The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 August 1927

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press X) CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1927. NO. 12,17:5.
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  • 296 1 Although the Geneva Conference has broken up the delegates parted in a very fritndly atmosphere. A joint statement says the delegates agreed to recommend that the Conference provided for by the Washington Treaty he held before August 1931. It also states that an adjournment is desirable to
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  • 882 1 Quiet/Kid (I (/Hill hoinim* unntii m| fiiiriii/tt l.ilulli Juvrn:.i. Sir Hugh Clifford, attending the Plan., is dinner said ho had been at many i.eh gatherings at which the Planter Lioi. .«-:>.'. down with the Government I.amh, So, so, but then didn't someone say something ;ibout the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 271 1 WING LOONG UI(.H < I VSS TAILOMMO. I inish Guaranteed. B> HIGH STREET RAFFLES HOTEL j TEA THURSDAY, BATIK SATURDAY lANCE SPECIAL DINER DANSANT ™-L at which the following artists will OPEN DAILY (ondav. Miss Tania Svctlanova FROM I AND A.M. I F1 Mr. Alexanders alnikoff T0 I PREMIER BALLET
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    • 120 1 I 1 S^TE&PI^ESS I I 111 I 111 Illlll l|||illl!lll||l||||ll|^H^y I iiiiiiiniii!iiiiiiiiiiiuiiui^B^y i■ 1 1 1 tilt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 fl l !TT*?^l^^^^^_ Ms ~^2^^b& i-^****?"* .iiii'i!' *n^^^^^. Made by hand— One at a time of THE UNIQUE 555 LEAF ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD LONDON i»
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    • 90 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Triumph cycles at GuthrieV Page 10. Alhambra cinema new programme Pajre 2. Auction of household iuinitmt (ti-dny PajM 9. Piccadilly cigarettes :ire fresh and purePUM lti. Roneo Numeralpha loos;- leaf ledjrers at Roneo Page 1. The Chevrolet a modern ear of finer quality Page 13. The Asiatic Motor
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 165 1 THE WEEK. Smtmrdmp, Kth. Hi^'h Water. 3.39 a.m. 7.5.. 3.58 p.m. 8.2. M. H. Water. 0.30 p.m.. 5.5. B. I. outward mail due. S.C.C. Cricket: Nondescripts vs. Services. Pontianak Gold Mtj:. Raffles 11 a.m. St. Anthony's School Sports 2.30 p.m. S.P.C.A. Meetinp-Munieipal Board Room 12. Medical College at Home. 5
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  • 250 2 "HE Ml ST HAVK BEEN MAD." "H« must h:«ve bet-n mad?" Marsha! Poch rose from his chair by the bedroom window -'ii tru> top floor of the French Embftisy, Albeit -pate, W., the mellow viys of tin- Mtttag sun piayini* on hii whitening hair, and tapped
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  • 118 2 London. July 22. Representative! of leven religions a Buddhist, a Mohammedan, a Hindu, a Christian, a Confociaa, -Tow and a Theosophist- appeared on the platform in the T« m\ le X '-dixy at the first meeting in Eurvpi or" the so-called Fellowship of Faith?, which was established
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  • 129 2 l>o our Job I'rtiperly. ■'Tli* Right v- be Happy** was the subject of an address i<< parents an.ti ncholarf at LeUrhton Park School, Reading*, by Dr. principal of Manchester College, Oxford. H >;:iii ihe onlj? way t'» ensure happine-si «^as to <i" one's j«>h the
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  • 297 2 The full-** in? passengers left by N'.V.K. Hakusan Mam yesterday. K.r Penan*: Mr. T. Takahashi, For Colombo: Mrs. V. H. Blaxill. Mr. W. r'un^r, Mr. N. Kumuiasingham. Mr. H. Lazarus. Mi. V. D. Xa\ aretnam. Mr. K. Tsukada. For 1*0)1 Said: Com. K. Koyana^i. For Naples: Mr. E.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 208 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAVANGS. THE UNION STAR OPERA CO. WAYANG PEK JEE TONG CHIA SOON (DAY AND NIGHT.) Mdm. Rclvey's l^^^^W^ School of I DANCING M For children and young A ladies in Character, J Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons In modern ball-room dancing
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    • 259 2 VICTORIA THEATRE THE POPULAR .AMERICAN COMPANY THE WILBUR PLAYERS. PRESENT. TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. THE GREATEST MYSTERY PLAY EVER WRITTEN "SPOOKS" IT OUT-BATS "THE BAT" AND OUT-CATS "THE CAT AND CANARY" Monday Tuesday Aug. Bth 9th Wednesday, Aug. 10th. a RAIN r Request Performance. The Play of the Season ABIE'S
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    • 264 2 ALHAMBRj (Tan Cheng: Kee Co.. Ltd P. V<l COMMENCING SATUEDAY, ,*k^fi&*V I In the Second Show at <♦ I A PARAMOUNT SUPER-PRODUCTION I IN CONCEPTION, POWERFUL IN DRAMA 'VIP 1 Hi. MAGNIFICENCE AND KEKIKM? I which with broadness of vision, spectaculir iv bringrs home the great truth that was hidden
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  • 1247 3 Some Simple Philosophy. THE RAILS GET YOU. Once, when Alberta, in Canada, was mildly wild and tolerably woolly, and Tom •Mixes were paid thirty dollars a month and ''keep"— Tom Mix gets more than that from the Hollywood Ranch— l was sitting with a cow
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  • 118 3 London, July 21. The claim of a cancer cure was advanced by Dr. William Hannan, a specialist in manipulative treatment, in addressing: a meeting of medical and other members of Parliament at the House of Commons. He explained his method, which consists of the introduction of
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  • 159 3 A COLOGNE SENSATION*. Cologne, June I A MBMliMi was caused this twmiag bf a yountf man, an unemployed gardener from Stettin, shooting biauelf i:. *he gnai cathedral here. Whilst all official information b v*ithheld and the man is variously ivporh <F as dead, dyinfc, and
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  • 33 3 Great Britain leads in the production <■»' motor-cycles, one firm turning «>ut more machines than are made by all tho Ann-M--ean manufacturers. England's export trade in motor-cycles last year was worth more than $1,500,000!
