The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 September 1926

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1«6. NO. 11,905.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    326 1 Keuter cables give graphic accounts of the great hurricane disaster in Florida Page 9. Over a thousand persons are dead, thousand, are injured and honi'-'less i nd the damage to property amounts to many million dollars Page 9. As the result of a storm in the Bay
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    LESSONS IN THE LESSER COURTESIES.
    874 1 "No." said Mr. Newman, wh is a realist, frankly, to his cousin and gttfiftt. "I ihonlrt not describe the neighbourhood as a friendly one." "Ah. George,*' replied the coastn. who is an idealist, "you people who live in the country miss tht real charm of
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      94 1 WING LOO N G BKSH CLASS TAILORING. an i Finish Guaranteed. BIGB STREET. Raffles Hotel A Phone No. 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors Dinner Dance PUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Tea Dance MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. SARKIES UROS., Proprietors. THE WORLDS FINEST TYPEWRITERS Remington STANDARD SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE WRITING MACHINE
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      143 1 BUY -I BRITISH GOODS l FROM ACTUAL MANUFACTURERS OF MODERN OFFICE APPLIANCES. BEFORE YOU INSTALL ANY EQUIPMENT. VISIT OUR SHOW-ROOM. AN INSPECTION WILL FURTHER CONVINCE YOU TO— I BUY BRITISH GOODS. I.EUROPE HOTEL.I After dinner dancing every S Tuesday, Thursday Saturday. ■t THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. lj Z" Arthur E.
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      115 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bankruptcy notice Page 2. Ipoh Gymkhana Club— Page 2. Solicitor wants partner Patie 7. Bols liqueurs, Caldhecks— Page s. Shipping notices ;>n pages 10, 12 and 13. Fresh Food and Refrigerating Co. Page 7. Chevrolet reductions, Borneo Moton Page 11. Municipal notice re tenders, and temporary clerk Page
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      14 1 WING LOO N G THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS 32. HIGH STREET.
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      96 1 THE \VEE*K. Tuesday. 21st. Hijrh Water, 10.27 a.m., 10.09 p.m. Madame Kelvey's Dancing Entertainment, Theatre, matinee. Wednesday, 22nd. High Water, 10.56 a.m., 10.55 |>.:u. Ladies Golf Championship Ist round. Madame Kelvey's Dancinjr Entertainment, Theatre, 9.80 p.m. Thursday. 23rrf. High Water, 11.25 a.m., 11.40 p.m. Carpi's Italian Opera— Theatre 9.M. Friday,
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    RUSHER SMUGGLING.
    197 2 KOTAH AM) PR A I CAPTURED. two captures of robber smuggling vessels were reported ia.-t week. Th- first was <>n Sept. 8, when the Kalai captured a kotak a; -J p.m. two miles northwest ol Pulau Pisang. ITh rai'lfi- sifted the kotak, which was manned by two Chinese,
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    MALAY VOLUNTEER RIFLE CLUB.
    70 2 The September Spa n Shoot :>M»k place at Seletar Range on Sunday, and resulted as follows 200 YartK— N\-t*. Sergi Adman bin Raji; H'cap. Pte. A.ia- bin Isa. Mi Ysirds.— Nett Pte. S. Mohamed ,5 H'- Pte. Ramli bin Jaffar. Vaidp. Nett. Pte. Vhmad bin Osman;
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    63 2 i [ng was amon jst the a- uon tak< n at a meeting of Con mittee N... I on Sept 16th, »ved ex* m\ I wwi from assessment ol No. 24'' Gaj ang R ad, a v< getarian temple, and SecUon 08 (5). Approved the extension of bus
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    56 2 tV i- Ma nara, V s'stani C»m missioneT of I 1 K.M.S.. has been transferred I; 1 1 111 Seremban lo take the viiuv o! Mr. C. W. I). Hall, who has gone to Kampar. Mr Macnamara, wli has played for Selangor and Negri S«mbilan, will be an acquisition I
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      226 2 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 14 (BANKRUPTCY.) rilK SUPREME i OURT OF FH!-. SI VI rS SETTLEMENTS, sm i lemhn r of Singapore In Bankrupts M« 1;1 r. T ii Hong Ghee N>r -Snmma n >-•• Reeeiring Order made 9©th July, l-*-* Date A.iju.iicat.."! SOth July, 1*26, Date and place of First
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      256 2 EBE HAPPY VALLE\ T LTDThe Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. PROF. C. THERESfcS (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 *ai-c.
