The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 July 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 11l CENTS. Singapore, s.s.. Monday, july 4, 1927. NO. 12,145.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    253 1 The Americans do not agree with the British proposals at the naval conference on the tonnage of cruisers and have threatened to withdraw their delegate Page 9. The American airman Commander Byrd and his companions received a warm welcome when they eventually reached Paris Page 9. J;:ck
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    THE MILLIONS UNBORN.
    866 1 ["here is a Director <>! Biological Research >.t Baltimore University- Baltimore, r.s.A -Who baj made, so they tel! us. "some must interesting fort-casts M to the probable growth of the great ftmrriran cities." "He has caicalated that by the year 2000 And then, you may at wra.
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      157 1 FOB BREAKFAST:— 5 I "RED LABEL BRAND W jj >ll KE UNADULTERATED:: :j coffee .'..V.V.V.V.V.V.W.W.WAVAW RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 7th July, Diner Daasaat 8.15 p. m. (DINNERS WILL BE SERVED IN BALLROOM). TO-NIGHT Tea Dance 5.30 p.m. Orchestral Selections 9.30 p.m. For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. The Efficient Steno-
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      282 1 i THE FAVOURITE PERFUME OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND J > FAMOUS FOR MORE THAN HALF-A-CENTURY. B B^^^^ 1-9U \2^ j|||ll'S=B^ i 'K'/' I perfume happily chosen Ins a wonderful |p WNt UOtsT* \Wi' l] ?si^^3\ effect upon llv nerves aiid feelings. Sweet- p?f v^S 4\o+'f*i**tC» al'f!!;/,'^^ '\l\W\\\ ness begets sweetness.
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      124 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Page 1. Latest small ads on page 7. Free drinks at Bun Bee's— Page 7. No. 4711 Eau de Cologne Page 11. Robinson's for value and service Page 9. Shouldeis of veal at Cold Storage— Page 8. Latest shipping notices on pages 10. 12 and 13.
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      25 1 y*V.V.V.W.V.%\V.V.W.V.V.WA SLOOK5 LOOK FOR THE DATE J J ON THE TIN J: S"RED LABEL BRAND" i| COFFEE ji S ROASTED AND GROUND J DAILY 5
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      119 1 VHE^WEEK. Monday, 4th. High Water. 0.4G a.m.. 9.4, 2.M p.m. S.O. Melville Ruhber Guthrie- 11 a.m. Football: Div. 1 R.A. vs. Malays Stadium. Tuesday, r>th. High Water. 1.32 a.m.. ?v9.. &B 6 p.m. 7.9. P'ootball: Div. II R.A. vs. R.K.. Staliuni. O.T.F.C. vs. V.M.C.A.. B.C.C. Wednesday, tith. High Water, 2.23
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    THE BISHOPS RETIREMENT.
    428 2 I*s |*»f ;imc mir r.rxt Haw win pp wh *l ;i l haw iftk) g©Wfc*« M the and Nn FTiiUM»n-i>avic W,> lire all ttfy sorrj thai thty M* prying fibni m*. Peop'c ftr* -i!w;iy- u'".r.y on loo\> 6t retiring from »1& pftkce, iknd ror long we shall
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    FLIGHT TO HONG KONG HELD TO FORTY- FOUR HOURS.
    240 2 Ea>terw «K>d prize. Dallas. Texas, June 1">. i ompetii ars for the -S"J.~,ihhi Easterwood T'-izt must fly from Dallas to Honp Kong m 44 consecutive hours. This condition was stipulated to-day when it became known that one flier was planning t
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    SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.
    175 2 I I Th>- Killing of a wen-known Chinese lady] physician by her younger cousin took place' last week m broad daylight, m an alleyway n( North Szechuen Road Extension, Shane- 1 hai The deceased lady was Miss Liv Wai- 1 fong, MIL. a graduate of the Hackett Modiea]
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      252 2 New Shipments Just Arrived include YARDLETS Dl HARRY'S AND GIBBS' TOILET SPECIALITIES Bath and Toilet Soaps. Bath and Complexion Powder> Vanity Compacts, lavender Waters. Eaux de Cologne. The House for V T alup <2- Quality and Medical ltd., Ba l Hoad. Singapore. ~lhe happy valley CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. THE UNION
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      219 2 WA VA VAV.% VJWAWJV.\ V\«W I■* I M Suß Ih i^ AT W art I I Book at i j: W V.W.VJ'.W.W/A'/.'ANWAVMV'ASWWMWiV/AW.VWJ'.V.V.', PAVILION From Tuesday, 28th. Ju ie to Monday. 4th. July. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP The Latest PATHE GAZETTE JULIETTE COMITON JAMES KNIGHT SYDNEY SEAWARD CECIL MORTON YOKK— J.
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    DOCTOR ASSAULTED.
