The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 August 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1926. NO. 11,865.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    286 1 It is officially stated that there have been about 700 deaths m New York during last year from poison liquor Page 9. Storms are brevun;: m Mexico m connection with the new religious regulations, but a late cable gives prospects of negotiations being commenced I'agt 9. British
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    THE KNOW-ALL.
    1079 1 1 want to inui«l( r I certain bum and i puzzled a- to him best to effect the bttsmes* Slow poisoning, with agonising pains -t ikes, us best meeting the case, i<\\\ be arm J are aboard ship where suitable poison m net easily obtained. I regret that
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      256 1 > BRITISH AND BEST I MAYPOLE MARGARINE?! FOR TABLE USE. < RAFFLESJOTEL I GRAND MILITARY PAGEANT Special early dinner will be available on the following Pageant nights from 7 p.m. August 28th. and 31st. September Ist. 3rd. and 4th. Special Stopper Dances »ill be held on Saturday, 28th. August and
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      261 1 vMissJtiirlo looks ailter the < J r ennis'3rocka. X 7OUR tennis frocks will give you double y "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. JL Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo washes without snnnkmg. The Kurio way is safe and
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      99 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Vienna (,'alV Pajjr 2. Municipal notices- Page 7. -4711 Kau de Cologne- Pag* LI. FrammzV aerated waters— Payre <>. Goodyear tyres for durability Patre 4. Shipping notice- on pages 1". 12 and 10. Auction sales by PoweH and Co. and heong ELoon s »n.tr and Co. -Pages 2
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      7 1 iVAV.WA'.V.VAV.VAV.X SWALLOW ARIELL'S J "CHERRY RIPE" I
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      72 1 THE WEEK. Hig^i Water, T.. l^ 7.1 pjn. Th a rgdujff &i Hijrh Water, >v 8.7 p.m. Homeward mail closes (tra n) i p.m. Football Div. 11 S.C.FJL (B) vs. D. W. F M.F.T. vs. Y.M.r.A. Monday, '.'th. Hi^rh Water. 11.!.") a.m.. 11.4 p.m. NOTE THESE PRICES. Bordeaux Sauttrnes $tUM
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    THEN AND NOW.
    189 2 rpla: lakes Jack a dull says the old proverb. an< no man- says Eri Macfayden, does his job I »«e 3 think of, "Vii oi hours irever, a limit I out to I East 1 ncr m which he fl Malaya In P v tab! wha and
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    "DANCERS" WHO DO NOT DANCE.
    238 2 Expert m Walking Round the Ball Room j v ng wit lancing^ v ctoisulted, m■■ Mi c Chester, the pr -i i r D1 the British As? cal i agreed tha all 4■• ■wa Pi I gay lowing reasons foi n v them. M the
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      686 2 LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAI (.IIS WITH VOL It PAYS To BUY In PAVILION. and at QUANTITY. Tuesday, 3rd to Monday, 9th August. The Picture We are Presenting from Saturday 31st July, i«> Thur^ a Double Sized Giant Tube AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP 5th August, at the (»lgaws wra paste
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    PARISIANA.
    997 3 FIDO'S BATH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, July 4. In sunshiny weather Madame sends her lap-dog: to the Seine to be washed, professional dog-bathers dipping, soaping and i scrubbing the hairy creature. But. as a rule, Fido is too delicate i > face the cold water and the bleak
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    VEILED BEAUTY PAGEANT
    649 3 EVOLUTION OF WOMEN IN EGYPT. Harem Romance. Cairo. The Egyptian woman of to-day is whore the Turkish Hanoum was a few years ago, i before Turkish official emancipation robbed her of her glamour. She has hardly a rival when it conies to fascination and appeal. Constantinople used
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    EXPLOSION IN CHEMICAL WORKS.
