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

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 i'KXTS. SINGAPORE, S-S. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928. NO. 12,487
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    276 1 In an interview last night. Miss Winifred Ponder, the author of the life story of Dame Clara Butt, gave an interesting account of the circumstances in which Dame Nellie Melba gave the famous English Prima Donna the advise to «ng the Australians <l muck^' and denies that
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    PSYCHE.
    2029 1 "Goo' Lor'," said a husky female voiie with immense fervour," "can't yer get away and not bother a body?" She was dressed in what I believe is caKed a "pony-coat," a heavy-looking black garment reaching from head to heels and patterned externally with dense whorls of hair-like substance. Yes,
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      253 1 WING LOONG. t fgf ;K(OGNISED HOUSE for J fDBOfI XN TROPICAL SUITS. HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel! Roomß with Modem Sanitation. DAMES GRILL ROOM DANSANT I JaMMY Unrivalled in the East. EVERY fIDNESDAY TUESDAY FRin Y MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA ™day 1 Ratilti. Shanphai's Most Popular Dancer Mttttra McGjire'g will appear
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      200 1 \l The easy writing > J ROYAL TYPEWRITER— A writing machine j; of surpassing excellence. < i|\ Of\l Q f.j U COLLYER QUAY J I Llll. SINGAPORE. 5 j" Also at J (Incorporated in England). Penangr and Kuala Lumpur 5 [EUROPE® HOTEL J "Renowned by Recommendation." f I I Quail,
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      123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hartley's-the marmalade the bees hke. Page 3. Bovril sustains at "critical moments" Page 13. Jean Val.iean exclusive cigars a l Ruhinson's. Page 9. The Oldsmibile-the car which has rrove I its worth. Page '->. King Carnival is coming to Singapore on August 2i*. Page 2. Miss Cecilia Hasen
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      177 1 THE WEEK. Tm«day. 11th. Hiph Water. 10.34 a.m.. 8.5. 9.20 p.m., !«.4. Australian mail closes 6 p.m. Football: Div. I. Malays vs. S.C.F.A.. Stadium. Cecilia Hansen's Violin recital. Tneptre, 9.15. HYri»»t'i f(hin, loth. Hiph Water, 11.12 a.m.. B>, 10.11 p.m., 9.9. Taipinp Races. Thursday, \&th. High Water, 11.44 a.m.. 8.9.
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    EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD.
    90 2 Eaummki* <K< h, „<| (/(targes. London. July 29. A census of 1,000 retail pmn taken by the Select rommutee on the Budget shows that wealthier < ustiiner- have made a considerably increased .ien.and for Empire uoods. but the Marketing Board's campujri. l.a> run yet suWstantially progressed among
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      413 2 j THE UNHOLY I 0 I i Are Coming 1 WATCH FOR THEM 1 lllllllllllfllllllllimfflllimillflfffllllfllUllltllfllllUillKllUlHillllllllllflUfltllllllHirMMM King Carnival combined with harr\ e. h andy's circis menagerie And wild west THE BIGGEST SHOW TOURING THE EAST Opening Date August 29th. LOCATION ANSON ROAD Watch for further announcements CRIPPLED WITH RHEUMATISM Worn-out, ill,
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      199 2 J Kj| '^aißi^^ jHansenlß |At the Piano J I Booking* Now Open At John Little's. PRICES: $4, $2. and SI. PAVILION From Tuesday. 14th.. to Monday. August 20th. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP. The Latest PATHE GAZETTE monty"b"anks '"PLAY SAFE" AND BEBE DANIELS "CAMPUS FLIRT' hi the First Show ut 7.30
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      267 2 ALHAMBRA P r E (Tan Chenp: Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprie(«r>> Programme Commencing Aug 12th at 9 Dm THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS EDUCATIONAL FILM: AUTOMOTIVE LUBRK \i o\ FOOL LUCK Comedy. DOLORES DEL RIO RA MONA THE PICTURE WITH A SOUL, A TEAR. A SMII 1 ENTERTAINMENT. At the First
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    IN THE CROWD AT LORD'S.
    760 3 UNIVERSITY MATCH TYPES. Parsons' Day. The woman with the ruling class voice who sat uhind me at Lord's, writes H. V. Morton; in the Daily Express on July 10, did not seem to care when Cambridge having won Lhe toss, wisely decided to go ir
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    TRAGEDY AT SAN SEBASTIAN.
    43 3 British Tourist Incinerated. London, July 29. San Seliastian- A motor coach crowded with British tourists going to the monastery of Loyola, overturned and caught fire, and Miss Winifred Holland was incinerated. Six tourists were injured more or less seriously.
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    MATCH SETS FIRE TO FILMS.
    49 3 2 Killed. 21 injured in Prison Camp Cinema Texas, July 30. Two persons were killed and 21 severely injured severely by a fire during a cinema display in the state prison camp due to a match carelessly throv.-n down, setting ftr« to the films.
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    THE PRODIGY.
    61 3 A young man at Clerkenwell County Court who pleaded that he was under age when he signed a document said that he would prove his age by his signature. The Regis^rai: Signature on what? The Man: My birth certificate. The Registrar: You are the first man I have
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    22 3 A Malayan palm civet cat has been added to the. London Zoological Gardens, and it is obviously very eager for a fight!
