The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 September 1926

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S.. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13~ 1126. NO. 11,898.
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  • 218 1 An attempt, fortunately unsuccessful, was made on Signor Mussolini's life m Rome on Saturday Page 9. The situation m China remains complicated. British naval forces m the disturbed area are being strengthened Page 9. The coalowners are divided on the questiop of a national agreement some refusing
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  • 1026 1 Phyllis "nd I were at a loose end. Phyllis and 1 are brother and sister, both unEti auied: and though she pr testt oVrmuch that if- no ue (Uttering my.-eif. I must insist thai we are much alike. But. than, thoae peculiar hats she always veari
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 214 1 -.V.V-N V/Z.W.V.V.V.V.'.V ■j FAULDINGS < I SOLYPTOL SOAP I M TOILET PURPOSES. > m\ Raffles Hotel phone No. 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS. Proprietors. Dinner Dance TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. MOXDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. A. F. PEATE. Manager. "PORTABLE" IS THE RIGHT WORD. The New Remington Portable It has every advantage of
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    • 130 1 rt mwMmlL mm W \Zmm\r%mm»k^. H-__k' Amm '■Samw^^mmwAmm Jm mSm ™m^ I^V^HR_f«n| Ci WILLIAM GOSSACxE SONS LIMITED. j EUROPE HOTEL. j ("Grill Room" I- Just arrived from England Surrey Capons, Fowls, > 5 > Chickens, Quails, Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Steak, m m S Caviare and Foie Gras. l\ ""_r"~" :~t_"'""
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    • 221 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. L >ewVs pipes at John Little's Page B. Try Kikko Man S y on your food Page 4. Whiteawav's For household linen.Page 6. Fard service dealers are everywhere— Page 3. Guthrie and Co. stock Gilbesrs 1 gins Page 8. Hoosainsah for all type- of screens and blinds Page
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    • 10 1 j" SWALLOW ARIELL'S j| AFTERNOON TEA f I BISCUITS. I
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 51 1 THE WEEK. MamdmA. IStk. High Water; 1.29 a.m., }.y,: Grand Ballet, Vie Theatre, 9jm r>m. S.S. Association Coinir.ittee Meeting, E p-nt. Tuesday. \Ath. High Water, l_.l^ a.n... 2. p.m. Khiaztg Rubber Mtg.. Hongkong Hank. boob. Wt d tundtty, lr»th. Grand Ballet, Vie. Theatre. ,(i p.m. High Water, S.l'*. a.m. 6.56
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  • 137 2 W ENJOYABLE EVENING. Tix i Race Ball of the Tanglin CI ib took plac n Friday night, ccmmencii; al IC pjn. The dance was attended by ab< al 2SI eople. Th-. room, which is approaching 1 completion, was nut actually available foi dancing, but the Bo
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  • 169 2 E UROPE'S OLDEST MAN. kar' Who. by-s in < arpathian RuUtenia is repute^ to be fche oldest man m j Eur i- H< claims hi oly 112 years) of a.. at- according to documents m his] possi >.:. be is, m fact, 121, having been bora r. IS ">. Thrice
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 345 2 MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23, Battery Road. Wish to announce the arrival of PEARS GOLDEN GLORY SOAP! The Golden Soap of Glorious Youth. the greatest discovery m Soapmaking since 1789. $1.25 per box of 3 tablets. TBE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. jSIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. i
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    • 623 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 MON'STEIK mentioned m the story, m a manner which make. A TRIUMPH OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHIC
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  • 414 3 Actress Whom Producers Preferred. CHANCE MEETING WITH MISS ANITA LOOS. Of all the blondes whom gentlemen are said to prefer, the most perfect m the view of Miss Anita Loos, the authoress of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes has come to London, says the Evening News. She
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  • 265 3 The number of caste temples in South India where members of the Panehama .lasses are admitted may he counted on the ringers of one hand. In the Mysore State, Mtlkote and Belur are unique in that, on •.he occasion of th? great festival, members of all
