The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 August 1927

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press in CENTS SINGAPORE. S.S.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1927. NO. *****
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    240 1 Sacco and Vanzetti were executed at Beaton at midnight on Monday. They ra: i t their end calmly Pajre 11. Further protest demonsir itions have <KCurred, fhe most serious being at Geneva, where one man was killed Page 11. Mr. Justice McCabe Heay had some severe comments
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    IN NEW GUINEA.
    1070 1 Tin- mailboal was due t;» tail in m ThtOUgfa uap in the pain, tin-., I the black aiui-whiu. shock i and ob her iunm-l and thread Of MMki rifting itiaight and blue into tin- leaden sky The company's lUf was hanging limp an.l dejected besidi the Blue
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      245 1 i IVSLST ON HAVING j<fß) LABEL BRAND" COFFEE jj v<v RAFFLES HOTEL EVERY TUESDAY, Tl A THURSDAY, BATIK SATURDAY DANCE SPECIAL DINER DANSANT GRILL BVHN at uhich the Allowing artists will OPEN DAILY appear Miss Tania Sv«tla»o»4 8 T" fEDNESDAY AND kridav Mr. Alexander Salnikoff T PREMIER BALLET DANCERS IL3O
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      178 1 uVissJCurio looks after r «9 U > tennis Crocks will Rive you double j s f rv »cc 'if you let Kurlo wash them, -a. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile— wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo washes \ri:hout shrinking. The Kurlo way is &Ac and
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      97 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel Announcements Pair" l. Dioxogen for First Aid Page 7. Theatre and Cinema Attractions— Page 2. Shipping Announcementi on Pages 12. 16 and !T. Sales by Messrs Cheong Roan Seng and Co— Pa>re 1). Every General Motor* Car is a TosUml Product— Vage 8. Gillette Razor blades for
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      12 1 ■Vb%%V-V.\V.V.V.V. V.\V. V.V.VU EVERY TIN DATED "RED LABEL BRAND" I COFFEE a
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      221 1 iHE WKEK. RWttMlb*, 24th. Hijrh Water, 9.18 a.m.. 7.9. 5.4. p.m. 5.6. Malace-H H. \Y. 5.10 a.m.. 4.9.. 6.10 p.m.. 5.8. Football: S.F.A. Cup: Duke's vs R.A., Stadium. Kaco rntries close 5 p.m. Thn r«<Uiii, 2nth. Hiph Water. 10.09 a.m.. 5.3.. 9.10 p.m.. 9.0. Malacca: H. W. ti.lo a.m.. 5.5.,
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    A JAPANESE GARDEN.
    721 2 WONi^-un EFFORT THREE MILES FROM WINCHESTER. What in claimed to l^ ihc mocl roinpletc and beaul I il Japane?« i^aiden in ESnsland has been opened to the public under the Queen AU xandra Garden* Memorial Scheme on julj 21 and Aug. 21. This haven of beauty it
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      202 2 SPONGES SPONGES SPONGES. A very line assortment of BATH and FACE SPONGES just arrived. Prices from $1.20 to S.VSO each MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road. "theThappy valley CINEMA— CONJURER SIDESHOWS— WAY ANGS THE UNION STAR OPERA CO. THE POPULAR PLEASURE PARK GATE 10 CTS. Mdm. l^ Kelvey's *^^^^W^ School of
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      331 2 VIOXORIA THEATRE COMMENCING SATURDAY NEXT AUG. 27th. AT 9.30 P.M. THE I FCRBES-RUSSELL COMEDY CO. WITH MISS APRIL VIVIAN PRESENTING THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES Saturday Monday, Auk. 27th. 29th. Tuesday. Aus. 30th. 'THE LAST OF MRS. CHE\NEY." f'BLUEBEARP'S EIGHTH WIFE." Frederick Lousdale's Social Satire. Arthur Wimper's Successful Comedy. Wednesday, Aup.
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      304 2 C'c.mmcnrinK. Friday. l«);h r l ll v^ THE REC:OKD-BI<EAKI\(- rmu^ WITH WHICH DAVID SSSScO OONV?|^k, M on the speaking stage, has been ma,.V 'I»,\ < v metro.cjoldwyxmxm;,. Film Version to at amen —AT THK (Tan Chen X Kee ,(d n ri V In the Second Show at ™,s s T
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1075 3 A Chinese Lecturer. MALAYAN NEWS. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, July 28. Dr. T. Lew, who was Dean of the Grauuate School of Education in the Peking Government Teachers College, and Professor of Psychology in the National University of Peking, is now in England; he has come
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    HOW FIRES ARE CAUSED.
    722 3 32 Years of Salvage Work. AN ENEMY OF CELLULOID. Col. C. J. Fox, who is retiring, after thirty-two years' service, from the position of Chief Officer of the London Salvage Corps, recalled in an interview with a representative of The Observer, some of the changes that
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    44 3 Mr. Form, a member of the delegation of j British automobile manufacturers, met the I committee and certain members of the Selangor Automobile Association in the secretaries' office when matters relating to j British cars in Malaj a were discussed at j length.— M.M.
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      282 3 6. j /_>/» J 1 yOUR BABY'S future good health and I X happiness depends upon your choice of his I food in infancy. I The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which I has been used to rear successfully the children of 5 Royal Nurseries. If there was
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      135 3 SWE @PRESS CIGARETTF*^ Co AKL'n 111 lUhAi C < J TUC 1 ilEj Metropolitan- Vickers Electrical Export Co., Ltd. LONDON AND MANCHESTER SUMMARY OF CHIEF PRODUCTS iUtV XX i LAIN I Steam Turbines, Condensers and Auxiliary Plant. CONVERTING AND TRANSMISSION PLANT. Complete E. H. T. Transmission Schemes, Transformers, Rotaiy Converters,
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    DRINK TEST FOR MOTORISTS.
