The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 August 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press II CENTS SINGAPORE S.S., THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1927. NO. 12,18:5.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    283 1 The Northern advance in China continues. Ptthwfr has been capture:! and -Nanking is being bombarded. The situation in Shanghai is dangerous Tage 9. It is now revealed that one of the members of Captain Redmond's party did not vote in the recent Dail debate and has disappeared
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    KEREMIAH ON THE DOORSTEP.
    785 1 On op—tag the door in response to himock I took him for a tradesman's tout Vnd outwardly, at feast, th.«»v was nothing in his rather under-\ itaminized, road-stavi-I'd look to prepare BM for his prophet i* mission. His first words partly enlightened me, and I made
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      195 1 \VIN(; LOONG i Finish Guaranteed. HIGH STRKET I RAFFLES HOTEL EVERY TUESDAY, TEA THURSDAY, BATIK SATURDAY DAM SPECIAL DINER DANSANT GWLL FYEFn at Wch the following artists will OPEN DAILY appear Miss Tania Svethmova TZ WEDNESPW. AND fridv Mr. Alexander Salnikoff vu 3 PM PREMIER BALLET DANCERS FROM SHANGHAI. Orchestral
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      265 1 T- ROYALTYPE^' T W^^SHHSS^^^^COMPANY.m > L. 5 f m ]J| OST modern of lightweight typewriters. i Weighs only nine and a half pounds— has J all the conveniences of the large standard type- writer. < •i gQUIPPED with a handsome case of fabrikoid, i| J mounted on a base board
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      105 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Robinson's for the latest in men's tiesPage i». Notice re alteration of trolley bus routes —Page 7. A wonderful naval film c min^ to the Alhambra Page 2. Both Oakland and Buick are (J«*neral Motois cars Papes ."> and 11. AVhiteaway's have a new selection of ladies' hats
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      14 1 WING LOONG THE KECOGMSEI) HOUSE for EL ROPE AN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      173 1 THE WEKK. Thursday, l£th. Hiph Water, 1.23 a.m., 10.0 1.55 p.m. X.9. Malacca: H. HT. 10.10 a.m.. <>.»<. II p.m. 5.0. B. I. homeward mail closes. Dutch outward mail due. Football: Indian XI. rs. S.F.A. Hitrh Water. 2.13 a.m. 9.4., 2.37 p.m. *.H. Malac^i: H. W. 11.30 a.m.. 6.5.. 11.40
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    MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    667 2 Singapore. Au£. I*>. Notwithstanding somewhat discouraging news fr;>r«i abroad ?ejrardin*r the consumption figure? of rubber, arrivals and quantity afloat— M vv «'ll as another increase in Port of London stocks the markets have not beef unduly depressed and a pood demand is in evidence,
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      296 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA—CONJURER SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS THE UNION STAR OPERA CO. THE POPULAR PLEASURE PARK GATE 10 CTS. Mdm. Kelvey's BBBBBsS! 1^ (^^^^W^ School of I DANCING M For ehOdm and young 9 ladies in Character, W Classical, Clor. Kx^iibition. Ballet and Toe Dancinj?. Private lassoM BMdsm ball-room dsariag and
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      567 2 ViCtOri3l Xll03;tFO COMMENCING: SATIRDAY. Itih v A SPLENDID TRIO OF ENTERTAINING ANI,' ST which will be thoroughly enjoyed l,v (i l 1 T-TO-NIGHT l» the Second Show a, I* m AND NIGHTLY AT 5K30 P.M. WK^SSS^Ti^ CINEMA DE LUXE £jpSSBB&H§3s iX L/i?lil A^ A> i^ V^ and has actlon> romancej
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    562 3 VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP. (From Our Own Correspondent). Watarca. Auk. 15. Dorian the past week-end, "A" (European) Company, the Machine Gun SubSection, the Signal Section -and the Field, Ambulance of the Malacca Volunteer Corps V«r« in Camp at Tanjon^ Bruas. About fifty other rank* were in Camp which was
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    HOBBY JONES RETRIEVES BOYISH ERROR.
    299 3 Six Years Old Incident Recalled. Behind the story of Bobby Jones' triumph •U St. AinUt-vs in winning hi** sccoad sucetgsive open L r «>lf championship, with a total six .strokes lower than record. IL.< a human story of a desire to wipe out the neinory
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    BETHNAL GREEN HONOURS LENIN.
    71 3 London, July 28. After a lively debate and amidst cheers <Tom the gallery, the Bethnal Green Council, by 14 votes against 10, adopted th name of Lenin for the new housing estate. Councillor Elsbury protested that m> Bethnal Green structure was noble enough lo bear the
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      332 3 S&' lli r" > ««»y tempting gfc „.sbes t*4* lu ..,ie from ,rui,, V Pv\ l«l i>o .me tl*. chitfirrn love S 1 I| liod the rfaiplest to pmmn 8 -t just stewe.l frujt served \*&O Vi It H nmu. brown A. Poison's Cus- SS& V <^3 O "Si Try
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      332 3 II It's a sinful shame j [I Th »t is the remark frequently uttered to our repref- |^_____^^^^^B| entatives at th«i sources from which we buy our <cj=p|ptpp-«l-tiip^^^^^______-^^^^# n^y seem to chin^ it a shame that such luscious tresh fruit shoul(1 be mad e into jam. l\ jj *^_^^^^^^^^_3| We
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    THE CAMERA AS RECORDER.
