The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 September 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press U) CENTS. SINGAPORE S.S., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1926. NO. 11,890.
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  • 245 1 Mr. Winston Churchill its ch -er< d by the Opposition benches a! one period of his speech daring the coal debate Page 9. A controversy is racing m the Air. ericas prc^s as to the advisability or otherwise of cancelling *ar debti Rage 8. Germftny alone i<
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  • 998 1 Thi secrel of nt» nted Uf< Bess the art of italancing and I haw ways ix-e-n able to fed thai Hr. J balanced the misfortune of my burglary. T<> ir<> I. ark to the beginning, there is n<> doubt that Mi's. Kobbe mi v. inconscioui cause of all
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 237 1 W ING LOO N G pOfl HIGH CLASS TAILORING. on and Finish Gmnraßteed. J. HIGH STREET. I RAFFLES HOTEL AUTUMN RACES Special Dinner and Pageant Dance n\ SATURDAY, 4th. SEPTEMBER TILL 1.45 A.M. f I FANCY DRESS BALL I J f Fancy Dress Optional). "l ON SATURDAY, THE lllh. SEPTEMBER.
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    • 219 1 /is g~4 #y #y #w^ #y #y Comparison conclusively proves relative value. Comparison is the basis upon which we offer the modern Royal Typewriter. THE ROYAL WILL DO MORE j AND BETTER WORK CFOR A LONGER TIME WITH LESS EFFORT AND AT LESS I i f?OMFO w. 11, Collyer Quay,
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    • 159 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Capstan cigarettes Page 9. ()!<) Tom gin, Guthrie'i Page 8. R< binson's annual cash sale —Page Latest shipping on pages l |j 12 and 13. The Lost World at the Ul ambra Page 2. Grand variety performance at Theatn I 'ay:* 1 2. Georgre Coulet champagne, d 'beck'
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    • 17 1 IV ING LOO N G rilß KBOOGKUBBD HOUSE for 1 U')!I IHOI'K \L SUITS 12, RICH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 121 1 THE WEEK. High Water. 7.27 a.m.. p.m. Homeward mail closes, train, I p.m. Singapore Swimming < tub Carnival, A. in. High Wat. r, 8.48 a.m 7. 13 p.m. Tanglin Club Tennis h; Bone. Military Pageant Stadium, 9 p.m. Boxing Dano vs. Walley, Happy Valley. High Water. a.m., 8.50 p.m. Autumn
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  • 151 2 n i d works be available turd a1 9 a.m. New novels, being i m bulk on Satur- i b* inir issued m small num- m. Hi&oi c i Boxing. i the Far as. X China am 1 I Farm Friei nd F es, seful I j h
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  • 176 2 -I, rkable Article n th» London )l)-»t'rv«'r." I ondon, Aui;. 15. id ia yet no p I Man a mai ham!, but let us consider it betimes for Red' fast," says Mr. St. John Phi by m an article m the Observer, dra i:.- ttentioi two
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  • 103 2 CAPTERED KUOMINCHUN HEADQUARTERS. Gaarded Bj r_» Miles <>! Electric Wires. London, ing. it. I >reijsn military experts ins- d the captured Nanl ■>. Pass and aro 1 lat its strength and position and the j x >- dislodging the Kuominchun. T ;i Vt strong and well cons- trend] system with
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 333 2 DI'BAKRY TOILET PREPARATIONS. NEW STOCKS HAVE ARRIVED OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIALITIES. Extensor Powderettes m Naturelle Rachel and Blanche with rouge. Liquid Powder, m t>iree shade?. Rose Pompom, day and evening tints. Day Cream ''Golden Morn." Night Cream ''Golden Morn." Creme Shalimar. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. :j VICTORIA THEATRE.
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    • 537 2 FROM MONDAY, 30th AUGUST, TO SUNDAY, sth SEPTEMBER AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors) In the Second Show commencing 9 p.m. A UNITED ARTISTS' SUPER FEATURE. ROLAND WEST'S PRODUCTION OK THE BAT IN 0 REELS. A Comedy Mystery Drama By Mary Roberta Rinehari From the Stage Play
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 243 3 Al EC HERD BEATEN 6Y E. v». HIT€QMBK I ondon, Aug. 20. In'thj h u?and Guineas Golf ompetitii non M<x v.-p. Golf Course at Leeds the third round results were as 1 »1] ws:— C, A- Whitcorabe (Crews Hall) beat Fred] Robson (Cooden Beach), and l j
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    • 31 3 WEST ENGLAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. 1 ondon, Aug. 21 set.— li he West of Enf ateur < 'ham nsl final, v I. and Bei ro\> beat R. Sp< University by- 3 and T•
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    • 23 3 1 ondon, Vug. L'' l need of W- Trew, T Tr.- nl9 H< I'■ Ed m ever; land from
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    • 18 3 Pcam's Su( -e- ;;i Soul !i 1 Ol I Vug. S2 ing nts to
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    • 40 3 undon, \p-. 21. f S1 In tl als of the Scottish j iawn Tennis Championships, Brame Hill-! Dr. Elliott, 6 -4, 7 6 3. s Hankinu :»;s r M:. Weir, G l, l S. -Times 4 Ceylon.
