The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 August 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. !lo ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 396 1 Nanking announces the capture of Tau«n. but the Communists are reported to have taken Changteh: m Hankow a critical position is reported following the mutiny of a section of the troops Pa.»e 11. British troops were attacked by Afr li tribesmen who are threatening Peshawar Page 11.
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  • 1330 1 QitwqiHd cquut hmninrs n< farrage Libelli Juvon The Topicist is waiting for one of his reporting confreres to make further investigation into this question of soda water bottle breakups. The fcUegaUpll that between two and three hundred thousand bottles a day are broken is a startling
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 234 1 WING LOONG. HIGH CLAB» MCIOKING. rut F^ lsll QuM Dte i hh.H STREET. .A«. -«^k a^a <rk A^ifc A^i> <rW <ff> a^k jftfc di^k -«^>. .^♦>». J> P/iAFFLES HOTEL t IFNT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION. TFV DANCES DINNER DANCES A MONDAY TUESDAY >NESDAY I THURSDAY ♦J* \Y SATURDAY t SAT!
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    • 242 1 I GLOBE-TROniNG WITH THE I I PILOT A.C. SUPERWASP COMBING THE ETHER FOR ONE EVENING WE BROUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING AT FULL LOUDSPEAKER STRENGTH HUIZEN— HOLLAND EINDHOVEN— HOLLAND. PARIS— FRANCE SAIGON— INDO-CHINA. jjj i CHELMSFORD— ENGLAND RUGBY— ENGLAND. S SYDNEY— AUSTRALIA PERTH— AUSTRALIA. j{j SCHENECTADY— AMERICA KHABAROVSK— SIBERIA W BANDOENG—
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    • 136 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema attractions Page 2. Asepso teab all skin trouble Page 8. Notice regarding Kuantan Rubber Syndicate Page 9. A million Kelvlnaton art- sold every year Page 8. Auction sale of land by Cheong Koon Seng Page 9. Glaxo will make your b;.b\ itrong ;'iiri hi.'ltl-.v Page 13. Music
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    • 12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL BUITB. 32. HIGH STREET.
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    • 283 2 j CAPITOL I CAFE and j 1 RESTAURANT j MUSIC and DANCING I TO-NIGHT FROM 11 to 12 P.M. EVENING DRESS NOT J ESSENTIAL. Have you tried S our Delicious j ICE CREAMS I j pastry:' j j For Leisure Hours j Picturesque Smoking and Cocktail Suits, j Jade and
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    • 305 2 VICTORIA THEATRE BOOKING IS NOW OPEN AT LITTLES jjj FOR THE S SINGAPORE REPERTORY PLAYERS' S PRODUCTION I LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY. I jj| TUESDAY AUGUST 12TH TO SATURDAY 16TH AT 9.30 P.M. PRICES $3. .$2 and SI, 1 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL j£ SUNDAY AUGUST 17TH MONDAY 18TH AT
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    • 153 2 I 6.15 TO-NIGHT qTT j| Mafnees 7b-day Ib-morro,, I 1 at .5. p.m. Fox Film Corpc {)n ji PRESENTS THE LAUGHTERPIECE OF TIM 1 Tlir TAf If I EYED WORLD"! s S WITH 1 VICTOR MCLAGLEN, EDMLND LOWE, LILY DAMITA EL BRENDAL if* The Picture That Broke All Records m
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 267 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. 9ih. ifich Water, 11.21. 3.5 ft, 22.23. j.o (I Race trai.. Cricket: .'.c c. Tournament, 3.8. T. ra. p.s.L.:i Service vs. SRC. at S.R.C.: 8 CC. vs. S J.1.. a S.J.T. 1 Sports. Thomaon R 1 2.15. Football. Div. I. Welch Regi VB. I.C.F.A. llalajra Cup Trial
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  • 1322 3 The Comic Invasion; Victor McLaglen's Romantic C'a.ver; With Him all Over the Cock -Eyed World: When Murray Was Blown Up: A Film Even Scotsmen Will Pay to See: About the Two Cuckoos. QNLY a fortnight ago I was deploring the of downright comedies m the
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  • 397 3 MARY PICKFORD SEEKING DIVORCE Report Mentions Titled English Woman. London, .luly 16. Whispers that Mary Pickiord and Douglas Fairbmks are to sepa-ate. with a divorce action only three weeks ahead, have crystallised here and m Hollywood m emphatic denials from both. as well us from their joint attorney. The report
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  • 52 3 Los Angeles, July 12. A writ has been filrd m the Federal Court on behalf of the London executors of the late Leslie Stewart, composer of Florodora. It cnarges Marion Davies. the Metro-Goldwyn Company, and others, of piracy m the film Florida Girl. The damages claimed
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    • 117 3 fjjCTRICITY )M/ AND SERVICE W^\" the Air I is still and stale fl Switch on an Electric 9 Fan— a gentle movement of the air stimulates they/ y/ nerves of the skin and prevents weariness m the Hottest weather. If? I 'Metric \a\\- cost no /M< 9 ie lamps F\s%L
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    • 198 3 4^W '^y^||T' THE PRY SPELL, f The Dry Spell will not last for ever The X Rains must come and m their wake comes y roof-trouble. t There are two cures for leaky roofs One jl cure (the Expensive one) is a new roof f j> The other cure is
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  • 177 4 Improvement Shown with Front Wheel Brakes. Discussing the question of skidding on V.c. and greasy roads. "Focus." of -The Light Car and Cyclecar comments as follows: 'Why i" It that some cars ar? noticeably steadier ra grease than others? To put the query m another way.
