The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 August 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press Id <ENTS. SINGAPORE, SA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1928. NO. 12,482
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    320 1 One of the biggest fires that has occurred m Singapore for years broke out at the factory of Tan Kah Kee and Co. last night, the major portion of the buildings being destroyed. The damage is estimated at half a million dollars— Pag* 11. In a trilling
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    COLDINGHAMSHIRE.
    990 1 It is not to be found on the map; it is mentioned m no manual of geography; it has no place m the official list of British counties; its name is probably unknown to the great majority of its present inhabitants, yet it was once a region well-known successively
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      258 1 j SWALLOW ARIELL'S (WORLD RENOWNED) BISCUITS AND CAKES Raffles Hotel! Rooms with Modern Sanitation. TEA DINER DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSANT IVEBT Unrivalled m the East. EVERY MONDAY TUESDAY 1 THURSDAY I FR MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA Saturday "Sue" M'^uifVi m Shanchai's Most Popular Dancer S OrfheMr will appear during Ll(t|e ALL
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      205 1 I LOTION PERmMES^Ph^^SH 1 I BRILUANTINE- POWDERS SOAPS J^^^MfiSKk iT AND W^^V a H^> 4aBHJ <\' f= I li CROWN pSaFlSffißy Si IS?! i I LONDON J>AR/S NEW YORK I I I "CROWN" MEANS DISTINCTION AND GOOD TASTE IN I I PERFUMERY AND TOILET PREPARATIONS. 1 BRITISH AND BEST. i
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      110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Local auctions Page 2. "Peps'* the breathable remedy Page 12. Theatre and picture house attractions Page 2. Kelly and Walsh's new publications Page 10. Westclox" for timekeeping reliability Pare 13. Notice Te "Leunaphos" a new trade mark —Page 9. "Pepsodent" removes the film from your teeth Page 17.
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      9 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S IN 5 LB. BAGS PATENT ROLLER FLOUR
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      143 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday. 8. A. High Water. 2.31 a.m., 9.2, 2.59 p.m.. 8.C. Football: Div. I. S.C.C. vs. S.C.F.A. Stadium. Thursday. 9th. High Water. 3.33 a.m.. 8.5, 3.47 p.m., 8.5. S.C.C. Soccer Tournament. P. and 0. homeward mail closes. Fnduy. 10. fc. High Water, 4.48 a.m.. 7.8. 4.41 p.m., 8.4.
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    ITALIAN NAVAL DISASTER.
    51 2 Rescue Work Hampered. [Reuter's Service.] Rome. Au«. 7. In the course of exercises seven miles west of Rrioni Island the Italian submarine Fl4 came to the surface under the destroyer Missori's bow. collided, and sank m 'wenty fathoms. The weather at present doe? not favour (he rescue
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    BARDOLI TAX DISPITE SETTLED.
    152 2 Terms of Inquiry. fßeuter's Service.] Itombay. \U(J. 6. Wltkia a few hours, of the, expiry «l" the^ time limit laid down by the Governor of Bombay a settlement i- announced of the Earooli tax dispute At terms iwiiuV an a^rvemfit b) tuy*f* of tone which has
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    DAUNTLESS COURT-MARTIAL.
    49 2 Commander Dismissed His Ship. [Reuter's Service.] London. Aug. 6. Captain K. I>. \V. MacPhers«»n. (Ms* maader <>i H.M.S. Dauntless was charged to-day at s Coatt martial with negligently or by defattk suffering the Dauntless to be stranded! He was ordered to be dismissed his -hip and reprimanded.
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    BOMBAY MILLS STRIKE.
    39 2 F Opening Fiasco. [Reuter's Service.] Romltay, Aug. ♦>. The macalaee at eleven cotton mills were started up to-day, but reclosed when only fifty workers turned up. The strike committee conducted a vigorous campaign agairsr -resumption of work.
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    STABLISING SPANISH CURRENCY.
    29 2 [Router's Service.] New York. Aug. 7. Thy Morgan Company has arranpred a credit for the purpose of stablising the Spanish peseta. Detail? have not beer, divulged.
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    EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO.
    27 2 [Reuter's Service.l Mexico, City. Auk- 6. A very violent earthquake has partly destroyed the town of Pinotepa and damaged Jamittepec. Caeaaaasepec, Tlassaca and Minzio
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    FUGHT TO SOUTH AFRICA.
    39 2 [Renter's Service.l hhirtoum. Auj|. 7. Murdoch, the South African Air Force pilot, who is attempting to fly from Croydon to Cape Town, a distance of 1,600 miles m 1? days, arrived at Mongalla, North Africa.
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    DOCK IN THE CANAL.
