The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 July 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press in CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1928. NO. 12,465
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    300 1 Mr. F\ S. Miller the driver of the Huick car in the recent Anderson Bridge motor fatality, was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment at the Assizes yesterday Page 11. The sad I ory of the death of a patient. Mr. \V. *E. Smith of the F.M.S.
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    JOURNEYING THROUGH JAVA.
    1210 1 England is not the only country suffering from a surplus of women. The same p.fllictiofl oppresses Java, where they have six women to every man. Bui they treat the problem differently. .lava is merely a name te many people. Vet this fertile island, lying two clays north
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      245 1 ..iaa. »«a»aa fsivAII.OW ARIELL'S j; (WOBLD RENOWNED) BSOJTTS AND CAKES ;i^^^^^^^••••■' v W W V V V baffles Hotelf Rooms with Modern Sanitation. IBA WNER DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSANT I KV.;;n Unrivalled in the East. EVERy I MONDAT TUESDAY 1 tiDNESDAt TANIA SVETLANOVA Thursday FRIDAY iiiAND SATURDAY -Stie ;i: ,reB
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      244 1 I BUBBLES I —S jQ g Have you seen the Bodyguard Bubbles If not. see them TO-DAY in Little's 1 Window. i BODYGUARD The Health Soap 1 i i Made by I GOSSAGE'S I I OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE S «^-fl-R!i.«-f.kr.-R-K-F.-R-f.-R-R-R£ •i__M__®®®__]_£_____a j EUROPE HOTELJ J "Renowned hy Recommendation." I I special
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      153 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Gilette blades cost less in lhe long run Paee 18. Wakefield Gestrol motor eal for orote*»tion Page 7. Robinson's are sede- agents far Pabco de Luxe Page 7. "The Birds of Singapore Islan 1" can be obtained at Kelly and Walsh's— Page 10. Oldsmobile. the f*ne car at
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      14 1 .•.V.V.'tV.ViV.VtV.V.'.V.ViV.V.S i SWALLOW ARIELL'S IN 5 LB. BAGS j PATENT ROLLER FLOUR;! «^v.w,^v.v. .^WA
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      172 1 THE WEEK. Wedmeadmg, ISth. High Water. 10..V2 p.m.. 10... Malacca: H. W. B a.m.. 8.4, S.lO p.m.. C.9. St. Andrew's School Snort-. 3 p.m. Football: Div. I. Pulau Brani vs. S.R.C., Stadium. Dutch Club Recital by Duchess Nadya I.e-uch lenberjr and A Mogoilewshy 9-30. Thmrmdmm, 19th. Bigh Water. 0.37 o«**
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    470 2 Singapore, July 14. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may he small variations. MEAT. Beef steak Round) Kati 50 Beef stew or curry do 44 Pork, lean do 68 Pork, lean and fat (lst quality) do 56
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    THE MOST SUMPTOUCS BATH.
    144 2 The most sumptuous bath in the world is surely that which is given every twenty-five or thirty years, at certain astrological and astronomical aspects of the positions of the uun and the planet Jupiter, to the thirtyfoot statue of Venur Gummata, in Kanara by the Brahmins.
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      201 2 LIVERPOOL VIRUS. For the Destruction of Hats. Mice and Field Mice. Harmless to Domestic Animals. Household Size. $1*25 Estate and Factory Size. $3.25 MEDICAL HALL LTD.. Opposite New Post Oflke. M DM KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF _fT*_a__T :> idw*jv i__7i^_— Wg Mm *^m\*r/-*m\ y«— l 'y______| T^_E___KLui_m-fl m DANCING Character, Classical.
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      356 2 I Victoria Theatre j .'5) j? ann coming^ ffIWAU SHORTLY^ Ikm km _^L^| ft ft ft /*fl WmimfWrmT t__-V-_» MATH MO MAN B^_^-B BtvJ rJrftL^X md fy*™ 9 ty^"** WATCH FOR BOOKING DATES AT LITTLE'S. PAVILION From Friday. July 13th., to Thursday, July 19th. at 9.15 p.m. sharp. PATHE PICTORIAL—
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      233 2 ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors). Commencing Wednesday, July 12th. At the Second Show at 0 p.m. (0) EMPIRE NEWS- THE DERBY BUSTER KEATON In His Latest Comedy Knockout Battling Butler Keaton wins the lau^h championship of the world. A km fc a prize-fipht story. You can't stop laurhinir
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1318 3 AN INVASION FROM OVERSEAS. Linen Trade Difficulties. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, June 10. Touri Us from oversea arc- pouring in and as tho weather is the finest for years, everyone is seeing Ireland at her best— both North and South. The tourists bring money hotels, transport
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    GLORIOUS ASCOT.
    786 3 FASHIONS AT BRILLIANT MEETING. Society and Spori. London. June 21. It was Ascot this week. I believe there was some racing but to judge from the news- papers one would imagine that it was a purely social function and as such I propose to treat it. lam embarking
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      234 3 ___va_. A^r^ m^ m^^^^ a' GLAXO builds firm flesh, plenty j of strong bone, and a sound 1 constitution. It contains nothing whatever to harm baby or cause him pain. That is why if Baby is fed on Glaxo he will progress steadily day by day into happy childhood. I
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      243 3 Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. jj with Security deposited with the Straits j Settlements Government.) j is prepared to act as 2 j Trustees, Executors, Administrators. Receivers. i Managers of Real Estate. Attorneys for Collection of Rents, Investigators and Managers of
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    TEN THOUSAND CHEVROLETS.
