The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 July 1927

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    13 1 Snigapore Free Press 10 CENTS SINGAEORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY. JULY 13, 1927~ NO. 12,153.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    255 1 Three Canadian airmen were killed under extraordinary circumstances yesterday. Page 11. At the invitation of the Japanese* Government, with a view to eradicating suspicion that they are interfering with the movements of belligerent troops. Chiang Kai Shek has sent an observer to join the Japanese treops in
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    NINEPENCE.
    1077 1 It was a name as well as a valuation. Perhaps it was harsh to label the lad with that which would cling to him for life, but human nature retains direct and primitive methods in the villages, and moreover the name reflected shrewd judgment. Ninepence wouldn't he called "barmy";
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      545 1 O.VA WbV^WWWWV* %sv» :i ask for [-lED LABEL BRAND" j: COFFEE f. V.V.V.V.V.V.SV.W.W RAFFIFS HOTRf 7a/aim Poa;^r for YOU. IV rl 1 1 Li Yu Q \\\J ICL ANTISEPTIC AND FRAGRANT. Thursday, 14th July, Diner Dans&nt 8.15 p.m. j 1 1 (DINNERS WILL BE SERVED IN BALLROOM). tf^ Q) (^\\'V/^.l
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      135 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Heal it with Zam-Buk. Page 6. Hotel Announcements. Page 1. New Gmeral Motors Offer. Page 14. Castrol Saves Your Repair Bill. Page 13. Cinema and Theatre Attractions. Page Eveveady Flashlights Last Longest. Page 7. Horlicks Malted Milk from all Stores.— Page 15. The New Imperial for Perfect Depend
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      7 1 "RED LABEL BRAND" PURE COFFEE WITHOUT ADULTERANTS
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      119 1 THE WEEK. cd Ji (.•>•»/«/ y, \3th. High Water 10.12 a.m.. 7.9.. 9.10 p.m. 9.2. H. W. Malacca. 6.10 a.m., 5.6., (J.JO p.m. 6.7. French honu'\va?-d mail closes 2 p.m. Farewell to Bishop, Memorial Hall 5.30 p.m. Tatsumi Concert -Theatre 9.30 p.m. Football: Div. I. R.A. vs. S.r.C., Stadium. Thnrsdoti.
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    JAPANESE ARTIFICIAL SILK COMBINE.
    471 2 GIANT TEUBT BUILT ON SUZUKI XI "INS. 'I he eraafa of the famous Suzuki Coaapaay (»i .lajtan. which a abort time ago shook tlie trholc financial atmetavc of that country, i.- now likely to have a surpiising Fequc), writes an Bvenins Standard special cot respond: nt«
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    177 2 I It is learned that the Ipoh Electric De-1 vaitment has decided to lay the electrical 1 mains on Kuala Kanjrsar Road up to the I Sanitary Hoard .Until The work will bo I commenced immediately on receipt of material* from England. The other day at a CoagreM of butchers
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      322 2 1 New Shipments Just Arrived include YARDLEY'S DUBARRY'S AND GIBBS' TOILET SPECIALITIES Bath and Toilet Soaps. Bath and Complexion Powders i Vanity Compacts. Lavender Waters. Eaux de Cologne. The House for Value, Quality and Service. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road. Singapore. THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. THE UNION STAR
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      390 2 Victoria Theatre COMMENCING SATURDAY NEXT, JULY 16th AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 h CHARLES CHAMIER Presents "OUR CABARET" A SERIES OF INTIMATE REVUES. SATURDAY. JULY 16th. MONDAY, JULY 18th. "COCKTAILS." "SNAPPY." TUESDAY. JULY 19th. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20th "TALLY HO!" "OUR CABARET." SUNDAY RECITAL JULY 24TH AT 9.30 P.M. MOISEIWITSCH BOOKING AT
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      292 2 ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee Ltd., Pr, >P ri H ors, TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYKU S!'K< I\j Presentins: the slar that made "Whon Kniphthoiul Wm hi i MARION DA VIES together with LV\ HARD|\(] One of the best known of English stapt- stnis, who tor
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    BRITISH FARMS AND THE EMPIRE.
    1604 3 A Revolution in England. DAIRY FARMING GROWING. Changes in England generally come by ko slow ami easy a gradation that often we s aicely notice them till we can compare the centuries. Living people remain regardless of the things about which one day social historians
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    LONGER SKIRTS FOR WOMEN.
    175 3 Londt.n Strals a Mirch on Paris. London. June 18. According to the Evening News, London stJc a march on Paris in launching the new longer skirts reaching the calf on Gold Cup Day at Ascot, when the Parisian costumiers had planned to reveal the secret to
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    HARD HEADED.
    81 3 It was the first ball of a country cricket match. It was delivered by the very powerful village blacksmith, and had plenty of pace on it. The batsman missed it, and it hit the wicket keeper, who happened to be looking in a different direction at the time,
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      238 3 YOUR BABY'S future good health and I happiness depends upon your choice of hb M food in infancy. I The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which I has been used to rear successfully the children I of 5 Royal Nurseries. If there was a better I food obtainable
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      164 3 SWE (XPJ^ESS CIGARETTES Ku t it i ffift''iii **^*^n^^B ***** IU t ffjf jj fTf f f f lltl r trii^B t 111 lII TTW I If METROPOLITAN-YICKERS Electrical Export Co., Ltd. LONDON AND MANCHESTER SUMMARY OF CHIEF PRODUCTS. POWER PLANT. Steam Turbines, Condensers and Auxiliary Plant. CONVERTING AND TRANSMISSION
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    THE SUNBEAM'S RECORD.
