The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 August 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CKXTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1928. NO. 12,502
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    272 1 On his arrival in Ireland with President C— |HVt, Mr. Kellogg w a» enthusiastically received and presented with the Freedom of the City of Duhlin —Page <>. During the debate- in Parliament recently «.n the Johore Territorial Waters Bill. Commander Kenworthy. the Labour Member for Hull, made
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    IN DAYS OF OLD.
    1103 1 It was here I first CMM across my good friend Hairy Streeter who had been "n active service in the Cape Mounted Rifles and. laLr, under command of my still older friend. Major C. L J. Bourchier with his regiment, in the Basuto war. He had
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      250 1 .......•/.•.V.V.V.'.V.W.SWAWW, f MACKAY MONK'S COFFEE j: |;.,VSTEI) AND GROUND DAILY j lViV .^\v.v.v.w.v.v.v.v,v, Raffles Hotel! ■j SEPTEMBER RACE MEETING. I A SPECLAL I i RACE BALL AND CABARET I will be held on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER STH, 1 and I SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, I j DANCING UNTIL 2 A.M. 1 S
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      175 1 1 p^| < iie Vt^i I I Three Cafiles jl J MADE f S; f lenclandl i i 5 I EUROPE HOTELf I "Renowned by Recommendation." I mama }s J MORNING MUSIC AFTER DINNER DANaNGg I I i tne Verandah ij:j ig Every Tuesday, yc ;rv Saturday from 11.30. I
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      110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The fine ear at small cost Studebaker Page r>. Uae Super Vulc to repair tyres and tubes Pasre 8. Robinson's anrnal *ale gramophone bargains—Page 0. -Fresn Poi k from tiie aingfapore Cold Storage Co. Page S. Milkmaid Condensed Milk the milk that encircles the enith Page i. (iuthrie
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      8 1 SEE THAT YOU GET RED LABEL BRAND COFFEE
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      176 1 THE WEEK. FridiiLt, Sl*f. High Water. 11.12 a. mi. 1C.38 p.m. 10.0. Malacca: H. W.. 7.40 a.m.. 5.7, p.m., 1.7. Dutch hnnifwaril mail closes 10 a.m. Municipal Commission 2.15. Suturdau, Stpt. Ist. Hiph Water, 11.3K a.m.. 8.9. 11.19 p.m., 10.3. Malacca: H. W., S.lO a.m.. 7.0. 8.4(l p.m., 6.8. 8.1.
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    FRENCH VIEW OF ENGLAND.
    322 2 'Still Victorian.' I'ari*. July •">. Despite lipstick and jazz, bottle and pyJUM parties, and midnight mixed bathintT, England is still Victorian. At least that is the verdict of M. Liu-ien Ro- I mier. Ctfof Editor of the Figaro. Be ha- visited many lands, and now i
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    522 2 Tht- following w.Tt »hf results >>f the %ivs for the August monthly billiard tournament of tlie Juvenile Football Club played <-n Monday night: Mr. I ini Si.-w Te i2(H>) l>eat Mr. WOT Kim Suah (154); Mr. Lim Chen;.' Tee w.«.. Mr. Lim Yang Chua. Mr. Son Bo<m Hun (100) ».i-at
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      153 2 I SPONGES. I A large assortment of BATH AND TOILET SPONGES JUST RFXEIVED. Prices from 75 cents to $9.00. MEDICAL HALL LTD.. Opposite New Post Office. SINGAPORE. I THE TjNHOL Y I I are Coming I 1 WATCH FOR THEM j COMING SOON ALHAMBRA A fascinating romance of thwarted j
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      561 2 VICTORIA THEATRE lALHAMBRA p^ NIGHTLY FROM SEPTEMBER Ist. AT 9.30 p.m. (Tan Cheng Kee and Co. Ltd ProDrietor** MATINEES: Wed. Sat., September sth. Bth. at 5 p.m. Z ropnetore) F\i-i%T 4 T n/mi m K l TkT Programme Commencing August 31st RONALD COLMAN -SSST* hi? ii t J^n rcrr SILK
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    This Week's Great Day
    581 3  -  UNKNOWN B^^B^B^Bn^Bnan^B^o^B^BS^B^B%aCeW^BS^BinW. v^st ■hi I A •'^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Ba^^^'^B^^^ V V fcklOM of Ac CamiM. dsfg Aug. 31— Roberts March to Kandahar. IS On August .'ilst., IXKO, Lord YEARS Roberts completed his famous AGO. march from Kabul to Kandahar, which whs possibly the most hrilliant ex* ploit in
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    318 3 The following non-fiction books will I>< ■•adv for issue «>ji Saturdav next, s1 9 ;:.m. Arthur, Fir George. Lord Ralg. Barnes, James Btrachej Th.- Universal ispecta of Fascism. Beaumont, Francis, and Fletcher, ,'<.hn Lyrics uom the Plays ed. GjD.H and M r. Cole. Kell. (live. Civilisation. An Essay.
