The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 July 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S-S., SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927. NO. 12,168.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    292 1 It seems that a deadlock has heen readhed at (Geneva but Sir A. Chamber! lin says that even if that is so there will he no quarrel 'md no intensive building campaign Page 11. The French Ambassador on his return to Moscow warned M. Cnicherin about French
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1045 1 Quicquid a fn< nt homi»rn nnxtti rut fun no Li J Jurenal. Ttotc is always, or nearly always, something of inteiest and amusement to be found in official publications— though the Topicist is bound to say that on the whole the local G.G. is about the
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      231 1 IHNG LOONG 01 iIGH MASS TAtUNUKC. md Finish Guaranletd. J2, IIKiH STREET RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT Special Diner Dansant At which the following Artists will appear: Miss Tania Svetlanova AND Mr. Alexandr Salnikoff PREMIES BALLET DANCERS FROM SHANGHAI. For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. H l^tts. THE CONSTANT I COMPANION
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      121 1 I NTATPMfDDP^ m M tTTTT f 1 M*d€ by hand One at a time THE UNIQUE 555 LEAF ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD LONDON ijEurope^^ Hotel > BY RECOMMENDATION." p 1^ NOW AVAILABLE. V^ gy m Fresh provisions from Horne P KACn I AIAW J Beef, Lamb, Fowk, Pheasant, A 1
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      94 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. "Have you seen Harry?" Page 2. Alhambra cinema new programme I'age 2. The Minerva, the Continenal RollsRovee. car Page 4. European widow (University wants position as nursery governess Page 9. Wilbur Players in "The Whole Town's Talking" at Victoria Theatre to-night Page 2. Smith Premier typewriter, cash or
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      157 1 mnn nrpoir lilu Tt EiEjlV. Saturday, ZQth. High Water, O.lt p.m. 8.8., 11.20 p.m. 10.0. H. W. Malaga. 8.00 a.m. 6.4., 8.40 p.m. 6.6. Benefit Concept- Pulo Brani Cinema 8.30 p.m. Cricket: Colony vs F.M.S. S.C.C. S.C.C. vs Malacca at Malacca. Malayan Lawn Tennis Championship*. Kuala Lumpur. Football: S.C.C. vs
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    VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
    332 2 VOL UNTEER ACTIVITIES. PENANG VETERANS' SHIELD. Shooting in the Penanp Veterans' Shield, the highest mom made by a PeiUMg unit ujjs 136, one point loss than that ot" the S.V.I Eurasian Company's No. 2 team. Malacca are shooting this week-end. Inspection Postponed. The G.O.C*l inspection which was uiiginally arranged to
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    155 2 Koport For the Week Ended July 23rd. Tort Said: 1 plajrue cast-. Aden: 1 .small pox case. Hasrah: 5 fatal cholera cases. Mohammerah (Persian Gulf): Infected with cholera liasst-in: 7 plajzue deaths; 1 ch<»lera death. 15ombay: 2 plague fkaths: 10 cholera deaths; 17 smallpox cases with 10
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    92 2 Dr. Rabindranath Ta^ore is expected to Arrive in Java on Aii*?. 17. He will travel through Java and Bali, especially with a View of studying the Hindu-Javanese tempi i ruins and the Balinese temples. Durinp rip ]ir> will he accompanied by several Indian archaeologists and Dr. Eoschs, the chic of
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      241 2 New Shipments Just .Vrrived include YARDLEY'S DLJBARRY'S AND GIBBS' TOILET SPECIALITIES Bath and Toilet Soaps. Bath and Complexion Powders Vanity Compacts. Lavender Waters. Euuk de Cologne. The House for Value, Quality and Service. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road. Singapore. THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. THE UNION STAR OPERA CO.
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      289 2 VIOXORIA THEATRE THE POPULAR AMERICAN COMPANY TO-NIGHT at 9.30 pm THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING THE SUCCESS OF LONDON AND NEW YORK. By the Author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Monday Tuesday, Auk. Ist. 2nd. Wednes. Thurs.. Aug. 3rd. 4th. "ABIE'S IRISH ROSE." "THE ROSARY." Friday Saturday, Aug. sth 6th. Monday Tu«*day,
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      312 2 A VERY ENTERTAINING TRIPLE-FEATCR*' iT*^^^ Commencing Saturday, July 30th ,t th RVl^ ALHAMBRji (Tan Cfc., Kce &Co 1., d.. IT., l>r i,.,., r A In tno Sccund Sho\> al 0 A FOX FILMS* VERS T ON OF THE DAVID im DAVID WARFIELD STACK SIY- U A Featuring GEORGE SIDNEY of
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    ENGLISH DRAMA IN PARIS.
    246 3 CENTRAL EUROPE'S GROWING INTEREST. •I*aris, June 20. English theatrical traditions are gradu«H> pervading the Continent, and the inte rest taken in the English sta^e is emphasis. M by the keenness aroused by the visit of Miss Sybil Thorndike and he, company m Saint J«an." English drama
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    MORE HOLLYWOOD PAY CUTS.
    219 3 23 PE|{ CENT. LESS I\\Y IX FIFTEEN FIRMS. Fifteen of the principal cinema companies in Hollywood have followed the ex. ample Of the Paramount-Famous PlayersLasky combination and ordered reductions of from 10 to 25 per c^ m ua u sa i ari ,.s above HO weekly.
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    SONG IN ADVERSITY.
    180 3 Variety will i> given t<> company meetmtfs generally it the example set at the annual meeting of tlu* Barnsley Football Club ia followed. Despite th fact that th club is £2,000 in debt. tlu> directors and shareholders joined together in sinii'in^: comic longs, while the rhairman was
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    SUICIDE OF RETIRED I.M.S. OFFICER.
    104 3 London, July 10. At the inquest at Holborn verdict of suicide while insane was returned in the case of Thomas Koauchamp. Williams, aped r i(>, a retired Lieut. Colonel of the Indian Medical Service, who was found jrassed at his home in London. It was
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    27 3 Mi st of my cleviry are brfmHag thr Fourth Commandment every we k by work 'ptJT seven days instead i f «ix. Thr> Bi^bor of St. Albans.
