The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 September 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, &S. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1929. NO. 12,813
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    430 1 The Arab Executive in Palestine states that the troubles there are the direct result »f Kritish Zionist policj which aims at "annihilating the Arab i nation in favour of reviving the nonexisting Jewish nation" Page 9Mr. Wu Chao-chu, delegate to the League of Nations, said China would
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    EARLY "TOBACCONISTS."
    1594 1 I flicked a cigarette end over the verandah and, watching it burn itself out on the gravel path below, I fell to thinking on' tobacco and things connected with the "devine herbe" in general. Then, when 1 turned lack into the room my eye lighted, in tho bookcase,
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      200 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel! t t I TEA DANCES DINNER DANCES f MONDAY, TUESDAY, t WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. X A FRIDAY. X Saturday, September 7th I SPECIAL RACE DINNER 1 I and Dancing TUI 2 a.m. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 2920.
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      140 1 ROYAL SALES INCREASING I Y 1921 "Compare the Work" X S STANDARD AND PORTABLE MACHINES X X "ASK ANY GOOD TYPIST" V X T 11 COLLYER QUAY, Singapore. Penang Ipoh Kuala Lumpur 4+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ EUROPE^ HOTEL] !i "Renpwned by Recommendation" [i DANCING: *i Aft STtTo^? ner Every Toeaday, Thursday and Saturday.
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      95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT,. New trade mark notice Page 7. Dunlop tvres are sure to be O.K. Page 16. Royal tvpewriter sales are increasing Page 1. Guthrie and Co.. are agents for Gilbey's ports Page K. Cyma watches are unbeatable says Rene Ullman Page 3. For health filter your drinking water the
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      81 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, oth. iliirh Water. 0.2 p.m.. 9.0, 11.51 ,>.m.. 10.4. L.L.T.C. At Home. Tournament Final. M.M. Homeward mail 'closes (Athos II) 2 p.m. Forbes Russell Co., Theatre. 9.30, Her Cardbond Lover. Friday, 6fA. High Water. 0.29 p.m., 9.1. P. and O. homeward mail Kashmir closes H a.m. train
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    195 2 Singapore, Sept. tth. Rubber.- -London lO^d. tfcd down. Prices at 4 p.m.: Spot 88%, Sept. 34, Oct. 86, Oct.Dee. 86, Jan. -March 37 U, qt. steady. Tin.— Ixmdon 1206 10s. 3">s down. Mining.- Dull. Sungei Ways BJ>7H 3.65, Kuehais 1..>3 1.">«3, Kinta Dredges 1.77
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    232 2 Mr. P. G. C'oales, who juior tc. his departure Home on leave, was Executive Engineer, I^irut and Matang, is due to arrive on Saturday. It is rumoured that on hi. arrivai hi will succeed Mr. A. V. Gihbings as Senior Executive Engineer. Kuala Kanprsar. The wedding took place in Kuala
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      276 2 I, jmm^^mrm HIMROP'Ii fit &V**ttt, AitSmaCurtl MQ 111 ««rrh f Asthma, I lerSwA- Colda. etc The I Id standard rtma- H ft I a-^^7 dy for ov#r 50 I [■j Z^T^~~Ji yaara. H At mil chemist*. I Himrodsl ASTHMA CURE GOOD USED OARS of the most popular makes, in splendid
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      257 2 VICTORIA XHEATRE To-night and nightly at 9.30 p.m. The Forbes Russell Comedy Co. WITH APRIL VIVIAN DIRECT FROM LONDON PRESENTING THE LATEST SUCCESSES. TO-NIGHT TALLULAH BANKHEAD'S LAUGHING SUCCESS Her Cardboard Lover FROM THE LYRIC THEATRE* Friday, Sept. 6th. Saturday, Sept. 7th. THE WORLD FAMOUS PLAY THE SCREAMING FARCE •THE SECOND
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      425 2 ALH AMBRAXI i Tan Chens: Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors y PROGRAMME X i For Season Commencing Thursday. Seplemrur ,th y ♦> I In the Second Show at 9 p.m. j X I THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS i M devils! X F. W. Murnau's Pulsating Picture of Love and Pan Lm
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    A LONDONER'S JOTTINGS.
    1176 3 SPEED LOVING PRINCESNEW CARS. A Remarkable Room. l.ond<»n. Am:. 8. a A i ..■markahlc panelled too* of the period b» th v- I' Ch was r «*«>tly presented to the Victor* and Albert Museum, South K.nsm^on, has now been erected there in fnv tK v* 011 CoUrt
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    72 3 Now that so many cars are purchased bv deferred payments it is perhaps only to be expected that the principle should be applied to the more expensive parts. The R.G.A. Bulletin is advised that it is now nossible— thanks to the initiative of on* of the leading tyre manufacturers to
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    TEAR GAS IN BERLIN.