    223 4 On July 4th. at 12..')0 noon the factory of the N.V. Gereral Motors, Java, celebrated the event whkh marked the completion of the 10. COOth Chevrolet car to be assembled in the Tandjong Priol: plant. A number of prominent Batavians jouineyed to Priok to witness the ceremony
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    RACECOURSE GAMBLING.
    191 4 A Prosecution in Ipoh. A case of some interest to those people who frequent the racecourse grounds with a view to do minor betting among themselves came up in the Ipoh Magistrate's Court last week, when Hernam Singh, a Sikh, who described himself as a newcomer to Ipoh.
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    THROUGH AFRICA BY CAR.
    727 4 CANNIBALS, ELEPHANTS AND WITCH DOCTORS. The Chevrolet Expedition. Tanganyika and Uganda in Africa are still hot beds of native superstitions, although wise governments have successfully stamped out the horrible practices and r_voltirg oigies to be found where cannibals dwell. Even yet temples containing human skulls exist
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    TRUE KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD.
    789 4 Assuming, as may everybody who has seen even one policeman without his helmet, that policemen are human, and therefore mixed, there are a surprising percentage of men and brothers among them. To make a test of a certain device, intended to serve motorists in dense
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    BRITISH BUS CHASSIS FOR CANADA.
    389 4 The action oi Leyland Motors. Limited, in building a special 'bus chassis to meet Canadian conditions is evidence that this company is fully alive to the particular demand which exists for such vehicles, both in CanaHa and America. Full advantage has not hitherto been taken
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    THE LATE MRS. JESSIE TAYLOR.
    77 4 The death took pis Jessie Taylor, wife of Ml Sibu. Sarawak at the ither. Dr. Farleigh Clark. The deceased wa- the > of the late Mr. Pram Clarke of Siagapore H<.n'hU- Dr. Nov. < lai There was a large .rai. which took \Au<-.- s1 B
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    14 4 Mr. R. A. Liang, ol riage Co.. and Mrs. Lain? Kuala Lumpur from Horn*'
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      131 4 //jf rnggf.' omJSr msm/y BW '__fj l > Goodyear Popularity is Backed by Over One Hundred Million Tyres gO overwhelming Kg Goodyear popularity that even vear Gtti year is called upon to build thou t*ds more tyres than mq other maker. This leadership has been won upon the roads ol
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    LITTLE CARS OF THE FUTURE.
    749 5 Tht- Drop in Prices. announcements ol list ting of what art* called sifrniftcani of the very u>al with an enpine of less capacity, has jrot <»n the h'kh- of the public. They hcve •r> well ited, ionic of these baby both in tl ntrj and
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    MAGNESTISM DETECTS FLAWS IN METAL FOR CARS.
    198 5 MAGNESTISM DETECTS FLAWS IN METAL FOR CARS. Man has long known the value of magnetism and its application in the generation of electricity, but it is only within the past tew years that engineers have learned to use the phenomena of magnetism in detecting flaws in metal. The engineers in
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    THE MOTOR-CAR OF THE FUTURE.
    1255 5 A 1938 Forecast. Since the establishment of th« tas.c principle of the motor-car on a sound basis, most experts agree that the following four great improvements have been made: 1. The self-starter, 2. the closed body, 3. the balloon tyre and 4. four-wheel brakes. Well,
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    STUDEBAKER BUILDERS.
    225 5 Thirty-nine Nationalities in American Factory. IStudebaker and Erskine automobiles are built by men from nearly every country in l the world. This fact was revealed by a recent survey of Studebaker employees. 5 which showed that 2,952 employees reprei senting 3J* nations, are engaged in building Studebaker and
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    26 5 Mr. J. H. Keer, genera) manager of the Planters' Stores and Agency, and Mrs. Keer have returned to Kuala Lumpur. They travelled out via the Cape.
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1095 6  -  H oratius The Original Bid at Contract. by {SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS] Bidding methods at Contract are, to a certain, extent) governed or influenced by thi- particular scoring system in vogue- The new American code, which, I regret to say, has been adopted by most of
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    TEETH THAT DIG GRAVES.
    485 6 Toothache Ifl a sign that your teeth have started grave digging. Half the graves la the world's cemeteries are dug hy teeth: to ignore an aching tooth is to ignore I death warning. When a tooth aches the wisest course is to go to a dentist;
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    "RIDICULOUS RED TAPE."
    157 6 ('< n.ner Criticises L.C.C. Ambulance Rule. Comments on the "ridiculous red tape" of the London County Council were made bf Dr. Edwin Smith, the Hackney coroner, at an inquest on Mrs. Ellen Pakeman, aged sixty-two. of Mount View-road, Stroud Green, who fell down the steps of an
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    ICE ON AIRPLANES.
    65 6 The United States Army Air Corps has begun an exhaustive study of the for. nation of |ee on the wings of airplanes with the view of eliminating one of the most dangei ous menaces to aviation. The manv solutions offered to overcome f he ic hazard include
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    RED ROSE'S ADVENTURES.
    2244 6 HITTING THE EARTH FROM 150 ft. tlie Mur.tok Crash. Jr. the folk-wing article Mrs. Keith Miller, who, wilh Captain Lancaster, !lc\v from England to Australia, describes the Ited Rose's a; rival at Singanoie, their departure, the aeroplane's crash at Muntol and their return to Sil gapore. No
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    THE SLOW GOLFER.
