The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 August 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press it CE^TS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1929. NO. 12,798
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    398 1 lintisn prestige is at stake, declare: Mr. Snowden to British and American journalists at The Hague, adding that they were now trying to assert the rights of Great Britain. Latest news of the Conference Pages 5 and 9. K,COO Russians are reported to have cr<«ssed the border
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    BLUE GROUND.
    1429 1 The history ol North Borneo has been punctuated with sensation and generally prematuie announcements oi" epoch-making discoveries that were to turn the Chartered Company's territory into an Elderado. It is now over twenty years since even the City was stirred by moon that there existed a rival to
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      268 1 YOU CAN PURCHASE ANYWHER*! SWALLOW ft ARfFII'S WORLD RENOWNED TAKES. I Sea View Hotel. |l I TO-NIGHT, MOONLIGHT SWIMMING CARNIVAL ic i i I EVENTS 1. Open Race for Gentlemen, One Length of Pagar, 9.15 p.m. Sj '2 2. Open Race for Ladies, One Length of Pagar, 9.45 p.m. j
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      243 1 piiTROPOLITAN- VICkIrsI Turbo Generators I Great and Small V V A new series of "Metrovick" self-contained turbo >' >« units have been specially designed for outputs of >J from 4,000 kW down to 200 kW. I METROPOLIT AN VICKERS TURBO -GENERATING SETS i SUPPLIED OR ON ORDER FOR MALAYA AGGREGATE
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      119 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Straits Motor Garage advertises Essex Motors Page 4. C. A. Ribeiro and Co., Ltd.. have Blot-O, the new scientific ink Page 3. Whiteaway. I.ajdlaw and Co., Ltd.. advertise their annual sale Page 6. A selection of Parfum de Caron has arrived at The Medical Hall Page 2.
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      11 1 FOR DAINTY PASTRY SWALLOW ARIELL'S PATENT ROLLER FLOUR IN 51b BAGS.
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      97 1 THE WEEK. Mtnimg. Ittk. High Water, 1O.:»K a.m.. K.'J.. 9.53 p.m., 9.1. B.C.C. Hugby Mt-.. «».15. S. Aututur, Tennis Tournament begins. Entries for St. .Joseph > 0.8.A. Sports close. King of Kings. Victoria Theatre 9.30 p.m. T>ii»<Ui t >. 20th. High Water. 11.23 a.m. 5.4.. 10.31 p.m., 9.5. Police Band.
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    JOHORE PLANTERS' MEETING.
    825 2 The Benevolent Fund. At the meeting of the Johore Planters 1 Association at Etengani on Saturday <a portion of tin 1 proceeding! of which ii reported on page 7). Ihe C\u:ii an made a special appeal to members to subs ribe to this very deserving fond and
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      209 2 PARFUM DE CARON A selection of these ideal and delicate Perfume? have just arrived. THE MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Singapore. MADAM AiL'J^^^t~—r, < m^ nl Present Her TALENTED PUPILS fl |g^ at the Victoria M Hr Theatre fl On Aug. 24th. at 9.15 p.m. "I On Aug. 26th. and 4-M 28th.
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      286 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT and NIGHTLY at 9-15 p.m. MATINEE, WEDNESDAY at 5 p.m. The King of Rings Booking at Littles. Prices $2.50 $2 and $1. Chilrden Half Price to MATINEE. Commencing Friday, Aug. 30th and Nightly at 9.30. The FORBES RUSSELL Co. WITH APRIL VIVIAN OPENING PERFORMANCE "BY CANDLE LIGHT'
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      51 2 y ■I L i i 1.U.1 U GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING I FOR TENNIS COURTS. With Galvanized Pipe Poits to match, j Concrete foundation ancl» top rails i included. Very economical. New and i second-hand pipes can be supplied. Vrite to:— j MOHD. BIN HOOSAINSAH, 66. ROBINSON ROAD. i Phone No.
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      380 2 a •"♦♦Hi I ALH AMBRA^i Tan Chemc Kee Co^ Ltd. Proprietors i To-Night THE AOTRES&I SPECIAL PROGRAMME V Commencing Sunday, August ISth. V THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS CHEAPER TO MARRY X A thrilling Romance of Life's Greatest Adventure— a 1 Brilliant Entertainment V The Thriller of all Thriller- i 1
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    A.B.M. ANNUAL MEETING.
    1374 3 MR. D. J. WARD ELECTED PRESIDENT. A Quiet Year. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, July 24. To-day, the ninth annual peneral meeting of The Association of British Malaya was held, by the courtesy of The Rubber Growers' Association, at 2 Idol Lane, E.C. 3. I'he Chair was
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      190 3 "KODAKS 1 with "finger tip" adjustments I Pocket Kodak Series H. sfiHiil I IThe simplest folding camera. n^jMßfi^^i B i^KiieU ll I It IHkjeß KODAK LTD., mSsM 'Incorporated in Knglnnd). > ®®®g®g ®'»S®®g)®®(BX^ of Europe I A J^||^fet I The New Scientific Writiig 8 Fountain Pcrv Ink. I SMEARPROOF FADEPROOP^
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      317 3 I Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. j BRANCHES I 21, First Cross Street MALACCA 11, Light Street PENANG j j Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. I Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guar- j dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of
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      CHAPTER XXII (Continued.)
