The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 August 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press Id CENTS. SINGAPORE; S^FBIDAYV AUGUST, 26, 1927. NO. 12,190.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    295 1 Serious Communist disturbances continue on the Continent. A mob at Hamburg murdered a policeman and then fought the police dujring which revolvers were fired and many people wounded Page 9. According to the W vshington Post reports have reached the State Department that Britain and Japan have
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    NDONI'S LEAVE.
    986 1 Ndoni was a South Nigerian. Interpret;}!*. He badly wanted leave, hut iilund.red 'y pleading the death <»f a nephew. It wis annoying: Ndoni could have arranged a much better death, but once th nephew had been proffered and rejected the prompt arrival of a more important funeral would
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      200 1 poll BREAKFAST^ J I fED LABEL BRAND W jpURE I N ADULTERATED- coffee V. < i i///i AY v V V V V V v v v RAFFLES HOTEL EVERY Tl ESDAY, IKA THURSDAY, BATIK SATURDAY MNCE SPECIAL DINER DANSANT GRILL EVERY at which the foMowinp; artists will OPEN DAILY
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      205 1 i i QUALITY is the point Yj ill V; which is necessary .j/ffc" g I m an enjoyable fflg^ Cigarette >^~ i >^ i i M S^ That's why i V "EMBASSY" fWJ^z^zMi VIRGINIA No. 77 X I <£ai has been justly 5 6 I R^^\B3 described as i: I
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      95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel Announcements Page 1. Cinema and Theatre Attractions Pace 2. Notice by Singapore Traction Co. Page 7. Instant Postum^ for Good Health Page G. i Embassy Virginia, t-'igarettes de Luxe Page I. Phyllosan the Foundation of Fitness Pajfe 7. Shipping Announc.iiH'Jits on Paqres. 10. 12 and 13. Apnesia
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      16 1 >LOOK FOR THE DATE ON THE TIN i:"RED LABEL BRAND" j: COFFEE SROASTED AND GROUND > DAILY
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      150 1 THE WEEK. Friday, Mffc. Hiirh Water, 10.4H a.m.. S.»'>.. IOJ p mi. 9.4. Malacca: H. W. T..50 a.m.. rt.o., 7.20 p.m.. 6.3. P. and O. outward mail dur. Municipal Commission. 2.15 p.m. P. and f). homeward mail closes. Eurasian Assocn. Meeting; St. Andrews School. •V3O. Saturday, 2~th. Hinh Water, 11.18
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    452 2 Singapore. Auk. 20. The prices quoted are gv'nerally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. WAT. Beef steak (Round) Kati 50 Roof fteu >r curry do 35 Pork, loan do 68 Pork, lean and fat, (Ist quality) do 5s
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    SUFFOCATED BY BANANAS.
    169 2 A Flood Fermentation and Poison Gas. Two rrien and a hoy wore suffocated by I ananas at the Paris Central Markets and I'mnicn wearing jras-inasks had to he called m id recover their bodies. Thin was one of the weird effects of thp storm which swept Paris
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      371 2 For (he PREVENTION AND CURE OF PRICKLY HEAT USE AGNESIA DUSTING POWDER. Manufactured by: MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road, THE HAPPY VALLEY CINEMA—CONJURER SIDESHOWS— WAYANGS THE UNION STAR OPHW CO. THE POPULAR PLEASURE PARK GATE 10 CTS. Mdm. La Kelvey's *^^^^^J of I DANQNG V For children and younp "lies
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      414 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING SATURDAY NEXT AUG. 27th. AT St^O PJH. THE FORBES-RUSSELL COMEDY CO, MISS APRIL VIVIAN PRESENTING THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES Saturday 'ftionday. Auk. 27th. 29th. Tuesday, Aug. 30th. 'THE LAST OF MRS. CHE\NEY." "BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE." Frederick Longdale'a Social Satire. Arthur Wimper's Successful Comedy. Wednesday, Aug. 31st. Thursday,
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      306 2 From Friday, 26th., to Wednesday Sf«i -at mT Al^ ALHAMBRa <T«. Ck.n« K« Co.. topri |</rv) V *X In the Second Show if <• A PICTURE OK UNIQUE Ai?D UNUSlftl .v,,-, A GAUMONT SPECIAL KEATTRK {KsT Present inp A ROMANCE OF THE ROY\L mw A NAVAL WAR STORY OK MODERN
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    CHAOS IN CHINA.
    1229 3 War Lords and Politicians. \N AMERICAN'S VIEW. Mr. Silas H. Strawn, of Chicago, who was an American delegate to the Pekin Tart* Conference of 1926, was entertained -it luncheon by the President and b^ml ol tfucton of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce on July 26. Speaking on
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    MYSTERY MONK OF LONDON.
    362 3 APPEAL FOR OLD -CLOSE." j "B^ a sport, m tin 1 name <>f God.* 1 This] strange appeal is written above a collecting box \\hicb stands on :i table' out^kle S] din-jv house m the Vauxhall Bridfe-road. j "Food is requested and old close" reads; HnotbeT
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    £20 A WEEK FOR BRICKLAYERS.
