The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 August 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 12 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S..SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926. NO. 11,874.
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  • 303 1 The N general impression regarding the coal dispute is thit no important d? ve lopment is likely before the miners' conference on Monday Page 9. In the meantime South Wales miners appear to want to work, and the outlook, generally, is more promising Page 9. The last
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  • 909 1 Quirifitid <uputl kotttinet nopttt wf furrnt/o Lihflli JeveaaL A> a result of the inclusion m the Em? iish Test Match side of Rhodes, the T<»piCHt understands that there is likely t be been competition among the hath chair pro prieton- found the Oval way for the-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 233 1 j WING LOO N G I ,<>K HIGH CLASS TAILORING. gtj ("ut ami Finish Guaranteed. M. lIU.U STREET. I, i SEA VIEW HOTEL. 1 SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th. j 1 CINEMA AT 9.30 P.M. IWTHE GAZETTE 2. MY WIFE'S RELATIONS 2 REELS Featuring Buster Keaton J. BEATING THE GAME 6 REELS
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    • 131 1 One smoke Opinion is divided as %to whether Golf or Hockey is the ideal winter Game. But on cigarettes all men of discrimination are unanimous. X^^^^\ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES 'L^it^sS^ MADE !K LONDON n_* >>*. r^^JJ^^^*, h th tobacco Co., Ui. ADELPHI HOTEL. Pageant Dinners Marly Dinners will be served from
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    • 137 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. i'rad*- mark notices —Page 7. Skyt' race meeting at I poll Page 7. Kubhor estate mana^ci 1 wanted for fohorc sPage T. Municijtal tend*-!.-. House bo let w Urovc Estate— Pag^; 7. Auction of fodder. Elntries for ladies* golf championship- -Page 7. Charing Hospital and medical school (London)
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    • 15 1 I WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS 32, HIGH STREET. JZZZZZ— I-THZT"
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 60 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 14th. Sick Water, I^o a.-.i.. L 57 p 1 West Australian mai! doses, -1 P '■>!■ S.C.C. Crirket Tournament. Polo Clnb*S Amateur Race Meeting- Race Course, 2.".0 p.m. Malaya Cup Football Singapore v~. Malacca, nt Mahuua. S undny. 16th, Jli^h Water. IJSI 2.28 p.m. Monday, 16th. Hiph
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  • 247 2 REPORT HY MISS HOSE. A lettei V 9& received bj tin last mail v. f^U^l (^itLTeting held College, m IN v ittend as tn< the Malayai "> •<• .A. \I cas espet ially interested m the Ass 'a work m Malaya an during j A Lad j
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  • 60 2 N i.: alia writ! tl 2 X.0.5.8. Hongkong and for V a an S n I and Cl S tl Sept. 17 Singa] n Oct. 1? and H <>, 22. She will return wtl E. S im foi In.] a :\n 2."»ih II Bat Singapore :.> letails from 1 !"r
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 49 2 (giticu^ OINTMENT The Family Friend Nothing purer, sweeter or more effective for eczemas, rashes, itchings and irritations. Bathe with Cut;cura Soap and hot water to free the pores of impurities and follow -*vuh a gentle application of Cuti-<-ura Ointment to soothe and heal. 1 3^»^Try the Cuticurq Shaving Stick.