    336 4 MR. AMERY AT ADVERTISING EXHIBITION. ACTRESS AND THE BABIES Owe of the last official function* Mr. Amery Attended before leaving mi his tour of the Colonies was tin Advertising Exhibition at Olympia, which he opened in the presence of a large attendance. The Secretary for the
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    450 5 Singapore, Aug. 13. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak '(Round) Kati 50 Beef stew or curry do 45 Pork, lean do 64 Pork, lean and fat, (Ist quality) do 56
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    TRAGEDY AT DEHRADUN.
    77 5 Lieut.-Col. H. W. Pierpont Commits Suicide. Bombay, July 29. A telegram from Dehradun states that Lieut.-Col. Harry William Pierpont, F.R. C.S., of the 1. M.5., Superintendent of the X-ray Institute, Dehmdun, shot himself dead last ni??ht. The reasons for his action are unknown. The police arc investigating
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    NEW RUBBER-PRODUCING PLANTS.
    60 5 Experiments Started By Mr. Edison. London. Aujr. 1. Mr. Thomas A. Edison is experimenting, to the exclusion of all else, with new rub-ber-producing plants. His avowed object is to make America independent of British rubber. He is conducting his experiments in association with the Firestone and Ford
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    SLOTTED-WINGED PLANES.
    45 5 Mr. Hand ley Page's Device. London, July 28. Mr. Handley Page announces that the Air Ministry has adopted his slotted -wing device to enable a pilot to maintain control at a low flying speed. The device will be fitted principally on Bristol fighters.
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    FINED FOR KILLING A DOG.
    34 5 London, July 27. A clerk was fined £15 9s. and costs, for beating: an Airedale to death, because it bit his sister. The dog's nasal pad was almost pulped.
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      413 5 For growing children Builds body.bone and muscle JUST UNPACKED. New Product of WONDERFUL V 1 HOSIERY Afik- USE KNIT TO MT. r -tP Of V N NEW FASHION SILK STOCKINGS w^ vV f>V) OBTAINABLE AT v Wassiamull Assomull 8 Co. 56.57 HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. 4; 2^^^ dances I knows the
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      356 5 A GENERA LMOTORS PRODUCT OAKL A N D ■^J^OR refinement, comfort, dignified apM pearance and reliable performance, OakJt land is a noteworthy example of modern car manufacture. Through their connection with General Motors, the Oakland Company have unrivalled facilities ffiSmm nr research and testing, and are able to take m^il
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    AMERICAN DANCE MAXIMS.
    652 6 "CUTTING IN" AS A TEST OF POPULARITY. "The less we are together, the merrier we'll be!" is young America's maxim in the ba.lroom, and it contains a social theory which is as different from the Knglish idancer's as chalk from cheese. The American girl, when she takes
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    UGLIEST WOMAN IN WORLD.
    180 6 A FACE THAT MAKES YOl SHI'DDER. Very few women are likely to challenge the claim of a woman in Birmingham that she is the ugliest woman in the world. Mrs. Bevan has a little sideshow to herself in a fair at Aston, where visitors may gaze
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    FUTURE OF RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    581 6 How Yield is Increased. EFFECT OF RESTRICTION. What is to be the future of the rubber iridustry?' I have been in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies for many years past and I recollect on my arrival there .asking the manager of a plantation an old
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    38 6 JAPAN AND CHIANG'S PAILUBK (By court esy of the Xanyo XichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Auk. If. The Japanese authorities comenied aiv closely watching tFie new situation in tinVanutse- Valley created by the failure of ChUmg Kai Shek.
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    S.M.R. NEED CAPITAL.
    33 6 Hr. Yamamoto, new President of the South Manchuria Railway Company, is stated to be considering proposals to float a debenture amounting to Y 1 50.000,000 or 100.000,000 in New York.
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    NANKING SURTAXES POSTPONED.
    29 6 The Nanking- Government is stated to have determined to postpone the enforcement of the surtaxes which were proclaimed to be put into practice from September Ist.
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    DAIREN CONFERENCE OPENED.
    41 6 Mr. Yoshisawa, Minister at Peking, Mr. Mori, parliamentary under- secretary for the Foreign Office, and a score of leading officials of the Japanese administration in Manchuria are now participating in the Conference which opened at Dairen from to-day.
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    NEW RAILWAY IN SIBERIA.
    27 6 The Soviet Commissary of Communications is now contemplating: the construction of a new railway in Siberia to connect Yakutsk with the Trans-Siberian line.
