The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 August 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S-S. TUESDAY, AUGUST '21, 1928. NO. 12,493
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    275 1 It is reported that business interests m Japan have asked Government to instruct their representatives m the South Seas to endeavour to stop the antiJapanese boycott Page 9. In the meantime an ex-Foreign Minister of the Chinese Government threatens that it will become intensified if Japan witholds
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    THE HORSE
    1122 1 "Whoa whoa!" Angrily Motke Panovitch pulled at the reins an<l gave the horse a flick with the whip just to teach him. He wasn't at all satisfied with this horse, which he had bought some months ago at the C'ovna Mart. He was as stupid M a mule,
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      123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel announcements Page 1. Theatre and cinema attractions Page 2. Shipping announcements Pages 10, 11 12. Meet Plain Mr. York of York. Yoiks Tage JRobinson's for tennis balls and other requisites. Page 9. Multum m parvo bicycles from Little's are ideal for estate work Page 8. No other
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      185 1 THE WEEK. Tat ndtiy. 2 lift. Hiph Water, 1.41 a.m., 9.3, 2.6 p.m.. 8.8. Malacca: H. W. 10.40 a.m.. 6.5. 10.50 p.m.. 5.6. Band at Katonp Park, 5.15 p.m. Football: Div. I. R.A. vs. S.C.C, Stadium. iVcdiienduy, 22nd. Hiph Water, 2.24 a.m., 8.6. 2.35 p.m., 8.6. Malacca: H. W. 11.10
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    MARRIAGE FOR WOMAN.
    417 2 srriter i" the Nineteenth Century Bpietl certain popular preconception*: The modern uorM is 'full of false ideas. crystallised into axioms. It is these conglomerations of trior which, more than any-] thintj else, frustrate every attempt to reach satisfactory solution of the problem of thi modern girl and
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    2.000 DEFENDANTS IN LAW SUIT.
    309 2 Budapest. Echoe* ol wartime aie he-aid m a lawsuit against two thou>a.ud defendants which has eaUM before tho Budapest tribunal. The plaintiff is Mr. Dietrich Harder, a Silurian eusiness man, \vh«' before the war lived at Omsk and owned property amounting to fifteen million roublet
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    C-IN.-C. ARMY IN INDIA.
    69 2 Sir Claude Jacob may Succeed Sir William Birdwood. London. Aug. 9. Ihe Statesman's military coi respondent ■tatea that the suggestion that Fieid-Mar-BhaJ Mr Claude Jacob will leave the India Olive shortly an.l return to the East means that he will most likely succeed FieldMarshal Sir William
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      123 2 I THE UNHOLY I Are Coming I WATCH FOR THEM liwiuiHmiuitituiiiiiituttiiniiiiiiMiiiiiiiiitiituufHtmiiiiMiiiiiiNiMiiUHmi There is nothing more welcome on a hot day, w hen Old Sol teem* determined to shrivel you up, than a glass ol Montserrat. This delicious Lime Juice makes a good thirst a thing to be treasured 1 UONTtfftlfflf
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      483 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING AUGUST 22nd. AT 9.30 P.M. R. B. SALISBURY Presents His Famous Musical and Comedy Company of 17 Artistes. THE QUAINTS Wed., Aujr. 22nd., and Thurs.. 23rd. Friday, August 24th. The Greatest Dramatic Thriller of The Successful Musical Comedy m 8 Acts Our Time. from the Prince of
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    GREATEST BATSMAN.
    1367 3 JACK HOBBS' RECORD IN AUSTRALIA. Review of Previous Visits. Chosen by the M.C.C. to visit Australia for the fifth time J. B. Hobbs, still the world's greatest batsman, has equalled the record that has long been held by George Ulyett and J. Lilly White. Ulyett the famous old
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    SOCHET TO VISIT AUSTRALIA.
    50 3 London, Aug. 9th. Paris. Cochet has accepted the invitation of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association to visit Australia m the coming winter. He will probably return via India and Egypt. Cochet may be accompanied by one or two young players chosen by the French Federation. N
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    SELF-LOADING RIFLE.
