The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 July 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, JULY 12, 1926. NO. 11,845.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    248 1 A terribl? explosion at an American naval arsenal was caused by lightning. Many were killed and buildings shattered Page 9. M. Caillaux has secured I vote of confidence by a narrow majority and proceeds to London to fix up details of the debt settlement scheme— Page 9.
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    MY STRIKE MEMORIES.
    932 1 U, icconting to "ti, French cousins, mm take our pleas.- sadly, me I -rtainiy take our misfortune:- gaily; tad the humour- tl .he strike illl far n He "general" than the strike itself. As the "Express" said: \\V have had a General .Strike in England. The riots,
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      259 1 v*a\v-%s%s%^%v_v_v_v.%v.v. > I SWALLOW ARIELL'S jl BISCUITS CARES I i < WIK WORLD RENOWNED j: S > a -fr Raffles Hotel i Special Notice. Till the completion of the NEW FLOOR of RAFFLJBS HOTEL BALLROOM Dinner Dances will be held at the SEA VIEW' HOTEL every TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY
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      182 1 y.v.\\vbv.v.%v.\sv.v_ B _sv_svv^\vvv_v_ B B _v.v_%\v.\v.v_v_v.;i ji DOES NOT IRRITATE THE SKIN! |j .<^-i_s__i* *3_>» is one of thai most distinti utthed and deiichtiul series m m jn rich r<-»i lacqifer nnd containers comprising in addition to thie above ■J Wii /cum /\>u t/t'f vhntshing ream 2 Complexion fbwdet Shaving
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      164 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Tuesday tea dance at the Adelphi HotelPage l. Famous Bthel M. Dell film coming Page 2. The J ihhston Flood at the Albambra Page 2. Guthrie's are agent.- for Oilbey's portsPage HL Robinson and Co. for the Prosaer tncqnel —Page 9. Millinery week starts at Whiteaways to dav—
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      16 1 I MAYPOLE MARGARINE jjj FOR TABLE ISE i HALF THE COST OF lj > BITTER 5 >. I
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      61 1 THE WEEK. Hijih Water, 0.39 ;;n... 11.46 pja. legislative Council. 1 J a.m. Malay Schools Sports-- Ceylanp. Annual Mt>r., KA Assn.. l'-.lack Club. 8.30. Football-- Piv. 1 Duke's vs. lI. A. Tin situ y. \'>th. Sinjcajjore Assises. The Sorcerer Matinee, 5.80. Football I). v. II O.T.F.C. vs. S.C.F.A. (A) Y..M.C.A.
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    THE PRINCE ON ROYAL RANK
    401 2 a Kid It Was The Verj Devil." the Prince j me to inula 0 i Wal tin auui wl attracts re at I. an3 living ers write. Mi oi V. E. Verne) i an authentic Rfc stud th, Prin* in tl current ssu* ol Hutch
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    JAPAN NEWS.
    187 2 \dmiral I ujii Dead 1 tt annoi i do Admin Koicl Ha aad Rubber Quotations. Ba aaa quoted al YlBB I de robber fouq. spot aai pi i< d al > i I kiddle price) per pound. Japan and hina 'a 'astoma i Office in ;> repi i
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      238 2 rHE LATEST IN COMPACTS. NORIDA VANITIE FOR LOOSE POWDER. For use wi.h your own Powder. SILVER FINISH. Stockists: MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. VICTORIA THEATRE THURSDAY, JULY 15th at 9.30 p.m. FAREWELLREQUEST PERFORMANCE OF RUTH ST. DENIS AND TED SHAWN AND THEIR DENISHAWN DANCERS. Prior to their departure for
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      465 2 f PAVILION. From Friday, 9th to Wedne_*d_y, 14th July. At 9.15 p.m. Sharp. "FAST BLACK" (Comedy) "HOOT BEATS" (An Int rosdm- SFORTLIGHT) The Latest PATHE GAZETTE "The Little Giant" 7 REELS Starring GLENN HUNTER With a great cast including EDNA MURPHY AN!) DAVID HIGGINS From the Saturday Evening Pon Story
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      200 2 From Sunday, 11th to Saturday. I7th July. A PICTURE WITH TREMENDOUSLY REALISTIC SCENES VR*] VIVIDLY PRESENTED The Like of which has never been seen before ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.m. A WILLIAM FOX SUPER FEATURE THE (JOHNSTON) FLOOD Presenting the Great American Historical Event with W Realism
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    JAVA PRESS CABLES.
    364 3 SERIOUS FIGHTING AT PALEMBANG. (Fiom N.E.I, papers). Palembang, July 3. Secret Chinese societies have recommenced their activities. One party proceeded to Kertapatie where I they attacked the coal coolies one of whom was injured and died later. Yesterday at I the funeral the coolies attacked a shop
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    THE GENEVA SPIRIT.
    394 3 M htto-Hsin Chu ems to haye lost hi nap r al <i< neva, but in th neat ol th, moment he probablj said things he did not really mean. His as ertion that "Britain is poisoning the world with it* drugs, j coming from >n< who has
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    CHINESE ATTACK ON AMERICAN LADY.