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    • 286 3 On Saturday afternoon last, the memsm ends ol the United Engineers Recreation Club were the guests Mr. T. i Evans, Gen< rai Mans ,a1 his residence Ersham, Bukit Timah Road, on the occasion of the sixth annual At Home and distribu- prizes. Following the conclusion of
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  • 25 3 About 60 cade s from the Penang Vrer School under Capt C. A. Scott left there for Singapore to witness the Military Pageant and Tattoo.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 103 3 i I I JOHNHAIG&C9IIS MARKINCH SCOTLAND .AY N f THE OLOEST DISTILLERS Vr^ 'A )W «N THE WORLD W^g L-^cal Agrtnts: WI"V OOT? XT ■.'.'/.■.v.ViV.Wi I v.sv.v.v.v- C^-Ssag-^^^jssp^ john :j THEM 1 little i f.nACtS OfGAR^TTES and all ;I T^^ lll^^^ provision \yx tin "GOLDEN 'virgin^ A^ X Cr Importers
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    • 203 3 If you say "Hartley's, please!' and get something else- Ask why W lajL _^^^i^^ilf^( Modern >eience and \a>t resources ij;'.v c enaijiec: v- I^-rjgßjui- i"jji^^* fi^j reduce the c-ost of makinjr ;am cnaUr home-] >?^^^^^^^^^P\ conditions) to the minimum. I^^--^^^^^ 00^^^^^^-^^^ j^:^^^^ We L r et only a reasonable profit,
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    • 75 3 L/ij Lrt j /y-V/ /TV 9 W M t om ."in t~ ii^j"' Hr if 1^ I/ LI Cell 1 L LloL I L 1 1 1 ■1 n, 1 t "'i' 1 f 1 etc 11C, > 1Q ;-> r._ -y- I jm*. |F>x <», I v res and
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  • THROUGH THE CAMERA'S EYE
    • 22 4 M. the King aboard the Britannia, which took pan m many yacht races ;»t Cowes.
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    • 13 4 Pioneer* of Malaya. Sir Stamford Raffle an! Captmfa Li^ht. <^C/'-. U<.#-/T.-.
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    • Article, Illustration
      45 4 The latest shipping: crane the Morris elsctrfc btM m 4 I sporter which tnweJi to any the hrfd b| mmmv rails fitted to the roof of the hoi I h n N it suspended. Tl:<^ i) <-tu!.- shorn the i rma i ifewl i I
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    • Article, Illustration
      32 4 [Copyright By arrangement writb Daily Graphic]. Mr. Frank Chaplin'- Coral winning the race for the King's Cup at Cowes, a handicap for yachts of 15 tons belonging to the R««yal Yacht Squadron.
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    • Article, Illustration
      45 4 The Deep Therapy X-Ray Plant to be installed at Sydney University f^i Cancer research. Generator developing 250,000 volts m background, Therapy table and tube stand m foreground. The whole plant ia m :i lead-lined room m order to protect the lives of workers round ;tl>oui
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      14 4 This diag tin dw the nun- Hi Vat: < :i:-tir will Ik m darii >. difs
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      31 4 [Copyright Bj arranpement wi»h Daily Graphic], c herald making hi. proclamation at the opening of the Welsh Eisteddfod at Swan which the Duke and Duche^ of York wore initiated as Bards.
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    • Article, Illustration
      28 4 [Copyright By arrangement with Daily Graphic]. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Henson honeymooning at Le Touquet beneath gun pill.box that entered France. Mrs. IffiMOn OTM Miss Bfaiy* l sctrett.
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  • 1004 5 In the London Courts. UNACCOUNTABLE LOVERS. I There is no accounting for lovers! George is usually a mild mannered young man; he has walked out with the vision of his dreams for two years, and he has been as docile as the greatest of lovers. Docility apparently
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  • 277 5 OWNERS' 'RANK STATEMENT OF POSITION. The temper m which the coal-owners and the miners met is revealed by a verbatim report of the proceedings, extracts from which are published m a number of newspapers. Mr. Evan Williams, the President of the Mining Association, opened jocularly,
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  • 180 5 BRITISH AND RUSSIAN "REDS" CONFERENCE. EFFORTS TO PROLONG STRIKE IN BRITAIN. London, Aug. '22. Berlin.— The Anglo-Russian Commit! c will hold a meeting to-morrow m Berlin. The Russian Trade Union delegates in!ude Tukharam, who has bee;) m Berlin for the last few day-- m connection with the re-organisation of the
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  • 83 5 Lala Laj Patrai Resigns. Simla, Auk. 22. It is understood that Lala La.j Patrai, the well-known leader of the Punjab Hindus, has resigned from the Swaraj Party owing to serious differences with Pandit BCotilfl.l Nehru, and intends to join the Resp< nsive 'o-operation Party to
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  • 81 5 Memorial Cross Unveiled m Wytschaete. London, Aug. 22. Wylsrhaett'.— The British Minister and the Commercial Attache of the Irish Free State m Brussels were present, and the King of the Belgians was represented, at the un-'-eilin.u before an enormous gathering of a Celtic cross m
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 209 5 The Soap that suits the Climate fhoi is a strong demand mmnag steadily here and m ocfaei Eastern Countries for Calverfs 20% Carbolic Medical Soap The old resident knows, and c newcomer soon learns ,v often such a powerful tnriscpek Soap is wanted, CALYERTS" is always the same, always reliable
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    • 516 5 NOTICES. NOTICES. Notice i> hereby given that the trade mark depicted above is the exclusive property of Tan Hong of Chop Ban Hock Hin of No. 108 Cecil Street Singapore and that the same is used by him .tl respect of tin ore manufactured, produced refined or sold by him.