    926 6  -  Fred Robson Danger of Excessive Caution. LOOKING FOR DIFFICULTIES. S by [SPECIAL TO FREE Plil.ss.) During the amateur championsa:-> there were many complaints about the slowness of the players. Some men l am told v.e.ej diking as long as three hours for the i.^und. ard that to
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    "ISTORY" WHILE YOU WAIT.
    261 6 U.S. Treasure Hunters at Caledonian Market. America has discovered the Caledonian Market and the stallholders, with quick response, are busily finding knick-knacks with "histories" to please the great arn v of visitors from the United States. Every Tuesday and Friday, when the market opens, a small
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    BEQUEST OF SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS.
    47 6 Mr. Clare Verns Pontile:, of L< Ul mouth, whose will was proved at (30,337, left his Alfred Russel Wallace collection ol spirit photographs to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "but if he shall not desire them." then to the Lritish College of Psychic Science.
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    D.O.R.A. OF 272 YEARS AGO.
    233 6 The Slocks lor Kissimi Hi* Wi New light is thrown on thi old "blue" laWfl, enacted by the hi enact a dscocoufl üboonrsnci tu bat)), by the discover) at I'orttaw of records of Sans ;in<] p i in New England. Some of these seventi i
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    54 6 Mr. :i"<\ Mra. C. Aim Baker are on visit to P< in-- at Batu Gajah. M Baker are very old I have a host of friend Mr. Almfl Baker, a i made his fortune the Great War Mr. Bak< perial tjovernment ry a great pvh\\ in Mala*, a. Ke a'
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    CAPTAIN LOEWENSTEIN.
    714 7 HIS MANY INTERESTS. Love of the Limelight. The death of Captain Alfred Loewenstein, the Belgian multi-millionaire, was almost as spectacular as his life says a ItOiUr in the Times of Ceylon. Incidentally, his demise under such mysterious circumstances— he fell out of an aeroplane ju mid-Channel and was
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    JUDGE AND JUROR.
    177 7 Conscientious Objector's Two Days in CourtMr. Richard Hannon, the licensee of the Union Tavern, Greenwich, who told Mr. Justice Avory that he had a conscientious objection to jury service, as he was "far from being a righteous man himself' and did not wish to judge others, was
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    30 7 Orders for week ending: Sunday 22nd. July 1928. Thursday, 19 Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, 20 Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. W. T. CHERRY, District Commissioner.
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    MRS. PACE ACQUITTED.
    531 7 "THE TRAGIC WIDOW." Unprecedented Scenes. London. July 6. Mrs. Beatrice Annie Pace was found not guilty of the charge of murdering her husband, and was discharged. The Judge advised the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. The remarkable ending of the Pace murder trial was
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    BLUEBEARD OF MARSEILLES.
    189 7 Suspected of Murdering Fifteen "Fiancees." Pari.:. Police investigation? throw fresh light on the amazing career and the exploits of the new Landru. Jerome Prat, who has just been arrested. He has been already nicknaked the "Bluebeard of Marseilles." In addition to the discovery of three bodies. Prat
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    SLIPPED ON ICE OUTSIDE SHOP.
    130 7 Boy's 1.000 For Arm. Slipping on a piece of ice outside the premises of Cooper's Stores, Limited in Paradise Street, Liverpool, on December 30th. last, James Edwards, a boy, of fourteen, living at Kirby Street, Liverpool, fell under a passing lorry, with the result that
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC
    195 9 MANY SEIZURES IN FAR EAST. British Report for 1927. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 16. The British Governments annual report to the League of Nations with regard to the traffic in opium and other dangero is drugs in l'j'27 -hows that no information had been received that any
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    OUTLAWRY OF WAR.
    172 9 The British Reply. [Reuter'a Service.] London, July 16. In the House of Commons, in reply to questions. Sir Austen Chamberlain said replies had not been received from all the Dominions Governments with regard to the latest United States proposals for a treaty outlawing war. Communications between H.M.
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    THE SAVIDGE CASE.
    101 9 Perjury Proceedings Not Justified. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 16. In the House of Commons replying to questions, the iHome Secretary Sir Wm. Joynson Hicks, stated that the Director of Public Prosecutions had advised and he (Sir Joynson Hicks) agreed that perjury proceedings against the two policemen who
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    DEATH OF EX-ITALIAN PREMIER.
    63 9 LReuter's Service.l Rome, July 17. The death has occurred of the ex-Premier Giolitti. [Giovanni Giolitti was 86 years of age. Born at Piedmont in October 27, 1842, he was educated at Turin. He held various important posts in the Italian Government, being Premier in 1892-3 again
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    CALCUTTA MILLWORKERS' RIOT.
    63 9 [Reuter's Service.] Calcutta. July 16. Twenty-three mill-hands were injured and four arrested, and a number of police were hurt as the result of rioting at Fort Gloster jute mills 20 miles from Calcutta owing to the alleged dismissal of four mill-hands. The men rushed to the office
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    OIL SUPPLIES FOR SPAIN.
    47 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, July 16. The Van- American Petroleum and Transport Company and the Atlantic Riming Company are reported to be negotiating with the management, of the Spanish oil monopoly for a long-term contract to supply refined oi's to the Spanish market.
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    CONSERVATIVES RETAIN HALLAM SEAT.
    39 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 16. The by-election at Hallam, Sheffield, due to Sir Frederick Sykes appointment as Governor of Bombay, resulted as follows: Mr. Smith (Conservative) 9,417. Mr. Flynn (Labour) 5,393. Mr. Hobman (Liberal) 2,715.
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    LOEWENSTEIN MYSTERY.
