The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 September 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1929. NO. 12,811
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    277 1 Seven people are k>elie\ed to ha\e lost their lives m a tenement fire at Smethwick Page 8. Government refused Mr. Lim d»e*m Kan's sußßestion for an enquir> i.^to tax-yielding possibilities of gambling m sp-ort and does not intend to abolish i ace sweeps. Kull report of yesterday's
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    A MEETING IN THE TRAIN.
    1250 1 At Euston we had peeled the American labels from our tafpgi and congratulated ourselves on being back m a land where fellow-passengers icowl from behind newspapers. 'N<> more 'What's your hometown? My name's Hiiam K. Smith meet the wife!'" sighed Philip, and settled into his
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      207 1 I Raffles Hotel I f T TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES V MONDAY. TUESDAY, X WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. X FRIDAY. X Saturday, September 7th +f SPECIAL RACE DINNER I and Dancing Till 2 a.m. J FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 2920. p j> Sunday. September Bth ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 11.30 A.M. V A*A A AAiMkiMkiMi
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      207 1 J" WHftl-^x I EFFICIENCY 1\ x jW ill T^r^j^attM^^ 4 I I^K i Sole Agents for Malaya I ;1 11 (ollyer Quay, Singapore. PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. I EUROPE^ HOTEL i j ifi Renowned by Recommendation* tfj DANCING 5 After Dinner Every Tuesday. I luusday and Saturday. i S MUSIC
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      166 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. John Little and Co., are solt agents for Uihcf*l (iretn Stripe whisky— Page 6. Lea and Perrins' sauce adds zest t«salads Page 13. Robinson's annual sale is now m pTOgTMt Papes 1 and 9. Wassiamull of High Street advertise their annual sale Page 5. Ctuthrie and Co.. are
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      15 1 WING LOONG. I Oli HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      167 1 THE WEEK. Tin -./<m/. 3rrf. High Wat. r. 11.7 a.m., X.7. 10.2»', p., M Au-trala-ian mail i Marella) de«ei ii» i.in. Dutch paintinjrs exhibition Dutch Club. Police Band, Bntmic Ciarden^. ."> p.m. Football: S.C.F.A. vs. Seletar Dlv. I>. Fi>rb.^ Russell Comedy C. rh«atre. 9JO, The P t v. W'i'rfiirs.fay, 4th.
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    LEAGUE COUNCIL OPENS.
    266 2 LEAGUE COUNCIL OPENS. I International Coal Question. [British Radio Official Service.] v RuKby, Aug. 31. fYnding the arrival of Mr. Henderson from The Hague, the Under-Secretary foi Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hugh Dalton, acteii ju< British representative at the opening meeting of the Council ol the League oi Nations yesterday. On
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    A MAN WHO MAKES CITIES TO ORDER.
    296 2 Starting a Scots Colony m France. In a little house m Fulham there sat a Scotsman who ha» written his name m bricks and mortar across the world. They know his name well m France, and m India, and m Palestine and even
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    41 2 To-<iay, says Saturday's Straits Echo, construction begins of modern godowns for a Penan jr Arm p hieh will introduce overhead ♦Wtric cranea. Fireproof doors, special arTun^emtrots for cooling provisions, latest sanitary installation, and other up-to-date < wmvaii-nrfw ere important points m the
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      730 2 NOTICES, NOTICE OP REMOVAL. As from Ist September, 1929, our Orchard Road Office will be removed to No. 76 Bukit Timah Road, where business will be carried or as usual. Our telephone No. 7801 is still maintained for the booking of orders. All communication* to be sent direct to that
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      434 2 VICTORIA To-night and nightly at 9^o pJB. The Forbes Russell Comedy Co. WITH APRIL VIVIAN DIRECT FROM LONDON PRESENTING THE LATEST SUCCESSES. TO-NIGHT HELEN FORD'S GREAT SUCCESS. 4 THE PATSY FROM APOLLO AND VAUDEVILLE THEATRES. Wednesday Thursday, Sept. 4th. sth. J£»i*n FAMOUS PLAY TALLULiH BAMgro-S LAUGHING ™tt° R^ C F^g
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      282 2 ALHAMBRAti Tan ChenfT Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors i I V ;J V PROGRAMME fl A Commencing Friday, Aug. 30th. and ending Wednesda> s*nt <tL t h 'l| In the Second Show at 9 p.m IB 4 THE LATEST EMPIRE NE\V> |1 5 METRO-GOLD WYN-MEYER presents I QUALITY STRKETI featuring 1
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    $14,500 IN LEGACIES.
