The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 September 1927

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press I KNTS SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927. NO. 12,201.
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  • 260 1 Fierce commuml riotiycr with many deaths has taken place at Najrpur Page 9. The American ;ieropl me. Old Glory, which hopped off on a flight to Kome has sent up an S.O.S. call m the Atlantic Papre 9. The Tradesunion Congress turned down the Extremists at the
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  • 928 1 There is a baronet dead at Winche.-. The thirteenth baronet of his line: his ji cestor was given the title at the restoration of Ring Charles 11. Newspapers tell me that his was an old family m Essex. That is true; a family descended
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 361 1 WING LOONG. lIK.H CLAM TAILORING. ami Finj>h Guaranteed Jt HKiH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL •j iACE WCEK SPECIAL EXTENSION UNTIL 1.45 AM J ON SATURDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER I Special Dinner Dansant which the following artists will appear l' TAMASVETLANOVA& ALEXANDER SALNIKOFF t Premier ballet dancers from Shanghai also < i MAI
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    • 223 1 ■C ROYAL TYPEW^'TER wS^^^"^^^ COMPANY INC I PORTABLE M° ST modern of Bfhtweight typewriters. jj: Weighs only nine and a half pounds— has I; all the conveniences of the large standard type- ■!l writer. < < J J £QUIPPED with a handsome case of fabrikoid, J mounted on a base
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    • 112 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Buitk ii the finest six of all Pajrc 11. Try the Craven A cigan»tte« —Pa ere 14. Cargo survey notice re City of Bombay —Page 12. Rooms to let m resident ml hotel near town Page 7. Whitea way's* have a few wo ids to say regarding razor
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOI SK for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SLITS. 32. HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 171 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, Stk. Hitfh Water, 8.58 a.m., 7.1., 7.26 p.m. 8.1. Malacca: IT. W. 4.30 a.m.. 5.0., 5.30 p.m. 5.8. Singapore Races. Morals Theatre. 9.30. Friday, Jth. Hijrh Water, H. 45 a.m., 7.7.. &JI p.m., 5.7. Malacca: H. W. 5.30 a.m.. 5.7., 6.20 p.m. 6.3. P. and O. outward
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  • 288 2 i AM UTTA (OMMITTKirs KKI'ORT. Calcutta, Aur. 27. V. Justice' Petrfeon, of the Calcutta ll i^' our.. ;:nd Mi. B» I* MiUer, AdvooateGcti it BtWjyi, who orurfirvd into tkt al' i' ns i" ti European AssociatisSl as i, df th" political activities of Y.M.CA. oil ....<
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  • 182 2 Former Housekeeper lakes lN»i>on. LonJt.n. Auu r I. Ste] Gmj, ai-tti 4^>. formerly house Kit to the do i i ll. i. slorri)s, '»:> f« i uTii m n■: ing *ow narcotic p i csjinif. did n-»t r. 4 roAscii bcti f« r "v. days.
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  • 183 2 $10,000 For Widow of Hr. S. Smith. Nanking, Aug. 19. The Nationalist Government is forwarding a cheque for $10,000 to lir. H. Phillip*, British Consul-Gentral, for transmission to Mrs. Smith, widow of the late Dr. L. S. Bmith, medical officer of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, who lost his
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  • 52 2 Calcutta, Aur. 26 Interviewed m hospital by Reuter Mr. Dennis Rocke, the Australian airman, B aid that the doctors were of opinion that the bones were unaffected, but had ordered complete rest fyr six weeks. Ht hopes to resume the flight to Australia
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 787 2 From Wednesday. 7th. to Monday. 12th s<>nt... n i AN ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINING PROGRAIIniK v, r ALHAMBRa (Tan Chen? Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietor,) In the Second Show at 9 n m ANOTHER WILLIAM FOX SUPER (OMFny As enjoyable and entertaining as any ever s< It is a Motion Picture version of
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  • 544 3 2,000 Actors m a Pageant. NOT SEEN FOR OVER 20 YEARS. "Of emrsp \o U are going la the Fete k-s Vimvions? On which of the six days? Where a»e your places? 1 hes« have been conversational apetilnfpl tm many weeks past among Swiss, English, Americans,
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  • 225 3 MAN stBCAPTUsUED AFTEK FOl'R YEARS* LIBERTY. I Paris, Aug. 4. A prisoner's own story < f his escape from Devil's Island, the French penal settlement m French (Jumna. South America, was told n a Pfcris court by Camilie Julien Leplis:*. >vho had been captured after four years
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  • 65 3 Mi. Rajapopal Xaidu. special grade station master, K.M.S. Railways. Bukit Merta. Iftm, is leaving for Tranquebar, South Inshortly, on medical advice. Tlie marriage arranered between Mr. J. V. S. Brooke and Miss Muriel Fell will take piltr* in Singapore in the autumn. Major •f»H Mrs. Fell and Miss M. Fe
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 256 3 B^^^'^^*^^*^^*'***^»^fc^a^aia^BaWala^a^a^a^anßns^sß»^^^^^^^^^^a\ Colgate's removes causes of tooth decay y m .^a^an a^nm. I Prevent tooth trouble Preventive de«tistrr combatine dis««»« by pr«venting tooth trouble —is the new scientific «d--▼ancement. With this new health move, Colgate's Kibbon Dental Cream is closely allied, for Colgate's is s safe, preventive dental cream. It removm
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    • 277 3 Why Hartley's Jam is Cheapest I j: > V mtggt^^^ Modoi-n scientific laboratories modern machinery l' a tlle latest packing methods, and our vast resources. iH^f^^ssSl^k which ffive us the pick f the iruit and sugar mar < l\ t^-£^^s^^^^^^^_ «-^^^T^g^^ kets enable us to make 100 per cent, pure