    315 3 New Weapon Wins _3,000 Prize. M As military experts are agreed that a self-loading rifle will play a predominant part m future wars, the British Government recently called upon rifle manufactuiers and designers to submit weapons of this kind, m competition for a prize of £3.000 m cash.
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    BURGLED A PRISON.
    128 3 Youths' Daring Robbery. Paris. Despite the presence of armed warlers who patrol the building throughout the night, three barefooted burglars, suppose I to be ex-convicts, entered the county prison of Melun and removed the safe m the Governor's office. It contained 11,000, being the warders' wages and
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    ALL BUT HIS LIFE-BLOOD
    69 3 One of 37 rate defaulters who m the aggregate owe the Tredegar (Monmouthshire) Council £1,352 told the magistrates there that he had offered to pass over his four cottages to the council or to sweep the roads to pay off a debt of £111. "Now," he
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1978 4 Mr. Ford Peers into tie Future. SIR ALAN COBHAM'S "SAFETY FIRST." X. Stanhope Sprigg. i < (Editor of "Airways"). J London. July 25. Some lively discussions have been proceeding here of late regarding possible developments m aviation. In many ways, they present a lascinating vista. The
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    74 4 A marriage has been arranged and will tafce place shortly m Penang between Mr. W^ J. Jamieson, of the Chartered Bank, Klang, and Miss J. S. Duncan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Duncan. 114 Broad-water-rd.. Bruce Grove. London. Mr. James Backhouse Crosfield, of I Reigate, late chairman of Messrs.
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    SCIENTIFIC SOUFFLE.
    982 4 The Specificity of the Genus. STRANGE LEGENDARY MONSTER j C J THE RELATIVITY OF THE BLOOD. J Ancient mythology abounds m tales of creatures which were combinations of two or more different animals. Probably the best known of these are the centaurs which m Greek mythology were depicted
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    148 4 1. 78 feet. g 2. Sceptre, who m 1902 won the Two Thousand Guineas, the One jg •ji* Thousand Guineas, the Oaks, and fi ifij the St. Leger. S 3. Yes. The law is complied with fe if one foot is behind the bowling crease and within
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    HINT FOR LOCAL PILOTS.
    158 4 The latest stoiy of the an world c a pupil, who. though a most pi pilot m the air. could not be ptraM land his machine. Finally, m desperation, hi- in»tr«d cided upon a drastic cur.-, and took pupil up into the air to put it
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    195 4 Mr. H. W. Trower M.< dn*t Monopoly Seremban. ha- ffOCM to Ip" relieve Capt. H. de C. the* _*0 is HJ eeeding to England on leave. Mr X Clemons of the Ipoh office arlll Trower at Seremban. A reward is offere.l for information l( ing to the arrest of a
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      649 4 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION. I $100 I For Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. We publish to-day and every Tuesday morning coupons for our weekly Football Competition. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the reader who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCHES m the coupon
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    THE A.B.M.
    2419 5 INTERESTING SPEECHES AT ANNUAL MEETING. The Defence Contribution. The annual meeting of the Association of British Malaya was held m London on July 25 with Mr. W. Lowther Kemp, the President, m the chair. He delivered the following interesting speech The report and accounts have been m your
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BULLETIN.
    138 5 For the Week Ended August 11th. Alexandria: plague death. Bombay: 2 plague deaths; 1 cholera death 13 smallpox cases and 8 deaths. Calcutta: 11 cholera deaths; smallpox cases and 1 death. Madras: '„9 cholera deaths as against M during the preceding week; 11 smallpox cases and 2
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    AMOK IN KUALA LUMPUR
    150 5 Smart Capture by Police. A Sumatra Malay named Haji Daud is reported to have run amok and rushed out of his house m Bungsar rd., brandishing a paiang on August 10th. He ran into i small mosque nearby, and then came back to the road and.
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    COMMUNISM IN KOREA.