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    • 349 5 j§^&. Beauty j "^^T^r yer J/ ones With its (ielicate lT;;; I f i r fragrance, exijmsitt I 'f' 1 II jL l^^3nft\- "'"t-^i" trcascless charact- 1 jij Mnkl 1I k f iV/J i.ii-;il ream I i ar „jt WVK^M MBb^ Vtf cliii).it«: )<\ t Bp^ |S ir* i;s, rare
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  • 1804 6 Belfast Ship Building. BJG CARGO BOAT ORDER. (From Our Own Correspondent). j Dublin, Aug. .i. Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, have received orders for six cargo boats of from 5,000 tons to 8.000 tons for the King Line. In addition, it is definitely stated to-day that
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  • 132 6 A distinguished officer of the Indian Mcdi ca] Service recently undertook an enquiry into "Heat-stroke m Allahabad [ndependeni Brigade Area m relation to meteorological conditions." The following is an extraci from his report which ha- just been published: "Unfortunately meteorological conditions m 1925 were unfavourable for the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 319 6 LAST 3 DAYS WHITEAWAYS AUGUST SALE HALF PRICE i BARGAINS J WT4 7 T DEPARTMENTS i j Whiteaway, Laidlaw U Co., Ltd., 2T53S Singapore I Malacca and Seremban. J UBW Scotch Whisky J^ BL .Matured by time m the cellars of Scotland P* n^M LON(i JOHN nobh responds to the
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    • 115 6 The Best Hot Drink m the World of Instant Po turn m th« relish. i make it yoar'tainily drink. Wss^*f"^s*^ acts." followed by the s.^na* "C v Post. I^?^* P r a .-,a.Tip'< r/n at Inmtai T-_ i; ,*'v" fCOTICI t the a I b ■■'.ark i> CHOP HOCK BIONG
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  • 704 7 "If I Were to it to the Bar!" ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT. Mr, G >ver, X.C. Has your Lordship ever seen 'No No Nanette*'? Mi. Justice Eve No. Mr. Gover Then it is difficult to oxplain the play to your Lordship, but such plays produce tun^s
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  • 155 7 Lord Cecil on the Value of Journalists. The part that journalists can play m "the new diplomacy" was outlined by Viscount Cecil of Chelwood m a speech at the annual dinner of the British International Association of Journalists, at the Criterion Restaurant. "The Press," he declared, "is
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  • 770 7 Committee's Five Years of. Silence. "GLARING INJUSTICE." When will Parliament take into consideration the iniquitous legal anomaly under which litigants who are successful m the courts m process against the Crown receive \l\) COSLS Public attention was called to this question, on which a Government Committee
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  • 76 7 British (tunhoats Leave m Search. London, Aug. 18. Pekin. Two British yunbDats have left for Chang-Sha to assist m the search for Mr. Moore, the Manager of the Asiatic Petoleum Co.'s installation, who was carried off by bandits with whom members of the Kuominchum Army
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 347 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SETONj HIAIKWOOD FURNITURE J From Hongkong. Shanirhai Lamps and Shades. 5 FUNERALS? SINGAPORE CASKET CO. E X PE RT I NDERTAKERS." TKLEPHONE 75. CARS FOR HIRE. FOR NEW BUiGK CARS, RING IT PHONE NO. 3981. t\\ X YOUR OWN CHOICE OF rHE FOLLOWING CARS:— BUICK FIVE SEATERS.
