The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 August 1927

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  • 14 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1 J27. NO. 12,178.
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  • 226 1 Latest news of the agitations in favour of the reprieve of Saan and Vanzetti is published on page 9. Two I'nited States Navy airmen, while attempting a lon^-distance flight to Hawaii for the "Dole Prize, orashfd and were killed I'age 9. The Manna Fail Party has announced
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  • 805 1 It was odd th^at I should have met hiru at all. I have often wondered sinewhether he seriously nu ant all that he said. There are ceitain iaiv subtleties humour that are not readily appreciate*, even in Singapore. Yet the man had seemed serious enough. Yes.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 148 1 I i sr 1 '^7 ,^H iT^^*i? MMJf Mm v^^ LAM M m MM I^^l J i For Flavour. NAVY CUT For Quality. J > |Europef||p Hotel ■S 'RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION." f i^-nxx -r DANCING I 1"^ I I i I j After Dinner, every J B w Tuesday, Thursday,
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    • 107 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions on page 1. S.C.C. Rugby football notice— Pajre 7. Latest sniali advertisements on paire 7. Latest shipping notices on page* 10, land IS. Instant Postnn is the health drink Page 6. For burglary policies, The Ocean Page 16. Expamet at William Jacks and Co. Pa^re i«.
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    • 7 1 "RED LABEL BRAND"!; PURE COFFEE WITHOUT ADULTERANTS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 189 1 THE WEEK. Fridnt/. \2th. Hijrh Water. 10.10 a.m.. 8..".. 9.11 p.m.. 9.5. Malacca: H. W. 6.10 a.m.. 6.1., 7.20 p.m., 6.7. P. and O. homeward mail closes. Dutch homeward mail closes. P. and O. outward mail due. Teachers* Conference. Ipoh. Boxing: Battling Key vs. Y. C. S?onjr. Happy Valley. Wilbur
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  • 234 2 JOY OF A DISAPPOINTED. GIRL. Northampton, July 7. Tin- Prince of Wales sh wed one of the spontaneous acts of kindness for which hi* ifl famous durinjr hiy visit to Northampton tv-day. The daughter of the Mayor, Miss Mnllie P.ach, who had naturally been eagerly looking forward
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  • 116 2 i l' KILLED AND I INJURED. London. Aug. 1. Two \i* Force disasters have resulted in two p< rsont being killed, one seriously injur i ari Three injured. The two aeroplanes were wrecked. Plying OnVer Boi>n. of the Kith Squadron accompanied hy a mechanic, when landing at
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  • 108 2 HIDDEN JUDGES' AWARD TO A GIRL I MUSICIAN. New York. July S. Dorothy •Johnson, aired four, born in Hawaii, who has arrived in Chicago to study music, has astonished her teachers by! amazing imitative talent. sh<- played Beethoven*i "Moonlight i Sonata." Bach's "Prelude in C. Major,"
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  • 120 2 Tokyo. July IS. Eloping v ;th moviag picture beauties in I Japan nwy be all rijrht for a commoner, hut a peer moal exerciae m re restraint if he Wiflhefl to retain his title. This ruling has been handed down hy the
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  • 88 2 T'ufilit-Spirited Action of Miss Sybil London, July 25. The main topic of conversation in the to world is ihe public-spirited action of Mis* Sybil Thorndyke in abandoning- the Autumn Mason ami Christmai Shakespeare production In order to join th*> Old Vie The latter i< at
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    • 430 2 VICTORIA THEATRE THE POPULAR AMERICAN COMPANY THE WILBUR PLAYERS. LAST TWO NIGHTS TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. Funniest play of the Season "THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS" Saturday, Aug. 13th ALIAS THE DEACON. BOOK YOUR SEATS AT LITTLE'S $4, 2 AND I. COMMENCING WEDNESDAY NEXT AUG. 17th AT 9.30 P.M. WITH A BOW
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    • 302 2 ALHAMBiI (Tan Chenp Kee Co., Ltd P. <1 POSITIVELY THE LAST Nufe' In the Second Show at m HT I A PARAMOUNT SUPER-PRODUCTION P,"?; IN CONCEPTION, POWERFUL IN DRAMA v I MAGNIFICENCE AND ,S]'| r v,^. which with broadness of vision, ■PecUcoUr Wm brings home the great truth that was
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  • 577 3 The "runner" in antiques sigh.d over the times wh;-n £2 to 13 a day was more easily muiic than it is now. There are more big deafen nowadays and so, perhaps, less room ff r the little man. I asked him how one "ran" in antiques,
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  • 290 3 STOPPING PLOTS BY CONVICTS. The Home Office, following- revelations made at a recent Old Bailey forgery case of conspiracies hatched in prison, have decided to make drastic alterations in the regulations affecting convict paols. The governor of the prison under the new regulations, acting on
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  • 66 3 London, July 25. In reply to a question asked in the House of Commons, the Under-Secretary of State for th» Colonies, Mr. W. G. A. OrmsbyGore, said that Government were still considering the proposal of the Iraq Government to apply for membership of the League
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  • 352 3 ROME RELIC IN PERIL. Rome, July 5. A plot has been thwarted to blow up "the Holy Stair," on which it is claimed that Christ walked wh^n He ascended to the portico to appear before Pilate. The stair is now enclosed within one of