    87 3 CHINESE ATTACK ON AMERICAN LADY. Dragged From her Kickshaw. London, June 21. Pekin.— The British Consul at Cheng-tu reports that an American lady. Miss Manly, was on June Bth, dragged from her rickshaw by unarmed Chinese, who apparently tried ft strangle her. But the bystanders rescued the lady, who was
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      85 3 jO_K&" _T_t»^^PP BBS \n\\\rfan\\\n\\ H^Mflpfflß -__P^__>_. Two Sports One Smoke Whether matching Cricket at Lords or Tennis at Wimbledon, one meets men and ujomen tuho differ on the rival claims for priority of these Sports; but all unanimously agree on the incontestable superiority of J^* SWEfXPRKS m\mmmmmW*^^n\\\ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES j
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      154 3 USE: BRITISH Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Eff icient Readily Adjustable. J Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within _~m I I One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. L fc^J u Malayan Motors Agents in F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. n\ O.VA%V_%W.V_W_V.V_V_%\%VW_V^^^ S.'.W.WWW. w.v.w.v.v.v."
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    THE MISSING MANNEQUIN
    3516 4  -  KENNAWAY JAMES DV COMMENCE OUR NEW SERIAL TO-DAY. SYNOPSIS Ml-'. RENTOUL, celebral I B nd Strei st <• obtains through Ihe nsed hi nephew, AUBRET. BI v 'K. th<. sei .es a I i aut ifu nia in, t; Kll LANE, wh ates an asl tonisl ng
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    CYCLONE WORKS HAVOC IN SWISS CANTON.
    130 4 London, June Geneva V\ id* i\ read havoc was caused at i haux de Fonda and itc n< ighbourhood as I the result ol m cyclone in which three per- n were killed and number injured. Whoh forests were destroyed aa b) artiller) Bre,
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    BANGKOK'S DROUGHT.
    152 4 June has Ix-cn the driest month in Bangkok since 1891, when the rainfall was only 1.77 inches. The small amount of t'.Hh in[ahes that fell this year is having a serious efToi t on agriculture for- it has been Impossible for the farmers of certain districts to make
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    SCHEME TO LIMIT GOLF DRIYKS.
    84 4 Americans Want a More Difficult Ball. Golf representatives of the United State Golf Association now in England are discussing with the authorities at St. Andrews a scheme for limiting the length of the drive. Scientific American golfers have invented a machine which will teat the
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      322 4 |H A mil. -in.tii Oil II Ask the Owner of 11 f I any 2-ton Albion I I y\SK the owner of any 2-ton Albion I what he thinks of this vehicle 1 I from the point of view of efficiency I and also of economy. 1 I You will
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    PADRES AND RACES.
    389 5 A Colombo Incident. There was a very large congregation aEvensong on June 27, in Christ Church, Galle Face, Colombo, to hear the Vicar, the Rev. L. G. Hatfield Hall, preach on the subject of clergy attending race meetings. The reverend gentleman said that it was customary to
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    DOCTOR CHARGED
    116 5 Es Tuberculosis an Infectious Disease? Private practitioners were, apparently, on "strike" ye terday, Bays Thursday's Malay Mail as the Kuala Lumpur p dice COUII contained many who had come there to listen to a case in which Dr. Teo Chin Teong, of the Union I harmacy, High-sL, was
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    ANGLO-TURKISH TREATY.
    140 5 On the occasion the conclusion of th.' Anglo-Turkish Treaty, the King of Iran sent a message to His Majesty the King expressing his peoples' most sincere thanks and gratitude for Lhe deep sympathy that always has been extended the cause of Iraq throughout a c itiai period. It
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    WIFE IGNORED.
    123 5 Millionaire Leaves All to His Son. The will of Mr. W. K. I). Stokes, the American multi-millionaire, wh i died on May 19 laves the entire estate, estimated at from £2,000,000 to £5,000,000 to his eldest son, W. E3. D. Stokes, jun.. aged thirty. No mention is made
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    RECOVERY AFTER A BROKEN NECK.
    61 5 Patient Goes Back To Work. Ernest Albert Dumayne, who was taken t > the Royal Gwent Hospital at Newport (Mon.) eight months ago with a broken neck and dislocated spine, following a collision with a motor omnibus while he wan pillion riding, has sufficiently recovered
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      361 5 _rt*'\ sw^tmm ._n mamow j^^^ ____«_____fc_. __w --v^_>, X^ aC'^"-*\. flealltWith _r I F y° u are troubled by the incrnvenience Kl 1 and pain cf any sudden cut, bruise, insect j bite, burn or scald, use the tirst-aid proved "J v s site an J quickly effective, Hal it
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    SHINGLED GIRL PASTOR.