    306 3 Workmen Find 100.000 Containers.' Berlin. Not lonjf ago the German Coennranists prodneed a play, sagrapavtad my the gas on*- j aster in Hamburg; last year, called Poison Gas Over Berlin. The Communist news-! papers will no doubt make great capital out| of the discovery of a
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    COST OF LONDON POLICE.
    153 3 A report ah wing the sum.: received and expended for the purposes of the Metropolitan Police ar.d Police Courts for the year tV( :l !l 31 last has been publish,,*! by HJI. Stationery Ofllce. It shows that at the beginning of this year the strength of
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      345 3 with "finger tip" adjustments 1 I pocket Kodak Series If. BaaVHi 1 The simplest folding camera. -^BBSPw Iff Ft I KODAK LTD., JS j[ i9maMn am «^»^»^»^i>m>mwmmf>9ammm9i i J% keeps dainty >W(ti^ underwear like new ]fF s and uniwrgirnwmi of to-dav are so A^X ltd fragile that efrcrv ere must
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      198 3 PROTECTIVE SPECIALITIES FALCON \%J BRAND fi^SßgS ANTI CORROSIVE PAINTS B9 fan tvooo ano metal. wkmSBMSSBMm Preserve, protect and beautify all kinds of BlrflfflM 7«°£ l"u n :u Steel and other metal surfaces 1111 %~Z C u th i y are a PP''ed, and are uo- Pi§a affected by the extremes
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA
    410 4 Q OvQ ++++++++++++++44+44 SCENES FROM THE COWES YACHTING REGATTA. "The Old Swaggie" S beautiful etching by T. Friedensen at the Royal Art Society's Exhibition in Sydney. The Malaya contingent at The World Jamboree. Birkenhead. Reading from left to rigWt: Back Row; K. W. Kellar (Singapore* Abdul
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    MARKET PRICE UST.
    456 5 Singapore, Aug. 31. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak (Round) Kati 54 Beef stew or curry do 40 Pork, lean do 64 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) do 55
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    Y.M.C.A. SCHOOL OF COMMERCE.
    214 5 In the London Chamber of Commerce (April) examinations the following were the Y.M-CA. School of Commerce result? SENIOR. Typewriting: Chan Kuen (distinction) speed 45 words; Tan Wee Cheng, Speed 50 words per minute. (Two out of 2 passed). Shorthand: 110 words per minute: W. J. Gomez.
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    55 5 An enthusiastic meetine of about fifty r onsumers of electricity, of different races, "athereH at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Malacca, on Friday and voted unanimously to endorse a proposal of local f-anita lists to seek a franchise for a new -o^ranv to furnish electricity at a maximum charge of
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    VICAR WHO LOST HIS SERMON.
    473 5 With a last splutter o<" the engine, the Rev. Auhur Henry Vernon Housman, Vicar of Scenting, stopped his motor-cycle out ice 9ta*siuajtea Church, and turned round *c got M« g'at.stone bag off the carrier. J hen Ms heart stood -till. The ba b i-ad i'oi:e—
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    BRITISH TRADE COMES SOUTH.
    337 5 Remarkable Growth of Factories. The trend of industry during recent years to come to the South of England is disclosed hy the Chief Inspector of Factories and Woikshops (Sir Gerald Bellhouse) in his annua! report for last year. The expansion has been remarkable. It is stated
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    94 5 A meeting of the Malayan Students in Britain Central Committee was held at Carcosa on August 28th., says the Malay Mail, under the Presidentship of Sir William Peel. The following were also present: Mr. J. Watson, Chief Inspector of English Schools, vice-president, Mr. Choo Kia Peng, Mr. Guan lay Teik,
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    WORCESTER COUNTY CRICKET CLUB.
    496 5 "Worcestt rshire county cricket ground was crowded one Saturday afternoon in Juh when a fete was held for the purpose of raising funds for the club. The opening ceremony was performed by Mr. Baldwin. who with Mrs Baldwin was greeted with much cheering on entering the
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      235 5 B^B f^Bßc B^B^B^BjßsY bm *^3 Be* ag B^^ VH It i »^»r«Tiuuri s Uy£/ I >^ i s v _^o a Good Health is Real Wealth y The most precious possession you can have is I C^ Good Health. A rich man who is always ill *J is the poorest
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    PHILOLOGY OF TENNIS.
    829 6 VICISSITUDES OF FOUR CENTURIES. 'Racket' and 'Volley.' "The lawn-tennis championships at Wimbledon mark the apotheosis of the game in -his countiy," writes Professor Ernest Weekly. Thus the leader in my morning paper with much in praise of the game and comment on the displacement of cricket as
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    ANIMALS AND SUICIDE.
