The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 August 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1929. NO. 12,792
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    281 1 Mr. Snowden's determination io leave The iia vim- forthwith unless tne »>ntish ohjeciions to the loung reparations pi. .ii are met, has causeu the 1 onlerence con*ideranle emnanassment— lage rn»spects of a settlement of the cotton traue dispute by arbitration are Letter now than they have teen
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    THE LADY OF THE TIDES.
    1129 1 The sea was beginning to push its long fingers of water up the estuary when I reached the jetty. The afternoon was wild, douds brooding, lorn and hazard, the sea grey and cold, and gulls screaming as they wheeled. I was down at Mo>ton-on-Sands i
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      489 1 YOU CAN PURCHASE ANYWHERE SWALLOW AR!FLi;S WORLD RENOWNED CAKES. Raffles Hotpl 1 I metropolitan- VlC kers| |mrst class accommodation with modern sanitation i ;W™^Pk -.3Bll'V^ A >♦• TEA I GRILL ROOM AFTER 1 I^t 1 DANCES UNRIVALLED IN THE EAST DINNER I I^SS-t DANCES I I T.,bo Oener-vtors I I,„Sv
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      136 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Flats to let furnished Page 7. 4711 for after exercise use Page 4. Police Hand fixtures for this week Pace 2. Little's for men's celanese underwear Page S. A valuable first aid is the lodine Pen f age 2. First August issue of new ILM.V. records at Moutrie's—
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      18 1 I —-M FOR DAINTY PASTRY I SWALLOW ARIFJTS I PATENT ROLLER FLOUR I IN 51b BAGS. I MnBHBr__BH_B^H.BSSBSSSSi_B_I
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      166 1 THE WEEK. Uan r. h .th. tli^'h Water. 3.11 a.m.. M, ."..•Jr., p.m., _>.o. i.s.r. Coafereaee, ipoh. S.Ci.C. Ladies' Spoon Competition. Seatose'i Msrioasttsi, Theatre, 9Jgg, The Geisha, Tm >-.£.. </, I'.ith. High Water, iM a.m., 7.»», 4.i:> p.m., 5.:.. Police Band, Waterloo Street, 5 p.m. Saatoao'i Marionettes, Theatre, .♦..'«>, The
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    EXTRATERRITORIALITY IN CHINA
    93 2 American Note to Nanking. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Aug. 10. Mr. Cotton, acting Secretary of State, announced that the reply of the American < Government to the recent Chinese Note re. questing- the abolition of extraterritorial rights had been sent to the Nationalist government, but would not be
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    THE GRAF-ZEPPELIN'S PROGRESS.
    22 2 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Aug. 10. The Graf-Zeppelin has wirelessed the Navy Departnient that she is over the Stilly Isles.
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    ANNA MAY WONG'S PET PIGEONS.
    55 2 London. Aug. 2Berlin. Anna May Wong's four pet pigeons are on board tho "Graf-Zeppelin." consigned to her brother in California, but the famous Chinese film actress herself was unable to secure a passage in time. She saw off the airship, bringing t "good luck** garland
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    AMERICAN SPECULATORS' LOSSES.
    37 2 Increase Affects Berlin. [Havas Service.] New York. Aug. 10. A whirlwind break in stock to-day followed by only a feeble rally left Wall Street seared and shaken facing speculative losses estimated at over $1,000,000,000.
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    PROHIBITION AGENTS TO DISARM.
    32 2 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Aug. 10. Prohibition Commissioner Doran announces his intention to forbid "dry" agents to use rifles except in remote areas where rides are necessary for protection.
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    TOO FAT TO LIE DOWN.
    153 2 Woman with a Nine-foot Waist. "Jolly Pearl" Stanley, a freak of nature, who has died in Detroit, for fifteen years earned her living by making herself a .aughing-stock. "Jolly Pearl" who was twenty-seven years old, weighed at the time of her death only one pound
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    328 2 The skies have been threatening heavy rain for days but Ipoh continues to be drought-dry in spite of a sprinkling on Saturday. Further south in the Kinta Valley heavy showers of rain were experienced on Saturday. T.O.M. Kalyan Singh, who was wanted by the G wai ior State on a
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      243 2 FIRST AID THE lODINE PEN. Fits the pocket Just a drop at once on a cut or abrasion prevents infection and promotes rapid healing. MEDICAL HALL, LTD M Singapore. 'MADAM wil! Present Her TALENTED M the M |h Theatre M y***> On ■f 1 On Aug- 26th. and J***** 28th.