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    • 227 3 C>< LAXO is the only food that has y been used in 5 Royal Nurseries. Surely if there was a better it uould have been given to these Royal Babies Your Baby is as precious as a R«/ al Baby, and must have the best lotJ Glaxo, made from the
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    • 202 3 WILKINSON, HEYWOOD iN U v^ L> J\ rv IV j^^. "I RUSTICIDE I j^ BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. j For use on Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel. *a Rust resisting and withstands the action *f Sail X or Fresh Water, Chemical Fumes, Acid and r Alkali. M W i specially suitable
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  • 441 4 A day or two ago, while watching the third accident in three weeks from the window of my house in St. John's Wood, I suddenly recalled my own first driving instruction: "Regard everybody but yourself as a fool." But why should one exclude oneself? Are we
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  • 18 4 i Man at Willesden: It all happened so juickly that I had not time to tell the :ruth.
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  • 817 4 FALSE ECONOMY OF WORN-OUT MACttINES. COSTS SHOULD DICTATE A SALE. Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India.") [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} Most motorists are apt to take an entirely wrong view of the economic value of the old car. How often
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  • 89 4 Inspired statements regarding the unsuitability of British cars for u-e in Australia were never more convincingly refuted than when, during March, one Australian firm of distributors delivered 912 Morris cars and commercial vehicles a record in the annals of the British- Australian motor industry. Cheneys (Australia), Ltd., the company which
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 94 4 *M A A I^^Btti^Pressure and Balloon Tsrree and Tubes Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore. Kuala Lumpur. Penansr. Ipoh. Malacca i J THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. -I f G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. I FOR EVERY PERSON, PURSE AND PURPOSE MORRIS I CARS
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    • 308 4 1 Juk^^^ B Ql9v^ jESB^EB I \i o*. IrTl HE line of Goodyear L JL Motor Accessories and W^^^ Repair Materials inchide such important pro- I ducts n s >^^^^^i Tube Repair Kits, Mhj&^L^ Blow-Out Patches. mmi^^k. Fan Belts. ylm//^^^ Radintor Hose, No- I) raft Mats, Tyre and Auto Hood
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  • 511 5 MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER. CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. To meet the requirements of motorists 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, notes relating to any special londitions affecting the roads in their
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  • 95 5 Province Wellesley-Kedah. Boundary Sungei Muda River. Main Trunk Road Northwards. Bridge Bumbong Lima to towns Tikam Batu-Sungei Patani (8\ 2 miles). Laterite road in fair condition. Remarks: Temporary diversion of new culvert near 44th mile stone Bumbonp: Lima. Sungei Patani-Sungei Lalang-Bedong-Sungei Toh Pawang-Gurun-Guar Chempedak (17 miles). Good stretch
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  • 82 5 Guar Chempedak-Kota Serang SemutSimpang Ampat-Alor Star (19^ miles). Granite road, tarred surface in good condition. Alor Star-Jitra-Changlun-Bukit Kayu Hitam (Kedah-Siamese Frontier) (30 miles). Granite road in pood 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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  • 594 5 MISTAKEN ASSERTIONS. It may seem like mere dwelling on the obvious to observe that the mechanically propelled vehicle is no longer a curiosity, and that \v?ry few people living in civilised countries are to-day without any experience or knowledge of the motor-car. Does not the
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  • 185 5 An interesting scheme of car purchase that should appeal to over-seas motorists returning to Great Britain for business or on leave, has been evolved by Rootes, Ltd., of Devonshire House. Piccadilly. London, W. l, and is now in full working. Under this it is possible to
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  • 159 5 Paris Plan to Foil the Thieves. Every day some fifty motor-car* aitstolen in the streets of Paris despite ail the "gMlgttl" invented to prevent such thefts, and such a larjre force of detectives had to be detached for special duty investigating these cases that the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 185 5 i THE 14 40 H. P. I "Princeton" Tourer I rr *v v» I y» A xt t 9 Ik r I VAUXHALL I ENGLAND'S MOST EXHILARATING CAR Performance that has Complete reliability, and aroused the unlimited thrilling power far in enthusiasm of motorists all excess of its official rating
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    • 137 5 THE NEW SUPER SIX I ESSEX These are the cars which have created such a sensation in America Their 5 wonderful performance, comfort and value is a revelation in automobile 5 locomotion. Models in stock and ready for immediate delivery. 5 Four Door Sedan $2,050. Four Door Touring $1,875. Two
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  • 1043 6  - SHOULD EVERY YOUNG PLAYER TRY TO BE A CHAMPION? Helen Wills A\ AMERICAN CHAMPION WRITES. Or Should He Learn The Game. 5 CONCENTRATION AND ITS VALUE IN •I LAWN TENNIS. >i ;j 5 -by- (The New W T oman Champion). J, [FREE mESS SPECIAL). Almost every beginner, who is starting
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  • 431 6 Ar.oiher has been added to the many troubles of China. The henpecked hus bands of Hupeh are in revoit. So says Sir I'e.rcivul Phillips in the Daily Mail, who tells us the unhappy men have banded in a League to bring their oppressors to heel.
