The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 July 1928

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    13 1 Singapore Freer Press io CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1928. NO. 12,464
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    270 1 A brief cable from our own correspondent at Sydney tells of a sensational finding by the Royal Commission, now sitting, regarding the bribing of a certain member of the Legislature Page 9. His Majesty the King yesterday received 120 delegates, representing 22 countries, to the British Empire
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    FAIR PLAY FOR MAN.
    1977 1 There is a deep-rooted prejudice among human beings against human being... Man is the butt of nine-tenths of their satire, and you would conclude, if ycu believed half what they have written about him, that he must be the most unpleasant and the most blackguardly of
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      123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Latest shipping notices on pages 10, 11 and 12. "Pabco" floor covering at Robinson's Page 5. Sanatogen creates health and vitality Page 13. Stcilirg silver cigar boxes at Robinson's. Page 9. Present and projected cinema attractions. Page 2. Latest small advertisements and njt'ees on page 7. Notice re
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      177 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 11th. High Water, 11.16 a.m., 8.7, 10.6 p.m., 10.0. Malacca: H. W. 7.20 a.m.. 6.2, 7.50 p.m., 6.9. Malaya Cup trial match, Stadium. S.A.D.C. Plays. Victoria Theatre 9.30. Wednesday, 18th. High Water. 10.52 p.m.. 10.2. Malacca: H. W. 8 a.m., 6.4, 8.40 p.m.. 6.9. St. Andnw's School
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    MAGISTRATE'S PROTEST.
    196 2 "We are the Scullions of the Judiciary Without any Status." "I went home a nervous wreck on Saturday, and now lam back in court tn m H l»'i till next Saturday," said Vr. J. A. K. Cairns. the magistrate at the Thames Polite Court when ho made a
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    63 2 The marriage arranged between Mr- John Stuart MacPherson, of the Malayan Civil Service, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Y. F. MacPherson, Edinburgh, and Miss Joan F. B. Fry, elder daughter of the late Dr. W. E. Fry, of 24, West Kensington Gardens, and Mrs. Fry, Tynedale, Broadstairs, will take
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      525 2 j Victoria Theatre I I fcoir Ann c ming i 1 j-iwAl' shortly i m m m J La— ■m l_. ___T I *>L *m a_—^— l^T^-i^-rjT VJI _ar^lL. _^__k_rMl_^*^_'^ ym— *> 1 WATCH FOR BOOKING DATES AT LITTLE'S. VWWWWWVWWWIri^^ PAVILION From Friday, July 13th.» to Thursday, July 19th. at
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      223 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 in Technicobur. The Picture That Brings Gay Broadway to You. FIRST NATIONAL Presents: COLLEEN MOORE The Best-Loved Star on the Screen,
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    319 3 I BATSMEN IN SCORING MOOD. Fifteen Hundreds. .f Scoter's Servv».\l London. July 13. County cricket championship matches concluded to-day as follows: Essex vs. Gloucestershire. At Chelmsford: Gloucestershire won by Seven wickets. Gloucestershire 523 and 30 for 3. Essex Ml and 388. In Gloucestershire 4^ first innings Hammond scored
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    166 3 W. L. la* Ist PU. P. W. 1., hi. In. Xr. Po«. Obt. Per. Kt r»t 17 ll' 1 u I IM U«> .-V29 'LaUICS. 18 7 I (i 114 ltl 71.50 •Netta 17 7 I 4 I 128 *6 67.18 *.Midd\ 12 I 2 I 1
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    S.C.C. BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    73 3 TUESDAY'S TIES. Handicap Doubles. Semi- Final. Rivers and McDougall vs. Doig and Winter. Handicap Singles. Semi-Final. H. Gray vs. S. Mclntyre. WEDNESDAYS TIES. Handicap I>o u b!es. Final. Wild and Cruickshank vs. Winners of Rivers and McDougall and Doig and Winter. THURSDAY'S TIES. Handicap Singles. Final. E.
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    TURF CLUB CLERK WANTED.
    144 3 Alleged Fraud on Member. Ipoh, July 12. Gulap Singh, a clerk employed by the IVrak Turf Club, sold several tickets bear-| ing five numbers to a member of the Perak Turf Club who purchased fifty of these t'.-kets. These tickets were for the big cash sweep
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    71 3 Batu Anam (Ipoh) Tin, Ltd., has gone into voluntary liquidation in consequence nf the sale of the property to the British Malayan Tin Syndicate, part of the conifdeiation being tin shares in M-TU Tin, Ltd. Th? engagement is announced between Mali olm Spencer Berkeley, of Gapta BaPadang Rengas. F.M.S.. and
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    ONE-PERIOD CULTURE.