      199 4 She had to go <ut she said and it was important that she should go. She did not tell Bellairs that it was the Count who had invited her out, and when Harry heard t bout it afterwards he behaved like a madman, retiring to his rooms
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      CHAPTER XXIII.
      2652 4 THE PASSING OF A CHAMPION. Buoyed up with such hopes as the doctor had given him the boy-^Jack Valentine was little more in spite of his self-reliance and the wide field of his experiences—strolled eagerly and rapidly into the sun-bathed centre court to play what was reckoned to
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    16 4 The one fatal thin? in life is to lose one's interest in it. Sir R. Blontfield.
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      127 4 When Beauty J^jPH^^^vVi Charm Reveal jfMK^ 4 'A^B EV EHEW^E^Ek *mQ Themselves V/^P /T^Br day's tennis, use "4711." A little l^jSdßL l7^\ j dabbed on the wrists or tenrples |J f A i/M J\J or inhaled immediately refreshes II 7^ "RB^? 'Mm J i and restores vigour. For daily jj
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    THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    271 5 CONTINENTAL POWERS' PROPOSALS. Unsatisfactory to Mr. Snowden. [Reuter's Service.] The Hague. Aug. 16. The Conference will carry on at least over the week-end. Mr. Snowden has given the delegates a little further time co consider his demands. Th- Financial Commission has adjourned till M. Houtard, the chairman,
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    THE COTTON DISPUTE.
    105 5 Premier's Warning to Lancashire. [Reuter's Service. London. Aug. 17. The Premier in a message to the PNM regarding the Lancashire cotton settlement says Lancashire must put its house ir 1 rder. The cotton ,industry requires far more active co-operative and organisation. Certain sections of the cotton industry
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    A BIG AMALGAMATION.
    66 5 London. Aug. 16. The l>iu r amalgamation of fine cotton--1 inning mills in Lancashire has advanced a further step. The capital of Combined Egyptian Mills Limited, registered in June with a nominal v; nital of MOO. has been increased to £2.»»00. f 9O. Thf new company will
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    THE GRAF-ZEPPELIN OVER SIBERIA.
    99 5 [Reuter's Service.] Hamburg. Aug. 16. The Hamburg-Amerika Line received a report from the Graf-Zeppolin stating that the airship's position at four o'clock this afternoon was 60 degrees North 64 East and 'All well." The Zeppelin has. therefore, crossed the Urals, and is now over Siberia, about
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    A CHATHAM EXPLOSION.
    82 5 Rugby, Aug. 16. Lieut. Simon Borrett, of H.M.S. Vindictive, was dismissed his ship and seveitly reprimanded by a court-martial at Chatham as a result of the explosion in the Vindictive at Chatham on July 23, by which an engine-room artificer was fatally injured and two stokers were
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    OLYMPIA FAIR BOOKED UP.
    83 5 Rugby. Auk. 16. The Department of Overseas Trade an nounces that the total space applied lor ii the London section of the British Indus tries Fair, which is to be held at the nev Olympia next year from Feb. 17 to 28. ex ceeds 240,000 square
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    COAL MINE EXPLOSION IN SILESIA.
    25 5 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Aur. 17. Sixteen miners were killed in a fire-dam explosion in a mine near Kattowitz. Upp« Silesia.
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      227 5 I Portable Adding Machine 1 I Whatever the nature of your figure problem you wiU find a practical solution of it in the BITIROIJGHS I Buy a BURROUGHS and get guaranteed service. For full particulars Phone 3717, Sales Department, 23, Stamford Road, SINGAPORE. 1 BRINKMANN CO. I f Sole Agents:
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      144 5 THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TN the Philippine Islands, as in so many S^^^Mk Eastern countries, education and heaith jf^^^EZ^M^^^^f] are considered as the first essentials of a llGONhriu^rrt kill tf progressive nation. I jlft'-^tD M^ W i An extensive system of schools and colleges c^«^ w S R^SL cater for the
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    WORDY CONFLICT AT WESTMINSTER.
    237 6 Sir Oswald Mosley A "Sort of Ganger Assistant." London, July ltt. The first real conflict between the Government and the Opposition occurred in the course of a debate on a financial motion, introduced by Mr. Thomas, fhrtag effect to his unemployment relief plan offering financial help
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    120 6 Russian Invaders Repulsed. (By arrangement with the Nanyan* Sianp Pau Press.) Shanghai. Ail,:. IH. The invaders of Suitunjfhsien have been repulsed after the arrival of < "hinese rein.forccnun;. Two Russian divisions have arrived in the vinicity of Manchuli and bombardments are constantly heard. Both decline to dec
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    RHODES MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP.