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  • 168 3 Swarm* pour Dow n the Chimneys. Inhabitants of the hamlet of Studdale, six miles from Deal, have not merely to keep doors and windows shut, but to tie sac-ks over the chimneys to keep out of their house swarms of insects whjch suddenly appear just before
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    • 72 3 P5 cigarettes 2 produced by the :e Express methods lanuf acture lhey are the only cigarettes which contain the uniQue 555 leaf. In addition they are Made by hand One at a time. CIGARETTES ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD LONDON naalaVBlBVBBSBVBVHLILSBHLnBVBVBVBVESB^ /^PINEAPPLE BRAND i^^^^^^j^W U Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated
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    • 393 3 USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within [Al|F^m I I II 1 Sole Distributing Agents:—* Malayan Motors Agents m F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. V SERVICE Dealers Everywhere. t Amm m^m^m^m^^^^^^^Kkw
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  • 4307 4  -  STEPHEN DONOGHUE. FAMOUS JOCKEY AS AUTHOR. by CHAPTER 2. Alter ,>ne quick, suspicious glance at Hugh's face. Nancy allowed herself to be conducted to a less public {dace. Her face was set and white, and her wide blue eyes were blazing. Hugo Francis, walking by her side, looked
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 278 4 KIKKO IIAII SOY j FAMOUS JAPANESE SAUCE pipPla-i' I*!,'-,,. n i^^',lB^^3 j Try it on cooked meats, I fishes and vegetables, and see how good they Brewed by the Nodi Shoyu Co., Ltd., the o!dc<t and largest brewery of Soy m the SOLD AT EVERY JAPANESE GROCER TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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    • 485 4 TENDERS. MONOPOLIES DEPAimjFAT TENDERS. Tender* wi'l be PBOeived st tl Secretary's Office until noon on Beptembei 1926, for the following services for Urn I ment Monopolies Departm.-r- bl 1927:--(1) Supply of best Ann M Rongl each capable of easill I"i tail ehaai t chandu. Ibe pat* I vered at the
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  • 2292 5 THE "NEW POLIC Y" FOR THE F.M.S. What is the New Policy ,jf<l PKOBI EMS REALLY REQUIRING SOLUTION. Sir George Maxwell, m British Malaya). Part I. r-cn«i of mine who had been present recent dinner of the Association of V. aya. and had hoard the speeches red n that occasion,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 80 5 1811 appetite fails I remember ENO'S 1 "mun saltSi If your system is not S clearing itself of im- j purities, appetite fails. B, To aid the proper d functioning of the j li human system, to I purity the blood, and to restore the conditions ot digestion which bring
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    • 350 5 I An indispensable part of her In the smartest of smart gath- I I 4 a 4 v U cw^. perfume to be "4711" Eau de ■II j tmv drop, vet how it soothes X Cologne. Since the year of I and calms one s nerves, ln the the French
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  • 799 6 A Great French Discovery. TESTS IN MANY COUNTRIES. It is just one hundred and fifty years since Jenner's great discovery of the value of vaccination against smallpox, a discovery which has so changed the popular attitude to this disease as to appear somewhat of a romance. It
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  • 38 6 Lady Astor's Sporting Offer. London, Aug. 20. Liverpool.—The Socialist, Mr. J. Morton, has accepted Lady Astor's offer to pay the passage to Russia of any "believers" m the Soviet provided they undertake to remain
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 238 6 WHITEAWAYS FOR HOUSEHOLD LINENS s /C4$?W" n The Whitelaw I \t l l} PRINTED WASHING BED-SPREADS. White yf x (otionßedspread^ r T,\T^ a ove, p pn tec flor de -4 V.-. ww y sign m the following shades: Pink and Green, f "\Jf Elßßntafe Sky an( Green, Fled and Green,
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    • 386 6 I m> SCRATCHING HAKES I^K IT WORSE Why Endure H— When you can Cure It. Just think what it must mean after such terrible itching, such burning torture, to have the skin cooled and soothed, the itch banished as if by magic. A few drops of D.D.D. Prescription, and you
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  • LOCAL CRICKET.