    150 5 "Alarming Spread." "The most noticeable feature m Korea today is the alarming spread of Communism among its 20.000.000 inhabitants." said Mr. R. D. Watson, who returned to Sydney after serving 18 years as a missionary m South Kyang Sang. "Centres for the dissemination of propaganda have been
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      521 5 yA Keep your children healthy Jr\l' C C .iSRiJ To worry and fidget about \>i|V>~v i^rN K\ them docs no one any good; /vJMW 'v--_X -vj N but a wa -chful eye may f -< 'i 61 save a lot of trouble At $^^^P Ml- the sli S ht est
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    INDIAN CINEMA INDUSTRY.
    793 6 SPECIAL COMMITTEES REPORT. 5 Per Cent. Cess on Imported Films. Simla, Aug. 6. Several proposals for the betterment of the conditions of the Indian cinema industry are contained m the report of the Cinema Committee. The Raj express appreciation of the services of the Chairman. Dewan Bahadur
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    97 6 Mr. J. W. Campbell, who was to have presided m mail week at the dinner of the Incorporated Soci.Ly of Planters and who reached this country from America a few days before, visited a specialist immediately on his arrival and wa^ ordered into a Nursing home, says our London correspondent.
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    COMMON SENSE CLOTHES FOR MEN.
    382 6 Three Heroes. Even three swallows do not make a summer, but three examples of perfectly ordinary men wearing really sensible clothes are collectively a portent. Three such were actually seen, m broad daylight during the "heat wave," and. what was even more por-j tentous, they
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    A MAN MAY MARRY
    45 6 Genealogists may test their -kill m determining the relationship to herself ot Miss Elizabeth Smith, the 15-year-old New Jersey girl who has just married her great great uncle. Two years ago an American married the sister of his father's first wife
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    21 6 Very shortly rubbj published m London sot. will be mainly devoted ing the practical earsof this reason it stands of success.
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    BIBLICAL HISTORY.
    1257 7 NEW LIGHT ON THE CRUCIFIXION. Herod, Not Pilate Responsible Manchester. July Ift. Two more Important documents relating to Biblical episodes appear m the bulletin of the .John Ryland.s library just i sued (says the Morning Post;. These are further translations by Dr. A. Mingana of the Arabic and
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    LOST IN LONDON.
    698 7 AFRICAN DESERTS EASIER THAN THE CITY! Woman Explorer V Experiences. Anting the last few years I have explor|W some of the wildest and least-known countries of the world. I have- traversed the frmt Sahara Lfc^ert with two Arab Kuides its my only escort and covered more than
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      741 7 WHAT DYSPEPTICS SHOULD EAT. strict Mints Dnsasonsnnrf. it I* a well-kn..wn fact that >„ lU e (Udi h _M S grootor tendency than etkora te cause mdi ■eatto^ and tOOI hy HaoHing aoe. diet te certain -.tsieea, Soappillasos f„o<is. stom.-.ch troubles eos i Mem b,- aeemaao. Nine times out ef
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      649 7 NOTICES* s.s. CARMARTHENSHIRE. (DIE AUGUST 25th, 192H). Consignees of cargo ex the above vessel from Europe are notified that m consequence of a tire on boa nl. a Genera) Av.-r.-ige has been declared. DM a contribution of |0 per cent of the nett arrived market selling value of thc goods
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      794 7 TENDERS. TENDERS. Tendon are invited for the epnstrnetioa of reinforced concrete huiiding on Middle Road for The St. Anthony's Girts' School. Tenders to he -uhrnitted at noon on Augu-t UOth, iu_B. The lowest or any tender not n.<-r ,-arily *C Cepted. Plans and sp.iiiitation can h< ,en al the Other-
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      20 8 HoFLIN. At thf European HosD'.ta!. KuaU Lumpur, on August IT, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hoflin. a daughter.
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      DEATH.
      31 8 WILSON.— Oa August i->th. ii_*. at the General Hospital. Singapore. Lieutenant C. J. Wilson. R.N.R.. F.R.A.S.. Deputy Registrar of Shipping and Observer for Time Balls, aged 40 years. Deeply regretted.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY. AUGUST 21. 1928. COMMUNISM IN INDIA.