    59 6 General Smuts; Accepts Oxford Invitation. Kujjby. July 27. General Smuts has accepted the invitation of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the Rhodes Trustees to be Rhodes Memorial Lecturer for the year 1929-30. General Smuts will reside in Oxford during the coming Michaelmas term.
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      575 6 WHITEAWAYS ANNUAL SALE Further Reductions in all Departments. **THP f^^PAKl** _fi- <4 KHAKI TWILL SHIRTS." Travelling Trunk f t^S^ 1? 1 >, -C\> <. .^j, n^ pj >) ddirStS FaSt colour khaki twin s h«»ts, extra iHf l "-fr Jj\ Cri^ ViilS^%^K7 tr l ttnn twi xvhit h wUI <t;uul
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      254 6 lit '^i/j^*^P^^^^k^w*V THIS Embrocation is specially prepared for India. Federated Malay States, and Straits Settlements. It was formerly known as Pain Relieving B.tlm. Gives instant relief to those suffering with Heada* lie, 1 oothache. Neuralgia, Gout, Rheumatism. Sciatica. Lumbago, and Sore Throats. The pain resulting from Stiff Necks. Stiff Joints,
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    JOHORE PLANTERS & P.A.M.
    1937 7 JOHORE PLANTERS P.A.M. NON-SECESSION MOTION CARRIED. Referendum to be Taken. The question of the severance of connection with the Planters' Association of Malaya was discussed at length at the half-yearly meeting of the Johore Planters' Association which was held in the new Rengam Club on Saturday. Mr. B. J. R.
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    79 7 While the rumours of the Hon. Valerie Fronch's encasement to Mr. Bradley Martin of New York have been confirmed and denied alternatively, it has leaked out that her -<ister Essex, was married on Tuesday at St. George's, Hanover Square, to Mr. Vivyan Drury, states a London cable of August 3.
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      504 7 BUSINESS CARDS. (BEACH HOUSE j TANJONG KATONG. Select Seaside Residential Hotel. >*< Concrete Bathing Pagar, V Tennis, Garage, Good Cuisine. >♦< •♦{phone 5553. M. C. Gasper, Proprietor. DRINK I "FLORANGE" j y. £k 1 Orv -ip. and you will be a convert.^ x I MISS N. BUHRIS I MIDWIFE AND
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      439 7 AGONISING PILES. There is no need to suffer this distresain. PLASMA wil? wfrev? DR VAN V^ E^ swelling and infllmma^on. ResnltT^ •mazing it succeeds in most obstinate cms* Simple to use and certain in its curative action IS SJSfg'A St^ ked by United P**™ac^ StS^^SffeST 1 Singapore. TSS TRY A
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      285 7 i j, weiconvi CZrnuaC ctiqents Singapore Cold Storage C? L t (incorporated in the straitj settlements I^JsSjsffl P ut more ■s£vfeAjs Juice into it. HC>n^HTWfTW Dei ore a Get of ifwwii, I I ing Montsenrat' and ■L J equip yourself with I iIIiTIIIBiLII e on com n Wwte. mmi prepared
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      342 7 SHERIFFS SALE. IN THK SUPREME COUKT OF THB STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. W rit of Seizure :ind Sale dated July, 25th IMt. In the cause of Kcwv.-inn.i K;ina Nana K:in:i KiPappa Chettiar I Plaintiff vmaj 1. I «>h Kin Poh; 1. Chop Ching Huaf; 3. Chop Pan Soon \j&mg\
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      MARRIAGE.
      53 8 WADOBLL SCOTT. At Presbyterian Church Singapore M August 17th, by the Rev. Stephen Band 8.A., (Jeorjfe Waddell. youngest son of the late Mr. Jame- Waddell M.I.C.K. and of Mr>. Waddell, Gla.sjcow, to Ajjne> Mary Scott M.A. B.Sc. youngest daughter of the late Captain William Scott, Indian Army and of
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      ACKOWLEDGMENT.
      42 8 Ml*. M. Holmberjr and family thank ai. ih:>se who kindly attended the funeral of the late Mr. F. X. Holmberjc and also all tho.«v- vho wreaths and letters of condolence ir. their sr.d bereave merit. Penan;; and F.V.S. I'cpers please copy
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    584 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT. On the whole the other Powers concerned do not appear to be coming out of the reparations discussions at The Hague very well. There has been an obvious tendency to haggle and an apparent tendency to misrepresent the value of the
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    409 8 Messrs Wu Chao Chu, Chiang Tso Ping and Kao Lu have been appointed China's delegates to the League of Nations. There will be a meeting of the South Johore Rugby F.C. in the Civil Service Cluo J.B. on Wednesday 21st at 6.30 p.m. All members and others interested are requested
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    THE NAVAL BASE.
    417 8 QUESTION OF MILITARY DEFENCES. Commons' Enquiries. The references to the Singapore naval base in the House of Commons on Julv IT are repotted «n Hansard as follows: Mr. Lambert asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any decision has been arrived at with regard to the
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    WEDDING OF MR. R. THOMPSON AND MISS V. HARRISON.