    • 297 7 FINE INNINGS BY CONGDON. Having compiled 90 for the loss of three wickets on Friday evening, the S.C.C. went on to score 259 for eight wickets against a very weak regimental side on the Padang on Saturday afternoon. The game was redeemed from absolute lack of
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    • 69 7 GOOD START AGAINST ENGLAND XL [Renter's Service.] London. Sept. 11. At Blackpool to-day th*' match commenced between the Australian- and an England XL captained by M. K. Foster. There was an attendance of ."),UOO. No play was possible before lunch owing to rain. Collins won the toss
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    • 75 7 [Renter's Service.] The match between the Australians and Mr. I. Thornton's XI at Scarborough was drawn. When play was resumed on a soft wicket there were five thousand spactat >rs present. The tourists carried their score (30 for none) to 194. Andrews scored 42 Rhodes took five
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    • 128 7 CLOSE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. [Reuters Service.] London, Sept. 10. At Walton Heath, in the English Native Amateur Golf Championship final, T. Ellison, Royal Liverpool, beat Squadron Leader Hayward, the Royal Air Force champion, (5 and 4 over thirty-six h ales. This is Ellison's second success in the Close Championship, which
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    • 75 7 DR, PELTZER BEATS NURMI. [Reuters Service.] Berlin. Sept. 12. The German champion runner, Dr. Peltzer, has claimed to have beaten the world's record for a 1,500 metres race against the Finnish champion Nurmi and Swedish champion, Wide. His time of 3 minutes 51 seconds is described as
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  • 389 7 AMERICA RETAINS TROPHY. [Reuter's Service.] Germantown, Sept. 10. In the Davis Cup America retained the Trophy by winning the doubles. il. N. Williams and Vincent Richards beat Cocfiet and Brugnon o—4, o—4, 6—2. Fiance wonjthe first two games of the doubles with apparent ease, the Frenchmen's forcing
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  • 174 7 A. A. A. Paterson owe 15.2 vs. D- H. Kleinman owe 40. W. C. Hill owe 15 vs. I). M. C. Bain plus .J. "IP Singles. O. L. Borneman owe 2 vs. C. J. Stephens C. E. Brooke owe 4 vs. E. J. Sturgess plus 3. R.
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  • 113 7 TO-DAY'S TIES. Inter-Regimental Doubles. D. W. Regt. Faulkner and Carey vs. R. A. Dearden and Bourke at 3.45 p.m. R. A. S. C. Gardner and Price vs. R.A. M. C. Richmond and Hallowes at 3.45 p.m. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Lt. Lawrence and Miss Turner vs. Capt.
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  • 67 7 MONDAY'S TIES. Open Doubles. Ong Swee Gan and I. Hoakfrig vs. S. Murakami and S. Matsukawa. S. L. Reed and A. F. Voelker vs. G. Haridas and S. Rasanayagam. N. H. P. Whitley a nd G. Cooper vs. X Modzu and M. Ichikawa. T. G. Thomas
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  • 38 7 Amiens. Marshal Joffre presided and several high British officers were present at the unveiling of a monument erected at Guillemont by the Irish Free State in memory of the Irishmen who fell in the battle of the Somme.
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  • 638 7 ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report to be presented at the meeting to-day at 5.30 p.m. states that: During the year 18 ordinary members were admitted, 22 resigned, and 29 were removed 13 Junior Members were admitted, 9 resigned, and 5 were removed. The total number of members
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  • 339 7 FIRST AM) SECOND ROUND RESITTS. The first and second rounds of the Singapore Golf Championship, the numerous entries for which included those of Chinese. Siamese and Eurasian members of the Racecourse Golf Club, were played off on the Garrison Golf Club c >urse on Saturday and yesterday.
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  • 223 7 Saturday's 200 Goals. BL'RY'S SEVEN AGAINST W. BROMWICH. [Reuters Service.] London, Sept. 1 1. The following are to-day's results in the English and Scottish League matches: Division I. Arsenal 2, Leicest< I ity 2. Birmingham 2, Sunderland 0. Burnley 4, Bolton 3. Bury 7, West Bromwich ft. Cardiff
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 683 7 NOTICES. FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that an interim dividend of 30 cents per share on account of the year ending the 31st December, 1926, has bsen declared and will be paid to shareholders on the register on the 30th September, 1926. NOTICE is also hereby given that
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    • 138 7 I The Really I! I Good Toffee! P-v /^T^T I Mackinrosns I Toffee de Luxe Purity and Quality ,3 (guaranteed by JOHN MACKINTOSH fit SONS, Ltd., J I Toffef Town, HALIFAX, En*. Retident Kc(»rsrnii_i(i«r: I H. WORM AM, P.O. Boa 659, A SINGAPORE. ?j TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders uw
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  • 25 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. TAYLOR. On Friday, September loth to Mr ami Mr-. A. E. Taylor ;.t the Maternity Hospital, Kualb Lumpur, a »on, both well.