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    • 329 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mdm. i^ Kelveys W School of for children and young ladies m haracter, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing I nvate lessona m modern ball-room dancing and latest variations. I guarantee to make you proficient
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    • 440 2 Victoria Theatre For Two NigKts Only FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th and 28th. DICK NORTON Presents THE GLOBE TROTTERS THE SHOW WITH A HUNDRED LAUGHS. i NEW SONGS, NEW BURLESQUES, NEW DANCES AND NEW ARTISTES. Booking opens at John Little's on Saturday, Aug. 21st. Prices *4, 2 and 1. PAVILION
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    • 220 2 PICTURES PROVIDING EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT^ From Thursday, 12th. to Tuesday, 17th. August, at th t ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietor In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.m A PARAMOUNT PRODUCTION. Adapted from the novel by Peter Oarke IftcFai TONGUES OF FLAME The story of a man who was strong
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  • 419 3 COMMUNAL LEADERS' NEW PLAN. Viceroy's Lead Followed. Simla, Aug. 1. Mussorie, July 81. A manifesto has been issued oVvV the signatures of tfce Swaraji.'it leader, Pandit Motifa] Nehru. Abdul Kalamazad, the Lit. Hon'ble Srinivasa Sastri, Sir Tej Bahadur, Mrs. Sarojini Naidu and other prominent persons, proposing
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  • 127 3 Surprise Vt tacks <>n the French. Alexandria According to informatioi rora what is alleged to be a reliable source, the Syrian movement, so far fi >m being ed, is spreading. There is improved 01 anisation and coordination betwe< n th( leaders it! the fiyi affected areas, of
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  • 106 3 Detained as Hostages l>> Shaaisi Forces. London. Aug. 1. Pekin.- There is great alarm concerning plighi of 11 foreign missionaries beleaguered m the city of Tating-Fu, who apparently are detained as hostages by the t »rci s defending Shansi. The ("hiin-h of England Missionary's wife ai
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  • 153 3 he Rangoon Gazette reports the death at Rangoon from dysentery, at the age of forty, of Mr. Wilfred Bussy, assistant editor of the Rangoon Tinu if.- was a member of a well known j. urnaKstic family m England, his father having heen, for many years, adon editor of the Glasgow
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 253 3 rr ::^'^~CV| v l Your Baby I needs this famous food -—famous not or:v because the strong and sturdy. This safe, clean c.-. .aren of 4 Koyal Moires have been food for Baby is free from the risk reared on Glaxo, but because m all of such dread ciseases as
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    • 568 3 WILKINSON, HEYWOOD Jt^ AND OLArVIX J*^ RUSTICIDE" BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. 5 For use on (Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel. Rust resisting and withstands the action of Salt or Fresh Water, Chemical Fumes, Acid and I \z oil I E i i 1 Specially suitable for use on Ships, Bridges, Mudguards,
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  • 309 4 A certain amount of trouble has been experienced from the fastenings of piston pins, whether m the piston bosses or m the connecting rod (states a recent advice). Recently a lumber of designers have provided double safeguards against the drifting of pins and resulting scoring of the
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  • 155 4 Grand Tot a] <>i 5£64. Phi Shanghai Ifunicipa] Gazette contains some extraordinarily interesting tables showing the number and make* of motor vehicle* cars, tracks, trail*!-. a n- sad motor-cycle* registered m the International Settlement. Altogether these an otnti to 5,264 vehicles i t all sorts, representing 366
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  • 228 4 TO DETECT FAULTY C ARBUTRATION. A novice who is not «ure ho« m engine Ibehaves when the carfouration Ui at fault and 1 has noi heard the distinctive indication] known .1- popping back, can easily become t* 1 with these matters bj means of a] little experiment. When oh the
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  • 113 4 When a car is bogged but one wheel has escaped the worst and rests <»n ground thai will r.ve traction, the action of the differential is likely to cause further trouM.c, the proper |>'an is to rope u\> the wheel m the soft ground so
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 96 4 HIGH PRESSURE BALLOON TYRES TUBES I t'% JV,T»(*nt mark fltvi v s r*r orr. H m ym Jf*S 111' k X 1 XjK jj ill B H DISTRIBUTORS Cycle Carriage Co., U»**) Ltd. J SlJNvjAlrUxtil;. r-J jMßMßffrBß a itifH J iifWMBH^BMMW I Bff pn c i k ij«r*j IBi 9S
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    • 87 4 f with Ihi^ !;ini" cord material. BALLOON TYRES _J r^ "^""V Highest ijualit > 1 <v, Pi Bci f*s J^rt) Service thi> is wh;.! you uhen >Bte* ""[j3 w u )UN a <K *d>eai v4 4 \Pj re %ou t*n i<»> l riL Ihe .(1 i -'1 dt (inodyear t>resV
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  • SPECIAL MOTORING ARTICLE.