    828 3 THE WILL OF DAVID H. LANE. Unusual Provision. What ?u if a nai -vvell occasionally; thciv is the beginning of a college education £r a motor car m a name— provided you have the right one, as twenty-nine men nn<i boys discovered upon the death of David
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    160 3 One evening recently about 8 o'clock, says he Shanghai Chinese Press, one of Butterfield and Swire's launches put off from the Customs Jetty to go over to the Pootuni; *ide. Amongst the passengers was a well dressed young woman, apparently about 2C years of age. Her hair was dressed m
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      244 3 JOHN HAIG CO., LTD., Distillers of Scotch Whisky since 1627. Local AgentH THE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD. SINGAPORE. and Vtf aU# azzg^ J > r wt^^- HI J W* I /Wk T^BI m That f s what you do when you use Sanatogen M I am prepared to guarantee from my
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      308 3 PAirft PROTECTIVE SPECIALITIES FALCON \ikj BRAND gfe^fe ANTI CORROSIVE PAINTS Preserve, protect and beautify all kinds of KllMllljM wood, iron, steel and other metal surfaces HKWI «JJ P 7 h K the u y are applied, and are uo- ***** affected by the extremes of temperature. BITUMINOUS BLACK BBBSiP- BBSS
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      41 3 For 30 Days during the month of August g SPECIAL ANNUAL DISPLAY I AT Rene ULLMANN ii Great Variety of jc WATCHES JEWELLERY CRYSTALWARE SILVERWARE FANCY PARISIAN ELECTRIC LAMPS, ETC. S AT t Rene ULLMANN i X L., High Street, Singapore.
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    BRITAIN'S CHALLENGE TO GERMANY
    1531 4  -  T. STANHOPE SPRIGC. Struggle for Commercial Air Domination. AIR MAIL SCANDAL. By (Editor of Airways). i.cniliin. Aug. •> IS J WRITE THERE HAS emerged into J\ the open what is likely to a struggle of long duration between Germany and Great Britain. It will be an
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    TALE OF A FUR COAT.
    191 4 The tale of the lady and the fur coat is quite an amusing one, writes Peter Simple m the Morning Post. The fur coat was of skins unusually marked, and the lady who bought it was told that a condition was that she must not
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    RESPECTABILITY OF BOOKS.
    162 4 How to cajole the public into buying more books, of any kind or quality, is the perpetual anxiety of all who are concerned with producing or selling them. But the latest suggestion which has been put forward m letters to the "Publisher and Bookseller" does not seem
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    This Week's Great Day
    671 4 i i i [Special to the Free Press.] SEPT. 3— DEATH OF OLIVER CROMWELL. *7l On September 3rd, 1858, Oliver YEARS Cromwell, one of the most reAGO. markable of Britain's rulers, liicd at the age of 5 J. Tl. historians of the late 17th eontury^ depicted
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    A DIPLOMATIC ORGY.
    599 4 There is a saying that the Englishman transacts a good deal of business at the dinner table, writes a Bombay correspondent to the Morning Post. The Government of India also believe that it is easier to come to a settlement with one who has fed well, and
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    IN DEFENCE OF GOSSIP.
    585 4 The moralist is moved to stern remonstrance when he sees Mrs. Brown standing at her garden irate jTminif with Mrs. Smith next door. But I have never understood why gossip— to me the most satisfying of human amusements should he condemned when bridge and golf are
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    65 4 While labouring m a heavy following sea about 150 miles west of the Neptune Island lighthouse the freighter Kooliga struck a large whale, cutting it m halves. A member of the crew said the bow of the boat was covered with blood, and the sea round the whale was red.
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    THE LAW AND THE CRIMINAL.
    1251 4  -  HENRIETTA W. BINGHAM) (By Review of Penal Methods m Modern Prisons. RECIDIVISM IN AUSTRIA. Interesting revelations of the prison system m Austria are mad* la the f o lowing article, the fifth of our aeries dealing with penal method* m the pn sons of the
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    DISFIGURED ENGLAND.
    223 4 A hope that those who sought to retain the beauty of the English countryside and those whose duty it was to supply rural areas with electrical energy would be able to work amicably together was expressed by the Lord Mayor of Leeds (Alderman D. B. Foster) at the
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    ARTIFICIAL SUNS.
    178 4 'The day is not far off when »vtn ture at the Zoo will have its tm* arti! sun to help it to maintain its ht alth Dr. G. M. Vevers, Superintcndi-nt London Zoological Society, writing light -on the improvement ff« n a mals m the Gardens by tfct
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    THREE WARNINGS.
    789 5 SOLICITOR AND HIS DEAD WIFE. The Unseen Guest. The remarkable psychic experience of a solicitor of 30 years' experience, the head of a long-established firm with an extensive practice and the holder of several Government appointments, is recorded m the current number oi Light. In June, 1903- he
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    SURGEON-FISH AT THE ZOO.
    203 5 Lancet His Tail. In mail week the most wonderful collection of fish ever seen m London reached the Zoo Aquarium. Of l. r >o specimens which left Bermuda m the steamship Changuinola (belonging to Elders and Fyffes, Ltd.), only four died on the passage, thanks to
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    25 5 It is understood that Mr. Searaneke, Executive Engineer, Seremban, will succeed Mr. Whitley, Executive Engineer, Larut, when the latter *oes on Home furlough very shortly.
