The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 September 1926

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S„SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1926. NO. 11,897.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    272 1 'This is really the end of the war," said Dr. Stresemann at Geneva Page 9. The position of the Powers m China is regarded seriously and the recent incident on the Yangtse has resulted it is reported m the death of several British naval officers Page 9.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    900 1 Qn.ri/itiii uajamt mamumma nmngtri mt fmrtmya Libflli Juvenai. 11l is a great pity that broadcasting m Malaya has not cotni a little sooner. H'iw entertaining ironld have been thoee bed time stories from Bel Retiro. a m a The Model Yacht Sailing Club, which th< Topicist
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      183 1 ORDER SNOWFLARE > PI KE CHILLED CREAMERY J J BITTER. Sea View Hotel. jl HIGH TIDE 12.52 p.m.— CINEMA AT 9.30 p.m. j hwo Reel Comic- NEARLY MARRIED SEA VIEW GAZETTE FORBIDDEN PARADISE Tables Gan be Booked .'hone no. F. DEASON, Manager. t I^= SB ,fc 44 PORTABLE" IS THE
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      130 1 The Quality of the unique 555 leaf is enhanced by the _Fviw___c_ c. OlalC JLApreSS methods of manufacture. mw VIRGINIA CIGARETTES _____HM-__-__------B----_____BHlHHBilßlß_____B-PIH--_-__BM__B_l^^ I THE EUROPE HOTEL. TO-NIGHT. j^ The Final Race Dinner Dance, j: Dancing from 9.45 till 1.45. J An Exhibition Dance by ED. P. BELL (of the Eur
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      95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cilaxo "builds bonnie babies** Page S. Alhambra cinema programme Page 2. Sea View week-end engagements Page 1. Survey <>f cargo e\ City of Pekin Page 7. GHbey*s Invalid Port at Guthrie's Page 8. Sheriff's Sale and Bankruptcy notice Page 7. The Hupm bile Kight car for comfort Page
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      72 1 THE WEEK. High Water, 0.20 a.m.. 0.45 p.m. West Australian mail closes, p.m. French homeward mail closes, 6 p.m. Singapore Races- Fourth Day, 2.15 p.m. Singapore Golf Championship. Malayan Cttp Final. K. l.umpur. Grand Ballet, Vie. Theatre, *«.:i0 p.m. Grand Ballot. Vie Theatre, .< 1 p.m. S.S. Association Committee Ueetinfe,
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    195 2 THE MIMTART PAGEANT. To the .-<.!•- Sir, ducing the Pageant which has last 1 tight to a« ww lus. d the !om l.ut c* Ed a ver; eat tfc a] oi -v :r h:. i and h< Ip from many quart ei>. ft ia not possible
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    MILITARY PAGEANT.
    85 2 ral Offict a lii -hi lowing n -i-- otttb whicl hey have achi< 3 and mdatory press It ati n• I A' I reeor I ?r s go 9. th of the i gi tral ai I the ene g which everj Ofi md is tl wo hether
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    FIGHTING FOR THE ASHES.
    81 2 < help wood ing what i\ si i proceeding m the Pathei land ast vhi tl ii* him 1 hia ra < Easl Prussij Ha lover ashes of Id-Marshal s«h I ttl flespeel 'territories, but so fa. ite o" not gi any hint oi his owi
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    80 2 Reci iting las been gene esun lin I!• bat tl ing taluk a oiting owing to prevalence So fa Areot, taluks of Chidam- ;n i- I lal- rej Tanj re, taluks Neg? Xarmiiau). Shyali, Mayavaram, Papanasan rhhruturaipoondy. Pattucottai ar. K. nam; Trichy, taluks >;' Odayai a KuUtalai and
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      280 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Under the distinguished patronage of H.E. The Governor and Lady Guillemard. A GRAND BALLET. (Produced by the Misses WRIGHT and McINTYRE), and songs by Mrs. H. Bl Mundell and Mr. Gordon Qsborne In Aid of Local Children's Charities. FIRST PERFORMANCE llth SEPTEMBER. Booking at Little's; all Seats $3.
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      221 2 Victoria Theatre. SEPTEMBER llth., 13th., and 16th. MATINEE 1 5th. 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. Booking Now Open at Little's $3. COMING ATTRACTIONS. ROMAN OUR LONDON SINGERS. CABARET. COMEDY COMPANY.
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      312 2 EXTENSION FOR A FEW MORE NIGHTS ALHAMBRA FIRST NATIONAL SUPER PRODUCTION Visualising m all its vividness Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Wonderful Story THE LOST WORLD and presenting on the screen THE REINCARNATION OF THE PREHISTORIC MONSTI mentioned m the story, to a manner which mak< A TRIUMPH OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHIC
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    AUCTION ROOM "FIND."