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  • 759 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1926. Week-end Comments. Whilst too much importance need not be attached to the theatrical aspects of the admission of Germany to the League, it is certain that the presence of Germany m the Council must have a salutary effect, because it wiil remove that
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  • 328 8 Owing to pressure on space a good deal of local matte! including the account of yesterday'- yacht race and an interesting Supreme Court case dealing with Chinese marriages, has had to be held over. large number of spectators wiine-- 1 the launching of the pontoon of the Selayang Tin Dredging
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  • SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    • 140 8 ALL BLACKS DEFEAT DEWSBI XV. (Our Own Correspondent —Copyright.) London, Sept. 11. The Rugby season opened throughout the country to-day m summery weather, the temperature reaching 80 degrees. In the opening of their tour the All Blacks defeated Dewsbury by 13 points to 9. The Harlequins proved
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    • 36 8 (Our Own Correspondent.- --Copyright.) London. Sept. 11. Marshall beat the London to Brighton and back cycle record by 19 second-, bii time for the distance being S bom-. 8 minutes, 16 seconds.
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    • 80 8 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright) In the annual London I i Brighton walking championship, W. F. Baker, Queen** Part Hairier.-, was first home bi B hours, W minutes, 39 seconds. Pavesi wa_ second, doing the $istanc In S b« iirs, 19 minutes. 16 Th.- Surrey Walking Club were
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    • 162 8 (Our Own Correspondent.— Cop] right r London. Sept. 11. In the Junior tennis championship of Great Britain, Kiss Betty Nuthali retain.-: the girls' -ingle- cup by defeating MisE. M. Dearman, the Surrey girl champion, Thi- i< Mi-- Nu'ha.r- third successiv< win. her opponent m the final basl
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    • 31 8 (Our Own Correspondent. -Copyright.) London. Sept. 1 1 The M.C.C. -ide that is tt. tour India lI leaving England by the p. and o. Narkunda on September 21th.
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    • 36 8 (Our Own Correspondent. -Copyright, i London, Sept. 11. The Essex County Cricket Club is m peril owing to the failure of any response to the appeal for the purchase of the Leytou
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    • 55 8 THOMAS SETS UP BROOKLANDS RECORD. (Our Own Correspondent. -Copyright.) London. Sept. 11. At Brock lands ,J. (J. p. Thomas, driving a I.cyland-Thomas, attained speed of 121.20 miles an hours, beating his own rec rd of 121.15 set up m 1924. This is the greatest speed ever attained by a motor
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  • 52 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Sept. 11. The death occurred m thi- Genera] Hospital. Penang. yesterday of Mi. C. Haute? of the Mai Hoot Tin Mines, Ltd.. Siam. The funeral took place the same evening at the Western Road Cemetery, the Rev. Keppei Gamier conducting
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  • 54 8 By courtesy of Messrs. Macphail and I o. We learn that the price of rubber m London on Saturday, according to <piotations by Henry Gardner and Co.. wa-: Spot m warehouse London ]s. 7 5 h d. C.I. P. London standard sheet anti crepe. October shipment. Is.