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      341 2 VICTORIA THEATRE THE FAMOUS SAKTOSO'S MARIONETTES zm IN MUSICAL COMEDY. OPERA, BALLET AND VAUDEVILLE To-night and To-morrow at 9.30 o.m. THE GEISHA. BALLET AND VAUDEVILLE Wednesday, August 14th. THE MERRY WIDOW. BALLET AND VAUDEVILLE Thursday, August 15th. Friday. August 16th. THE WALSE DREAM. "NAPLES." BALLET AND VAUDEVILLE BALLET AND VAUDEVILLE
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      336 2 ALHAMBRA fc Tu Cheng Kee Ce-, Ltd-. Proprietors. PROGRAMME Commencing Monday, August 12th. and ending Saturday, w M In the Second Show at 9 pjn. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS LIMOSINE LOVE A Comedy with Charlie Chase. NORMA SHEARER with a full star-cast in The Actress A Gorgeous Romance of Stage
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    FREEMASONRY IN JAPAN.
    847 3 REMARKABLE PRESS CAMPAIGN. A Jewish Conspiracy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tokyo. July 13. Some of the desperate straits to which the Japanese press is sometimes reduced for means wherewith to regale its readers, especially by concocting: imaginary perils that menace the Japanese empire, often result in "disclosures"
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    DISPUTE OVER A RAPHAEL.
    102 3 Jlrussels, July 1. Some time ago Mme. Steichen, a Kusssian cm'gree living in Brussels, kit with a Brus--el.? art doaler a "Madonna di Siena," by Raphael, as pledge, it is alleged, for a loan ut' l_,ooof. (less than £7b at p^ent rates). Th* doaler sold tho
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    Queen of the Court
    1767 4  - Queen of the Court Arthur Hardy ROMANCE Q£ PRETTY gggggg CHAMPION. by CHAPTER XVIII. (Continued) 1 amela had drawn back. Very grey laced and wan she looked as she forced a smile and stared helplessly at Roland. '•She came even here antl 1 was not wanted," she murmured. Tears of
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    CHAPTER XX.
    1052 4 WIMBLEDON! A very reserved and quiet type of man was Roland Brooks up to a point; but if ever by any chance one could urge him beyond that point, a new man revealed himself, a man of sterling worth possessed of a sense of humour, a man who
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    PRINCE MAHIDOL'S ILLNESS.
    178 5 Aid of R.A.F. in India Sought. Simla. July 26. It has just been divulged that the R.A.F. has once more received a call to perform a romantic errand of mercy. Late on Wednesday night the Foreign Office at Simla received an urgent telegram from His Majesty's Minister
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    RICKSHAWS.
    369 5 A Nuisance to Traffic. The recent fatal accident in Kuching, when a Tamil was run over by a motor lorry in Gambier Road and died of his injuries, brings forward once again the question of the control of rickshaws in the town. The driver of the lorry proved to
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    AN ANOMALY.
    242 5 For something: over a year, say> the Malacca Guardian, there has existed in Singapore a Malayan branch of the Italian Fascists. which received Government recognition without question. But the corresponding organisation of China, the Kuomintang, still remains a proscribed society and occasionally innocent Chinese are sent to prison
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    GERMAN PRINCE FINED.
    128 5 Berlin, July 3. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince zur Lippe, who was fined 300 marks (£l5) at Glogau on April 13, under the Republican Defence Law, for publishing in a newspaper article the words: "It has become proverbial that only men who have undergone penal servitude or are fit
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    COLOUR BAR IN PARIS.
    236 6 Effect of American Invasion. Paris, June 20. The objection of Americans to the company of coloured races is again causing trouble in Paris. A few years ago several incidents in cafes and dance halls, when Americans forcibly ejected negroes, raised c U ch a storm of
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    TIGERS NIGHT PROWL THrOUGH PARIS.
    184 6 Pari*. Jul> 1. A man walking home late at night along the Avenue Emile Zola, happened to turn round. Ten pates behind him he saw a full-grown tiger gently padding along the I avement. The unfortunate man gave a howl and lied for his lift.
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    966 6 THE KING'S RECOVERY THANKSGIVING. The Pontifical Mass. TFrom Our Own Correspondent.] Dublin, July 10. Throughout the Church of Ireland, the Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church and other Protestant communions. special thanksgiving services for the Kind's recovery were held on Sunday. In many Northern churches the thanksgiving service was
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    TOWN HALL LOST FOR CIGARETTE.