    458 4 DRINK TEST FOR MOTORISTS. Making Them Blow up a Football. DOCTOR'S DEVICE. i "The proper test by which doctor can I II whether a motorist is drunk ii to jet i into the motor-car and let him drive you This row 1 suggestion was made in EdinI burgh by Dr.
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    COL. SEMPHILL'S STOLEN CAR.
    95 4 London, Aug. 6. The discovery of the blood-splashed wreckage of the Master of Semphill's stolen saloon motor-car to-day abandoned in a ditch on the London-Brighton road, provided an intriguing mystery. Recently it was announced that Colonel Semphil! was associated with Major Segrave in the development of
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    PEKING TO LONDON.
    341 4 VIA BANGKOK. Bangkok. Aug. 10. Four very tired, dop weary folk alighted from the Aran Pradesa train at Hua Lainponp terminus last evening. They WCffl Capt. I). McAllum, M.C., of the E^st Yorks Regiment and Commandant of the British Legation Guard at Peking, hi> wiff Mrs. McAllum,
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    10 4 of the women wh> > V the tmi nro HI Priolcau.
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      174 4 I m a JM B B J» 1 A New Motor/ II B I p»j 20^ less fuel consumption! II B 3 *Pt> 1 5 l more power! IB jj S TKr faster acceleration! jj «J S New standard gear-shift transmission. t V > "G^ New silent-action clutch. E 1
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      81 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes' j .^^P^J T# i YAW a rlolV Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore i* 5 Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca 1 B^BB t^H B^B^B^B B^B^B^B^B^B b^^^^b^^l^-^S^^bS -P?" 1 11 J y|Jv pv > G.ll and G. 12. Union Building! Singapore.
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    WORLD MOTOR TOUR.
    136 5 \u-i r.i!i ;in Routes a Nightmare." London, July 19. I Cordery, who was welcomed < o-day at the end of her motor < miles round the world, says X glorious thrill. There were mishaps a punctured pet- < Western Australia, and a crash 'hen a tram ran
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    FRESH AIR FOR TRAVELLERS?
    201 5 coach owner is represented as 4 he is not afraid of any effort r of the railways to capture his caiMc h<' believes that people ".^tor-coaches for the sake of the and congenial company in fact. r thtf are together But •vhy should not the railway
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    "WRETCHED LAW."
    163 5 A motorist whose driving licence ha< Ijven automatically suspended on his con i viction for being drunk while in chargi I of n motor-car, returned W the y-uy-rbon I Polite C«»urt after a lapse of throe months md asked for a renewal of the licence. H minded the
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    FOR LOCAL MOTORISTS.
    522 5 The New By-laws. TAX RECEIPT HOLDERS. The following by laws prescribing the method and place of affixing and form of the document, metal plate or other distinguishing; mark to be affixed to vehicles specified under Section 80 riot registered under Part XIII of Ordinance 135 (Municipal), made
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    CAR SERVICE.
    116 5 To the Editor. Sir. 1 heartily endorse the remarks of your correspondent "Owner-Driver" and think it is time the outstanding manufacturers of standard makes of cars pave some guarantee of service after a new car is purchased. 1 think an excellent comedy could 'be made of the differences
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    BADLY PAID MECHANICS?
    158 5 To the Ed if or. Sir. Owner-Driver's luckless experiences so nearly; resemble my own in Singapore that I feel constrained to write and tell him so. In fairness to the makers at Home, however, I must add that nowhere other than in Singapore have I come Meroti
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    ESSENTIAL EASE.
    561 5 Comfort the Buyer's Chief Concern. i TROUBLE FREE CARS. i What are the features that most influ- j ence the modern buyer of a motor car? Inevitably the question must be rather a vexed one, for every manufacturer will naturally maintain that what he considers his strongest selling
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    NEW MOTOR FUEL.
    98 5 (Maim That it Cannot Ignite Outside Engine. Experiments with a motor fuel which, it is claimed, cannot catch fire outside the engine and which would therefore make it impossible for aircraft to catch fire in the air are being carried out in the French Navy. M. (Jeoiges
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      139 5 1 THE 14 40 H.P. I I Princeton" Tourer I fi VAUXHALL ENGLAND'S MOST EXHILARATING CAR:j Performance that kas Complete reliability, and aroused the unlimited thrilling power far in enthusiasm of motorists all excess of its official rating over the world; beauty of c ar f some of the S
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      169 5 CLYNO THE ECONOMY CAR Here is a car that offers all the luxuries of high-class motoring, combined with really reasonable initial price, and maintenance cost the Overseas 11 h.p. Clyno. Ample ground clearance, efficient cooling and thoroughly protected mechanism. This car is perfectly suited to travel over bad surfaces under
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      CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
      1466 6  -  HATTON WARD. by \FHKE PRESS SPECIAL.] I'mbltm No. 19: (by 6. H. liMsan, London). Black 4 pieces. White 11 pieces. Mate in Three. Alekhine Sacrifices A (Jueen. Dartag Hr. Alekhine's South American campaign he played the following game at Buenos Aires: White Black. Carranza. Alekhine. I—.
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      BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
      1125 6  -  "HORATIUS." CALLING ON SHORT SLITS. by {FREE PRESS SPECIAL.) Among all the recent articles on majority calling, 1 have seen no reference to one change that it is likely to impose on our habits of bidding. Several years ago, one of the big lights in the
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      GULLIBLE IRISH RUSTIC.