    960 3 Bundle of Music Reveals Rare Shelley Pamphlet. REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES. London, Aug. 12. The history of the art and literary salerooms is interwoven with stjries of wonderful "finds." Each discovery reported brings shoals of letters and hundreds of callers on the patient auction room staff. But "finds" are
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    116 3 Proletarian School Problem (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Sept. 8. The Government authorities concerned have decided to close the Proletarian Farmers School in Kinosaki, Niigata Prefecture, substituting a school entitled the Farmers High School which has already been organized. China's War. It is reported that
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    178 3 M. L. E. Tyrwhitt, of Northwood Lodge, Wallington, Surrey. Mr. Neville Archer, one of tha partners, in wandering round the house, arrived at what was called the lumber attic. There midst inches of dust he found a mahogany case. This contained Farington's Diary, and its tributary note books. models. The
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      102 3 i( L AXO builds firm flesh, IC I mm P le J*y of strong bone, <} ft an a sound constitution. M \> The Vitamin Milk-Food J/ I "Builds Bonnie Babies" >) Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. M mptm. m M m m f'A m Am 3^: SptfitalßMenSte yHN Scotch
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      227 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD A AND CLARK j^ 1 RUSTICIDE 1 *#n_-__--. »^t j "^^^^-_-M_wm***_^~ im-W IRmM>iik__b^ i__Kjß_JP^ STEEL CASTINGS WmmwA JP^jSKI J r f ENF R A L JC jJ|^^B^^^,J^£^ fMANUFACTURED UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. f S i If _r%__ VhJPIL^ w\4 •aT t I _M /^k\ _^_l _K__ V 'o<^f
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    THE LURE OF GADGETS.
    797 4 THE ESSENTIALS AND NON-ESSENTIALS. SMALL VALUABLE INNOVATIONS. by Major F.A.C. Forbes-Leith, R.F.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India.") [Free Press Special]. The car owner, can, if he wishes, spend nearly double. the amount _f the initial cost of his machine, if he is frail enough to
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    WORM DRIVE.
    45 4 RETURNING TO FAVOUR I From time to time m the automotive i world there develop sudden trends or ten- dencies toward a certain form of design or construction. In some cases this is brand new practice while m others it is a perfectly
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    HAULING GUNS BY MOTOR TRACTOR.
    344 4 HA ULING GUNS BY MOTOR TRACTOR. Territorials Acquit Themselves Well. SIXTY MILES IX A DAY. I'eacehaven. Jul\ 2n. The substitution of tractor-drawn for horse-drawn aitillery has not yet emerges from the experimental stage, but thinghave gone so far and FltCCOsafglly that comparatively few officers are now prepared to advance the
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      119 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes ./y^ti/ J_^___ __^.n_> AmJaW ji Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO. (1926) LTD. Singapore. ■I Sinirapore. Kuala Lumpur. Pen .ng. Ipoh, Malacca. mmm^ymTmTmmmmMrAmm mmmmmm^^ m^ m^ m m\^JL I- 14 Chartered Bank Chambers. Singapore. Si »c B i BRITISH INDUSTRY Morris Cars j (Great
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      51 4 iamous cord matt\EXT TIME— BUY GOODJ^nEAR j BALLOON TYRES _^T>v Ride comfortably; safel> swiftly; Ammfwff' reduce repair bills; have a smarter* Ammmm W '^B-Jt looking car ln other word- lei lmmmmm\.^ ecjuip your car with Goodyeai l.alloor Borneo Motors Ltd. Singapore, Kuala Lompir, Ipoh Telok GOOD^ISAR Anson, Penang and Malacca
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    MORE TRAFFIC "CONTROLS."
    550 5 "Roundabouts" m Favour. HA PI ESS LOT OF THE PEDESTRIAN. What will be the lot of the London pedestrian if the Traffic Advisory Committee bring into operati n the full scheme of "Roundabout" traffic which they are .onsidoring? At present they have their eyes on Knightsbridge and
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    THE DUST NUISANCE.
    340 5 CAUSE OF INTERNA!. WEAR. It has been said that ten thousand gallons of air are consumed with each gallon of petrol m the average automobile engine. The dust which is carried alon^r with this air is largely responsible for enlarged and out-of-round cylinder bores, leaky and won.
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    MORE LONDON STREET ACCIDENTS.