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      411 2 Victoria Theatre. Commencing THURSDAY NEXT, SEPT. 23rd., 9.30 p.m. A. CARPI'S ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY. FULL ORCHESTRA BALLET AND CHOBUS. Friday, Sept. 24th. Thursday, Sept. 23rd. CAVALIERA RUSTICANA and RIGOLETTO. PAGLIACCI. Saturday, Sept. 25th. Monday, Sept. 27th. CARMEN. MADAM BUTTERFLY. Tuesday, Sept. 28th. Wednesday, Sept. 29th. FAUST. LA BOHEME. Farewell
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      307 2 A PICTURE WITH A POWERFUL STORY, EXCELLENT A a nuuivi. and pERFECT HANDLING llN(j Tc be screened from Friday, 17th, to Thursday. 23rd September AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.m. A SENSATIONAL STAGE SUCCESS OF NEW Yn!. f LONDON BY DOROTHY BRANDON A Rowland V. Lee
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    BIG DROP IN THE BIRTH-RATE.
    476 3 Down to War-time Low Record. BUT MCRE BABY LIVES SAVED. The birth-rate of Great Britain for the quarter ending July 30 of this year is the lowest that has ever been recorded, except during the war years 1917-19. The rate per thousand of population has
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    A BEAU GESTE THAT FAILED.
    314 3 A BE AU GESTE THAT FAILED. THE NAVAL BASE (iIFT. An event of the last month in fact, the event of the year up to date in the Oolony and the States, says British Malaya, has been the gift to the Imperial Government of £2,000,000 towards the cost of the
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    58 3 Air* Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton Braricker, the British Director of Civil Aviation, interviewed by a representative of the "Giornale ditalia," said two great air lines are contemplated for the Far East; one would consist of aeroplanes and the other of dirigibles. The dirigibles, already completed, woulvl leave London for Australia. The
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      241 3 k W\ \olo' f Andrews W^w Salt in ,t glass of W y^lsWiA f/7 drink that not only keeps you cool, but \Jf\ I 51/ *t«n*s T he Borneo Co., Ltd., Singaport, PenMC. Jf -jy^ 'po"» anO Kuala Lumpur. Packed in bottks and V Wm^&* *m mm* mmm specialty prepared
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      107 3 t& -*-4 THI -ar-it^^^HK^ Lt-<M.*f Bl aßr f •^^•'^Sbbb^b^b^^^^ CAS^TfPf B^HbT a BBv ih| I f BV Y^Bk T IB\. V V*9 jd jAl^Kjß^jjjiHi^^^^ MANUFACTURED The Soap the Climate There if a strong demand growing steadily here and in other Eastern Countries for Calvert's 20% Carbolic Medical Soap The old
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      13 3 Hello! Is that 3463? Please repeat my last order of PHOENIX AERATED WATERS
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    OUR SHORT STORY.
    1407 4 THE RUSE THAT FAILED. THE DURANDS by Max Alex Fischer. [FREF p-iESS SPECIAL.} Jebsa Fardot was a man of letters. H: hal: portress, hi* hairdresser, his tobaccc mei chant, his newsagent, all knew that h •"wo Even his tailor, although Fardt ha! n. r revealed it to
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    VETERANS OF THE "GROWLER" AND HANSOM.
    164 4 Three interesting types at the Cabdrivers' Benevolent Association's annual summer excursion for the veterans who Itevc growlers and hansoms of the past. Left to li^ht: Torn Claik, aged B8; Bob Kirby, S2; and Joe Rogers. 83. Inset: Bob K being instructed in the art
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    PEOPLE YOU MEET IN TURKEY NOW.
    815 5 A Very Boastful Detective. A MUEZZIN IN A CRICKET CAP. While in Turkey I met an ex-Government official, a police detective, and a wholesale confectioner whose brother lived in Manchester. They were just chance acquaintances, kindly and forthcoming, picked up in the train. The
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    61 5 On Tuesday, a bridge drive, at which about fifty people were present, took place at the New Club, Taiping, as a farewell entertainment to Mrs. Mager, who after many years in this country, is going Home for good. Mr. T. S. Adams proposed her health and Mrs. Mager replied in
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      655 5 NOWHERE SO FINE A CAR <f ot Econofnic <*l Transportation THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FOR SO LITTLE MONEY. r __JttißiMffl^^_^ LOW PRICED CAR. j^*wwwwwßCgv\ utfX^"oßj'o C^ i I II 1 1 fl?^ in Va i Aylkf^K M THE COUPE, Price $1,800. THE TOURER, Price $1,500. motor is famous for its power
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      249 5 BOVRIL flfasJ puts BEEF AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE CHINESE PORCELAIN BRONZK AND BRASS CURIO6, etc. Comprising very uld bronze and btmsa Portuguese cannons, old Malay i.nd Javanese krises with carved handles, antique brass and bronze ineense burners porcelain wall plaques, bowls, ginger jars, cups &c. Malay silver
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    YOUNG MALAYA.