    620 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY. AUGUST 21. 1928. COMMUNISM IN INDIA. It did not need the cables from London and Riga during the weekend to convince the most casual student of India's domestic affair* that a great part of the unrest and disturbed conditions m that country during the last year
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    LORD HALDANE.
    347 8 The news on Sunday of the sudden, illness of Viscount Haldane, followed yesterday by the announcement of his death, will be received with regret by those who recall the veterar statesman's notable work. He will be remembered particularly m connection with the reorganisation of Great Britain's auxiliary force:by
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    CHANG TSO LIN'S DEATH.
    885 8 REPLY TO MR. PUTNAM WEALE. i Japanese Consul's Statement. i i We are asked by Mr. K. Tamaki. the Consul-General for Japan m Singapore, to 7 publish his counter statement against the statement of Mr. Putnam Weale m relation to the cause of the death of
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    92 8 His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and Lady Marriott were to visit Pulau I^angkawi during the week-end. They will leave Penang by the Sea Belle for Singapore on Wednesday. The band of the S.S. Police will play the following programme, weather permitting, at Katong Park at I p.m. this
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    PALOEWEH EARTHQUAKE.
    472 8 FURTHER DETAILS OF DISASTER. F Drowned m Hot Tidal <\>*Ztt Jindah on the DuUh island -1 the nigh* of August 4 an- mm- respondent m Java. who. nnr^ urther t0 Pt**ious cable, a following more detailed report has n Resident of Timor. Durin. the before the eruption three
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    44 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. (From Our Own Correspondent London, Aa*. 20. US pm Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price H 9 s «d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and fctfns notify to-day's tin prices bl £212 r 'K— £2oB
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    107 8 Mr. Ernest Collier and Mini Ethel Inchcoinb. A quiet but pretty Weddillf nised at the Presbyterian Church day. the contracting puitief beiaf *r.W nest Collier, well known the rubber trade, and Mi- Eth. Clapham. London, who an Ih > x pedon on Wednesda\ last The bride's wedding >
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    91 8 Orchard Road is gem teee The feJfcwfaf ehrlllai. aPP< officially not,ru.<i:-Ur. >• apaeCorof«nfftaanCtcra.Chathai (on staff of Admiralty Efll prior to pcucaadnn t«> Biaffal Messrs Caurfc Daw, M i and J. Monet Balnion. tha Morris-Cowley Bingupora I*™"". expedition, are leaving al B ing from Malayan Motors" their journey. They wil! baa
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    ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    79 9 INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS' SUGGESTION. \.MM>tiation for Suppression. [Nan Nichi-Nichi Service.] T»kio. Aug. 19. I tnmerce and Industry .in u Khlk- have passed a the Government to des the Jnpnnuuu officials m the them negotiate with the rned t.» suppress the pOfMEK HUtFH.V MINISTERS I HKKAT. Rautart Service.] U i
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    THE CREEK ELECTIONS.
    92 9 Km Majorit} for (Government. teri Service.] Athens. Aug. 20. al I_.:*o this morning rnment had gained I over Greece. !<-feated. Athens. I an r ect_ of m o\ rwhel lin^ the election, proved a ful pvi M :uility of Mr al claiaea of a MonurBte tha hackground.
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    REPUBLICAN BOMBSHELL.
    58 9 Professor Murray-Butler and Mr. Hoover. r_ Service.] N*-* York. Aug. 20. si ell to he thrown m the I letter from Professor Murray-Butler, the famous ReN< »a York Times, complete- hin a from Mr. Hoover's and national defence, only alternative te the repeai ci dmont is the connee*
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    DEATH OF LORD HALDANE.
    15 9 r't Service.] London. Auk. 19. ißi yesterday report 111, i- dead.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    104 9 "I'aciiAiniT Oversea Chinese. rent with Nanyang I Pau Press.] Hong hone. August 20. Tang has sent an envoy hipelaca u tne pacifying the and reporting the decitern rehabilitation confer hinese to return to their the country's industries. King Tong ha.- asked Govern- riate $200,001 to prepare refor
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    ENSUIKO SUGAR COMPANY SCANDAL.