    143 6 "At Rangoon, in the eairly 'Eighties/' writes a Hove reader of the Morning Post. "I saw a monkey commit suicide. He had 'ately been acquired as a. ship's net. and chose Sunday— a day when the whole ship's company was free to chase him— to escape from
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    OLD STOKES IS SO SCHOLARLY.
    614 6 Shakespeare, Bach— and Door Keeping at the Courts. "(ium- t«> the demnition low-wow.*," said Old Stokes, quietly but firmly, as he stood at his post ontaids thf door of the Lord hief Justice's Court. "As Dickens remarked— >ou remember h« jaassnffo? thhaaa have bum nowadays
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    GERMANY'S ATHLETICS VICTORY AT STAMFORD HKIDSK
    222 6 Full results in the first post- War Geinian athletic match at Stamford Bridge at which 1 35,000 people were present were as follow: [Great interest was envinced and the Germans were favourites. There were six relav match events with four athletes to a team
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    HUNTER'S MOON SCRATCHED FROM ST. LEGER.
    42 6 Tl London, Aug. n«£ thJu? ratch,n of Hunter's Moon from the St. Leger atrio.34 a.m. to-day came na a surprise, though it nraa Jcaown thai he was a victim of the coughing epidemic last W^t>.i*f*^i -nsfßjßjt^,
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    HONG KONG ATHLETIC MEETING.
    205 6 Selecting Representatives f(f Far East Olympiad. Puparations for an at Hon? K.on*r on the Olympid fare being made by the I j Association for Scpteml r 'h.. 7ta> j Bth., the \enue to be th North Point, *tQ,s tli Th.. object of the invit para, Shanghai
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    JOINT OF PORK EXPLODES.
    177 6 Woman Injured white l'**"*' The fact that meat cookin* in SSSj can give off explosive v;i| s 1 X-j? in an action heard at 1 .aniMh U sj Const; when a hoasusrife broufM an^ j successful action against the Hsusff Gas Company for £100 damafOJ t°
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      141 6 FOR PURITY t AND 1 GOODNESS f ASK FOR I 9 ORANGE I MARMALADE I OXFORD I SAUSAGES I In '/i 1-lb. Airtight Tins. Il POULTON NOEL, LTD., BREWERY ROAD, LONDON. N. J| Distributors for Malava 1 AFRICAN EASTERN (MALAYA), LTD. 1 SINGAPORE AND PENANG. (3 I soups? I <#
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      86 6 State Express 555 'fi m Cigarettes com* \^^JMOW^ plete the joys of WXI r ||L carefree hours fh3 frtfA^m Ijß/ and give satis- [|i H^^^ faction to the most ykM r Jlf iW I fastidious smoker. l^^^^^MjJ^<^M^ Pre-eminent in I quality, they are —^^"^^^^^^fe acknowledged I^l*l the WoWd's best I
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    THE WAY TO WORLD PEACE.
    839 7 IMPORTANT STEP BY BRITAIN. Optional Clause to be Signed. IKeuter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 8. Mr. MacDonald, addressing the Assembly of the League of Nations, announced, amid cheers, that the British Government had decided to sign the optional clause of the Hague statute binding its signatories
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    30 7 The Deputy Controller of Labour, Malaya, telegraphs that 2,591 labourers arrived by the Kajula, of whom 821 landed at Penang for quarantine. The balance proceeded to Pert Swettenham for quarantine.
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    OPIUM SUPPRESSION.
    635 7 SINGAPORE CHINESE MEET. Advisory Committee Formed. [By Our Chinese Correspondent.] Upon the request of the Honourable Mr. Goodman, Chairman of the Chinese Advi sory Board, a mass conference of Singapore Chinese was recently held in Ee Ho Hean Club to discuss Uhe question of opium sup pression in
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    PRINCE INSPECTS SCHNEIDER CUP COURSE.
    154 7 Flight With British Captain. TBritish Radio Official Service.J Ku«b> Sept. 3. The Prince of Wales flew to-day from Lrooklands to Southampton, whence he crossed to Calsh«»t. With Squadron Leader Orlebar. captain of the British team, he inspected the Brit ish and I t a lian
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    BRITISH MINISTER IN BUCHAREST.
    19 7 [Keuter'-- Service.} London. Sept. 3. Mr. C. M. Palairei has baaa appointed Minister to Bucharest.