      160 6 Depredations »f Fom lie Trio. l.omlnn. AukuM 7. The credulity ami ignorance prevailing ir certain rural districts were illustrated a 1 Portarlintfton where Patrick Kelly, an elderly (Jort farmer, astonished the ourt with a de <"viption of how he was robbed of t'.">oo. Hi said that three
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      INTENSE HEAT IN NORTH CHINA.
      143 6 INTENSE HEAT IN NORTH CHINA. RKVKRAL < \s! UTHM lioi.K Xmm «ww mthPi PxperiMKiM tfc ."iut- h I 1 >uifc4 rrccntl) iU am* ll and Tokyo, uh-re i! I I dittrtcta Mitie..-d tfa I lfhir the hM M ye;«i-. Th .>■ N found the htfti RIMtMt. I adm*» »w b«
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      658 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPErffj^ $100 I For Only 12 Matches. We publish this morning the second of the iv,, for our first Football Competition. I n following h.ml"' u> "^P"* will appear on every Saturday and Wednesday in r following Saturdays matches. A prize of $100 will be a »»rHj
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    1007 7 The 1926 Report. HIGH AVERAGE OF HOME REMITTANCE. From the annual report of the Controller of Labour, Mr. E. W. F. Gillman, we take the following paragraphs. The total number of immigrants that arrived from Southern India at Penang (Straits Settlements), the port of disembarkation for Perak and
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    MORE STORMS IN ENGLAND.
    120 7 Channel Boats in Collision. SEVENTEEN DAYS RAIN. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 21. England is experiencing very bad August weather. London has not had one day free from rain for 17 days. During the week end heavy seas were again experienced round the coasts, and
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    THE NILE BARRAGE.
    170 7 [British Radio Official Service. 1 Ruuby, Aug. 21. Following the recent announcement that Messrs. Sir John Jackson, Limited, had received the contract for the new Nile barrage at Xaghamadi. Messrs. Ransomes and N.i pier .Limited, have n;>w obtained the ord-i for the necessarx sluice gates and operating
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    MECHANISED VEHICLES IN ARMY MANOEUVRES.
    97 7 f ßritish Radio— Ofliiial Service.] Kugby, Aug. 21. A route march on Salisbury Plain, the first item in a programme of intensive training for the 7th Infantry Brigade and a mechanised force, was principally designed to test the rival merits of various types of 'machines
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    THE R.A.F. IN DENMARK.
    45 7 [British Radio Official Service.! Kutfby, Aug. 21. Four British riving boats on the Scaiuliravian tour flew from Oslo to Copenhagen yesterday. One carried the British Air Minister, Sir Samuel H<>are, who is visiting the Danish Aeronautical Expedition, which «vas opened :o-day.
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    LEVINE-DROUHIN CONTRACT.
    94 7 Salary of 100.000 Francs tor French Pilot. London, Aug. S. Paris. "Intransigoant" states thai a definite contract '»vas signed hy Levine under which Drouhin was t«. act as Levine's pilot for one year, from .luly 7th, a: a salary of 100.000 francs. levine also undeitook to pay Madame
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      366 7 For First Aid Apply Dioxogcn instantly to cut burns, scalds, *UdBS skm abrasions, sores, boils, insect bites as an g cntiseptic for any first aid treat men!, to guard iSSSf against infection and blood poisoning. fl H Dioxngen is overwhelmingly endorsed by >fl| ik physicians. It is hydrogen peroxide, extra
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    THE FRAMROZ CUP.
    326 8 »YL\ Viill THE INDIAN ASSOCIATION. Th.' Framros Cup fixture between the Indian Association and the Police which .vas played <m the V.M.C.A. grourul on Saturday, ended in an easy victory for the i'oj mer by 80 runs. The Indian Association batted first and scored 11G runs. After
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    28 8 The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration has been awarded to Major F. J. Ayris, of the Pahang M.V.1., and Pte. St. J. B. Jonklaas. o f the M.S.V.R.
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    USES FOR OLD CASTLES.
    296 8 ANTICIPATION OF CENTRAL HEATING. Stockholm. July IS. The old castles of Euro}* seem to be [doomed to perish sooner or later, since the I Cost oi heating and modernising them is (enormous. It is interesting to note, BOW'ever, that recent archaeological exeevakiona and researches in the
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    59 8 A meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Department of Agriculture was held at the offices of that Department on Wednesday. The following members were present: The Secretary for Agriculture (Chairman), Yang Teramat Mulia Raja Abdul Aziz, C.M.G., Raja Muda of Perak, and Messrs L. P. Jorgensen, W. A. Stanton,
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    LESSONS OF BISLEY.
    336 8 SELECTION OF TEAMS CRITICISED. Now that the Risley meeting is ovet, li tinmen are discussing its lessons. The piincipal one set-ms to relate to the selec tiun of the home teams for the Imperial and national trophies. There is certainly i feeling oti dissatisfaction. It is contended
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    23 8 Lady Guillemard attended a reception by Lady Guggisberg, Chairman of the Overseas Section of the Forum Club, at the Club on July 21.
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    KILLING THE "WIGAN PIER" JOKE.
    336 8 KILLING THE "WIGAN PIER" JOKE. j. DOCTORS DEFENCE OP OLD TIME BPA. Dr. E. Hodkinson Monks, of Wigaa and Suilthpoit, in his address as President of th Lancashire and Cheshire branch of the British Medical Association, at the unnua' meeting Of the branch at Wigan set out t<> kill tht
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    30 8 Lt. Col. PostlethwaiU' arrived in Penang 1 from Singapore by the Ipoh on Friday for the inspection of the Penanp and Provinc Wellesley Volunteer Corps which tool lace on Sunday.
