The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 July 1928

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    14 1 The Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY. JULY 14, 1928. NO. 12,462
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    349 1 Remarkable evidence was given at the inquest yesterday on Frederick Crawley. the Latvian, who was found drowned m Singapore River on June 16— Page 11. Further details m regard to the rescue of the stranded Polar explorers —Page 11. A firm of sharebrokers at home considers that
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1083 1 QttteqttUl ngimt honiimx >n>sti> c*t fnriin/n Lihrlli .Juvenal. Mr. Onnsby-Gore, "the man who said that what he said was not what the papers said." seems to be getting his own back on the Topicist and editor of Straits Produce. Naughty boy! It Uto be hoped that
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      232 1 I WING LOONG. i '.j !lIK KFXOGNISED HOUSE j! H -jnl-KAN TROPICAL SUITS. xi. HIGH STREET. J S V.-.VAV.-AV-'.V-VAV.%V.VA i Raffles Hotel i s McGuire's Little Symphonic 1 Sunday. July 15lh, 9.15 p.m. §j A NigKt of French Music I PHBDU J. MASSEXET lAKMK LKO i^ELIBES S .al IVrana ,i»>
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      377 1 opcci ri cAt ion. i .^^^BBfe~^^f r\tfBß^i Soundbox. BfiMsraM 'I*' UL'I ltlH\ CKVT t ivrn h fff EU^^S KCiLUKIJ V J.> 1 Al.\ Kit. MHs Bml Wft v.' I THE SUPREMEJg A a MLf AhA £\f* f How long have you had your Decca I Three years? Five years? Ten
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      107 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel engagements Page 1. Municipal notices and tender? Page i>. S.S. and Johore Government tenders Page 9. For service Dunlop tennis balls--Page 20. The new Ford car is as swift a? the \\i'.:d —Page 18. Phyllosan rejuvenates you. commence today— Page 18. For beauty and quality the Whippet
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      125 1 THE WEEK. Saturday. 14th. High Water. 8.9 a.m., 7.8, 7.37 p.m., 8.7. Malacca: H. W. 4.30 a.m., 5.1, 5.20 p.m., 6.5. St. Joseph's Institution Sports, Stadium 2.15. Cricket: Etcetera? vs. Services (Tournament) S.C.C. Gcylang School Sfwts. Ceylonese Garden party, Garden Club. S.A.D.C. Plays Victoria Theatre 9.30. Perak Rhcos. Suvday, lbth.
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    161 2 Singapore, July 12. The market this week has been extremely qua t airain, but with the July position practically liquidated, prices have ■toadied ■llftttnr. There seems to be a Moderately tf (i l midnrtom and a fair demand for near dtMvrlw. Statistics continue to improve, the
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    CANADIAN SEA FISHERIES.
    63 2 The tutal value of Canadian sea AaheiCea for the first quarter of 1928 is $2,n 12,404, compared with $1,983,920 for the same period m 1928, an increase of $2X,j>44. This compares favourably with statistics given for other countries for the first two months which show decreases m
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      193 2 M DM KELVEY^S SCHOOL OP DANCING Character, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet, Toe and Latest Ball-Room Dancing. Write for an appointment: Mdm. KEI.VEY. 8 Meyer's Mansions. THE UNHOLY I 13! I Are Coining i I WATCH FOR THEM j Woe Perfect Mealtime Drink far more healthful than tea or coffee YOU
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      241 2 Victoria Theatre Id) If AH(I coMiNG d\ njA\ II SHORTLY Wmmm I Mm^Mmmf Mm\ immMmt f I I Mm I I 1 mrf X <| WATCH FOR BOOKING DATES AT LITTLE'S. lavTl ion From Friday, July 13th., to Thurs by, July 19th. at 9.15 p.m. sharp. PATHE PICTORIAL— THE LATEST
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      265 2 ALHAMBR^ (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors) Commencing July 12th. At the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE EMPIRE NEWS BULLETIN. METRO— GOLDWYN— MEYER PRESENTS PRETTY LADIES With Scenes m Technicolour. The Picture That Brings Gay Broadway to You FIRST NATIONAL Presents: COLLEEN MOORE The Best-Loved Star on the Screen
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      378 2 CHURCH SERVICES. FIFTH SINDAY AK."^ THINM Y. GARRISON CHURCHES. Tanglin. T ii.in. Holy Communion. S.4T) a.m. Parade Service. BlakaitK Mati. mO a.m. TaratK B*wlm. T p.m. Evon.-onj;-PUESBYTKIUAN HUKCH. Orchard Road. I PiWli I'ubilo W<ir>hip aiul iKHMMII of Itapthai Subject of AMvaaai 'A»i I'vcr^r.-cn disciple.' rro;iclur: Kcv. G. FI. Douglas. a.m.
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    CO-OPERATION IN RUBBER RESEARCH.
    891 3 Differing Methods m Ceylon and Malaya. Ktndy. July 3. D*W rubber interests m Ceylon and Maaya will benefit by organized to-operation between the research institutes of each otiiury was denionstrated, m one important i base, to a representative of the Times of Oyl< n by Major
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    55 3 K^cruitincr has been fffnorally resumed m Madras Presidency but the following taluks are closed to rooruitintr ovvin"" to pvvwsteM" of t'.'sease: District of Nellore, Taluk of Kaniffiri; Chinirelput, Madurantapam taluk; Tanjore. Pattuoot*ai. Nefmpatam. Mayavjirpni, Tiruthnvaipoonfli and Arantaneri taluks; Tinnevellv. Sriva-ikundam and Tirufhcndxir taluk?: Trichv. Udavarpalavam am? Kivur t-ilnks: Hnntli Ai-cot.