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      144 3 1 1 TO OPEN /f/^2^ Ti T0 CLOSE R r mo vr capsule JS BSV\ 1 Replace cap raise lever and ir^J \J/ aa pask ipwards V V R^^ if>wer rfowß NEW BOTTLE SEAL NO CORKSCREW) QUICK CLEAN SAFE Nobody can put better Whisky into any bottle than that which
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      307 3 < The bee makes the honey, Hartley's make the jam, The bee, to make it's honey, I Gets Hartley's if it can. I MACHINE CUT I GEAR r HEELS I With New Machinery recently installed, we are now prepared to machine cut the teeth of GEAR WHEELS as follows: SPUR
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY
    1281 4 Light Aeroplane Clobs Spread to Ajnerica. COMING FEATS WITH GLIDERS. by rX. Stanhope Sprigg. < Editor of 4 Airways.") London. July 18. h S«i JittJe hii> been heard about the light'; Aeroplane movement in the United State.that the initiated were the prey to various i kinds
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    NEWSPAPERS \ND AEROPLANES.
    292 4 The Mil that a p» eminent LoMloa MWlpapar has followed the cxani])!e of the Australian Press and has just purchased a D.H. ol of the latest type, specially designed and fitted for news getting:, w jth a dark room and aecommodation for six passengers, wi ites OUT
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    116 4 1. Bowls. The players* bowls are termed "woods" and the- mall white Vail at which they aim is always called "the Jack." j: 'i L'. Three years old. :|:j |x 8. No. Hi? highest was 2730 in IK7I. T. Harvard (Surrey) g made- the highest season's atrprc-
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    EVASION OF NETTING TAX.
    33 4 Huge Amount Involved. London, July 29th. Evidence has been advanced to show that the Bettinp Tax is not paid on over halt the estimated turnover of 1*200.000,000 per annum.
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    30 4 Russia with a population grieater than that of any other European country has a motor vehicular registration of slightly more than 21,000 motor cars —approximately on*- to every tf.ooo inhabitants.
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    This Week's Great Day.
    602 4 JBb^n MMKMaM*B«msi»<l» August 14 Relief of the Pekin Legations. 28 On August 14th.. 1901) the plucky YEARS little garrison within the walls of AGO. the British Legation at Pekin in China was relieved alter sustaining a siege of nearly two months. The great outbreak in China
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    SOME EXPERIENCES IN THE EAST.
    1961 4 Flights Over Borneo. Air survey flying i.c undoubtedly one of the most interesting branches <>f civil aviation, and it possesses the additional attraction of being able t<» achieve Immediate com- 1 mercial Meeeaa, mUm F. P. Raynham (Director of Air Survey O>.. Ltr*.> in "Air."
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    31 ATHLETIC RCORDS APPROVED.
    46 4 |..,i. J.m. hiiv Am»l erdttw I > national Amateui pantri :'.l world'* n tenthf of leconds, Amobc the n "I PaMoek'i 160 jr»« j" in r,ow.- •;<>(> yard* E^ltierV iwetn sees. PeKier'tf i." UI NurmiV 8,000 m trrt iu>ni Bunk <•>- IJ<I TmyU»r*9 100 mi.
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    SCIENTIFIC SOUFFLE.
    875 4 How the Insect Captures its Prey. INSTINCT IN ANIMALS. A ragtwee to the iHrthwmrj gfvee the meaning ot' the word 'instinct' as *a natural impulsi' 1 yet the acquisition of this character is the result of the accumulated intelligence of hundreds of generations of tlie animal's ancestors. Considerable
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    DR. ROBERT LAWS.
    915 5 5.5 YEARS IN CENTRAL AFRICA. Work and Adventure. Soon after the death of Livingstone, when the question aro F o o f establishing some fitting memorial, the Scottish Church decided ►hat nothing could be more appropriate than ♦he foundation of a mission in Central Africa to carry
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    HEENEY'S BROKEN THUMB.
    108 5 Letter To Relatives In New Zealand. l.oiulon. July 2!)th. Wcllin^ton. A letter written by Heeney n the middle of June to relatives in New Zealand says: "I broke my thumb üboul wo vretkfl ajro and have kept it a .secret ran the pa)iers. This if a hard
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    SUICIDE IN NEW FOREST.
    238 6 Officer's Despondency Over War Wounds. London. July 25. •'My Dear Tiny. I am sorry you made me promise to do something impossible. Forgive me." This statement was contained in a letter ■wiitten by the late Major Raymond John Hugo Purcell. formerly of the 60th Rifles, to
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    WOMEN AND POLITICS.
    255 6 Mr-. Runciman, M.P.. and a Factor for Peace Di>tingui>hed women t'rum many ElUO< pean countries were present at a luncheon at the Liberal Women's Club. Ebury-street. in connection with the International Liberal Conference. Mrs. Runciman. M.P.. who presided, said. "Most of you who have distinguished youiseives seem
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    AUSTRIA TAKES TO POLO.