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      110 6 WHITEAWAYS Have just Unpacked a B^ Shipment of Ladies' Hats SUITABLE E(» THE SEPTEMBER RACES m < These Include Models White and Coloured Felts Untrimmed Crinoline, Leghorns, Ready-to-Wear Straws and Crinolines, Children's Maids' Ready-to-Wear Straws and a Big Selection of Flowers for Evening Wear ALL MARKED AX SALE PRICES Whiteaway,
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      201 6 In and put of the wash continually h o w lo ng can you make your pretty things last 5 Only by washing them in LUX can you get I the utmost wear from them. Hard soap and rubbing are fatal. Wash them in Ll/X, the purest of washing mediums,
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    WAR DEBTS.
    219 7 AMERICAN SUGGESTION FOR REVISION. IF DEBTORS UNITED. [Renter*! Service.] Williamstown, Massachusetts. Aug. 16. The question of the revision of war debts was re discussed by the Institute of Poli tics to-day. Mr. W. T. Hornaday, the New York scientist, advocated the reduction of the French debt by two
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    AIRMAN'S FORCED LANDING AT SHANGHAI.
    201 7 CHINESE AUTHORITIES' ACTION. [Reuters Far Bastara Service*.] Sharghai, At'.g. 17. A British airman in a Bristol biplane whilst flying for practice tins morning had '•ngin trouble and made a forced landing 'in the Kiangwan goli" course ulside the Settlement. The Colonel of a Chinese n
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    THE YANGTSZE SITUATION.
    65 7 [Reuter'i Far Eastern Service.] Sharghai. Aug. 17. Reliable sources state the Southerners we rapidly evacuating the north bank <>f *h< VaTiirtsz". All junks have be?n removed to the south bank and Sun Chuan Fnnp/s forcer are reported to be rapidly •■dvancinjr. Thou«swrds of refugees aye 1« aving
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    NEW CHIEF OF STAFF AT SHANGHAI.
    33 7 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Aug. 17. Viscount (Sort, Chief <>f Staff, leaves for home by the P. and O. Rawalpindi. LieutCol Haskurd (East Yorks) replaces him.
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    CO-OPERATIVE CONGRESS CONDEMNS SOVIET.
    64 7 [Renter's Service.! Stockholm. Aug. 16. The International Co-Operative. Congress by a large majority parsed a resolution eon demning the Soviets' methods of propaganda as being entirely opposed to the rale? of the Co-Operative Alliance. M. Kissin and other Russian delegates, supported M. Kreisky, Czecho-Slovakia. who, prior
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    U.S. TAX REDUCTIONS.
    52 7 Reuters Service.] Rapid City, Aug. 16. It is reiterated at the summer White house that further tax reduction will b: possible at next session of Congress. Mr Coolidge however has felt that the exten of any cut would be strictly governed b? expenditure authorised by Congress durinj
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    29 7 An order for two giant twin-engine* super-marine Napier flying boats has beei placed with the Super Marine Aviatioi Company, whose works are at Southamp ton, by the Australian Government.
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    IRISH POLITICAL SITUATION.
    186 7 GOVERNMENT'S NARROW ESCAPE. MOTION OF CENSURE DEFEATED. [Reutei's Service.] Dublin, Aug. 16. In the Dai I the Labour member Mr. Johnson moved a motion of non confidence in the Government. Capt. Redmond announced that his party would unanimously support the motion, ensuring the defeat of the Government.
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    HONOLULU FLIGHT ACCIDENTS.
    80 7 [Reuters Service.] Oakland, Aug. 16. Seven monoplanes and one biplane started on the non-slop race to Honolulu, coinpet ing for a first prize of $20,000. and a second prise of $10,000 offered by Mr. Dole, who is a pineapple merchant. One machine crashed at rhe start, bat
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    COL. GARIBALDI MAY GO HOME.
    73 7 [Renter*! Service.] L« ndon. Aug. Id Riceiotti (iaribaldi, who recently arrived si Liverpool from Havana, was detained by ■iti order of the Home Office. It is now announced he is permitted t»> leave England on Friday fof Italy. Garibaldi declared that, although opposed to the
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    U.S. LEGATION AT OTTAWA.
    22 7 [Reuters Service.] Ottawa. Aug. 16. Mr. Frederick Dolbeare has boon appointed Counsellor at the United States Legation here.
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    AMERICAN CAPITALISTS DEATH.
    32 7 [Reuter s Service. J London. Aug. 16. The death has occurred of Mr. J. Ogden Armour, while on holiday in Ixmdon. Mr. Armour's nonagenarian mother died three weeks aso.
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    KING FAISAL TO VISIT ENGLAND
    121 7 London. Aug. th Baghdad. King Faisal left Baghdad this morning, by air, fof Caivo. from where he will proceed to France ajsd England to discuss future relations between Gw< Britain rind Iraq with the representatives of -he (oh.nial Office. A few minutes before the air
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    ANGLO-ARABIAN ALLIANCE.