    565 3 Sir W. Boyd Dawkins on the Paintings. An exhibition has recently been opened at the City Art Gallery, Manchester, the major part of which consists of a collection of objects illustrative of the dawn of art. which has been put together and presented to the city by Sir
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    THE LION MARKET.
    285 3 There has just arrived in England Mr. C. T. Gay, of El Monte, California, who claims that he has the only lion farm in the world. Before leaving New York on May S6 he declared to a Herald Tribune interviewer that he was crossing the Atlantic with
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    17 3 I When I use the word "I" (as I fre tier.-— Iy do) V r Bernard Shew.
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      239 3 lU^/iu^y made isi Sco/4\dm\vid j3 nARLEY is a valuable food and the distilled k\3 essence contains properties that are not only restorative but arc also health giving in J(]|f greater degree than any other distilled article. *V\ There is not a safer stimulating drink than Jl Haig Whisky f In
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1854 4  -  T. Stanhope Sprigg 0 Are Airmen Superstitious? 0 A THOUS_\ND MILES AN HOUR. by (Editor of "Airways"). [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.) London, June 20. Are airmen as a class particularly superstitious? I am driven to ask this question by a chance glance at a passage in
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    PARISIANA.
    720 4 PAST EIGHTY— AND STILL PERFORMING. Music Student's Paradise. [By George Cecil for the Free Press.] Musical people visit Paris for various reasons. Some, imagining that the performances offered by the Opera, the Opera Comique and the Trianon Lyrique are the best in France, sample these establishments to come to
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    163 4 1. In 1903. j* jg 2. Yes if while holding the ball in •:j: his hand he pulls up one of the m m stumps before the batsman re- gains the crease. 3. Mustapha which was second in 1909, 1910, and 1911. Mustapha I was also fourth
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    TROUBLE IN SAMOA.
    1706 4 SIR GEORGE RICHARDSON'S STATEMENT. Cause of Recent Unrest. General Sir George Richardson, late Administrator of Western Samoa, is leaving Welliington en route for Geneva, where he will present the case for the New Zealand Government, the Mandatory Power in Samoa, before the Permanent Mandates Commission, in the
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    SCIENTIFIC SOUFFLE.
    973 4 The Dark Mysterious Depths of Ocean. (0) FISHES THAT MANUFACTURE THEIR OWN LIGHT. [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] For the benefit of those of our readers who are learned 1, nun. I without being too scientifically critical we are publishing a furthei mytm of the articles on scientific subjects
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    RECORD BREAK OF 1415.
    24 4 London, lah Melbourne. Walter Undjuni against Clark McConachv beat m*« record billiards break with 141 display of brilliant all-round p»!
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1339 5 THE POLICE AND THE GENDARMERIE. A New Corps. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 8. Among the many significant changes which nave taken place throughout the Kingdom in official and juridical circles lately, not the least important is the creation of a new corps, to be known
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    64 5 Captain Leslie Hamilton, of 30a, Manor House, Marylebone-road, N.W., the pilot of the aeroplane in which Princess Loewens-tein-Wertheim attempted to fly from Upavon to America last August, and of which no news has since been heard, left €Sl6 Letters of administration of his propertj have been granted to his mother,
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    FOR WIDOWS ONLY.
    103 5 Wedding Rings With Black Bands. London. "Excellent and useful" is how Birmingham jewellers describe the Daily Mail correspondent's suggestion that widows should wear a special wedding ring with a black band. One firm is already making them and there have been several inquiries. "It is of gold
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    19 5 The appointment of Captain W. B. Hawkes to be Warden of Mines and First Magistrate, Johore Bahru, is gazetted.
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    A MIDSHIPMAN'S TROUSERS.
    90 6 Congress Passes A Special Bill Washington. President Coolidge has at the minute signed a Bill reinstating Larr Cardwell. an ex-midshipman of Annapolis. It seems that Cardwell, in order to make a fine appearance at an inspection, borrowed another student's trousers, but before they could be returned the
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    132 6 We have received "from the K.P.M. a booklet describing in an interesting manner the origin growth and development of the Company, together with a short historical review of the discovery of the Dutch East Indies. Descriptions of the two latest vessels of the Company —the Nieuw Holland and Nieuw Zeeland—are
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    22 6 Mr. J. S. Paton, of Wearne Bros., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, is shoitly proceeding to Malacca, to assume management of the branch there.