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  • 334 3 ii is reported that Australians have resolved to plant our willows on the bank.of their livers and other suitable spots with a view to making their own bats from homegrown wood. This, however, need not cause British hat makers many sleepless nights or grave anxiety. Our trees and plants
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  • 188 3 Sir Hart.ld Howden on the Need of Sport. It was officially announced on July 4 by the National Playing Fields Association that a donation of 110,000 had been roeciv. Ed for the National Appeal Fund launched by the Duke of York, from Sir Harold Bowden, Chairman
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    • 264 3 I prickly Heat H xir annual Prickly your hath every day will H \,>t rninyiiitj it a bit, absolutely rid you of it. H thousands, of people arc now agonising and usint; Radox with wonderful but there *s results. septic poisofunaj, Not only is Prickly Heat pored altogether, but the
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    • 231 3 j! THE SIGN I I; Follow The Lead f OP THE 5 Wise Ford Owner I HE USES «r JL JL JL W^^ a t > A J J i, I 1 J 11-41 Sole Agents j: MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 14-20, ORCHARD ROAD. J _M~zo, The Woman zyho I 1
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  • 769 4 A TYRANNY O'ERPAST CALLING IN INDIA When I first came out to India just after the war kind friends on the boat devoted considerable attention to the task of teaching me a number of things which they said 1 should need to know. As is no doubt customary on such
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  • 221 4 Delightful Spectacle of Folk Dances. The spirit of the country of bygone days came to town on June 12 and settled itself in Hyde Park, spreading in a glorious mass of colour over the natural amphitheatre near the Serpentine. Thp English Folk Dance Society was
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  • 86 4 CRN A M EN TS— TH EN AN 1) N <V\\ The word '"ornament" meant more to our gi and mothers than it IHIDI to us. Who does not remember, with a shudder, the eouiitleM Itnick Imam, the bronses, and the pictures, the bits of china and
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  • 466 4 gold glory (<n the opposite si<i<» of the mantelpiece. The numerous pktwae on the wall were doubled I y re— OM oi" the fact that picture frames were always sold in pahs, arid the I prints framed therein bora seme son of relation to the other. Pathos
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  • 757 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Parisian dress designers are fascinated by the idea that skirts may be longer, and they are also trying to define our waists again. So far, the only attempts in this diiection have resulted in the slightest of suggestions on delicate models. A beige hue frock worn at a
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  • 66 4 I am not a believer in violence: it always results in more violence. Mrs. Sidney Webb. Psychologists paddle around in what ou^ht to be a science, but they are not quite scientists. Mr. H. L. Mencken. An elaborate design in jet is the attractive trimming o this
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  • 228 4 HANDICRAFT YOU HOLIDAYS. "Something I can do on my holiday" is the request now made to owners of handicraft shops, who are kept busy showing their clients how to crochet straws for hats, cosies and handbag- They also sell quite an amount of equipment for paintinir linen and
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  • 331 4 Fashion's Tyranny. Those having their hair permanently waved seek a hair-dresser who promises to take the minimum amount of time over the process. At first the process took five hours or more, now it takes but three. We are no farther removed from the tyranny of fashion than
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  • 439 4 UP-TO-DATE GERMAN GIRLS. OS 1 haw I ft. has Prue eve,, I i pale 1 •omic hat full.- 1 aits of bird I Lhat is the Grrt that is |,f t H the cartoonist I nothing to ra I German aril I <•• ,j :|> It is only |f f
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  • 70 4 ■btarfc Kr>t;iwr.»nt < I"* lUrlm I Horvhar.lt V. th.- l»»l winr.s and the hasju>t h~mcom\ hankruptc-y. K«Uli« cative of IIM Berlin sincv th, Ml fall of this Ih.um fr>« Linden. In lW I it was purveyor I, realm, and tin 1-n in whoso favour it had twliwtri be)
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  • 909 5 An Enterprising Girl. MUSICIAN HITS MANAGER. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, July 12. The other afternoon, as the frequenter* of a C{ »fe terrance savoured the daily aperitif, heartrending groans suddenly disturbed their serenity. At first it was mi apined that the manager, an ill-tempered fallow, had murdered his
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  • 1018 5 A Memory of Northern Nigeria. The Race Meet in? at Kaduna was mainly the work of a ung fellow called Waine. He pushed a barbed pen in the Secretariat, so; he was actually a person of nearly as much' ccMeqnence as he imagined himself to he In
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    • 263 5 H<\ THIS— ONLY THIS —STANDS BETWEEN I YOU-and— HEALTH X pvrVYA T I'ITXESS IN THE MORNING Is NO FATIGUE ALL DAY. R [T IS N ol POSSIBLE TO QUOTE ALL THE MEDICAL REFERENCES R ft IHK WONDERS PHYLLOSAN HAS ACCOMPLISHED.' I; xh- rt-markaM« testimony to Phyllosan paid by Dr. W.
