The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 August 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press in CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY AUGUST 16, 1927 NO. 12,181.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    284 1 The Europa and the Hrt-men. two Junker aeropl mes. yesterday attempted to fly the Atlantic. The former, however, soon turned back and when we wt'nt to press this morning it was believed that the Bremen had also jriven up the attempt Pajfe 9. A cable from Washington
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    MY RENT-FREE HOUSE!
    1117 1 Some tine ago 1 found myself, as visual, endeavouring to be run over. You know that dizzy feeling that m< dcrn traffic five* you. You aic no suon.i 1 out of a one-way street than, thinking the two-way street is a one-way street, you have the back*
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      199 1 \VING LOONG j f(l IH'-H I LAM TAILORING. and Finish Guaranteed. HIGH STMBT. RAFFLESJIOTEL BVEBY TUESDAY, TK I THURSDAY, BATIK SATURDAY DANK S p EaAL d^er DANSANT GWLL pK at which the following artists will OPEN DAILY appear Miss Tania Svrtlanova TZ fEDNESD W, AND nun ii Mr. Alexander Salnikoff
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      131 1 THERE ARE 5 j WRITE FOR BOOKLET. \l j Sole Agents. > "I f^^ M C*y«r Quay. Singapore 5 1 1\ NEP Ltd also at I > PENANG KUALA LIMPVR. I' J (Incorporated in England). Ij |Europe^P^ Hotel •I -RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION." In-DTTT DA.NCING J V and Saturday i THE
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      116 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Pajre 1. The Municipality invite tenders for construction work Page 7. Negri SemMian S. C. Amatew meeting Page 7. Latest shipping notieaji on page* 10, 12 and IS. The Winget mixer, William Jacks Page 9. The Ansaldo car. Associated Auto Co. Pace n. QualiHe<l Knirli'-h accountant
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      13 1 WING LOONG j THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      174 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday. \Kth. Hijrh Water, 0.45 p.m> 0.1. Malacca: H. W. U. 30 a.m.. 7.1.. 0.00 p.m. rt.7. W. Australian mail cloMl. }\\dt>esdni(. 11th. Hiph Water. 0..'i7 a.m.. 10.4. 1.18 p.m. 9.1. Malacca: H. \V. ;u,»i.. 7.0., jo.l'O p.m. fi.4. Football: Indian XI n Malays, Stadium. Baby Show, Memorial
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    MANCHESTER MERCHANT SENT TO GAOL.
    303 2 WORTHLESS MATERIAL [NBURBD AS COTTON PIECE GOODS. A Manchester merchant, William Henry Eastwood, was sentenced to four yours* penal servitude at tin- Manchester Sessions to-day, in connexion with the charges for which Jam g Gordon was sentenced. rhi t.ii (.•-•i i ti.,;i said that Eastwood,
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    RUBBER-SELUNG COMBINE.
    185 2 Dutch Committee lornied. I.onJon, Jul> 2i>. Aji Exchange Telosjraph cable states that gating Committee ha> been formed to formulate rian.s for a Dutch rubber-selling comi inc. An Amsterdam journal. "Algemeen Han del&bhu)/ 1 states that it" the scheme i-~ worl ed oul i:)u\ adopted, co-operation probably will I-
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    RAILWAY CONSTRICTION IN PERSIA.
    128 2 .'H Foreigners to be EnKaged. London, Auk. I. Tehenn.— The Itsjtfss has authorized Government to ensjasj*, for a period of two years, :;i foreigners for the various departments concerned with railway construction. In addition to those already sngaffed. H is intended to pot 11 Americans, at
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      258 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA— SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS. THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. WAYANG PBK JEE TONG CHIA SOON (DAY AND NIGHT.) Mdm. J gWssW l^^^^W^ School of I DANCING Pot ihildrtn and youn^r ladies In Character, w Classical, (l<>^, Exhibition. l^.iit't and To*.- Dancing. Private lessons In Modern ball-room dancing r;n.l
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      293 2 Victoria Theatre c. i COMMENCING TO-MORROW, AUGUST 17th. AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. CINEMA DE LUXE WITH A BOW TO THOSE WHO BOW TO THE WEALTHY Louis B. Mayer Presents THE SNOB A Metro Goidwyn Mayer Production. With f JOHN GILBERT, CONRAD NAGEL, NORMA SHEARER, etc. A PICTURE WORTH THE
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      261 2 ALH AM B iTa COMMENCING: SATrRDAv i-iik i. A SPLENDID TRIO OF ENTERTAI\ IX(;' 'v vW!' 1 Sr which will be thorough- enjoyed by MN(| Pin*. m In the Second Show at o, m A FIRST NATIONAL COMBD^DRAy. I-eatunnjr CONSTANCE T\IM V who is as ftippant and scintillating as ever
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    622 3 CHINESE VERNACULAR EDI CATION. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) Tin* Advisory ommittoe on Chinese Ver- naculai- Education of th« Hokien Assoeia- tion held its second meetin.tr at Ec Ho Hiong Chlb, Club Street on August 7th. at s p.m. Hemben present wore Messrs. Tan Kah K< Lee Gong Chian, Lee
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    RAILWAY vs. MOTOR.