    417 6 Lipstick and Short Skirts Defended. The Rev. Patty Horn, aged nineteen, is I the champion of y ,uth as pastor of the i Church i i the Disciples of Christ in Pro- mise City, lowa. She defends ber generation against most (/i* the charges levelled at it
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    SUICIDE AT DURRY LANE
    365 6 Famous French .ctress Shoots Bersell London, June 11. marl ed bj affa Itciion 1 drug a i eni h actrec n-< .led at Repine 1 isian thirt: four ea Id lai and in the i s irj Lani r- itre, June 1 7th.. ih the perl
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    FATAL ACCIDENT IN POLO MATCH.
    81 6 Death of Royal Artillery Officer. Mysore. June 21. A serious aeeident resulting in the death of Lieut. A. Bostoek of the 23rd-49th Battery, Royal Artillery, occurred during a polo match between the Mys »re Cavalry anu the Bangalore Gymkhana in the BirthHay Polo Tournament. Towards
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    BEAUTY CONTEST AT THE ZOO.
    422 6 Loveliness of the Tortoise. They ru-id a beauty competition at the Zoo recently. Every one was entitled to enter, and a sparrow who spend- most of hi timi in and around the Zoo was the judge. The only non-en.! ants were the polar bears, whose
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    LADY HOUSTON'S HEALTH
    172 6 Famous Specislists Say: "Perfectlj London. June L'J. H Sp< ts, Sii Ha iria l Thorn is H ler. Sir Ai buthnot Lsn al i D 1 I. B bavi issued a to th that they have i v found Lsdy Boust pi ectly non ind men* Lady
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    WOMEN'S PILGRIM AGE TO LONDON
    161 6 Ihe peace-makers 1 pilgrimagi culm nati in a rallj a* Hyde Park which presented an arresting spectacle with thousands of a men emanating from every county in the kingdom attired in > tabards, crusaders' cloaks, sandals and armlets, with devices of a white <\<>yi carrying
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      281 6 *____Bb*___«__«______g__^^ WHITEAWAYS! MILLINERY WEEK Monday, July 12th TO Saturday, July 1 7th. All to be fe ofw i>%\ For this week only we I'^P rr Marked S^^lJl"^^ are ottering at one v: A*r^ 500 Ready-to wear <_b onßr a r h v /^^^^NrK received v^__l i m^ ntf»r S S
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    ATHLETICS.
    705 7 ST. JOSEPHS SCHOOL SPOUTS. The annual athletic sports of the St. Joseph's Institution were held on Saturday af.ernoon last, the meeting being a very successful one from all points. The sport witnessed was of an excellent quality many of the results being equal to the best on record, and
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    THE RECENT ENCOUNTER NEAR MECCA.
    126 7 1 2") Wahibis Killed and Many Wounded. London, June 21. Tin- Westminster Gazette's Cairo Correspondent cable- that there has been a grave encounter near Mecca in connection with the Holy Carpet pilgrimage in which 2r-> Wahabis wen- killed and many wounded. Apparently the Wahabis objected
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    SIX-DAY FUNERAL TREK.
    74 7 Duncan L. McDonald, a pioneer Alaskan miner, arrived at Nome with the body of his "wife, after travelling 200 miles from Candle, Alaska, by dog team in six days over mountain passes and obliterated trails The body was sent to Hillsdale, Michigan h? home of the woman's
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER.
    824 7 MARKETS DORMANT. (From Cur Own Correspondent.) London, June 17. Bjth the rubber commodity and share markets have continued in a more or less dormant state due to the unsettled conditions of the moment, and to the uncertainty regarding the raw product in the immediate future. Much depends
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    OLDEST MAN IN WORLD.
    42 7 Zaro Ajrha, aged 153, believed to be th< oldest person in the world, lies ill in the Djerrah Pasha Hospital. StamoouJ. He fel r '1! While carrying iut hi-- duties as beadh at the oflfces of the municipality.
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    IPOH RACES.
    338 7 SATURDAY'S RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, July 10. The weather was line and there was a I record attendance to-day. The going was good and fast times were registered. Ex-Griffin Horses Class C. (Mile and 50 Yds). Malim Nawar (Moore) 6.12 1. Golden Special (Davies) 7.12 2.
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    FIRE AT TRICHINOPOLY.
    89 7 Two Hundred Stalls Conaplete-5 Destroyed,! Madras. June 1 I. Damage lo the extent of rupee* oat lakh was caused by a fire, which occurred in thc eastern portion of the Municipal fort and market al Trichinopoly, on Sunday morTwo hundred stalls, mostly containing vegetables, betel and pots,
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    POONA COURT-MARTIAL
    83 7 British Officer Severelj Reprimanded. Bombay, Jane 21 1. is understood that Lieut. David Leslie I Crombie, belonging to the Second BatteJion 7th Etajput Regiment, who recently was court-martialed at Poona under Section l€ ot the Army Act, has been acquitted ol the charge of tha misappropriation of funds
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    THE ZEEBRUGGB LANDING.
    93 7 Commemorative Tablet Unveiled. London, June 27. The tablet on the Hole at Keebrugge to commemorate the St. George's Day historic landing in 1918 was unveiled to day by Prince Charles, second son of King Albert. The ceremony was attended by several survivors of the landing, including Capt.