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    THE PROBLEM OF INDIA.
    593 5 Mr. H. A. L. Fisher's Views. "England is a country which has spreau :hiouj:h the world parliament.*, railway* and factories, co-opeiati\e societies and safety bicycles, the uru> el tobacco and afternoon tea, the practice of athletic sports and s septic surgery, child welfare work, boy KOVti
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    GIRL DIES FROM AN INSECT BITE.
    129 5 Miss Dorothy Lawrence, aged twenty, a bank clerk, of King Georges-avenue, Kaynes Park, who died from blood poisoning, was bitten by an insect during a visit to Hampton Court. A verdict of Accidental Death was recorded at an inquest at Merton. Dr. G. Davis,
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      102 5 1 FOR /j^gS^ PURITY I AND GOODNESS I ASK FOR jj I MARMALADE I I OA. U lO JCTL vJ li fe 5 In 2 lib. Airtight Tins. i 1M)1 LTON NOEL, LTD.. BREWERY ROAD, LONDON, N."" J Distributors for Malaya (gj 1 AFRICAN EASTERN (MALAYA), LTD. 1 SINGAPORE AND
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      338 5 I tUlCjJmm II II ft I I Ml IL- W] UI7T Mf I II II I II it I BUI IWUjM-4Mjlt^ »T MLE AGENTS :HUTTENBACH LAZARUS A SONS. LTD: -SINGAPORE. PENANG. IPOH. KUALA LUMPLII ORANGE-SMASH LIMERICK COMPETITION. We have arranged to issue a Coupon for the above competition to the
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    REFORMATION OR ROME?
    930 6 MODERNIST POLICY MUST PREVAIL. Bishops* Controversy. Dr. Barnes, Bishop of Birmingham, has issued a statement en "a policy for modernists" m the Church. This is a sequel to the altercation between Dr. Barnes and Dr. Fume, Bishop of St. Albans, m the Convocation of Canterbury. It will
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    68 6 The engagement is announced, says the Malay Mail, of Misa Gortie Pereira, daughter of Mr. L. J. Pereira, retired subTreasurer, Kuala Pilah, and of Mrs. Pereira vnth Mr. Ivan Galistan, son of Mr. «nd Mrs. Edgar Galistan, of Singapore. The marriage will take place early next year. The engagement of
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    THE MODERN YOUNG MAN.
    225 6 A Medical Officer's Severe Criticism. Dr. C. E. Goddard, Medical Officer of tltialth lor Harrow, iv his annual report, comments on the lack of control of young mcxx. Be «ays: "I srrppo&s there is- no doubt that, taking class with class, the girls have ouAtripp** the
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    163 6 Bdfiu Concession at Tientsin. [By arrangement with Nanyantf Sinner Pau Press.] Shanghai. Auc tL Mr. Wang Ts»-np tin*: and the Rilirian Minister met ysstenlaf to instrvet delegates' t<» tig* the aLTi-cnunt f<»r the rewtttSoß of 'h Bdctea or-iu-'ssion m Tientsin. The Russian-; broke up tho railway track
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    123 6 Veteran Politician's Death. f Xanyo Xichi-Nichi. Service.] Tokio. Auk- .10. The death ii announced oi" Mr. Katsui > Minouia who was. for many years, a prominent memtter of the Minselto now m jower. I'OYO Ml SUN AFFAIK. The T«»y«» Muslin Manufacturing Con;I any, following the discovery of
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    ENGLISH CRICKET COACH FOR NEW ZEALAND.
    24 6 Auckland, July 31. A. F. Wensley, the Sussex professional, has been appointed coach of the Auckland Cricket Association.
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    107 6 Mr. .1. Pearce, headmaster of Seßamat Engrhsh School, is shortly jroin* home on leave. On his return to Malaya he will take up the post of Master of Method at Tanjonjp Malim College.- M.M. Leong On, otherwise, known as Leone* Foonjr.hia, Straits Chinese, who died at ?£a Road Singapore, on
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      586 6 22-8-29 S|§ k SCHEDULE OF PRICES I^HH I f|" t$ A 509 Model. 8 HP. 2-Seater $1,450. H V l^ J' 'i| "J| 520 Model. 17 HP. Light 6 CyL Tourer $2,300. 4*SBn^ H I l^ll :>2U Mo(kl 19 HR 6 CyL s Seater Saloon $3,350. mBBS^T I I I
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      191 6 HE WAS WEAK. THixT* LISTLESS BUT A^ SKlv sraENCTS »g He gm tkiancr .nd t warn like canary n, »i 'lit ft noth-n- Df life. Th.n n... about MeCoyV restore atnaftk, build vitalis.-> vtmk*n«d the whole ■yttna to them for :i month ..n.; hid not auarerated ha!f-a-st«»nc «r*i|(b strong, virile
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2537 7 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd. Present. 'kJi^^yj? Sir Hu n Clifford, M.C.S., rf T i Th General Officer Commanding the Troo P9 Malaya (Major General if. L Pntchard, C.8., C.M.G., D.S O Sco^rM C lOnial Seer tai y, (Mr. John The Hon'ble Resident Councillor Penang (Mr. Meadows Frost, M.C.S.) The
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    REICHSTAG "GUNPOWDER" PLOT.