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    THE COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    329 7 SEASON'S RESULTS TABULATED. i m -v v a; t t p* z s I til i .a f i Is gcS^?|^ E I 5 I*s 4> »j J2 *> a> IZ c 3 ii .C*. f* fj Q !> phv H V V W L L
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      481 7 BUSINESS CIDSw ®@®SJS^S^®(SxS)@d®®®@X^ BEACH HOSE I TANJONG KAT^G. f 2 Selecl Seaside Resided Hotel. g Concrete Bathing ar Tennis, Garage, Goo Cuia ne S phone 5551 M. C. Gasp Proprietor. XS^.®®®®9«^)®<«XS)®®®s >:®®®®(^®®®®<ftsQ<&x^ MAISON MRTIN. I I Ptrwaaeat Waving— l uc€ Prices <| I rider control of Martin, I'rofesseur de fj^mmm
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      606 7 NOTICES. NOTICE :hat we have withdrawn Mr. Jan Homrr.e power of attorney. SLVJBjO. STIBBE'S KXPORT MAATSCHAPPI.I (Incorporated in Holland), C. P. VEKNHOF, Managing jjirect<. ROSE MACPHAIL PENMAN. LTD. Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of per cent, on account of the year ending December :Ust. IMS, has been
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      514 7 TRADE MARK NOTICE. II »)MG^wWM^^m BS3S~sZ^^^^^B>l^Cik^*^zl^'mi't'] I'^AlAjl'i mmmwMMwP^ -±?m\m iiilal B^P wJaW\ W WM IVuul El 339 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of Kojiro Takemura of 2-chome Minami-kyutaro-machi, Higashiku, Osaka. Japan, and is used by him in respect of medicine prepared
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    22 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. DONALD. At Aberdeen ea Augu.-t 19, ii>2t«. to Mr. ami Mrs. .1. D. Donald of Tiluk Anson, a aaagater.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1929. OUR DUTY TO ANIMALS.
    604 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1929. OUR DUTY TO ANIMALS. The attention of the public may appropriately be drawn to the report of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This is one of those matters upon which there can. be general agreement, for there are humane
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    THE HOTEL EUROPE DISPUTE.
    300 8 THE HOTEL E UROPE DISPUTE. We take this opportunity of informing correspondents that it is quite impossible for the Press to conduct a personal campaign against individuals in the matter of the Hotel Europe building. Judging by some letters we have received, in which serious reflections are cast by inference
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    68 8 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT] London, Sept. 4, 4.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £206 2/16 (up £1 9/16) Forward £210 2/16 (up £1 9 16) The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's
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    51 8 The Cathedral S.D.A. (Diocesan Fulid) quota for 1929 is $9,500, and the help given to this by the Cathedral Dance and Fete Fund has brought up onr subscriptions and donations to $7,050. It therefore only remains to make one big final push, and we aha.l have done our part.— Cathedral
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      SINGAPORE HOTELS AND MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
      845 8 To the Editor. Sir, Having been in close connection with the Sarkies Bros, group of hotels in Singapore and Penang, and having resided at Rattles Hotel for lengthy periods on many occasions, during the past 2i> years, and being 1 at moment linancial adviser to
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      MONEYLENDERS & PROVIDENT FUNDS.
      492 8 MONEYLENDERS PROVIDENT FUNDS. To the Editor, Sir. There appears to be a certain amount of confusion of thought in considering the two questions relating to the evil practices of moneylenders with the legitimate attachmen* of the moneys in Provident funds. They aro being regarded as one and the same problem.
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    DIOCESAN MYSTERY.
    564 8 CROCKFORD'S AND OXFORI. PRESS ERR. A Cross Argument. Who was the person responsible u. mistake which has arisen over the a rr!i t the Singapore Diocese? Did h.. .1 j-'iu nt make a mistake or was it his intention t,, joke? These are questions which at* bass! hotly
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    SIAMS RICE CROP.
    45 8 Heavy Damage by Floods. m i (FREK ntBM IBBVICE. COFTEICHTJ Kanjjkok. S*pt. 4. Flood waters from the Burma frontier are jeopardising the grow ing padi crop the western provinces, which in some place> have lost 80 per cent, of the total planted
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      174 8 HOCKS and MOSELLES NIERSTEIN, RUDESHEIM, LIEBFRAUMILCH, ZELTINGER, BERNCASTLE ESTATE WINE, KCK AND SPARKLING MOSELLE. The World Famed House of Deinhard Co., Coblenz. i i sssaa CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the d>mpanieg* Ordinance* of Ho n g Hong). (Incorporated in Shanghai.) 90, Robinson Road, Telephone 6228. BY SPECIAL »j£,
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      77 8 HMfHal I j A RELEASED CONVICT has decided to become a lawyer. We understand that this resolution was made in spite of the constant urging! of the prison chaplain to lead a better life. "GAFLAC" MOTOR CAR POLICIES cover legal expenses in connection with claims made against you. GENERAL ACCIDENT
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    PALESTINE TROUBLES.