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    JAZZ BAND "LUNATICS."
    62 7 When Judge Cluer was hearing a possession ease in Shoreditch County Court it was stated that lodgers held parties at which there were jazz hands, including a j syren. e Judge Cluer: Jazz bands are not fit for private houses, but for Salisbury Plain. e tsyren is
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      607 7 BUSINESS CARDS. wsv_v_v_v_w.v.v_w.v.-.*--.s*- a > MARY SE TON. ;i > E AMBER MANSIONS. ORCHARD ROAD. J Lllfl Vki Lamp shades from Shanghai, j V.'.V.ViV.V.ViV.ViV.W.V.W.SS'i MAKBLE TABLE TOPS. FLOORING. TILES. Etc. SINGAPORE CASKET CO, •Marble Merchants." Telephone 75. CARS FOR HIRE. (Jreat Reduction in Rates ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. ISO Orchard
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      705 7 Amazing How D.D.D. Prescription Cures ECZEMA Stops All Itchinglnstantly Get a bottie to d^ 75 cts. NOTICES. ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE. :i. formation of a Roya] Xaval V r olunteer Unit (Malaya) is under consideration. he Government wish to ascertain whether the response will be sufficient to warrant thi- extense
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      697 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. Tender- will he received up tt) I M I tiv .!Mh lay of Jul>. lieif), for the erection and completion of a block of nim reinforced >hopbouaea at the corner of .Middle Road and Victoria Street for Ku Tong Sen E-nr OM E. Plan- and Specifications n:ay bt
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      DEATH
      36 8 HAM!!. ON A-M I lit toi Heap ta nga pore, il un Jul] 10th 1926, Laura, iff of W B !lvt ItOI iudd< '.:> from cho era Home and Strait p ip< r |l<. ie COO]
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      IN MEMORIAM
      78 8 lh. f.. ol tl -t,- Mi < hia W. en, .:.-.i < < ir.it-r < lll« I Hi Excellent i or China >.s arc reepectfully informed that hi- reni will be re... moved fi we I idence SO Bit .r Road en Sunda] th. 26th Jul] l'.'- 1
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. JULY 12, 1926. Comment of the Week.
    826 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. JULY 12, 1926. Com ment of the Week. M. Caillaux has got his vote of confidence but it i- not a very large one and il does not promise well for the full carrying out ot' hia policy {particularly as he has assured the hamber that
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    The annual sports of Pearls Hill School will be held on July 30th.
    282 8 The annual sports of Pearls Hill School will be held on July 30th. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Gutllemard Will leave Penang on duly l.'th for Kuala Kangsar. They will he in residence at (iovernment House, Kuala Kang sar until duly 20th. They will spend the day of the
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    666 8 THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, July 9. The Malacca Liwn Tennis Championships were successfully concluded on the Bth. instant when P. D'Souza won from Gomes in the Men's Singles. The full results of the tournament are as follows: Mixed Doubles: lire. A. H. C
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    THE SORCERER.
    183 8 The A.lu rendition ot The Sara rer i Saturday niK r ht (their tinal lata perform Mice) arai practacallj without taw. Playing to a crowded house the amateur- aj peered to enjoy the performance equal!) with tile audience whose persistent demands for encores were readily complied with. lt
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    SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICE.
    48 8 By courtesy of Messrs. Macphaii and Company, we learn that the price of rubber in London on Saturday, according to quotations despatched by Henry Gardner and Company, was: Spot in warehouse, London, Is. H^d Standard Sheet and Crepe c.i.f. Aupust shipment. Is. Shid. Market.— Steady.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    49 8 PENANG MEETS THE ('OYKKVir. (From Our Own CorrespondentPenang, J U N j, An At Home WM h< Id by the p. Councillor and Mr- Seetft t mTtt Penan* public aa eeo, nil unit} o. Sir Laurence an(i Lady Guilletttard was a vt-ry larpe Ittindlinx md f unc
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    THE ERINPURA IN PENANG
    34 8 li t;r and a half durtag a I I m m quarantine and no pi eetC taken "tf. BB fee Potfei ha\< .< i ve* rented will be iej at tinted
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    THE CHOLER CASE
    41 8 MBit \iii.K pki:c w i iu\ Mr. A IV. B. Ha ■abi.i FO-ftoWtß h ||i Ban bad Ji ed contra I Th< •ah lurther cases e caution Di H generally i sett I. ent f from the siekn<
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    GENERAL HEL TH ' SUGGESTION
    174 8 GENERAL HEL TH SUGGESTION Sir,—All ur port- end lent 1 u a9l of th. Stre 1 minimtee tl i 1I f <I. perai i f thi essentia aid da iM it oaa eint, even it 1... teeth -h..uin: boiled i and their bi eed ag tl v teen. Lfti aad
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    THE LATE MRS HAMILTON
    114 8 (rife of Mr. A. W. P. Baa of ahoac di nth earn, at i ihod I friend- m Sineapon. tank nla. eenieterx on Satatrdaj Im ni. paeaaaJ i lai ithi i Mrs Hamilton wai r. .■■•■< d boa Hoepitel from tl i stow Wednes.ia.N last. th.