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    WHEN HENDREN "OVERHIT."
    125 3 1 "popped" over to the Molbarn and Frascati Cricket ground during last weekend, writes s Kinchley 01 impondf nt. in mail week, to tind a few of the Middlesex players, and practically all th Notts professionals engaged in a Ivnefit match. The feature of the play was
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    61 3 Bequests under the will of Mr. Lionel Seymour Wells, the old .Middle.- ex cricketer, include: i"50() to his friends in the ;scmwitMitn' dcpwtarat of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Tek'tfinph Co-; flflO to the messengers of the company; ■and t'2">o "to the youngsters of my office ioheauues. M Mr.
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    DINNER TO MR. ABDUL CADER.
    201 3 As enjoyable dinner vras on Toes* lay evenins! si Mr. M. A Nanuuie'a hunga m at Siglap AJr. R. Jajnabhoy, ii honour of the Hon'blc H. H. Abdul Cader he new Indian member on ;he Legistativi Council. Ml iumabhoy warmly eulogiset) he sbilitiea of the
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    BORNEO RACING.
    265 3 Threatened Suspension of Jesselton Meeting. It Will be a great pity if. as is feared it the moment, it may not be possible to j>dd the autumn race meeting at JeaseiUjh in a week or two, for the suspension nt this meeting, will deal a serious blow to
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    A CHANCE FOR FREEMAN.
    164 3 Stt Wickets This Season? It teems probable that little "Tich" Freeman who ii jroinir to Australia, will i>e the lirst and possibly the hist Bnjlinh bowler to take Mfl wickets in a season. Tom Richardson got 290 in 1886, and created a rocovd. C. T. R.
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      106 3 ...wj-.v v^v.v.v.vaw.% :.v.:: ::>.:.: ;X;>X;: v x^j f A il A PURE SILK HOSE FOR I zv n¥ r> 7 I>AILY WEAR IN A 1 HI 1 S I T K Y VA «IKT^ OF STYLES U J 1 L l\ 1 ANI) COLOURS. IStiuKtd •>> Leading Stores. V-^tfiK i
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      206 3 Estate Trust Agencies f (1927) Limited (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. \'< with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government.) is prepared to act as Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers. Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of Rents, Investigators and Managers of Trust or other jl Funds,
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    WHERE CHAPERONES ARE STILL IN VOGUE.
    632 4 One capital of Europe is sti'l a stronghold of the chaperone. The emancipation of the modern girl is not yet complete in Brussels. A girl of the upper classes in the Belgian capital is not seen alone in a teashop. Rarely are two girls
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    IVORY SATIN FOR SIMPLE EVENING GOWN.
    59 4 A soft crepe satin in a dull tone is used to advantage for this charming gown with its simple bodice slighth draped at the hips, and its flaring circular skirt dipping at one side. A buckle of polished ivory holds in place the uneven
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    93 4 There have been several weeks of very bad weather says the writer of Tawau Notes in the B.XB. Gazette. Most fi&hing 'kelongs' haw collapsed and even that fine sea lurnt the launch Silam has not been able to get past the lighthouse at Tinagat! At the time of writing the
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      TABLE TALK.
      481 4 In a Chelsea art shop attractive book ends are painted to order. They are quite simple in construction, just oblongs of sturdy wood, whose edges are painted with a rich blue paint, the fronts being buff, and heiv are depicted rows oi fairy-like blue flowers on .ong. green
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      MRS. HOBBS PACKS UP.
      220 4 Only Two Wive** Going With the Team. Mrs. J. B. Hobbs. who is to accompany her husband to Australia, is already busy making preparations for the journey. The only other woman to accompany the team will be Mrs. Chapman, the wife of the English captain, although
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      547 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Among the new. fancy materials, is some fine woollen lace. This novel material shows the very smallest of pattern, and is, just now. used for various garments, jumpers to thicker woollen skirts, and trims some of the cosiest frocks, as those of the un^rushable type, which are worn
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      IN BEIGE FLANNEL.
      23 4 Cream and red cretonne are used in the chic, sleeveless jumper, which i. worn with this suit of beige flannel.
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      TEA TOPICS.
      385 4 There was a time a time for ever gone, let us hope when the majority of women spent practically all of their waking hours and the whole of their sleeping hours inside their house. Happily, these women are now definitely in the minority, but many of them still
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    CHILD KILLED BY FOWL.
    48 4 Attack in Farmyard. Berlin. The eighteen months old son of a farmer named Serban in the Tchecko-Slovakian village of Wona wandered into the farmyard, where he was attacked by a cock. He died in a few minute? from the injuries caused by its spurs.
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    91 4 An unusually interesting event took place at the General Hospital in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, says the Malay Mail the birth of the first Red Indian baby to be born in Malaya. The baby is the daughter of Chief Thunderface and Princess Laughing Water, who are here with Carson's Circus,
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    WIFE BUYS BABY FOR £2.