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    AN EARLS GAMRLES.
    1079 6 "HOW I LOST £250,000 AT BETTING." £15,000 Won in One Race. '»M~ I have lost a quarter of a million at bet- ting on the Turf, squandered a centuries' 1 old inheritance, sold a family estate worth £17,090 a year, leased my coal mines till I :j
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    HIS LAST VOYAGE.
    173 7 CUNARD COMMODORE'S SAD PASSING. Refused to Leave Bridge. f I. cuter's Service. London, July 15. Makintr his last voyage befor. retiring after fifty years at sea Sir James Charles was carried ashore on a stretcher when the Aquitania docked at Southampton to-day, and died, a few minutes
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    AN ARCTIC MARTYR.
    217 7 Malmgren's Sacrifice for His Comrades. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, July 15. Details of Malmgren's terrible but heroic end haw been wirelessed „Tom th«« Krassin. Mai iano. Zappi and Malmgrcn decided on May M that rhey would try to reach Cap* North aa Xobile's party's radio was not then
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    COMMUNISTS AND LABOUR.
    84 7 Reds Break in Party Relationship. [Router's Service.] London. July 15. The Communist Party has decided to alter it> whole policy regarding the relationship of itself with the Labour Party, declared Mr. Harry Pollitt, Secretary of the National .Minority Movement, speaking at Horden, Durham. He explained that the
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    "THE VICTORY."
    107 7 King Inspects Restored Naval Treasure. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 15. The King is visiting Portsmouth on Tuesday to inspect the new Australian cruisers Canberra and Australia. He will also visit Nelson's flagship Victory, in the restoration of which he has taken a keen interest. The Victory,
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    TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN LABRADOR.
    85 7 Missionary Honoured by (he King. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 15. Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, well-known for his missionary work in Labrador and Newfoundland, was received by the King at Buckingham Palace yesterday. His Majesty conferred upon him the honour of Knight Commander of St. Michael
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    REAL SUMMER AT HOME.
    38 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 15. The spell of brilliant weather continues over England, the unusual shade temperature of 87 Leinjr reached in some places. Yesterday Ixm-lon experienced 18 hw hours of ;u:nshine.
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    PEACE PROPOSALS.
    567 7 FRANCE ACCEPTS ANTI-WAR SP.ASURE. -__l i i The British Reply. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, July 1_». The French Government's reply to the American proposal for a multilateral pact against war was handed to Mr. Myron Herrick, the American Ambassador in Paris, who, acting on instructions from Mr. Kellog-p, expressed
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    COLLISION OFF DOVER.
    64 7 German Steamer's Bows Smashed. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 15. Heat fog in the English Channel caused the German steamer Augsburg, 7,000 tons, to collide with the Italian steamer Marigola seven miles south-west of Dover. The Augsburg afterwards collided with the wall of Dover harbour, doing
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    SOCIALISTS AND THE RHINELAND.
    42 7 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. July 16. The National Council of the Socialist Party passed a resolution by 1,700 votes to 1.266 inter alia that the immediate and unconditional evacuation of the Rhineland remains an indispensable condition of FrancoGerman rapprochement.
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    ACIDITY CAUSES STOMACH TROUBLES.
    131 7 Stomach pains and inability to retain food often mean nothing noes than indigestion resulting from gas aad excess acidity. Gas distends the stomach, causing that full, oppressive feeling, while the acid irritate- and inflames the delicate lining of the stomach. The whole trouble arises from the
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      602 7 NOTICES. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Notice i- hereby ,-iven that Orchard R,,ad el Tl Hoa,, and K »"d will he closed to through traffic from Monday. July y*ggj fUrtHt r ,iCt for construction W. MARSH. Municipal Secretary. S.S. ORDINANCE NO. Hf (LABOUR) AND THE LABOUR CODE, 1923. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR
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      112 7 TENDERS. WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. Scaled tenders will be received at the Headquarters Office, Fort Canning, Singapore, up to 10 a.m. Tuesday, 24t.h July, 1928, for the supply pf Bread, Flour and Coal to the Troops stationed in Singapore. Forms of tender and all particulars may be obtained on application in
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      28 8 Mrs. I. Ellison and family desire to thank all those friends who have so kindly sent letters of condolence to them in their recent very sad bereavement.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1928. TROUBLES OF THE COTTON TRADE.