    120 3 2 Killed and 28 Injured Calcutta, July 1. A big explosion occurred at the Putt Chemical Works m North Calcutta this afternoon, as a result of which two persons were killed and 28 injured. Calcutta. July •">. Two more deaths have taken place m hospital m
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      216 3 B y Roy*'. C^^^^^ By fi val A£pcin£mm» Appmnlvienl cm the Court o the C>.ufl •f I•• I] if Span Your Baby I will be sturdy and happy sturdy, if bis food contains all the Your Baby needs Giaxo tc make nourishing elements of the purest him as you would
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      218 3 S v^ vlilvl\v I Fishing or shooting? Each I sport has its adherents believing I their pastime unrivalled- But both agree that for cigarettes there can be only one choice ST6TE(XPRESS &f\ m VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Chamberlain's nl[ PAIN" BALM A fedim *t warmth, comfort and u.*rZZi7uZl.co. i tion ot Chamberiain's
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    KINDER ON THE CAR.
    225 4 Wonen Drivers More (artful Than M«-n San Fi an< Vaa but ti affi< iB mm< recei 1 1;. on the i ap»bil'ii of tht agi k di ivn i They the average vt i man drivei superior t«. the averag man lriv< ing foi the car.
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    NEW PETROL PUMP.
    185 4 Mon«\ m .1 Slot Aii interesting innovation m the autotno'.i\i world recently made its appearance at headle, near Manchester, m the form <>f a shilling-in-the-slol petrol pump. It should 1>« invaluable at night-time at garages which are n it open for business. The device is attached to
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      95 4 Dodge- Broth brs MOTOR CARS 1 1 1 I i y V^^S /'ill Dodee Brothers COMPLETELY EQUIPPED INCLUDING ONE YEARS FREE INSURANCE. Cipn tra 1 IVTotors (LYONS MOTORS LTD., PROPRIETORS) 171-6 Orchard Road SINGAPORE. IV 1 A ff 1 I PRICE REDUCTIONS I m 6 Cyl. 5 Passenger Touring Car
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      152 4 I HIGH PRESSURE BALLOON TYRES TUBES Jt^^fwwßi/^^^L 4bW '•fl Tl#f*o Co W^^lr© B^JQkair |LS n— 4 fricir ffk JH^^W 9* T «Bk > tJ»-^i^Tf f '^b^bVCT/ a^ I^^k iflrn f V^Lb«>/&jP^\s^L ri^N f f /a^V VAT^ 1 y^\ Jff /far bbK P jbWcl MFf f Bi ■#TWM ill I _B>
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    TIMPERNEY'S TEST.
    345 5 A Boasl Which Was Not Made dear There was suzh a smog satisfied expresj sion on Timperney's face when he announced chat I is bus. a heavy big twin and sidecar, was good for sixty, that we i flier clubmen deemed it 001 duty to point out to
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    FINE TICKETS FOR MOTORISTS.
    157 5 !'"!irtim'n ha» \lu-t be \':nd. 1 I ag ha~ is< d ;t minor ni'>;,,r .ny ffei m connection with v.-hi,.- h irs a I i English police C'-urt? m hearing e\ lei Th< Chicag ritie! I ished a 1 >• here 1 sits and n is
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    DRIVER TESTS.
    172 5 Beroic Inspector h<> Jumps Vside The au: I probl< wl I s bothering large cities seem* t r been solved 1 1 A- anj rate, the b ring tesl there is ich that a r womai passes must have an iron const itul i The inspector, after he
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    TELEPHONE MARVELS.
    129 5 Results which can onlj be Dimlj Foreseen.* 1 '"The telephone is the grreat< an I plest discovery of the nineteenth ceni Sir Oiiver Lodge made this statement when the Institute of Electrical Engineers celebrated the jubilee of the telephone. "It has not only had a wide >. on
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    29 5 eering will sooi etary f the Nat I ofer?treei i Safety told memlx f the Dei En% og S then Mi G t en§ ers thai alsing Be d
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    54 5 b ng i f i the 3 er evei bis year's siting 1 n I• ates for the air i held ■ring te Ses Centennia > 3 hi]a-:' .s be Septemb* 11 L] Th kw i rtii tars Pulitzei n will md fitted wil to defend t Schneider Cup Race,
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    51 5 sti Centennial E: «itioi PI ~< yea rriage and on f In .< gjj railroad? tional modes >f trans] rtai visitors to g nds W i St-sqi >;■ :inn opened In PI sights nol -ted a w■» t the and space. This was the am n I ar1;- planned j
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    93 5 In a 1 k S fig Thomas O'Gra Injector, din 01 traffic, of Detroit, M bigan, wing as causes of fatal accidenti of portance: 1. T ok right of way from ot3 2 v i iddin<r. L Ex (< ding the d limit. 4. Failure to signal ir.v 5. On
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      226 5 THE CAR THAT SAVES YOU MONEY. j THE 30 MILES PER GALLON CAR. < C U still the unchallenged economy champion holding the official record. < A noiseless, substantial and powerful engine, unsurpass.d as a hill-climber. A beautifully designed body with ample room for five persons and m attrac- i
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      208 5 kK THE PHAETON MODEL. \xrWmiL rice Now SIT LEADING ATTRACTIONS. 1. Performance re>ult!« never before achieved at the price. 2. The highest quality of material and workmanship that can be buiit into a car. An unequalled degree of ridinu ease. J. Distinctiveiiess of design and type of appearance which compel
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    ROYAL LADIES.
