The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 July 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SJ3., FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927. NO. 12,143.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    243 1 Latest news of the China wars is contained m cables on pagas 8 and A radio message has been picked up from Commander Byrd. the U.S. airman, who is attempting a trans-Atlan-tic flight— Page 9. Mr. Bridgeman when interviewed by Reuter gave his views on naval parity
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    BAIRD'S FANCY.
    1144 1 Before the- mail steamer left the ijuaySide at Alexandria he was in the bar with a bottle of whisky beside his elbow. He remained alone at his corner table, ostracised by the other English passengers. When Baird glanced in after dinner, he was still there. The whisky in
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      242 1 SVAV.\WAV.V«VWV«%WWVAV\Vfc J FOR BREAKFAST:— "RED LABEL BRAND W jj JPITIE UNADULTERATED 5 COFFEE V.V.V.V.VkW«W.V."tV.VA%V.V.% 1 Raffles Hotel j j Saturday, July 2nd 8.15 p.m. I Special Diner Dansant (Dinners wiH be served m the Ball-room). For reservations phone 2920. ij J. WILLIAMS, Manager. AVASViV.SVAS%VAV.VA-A\%V%-VS%V.V.VW%VWSV%-.V.-A%5V.%%% Dignified leiters create a good sion
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      187 1 I ERASMirTALCUMS 1 i are SUPERIOR to all others. i i I -Z^2& I "^S 1 i Klli MbvU™ r^^^lß FAMILY SIZE TIN ji Rose, Carnation, Violet. jj Delightfully Distinctive jMAYNARD'sI Europe "(^f Hotel J 'RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION." 1 DANCING after-dinner every GRILL Tuesday, Thursday and Open daily 1 Saturday.
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      129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Page 1. White fox terrier lost Page 7. Insure with the Ocean Page 10. Phyllosan creates new life Page 6. Coming attraction at the Theatre Page 2 Latest shipping notices on pages 10, 12 and 13. Swift cars, Cycle and Carriage Co. Page 5. Police notice
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      17 1 LOOK FOR THE DATE I: ON THE TIN f:"RED LABEL BRAND" 5 COFFEE Jroasted and ground DAILY
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      172 1 THE WEEK. Friday, .hdu UC. High Water. 0.21 a.m.. B.<L, 11.21 p.m. i*.P. Bank Holiday. Raffle? School Sports Stadium. Capt. Malms' Film, Theatre 9.30. P. and 0. Bomeward mail leaves. and 0. Outward mail due Saturday, July 2nd., High Water. 0.59 p.m. 8.4. Ting Kil Tin -Hong Kong Bank Ch.
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    LYALL AND BVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    448 2 LYALL AND BVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. state tt* commodity for operators to come to a -—'I' 1 .followed by some p ttESSSs: r. :Vk,;:. a Th...,h 3 t«,« r t wot tm- the 3 months Juatorvd. Imlustrms have with the demand un.au. Jakabs were taken up to 55 b uki t
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      291 2 New Shipments Just Arrived include YARDLEWS DUBARRY'S AND GIBBS' TOILET SPECIALITIES Bath and Toilet Soaps. Bath and Complexion Powder* Vanity Compacts. Lavender Waters. Eaux de Cologne. The House for Value, Quality and Service. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road, Singapore. THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. THE UNION STAR OPERA GO.
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      220 2 VICXORIA THEATRE LAST TWO NIGHTS. To-night and To-morrow Saturday at 9.30 p.m. CAPT. MALINS will personally Present THE WONDER FILM "Flying Round the World" This is your last chance to see this most amazing took your Seats at John Littles. Prices $3, 2, 1 I i ih^ &m 1 I
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      365 2 ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors.) TO-NIGHT m the Second Show commencing 9 p.m. A BIG FIRST NATIONAL COMEDY HIT Adapted from the FAMOUS STAGE PLAY of the same name which on dured for more than thirty years of successful and continuous runs. McFADDEN'S FLATS Featuring the well-known CHARLIE
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    CAN SCIENTISTS CREATE HUMAN LIFE.
    574 3 STARTLING PREDICTION BY SIR OLIVER LODGE. New Worlds From Glowing (vases. London, June 4. **I regard it as probable, almost inevitable, that life will some day be created by biologists m laboratories" declared Sir Oliver Lodge, the well-known scientist, m a remarkable address delivered before
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    SEVENTEEN TYPES OF ASTHMA.
    152 3 Cure Through Giving Up Feather Bed. In a review »f 1,000 caso? of asthma which he treated, Dr. Frank Coke, F.R.C.S., m the British Medical Journal tells of a man who had asthma continuously for 35 years and was entirely cmvd by giving up his feather
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    NOT PROVEN.
    79 3 The lawyer and the lady were walking m the lawyer's garden, and, as he proudly displayed its beauties, his visitor remarked upon the quantity of Honesty m the herbaceous border, and asked the reason. "Well," said the lawyer, "they say that Honesty won't grow m a lawyer's garden.
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    GENERAL IN TEARS.
    381 3 EPIC SACRIFICE OF A BATTALION. Buying A Trench. The sector of a trench at. Serre, France, m which the Sheffield City Battalion was annihilated m one day during the battle of the Somme. is to be bought to perpetuate the memory of the fallen. "Men, the enemy
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    JOHORE BAHRU ASSIZES.