    357 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1928. TROUBLES OF THE COTTON TRADE. Despite the breakdown of the efforts to secure organised curtailment of working in the mills the attempt to bring order out of chaos in the American section of the cotton spinning trade is being continued and an investigation
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    "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN..."
    279 8 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN..." Of all that has been written during the past few weeks in connection with the disaster to the Italian airship, the Italia, nothing will have stirred the popular imagination and aroused greater admiration than the story told by his rescued comrades, Zappi and Mariano, of
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    445 8 Mr. Andrew Mustard, the Sitiawan planter and cricketer, returned from home last week by the P. and O. mail steamer. As Mr. Wellington Lim's letter is not likely to help matters in regard to the anti-Japanese boycott, we do not propose to publish it. Friends of Miss Irene Jean Shelley
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    160 8 TOWKAY'S BANKRUPTCY SEQUEL. Irrelevant Evidence. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, July Iti In the Supreme Court judgment was given in the case in which Cheah Soo Tuan appealed against his conviction on a charge of failing to disclose the whereabouts of goods. The Judge upheld the conviction but
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    FORGED DOCUMENTS IN COURT
    83 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang. July 16. A sequel to a recent Supreme Court case was heard in the Police Court this afternoon when Lai Yew Seng was charged with having fraudulently and dishonestly used as genuine at the Supreme Court. Penang, two documents purporting to
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    42 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. (From Our Own Correspondent.] London. July 16. 5.05 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclau notify to-day's rubber price a* 9* 4 d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son* notify to-day's tin prices a* £210-<»— £2o7-
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    CECILIA HANSEN.
    379 8 Famous Woman Violin__rt's Visit. Miss Cecilia Hansen, the world's foremost woman violinist and one of the mosc incomparable artists of to-day, will arrive in the Far East early this Autumn, and will be the first of Mr. Strok's notable attractions for his 1928-1925) season in the Orient. It
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    M. MOGUILEWSKY'S VISIT.
    151 8 Recital at the Dutch Club. Alexander Mberuilewsky. the well-known violinist, assisted by the Duchess Nadya of Leuchtenberg, as pianiste, is giving: a rcc'tnl at the Dutch Club to-morrow night, commencing at 9.30 p.m. These gifted musicians are not unknown in Singapore, for their two recitals at the
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    798 8 GOVERNMENTAI GENERAL POST Feeling the Slump. [From Our Own Ctfiaa^^^. Various moves are mmmm 2_* month; Mr. E. G. Gr.n, J*"* Papar a rd relieves Mr y j! I at Beaufort. Mr. WooUetl reiiwl J? J. R. Beckett m the Caatom, JZ goes round to Sandakan. M
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    42 8 A little man who stood I the Court table wa> tmrnrg* the Police Courts with being ru disorderly. Smiling leaaall) i h4 j the dwarf, a Chinese. Mid celebrated a lucky day wh.. him a bifffav profit than tt*ua cautioned and discharged
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      9 8 I To-day's Feature. I MYSTERIOUS DEPTHS OF THF OCEAS.
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    AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
    61 9 RRIBE ACCEPTED BY LEGISLATOR. Commission Causes Sensation. (1 r Own I ..n.-p<»ndent.— Copyright.) Sydney. July 16. .-gUtfcal fixation has resulted from the finding that Mahony, a Federal Member of Parliament for I llev accepted a large bribe to vacate his JJ favour "f Mr- Theodore, the former trngZhmm
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    143 9 Van* Ito-I Hsin Assassinated. Ll H> arrangement v>ith \anyang sag Paa Press.] Shanghai. July 16. aference with regard to the aboli- th«- likin opeflkad yesterday. •niuandtrs have decided to ft the campaign within the Great n .T«pane>*' soldier- in Tientsin insulted Chii r< •!>■ wounded two. Vane
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    MISSIONARIES PRPERTY LOOTED.
    111 9 MISSIONARIES PRPERTY LOOTED. Wanton Destruction by Chinese Troops. [leater't Far Fa-tern Service.] Peking. July 16. liian missionariai who recently Honan to investigate the state of rty have returned. Interviewed r the) laid the hospitals, schools i had hfr-n looted of evervain! more than one residence -n burned Chiacst and foreign
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    NATIONALIST FLAG IN MANCHURIA.
