The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 August 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CRN** SINGAPORE. S.S., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1927. NO. 12,176.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    210 1 The agitation with regard to the sentences of death passed on Sacco and Yl-inzetti continues and demonstrations of protest are general Page 11. General Dawes' allusions to Geneva in his Peace Bridge speech have caused a stir and administration land newspapers join in. denouncing his views <Page
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    ADOPTING A KITTEN.
    833 1 One makes extraordinary discoveries. Who would imagine that it is very di;!icurt to obtain a kitten Eventually we put an advertisement in the local paper. Until it appeared we had wakeful spells at night, hagridden by dreadful visions of what would happen if the box number, that
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      239 1 fJisT ON HAVING LABEL BRAND" i OFFEE M ..v/ v. b .v.v.w.%vwwas RAFFLES HOTEL KVERY TI*ESH A V ISA THURSDAY, BATIK SATURDAY I** l SPECIAL DINER DANSANT GRILL r\ EK> at whilh the followiijß artists will OPEN DAILY aPP€ FR OM M nAY Miss Tania Sfctlanova a. m HEDNESDA i
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      168 1 THE Talcum Powder for YOU ANTISEPTIC AND FRAGRANT. i i. I II LEVVE« DELIGHTFUL FEELING OF FRESHNESS AFTER USE. I II Agents: WILLIAM GOSSAGE Sons.. Ltd., 55. Robinson Road. %vwva%vwvwvwvwv.%v.va%\%vi.-a%%vuv^av^.%%\%v.vpwvwvw%< Europe 6y^ Hotel 111)1* 41 .BNOWNED DV RECOMMENDATION.*' fIUTT T DANCING J and Saturday V ;l THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD.,
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      101 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Small house wanted Page 9. Castrol oil successes Page 14. Berger paints, enamels and varnishes Page 7. Chevrolet trucks, Borneo Motors. Ltd. Page 18. Cow and Gate milk food for your baby Page 15. Shoulder cuts ol bacon at Cold Storage —Page 10. Daily governess for two children
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      10 1 •I EVERY TIN DATED j: "RED LABEL BRAND" COFFEE V.V.V.V.V.WA%W.V.W.Vd%VV
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      196 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, ldth. High Water. 9.13 a.m., 7.3., 7.57 p.m., 8.6. Malacca: H. W. 4.50 a.m.. 5.0., 5.50 p.m.. 6.0. M. M. homeward mail closes 1 p.m. S.R.C. Anl. Mtg. 5.30 p.m. Football: Singapore Cup, Police vs S.C.F.A. 11, Stadium. Wilbur Players, Abie's Irish Rose. Thursday, Uth. High Water.
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    UNREHEARSED EFFECTS.
    586 2 (By A Stage Manager.) Miss. Nora Blaney, playing: in "The Va gahond Kirt*<-," the other night, nearly lost i\ finger through a mishap with a dagger and a London touring company, performing 'The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" at Simla, India lately, were surprised by the appearance o: v
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    FATAL FIRE IN RUBBER GARDEN.
    172 2 FATAL FIRE IN R UBBER GARDEN. The Resident of the Third Division. Sarawak, relates that on the night of the '27 ih July a Foochow house in a rubber :-rat.kn at, Engkilo was destroyed by fire. JV« children were burnt to death and 7 JMNi badly burnt, I of wh<
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    MOTHER KILLED BY MOTOR LORRY.
    78 2 Uaby Girl Born at Surgery. London, July 30. While crossing a street in North London Mrs. Easton, aped twenty, was knocked! down by a motor lorry and was taken to a i sum -ly. Th-re she was found dead but' the doctor, observing her condition,
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    30 2 Mr. Charles Milne, manager of Lendu K«tat« f A!or C-i\\ h. haj returned from leave In 8 otUtncL Vr^ Wl*i* is expeetvd to r«tu>'i t Mtdeyn 1 fa ttra yea,-.
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      353 2 SPON( S>nge S VICTORIA THgATRE SPONGES. =s A very fine assortment of THE POPULAR AMERICAN COMPANY BATH and FACE THE WILBUR PLAYERS SPONGES PRESENT. just arrived. To-Night at 9.30 p.m. Prices from $1.20 to $5.50 -**eh Request Performance. medical"^ i.td. ABE'S BOSH ROSE Battery Road. Thursday, Aug. 11th Friday, Aug.
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      260 2 ALHAMBR7 (Tan Cheng Kee Co.. Ltd i» r V*l COMMENCING SATUHIIAY^. «ih Tlr'r* In the Second Show at «> nn T A PARAMOUNT SUPER-PRODUCTION' a oul IN CONCEPTION. POWERFUL IN DRAMA vL'v' :K Has* which wth broadness of vision, .spectacular eff.^t brings home the great truth that was hidden v!
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    ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MALAYA.
    797 3 The annual report for 1926-1927 presented at the meeting on July 20th. was as follows: —The statement for the year under review, as in the previous year, has been prepared in the form of Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet. The Income amounted to £1,440
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    54 3 Messrs. J. J. Bryan, E. Pentony and A. Williams, all Assistant Engineers of the F.MS. Public Works Department, ara due from Home by the Glenapp. The I.S.P. annual Planters' Conference vvill tuke place at Penang on the 15th and t6th inst. The dinner will be held at the Runnym de
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    MR. OSMSBY GORE'S INVESTIGATIONS.
    64 3 London, July 23. Mr. Ormsby. Gore, who is n«>\v acting as Secretary of State for the Colonies, will spend some days in Ceylon next June after visiting Malaya. He will be prepared to receive representations following on the Special Commission's investigations regarding reforms but without prejudice
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    VICAR SEEKS HIS CROSS.
    94 3 j RESIGNS AN EASY LIVING. London, July 23. "I have a beautiful horne f a niotor-car, a motor-cycle every thing man could want. Where is my Cross? I cannot help thinking that I have been a bit of a hypocrit 0 -aid the. Rev. Crawford Flitch,
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    THE LONDON SQUARES.
