The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 July 1927

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press ■I CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1927. NO. 12,150.
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  • 309 1 Japanese policy hah apparently again changed for permission Las now been granted to the Chief of the General Staff to seek the Emperor's permission for despatch of troops to Tsingtao Page 11. Further trouble is arising' in Mexico m connection with the restriction of oil comp/anies' rights
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  • 1006 1 Qmiequid agmnt fcoottitet futttri ett forraoi Libclli Juvtn.il. The following; entry appeared m ;i vessel's passeiugei list which arrived m port recently: "One first class Eurasian lady." By privatt tteaty or aurtmn? The Chicago Board of Education instituted an enquiry into the charge that tin* school
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 368 1 P^ WING LOONG 8 I k;H 1 ASS TAII.OK».Nr.. I tv I :rn-h (lUaranteed. I IIK.II STKEET. I W q ffl i^q Wntol i I li, i cllllt/o Xlv ttJl 5 c^t l^C j j Kantaisie MISS MARY CLAVER I L 1 U SWan 1' J0 PEp STEP I i3|^^^
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    • 102 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Companies notices Page i). Hotel week-end attractions Page 1. Austin 20 landaulet car for sale Page Alhambra cinema new programme Page 2. "Sally" at Victoria Theatre to-night Page 2. Chevrolet 1 ton trucks for estate work Page 13. Mellin's Food builds healthy babies Page 13. Bols liqueurs at
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 132 1 THE WEEK. Saturday. 9th. High Water, 5.38 a.m.. 0.9. 0.5. p.m.. 8.0. H. W. Malacca. 2.0 a.m.. 4.0.. 3.0 p.m. 5.3. Governor returns to Singapore 5 p.m. St. Joseph's Sports, Stadium 2.30. Outward B. I. mail due. Football: Div. 11. J.C.S.C. vs. S.R.C.. Stadium. Sunday, 10th. High Water, 7.1 a.m.,
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  • 313 2 WOMAN PLAYER'S MEMORIES. Pre-- fashions for w rmen lawn tennis play* rs h;r.:. undergone a complete and welcome change during th last ten or twelvi al Wimbledon, who now wear the shortskirted sleeveless tunic f r lawn tennis, can re" dv i the time when
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  • 111 2 fauna's \ovll Billiards Challenge to Recce If Tom Recce agrees to abstain from using On "pendulum" stroke m a match cf 16,000 poll ts, Melbourne Inman will concede him 2,00( points start for a stake of £100 a side. Alternatively, faunan will play on leve' terms, v "pendulum"
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  • 47 2 Mr. A. C. I, Bowker of Homr Kong, has received an invitation from sporting interest- Bfanj "a to send there a team of athlete- for a series of tames including cricket, tennis, <rolf. baseball and football, Local clubs have been circularised for their views on the matter.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 207 2 !E HAPPY VALLEY INEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. UNION STAR OPERA CI WAYANG PEK JEE TONG CHIA SOON (DAY AND NIGHT.) VI dm. jKelvey's School of I DANCING For children and young m ladies m Character, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing, rate lessons m modern ball-room lg and latest variations.
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    • 391 2 Victoria Theatre D. TO-NIGHT MATINEE TO-DAY, at 5.15 p.m. I COLLEEN MOORE I "SALLY" ZIEGFELD'S Biggest Musical Comedy Success LEON ERROL, m his Original Part as the DUKE OF CHECKERGOVINIA. The man who can't make his feet behave Sally would even bring sunshine and a smile A First National Attraction.
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    • 243 2 TO-NIGHT, POSITIVELY TIIF I\^ Nj >| of the Ufa Screen Masterpiece Based on the World -tanTHE WALTZ DREAM I FEATURING MADY CHRISTIANS ,\\|> Screened to the accompaniment of special music on alhambrJ (Tan Chens Kee Co. L:d Propn, <; In the Second Show at p.ni Presenting the star that made
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  • 1113 3 Commercialised Cricket Cramps Style. MATCHES JESSOP SAVED. I thing that everyone will admit that free, fearless, and attractive hitting is the department of the game of cricket that most appeals to the ci icket-loving public, says Lieut.-Col. D. C. Robinson, M.C., the hardhitting hatsman
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  • 24 3 Found sleeping on the plot of grass near the Cenotaph m Hong Kong a rikisha coolie was charged m the Police Court and fined.
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  • 347 3 I MISSIONARY JOURNALISTS DEATH. i News has been received by cable m Shanghai of the death of Mr. John Archibald, a f rmer missionary m China, but bottir known by his tearless work as editor !of the Central China Post, which paper lie had inaugurated and until
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  • 98 3 Prize I or ompletion of "1 he I'nfinished Symphonj." London. June 2h. A prize of £4,000 is offered, m comer tion with the international Schubert cent* nary m September, for the completion of Schubert's masterpiece, "The Qnfuttehed Symphony," of which only two movements exist. A first prise of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 121 3 v Builds Bonnie Babies" yta my difficulty m obtain .\uz Glaxo. write direct to the Igtafta THE ANGLO-SAM CORPORATION LTD.. r ijuay, Singapore, givin: name of nearest dealer. rA JL IE ISTERED U^S\T TRADEMARK V I RENE ||p' ULLMANN i MOVADO (evrette, 1 I J Hu» n!v L w ATt
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    • 71 3 WILKINSON, HEYWOOD js. AND CLARK j^ »l d RTTQT Tr i T"mi 1 BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. Mudguards, Root's, Boilers, Bunkers, Pump Machinery, Mine Winders and Metal Chimneys. tjS v j^\ V. Iflbß^^SjESfl km\\\\m\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ SB mm X i 1 ON BRIDGE AND GIRDER WORK ONE GALLON WILL COVER 700 SQUARE FEET.
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  • 411 4 ARROGANT AIR AND UNSPORTSMANLIKE. Mr. Stanley Wrench's Attack. According to Mr. Stanley Wrench, one of the pioneers of the motor industry, women, speaking generally, make bad motor-driv-ers. Writing m The Soroptimist, the official organ of the Soroptimist Club, he says they are arrogant, conceited, or cocksure, indifferent
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  • 30 4 Increase m 1926. London. June 26. The Metropolitan Police report for 192( shows that there were 1,003 London Streel accident fatalities compared with 840 tht previous year.