    25 9 fReuter- Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. July 16. MttMgt from Nankincr that tht- Nationalist flag will be hoist- M.mchuria before July 31st.
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    TRAIN SMASH AT MUNICH.
    67 9 [Reuter's Service.] Munich. July 16. At hast 10 persons were killed and 25 ■jn*d ;n u collision between two express herr. The carriages caught fire and of thc bodies are unrecognisable. A pa-senior pulling the communication a train goin* to Nuremberg J* tho *«tion. The second
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    28 9 L\TI-H PACT PROPOSAL. al the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.] Tokio. July 15. ''ernmeat'a answer to Mr. 'Mi-war pact proposal, which propoaal without condition, itted to Washington next
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    MR. FUJITASPEAKS OUT.
    67 9 Wptuous feeling against Japanese sow prevailing among Chinese aaa ane 0 f tne nia j n t auses 0 f the Tvin :t n-f u affair" according to rai at Tsingtao. Mr. Fujita, )p,n,on «n regard to the Tsinan affair '"'i t.i prv-smen who interview*»y to the
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    SOCIAL HYGIENE.
    41 9 with social hygiene activithe Kurasian community that at the Victoria Theatre ''J-* "-xt. at HMO p. m the Acting Ofteat will give a lecture b y lantern slides, to be followed ••a t,lm entitled "Waste." There 1 for admission.
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    THE CANCER SCOURGE.
    140 9 THE CONFERENCE IN LONDON. King Receives Delegates. f Reuter's Service.l u; London. July 16. H»s Majesty the King received 120 dele- 2! I 22 countries, to the British Empire Cancer Campaign Conferonce which is being held in London. Replying to the address of the president. Sir John
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    PEACE PROPOSALS.
    162 9 The French Reply. [Reuter's Sen-ice.] Paris. July 16. The text of the French reply to Mr Kellogg's proposals for the outlawrv of war has been published. The reply states that W ranee it happy to see that the proposed Ireaty accords with her obligations under existing treaties to
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    VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE AT SMYRNA.
    42 9 Governor's Wife and Child Injured. [Reuter's Service.] Constantinople. July 16. A violent earthquake of twenty seconds' duration occurred at Smyrna yesterday. Many buildings were damaged and several pereeau. were injured, including the wife and chid of the Governor.
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    ACROSS THE WORLD BY CAR.
    46 9 Birtles Reaches Sydney. [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. July 16. Mr. Frar.cis Birtles was enthusiastically welcomed here, having motored from London, breaking the long-distance records. Leaving London on October litth. 1927 he has travelled 1*5.000 miles by land and ">OO miles by sea.
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    FURTHER ARCTIC RESCUES.
    27 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, July 16. The Krassin picked up Chuknovsky and his four companions at 10 o'clock last night. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    Y.W.C.A. LUNCHROOM.
    296 9 There must be many business women in Singapore who do not know of the attractive lunchroom and restrooms that are provided at the Y.W.C.A. "B" Raffles Quay. Members and non-members are all welcome and an invitation to inspect is cordially extended. The whole building has recently been renovated
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    30 9 The marriage took place on Thursday at Penang of Mr. Clifford Edward Knight, of St. Leonard's estate, Port Dickson, and Miss Dorothea Burgh Sullivan, of Kestrel Grove. Bushey Heath, Herts.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    919 9 NAVAL MEN HOME FROM CHINA. Piracy Stories. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, June 21. Attention is called in the press to the visit just row of the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Cecil Clementi, who has returned to England for a well deserved holiday and will be
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    37 9 The Hon'ble Mr. H. G. R. Leonard has returned from leave and resumed duty as Financial Adviser and Treasurer, F.M.S. Mr. Marcus Rex, who has been acting for him, is to act as Commissioner of Lands, F.M.S.
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    JAVA NOTES.
    946 9 THE EPIDEMIC ON BOARD THE INSULINDE. Infected on Outward Voyage (From Our Own Correspondent.) x Batavia. July 13. Needless to say the epidemic on board the Insuhnde has been the topic of the week It now appears that a passenger complained of inflammation of the throat shortly after
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    317 12 The Derwent brought 860 deck passengers from China ports yesterday. At 5.51 p.m. on Sunday Hong Kong Observatory reported a severe typhoon within sixty miles of lat. 21 deg. N„ long. 11l deg. E., travelling in a westerly direction. The Company of Master Mariners is said to be
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    YESTERDAY'S CARGOES.
