The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 September 1926

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore F ree Pre ss I CENTS. NO. 11,594. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1926.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    274 1 The mine owners persist m their stubborness regarding a national coal agreement and Mr. Winston Churchill made a crushing rejoinder— Pagge 9. The opening speech oi* M. Henes, the Czecho-Slovikian Premier, was broadcasted from the Assembly of the League oi Nations at Geneva Page 9. I.S. oil
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    JOB.
    1103 1 It was about ihe most unattractive bookshop you could imagine. The street had a neglected air, and as you entered it the shadows seemed to rush togethei noiselessly behind you as though iprison you tor ever. Opposite the hop was a nurses' hotel, hermetically sealed, and farther away a
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      197 1 jyWWWWWWWIIIrVWWWWWWWVIftrto J BRITISH AND BEST 5 jj MAYPOLE MARGARINE^ FOR TABLE USE. > RAFFLES HOTEL j Autumn Races FANCY DRESS BALL (FANCY DRESS OPTIONAL). On Saturday, 11th September. PRIZE WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE BEST FANCI DRESS. BOTH LADIES AND CENTLEMEN. Lequime's European Orchestra. "PORTABLE" IS THE RIGHT WORD. Ihe
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      309 1 JJ A BOON IN THE TROPICS! ji i- .a/" v TAILiSfUMi POWDER ?j ff One of the jja-W ji ij ff CROWN JJ^gf^ :j j Protects the skin from the j !s|*hM!^3s33Hßß WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS, LIMITED. a a (Incorporated m England.) a a a k raaaaaaeaa n\V^ m a\\\ m
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      117 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Government lenders Page <• Adelphi Hotel race engagements Page L Royal b.-er at Gosling's, $4.50, dosenPage 7. Kramat Pulai declare a 1 dividendPage 7. New jewellery specialities at LittlesPage B. To let small bungalow. Lo i bunch of keys Page 7. Fancy Dress Ball al Raffles on Saturday
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      24 1 *Z '-"aWa V.V.Wa Va'a Wa'aWaV "J a a m l SWALLOW ARIELLS I "CHERRY RIPE" j: CAKES. j WAVW.V.\V.\ W. V. V. V. I*
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      122 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, >'!■. Ilir.h Water. 11. 35 a.m.. 11.21 p.m. Jimah Kubbei- Mtg., Chart* red Bank, noon. Military Pageant, Stadium 9 p.m. Thursday, 9th. Hijrh Water. 11.58 a.m.. 11.50 p.m. Singapore Races Third Day, 2.15 p.m. Tanglin Club dance, 6.30 pjn. Friday, LOt*. High Water. 0.21 a.m Tanglin Club
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    LEGACIES LEFT TO WAITRESSES
    217 2 Thtir Most Considerate Customer i stationer. of Bronswick-square, B sours too! uneheon for sixteen year b< m fit under his will. Vi. Smytl son, who left £49,282, bequeathed 1100 Miss Vlsept, late manageress of 's restaui ant, Holbi .n, a: d £50 ea '1 Lily Violet
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      286 2 Dl BARRY TOILET PREPARATIONS. NEW STOCKS HAVE ARRIVED OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIALITIES. Extensor Powderettes m Naturelle Rachel and Blanche with rouge. Liquid Powder, m three shades. Rose Pompom, day and evening tints. Day Cream 'Golden Morn." Night Cream "Golden Morn." Creme Shalimar. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23. Battery Road. VICTORIA THEATRE
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      217 2 Victoria Theatre. SEPTEMBER 11th., 13th., and 16th. MATINEE 15th. Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY GUILLEMARD. GRAND BALLET Produced by the MISSES WRIGHT and McINTYRE. IN AID OF CHILDREN'S CHARITIES. ROMAN OUR LONDON SINGERS. CABARET. COMEDY COMPANY. HEIFETZ. PAVILION From Monday, Mh to Sunday, 12th September.
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      265 2 Commencing Monday, 6th September. i ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietor) In the Second Show Commencing <) p.m A GREAT FIRST NATIONAL SUPER PROIHTTKft AN ADAPTATION OF THE FAMOUS \o\ j > ',A RE 'is THE LOST WORLD SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE who, when he wrote "the story hadn't
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    245 3 AUSTRALIANS AT TAUNTON. The following are the full scores m the match between the Australians and Somerset. Aust: alians. Ist Innings. Bardsley, b Glasgow 15 Taylor, c Whit b Bridges 15 Ponsford, b Bi tdges 1 Collins, 1.b.w.. b Glasgow 1 j Hendry, played on, b White 12
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    AUSTRALIANS AT CANTERBURY.