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  • 784 4 MOTORISTS TO WHOM APPEARANCE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MECHANISM. PLEASING THE PURCHASERS EYE by Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India"). [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} It is not necessary for me to remind my readers that I am a keen champion of
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  • 120 4 t 5 Holiday Motorist Repairs the Wrong Car. i A London motorist found, on returning to what he thought was his car at a parking- place, that he could not start the engine. After many vain efforts he looked under the bonnet and came to the conclusion
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  • 670 4 MOTOR-SPEED KING GIVES UP RACING FOR BUSINESS. Major H. O. D. Segrave. aim achieved the motoring speed of B§7 miles an Hour. has tendered his resignation to the Sunbeam Motor Company, The Evening News learns, and intends to go into a business utterly dissociated from
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  • 207 4 With the arrival A tf a remarkable vehicle Q *d m Hong Kong- tt M t lorry. This vehicle, **iei I ally designed for heat rseai has been adapted !.v J i V. exhaustive ixiat*. driven by -epa.ate s separate different mi therefore eapab:e »J weight. a>
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  • 20 4 A new mot' r manufa. I .£lOO,OOO. is be: tig baft of Canada, Limited, si initial step m nea sion.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 50 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes 5 Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. i G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. > j MUKKId THE CAR WITH BEST RESALE VALUE I V- 3K Morris Cowley 4 Str P.W.B 1 j OiVE MONTH'S FREE SERVICE Malayan Motors Ltd.
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    • 13 4 |GOOD^BAII^V^ be chosen by discriminating W ft whose first consideration is highest <M
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  • MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    • 318 5 To meet the requirements of mot lists who are now frequently travelling between Singapore and the F.M.S. we have requested the Roads departments of the various States to forward to us, as occasion offers, not.-s relating to any special conditions affecting the roads m their area. These
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  • 216 5 American Traffic Scandal. According to a New York message, onethird of the inmates confined for insanity at the St. Joseph Retreat, Dearborn, hold motor-car driving licences, judging by an investigation made public by the Safety and Traffic Department of the Detroit Automobile Club. The investigation followed
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  • 192 5 Useful Cleaning Hint. Very few motorists are aware of the fact that ordinary household ammonia is an excellent material for cleaning spark plugs by immersion. Ammonia is poured into a wide-mouthed b >ctle to the depth of an inch or two. The spark plug is put into the
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  • 77 5 It is well to declutch and accelerate the engine occasionally when compelled to move slowly through traffic m intermediate gear. The slow operation of the motor is likely to load up the engine with oil or raw petrol, and encourage it to stall. The needle valve
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  • 12 5 Willesden wife: My husband has giver me up and bought a motor-car.
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  • 447 5 INSURED VALUE £275. REPLACEMENT £75. The unsatisfactory state of affairs regarding motorcar insurance and replacement values was again strikingly exemplified m a recent reference to a specific case m The Motor. An owner drew attention to the fact that his car— a popular American type had been
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  • 403 5 While China civil wars are interfering lamentably with trade as a whole, they appear to be increasing the demand for motor transport, without which military operations under modern conditions a/c extremely difficult. Much, for example, of the military supplies with which Feng Yul hsiang, the "Christian
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  • 45 5 THORNYCROFT BOATS FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE. Amongst the wide range of craft of all types under construction at Thornycrofts Works for Home and ov-rseas service is a number of the "Standard" Thornycroft 30-ft. Cabin Cruisers whi<h arc now comn pleting t* r tbie season's Her vine.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 182 5 '.'.WAWAW.WWWWWWWWW ITHE 14 40 H.P. j "Princeton" Tourer I t^^^^^^^^ aw m- 1 I I w J ja; j VAUXHALL ENGLAND'S MOST EXHILARATING CARS Performance that has Complete reliability, and aroused the unlimited thrilling power far m J I enthusiasm of motorists all «*cess of its official rating J *l
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    • 146 5 vyyvwwwvwwwwwvwww.sy.y«y.%yAyAy.y^^y«^^^^ I[|eSex! ESSEX FOUR DOOR (fESSExII i MOTORS SFDAN MOTORS I vJLia/rall IL"oet*oit JP\ New Upholstery New Appointments. m This Sedan with four wide daors offer individuality and reliable transportation. It > < has a new beauty of line distinction m its two tone colour effects and a J 5
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  • 1338 6 QUICK SCORERS LEAD IN POPULARITY. i Faster Scoring. f 5 HOW THE BATSMAN COULD IMPROVE If COUNTY PLAY. 5 BY c 5 Alan reacti. J <The Surrey and England All-Rounder). Zj [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] In these days, there is a prevailing habit, „> m n>ing
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  • 228 6 Can Wally Hammond, the young Gloucestershire batsman, conquer new worlds m cricket At his present rate of progress nothing should be impossible for the season's wonder. He has already eclipsed the fact of W. G. Grace by completing 1.000 runs on May 28 two days earlier
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  • 108 6 The appearance of C. K. Foster, sen of "H. X.," m the Worcestershire team, is lather a sporting romance, says the Sporting Life. In the past, six Foster brothers haw played for Worcestershire, and every one of them scored centuries. On one occasion two of them scored a
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  • 239 6 The Morning Post issue of June 7th contains the following* The scene of this story is Singapore Racecourse Links. The narrator ,s I clergyman who vouches for its truth. "My partner and I," he says t "were driving off a certain bee. The course lay across
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  • 45 6 haar Gathering at H*** Ascot fTlindi; renown I at Boult.-rs' L cfc has n I m character. The river to-day W* .o.mo-\ new counter-attraction- and the International Tel I reception to the Wmihl 4 hampt n. Here, a huge ptl Dominion visitor- smtched
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  • 1580 6 Primitive Man was Happy and Peaceful. A PROFESSOR'S PATH TO LOST PARADISE. (By Howard White, Special Correspondent cf the Singapore Free Press and the N.A.N.A.) Scientific evidence that our ancestors cf about 10,000 years ago sacrificed a state of comparative happiness for the trials and tribulations of
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  • 82 6 A plain gold collar stud which was worn for fifty years without being once mislaid has just b.en placed m a curio cabinet by its careful owner, Mr. F. Machin, of Salis bury-road, Moseley, Birmingham. "I do not think I have ever had to hunt
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  • 1057 6 WHAT IS NEEDED IN PRACTICE. I Mistaken Notion That Hard Hitting j i| Replaces Science. J HOW BRITISH PLAYERS AND AUTHORITY One of the chief reasons for the great popularity of lawn tennis to-day among the sport loving peoples of the world, is its strong competitive
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  • 30 6 Hurllngham.- !n the 1' I final the "Hurricane-" I- v I Lieut. -Col. aTlte, an.l H I beat Elgordo, (Duke P Villa Bragima, Hajoi rat I
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  • 624 7 GRIEVANCE AGAINST HUSH London. June 8. h Not on of SO air records is held by fc Britain, and London is airing a grievance In against the Air Ministry for hushing the V news that Lieutenants Carr and Gillman were arrr ing at Victoria last night
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  • 266 7 INJURED IN REALISTIC FILM SCENE. Mr. Nelson Keys was rendered unconscious by the bursting of a bomb during Lhe filming of a realistic wartime scene \t St. Margaret's, Twickenham. Mr. Keys is playing the part of Spud Murphy, a soldier, m "Mumsee," the Herbert Wilcox British picture.