    74 7 Explosives m Ventilator. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Sept. 2. An explosion m the Reichstag building to-day smashed a number of windows. The police found that a quantity of explosives had been stowed m a ventilating shaft and detonated by means of an alarm clock. A scrap of paper
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    THE INDIAN FLOODS.
    107 7 [Reuter's Service. 1 Bombay, Sept. 2. The situation m the Nawabshah flood area is still critical, but there has been no further rainfall. Cholera is decreasing and the population of the affected areas is being evacuated. 4.171 CHOIERA DEATHS SINCE LAST WEEK OF JUNE. Bombay, Aug. 27.
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    PALESTINE MASSACRES.
    346 7 10,000 AT LONDON PROTEST MEETING. Disgrace to Britain. [Reuter's Serviced London, Sept. I. Ten thousand Jews from all over London attended a protest meeting at the Albert Hall, presided over by Lord Melchctt, to voice "the feeding of horror and indignation at the massacre of the Jews m
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    ITALY'S SEVEN SCHNEIDER CUP PLANES.
    251 7 Saturday's Great Race. [British Radio— Official Service.] Kugby, Auk. 31. The Admiralty list of vessels taking anchorage m the reserved areas for witnessing the seaplane race for the Schneider Cup on Saturday next shows that about 100 yachts and private vessels and five liners, as
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    RIGHT OF WAY TO NAVAL DISCUSSIONS.
    67 7 Mr. Hoover's Wish. [Renter's Service.] New York, Sept. 2. The Herald-Tribune's Washington correspondent states that the question of American adherence to the World Court is likely to be postponed until late m 1930 as Mr. Hoover is anxious to give right of way to
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    RUSSIANS BOMBARD CHINESE LINES.
    53 7 German Eye-Witness. [Renter's Far Eastern Service], Mukden, Sept. 2. An official communique states that Herr Hansel, German Consul at Harbin, accompanied by four American journalists, arriving at Manchuli on Friday, witnessed the bombardment of the Chinese lines by Russian artillery and saw a Russian armoured train
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      464 7 Ilil/SINESS_CARD&_ I BEACH HOUSEi TANJONG KATONG. I Relect Seaside Residential Hotel. (onrrete Bathing Pagar, ivnr.iH. Garage, Good Cuiaine. pjom* KM- M. C Gasper, Proprietor, g i>-»—- <^ )^^^'<^ >^®®®®^ I MAISON MARTIN. 1 I'rmanent Waving Reduced Prices x I nder control of iMr. Martin. ProfCMCW de l'A«-ademie des S Coiffeurs
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      549 7 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Bank* will be closed at noon on: September 10th, Tuesday Singapore RaceSeptember 12th. Thursday Meetinjr ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE BUPREME COURT OF THB STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In bankruptcy. No. 97 of 1909. Re CHAN LEONG WATT.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1929. GOVERNMENT AND GAMBLES.
    594 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1929. GOVERNMENT AND GAMBLES. A< ua< Anticipated, the official replies m Legislative Council to the questions regarding gambling, put down by that popular pillar of Pacing, the hon'blr Mr. Lim Cheng Kan. were of the kind which may justly be called non-committal, m fact
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    THE PENANG LOAN.
    256 8 The issue of the Penang Municipal four and threequarter debenture <tock was anticipated although the actual teim> were not definitely known. It will be a slight relief to the market but not very much, and of course can hardly be expected materially to meet the situation which
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    159 8 Mr. Joe Fisher, manapin^ director of the Capitol Theatre Ltd., is leaving by the Kut Sanp at noon to-day en route for America and Europe. Mrs. Dftnson is stayinir m Singapore for a few weeks, say.- the Cathedral toper. She went down with malaria at Sandakan before coming hero. The
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION.
    74 8 Owing to the second Tuesday m this month falling on a Race Day, the Cony mittee meeting will be held on Monday next m the Exchange at 5 p.m. The following is the Agenda: (1) To confirm Minutes: (2) Straits Settlements (Penang) and (Malacca) Associations; (14)
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  • OPIUM CONSUMPTION.
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      REDUCTION IN COLONY AND F.M.S.
      449 8 Government Rooms Unpopular. Consumption of opium m the Colony ar.d exports from the Colony to the T.M.S. showed a decrease compared with 1927, with a corresponding decrease m revenue, according to the annual report of the Government Monopolies Department for 1923, which was laid on
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      THE LEAGUE OPIUM COMMISSION.