    223 6 Few of the thousands of people who have visited the Vienna polo ground this summer realise the work which has been necessary to l-estore this ancient gam* to its old position of eminence. Though Vienna was one of the last great capitals to take up polo
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    THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
    128 6 The cause of all the ills to which our flesh is heir has. it seems, been discovered at last. You have had all kinds of scientific inoculations? Waste of time. You have had your appendix removed and all your teeth pulled out? Put them back.
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    POPE'S BAN ON A POET.
    67 6 Rome, July S. A decree condemning all the literary work of D'Annunzio poems, novels, and drmmSf i« contained in the official Vatican gazette published to-day. They have been placed on the index of books which the Vatican forbids Roman Catholics to read. The present decree
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      235 6 kl Instant 3| H \A BEVERAGE jSSS! 4B| y-*- r ■ma. i g^.^g^^p^- IPs I' WJe Perfect Mealtime Drink love it and thrive on it, too I f* IVE the children the VJT same drink you take at meals Instant Postum. It is perfectly delicious unique free from the tannin
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      165 6 (JV rf^^^yis II excessive exertion. if m __^£r"^) 111 if i I When buying Eau de Cologne insist (Ml*. V^J* I ti always on "471 1" with the blue and gold ]l I s If'] 1 I label. It has a reputation of nearly 130 MM* ""^TJinfffek 1 '1 years
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    HUMBER COLLISION.
    98 7 CAPTAIN'S SKILL AVERTS DISASTER. Dining Passengers' Shock. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 13. The skill of the Otranto's captain, Captain H. G. Staunton. undoubtedly prevented heavy loss of life as a result of the collision with the Kitano Maru on Saturday. The two vessels were approaching stem to stem.
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    BRITAIN AND DISARMAMENT.
    310 7 First Lord's Speech. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 12. Mr. Biidgeman said Britain had done more in the direction of disarmament than any other Power, and she was prepared to do still more. The proposal for a multilateral pact was. in fact, only another way of
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    SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S HEALTH.
    136 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 12. Sir Austen Chamberlain is making satisfactory progiesj- towards recovery after his= illness, but under doctors' orders he has decided, when convalescent, to take a sea voyage. Arrangements are accordingly in hand for Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain to leave
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    ANGLO-FRENCH RHINELAND MANOEUVRES.
    61 7 ANGLO-FRENCH RHINELAND MANOEUVRES. German Objections. Renter's Service.] Berlin. Aug. 13. A "slap in the face of Locarno" is the description of the Frankurter Zeitung report that Hussars will participate in the French Rhineland manoeuvres. The Preussische Kreuz Zeitung says the incident "appears to justify those who see in the Anglo-French
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    PRINCE'S AFRICAN TOUR.
    64 7 [British Radio Official Service.} Rugby, Aug. 12. The Prince of Wales will leave London with his brother, the Duke of Gloucester on September 6 on his East African tour. They will travel overland to Marseilles where they will join the Kaisar-i-Hind for Egypt. They will there transfer
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    KIDNAPPED MINISTER RELEASED.
    40 7 [Reuter's Service.] Athens, Aug. 12. M Melas, the Greek Minister who was kidnapped, has been released and arrived at Jannina. The military authorities are endeavouring to capture the bandits, who fled to the mountains with the ransom.
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    DUTCH AVIATION FATALITY.
    25 7 [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam, Aug. 12. Four people were killed at an aviation display near Maastricht, when a machine landed among the spectators.
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    THE THREAT TO IRAQ.
    161 7 CONVOYS ATTACKED BY BANDITS. British Driver's Presence of Mind. [Heuter's Service.] Baghdad. An*. 12. The attack on the desert convoy (reported on Saturday occurred ten miles on the Iraq side of the Syrian frontier. Bandits first stopped a local convoy, killing one and wounding two Mahomedans.
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    CROATIA IN MOURNING.
    125 7 Funeral of M. Raditch. [Reuter's Service.] Belgrade, Aug. 12. Over 200,000 people gathered at Zagreb on the occasion of the funeral of M. Stephan Raditch, lasting from ten in the morning, when the body was removed from the political headquarters of the Peasants' Party, till 5.15 in
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    RAILWAY WAGES REDUCTION.
    40 7 Accepted by All Unions. f ße uter's Service.] London. Aug. 12. Tin Railway Clerks Association by an 'Vei whelming majority, has agreed to the wages reduction. The reduction has now been accepted by all the unions concerned.
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    AIR MANOEUVRES OVER LONDON.
    70 7 [British Radio Official Service Rugby, Aug. 12. Three hundred air craftsmen and reserve** and ground units of the Regular and Territorial Army will participate in air exercises over London and the home countie:this week. The ext-rcises are to be conducted to test efficiency and provide practice
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    PRINCE GEORGE LEAVES FOR WEST INDIES.
    53 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 12. Thi- King's yt ungest son. Prince George, sailed from Southampton yesterday for Quebec on the Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Australia to take up his appointment a.* interpreter in French to the American and West Indies Station, attached
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    RUBBER TYRES FOR ALL VEHICLES.
    38 7 Financial Times Suggestion. [Reuter's Service.] London. Aug. 13. Legislation to compel all road vehicles to use rubber tyres is suggested by the Financial Times for the purpose of stimulating the consumption of rubber.