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    • 143 5 SAPPHO had her nijrht of romance But watch Constance Talmadge in "HER NIGHT OF ROMANCE." The Only Child How careful you are to see that he is warmly dressed, that he has regular meals. Yet an J you cannot quite understand it he is not as strong as he should
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    • 294 5 *^l^kv t^Lfl l^Blßi 1 M u&V^* 1 "^^^^i"^ 'lIIImIi m* m Bw^^i I I I I 'IT|*Y i r i I 1* J 11 f 1 f I I I I I I I I 1 aft^tt I 1 I Sole Ageoti; Kite Brot, Ltd., Siagapon and Pentng jC^^^ci o-
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  • 1415 6 A Mad Nightmare. STRANGE GOD OF BOLSHEVISM. "Th:» Bolshevists find in the complete absorption of all individuals in a millionj headed impersonal mass the ideal of deveI lopnient." Their aim is to "transform iiuimanity into an enormous automaton." This is the conclusion at which Hen j Rene Fulop.
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  • 308 6 KPXORI) OF CftlMK. L*a I an. a notorious bandit chitf. w!io has the roputati»»n of having fftntf TrH moro than 800 people, burnt down about tinsame BUtebtr of houses, killed two big families and drowned oh Chinese villagers, has been arrested by the local Police at
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 127 6 I rifirvt»ri(u WJ7ll* i^l«l BB •I'lL/L^tiTuAjjc I' H/" AIJI BB if^3 I I f I I Bl 1 1^~^- —^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^MB^^^^BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBm^A j^^^^^^a I Representative for Far East and India Robert Blau, C l 4 Hong Kon^ Bank Chairhtis, OtUytf Quay. Sinnapur. 1' I SALOME had her night of mrmnue— bat lul
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  • 647 7 BOSTON AN ARMED CAMP. SWEDEN'S PROTEST. [Reuters Service.] New York, Aug. 10. The police stale that yesterday's SaecoVanzetti demonstrations in New YoTd passed off more peaceably than was expected. The most serious trouble was the meeting of f>,ooo in Union Square which was broken up by the police after
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  • 93 7 London, July 12. In an atmosphere of tense excitement, one of Joanna Southeott's mystery boxe? was opened at the Church House, Westminster, last evening and a strange collection of oddments was revealed, including an antique horse pistol, a book of prophecies dated 1715, other manuscripts,
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  • 56 7 DE VALERA TO TAKE OATH. MOMENTOUS DECISION. [Reuters Service.] London, Aug. 11. A conference of De Valera's "Fianna Fail" party at a meeting in Dublin unanimously decided to take the oath of allegiance and their seats in the Dail on Aug. 12. This is likely to affect the
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  • 156 7 [Reuter'H Service.) Moscow, Aug. 10. At the plenary session Bukharin reported the danger of a counter-revolutionary war against Soviet Russia was the most acute problem to-day. A resolution was adopted declaring that the international policy of the Soviets was essentially a policy of peace, therefore the Soviet
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  • 148 7 [Reuters Far Eastern Service I Shanghai. Aug. 11. The Japanese shipping companies at Shanghai have decided to refuse payment of the tr.nnage surtax and to adopt similar action to the French Consul-General, who last week accepted a deposit of tonnage dtltfs by a Mesaageries ■tsamtr according to
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  • 69 7 [Reuters Service. 1 Rotterdam, Aug. 10. Regular shipments of pipes destined for the construction of pipe and boring conduit systems in the Russian oilfield? have been Made lately via Rotterdam. About a score of vessels have already left for Odessa with such cargoes ranging from o0i;
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  • 52 7 [Router's Service. l Peking, Aug. 11. British officials entertain very small hope of tracing the Tnnes correspondent, Mr. Basil Riley. Feng Yu Hsiang undertakes to continue the search but disclaims all responsibility, pointing out that Riley had no passport and had not notified local officials of his
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  • 204 7 CnrsMM Divorce (ase. I'raKue, July 5. A curious divorce case, which was dismissed by tht: Divorce Court as without sufficient* grounds, has just come up before a higher Court, A brushniaker, atf^d twenty-eight, who lost his si;*ht during the war, seeks divorce from his wife,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 419 7 IUJgNESS CARDS. fMARY SETON. f i DiACKWOOD FURNITURB > j SHANGHAI SHADBS. f AMBER MANSIONS. J ITALIAN MARBLE FI,(K)RING TILES. i■- ccivod a consignment of white X>le flooiinfc tiles. l\ 18" and V ?ug». A PP^ early to avoid di8 a))pointment. to 75-2 Prinsep Street. FUNERALS. SJI6APOBI CASKET CO. Jj