    146 3 PARLIAMENTARY HELP SOLICITED. Railways Faced With Serious Loss. London. July 27. Faced with a serious ioss of passenger revenue through the competition of motor* coaches, the Railways propose to peek Par liamentaiy power to establish their own road services. It is a well-known fact that road traffic
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    53 3 An unemployed Durham councillor named James Dickinson told the Bankruptcy Court that he vas unable to maintain his public position, of which he was pround, on the dole. So he used the funds of the Workers' Club of which he was Treasurer. In an astonished tone the Receiver said: "I
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      229 3 Keep illness at arm's length jJ\ 1 1 w^^^^ I if/I/ I Bovril pves the body I V \L **re*£th to keep illness I tit tmn\s length J JlJr^L^^ wr am El fa J? I (MAGICAL SOAP^ Guaranteed Pure ;j t F^;;ig^^^^§^CTE p T A Free Uthering Soap. J OBTAINABLE
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      213 3 m Ears faiW. f M MM m m 1 _^r M~~~-~"2 E» "t—--fl '.'I '^^k fe fifif -II I m im^& uZ IZ^^ I i mini r 9 ''^Ir'i I m Ef r— M. H "v, I v4^ B 1h53 I B 'i BU— 12 Jj i H H «sr*"
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    TRAGIC BLUNDERS OF THE LAW
    1730 4 :j Mistaken Identity. '< jl NO. 3— ORDEAL OF AN INNOCENT MAN. p S M-unro Blair. J (Author of "Mysteries of the Docks"). »J J IFRKE PRESS SPECIAL.] > Cases of mistaken identity, where the capital charge is concerned, are fortunately rare. What is perhaps
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    THE SVEN HEDIN EXPEDITION.
    876 4 Departure for Central Asia BEAUTY OF MONGOLIAN DAWN. A SANDSTORM WRECKS THE CAMP. (By Sven Hedin for the Free Press and the N.A.N.A.) Inner Mongolian Deser t, via Peking, June 16. 1 am now able to send you a full description of the start of our
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    SHOOTING THE BREAKERS.
    1352 4 Surf Bathing in Australia. A LOTUS EATER'S LIFE. Of the small number of English tourists who visit out-of-the-way Australia, very few, on returning home, are ahle to tell you anything about what is perhaps the finest BDOfft in the world, to bo had in abundance all along
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    AMERICAN GOLF VERSUS BRITISH.
    786 4 J Astonishing Figures for the Fast S Seven Years. J f i s BRAID'S MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE by j j: Fred Robson. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL t The Americans are setting a tivpu-nd.yjs pace in polf, and I think the (OJMnJ impression is that it is harder than
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    DOCTORS' BILLS-NEW STYLE.
    94 4 PAYMENT II ><>i km i I ..nrfitn. Jii' 1 "Britain 1 ma.-hin.-r. •ftfMMt is jMtl) cU-i-lan-l Sir Roh, r PI tial mMivm* to Brit tion. '•Though >till nuMlioi.u. has h.-u'in I communities. "Why shouldn't P» w rnn*ed on th.- .»ri. i kmtpbm tllt>nt w<;: iMSt the.v shuul.l
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    FARM OF CONSTANT SUNSHINE.
    864 5 Where Hens Work Overtime. PIGS HAVE SUNLIGHT BATHS. "The general farm situation is bad at pre sent some practical solution is needed: mine is that the farmer needs more power at his elbow," says Mr. R. Borlase Matthews. A.M.lnst.C.E.. t M.1.E.E., who, both an engineering expert
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      516 5 IMPORTANT MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF 999 YEARS' LEASEHOLD TOWN PROPERTY, To be held at the Sale-Room of ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES, LIMITED, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore. On Monday, 22nd. August, at 2.30 p.m. piece <>f <>9U years* leasehold land and house No. 108 Amoy Street, area Arc feet, marked Lot 185
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      629 5 Recommended by 'VOliT VLC^niir i^mffwLuf^ AVi 1 7,000 Doctors. V^ U fl > U^S'^^JllS Tf( §yottr vitality! l^^jj^^y:'! For weakness after illness^ for anaemia, nerve troubles and tfefcral deblll l y carnis has been recommended and prescribed by over 17,000 doctors. y Wincarnis feeds the nerves, enriches the blood and
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1032 6 Shantung: Expedition. NO MORE WARSHIPS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokio, July 29. The Japanese treasury has just approved of the expenditure of a further Yen TOO, 000 to be spent in connection with the additional 2,000 troops that Japan is despatching to Tsingtao from Dairen. This money
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    FUTURE OF INDIA.