    • 1178 5 KEEPING A CAR AND KEEPING FRIENDS. SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES BOUGHT WITH THE "BUS." o y Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.C.S. (Author of "By Car to India.") [FREJE PRESS SPECIAL j One day, no doubt, .some learned fellow will write a lengthy treatise on the influence of
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  • 75 5 The cap on the petr '1 tank should not be polished. A motorist who includes it m his polishing programme may find that some day the car will not start until machanic has cleaned out the polish which has collected m the pinhole air vent of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 187 5 %JV THE PHAETON MODEL. I (aSBvL Price Now 3 io THE CHRYSLER SIX IS DESIGNED AND BUILT TO DEFY LONG YEARS OF HARD TREATMENT BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED INCORPORATED IN 5.5. j yww.v.%% .'.v.v. v.v.v.v,v.v.v.v.v.w.v.v.w\ fin '^H| \w i IJ-H People who look for and Cushions are deep and > >
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    • 256 5 I THE TROJAN CAR (British), j England's long waited for supremacy m the Cheap Car line at last an accomplished fact. j: j: Economical motoring revolutionized. j The New Trojan 1926 touring model with its up-to-date substantial body and 5 comfortable seating together with its benzine consumption of no less
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  • 570 6  -  Jacques Brugnon THE SEASON'S TENNIS FEATURE. I What Mrs. Godfrce's Victory Means. BY U (Wimbledon Semi-Finalist and Winner, with S Cochet, of the Mixed Doubles WIG). <r£ if'i?Fi; PI ESS SPECIAL.] rht Wi lon tournament was brought t' cJosw this year ;y a victor] which was wrtrenn
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  • 1107 6  -  Herbert C Jolly. r^f7 SEASON'S GOLF FEATURE. gg The Young Golf Professional's Standpoint. ix ~by 5 I «g I f/."K« PRESS SPECIAL}. The young British professional has been receiving more attention during the pasi few weeks than ever before, and yet despite the uncomplimentary things which
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  • 1848 6 N I FOR DEVELOP.MEN I si rtunity < desin the fullest t m Br haa ris tapi itwt Bi •>•. Guiana, on i as n tbc greater less s which 1 :ay a tota Bess the inn n of the •r that Bi n have beei
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 119 6 If^ >-i^^f AIFSnIDS f*w -I j Hyirti /in /i 'mt- *y/tf/iti VyK^ ;ilr> hi,, strvke from Bn^land may .<^S :r^^^ > an am»»nplish«d fact, hut thanks to the Mai lf< h :uuum f in UK WHITE Mr> <o ld nr<l r< ;irh you m a Mt< r^^ !^lr 1 lha
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  • 935 7 Mr. Peck and the S.S.A. Vote of Censure. l«» the Editor Singapore Free Press. Sir, -The publication of the minutes of the last meeting of S.S.A. committee, containing a record of a vote of censure on my sell, necessitates further correspondence, In nay. letter published m the
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  • 308 7 PUBLIC SCHOOLS DRAW WITH AUSTRALIANS. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 12. The match at Lords between the Aus- tralians and the Public Schools was drawn. Australians 264. Public Schools 144 and 105 for 2. Woodfull and Ponsford, with scores of S4 and Q7 respectively, were the most successful of
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  • 80 7 London, Aug. i Rest beat the Lord's Schools by ten wickets at the Oval were: 1 Lord's Schi <»U L 76 and 173. The lie>t 302 and 50 for none. Killick, Tegner, and May were also m good form m tht annual match between Lords' Schools
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  • 433 7 PROM THE PLAYER'S POINT I: th I; Tesj at the Oval I .-day Eng land will be represented bj A.P.F. Chapman (captain)i G. 'I. S. Stevens, W, Rh >des, •I. B. H »bl s, Woolley, Sutcliffe, Henofren, Tate, Brown Larw i. Geary; with Krnest i.vi.i. slej aa
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  • 84 7 Finally, it is interesting to note that although that unanimous resolution is aimost exactly what I alone have been strenuously striving for without any support prior to my letter to the press, the published minutes record that it was proposed by Mr. Harries and seconded by Mr. Layton; while 1
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 410 7 BUSINESS CARDS. j MARY SETON. S i E. AMBER MANSIONS. 4, ORCHARD HO\D. j|| Lastp9 !<: J --"*-F -hades from Shanghai. PUNEKALSI I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. I -EXPERT UNDERTAKERS." TELEPHONE 75. 1 C ARS FOfT HIRE. Great Reduction m Rates THE ASIATIC MOTOR C AR CO. I nil Orchard Road
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    • 701 7 355 PHYLLOSAN PHYLLOSAN is used by all the leading Hospitals, including His Majesty's Military and Naval Hospitals, and iast year doctors alone prescribed PHYLLOSAN to private patients more than one million times. This remarkable testimony to the' efficacy of PHYLLOSAN by the medical profession is itself an eloquent tribute to