    29 9 ENSUIKO SUGAR COMPANY SCANDAL. [N'ar.y Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. director, of the Fnsuiko ompanv have embezzled OUC hundred million yen has been discovered, and President ef the Company, npriaoeMNt
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    ATALANTIC FLYERS MISSING.
    29 9 No V'vvs of Hassell. r Reuter Service.] Ottawa. Aug. 20. oi Hasstdl. who is pilot--fort on a trans-Atlantic who was due at Green'*»yl«hl y.-s ten lay.
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    23 9 FVtyuuaw. r.n., Master *_»iiiJ U> his regret to n mmunkf that, owing to his wai unable to attend the Ueut. C. J. Wilson.
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    INDIAN DEFAMATION CASE.
    635 9 CLAIM AGAINST THE PIONEER. Details of the Plaint. > T Calcutta, Aug. 10 The Secretary of State tor India m Coun- Col vin. Agent of the Last Indian Railway, Mr. Hugh Augustus Macnish Hannay. Chief Operating Engineer and six other officers and employees ot the Railway hay*
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    THE LATE MR. A. A. B. STEWART
    200 9 With reference to the recently reported death of Mr. A. A. B. Stewart, manager of the Cold Storage Company's Orchajrd Road Branch, the English mail to hand on Saturday gives particulars of how he met his death. He was staying at Aboyne, Deeside.
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    MR. KELLOGG'S VISIT TO EUROPE.
    74 9 MR. KELLOGG 'S VISIT TO EUROPE. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 18. Mr. Kellogg visit to Europe will be brief, but he hopes to spend a short time m London, and he has accepted an invitation to visit Dublin. The President of the Irish Dail, Vr. Cosgrave, who will
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1283 9 FATALITY IN BATAVIA SWIMMING BATH. Little Boy's Death. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Batavia. Aug. 18. Last Su.iday afternoon a nve year old boy. the son of Mr. Schumacher, lost his life m the swimming bath at Tjikini under extremely tragic circumstances. Mrs. Schumacher is m the habit of
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    SHOOTING OUTRAGE.
    169 9 ATTACK ON BANGKOK DOCTOR. For Dealing m Japanese Goods. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok, Aug. 20. There was a sequel to the recent shooting incident this morning, when three Chinese were charged on the following counts: inveigling Dr. Ang Kee Eng to a boardinghouse and with threats demanding
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    RAILWAY WORKERS' GRIEVANCES.
    154 9 Suggestion to Form Union. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 19. The F.M.S. railway central workshops meeting to ventilate the grievances of the railwaymen which was held here to-day passed off very quietly. There were over 900 men present and Mr. Veerasamy. the Indian unofficial member
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    CHIEF SECRETARY IN PERAK.
    79 9 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. Aug. 20. The Chief Secretary, after inspecting the very big electric installation just completed M Malim Nawai by the Perak Hydro Company, inspected the new trade school at Eagan Serai. He visited the northern end of the State yesterday, and he
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    FRENCH TRADE DECREASE.
    38 9 [Havas' Service.] Paris. Aug. 20. French imports for the first seven months are valued at 30.375 million francs against 31.116 million for the same period last year. Exports were worth 29.190 millions against 31,330 millions.
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    34 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tolrio, Aug. M. The Yen quotation has fallen heavily and it is nearing its bottom price, but the Fi'-ance authorities have decided not to take any counter-measure.
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      691 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. v Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei i Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 1 and Friday 6 a.m. i Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. t Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m Kelantan every
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      935 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The Suddhadib arrived from Bangkok vith 209 bullocks and 14 buffaloes vesterlay. The P. and O. Rajputana has left Hong tong and is expected to arrive at this port it 8 a.m. on Wednesday. She will proceed ilongside the Singapore Harbour Boards Wharves on arrival. TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU
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    MEXICAN AIRMAN'S DEATH.
    185 13 HiWate Funeral. New York. July 15th. Packed the sun-baked und the chapel m which i lMnir I,I T- Emilio Carran3 the tribi ls ,yin amon E heaps •""a was killed as the re- sult of a crash, when the 'plane was struck by lightning, while flying to
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    CHARING CROSS.