      141 8 The Colonial Secretariat inform* m that the porpoati of the League of Natioiu Commission of Enquiry into opium smoking ar. aa follows: To <a> enqoilfc into and repoit upon (It the lltuatioa m the Far Eastern territories of the Governments which agree to meh an enquiry
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    MAGISTRATE EXCEEDS THE LIMIT.
    192 8 Fines Reduced by Chief Justice. The Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, yesterday morning: made an order reducing fines imposed by a Police Magistrate recently, on five Chinese. The D.P.I.. Mr. X. H. P. Whitley, said that it was not necessary for the accused men to be
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    71 8 Mr. A. G. Wallace, of Barbour and Co., Ipoh, has joined the Anglo-French Trailing Co. The Archdeacon and Mrs. Swindell aa 1 leaving m the M. S. Meonia, about September 22nd. Their home address until they settle m a "living" will be care of The Church Imperial Club, 75 Victoria
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    STAFFORD FIRE DISASER.
    82 8 SEVEN PEOPLE BUton* I DEATH. T I Smethwick Outbreak I [ran press mvice. oormn I •<>ndon. s*nt I A disastrous fire, m which Inu I people lost their lives. urn-l 1 when a block of tenenn nt< mi n R o u I Smethwick caupht lire. lM|
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    PERAK AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
    106 8 PERAK AGRICULTURAL SHOW. Sultan Pleased with Rir* Exhibits. [From Our Own rpmiiiiiaaMH hx»h, S^pt i The North I'erak show thi Taipinp, the only show tail y. ar jp p erj was hitf mcceas. It was OftMd by Hi^ li H j and the Resident mv present Tl notable- m that
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    SIAM'S RICE CROP FAILURE.
    52 8 Serious Effect on Shipping I FREE PRBSfI SERVK E. i OPYR lkink r k<'k. >fpt. X The worst shipping slump for yeans prevailing here. Sixty per cent of the rice milk arem working owing to the faiiii- (••«>]), and iteamen are leavini half full after waiting
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    HONG KONG AERODROME.
    44 8 Scheme to Cost olony Hj589,467. Reutei 'i Far 1 Hong Konv. x < lit At ih%. Am i n>r of th< i the Colonial Secretary, moving foi th»- nstroetion >f tl drome. <ai<i the estimated v 4«>7. esclusiTe of Majesty*! < lorei nment.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    65 8 LATEST TIN \M) RIBBM PRICES. [FRCIS I'REftf UKRVI London. Sept. J. 1.10 D.m Messrs. Le\\i>. Lazarus ai v notify to-day's tin prices Spot C2^ 6 1G (down C 2 x Forward C2lO c> 16 (dowi £2 I The market is weak. Messrs. Syminprton and Sil notify to-day's rubber
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    FORBES RUSSELL COMPANY.
    261 8 ♦The Patsy" at the Theatre "The Patsy. Bai i> drawing room comedy, which has great success m America, wa offered at the Victoria Theatre latt by the Forbes Russell Company- l'l« rtv humour and witt\ saying l tht thoroughly enjoyable. Tin bright itory concerns a Cai Harrington
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    TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
    127 9 INTKR-DOMINION LABOUR CONFERENCES. Hr a Ken Tillett's Suggestion. [Router's Service.] I < union. Sept. 2. oat a.a practical suggestion lid be periodical inter-Domi-of orga/iised labour ut the Empire concurrently with mperial Conferences or insaid Mr. Bon Tillett, Labour for North Salford. m the course of tial address
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    THE SINO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE.
    93 9 Foreign .lournalists* Observations. Eastern Service]. Shanßhai. Sept. 2. mI fommuniquo states that rnalista at Chalanor examined there, which was covered with Russian shells, and they reWhit* Rl Miani wore seen any- j, i of th( Province of Kirin reen re-taken by the and Wangling has been invaded'
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    SHANGHAI COMMUNISTS.
    79 9 Attack on Newspaper Office. arrangenM nt with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai, Sept. ing explosives, a body of 200 young attacked the otteti of the a i paper, est and scattered handbills m the ty arrests were made. would-tx assassins of < hian^ ho were arrested m the
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    THREE MILLION TO SEE AIR RACE.
    62 9 Airplane Parks for Visitors. SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.! I ondun. Sept. 2. ■>-d that something like 3,000. vill invade the neighbourhood of on Saturday to witness the rophy race. ritiei are taking: ample steps to mniodation for them, arranging been made, not only for the 50,000
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    DRURY LANE EXPLOSIONS.
    59 9 More London Alarms. SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] I ondmi. Sept. 2. alarming occurrences m the area to-day, a number of extintr f or f our hours, blowing up The lifhti of Drury Lane rosed of thirty police was formed langer zone. So far the cause of hai not definitely
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    NIGHT CLUB QUEEN SERIOUSLY ILL.