    539 3 INCIDENT IN HONG KONG. An Indian constable was charged m Hong Kong: last week with assaulting Dr. Alexander Cannon. Dr. Cannon stated that he was proceeding m his small Austin car from Happy Valley towards Wanchai. The light on Stubbs Road corner was against him all the *way,
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    WATERY GRAVE FOR 3,000 GALLONS OF WHISKY.
    204 3 Part of Cargo of Torpedoed Vessel London, June I^. 3,000 gallons of pure whisky and spirit, 7") over proof, have b~en effectively buried several miles off Aberdeen m the sea from which they were rescued. The spirit was contained m si eel casks
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    RADIO SERVICE IN CALCUTTA.
    102 3 Start m August. It is anticipated that the first programme will be broadcast from the Calcutta Station of the Indian Broadcasting Company about August. Mr. C. C. N. Wallich, Director of the Calcutta Station, has already assembled a programme board consisting of twelve influential members, serving
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    STORMLONG
    2630 4  -  BOYD CABLE BY After two months of enforced idleness ashore, young NICK HAUSEN Australian m spite of his name unwittingly offends LYDIA STRANGE, who vents her spite on him by getting CAPTAIN DUNBAK, the tough but good-hearted Scottish skipper of the "wind-jammer" "Minnehaha," to give her friend WILLIAMS the
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    HOSPITAL FOR POOR ONLY.
    269 4 "LONDON'S' NEW POLICY. Cuts m the expenditure of the London Hospital and the treatment of fewer patients were announced by Viscount Knutsford at a meeting of the governors. He said: It is not right that donors to the hospital should hava to pay the cost of
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    MAN WHO WAS SAVED BY VULTURES.
    1415 4 A True Story of Africa. Mr. John Dodds was writing up the ledger m the office, and writing with his left hand. His left-handedness was not congenital, as the biologists would say, but acquired. Two years previously he wrote with his right hand, but
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    WHICH BROTHER?
    395 4 REMARKABLE IDENTITY PUZZLE. Leeds. May 2K.. A remarkable identity punte came before the Leeds Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. Horace Marshall, to-day, when a man named Wheelhouse, formerly of Leeds, now living at Senior Street. Mold Green. Huddersfield, was accused of being a mail against whom Mrs. Dickenson. formerly Miss
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    COMMUNITY CLASSES.
    597 4 School Reforms m Aim I ABOLISHING IHF, H n The recent school r. which have been watched terest by the educations plained m an inti sentativo i i In.- < 1 Paul Dengler, the we educationist, **hci mm* last week by the- Save t; to lecture at their
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    37 4 The troubles m China haw U-. I sible for a considerable wMH Kong's population. The latest i HMI from the HtMtffe of FfebfWH end of May the MtQMt of irriwiU nurtures by all routes urili I "0,101.
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    THE NATIONS PLAYING FIELDS.
    1704 5 Hackney Marshes. I'LEBS AT PLAY. The Playing Fields Association at Home is making a great effort to secure £1.000,000 j 1 r the purposes of acquiring recreation areas all over the country. The need for provision of the kind is now generally realised by all who
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    DISGUSTED JUDGE.
    95 5 Treasury's Poor Pencils. Judge Crawford, having twice broken his pencil while taking notes at Edmonton County Court leaned back m his chair and exclaimed disgustedly: "Unless the Treasury supply better pencils I shall refuse to take a note of any case. "Such are the finances of this country
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    THE WAR OF THE FUTURE.
    458 5 REVERSION TO ANCIENT METHODS. Budapest, May 24. Some original views on the future of war are expressed by Professor Weni tv Sombart, the well-known economist, m an interview m the Pesti Hirlap. We are he said, faced with a strange paradox. War ha*s always existed,
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      522 5 NOTICES. I^IMCIPALm OF SINGAPORE. ■!.>• fHm that Chancery Lane §»f repairs to the Railway Level th. r:i_-ht of Sunday. 10th July, i ••til I am the following mornPOLICE NOTICE. f#l rt-volvt-r or pi-tnl will be R fc »-r\ "ivi-r or pistil fa proi i fl i" h .1 U!:» I'JliT.
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    AIRMEN WHO VANISH.
    452 6 UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF THE SKY. The disappearance of Captain Nungesser and Coli has again set the world thinking of the remarkable mishaps that occur to some of those who venture into the blue and are seen no more, leaving no wreckage, to show how, when, or where
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    IN THE HAD OLD HAYS.
    203 6 In answer to Sir Henry Slesser. who was reported as saying that he knew of no statute from any period of oar history later than the reign of Richard 11.. which had ever made it an offence to refuse employment, an Abbot's Langley correspondent cites
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    CHEAP SOVEREIGNS.
