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

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    13 1 Singapore Free Press K» CENTS. SINGAPORE, SA FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928. NO. 12,490
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    331 1 The London air manoeuvres have demonstrated that the only way to prevent the destruction of the Metropolis by enemy air attack is by destroying the attackers before they cross the coast Page 9. Provoked by the discovery that they had been paid m counterfeit money for their
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    IS IT WORTH IT?
    1126 1 Many writers have, with heavy pathos and considerable feeling let out their pent up sentiments on the theme of the "Tragedy of the Far East" which caption has heen used to denote the sadly told tale of the hardships, misery, and unhappiness set out as being:
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      281 1 J SWALLOW ARIELL'S (WORLD RENOWNED) BISCUITS AND CAKES (Raffles Hotel) Rooms with Modem Sanitation. TEA DINER I DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSANT J !W)M>AY Unrivalled In the East. EVHRY WEDNESDAY TUESDAY l^ v «LLL MIRA SMIRNOVA ISSSS 1 -Slit" McGnire's g Raffles Shanghai's Most Popular Dancer will appear during Uttle F
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      163 1 B J Ip^^J Ift y^" ■^^'■K^y^^^^P^^^Wl ?»*^iiK ■-■-'ii- J* i ill ii M y^H J «y*^ n. ,^4 a -v v^^ V| v^+4 ■"T**"^ ;OTRiff|i|*lißMWiliiilii^^ |edrope@ hotel 1 "Renowned by Recommendation." Quail, Pheasants, Plovers,! I MORNING MUSIC 1 English Lemon Soles g On the Verandah g 2 fresh from Home.
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      132 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. A Caldbeck Query. Page S. CEef soups for dinner. Pages 3. Lactogen is a natural milk food. Patro ">. Shipping Announcements. Pages 10. 1] and 12. The Oakland for speed, stamina and comfort. Pape 6. Sale of freehold land by Ching Keng Lee and Co. Page 13. Notices
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      15 1 .V.V.V^W.W.WbV.V.V.V«V«V j swallow ARnars j j: m 5 lr bags j: PATENT ROLLER FLOUR j
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      125 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 17/ A. High Water. 0.14 a.m., 9.0, 11.39 p.m.. 10.3. Malacca: H. W. 8.30 a.m.. 6.9. 9 p.m.. (?.7. Dutch homeward mail Slamat I closes; 10 a.m. Australasian mail (Op ten Noort) closes; 2 p.m. Cricket Tournament B.R. A; I. vs. Services, S.C.C. Football: Div. I. S.C.C.
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    362 2 Phe followtef booki will »h- reads Imut ov. Saturday n».'\t at a.m. 1». Pfcnge, Maurice. The Eitfftisli Schooldays of a Fu-Pch Roy. Lt-tters froiv \i;ui,u.- <1<- Pan**, with v nvt'fait by And:* M.iurri?. Kivino. St. John. Pamt'll. Forster, John. Tfct T.itV of Charts* nichens. cd. J. IV. T.
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    WIVES SOLD BY AUCTION.
    403 2 A Divorce decree granted to v man m Leatherhead baa Jual been rescinded bo Mr. .Ju-tice Hill, on the intervention of •K. X Pro r. 'ii the ground tha' the man had sigTK I an aim ement "flUCl)' yi\\;ie" H< wife and three children to another
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      394 2 .^^^bsssssssssssssssssssm^ f BBbW V Lbbl_ ssT LIVERPOOL VIRUS. For the Destruction of Rats, Mice and Field Mice. Harmless to Domestic Animals. Household Size. $1.25 Estate and Factory Size. $3.25 MEDICAL HALL LTD.. Opposite New Post Office. THE UNHOLY 0 I Are Coming I WATCH FOR THEM SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
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      261 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Aiigust 18 tK at 9.15 p.m. Cecilia Hansen The World's Foremost Woman Violinist At the Piano: BORIS ZAHFOROFF Prices $4, $2 and $1. THE QUAINTS August 22nd and 2:ird. August 24th. THE SILENT HOUSE THE BLUE TRAIN August 2.lth. August 27th. NO NO NANETTE SPORT OF KINGS Aujrust
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      252 2 ALHAMBRA PH C E (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietors To-Night Positively the Last Night. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS EDUCATIONAL FILM: AUTOMOTIVE U XXX ATlo\ FOOL LUCK Comedy. DOLORES DEL RIO RA MONA THE PICTURE WITH A SOUL, A TEAR. A SMILE THEILMw C ENTERTAINMENT. At the First Show
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    MALAYAN TEACHERS.
    2983 3 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRKS3 AT SEREMBAN. The Annual Conference. I "be m Mowing i* the presidential address pt Me. I. B, Navarednam at the Malayan Teacher*' Association Conference, which opened at Seremban on Monday: i should like to review the activities of the Association during tho past year. It is
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      110 3 A ll U U A PURE SILK HOSE FOR I if c i r n\/ I)AILY WEAR IN A I H II S I r X V VARIETY OF STYLES 1 U V VJ I Li 1A 1 ANI) COLOIRS Stm-ked by Leading Stores. M nr^^^ n^ nnnnV C I
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      235 3 Estate 8 Trust Agencies f (1927) Limited (Registered UDder the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. w »t"h Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government.) I ia prepared to act as j I Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers, Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of i Rents, Investigators and Managers of
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  • MOODS MODES OR EVE.
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      JOHN GOES EAST.
      1449 4 My dear Sally, Mummy and me are writing you a letter. We have been on the boat a very, very, long time, ever since you didn't see me. We have a tiny sweet little cabin where Mummy sleeps up near the roof, and me near the floor
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      TEA TOPICS.