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    • 574 7 11 1 1 1 1 M^^Bim>l^B A v Noil E is herebj given thai the above Uiree F^sde Uarloi arc the Ti Cai of thd AFRICAN AND EASTERN TRADE CORPORATION UHITED Street Singapore, a Company Incorporated m England ai^i ire iaod M m respect of all classes of goods imported
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    • 313 7 wax 1 EO peri' i and thoron(hlj I al Manage] tat I^SOO aci which the majority is m beai Of P < •< m miss pecti 9nl| Mm urith succi I :i p j B S f free Pn STRAITS RACING ASSiKI ATION. Applical oi are invited tl r Stipendiary
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 64 8 OOK Julj 13, »i U*\t* It dy, »fti bon the -i A B< than* Cook, lab Sing i Bgt i I STACK. On Thai day, \>n-- 12th, L 926, b1 the General Hospital, Singapore, Frederiok Jamei Stack, aged 86, lat< Master liarinei of the Straits Steamship Corapayj Cortege leave*
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    • 25 8 A CNOWLEDGMENT. Mr-. Stack and Pamily thank til tii<>-< who kindly &ent wreath* and attended t Urn funeral of the \.<r< captain P. J. Stack
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  • 831 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926. Wanted— A Policy. The news that Sir Konald Ross, the .meat malaria expert, has been invited to visit Malaya gives some hope that [greater progress will be possible m suppression of malaria than has hitherto been the case. We have no particular wish
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  • 150 8 \'\\r next session <>f Assize will be held m Singapore on September 7th. Mr. r. W. A. Sennett has boon appointed to act as Second Magistrate. Penang. i I Mr. H. S. Sircom has been appointed Controller of Rubber, Straits Settlements. Jl. E. the Governor has authorised tlie opening of
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  • 57 8 Police Searches m Penang. (From Our Chinese Correspondent.) I'enanir. Aug. 13. The Police are making a vigilant inspection of the secondhand shops. One man arrested was found to be m possession of 69 rounds of revolver ammunition and ten blank. He said he had bought it as old
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  • 42 8 iVnany. Aujf. UL Altogether five Tamils from the junks lost m the storm overnight, and eight Chinese, have been saved. The contents of the junks which were lost included rice, milk and flour. Fifteen sampans wer also damaged.
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  • 31 8 Penantr, Aug. Great interest ii being; taken m th<Malaya Clip. Then- is heavy hotting that {the local Ua?n wili. win and hard practir. i i^ u«'inp on daily.
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  • 93 8 Th»- vessel bringing the remains of Mrs. I Darhishire ia dv»- it, Singapore anj time between the J4u: and Mth instant Fhi i i r 1 part of Ihe bui ervia heW m St. Andrewi Cathedral al CSi the daj of the steamer*! atrrval«
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  • 105 8 Hie Gi sveiior ttote Staa tord B—d, v.i i cease to exist aflei thfi week. 0i enquiries we learn thai Meagre. Sarlck Brothers, the proprietors, bave rikcidod to discontinue the business, ai their i'>-> c building < m ires at th. end th«- m mtli ire Groswnor
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  • 425 8 A certificate of nataraiiKatioa ami iaej granted to lesai Parley Klera, whi the oath of aUegtano on .July 261 Mr Jol d Robertson bai bei d ap) m I a me bw I the Elducatioa Board i \9tk •>•;•■«• Mr. V. 1" Rol ns i»n, resicrned. Mr. Harjiwaa Vardhmai bat
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  • 598 8 THE ANN! \L RRVO\i Th. follovin* was th, r al the annual meeting held r. J th.- offices of the R.(,.A at The statement for the > as m the previous y.-ar. ha« m the lorm of iMMM Uld R count and balance *he,t Tf, «d
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 228 8 -THE COXKOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" r 1 1 "d fsi(T~cn I j i5^J I i < IL— VO.HOUffliP3 I DRIHK IT NEAT ICED AliD WITH BITTERN THE PUREST COCKTfiIU m THE TWQFtU) "A Glass a Day for Your Health. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) (Incorporated nader the Companiea
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    • 43 8 FOR ALL I VERMIN TSE JjL O -""i AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. H L^ f j J"\ aV-L y k H I GOLDEN SERIES. JUST RIGHT FOR THE CLIMATE lit owi4sysm\ V^kCG.MIBBtRT&CO \I:MJ VWv LONDON. .JK// \:F BEEK* Vdamsoa, <>i?«ill;in Co., Ltd.
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  • 120 9 MINERS WANT TO WORK. sorni Wales agreement. KeJic-r s Service.] London. Aug. 12. a a decidedly more hopeful coal ook. An agTtn l— li concluded between ra and the South Wales EngineStofcen -\n>i Craftsmen's Association, aOj provides for an eight-hour day ifjirand. ar.c a 4S-hour hour week.