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    • 876 7 TENDERS. MONOPOLIES DEPARTMENT TENDERS. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon on September 1". U*"JH, for the following services for the Government Monopolies Department for the year 1*27: (1) Supply of best Amoy or Hongkong pots each capable of easily containing three cnees f chandu. The
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    • 419 7 HEAT/ Build up your strength to resist it! Don't let the heat prostrate you! Take Wincarnis, the 40 years' old tonic that 10,000 Doctors have recommended. From the first glass you will feel your i strength coining back, new life and vigour returning to your limbs. For Wincarnis is a
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    • 250 7 To quickly get rid of Sciatica There are many things capsthh 1 tt'iii|">!-.iry from 115 of Sciatica. Imil you will tinJ h., 1»Witt's I'ills Jo mucli v r I\a 1 'Hi-. Tbi tteh tti cause trf troalifte. \"\i>\ ii;il.P' V«>Ur K< ii to di.-i M Mi" m*ic acid thai if
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  • 60 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. HARMAN-COOMBS. At 2a, Colleg< Lane Penang, or Tuesdaj August 24th to Mr. and Mrs. < E. Harman-Cpombs n son. LO< KE. At Maternitj Hospital Penang, 27th I August, to Mr. :i:.> Mrs. X J. Locke of Lumut, Dindings, a son. SEATON, Pyres Road Nursing Borne, Kuala Lumpur,
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  • 518 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1926. Germany Enters the League. The news thai Germany has been admitted as a permanent Council member of the League <>f Nations cannot be regarded as other than satisfactory if the League is to be looked to even partially to accomplish the main object
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  • 203 8 In connection with our remarks oi yesterday regarding the provision oi sidewalks m Singapore, it is satisfactory to learn that a definite policy exists for the provision of these m all future lay-outs m the Town. This uv cannot help feeling is a really wise policy for although
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  • 300 8 Mr. A. Birse lias ikwi appointed an i Assistant Registrar, Johore, and Mr. I. Lavender an Excise Officer. Lieut. C. I". Fergfuson-Davie's resignation oi his commission m the Johore Volunteer Kitic- ha been acc< pted. I:: the iir>t seven months of this year' Johore exported 532,000 pikuls of rubber, compared
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  • 73 8 Rubbers Quietly Confident. TIN ACTI\ E. (From Our Own Correspondent >. London, Sept 1. Tin shares are active as a result of a modest advance m the price of the Metal. Rubbers shares are quieiiy tirm but tfcftj amount of trading Is negligible. I" thtruhber market there
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  • 63 8 (From Our O*.. CorreApondeßt. IVnanu. Sept. I. Pih Ah Sun. a reochew, wai ti»-day aen- tenced to .^ix months rigorom vutprusoamaxi a< a consequence of Hie theft of tmo pairs of gold bangles, jr^M mrfatlel watch and u-old and brilliant nn?. toe botal mine being LB5 dollars, whirli
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  • 143 8 BONDS FO VAI.IK OF US. IOO.OOti KBOOVEREU. I Join ha 4>C -•>• The case againsi Llewellyn Evans, <■- I hief A-ccountant, Ffongli *ag and Shi B| I Banking Corp ration, on a charge d! minal breach of trust m respect of tnent Securit i< s id at
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  • 78 8 foi tnatM ol M I *g* v I 'h< Stadium was sufficient ompensatioi for tin enforced abondonmeni liie previous night owing to the rain. The pi :-..i'. «a> uniformly g and the Bu [ding Empire ua- presented ■rttl the im| >'\ eness thai »*afc so ea\ on the
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  • 127 8 A meeting of the _bov< wiU be held on Monday next a1 LO a.m. Amongst the questions are thoc bj Iti*. Song Ong Siang a*kin*> nrhai special steps bave '<'i, tal by the Police to deal with the pangr menace and Mr. Ward regatding iho position of the
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  • 108 8 Sis Highness the Sultan Johore ha> been pleased to make th< following appoint iiu'iu> m th,' i Bke of the most esteemed family ordei whh from 17;h September, 192«: The HonT>le V. 11. Dncku A.b (!ui A.'.i/. Imp. A.bdol Majhi. 1».K.. U be Chancellor of the Order, vice
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  • 151 8 Reference was made l-y 111 Ball, Second Magistrate, yesterday, to statement made by Mr. E. A Brown at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, regarding cruelty to bliilucks. The Magistrate, m his remarks, *v heard to state that all cases .f eruelt) were de servedly dealt with,
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  • 101 8 1 CONFLICTING YIKWs. OOUIH.K SHITS H|v v [■■■Cui'i fce.J Tli" Republican paper- d< v ton J>aki i debt catteeltai fhe New ITork T; ibm* gegtioa i> ni"p!"'" •<' lead i<> misconception and Tnc Htm York Tuin I m- Mr. Newts* Baiu lion sayiii^. A i v. bU
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  • 42 8 ts and a nui i •he >qu.-(! In- I p.!-.' earns that II c shock I Goven fift Tht H Pftl :I. r I I i.iin. LJE* I. T.i ntti k>. i Mi departun f two cm .> mod ion
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  • 33 8 s_ti %m The Bulgariai Rumania ami s peaa m Baikal ■rmv.ent is doing Comitadji aciiv,; ramification* .j-.- [M rat m this matt* 'ma ii r raadtnesf I ml l < jj- K«i
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  • 23 8 CHINA STATION NAVAL CHANGES. K l'ii! er Son TW Eh* ;..-< Dartmoutl an _w at the end I I Rnbmmrttte L 2" B v
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  • 31 8 PREMIERS TO SEE ATLANTIC FLEET. [Bi I»h Sa4ii I I tagb; 51 I Arrattejementx we I i Dominiofl 11.aI 1 a I Uupe rial < 'otifew m i I tic I' >:.■'•• I
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  • 15 8 Tin Colonial Secreti I Palest intan cttrrencj I steritnc and fern I
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  • 18 8 onsuntin.. Tlio iajnimniliiiri bo death Abdul Kadfar n i i Smyrna ptd to a->a>mat. X
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  • 22 8 Th<- t aritata -KuU^ p obeen nivcn m the Mala} the Mth of Aug. >f Sept A welcomi it ext i 1
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 202 8 -THE CONNOISSEUR: ES TO CALDBECK'S" GEORGE M 1920 GOULET IH VINTAGE CALDBFXK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated audet the ompanies Ordinances of Hongkong.) (Incorporated m Shanghai.) 45. ROBINSON ROAD, TKI S t^-_ vJi/io I ltU.l i-/tlor« -I FOR WEDDINGS AND ALL OTHER OCCASIONS. j EJust unpackecl the latest stock m Si7i*r
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    • 45 8 J^^***^ VERMIN USK $m T AGENTS: W. R. Loxley&Co, N l^JLj/\rvO ft PJ I GOLDEN SERIES. L yAVAV.VV.V.'.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V, p f■ jßkJßW}^^\. f m IT'S AN EASY JOB ■I to renovate your car j > with I Irobmalacl I m l OF All. GARAGES AND DEALERS. V/.'.'.V.V.V.'.'.V.V.V.V.V.V.'.ViV.