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  • 608 8 Delightful Children's Danring S A T I RDA V S PER EOR MAM R Weeks of hard work and diligent tra of some of Singapore's most talent. ren culminated at the Theatre on Bat night m the eminently successful formance of thi' Grand Ballet. w> been arranged
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  • 71 8 Mill strike Bpiiaaaif Shanghai. Th. local WkHH been stead: gnu m. 13th, when the Polka pi si« n through the Nanktn R aeae Consulate to piotest leged murder of a Chin died on board a Japanese is used aa a pretext lor •la panes,- feeling. Strike* Bt« spreading.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 510 9 BOMB THROWN IN ROME. IHE DUE'S NARROW ESCAPE. A n m was thr nvn at Signor Mussolini he was riding m the street. Signor s -.mi v'hs rot injured and his assailant ..Tested. gmnr Ifaaaoiiai'a car was passing the a Porta Pia en mute to the Chigi
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  • 112 9 New York. Sept. 10. trial of Daugherty and Miller was I _cd. rtea admitted tivit he suggested King, the intermediary, some--9m aiding m securing the reimaaeat for the sale of the metals com. .-ater, at King's request, he gave heque for $50,000 at a champagne ia New
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  • 61 9 trial of the two Chinese charged with B grievous hurt to a Bengali who D -wing a ri^ht m the neighbourhood aneroon Road on July 85, concluded at \M Assize- on Saturday morning. hearing the evidence of the accused HrJ stopped the case intimating that considered the evidence
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  • 113 9 THE T.U.C's FEARS. PROTEST AGAINST IMPERIALISM. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 10. The Trade Union Congress overwhelmingly endorsed the Council's reply to M. Tomsky's telegram. Londun, Sept. 11. The Trade Union Congress closed after the election of a new General Council, which was practically identical with the old.
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  • 120 9 [Renter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 10. The police have, arrested a Russian, Gruni burg, who arrived at Geneva from Zurich, >on the ground of alleged threats against M. I M »tta and M. Aubert. who defended M. Condor, when he tried to murder the Russian delegate, M. Worowski,
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  • 53 9 [Reuter's Service. New York, Sept. 10 The Channel swimmer, Mrs. Corson, arrived here aboard the Aquitania. She! received a popular ovation en route to the [City Flail, where she was received by the Mayor, it ia reported that a 260,000-dollar I [cinema contract is m prospect
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  • 25 9 ("Rente's Service.] Amsterdam. Sept. 10. The death-roll m the Leyden train derail- j Imenl is now four, the injured youth Kringi died.
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  • 22 9 The Council Ministers have ratified tin measure of economy, including a reduction 10lI ol th- naval programme and reduction- m
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  • 53 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Sept. 11. A North Pole expedition under Lieutenant D'Arcis has completed its preparations and embarks next week from Havre to Spitsbergen, whence it will depart for the Pole m February. Provisions for two years will be carried. mmmmmwmmmmmmmma mummmmmmmmmm TT mm m
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  • 86 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Sept. 11. The World's largest cable-layer, the Dominia, left Greenwich for the Pacific yesterday to lay a cable from Vancouver to Fanning Island, 3,500 nautical miles. This is the longest cable ever laid m one length and weighs S.">oo tons. It will be laid
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  • 58 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Sept. 11. General Bramwell Booth, head of the Salvation Army, is leaving on Sept. 18th. on a mission to the Far East, passing through Canada to Japan and thence to Korea, from whence he will probably be visiting Peking, returning via the Dutch Indies,
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  • 38 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 London. Sept. 1 1. The coal-owners of South Yorkshire and Wales, passed a resolution against a national agreement. The Notts and Derby owners are understood to have given their delegates a free hand.
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  • 32 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 11. The Board of Trade returns for August show: Imports. £101,137,000; exports. £49,787,000; an increase of £847,000, and a decrease of £7,477,000 compared with July.
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  • NO MORE WARS!