    1529 6 QUEEN MART V Court Historian FUSE PRESS SPECIAL*] 1 Urn Br ish Commonwealth of Nations, much is expected of the lady who succeeds ths exalted title oi Queen. Thai might, ol se.besa I if any <Jueen m any country; j Br •ih Queen l -.a> a position oi
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    988 6 by HORATIUS li the [nformatorj Double of a suit bid was confined to the simple instances illua trated tasi week, m <ii the doubler invariably has the other three suits m strength, it would be of tittle more practical use, though theoretically sounder, than the double
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    BRITAIN'S POLICY TOWARDS EGYPT
    155 6 lord I loyd Ui Discus* \*uh < ablnet. London. Juli M Thj Sunday Times's Political Corresp n■i 1 1 saj In d LI d ha been brought Home to discuss the Egyptian situation with the Cabinet. Il< has their entiyie confidence and thej backed up his
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    DEATH TEST BY A BLUE THREAD.
    250 6 Ki-k <>i Premature Burial \wrted. Those who have lived m feai of premature burial will be able to set their muni at rest once and for all. A young and selftaught chemist has invented a test whereby h:i rial alive bee< >mes iniposs ible.
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    22 6 Still, m the O'd Days the bloom of youth wasn't b le^n ceri3e one year and a light rr»Lg< the Detroit News.
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      6 6 For the Leisure Hour Indoor Recreations
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      56 6 Gmifoly PATENT BELTING SIME. DARHY CO., LTD. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD SinL'aport' Pin-ani:. Ipob and Kuala '.n'lpur a^o Mo A W^ L SOLD EVERYWHERE y Tji^T^<T TCITT Electric Irons Now Arriving. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED THE EASTERN STUDIOLEE, PHOTOGRAPHER. SINGAPORE. Enlargements, Miniatures, Weddinp and other Groups, Indoor Outdoor. MODERN STYLE. ELECTRIC
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    TO MAKE DIRIGIBLES SAFER.
    822 7 AMERICAN EXPERIMENT. Scientific Research, now m progress at the U. S. Bureau of Standards, promises to make The two new dirigibles, each of 6,000,000 cubic-feet capacity, the con*tiuction of which is contemplated by the Government, safer than any previously built. Dr. L. B. Tuekennan. assistant chief
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    WATER AND BLOOD IN CALCUTTA.
    82 7 Rioters Waist-Deep m Water Calcutta, July 22. Despite the heaviast downpour m recent memory, leaving the streets waist-deep m water, straj stabbing affrays ntinue. In North Calcutta nine h-wc been stabbed, one of whom fatally, sin 'c this morning. Late last night Mohammedans threw brickbats
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    CANTON'S CASE.
    1392 7 STATEMENT PRESENTED AT CONFERENCE. The following are extracts from the text of the .statement of the Chir.ese case presented by the Chinese Delegation at the second sitting on Friday, July 16th., of the Conference for the settlement of the Chinese-British disputes m the Liangkuang: What is this boycott?
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    SERIOUS COOLY RIOT AT BANGALORE.