    32 2 [Keuter's Service.] Cairo, Aug. ft. Citiwd* thronged Ismaila, many motoring from Cairo, to witness the passing of the Singapore dock. The canal front was lined with liritish troops.
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    LAST THOUGHT FOR DOG.
    193 2 L AST THOUGHT FOR DOG. ■Mate AeTMst'i Request Before Committing Suicide. The last thoughts of an estate ana* for his <lo#. before committing .suicide, were expressed m a letter read by Mr. Inciehy Odd c, the Westminster coroner, at an inquest on James Ernest Kintr, aped 50, a measbai of
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      282 2 Victoria Theatre TUESDAY SATURDAY/ AUGUST 14 and 18 |Ii AT 9^o PJH. CECILIA I HANSEN I THE WORLD'S FOREMOST WOMAN VIOLINIST. I AT THE PIANO— BORIS ZAHFOROFF. BOOKING AT LITTLE'S FROM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Ist. PRICES: $4, $2 and $1. 0 j Commencing August 21st for 7 Nights. RJI Salisbury's the
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      582 2 ALHAMBRA 7^ (Tan Cheng Kee and Co.. Ltd.. Proprietors, Commencing August 6th. at 9 pm THE LATEST EMpFre NEWS JOHNNY HBMES ALL ABOAKh A riotous hit m lauphtown on land M C ONFE T Tl With JACK BUCHANAN and Magnificent Ensemble An Intriguing Drama of the Three Kge* A BRITISH
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    BUSH WIRES
    725 3 A NEW ERA IN TROPICAL AFRICA. The Drum Language. Th<- direct' wic*less service which has recently been hwmwaUd between the OaJted! Kingdom and Hast Africa ptesages the berinaing of a new era m tropical Africa. YH it 80l generally known, ami most >f tho.se who know are not
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    MODERN LANGUAGES.
    191 3 Sir v. ReeJeTs Plea far Barty AraajssHipu. A M.ronj* plea for the removal of Latin and Greek from their place at the head ol the curriculum of our public and secondary •choola, 'Wnl for the promotion of modern laitsjttasjea to tlu* position of primary importance, was made by
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    M.POIRET'S FAREWELL.
    108 3 be ikcreed fashionable ii" it Interferes with their activities. Yet did women, m my time .-it any rate, ever look mow delightful than they do today? 1 think not, and purely there is yet room fortiie fenhw which o:in add th Mibtla, ins touch t* 1 fashions which
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    15 3 The trouble to-ilay is that the country is too wealthy m goods .—Lieut.-Command-er Kenworthy, M.P.
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      135 3 frs/^VVWrVWWIrWIraMrV^^ VJYVY POT v 4 X. J* m Jar %^*^P jM i THE FOOD OF KIIVGS Court Physicians know the best and see that Royal Babies have the best. That is Why Glaxo has been used with success m 5 Royal Nurseries, j: Only the best is good enough for
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      21 3 We hope m time to tfet at Borstal traditions at least equal to Eton ami Harrow. Pr. J. C. W. Methven.
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      291 3 De Witt'* Kidney and Bladder Pill*, the remedy used all over the World for more than 40 yean, contains an ingredient which colours the urine blue. We hereby guarantee that this ingredient is a genuine antiseptic medicine, recognised and used by doctors and hospitals all orer the World for its
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      222 3 I Estate 8 Trust Agencies |j (1927) Limited jj j| (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. j with Security deposited with the Straits j I j; Settlements Government.) is prepared to act as j Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers, > Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of j
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    TELEVISION FEAT.
    345 4 Transmission By Daylight. Television has made a revolutionary stride forward. Mr. John L. Baird has succeeded m dispensing with the powerful artificial light that has hitherto been necessary for his transmission of wireless images and successfully transmitted the head and shoulders of a man from one room to
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    250 TAXICABS DESTROYED.
    37 4 Paris. Juh 2. In a fire which broke out at a cab depot m the Paris suburb of Aubervilliers 250 taxicabs were burnt to ashes this morning. About i'lS.ooo worth of damage was done.
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    CHEVROLET EXPEDITION.
    1114 4 BY CAR THROUGH AFRICA. Eagle and Snake Fight m Mid- Air. Gordon Makepeace, the press representative with the Chevrolet Endurance Expedition, now at the ancient city of Bor on the white Nile m the Sudan has at last been heard from and the Johannesburg Star, the largest daily
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    AMERICAN TYRE TESTS.
    513 4 Causes of Rapid Tread Wear. Some idea of tne whole-hearted thoroughness with which our American cousins tackle any job to which they apply themselves may be gathered from the interesting memorandum just circulated by the SM M T.U. It is m the form of an authorised reprint
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    BRITISH MOTOR-CARS IN AUSTRALIA.