    121 4 Present for Husband. Aldershot. How a newly-married woman bought a baby as a present for her husband was revealed during the hearing of a maintenance case at the police court here. The wife asked for maintenance for herself and child and the magistrate had allotted
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    LEARNING TO SWIM AT 60.
    121 4 Woman's Fatal Dive. Mr. Ingleby Oddie, the Westminster Coroner, recorded a verdict of Accidental death in the case of Catherine Forrest Ea?on, 60, a trained nurse, who lived at a residential club in Norfolk-square, Paddington, and died in We«tminster Hospital. Evidence was given that Miss
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    LAURA IN SEARCH OF A FATHER.
    435 4 Mrs. Mordaunt's Dutch Indies Story. authors to camouflage a tale of travel and adventure by dumping a couple of characters down somewhere East of Suez amid exotic scenery and describing their reaction> to it and to each other as if they mattered more than
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    32 4 Mr- J. M. Meade. Inspector of Schools. Negri Sembi'an, is shortly expected in Taiping to relieve Mr. Keir. who goes to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Meade is a keen supporter of Rugby football-
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    WHAT IS YOUR WAY WITH COFFEE ?
    364 4 WHAT IS YOUR WAY WITH COFFEE Many ways of making ruff... cribed; but then- are oal) to bear in mind: Make coffee strong. Serve it hot. The English make coffee i v J N. T. Lintott. Me. In 1)ai! I At least two ounces should pint, and the infusion will
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    THE CAPE ADDS A CHARMING EFFECT.
    36 4 This neat little suit of ffej diet I with its detachable cape, ha^ i mi skirt buttoned up th< lidfc il with a painted m art in fte) il I
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    FRESH POSER FOR HOME SECRETARY.
    71 4 FRESH POSER FOR HOME SECRETARY. Pace Murder Trial Dm-ummi*. London The Home Secretary Sit Hicks, ii confronted with »noth< problem. Document of "•> M ture have been forwarded to S from Gloucestershire relating I of Mrs. Harry Pace, known tl widow." who «ai recent l> «cqil charge of murder inu
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    PEER'S CONFESSION.
    72 4 "I Feel Rather Worn All.r V> Hobhs.' "I feel rather worn aft.-r I d in* Hobbs." said Lottl Henley, jj time was cricket cart am the boys Of Daventry their speech day. His adv.co was to pi*) camto watch them. "By all m, w Hfti and learn what
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    RACE FORFEITS AS GAMING.
    759 5 JUDGE DECIDES THEY ARE IRRECOVERABLE. Mr. Edgar Wallace Wins. Judgment for Mr. Edgar Wallace, the novelist, play-wrijfht, and racehorse owner, was the decision of Mr. Justice Clauson in the Chancery Division in the friendly test action brought by the Jockey Club. Mr. Wallace had pleaded the
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    EVACUATION OF RHINELAND.
    140 5 Decision Rests With France. London. Aug. 20. "Britain would doubtless be willing to agree to evacuation at any time, but it must be borne in mind that it is France and and Germany who are the principals in this matter and not Britain or anyone else," declared
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    SUNSPOTS AND SUICIDE. .
    130 5 SUNSPOTS AND SUICIDE. Doctor's Strange Deductions. London. Aug. £0. The remarkable theory that sunspot s ause homicide, suicide and epilepsy is advanced by Dr. Conyers Morrell. He says: "The subject is singularly complex until we are able to ascertain precise- ly how the electromagnetic frequencies emitted during solar storms influence
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    13 5 Prince Chumbhot of Siam visited their Majesties at Buckingham Palace on July 26.
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      244 5 Milkindid 'Milk, eiicircfcs The average height of the chief selling I size tins of Milkmaid Milk is 3^", and, as over 500,000,000 of these are sold every year, the total length of the tins placed end to end represents a distance of over 25*647 miles a measurement which would encircle
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    JOHORE IN PARLIAMENT.
    2472 6 OFFENSIVE SPEECH BY COMDR. KENWORTHY. Mr. Ormsby Gore's Rebuke. Lieut. Commander Kenworthy. tht La hour member (wr Hull, revealed a lamenial.l» lack of knowledge of condition.* in this muntiy duiinjr the debate on the Straits Settlements an<i Johorf Territorial VVatei (Agreement > Bill, which was pas«od ir
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    MELBOURNE LAD'S HEROISM.