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  • 243 9 WAR STILL WAGING. «H \i (HI Rl HILL SAYS. Ml Winstoa Churchill said that ura and wages no longer raperabic obstacle. He did not I *e-i Uifficullj m reconciling the as tween national and dis. ent?. He st:ll hoped that the egat< conference would produce proposal The Government
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  • 564 9 SMITH n>. COOK. Radio Official >c? rice.) Ragbj, Awgasi SI. I XeCUI I •> m I t< formulate any consideration of the quesbody to asidei fr from or suggest ns ;>y d legate a wiß agree t< modii ix.licy b doubtful Mr. Hero* rt tiers'
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  • 356 9 PLACE ON COUNCIL. POLAND'S GENEROSITY. [Renter's Service.] Geneva, Aug. 31. The drafting: subcommittee, after a proItracted disc .~si, no f j K French amendment t«> Lord Cer.l' cheme regarding the eligibility of non-permanent councillor.--, agreed to a temporary arrangement whereby nonpermanent members will he exceptionally admitted to
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  • 53 9 [Keuter'a Service.] Rone, Sept. 1. General NohjUe, who was the pilot of the N >rge polar expedki n, m an interview said had accepted at; invitation from the United r is to supervise, some rnanths york, an American aeronautical establish- after which he will po to Japan
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  • 31 9 p ■-'•:> com se of the Kuala Lumpui Kxhibitioi some homing pigeon- were released r Hatu Gajah and they did the hundred odd miles to the Federal Capita! m j good time.
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  • 1716 9 California Conquers Sardine Trade. FISHING METHODS. The current annual report on 'he Fisheries Department is not so interesting as it may reasonably hoped that the next Aviil be beI cause it does not include the results of the j Tongkol trawling scheme, but there is much I that
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  • 138 9 S.M.R'S Hall m Tokio. < By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shinilmnsha.) Tokio. Auu. SI. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the South Manchuria Railway has decided to establish a memorial m Tokyo, at a cost of Y1,500,000. The memorial building is to be used for
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  • 31 9 The trust deed creating the Toh Ah Boon scholarship m Johore shows that the donor is investing' $20,000 with a view to providing a scholarship for the purpose of medical study.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 148 9 Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m thr- Straits SettlemenU^ Anntial Cash Sale I TWO—"ONCE A YEAR'— BARGAINS IN Men's Half-Hose. m^^^m^^ N0 60 MERCERISED COTTON jfe KXTRA STROM. TOES HEELS. "VI YELL A* HALF-HOSE CREAM H_ Por Day and Tennis Wear. fflFMft? No. 23 Plain No. 80 Ribbed. Iw/// PRICE Si
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 646 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■mUBfl SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. (Via denoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Dae Singapore. TEHtESIAS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg 1 3 t SARPEDON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam
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    • 544 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Sept 5 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Marseilles, London, Havre and Hamburg Sept. 9 s.s. KNOWSLEY HALL London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Sept. 20 s.s. KENTUCKY
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    • 447 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND AFCAR LINES (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO 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 Am** rf 1926 192^ KHYBER
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  • 917 11 "ARE THE ENGLISH ODIOUS?" (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Aug. 3. i his searching question was asketl at the I'aris Girls' Debating Society, a special meeting of the eloquent members having en convened, for a young lady who has lived some years m London, where she has passed various
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 154 11 R The Great British Tonic for over 30 years H is the tonic of cm- :ieinever\ ase I m ik- es t) d 51 c nerves. < 's 'A c keeps you bright and happy, and goad -^stores yo .la gl ri »usl ealth. Free Wineglasses A >peciul crystal Wl
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    • 532 11 SKIN DISEASES Craw-Craw and ail iM-;i .M-eases of the skin CAN BE CURED "Broomassite" is gaaraateed to cure even the most difficult skin affections and is perfectly clean m use. "BROOMASSITE" is made by Burgoyne Burbidges& Co., Ltd., the most famous of England's Chemists. One ipp] ation oi "I troomas
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    • 300 11 I Rver and Beath from the Mosquito/ I]\/fANY men of science have This is Flit. Flitspray deus the hotm ia IVI given up their lives to the a lVw >™»^* «h.-.. i: -i...an,, tf fl lt an ,j i j r j., mosquitoes. It is econon yto use Flit and
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  • 556 12 CARGO BROACHING. A thing about the black brother which strikes you when you are getting to know him is the large amount of human nature m him: he is filled with it, of precisely the june sort that we have experience of, that fills up. Thus he would
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  • 202 12 Portuguese I ishinjf Party Itnhh<'ri off Lantau. The versatility of the Chines? pirate was demonstrated to the discomfiture of a 'arm' party of Portuguese on Aug. 21st., when freebooters attacked :i fishing party m Bn tish waters, captured a launch and its Chinese crew, and got
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  • 132 12 Owing to a break m th escarpment of the Horseshoe Fall, Niagara is m danger of losing its attractions and a Canadian-Ameri-can engineering commission is to deal with the threatened danger. One is apt to look on such natural wonders as enduring and eternal, forgetting that m nature
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  • 79 12 A consignment of arms, comprising: 1,000 machine guns, 75,000 Mauser pistols and about two million rounds of ammunition is stated to have been seized by the Canton authorities on board a vessel near the village of Foo Moon m the Canton river a fortnight ago. There are various reports as