    180 4 Sir (i. R)rrfo*« Sir Granville R\ n<-. H for Australia, m a itatMWßf peared that a wroWj Rsti fftwavsj placed m certain quarter! sea. on his remark at the American <harber of Commerce lum-henri that he had M*d AwciJCin tralia. and had thouirht the] \\>r suitable
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    "A PERFECT DUNGEON"
    103 4 Tenants of Hu%eN »iih N-»h,r,- Appalling boVlilMl eonditi were revealed daring the before the Ctoydon William Berryman and Ul tenants of two COtU were mUBOMd foi ply with a closing ordei Miteham Council m Ittl The Covnril'i Mnitarj the bridn wwe erumblinr. in*, and «lani f >:
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    42 4 According to tabk Poland, ami Kr-k:»--defeated tkW m a rare from W U 1 1 05 kikMMtrea In The race riub of Lodz, tnd ii most difficult hiirhway* ninj? tirst priM Iff both European Mid x Erskine Six »vei for the dUUI*
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      207 4 For The Man Who Knows Tyres Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that ordinary tyres cannot give, find the utmost pleasure and satisfaction m Fisk Tyres. Fisk Balloon Cords are now built of "Fillerless" Cord, by a Fisk patented process that eliminates the cross threads m the fabric
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      19 4 The erosion of our coasts is nothing to the erosion of the beauty of our countryside. Mr. Guy Dawber.
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      80 4 I I >*V N all parts of the world and under all 1 II V^ conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy I Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolli ni: I up records of economy, endurance and loag s\ g^t ml 1 m m m A Y^^mW V^^ "5" W Ammmmw MM
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    SCCESS OF BRITISH CARS.
    255 5 isales m New Zealand. onditiom prevailing sh motor-cari are add- official statistics of of 1928 re;.rc substantial, i the boom period of mands for „n. and < <>ntim ntal th t r on better first three months of n sold m N\w Zeaoduct. Thi? ratio was
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    CARS IN CEYLON.
    218 5 Fritish Motor-Cycles Supreme. According to figures i>>u <1 by the Director of Statistic?, there are m Ceylon 10,007 motor ears and 3,0">0 motor cycles. Of these. 6.114 are -of Unite": Kingdom manufacture, J.otV.) Canadian and 5.43") American. Ktitish manufacturers reign supreme, however, m motor cycles, providing 2.«>18
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    FIVE "INCONGRUOUS" GENERALS.
    129 5 ••We were five of the most incongruous creatures who ever went to war." This statement was made by Viscount Bvng of Vimy. at the annual meeting of the Enham Village Centre for Disabled exServicemen, when referring to five Army Generals whom Earl Haig has made. •The one
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    13 5 The Church is not a democratic body, nor governed by democratic prjnciples.-Lord Halifax.
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    EAST INDIES PETROLEUM.
    1114 5 INTERESTING FACTS OF i DUTCH INDUSTRY. J |i Formation of the A.P.C. The recent report of the Royal Dutch i Petroleum Company for 1927 makes an op- portune reference to the Dutch East Indies, i which supplies a laige proportion of the above company's output. In the
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    DOUBLE INCOME.
    217 5 Wanted by Automobile Club of Ceylon. The Automobile Club of Ceylon has started a drive for increased membership, the scheme being that every member shall bring- m one other. It is pointed out that the present membership of the A.C.C. is 2,500, bringing m a yearly income of
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    VARICOSE VEINS.
    175 5 10,000 Cures Claimed for New Treatment Ten thousand persons suffering from varicose veins m England have, it is stated, been ■OCCeasfoUy treated by the new methods deviled by M. Gttntii, of Paris. Thii treatment COBSlstl of injecting quinine sal's into the affected veins. Thereby a dot is formed,
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    26 5 What we all want is what the old people call the grace of God I call it a sense of humour. Mr. J. A. R. Cairns.
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    1802 6 C HESS NOTES AND NEWS. by OIR CHESS EDITOR. Problem No. 4">: (By S. Lloyd). Black 7 pieces-. White 3 pieces. White t«» move and mate m three. MISS MENCHIK'S MOWING WnMNGTM: MitM Mciichik. the younir Russian iaciy who took up chm very seriously few jflin a^i under the tuition
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    20 6 In the Handicap Tournament at the Singa- 1 pore Chess Club 204 games were decided at I
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    PARBFRY'S PARABLES.