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  • 124 6 A Bnda] est paper reports that a few days •go nwpanjr of Boy Scouts, arriving at a favourite camping ground on the highest point in the Buda mountains, were amazed to observe a group of men and women dancing rmd tefltfrfng about stark naked. The
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  • 65 6 Your Portland-place doctor correspondent who advocates white flannel shorts for men playing tennis is partly justified; but in hot climates I have found that it is the belt that is the cause of most discomfort. What is wanted is a tennis shirt, itself slightly waisted, having
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  • 894 6  -  G. Duckworth CRICKET SERVICE BY ALL-KNci i \/77 -v j: The Most Attractive Position On The Field I; BUT HARF) By J (Lancashire Wicket- Keeper. ■j [FRt:t: press nnci\L,\ 5- To the spect?A or 1 suppose the job ai keeping wicket to county bowlers seems a very
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  • 2257 6 Lost in the Heart of Brazil. EXPLORER'S WIFE WHO REFUSES TO LOSE HEART. By Hayden Church, Special Correspondent of the Free Press and the N.A.N.A. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] St. Malo, France, July 6. I There arrived heTe from Madeira recently a middle-aged English-woman who for
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  • 1494 7 Free State Currency. I TO ESTABLISH LEGAL TENDER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, July 5. The second reading of the Cuirency Bill j which had b«en introduced i:i the last Dail was ptmd on Friday and will shortly go through the third and final reading. Mr. Ernest
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  • 32 7 The CountCM of Kinnoull was fined ±'10 at Bt, N Ota f«»r driving 4 motor-car through Buckden, on the (Jrcat North. road, at 42 miles an hour. Her licence was endorsed. > ft
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 377 7 I BERGER PAINTS 1 JUsiidlllcio dlid im v dLiiisiics PS k A wear and iveather I j p resisting paint J l. For ail outside jobs where there is har 1 ill wear and severe weather conditions use oi t specify, Herger "Structural and Rooi m It affords effective protection
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    • 171 7 JKt Reasons why AMERICAN JEVEREADY UNIT CELLS Give better satisfaction Jacket cemented to can. "American Eveready'* T rt a ~«.J» A 'American Eveready'* jackets are sealed to the Lon 8 att C r Ordinary flashlight jacket. Consists of asphalrinc can whh cement, batteries are exhausted. T I 7T u etw
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  • 667 8 FOR TH E WIRELESS AMATEUR. jj Short Wave Wireless. j| ITS POSSIBILITIES. I Local Amateur's Success. Interest in short wave reception of telephony in Malaya is gradually being aroused by the fact that several local amateurs, in possession of specially designed sets, have been successful in listening in to converts
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  • 316 8 LICENCE GRANTED BY THE P.M.!.. London, July ft. Broadcasting from this country to the Dominions is due to begin on August 14. Provisional permission has been granted i>y the Postmaster-General to Mr. Gerald Marcuse, of Caterham, whose transmitting station, 2NM, is well known to most listen
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  • 113 8 NINE NEW STATIONS TO BE BUILT. Broadcasting on a world basis with centrally controlled stations is the latest programme of Signor Mussolini, the Italian Premier, who has reserved to himself the right to appoint the president of the new central radio body, which will bring wireless
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  • 227 8 A BROADCASTING SCHEME. I Some hundred prominent people from I Dutch Government, banking and shipping circles, beside* members <>f colonial enter prises, paid a visit to the Philips factories at Eindhoven on June 29. At the banquet I Mr. Koningsberger, Minister for the Coloj nies. delivered
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  • 147 8 VALVE REPLACEMENT FIND. i Further to the appeal in these columns for funds to replace a valve on behalf of the Amateur Wireless Society, Mr. T. G. j Layer. of Han Yang Plantations, Ltd., in I sending a remittance for the fund, men- tions that he regularly
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  • 54 8 I transmitters of three kilowatts will be built at Florence, Genoa, Turin,' Naples, Bologna, and Palermo. j The present system of charging the equivalent of £1 a year to possessors of wireless sets will be maintained, but, in addition, a trifling tax will be imposed on all householders, whether they
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 217 8 I FOR TROPICAL CONDITIONS 1 r ♦"> ICHAMPIONS PREDOMINATE! A t^l^lTTpee^ Convince You. j: Obtainable from all Dealers and from the Distributors: "j MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD, 5 I SINGAPORE. PHCEHix^n I LEMONADE ■Pb A GOAiVP THjt£ WHERE TEETH MEET GUMS Beware of Acid Decay— Guard the Danger Line! T^ENTAL science
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    • 253 8 Your life in your hands' I I 7^ c ea^i est terms an v i( infected people on tb, pl^ things you touch. You cta^ always Kelp touching th. ;K op e I or tKe thin 6s they handfe-b* I I frequently. I I A true hea| th soap .s'the
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  • 744 9 THE FINAL STATEMENTS. A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. LKeuter's Service.] Geneva, Aug. 4. The Xa\al Conference has adjourned sine die. A joint declaration states that the delegates agreed to recommend to their respective Governments that the Conference provided for by the Washington Treaty should be held earlier than August
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  • 141 9 [Reuter> Far Eastern Service.] Tukio, Aug. 4. Commenting on the rupture at Geneva, Premier Tanaka declared that Government will issue a statement explaining the cir- cumstances resulting in the regrettable ending and also making clear Japan's sincere determination to continue to exert efforts towards a realisation of the
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  • 74 9 Their Majesties the Kin^ and Queen at, tended the wedding 1 of Ursula, daughter of Sir Arthur Lawley, a former Governor of Madras, to Colonel George Gibhs. the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bristol West. The bride is an ex-maid of honour to the Queen and a sister of Mrs.