    678 3 350 OUTSTANDING AREAS. J The Royal Commission which is to be appointed to inquire into the best means of preserving the London squares, some 350 in number, will have the advantage of hearing that a policy has been carefully thought out both by the London County Council
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      230 3 \TOUR BABY'S future good health and I I J fitppinCM depends upon your choice of his I food in infancy. The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which I has been used to rear successfully the children I of J Royal Nurseries. If there was a better I food
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      152 3 mKd Mill f^B Jfitttt 1 1 tii JvTl fTf r j+ bt±m CO. LTD. LONDON Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Export Co., Ltd. LONDON AND MANCHESTER SUMMARY OF CHIEF PRODUCTS POWER PLANT. Steam Turbines. Condensers and Auxiliary Plant. Electric Generators. CONVERTING AND TRANSMISSION PLANT. Complete E. H. T. Transmission Schemes, Transformers, Rotaiy
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    THE COMPLETE MOTORIST.
    1046 4 His First Do's and Don't's. REFORM FROM WITHIN. For want of effective legislation and of •>ome system for educating the motorist on th.? responsibilities that lie upon him. the m. tor-car becomes more of a menace a? it grows in numbers on the road. It is not
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    RACER AS ROAD MAKER.
    45 4 Major H. 0. D rctiiv.! tmm m.•• rrmr.l of |t3 MJ boanl cf IIH I' Company M -My exp.n,n. many countru*>. „h jbro* fordny. "has Ult rHativ, valrn^ '.^^.U^ not comoth, ur> t I am firta* l" but I will no-
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      135 4 r^tv 20% less fuel consumptioo! ||C B X plj 15% more power f ||j aa TXI 20^ faster acceleration! J |j mj New standard gear-shift transmission. Ij m New silent-action clutch. j t: E New improved oiling and cooling J l^j 9| i i systems. j K£ Xi '^**S lV
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      79 4 j| High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes*'*: J Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore J Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malaccaf m THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. ij VB y# wtt ■I ft jl Jj J ioodyear Inner Tubes
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    BRITISH MYSTERY 'PLANE.
    105 5 fc*XB To LIFT THE SCHNEIDER (IP. London. July 19. 1 hi flight." is how sight- »< "Blue Bird" which is *2? l th mystery 'plane fitnaarine Napier ;ngine. It ta n »kimmiag over the Solent therwwe, even the Air Force •wed to approach th craft. ;l' 1
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    AMERICAN CARS IN CEYLON.
    95 5 1 of motor vehicles (cars, WJ motorcycles) by counoq "ak( and k>nd in use in *uiu '"'shows that of a total **i •>.,,, 'ica" claim 9274, inf >«rkr t,i''■'- <!> ll9° CWrrofcto, 1101 fcitain '^'itfos. iiU(\ 493 Buicks; Hy ltl 'Eluding 436 Morris -r. f" v<l<-
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    SINGAPORE'S FIRST MOTORCYCLE HILL-CLIMB.
    250 5 Th» first motor-cycle hill-climb to be organised in Singapore is to take place on Sunday. Sept. 4th., commencing 1 at 9 a.m. The hill-climb is being organised under the auspices of the Singapore Volunteer Co*-ps. and there will be six events, altogether, for which a number
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    524 5 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. J To meet the requirements of motorists P who are now frequently travelling betweer Singapore and the F.M.S. we have request 9 ed the Roads departments of the various j States to forward to us, as occasion offers not?s relating: to any special conditions
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    CENTRAL KEDAH.
    94 5 Province Wellesley-Kedah. Boundary Sungei Muda River. Main Trunk Road Northwards. Bridge Bumbong Lima to towns Tikam Batu-Sungei Patani (SH 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 Chem. pedak (17 miles). Good stretch
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    NORTH KEDAH.
    82 5 Guar Chempedak-Kota Serang SemutSinipanp: 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 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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    INDIANAPOLIS AUTO CLASSIC.
    132 5 A College Boy's Win. George Souders. a shy, unassuming man from Lafayette. Indiana, U.S.A. became somebody in the business of Automobile racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1927. Souders, a former student at Purdue University, driving a Du'.senberg special in his first major event,
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    27 5 Commercial motor vehicles to the value of nearly £400,000 were imported into British Malaya during 1926, Great Britain's share of the trade amounting to 40 per cent.
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    TEN YEARS USE IN SIX MONTHS.
    150 5 The long life and enduring qualities of the modern motor oar were recently put to a unique test. An Oakland Standard Sedan car was run over an apparatus known as a "treadmill" for six months, day and night, continuously, during which time it covered—in
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    62 5 Sir George Beharrell, managing director of the Dunlop tyre business, has been elected President of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders for 1927-28, in succession to Mr. W. R. Maudslay, managing director of the Standard Motor Company. Mr. E. H. Blake, deputy governing director of Morris Motor*, Ltd., and*
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    WITHIN 40 MILES OF ARCTIC COAST.
    134 5 Intrepid Lady Motorist Forced to Return. London. July 28th. Stockholm.— Mrs. Victor Bruco has re. turned here, after reaching within 40 miles of the Arctic Coast. She was forced to turn hack ouintr to the absence of some details. [An earlier message stated:— London,
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    LONDON MOTORISTS' RECORD.
    35 5 61.674 Convicted in a Year. Sir William Joynson-Hicks stated in reply to a Parliamentary question, that the number of convictions for nuttcring offences in the Metropolitan PohYo Aftt durin* 19'!'» was f>l,f»74.
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      143 5 j THE 14 40 H.P. I "Princeton" Tourer I <[ i 4 VAUXHALL ENGLAND'S MOST EXHILARATING CAR? i Performance that k*. Complete reliability, and 5 the unlimited thrilling power far in S f «cthu«iasm of motorists all excess of its official ratine 9vt r the world beauty of -""^ese are
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      226 5 GLYNO 1 THE ECONOMY CAR j Let us give you a demonstration. As %b *****11 »^z« 1 1)(), j I Straits Motor Garas*e I 1 Chifl Kooi Co P^nang:, YAm Hoe Hin Co.. Alor Star, The Seremban Garage. Seremban, Johore Motors. Batu Pahat Mm* *-< f Taik Hoe Co Taiping.