    217 8 The marriage between Mr. Richard Louis Thompson. Royal Engineer-, son of Colonel R. L. B. Thompson. C.8.. C.M.G., D.5.0., (at one time C.R.E. in this command) and Mrs. Thompson, and Miss Violet Mary Harrison, daughter of Brigadier-General G. H. Harrison. C.8..
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    SINGAPORE SCOUTS AT WORLD JAMBOREE.
    95 8 Information to hand by the last mail shows that the Malayan contingent of Scouts attending the Jamboree at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead consisted of the following: Mr. F. C. Sands, Commissioner for Malaya; Mr. B. Purdy, Hon. District Commissioner, Singapore; Mr. J. R. Kellam, District Commissioner,
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    126 8 The annual general meeting of Merrilads Musical Association was held at the residence of the President, Mr. Chua Bock Lwee, No. 38 Amber Road. The following were elected office bearers for the ensuing year 1929-30. President, Mr. Chua Bock Lwee (re-elected); Hon. Vice-Presidents, Messrs. Pang Cheng Yean, Tan Keng Chen;*,
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    MOTOR RACING THRILLS.
    225 8 GERMAN WINS Belfast T.T. RACE. T A Fatal Collision. [Reutcr's Btrvfet.l London. Up The German motorist, < arr a 1( Mercedes-Ben/ won the 100 mile n* Tour.st Trophy road-r; Belft«t^ There wort- It J() > crack drivers of six nat. Compari WMM second u Vfcm an<i KraMT
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    SINGAPORE WEDING.
    292 8 VVaddell— Scott The Presbyterian Church was the scat of a pretty wedding rercnvmy M >a:..nuj when Mr. George Waddell of fttain Guthnt and Co., Ltd., was married to HIM A.M. Scott, M.A., B.Sc. The Rev. Bttpfca Bud 8.A., officiated. The bride, who was given away by tk Hon.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    34 8 SATURDAY'S RIBBER PMC* [FREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT! London, Autr. 17. noon. Messrs. Symington and .Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices follows Spot 10 4 I6d. (unchanged). ward 10 8 16d. (unchanged). market is steady.
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    FALSE FIRE ALARM CRAZE.
    132 8 Chinese to be Charged in IMlirf Court. The Central Fire Station recehrjd calls over the week-end hut spoil inx( T gation both proved to be false alarn first call was from the Ntxvt.-n Rfl* Scotts Road box late on Saturday I but when the authorities armscene
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    SOMERSET AMATEUR INJURED.
    61 8 SOMERSET AMATEUR INJ URED. (FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPI Ix>ndon. Playing for Somerset again-' r urS the match at Weston-super-Mar. > day, S. G. U. Considine, th* n;it na tion struck on the hand. Medical v: l0 the showed that damage had beta nCf joint of one of the fingers in
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      239 8 I ERVEN LUCAS j IBOLS I LIQUEURS. 1 i i i; Softness and Mellowness are their Distinctive Qualities. i\ S |i 1 1 j i j |i Ca Id beck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. j 1 I (Incorporated under the Compnvi^e' Ordinances of Hong Kong). 1 (Incorporated in Shanghai.) Ji 90,
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      127 8 I SUNDSTRAND I I ADDING MACHINES I PATERSON. SIMONS CO.J I LIMITED, 4 Prince Street, Singapore. PHONE 2700. ®(^®®(sySs<s)<iX3X!^^ 634 T. K. K.'s TYRES •A2 x $17.00, Tubes $2.25 700 x SO $11.00, Tubes $1.40 71<> i '.♦<) Sl.'J.On. Tubes $2.'Jf> 7»;0 x '.»<) 14.00, Tubes $2.25 TENG SENG GUAN
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    HAGUE HAGGLING.
    833 9 OFFER "RIDICULOUSLY INADEQUATE" Asserting British Rights. PRESTIGE OF BRITAIN IS AT STAKE." [Reuters Service.] The Hague, Aug. 18. matic statement to British and urnalists Mr. Snowden declart we Britoni can stand up and shamed of oui country. The Britain is at stake. We are serf the rights of
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    THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.
    91 9 CRUSHING DEFEAT FOR HABIBULLAH. Followers Boiled in Oil [Reuter's Service.] Calcutta, Aug. 17. •A. Hazara tribesmen in Afghanistan, vv,th whom Aman.uliah's stepbrother, Ahmed Ah, is fighting, crushingly defeated Habibullah at Sarchasma, SO miles north of Kabul, and captured much of his ammunition. Tribesmen recently captured and
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    COTTON WAGE DISPUTE.
    227 9 The Court of Arbitration. [Reuter's Service.] London. Aug. 17. The Cotton Arbitration Court will consist of Mr. Justice Swift, Mr. C. T. Cramp, Mr. A. 6. Walkden, Sir Arthur Balfour Sir Archibald Ross. Sir K. p. W. Swift, who m r,<; years of age, has been a
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    LABOUR'S PEACE POLICY.