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      610 8 A[^/^Wfiff!ff N^^l^ LA SAti>C VAUXHALL CADILLAC GENERAL MOTORS EVERY GENERAL MOTORS CAR IS A TESTED PRODUCT IMPORTANT among the reasons for the amaz- of General Motors cars and trucks on the road" I ing growth in the popularity of General Motors the engineers of the Proving Ground are concar?— all
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      22 8 Up"* answer to correct lubricator. cool bearings and d better running" engine ismotor ojl C.C.WAKEFIELD&(O..LTII. (Incorporated in Eftf 47, KOBU^SON HOAD. WB****
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    COTTON TROUBLES.
    139 9 LANCASHIRE UNEASY. FURTHER CROP DECLINE FEARED. i [Reuters Service.] London. Aug. 22. 1 Thcr" is uneas-im»ss in Lancashire over the succession of pessimistic cables con- coining the American cotton crop. The < report of the United States Department of Agriculture of increasing: boll weevil dam. age has resulted
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    USEFUL NEWS.
    122 9 [Reuters Service.] Los Angeles, Aug. 22. It is announced that Mrs. Charles Chaplin's divorce suit against her husband has < been settled. Los Angeles, Aug. 22. Mrs. Chaplin has been granted a decree ">f divorce. j The settlement provides for the creation of a $200,000 trust fund for
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    BYRD'S POLAR FLIGHT.
    74 9 [Renter's Service.! Oslo. Aug. 22. Cant. Balchen, who accompanied Comdr. hyrd on his trans-Atlantic flight, is now here preparing for Byrd*a South Polar cxi edition. Taut. Balchen was formerly in 4 he Norwegian Navy, and Is now naturilised American, lie has engaged LieuteiiaM Onulal, a participant hi
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    SACCO-VANZETTI.
    69 9 i Reuters Service.] Boston. Autr. 22. On the eve of the exectttkri of Sacco :d Vanzttti. their counsel ;.rc still desperately attempting to obtain respite. Sacco and Vanzetti themselves arv« in f air spirits and remain obdurate with retrard to religion. Father Murphy visited then this morning anil urged
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    INDIA'S COMMUNAL ANIMOSITY
    70 9 [Reuters Service. l Shall, Aug. 22. As a sequel to the Rangila Rasul case, th^ Government of India, "in view of the deplorable prevalence of malicious writings intended to htsuK the religion and outrage the religious feelings of others." ha<= decided to introduce into the Asaembty forthwith
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    JHANSI BRIGADE LEAVES CHINA.
    60 9 [ReuterV Far Kastern Service.] Shanghai. Aug. 22. The 4-1 and 3-14 Punjabis. 13rd. Field Ambulance, Jhansi Brigade staff left foi India on August 4 aboard the Karmala. The Pack Battery and Indian Army Service Corps, Signals, and Ordnance personnel arc scheduled to leave on September 9
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    U.S. ATTENDS TRANSPORT CONFERENCE.
    42 9 [Reuters Service.] Washington, Aug. 22. The United States has accepted the League of Nations invitation to participate in the third Communication and Transit Conference at Geneva. The American Minister in Switzerland, Mr. Gibson, will represent the United States.
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    IRISH POLITICS.
    52 9 [Reuters Service.] London, Aug. 22. Mr. Johnson, the leader of the Labour Party in the Irish Free State Dail has announced that Labour has decided not to support De Valera if he is nominated for President, because it "would nullify Lab- our's attempt to bridge the gulf dividing
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    OIL POLLUTION.
    865 9 A Serious Sea Problem. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. The question what mijjht be done to stop or abate the pollution of the sea by oil is worth discussing because, in the first place, the nuisance continues. In the next place, it is perhaps a good thing to bring
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    35 9 TV lor-nl Pirl'nmont of Sark has riocidcu 1 v .v ?4 votes to five, that the island cmu'-' bear the cost of £18.000 for harbour im OV nm'«t>j, according to the Admiralty ex perts' plana.
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      694 9 NOTICES. > f NOTICE I the undersigned hereby give notice that as rom date I have resi K ned the Steamship i of H. M. H. Nemazee, shipowner of long Kong. t M. A. NAMAZIE, 20 Malacca Street. BEST PRESERVED PINES. The public are cordially invited to pay their md
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      1026 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya; a live "news" paper— 4o-50 columns of newa daily, also the best Medium for Advertising Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning, with Latest Telegrams, Latest Newa tad Latest Announcements together with ixcluaive special features, "Pictures of the week" Serial
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1927. Ambulance Services.
    941 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1927. Ambulance Services. In view of the danger that the matter of providing public ambulances may develop into a depart mental squabble, it seems desirable to deal with the matter again in the hope of stimulating some radical improvement in what is. by the
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    261 10 The death occurred at Blakang Mati yesterday evening: of Sergeant J. E. Mayne, of the Royal Artill ry. Serjeant Mayne came out to Singapore from home about twelve months ago. Memben of the Reception Committee of Dr. Tftgorc an reminded that the Fund of Dr. TagoreV University will he closed
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    64 10 A Storm in a Tea Cup. NEWSPAPER'S ACTION CONDEMNED. (Frorfl Our Own Correspondent.; Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 23. A public meeting of Indians yesterday evening at the Town Hall strongly condemned the action of the Malay Mail in publishing- the New Statesman review of Miss Mayo's book '"Mother India."
