The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 September 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1926. NO. 11,903.
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  • 345 1 Pending the Government's action m the coal dispute the drift back of miners to work continues Page 9. The Premier, on his return from the Continent, had a long consultation with the members of the Cabinet Coal Committee Page 9. The Peking fiovernment has ask<id the British
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  • 1039 1 QuMjmiA ifwjtl kmmiwm wtri Ml fa,, <>„,, The Topicist having carefully read all that the late Chief Secretary has to >a\ ■boot devolution confesses that his mind i* m a maze Always his excellent friend the C.s. has been pictured as the Monster of tin Max.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 180 1 WING LOO N G i ok mem class tailoring. <ut ami Finish Guaranteed. SZ Hk;h street. Sea View Hotel. SUNDAY, I9th. SEPTEMBER. HIGH TIDE 9.18 A.M.— CINEMA AT 9.30 P.M. The Ten Commandments *13 REELS. Featurinir:— LEATßlCE JOY. RICHARD DIX, ROD LA ROCQUE. i j Special Dinner Tables can be
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    • 107 1 The Quality of the uniQue enhanced by the State Express methods of manufacture. VIRGINIA CIGARETTES w wytfiV A 0u 0 m wfIHV \i2 L. V^&^Swvva S^M^&^Z C^^^. *"lj JbKkff Mm m m\w ARDATH TOBACCO CO. LTD.. LONDON. YA^WAWiV.V.V%W/.V.W.V.V.WiV.V.V.V B V.V.%V.VAW.%Vtf I EUROPE_HOTEL. j After dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and
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    • 96 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Vigour of Youth regained— Page 2. Pageant of Empire Ball u>-night -Pajre 2. Jewish holiday to-day Frankels close 1 age 7. Busim'.-s notiiv of import and export firm Vast 2. Godowns to let; bungalows wanted; lost do£r Page T. Underwood portable typewriters, 4 row keyboard J'ajzv 1. List
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOL^SE for EIROPEAN TROPICAL SLITS 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 99 1 THE WEEK. St. Joseph's 0.8. Sports 2Ao p.m. Girl Guides Rangers Concert V.M.C.A. <"> p.m. Pagreant <>f Empire Ball. Memorial Hall. Sunday, 19th. High Water, 9.18 ;i.m.. >.1« p.m. Monday, 2^ tit. Hijrh Water. .*.."'> a.m., 9.18 n.m. Eastern United Assurance Mtg., noon Sangei Bajran Mtg., Harrisons, Bark? 1.. Vark'ty
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  • 449 2 The Train Accident m Holland. R! HE QUEEN'S SYMPATHY. [From X.F.I. Papers]. The Hamif. Sept. 10. w messes state thai if the driver had been b trocted to drive slowlj at the point whei accident took place, ii !ouM pro- been prevented. An expert states ftlaasbode thai
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  • 104 2 The following passengers embarked m Straits the Blue Panne] Sarpedon on Tuesday foi Home and port:- en route. M and Mrs, Taaffe, Mr. G. M. Brown, Mrs. K. Wurtxburg and infant, Mr. F. R. Hare, M and Bars. V. Wbeatley, Mrs. \V. E. Phillips and two children, Mr.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 498 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. PROF. C. THERESES (Britisher) and Miss Senour, U.S.A.) Dancing Lessons. Ball Room, latest steps, Fox trot, Charleston, Tango, Waltz, etc. Teaching men to lead and ladies to follow. We teach you to dance, not to wai*.
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    • 314 2 Victoria Theatre. Commencing THURSDAY NEXT, SEPT. 23rd., 9.30 p.m. A. CARPI Present THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY. FULL ORCHESTRA BALLET AND CHOPUS. INCLUDING THE FAMOUS TENOR FROM LA SCALA MILANO SIG. CACEFFO. Thursday, Sept. 23rd. Friday, Sept. 24th. RIGOLETTO. CAVALIERA RUSTICANA and PAGLIACCI. ■Saturday, Sept. 25th. -~r Monday, Sept. 27th.