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  • 342 7 Ways of the Shop Lizard. Shop lizards are a serious pest thirspring. They are particularly fond of gra- diophone saloons, and if not disturbed, will settle m audition rooms for hours at a time. They also like browsing upon books and pictures. One of the London libraries reports
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  • 50 7 London, June 26. Moscow.— Seventy-five thousand roubles have been assigned by the Central Council of the Trade Unions to a fund for the construction of a fleet of aeroplanes as "Our Reply to Chamberlain," and 30.000 roubles have been assigned to promote shooting among trade unionists.
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  • 157 7 Twelve Weeks' Sentence As Kates Defaulter. The Rev. Gilbert Watling. vicar of St. John's, Dyson's-road, Upper Edmonton, has I gone to prison for twelve weeks as a rate defaulter. He has made several appeal antes at the Tottenham Police Court as a defaulter, but this is
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  • 258 7 Clock That Took 3 Years To Make. j The hour was struck for the first time at 1 p.m. to-day by a remarkable historical and musical clock m Vienna on which artists, goldsmiths, and sculptors began work m 1911. The Viennese claim that it is
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 234 7 Cured off Rheumatism after Months off Pain A remarkable instance of the efficacy of De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills m cases of Rheumatism is reported by Mr. W. Kitch, 4, Milton Grove, Upper Holloway, London, X., who writes:— •'For over 10 solid months I endured untold a^'ony. I had
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  • 662 8  -  Charles Conway Memorable Ev<?ms m the hfetott of the Empire* BY July 8. -Birth of Joseph Chamberlain. '< 91 On July Bth., 1836, Joseph" YEARS Chamberlain, one of the greatAGO. est of Britain's Imperialistic tatesmen, was born m London, his father reing a wealthy boot manufacturer.
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  • 363 8 WIFE AS "COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF HUSBAND.' 1 London. June 7. The Dunmow Flitch was yesterday awarded a: [lford— "the home of married bliss rar excellence," t quote Canon Palmer, Chairman of the Selection Committea —to Mr. W. Wright. Labour M.P. fur the Rutherglen Division of Lanarkshire,
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  • 62 8 Victory for British Car. London, June 20. I.c Mnns. A British three-litre Bentley Car driven by a Wimpole-Street specialist. Ben Jafield, and a motoring journalist, Da vies, won the twenty-four hour Grand Prix endurance race. Together with the five other leaders they qualified for the final
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  • 392 8 ROSS'S REPROACH NOT TO BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN. As a result of the recent visit oi Sir i Ronald Ross, the Calcutta Corporation has J taken up the question of the best means |j of combating malaria m the city, where according to the latest figure available
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  • 103 8 An Interesting (ierman Experiment. The successful attempt to t< w an aeroplane a few days ago, when a light spo-ts model glider was towed from Kassel to Frankfurt, was not merely a sporting fe-t but was designed as a test experiment for a seri us commerciii proposition.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 281 8 %V.%VW%%%%VkV.V.%VV-fVyVarW.V.\.V^^ j I NOTICE j £It is now necessary for every Motorist j f fit 5 (Licence Holder) I We have large supplies on hand to suit every type of •I ONLY BEST GRADE NitKEl. PLATED WATERPROOF J •J TYPES ARE OFFERED BY US. t FIT YOURS NOW! i I
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  • 248 9 JAPAN WANTS CRUISER REDUCTION. NO DECISION YET. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, July 7. Thero is good reason to believe that "ruiser tonnage figures were discussed at yesterday's private meetings of the heads of the delegation m Admiral Saito's room ever a cup of tea, ard that naval experts
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  • 104 9 Reuter's Service. London, July 7. The death has occurred at Bristol of Bertram Hiles. aged 55, the armless artist who painted with his mouth, and who exhibited at the Royal Academy and all 'he leading exhibitions. Ht i< both arms when 8 boy m a street (-cid?ni
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  • 83 9 Geneva. July 7. Th.- Chinese Minister at Rome and the Chinese representative on the League Council. Mr. Chu are m a quandary. They applied for leave of absence to th. 1 Peking G. vernment but have received no reply, so Mr. Chu has resigned. Mr. Chu recently
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  • 57 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 7. Government agents here *7 0> lave flipped m the bud. a South AffiOVt*^. •«volution by discovering 350 rifles an'] iO'/000 rounds of ammunition m a steamer tied up m East river. The rifles and ammunition were hidden m bales labelled "hardware
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  • 58 9 Sudbury, Ontario, July 7. Mr. W. L. Hodgkins, the millionaire and President of fhe Browneil Improvement Company, Chicago was drowned with two members of the cr:w of a motorAwat which caught fire when sailing m Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. Four others, including two girls, we:e saved,
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  • 42 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, July 7. The death is announced of Sigmund Bergmann, pioneer of the American and German electrical industrial and founder of the Bergmann Electricity Company, and at one time a partner of Thomas Edison of New York
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  • 32 9 [Reuter's Service.] Cairo, July 7. The condition of the cotton crop to a per centage of normal is as follows: Lower Egypt 102; Mid Egypt 100; Upper Egypt '100.
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  • 23 9 T Reuter's Service.l Buenos Aires, July 7. Ten wero killed and 40 injured m a railway collision near Mendoza.
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  • 191 9 S i i BISHOP BRENT OFFICIATES. ■I. LONDON'S LATEST SENSATION. Reuter's Service. London, July 7. The public was so interested m the marriage of Miss Matilda Houghton, the daughter of the American Ambassador, to Mr. Chandler P. Anderson, only son of Mr. C. P. Anderson of Washington
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  • 143 9 [Reuter's Fai Eastern Service.] Tokyo, July 7. "The base principle of Japan's policy to China consists m the maintenance of peace m the Far Fust and a realisation of the common prosperity of Japan and China." asserted the Premier at the closing session of the China policy
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  • 46 9 [Reuter's Service.] Hilo, Hawaii. July 7. Kilauea, the largest active v<^' ano m the world, began erupting early to-day. the flow of lava being accompanied by subtei 1 i ranean explosion and fountains of fire m a marvellous pyrotechnic display just before dawn.
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  • 49 9 [Reuters Service.] Washington, July 7. Lieutenant C. C. Champion, of the Navy, is credited by the National Aeronautic Association with the new world's altitude record for seaplanes, namely 37.995, feet,, compared with the recent 30,479 feet reby the French Naval lieutenant De Mougeot. i i—
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  • 49 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 Honoluk;- ]u] y 7 The celebrations m farewell td jNaitland and Hegenberger, on their sailing iot an Francisco had a gloomy termination*. AD aeroplane piloted by Flight Lieutenant Williams, which was circling overhead, nose-dived into the sea, and Lieut Williams was drowned.