    73 12 Rice by thc Benlomond from Saigon for France. 802 pigs by the Elout from Sourabaya. 849 tons general cargo by the Suisang from Hong Kong, bound for Java ports. 102 sealed cases opium by the Op Ten Noort from Sourabaya for Belawan. 700 tons general cargo by the
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    NEW M. M. VESSEL.
    110 12 The final details of the second Messageries Maritimes liner Felix Roussel, are nowsettled and the order for the engines placed. She will be 533 ft. overall with a beam of 68 ft. and the displacement will be 21,000 tons. The maximum draught will be 28 ft.,
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    BRITISH MOTOR SHIP EXPERIENCE.
    183 12 Two contracts for motor vessels two in each instance placed in May by British owners afford a striking example of the continued adoption of oil-engined craft by experienced owners whose vessels cover a large number of trading routes throughout the world. They are those placed respectively
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    CLEARANCES.
    24 12 July 16: Sin Kheng Seng. Meran, Hong Peng* Sri Wongsee, Barratta. Malacca, (Brit); Op Ten Noort, Emile, (Dut); Panama Maru. (Jap); Produce, (Nor).
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    TWO HOLT CARGO LINERS.
    214 12 Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co. (Blue Funnel Line) have ordered two new motor vessels. The Caledon Shipbuilding Co. will build one vessel, while the other will be constructed by Workman, Clark and Co. The two ships will be very similar to the last Holt cargo liners
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    40 12 Mali idol. Brit. 440, from Kuantan 16, for Kuan tan 17. Blommersdyk. Dut. 4228, from Macassar 16, for Penan? 17. Com: Pierre I^ecocq. Fr. 4282, from Haiphonsr 16, for Colombo 17. Noorebar, Dut. 342, from Djambi 16, for Djambi 18.
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      187 12 s.s. GLENOGLE. Consignee? of eargo per the above steamer from London (arrived July 13th) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48-9 on Saturday, _l_.t July, 1928. at 9 a.m. No further Survey will be held. BOUSTEAD
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      409 12 Kerr Steamship Co. inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) o GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO .-BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ANn BALTIMORE M.S. SILVERMAPLE In Port M.S. SILVERBELLE due An*. 13 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVEROAK In Port
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      687 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemaa and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thuraday and Friday 6 t-m. Bangkok every Thuraday Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday P- m Kota
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    RUBBER RESEARCH.
    2920 13 BRITISH SCIENTIST'S CLAIM. Selection in the Nursery. Although it is, in parts, of a highly technical nature we publish below the report by Mr. H. Ashplant, the well-known rubber scientist on the relation of latex tube bore to tree yield, as bent to the Times of Malaya. PROBLEM
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      205 13 Lubricate WITH Texaco You can tell Texaco products by THERED STAR GREEN "T" Insist on them— they stand for EFHCIENCY ECONOMY RELIABILITY There is a Texaco Product for Every purpose. Manufactured by THE TEXAS COMPANY, ILS.A. Distributors for Malaya WILLIAM JACKS CO. Singapore— Port Swettenham— Kuala Lumpur. Sub-Agents for Singapore.
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    TRAFFIC IN DRUGS.
    239 13 of Convention Now A fP Geneva, June 12. v a •<- mt .t. n >, of the League Council »«»me apparent that the Geneva ation of 1925 will shortly enr rhe Dutch Foreign Minister,--v _H*-.aerts. -informed the Council m ratified the Convention in the ."<' Uutch Government.
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    INTERNATIONAL CANCER CONFERENCE.
    110 13 Twenty-five Countries Represented. London. Twenty-five countries including Australia. New Zealand. Canada. South Africa, and India, will be represented at the International Cancer Conference, under the Chairmanship of Sir John Bland-Sutton, which wiU be opened in London on July 16, under the auspices of the British Empire Cancer
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    TAXING THE APOCRYPHA.
    241 13 The question whether the fourteen books of the Apocrypha are" part of the Sacred Scriptures has been a fruitful source of theological disputation. Usually in the past the matter has been the concern of church councils, but just recently an official decision on the matter has been
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    24 14 Mr Inr H. LocVwoid Stephen*;. Organising Secre*arv of th<> Ro«s I**<«*itutc ane* Hospital for Tropical Diseases, has returned from his tour in the East.