    909 13 THE STATION AND THE SOUTH SIDE. A Great Opportunity. r J hC S!°?° S 1 to build the n ew Charing Cross Station on the Shot Tower site between Waterloo Bridge and Hungerford Bridge, on the south side of the river, is meeting with warm approval. It will,
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    47 13 It is reported that the village of Buah Xanang, about fifty miles from Kuala Lipis, Pahang, has been destroyed by fire. Cracker firing is said to have been the cause bf the disaster, an exploding cracker alighting on an attap roof. The damage is put at $15,000.
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    DEAD SEA RICHES.
    1060 14 WHO WILL GET THE CONCESSION Rival Interests. Apart (rom one or two debates m the House of Lords and sporadic questions m the House of Commons, singularly little attention has been drawn to the far-reach-ing issues raised by the grant of a concession for the exploitation of
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    34 14 Mr. Stanley John Weyman, of Plas Uanrhydd, Ruthin, Denbigshire, the well-known writer of historical novels, who died on April 10, aged 72, left estate of the gross value of _>9,408, with net personalty £96,151.
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    TWOPENCE COLOURED.
    139 14 The late Sir George Wills used to declare that he smoked nothing but the products of the great tobacco firm of which he was head, and m that he followed the example of earlier member's of the family. His grandfather used to tell how he ran out of
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    ART AND MANNERS.
    103 14 There is a touch ol cyni i« lations on thc MCCMtioa to tl of the Royal Academy, fo; agreed that fame as a practitioner aits of painting or sculpture i> first requisite But it would I-' 'n» to know when thc "othei j: began to count so
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      121 14 E_i __X The power and position of England and the Empire *s due m large measure to the character and deterMADE BY mination of Disraeli— afterwards Lord Beaconsfield CARRERAS LTD. fJ9jfms 'Qputation > \__ft> J__\ __^____lf__ ftfflMil Bf ox_ o: 7 Jrie Joremost 4J. CICARETTES have achieved lheir position by
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    INDUSTRIAL RUBBER MANUFACTURERS.
    251 15 American Negotiations. The secretary of Industrial Rubber Manufacturers, Limited, says m a circular:— "In view of a rec <v statement to the effect that negotiations are peodil^ between ♦his company ami a large American manufocturei of tjrea and other rubber articles, we think it riffht that shareholders
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 15 I Aagast 20th., 12 o'clock noon. K.s.s. ssjasl to standard, Q.C.K. Spot 11% 13 Standard U.S.S. se Ten. lei Aiir. 11% 3? Sept. 32 32*4 Oct.-Dec. 31 14 31 Jan.-Mar. 31 31H Ton*- sf Market: Quiet -lightly easier. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 9^ 8
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    NORTH BORNEO.
    560 15 Chamber oi' Commerce Meehnj; At a Comadttee Meeting- hold m sanda kan on Saturday. July 88th., there wer. present:- The Roß_la Mr. F. W. Pinnoel On the (hair). Mr. C. B. Brewer. Mr. M. Henderson, Mr. A. D. Henne, Mr. j X B. Malcolm. Mr. H. J. Walker.
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    PHASER'S SHARE LIST
    174 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Mr. John Denniston Wilson, of Shafte* bury-a venue, \V. 1, lato of the Batavi branch of the Mercantile Bank of Indii whose will was proved at £57,198, lei £20,000 irr family legacies and the residu I to charities. Johi.n Tin ($1 > 27 12 Lahat
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 15 August _m. Baak I m.s. Bank demand £'3 |^.M C Private credits m.s. >j x 9-32 k New York, demand 55 15-16 Creditt 90 days r,7. v l 11 m Fiance, dt-muna 1426 P India. T. T. mx Hong Kunj;, deniurul >-7. t j^)j s Yokohama, demand 124)4 Java,
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    PRODUCE
    207 15 Aiipusj go. Tin ise Tom |10S^ (Jambier ml I'cftpci White g§ Pepper lOa-k 55 Flake Tapioca 7 7_ifi j Pearl i^apo Smal! 7^4 Copra 10.10 Topi-a j Sundried 10.15 Rice Liar.g H"r, _an Mark Kud Eagle (N'ew^ $%o Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, T ta eo<m Bintar.
