" AND CHINA. SIR R. MACLEAY RETURNS. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 5. lt is understood that Si.- Ronald MacLcay is likely to depart from London for Peking shortly, m order to rest me his duties m connection with the coming conference on Chinese Customs, at which he will
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  • 98 9 r ßeuter's Service.] Geneva. Sept. 4. At the. afternoon's .sit' ing of the League Council. Tewfik Rushid further stated the Turkish case, chiefly explaining the Turkish interpretation of the Enquiry Commission's conclusions, whereafter the Council sat m private, at which sitting the Turkish representatives were also preaeti
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  • 61 9 [Reuter's Service.] Constantinople. Sept. 5. The Council of Commissars has ordered tiie closing of all Tekkes and Dervish convents, the suppression of all religious orders, all sheikhs and dervishes within tie limits of the Turkish Republic. lOn'y gliosis are permitted to wear turbans and must uncover within government
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  • 55 9 U. S. TREASURY BUYS SILVER. [Renter's Service.] New York, Sept. 4. The Treasury entered the silver market to-day for the first time for several months, purchasing- a quarter million of ounces at 72.625 cents per ounce and a hundred thousand ounces at 70.75 cents. It is understood that the silver
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  • 73 9 [Reuter's Service.] Swampscott. Sept. The Government intends to do its utmost m the next few years to encourage voluntary railroad consolidation m the hope that it will be unnecessary to force a grouping of the transport services. Mr. Coolidge believes that legislation could and should be enacted
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  • 44 9 Ottawa, Sept. 5. The Premier, Mr. MacKenzie King announced the dissolution of Parliament with the polling on Oct. 20. Mr. R. M. N. Nagappa Pillay, a wellknown merchant and member of th c Hindu Advisory Board, Penang, left for India ot Saturday.
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  • COUNTY CRICKET ENDS.
    • 173 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Sept. 4. At Taunton, m the last County cricket match of the season, Yorkshire defeated Somerset by ten wicket*. Somerset made 235 (Lyon 78) and 147 (Young 54, Macaulay six for 45). Yorkshire replied with 362 (Holmes 90, Oldroyd 62, Leyland 55, White five for
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    • 276 9 Flaying at Tanglin on Saturday afternoon the Royal Sussex Regt. eas^ defeated the Y.M.CA., scoring 105 runs to their opponents' 47. The Association batted first but were soon m difficulties, the majority of the batsmen finding Coombes well-nigh unplayable. This bowler, bowling throughout the innings, stnt down
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    • 257 9 The S.R.C. played the Indian Association on the Padang on Saturday and won an uninteresting game by 80 runs. Going m first, the home Club put up a total of 110 (Leijssius 51) for eight wickets. Against the bowling of Campbell the visitors were powerless and
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    • 25 9 [Reuter's Service.] Oakntont, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5. Bobby Jones won the amateur golf championship, defeating Gunn by 8 up and 7 to play.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 562 10 Ellerman BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL FREIGHT SERVICE s.s. KNOWSLEY HALL Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Antwerp Sept. 20 s.s. CITY OP PEKIN Havre, London, Rotterdam and Antwerp Sept. 29 s.s. CITY OF
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    • 593 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated m England MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SER\ v v> PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAM. \i Mm LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERV K (Under Contract with His Majesty's GovernirT. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEW v For China and Japan. r r Marseille,. mtmm
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  • 682 11 ANTITOXIN FOR THE TOCSIN. KM OF PROFITEERING. profits or industry a con- „t war? And ,f so. how cause be offset or eliminated? of International Relations, -he. l at Johns Hopkins Uni- rtake m the near future a of war profiteering as a and at the end of that time
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  • 756 11 CHANGED CONDITIONS IN GERMANY. Berlin, July 30. It is typical of the state of the German money market that at thi s time of year, when Germany's chief matrimonial agents have Berlin for the leading hotels of Nauhe.m, Krssingen, Karlsbad, and Homburg— Wiesbaden is out of favour
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    • 547 11 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORTCa 3, Penang Une TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. KORRENGZAL OINTMENTf lj approved pharmaceutical /Ik!-'::"-' -"^1 KORRFNf7AI s>a Q In cases of simple or infected IJ^^Si^ W E VOODS LTD f H
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  • 191 12 The outward French Mail steamer Porthos is due here from Colombo on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and will leave likely on Wednesday at 6 a.m. for Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Berth Singapore Harbour Board s wharf. Commander Maude, who left alone m a sloop for England m
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 61 12 Replying to a telegraphic inquiry from the Singapore office, the Agents of the Hugo Stinnes Line at Port Said have advised the N. V. S raits Java Trading Co. as follows, regarding: the fire on the above mentioned steamer, "Emil Kirdorf two holds damage caused by lire
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    • 58 12 Captain Otto Karl Fritz Prahl, intrepid German adventurer who left Shanghai, m a 30-foot sailboat on June 7, arrived alone m Manila on Aug. 15. Calm weather accounts for the long delay m his voyage from San Fernando, La Union, from which he sailed on August 4.