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      CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
      1022 6  -  HATTON WARD. by r[FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] Problem No. 18. (By L. C. Haliam.) Black 9 pieces. Brilliant (.'am* by Janowski. Although somewhat disappointing in his bid for championship honours, the late David Janowski was an exceptionally brilliant player, whose star would probably have shone brighter in
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      50 6 Mr. W. R Wallace, M.R.C.V.S., who has been appointed to the Veterinary Service of the Federated Malay States, has left for Malaya. The Stalls of the Anglo-Chinese School and Branch Schools Penan;? had a very impressive function on the* occasion of the coming long leave <>f Rev. (J. the Prir.J
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      71 6 Mr. Cecil Rae has arrived in England and us staying at Queensgate Hotel, S. W. 5, until October. He is quite recovered now from the accident he met with on board ship when he fractured two ribs. He will return to the East via America, and will inspect the large
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      BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
      1187 6  -  AN UNUSUAL HAND. HORATIUS. [FREE I'RESS SPECIAL.} I ant indebted to a correspondent for a rather curious hand, together with the bidding thereon, concerning which he seeks my opinion. His partner dealt and bit! One Spade (score, love all). Second hand passed, and my correspondent hold
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      WRONG TYPE OF FILMS.
      281 6 EFFECT ON NATIVE KACES. London, July 2. Indian women, in bright-hued saris, women with tanned faces from the South African veld and the country districts of Australia have helped to make a picturesque assembly this week at the Royal Society of Arts, Adelphi, where women from
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      421 6 JUlenbury s Foods The 'Allcnburys' Foods arc particularly suited to th feeding of infants in hot climates. They arc f^ I from harmful germs, and are readily prepared by the simple addition of boiling water, thus giving complete independence of doubtful milk supplies. Moreover they are practically identical in composition
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    H.R.H. OR MR. BALDWIN?
    271 7 HUMOURS OF FIRST CAR TREK ACROSS AFRICA. Amusing reminiscences of his trek across Africa from the West Coast to the Red Sea., the first to be made by motor car, were related by Mr. Frank Gray at a London luncheon given in his honour by Sir
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    DIAMOND TRADE FEARS.
    102 7 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PROTECT THE INDUSTRY. Rotterdam, .July .">. Dutch traders have refused t-> follow the lead oi the Belgian diamond cutting in_ dustry which resolved to close down Its Antwerp factories as a protest against the rejection of the South African Diamond Bi 1 by the
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    DANGER OF FOOD FADS.
    156 7 MIXED 1)1 FT T!U: SAFEST COIRSE. London. July 23. Sir Thomas Horder writing in the Lancet, criticising Sir Arbothnot Lane's Mew Health Society's dietitiv teaching, recalls that he nursed back to health a vegetarian doctor who was the victim of his own starvation diet by feeding
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    THE METAL "SOUTHAMPTON."
    237 7 Tiie pupermarine *s athampton, is a s.rvict type Ryins;-boat the R.A.F., driven by two 4."i0 h.p. Xapier M Lk»n w tn^ines; this 1 1 ■\ms the first machine of the tyn? to be fit! d with a metal hull. The hull Is built entirely of Duralumin with
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    DIVORCE COURT OATH.
    77 7 Mr. Justice Bateson, giving judgment in a recent divorce case, said: "I hold a strong view that where the court is deceived no indulgence ought to be given to the person who has been guilty of deception. A great many people think that when they take the
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    JACK DEMPSEY WEEPS.
    129 7 SBCONII TRAGEDY HIS FAMILY. New > ork. July 3. Jack Dempeey, ex-champion boxer of ».hi' world, is deeply affected by fh.- death of John T v:mnsey. his br ther, who shot himw»lf yesterday, after killing K.lna. his wife, aged twenty one, in their home at Schenectady. Dempeey
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    PLAYING THE GAME.
    228 7 [In grateful acknowledgment of an advertisement in the "Athletic News' of mail week for "several smart, well-educat-ed young men as Constables. Commencing pay 7; s. a week, with free rent, Ac. (;<><>•! cricketers essential."] He studied Blackstone for a start. And Coke he waded through; He learnt
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    EDINBURGH COUNCILLORS ATTACK SIR HARRY LAUDBR.
    117 7 Described as "Tory Propagandist." London, July 28. The Edinburgh Town Council, by SO votes to 22, adopted a proposal to confer the Freedom of the City on Sir Harry Lauder, who was born in the city. There was bitter opposition to the propoaal, chiefly
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    16 7 I I Magistrate: How often have you been here before? Prisoner: I thought you were scoring.
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    COLONIES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
    273 7 Captain Crookshank in the House of Commons asked the Secretary of State far the Colonies whether any action is being taken towards creating a single Colonial scientific and research service, as recom I mended in the Report submitted by Lord Lovat and his colleagues to the recent
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      173 7 leventually I aj r BRITISH EMPIRE" f i SSJ CS^^»'^>^ v> I V/*^^^^&^^^~~^^^nPv^^^£^^S 37 *j j t I; Sole Agents: > jThe Borneo Company, Ltd.| SINGAPORE I'KNANG. IPOH. Xl ALA LUMPtJI AND TELUK ANSON. Stops /£o^!mPains™ x i^^S^s// All Mothers should know this: P^fe^^^^sli There is nochang so >ate. so
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      332 7 Healthy Teeth Dioxogcn used as a mouth wash cleanses teeth. W?.-.\-raail destroys germs and so prevents drcay. It cleans B^'~'' val bttwt-cn Hie teeth where the tooth brush cannot tjr«*=^J reach. It keeps the gums in a healthy condition and is the best protection against pyorrhea JH ttv Dioxogcn is
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    THE CRICCIETH CROESUS.
    94 8 Mr. Lloyd George is a man of many parts. Not many people realise that not only is he an astute p litician, a fair golfer, a moderate songst r, and an exemplary Squire, but also that he is no mean financier. City men are still speculating as
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    POLSHEVIST CHIEF STRANGLED.
    297 8 "HIDDEN HAND" VENGEANCE ON TERRORIST LEADER. London. July I. Vet another of the leaders of the Russian Terror has met with violent end. •Godkvsky. one of the most notorious of, the commissaries during the Soviet terrorist regime, has be«B found strangled in the public gardens at Khark<
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    AIR CRUISER OF THE FUTURE.
    227 8 I.S. FORECAST OF A NEW ARMAMENT RACE. Washington. July 4 "Airship* like the new TOO-fo t-long ffiant now being built for tho United States Navy will MMM render cruisers obsolete, just m cruisers rendered battleahini obsolete," said a high naval official in an inttrvi.w to-day.