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    THE LATE MR. LIM MAH CHYE.
    56 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVninß, Aug. 23. Mr. Lim Mah Chye, one of the oldes members of the Chinese community, diet last nipht at his residence The Home I stead, aired 7'). The deceased was wel known as a gencroui benefactor t< nilineroas charities,
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    POPPY DAY AND EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION.
    73 10 POPPY DAY AND EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION. > (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnintf. \u«. XL Ai a meetfaic <>f tM(> *< f^ i »> Day Cora. mittee, over whicli Mrs. I. J. Sproule )>i"<-' sided, Mr. Dawbarn >n'n\ tin- EjuBervicei Association was in strong position. The] had aver ISyOOO on fixed deposit
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    CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM.
    51 10 (From Our Own Correspondent I'enung. Aim. IS. In the Supreme Court llr. Justici Sproule reserved judfrment in the cam in which Lini Saw K<>\\ claimed :?'.>o I fron i Mr. .1. Boudville i'<>: extra work doiM m i the balance <>t" contract for renewals and extensions t<> defendant's
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    FAREWELL TO VOLUNTEER ADJUTANT.
    30 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Per.injr. Auu. IS. Thu- Eurasian Company of the Volun t-.-i^ entertaining Captain Lovell, th«. retiring Adjutant, at Volunteer nead< quarten thi* evening.
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    THE TONGKOL.
    27 10 (f'r<>in Our Own Corresp ndent.) I'eii m\\z, Autf. 23. The trawler. Toniikol. leaves on Thursday and is expected to be in Siltgapon on September 3rd.
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    376 10 Fortnightly Whist Drive at Fort Canning Will friends kindly note thai the whist drive for tonight. -4th August, is cancelled owing to the d ath of our romrade. S«i geant Mayno. R.A. Mrs. Carpenter, wife of Mr. F« G. Cur penter. District Officer, Miri. Sarawak, is at present staying in
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    JOHORE OFICEAL GAOLED.
    591 10 June's Sever, Stricture TOWN hOAKD SY«m Strong COmmaii i, Fag* at the J,,hu,,. whkh. he >ai.|. pnation easy, ;in.| „i M.1., «rtah In Mr. Jiutic* too Sui.-,;n, <„,,rt M.. r!.--l _..f T.,wn criminal breath of trust Idris bin Ah.lul .\/i.-. Town Board, Johort Ba of criminal breach
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    7 10 FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 1. Pag*
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    THE END.
    159 11 >,(() AND VANZETTI EXECUTED. X I THEIR 1 ATE CALMLY. rV Service.] Itoston, Aug. 23. ami Madeiros were exter !iii<!-ni^ht. were warned at 10.40 p.m. "We must bow to the .M/rtti. who was pacing irho was convicted of had hitherto been res.i- i witness in the case, different.
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    PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS AT GENEVA.
    263 11 M M\\ KILLED. \Kei::< :'< Service.] (Geneva, Auk. 23. an i dispersed demonsAmerican Consulate. smashed the windows of i a cinema where an being shown, and in premises. The tire to disperse a mob at tat ion. In the coarse of a shot was tin.-d and
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    INDIAN COTTON DUTY.
    24 11 kutert Service Simla, AujjuM 23. Attembly has referred native Select Committee the r -»..n Duty Bill. 1 'aiilfs on paj?e 9.]
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    GOING TO THE DOGS.
    57 11 EMPIRE AND REPUBLIC MEET. i v A GREAT RACE. Router's Service.] pu London, Aue 21 Ittojr h«dk ra ,os M<m the track KoUo rtartad iavouiito and kopt the lad l-cn 1.,,p Waterbubble passed hi, rfva| T.-.. t up >a| V k hM n h<a "way. llavol
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    THE YANGTSE SITUATION.
    135 11 [British Radio— Official Service.] T1 Kuj?by, Aug. 22. The h.t,st m v s of khe Ymn9ta9 h ties .s that Southern troops continue to be i-vaciiatoU .low,, the railway to Shanghai from ChinkiaiUt, although Sun Chuan Fan.' f»»r* had not yesterday reached the river Dank there. At
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    MARINES LAND AT HANKOW
    58 11 [Router's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Aug. 2A. H.M.S. Hawkins ha- landed 150 marines to guard the extensive premises of the International Import and Export Company adjacent to Nanking in which the small foreign community is concentrated owing to the bombardment of Nankin- by the Northerners and
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    AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.
    42 11 [Reuter'g Service.] J?ukhirest. \u', r 22. 1 T BOW appears that the rumoui- that Russian sailors on th- French ex-Russian steamer Dreyfus, mutinied, is unfounded. The vessel is reported to have arrived mi Constantinople. [Earlier cables on page o.]
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    ESCAPE FROM PRISON VAN.
    312 11 TOOK ADVANTAGE OF BURST TYRE. A story of how two Chinese prisoner! wove able to escape from a Police van in which they were being taken from the Central Police Station to the gaol, was told in the District Court before Mr. N. I>. Mudie, yesterday
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    BREACHES OF ONE HOUR PARKING RILE.
    97 11 Amongst the summonses against traffic offenders which were answered in the Third Police Court yesterday, were several for breaches of the one hour parkin? rule. Mr. C. R. Rickwell was fined 50 cents for parking in Collyer Quay and Mr. E. G. "Whoatlcy was
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    YACHTING.