      381 4 Most men seem to have an idea that women still have an all-round knowledge of the feminine arts. They evidently think that all feminine fingers take to sewing, for instance, as readily as ducks take to waterThe old-fashioned type of woman who was taught to sew m her
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      FOR THE AFTERNOON.
      37 4 For the afternoon, the "tailleur" bids fair to become a favourite, and is shown here with a jacket of dull grege satin, worn over a simple dress of black satin with a flaring skirt.
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      541 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Among sale bargains, one may find any amount of material suitable for summfer dressing-gowns. Flowered cotton crepe is a typical example of the figured fabrics which can be used for these light wraps with remnants of satin ribbon, as revers. Fine artificial silks are figured m much the
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      TABLE TALK.
      591 4 Of the large selection of crystal jewellery being: bought just now, strings of large beads are the most popular. A particularly novel style of necklace, shown m a Regent street shop, consists of graduated, crystal beads, between each of which is a tiny jet bead. The black and
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      BLUE PYJAMA SUIT.
      16 4 Two tones of blue are used for the smart pyjama suit shown above.
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      37 4 In the Sarawak Government service Mr. W. F. de V. Skrine has been appointed Shipping: Master. Dr. W. Hutchison ceases to act as Principal Medical Officer, and Mr J. A. H. Hardie ceases to be Shipping Master.
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      EVENING ELEGANCE.
      22 4 An attractive arrangement of vardyck tucks is worked into this ere loire evening wrap, with its elegant collar of sable.
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      EVE, THE THIEF!
      285 4 By Her Husband. "Thief!" laughed my wife, as she caught me pocketing the matches from the mantelpiece, but what a pot-calling-kettle-black accusation to make! Like most of her sex, she is the most flagrant kleptomaniac of things much more important than a paltry box of matches. The
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      25 4 "Every time I ask for money he hits me with a poker," said a woman who summoned her husband at Old-street fcr a maintenance order.
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      BOOK REVIEWS.
      773 4 Riders of the Ro||j nX s mn > P;tMHodderan lSt,, IJk h ,,;;-V:;^ of short stories written m r '""^'"a ful manner and withal W is m them nothing of the Th pathy which a generaf,,. and loved m Bret Hart,^ Vj^ for unfortunates m hi^ talc mfnt
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      39 4 Mr. E. V. Thomas retired from the Goven pension, for medical t—» returning to EttskuMl to Mr. Thomas has made man) his seventeen fMTi *n Kedah and his arl> n' much Ntfrtted. Mr C. ceeded Mr. ThontM »1 x
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    18 YEARS OF AGONY.
    702 5 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARTYHED WIFE. Married Misery. It has for several years past been the custom for home newspapers to prevail upon the central figures m causes celebres to contribute to their columns. Following this practice the Sunday Express has induced Mrs. Pace, who was recently acquitted
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    BADMINTON.
    95 5 The following: are the ties for the Open Singles Championship of Singapore, to be played <>tf on Saturday at the Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association's ground. Lini Check Hong vs. Md. Said; Tan Hong Hon vs. Tan Eng Sin; Seah Eng Liat \>. Chew Keow Chin; L. J. de
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    THE MALCOLM CHALLENGE CUP.
    50 5 The M yard? range competition for the cup presented by Major General Sir Neill Malcolm, which is open to platoon team? from all regular and volunteer units m the Malaya Command, will be fired during September. The present holders are No. 11 Platoon. D. Co., M.S.V.R.
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    133 5 Recent appointments m the B.NVB. Government service include the following: Mr. .1. S. Hill to be a Magistrate of the Second Class; Mr- D. K. Inule to bft a Magistrate of the Second Class; Mr. (ieorsre Robertson to be a Cadet attached to the ,Protectorato Department; Mr. J. S. Hill,
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      209 5 I 1L LI '(V J Igl Ihe bloom ol Youth ,|7. Wrfi* O n e of the many superb crea- t 4^^ o tions of Bourjois, o( Paris, s;^ A~\ Java face powder is an admir- L^ able preparation of almost I^BV J| Exquisitely soft and with an adorable Parisian
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      409 5 i I :> I i Mother's time off* g I Thi^ is lion it wa Baby could But at last mother got the doctor G not be fed naturally, and there on her side and put baby straight y was a time which lasted several on to Lactogen: 1 Look
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    GERMAN UNITY.
    55 6 Schubert Festival Demons! ration. Vienna, July 22 fn connexion with the Schubert Centenary Festival 250,000 people marched to-day hi procession to the concert room. The Immense gathering included representatives from reformer German colonies throughout the world and constituted the most imposing spectacle of German unity since the war.
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      180 6 SUPERVULC REPAIR OUTFIT NOW BETTER COMPLETE WITH FOR THAN TYRE STOPPING TYRE VULCANISING. COMPOUND. SECURITY. i Save Your Tyres Malayan Motors, Ltd. 14-20 Orchard Road Singapore. Agents throughout F.M.S. Wearne Brothers, Ltd. Soups, Sandwiches k Savoury Dishes. /I Said Eietywhr: -C^^M t^^fl la J^r» 1 Tjioi., 401., 89c, Hn, «S^
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      207 6 \Xonderful fingers that can draw from mute strings and keyboard the most exquisite harmonies Paderewski has enriched the world by hours of perfect pleasure. CIOAHETT6* f^j R ET^T E l^v'i^ <s^^*/^\^^ whose unvarying quality and supremacy are I "s^&z%ffl produced only by wonderful skill and care I 4^u 1 and
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    ROYAL VISIT TO AFRICA.