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      174 3 £f i I s^sf ,^r^ Sr V aw YOUR BABY'S future good n health and happiness depends T upon your choice of his food f m infancy. 7 j The right food for your Baby is L 1 Glaxo, which has been used to rear successfully the children of 5
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      205 3 V HE BITUMINOUS PAINT/ ENAMEL FINISH. MADE IN ANY COLOUR AQD RESISTING i QUICK DRYI NG I ANTI- \CORROSIVE I i Sole Agents For Malaya. j African&EasternTrade Corporation Ltd. I I ENGINEERING DEPT. j! SINGAPORE. PENANG. MACHINE CUT GEAR WHEELS We shall he pleased to receive enquiries for machine cut
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    GROWING INTEREST IN MOTOR BOATING.
    289 4 Growing: inteicst continues to be shown m Great Britain m motor boating, and an increasing: number of enthusiasts are find>rJ? enjoyment m the sport, not only from ♦he lacing point of view, but as a means of enjoying m ease and comfort the delightful surroundings
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    HIRE PURCHASE SYSTEM COMMENDED.
    165 4 Post-war i-orditions had made it impossible for many people to save money, and the hire purchase system played a great part m meeting these conditions and m helping to restore prosperity to the country. feccnct of tho Incoinorated Association of Ketail Distt ibutors at Bournemouth. It
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    KEEPING DOWN BUDGET.
    1188 4 PENNY-WISE AND POUND-FOOLISH. by THE HON. VICTOR BRUCE. [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.) So many of us find m taking: up motoring, that indulgence m the pastime absorbs every spare penny, that there is a distinct temptation to economise on what may be i regarded as non-essentials. But
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    THE WAY TO LONG MILEAGES.
    914 4 "Turn and Turn About." With two at the wheel. taking turn and turn about, it is possible considerably to lengthen the radius of day runs, to drive much farther afield without incurring the risk of that physical and mental fat.igue which attaches to long-distance driving.
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    £3,675 BULL SLAUGHTERED.
    59 4 The famous hull. Cairo which was bougfct by M' well-known txportei I Perth m February. f«r W America, has been slau^t--; antine station, Buenos Xl discovery thai it had eontr* losis since leaving BcotUnd the tuberculin tests OK :i" M Th.- bull was bled bj < fl
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    15 4 The Bean 30-cwl. < now available with left-hand •tmi orders hay.- l..vn IW vehicle from Ovenea*.
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      23 4 oodyear Inner Tubes continue to be cfiosen by discriminating A motor car owners the world over 'tjK whose first consideration is highest M
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    SPEED KINGS.
    1426 5 FORM OF PRACTICAL RESEARCH. Motoring "Scientists." Writing m John 0' London's Weekly, Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield. Rt\. r.8.E.. says: 1 do not know whether it is necessary to defend speed itself. I. ike many other attributes of modern life, it is to be judged by attendant circumstances. Although
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    THE LOVE LETTER AGE.
    142 5 Mr. Justice Ilawke and a common jury, m the Kind's Bei.ch XM vision heard an action by Miss Bella Reid, of Elthiron-road, Parson's Green. S.W., against Mr. Frank Gray, of Piceards House, Bridge-street, Guildford, Surrey, to recover damages for alleged breach of promise to marry. Miss
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    FAMOUS CRICKETERS ON SECRETS OF GOOD PLAY.
    817 6  -  B. Bowley Playing a Leg Ball. THE HOOK SHOT. (SUSSEX.) [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] The saying that it is always best to use a straight bat m cricket is a very true one and the player who has not cultivated that essential should
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    STERN CRITICS OF BUSINESS GIRLS.
    222 6 4 Rij?ht O" Instead of "Yes. Sir." Criticisms expressed by the heads of industrial firms about tfec business value of young women were read by Miss L. Savill, of Lincoln High School, at the meeting of the Association of Headmistresses' Conference, held at Parliament Hill
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    ENGLAND, BEWARE!
    179 6 Seldom have I been more diverted than by the leadir.g article m Lord Beaverbrook's newspaper this morning denouncing the Public Schools as a social fetish as "cloistered asylums," unfitting those who seek them for the stern business of life. I thought at first that "Beachcomber" had strayed into
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    NEW DANGER TO AEROPLANES.
    189 6 Miles of Overhead Cables for Electricity. Frequent consultations have taken place between the Air Ministry and the Central Electricity Boaul regarding the possible danger to aviation of overhead cables ali over the country. It i; understood that as a result the lines of cables will OF
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    ICE-SKATING IN DRAWING-ROOMS.
    172 6 iMav.ing-room ice skating- parties arc to be the rage of fashionable Berlin this summer. One famous hostess has already sent out invitations for skating party m her he me for the nvddle of June, and others are expected to follow her example. Tbb iatest kird of freak
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    41 6 There are three forms under which thought (like all chemical substances) may presented solid, liquid, and gaseous. The third is for an audience, the second for a book, the first only for professors, writing for, or at, each other. Dean Inge.
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    PUBLIC WORSHIP AT THE SHRINE OF SPORT.
    1764 6 PUBLIC WORSHIP AT THE SHRINE OF SPORT. What- About the Scientists P by Sir Philip Gifcba. iSPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] I want to ask an unpopular question at the nsk of having my head punched intj pulp by some husky lad who will have no respect for the thread or
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    GIVE YOUNG BRITAIN A CHANCE.
    942 6  -  G. R. O. Crole-Rees Training Drawbacks. PROFESSIONAL COACHES NEEDED. {SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.} According to the present regime it appears that national talent is selected from those players who come into prominence by winning their first open tournament; from that point onwards they aie watched;
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    BROADCASTING UNREHEARSED INCIDENTS
    650 6 BROADCASTING UNREHEARSED INCIDENTS C> a Former 8.8.C. Official The 8.15.C. can tell stories of unrehearsed effects as good as any Men ou the ■tag*. For instance. In the days of its infancy, when th»" 8.8.c. wa- hroodriiting from one little room at the top ot" Marconi House, a padre was
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    5 6 handle it wisely.-Sir Alfr,-.? Em
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    NEW LIGHT ON MAR?