    94 6 Companmis Kescut-ri ffMi lht|) Mine Shall. 1...mJ0n. Melbourne. The State of I ringing «'th tin- story tlu <(1 14 -year- boy. Linda*) Itolami With amahir bof and m Ifirl. M< i ■cended disused mine *h»fl ft>t-t 1 v«l. While returninfr, i ladders collapitd, preeipiUtini! to the bottom
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      427 7 BUSINESS CARDS. i:i:ai.isati6n"6f' a I dSG KKI.T NKEI) FLORANGE 1 refreshing, invigor- and healthy. g •;:.:v:;:;:::;>::::rv:;:;:;:::;x x x v.: j FUNERALS. NNGAPOU CASKET CO. i > BXPERIENCBO UNDERTAKERS. < > [Hf m N'uht Service. Trt. N*. 71. 5 TO LET. Ml VrR F:oAU. Kntry |a| BROTHBBS. NO. 7 Be main
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      699 7 THE KELLOGG PACT. I hi n<;arian press COMMENT. Lack of Enthusiasm. I Keuter's Service.) Budapest, Aug. 29. Tto Hungarian newspaper*' comment on the invitation to Hungary to adhere to the Kvllo^K Pact i> not enthusiastic. They declare that the Pact can only be effective if its .sj K naturt- i<
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      826 7 EMPIRE BROADCASTING. PRINCE'S VISIT TO SUPER-STATION. Ascends 800 Feet Mast. [British Radio -Official Service.] Hugh). Aug. 29. The Prirce of Wales to-day visited tho (iovemment su|>er-power wireless station at Kugby. which i* capable of eommunicating with any part of the globe and which serves, among other things, for worldwide broadcasting
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      565 7 ever falters, I Never fails. I The "Singer" owner is fully equipped for thougM sands of miles of happy and trouble free motoring because his car has been erected under ideal con m TT^rni^^" ditions, with individual care, and by Expert*. Kide in a Sinsrer, you will tind it a
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      384 7 HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM CHINESE KNOWLEDGE. Uh] b^ c..jit».nt with one tiut4 onwntinn when you have a eaaacc to attain both. The M.C.C.S. tuitioii op«ns ;i new ouoar to Iht Overtaaa Cagiiah ipaakiag paUic! Wa «ivt v> e.->t lasaaoa of Chhwx character* with t:iKii 3 h proaaiiiialiaa *n<i
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      400 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OV SINGAPORE. fattden arc mvttod (<>r th<- excevtion ■>: u tor.iti- >ns to houses :it !':.rk and Ravalodl Roadl an«! will rtT.iv.d J>> th«- Bwderaigwd ap i«> !>•><'»» '>" WMnaadAjr, BaatatWr -^th. Plaai, ■padlteatioM and r"wr;.i mi tanden i>i;:y be oaiaiaed from thr Muaidp«l Aivhitcct <,r. production of
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    733 8 SING A PORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. AUGUST SI, IH2B. MALAYA IN PARLIAMENT. Whether it is traceable to the discussions which have taken place during the last few years in regard to the Singapore naval base or the prominence which has been given to the problems of the rubber industry there
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    307 8 The weekly cinema show arranged for Y.M.C.A. members and their friends will take place to-day at 8.30 p.m. An eight reel comedy drama "Paid to Love" featuring George OBrlen wii? be the chief feature of the programme. The case in which a Hylam cook was assaulted by another JHyUm l>ecause
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1573 8 RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE FINANCE. To the Editor. Sir, According to The Straits Times report in its issue of August 28th of the meeting of the Legislative Council of the Colony held or August 27th, the Hon'ble the Colonial Treasurer, in moving the approval of the payment
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    THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    59 8 To the Editor. Sir,— l am amazed at the ren tainedinMr. W. P. D. Paraons 1 29th. instant. Even though the noon one who can face the ftgurea of Debt can say that Peace ia »©n than War. With other facts contained I I have nothing further
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    21 8 I ahrayi was a Utopian, and tb. ship of peoples i> a d,e.un whu-h h.. ed me from my youth Sir.
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      165 8 THE COSSOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S." i i W i Laden KiHT OR DARK. I NOW OBTAINABLE. I Sole AgenU R, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hong Kong). (Incorporated in Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. *v:::*:xW:*:^^^ LIMITED SUPPLY OF 1 FRESH PORK j FROM OUR OWN FARM AT Bl KIT TI.MAH
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      43 8 COMMODITY MARKET. LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 30, 4.30 p.m. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price as 9d. per lb. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-dav's tin prices us £212 5 16— £208 11/16.
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    ROMAN CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
    95 9 ENORMOUS GATHERING IN SYDNEY. The Pope's Message. [Reuters Service.] Sydney. Auk. 30. and laymen are pouring in K<<man Catholic Eucharistic from all owr the world. the most outlandish places. For •h. r. in >i\ Maori chiefs and a trrangtMMfta arc beinjr made (5,000 visitors. Delegate' Cardinal C'erretti.
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    SIR AUSTEN'S HEALTH TRIP.
    112 9 Reuter'i Service.] London. Aug. 30. ftmbei lain, pale and drawn for Liverpool to embark H. [a ;u lompanifd by hit i ami vounjret MML The he will coMvalosetf, i^ via i:..i. the Panama Canal. San Vancouver mm] .Montreal. He the platform only with n:.l leaning- on
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    GREEK FEVER EPIDEMIC.