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    • 80 12 Attached to kittiwake (a glill) killed on August 12th. last year, by Mr. L. Curtis, of Horse Island, was a thin silver band, inscribed "Inform Witherhy. High Holborn. London." On writing to Messrs. H. F. and G. Witherby, of High Holborn it was learned tha*
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    • 106 12 An eventful voyaire from New York to Australia befell the America and Australia Line's steamer Lorenzo, which arrived at Brisbane with lOjBOO ions af cargo for Australian ports. About two day< out. at breakfast time, a jar was felt throughout the vessel. The cause of this wa<
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    • 192 12 In communicating to the Fleet extracts ttOt* the reports made by H.M. ships of signalling practices carried out with merchant vessels during the quarter ended March 31 las:, the Admiralty state the returns tbOM a high standard of etliciency. A total of 1,298 exercises was carried out.
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    • 349 12 Messrs. Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson have recently turned out an exceedingly interesting vessel for Canadian owners, she has been built to Wetland Canal size, and is to be cut m two BS soon as she gets to the other side, and to have a midship section of
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 610 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRAUA.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by tbe well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) sti MONTORO (5,000 tons). The p.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins 4% Lmxe, single berth cabins, shimming bath,
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    • 226 12 NERVE PAINS Banished! Elliott's Headache Tablets have been specially prepared to Kive quick relief from all ner\e pains. They cure a headache quickly without any weakening effect on the heart or system. Taken at tirst symptoms, they will check influenza, fe.er or cold m one night. Do not forget there
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    • 284 12 LLOYD TRIESTIV, sTTn HOMEWARD v ,,v rw Bi-monthly iervic« ,N,,S and Trir,te v IH tkrm*t* Bill. f i Levant and Black n rt, on Ife, W( ta I M v. ESQUII i DUCHESSA d x GIRAN] ROSANDRA OUTWARD S\lH\ TOR (HINx vv v BILVIO PD i .ir 0 I v
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 517 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah g a#m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.n. Kola
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 567 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steam* <s. Arr. Dept. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Bremen, via Colombo, S oudan and Port Said. Alps Maru Sept 14 SeDt 15 a Bay (Port Elizabeth), Rio," Santos, Buenos Colombo. t Canada Maru Sept. 17 Se-pt 19 Bombay via Penang f Celebes Mara Se-pt. 0 Sept! 11
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    • 441 13 m **r> mMEj^ sie^mseif lime Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. ria Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria. Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to
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    • 667 13 GENERAL AGE^T A S Z ASAKI RO SEVELT LINE Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE l (VIA SUEZ) m.s. SILVERCEDAR In p m.s. SILVERLARCH due lf s.s. RHINE MARU due J? m.s. SILVERFIR due
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  • 1036 14 THE REJECTED BILL. Capetown. The Senate has rejected the Government's Colour Bar Bill, a measure that ■would have made it penal for any native, however cultured, to compete with a white man m a skilled trade. The bill, fathered originally by the Labour party, which
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  • 707 14 A MEMORY. High overhead the gilt dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral swells up into the deep blue of the sunlit October sky. Flocks of pigeons creep to and fro pecking grain round the izvostchiks' stands, fluttering up whenever the playful collie charges them muzzle to ground. Across the
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  • 150 14 Tn spite of the fact that coloured hfcndkenhiefs for men are once more becoming fashionable, one scarcely ever se.., at least m towns, the wonderful handkerchiefs which were m use a hundred and more yuan atr... They bore curious nam;*, some of which were derived from those of