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    • 348 2 A PICTURE WITH A POWERFUL STORY, EXCELLENT \CTTV AND PERFECT HANDLING To be screened from Friday, 17th, to Thursday. 23rd SepitnihAT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.m A SENSATIONAL STAGE SUCCESS OF NEW YORK LONDON BY DOROTHY BRANDON A Rowland V. Lee William Fox Production. A Melodrama
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  • 954 3 Keen Interest m Yachting. TEE ALBERT GOLD MEDAL RACE. (I- vow Our Owu Correspondent.) London, Aug. 19. Yachting is now m full swing with on the whole favourable weather conditions. It is a matter for regret that the King's yacht Britannia has been scratched from ht-i ne j
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 192 3 VvA"^ LAXO is the only rood that has Ij been used m 5 Royal Nurseries. Surely it* there was a better it would have been given to these Royal Babies. Your Baby is as precious as a Royal Baby, and must have the best food- -Glaxo, made from the purest
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    • 512 3 WILKINSON HEY WOOD j§. AND CLAFvK JJjk 3 RUSTICIDE I BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. 5 i For use on Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel. ?5 j Rust resisting and withstands the action of Salt or Fresh Water, Chemical Fumes, Acid and f fi Alkali. f specially suitable for use on Ships,
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  • 802 4 How Periodic Attention will Pay. CAUSES OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. The rise m the price of crude rubber and Secretary Hoover's request for increased mileage per tyre has led the manufacturer's division of the Rubber Association of America to prepare suggestions which, if heeded, will enable the motorist to
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  • 117 4 The visit of Mr. J. A. Good, export manager for -the Bean cars and trucks, to Singapore, is a further indication of the keen interest British car manufacturers are taking m Empire markets. Mr\ Good has visited South Africa and Australia and is now on his way
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  • 105 4 A motorist who was fined at Ormskirk foi negligent driving was stated to have had i.ne arm round a girl passenger. Only the other day complaint was made that this was an all too common practice, and certainly the perils of the road are great enough without complicating
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 138 4 •< High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes J I fj^y^JwZr^M. Time «o Re-tiro lj-jt ja J_ if/ 1 m Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- H U 1 X P •P i^^ •I ■I THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY. INC. 14.
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    • 190 4 V Y^s^ "▼TTTr HO buy Goodyear Balloon j VV Tyres? Those people bu> I them who most serious! > j *r&al durability and comfort with bag mileage a> well. GOOII^TEAR BALLOON TYRES j 1 rra^ar-i-i? -^~w&. JlE&i Goodyear Balloon Tyres mak» /Ck Jv^^ motoring cheaper. We can fit your Singapore,
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  • 831 5 BRITAIN, THE MOTORIST'S PARADISE SPECIAL MOTORING ARTICLE. GREATER FREEDOM THAN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. CONTRAST WITH AMERICA. By Major P. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.K.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India.*) [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] New York. The times are long past when m Britain a continual state of war existed between
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  • 75 5 While waiting to pay a garage repair bill, I was surprised to hear a mechanic ask a clerk for ''Large pliers, please." Strange, I thought, to keep the tools m the office and hand them out a? required. It was stranger still t > see the
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  • 239 5 COLOUR-SCHEMES ALLOTTED IN GORDON BENNETT DAYS. Since there arc prospects of an international racs of Grand Prix calibre again taking place m England, if may be interesting to enumerate the various <.ol mrs borne by the competing ears, as special colours ware allocated to the countries from
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 276 5 > > A FrRELY BRITISH CAR THAT IS NOW DESERV EDLY MUCH IN THE PUBLIC EYE. ITS WON- DERFUL QUALITIES WILL ENSURE THAT THIS POPULARITY IS STEADY IN THE ASCENDANT, AS J WILL THE VASTLY EXPANDING WORKS NOW IN COURSE OF ERECTION BY ITS MANUFACTURERS AT WOLVERHAMPTON. Broadly Outlined THE
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    • 360 5 j THE TROJAN CAR (British). j England's long waited for supremacy m the j: Cheap Car line at last an accomplished fact. j: Economical motoring revolutionized. The New Trojan 1926 touring model with its up-to-date substantial body and J t comfortable seating together with its benzine consumption of no less
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  • 1212 6  -  Frank M. Carruthers. A BOXE OF CONTENTION. 5S s& 1 Why British Players May Have to Make 1 Concessions. |j CASE FOR OTHER PLAYERS. M m m {FREE PIESZ SPECIALS ll* ,gi i, „nly tweuty-tWO years ago cv.npi -ely few golfers of the present general on remember