    187 6 Four Hours Fight with Flames at Crewe. Crewe, .June 26. Crewe Town Hall was destroyed by fire I -arlv this morning. Fifty Bremen working heroically for more than four hcurs mana* cd to save the adjoining library and a locill club, but the.damage is estimated
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      621 7 NOTICES. **amm**m*^m NEW HATS PRISCILLA/ 56 Hill Street. i l< MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES. The quarterly sessions of the Board of Licensing Justices for the Settlement of Singai pore for the third quarter will be held in the rirst Magistrate's Court, Singapore, at L\ls p.m. I on
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      877 7 OUR FOREIGN POLICY. A GENERAL FORWARD MOVE. The Egypt Offer. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Aug. 9. Dr. Dalton, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, speaking at the Independent Labour Party meeting at Welwyn, reviewed the foreign policy of the Government, and said that in this sphere the Government was pushing
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      1083 7 CYCLE ANDOTRIAGE, LTD. THE COMPANY'S HEAVY I LOSSES. Mr. Ghulam Sarwar's Suggestion. Mr Chua Cheng Bok presided over the annual general meeting of the Cycle and n Carnage Company (1926), Ltd., held in the Z Company's offices on Saturday. Others pre- -sent were: Messrs. Chua Cheng Hock, R. I Page
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      834 7 THE HAGUE DEADLOCK. MR. SNOWDEN STICKS TO HIS GUNS. Britain Not to Blame. IKeuter's bervice. The Hague, Aug. 10. Al. Bnand, in a statement to French jour, lahsts, said he believed that although the ituation was serious it must be capable of emedy. He emphasised that five out of ix
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      639 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are called for thc purchase of 4 Laffly Road Sweepers. These can be seen on application to t.ie Superintendent of Transport, MacKcnzie Road, and tenders endorsed "Road Sweepers'* will be received' by the undersigned up to noon on Wednesday, August 14th, 1929. W. MARSH, Municipal
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    21 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. DAWSON At tlie Maternity HoapitaL, S..i;rajore. on gmajmai llth to Ruth. wife of Dr. Walter Da'Axin, a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS -^— MONDAY. AUGUST 12. 192i». WEEK-EM) COMMENT.
    667 8 'SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. AUGUST 12. 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT. is a consummation to be earnestly desired and if it can be agreed that the matter shall be arbitrated the Gov- 1 ernment may be relied upon to tell the employees that the award must be adhered to whichever way it
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    733 8 The mangosteen crop has been good this year so that retail prices have been low.— M.M. Mr. Richard Sidney, who has been recuperating for a fortnight has returned to Penang. Mr. H. C. Aspinall has been appointed Agent of the Bangkok branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    38 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER TRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHTI London. Aug- 10. noon. Messrs. Svminpton and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 10 11 16d. (UP 1 !<>>• FWward lid. (up 1 16). The mat ket is steady.
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    343 8 Speaking as chairman at a recent meeting Of the Royal Society of Arts. Sir K. Denison Ross mentioned the dislike of the handling of persons, which had retarded medicine in the East. The Chinese, he said, use,! to have a curious system. In the Ming period the women refused to
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    SIAM'S PROGRESS.
    41 8 WIRELESS TOUCH WITH EUROPE. Paris Now Connected. fFREE PRESS SIBVICE i >PYRlGgfi Bangkok. UK 0 A direct wireless tekgmp] ing opened between Bangkok on August 15th. This service is additional I J\x\nt wireless direct services to Berl on> don.
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    SINGAPORE BOY SCOUTS.
    67 8 Good Wishes of Haron lladenPowell. The following cabled g f, aV( been received by the BUfcfapoi u Malaya Boy Scouts' Asaociat :'r., m th<Chief sV°ut. Baron Baden -1' n ,l the Commissioner for Malaya. M on the occasion of the local Chief Scout: Cordial got jamboree from
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    565 8 Ladies at Cricket [From Our Own Corres] lent] Malacca \i The annual erfekct match, I oral played on the Club Padai on fl day, August :.rd. and result for the men by 48 run-. They, bowlsd and fielded with tht- lefl han.i only and batted a ith the
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    37 8 The following are y and departures to ll*** the month of January- Arrivals (Figures SOPI inspectors) MM adull> U(! by J parVures <Fln~ "ss£ agents) 4.880 adu ts 4 s rivals relate to aided pfl*
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      19 8 m To-day's Features ROMANCE OF A I TENNIS STAR. Our Serial. u -Page fcl!t■l!ll■ll!!■ll!l■llll■llll■ l ,l l|! ill, :ii,
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    THE HAGUE STORM.