    187 3 £20 A WEEK FOR BRICKLAYERS. WHY UA BHTLOYBBB PAY HK;H WAGBB. Bvildinfj labourers who earn as much as £20 a week m boom periods are amontr the many American working* men who are enjoying remarkable prosperity because of the doctrine of high wajres. This and other striking instances of earning
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    18 3 Solicitor at Bow County Court: What VB5 your posture after the accident? 1 Motorist: A contemplative reclining posture.
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      226 3 Prickly Heat How many times did you with the ajfony of it c up lnst mghl with that Radox Bath' Salts comes as frightful irritatMn? a positive relief to "sufferers -p.K it one of those beastly from this terrible torture the mercury After a Radox bath' the the ran frightful
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      298 3 i; oft± —THE SIGN fcBJBSSS"]^^ of I WS9 QUALITY j| Follow The Lead OF THE I; Wise Ford Owner j: he uses j White j Star Oil l\ Sole Agents MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. < 14-20, ORCHARD ROAD. Ifex^r^^ CHAMBERLAIN'S ifflo cou C AND «Vfl^Sl DIARRHOEA ijj 'JIMJTOKA REMEDY fj|J* cures
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    THE BROWN CHALET.
    1111 4 AN ALPINE DIARY. PART 11. May 9th. I slept the whole night through without waking. Such a thing has not happened for years! The air that met me when I stepped out on to the gallery this morning was unbelievably clear diamond-like. The white jeaks glistened, and
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    Moods & Moder of Eve
    286 4 Moods Moder of Eve world emerging from chaos, a tumult of clouds. On the other, the sky was cleat and faintly blue, with the sun pouring over the wall of western mountains. Then. •<•.:■> U some hand had raised my chin. I lifted my head and saw, infinitely above me,
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    KENYA BEAUTIES!
    512 4 I have a great respect for women who help to build the Empire the sort who go out into the wilds, the outposts of Empire, hand m hand with their men. The woman I have m mind at the moment is the one who enlivens the landscape at
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    FASHIONABLE BLUE.
    46 4 Hou extensively tho fashionable worn m u«»es ir. for ragged vogues is illustrated, for with this blue suit is worn a paey of kywrangu mauve scrap.-, of silks, and the little tab «;f fringed either i- else m mauve to match the leather vogue.
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    BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
    520 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. The cra/.e for evening frocks which flitter ha- by no means abated, but, instead] of diamante, teed pearls are tlu more la-, voured trimmings. A well known Society hostess won the Other evening a magnificent picture frock quilted with gold threads and be-sprinkled with seed pearls. Thei was
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    THE HOME BEAUTIFUL.
    394 4 m:ksery needs and lixlries. Perhaps the most hygienic of modern baby cots are those made of stout, strong linen. The cot itself is m the shape of a small inverted tent supported by wooden legs. It is suspended well above the ground at a convenient height, so
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    GIRL BECOMES A MAN.
    161 4 Sex Changed at Age of 18. i I A phenomenon of anatomic evolution has just occurred m Vwona, states a Rome telegram to the Paris Midi, an 18-year-old girl. Signoretta Renata Graziana, having developed into Signor Renato. She went to consult the family doctor, who corroborated
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    TABLE TALK.
    335 4 TABLE TA LK. THKI <KSBV ""MMKV,, In a well-knowi where thare is fll S of scents m hotl quarter oumv.. j Of 14 ounevs, p..,- into those for evening F.,r th. perfumes of the which hay, to I, good lasting U a!ir musky frettl foi contrast with the- morning perfume
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    SCANDAL AND SHINGLE.
    182 4 HAIRI>KKSSIN(. WITH WWi Nil Ml "SIC lUllllHMJnf part;-. gramophones, bottle, of viebt* are tacowtaic n.r,.i -»^y P* 'm the West Bad «>f UMdon. finding that M Rraeh timt hw j spent m hairiretttaft that tl mined it shall not be m "Conn- and have lun,: I hairdresser's.
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    MANCHURIA FOR THE CHINESE.
    949 5 Japan's Changing Policy. A LESSON LEARNED. More than m Canton and Hankow, where men and ideas come and go like the Chinese shadows that they are; more than m Shanghai, where a big British community naively considers itself England as once Ulster did; more than m
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    SIR ALAN COBHAM'S ESCAPE.
    331 5 Too Realistic Bombing Scene. MACHINE HOLED BY STONES. London, July 18. There were several narrow escapes from disaster to flying men during the week-end. Sir Alan J. Cobham almost came to grief near Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, last evening, while flying for a film, and two
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    AIR OFFICERS' CRASH.
    177 5 The accident to the two Auxiliary Air Force officers occuired while they wan ii\ ing over the Harrow district. Engine trouble developed, and it was necessary to mak^ a forced descent, the machine landing m a fiold, and being badly damaged. It itmck the ground with considerable
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    FLYING WOMEN BEAT MEN.