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  • 248 4 Call for Great Care m Lubrication It may not be generally known amone i t motorists that aluminium pistons wear th~ cylinders more than cast iron pistons if the air to the carburettor is not efficiently filtered. This is because the soft aluminium holds the minute particles of
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  • 206 4 The proposed speedway along the shores of the Wash, about which much has been heard of late, would appear be progressing beyond mere plans and discussion. The latest news m this direction is to the effect that the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are prepared, provisionally,
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  • 64 4 Medical blood tests are the latest means used by the police department of Stockholm m the case of apparently drunken motorists arrested for reckless driving or breaking of traffic rules. On such occasions the doctor of the police department at once performs a blood test on th" accused, whereby it
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  • 1012 4  -  HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE BY WHERE SPEED CEASES TO BE SERVICEABLE. Undoubtedly of great value m the past m the lessons it has taught motor car designers, the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, the eminent British woman motorist, thinks that the time has now come when
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  • 838 4 Comparison Between 1925 and 1930. Progress! Magic word. And the recent pro- I gress of the motor car industry is proverbial. Because it is proverbial it is but seldom that we examine the facts. Let us take a limit of £300. and discover what we
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 144 4 YOU CAN AFFORD a MORRIS at MALAYAN MOTORS BECAUSE 1. Our Hire Purchase and Part Exchange facilities are unique. They are planned and backed by us to make car purchase easy and simple. Wf^E^^^^^^^>" 1 Our works' engineers are spe- Morris Six Tourer $3,425. cialh trained and our works are
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    • 64 4 ft MLOH FJT njc: CAN'T BE |jV iii > Bn? I I 9 I I I <• Trctc v nothaf nor* w B (Uufuuoedto §Urn oi Mottovnt deboous Limcjuwamnml ikint a tkinc to U Trimj B UONISERttIj UMI JUICI I *TAjrt aoNt LiscHißk win .1 Sfnii'fll^^H 1 2 X ""'"K"'
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  • 1916 5 The Domain of Safety First Which of the old classical writers was it who used to describe to us, m our schooldays, how warriors wore armour of triple brass? I cannot for the life cf mr remember, out I recollect he used the vc^i triplex m d cribing
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  • 91 5 Speaking at the openlai of Urn Ail-Bntish Motor Exhibition at Adelaide. Australia. :v--cently. Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven. V.C tht Governor of South Austria, said 'hat altlwi -h the object of the Australian Association Q| British Manufacturtr., was to Joster But'sh trade m Australia it did not prejudice 'ho
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  • 45 5 Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Minister 01 Trnisport. speaking recently at the lirst annual meeting of the Pedestrians' Association, said that penalties had not been tanpQMd upon dangerous and reckless walkers, but it road fatalities continued to increase it micht be imv«\ssary to impose such pmuUtln
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 130 5 ••<••••> •<^<a<£)®®®®®®®®(s>®€<a/« 1 BORNEO-CHEVROLET j ■USED CAR I WEEK I Chrysler Tourer Modell 52-newly painted newi Tyres and hood excel-l i^riA Austin 12 -h. p. Modell I 9OOP Morris -Oxford 19 2 6% H SOOS i^H You are sure to find I I one to suit you. I ITTTfTTTTTTTTTT I
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    • 187 5 <<^" ■■i^B^^ '''1 > J PURE TOBACCO <* Natural CORK-TIP r^fffiw Finest imported matured Vir- Guaranteed natural cork of ginia tobacco guaranteed pure the finest bfe textufe and Jr 7 and absolutely free from adul- s:s^. "~rcu i terafon oi any kind. Awarded quabty P rovidin g a P" f
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  • 1389 6  -  Ivan Sharpe The Problems of Big Cricket. By ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM. THE DEVELOPMENT OF B. H. LYON. Thfi time has come when* youth must be introduced into England's Test teams "%ith a view to building up tor the future, la hi> special article below Ivua
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  • 133 6 London. Bradir.ans 334 m the Leeds TVs 1 MHMd him Z3 a ran, tor Mr. Arthur Whitelaw. +)\e wealthy Australian manufacturer 4 Preservene soap, has given him a cheque for £1.000. Mr. Whitelaw has lived In London for 14 years. When Bratiman received the offer at
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  • 98 6 The tendency of football clubs to comb particular district when seeking players is veil known. Southend United have probably created a new record m that respect. Last season they filled their outside right position by obtatoing Fred Barnett from Tottenham Hotspur, and m next season's campaign Arthur
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  • 691 6 BY "BIG" BILL TILDEN. (Copyright by the Free Press and the N.A.N.A.i London, July 10. I^HE United States of America swept Wimbledon, having all American rinals m the four major events and a representative m the fifth. Helen Wills-Moody easily defended successfully her title, outclassing the
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  • 901 6  -  ARTHUR PEALL WHERE WILL THEY STOP? DA VIS'S MARVELLOUS SNOOKER. (By Arthur Peall discusses m the special article below the epoch-making proposal turtner to limit the number of red ball hazards and the remarkable snooker played by Davis m his recent championship final with Dennis. r f*HF
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  • 48 6 It seems a very right and proper thing for the Committee (of the Stock Exchange) to exercise a good deal of vigilance as to the manner m which companies permitted by them to deal upon the Stock Exchange carry out their ordinary legal obligations.— Mr. H. D. Roome.