    291 3 The following are the full scores m the match between the Australians and Kent. Kent. Ist. Innings. Hardinge, c Collins, b Macartney "'2 Ashdown, I Mailey 42 Woolley, st. Ellis, b Mailey 64 Seymour, st. Ellis, b .Mailey 22 J. Bryan, i Grimmett, b Richardson 61 Chapman,
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    CAPTAIN CORNWALLIS RESIGNS KENT CAPTAINCY.
    36 3 London, Aug. 2<>. Canterbury. Lord Harris has announ ed that Captain Cornwallia has resigned from J the keat captaincy, ana that Mr. A. J. Evans lis his successor. -Times of Ceylon.
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    NAVY AND R.A.F; DRAW AT CRICKET.
    114 3 London. Aug. 24. The crickel match, at Portsmouth, between the R yal Navy and the Royal Air I Force was draw n. The Roya] Navy scored 256 runs m the first iai'iia s, Lieut. Boucher contributing i 106, while Wing-Comniander Blount took 7 I
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    VOGUE OF SOCCER.
    149 3 I WEMBLEY NEW HOME FOR G VViK. London. Aug. 27. <):-! the eve of tht football season, m an intei i Mr. F. J. Wall, the Football A sociatio Secretary, said he confidently anticipated an even more successful season than last year. The imm n- gr.e the
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    MYSTERY OPPONENT FOR SUZANNE.
    93 3 London, Aug. 27. Philadelphia. Mflle. Lenglen's manageT announces that a prominent, international star, at present a member of the United States Davis !up Team, will la- one 61 Mile- Lenglcn's opponents m her American tour. He refused to disclose the name on the ground that ii
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    WELSH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    34 3 WELSH AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. London. Aug. 26. Porthcawl. D. Lewis, of Ashburnham, won the Welsh Native Amateur Golf Championship, defeating Kenneth Stoker, of Chester, by one hole m the 36-hole final. Times of Ceylon.
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    PONS ASINORUM WINS EBOR HANDICAP.
    58 3 PONS ASINORUM WINS EBOR HANDICAP. London, Aug- 25. The following is the result of the Ebor Handicap (1% miles) run at York to-day.— PONS ASINORUM 1 DROP IT IN 3 Fifteen ran. Wan by three-quarter length, short head between second and third. Betting: "i to 2 against Pons Asinorum. 100
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      64 3 A. yoi'R BABY'S future good health and J[ happiness depends upon your choice ot his ITie right food tor your Baby is Glaxo, which d unable r he^e babies would have had it. proper growth and development, including "Builds Bonnie Babies" j Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. The Green Island
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      41 3 Messrs. A. J, W Vorster and J. W. G. Pels JRyeken, id" the Netherlands Indian Railway Company, left Penang by train on Saturday for Kuala Lumpur. They are on a visit to inspect the administration and management of the F.M.S. Railway?.
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      205 3 EXCLUSIVE State Express methods of manufacture different from all others and are exclusive to Ctate fk ppfss VIRGINIA CIGARETTES _jPRAM ROS- I -zimmmmm Singapore. psg?ai^^4 lmm\m\\a\iWSWmsm\m §5j KBB H s \\l '■JillS LmmW /^uKff^Vili'. '-ft? j^^>^V. U m^^^masammmmmmm^ O-." V »ci' J pa Chamberlains fS^fflfS^ Colic and Diarrhoea P Cfe»«i
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    BY BUS TO BAGHDAD.
    494 4 NEW DESERT CAR. [t is jusi three years ago since the first pioneers adventured into the "blue" from Beirut and found a way across the Syrian Desert to Baghdad. Since then, said the "Graphic" recently, the success of this crossdesert r< ute has been phenomenal. Approximately
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    WORKSHOP HINTS.
    48 4 A satisfactory flux for use when brazing cast iron can be made by mixing thoroughly 1 lb. boracic acid, 4 oz. pulverized chlorate of potash, and 3 oz. carbonate of iron. The surfaces to be brazed must be perfectly clean and brought to a bright red
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      211 4 Dodge Cars Preferred by $2,135. __X ___=te. &E W________<____l <*»„-_-_».**»» *"»v "TS St m*~*A VI tf^. I rfß__B <#^ V V threat l^ommefciai nouses Sedan One of the best proofs of 252. It would require many QAft what the world thinks of pages to print them all. IpZ,oUU* large fleets
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      70 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes 5 THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY. INC. E ■U 14, Chartered Bank Chambers. Singapore. BALLOON TYRES c have (he (.oodyear tyre fmM Jm\ m \~fs/j£ffl want. Let us quote you for a com rßst FS&PrIS P-^te change from regular si/id tyres JMim^pQjmg lo
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    NO TRAFFIC TROUBLES THERE. THE DANISH CAPITAL.