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  • 350 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya; a live "news" paper— 4o-50 columns of newt daily, also the best Medium for Advertising Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morntog, with Latest Telegrams, Latest New* and Latest Announcements together witb txclusive special features, "Pictures of th« week" Serial
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 415 9 BUSINESS CARDS. > niACRWOOD FURNITURE i SHANGHAI SHADES. ;j J; B \MBER MANSIONS. S JT-XIJ-VN MARBLE FLOORING TILES. t Mivcd consignment of white iLrblf ■0»"«« tiles 1? 18 and 2 m Z Apply early to avoid dia?qua hppointment. Apply to 754 Prinsep Street. MEMORIALS. i < 5 i ■NGAPOBB CASKET
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    • 697 9 NOTICES. BEST PRESERVED PINES. The public are cordially invited to pay their kind attention to the produce of Jitt Seng Pineapple Factory at 11th mile atone, KoU Tingp Road, Jehore Bahru, preserved in cans by machinery with pure and hygienic juic«. Orders will be welcomed. For further particulars please apply
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    • 104 9 For New Strength in every case of Weakness 1,1: TV,« National I HaljJL jn£ _J -Ig -rrv-v-*.| Hall's Wine builds up strength. It makes the blood rich and feeds the nerves. You must be better for taking Hall's Wine. It soon makes you well. FREE WINEGLASSES: A special crystal Wineglass
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    • 284 9 KIKKO UAH SOY I FAMOUS JAPANESE SAIXX ./flsß^s^cr^^t^^^^^^H AjiilOiJsJi^^^Jv^J Is^a^s»«w2 I *--^^^^i Deiiciout Taste! j To ndd more taste and nour I ishrnent to your food Try Kikko Man Soy famous i Japanese soy —on your meats, I fishes sue 1 vegetables 1 Kikko Man 3ey it prepared from I
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 527 9 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH, JOHORE BAHRU. 6 p.m. Evensong
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  • 22 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES' BIRTH. DIKE. On Au£. 4th. li«_'T at the M:itern:ty Hospital. Singapore to Mr. and Mrs. I. Duke, I a son.
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  • 421 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6. 1927. The Naval Conference Ends. Reading the final statements made by the delegates to the Geneva Naval Conference, prior to the adjournment sine die, it is impossible not to be struck by the conviction that the abandonment of the meeting, which is what the
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  • 219 10 All those who have been interested in Dr. Tagore's visit to Malaya and his explanation of the aims of his institution, will be unfeignedly glad to read, in the special interview which he has given to the Malay Mail, his unqualified and detailed repudiation of the statements
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  • 340 10 The Bukit Sembawano- Club is exempted from registration. Mr. J.S.W. Arthur. Malayan Civil S»r- ice, has been appointed District JvdgC and First Magistrate, Penang. Mr. A. P. Cameron having resigned. Mr. T.W. Stubbs takes his place as a member of the Board of Licensing Justices for Singapore. Past and present
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  • 291 10 A Complete Repudiation. "WHOLE THING HAS BEEN TURNED ROUND." (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. .">. Dr. Tagore gave a special interview to the Malay Mail this morning in which he definitely denied all the statements attri buted to him except the one abui.t the
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  • 478 10 Mr. F. H. Grumitt. partner of Messrs. McAulifTe. Davis and Hope, Pknig, has been appointed a Municipal ComniMkMMff vice Mr. J, I). Kemp resigned. Mr. F. K. Mahoney, District Telegraph Engineer. F.M.S. Railways, Ipoh, lett for Kelantan on inspection duty, accompanied by Mrs. Mahoney. Charles Fuller Baker, dean of the
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  • 74 10 Sir Hu R h and ,h, c, I Service. I PHENOMENAL IMI'Kf,v KMfcST I (Our Own Correspond.,,, I The (Jcnc-ral r lion ent.-ruiimd Sir I«. t r Y.M.CA, Replying t<- tm a.i.ir. gj rmlltll his „r«.v,,,u, .cuninu'nc itrvta irho. they fc ithfun dan^Tous «luti«^ in 11.;.,,.,I 1 think
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  • 60 10 DR. TAGORE ON INDO-CHINESE SERVICE. (From Our Own Corn Rath I impur. li The Chinese community to Dr. Tifiiv, »ed t<> the pctl Chii ri(|l ti ations Df tin- put No country without knowing western m rid had lons. wrong path m the v necessary f th- thai the culture*
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  • 392 10 INTERESTING WBMMMi VI IUI Malacca, u .j i On W<'<lnr:(!:iy. th. i English Presbyterian Mhutioa, Marriage betnou Mi G ming. Manauer of Craig I and ttdest MM tf th K. Cummin*. The Maase, Dufl Eleanor Egertoa Ma;,.. •)f the late Mi. an.! Mrs. I church. New aland. Tin-
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  • 60 10 DR. B. STANLEY JONES TO VISIT MALAYA. We an- informed thai been made for a vis,t in 0 of Dr. E. Stan.ey Jo* lecturer and authoi of Road. Dr Jones Speaker and in NCCM and lectured in Boro| Java, United State* El He visited Malaya It*" lI1(l ill- warmly received
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 271 10 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECICS" f John Harvey S Sons Ltd. I jHn] f Extra Superior \^^sS/ Old Gold Sherry Bristol Milk. SOLE AGENTS: I CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Compavfen* Ot'dinavces of Hongkong) (Incorporated in Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. j ii m—mmmmm i -<- i J BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT
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    • 72 10 i f r PEARS Golden Glory ii FOR i Golden Youth f PURPLE TRIANGLE i BASS THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole Agents A damson, Giltlllan Co., Ltd. DRESS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE A BUSINESS ASSET. HE WHO CAN CHOOSE AND PRESERVE WHAT IS SMART IS THOUGHT TO BE
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    • 9 10 To-day's Feature. j LOST IN BRAZIL I _-/\7</< i
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  • 283 11 K KBLLOGG* OPTIMISM. |{XXA Mh7wN NOT FIN4L. B[Reuter'fl Service.] New York, Aug. 5. ;at an effort for naval iU regained at an early date a formal statement by Mr. ..i ,i i consider the failure to „r:t final. 1 am confident Geneva will make it possible ment
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  • 24 11 [Betlter'i Service.] Philadelphia. Aug 5. Iphb Bulletin offers $25,000 rtop flight from any Euro**l to Philadelphia, within a year.
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  • 35 11 [Kenter'i Service] Detroit, Aug. 5. 1 declared that Mr. Hoover is TOl candidate for Presidential no- i m to Mr. Coolidge. He j President is sincere in his to become a candidate.
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  • 17 11 [fcoter'i Service.] Oslo, Aug. 5. i Holland, Princess Juliana i a holiday trip, incognito.