    560 9 ANNIHILATING THE ARAB NATION." Moslem Executive's Allegations. f Reuter's Service.] Jerusalem. Sept. 4. IV Arab Executive in Palestine has replied to the proclamation issued by the Hijrh Commissioner. (Sir John Chancellor) ;t n<i say that they read the proclamation ffjtk astonishment and regret. They point out that most
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    SHIPS SIGNAL THAT WAS NOT ANSWERED.
    287 9 S HIPS SIGNAL THAT WAS NOT ANSWERED. Coroner's Criticism. nt T ye terda y returned a verdict »W by misadventure at the conclusion Jj jn mquest on a Chinese coolie who died the i f an accid ent >n the hold of >e*ssl* r Apoe > on August 15, while
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    20 9 seaplane, piloted by Mr. Phillips, tens* m Lumpur from Port Swet"v,., ?l n Tuesd «y morning and circled tat town.
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    CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
    222 9 READY TO CO-OPERATE IN DISARMAMENT. Her Lessons from the Past. [Reuter's Service.] r. Geneva. Sept. 4. During the debate in the Assembly on the report of the League's work Mr. Wu Cbaochu, the first Chinese delegate, saiu Ciina most peace-loving of nations in the' world, would
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    SHIPS' LOADLINES.
    205 9 Report of Board of Trade Committee. [Renter's Service. l London. Sept. 1. The committee appointed by the President of the Board of Trade in 1927 to advise with regard to the loadline for ships has issuer its report. The report says, in connection witn ships carrying timber deck
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    DOMINIONS AND OPTIONAL CLAUSE.
    118 9 Reservations Being Discussed. [Reuter's Service.] Canberra, Sept. 4Mr. Bruce, the Premier, speaking in the House of Representatives, said the signature of the Dominions' representatives to the optional clause would be the subject of reservations which are now being discussed at Geneva, and Parliament would have the
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    STORMY WEATHER AT HOME.
    66 9 Considerable Damage by Floods. [FRKE PRKSS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] l/ondon. Sept- 4. A severe storm has been sweeping the greater part of the country and considerable damage has been done by floods to buildings in various parts. Three cases of people being struck by lightning have been
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    THE TIN PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.
    71 9 Registered as a Company. —^m%m [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 4. The Tin Producers' Association has been registered as a company. [A meeting, under the chairmanship of Sir Edmund Davis, of representatives of 167 tin-producing companies with a total annual production of 100,000 tons of ore, decided
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    AIR TAXI SERVICE.
    80 9 BRITISH LINES' EUROPEAN SYSTEM. Tenpence a Mile. L*REE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Sept. 4. A day and night air taxi service has just been inaugurated at Croydon by a company known as British Air Lines Limited. The service will take passengers to all parts of Europe, and
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    GRAF-ZEPPELIN HOME AGAIN.
    203 9 A Remarkable Month of Travel. [Reuter's Service.] F ried rich sa fen, Sept. 4. The Graf -Zeppelin landed here at 8.50 today. Friedrichshafen. later. Thousands of people who were unable to be accommodated in the hotels waited all night long and deafeningly cheered the dirigible's entry into
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    SINGAPORE S.P.C.A. REPORT.
    487 9 Much Valuable Work Done. The report of the Committee of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the period ended June 30th to be presented at the annual meeting on Sept. 16th at 5.15 p.m. in the Municipal board room states: Ten Management Committee meetings
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    UNHAPPY MIXED MARRIAGE
    761 9 SWISS WIFE'S ACTION RESUMED. Dr. K. C. Voon's Evidence. Further evidence was recorded by the District Judge, Mr. C.H.G. Clarke, yesterday in the case ,n which Dr. K. C. Voon, a Chinese practitioner, is being sued by his wife a Swiss lady, for maintenance. Mr. Mallal appears
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    CHINA BANS "THE DOGS."
    44 9 Import of Greyhounds Forbidden. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Shanghai. Sept. 4. The Nationalist Government has issued an order to the Inspector General of Customs forbidding the import r* greyhounds into China. The greyhounds are mostly imported from England and Australia.
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    BRITAIN AND EXTRALITY.
    25 9 Note to China Published. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Peking. Sept. 4. The British reply with regard to extrality was issued this afternoon.
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    26 9 CThe Forbes Russell Company gave a vcy entertaining performance of "Her Cardboard Lover," the popular Lyric success, to a large audience at the Theatre last night.