    60 9 Mr. Thomas' Statement in Canada. [Reuter's Service.] Ottawa. Aug. IK. Mr. J. H. Thomas has arrived at Government House. In an interview, referring to the coming disarmament conference at Washington, he said the British Labour Party desired to set an example of peace for the whole world
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    THIS YEAR'S CRICKET EXPERIMENTS.
    82 9 Bigger Wicket Likely to Remain. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. London, Auk. 17. Discussing the experiments inaugurated by the M.C.C. this season, namely the larg er wicket and the new lbw rule, the Sporting Life considers that the bigger wicket is likely to become permanent, as it
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    INTERNATIONAL YACHTRACING.
    71 9 Germany Leads America. Marble Head, Mass. Aug. 17. The German yacht. Kickerle, sailed by Wilhelm Raatsch, won the second and third races of the series for the Hoover Cup. Germany is thus lending by 33 points to 30. Marble Head, Massachusetts, Aug. 18. The German yachts, Kickerle and
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    AMERICAN LAWN TENNIS.
    63 9 Tilden Wins a New Title. [Keuter's Service.l Rye. Wtw York. Aug. 17. In the Eastern Turf Court lawn tennis championships semi-final Hunter beat Austin 6—4, 3—6, 6—2. I—6, 6—l. New York, Aug. 18. In the Eastern Turf Court lawn tennis championships men's singles final Tilden beat Hunter
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    HUGE DAM BURST.
    122 9 THE SHYOK RIVER LET LOOSE. Aeroplanes on Watch. FReuter's Service.] Simla, Aug. 17. The huge Shyok Dam in the Kashmir mountains near the confluence of the Shyok River and the upper course of the Indus has burst and an immense volume of water is racing down the
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    RIVER TRAGEDY.
    86 9 Speed-Boat Rams Pleasure Steamer. [Reuter's Service.] Alexandria Hay, New York, Aug. 17. The speedboat Giggle owned by the Syracuse millionaire, Mr. Charles Lippe, collided with the crowded pleasure boat, Thousand Islander, and both sank. Mr. Lippe and his wife and Dodge, the pilot of the Giggle, were drowned.
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    THE GRAF-ZEPPELIN'S POSITION.
    63 9 In Touch With Tokio. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Aug. 17. News from Friedrichshafen says the Graf Zeppelin is 300 miles northwest of Tomsk and halfway to Tokyo. [Keuter's Far Eastern Service]. Tj>kio. Aug. 18. The Central Wireless Station picked up a message from the Zeppelin at 7.15
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    BOXING HEADQUARTERS SOLD.
    86 9 N.S.C. Without a "Home." [PEE! MtESfl SKRVICK. COPYRIGHT.) London, Aug. 17. The National Sporting Club, the headquarters of boxir.g in London, has been sold. Matches will bo staged at the Stadium Club in" the future until a new site has been found. It will be recalled that
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    240 9 Services Side Beats S.C.C. A combined R.E. and R.A., eleven heat an S.C.C. XI by fi3 runs on the Padang yesterday. A feature of the match was the successful bowling of Rye who took seven wickets for 47. He took three wickets in one over. The scores were:
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    AN OPTIMISTIC REFORMER.
    41 9 New York, Aug. 18. William M. Bennett, ex-Senator, who offered to stand as a Republican candidate for the Mayoralty against the Republican Laguardi, proposes, if elected to close speakeasies in New York, which are estimated to number 3,600.
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    TILDEN IN LONDON COMEDY.
    44 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT. I London, Aug. 17. W. T. Tilden, the American lawn tennis star, who has on more than one occasion been seen in stage productions, is to make his appearance in London in September in a comedy.
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    SINCLAIR TIRED OF GAOL.
    27 9 Washington, Aug. 18. The oil magnate, Harry Sinclair, has applied to Mr. Hoover to terminate his sentence of imprisoinment for contempt of court.
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    CHINESE IMBROGLIO.
    778 9 MANCHURIA BATTLE RUMOURS.. 10,000 Russians Cross Border FIGHTING REPORTED AT SEVERAL POINTS. [Reuter's Far Eastern SeiviceJ. Shanghai, Auk. 17. Reports from Manchuli say 700 2 ,viet cavalr>- supported by artillery fire raid-d Jcramor stuuen on the Chinese Fast-m Railway 22 miles south-east of Manchuli on Friday afternoon. Two
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      814 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPRBSS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. (0) WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. ORESTES For London, Rotterdam
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      499 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.SJL) "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Spore. 192t a.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE Aug. 23 8.8. CITY OF NEWCASTLE Sept. 19 s.s. CITY
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      483 10 British India and Apar Lines (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. X PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVFRNMFyV LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE x OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN D Do, Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnajje. Nneapo r KARMALA 9,100 Aug.