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    EVEN A BURGLAR HAS RIGHTS.
    244 3 High Court Judge's Advice to a Jury. "You must not. say to yourselves, 'Here is a wretched burglar. We shall not give him anything.' A burglar has the same right to cross the road as you and I, and there is no more justification for
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    ITALY'S FAKED NOBILITY.
    165 3 Mussolini's Stern Measures. i Kome, July 8. Siftiior Mussolini has declared war op Italy's faked nobility and appointed a Spe- cial Heraldic Commission to draw up a list of individuals who rightfully possess titles, the improper use of which will be a punish j able offence. Italy
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    KING DISPLEASED WITH HIS RACEHORSES.
    90 3 KING DISPLEASED WITH HIS RACEHORSES. N'en 111,., ..(1 IWinK InlnHiucrd. London, July I Tkm Oailv Mail Mutes thai the *Xin K disappointed with his rawlwr— bred at Sandrin^ham. it intr ducinjc new blood by lessing out the yearlings. Cmzm, Garter Blue. Lymvrjris and a Tetraten.u-Marv Mona Colt from the National
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    IN MEMORY OF LATE SIR STANLEY NAUDE.
    83 3 Window Unveiled in Kton College hapH. I ondun, July 14. A stained glass window erected in tho Eton Colkfi Chapel in memory of the late Sir Stanley Maude was unveiled t«. day by Sir William Marshall. The window was dedicated by the Rev.
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      282 3 I L w v «^n 0 5) L^XO builds firm flesh, t I P le nt y of strong bone, S t V^J. and a sound constitution. Si con ta»nsnothing what- c v r t^ arm or cause him pam^ That k w!l y Baby is fed on Glaxo he
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      168 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD A^ AND CLARK a J RUSTICIDE j 3 BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. J For use on Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel. Rust resisting and withstands the action of Sail X or Fresh Water, Chemical Fumes, Acid and W ii ii j* y^ Specially suitable for use on Ships
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    ACROSS AFRICA IN A SMALL CAR.
    414 4 MR, FRANK GRAYS STORY. London, June 29. Mr. Frank Gray gave some amusing reminiscences of his journey through Africa at a luncheon at the Piccadilly Hotel given in his honour to-day by Sir George Beharrel (on behalf of the Dunlop Rubber Company, Limited). Sir
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    24 HOURS CYCLE RACE.
    63 4 London, July 9. On the Herne Hill track the 24 hours tandem-paced cycle race which started last evening was won by Holdsworth (Kentish Wheelers) who covered 517 miles 630 yards breaking the British record of 513 miles 1,430 yards which stood since 1909. J. Holdsworth also
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    HOLIDAYS WITH THE CAR.
    871 4 SECRETS OF ENJOYABLE CAMPING. ECONOftHCAL AND DELIGHTFUL TOURS. by Major F. A. G Forbes-Leith, F.R.GJS. (Author of "By Car to India.") [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} It is quite surprising to find how very few amateur motorists ever go outside a hundred mil? radius of their homes. This
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    NEW MOTOR-CYCLE RECORD.
    44 4 Linas, Montlhery, June 27. A. Denny, the British motor-cyclist, claims to have broken another world's record here to-day by covering 6^ miles in 26 mins. 50 83-100 sees. The former record, which Denny himself created, was 27 mins. 9 38-100 sees.
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    BRITISH MOTOR EXPORTS.
    550 4 THE NEED OF PROPAGANDA. j In 1926 there -were exported from England 14,865 cars, valued at £3,233,510; 1,148 commercial vehicles at £568,409, and 17,124 chassis, at £3.498,889. That th's branch of the motor industry is improving is evident from the year's returns; at the same time there
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    DEAF AND DUMB MOTOR-CYCLIST.
    38 4 Liamlyssil (Cfcrife had before them Thomas Junes Hi.r.-K drunk whilo in llnrfi 1 Police witness^ ali< K< totally incapaM* U Foreb, who pflwrrMn preter, it»M MM ■*< prize hi had won The rase was di-mi-
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      86 4 < High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes j: JW^COfr^f^W. JtL* "SK i Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LH>. Singapore Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. < G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. Ifor every person, purse and purpose MORRIS I COWLEY
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      129 4 GooD^ EAll g^w jJ^ oodyear Inner Tubes continue rJ' to be chosen by discriminating w I motor car owners the world over I whose first consideration is highest 1 I; quality. I' B Ji B A\Vy%VWVAVAV.-AVA%%%VAVA\Vy%V.V.V.V.V.'.V.V.V.V.',V i FOR THE CULTIVATED TASTE 1 "MINERVA" SILENT. POWERFUL. ELEGANTA 5 Known as the
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  • MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
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      CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING.
      511 5 I To meet the requirements of motorists J 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, notvs relating to any special conditions affecting: the roads in their area.
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      CENTRAL KEDAH.
      93 5 Province Wellesley-Kedah. Boundary Sungei Muda River. Main Trunk Road Northwards. Bridge Bumbong Lima to towns Tikam Batu-Sungei Patani (BV2 miles). Laterite road in fair condition. Remarks: Temporary diversion of new culvert near 44th mile stone Bumbong Lima. Sungei Patani-Sungei Lalang-Bedong-Sungei Toh Pawang-Gurun-Guar Chempedak (17 miles). Good stretch of
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      NORTH KEDAH.
      82 5 Guar Chempedak-Kota Serang SeniutSimpang Ampat-Alor Star (19V2 miles). Granite road, tarred surface in good condition. Alor Star-Jitra-Changlun-Bukit Kayu Hitam (Kedah-Siamese Frontier) (30 miles). Granite road in good condition, 22 miles tarred surface, 8 miles untarred. Remarks: 20 ft. bridge being replaced at 6th. mile. Jitra-Kodiang (Kedah-Perlis Frontier) (14
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      AVERAGE SPEED.