    663 9 MR. SNOWDEN'S PLAIN SPEAKING. Britain Must Have Her Rights. [Reuter's Service.] Raris. Aug. 10. According to Ie Petit Parisian a meeting l Uiifrny yesterday of the French I an, Belgian and Japanese delegates t< I onfereacc decided to support the B plan as an Indivisible whole and
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    AMERICAN HUMORIST DEAD.
    28 9 [Reuter's Service.] death h NeW Y rk Au 10--know* h,V occur red of the wellh «morist, Harry Charles Witwer. [Karlier cables on page 7.1 I
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    COTTON CRISIS.
    184 9 BETTER OUTLOOK PROMISED. Premier Confers With Owners. I Reuter's Service.! I-or.don, Aug. 10. r An aeroplane was ordered to Lossiemouth this morning from Leuchars aerodrome, 5p u .to COnVey Mr MacDonald to Edinburgh. fJ'SPSf 1 u Si^ Hor:ut Wiho ha k or Edinburgh from Manchester to meet the
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    MANCHURIA TROUBLES.
    122 9 I Russian Trainwreckinjj Alleged, i [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] I Tokio. Au-. 10. News from Manchuli savs the Chinese |>«-terday imprisoned 85 Soviet .employees 01 the Chinese Eastern Railway at Hailar and „(1 at Pokotu as a precautionary measure owing to a threat of xS general strike. Peking.
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    EUROPE-ASIA RAILWAY COMMUNICATION.
    45 9 Japanese Negotiating:. (Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Aug. 11. It is semi-officially state.! that the Japanese Railway Department has entered into negotiations with the Soviet Commissariat of Railways for the establishment of through traffic between Europe and Asia via the UssurUsk and trans-Baikal Railway-.
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    A FLORIDA ESTATE LOSS.
    97 9 Boss Croker's Widow Hit. [Reuter's Service.] West Palm Beach. Aug. 10. A six year's lawsuit arising from a claim by Mrs. Bula Croker for ihorc property of her late husband Richard Croker. the exTammany Chief, has ended by the court affirming the right of the Estate
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    GERMAN CONSTITUTION DAY.
    141 9 Consul-General's Reception. The spacious offices of the German Consul General in Union Buildings, presented a festive scene yesterday when, on the occasion of the German Constitution day (August 11) a reception was held. There was present a large gathering of the members of the German community and
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    COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT.
    143 9 During the debate on thr money resolution in connection with the Color. ;al Development Bill in the House of Commons on July 12 Mr. Amery referred to a ViTf important hydro-electric scheme that was recently carried out in Malaya in one -.f the most malarially affected jungle districts
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    LIGHT PLANE RACE.
    93 9 FOUR THOUSAND MILE COURSE. British Lady Leads. Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 10. One woman Miss Evelyn Spooner (Great Britain who was fifth in the King's Cup) is participating in a 4,000 mile race round Europe in an international Aeroplane chal- lenge competition in which 43 light aeroplanes
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    HOME AGAIN.
    48 9 iraf Zeppelin Reaches Germany. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Aug. 10. The Graf Zeppelin passed over h"re at LSO a.m. for Germany. Hale. Aug. 10. The Graf Zeppelin passed here at 11 a.m. Friedrichshafen. Auk. 10. The Graf Zeppelin landed at 1.02 p.m. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    SINGAPORE SWORD CLUB.
    522 9 A Successful Year. The following is the report of the committee of the Singapore Sword Club for the year ended June ,'.oth. to be presented at the annual meeting on August lttth. at Tomlinson Hall. At the first annual general meeting held on the July 27th, the
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    27 9 The Teachers' Association of the .Dutch East Indies is planning to organise an Educational Congress for Eastern Asia, to be held in Batavia in the near future.
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    252 9 BALDOCK AND BROWN MATCHED. Bantamweight Championship. m^ m^^^~**********-mmmmmmmm m [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT.] 1 ondon. August 10. After weeks of negotiation in which various offers have been made, including the staging of the fight at Clapton and at the White mmxL African promoter, Mr. Jess McMahon, has secured
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    BROOKLANIVS FATALITY.
    81 9 Accident on Record-Breaking Attempt. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. I London, Aagasfl 10. Whils attempting to establish a new record for the 200 kilos ami 200 miles at Brooklands to-day Dunfee was struck on the arm by the tread i the off-aids rear wheel. Fortunately his mechanic was able
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    CROWDING ON THE RAILS.