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      666 11 O. S. K. Line. < tion VeweL Arrive. U.t* 1. Rotterdam, Har. burg, Bremen, n via Colombo. Aden, P rt Said AacaMß Maru s^ n |g Sept 16 p;-:ar. Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro. Montevideo and Buenos Aires. K. und-the-World Passage £190.] f Hawaii Maru Sept. 13 S?j> 15 g
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      441 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dh%d AMERICAN VMASf* LINE ROUND— THE— WORLD SERVICE. From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive L«ave Leave Singapore. Singapore. Penan* PRES. WILSON In Port Aug. 22 Aug. 24 PRES. VAN BUREN Sept. 2 Sept.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    281 12 MAIL. DUSfATCHES. 260 bullock? were on board the Kistna, 'rom Bangkok yesterday. 2,006 sheep were brought on the Centaur vhi-h arrived at Singapore from Fremantle yesterday. The French mail steamer Sphinx arrived n pert from Marseilles yesterday, departng later for Yokohama. From the Osaka Shosen Kaisha we have
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    SCENE ON P. AND O. LINER.
    162 12 British Ex-M.P.'s Allegations. London, Auk. 8. Perth. A sensation has been caused in Australia by the allegations made by Ifo Wood Hughes, ex-M.P. for Peckham, a pnssenger on board the P. and O. Branch liner Bendigo, on arrival at Fremantle, that the immigrants on
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    THREE MORE K.P.M. COASTERS.
    112 12 The Koninkli/ke'Paketvaart Maats. KRoyfcl Packet Co.), Amsterdam, has ordered three more cargo ships, two from Burgerhout's Engine and Shipbuilding Co. and one from the Rotterdam Dry Dock Co. The two fo-rmer will be 188 ft. 8 ins. long with a 'beam of 34 ft., and will
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    DOLLAR AIR SERVICE.
    86 12 A Trans-Pacific air service operated by the Dollar Steamship Line is a certainty of the not far distant future. Stanley Dollar, vice-president of the Dollar Line, confirms reports that negotiations are in progress between his company and the Goodyear Zeppelin officials looking to that end, and that
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      713 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA r DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      688 12 Kerr Steamship Co. W 44, BRAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (liu-orporatcd in U.S.A.) GKNERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ay* BALTIMORE. AND (via Suez) M.S. SILVERBEECH due Aug. 18 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Sept. 20 A u 26 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Oct. 9 >*Pt. 25 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA
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      710 12 MAIL. UfchfATCllES. 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 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping Penang' and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      193 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Tamba Maru, Aug. 18th: Miss I Hi^hikari, Mr. T. Kitamoto, Mr. H. Matsuo Miss K. Matsuo, Mr. K. Nakamura. Mr. J. Yamaguchi, Mrs. K. Yamaguchi, Mr. Y. Yamnguchi, and Mr. J. Yoshida. Per Centaur, August 18th: Mrs. T. Ward Hughes, Mrs. O. T. Evans, Miss M. Call,
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    123 13 Good Bowling by White. IKeuter's Service.] London, Aug. 16. County cricket championship matches concluded to-day as follow: Yorkshire vs. Derbyshire. At Sheffield: Yorkshire led on first innings. Yorkshire 287 and 269 for 5 (dec.) Derbyshire 226 and 121 for 2. Macaulay took five wickets for 62 runs for
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE.
    183 13 Ist Inn. P. W. L. W. L. NR. Pts. Points-value of Result 8 0 5 3 4 Notts (3) 23 12 2 3 4 2 131 Gloster (5) 24 13 5 1 3 2 126 Lanes (1) 24 10 3 6 4 1 126 Yorks (4)
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    SOUTH AFRICANS DRAW AT SOUTHAMPTON.
    66 13 Century by Deane. [Reuter's Service.] London. Aug. 16. The match between the South Africans and Hampshire was drawn. South Africans 259 and 40S f or H (dec.) Hampshire 279 ami IoH for 3 Herman took five South African wickets for 76 runs in their first
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    FOOTBALL.
    142 13 Regiment to Play Perak. The Perak Football Association is to be congratulated on being able to arrange for a visit from the strong Singapore football combination, the Wielch Regiment who have agreed to visit Ipoh on August 24 and to play an exhibition match against the State team, says
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    45 13 Mr. R. K. I^ancaster of the English Electric Company, Ltd., who supervised the erection of the three steam turbo-alter-nator sets supplied by that Company for tht Malim Nawar Power Station of the Peral* River Hydro- Electric Power Co Ltd.. lefi for Home by the Patroclus.
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      1328 13 POWELL_& Oo:, Ltd. A Rare Opportunity for Sound Investment in I Land and House Properties for Enterprising I IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE J I STRAITS SETTLEMENTS I SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. I SUIT NO. 231 OF 1928. Between I H \i>Ji SAMSUDIN DAING MATARA PUintiff. I 1. Hadji Abdul
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      682 13 REASONS FOR I K^ g\| Chrysler j| I m rlq mo uth iHSi SUPERIORITY I 1. PERFORMANCE f t The premier quality of any car should be its performance on <♦ the road, the capabilities of the vehicle itself, when it comes down to a real solid test of "guts."