      952 5 A very interesting subject is this average speed business. It is a perennial topic of discussion among mrtorists of all types and nationalities and so .vigorously is it pursued that we are almost forgetting about the dimensions of the fishes caught by the proverbial fishermen. A pound or
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    82 5 A new motor concern will open <>n August Ist. at 75 Bukit Timah Road, which will be known as The Associated Auto Com. pany, and will be run under the au>pices >f the Cycle and Carriage Co. (1026), Ltd. The Manager will be Mr. D. A. Martia, who has been
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      177 5 THE 14 40 H.P. "Princeton" Tourer I •A v O %^K i AjL j&Ah »> I VAUXHALL jINCLAND'fI MOST EXHILARATING CAR Performance that ka» Complete reliabUity, and roused the unlimited thrilling power far in enthusiasm of motoristsall e *ccss of its official rating e*cr the world; beauty of *b««e are
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      132 5 THE NE\V I I SUPER SIX\ Jw W. W/ #-4 m/ < These are the cars which have created such a sensatioir in America. Their wonderful performance, comfort and value is a revelation in automobile k 2« locomotion. > Models in stock and ready for immediate delivery. I Four Door
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    THE PROFESSIONAL'S LIFE.
    1233 6  -  Patsy Hendren CRICKET SERVICE BY ALL-ENGLAND PLAYERS. by FreshfcAir and Gaod Health the only Advantages. PENNILESS IN OLD AGE. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} Tht fascination <»f cricket is great, not «>nl> to those who watch the game from the ring, but to every youth who plays in the
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    MLLE. LENGLEN AT HOLLAND PARK.
    154 6 MLLE. LENGLEN AT HOLLAND PARK. London, July 4. 1 ivt' thousand spectators enthusiastical- cheered Ltßfrlcfl when she appeared at Holland Park in a rose-coloured jumper. She grave a fascinating artistic display beating MHo. Koering 6 3, 6 o and afterwards rtnered by Kozeluh beat Mrs. Dewhurs* and Kinsey B—6, 3—6,
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    480 MILES RUN.
    89 6 Grants Pass (Oregon), June 22, Mad Bull, a Karook Indian runner, finished the Redwood Highway Marathon of 480 miles this morning ten miles ahead of Flyin" Cloud, his nearest rivals, and thirty miles ahead of Melika, a Zuni Indian, who finished third. Mad Bull thus wins the
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    THE MISSISSIPPI DISASTER.
    1621 6 How the Snake gave the Alarm. BOY SCOUT WHO DID THE IMPOSSIBLE. (By Harris Dickson, the celebrated writer, author of "The Ravenels," "Old Reliable" stories, etc., here dramatises the Mississippi Flood in all its horror and tragic suffering, following a tour t'urough the stricken regi< n. This
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    THE ART OF GOOD UMPIRING.
    1095 6  -  W. Leslie Ivey IN THE OFFICIAL'S CHAIR. by UMPIRING,"] Quick and Firm Decisions. LIFE ON THE TOURNAMENT STKPs. j (The well-known Tournament Umpire) [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] Quite a usual sight at a lawn-tennis tournament is a gentleman with a perennial smile and charming manner w;>!!:inu
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH ENGLISH TENNIS?
    183 6 CAME NOT TREATED HHUOUBLY. London. July G. Experts arc searching for the reason why Britain, which taught the world tennis, has now been deposed from all the championships in which foreign competition is prominent. An amateur is of opinion that Britain would newr rejrain
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    SOME QUEER PRESENTS FOR JOCKEYS.
    926 7 A Sheep and a Box of Snails TALE OF THE BEGGAR'S CRUTCHES. It it were possible to obtain speciniens of every variety of present given to jockeys, the collection would undoubtedly form one of the most remaikable and on tcrtaining museums of cariosities in the
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    FAMOUS PHYSICIAN AND DRINK.
    621 7 LORD DAWSON CONDEMNS PROHIBITION. London, June 22. The Peers gave a second afternoon to the Bishop of Liverpool's Bill to secure what is perhaps rather rashly termed, "the popular control" of liquor. It re-introduces the fifty five year old Liberal device of local option, which, up
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    A PARSON'S STORY.
    165 7 The vicarage garden adjoined the churchyard, with a private door to the vestry. The Vicar was Esquire also, and one of the fest known "Squarsons" in the county. Weekdays he spent in generous living and in his favourite occupations of shooting, sailing, and coursing, according to the
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      262 7 AMERICAN eVEREADy Leads the World M POINTS OF M SUPERIORITY "V /DRF A m^ri^ar* I 1 *"i rs efficient mvtrv n. s\ nit ricdn i i_.i i, i I\ X^^X r a »-~k metal case. j //j\ J.»<r octagonal l^\ F rSf on ih -IJL J bcaJ. I 3 I
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    FOR THE WIRELESS AMATEUR.
    1319 8 Behind the scenes at 2LO. Where it all Comes from. SILENCE, SILENCE, SILENCE. The room is small but comfortably furnished. At one end a desk, and seated beside it a man just about to speak. Nearby is a sofa and in one corner an easy chair.
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  • JAVA'S NEW STATION.
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      SHORT WAVE EXPERIMENTING.
      113 8 The Malabar station near Bandoeng is now experimenting with radio-telephony on a wave length of 17.4 metres, and has been in Duplex connection with Philips in Holland. The amateur broadcast station at Bandosng is working fcr three or four evenings a week on about 320 metres and
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      EMPIRE RADIO TESTING FROM ENGLAND.
      34 8 2NM, the well-known amateur broadcast station at Caterham, Surrey, will start experimenting in connection with the proposed new Empire Radio Service. From August 14th., 2NM will hi relaying 2LO.
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    AMATEUR WIRELESS SOCIETY.
    151 8 VALVE REPLACEMENT FUND. In the weekly notes on wireless matters which we have now established in our Saturday issue we referred recently to the fact that the Amateur Wireless Society had had the misfortune of having to replace a valve which would cost at least £10. As
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    20 8 The English differ, it seems, from other misguided persons in never being in the right, even by accident. Dean Inge.