    312 3 j A GANG ROBBERY CASE. I At Tuesday's hittings^ when Mr. Justice t)eane presided, the following case? were taken, the D.P,P.. Mr. R. Moore, prosi'cuting. Lee Chin Tong. was charged with having taken part m a gariK- robbery which \va^ committed at Permas Kechil, near Kukob. on
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    AN INCIDENT AT LORDS.
    60 3 London, June 11. There was a queer decision at Lord's today. Flint m hitting a rising ball from Allen to the square leg boundary fell on his wickets and immediately walked away. The umpire called him back, explaining that the stroke was completed before he broke
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    WINCHESTER-HARROW MATCH DRAWN.
    39 3 London, June 16. Winchester. In their match against Winchester Harrow scored 166. W. Lindsey scer?d 101. Winchester scored 110 for 9 wickets. I. Fleming scored 30 and G. Guise 16 not out. The match was drawn.
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      253 3 I The Beverage Everyone Likes 'YOU will like Instant Postum for it has an cnticX ing, almost indescribable flavour that appeals to everyone. Instant Postum contains none of the harmful drug caffeine, that doctors warn you to avoid. An alluring charm of aroma and flavour, found m no other beverage,
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      276 3 ®—THE SIGN QUALITY Follow The Lead \jr THK Wise Ford Owner I w iw JL JL JL w^^^ I* 2 1 Sole Agents j£ 5 14-20, ORCHARD ROAD. I ;jLZZir77r::zzz:~::: Ifc^---^^ CHAMBERLAINS |i fFuS^iiiliJSl COLIC AND P f l^^u DIARRHOEA >-jt-fi ou»E» Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea iii:|}t! Remedy possesses one
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    GARDEN JOTTINGS.
    292 4 JUNE LILIES. It is a charming trait of our various Eastern lilies that they choose the same time to flower as Madonna and Tiger lilies at home, to bring pleasant reminders of home gardens. Our salmon and flame-coloured amaryllis lilies were rather dashed by the early rains and
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    THE HOME BEAUTIFUL.
    128 4 FURNISHING— THEN AM) NOW. The business of selecting furniture for one's home must have been a comparatively easy matter m the days when it was the custom to choose a "suite" for each room and thus dispose of the task quickly. It was perfectly simple to find
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    DANCERS 131 DOLLS.
    108 4 Women have found a new "craze" at dances that of collecting stuffed animals of various kinds and exaggerated appearance. One enthusiastic dancer who is alwa\ B to be seen on the ballroom floor boasts that she has collected 131 dolls of different designs and dresses! "Some of
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    TABLE TALK.
    586 4 ATTRACTIVE SALAD SET. 1 admired recently a delightful fruit salad set consisting of six small plates and one large one. The most attractive featuiv j about the set was, I thought, the groove] on the outer edges of the smaller plates, so that stalks and stones could be
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    BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
    503 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Something new m gloves are those novelty designs, m c< loured suedes, which have just arrived from Paris. Th.'y are m soft colours, blue being popular, though creamy-pink is particularly pretty, and they are made n« t with a turned-back gauntlet, but with the wrist of the glove
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    FRILLED WITH CHIFFON.
    24 4 This long picture frock is made of gold lame, and pink chiffon frill the bodice being lfghtly worked with gold beads.
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    DANGER OF A SEX WAR.
    179 4 England's Surplus Women. Mr. Gilbert Frankau, the novelist, m an article m the Evening News entitled "The Maidens Over," predicts a sex war as a result of the monogamous system. when there will be two million more females than males m England and Wales. The
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    SEA-ROVING IN THE TROPICS.
    532 4 A VOYAGE ROUND BORNEO. A Voyage around the coast of B,rn*may le, m calm weather, one of the Boat delightful tiips imaginable, (oral EMff stretch under the water m band- of ja<: ami from ihoni at intervals i i-.- island with coconut alms bristling up from
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    SAPPHIRE CREPE AND GEORGETTE.
    29 4 hire ci ept I mbl »id< crystal beads, wrhidi shoulder raj 8, and a full Bapphire georgette form thi r i evening (^r■e^^ ihewu above.
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    A FORTUNE IN A GARDEN.
    104 4 (»ene\a. >la> -1 A woman named Mfcier, who liv< s ii little villa m the village of LttpvifT, 1 r of Ar.uovi<-. found gold coin Be !aiir« a five shilling piece be*rin|i the fete I when digging m her gard.-n. Mine. Maier continued t i
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      514 4 ji. CH A recent portrait oi Lady Clifford, who arrived at Penang from home on Wednesday. Owing to indifferent health Lady Clifford was obliged to go home from Ceylon for a brief I holiday. His Excellency and Lady Clifford are expected to leave Penang for Singapore via next week. "where
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    SIX HUNDRED HOURS TO MAKE A FLAG.
    916 5 New Colours Ready For the Guards LONDON GIRL'S PROI'D EMBROIDERY. Tattered and torn and, though faded, bright still against the grey of the stoiv\ I hang the old Colours m the cathedra! And greal talcs we told ourselves as cliht!ren about them. They
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    H.M.S. NELSON IS PIQUED!