    81 9 MdM9 Club Stewards' Condemnation. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London. August 10. The Jockey Club Stewards endorse the opinion expressed in tht* report of the enquiry into the accident (it is presumed to Fin jflel ridge, who fell two furlongs trom home* in the Stewards Cap at
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    ENGLAND'S CRICKET CAPTAIN INJURED.
    50 9 [FKKK PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London. August 10. Ai P. F. Chapman, the Kent amateur and England's captain in the Australian cricket tour, injured his knee during the match between Kent and Sussex to-day and will not be able to take any further part in the fame.
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    RECORD ENTRIES FOR BOYS' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    63 9 [FBEE PRESS SKRVICE. COPYRIGHT]. London, August 10. The entries for the hoys' amateur golf championship number 169, which is a record for the event. S. Scheftel, Le Tooquet and U.S.A.. is the present holder of the title; he l>eat A. Dobbie of Inverness in
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    AMATEUR FOOTBALL CUP COMPETITION.
    33 9 [FBEE PEESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, August 10. The entries for the Foot! all Association Amateur Cup. the preliminary round of which starts in the middle of September, number 814.
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    THE NEW CATHEDRAL ORGAN.
    184 9 Mr. E. A. Brown, honorary choirmaster af St. Andrew's Cathedral, is the authoi of an interesting booklet in which he deals with the Cathedral and its n.usic from its earliest days, with particular reference to the installation of the new organ. The publication will be of
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    53 9 The Perak Contingent of the Malayan Volunteer Infantry were to leave for Port Dickson for the annual camp on Saturday, rhe Raja Muda of Perak and the Raja Bendahara of Perak attend. The Raja Mu. ia, at present, holds the rank of Lieutenant while the Raja Bendahara holds the rank
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      803 10 Blue runnel Line PFttITLAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twiee MontWy Service Uverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Rente subject to alteration without notiee. (0) WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t PATROCLUS For Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow In Port ORESTES For
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      520 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.SA.) a m nmmmm "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO I UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae S'pore. It2ts.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Aug. 21 s.B. CITY OF NEWCASTLE Sept.
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      540 10 I p. &*o British India and Apcar Line.. I (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJEST^S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Dne Dot Tonnage-. Singspore. Tonnsge. Sint.apor» SHEAF MOUNT
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      714 11 O. S. K. Line. London, Rotterdam, Han.burg, Bremen, Dunkirk and Antwerp via Colombo Aden. Suez and Port Said. Atlas Maru Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Durban, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires IRound-the-World Passage £190.] f Hawaii Maru Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Laurenco Marques,
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      425 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE o-W AMERICAN MAMS LINE Ini mmm O^'aK- *tjjr JaW\Z~-m***Z^j&4***M* ffMMmmmm^. ____P^Bfl.^l 'A.Vjflfl oH^4^_MP___H ■■■■^^■|^^r r .iu^fl_dag^-_g----------__MMMMIH^B .----MBI ROUND— THE— WORLD SERVICE. Prom SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. ArtiTe Leave Leave Singapore. Singapore. Penang. PRES.
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      712 11 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated in Holland.) (0) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) < of the OFFICIAL TOURIST
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    182 12 FORMER STRAITS CAPTAIN RETIRES. Captain V. A. Harris Leaves Hong Kong. Captain V. A. Harris, who for the last seven years has been connected with the Steamboat Company, left Hong Kong for home last week. Although still comparatively young he has completed 28 years at sea, serving his
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    NEW DOLLAR SERVICE.
    120 12 A cable from the Shanghai oAoe of thc Dollar Steamship Lines not: i;s thc inauguration of an entirely new direct pass^nper and freight service to be operated by the Dollar Steamship Line between the ports of San Francisco, Honolulu, thence direct to Manila and Hong Kori,? returning
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    NEW NETHERLAND S.S. VESSEL.
    107 12 The third of four similar motor vessels which are under construction for the Netherland S.S. Co., tho Poelau Bras, has been launched. She is a sister ship to the Poelau Roebiah, and is 490 ft. long, with a beam of 61 ft. and a depth of
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    192 12 At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Hong Kong Observatory reported a typhoon in lat. 22 deg. N., 'ong. 122 deg. E., travelling north-west. The M.M. mail steamer Azay le Rideau is due here from Madras on W T ednesday at 4 p.m. and will probably sail the following day at 6
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    63 12 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight, Aug. 9th. Max. shade temp. 88.5 F Min. shade temp. 77.5 F Mean shade temp. 82.0 F Max. sun radiation 144.5 F Min. grass radiation 72 F Mean wet-bulb temp. 77.0 F Mean relative humidity
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      717 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      95 12 CHARCEURS REUNIS. (Incorporated in France). (x) r— REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARDS. SAIGON. TOURANE AND HAIPHONG Due Singapore. JAMAIQUE Aug 27 CAP PADARAN Sept. 25 HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES. NANTES AND BORDEAUX. Due Singapore. CAP TOURANE Aug 27 JAMAIQUE Sept.* 24 MARSEILLES, HAVRE. DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP. Due Singapore. ADEN Aug.