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  • 235 4 BABES IN THE WOOD. CORNMLL AFTER THE CRASH. A delightful picture taken by a Paris photographer for the Daily Sket h. The pirl is H> months old ami the pony three days. Coinhill as it appeamd after the collaps? of the Commercial Union Building. Not the
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  • 985 5 "Boys Will be Boys." POSTERS AM) LADIES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Aug. 7. French motor ear dealers always have recognized the value of a good advertisement, and], Paris artists being the best poster designers m the world, they are uncommonly well served. More than value for money, m
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  • 80 5 V.S.A. -'STARS' BAD HEALTH. London, Aug. 24. New York. The health of Hitchcock, America's No. 2 polo player, is causing anxiety. He is suffering from the effects of war experiences. He was shot down m the nir by Germans and made a prisoner, but escaped to Switzerland. It
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  • 55 5 London, Aug. 24. The Ebor Handicap Race (194 miles) resulted as follows: CAP-A-PIE 1 POET 2 REVIEW ORDER I Starting-price betting: 100 to 7 Cap-A-PU\ 100 to 14 Poet. 20 to 1 Review Order. Sixteen ran. Cap-A-Pie won by half a length; three Quarters of a
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  • 48 5 London, Aug. 23. Westbury, New York. The British polo players defeated the twenty-nine goals' American team, Meadowbrook, by 14 goals to 7. British team:- Pert, Williams, Roark, and Atkinson. Americans: Sanford, Gerhardt, Rhodes, and the Argentinian, Traill. The ground was heavy owing to mm.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 351 5 you need g* always handy f 53S2 1 D ECAUSE to neglect injuries or /A 'g\ V skln affectl °ns allows poisonous VS disease germs to swarm into any A X fissure or break m the tissues. V x^ X J r B ECAUS E Zam-Buk is remarkable >^-— for
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    • 491 5 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT I O A X L A N DM M I* V' £i vi" I THE Oakland is essentially a car for the discriminating motorist who desires a combination of artistic design, distinguished appearance, and mechanical excellence. rtfMM^^i The beaut v of >"tline, fine finish and luxurious
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  • 1055 6 Queen's Birthday Celebrations. A BRILLIANT SCENE. (From Our Own Correspondent.; l iu tax m. Sept. 3. On August olst. the anniversary of the iithday of the Queen of the Netherlands, frttn Wilhelmina, was celebrated throughut thf Dutch East Indies, from Sabanqr to Merauke. IB IVatavia, the capital, the
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  • 715 6 Cricket Champions of China. A SINGING CONTEST. The Chinese cricket championships will soon begin. So much, says the Morning Post, may be inferred from an adinirab c and most human "anthropological leaflet" .\hich has just reached us from the Chicago t it'ld Museum of Natural History; for the
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  • 36 6 It i« proposed to hold a ball at the Pen ar*i Club on Saturday. September 17th. m honour of H.M.S. Hermes, a Flight of the Royal Air Force, and the 2nd Battalion of ho Devon Regiment.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 312 6 WHITE AWAYS THIS WEEK Are Making a Special Display of the "ALLEGRO" Blade Sharpener La" <*o« hH* au» r d Carrv«g« Relcatt •res* up or down i« direction of •'▼OwS ti tubb«f Cov«rtd whte» which reverses blade automatically ARE YOU STILL THROWING MONEY AWAY??? ON SAFETY RAZOR BLADES— DISC ARDED
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    • 418 6 Let Monkey Brand do your work I Monkey Brand is long lasting; and even the last little bit will do a solid job of work. Monkey Brand cannot spill like powders does not crumble. There is no waste. The solid, handy cake is crammed with cleaning power. Monkey Brand deans
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  • 206 7 BILL TO SAFEGUARD THE INDUSTRY. B. QUESTION OF CHINESE COMPETITION. [Reutei's Service.] Simla. Sept. 6. In the Legislative- Assembly Sir George Rainy, Commerce Member, moved a bill to .protect the manufacture of cottonyarn in India by imposing a duty of 1 x > annas a pound on imported
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  • 118 7 London, Sept. 7. The "deplorable position f the American branch of cotton spinning and manufactur- ing". was discuss, d by the economist, Mr. T. M. Keynes at a meeting called by the Cottonyara Association at Manchester. Mr. K< ynes opined that It was .-•■aicely possible exaggerate the
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  • 75 7 Reuter's Service. London, Sept. 6. The Peninsular and Oriental Company proposes to increase its capital to tT,(>J2."00 by the issue of one million sterling additional deferred stock. Ths new capital is required to pay for new t nnage. etc. An xtraordinary meeting is to
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  • 51 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 7. Following Sir A. Keith's presidential announcement at the British Association that t was proposed t- purchase Dai win's house it Bromley Dr. George Buckston Browne haa telegraphed offering to buy Darwin's home for the Nation. The Association has accepted the
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  • 51 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Sept. T. The September financing by the Treasury Department will comprise two one?* ings of new securities totalling $600,000 000. firstly certificates of indebtedno-3 bearing .'J per cent, interest maturing in six months, secondly treasury noce* of three to five years at 8% per
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  • 44 7 Reuter's Far Eastern Service Tokyo. Sept. fi It is officially stated that the War Offiee does n t consider th i change in the situation in China arising from the reverses of thfi Northerners need upset the Japanese evacuation programe.