    733 6 Chances of Democratic Government. LORD OLIVIER'S VIEW. Lord Olivier, Secretary of State for India in the Labour Government, speaking at the London Labour party's Summer School for Women at Guildford, said: 'I do not think it would be reasonable or prudent at present to establish suddenly complete
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      61 6 Quality first! s that's why smokers i JL £tste (xpi(ess f iff pi P" f* I i* V Experienced travellers j^mf."'/ KNO in their bag to offset Ej^ J'^^Tf^^^^Slll changes of climate, water wp?- A./tyj&J tf j^Lj \p* ry and diet— a commendable fc^-^ T'y^4sf**&// custom preventing much sickness ana
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      223 6 •i In and out of the wash continually how long I; can you make your j pretty things last ■I Only by washing them in LUX can you mt J the utmost wear from them. Hard soap and J rubbing are fatal. Wash them in LUX, the S J purest
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    JUNKER ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    159 7 TWO MACHINES START. ONE IN TROUBLE. [Router's Service.] Dessau, Aug. 14. The two Junker aeroplanes Bremen and Europa left simultaneously for America to-day. A few hours before the start of the trans-Atlantic attempt an aeroplane skimmed over the town as a prearranged signal, whereupon almost the entire
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    CHIANG'S RESIGNATION.
    225 7 FOR TUB GOOD OF THE PARTY. i [Renter*! Far Eastwn Service.] Shanghai. Aug. IS. Chiang Kai Shek with his staff arrived from Nanking this morning and immediately proceeded to military headquarters at Lunghua. Numerous rumours concerning conditions al Nanking are at present incapable of verification owing t" the
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    GREYHOUND JOCKEY CLUB.
    63 7 [Router's Service.) London. Auc. 14. Earl Westmorland, Lord Chesham, and aptain Humphrey De TrafTord have consented to become the Racing Committee of the Greyhound Racing Association. They will inspect all the Association's tracks in England, approve or amend th( present rules, appoint Btewards judges, and starters, and
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    POLICE BOMBED AT BRISBANE.
    62 7 [Reuters Service. I Urisbine, Aug. 14. I The Criminal Investigation Department's offices wore wrecked by an explosion a 1 midnight. A heavy stone wall was shattered and j the roof broken to fragments. A detective on duty in the building was taken to hospital suffering from
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    EARTHQUAKE TERRORS.
    49 7 [Reuters Service.] Moscow. Aug. 14. Fifteen persons were killed and 2<> seriously injured, and a hundred houses ruined by an earthquake at Namangan m Turkestan. Berne. Aug. 14. Four distinct earthquake shocks at (irisons at two o'clock yesterday morning aroused the frightened inhabitants. No damage was caused.
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    THE SURTAX QUESTION.
    34 7 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Aug. 15. Probably with the exception of the 2 V 2 per cent, surtax tacitly agreed upon by iho Washington Conference the surtaxes will be postponed.
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    SCIENTIFIC COAL-TAR EXPERIMENTS.
    170 7 IM PORTANT DISCO VERI ES. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 13. New industrial developments in the Midlands are expected to result from researches conducted over three years at the South •Staffordshire Mond Gas Company, Dudleyport, into the fuller exploitation of Lar products. The company's managing director
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    TRYING-OUT SINGAPORE AIR-BOATS.
    176 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. IS. The British Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, travelling in one of the seaplanes which left Fclixstowe yesterday for a month's Scandinavian tour, reached Oslo yesterday evening. The flight was made at an average speed of 100 miles an hour, nod
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    PETROL PRICE DOWN AGAIN.
    75 7 [British Radio Official Service] Rngby. Aug. 1-1. The prices of all leading brands of motor spirit were reduced by one penny a gallon this morning. The retail price in London is now Is. l'/frd. a gallon. This reduction— the third in five month* —is ascribed in
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    CHIEF SITTING EAGLE.
    118 7 [Briton Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 13. The Prince of Wales and Prince George drove from the former's ranch into Caljrary yesterday to greet Mr. Baldwin, who had an official reception there. Afterwards the British Prime Minister left for the East, and at Winnipeg to-night he is
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    INDUSTRIALIZING THE JORDAN.