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  • 1424 6 The Coal Strike. IKE! AMIS INDUSTRIES HIT. Fri n Our Own Correspondent*. Dublin. Aug. 18. weary coal strike is hitting hard at Im la? Pa waning 1 industries. It is fortunate thai tb< feather has been ideal up to the present, and likely to be warm till
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  • 1079 6  -  F. Gordon Lowe. THE SEASON'S TENNIS FE ATURE. What May Happen m the Near Future. II THE INFLUENCE OF "BIG GATES." $s r>i t,^ IF REE PRESS SPECIAL]. Now that the first excitement over Mile, j Lenglen's decision to become a professional J has passed, it
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  • 69 6 Captain A. \Y. Sacre, "t" Hie X "i 1 s:a rfords, is charged with rausint; the death of a Ifahomedhan ratter by a rash and tiegrligent act. !i i> alleged thai the iccused was motor cycling on September Ist virhen he collided with a bollock cart,
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  • 236 6 CHEESE QUEEN OF HOLLAND Knows Every Mite I>> te Pedigree ALL H \L!.-M tSKI m-l t r Particular.- of evefy Duti I leaves its native shores I ar^ kept m H->llan.i. Rtld I df rhooatu has vu r "n< the 1 tree of each individ ua] i I A woman
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 486 7 To (he Editor. kir, In vLw of the controversy that has of late been taking place m regard to the lack of support given by Exhibitors to the showing of British films, the writer feels sure that the following facts connected with the banning of the British production
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    • 412 7 LICENSING OF PRESSES. For keeping and using printing machines without a licence, about nine local print inji companies wore charged m the Kuala Lumpur Police Court on Tuesday m irning, before the magistrate. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes. Among the companies concerned were; Messrs. Kyle, Palmer
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 466 7 BUSINESS CARDS. i MARY SETON. J OLD ENGLISH PRINTS < I NFRAMED. j BAB! GRAND PIANO $1,000. MARBLE TABLE TOPS, FLOORING. STILES, Etc. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. "Marble Merchants." Telephone 75. "cars for hire. FOR NEW BUICK CARS. KING UP PHONE NO. 3981. tAVE YOUR OW7s T CHOICE OF THE FOLLOWING
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    • 618 7 BRITISH MALAYAN RUBBER. AUGUST RESTRICTION STATISTICS. (4th Restriction Year) EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF RUBBER, (TRADE Dry Latex Total Exp. Total Imp. Foreign November, 31,1548 165 31,813 14,904 Decembei, 29,863 523 30,186 13.004 January, 30,452 255 30,707 10.237 Totals 91,963 743 92,706 39,105 February, 30,440 535 30,975 8,308 March, 35,012 595
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    • 752 7 Mather-Make Suw! If you cannot feed Baby yourself, then ff J give him Mellin's Food. Mixed as directed it it the perfect substitute for the natural L milk. It contains the same vital nourishment 4^ V and ensures sound healthy development, m laW ov Afcllins RjodY THE FOOD THAT FEEDS
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    • 232 7 To-dnv being JEWISH HOLIDAY Our place of business will b» J ckwed IRANKEL BROS. NOTICE. Tlir Power of At»«<r.'i'v granted bj Mrs. Ayesha Baker i<> Mr. f^i«ma« Manro Lamb AatwJ the 26th \o\*'n:btir 1912 i hat b*-< Q r vokc Dated ttiis KUh day of September, lit*. JOHANNES A.KD RAttUV,
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  • 14 8 DEATH. SIMnNS. m England, *ud<h-nly. on lMh September, 1926, Henry Melvill Simons.
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  • 692 8 SINGAPORE' FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBBB 18, 1926. Film Censorship. The letter which appears m another column illustrates once again the futility of the present system of film censorship. Here is a picture dealing with the French revolutionary episodes written of by Dickens m his Tale oi Two Cities. It has
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  • 917 8 A few matters of a formal character w* re disposed of at yesterday's brief sitting of the Bankruptcy Court. The Sungei Ringgit Tin Syndicate, Limited, was struck off the Register of Companies on Sept. l Oth. 1926. H.E. the Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr. John H. Bruins as
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  • 129 8 For some month? past these has been a series of rather baffling thefts affeetinp rikisha owners. Several instances of rikishas, stripped of their tyres, being: left m secluded places, have been reported. A short while ago, a resident of Oxley Koad came upon such a case, the rikisha
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 54 8 (From Our Own Cm iwtpomJ I'enang, fcpt 17. Shaik Daud, a Tamil, was- Hat n the Penang police court hff iij month's rigorous imprisonment fo. a pj n( from the custody of a sul-wani, al m Gaol. The man wraHrcd Mil b\ a ostensibly to see
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    • 27 8 (Fnirn Our Own Convi-porM. Penang, Sepi jShaik Ibrahim was charged he. with voluntarily causing him youth by stabbing- him. The hearing of the mmc
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    • 31 8 h join Oui Own Osn^H mdci I'enanu. lepi Mr. I). A. M. Brov^n ha- been a) S general manatrer of Glll^or Estal late Mr. J. Xj. Brown.