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  • 98 7 Magistrate to Make Enquiries. L: ndon, Aug. 2">. Major Graham BelUMurmy, a retired •\irny officer, formerly a Magistrate in India, was charged to-day with having been drunk and disorderly in "Piccadilly. A constable alleged that defendant moleated two women. Bell-Murray denied the police allegations \r.i\ said
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  • 148 7 TOE EXTENSION OF LOCARNO AGREEMENTS. [Reuters Service.] Geneva, Sept. 6. Sir A. Chamberlain interviewed, after announcing that he would have great pleasure m supporting Canada's candidature for membership of the Council of the League, referred to reports of the Polish proposal for a new security pact. He
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  • 127 7 Geneva. Sept. 6. The cinema may come into its own as world force following the announcement of the Italian delegate to the league As sembly that the Italian Government wishes to establish an international educative cinema institute m Rome under the auspices of the League. The
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  • 67 7 U.OOO PRIZE OFFER REFUSED. [Reuter's Service.] Calcutta. Sept. li. Brock and Schlee have rejected Col. East. erwooefs offer of .t'5,000 if they will fly from Hong Kong to Dallas (V.S.A.) and have finally decided that the Pride of Detroit shall rly via Rangoon. Bangkok. Hong Koasj, Shanghai.
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  • 69 7 [Reuter's Service.l New York, Sept. 7. The an 1 st of two Mexicans m connection with the bomb explosion on Monday ted >*' thi* ittarr Trrj 1 m a Brooklyn flat of *\v complete bombs and materials for ten others, also a book by a Spanish
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  • 39 7 fTJput^r's Service.l Old Orchard, Maine. Sept. 7. The aeroplane. Old Glory, piloted by Lloyd Bertaud and James Hill took off at six this evening. London time, m an attempt to fly without stop to Rome.
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  • 22 7 [Reuters Service.] Chicago. Sept. 7. The Federal Reserve Bank has reduced the rediscount rate to 1H per cent.
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  • 71 7 London. Aug. 25. Major-General G. A. Weir has been appointed General Officer Commanding. Bombay .''istriet, from October, 1927. Major-General Weir, was Commandant of the Equitation School and Inspector of Cavalry, l«) 22-26. Born m 1876 Se Vrt. educated at Harrow and Trinity College. Oxford. He served
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  • 84 7 Eastern Telegraph Co., Ltd.**.. Announcement. London, Aug. 26. The Eastern Telegraph Company, Limited, announce a reduction m their cable rr.te for ordinary tekgrams between Great Britain, and India, Burma and Ceylon, to Is. sd. per word, from September Ist next, with proportionate reductions fcr cheaper classes
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 336 7 BUoliNkS3 tAKUS. ......v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.-.v.v; MARY SETON. > BLACK WOOD riRMTURE I; SHANGHAI SHADES. r VMBER MANSIONS. WEF BROS: UNDERTAKERS. M(.\l MENTAL MASONS. PKESH FLOatAL WRKATHS. -I'll* to order. .1,-jie Koad. (Tel: 3869.) .V.V.'-'tV.V.VAVAViWiV.WMS WREATHS. I; il r "I'iis made to order "I SINGAPORE (ASKET TO. |,'tp':i«»ne No. 75. I'/-,'.'- V. t
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    • 653 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Baekaaci Ranks will he closed at Noon, for tt» Autumn R;, ie Meeting on TsililJ eptember <;th and Thursday September Bth. NOTICE. !*2 f yyHfatieai for Public house and 51 km ,1 Room Licences for the Fourth Ouarter, STv'o f~«"*»tui at 2.30 p.n,. on Tuesday, -Uh
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    • 425 7 AUCTION SALES. Writ of Seisun and Sa.Y <i itt<? 14th Jan., 19J7. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE SUPREV.K COURI uV THK STRAIio LLIiI.^MKN .a,. iETTLEMEN'i OF S'V^.APOrtfc. In the cause of Tan Siong Kion^ trading as Chop Eng Hot.tr Phuntilf, Versus Tco Chian an<l Chop Seng Cheung Defendant AUCTION SALE OF
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    • 348 7 fi 1 1 I v XOU will like the undeniable smartness of Interwoven Socks their fine texture and the stylish good looks of the new mottled colourings. You will be pleasantly surprised at the moderate prices, the large assortment of patterns and, best of all, the way they wear and
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  • 9 8 - 1 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1927. I