    126 7 [British 1-Jadio— Official Service.] stagkf. Aujr. 11. Woik has been started <»n the JordanYatnuk section of a bijr scheme utilising th- River Jordan for the generation of electrical energy. The Jordan waters }>et\veen Lake Tiberias and Jisrel Mujamieh. in which distance of about eijrht miles there is
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    60 7 Mr. C. F. J. Quarks van Ufford, the Hon^ Konj? manager of the Java China JapaiJ Line, who has been with the J.C.J.L in the Colony for sixteen years, is leaving on Auprust 17 to become manaper of the Company at Sourabaya. Mr. C. de Bruyn who was the assistant
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      365 7 BUSINESS CARDS. fMARY SETON. -I BLACK WOOD FURNITURE j! SHANGHAI SHADES. ;I t AMBER MANSIONS. l\ r ITALIAN MARBLE FLOORING TILES. Just reived a consignment of white ■arble flooring tiles. V, 18" and 2' square Apply early to avoid disappointment. Apply 75-2 Prinsep Street. v.\ V-"-V.\V.-AV.%%WWWV.VW-# j FUNERALS. 4 gINtiAFOU
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      632 7 NOTICES. NEGRI SEMBILAN SPORTING CLUB AMATEUR MEETING. 27TH AUGUST, 1927. Rntriet close August 20th. An Unlimited Cash Sweep will l>e held tickets $5 each for Members only. Lotteries on Saturday morning at the Sunpei Ujong Cluh. First race 2.4. r p.m. Member* are reminded that Subscriptions for year 1927 are
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      303 7 ACIDITY, THE CAUSE OF INDIGESTION. Th.- common-senso rciu-dy for acidity i« 'Bisoratail 1 Magncaia, which instantly neutralist- .-xci'ss bcM, pri'vents fcrnu'Mtation, and ■ootkes, heals and itfßjctß— the stomach lining ulii h atidity has m:i(l»- raw. Doctors recommend "Bisuratod" Bfagß—ts bseMBN it never fails to Kin fanmediate rt-lit-f. For the same
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      391 7 YOU WILL WANT NOTHING BETTER THAN AN "ALL TEAK" MODEL PIANO. Built by GARCIA. PRICES FROM titS. EASY PAYMENTj%\RRANGED. 2, ORCHARD ROAO. Ny Carlsberg ■ft Vm Vs^MkE| r%53^1 *m\ SOLE IMPORTKKS. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Denmark > SINGAPORE. THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      36 8 Mrs. L. Carvalho and family \\:>h to thi.rk i all relations and fricada who attended the funeral <>t' the l«t« Mr. .1. S. Carvalho and i those who :-ent wreath> :i'i«l letters of i condolence.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th, 1927. Mean-Spirited Citizens.
    665 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th, 1927. Mean-Spirited Citizens. One of the features about the conduct of a very large part of the Chinese population of Singapore, and probably of other places also, is the lack of any civic sense in the matter of assisting in the preservation of law
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    Ipoh's Exaltation.
    287 8 Ipoh, presumably also Kinta and possibly even Perak, was greatly pleased when on Saturday His Excellency the High Commissioner arrived and held an informal conference with several of the leading residents with the idea of hearing what the grievances of that part of the Federation are. The conference,
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    53 8 Dr\ Bhapat Ram Sahgal will deliver a lecture on "Siamese Relationship with India" at the Indian Association to-day at 8 p.m. All are cordially invited. Mr. H. C. Taylor, who retired from r Government Service last week as Chief Court Inspector, has been appointed Secretary and Treasurer of the Selanpor
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    135 8 I.S.P. Conference. OPENED BY RESIDENT COUNCILLOR. (From Our Own Correspondent.* ■'IViwng, Aur. 15. The I,S.P. conference opened in the Town Hall this morning, Mr. J. W. Campboll presiding. The Resident Councillor, the Hon hie Mr. R. Scott f declaring the conference open, said that the sugar and other
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    DR. TAGORE IN PENANG.
    61 8 (From Our Own Correspondent i. I'enang, Aug. IS. Dr. Rabindranath Tapore arrived on Saturday and was met by the Reception Committee. On Sunday he laid the foundation stone of the new building at Huy Ew Seah. The poet spoke briefly of the reiationshipe between China and
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    MENGLEMBU LODE.
    149 8 §(From Our Own Correspondent.) I'enans;, Auk. IS. At the third annual general meeting of Menplembu Lode. Mr. D. A. M. Brown, presiding:, said that the profit from -lamiary to July was $:U,2.">r>. In order to im prove the position of Preference share holders profit! had been used to
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    THE F.M.S. DURBAR.
    201 8 LOYAL MBSBAGB TO His MAJBBTY. The following cable was sent to Lorn Stain fordhain. Buckingham Palace, London on August 11th. Following for Mtbmiaaion to His Majesty from the High Commissioner for the Malay States. <; On this the occasion of tht First Federal Durbar held at Kuala
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    193 8 Major W. H. Whyto, D.5.0., who has resigned his commission in the S.S.V.K. left Penantr for Hong Kong by the Mono. Mr. Bryan who has just come out from England, has beer) appointed A.»sistant Engineer, Head Office, P.W.D., Kedah. vice Mr. 6. T. F. White, who has foiM to England
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    THE KUALA KANGSAR DURBAR.
    425 8 THE KUALA KANGSAR DURBAR. Formal but ir Ul^ HOW IT was (M tl{IKl)() T The Time* m, Durlrn. >ays: The BHMMliil aw which UN strw tl> f. r compared with the L -r. Kuala Kangsar fo ID the Federation and v par'ance as the IV-!. referred to by tome ns.h
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    THE SAIGON FAIR.
    34 8 Am Exhibition I Saigon from tit 1 I6th of Jamiary. 1 iIM piosprroii- I nciu'lihour will i prixlm t> <>f ln<! •taMh jukl i 1 t .sprviall>- PIMNIM I to Malaya.