    149 7 iiii\ N|ill> lU';:\ 'rum '-< -I !>■ i;u- Simla. Juh _M. Bangalore, July 21st. Seri< is Ij riot' itip. resulting m four kili- I I njured, a fight betwsen a m olice of a 100, rred la It is stated that the mill hands were
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      351 7 BUSINESS CARDS, j MARY SETON. i E AMBER MANSIONS. < (•lUHAKD ROAD. uri Lctn.p shades from Shanghai. i -"RIALS. MARBLE OR GRANITE SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MONUMENTAL MASONS' TELEPHONE 75. CARS FOR HIRE. (ireat Reduction m Rates the ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. Orchard Road ft 69-b. Bukit Timah Rd. Te!. Km.
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      617 7 NOTICES. I MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is ht-reby given thai North Boat Quay between Eljrin Bridge and Coleman Bridge will be eWsed to through traffic from August 3rd until further notice, m connectioi] with Elgin Bridgv raeonstractkm. C. H. GOLDIE, Municipa] Oulcca, Singapore, 3rd August, '926. I RATRUT BASIN TIN DREDGING
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      17 7 Ny Carlsberg Beer. it ~w ■BBQ SOLE IMPORTERS: rHE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD (Incorporated m Denmark) SINGAPOr^
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      549 7 AUCTION SALES. Estate -of Soh Honjr Stnj;. I)ect*a*.e<i AUCTION SALE OF Valaabte Canton Blackwood and Carv«d b« iam-w(iud Chinese BoosehoM r%raHar< <■■• Comprising: A act of elaborately cai ed Canton blackwaod and id rnsolt i I sitting raoa mttec both (II j sees), lat| Iwproof iron safe by It. Wanai
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1926. Abyssinian Politics.
    590 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1926. Abyssinian Politics. 1 t)«' <!''!.; It :J1 ihe H"US<' i'! < Ommons regarding th< Anglo-Italian Abj -<i man agreement brings up again a subject which, m international politics, has much of interest. The historj of Abyssinia is stormy but it is notable for
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    Probing Penaga.
    406 8 The efforts <>f Penaga to pick up > the Rugby wireless messages have so often been such a failure looked at from the point of regular reliable, i mU'ilijj'iiM.ii y, thai there will in* n<> cavilling at the suggestion that ii the local Government cannot do any- thing
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    938 8 New mick houses are now being put up at Jasin Village. Mr. H. Torren, residing at Napier Road. reports the theft of $455 m cash during Thursday nijrht last. Mr. (I. Scrivenor left Malacca for Singapore on Saturday after completing his visit there a> Inspector of Government Geology; Mr. S.
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    ROBBERY AND MURDER.
    234 8 CHINESE SHOI DEAD MASKED ROBBEfcS A murder, the collection efl amount of .jewel!. j>. tad tb Chinese, who d at preaait lying condition m hospital, ii the KtfeftiMofcu* i the week-end. The murder ami tfal 1 b < during lh early purl tf l.elievi-<i to ha\«- I
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    THE LATE MR. TAN JOO KHOON.
    46 8 Refi ci of 111 *x' r.. a ti. besidt b I h:i..-. ■;,r| l> I: X i:N.. .\h^before the 1 •6 which tin aptaii Freyberi a b aaj hi> k i n < pscpression ega I tfieir brothei fi m Hah
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    RACE-GOERS IN MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    39 8 I H»h. \uc Kltita sang v< r;: day the <ar vmtt w Bed k in I Id A ||1 0 a and < thown oat, Mi <:,'..■ In rw GoMea Spi t\\ o oA n being a■■
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    BOY SCOUTS JAMBOREE.
    27 8 1 Pron Om Own 4 About SOO :ty M at [poll r.ia> Em I i Th. > wen A asped SulUa and did I di
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    SPECIAL TRAIN DE-RAILED.
    30 8 (Fi om Our Chi n COl •< h The h«>\ scoot -p< > mi vva m the [poll yard, causil I t be up and d. m mail tn
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    SULTAN OF KEDAH'S SON.
    49 8 I Prom < >wr On i IVn.mi: ranrku At>4ttl Rahman. BOD Of 1 of Kt-.iaL arrived (row H< r i m Mala\a and wa> Mb d;an A. -social ion of Pi ■imnjj He is returning bo Pttand I his studies m a month or I w
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      159 8 -7WZ-: CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" DRINK WHISKY !j I FROM THE WOOD WE CAN SUPPLY TWO BLENDS j; MATURED OLD SCOTCH WHISKY. j m 4!. GALLON CASKS. jj Prices on application to CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. jj ■I (incorporated ir. Shanghai.) (Incorporated under ftbe Companies Ordinances tit" Socgkonjt.) ji t:>.