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  • 86 8 A cable has been received I Pater-.. n. Simon- an«f' Cora par that Mr. H<nry Melville Sum Home Buddeni) from hear: Lsth. of September. Mr. Sir:; i remembered only by thi oldfel DM the community as he left .Sin^r; thirty yoars ago though ho continued loog
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  • 150 8 ■II IX.X COMYIKNDS I'll < h> MM \y> "I certainl) tr.ink tha: should be thanked on h*-half of said llr. P. havid. >«■-•;. reft 1 1 ing U» twm Malays wt two CUmhm ruffians ju-i 4 robbed a Chinese m Midd!< 1. I Court ftwpactOl Kinp -ai-i itrin^
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  • 39 8 Sentence <<<' six mon?nsonment bo be followed by a- yearV sunerviaian was pa-se.i an by the District Judge, Mr. V. f i ihi Flu man was convicted of from another Chinese m Eu pi Street recent i\.
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  • 146 8 The following muMcal progaunine tiansmitteti Ul iMattim •■<■■ teur W.reiess Society: I. Kno; Selected, X piano. Son^s: v i I >( ii!a:iK ,1. r (b> Port of Mai:} Ships, M A Minot (Harh (hi Mn M>. A. P. A^rtr 4. BottgK: (-a) ou\ M T« x (Massenet
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  • 5 8 His Excellency the High I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 317 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" I CANADIAN CLUB i I RYE WHISKY I I FOR COCKTAILS. Try this recipe: ij Two or three leaves of Mint m bottom of suku glass. Pot m ft tot J Canadian Club Whisky. Half fill glass with very Bne dry crushed ice. j. tj
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    • 48 8 jimQt^{ FOR ALL j"^** VERMIN USE AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. N m GOLDEN SERIES. ASK THE BOY TO FETCH YOU A Bass Beer FOR HE WILL BRING "Kangaroo Brand" (PURPLE TRIANGLE) It is specially Brewed for the Tropics. Mr. and Mrs. W. ARTHUR WIIUV. >.s. Tasman. p.p.c.
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  • 155 9 KE PREMIER MEETS DISPUTANTS. MEN RESUMING WORK. [Reuter's Service. I Baldwin is officially meeting the en and mneowners at ten o'clock toThe Cabinet Council lasted two nding th-> Government's action m the a ..-cute the backdrift of miners to work i>. The mineowners estimate that Rg safety men
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  • 180 9 deneva. Sept. 18. I omcfl beW its first public meet-! afternoon. Dr. Bows, presiding, welcosacd Hen- Stresemann and. nemb ra of the Council and hoped 1 Id extend the same co-operation as: the Assembly. '1 ajgiced m principle t i hold a I m lv_ v
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  • 80 9 B[Reucer's. Service. London. Supt. 17. 909 M i::vi>::: m t!.i newspapers] p. -I-' China and South America': the C mcil the Li ague, -v. of China"- lack of effed hre Daily Express characterises the I him aa a gigantic piece f folly. generally satisfied newspaper on th.-
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  • 71 9 I S. SI'BJECT KILLED E[Reuter's Service.] Mexico City. Sept. lt>. Rosenthal who was kidSept 19 was later killed by bandFederal soldiers were pursuing I were M d ISC that the latter were Kill two of the bandits. It appears namtm Of tea thousand dollars had .nanded for Rosenthal's
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  • 64 9 :>h Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Sept. 18. fa a small boon m tin shares on b Exchange as a result of the rising I tin. which to-day touched £316 12s. toi for cash. -as pone up about £t>o per ton m weeks. Its high price is due
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  • 28 9 Pfßeuter's Service.] London. Sept. 17. f hina Inland Mission, notwithstand- unsettled conditions, is sending out England this month a detachment of rx-r*. including 17 recruits.
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  • 68 9 CANADA'S PARLIAMENT. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 16. The new Canadian Parliament is now complete. Its final constitution is Liberals, 119; Conservatives, 91; Progressives, 17; LiberalProgressives, 13; Labour, 3; Independent, 2. The immediate resignation of Mr. Meighen, the Conservative Prime Minister is expected, bvk the Governor-General
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  • 31 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 16. At the third eourtmartial over the H2O sinking a stoker and petty officer George William Aske wer? charged with negligence but were acquitted.