    475 5 NO TRAFFIC TROUBLES THERE. THE DANISH CAPITAL. i ipenhagen, statel} capita] of tne Danes, possibly has fewer traffic worries than any Traffic congestion m Copenhagen is unknown. Traffic halts hardly exist, and the umbei of streel accidents, according to official records, is extremely low. i: es the secret of this
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    STILL NEARER THE £100 CAR.
    645 5 New Motoring Ideas m 1927. THE OLYMPIA SHOW. With the 1926 motor-car only just reaching its zenith of production it may seem a little early to talk about the fashions m motor-cars for 1927. Yet there is only a little over two months before the
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    CLEANING CELLULOID SHIELDS.
    175 5 A.- is well known, there is a tendency on the part oi celluloid shields gradually to discolour, to become "patchy" and covered with small scratches. All these states impair considerably the value of the shields, for while, of course, the waterproof qualities are not impaired, visibility is
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    CROWD AWAITS A GHOST.
    99 5 Midnight Apparition m a Churchyard South Shields, July 26. A crowd of people whose curiosity had been stirred by stories of a ghostly apparition gathered m the churchyard of Earsdon, a village near South Shields, at midnight on Saturday. Suddenly a white form appeared among the
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      270 5 VS^%%S%V.%%VAV.V.V.VAV.V.V..%AV.V.V.V.V.Vi,V.-."-V.V.V.V. 1 (SfSb I CARS i A PURELY BRITISH CAR THAT IS NOW DESERV- > J EDLY MICH IN THE PUBLIC EYE. ITS WON- i < DERFUL QUALITIES WILL ENSURE THAT THIS [l POPULARITY IS STEADY IN THE ASCENDANT, AS > WILL THE VASTLY EXPANDING WORKS NOW IN l\ COURSE
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      162 5 ©©®®@®®@®®®®®@®®®@©®®®®®©©®©®©®®^®9@®©©©©©©®@®©©®©®©g 1 VJIIA X i S THE CAR THAT SAVES YOU MONEY. I Is still the unchallenged economy champion holding the official record. A noiseless, substantial and powerful engine, unsurpassed as a hill-climber. S A beautifully designed body with ample room for five parsons and m attrac- tive colours, blue,
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS
    783 6  -  S. MIDDLETON MATTHEWS. BY PtraU m No. 17. (From the X.C.M.). Black 'i pieces. White G pieces. Whnr lo !>la> and mate m thr>t- moves. By S. < .:n n, \i, Interesting Game. (Played m the re- t h f r the champi asl of Belgium
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    774 6 A Rose by Any Other Name. i From Our Owe i'<^ir>: rodent >. JesseJtoo, Sept. l. We have an idea that a reference, m our la-' Borneo notes, to the odours to be met with m the Kajanir has roused the ire of the Strait.- Steamship Company.
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1163 6 One small point m favour of the suit double is that it is usually a more sociable affair than the No Trump double. The fun is better distributed. When Jack bids a No Trump and is doubled by Sam. it means (or should mean) that all
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    104 6 His Excellency Chao Phya Rama Raghob. the favourite and A.D.C. of the late King of Siam, is expected to arrive m f.ngland shortly. He is described by the Bangkok correspondent of the Morning Post as a figure m many ways recalling the days of "Grand Viziers" and the Thousand and
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1374 7 The Duke's m Java. INTERESTING FOOTBALL. (From Our Own Correspondent.") Hatavia, Sept. 4. As is known the Duke of Wellington's team is at present touring Java and up to the time of waiting has played two game? onf against Sourabaya and one against Bandoeng. In the former case
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      355 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SETON. Bl ACKWOOD FURNITURE J Shanghai Lamps and Shades. J CmWWV V.'.W.Vi'iVAVVASWAV v XI E TABLE TOPS. FLOORING. TILES, Etc. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. .Marble Merchants." Telephone 75. CARS FOR HIRE. POfl NEW BUICK CARS, RING IP THONE NO. 3981. I\VK YOUR OWN CHOICE OF HE FOLLOWING CARS:—
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      796 7 NOTICES. w WILSON HOLGATE AND CO., h (FAR EAST) LIMITED. t In Liquidation I B Notice is hereby given that at Extraordinary General Meetinga of the abovenamed company m held respectively on the 21st day of August 1926 and the 6th day of September, 1926, the following resolution was passed
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      495 7 NOTICES. I EXCHANGE HANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed at nooi on Tuesday. September 7th.. and Thursday, September 9th., race days. KRAMAT PULAI LIMITED. Tlie following advice has been received from the London office "Declared a dividend of one shilling less income tax 4s m the fl payable m
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      437 7 To insure strength and vitality, experts tell us that or.e-third of of Grape-Nuts, the delicious wheat and n.alnd harley food, ia rich m carbohydrates and co itains more varied nourishment than Delightfully crisp, Grape-Nuts gives the teeth a real opportunity for the exercise they need. This welcome crur.chiness makes chewing
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      27 8 |)\|.;i; Oi Sunday, Septembei sth, 1926 at Syert Road Nur«= tig Home. Kuala Lumpur, to Freda, wife uf .W S. Gardner, Selangor River Estate, a daughtei.