    242 5 According to official figures Issued recen h there were 30,717 streel accidents hi London during the quarter end< d June, com pared with !20.7^."> for the previous quarter. Fatal accidents increased by 17 and nonfatal accidents by 9,925. Private motorcars, motor-cycles, and pedal cycles were the
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      311 5 VVAV/AVAV.V.W.V.W.VA a a a I (SSfc 1 V PURELY BRITISH CAR THAT IS NOW DESERV- EDLY MUCH IN THE PUBLIC EYE. E£S WON- DERFUL QUALITIES WILL ENSURE THAT THIS -I POPULARITY IS STEADY IN THE ASCENDANT, AS WILL THE VASTLY EXPANDING WORKS NOW IN COURSE OF ERECTION BY ITS MANUFACTURERS
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      316 5 JSWVUWW.V.V.W.V.V.V.%V.\%\WAV I THE TROJAN CAR (British). l\ England's long waited for supremacy m the i Cheap Car line at last an accomplished fact. Economical motoring revolutionized. I _S The New Trojan 1926 touring model with its up-to-date substantial body and > J comfortable seating together with its benzine consumption of
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    LAWN TENNIS AND FITNESS.
    971 6  -  P. D. B. Spence. THE SEASON'S TENNIS FEATURE. I iJtiC. v* .a. .Jj. -J.-J- ________..^—■> Atf W w <«> I Concentration and Physical Resources. -BY- g tv3C In recent years the game of lawr tennis has made tremendous stride^ m the speed m which it is
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    LONDON'S SHOP-WINDOW FLEET.
    540 6 Model Liners. MVW FAMOUS vmk< AMOUS NAMES. dust beyond .St. Clement Danes as you go westwards you sight the s.s. Oronsay, and as you pass her riding trim and. proud behind the plate-glass of Australia House you mentally dip a flag m salute She is good to
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      962 6 AUCTION SALE OF Valval m freehold land and compound dwelling house known as No. 20 Spottiswoode Park Road. Valuable freehold and leasehold land and rubber plantation situate at Kranji, West Bukit Timah and East Bukit Timah, Singapore. TO BE HELD AT Ifeasrs. CHEONG KOON SENG AND Co's Saleroom, No. 30
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      753 6 AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD EUROPEAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES To be held at the Sales -Room of Messrs. POWELL Co., Ltd., No. 17 Raffles Place, ON TUESDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER AT 2.30 P.M. Lot 1. Beautifully situated freehold land, and premises known as CHERITOX. i L > Newton Road with outhouses, tennis
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    833 7 JUDGE SOLVES DIFFICULT POINT. A difficult point, on which it was stated no previous decision appeals to have been given, which arose from the bankruptcy of Chop Poh Tak Hin, former labour contrac- tors to the Singapore Harbour Board, was solved by Mr. Justice Deane in the Singapore
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    A BURGLAR'S RIGHTS AT LAW.
    140 7 The question whether the police have the right to retain a revolver found upon a man who has been convicted of burglary has arisen in a case at Hull. The answti of common sense is in the affirmative; but the legal point involved is apparently
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      342 7 BUSINESS CARDS. y%%svvu%p.ww j MARY SETON. I OLD ENGLISH PRINTS J IN FRAMED. J jj (KAN I) PIANO U •,-a«wvww\ iwvmvywuuuvm Bl E TABLE TOPS. FLOORING, TILES. Etc. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Mat' le Merchants." \RS FOR HIRE. IB NEW BUICK CARS. ING I V PHONE NO. 3981. YOUR OWN CHOICE
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      605 7 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). I.\ THE SUPREME COURT OF TH!_ S! PAI !'o .ET TLEI.IEN'TS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE, Li Bankruptcy. Xo. 224 of 1026. Re (1) Tan Tian See trading as Chop Sin Bag Huat. SUMMARY CASE. Receiving Order made ..7th August, t;>2o\ Date o:* Order for Summary Administration
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      289 7 For Convalescence 10,000 Doctors recom* mend WINCARNIS There are very powerful reasons why so many doctors recommend Wincarnis for weakness, anaemia and nerve troubles. They know Wincarnis is reliable a natural, wholesome tonic food! They know how quickly it restores vitality and builds up strength and vigou*. They know that
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      671 7 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. Service Abutter in E. Minor. Hymns ;{04, 40f), :S31, 409. 9.15 a.m.. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensonjr and Sermon. Hymns -72, 22, 297, 542. Preacher:
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCESMARRIAGE.
    42 8 EVANS-CHIVERS. At Penang on Wednesday, gth stant, Claude S. Evans, of S raits i rading Co. Ltd Singapore, to Kathli n Patricia (nee Crowther), daughter of Mr W. E. Crowther and thi I it. Mrs. Crowther, of Wii nipeg, Canada.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SAUTURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1926. The China Problem.
    637 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SAUTURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1926. The China Problem. The situation m China is steadily growing worse as far as complications between ourselves and the various sectional parties m that country are concerned. Careful handling will be required, especially as there are influences at work at Home which are
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    1180 8 .Mi. S. E. Kin^ has been appointed an Assistant Controllei of Labour for Penang. The Resident and Mrs. Thomson wiil not leave Selangor t >i Perak until after th<' meeting of the Federal Council, on Sept. _7. probably, on Sept. '■>(■. II.M. Mrs. [ifglis, who did splendid work m Perak
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    47 8 Driving at a Dangerous Speed CHINESE FINED AT PEN ANi, (From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Sept Heah Senp EtoMg, son of the lot Swee Lee, was charged at the with driving a motoi ca al N Road at a speed dangerous tl on August 20th.