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  • 129 9 tisi P. nil >-- OtHcial Service.] 1 me Mi:;:-:*-:, wh > cum to London i > r> morning, was m con- wits thu Ministei toi Lab 01 and '.<•- lot Mines this afternoon and latent reports on r h> eoad stopgenera mpre rion is thai n
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  • 143 9 [Retr.t-r'e Service. Federation Master Cotton-Spin- taaoeiatioMs ha- issued details of the n basis selling prices for standnta \m i jrarn, ate IGtt s iiqqp pted per cent awbera concerned and the owners j odo apjndlea wk m »M ati d explanator] lei ihal there .'.••■•■'•n at the
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  • 125 9 [Reuttr'.s Service. Nampa. Idaho. \ua. 12. Senator B^rnh, svpplenenting hi> state j b M. deawncem's letter, d sclared, ir of an address, that it mu>t have .--hly on a!'. American ears an.i the r^ioses a P'r-noh desire which i to full eaaeeOstioiL <i«-spit«' the I St^itf.-' uni'araiU'l^l
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  • 67 9 [Reuter's .Service. Mexico Ci«>- Aus 1?. i renuaent, hy dtnee, eanti3cates defl chaj^-1 and part of th- xrroundrS» Andrews Tuxtela Church at Vera foi the provisional us*- of the local Btanrari and Indmitrial Uakm. The -tates that th»- t hapel is not needed, Urn church i> BMNPC
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  • 54 9 [Reuter's Service. Budapest. Aug. 12. I m powdw magazines exploded t»n the UMJ i I Csepel The works and the police btto were demolished, and the ho II lad state wireless station were dsm- Th<> fire io spreading and the flame.* fariMt Wti a radius of 35 miles.
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  • 182 9 BLOW TO FOREIGN TRADE. COMMERCE CHAMBERS DISSOLVED. [Reuter'e Service. Constantinople. Aug. 12. The police headquarters have ordered foreign Chambers of Commerce to cease operations immediately. This ban has been threatened for some time past, but it was not thought that it ever would be enforced, as
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  • 117 9 THE WILY BRITISH AGAIN Renter's Service. Wiffiamstown, Mass, Aug. 1-. The Washington Disarmament Conferference was a piece of British strategy designed to check America's naval supre»nacy, was declared, at the Institute of I'olitii-. by Admiral Rogers, who served on the Citizens' Committee attached to the American delegation at the Conference.
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  • 83 9 [Renter's Service.] Madrid. Auir. IS. The i pa Minister m an interview with jKeuter stated thai the Italo-Spanish treat: i Autr'i-t n>. creates a permanent commisn f five a*. the Governmeni choosing >ne. The remainder will be chosen by I mutual agreement from foreigners not re- \\-j.
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  • 77 9 [Nan;." Kichi-Nichi Telegram}. Tokio, Aug. 12. Ace rding to th< Tass Mews Agency, the informatioji appearing m -<-\rrai Japanese newspapera alleging th;i f an agreement has been reached between the Si>vi»- and Marshall Feng Yu-hsiang, wherehj the latter is to receive a loan of 3,000,000 yen
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  • 60 9 [Nanyo Kichi-Nichi Telegram]. ToklO, Auy. 12. Thirty persons are reported to b<* missing through the collapse of a bridge »it the •own of Goxonome, Akita Prefecture. An enthusiastic crowd, which thronged the bridge to see the traditional mid-summer Fet* called ""Toro-nagashi" (lantern shooting) un a
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  • 31 9 [Reiner's Service. Geneva. Ausr. 12. Mr. Mellon is expected this evening, accompanied by his son-in-law and daughter. He proposes to stay several days and wil: take excursions.
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  • 38 9 (British Radio Official Service > Rufcby. Aug. 12. For the first time since H>2l the acreage .1" wheat m Enpland and Wales shows an increase, the total of 1,592.000 acres heinj? 92,000 acres larger than last year.
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  • 23 9 [Reuter's Service. Melbourne. Aug. 13. The H«»use of Representatives has passed the third reading of tho Cotton B >unty Act.
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  • 204 9 HEAVY iMETAL TRUST. [Reuter's Service. London, Aug. 13. Negotiations for a great continental trust wherein representatives of the heavy metal industries m France, Germany, Belgium and Luxemburg are concerned is reaching its final stages. The British position is stated to be somewhat obgcure, although the Westminster Gazette
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  • 89 9 Reuter's Service. I Mexico City, Aug. IS. New mining law regulations just publish ed empower the Government to supervise numerous details of the industry wherein hundreds of millions dollars are invested, The regulations declare that all commercially valuable minerals and precious stones are the property of the
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  • 89 9 [British Radi i Official Service.] Rugby, A;ik. 12. The returns of railway accidents just issued by the Ministry <>f Transport show that only one passenger was killed n a train accident last year throughout Great Britain. Passengers' risk of death m a train accident n Great Britain
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  • 65 9 CANADIAN SETTLEMENT SUCCESS. (British Ila<.ii<.- Official Service). Rugby, Auk. 12. Lord Clarendon, chairman of the Overseas Settlement ommittee, who is in.-<|x'rt-,kh conditions m Canada of emigrant families sent out under the Government scheme, states that hr is greatly impressed with the progress made l»y these settlor and the efficient arrangements
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  • 22 9 Le Journal says the French iroops m the RhineJand will be "reduced by fi.iK)*) men m September.