    1196 4 Major Segrave Entertained. WHEN THE BRAKE MELTED. At the Criterion Restaurant, the Overseas League entertained at luncheon Major H. O. D. Segrave on his return from America aft r btating three world motoring snt d records at Daytona Beach, Florida in an all-British "Sunbeam" motor car. In
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      217 4 Graham Brothers f^XT/M/T^ BUILT Bf TRUCK DIVISION OF DOM£ BROTHERS JNC. I I I! 14 SOLD BY DODGE BROTHERS M.MWJ\*JL\\d9 DEALERS EVERYWHERE mmm mmmmm m i Ik\ yif *tAfZtm #^^^B^S im^kWS y# 4r jw^BTx, J BB^^^A BHBV^^bB blb^^^a^ iß^bl BB^PW^Dr9sfli^ui?^^ V^BC J^L^l ||B^S!x^9XiiAl bP '^'*-***vlft^B fll^^ Graham Brothers Trucks and
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      77 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes a^^^ij l I// I i |i l| Distribum' CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Pen any. Ipoh. Malacca S THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. I aJ I parts of the world
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    8 MILKS AN HOIR IN THE FASTEST CAR.
    288 5 SWtAVEft GIANT U HIEYES A NEW SLOW RBOOKD. fastest car in the world travelled from Acton t.. Brooklands, and took &w an.i half boon to d the 20 miles trip. ear «rai Major Segrave's I,OCO-h.p. .h. Sunbeam, which is to run an
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    THE CAR OF THE FUTURE.
    318 5 r ni()S t outstanding feature of Xv ''"ty or thirty years will be the •«-l«»Pm«.nt of the really light car; ■"•niny apparent to manufacturn Buropc s.ml America, that pro--1 V consist* in reducing: .the amount hy w u' ■•''■■■lf per seat-mile-hour: it. .v, m<ttn the
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    RACING PIGEONS BEAT AN M.P.
    152 5 Wrngs vs. Railway and Motor-Car. Four hundred homing pigeons were easily viet*ofs in a 175 mile race from the House lof Commons to Pontefract against an M.P., who competed by rail and motor-car. The M.P. was Brigadier-General C. R. I. Brooke, who represents Pontefract. He
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    TELLING HIM THE WORST.
    27 5 Injured motorist: "Dcctor, tell me the worst." Doctor (a motoring enthusiast): "Well two wheels and the radiator are smashed." —"Contact," in The Motor.
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    HENRY FORD.
    1111 5 The Portent of the New Car. OPPOSING TYPES OF EMPLOYER. There could not be a more interesting, not to say exciting, piece of news in the industrial world than that of the advent of the new Ford car. For months past it has been common knowledge tWt the
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    WHERE BRITAIN'S RIVALS SCORE.
    199 5 My note on the dearth of spare parts for British motors in the British West Indies I brings an answering cry from the Federat- ed Malay States. My correspondent had 1 ••occasion to write to the agents for Malaya ior some ordinary spare parl.= for very
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    A SAD ANTI-CLIMAX.
    189 5 Major Seßrave tells the following delightful story. It seems that Mr. Weymann, tho well-known car-builder, was invited by one of the chief engineers of the Hispano-Suiza company to accompany him on a trial run with a new car. The invitation was accepted, and oner on the open
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    SUICIDE BY SUCKING MATCHES.
    44 5 A man whi was arrested at Krefeld for .blackmail committed suicide in the police cell, wher.' ho was confined, by sucking the heads off all the matches in his possession. He died in agony from the effects of the poison.
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    26 5 Kent magistrate to a navvy accused of fighting^. You will be fined forty shillings. Navvy, in disgust: Then they call this a land fit for Vroes.
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      80 5 I THE 14/40 H.P. j i "Princeton" Tourer I •J j VAUXHAU i! ENGLAND'S MOST EXHILARATING CAR:| J Performance that has Complete reliability, and aroused the unlimited thrilling power far in < enthusiasm of motorists all «*cess of its official rating !j •I over the world beauty of el J
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      181 5 CLTNO I The Car for Economy and j I Individuality. 1 The Clyno Overseas Model incorporates a three door body with special tropical |j hood, large type radiator, fan, ventilators, electric horn, oversize tyres, specially strengthened frame, etc and is built especially for the Tropics. :h I Two-seater $1895. Four-seater
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    1499 6  -  by HATTON WARD [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} PllMf No 16: (by C. A. Bunce, Watfonh. Mate in Two. A (iem from New York. Although Dr. Alekhine rather disappointed h*s admirers in the recent New York Tournament, he was brilliant on occasions, and h!> quickness to take advantage
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1144 6 A MATTER OF LUCK. l by "HORATIUS". I One of the arguments advanced against the adoption of majority calling-, is that it will kill the game among Bi itish players by eliminating the element of luck. This is the theory of a fairly well-known write! on
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    COWBOY ON THE ICE.
    1482 7 Ropingr the Polar Bear. A NEW SHIP SPORT. i Mr. and Mrs. Bruin were preening themselves on a cake of ice when the Montana cowboy came along with his rope. This cowboy, Carl Dunrud, was a member of the outfit of the recent Greenland expedition of
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    BETTY NUTHALL AT WIMBLEDON.