    176 6 The Wellingborough tradesman who exhibited m his window for a week a sovereign priced at 2s, Od. and never had an offer for it was very lucky, for presimiab! there was a bet over the matter. Most of us know the ancient story of the man who stood
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    57 6 The marriage of Dr. Tan Joo Cheng 1 Vice-President of the Railway Institute, and Assistant Surgeon, Padang Besar, only son of the late Mr. Tan Quan Poh and Mrs. Tan Quan Poh, of Singapore, with Miss Seah Gek Keow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seah Yew Soey, of Singapore, will
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      246 6 WHITEAWAYS ABE HOLDING COMMENCING TO-DAY MONDAY, JULY 4th. A SPECIAL BLUE TICKET BARGAIN WEEK The whole of our ground floor will be used to display these Bargains Below we illustrate only a few of the wonderful values offered faK.^KMßw^M^J^^ BLIE TICKET PRICE ULI'E TICKET PRICE AX' y^^^^^^^^V 1 n nL*'.
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      114 6 M lU (ft| 49 1 If L ft/// if/ my MB J JJh i 'f'\Jj Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits S«ttl«m«nt>) Obtainable at Medical Hall. 7%^ Woman I 1;,; Y^^ knows the value of iY|j "'HAZELINE' i i! IM SNOW f'"'.' o^^i i B There is
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    THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    293 7 A SELF-DENYING PROPOSAL. BRITAIN'S SUGGESTION. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 1. It is impossible at present to state the exact effect of th? proposals submitted by the three Powers participating m the naval conference at Geneva, as these are now being examined by technical sub-committees while the delegates
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    MR. WHITE'S DEATH.
    95 7 [Renter's Service.] London, July 1. A verdict of suicide whilst o? unsound mind Mas returned at the inquest on Mr. James White. The medical evidence indicated that he took prussk acid, which did not kill him, and later a larjre dose of chloroform, from which he died.
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    CHIC AGO S HEAT WAVE.
    29 7 [Reuter's Service.] C*v<*ae<>. July 1, The severest heat waw- for many yeara has caused eighteen deaths m Chicago alone tn the past two days.
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    UNEQUAL NAVAL RIGHTS.
    233 7 German Cry for Redress. London. May 18. Th Daily News understands that Germany is preparing to call the attention of the Powers to the neighbouring States' submarine programmes. It is expected that she will submit to the League of Nations a memorandum pointing out that the T>eaty
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    DALLAS TO HONG KONG.
    59 7 I Another (;$25,000 Prize Offered For 144 Hours Flight. New York. June 16. The Dallas sportsman, Mr. William Esterwood, offers a prize of G525,000 for a flight from Dallas to Hong Kong stopping at San Francisco, Honolulu, Guam or Manila, on condition that the flight be
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    BYRD'S ADVENTURES.
    343 7 A BLIND FLIGHT. DESCENT INTO THE SEA. [Reuters Service.] Paris. July 1. Enveloped lii a freezing and impenetrable fog Byrd sent out wireless signals which indicated his pres nee m various parts of. North France for several hours but apparently was unable to pick up the ground signals
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    LINDBERGH HONOURED.
    39 7 Reuter's Service. Self ridge Fields, Michigan. July 2. When Lindbergh landed he was Informed thai: the War Department had orderet twelve aeroplanes to escort him to Ottawa, where he is flying to participate m the "übilee celebrations.
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    CHINA STATION RELIEFS.
    36 7 [Renter's Service] London, July 1. H.M.S. Calliope leaVfes for Hong Kong from Sheernesi on July 5 carrying new crews f«. r H.M.S. iMersfield, Seamew and Gannet for further oi iv c- m China.
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    DISAPPEARANCE OF BRITISH PILOT.
    150 7 Eti pat ions of Turkish Aerial Authorities. London. June 8. C< nstantinople. Flying Officer Cocks has not been heard of since he left Konia un May 26th. The British Embassy and the Turkish aerial authorities are making investigations. Cocks probably took the route from Konia to
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    TRIBAL UNREST ON INDIAN FRONTIER.
    116 7 Night Attack on Blockhouses. Peshawar, June Sth. Tribal unrest, which has been simmering among the Upper Mohmand clans for some time past, over the question of interference by certain Upper Mohmand Mullahs among the protected clans m the Peshawar District border, came to a head
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      423 7 BUSINEaSS CARDS, i MARY SETON. i i BLACKWOOD FURNITURE S SHANGHAI SHADES. E. AMBER MANSIONS. 'A%%%%V^V»SftiVyV^WJ%VWrVVVI^At ITALIAN MARBLE FLOORING TILES. Just eceived consignment of white .:irble flooring tiles. I', 18" and 2' .juarc. Apply early to avoid disappointment. to 75-2 Prinsep Street. :j FUNERALS. SIM. WORE CASKET CO. EXPERIENCED UNDERTAKERS.