    154 6 lroblem No. 44a (Fursyth Notation) 4Q:}; IR3P2; P Plp4; K2k4; HPB; 4P:i--2P5; B. Key move Q— QRB. A CLEVER CtfTDU. The Cat-burglar knew that Superintendent McQueen was watching for him at the end of King Street; but he. felt perfectlysafe as he had thrve outlets into Bishop Lane
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1113 6 Sherlock A^ain. by "HOBATIUS." Inferences and reading the hands apjn-ar to me to be the most interesting part of the game; not only that, it is the ground floor und main entrance of the whole edifice of skilful play, the department of the pum m which
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1577 6 Activities m Aircraft Trade. "OUR FIRST LINE OF I)EFKN< by 1 T. Stanhope (Editor of "A-r\vay>"i. (SPECIAL TO FREE MWSS.] London, July 11. There i.< no doubt that the recent spur! m American aviation coupled with the strong spirit of speculation that has beer shown m
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    POLISH FLYERS CRASH.
    180 7 FORCED DOWN OFF CAPE FINISTERRE. Rescued By German Steamer. [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, Aug. 5. Messages from Hamburg state that Kubala and Idzikowski came down m midAtlantic. The biplane was destroyed and airmen rescued by the German steamer, Samos. WONDERFUL ESCAPE. London. Aug. 5. From further details now
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    FRENCH COMMUNISTS' RIOT.
    202 7 Wholesale Arrests m Paris. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Aug. 5. There were 250 arrested m the course el rioting, a sequel to a Communist demonstration before the Town Hall m th^> wor'ing class suburb of Ivry. The Communists assemolod at Ivry despite a Government ban. Those arre-ted include
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    DEATH OF SIR R. H. HOBART.
    120 7 [Reuter's Service.] London. Aug. 5. The death has occurred of Sir Robert Henry Hobart. [Sir Robert Henry Hobart was created Knight m 1902 had reached the great age of 92. Son of a former Dean of Windsor and Wolverhampton he held positions as Secretary
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    POLITICAL OUTRAGE IN BELGRADE.
    100 7 Newspaper Editor Assassinated. [Renter's Service.] Belgrade. Aug. 5. The Editor of the newspaper, Jedintsvo, named Vlada Ristovitch, who recently conducted an energetic campaign against M. Stephan Raditch, has been assassinated by a number of unknown persons who first attacked him as he was leaving a cafe
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    MRS. HINCHLIFFE.
    104 7 Nearly £10,000 Compensation. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 5. Tfct widow of Captain Hinehliffe, who lost his life m an attempt to fly the Atlantic with Miss Elsie Mackay, daughter of Visf count Inchcape, has been informed that it 'is anticipated that she and her children will
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    ITALY AND YUGOSLAVIA.
    31 7 [Reuter's Service.] Belgrade, Aug. 5. The Parliamentary Commission appoint' ed to consider the Nettuno Conventions between Italy and Yugo-Slavia has adopted them by 16 votes to 1 vote.
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      291 7 1 ICHTH6USE o^l}^^ REUABIUTY j. Punctual to the second, the lighthouse >^ flashes its mersage of warning* a beaccn of *Tlf\ t \ki¥Tt*( safety m the dark hours of the night. orUlMDrr ust as rclia We is the Exide Car Battery, >^UVO&^ ready at the firSt shadow of n ightfall
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    "THE GOODSPEED."
    1165 8 MEMORIAL TABLET AT BLACKWALL. Pioneer Settlers of Virginia. At Brunswick Wharf, Blackball, m mail week, a tablet was unveiled to commemorate the sailing from that spot on December 19, 1606, of the three ships which carried the first pioneer settlers to Virginia, U.S.A. The ceremony had been organized
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    BRITAIN AND THE LITTLE ENTENTE.
    160 8 >foscow on a Machiavellian Design. Moscow. The conference of the Little Entente at Bucharest arouses special interest here m view of the unsatisfactory state of Soviet relations with Poland and Roumania and recent rumours of the strengthening of the military alliance between those countries. In
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    SELANGOR EUROPEANS DEFEAT S.C.C.
    506 9 Third Successive Win. The annual soccer fixture between tht S.C.C. and the Selantrcr Club was piayed on th«* Padang on Monday afternoon, the visitor? winning a j-omewhat scrappy game by the odd goal m seven. A large crown of apacttttsn turned up to the match, despite
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    CRICKET.
    249 9 F.M.S. WIN MALAYAN TEST/ A Good Stand. (From Our Own Correspondent-] Kuala Lumpur, Aug. ii. Needing only 1 71) runs to win and having al) their wickets intact the Colony, on resuming their second innings this morning, met with an early setback, Livock and Ste-wart-Brown being out with only
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    S.C.C. XI. AT MALACCA.
    439 9 In a two Jay cricket fixture which commenced on Saturday, Malacca, were at home to an B.C.C. eleven. The homesters fared disastrously m the second inninys being all bawDad out for i>B. Set to get r»7 t,. win the Singaporeans opened cautiously. Going 0B as first
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    ASIATIC FOOTBALLERS.