    44 9 NIGHT CLUB QUEEN SERIOUSLY ILL. SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Sept. 2. rick, w del? known through her pemrancei m the Police Courts •f lub Queen, who is at present i of imprisonment on a charge aid bribei to Detective Sergeant seriously ill m Holloway Gaol.
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    THE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY OPENS.
    27 9 THE LEAGUE ASSEMBLY OPENS. [Reut<-r's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 2--ian delegate, Prince Mohamed '•arutrhi. opened the tenth annual LtofOe of Nations Assembly f Earlier cables on page 7.1
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3084 9 MR. LIM CHENG EAN ON "TAINTED MONEY." Protest Against Race Gambling. A number of matters were referred to by Unofficial members m their speeches following the motion for the adjournment at Council the earlier part of the proceedings of which is reported on page 7. Mr. Tan Cheng
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    42 9 The ruins of Messrs. McAHster and Co.'s rubber godown m Fisher Street, where a disastrous fire occurred recently, are to be the venue of an auction sale on Wednesday morning when Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng will sell a quantity of rubber salvage.
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      516 10 British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMFVr' LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Sinjfaoor. MANTUA 11,000 Sept. 7 KASHMIR 9,000 i^u
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      668 11 O. S. K. Line. ruinations. Vessel. Arrive. Leave. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen Vntwerp via Colombo, Aden, .1 Port Said. Amazon Maru Sept. 15 Sept. 16 P. i:]iza T «'th, Cape Town, Rio neiro, Santos, Montevideo Buenof Aires. i:,«md-t he-World passage £190. j t Hawaii Maru Sept. 13 Sept. 15 .a-... Zanzibar,
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      621 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE. M.S. SILVERBELLE due Sept. 16 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Oct. 9 iv UCt li M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Oct. 31 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
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      658 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Ting-gi, Scremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      972 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The P. and O. Kashmir has left Hong Kon°\ and is expected to arrive at this Port at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the 4th instant. She will proceed alongside the S. H. Board's wharves on arrival. A Blue Book dealing with the health of the Navy m 1927,
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    DELUGED WITH SWIMMERS.
    542 13 CHANNEL ASPIRANTS AT DOVER. Habits, Not Heroes. t Dover. I should like a room. I am thinking- of attempting the Channel." The hotel clerk merely yawned, pushed tfe« register forward, and said, "What will you be wanting:? Egg-yolks at seven?" 'Are epgr-yolks usual," I asked. "Very," yawned
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    SIR W. JOWITT'S SALARY.
    208 13 "Ridiculous" Compared with Premier's. Sir William Jowitt, the Attorney-General, speaking m Rreston, referred to attacks which had been made upon his receiving such a large salary as Attcrney-General. He said that he never remembered such protests airainst the salaries of Lord Birkenhead or Lord Hailsham. "At
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    ONLY 20 BARMAIDS IN S. AUSTRALIA.
    159 13 Barmaids are a dying race, m South Australia, at any rate. In 1909 there were 401 m South Australia. To-day there are fewer than 20, and they are mostly m Adelaide and Port Adelaide, said the Superintendent of Licensed Premises (Mr. E. J. Thomas)
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      142 13 W sV* -<tf r '^^^fcs^B v 9 \\llL\\ soups? I 3 II JJ cents per tin. h I British Soups tor British Homes. 1 EAT I j MORE PISH 1 pat E!eK ecause it is so TASTY I PAT wtlti is so NOURISHING I thfltßniffiJ 1 contains the PHOSPHATES that
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    THE "PHANTOM PRIOR."
    694 14 WHY HIS SPIRIT IS UNEASY. Reading Ghost Theory. Reading. An extraordinary explanation has been -'iven m Reading to account for the ghost fcf the "phantom prior" which haunts the hurch and priory of the Holy Cross, I*ieester. The prhost is believed by Leicester people 0 be that
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    MR. ADOLPHE MENJOU VERY ANGRY.
    570 14 "What Not a Success Mr. Adolphe Menjou, th© film star, has come to Europe without his world-famous Rmile and with a big grouse, writes a Home paper correspondent who interviewed him aboard the Paris, off Plymouth m mail wceK. ihe man who received me to-day
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    86 14 The well-known r.v' Wynne, since returning has MtUed down at Greei and has eaUtd btr n»-\\ !f<M>ll»'ction of her trip thr< 1924. Hti M. Robbe, the aviator Kong from Haiphong on Ma heen promoted to Urn rank i p Legion of Honour. In rw aerial work m Ind .-China and
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      182 14 State Express r 55 Cigarettes appeal f*m> insistently to those discriminating smokers j^J U^^ who will be satisfied only with the exclusive £«f*^BS» r^BCT best. They stand apart from all oil crs fj^^J~J >***, fek m ttan unique qualities^ and as at H'v.ie II I 7/^1 1n *T7tf are flc^wou'icdgccl
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    837 15 Sept. 2nd., Closing Price. Buyers Sellers. Ayer Weng 1#O o 1.25 Batang Padang 35 38 Batu Caves 1.53% US B u klt Prangs 1.60 1.57% Chin Chins 20 25 Hitama 1.02% 1.05 Hong Fatts 82 87% Johan Tin 351* 3H% Kinta Tin Dred. 1.77% 1.83% Klang River
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 September 2. Bank 4 m.s. 2|S 27|82 Bank demand 2|B 23|32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 3|B New York, demand 56 151 16 Credits 90 days 67% France, demand 1431 India, T.T. 154 4 Hong Kong, demand 13 l Yokohama, demand 118% Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 79% Pur
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    181 15 William Duncan, who retired as chairman of the Fubber Growers' Association. Inc., at the cml of April, was m Malaya when rubber planting was first undertaken and soon came to be regarded a-< an authority on all matters ]x>rtaininp to the indua try with which he was closely connected foi
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    THADE AND COMMERCE.