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  • 35 9 [Router's Service. New York, Auk. The Federal Reserve Bank hu« raised the re-discount rate to 4 per cent. London, Aug. 12. The franc closed at 177%, ami the Petgian at 17HV 4
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  • 128 9 With deep regret we report the death of Captain Frederick James Stack, for many years a well-known member of his profession m these parts, which occurred at the General Hospital on Tuesday. When the late Captain Stack came over from Australia twenty years ago, he took
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  • 20 9 [Reuter's Service. New York. Aug. 12. General Mofors have declared a stock dividend of 30 per cent.
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  • 29 9 The new by-law (No. 53) m the Ports Ordinance made by the Penang Harbour Board and approved by H.E. the Governor m Council is published m the Government Gazette.
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  • 896 9 A Chinese Bankrupt's Remarkable Story. "I HAD TO LIVE." A Chinese bankrupt named Lye Boon Thong of the Malacca firm of Chop Ban Kirn Tye 'made the remarkable admission m the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday afternoon that he had sold his child m order to support himself.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 158 9 OUR SPECIALITY. "The Durable" Silk Hosiery FOR THE Military Tattoo and Pageant -vSj^* ENGLISH MANUFACTURE. THJ^^k Price $3.90 per pair. Vil^PlHlfffl-^ A FAVORITE STOCKING ,v SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO vE___-§Hi_i GnE satisfa(<tion m _fw liil^ REASONABLE PRICE. j£il f'TT'J^ In White and all the Fashionable Colours. Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 657 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. AUTOLYCUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug. 17 CYCLOPS London, Rotterdam and
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    • 591 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAN" LINE M PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. Due S'p«re. s..s. CITY OF PEKIN SeP^ 6 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Marseilles, London, Havre and Hamburg Sept. 9
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    • 467 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CABGO SFRVRhs PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATIOI LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK I (Under Contract with His Majesty's CtftemmePt) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMhWAki)For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and \i w* rp Due !<»<• Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage.
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  • 447 11 100 FAMOUS EXPERTS TO iMEET IN AMERICA. Massed Attack. All the world's knowledge of cancer, one of the most baffling scourges of civilisation, is to be pooled at a conference of experts, tc be held m the United States m the nut umn. One hundred
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  • 371 11 < ;i)l«'d ;i» Witnesses m Crneltj Charge. Berne. The "Bear Pit of Berne" ia historic, not only m Switzerland but all over the world, since tourists of (•->»■)>• country have gazed down into the basin of the capital of the Swiss Confederation at the playful bruins
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 909 11 v srood opportunity to those who are furnishing, of acquiring exceptionally well-kept Teak Furniture. Over 1200 lots to select from tomtom three days' auction sale of bk;h grade walnut stainrd and wax polished teak HOTEL FURNITURE SKMI-(.KAM) PIANO, BILLIARD TABLES ETC. AT THE GKOSYENOK. STAMFORD ROAD tST DAY'S SALE ON
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 541 12 Burns Philp Line t Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MA HELL A (7.375 tona) and MALABAR (4^12 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and (.nt^t steamer trading to Austral. Cabins de Luxe, single berth
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    • 314 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO^ INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) mCKETsIMJj > ITOURSI Passage? booked by all steamship lin^? Independent and Conducted Tours. Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit Remittances by Draft and Cable Transfer Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and accident Insurance effected j Booking Office for F.M.S. RLYS., ROYAL STATE RLYS OF
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    • 132 12 Golden uumea I The Produce of the hoicest Vineyards m feW-^ The Guardntee of Excellence. JOHN LITTLE CO, LTD. Inc v- Otat4 d SINGAPORE. >l .n IK€ KIALA U MPI X LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. Til 1 1 ti> i HOMEWARD SAILINGS 8.-m.>r'h:\ -•••>• and Trie-to via thr<^uph Bflle I I.<vant
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 733 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The P. and O. steamer Malwa has left Penang, and is expected to arrive at this port at 6 a.m. to-day. She will proceed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board's wharf on arrival. The N.Y.K. mail and passenger steamer, Kitano Maru, left Colombo on the 11th inst. and is
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    • 691 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7.30 a.m. Litany. 745 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and BTnion. Service Somervell and Adams Hymns 510, 326, 611. 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. No Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Hymn* 378, 220, f>o3, 16. ST. MATTHEW
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 653 13 O. S. K. Line. iK'.^ti nation-*. c Rrttartn, Han,hur E Bremen. DmH Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden. Port i a Zanzlbattar-es-Salaam Ama Maru Sept. 6 Sept. 7 San Francisco. Los Angeles and P I \ork. Argun Maru from Kobe Oct. 19 Sea fc Taoonm «nd Vancouver. Alabama Man, from Kobe Sept