    1116 7 WHAT THE PRINCES WILL SEE. Lion Hunting Chances. The prlMa of Walts and the Jhike- of Gloucester will spend the autumn m a o.OOU-mile tour b> railWay and motorcar from Mombasa, through Elst Africa one «»f the iew parts of the Empire which the Prince has
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    CEYLON AND RESTRICTION.
    989 7 ATTEMPTS TO ATTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITY. Colombo Speech. At the annual faneral mnftfaM, of the Colombo Rubber Traders' Association last yeek Mr. H. Fiajr, wno presided, said: J ..o cioat inipoiirnt evtut t<> thost- inter-v>su-<i In rubber that has occurred since our last annual n*e*4icg eajji the announcement by
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      349 7 B^OliNil.oo LAKUS, IiKAUSATION OF A S I ONG FELT NKED FLORANGE f refreshing. Invljror- I ni nip and healthy. I FUNERALS. i Ni\(; I»r»RK r^-^KFT CO f EXPERIENCED UNDERTAKERS. m«» «nd Nijfht Serrire. Tel. No. 7f. J TO LET. I!: ROAD. Entry IM Septem METER BROTHERS. Ml \<>. 7 Hornam
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      508 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. CAKCO sikamkk, ftj dead«i%ai. 'irafl «'v feet; MUTok SCHOONER, ltlT iaoiliii mi S v™»ZlS»' THKKK STEAM LAUNWEB; K)l R MOTOR LAtENCHE?; ,ult !.>cal tmdt btHifiable on application to SINGAHMM SHN'CHANIH.KRV U., LTD.. 11 Battery Road. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. *»d. BONQAM STREET. Kuffles Square. Singapore. Over Yokohama Specie
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      435 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB. Notice. Thf Annual Genera) Meeting ,t' tV Members of the Singapore Cricket Ciub'will be held m the Clul. Pavilion on Wednesday Auku*\ 22nd. 1928, at 5.16 p.m. BUSINESS. l To receive aad ii' appro wj ;t«lo|>t tfcal Annual Report anr) AcCOttfttfl for thy y.-nr ♦*nih><) June
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      193 7 /Children like I V/Kolynos because it leaves the mouth with a refreshed feeling for hours afterwards, I I One half inch re- I I moves food parI tides, dissolves film, I destroys dangerous germs, guards I against toothache I I and gum infection— I I leaving the mouth m I
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 17. 1928. A REMARKABLE STATEMENT.
    783 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 17. 1928. A REMARKABLE STATEMENT. Chang Tso Lin alive proved himself disturbing enough m the maelstrom of Chinese affairs Chang Tsc Lin dead may yet prove to be an unsettling factor" m his country's destinies, should Mr. Putnam Weale's remarkable version of the Mukden War
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    296 8 Under the auspices of the Singapore St. Andrew's Society, a practice dance will be held m the Europe Hotel this afternoon from t o'clock till 7 o'clock. A case m which Mr. E. G. Wheat ley was defendant was called up m the Third Police Court yesterday, Mr. Wheatley being
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    211 8 SUPREME COURT CASE SEQUEL. Alleged Forged Documents. [From Our Own Correspondent.] I**nang, Aur. 16. The Supreme Court case m which Lai Yew Song claimed to have invested $25,000 on August Ist., 1925. and $12,000 on O«t ber Ist., 1925, (with interest of 1 per cent. per mensem) with
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    CHARGE AGAINST DOCTOR POSTPONED.
    70 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, Aug. 16. The case m which a serious charge is preferred against Dr. A. F. Shirass, of the firm of Drs. Jamieson. Sharp and MoKern by Miss Maclntyre. was set down for hearing m Butterworth District Court today. Owing to the
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    ILL MANNERS LOSE PLAINTIFF HER CASE.
    87 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] l*enang, Aug. 16. The impertinence of a Bengali woman caused Mr. A. L. Birse. the Penang Magistrate, to discharge Kartan Singh, a Bengali, charged with voluntarily causing hurt. She stated that the accused ill-treated her and asked for $180 to
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
    86 8 An energetic committee is working for the "Baby Day" to be held at Victoria Hall on September 4th, commencing at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Many attractions will be provided for the public, especially for mothers and children. Most exquisite
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    Y.M.C.A. NOTES.
    82 8 Y.M.C. A. NOTES. A comedy programme is arranged for :he V.M.C.A. weekly cinema performance to be held at H. 30 p.m. to-night. A seven reel film entitled "Ankles Preferred" featuring Madge Bellamy and J. Farrell McDonald will be the main attraction. Tennis beginners are again reminded of the Singles Tournament
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    217 8 Ipoh landowners have apparently awakened to the fact that bungalows are a good investment owing to the high rent? obtainable. Schemes are afoot to build more bungalows m Tambun Road and Gopeng Road. Meantime, there is not a single bungalow to let m Ipoh.— T.O.M. The band of the S.S.
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    "SING 'EM MUCK."
    136 8 CLARA BUTTS \BI.K Tft "Terribly Sorry, Nellie h ear The advice alleged t«. ha\. by Dame Nellie MHha to U, gJ* to sing "muck- Mag hei Australia, while it has created i\, n m Australia, has left the traliuT unprejudiced So far as their farnou, S dunna
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    CHINESE STUDENTS' LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
    254 8 CHINESE ST UDENTS' LITERARY ASSOCIATION. The steady growth Students' Literary Asmm ial I evidenced by the gndua .n i rot] made m the dfasctioa of providing tat club pttmilfs with com. 'nuuiv. a library poaataaiag CbifM <■ vcO a> English books of literalurnewspaper-. The das> for teaehinn the m. 1
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    77 8 Control of Lifts. The following action »*»a meeting of Committee N" '■'> 13th. Approvni acceptance Metropolitan Vkk»n ($B,ll motors for the Municipal Workshops. Generally approved Maendneßl i I 57 <1> of Ordinance No. 135 (Mul to enable the Commissioned I laws for the supervision and contro for both
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    43 8 LVTEST RIBISEK \M» I' lN PRICES. (From Our Own Cortlipi I London, Au tf 1»>. US MMessrs. Symington and SUM notify to-day's rubber pfl 9 7 i6d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. Lfttanu ami notify to-day's kin pnc*« v £214» t £2lo.