    1349 11 A Disastrous Week-end. HKST APPEARANCE OF THE "JAZZ FIEND" A very interesting and pleasant afternoon was spent at R.S.Y.C. on Saturday on the occasion of a Regatta, when rowing tennis and yachting were the events The occasion was noteworthy for the fact that His Lxcellency was present for the
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    67 11 CALLING. To the Editor, Sir,— l cannot help thinking that now that the community of Singapore hai '■> come so larpc the old system of cal'.inp is quite unsuitable. I have beard so many conversations on this subject lately anil eveiyone seems to agree that some
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    A DETECTIVE'S REVOLVER.
    91 11 A revolver which has been Identified a.havinj? belong! to a detective, was found in the possession of avo Chinese who wen arrested by Detective Inspector Porter on Monday nitrht. Ten rounds of ammunition were found with the revolver. It is believed thai the weapon was taken from
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    DOG SHOOTER'S FAULTY AIM.
    75 11 A rather serious accident occurred ir Temple Street yesterday mornini? when two Chinese, one of them a little child, were injured 1 y shots hied by a Municipal dog shooter. The latter fired at a dog and it appears that the shots spread out and wounded
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    69 11 The following cards were returned in the monthly two-ball foursomes competition, Aucrust. Twenty-four cards were 1 taken out. C. Harker Taylor and G. M. Brown 8-J A. C. Potts and R. Renton SI 7 74. R. B. Gotch and V. A. Mason 87 II 74. W. Hay
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    50 11 The following: was the result of the Au- gust Monthly Modal, played on Saturday and Sunday. J. L. Buhan 69 nett B. J. Bevan 69 nett j J. L. Buhan won on replay. The ball sweep was won by B. J. Bevan with score of 38. i
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    SINGAPORE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
    751 13 Report for 1926. VERY GRATIFYING FIGURES.; Tho report, of the Superintendent of Singapore Fire bepartnunt for the year, 1026. statos: The number of calls received was 112. being an increase of 21 on lust Near's figures. The calls are classi.' d as under:— Genuine fires within Municipal
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    F.M.S. COURT OF APPEAL NEXT MONTH.
    66 13 Saturday was fixinp-day at the Supreme Court, Ipoh, when a full array of CoOßsei ;vas present in Court and the civil cases lo be heard during September and October were fixed before Mr. Justice Thorne. His Lordship announced that the next F.M.S. Court of
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    61 13 M. Appadurai Padayachi, the licensee of lelapang toddy shop, who was convicted by the Ipoh Magistrate recently on a charge >f having in his possession at the public toddy shop at Jelapang toddy mixed with 2K per cent of extraneous water, was fined $250 on Saturday morning. Sabapathi the salesman
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    A PAWNBROKER'S CLAIM.
    542 14 QUESTION OF STOLEN DIAMONDS. Judgment was delivered by Mr. Justice D.ane, in the Supreme Court on Monday, in the appeal of Chop Sam Thye, pawnbrokers, against a restitution order made by a Police Magistrate at the conclusion of a case concerning certain diamonds which were stolen from
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    34 14 K. DOCKYARD AND CREDITORS. (By court Mf of the Nanyo NichiNiohi Shimbunsha). Tokyo, August 21. It is announced that a new agreement has been reached between the Kawasaki Dockyards and creditor Banks.
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    JAPAN'S POLITICS.
    52 14 The Government is stated to have dicided to include the special estimate for the accession cer mony to be held in Kioto next year in the general estimates for 1928. This is interpreted that the Government is prepared for the prevention of the 54th session «f the Di.t
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    JAPAN'S FINANCIAL MATTERS.
    54 14 The officials of the Bank of Japan state that the Bank has decided to reduce the (Jay interest rates in order to alleviate the money tightness from which business circles and the second and third grade Bankers are suffering but th?y are not contemplating further reduction of
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    POPULATION CONFERENCE.
    58 14 Mr. Matsuzo Naprai, Japanese Minister to Sweden, will represent Japan at the International Population Conference to be held at Geneva from August 31 until September 4. The question of emigration, which was barred at the international economic conference, will at brought up at the cominc: conference, and much
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    90 14 A proposal to number all houses in the residential areas in Ipoh will form an item for discussion at Wednesday's meeting of j the Kinta Sanitary Board. At present thore are probably hundreds of scattered j houses which bar no identity at all, and. whatever the occupants themselves may think
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    ALBANIA FROM WITHIN.
    1007 15 Repression and Fear. SOURCE OF BALKAN TROUBLE. Tirana, (Albania). Political conditions in this country are full of danucr to the peace of the Balkans, writes a Manchester Guardian correspondent in Mail Week. Italy is steadily consolidating her domination, and Jujro-Slavia watt he s with fear and suspicion.
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    64 15 Mr. J. W. W. Hughes, the Kuala Lumpur Tolico Magistrate, is leaving for Singapore on Wednesday to take up his new appointment as Commissioner of Lands, S.S. says the Malay Mail. Till the arrival of Mr. H. R. Joynt, who is now on leave and will take Mr. Hughes' place
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    ARSENAL ON FIRE.
    78 15 A tire broke out in the Artillery Arsenal at Valladolid, which hlttM a BVMfI conflagration in a few minutes. Relieving that the building contained much explosive material the inhabitants in a panic removed themselves and their goods outride the town. The panic spread to the firemen, who
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    112 16 The Centaur arrived from Fremantle Yesterday with 1800 sheep. From Bangkok the Halvdan brought a argo of rice and rice meal. The Imataca arrived from Samarinda ,'esterday with a cargo of coaL A Chinese deck passenger on board the \sdang died during the voyage from Bacho. A typhoon
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    ADRIFT FOR TEN DAYS.