    467 7 REASONS FOR HER POPULARITY. 8. N. Doust. writing: in the Weekly Dispatch says that Betty Nuthall is a bigger draw than Suzanne Lenglen not cnly owing to her skill, modesty, winsomeness and genial sportsmanship but also because the crowd flocked to Wimbledon hoping: to see Suzanne
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      180 7 JDO NOT BE AFRAID! of i f «z drinking "Black White' Whisky j: S *i I; I I PERFECTLY SAFE I brand of Scotch Whisky. Its quality is unvarying and its local sale ever 1T Ck 0 1 dIC jjThe Borneo Company, Ltd. SINGAPORE. PENANG. IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR AND TELUK
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      364 7 1 ywvwwwyvwwwwww^^ 1 NOTICE 1 jj-It is now necessary for every Motorist > I to fit a (Licence Holder •I i We have large supplies on hand to suit every type of ONLY BEST GRADE NICKEL PLATED WATERPROOF TYPES ARE OFFERED BY US. FIT YOURS NOW! MALAYAN MOTORS LTD. 14-20
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    LITTLE THINGS WE USED TO CARRY!
    1087 8 Grandmother's "Chatelaine" Like Criminals' Fetters. (.KANDFATHER'S LOADED POCKETS! A knowing philosopher has been giving woman a pat upon the back, so to speak, as an encouragement to continue carrying her vanity bag. It is an excellent thing for her, this paternal critic seems to
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    PEN ANG ASSIZES.
    108 8 PEN AN G ASSIZES. In the calendar of persons to be tried at the Penang Assizes are seven cases, one of murder, one of causing death by a rash or negligent act and causing hurt by a act, endangering the life or personal safety of others, one of using as
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    AN OLD INHABITANT.
    77 8 At a little place in Moravia, called GrossGrillovitz, a prehistoric grave has been discovered, which is considered to be 5,000 years old. It contains the skeleton of a gigantic man in a squatting attitude. In his right hand he holds a stone knife, and his left is
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    38 8 General Overhaul.— A dentist says that he had an absent-minded motorist in his chair the other day. "Will you take gas?" he asked. "Yeah," replied the a-m patient, "and you'd better look at the oil, too."— Boston Transcript.
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      375 8 The most popular Saloon in Singapore. THE 1927 BUICK SIX. P JLsttifll ijlJi iyM\J%JLidlo /ly^ 'in:!.?' 75 1 -"3rr~~- A JK jzz* fe O7 A T\^^.wm O*^l^w^*^ ttO fc/%#^V MOTOR CARS 7 gj Z7 4 Door oaloon $u,DOO v f 1 JMCLSIGV oIK Models Sole Distributors for Singapore and South
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    THE SHIPBUHDING TRADE.
    195 9 INCREASING MOTOR SHIP PUILDING. MORE THAN STEAMERS [Reuters Service.) London, July 1 1. The gradual improvement in tonnage BlMier construction all over the world and tbo leaps and bounds in motor-ship contruction are the outstanding features recoided in Lloyds' Register. The latest shipbuilding returns figures show for
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    EARTHQUAKE AT JERUSALEM.
    147 9 MANY KILLED. Jerusalem, July 11. Then* was a four seconds earthquake here to-day. The city escaped liii'htl v v. Tho small dome of the Holy Sepulchre was cracked and some bniMinsje in the old city collapsed. Several were wounded but there l vas BO loss of life.
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    NEGOTIATIONS RESUMED AT GENEVA.
    31 9 [Reuters Service.] Geneva, July 11. The heads of the naval delegations have resumed negotiations, which is considered a hopeful sign of the ultimate success of the Conference.
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    CHINA AFFAIRS.
    123 9 fIfeNTSIN CONCESSION. INCREASING U.S. TRADE IN CHINA. I Reuters Service. I Lor don, July 11, In the House of Commons, asked whether it was agreed to hand the British Concession at Tientsin over to the Chinese, Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that points reserved are still being considered. Mr.
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    NANKING MILITARY EXPENSES.
    228 9 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. July li. A communique issue:l by the Nanking Press Bureau states that the proposed $fi<>,ooo 000 loan will bo necessary to balance Chiang Kai Shek's military expenses from July to December, which are estimated at twenty millions monthly, while the net surplus
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    CHINA AND COMMUNISM.
    77 9 j [Reuters Service.] Moscow. July 11. M. Bukharin, writing in Pravda, says the Communist International proposed summoning an extraordinary conference of the Chinese Communist Party to re-elect the central committee. The present leadership had failed because instead of internal questions relating to the revolution, it placed in
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    GETTING TO KNOW THE EMPIRE.
    168 9 Reuters Service. London, July 11. In tha House of Commons Mr. Herbert Williams (Reading) asked whether it was the practice for Colonial Office officials fee serve for a period in an administrative post overseas and periodically visit parts of the empire with which their work
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    DEATH OF MR. O' HIGGINS.
    48 9 NINE ARRESTS. [Heuter's* Service.] London, July 11. The Civic Guards have made nine arrests in Dublin in connection with the assassination of Mr. O' Higgins. Washington, July 12. Mr. Kellogg has cabled President Cosgrave "heartfelt condolences" on the death of Mr. O' Higgins.
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    INTERNATIONAL POLICY.
    589 9 BRITAIN'S CONDUCT DISCUSSED. OUR OBJECT RECONCILIATION. [Reuters Service.] London, July 11. In the House of Commons Mr. Arthur Fonsonby submitted a. motion to reduce the Foreign Office estimates by .£lOO and opened a general discussion on foreign affairs. He set forth the Opposition attitude and raised three main
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    TRAIN CHARGES ELEPHANT HERD.