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      54 14 gay rl*****u_ The Refreshing Fragrance )f a newly opened C«ks uticura Soap, coml ine .•rth its purity and emo'" roperties, make it thc uir. ioap for aU toilet uses. leanses and punfies thc mX\ nd helps to keep it clear, fres nd youthful. |_P~ SampleeachSo-p.Oin' alcuni tree upon request, from
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    MAOHAIL'S SHAKE LIST.
    832 15 Ju *y I***. CloshrtK prices. Ayer Wen K 85 95 j*. arp Pauang 40 43 Batu Caves 1.21 1.27V. Hitams 60 70 Hoaf tatts 4(j 45 Johan Tin 25 30 tvinta Tin Died. 1.30 140 Klang River 3.20 3.35 Kuchai 1.25 1.30 Kuyohs 43 50 f^ n
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 July It Hank 1 m.y. -v;.? Bank demand o|_ 11-14 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 f-gj New York, demand 5^ Credits f>o days 57 v France, demand 142g India, T. T. 154 Hong Kong, demand 10 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 121 Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80 y. Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    200 15 July 16. Tin 175 Tons $105 Gambier 6V. Pepper White 98 Pepper Black 60 Flake Tapioca 7.80 Pearl Sago Small B*4 Copra 10.65 Copra Sundried 10.85 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    57 15 July 16th., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot II 11 v 4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender July BlVfc till Au^-Sept. 11% 3_ Oct-Dcc. :U' 4 Kl\k Jan-Mar. SOV_ nom TOM of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 9%d per lb. New
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    118 15 Yesterday's Alteration. Buyers Seller. Chin Chta ($1) 05 20 Huev Yot Owl. (£> 20s Od 21s 6d Kuchai Tin Dredges ($1) L22% 1.27 1 Kuvoh Tin 37 1 42% Malav Consd. ($1) 72% 77% Penawat 57 62 Petaling ($1) 3.95 4.25 Rahman Hyde, (fl 1.40 1-50 Tailing
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    207 15 HOSE MA( 2HAIL COS REPOKT. Sin-raiHire, Julv lt_ Rubber.— London 9%6\ 1/16 down. Tin. London J._oo j.,s, ;.;,s Up. Local $105 for 175 tons. Mining.— Quiet. Tapir* 99 LOl, South Taiping 37 40, North Taiping 95 98, I'ena wats GO 02. Sungei Way 2..~>7>... 2 02" Petaling
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    437 15 Kennedy. liurkill and Co., Penang. Secretaries. Malaya Consolidated Tin Dredging, Juneoutput:—No. 1 Dredge: Yardage treated 98,500 Cubic yards, Output, 240 pikuls; N< 2 Dredge has now commenced digging. Evatt and Co., Secretaries. Biunei United, 33,099, 12 months 304,718' Bukit Timah. 10,278, G mths. 85,1 /U; Changkat
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    MUNICIPAL DEBENTURE STOCK.
    54 15 MUNICIPAL DEBENTURE STOCK. Allotment on Applications up to $100,000. We are officially informed that the Municipal $21,000,000 5 per cent Municipal Debenture Stock, which was open for suh.sc.ip tion up to July lU, was allotted by the Municipal Commissioners yesterday afternoon. Applications for amounts up to and including $100,000 have
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    TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN DREDGING N.L.
    26 15 The following telegram has been receive-! from the Mine: First half July 307 hou» worked 75,000 cubic yards treated, 277 piculs.
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      328 15 gHTS OVER *8,000,000 assurance in FORCE OVER $30.*****0 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMTIED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) BEAD OrTICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON, OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC Thl commtny has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act.
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      272 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Ol DUMA. AISTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated in England hy Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 000,000 shares of iff CU eh DjMt-OM Boaarve Fund 4.000.000 Reaerve Liability of rroprieton IjMMM Hoad Ofliee: BS, Bit-MMOOatO, London, E.C. Altacka and Branches. Ator Star Iloilo Tongkah AmriUar ipoh (Bhuket). banffkok
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      426 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Ofliee: Hone Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reset ve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COUBT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. Hon.
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in 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 (lst floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    FOOTBALL.