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    KUALA LUMPUR LADY'S ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    139 8 KUALA LUMPUR LADY'S ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST. The m which Mrsummoned to answer breach of trust m mped value of IMUiI, the propert) M. Lelah. CMM «P f<»C hearmiT b Ma^trate. Mr X S. Jen Lumpur Police Court on I k The defendant wmi a certificate issue.! by I hinw*
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      341 8 v THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S." I ARRIVING NEXT WEEK f Ring 228. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companiee* Ordinance* of Bong Kong). (Incorporated m Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. I "PINEAPPLE" HAMS I f\ SPECIALLY CURED I i FOR THE TROPICS I 1 /sJmks% :0: I 3 I iff I
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      143 8 Pttrf urns de Luxe COTY j Chypre > Origan J Rose Jacqueminot > "j Paris j" Emeraude l\ EAU DE COTY jj I to be had from all dealers *ijf re Brothers. 634 COMPARE the PRICE and MILEAGE of T.K.K's Tyres and Tubes with those of any other make. TENG
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      13 8 ft%%%'< :vx To-day's Feature. I I I OUR LADIES' PAGE. —Page t. 1
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    DIAMOND FIELD BATTLE.
    157 9 .i T I\KS MASSACRE THE "BOSSES." (aurilla Warfare Ended. jter's Service.] Kio ii.- Janeiro. Aug. 16. md ItMi of South America bcea centres of disturbance mo. 1918, wh«'n a (German prospector irems m the Araguaya River to an influx of adventurers •h»> world, has been the scene
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    SUNKEN SUBMARINE RAISED.
    72 9 Inttsk Enyaggicwl With Soviet Destroyen Recalled. Service.] Moscow. Auk. 16. iriat L r>r>. sunk m 191S\ i Russian salvage crew, ick layer of rust. Skele- believed to be of the Apparently., the upper by a shell. Accord Man archives two Soviet Untish destroyers and .por Bay on
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    JAPANESE TROOPS IN SHANTUNG.
    52 9 Division to Remain Indefinitely Far Eastern Service.] Tokio. Aug. 16. has 0008 obtained for the tfth Division from ordered that thy first ..1! -ail from Tsinirtao on the m \i-September. 'hat the :?rd Division will ng indefinitely is indicated decision to send an •:rn»'Tit to Shantung
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    A NEWS AGENCY FABRICATION.
    31 9 A NEWS AGENCY FABRICATION. Disaster Denied. r- !r Kastern Service.] Hankow. Aug. 16. >tate that the report of kin* of the Hsin Shu Tung is un>nginated from a Chinese > m Chungking.
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    AMERICA AND JAPANESE PARLEY.
    47 9 Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. If. prevailing among the '■> ni m view of the abnormal 'loping m Manchuria and the the .lupanese. "t" immigration and the m Mottgotta anil Manchuria are main causes of the obcourac of negotiations for treaty between Japan and V
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    DROP IN NEW YORK CALL MONEY.
    53 9 DROP IN NEW YORK CALL MONEY. [Heater*! Service.! New York, Aug. 16. i the drop m the call-money *> I_>1 _> per cent, a wide and trance developed on to-day's speculative favourites climb- the afternoon. Prices rushively than at any time "K'nths. To-day's recovery is the easier money factor but
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    "PIONEER" SUED FOR DEFAMATION.
    43 9 "PIONEER" SUED FOR DEFAMATION. *>00.000 Dama K es Claimed. Simla, Aug. Bth. lian Railway tiled a civil suit ->n August Ist. m the Calurt, against the "Pioneer" producing a libellous letunkuni railway accident, which Forward" on July 13th. itithorities are claiming Rs. ti
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    BRITAIN'S VULNERABILITY.
    187 9 LESSONS OF THE AIR MANOEUVRES. Daredevil Civilian Airmen. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 16. London last night experienced the biggest air raid *o far during the week of air man oeuvres when a hundred giant bombers despite the attentions of 72 defending planes succeeded m again bombing the Air
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    CANADIAN BACKWOODS TRAGEDY.
    104 9 Missing: Explorers' Fate. [Reuter's Service.] Ottawa. Aug. 15. There is apparently no doubt that the bodies found m the lonely cabin m the Canadian hinterland belong to John Hornby and his companions Harold Adlard and Kdgar Christian, who were understood to have undertaken an 800 miles trip
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    BOMBAY MILLS STRIKE.
    129 9 Breakdown of Conference. [Reuter's Service.] IJombaj. Au«e. 6. The conference between t'.*j member of the Bombay Government v.d representatives of the cotton mill OWtfCtl "md <tr:k--u operatives has broken down. It If understood they acre d to appoint a board of inquiry of three members to be
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    BIG FOREIGN ORDERS FOR BRITISH COAL.
    98 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. If. Big orders for British coal have been received m Newcastle. The Danish State Railways have placed an order, which is on a c.i.f. basis, for 30,000 tons of Durham be^t steam coal at 21s. 6<J. per ton,
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    SOUTHAMPTON'S WOMAN ADMIRAL.