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      179 8 FOR jj TROPICAL CONDITIONS PREDOMINATEjI i A trial set will speedily ji Conviace You ;i Obtainable from all Dealers and from the Distributors: jj ji MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. '< SINGAPORE. mil HH HK. ttt 'QJ'^P^^^ 1 iK§^W. fw mi* M ill m j JrWf m I imr I \JmL M
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      247 8 Let Monkey Brand Monkey Brand is lon^ lasting; and «v; the last little bit will do a solid job of work. Monkey Brand cannot spill like powders— does not crumble. There is no waste. The solid, handy cake is crammed with cleaning power. Monkey Brand cleans everything -but it won't
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    RAINS DROWN INDIA.
    184 9 Bombay. July 28. Ihenomenal tains in Gujarat have caused widespread havoc. Traffic is interrupted o\\ injr to breaches in the railway. The mail-train from the Punjab due in Bombay jn July 25 is marooned at Itola. 23fi miles from Bombay. Efforts to rescue the passengers have as
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    AIRWAYS PILOT KILLED.
    49 9 [Router's Service.] London. July 29. The famous Imperial Airways pilot. Caprain Barnard, was killed in m Hying 1 accident at Bristol, when testing a machine in ohich he was competing in the K r£*s Cup race on July 3<), which he had wo 1 tw.ee previously.
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    THE CHINA KALEIDOSCOPE.
    54 9 [Router's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, July 27. Chiang Kai Shok is rushing: troops to the Chtkinng border giving colour to the reports that the garrison of Hangchow is unreliable and likely to go over to the Hankow Government resulting in a renewal of the disturbed conditions in
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    JAPAN'S COTTON RESTRICTION.
    32 9 fßeuter's Far Eastern Service.l Osaka, July 29. Tht- Japan Cottonspinners' Association hai decided to continue the 18 per cent curtailment of output for the six months NYvf-mber to Apiil.
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    GENEVA DEADLOCK.
    609 9 NAVAL VIEWS CLASH. NO BUILDING CONTEST LIKELY [Router's Service.] Geneva. July 28. After a two hours meeting the Britis and American il legates reached a deadlot on the latest British naval proposals sub nutted by Mr. Bridgeman and Lord Ccc en their return from London. The proposals are
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    WASHINGTON UNIMPRESSED.
    212 9 [Reuters Service.] London. July 29. The optimism of Sir A. Chamberlain's guarded statement in the House of Commons on July 26 is discounted by the unfav urable reception of the speech at Washington hence the Anglo- American disagreement has not caused surprise in London notwithstanding that much store
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    MR. O'HIGGINS' FAMILY.
    21 9 fßeuter's Service. 1 Dublin, July 29. The Dail voted £20,000 as compensation to Mrs. O'Hifctfins and her children.
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      430 9 BUSINESS CARDS. jTJaby seton. J f AMBER MANSIONS. I i^^lmN MARBLE Mooring tiles. Mhcd consignment of white K. floor): l' tiU's. l f 18" and 2' floor.. avo d dja appointment. Anpl.v t- T--.--J Prinsep Street. WREATHS, 5 i floral tvreathi Jnade to order (fINGAPOKE CABKR Oa J J» h;{
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      372 9 J NOTICES. J EXCHANGE BANKS. The ****>»*• Hanks will be closed on 'o^'m' 1 'i y th boinK r>ubHc «W*» ""<* joi Monday August Ist Mat Pank Holiday. 30-7 notice. Frasor Neavo Ltd., be X to notify the Public that th,,P Aerated Water Dept, will bo closed i T i
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      375 9 Cured of Lumbago after 2 Years of Pain A remarkable instance of the efficacy ot De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pill's in raft* nf Lumbago, is reported by Mr U Libretto, GO, Den man Hd M Camberwell. London, S.K., who writes: "If I had not tested De Witt'B Pills in
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      677 9 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 a.m. Holy Comm union. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Community Singing. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. During the following week at the Cathedral.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    18 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. BUCHANAN. On tho 2*th. July at Glnspow to Mrs. A. Buchanan, :i dauphtvr. Both well.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927. An Appeal to Listeners-in.
    419 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927. An Appeal to Listeners-in. Wireless during: its slow progress in Malaya has been the subject of considerable criticism from time to time, most of it directed against the Government attitude. But there is also a certain amount of criticism to be levelled against
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    The Fall of The House of Hylam.
    453 10 The Fall of The House of Hyl am. From the dry and rather tabular report of the Municipal Gas Department there can be extracted the signs of one of those changes in conditions here which, in due time, will have far-reaching effects upon the life of the community, more especially
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    119 10 The Free Press will be issued as usual on Monday August Ist, Bank Holiday, but not on Tuesday in order to give the staff the Monday holiday. Post Office parcel rates tr> America are published in the Gazette. Dr, Nojl Clark's appointment as Unofficial Legislative Councillor has been conMr. C.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    74 10 INVOLUNTARY PASSENGERS. (PTom Our Own Correspondent.! l'enang, Jul> 29. The 8.1. steamer Shirala arrived hi-r<-yesterday fiom Madras carrying two un willing passengers. At Madras a boy, of seven years of age. went aboard and before he realised it the ship sailed. While at Negapatam a tongkang coolie boarded
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    TRAGIC BLUNDERS OF THE LAW.
    107 10 A NEW SERIES OF ARTICLES. There are vivid and pathetic stories in the annals of British justice"; th stories of innocent men and women who have suf fered for crimes committed by others. The fuil tragedy of these regrettable blunder^ of the law have not
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    SMART CAPTURE OF FIREARMS.
    94 10 The effective c<> operation which txitti between the Monopolies Depaitinent MM the Police was instanced \esterday. On he arrival of the Dutch Mail from Europe three Cantonese aroused the suspicions of the Revenue stall and were arrested in a motorcar outside the examination at Tan.jong Pagar
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    508 10 His Majesty the King will not be advised to exercise his power i f disallowance in connection with the Ordinance for Demarcation of Lands in Malacca. Mi C P. Smith. Third Police Magistrate Singapore, will leave for Christmas Islam! shortly to take up the post of District Officer there. He
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    THE MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
    131 10 Increased Number of v MR. lUNMANS Vs| VRv tVtom Our The Malayan Ki^ I morning. It |g M a are many .nor, «»i Sections than iU The Kuhhcr and I lemarkah'y tv,, 'pio\ement.< in th, \,,u uhur r ticultural BkU<N Agnculture txkil nipah pain, *fch tion. j
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    GUNMEN STILL ACTIVE.