    1406 6 What Youth is Thinking. SIR ARTHUR YAPP'S ARTICLES. In the course of series of articles appearin? ir. the Daily Telegraph on his recent tour, Sir Arthur Yapp, K.8.E., has the following o say about Malaya: I spent a month in British Malaya. It is a country where there
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    PANDEMONIUM REIGNS AT T.U.C.
    297 6 PANDEMONIUM REIGNS AT T.U .C. CONCERTED ATTACK ON MR. London. Sept. i>. Pandemonium reigned at the Trade Uni m Congress when Mr. Bvoinley, of the Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, ruse to se..- >nd the resolution moved by Mr. Stnillie. 1 1 cording his appreciation of the generous assistance
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    MAKING HASTE SLOWLY.
    167 6 The following story is certainly a tragedy, but one is left wondering whether the Post Office or the friend is the villain of the piece:- "The lady behind the post office counter 1 in a Derbyshire village smiled as I handed her a telegram about three o'clock
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      881 6 TENDERS. TENDERS F*OR TODDY SHOP LICENCES, MALACCA, 1927. Notice i> hereby givea that Tenders will be received at the Resident Councillor's Office until), noon on 21th September. 1i»:26, for the exclusive right, subject to the limitations of the Liquors Revenue Ordinance, 190L>, mow Ordinance No. 118 i Liquors Revenue), and
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      320 6 <fi^^K I and all -day Energy I I Straws show how the wind blows. Minor com I plaints sleeplessness for instance point to i the grave dangers of neurasthenia. Wh.u eke i c I loss of energy, of health, but the loss ot yotld 1 Headaches Feeling listless and tired
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1297 7 The New Administrate MR. MRS. FOCK HOMEWARD BOUND, (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, v Sept 13. Mr. and Mrs. F>ck arrived on che 10th. inst. at Belawan D?li on board the J.P. Coen wnere they were received by the Governor! and other officials. They stayed the n'ght at
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    387 7 THE CHIEF SECREVAFMAT. To the Editor. Sir. Topics of the Week, which come out cry Saturday emanating from our friend Toppy" are fairly generally read and not altogether considered as mere idle vapourings. In commenting on the devolution scheme Toppy makes the extraordinary statement that Sir
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    83 7 Programme of Drills up to and for 26tb September. Tuesday. 21st. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. S.V.C. Band. Wednesday. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. S.R.A. (v) Sips.; Aux: Service. Friday, 24th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall. S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 25th. 2.15 p.m. Bukit Timah Range. Non-European Units Casuals. 2.15 p.m.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    66 7 Orders for week ending Sept. 25th. Tuesday, 21st Ambulance and Signalling Classes, Headquarters. 5 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. Friday. 24th. Hall Football Shield;
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    22 7 The S.C.C. Tournament. NO PLAY YESTERDAY. No play was possible yesterday owing to rain. Yesterday's ties will be played today.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    154 7 "A" Singles. A. R. Linton scr. vs. Rsy Smith owe 30. B" Singles. E. J. Cassels owe 5 vs. R. C. Smith plus 1. "C" Singles. B. E. Ablitt owe 1 vs. R. Pearce plus 3. C. F. Snell scr. vs. J. A. Gagan owe 3. F. Berry
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    WEDNESDAY'S TIES.
    159 7 "A" Singles. H. (J. Pash scr. vs. R. W. Sinclair owe 15.4. "B" Singles. E. Sturgess plus vs. 11. H. Bullen owe 15.1. A. A. Ewing owe 4 vs. L. P. Hickey owe 15. "C" Singles. M. Wardell owe 3 vs. W. McMullan (to finish) owe 2. Winner
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    GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    125 7 i YESTERDAY'S FINAL RESULTS. Inter-Kt'jrimental. R.A.S.<\ Major Gardner and (apt. Price beat '2nd. D.W.R, Captain Carey and Captain Faulkner. 5— 7. (i L, 6 o. Mixed Handicap Doubles. Captain and Mrs. Kidd 1 5.2 beat Captain Murphy and Mrs. Sayers owe 2. 6 3, 6 —8.