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 590 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 ton») and MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Austral?*. Cabins de Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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    • 345 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. Incorporated m U.S.A.) IliCKlTl^Pfo^ Passages booked by all steamship line*. Independent and Conducted Tours. Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit Remittances by Draft and Cable Transfc-i Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and accident Insurance effoeu-a Booking Office for F.M.S. RLYS.. ROYAL STATE KI.YS OF SIAM and JAVA
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    • 134 12 Ee3ESSEc3E Golden Guinea 77i£ Produce of the toicesf Vineyards m The Guarantee is&^r cf Exctllencc. JOHN LITTLE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated h f SIXGAPORK. V] ;\\N(.. AN!' KUALA UHni LLOYD TRIESTINO NA\ 01 HOMEWARD SAHJNG& Bi-monthly lervkn foi Brindif and Trieste via port* arpc throujrh Biils of Lftdtef fc: levant and
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 585 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. j BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuautan (via Gemaa and Jerantut) c veryMonday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday J am Bangkok every Thursday Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday *> P-
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    • 673 13 O. S. K. Line. lnat T- Steamers. Arrive Dept. t <Jon, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan and Port Said. Amaeon Maru Sept Xonwasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Delapoa Bay, Durban t Chicago Maru Sept. 16 Sept 17 Durban. Al^oa Bay, Cape Town, Rio, Santos, Montevideo and B.
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    • 387 13 TRAVEL" COMFORT "PRESIDENT JBVIL 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, all have hot and cold running water. The spacious
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    • 609 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW TOEK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. WALES MARU due Sept. 8 m.s. SILVERLARCH due Sept. It m.s. CUBA MARU due Sent 28 m.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct 11 s.s. RHINE
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  • 335 14 NOVEL POINT IN AN INSURANCE CLAIM. An interesting point is revealed m the decision of the Commissioner of Industrial Assurance m a case of child Insurance which had been referred to him. It was a claim by one Thomas B. Dalton j against the Wesleyan
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  • 363 14 REPORT ON 'AW Mrs "SINS airo, \uu r 3. V\ Zaj i: st were returned to Parliament by an ovi rwhelming maj rity at recent < lections much was heard aboul unconstitutional practices of the Ziwar eminent, and dire threats were uttered i»i the Chamber, bul
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  • 156 14 WHAT IMPRESSES AMERICAN VISITORS TO ENGLAND. Writing n the "Progress of the Englishrpeaking World" m "The Landmark," the monthly magazine of the English-Speaking I im.;'\ Mr. Frank Dilr.oi mentions thai American friends visiting England i'<>r the first time this summer have specially emphasised the points which impressed them m English
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  • 402 14 HORSEMANSHIP THRILLS IN WFST CANADA. Vancouver. Western Canada, birthplace and horn? of efficient horsemen, is "stampeding" just now not with some new goldfield as an objective, but to show city folks what a man can do with a horse, and vice versa. To the person seeking thrills,
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  • 191 14 THE TA NGIER SITUATION. y, i zzi jm. i:• i press. I ondon .1. 20. The is no <i: quarters m London to regard v ith un onci n thi nresi i I angier. li is realised that then- i a element anxinu sucoosj working if the nteri ona i■
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  • 158 14 iln coroner who doubted whether a passenger, who was not strapped m while an aeroplane was looping the loop was really saf< had evidently never studied the effects of cent rifugal force. I have never experienced the sensation of a lo p; but I have always been
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  • 111 14 Four Men Saved bj ;i Rope. Genei a, July 28. Six Austrian alpinists were caught m a snowstorm near the summit of the Wiessbachhorn yesterday, and four were found frozen to death. Two were saved by a party of guides. Four Swiss climbers who were roped
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 99 14 Good! It's Home Made. /y II dispenses with the need ol baking powder tt or yeast. It is /Ac ideal raising powder 1 #1 and is packed m hefmeticalfy sealed tins >^*^* i v I If Send four cent stamp with your |a L"' ■'l^v^l r-* Xi address for "Jig
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    • 213 14 LEA PERRINS' N I is known the world over as the I best appetizer for COLD MEAT. I 44 fifif /I /i 4 T^ £jl!iliJi3 1 Iji3i3/alv i-- A SPECIAL ANNOi NCEMENT TOR Military Pageant FANCY COSTUMES AV> EVENING FROCKS un.ii a compel n 1 lilor A LOVELY MATERIAL WITH
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  • 636 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Ist. [Figures m brackets show the issue value of the Share m dollars unieus ot&erWise aiaiKtd.j MINING. Asani Kumbang 67s 69s Batang Padang 85 87% Chenderiang 25s 26s E. Siamese (£1) 19s Gd 20s 3u Hitatn Tin 1.4U 1.4:. illns 58s 60s
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  • 24 15 September 1. Bank 4 M.S. Bank demand 3 *> M Inu i d i Bank of England Elate 6 p.c Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54
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  • 219 15 S< tember I. Tin 50 Tons $148.75 Pepper White s" Flake Tapioca Copra Sundried Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Bin Chan Mark Red Eag\e (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Stoka 25€ Rice, Siam Broken No I 220 Rice, Siam
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  • 43 15 September Ist., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Si I Q.C.I Spot rd R.S.S Sept. 68 Oct-Dec. 3 T"\ ["one of Market: Quiet. Latest < ible: London Spot Sh< I p< rlb New York Spot Sheet G.cts
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  • 567 15 The price of tin Has registered a furthei appreciation of £3. per ton during t.K week, but the share market has been listinetly (•'.iiu' and quotations generally sh< small decline, particularly m Si tin owing possibly to the heavy arrival of scrip from London and Australia." Rubber
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  • 104 15 RIHBER AUCTION. YESTERDAY*^ i.isi S Th«- Sin.i:;;:' n < ItMnbei lam Rubber Association, beU its 775tl i yesterday, when I here I .v v 1,516,8 VI ;i 677.16 toi «r... 1,012,894 II i.; (52 IB tons. Sold SI 3 1 378 I tuns. Spot L Bdon Is.