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  • 30 11 [Xt utt r\ Service.] Simla. Aug i. announced that KJ were in the serious comttiah. Bihamrissa pro- due to the obstruction 1 fusion. Order has now ■'••(I.
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  • 21 11 Service] U« Angeles, Aug. 4. -nly lasted a few i similar experience Pasadena, Hollywood, San (!;i "i:w is reported.
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  • 23 11 fK^'r's Service.] London, Aug. 4. mirr d Mr. John "P'-ration in a London r F] a o p« w 9
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  • 305 11 PREPARING FOR REPRISALS. WARDING AMERICA'S LEADERS. [Reuters Service.] Buenos. Aires, Aug. 5. Thousands waiting in the streets sna p. P"i up the special editions of the newspapers publishing the Governors dcci 81on ln Sacco-Vanzetti case A empathy strike with the condemned started at the Rosario and two business establishments
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  • 88 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, Aug. ft, Commenting on the termination of the Conference the newspaper Kokmnin, referi in«.r to the "open split in the Anglo-Am-' •riean relations" considers this will enable America to satisfy her "First Navy Ambftion" while Jiji remarks that the AngloAmerican friction at the
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  • 51 11 fßeuter's Service.] Amsterdam, Aug. 5. The International Maritime Conference h*s closed after adopting a resolution which left to the sub-committee the task of revising the draft convention on compulsory insurance of sea passengers based, if possible, upon a system of insurance likely Jo secure the Conference's unanimous
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  • 35 11 1 [Reuters Service.l Washington. Aug. 5. The re-discount rates of the New York and Boston Federal Reserve Banks have been reduced from 4 to IMI per cent as from Aug. 5.
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  • 51 11 r Reuters Service.] Henderson Kentucky, Aug. 4. Rescuers equipped with gas-masks have hitherto recovered 16 bodies. Survivors ieclare the explosion was the result of a faulty shot in the workings. In the same mine in 1917 a similar castastrophe resulted in G7 deaths. [Earlier cables on page
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  • 111 11 Dr. Rahindranath Tagore and party arrived in Malacca by the Larut last Wednesday. They were met on board by Mr. G. C. Dodd (Chairman) and Mr. S. C. Goho of the Tagore Reception Committee. On arriving at the landing steps the poet was introduced by Mr. Dodd to the members
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  • 663 11 BISHOPS PENSION FUND. To the Editor. Sir Now that Bishop C. J. Ferguaonpavie has retired from this Diocese, the signatories of the following letter feel justified in seeking greater publicity as there must be many to whose notice it has not yet been brought. The "personal
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  • 209 11 To the Editor. Sir: I have the honour to inform you that Sandangan Alip, the Filipino chess wizard, and at present considered the national chess champion of the Philippine Islands, is at present in Singapore. He is on his way to Manila, but before leaving. Sandangan Alip
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  • 430 11 WARRANT ACiAINST BANKRUPT IN COLOMBO. Air. Justice Deane presided over the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, when, on the application of Mr. K. Seth, motions for substituted service of bankruptcy petition were granted in the cases of Tia Kwang Chua and K. M. Hameed Sultan. Thomas Joseph Duffy, whose debts
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  • JAPANESE NEWS.
    • 49 11 (By courtesy of the Xanyo XichiNichi Shimbunsha). Tok>o, Aug. 4. Mr. Sen Kaiayama, a notorious communist staying for years in Moscow holding an important post in the Soviet Government, has been ordered to return home, his petu tion being dismissed by the Japanese Government.
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    • 46 11 Although the date when the Japanese troops withdraw from Shangtung is yet unfixed, it is understood that the troops will be withdrawn as soon as a compromise is arrived at between the Southerners and the I Northerners for which negotiations are proceeding.
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    • 78 11 The Railway Office announces that tho operation of the trains to Tsuruga to connect with the through trails vr »in.r to Europe from Vladivostok started on Aug 1. Through tickets to Europe may be obtained at Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Shimoneseki, Moji ana Nagasaki
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  • 188 11 The following action was taken at a meeting- of Committee No. 1. held on August 2nd. Approved reduction of annual value of Nos. 170 to 172 Telok Ayer Street from $1,800 to $600 in consideration of use of part of the buildings as a school. Decided to request
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    • 153 11 ("ROBINSONQ'I S For Value and Service jf ji Stationery of Distinction |i i Straits Bond :j STOCKED IN DEEP AZURE AND PURE WHITE 5 ■J SHADES J •2 an( J n the following forms: «H •I Box of 120 Sh»'t«ts Post Bvo Notepaper (7 x 4'/ 2 fly) $1.00 J
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    • 717 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE i REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES IPBEBS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. CYCLOPS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In port MEMNON London Aug. 9
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    • 563 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). I'ttLERMAr LIME PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Spore. nUmu Alllliji s.s. BLOEMFONTEIN London, Hull and Hamburg Aug. 12 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Havre, London,
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    • 548 12 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERvit fes PENINSULAR AND ORIENTA°L "sTE AM NAVir.ATMI\ LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERvic i l(i (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMKNN MUM For China and Japan. For Marseille.. u mi( n
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  • 1058 13 Sri Persektuan Malayu. FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. <Our Muslim Correspondent). The first annual general meeting of the Sn Per«c4:tuan Malayu, Bentong, Pahang, was held early last month for the puij.oses ot passing the accounts and tfccUatf *tw office bearers. There was a large numoer of members present, and the
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  • 328 13 CRASH TAKES Ot (I PANTS BY SURPRISE, Mr. Demi Papnni, a Greek returning home to Bemk Street After a month* holiday, knocked at his son's bedroom. But before the son reached the door, the wall* bulged oat, the ceiling caved in. ami the home crashed in
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  • 288 13 LOCAL COMMITTEE CEASES TO ACT. In accordance with the wishes of the London committee, the local committee of the F.M.S. War Relief Fund ceased to act a? from June 30, and the balance ol the funds in han, amounting to $4,947.64, has been remitted home to
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  • 21 13 The Public School system teaches the young to work at their play and play at their work. Mr. A. A. Mocatta.