    80 9 [Reuters Service.] Aurora, Illinois, July 11. An exciting diversion was provided for railroad passengers when a train ploughed through a herd of elephants leaving a local circus. One elephant and its rider were instantly killed, and another, carrying a rider and his wife, were thrown down,
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    FRENCH PATRIOTISM
    83 9 [Reuters Service.] Paris, July 11. In the presence of a delegation of the Administrative Council of the Sinking Fund and delegates of the National Committee of voluntary contributions, presided over by Marshal Joffre 22,744 Government Bonds of a nominal value of 19,000,000 francs were solemnly burned in the
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      436 9 BUSINESS CARDS, r MARY SETON. < BMCKWOOD FURNITURE j SHANGHAI SHADES. E. AMBER MANSIONS. itTTian marble I LOORING TILES. w reived a consignment of white trine tiles. 1\ 18" and 2' luarv Apply early to avoid disappointment. to IS-1 Prinsep Street. r WREATHS. i c i r;il wreaths made to
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      271 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. The linn of RENE ULUfANN, jeweller and watchmaker of Hitfh Street, will be closed on the 14th July to celebrate, THE FRENCH FETE NATIONALE, and will open again on Friday l r )th July M usual. BEST PRESERVED PINES. The public are cordially invited to pay their kind
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      675 9 IMPORTANT PRELmiVARY NOTICE. OF ONE OF THE LARGEST PROPERTIES IN THE CSMTftC OF THE TOWN. The undersigned have received instructioiw to Mi by PUMJC AUCTION at their Sale-room Raffles Chambers, Raflfot Place. AT AN EARLY DATE. PARTICtfLAKS a CaU^TXrZ l lUable T Wn PremiSGS kDOWn as BURLINGTON, Municipal No. Area
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE.
    28 10 BRADLEY-NEWMAN.— June 9. at Nailsworth, Benjamin Gemld Malayan Civil Servic««). to Julia Phoebe, daughter of Mr. and! Mrs. J. P. Newman, of Cotawold, Elstree. i
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13. 1927. Military Defence Contribution.
    992 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13. 1927. Military Defence Contribution. Rather unexpectedly, M far as the Public at least were concerned, the Hon'ble Mr. Bagnall raised the question of the Military Contribution in Legislative Council on Monday. But if we confess that it was a little un- expected we admit
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    283 10 The next Cinema show will be held in the V.M.C.A. Hall on Friday at 8.30 p.m. An excellent programme has been arranged. A marriage has been arranged, and will take place in Singapore at the end of August, between Sholt. Douglas Leslei, Batavia. and Nancy, third daughter of John R.
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    DEPARTURE OF THE BISHOP AND MRS. FERGUSON DAVIE.
    1151 10 Farewell Meeting in Singapore To day. AN APPRECIATION OF THEIR WORK. To-morrow Singapore will bid farewell to the Rt. Rev. C. J. Bishop of Singapore, and Mrs. Ferguson Davie, who have worked h. eighteen years. A public meeting to say goodbye will
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      39 10 J Parfums de Luxe > j; coty I 1 1 Chypre > Origan Rose Jacqueminot J Pans Emeraude J EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers r Brothers. (All Wise I People! Install I MM The Borneo Co., Ltd.;:
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      10 10 i To-day's Fcatim CHESS AND BRlt* 1 ARTICLES. —Pa* s
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    FLYING TRAGEDY.
    56 11 BODIES DROP FROM SKY, MACHINE NOSEDIVES. [Rcuter's Service.J Winnipeg, July 12. member! of the Dominion Toponvey w re killed near Fairford. ndeff extraordinary circumstanpfl state that their aeroplane Hying erratically in the while th- machine was <ut of ree bodies hurtled downwards frm i bright of 2.000 feet.
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    CMDR. BYRD RETURNS TO VER-SUR-MER.
    109 11 CMDR. BYRD RETURNS TO VER-SUR-MER. FRENCH GIRL'S HERO WORSHIP. Renter*! Service.] Paris, July 12. i paid a farewell visit to Ver- -ailing for home. isingly welcomed by the inhaok tea with the family which Me revisited the room where the bedroom of the daughiusc Mid \a now looking like lit
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    TRANS-JORDANIA EARTHQUAKE.
    69 11 TRANS-JORDANIA EARTHQUAKE. SM CASUALTIES REPORTED. fßeuter I.*1 Service.] Cairo. July 12. An eye-witness who has flown from 'raas-Jordania saya it is believed 300 people were killed in the earthquake. M<i«: of the houaei at Maan collapsed, tad a mosque that was in course of erectio.i damaged The movement* of the
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    THE CIHRALTAR TRAGEDY.
    28 11 i DEATH SENTENCE ON UEUT. DUFFIELD COMMUTED. [Renter's Service.] Gibraltar, July 12. sentence on Lieut DubWM has been uted to penal ftenritodc f r life.
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    SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.
    37 11 [Renter's Service.] London, July 12. H«»usc of Commons, replying to i Sir 1.. \V,,rthington-Evans stated *«ria* the hot weather one battalion **ouW proceed from Shanghai weihahrei. irther withdrawal of troops was contemplated at present.
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    JAPAN AND THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    63 11 [Renter*! Far Eastern Service.l Tokyo, July 12. y Cabinet meeting to-day the Navy expressed the belief that the delekhe Geneva Conference would avoid «'sinption. 'n< Premier on Monday exchang--2 V*** with the British and American "Mors, when he indicated the exWpproral of Japan of any
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    FRENCH ELECTORAL REFORM
    29 11 FREN CH ELECTORAL REFORM Paris, July 12. finally passed the Electoral nM Bi 'l by SSI votes to 243. were of a most critical there w.re several all night
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    DEATH SENTENCE ON ANTI-SOVIET SPY.