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  • 760 6  -  D.M. Greig Saturday Tennis Special. />•</" AN IRISH ENIGMA. STRIKING PROGRESS OF (i. i K()(;K The striking progress of G. Lyttoiton Robert, IIH Irish of I>. M. Greig's special tennis article to-day "Krankl\. an enigTna Rogers has already trone a loaf v think he has
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  • 293 6 Eyes on 5,000 Break. Melbourne. July 16. Walter Lindrum, the billiurds chamiJh.n. will leave m tie Cathay on August 12th. for a tour with Newman and Davis. English player>. and McConachy. of New Zealand, of England. Scotland, and Ireland. His opening game m England
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    8 6 Wilmer Allison m play BfCiMf I Wimbledon Chmmp
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  • 414 7 AI TKV OF SENSATIONS. Famous Torrent m ***i :,nd on Tight Ropes. laimed another vieOreck philoso- i chef, should i m a barrel. ,1 m other feats ii eralb "done to ■alls Mid rapids th' m a perfect and whirlpool t keel Dozen;, through the ordeal. >i out of
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  • 74 7 to Udv Maureen Stanley. Guidon. July IS. "Pi-orrw Comr, ta Stanley. Lord her arrival m Hollywood. came from an WW cave on her to which she v.orked before he m-rhrd mo r ""™<' to the United ta -mv Amerloac tl(i Everybody haI have decided to us-
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  • 1220 7 REALM OF ACCIDENTS. Real-Life Stories No Novelist Would Dare to Write. Truth is stranger than Action, and partkulurif m the realm of accidents does Strangr Truth play chief role. Just why such things occur no one is quite ..Ijle to explain, but occur they do.
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  • 83 7 A New Measure for Kwangtung. Canton, July 26. The Provincial Government was yesterday the recipient of a despatch from the Ministry of the Interior, to the effect that all maidservants m the province must be registered, and that all defective girls who after examination, are found
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  • 115 7 Nurse Asks to be Appointed Guardian London. July 25. Cleveland.— The allegation that the English airwoman. Lady Heath is "incompetent by reason of mental disorders" was mado m an application for appointment as her guardian filed m the Probate Court by her nurse. Miss Florence Madden.
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  • 46 7 Leakage of Examination Papers. Parts, July 25. University circles have been thrown into consternation by the announcement that a number of candidates for the recent Bachelor degree examinations got their papers before the examinations. Apparently there was a leakage, at the printing works.
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  • 290 7 Motor Car and Train Collide. Alleging that a Russian gatekeeper m the employ of the Chinese Eastern Railway wtM responsible for a serious accident which occurred m Harbin on July 1, on account of hinegligence, the Chinese authorities have arrested this man and arc keeping
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  • 157 7 Witness Confesses to Giving False Testimony. San Francisco, July 30 John Maedonald, aced fifty-eight, formerly an itinerant acrobat, waiter and night-watch man, created n sensation at the Supreme Court of California by djcli.ring that the thru District. Attorney. Mr. Pickert, induced him to ph«?
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 113 7 s I G//i //^r/Z always I pleases It's 7//''-most gratefully accepted J^ -^7 v VM Rive "'till", any day it will evoke a «d| j|^V <v^^^toT smile of gratitude. For all fastidious 1^ people use '47ll It has such a multi- g W. r, |»Pfe^ tude of uses. Poured into
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  • 307 8 £100 An Hour. Still another form of advertising a banner trailed behind an aeroplane was demonstrated at Kanworth A:r Park. The general idea was used by the Royal Air Force long ago m the towing of targets for anti-aircraft guns; but the new device appears to have solved,
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  • 103 8 A Terrible Revenge. New York, July 16. Mir:; Lillian Mac Donald was distributing £200 a pay envelops m a Portland stationary factory •hen James Mitchell. 22, a furnaceman. made improper advances to her. She slapped his face. He smashed her skull .vith a shovel, pushed her
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  • 234 8 Committee Meeting. At the latest monthly meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Singapore), Mr. S. H. Moss (Secretary) presided. It was decided to defer any definite actioa about shelter for gharry ponies until further information was obtained on several points still under consideration.