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      53 8 W^WAMWiV.VAV.WAV.V.V.V Parfums de Luxe I GOTY j > Chypre 5 Origan Rose Jacqueminot Paris Emeraude EAU DE COTY to be had from ill dealers '< Dupire Brothers. •■■ar hVVAW.V.NW.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V, 1 1 Pfw^^^L,^i iw* ■t L J /ti/'i C^miß^feM^a rim Sole VK«n!s: THE BORNEO COMPANY/ l.lh. Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lmnpuri fpoh,
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      743 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGRR CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON. AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. .iid Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. AGAPLNOR London, Rotterdam And Hamburg Aug. 7 AUTOLYCUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug.
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      591 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). p w ''ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. Due S'pere. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Auk- 8 HOMEWARDS. s.s. ROMEO Marseilles, London Havre Hamburg and Esjberg In Port s.s.
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      515 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AM) CARCiO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseille*, London and Antw«-, Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singap..
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    RAFFLES CENTENARY.
    714 11 GIFT TO HFA DON ()1 A STATUE In oui last issue, says the China Express land Telegraph, editorial reference was made to the late Shr Staniford Raffles, founder lol Singapore, the centenary of whose deaf 5th inst. Im this connect i< >n it i> ral or of I
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    26 11 We have to realise that the Test matches mean more to the riiitish Empire than the mere playing of a game of cricket, Mr. Sydney Smith,
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    UNLUCKY STONES.
    1042 11 THE GREAT RUSH. We have had no luck at the Elandsputte diamond field. 1 say that we have had no luck, for you will understand that, in j the spirit, I joined in that great rush of an earlier day in June. Ten thousand eager diggers we were,
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      246 11 y Engines 28 For all boa ts of the medium duty tyPC Kermath Marine Engines of 3 to 100 horsepower have proved 'rf^^C-H^'/ mselv es best by actual, hard, un---^sJ^r A failing service. 3*^fcrfa^3i r** All partS Standard and InterchangeL^KSBg^Vkisil able American Bosch Magnetos— impulse coupling. c*^2b3r^r^%^J 3 to 10
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      322 11 jaffj y^ f_ IV /f l' I f /I 7 11 l W V Bi' This insistence on "4711" is very essential as Eau de jHj "1711" you are assured of an Kan de Cologne of unsurpassed &m jßij pre-eminent fragrance which has made it known all over the yjjj
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    SHIPPING NOTES
    199 12 On and after August 11th, withoul further notice from I>at. 2.00 (leg. N to lat LM. r > (I<-K. N and Long. 104. 15 dqg. E tc long. L04.86 de^. E., mariners are caution--that, surveying operations by H.M..5. Eroquoifl will commence on the above date Unli^hted surveying beacons
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    A MYSTERY OF FIFTY YEARS.
    443 12 The .July number of "Chambers*! Jon I nal" contains, undei the signature of "F, Kaye," what is offered as "the irue story [the I -fij-T Marie Celeste, and an exact ar complete explanation of the mystery whit has hung round her name/ 1 1 lu
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    202 12 PA SSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Plancius: Mr. and Mrs. Solman, Mi K. M. Scott Ruffle, Mr, C. EL Sent RutT Mr. and Mrs. H. Korokawa, Mr. .1. D. <!('U\>., Mr. G. Antonian, Mr, E. Sayei Mr. Huetare Mo Chinaga, Mr. and Ml i Pho Phoo Yong and hild, 3 L2 Mrs.
