The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 July 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929. NO. 12,772
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    272 1 The condition of His Majesty the King continues to improve and the abscess is now thought to be drained Page 9. No statement about the Singapore Hase is to be made yet Page 9. Continued drought in England, our London correspondent cables, has led to the fiercest
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    GUNNER HATT.
    1843 1  -  JAMES CORRIE An appreciation. It n years alter there art some who claim -Marshal Koch won the war. Othen insist it was won only bt cause of ■eOMMk rtß.sure exerted by Britain's naval bhn iv.id»'. Mr. Lloyd George has not a few champions, a.id 1 have even heard
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      205 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for ITTTROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET. 1 Raffles Hotel f j SATURDAY, JULY 20TH. !"H.MJS. PINAFORE" NIGHT, f X DANCING TILL 2 AJVI. will be ser\ed in the Dining Room between A Jt 12 Mid-night and 1 ajn. $2.50 PER HEAD. ♦> Patrons are
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      176 1 SAFES WITH OVER 100 YEARS' REPUTATION PERRY'S SAFES BRITISH MADE THROUGHOUT Single or Double Door-^with Combination or 6-Levcr Lock Tel. R^NCP Ltd im -11, Collyer Quay 6 a Beach St. I I 49, Batu Rd. Penang. Branches: Kua a Lumpur |EUROPE@ HOTELf |i "Renowned by Recommendation" s GRIL L/. tfi
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      115 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Sooony is the right spirit Pa«/e I. Cargo notice re iilenamoy Page 12. Something: about ale and cats Page t. Use the Dunlop champion ball— Page 10. Matron wanted for St Man's H-ome Page 7. Little's for the Qualcast lawn mower Page 8. Watch for M:»»lanu- Kelvey's pupils'
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      188 1 THE WEEK. Thursday. \±th. Hijch Water, 9.9 a.m., 7.5, p.m.. K.fi. Penanp Race Entries Clo>e. P.I. homeward mail closes 4 p.m. Football: O.T.F.C. v-. R.A.O.C. Div. IP Malay ground; A.P.C. BJLC. Div. II) A. PC. ground: R.E. v^. R.A. (Div. II > Y.M.C.A. ground. Singapore European XI vs Loh \V;ih
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    139 2 The engagement il announced between Derek St. Claire Mackenzie, M.C., 15.('h., 8.A.0., Brecon House, Wantage, and Miss Mollio Abrams. eldest daughter of Mr. C. W. Abrams. late of Singapore, now of The Mount, Wantage. Ex. Mr. Tan Kn P Geok and Mr. Loh Kye Seah, v.ho left for Singapore recently
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      374 2 AvS'lVx^ *Wt^«r ©n^^t. at the Vk~ NFW WORID l^nJT TO-NIGHT Ji^^^- at 8.30 p.m. in aid ot the SINGAPORE AFTER-CARE SOCIETY under the patronage of The Consul -General for China PRICES AS USUAL J* MADAM Jy RELVEY 0 Shortly Presents Her '< \l i:\IKI) PUPILS. at the Victoria Theatre W\^
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      263 2 VICTORIA qpHEATRE 1 COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 22nd. AND NIGHTLY I j AT 9.15 P.M. 1 BOOKING NOW OPEN 1 at JOHN LITTLE'S 1 The KING of KINGS j j EXCLUSIVE TO THE VICTORIA THEATRE. W j j Full Music Score By An Augmented Orchestra. !fi wBE WISE BOOK EARLY. S
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      339 2 *!*^V* IALHAMSBfe Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. l»ropriit,, r> I Grand Programme COMMENCINC; THURSDAY, JULY l>th JL Jn (he Second Show at 9 p m THK LATEST EMPIRE NEWS i RICHARD A. ROWLAND VM I Supreme llrau'v <>\ H< i Time V The Batt] of Tw tll r iav; th..u^,n,ls
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    THEATRE DEBATE.
    844 3 SHAKESPEARE ON THE "TALKIES." How to Make Him Popular. Sir Gerald Du Maurier and Sir Nigel Playfair debated the qustion "Do we want a national theatre?" more or less seriously at the London School of Economics recently, the last of the series of the "lectures and counter-lectures" in
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    BADMINTON.
    133 3 There was a fair gathering of members at the Serangoon Choir Club-House on Saturday evening for the S.C.B.P. billiards open championship final between Ng Cheng Kiang and Lim Meng Liang for the handsome Cup (which can be won outright by being won in three successive years) presented by the
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    13 3 Education is first aid in finding out how little you know.- -Tampa Times.
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    IMPERIAL SOCIAL HYGIENE CONGRESS.
    98 3 31 (Jovernmenls Represented. I nndon, July 8. Thirty-one Governments were represent•d at the Fourth Imperial Social Hygiene in Ixmdon to-day, Lord Mnlitfth;ow presiding. Col. Wedgwood Henn, in a spoi'-h, said 'bat there was so much that was controversial, negative and destructive in political problems that real
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    HENLEY REGATTA.
    103 3 Excilin^ Diamond Sculls Final. Joe Wright (Canada) the holder, made i big but unsuccessful effort to retain the Diamond challenge sculls at Henley on Tuly 6. L. Gunther, a member of the Dutch Olympic Team, beat Wright by a yard. The was a thrilling struggle. Both were level
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    BOOTH MEMORIAL TRAINING COLLEGE.