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  • 144 8 Four Years' Imprisonment for Misappropriation. Found guilty by Judge Hyui m the Shanghai Special District Court with embezzling Tls 161.730 from his employers, the Mercantile Bmk of India. Tsu Chi-smg. a former assistant "omprador? or head broker, was sentenced U four yean;' imprisonment m spite
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  • 224 8 The wedding took place at the Church of tho Holy Trinity, Kensington Gore, on July 10 Violot Kathleen Phillips, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Phillips of 90. Cornwall Gardens. Kensington, and of Penang. and Eiir George Beresford. younger son of Mr. and
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  • 217 8 A party of Chinese boy scouts organised by the Kai Nan University. Shanghai, is at present m Siam and will soon come to Malaya The Party arrived m Bangkok on July 27th and would remain there for a couple of weeks, inspecting all Chinese schooLs. They will
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  • 104 8 DftVid Anthony, a middle-aged Tamil, var, charged at the Fenang Polics Court on Thur day before Mr. Edward Jago with having c«nmiUed "theft as a servant In respect of one Fenang Turf Club badge valued $25 tho property of one Mr. BaringoukL" Detective Inspector Gordon who was
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  • 51 8 The Hwa Keow Association. Muar has been dissolved on the ground that it was being used for unlawful purposes. Tenders are invited by the Johore Government for the construction of a general hospital at Pontian Ketchil, and a reinforced concrete reservoir at Batu Hampar. Segamat. with a capacity of 490.000
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    • 436 8 x^^k'^ /ir\ M%^frslA s£L*r S%k^ CIS sic?^^^ w 3^^^^ M H H f I HL iV v M H 1^ I -ty i v A Ur u-h 4 (Ait 3civ/' bY \^^^bM I I I 1 c c^ /Or bj tegte c, clii ;C V Bm B lII 6r 5e
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    • 111 8 ASEPSOL -1 H E ALS TROUBLES nmed, pncl .rma,,... FOR ALL SKIN rROUBIfi ♦*vvH 1,000,000 f YEARLY T T IJP* W^*^ "^^v i i As the largest exclusive electric refrigeration manufacturers m the world, Kelvinator's facility for the production of one million units yearly ifcf physical evidence of Kelvinator's foremost
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    • 356 9 CARDS. gfsSAGf nil »s.< i *r fll- lIMIKO S« 1 x »vnhas Ro»d. 010—** fiM 6 75 JJ^WEAR A TRUSS! MAYNAK! CO., LTD. n f^ XT ROAD. EiLKHiITINGS, ROAD HETAI LIME FOR SALE Railway Siding i mnj. v Tombstone! and Memorials i;i Stock. i. Made to Order I and 1;..-crib€(l
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    • 557 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO NEW TENDERING RULES POSTED IN TENDER ROOM. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained to the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Cloetac Date. Erection and Completion
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    • 648 9 NOTICES. TAIPING TURF CLUB, j THIRD PROFESSIONAL MEETING. Ist Day, Tuesday, 12th Aug., 1930. 2nd Day, Thursday, 14th Aug., 1930. < 3rd Day, Saturday, 16th Aug., 1930. < Subject to sufficient entries, the following < races will be provided: (a) Three runs for Class 3 Horses. Stakes $1,600. Distances about
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    • 343 9 (COT Y'S I "LA JACEE" I I PARFUM. I i"THE ARISTOCRAT Ofl I PERFUMES.'' 1 g' Wholesale Agents I DUPIRE BROS., LTD. H. KESSAMALL'S ANNUAL AUGUST SALE NOW PROCEEDING FOR 15 DAYS ONLY What is a SALE? Crepe de Chine Underwear 3 Pcs. Sets $7.75. A visit will Convince you,
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    • 761 9 AUCTION SALES. ESTATE OF SULTAN KHAN SURATTEE, DECEASED. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OP VALUABLE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL PREMISES IN THE CENTRE OF SINGAPORE AT MESSRS. CHEONG KOON SENG ANL/ COS SALEROOM NO. 30 CHULIA STREET. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, AT 2.30 P.M. Jot 1. Valuable 999 years' leasehold
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  • 296 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930. THE CHILDREN'S CONCERTS. There will be very general satisfaction at the news that it has been arranged to re-start the Children's Concerts m Singapore. For a great number of years these concerts, first under the conductorship of the late Major W. G. St.
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  • 396 10 There is apparently a considerable amount of fighting going on m China at the moment, particularly m Shantung. Here Chiang Kai-shek, evidently finding Yen Hsi-shan's front too strong for direct assault, has diverted troops by sea to reinforce the divisions of Han Fu-chu at Wei-hsien m the hope
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  • 762 10 Mr. C. G. Sollis has been appointed an Inspector of Schools for Penang. Lieut. Lim Eow Thoon has been appointed Captain m the S.S.V.F. Reserve of Officers. Net foreign arrivals at the ports of Malaya during June totalled 75,922. of whom 71.433 were Chinese. Twenty tenders were received for the
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  • 99 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Aug. 8, 5.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as ioliows: Spot £136 716 (down 2 16). Forward £138 4 16 (down 2 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and
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  • 422 10 Selling Centre Opens. The Malayan Arts and Crafts selling centre which, under the distinguished patronage of Lady Clementi. opened at Raffles Hotel yesterday, is the answer to the prayer of every newcomer and visitor to Singapore who wishes to obtain genuine examples of the country's crafts
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  • 911 10 ROTARIAN'S MEETING OF MIRTH. MR. C. LAWSOYS S| XX I Hmoroa X anH d I Though W> atten y the hour a convivial n I Sinsapor. Rotary civ '>«S as serious and h-arn, SUChadistllHMH.h.. case at the Wl kh yesterday wh,-,, 1 Law S on thl and actor, dr.-* from
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    • 269 10 THK BEARER OF GOOD CHEER. i 0 BY SPECIAL A I^/ HM THE MNG 1 y APPOINTMENT TO SIAM 1 lESTI). .t?^^^g^. 1872. A VERY ATTRACTIVE SELECTION OF LADIES AND GENTS I WATCHES IN THE BEST "OMEGA" MAKE. 1 INCLUDING LEATHER FOLDING AND CHROMIUM PLATE CLOCKS IN THE NEWEST SHAPES.