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      725 7 NOTICES. WEARNE BROTHERS JWCp. Notice is hereby given that an IfPferThi Dividend of 10 per cent on account o/^tohe year ended 30th' September, 1927, hd^" J>efen declared by the Directors of this Compan-yvvand will be paid to Shareholders on the Register as at 14th July, 1927. j Notice is also
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    16 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. MALHERBE.- On July 2nd at the General Hospital. Madame Camille Malherbe, R.I. P.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 4, 1927. Week-End Comment.
    727 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 4, 1927. Week-End Comment. The proceedings at Geneva are slowly, but we think steadily, working round to an enlargement of the original intentions of the naval conference which will greatly tend to minimise the fierceness of the naval building struggle. The British proposal to extend
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    1251 8 Mrs. C. J. Allison, of Sempah estate, F.W., who was admitted to Penang Hospital last week, has cone to Singapore to consult a specialist. M.M. Mrs. A. J. Guest, nurse m charge of the Teluk Anson Hospital, has been successfully operated on for appendicitis at the District Hospital, Ipoh. She
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    BOYANESE RUNS AMOK.
    436 8 Sensation m High Street ONE KILLED AM) SIX |\ji Hhu A Chinese was killed and people injured when a younp H ani.iK with a knife m North liand Ilitfh Str:et shortly after i on Saturday afternoon, and no' until after violent strugjrk madman was disarmed and tal
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    ANOTHER GANGROBBERY.
    91 8 AGED CHINESE INJI'KKI) AND ROBBEIJ About half an hour ait.-r wMnigiil Saturday, an old Chinese named Chow Lee Ohin^-, manager of the Biagapotg bmad I ~hop Guan Lai Boag, Shanghai. v,a- M *-ay home from his club, and hud «ftcfced his home m Syna^opu< Sti vhen three men
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    INTERESTING WEDDING.
    93 8 A very pretty wedding took ptatt Presbyterian Church, ftinf |»»I» Ml day, when Mr. Kenneth M R«.s>. I kok. and Mis> Evelyn (Gladys Pets eldest daughter of Mi. an(i Mr-. I D of Singapore, were married. Th<> Rev. (ribson eondncted •*•< at which the bride was g-ivcn ;i\va\
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    SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES.
    44 8 Through the courtesy nf IfeMfs. M< and Co. uo Karn that th<- price of m London on Saturday. According tations by MeMlm. Honrv (Jardi.t'i was London standard sheet, spot w. mUN C.I.F. London standard bImH V shipment I*. Maiket closed easier.
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    66 9 I (Xl ISER TONNAGE. IvioKK \MKKH AN OPPOSITION. [fteoterS Service.] Washington, July 3. i:: rtk-ials are disposed to join Britain's suggestion at Geneva tal cruiser tonnag« ftt 600,000 :;00,00fl as proposed by the and say that if th.- former Mr Gibsea would be forced his efforts to reach
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    A DEMPSEY TRAGEDY.
    82 9 liter's Service.] i Lakes, New York. July 2. >e;u "Id brother of Jack i I bis wife Edna, aged 21, <i suicide. Jack left his identified the bodies and brothel be buried at his I Sail Lake City and the 3 i y tttld the police she
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    COMMUNISTS TO LEAVE HANKOW.
    54 9 COMMUNISTS TO LEAVE HANKOW. BORODIN M W KEMAIN. I Eastern Service.] Hankow. June 3. Is have no! yet left In a tYu days l>y train j v thence bj train to the j ilm Longnai Railway.; .rr.t >by automobiles to J rtnward across Inner Mon- Gobi Desert. announced, wrever, that
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    BRITISH SHIP FIRED ON.
    22 9 ur Eastern Sfrvice.l Hankow. July 3. m, >■ i- Bred on l>y soldi-' ek>« Hank w and two i
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    AN ANTI-CALLES COMBINE.
    50 9 R r*a St-rvict-.] Mexico li t July 2. An Gomel and Francisco i-Titial n un.n-.'es. have a uTcfii.fnt to join forces m lentiai e lection m opposition < re Obregoa the ex-president -m and supporter of Senhor n miaet of the newly form- n t led Musi
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    TO SUPERVISE ELECTION.
    38 9 [Rt-uter's Service.] liipid City. South Dakota, July 3. rait] with the terms of the rei' N raiaguaa pence acrreeinent. Presiik.*- haa nominated Mr. Frank ckainMUl of the Commission to the PresadcntnU election m Nicai I9BBL
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    DUTCH GOVT. TO SUBSIDIZE AIR CO.
    38 9 Keuter's Service. The Hague. July 3. First harr.ber unanimously passed riding that the State subscribe I florin to the capital of the A r Navigation Company, and _\>i>«\noo florins spread over l
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    DORIOT TO SERVE HIS TIME.