    27 11 DEAT H SE NTENCE ON A NTI-SOVIET SPY. Moscow. Jirly 12. i! "vsky, who pleaded guilty to »jwt the Soviet, has been sen- »»d his property confiscated
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    ROYAL VISIT TO NORWAY.
    30 11 ROYA L VISIT TO NORWAY. r Heuter\ Servicel. <**ei> Kill i The Ha Ue July 12--"tihelmiui and Princess Juliana Noway in August for three rIi -r cables on page 9.]
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    JAPANESE TROOPS BY CHINA.
    103 11 SOUTHERN OBSERVERS DESPATCHED. TO ERADICATE SUSPICION. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo, July 12. ror the purpose of eradicating the susr«ci n of the Southerners that Japan is interfering with the movements of belligerents the Japanese Government invited hiang Kai Shek to send representatives to act as
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    BORODIN'S DEPARTURE SCENE.
    105 11 BORODIN'S DEPARTURE SCENE. LUGGAGE COOLIES ATTACK OFFICE. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, July H. Borodin^ office was attacked by a gai ol coolies this morning. 1 lie coolies were hired to remove Borodin's luggage to the railway station. An ft]t ei cation arooe between the coolies and Bciodin'fl staff, the
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    M. CLEMENCEAU ILL.
    49 11 FAMILY SUMMONED TO BEDSIDE. [Router's Service.] Paris. Ji:ly 12. 11. Clemenceau. who has been recently ailing, hid a relapse yesterday and his family «U summoned r his bedside. Subsequently there was a slight improvement in his condition but his son remained at his bedside all night.
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    FRENCH STATE OFFICIALS' SALARIES.
    55 11 [Havas Service.) Paris, July 12. By 14 votes to 8, with six abstentions the Chamber Finance Committee decided to exceed tht figures propos.d by Government for increasing the salaries of State employees. M. Pi in-are will put a question of confidence to the Chamber in order
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    FRITISH TRADE IMPROVEMENT.
    38 11 [Reuters Service.] London, July 12. The Board of Trade report for June states that imports amounted to £99,000,000. and exports £56,000,000, the respective mci eases as compared with June, 192<>, being i' 1,800(000 and 900,000.
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    BOSTON PROFESSOR DEAD.
    24 11 [Reuters Service.] New York, July 12. The death is announced of E. Charlton Black, Professor of English Literature at Boston University.
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    "KIDNAPPED" COOLIES.
    58 11 [Reuters Service.] Townsville, July 11. Following the Customs Collector's enquiry into the allegations that between 400 and 500 coolies aboard the steamer Haiman at present here were kidnapped in Annum and were being forcibly taken to the New Hebrides, it is stated that nothing was revealed to indicate
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    THE SAXONY HORROR.
    48 11 [Reuters Service.] Berlin. July 11. It is officially stated that there were 145 deaths in the Saxony storms. Troops and police, and volunteers are scouring the devastated districts where the recedine waters left thick layers of mud. Several cases are reported of people going nmd-
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    FLOODS IN RUSSIA.
    37 11 TReuter's Service.] Moscow, July 12. Scores of people, houses, bridges and cattle were carried away by floods from the River Tesha at Lukoyanow in the province of Nijni Novgorod. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    YACHTING.
    477 11 Polly II vs. Jean 11. On Saturday afternoon an interesting race was sailed over a special course. Poliy II representing the Johore Ciub, and owned by Dato Monti i iiesa:, challenged any boat of the "A" class belonging to the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, to race and Jean II
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES OPEN.
    191 11 A Heavy List. Tht- f uvth Assizes opened before Mr. Justice Deane yesterday morning. The iist is a particularly heavy one. and it ii anticipated that the session will last over a fortnight. There are seven vharges of b-'sng in possession of seditious or pr hibited literature,
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    68 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan?, July 12. At the Assizes to-day Lim Chooi Tung was sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment for voluntarily causing hurt u> a compatriot, Lim Swee Nam, by striking him on the head with an axe at Sungei Pinang on May 3. His lordship,
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    REORGANISING FRENCH ARMY.
    29 11 [Reuters Service.l Paris, July 11. The Senate, by 272 votes to 18 passed the Bill to reorganise the Army. The Chamber had already passed the Bill.
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    "BUDNIPPED."
    80 11 Reuters latest effort in the output of portmanteau words reaches us this morning in* the form of "Budnipped." In the bright lexicon of the illiterate this will in due course take its place with 'ovated,' 'donated,' 'statemented,' 'resolutioned,' 'demonstrationed,' and the like. These words are excellent in their proper
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    THE RECENT AMOK.
    420 11 Inquest on Victim. ACCUSED S MENTAL CONDITION. The inquest in connection with the death f the Chinese who sucjumbed to stab wounds inflicted on h.m by Amir bin Marina the Sundanese who ran amok in High Street on July 2nd., was held yesterday before Mr. Hope-Faulkner, City
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    ELECTRIC IRON ACCIDENT.
    212 11 CHINESE WOMAN'S DEATH. Expert evidence on the construction and the fittings on an electric iron will be recorded by the Coroner when the inquest on the death of a Chinese woman under circumstances which suggested shock of some description, is held. In recording medical evidence yesterday morning,
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    STRAITS PRODUCE.
    194 11 That always welcome member of the small circle of Malayan periodicals, Strait? Produce, is with us once again, maintaining in its printing and general get-up the high standard which has been set during the last year or two. There are plenty of literary contributions from old and new
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    49 11 We (8.N.8. Herald) regret t> have to record the death on Saturday 11th Juno of Lim Sze, widow of the late Koh Him Hin, Captain China for many years in Sandakan. Lim Sze was over 70 years of age and had spent more than thirty years in the country.