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    CHANNEL ISLANDS TAX-DODGERS.
    168 8 LEGISLATION TO HE INTRODUCED. London. July 22. An agreement has been reached between the Channel Islands and the Imperial (iov. ernment as regards the rounding up of British tax-dodgers in the Islands. The proposed legislation will not be retrospective, but will apply in the case of individuals
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    MARRIAGE OFFER TO M. DOUMERGUE.
    107 8 American Woman With a £98.000 Dowry. President Doumergue, who is a confirmed bachelor, has received, according to thr Republican newspaper, Le Quotidien, a proposal from a wealthy American woman, who wrote: "I am thirty years old, and still fOUBg and beautiful. I have refused already
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    LURE OF GREYHOUND RACING.
    61 8 King of Spain Enthusiastic. I London, July 26. "Ifc, is a grand sport and we must have it in every village in Spain," said King Alfonso after witnessing grey hound racing at the White City. "I believe it will cure half the social maladies assaulting whole
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    CIVIL LIST PENSIONS FOR X-RAY SURGEONS.
    127 8 I Heroic Sacrifices nude in Interests of Science. London, July 19. The award of a Civil List pension of 159 to Dr. Chisholm Williams recalls attention to the heroism displayed by Dr. Williams in the interests of science. He is an X-ray surgeon who
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    14 8 Where shall we find truth if the novelists give up working Sir Philip Gibbs.
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      594 8 (J^^ElJ MB^^ LA fAMrS VAUXMALL A DILL AC GENERAL MOTORS A ONE-YEAR WARRANTY NOW GOES WITH EVERY GENERAL MOTORS CAR N all cars shipped out of its Batavia plant, N. V. General Goodwill is the mainstay of future ownership, and General C 1 Motors Java gives a one-year warranty against
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      34 8 W-V^A-AV.V.V.-.V.VWAV.V.VA j: i THE NAVY'S CBOICt PLYMOUTH I i GIN. Obtainable Everywhere, j l y Ny Carlsberj Beer. MM T ft B^S— J flf I 1 THE EAST ASIATIC CO- 1» (tocorpor.t.d in **<*' SINGAPORE
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1254 9 Malayan Matters. SHOOTING IN A STORM. London, July 14. This-woek the Malay States has distinguished itself in England by winning at Bisley tho Junior Kolapore Cup competition after a close fight with Rhodesia by 2 points. The scores were Malaya r yis; Rho desia 543; Nyasaland 531
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    THE LATE MR. E. H. FINCH.
    325 9 BORNEO CO. DIRECTOR'S DEATH. Taken suddenly ill while in a taxicab out side his office, Mr. Ernest Finch, a director of the Borneo Co», Ltd., Eastern fllverchants, Fenchurch Street, was driven to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he" wa* Toun«| to be dead. Mr. Finch
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    A SARAWAK BAD HAT.
    184 9 In the Sadong division of Sarawak, the Resident had to effect th^ capture of ex-0. K. I.aytj. an escaped prison m\ who has been •it large for some considerable time, and orho, together with his son Takor^ a fugitive, has recently been openly defying recaptujf. and
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    MALAYA'S OPIUM REVENUE.
    107 9 MALAYA 'S OPIUM REVENUE. In ihe Honu' of Commons on July 7. Mr. Campbell asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proportion of the revenues of the Straits Settlements, Federat td Malay States, North Borneo, and Brunei, respectively, was derived directly or indirectly from opium in the last
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      412 9 giISjNESS CARDS. rtARY SETON. f amber mansions. Jt\i.i\n marble FLOORING TILES. cPWi'A a consignment of white fiUSri"? tiles i, V' 18 "«5 nd r 2f .rl Apply ear} y t0 av(rKl dl 8" appointment. A-pfj ti 7-2 Prinsep Street. MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. M OM MKNTAL MASOXS. TEL No. 75.
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      590 9 NOTICES. BEST PRESERVED PINES, The public are cordially invited to pay their kind attention to the produce of Jitt Sens Pineapple Factory al lltH mile stone, Kota Tingrgi Road, Johore Bahru, preserved in cans by machinery with pure and hygienic jaice. Orders will be welcomed. For further particulars .please apply
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      321 9 :;ForStrength\^»*r; I ;in every case <^|p^| of Weakness \^s^^2^ You can soon prove that Hall's vT^^*^ Wine is a wonderful strength- >k"' '^o:^^^^% giving tonic. Buy a bottle and try it. Every drop you take will make your blood richer. Every dose will give you stronger nerves. If you are
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    36 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. GRAHAM HINDE. On Aupu>t 9th. at thf General Ho>pital. Sia«»per«, afttr a lon^r illness, Rosa Elt-anor Graham, widow of thy late Arthur Percival Hirule. Esq.. and beloved mother «>f Mrs. K. C. Boutflowor.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1927. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1927. Sweet Charity.
    786 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1927. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1927. Sweet Charity. much happier in spirit and brighter in liver if he could escape the dose, or at hast have it at less frequent intervals. The trouble arises, we think, from the fact that everybody is in a hurry
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    344 10 Mr. E. E. C. mAmCej has been transferred from Krubong Estate t^ A!or Gajah Estate Mi. and Mrs. F. A. Fendall and family will leave this month on long leave which they intend to spend in Australia. M.O. The Annual General Meeting of The Singapore Recreation Club will take place
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    33 10 PENANG APPEAL COURT OPtf NS. (From Our Own Correspondent.? Penang, Aug. 9. The Court of Appeal opened this morning before the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison and Justices Farrer-Manby and Stevens.
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    CLERGYMAN ON LEAVE.
    32 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Auk. 9. The Rev. and Mrs. Pykett were entertained prior to leaving by the Rawalpindi for England on furlough from the Tamil Methodist Church.
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    DEATH AFTER PILGRIMAGE.
    37 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 9. An old Malay, seventy years of age, just returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca, collapsed on the railway jetty this morning and died a few minutes later.
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    676 10 Dr. and Mrs. J. Gossip left Penang fof Home by the Patroclus. They are expected back in December. Mr. L J. Hazel, of Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co.. Ltd.. Malacca, h;\s returned from a trip to the Philippine Islands. From the Japanese Consulate we have Received a copy of the
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    SEQUEL TO MOTOR FATALITY.