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      437 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 A\n BALTIMORE. m (via Suez) M.S. SILVERBEECH due Aug. 18 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Sept. 20 sail M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Oct. 9 lh PACIFIC -JAVA -CALCUTTA SERVICF SINGAPORE TO
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      229 12 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). (x) Direct Services to Japan via Hong Koag Amoy and Shanghai and to Calcutta via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Kils of Udiil for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy. Chef*. Tientsin, Newchwang. Yangtsze porta, tlw Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA.
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      683 12 MAIL. DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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    GENERAL DAWES LETS HIMSELF GO.
    395 13 How to set on with the English. I-ondon. Ju'\ 20. Ihe American Ambassador. genera' Dawes, who in his public ittotaaee. since his arrival in England has either sh* ;y adhered to manuscript or made a few ea ltious remarks, startled a staid audience of eity
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    NOVEL HUNT IN THE AIR.
    137 13 Bacteriological Research at Cambridge. London, July 20. Hovering and darting in a light aeroplane over Cambridge aviation and medicine are co-operating in the strangest "hunt'' ever organised. The object is to discover how epidemics are broadcast through thin air currents of the upper atmosphere. Mr.
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      1132 13 vu w miuLi Co., Ltd. A Rare Opportunity for Sound Investment in Land and House Properties for Enterprising Capitalists. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. SUIT NO. 231 OP 1928. Between MMUI SAMSUDIN DAING MATARA Plaintiff And tj? h *g%°P^ r a c t i
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      1158 13 ,—w*...-; i.wu. xo now 20 <_rawiora Street, Singapore, area IJBO square feet, dated 1.4.1841. Quit rent $20 to be apportioned. MonthlyVental $60. Lot 99. Valuable 99 years' leasehold land and shophouse No. 14 now 27 Crawford Street, Singapore, area 1,180 square feet, dated 1.4.1841. Quit rent $20 to be apportioned.
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      503 13 v War ning I to tke Public I I "pVEREADY Flashlights and Unit Cell Batter- I 4 ies are recognized the world over as the best. I Like every other high quality product, they I have many imitations. None, however, can equal I the years of experience, the skilled workman*
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    A FARMER GOES TO SEA.
    808 14 SELLING FRUIT IN EASTERN CITIES. Good Business in Singapore. When the Kerr Line motorship Silverbelle slid out of J^an Francisco harbour one day last November, bound for the Orient, she rallied besides her other cargo one Califorria farmer- The fanner's name was Frank T. Elliott,
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    SEQUEL TO SFNTENTF RY ECCLESIASTICAL COURT.
    209 14 Victim Released Front Prisnn. I ondon. Julv 9 Tho sequel to the Imprisonment ef Mr. John Henrv Stevens is provided in his release hy tho Consistory Court in Ely Cathedral afW Mr. Stevens, through counsel, had exnressed his ponitenro and admitted his liability for
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      170 14 Lifebuoy soap I brings refreshing cleanliness to the home. Keeps your skin smooth &healthy CL 66-14 LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED PORT SUNLIGHT ENGLAND WH> ''\Z I _^mmgg* amr l TTWP^-T'Wvff. J^JflW-ffIMBMBBiHIWHi.HBHBB-I.SBKQffiMB..MBCH^F .MffßP^ r^ Kc%^ Lt^*'* I sL '^^iKwfc __m__bS_'4 W^^W ££>. 4ta &vJ 'iii i, is j iiiM S_y *fm X
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      390 14 t I YOU WANT IT WE HAVE IT I DELCO-REMY I x v equipment for your car. t t X t I BORNEO MOTORS, L TD I X I ARE YOU TOO OLD AT THIRTY A host of men (and women, too) find that, when they have reached 30 years,
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 August 10. Bank 4 m.s. 2.3 27|3r Rank demand 2|3 23|32 I. Private credits 3 m.<. 2 4 3 8 New York, dem ind 55 15 16 Credits 90 days 57% France, demand 1431 India, T.T. 155 Hong Kong, demand 13 p.e. Dis. Yokohama, demand 118% Java, demand 139%
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    PRODUCE.