    229 9 STRANGE DOCUMENT FOUND IN 'PLANE. Family Convinced of Accident. mi. London. The Daily Mail says that there is yet another Loewenstein mystery. Two sheets of paper have been found on the floor in the Fokker 'plane containing apparently the draft of a part of a curious business letter
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    HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
    111 9 Claim for Share in Indemnity. [Reuter's Service. J London. July 16. The impecuniosity of the University of Hontf Kon«>: was called attention to in the House of Commons, when in eply to questions. Mr. Locker Lampoon (Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said the University authorities should submit
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    THE CEYLON COMMISSION.
    50 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. July 16. In the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain said he could make no statement with regard to the special commission appointed to visit Ceylon and examine the working of its constitution and any difficulties of administration which have been reported.
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    JAPANESE TROOPS LEAVE TSINGTAO.
    28 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. July 16. A message from Tsingtao states that 5,700 troops and 1,600 horses were evacuated this morning for Japan.
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    QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.
    294 9 Breach of Trust in a Train. In the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court, on Friday morning, before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gompertz, the Deputy Legal Adviser (Mr. R. C. ClIHi) applied on behalf of Mr. R. S. Jervoise, the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate, for a ruling, on the
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    THE KING'S CUP AIR RACE.
    77 9 It has been decided to change the place where the King's Cup air race will finish on July 21 from Hendon Aerodrome to LTrooklands. The chief reason is that there is an important motor-car race meeting at Brooklands on the same day, and as many
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      565 9 NOTICES. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. 6<l, BONHAM STREET, Kaflles Square, Singapore, Oyer Yokohama Specie Bank. Reading Room Open Daily 9.30— 11 JO Jeinca avery Sunday 10.00. Testimony Meeting first Wednesday 6.30. NOTICE. Employers of South Indian labourers in Kelantan and Brunei are inforuied that the Indian Immigration Committee has decided
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      414 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya, a live "news" paper— 3o-40 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements, together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of the week" Serial Story,
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      23 10 OLIVEIEO. On July IS, et lt£o p.m. hi i*o Race Course Ro .i. to Dr. sad Mrs. C. J. Oliveiro. a girl.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1928. UNIVERSITY'S FINANCIAL NEEDS.
    817 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1928. UNIVERSITY'S FINANCIAL NEEDS. It is inevitable that the chaotic conditions which have existed in China for several years past should have had a highly unfavourable reaction on educational progress in that country and no surprise need be occasioned by the recent references to
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    441 10 Mr. and Mrs. H. Rogers returned by the Kedah yesterday. Mrs. M. W. Moody has been appointed as acting Head Mistress of The Banda Hilir English School. There will be a memorial service at 8 a.m. in S. Andrew's Cathedral on Monday, July* 23rd for the late Mr. Herman Gregory
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    JOHORE ASSIZES.
    372 10 Cwg*m for Muar and Batu Pahat. The Muar A>sizes will be opened before Mr. Justice Burton on Saturday, July *21st.. and cases of the following nature are listed: Murder gam- -robh?ry, possession of seditious literature, criminal breach of trust, robbery, housebreaking by nisrht (three), returning from banishment, causing
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    148 10 Stamford Road Cinema. The following action was saksn as B meeting of Committee No. 4 held on July 13th. Approved plans and layout for proposed cinema and shophouses at the corner of Stamford and North Bridge Road. Confirmed former decision that a garage for the Singapore Cold Storage
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    NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
    52 10 Consideration Deferred. We are officially informed that in view of the uncertainty in the financial situation, due in part to the approaching removal ot the restriction on the export of rubber, it has been decided to defer consideration of the scheme for a Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    86 10 A WATER SCARE I\ BANGKOK. Poison Rumour. [From Our Own Corr«>p on( i,. nt Manukuk. j u u A rumour was iptaacl [n ilmmmLJr Friday that someone ertti re_poi»s mixing poison in the tank^ tv„. t service. Later it bacaiae known tbJ* Chinese had been caught climbin, thetark.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    48 10 LATEST RUBBER IND Tlv PRICES. [From Our Own CerttMp**fc a t.j London. July 17. SJS p m Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price as 9 »d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. Lazaru> and Son notify to-day's tin prices J £203 i 8— £209 9 16.
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    A BOOK ON SINGAPORE BIRDS.
    350 10 Kature lovers should be pleated to hear that Raa_aa Museum ha_ published popularly written book Singapoie. The authors are the late Sil Mm Hudnill (foimeily hief Judicial < omn in the Federated Malay 5t i Chid Justice in the Straits Settlements) and Mr. F. N.
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    210 10 OVERHEARD AT THE CLUB BAR "Wei!. had h feed -aj 5 Banker. "Not much." rejoined the Brow, "then*** nothing very »p* I these -lays with Tin and Rubher in th- tlunips!" "I don't know about that." murmur**- the Merchant. "What'- STI M sal S investment in Cniteen at prices?" I
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    AN INHUMAN PRESS.
    171 11 ITT\(K ON ITALIA EXPEDITION. Harsh German Words. [Reuter'i Bo »ku._ Rome, July 17. r ,.MHtni«'nt is expres_*ed in the ps ol the criticisms pubFrenell and Scandinavian nu' tho No! ile expedition lurn described in Ger**g typical manifestation of the spirit of Fascist ran. in umstances of the
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    BRITAIN'S SHIPBUILDING SUPREMACY.