    67 9 Sails for America. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. If. The woman Mayor of Southampton, Mrs. Foster Welch, sailed on the United States liner Leviathan to-day to pay an official visit to some of the principal American cities. Mrs. Foster Welch, as Mayor, is ex-officio Admiral of
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    MR COOLIDGE ON THE KELLOGG PACT.
    80 9 TReuter's Service.] Nassau, Wisconsin. Aug. 16. Mr. Coolidge m his address to the state convention of the American Legion here expressed the opinion that the Kellogg Peace Pact holds out greater hope for peaceful relations than have ever before been given to the world.
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    VISCOUNT PEEL.
    32 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Aug. 15. In view of the Lord Chancellor's appointment as acting Prime Minister, Viscouni Peel has been appointed chairman o* th< British delegation to Canada.
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    ATLANTIC RIVALRY.
    156 9 TWO NEW GERMAN LINERS LAUNCHED. Thy Last Word m Luxury. fßeuter's Service. 1 Hamburg. Aug. 16. An impressive indication of the great recovery of German shipping is afforded by the launch of two giant North GermanLloyd quadruple-screw trans-Atlantic liners of 46,000 tons each. The vessels' names are the
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    THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    147 9 Hopeless Position of Some Concerns. [Reuter's Service.] London. Auk. The sub-committee of the Federation of Master Spinners' Associations which was appointed to consider the financial position of reconstructed firms m the American section of cotton spinners met privately at Manchester. The sub-committee has been carefully sifting a
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    TOLL OF THE AIR.
    73 9 Italian Long-distance Flier Dead. [Reuter's Serviced Rio de Janeiro. Auk 16The Italian airman Del Prete has <li**d. [Dfl Prete and his comrade Ferrarin, who broke the world's lonjc-distance non-stop record a month aj?o when they flew from Rome to Brazil, met with a flying accident in
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    CAPT. LOEWENSTEIN'S DEATH.
    33 9 Poison Rumours Denied. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Aug. 16. Interviewed by Reuter the pathologist Dr. Paul denied the rumour? that he found traces of poison m the organs of Captain Loewenstein.
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    THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
    120 9 League Asked for Interpretation. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. Aug. 16. The forthcoming: meeting of the League of Nations Assembly must pronounce its interpretation of the Monroe doctrine, that is if Costa Rica is to re-enter the League of Nations. The League Council m March this year invited Costa
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    GETTING THE DOCK THROUGH THE CANAL.
    113 9 Admiralty's Congratulations. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 15. The completion of the passage of the great floating dock for Singapore through Suez Canal is the subject of messages of congratulation from the Admiralty. The Admiralty has thanked the directors of the €suez Canal
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    48 9 A violent typhoon, preceded by intenst heat, visited Pakhoi between the hours oj 6 p.m. July 15 and 5 a.m. July 16. For t tunately, with the exception of the collaps< of a few buildings and the sinking: of seve ral junks, very little damage has been done
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    ARRESTED IN ERROR.
    197 9 PASSENGER'S COLOMBO EXPERIENCE. "Wanted" m Singapore. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penan*. Aug. 16. The Pinang Gazette Colombo correspondent states that a strange coincidence m name led to an unfortunate incidert which has closed with the release of Mr. Van Laer, a commercial magnate of Saigon aad Switzerland,
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    110 9 Boycott of Japanese Goods. [By arrangement with Nanyang Sianir Pau Press.] Hong Ktinn, Au^. In. The Japanese «oods examination covps, reinforced by delegates o f trading societies' corps formally commenced its funi '.i<"is yesterday. Central Bank notes will receive parr. K.it m specie on September Ist. Shanghai.
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    PENNSYLVANIAN MINE EXPLOSION.
    32 9 Thirteen Bodies Recovered. [Renter's Service.! C'oalport. Pennsylvania. Aug. Hi. Thirteen bodies have l>een recovered Cr«»Ud ihe mine of the Irvona Coal Compan;. m which an explosion occurred yesterday afternoon.
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    CHARGES AGAINST LONDON POLICE CONSTABLES.
    139 9 Homeless dirt's Complaint. London, Aug. 9th. The conduct of the Metropolitan Police has been again impugned. The Magistrate at Clerkenwell, Mr. R. Ernest Dummett, on July 6th., dismissed a charge of disorderly behaviour preferred by two policemen, John Clayton and Charles Stevens, against a girl.
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    PRINCE OF WALES MAY RE-VISIT AUSTRALIA.
    77 9 Big Brother Emigration Movement. London, Aug. 10th. Melbourne. Mr. R. Linton, who founded the Big Brother emigration movement, whereby a male adult looks after each boy immigrant, stated at the annual meeting of the movement that while he was m England he was authorized
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    LATEST SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT.
    44 9 First Pulverised Fuel Burner. [Reuter's Service. 1 London. Aug. 16. The Blythswood Company of Scotstoun 1 has received an order from Liverpool for the construction of the first cargo vessel m the United Kingdom to use pulverised coal for raising steam.