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      MARRIAGE.
      41 8 MORRISON-CORMAC. Oi the Ith September, 15)26, at St. Andrew's Pr< sbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur, by the Rev. R. L>. Whitehorn, Sinclair Herbert Morrison, Seventh Mile Estate, Kuala Lumpur, to Eileen Agnes, youngesl daughter of Mr. and Mi C. R. < rmac.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1926. Still the Coal Strike.
    1060 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1926. Still the Coal Strike. We imagine thai the mosl lervenl upholder of capitalism against labour, j must be beginning at last to realise that the owners, despite their presumably better education, experience and morals, are showing up pretty badly m the coal dispute.
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    THE TALAMBA MUTINY.
    129 8 Ship's Safe Arrival at Hongkong. DEPORTEES IX CUSTODY. h (From Out Own Correspondent). On the arrival of iho Talamba the police took over from the Carlisle the protection of the passengers, of whom there were 1,100 deck and eleven Europeans. The trouble ttriginated amongst the <>■ portees,
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    120 8 PENANG iASSKES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) i Penaag, Beat. f. i At the Assizes t3-day two Chinese bai i shees named IVoi g I heng i** and Quan were sentence*! to impi life. A Tamil woman nan d Ing j over m a-um v ftj dol ai I
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    "SCHOOL-MASTERS" SPORTS
    41 8 oui Own torresponaeni It aaag, S< pt. Ti annual sports a' tin- Penang Sd ol masters' Association will be held on the Fre< Sch< »1 grounds on Septemb I v- I The 44ti yar a flat ra to dabs.
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    PERAR'S TEAM FOR SATURDAY.
    72 8 II I I 1 1 n d en t i Ipoh, Sept. 7. The team which v 11 i pn w I Perak m the Malaya I 'up match on Satu an-' a :.j;i>!- al Kuala I impur is the sanw that which beat Selangor Thus
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    FEVER OUTBREAK NEAR TELURANSON
    28 8 (From Ou ;>.:, i -■t* nt>. Ipoh. Sept. 7. An »utbreal spotted f< reported fron ai Estati neai h I thery are ele\ en case-.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    334 8 M \M 101 EN i CkIMF C ISES IN I <>\i, i EN h\; < If Ihe nineteen i as< s to be 1 at thi h Assizes- -which opened vest* morning before the Chiel Justice Sil W Murison- five are murder cases, four attempted murdei (including Lht
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    COBHAM AT SINGAPORE
    205 8 Airman's Short sta> faclit I iali i est* i da) Vian Cobham an ive w laving stayed ua an m man ma<J<' an early i 8 the seaplane -lands m th- South. Mr. Cobham circled aade a a extreme -<-a i tax ing :i'.\ Re-fueling < r.-.-
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    COBHAM AT PENANG.
    7 8 Cobham and if eavinf
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    84 8 Ix-Policc Sa«M rintv:u' Hi I Bj court* lalaw A p rh,: Ma bch as Deai ,apol 111' 111.'' V' t at&cn i attacl d I l?riti-.h Can boats Ace ■\d.u-. afoj Idmiratts i Chii I boats statioaed m the i dang on tin lun tt i fire against
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    CATHEDRAL MUSIC.