    163 9 SuKKestion of Malayan Team For England. A preliminary matting of Asiatic plajrofl and Cluh Secretaries will l>e held at tho Stadium on Thursday at r >.ir> p.m. to investigate the possibilities of sending a Malaya* Asiatic football teani to Kn^land during October 1929. This meetinp. is purely unofikial
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    THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
    690 9 WONDERFUL RUNNING IN CLASSIC MARATHON. A French Victory. fßeuter's Service.] London, Aug. 5. The final points up to this evening m the Olympic Games at Amsterdam are ghtm unofficially as follows: United States, 173; Finland, 102; Great Britain, 46; Sweden. 44; Germany, 44; Canada, 88; France, 27;
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF THE L.T.A.
    109 9 The annual meeting (»f the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya was hold on Sunday Mr. C. V. Miles presiding. Officers were elected as follows: —President, Sir William Murison; Vice-Presidents, Mr. C. V. Miles and Mr. K. Bagot; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. H. Wilhers-Payne.
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      499 9 MALAYAN RACING. THE PENANG SUMMER MEETING. Monday's Results. |I'»om Our Own (\>rrespon(J«nt.] IVnanx. Auu. H. Ihe weather was fine for to-tiay's ratvs, l»ut the iioin^ was htavy- Then- was a hag* attendance. One of the inlere^tin^ ItttaaVM of the afternoon was the first ap pearantr oV Billett junior, who rode
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      32 9 An American tournament played between four teams on the Singapore Polo Club's ground on Monday was won by the following team: —Major Stoehr, R. G. T. Arthur. S. Cullen and fi. Manaseeh.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8, 1928. "MUGS" IN MALAYA.
    702 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 8, 1928. "MUGS" IN MALAYA. As the guest of honour the General Officer Commanding had some interesting remarks to make at the first annual dinner of the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association on Saturday night. In the course of his speech His Excellency, speaking with reference
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    382 10 The annual general meeting of the St. Joseph's Old Boys' Association will be held at the Association premises at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow. Mr. E. J. Brownings acting C.D.I. k>ave3 Malacca on the 21st instant for Singapore, en route to Europe *by the Rampura on eight months leave. Miss Browning? accompanies
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    A PRIMA DONNA'S DENIAL.
    91 10 MELBA AND CLARA BUTT'S BIOGRAPHY. "Sing 'em Muck." [From Our Own Correspondent.] Sydney, Aug. H. A statement appearing m the recently published biography of Dame Clara Butt, the famous English contralto, has evoked a denial from Dame Nellie Melha. the wellknown Australian prima donna, who denies
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    DARING DAYLIGHT ATTACK ON DOCTOR.
    219 10 Dispensary Crime. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok, Auk. 7. A daring daylight attack was made by a Chinese gunman, on Dr. Andheeleng, a dispensary proprietor's son. The assailant walked quietly into the dispensary, drew a pistol and shot from pointblank range, inflicting a severe chest
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    ANTI-JAPANESE PROPAGANDA IN BANGKOK.
    82 10 Police Captures. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok, Aug. 7. On Friday a party of eight Chinese was arrested by the police m connection with the distribution of propaganda against the Japanese, and boycott circulars. The printing was traced to a Chinese-owned press, and the proprietor and
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    44 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London. Aug. 7. 4.35 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclaii notify to-day's rubber price a* 9 7 16d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son.notify to-day's tin prices as £213 1>— £211 15, 16.
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    THE MALAYAN SHOW.
    190 10 A New Fat Product. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 7. In a show of such a comprehensive character as the Malayan Exhibition, the more important features do not quickly emerge. Notable exhibits m the new products are excellent tea from Tanjong Malim, oil palm and all
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    121 10 For to-night's dinner dance the management of the Adelphi Hotel have secured the services of "Stepping Stones of Syncopation," the orchestra which is delighting the passengers of the President Garfield, who will alternate with the Adelphi Hotel orchestra. After a short interval the Adelphi Hotel is giving the Singapore public
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    SINGAPORE BISLEY.
    771 10 CAPT. STEERS WINS (;r Uii AGGREGATE. V) Concluding bay s Ue^ Despite the rain on Sun<la\ m Singapore Bisley was continued Ti? 1 a slight delay at the Bukit Til*!! I where some high scoring u> r. X*>K *> The Grand A KK r, Kal( close affair and
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    126 10 The following are pati.nt pean Hospital. Kuala l.umpur I Mj v Thompson, Messrs. C. G. o***f*\ J. M. Brown. E. 0. W7,.y. H. Ujljj Mahoney, J. Birch. (J. D. GouM, A. George, and J. Lahartu, M»- Mrs.S. G. Lyons. Mrs. I P. i-l Hiarap and Mrs. Baxter I. Mr. Nicol.
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    BIG FIRE LAST NIGHT.