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  • 628 8 The proposal of Italy m reference to t ature of cinematography ooens i very wide possibilities with possibly enormous beneficial results. I Cinematography, to a greater degree I but m much the same way as other I recent scientific discoveries, has been i allowed to lapse into
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  • 468 8 Contrary to expectations, Mr. O'Malley did not arrive yesterday by the Morea. Mr. E. A. G, Stuart, Superintendent of Education, Kedah, i.* m the General Hospital, Penang. The Bishop of Singapore left on Sunday for Tongkah and Renong and thence proceeds to Moulmein and Home from Rangoon. The Evelyn Maxwell
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  • 230 8 FIVE YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR ROBBERS. At the Fifth Assizes yesterday, a Chinese named Toh Boon Kiun was tound guilty of lobbery and sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment. The accused robbed a Chinese rubber tapper who had come to Singapore with all his savings to book a passage
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  • 525 8 ADDITIONS TO MIM'TES OF LAST MEETING. Mr. Wolskel inferred to his question regarding reference to Committee No. T> of the matter of the appointment of the Chief Resident Engineer (Johorc> previously referred to the General Committee. He point ed out that papers regarding: the appointment of the Consultants
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  • 81 8 CHINESE FINED $8,000 FOR POSSESSION OF CKANDU. A Hylam Chinese who, after landinp at the Hylam Kongsi on Tuesday afternoon, had two suitcases he was carrying searched at the examination shed there, was pro duced m the First M l apistrato*s Court yesterday, by Mr. Edwards of the
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  • 43 8 PRONOIMEI) rNsiJT AhlK (From Our Own C*n»»,,Nm K "ala L«, mpur The Sanitary Boanl to. (i;4V the n W .iteof the sociati n m ircular Road U a Stadium, a protest from l^ a l r J having been ieceive»l.
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  • 240 8 The annual (men) Meetiaf flf Singapore GoveHMMM S.rvan* ative Thrift and Loan Sorf*, was held m the tiffin room of (He <';„'.' merit Offices yesterday ;ift t j^ Seng Drag presiding. The reports and accounh rert Ed by the chairman who '-nmrl.tV the membership of the
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  • 221 8 SOCIETY. The following if tK« port Committee of mnnajr.-mt r.: <] the SiM> pore Mircontilt Co-optrmtiv* Thrift L an Society Ltd. for Uh ytOJ MW June. Th« Society came into b n^ r h n<vem ber ir>th i\>2ti. when it mv duly nfMari by thi Assistant Ofiirer m
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  • 63 8 A Chinese was shot m C*ml R' a Tuesday. The man ill f-»i.n«J m I condition by a police con-tall- mi cumbed to his wo«Ml >""" i v T A r sion to hospital. Nothfog i- k""*n affair. Another Chinese living at S reports that he was
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  • 73 8 Mr. Justic Fairer-Man!-left Kuala Lumpur for B< Pahanjr Assizes. Jt is understood thai M. District Officer. Klamr. will be the Malayan Civil Servi future. Mr. Pm«lm, who on the last day of thi- J «r. i of the Perak M.O.'s." havin« nally appointed fti Junior I Federation* M J;tn. I,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 200 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" f^S| \JwueuXd meJm^ i cf/v«7 £ucos 80/s Amsfepdom Caldbeck. Macgregor Co., Ltd. (/wr«»r;>or«f««<? ut'dcr the C om panies' Ordlnanct <-'■ Hongkong) (Incorporate*! m Shanghai.) 45 Robinson Road. SINGAPORE. Tel. 228. J BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT J TO HIS MAJESTY 3S^^f THE KING OF SIAM. j| FOR
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    • 23 8 L PEARS lolden Glory FOR Golden Youth From all Garages Dealers. |H. B. Winter. Exclusive Tailoring t $> I6M BATTERY RD. SINGAPORE. Te!. 188
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    • 8 8 To-day's Feature. THE NEWS IN PICTURES. Pag* i
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  • ATLANTIC FLIGHTS.
    • 32 9 j;. ••ter 's Service. l garteur firarc New foundlanj Sept. 7. ill) an.! Lieut Medcalf <Canan Stinsofl aeroplajie on a l.J'i o'clock this aftertime for ;> prize of a quar-
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    • 14 9 r*l Service.] K.niuooti. Sept. 7. I 1 -it hai arrived here.