    1146 5 A Tour of the World's Biggest Battleship. VERY UNGALLANT CRITICS. "And don't say," said the senior officer, by whose permission I stood on the quarterdeck of H.M.S. Nelson, thy biggest battleship m the world, "quite so much about her ugliness!" Reports have been lacking m due
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    CEYLON'S NEW GOVERNOR.
    41 5 I^ondon. June 10. The Governor-designate of Ceylon will stay a month m Northern Rhodesia to finish off his duties, and then will leave for Ceylon, arriving at Colombo on the P. and 0. liner Naldera on August 20.
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      141 5 FOR WOINDS If ar all serious, use an approved antiseptic ami dress with "Vaseline" Jelly. Brings comfort, eases pain, helps nature heal quickly. '.*r th, Trad* Mark "Vaseline" I: your protection <.he>i«brou£h \ffjj. Co., Com'd Sew Yi'Tt Londou Montreal Vaseline TMAOC MARK JELLY fir-? >..'->« i tie M f^*£rir* favours
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      172 5 i^^^^^ IT llyiyPilJfllUlLif j c kia cicabette C I GAR ETTES I '^3 f n' v> ---'/?iV are known antl appreciated by men of eul- I %&sVs' tur f d taste from P° le I 0 P»le. Their supreme I «-th>u and P erfect quality is the secret of their
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      87 5 SINGAPOftB rOUJNIMK CORPS Programme of Drilli up to and be July 3rd. Wednesday, ttth. 5.18 p.m. Drill Hall M Cycle Platoon. Thursday. 3(»th. 5.16 p.ni Drill Hall Machine Gun PiltotM. Friday, July Ist. SJI p.m. Drill Hall D.E.L. Unit. Saturday, July 2nd. 2 p.m. Farror Range Machine Gun Pltn. Bukit
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    SIAM S.N. CO/S NEW VESSEL.
    522 6 THE BHAM RAN(iSI. The Siam Steam Navigation Co's newmotor vessel Bhanurangsi anchored m the inner roads on Tuesday afternoon, after a particularly quick voyage from Aalborg, Denmark, under the command of Capt. H. H. Ailing, with a cargo of cement. The vessel is of 709
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    ANOTHER HONOUR FOR THE PRINCE
    115 6 Knight of St. Patrick. London, June 8. The Prince of Wales has been created a Knight of St. Patrick. The Knights of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick (1788) at present comprise His Majesty the King, H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught, the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    36 6 The Krian had 109 bullocks on board when she arrived m port from Kelantan yesterday. A cargo of South African coal was brought into port on beard the Danish vessel Natal, from Durban yesterday.
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    SURVEYING VESSEL ARRIVES.
    77 6 H.M. Surveying vessel Ormonde, Commander W. V. Rice, D.5.0., D.S.C., R.N., arrived from the Malacca Straits, where she has been surveying, on Wednesday evening. She is due to leave again for further survey work m the Malacca Straits on Monday. The v.ssel is at present lying alongside
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    PASSENGERS LEAVING.
    666 6 The following passengers are leaving for Europe by the P. and 0. Mantua sailing at 10 a.m. to-day: Miss Blackman, Miss Gilchrist, Mr. Blackman, Mr. and Mrs. Warren, Miss Knocker, Mr. D. A. Bett, Mr. A. Brogan, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Steward, Tengu Ismail bin T. Mohd.
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    20 6 Asdang, Siam. 406, from Bacho 30. for Bacho 3. Van Heemskerk, Dut. 1096, from Batavia 30, for B. Deli 2.
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    CLEARANCES.
    38 6 June 30.— Bintan, G. G. Daendels, Swaerdecroon, Khoen Lie. Reael. Emile, Schouten. Pontianak, (Dut); Hervar, Marosa, (Nor); Argonauta, Glenogle, Sri Wongsee, Aing leong Circe, Rengam, Rohna, Kistna, Will o'the Wisp, (Brit); President Wilson, (Am); Seiyo Maru, (Jap).
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    63 6 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending mid night June, 29th. Max. shade temperature Xi» Mm. shade temperature 75.5 F Mean shade temperature 80.9 F Max. sun radiation 159 I Mm. grass radiation 72 F Sea temperature 81 X F Mean wet bulb
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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      332 6 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND, Secular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 torn) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Tht ij. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      392 6 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YOU. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General AtenU. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Sues). M.S. SILVERASH due July 29 M.S. SILVERBEECH due Aug. 20 PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERAY due Aug. 11
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      365 6 LLOYD TRESTDVO NAY. CO. (Incorporated m Italy). SINGAPORE TO ITALY. Calling at COLOMBO, BRINDISI, VENICE and TRIESTE by the following up to date Liners: m.v. ROMOLO 14,000 tons due July 4 m.v. VIMINALE 12,000 tons due Aug. 1 These fast Motor Vessels have spacious and well appointed accommodation and luxurious
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      705 6 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin 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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    MORE ABOUT CHINA.
    295 7 ANOTHER SENATOR'S VIEWS. HANKOW UNIONS RAIDED. [Heater's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, June 30. In a conversation with Senator Wheelor from Montana. Mr. C. Wu, Foreign Minister of the Nanking Government remarked that every true Nationalist regrets the Nanking incident which was instigated by a third party sheltering
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    ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS.