    197 10 ACTION u>H hNMN I A motor accident in June last year, in ftbieb t« their live*, won reeailH n v I Court yesterday before \J. j when Tham Kirn I {"JJ Motor Car acre far fk, n< in addition to mfttktA i^|T^H and loss incurred tlithe
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    ARMS SMUGGLING.
    155 10 One of the method- men employ in MOttf country wai Jitclooi yesterday morning when tl man who W9A mooted !>••• pectc»r Poulaiu. ju>t :r Im ashore with a iv\<< \< hundred temjmmk <<( aminiii up. The accu.-c-d. ;i Arenuu Dutch iteaeMr Tjerimai, pleaded charges of hcine. in the
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    DEATH FROM A RASH ACT.
    104 10 In connection with the recti Koad smash whca rfhiaha i by a Kiat car and the puller M lured that he di. .1 100 l iftel aaha into hospital, the Coioaet MM verdict that death Wl and nepliirent act nn the part tl of the
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    ROBBERS RAID A HOUSE.
    65 10 A pwg ef robot 127 Tanjon* IMtrar X o'clock on Mond.-N and jewellery to the Mtenl .They were armed,- thktnv I thOW had a piM.d I the house we,, M up the key. af th. demanded then. T selves to all the *«1 venlently lay bead
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    18 10 Whau.v.., they cannot accU* of botaC l i bill has beea i i Iprismim-nt ap umxymaefA < f la<
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    SACCO-YANZETTI.
    162 11 THK STATION 1 CONTINUES. L tfrt SES NEW TRIAL. [genter'a Service.) M ham. HaMiifcMlMl. Aug. 9. Th»y*r< NvJl tr tM Sacco and motion for a new r thai -uch was not made j eriod <>f a year after ,r >eforc the passing of ha> announced he will •>n thr
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    NEW YORK'S FLYING SQUADS.
    246 11 t PROTESTS POUR IN [R< ut< V Service.l New York, Aug. 8. ii >< 'i a flying squad >;.vhst< protected by two -< "f violence during: excitement. So precautions that all ghhourhood of subway •< <1. Many recipients of ter.s, apparently from them to the police.
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    GERMAN GENERAL'S "TREASON."
    34 11 GERMAN GENERAL'S "TREASON." IHavas Berviet.] Paris, Aug. 9. fr.,m Berlin that General "•'-•k'C'd with high treason 1 a military magazine >*. even the weak or the «H«t in the Reichswehr '"»t lack reserves in time
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    GEN. DAWES AND GENEVA.
    146 11 SPEECH CREATES STIR. ONLY PROPAGANDA. [Reuters Service.] New York, Aug. 9. General Dawes' allusions to Geneva in his I eace Bridge speech have caused a stir. The State Department has vigorously dissented from General Dawes' view that inadequate preliminary preparations accounted for the Geneva breakdown and
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    COTTON REACTION
    127 11 Too MUCH RESTRICTION. I Rater's Service.] S Aug. 8. WUd buying follow |„l the Government cotton crop report showing a yi el<l about 1 000.000 bales below general expectation. The price rose two hundred points above the mf> mine's low tiguiv. The indicated yield of 1 .{.:>( 10.0
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    JAPAN'S VEILED THREAT.
    87 11 [Router*- Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Auk. W. While the most important chambers of; commerce and commercial organizations in Japan are bu^y passim* resolutions strong- ly protecting: against the surtaxes on excise duties promulgated by the Nanking Government as effective on Sept. 1, and the KuomfotMg is calling
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    CHOLERA IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
    84 11 Basra, Aug. 8. There is a cholera epidemic on the banks of the Shatt el Arab with hitherto IST deaths at Abadan, 77 at Mohammerah. 66 at Basra. Fiftyfour thousand people have been inoculated against cholera in Basra alone. Hoechst am Main. Aug. 8 At
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    HEAD OF FAMOUS SOLICITORS KILLED.
    106 11 [Reuters Service.l London, Aug. 9. Sir George Lewis, was killed by falling in front of a train near Montreux. Berne, Aug. 9. Sir George Lewis, who had been staying iit a sanatorium, was sitting on the balustrade of the Hotel Territet when he '.Overbalanced and
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    THE COMMERCIAL UNION BUILDINGS.
    46 11 [Reuters Service.] London. Aug. 9. The Magistrate at the Mansion House has granted orders for securing the safety of property adjoining the Commercial Union buildings in Cornhill. It was stated that some of the property is very dangerous and liable to collapse.
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    BOMB IN ALDWYCH TUBE.
    46 11 [Reuters Service.] London, Aug. 9. A bomb was exploded in Aldwych tube station at 10 o'clock this morning. Nobody was hurt but the building was shaken. Fragments of an amateurish bomb were found in the cloakroom, the wall of which was cracked.
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    CHINA'S PAPER WAR.
    168 11 BOTH SIDES BEATEN! CHIANG FARES THE WORSE, [Reuter*? Far Eastern S«rvfci».l Shanuliai, Aug. 9. According to "authentic" reports the war in Shan tuner continues vigorously on paper both the Shantung and Chiang Kai Shek armies reporting crushing defeats of their opponents. The China Courier this morning chronicles
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    PUZZLE: FIND BORODIN.
    69 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service. Shanghai. Aug. i>. In reply to a direct enquiry from Reuters' "if it is true that you are detaining Borodin please telegraph your reasons." Fen^r Yu Hsiang wires from headquarter! at Clun^rbow, "The report that Eioiodin was Jettf'i ed here is a pure
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    CHINA NAVIGATION DISPUTE
    44 11 fßeuter's Par Kistern Service. 1 Shanghai. Aug. 9. The conference between the China Navigation Company's officials and the striking- officers is bein^ carried on with the greatest secrecy, but it is understood that a settlement is as far off as ever.
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    REMEMBERING CANNING.
    254 11 TRIBUTES TO A GREAT STATESMAN f ßritish Radio Official Service.] Itugby, Aug. 8. To-day is the hundredth anniversary ot the death of Giorgl Canning, who was [British Foreign Secretary from 1822 to 1827 and was Prime Minister for four months before his death. The newspapers devote leading articles
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    MR. AMERY ON TOUR.
    38 11 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 8. Mr. Amery, Secretary for the Dominions, arrived on the liner Arundel Castle at Cape Town this morning. He was accorded a civic welcome before leaving for Pretoria.