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    58 9 One of the most revolting crimes ever recorded m the police annals of Manila oc- curred recently when Rosario iGardiner. 24 years old, magazine editor of La Opinion, a Spanish daily, was hacked to death with a butcher's knife by her jealous husband Andres B. Espina, m the garden of
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      712 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES *XPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. XPREB ir WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) o Due Spore. Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ASPHALION For London,
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      581 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) "ELLERMArFIINE, 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. s.B. CITY OF KHIOS Sept. 20 s.B. CITY OF GLASGOW Sept. 22 8.8. CITY OF
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      652 11 O. S. K. Line. Steamers. A rrivt. Le»re. !:,Mt<l.iMi, Hamburg, Brtmrn. InirA rk ;in«l Antwerp via Colombo. Urn. Suei and I'ort Said. Athis Mhu, Aug. IT ,\u P MfcM < »I H% Town, Santos, Rio, Mon*< rkleo and Buenos Aires. |-h,-\VorW passage HSO.J t Montevideo Maru Aug.' 16 Aug. 17
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      458 11 TRAVEL"COMFORT DCMLLAR f "^PRESIDENT" m Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms anToutside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric tans. They are furnished with beds (not bertha), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The spacious
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      545 11 K. P. M. KONINM.YKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OP BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDfiR CONTRACT WITH TiE~NETH~E!^NDS INDIAN GOVEBNMBNI. Telephone No. 3640. with sub-connections to:-Passage, FwirhtV Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager 's desk, i ■Uai-Moiit.fivea m the Straits Settlementn (Singapor* «nd P««sag) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    194 12 The P. and O. Khyber arrived London at 11 p.m. on the 14th instant and the Novara at 7.30 a.m. on the 15th. instant. On arrival m port yesterday from Bremen, the master of the Trier reported that a quartermaster died on the 15th. instant whilst at sea
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    YESTERDAY'S CARGOES.
    40 12 900 pigs by the G. G. Roume from Saigon. Rice and general cargo from Rangoon by the Kian Gwan. Rice by the Dux from Bangkok. Fuel oil by the Juno at Puloe Bukom from Balik Papan for Calcutta.
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    COLLISION IN FOG.
    100 12 German Liner Beached at Dover. During fog m the Channel recently the German sttamer Augsbur? was m collision with another vessel. The Augsburg made for Dover, and m making harbour struck the eastern arm of the breakwater. Her bows were holed, and she was beached on Langdon
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    THE VICTORY.
    461 12 "Oldest Ship m the World." When he went aboard H.M.S. Victory m the course of his visit to Portsmouth Dockyard, the King unveiled a tablet which has 1 been placed on her main deck to commemo- rate the completion of the work of restor- ing the «hip to
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      410 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) I Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.B. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      83 12 @Iiclillg) Relief and comfort will immediately follow the use of CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC REMEDY This old, reliable remedy has had the endorsement of physicians for many years. All druggists carry it. People all over the world use it for colic, stomach cramps, abdominal pains and diarrhoea. It always gives prompt relief.
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      483 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE to /BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA INI) BALTIMORE (via Suez). M.S. SILVERBELLE In Port M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Sept. 10 M.S. SILVERASH dKe Oct. 4 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AM) LOS
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      373 12 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Mal a hve "news" paper-:;., JJJ daily. Also the besi |f< W| ing. Delivered with the Cl v Hart > I morning. Latest Telefra t jJJ and latest Announcement-, together* exclusive special feature* tun week" Serial Story. 1 Telephone No. ">fi. Cable Address;
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      703 12 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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      105 12 CLEARANCES. Aug. 16. Patras, Van Heutsz, Eniile. Singapore, Elout, Kcdoe. Toussoum, (Dut); Falstria, (Dan); Kola, Kamuning, Ho Sang, Benlawers, Kedah, Kum Sang, Sin Kheng Seng, Edavana, Malacca, Kheng Seng, Hong Lee, (Brit); Prachatipok, (Siam). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midright Aug.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT AT HOME.
    497 13 MORE WORK IN MANY INDUSTRIES. Truth About the Position. An altogether distorted and unfair picture is being drawn m some quarters from the latest unemployment figures issued by the Ministry of Labour, says the Daily Express. These figures show the total of unemployed in -the country to
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    £100,000 ADDED TO £1.000,000 GIFT.
    217 13 New Home for Royal Naval School. Mr. G. S. Reade, the retired tea planter of Auckland, New Zealand, who five year* ago made a gift of land and money amounting to £1,000,000 to provide a new home for the Royal Naval Schools now at Greenwich
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    60 13 A case was mentioned m the .District Court yesterday m which a Hylam cook employed m a European house m River Valley Road was the complainant. The accused is also a Hylam who, it is alleged, together witii others, a&saulud con ni^inant becaushe refused to join a night school. The
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      622 13 AUCTION SALE OF rtffllfnt "Queen Anne" pattern and Jacobean design Teak House, hold Furniture. Piano Etc. kTHE PROPERTY OF N. C. VISSER ESQ: At No. 12 Cuscaden Road (off Orchard Road) ON SATURDAY. AUGUST 18th AT 3.30 P.M. nr n>ine:-A very fine toned cottage piano with teak stool to match,
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      249 13 SHERIFFS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Seizure and sale dated 19th day of October. 1927. In the cause of Ravenna Mana Soonu Ramasamy Chettiar Plaintiff, versuMvi Slew Kuan 1M.W.1 Defendant AUCTION SALE i of Valuable freehold land and house known as
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      440 13 sV& G a I■■ Mosquitoes Wreck Sleep ami Health I »T«hin, humming wings moving through the darkness aa II X eager insect hovering over you, ready to swoop down and II sting whUe you sleep. Yes, the dreaded fever-bearing mosquito 1 1 is m your bedroom He is waiting to
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    BLIND PARSON'S CASSOCK.
    350 14 How the Buffaloes Attacked Him. "'< >n«- advantage of wearing native clothes \m that my appearance does not infuriate the BWMN bufluloes." was the statement made to me by the Rev. W. H. Jackson, the Mind padre who is director of the Burmesfc Mission to the Blind
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    38 14 The engagement is announced of KLa B. Thomson, elder daughter of the Hon M* Mi H. W. Thomson, C.M.G., British Kcsiden of Perak, and Mrs. Thomson, and Mr. A F. Taylor, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuril Lumpur.