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    • 141 13 **X \a jL- i ■w w^^r The Sllenburgs Poods I lited to the I Fants in hoc B t i.«'( iroin B <»n«l are I 5 '7 he I v c boil rtj .1 nc« ot p supplies. Mil* 1..0 d No. 2 l| I i b;.rv* Foods |P I
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    • 437 13 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT A MODERN CAR OF FINER QUALITY Prices complete at Singapore: ltd i r i\ 0-DBssonirpr rr\ HE most mo lern pi-actices and exacting prin- m 1 ciples of sc-ntific motor car manufacture louring Car are employed in producing the Chevrolet. $!39i> As a result, large car
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  • 1081 14 Cricket. EUROPEANS vs. THE REST. (Our Johore Correspondent.) The great match of the Johore Cricket season was played on Friday. 29th. July, when the Europeans met The Rest. Much keenness was shown on both sides, the teams being composed of players from Johore Bahru, Batu Pahat, Central Johore
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  • 49 14 We are glad to see that a numU-r or !l.e y«.ung\r policemen are undergoing p.v-fc-al lessons in traffic control at the cross roads near the station, where there is plen ty of traffic. There has been an enormous impiovomcnt lat ly in this form of noli™ work.- 8.N.8. Herald
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  • 662 14  -  Charles Corney MMKMMe&emsinfte C A hktoru of the Empire. agsayghagha Aug. 6.— Death of Ben Jonson. 21>0 On the 6th. August 1637, Ben YEARS Jonson, the famous dramatist, AGO. died at the age of 64. He was born in London in 1573, two months after the
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    • 284 14 j A Keen and j Invigorating Coolness tPwT T)ALE like champagne in colour If 4 jl and "dry" agleam with spark' If'i'l ling vitality piquant, yet mellow, 1 fift] Canada Dry The Champagne of 1 IJk\ Ginger Ales— is so different from /^Ep\ the ordinary Ginger Ale it might jffjEablA
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    • 267 14 A %-4\W'P The rounded little li. i Ud.™«dfo,i,. G» k prove it Samples and booklet on application to n^ k p!nangand d I*Cod Singapore. THE FOOD THAT 1 1 I |>s Obtainable of all iqlass m first a-d 1 T¥~\ i! the oS I syphon m second l| corkscrew T
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  • 896 15 Difficulties of An Umpire. THE CROWD'S BIAS. From time to time during international contests in various forms of sport many oi us have observed the mentality of the spectators, or the "crowd," as they are commonly termed, and the partiality which they are on occasions* inclined to
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    • 491 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS No. 27. $400 in Prizes paid to the successful competitors in this competition. Ist Prize $300. 2nd Prize $100. tht profits of the competition 50 per cent will be handed to the DESTITUTE STRANGERS' AID FUND. ||M v i«f i;ilihl> HBH B I I I I HI "lit
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    • 351 15 r^^^^Awm^W^J 17,OOOJDoctors. a fte r Malaria S\ r A T^ is B°°d tonic wine S J U tamous for over 40 years contains just those things neces- mMs^^A saryto bring you rapidly back to full health and fitness. ll^^^^J For convalescence after all tropical fevers, Wincarnis will l ifillFT^ I
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    • 73 15 Ny Carlsberg rv Beer MOLE IMI'ORTEP.B: FHE EAST ASIATIC CO,, LTD. llnrornomu :n li*>nm«ri.| r^A Ktnm* k Akmay. S-.M XNSTALL, a Kerath ■M. Marine Engine in yaar oc cruucj you will o**" understand why Kermath M/nine Engines lead the wld. The most economical marine engine built *^f I iimlli gives
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    • 440 16 Bums Phiip Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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    • 60 16 I lntrnoovfa/J TTTTHEN you buy j Interwoven Socks you know that the famous Interwoven Toe and Heel insure maximum wearing value. Ask to see the many new patterns j and colour mixtures in silk, wool and lisle, all moderately priced i MuUer A Pkipp* (*UUy«). Ltd. Singapore See an A
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    • 400 16 Kerr Steamship Co. W 44, BBAVBR STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S. A > General Af«nta. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO I BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A BALTIMORE (via Sues). M.S. SILVERBEECH dIH PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA^SERVirr SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. MS. SILVERAY ,hie here OUTWARDS TO CALCUTTA via PORTS.
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    • 105 16 GOLDEN GUINEA J vty v THE FIENST SPARKLING WINE PROCURABLE PRICE $:u:> fWk HiiniE. Duty Extnu look rot nn GOLDEN COIN TRADK MARK. IT IS THE HAU MAR} OF QUALITY. JOHN LITTLE CO.,Lll>. (Incorporated in M^i Singapore, Penani: and Kuali Lumpur. HOMEWARD >nllA To Colombo, I)jib<»«iti. l' ort B Marseilles
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 739 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 *.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Scremban, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 800 16 SHIPPING NOTES. I From Bangkok the Suddhadib brought 212 bullocks yesterday. A coal cargo arrived yesterday by the Tarakan, bound from Berouw to Batavia. The Baron Ogilvy, bound from Ko-si-chang to Cuban ports, which arrived in port yesterday, had a cargo of rice on board. The P. and O. Nyanza
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    • 700 17 O. S. X.. Lino. j)»,4t mat ions. Steamers. Arrive. L*«re. Rotterdam Hamburg, Bremen, ia r \!;i Colombo, Aden and ror t Sai 1 Atlas Maru Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Cape Town, Rio, Santos, and Buenos Aires. f Montevideo Maru Aug. 29 Aug. 30 I n- Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, [j eira Delagot
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    • 411 17 TKAm«COMFOKT DOLLAR fi^U LINERS T =ssS= :^^^HPDollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well -ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running
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    • 632 17 K. P. M. Ttvmnn (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representative* in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge.