    612 7 SURFACE CHANGES IN TWO YEARS. The "Polar Caps." Some of the most remarkable observations of the planets which have ever been made were described to the Royal Astronomical Society by Dr. W. H. Wright, of the Lick Observatory, California, m delivering the annual Georgre Darwin lecture.
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    REAL LIFE OF A MAHARAJAH.
    631 7 I>> One sjf Them. The British belief that Indian princes art fabulously wealthy potenstes who sprinkle money round them— a belief that is btin^ misused by Communists to undeimiv; L'«W m India was the KUbjeci of a statement n.ade to The Daily Mail by the
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    SOLVING CALCUTTA'S BEGGAR PROBLEM.
    33 7 Calcutta, June 30. The Calcutta branch of the European Association has intimated its willingness to assume financial responsibility for the Salvation Army scheme for solving the city's beggar problem.
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      225 7 llt t- OLA. 1 H v: 1 Malayan Exhibition I IPOH I ii August 3rd to 6tK. 1928. l| i 450 competitive classes. I I Over $4000 offered m prizes. I IMKK-STATE FOOTBALL AND NUMEROUS 1 1 OTHER ATTRACTIONS. jl iPUMPS Sj Fot I a Good I Dependable I Y^\
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    AEROPLANE MYSTERY.
    174 9 J DEATH OF CAPTAIN LOEWENSTEIN. British Experts' Tests. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 12. Major Cooper and other officials of the accidents department of the. Air Ministry to-day tested during flight the door-way m the Fokker aeroplane from which Capt. Alfred Loewenstein met his death on July
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    WORLD GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS.
    238 9 A New Map. [British Radio— Official Service.! Rugby, July 12. Leading geographers from -47 countries are attending the Congress to be held next week at Cambridge under the auspices of tne International Geographical Union. Many delegates are being received by the King at Buckingham Palace this week
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    THRIFT AT HOME.
    95 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. July 12. The Postmaster-General, Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, speaking- m the House of Commons on the vote for his department, said Government securities held by savings bank investors had increased during the year by over £6,000,000 to 000,000. The amount of savings bank
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    PRINCE RACES AT SALISBURY.
    73 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 12. The Duke of Gloucester, the King's third son, made the first appearance of any member of the Royal family m a race under Jockey Club rules at Salisbury to-day, when he rode m a selling place at the Bibury
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    WORKMEN KILLED IN THEATRE.
    65 9 fßeuter'a Service.J Cuneo, Piedmont. Italy. July 13. The bodies of three workmen have up to now been recovered as the result of the collapse of a vaulted roof m a theatre under construction. Others are beneath the ruins and several have been taken to hospital where
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    BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
    48 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 12. lx>rd Iveagh had been elected president of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire m succession to Lord Kylsant. Sir Arthur Shirley Benn becomes chairman of the council m place of Sir Edward Davson.
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    PERFECT WEATHER AT HOME.
    53 9 r [British Radio OfTuial Service. l Rughy, July 12. i England is enjoying a week of perfect cloudless weather. The highest temperature recorded was 87 at Greenwich this afternoon. Experts prophesy the continuance of existing conditions and state that the anti-cyclone extends from beyond the Azores
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    GOVERNOR'S PENSIONS
    116 9 DISCUSSED IN HOUSE OF LORDS. A Coming Increase. fßeutrr's Service.J London, July 12. The House of Lords to-day discussed Colonial Governors' pensions, the inadequacy of which was stressed by Lord Elibank and Lord Olivier. Lord Lovat, replying, said the Government had for long been impressed by the necessity
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    COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE.
    152 9 f Reuter's Service.] liondon, July 13. Steps have been taken or are being taken m consultation with Lne ColonirJ Governments to give effect to many recommendations of the Colonial CMfoe Centerynce. particularly the proposed formation of a unified Colonial agi ivuJtun 1 service, says t Colonial Office
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    COTTON DISPUTE SETTLED.
    140 9 Reuter's Service.! London. July 13. The Kelson weavers dispute is settled, the men accepting the terms offered by the joint committee of manufacturers and operatives, including work at another mill for the dismissed weaver who refused to pay a shilling fine, and the consideration of the question
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    AIRMEN'S CONTINENTAL TOUR.
    126 9 French "Star" Flight. f Reuter's Service.] Paris, July 13. A "star" flight, so called l>ecause the airmen radiated to different and distant points of the compass from Lp Bourget on successive days, was successfully carried out by Lieutenant Lassall and Sergeant Major Duroyon of the French Air
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    THE PEACE PACT.
    82 9 Germany Ready to Sign. [Reuter's Service.] IW-rhn, July 12. Tht» (ierman Government has notified the United State! Ambassador of their readiness to sign Mr. ReUoflt'l multilateral antiwar pact. Sir Cecil Hurst (Britain), If. Fromageot (France) and Hen Qanff (Germany) have been conferring m Berlin <*n various points
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    FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
    27 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 13. The Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Richmond have raised the re-discount rate to 5 per cent.
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    SITE FOR EARL HAIG'S STATUE.