    85 3 Prince of Wales Unveils Statues. London, July 8. At the General William Booth Memorial Training College, erected by the Salvation Army at Denmark Hill. London, nt of £371. 000, the PrißM of Wales urntil,,| the statute of General William Booth and his wife Catherine. The idea
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      205 3 KODAK SERVICE at 8, Battery Road, I SINGAPORE. ®®©®©©©©®®©G 9"^&&&&&&$^&&®^/^^9fS- I No Drills in Wincarnis. I Simply the juice of tie grape, extract of beef, and extract of malt, a spl :;d:d combination of most valuable health-giving su stances in the form of 5 a delicious tonic wine. What could
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      181 3 w I STOCKS OF I W. H. C'S I SPECIAL VARNISH I FOR FLOORS j NOW AVAILABLE. f j£ A hard-drying, brilliant, durable varnish especially manufactured for application J^ on floors, stairways and other surfaces exposed to hard wear and tear. Application J^ varies with the finish desired, whether stained
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA
    361 4 Scenes from tKe Pageant of Ascot: Across tKe North-Sea toy Motor-Boat How the Hunt Cup battle at Ascot tinted. Running second to Songe, who won Lord Miehelham'i first victory in English racing, la Caballero. Third from the right i> Sir A. Bailey's Guards' Parade and on
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    FALLEN "STARS."
    745 5 THOUSANDS NOW OUT OF WORK. Starving Film Artists. While every one is discussing the American angle of "talkies" and wondering how much the celebrated English voice will be worth on the screen of the future, the whole company of British film artists are waging the most desperate battle
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    RED TAPE AT R.A.F. AERODROME.
    104 5 How Capt. Stack Lost King's Cup. London. July 8. The Morning Post's aeronautical correspondent declares that red tape cost Captain T. N. Stack the King's Cup. He had a good lead till 70 miles from the finish, when his engine began misfiring and the oil
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    £7,000 PEARLS GIVEN AS BEADS TO CHILDREN.
    95 5 A pearl necklace valued at £7,000 has been returned to Mme. Handelman, wife of a Paris banker, as the result of an announcement put in a newspaper. Mme. Handelman discovered her loss on arriving at a )conce,rt. She offered a revterd of 80,000
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    SHANGHAI GAMBLING EVIL.
    331 5 Heavy Losers Often Resort to Crime. Gambling losses incurred t>y persons in the International Settlement of Shanghai have resulted in fights between gangs of professional gamblers or in more serious crimes wherein persons who have lost heavily sought to recoup their losses by resorting to armed robbery,
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    58 5 The following is the Hill Station Records for the 7 days ending midnight on Saturday, July 13th. Penang Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperature 72.75 (deg. F.), total evaporation .300 inch, total rainfall .1048 in. Taiping Hill (3,500 feet), average mean shade temperature 73.66 (deg. F.),
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    AIRCRAFTSMAN'S ESCAPADE.
    244 5 Daring Four-hour Flight in Huge Bomber. London. July 8. The Daily Mail relates how a Royal Air Force aircraftsman, aged JO. who had never piloted an aeroplane, flew a huge night bomber for four hours in the south of Kngland. The aircraftsman was detailed to fly as a
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    BEQUESTS FOR LOCAL CHARITIES.
    152 5 Will of the Late Mr. John Somerville. Bequests to various Singapore charities are made in the will of the late Mr. John Somerville, who died at Edinburgh on January 13, this year. Resealing of the testament of the will has been granted to Mr. D. J.
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      186 5 for washing your daintiest, frailest *§T 1\ WMMHifactured sptvullv \m mf Every time you move or think you use up a Iff certain amount of energy. Tliat wastage of Mm energy goes on all day long. Only from l|| nourishment can that wastage of energy be ll Iff made WM
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      219 5 £BP£ii}x&f<y-' vR-' .^w^S ■'■■Vs. Craven "A" are the coolest cigarettes I've ever smoked CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES. <*^ The ONLY Cigarettes Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats MADE IN LONDON SoU Agenu :-HUTTENBACH LAZARUS Son*. Ltd. Singapore. IWg. l po h. Kuala Lumpur. tAA DO YOU SUFFER CONSTANT PAIN? Is constant
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    JAVA NOTES.
    998 6 MURDER OF PLANTER'S WIFE. Another Estate Tragedy. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Hatavia. July 13th. Following on the abnormally high number of estate murders this year, the public of the Dutch East Indies was shocked this week to hear of an even more brutal crime. coolie on the Parnabolon
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    PROPOSED ENGLAND-CEYLON FLIGHT.
    45 6 l"nd in, July 7. It is reported that Squadron Leader Jones Williams, who in April flew non-stop from Cranwell Aerodrome to Karachi, has been selected for another Air Ministry attempt on the distance record from England to Ceylon in the same machine.
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    "SAVE IN HIS OWN COUNTRY..."
    103 6 London. June 30. While Mr. Ramsay MaeDqpald is immersed in affairs of state in London, his native town of I.ossiemouth is eagerly debating the great question whether he should be allowed to play golf at the Moray Golf Club's course near his house. That club
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    "THE FLAPPER'S IDOL."