    191 5 Women played a prominent part m Satur- J day's air pageant at Birmingham, for not '»nly did they fona by far the largest part of the crowd, but women competitors did well m the races while it was almosi entirely women who went up for joy-rid"s
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    95 5 At the annual general meeting: of the Stiaits Athletic Tlub after the accounts had been adopted and passed the following were appointed office bearers for the ensuing year ending June 30th 1928: Pre- sident Lim Kirn Keat, Vice President E. Kiong Cheng, Vice President Chiang Koon Yew, Hon: Secretary Lim
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      238 5 Will he fall m the Fight? t>- is a fight Germs t»c« ate constantly a km^ vtj if child. cm i: ader^^^^^aaVj 1 rwi\drc« 1 k t 1 cm V*i I lhjtiswhvvoumu«tW tO f\i i liildrenM VIHV^^ i "^^«aa**^^^ v t.il foods Htheti I' istancc to <.t illness Virol is
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      342 5 I The Greatest Discovery m Soap-making since 1789 I ftk J >' GOLDEN GLORY, m addition to all the fine qualities I you expect of a first-class perfumed soap, possesses two j of the utmost importance which no one but the firm of Pears has ever succeeded m producing. i.
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    THE TRUTH ABOUT OSCAR SLATER.
    657 6 Sir A. Conan Doyle's Inquiry Request. I NEW WITNESS. Could a woman's word prove the innocence of Oscar Slater, the German. Jew condemned to penal servitude for life eighteen years ago for the murder of Miss Gilchrist, an elderly spinster, m Glasgow? Sir Arthur Conan
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    REASSURING NOISE.
    240 6 Then m danger m these BUgffeßtfoos which have begun m Paris about a?i "anti noise week." Man is a timid animnl by nature. If be make.s a noise then' is an excellent reason for it; he does it to reassure himself, just as the small boy. climbing a
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    808 6 Penang Malay Association. OPENING CEREMONY. (Our Muslim Correspondent.) In honour of the inauguration of the Penang Malay Association, a reception was held at No. 195, Penang Road, Penang, recently under the chairmanship of Dr. A. O. Merican, the President of the Association. Many prominent Penang Muslims were present.
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    75 6 Early last week a party of sportsmen m the Batang Padang District had the good fortune to bag an elephant. This animal, which was a fine tusker by the way, beionged no doubt to the herd that has for some time past been moving about the district and causing a
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      66 6 I Smooth I cool and I mellow I Afore popular than ever! P' 1 T-L i E s 1 ho f^n -i I alass 11 first S ft 1 the I 1 syphon second! I corkscrew third j and then f^j |i: If Old Scotch Jfllift I -> p p^^^^
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      254 6 Stop die Coffee Habit M W JrV (Hl IVE y ourscl/^a,r n It J TJjfc chance to ci.joy T l^ Q S3 Jrii £^d tt c lth!Y f n S2«?mvl ffl* i OL(Ttint C^rdßj^^B^C-S inf eachafill-h<Klu,} p and sweetening it i is the pcrfea health beveraee for young and old.
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    JOHORE IN 1926.
    2477 7 The Annual Report. REVENUE INCREASE. From the annual Report of the State of Johor** for thf .war 1^26 wo take the followtag items. The revenue .Tor r.»2«"> amounted to $\S, 751,."»05 as compared with |IMBiW W IMS, ami $U>,947.0«0 for 1!»24. Actual revinue excettled the estimate hy
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    VISCOUNT DEERHURST'S DEATH.
    109 7 London, Aujr. H. The death is announced of Viscount Deerhurst. T^.rd Deerhurst was a great traveller, a j big f*HM hunter and an expert ahoL. It is recalled that, when he had a dispute with the Amalgamated Union of Building Tradt j Workers, he was ehallenßed to
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      391 7 BUSINESS CARDS. HSaryseton. i I BLACK WOOD FURNITURE- J "SHANGHAI SHADES. i AMBER MANSIONS. UNDERTAKERS. MONTMKNTAI, MASONS. »KKSH FUMAL WKEATHS. Male to order. |.lafk Koad. (Tel: 3869.) 00 JULIAN MARBLE I FLOORING TILES. init ctived a consignment of white Jirblt florin? tiles. I', 18" and 2* moot. Arply early to
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      672 7 NOTiCKS. BEST PRESERVED PINES. Th« public arc cordially invited to pay IfcoJl OM aitei.li un to the Ifroduee of Jijtt S4n* k ,,pk Fuctory ut 11th mile stone, Kota I »n K Ki Road, Johore Buhru, preserved In can* >y machinery with pure and hygienic jaic«. »rder» will be welcomed.
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      40 7 PHYLLOSAN *n "THE FOUNDATION OF FITNESS" iffflaM t>HYU,OSAN GIVES YOU NEW LIFE -NEW BLOOD SEW STRENGTH AND VITALITY fsV^fflß GUARANTEED BY A MASS OF MEDICAL TESTIMONY J^LnlTq FOR HEALTH TOMORROW TAKE PHYLLOSAN TODAY Obtainable at -Hi l Chemists and Storea.