    25 9 Renter's Service.] Paris, July 2. Cassation has rejected M. ;>.trainst tho sentence of 13 1 i fiae td :>,OOO frs.
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    PEACE IN THE BALKANS.
    23 9 Renter's Service.] Tirana. July 3. the dragNMUH of the Yugo- baa been released and the >'u'. incident is ended.
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    STRAITS CHINESE READING CLUB.
    51 9 Straits i Umm Reading Club (branch Cfcrig&Xn Association) will BMntiim. of its 37th. session Hall at No. IM, Prinsep 11, at B p.m. Members and I la join this Association are be Mv-vnt personally or send Kti«M U) the Hon. Secretary. l.i.ne. 9. Raffles Chambers, i
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    BYRD'S GREAT FLIGHT.
    456 9 A PREMATURE BANQUET, THE ADVENTURERS IN PARIS. [Reuter's Service.] New Yt>rk, July 2. Moat conflicting reports reached the United States before the glad news arrived confirming the safety of Byrd and his companions. The wives of two of the latter were sitting by the telegraph wire awaiting
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    REDUCING AMERICA'S WAR DEBT.
    39 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. July 2. $611,000,000 of last year's record Treasury surplus of $636,000,000 will be applied to reduction of public debt which is now $18.0 12,000,900 having been reduced during the year by $1,132,000,000.
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    DEATH OF COLUMBIAN EX-PRESIDENT.
    27 9 r[ Reuter's Service. Bogota. July 2. The death has occurred of General Pedro Nelospina, President m 1922-1926. and exMinister to the United States.
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    CHICAGO'S HEAT WAVE.
    17 9 [Reuter's Service.] Chicago. July 2. There have been thirty deaths from the hoat wave.
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    DEATH OF OLDEST FRENCH RESIDENT.
    119 9 Madame Camille Malherbe, a well-known personality, passed away on Saturday at the General Hospital, Singapore. This lady, the oldest French resident m the Colony, came to Singapore over 30 years ago and never once quitted it. The funeral took place yesterday at Bidadari, a service
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    43 9 A large gathering of Sikhs assembled at the Sikh Temple, Gurudwara Road. Ipoh on Sunday June 26 to express their thanks to Mr. K. M. Coomarasamy, Barrister-at-Law. Ipoh. for presenting a velvet canopy to the Temple for the use of tho Holy Book.
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    WIMBLEDON FINALS.
    401 9 Cochet's Fine Win. TAME WOMEN'S FINISH. [Reuter's Service.] Wimbledon, July 1. In the second round of the mixed doubles de Kehrling and Miss Bennett beat Tilden and Mrs. Mallory 3— 6, 6 l, 6 4. Austin and Miss Nuthall beat Borotra and Madame Bordes 6 4, 9 7.
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    HENLEY IN THE RAIN.
    197 9 [Reuter's Service.] The weather for Henley regatta was very rainy for the first three days anc overcast to-day. The attendance was larg< including Mr. Baldwin. The following: were the chief results: Challenge Cup: Grand: Thames beat London by threequarters of a length m 7 niin. 16
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    159 9 The following is the Health Bulletin of :he League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for the week ending June 2nth.: Egypt. Port Said: Two plague cases. India. Bassein: Seven plague deaths; )ne cholera death. Bombay: Five plague deaths; 37 cases jf smallpox with 24 deaths. Calcutta: 31 cholera
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    404 9 I LOSE BUSES. To the Editor. Sir, I write these few lines m the hope of getting the Municipal Commissioners to lessen our troubles instead of adding to them as they surely will if the proposal as to classification of Motor buses for routes according to
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    FOOTBALL RUMOURS.
    175 9 To the Editor. Sir, As a keen follower of local football, I would like to know if various rumours current m town regarding the conduct of several prominent players is true, and if true, what action, if any. the S.F.A. is likely to take. At present it is
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    49 9 RUBBER QUOTATION. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokyo, July 1. Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at 76 sen at which business was done. NO JAPANESE TROOPS IN TSINAN-FU. The military authorities* flatly denied the rumour that Japanese troops are advancing to Tsinan-fu from Tsingtao.
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    JAPAN AT GENEVA.
    38 9 The Navy authorities are stated to have instructed Viscount Saito, head of the Japanese delegation at the Three Powers Naval Disarmament Conference to express Japan's disapproval of the proposal for extending capital ships' age limit.
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    POWERFUL PLANE BUILT.
    43 9 The Yokosuka naval yard will shortly hold the trial flight of a new Japan-made metallic seaplane, which has two 450 h.p. motors, speed, 90 knots and can carry nine persons. This is the largest scoutingbombing seaplane for the Japanese Navy.
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    GIANT AIRPLANE SHEDS.