    34 9 Whitehall or I*. ill Mall? I/>ndon. An unfortunate deadlock has arisen regarding: the site for Earl Haig's statue. The Office of Works suggested Whitehall, but the Westminster City Council's
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      684 9 NOTICES. CHRISTIAN SCIEiNCE READING ROOM. 6d, BON HAM STREET, lUffles Square, Singapore, Over Yokohama Specie Bank. Reading Room Open Daily ».3O HJgQ Service •f«ry Sunday 10.00. Twtiroony Meeting first Wednesday 5.30. NOTICE. An^rlo-Chinosp .School enrolment for Primary S clause-, will bt-pin on Monday, July 16th In- > t.nd.np applicant* >hould
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      415 9 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. fender- are invit.-d for thr ■TOCEtloa «»f rvpairm, etc, to the Pmaateg stntion an<l Quarters. River Valley Ro;i.i, and will be received by the umlersitrnetl up to noon Motxluv July 23rd. Plans, IBCCifleatiOM and fojnii .»f t*ti«l»r may be obtained from the Municipal Architect on production of
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1928. THE ITALIA RESCUES.
    798 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1928. THE ITALIA RESCUES. The story of the operations for the rescue of the intrepid explorers who accompanied General Nobile on his North Polar cruise m the Italia, which have been m progress for the past six or seven weeks has been followed with
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    289 10 Mr. A. Gilmour has been appointed to officiate as Resident, Labuan. Leave for eight months has been granted to Mr. A. Williams and to Mr. ,1. R. Neave. Mr. Samuel Horace Moss has been added to the Commission of the Peace for Singapore. The tender of Poh Chow ($27, .00)
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    STOP PRESS.
    176 10 THE POLICE SCANDAL. The Majority Report. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 13. The majority leport of the Savidge tribunal signed by Sir Eldon Bankes and John Withers holds the police responsible for bringing Miss Savidge to Scotland Yard and >yere not to blame as the Director of Public Prosecutions
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    FULLERTON BUILDING.
    99 10 Post Office Transfer Next Week-end. The Post Office authorities announce that the new office m Fulleiton Building will he opened to tho public at 7 a.m. on Monday, July IS. The temporal y office on Collyer Quay will be closed to the public at 3 p.m. on Saturday
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    334 10 British Malaya's con^uni] tior. of tea last year amounted to nearl.v IO.Ot^.JOi) To., valued at over $4,000,000. H.E. Mr. J. L. Humphrey?. C.M.C:.. GoVernor of British North Borneo, is going Home m September on short leave on oSciai business. On the nomination of His Excellency, the Governor, Mr. I>. McLeed
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    SOCIAL EVIL IN MALAYA.
    282 10 MR. AMERY DEFINES Tu^ POSITION. HF: Halfour Soon. (Prow Our Osvn Corn p n(W '»>ndon j Un#i There are plent\ of people m thii who are still very MUdoua ii being done with imped to Malavanl tion dealing with the shim! evil.* BMMUntly worrying Mentor ,f
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    MEDICAL POLICY IN THE COLONIES.
    583 10 Mr. Amery's Hope of a I nilied Service. Tlm Royal Society of Tropical U at «1 Hygiene celebrated its Jl >t a by a dinner held at the Cafe B June 21, when the President, Pn lieaeor J. W, W, Stephens, FJL&,vsja the chair. Sir
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      51 10 COMMODITY MARKET. LATEST RUBBER AND TIN I'RICKS. fFrom ()>)r Own CoriTipondont.j London, July 13, 4.35 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price a> 9 M<d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son notify to-day's tin prices a£2lo- „—€2o6 13 16. i To-day's Feature. I OUR WEEKLY SPORTS ARTICLES.
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    THE ITALIA RESCUES.
    423 11 rtiSSIN TO SEARCH FOR X OTHKK PARTY. Hours Fruitless Flight. [Irvttr*! Service.] Miwcoh, Jul> 13. g r jH Italia Relief C— Ht— anirtßg her IWCM <»f Vig--01 lamun's the Krassn will n foi tht- other members Italia >r.-. .iml alao Amundsen. Kome. July 13. announced that Captain
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    CONTROL OF SHANTUNG RAILWAY.
    40 11 NpMstac Negotiations. fWo \'uhi-\iehi Service.! Tokio. July 12. n irroup of the Government Comw»ni.ed to deal with the Tsinan "iL-ly recommending the incluwmtrol of the Tsinan-Kiaochow the Foreign Office plan for ne- of the T>inan affair.
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    JAPANESE PACIFIC FLIGHT.
    36 11 Wsafi Niehi-Nkkj Service.] c Tokio, July 12. "»»n,tt.,. of the Trans-Pacific cjation has decided to draft a 1 wbstitutionanr flight of the Pa»cak) which may be suspendf the defects m the structh(l machine.
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    FRENCH REVENUE.
    33 11 [Ravas 1 Service.! I tht Paris. July 13. year the revenue re--1 > T million francs exceedni "»on the budget forecast and »»*B more than last year returns. IKail "< cables on page >.]
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    OUR FLOATING DOCK.
    44 11 HELD UP BY HEAVY WEATHER. Off Cape Spartel. f Reuter's Service.! Gihnlta. July 13. The second part of the Singapore floating dock should have passed through the stra.ts yesterday, but is lying off Cape Spartel held up by the heavy weather
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    H.M.S. WARSPITE HOLED.
    66 11 Struck Uncharted Object. [Reuter's Service.] London. July )3. The Admiralty report. that H.MS Warspite struck an uneha.-ted obstruction near the island of Skiaphns m the Aegean Saa, wheie the chart showed between 57 and t>7 fathoms of water. The vessel was slightly ama? ed and three double-!
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    ALLEGED SPANISH PLOT.
    72 11 Semi-Official Denial. [Router's Service.] Madrid. Jul> 13. hollowing r— Uraay's sami-oAdal state ■sent with regard to the plot to stir up trouble during the ahsenee of the King and the head of the Government, a Madrid message says a categorical denial has now been somi-officially issued m
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    COMMUNISTS AND GRAIN.