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      367 7 TENDERS. TENDERS. Tenders are invited for the t- reckon of' (1) 24 R. C. SHOPHOUSES ON SKKAN. GOON ROAD. Tenders for above dtM at Mta on 20th September, l!hJ7. (t) A BLOCK OF R. fLATfI ON MOUNT FXIZABVTH. Tenders for above close »l i.cop on 26th September, 1927. f»j A
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    33 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. HOISINGTON. At Klttng. on Augu>t 20. to Pr. and Mrs. G. W. L. Hoisington, a >on. IMKTHKLM. A ioa to Mr. and Mrs. \V. R Dicthetm, 5. Papykor Road. Penan}?.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1927. Australian Meal Supply.
    463 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, A UGUST 26, 1927. Australian Meal Supply. The arrival m Singapore of Mr. [Conacher, the purpose of whose visit j wai explained m the interview we published yesterday, brings up yet 'once agsin the question of supplying I Singapore with beef on the hoof froir the
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    Duties of Citizenship.
    364 8 A letter m our correspondence columns serves to emphasis? the remarks we made In a leader, some days ago, as to the total lack of understanding of the duties of citizenship which mark- some sections ot the community. Our correspondent calls attention to what he alleges is
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    343 8 A taxi bearing the number R.M.-405 knocked down a Chinese m Victoria Street at about 7..50 p.m. on Wednesday. The man was severely injured and died very soon after the accident. At the V.M.C.A. Cinema to-night a Paramount production entitled "The Side Show of Life featuring Ernest Ton-enee and Anna
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    AMBULANCE SERVICE.
    185 8 Coroner Continues the Campaign. INJURED MAN'S RIKISHA JOURNEY. I At the conclusion of an incjue^t on a Chines? who fell from scaffolding: while %c was at work on a building at Pearls jHill, the Coroner, Colonel Hope Falkner, said that the Chinese sustained fatal injuries at abou' 9
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    354 8 POLICE ONST AISLES' MALPR UTICES. To the Editor. Sir. It is <iuite to my regret that I have to comment on the nnbearabls ways m whu-h some of the police constables of thif country behave. They have a habitual inclination to demand a certain "tax" from
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    276 8 His Excellency the Governor honoured the officers of the Royal Artillery. Singapore at dinner at the R.A. mcs>, IJlakan Mati. on Wednesday night. Captain A. E. Ure is still m command of the Katonvr. AH travellers to Singapore by sea are glad to welcome him and ship back to the
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    THE PREMIER'S RETURN.
    311 8 CANADA'S UNI IMiti, an ornMUAKTEo w KI (IMt [Bn,ishHa"Z~^T s r Inn,.- HU J*; arrived at Southampi.,., the liner BnpttM of fc Canadian tour. Both they,, y .y 1,u. Addnuiac p r BaWuin s: ,i, l: nuous time, bui it experience and >„. nite of it. "It
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    QUIET IN HAIPHONG.
    48 8 nUvter'i Strvicc.i I'ari-. \ut'. News from Baiphoilf MJ :ii«'t f< the disorders on Attf IT. stopped the anti-Chin.— and the leader- of thf Aniuu MM communiti.s n. for restoring pMCt Md pUttlniM hostility between tin- him m Md mites. All r«ctoriei fxcepi haw restarted rork.
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    CHALIAPIN AND THE BOLSHEVISTS.
    22 8 [Scoter** >• r i It k oAVkii] tuted I been deprived of the fcitU I of the Republic.'' I
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    101 8 The band 6f the S.S.P following procrmmnx m night commeacing ai Julien" Graham; 0 Aober; Selects •Fun,ral Maul, ai I den; Selection "U- Ptanqoette; Romano Aveu" Thome; < Padilla; Nationa it At th, Chia Pi neaday the Honourabh Sccrotary. Mr. t C H M Mr. Ge« Kok Wenir, of that
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    NAVAL SUPREMACY
    75 9 vN \N(iLO-JAPANESE ACKEEMENT. [>()K T KROM WASHINGTON. jK tor's Service.] Washington, Aug. 25. the Washington Post reports mmw have reached the Fit that a mutually satisfacm ipWMH as regards ■mai'v was reached when apparent that the United accept the British pro■P i iddfl that the gist of the
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    AMERICAN BUILDING PROGRAMME.
    70 9 AMERICAN BUILDING PROGRAMME. MU. ttll Cl R'S DENIAL. Service.] \r\\ York, Aug. 25. from San Francisco! f, statement attri. I expected t>> ask at the M for a 190 per cent. ling programme, and Genera Conference »1 rengrtheninf of the mes, Mr. Wilbur said programme would be m needs and
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    SERIOUS TRAIN SMASH.
    177 9 M\M KILLED. Lit. Jon. Auk. 24. ten people have been I y the del ailment of train travelling from when it was near Later. i all except three carriages rails were torn up and I. !n. an car swung round k and wun completely rv v. stated
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    RUSSIAN EXECUTIONS.
    40 9 i •"< Service.] Moscow, Aug. 24. r who was charged with Sing has been executed. xecutive Committee has ■'it ion of Generals An- .v. Moscow, Aug. 25. announced that Annenkov been executed, the Cenivinf rt fused their petition i
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    MEXICAN BANDITS' OUTRAGE.