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    NAVAL ARMAMENTS.
    400 13 IMPORTANCE OF CRUISERS TO THE DOMINIONS. A NEW ZEALAND VIEW. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, July 10. The cruiser question is regarded as ot direct and vital importance by the Dominion delegates, not only to Britain but to themselves. Sir James Parr, High Commissioner in London for New
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    ROYAL TOUR HONOURS.
    118 13 ROYAL TOU R HONOURS. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 9. The King has conferred a number of honours in connection with the recent visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia and New Zealand. Those honoured include leaders in political and civic life, representatives of the defence
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    TO AID GIRL GUIDES.
    36 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 11. A concert and dance in aid of N the Girl Guides at the Town Hall last night was very successful. There was a large attendance.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    114 13 ADMIRAL OK ADA DENIES RUPTURE. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, July 10. Admiral Okada, Minister of the Navy, states that it is premature to pronounce the rupture of the Geneva Tripartite Conference, though there is a pessimistic rumour prevailing in certain quarters. GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO
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    MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
    49 13 The portfolio of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which is now held by Premier Tanaka, will shortly be taken by a special minister. The most powerful candidate is Mr. Yoshizawa, Minister at Peking, while Mr. Jotaro Yamamoto, and Mr. Neikichi Ogawa are two other candidates.
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    A HIDEOUS OUTRAGE.
    415 13 British Cemetery Desecrated. BODIES OF BOXER MARTYRS DUG UP Hingch;w, June 27. Sorry news continues to come in from Chuchowfu, southwest of Chekiang says the Hong Kong: Daily Press. Further confirmation testifies t the fact that most of the mission property is still occupied by the Military
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    CENTENARY OF A FAMOUS SCHOOL.
    305 13 WHERE IJECKY' SHARP WAS EDUCATED. Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies, described by Thackeray in "Vanity Fair." celebrated its hundredth anniversary on June 11. Miss Pinkerton's Academy, where craft." "Becky" Sharp and the unbelievably angelic Amelia suffered the tortures which took the place of schooling
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    LORD DEWAR AT HIS WITTIEST
    358 13 THE UNDER-DOG IN CHINA. Pekingese. Here are some more Lord Dewarisms, which were made by the famous epigrammatist at the Distillers' Jubilee banquet' in London. Every child comes into the world en- dowed with liberty, opportunity, and a share of the war debt. Man reaps
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    GOVERNMENT PENSIONER'S DEATH.
    29 13 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penan jf. July 11. The death occurred yesterday of Mr. N. Gregory, a Government pensioner. The funeral took place the same evening.
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    NAKED BOY CHASE.
    178 13 Amusing- Escapade in Trafalgar-Square. The funniest sight in London one evening recently was a naked boy being chased round Trafalgar square by a tall policeman. The youngster, with others, had been tempted by the cool appearance of the fountains to strip and^)lunge in the pond. Then Robert
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    576 14 THE BRIDGE DRIVE. (From Our Johore Correspondent). The Bridge Drive postponed from June 23rd was held on the 2i*th instead at the Johore Civil Service Club. Besides the Biidge, there was a Billiard Jazz Tournament and also Mahjong. About forty players took part in the drive and about
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    WASTED EFFORT.
    126 14 It is extraordinary how history repeats itself. A Biggleswade correspondent sends me a note of yet another case in which a cricket ball was hit over the edge of a steep slope and a phenomenal number of runs resulted. My correspondent, who played for the County of Sussex
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    CRICKET.
    209 14 An S.C.C. XL met the V.M.C.A. in a ciicket match last Saturday on the V.M.C.A. ground, when the visiting team, who played with only ten men, were all out for 61, the home team scoring 21 without loss. The Club's downfall was mainly due to the excellent bowling of
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    PRISON FOR BARONET.
    65 15 London, June 28. Sir Gerard Maxweil-Willshire pleaded guilty at Maidstone to having assaulted Miss Jean Olds and was sentenced to six months imprisonment in the second division. Mr. Norman Birkett, defending, said Willshire contracted virulent trench fever during the war, whi(?h occasionally recurred, and the slightest indulgence
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    FURTHER SUGGESTIONS.
    384 15 {British Radio Official Sen ice.] Rugby, July 10. The cruiser question was discussed by the executive committee of the Naval Conference yesterday, and suggestions which are to receive further consideration were made for overcoming differences in points of viewon this issue. A communique showed that the British proposals
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    NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    654 15 EXPERTS' COMMITTEE REPORT ISSUED. BRITAIN AM) THE WASHINGTON RATIO. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. July 9. The plenary sitting < f th^ Geneva Naval Conference will probably take place early next week, in which case the proceedings of the conference to date will be publicly reviewed and statements
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    49 15 Sir Laurence Guillemard was received in audience by the King on Jun? 9 upon relinquishing his appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements, when his Majesty invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of th: Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.
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    GREAT FUTURE FOR I.C.S.
    313 15 TRIBUTE FROM LORI) LEE OF FAREH AM. London. June 9. Lord Lee of Fareham was the chief gttesi at the annual dinner of the Indian Civil Service Dinner Club held to-day. Sir Edward Mat lagan in a speech contrasting the Indian Civil Service a few years
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    75 16 i > A rice and fish cargo came by the Kampot from Saigon yesterday. The Halvdan brought a cargo of rice and rice meal from Bangkok yesterday. The Gascoyne, a vessel of 2,020 tons net, belonging to the West Australian Steam Navigation Company, touched bottom at Beadon Jetty
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    WARSHIP IN PORT.