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    GENERAL SINS ULTIMATUM
    64 8 [Kanyo Nichi-Kichi Shimbun l I okin, v, General Sun Cbaaag-faag v tea ultimatura t<» the headquarters tonese expeditionary force-, den. a immediate evacuation of the _r, [A telegram dated August tM that the Hunan troops, lai-vr, y Cantonese soldiei Is I attack along the whole lm< was
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    THE GRAND BALLET.
    59 8 18l '.i lie p Ballet, m i. ap« re, a ill tai i I Theatre. It dancing public of tin is *st and help swell thi fund causi h<-: dai after th j lancee al all the hotel 1 b tn. which j_;i\ thi ba a chance
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    MADRAS LEGISLATE COUNCIL.
    161 8 MADRAS LEGISLATE COUNCIL. AMENDMENTS lo lit lICIOI S KNHow HBNTS \< i i:iipi |j, Li thi Madrae Lei Bterp* at «i U -da; the U nth I am a wanted to i I men- I ment I ir^ ito give th« power 1 da hy mean i assessment, I settlements,
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    100 PHOTOGRAPHS A SECOND.
    122 8 Camera to Solve the Riddli v Hr. Richard Begin attempt, daring nes j solve i riddle whic: haa 1 mere foi hundreds of yi Be claims that whei N** from Italy with earner., i ■even pears m perfect! m t,> detenaini whetb •tl I Hif camera,
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    ABOLITION OF COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE.
    27 8 ABOLITION OF COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE. Hafcetma Gaaihi, L* Rabindranath ragon M Mrs. Annie Besant. M Hies Margaret Bondfteid l mmA mmmA T adv Parmoor. Ml v p.
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      262 8 5 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" > m 1 CANADIAN CLUB j RYE WHISKY jj FOR COCKTAILS. I* Try this recipe: fwn tm three leaves tA Mint m bottom of suku glass. Put m M tot Canadian Club Whisky. Half till glass with veryfine dry crushed ice, pm two or
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      44 8 J4& FOR ALL VERMIN USE AGENTS: W. R. Loxley&Co. j DEARS' i J 1 GOLDEN SERIES. j i ASK THE BOY TO FETCH YOU A Rjicc Rppt* FOR HE WILL BRING j I Kangaroo Brand (PURPLE TRIANGLE) It is specially Brewed for the Tropics.
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    ALL SMILES.
    374 9 GERMANS ARRIVE AT GENEVA. IHK WAS LS OVER." [Renter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 9. m delegation was accorded a reception at Geneva. Dr. Strese- r Schuhert and others learnt out rriage. smiling ami waving m gment to the cheers of *he large nhith had been Waiting for their ar-
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    ONE BIG UNION.
    19 9 Umoa C mgress, by a substan- reaohred to urge the General continac their efforts to create
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    VALENTINOS WEALTH.
    42 9 E.Ooo. o"' winch he bequeathed a rs, Teresa Werner, aunt of his Winifred Hudnut. the latter r (nth dollar. IB- remem- from Winifred Huunut. 'a will does not mention his first E remaining two-thirds of his esdivided equally between Valentino's
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    CHINA'S TRADE UNION.
    51 9 London, Sept. 10. kde Union Congress at Uourne- y ted the motion for the reference the General Council's report Usm in China. •r I the mote d referred to the H I the tr-eleunioT) in Shanghai the only place in China where un fl ariahed was in
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    21 9 IBM auraa] ta-neral meeting of the I k) Ciub it was shown there was balance of $.~>.U00. The existing vva- re-elected.
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  • THE YANGTSE ATTACK.
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      FIVE BRITISH DEAD.
      93 9 A VERY GRAVE SITUATION. fXanyo Xiehi-Nichi Shimbun Telegram]. Tokio, Sept. 9. Following, the incident which occurred between the British gun-boat, Wanliu, and the local Chinese troops at Wan-hsien, on the Upper Yangtse, m which many casualties were sustained by the British gun-boat, including five officers killed, the
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      PRESS URGES JOINT ACTION.
      413 9 [Renter's Service.] Paris, Sept. H. The press is increasingly interested m the situation m China. Le Temps admits that it will he difficult for Great Britain to let matter^ slide, and draws attention to the serious position which has arisen m the sphere of foreign investments
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    TROOPING' ARRANGEMENTS.
    143 9 [Renter's Service.] London, Sept. Two troopships, each carrying approximately 1,500 officers, soldiers and their families, leave Southampton within the next f- days. Firstly, the Nevasa will sail on Sept 14th with- drafts for India, and will return early m November with details from India. Secondly, the Nenralia, due
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    MORE HOUSES THAN ARE WANTED.