    97 6 I ondon. Jun Mr Owen Narvs. ihv tla? I askf<! t«» in- wammi from J anc»' in musical comedy as bf r*" l>tl I turn to th«> (Iramatii- reason he has (riven for r< I in the nt-w American sh< w 1! I thinjr," in which as
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      459 6 The Genuine Roskopf Patent! I WATCHES I I RELIABLE TIMEKEEPERS MADE IN ALL THE LATEST STYLES OF I WRIST WATCHES (mm) POCKET WATCHES. V| Br \S| l£r GOLD jt V SILVER, AND PLATINUM. V FULLY JEWELLED. V T t SOLD BY ALL THE BEST CLASS WATCHMAKERS, etc. V Sole Agents
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      81 6 PI AYER^ m V A. l-^ls/snTLl*^ >—- Lfc\ m .J*W*^^ I m Am To6aeea tnat Counts" @®@@©v'g)©©®®©©©(O)^©®®©®@®@®©®®®®®@(g)@(g)^)^)(g)^^^^^^ BRITAIN'S BEST TROPICAL BEER Raffles> Adcl?hl I \§§sssr Chop "Kepala^ Hot ls run G.H. Restaurant I ,/^^^S\. Robinson's Tea l^£cp*.\ \r\ Koon\s Kll^ 7^! 03 SOLE A ENTS^ and all I t fef^v#/S|
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    FRANCE AND WAR DBET.
    224 7 OBLIGATIONS TO BE HONOURED. Chamber's Decision. [Reuter's Service.] pairs, July 16. M. Poincare stood for two ni(^e hours at :h<- tribune of the Chamber u^fo when ht inished his long: speech on deW agreements, which he began on Thursday. He exhorted :he Chamber not to expose
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    MID-SCOTLAND CANAL SUGGESTION.
    105 7 Scheme Being Explored. [Rritish Radio Official Service.] Rugby July 16. The Lord Privy Seal. Mr. J. H. Thomas. replying to a question on the desirability of road and bridge over the Severn o serve South Wales, said it could not l>e iissociated from the wider question of
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    COMING RHINE EVACUATION.
    91 7 [British Radio --Official Service.] Ragbgr, July ifi. Asked whether any instructions had been =ont to the British Army headquarters in he Rhine occupation tone as to the pr<>MMed arrangements for evacuation of the weupied territories, the I'nder-Secretary ■or War, Mr. (I. Khinwell replied that demite instructions could
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    NEW METHOD TO DEAL WITH MOONSHINERS.
    85 7 NEW METHOD TO DEAL WITH MOONSHINERS. [Ueater's Service. J New York. July 17. The first intimation <>t the attitude of the Hoover crime commission towardl prohibiion is given in a letter written by thy •hairman ol the commission (Mr. (i. W. (Vickersham) to tht comfereiief <><" Btato Sovernora now sitting
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    LONDON-BERLIN PICTURE SERVICE.
    44 7 LONDON-BERLIN PICTURE SERVICE. Post Office Experiments. Router's Service.] London. July IK. In the House of Commons the Post-master-General announced the establishment within two or three month- «>f a public service between London and h»rlir for the telegraphic transmission of pictures, photographs, and similar matter.
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    ALABAMA HOUSE COLLAPSE.
    55 7 Nearly alj Saved. [Reuter's Service.] Montgomery Alabama, July Id It now appears that the house collapse disaster is not U serious as at first reported. The police estimate that practically all the 75 people who were in the building when it collapsed wen* saved by the promptitude
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    STATEMENT ON NAVAL BASE EXPECTED.
    50 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 16. It is expected that the Cabinet will to-day discuss the future of the Singapore Base and proposed modifications in the naval provrramme and that Mr. Mac Donald will make a statement in the House of Commons later in the afternoon.
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    GOOD NEWS OF THE KING.
    27 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, July 16. It is officially announced that His Majesty had a good day and that his progress is satisfactory.
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    CHINA'S REPLY TO RUSSIA.
    505 7 SETTLEMENT OF DEMANDS "SIMPLE." Willing to Negotiate. LKeuUrV 1 ar AiLitin Ser\ ice Nanking, July 16. The spokesman of the Nationalist Government this afternoon issued a statement that the Chinese Charge d'Affaires was telegraphing the Soviet Note textually, a total of 7,000 words, and it had
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    BRITISH CONSUL INURED IN CHINA.
    104 7 Powder Magazine Explosion. [Renter'* Far Eastern Service j. Shanghai, July lft. Dolayed mfettagCfl from Yunnanfu paint a lurid picture of street-tiirhtintf, after which a powder magazine explosion wreck ed a lartfe area of the city, including the French and British Consulates. The explosion occurred on
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    LAHORE PRISONERS STILL HUNGER-STRIKING.
    74 7 [Router's Service.] Lahore, July 16. The hearing of the Lahore conspiracy case was afcain adjourned to-day, the prisoners' continuance of hunger-strik-ing and Dutt's illness. Allahabad, July 16. The Chief Justice, Sir Grim wood Mears, has dismissed the application by the Mecrut conspiracy accused for transference of
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    THIRTY NINE LOST IN SHIPWRECK.
    50 7 Disaster off Chile Coast. [Reuter's Service.] Valparaiso, July 17. There is only one survivor of the crew of forty on the Chilean transport Abtao, which sank in a severe storm off port before vessels, speeding in response to her S.O.S. were able to assist her.