    34 9 Service.] Washington. Aug. 25. pertinent is informed that hay« been either killed or train was attacked by bandit* near Acapotieta m -vara. Mexico. were fired and an Am*aj seriously wounded. M'&lta
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    AUSTRALIA'S NEW YORK LOAN.
    19 9 'tor's Service. 1 New York, Aug. 24. lean negotiated with the niment has been over-sub-
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    HAMBURG DISORDERS.
    118 9 SERIOUS CLASH WITH POLICE. A BRUTAL MURDER. Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Aug. 25. lhe Communist Sacco and Vanzetti demonstrations were quiet here but there were serious collisions with the police at Hamburg last night. The mob attacked the police with stones and bottles and erected barricades across the tramlines.
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    MORE PARIS RIOTING.
    112 9 [Havas Service. 1 I'aris, Aug. 2.">. The Sacco-Vanzetti riots have been renewed 0.1 a smaller scale. Shots were h'red but the mob was dispersed by mounted Republican Guards who are patrolling the streets. llrussels, Aun. 25. Two thousand rioters proceeding to the centre of the town were
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    THE WORLD'S PRESS.
    274 9 GENEVA CONFERENCE. Reuter's Service. Geneva, Aug. 24. A very important conference of Press e\~ parti from all over the world under the auspices of the League of Nation* was opened ir Reformation Hall, where the As sembly of the League meets yearly. Lord Burnham. presiding, said the
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    OUR ONLY RECORD.
    61 9 OU R ONLY RECORD. Reuter's Service. London. Aug. 25. Captain Broad. Hying a Tiger Moth plane, nominally of 32 h.p. has established a new world record for single-seater light aero planes by reaching 300.10 kilometres per hour over a course of a hundred kilometres fiuni Hendon. This, if internationally recognised,
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    AIR FORCE TO LEAVE CHINA.
    49 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Aug. 24. No date -has been fixed for the withdrawal of thf British air forces from China hut it is hoped they will be withdrawn as soon as possible. The final decision will bo left to the authorities on the spot.
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    THE CASE OF THE INKERMAN
    24 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Aug. 24. The Odessa District Court has placed an embargo on the ex Soviet vessel Inkerman.
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    17 9 Mr. A. W. Madger, who left Bangkok recently, has gone to Java to engage m business there.
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    TOWN ADMINISTRATION.
    1439 9 Report on 1926. COMMISSIONERS' WORK GROWING. From the report of Mr. R. J. Farrer, President of the Municipal C ion for last year we take the fajewh cems: The gross revenue m 1926 was $12,900, 334 and the Expenditure $13,939,656. The largest loan ever floated by. a Muni
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    40 9 OSAKA CITY LOAN. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shirnbunsha). Tokio, Aug. 21. The 73 million yen loan of Osaka fol which the City authorities were negotiating with New York bankers was under written by the Mitsui Bank.
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    NANKING SURTAXES.
    42 9 The officials of the Foreign Office understand that the enforcement of the Nanking sui taxes was indefinitely postponed owing ,to the failure of Chiang Kai she* and the strong opposition against the illegal sur taxes raised by the Powers concerned.
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    COAL MINE STRIKE RIOT.
    57 9 Two thousand Chinese coolies employed m the coal mine at Honkeiko on the South Manchuria Railway Line have struck, demanding an increase of wages. Troops and police were called to disperse a riotous crowd which killed a Japanese and overpowered a military contingent, wounding over U
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    JAPAN TO EXPORT TEA TO RUSSIA.
    45 9 Negotiations for green tea exportation from Japan to Soviet Russia, which opened some time ago between the Japanese exporters and the Russian commercial representatives, are making smooth progress. It ,is confidently believed that the contract will shortly be signed.
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    NO NEWS OF MISSING ENGINEER.
    37 9 {From Our Own Correspondents Penang, Aug. 25. No news has yet been received of the missing: engineer, Mr. J. Buchanan, who disappeared from the dredger, Tembakul at Sungei Pinang on August 22.
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    FATAL BAPTISM.
    503 11 Hundred Perish m African Demonstration. WITCH-DOCTOR^ CRIME. Bolshevik propaganda has penetrated even to the wilds of Northern Rhodesia •md the Lelgian Congo. How it indirectly '•rougnt about the murder of 100 native* <s narrated by Dr. H.E. Wareham, of thi London Missionary Society, who spent a quarter of
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    ROTHSCHILD DUEL CHALLENGE.
    326 11 1 IMCUfI IBWBLLSB OFFENDED. I'aris, July 27. A dimma which led to M. Ix>uis Cartier. TIM famous jeweller, of the Hue de la J'aix, challenging Bvw Maurice de Rothschild, a number of wu Chamber of Deputies, to ti^ht a duel has caused a tfteat sensation m I'aris.
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    EPIGRAMS OF THE BAR.
    797 11 Lord Birkenhead's Sallies. AUTHORITY ON PUBLIC I HOUSES. Lord Birkonhead's views on drink and 1 public houses, with a hint of convivial, nights at Gray's Inn enlivened the debate m the House of Lords on the Bishop of' Liverpool's Local Veto Bill. j He announced the
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    71 11 There was a company of about (»0 present at the Penan*: Town Club on the occasion of a farewell dinner to Captain I. R. love'l, who, after serving as adjutant to the Penan** and Province Wellesley Volunteers for the past three years, is leaving the Settlement to rejoin his regiment.