    119 10 MBACM WJ Ml i\< IDEM The ■erioua eami > men air wau'itvj ;rj '-aw and «>f Singapore *ht to th iteae taken b shooting iMcMeatl I in spite of the man;. >n i made from time penalties Inflicted "ii "t" pith) i Early jreeteraaj were fired M
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    21 10 Prhritofci wn.i»r a- i km Ihth fTMtcd '■•> I'ropriitary. Ruhn.-r, p t -t to matrh bo* bound Patent. S respect f wmv
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    OUR POLICY IN CHINA.
    153 11 LABOUR CRITICISM. -•AVI COST OF SHANGHAI Hr PROTECTION. trr's Service.] London, July 29. Coveinment's policy in House of Commons, Mr. P. (I Newcastle) said that n China bad risen so pei ish had decreased 20 per eaajft. me man in fifteen in the Force was in
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    FRANCE AND BOLSHEVISM.
    58 11 R'ARMNG TO HICHERIN. > Service.] Paris. July 2J». French Ambassador 9 n iis return t<> Moscow was to •hat Boteherik propswas becoming intolerable, rersy in the news whether the Amtentations were mere wordj; >n in the event of the t not ways. orirana renew their ture .I
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    FINANCING AMERICA'S CROPS
    18 11 Service.] Kaaaas City, July 29. rate has been 1 reduced m for the duration of
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    EXCLUSION BOAT DISASTER.
    48 11 [Reuter*i Service.] C'hicaKo. July 29. cursion boats captiwd and sank licran wvertj pcnoat being majority being children. Chicago, July 29. 27 bodiei have recovered in Michigan. It is estimated nearly 40 perished mostly women and The captain and crew of the extatf have been arrested.
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    NEW UNDERGROUND FOR NEW YORK.
    26 11 NEW UNDERGROUND FOR NEW YORK. [Rvuii-r's Service.] Now York, July 29. r Estimate* has authorised the construction of undor. 1 »ilwaj and a new city omnibus
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    PRIZE FOR PARIS-CLEVELAND.
    27 11 fßeuter'fl Service.! < 'Icveland. Ohio, July 29. ►,000 has been offered for hew from Paris between Aug. 2s. that b during the lIf -rial Exhibition.
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    A MIDNIGHT CRIME.
    32 11 > Service.] Washington, July 29. 'tour, the Guatemalan •iind at midniprht In his ration shot, in the heart. t to hospital in a critical '■•il>l<-> on pa K e 9.]
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    73 11 ng mad.- for a Straits— b alleged to have cheat--1 >f Upper Hokien Street. atei that the man went to T and told her that for a would bring about the '»d of hers who was in from banishment. He "•au.so he was the chief "i. The woman accord>l('T in
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    NAVAL DEADLOCK.
    238 11 THERE WILL BE NO QUARREL. PROGRESS BY DEGREES. [Reuters Service.] Ixmdon, July 29. Speaking in the House of Commons shortly before the news of the naval dead lock at Geneva was received. Sir A. Chamherlain emphasised that the last thin* he was willing: to contemplate was that failure
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    JAPAN AS MEDIATOR.
    28 11 i T Reuters Se-vice. 1 Geneva, Later. Then Is reason Ui believe that Japan will j mediate with a view to effecting an AngloAmerican agreement.
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    THE INDIAN FLOODS.
    56 11 TReuter's Serviced Ahmedahad, July 2H. The downpour off rain for the past six days shews no signs of intermission, bat aided by a high wind is destroying still more house-. lSo.". whereof have hitherto qpllapscd. The damage is estimated at over CSO.OOO. The river has risen IS
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    BOTTOMLEY RELEASED.
    23 11 [Reutor Service.] London, July 29. Horatio Bottomley has been released on the expiry of his sentence. [Earlier cables on page i*.]
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    ST. JOSEPH'S OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION.
    162 11 Tin.' annual general meeting- of the St. Joseph's Old Boy's Association was held on Tuesday last. Mr. J. P. T. Ess the president presided \nd the attendance reluded Rev. Bro. Stephen, Director of St. Joseph's Institution and Rev. Bro. Michael, a part director. Rev. Bro.
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    NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
    138 11 Captains H. A. Buchanan-Wollaston, T.M.G., to Carysfort, in command, and as senior officer. Reserve Fleet, Devonport, July 25th. t and E. J. Hardman-Jones to Erebus, in command, September Ist. Payr.-Mid. F. James to Dragon, from 'late of joining. Commd. Gunr.tr Currie to Danae, to take 1 passage and
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    28 11 It is proposed that the working hours at the wharves and godowns of the S.H.B. shall be 7 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1715 11 Proposed Change in Omnibus Taxation, HANGARS AT KATONG. The monthly meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday, the President (Mr. R. J. Farrer), presid- ing. Others present were:— Dr. Fathy, Dr. Lim Han Hoe, Messrs. S. Q. Wong, Gaw Khek Khiam, Hon'ble Mr. Unus bin Abdullah. Dr.
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    79 11 The Wales Party staged Nyai Dasima for the second time on Thursday night before a full house at the Union Star Opera Hall, Happy Valley, in aid of the Geylang Methodist Girls' School Building Fund. The Party was presented with a silver cup donated by Mr. Aw Boon Haw, the
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      679 12 BLUE FUNNEL UNE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES •IPftESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A N. CQNTINBNT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Claagow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t PATROCLUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow July 31 CYCLOPS London,
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1136 13 The Cemetery Desecration. THEFT OF ERONZE PLAQUE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 23. A good deal of indignation has been aroused by an act of desecration which has taken place at the Protestant Cemetery during the week. The grava of the German Chargo d' Affaires (Mr.
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    WAY DOWN ON THE ALLIGATOR FARM.