    76 8 on Tuesday, the 2lsi Cathedral al 5.30 p.m. tl will give a recital of Originallj intended i the Mothers' I i to maki the recital ate a.' doubt mans pl<? ah < f the apportaaitsS good choral singing. -m 1 lie prog iam me will m full, but
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    THE COAL SITUATION.
    320 9 CHURCHILL'S PLEA. aWNKKS OPPOSE NATIONAL AGREEMENT. resentatives oi the Mining ati w this afternoon lasted two hours. i batim report issued shows that Mr. hill aad other committee members i <~.h tin Association to meet the ana discuss questions at issue. b> I Wi hams is his
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    INDIAN CURRENCY.
    104 9 ent India m thi matter of main- angi it Is. 6d per rupee m ponement ■>f o ns I iat oi rrency bills m the leg »lature. I seat I India have noa isi iniq atal that, m cordth the announceuK i ma I A ig, coatinue to
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    NATIONAL RADIO EXHIBITION.
    142 9 [Britisl Mail- Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 6. ra ii" exhibition, which is i v. i.\ ia. is claimed to be the <r ;i ol a irel mm Instruments is exhibit i■• whi have acre private, but this om is response to the great growth of oterest Receiving
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    APPEAL FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
    49 9 APPEAL FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. I ■.••.■•lie Episcopate ha.- published I the petition it intends to pre--1 Bgress for the repeal of certain -he constitutional amendment so ace rd with Mexicans" religious freeThe petition makes it clear the Church asks for no special favours r liberty foT a 1 religions.
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    LEAGUE AND DISARMAMENT.
    289 9 NEARER THE GOAL. WELCOME TO GERMANY. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 6. The opening speech of the Czecho-Slovaki-an Premier, M. Benes, at the Assembly ot* the League was wirelessly broadcast. M. He ties said that the League, ever since its creation, had been concerned with the problem of
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    TRADE UNION CONGRESS.
    125 9 S j hundred aaa ninety-seven delegates present a1 the 58th annua! Trade i or Congress at Bournemouth. Owing the Home Office han M. Tomsky and Russian del< gates did not arrive at Bournemouth. No importance is attached to the re] vi thai M. Yarotsky, interpreter the Russians,
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    AUSTRALIAN LABOUR.
    107 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 7. lia referendum m Australia on two constitutional amendments submitted by the Federa Government empowering the Government !<• make laws applying ti> corporations "f all kinds, regulating labour conditions m the Commonwealth, establishing the authority of Federal Courts to conciliate and arbitrate all trade
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    THE SPANISH ARMY.
    96 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 Madrid. Sept. (5. The handing oyer of the commands of Artillery, decreed yesterday, has been continued everywhere without incident. It is believed that complete order will be restored m the course of to-day. Advices Ifi mi the provinces state that ail is calm. Madrid.
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    PLAGUE IN LIVERPOOL.
    14 9 Ix)ndon, Sept. 7. A hoy has died from bubonic plague at
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    58 9 The following have been appointed by the Colonial Office to the Malay States: —Miss B. L Robertson, M.A.. M.8.. Ch.B.. as Lady Medical Officer; Mr. R. B. Jagoe, B.Sc. as Agricultural Field Officer; Miss M. C. Cox, as Nursing Sister; Lieut. R. S. demons, Lieut. W. J. Waksh and Mr.
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    IRISH CINEMA DISASTER.
    221 9 ONLY ONE EXIT. TRAPPED AUDIENCE FIGHTS FOR The building of the burnt Irish cinema was made entirely of wood. The film caught fire, the flames spreading rapidly and there was a wild rush to the only exit. Many persons were trampled down and the exit became choked,
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    UNITED STATES OIL.
    75 9 [Reuter's Service.! Washington, Sept. H. The Federal Oil Conservation Board's report draws attention to the promising oilfields m Mexico and South America and state- that the matter is of the first importance. United States' companies should vig usly acquire and explore such fields not only as a
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    COMMERCE IN MEXICO.
    77 9 Reuter s Sen ice. I Mexico < ity. Sept. *i. President Calles, co-operating with the Ihamhers of immerce m an effort > relieve the econ >mic situation, has instructed Jovernment departments not to purchase abroad products which can be procured m fclexie;*. The Foreign Office has re-iterated
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    ANOTHER LADY TENNIS PRO. Reuter's Service.
    47 9 ANOTHER LADY TENNIS PRO. Reuter's Service. New York. Sept. <>. Mr. Pale.' Mdlle Suzanne Lenglen's American manager, announces that the well-known American tennis player, Miss Mary Browne, will join the professional awn tennis rank- and be one of Mdlle Lenglen's opponents during hei forthcoming Am; i ican tour.