    623 16 THE S.C.C. DEFEAT MALAYS. First-Minute Goal. S.C.C 3; Malays 2. The S.C.C. beat the Malays in the First Division of the League on the Stadium yesterday by 3—2. The S.C.C. broke away and scored from the kick-off. Farwell broke through and passed to Rogers who returned the ball, and
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    120 16 Army Feat South Johore. The Army side proved a little too strong for the South Johore side in a match held at Tanglin on Saturday, though there were several well contested matches. Scores. Captain Price and Rev: Aitken beat Messrs. Young 1 and Spowers, 6 3, 6 4.
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    DAVIS CUP.
    45 16 Italy Win European Zone. [Reuter's Service.] Milan. July 15. In the Davis Cup, Italy eliminated Czechoslovakia by three matches to two. [Italy thus become winners of the European zone and will meet America to decide who will oppose France in the challenge round.]
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    139 16 The following were the results of the drawing of the July monthly Billiard Tournament of the Juvenile Football Club: Mr. Chan Seng Hin scratch vs. Mr. Aw Kim Seng scratch. Mr. Wee Chwee Quan plus 100 vs. Mr. Choo Choon Chew scratch, Mr. Cheang Cheng Lim scratch vs. Mr. Cheong
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    CRICKET.
    163 16 THE COLONY AND F.M.S. MATCH. F.M.S. Side Chosen. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, July 16. The following have been ch-_or. to represent_ the F.M.S. against the Colony in the annual match during the August holiday: G. M. Brand, J. Carter, W. W. Dean, T. E. Green, N. Grenier,
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    BIG SCORING IN PENANG.
    77 16 A Double Century Partnership fFrom Our Own Correspondent.] I'enang. July 16 Playing yesterday for the Penang Cric ket Club aeainst the Municipality. Stewart Brown made 158 not out. hitting a six and MltWi fours With Philpott. 70 not out. he added TOO for the third wicket.
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    ENGLAND'S TEST CAPTAIN.
    369 16 Chapman Considered Likely Choice. The teams selected for t'ne trial match at Lord's were generally in accordance with popular expectation. But there is one choice which was hailed with particular satisfaction, and that was the appointment of A. P. F. Chapman as captain of the England eleven.
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    DUKES vs. JOHORE.
    222 16 Regiment Beaten in Close Game. Neither the .Puke's nor the Johore teams were up to full strength when the latter beat the Regiment in a close game at Tanglin on Friday afternoon. I or Johore Marshall hit two sixes and several fours. Spowers was in good form
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    45 16 The J.C.S.A. will meet the Municipal football team in a friendly soccer match at the J.C.S.A.'s ground to-morrow. The following will represent the J.C.S.A.: Shong Hoe; Ramasamy, John Rozario, Variamuttu, Quek Boon, Swee Chiang, Wan Puteh, Sinnathamby, Johari, Retnam and Dudley. Mr. Silvadurai will referee.
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    YACHTING.
    690 16 THE MILNER CHALLENGE CUP. The "Betsy" Trophy. The second race for the cup found four boats jockeying for position at 10.10 a.m. under the eagle eye of Capt Flett, fresh from Home leave. The Jean II made a welcome re-appear-ance after her rest cure and* looked very slinky under
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    155 16 On this page every Tuesday morning ijij |iji will be found a series of questions which ijij |:ji will be of interest to sportsmen, recall- ijij ■jjj ing as they do remarkable achievements ijij ijij of the past in various branches of sport, ijij The answers to
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    ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL SPORTS,
    38 16 St. Andrew's School sports will be held on the ground of Raffles Institution on Wednesday, July f8th, at 3 p.m. The Half-mile for Old Boys of the School will be run at 5.15 p.m.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    664 16 ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION SPORTS. Results of Events. St. Joseph's Institution athletic sports were held on the Stadium on Saturday. Thc Governor and Lady Clifford were interer te 1 spectators, and Lady Clifford later presented the prizes. The results of the events were as follow: 100 Yards (A): Tan
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    157 16 The Men's monthly Medal for July was played on Saturday and Sunday last and resulted as follows: Lt. Col. J. D. Richmond 75 S t*7 O. R. 8 Bateman, ~t> H 70 Capt. H. B. W. Savile. 87 14 73 Capt. W. C. MacKinnon, 80 6 74
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    72 16 July Monthly Medal. Thirty-three cards were taken out for the above competition and the following returned. H. Jackson (5) 3 down Tie G. R. H. Webb (14) 3 down Tie. N. B. Gibson 4 down C. E. Tyreman I J. Hodgins 5 O. W. Gilmour 5 E.
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