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      633 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MALABAR (4.512 tons). The ss. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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      558 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE. OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY. "ROTTERDAM LLOVn AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS OX FIXED DATES VIA SIKZ TO NEW YORK AND i;<»v N t YACATRA dv«. VEEND.IIK doe BINTANG lug Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia, Bfcftiuore, and to M ud Inland I'oint* on through Hills (tf
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      666 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. i Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      160 12 PASSENGERS HOMEWARD. Per Blue Funnel Hector on \ugust 3i Mr. Hervey Nicholson, Mr. and Mi Scott-Ruffle, Mr. and Mrs, L. P. Jorgense Mr. and .Mrs. II. A. Exley and infants. Mi .1. Mayger and infants. Mr. and Mrs. I. Howley and child, Mis. Trevor King, M S. I.. Oggier, Mis.
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      692 13 O. S. K. Line. a rrjaiMM. Ste mers ArTin London, Kotteroam, Hamburg, Bremen, An:-v,--r. v:a Colombo. Aden, Port -■.v.r.ar.a Port Said. Atlas Maru A 4 d imsa, Zamrihnr, Dar-es-Sahvon, Bnva, Delataa Bay. Durban f Mexico Maru Aug. 18 \ng 19 ■B, AJgna Bay, Cape Town, Santos, Montevideo and B. Aires.
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      400 13 TRAVEL COMFORT DOLLAR j^S?\ PRESIDENT J^HbHbl Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, and all have hot and cold running
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      646 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.SJL) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. FUJI MARU In Dort m.s. SILVERPINE due w 5 s.s. VENICE MARU due W 18 ba WALES MARU due Sept 5 m.s. SILVERLARCH
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    PHILATELY.
    472 14 STAMPS ISSUED DURING STRIKES Coalfields Issiu*. Strikes have more than once been the cause of emergency issues of postage i stamps, although such contingency may be i' nsidered as remote s« far as the present industrial crisis is concerned. An historical instance of the creation of special strike stamps
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    SOLDIERS WITH FLAT FEET.
    309 14 Cause of Rejection of 1,322 Recruit?. Although "flat-f »ot," a <■ immon deformity, ia not a serious handicap m civilian life, at the Arm] recruiting office it i< the sok cause for the rejection of many candidates. In 1924, according to the report on the health
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      631 14 fAAltfll KORRENGZAL OINTMENT 1 1 1 1 1 1 V FOR WOUNDS > SORES AND ALL SKiN DiSEASES *****11 l GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE W ftP If FOR COUGHS, COLDS, AND STOMACH COMPLAINTS. THIS LS IDE WAY TO TREAT PAINS IN THE BACK No more Rubbing Oils, WHK.\ >«'U t-.ivt- race
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      164 14 g Revised Prices lij TOURING CAR, with self itarter ■J (lialloon Tyres Optional). Sl.^d. RUNABOUT, with self starter. (Balloon Tyres Optional) 81.200. LIGHT DELIVERY, without self starter. -Si .l -"><». Pi LIGHT DELIVERY, with self starter, (Balloon Tyres M Optional), $I«2S§. TUDOR SEDAN, with self starter, (Balloon Tyres psj Optional).
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      39 14 h .©if j&^srs^ l^] POSADA WINE COMPANY, 41, Anson Road. Claret m Casks and Pottles, Liqueur Brandy Malaga Moscatel Port Shorry Curacoa Gre^t Wines Spirits Liqueur*. Etc. Peppermint Vermouth Muscat do Samos etc Vichy Water Ce!«?*tinvs. GOSLING CO., 1880.
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      16 14 MASSAGE HALL. MANICURE AND KASBAG* 60, Waterloo Street. MRS. HARU and MISS HAM Telephone No. 1467.
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    TRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    638 15 TRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 3rd. buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 65s 67a Batang Padanjr ($> g7% 90 0 Chendenang 27s 27s Gd cd 0 E.Siamfese (£1) 21s Gd 22s Gd 0 iiitam Tin L4 fn) J ris < > 59s 6d 60s 6d x.d. 0 Kamunting 74s
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 15 August 'i. Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 3-32 Bank demand 2|B 11-16 Private credits o m.s. 2|4 7-16 New Yoik, dcnrind 56^4 Credits 90 day 57% India, T. T. 154% Hon(;k(ing, demand S P-C. Dife. Yokohama, demand 11*%* Java, demand 139 *< Bangkok, demand HO l^ Bar Silver London BHi
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    PRODUCE.