    • 315 9 L. OF N's RED LETTER DAY. FRANCO-GERMAN CO-OPERATION. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 10. The point made by Dr. Stresemann m his speech was that Germany already had disarmed and he hoped that disarmament would become general. M. Briand vehemently declared that the war spirit must be discarded for ever from
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    • 474 9 v .»Mtish Radio Official Service, i London, Sept. 10. The scene when the German delegate.-. DDCtor Stressmann and Herr von Schubert, took their seats to-day in the Assembly of the League of Nations was of an impressive character. M. Nintehitch. the President, announced j that the credentials
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  • 217 9 [Reuter's Service.] Madrid, Sept. 11. The withdrawal of Spain from the League of Nations is expected to be announced to-day. Geneva, Sept. 11. A Spanish note formally announces Spain's withdrawal from the League of Nations. Spain's notice of withdrawal from the League falls under Article 1 of the
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  • 624 9 THREAT TO OUR TRADE. LONDON INSURANCE RATES. [Reuter's Service. London, Sept. 11. The Morning Post, m an editorial on the "Chinese embroilment," says that hitherto we have concerned ourselves a good deal too much with that diplomatic fiction of a supposed Government at Peking, but the time seems
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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. D« e s PPr° re s.s. CITY OF TOKIO oct 6 s.s. CITY OF CAIRO oct 30 HOMEWARDS. s.s. KNOWSLEY HALL
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    • 512 10 o. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated ia 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 Marseilles, London and A.t-.rr Due Leavt Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage.
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  • 3020 11 The Lake Denmark Explosion. A HELL OF TRAGEDY. Hoisted "clean out of his rubber boots" by the first of the terrific explosions at the Lake Denmark Naval Ammunition Depot, a marine who had been doing kitchen police duty was "thrown fifteen feet m the air,"
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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    • 200 11 THE TORTURE OF PILES. WHY CONTINUE TO SUFFER? Go to your chemist to-day or send to United Pharmacy. SO5, North Bridge Road, Singapore, and obtain a tube of Dk. Van Vi.kck's Abxiki'Tivi: Pilb Plasma (price lit 5. by post §2.35). Its curative healing action on the inflamed and swollen parts
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  • 176 12 During the coming months, the Cunard Line is running twenty cruises to all parts of the world. A- message received from the steamer Robert Dollar yesterday morning reported passing a 70 foot log m lat 3.44 long 110.19, which was dangerous to navigation. The Rotterdam— Lloyd njptor liner
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  • 570 12 I Five men (later confirmed as six) are missing m connection with tho mysterious sinking of the submarine H 29 undergoing refit and tilting trials m Devonport Dockyard this afternoon, says the Morning Post of Aug. 10th. An alarm was raised shortly after two
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 544 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) f FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA,' DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. m Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tone) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.a. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading tc Austraha Cabins de
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    • 319 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE. OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM LLOYD AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED DATES VIA SI EZ TO NEW YORK AM) BOSTON BINTANG <iv< J Sept. 29 sa.e Oct y STADSDYK due Oct. 13 mill Oc<. U Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia. Baltimore, and to
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    • 292 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO (Incorporated m Italy* HOMEWARD SAILINGS Bi-monthly service for Bnr.di*.. €Llo| and Trieste via ports taking mm* od throi-gh Biils of lading fm F.umf. thi Levant and Black Sea Por:«, aso h tl ports on the West Coast af ltaiv ROSANDRA OUTWARD SAILINGS FOR HONGKONG. SHANGHAI VIM
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 627 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota 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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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 754 13 O. So K. Line. Oesl i nations. drr i tt Steamers. Arrive Dept. I ndoa, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan and Port Said. ito v ,a,:, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam M rU Ct 18 I ft m, Delagoa Bay Durban t Chicago Maru Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Pur-Han
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    • 393 13 TRAmMDOMrorar I DOLLAR fifi& 'PRESIDENT* 11 LINERS ■^rmS^m^mmmDollar 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 a n electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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    • 538 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 AM) BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. WALES MARU In p po t m.s. SILVERLARCH due Sept. 16 hijs. CUBA MARU due Sept 25 m.s, SILVERCEDAR due Oct* 5 s.s.
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  • 173 14 AUSTRALIANS VERSUS ENGLAND XI. LARWCOD'S VICTIMS. The following are the scores m the match between the Australians and an England XI at Folkestone. Australia. Ist Innings. Woodfull, c sub., b Larwood 2 Ponsford, b Larwood 47 Macartney, c Calthorpe, b Wyatt 4 Collins, c Smith, b Larwood 29
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  • 73 14 PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' TOURNEY. ROBSON'S BRILLIANT ROUND Fleet. On the North Hants Course Fred Robson, of Cooden Beach, headed the qualifiers m the Southern Section of the Professional Golfers' Association. 11,0 40 Tournament with a brilliant 69. W. Gaudin (Wanstead) 72 Amongst the other qualifiers were:— A. Herd 73 I. Braid
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  • 100 14 In a revolver match between the H.M.S. Durban and the S.V.C. held at the Drill Hall or. Wednesday, the H.M.S. Durban team won by fi points. There were four matches, iwo Rapid, one Snapshooting and one Deliberate. The best five scores m each match to count. H.M.S.