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      514 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "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. Due S'pore. s.s. CITY OF NEWCASTLE Sept. 16 s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Oct. 17 s.s. CITY OF
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      507 10 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOV H{\mfvT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK ,tNT OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) japan. Due D Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. >\ nv a
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      702 11 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Vessel. Arrive. Leave. j, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen ■nd Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, and Port Said. Amazon Maru Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Durban, P. Elizabeth, Cape Town, Rio <je Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo Buenoi Aire?. i:„und-the- World passage £190.1 f Hawaii Maiu Sept. 13 Sept. 15 u
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      512 11 I A 813 A I I jg^^y^^ ,J— ~U i— n— 4 I up I■! I Fivo Reasons I I why you will prefer to I I travel on President Liners I H ~M California fruit*, vegetables and dairy product* are serxed every meal I H JK throughout your voyage.
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      846 11 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROTAL 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 BUREAU
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    208 12 DISASTER AT OSTEND. Pleasure Steamer Sunk. Ostend, Aug. 5. Ostend is in mourning, for the disaster is one of the most terrible within living memory. In beautiful summer weather, and with the holiday season in full swing, large crowds on the pier who were powerless to help saw
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    PROPOSED AMERICAN LINERS.
    141 12 The United States Line, which recently purchased the best of the passenger vessels of the U.S. Shipping Board, are losing no time in fulfilling their promise to build gianc express liners to run alongside the Leviathan. They will be laid down in February at the latest, and
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    UNUSUAL PASSENGERS ON LINER.
    84 12 Unusual passengers to arrive at Liverpool on Aug. 5. in the White? Star lii.T Baltic, from New York, were: One adult Ik 11, nine sea-lions, four raccoons, and four Kopht rs. Mr. W. H. Rogers, who was in chxvre of the animals, said Uie sea-lions wer«*
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    CHANGE ON LINERS.
    50 12 The New York Stock Exchange has given permission to two of its members to operate branch offices in the liners Berengarla, Leviathan, He de France, and Paris. They will have offices in the ships, with boards on which stock qootations will be posted as wirelessed from Wall-street.
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      640 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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      40 12 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. FOR FREMANTLE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. s.s. "SIRDHANA" Sailing about September 12th ■r This vessel has excellent accommodation for first attd second class passengers. For full particulars please apply to BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., Agents.
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      615 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. 1 o REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE. (via Suez). M.S. SILVERBELLE due Sept. 16 ails M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Oct. 9 >ails M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Oct. 31 <uls v 4 PACIFIC JAVA
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      668 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      216 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Edavana: Mr. and Mrs. F. Ross Joner, Mr. Fordham, Mr. Caldwell, Mrs. G. E. White, Mr. J. S. Khan and wife, Messrs. R. Hill, H. Black, A. Pukht. A. Linde, Mrs. C. Minus, Mr. Lan Yat Ming. Per Katong: Messrs A. A. Strickland, J. S. Allen, P.
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    THE MELTING-POT.
    1107 13 A NAUTICAL SEASIDE "SCREAM." A Way They have in the Navy. The following breezy anecdote is contributed to The Navy by Capt. F. Victor Hughes-Hallett. The pier was crowded that afternoon. Inside the domed pavilion a jazz band was discoursing music of a kind in bad time, uutside
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    EMPIRE AIR ROUTES.
    818 13 SIR SEFTON BRANCKER'S CONFIDENCE. The Position Surveyed. Air Vice Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation, speaking at luncheon in the Holborn Restaurant gave the Cty of London Vacation Course in EduTS**** of the position and prospects of civilian flying i n this counBritish F, C
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    45 13 On the eve of the departure of Dr. Khong, M.8.8.5. (Hong Kong), of the Malacca Agricultural Medical Board, and Mrs. Khong of Malacca, a dinnetr was given by the Alor Gajah Tennis Party, on Thursdav evening at the Suan Kee Cafe, says the Malacca Guardian.
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      378 13 ORANGE-SMASH LIMERICK COMPETITION. )r iS or from any of the dealers. puuimaea eitner rrom our The <>upon will entitle the holder to comnet** fnr- t i fOF tHe bCSt LimCriCkS S &l n Ist Prize Cheque $200 00 ;JJJ 100.00 St n 30.*00 ,l 20.00 The rules and conditions of
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      562 13 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya, a live "news" paper— 3o-40 columns of new* daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. J>elivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest New? and Latest Announcements, Daily New* Cables, Rubber and Tin Price Cables, together with exclusive
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      568 13 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE UNREDEEMED PLEDGES OF JEWELLERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. To be held at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's saleroom. No. 30 Chuliu Street. On Thursday, Sept. sth., at 10 a.ro. On Friday, Sept. 6th.. at 16 aJM. On Saturday, Sent. 7th., at 10 a.m. The pledges comprise watches,
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    LORD HEWART ON ORATORY.