    68 16 When the 8.1. BteMMT Santhia arrived from Yokohama yesterday, bound for Rangoon, he;* master. CapT«. A. D'Cruz, reported that they picked up a boat containing two men at sea at s.4r> p.m. on the 18th. inst. According to the men's statement thoy came from near Saigon
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      147 16 ien pn i j BIBBY LINE >if fa*t twfchacttw Oil Mail Passenmr RANGOON, COLOMRO, MAISaUI PLTMOtTI \M> LONtOS with through MHMCtitl from Singapore an<l P< IM| KNUWAII BAtUNGt Steamer. I tw KanrM r LANCASHIRE HEBHIRE WARWICKSHIRE LEICESTERSHIRE 5 SHROPSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE Passage Rates inclu.!. 1 I I'orf of Km h.i rk.it
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      692 16 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 i) 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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      700 16 PASSENGERS LEAVING. The following passengers are proceeding to Europe by the P. and O. Rawalpindi sailing at 8 a.m. on Saturday: Mrs. H. B. Harker, Miss Hazel Harper, Miss Laurel Harker Miss Gloiia Harker, Mr. G. E. F Smith, Mrs. S. A. Sayer, Miss K. M. Sayer Mr. and Mrs.
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      630 17 O. S. K. Line. Donations. Steamer,. ArrJM I>fi RotterdaM, Hamburg, Brewec, Antwerp, v 'a Colombo, Aden and lor; Said. Amazon Maru Sept. 16 Sept. 17 pgrbftß, Capt Town, Rio, Santos, jfooterifeo and Buenos Aires. f Montevideo Maru Aug. 29 Aug. 30 giSihr* Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, ;vi:a Ltelafroa Bay and Durban. f
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      399 17 TRAVBL»COMFORT squar jak 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. The spacious
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    PARISIANA.
    1021 18 j Why He Declined to "Fart." THE INNOCRNT POSTMAN. i i j (From Our Own Correspondent.) J I'aris. Jul> 24. None are More circumspect than the J postmen of Paris. Yet. one of their nuni- ber has got into sad trouble, and through no fault of his own. Though
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    INN SIGN FAME.
    155 18 A ;u;t>i 4v housi hai recentl) bvon named after Marshal Foch— a peculiar honour which asturea him undj^ing fame. The Roman* bonouied their heroes by erecting triumphal arches; tht- Greeks hull* Statues. Wt* in this country pay them the compliment ol naming an inn after th Tht»
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    AN IRRESISTIBLE ASSAULT.
    165 18 There ii no limit to the ingenuity of ih* small boy in search of cigarette cards (writes a correspondent to a home paper). I went to a slot machine the other day for some cigarettes. The machine was one of the exacting kind which take nothing but
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    THE BALLOON WINS.
    133 18 It teems rtnmge in thene days of hij*h climbing Beropmnei that tin altitude record should have passed once more to the balloon; but if the figures, officially confirmed, of Captain Gray's ascent at Scott Field, U.S.A., may be accepted, th feat has not only been accomplished, but
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    COBRA IN 'BUS.
    66 18 A deadly passenger— a larpe cobra was a passenger in a Mysore motor-bus. It apparently entered the bus during the night, and lay hidden behind the petrol tins under the seat. After the 'bus had travelled some distance the disturbed and angry snake emerged and bit four
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    741 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. A v Buyers Sell*r» .Asam Kumbang (£> so s 60s c.d jßangnn T.n ft* Od 33s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 70 75 'JJatu (.ayes ($1) i. 38 i /2 I>42^ Chendenang 20s 21s 6d pastern Siam (f) 23s 6d 24s Id Haad Yai (£1)
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 19 Avgvst, 2.'?. Bank 4 m.s. 2|3 31-32 Bank demand 2|B 23-82 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4% New York, demand 66 Credits 90 days 67^ France, cUvnand 1420 India, T.T. tU% Hong Knnj,' demand r,}^ p c Dj,,. Yokohama, demand 1174 Noin. Java, demand- 139 Bangkok, demand 80V4 Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    218 19 Au<rn>t. 2:j. Tin IT.": Ton* ***** Gambiei 7.50 IVppir White 10:{ Pepper Black 60 Flake Tapioca 6. 5 Pearl Sac<> Small 7.60 '-'op™ 10.3d Copra Suridiied 10.X0 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Ui'-f I.innjr Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (Hew) 830 Rice. Siam *M So. 1 <nn Rice. Rangoon Bintan
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 19 \uiriist 23rd.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers 1 S.S *vriHl to Standard Q C.F. Spot 59 Standard R.S.S. Spot r»9».. mi Tcnd«r-Bopt. •><> «;r>' 4 Oet-Dec «">i 4 t:i L Jan-Mar. n.^ Tone of Market: Steady Quiet. Latest Cable:- Londoa Spot Sheet IT I per
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    70 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Auir. 23rd., losing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Malayan Toms. 1.-j<; ijjo Nai Ho;»t.- :{0 82 Petaling 4.M) 4.'.»0 Taiping 1.62% I.*'. 1 Talana 1..U) ]:M i l Bundi Tin 4<» .-,2 Eastern Siam -iris :{<l 24s :;<! Bassett 1.32^ 1.40 Chanfrkat Serdanc 7.90 s.i") \'t-w Scudai
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    60 19 Harrisons and Barker, Agents. Mentakab, 24,600; Jeram KnanUn, 38,011, Sandycroft, 17,000; Tung Mob 12,800; Sungei Bagan, 46,600; Batu Village, 1,759; Pulau Bulang, 59,638 Rennie, Low irk ard Co., St-cre(aries. Peleiuih Valley, 54,000; Kota Tinggi 4«;,l00; Siginting, 16,000; Clovelly ?\7d Kuala Kepis, 17.800; Tangkok, 9.702 Sungei Bilut,