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    SILVER EMBARGO LIFTED.
    30 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.l Shanghai, Aug. 9. The embargo on the export of silver to outports has been lifted by order of the Nanking Ministry of Finance.
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    68 11 The marriage arranged between Mr. John Cooper, of Mengattal, B. N. Borneo, j and Monica, only daughter of Mr. and Mr?. I W. H. Gabb, of Hopton Court Worcester- shire, was to take place at the Parish Church, Leigh, on June 30th. Mr. and I Mrs. Cooper were to sail
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    JAVA NOTES.
    778 11 Gun-Runners at Work. SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF THE JAVA. fc»t»via, Aug. 6. I At 12.15 a.m. on Thursday morning the cruiser Java left Tandjong Priok harbour! at full speed for an unknown destination. The authorities have so far refused to give any information regarding this sudden de parture. It
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    46 11 The engagement is announced between Marston Frank Forster Buszard, the Northamptonshire Regiment, only son of Mr. Marston F. Buszard, Judicial Adviser to tht Siamese Government, and Mrs. Buszard, of Bangkok, and Prudence, youngest daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Wheatley and the latt Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Wheatley.
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
    178 13 THE BABY SHOW. As a result of the recent widespread persona' appeal for h:!,) towards the Baby Show funds, there I ft* been a gratifying response from eleven firms and individuals. The entries for the different classes are very satisfactory and there is every prospect of a
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    RECKLESS LORRY DRIVER.
    175 13 Btntong Road Incident. On the evening of the 14th ult. Mr. Geotge B»adney, Auditor General, F.M.S, and Mis. Bradney were on their way from Kuala Lumpur to Bentong in their car, driven by their Malay syce, when they were compelled to go off the road at the
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    RACE BETTING INCIDENT.
    130 13 Man With Forged Notes. Through the alertness of some of the shroffs working in the enclosure at the Penang Race Course, an instance of the passing of forged notes has been detected. When a KHng named P. S. Mohamed Xoordin presented a $lo bill over the counter
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      22 13 I (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiXichi Shimbunsha). Tokio, Aug 7. The Kawasaki Dockyard Company hatdismissed five hundred more employees.
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      ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
      21 13 The Jiji, in its leading article, lengthily discusses the questi. n of the possibility of reviving the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
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      JAPAN'S FINANCE.
      50 13 The Government is stated to have drawn up a plan for increasing postal income in order to meet the expansion of the 1928 estimates. It is understood that the departmental requirements for the new enterprises alone exceeded Y260,000,000, including expenditure for the construction of twenty-eight new railway lines.
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      NEWLY DISCOVERED RUBBER PLANT.
      22 13 The Philippines Bureau of Agriculture is investigating a new species of rubber beaiing plant accidentally discovered in Mindanao.
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      WINNECKE COMET PHOTOGRAPHS.
      48 13 Dr. Kazukiyo Yamamoto, Professor of Kyoto Imperial University, who has been studying the Winnecke comet in Manchuria, came to Okayama from Manchuria with ">0 special photographs of the comec taken while he was there, and is now busy studying: the comet at the Kurashiki Observatory.
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    74 13 Mr. George Lansbury, speaking at Tunbridge Wells of the proposal to make Socialist peers, said: "I hope Harry Pollitt will be the first and Mr. Saklatvala the second he might be called 'Baron Batter, sea.' A. J. Cook I would call 'the Duke of Glamorgan,' and Harry Gosling might be
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    53 13 Mr. A. F. Aveling, who is to succeed Mr. St. Clair O'Malley as counsellor to the Pekh£ hCtrXtbl,r e |b! O'Malley will then leave for home. Mr. Aveling has had considerable experience in the British Legations throughout Centra 1 Europe— particularly at Prague— but he has not been in the
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    MONEY FROM MONEY.
    385 14 The Treasury's veto^ on the introduction of "chequelets," owing to the loss of revenue anticipated, is a reminder that the Exchequer derives considerable benefit from every type of money in circulation in the country, whether notes, coin, or cheques and bill?. The stamp duty on cheques, which
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    ALPINISTS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
    115 14 Tragedy on Ledge ef Marmolata. London, July 2S. An extraordinary Alpine accident is reported from Treato. A party of tight experienced mountaineers were returning after a successful ascent of Marmolata (10,972 feet), when a thunderstorm came on. The rßifrwi were on an exposed ledge, and calmly
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    MARQUESS OF CURZON'S TREASURES.
    98 14 To be Publicly Exhibited at Kedleston. London. July 27. Kedleston; the historic home of the late Marquess <>t Curzon, will be opened to the puHic on August Ist. for the first time in 80 years, by Lord Scarsdale. nephew of the late Marquess of Curzon. who
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    PLYWOOD AND TEA CHEST INDUSTRY.
    84 14 PLYWOOD AND TEA CHEST INDUSTRY. Calcutta, July 28. A communique issued to-day states that the Government of India have directed the Tariff Board to investigate the question of granting protection to the plywood and tea chest industry in India. The Board have issued a questionnaire in this connexion to manufacturers
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    THE "TANTALISATOR."
    87 14 Betting in connection with horse racing is to be introduced in Norway this summer. A law to this effect has been passed by the Storting which neglected protests froirfarmers against what was believed to be cruelty against animals. The betting is to be arranged by totalisator, and one
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    354 15 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. ruing Daily in Malaya; a r- 10 -M columns of news B j., ,r\ Medium for Advertising j irt.l i'hota Hazri each morn- '"with Uteft Telegrams, Latest New* 5 Uttft Mirr^nrerifents together With' 'elusive §rr ial features, "Pictures of the offer*] Story, Ladies* Page, etc. ftiepafoc
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    TENNIS ELBOW.
    499 15 MINOR COMPLAINTS AND THEIR CURES. Few tennis players see a strenuous season through without softie ninoe damage exacted by the rigour of tne game. Those who are out of condition or of indifferent physique are more liable to these injuries. Apart frem obscure aches and pains for which
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    RECORD PRICES FOR PICTURES.
    66 15 22.000 GUINEAS FOR LOTTO'S "LITCRETIA." London. July 23. At Cfckiatfe'i sale the late Sir George Holford's Italian pictures in the Dorchester Gallery realised *****1 guineas. Lorenzo Lotto's masterpiece. "The Portrait of Lucretia." was bought for the National Gallery for 22,000 guineas. Mr. Knottier the American dealer,
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    TIP TO FASHION DESIGNERS.