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      35 8 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth ii PURPLE TRIANGLE "BASS" THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole Agents Adamson, Gilfillan Co.. Ltd. |H. B. Winter F Exclusive Tailoring 1 ®> GM BATTERY RR SINGAPORE. Til. 188 I
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      22 8 To-day f s FiMmv r///-: Nr/:\ W^> EXPEDITES J Mr. Alan U*« l offltv for thf |MWt I laiH up at kMi
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    THE ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    273 9 sitbOPA MAKES FORCED EIK LANDING. •fjlgN HEADS FOR HOME. ii;, tor's Service.] Bremen. Aug. 15. had flown over the North nutea when sudden engine Ristics to turn back hur- ,< difficulty in finding a mc to the pitch darkness ita were espied. made precipitately. The n ith
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    WE O'HIGGINS MURDER.
    33 9 IKeut< r s Service.] London, Aug. 15. that information be >» of Owen Donelly and enifran, who wore charged on piring with others to O'Hinias, and the ac- up >H released.
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    SACCO-VANZETTI CASE.
    24 9 iter*a Service.] Bnenes Aires. Aug. !.">. States Embassy here has sent complete account of case in order to "en. Pinion on the subject."
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    FRENCH DEPUTY ARRESTED.
    18 9 Service.] Paris, Auk. IS. ommunist Deputy who police for seditious proarrested at Aufrenas and prison.
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    MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION.
    20 9 MYSTER IOUS EXPLOSION. ■ter*! Service.] Ilrishane, Auk. 15. conviaeed that the explo- Au». 14th. was intended r»- latino to recent
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    STEEL MAGNATE DEAD.
    25 9 [Renter*! Service.] New. York. Auk. 15. amioumd of Mr. Elbert '"an of the Unitod State- Steel :<,n. ft- e«btei on patro 7.1
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    DARING ARMED ROBBERY.
    721 9 Nine Gunmen Raid Jewellers'. POLICE DIFFICULTIES. A shop in North Bridge Road (No. 426) in which .some Chinese carry on a watchmaker's and jeweller's business, was raided by a gang of nine aimed Chinese at about 9 o'clock on Sunday night. The men ransacked the premises completely
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    DISTRICT COURT APPEALS.
    178 9 Ifl the Supreme Court yesterday, the Chief Justice. Sir William Murison. heard two appeals from decisions of the District Court Judge. D. A. Kastran, who was sentenced for criminal breach of trust in respect to four tahilfl and three chees of gold, was represented by Mr. O'Connor,
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    1103 9 The Governor's Return. A SUCCESSFUL HUNT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Jesselton, Aug. 10. His Excellency the Governor, Mr. J. L. Humphreys, has been back in Sandakan for some days after a long shooting trip spent in the forest on the East Coast with Mr. R. K. Hardwick.
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    TROUBLE FOR "WETS."
    59 9 A NEW LAW. BUYERS TO BE PUNISHED. [Reuter'* Service.] Washington. Aug. 15. Further trouble for the "wets" is indicated in an announcement by the Prohibition Commissioner that purchasers of illegal liquor will henceforth t>» deemed equally guilty with the seller and will suffer the same penalties. Up
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    AMERICA'S DEFENCE PLANS.
    96 9 INCREASE IN VOTE. [Reuters Service.] Rapid City, Aug. 15. At the conclusion of an all-day conference with Mr. Coolidge. General Herbert Lord, Director of the Budget, stated the President had approved a material increase in next year's expenditure for national defence. Both the Army and Navy were
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    ANGLO-AMERICAN WAR SEIZURES.
    60 9 [Renter's Servie?.] Washington, Aug. 15. The United State? and Great Britain have entered into a reciprocal arrangement to release property seized in wartime un cler the American and British Trading with the Enemy Acts. There are about :JOO such cases in each country and it is estimated
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    ARMY LOYAL IN PORTUGAL.
    55 9 [Reuters Service.) Lisbon. Aug. 15. After an all night sitting the Cabinet drew up a decree for carrying out all measures against the insurgents. The Government has received messages from all garrisons all ever the country assuring it of the Army's loyalty. Calm continues to prevail.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    30 9 NEW (ON SI L-GENERAL FOR JAPAN AT SINGAPORE Mr. K. Tamaki. Consul-Genera! at Bombay, has been Appointed Consiil-General at Singapore, Mr. S. Kuiihara succeeding to the former's post.
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    THE EURASIAN ASSOCIATION.
    289 9 The report for the annual meeting on Aug. 2G in St. Andrews School Hall at &80 p.m. states that eight Committee meet ings were held during the year, The Accounts shew a credit balance of $."S42j2:j at the end of the financial year after allowing for depreciation
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      718 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPKBBS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool mad Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MACHAON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug. 17 PYRRHUS London, Rotterdam and
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    MARRIAGE OF BLOOD RELATIONS.
    349 11 BACHELORS PREDICAMENT Judge's Ruling. The marriage of blood relations formed the subject of a judgment by Mr. Justice Russell in the Chancery Division The will of the late James Lanyon, of -The Mount," Braughing, Hertfordshire, left his resjduary estate to his son for life fof division
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    ABBEY SERMON ON DIVORCE.