    46 11 Committee Suggest Increase m Price. I Hetiter's S*» r < irr. Haaeaw, July U. The Central Committee of the Communist Party discussed agricultural questions and carried resolutions suggesting an intreaaj m the price of grain and the organisation of the State gra. n reserve.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    112 11 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai. July 13. Mr. Soong Tse Wen (Mr. T. V. Soong, Finance Minister h leaving for Peiping t<i-day. The Central Executive has decided to confiscate the properties belonging to Chang Chung Chang for the establishment of schools m memory of
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    CHINA AND FRENCH TREATIES.
    132 11 Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. July 13. The Ministry of Foreicn AiTa-Irs habaaed the tex; of th»> Note terminating the three conventions relative to the frontier trade between China and France, viz., the Convention at Tientsin. April 2"). l<Si). and the additional Convention signed at Peking
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    A RIVER MYSTERY.
    1293 11 INQUEST ON EUROPEAN OPENED. Remarkable Evidence. The mystery surrounding the death of the European named Frederick Crawley whose body was recovered from the Singapore River on the morning of June 16 last under circumstances which point tc foul play, was investigated by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the
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    THE BARRATTA CASE.
    789 11 OVERLOADING APPEAL DISMISSED. Interesting Point For Mariners. The Acting Chief Justice (Mr. P. J. Sproule) yesterday described Mr. E. A Stevens' arguments as "more ingenious than convincing" when he heard the appeal of the Malay captain of the Barratta against a fine of $500 for having his
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    REVISING TREATIES.
    143 11 Demands by Foreign Ministry. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. July 13. It is understood from a reliable source that the Foreign Ministry have delivered notes to the representatives of 24 countries requesting- their immediate revision of Chinese treaties, whether expired or unexpired. It is understood that Japan is
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      218 11 I "MERIDIAN" 1 INTERLOCK i; I UNDERWEAR FOR GENTLEMEN j SI IflQma lit is quite impossible for j jv ifj B Pjer words or illustra- B ■■^■■I^^^H B^ i iff I B g^^ Blions to give an adequate jrl Lft-1^ I J ra tnt mer^ s (>i S? S| Ur!vK\
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    MALAYAN STUDENTS.
    630 12 CANDIDATES FOR THE UNIVERSITIES. Ignorance of Conditions. A u'ood deal of discontent i; cmsec. i mong sludei ts fiom Malaya, m«,stlv Straits-born Chinese, by the frequent refusal of Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge to admit them, even though they are British subjects and bring testimonial?, from old Oxford
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    MALAY LIBEL ACTION.
    281 12 Guru Claims Damages. The Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court was packed with Malays from all parts of the State on Tuesday, when an action was be?un before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz) m which Haji Jalaluddin Bin Ismail, a religious instructor, of Jendram, Ulu Langat. brought an
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      112 12 KIKKD run SOY FAMOUS JAPANESE SAUCE L "^gS^^^rolgß "n^a^Bft^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^L^ .^n^n^l Xf »l Benplß Sena%^na^M fIR yLLSefittw Try it on cooked meats, i fishes and vegetables. and see how good they taste. Brewed by the Xoda Shoyu Co., Ltd., the oldest and largest brcvery of Soy m the whole world. SOLD
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      1123 12 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Town Properties AT MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG AND COS SALEROOM NO. 30, CHULIA STREET, ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1928, AT 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable 999 years' leasehold land and shophouse premises known as No. 16S Queen Street, Singapore, area 1,595 sq.
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      461 12 ESTATE OF KOH HYE NEO Alias KOH NYEE CHEE, IW, AUCTION SALE VALUABLE FREEHOLD LANDS AND HOUSES SITU ATH AT CHANG] I o AND BEDOH ROAD. TO BE HELD AT The Saleroom of Messrs. CHING KENG LEE and GtMßWiy, i Radles Chambers, Raffies IMate. Singapore. ON MONDAY, JULY 16tli. AT
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      336 12 SHERIFFS SALE IN THK SUPREME 01 RT 01 BTEAITB SETTLE* SETTLEMENT oj si Wut of Seinire and Sale daw. laljr, I \n tkc i hop SVM BM| v .1 m Chin Tons Poan tradii liiop Nfi Uin AUCTION SAL! All thi stock-in-tr:i<lf af a luurd« ftirniturf. rMßjpiiiiMf iron wft, ik*a
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    THE AFGHAN AT HOME.
    836 13 INDIGO AND HOT BRICK CURES. Chairs are Superfluous. By GEORGE CECIL dressed m a rough and ready manner ly the nearest hakim (doctor). The chupkun Hon r C th COat 0f natlVe CUt knew vS tkm; the voluminous turban, wound many times round the cranium, was
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    48 13 A District Court Martial assembled at Tanglin Barracks on Monday for the trial of Pte. Thomas McCartney, 2nd. Bn. The D. of W. Regt., and on Tuesday, for the trial of Pte. James Brown, and Pte. Sam Sanderson, both of the 2nd. Bn. The D. of W. Kept.