    98 9 v i>ntish Radio Official Service.! Rugby. Sept. 9. Sir Kingsiey Wood, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, reviewing rhe housing situation at the Sanitary Inspectors' Conference, said that last year's building constituted a record for the c nntry, and more houses were now beingbuilt
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    EGYPT'S GROWING ENDS.
    36 9 [Reuter's Service.] Cairo, Sept. 9. The Government is buying the existing opium crjp for £200,000 and hopes to find a purchaser for the whole crop, poppy growing m Egypt henceforth having been prohibited.
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    REVOLT IN ATHENS.
    292 9 REPUBLICAN GUARD GIVE TROUBLE. GOVERNMENT MASTERS SITUATION. [Reuter's Service.] Athens, Sept. 10. An armed mob attacked the central telegraph office and exchanged many shots with the military guard. It is feared there were many casualties m the streets. Athens, Sept. 10. Order has been restored. It is
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    OPIUM CONFERENCE.
    116 9 A1 a meeting of the Opium Traffic Com- j ttee Viscount t ecil appealed to the Italian member to urge the Italian Government to 'econsider their decision and agree to sign t hi 1925 < iene\ a ''invent nm. Sir Kumar Mullick gave a detail-] ed account of
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    SOCIALIST WORKER IMPRISONED.
    71 9 M. Abramson, leader of the New Workers' Party and a former Socialist M.P.. who was arrested on Ap.il 2Mth. when, it alleged, he was receiving instructions from a re- I presentative of th<- Moscow International, who were conducting Communist propaganda m Esthonia, has been sentenced to eight
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    FALL IN THE FRANC.
    62 9 (..tutor's Service. 1 Paris. Sept. 9. The sudden fall of the franc from 104.40 yesterday to 169.65 to-day is not regarded here as abnormal. It is attributed to the fact that traders are buying appreciated currencies m order to cover themselves before the tide of autumn
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    LEYDEN RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
    50 9 The Hauue, Sept. 9. Three persons were- killed, 10 .seriously injured and a number slightly injured through the derailing of a passenger train near Leyden, The Hague, Sept. 10. Those killed m the railway derailment at Leyden include Loho Brakensiek and his wife, the well-known Amsterdam actress.
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    NICARAGUA'S REVOLT.
    41 9 Managua, Sept. 9. A seven hour battle at Somotillo resulted m the defeat of SOO Nicaraguan revolutionaries, with the loss of 30 killed, including General Pedro Grillo. and 50 wounded The Government losses were eight killed and 20 wounded.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    348 9 SEQUEL TO BENGALI'S DEATH. A fight between a Chinese bullock cart driver and a Bengali which took place m the neighbourhood of Serangoon Road, described by counsel for the defence as the stronghold of the Bengalis m Singapore, had a sequel at the fifth Assizes yesterday, when the
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    PUBLIC LOTTERIES.
    456 9 REMARKABLE PENANG CASE. Th" Detective Department have been responsible for a smart bit ol work, resulting ii: t hi- apprehension of a respectable Chinese said tv be a school-master m Java and now here on a holiday, aad the imposition oi a fine of $2,000 or six months
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      28 9 The Diploma m Tropical Medicine and Hygiene of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of England has been conferred on W. Z. C. Yuen, M.8., 8.5., Hongkong,
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      115 9 We regret says the Malay Mail to record the death of Mr. D. 0. Robertson, the founder of the firm hearing his name m Kuala Lumpur, which occurred m Canada quite suddenly last month. Mr. Robertson retired from Malaya over ten years ago. He came out to Maiaya to join
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      132 9 J Robinson Co., Utd. ■J (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) ANNUAL CASH SALE I I Jfl\ SPECIAL PURCHASE f /7 "PYRAMID" j: j; J^^^LaV^^y^^ HANDKERCHIEFS 5 VrKl l\/x s P eflal *j— l>er Ji mt^^mmK/k ij White Centre Coloured Borderts. §^mW§rs/Jjw Boxed m 1 Dozens ASSORTED COLOURED BORDERS. J Plain
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      614 10 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Oct. 6 s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Oct. 30 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Marseilles, I
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      520 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICHS PENINSULAR AND ORIENTALSTEAM NAVIGATION CO 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 Aotw.rp Doe Ltsv* Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage.
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    CHURCH AND STATE IN MEXICO.
    1240 11 The Present Conflict. POLITICS AND CLERICAL INTERFERENCE. Englishmen, who broke with the Pope, plundered the monasteries, pulling them down so that, m the words of Cromwell, the roolis should have no nests to return to, cast out the nuns and friars, allowed their King to
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    EFFECT OF BOOM CONDITIONS ON PUBLIC HEALTH.