    56 11 ter'i Service.] I ."ndon. July 17. ess in internal cooni sted in Lloyds 1 •hipfor t! irtei eadad .June not ouly l..")00.000 beine i oustructed compared with 1.1W.000 constructiou h_- -00 tOUI and up--21 ".teamen similar inder constructiou in it 1,203,000, rspn- tt.ooo < ompured with Britain
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    SPECIAL FINANCE CABLE.
    175 11 V\\ Rubber Conditions Benet-ciaL i rmpnudsnt-3 Lssssss-j Jul\ 17. snd there ui nualler i ares are mostly fall of tons uergui I made i profit of £19,294. f thr uncertain positioa the Board inadvisable to continue to I count to bring maturity snd for the development 1
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    69 11 Unction „n Imported Rice. Nar! >" -Vichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, July 16. at to-day's meeting olut >on dedaring that the resorted rice which was to be i August SI will remain in H|N --"'»-r Sl. V v^bs k )U HEMSION OE IKK MIES. requesting Japan to revise rrsutjr
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    CONNAUGHT DRIVE CRASH.
    619 11 MILLER SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS' R. I. Motor Fatality Sequel. F S. MiUe,, the driver of the Buick twoseater wh.ch collided with a Rugbv taxUn 1 onnaught Drive o n the night of Ju y 4th with the result that Mr. W. H. Hodgins of the Manila
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    SINGER'S ROMANCE.
    38 11 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Sydney, July 17. The engagement is announced between Toti Dal Monte and Muro Lomanto. the ten >r. Both are touring in opera in Australia. The wedding will take place in Sydney shortly.
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    REHABILITATION OF CHINA.
    110 11 Committee's All Embracing Proposals. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hong Kong, July 17. The Rehabilitation Committee for the Kastern section of the Kwangtung held a meeting on Friday at Swatow. There were twenty-three attendants and among the proposals are eight concerning educational problems, eight concerning
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    83 11 [By arrangement with Nanyanjr Siancr Pau Press.] Shanghai, July 17. The French. Italian and Danish Ministers have replied to Wai Chiao Pu promising to negotiate equal treaties and hoping- to prolong the period of the old ones before the •u'vv are established. The FenRtien attitude is gloomy
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    DIED UNDER ANAESTHETIC.
    1120 11 INQUEST ON FORESTRY OFFICER. Fatal Heart Disease. A patient's sudden collapse while under the administration of a. general anaesthetic, was described beiore the Coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne, yesterday when an inquest was held on the late Mr. William E. Smith of the F.M.S. Forest Department. Th_
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    THE TRIPLE BILL.
    283 11 AMATEURS' SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE. Last Night's Show. The S.A.D.C were last night again very successful in the presentation of then tr-pl* bl pb d Love The Monkey's Paw and The Changeling." Theie was once more a good audience to appreciate the ur doubted talent of these clever amateurs
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    SENSATIONAL JEWEL ROBBERY.
    265 11 Alleged Youthful Gang Leader That she was robbed by her grand nephew who headed a gang of ruffians armed with knives and pistol- in a raid on her residence in Yio Choo Kang Road is the sensational report made to the police by Madam Lee Tai Seow.
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    SINGAPORE BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FUND
    131 11 lith. List of Donations. An appeal is being made for a sum of $20,275 to raise the salary of the Bishop of Singapore from $720 to $800 per month. The Honorary Treasurer, Mr. J. A. Clarke of Evatt and Company, Singapore, begs to acknowledge the following
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    54 11 On the occasion of the Belgian National Holiday, Mr. Hubert Sarton, Consul of Belgium in Singapore, will have the honour to receive all Belgian subjects and the friends of Belgium on July 21st in the offices of the Consulate and Credit Foncier d'Extreme Orient, No. 1-A, d'Almeida Street, from 11
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    RUBBER ASSESSMENT.
    310 12 Ceylon Controller's Report. The assessment of standard production! in (.Vylon and Malaya has been the subject Of a gcod deal of cnticism consequent on the failure of the two areas to produce the rubber for which certificates were allowed in 192(> says the Ceylon Controller of Rubber in
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    197 12 The Week's Engagements. Saturday, July 7. His Excellency and Lady Clifford attended by Mr. W. A. Woods were present at the Malaya Command Athletic Meeting at the Polo Ground. Lady Clifford presented the prize-. Sunday, July S. His Excellency r.nd Lady Clifford attend ed by Mr. W. A.
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    "MUST IMPEDIMENT" TO A ROMANCE
    202 12 Elderly Husband's Young Wife. A tall, well-built man, of thirty-two, told Mr. Hay Halkett, the Marylehone magistrate, that he had a "knotty problem" to put before him. The man stated that he had been courting a young woman for two years. She realised after they
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    MINERS TO PAY DAMAGES.
    73 12 MIN ERS TO PAY DAMAGES. IVnalty af Heine: Absent from Work. More thn a hundred men employed 'it Caroline Pit, Bcotswood, appeared before A special court in Newcastle in an action for damages for breath of contract. The nu-n a T >ented themselves from work on May 18, and the
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    WOMAN'S 44 YEARS IN PARLIAMENT.
    198 12 But has Never Heard A Speech. '*I have sper.t forty-four years of my lift in the Houses of Pailiament and have never heard a speech there." This is the proud boast of Mis*. Thornton, known to all members of Parliament at "Annie." who has mended
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    FIVE NURSES IN AN ASYLUM STRUGGLE.
    190 12 Patient With a Poison Bottle. A straggle between five nurses and a patient who drank a quantity of disinfectant, and then tried to swallow her false teeth, was described at a Camberwell inquest on Miss Lydia Mary Kate Dancey, aped fifty-seven, a patient at
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    DIVERS' SEARCH FOR MILLIONS.