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    U.S. NAVAL ARSENAL EXPLODES.
    224 9 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MANY KILLED. [Reuter's Service.] Morristown, New Jersey, July 11. Mai marines are reported to have been r injured by an explosion of the aaa at the United States naval arsenal ke Denmark. The inhabitants in the Bring towns have been ordered to iate
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    CHINA'S WAR.
    20 9 ed forces aunched a general BtheKn nai mj an eere rightir,: i cat ts Xm eing heard :\pital.
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    RAILWAY DISASTER IN POLAND.
    36 9 R AILWAY DISASTER IN POLAND. [Reuter's Service.] Warsa*. July 10. Tea persons were killed and many. sen injured in a railway colhgiow. It i ed to have been <\a^ to faulty signal Several raiiwaymen have !>*■ ai
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    TEXTILE FIBRES.
    84 9 BRITISH SCIENTISTS DISCOVERY. MAY REVOLUTIONISE INDUSTRY. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 11. Far-reaching claims have made by the Indian doctor Nanji of Birmingham, and Dr. Patron of Bristol, universities, for a new process of making natural vegetable fibres more useful to textile manufacturers. It is elaimed to make the
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    SALE OF AMERICAN SHIPS.
    143 9 COMPETING INTERESTS. [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 9. The Shi] ping Hoard are endeavouring to sell the Government passenger boats and Cargo boats, including the Leviathan George Washington, President Harding and President Roosevelt. The hi. is must be satisfactory, must be made hy American citizens or
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    U.S. SUBMARINE TRAGEDY.
    192 9 [Reuter's Service.] Sen Jul> 9. T: removal of the bodies of the men trapped in submarine S5l began at Brooklyn navy yard. The bodies were carried to t] aayj hospital, when identification is fan process oi being carried out by a finger- int expert. The bodj of
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    CLOSING THE RIFF CAMPAIGN.
    25 9 ashed the Kf- immim ni the Taza area the last den of tan diss lent. l urisien five columns eral ns
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    NEW YORK INFERNO.
    30 9 I aat-wavc c r.tinues an ing n len air. there have been a doaeu deathand man;. strati i thi city ami eleven sewher* i thi easteri seaboard.
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    NEW YORK STRIKE SPREADS.
    83 9 [Reu>: o >• rviee.] Ne* York. July 10. The ag mbj rke. are aow sopI rte-i by one-thlr >f powerhouse men struck this anaag. The current and servici however being maintained. Nf* York. July 10. Thi first ser: rick I I in c nnectn-r the subway
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    STOCK EXCHANGE SLUMP
    105 9 [Reuter's S-rvice.] London. Jul} The:t- was a big slump in the -hares of CouitaukTs, the artificial silk Bumufacturers, an.: one of the most favourite counter- <-n the Stock ExI change, following the announcement of a reduction of the interim dividend from Is '*d to Is. -'Id. The
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    SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS
    93 9 THB TACNA-ARICA DISPI TE. [Router's Service.] New York, July 10. New- from Santiago says negotiations are proceeding with Bolivia providing for :he handing over of both Tacna and Arica io Bolivia with compensation to Peru and Chile by Bolivia. Bogota, Colombia, July 10 The arrival of an
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    COALMINES PROBLEM.
    133 9 i (|ll(K CHANGS EXPECTED. [BritJah Radb Official Service.] Rushy. July .gh arrangements are N_pletc for;' iking back to work the miners who pre-, Ihemiiiliin in response to the colliery! I new wages offers. it not expected i thai the full etfect el the passage ol the Eight Hours
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    A MOSCOW DENIAL.
    63 9 [Reuter's Service.l Moscow, July 10. An official report by the Tass Agency dedares that the report that the Soviet Government prohibited collections in Russia for Briti.-h miners is without foundation. It states that Russian trade-unionists resolved to make regular reductions from their wages, ranging from a quarter
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    CAILLAUX WINS.
    216 9 A NARROW VOTE. TAXES POLICY EXPLAINED. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, July 10. The Chamber has passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 269 to 247. The Chamber's vote was given at four in the morning. According to le Temps the bill M. Caillaux proposes to introduce immediately
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    THE ANGLO-AMERICAN DEBTS.
    191 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. July It). M. Caillaux is flying to London on Monday to pursue his debt conversations with Ms. Churchill The provisional agreement reached last year Was that Fiance should pay twelve and a half million sterling annually but the question of graduated payments in the
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    New YOKE PAPERS WARN AMERICA.
    160 9 New York. July M. rhe press are very interested in the march of disabled and other ex-service Mien planned to take place in Paris on Sunlay to protest against the ratification of the French debt settlement with the United States. The World, in a leading
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    ANOTHER CHANGE IN PORTUGAL
    130 9 ANOTHER CHANGE IN PORTUGAL A message from Li-boo states that the army are demanding the resignation of the President, General da Costa, It is reported that a committee of three generals and two admirals is being organised, charged with forming a Cabinet, including civilians. Lisbwn. July 9. The da Costa
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    AUSTRALIA'S COTTON.