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  • 92 14 First Match At Marseilles On Sunday. London, Sept. 4. Paris. The Maori rugby footballers, who arrived at Marseilles yesterday, play their first match m Marseilles on the 12th instant, followed by a series of matches m France. The team proceeds to England on the llth October,
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  • 487 14 (Some time ago a novel on Inula, written by a young girl who had never been there, caused a sensation on account of the correctness with which scenes were described and the rijrht atmosphere achieved. The following short story written by an old maiden lady who also
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 744 14 ESTATE OF TAN BIN CHENG, DECEASED. LMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE Freehold and leasehold land and shophouse premises situate at Boat Quay, Bukit Timah Road, Killney Road, Paterson Road, Race Course Road, Hylam Street, South Canal Road and Gaylang Road, Singapore. To be held MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG AND COS
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    • 233 14 Kill Mosquitoes-Thejr Cany Malaria! nthpr dpadlv fever germs. Thou- harmless to humans. It evaporates sluds X U die Sally from quickly and i completely JU»£» diseases transmitted by the sting of tests showed Fht^sprayd d not stain the mosquito. Deaths are greatest or injure the most delicate laoncs. among young
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  • 478 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, SEPT. 11th. [Figures in brackets show the issue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] MINING. rtuyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 68s 69s Batang Padang 85 87 Chenderiang 27s 28s E. Siamese (£1) 25s 6d 26s 6d Hitam Tin 1.32% 1.35 Idris
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  • 67 15 September I 1. Bank 4 m.s. *|4 3-16 Bank demand 2,3 13-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 V 2 New York, demand 56 V* Credits 90 days 58 Prance, demand IB<s India, T. T. 154% Hongkong, demand IS* P- c Dis. Yokohama, demand 116% Java, demand 140 Bangkok,
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  • 198 15 September 11. Tin LOO Ton, $153.00 Flake Tapioca 5.70 Copra 11.15 Copra Sundried 11.f,5 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken Xo. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken Xo. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous Xo. 1 360
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  • 53 15 September llth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sclleis R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Spot ns Standard P.S.S. on Tender Sept. 68 (isl. Oct. 95% 09 lan-Mar. 11% 7l'>. Toia- of Market:- Inactive. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 19% d per lb. New York Spot Sheet Ccta
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  • 73 15 Shell Transport (£1) 4.11.0 4.15.6 Spore Cold Storage ($2) <'.4!> 6.60 S. Steamship (lOoi 395.00 40o!o0 Straits Traders ($10) 37.25 37.50 United Engineers (10) 13.50 13.70 Wearne Bros. ($5) IS.mi 1,,._■,Spore Municipal 6 p.c. $22,000,000 of lfi2f) 105 105* c.i. S.S. SM» p.c. Loan 1919 $36,710,000 lop., log ci. S.S.
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  • 65 15 [British Radio—Official Service.] London. Sept. 10. Exchange rates: Paris 169.125, \< v. York 4.856, Brussels 177.375, Geneva 25.135, Amsterdam 12.11. .Milan 135.125, Berlin 20.39, Stockholm 18.155, Copenhagen 18.275, Oslo 22.145, Vienna 54.385, Prague L 63.75, Helsing-fors 192.755, Madrid 31.775, Lisbon 2 17]32, Rio 7 29J64, Buenos Aire., 15.*****,
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  • 105 15 The local branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., is m receipt of a telegram from Head Office stating that at the 93rd half yearly general meeting held on the 10th instant, the following resolutions were passed. That the- nett profit for the half-year ending 80th June
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 215 15 FIRST STATUTORY MEETINC. The first statutory meeting of the Chin Chin Tin Ltd. was held at Winchester Houseon Saturday. Mr. F. 1). Norman presided and there were alao prwwt Messrs. T. Dud ley Parsons (director), Major A. A. A. Paterson, and Mr. E. Smith, for the secretaries,
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    • 282 15 London, Aug. 1 1 Business aU roond is ipriet i n account f the continued stoppage tn the coal-mining industry, and a' hough miners see returning to work m some part, of the country. reports from others seem to predict that B settlement, is si far off
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    • 155 15 Lank Sue a (.uarantor Who Refused to Pay. Mr. George Ernest Osmond. Bedfordstreet. Strand, one of the guarantors of th. British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, wasued m the King's Bench Division on July 22nd by Lloyds Ban! Limited. Ear a liability of il.aO't under bil guarantee of £2.000.