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    • 61 10 i fUelfllonte-) ASPARAGUS IN HOLLYWOOD says a visitor, every other building is a tilm studio. Those m between, we presume, are Registry Offices. What about a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY GENERAL I ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. |h.b.winter| I TAILOR, S I BATTERY ROAD. j
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  • 68 11 HANKOW POSITION. Mutin> i' eads t0 Critical Situation. Batten Service.) Nankin*. Vjk 8. nee aw capture of Taian Hankow. Aug. 8. National City Bank for 5100.000 from the tetttaH compliance the timed to enter the city. .apturrd on the pre- Power Company and In w plot
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  • 223 11 London. Aug. H. 1 leader on the recent laying that the KanI n aed ragtd to the United State* and Japan wck of Changahf and tated the Nationalist refponribte for the but most foreign Oarnrii] > bettei pleated to tarn that not only repreailtc but
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  • 96 11 Manchester Guardian Suggestion. London. Aug. 8. Hanchwtcr Guardian, m a leader to■yi that though the transference of the lotion to Nanking might be curious at a IK ihea the NanUnf Government is m ob- of compleU collapse, it is the one ■r.Qj'aon which Britain can still
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  • 56 11 "*> m Notifying Smallpox Cases. 'From Our Own Correspondent.] Prnang, Aug. 8. clerk employed by the *as fined 150 for neglecting to give H Itltpoa with the least possible "tf fIOO for tumishm- as true informa«»w v, b, fab *m* bin Wateb was fined $50 for neg?ive information
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  • 49 11 SAIM-MALAYA PASSPORT REGULATIONS. N Vises Needed by British Subjects. (mEE p RESS SERVICE-<X>PYRIGHT.I Ihf Mmi«r Bangkok. Ang. 8. '*«noD. F :tl^ n Affairs announces Som l %1M k r <'<l"ired from British 4ormnwi m Rntish Malaya when en--7noT l} !r m Malayafc* from quired for Siamese passentering Malaya directly
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  • 45 11 v ernm^r~Uan Well Subscribed. H rt -Pons t SimU, Auy. 8. < -xct*d^ c »'>v»-mment 6 per cent. "ndicaMo lU ns and is warded OOBIIMi propaganda affected credit »v m^ md •PP^.tlon. for 13 nKdl investors all over !^L"» on page 12.]
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  • 19 11 «unday mec-tl,^ which B**^ rdon Granna the te '^ur,, the speaker, and hi, h A cordial invitalo be present.
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  • 1422 11 EFFECT OF GUNFIRE. Safety-First Dictates Changi Policy. After consulting a military officer present m Court. Mr. P. H. Battishill (who appeared on behalf of claimants) told the Chief Justice <Sir William Murison) sitting with two assessors (Mr. R. H. Young and Mr. C. M. Van Cuylenberg.
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  • 239 11 CITY GATES CLOSED. Invaders Attack British Troops. IReuter's Service. 1 Peshawar. Aug. 8. An Alridi raiding party made a feeble attack on British troops a mile from Peshawar last night. The city gates will be closed to-night and all precautions have been taken. Aeroplanes are reconnoitring.
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  • 107 11 PEACE MOVES IN INDIA Nehru Brothers May Meet Gandhi. IReuter's Service.! Allahabad. Aug. 8. Sir Tej Sapru, who returned from Lucknow to-day, states that it is not yet definitely decided that. Motilal Nehru and Jawahrlal Nehru will go to Poona to see Gandhi and he is still communicating with the
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  • 61 11 Vice-Admiral Kelly to Succeed Admiral Waistell. [Reutor's Service.) London. Aug. 8. Vice- Admiral William Kelly has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the China Station m succession to Admiral Waistell. from December 12. Admiral Waistell succeeded Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt last year. Vice-Admira! Kelly has been commanding the First
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  • 56 11 R.A.F. Pilot Killed. (FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT.] London, Aug. 8. Twelve hundred troops engaged m manoeuvres on Sussex Downs were eye-witnesses of an air fatality this morning. A Royal Air Force machine crashed to the ground within twenty feet of them and the pilot was instantly
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  • 699 11 WAGE REDUCTIONS. To the Editor, Sir— Your article regarding th reduction of wages cf estate coolies m that it affects the buying capacity and therefore trade m general, calls for comment. What is e-»ential for the coolie is food and the lesser wages will not make
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  • 292 11 To the Editor. Sir, In this morning's issue of your paper you publish an article entitled On Feeling One's Pulse' over the pen-name of 'Jock.* It is seldom that one comes across such gross perversions of the truth as one finds m this article. Such statements
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  • 32 11 Dutch Honour Conferred. [Reuter's Service. J The Hague. Aug. 8. The Queen has conferred on the Siamese, Prince Damrong, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands.