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    Y.M.C.A. OPEN TOURNAMENT.
    59 7 TO-DAY'S TIES. Handicap Doubles. F. Ziegele and A. R. Bobb vs. Y. Mumemuto and T. Mime. S. P. Viryasiri and Woon (how Tat vs. G. Haridas and S. Rasanayagam. N. H. P. Whitley and S. Cooper vs. F. Thomas and Bhaskaran. Open Singles. S. Matsukawa vs. K.
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    FRESH FOOD AND REFRIGERATING COMPANY.
    167 7 An interesting addition to the ranks of local companies is the Fresh Food and Refrigerating Company, which has appeared with the object of increasing- the facilities for obtaining meats and dairy products of the best quality from Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere. In a town
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      440 7 BUSINESS CARDS. f^ARY^ETOIT| f. old em;lish prints J LNFRAMED. S BABY (.RAND PIANO $1,000. 5 FUNERALS? SINCiAPORE CASKET CO. V XPERT UNDERTAKERS." TELEPHONE 75. "cars for hire. FOR NEW BUICK GARS. RIMi IP THONE NO. 3981. i HAVE YOUR OWN CHOICE OF THE FOLLOWING CARS:— BUICK FIVE SEATERS, BUICK SEVEN
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      710 7 NOTICE. The Fresh Food Refrigerating Company, Limited. INCORPORATED UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 155 (COMPANIES). Nominal Capital $2,000,000. Divided into 1,000,000. Shares of $2 each. NOTICE is hereby given that the above-named (Ompany is issuing a Piospectu> lated the 18th day of September, 192G, a copy of which has baW Tiled with
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      119 7 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IX THE STPREME OTRT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. IX THE (AISK OF Ahua ffpons Ahna MoMM HootOOCarpMl Cbittf l'laintiff. Venus N'tr Song Kocy. Chop N"tr Song Montr ami Kg Chu.-tn Hee Defendant*. AUCTION SALE OF All the Furniture and Stoek-in-Tn do <»f -a
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      27 8 HENSON. «>i! Thursday, 16th September, j hum. t.. Mr. and Mrs. James Sydney Benson, jat their residence, 205, Caunter Hall, Penang, i a daughter, both well.
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      DEATH.
      21 8 DEATH ROBERTSON. At Seremban Hospital, at l\ so a.m. 18th September, li>2tf, Farleigh Robertj son, of Doma EUtate, Jelebu, aged •>"_' years.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926. The Strike Outlook.
    440 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926. The Strike Outlook. It is regrettable to note from the messages sent out by the Imperial Wireless station at Rugby that there is a doubt as to whether the proposals of the Government for a settlement of the strike by provisional agreements, will
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    The Late Sir W. Hyndman Jones.
    276 8 We record, in another column, the i tributes paid in the Supreme Court yesterday to the late Sir William [Hyndman Jones, formerly Chief (Justice of this Colony. We should iiike to add, on our own behalf, our regret at the passing of one who
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    234 8 The well-known amateur boxers, the Marquis of Clydesdale and Mr. K. Egan were amongst the passengers on the Melcbjor Treub which arrived from Batavia and Sourabaya yesterday. The engagement is announced of Dorothy, the third daughter of the late Mr. Robert and Mrs. Lindsay, of the Singapore Harbour Board, and
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      Motor Fatality at Penang.
      59 8 WELL-KNOWN CHINESE KILLED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 20. Mr. Boey Beng Swee, managing partner in Beng Swee and Company, electrical contractors, was killed in a motor smash near Sungei Patani on Sunday. The deceased was returning fr«m the Kedah Exhibition when his car collided
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      CHINESE BOY RUN DOWN.
      29 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan g. Sept. 20. A 5-year-old Chinese bey was killed in Carnarvon Street by being run down by a private motor-car.
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      ANOTHER TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
      53 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). I'enang, Sept. 20. A Chinese-driven hire ear collided with a cyclist at jXato Kramat. with a Municipal refuse bin, with a new Fiat car. and with another refuse bin before stopping. S< rfne was hurt. The driver was charged with reckless driving, the
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      DEATH OF ME. R. F. BARKER.
      122 8 DEAT H OF ME. R. F. BARKER. (From ffur Own Correspondent). Ipoh. St'pi. 20. The death took place suddenly at his residence in [poll <>f |Cr. U. V. Barker, f<>: i merly local manager of Messrs. McAlister and Company. He recently resumed wwk as a consulting mining engineer, being a
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      VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT.