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    STRIKE SETTLED.
    41 9 j R( liter'-. Service, j Bogota, Sept. ♦>. Five thousand employes of the Pacific oast Railway, who struck recently, and the tevedores at Buena Ventura, who struck m sympathy with them, have resumed work, the strikers' claims having been conceded.
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    POLISH AIRMAN AT TOKIO.
    20 9 Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, Sept. fi. The Polish airman, M. Orlinski, has arrived at Tokio from Warsaw.
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    THREE RAILWAY SMASHES.
    142 9 I [Reuter's Service.] London. Sept. 7. The express for London from Glasgow over-ran the buffers at Leeds station early this morning. The engine crashed through j two walls and demolished the end of the j station, stopping within a few feet of the i outside cab rank,
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    32 9 Mr. W. H. Daukes and Lt.-Col. A. E. D. Anderson. D.5.0., M.C.. directors of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java, Ltd., have left London for Java on a visit to the company's properties.
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    SHIP'S LATE ARRIVAL.
    513 9 Dutch Firm's Successful Action. DAMAGES AGAINST SHIPPING FOARD. The Dutch firm of Boasson and Van Overzee were successful m their action against the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation m which they claimed damages for breach of a contract under which defendants i,vere to ship on
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    169 9 NOTTS COUNTY LOSE AGAIN. [Renter's Service. London, Sept. ti. Results »f League matches played to-day are as follow: Division I. Bolton 2. Arsenal 2. Cardiff 3, Leeds 1. Burnlej 3, Newcastle 3. Th.*- Wednesday 1. West Ham 0. Tottenham 2, Leicester 2. Division IL Chelsea 2. Notts County
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    THE ST. LEGER.
    43 9 London, Sept. 7. Norman Duke was scratched at 12.25 today for the St. Leger, Later. In the St. Leger probables Caissot will be ridden by Carslake, Glenalbyn by J. Taylor and Piazetta by Weston. Wangratta and Norman Duke are scratch-
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      497 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER A CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LON DON, AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. (Via (renoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t SARPEDON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow Sept. 12 JASON
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      580 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Marseilles, london, Havre, Hamburg and Hull Sept. 10 s.s. KNOWSLEY HALL London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Sept. 20 s.s. KENTUCKY London, Havre and Liverpool
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      458 10 \JU Xmj. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL .STEAM NAVIGATION I U LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and An Dae Uav Tonnage.
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE.
    1167 11 In the London Courts. NOSEGAY LEADS TO TROUBLES. Cissie came to Marlborough-street Police Court wreathed m indignation and deep mourning. Her visit it was her first was attributable to flowers, lovely, sweet-smelling Sowers, which so enraptured her that she insisted on thrusting them m the surprised taces
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    £2,500,000 A YEAR ON DRUGS.
    126 11 Hint of Change m Insurance Act Administration. "One of the most disheartening things m connection vvith thc administration of the Insurance Act is the large sum spent every year on drugs, amounting to between £2,000,000 ami £2,500,000. I am satisfied that there is a great
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      595 11 mm mmmmm Kaa^^n t NOTICE. fhraa that ali roads within a«-M Doma::. will be closed to p.m. to I p.m. i«n each of the Deputy Colonial Kn>*ineer. NIK SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER OMPANY, LIMITED. rated ia the Straits Settlem^ nts>. ks al 0m Coaapaaj will be clonjcidl IStk >t-Titemher. to Mommy
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      155 11 I S^_EKaiMES^^A Each part is giver. m as maca attention m as if it were the M vvhole. That is why m Kermath Marine m Engines arc so well balanced and m All parts Standard W and Interc'r:;...gem able. American impulse coupling. J to 100 li. P., Im 1 to
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      374 11 _^T V rWmMMW^^^ l^^r^ fl r V x< l^s? M A sense of physical fitness which men V iW 4f\ -W^ mWmW mm^Mmmr-nm W To quickly get rid of Rheumatism V« 'ii canu >t i— W5 choofl h I remedy Por aur Rheumatism 1 1 J i» Witt's ECidne; md
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    502 12 THE ICEBERG TRACKERS. The passengers, coming up from lunch, rushed to the deck rails; some hurried to their state-rooms and cabins for cameras. Less than a mile away, silvery m the sunshine on a blue sea, the ice patrol boat Tampa was signalling to the liner. It was
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    60.000 TON LINER.