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    BOY RECEIVES £190 FOR NINE STAMPS.
    184 7 Discovery In Old Bible. London. July 8. A schoolboy at Newton Abbot, Devon, has received £190 from the sale by auction of a black of nine unused Indian one anna stamps, the possession of which he owed to his own keenness as a collector
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      485 7 NOTICES. EURASIAN COMPANY. VICKERS GIN SECTION. Those who wish td join the above are requested to send their names to the Adjutant, S.V.C., Drill Hall. Only Eurasians with previous military or volunteer experience need apply. NOTICE. CARGO STEAMER, 282 deadweight, draft 74 feet; MOTOR SCHOONER, 150 deadweight, same draught; THREE
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      685 7 WHY MAGNESIA STOPS INDIGESTION. The Be-t Form to Use. While most everyone knows that mafrnt'sia is poo<} for indigestion, comparatively few realise that its value is due to the fact that it neutralises excess acid, which causes ninetenths of all digestive troubles. To pet best, quickest, and surest results, the
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      551 7 AUCTION SALES. I SHERIFF'S SALE. I IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE* Writ of Seizure and sale dated 23rd May 1928. In the cause of Tan Lip Buay Plaintiff versus Teo Guan Kee Kongsi Defendants AUCTION SALE of All the "furniture comprising: Marble top table,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    29 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. DE SILVA. On Aujju.«t 11th lyjv at 141. Gaylanjj Seray. to Mr. and Mr-. V. L. S. Dc S'.lva, a daughter. i Ceylor. paper> please copy.'
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928. OUR AIR POLICY.
    910 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928. OUR AIR POLICY. Mr. Ormsby Gore, in his various utterances relating to his recent visit to this part of the world, has been at considerable pains to pay tribute to Java at the expense of Malaya, principally in regard to scientific research in
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    120 8 The instructors for the Singapore Flying Club sailed for the East on August 10th. H.H. the Sultan of Johore has appointed Ungku Ali bin Abdullah. D.K.. to be President of the Religious Department. It is notified in the Johore Government Gazette that Dato Haji Mohamad Nasir bin Haji Salim, D.P.M.J.
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    "SING 'EM MUCK."
    828 8 STORY OF SPECIAL TRAIN INCIDENT. Melba's Denial Contradicted. A special train in which the two famous singrera wer r«'utfufc*f i'r >in a comja.u d performance at Windsor in 1907 was where Dame Nellie Melba, the famous Australian prima donna, gave to Dame Clara Butt, the equally famous
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      JOHORE MARKSMEN AT BISLEY AT
      239 8 To the Editor. Sir.— A greot deal ha- local Pn-ss recently T. e m -ompetin* at H,,|. Cup. I th.nk Johore Military For-,. V, r of the case should be know. wrote to the BwnUrj R v >>Hr I whether officers „f tl,. r Mii
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    37 8 LATEST Rl KKEK AM) TIN PRICES. (From Our Own ConespoadMl > London. Aug. IS, LSS pm Messrs. Symington and S notify to-day's rubber price m 9'_.d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and notify to-day's Tin price?
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    JOHORE WATER SCHEME.
    70 8 Increase on Original K>timate. At a recent MflCthn of MimJ pi mittee No. it MM decided to WtOMfl adoption <>t" NViatd estimatei the Pontian Ketchil Water Bchn ing to $5,5(»0.U00 rabmitttd l-y the Cm sultants. Me-^rs. Sir A'.» -\.r Hinnw Deacon. Approval! payment i>\ the umniu to
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    213 8 His Excellency the Governor, U corrence of His Highness the SoIUm been pleased to approve ;h. Lieutenant R. V. Bayii-. M Mm Volunteer Knginnw, to tfcf W Volunteer EngilWM llWtVt »l CM The Pavilion's new profißMm night at .>.l">. with Mont;. Bftl Safe*" and Beh.- Duklf ir "CMBpu Khr" and
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      83 8 To-day's Feature. OUR WEEKLY FLYISG t ARTICLEto her undertaking the Wtito* ♦rraphy. Dame Hara writer of the article, pad V' sequently staved w.th the Un in Sydney. Shortly Wow ißf departure from Austral.i fti of last year she told Uiu Ponder was trying to find tht right? r the book
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    INDIAN FLOOD DISASTER.
    132 9 WHOLE OF INDUS VALLEY f THREATENED. Villages Evacuated. (Reuter's Service.] Lahore. Aug. IS. nt anxiously awaited in Kashmir, the bursting of the glacier holding waters of a huge lake 140 miles I h. threatening the whole of the ilW'.v occurred last night. ik<' is nine miles long
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    BOARD OF TRADE RETIRNS FOR JULY.
    34 9 I fKeuter's Service.] London. Aug. 13. toard of Trade returns for July are its:— lmports, £95,500,000; ex- oim.tMH*. showing a decrease of .iri.l an increase of i'1..~>00,000 res-
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    ATTACK ON JAPAN'S CHINA POLICY.