    50 9 Two gigantic airplane sheds, large enough to shelter 40 planes, are under construction at the Akenogahara Army Aviation School. The sheds will be the largest ones of their kind m the Orient and will cost Y250.000. Both are expected to be completed m early part of August.
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      16 9 China. Hong Kong: One fatal smallpox :ase. Canton: Three cholera cases. Japan. Nagasaki: One smallpox case.
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    ALEXANDER, THE MANMONKEY.
    354 11 FREAK CAUSES PANIC IN A VILLAGE 19 Years Chained. The greatest interest has been aroused among the general public, as well as m the scientific world by the discovery m Abony. an Hungarian village, of a "man monkey." Scientists cannot understand this extraordinary freak of nature, which
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    280 LIONS KILLED BY ONE MAN.
    212 11 English Hunter's P>id for World Record Mr. J. P. Lucy, who has just returned from South Africa, and is staying at Headley (Hants), claims that, with one exception, he has killed more lions than any othei big game hunter, living or dead. He has
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    BRIDGE AND WHIST.
    210 11 If we are to judge by the acidity imported into discussions on the lx j st way of playing biidge it would seem that that erame lacks the pleasant attributes cf its great predecessor. It used to be noticed that, after an exceptionally heavy day m the
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    EXPLOSION ON STENTOR.
    48 11 On arrival off Dover the British steamer Stentor, bound from Liverpool for Amster dam, landed three engineers named Taylor. Myles, and Mattason, who were burned about the hands and face as the result of an explosion on the vessel. They were taken to Dover Hospital.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    347 12 Twenty-four deck passengers arrived by the Nyanza from Bombay yesterday. There were 1,097 pigs on board the De Weert when she arrived from Sourabaya on Saturday. The Nyanza, bound for Hong Kong, arrived m port during the week-end with a cotton and general cargo. A cargo of rice
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    NEW STEAMER ASHORE.
    35 12 The new Chinese-owned vessel Sin Kheng Seng, 73 tons net, Capt. Gam, stranded on Tree Island about 8.30 yesterday morning. She re-floated again a few hours later and sustained no material damage.
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    NAVAL DETACHMENT ARRIVES.
    46 12 The P. and O. steamer Novara arrived m port yesterday with 65 tons of naval ammunition on board. She also carried a naval detachment of ten petty officers and 118 ratings, under the charge of Lieut. L. de Villiers, bound for Hong Kong.
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    A CAPTAIN'S COURTESY.
    116 12 When the Norweigan vessel Helikon arrived m port yesterday, her master, Capt. J. Jorjiensen, reported that he took over two shipwrecked fishermen from the City of Bedford m the Singapore Straits. The City of Bedford was outward bound from Singapore when the two native fishermen were sighted
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      218 12 Marudu. Brit. 982, from Sandakan 3, for Sandakan 9. Rajah of Sarawak. Sar. 892, from Sibu 2, for Sibu 6. Patras, Dut. 1181, from Macassar 3, for Bandjermassin 7. Kepong, Brit. 1322, from Port Swettenham 3, for Bangkok unc. Mossel, Dut. 1127, from B. Deli 3, for Semarang 4. Danmark,
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    DO WE SLEEP TOO MUCH?
    396 14 EDISON S 22 'z HOURS A WEEK. Professor's View. "A man or woman is as old as he or she feels, and not as he or she looks said Sir Thomas Oliver, professor of medicine at Durham University, m the third presidential address which he
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    THE FAG AND THE FIELD MICE.
    259 14 Fagging has been supported on various grounds, but the Duchess of Atholl seems to have found something new m her suggestion that the boy who has been a fag at school often knows more about cooking than the wife of his later years. Also
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    A GIAN'T SHARK.
    114 14 Home. Miy 22. The capture of the largest specimen of basking shark (selache maxima' dogfish ever known to have been caught m the Mediterranean, has been effected. Ganzirri, a fisherman, when off Messina, found his nets contorted with struggles, and after a dangerous six-hour struggle hauled m
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    WHOSE BOOTS?
    89 14 An expert m salesmanship has been assuring his disciples that "Watch a man's boots" is an important detail m connection with winning ways m modern commerce; "I dislike," he added, "to see a man selling perfume m hobnailed boots." It must sometimes be still more distressing to see
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      166 14 1 SOUND ADVICE/ v I > J i > J WONDERFUL BARGAINS MOST UP-TO-DATE ATTRACTIVE EMBROIDERED UNDER* BEST SELECTION OF HOORI AND COLLIE COATS l\ AND CHOICEABLE DESIGNS— ALSO A NOVELTY OF Specialists m Kimonos and Spanish Shawls. TRY OUR LADIES' DRESSMAKING IJY OLR MASTER Mi: <l; it rfc tt\
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      205 14 YOU WILL WANT NOTHING BETTER THAN AN "ALL TEAK" MODEL PRICES FROM W25, EASY PAYMENTS ARRaN I 2, ORCHARD ROAH. RASH TCHED ANDBURNED Lost Sleep Many Nights With It. Cuticura Heals, j A red rash came on the tßs&t j of my right knee about the tiM of half a
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    TINGKIL TIN MINES, LTD.