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    BRITAIN JUSTIFIED.
    219 11 SPIRITED FRENCH REMtNDBI TO AMERICA. The justice of the British case at Geneva j.s strongrly emphasised m an important p'ticle m the Petit Parisien, France's leading morning paper, written hy Jacques Seydoux, at one time attached to the Quai d'Orsay. After speaking 1 of the necessity for a
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    AVIATOR GIVES FIRE ALARM.
    125 11 WAKENS SLEEPING VILLAGE. New York, July ">. A new use for the aeroplane has been discovered by Lloyd W. Bertaud, one of the United States air mail flyers. Flying at mght recently between Xew York and ('!<•_ veland, he noticed a house on fire m Milesburjr,
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    MR. BOTTOMLEY'S PROMISE.
    97 11 MR. BOTTOM LEY'S PROMISE. Victory Bond Club Affairs. London. Auk. 7. The Weekly Dispatch states that Horatio Bottomley, the ex M.P., recently released from praol, hopes to recover considerable assets from the Continent and elsewhere t<< benefit members of the Victory Bond Club and promises early attention to claims. How
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      246 11 HI r9 II II j^^A II II ..^^^^^^U Lm k II It Year after year more men are com- II II ing to regard "4711" Eau de Cologne II ■I as an adjunct to physical fitness. X II II Used, a few drops at a time, m the M II
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    187 12 A cargo of rice arrived by the Stagen yesterday, bound from Bangkok to Java. His Excellency the Governor was out sailing between five and six o'clock yesterday afternoon m his new yacht, the Jazz Fiend. The Chargeurs Reunis Cap Tourane is expected to arrive here on August 30th.
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    TRAWLING IN INDIAN OCEAN.
    253 12 "TongkolV* Poor Hauls. For her last Penang trip, says the Pinang Gazette the Government trawler Tongkol went north to the deep water on the edg;e of the Indian Ocean and tried fishing m 75 fathoms of water there, but lost hei nets on volcanic dock and
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      508 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m 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 B.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      310 12 Kerr Steamship Co. for 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General AgenU. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA a^ BALTIMORE NI) (via Suei). S.S. VENICE MARU M.S. SILVERGUAVA M.S. SILVERBELLE PACmC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVirt SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO \M) LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERLARCH due Stpt IT OUTWARDS TO
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      260 12 LLOYD TRESnNONAV.B (Incorporate m SINGAPORE TO IT.\L\ Calling at COLOMBO, HIUNMsj md TRIESTE kf tkt f oDwl,, Liners: m.v. RE MO FIUME L These fast Motor Veneb have well appointed aorommodation ad t ious saloons. Cabiat h For HON<; KON(i. SHANGHJU( JAPAN PORTS. ESQUILINO ROMOLO For particulars an.l pataafi fare?
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      698 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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      379 12 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. The following passengers are expected to arrive by the P. and O. Khyber. which left London OH July 28th. and is due m port to-day:— Dr. C. P. Allen. Mr. F. H. Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. H. Beck. Mr. H. S. Blacklin. Sergt. -Major J. Barnet.
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      601 13 O. S. K. Lin©. paginations- Steamers. Arrive. Leave. tterdam. Hamburg, Bremen, vi 1 Colombo, Aden and Amazon Maru Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Capf Town, Rio, Santos. and Buenos Aires. f Montevideo Maru Aug. 29 Aug. 30 gjgbai iTizibar, Dar-ea-Salaam, elafOl Bay and Durban. f Mexico Maru Sept. 6 Sept. 7
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      435 13 TDnULAR Ok 4am r 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
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      703 13 K. P. M. ilncorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections tor-Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Managers desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge. Apply X.P.M.
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    CHINESE MATTERS.
    814 14 Dr. Tagore At Penang. VERNACULAR EDUCATION CONFERENCE. (Our Chinese Correspondent). The Penang Chinese community held a reception on the ISth. instant at 4 p.m. ai Hoo Eu Society to welcome Dr. Rabindrunath Tagore on his visit to Penan?. There was a larqre <?atherin'.f, the Chairman of the Society
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    30 14 Puhber exports from Johore to the end of June were 436,758 pikuls compared with 447,065 for the first half of 1926. Exports for July were 52,971 pikuls compared with 84,614.
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      399 14 j j^^g^^*>^ndg<i with th< utmo^tcif^^^^lj IMPORTANT TANGLIN AUCTION SALE. Mean, l'owtll Co.. Ltd.. have been instructed, and will sell by Auction at ANANDALE No: 13 Orange (irove Rd.. Singapore/ On Saturday the 27th August at 2.30 p.m. The Following: Valuable Teak and well kept Rattan Household Furniture and vgry old
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      251 14 Sbl i $mi^FMfaEH&!K^m BJ^WSjMSjfc. ll\ J JlhmK^s BhU Bit. V A V S JB ssnV BS^tbl fQ nnn^^k. f JLJUi™ ||lIIIIP >Xonderful fingers that can draw from mute strings and keyboard the most exquisite harmonies Paderewski has enriched the world by hours of perfect pleasure. R CIM* OoAKUrTt 4 ft
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    75 15 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alterations. Aug. 25th., Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Kuchai ($1 2.15 2.19 Nai Hoots 28 31 Nawng Pet 1.60 1.65 Petalim* 4.85 4.92V_ South Taiping 78 81 Eastern Siam 23s 3d 24s 3d Idris 67a 6d 59s Pattani Consd. 5s 6d 6s 3d APenbys 2.77 V*.