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    • 562 7 NOTICES. McALISTER CO., LTD. Notice is hereby K iven that the Transfer Rook* of the Company will be closed from Monday the 22nd to Thursday the 26th August Itti (both days inclusive) for the preparation »f Dividend payment*. By Order of the Board, McALISTER CO., LTD., J. White, Secretary. l2
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    • 611 7 NOTICES. S.C.C. NOTICE. RUGBY FOOTBALL. The Annual Ru<by Football meeting will be AcUl in the Club Lounge o:» Monday 2'Jnd inst. at Mt p.m. All members interested are requested to attend. Business. (a) To efect officer;- for the forthcoming season. (b'j Gen««ralW. H. VTUAST TLAKK. Secretary. TENDERS. JOHORE GOVERNMENT. TENDER
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    • 529 7 HELEN OF TROY had her night of romance but Kon.ild Coltnan had not arrive*] then! READ THIS CAREFULLY. Qur famous INDIGO DYE FINE IBM! 56 in. with- is offered at 30> per <-uit lerjfth of 'M 4 yards. Postnpc txtra). LIGHT OR DARK CiRKY FLANNKL M in. wide nt 10!
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  • 60 8 - BRIDtaE. A: the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on August 10th, to Mr. an.i Mrs. B. F. Bridge, son. BLYTHE. At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on the 10th instant, t.» Mr. and MrW. L. Blythe, a daughter. RICHARDSON.— At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, >n the August, ti>
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  • 605 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 12. 1927. Ireland's Politics. The expected has happened in i Irish politics and Eamon de Yalera land his party have agreed to take (the oath of allegiance. It was generally regarded aa certain that some ■way or another would be found for enabling Fianna Fail,
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  • 501 8 Tt is doubtful whether much more can he said regarding the unhappy Sacco-Vanzetti affair than has already been repeated almost ad nauseam but the news that a respite has been granted marks either a decision of the authorities to avoid the death sentence or one of the most
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  • 123 8 Durbar of Rulers. SEVERE FORMALITY. (From Our Own Correspondent.! /po/i. Auk. The first annual Durbar of vnletl began at Kuala Kangsar this morning and will last two days. The public were led to ex i pect a spectaeu\ar pageant. \mt thy evenl resolved itself into one of the
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  • 646 8 KECEniON AT CONSULATE. Yesterday, the anniversary of the found ing of the new German Constitution was marked by a reception at the Office of the Consul-General for Singapore. Herr Weber, who with Frau Weber received numerous guests of all countries at the German Con «ulate-Gencral. Amongst those present
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  • 489 8 WAKWdG ro Mv Our 1n,!,., Many Indian J a l, having *utfi>UM\ wt f\ their savings with conductors, esntractoi and people oi th.s Labour is Isenins *n advising Tamil la),. savings in the !'„>, nn h ,'V" in aunost every K»< v,'u Tamil caking elerl every facility will
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 364 8 j Extra Dry for England THE DELICIOUS «==s I IN THE SQUARE S I AMBER BOTTLE I V7//t HOTELS I REST AUR AXIS, Etc. H C SOLE AGENTS: .»^j=S-—^ |j| f" CALDBECK. MACGREGOK CO. LTD. -i'^'^-^MiC ncorporated under the Company v Ordh<anccs '.~J~~* r >"■-■-■.:'""- \f\ of Honykovg) ~Z.” ffijl
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    • 38 8 Parf urns de Luxe if GOTY Jf Chypre l\ A Origan Rose Jacqueminot *'l r< Paris >. ]l Emeraude EAU DE COTY •2 to be had from all dealers j: Dupire Brothers. mSmk GORDON'S H^^^l COCKTAILS l^^^^Pf Boriv€o Co.,
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  • 351 9 I igspiTE GRANTED. PPOKERS PAW EMOTION. r*B Service.] London, \uu. 11. I have been respited Iloston. Auk- 11. who remarked that he prisoners showed no mcd of the respite. the) will be removed t<> another section of icy will remain until the neriod. Kale, Aug. 11. mere injured, one
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  • 76 9 I• in generally resumed dency but the following m raiting owing to -Kisina, taluks of Firuvur, fthimavaram, Godavari, i and whole of West Guntor, taluks of whole Salem, taluks of Tiru- >»Uw (under the Jurisdie "iteration Commissioner, ipah, taluk of Jammala»Pur, taluk of Gooty; Bel- Of Bellary District,
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  • 74 9 MACHINE CRASHES. END OF LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT. t ßeuter's Service.] Santiago. California, Aug 11 Lieutenant Covell and Lieutenant WaeVMMt of the United States Navy crashed and were killed while attempting a flight to Hawaii for the prize to be Riven by Mr. Dole, the pineapple merchant
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  • 30 9 [Reuters Service.] Sacramento, California, Aug. 11 A Are following: two explosions destroyed the State Theatre. The explosions arc not explained. The Theatre was valued at 400,000 n«'llars.