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  • 69 9 fXanyo Nichi-Nichi Telegram]. Tokio, Sept. 16. Thirty-eight students of the Kyoto Imperial University, including Baron E. Ishiwara. and a Socialist, have been charged with conspiracy m opening a campaign for rbpagating Bolshevism among students throughout rhe country. It is understood that Professor Kawakami, m co-operation with
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  • 70 9 [Nanyo Xichi-Xichi Telegram]. Tokio. Sept. ltt. It is understood that the Foreign Office of thi- Peking Government has asked the British Minister to prevent the further increase of the strength of the British navy m China, the Office adding that the reinforcement of
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  • 20 9 ("Reuters Service. London, Sept. 17. A Englishman, Norman Dereham, swum \w Channel m 1"> hours 56 minutes.
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  • 230 9 MUSIC OUTSIDE A MOSQUE. (akutta. Sept. 5. A Hindu-Moslem fracas occurred this afternoon at Watgunge, a suburb five miles from Calcutta, resulting m an Indian I 'dire Inspector, a European Sergeant, three Constables and some others being injured. It is reported that a Hindu Janmastami procession
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  • 62 9 Invented by Sir Oliver Lodge. London. Sept. 2. A London firm has put on the market a semi-automatic "fool-proof" household wireless two-valve set invented by Sir Oliver Lodge, which does not oscillate. It is not affected by another's oscillation. The tone fa quite good despite the volume.
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  • 45 9 UN NECESSARILY PROVOCATIVE. Sir West Ridgeway Criticises Mr. Churchill. London, Sept. 1. Sir West Ridgeway, m a letter to The Times, criticises the Cabinet's handling of the coal crisis. He considers that Mr. Winston Churchill's attitude at the present Conference was unnecessarily provocative and pugnacious.
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  • 870 9 Banda Street Murder Trial. ONE ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH. The trial of the two Chinese charged with the murder of a Chinese detective, who was shot m Banda Street on the night of November 11 last year, concluded at the fifth Assizes yesterday morning. At the time of
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  • 120 9 By the retirement of Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, Kuala Lumpur loses a very well-known figure. Mr. Wilkinson came to Malaya m 1902 as Assistant Engineer, Krian Irrigation Works. He saw active service m France with the Royal Engineers, receiving his majority m 1918. He returned to Malaya m 1919, and
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  • 767 9 Malay and Hindoo Seamen's Quarrel. RICE AND RACIAL ANTIPATHY. Racial feeling between Malays and Hindoo Mohammedans, members of the crew of the City of Oran, led to a scuffle on deck while the vessel was off Dunkirk, on Sunday, August Bth. Knives were alleged to have been
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  • 104 9 The Coroner's enquiry into the death of a P.W.D. tindal whu was run over by a two seater car belonging to Mr. Louis Carrard. a miner of Gopeng, about a month ago, at a place, a mile from Bagan Serai Town, was held on Tuesday by Mr. I. W. Blettoch,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 147 9 ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). jj ANNUAL SALE Terminates on Saturday, I September 18th. I During the Last Days we offer all Remnants, Oddments, etc. I At further Reductions to effect an entire CLEARANCE Raffles Place, Singapore. ■I CAPSTAN I «f /^r CIGAREnES ARE SMOKED BT I
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 711 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES BXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LON DON, ANE* N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. (Via Genoa and Havre.) i WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Doe Singapore. JASON London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port HELEN US Marseilles,
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    • 649 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TOUNITED 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. KNOWSLEY HALL London, Rotterdam and Hamburg SejJt. 25
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    • 535 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For MarseiUea, London and MMlll Do* Leav« Tonnage. Singapore.