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    • 113 9 KILLED AT NAGPUft. [Router*! Service.] Na^pur, >ept. 7. ytwo persona wen killed and over injured and sent to hospital as lommunal diaordan here. inuriiquc statei that communal broke nut "ii Sunday evening when recession came into conflict with v were thrown and lathis Btiag recurred yesterday nn<\ armed
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    • 43 9 Reuters Service. London, Sept. 7. *a> ;i warm discussion m the n CoafiCM at Edinburgh on the the Geattwl Council's report in*H all tradcunii»ns disaffiliate minority iTiovement. ■W ig a motion to refer the being drfcated hv a,746,000 to
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    • 23 9 [Router's Service.] New York. Sept. 7. u't Mr. o*!ea Armour's will totuU r million dollars. [twtier cablm am pa«** 7.1
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    • 22 9 KUtBOi QUOTATION. > Bartesy of the Xanyo Nichi"fcW Shimbunsha). Tokio, Sept w 6. ■aoi was quoted to-day at n <m:.1r11,. price).
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    • 14 9 ISaok left Shan K hai to.day America via Japan.
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    • 16 9 11 <'<>tton spinners m li( "I<<l to reduce production 1 <<*nt commencing from the
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    • 26 9 ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT IN MANCHURIA. Patuse feeling m Manchuria J** whea the Chinese Chamber J? m Mukden P* sse d re«oluj tmt their national* dealing "Ma** poods.
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    • 22 9 EVACUATION OF TROOPS FROM SHANTUNG. onacttlad condition of the *kd, ,"*■—> declaration foi rf the J apane»e troop* U says the Gov- 'uker.
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  • 100 9 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! BA presidents" attitude. [Reuter's Service.l Rapid City, Sept. 7. The .mpression has gained ground at a Preas Conference here that Mr. Coolidge -nsiders the question of disarmamenU Hosed. The President, who is of tho opinion that Viscount Cecil', resignation leaves the British
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  • 171 9 [Reuters Service. T <ivneva. Sept. 7. me Assembly embarked on the real busi. HM! of the session yesterday with the <'vning discussion on the work of the council secretariat. The principal speech at tkc tfctiac WM Heer van lilnklaml (HolKltd) on tne theme of disarmament. At
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  • 114 9 Reuter's Service. Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 7. The forty-four countries represented at the International Parliamentary Conference under the chairmanship of Sig. Bayma, of Brazil, have provided interesting discussion m the committees dealing with emig ration and economics, notably the former ;«t which Sig. Pavia, (Italy), proposed the creation
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  • 153 9 BAMBOO OUR LAST HOPE. Reuter's Service. London. Sept. 7. Thy utilisation of the Empire's bamboo resources for papermnking was the subject of a paper by Mr. Raitt Government of Imlia cellulose expert, before the British Association. He declared that owing to the enormous drain on the soft
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  • 79 9 REACHES HIS SPIRITUAL HOME. [Router's Service. 1 Moscow, Sept. 7. Sun Tsin Ling and Eugene Chen have orrfotd hen* and were met by the representatives of the Moscow Soviet and TVopies Commissariat of Foreign Affairs and many delegations of the Chinese community and Moscow workers. Sun
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  • 1332 9 Railway Administrator's Travels. NEW ZEALAND VISIT ABANDONED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept 3d The Prince of Kamba?ng Bejra seems to be having a very good time down m Australia. No one better than himself understands the. value of publicity and propaganda, and from the reports that
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  • 157 9 "THE ROO.VI NEXT DOOR." Although their visit la drawing to a close, the popular Forbes-Russell Company still continues to draw large houses at the Victoria Theatre and last night was no exception to what has become the rule at the Theatre of late. The play, "The Room Next
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  • 110 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 6. It is learned that Lieutenant-General Sir Webb Gillman, who is taking over the duties of Master of Ordnance next month, m to be responsible for all mechanical vehicles connected with the Army transport, tanks and dragons m addition to
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  • 50 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 6. A message from Corunna states that owing to the unsettled weather conditions Captain Courtney has again postponed his departure on the next stage of his transAtlantic flight. Thick fog and electrical disturbances are reported between Corunna and the Azores.