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  • 54 9 [Renter's Service.] London, Aug. 11. T>u Piaana Fail Party has made- a state •mm l(! t h e pffecl that thoug h tht>y Jnt;Mui taking the oath they regard the declarau.-i a< an empty formality. Their only a!Wi- Is to the Irish nation and it will not !>.■
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  • 43 9 [Reuters Service.] Kt>!stc;ne. South Dakota. Aug. 11. .Mr. Coolidge participated in the ceremony >f inaufnucating the work of carving ::guivs <»t" i\>i:v great American presidents. -Washington. Jefferson. Lincoln and Roosevelt in granite on the mountain top among the Black Hiiis.
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  • 67 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 11. To-morrow the King following his usual custom, will go to Bolton Abbey. Yorkshire, as the guest of the Duke of Devonshire for the grouse shooting, which ■>]>en> on Friday. Later Ris Majesty will shoot in Scotland. The exodus for "The Twelfth"
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  • 26 9 FReuters Service.] London, Aug. 11. The board of trade returns for July ?lv>w imports £03.000.0<H). and exports i.-^.000.000. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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  • 246 9 JAPANESE N EWS. IMPORTED RICE DUTIES. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NkhiNicht Shimbunsha). Tokio, August 10. .It is understood that the imported rice jut it? promulgated by the Government will be effective from August 13. rosncM office on s. m. ADMINISTRATION. Th Foreign Office protested against the proposal for reforming:
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  • 742 9 S.P.C.A. To the Editor. Sir— l noted in your recent leader on the S.P.C.A. Meeting that you remarked upon the tendency to exaggeration on the part oi a certain section. I was not present at the Meeting and have no knowledge of what occurred beyond the
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  • 530 9 To the Editor. Sir— l am sure everybody recognises the sacred duty of doing something for those who cheerfully staked their lives in the Great War and helped to briny: it to a triumphant close. The cause for which they fought was outs; it was the
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  • 284 9 To the Kditor. Sir Your leader of date on the subject of charity begging. I would say the cure for the evil is the establishment of the "Community" Chest". The meaning of community chest is, each firm, individual, society etc. are asked what they are prepared to give to
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  • 268 9 To the Editor. Sir Some controversy seems to have arisen with regard to the running out of Mr. Scoular by Captain Congdon in the match last Saturday. As reported in your issue of Monday and in the Sporting Notes it would seem to appear that after the ball was
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 204 9 |**DOBINSONQ" 5 J^ Acknowledged House for -^W -Quality U f:: NOW SHOWING A New Consignment of I |i Artistically Designed ij Chinese Lampstands in j: Blackwood and Porcelain, Silk Shades, Smokers' Sets, Blackwood Tables, Trays 1" i SJ m w In entirely New and distinctive Designs jiKOBINSON CO., LTD.! SINGAPORE.