    206 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, June 29. Information from various points along the centre of the totality zone at which astronomical observations of the eclipse of I the sun were taken shows that rain clouds more or less obscured the phenomenon ex?ept at Giggleswick, which was the headluarters
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    RESPITE FOR SACCO-VANZETTI.
    80 7 [Reuter's Service.] Boston. June 29. The Governor of Massachusetts has grant ed a 30 day respite to Sacco and Vanzetti from the death sentence the execution of which was originally fixed for July 10. A similar respite has been granted to Celestino Madeiros who was sentenced to
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    GOOD ECLIPSE CONDITIONS ABROAD.
    64 7 [Router's Service.] Oslo. June 29. Early reports of unfavourable eclipse conditions come from Stavanger, Aal. Hallingdal and Fagerhas. On the ether hand the weather was excellent at Ringebu where the Bolshevist expedition is stationed and also at Finmark and Nyborgmoen. Utrecht, June 29. The Dutch eclipse
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    LORDS REFORM.
    38 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, June 29. In the House of Commons, asked whether the Government had abandoned the Lords reform schenVa, Mr. Churchill, for Mr. Baldwin, replied he had not heard anything to justify such a statement.
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    SAFELY OVER.
    218 7 MAITLAND REACHES HAWAII. CM DR. BYRIVS FLIGHT. [Reuter's Service.] New York, June 29. Mainland's aeroplane has landed at Honolulu. Wheelerfield, Oahu, Hawaii, June 29. Honolulu, and the Army barracks twentyfive miles distant, were ablaze with light and alive with excitement this morning m anticipation of Maitland's arrival. At
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    AMERICAN SOCIETY INTRIGUED.
    118 7 j Reuter's Service. New York, June 29. The whole of Washington and New York Society is agog over the sudden and dranatic marriage of Miss Grace Vanderhilt o Mr. Cassway Davis, whose honeymoon m Jritish Columbia is being delayed while the ouple await the forgiveness of the
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    SPECIAL SESSION FOR FLAG BILL.
    42 7 SPECIAL SESSION FOR FLAG BILL. [Renter's Service.] Capetown, June 29. The Senate ha;^ finally rejected tha Flag Jill. Premier Hertzog intimated that a short ession of Parliament would be held early n October to deal wiih ths I 4 lag and Iron
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    MR. SAKLATVALA'S VIEWS ON BOMBAY.
    151 7 Debated m House of Commons. London, June 17. During the debate on the India Office Estimates m the House of Commons, Mr. J. Pilcher (Conservative) protested against <\r. S. Saklatvala attacking the British ommunity m Bombay m connection witn he rise m the infantile death-rate,
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    EMPIRE PLANTERS' CLUB.
    62 7 Many Applications from India. London, June 15. An Empire Planters' Club has been formsd m London. The Provisional Committee includes Sir 'olin Mackenzie and Colonel Hickman, with »Ir. Kenneth Mackenzie, late Secretary of he Behar Planters' Association, as Secreary. It is understood that 524 Indian planters lave
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    HONOUR FOR BRITISH PREMIER.
    29 7 London, June 17th. The President of the Council of the loyal Society has recommended for elecon Mr. Stanley Baldwin as a Fellow, un[vt special Statute.
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    22 7 The Hawthornden Prize has been warded to V. Sackville-West (Mrs. Harold sicholson), daughter of Lord Sackville, for t long poem, "The Land."
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      447 7 BUSINESS CARDS. I MARY SETON. i BUCKWOOD FURNITURE SHANGHAI SHADES. J E. AMBER MANSIONS, j; 9 M_^_^_MK_i^^^ ITALIAN MARBLE I LOOKING TILES. rived a consignment of white 1 toiing tiles. I', 18" and 2' \nply early to avoid disappointment. r! r la T"-2 Prinsop Street. rrrrrr_T^^^^^^?SS^www^ j: MEMORIALS. j M\<.AlM)kK
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      684 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS The Exchange Rnnks will be closed on Friday July Ist being Bank holiday. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Notice b hereby given that Chancery Lane will be closed for repairs to the Railway Level Crossing on th» night of Sunday. 10th July, from 10 p.m. until tf a.m. the
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      466 7 LOST. LOST. A white fox terrier, lone legs, shon tail, name 'Dick*. £10 reward. Wood care of Robinson Xo. 1 Bukit Hcrlayer Koad Keppel Harbour. 30-6 2-7 LOST AT BUKIT TIMAH GOLF CLUB. Will Gentlemen who played golf at Bukit Timah last Sunday morning and have not since looked at
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      416 7 BARGAINS, REFRESHMENTS i ALL AT YOrR COMMAND at the CATHEDRAL BAZAAR OA T JULY A 8 AT THK Memorial Hall Singapore's amateur HANOI BAND I The Tangeiy ukes will attend. Enjoy Yourself und Heir ST. ANDREW'S. j THE NAVY'S CHOICE I SCSaX^ I PLYMOUTH #1 w if If j Obtainable
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      17 8 HARRISON.— At Tounpoo, on Sunday Jun 12. to Mr. ?nd Mrs. G. H. Harrison, a son.
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      DEATH.
      21 8 KERLEX.— On the 25th June at the Hague General Kerlen, of the Netherlands East Indian Army, husband of Charlotte Baumgarten.
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      41 8 Mr. and Mrs. Salmond wish to express their gratitude to the many friends who have sent them letters of sympathy m their bereavement and hope they will accept this acknowledgment until such time as they can be replied to individually.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927. China and the Senators.