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    • 398 13 TRAVEL COMFORT dollar y^Brr'i president .iflßßy, LINERS JPm Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well- ventilated and cooled by electric fans. Th-y are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, and all have hot
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    • 682 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (incorporated m U.S.A GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON. NEW Sg^gaAoAff U* (via Suez) s.s. VENICE MARU due Au ]7 s.s. WALES MARU J"e 4nt fi ms. SILVERLARCH Sue W Im.s. CUBA MARU due Oct 6 K. r^, 8 and
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  • 749 14 EGYPT CRIES OUT AGAINST WOMEN'! EMANCIPATION. Kule of Priests. Cairo. Egypt's attempts to follow the example of Turkeys emancipation have so far beei frustrated by the high priests of Islam. When Egyptian y< uth decided not mm than two months ago that the time was ripi
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  • 42 14 Mr M. T. Merican, who is proceeding to u1an.15h0,,,,, int,m.s t, ,ak, up law 11, was educated a the Penang F,, v S( -hool V 1 leaving which he joined the Kedah :;;rTr ]t Siirviit Ur M England to continue his studies.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 787 14 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING. (l ndei SJLA, Rules of Racing). Will be held on Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 4th, 7th, Hth and 11th September. 1926. PROGRAMME FOR THK INFORMATION OF MEMBERS ONLY. Ist. Day. Saturday, ith September. Ractfl Nos. l. 1 A :>. THE STEWARDS.
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    • 968 14 i.e., A. B. and C. each Class to be handicapped separately. Horses handicapped m Class C. shall be eligible to run m Kace No. 3; horses handicapped m Class B. shall be eligible to run m Kace No, 4; horses handicapped m Class A. shall be eligible to run m
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    • 322 14 Steward r> v j "vrrfl-^ /I' -r •if V i."^- ■"./•> *3^fe Nrfw w ZSEa o^^ r^^.uc^^ r"^ Caps DDICTA3 J^Xin^i^i j\H\V. VwAvw* 4 .T*'**^ s»r-?j^- RHEUMATIC PAINS QUICKLY DISAPPEAR. I Health Improves Remarkably From the great capitals of Europe and from far <>!f Australia come ;< orts of m
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    • 25 14 IF YOUR WA TCH DOES NOT BE*R THIS TRADEMARh m^^. m^ $8.50 7J^ls. 15 Jewels $12.50 at all DEALERS Throughout Malaya. Raffles Place, Singapore. j
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 519 15 I s.e ZZTTZTZ^IZ^ assurance. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY IMTED. I (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE HEAD OFFICE :-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. Fidelity Guarantee-Administration B©rA< The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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    • 426 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.86,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-Preside nt: R. Ichinomiya, Sag. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. X. Mogami, Eaq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Eiq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Eiq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq.
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    • 443 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AM) SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital 150,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 i> T Silver $27,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M, Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy
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    • 673 15 tUASUtI CO.. EX^HAiSGE AJSD Mi.vKfc isKUKERS. 1 Uli.'AY, AUGUST 13th. Asam Kumbang (£> Gss G7s i>atang Padang- 80 82 4 Uhenderiang <*) 2Gs 2 7s x^lL Siamese (ii> 20s yd -is 6d Hitam Tin 1.42% 1.47% £?n n ta Un \t n sn $lO <;<1 X d Kiang Hiver ($1)
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    • 656 15 EXCHANGE. kngnat IS. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 3-32 Bank demand 2 3 11-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 7-16 New Yoik, demind 66^ Credits '.'(i days 58'-s Fiance, demand 193 d India, T. T. l.v; Hon^konjr, demand 1% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 117" 4 Java, demand 139*6 Bangkok,
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    • 730 15 TRADE AM) COMMERCE. MACPHAIL CO. LTD S. REPORT. BsngafMMe, \u K it, I m. London, £283. Los. Local 144% 1 7.) tons sold i Rubbers.— Mia i.- reman quiet. Maiaka Pindas are quoted 2.60 2.6. and Nev, Scudais at -2.CA) 2.70. Mentaical have sellers at 56 and Jiukit KatUs ai
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  • 1963 16 History Of Past Battles At the Oval. A FINE ENGLISH RECORD. The history of Test cricket against the Australians at the Oval, where the last Teat opens to-day, makes exceedingly cheerful reading for the English cricket enthusiast. Fourteen matches, have been playv(. there, but the Australians have won
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  • 725 16 Arrangements for the Season. A GROUND DIFFICULTY. There was a good attendance of rugby playing members of the Cricket Club at the annual meeting held at the Club last night to discuss matters m connection with the approaching season. Dr. Lindow was elected to the chair. The first
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  • 89 16 ANOTHER CHANGE IN SINGAPORE SIDE. Ijoe, who vvns selected to take Sinclair's tlace m the team t<> represent simrapoiv j it Malacca this afternoon m the Malaya j up Competition, i.- unable to play, and bis >lace has been taken by Cheok Wah, of the 3.C.F.A. The
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  • 49 16 Chienpmat Cup. Tlu- Chiengmat Cup will rowed for on Saturday. 25th. September. Crewa wishinp to challenge the holders hr.uld enter their names on the list ported t the Royal Singapore Yacht Club. The holdets are:— D. S. Robertson, V. C. Jath H. A. A. Howell, A. P. iGoldman.