    64 9 ATTACK ON JAPAN'S CHINA POLICY. i Ministerialist Party's Popularity anishing. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. 12. rernnwnt*! China policy is now i aeked by various quarters espethe Minseito Party which is now 1 campaign t" impeach the Govern- < the Party accuse of provo- i Southerners to anger thus prr>t
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    MISS HANSEN ARRIVES.
    260 9 lmore»ed by Beaut v of Singapore Harbour. Har.sen the celebrated lauy (Tiring a recital at the nigat Mfc] on Saturday ftaporc by t w Fushimi Maru Miking .v.' i more changing I ied i<- MppOM from her Han>en's first visit to the li. any in pt.riar utters
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    THE BUKIT TIMAH TIGER SHOT.
    116 9 T HE BUKIT TIMAH TIGER SHOT. *<i tiger, eight feet long ng about IK3 katis was shot by Chimit sportsmen in the jungle Ml Road on Sunday. Since the the tracks of a tiger had been the Bukit Timah Golf Course some f tut reserves on the island explored by
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    52 9 I Mirror is mail week had a good B hop Dr. Ferguson-Davie in with Lord Jellicoe. at Bisley. illustrated are Sir JJ Hmh. K.C.M.G.. as a great tin th«' K vening Standard, and Sir Neill Malcolm, K.C.B. JM of the Benzol and Coal Distil;t new issue which was put on
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    TEACHERS' CONFERENCE.
    364 9 MALAYAN MEETING AT SEREMBAN. Opening Addresses. [From Our Own Correspondent.] T Swmban, Au*. li. I he third annual Conference of Malayan Teachers commenced this morning at King George V School, Seremban, with Mr Navarednam presiding. Teachers from different parts of Malaya were present numbering about 150. Among the
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    THE NEGRI SEMBILAN ASSIZES.
    189 9 Causing Grievous Hurt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) S*remban. Aug. 13. The Negri Symbilan Assizes commenced this morning at Seremban with Mr. Justice Burton presiding. The Calendar consists of two voluntarily causing grievous hurt charges, two murders, one of possession of a deadly weapon in committing 1
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    MR. JUSTICE DENSMORE INDISPOSED.
    51 9 [From Our Own Correspondent] Penang, Aug. 13. Owing to the illness of Mr. Justice Densmore, the Court of Appeal did not sit to-day. The Acting Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Sproule, proceeds to Alor Star on Wednesday evening to sit at the Kedah Court of Appeal on
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    A DISAPPEARING BEGGER.
    46 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 13. A Chinese was begging money in Butterworth for the funeral of a poor woman, and was given various sums. A grave was dug in the cemetry but nothing more has been seen of the Chinese since
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    THE RECENT IPOH FRACAS.
    159 9 Victim's Significant Attitude. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Aug. 13. Two Chinese who headed the procession insisting on closing the coffee shop in Ipoh on the day of mourning, were to-day convicted and given one year's rigorous imprisonment. Witnesses averred that the accused led a crowd
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    THE BANGKOK OUTRAGE.
    134 9 POLICE ARREST EIGHT CHINESE SUSPECTS. A Startling Confession. {From Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok, Aug. 13. Eight Chinese alleged to be associated with the Chinese who made a murderous assault on the son of the well-known Bangkok chemist recently, have been arrested by the Special Branch Police. The
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    DINNER TO DR. LIM BOON KENG.
    222 9 Advice to His Countrymen. On Saturday night the Pin Pin Club was beautifully decorated with flowers when a dinner was given in honour of Dr. Lim Boon Keng by Mr. Yeo Kee San. Among the principal guests invited were the Major China of Selat
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    AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS IN MALAYA.
    259 9 The Malayan Agricultural Journal publishes, an article by Mr. J. V. Cowgill. MX .i>., latuy acung Oniunsstrner of L; ..ds. on the system of land tenure in the F.M.S. This has been written specially for I publication on agriculture and deals almost exclusively with agricultural land.
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    CHINESE PRESENTATION TO JOHORE ARAB.
    179 9 The handling of a Chinese Tablet to Syed Hassan bin Ahmad Al-Attas, D.K.. by the Wah Kiew Kong Soh (Chinese Chamber of Commerce) for the Chinese Community, Johore Bahru, took place at his residence last Sunday, when and where the guests, including the leading Chinese
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    117 9 At the 1 lth Annual General Meeting o{ the Eng Wah Kok Association held on the 10th inst. at No. 8, St. Gregory Place, the following were elected Office-bearers for the ensuing year: Patrons Messrs. Ang Chee Seng. Wee Ban Cheng, Lim Thiam Siew; President, Chia Poh Heng; Ist. VicePresident,
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    JOHORE ASSIZES.
    366 9 THREE YEARS' R. I. FOR A ROBBER. $6,900 Cheating Charge. The Johore Bahru Assizes opened on Saturday before Mr. Justice McCabe Keay. Mr. R. Hoor, M.C.S., Deputy Public Prosecutor, appeared for the Crown in all cases. A charge jof having robbed another Chinese on the road near Porttian
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    MALAYAN VOLUNTEERS' EFFICIENCY.