    720 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927. China and the Senators. For those of a detached mind who j like to watch the course of events without propounding any opinions m the sure and certain hope of obtaining a great deal of interest and some mild amusement therefrom, there has
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    848 8 I Mr. F. J. Kennedy, Senior Inspector of j Police F.M.S.. has been appointed to be a j Chief Inspector of Police. Mr. A. C. M. Wall, Deputy Commissioner of Police. F.M.S.. is sailiug for Europe on lonjr leave m September. His Excellency the High Commissioner i has consented to
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    105 8 PENANG WEDDING. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan g, June 30. The wedding took place this morning at the Church of the Assumption of Mr. M. P. Walshe, of Mansfield and Co., to Miss Pauline McQuillen, of Greenthorpe, New South Wales. The Rev. Father Devals assisted by the Rev.
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    MARRIAGE OF SELANGOR RIGGER PLAYER.
    51 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?. June 30. The wedding of Mr. Donald Murchison. the Selangor rugger player, to Miss Recce, takes place to-morrow at St. Andrew's. Church. It is interesting to note that ail the members of this season's Selangor team are either married or
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    BURNED WITH MILITARY HONOURS.
    43 8 BURNED WITH MILITARY HONO URS. (From Our Own Conegpcndeilfc.) IVnanji. June 30. The death occurred on Tuesday of Mr. A. Jambu. of Messrs. John Little and Co.. and the funeral took place at Pulo Tikus Cemetery yesterday with military honours. Father Reynard officiated.
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    POSSESSION OF NON-GOVERNMENT CHANDU.
    66 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. June 30. A Chinese named Yeoh Ah Lab was charged m the District Court to-day with beintf m possession of two tins of non Government chandu. He \va? fined 75 dollars or m default a month's imprisonment. Accused was carrying the
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    TANJONG RHI DEVELOPMENT
    372 8 ROAD TO EBB MMSHKH |N SSPTBMBU. Enquirj ol the ICmieips] am yesteiday elicited the information load which will HMMact up Of with r«njonc Batons »iH bi compiei early m September. Owing to tfee difficulties of the jo* work hae taken ci than was anticipated and il., ><,;,<!,
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    DREDGING THE KALING BASIN.
    113 8 DREDGING THE KALING BASIN. Representatives of three big: dred^intr concerns haw lH.cn m Singapore during th° last few weeks m connection with the r 1 posals to straighten and widen the KftlUftt River and to provide tonpkang basins M the new abattoir site. They have mado M inspection of the
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    MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
    154 8 MALAYAN EXHIBITION We are officially informed that Bit 1 cellency Sir Huph Clifford. G.C.M.G.. O.U X M.C.S., has kindly consented to op.-n t fifth Malayan Exhibition at noon <>n ft day, July 29th. Details of the opening omony will be announced at a later fate. The fact that His Excellency
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    13 8 I A new Boy Scouts Troop has been orm ed at Selama, Perak.
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    95 8 The Anti-Extremist Move. TROOP TRANSPORT ON THK YANGTSE. (From Our Own Correspondent > Hong Kftrtf? Jun»- t There are large troop movements place towards Wuchang. Changsha advices state that Kn German agent and his wife at Change were attacked and wounded by band A German launch proceeded
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    32 8 (From Our Own otrespondent. Bangkok, June fl One hundred thousand lipli M registered mail I the Siam a Bank to their agency at Tunjr* missing. Ihe money was insured.
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    HANKOW AFFAIRS.
    100 9 t ULTIMATUM FROM BIANG AND F£NG. WILL FIORODIN GO? il r'a I :tt Eastern Service.] Shanghai June 30. irelesa froai Hankow of June 29 -umphanct' with ultimatums X ii Shtk and Feng Yu Hsianj ects n.»t actually on the staff of it ire leaving within 24 hours. expected
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    76 9 the American American minds" British proposals are m efosal ol the that Ibe British g smell an idea. 01 re] lacemeni r.tV'iiK't ■■< eds and lasses of American was found n "F LASS B VESSELS. lifneva. June 30. j :::< Technical the; cached a pro- I r
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    75 9 BYRD'S TRANS -TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. 1 Hirh.tm. Massachusetts. June 30. ssagc has been picked up nnaadef Byrd stating that the sew r.tither land nor water k •••.-terday afternoon on ac- fog and clouds covering an i New York, June 30. urpose on Us present flight is fit. He intends intensively to
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    DUTCH CHAMBER'S WORK.
    54 9 BBSIDY BILL PASSED. fc< r*> Service.] The Haguf June 30. 1 has adopted the comitj w ruluded m September, :h> Royal Air Navigation -.!'Pruve<) Urn proposals of eOßTOfctioas as regards equa- I r'uieiKn and Dutch regard Ui accident insurance satien foi accidents at work rication Off the
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    THE VANDERBIULT SENSATION.
    20 9 and he* husband left at hont-ymuon m British ir.-titiy without obtaining the cabin m pa^rt' 7 j
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    15 9 c Nailer, accountant of the Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. ftg Boom on leave a- little
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    BROKER'S £700 MISTAKE.