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    • 82 11 If 1 1 f cud X V X |cyt -tAeSmaot66cuA>6 X v Al_ 1 Sole Agents V ROBINSON Co., Ltd. V (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements.) J>+ V SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. A V -^t ia ?|vWj rfLi r nf^r 1 iA t^ V^ .Vi 4» V > s D
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  • 160 12 RIOI'S NEW ENGINES. Preparations for Next Month's Venture. [British Radio Official Service! Ru?h>, Ail*. 7. While the jain-hip RlOO is m Canada, work is proceedtai OB the preparation of the RlOl for her Mi^hi to India, which takes place next month. Tht^ RlOl has Diesel
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  • 163 12 Great Structure Which Will Span Sydney Harbour. I Reuters Service. 1 Sydney. Aur. I, To-day a man croMed tin largest bridge In the wmid. The chief engineer of Messrs. Doimaii. Long and Company, who are building the bridge to span the beautiful harbour here,
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  • 82 12 Relief for Drought Victims. IReuter's Service! Washingon. Aug. 1. Preparations to extend relief to the drouehtsuffering nation are proceeding apace under the personal direction of Mr. Hoover. Reports pouring m here indicate that the damage as a result of the droupht will reach
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  • 76 12 Mr. Martin's Effort to Save Missionary Ladies. I Reuters Far Eastern Service.) Fooehow. Aug. 8. The British Consul, Mr. A. J. Martin, left lor Yenping this morning for the purpose of interviewing Luh Sing Pang, the rebel leader "who is menacing Fooehow. m an endeavour
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  • 68 12 Mob Raids Calcutta Council Chamber Again. [Reuters Service.] Calcutta. Aug. 8. The City is still without a Mayor. At the resumption of the meeting called to elect him the mob again invaded the Council Chamber and the meeting had to be again abandoned. It is
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  • 62 12 How They are Dealing: with Reds m Canton. IReuter's Far Eastern Sen ice. I Canton, Aug. 7. Demonstrating the fear existing of the Communist menace, a general hunt is taking place of Communist suspects whOM right to trial by regular courts has been suspended; executions are almost daily
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  • 31 12 Reuters Service. Hankow, Aug. 7. Japanese sources report that Tayeh. Hupeh, is a^ain endangered by Communists and fears exist ptfMtilnc the safety of the iron-mines.
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  • 57 12 A scheme is aioot to build an hot. 1 or th» banks ot the p** lake at Chenderoh Perak A sketch plun depicts a \e,y handsome building which, it h estimated, will cost $150 000 With an hotel at Chenderoh. Perak folk Vili be able to enjoy fishing, boutmg and
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  • 828 12 JAVA PERANAKAN CLUB. New Officers Elected. (By Our Muslim Correspondent!. At 2 p.m. on the 2nd inst. the half-yearly general meeting of the Java Peranakan Club was held at the Club premises. No. 17. Bussorah Street. A fairly large number of members were present and Mr.
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  • 90 12 Estate Coolie and Son Attacked. Pussellawa, July Ml An inquest was held by Mr. G. P. N. Pereri the Coroner of Udapalata. on the body of r Tamil boy named Sinnu. of Sogama EstntPusscllawa. on July 28th. at the Pussellawa Hospital. It appears that the boy and
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  • 36 12 Final Placings. I Reuters Service. Bertfn, Aug. 8. The revised figures and placings for the round-Europe flight give Morzik (Germany), the v inner. 427 points and put Capt. Broad (Britain) eighth.
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  • 170 12 A NEW STATION. Daventry Transmitter With World-Wide Range. IReuter's Service. J London, Aug. 8. Great Britain is to have a permanent shortwave Empire broadcasting station with a worldwide lange, according to the Daily News and Chronicle, which says that as a result of negotiations between
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  • 90 12 A New Note. [Reuter's Service. I Paris, Aug. 1. According to the papers M. Briand i.s preparing a fresh Note on his scheme for a European Federation. Replies received to his orlfteft] suggestion show that the European nations differ on such matters as relations with the
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  • 50 12 Tragic End of Stubborn Missionary. I Router's Far Eastern Service. 1 Hankow. Aug;. An Unconfirmed report states that the Rev. Allen Cameron, an American missionary who refused to evacuate Changsha. has been stabbed to death. He had been working m China for 39 years.
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  • 29 12 Mr. Bennett's Three Jobs. Ottawa. Aug. 8. Mr. Bennett ha.s formed a Cabinet with himelf as Premier and Minister of Finance and External Affairs.
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  • 73 12 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending August 10th., 1930. Saturday. 3.00 p.m. Drill Hall Officers ana N.C.Os., "C" (Scottish) Coy.. Tactical Exercise (W.T). 2.00 p.m. Bukit Timah Range "E" (Chinese) Ooy., Classification. Sunday. 7.00 a.m. Drill Hall "C" (Scottish) Coy., Tactical Exercise. 7.30 a.m. Farrer
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  • 299 12 ROUTINE ORDERS— S.V.C. Singapore, Aug. 6th. Camps: The following Camps are republished for information: Sunday 10th August to Saturday 23rd Aug. T" (Malay) Company; Saturday 23rd August x> Sunday 24th August "A" (M.G.) Company; Saturday 30th August to Sunday 31st August 3.R.E. (v). Ranges: The following range allotments are repubished
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  • 1138 12 ANNUAL REPORT. Accumulated Surplus of Over £2,000. The report of the committee to the members of the Association presented at the annual general meeting on Wednesday, July 23rd, at the offices of the Rubber Growers' Association, 2. Idol Lane, London, states: The Statement for the year
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  • 924 12 TO BENEFIT THE WICKED. The Story of the Billiard Table. LFrom Our Own Corresponds t. l Paris. July 11. In a remote part of France, so far off the beaten track that i.ot once m a blue moon (as the saying is) does a stranger visit
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  • 137 12 Endow men: Fund no\% Tt)UI I mi. !.n 'u!» The Archbishop of C •m informal gathering I I it was a matter for m India had tn 'ti ;iMof nation;)! Indep r <:• and with the com] State m Grrat I The Archbishop India :i letter
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 361 12 CHURCH SERVICE^ B'HI BUND apt 7 a.m. Holy OofiUnu 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Dommunl 530 pm. e>eneong i II M. NAVAL BASE, 10.3.) am. Mat! Monday. Tuesday and Baturds Friday 8 am Boij QAjBJtISOM Tangiin Qanieea < hi 7 a.m. Hoty Comma: 3.45 a.m. Parade 7 p.m. Evensong.