    60 9 [Reuter's Service.] Athen*. Aug. J.O. r epidemic in Greece is of Au«. 2Mh. stated: hangc of telegram with the uthorities of G^lece with rt-ak of <ienpue fever in Dr. M. D. MacKenzie Xations Health Settion t the disposal of the Greek going to Athens to-nipht. S- 1
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    CUBAN SUGAR.
    31 9 [Reuter's Service.] Haxana. Auk. :iO. hftl ■<§— d the iMMt I 'übM <ugar to tdutiS V through an export (quantity. rturc is the result of a the Cuban Defence com-
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    U.S. RIVER DISASTER.
    12 9 [RcuterV Service.] I'ittvhurjjh. Auk. 30. ha> capsized near her*?
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    CANADIAN HURRICANE DEATHS.
    20 9 fßfuter'; Service.] Montreal. Aug. :JO. A.r.- killed and four in- m Berthier C\»unty. iblti on page 7.]
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    IN AID OF HAIG MEMORIAL HOMES.
    34 9 IN AID OF HAIG MEMORIAL HOMES. W <>ur Own Correspondent.] I'enanjf. Auk. 30. •d that us a re.-ult of the n June 2H in aid of the Memorial Homes Fund L'ivtn to the Fund.
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    CHINESE RUNB AMOK.
    30 9 Nm Correspondent.] r- naiiu. Auk. 30. ran ;.mok in Chulia Street Un result that four boys w»r,. rtlbbtd and were -I'tal. The a-ailant is in I .ation.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    78 9 g -> «'f the Nanyo Shimbunsha.] Tokio, Aujf. 29. announced that NovemMtd l»>th. have been estana] bolidayi to celebrate the lemony. I -M(-( U(i|» i N FORMOSA. rop in Formoea is now H50.000 pikuls which is the ever «r«ate<i in Formosa. OKONAMI PAKTY A MINORITY. I that the
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    TEST CRICKET.
    770 9 (»EARY COMPLETES THE ENGLISH TEAM. Jupp For Any Vacancy. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 29. George Geary, the Leicestershire bowler will complete the M.C.C. team to tour Australia. V. YV. C. Jupp (Northant.) goes tf a vacancy occurs before the sailing of the team. gkorge geaky. The English side
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    STATUE TARRED AND FEATHERED.
    38 9 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. London. Aujf. 23. A park-keeper at Kensington Gardens to day found the popular bronze statue of Pete Pan tarred and feathered. It took two hours to clean the statue.
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    IN THE SUPREME COURT.
    1404 9 INTERESTING OPIUM CASE. An Implied Contract An interesting case was heard by the Aet..nr Chief JimtLo (Mr. Justice Sproule) in the Supreme Court yesterday, when Haji Syed Mohamed Reza Kozerooni. an opium merchant of Persia, sued Messrs. Stephen Paul and Co. of Singapore, in respect of
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    MR. KELLOGG HONOURED.
    122 9 PRESENTED WITH FREEDOM OF DUBLIN. Greeted by Dense Crowds. IKeutera Service.] London. Aug. 30. Mr. Kellogg and President Cosgrave aboard the Lnited States warship, Detroit arrived at Kingstown this morning from Fans. They were greeted by a salvo of eigntetu guns and there was a dense crowd
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    JAPANESE DISASTER.
    45 9 Thirty People Believed Drowned. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo, Aug. 30. Thirty are missing and believed to be drowned as the result of the bursting of a reservoir at Komoro electric power station, Central Japan. The waters pouring down washed away nine houses.
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    HOLLAND TO SIGN PEACE PACT.
    25 9 [Renter's Service.] The Hague. Aug. 3). The Government has informed Washington that it is preparing to sign the Peace Pact.
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    JEWELLER'S SHOP RAIDED.
    320 9 810,000 Worth of Valuables Stolen. Another very (faring daylight robbery ha.» been committed, the victims again being the proprietor* of a jewelleis' shop, in North Bridge Road. At about 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, a gang of Cantonese, armed with pistols, raided tht shop and away with
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    289 12 The Director-General of the China Merchants S.N. Company, Mr. Chao Tieh-chiao, has issued an order forbidding opium smoking and the sale of indecent literature on the steamers of the company as these constitute breaches of morals and the laws of China. An announcement from Seattle by the Dollar
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    NEW LINER TYPE.
    450 12 Co-ordination of Sea and Air Transport. With the passing of the Jones-While Bill it will be possible to profitably develop United States shipping by means of coordination of air ar.d >ea transportation, in the opinion of Mr. I^aurence R. Wilder, general manager of the Transoceanic Corporation. This
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    FIGHT ON SHIP.