    187 16 The light cruiser Caradoc arrived in port early yesterday morning from Hong Kong, which port she left on July sth., under the command of Captain Errol Manners, R.N. She is at present lying at the Oil Wharf, Keppel Harbour, and is due to leave for England via
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    ARMANESTAN IN PORT.
    42 16 In connection with the above our paragraph yesterday was in error in stating that this steamer disembarked a case of smallpox at Penang, as she came here direct from Colombo, no cases of smallpox occurring after leaving that port.
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    NORWAY TO MELBOURNE.
    52 16 Yachtsmen's Venture. London, June 15. In Dinkum Aussie, a 12-ton 33ft. ex-pilot sailing cutter, the Melbournites, Robert Kermode and Fred Cullintrer, members of the St. Kilda Dinehy Club, will set out from Bergen, Norway, to-morrow, for Iceland. Greenland, Labrador, New York and Melbourne. It is a purely
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    KAISAR-I-HIND 24 HOURS' LATE.
    72 16 KAISAR-I-HIND 24 HOU RS' LATE. Severe Monsoon Encountered. London. June 23. The P. and O. steamer Kaisar-i-Hinc ai lived at Plymouth 24 hours late owing tc the severity of the monsoon between Bomhay and Aden. The bursting of the monsoon was preceded by a" terrific cyclone and huge seas. TWo
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    R.A.F. MACHINE CRASHES NEAR CHAMAN.
    52 16 Two Killed During Shadow-Fighting Practice. Simla. June 24. Quetta. June 24.— Flying-Officer P. E Slacke. and Aircraftsman A. C. Hart were killed instantaneously as a result of th< crash of a Bristol Fighter (R.A.F.) aeroplane, while practising shadow-fighting at a training camp in the vicinity
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    69 16 ja (By courtesy of the Government Health Office For the twenty-four hours ending midnight, July 11th. Max. shade temperature 88.4 F Mm. shade temperature 75 F Mean shade temperature 80 F Max. sun radiation \qq F Mm. grass radiation 72 F Sea temperature 82 F Mean wet bulb
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    27 16  - The comic view of life and the tragic view of life are no more contradictory of one another than the two sides of a penny. Robert Lynd
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    MY ESCAPE FROM AN ARAB SHEIK.
    653 18 Sirl's Strange Story of the Desert. KIDNAPPING PLOT THAT FAILED. Remarkable adventures of two pretty London girls who declare they were pursued by an Arab prince, who wished to make them Queens of the Desert, were described by one of the girls in an
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    B.O.C. DIRECTORS' OFFER.
    107 18 To Establish College of Mining Engineering. London, June 10. Sir John Cargill, presiding at the annual meeting of the Burma Oil Company, announced that the Directors had agreed to offer £100,000 to establish a College of Mining Engineering at the new University of Burma. Rangoon, June 11.
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    818 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY. JULY 12. B. Am. Tob (£1) 4.18.0 5.0.0 Central Engine ($1) 90 95 Cycle and Carriage ($1) 80 85 Eastern Smelters (£1) 19.75 20.25 F. and Neaves (s">) 18.21 18.75 Hammer and Co. (100) 181.01) 185.00 H'kong and STiai Banking Corp. (H.K. $125)
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    39 19 (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO.. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (W floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 19 July If. Bank 4 rn.s. L\3 HI -32 Bnnk demand 2|3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 9-32 New York, demand 6G Credits 90 days 67 Vi France, demand 141G India, T.T. lf|g Hong Kon^. demand ll\ p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 117 v^, Norn. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand
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    215 19 July IS. Tin 20d T«n* $114.00 dam bier 8'/i Pepper White 10s Pepper Black (5 4 Flake Tapioca 5.80 Pearl Sago Small 7.60 Copra 10.6«> Copra Sundrird 11.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle 1 (New) 330 Kite. Siam old No. 1 330 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 19 .Inly 1 2th.. 12 o'clock noon. Bayers Sellers. R.S S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot Vt% of< .Standard R.S.S. on Tender .Iu!y H 5* l 4 Aujr-Ser.t. ."iK^. r>s^ 4 Oct-Dec. .v.)» 4 :>«>!;. .Ian -.Mar. Tone of Market: Steady quiet. Latest Table: London Spot
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    MACPHAIIAS SHAKE LIST.
    135 19 Saturday's Alterations. July 12th.. (losing I'ricts. Buyers ~ellers Batu (avo< 1.26 1.?,') Chin Chin Tin fully paid 1.15 1.20 Johan Tin 20 23 Lang Suans 1.47 H IM% MengJembu 60 r>i \ai Hoots 40 4:i Fa pan 20 2'> Patch 1.15 1.20 liantau Qn\>. ($j 2.00 2.03
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    25 19 I hopo many her? to-day will 1 \c to h U little children of Dudley ask their teachers: "What WU the Black Country?" Mr Baldwin.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    96 19 BANTKNG DIVIDEND. Messrs. Guthrie and Co.. Kuala Lumpur, advise that they have ntmMi a caUt from the Secretaries of Bantenjr to tho effect that the Board of Directors have decided to recommend the payment on Hh proximo, of a final dividend of 12 l per cent in
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    128 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. July 12. London Rubber: Is. 4'tid. unchanged. Local 58. London Tin £278 10s. 40s. down. Local 144 for 200 tons. MininK.— North Taipinjr I.IIH I.lft. South Taiping 78 xv, Nai Hoot 40 12, Kantau Prof. 2.09 2.12. Rantau Old. 2.04 2.07, Rahman Hydraulic 2.f>7'-j 2.»»2"
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    THE OIL COMPANIES.