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      479 13 area 1,120 sq. ft. Monthly rental $40. Lot 120. Valuable freehold land and shophouse No. 96 Kallang Road, Singapore, area 1,085 sq. ft. Monthly rental $40. Lot 121. Valuable freehold land and shophouse No. 98 Kallang Road, Singapore, area 1,100 sq. ft. Monthly rental $40. Lot 122. Valuable freehold land
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    DRING DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN CALCUTTA.
    139 14 Rs. 39,000 in Cash and Cheques Stolen. Calcutta. July 26. A daring midday robbery was committed to-day in Bara Bazaar. The durwan of a Marwari firm was assaulted and robbed of Rs. 39 000 in cash and cheques. It its, reported that the durwan, employed
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    MADRID MUSEUM THEFT.
    76 14 London. Aim. L Madrid.— The American banker who was arrested in connexion with the porcelain theft has been released on bail in i'M'i). [The officials of the Casita del Principe Museum noticed last Thursday that an antique piece of porcelain was missing. They usMiited that a member
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    37,000 MILES VOYAGE IN CUTTER.
    89 14 Frenchman Arrives Unnoticed at Cherbourg. London, July 25th. Paris. Alain iGerbault has ended his 37.000 miles lonely voyage, slipping into Cherbourg Harbour last night under cover of fog unperceived. He dropped anchor and fell asleep, and shyly slipped out in the morning, still unrecognised, for
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    INDIAN AIR MAIL.
    99 14 Effect of Newspaper Publicitv. Karachi, August 5. The value of the recent publicity gives to the advantages of the air mail in the [»n--don Press has beon reflected in the amount of the incoming mails. Thifl week the high figure of over <»29 pounds was reache!, luint,
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    48-HOUR WEEK FOR INDIAN RAILWAYMEN.
    218 14 Raj's Proposal Approved by Finance Committee. Simla, Aur. 3th. The Railway Standing Finance Committee of the Legislative Assembly' have generally approved the Raj's proposal to introduce in all railways, in accordance with the Washington and Geneva Conventions, a 48--hour week, with provision for 24 hours'
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      33 14 EL 67- I 4 LEVER BROtmfrs LIMITED PORT SUNLICHT ENCUANP TRADE MARK FLASHLIGHTS BATTERIES —they last longer Fartorv Re/ir t >jn«utnv, MUL I-ER PHIP!»S (MALAYA). LTD. Jl" Union Bld 8 Collyer Quay, Sin^pore
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      180 14 *H YOU WANT IT I WE HAVE IT DELCO-REMY j X equipment for your car. BORNEO MOTORS, L TD DRIVE THE NEW BUICK AND LEARN THE FULL EXTENT OF ITS LEADERSHIP /"^et behind the wheel of the faction that is the superior by far new Buick and qet the facts
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    ROSE MACTHAIL AND PENMAN LIMITEIVS REPORT.
    184 15 Singapore, Aujr. 17. Rubber. 10 4 d. 3/16d down. Noon Price: Spot 34%, Aug. 84Hi Sept. 'So, Oct.Dec VIM, Jan. -March 95%. Dull. Tin.— London £213 2s 6d. 12s *\d up. Mining. Steady. Sunirei Ways 3.57 >- a .'i.Gl, Kuchais 1.54 LM%, Kinta Dredges
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    95 15 Hav« you tried thv rubber tooth-brushes? J They are a boon to the woman with tender ftima, and are on sale at all good chemists. Thfe rubber nailbrush is another useful little discovery. It keeps the hands smooth and j supple, nU bruising delicate nails and caus in^ r little
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    889 15 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, AUG. 17th. K is Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang 9s 40s Ayer Hitam l 4s 14s 6d Banarin Tin t6i fid 36s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 35 40 Batu Caves 160 j65 Bukit Arang ($1) f^ Burmah Malaya 41 S 42 S Chenderiang 9s
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    257 15 The following is a Census of stocks of rubber held by dealers and on estates of over 100 acres on July 31st, 1929, tofethe. with declared production of the same and dealers eXP rt figUreS The slocks are com Piled from returns by estates Stocks. Kstates decl a
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 15 August 1". Bank 4 m.s. 2 3 27|32 Rank demand 2|3 23|32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 3 8 Now York, demand 55 15 16 Credits 90 day* 67 7 France, demand 1431 India, T.T. 155 Honp Kong 1 demand 13H Yokohama, dt-mand HW'm Java, demand I''/.'"-.. Bunfrkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    249 15 August 17. Tin l.'.n Ton- llMtt Gambier 8 Pepper White 110 Pepper Black 58 Flake Tapioca 6 7 4 Pearl S:ijr*> Small 5.75 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Copra Suudried 9.20 Rice I. tan? Hin Ch:in Mark 'Red Eagk X* w I 8.30 Rue. Siam old No. 1. 330
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 15 Aur. 17th.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot ;U' t 3474 Standard K.S.S. on Tender Aujru^t iU\ 35 Sept. 35 V4 35 \i Oct. 36 V 4 36 M. Oct-Doc. ST'j 37** Jan-Mar. 38'; 38V. Tone of Xlarket: Dull. Latest Cabli-: London
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    SOUTH AFRICAN BANK RATE.