    247 15 August 10. Tin __7n Ton* $108»4 Gambier 8 Pepper White 109 Pepper Black 66 Flake Tapioca 5% Pearl Sago Small 7% Rice, Anam No. *J 250 Copra Sundried 9.25 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New 8.30 Rice, Siam tli No. 1. 330 Rice, Ranßoon Pintan 260 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 Aug. 10th., 12 o'clock nooa. Tone <>f Market: Btiady iltow icMived. Latest (able: London Spot. >heet 10'yd. per lb. .\\\v York Spot Sheet G-Ctl '-U" 4 per lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. spot BSK ar. standard R.s.s. m Tender Aug. :<*> Wt% Stpt. :.*>**
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    75 15 Saturday's Alterations. Aug. 10th.. Closing Price. Buyers Sellers. Hitams 1.03 1.06 Hong Fatts 80 85 ex. div. Kucha i 1.51 -a 1.67% Kuyohs 18'a 21 Lukut Tins 1.78 1.85 Malavan Con. Wh* H Puteh 1.35 1.40 Talam LM 140 Aver Hitam 14s Id 15s N Hong K»ng
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    22 15 A Scottish parent never has so mucl pride in a son as when that son ceases t< cost him money. Prof. Grierso...
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    FRASER & CO, EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    888 15 FRASER CO, EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10th. A v Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang 40s 41s c.d Ayer Hitam 14s 3 j i,r )S 8d Bangrin Tin 3« s 38s Batang Padang ($1) 35 40 Batu Caves l.GO 1.65 Bukit Arang ($1) 1. 6O 1.70 Burmah Malaya 41s 42s
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    200 15 ROSE MACPHAIL PENMAN LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Aug. 10. Rubber. London 10%d, V»d down. Noon Prices Spot August 35%, September 36 V*. Oct.-Dec. 38 Vs, Jan.-March 39%. Steady. Tin. London £213 5s down 42s fid. Mining Quiet. Sungei Ways 3.60 3.65, Kuchais 1.55 1.58, Kintas I.7fi 1.80, Klang
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    RUBBER COSTS.
    220 15 Their Omission from Balance Sheets. Earlier in the year, says the Financial News, as one rubber report after another made its appearance without any allusion to costs, it became clear that concerted action in the matter had been taken. Some chairmen ignored the question at subsequent gathering?; one
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    182 15 (•uthrie and Co.. Penang. Agents. Teja (second half July) No. 2 Dredge 160 pikuls. The Dredge stopped 4 days to rebush bucket links and change top tumbler tread wearing plates. Renong (second half July) No. I Dredge 530; No. 3 Dredge ISO; making a total of
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    NITRATE IN WEST AFRICA.
    84 15 Discovery of 32.000 Miles Field. London. July 25th. Caj>e Town- The discovery of 32.000) square miles of nitrate beds, possibly rivalling the famous nitrate deposits in Chile, in the Gibeon district of South West Africa, was revealed in a paper read by Professor J. Smeath Thomas.
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    DROUGHT IN CANADA.
    77 15 Heavy Crop Losses Through Forest I Fires. Ottawa, July 30. The persistence of drought and intense heat of 100 degrees in some places have resulted in an abnormal number of deaths. The drought has prejudiced crop prospects. Forest fires are responsible for heavy losses in most of
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      858 15 I ASSETS OVER $9,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $35,000,000 I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. I (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old J The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      620 15 BANKING. j MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTDL (Incorporated in England). Capital £3,000,000 )0 Subscribed 1,800,000 )0 Paid-up 1,050,000 )0 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 Jo BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter AJ). 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. 1 Singapore Representatives.— (Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, > BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.
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    S.C.C., CRICKET.
    408 16 P.S. AND L. WIN FULL POINTS. Etceteras' Poor Display. The Etceteras, continuing their inning? on the Padang on Saturday in their last tournament game, with the P.S. nnd L., fared as disastrously as on thi evening before, when they lost five wickets for M runs. Clarke. Simpson and
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    C.S.C. BEAT S.C.C.
    162 16 Jansen Scores 96. Playing the S.C.C. on the C.S.C. grounc on Saturday, the Sports Club won by IDruns. The scores were: C.S.C. Retniim c b Wainwright Dudley Itm. b Beglej Mamam net out •">- Jan-en t b Beirley 06 Kxtras I Total (for wkts.) 210 Muthucumaru. Ijrnatieii.