    2075 9 Codeword Interpreted Wrongly, ACTION FOR DAMAGES. A niista! c made m decoding a cablegram giving the prices of tin shares, led to a \ery unusual and interesting action m the Supreme Court, the hearing being concluded before Mr. Justice Ueane yesterday. The plaintiffs, who were represented by
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    AMERICAN AVIATION.
    126 9 HOW MAITLAND ARRIVED NOT TO FLY BACK. T Reuter*s Service. 1 Wheelerfield, Hawaii June 30. The squadron of aeroplanes sent out to meet Maitland failed to find him with the result that his monoplane arrived alone. The airman was welcomed by the Governor and Admiral John Macdonald and
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    32 9 BANK APPOINTMENT. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, June 29. Mr. K. Takeuchi. a director of the Yokohama Specie Bank, was unofficially nominated as Vice-President of the Bank.
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    BARON OHKURA TO VISIT SOUTHSEAS.
    129 9 In compliance with an invitation from the King of Siam. Baron Kihichiro Ohkura. business magnate of Japan, will visit Siam )n his way to the South-Seas, whore ths Baron will spend some time. i JAPANESE RUGBY PLAYERS INVADE! AUSTRALIA. The Rugby football team of Waseda
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    JOHORE BAHRI ASSIZES.
    261 9 A POISONING CASE. On Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Deane. the following case was taken, the D.P.F. Mr. R. Moor, prosecuting. Harnam Singh and Channan Singh were charged with having administered poison (dhatura) to two other Sikh- on Mount Austin Estate on May 11th. with intent tc commit
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    83 9 Mr. J. A. Hunter, District Officer, Kaang, has come to Kuala Lumpur to act is Secretary to Resident, Selangor, when Vlr. L. A. Allen goes on leave this week. iis place at Kajang is being taken by Mr. r. G. Crawford, who is m turn being re)laced at the Selangor
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    THE A.O.F.B.
    758 11 MEMBERSHIP BOOKS SENT TO SCHOOLS. The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers, f unded as a means of raising money for •harity, has now reached the public schools. Schoolboys are Froth-Blowers; schoolgirls are Fairy Bellers. A former Cabinet Minister, known throughout the Empire for his sturdy fommonsense he is the
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    WILD SCENES AT MEETINGS.
    179 11 Free State Ministers' Adventures. London, June 6 Election eggs did their fell work m Ireland during the week-end at Ministerial electioneering meetings, which represented the "final spurt" of the campaign. A meeting at Kerry addressed by Mr. Finian Lynch, Minister for Fisheries, de- veloped into a
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    26 11 Some are wondering what will become of Italy when Mussolini dies, and some are wondering what will become of Mussolini at the same time. Dallas News.
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      246 11 4O million prescribed portions of were given m I 3,000 Hospitals i and Clinics last year For over 20 years Virol has been I prescribed by doctors and used m I doctors have been carefully observing J the etfects of Virol, and proving its I 1 have enormously increased their
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1282 12 The Coming Election. HEATED POLITICS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, May 24. I Ere these lines appear, polling day m the Free State will have come and gone and a new phase been entered upon. June' 9th will be a crucial day m the* history of Southern
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    CINEMA BOYCOTT.
    229 12 STI DENT ACTIVITIES IN SWATOW. Swiatow. June 1 1. A farcical situation has arisen In connexion with a British owned cinema theatre, student- again being the cause of the trouble. Not l"n^ ag,' tne Student Union came t rward with the «iviiK:r.d that thproprietor of the cinema should
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    TOUNG CHINESE SINGER AND DANCES.
    109 12 T<> Visit the Straits. Miss Tzo L Lan (Miss Violet h who though only a little over 11 years old. is well known m Hong: Kon.tr and Canton ac a sinper and dancer, is to shortly Dome to the Straits Settlements. "Miss Violet" has contributed
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    A HOLD FREEBOOTER.
    255 12 DEFIANT CAREER IN Ro| MAM According to reports fn m li^ rente, the notorious rob :.i the >uamp> between <■ I ■gain holds ill the ttttfeoriti m rheek. Two \<ar- a: attempted to iat. h bint, I A shod limn ttga church df his home the Dobradnu
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    20 12 Younp husband addressing hi Surrey court: Butterfly! Wit< her tonpue: Bterfly! Mapi>tri: sternly over his spectacles: both oupht to spanked.
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      108 12 Oualitv that's why smokers insist upon BjjK^Hnt 1 bSS^S^Sk^^^hsß^ t^^^B BUB VI yinP wit 3 AftA When we first started m business our quest was W QttWlty W aod no cheapening influences of competition can ever make us forget it. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (incorporated m the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE. Mnttssrs
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      390 13 TRAVEL- COMFORT DOLLAR jfiik "PRESIDENT* 1 LINERS "^s^- p **S» Dollar President linen offer yon luxurious travel comforts. All «tate-rooms are outside rooms, w« 11- ventilate i and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric riding lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate,
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    AT ASCOT.
    357 14 Racing Eclipsed by Fashion Parade. FAVOURITES' GOOD DAY. London, June 15. Ascot.— "Eve" and her clothes were again an easy first m importance compared A-ith the small matter of racing. In the glorious sunshine she was more exquisitely feminine than ever. Indeed, Ascot's fashion parade has never seen
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    FOX LAW WINS GOLD CUP
    211 14 The temperature was 79 degrees m the shade, and it was the hottest day m the year. Six persons fainted m the Grand Stand. The dresses were filmier than ever. There was no special colour i f note, the majority J-einsr inclined to favour Joseph's
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    TOM BERRY KNOCKED OUT IN ONE MINUTE.