    347 11 HUGE DAMAGE AT LOCAL FACTORY. Worst Outbreak for Years. l;»rir«- f*>rti»»n of Tan Kah Kee and ifl^Mjr'i manufactory m Sumbawa Road M fatted f'> fire yesterday evening short,ift«r yix o'clock. It was the biggest rffcwfc t" »n Singapore for years th«- most s|H*ctacuiar. Flames i ffMl
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    FIRE ON R AND O. LINER.
    49 11 IS.O.SL Cancelled. [tMttr*i Fastern Service.] Shanghai. Aug. 7. Im.-r Kalyan from Hong outskle Woosunp last night. 1 hulti. po«M tv a S.U.S.. which was subtly canit-lh,!. fire-floats and tug-s -ne. >f the rire is not known. The controlled un.l the 11 passengers re-
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    THE F14 DISASTER.
    48 11 I Air Tube Installed. [Rtuter's Service.] Rome, August 7. Marine FH has been located and A.iuila i^ anchored near the Despite unfavourable weather the u'vtHMied m installing a tube o the >uhmarine and to fast■bfc t., the hull, still maintained with Ul« -ulimarine whose aft^rpart
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    GIANT GERMAN SEA PLANES.
    60 11 I*>uth Atlantic Service, [fetter*! Service.] Berlin. August 7, •ful trial flight has been held m harbour of the worlds bigKomar," wn i c h we i^h& 15 18 seconds and mani the air for a quarter of an hour. machines are being constructed rbah work* and
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    LADY PREACHER ARRIVES.
    94 11 Maude Roy den m Singapore. K.ydi'M. the well-known lady pfMMt m Singapore for a She armed from Australia on Mimleroo. accompanied by "llisson, honorary secrei*h Commonwealth League. 5* '-> the XaMera next Sunday ■ly been on a lecture tour "><i New Zealand, making a l *<t to
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    MR. COOLIDGE PROPHECIES.
    102 11 "MR. HOOVER SURE TO BE ELECTED." The President's Support. fßeuter's S«»rvic«.l Superior. Wisconsin. Aug. 7 Temporarily abandoning his traditional avoidance of prophecy. Mr. Coolidge told a friend that he considered it almost certain that Mr. Hoover would be elected President m November and added that be intended
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    229 11 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai, Aug. 6. The first preliminary conference on Saturday decided on the suspension of the functions of Then Chuan. The Executive have appointed a sub-com-mittee, requested Feng Yuh Siang and Yen Shi Shan to participate m the Conference and ate
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    THE I.S.P. CONFERENCE.
    281 11 Lecture on Silt-Pitting. Dr. W. B. Haines. of the Rubber Research Institute, delivered an interesting lecture on silt-pitting at the recent I.S.P. Conference at Port Dickson. The lecture was summed up m the following points: In the first place a low-growing ground cover must be looked upon
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    "CONFETTI."
    174 11 "It all happened m Carnival time:" whether that is advanced as a reason or as an excuse we are undecided after having witnessed the film that is being shown at the Alhambra this week entitled "Confetti." Not that the film, as an entertainment, is a bad one by any
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    47 11 In the middle of June we made a short trip up the Sook Valley. Brother Murut frankly disappointed us. Khaki shorts instead of chawats, buck shot instead of poisoned darts, and an Aberdonian hankering after the "siller" makes real old simple adats almost "de trop."— B.N.B. Herald.
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    CLERC CHAMPION.
    1049 11 HOOI HYE LOSES THE MALAYAN TITLE. Thrilling Lawn Tennis Duel. Khoo Hooi Hye, who has held the Malayan lawn tennis title for the past three years m succession, and before that m 1923, was yesterday dethroned after a vitally interesting game at the S.C.C.— and Paul Clerc, the
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    16 11 The S.S. Police Singapore, will hold their annual athletics sports at the Stadium on August 18.
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    185 11 SLIGHT INCREASE IN RUBBER STOCKS. U.S.A. Tyre Demand. [Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright.] ,v London, Aug. 7. Owing to the August holidays the rubber market has been idle and stagnant. Malayan shares were the least inactive, but it? and Sumatra wer neglected. Messrs. Symington report that there has
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    JAPAN CABLE NEWS.
    180 11 PARTY UNPOPULAR. INanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, August 5. It is now reported that the new political Party under the leadership of Mr. Tokonami b a minority with only 20 or 30 members contrary to the general expectation. It is also stated that the attitude of the population
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    SEREMBAN JOTTINGS.