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  • 44 9 TReuter's Service.l New York, July 7. It is stated that the War Department are constructing a military two engined aeroplane of 950 hosepower, Fokker design, to carry five machine-guns and 3,000 lbs of high explosives to bomb land and sea forces.
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  • 45 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 7. While posing for a cinema film on the beach at Santa Monica Gertrude Ederle, the channel svvimmer t heard cries for help far from the shore. She plunged m and rescued a drowning girl swimmer.
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  • 33 9 [Reuter*s Service.l London, July 7. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners propose ncreasing £200 livings to -£300 per annum. *nd £300 livires 1o SKA) m order to give i "living wage."
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  • 40 9 The Key. G. F. Pykett, Principal of the Anglo-Chinese School, Penang^ who has been engaged m education work m Malaya foi 37 years,, is going on long leave at the end of August. He will spend his vacation ir England.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 411 9 BUSINESS CARPS, f MARY SETON. J v KWOOP FURNITURE S Shanghai shades. J < i F \MBER MANSIONS. J IT \M IN MARBLE PLOWING TILES. ■i consignment of white ing tiles, r, W and 2' Trar loplj tarly to avoid dis- appointment. I- T5-I Prinsep Street. I WREATHS. S wreaths
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    • 604 9 NOTICES. The NATIONAL SHOE STORE of Amber Mansions has opened a Branch Office m town at No. 20 Bejjei Place (recently vacated by Frankel Bros.) for the convenience of their numerous customers. They have just unpacked a very tine selection of Ladies* and Gents' Foot-wear m the latest styles and
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    • 510 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. In the Estat7o?~KAM KENG SIANG deceased. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 144 (Trustees). NOTICE is hereby given thut all creditors or other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the Estate of Kam KettfJ Siang deceased late of Nos. 22 and 22-1 Kerbau I^une Singapore, who died
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 641 9 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 4th SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism and Holy Baptisms. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Preacher: The Bishop of Singapore. S MA i i HEW "h CHURCH. 7
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  • 86 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. LEE.— Or, Thursday, 7th July 1927, at hi residence No. 104 Orchard Road. Singapore, Le. Kiah Soon apod 7o years. The deceased leave behind a widow, 11 sons. 2 daughters. 1 son in-law. 9 daughters-in-law and 36 grand child ren to mourn his loss. Relatives and friend:
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  • 497 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY, 9, 1927. Mr. Chu Changes Sides. China's representatives abroad are just now m a particularly unenviable position, as they have been for a long time, more especially those occupying "unusual" posts, that is to say not the traditional ministerial and consular positions. Of these latter
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  • 233 10 The hitch at Geneva it appears has not been loosened. The conversations at Washington have continued •and have now included the Japanese ambassador and it is hinted, presumably unofficially, that the United States knew beforehand that Japan I would support her proposals as regards reduction of the
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  • 234 10 The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers decoration has been awarded to Lieut. G. S Carver. A commission as Second-Lieut, m the S.S.V.F. has been granted to Mr. Jtack Bennett. The engagement is announced of Mr. John W. Stackhouse, of Singapore and Miss Evelyn Mary Tombs, of Perth, Western Australia. Mr. J.
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  • 252 10 AGAIN THE NEED FOR AMBULANCES In returning a verdict of death by mis adventure at the conclusion of an inquest oi the death of a Chinese who was fatally m jured m a fall from a tram car, the Coroner Mr. Hope Faulkner commented strongly 01
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  • 19 10 H.E. the Governor, Sir Hugh. Clifford, wi land at the Mastei Attendant's Pier at p.m. to-day.
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  • 515 10 I Capt. E. A. Shepnerd takes the p;a kapt. C, D. Kushton on the Pile Board. The Kai Mong school has been declare an unlawful school. The rate of maintenance of a child m th Singapore Reformatory has been fixed a $18 per month. The Annual Sports of the Police
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  • 138 10 K.L. CENTRAL HEALTH to**, ADMINISTRATE* I ,|Mp, j I issj i (From Our Own Gam Kuala U (>,;„,, jj i Mr. T. (J. Wiggins ha* I administrator of the Centra 1i He was selected out »f ji i rVssi j L 1 A cruel SOU w.i -pi j
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  • 65 10 In the Supreme I was begun beta et r. i Long bin Busu wi.t n ii damages Eor aUeajn d i.- i ant as agent f r th' cai at Bet In Grluas, >md i claimed that defendant tiff's rubber estat. snd muneiation and eounti rcla work
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  • 90 10 Penan* J Yesterday dum a; gti 1 was killed si Kels El ROTE W i \UK' I i\ i Prow Our < iv. n i A < e\ lon com s) significance attaching I l Ceylon Buropeang coming reforms. Th.- European >eiai stand s conf
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  • 177 10 EXAMINEE'S RUBBER SHARE? In the Bankruptcy I Mr. Justice Dearie, an stitution oi' the petitioning granted m the onae I I Company an<l on tin appl B. Layton for the pel it question of granting n cation orders gnats a<: Mr. H. R. 5. Zehno l examinee m
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 222 10 yvnV*VAv*wvsvwv»WAy»v«y.y«yay S THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" DRINK DAT C? *2 I *T I ji CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD j {Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong) T •^y•^^^^^VA^v.^^^^^^^v.^v.v.s^AiVAV.v.v.v.v.^v.^^^^^^^^^' n^BkjP^. fJf^fc** £SIOW M pY Cppfl A 1 iSSt" N sjtSsL > i *9?X a riri/~fcTx-i*msTT^v*'T' SPECIALITIES IN JADE J direct
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    • 33 10 PEARS Golden Glory Golden Youth ■^msWKswmnmswswswaswmsmmaamnmnmwmmmmtawnmm PURPLE TRIANGLE BASS THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole Agents A damson. Giliillan Co., Ltd. fa H. B. Winter. Exclusive Tailoring 6 Battery Rd. Tel. 188. I
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  • 78 11 I v\ OTHER POLICY I CHANGE. I mm 11 Ml TO DECIDE. I Far Eastern Service.] I I tmncil has decided to apI the General Staff seek I ancti 1 for despatch of I Shanghai. July 7. I no confirmation here of I t thai 50€ American
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  • 27 11 Service. ns I I C 'mmittee j gath ed without i I I J the Coni Macclesfield I the duties on raw
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  • 26 11 a> been reI foreign and d raiestic oil I x operations bj many I s the i eduction m oil I movement m
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  • 9 11 THE ANTI- MUSSOLINI MOVEMENT. j Service]. m Zaniboni's at-
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  • 29 11 I Leviathan on Tues- j I r then i k-end m Dunkirk I The} attended a reception at E D ities, a luncheon at the.