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  • 133 9 By the Morea, from China, there arrived Mr. Goh Lai Hep. M.A., the Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Pacification Commissioner to Nanyang. Mr. Goh Lai Hee was a Straits Queen's Scholar of 1899, and was staying 1 m Pekin before the outbreak of war when he left
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 230 9 ROBINSONS €> For Value and Service mJ 5K I ANNUAL SALE I fcJ 'Jf.'^^^K^t 1 WHITE X m I t{( p| COTTON SINGLETS. V Tul \V V J J I 1 Button Front Short Sleeves $V S*t X^=t^ t I Elastic Ribbed. W *s|/ oi^ Lffjwßi Unbreakable Neckbands i*s J>'^'
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 702 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE h REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES f 1 •ni-KPSS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. 1 (Via Genoa and Havre.) I Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. PERSEUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and
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    • 554 10 fflerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Duo Spore. 8.8. CITY OF SALFORD Sept. 27 s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Oct. 8 s.s. CITY OF
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    • 354 10 P. ft»O. British India and Apcar Li nes (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MA.IKSTVs (JOVEfttt LONDON AND FAX KAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND jjtfu Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1..,,,,,,, MALWA 11,100 Sept. 9 MANTUA KASHMIR
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  • 652 11 qucto the following from the leading uiticle of the summer number of the Exseiy.ces Association of Malaya magazine: Now that a few years have passed, one van looh back and realize that for the most part we have settled into our places m civil life again. It has
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  • 199 11 Victims Rescued By Hiver Police. Shanghai, Auk. 1*». Operation atf a huge of girl slr»v<; iraffickers. known to have agents Workiag all up and down the Yanj;ts/.e Rivor v;»1l?y and ran ificat ions extending: as far U;l+Jl i; Manchuria, were checked by the CsJMOJi River Police of
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  • 85 11 Tan Mnlaka, 30 years old, accused of beirnr n Bolblu-vik agrent from Java under the guise of a newspaper man, was arrested by Uu> Manila secret service and Constabulary headquarters where he is being closely guarded. The young man, it is Raid, arrived m Manila early this year anr^ had
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 309 11 Grownups,too,need > nnnVsn^n^H nnnnnw^ A v\v (>^^^n^n^B X ISH nnm _^S?u C.v N "^^na jjfl IfiiUvJM^H H ■■H n\^^ sns^ Just as much as children do OTCH WHISKY j is a delightful Blend of the finest Highland I Malt and other Scotch Whiskies, matured m Seasoned Wood. yn shvsi* iL
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    • 358 11 Repel TMs Foe! W£^ P A RE y° u too > fleeing the most relent- I A less enemy m the world —th j gefin- .i^q 0 li I laden army of flies, mosquitoes, i caches, ;T > A I J bed bugs, and innumerable other 'r^fo^JfrraP I I disease-bearing
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 647 12 Burns Philp Line f Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reffuar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 torn) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The ».s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 434 12 Kerr Steamship Co. I nc 44, BRAVER STREET, NEW YOB*. (IncorporaUd m U.S.A.) GMnal Af*nU. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA *vn BALTIMORE ANn Sots). S.S. VENICE MARU M.S. SILVERGUAVA T' M.S. SILVERBELLE PACinC-JAVA-CALCUTTA^SERVirF SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO \\n LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERLARCH due Sept. 17 OUTWARDS
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    • 113 12 BEER. what is Bsrra rTHAN ONE BEER? WHY! |g m BEERS, B BUT Tll r Tjft ||l MIST BE KB? 55 HERCULES. BE SI RK THIS LABEL IS ON THE ■onus. PRICES AS KOLLGWB: Per case of I doz. M< Per dozen I M Per case of 8 doz. Per
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 665 12 MAIL DESPATCHESBY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.™ Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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    • 795 12 SHIPPING NOTES. South African coal arrived by the Inverbank from Delagoa Bay yesterday. The Tarakan arrived from Berouw yes- terday with a cargo of coal. A livestock cargo consisting of 1517 pigs arrived from Batavia on board the Barentsz yesterday. Arriving from Jeddah yesterday with pilgrims from Jeddah, the Captain
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 593 13 O. S. K. Line. lHsii«.lioM. Steamera. Arflve> ntterdam, Hamburg, Bremen. via Colombo, Aden and Amazon Maru Sept. 16 Sept. 17 \-.j :i Bay, Cape Town, Rio, BMM Aires. f Hawaii Maru Oct. !> Oct. 7 Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, ant Bay and Durban f Mexico Maru Sept. 7 Sept 8 B ".bay
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    • 446 13 TBAVEL-COMPOKr THlil AH £9k LINERS i^^^^^i^BP^ Dollar President liners oflfer you luxurious travel comforts. AH state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water.
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    • 727 13 K. P. M. ai__ 1 (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage. Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Strait* Settlements (Singapore and Pen.ng). of the 1 OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed itineraries, free
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  • 712 14 Monarch Who Made Paris Chuckle. 4d. STATE BOWLER. The Kinjr t>f Cambodia, whose death occurred recently, appeared m Paris m the zay day* before the war accompanied by ?0C wives he left a matter of 300 at home and dozei.s of beautiful dancing prirls. His name
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  • 170 14 An interesting" wedding" took place at St. Mary's Church, Bexley, Kent, on July 14. when Mr. Albert William White, son of Mrs and the late Mr. Whit?, of Homeland Herno Hill, and Miss May Scotland, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Scotland Of the F.M.S., and late of
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 266 14 PHCENix i I LEtiDNADE *-fi*^'*^s^B™^^^vZ3'c*i»^^B *^L^HHub*Y i*At- "*'**^*3sSBl "*ft»^ i^BsK^* **v > *^£^*s"^^P***oA^El*^*^AL rn^MmX '^"CjßP^^»wK&s!^^ k n conditions I ofDiartfioea especially when caused by weakened nerves, prompt relief invariably follows the administration of calcium m the form of Kalzana. i It quickly allays the inflammation, I strengthens the bowels m
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    • 296 14 CRAVEN 21 CORK TIPPED CIGARETTES Siiiil^tvffcof HYG/gCr?jH have been AWARDED lliP c W WjL CERTIFICATE 111 w^ Q^J%" institWf M A r I The only cigarettes B MADE SPECIALLY TO I WIEVENT SORE THROATS Uvui neve* V-qhq f J 1 londonM CIBKJK^fB* Wi Jm^ U mby carreras JP t^^^^w tmlmmJb
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  • 578 15 PHASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Sept. U. lhore is little change to nott- m the price oi either Tin or Kubber during the past week. Tin has remained quiet and Tin shares have come m for smail enquiry with quotation* mostly unaltered. Rubber stocks •new a Farther increase and
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  • 181 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sell»r§ Bangrin Tin 32s S3« tfd Cbenderianff 22s 23s Haad Yai (£1) 21>s 6d 80s 6d Huey Yot Prof. 32s SSfl Huey Yot Ord. 30s 31s Idri U'D 57s BBa 6d Kamtmting (os) 2°s 21° Kinta Tin ($1) l.oTi;. 1.42 H Kuyoh Tin ($1)
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  • 60 15 Latest Cable:— London Spot Sheet 16«S,d per 1b Xew York Spot Sheet G.Cta 33*4 por Ib. September 7th., 12 o'clock n<:on. Buyers Seller* R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. s P ot I7)| 57% Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. 57% 58 Oct-Dec. 59 59 M; Jan-Mar.