    312 19 in :ill respect! tho Royal Dutch IVtroI leum Company and its junior partner in the yioup. ihe "Shell" Transport md Trading Company, did very well last year. According to the report of the former, production totalled H^SMgSS] tons, compared 1 With IS,9C7J9ttoM in IMS. The Company earned
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    EARL OF CADOGAN'S THIRD BANKRUPTCY.
    165 19 GAMBLING LOBBM \M> BXTBATAGANCB. London. June L M The London Bankruptcy Court concluded the examination in bankruptcy o} the Karl of Cado^an. This is the primi Barfi third baakruptcy sinre his father's death. ]h I lived hy voluntary pajfMMtl l>y in;- tm>-t(M-s r.n whom th
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    976 20 There seems to have been a bit of a muddle over the first griffin race at Ipoh on the first day which ended in Absolute and Zikomar dead heat ing, for according to the up-country papers, after the protest had been lodged the dividends were put up as
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    457 20 The July Race Meeting. SECOND DAY'S RESULTS. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 12. Bad weather prevailed for the second day of the Ipoh race meeting:. Rain fell at the start and continued with short throughout the afternoon, finishing up with a storm. Nevertheless there was a
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    22 20 The July monthly medal (Fogey) will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, and the Ladies' Sp~on on Monday.
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    281 20 new Padang wicket. On paper the P.S. and L. had as formidable a bowling side as is to be found among the Tournament teams but on Saturday, with one or two exceptions, the batsmen were always on top. It was pleasant to see Scoular obtain some substantial reward for a
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    214 20 I Good Win for Police. Police 2; S.C.F.A. 11. .0. The Police gained a thoroughly welldeserved victory over the S.C.F.A. in the Second Division of the League at the Stadium yesterday, playing much better than their opponents generally. The Chinese responded bravely and fought hard, but the stolid
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    R.A. HEAD THEIR DIVISION.
    83 20 R.A 4: Civil Service 0. The Artillerymen went to the top of Division II B, yesterday by virtue of their win against the Civil Services by four goals to nil. The game was of a poor nature throughout. At half time the R.A. led by three
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    SECOND DIVISION POSITIONS.
    119 20 Section A. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. flukes B 6 0 0 21 2 10 Police 5 3 116 8 7 O.T.F.C. I S 0 7 I 4 B.C.C 5 2 3 0 7 9 4 S.C.F.A. 3 12 0 4 7 2 Fort
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    MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL.
    75 20 PEXANG NOT TO TAKE PART. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, July 12. After k.en trial games held with the objt<t of selecting the players who were to have appeared in the first Malaya Cup soccer match on Saturday, news comes to hand to-day that P.nang has scratched
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    CRICKET.
    300 20 POLICE DEFEAT ROYAL ENGINEERS. Whitley in Scoring Mood. The Police were without five of their regular players when they visited Pulau Brani last Sunday and in a fairly close pame defeated the R.E. N. H. P. Whitley went in first for the Police and carried his bat for 90,
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    103 20 Malaya's Success at Bisley. WINS JUNIOR KOLAPORE CUP. VReuter's Service.! London. July 11. At Bisley to-day the Junior Kolapore Cup was won by Malaya, with a score of 545. Rhodesia was second with 543. EURASIAN VOLUNTEERS' SHOOTING SUCCESSES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 12. The Penang Bisley
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    OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    85 20 SIX BRITISHERS QUALIFY. [Reuters Service.] London, July 11. At St. Andrews to-day the leader in tht first round t 36 holes, of the qualifying competition for the Open Golf Championship was Golias, of Fourquex, Franc? with a card of 71. m He was followed by Ernest Whitcombe
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    52 20 FRANCE WIN ALL MATCHES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. Reuters Service. I Eastbourne, July 11. In the remaining singles matches in the Davis Cup competition Lacoste beat Condon, 7 ft. 3. 6 l. and Brugnon be::t Spenee, 6 2, 6 3. 6 4. France thus won by 5 matches
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    R.S.Y.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    57 20 TUESDAYS RESULTS. Channon beat Carver, 6 2, 6 l. Mrs. Owen and Alford versus Mr. and Mrs. Haybittel. unfinished. WEDNESDAYS MATCHES. Goldsack vs. Walmsley. Falls vs. Haybittel. THURSDAYS TIES. Crowe vs. Haines. Goldsack and Daly vs. Haybittel and Hopj kins. FRIDAYS TIES. Goldsack or Walmsley vs. Channon.
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    36 20 TUESDAY'S RESULTS. Open Men's Doubles. Lewis and Parmele beat Hall and Paterson, 7 5, 7 -5. Handicap Men's l)oubk i >. Final. Abed and Abed beat Grimberg and Macdonald, 7 5. 6 l.
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    PENANG RUGBY XV TO VISIT BANGKOK.
    28 20 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 12. It is announced that a Penang rugby j team is to visit Bangkok during November.
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    SINGAPORE AUTUMN RACE MEETING.
    132 20 The program me for this meeting: on Sept. 3, fi, 8, and 10 has been issued. It includes eight races a day for h rses and poni the distances being Class A horses RJ3., b" fur., and mile and quarter for first division R.C. and Distance
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    93 20 Programme of Drills up to and for 17th July. Wednesday. 13th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Motor Cycle Pltn. Thursday, 14th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall "C (Scottish) Coy., S.R.E. (v) Sips. Friday, 15th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E (v) Sigs. S.V.C. Band. Saturday 16th, 2.00 p.m. Drill Hall,
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