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  • 12 11 BBill forbidding the export: s; therefore, there was
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  • 70 11 I paiatci was the victin. of a I v.- shooting affair which I Bands Street at about ten o*I rsday night He was alighting I Mnng to make purchases I a hot was heard and he I '.th a bullet m his side. removed to hospital where ca
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  • 6 11 Irse, general manager, Mines Upper Perak,
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  • 115 11 MORE WASHINGTON MEETINGS. JAPAN'S IDEAL. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, July 8. After conferring with Sir Esme Howard yesterday m regard, inter alia, to the Geneva conference, Mr. Kellogg, to-day, conferred with Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese Ambassador. The subject was not divulged but it appears the United States Government knew
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  • 38 11 THE MEDNOZA RAILWAY SMASH. 1 [neuters Service.] Buenos Aires. July 8. The Pacific Railway is advised that 24 persons were killed, and it*> seriously injured m the train -mash at Mcdnoza. The c llision was due to fog
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  • 123 11 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. July 7. A severe rainstorm swept southern Engand and northern France last night, and heavy falls were general throughout the country. The storm was accompanied by lightning and thunder m many places. During brilliant flashes at Folkestone the French coast was
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  • 173 11 UNFAIR ROAD COMPETITION. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. July 7. The National Union of Railwaymen, at their annual conference to-day, protested against the heavy burdens British railways had to bear as compared with road traffic. It was pointed out that f1. 200.000.000 were invested m railways, which paid
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  • 200 11 TAIWAN BANK NO DIVIDEND. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) The Board of Directors of the Bank of Taiwan has decided to pay no dividend for the last term. The directors expressed their intention of letiring. TSINGTAO IN DANGER. A conflict between Northerners and Southerners took place
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  • 245 11 THE AMERICAN LANDING. STILL UNCONFIRMED. •i [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking, July 8. The American Legation officials are mystified at the Tokio reports of a big American force being; landed at Tsingtao and point out that the American naval forces there at present are two divisions of submarines
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  • 164 11 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service 1 Shanghai. July 8. j The Nanking Gov.rnment are imposing from July 11 a surtax amounting to half the existing customs tonnage dues. These, hitherto amounted 1.2 taels per ton annual-] ly <n vessels of mora than 150 tons and' are collected by the
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  • 138 11 ON MATTERS CHINESE. Shanghai, July h. Addressing a gathering of Foreign pressmen whom he entertained at tiffin. Mr. Wu, Foieign Minister, said while the national Government desired the friendship of Foreign nations it would not tolerate Foreign interference m internal or external policies. In this connexion
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  • 256 11 sufficient punishment to deter smuggling Perhaps 18 months or two years would have a vary marked effect. The cost of extra launches would be of no account when it is considered what huge sums are now being lost. It is to be hoped that the- Government will cause immediate inquiry
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  • 864 11 Gravity of Smuggling. MR. KINDERSLEY CRITICISES GOVERNMENT. Mr. R. C. M. Kindersiey presided over the annual general meeting of the Balgownie Rubber Estates, Limited, held yesterday m the Hong Kong Bank Chambers. Others present were Messrs. L. F. Anderson Pole and W. E. Rayner. Addressing the meeting, the
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    • 160 11 ■-■-»^H^lH»>l-B-g-l-lHg-BH^«Vaj aj O-nV-aVHHaT-nTHHaVH z"T? OBINSON Q"! J m\\m\j For Value and Service |^J j 7 STERLING SILVER f WITH SOLID SILVER LIDS AND SILVER BEZELS j m HOLLY-LINFI). 7 SIZE 6 INS. BY 3 1 INS.' BY 2 INS. PRICE $65.00. J aj No. 5650 ENGINK-Ti K.NKI). m T SIZt:
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    • 705 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES •IPUKSS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. PHEMIUS London, Rotterdam, B^amburg and Hull In Port AUTOMEDON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam- and Hamburg
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    • 530 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd, (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Spore. s.s. KABINGA J ul^ 10 s.s. CITY OF NORWICH Aug. 4 s.s. CITY OF BOMBAY Aug.
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    • 488 12 p. o. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For Chin* and Japan. For Marseilles, London and A Tonnage. Singapore. Tonn« g€ »n«|>
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  • 509 13 BATTIE TO MOVE HIM TO A NEW HOME. Of a Zoo keeper's battle with a giar python and how ;>> man-crusher nearl won— of that hooded horror, the Spittin Cobra, and that lizard-like tenor the Mi nitor- -the drama and (he dangerous thrill of moving-
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  • 133 13 History of Iraq to be Revealed. London. June 27. The letters of Miss Gertrude Bell, are to be published m two illustrated volumes [Miss Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell C.BJE., has been Oriental Secretary to the High Commissioner of the Iraq. Baghdad sine 1920. The eldest daughter
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  • 106 13 Majority Assured. London. June 16. Twenty important Diocesan Conferences '"'•biding the laity, recorded 5,152 votes foi and 1,135 against the new Prayer Book The opposition was apparently localised, tc London, Manchester, Blackburn and Chester, where Protestantism has long helc a strong position. Meanwhile the
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  • 107 13 I Failure of Propaganda m Great Britain. I London, June 18. j The Daily News political correspondent says that Moscow is peeved owing to the j failure to stir up revolutionary feelings m j r Britain. The report of the Communist International points out that during the second
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  • 155 13 famous William of VVykeham, the founder of Winchester College and New College was a prebendary of the chapel. The castle is the property of the family of the Earl of Chichester. The present Karl is only fifteen years of age. Last November he succeeded his brother,
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  • 43 13 Calcutta Hospital Clerks Arrested. Calcutta. June 27. Two Bengali clerks employed m the Calcutta Medical College Hospital were arrested on a charge of misappropriating Rs. 125,000 of hospital money. They have been remanded, pending the holding of an enquiry.
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  • 36 13 Collett Defeats Beresford at Marlow. London, June 18. At Marlow Regatta m the senior sculls Collett won a striking victory over the Diamond Sculls holder, Beresford, whom h( defeated by 1% lengths.