    190 15 ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LIMITEB'S REPORT. Singapore, Sept, 2. Rubber. London 10 %d. V»d up. Prices at 4 p.m.: Spot 34, September 34^, October 3514, Oct.-Dec. 36, Jan.-March 37 Quiet steady. Tin. London no price. Mining—Dull. Sungei Ways 3.57% 3.65, Kuchais 1.55 1.58, Kinta Dredges 1.79 1.82,
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    GENERAL POSITION OF RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    390 15 Presiding at the annual meeting of Port IMckson-Lukut (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates m mail week. Mr. R. F. McNair Scott said: I should, perhai s, explain what has rendered the task so difficult to those whose duty or pleasure it is to compile statistics and frame
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    81 15 September 2nd.. 12 •'clock noon. Buyers Seller* ft.SS. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot U 34 M, StaudHrd R.S.S. on Tender S«pt. MH 35 October M% H% November 36 36 V* Oct-Dec. 36 30 v; Jan-Mar. 37»i 37^ T< ne of Market: Steady Quirt. Latest Cable:
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    93 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Bayers Seller*. Asam Kumbang- 38s 6d ::i»s 6d Ayer Hitam (ss) 13s 6d 14s 6d Chenderianjr 9s 3d 10s 3d Johan Tin (20) 35 39 Lukut ($1) 1.85 Malayan Collieries (10) 47.50 48.50 Tekka Taipiiiß 26s B. Kepong ($1) 1.86 2.05 c.d. Conneraara 1.95 2.10
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      367 15 ASSETS OVER MOWN ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER 55.0.0,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. TONT>on ninrTrTr. on am t The Company h^ ,20,000 fcpo.!,* S. S «p reme Curt of EnsJCZ'JSZZ*™ £2h Ufe Assurance Companies Act ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE.
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      349 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kongf. 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 Reaerve Liability »f Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS: N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. lion: Mr.
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      711 15 BANKING, MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOAKD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq. J. O. Robinson. Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS:
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m 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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      245 15 PRODUCE. September 2. Tin 200 Ton>- $107% Gambier 8 Pepper Whit*- 104 Pepper Black 54 Fluke Tapioca 5.75 Pearl Saga Small 5.76 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Copra Sundr «'<l 9.G0 Rice Lian? Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.30 Rice, Sinn, old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Pintan 2rto
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    FOOTBALL.
    280 16 S.F.A. CUP COMPETITION RESUMED. United Banks Draw With Chinese. S.C.F.A. II 0; United Banks 0. The outstanding feature of yesterday's S.F.A. Cup match between the S.C.F.A. second team and the United Banks was the fact that the Banks survived two penalties and the game remained drawn, neither side having
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    SCOTTISH FOOTBALL.
    146 16 Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Raßgtn 4 4—— 10 I s Kilmnrnock 4 3 1 10 3 7 Cowdenbenth 4 3 1 0 3 6 Celtic 4 3 1 10 8 Hcirt- 4 2 1 h 3 5 Partick Th. 2 1 1 10 6
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    AUSTRALIA FOLLOWS ENGLAND'S CRICKET LEAD.
    213 16 Wickets That Will Help Earlier Finishes. Adelaide, July 29.— The South Australian Cricket Association decided to-day to have the wicket at Adelaide prepared m such a way that it would not retain its accuracy to such an extent as formerly. The object of this is
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    INTERPORT LAWN TENNIS.
    181 16 The following official statement has been issued by the Honorary Secretary of the Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association: It has now definitely been decided that a Shanghai Interport Lawn Tennis team* shall proceed to Tientsin as early m September as can be arranged m response to a kind
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    62 16 The Band of the S.S. Police under Conductor H. B. Graves will play the following programme weather permitting at the Botanical Gardens to-day commencing at 5 p.m.: March Ver Exuvea Triumphant Webber; Overture Oberon Weber; Selection Classila Ewing; Characteristic The Mill m the Black Forest Eilenberg; Gavotte Premier Bonheur Salabert;
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    LAWN TENNIS,
    356 16 THE S.C.C. AUTUMN TOURNAMENT. Yesterday's Results. Results m the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament yesterday were as follow: A. Doubles. T. H. Holyoak and G. H. Daly pins 2 vs. E. Macdonald and J. R. Strachan plus 15 postponed. J. K. Bennett and R. E. Prentis plus 2 beat
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    "A VERY USEFUL SIDE."