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 468 13 Macartney's Criticisms. Commenting upon the Leeds Test match m a special cable to the Times of Ceylon, C. G. Macartney, the former Australian Test, cricketer says: The rain on Sunday night and Monday mcinins. l ebbed Australia of the commanding position which she held on Saturday.
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    • 159 13 Riding and trainii.^; statistics of the Penang Turf Club Autumn Meet ng just concluded, says the Pinang Gazette, show that Spencer and McPherson, both Penang jokeys. tied for premier place, each having four wins. Mayo. Doneiley and McCarthy come next, each with three wins. Davis. Robinson
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    • 108 13 Yorkshire Captain's Mistake. London, July U. Barber, the Yorkshire captain, and forme Oxford shipper, attempted to declare Yorkshire*. innings closed at six o'clock, but after 15 minutes' delay, Yorkshir? re-ontcred the field, having discovered that Law 55 for two-day mevtche a does not allow such a proceeding.
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    • 54 13 [Reuter's Service. I New York, Aug. 7. The following are latest baseball results. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsbin^h 4i Brooklyn 7. St. Louis 4, Chicago 3. Boston 5. Philadelphia 4. New York 4. Boston 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit 9, Cleveland 1. Philadelphia 1. Washington 5. Chicago 0. St. Louis 5. Chicago
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    • 69 13 A rumour is abicad that the British open championship for 1931 will be played at Carnoustie (Forfarshire), and when inquiries were made at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrew's, Provost W. Norman Boase, chairman of the championship committee, and Mr. Henry Gullen, secretary of the Royal and
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    • 380 13 Should They Compete In the light cf Miss Marjurie Fester's success m the King's Priw at Biskv three weeks ago. the following extracts from the Daily Bxprau a til weel; fere cl m ;re I. All day lenp. while the noise of rifle shots rings
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    • 220 13 Brown Jack Wins Goodwood Cup at Odds On. London, July 31. The race for the Goodwood Cup resulted as follows: BROWN JACK (9.7) l JUGO (9.7) 2 FAIRY PRINCE (7.2) Fivt ran. Won by length, five lengths between second and third. Betting: 9 to 4 on Brown Jack.
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    • 156 13 A sensation was caused m France last moot! by the announcement that M. Jaques Wtttouck, one of the leading owners of the country, hac' decided to sell all his horses m training and to transfer his racing interests to England. K. is to retain hie stable m
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    • 98 13 Twenty-one countries out of the twenty-nino competing m the Davis Cup tennis tournament chose the Dunlop ball, and all the ties m the third round were played with this ball. France, the holder of the Cup, chose Dunlop for her match m the Challenge Round. The Oimlop tennis
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 244 13 Destroys Dangerous Germs ;f^ KOLYNOS destroys the dangeri H ous germs that cause tooth decay. v It removes the film and fermenting I. food particles, restoring the natural jsj! whiteness and brilliance to the teeth. I' A Try Kolynos. It is delightfully refreshing. One-half inch on a dry j-Jj brush
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    • 249 13 Where good food is appreciated In houses where they /M@^£^*.^mi\ know what good food (^K >^T^ >jy is you generally find W^^Sa^^-^fi/ Sailor Savouries m the lJ+*\ larder. For these are no ordinary potted It v °aV'* Ma meats they're made ol good food, superla- >^ > yy^^Jf /w tively
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 863 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. «XJTREBB SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON 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. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Dye. t AENEAS For Marseilles, London. Rotterdam and
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    • 535 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m 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 Singapore, s.s. CITY OP HEREFORD Sept. S s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Nov. 7 b.s. CITY OP
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    • 412 14 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 OOTUtNIOM, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SEKVK X OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA Japan Due. Tonnage. ingapor* Ton. MANTUA 11,000 Aug. 9 COMORIN KASHGAR
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 661 15 0. S. K. Line. lfi Md mm York:-(from Hang Kong) Freight Service). Tokal Maru Aug 21 -v md Vancouver:— (from Kobe) t Arizona Maru Aug 2 2 ,m. Hamburg. Bremen U0» Atlas Maru Au,. 17 18 R|o dc Janeiro. Santos, Ains [Round-the-t La Ph.ta Maru Sept. 4 5 I t.
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    • 376 15 vJ JL Lj hj ix hj ORCHESTRAS -4 Music for luncheon, f^=f\ M^Ej I I and evening parties. B%J^A^( trip a bit more pleas- V Jt, xW^M carries a talented H^^^^^B DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES and AMERICAN MAIL LINE THE BANK LINE. AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE SERVICE. (Owners: Messrs. ANDREW WEIR CO.)
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    • 707 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:-Passage, Freights, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penanf) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU. BOOKING
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 659 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. 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 Cabins de
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    • 487 16 s.s. ELEPHANTA. Consignees of cargo per the above vessel (arrived August 6th) are hereby requested to note with respect to the insurance on their goods that the above vessel met with boisterous weather on the voyage from Calcutta and Rangoon, and the Master has noted a Protest at this port.