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      248 13 HBW 00CT0BS CUffi mum trouble Hot, scalding urine, a too-frequent desire imm nrine. whioh leares feeling of diaoomfori. Dark, cloudy, evil-smelling urine th«*a »re sign* whioh wise doctors do not ignore. Experience has taught them that De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills is the on« medicine which is sure to
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      245 13 i FOR THE I I NEW FORD CAR f S USE g ITEXACOf I Motor Oil Heavy! i for 1 TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL I USE I Texaco Thuban Compound f Manufactured by The Texas Company U.S.A. I g 5 Distributors for Malaya: I William Jacks Co. I t SINGAPORE— PORT
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      683 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPKESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) 0 Due Spore. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t HECTOR For Marseilles, London,
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      538 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) "ELL^AIFIWE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VTA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM July 28 s.s. CITY OF KHIOS Aug. 26 s.s. CITY OF
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      383 14 British India and Apc&r Lines (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOV&nIHk LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL RRVICB. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) japas Tonnage. Spore. To n na f t aw RAJPUTANA 16,600 July 14 KHYBER
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      688 15 O. S. K. Line. h ..imitions. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. ieii Rotterdam, Hamburjr, Bremen, \ntvv.ri' :;l roloinbfi. Ad«-n, Suez, aI l v ..v SaM. Altai Maru j u l y 2 0 July 22 nurfou CaneTowPi Simtos, Rio, [llßtevideo and Buenos Aires. f Montevideo Maru Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Mombasa, /.antibsw,
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      514 15 I TMEL^COMFOKT DOLLAR 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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      504 15 k: p. m. (Incorporated m Holland.) mDM %S^Z Eafil^™^ MVtew No. 8640, with snb^ onnectiona to:-Pas«^., Fright, Transhipment. Marine DepartmenU and Manager's desk. ■^«~Utive. m the Strait. Settlement. (Bi.gM.re a«l Peasag). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed itineraries, fret of charge Apply X.P.M. Tourist Office. 1^
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    LANCASHIRE SHIPPING CO.'S NEW SHIPS.
    90 16 LANCASHIRE SHIPPING CO.'S NEW SHIPS. Messrs. James Chambers and Co (Lancashire Shipping Co., Ltd.), Liverpool, who I recently took delivery of their two new motor ships Greystoke Castle and Mun- s caster Castle, have ordered two more motor vessels, 450 ft. b-p. with a moulded beam of 60 ft. and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    86 16 Three Indian deportees were brought by the Takada yesterday from China for Calcutta under guard. Cargoes arriving yesterday included 600 pigs from Saigon by the Produce and rice from Bangkok by the Mabella. We understand that Messrs. Thornycroft (Singapore), Limited, have been entrusted by the F.M.S. Government with
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    ON AND OFF!
    212 16 Law and (he Wireless Operator. A curious case concerning which little mention was made by the press has been experienced by the wire-less operator of the Kaplan, says the Nautical Magazine. When the Turkish steamer arrived m British waters she failed to conform to regulations required by
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    SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    259 16 Sir Alan Anderson and Tariff Barriers. Fourteen countries, including: Great Britain, the United States of America. France. Italy, Japan, Germany, Spain, and Holland were represented at the International Shipping Conference, which opened m the Drapers' Hall. Throgmorton-street. E.C. S*ir William Seager (President of the i Chamber of Shipping:
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    WARSHIPS ARRIVE.
    91 16 The Third Destroyer Flotilla arrived m port at 8.30 yesterday morning from Hong Kong, which port they left on the Bth. inst. They consist of the flotilla leader Keppel and eight destroyers Witherington, Wild Swan, Wolverine, Wishart, Veteran, Verity, Wanderer and Wivern under the command of Capt. E.
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    THE NETHERLAND S.S. CO.
    87 16 The report of the Netherland Steamship Co. for the past year has been published. and it is proposed to pay a dividend of 11 per cent. The mail passenger services were maintained by seven liners and tue passenger P trad-> "irom Holland to the tropics was
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      727 16 Burns Philp line (Incorporated m Australia.) (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      422 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) n GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO /BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A \n BALTIMORE (via Suez). M.S. SILVERMAPLE due July 16 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Aug. 13 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVIcr SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO n LOS ANGELES HARBOUR
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      218 16 S.S. CARMARTHENSHIRE. Consignees of cargo e\ the abw steamer, sailed from Londoi7tkAfc are advised that the vessd r to dock after a aerioiu out! 1 fire. Undamaged CftTffQ will forward by m.V. GLENGABIYAI 23rd AttfOft, and m.v. GLEHAH due 6th September, and passenper< are expected to arnvt' pm FUSHIMI MARU
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      606 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sung«i Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday *>m. Bangkok every Thursday 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. Kota
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      125 16 VESSELS ARRIVED. Ci Mena, Brit. 51. from B. Pahat IS, for P.. ai Pahat 14. Eng Guan, Brit. 31, from Mersing 13, for K. Tinergi 14. Jerantut, Brit. 74, from Muar 13, for Muar 14. Jarak, Brit. 74, from Asahan 13, for Asahan 15. Hua Tong. Brit. 109, from Malacca
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    INDIAN PRINCE IN LONDON.
    470 17 Rich Man Who Cannot Bring His Jewels. The Maharajah of Patiala, who has just arrived m England, If one oi the richest men m India. He is never seen m the magnificence of his wonderful jewels m this country, however, for they are hereditary jewels, the
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    355 17 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a live "news 1 paper—3o-40 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazii each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest Newt and Latest Announcements, together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of th« week" Serial Story,
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    KUALA LUMPUR FLOOD MENACE.
    310 17 Progress of Preventive Measures. Among 1 the items discussed at a meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board on Tuesday, Mr. G. W. Bryant presiding, was the question of a deputation of unofficial members of the Board, which it had been decided should, if necessary, wait
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    2,000 AT INDIAN GARDEN PARTY.