    243 12 10,000 Diamonds in a Sunken Ship. St. Nazaire More than 10,000 diamonds, valued at millions of pounds, which were being shipped from the Belgian Conto to London nnd went down with the Belgian liner Eli«a Vthville when she was sunk in 2oO feet of water off
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    "ELECT ME AND I WILL RESIGN."
    92 12 Will Rogers' Slogan far Presidency Fight. Now York. "If elected I absolutely and positively ajrJ'ct' to resign." This is the penprous platform pledge of Will Rogers, the? cowboy comedian, who has accepted the nomination of "I ife" (the American "Punch") to stand for the
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    56 12 Cant S. R. Smith. 0.R.E., State Engineer. Perak. returned from Home furlough by th" P. nnd O. mail steamer last week. Cantain Smith will be welcomed in local polo circles. When Captain Smith went Home on leave h_ was succeeded by Major 11. F. Waters. Executive -Engineer, Kinta. Captain G.
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    A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    670 13 MAGNIFICENT RUNNING AT STAMFORD BRIDGE. New Records Set Up. Ixmdon, July 7. The British Amateur Athletic Championships at Stamford Bridge, which are a miniature Olympiad, attracted a strong Continental and Dominion Olympic entry, and produced some magnificent running. Glorious weather prevailed and 35,000 spectators witnessed the various events.
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    KINO THOUGHT.
    179 13 Mill wall's Effort to Help Their Old Comrades. Division 111. clubs have been agitating s long time for direct representation, with voting power, on the Football League, but so far endeavours have met with no success Another effort is to be made to remedy what is generally considered
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    "TO PROTECT THE KING."
    252 13 Cripples' Riding: Crop For the Home Secretary. Sir William Joynson-Hicks. the Home Secretary, was presented with a home-made riding crop, "to protect the King," by a crippled boy on crutches when he visited the Heritage Craft Schools at Chailey and distributed medals from the British Empire
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    65 13 The wedding has taken place at St. Geoige's Church, Penang, of Mr. C. T. Cooke, manager in Kuala Lumpur for Messrs. Moutrie and Co., Ltd., (formerly Manager in Singapore) and Mrs. E. Cillard, of East Grinstead, Sussex, and formerly of Peking. The bride arrived from Home by the Rajputana. She
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    A 1,000-FT. WHITE STAR LINER.
    596 16 Harland and Wolff to Build 60,000-ton Vessel. Belfast, June 18. It has been decided to proceed immediately with the construction of the White Star liner of super Olympic type which has been talked of for the past two years. The intimation is contained in the
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    BLAKAN MATI GUNNERY PRACTICE.
    109 16 Owners and masters of shipping: are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during the heavy gun practice which will take place over the Western Area from Fort Siloso on Tuesday, July 24th., commencing at 7 a.m. and continuing at 6
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    CLEARANCES.
    19 16 July 17.— Eng Guan. Gemas, Hong Keat. (Brit); Parigi, Singaradja, Esmeralda, Pontianak, V. d. Does de Bye, (Dut)
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    SHROPSHIRE LAUNCHED.
    50 16 London, July 5. The cruiser Shropshire, provided for in the Naval programme of 1925-26, was launched on the Clyde to-day. It is 595 feet in length and has a displacement capacity of 10,000 tons with 32*4 knots speed. It has eight 8-inch guns and four 4-inch anti-aircraft guns.
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    20 16 The Perio arrived in port yesterday with a cargo of beans, copra and general goods from Yokohama, bound for Copenhagen.
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    THE OLD PASTIME.
    1802 17 SELECTING ENGLAND TEST TEAMS. To-day and Yesterday. There never has been a time in cricket's history when something was not "wrong with the came." Thirty years ago the golden age, according to Mr. Altham, the best historian of crkket- the trouble was the perfect wickets of Ran
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    F.M.S. BOXERS IN CEYLON.
    270 17 Followers of boxing will be intereste.l t:» hear that "Bud" Walley. fly. bantam, and feather-weight champion of Malaya, ts keen on coming to Ceylon and is willing to raeet any man there in either of these three weights. Walley has written to a ieadin^boxer stating his
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    53 17 Sir Malcolm Watson, M.D., has been awarded the Founder's Medal for 1928 of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, for his contribution on the advancement of science in Asia. Sir Malcolm Is a member of the Councul of the Ross Institute, and he is particularly noteworthy for his very successful anti-malarial
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    BALKANS OUTRAGE.
    390 18 Widow's Dramatic Declaration. Grave rioting followed tits paeneaHoa <>*" :b? details of the :-hr->*- ng affray in Tbe Jugo-lovr.kian Assoir.Hy (tbe Sknpetaai). At Ac-ram, the Croarlaa capital, crowds demonstrated outside the homse of M. Stephan Raditch, one of thl wovndfd deputies, and Leader of the Croatian Agrarian Pn"tv.
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    71 18 The Sarawak Government have given the ontraPt for the rebuilding of a part of Cobu— tho town on the Rejang River which was destroyed ty fire recently— to Messrs. Gammon and Co., of Singapore. The amount of the contract is rough.? $.350,000 and the work, which has started already, Will
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    LAHORE DIAMOND MYSTERY.