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  • 1072 18 Reflections of an Old Soldier. HUMAN NATURE. I S "Under the greenwood tree-he-he. Who loves to lie with me-he-he, And toon It was at this juncture that the Old Soldier, ceasing from his labour in knocking down a loosened heel-peg at the latter end of
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  • 160 18 Moscow's rathi-r spluttering hymn of h:'.U against England, seems to indicate Ibt •inevitable ilinmx of exhausti n. This is n<tt MurprisiiiCf for it would be difficult to pro dace any Administration in the world's history which had OjQM more talking an«< produced n "pjeNSffsJ invective" (to ojnot John
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  • 157 18 800 Murdirs In a Year. More than 800 persons were murdered in Burma in 1920, and robbery with violence has increased by nearly 24 par rent., says an administrative report just published. Terrible savapery by Burmese criminals is reported. A fisherman, in one case, was hacked
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    • 240 18 Austin "12" Saloon $3600 X^i^scores jLW Xi X W m.^ A. L^^ A^ 111 1. J, M.^ M.J items that nre inthvutuaihj w w *^pjp^ ppvpjppv pjpv «jp> w pppp pppp> pppp> 4pppppV pppppV^ Mipor/anl. arui collectively (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) toditpaisabU w cumplete MtfitfactuM. IT T CT T
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    • 146 18 Cured of Rheumatism after Months of Pain 4 remarkable install- of De Witt's Kidney i m cases of Rlirwn. itfatl Mr. W. Kitcb. 4. M llullo\v.»\, 1, lon. K«»r OVOf !<• »<>li«l n...! a^ony. I liH'l riwam i Inxly, and iikili- mi' until a taoMbl mlvim Plttm I om m||
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  • 68 19 August ">. Bank 4 m.>. 2;3 31-32 Bank demand 2,3 23-32 Private credits I m.>. 2 4! 4 New York, demand 60 Credits 90 days 571^ Franc*-, demand w»o India, T.T. 1^ iiontr kong, demand 12' 2 p.c. l)i-. Yokohama, demand J 1 j^ 1 Som. Java, (ii-iiiriiiii ]39
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  • 216 19 August .>. Tin J 7f» Ton- j., Gambler 7.,-,,, Pepper Whin- ki:: Pepper Black r>* Flake Tapioca »-,.0 M Pearl S.tgo Small 7.60 Cepra 1 0/ Copra Sumhi.-d 10.7") Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rico Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle i New) 830 Rice, Siam old So. 1 330
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  • 57 19 August sth.. 12 o'clock noon. Tone of Market: Quiet. Late« 4 Cable: London Spot Sheet I7fcd per Ib. New York Sjiot Bheel (i.ets per Ib. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. S:>o .V.i 4 -)<»!.. Stan. laid R.S.S. «.n Tender Au^r. 99^ t9% Sc|ii. 00^4 mt'
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  • 125 19 TBMERLOH*B GOOD YE Ml. (From Our Own Correspondent). IVnanjj, Auj;. 5. Presiding at the seventeenth annual general meeting of Temerloh Coconut a»jj Rubber Co. Mr, .1. Brown said that the final flgurei wen not to good as anticipated at this time last year, although the profit tamed, approximating
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  • 142 19 NORTHERN TIN DREDGING EXTEND OPERATIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*;, \ug. An extraordinary BAesting of North Taipinjr Tin Ureduinj- Co.. Mr. I). A. It. Brown presiding, confirmed resolutions that the Company exercise its option over 250 acres in Bolau Valley for $100,000 cash and 100,000 fully paid shares, and that
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  • 196 19 ROSE MACPHAIL C ON UPOVT Sinuaporf. Auu. ■fS Ewbb I" 1,, Local •>'.♦%. j»«> tor <;» tons Mininc.-Potal'i,^ 1.70. Kurhui 2.04 liauiya Consolidated i.l'i. „l- Lir.jmi lH li "»tau (>id. 2 l.(M. Rantau Prrf. 2.08 -.12. Itambau 1.52 Vi l Haul* :j.2r, :5.:i0. kahman Hydraulic 2 56*2
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  • 172 19 ru Singapore, Auir. ihoro has been little- movement im prices during: the past week, and the only revival of interest that has been shown has been en the announcement of the shipment figures for July, which at 23,947 tons were somewhat lower than was expected. On
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  • 136 19 Sinuaport', Auu. llk effect «»l th»- cut to 60 per cent is n..u becoming apparent in reduced shipment* and the Market is none buying than selling although not too confidently. Trade buyers appear to be more interested, and there i> tentative speculative buying ahead The Official Export figure*
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  • 142 19 Yesterdays Alteration*. v n Buyers Selifi* Bangrin 1 in t) :;(u ;j. Hitam Tin (fl) M) Klang River ($1 i,;, Kuchmi Olds. ($1 > 2 Q24 ->'i(i M.4 Siamese Proa (ss) Us U Ha M ahan^ onsd. (ss) 12s 1«.,| 1354% d Rahmmi Hyds. (sj> ...-,7,., r
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  • 66 19 ACRBSMBNT BIGNBO IN nkw rOMT. London, July 22. M. Kaimint-, Vk«.PrMkleat of the Russian Naphtha Syndicate fttata ih ,t to*. tracts were sijrn-d in Junt- in NYu V..rk with tho Stan.lard Oil CoMpaßy «,f New York Hnd the Vacuum Oil Company, wlui, by they will sell
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    • 345 19 ASSET^OVER ,7.^000 ASSURANCE IN TOECE OVER mm* THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMTTED MEAD OFF.CE: W,™h estCT HoSTSSI^ **TSSSoiI OFFICE- 5 2 Old 2 Fr T! C. W h,, £20,0«0 deposited Sfs^ Court %*g- £L i Life Assurance Companies Act PLANS OF ASSURANCE. A< AGENTS WANTED Secretary Managing Director
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    • 873 19 BANKING. JHONGKONf, AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) j Head OfEce: Hongkong. Authorised Capital 50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 i COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman «r H Com Pton, Esq., Deputy
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    • 614 19 MACPHAIL'S SH^KE LIST. Aug. sth., rt—iai Prices. buyers tiler* Ayer Wet* U2 i, 1.22', cum liatu Caves 1 .35 1.40 batanp: Padang 71 74 (hin Chin Tin fully paid L 17% 1.22^ Hitams DO 95 Hon k Fatt i o8 1.09 Johan Tin 22 25 Kinta Tin Died. 140 1
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    • 38 19 I "ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Koyal Charter A.D. 1726) FIRE MOTOR CAR MAKING Fidelity Guarantee— Administration BoncL Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO ~m BARKER CO. iTP CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist Hoor> A. LEE, Resident Hangar
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  • 1341 20 Public Instruction. LECTURE TO TEACHERS' CLUB. '.From Our Own Correspondent. Bangkok. July 30. The Minister of Public Instruction who has recently returned from a tour of Malaya, the Straits, Hong Kong, Japan and Manila,, undertaken with a view of studying the educational policies followed in those countries,
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  • 368 20 Penang Summer Races. TO-DAY'S HANDICAPS. Singapore, Aug. 5. Race No. 1. Ponies. First Division. (Six Furlongs). Marcony 10.2, Orlinda 9.7, Golden Brew 9.5, Foundling" 9.5, Blum Tau 9.1, Dorinda 8.12, Purser 8.12, Locarno 8.12, Merchu 8, Maradaadi 7.13, Poparoo 7.12, Silkette 7.8, Black Beauty 7.5. Race No. 2.