    70 15 "CATER FOR WOMEN BETWEEN M AND 55." London, July 29. Complaining to th" Advertising Convention aeainst pictorial advertisements which c howed only lovely sylnhs and old wonvn. MTtw. Ho'lvon Lyall mid that h" I'^c^ion ;<'l--'f"<iscmcnts specially, it should )>c a ""lium botw^on syluhs and "considerably l)i«:
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    REOPENING OF ROSYTH BASE.
    50 15 TO CONCENTRATE RESEWVF DESTROYERS. London. July 25. The Admiralty is reported to he rowrfdW- ->nr ihe re-opepHrr of Rosvth which was -Vend down in 192F in the intr^e^ts of n <-»»>■» v. as a b°?" f^r Riwrvi 'JestVoyers 1 'to n< rifj—lt "^T»' > '>ntrata<! in
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    751 15 SOCIAL. (Prom Our Own Correspondent;. J Malacca Auk. ">• The Hon. Mr. R. Crichton, Acting lie- J sidcnt Councillor, Malacca, presented a show at the Residency on Thurs- I day, about 140 people being present "as his guests. It was unfortunate that Mrs. D. A. E. Bell and
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    37 15 Mr. J. G. B~idga% Accountant, Straits TrrcV.npr Lu] p erak p an „h, his left on irmaam+tr to the Sb»*r*por office Fe has hmay- V2CPod<d in I o i by Mr. R. W. DICWT -r>: i PhqrapOin.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    327 16 The cruiser Calliope, on her voyage to the Far East with reliefs will be commanded by Captain Sir Lionel Sturdee, who thus receives his first command since his promotion at the New Year. Sir Lionel the son of the late Admiral of the Fleet, was formerly commander of
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    C. N. C. STRIKE.
    106 16 CONFWBNCI BIT NO ANNOUNCEMENT. Them has apparently been some foundation for the rumours that negotiations were about to be < pened as between the Officers' Guilds and the China Navigation Company says the 8. C Morning 1 Post. An unconfirmed report was to the effect that
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    91 16 Over $10,000 worth of prepared opium, believed to have been shipped to Hong Kong on the Van Heutz, from Amoy. was" seized by Revenue Officers before it could !,e smuggled ashore from a small trading junk. At the same time. Lee On, who described himself as an
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    SEVERE STORM IN BAY OF BENGAL.
    62 16 Calcutta, July 29. A severe storm is reported to have been raging in the Bay yesterday. The Burma mail steamer Aronda, due to arrive at Calcutta yesterday afternoon, has not arrived^ and there is no news of her whereabouts. I The Chindwara is also
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL RASE EXPENDITURE.
    53 16 ln the House of Commons last month Mr. Stephen asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the total amount so far expended in connection with the Singapore naval base? The Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty (Lieut. -Colonel Headlam): The total expenditure up to the Mth June
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      107 16 Penang Maru, Jap., 3,230, from Yokohama 0, for Penang 11. CLEARANCES. Aug. 9.— City of Bath. Barratta, Sri Wongsee, Quorra. Eng Guan, Kalyan, Kelantan. (Brit); Canada Maru, (Jap); R. of Sarawak, (Sar); Escondido, (Nor); Emile, V. d. Does de Bye, (Dut); Kraus, (Dut). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government
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    PERPETUAL COPYRIGHT?
    709 18 REACTIONS OF M. HERRIOT S j SCHEME. Paris, July 2. The proposal of M. Herriot, Minister ,i>f Public Instruction and Fine Arts, to establish what he describes as a National Fund for the Support of Letters, the Arts, and Science, has been referred to the competent Parliamentary Commission
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    WORLD POPULATION CONFERENCE.
    104 18 FORTHCOMING MEETING AT GENEVA. London, July 2.">. Australia, Italy, Japan and India will by amonjf the 28 countries represented at the World Population Conference at Geneva t<» be held from August 31 to September 3, at which the problem of overcrowding and unemployment in some parts of
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    NEW NAME FOR A CITY.
    81 18 CONSTANTINOPLE TO BE CHANGED TO KEM A LIE. Constantinople, July 4. The Government have decided to change the name of Constantinople to Mustapha Kemal. in honour of Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the President of the Turkish Republic, who is now on a visit to the city.
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      580 18 CURED HIS Rheumatism AFTER MONTHS OF PAIN Many men and women suffer for years with Rlienimrtian just because they tlo not know that the ki<ln< vs are the cause of the trouble. When the kidneys :»re weak they let mJH II lne lu r a< J ):i^ s nl<> ne
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 19 August y. Bank 4 m.s 2)3 31-32 Bank demand 2|3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. t\4% New York, demand 55 Credits 90 days 67Vfc France. demand 142U India. T.T. 134^ Rone Kong, demand 13% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 117 NeM. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80% Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    212 19 Tin 12."> Toiiv 1 ts' 4 Gambier 7.50 Pepper White jo;} Pepper Black 5n Plake Tapioca fi.r.; Pearl Sago Small 7.60 Copra 10.2.S Copra Sondried 10.75 Opium. Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Lia ig Hin Chan Mark Red t.ajrle (New) 330 Rice. Siam r.ld So. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintun
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    67 19 August 9th., 12 o'clock aaaak Buyers Sellers R.S.S equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spoi .-,<« |ft v^ Statidaul IJ.S.S. op. Tender Ajj^. r >;<i 4 <H L Sopt. .">!*•'., ft Dot l»<c «;i i L Jaa Mar. «;-j" 4 t\:\ Tone of Market: Quiet. Sellers reserved.
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    EAST ASIATIC RUBBER ESTATES.