    243 12 Considerable interest was aroused m shipping circles on Aug. 4th by the report from America that the White Star Lini intended building a new ship of 60,000 tons, which would be the biggest passenger liner m the world. No confirmation of the report, however, could be obtained
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      565 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 (7,175 tona) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons).— The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and f_nest steamer trading to Austraha. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      47 12 The old joke about the Swiss Navy will soon be pointless. Switzerland has already got a harbour, at Basle on the Rhine, and is developing a mercantile marine for the sea carriage of goods to Switzerland by way of the Rhine. It is stated by the Depart-
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      34 12 CHARGEURS REUNIS. (Incorporated m France.) Regular monthly freight and passenger service. OUTWARDS. SAIGON, TOURANE AND HAIPHONG s.s. ADEN due Sept. 10 s.s. AMIRAL L. TREVILLE due Oct. 2 HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP.
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      500 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM LLOYD* AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE SAILINGS ON FIXED DATES VIA SIFZ TO NEW OI.K AND t Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia, Baltimore, aad to f *.s...\ Mid Inland Points on through Rills of Lading. For shipping orders and information apply
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      211 12 (Incorporate m HOMEWARD SAILINGS Bi-monthly service tmt Bi mia and Trieste v.a ports tal .-.rgo oc through Bills of Lf Itag Levant md Blade Sea Port* I a. arts on I f c Van a-' ROSANDR Ii MF L VIMINALE (HTWARD SAILINGS I OR HONGKONG. >H VSGU \M> JM'AN VI
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      586 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) ever> Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      693 13 PO. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive Dept London. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan and Port Said. Amazon Maru Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Mombasa. Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Delagoa Bay, Durban t Chicago Maru Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Durban, Algoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio, Santos, Montevideo and
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      469 13 TRAVEL" COMFORT "PRESIDENT JvVHL Li 1 J^l EL K9 i_p __*_s_» T^ f 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,
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      532 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND s.s. WALES MARU mi n p potr t m.s. SILVERLARCH due Sept. 19 m.s. CUBA MARU due Sept. 28 m.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct. 11 For rates and other particulars apply:
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    251 14 FOR IHR TRAMWAY COMPANY'S ATTENTION. j To the Editor. I Sir, Hoping that the following would find a least room m your valuable paper, 1 beg to draw the attention of the managing hands m the Singapore Traction Co., Ltd. for the sake of public convenience
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    JAVA CABLE NEWS.
    162 14 STILL BUSY. The Hague Aug. 2?*. Last week J! English trawlers bunkered d muiden. The Hague, Aug. 30. D zens of ships are awaiting their turn m the New Waterway to bunker. The liar Lour »f Rotterdam is crowded with ships. Cattle Import. The Hague, Aag. 30.
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    EATING SHOPS IN PENANG.
    212 14 The eating shops of Penang are not so bad as they are made out to be and there are quite a few where any European could obtain an enjoyable mt al. But there is no eating shop m the Chines; 1 quarter where a lady mighl
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    BOMBAY STREET SCAVENGERS' STRIKE.
    48 14 City m a Deplorable Condition. Bombay, Aug. 27. Following the unrest among the street scavengers owing to the Municipality's proposal to reduce the pay of new employees bj Rs. 5 monthly the majority of the scavengers have struck .-Mid the streets of a i
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    YACHTING.
    451 14 The Pulau Jong Race. GERTRUDE AND JOY TIE. What should have been the dual race tor the up presented by Dr. Brook- was sailed on Sunday but as the Gertrude and Joy tie on points these two boats wiii ail oil for the Trophy at sonu future date, over
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    179 14 HF.AVV STORM IN JAPAN. i By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha. I Ohio, Sept. A violent storm which swept the Canto districts has interrupted the railway and the telegraph services m various places. Mr. Shima on Trial. Mr, Tokuzo Shima, chairman of the board of diiectors of
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    SWIMMER SEEKS DEATH.
    54 14 Holiday-Making Crowd See Rescue Refused. Wallasey, July 22 A large crowd of holiday-makers last night on Moreton Embankment near Wallasey, Cheshire, saw an unknown man walk into the sea. Fie was about dU. m height, and wore a macintosh. Mr. Samuel Cook, of Moreton. a holder of
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      328 14 AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD El ROPE A!* RESIDI NUM. PfcOPI To be held at the Sale^-Room of Messrs. POWELL Cu., I'd.. No. 17 Ralll.-- r ON TUESDAY, 1 !th SEPTEMBER AT 2. St I.v Lot I Peautifuily situated freehold land, and prcatiaei Ici Newton Road with outhouses, bennii courts,
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    349 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. Tl ESDAY. SEPT. 7th. [Figures m brackets show the issue va.ue of the Share m dollars unic-^ otherwise marked.] Huvpr"" s iAsaoi Kumbang 67s G'.'s Batang Padang ($> 85 87% Chenderiang (£> 25s 26s E. Siamese (£1) pjs 20s Hitam Tin 1.40 1.4;, idris
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    EXCHANGE.