    281 11 [justification of state decrees. In a ,-Himnn at Westminster Abbey Archdeacon R. H. Charles declared that from thi point of view ut" the Lord's teaching divorce for disloyalty was permissible.! and that the innocent party had tht- rijrht i to marry again. Hi said that a
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    IDIOTS AND OSTRICHES.
    213 11 The inquest held on Joshua, the Zoo ostrich, has revealed the fact that he perished as a result of swallowing a four-inch nail writes Peter Simple in the Morning Post. His gizzard contained a miscellaneous collection of property, from gloves and handkerchiefs to copper coins and a
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    KING ALFONSO ON GREYHOUND RACING.
    367 11 I MUST HAVE THIS IN MY COUNTRY." High above the murmurs about the Royal box at the White City a voice rang out: "It is a grand sport! I must have it in every village in Spain." Leaning over the rail of the box, chatting
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    GOLD DIGGER BARONET.
    286 11 DEATH IN A LONELY HIT. Sir Clayton Pennington Fteelinjr. Bart ■rho had lived as a recluse for some years. ha* died, at the age of TO. in an old hut in the mining village ot Rynthesdall (Victoria). Very plainly dressed and poorly housed, Sir Clayton lived among
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    A BABY-FARMER'S LAPSE.
    106 11 Secret Cremation of Dead Body. London, July 29. Charging Mrs Ellen Chivers, 7)7. at the Brighton Court with killing a five-months' old baby by neglect and burning the body, the prosecution alleged that she was a baby farmer. She had been warned for breaking the law by
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    "THOU SHALT NOT LISTEN-IN."
    78 11 New Commandment for Priests. Milan, July 29. "Thou shalt not listen-in," is the new commandment for priests. This is the "hief feature contained in the pastoral letter of the Archbishop of Milan^ who says: "Wireless must not be installed in presbyteries, religious institutes and yoimg people's
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    STUDY OF MALARIA.
    124 11 Medal For Dr. A. N. Kinßshury. Dr. A. Neave Kingsbury (Institute of. Medical Research, Federated Malay States), 1 Colonial Medical Service, has been awarded the North Persian Forces Memorial Medal for the year 1926 for his paper "Some In- j vestigations of Malarial Fevers," published in the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    267 12 Arriving from Batavia yesterday, the Plancius brought 143 deck passengers into port. The Comeric arrived in port yesterday from Kohsichang, bound for Cuba, with a cargo of rice. A typhoon is reported within 120 miles of lat. 19 deg. N., long. 125 E., travelling W.N.W., intensity unknown. From
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    A QUEEN'S HARBOUR.
    224 12 Although London is famous as a jK>rt. few people ever think of it as possessing a harbour. But there are many old jetties and inlets along the river front between Blackfriars and the Toirer; and the largest and most interesting of these is Greenhithe. It is a
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      458 12 Burns Philp Line 'Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      112 12 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated in Germany). The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. lOR HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. NURNBERG due Spore Sept. 8 POt? MANILA, HONGKONG. SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHINA PORTS. SAARBRUCKEN due Spore Aug. 19 HOMEWARDS, f FRANKEN for R'dam, H'burg and Bremen Aug. 14 t KOENIGSBERG for R'dam,
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      369 12 Kerr Steamship Co/l^T 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated in U.S A GuMral Af »nt». REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE AND (via Sues). M.S. SILVERBEECH PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA^SERVirt SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANC IS( 0 AND LOS ANGELES HARBOIR M.S. SILVERASH OUTWARDS TO CALCUTTA via POR Ts For ratw
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      100 12 "goldb GUINEA ft 1 6 I THE FIENST SPARKLING WINE PROCURABLE PRICE ttX< I'KK HdTn Duty Km is LOOK KH( THE GOLDEN COI TBADB MAII IT is THE HALI OF QUALIT\ JOHN UTTLE lM (Incorporht.-i is fcgk** l J Singapore. IVnarnr nd X I.umpur MESSAGERIES MAKITIMI ■OMBWABO N|vl1 T« CiNsiti.
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      672 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. North, N. East and N. West Sumatra Plancius 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Hin 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Hong Teck 9 a.m. Karimon Sri Wongsee 10 a.m. Samarang Le Maire 11 a.m. Cucob Hong Tat noon Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, and and Pakan Baroe Hong Lee
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      324 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Pit Plantius: Mr. Raymond Cricton, Echtp. Tsumsabura Tuyimaiu. Mr. Seytaro Xakav. Mr. Zenkichi Sugai. Mi. Firmao Masedo. Mr. Liong Joe Phin. MrrTorreggiani Quite, Mrs. Veerenbos. Mi. Veerenbos, Mrs. A. B. Droogleven. Mr. Hapnan, Mr. Fuji Keyono. Mrs. H. J. Verney, Miss E. Stevens. Mr. v d Ploeg, Mr.