    101 11 EFFECT OF BOOM CONDITIONS ON PUBLIC HEALTH. The increase m malaria m the Colony, states the annual medical report for 1925. is partly attributable to the great amount of new land being opened up for rubber cultivation, owing- to the high price of rubber. The rise m tuberculosis and pneumonia
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      454 11 One of the Important Advantages of WEED BUMPERS T X TEED Bumpers have just the right curve V V to prevent hooking with bumpers on other cars or with any other object— a very important Made of high quality steel, with maximum shock space they absorb the impact of collisions
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      125 11 '^s^s-w. Ji. I Cigarettes If standard is maintained- no falling off i^^PS^ffliS'lHlSC^l <oLM£k\m\ the COGI fra ram smoke. GARRICK I W Wmmm CIGARETTES always keep to the high E F '|J^P|KlBp^'_^ jMHBL standard of excellence which has made I ___T^ M la% mT AmmV-m\ mT aWT m mfwi Wm la
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    172 12 FOG MENACE TO SHIPS. Marvellous New Warning Device at Calais. London, Aug. 16. A new era m navigation is ''foreshadowed hy the inauguration at Calais of a submarine "sound house" which by high frequency sound waves transmitted through the water, enables the captain to bring his ship to
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    EMPIRE SEA FREIGHT.
    444 12 Effort to Secure Uniform l_aws. London, Sept. 3. Efforts are being re-doubled by numerous organisations like the London Chamber of Commerce to secure the inclusion on the agenda of the Imperial Conference of a debate on the desii ability of uniform laws \\ithin .he Empire concerning the
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      525 12 Burns Philp Line incorporated m Australia.) f FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, j THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Brguiar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Austraha. Cabins de
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      254 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.). ITICKETSJ m JTOURSI Passages booked by all steamship lines. Independent and Conducted Tours. Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit. Remittances by Draft and Cable Transfer Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and accident Insurance effected Booking Office for F.M.S. RLYS., ROYAL STATE RLYS OF SIAM
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      106 12 Golden Guinea X atl A IU; j mJI The Produce i of the Choicest Vineyards m ®The Guarantee ol Excellence. JOHN LITTLE (U LIB. (Incorporate' SINGAPORE, PEN v KUALA LTMPI B JLLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO. Incorpor it< d il I HOMEWARD SMI INGS Bi-monthly service for 1 and Trieste via
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      630 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 un. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. [Cota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      731 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. -> M j tt Steamers. Arrive Dept. I p.dop., Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, *-^fi. Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden. Port Sudan and Port Said. ._a>a. Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam. Ct 1? 0ct 18 Bera. Delagoa Bay Durban t Chicago Mam Sept. 16 Sept 17 Durban. Algo a Bay, Cape
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      411 13 TRAVEL™ COMFORT -DOLLAR mmmmm "PRESIDENT* 11 LINERS 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
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      585 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET. NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT^SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) sjs. WALES MARU mi n p potr t m.s. SILVERLARCH due Sept. 16 m.s. CUBA MARU due Sent 25 hls. SILVERCEDAR due Oct' 5 sjs.
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    BUD-GRAFTING.
    747 14 Malaya's Latest Menace. MUST NOT BE IGNORED. The Malay Mail m a leader dealing with the visit of Ceylon planters to Java and Malaya, and the subject of bud-grafting says: But from those who have gone across the water, to Java and Sumatra, we hear quite a different story.
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    DRUNK FOR SIX DAYS.
    136 14 ■M-aaa-al Habit Increasing Among Tamils. The question of alcohol is, m my opinion, a very important one— the number of cases of drunkenness brought to hospital is on the increase, admittedly greatest among Tamils, writes .Dr. E. D. Lind3w, Medical Officer at Tan Took Seng Hospital
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    318 15 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th. I [Figures in brackets show the issue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] MINING. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 68s 69s Batang Padang 85 87 Chenderiang 27s 28s E. Siamese (il) 20s 21s liitam Tin 1.32% L.3J5 Wris (i)
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 September If). Bank 4 m.s. 3-16 Bank demand 2 3 1.M6 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 v New York, demand sti V 4 Credits 90 days 53 France, demand 1875 IndLa, T. T. 154% Hongkong, demand 4 l 4 v-c Dia. Yokohama, demand 11<> -j Java, demand 140
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    PRODUCE.
    192 15 September 10. Tin 125 Tons (161.00 Gambler 9.00 Pepper White t».©o Flake Tapioca B.W Copra Sandried IL6I Opium. Benares uut. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice. Rangoon Blntan 260 Rice. Rangoon Sioka 258 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Bice, Sieni Broken No. 2 200 Rice. Siam Glutinous
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    120 15 September loth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spof 68^ SB3 Standai d R.S.S. on T< der ipt 68^ Oct rone Market: -DulL Latesl Cable: I. ondon Spol Sheet 10 per lb. .\"< v York Spot Sheet cts 40% per lb.