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    McALISTER AND COMPANY.
    940 15 Annual Meeting. fRAXCH TO BE OPENED IN LONDON. The annual meeting of Messrs. McAlister and Company, Ltd., was held m the Company's offices, Battery Road, yesterday, Mr. A. McE. Marshall presiding over a good attendance of directors and shareholders. The Chairman, m moving the adoption of the
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 August, 'lh. Bank i m.s. 2|3 31-32 Bank demand 2,3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 214% New York, demand 60 Credits 90 days 57^ France, demand IV2O India, T.T. 154V4 Hong Kong demand 13 V 4 p.c. Dis Yokohama, demand 117 Norn. Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80!* Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    210 15 August, LT). Tin 150 Tons $146*; (iambici 7.50 Pepper White 10f> Pepper Black 6" Flake Tapioca 6.% Pearl Sago Small 7.60 Copm t0.r.0 Copra Sundried 11.10 Upium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Smm old So. 1 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    222 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Aug. 2"». Rubber. -London. Is s^4d. unchan^td. Local :»!i'. cts. Tin.— London. t2SO. Is. 47s 6d up. Local $146% for 150 tons. Mini.ig. Mamhau 1.56 1.00, Rahman Hydraulic 2.r>.~> 2.00. Kuyoh 1.00 1.65, IVn--awat 5 0 cts. premium. Kuchai 2.10 2. 15. Malaya Consolidated 1.2
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    48 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Ri*.v#»-« S#»"-.»i Huey Vot Ord. (f) 28s 6d 29s Gd K. Lumour Tin tl 30s 40s Malay Consd. ($1) 1.27 ].3o Mambaus ($1) •'-,;> Nai Hoot ($1 27 yj Sione (15s) 6d Is prem Southern Tronoh (sa) 7s Gd 8* Tambalak ($1) 1.2k 133
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    647 15 LYALL AND EVATTS WEEKLY REPOKT. Kinßapore. \ug. 24. t luctuations m the metal quotation over the week have been .small and whiie the closing quotation is Ms below best, no decided tendency is reflated. The urner tain state of the market offers little incentive for operators to
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    156 15 Singapore. Auk. 2.".. Kublxr. -There was a further unexpected increase of 28."> tons m the London stocks for the week i»nd«»<i Aug. 20th., th< total now being ***** tons. This has had a depressing effect, and prices all round have weakened, closing m lx>ndon at 1B*4d. and New
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 August 25th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Seller* R.S.S. equal tn Standard Q.C.F. Spot |9^ r,j»i.. Standard BJS.S. Spot f.tUj ri".)"-, on TVnd<T-S«>i»t. 80% r,o Oct- Doc. 61 61 «i Jan-M.u-. tt% r»:{ Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sh««t 17' 4 ptr lU.
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    9 15 I am not a theologian. Sir W. JofrUMfl Hicks.
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      375 15 BANKI.V;. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Kstahlished IKB0 (apital Subscribed V.1 00,000,000 fullj paid up) Kr>erv<- Fund Y.i>2,r>oo.ooo President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice President: K. Takeuchi Ksq. DIRECTORS. M. Cdagni.Ksq. X Mogami, Esq. .nn.u K. Iwasaki. R. fchinomiya Ksq V TatMimi. Esq. T. Hodsumi, Eaq Watanahe. Esq. T. Okubo. Esq. Karon
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      478 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Qffloa: Hongkong. Authorised Capital #50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £3,000,000 1 Silver $13,500,000 j Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. at Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman
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    CRICKET TOURS.
    180 16 Projected .Visit of Ceylon Side, AN UNLIKELY EVENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Aug. 25. Private advices received here from Cey lon state that a cricket eleven comprising first-class players is being arranged to visit Malaya during the Christmas holidays if engagements are ottered m Singapore, Penang and
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    PROSPECTOR ACQUITTED ON CHEATING CHARGE.
    345 16 NO DISHONEST INTENTION. Charles Nell Lembrugvren, a prospector, •against whom v charge of cheating: has born m process of hearing m the District Court, has been acquitted. The two complainants, V. B. H.cker and E. W. Gunatalika. alleged that the accused had obtained *r»,000 from
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    A PLANTER'S WEDDING.
    82 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 25. The marriage took place at St. George's Church to-day, the Rev. Keppel Gamier officiating, of Mr. Reginald Tyndale Powell, of the Bukit Mertajam Rubber Co., and Penelope Margaret, the only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hopper, of Penryn, Cornwall. Mr.
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    MURDERED BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS.