    431 9 G.O.C's Speech to M.V.I. H. E. the G.O.C. Malaya (Sir C. C. Van Straubenzeet. accompanied by the Comniandant, F.M.S.V.F.. inspected the Perak .Y.V.1., under the command of Major Cecil Rae. in camp at Port Dickson on Wednesday. After expressing himself well pleased with the ranks of the
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    PENANG-SINGAPORE BY ROAD.
    106 9 Non-stop Run From North to South Mr. A. H. Lancaster, managing editor of the Pinang Gazette, accompanied by MrsLancaster and Mr. E. Maurice Glover, have arrived at Singapore after concluding a successful non-stop run from Penang to Singapore in an Oldsmobile car. The party left Penang at
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    35 9 One morning last week at about 7 o'clock, a Tamil of the labourer class was found dead beside the Railway line near Batu Gajah. The deceased had, apparently, been knocked down by a passing train.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    68 12 The P. and O. Kidderpore has left Hon* Kong and is expected to arrive at this port at 5 a.m. on Saturday. She will proceed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board's Wharves on arrival. The M.M. mail steamer Chantiliy is due here from Madras at 7 a.m. to-morrow ami
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    NEW YORK FREIGHT TARIFF No. 8.
    50 12 NEW YORK FREIGHT TARIFF No. 8. (a) The arbitrary on rubber from Malacca is reduced to Gs2^ per scale ton. 1 (b) Concentrated Latex and Re vertex in drums, tins or oases:— Rate of freight has been reduced to Gsl4 per 50 c. ft. The abovo alterations are effective immediately.
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    YESTERDAY'S CARGOES.
    40 12 Soya bean.s by the Xeleus from Datny. bound for Port Said for orders. 85 bullocks and 2,002 sheep by the Gasooyne from Australia. Rice and general cargo from Bangkok by the Halldor. 1.194 pips from Berouw tho Keyniersz.
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    273 12 Per Op T*n Noort: Mr. and Mrs. Carman and daughter, Mr. J. P. Murphy, Mr. Hib•;eler, Mr. Ti\kua Fujimoto, Mr. U. Myajrawa, Mr. S. Tanaka, Mr. Z. Mortmoto, Mr. S. K. Wiehmder Hate, Miss E. M. Murphy Mr. N. Szemeseij. Mr. Ch. Bheromal, Mr. A. J. Delpierse, Mr.
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    CAR SPEED RECORD ON DESERT.
    221 12 Captain Malcolm Campbell on His Next Attempt. 1 shall have to take mechanii T ii iuu officials, all the necessary and n»i the least important a small arsenal, to my camp," said Captain Malcolm Campull. to an Kvening Standard representative to-day, describing the arrangements for
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    ACROSS THE ATLANTIC IN A CANVAS BOAT.
    103 12 (ierman Officer's Adventure. London, Aug. 1. J St. Thomas (West Indies). A tiny ?m'ck on the ocean approaching the shore to-day gradually resolved itself into a eanvas collapsible boat, 21 feet long and 3 feet in beam, in which a German Mercantile Marine
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      310 12 TIIK SINGAPORE FRKK I'KtSS. The Premier Mi mil a Ihre "news" paper— 3o- 10 daily. Also tht best ing. Delivered with the morning. Latest T< h and latest ABBoaßcemeni exclusive special i< itui Heck" Serial St-.r. Lad TelephoiK So Cable AddreN \<J-. M I' (>. Dn :u«j. Communication- n Editorial
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      691 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. vuala Pahanjf, Pekan. Sungei I .em bin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. iota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6* a.m elan tan every Monday,
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      100 12 Halldor, Norw. 840, from Bangkok IS, for Bangkok ur.c. Thedens, Dut. 1181, frcm Pa'umbang 13, i'oi- Palembang 1">. Bioerg, Out. 112S, from Batavia 13, for Riotrw 16. Van Hofeadorp, I>ut. Sol 1 from P. Baroe 13, ior Ifongkalis, 15. Reynievsz, Dut. 'JO2, from Berouw 13, for Cheribon IT. I'atras, Dut.
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    AMERICA'S NEXT WAR.
    587 13 NOT TOO PROUD TO FICHT GREAT BRITAIN. A Striking: Statement. London, July 12. "Peace c*l not bc maintairud by ivpeatingr the lie that war betwivn (Jreat Britain and the United States is impossib I.'.1 War is possible. War is probable unless f>e two Empires seek through niulual
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    FALSE STORIES OF "DOPE" SMUGGLING.
    198 13 Young Woman Placed On Probation. London. July 29th. Sen-ati >nal stories of "dope" smuggling on the Thanet c( ast were mentioned by the CMef Constable ot" Uamsgate. when Catherine Ebtwtt, aged 22, was four.d guilt>, at Sandwich, of false pretences. The Chief Constable said that
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    "POISON TAKEN UNDER DEPRESSION."
    119 13 "POISON TAKEN U NDER DEPRESSION." Inquest On ll ford Doctor. London. July 26th. Doctor Noel Maudsley of Ilford, wh.se action in issuing a certificate of unfitno^.s for work to a patient whom he had not seen was the subject of comment in the Strutford Police Court yesterday, was found dead
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    MIDSHIPMAN WHO REBUKED THE KING.