    27 14 TOM BERRY KNOCKED OUT IN ONE MINUTE. London, June 4. Pontypridd.— In a twenty-rounds' bout Tom Berry was knocked out by Frank Moody m the first minute.
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    ENGLISH -POLO PLAYERS' VISIT TO AMERICA.
    42 14 ENGLISH -POLO PLAYERS' VISIT TO AMERICA. London, June 16. The English polo players, Beresford and Denmg, are sailing for New York m the Minnewaska on Saturday with 46 ponies The remainder of the party sails on the' Mmnetonka on July 2nd. J
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      297 14 CHOTIRMALLS LAST WEEK OF THE SALE Our Sale ends on the 30th of this month. We therefore urge our Customers to benefit themselves of our Sale Prices m these few days m order to avoid the despair of late regrets. K. A. J CHOTIRMALL CO. Silk Merchant* Ladies' Dress Makers.
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      65 14 11l A Ministering"Angel, thou. I A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT I A Smart Appearance which I New Five-passenger Touring Car $2250 GENERAL MO T R s jA y A More detailed infomatio n. about the Oldsniobik > car may be obtained from tne iollowmg Oldsmobile dealersSingapore -Guthrie Co, LM. Kuala Lumpur
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    EASTERN EXTENSION MEETING.
    582 15 Increased Gross Revenue. POSITION IN CHINA. The ninety-third ordinary general meetng- of this company was held on 2Gth ultino at Eleetra House, Moorgate, London. E.C. Sir John Denison-Pender, G.8.E., X.< VI, G. (the chairman), said that as compared with ID2. r there was an increase of 293,106
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 June X". Bank 1 m.s. &i> SI-S2 Bank demand 2j3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|* «-32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57 fe France, demand 1 411 India, T. T. 154 Hong Kontr. demand 11% P-c Ws. Yokohama, demand 1!" N 1 1 Bangkok, demand 8((1
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    PRODUCE.
    207 15 June 30. Tin IT:, Tons nT Gam hi or h Pepper White LM Pepper Black M Flake Tapioca ;I>O Pearl Sago Small 7 60 Co,,ra 11 Copra Sundried lir (> Opium, Benares unt 4,000 Rice Liang Bin Chan Mark Red Eajrlt 1 New) 330 Rice, Siana old No. 1
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    57 15 C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION. June .'JOth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot Standard R.S.S. Spot (;i)l 60% on Tender July-Sept 61*^ Oct-Dec <''- x a 62^ r Jan-Mar l 65% Tone of Market: Uncertain. Latest Cable: -London Spot Sheet IT I per U>. New
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST
    87 15 Yesterday's Alterations. June 30. Closing Prices. Buyers hellers Lingui LfiO'cum Petaling 4A2 x j 4.50 Rahman Hyd. 2.57% 2.65 Sunjrei Way- 3.15 Z23L x k ex. Takuapa 38s 39s Tronoh .Mine (ss) 19s L9s 6d <un\ Bassett LOO L 07% Bukit Jelotong 95 U02% Bukit Katil 95
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    ERASER'S SHARE LIST.
    168 15 Yesterday's Alterations. fault had continued to December 31, i'.u<">. After extending to hoi' every possible consideration, and realising thai affairs i:i China were not tending to become stabili ed bui rather the reverse, the eompani* had decided to exercise the lien m question, whereby amounts falling due
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    165 15 TRADE AND COMMERC E. ROSE MACTHAIL COS KKIMIKT. Singapore, .lun< M. Rubber.— London, Ls &%d, l xi. i©wn Local 60%« eta. Tin.— London, £285. LSb. 2<i, up. Minimi.- Kucha! 2.02*? 106, Ifalayti Consolidated 1.19 1.22, Lingui L.77 L.82 cum. <iiv., South Taiping s -"> s cum. div., North Taiping L.13
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    HARROW'S REPORT.
    132 15 Sinj;;i|)orf, .lunr 'Mi. Ku!»bor. After further fluctuations din ing tfai week under review, cablet fro* London and Mew ITorlt quota the formal down '/4d. at U 5%d. ;lll<l l!l;i l***ei un changed at v> ct». !ci l!1 jresterdayj prices. The decliiw aver the week is 144 ;t L
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    MACPHAIL AND CO LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    564 15 MACPHAIL AND CO LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, .lu:u 2 V iiiu- it could v."\ <■< Maintained that t^, iuarke< can be considered i>> any means normal <-t a revival m the pria I rubber u> one penny, after the never* dt line which a has recently passed through, Las cieated
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    24 15 An interim dividend »f 1 < >;t. is annouiv'<i l>\ Messrs. WeEftii Bros., lul payable to shareholdere on thi refHstcr u>. at July 11 tli.
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      318 15 \SSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD 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 Companies Act
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      441 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,! LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.92,500,000 j President: K. Kotfama Esq. I Vice-president: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. I DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. 1 Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi. Ksq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. K. Watanabe, Esq.