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    POOR OLD JOE!
    181 7 HE'S GETTING THINNER EVERY DAY He used to be such u manly follow, too well proportioned and full of vigour. Now his lint figure has gone and he looks likr a wnlking scarecrow; you can almost see the bones .-ticking through his flesh. Joe needn't uorry though.
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      468 7 BUSINESS CARraj .gpUKS TO BINOCULARS. FIELD- iSSES TELESCOPES. ji EZEKIEL SONS, 1 OPTICAL SPECIALISTS, r>, Raffles Place, Singapore |j BEACH HOUSE I TANJONG RATONC; j > c e lect Seaside Residential Hotel. <£ Concrete Bathinsr Pagar, Tennis, Garage, Good Cuisine. Iphone 5553. M. C. Gasper, Proprietor. Massage! AMCURE I ISS
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      678 7 NOTICES. TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN DREDGING N.L. (Incorporated La New South Wales). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Det'liture Transfer Books of the Company will be losed from Wednesday, the 24th July, to iaturday, the 3rd August, 192U, both days inlusive, for the purpose of ascertaining interest ue to holders in
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      602 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. To Travellers and Manufacturers' Atrent>. <iet your letters and reports quickly typed by Expert Stenographers at THE ADVERTISERS" DISTRIBUTING SYNDICATE, :v.\ WiMßMtef House, Collyer Quay. Chart's \ery moderate, any information about local bu«iru'-< conditions, etc. furnished free of charge. PENANG TURF CLUB. Autumn Meeting, 1929. (Under S.R.A. Rules
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      681 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of Canton blackwood .m<l teak househoi. lure, WWttrt -<;^.ir»- pillar*, bra and pi iloubii bedsteads in! id with M.0.1*. v t> wood sitting-room chair-, tea poj hi i nioki.ig bed, wall mirrors, etc. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng I wm, \os. .'5O Uki II Chulin Str.-et.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    40 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. MILUGAN. <>n Tuf-<in>. July I*. lift, at FuilU"jrh SaltertOß, South Devon, f Mi. :md Mrs. E. Milken. ir. ARTHUR. On Monday. July Kith. LM9, at Mm Materaitj Hospital, Praaag; to Mr. and Mr-. J. F. Artnur. <laujiht*-r.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929. THE BASE.
    697 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929. THE BASE. When the previous Labour administration was in office no more drastic step was taken with regard to the Singapore Base than the suspension of the work, the Government being quite content to leave to succeeding Governments the task of deciding whether
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    1163 8 H.H. kIM Sultan of Pahann ha- b**B pICOMd tQ app-'int TYngku Kuilin bin T«Bgku Saniat to be Dato Setia I.ela. fgdg Rama-«pan. an Indian, was charged in the Police Courts yesterday with theft as a servant. The accused, an employee of Messrs. Robinson and Co.. was alleged to have stolen
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    PENANG'S WATER.
    164 8 GUILLEMARD RKSKKVoir SCHEME. Work Completed [From Our Own < I'enanir. I, Vesterda} evening Sir Hugh companied by I^d\ Clifford, new Penang water schen the new service NMVI j^ ■MWilr" after the Governor il of office the work was DOffW 11 toi^ the Kr«'atest interest in Per A kugt
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    KING OF SIAM'S VISIT.
    103 8 The Parade on the Pastas] a pai adi m «>n th. da> of Hi? Majesty the Kinf ti tks Padaaf at B aja, i l-t.. in h<»n..ur of tl thr Kin^r and QtlH •nndation in wit .r tueni'- I ''jd»- utive and 1- Qa, Um Consular
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    74 8 I \TEST TIN AM) RIBBKK PRICES. [FRKK P*J VV.Yh K I London. Jul> IT. 1.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and a notify to-day's tin prices M Spot £214 B 16 («p v L6) Forward 1217 10 16 (up 2 L6>. Th» is turn. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify
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    Y.W.C.A. CHINESE ENTERTAINMENT.
    112 8 The entertainment given in Jur- > W Chinese performer.-, organised by I C.A. Chinese Ladies' Bi f kl :tw pro\e«i M MMMM that it rtpea ted. by request, on Tu. at the Y.M.C.A. Hall. In addit dam»> ft*m before by the 1' ne pupils of the Academy
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    128 8 fdgdfg Mr.IMBM Brailsford.a k\ man in the Midlands, art i\. .i |l accompanied by Mrs. Bratfsford Keen appointed AmMml Mar.i.Malayan Collieries, Batu Arar. A police constable, an Indian. in the Court* yesterday *ith appeared that a Malay Sergeant V seen the accused eating OOJMM fruit shop and thought it I
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      76 8 ■MutamiiuraiiiNiHiiiiiMHiuiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I i I l iiiiiiiiiiiiixiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiimiiiiiiMiiiiinuiiiiiKniiiiuM ALE TO THE VALUE OF £1,000 had to be thrown away at a Birmingham brewery because a dead cat was found in the vat containing it A humble enough corpse for such a costly bier. Losses of various kinds are covered by "GAFLAC" POLICIES.
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      10 8 To-day's Feature. j I THE PAG EAST OF ASCOT. ji
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    ENGLAND'S BURNING.