    104 19 The annual report of the Kast Asiati.Rubber Flstates shows a trading profit for the year of (196,544 <>r. less depreciation etc.. £121.302. A Anal dividend of in per cent making 20 for the year and a cany Forward of ti 1.302 was sanctioned by th general
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    71 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Auk. 9th., Closing Prices. Buyprs Se'Wa Hitanis y3 9$ HoriK Fatt 1.09 i.ir> Kuchai 2.10 2.17 Malayan Cons, 1 20 1 24 Petaling 4.r,0 4.70 Sungei Ways 3.42 3.49'•• Sangria :j Os f K j > ls Jt'lapan^s 44 S 44* fc| Kat« Tins 4
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    191 19 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. Singapore, kmm, H. t Ku bl f n r Lon(l^. li N d 'mi. dowa. l-ocal 59 cts. i S mil!!!"!' £2ST I(>S <J *W» Local $14Kv 4 f or i 2 r, tons. Mining— Penawat eta, premium. ;Honp Fatt 1.00 1.12, Kuchai
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    194 19 1 Barlow and Co.. Agents. I June outpas Harimau, ll,2r»0; Majedii* [(Johore) ll,:»oo Muar Ham. 24,941* Permas, 27.:>!)0; Sekoaw, 26,500. July Outputs East Asiatic. l'7o Mount Austin (.Johore) 266,086. Ciuthrie and Co.. Pp— t. Agafata, Renons; Tin. output first half' of lull No. 2 Dredge 111
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    OIL PRODUCTION IN EASTERN BORNEO.
    254 19 Befawace is nadt in an article paUUMd recently in Economic Intelligence (The Hague) to the minerals of KaMein Horn*.,, of Which the Most important is oil. It is pointed out that the faromrabfe geological condition, M well M UM suitable .xtrueturv for oil accumulation, arc
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    147 19 Mr. H. 11. Kayward. C.X.. the Chairman of the hoard of direc-tors of Amalgamated Tin Mines with properties in the F.M.S. is stayinp at the Phya Thai I»alace Hotel. Bangkok. His object in visiting Siam. say> the Hantrkok Daily Mail, is t<» spen»l on behalf of his company up to
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1207 20 Fast scoring reached what must be ita zenith, locally on Saturday when Congdon and Taylor put on 202 runs in 68 minutes ior the Services against the Nondescripts, for this is scoring approximately at the rate of three runs a minute. Saturday was most certainly a day to
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    68 20 FIRST CLASS CRICKET. NEW ZEALANDERS VS. SOMERSET. London, Aug. 9. At Westiin-super-Mare: New Zealanders won by 94. New Zc a landers 150 and 128 Somerset 117 and (57 In the New Zealanders' second innings White, the Somerset bowler, took eight wickets for 28 runs, but when Somerset went
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    Glamorgan, vs. Essex.
    171 20 At Swansea: Essex won on first innings. Glamorgan 192 and 105 for 3. Essex 219. 1 In Glamorgan's first innings Hipkin took seven wickets for 34. Gloucestershire vs. Hampshire. At Cheltenham: Gloucester won by 9 wickets. Hampshire 219 and 93. Gloucestershire 295 and 18 for 1. Hampshire's
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    CRICKET.
    205 20 A.P.C. DEFEATED AT PULAI BRAN! la a match played at Pulau Bran: (.n Sunday betwi.n the A.P.C. and the U.K., *he latter won by 21 runs after an interesting game. Scores: R.E. Lt. Harte b Smellie B; Cambeli b i Sniellie 0; McDowell c Wh?atUy b Smellie |0j Holden
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    U.S. POLO PLAYER INURED.
    66 20 [Reuters Service.] Washington. Aug. 8. Fred Roe, one of the candidates for the j United States polo team to meet the British side in September, is still unconscious as j the result of a fall from his pony in a j practice frame yesterday. His condition
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    160 20 PENANG RACES. WINNING JOCKEYS AND TRAINERS. The following list of the successful jockeys and trainers at the Penang meeting is taken from the Straits Echo. Winning Jockeys. Ist 2nd 3rd Mayo 10 I 8 Davis 6 8 3 Sleigh 6 3 5 Huxley 5 5 4 Billet I
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    GOODWOOD CUP.
    55 20 Dark Japan Wins. F/ondon. July 28. The Goodwood Cup Race resulted as follows: DARK JAPAN 1 ROYAL POM I CiLOMMEN I Betting: 11 t."> 4 on Dark Japan. 7 to 1 against Royal Pom. 9 to 2 against Glonimen. Three ran. Dark Japan won by 12 lengths; MBM
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    ROWING REGATTA.
    146 20 The Regatta fixed for Saturday has been postponed till August 20th. The following crews have been entered for the Interna tinnal Race:--Hritish Isles:— Bow J. P. Eiddulph, 2 I. T. Haydon. 8 P. Storr. Stroke M. J. Field. Cox J. R. Perry. Overseas Britons: Bow J. C. Allen.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    106 20 The August Ladies' Bogey Competition was played on Monday afternoon and resulted in a tie between Mrs. M. B. Morrell and Mrs. D. Turner. Thirty-eight cards were taken out and the following were returned: Mrs. Morrell 8 3 up Mrs. Turner 10 3 Miss Innes 15 2
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    CHINESE VOLUNTEER REUNION.
    244 20 The second re-union dinner of the past and present Singapore Chinese volunteers was held at the Chinese Volunteer Club on Saturday at 8 p.m. The hall 'of the Club was tastefully decorated with flags and bunting and covers were laid for 120. Capt. Tan Soo Bin the
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    421 20 S. P. C. A. To the Editor. Sir, Your leading article of the 9th. instant contains some pointed remarks with which I, for one, entirely agree. It will be a pity, however, if the public are left ttnder the impression that incautious remarks made by persons
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    R.S.Y.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    51 20 TUESDAYS RESULT. Mrs. Owen md Alford beat Mr. and Mrs. Tennent. w.o. WEDNESDAY'S TIE. Miss Alford and Cox vs. Miss Wallis and THURSDAYS TIE. Alford and Holiday vs. Crowe and Cox. FRIDAY'S TIE. Miss Alford and Cox or Miss Wallis and Walmsley vs. Mrs. Mac Lay and
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    L.L.T.C FINAL.
    21 20 Playing in the final of the Ladies Lawn Tennis Club tournament yesterday afternoon. Miss Toby beat Miss Wallis, 6—l.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    88 20 Programme of Drills up to and for 14th August. 1927. Wednesday, 10th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Machine Gun Pltn: Motor Cycle Pltn. Thursday, 11th. 5.15 p.m, Drill Hall Eurasian Coy. Friday, 12th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Band. Saturday, Kith. 2.0 p.m. Drill Hall Ist Reinf: Group
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