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    • 46 15 A telegram has been received from thi Head Office of the Mercantile Bank that th. Board of Directors have declared an Interim dividend of 8 per cent (i.e. 16 per cent per annum) for the half year ending ;)oth June last, less income tax.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 496 15 A^ets Over $6,500,000, S.C." Assurance m Force Over $22,000,000. Great eastern life assurance company limited. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) EAD OFFICE:— 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 t~TD4™irn Companies
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    • 418 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capitol Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y89,500,000 President: K. Kodama Eaq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Im, DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Eiq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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    • 441 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,030 Reserve Fund: Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. j Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy Chairman
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    • 100 15 INSURANCE THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Hun Leong, Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. Loke Van Kit, Esq. Lee Pit. Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong. The Company
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    • 57 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE I Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bor/« Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. aARLOW CA. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager, It is my duty to maintain the freedom of the
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  • 2096 16 Final Day's Races. A BAD ACCIDENT. Fine weather favoured the last day of the Autumn Race meeting and there was a large attendance at the Racecourse the pleasant afternoon being much enjoyed. The racing however was marred by an unfortunate mishap m the last race when Sweet Rivoli
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  • 182 16 Wallstone 2 0 0 0 Bosh 2 0 0 0 Panglima 2 0 10 Wellaway 2 0 J Ismarani 1110 Kela^old 110 0 Lady Diff 110 0 Romala 110 0 Venture 110 0 Bushels 110 1 Carissima 110 1 Tesslam 1 1 0 1 Vingt-et-Un 110 1 Merry
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  • 53 16 Sum See Kongsee 3 10 5 Alan Loke 3 0 1 12 M. Cumarasami 2 0 4 2 A. Morgan 2 112 K. Brown 2 0 0 0 H. H. Sultan of Perak 1 4 5 21 A. Ramsay 13 0 3 Singa Kong-see 13 0 9 Buloh
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  • 592 16 The Defeat of Singapore. PERAK'S WINNING GOAL IN EXTRA TIME. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 11. Perak 1, Singapor- 0. The final of the Malaya Cup competition attracted an attendance of over 5,000, who saw Perak defeat Singapore by the only goal scored during the
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  • 54 16 Redfearn 7 9 5 34 Billett 5 4 6 19 Thompson 5 2 2 8 Woodgate 5 1 3 82 Da vie.« (Turley) 3 7 2 13 Hobbs 2 14 7 Norman 2 115 Bowden 2 0 0 8 Lopue 14 7 33 Sleiph 0 2 0 13
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  • 76 16 Billett 7 2 5 13 Pa vies 5 7 2 10 Thompson 5 1 8 9 Sleiph 3 8 18 Moore 3 3 0 20 Hobbs 3 2 7 16 Bowden 3 0 3 12 Manning 2 0 2 15 Haie 1 0 1 13 Wood 0 3
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 78 16 VWWwvrVWWWAVdVbWWVVVV^VW^ A STEIN WAY GRAND PIANO 5 GIVES TO ANY DRAWING ROOM THAT FINAL TOUCH OK J QUIET DIGNITY SO ESSENTIAL IN A HOME j; CAU A\D INSPECT THESE TO-DAY. j Sole Agents. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. S (Incorporated m Hongkong). RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. J. WVW_V.SV.V.V.\V.V.\V. W-V.W. %V.Vb VAV.V.V.V.V.V.V. v
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