    93 9 OOPS FIGHT FLAMES ON LONDON ROAD. oun trv Like a Tinderbox. L FgE I PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT]. London, July 17. pespit< the temporary break which <»c- rrt -,J a little while ago when some rain t he continuance of the drought in n is causing the gravest anxiety.
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    WATER SHORTAGE LOOMING.
    34 9 I- throughout the country are the situation in the West Yorkshire being particularly Ministry of Health is urging t economy be exercised in ronsumpi yho temperature in London yesterday the shade.
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    NO BASE STATEMENT YET.
    154 9 ■dovernment's Submarine Policy. i Reuter'i Service]. E London, July 17. f I questions bearing on GovernI) naval programme, notably the reI; ted intention to discontinue the building I, ibmarines was answered by Mr. Alexan. ill n '->■■ House of Commons. I I He foreshadowed a statement
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    KING'S STEADY PROGRESS.
    49 9 Trouble Nearly Over. [Reuter's Service.] t London. July 17. I It was officially state<l this morning the in the King's condition con- factory. j; nlletin has been issued but it is learn- md is now clean and it is unf J to insert the drainage tube.
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    THE COTTON TRADE TROUBLES.
    46 9 Conference Arranged. I[Reuter's Service.] London. July 17. th the object of arranging a joint con- Sir Horace Wilson, permanent Kretary at the Labour Ministry, has conI representatives of the Lancashire spinners and manufacturers and inthe operatives and leaders to come London immediately.
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    167 9 Hong Kong, July 17. King stated that headquarters he abolished on August Ist. The anjrtunjr armies will retain three divis and one brigade. Tsou Man Tso anrced that the old bank notes will be redeemed by specie payment on August Ist. :r Hon l»ing reported disarming 500
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    ANOTHER GUNFIGHT.
    89 9 Riddled with Bullets. 1 *.Vf) pjyjj] Kangs of Chinese gunmen were >^t in the vicinity of Aljunid Road K <k!rt uesday ns *htr ui rT Uh ha PP ene d to drive along the "*«t 7.30 noticed a body lying by ™e road. He made a report Nan*
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    DOES IT MEAN ANYTHING?
    94 9 THE KELLOGG PACT ON TRIAL. America Must Act. [Reuter's Service.] T New York, July 17. ine Russo-Chinese crisis puts the Kellogg Pact through its baptism of fire, declares the New York World which says that if the crisis moves toward war the other signatories of the
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    DERFFLINGER ASHORE.
    135 9 Salvage Tugs Attend. [Reuters Far Eastern Service]. x Shanghai, July 17. ine Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Derfflinjrer from Dairen for Tsingtao with 40 passengers aboard, ran on the rocks off Chalientao, 40 miles from Tsingtao. Numbers 1 and 2 holds are flooded. Salvage tugs from Shanghai are making for
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    THE HEAT OF DEBATE !
    61 9 THE HEAT OF DEBATE M. Poincare l/nwell. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Juh 17. M. Poincare is suffering from a slight temperature due to overwork as a result of his fourteen hour speech and yesterday'twelve hour debate in the Chamber in tropical heat. The doctors have ordered a rest. If. Poincare expects
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    A BROOCH WITH UNCLE.
    943 9 Vagaries of a Jewel Deal. The District Judge, Mr. C. H. G. Clarke was occupied throughout the whole Of yesterday hearing a case in which S. Cathirvaloo was charged with criminal breach <>i trust in respect of diamond brooch valued at $5,000, the property of Mr.
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    INDIAN VOLCANO.
    79 9 CABINET FEARS AN OUTBREAK. Bolshevism at Work. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT]. London, July 17. There is reason to believe that the hesitation which the Cabinet is showing regarding the resumption of diplomatic relations with Russia, is due to uneasiness occasioned by the recent Bolshevist agitation, especially that in
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    ATLANTIC BLUE RIBBAND.
    60 9 German Challenger. [Reuter's Service.] Bremerhaven, July 16. The new Norddeutscher Lloyd 46,000 ton liner Bremen has started on her maiden trip to New York. The advertisements proclaim she will do the trip in five days though the management state there is no intention of trying to beat
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    EXPLORING THE KARAKORAM.
    67 9 Dutch Scientist's Success. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay. July 17. The Dutch explorer Mr. P. G. Visser. has returned to Leh. Kashmir, having successfully carried out the first part. of an expedition to the Kaiakoram mountains in Tibet. Yisser explored and mapped the hitherto unknown Upper Rubra, the principal
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    THE LOSS OF THE ABATO.
    53 9 [Router's Service.] Valparaiso, July 17. Another of the Abato survivors has been picked up by destroyers which sighted dead bodies among Wreckage. It is feared there are no more survivor.s. [The Abato. a Chilean transport. \vaearlier reported a loss in bad weather. Her SOS signals
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    HUGE POWER MERGER.
    42 9 [Reuter's Service]. Albany, New York. July 17. A merger is announced of the BuffaloNiagara and Eastern Power, North Eastern Power and Hudson Power Torporations with a capital of $450,000,000. The new company will be called the Nia-gara-Hudson Power Company.
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    FRANCE'S WAR DEBTS.
    41 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. July 17. The Government had a second success in the debts debate the Chamber by 3f>o t<> 2'AH rejecting a motion of M. Leon Blum for the adjournment of ratification. [Earlier cables on page 7.1
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    THE ASSIZES.