    278 11 The Hose Cup. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Aug. 4. There was quite a record crowd at the Station Padang, Seremban, yesterday afternoon to witness the final play m the above competition when the Negri Sembilan Club were lucky enough to beat the Serembar. United Chinese Association by
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    139 11 Mr. Stirling Boyd, the Chief Justice of Sarawak, passed through m the Kajang on the 20th. on his way to Sandakan. We understand Mr. Boyd will stay at Government House, and that his visit is connected with the reorganisation of Sarawak legislation. 8.N.8. Herald. .Forty-eight bus drivers and conductor who
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    UNDERTAKERS AT A HEALTH RESORT.
    440 12 "Not Suitable." This British Undertakers Association m conference at Southport recently decided to hold their next conference at Margate land not at Cheltenham, where an objection had been raised by a town councillor against their visit on the ground that the conference was not a
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    29 12 If you wefe to present "Macbeth" without words, if would only bo a melodrama "f of a Scotsman sticking a knife into an old*r Scotsman. Mr. G. K. Chestorton.
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    JONAH.
    535 12 Turtle Rescued from a Shark. There is a new reenrit for the distinguished company of pioneers who, at jht■onal risk m mean or channel. aiv demonstrating new Methods of trnn.-pou-ntknt Turtle.-. Tor far i<k.> !<>ng unrepresented m the annals of adventure, have at ]nsi I'ound a heio. The turtle
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    MY HAT!
    164 12 Whea >ou arrive m our Colony, which is on the Equator, you bu\ aew hat. You must buy it, though you may already own a dozen hat:-. The new hat is called a terai; it is mime of two felt hat- stuck one inside the other and bound
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    A LOT IN A NAME.
    29 12 It an itciioa m h I sion, count! nwntioi juibliration. the n;m I Bpeti incorrectly. "Hoy the jury ran ipell I Thtjoron diooli thcii
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    CHILD'S BODY A MONTH IN MOTHER'S ROOM.
    71 13 I 'lue Court a young woman m Moore was remanded murder of her ir,-month-whom body was discovered I'ii'd by the prisoner. The for over a month. stable stated that when ar<<i said: -The child was thought she was hungry, and •> to buy
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    SUN-RAY TREATMENT
    224 13 For some time past a scheme has been m contemplation to wage practical war against the lack of sunshine which is the characteristic of the English climate. The beneficial results of artificial sunlight are now well known. With a view to educating the public to the value of
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    SIR JOHN THORNYCROFT.
    1035 13 SIR JOHN THORN YCROFT. A PIONEER IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. Sir John Isaac Thornycroft, F.R.S. who died last month at his residence, Steyne, Bembndge, Isle o f Wi g htf at the age of J^ aS a pioneer m "aval architecture, and particularly mi n the construction of small vessels of
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      246 13 iJ^H h /°l ing ?*1 i^micidal fumes given off by the dissolving Pefis. are^^CZ breathed through throat and bronchial* direct to the lungs. For coughs colds. dnUs sore throat, laryngitis, catarrh, bronchitis, asthma and other throat, chest. and lung dangers. Peps are indispensable. all medicine vendors. K/oomiDs-ai/nmraxuitsMSTumijuiMim W^^uWt CHILDREN'S itl^^^i^F
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      545 14 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. i (Incorporated m U.S. A.) "ELLERMM" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1928. b.b. CITY OP KHIOS s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Sept. 22 s.B. CITY
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    130 16 The Ham steamer Tregonell arrived from Durban yesterday with a cargo of coal. The Paul Lecat is due here from Saigon on Thursday the 9th inst. at 7 a.m. and will leave on the same day at 3 p.m. for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles. Berth S.H.B.
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    FEW LINER ORDERS.
    519 16 Needs of Clyde Yards. (jrhlSgOW. With the launch on Monday by Messrs. John Brown and Co., ClyUebank, of the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Richmond, says IBS Times Engineering Suppatmefii of June 23, the Mod for additional contract! of the iiner type for shipyards oi the rivoi
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    383 16 Ptr Pres. Garfield: Mr. Theodore 6. Davis. Mr. Edward Duisenbergi Mrs. Marion Duisenberg. Mr. Hemy James Eddo. Mr. Kenjiro Furusho. Mr. Bartlett, Gayle, Mrs. Bartlett Gayle, Mr. Lester Goodman. Mrs. Esther Goodman. Mr. William Hordeman. Mr. Jiuro Imachi. Miss Louise Kcefe, Lt. Paul B. Nibecker, Rev. Thomas O'Donnell,
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      659 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    THE TESTING TIME.
    139 17 MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON AND THE LEAGUE. Labour-Socialist Convention. [Reuter's Service.] Brussels. Aug. 5. kix hundred delegates, representing 32 countries paraded the streets here on the occasion of the opening of the LabourSocialist International Congress. The Presidential address was delivered by Mr. Arthur Henderson who said the hour
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    WAR ANNIVERSARY.