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 268 14 6} CROSSMITH'S Ej i Wana-Kgns6 1 M Perfume of Ceylon (8 Jllj T OVKRS of sweet scents describe Wana- V*J Ranee as a dream of Oriental fragrance. 5^P WANA RANEE FACE POWDER jW V) A »dh««"«nt and unobtrusive. *nd delicately perfumed. \J* \/X WANA RANEE TOILET CREAM lKf jfj\ (vanUbiiwi
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    • 344 14 S a =±*i Chamberlain's P^ CCic and Dia.h„ ea jt! .^lAmgßffiAj Remedy **M PilH B ThTsTOMACB, Possesses one UnJqui _< M Si£r*— teristic among medici, IKl 1 1 bilious cone. mmtmswm ma<le s, ld v "»•>■ So« E H T lS^;»Ha. iwpo" <-f inmediati BLOODY FLUX. I flfl. C_J\V_f/» i....*._
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  • 71 15 September 6. Bi. nk I m.s. 2 ]4 15.32 Bank, demand 2 4 5-32 Private credits :i m.s. 2 v. New lurk, demand .->fi\ Credits »0 days 58% France, demand 1 150 India. T. T. iKja I*ll s Hongkong, demand g p r p,,. m Yokohama, demand 139*6 Java,
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  • 219 15 tember •"> Tin lfi Teai $19*% (lam bier It .if Pepper White 51.50 Peppe r Black on Flake Tapioca Pearl Bags Small Coprs Coprs Sund i |o Opium, hen s int 4 onn Rice, Lianp Mi»i \q M r< B'ue Eaple (Old) )fg Rice, Liang Hin (linn Msrl Red
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  • 40 15 Singapore. Sept. .">, 1 1 .DO a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1.19 1.2(C Oct 1.17 1.1s; Oct. -Dec. I.U 1.14; dan. -Mar. 1.01 1.02 1 London Quotation Sheet Ss, 3d. Hi rice t Quiet.
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  • 304 15 Philippines As A Source. Non York, Aug. 12. Tlu- Gofornmsnl investigutora who hunt examined iiihhfF glowing poaaibilitiea m the I hilippine Islands with a view to making America independent <d" the s. '-called British "iiimiti|ii lj report finding about 1,500,000 acre- of land suitable for cultivation, with
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  • 252 15 LYALL ANI) EVATTS REPORT. Sinuapon*. Sept. ThL C5B HK up .".Ts. 6d. Local 130 h 150 tons. Rubber. |^i down !'...<!. Rubbers.- -TW «harp drop m tlu- >..m modify is <iniy -lightly reflected la iharea; quotation! beiag mair.ly unchanged. Basietti mm** m**rt IJM *md (Jlu Beau, tl.
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  • 288 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (1.. R. Maephail). Singapore. Sept. .V Kui.iwr. 3d. down 144. Local 1.21 Tin. £25$ lOn. up ti 17s. »;d. Local 150 at i::o"s. Rubier has fallen 1-\«1. m rice l.ut -hue quotations have not been affected. buy* 1 m<>>t atocka offering yesterday's pi Tin iharea are
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  • 166 15 The »esult of the yenr*s working ihoun a profit ot mtaMrn >. M 2.1. The total I of th.' esta'e i- iWj.WJ acres of which KO^.r," acres are under ruhhsr. The crop harve-ted for the yea i wa- 1K1.029 bs., against an exportable allowance .d' IOt^HI
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  • 125 15 At une period of the uar GOTUMMI pc ■undo had enuood di-iike af punor m India. and th. British Government M* Ineod with a iteudiljr-c row mc Mmmmmm] Urn silver- (..inane. When., .ana- the metal to ify this demand.' The -il\.r i from the rnitc.l State- TIUUOUTj
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 384 15 \ssots over $5,500,000. m/inn .mn. omr.n.x Assurance m force over $19,000,000. GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE:-Wi„chester Hou JSIT om,any has £20,000 deposited S SJKI. p i L D N FFICE: 32 ,d Jewr y' EC I neo with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the
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    • 1460 15 wmmimm *MMMMMMMMMMMMm m^^^ KKASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMPER of C 2P2 m bra <*eta siTow the issa^ r.iuc marked.] Hre d l,ars an,ea9 MlNmc Asam Kumbang tt HUy f" S e Batang P.d a T Hitam Tin g Kamunting t£) Ka ,*2 Johan Tin 5 S IJvis
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    • 74 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m Enfland by Royal Charter A. D. 1710). J FKE MOTOR CAR MARINE f| Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. S.S. 5H p.c. Loan 1918 $28,r,:,r,,700 102*4 io3'
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  • SELANGOR RACES.