    147 17 Polo at Ranelagh For Princes' Cup. London, June 27. At Ranelagh, the Indian Empire garden party was held m perfect weather. There were 2.000 distinguished persons present including the King and Queen, the Mahara.iahs of Burdwan, Kashmir and Baroda and the Nawabs of Palanpur and
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      68 17 > >^f v v^^ w?^^ s lves the P rohlem 3\±Jte?' I°* another who is unable to *or^<S' J^s) feed her baby. Horlick's nourishes and sustains and gives the strength j /<^T>^J^J the child requires. Horlick's is of Milk, Barley and Wheat, I TMZZJu Hh and is very digestible. In
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      281 17 ThcUforlds The unparalleled success of Zam-Buk for skin diseases and injuries lies m its original and valuable formula. Zam-Buk is compounded from certain rare extracts of herbal origin. These, scientifically blended, attain amazing soothing and curative power. mill FA 1 W ll When applied to the skin, Zam-Buk soaks naturally
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      61 17 1.8. ORDINANCE NO. 197 AND THE LABOUR CODE. 1923. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR Are hereby reminded that assessment retutat for the preceding quarter must be sent to th« Office of the Deputy Controller of Labevr, Malaya, Penang, during the months of April. July, October and January. Forms for the return
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      754 17 P/thriTY CROSSWORDS COMPETITION. NO. 73. $750 m Prizes be paid to the •ucc«s»ful competitors m thia competition. t Prize $450, 2nd Prize $300. m the profits of the competition 50 per cent will be handed to Mary's Home, Singapore. t U* r pvrtafa Hvps prapoa <.t>*u:ili. f^«^ thinr j p
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    PARISIANA.
    931 18 AN ILL-FATED BILLIARDS SALOON. Unchanging Habits. FBy George Cecil for the Free Press.] On the Riviera they have a saying to the effect that bad luck is bound to last. Perhaps the natural laziness of the inhabitants makes it almost impossible for those who live facing the blue Mediterran2an
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    48 18 Policeman at North London of a man accused of being drunk: He said, 'You have made a bloomer this time; this is going to be another Hyde Park case." Man. ungiily: May I be smashed up by tke next omnibus outside if I mentioned anything about Hyde Park.
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    AMERICAN VIEW OF BRITISH BUSINESS MAN.
    166 18 We are the real hustlers, not the Americans, according to Mr. C- King Woodbridge, the American President of the International Advertising: Association, who has just arrived m London to attend the advertising convention which opens at Birmingham on Tuesday. "The general opinion among Amerieur
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    JERSEY CITY ZOO SENSATION.
    92 18 I'uvm! TlgfWi Breaks Out if Caga. Jersey City. July 1. "Girlie,"' a huiit- Benyal tigreu weighing f&f) stone, ihnko out «>f her cage at the Zoo nd roamed m the building for several hours terrorising the other animals. The caretaker, who was the only htimritl beintf
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    "LUXURY" TELEGRAMS.
    70 18 "LUXURY TELEGRAMS. Hoh Money hi oll.dnl On JuiH' 1 tl><- > m <•! giami was inauKuraiiHi m postal authorities, w ith tl in^r money for the pre loafs. The "liMiiy" telein artistically designetl which congrmtulations Thi i>t m:is in* Rtagl delivered for an exti of which twenty ftllei l and
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      310 18 NEW CAP^ Swift as the wind; rakish as entrance. The taupe whipcord a yacht; cosy and inviting. top, equipped with landau You can fasten up the rear irons, contrasts smartly with curtain, open the roomy, the lustrous two colour body comfortable rumble seat and finish. Of irresistible appeal invite another
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    63 19 July 13. Bank 4 m.s. 2\Z% Bank demand 2|3 11-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 7-32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57*% France, derii.-:Md 1426 Imlia, T. 1", Jsj Hong Kong, demand io»/4 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 120% Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80»£ Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    205 19 July 13. Tin 175 Tons $104\ Ganibior (ji^ Pepper White 100 Pepper Black 60 Fluke Tapioca 8V 4 Pearl Sago Small BVi Copra 10.80 Copra Su ml rietJ 11.10 Rice Linn? H'n Chan Mark Red Eajjle (New) 330 Rice. Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon BiatSJJ 260 Rice,
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    JACK'S METAL REPORT.
    301 19 London. June 20. All our markets have been affected by the set-back m London and Wall Street, and the trade outlook is now all the better for this necessary check to unwise speculation. The nomination of Mr. Hoover as President of the United States should remove the
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    114 19 Yesterday's Alteration. Buyers Se"»r» Asam Kumbang 45s 4tfs Kinta Kellas (i) 22s 6d 23s Id Kuchai Tin Dredges ($1) 1.20 LSo Pungah (12s) 6s 7s prem Rahman Hyds. ($1) 1.30 1.40 Rantau Pref. ($1) LS7Vi IMH Raub Aust. 4.00 4.50 Sione (i) 24s 25s Sungei Way 2.50
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    IMPORTANT RUBBER DISCOVERY.
    822 19 Detection of Good Yielders. The Madras Mail of June 29th states; We are able to announce a discovery of far-reaching importance to the rubber industry. It is well-known to rubber producers that Para rubber trees di.ler enormously m their yielding qualities. While a few trees on every
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      301 19 ASSCTS OVKR 58.000.000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30 000 000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEA D OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON, OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC Cootpuu has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      350 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Of INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND (HINA Im-orpo rated m England by R(»yal harter. Paid up Capital m 600.000 shares of 18 each i 3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 2.000.000 Head Office: 38. Bi>hopsgate. London, F..C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloih. Tongkah Amntsar Ipoh (BhukeO.
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      700 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,0W Issued and fully paid up $20,000,00( Reserve Fund Sterling £6,O00,00( Silver $14,000.00 C Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,00 C COURT OF niRBCTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq.. Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
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      627 19 OPTIMISM IN RUBBER'S FUTURE. I Effects of Price on Exports. {Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright.] London, July 13The rubber share market has been inactive and featureless, though steady, and there have been few changes. 1 The Financial Times reports a reassur- ing forecast by a firm of well-known sharej brokers, who
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      40 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) j 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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    JAVA NOTES.