      256 8 A SPLENDID PERFORM \MK. The grand variety performance al the victoria Fheatre lasl ni^J.i. which wtu I given a.- a token of appreciation I the late IMi A. F. Peate, prill k c down on necovd aone the best locally produced entertainments of its kind. The programme vu
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      RECORD SHIPBUILDING.
      84 8 [Router's Service. London. Sept. 20. That a record of nearly 30,000,000 tons of shipping wa- afloat at \h v end of June, is revealed by Lloyd's Annual Review, :».4O:}. 000 tons of which aiv motor ships, and 18,243,000 tons at others are fitted for burning oil fuel. Last
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      ILLICIT LIQUOR.
      96 8 A laijre quantity of samsu was discovered in a motor lorry hy the police, in Victoria Street on Saturday. The police were in Victoria Street early on Saturday morning when they saw the motor lorry. Mo. S-824, diaw up outside a shop. When the cover was taken off,
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    JOINT TENANCIES.
    433 8 Voluminous Court of Appeal Judgments. MR. JL STICK IhCilK KEAVS VlK\u 'A solicit' t in this counii, iHbo ad or assists a client to bafom a joint (accept as a bare trusts; if a« > grave responsibility." said Mr J McCabe Roay yesterday in tin < Judgment on
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    INTERESTING LEGAL EVENT.
    151 8 ADMISSION OF Itt I v v| Itu ;uinii><K.ti to '•< i>« ttleim ate of Hi K. a 6 l „a-. befoM Mr. .1 afteinoe*, has note than i,)' interest which t!*e p the legal Fraternity «rf t lvasoii of the Cm thai M B .ir.iiu-d th, icn
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    CHINESE WOMAN MURDERED.
    94 8 sr AiiHKD i\ nntst x < The Police are ioves< if ai i I s( nsational murder whu-t, v\a Sunday evening ai about pjn \\a> perpetrated in Wo. 7 Geoffi narrow tborouciiCßre which i i bock of ihv Centra! l > oli<H- $t»1 On receiving the informal
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      198 8 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" H^o^ I Srven £ucos 80 fc- Amsterdam I CALDBECR, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.) (Incorporated in Shanghai). 45, Robinson Rd. Tel. 228. SINGAPORE ;i 1 < I Gifts That Last. I FOR WEDDINGS AND ALL OTHER OCCASIONS. > •I .lust unpacked
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      45 8 FOR ALL J^^"^ VERMIN USE J^ O AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. LI GOLDEN SERIES. L ASK THE BOY TO FETCH YOU A i j Bass Beer j FOR HE WILL BRING 14 Kangaroo Brand" I (PURPLE TRIANGLE) It is specially Brewed for the Tropics.
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    IN HURRICANE'S WAKE.
    487 9 DEVASTATED FLORIDA. TEKRffILC TOLL OF LIFE. [Reuter's Service.] Key West, Sept. 19. i! destb-ral] from the hurricane at v ami wad Miami Beach is now ST. Hund- pe pk wew injured and the damage Miami b estimated at $100,000,000. aina are rushing to the devastated Tampa, Florida,
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    ILLNESS OF EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
    28 9 tun from Hayama. the SumPafawe, HIM. the Kmperor has surTer- h t\ fv'\.<hnr» caused by siip-ht W ;.naemia. hut his condition now ■>•. rfnent.
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    THE DESMONS AFFAIR.
    26 9 [H:iva.-> Service]. Paris, Sept. 20. 1 •■r.-:ant:n pie tribunal has authoriz- f.ant Des:non> to travel freely, and n c >:ne back to Francs.*.
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    NATIVE CRAFT WRECKED.
    55 9 170 LIVES LOST. SQUALL IN BAY OF BENGAL. [Reuter's Service.] Calcutta, Sept. 20. Over 170 lives, including women and children, were lost in the Bay of Bengal when a squall struck and capsized a native craft of the Sundarbans, carrying 200 passengers. A steamer later sighted the
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    ICHANG STEAMERS RELEASED.
    219 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 19. Information has now been received in London that, as a result of negotiations :onducte<i at Ichang by Rear-Admiral Cameron, commander of the Yangstse rotilla, and by Consular officers with the relevant Chinese authorities, General Yangsen has undertaken to hand back
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    EUROPEAN UNITY FOSTERED.