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    • 278 13 A4\A^? c ro^ ndfd ,j «'c limbs that V _\tHtJ bab y deveops, His consistently <b& a 'ofi 8 d hea!th and merr y disVV P osifion > aw sure signs that Y)<* V 7> Mellin's Food does^all that is claimed for it. Use it and prove it I MettitisFood
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    • 382 13 i jdpjjj These cars have been famed for their m__rV BAM perfect reliability since they were first j jjvT"*!Nss^ _____B_k________^> vSjtßl&Bßm^m BS v immr mm sss mW mm^ Sissss 9 ==^>^ introduced twenty-seven years ago. v fe__ifel_ w__ Bf _H ___t mM m9m S o- _A__ JStfl f____F mm B
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  • 685 14 TAKING THE AIR BETWEEN ONE CUP OF TEA AND ANOTHER! The boom m private flying that has taken place this spring is an indication, it would seem, that our flying clubs are not likely to succumb to a fate similar to that which
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  • 218 14 In the House of Commons last month Viscount Sandon asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give a return showing the number of days m the year since, say, 1912, excluding War years, on which Colonial Governors or their deputies entertained sleeping
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  • 194 14 Four of its Owners Die m Succession, Many historical musical instruments of all kinds are on view m Geneva at the International Exhibition of Music the first of its kind to be held m Europe. An old violin made by Andrea Guarnerius m 1675 at
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  • 80 14 2."» Feet UeBMM m *h S Th,. Umow vu! is m Rower il the fc Rec<ettt*l Park. ;.ml great green paiuah.- Other plants m tbe mo\ed out i I the m_| will be hariKin^ over It is almost mi!-- enormous leaves, 1 1 n all
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  • 9 14 He-Man's Feh. -Mil dUng Stallions e»i i Hotae. B^btar.
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  • 85 14 "Flying Scotsman's" first halt at London. June 11. The London and North Eastern Railway Company has arranged to duplicate their] famous "Flying Scotsman" which starts! from King's Cross Station. London, at 10 a.m. each day for Edinburgh and to j make Newcastle the first stop. This
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    • 279 14 .^JKUWIjJUMMU|__jL_WU_J_r«_K_-^^ BERGER PAINTS I F^ti a tyi p| 3._ nd jM H A one-coat undercoating I jkj A single coat of Berger "Wundercote" p2 IFj does all that two coats of ordinary white H|) mfi, lead undercoating can do. It is intensely £jj fT'| opaque covers solid and dries m
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    • 343 14 __T__- ________________f kp_i enne whir If IVv4i9Ull9 Wily _____T^^ A A/1 17 11 I rAM I pVFRFADy I \mm\W YTHIYT n?lf€ I I Give better satisfaction I Jacket cemented to can. "American EvereadV' "American Eveready*' Long after Ordinary flashlight jacket. Consists of aspha Ijackets are sealed to the _L a.
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  • 99 15 I Of Interest to Listeners-In A NEW WEEKLY FEATURE. 5 For the benefit of local wireless amateurs and m the hope that the increased puh_i ity will lead to an extension of amateur wireless activities m Singapore 1 weekly p.ge" will b. set apart every Saturday
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  • 664 15 Difficulties m Malaya. Those who have never used a wireless set beyond listening to a local concert, do not know anything of the delights and disappointments which may be obtained by the use of a four, five, or six valve set. To be able to sit
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  • 91 15 EXPECTED TO BE READY NEXT MONTH. London. June 25. Marconi and Company. Limited, state that the short-wave wireless beam stations built by them on behalf of the General Post Office, for communication with South Africa, successfully passed their official Post Office seven-day test, and are ready
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  • 75 15 The programme to be transmitted by the Amateur Wireless Society on Sunday will be almost identical with that announced and postponed last week, the artists being Mrs. Caithness, Mrs. L. A. Thomas, Mr. Roy Brown, Mr. J. R. Casely (piano), and Mr. Alan Blake. Transmission commences at
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  • 489 15 8.8.C7S NEW 'REGIONAL' SCHEME. We have beard a great deal about the new 8.8.C. regional station scheme, by which it is intended to replace certain existing- stations, main and relay, by stations of higher transmitting power than the present ones. The idea is to provide alternative programmes whereby
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    • 91 15 1_ j c_PTT^*T__________p*i_______|____r'"^rM Bb,*** j x--\»fX___/ eJ^ The Dust Peril With the dust you inhale millions F of dangerous germs, which can be cai J*'** the cause of many diseases. fee *„_,%<_____"- Take a Formamint-tablet whenever you are m dusty places. Formamint will Fi,t_r« B: destroy the germs m mouth
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    • 64 15 PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. Marry and Settle Down or Forfeit a Fortune. AILEEN GREER'S Problem, was to find a Husband. Several Prospects Failed Her. Then The Very Man. At Least, so she thought. THE INDISPENSABLE MILDRED BARBOUR Is the Story of this Marriage of Convenience With Its Outcome Uncertain to the End.
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    • 269 15 40 million prescribed portions of VIROL were given m 3,000 Hospitals and Clinics last year For over 20 years Virol has been prescribed by doctors and used m I Hospitals. During all this time I doctors have been carefully observing I the effects of Virol, and proving its I permanent
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    • 341 15 «_r-< awa m »>^mmdMm^mmmsmmwsmmmmmndtimmmmsmssi^mmmsm _____a_-a__w______a_a_ I CHARITY CROSSWORDS No. 23. I Prize of $250 r paid *'ot the correct or nearest correct solution of this puzzle. From the this week's competition 60 per cent, will be handed to: I St. Mary's Home. Singapore. tual). I enclose as entrance fee (s)
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  • 239 16 SINGAPORE VESSELS HELD UP. There are at present three vessels of the China Navigation Co. held up m Singapore. The Kiungchow, which arrived m port on Wednesday, will not leave port again until the settlement of the disagreement betweeh Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, the owners, and
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  • 195 16 RESCUES FROM FOUNDERED STEAMER. Three Lifeboats Adrift. The ship which foundered on a reef m the China Sea, recently between Cochin China and N. W. Borneo is the Saint Francoise Xavier. Prior to the arrival of the China Navigation Kiangsu and the Blue Funnel I Dollus, certain of the passengers
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  • 55 16 A cargo of coal was brought into port yesterday from Palembang on board the Palopo. The outward bound Spanish Mail Steamer C. Lopez y Lopez is due to arrive here from Barcelona. Port Said. Suez and Colombo at about 4 p.m. to-day and will be despatched for Manila at 6
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    • 409 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Tbe m*. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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    • 394 16 Travellers Should I Carry Cuticura Daily use of the Soap and Ointment removes the dust and grime of travel, allays irritation, redness and roughness of the face and hands and keeps the skin soft and clear under all conditions of exposure. Cuticura Talcum is fragrant, cooling and refreshing, an ideal
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    • 393 16 \7 Oe 1 .T 1 I Kerr steamship to. Inc., 44, BRAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND U.S. SILVERBEECH due J PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AN.) LOS ANGELES HARBOUR OUTWARDS TO CALCUTTA via PORTS For rates and