    228 16 Wireless Talk by South African Captain. H. G. Deane, captain of the South African cricket team now touring Great Britain, grave an interesting talk on the wireless recently. In the course of it he said: "It has beet my great pleasure to captain a very useful
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    STEEL SHAFTED GOLF CLUBS.
    217 16 To be Legalised m Hong Kong. If the majority of members are not hostile the Committee of the Royal Hong Kong Clolf Club are also inclined to legalise the use of steel shafted Golf Clubs, states a writer m the South China Morning Post. Before doing
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    35 16 In the men's open doubles at the Ladies' Lawn T. C tournament yesterday the Rev. W. H. M. Aitken and Abed beat A. D. Anderson and Hall 6 3, 6 4.
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    37 16 Negri Sembilan has lost the services of a well-known sportsman and captain of the Sungei Ujong football team m the person of Mr. G. H. Brinkley, of Hillside estate, Seremban, who has gone on transfer to Johore.
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    YACHTING.
    315 16 A PLEASANT SAILING DAY. The Pulau Jong Cup. As a change from the stormy weather of last week, pleasant sailing was enjoyed on Sunday. The breeze blew steadily all the morning from the south-west and the A class boats had a capital race round the Two Sisters.' The fixture
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    ATHLETICS.
    143 16 Achilles' Successes m South Africa. London. Aug. 24. Capetown. The Achilles Club opened their tour m South Africa by beating tht Western Province by six events to five. Morgan (Achilles) won the mile m 4 mins. n :*-:> sees. Pumfrey (Achilles) won the two mile* >n D mins. 4~>
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    M.C.C. VS INDIAN GYMKHANA.
    85 16 Bis Scores by R.J.O. Meyer and Nazeer Ali. London. Aug 24. The M.C.C. nm\ the Indian Gymkhana met m a om-day match at Lord's. The former. raptaim-d by Lord Hurris, scored 350 for 5 and declared, H. J. Meyer being unbeaten with 225. The Indian Gymkhana
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    STUDEBAKER SERVICE.
    184 16 Local Agents Appointed. That the United Engineers Limited have taken on the exclusive distributing agency of BnUM and Studebaker cars and trucks for Malaya, is announced by Mr. Colin McCulloch, special representative of the Studebaker Pierce-Arrow Export Corporation. Showrooms will bo located at the United Engineers' new building
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    62 16 Thirteen cards were taken out for the September monthly mixed foursome and the following returned: Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell 41 6V£ 34 Miss Trevor Smith and Ridout 44 8* 35 Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Wiseman 47 10 37 Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wyatt
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    16 16 Mr. L. S. Freer, M.C.S., has been appoirt- 1 ed to act as District Officer, Jasin.
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    RACING.
    158 16 TRIGO LEADS ST. LEGER BETTING. Lack of Speculation. London, 'Aug. 26. Any St. Leger betting list at the present juncture must necessarily be unreliable and there has been an astonishing lack of speculation and moreover most stables have not made their final plans owing to the coughing epidemic which
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    SINGAPORE SEPTEMBER RACES.
    315 16 Second Day Weights. The following further weights for the second day of the race meeting (Tuesday) haw been issued. Race I. Horses Class 4 2nd. Div. (7 furlongs) 2.15 p.m. Petacre 9.0, Swastika 8.11. Polycreta K.ll, Marco 8.8, Kinta Girl 8.7, Bendi*:o B.">. Tempino 8.4, Fairy Belle
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    100 16 The September Ladies' Medal competition was played yesterday afternoon, and resulted m a win for Mrs. Wylly. Thirty-seven cards were taken out, and the following were returned. Mrs. Wylly 45 10 35 Mrs. W. H. S. Clark 48 12 36 Mrs. Huwrarct t 41 4 37 Mrs.
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    DANGEROUS BOWLING.
    69 16 Agreement Not to Use Mayer and Barnett. London, Aug. 27. An unusual compromise followed injuries to Sinfield and Croom on a dangerous pitch m the match between Warwickshire and Gloucestershire at Cheltenham on Saturday. The captains of the opposing teams agreed not to bow} Mayer and Barnett and
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    162 16 Programme of drills up to and for weekending September Bth. Tuesday. 5.00 p.m.— Drill Hall, S.V.C., Route March; 6.30 p.m. Drill Hall, Senior Officers, Conference. Wednesday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall, "A" (M.G.) Company, M.G. Tracing; 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, Bde. Sig. Sec. (Indians), Section Parade; 5.15 p.m.
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