    109 7 London. A us. 7th. The new Iratj IVplomatic AfjCßt, Muzahnn Bep Pacachi, in an intti-view with th*? Observer, emphasized the desirability of an Anglo-Arabian alliance, for mutual be- nefit. He firmly believed that throuph British assistance alone could Arabia come into her own. The Arabs r?quired only a
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      569 7 NOTICES. UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. NOTICE. MATRICULATION, senior AND /JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. December 1927. Notice Is hereby j-iven that the above examnations will hcjrin on Motiduy. December sth, 1927. Forms of entry and copies of the Regulations and the Syllabus can be obtained ■Ml application to the Inspector of Schools,
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      608 7 NOTICES. Notice is hereby piven that the above Trade Mark is the property of NORTH AMERICAN DYE CORPORATION, ;i Corporation orr.:>nist<cl under the laws of the State of New Y<>rk. U.S.A. of No. 519 South Filth Avenue, Mount Vernon, State of Xew Y;>rU, iT.S.A., M.ui.ifav turers and N used by
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      627 7 TENDERS. 8 Shophouses at Tanjong I'atrar Rd. and Kee Sonu St. Taslm MO invited for the > -rectum of A shop-house* at TanjonK I'ajrar Road »»><! kee Sen* Street. Plans and Specifications MB M < at th«« Architects* Office. Tenders c,Jose jit noon on Moti<ia>. ;~>tn September 1927. The lowest
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 18th.. 1927. Reform Needed in Johore.
    595 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 18th.. 1927. Reform Needed in Johore. The impudent attempt at cheating made by two officials of the Johorc Bahru Prison, one of them with more than ten years service with the Johore Government, which we reported yesterday, is only one of a fairly long series
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    470 8 The ReT. W. Murray, of Singapore, was i expected in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The noxt annual conference of the Malayan Teachers' Association will probably be held at Seremban. Dr. H. G. Holubrook. Chief lfadfeai Offi cer, Malacca, is going: to Selangor to act as Senior Medical Officer. Certain alterations
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    RUBBER DOWN.
    61 8 New York Weaker. LACK OF SUPPORT. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright. London, Auk. 17. There is weakness evident in the New York market but despite this depressing factor Mincing Lane is steady although there is actually but little business passing. The result is that in consequence of the lack
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    TIN SHARES FIRMER.
    34 8 The tin share market on balance shows a firmer tone although Barriers and Rio Tintos were both amongst the declines. The metal market on the whole remains idle at £2<W T>-R.
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    CHINESE DESCRIPTIONS RECOVER.
    34 8 The. feature of to day's dealings vas provided by the Chinese section, which showed greater strength on the reports of the Improving outlook. Japanese however were n->t affected and remained unchanged.
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    THE BABY SHOW.
    255 8 JUDGES' DIFFICULT TABK. The Baby Show which wa-> held in the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday was very WMCCiifuL There was a large and interested attendance and tin- big entry m all section- made the task of the judges a very difficult one. Mrs. Sansom, Mis. James Wilson,
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    CHOON GUAM SCHOOL FUND.
    85 8 The Entertainment Committee of the Straits Chinese Readme Club (Dramatic Section) begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations: Syed Mohamed Alsagoff $100. Hon'hle Mr. and Mrs. Song Onjr Siang 50, Ho Siak Kuan 2.'), ffeow Poh lenp 25. Lee Koner Chian 20, Lim Boon Seng
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    MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
    99 8 By kind permission of the Muster of the steamer Antenor the stewards* concert party of that ship, which is well known for its entertaining abilities, has agreed to give an entertainment at the Sailors Institute on Monday week, Aug. 29th., at nine o'clock. No charge will be
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    PAEONIES FROM CANADA.
    70 8 The idea that Canada is a land ot HWWI is beinp slowly but surely removod. and the < nnsi^nmenis of paeonie? whuh have been arriving in Enplane! recently should finally dispose of the misapprehension. These blossoms an- part of i consignment of IOD.OUO which is bttaf despatched
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    MEMORIAL TO QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
    57 8 Sculptor to Receive £10.000. London, Auk. H. The Westminster Gazette states that th» sculptor, Mr. Alfred Gilbert, has been hard at work secretly for several months on a memorial to Queen Alexandra, for whuh he is to receive £10,000. He has hitherto refused to show the
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    COMPANY CASE.
    483 8 Liquidator Fined. a ncnncAL <»i KN(K Th »i«'iine ..f Urn Klphick. IfaMMtw v oinpany was o*o* Of Companies for i;ul.. point munt as Hl|iMll r fete* Kstat,s, w.. Third Police Mantra..mi. l K. ocker n At th»- pre\iou> gave rrfafeneo to -I. appointed liquidator last remaining shar. private
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    O'HIGGINS MURDER CHARGE.
    20 8 NNMi MM \rr,-..«l Own DommU; k«t |lin, mi re-anwtcd Mcrrigaa, W, i"" :< They an dwrffed Mr. O'Hitrtrin.-.
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    15 8 At the Y.Mr. A. n. Tfct Gentle Cy.-K.n.-." featuring Bmek Urn ture. T\\" Htdtn I
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    THE NORTHERNERS' ADVANCE.