    256 18 Jewel Claimed by Afghan <■overnnie.it. Lahore, July 7th. The police have Ceiled to trace the ownership of a mysterious diamond worth Rs. 1G6.C00 whirl, was said by a Pathan to a Lahore shopkeeper some time ago for Rs. 8,000, even after five months. Abdul Wahid, the Pathan
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    113 18 Programme of Drills up to and for July Wednesday 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Motor r vcle Pltn: Lecture -'Carburettor and Valve Timing/' 3 p.m. Drill Hall Cad.ts R. Inst: Weapon Training. Thursdav 5.15 p.m. Drill Sail "A" (M.G Coy. Nos. 1 and 2 Sect; Section Training. Friday
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    15 18 I would rather be a Esther in God thaa a super-policeman.— The Bishop of Winchester.
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    WAITER WHO RAISED £30.000.
    378 18 WAITER WHO RAISED £30.000. Twenty-two Months' Hard Labour. London, July 4. Henry Eustace, who was thai gad at the Old Bailey with forging and uttering a telegram with intent to defraud, pleaded not guilty. rOUI BLANK CHEQUES TO MEET PRESSING NEEDS. Tfce Flo- .cutor said thai, a wealthy widow Mrs.
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    HONG KONG'S GOVERNOR HONOURED.
    254 18 Sir Cecil Cl< nti, the Governor of Hong Kong, no sooner arrived Home on a welldeserved holiday, than he had a very high compliment paid to him by the Secretary of Htate for Ihe Colonies. Speaking at the Corona Club dinner, and before an audience which
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    REVOLVER PRACTICE FATALITY.
    69 18 Lady Killed During Favourite Pastime. London. July 7. Mi--. Mcinertzhagen. wife of Colonel Ycmertzhagen, was killed instantaneouslv h an accident while she and her husband were indulging in their favourite pastime of revolver practice in the grounds of their residence in Rosshir?. They had fired several rounds
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    161 18 MUSIC IN ST.ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. On Friday this "Week at 5.20 p.m. the Cathedral Choir will ffai a recita! in aid of the funds for the new Organ. From the mustcai joint of view this recital should he paiticulatjy interesting, as examples of various typett'of C.hnrch music are to be suntf.
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    830 19 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. Ti ESDAV. JULY 17th. Buy mi a Seller* Asam Kumbang (J) 45s 46s Bai.grin Tin 40s 41s Bating Padang ($l) 40 io Batu Uavts j_v,, j ;j Chendenang i<js i7j Chin Chin (.sli o5 feu Eastern Siam las 16* Haad Yai (£j i.- s
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    30 19 Browr. Phillips Stewart, Penang. Agents. Perak River Valley 25,991; Jura Estates, 30,219; Semanggol, 22,621. Gattey and Bateman, Secretaries. Jimah. 18,079; Bukit K. 8.. 3,260; Punggor, 10,557.
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    STAMPS VALUED AT £250.000
    61 19 King at Philatelic Society's Exhibition. London. The King was present for one and a half hours at the Philatelic Society's exhibition of rare stamps valued at £250,000 including some from the King's collection of Empire «tamps. The King was especially interested in the famous 2d Sydney
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    U.S. SHIPPING LINES SENSATION.
    219 19 A defence of State immunity has been sat ap by the United States Lines in an action brought in the English courts by Miss Dorothy Russell, a former employee, alleging wn.ngf ul dismissal. In other words the United States Lines i trailing concern with large offices
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 19 Juiy 17. Bunk 4 r.j.N. .j Bank demand 2!3 11-16 Private credits 3 m.s. fl 4 7.32 New York, demand 55 Credits Mi .)._>•_ 5711 France, dWni ind 142(j India, T. T. |gj Hong Kong, demand |f^ pc uj s Yokohama, demand 121 y. Java, demand jgg Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    205 19 July 17. Tin 175 Tons |MS% Gambier gi 2 Pepper White 9j.i:_ Pepper Black 60 Flake Tapioca 7.SU Pearl Sago Small B\i Copra 10.65 Copra Sundried 10.85 Rice Liang H n Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintun 260 Rice. Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 19 July 17th.. 12 o'clock noon. i << r-qonl rn Stan-art, Q.C.P. Spo r.\\ ny Standard R..-5.5. on Tender July 31% 3_' Asr-Sept. 32 .">_» 4 Oct Dec _m ::n, Jsa-Mar. 304 -*'< n r or <■■- M- rk_! Steady. L"te^t (able: London Spot Sheet 9%4
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    AMERICAN INVESTMENTS IN CANADA.
    213 19 Wishirg'on. D.C. American money invested in Canada and Newfoundland totalled $3. 537.000.00) at the vnd of 1027. says a report of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Tho figures Ste based on a survey which is admittedly "a range estimate'' providing a margin of error. The report
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    212 19 ROSE MAC PHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, July 17. Rubber. London 9 5/ Kid, 1 Hid down. Tin. London 1207, 5s Up. Local $106% for 175 tons. Mining. Quiet. Ponawats 02 G4, Sungei Way 2.57 li* MC**. Petaling 4.15 4.30, Kuchai 1.30 1.35, Malaya Consols 75M. 77V_. Klang River 3.30 3.35.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    154 19 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alteration. July 17., Closing prices, batu Caves 1.20 1.27 Hong Fatts 35 40 Kinta Tin Dred. 1.31 1.40 Kuchai 1 071., j jm~ Unguis L g 3 Malayan < ona 7-, s:; 1 Penawats 60 96 Petaling 4.00 125 Sungei Ways 2 .7.*> Teluk Kruin
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    WORSTED MILLS FORCANADA.