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  • 794 11 A Cafe Shindy. A BULL-FIGHTING ARGUMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Aug. 10. "Cruel brutes! That's what you are!" This scathing denunciation was hurled at a group of Frenchmen by an infuriated British tourist, fresh from witnessing a bullfight m the ?outh of France, the place being a
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  • 65 11 A cable has been received m Kuala Lumps? announcing: the death at Ko"kuvil Jaffna, cf Mr. A. Duraiappah, chief clerk of the office of the Commissioner of Police, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Duraiappah, who founded the Tamil Union m Kuala Lumpur, was well-known m Selangor sporting circles, and was an outstanding
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 482 11 Essential Food Bpgjj Elements-Plus Crisp-" ness to Encourage Chewing! *-pHE foods you eat are m a large measure the factors X that determine your health. A diet of properly balanced food elements builds healthy bodies, just as a deficient diet breaks bodies down. To any diet Grape-Nuts is a delicious
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    • 98 11 1 ii Cigarette Thi» advertisement it issued by the BritMh-American Tobacco Co (Straits) Ltd B^^Q^ (Incorparated m Enp'and THE NAVY'S CHOICE j ttß|| j |||ft PWSP^^S^^l^^'^fr^^lS^Sl Cbtainable Everywhere. I v f^B^^S- THE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANOLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. IffiWirililrl^ SHIPCHANDLERS, Hello fa that 34G:] SHIPBROKERS, Please repeat my last order of j
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 372 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) f FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE Tia JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. j Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.575 ton») and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 218 12 BRITISH-INDIA STEAM NAY. (Incorporated m England). S.S. JANUS. (Tonnajre 4524.) FOR FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE MELBOURNE and. SYDNEY. The above vessel expected to sail about September 20th., has excellent accommodation for First and Second Cla.-s passengers. Ist. Class 2nd. Class. Fremantle $300 $200 Adelaide 53 15 $226 Melbourne $330 $225 Sydney $:r>o
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    • 330 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) ITICKETSM H > MTOURSI 1 Ir I Passages booked by all steamship lines. Independent and Conducted Tours. Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit. Remittances by Draft and Cab!e Transfer Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and accident Insurance effected Booking Office for F.M.S. RLYS.. ROYAL
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    • 187 12 Golden Guinea XI i f< A •IB I v i» '^k. I >* i J Cold iuh* 1 J *ii T l Produce of the Choicest Vineyards m France. &msgk Th c Guarantee cf Excellence. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. 'Incorporated i I'n.- slid SINGAPORE, PINW KUALA LUMPUR LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 667 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuaotan (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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    • 675 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7.30 a.m. Litany; 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. Service. A^utter m E. Minor. Hymns 320, 437, 413, 467. 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion; 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Hymns. 543, 4 p.m. The Catchism; ST. MATTHEW'S, SEPOY
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 710 13 O. S. K. Line. Urinations. Steamers. Arrive Dept. L- v.don. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, via Colombo, Aden, Port and Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Delagoa Bay, Durban t Panama Maru Oct. 26 Oct. 2*7 Durban. Aigoa Bay, Cape Tou-n, Rio, Santos and Buenos
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    • 436 13 TRAVEL"' COMFORT DOLLAR figlib "PRESIDENT" 1 LINERS -^&£J3*£2* 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 a n electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and
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    • 622 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.SJL) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) m.s. SILVERLARCH In p po t. nus. CUBA MARU due Sept 22. M.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct 5 s.s. RHINE MARU due Oct. 19 For
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  • 1261 14 The Kitchener Hoax. A MYSTERY UNSOLVED. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Aug. 19. In most Augusts, as everybody knows, there is a general lack of news and topics of interest, and the newspapers have to fall back on "Silly Season" stories. But during the past week the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 265 14 """^^zzir^r~" "^^i Beauty and Protection can be proud of your car if it is equipped X front and rear with Weed Bumpers. Pleasing m design, heavily nickel -plated and highly polished, with attractive black enameled trimmings, they add beauty and distinction. Weed Bumpers afford maximum protection too. They are scientifically
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    • 124 14 I H ANNOUNCEMENT TANGLIN RESIDENTS. I Socony Motor Gasoline Socony Motor Quo) me j I and > I o n/i m. r\-\ Socony Motor Oils j! I Socony Motor Oils J at the i I Now obtainable at c c I Socony Service Station. I Abrams Motor Transport Co. comer
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    • 93 14 To Quickly Get Rid of LU M BA G 0 dread every mownitut. you aiv tempted to ley ittytJ Strengthen your kidiH-ys u»d y-ur bMdflC so ikat Ask your Chemist To-day for DeWITTS I USED WITH SUCCESS IN V^fc II I ME^ ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD M I* FOR
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  • 65 15 September 17. Bank 4 m.s. 4 8 16 Bank demand M 13 1 6 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 V 2 New York, demand 5G1 Credits 90 day? M France, demand 1875 India, T. T. 1^4% j Hongkong, demand Hfi !">■<•• I_ Yokohama, demand Java, demand I^o Bangkok,
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  • 221 15 September IT. Tin 100 Tims |1§4.71 Gambier '«W Pepper White 54.00 Pepper Black 32.00 Flake Tapioca •">-">° Pearl Sago Small s (t Copra 11-10 Copra Sundried UM > Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Lianjr Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice. Siani old No. i 330 Rice, Rangoon
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  • 61 15 t September 17th.. 12 o'doeli noon. Buyers Sellers S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 68 '">>■_■ i Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. 60 >'.■ Oct. 70 To 'i Oct-Dec. 71 7l' L Jan-Mar. 7:5 7:r- Tone of Ma rkei Steady. c Latest Cable: London Spot
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  • 187 15 Tht following is the directors' report to the shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting to be held on September 24th. at Penang. Daring the period under review th dredge made 6,955 hours running time, and recovered pikuls 2.517 pikuls tin ore, also taels 133
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  • 96 15 Yesterday's Alterations. E. Siamese (i'D 30s Sis Idris C.ls c>2< Kamunting (U B7s 90s c.d. Kuchais Ords 2.:>0 2.55 Kuyoh Tin ($1) 1.27^ IJS Lahat Mines 25s 6d 2^s 6d Malayan Tin (ss) 31s 6d 32s 6d Malayan Tin Field 29s 6d Mis 3d Nawng Pet ($1)
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  • 79 15 BSCHANGES. [British Radio— Official Seivfcue.] Rujrby. Sept. 1 <>. Foreign exchanjics are: -Paris 171 Vw, Xew York 186%, Bnuweli 171%, Qatteva X.11%, Ajnsterdam 12.11. Milan L3S%, Uerlin 20*38, Stockholm k .l">. Copenhaigen L&27%, Oslo 22.14%, (Tienna 54.40%, Prague 163%, Kelsmgfors L 92%, Madrid n.Mi. Ufbon 2 17-:,2.