    826 14 IDEAL OF SIMPLICITY IN SPEECH. Old and New Methods. Lord liiuaiL, the Lor: 1 Chief Justice, delivered the* procidentia] addraas ..u monicei.. i the Knglish Association, at Bedford College, his subject being Modern Oratory. "Just as by the garuener. he sail, "tn«. cultivated an I \ariegated
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    136 14 Programme of drills up to and for weekending September Bth. Thursday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall. D.E.L. Unit, 30 Yards Range; 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, S.R.A. (V) Signals, Section Parade. I Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, Bde. Sig. Efec. (Sinhalese), Section Parade; 5.15 pm. Drill Hall, Ist. Bn.
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    "CONSTABLE COVENTRY."
    1084 14 EARL'S SON IN MOUNTED 1 POLICE. Hack to Strawberry Pulp. j Twenty-three years ago, a young man of twenty landed up in Winnipeg with two j dollars fifty in his pocket and enlisted as a constable in the Canadian Mounted Police* After a year or so, an officer
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    DIVORCE BY POST FOR £400.
    287 14 DIVORCE BY POST FOR £400. Judges with Keys of the City. Paris, Aug. 2. Senor Arturo Del Toro, father of the I "humane" Mexican divorce-by-post law. arrived here from New York yesterday to open European branches cf his New York divorce agencies. He has already obtained about 10,000 decrees in
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    37 14 \l list* The Indo-Ceylnrc-v at their new pramise r.c«r the General Bospltal, h< »J£ pa on Friday afternoon a hrt* ri H. R. S. Muttu, one of their me« cently transferred to Singa ;><•"' M Health Officer there.
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      329 14 RED PATCHES ON CHILD'S FACE Itched and Burned Terribly. Cuticura Heals. A few months ago my little girl's face broke out with red, rough patches. It itched and burned terribly and I could not keep her from scratching. Sometimes through the night she was very restless and scratched her face
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    PHASER'S WEEKLY REPORT
    667 15 Singapore, Sfpt. 3. The pi ice of Tin shews a further decline for the period under review, hut in spite of an increase of 2,<K)O tons in tne visible supplies during August, London advices are that the market is steady at the lower tigure. Tin shares have
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    FRASER CO- EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    903 15 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4th. A L Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang 3 8s 6d 39s 6d AyerHitam (ss) 13s 6d 14s 6d Langrin Tin 36s 37s Batang Padang ($1) 35 40 Batu Caves ($1) 1.55 lm bukit Arang (fl) L55 I>6( Burmah Malaya 41 8 42s
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 September 4. Bank 4 m.t. 2|3 27|8Z Bank demand 2|S 23|32 Private credit 3 m.s. 2|4 3|B New York, dtmand 55 15|16 Credits 90 day?-. 57% France, demand 1431 India, T.T. 154 >/i Hong Kong, demand 13 Yokohama, demand 111) Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 79*4 Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    244 15 September 4. Tin 20(1 TOM SlOfi Gambier y Pepper White 104 Pepper Black 54 Flake Tapioca 5.75 Pearl Sago Small 6.75 Rice, Anam No. 2 260 Copra Sundried 9.60 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rangoon Pintan 260 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 15 September Ith., 12 o'clock nwm. Buyers Sellers R.SS. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. sp<.t m\% ii Standard R.s.s. <.» Toodot Boat. :J4 84A4 «>, („Wr MU 1 November |B4J| :0» l 4 Oet-Dee. UK :W». 4 Jan-Mar. XT 37»_. r< <>f Market Steedy Seller- iimuql LoSfl
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    88 15 Boustead and Co.. Penang. Agents. Katrut Basin (Sichon) 1,0:51 pikuls. No. 1 Dredge was stopped for six days fcf boiler cleaning and repairs to ladder and for tvvoj ('.ays for repairs to a broken pivot shaft. No. 2 Dredge was stopped for fourteen days i wing
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    15 15 A Renter cable states that Sir James' Martin has been 'appointed chairman of Upton's Ltd.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    143 15 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER i AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 932nd. auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 2,127,219 lbs.; 949.05 tons. Offered 1,831, 367 lbs.; 817.57 tons. Sold 1.509.092 lbs.; 673.70 tons. Spot. London 10 1-1 6d. New York 20 cts. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed
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    LYALL AND EVATTS WEEKLY REPORT.
    620 15 Singapore. Sept. 4. Conditions have been uuil and uninteresting in the local share market during the week under review, transactions being; recorded on a very restricted scale. Commodity markets b> th lor Tin and Kubber have had an easier tendency, resulting from less favourable statistical
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    42 15 I Rose McPhail and Penman's daily report will be found on page 2. I If Britain and America agree in refusing to export mineral products to those counI triea that infringe the Kellogg Pact, no war can last long.— Sir Thomas Holland.