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      667 13 O. S. K. Line. pent umt ions. Steamers. Arrive. Leave gotttntem. Hamburg, Bremen, r p via Colombo, Aden and jJTS* Atlas Maru Au w Au ir (l! Town, Rio, Santos, video »nd Buenos Aires. t Montevideo Maru Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Esnxibor, Dar-es-Salaam, ri Bay and Durba f M xito
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      419 13 TRAVEL -COMFORT DOLLAR ffiSfc LINERS Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outßide 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. The
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      683 13 K. P. M. (Incorporated in Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:-Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge. WJ^ESHr*?"** A"^
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    BEST FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD.
    164 14 WHAT THE AIR MANOEUVRES REVEALED. London, July 27. The great post-war advance in the accuracy of bombdropping owing to improvements in aerial navigation and secret aim-ing-devices has been contested by steady improvements in searchlights and sound locators. The former will enable the defenders patrolling the
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    LADY LAUDER'S DEATH.
    98 14 Comedian Overcome wj(h Grief. London, July 29. Lady Lauder, who was operated on last »veek, suddenly collapsed r.nd died early to-day. Sir Harry Lander overcome with grief, seems to be a broken man. His friends doubt if he will reappear on the stage. Sir Harry's wife began
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    THREE MURDERED WOMEN.
    195 14 DISMEMBFREI) BODIES DISCOVERED. New York, July 10. Following: a clot in the mystery of a woman's leps which were found in Batt.ry F'avk. the Ntw York police this afternoon found the dismembered bodies of two more women. Although th.' lejrs were first believed to belong to the
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    SHANGHAI HOWLERS TO VISIT HONG KONG.
    174 14 Interport in October. Mr. C. J. Tacchi, the Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association, has received a reply to his letter inviting Shanghai to send a bowls team to Hong Kong this ?eason. The Shanghai Lawn Bowls Association has accepted, the
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    SALUKI'S POPULARITY.
    120 14 Oldest Breed of Dog in the World. The most silent dog show of the year was that held by the Saluki Club at Tattersall's At most shows the dogs seem to vie with each other as to which can make the most din. The Saluki, as befits his
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    MALAYAN BIRDS.
    259 14 MR. H. C. ROBINSONS NEW BOOK. To the ornithologist Malaya is, at first,' disappointing, so dense and impenetrable i are the jungles. Gradually, however, one notes "new" birds until, at the end of a few months, one is astonished at the wealth of bird-life which exists even in
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    75 "CRIMES PASSIONNELS.'
    246 14 France Moved at Last Year's Death Roll. Seventy- five so-called "crimes passionnels' in a year! This is the latest estimate 1 of the number of cases in which men and I women, belie vingr themselves to be wronged or abandoned, have taken the law into their own
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    SEAMENS DELEGATE LYNCHED.
    89 14 SEAMENS DELEGATE LYNCHED. When J.»hn Hi again>t th.- IwWl conunm.! I of libel on Jttlj tain witn.— violent v. To-«Ia-. 11. a street 1' munist Mttim and the bruise boofiiti if he died vHhoUt Bwtor ait. am. MM print," th. u**r. 11. wi croud and »W and called tiM I
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      107 14 Does your mkror say Overwork." I You know it docs, but the keener lo:>k with scepticism upin .\iiut»>»'cn"s I iy Ct XSwx. what of the overwhelming cvi* I Cl cfltdpc donee th.it supports thc^o eiiim^- I SB day by day have grown more dis* enriches the Mood, regenerat s I
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    676 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY. AUGUST 15th. Buyers SelKrn A Bam Kumbang (i*> r.Ts 59s c.d. Bangrin Tin (t*> B,'ss ,']4 S Batu Caves (Si) i.4fi i^o Batang Padang ($1) tv 7;, Chonderianjj 20s 21s Gd Eastern Siam 1 1 21s (3d 22s Gil Hon k r Katt
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 August 15. Bank 4 m.s. 2,3 31-32 Bank demand 2,3 23-32 Private credits m.s. 2|4^i New York, demand 66 Credits 90 days 57 Vi Franc*', demand 14U0 India, T.T. IMU Honjr Konjr. demand l-"4 P-f- Dia« Yokohama, demand 117 Num. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80^ Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    216 15 August IS. Tin IM Tons 114&25 Gambiei 7.50 Pepper Whit* ion Pepper Black 60 Flake Tapioca 6.5* Pear! Sago Small 1M Copra 10.30 Copra Sundried lo.so Opium, Benares unt. 4,009 Hire Liang Hin Chan Mark Rod Flajrle Wow) 330 Rico, Siam tld So. 1 830 Rice, Rangoon Bint an
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      380 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) I HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. I The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British 1
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      865 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. i 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. si. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Conipton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W. H.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR in a pine Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bono: Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW ft CO. BARKER CO.. iTP CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (It floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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      365 15 C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION. AujUlsl 1.~>1h.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers (L 8.3. tqual to Standard Q.C.F. Snot 81 r,i i 4 Standard K.s.s. on Tender An*. '"'P., 61 4 Sept. 82 •".J'j Oet-Dec. i I Jan- Mar. 68 65 Tone <>i' Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet
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      634 15 MALAYAN TRADE. Th<- following is a comparative statement of the total value of foreign nereaaadiaai excluding pared post. Imported sad exported to and from British Malaya during |tH and 11)27. 1M POUTS. (In thousands of aoUars| 1928 11)27 Jan. to June r.OS.iJ")!) 186,6 M Det 12.2H2 July B<),3rth 78J15 Dec:
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1155 16 The Java's Mystery Trip. SHADOWING A SHIP. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Aug. 13. As reported in my last week's notes the cruiser Java suddenly departed from Tandjong Priok under sealed orders and it was rumoured that she had received orders to overtake a »hip engaged in smuggliag
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    50 16 Running Feat, A 60-MILES RECORD. [Reuters Service.] Buluwayo, South Africa, Aug. 15. Arthur Newton ran CO miles in 7 hrs. 33 mins. 55 sees., beating the World's record by over 41) minutes. It is claimed that Newton now holds all the World's records between DO and 100 miles.