    901 15 ANNUAL MEETING. Tho annual meeting of the Tmgkil Tin Mines Ltd. was held m the Company's Office, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, on Saturday. Mr. D. J. Ward presided, others present being Messrs. F. Anderson Pole and W. E. Rayner. The Chairman, m moving the adoption of
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 15 July 2. Bank 4 bus. 2 I 31-32 Bank demand 2j3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2,4 9-32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57 V* Franco, demand 141G India, T. T. 154 Hong Kor.tr. demand II I,*1 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand HT l^ Now. Java, demand 139
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    PRODUCE.
    213 15 July 2. Tin 150 Tons (146.25 Gambier 8% Pepper White 1.10 Pepper Black 63 Flake Tapioca 5.80 Pearl Sago Small 7.60 Copra 10..". Copra Sundried 11. Hi Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siarr. old No. I 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    66 15 July 2nd.. 12 o'clock noon. i Buyers Sellers I R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot .".H"i SO Standard R.S.S. on Tender July W\ »;<j' L Aug-Sept. r»0 3 4 61 Oct-Dec. <i 2 (L 4 Jan-Mar. 63 63* i Tout- of Market:— Steady quit'i. Latest
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    AUSTRALIAN VINEYARDS.
    79 15 Vine-growing is now an important industry m Australia, particularly m Victoria and South Australia. Favourable weather conditions are. of course, necessary to ensure a good vintage, but the vines have to be carefully tended and sprayed to protect them from the ravages of mildew and other eryptogamie diseases.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    183 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT Singapore. July 2. London. Rubber Li sd. Unchanged Local 59%. Fin. London £l*'A 1< Sd. Down 4:]s (><i. I»cal 145% for 1 50 ton\ Mining. Kuchai 2.02 2.07%, Malaya Consolidated 1.20 1.24, Soutti Taipiny 85 NT 1 North Fatping L.13 L.17%, laiping 1.53
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    MACHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    120 15 MAC HAIL'S SHARE LIST. Jul\ 2nd.. Closing l'rir«'v. Buyers Setten Ayer Weog 1.15 126 Batan^r Padan^ 76 7* Johan Tin 17 -ju Kinta Tin Hied. 1.45 L.56 t N Kuvol^ i.r,<) 1..T. Marabau tJSt% \J&7% Xai Hoots 40 4-j North 'Duping L 12% 1.17 Tutc-h l.iT) 1.22 '-> Rantau prof.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    44 15 Saturdays Alterations. Buyers Sellfrs Kuchai Ordfi. (^1 2.0~t 2.10 Nai Hoot ($1) 4;; 47 N. Imining (st) 1.1:; I.ls Kantau Ord. ($1 2.W2 2.1(> Rantau Pref. ($1) 2.0h 2.\~> Ulu Piaii ($J 1 1.2.) 1.30 Straits Traders (T.:.0» :n..')o :i2.0() x.d.
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    NATIVE RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    244 15 Commenting on DafeJl native rubber production the Krrfter of City Notes m The Thmsm say.-. Hitherto the native rul bei of Duuk Bast I'.uios has been chiefly bought by drfnen merchants and sent to Stag*poit! for marketing preparation. A y. v a^o. however, the Netherlands Rub! v*
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    71 15 The construction and maintenance <>' provincial highways m < anada m IM6 m trolved an expenditure of $45,563,000, according t<i computations made by Mr. A. W Campbell, Dominion Highway ConMnscsiooer Of this amount neatly *:iO,000,(H)0 \va- spettl on construction and the balance on main tenance of hignwayt already constructed. The
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      459 15 ASSETS 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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      104 15 FNSURANCE. THF ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong. Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. r .oke Van Kit Esq. Lee Pie Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew. Esq. Lee Chin Tian. Esq.. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong The
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    168 16 Tilden on ''England's Shame.' REASON FOR HER TENNIS DECAY. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, July 2. The English lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon came to a conclusion to-day, and despite the broken weather, the meeting was a vety successful one, as is indicated by the fact that
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    THE SAME WITH BOXING.
    50 16 ANOTHER AMERICAN LAMENT. (Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright.) London. July 2. Micky Walker, the world's middleweight champion, who defeated Milligan last week. also writes an article m much the «ame tone m regard tv> English boxing:, lamenting the decay of stamina and the absence? <>f punching ability.
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    HALL CAINE JOINS THE FRAY.