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      441 15 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W. H. Bell,
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      99 15 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Ten Chongr Siong\ Esq. (Chairman). n hua TTan L^oncr, Esq. Won«r Yonpr Kai, Esq. r ,cko Van Kit Esn. Lee Pie Soo. Esq. T Fooner Siew. Esq. Lee Chin Tian. Esq.. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thonp.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE j Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
    465 16 A Disappointing Charity Match. MALAYS' WEAK SIDE. Dukes 6: Malays. .0. A charily match was played at the Stadium ground yesterday evening between the Malays and Duke's m aid of th? Malayan FL(d Relief Funds, but it is doubtful if many of the 2*695 spectators were satisfied with
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    HARBOUR BOARD BEATEN.
    80 16 The R.A. defeated the Harbour Board m the second division of the League on the Padang yesterday. The game was scrappy and the score a poor reflection on the run i f the play. The victors pressed all through but although there wer? frequent scrambles m front
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    MALAY INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS.
    201 16 The Malay Inter-School Sports were heH on the Geylang English School's ground yesterday, commencing at 10 a.m. and continuing until 6.30 p.m. The prizes were presented by the Hon'ble Mr. Mohamed Unus bin Abdullah who, at the conclusion of the prize distribution gave a short speech to
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
    54 16 On Sunday the following- events will be *wum off at the Chinese Swimming Club:— 100 yards and 75 yards breast stroke handicap races for A and B classes. 60 yards free stroke handicap race for Novices and C class. Teal Hunt and inter-team water-polo kac-ue match between
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    VAN LEAR BLACK'S FLIGHT.
    205 16 Departure for Batavia. DIFFICULTY IN KISING. The giant Fokker monoplane m which Mr. Van Lear Black the American millionaire, is flying from Holland to Batavia, left Singapore yesterday at 8.15. Balestier Plain, where the machine had landed, was too short for the machine to get a
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    LAST NIGHT'S BIG FIGHT.
    37 16 [Reuter's "Service.] London. June 30. A large crowd at O!\ mpia watched the weighing-in of Walker and Milligan for to-night's fight for the World's Middleweight Championship. Both are well and inside the weight.
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    WASHED OUT WIMBLEDON.
    106 16 [Renter's Service.] Wimbledon, June 29. Wimbledon was washed out to-day, rain probably necessitating an extmsion of three days. In the third round of the pen's doubles Austin and Lycett beat Timmer and Bryan 6—2, 6—4. S— 6. In the second round mixed Hunter and .Miss Ryan beat
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    S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    30 16 Mixed Doubles. T. Leijssius and P. C. Aeria vs. H. N. Bulhetchet and G. Tessensohn. Single Handicap "A" Semi-Final. C. A. Peterson vs. W. A. Balbstchet.
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    154 16 PERAK TURF CL UB. rTHE AUTOMATIC TOTE. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. June 30. At the annual meeting of th Perak Turl CHibi Mr. J. C, Osborne, who presided, drey mention to the profit on the racing lasi rear of $136,000 which he stated was 2 record, and more than
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    121 16 The following will represent the S.C.R C. vs. Johore S.C. to-morrow at Cricket at 2 p.m. at Johore. Choon Lim, I. Hoahing. Keng Tye, Bian Site, Hooi Hye, Jitt Siang, Choon Leong, Chong Khee, Ah Hung, Kum See and Scow Hian. Reserves Kirn Hock and Ah Chuan. The following
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    69 16 The annual report of the t>erak Turf Club discloses a nett pivfit of $87,609. Stakes and cups presented during the course of the year were valued at $119,563 compared with $76,352 for the previous year. A batch of 22 ponies has been ordered for the Spring Meeting, 1928. Considerable improvement
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    323 16 MOTOR BUS PROFITS. To the Editor. Sir,— We shall be obliged if you will kindy publish this letter, as, we also own a lumber of motor buses. We have read the letter of your correspondent "Patut" m your issue of yesterday's date. We are writing this
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    EX-SERVICE GOLF COMPETITION.
    190 16 An Ex-Service Golf Competition, will be played on Sunday. July 10th. commencing at 9.30 a.m.. on the second nine holes of the Singapore Golf Club Course at Bukit Timah. Play as m stroke play hut each player, after playing 42 strokes, plus iis handicap, marks where his
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    CRICKET.
    65 16 The following will represent the Indian Association against the Dukes m the Framroz Cup fixture on the latter'? ground on Sunday commencing at 2 p.m. J. Louis. P. S. Raju. S. Baigr. M. Ahmed. B. T. Raj, A. S. Roman. S. Harnam Sinerh, S. Iyer. G. J. Luke, P.
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    FRAMROZ CUP, 1927.
    150 16 Revised Fixture List. Sat. 2nd July V.M.C.A. vs. L.U. V.M.C.A. Dukes vs. LA. Tanglin. Sat. 9th July V.M.C.A. vs. Police Y.M. v .A. Dukes vs. L.L. Tanglin. Sat. 16th July V.M.C.A. vs. Dukes Tanglin. L.U. vs. LA. L.U. Sat. 23rd July V.M.C.A. vs. L.U. L.U. Police vs.
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    80 16 Next Sunday should see a particularly keen struggle to decide the winner of the Santry Trophy as four boats, Prima Donna, Joy, Gertrude and Jean all hold 11 points, whilst Eve with nine points might also be considered a prospective winner. The course will be the
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