    61 12 Chinese Clash with Japanese. Vladivostok, Aug. 11. Five men are killed and a number were wounded to-day in a fight between Japanese sailors and Chinese coolies aboard the Japanese freighter Tosin Maru. It was stated that the sailors attacked the coolies with knives and pistols. The participants
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      554 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). <0> FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-krown steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      513 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO /BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ANn BALTIMORE 1 (via Suet). M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Sept. 8 M.S. SILVERASH due Oct. 3 sails s 'i-<. 14 M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Oct. 27 PACIFIC -JAVA -CALCUTTA SERVICP
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      208 12 3 s.s. "MARELLA." Cotisiffßcci ear, from, gydne) v notified that a Get era! Surv.y i landed in a damagi I Godowa No. 4<; lS*->. at 9 a.m. -\"c further Surv. i BOI7BTI AD CO i hic.rp i AfMits: Bl RXS MM I m.v. KOLA. I. Cmbjcmci of targ* t rived
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      714 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, Taipmg, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      111 12 CLEARANCES. Aug. 30.—Kola. Bintan, Kedah, Eurypylus, Sin Aik Lee, Sin Kheng Seng, Hon^ Lee, Ellenga, Orestes, Malacca, Mena Rusa, (Brit); Prachatipok, (Siam); Var Outhoorn. Buyskes, Ciemer, Berouw, V. d. Does de Bye, Reyniersz, (Dut). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending mid- night
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    ORIENTALISTS' CONGRESS.
    919 13 FOREIGN SCHOLARS AT OXFORD. What They Are Doing. A Reuter telegram this week stated that 600 >_cholars had assembled at Oxford for the 17th International Congress of Orientalists—the fiist to be held since the war —thus the following, written by a correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, should prove
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    72 13 An incident witnessed about midday in Batu-rd. Kuala Lumpur on Monday serves to show that the Police are taking the traffic situation seriously, says the Malay Mail. A car driven very fast by a Chinese came round the Coliseum Cinema bend on its wrong side. A Sikh policemen stepped out
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    RAILWAYS FEEL THE PINCH.
    111 13 London, Aug. 20. The railway companies, whose traffic receipts during the past three weeks have dropped by £627,000, are making a vigorous effort to regain the passenger traffic capturned by the suburban omnibuses and long distance motor coachesIn addition to the oidinary cuts in the fares,
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    OVERSEAS RESIDENTS' INCOME TAX.
    126 13 In the House of Commons on July IS Sir A. Holbrook asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will consider such amendments of the regulation exacting Income Tax from overseas residents remaining: in England over a period of six months so as to exempt
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    ROAD SIGN FOR DOCTORS.
    65 13 Distinguishing Mark on Motor Cars. Paris. Auk 20. Doctors throughout Franco have agreed to carry special pennants on their motor cars as an indication that medical aid b available for motoring accidents. It consists of a white pennant with a red border and a red cross
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      814 13 AUCTION SALE of OCKIXENT WALNUT-STAINED AND WAX POLISHED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PIANO, ETC So. 34 Cairnhill Road, (off Orchard Road) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Ist, AT 3 P M S .»r:-An excellent toned cottage piano by W, J. Garcia* Jacobean de m**. Mi bod.su.«d s complete with U*fc«J^t«^ ha"d se'ing fayi
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      132 13 yeniorjine Yo« Pay JVb Premium For Senior Quality People who demand Quay/iy in a motor car, find it in Dodg. Brothers B«nK>r—»t nQ premium in cost. 5 Thill diatinguished Six provides coachwork of custom design and workmanahip on a chassis of true Dodge strength and dependability. Comfort so luxurious, performance
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    871 14 MALAYS AND ENGLISH EDUCATION. The "Over-agre" Rule. (By Ow Muslim Correspondent). Off and on Hie subject of Malays ana English edweation ha%Jbeen discussed both m the Press and qjsewhere but witn n«» satisfactory result. Tvnu was when Malay boy was permitted to study both Malay ami English a
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    132 14 Representatives of th<> United Chines* Musical Association Straits Chinese Amateur Dramatic- and Musical Association, Merrilads, Musical Association, Amateur /ru.idly Orchestra, Gaylad,. Oriental. Springdale, Mayflower and Blue Star mei at the Garden Club on the ZBtn. inst. and agreed to raise a funds to perpetuate the memory of the late Mr.
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      211 14 fc /*h _i_Hß______ I V^*~--> V "V wß[___ e __P^ Courtier, Discoverer, Statesman, Poet "~L "W l P^^^ stands out in an age peculiarly rich in fgtS^* real men Smokers owe him a special debt of I gratitude in that he was the first to introduce tobacco I to the
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      155 14 l^rop^rHATTlSsrwoßK LEAK AND •t--*!-- I BETTER RESULTS 1 t I varnish, enamel, dim,. I LFAK IHWFII 1 other lacquei —no oily surtar, REPAIRS INSTANTLY Uather dus| AND PERMANENTLY CALL TOR A FREI PHIPF «i m SAMPLE BOTTLE I RICE $1.20 per t,n. PRI( E %%M m I BORNEO MOTORS, LTD.