    25 15 [Renter's Service.] Pretoria, Auk 4. The South African Reserve Bank ha.; raised its discount rate from f»Vi to 6 ie? cent.
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    JRIBBER ESTATES OF MALAYA.
    217 15 Purchase from Mr. Tan Kah Kee. The prospectus of the newly formed Rubber Kstates of Malaya Limited, published in the home papers in mail week, shows that the directors are Messrs. M.C.S. Bosanquet (Chairman of Java United Plantations), A.E.O. Anderson (Director, Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java), R.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    167 15 Saturday's Alterations. Auk. 17th.. Closing Price. Buyers Sellers. Hataim Padang S6 88 Batu Cmrm 1.60 LAS Hon^r Katts 75 80 ex. Kinta Tin Hied. L76 1.80 Kuchai LSS% LSBH Malayan Con. 51 Bt% Manihaus 71 i.. ;>i., Nawng Pet M MH cub. Sclaafor Tins 8.") 95 noni.
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    TIN COMPANIES' AMALGAMATION.
    23 15 I IFKKK PftSSI SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Auk. 16. The amalgamation of London Tin with the Ropp Company has been approved.
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    TAKUAPA VALLEY.
    32 15 TAKU APA VALLEY. A telejrram has been received by the < agents, Messrs Boustead and Co., Penang-, r from Takuapa Valley Mine advising output for the first half of August as 840 pikul&v
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      830 15 ASSETS OVER $9,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER «!>,OOOOOO THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (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 Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE
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      189 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTDL (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. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelf ord, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON
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      40 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, I BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.
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    A MALAYA CUP DRAW AT IPOH.
    222 16 I Curious Position Created. Ipoh, Aug. 18. In a Malaya Cup soccer match at Ipoh on Saturday Perak and Selangor played a drawn game of one goal each. Fine weather prevailed and there was a huge crowd. It was expected that Perak would win
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    THE FIFTH TEST.
    432 16 PLAY CURTAILED BY RAIN. Sutcliffe in Form. LReuter's Service.] London, Aug. 17. There had been heavy rain in London during Friday night and the start of the final Test match between England and South Africa at the Oval had to be delayed. Deane won the toss and,
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    BRISTOL CITY'S NEW MANAGER.
    26 16 I [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Aug. 17. Mr. Joe Bradßhaw has been appointed manager t the Bristol City Football Club. 1
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    SINGAPORE RACE TRAINING.
    184 16 Work Officially Begins. There was a moderate gathering at the Racecourse on Saturday morning when the tracks were officially opened for the Singapore September meeting. The inside track was in use and easy work was the general order' as the majority of those conccr rod have recently
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    MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL
    949 16 SINGAPORE TROUNCE MALACCA. Dolfattah's Five Goals. Singapore 5; Malacca 0. There was never any question about the result of the Malaya Cup fixture at the Stadium on Saturday between Singapore and Malacca for, apart from a burst in the first five minutes, the visitors were never in
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    32 16 Johore and Negri Sembilan met at Seremoan on Friday, draw of I—l being the result. Singapore play Johore at the Stadium on Friday. The Singapore team will be chosen o-morrow evenine. 4
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    445 16 MORE TOURNAMENT EXCITEMENT. 8.8. and ft "Il!"-Luck. Though they suffered a serious collapse because of Welchman's almost unplayable bowling the 8.8. and I. also probably owed their defeat at the hands of the services in the S.C.C. tournament match on the Padang on Saturday to the illness of
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    S.C.C. XI BEATS INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
    225 16 B.CC. 2nd. XI beat the I. A. by 26 runs in a low scoring game on Balestier Plain on Saturday The scores wereS.C.C. 2nd XI: W. J. Pearce e Uajoo h Baskaran 24; H. P. Whitley e Lall h Mallal 18; T. M. Calhaem c
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    CHINESE OIT FOR 20!
    242 16 The B.CJLC. had the ignominious experience of being- dismissed for a total of 20 bj Leijssius (five for 10) and F. da Silva (four for t) against the S.R.C. yesterday iftamooa on the Padang, the innings lastn«r for only 19 overs. S.R.C. batted first ind scored
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    42 16 The first match in the S.A.F.A. Cup will be between the Welch Regiment and the Police at the Stadium to-morrow. The S.A.F.A. Disciplinary Board is to meet to-morrow to deal with the referee's report on the S.C.C. vs. S.C.F.A. match last Wednesday.
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    699 16 TAIPING PROFESSIONAL MEETING. A Striking Success. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Aug. 17. The opening day of the first professional race meeting held by the Taiping Club, was marked to-day with great success. The weather was fine and the attendance was very large, amongst those present being H.H.
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    72 16 Celtic Win at Greenock. [Reuter's Service.] London, An jr. 17. Results in Division I of the Scottish League to-day were, as follow: Aberdeen 2, Motherwell 2. Airdrieonians 5, St. Johnston 1. Ayr 2, Partick 4. Clyde 1, St. Mirren 2. Dundee 0, Fa Ik irk 0. Hamilton
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