    236 15 August 3 Tin 250 Tons 1 1 16.00 Gambier 10.50 Pepper White 59.50 Pepper Hi.-.ck 36.00 Flake Tapioca 5.40 Pearl Sago Small 8.25 Copra 11.30 Copra Sundried 11.60 Opium, Benares urn 1 900 Rice, Liang Hirt Chhii M*r« Red EagJe New) |*0 Pice, Siara old No 1 'I Rice.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    51 15 \ll n -t :*rd. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers X S.S equal to Standard Q C Spot R- fender August \ug Sepl 67 act ;v M 1 Jati.-M ti 1.. >J Mark< i Weaker. Latest Cable: Lmidon So Cables. Kew York Spol Sheet G.cts. per
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    JUTE SUBSTITUTE DISCOVERY.
    317 15 A jute authority, who is presently grains to London from Calcutta, states he is I disturbed bj the announcement of the dis coverj of a jute substitute. "What science m the future will bring forth none can predict with certainty, but the belief is firmlj held by
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S. REPORT.
      164 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S. REPORT. Singapore, Auk. i. Uul)f>t'r. Local >'■•'' Centfl per ii,. Weak Tin. London. Jjl> 31. £286 1 Kubbers.—Sharei arc quiet. New Si i dahs I ac ujrera at 5.1 > and Mandai Tfi.-.nu- at 95. Pung^ori are quoted itt LS2 and New Scudais a1 3.10 3.15. K»-.i;ii.-bave
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT (L. R. MacPhail).
      154 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT (L. R. MacPhail). Singapore, \uk t, I.i)nd<tti. Sabbei l B%d. I ncha tig Tin. E286 i chanced. b» W 250 tons. Mining Shares.—Market quietl; stead; Kuchaie and Tai| 'Nl-- an I rmei at 1.96 2. Teja Ma syae an 30s, P«og Icatenfi L 9.75 20^5 ex,
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      EXCHANGES.
      67 15 1i" R idJ I »r i Kag%) \usuv» P WO, v. jfork I.* Urusselt Gen< 21 L 25, Amsterdam 12. Milan LSQ 1 a 20 12, St i Icholu 18.1< nhagi I > Oslo 22.1:'. Vienna 14.14, :^u.- ;<.'■-. H.-isin-fors !•.■;■>. Hadrid 5i.675, Usboi 17-82. Rio Bm nos Aires
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      PROFIT-SHARING WITH CUSTOMERS.
      387 15 Tin :<:• iol s! arin{ profit usta ie a new tears] so £ai as the n an arttck m The Etotartan (Chicago) i« I a wan The plan bas been put wit pctmi [however, b) Cornelias Garretson of th< Electrii Rose and Itubbei Company of l BMttgton,
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      1441 15 Assets Over $6,500,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.I). 17M FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bw 9 Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. ttARLOW CO. BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1425 16 Rain interfered very considerably with the sporting fixtures which took place here and in Kuala Lumpur during the holidays. Play in the annual cricket match between the Colony and the F.M.S. was curtailed on Saturday, but. although there was no play on that afternoon, the Kuala Lumpur precedent
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    BOY SCOUT'S COMPETITION.
    51 16 rroi Our i >v Corresp* indent > si Id pn i ted bj Mr. < h< esentan, j' tor of Sch< I- for the Anglo i hinesc scouta \ntt t..! competition wan nly competed for, :h>- V<\ patrol provng the winners, wl ngn^tulatedj a Rrst "■!■>■' n
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    121 16 Th< foil iwing are the 1 ntries for the first da] 'f tht amateur meeting the abov< Club *n Kuala Lumpur "'1 Friday of this week: Horses:— Auchtermuchty, Voisif, Bombastic, The Squib, Elkin, Lin >co, Happy Thought-. Royal Rose, Gunner, Man- "War, Calculator, Little Marvel, H.F-'., Napoleon,
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    TANGLIN TENNIS CLUB.