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  • 151 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. L. R. Macphail;. Simrajwr* Sept. 17. Rubber. London Ls7ft<L Up Local 'I m. London E9M. Un 90s. Local 100 ions L 04%. Mining Shares firm. East Siams have been taken at Sis 4'_-< l for delayed arrival. Puchongs arc enquired for at L2s M pvem. Kuaia
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  • 103 15 Sinirajwjre. Sept. 17. The commodity i i continues steady bui ipiief at unchanged values. Trading is confined io spot a w i<i near transactions, futures being neglected. New Yt»rk has shown a firm tendency on good consumption reports for August, the Offi tal figures being: Consumption 34.500, Arrivals
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  • 93 15 Messrs. Guthrte and Company, Kuaia Lumpur, have received cable from the Secretaries advising thai the Directors of Kamaning Etabber and fin < rwnpanjr, have decided to recommend, subject to audit and usual sdjustnte ts, a final dividend ia hbb- i ot the nai v ear ended Im 1926,
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  • 341 15 Tin- Rev. F. W. Synnott, of the BPXL Mission m Jesselton, leaves on September 31st. Be lias been actinc as chaplain the daring the absence m England of the incumbent and norn goes bo Miri bo 1" k a tlu- tvelfai i i he oil turners. Commenting n the attitude
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 490 15 Assets Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 866 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,M0 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y89,500,000 President: K. Kodama Eiq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Kiq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Eiq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Eiq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Eiq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Eiq. Baron
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    • 391 15 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. 0 Tenders are invited for the construction and maintenance of 21in. and 9in. Stoneware Pipe sewers m Liang Seah Street. Drawings and specification may be inspected and forms of tender obtained at the Municipal Sewerage Department. Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to noon
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    • 46 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. I (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE I Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bor/v Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. &ARLOW C*K j Messrs. HARRISONS. I BARKER CO., LTD. 1 CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). 1 A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. I
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  • THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
    • 80 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 16. The Australians met Mr. G. Palmer's XI m a one day match at Carlisle to-day. The weather was fine and there were seven thousand spectators present. Batting- on a good wicktr the English side scored 197 for J tht loss ot 5 wickets
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    • 944 16 This v. as the last match of the Australian tour and the visitors h'nish up with 19 victories OVI oi 41 matches played, their only defeat being 'n the final Test match at the Oval. More than two thirds of their matches j were not finished,
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  • HOME FOOTBALL.
    • 25 16 [Reuter's Service.l London, Sept. 16. Charlton Athletic defeated Aberdare m the Southern Section of Division 111 by 5 goals to 1.
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    • 210 16 The followin matches arc being: played to-day: Division I: Arsenal vs. Liverpool; Aston Villa vs. Bury; Blackburn vs. The AVednesday; Bolton vs. Cardiff; Derby vs. Newcastle; Everton vs. Leicester; Huddersfield vs. West Ham; Manchester U. vs. Burnley; Sheffield U. va, Leeds; Sunderland vs. Tottenham; West Brownwich vs. Birmingham.