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    NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES. LIMITED.
    430 15 The following is tht- Directors' report art) Accounts for thc year ended Marcli ".Ist.. 1928; to be present. tl to shareholders at the annual ereneial meeting m the Company's registered ogles s, Frencb Rank Buildftigs, Singapore, at noon oa Tuesday. Aujrust 2Sth. The Del profH for
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    40 15 ia It is to the interest of capital that labour a, should be well paid and the standard of ft living" high, for those things mean a rich c home market, itself an assurance of a steady output.— Mr. Amery.
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    TRADE AMD COMMERCE.
    248 15 KOSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT Singapore. Aim. 2t>. Rubber.- London !"*k(l. I 16d down. Local 31 s Tin.— London Oil. 22s 6d up. Local 10n\2."i for 150 tons. Mining.-— Steady. Sungei Way 2. R0 2.90 Kuchai 1.42 1.44. Malaya Consols. 77 7«»,' Petaling 4.17 4.2f.. Klang Rive;- :t.75
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    NETHERLANDS INDIES COTTON GOODS MARKET.
    319 15 NETHERLANDS INDIES COTTON GOODS MARKET. There i- a valuable market for Briti-t; cotton piece-goods m the islands of th. Netherlands Eaat Indies, particularly m .lava and Madura, m which tWO islandthen- is an incraaaing conaamption of cotton manufacture s. Fur the year K>27. the value ol cotton goods imported into
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    179 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Aim. 20th.. Ctaatafl Price* Baiu Caves L27H i. Johan Tin 28 80 Kinta Tin Dred. 1.37% 1.43 K!;«n- River x.so :i.sT'^Kuchai 1.41V4 1.47% i'apan 11'.. I T> Malayan ur..-. 77 BO IVi.awals »T» To Petaling L.lO \.l) n Poteh l ».v> Rahman HyU. l.:iT'_ 1.45
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      272 15 I BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000.000 Reserve Liability of tr i^L™ 101 8 3,000,000 Head Office: 38. Bi&bopsgate, London, E.C. Agenciea and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Tongkah Amntsar
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      302 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong: Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COIRT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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    FOOTBALL.
    141 16 THE CUP COMPETITION FINAL. Singapore XI Chosen. The following have been selected to represent Singapore against Selangor m the final of the Malaya Cup competition, which is to be played at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday Melan < Malays 1; Yeow Soon (S.C.F.A.) and Lee S.C.C. >; Kemat (Malays), Boon
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    YESTERDAYS LEAGUE MATCH.
    323 16 S.R.C. Beaten Again. S.C.F.A 2; S.R.C 0. Vnab.. once again to get together a team, the S.R.C. commenced their match against the S.C.F.A. at the Stadium yesterday with only ten men. Another player was found after a while hut he played without even changing into soccer clothes.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 1.
    126 16 Our Feature for the Coming Season. The coupon for the first of our football competitions for the 1928-1929 season appears this morning on page 4 and will appear on that page every Tuesday morning throughout the season. A prize of $100 will be awarded each week
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    NEGRI FULL BACK'S DEPARTURE.
    81 16 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Seremban, Aug. 20. The sporting public of Negri Sembilan loses a useful Chinese full back of Se'emban m the person of Jee Kirn Keat, who only last week left the Government service of Negri Sembilan and whose display m the Malaya Cup
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    A.P.C. LOSE AT GUNONG PULAI.