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    PRIMATE IN LAWSUIT.
    441 14 CLERGYMAN WHO LOST HIS LICENSE. Kulc Granted. A puipit ban on a clergyman was mentioned m a Kind's Bench Divisional Court composed of the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart) and Justices Acton and Branson on July 17th wfcen the Rev. Philip Dalby, of Castle Donnington, near Derby,
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    GERMANY IS A NEW AMERICA.
    478 14 Berlin. Germany is a second America. You realise the fart very soon m Rorlir. Here are great buildings— great attm of great factories. At Siemensstadt. where electrical equipment is turned oat by mass production for all the world, 40,<;oo poop], work. Buildings taking half a
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    25 14 Mr. A. P. Anderson, of the Asiatic Peer >- 'cum Co., Ltd., and Mr. W. Gilliam, Postmaster at Malacca, have proceeded to Bangkok on local leave.
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      131 14 Senior Jine _^s m Ji Jk /fe£t Yo«*P<iv iVo Premium For Senior Quality People who demand quality m a motor car, find it m Dod fe e Brothers Seroor at no premium m cost. This distinguished Sue provides coachwork cf custom design and workmanship on a chassis of true Dodge
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      112 14 STOP THAT LESS WORK LEAK! J AND j Von can quickly repair 1 RESULTS I leaks or cracks m radiators, why b«? stranded |fe miles from home, when f no oH> surf atv ta I REPAIRS INSTANTLY ather dus( AND PERMANENTLY CALL *'OR A PEEI PRfrP ti on SAMPLE BOTTLE
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    MACPHAIL AND CO, LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    489 15 ih.r.. V lin »?aporf, Aug. IHh. ot int\ rc-i* VY events of bl^n, »J? th ««wenJ monotony ot business during the past week an-l the m *n kt V°^ inXK> to ""interesting flat I>^p,tc the continued decrease 'n "he For 01 London lubber sUk-ks
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    GERMANY'S TRADE WITH CEYLON.
    319 15 Steady Increase In Post War Years. An illuminating illustration of Germany's recovery f rom the War is provided by th.walked increase m her imports to Ceylon m post-War years. m 1919 German inporti were practical!', •■■i- I?; 1926 they amount <l to 2.0*2 per LC'nt. of
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    PHASER'S SHARK LIST.
    82 15 Yesterday's Alterations. j I'stn^iin Tin (i*> 44s 4iSs Hud Yai 14s ir>Kanraiittefj (6s) l^s l'.'s c.r. 1 K. Lumpur Tin :'.4s (5.1 :{r>s 64 Malay Consd. ($1) 74 79 Malayan T. F. (I(>>) 20s 22s iVnsrkalt'n (5») ir. s Dd H'.s '»<l Ramfcutan VI > IKs :U\
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 A >>-„.« -t Ijg. Bank 4 oj.- 2-: i% Bank uemand 2|3 11-16 Private credits m. 2 4 S»-.°,J New York, demand 55 15.16 Credits M da* 57^ France, di-nand 1426 Inciia. T. T. lU% Hong Kong, dtosssnd b% p.e. Dis. Yokohama, demand 123 ~s« Java, demand 139*. Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    206 15 Autrust hi. Tin !_;."> Ton-- |I(M.7| (iambier <ji^ lVpp«-r Whit« s:{ Pepper Black 50 Plain Tapiocji J 7-l»; Pearl Sago Smal! 724 Copra l( f 10 Copra Sundrit-d 10,45 Rice Liang H"n Chan MhtJi Red K;tir!c (New) 3^o Rice, Siam old Xo. 1. 330 Rice, Raneroon Bintan 2fiO Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    56 15 Aagwsi 18th.. 12 o'clock nm>n. R.S.S. sqasl t<> Btsndsrd, Q.CJ^. Spot H tf% StasMSinl RJA «>•. Tetuki Am§ :<J» 4 :ii.". Sept. :vj3. 4 Uct-Dec-. tl% :;i", Jan -Mar. 31 4 ;5P,. Tone i>i Market: Qvist-steady. Latest *';iV>K': London Spot Sheet :> stJ Set lb.
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    215 15 Singapore. Auk. 16. The market has been ((uiK and steadj throughout the week but towards the end of the period minor fluctuations with ;> downward tendency have taken p. ace aad prices have iost ltd m London, •".■> cent gold m .New York, and cent locally. 1 M-day-
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    TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN.
    32 15 The following telegram baa been received, by the Penany atrejits. Messrs Boustead and Co.. from the Mine: -"First half August, 275 hours worked. 75,000 ctil>i< yards. treated 878 pikuls."
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    RUSSIAN GRAIN.