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      843 15 ASSETS OVER MM ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER *»5.O0O,O» THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LffICTTCD (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICF- 97 nu t The Company has £20,000 deposited will Supreme Ourt of England^aTLphfs^th 27 St S^e Assurance Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE aaouKAmi!,.
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      158 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. 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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      43 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) 1 fSmSStmlmmmm^"»* FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. T Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. j Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL
    986 16 EXCITING LAST LEAGUE GAME. Cricket Club Beat Malays. S.C.C. 4; Malays 3. Tht Singapore League programme closed last evening with an exciting First Division tussle between the S.C.C. and the Malays on the Padang which attracted, as was to be expected, a very large crowd of Asiatics. It
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    CRICKET CHANGES.
    434 16 TIMES* VIEW OF SEASON'S EXPERIMENTS. Revival of Interest. TFREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT/! London, Sept. 4. The various changes in the game introduced by the M.C.C. have led to a noticeable revival of public interest in cricket this season. Commenting upon the three experiments (the alteration of the championship
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    FINAL POSITIONS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
    170 16 Ist Inn. P. W. L. W. L. NR. PO. Points-value of R.-sult 8 0 6 3 4 Notts <3) 28 14 2 4 2 l. r »8 Lanes (1) 28 12 3 6 6 1 148 Yorks (4) 28 10 2 9 5 2 148
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    ROAD-WALKING POPULAR AS EVER.
    64 16 Record Entries for Lancashire Event. o> [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT] Ijondon, Sept. 4. There have been repeated assertions of late that road walking is rapidly dying out. The lie is given to these rumours by the fact that the annual walk from Lewis to Manchester (25
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    39 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 3. Results in English and Scottish League matches played to-day were as follow DIVISION 111 (Northern). SouthpoiH 4, Carlisle 3. Rochdale 2, Chesterfield 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE (Division I.) Rangers l, Queen's Park 0.
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    CLAPTON ORIENTS NEW PLAYER.
    35 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Sept. 4. Clapton Orient, who, it will be recalled, were relegated from Division II last season, have signed on Rollo Jack, a former Bolton Wanderers player.
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    FIVAL POSITIONS IN FIRST DIVISION OF THE LEAGUE.
    99 16 A hundred and ninety-eight summonses were dealt with on Monday by the Penang District Judge, Mr. N. D. Mudie. Goals. P. W. I D. F. A. Pts. S.C.C. 14 12 0 2 37 9 26 Malays 14 8 4 2 51 20
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    192 16 THE S.C.C. AUTUMN TOURNAMENT. Yesterday's Results. Results in the S-C.C. lawn tennis tournament yesterday were as follows: A. Singles. N. S. Wise owe 4 beat W. H. Droogleever plus 3. 6 4, 7—5. D. R- A. Hoblyn owe 1 beat O. Fuller owe 2. 6—4, 7—5. R. B.
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    THURSDAYS TIES.
    151 16 B. Singles. H. L. Marshall scr. vs. E. Cherrington owe 1 F. E. Rowland scr. vs. J. R. Strachan plus 3. C. H. I. Kent plus 2 vs. L. J. A. Fielden owe 4. W. R. King owe 4 vs. R. J. Marshall owe 1. C. J. Stephen
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    FRIDAYS TIES.
    162 16 A. Ik>ubles. X. SL Wise and Roy Smith owe 15.2 vs. Rev. W. Aitken and Col. Miller owe 15. W. N. Hanseli and R. B. Gotch owe 1 vs. H. S. Haskins and C. J. Stephen owe 1. C. Doubles. P. Kohler and O. Isler plus 4 vs.
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    409 16 Pat Daly to Meet Cuthbert. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT^ Ixmdon, Sept. 4. Nipper Pat Daly, who is one of the home challengers of Teddy Baldock, and who has been having a very busy >time during the last few weeks ha* challenged Johnny Cuthbert, the British feather-weight belt
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    COUNTY CRICKET ENDS.
    126 16 CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGES HANDS. Notts Win Comfortably. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 3. Despite an inglorious finish Notts succeeded in winning the county cricket championship to-day for the first time since 1907. Derbyshire defeated them on the first innings in their last match but the three points they thus
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    RICHLY DESERVED HONOUR.
    628 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT^ London, Sept. 4. Notts have richly deserved the honour of being county champions. Rarely have their batsmen failed and their bowling and fielding have reached and maintained a standard throughout the season which has demanded respect from their rivals. Only their surprising defeat
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    CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
    54 16 At the Chinese Swimming Club on Sunday there will be a 400 metres handicap race (free style) in the A. and B. divisions, which will be followed by a water polo match between two of the following teams "Jellyfish," "Dragons" or "Sea Serpents" The race will commence
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