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    173 15 Singapore, Aup. 30th. The niarkot has bi*t-n slightly t'asivr in sympathy with weaker advices from Lon don and New York, bat at the present level sellers are scarce. The baying interest is well maintained for all grades, and 1929 is in good demand. The Auctions were
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    835 15 j Aug. 30th.. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Aver Weng 75 «J0 nw.i. l.atang Padang 45 50 Batu Caves ijgg LS7% Hitams 75 '^0 Hong Patta 38 43 u, Johan Tin 28 39 Kinta Tin Dred. 1.42 V* 1.45'., Klang River 8-85 3.65 Kuchai (3) L38% 1.41 Kuyohs
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 Alilum SO. BatiK 4 Ml v Ban* demand *,3 U-iQ Private credits I m.~. 2 4 5-ltf New York, demand 55 15-16 Cndita !>f» day* 57:14 France. Otn.iii.i 1426 India, T. i. lMfc Hun;' K»»n>r. dt-m.-mti fo p.c. Dis. Vi>kohamji, 4emalMl 12S 'o Java, demand 139 */i Baujrkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    208 15 Augu-f M. Yin :200 Tom- < 1 06 <.'<* <iambier gi^ I'tMipi'V Whiti- >^ lV'Ppcr Black 55 Plain Tapioca 7-"> K Pearl Sago Small 7% i spra 10 Copra Sundrifl 1U.30 Rice Liang H n Char M»n Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice. Siam oil No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    55 15 August soth^ 12 o'clock asaa. i:.>.s. equal to Btsadard, Q.C F Spot SO^i 80' Standard K.s.s. Spot •■?<"._ .so-i 4 an Tender Sept. 80% 11 Oet-Dac 504 i Jan-Ma*. 30% ;in' of Mariral Steady. Latest Cable:- Londun Spot Sh»-rt B 10-l»>.j pci Ib. New Vurk
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    453 15 LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore. Auji. 3i>. The downward tendency of the. Tin quotation has continued over the week wider review, after fluctuations, the cloMnjr pric*> being Hi lower on balance. Despite food American purchases the tone of the market is described as easy, due to continued heavy Eastern
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    151 15 TIN (STOCKS AND PRICES). Jn the House of Commons in mail week Mr. Kelly asked the Secretary for Mines what stocks of tin were held by the tin trade during th? first six months of T.tL'h, and also the price movements faring the same period? Commodore Kinjr:
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    233 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Auk. MUk Rubber. London 8 l"> LW I'm! down Local :;o'j ccati. Tin. London i'2n»> 15*. umhanjrod. Local $106 for 200 tcn<. Mining. Steady. Sur.pci Way 2.'.t'i S.OO, Malaya Conaol To 72, Koehal I.M 1.42, Klang River 3.65 3.80, Rahman Hydraulic 1.35 1.40, Johan 2'.»
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    133 15 Singapore. Aujs. 30. During th<- past week th«- rubber market ha> continued quiet, quotations hewing slightly easier tendency, Tho London market has fallen 5 l»>d im balance and Xi-vv Vork cents gold, mak in<i- to-day'.- prices H 15 l<>d ami 18% cents gold respectively. For the week entting
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    PROSPECTS OF BUDGRAFTING.
    149 15 Speaking at the annual meeting of tiu Anglo-Dutch Plantation, the chairman >^ai(l fJront ttridet tmdoabtedly have beea m-.uh in bad-prafting sad Mod ielection. Man] of us hope and believe that when the know ledge possessed to-day on these two subjects can be bronchi into practical opera tion
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    62 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Setter*. Kuchai Tin Dredges <*n I.:;? 1 1.42 Vj K. Lumpur Tin \'i\ 33s 6d :> Is 8d c.<: Ma'ay Consd. <*1) 7:; Muni Tin <*l > l.;;u j Panim-a River (ss) L's t' lt :!s 1 pn-m IVnawat s c. r.f; I'uteh (Sit
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      612 15 I.SSINS OVER $8.«K>,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER 830.0M.0m. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON. OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry K< ■I, Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      305 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital |50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. X. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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      39 15 ROYAL 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 CO.. LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    MOTOR CYCLING.
    494 16 SUNDAY'S FULL-CLIMB AT THE GAP. Motor Cars vs. Motor Cycles. The (lap load will be a scene of activity on Sunday morning, when sixty attempts will be made by 20 motor cyclists to lower the existing speed record for the Hill. The road between Pasir Panjang Village and
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    BRITISH BOXING REVIVAL.
    101 16 Wins for Hill and Baldock. [Reuter's Service.] I>ond©n. Aug. 29. At Clapton Stadium to-night there wen amazing r-ctnes. a record crowd of -"VO.OOO {fathering to see the two contests. Raldock beat Brown in the second round of a 15 i ounds contest, the latter's seconds throwing in
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    NEW RECORD BY BRITISH SWIMMER.