    34 9 rtfßlNfi IiOMBARDED. rA PitKE OF PI KOW. Eastern Service.] Nanking. Aur. 17. captured Pufcow this bombarding Nanking hers were evacuated > and Woodlark which alonggkk the InterExporl Companies South Hank of the
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    SHANGHAI DANGERS.
    204 9 L, |,iv, i:s- ANTAGONISM. n Service.] Shanghai* Aag. 17. ang Kai Shek and the of the Nanking Na-i tag nienta ii again military situation again charged i>t remember- be the richest rda and there is "Nationalist* 1 Contrition l'> seize i o troops are rhai splM up among
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    108 9 KI'RBEII QUOTATION. Tokio. Als- 1^ was quoted to-day at *ineu was done. >\KI KAICHI FOUND DEAD. father of the Chief 'i-to Party has been off Kanayawa. The! iting th earn of his IK<I s| <• \i: wi> MiTsriusHis. far Manufacturing Comav< sevoned business conAbc Kobei, an influential pan,
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    46 9 Van and party who left 1 «n April last and travel--1 Wer« in England last now touring the Con- V -i Paris. Brussels, tW "i"'. Berlin,. Prague, Mun--1 Nlc©, and Marseilles. »«d port they return home '■KK'u ru vvhi/h is fxpected in Khe end of September.
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    WHERE IS JINKS?
    99 9 WHY THE DAIL MOTION FAILED. DECIDING VOTER*" KIDNAPPED. f ßouter's Service.] Dublin. Aug. 17. If Capt. Redmond was puzzled when a memler of his party, the genial John Jinks j who keeps a hostelry at Sligo, abstained from voting against the Government yesterday, he was more puzzled
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    PROMOTING EUROPE'S TRADE.
    120 9 [Router's Service. 1 Paris, Aug. 17. After prou acted negotiations a FrancoGerman commercial agreement has been reached. -M. Bokanowski (France) and Herr Posse (Germany) signed the agreement. The agreem at, which comes into force OB Sept. provide* for reciprocal grant of most favoured nation treatment for practically
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    FRENCH TRADE.
    50 9 [Havas Service.j Paris. Aug. 17. Imports for the first seven months amount to *****,000,000 francs showing decrease of over three billions compared with the same period of last year. Exports amount to 81,451,000,000 franci for 21.000,000 tons showing an increase of 2.000.000 tons against the same period in
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    NEW GREEK CABINET.
    45 9 [Reuters Service.] Athens, Aug. 17. A new coalition cabinet has been formed under M. Zaimis. Its programme include the reorganisation of the financial system advocated by M. Cafandaris who is Finance Minister while Michalopoulos is Foreign Minister. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    THE BOGUS GERMAN PRINCE.
    339 9 NEW CAREER ON MUSIC-BALL STAGE. London, July 15. In two weeks' time the pood-looking and very plausible young man who made all Germany laugh by masquerading a« a son of the ex-Crown Prince, and hoaxing many of the old nobility, will again be making Germany laugh
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    SON CITED AS CO-RESPONDENT.
    27 9 London, July 26. Mr. Loftus Sharp, the hat manufacturer has secured a divorce by citinp his son bj a former marriage as co-respondent.
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    KILL THE VERMIN.
    150 9 I THE "GOD-FEARING" MOONSHINERS. PROHIBITION OFFICERS SHOT ON SIGHT. [Renter's Sei\ ice.] I ojjan. West Virginia Aug. 17. K. D. Hensley. the State prohibition officer, his son and another individual were ►•hot dead in an ambush at Island Creek where they had been camping. The murdered officer's
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    LADY IN HAWAII FLIGHT.
    70 9 f keuters Service.! Oakland. California Aug. 17. A Michigan school-teacher. Miss Mildred Doran, is passenger in a biplane named after her the pilot being Pedlar and naviuator Knope. After turning back owing to engine trouble they restarted on the Dole rligh to Hawaii, thus four competitors
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    FERGANA EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE.
    38 9 FERGANA EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE. [Renter's Service.] Moscow, Aug. 17. Subterranean shocks continue at Kan ansjan in Turkestan. Fifteen hundred houses have been destroyed and over twentyrive hundred damaged. The losses exceed one million roubles. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    RUBBER'S FUTURE.
    349 9 SMUGGLING AM) RESTRICTION. (To the Editor, Malay Mail.) Sir. With your usual acumen you have hit the nail on the head. Smuggling han evil that owes its existence to Restriction. Remove Restriction and your smuggling problem is automatically solved. While we can hardly Maine the Unofficial? for Making
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    CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS IN PERSIA.
    88 9 Anti- Vaccine Ordered by Air Mail. Teheran, Aug. 4. Precautionary measures are being taken by Government against the spread of cholera in Persia. Doctors with medical equipment are being despatched to the various frontiers and quarantine will shortly be established at Kasheshirin, on the Perso-Iraq frontier.
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    SACCO AND VANZETTI.