    128 13 A Leicestershire Egg Story. Poultry farming in Leicestershire has its disadvantages. There is the uncertainty of weather, of egg production, and to these is added the uncertainty whether the eggs *ill hatch chickens, ducklings or alligators. Mr. B. Mellor, a Billesdon, Leicestershire, farmer bought
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    14 13 We are sick of the women's question. Miss Marg?ry Fry, Principal of Somerville College.
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    RECORD PICTURE PRICES AT CHRISTIE'S.
    132 14 London. July 4. At Christie's sale of James Ross's collection and thirty Old Masters there were several spirited duels between Agnews and Knoedlers, the American dealers. The latter started bidding for Rembrandt's portrait of "Admiral Tromp" at 10,000 guineas. Agnews secured it for 30,000 guineas
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    13 14 Napoleon was the most supremely competent administrator that has ev?r lived. Dean Inge.
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    BEAU NASH WITH A DIFFERENCE.
    723 14 COURT CEREMONIAL. In 1885 Mr. Percy Armytage became a professional organiser of social functions despite the opposition of relations, one o£ whom wrote: "I cannot countenance a member of the Armytage family hiring himself out as a paid Master of Ceremonies" and made. a great
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    MR. JAMES WHITE'S DEATH.
    421 14 EXTRAORDINARY SCENES AT THE Fl NERAL. London, July 1 1. There were extraordinary scenes at the funeral of Mr. James White, the financier and racing enthusiast, who committed suicide last week. The eoftin was conveyed in a farm wagon to Wanborough cemetery above Foxhill which is
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    NEW ARSENAL OF DRUGS.
    193 14 REVIVING HEART ACTIVITY. An entirely new arsenal of drups may be br,oUtfht into the market for the relief. of humanity as the result of experiments on plants carried out by Sir Jajradis Chandra Bose and his colleagues. Sir Jagadis Bose at a meeting at the Kingsway
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    MRS. ELLIOT LYNN'S FLIGHT
    84 14 To Demmtslralv Mobility of I.i K hl (raft. Lfindon. July '20. With the object of dcnionstratin^ thi 1 mobility of liffht aeroplaints, Mrs. Klliot Lynn ascended at Manchester at daybreak yesterday and toured the country altar. covering 1,200 miles, and alighted at New castle in the
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    £1,000,000 A WEEK LOST UNKNOWN NOISE.
    153 14 \s ik OP RXBRGI l»l l i I PROAR. Nfivf rai kmtr tramcars and .»th« modern stre»t> ari •[.<!• MM Hrnry John Sp<»'iur. Pn technu* Knginei rm- S Professor S| pour Mrtin due to the impairm* etatmi by i» MtM din i 000 a
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    NO SERMON IN CHURCH.
    51 14 hi" l/r Itrixfon l Mt|lM Tfcm «aa I* I John's i (lurch Bi V: ir tend of < Wmd <|ii« -t ion- ft*l fftgatkia to put tv i I.at.-r in tIM At) is nil voo w,H Sur.lay after Sunday. V.h<» think in Othrt gH to kn
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    T.U.C. AND RUSSIA.
    1079 15 Breaking Point Reached. MOSCOW PREPARES FOR RUPTURE. The General Council of the Trade Unions Congress on June 22, discussed its relations v ith the Russian trade unions, now once mote veiy stiained. Mr. Hicxs and Mr. Citrine, the chairman and secretary, reported on their meeting with the
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    ALIENS TO KEEP REAL NAMES.
    245 15 CHANGES REFUSED. For the first time since the end of tht war a large number of aliens 7*esident in Great Britain have lately been attempting simultaneously to obtain permission from the Home Office to assume or to use names >thei than their mvn. Successive Government!
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    ROUND THE WORLD ON FOOT.
    164 15 German Actor and Poet. A trip round the world *n foot is the ambition of Edmund Zscheile. a German actor and poet who left Colombo last week for Australia and for anoth.r three years will tur America and other places. His object is "to collect
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    HISTORY OF DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT.
    197 15 Brigadier-General C. D. Bruce, C.8.E.. who has been writing the history of the Ist and 2nd Battalions of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), has completed the manuscript, and it is now in the hands of the publishers. It is hoped that the
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      434 15 CROSSWORDS No. 26. $400 in Prizes i»aid to the successful compotitow; in this competition. Ist Prize $300. 2nd Prize $100. the profits of the competition 50 percent will be handed to the DESTITUTE STRANGERS' AID FUND. Her* MT^ in^J II I 77 f^| ■75"" —1 M v I P I
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    274 16 THE LATE CMDR. WAKEFIELD. We regret to record the derih of Commander W. E. Wakefield, who was Killed by rubber smugglers whilst on patrol duty in command of the Malay States Customs vessel Lalat, off Singapore, says the Nautical Magazine. For some years rubber smuggling on the coast
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    ANOTHER FAMOUS B.I. LINER GOES.
    353 16 THE OLD TARA. CloM on the heels of the sale of the British India liner Tara to ship-breakers, her predecessor in the name, a ship which has been equally well-known under the British and Spanish flag, has sailed for the same last poit. She was
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    BIG MOTOR SHIP TONNAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
    109 16 According to details published in this month's issu? of The Motor Ship, there are, at the present time, 297 motor vessels of 2,000 tons deadweight and over now being built or on order. These have a gross tonnage of abcut 1.850,000, and it is
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    123 16 The cruiser Calliope, is to be brought forward from reserve at the Nore for a trooping trip to China. Recent naval appointments include the following:— Captain Sir Lionel A. D. Sturdee, Bt., to Calliope, in command, for trooping trip (on commg.). Lieut.— E. R. C. MacVicker and G. P. S.
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    DRAGONS AT THE ZOO.
    399 18 U NEWCOMERS PARTICULAR ABOUT DIET. A pair of magnificent dragons arrived three weeks ago and are now housed in the new reptile house says the China Express of June 28. They are monster lizards from Komodo, a small island in the Dutch East Indies, and are
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    SENSATIONAL SCENES IN SOHO.