    47 16 I Reuter's Service. l I»ndon. Aug. 29. At Dundee, to-day Mm Cissie Stewart, covered tht half mile (free-style swimming t in 12 minutes H 3 seconds, clirpinir 3 8/1 seconds off the previous world's record held u Miss NVrelius. the American swimmer.
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    MR. W. A. WILSON.
    224 16 Entertained By Selansror Sportsmen. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 30. Mr. \Y. A. Wilson, Assistant Editor, Malay Mail, was entertained by Asiatic sportsmen of Selangor at the Great Eastern Hotel this evening prior to his departure for Singapore. Mr. A. O. Wilson, on behalf
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    FOOTBALL.
    555 16 THE SMALL PART OF THE EUROPEAN. Where Asiatics Excel. John Bull writes the following thoughtprovoking letter to the Malay Mail. Sir. I watched the Malaya Cup final on Saturday, and on the whole it was an interesting game, full of thrills and fouls foitunately the latter were not of
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    51 16 Thf R.A. defeated the S.C.C. I—o on the Padang last night in an A Division game. To-day the Chinese B are engaged in a replay game against the police. This is the replay of the game in which it will be itmembered there was -o much trouble sometime
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    CRICKET.
    63 16 Y.M.C.A. vs. S.C.R.C. The following members are invited to play for the Y.M.C.A. against the S.C.R.C. on the Chinese ground New Bridge Road tomorrow at 2 p.m. R. Lyne Captain). N. Bradbury. F. A. S. Hoole! C. M. James. N\ Birch. J. H. Gordon Jenkins. A. Ancent. C. J.
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    HOCKEY.
    53 16 AH Y.M.C.A. members interested in hockey .are asked to attend practice games throughout the month of September on Monday and Thursday evenings, at Anson Road ground. Hockey enthusiasts of the Indian Association are asked to note that a practiea game -will be held on Sunday on the Indian Association
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    CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
    38 16 Prospective competitors for the 9th. annual swimming championships of the Y.M. C.A. are reminded that the entries close on September 13th. Apply for details and entry- forms to. The Physical Director, Y.M. C.A. Orchard Road.
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    Y.M.C.A. NOVICES TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    66 16 The novices tennis tournament will commence on Monday, September 3rd. The following are the ties for Monday and Tuesday MONDAY'S TIES. C. R. Koek vs. Tan Hock Leong. P. J. Lim vs. J. Hommes. Hu Ch€e Ing vs. Ong Hap Ann. TUESDAY'S TIES. A. C. Dorst
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    1003 16 MALAYA COMMAND MEETING. Capt. Harding's Success. The Malaya Command Meeting, held over the week-end at Taiping, was a highly successful gathering, both from the point of view of arrangement and the particularly high scoring— a feature of the event. In the 200 Yards Deliberate there were no less
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    67 16 NEWCASTLE ARSENAU LOSE AT HOME. Burnley's 7 Against United. [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 29. To-day's English League matches resulted as follows: Division I. Arsenal 1, Derby County 3. Everton 0, Sheffield W. 0. Newcastle Un 2, Burnley Sunderland 3. Blackburn R. I, Division 111 (Southern.) Gillingham 1, Torquay
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    257 16 Lawn Tennis Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A. Doubles. R. M. Duff and E. J. Cassels minus 1 beat W. R. King: and H. L. Marshall minus 2, 3—6, 6 4. 6 ft. F. Ruchwaldy and D. Hazell ier. beat D. M. Doig and O. R. S. Bateman minus
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    MONDAY'S TIES.
    222 16 C. Doubles. P. H. Romney and R. Pearce owe 5 vs. S. P. Morton and G. C Allen owe 2. G. Goldsack and 6. S. T. McHutchin owe 4 vs. W. H. Goldfield and N. Grice owe 4. J. F. A. Swallow and P. S. Makin owe 15
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    TUESDAY'S TIES.
    163 16 A. Singles. R. B. Ciotch owe 18 vs. G. P. Murphy owe 3. E. J. Cassels plus 15 vs. J. S. Nathan owe 2. O. Fuller owe 2 vs. R. H. Wild plus 15. R. M. Duff owe 3 vs. Dr. M. C. Bain plus 3. B. Doubles.
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    59 16 Badminton players in Singapore will no doubt be pleased to learn that the Singapore open doubles championship will be started soon. This has been made possible by the generosity of the United Chinese Amateurs in presenting a Shield for the purpose. The Trophy has already been ordered from London and
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      70 16 (Malayan Branch) for the best Asiatic Military team was won by 'B' Company, J.M.F. THE REVOLVER AGGREGATE. In Class A, the prizes were won by Sergt. Kirwan and Pte. Perry, S.V.C., the former ultimately winning the Revolver Aggregate. H.E. the G.O.C. was among the competi- tors, and, although he did
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