    205 9 i i MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL. FURTHER BOMB THREATS. [Reuters Service.] Boston, Aug. 17. A full Bench in the Massachusetts Supreme Court, which was crammed to capacity and heavily guarded, considered arguments for another Sacco and Vanzetti trial. The Bench will probably take several days to
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    LONDON ROAD CHANGES.
    252 9 IMPROVING THE STRAND ANDj PICCADILLY. i [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Au«r. 16. Several important road improvements are i in progreu in London under the direction i of the Ministry of Transport. Bui!.!in<r- which project into the Strand! forming an awkward bottle neck about midway down the
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    LESS UNEMPLOYMENT AT HOME
    52 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rupby, Aug. 16. The Labour Ministry announces that the lumber of unemployed last week in Britain vas 1.024,000. This is 95,000 less than in the previous week, when the number out of work was increased by the public holiday. [Earlier cables on
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    161 9 A FENCING CLUB. To the Editor. Sir, A short time ago you were good enough to allow me space in your correspondence columns to make a preliminary announcement regarding: a proposed fencing club. Your readers will perhaps be interested to learn that the response to that
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    PARISIANA.
    983 11 Conscientious Professors. UNDESIRABLE MOTORISTS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Parts, July 17. A highly-objectionable party of British week-end trippers has just been heavily fined, and deservedly so, by a scandalized suburban magistrate. The quintet, consisting of two dreadful male vulgarians, attired in ridiculous golfing costumes, and smoking odoriferous pipes, two
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    FATAL REVOLVER TRICK.
    87 11 Lance-Corporal ShotSimla, Ai'jf. 1. Lance-Corporal McGarth accidentally shot Private Hose in the stomach while performing: a revolver trick. Deceased, prior to succumbing in hospital, made a statement to the effect that MeGarth's* revolver was discharged accidentally. [An oarlier message stated: News has been received from the Dagshai
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    DANCERS OF TROPICAL SUNLIGHT.
    106 11 Views of Sir Norman Walker. London, July 28. The dangers of tropical sunlight wcremphasised at a meeting of the Dermatology Section of the British Medical As>o ciation at Edinburgh. Several speakers said that the idea that the health giving rays of the sun pass readily through
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    ROUND THE WORLD IN MOTORBOAT.
    116 12 [Reuters Service.) London. Aug. 16. After a voyage of 20,000 miles in two years in a 35 foot, 8 ton motor-boat Captain Thomas Drake an Englishman, naturalised American, arrived at Dover to-day. He said he is making the trip around the world mainly for fun.
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    STOWAWAYS ON B.I. STEAMERS.
    415 12 I When the 8.1. steamer Hatipara, Capt. E. EX. Carruthei-s, arrived in port from Calcutta, bound for Australian ports, yesterday, Eric Muspratt, who stowed himself on board the vessel at Calcutta, was handed over to the Police. It was stated that he is of British nationality
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      730 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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    CLEVER WOMEN FENCERS.
    776 14 Modern Girl and Foils. WHY SHE SHOULD BE GOOD. Since the war fencing- as a sport for women has inc&4seil' pnormously in popu- I Jarity. There arjaf'fe'W. qports Which demand f so many qualities which *re largely femi- j nine: grace, suppleness, poise, and manual dexterity are
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    HEART DISEASE DUE TO RHEUMATISM.
    81 14 Intensive Research Urged by Sir G. Newman. Sir George Newman, Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health, appeals for intensive research into the mystery of rheumatism. At present it is not known whether the disease is causey] by a single agent, a dis. eased
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    FORGOTTEN JEWS.
    334 14 Small Community at Kai-Feng-Fu. Commenting on tht- fact that an expedition is going* to the wild;; of Abyssinia to investigate the Falashas or Black Jews. "A Traveller writes in the l>aily Mail: Queer things have happened to more than one straggling colony of The Chosen People when it
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    ARAB SAVANT DEAD.
    114 14 I ForNDKR OF A 6RBAT HODBRN MOVEMENT. Cairo. Jul> 10. The death is announced of Dr. Sarruf. one of the founders of Al MokkutaiM. the famous Arabic daily newspaper of Cairo. Dr. Sarruf was a preat savant, and, with. I Dr. Ximr, was the founder of the
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    MONARCHISTS STONED.
    61 14 i«-i.:t.i. MQ |M Three thonnmd ntm nivrht heaitgid f«»c tn I i Itatioa iJJ Virrui;.. <«WI Bf uniform -I M- f Inside. Th.- iflbir n«-«' wii lttHohmrnt Horn nut«.ri..usl> rxth.iii-i Ml after wtomtim Thf Nationalist, wen Ulltf wi\es Wfco •UNMMk Thousainl- of urorfc police finvl n \oh.-r .words,
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    ROUND THE WORLD IN 120 DAYS.