    163 18 Beak Street Building Collapses, London. July hi. "Everything seemed to tremble, then suddenly everything gave way." was the u1 v phic description given by a irivl pyjamamaker, who was marooned with two other girli on the top floor of a building in Beak Street. S«>h<>. when
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    DEAD MAN CHARGED.
    102 18 A plain: charging a dead man with murder w:is filed at Colombo Police Court He was one of the three accused charged with stabbing a man to death and wounding two others in an affray in a Colombo suburb. The first accused was produced in custody, the
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    VILMA BANKY MARRIED.
    76 18 Los Angeles Wedding to Rod La Rocque. Los Angeles, June 27. Vilflsa Hanky, who was born in a little Hungarian village and is now one of the most highly paid film stars, was married yesterday to Rod La Rocque. the noted film actor. Mr. Cecil B. de
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    £50,000 FOR AN EYE.
    77 18 New York Court's Award to a Doctor. Dr. Joseph G. Yocum has been awarded by a jury in the New York Supreme Court £50,000 for the loss of an eye in an underground railway mishap. The accident occurred when a piece of metal flew off one
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      229 18 i l i I Kalzana is the building material or* all body cells. A lack of calcium in water and food. I may lead to many serious complaints like anaemia, tooth decay, rickets, scrofula and general weakness. I A well-known physician. Dr. R. L. Kollewijn, write* I calcium deficiency i*
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      JACKS' REPORT.
      307 19 London, July 6. I The tendency during the past week has been disappointing as the situation in Wall j Stieet looked as |f an a ll round rally would take place, and after the heavy fall in coal iron and non ferrous njetals and the fact that consume!
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      CALIFORNIA IN BRITISH COLUMBIA MINING FIELD.
      156 19 CALIFORNIA IN BRITISH COLUMBIA MINING FIELD. Victoria. B.C.— With $10,000,000 in ca>h. C. C. Julian. California oil operator, has formally entered into the British Columbia busineai and*dcvek>pmenl \\M <> n lante BCale. 100 rporation has been granted to operate m this province under the name of the X w Monte
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      SMELTERS MAKE SULPHURIC ACID.
      121 19 Trail, B.C.— Tho Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada will proceed immediately with the erection of a large coated process sulphuric acid plant. This plant will make sulphuric add from the smelter fume?, and the Am unit will cost approximately a quarter of a million
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 19 July '2\K Bank 4 m.b. 2,3 31-32 Bank demand g|3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. f\4 9-32 New York, demand 66 France, demand 241b India, T.T. 15 Mi Honp Konjr, demand 11-. H p.e. Dis. Yokohama, dem:m<] 118 -Norn! Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand gOy, Bar Silver London 2i\
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    PRODUCE.
    219 19 1 July St. Tin 17."> TOM *117' 4 Gambler 775 Pepp.r White 107 I Ffpp.r Black 60 Flake Tapioca 6.05 Paarl Sago Smai! 7.60 Copra 10 !:>,5 Copra Sumkied 10.K5 Opium, Benares u?u. 4,000 Bice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rod Eagle New i 330 Rice, Siam oI.J A'o. 330
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    64 19 I .lul> 2?Kh.. 12 o'clock noon. i Buyers Sellers i R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Latetft CaMe: London Spot Sht-.-t 17(1. per lb \uw York Spot Sheet C.ct> M%pef ll> I Spot r>!u 4 Standard K.£.s. Spot .v.t» 4 .y.n.. on Tender Auir -Srpt. M
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    97 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Se'i*»s Johan Tin ($1 > 20 2i N. Taiping ($n 1.10 IJ4 Pahang Conad. (.',*> Us l^d 12* Petaling <.>i 4.n0 4.70 x.<l. Renong Tin 47s <;«! 50t Sooth Taiping ($1) so s:^ Sungei Way 0.42 1 :i4T'. Tin Piah ($1) l.lf) 1.20 Batteett
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    46 19 Yesterday's Alterations. July 2Mh., n»sin R Price*. Buyers KellerAyer Weac Mitt 1.22% cum Batanp Padang 1 71 7*4 Hong.Fatt l.o:, i.w Suny;ei Ways 2.3S 2.4'J 1 Haad Yai 2Ss (>d 2i*s 6d ''lv Honut (52 fiG Eastern Smelten 20..50 20.50 McAlisten 97.00 MM
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    PROPOSED $3,000,000 APARTMENT HOTEL.
    51 19 PROPOSED $3,000,000 APARTMENT HOTEL. Toronto, Ontario A t\v lvp-ston-y apartment hotel to cost $3,000,000 is proposed r <»r Toronto and financing is being ai ran«--«d by R.W.C. Godson, of the Gods~H Build "ng Company. The proposed building will Se located at the northwest corner of Bl oi md St. George
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    318 19 SPICERS EXPORT. OPENING OF NEW OKI KS. Bpietn (Export) Limited, the well knoun *****1 of Papermakers and rtattoaars i*e opening from the first of this m ,nih in Singapore offices to deal with their ever I increasing trade in this part of the world. The new offices
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    182 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Sin^ar#r»-, Jul> L»«>. Kuhlur. London, l> 4 7 ><1. 'sd. up. I uca] 50 cts. Jin. London, C 284 15a. :i2< Id up. Local $147 !4 for 17.'. tuns. Mining. Kuchai J. 2.05, Kinia \.:W> l.M'j. Nai Hoot. 42 14, Rahmaa Hydraulic l.)^ 1 Hong Fatt
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    96 19 n Singapore. J M V 2«». Rubber Js dull Market, Iu t value- have been well maintained on small business rrade buyers arc not actively interested •«> Pjosont and export orders ;uv keenly cut. Manuracturcrs are passing through the period of midsummer slackness. London Mocks continue to decline
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    FAMOUS WHISKY FIRM'S MERGER.
    106 19 Ihe directors of the DietUfen Con.pam Ltd., have resolved to make at. offer fo. the whole Of the Ordinary shares of White Horse Distillers. Ltd. They ilaV( ihi m surance that holders of more than ft) f t r cent, of the shares will accept the
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    22 19 Italy is the only country in Europe which is at present being governed in the inte--1 rests „f the ik'oiilo. I.oid Sydenham.