    69 13 Death of Captain (•oodwyn Archer, R.N. London. July 2(»th. Wellington. The death has occurred a.t the age of 79, of Captain Goodwyn Archer. R.N., who when senior midshipman to Kin}? George (then Prince George) on board H.M.S. Britannia once called His Royal Highness sharply to
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    "LINE" EYEBROW DANGERS.
    137 13 Womfn 111 After Treatment. Uerlin. The evil result.*- of following the prevail lag fashion of reducing the eyebrows to a thin lino of black of ptocktag or shaving them are dealt with by a famous German oculist in a medical review. The oculist states that numbers of
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    UNOWNED IN RIVER CHERWELL.
    80 13 Young Hindu's IMuck. l.on-Jon. August 2. Despite the plucky efForts of a young Hindu named Masani. who dived in four times in the attempt to rescue him, Mr. S. Sherman, organiser of the League of Nations Summer School, Oxford, was drowned when his punt came into
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    48 13 The engagement is announced of Theo philuj* Rhys Jones, of Miri, Sarawak, tldtt son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Rhys Jones, of Brecon ottage. Pinner. to Margaret Patricia Newali Moleworth, younger daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. LsWMM MolesWorth, of Reydon, BovtkwoM. The marriage will WN place, in September.
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    TENNIS FEVER.
    560 14 What James Douglas Thinks. As a professional ironist I am more deeply amused by the ground teeth of Wimbledon than by the ground shots. Woman (including man) is a serious animal, and her power of being serious over bouncing balls delights my philosophic eye. I sit back and
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    CONSTANTINES THRILL FOR THE KING AND QUEEN.
    228 14 Twenty Minutes of Hurricane Cricket. London. .July 1 1. The Kinp and Queen were provided with a cricket thrill by L. X. Constantinc, the preat all-rounder sf the West Indies team, when they paid a short visit to Trent Bridpe cricket ground yesterday
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    VIENNESE SHERLOCK HOLMES.
    101 14 Edmonton Murder Mystery Solved. I ondon, JuK 26. Edmonton (Alberta). Sherlock Holmesish acumen has been displayed by Dr. Lanpsen. a Viennese criminologist. While visiting 1 Alberta, his aid was solicited by the police in solving the murder of a woman and three men. Dr. Langsen visited the
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    49 14 On July IB Mr. Ormsby-Gore addressed the Imperial Affairs Committee of the House of Commons on his trip to Malaya. This was a private gathering which makes it all the more interesting to surmise what Mr. Ormsby-Gore did say on this ra fner controversial topic Free Press London Correspondent.
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    A WOMEN'S LITTLE ENTENTE.
    106 14 The Little Entente conference in Bucharest last month was distinguished from other conferences by the unofficial formation of a "petite entente feminine." On this occasion only the Foreign Ministers have been accompanied by their respective wives, who have found plenty to entertain them in the shops
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      240 14 achievements ot Lving commanders, Napoleon stands out, the supreme general. In victory or defeat his personality dominated the world —his leadership never failed «b» rtOGHDIiy Is^^! it ivvriL/iLiUi i'^'N^ CK,ARt TT6 i I D sP TT T sP At X wft< %B#^%aT%.a& 1 I E» [Wk tito flffi. v w>
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    THE NEW INDIAN LOANS.
    366 15 Attractive Terms Offered. Sitrla, July ittth. ii. controversy in financial circles reing the ternu and desirability of the Raj rupee Loan* has been ended by the ann. Ktment of the turns of the 'loans for 1 528. The amount required li R<. :id eroret (i.onunal), corresponding
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    776 15 Avtr Wen, <*■*"■ Batang Padan-,- '4, I 0 0 Katu Caves .S ,SL Hitams *|J5J Hong Fatts 40 JJ 2 Johaa Tin .^i 97, Kjnta Tin Ihed. I.3K 1.45 kluiig River 377% 3 lKlu^ ($1 1.35 1.40 ur*uia H 2()() Malayan Cons. 7.3 Marnbau> x j 9|)
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 15 Aoftut 13. Bank 4 m.j. t\S\ Bank demand > 3 n_ifj Pr.vatt- credits 'I m.s. 2 1 New York, demand 55 15-16 redit- M day- 57-. France, demand \j^ India. T. T. lu% Hong Kontf, demand 9% p.c. l>:-. Yokohama, demand i_\-fi Java, demand 139^ Bangkok, demand n Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    184 15 AagMt is. Tin 175 Tom $107.75 Clambier g L Pepper Whitt g] Pepper Black 51 Fiak" Tapioca 7a Pear) Sago Small 7^ I r: 10.06 Copra Sandri I 10,40 Rice Liang H n Chan Red Eagle (New) Rice, Sinm oM Xo. 1. gjd Rice, Raagoon Bintar. »C€ Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    53 15 Aimu>t 13th., 12 (iVIikI noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot S2 $2^ Standard R.S.S. on Tender Any. K 82*4 Sept. ::j\ Oet-Dee. tl% U laa-Mar. 81^ 81*, Maritet: Steady qu:.*. Latest Cibie: London Spot Shet-t (1 -<i per ll> New V.>:k Spot Sheet <;.et>
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    69 15 Yesterday's Alterations. East 1 n Siam <1 1 14> :«<i i:.s Mara: Tin (SI 1.40 L.70 Nawng Pet ($1 > i»o Rantau Pref. ($1) L45 1.50 Rawang <1 1 84a Sd 36a Sd To Harbour S) 10J90 11.40 Kedah ($1) 2.95 3.50 c.d. Kempaa ($1) 1.90 2.2«")
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    RUBBBB INDUSTRY IN LIBERIA.