    56 14 Two London tmmor-ey* Central London N J«b r ,uml thf w..r1.1. |V) Gianni Id ami l-^ht-^v: iMifin of tht ni-.t«.t-» >• as beds. The j..ur»«-y vi mhomi I via Gtr— y, Au>iri:i. N stantmopU'. thr Byriwi H Au bay, thf Straits Srttlr.iu:' riturninvr irow
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      352 14 HBT*7« iuco Knji B^bl Flit Kills Cockroaches! s^ms I y^OCKROACHES hold midnight revels in mil- I V> lions of hdYnes you pay the bills for I these vile insects' feasts! It is your food on iLv^l r I which these disgusting intruders glut them- /h \1 I selves, your provisions
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    113 15 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 825 th. auction yesterday, when there were Catalogued 1,319,377 lbs.; 589.01 tons. Offered 961,204 lbs.; 429.11 tons. Sold 831,567 lbs.; 371.24 tons. London s< 5$ 8 o!. New York 1 cts. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked
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    FRASERS WEEKLY REPORT.
    782 15 Sinnapurf. Aug. 16. During the past wock thcu- h;*s been a con&kterab*) more *ctWe market in both Tin and Robber share*. Tin after remain' Kng stoauy for most of the week, dropped «".s at tho close l»ut throughout tin- period local Tin ■bjurefl ha\e changed hands in
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    ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
    40 15 C (Incorporated in England bj Royal Charter A.D. 1720) IRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bond:. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO, Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO.. LIP CHARTERED B<\NK CHAMBERS (It floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 August 17. Bank 4 at*. 2j3 31-32 Bank demand 2|3 23-32 Private credits .'5 m.s. 2j4% New York, demand 66 Credits 90 days 67* France. de:uand 1420 India, T.T. 154\i Hong Konjr, demand 11% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 117 V4 Noni. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand SO% i Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    215 15 Aufru>t 17. Tin ir>(» Tons *i4f>.oo 1 Gambiai 7.50 Pepper White 103 Pepper Black 60 Flake Tapioca 6.% Pearl Sago Small 7.6u Copra IO.IJO < Copra Sundried 10.80 Opium, Henares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Laple (New) 830 Rice. Siam old So. 1 830 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    60 15 Kuuust 17th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F Spot M ♦Ht 4 Standard 11.5.s «>n Tender Kmg. •>o 1 4 tOH St-pt. M\ <;i Oet-Dec. »;l" 4 92% Jan-Mar. f>:p L c<i r«ifu' of Market: Firm. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT
    172 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT Singapore. Auj*. 17. London. Rubber In .> ••*<!. Unchanged. Local 60 U. Tin. London 125.~> 10s. Up ss. Local I 4»; for 150 tons. Mining. Malaya Consolidated 1.25 1.27. fVnawat 03 0"> pi cm, Nai Hoot 87%, Kuchai 8.16 2.20. Papaa 22 24. Petaling 4.70 1.80,
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    57 15 Over 100 circuit Im-akers, weighing u| to 10 toiiH each, ami 700 Mgfc-voltage insulatinp: switches, are Being built by the Metropolitan-Vickrrs Electrical Co., Limited, TraJTord Park, afaneliester, for us, in 'K> Kinta Valley tin mining district wh •> derive* its supply of electricity from a hydro-electric station at Chendoroh, near
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    368 15 McALISTER'S REPORT. Tho following is th<- it-port u» he .submitted to the annual meeting „t" McAlister and Co., to be held in the offices on Aug. 25th at noon. The amount at the credit of Trolu and Loss Account for the yi-ir ended Mtk June, 11*27, after
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    263 15 Yesterday's Alteration*. Buyers Seil«if> Asam Kunii any j*. > .">t«s t»o> e.<l. ijan^tin lin (,t> 2t2a 89a »nl naiu Caves <$l 1.40 1.45 Eastern Bian (1) 22- :t«l 2:is U Idris tl i .s r.s> •lohan Tia ($1) is 22 Kampong (10s) 42s :M 4:?s Id K.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    60 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Ad jr. 17th., Closing ITiros. Buyers Sellers, Hon* Fatt I.M i.n'r. Kinta Tin Drtd. I. 1.17*. Klang Riwr •{.<»:, 4.20 <un I^njfui I.X7 1 I.H'J'.j North Taipinc: I.IK 1.20 F'etaline: 4.7'J'r J -<> Hanlau Ordl ($1» 2.05 2.10 Ulu Piah 1.05 1.10 Ampun 17s i9
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    TAIPING RACES.
    314 16 Good Day's Sport. AN EXCITING STEEPLECHASE. (*>om Our Own Correspondent.* Taiping Au#. 17. Thcie was a fair attendance at the race meeting: here to day and the going was good giving an enjoyable afternoon's sport, though the absents of H.H. the Sultan's colours was much regretted. Race One.
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    THE CORONER'S COURT.