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  • 67 15 September, 7. Bank 1 m.s. 2(3 31-32 Bank demand I 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4% New York, demand Brt Credits 90 days 67 Va France, demand 1420 India. T. T. IW Hontr Kong demand 19 p.o. Die. Yokohama, demand 117U Xom. Java, demand I'd'J Bangkok, demand HO
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  • 216 15 Soptenibt 1 1 7. Tii. -joo torn *i ir, i, GamMer 6T* IVpprv White 106 Pepper Black 63 Flake Tapioca 7 Pearl B«gO Small 7.10 Copra 10.6 M Copra Sumlried 11.10 Opium, Benares mit. 4.00(1 Rice Lbtag Hin Chan Mark He<i Kagle Xe^v) g.^Q Rice, Siam old Xo. 1
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  • 331 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Sept. 7. Rubber.— London, is 4".< d. Unchang ■<'■. Local 57% cis. Tin. London, t"2M 10s. 5a up. Locai $145% for 200 tons. .Mining. Penawats 5 7 cts. premium, Kochai 2.16 2.11», Malaya Consolidated 1.-Jl--l.">l. Petalinga 4.85 4.05. Menglembu IT I "•i 1 ets., Talam
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  • 117 15 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its 828 th. auction yesterday, when there were Catalogued 1,541,610 !hs.; 687.95 tons. Offered 1,213,055 lbs.; 541.64 tons. Sold 1,064,786 lbs.; 475.33 tons. Spot. London ls 4 H(i New York 33.^ cts Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents Ter Lb. Standard
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  • 446 15 NYALAS RITBHEK ESTATES. The following is thi Directors' Report to shareholder for tin- year ended May Slat, VJ2t, to be presented at the annual meeting at French Bank Chambers on Sept. t... The net profit for the yea: amounts to $.s4.XB:>.2:> (as ajrainst $161,180.22 (or tht pievinus
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  • 258 15 Singapore, Sept. ti. The past week has been no more remarkable for activity than many of it* predecessors. The prices of our commodities remain almost unmoved at their not altogether satisfactory level and the Share Market ha* had phases of weakness when it seemed
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  • 53 15 GERMANS' HUGE WIRELESS CONSTRUCTION. Twice the Height of Eiffel IW«r. Berlin. f It. Plans art being 1 prepared for a now win»e.«s tower, 2.160 foot hiph, or twico the height of Eiffel Tow<'r, with a nstanrapt midway, on a slowly n-vohintf floor. Thf li'jht on top v if? be rfeihle'
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 348 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ,~r Till? TRITAT r*CTrn»i ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THfc GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Ho^T^ StraUS Settlements > Tlu. C-mpany has £20.000 depSS?' wi hZ\ n L0N1) «N OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. epowted with the Supreme Court of England, and complies
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    • 351 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880— tZSrtSTS! 1 v.100,000,000 I'omtv, Fund V.92,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq Wi-Prcsident: K. Takeuchi Esq. y ru '"HECTORS. Baron k. Iwasakt Ichinomiya Esq at S Ba Jf- F«% T. Okubo, Esq. .aron k. Monmura V. Suitsu Es V Igarashi, Esq. Prince L Matsakata HEAD
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    • 557 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. i Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Honprkontf. Authorised Capital $.10,000,000 Issued ;in«] fully paid 11 p $20.000,00 C Reserve Fund— Sterling i'6.o(M>,ooo Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. lion: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy
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    • 40 15 f ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 152 16 Favourite Wins. AN EASY VICTORY. [Reuter's Service.] Doncaster, Sept. 7. The St. Leger Stakes. 3Y. O. colts and fillies, l mile 6 furlongs 132 yards. l,ord Astor's b f BOOKLAW (Buchan-Popingaol) J. Ellis 1; Sir V. Sassoon's b.c. HOT NIGHT <(Jay Crusader-Tubbercurry) H. Wragg 2; Sir A.