    115 16 A.P.C. LOSE AT GUNONG P ULAI. A team from the A.PC. visited Pontian works on Saturday, and played a game against the Pulai Football Team, losing 4— L. The teams were as follows: A.P.C.:— Osman, E- O. Barton, Lye Soy; L. Willies Johnson; Khiam Hock, Wah Keng; L. J. Ilsley,
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    48 16 In the match against Middlesex m whicn he claimed nine wickets m an innings (for tje first time m his career) W. T. Gresswell ____J__S_" Ce n bowler OWed ™eh to' Hunt, who caught five batsmen lured into a leg-trap. The other four were bowled by brilliant deliveries.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    64 16 A DOUBLE DEFEAT FOR TILDEN. New York Tournament. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Ang. 20. In the finals of the Eastern Turf Court Championship doubles Lott and J. Doeg beat Tilden and Hunter 4—6, 9—ll, 7—5, 6 o, 6—3. Tilden and Hunter were also beaten m the singles quarter-finals
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      140 16 A Singles. Rev. W. Aitken minus 30.2 beat C. E. Winter scr. 7 5. 6 o. B. Singles. C. E. Hudson minus 1^ beat Captain R. O. D. Carey minus 3 6 2. 2 6. 6 l. C. Singles. C. L. Wyatt minus 4 beat E. H. R.
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      TUESDAY'S TIES.
      133 16 A. Singles. X. S. Wise scr. vs. A. D. Anderson minus 15.2. C— Singles. Lt. R. G. Turner minus 4 vs. C. P. Burke scr. P. Storr plus 3 vs. A. de la Porte minus 4. F. E. Rowland minus I vs. R. Devaux scr. J- G. Cruickshank
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    108 16 Home Club Beats Sepoy Lines. The result of the match between the Keppel Golf Club and the Sepoy Lines Golf Club played over Keppel links on Sunday, was a win for the home team, the scores being 6 to 2 X 4 The individual scores were: Sepoy
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    GIRL SWIMS THE CHANNEL.
    219 16 1 Miss Ivy Hawkes Crosses m Nineteen r Hours. [Reuter's Service.l Condon. Aug. 19. The English girl swimmer. Miss Ivy Hawkes. swam the Channel from Cap Grisnez to St. Margaret's Bay m 19 hours 16 minutes. Miss Hawkes is the fifth woman to succeed m swimming
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    TAIPING SWIMMING GALA.
    69 16 [From Our Own Correspondent.] I Ipoh, Aug. 20. I One of the most successful swimming galas was held at Taiping yesterday m which Penang and Ipoh competed. There was a big attendance. The Club challenge cup was won by A. B. Logan; plunging R. MaCabe, a recent
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    RACING.
    366 16 SINGAPORE AUTUMN MEETING. Horses m Training. The following horses (233) are m training for the Singapore Turf Club autumn meeting to be held on September 8, 11, 13, and 15. Braggart, Squaretown, Jenny's Boy, Melan, Little Gibby, Charlie Chaplin, Theebaw, Cousin, Red Stripes, Who's Who, Speardale, Clung. Master Bruce,
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    CRICKET.
    219 16 S.C.R.C. Trounce the Police. On the S.C.R.C. ground on Saturday the home side easily got the better of the Police. N. H. P. Whitley alone showing anything like scoring ability. S.C.R.C: Siow Hian st. Pembroke b Thomas 5, Choon Leonp c Evans b Thomas 12. Jitt Siang lbw. b
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    WIN FOR CEYLON SPORTS CLUB
    186 16 On Sunday the Ceylon Sports Club were the visitors to the S.C.R.C. where they scorer a good win. Scores: Ceylon Sports Club:— Retnasabapathy c Kirn Hock b Lian Teck 2, Dudley c Kirn Hock b Siow Hian 42, Muthueumaru b Siow Hian 18. Hoole c
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    92 16 The following is the result of the men's August Medal competition. Major A. S. R. Hughes, All Square Lt. Col. J. D. Richmond, All Square Lt. Col. L. R. Taylor, 1 Down G. G. Franklin, 1 Major Sir Robert Henniker, 1 Capt. H. B. W. Savile, 2
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    YACHTING.
    758 16 EXCITING WEEKEND RACING. Three Boats Capsize. Sunday morning dawned wet and squally and m the hope that conditions might improve, racing was postponed for fifteen minutes. However it was still blowing great guns when both classes eventually started, on what proved one. of the most exciting mornings of the
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    151 16 On this page every Tuesday morning S >: will be found a series of questions which will be of interest to sportsmen, recall- 6 ing as they do remarkable achievements of the past m various branches of sport. I The answers to these questions will j:j be
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