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    • 153 16 HEDGES AND BUTLER'S WINES 8 SPIRITS Con::. ration /^_agj|#\ v<; m lira i I ttj t___3_r lL lrt Old and Pr« "EDGES &BVTLW *CC gt _3"~' Strength. VAT __3<T Sc OTCHWHisKr $4^5 per bottle i_ ,c__Nt i -r-r-_--! Duty H SHERRY f /Mm^ k AMONTILLAD ttL4sn\m\ -m^uSumem C T Q
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    • 697 16 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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    • 328 16 Maru, Fushimi Maru, (Jap.); Sri Wongsee, City of -Sparta, Magnet, Silverpine, Kelantan, Kian Gwan, (Brit). j METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours ending midnight July, 7th. Max. shade temp. 88 F Mm. shade temp. 74.5 F Mean shade temp. 78.9 F Max. sun
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    • 604 17 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. Rotterdam Hamburg, Bremen." v rf via Colombo. Aden and Said Altai Maru July 17 July 18 Mgoa Bay. Cape Town. Rio. Buenos Aires. t Manila Maru July 20 July 22 I Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Delagoa Kay and Durban f Panama Maru July 12
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    • 341 17 TRAVEL- COMFORT ___i_______i DOLLAR ffiSL "PRESIDENT II LINERS "^s^JJWB* Dollar President linen offer yon luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, wa 11- ventilate 1 and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all
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    • 633 17 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT t Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage. Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and PALOPO— Saturday. July 9, Batavia ™™m™£^K-£^i^ fXSE**- Ben ka,i and Ba an Si Api A|
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  • 838 18 Dr. Tagore's Arrival. PROJECTED PROGRAMME. (By Our Indian Correspondent.) Anangements to accord Dr. Rabindranath Tagore a right royal welcome when he visits Singapore this month are well m hand. The poet will be accompanied by a party of three, consisting- of an Australian lady (Miss Pott) who acts
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  • 291 18 GREATER DANGER OF EXCESSIVE FOOD. Excessive food kills many more hundreds j of people than alcoholic drinks, said Cot F. A. F. Barnardo, Principal o£ the Medical College Hospital, m an address on the use 'and abuse of alcohol jiiven at tin 3 Calcutta Rotary Club.
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  • 39 18 Singapore, is now on the managerial department of the Ceylon Independent, Colombo. Prof. A. W T illiams, of the Shanitniketan University, who is m Malaya m connection with the forthcoming visit of Dr. Tagore, is at present m Penang.
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  • 390 18 A lIAPMAN Hi IfGUB. A rumour is going the tounds to tho effect thai A. P. 1- Chapman, whose hridiant batting has afforded delight to _.>.,.. ...ay soon be lost to the game ill tti < un One trusts the report wiil prove inaccurate, for we had hoped
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  • 10 18 To he a Museum Exhibit
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  • 41 18 Union Church Hone X of another wedding las' weel being llr. fames 80l i■" Messrs. Batter neld and P late Mr. lames Itncaonal j»nd Mis. Ma.dmiaid. I I England, and Wat [sals ('(»nne!l. .lauehler of McConrull and Vh-. M- I i
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    • 280 18 1 V Aerated W« v a_{L SOLD EVERYWHERE A ■aa_____________________Baa____B_________^^ _^VA%%VAV.VA\V.%V.%\%%SV%V«VIi%%V-%V_%%\%%V_%%%%%V.V.V_2 -J: EXCEEDINGLY _C SMART AND BEAUTIFUL J INDIAN AND CHINESE CHICON WORKS "*> Night Gowns, Chemises, Knickers I Wassiamdl Assomvll Co. n l Perfect Dress Designers. J 56 57 High Street Phone 1144. "j -■_%^^^v.^v•^^^v.v.v.v_v.v.^■_VAVu^v.^^v.v.v.^^^v.%ssv.■A^^ PENANG TURF CLUB. 30
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    • 42 18 I f~~> A T> Tl T .O If m /X 1 W WW Iff l__r __r*_k_ v_J_*\KJvl v__/ OSk MIXTURE G. _v-^^^'o'_M_^_______ .'.•\y«|^> the world of- i\r--A Try also the "GARRICK" Virginia Blend Cigarette The very best obtainable LAMBERT BUTLER, ENGLAND I
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  • 607 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, JULY Bth. Tjr Buyers Sellers Asam kumbang 56s 57s Bangrin Tin ;j 0s 31s tiatang Padang ($1) 75 80 Batu Caves ($1) 1.25 IM Chenderiang 22s 23s 6d Eastern Siam 22s 23s Haad Yai (41) 2Ss 9d 29s 9d Hitam Tin 95 I<oo
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  • 64 19 July x. Bank 4 m.s. 2 '.'•> :.l-32 Bank demand 2i3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 9-32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57^ I France, demand i.ig India, T.T. ir,4 Hone: Kong., demand ]1 p.c. Di>. Yokohama, demand 117.4 X 0,... Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand
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  • 216 19 Juiy S. Tin 20(1 Tons .V144.n1) Ganibier 8% Pepper Whito ii:; j Pepper Black 07 Flako Tapioca 5.80 Pearl Sago Small 7.60 J Copra 10. GO Copra Sundried 11. un Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Ea^'le iN'ew) 330 Rice, Siam old Xo. 1 330
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  • 59 19 July Sth.. 12 o'clock noon. i Buyers Seller- R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Spot 57* r»< Standard R..S.S. on Tendei July 58 58% Aug-Sept 58*« 58% Oct-Dec 59% 59% Jan-Mar 50% 60% Ton of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: Loudon Spot Shoot 16% d. _N i
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  • 288 19 Messrs. Guthrie and Co.. Kuala Lumpur, have received a telegram from the Secretaries of Lambak Rubber Ltd. advising that the Board have decided to recommend payment on 30th instant of a dividend of 12'_ per cent m respect of the Last financial' year. The Board also recommend that
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  • 144 19 ROSE MACPHA1L COS REPORT. Sin Ra pore, July X. London. Rubber La 4'-d. Down* %d Local 5h. I Tin. London £280 17s fld. Down :>7fc Gd. Local 144% for 200 tons. Mining:.— Malaya Consolidated 1.20 1.22. Kuchai 2.04 2.07%, Mai Hoot 40.43, Rautau Prei. 2.0."i 2.10, Kantau
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  • 148 19 Singapore. Jul} S. The Commodity Market is toneless and values have weakened a point or two un an absence of buying support. Export orders are at a low ebb and busines. j_,eiierall> has been very restricted. The premium on futures -how- a Un dency to vanish entirely. New
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  • 169 19 Singapore. July 7. The course of the market during the paSf week has been downwards and pricef have steadily fallen away with a furthei decline indicated. j The weight of the Stuck position coupled with heavy shipments continue to act as a depressing factor. Manufacturer.! have
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  • 170 19 Paterson, Simon- and Co., Penang, Agents. Henrietta, 19,500, to date 271,220; Sungei ftlatang, 27,100, to date 123.K33; Laras (Sumatra), 56,089, to date 150.0K2; Rampafa Cocoanut, 250,000, to date 1303* "< o; Benai (Selangor), 18.200, to date 139^ 700; Kuala Pergau, 35,700, to date 125,630; L-engg. ng,
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  • 61 19 Yesterday V, \|t«t :K ions. July Mh.. < losino Buyers i Linerui i 74 i Malayan ons. ig i < Xai Hoots if Rantau pref. •_> t > Ulu Piah 22u, Kami ong Kt-. I] s Puchonir i akuap i Allenbyn f: 5 Broga iin i Bufc
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  • 34 19 r Til i: Cmnpany have ree, th* following cable from their London Off "Ipoh Tin Dredcinc Board recommend final dividend Si M per shar,, less tas, payable July 2.'.rd. Annual General lleeting July lilth."