    1204 20 VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALLERS. An Interesting Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Weltevreden. July 10. On Wednesday last the Australian football eleven arrived m Sourabaya per Houtman for the Java trip and were welcomed by the promotors of the tour and several officials of the Sourabaya Football Associations. As
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    316 20 THE PERAK SUMMER MEETING. To-day's Weights. The weights for to-day's races at the I erak meeting to-day: Race L Horses, Class II: Fourth Division, 6 furlongs. Drunken Dan 9, Dowse Ihe Glim 8.11, Pegasus 8.11, Himena 8.10, Gladiator 111. 8.3, Prince Flippant 8.1, StirTy 7-13. Race 2. Horses,
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    NAVAL SPORTS FIXTURES WITH THE DUKE'S.
    111 20 A number of interesting sports fixtures have been made between the Duke's and the destroyer flotilla during the latter's stay m port. The football matches arranged to take place at Tanglin will commence to-day with a match between the destroyers' team and the M.G.Coy.,
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    MISS EARHART AND A "BABY" PLANE.
    137 20 Taking Lady Heath's Light Machine to America. London. The Trans-Atlantic flier. Mis* Earhart will take back to America on June 28 the light aeroplane m which Lady Heath flew over to Africa. Miss Earhart. who says that Great Britain is ahead of any other
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    FOOTBALL.
    368 20 DUKE'S DEFEAT THE INDIANS. A Scrappy Game. Luke's 4; I.C.F.A 0. The unbeaten Duke's opposed perhaps the weakest team m the first division of the League at the Stadium yesterday when they met the Indo-Ceylonese and beat them m a scrappy game by four goals to nil. It was
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    AUSTRALIAN TEAM'S VISIT.
    72 20 Three Matches Arranged. The S.F.A. have received a telegram from the Australian footballers who are at present m Sourabaya to the effect that they are arriving: m Singapore on board the B«»n--tikoe. The team will leave Batavia on the 23rd. instant and three matches will be played
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    PENANG vs. PERAK.
    39 20 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penan j:. July 13. The Penang team to meet Perak tomorrow m the Malaya (up will be: Pratt; C hedin. Hock Hai; Rahman, Mydin. (i«m Huat; Evans, Zain, Valberg, Davenport (capt.l. Thiede.
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    SECOND DIVISION MATCH.
    110 20 Chinese Beat A.P.C. Playing on their own ground yesterday m the A division of the junior S.F.A. league, the A.P.C. lost to the Chinese by four goals to one. BENDEMEER A. C. vs. PULO BUXOM. The Bendemeer Athletic Club will pla\ against the Pulo Bukom Football Club
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    S.C.C. SOCCER TOURNAMENT.
    47 20 Goals. P. W. L. F. A. Pts. BB.E. 2 2 0 4 0 4 "Z" 2 2 0 7 4 4 E.T.C. 2 116 5 2 A.P.C. 2 113 3 2 "A" 3 12 3 6 2 P.S.I.L. 3 0 3 3 8 0
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    L.L.T.C. TOURNAMENT.
    73 20 Yesterday's Finals. Two finals were played off yesterday on the Ladies' Lawn with the following results: Ladies' Handicap Doubles. Mrs. Parmele and Miss Wallis (owe 15.3) beat Mrs. Robertson and Miss .Puff (scratch) 6 2, 6—4. Men's Doubles, Open. Aitken and Pinckney beat Clerc and Moding 6 4,
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    THREE WOMEN FOUND.
    31 20 Paris. Three of Prat's supposed victims have reported themselves to the Police. On the other hand several "others are declared to have been missing after answering matrimonial advertisements.
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    CRICKET.
    347 20 S.C.C. TOURNAMENT MATCH. Services. Fight for Runs. The Services commenced their Tournament frame against the Etceteras on the Padang yesterday rather disastrously, for only one run had been scored when Major Playfair left to a catch by Lewis off Palmer. The second wicket held out stubbornly, however, and with
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    HOME CRICKET.
    37 20 West Indies Beat Staffs. [Reuter's Service.] London. July 12. At Stoke-on-Trent m a two «iays match West Indies beat Staffordshire by eijrht wickets. Staffordshire U9 and 181. W«st Indies l.'> 9 and 123 for 2.
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    S.C.C. VS. MEDICAL COLLEGE UNION.
    116 20 The following will represent the S.C.C. m a match against the Medical College Union commencing at 11 a.m. on Sunday: Anderton. Wise. Goodman. Macartney, Wild. Bradbury. Wedgrewood, La vert on. Whitley. MacKay and Miilard-Watts. The match arrancred between the Duke's and the S.C.C. at Tanglin
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    BISLEY.
    46 20 Australia Wins MacKinnon Cup. fßeuter's Stl 1 London. July 12. At Bisley to-day the Mackinnon Cud was von far Australia with 1 o*4 points. Canada wer«> r.pxt with 1039. the" Scotland 1037. England 1.035. Ireland 96*9, India 943. The Far East wer? last with 902-
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    'VARSITY POLO.
    27 20 Light Blues Win. [Reuter's Service.] London. July 12. In the polo match a* Hurlincham to-day '"nmhrulTe Uriver*"' fv heat Oxford University hy 3 mtmht +o
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    37 20 The Commanding- Officer of the Duke's has approved of the R.A.T.A. Shield, which was won by the Boys m 1910, becoming the Inter-Company Aquatic Shield. This will be competed for this year on or about July 22nd.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    44 20 The Men's monthly medal (stroke) will be played on Saturday and Sunday, and the Ladies' monthly medal (stroke) on Wednesday and Thursday 18th and 19th instant. Monthly Mixed Foursomes on Tuesday, 24th instant. Men's monthly Shanghai Foursomes on Sunday, 29th inst.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    70 20 Programme of Drills up to and For July 15th. Saturday, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, "A" (M. G.) Company, Recruits Rifle Classification. Farrer Range, Eurasian Company, Exercise of Lewis Gunners m rifle. Drill Hall, Malay Company, Annual Inspection by G.O.C. M. G. Platoon Parade. Sunday, 7.30 a.m.,
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