    96 15 Good Progress Being Made. London. July 2ti. It is learned from an Authoritative source that U*. P. A. Ross. G- term] Manager at the Firestone haa dene xcctl< ni work planting up 15,000 acres at the end <•". iD^T. By the end of this year another
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    192 15 MILLIONS OF NEW CAPITAL. Raised by English Public in Six Months. Public coiupank's representing a total i i»tal of nearly £70,000,000 re registered .iuriim the first six months of the .rear. These figures are taken tn the oflcial records of Somerset House »nd Issued bj Jordan and
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    RENONG'S ADDITIONAL AREA.
    99 15 The Renong Tin Dredging Company hai entered into a contract for t ho purchase from Malayan Tinfields, Ltd., of spproximat ■!> 1 < i acres of tin-bearing land suitable f<»r div<l»inK in the Gombak Valley near Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States, for 141,--i -ash and 15,000 fully-paid
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    AMERICA'S FOREIGN TRADE.
    105 15 Th office 61 the American T». Commissioner, 7A. Ocean Building, has received by cable from Washington, the following itatistics relating to the Foreign Trade of the United States during tho ram th June, 1928. T-ua! Import* into the U.S. $315,318,000. (<;«>l.:t. Total exports from the U.S. |388,
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    £2,490,000 AIR SUBSIDIES.
    90 15 Subsidies amounting to £2,490,000 in ten years will be paid by the Government to Imperial Airways under the new agreement covering doth the present cross-Channel service and the new weekly airplane -ivice between England and India, which il expected t<> begin next April. when the agreement cornea
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    229 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Au«. \M\\. llunhvr. London '."-d. unchanged Local 31^4 cents. Tin. London E213, lo s up. Local $107*4 for IT") tons. Mining.— Steady. Kttchai LS4 1.38, Petaljag 4.2.") 4.:;o. Bong Fatta M 42, Rahman Hydraulic 1.35 i.40, Klang River 3.76 1.00. Malaya Conaola <1 .7. South
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      313 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 UMMd and fuily paid up $20,000,000 Mtervc Fund— Sterling i'6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. 8. Brown, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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      40 15 KOYAL 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 1 CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    YACHTING.
    764 16 CARDOSA CHALLENGE TROPHY. Sunday's Races. Five of the A Class Boats were started over thv new MM by Mr. Alien at 10 a.m. in a good breeze on Sunday, the Polly being the only absentee. The reach to the Man-o-War Buoy was soon left astern, the next mark being
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    BADMINTON.
    252 16 The following i« the result of the open singles championship of Singapore played off on Saturday and Sunday at the ground of tht- Chim-M. Thin Woo Athletic Association. Ani: Eng( Kim beat Yeo Hock Keng, 18 5, 15 8. See Gim Hock beat Yap Tian Beng II 7 1")
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    23 16 Jockey Huxley, who met with an accident at Kuala Lumpur during the last rac* meeting held then, has left for Australia to recuperate.
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    GOLF.
    168 16 THE SINGAPORE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. Hardie's Record Win. The final round of the Singapore Golf Club championship (36 Holes) was played over last week-end and resulted in a win for L. D. Hardie, who defeated W. L. Stpvens by 14 and 13. Full results in the competition were: Ist Wound.
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    SINGAPORE ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP.
    125 16 The third round of the Singapore champ''unship is to be played on Saturday, the uraw being as follows: Meldrum vs. A. L. B. Lim (Match AA) at ;>.:}o p.m. Murphy vs. Jackson (Match BB at 3.35 p.m. Hickey vs. Upton (Match CC) at 3.40 p.m. Canon vs.
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    RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
    48 16 Dr. Ibrahim Wfaw Championship. The final for the Cluh Championshir (Manasseh Cup) was played off on August 12th. over 3t? holes and resulted in a win for Di S. I. M. Ibrahim over (i. C« De Silva by 11 up and 10 to play.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    87 16 The Ladies' August bogey competition was played yesterday and resulted in a tie between Mr«. R. N*. Hamilton and Mrs. R. D. Finlay \ho both returned a score of all square. Twenty-five cards were taken out and the following were returned. Mrs. R. N. Hamilton All square.
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    157 16 On this paee every Tuesdav mornine Si 8 will he found a series of questions which 5 wiFl be of interest to sportsmen, recall- :j:j 8 ine as thev do remarkable achievements S of the past in various branches of sport. S The answers to these questions
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    132 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 19th' August, 1928. Tuesday, 14th- 5.1") p.m. Siglap Raffle? Inst: Cadets Assemble for Camp. Drill Hall Infantry Brigade Signal Section. Section Training. Wednesday loth. 5.15 p.m. nrill Hall Motor Cycle Platoon Adjutant Parade. Siglap R. Inst: Cadets In Camp. Thursday
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
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