    210 9 [British Radio Official Service, j KurKv. Sept. \9. AJth ngh no details are yet given of what ras actually achieved, t!;<- Kmriisfi papers give urcat prominence to the promise of Franco-German entente as a sequel to the i mversati na o;i Friday, when M. BriandJ aad l»r.
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    THE DOMINION CONFERENCE.
    128 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Kugby. Sept. 19. On the occasion of the Imperial Confer- ■i'i'v, which opens in London on October i ]'J. the Prime Minister will invite the j Dominion Prime Ministers to spend week- ends as his guests at Chequers. The tirst puMic function to
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    FRANCO-ITALIAN FEELING.
    69 9 [Reuter's Service.! Paris, Sept. 19. Another Franco-Italian incident is reported from Corsica. Following a rumour that Fascist demonstrators at Leghorn had compelled a French steamer to lower the French riag. anti-P'ascist demonstrators at Bastia forced the Italian Consul-General to hoist the French flay: alongside the Italian at his
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    CROSS-OCEAN FLIGHT.
    37 9 [Havas Service]. Paris, Sept. 20. Le Matin says that aeroplanes are to be prepared with a view to a cross-ocean flight from Paris to New York. The first plane will be readv on October sth.
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    THE COAL PROPOSALS.
    390 9 LABOUR LUKEWARM. MINERS' EXECUTIVE MEETING. [British Radi— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 18. The miners' executive will meet on Monday to examine the fresh proposals for a coal settlement pu. forward last night in the Prime Minister's letter. The proposals attempt the achievement of settlement along lines differing
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    ITALY AND TANGIER.
    246 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 18. In a note upon Tangier, simultaneously presented i' 1 London and Paris, the Spanish Government propos* a preliminary conversation between (It. -at Britain. France and Spain to discuss the admissi tn t' Italy under a revised statute. It is understood
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    A BACKYARD AEROPLANE.
    90 9 [British Radio Official Service]. Rugby, Sept. 18. In the li^rht aeroplane reliability and petrol economy trials at Lympne, the petrol consumption of Lieutenant Bulman, who won on a Hawker-Cygnet biplane, with- a Bristol-Cherub engine, worked out at a cost of, a halfpenny a mile over a flying
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    SWEDISH ROYALTY IN JAPAN.
    47 9 (Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Telegram). Tokio, Sept. 19. The Crown Prince of Sweden is expected to leave Tokio for the Kansai districts on the 21st. instant. The delay in his departure is due to a cold, which has compelled him to stay in his room.
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    SIR WM. HYNDMAN JONES.
    944 9 Judge at 33. TRIBUTES OF BENCH AND BAR. The late Sir William Hyndman Jones, a former Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, whose death in England we recorded yesterday morning-, first held a judicial appointment at the early age of 33, it was stated in the
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    28 9 The Bishop of Singapore and Mrs. Fergftson Davie were in Malacca on Friday for the opening of the Quek Kee Suan ward presented to the Medical Mission, Malacca.
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    THE DESCENT OF MAN.
    132 11 Roccnt adventures of parachutists in the London area have given rise to a certain amount of uneasiness not only for the performers, but for those on whom they may happen to descend. Consequently it is a relief to know that the police are to move in
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    A COSTLY SHOT.
    131 11 Napoleon, like his great rival the Duke of Wellington, was a very poor hand with a sporting gun. Only once could he be induced U. join a shooting 1 party, when he shot one of the dogs and was so upset that he refused to fire again.
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    CYCLONE SWEEPS KARACHI.
    266 11 GITY LIKE AN IMAM) SKA Simla. Sipt. 7. Karachi has just experienced the worst cyclonic rain storm known in this part of India for some decades. Over twelve inch?s <>f rain fell within six hours, more than twiee the average annual rainfall of Karachi. Last night torrential
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    TRADE UNION AMALGAMATIONS.
    262 11 LIVELY DISCUSSION AT BOURNEMOUTH CONGRESS. London, Sept. 7. The question of Trade Union amalgamations led to a lively discussion at the Trade Union Congress at Bournemouth. A resolution submitted to the General Workers 1 Union demanded the discourageneni of tiie formation of new organisations k vith one
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    136 12 1 The Arathoon Apcar, the Government quarantine ship, is at present being overhauled and painted in dry dock. The P. and O. Malwa has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at noon on Wednesday, the 22nd instant. She will proceed alongside the Singapore Harbour
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    150,000 ANIMALS DOOMED.