    102 15 Confiscation EndtJ. Moscow, July 20th. A resolution, published by the Council of People's Commissaries, on the subject oi the Storage of grain, prohibits every application of extraordinary measures, and particularly orders the Immediate suspension of iM forms of compulsory confiscation of grain or any limitation of trade betWOSP
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    243 15 HOSE MACPHAIL CO\S UEPOtfT LU Singapore. Aag. hith. Rawer. London 9%d, l I6d down. F.H..1 .'>2 cents. Tin. London i'2io :>s. 7a <:<!. down I ocal *10r>% for 12') t<»n<. Mining— steady. Rahnuui Hydraulic LB7H 1.42'_. Malaya Consols 75 77. Sum-ei Way 2^o 2.UU, Hr,n«: Fatts 40
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    466 15 >r Sinj,'ap-rc, \uk. 15. rh« ancertainty 01 the metal position ia a^ain stressed m London advices, the ;.o>..il>i!ity of a September squeeze being alioded to while pointing out that intrin»ic«lly here.is more than enough nie'.ni. Throughout the week under review there has been v steady
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    110 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Autr. h>.. Ctariag Price*. Batu Cavca L 27% l Klanir River :{.77'- 3.«r> Kuchai (.">» i.:w i.ii Malayan Tens. 72'- 7!>'_. Ninth Taipin* l.»)l' L 1.07^ cum Pmawata cy Rahman lly.J. 1..J7 l J L4SH Taipintr 1.05 l.lfl Talan 1.0; 1 I.ISH llu Rlanfa r»o
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      271 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OK INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600.000 shares of £T> each £J ,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000.000 Reserve Liability of P r ®]l rietors 3,000.000 Head Office: 38, Bishops gate, London, E.C. Agencies and Hrancfce?. Alor Star Iloilo Tongkah
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      513 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hor.g Kong). Head Office: Honsr Kong. Authorised Capital 150,000,000 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, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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      41 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee- Administration Bonds. J Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW ft CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    FOOTBALL.
    294 16 LEAGUE WIN FOR THE GUNNERS. S.R.C. Very Weak. R.A 4; SRC 0. Misfoitune continues to follow the S.R.C. Yesterday they had to meet the R.A. without Oehlers or Da Silva, two of their best men- The result was a win for the Gunners. Early m the first half. liquhart
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    S.F.A. CUP COMPETITION.
    112 16 Clubs are reminded that the closing date for entry for the S.F.A. cup competition is August 20th. The following club*: have entered teams: S.C.F.A. (S) Duke's <2» S.C.C.. R.A.. Seletav. 1.C.F.A.. Police and S.R.C. (1). The V.M.C.A.. Pulau Brani and Municipal have decided not to compet? but
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    CRICKET.
    135 16 To-day's S.C.C. Tournament Match. A tournament match between the Services and 88. and I. commences this evening on the S.C.C. ground. The following will represent the 8.8. and I:— H. M. Cantrell. W. H. Findlay. R. i 3. Gotch. R. X. Hamilton < Captain L G. S: T. McHutchin.
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    TAILTEANN GAMES MARATHON.
    68 16 World's Record on a Short Course. f Renter's Service. 1 London. Aug. 15. In the Tailteann Games marathon race at Dublin. Joie Ray (America) was first. Steytler t S^uth Africa) s«.vond, and Adams Scotland third. Time 2 hours 31 mm. 2-5 sees., a world s record, but
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    EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION.
    58 16 American Tennis Tournament. Members are reminded that the last day for receiving entries for the American Tennis Tournament, to be held at the Tanglin Club on the 25th. and 26th. instant, is Wednesday, August 22nd. Competitors who are not members of the Club will be allowed to use
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    COWES REGATTA.
    110 16 Race for King's Cup. Cowes, August 7. A pleasant and moderate south easterly breeze was blowing when the race for the King's Cup open to squadron yachts of 15 tons and upwards, over a course of 46 miles, opened by special permission of His Majesty the King. The
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    284 16 THE CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENT. Forthcoming Ties. Owing to the rain no play was possible m the S.C.C. tournament yesterday and the ties which should have been played are postponed until Monday, those arranged for Monday being postponed until Tuesday. MONDAY'S TIES. A Singles. Rev. W. Aitken owe 30.2
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    242 16 The S.V.R.A. Yearboak. Here m the East we have up to the present had no handbook which quite held the same position as regards rifle shooting out here as the N.R.A. Bisley Handbook dees at Home and it is therefore grat.iying to notice that the latest addition to
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    GOLFER'S REMARKABLE FEAT.
    46 16 Eleventh Hole at Bukit Timah m 2 and 1. On Tuesday evening 1 Mr. N. R. Wilson playiner at Bukit Timah, on his first round did the eleventh hole m two and later on, going round again, did the same hole m one.
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    BOXING.
    76 16 Bud Walley Meets Aman To-night. A good programme is being offered at the New World to-night, when the main event will be a fight for the flyweight championship between Bud Walley and Young Aman. Aman is the best flyweight amongst the local contenders for the title which Walley has
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    SENSATIONAL BOXING RESULT.
    33 16 Tommy Milligan Knocked Out m First Round. London, Aug. 6. Glasgow. In a 20-round middle-weight contest, Frank Moody (Wales) knocked out Tommy Milligan (Scotland) the ex-Cham-pion, m the first round.
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    56 16 The first foreign victim to the intense heat m Hankow was Mr. Simpson, chief steward on the Perseus. He was taken ill on the morning of the day the vessel had to leave the port, and died after admission to the hospital. There have been quite a number of deaths
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    RACING.
    279 16 THE AMATEUR MEETING AT TAIPING* Saturday's Handicaps. The handicaps for the second day (Saturday) of the Amateur Meeting at Taiping are as follows: Race 1. Ponies, Class 2 B. 6 i'urlongs: Rockmine 11.11, Jonroy 11.11, Sterling II.P, Brown Laddie 11.6, Longhcamp 11.2. Joker 9.13, Sunchoke 9.11, Icy Hot 9.9,
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    259 16 Saturday's Regatta Events. The programme of events at the Yacht Club regatta on Saturday is a? follows: ROWING. Illawara Cup. Course 3 4 mile 4.30 p.m. for Profession Pairs. I a*. Merchants. Bow P. Storr M. J. Field Strokt- J T. Hayd.n .T. C. H. Booth
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    THE OLYMPIAD.
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