    36 9 Melbourne. July 9. The Tariff Board has considered the Government scheme to encourage the cotton industry in Australia b"y granting a bounty for cotton-yarn spinning. It recommends that the bounty be sixpence a pound.
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    THE KING'S CUP.
    399 9 A MOTH JUST WINS. ONLY FIVE FINISH. (.British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 9. The air race for the King's Cup began this morning and will finish late to-morrow afternoon. Owing to an eleventh hour disqualification, only 14 aeroplanes are participating in the race, which is conducted
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    COBHAM'S NEW MECHANIC.
    95 9 [British Radi —Official Service.] Rugby. July 9. Mr. W. Moore has accepted the offer of the De Havilland Aircraft Company to take' the place of Mr. Elliott, the mechanic of 'Mr. Alan CobhanVs flight to Australia, who was kilted by an Arab sniper's bullet. Mr. Moore is
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    AIR SERVICE FATALITY.
    53 9 The Hague. July 10. The Fokker aeroplane which reeently i I [visited Batavia and was later employed ini j the Amsterdam-Brussels-Paris service was forced to land in a cornfield near Brussels and crashed. The pilot and a passenger named Hepner. who is a director of an Amsterdam
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    INDIAN CURRENCY STABILIZATION.
    60 9 London, July 9. At the annual meeting of the P. and O. Banking Corporation, Lord Inehcape anticipated that the result of the deliberations of the Royal Commission on Indian currency would Ik> to stabilise the rupee at Is. 6d. He thought that, with settled conditions of j
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    DOISY's LAST FLIGHT.
    26 9 1 Paris, July 11. The aviator Capt. Pelletier Doisy has returned by train. He declares that the flight to Peking is his last.
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    AN INDIANA TORNADO.
    33 9 [Reuters Service.] Chicago, July 10. Two persons were killed and several seriously injured in a tornado which swept Benton Harbour causing destruction to parti of Indiana, razing buildings and orchards.
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    NEW OIL SOURCE.
    21 9 [Havas Service.] Paris, July 11. Le Matin announces that petroleum bear ing ground has been detected in Martinico.
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    COUNCIL OF "STONE IMAGES."
    729 11 BITTER ATTACK ON SPORTSMEN. Stormy scenes and acrimonious exchanges marked the 102nd annual meeting of the Royal Society for tbe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at the Central Hall. Westminster. A climax was reached when the Hon. Stephen Coleridge, in proposing a motion of regret that
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    A RIDING ACCIDENT.
    71 11 Depot; i ramissioner Pound in Jungle. Amraoti, June 21 Mr. K. L. F. Armitage, deputy commissioner, Amraoti, was found unconscious in a jungle ns the result of serious injuries sus- j tained apparently due to an accident when out riding. He is reported to have lain un-
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    33 11 i Another stirring spectacle peculiar to this Great Republic, is th? appearance of someone no one ever heard of before, who tells a Senate committee that he speaks for 22,000,000 people.— Detroit News.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    300 12 PORT OF LONDON RECORD. The fact that the tonnage using the Port of London last year reached the "record" figure of 47,000,000 net register tons has made it necessary for the Port Authority to give consideration to the placing at an early date of contracts for additional facilities
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    UNKNOWN
    202 12 IK, i wo -a ith interested and expectant taton a ben he Magu trate gave juds eaf acquitting Captain Giant, Master of the Britiah-India steamer •Vita,* 1 o th< -h- rg< »f negk I f duty in not rendering help to drowning passeng i e g follow ing n
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    JUNK PIRATED.
    200 12 trading junk which left H »ngkong June 17 was atte in d I > ii sti st midnight the same day ah* n if wai af am in the vicinity of So Kum Wat. (•f the seventeen men on board, nint are still he'd by pnate-. presumabls for
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    97 12 On the arrival ia Hongkong <>f the French steamer Andre Lebon on dune '22, the vessel was searched by detectives and a large haul of arms ami ammunition was made, with the result that three stewards of the steamer were charged before Mi". .1. 11. B. Nihil! and Major C.
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      718 12 MAli 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 and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      68 12 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By court esv of the Government Health Officer). For the twenty-four hours ending roid--1 nijrht duly 9th. Max. shade temperature 90 F Min. shade temperature 7»>..> F Mean shade temperature 82 F K Max. sun radiation 78.1 F 1_ Min. prass radiation 77 F r, Sea temperature 82
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    357 14 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Tl.e inly Morning Daily in Malay*; '•news*' paper 25-40 columns of newt lally, al?o the be?t Medium for Advertising >elivered with the Thota Hazri each morn Dg, uith Latest Telegrams, latest New? md Late?* Announcement! together witt -Xchisivc ipeclal features, "Pictures of th« veek" Seriaj St.-ry,
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    WORKERS WHO NEVER SEE THEIR WORK.