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  • 70 15 [British Badi. I MBcia Si i let.] Rvgfcp, Auu. II Paris 164%, N< n Iforl L t Bru 1.4'r f Geneva 25.14 Ajauterdam li!.ii' 4 Milan 148, Berlin Stockholm 16^4, Copenhagen 18J2H t, Oslo 22.14%, 34 Prag m U li, il. ingf < is DOM I:. 71 Buej
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  • 134 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Sept. 1 ftabber. i. cal 67 a ai Fin. 1 nd n E291 15s. Local 14>-V 50 as sold. KuMht-. Shan- Btefl New SCO- dais have bus ere al iS ai 61. Pajanis a toted 12 914 ai U urui Uniteds a- v v Brogas
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  • 127 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. i!.. i; Macpha I I.»m(i"n Rubber 1 Local 68%. Tin. iJ'.H 15s. I Mining Sl.;it m ita et Fil lens are m demand at 21.25, I Iris at ~> v^. PetalingE were taken at 4. 'JO. ml ians a: s Mambaui al 1 W Elarb on
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 465 15 Assets Over $6,500,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m 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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    • 425 15 BANKING^ YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, j LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,0d0 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.86,500,000 President: E. Eodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. j DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Etq. Baron E. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Eiq. E. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodaumi, Eiq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo,
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    • 446 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION, j (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,030 Reserve Fund:- -Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Resent Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy Chairman
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    • 102 15 INSURANCE. THE j ASIA INSURANCE CO.. LTD. i (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Ten Chor.K Siong, Esr\ (Chairman). Chun Hrn Leone Esq. Wonc Yong Km, Esq. Loke Ygn Kit, Esq. Lee Pii P^o. Esn. T.ponc Fnnnp Sipw. Esq. Lee Chin Ti.ir:. Esq. Thio Kirn Otman. Esq.* Mr. Au Mm Thong.
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    • 40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter AD. *****.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MAMNK Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Btnf* Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. &ARLOW ft CO. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Itapgtr,
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  • 341 16 Heavy Scoring Everywhere. THE LORD'S MATCH. [Reiner's Service.] London. Aug. 31. Kconltn ol County cricket matches concluded ti> -day were as follow: Surrey versus Middlesex. At Lord's: Surrey won by innings and 63, Surrey M 9 for •"> (declared.) Middles*; 275 and 241. Hobbs contributed 816*, Jardine 103,
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  • 373 16 LANCASHIRE'S FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 1964. Thus be seas i rt aallj com« s to i <oniy three County matches remain to be I VI anin •at i I which arc ta re m keeping with the hard wickets of Australia, eight matches produc- ;>-_ |3i q tho isand runs. Sfaca
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  • 175 16 W. L Pts. Xo y W i Ist Ist Poss Obt Rea Per li. In 32 II S G a 140 iofl 1 75 71 Ml 010 I 140 104 S 71 "8 Kert r »15 8 3 140 92 0 66 71 Not W B 148
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  • 48 16 ROOT NOT TO VISIT INDIA. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 1. Root has declined the invitation extended him to tour India with the M.C.C. team which leaves London on Sept. 24th. The Worcestershire County authorities consider that he r.iH'ds a rest after two years of unintevrtipted cricket.
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  • 70 16 [Renter's Service. London, Auk. SI. In the presence of a small attendance the match between the Australians and Sussex was resumed at Brighton to-day, fine weather prevailing when the tourists continued their innings on a good wicket. They declared at 153 for 4 (Macartney 65). Susst-x
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  • 101 16 The follow ing sides will represent the s.c.< II over the week end: On Saturday on the S.C.C. ground vs. The Indian Association: R. A. Ashworth, V. O. C. Charlesworth, W. H. Findlay, E. W. Hare, C. K. H. Jacobs, K. H. C. Laverton (Capl R. B- 1
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  • 309 16 ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY'S EVENTS. !n celebration of the extensions to the club house and the completion of the pagar, tht Singapore Swimn ing Club is holding a •arnival and a1 home this afternoon, and a large attendance of members and friends is expected. Lady Guilleraard has kindly
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  • 28 16 [Router's Service. London, Ann. 31. Id the northern section of Division 111 to-day Rochdale neat Crewe by three to one; and Southport beat Hartlepools one nil.