    128 12 Quarantine Order Bars the Way to Water. Jerusalem. A Wahabi caravan of 3,000 camels and 10,000 sheep has been detained at Ras-el-nakura, on the French side wf the PalestineSyrian boundary, in consequence of a Palestine quarantine order, which was instituted to check rinderpest. The caravan was proceeding
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    OWNER OF THE ASHES.
    139 12 Lord Darnley Becomes a Company. The Earl of Darnley. of Puckle Hill, Cobham, Kent, the owner of the cricket "Ashes,'' is the latest great landowner to turn himself and his possessions into a company. The Cobham Hall Estate Company has been formed and registered with a
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    LINERS NARROW ESCAPE.
    177 12 Collision Avoided with Six Feet to Spare. With only six feet to spare, a marine disaster imperilling the lives of 1.500 persons was averted recently through the coolness and superb seamanship of Captain Robert Smart, master of the Anchor liner Cameronia. In a dense fojr thirty-seven miles
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      659 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW TORE. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) m.s. SILVERLARCH In p or t. mjs. CUBA MARU due Sept. 24 m.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct 11 s.s. RHINE MARU due Oct 19 For
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    THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
    1078 14 How it is Run. ALONG THE GREAT IRON SNAKE. Owing chiefly to the difficulty of obtaining precise information travellers to the East continue to neglect the short cut offered them by the Trans-Siberian Railway. Touiist agencies seem afraid of stranding their patrons in some forgotten place in
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    SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER.
    792 15 Amalgamation Discussed. EXCELLENT YEAR'S WORKING. The annual genera] meeting of the above company was held yesterday in the Chartered Bank Chambers, Mr. Chew Woon Poh presiding. Others present were: Messrs. T. M. Mailskov, A. C. Prentis, D. Phillip, S. Snowey, J. Lyle. R. M. Matthews, and Mr.
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 15 September, 20. Bank 4 m.s. 2j4 3-16 Bank demand 2 3 13-16 Private credits 3 46 New York, demand 56% Credits 90 days 58 France, demand I^OG Inlia, T.T. 164% Hongkong, demand 5% px. Dis. Yokohama, demand 11. r > T^ Java, demand Bangkok, demand Bar Silver London T
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    PRODUCE.
    230 15 September, 20. Tin L26 Tons HWk Gambier n.Ou Pepper White 54.0U Pepper Black 32.00 Flake Tapioca 5. 50 Pearl Saga Smal *.s<> Copra 11.10 Copra Sundried 11. Co Opium, Benares ant. (,0M Rice Lian^r Hin Chat: Mark Red Eagle (New, 33 u Rice, Siam oid No. 1 330 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    55 15 September 20th.. 12 uYlm-k noun. Buyer* Sellers ELS.S. equal t<> Standard Q.C.F. Spol gg Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. >'<•.''■■■ T(i Oct. 7O«< 70% Oc-Doc 71^ n% *an.-Mar. 72* 73* I one of Market. Steady quiet. Latest Cable: London Spat Sheet 2©d i New Fork
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    MACPHAIL & CO., LTD'S. REPORT.
    183 15 MACPHAIL CO., LTD'S. REPORT. Singapore, Sept 2t. Rubber.— Local 69 per Ib. Slightly easiei I in. London, £303 Rubbers.— Shares are steady. Bn ie have layers at 1.65 and New Scudats at «s.US. Jerani Kuantans offer at L87% ex div. and Indragiris at 10.85. United Malaccas and Malaka Pindas are
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    72 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Chenderiang (l'i 29s 'M 90s 3d Rahman Hyds. ($1) 2.85 2.90 Sungei Way ($1) 4.10 4.20 Tfja Malay (il) :}4s :'>4> Bd Tin Lands Console (Si > 1.60 1.65 B. Jelutong ($1) 1.10 1.15 Bukit K. B. ($1) 70 80 C. Serdang ($5) 10.20 L0.50
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    31 15 The notion was duly seconded and carried. A dividend of 15 per cent, was declared. Mr. A. E. Baddeley was re-elected a director, and Messrs. Derrick and Company were re-appointed auditors.
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    EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE.
    603 15 Annual Meeting. A SATISFACTORY YKAR. The thirteenth annual general anteting of the Eastern I'mu-ti ftgjiif hhj Corporation Ltd. was held at French Bank Building! at noon yesterday. Tin- icr-< T.airman. Mi. Gaw Khek Khiam, prrirMod and there R n als > present the boa'ble Mr. g. Q.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    176 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. (I. R. Macphail). Singapore. Sept. 20. Mining shares are steady. Kuehais are wanted at 2.46 Lintrui.- at 2.02% Chanderiangs at 30s. Kamponc Kamuntin^ at 49b 6d ex. div. Takuapas at Ms fid. Puchonps at 12s 9d prem. Peiaiings nrv (footed at 4.5.") 4.»">0. Tronohs 9U B3c
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    16 15 The following: mmtm th,> figures of Borneo trade for the Apr-Juno quarter: Imports: -$L,08<1.055; Exports: $3,581,521.