    556 14 Happy Toilers at the lilind Factory. There ate 7,500 blind people in London, of whom 1,040 earn their own living by making mats, baskets, chairs, and by knitting. One hundred and thirty blind men and women out ol this total work eight hours a
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    300 14 GH .si i iRH i in HONt uxg. Eighty -Three Blows Rained On ''fit. Boy. Th,' in..:,-, bay i fin estal that the offici I s who was n i lered in v.. iffiees f th< I Ihina Commert*. any dui ing Sunday n ghl r< eived no i <
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    BANGKOK RAINFALL.
    130 14 For the three months Apr.'.. May and Juno this year the rainfall in Bangkok has amounted to 6.38 inches as compared with ir>.7'.: inches Ur the same three months in 1925; 13.85 in 1924; 17.65 in 1923; and 9.57 in 1922. Th* rainfall in La k to date
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      282 14 Odol not only beautifies but it also preserves the teeth, and the fragrant taste it leaves in the mouth is most refreshing, PILES CURED WITHOUT AID OFKNIFE. In England we have for JO yean been su< r<»ssfolly treating patients sufferii n from Piles, L'ker. Fiss ire, Prolapse, Tain;) rs, C
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      797 14 THE SUPREME COURT OF THK STRAITS 6GTTLEIIENTS. Settlement <;1 Singapore. IN THE MATTER Ui THE WILL OF tl I'l I.AH LIN RABID US \l;| L Sahid hin Abdullah bin Sahid i ,,;i ITasi P'atimah binte Nasir bin Abood al Saywad ai others Lot I. Valuable 099 years' teasehoid laad a.
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    EXCHANGE.
    25 15 July 10. Bank 4 m.s. 2j4 3-32 Bank demand 2|3 11-16 Yokohama, demand 119}_ Bank of England Rate 6 p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    223 15 Till 101) lons $142.50 Gambler 11.00 Pepper White 63.00 Pepper black 39.00 Flake Tapioca 5.50 Pearl Sago Small g.50 Copra ll.ko Copra Sundried 12. 10 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) SBO Rice, Siam old No. 1 880 Rice. Rangoon Bintan eou Rice,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    115 15 K. Siamese (£1) 21s 21s 6d Hitam Tin 1.39 1.42 Kamunting 71s Gd 73s c.d. Kinta Assn. ($10) 11.75 12.2.") cd. Kinta Tm (fl 1.82% 1.87% Lingui Tin 1.65 1.67 j 2 Kuchai Ords ($1) 1.92% 1.97% X. Taiping ($1 s .~> < v 7 Pahang Consd.
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    EXCHANGES.
    68 15 Rugby. July 9. Exchanges arc as follows: Palis 186%, New York 4.St. «.t-;ili, Brussels 206%, Geneva 25.113%, Amsterdam 12.11%, Milan 136%, Berlin 20.4:*, Stockholm 18.13%, Copenhagen 18.35, Oslo 22.17 Vienna 4.42 1 2. Prague 164%, Eelsingfors 193%, Madrid 30.67, Lisbon 2 17-.'>2. Rio 7 13-16, Buenos Aires 45%, Bombay
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    56 15 July 10th 12 o clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 69 69% Standard R.S.S. on Tender July 69% TO Aug.-Sept. 71% 72 Oct. -Pec. 73% 71 Tone of Market: Firm. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 20%d per lb. Xeu- York Spot
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    542 15 SLEZ CANAL COMPANY. The seventy-second general meeting of the Suez Canal Company was held in Paris. The report of the directors read at the meet- j ing stated, among other things, that the i 1!»24 results, eminently satisfactory though they were, had heen exceeded during 1925. \i_-ver
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    73 15 From a Bangkok merchant to the Mercantfts Guardian: "With the re-establish-ment of old German firms in Bangkok, the market is very much over-stocked with goods of all kind> and from ail sources, and they are being offered in the streets for sale wry cheaply and al almost at any price
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    ULU PANDAN RUBBER.
    801 15 ACQUISITION VA GOVERNMENT. The annual general meeting of L'lu Pandan (Singapore) Rubber Estates Limited was held at French Hank Chambers at noon an Saturday. The Chairman, Ur. Koh San Hin. presided and there won- also pieseni; Messrs F. C. Peck. Lee ("him Tuan. S. Q. Wong (directors
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    THIRD TEST MATCH.
    583 16 AUSTRALIA START WELL. RECORD SECOND-WICKET PARTNERSHIP. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 10. At \jeemn: The third Test Match opened here t -day in rine. but overcast, weather. The;* was an attendance af 25,000. The Wicker had dried and was unexpectedly fast. The teams were as follow: England. Australia.
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    THE ANNEAL BIS LEY.
    73 16 Owing to the annual mobilization and inspection 0 f the Singapore Volunteer Corps Ju!v August, it has been found necessary to postpone the annual Bislev Meeting which was to have been held during the August holidays, until November Exact dates will be notified later In conjunction
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    CRICKET.