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    COAL IN KENYA.
    83 15 Johannesburg Syndicate to Investigate, London, Anu. 28. Nairobi. I luring the past five years a local syndicate has been exploring concessions for oil and coal m the coastal area of K< r.ya. 7: has now succeeded m interesting financial groups m Johannesburg, who hav< I rovided considerable
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    A ZANGWILL STORY.
    61 15 .Ampng the many witty sayings ai* the lata Israel Zanjrwill one of the most delightful was his retort lo a very effusive lady who; rushed up to him exclaiming: "Mr. Zangwiii. your new hook is wonderful! I have lead it through three times." "Madam," replied the author.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    232 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTDS. REPORT. Singapore. Sept. 10. Rubber.— Local 68 per lb. Stagnant. Tin.- -London. £295. ss. Rubbers. -Shares are steady. IfayfieMa are quoted 15. 15.30 and Luna* at 3.95 4.10 cum. New Seudai^ ha\. buyers at 2. '.mi and United Malacca, an.i Malal a Pindas at
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    82 15 Singapore, Sept. 10. IT» Etubbei Market has remained and steady during th' past week and values have scarce.} fluctuated fi das to da; jThe volume of tradim hat been -'na;i and Doanufacturing interest has abated. Sellers are firm, however, and, affcei the i 'clean ap' of fche last
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    85 15 I »h 1... Official Service] Kutfby. Sept. H. Paris 170, New V-rk l£s 7-16, Brueaeii IT-, <;■ ac a 2-. 1 2 i Amsterdam 12. 1 1. Milaa 131 iff Berlin 2 i.38, Stockh. I n I Usf4, [Copenhagen 18.26, Oslo 22.1 r_ Vienna 34.3! Prague 163 15-16,
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    310 15 London, Aug. 1 7. rhe coal striki stil drags on, ami thii .coupled with t— sharp iet-back cm Wall Street last week had depressing effect on aii metals, but tin t al tht moment ii decidedly 1 t U Copper. Is quit a good market, and Uu
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    IRON DISCOVERY IN RURMA.
    97 15 Large Area of Rich Ore. Rangoon. Aug. K. Mr. A. C. Martin, a contractor, claims the i discovery "of a rich iron ore deposit 04 to ti C 8 miles North-Salt of Rangoon and 12 I miles from Mokpalin Station on the PeguI Moulmein line. Interviewed.
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      420 15 As** o~r MAKMWt. SJD. A^urmce m Fore Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OEFICE:-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. 1 he Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      436 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.86,500,000 President: E. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq, DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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      451 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,0 _0 Reserve Fund:- -Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve 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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      99 15 THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han T.eong.- Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. loke Van Kit, Esq. Lee Pi- Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong. The Company is
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      77 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINK Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bor^ Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. nARLOW ft C* Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO.. LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manser. I am a profound believer m co-partner-ship as a solution
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      Weights and Scratchings.
      363 16 There have been very few scratchings for the final day of the meeting so that big fields are assured and it' the weather holds up there should be some good racing 1. Race 1. Ex-Griffin Horses, Class C. {About Six Furlongs):—Omadhaun 9.4. Noone 9.4, Bombastic 9.4, 'Marquise
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      THE POONA RACES.
      98 16 Orange William Beaten b> a Head. Poona, Aug. JO. There wore three Important events in the card o£ eight 09 the progimnime of the first day of the second big meeting at Poona A field of eight saddled for the Trial Plate, the cup event. Mr. Kphraur.,^'
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      POLO.
      91 16 SINGAPORE (LIBS TOURNAMENT. The American tournament arranged by the Singapore Polo Club concluded on the Bale-tit r ground yesterday afternoon. The results were: The Lions proved the winners scoring in all 11 goals for and having six scored against them. The Rabbits were runnersup with 9 for and 6
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    SERVICES SPORT.
    57 16 GARRISON LEAGUE FOOTBALL. No. 1 Co, oi the Duke's beat No. 3 Co m the r.,r.,i.,.- M League by fonr goals to one Headquarters <B> beat Headquarters w* v v X Co No. 4 Co. two an; No, 1 Co, dre* with Headquarters CB) one air. and No
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      AUSTRALIANS AT SCARBOROUGH.
      44 16 ONLY 25 MINUTES PLAY. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 9. Only 25 minutes play was possible before lunch at Scarborough to-day. and the Australians had carried their score to 34 withfl*R loss when rain caused play to be abandoned for the day.
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      HOME CRICKET.
      50 16 [Reuter's Service. London, Sept. 10. Marylebone won by an innings and 3 1 runs against Kent. Marylebone 395 J. Bryan 58 not out, Knott 51. Durston 4 for 70 and 6 for 52, Newman 4 for 66. Newman 02, Dales 59, Hendren 107. j Freeman 6 for 130.