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    108 19 The Japanese Admiralty haw stopped. according to Tokyo reports, the building ot f> battleships on account of material shortage. Amsterdam diamond merchants have ■freed to close down. Th«- crisis is dw to the rejection of the Preckwii Stones Bi'l by th Scuta African Senate making trans ctions practically impossible- -Ex.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    164 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO\S REPORT. Singapore. Auir. 21. Rubber Lotto, is i%4. 'x,i. dowa l.oial 59^6 eta. T Ti "-7 Lon(ln WM i:»s. 22s »;<l imi Local $145H for 175 tofts MininK.-JVnawat 4', I ct s. premium.. Malaya Consolidated i/Js uo, K mhai 2.1; 81, Unjpii l.i-0 |^s,
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    82 19 [Britkh Radio— Oiruial Service. Bmjfcgr, Aag. 2^. Amsterdam IIM.'P,. Athens »l, Berlin 20.42, Bombay li r» n Sid, Brussels :u.u2. Bucharest 7!i;>. Bacejas Aires 17 29-32, openhagea 18.16, Geneva J.vjj. llei>inpfora 192%, Hong Kong is n^d. Kobe Is U li-'.iM. Lisbon i' 7 It, Madrid 9BJtIH Milan ,v. N
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    THE DUNLOP MERGER
    356 19 Melbourne. Jul> 20. The Director* of the Dunlop Rubber Co. of Aust.. Ltd., announce they base entere-l into a provisional arrangement with th<Dunlop Rubber Co.. England, providing for the financial association of the two companies, ;uid the closes! possible technical an. l commercial alliaace. The arrangements involve:
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1518 20 One of the first things one is compelled to comment on in connection with the Malaya Cup trial which was played at the Stadium yesterday affternoon is the fact that although the match was an important one from the point of view of those responsible for the choosing
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    254 20 S.R.C. Sport Arrangements. BULLI WICKET TO EE LAID. The S.R.C. will be laying down a Bull) earth pitch as soon as the few remaining fixtures on this season's list are played off. Careful attention is to be given to the laying down of a practice pitch of Bulli
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    80 20 BAIN INTERFERES WITH SEVERAL GAMES. i [Reuters Service. l London. Aug. 23. Rain interrupted play in C unty Cricket hampionship matches everywhere. In the Lancashire vs. Glamorfran match at Blackpool, Worcestershire vs. Hampshire ai Worcester, and Gloucestershire vs. Kent at Bristol there was no play whatever. Derbyshire scored
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    M.C.C. TEAM FOB S. AFRICA.
    21 20 M.C.C. TEAM FOB S. A F RICA. London, Aug. 15. The M.C.C. team leaves lor South At- > rica on. October 2.
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY.
    35 20 The annual S.C.C. hockey meeting will be held in the Club lounge on Monday, September Mb. at 6.15 p.m. it* tine; if wet at 5.15 p.m. All members interested are requested to attend.
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    FOOTBALL.
    423 20 Yesterday's Trial Match. AN INTERESTING GAME. Possibles 3; Probables. 2. For a trial match, yesterday's game at the Stadium was quite an interesting affair. Judging from the form displayed, little, if any alteration is necessary in the side on which the committee are to build the team to represent
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 1.
    111 20 The second coupon for our FootI Competition No. 1 appears thil I morning on page <». Competitors are required to forecast the results oi 12 matches in the English League? ito be played on Saturday. A pri:'.t lof $100 will be awarded feu the reader wh
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    THE SINGAPORE SIDE CHOSEN.
    71 20 After the match the side to represent Singapore against Selangor in the final of the Malaya Cup competition at Kuala I.urn pur on Saturday was selected as follows: Cherrington (S.C.C); Pennefather (S. R.C.), Yeow Soon (S.C.F.A.); Kemat (Malays), Chee Lim (S.C.F.A.), Boon Lay (S.C.F.A.); Wan Puteh
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    AMERICAN AMATEUR GOLF TITLE.
    65 20 fßeuter's Service. 1 Minneapolis. Aug. 23. The leaders at the end of the first half of the 36 holes qualifying round for the American amateur championship were twe nineteen year old players, Eugene Homans and Finlay with scores of 71 and 72, and the twenty years
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    328 20 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Godown Doubles Handicap. E. D. Lindop and J. W. Muncey plus 15.1 beat E. G. He bd itch ond J. G. Clemetson plus 3, 5-7, 6—4, 6 3. A. A. Ewing and G. Marshall plus 2 beat P. H. Hopkins and E. V.
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    GARRISON VS. LADIES' LAWN T.C.
    117 20 On August 12th. the Garrison secured their first victory over the Ladies Lawn rhe latter howevei were not at full strength. Mi\ed Doubles. Lieut. Bourke and Miss Exham beat B. Lewis and Mrs. C. J. Smith. B—2,8 2, 3—6. 12- 10. Major and Mrs. (ianlner
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    S.C.C. RUGBY.
    367 20 FORTHCOMING SEASON'S ARRANGEMENTS. A well attended meeting was held in 'he umv.e of the Singapore Cricket Club en Monday evening to mnk. arrangements for the forthcoming Rugby reason. Mr. B. E. Ablitt was elected to Ihe chair. The Chairman, for the benefit of Hewcomers, explained thj position and
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