    160 17 r Great Pilgrimage to France. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 5. Yesterday was the fourteenth anniversary of Great Britain's entry into the Great War. and all through the night special steamers were carrying across the Channel 11.000 men and women who, under the auspices of the British
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    GREEK MINISTERS HELD TO RANSOM.
    92 17 [Reuter's Service.] Athens. Aug. 6. Another act of brigandage is reported from Janinna- where a lawyer named Giras has been kidnapped and a million drachmae are demanded for his release. Meanwhile his capturers of Melas and Miltonas, have given no signs of life and have
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    AMERICAN TRAIN DISASTER:
    97 17 [Reuter's Service.l Cairo, Illinois. Aug. 6. Nine persons were killed and 12 seriously injured when a fast south-bound Illinois Central train, which was apparently derailed by an iron pipe collided sideways with a north bound train. Cairo, Aug. 7. The Illinois double derailment was caused by an
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    TOBACCO MAGNATE'S WILL.
    57 17 Four Million for the Treasury. [British Radio—Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 5. Estate provisionally sworn at £10,000,000 has been left by Sir George Alfred Wills, the tobacco magnate, who died recently. The Exchequer will benefit to the extent of about £4,000,000, for the estate comes under the maximum
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    WARRANT FOR OIL MAGNATE'S ARREST.
    58 17 [Reuter's Service.] Denver, Aug. 5. A Presidential warrant has been issued for the arrest and extradition of the oil magnate Mr. Henry Blackmer. the missing witness m the Teapot Dome case, who is at present living m France. The warrant is issued on a charge
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    CAPT. COURTNEY IN NEW YORK.
    24 17 f ße uter's Service.] New York, Aug. 7. Captain Courtney and his three companions have arrived on the Minnewaska.
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    SEED SELECTION.
    757 18 INTERESTING LECTURE AT I.S.P. CONFERENCE. Dr. Summers* Reveiw. A nost Interesting lecture on Bead Selection m Rubber was (Hen ofl Sunday at the Incorporated Society on Planters' Con lerence at Fort .Pickson by Col. F. Summers, of the Rulber Research institute. The planter, saiil the lecturer, has four
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    THE NUTMEG CURB.
    175 18 I have rutatitd letter from reader m Whitehall dealing with the alleged cure <»f rheumatic complaints hy carrying mitmaji. "When the ftrst paragraph appeared," ho write*, lady friend presented me with nuJi.iejrs, whicll 1 have carried ever »ince, quite prepared to benefit from their tnd the preaenter'i
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    34 18 The real trend of religion among- the younger generation is away from dojrmat i t and institutional Christianity, and toward? an individual and personal faith resting nut on authority hut on experience. Dean Inpe.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    178 18 I'n eram m»> Drill* up In ar.d fee Autj. 12. Monday, Bth. Siglap, S.R.A. <\> and "C" (Scottish) Coy. In Cam:.. Bukit Timah Range. S.V.R.A., Bisley Meeting. Tuesday, 7th. .vir> p.m. Drill Hall, Eurasian Company, Lecture i>y the Adjutant. Brigade Si*: Section, Section Training. p.m. Cadets— St.
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    31 18 I am inclined to say that m the cam of very great matters, love, life and immortality, a plain answer to a plain question is never possible.— Mr. J. A. Spender.
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    ROGER BACON'S CLAIM TO MODERNITY.
    366 19 Knowledge from Experience. At a MißtiVof the Hrirish Acadc-my. Mr. liv.r''. fe MW khe Academy, del Hen'H 11S I tial "faster Mind I.ec-ture" (H«rietU i Herts Trust) on -Roger Bacon." Ku< sa Ml lhal «««»«y speaking Batons originality lay m finding fresh ap P <-it,on>
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    141 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Aug. 7th.. Closing Price*. Hung Fattfl 39 A-< Klang Rivet ".TT 1 3.8£ Kucha! ($> LiT 1.40 Penawats 7c Pontianak^ 13 17 I'uteh 1.47 1 1.."»7'Rahman Hyd. 1.30 1.4(» South Taiptng l.'>'-- 47^ Talam 1.11 1.14 Liv I'ial; (Si t\~i. s 7.; i.. Bangi m
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    CRAWFORDISMS.
    100 19 Judjtn Crawford, while uttiag at Brentwood County Court, made these oliservat ions: It is intolerable that noise should be made m a court. People imagine courts are like picture theatres or football ground*. The number of people who swear definitely Sa to the identity of people and animals is
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    THE RED BAGS.
    119 19 R«'<i }iufcs viviti and distinctive are X hv assd m future for the cement .listributed by the Portland < Vment Selling and Distributisjsj Company. Thus no one will \k> alile to Mistake theii produeta for any otter brand (writes an Evening News correspondent). Each of the ba^x
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