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    WOMAN'S HIGH-JUMP RECORD.
    47 16 WOMAN'S HIGH- JUMP RECORD. [Renter*! Service.] Toronto, Aug. 11. At ihe Dominion Women's Championship meeting to-day Ethel Cathewood, of Saskatoon, in the high jump, jumped 5 ft, O^th inch, beating the women's world record by an eiirhth of an inch. Canadian Olympic officials certified the new record.
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    CRICKET IN PENANG.
    48 16 < From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 15. Playing for Penan* against an Indian XI from Calcutta. Rodrijro scored 112 not out and Orr 68. Penanjr won by an inninps and 79 runs, compiling 244 for seven wickets and dismissing the Indians for 109 and 56.
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    AMERICA'S DAVIS CUP TEAM.
    61 16 [Reuters Service.l New York, Aug. 15. Francis Hunter, Lewis White, John Doe<r, John Hennessey and Georpe Lett have been selected to play in a series of trial matches hi ofrier Co determine the fourth member i>f ihe Davis Cup team. of whit h, it is assumed,
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    R.S.Y.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    68 16 The faall in this tournament will take place as follows: On Tuesday, Ai:.irus: l(Tth at 4.45 p.m. Court A. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Miss Wallifl and Walflttley minus 90.1 vs. Mrs. Owen Owen -and Alford plus S. Court B. Men's l>oubles Handicap. Falls and Haiues plui S vs.
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    50 16 TUESDAY'S TIES. "A" Singles. Chua Choon Leong vs. Seah Eng Chiang. Lin Bor.g Soo vs. Chua Choon Sim. •C" Singles. Cheong Chet Hai vs. Leong Siew Tye. Tan Wan l.iat vs. Wool Tak Fah. F. Quah:> vs. Chan Slew IjocV. Lim Chuan Gc-ok vs. Tan Kin Guan.
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    POLICE HAND.
    62 16 The band of the S.S.P. will perform the following programme to-day commencing at J) p.m. under the conductorship of Mr. IF. F. Minns on the bandstand: March "Glenavy" Wheeler; Overture "Der Freis- < hutz" Wfeber; Descriptive "From a Russian Village" Marsden; Selection "The Girl in the Taxi" Gilbert;
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    YACHTING.
    816 16 The Club Trophy. JUNE WINS CUP. The^second and final race for the R.S.Y. Club Trophy was sailed over the usual club course on Sunday. Ten boats turned out and in a fine sailing breeze a pood start was nlade, Mrs. Johnson very kindly officiating: as starter. Ella-Dorothy was first
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    "THE SNOB."
    102 16 The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, "The Snob" which will be seen on Wednesday at the Victoria Theatre, boasts a large cast headed by five of the best known players in filmland. John Gilbert will be seen in a new and unusual role, but a most fascinating ono for him as
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    306 16 S.C.C. Tournament Results. GODOWN PAIRS. i Results of yesterday's play in the above tournament were as follows: A. A. A. Paterson and L. Haybittel minus 3 vs. R. B. B. Donnell and W. R. Kin*? j minus unfinished. First set to Donnell and King". F. Ruchwaldy and A.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    307 16 Godown Doubles Handicap. Lt, F. Deardon and Lt. E. F. S. Brodie minus I vs. J. Wilson and B. E. AMitl minus 3. C. Saltcr and E. L. Case plus 2 vs. R. E. Prentis and F. A. Morrell scr. T. R. Alty and H. Hall scr. vs.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    45 16 The following cards were returned in the men's monthly Aujr. Medal. Lieut. C. Harker Taylor. l i; p F. a. Morten An squaro Lt. Col. J. D. Richmond. l Down C V. Bailey, W. H. McKerrow, 4 Twenty-seven Cards were taken out.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    142 16 In the August medal (stroke) competition the winner was G. C. Miller 81 16 65 nett. Ball Sweeps. i The ball sweep on Saturday wa;s won by J. Hodgins 38 4 34 and on Sunday wax divided between: I. G. Spode 39 6 33. R. 0. H.
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