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    • 453 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY I_M_TED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, EC 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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    • 883 19 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.92,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. M j DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, t.sq K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. Wataaabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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    • 91 19 THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. Teo Chorg Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Woncr Yong Kai, Esq. r .oke Van Kit Esq. Lee Pie Soo, Esq. f -pong Foong Siew,.Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq.. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong. The Tompany is pre Dared to accent
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    • 37 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Roys! Charter AJ). 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., BARKER CO., LTO CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (It floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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  • 650 20 Singapore Bisley Meeting. THE MOTOR CYCLE PLATOON. The 1927 Singapore Bisley Meeting is be held at Bukit Timah Range during the August Bank Holiday week end. July 30th., •Ust., and Aug. Ist. The events are open to the Navy. Regular and Volunteer Units. Johore Military Forces, Straits Settlements
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  • 110 20 UNTRUTHFUL LITIGANTS, Witnesses m the Supreme Court will i probably be a little more truthful m future! as a result ol Mr. Justice Deane's action m sending two defendants m a land case to prison fo^- three and two months respectively, for perjury. The action was brought
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  • 42 20 Saturday. Pth.— 2.ls p.m. Farrer Range •V Coy. 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Eurasian Coy. 2 p.m. Drill Hall M. Cycle Platoon. Sunday, 10th. 7.30 a.m. Farrer Range "C" Coy. 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Eurasian Coy. Siglap M. Cycle Platoon.
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  • 499 20 GOSSIP LEADS TO MURDER. The following cases were concluded on Wednesday before Mr. Justice McCabe Keay; the I .P.P. Mr, R. Moor, prosecuting. Ng Soot Low was charged with having committed an unnatural offence on a small hoy a" Jemaluang, near Mersing. Mr. Ismail. wlki represented the
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  • 223 20 Dog Show. The Dog Show, which is fixed for Sunday ,31st July— one day only is to be held at the Malayan E xhibition. The event is under the joint nusmces of the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association and the Malayan Kennel Association. Ther" are fifte »n •'.•.<- •<
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  • 91 20 Marion Davies' latent Metro-Goldwyn- I Vayer production ""Volanda," will comn«i»ffe at the Alhambra to-morrow. "Yolanda" is a picturizatiou of Charles \TaWs romance of tho name, and is the stupendous motion picture which Miss Davies has yet essayed. In magnificence, •omnnce of story, and swift dramatic action I is sab'
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  • 29 20 Tncnpftor Smith has arrived m Port Dick- j son and assumed duties as 0 C.P.D., vice "■he Abdul Manap, who left for Tanjong dalim on Saturday last on transfer,
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  • 583 20 Malays Defeat S.C.C. A FAST GAME. Malays 4; S.C.C 1. The Malays defeated the S.C.C. with considerable ease m a irst League match on the Stadium last evening by 4 l. The S.C.C. were outplayed practically all the time, the reason being that their trapping and ball c ntrol
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  • 30 20 London, June 29. A British rugby team of 23 players left Southampton to-day. on a tour of Argentina, during which eight matches will be played.
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  • 18 20 FRIDAY'S PLAY. Mixed Doubles. Mr. and Mis. Parmele beat Miss Abed and Abed. 6— 3, 6—l.
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  • 69 20 FRIDAY'S PLAY. Daly beat Holiday. 6—o. 6—4. Merry beat Allen. 6 o, 7 5. SUNDAY'S TIES. Falls vs. Cox. R. W. Brown vs. Hopkins. MONDAY'S TIES. Haybittel vs. Stone. Miss Hilton and J nes vs. Mr. and Mrs. Tenr.ent. TUESDAY'S VIES. Mrs. Owen and Alford vs. Mr.
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  • 52 20 Championship Semi-Finals. W. A. Balhetchet vs. E. G. Wheatley. N. E. Ess vs. S. L. Oehlers. TUESDAY'S TIES. Double Handicap Finals. Balhetchet and Balhetchet vs. N. Hanriay and S. Oehlers. I Mixed Doubles. N. E. Ess and L. Gammell vs. V. H. 1 T orris and E.
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  • 278 20 NONDESCRIPTS START WELL I AGAINST N.S. L. j In the S.C.C. Tournament match which j commenced yesterday afternoon the Non- descripts opened the batting,' Laverton and Scoular carrying the total to 58 up for the first wicket. Only two runs had been added, however, when Vine was bowled
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  • 88 20 The Week's Matches. To-day: Kent versus Surrey at Blackheath; Hampshire versus Lancashire at Southampton: Essex versus Xorthants at Colchester: Warwickshire versus Somerset at Birmingham: Sussex versus Gloucestershire at Brighton; Worcestershire versus Glamorgan at Kidderminster; Yorkshire versus Notts at Bradford; Leicestershire versus Derbyshire at Leicester^ Wednesday: Gentlemen versus Players
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  • 102 20 In th. Garrison Pootball League during the week Headquarters A beat Fort Canning by two goals to one. and No. 1 Company of the Duke's beat H.Q. and D.E. one nil. Pulau Brani beat Headquarters B m the Garrison Cricket League, scoring: 57 to their opponents' 48. In
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  • 107 20 The following races will be rowed on Saturday, August 13th: International Fours—Course one mile; Scratch Pairs—Course half mile: Junior Sculls—Course half mile. Entries should be sent as soon as possible to: Captain H. A. A. Howell. Captain of Boats, or Mr. T. H. Stone, Honorary Se retary Rowing
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  • 110 20 Colorado Beats C »ronach By Eight Lengths London, June 30. The Princess of Wales Stakes l 2 miles) resulted as fellows: BONNY BOY 11. 3 Five ran. Won by eight lengths, two lengths between second and third. The b-tting was:— 4 to 1 against Cololado; 7
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