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    • 694 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPBESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LON DON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MACHAON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug. 16 PYRRHUS London, Rotterdam
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    • 602 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAr LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Spore. s.s. CITY OF NORWICH In port s.s. CITY OF BOMBAY Aug. 28 M. CITY OF SALFORD
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    • 522 10 P. O. BMITISH INDIA AND APCAR Ijn Es (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER^ AND CARGO SERVlcfca. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM Nv\. MTlru LONDON AND FAR EAST WdL u£hSl* l(l (Under Contract with His Majesty. Govern „r i, OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMIU K |>s For China and Japan. For Marseilles, ond
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  • 1067 11 Barristers Who Earn £60,000 a Year. STRENUOUS LIVES. Theie can be few lives as strenuous us a Huccessful barrister's. There is a superstition, however, that princely fortunes? can be made easily at the Bar, but the Huth is thai money is more hardly earned in the Tempi*
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  • 230 11 Charge Against Professor Turner. London, June 13. A charge of plagiarism against the wellknown astrologer, Professor H. H. Turner. was the basis of an action by Mr. W. Rose i Smith in the Oxford County Court, in which hi? claimed £200 damages. He alleged the offence was committed
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  • 322 12 The Klang brought a further 27 horses from Penang yesterday. A cargo of pepper arrived by the Magnet from Soengi Liat yesterday. The Halvdan arrived yesterday from Bangkok with a cargo of rice and rice meal, whilst another Norwegian vessel, the Produce, brought a rice and fish cargo
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    • 410 12 Bums Philp Line f Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 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
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    • 146 12 Tasman. Dut.. 1.1*78, from Melbourne 11, for Java 16. I Honolulu Maru, Jap.. 8,540, from Yokohama 11, for Karachi 13. I Kashgar, Brit.. 5,551, from Yokohama 10, for London 12. I Insulinde, Dut., &945, from Rotterdam .11, for Sourabaya 12. CLEARANCES. Aug. 11.— Bintan. R. S. Bahru, Van der Capellen,
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    • 324 12 Kerr Steamship Co. I nf 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S. A General Agcnta. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AN BALTIMORE b (via Suei). M.S. SILVERBEECH dv( PACinC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICP SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AM) LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERAY In port OUTWARDS TO CALCUTTA via PORTS.
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    • 291 12 LLOYD TRESTCSO NAY. d (Incorporate! ;n h a i y) SINGAPORE TO i Ta y Calling at COLOMBO, BRlNDlsi Vfi^ and TRIESTE by the fH nguptc Liners ESQILINO 14,100 t.*. 2" FIUMEL These fast Motor fmmk bm well appointed accomm lu i, n and I ious saloons. Cuisine is oxctlWnt
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 690 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Koala Pa hang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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    • 366 12 PASSENGERS LEAVING. Per P. and O. Kashgar at 10 a.m. to-day. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reid. Surg, Lt. Rankine. Mr. and Mrs. Allen and child, Mr. A. M. Dryburgh. Mr. E. A. Strouts, Mrs. E. L. Smart and three children. Mrs. C. L\ Rooke, Mr. C. E. Rooke, Mr.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 659 13 O. S. K. Line. nestinstions. Steamer*. Arrive Lem ftdon, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, v} a Colombo, Aden and JV 5a I Atlas Maru Aug. 16 Aug. 17 porbta, Cape Town, Kio, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. f Montevideo Maru Aug. 29 Aug. 30 ■««besa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, ><„,.,. Delafoa Bay and
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    • 386 13 TR/WEL«COMH»I DOLLAR «S»k *PHKSUMBWI* ■^V^^V Dollar 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 water.
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    • 582 13 K. P. M. »^MI*«E.«HAPPU. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the StraiU Settlements (Singapore «nd Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed it.neraries. free of charge SFMRFIAX F.. Apply X.P.M. Tourist Offce. MlLCmOirSLß^^dayf AuT^lu'nt tffi JWS*- JAN "IEMEN-Friday, Aug.' SUSm23S& Sou aba >'» islands.