    80 16 TO-DAY'S TIES. Mr. and Mrs. Potts owe 4 vs. Miss Gunn md Griffith-Jones owe 'i. Mixed Open Doubles. Mr. and Mrs. Savage VS. Mr. and Mrs. hint. profession Pairs. Salter an<l Sinclair- and Dr. Dawson and hr. Chambors. Miller and Whyte vs. Goldie and Assiter. Ladies' Handicap
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    S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    50 16 TO-MORROW'S TIES. Championship Pairs. K. E. de Souza and W. A. Aeria vs. N. E. Ess and T. Leijssius. Single Handicap "15" Final. N. H >tran vs. V. do Sr)ii/.n. Championship. W. .A. Ba?hetchei vs. T. Leijssius. Sinvl*' Handicap 'A." C. A. NorriB vs. \v. Aeria.
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    CRICKET.
    415 16 S.C.C. II AT MALACCA. Big Score by Ashworth. The S.C.C. second eleven which visited Malacca over the week-end certainly achieved a moral victory, for on Sunday evening when stumps were drawn Malacca, with only two wickets m hand, had just managed to top the visitors' first innings total. Contrary
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    AUSTRALIANS AT SWANSEA.
    151 16 GLAMORGAN'S HEAVY DEFEAT. [Renter's Service.] London. Aur. 2. Australia 283 and 200 for 5, declared. Glamorgan 189 and 120. At Swansea: The match between tin 1 Australians and Glamorgan was continued here to-day m glorious weather and before 22,000 spectators. The wicket was wearing. Glam irgan were
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    MIDDLESEX OVERWHELM SUSSEX.
    85 16 MIDDLESEX OVERWHELM SUSSEX. J Keuter o Service. J Middlesex is:} for 7, "declared. Sussex 259 and 216. At Brighton: Middlesex defeated Sussex \v an innings and 8 runs. Hatting first. Middlesex made 4*:* for seven wickets and declared. Dales coniributed 61, Bruce 64; Hendren 77 and Knthoven 100 not out.
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    CHANNEL SWIMMING.
    174 16 BRILLIANT ATTEMPT BY WOMAN Twenty-one "Hours m the Water. [Reuters Service.] Dover, Aug. 3. Miss Clarabelle Barratt, a New York swimming instructress, started from Dover ai eight yesterday morning m an attempt to swim the Channel. She gavt- i p after I*l hours m the water j when
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    MALAYAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    95 16 SINGAPORE'S SUCCEBSES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. In the matches to-day the following 1 were the results: Singles. Chung Ah Ming (Perak) beat G. If. Pinckney (Singapore) 6- 4, 4 S, 7—6. Ong Ec Kong (Selangori b< j at (i. 0. Hovi] (Selangor)
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    YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
    220 16 (From < > Li Own orresp ndent). Kuala 1 Aim pur. Aug. S. Tht- following were the results of match*! played hen to-day: Singles. John L;m (Singapore) beat Lam Bay Kei Peralc t »> 4, 7 Khoo Hooi \l\v (Singapore) beal K. 1.5 Nunneley i.N. Sembilan) 6 2,
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    PENANG SUBORDINATE C.S. SPORTS.
    45 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aim. •"> Tin annual Subordinate Civil Service sports were a jrreal suoce* 5, and though IW records were broken the time.- compared well with previous records. The Resident Councillor was present and Mrs. Scott presented the prizes.
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    DUKE'S VISIT TO IPOH.
    39 16 (From Our Own Correspondent. i Ipoh, Auk. 3. The Duke of Wrllim r to?fs regimental soccer team is playing the Perak Malaya Cup team m Ipoh on August Ith. and the visit is keenly anticipated.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    55 16 Programme of Drills up to and for Aujr. Ith. Wednesday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A. v) Sigs.; S.V.F. Ambulance. Thursday, 9.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Jnits. Friday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Hand: Auxiliary Service. Saturday, 2. H0 p.m. Bukit Timah Range Auxiliary Service. Sunday. ~:A0 a.m.
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      211 16 WHERE THERE IS A MOUTRIE PIANO HAPPINESS. I buy j.9rmLJ°' DAY Illustrated price list free on request. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. I (Incorporated m Hongkong). RAFFLES PLACE. SfNCiAPOKF Vm^WPWVWAVMV.',VM I.WWkWWA».V.V.'.'.v.*.l .WWkWWA».V.V.'.'.v.*.' l 1v..,.l v I m r W i Ml j OLD TA WN V I RwPj C. N. KOPKE
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