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    LOSS OF TURF CLUB FUNDS.
    148 16 LOSS OF TU RF CLUB FUNDS. A mysterious theft of a bundle of notes totalling $1,500 is said to have occurred in the Penang branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, says the Straits Echo of Friday, which adds that two audit clerks, from Evatt and Company it is
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    GARRISON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    38 16 dlki ual Tennis Inter-Unit Rubles (all racks) Tournament will com mence on August 26th Entries shouid be s e,nt to the Hon Secy Garrison Lawn Tennis Association^ ?W Canning not later than 17th h^t°'
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    358 16 THE TAIPING RACE MEETING. Saturday's Weights. The following are the weights for the first t day's racing of the Taiping meeting on Aug. 17th., 21st., 24th. Race 1. Ponies Class I Division 1 (4 j furlongs): Lady Remington 9.6, Longchamp t 9.5. Sahara 8.10, Imareek 8.7. Pudnor 8.3,
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    AUSTRALIAN TURF.
    94 16 Mosstrooper Scores Again. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Aug. 10. The f .lowing was thr result of the V-A.T.C. Australian Steeplechase 11,600. Distance about Stt miles. MOSSTROOPER 10.0 1; SKA FIT lIJ 2; N AMER A 10.11 8. (Winner trained by (J. Powell). So VOU ran and the
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    GOODWOOD CUP.
    37 16 London. Aug. I. The Goodwood Cup (2 miles 5 fur.) resulted as follows: OLD ORKNEY 1 BROWN JACK 2 ARCTIC STAR 3 Six ran. Win by a short head; four lengths between se.ond and third.
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    BUD WALLET'S TROURLES AT HOME.
    435 16 No Chance of Title Fi^ht. The following is an extract from a letter i received from Bud WsJley'l manager dealing with Walley 's defeat at the hands of Bert Kirby at The Ring on duly S and a change of plans: "Bud was titrhting a
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    806 16 BOWLERS TAKE THEIR REVENGE. Small Totals. The latest series of low scoring games provides an interesting indication of the effect of the larger wicket in combination with weather conditions which favour the bowlers as opposed to the conditions in favour of the batsmen which have been the rule
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    THE SOUTH AFRICANS AT BIRMINGHAM.
    57 16 Their Fourteenth Drawn Game. fßeuter's Service.] London, Aug. 9. The match at Birmingham to-day between the South Africans and Warwickshire was drawn. South Africans 263 and 336 for 7. Warwickshire 399. Owen Smith scored his third century of the tour, 126, in the tourists' second
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    FOOTBALL STARTS.
    39 16 I THE SCOTTISH LEAGUE COMPETITION. h Motherwell Lose at Home. I [Reuter's Service.] London, Aug. 10. 5 The home football season opened to-day with the first matches in the Scottish League, the results of which were as
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    MALAYA CUP.
    78 16 The Match at Seremban. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 11. In their first game in the Malaya Cup j Singapore, at Seremban yesterday, defeated Negri Sembilan by two goals to nil. Fyfe scored one and Dolfatah one. The Singapore side was: Ah Kow; Yeow Soon and
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    WEEKLY FOOTBALL REPORT.
    328 16 The Singapore Amateur Football Associa- tion report gives the League tables to date as follow. The following matches will he played during the week ending. Saturdav. August 17th.: DIVISION I. Monday— Stadium Malays vs. I.C.F.A. (Farewell). Wednesday— Stadium— S.C.C. vs. S.C.F.A. (Smith). Friday Stadium— Malavs vs. R.A.
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    REMARKABLE LAWN TENNIS.
    42 16 New American Stars. [Reuter's Service.] Southampton, N.Y-, Aug. 11In the Meadowbrook lawn tennis tournament doubles final a remarkable victory wascored by two college boys. Berkeley Bell and Gregory Mangin, who beat Tilden and > Hunter, 11—9, 10— 8, I—6, 6—3.
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE.
    181 16 Ist Inn. P. W. L. W. L. NR. Pts. Points-value of Result 8 0 5 3 4 Notts 21 TT ii ii ii 2 120 1 (.luster 22 12 4 1 I 2 US I Lanes (1) 23 t I I 4 1 lIS I Kent
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    18 16 I In one over from Jupp, in Notts' recent f match against Northants, Barratt hit three I sixes.
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      15 16 Mr. N. Rees, of the Penang Free School, is shortly to be transferred to Johore.
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