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      496 15 Assets Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      425 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (folly paid up) Reserve Fund Y89,500,000 President: E. Kodama Esq. Vice -President: R. Ichinomiya, liq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. i K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Etq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo,
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      441 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,0 "'O Reserve Fund:- -Sterling 4,600,000 i> r. t Silvw $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O.
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter AD. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINK Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bor^ Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. riARLOW CC Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    977 16 Race Week Events. A HECTIC TIME AT JESSELTON. tFrom Our Own Correspondent). Jt'sselton, Sept. 14. The weather conditions for all the events of the past week-end could hardly have been improved. If there was a certain amount of rain, it considerately fell, except in light showers, at
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    THE ASSIZES.
    441 16 Alleged Falsification of Accounts. THREE CHARGES AGAINST CHINESE. The trial of Chin Chee Nam on three charges of falsifying the accounts of the business of his employer, a goldsmith who carries on business in China Street, in the heart of China-town, occupied the whole of the day at
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    AN UNLICENCED FIREARM.
    199 16 CHINESE WITH AUTOMATIC. Pleading guilty to a charge of being iti i.nlawful possession of an automatic pistol .\hich was fully loaded at the time of his arrest, a Chinese was yesterday remanded for sentence by Mr. P. A. F. David in the District Court. Mr, Xiiol A.S.P..
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      39 16 FORTY MILES BY WOMAN. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Sept. 20. Miss Lottie Schoommell, the city's only woman lifeguard, swum 40 miles around Manhattan Island in 14 hours 21 minutes, beating Mrs. Corson's record by 36 minutes.
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      PENANG SCHOOLMASTERS.
      59 16 ANNUAL SPORTS MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Sept. 20. The annual athletic sports meeting of the Penang Schoolmasters' Association was held on Saturday and proved very successful. Tan Chong Bee, of the Free School, won the Championship cup, and the Government Schools beat the Anglo-Chinese School by
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      65 16 September Medal (Bogey). The following are the five best cards returned: E. A. Gibson AH square H. I. Jones 2 down F. G. Rid out 3 down H. Jackson 4 down J. Tryner 4 down The Ball Sweeps held in connection with the above were won by
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      Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
      139 16 Y M .C A S W I M M ING CAR N I V A L. The following were winners in the Y.M. i C.A. Swimming Carnival heats held on Saturday, and will compete in the finals on October 2nd. i Senior 80 Yards Handicap: Koh Chong Ham, Chiia Beng
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      30 YARDS MALAYA COMMAND COMPETITION.
      61 16 The following is the draw for the thirty yards Malaya Command competition at times as stated, at the Drill Hall on Saturday. S.R.F. (v) Field Section :*.OO p.m. Chinese Company Teams 3.10 p.m. Eurasian Company Teams 3.40 p.m. Machine Gun Team 4.20 p.m. Malay Company
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      "ON WITH THE DANCE."
      274 16 TO-DAY'S DANCING MATINEE. We publish below the programme of the matinee to be given at the Theatre this afternoon by pupils of Madame Kelvey, on behalf of Dr. Karnardo's Homes. Part 1: Overture, Blue Kitten Selection, Mme. Deitz and Orchestra. Cake-Walk. Margaret Flinter, Emma Ferroa. Eileen
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    YACHTING.
    551 16 Race for Vickers' Trophy. ONLY THRIE OF THE FLEET FINISH. The second race for the Vickers' trophy brought out quite a good muster of yachts on Sunday morning, but before the morning had gone most of them were towed in for want of wind, leaving only three boats to
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    ARE YOU A MASON ?
    215 16 ARE YOU A MASON THE AMENDED CAST. The Cast as finally constituted has been amended somewhat from that first published in the press and the well-known farcical comedy will be presented by the following: Lady Murisofi, Mesdames Kitts, Sideling, McKenna, Helmers, Miss Knowles, Miss Taylor, and Messrs Kitts, Haybittel, Van
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    37 16 Owing to the lack of a quorum the annual meeting of Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club, which should have ~t>een held yesterday evening, had to be adjourned until next Monday at the same time.
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