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  • 68 16 The Selangor State Malays the Sultan Suleiman Club— having won outright the silver cup presented by H. 11. the Sultan of I'erak id the exhibition inter-State series last year, carried away the beautiful Gold ('up. presented jointly by the four Rulers of the F.M.S., '>n Monday
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  • 100 16 In the hockey match played on Tuesday between the V.M.C.A. and Fort Canning, the Association won hv 8 goals to nil. The Police naei Port Canning yesterday afternoon >n the V.M.C.A. ground at Alison Road a?. W ran out winners by six g°ai* to Goal-scorers were: Smith <:>) and
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  • 205 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Iv Singles. C. Salter owe 15 vs. H. H. Bullen owe 15.1 unfinished. K. Brooke ewe 4 beat C. H. T. Kent owe 4. d— 3, (5—3. C. Singles. V. Berry plus 3 beat W. H. Palgrave owe 3 7_5. I). Singles. H.
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  • 100 16 singles. E. I Poyser owe 3 vs. Lt. H. S. J, Bourke plus 3. R. G. Pash scr. vs. <;. E. Cobb owe 15. R. Lint* n scr. vs. R. H. Wild owe 5. .1. Wilson owe 3 vs. Roy Smith <>\w 30. C. Singles. J. Phillip plus
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  • 25 16 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Handicap Ladies Doubles. \'r-. Miller and Mrs. Wurtzburg beat Mrs. Chamier and Miss Hutchis n, 6 1. 11 L 2.
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  • 21 16 TO- DAYS TIE. Ladies Handicap Doubles Final. Mrs. Harrington and Mrs. Cullen owe 3 vs, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Wurtzburg owe
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  • 16 16 Mixed Doubles Open. Final. Falkner and Mrs. Wurtzburg vs. Sim-lair find .Mi- Griffith-J >nes.
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  • 58 16 The following are the fixtures of the Badminton Tournament of the Chinese Friendly Ass( >ci;ti ion. Championship (Saturday's Tit's.) Choo Kwj; Chua vs. I.im Chwee P"li. Toh Cheng Kiat vs. Choo Ah Thye. I ;>w Chwee Thye vs. Lira Siew Tec. B. (hiss Handicap: (Sunday's Ties.) Lira Uah Lee
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  • 97 16 Handicap Tournament. The preseni position m the above is ;< c follows": Class Games Points Average Scheffelaar ."> 6 6 Fee Ah Chian 1 33 4.12 McCabe Reay 3 20 68 3.40 McLean 1 23 68 2.95 I ck 3 21 r-9 2.81 Steyens 3 21 57
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  • 47 16 The following were th t > host cards t'<>r the •n«rust Medal Competition. Luang Sri Sayam Kitch 7<5 <> 70 A. C. Carnegy 89 18 71 FT. A. R. Paulusz 87 14 73 E. Van der Boc-k 78 2 70 T. Jarvia 93 12 81
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  • 29 16 The Men's monthly medal (Stroke) will be played on Saturday and Sunday 25th and 26th inst. and the Ladies' monthly Medal (Stroke) on Thursday, 23rd inst.
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  • 411 16 MR. L. R. WHEELER'S NEW BOOK. Scouting m the Tropics, by L. Richmond Wheeler. (London: C. Aithur Pearson). This book has been compiled after some sixteen years' experience as Scoutsmaster, Commissioner, etc., m Trinidad, Antigua, Malaya and England, and the author may therefore be reasonably supposed
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    223 16 W W.I.KY vs. DANO. Friday night's championship fighl at Happy Valley will probably be Boy Walley's last }i i. 1 i api earance for some time, for the local boxer ha planned n return to the Philippine Islands with a possible i to A merica to foil iw. The
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  • 84 16 A Chinese shop keeper was yesterday sentenced to three months rigorous imprisonment for being m fraudulant possession of ;i number of motor ear radiator caps, bulbs, and reeds, one of the articles having been identified as the property of the Hon'ble Mr. S. Q. Wong. The accused,
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  • 70 16 The preliminary enquiry into charges of armed robbery preferred auain^t three Cantonese youths was continued m th<- Police Courts yesterday. It i- alleged that the throe accused held up a Cantonese who was proceeding along Selat Road m a tiki -ha. and having threatened him with knives,
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  • 17 16 There will be a service for h.Vinir >•'. sick to-morrow, ai 5.15 p.m. m St. Andrew Cathedral. I
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    • 135 16 I A STEINWAY GRAND PIANO I >. GIVES TO ANY DRAWING ROOM THAT FINAL TOUCH QUIET DIGNITY SO ESSENTIAL IN A HOME CALL AM) INSPECT THESE TO DAY. P' S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Honjrkong). 5 KAKI IKS PLACE. SIN(. AI'OHK. methods of TVI Mil 1 f7k Cf\ \Yf>
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