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    • 55 16 Division I:— Birmingham vs. Everton; Blackburn vs. Sunder land; Cardiff vs. Newcastle. Division II: Hull vs. Reading; Port Vale vs. Darlington; Swansea vs. Blackpool. Division IK (Southern): Aberdare vs. Queen's P.K.; Milrwall vs. Merthyr; Nor- wich vs. Northampton. I)i\ison m (Northern):— •Accrington vs. Durham; Ashington vs, Walsall; Tranmere
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    • 34 16 SUC< ESS OF ARGENTINE TEAM. West bury. New York, Sept. 17. On their first appearance m the American Open Polo Championship the Argentine team eliminated Rpslyn by m goals to 3.
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  • 71 16 The September spoon competition took place at seletar Range on Thursday. T<-n (.aids were taken out and the following The ammunition sweep was won by Mrs. t*ti( ie i score.- were returend. Miss Hope Falkner 22 :<:; :>:; 103 Mrs. Meade 30 24 2S li>2.(>o Mrs. Blacgregor 2(! 22
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  • 196 16 TILDEN LOSES U.S.A. CHAMPIONSHIP. [Reuter's Service.] Forest Hill, Sept. 16. In the National lawntennis championship i Tilden lost the championship which he has held for six years to Cochet who beat him 6_B, l, 6—3, I—6, B—6. Tilden was handicapped by his injured knee but Cochet's victory was
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  • 347 16 NO PLAY YESTERDAY. Owin^i to rain no play was possible m the S.C.C. Tennis Tournament yesterday and the ties arranged will be played on Monday. MONDAY'S TIES. *A" Single*. i A. R. Lint'in scr. vs. Roy Smith owe 30. "B" Singles. E. -I. Tassels owe 5 VS.
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  • 151 16 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Capt. and Mrs. Kidd 15.2 beat Major nr. 1 Mrs. Stoehr scr., 4—6. 6 2, 6 2. Capt. Murphy and Mrs. Sayers owe L beat Lt. Col. Richmond and Mrs. Ma Kinnon plus B—6,8 6, 6 2. Married Couples Event. Capt.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 268 16 FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. The following were the results of the j first day's racing on September 11th. Sourabaya Prize. 1 mile. Glenbern 1; Andjanie 2. Won by two lengths. Time 1.44 3-5. (Only two runners). Djokja Prize. mile. Bezau 1 Sokos- I rono 2; Sighter 3. Won by
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    • 117 16 Playing m the Garrison (soccer) League No. 2 Company of the Duke's defeated Headquarters (B,) 1: No 3 Company 6—o, and Headquarters (A) 2-1. No. 1 Company beat H.Q. and D.E. :> 0 and drew with llth Battery 1 1. and Pulau Brani beat Headquarters (A) 3 0.
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    • 96 16 Y M C. A SWIMMING CARNIVAL The preliminary heats m connection with the above carnival will be held at the Y.M. C.A.. Pool at 4 p.m. t -day (Saturday). The following will be the events: 1 tjo yards open relay two heats; NO yard- senior handicap two heats; 40 yards
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  • 71 16 Orders for week ending- Sept. 25th. Monday. 20th. Individual Troops Parade. Tuesday, 21st Ambulance and Signalling Classes, Headquarters, r p.m. Wednesday, 22nd. Hall Football Shield; First Troop vs. Fifth Troop, Joseph's Ground; Eighth Troop vs. Ninth Troop, St. Andrew's Ground. Thursday, 23rd. Band Practice. Headquarters, 5 p.m.
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  • 42 16 Programme of Drills Up to and Tor September 19th. Saturday,— 2.ls p.m., Bukit Timah Range, European Units Casuals. 2.15 p.m.. Farrer Range, Malay Company. Sunday,— B.3o a.m.. Bukit Timah Range, S.V.R.A. Spoon Shoot 7.30 a.m., Fairer Range. Malay Company.
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  • 128 16 The current issue of the Kedafa Government Gazette notifies the following appointments: Mr. T. W. Clayton is appointed to act as British Adviser. Kedah, m place of the Hon. Mr. A. S. Haynes with effect from <)th September. 1926. Dr. W. M. I.upton is appointed a>;-tinjr Medical Officer temporarily with
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  • 24 16 Mrs. Burnett and Mrs. MacKinnon plus 1 at 4.45 p.m. Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Carey 15.3 vs. Mrs. Keith Welsh and Miss Clam/ma**- i-
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 169 16 i A TRIUMPH IN SOUND REPRODUCTION HAS AT I AST J BEEN ACHIEVED BY "His Master's Voice ii t COME IN AND HEAR THE NEW MODEL- We will be pleased to prove thie to you at nn\ tiiru i S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. i (Incorporated m Hongkong). J RAFFLES
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