    158 9 SOCIETY GANGSTERS TO HANG. Other Murder Charges. At the Assizes yesterday before Mr. Justice Deane, the two Chinese charged with the murder of a countryman in Holloway Lane, were convicted and sentenced to death. His Lordship's summing-up lasted sixtythree minutes, the jury retiring only a couple of minutes
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    CRIMINAL PRISON CASE.
    800 9 Lee Wah appeared on a charge of murdering Warder Dickson in the Singapore Criminal Prison on May 11th. and a Tamil named Sangali was charged with abetment of murder. Mr. S. B. Tan appeared for the first accused am! Mr. K. A. Seth for the second. When
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    122 12 REVISION OF SHIPS' LOAD LINE. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, July 16. In reply to a question in Parliament the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. W. Graham, said the statutory rules for fixing the position of the load l?ne on ships, which have been in force
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    PENANG HARBOUR SUPERVISION.
    179 12 The local Marine Police, says the Pinang Gazette, have hitherto been labouring under difficulties owing to want of a fast motor boat to patrol the harbour area. This need has now been supplied. By the Automedon last Friday there arrived for the Penan? Marine Police a fast
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    RUBBER FLOORING ON BIBBY LINER.
    78 12 An approximate area of I.KOO square feet is laid in the smoking room, lounge, dining laloon, corridor, and companion ways of the now Ribby liner Staffordshire. The colour scheme blends well with the other furnishings delicate shades of green and blue har?>ionising with a buff
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      100 12 CLEARANCES. July 17. Cilenamoy. Rauh, Rompin, Mahidol, .Urantut. Nam Sanjr. The (able, Tinhow. Pong Ton*r, (ape Horn. Aing Leong, Pontianak. (Brit); Kamakura Maru. (Jap); Solent*. Makasser, de Klerk. Thedens, Altintf. Van Hogendorp, (Dut); Andrea, (Nor). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight
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    A CENTURY HENCE.
    718 13 WHAT SCIENTISTS WILL TALK ABOUT. News "On Tap". In this year of grace 2029, it is a revelation to delve into the past and imagine the world as it was one hundred years ago, writes a Fellow of the Royal Society in the Daily Express. 1 place
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    "THE HEELS OF PLEASURE."
    149 13 Ranee of Sarawak's Startling Play. I ondon, June 28. The case of the Eurasian is presented in a sufficiently startling fashion to arouse interest and comment in the new play "The Heels of Pleasure" by the Ranee of Sarawak produced at the Arts Theatre Club this
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    SOUTH AFRICANS' VISIT TO INDIA.
    39 13 Johannesburg, July 8. The South African Cricket Board of Control in a statement says that in view of present engagements "it will not be able at present to consider the invitation to tour India.
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    This Week's Great Day
    602 13  -  Charles Corney mmjC of die \Jrf|tor July 18—Birth of Thackeray. On July 18th., 1811 William lIS Makepeace Thackeray, one of the YEARS most illustrious of the early VicAGO torian novelists, was born at Calcutta in India, where his father held on important appointment in the Civil
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    "CURTAIN-RAISERS" BY TEST PLAYERS.
    343 13 Christie's 130 against Notti on July C (during which he hit 23 fours and «ru« batting 4 hours, seeing the score taken from 23-1 to 271-iO was his first century in England. Cameron, the South African stumper, vrho «rai struck on the head by a hall
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    MAHARAJAH AS DEFENDANT.
    152 13 Sequel to Redemption of Pawned Jewellerv. London, July 10. The Maharaja of Burdwan appeared as defendant in an action at the West London County Court in which Miss Zena Bell claimed the recovery of certain jewellery which Miss Bell had pawned and the Maharaja of Burdwan redeemed.
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    TWO FAMOUS ENGLISH HOMES SOLD.
    120 13 TWO FAMOUS ENGLISH HOMES SOLD. London. June 28. Two famous English mansions changed hands this week, namely. Montacute House, Somerset, for many years the residence of the late Marques* of Curzon. and Compton verney, Warwickshire, the property of Lord Manion. Captain Arthur Cunliffe Critchley bought Montacute House, which is a
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    HARROW "HOWLERS."
    158 13 A Selection from Recent Examination i apers. Harrow School produces a plentiful crop of "howlers" from its examination papers, These are collected, and among them appear the following gems from "Master Malaprop": Rorkes Drift is MM of the fences in the Grand National. Helli fortuna Pot luck. Dominion
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    "TALKIE" OF THE FUTURE.
    119 13 Stereoscopic Picture in Natural Colours. London. June 28. "The 'talkie' of the near future will be a stereoscopic picture in natural colours, projected on a screen three times the present size, with perfect synchronized sound." Thib statement was made by Mr. David Abrahams, who, with his
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    90 13 Municipal employees in Penang may shortly be given new quarters at a low monthly of about, but not exceeding $10, says the Pinang Gazette Twentyfour tenement houses are now nearing completion on a spacious piece of compound in River Road and, in fact, will be ready in about two months.
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    HAIR DYE DANGERS.
    108 13 The dangers of certain hair-dyeing substances and particularly of paraphenylenediamine, which is known to the hairdressing trade as "para" are emphasised in the mail week's British Medical Journal, which states "The fact that paraphenylenediamine gives the required tint almost instantaneously, while pyro-reduction dyes require 48 hours to
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    AN INDIAN VISITOR.