    53 16 •LOATHSOME TRAFFICKING IN SUFFERING. (Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright.) London. July 2. On top of Micky Walker's article on the absence of English punching ability Sir Hall Came. the well-known novelist, has launched a ferocious attack on Thuisday night's tight, against its merciless savagery ami loathsome
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    AT HENLEY.
    79 16 OXFORD OARSMAN WINS DIAMOND SCULLS. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. July 2. Rain fell most o£ the time during the Henley season and the fixture was uneventful. Most interest was displayed m the Diamond Sculls, m which new "giants" came to the front. Lee. of Oxford, following J.
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    LADY MOTORISTS BROOKLANDS WIN.
    31 16 Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. July 2. At Brooklands to day Mrs. Scott won the Surrey Senior Long Handicap, attaining a speed of 91*.4 miles an hour.
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    ARSENAL'S AFFAIRS.
    30 16 COMMISSION Of ENQUIRE (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. July 2. The Football Association has appointeJ a Commission to enquire into the uTnirs of the Woolwich Arsenal Football Club.
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    BETTY NUTHALL AND PROFESSIONALISM.
    47 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. July 2. It is stated m connection with the effort made to induce Miss Betty Xuthall to forsake amateurism for professionalism that her refusal to do so is merely due to the inadequacy of the professional terms offered.
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    ENGLISH CRICKET TRIAL.
    188 16 THE ADVANCE OF THE YOUNG PLAYERS. A refreshing indication of the increasing number of promising young cricketers at home is to be found m the composition of the sides which represented \he North and South m the recent trial match at Leeds. It will be seen from
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    393 16 League Football. CHINESE DEFEAT S.CC S.C.F.A 2. S.CC 1. In the first division of the League at the Stadium on Saturday, the S.C.F.A. beat the S.CC. by 2 l, after a fairly good game. In both halves the Chinese had most of the play, and, of course, they
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    BATAVIA VISIT.
    181 16 The Association Football programme for the current week is a heavy one. including important matches with the Batavia tourists. The Selection Committee meet at noon to-day to select the Singapore team to play against Batavia on Thursday. It should be noted that on Wednesday and Thursday j season
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    R.S.Y.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    129 16 The Ladies' Handicap Singles m this tournament is not to take place owing to an insufficient number of entries having been received. The handicaps and draw will be published on the Club notice-board each day. Play commences each day at 5 p.m. and the following is the
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    S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    46 16 MONDAY'S TIES. Doubles Handicap Semi-Final. T. Leijsslus and C. Peterson vs. Hannay and S. L. Oehlers. Mixed Doubles Semi-Finhl. H. N. Balhetchet and G. Tessensohn vs. E. E. de Souza and E. Tessensohn. Championship Semi-Final. W. A. Balhetchet vs. E. G. Wheatley.
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    18 16 Nottinghamshire solicitor: Don't ask me questions. Man: But you have riddled me with questions for the last hour.
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    487 16 Services Win with Nine Wickets m Hand. PLETHORA OF RUNS. The Bulli wicket on the S.C.C. ground is very evidently about to revise our estimates concerning the number of runs to be scored m Saturday afternoon cricket here, for m the match which was concluded on Saturday between
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    S.C.C. BEAT S.R.C.
    327 16 There was a very different tale told at the other end of the Padang where an S.C.C. eleven defeated the S.R.C. by eleven runs m a very low scoring game, neither side being able to raise three figures. The wicket, which had apparently been watered m the
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    31 16 Mr. B. M. Bell, of Dovenby estate, who met with a serious motor car accident recently,, has just left hospital and will be leaving for Home by the first available opportunity.
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    389 16 PENANG VETERANS' SHIELD. The shooting for this Shield took place on the Bukit Timah Range yesterday morning when nine of the twelve teams entered fired. Three teams were absent, one each from the Malay and Eurasian Companies and the Machine Gunners. Though the weather opened m a dull
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    97 16 Th^ July Bogey competition was played on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a win for Mr. H. C. Russell. Sixty-two cards were taken out and the following were returned: H. C. Russell —6 1 Up L. D. Bardic plus 2 2 Down G. F. Murphy (i
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    HOME CRICKET.
    165 16 RAIN INTERFERES WITH ALL MATCHES. [Reuter's Service.] London. July 1. Rain fell all over the country during the three days of the series of matches concluded to day, with the result that m none of the games was a decision obtained. Gloucestershire versus Derbyshire. At Gloucester: Match drawn.
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    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AT EASTBOURNE.
    66 16 The match at Eastbourne between Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI and Cambridge University was drawn. Leveson-Gower's XI 268 for 9 (dec). Cambridge University 269 for 7. Jardine scored 78 for Leveson-Gower's XI and Longrigg 55 for the Light Blues. M.C.C. versus Oxford University. In the
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    15 16 Th« late Mr. F. Dornhorst, K.C., of Ceylon, left a million and a half rupees.
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