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  • 39 20 In order to avoid congestion on the Course on Wednesday, durinjr the Ist Round of the Andrew Cnrrie Cap, other members of the Singapore Garrison Golf Club are particularly requested not to play on that afternoon.
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  • 25 20 Saturday, 2 p.m. Bukit Timah. Malay 1 p.m.— Drill Hall, -A" Coy. Sunday.— Siglap, "A" Coy. 7.30 a.m. B. Timah, Malay Coy.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 157 20 On a wicket which gave the bowlers very little assistance in consequence of the rain that fell earlier in the clay the Services scored ICS without loss in their S.C.C. Tournament match against the Nondescripts in the hour's play yesterday after noon. Taylor and Congdon were the
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    • 127 20 SECOND ENGLAND VERSUS REST TRIAL. The second of the England versus the Rest Test Trial matches commences at Lord's on Wednesday. The programme oi matches for the week is as follows:— To-day: Surrey versus Middlesex at the Oval; Lancashire versus Hent at Man Chester; Glamorgan versus Essex ai
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    • 191 20 At Canterbury: Kent won by innings ami 115. Kent 370. Notts llrt and 139. Fur Kent .1. Bryan Korea! I^4 while S. Maples took nine Kent wickets for 141. In the Notts tirst innings Freeman took six wickets for 57 and in the second rive tor 34.
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    • 130 20 The following will play for the S.R.C. against the V.M.C.A. on the former's ground to-day at 2 p.m.:— M. 6. Anthonisz. H. N. Balhetchet, L. R. Bligh, 1.. E. Campbell, A. E. Chelvan, D. DTotta, T. Hope, W. A. Keyt, T. Leijssius (Capt.). R. Pearso and C Richards. The
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    • 71 20 In the Garrison Cricket League No. 2 Co. 174 (Lt. Taylor 99), beat H. Q. and D. E. 141 (Pte. Whitfield 37). No. 4 Coy. 10 U 1 0 19 H.Q. (A.) 0 7 1 1 15 No. 1 Coyi 10 7 0 3 14 No. 2
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  • 45 20 The following: events will take place at the Chinese Swimming: Club to-morrow: Vi mile handicap race for A class, 90 yards haml cap races for C class and novices. 60 yards handicap race for veterans, soft ball water- polo and teal hunt.
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  • 17 20 BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION. Orders For Week Ending August 7th. Saturday, Camp contingent Parade Johnston's Pier 3 p.m.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 169 20 A Press selected team played the Police on the Stadium yesterday and beat them by 2 l. The Press scored in the first five minutes, and, although the Police did thei** best to draw level, they were unable to do so before half time. In the
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    • 139 20 On Sunday. 7th and 14th instant, two races will take place for trophy presented l.y the Club. Start will be made at 10 a.m. over the usual Club course and handicaps for the Ist race work out as follows :-—Ella Dorothy scratch, June 1.2. Jean, Kathleen
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  • 218 20 30 YARDS RANGE CUP. The Malaya Command rifle competition (Singapore section) for the thirty yards range challenge cup rresented by Major. General Sir. Neill Malcolm, X.C.8.. D.5.0.. is due to take place this month on the thirty yards range at S.V.C. Headquarters. We understand that twelve teams have
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  • 154 20 Spooks, a play which is just as gripping:, if not more so, than the Bat, and one which runs on more or less the same lines, was presented by the Wilbur Players at the Victoria Theatre last night. It will be repeated to -night for the last
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  • 48 20 Woman Architect asked to Submit further Designs. London, July 22. A woman architect. Miss Elizabeth Scott, is included in the group of six, chosen from 74 competing architect's from all over the world, to submit further designs for the re-building of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
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  • 44 20 Mrs. A. R. Thomas, wife of the manager of Sumzei Kemok estate, Ulu Yam, who left here for Home early in July but owing to serious illness was admitted to hospital in Rangoon, hopes to continue her journey on Saturday by the Burma.- M.M.
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    • 220 20 Greatest Artistes Recording "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" > RECORDS. REPRODUCED ON I "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" J GRAMOPHPONE i ARE AiISOLU/BLT PhHKi I; HEAR THEM AND BE SATISFIED IT 5 Moutrie Co., Ltd. ■j Raffles Place, Singapore. •'•ViV,., 1 J iSv.v a m 4 111 J L-^^ I 1 1 piCCADILLY r
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