    695 14 MR. PRAKASAM'S STAY IN MALAYA. Connection between Two Countries. (By Our Indian Correspondent). I Members of the Indian Association were I at home' to the Hon'ble Mr. T. Prakasam, M.L.A. last Saturday evening at Mr. U. Kamasamy Nadar's house Teluk Kurau Road kindly lent for the occasion.
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    185 14 MB. OZAKI AM) HAMAGUCHJ MIMSTKY. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, July IS. Mr. Suzuki, Chief Secretary of the Cabinet, on a mission of the Premier has visited Nr. Ozaki, the veteran politiciar at the latter's residence. Mr. Ozaki is stated to have told the visitcr that Mr. Hamaguchi
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    14 WOMEN M.P.s IN ONE ROOM.
    356 14 Problem for Westminster. Where will the fourteen women members 01 Parliament be accommodated? is the query which a writer in the Daily Express deals with below. There is one room provided for them at present one small room which an amused and slightly embarrassed
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    639 15 Singapore, July li. The British-American iin Corporation, I with a nominal capital of 01^000,000, a j capital which convey only a very small kiea of the resources behind the concern was registered as a company in the first weeks of .June. Its object if to
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    644 15 Mngapore, July 16. The past week has seen a c«>n.,.acia.»lo rise in the price of lin which on to-days market shows an advance oi U on balance. London advices indicate that both America and the Continent have bought freely, while the tone of the market is distinctly
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    £30,000,000 LOST IN TWO DAYS.
    261 15 Farmers Hit bv U.S. Wheat Slump. New York, May 28. It estimated that the total loss to farmers of all crops during the past fortyeight hours, owing: to general declines in prices in the Chicago market, is i':?0,000.000. The wheat "pit" to-day continued in the
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 July 17. Bank 4 m.s. 213 ***** Bank demand 2J3 23|32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2,4 6; 16 New York, demand 65 15 16 Credits yO days 67Tfc France, demand 1431 Indio, T.T. 155 Honjr Ktnij;, dMMiad I'i p.c. I»is. Yokohama, <lt-m ri n<l 120^ Java, demand 13'JV* Bin^'kok,
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    PRODUCE.
    243 15 July IT. Tin L'OO T(in~ $110'iimnbier j, PifH» White 11C Pepper Black 60 Flake Tapioca »;>« Poarl Bago Small 7*« Rico, Anam No. "J 260 Copra Bundried Rut- Liang llin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.30 Rice, Siara old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 July 17th., 12 oV!u<*k noon. &S. equ:il to Standard. Q.C.F. Spot lard R.s.s. T.-m 1 .luiy :u; Attg M4 Sept* nber M% 17 (K-t I'. A*\ .lan- Mar. 5%% i if M. ik« t Steady Qu I Latest Cable: F.<mc!om Spot ihee( 10 II per
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    VALUE OF CONCENTRATION OF RUBBER INTERESTS.
    188 15 VALUE OF CONCENTRATION OF RUBBER INTERESTS. At the annual meeting of United Sual Betong R.B. the Chairman. Vr. I. i\. Hun. l said: In tm iew inui'h good \voul<l result from the concentration of the nwiaeroni producing units in the industry iato fewer COWpaiiies. Eficient production method! requlre in an
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    105 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Bayers Sellers. Kamuntinjr (">»> l 4s ir>s Jj Kinta Dn>d»r«* <*!> lT> IHO Lin^ui Tin ($1) LOTH l 7 1 Malay OoAM. Nawng Pet ($M 1.00 1.18 Talam Mines ($1) l.«0 1.65 Ulu Klanjf ($1) 1.60 1.60 Malaka Pinda ($1) 2.20 2^o Pajam ($1) 2.40
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    106 15 YESTERDAYS RUSHER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamlur <.f Commerce Rubbrr Association 1.1 it- '.«_>- th. auction fMterday, wh-n then- v 1,900,246 Offered I HIT ll. s Sold 1,056 ">i^ 471. r.»; tons. Spot. Tendon 10 i:, i.:«I. K«W York I'KKRS RBALUn, Itihlxd Smok<d Mwtt. uil> \'vr l.h. Standard
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    SHARP RISE IN COPRA PRICE.
    68 15 SHARP RISE IN COPRA PRICE. Tln> Unpro in tlv.- price o latterly although rather sudden, un- nnexpecti d. Ir ope quarters it iatiMmckt thai ample n Europe and forward inlai by dealmtributfrd towards th« brighter outlook tvu indicated, bm 11 i rally thought t> be the result inu sold short.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    159 15 ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT. Sin?;i|x>n\ .lul> IT* KuMv.r. -London 10 1 K.d. l 4 i down. ;i." l^ ct«U. S] >, V. in. London 1217 "a 6d, I up. Minim:. Steady. Sun^n kiuluiw I'- 1 IV. Kir.tas 1.7* 1 >. 1 K n 2.80 J.i'". Hong Faf Connola
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    143 15 Vtsterday'a Alterations JuK 1 7th.. lasteg l'i u H P.atu < 1.67 Chin Chilli h han Tin Kinta Tin DrwL 1.774 l&\\k Lukut Tins 1.60 1.70 North Taiping Petalin^ ft.77 1 Rahman Hyd. 1.6Q South Taiping ">l Idrii (.">*> '.»i Jclapanfa Katu Tin 6d K. Lumpur (fully
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    31 15 In accountancy, formation expanses arc treated as an asset; in my view they an- not only a very dubious asset, but really an incubuH. Mr. Lennard Sumner < Brouirhtort Copper Works, Ltd).)