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      "BRAVO' LANCASHIRE."
      80 16 YORKSHIRE'S CONGRATULATIONS. London. Sept. 2. The Lancashire Cricket Club has been inundated with congratulatory letters and telegrams from all over the country, many from other counties and "soccer" clubs. Mr. Toone, the Yorkshire President, after emphasising Yorkshire's appreciation, says: j "Your success is a strange reversal. Never- j
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      ENGLAND XI AGAINST CHAMPIONS.
      39 16 THK WINNERS OF HIE ASHES. Mr. Leves >n-Gower is trying to mustei the England XL which regained the "ashes" to play the Champion County. Lancashire, at the Oval, beginning on September llth.— Times of Ceylon.
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      S.C.C. XI vs DUKE'S.
      243 16 SOME RAPID RUN-GETTING. Charlesworth and Riches opened for the IS.C.C. when this match was commenced on the Padang yesterday afternoon and commenced to sc >re rapidly from the first ball bowled. The 30 vftas hoisted m ten minutes and a further ten minutes saw *Jn on
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      YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
      112 16 Captain Price beat Lieut. Dearden, w.o. Lieut. Chatterton beat Major Gardtier, H. Doubles. Lieut. Lindsay and Lieut. Barlow plus 15 beat Lieut-Col. Pickering and Major Gardner ser.. 6—4, 2—6, 7—5. Major Stoehr and Lieut. Armitage owe 15J beat Lieut. Harte and Lieut. De Carteret plus 1, 6—2, 6—3.
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      12 16 1 The following are the handicans fnv tha
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      310 16 fßeuter's Service.] London, Sept. 9. In the southern section of Division 111 Newport and Bristol City drew o—o,0 —0, TO-DAY'S MATCHES. The following matches are being played to-day. Division L: —Arsenal vs. Leicester City; Birmingham vs. Sunderland; Burnley vs. Bolton; Bury vs. West Bromwich; Cardiff vs. Aston Villa;
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      THE DAVIS CUP.
      423 16 PRANCE vs. AMERICA. [Router's Service. Philadelphia. Sept. 9. On the Germantown courts the challenge round m the Davis Cup competition between France and America commenced today. In the hist singles match Johnston I (at Lacoste 6- 0. 6 4. O— H, 6 o. The weather was tine
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      MALAYA CUP FINAL.
      91 16 CRAIK UNABLE TO PLAY THIS AFTERNOON. Singapore and Perak meet in Kuala Lampur this afternoon in the sixth final of the Malaya Cup (soccer) competition. Craik, who captained the Singapore side at Malacca, has not sufficiently recovered from the ankle injury he received in that match as
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      N. S. W. "RUGGER" TEAM.
      58 16 TO TOUR BRITAIN NEXT YEAR. London. Sept. 3. Cardiff. At a meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union it was reported that a team representing New r South Wales will tour Britain in 1927-8. They will play fourteen matches in England, eight in Wales, four in
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      NORTHERN UNION RESULTS.
      25 16 Results of matches played to-day in the Rugby League are as follows: Halifax 12 St. Helens R. L3 Warrington 21 Bariow 5
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      WIGAN'S GIGANTIC SCORE.
      43 16 I 1 London. Sept. 1. The following are the results of Northern Union matches played to-day Bramley 2 Hunslet 15 Castleford 0 Rochdale H. Wigan ~>1 Huddersfield 3 The match between Salford and Swinton was not played. Times of Ceylon.
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      ANOTHER CHANNEL SWIM.
      162 16 FRENCHMAN THIS TIME. [Router's Service.! A Frenchman named George Michel has reached Dover after swimming the English Channel in 11 hours 6 minutes. Michel crowned his numerous fruitless efforts by traversing the Channel in record time. He started f: >m Cape Grisnez last night and arrived near
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      BOXING.
      105 16 DUKE'S WIN INTER-SERVICES TOURNAMENT. An interesting boxing tournament between the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and H M. S. Durban took place on Wed nesday night, the military boxers winning eight of the ten contests. The results were as follow: Bantams. -Pte. Gill beat A. B. Workman. Feathers.— Pte. Harris
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      HOCKEY.
      31 16 "b.. outcome of an evenly contested hockey match played on Tuesday between the V.M.C.A. and R.A.M.C. was "a win for the latter by 1 goal to nil scored m the
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      SWIMMING CLUB.
      30 16 H. M. S. Durban, who drew with the I Regiment at Tanglin this week, are sending a water polo team over to play the Swimming Club, to-morrow morning.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    41 16 SINGAPORE VOL UNTEER CORPS. Programme of Drills up to and for 12th September. Saturday 2.15 p.m. Bukit Timah Range Eurasian Company. Farrer Range S.R.A. (v); SRF (v)Motor Cycle Platoon and Machine Gun Platoon. Sunday 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range Eurasian Company.
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