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  • S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    • 130 16 The very-poor light which prevailed yesterday afternoon when the Merchants commenced their innings m the S.C.C. Tournament match versus the Etecteras had a deterrent effect upon the character of the batting, which was very slow. When stumps were drawn for the day the Merchants had made 5H the
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    • 103 16 [Beater's Service.] London, Au»f. IX. At Cheltenham: Notts heat Gloucester by 221. Netts 155' and 29'J for 6 dec (;ioucester 12K and 102. George (Junn. t>7* and 68, Walker 105. Parker 8 wickets f -r 73. Staples took 7 wickets fdr 38 and 4 for '■VJ. The following
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    • 72 16 TO-DAYS BCKATCHIN6& The following are the scratchings Cor the Singapore Polo Clul amateur race meeting this afternoon: R*ce 1 Maid trf Atttole, Mavia. Lady Hampton. Race 2: Bosh, Happy Thoughts, Be Jabers, Napoleon. Race 3: H. F, Sterling. Race 4:— Bridget, Nancy, < orksrew. Rao Dirity. Happy
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  • 55 16 TANGLIN TENNIS TO UR NAM ENT. V E STE KDA TS RESUI .T S M«*n'- Handicap DoubNs. Potts arid Savage owe 4 beat Ewing a'.n Munro owe 3, 5- 1. 6 2. B. flas- DooUca Mixed. Major St n br and Mrs. Burnett owe v at Rutley and MHis Salmond
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  • 55 16 MON DAY'S TIES. Mixed (>i>on DovMea, Mr. and Mrs. Potts vs, Sinclair and Miss < iriffith-Jones. Profession Pairs. Patterson and Griffith-Jones vs. Captain Falknei and Bourke A. Class Mixed. Prentis and Mrs. Newell owe 4 vs. Mr. and Mrs. Hxkey plot 5, It. Cla.-s Mixed. Final. Brooke and MHs Atkins
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  • 63 16 1 Iv*■ 1 i 5 #*T"\'li*i* Chicajro. A uvt. 12. In order to promote channel swiiiinunp n this sido of the Atlantic. Mi. Wil'iam Wrigley, Junior. l;a> offered Miss Gortrudo Bderle $5,000 if -he will attempt t<> swim the channel between CatsKna [sland and the Californian
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  • 47 16 PropHßmme of Drills up t<> and for Aug. Saturday, 2.30 p.m. I'ulo,. Brani, S.R.E. F. Sect. Bukit Tiraah Ranjfe. Casuals European Unite, Farrer Range, Chinese Company Sunday, 7.30 R.m. Puloe Brani, S.R.E. vi F. Sect. Bukil Timah Rnnu-c. Casuals-European Jnits. Farrer Range, Chinese Company.
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  • 45 16 The half-yearly sale of papers is HOW OH at the V.M.C.A. There are some excellent magazines and papers to be bad, a list of which can he seen at the office. Intending buyers are requested to make early applio- at ion.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 157 16 THE PIANO WITH I I 160 Years Reputation I JOHN BROADWOOD SONS, Ltd. t .ALL BRITISH MADE. I S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD t Incorporated m H ■••i.jrkonp). PAH I ES PLACB, SINGAPORF /ujk[£s!2SlEflk S mp!\ tiu iii'(( < rr»t J^oa^^i^ crape* extrmctol fM<f.and yyN^W\ m extract of malt. -plcndid
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