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      412 15 ASSETS OVER $9,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $35,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old J Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE PLANS
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      420 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 $20,0GJ 000 COURT OF DIRECTORS N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon:
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      158 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. If. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq. VV. H. Shelford. E?q. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS.
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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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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    922 16 POOR HANDLING OF HARD GAME. Division Leaders Draw. S.C.C 1: S.C.F.A 1. The handling of the vital match between the S.C.C. and the S.C.F.A. on the Padang last evening-, which ended in a draw, spoilt what would otherwise have been one of the best games of the season.
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    DIVISION I.
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    20 16 Mr. a. R. Morgan, the President of the Penang Turf Club, was among the passengers who arrived by the Malwa.
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    TOO MUCH OF IT.
    96 16 ENGLISH TEST PLAYERS STALE? New Blood Needed. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT]. Lotndon. July 17. The dissatisfaction which has been felt in regard to the Test Matches finds expression in most of the papers in their comments upon the result of the third game. They say that
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    TOTE AT NEWMARKET.
    47 16 A Poor Turnover. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT]. London. July 17. The Totalisator at the Newmarket race meeting showed a turnover of £12,128. The majority of the money invested was in place betting. The machine proved successful but the staff were slow at working it.
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    DUTCH GOLFERS COMING ON.
    47 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT]. London. July 17. Dutch amateur golf has shown great improvement this year and in the annual match between the HaaffßChe Club and the Army Society the Dutch players won, whilst usually they have had to put up with defeat.
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    TENNIS STAR ENGAGED.
    40 16 [fRBI PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT]. 1 <>n dun. July 17. Miss Eileen Bennet. the well-known lawn tennis player, is engaged to be married to Mr. Edmund Whittingstall. who is a son of the Rector of Chalfont St. Giles.
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    SCOTLAND BEATEN AT TENNIS.
    34 16 [FREE PRESS BEEVICE. COPYRIGHT]. I i »n (lt m. July 17. In the annual lawn tennis match at Murrayfield between England and Scotland, England won by 15 matches to one.
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    PEARL'S HILL SCHOOL.
    179 16 Successful Sports Afternoon. Miss Griffiths, the acting head-mistress and the teachers of Pearl's Hill School, are to be congratulated on having carried out a very entertaining programme in the school hall yesterday on the occasion of the annual prize distribution. The pupils themselves were wonderfully responsive and
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    149 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. .Men's Doubles. G. H. Pimkney and H. L. Marshall beat W. H. Day and R. F. Goodman. 6 2, 6 l. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mr. and Mrs. Warden beat Captt an,! Mrs. Burns, 6 4, 6 3. Mrs. C. J. Smith and S. Abed
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    THE TANGLIN CLUB.
    27 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULT Dyne Cup. Mrs. J. S. Miller and Prentis plus 5 beat Mr. and Mrs. Hansell scr., 6 S, 2 6, 6 2.
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    18 16 The July Monthly Medal Competition will be played on Saturday and Sunday under stroke conditions.
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    69 16 In the course of his sermon yesterday at St. John's Church, Ipoh, says the Times of Malaya of Monday, the Rev. Graham White stated that he had been to the Races the previous afternoon. What struck him most there was the bright, expectant look that everybody had. All were hoping
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    225 16 Bribe Accepted. Police corporal, Ahmad bin Ismail, attached to the New Bridge Road division, pleaded guilty before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke in the District Court yesterday to a charge of accepting an illegal gratification. Mr. E. E. C. Thuraisingham appeared for the accused, and asked
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    70 16 A large circle of his friends throughout Malaya will regret to hear of the death of Mr. G. O. La Brooy, which sad event took pi are at midnight on Sunday night at the Ipoh District Hospital, where he had been lying in a grave condition since Sunday of last
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    OVERSEAS LEAGUE PICNIC.
    134 16 The Honorary Corresponding Secretary of the Overseas League, Singapore Branch, announces that Mr. Wing Ixxmg has kindlyplaced his bungalow and grounds at Tanah Merah Besar (about 11th mile, Changi Road) at the disposal of members on Sunday next, July 21st., and, if sufficient support is forthcoming, it
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    164 16 The following is the programme of dnlN up to and for week-ending, July 21st. Thursday, p.m.— Drill Hall, "E" (Ch;nese) Coy., .SO yards Range; 5.15 p.m.—Bukit Timah Range, "F" (Malay) Company. Practice Warren Shield. Friday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall, S.V.F.A., Company Parade; 5 p.m.— Drill Hall. Officers,
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    46 16 Orders for week ending Sunday July 21st Thursday 18th, Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday 19th, Elementary Signalling Class, Headquarters 5.15 p.m. Advanced Signalling Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Saturday 20th, Jamboree Rehearsal, Stadium, 2.30 p.m. Band bring instruments. W. T. CHERRY, District Commissioner.
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