    5 15 Sovereign. Bank Buying 8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    269 15 Rice, Anam Xo. 2 ■>-„■ Rice. Siam Broken (_'l for export 2:i. Coconuts, per thousand HUM) Sago flour Devoe's Imperial Brilliant per 2 tit.- 1.40 Sylvan Arrow per 2 tin- 4.(10 Tiper per tins 4 o<, Tiprer m returnable drums, gallons, |.7fl Socony Motoi- Gasoline Per t tins 1
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S. REPORT.
    194 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S. REPORT. Singapore. Sept. 6. Rubber. Local KJ%. per lb Steady. Tin.— London. 6294. ss. Ix>cal 150%. (125 tons sold). Rubbers. Shares are tirm. Malaka Pindas and United Malaccas are quoted 2. 50 2.87%. New Scudais have buyers at 2.55 and Mentakabs at bl. Lunas can be placed
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER.
    699 15 THE NEW RESTRICTIOMST. (From Our Own Corresp nden >. Two important official nnnouncenu m have been made this greek: "Sir Matthew Nathan has been appointed Chairman el the Advisory Rubber Committee, m suacee sion bo the late Lord Stevens* .ll." The Colonial Office .--tate- that it has
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    51 15 September Tth. 12 o'clock noon. Bayers Seller.R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 68^ Uot% Stsudard 1. .5.5. on Tender Sept 6N 60 4 October 68 19\% Jan.-Mar. 7_.'_ 7-) Tone of Market: Stca<l\. Latest Cable: London Spot She t k d per ib. New York
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      1397 15 Assets Over $6,500,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. ke Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      233 15 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Unredeemed Pledges of Jewellery of every description To be held at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's Saleroom Xo. 30 Chulia Street. On Tuesday, 7th Sept. at 10 a.m. The pledges comprise watches, chains, diamond and other rings, brooches earrings, Chinese and Malay gold and silver
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FiRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bar^ Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. ttARLOW C* Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER &Co I TU CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor) A. GORDON LEE. Resident Ifamgu
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    THE AUTUMN RACES.
    1620 16 Second Day's Races. AN UNPLEASANT AFTERNOON. The weather yesterday was all against a .-uccesst'ul afternoon from an outing point ol I iew whilst the conditions upset a good deal oi the racing. The heavy rain oi early morninff had made the course slow and when fuil her
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1248 16 The match between the Australians and fifteen of the Public Schools at Lords last month was productive of an incident probably unique in the history of the game in England. In Australia, when an eleven plays a team comprised of fifteen or twenty-two players, only eleven men field.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    183 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. NO PLAY YESTERDAY. TO-DAY'S TIES. "A" Singles. A. A. A. Paterson owe 15.2 vs. D- H. Kleinman owe 40. W. C. Hill owe 15 vs. D. M. C. Bain plus 3"B" Singles. O. L. Borneman owe 2 vs. C. J. Stephens owe 15. C. E.
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    GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    166 16 GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TO URNAMENT. YK STLK DAY'S RESULTS, Single^. (aptain arcy beat Licit Turner, 4 6, 6 2. 6—l. Handicap Doubles. Lieut. Lindsay and Lieut. Bar] w pin's 16 boat Captain Williams and Captain Gibson plus 15.4, w.o. Married Couples Kvent. Major and Mrs. Gardner beat Major and Mrs.
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    AUSTRALIANS AT CHISWICK.
    93 16 ANOTHER MATCH DRAWN. [Reuter's Service. 1 1-ortdon, Sept. t> The match between the Au-_ ralians and the Civil Service XI was drawn. Play was r_ sumed this morning m dull and showery weather, ten thousand spectators being present. The tourists continued their innings on a wet wicket
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      241 16 A TRIUMPH IN SOUND REPRODUCTION HAS \T LA»| 1 BEEN ACHIEVED BY I "His Master's Voice j > COME IN AND HEAR THK NEW MODEI.K. jl f We will be pleased to prove this to you at an\ tim 'f i S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD 5j (Incorporated m Hongkong).
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