    547 16 S.CXC. TOURNAMENT. Hamilton's Grtat Achievement. The outstanding feature of the S.C.C. Cricket Tournament match between the Bankers, Brokers and Insurance and the Services on the Padang on Saturday was provided by R. N. Hamilton, the 8.8. and I. skipper, who carried <>ut hia bot for ISO the second highest
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    THE LEAGUE TABLE.
    26 16 aV. W. I). L Pta. 2 2 0 0 fi 1 inn l' i l n 2 nil 1 S 0 2] 1
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    S.C. H. II DEFEAT R. ENGINEERS.
    268 16 S.C H II DEFEAT R. ENGINEERS. Fine Display by Riches. A rary enjoynble game at Pulau Brani yesterday afternoon resulted in a win for the S.CC. second string liy 35 runs. Bnttfalg first the visitors compiled 166 for the !os> of seven wickets, E. J. Riches playing a flawless innings
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    119 16 THE TEST MATCH. ENGLAND'S COSTLY BLUNDERS. (Our Own Correspondent Copyright.) London, Juiy 10. There was an excellent attendance for the third Test Match at Leeds to-day. The wicket, after it had dried up, was dead and gave little help to the bowlers. Macartney, who scored 151, was
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    ARMY LAWN TENNIS.
    40 16 (Our Own Correspondent— Copyright). London, July 10. In the Army lawn tennis championships the singles final was won by Captain Bernard, last year's winner being Captain EL S. L. Barclay. The Army Plate was won by Copeland.
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    INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS.
    75 16 (Our own Correspondent'— Copyright.) London. July 10. At .he International athletic Meeting, he!d at Glasgow to-day. England, with is Ipoints, defeated Scotland, who scored 8, and Ireland, with 5%. Crawford, the Queen's Park footballer, rented a sensation on U half (tf Scotland, by doing the 100 yards m
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    BRITISH VARSITIES' SUCCESS.
    59 16 <<>.;• Own Corresoondenl Copyright.) London. July 10. At Stamford Bridge the combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities defeated the American Universities, Princeton and Cor neii. bj seven events to five. Princeton won three event and lornell two. Last year Oxford and tmbridge won by nine events io three.
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    ETON AND HARROW DRAW.
    80 16 < A/.ALKT REACHES BIS CENTURY, [Reuter's Service 1 London. July 10. Eton ''<\2 and 204 for Hai row :{7»'>. At Lords: The annual match between Eton ami Harrow was drawn. Eton made 312 in the first innings, Desoete scoring T.'J. Andreae took three for 29. I:.
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    LANCASHIRE LOSE POINTS TO SOMERSET.
    267 16 London, July 9. ''■■■■nit- County cricket matches concluded to-daj arc as follow Lancashire versus Somerset. At Manchester: Somerset led on i-t. inings, Mak< peace, i •sc red 60 in thi first Inning and 63 i'l the second, wa- the most successful of tlu- Lancashire batsmen.
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    57 16 Smith b Riches 0; Lt. Lawrence b Riches 4; L Cpl. Thompson c Smellie b Riches 2; Pte. Mac Donald not out 0; Extras 17; Total 130. Bowling. Vine, none for 6; Smellie, one for 10; Wainwright. three for 20; Ashworth, none or 21; Capt. Congdon, none for 11; Riches,
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    YACHTING.
    555 16 THE JULY CUP. The second race for the July Cup was productive of a mass of excitement that almost defies its proper position within a column of the local press. Firstly the Purity Brigade had been round the Harbour its ministrations resulting in a Man of War buoy of
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    DAMS CUP TENNIS.
    75 16 GREAT BRITAIN BEATS SPAIN. 1 ReUter*fl Service.] Barcelona, July In the semi-final ot* the Davis Cup (European cone) Gregory (Great Britain) beat Plaquer (Spain) 6—3, 6—o, 6 and Kingsley beat Sindren 7—5, 2—6, 5. Barcelona, July 10. In the Davis Cup semi-final (European Zone) Great Britain heat
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    MOTOR-CAR RACING.
    50 16 [Reu'er's Serviced Paris, July 11. A 40 h.p. car, driven alternately by three drivers, is claimed lo have broken the world's twenty-four hours record on the Linas-Monthlery track, covering 4 1 7 kilometres, ")7S metres. It is stated that the previous record was 3,670 kilometres, 829 met ies.
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    AMERICAN GOLF.
    51 16 Columbus, Ji-.ly 11. Bobby Jones won the Open Golf Championship with a score of 293. [Bobby Jones won in 1923 with a score of 296, after a tie with R. A. Ouickshank. Wm. MacFarlane was successful last year with a score of 291, after a tic with Bobby
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    63 16 TO-DAY'S TIES j Doubles Handicap. E. E. de Souza and E. G. Wheat ley vs. V. L. Misso and A. W. Moreira. W. A. Balhetchet and W. A. Aeria vs. T. Leijssius and W. F. Carnegy. Mixed Doubles. G. B. Leicester and F. Ephramus vs. Bateman and
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