    125 19 Victoria. B.C. Maclnnery the new British Colombia Wonted Mdls. Limited, has arrived from Bedford, Kmrland. *ad is being set up i„ the plant at Ogden Point. Dismantled from his plant i n Bradford the machinery has b,en brought to Victoria by John Moure, experienced woollen mill owner
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    137 19 FOREIGN IMPORTS OF IU BBER Into Singapore and Penang During lst Half Year, 1928. The percentages are <,f the total imports for the Ist h ilf yea. l«»2S. Weights are given in tons of 2,210 lbs. Knglish. Sarawak Other N.E.I. U.S.U. Source. Jan. ***** or x*s v
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    FORGERY AS A FINE ART.
    110 19 New Method of Reproduction in Sweden. Stockholm. Some ti/rte ago a Swedish forger eras sentenced to nine months' hard labour for counterfeiting Bank of England notes so cleverly that the banks accepted them without hesitation. The method of reproduction invented was found to bo so
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      301 19 BANKING. -^■saaaasw^BM^v^vaaMP-vv^Ha^apM^B^Ha^i^^^^g^^g^^^^^l^^^^^^^^^^ HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund —Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq.. Chairman. N. S. Brown, Ksq.. Deputy Chairman. Hon.
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      39 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England hy Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO, LTDa CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1607 20 Although the F.M.S. sidj has b.en chosen the selectors have not yet picked the Colony XI for the match at Kuala Lumpur during the August holiday, and aie probably waiting until aftar the Clarke Cup mat.-h before they make their final decision. '1 hree invitations have been sent
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      CHAMPIONSHIPS OF MALAYA.
      95 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS OF MALAYA. Ties for Opening Days. MONDAY, JULY 30th. Mens' Doubles Preliminary Round. Roy F. Smith and A. D. Anderson vs. W. J. M. Warden and R. Morisse. R. H. Wild and I* P. Hickey vs. Robert Ess and Frank James. S. Abed and R. B. Lewis vs. Dr.
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      TUESDAY, JULY 31st.
      95 20 Men's Double.; Preliminary Round. Winners of Roy Smith and A. D. Ander- 1 son and W. J. M. Warden and R. Morisse vs. Winners of R. H. Wild and L. P. Hickey and Robert Ess and Frank James. Winners of S. Abed and R. B. Lewis and
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    L.L.T.C. AT HOME TO-DAY.
    75 20 The Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club tournament will come to a conclusion this afternoon with the rinal of the Mixed Open Doubles, in 'which Mr. nnd Mrs. Parmele will meet Mrv [Zylstra and Wise. The match will start at 4.40. The club twill be at Home to
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    CHANNEL SWIMMING.
    136 20 j The Finnish giant and long:-distame swimmer. named Hamalainen. who i- "credited with swimming: in icy cold water for 20 hours, was diu- at Deal last month to train with the idea of carrying out a doable Channel swim from England to France and hack! Hamalainen— who is
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    FOOTBALL.
    613 20 SPIRITED TRIAL MATCH AT STADIUM. Fyfe's Markmanship. Colours. 4; Whites 2. Despite the tact that most of their forward play was spoiled by bad leadership and erratic passing amongst the inside forwards- Colours gaiped a convincing victory over Whites in yesterday's Malaya Cup trial match at the Stadium. Unlike
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    S.C.C. LACROSSE.
    93 20 There will be s Merchants rs. The Rest lacrosse match played on the Padang to-day commencing at R o'clock share. This is _'.e first representative lacrosse match to be played in Singapore this vear. and great interest has been aroused. Each team represented has several inter-county players included,
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    S.C.C. BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    59 20 TO-DAY'S TIES. Handicap Doubles. Semi-Final. Rivers and McDougall vs. Doig and Winter. THURSDAY'S TIES. Handicap Doubles. Semi-Final. Wild and Cruickshank vs. Winners of Rivers and McDougall and Doig and Winter. Handicap Singles. Final. E. H. R. Bowerman vs. Winner of H. Gray and S. Mclntyre. FRIDAY'S TIES.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    54 20 July Ladies' Spoon. Eighteen cards were taken out for tht above competition and the following reTurned. Mrs. H. Foster 51 12 39 (Winner) Mrs. R. D. Finlay .44 4 40 Mrs. E. A. Gibson 50 8 42 Mrs. F. G. Swindell 46 3 43 Mrs. G A.
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    MOTOR CYCLING.
    633 20 SUNDAY'S RELIABILITY TRIAL. 71 Entries. The forthcoming Motor Cycle Reliability Trial on July 22nd. is the fourth held under the auspices of the Singapore Automobile Club. The popularity of these events is shown by the number of entrants, which in this Trial is seventy-one. Starting from Borneo Motors'
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    "CLARKE CUP" TRIAL MATCH.
    129 20 The followintr sidps bnvipn- Veen cho<"" for the ccame on the S.R.C. ground thi< week-end. play commencing: at t n.m. on Saturday and at 11 a.m. on Sundav. H. R. Bartels. 'S.R.C) H. N. Balhe'chet (S.R.C). R. Dudley (C.S.C). V. Galistan (S.R.C.) A. S. A. Jansen
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    73 20 The following races will be held next Sun- day July 22nd. A Class. Final Race for the Milner Chal- lenge Cup; Start. 10.10 a.m. Course, Club i Course. Handicaps: Polly, Kathleen, Elia j Dorothy, June, and Jean scratch; __'_e 7 per j cent. B Class. Final
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    19 20 Miss A. Hansely of the Nursing staff, j Durian Daun hospital, has returned to ij Malacca and assumed duties.
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