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  • 118 16 [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, Sept. 6. Mrs. Corson the American-Danish swimmer, is attempting to swim from Kngland to France. She set off from South Foreland at nine o'clock this morn, ing. At two o'clock this afternoon she was making good progress, but later an ebb
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  • 113 16 What promises to be an exceedingly interesting event has been arranged to take place at the Sea View Hotel on Monday flight, the management of the Hotel having arranged a swimming: carnival on the lines >f those which have been held occasionally m the past.
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  • 565 16 The Third Day's events. SCRATCHINGS AND SELECTIONS. With the promise of even better going than on Tuesday and a good entry for every race to-day there should be some interesting sport this afternoon and we make our selections as follows: Hace One Cassidy; Bess; Idaway. Race Two Three
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  • 118 16 [Reuter's Service.] 1/ondon. Sept. 6. The North versus South match .at "olkestone was drawn. North 203 and 144 for 3, South 450 for 9 (dec.) Hearne captured six of the North's wickets m their first innings for 70 runs. For the South A.P.F. Chapman scored 149*. Gentlemen versus
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  • 60 16 Programme of Drills up to and for llt)». September. Friday, 9th., 5 p.m. Drill Hall. M. G. Platoon. Ml p.m. Drill Hall. S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 10th., 2 p.m. Bukit Timah. Malay Company. 2 p.m. Farrer Range. S.R.E. Sunday, 11th., 7 a.m. Bukit Timah. S.V.C. Units. 2 p.m.
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  • 498 16 The Medan Football Visit. A SECOND DEFEAT. S.F.A 3, Medaa L Medan were again defeated at the Stadium yesterday, when they met the the S.F.A. team m a fast game which ended m a win for Singapore by 3-1. Singapore were superior throughout, but missed several chances which
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  • 273 16 S.K.C. V. A.!\C. These teams met on Tuesday on the ground of the former. The A.P.C. batted first but could only total 73 of which 2 players contributed 57 (Scoular 38, Stack 19). The S.R.C. passed their opponents' total with 7 wickets m hand, Oehlers and Morrow between their
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  • 87 16 At a well-attended meeting at the Port Dickspn Club on Sunday it was decided to form a yacht racing club, to be called the < Port Dickson Yacht Club. Mr. J. K. Mandy 1 who was elected to the chair, described the Dublin "Waterway" class of craft (14 feet 3
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  • 240 16 The S.C.C* Tournament. WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS. Godown Doubles Handicap. Robertson and Ruchwaldy plus 3 vs. Ri:helman and Nyhoff plus 2, (unfinished.) Ewing and Marshall plus 2 vs. Roy Smith and Holyoak minus 15.3, postponed. Stredwick and Sturgess plus 3 beat Ray ncr and Moss scr., 5 7, 7 5,
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  • 166 16 A. Singles. C. Salter plus 3 vs. A. D. Anderson st. S. H. MOM minus 1 vs. R. M. Duff plus 5. C. Singles. D. J. Sandys minus IS vs. R. W. McKerrow minus 4. If. WardeH minus 15 vs. W. H. Palgravo plus '.I. B. Singles. F.
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  • 67 16 FRIDAY'S TIES. A. Doubles Handicap. Chong Gark and Poh Lengr vs. Keng Tcow and Chee Hai. Chee Tong and Eng Chiang vs. Scow Hian and Xget Mm. B. Doubles Handicap. Chong Kuo and Tjong Tiong vs. Peng Seah and Hwa Yeow. H. L. H. Lim and A. Lim
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  • 149 16 The following have been selected to represent the Press against the S.G.R.C. m a return pa me on the latter's ground on Sunday at 2 p.m.: N. Bradbury, T. Cordeiro. W. Follenfant, C. R. Hardy, J. Louis. G. B. Lovett, 6. Roberts, A. S. Roman. P. H. Romney, F.
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  • 52 16 Shanghai. August 31. The Philippines unexpectedly won the swimming- championship yesterday The Japanese to-day clinched the baseball championship, also the pentathlon and iecathlon, which with the track and field ?ivos them three points. China won the football, beating the Philippines to-day 3 l. Tennis, basketball and volleyball were
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 158 16 Greatest Artistes Finest Recordin I "HIS MASTER'S VOICE M I REPRODUCED ON I "HIS MASTER'S VOICE- J I GRAMOPHPONE I ARE AdSO^t) /ELY PLFPECT I I HEAR THEM AND BE SATISFIKD at I MOUTRIE CO., LTD. I Raffles Place, Singapore. I ?AVAflj%vyvv--.VA-yvvwsv.% wavw%v.w.vav.v I Vt\v,v;, I f V 9 ft
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 297 16 SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. THE DRAW. The draw for the first round of the Singapore Island Golf Championship, which will be played at Keppel M Saturday, September 17th., resulted as under, and the times of starting are as stated against each match:— 2.45 p.m. G. C. Nash vs. Phra Sri Sayam
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