    61 16 MURDERED B Y UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS. Park Road Crime. A Chinese who was sleeping on a bed on the five-foot-way outside his house m Park Road was shot by unknown assailants shortly before one o'clock yesterday morning. The man received two bullets m his body and died soon after. The police
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    WINDOW-BREAKING GOLFERS.
    100 16 The uneasy instinct of the small boy to "run away and never tell" after breaking a window would seem to persist m manhood. In the pavilion of a South London golf club, where a line of new houses runs along the "pull" side of one hole, a notice
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    507 16 Autumn Meeting. THE HANDICAPS. The following: are the weights for the first day of the Aotumn Race meeting:, on Saturday week. Race No. k Horses (Purse) 4th. Division (About six furlongs— 2.3o p.m.): Cassidy (late Emerald Hill), 9, KaJoola 8.12, Black Beauty 8.8, Bridgemond 8.6, Lothario 8.3,
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    RACE TRAINING.
    299 16 There was a small gathering of thos? interested at the Course yesterday morning when the usual work was done on the inner track. The going has been improved bjp the rain and with a reasonable continuance of showers the course should be m fcrst-class condition when the meeting
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    58 16 A. J. Richardson (South Australia) the Austialian Test cricketer, is leaving shortly to take up a position as coach to the Bacup (Lancashire League) Club. Patsy Hendren, the Middlesex profession, al, it will be remembered, has accepted an »n»ragement as coach m South Australia. Evidently there is mutual appreciation of
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    212 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A. Singles, T. J. A. Green plus 1 beat G. F. Murphy scr.^C 3, 3 6, 6 l, B. Singles. H. H. Markham minus 5 beat J. V. S. Brooke pius 6—2, 2 6, 6 4. C. Singles.' A. L. Schiesser scr. beat
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    FRIDAYS TIES.
    285 16 A. Singles. A. A. Evring plus 4 vs. \Y. N. Hansel) minus 1. R. B. Lewis minus If vs. R. G. Pash minus 3. Roy Smith minus 15.3 vs. S. E. Newbery plus 15. Major C. F. Stoehr scr. vs. E. B. Laybourne plus 4. Dr. Ml C
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    AIR FORCE'S FIRST VICTORY OVER NAVY.
    117 16 London, Auk. 12. At the Oval: Air Force won by six wickets. Navy 347 and 81. Air Force 121 and (for 4 wkts.) 108. In the Navy's first innings Lieut. Tuck fcored 96. Lieut. Stephenson 75, and LtCommander Bartley 34. Squadron-Leader Cook took 5
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    COMPLAINANT BECOMES ACCUSED.
    94 16 False Information Charge. Osman bin Careem, alias O.L.M.A. Careem, of 26 Newton Road, an undischarged bankrupt, who recently figured as complainant m the Third Police Court m a case m which he unsuccessfully charged O.L.M. Han iff a with criminal breach of trust m respect of a
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    FOOTBALL.
    193 16 Meeting of Referees Board. O.T.F.C. PLAYER SUSPENDED. A meeting of the S.F.A. Referees Board was held yesterday evening at the Secretary's office. The following were present: Mr. G. Oehlers (Chairman), Messrs. Bennett, Tan Lee Wan and G. L. Harris (Secretary). The report of the referee of the match between
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    TAN LEE WAN'S XI vs. SELANGOR CHINESE.
    55 16 A considerable party of supporters are travelling with the Singapore team to Kuala Lumpur during the week-end. On the Sunday following the Cup" final a friendly match has been arranged on the Chinese ground, Kuala Lumpur, between Mr. Tan Lee Wan's XI and
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    25 16 On the Padang yesterday afternoon Bendemeer Athletic defeated the S.C.C. 2nd. XI by three goals to one, the Club's only goal being* scored by Muncey.
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    AMERICAN AMATEUR GOLF TITLE.
    105 16 FOUR BIRDIES IN SUCCESSION. j [Reuter's Service.) Minneapolis. Aug. 25. In the National Amateur Golf Championship. Bobby Jones defeated McCarthy 2 up. Legg eliminated the champion. Yon Elm. m the second round by 1 up. Minneapolis. Aug. 25. The championship was continued m perfect conditions. Elm
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    LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    113 16 ANDREW CIRRIE CUP. The following was the result of the semi-final Round: Mrs. Jackson beat Mrs. Shipway 1 up Mrs. Kirkland beat Lady C. Hussey 1 The following cards were returned m the Garrison Golf Club monthly mixed foursomes competition. T. M. Honey Lady Colina Honey 4.">
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    92 16 The entries for the Perak Athletic Championships closed on Wednesday. There are over seventy individual competitors already on the list and some keen sport is promised. More entries for the Team events would bo welcome, especially for the Schools' Tug of War which has drawn two Ipoh schools and one
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    78 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 28th August. Friday, 4.15 p.m. Drill Hall, Eurasian Company. 5.00 p.m. Drill Hall, Machine Gun Platoon. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 2.00 p.m. Drill Hall, Units. S.V.C. 2.M p.m. Bukit Timah Range Malay Company. 2.00 p.m. Farrer Range,
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