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      THE COLONY F.M.S. CRICKET MATCH.
      374 20 Cricket, lawn tennis, football, and shooting, apart from the additional fatilities for private golf and lawn tennis, will provide the Malayan sporting public with plenty to occupy itself, during the holiday. The piincipal event of the week-end will be the Colony and F.M.S. Cricket match
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      THE WEEK'S COUNTRY MATCHES.
      146 20 To-day: Surrey versus Xrtts at the Oval; Sussex versus Middlesex at Brighton; Yorkshire versus Lancashire at Leeds; Kent versus Hampshire at Canterbury: Worcestershire versus Essex at Worcester; Derbyshire versus Warwickshire at Derby: Gloucestershire versus Somerset at Bristol; Leicestershire versus Xorthants at Leicester; Glamorgan versus New Zealand
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      GARRISON LEAGUE CRICKET.
      131 20 Results in the Garrison Cricket League during the past week have been: No. 3 Company 125 (Lt. Jones 77 beat Pulau Brani 71 (L. Cpl. Wheatley four for 29, Pte. Parker six for 25); 11th. Battery 109 beat No. 2 Co. 75, Xo. 4 Co. 117 beat
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    FREDDIE WELSH'S SAD END.
    27 20 [Reuter*s Service.] New York, July 28. The former world's lightweight champion, Freddie Welsh, was found dead in his room in a hotel to-day.
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    MILITARY BOXING.
    69 20 A novices boxing competition will be held at Tan^lin on Monday. The following special contests have been arranged: Gnr. Dow. ney, R.A. vs Pte. Holt, No. 4 Coy.; Rachell, R.A. vs. Pte. Scott, No. 1 Coy.; Pryke, R.A. vs. Pte Tompkins, No. 4 Coy.; Husoler, R.A. vs. L/C.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    444 20 The Summer Meeting. TO-DAY'S WEIGHTS. The following are the weights for the second day's races to-day at Penang: Race No. 1. Horses. Class 111. Third Division. (One Mile.): Kwahiri 9.2, Taiping 11. 8.12, Neidpeth 8.10, Tigablas 8.11, Otero 8.10, Isinglass 8.8, City Boy 8.8, Whiskers 8.2, Golden
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    PROFESSIONAL GOLF.
    61 20 [Reuters Service.] Leeds. July 28. In the second round of the Professional Golf Tournament Jack Smith. Wentworth, beat Xabholtz, 3 and 2; H. Jolly Foxgrove beat Melhorn 5 and 4; Large, St. Helens, beat Duncan on the 21st. preen; Comp'ston beat Tuck. South Staffs, 4 and 3. Tuck
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    GOLFER DOES A HOLE IN NOTHING NET.
    38 20 GOLFER DOES A HOLE IN NOTHING NET. A hole in nothing net was recorded during a bogey competition at Walton Heath recently when Col. Fletcher (13) holed his tee shot at the fifth, where he received a stroke.
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    FRENCH OLYMPIC TEAM.
    34 20 [Reuters Service.] Paris, July 28. Following the successful launching of a national fund of half a million francs the Olympic Committee has decided that France will participate in the Amsterdam Olympiad.
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    REMEMBRANCE DAY.
    81 20 We are asked to intimate that the Executive at the head of he Maayan Branch of the Appeal Fund for the British Legion (i.e., the organising body of the "Poppy-day"' effort throughout Malaya) has been reconstituted as follows: Patron: H.E. The Governor; President: H. E. MajorGeneral C. C.
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    45 20 L. Z. Rashid, by winning the 100 yards, high jump, and throwing the cricket ball in the open events at Magdalen College School sports at Oxford, became Victor Ludorum. This refers to Raja Lope Zoinal Rashid son of H. H. the Sultefi of Perak. T.O.M.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    273 20 Malayan Lawn Tennis Championship. SINGAPORE SUCCESSES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 29. Further results in the Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships yesterday were as follows: ladies' Doubles: Mis. Laing and Mis* Toby (Singapore) beat Mrs. Buckncll and Mrs. Tollemache B—6, 6—3. Men's Doubles: Huggins and Shelton Agar
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    THE BISLEY PROGRAMME.
    442 20 GOOD ENTKIKS AND PBOBPBCTB. There has been an excellent entry for the Singapore Bisley which commences on the Bukit Timah Range to-day. Up to 4.30 yesterday afternoon Bo less than seventy entries for individual events had been received and thirty-six team entries. The entry list includes a
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    30 20 Orders For Week Emling August 7th. Tuesday,— Signalling Class Headquarters 5.15 p.m. Thursday,— Band Practice Headquarters 5.15 p.m. Saturday,— Camp contingent Parade John. ston's Pier 3 p.m.
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    FOOTBALL.
    479 20 Malaya Cup Trial.. A POOR GAME. Probables 2; Possibles 0. Holiday anangements interfered with the t) ial match which was fixed to take place at the Stadium yesterday afternoon, with the result that four of the players chosen to play could not turn up and the Regiment had to
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      YORKSHIRE vs. NORTHANTS.
      40 20 YORKSHIRE vs. NORTH ANTS. fßeuter's Service.] London, July 2H. Yorkshire won by five wickets. Northants 164 (Rhodes 4 for 37) and 100 (Rhodes 4 for ,V 2. Macaulay 5 for 34) Yorkshire «7 (Junj) 7 for 21) and 200 for
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      N. ZEALAND vs. WEST OF ENGLAND.
      27 20 N. ZEA LAND vs. WEST OF ENGLAND. London. July 2i*. Match drawn on account rain. New Zealand 230 for 6 dec. West of England 93 for 9.
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      DR. TAGORE'S MISSION.
      169 20 To the Editor. Sir —S.Q.S. has entirely misunderstood or he would not have rushed to the praM on Dr. Tagrore's mission. He should have '.earned about him better before preach injr a sermon to the public. As is well-known Dr. Tajrore's mission is about the **Visva Bharathi"
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    28 20 Mr. J. A. R. Cairns, North I^ndon magistrate, to a wife married eight months. Marriage is like the nations. They have to go through wars to find peace.
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