    218 16 REMARKABLE CASE. The Coroner, Colonel Hope Falkner. yesterday held an inquest touching the death of a Cantonese motor bus driver who according to the evidence of the deceased's employer, collapsed suddenly while they were seated at a food stall otf Tanjong Papar Road on August 4. Lenir
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    COMIC SEQUEL TO TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    118 16 COMIC SEQUEL TO TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. Levine's Dispute witn French Pilot. Paris. Aujr. 7. The Chamberlin Levine trans-Atlantic flight is having a comic sequel. The former has already returned to America but Mr. Levine, after engaging a French pilot named Drouhin to take him hack to Xew York in thf Miss
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    22,000 SERMONS.
    111 16 86- Years-Old Canon's Record. To commemorate his diamond wedding, Canon Hay Aitken, who is 86 years old, preached at Norwich Cathedral. "I have preached 22,000 sermons," said Canon Aitken, "but John Wesley has beaten me by some 5,000." The Canon's record of 570 parochial missions, said the Dean
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    FOOTBALL.
    827 16 Calcutta Visitors Beaten. MALAYS IN GREAT FORM. Malays: 4; Calcutta: 2. The better team won yesterday at th'j Stadium when the Calcutta visitors played their first match here against the Malays. It was really an excellent game from the spectators' point of view, the visitors, making due allowance for
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    88 16 The Monthly Medal (stroke) Competition will be played for on Saturday and Sunday. Scort cards will be issued by the Honorary Secretary on application. The cards to be placed in Box attached to the Club notice board when completed. Members competing must sign their' 1 name and
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    364 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY S RESULTS. B. Singles. Lt. E. F. S. Brodie plus 2 beat E. M. Murphy minus 3, 4 6, 9 7, 9 7. A. Dobson plus 1 beat R. P. Voelker minus 3, B—C8 C> t G 4. R. E. Cox plus 4 beat
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    THURSDAY'S TIES.
    209 16 (.odown Doubles Handicap. Duff and Camels minus 1 vs. LHtlehale and Brooke to finish plus 4. Btargesa and Stredwick plus 3 vs. Cox and Dobs on to finish plus 4. Robertson and Ruchwaldy plus vs. Dr. <'hill and Dr. Bain to finish minus S. C. Singles. D. F.
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    R.S.Y.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    44 16 FRIDAY'S TIES. Men's Doubles Handictp Final. L. F. Falls and H. W. Haines vs. 0. E. B. Crowe and L. Cox, unfinished. To finish at 4.45 p.m. SATURDAY'S TIES. Men's Open Singles. G. H. Daly vs. D. C. Walmsley,' 4.45 p.m.
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    S.C.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    47 16 THURSDAY'S TIES. "A" Singles." John Lim vs. Jitt Siang. Eng Kiang vs. Swee Gam. "B" Singles. Tan Chew Kir.i vs. Chee Kong Leong. Lee Lim Hoe vs. Sect Poh Geok. Low Kee Choc vs. Lo Hoong San. Tan Soo Liew vs. Tan Thiam Kiat.
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    S.R.C. VS. MUNICIPALITY.
    31 16 The following will represent the S.R.C. vs the Municipality on Saturday on the S.R.C. ground: Anthonisz, Chelvan, Campbell, D'Cotta, Hope, Keyt, Marshall, Moreira. Morrow, Richards^ and Da Silva.
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    56 16 Mr. P. S. Nair, who has been connected for nearly fourteen years with Temiang* Sungei Kaya estate, Seremban, during which time he has made many friends, has been presented with an illuminated address from hig well-wishers on the occasion of his retirement, and also entertained to a tea-party. He is
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    312 16 Champions' Lucky Escape. NOTTS MAKE LANCASHIRE FOLLOW ON. fßeuter's Service. London. Aug. lb. In the most important match of the County championship at Trent Bridge Notts put together a bijr total, dismissed the Champions for their second lowest score this season and forced them to follow on. Notts
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    IRISH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    45 16 [Renter*! Service.] Portmarnock. Aujr. 1<». The !».val professional, Nolan, led the field with a record round of 72 In the first of two qualifying rounds for th Irish Open Championship. Mclhorn was 75. Nabholti wh<» holed OOt the seventh in one. 77.
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    OLYMPIC ATHLETES.
    62 16 QUESTION OF AMATEIR STATUB. [Renter*! Service.] London. Auj:. IB Mr. V:il Barker, President of the Amateur Boxinir Association and Secretary of the International Amateur Boxing F. deration questioned anent the Olympic Committee's •'eiision regarding payment of competitors' expenses, says it in certain that all nations who are m
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    19 16 London. Aug. 16. In the First Division of the Scottish League to-day Celtic beat Kilmarnock G—l.
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    230 16 On Saturday. OA the occuioa of the Rowing Regatta, there will be an op^-n ractfor the Lundon Cup starting at 4 p.m. ovei the usual Lundon Cup course. The Clufc can, however, will he in position, and yachts are to cross the usual starting line instead of between the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    80 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 21st August. Thursday, 18th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall M. Gun Platoon. Friday, 10th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Band. 5.00 p.m. Malay Drill Hall Malay Coy. Saturday, 20th. Siglap. Malay Company. 2.0 p.m. Drill Hall M. Gun Platoon. 2.0 p.m.
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