    • 332 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 9. In ideal weather and before a large crowd, including the Sultan of Perak a nd suite, the Summer Meeting began. Following are the results: Race I. Omndhnun (Blackburn) 8.4 1 Whiskers (Haie) 7.7 I Pam (Thompson) 5.7 I \V..n
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    • 171 16 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Sept. In the Inter-now matches. Borotra. (France) defeated Anderson 6 4. b* 3, B—6.8 6. Patterson (Australia) beat Lacoste 6—3 6—4. 6—2. New York. Sept. .">. The results o' both the Davis Cup singles was unexpected. Lacoste, who was France's main hope, was
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    • 114 16 MONDAY'S TIES. C. Singles. Willis; vs. Cartwright. C. Doubles. Capt. Moore and Watt vs. Piatt ani 1 indsay. Fisher and Lovett vs. Rogers and Boardn n. Mitchell and Williams vs. Carr nnd Pea ree. Messenger and Reid vs. Dr. Crawford and Berry. A. Doubles. Hickey
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    • 43 16 S.C.C. Pratt; Lee and Wilson; Craik, Jameson and Lambert; Meredith, McClellan, Smith, Rogers a nd Shaw. S.C.F.A. -Boon Eng; Cheok Wah and Ngin Djin; Boon Lay, Chee Lim and Seng r hye; Kwang Hung, Chan Hee, Yong Liang, Un Sun and Mun Fun.
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  • 478 16 Spelendid (iam. a t the Stadium The S.C.F.A. continue their winning way and have still to suffer defeat, but they received something of a shock at the Stadium on Saturday, when, m a first division League match agairst the S.C.C., they obtained their victory only m the
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  • 330 16 HOME FOOTBALL. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 5. Tho following are the results of to-day's j English League matches: Birmingham 2, Blackburn R. 0. Burnley 4, Leicester C. 0. Bury 0, Bolton W. 5. Cardiff City 2, Everton 1. Leeds United 2. Aston Villa 2. Liverpool 0. West Ham
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  • 1149 16 A GOOD SAILING DAY. The third and last race for the Boden I Kloss Trophy took place yesterday morning: under very pleasant conditions. A light and variable S.W. wind gave promise of a good morning and it was refreshing to I see all the yacbts under way by 9.45
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  • 648 16 ST. JOSEPHS OLD BOYS' ANNUAL SPORTS. A Good Afternoon's Sport. The St. Joseph's Old Boys are to be congratulated on a very successful splits meeting on Saturday afternoon. The element of true and keen, competition was never lacking and the results compare very favourably with those of past years.
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  • 144 16 The September Bogey Competition was played on Saturday and Sunday, and resulted m a win for Mr. S. H. Moss who returned a net score of 2 up. Sixty-nine cards were taken out and the following were returned. BL H. Moss Id 2 lv E. M. Scoular
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 238 16 HIS MASTER'S VOICE RECORDS FEATi RK The Greatest Artistes The Finest Recording. They staaii supreme as reproduction* World's Finest Music. Our Demonstration Rooms ;uv -tm S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD dneorno"ntod m Honi The Arcade. SINGAPORE. ___o^mmWßm\mmmm mmm m__ MfioU _^^i«^-« I OidiXmWW L* M s .1 ,Gfo(uurA I kt^^\ I
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