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  • 828 14 A PLEA VOR INDEPENDENT INQUIRY. (To the Editor of The Times.) Sir, The upbraiding^ which inevitably follow any attempt on the part of an unbiased observer to call attention to the defects of the "Stevenson" scheme are in themselves sufficient to indicate that disinterested criticism is unwelcome
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  • 378 14 Sir, May I be permitted to endorse Mr. H. S. Abrahamson's "plea for independent inquiry" into the working of the Stevenson restriction scheme, which he puts forward in The Times of to-day? I refrain from reTerring in detail to the various points Mr. Abrahamson
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 349 14 4^- r M i ■[■■■■■HHumnnimniiiiiiiiiiiiiii s. T« i>mo, t tw. Cover cut the Label row- 1 tV Virginia y CIGARETTES WD.&H.O.WILLS. I BRISTOL LOM DOM- __"**slt HEGISTEREO. •^S«TO» t *"V^ Guard the Danger Line! REAT indeed is a parent's responsibility. Habits V_T taught in early youth affect the child's future
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    • 265 14 WILLYS-KNIGHT mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^^ Iflf* ■Baßßak A,nF~T w., A Mt r y^^^Prj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^yy day as smoothly and quieth H > uri the first year of service. Meditsm Six If y° u can ff <>rd the Wmkr% at $2.950 moderate price, let your m OX( m /(>\ mm^— ~^~*^^^^^\vjal^^Ba^^M^aai^F i lncorporated in S.S. i
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  • 718 15 FRASER CO,, EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, AUGUST nth. Buyers Sell*™ As-iin Ivuinbang 57s s'Js ed Uin K v\ n Tin .Us 32s Batang Padang ($1) 70 75 Chendenang 20s 21s 6d Eastern Siam 2N 22a Haad Yai il <>^ o^ Hitam Tin ($1) V»i.. 971/ Jl«»ng Fatt (£1) 1.,0
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  • 64 15 August 11. Bank 4 m.> 2,3 31-32 Bank demand 2|3 23-32 Private credit* I m.s. 2|4«4 New York, demand 66 Credits 90 days 57 Vk France, demand 14:20 India, T.T. 154. Hong Kodk. demand 13 > 4 p.c. Dis Yokohama, demand 117 Non>. •Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80
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  • 214 15 August 11 Tin 175 Tons $148*/ i Cambist 7.50 Pepper White 10:{ Pepper Black r.o Flake Tapieea i.% Pearl Saj»o Small 7. 80 Copra in.2."» Copra Sandrfod io.~r> Opium, Benares urit. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red t.nple (New) 330 Rice, Siam old So. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon
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  • 137 15 Sinuapore. Auu. 11. The trend <>i prices l>oth in London and New York has lu-t'ii slightly upward. week ago the former was quoted at I* ."<;. and to day at Is 1 d. shows an iui\ tnci> of *jd whilst New York at 'A7t A tents ir'id -hows
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  • 73 15 Yesterday's Alterations. \uiz. 11th., losing Trices. Buyers £eller» Kucliai ($> 2.22 2.2;« Lingui i.s;, i.:»l»i l Malayan Con?. 1.21 1.27 Petaling 4.70 i.sn Kantau pref. 2.12 2.17 Sungej Ways 12 IT 1 Bangriu :;<>< :>is Eastern Siam 21 s <;d 22s 6d Broga 1.60 l..V> Jtrani Kuantan
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  • 173 15 Guthric Co.. Penanr, Agents. Renorvr Tin. output second half of July. No. 2 Dredge, 2:>o pkls; No. -i Dredjre, 236 pkls. Approximate total output for t^he whole month of July, 77S pkl.-. Maynard and Co. ($10) 7.00 s.OM IfcAUster and Co. ($10) 98.50 100.00 Mexican Earlc
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  • 616 15 LTALL AM) BVATTfI WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore. ul r. 10. The strong itatisticaJ position of the metal has been Nth-ctcd in Mining sharo and throughout the wr.l there has been considerable activity in this it flow of Ike market; most issu.s at eloat COIN landing appreciably higher values
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  • 192 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Kingaporc, Auk. 11. IJul>!u r. London, Is .)'»d l n*\. up. Load <*>o 1 J ets. Tin. London, I2*s lUs. MsdMMtfwL Local .SNk 1 for IT., ions. Mining. Kin-hai 2.22*4 -•-•">, Kinta 1 1". l.">o, liaja I'crak 17 l'o premium, Rahman Hydraulic 2.60 2.63, Kuyoh l.»>o
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  • 64 15 AagWrf Hth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. I Tone of Market] Steady. Lfttett Cnbif: -London Spot Slut-t !7«,d pt«r ll». Nt« York Snot Stent G^ti ::o 4 per lb. Spol 4 i> 001 Standard fi.s.s. <>m r. mi.r lag. 80S
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 389 15 «SSEIB OVER 57.500.000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN IM ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The ompmy has £20,000 deport*] with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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    • 851 15 I BANKING. HONGKONG ANR SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, i (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman
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    • 41 15 i ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FII *E MOTOR CAR ma pine i Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW A CO. BARKER CO., iTP CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (It floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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  • 1752 16 The Autumn Tournament. HANDICAPS AND DRAW. The S.C.C. autumn lawn tennis tournament commences on Monday with the following ties in the Godowns Doubles Handicap, which attracted no less than sixty pairs. <iod<mn Doubles Handicap. A. A. A. Paterson and L. Haybittel minus 3 \s. R. B. B. Donnell
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  • 53 16 THURSDAY'S RESULT. Crowe and Cox beat Alford and Holiday, tf— 3, 6—3. FRIDAYS TIE. Miss Wallis and Walmsley be;it Mrs. MeI ay and Channon. w.o. 1 1 The final ol tho Mixed Doubles between Miss Wallis and Walmsley and Mrs. Owen and Alford. will bj played on
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  • 158 16 FINAL TROPHY RACE. On Sunday, the 14th., the second md final race for the R.S.Y.C. Trophy will be sailed for over the Club course starting at 10 a.m. The handicaps for this race and points to data are: Ella Dorothy, scratch, 4 points; June. 0.2, 6
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  • 74 16 The following have been entered for the Taiping Gymkhana Club races on August 17th. and 20th. Horses: Whiskers, City Boy, Havilah, Mintdrop, Auriferous, Gombroom, Gimcrack, Sir Hatan, Taiping 11, Nagaroto, Rievaulx, Furious, Polynesian, Isinglass, Piedmont and Rosarian. Ponies: Longchamp, Happy Days, H. F., Shanghai, City L, Rodeo, Speciality,
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  • 421 16 Victoria Bridge School Annual Sports. SOME CLOSE FINISHES. The Victoria Bridge School held their annual athletic sports meeting on the grounds of Raffles Institution yesterday afternoon. A large gathering of pupils of the school and their friends witnessed a very interesting afternoon's: sport, the events attracting good numbers of
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  • 100 16 Only Two Matches to be I'layed. The Secretary of the Singapore Football Association yesterday received the following cable from Rangoon concerning the arrival of the Indian football team which was billed to play throe matches in Singapore prior to its departure for Batavia: •'Football team arriving
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  • 148 16 The following is the result of the first round, of the Andrew Currie Cup. Mrs. Jackson beat Mrs. Law, 2 up. Mrs. Wilson beat Mrs. O'Sullivan. w.o. Mrs. Morrril beat Mrs. J. H. Tennent. 4 and 3. Mrs. Shipway beat Mrs. Stevens, w.o. Lady Colina Hussey beat
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  • 49 16 The band of the S.S.P. will perform the following 1 programme on the bandstand to day commencing at 9 p.m: March, Tishy," Gubbings; Overture, "Light Cavalry," Suppe; Ballet Music to "William Tell," Rossini; "Algerian Song" Ketelbey; Valse, "dcs Blondes" Ganne; Reminiscences of Scotland, Godfrey; National Anthem.
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  • 67 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 14th August, 1927. Friday, 12th. 515 p.m. DriirHall S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 13th. 2.0 p.m. Drill Hall Ist Reinf Group "A" Company. Farrer Range Machine Gun Pltn: Bukit Timah S.R.E. (v). Sunday, 14th. 7.0 a.m. Drill Hall Chinese Coy. Eurasian Coy.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 74 16 THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP. [Reuters Service.] London, Aug. 10. Ockenden, with a 68, broke the record of the Blackpool Course by two strokes and led the field at the end of the first 18 of 72 holes stroke play in the Northern Professional Championship. Charles W T hit. combe,
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    • 55 16 The following will represent the Bankers, Brokers and Insuianee vs. the Public Services and Law this afternoon and tomonow: O. P. Griffith Jones, W. X. Hansell, VV. R. King, J. C. Mackay, R. B. Gotch, W. N. Home, E. C. Hudson, W. Millard Watts, C. lUwetson, H.
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    • 146 16 The cricket match arranged for Saturday between the S.R.C. and the Dukes has .ipen cancelled, and instead the S.R.C. will en*;u£>e an clown captained by Mr. Scoular on the S.R.C. Padang. The S.R.C. will be represented by: Anthonisz, Bartels, Bligh. Campbell. Chelvan. Galistan E, Hope. Moreira. Morrow, Leijssius
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    • 33 16 SWI MMING CLUB. On Sunday hi.uh tide at the Swimming Club is at 11.44 a.m. A handicap race of two lengths will be swum at 11.30 a.m. The usual tiffin will be provided.
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    • 350 16 Training for the meeting" on Sept. S, 6. 8 and 10 opens on Saturday at SJO a.m. The following are trainers' lots in the first list. >V. W. Redfearn.— Charlie Chaplin. Bold Beam. Mapwyne. Dignity, Tism (late Upset), Jenny's Boy, Threepenny Bit. Moorish Maiden. Absolute. Gold Stud.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 122 16 1 THE STEINWAYi ■g IS THE INSTRUMENT OF THE DfHORTALS IS USED BY ALL EMINENT MUSICIANS To i,^ < At J S COME IN, WE WILL BE PLEASED TO DEMONS?*!' THIS SUPERB INSTRUMKXT f 5 j MOUTRIE CO., LTD. j ■I Raffles Place Singapore V.'JW.^SW.VA\VA\%W.V.V.V.V.%V.V-VV. i i'j B Cutler Palmer
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