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    • 456 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co.X ♦4. BEAVER STREET. HIW VCRK **V| (Incorporated m U.B.A > GENERAL AGENTB. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE m BOSTON, NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA iv BALTIMOIJK. A (via B>iec> D Salla. M.S. SILVERASH Aug. 21 Aug 24 V M.S. SILVERWILLOW Sept 7 PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVIa SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO \\n LOS ANGELES
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 698 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. £URla Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesaay, 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 am Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 62 17 n|l fl hulk: A rate of Height of ft hM been fixed on the Liftl |o Boston. New York. Gulf Ports, effective as p ol freight of Gsll.oo w or 1 per cent ad valorem tin above from the Straits ports On shipments from bitrary
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    • 37 17 Uolfran. <>n- 1 rate Ol freight of Gslo.oo S |>er cent ad valorem the above from the straits ports. On shipments from arbitrary of G53.00 pet ton applicable. These rates from toe Bth mst.
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    • 70 17 Lint- round the world motor vessh< my commence to call at Naples on J*e^n! voyage u> the U.S.A. The pasQWPOW to Naples will occupy 21 of call will be Port SwetI. Colombo and Port Said. These "WjM appeal to travellers bound for Kingdom or Continent as they
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    • 107 17 Wa rded to a Hong Kong Firm. k Company of Hong Kong the contract for the conanton Harbour at Chow- iJL U ndpr stJOfl th^t the work will r x.mption from duty of all imported from Hong -auctioned by the Customs Harbour Works Company, W, contact for the
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    • 338 17 Experiments Made by Colombo Microbiologist. In hLs annual report Mr. B. G. de Glanville hairman. Colombo Board of Immigration ana Quarantine, speaks of the experiments m fumigation of grain cargoes. says that experiments m fumigatici of jram were carried out by Dr. Hirst, the Cty MicrobioloßLst.
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    • 392 17 Cost Subscribed by Sunday Schools. The Lord Mayor of Manchester was the first of a large crowd which inspected the John Williams V.. a ship built for the London Missionary Society for service m the South Pacific. Sht is a very compact ship, about 150 ft
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    • 83 17 Damaged B. I. Steamer Safely Beached. tendon. Aui;. 1 The Nerbudda has been safely beached. Gibraltar. A salvage steamer has arrived, with pumps, to assist the Nerbudda. The P. and O. steamer Nanking is attempting to take the Nerbudda m tow. The 8.1. steamer Nerbudda. bound from
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    • 142 17 Marconi Company's New Patent. A liOndon correspondent writes: I hear that the- Marconi Company have a new patent which, it is thought, will effectively deal with the situations that not infrequently arise m the China seas owing to the prevalence of piracy. Often enough the pirates may
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  • 388 17 Liners to Montreal. Amplifying his recent remarks at the launchIng of the Empress of Britain, when he intimated that there would be more Canadian Pacific ships built on the Clyde. Mr. E. W. Beatty. president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, returning to Montreal on
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  • 344 17 The Raising of the Hindenburg. In connection with the recent cable announcing the successful raising of the German battleship Hindenburg m Scapa Flow, the following detail- of the work involved are interesting: With a displacement of 28.000 tons, a length of 750 ft.. the Hindenburg lay
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  • 169 17 Carrying Prison-Made Goods. Washington. The British Embassy has informally taken up the refusal of the United States authorities to permit the unloading of British ships carrying cargoes manufactured by convicts 1 One of the British ships involved is at Poughkeepsie (N.Y.), where she has
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  • 37 17 Madrid, July 5. A Spanish naval officer has invented an apparatus for rescuing people shipwrecked m submarines. The apparatus was satisfactorily tested at Cartagena, where the inventor easily extricated himself from a submerged submarine.
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  • 51 17 The British steamer Fresno Star arrived from Newport yesterday with a general cargo and Heavy gun practice will take place from Blakan Mati on the following days beginning at 6 a.m. over firing area southern and eastern Serapong August 15th.. Spur August 19th., Serapong August 20th.. Serapong and Spur Aug.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 190 17 I Jll? ilk I CIGARETTES 0 TOBACCO a-xV" •'♦>■■■■■■■■ r 3- 1 ~\T~ r Ai*"' -w- I *^r > fIHHB HB^^^^flHflHl HW BJ ■> v. -v. p p^^^~^*^f jw l^^^^^^j^^^:' -^^^^H >■• i jf^"-- fc^ii>4 r^ -x* \a B^^^^-^BH BB^P^"^ I•' Bi T"**r^Kßk l^- '^j" VwiiM ~j^^ I j y
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 553 17 „w .|w \(,r.KS ARRIVING. m Monday: Mr. C. B. Alex- Ml J Alexaiuit'r Mrs A I Bray. MLs* M C C Bosden, Mlai H Bow.c. W Broadbent and M C urtis, Mrs. M Clark. MtM \V. Clark. Mr. R. J. Coldman. man Mrs E. Cornfoot. Mrs. M I. Croinn. Mr.
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  • 910 18 \>A(l NEW SCHEME. (lood News for Colonial Listeners-In. News of very great interest to listeners-in m all parts of the Empire comes to hanrt to-day through Rcuter. who. quoting the Daily Nrws and Chronicle, give details of a proposal to establish a shoit-wave Empire
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  • 141 18 c following golf events have been won with U* Dunlop ball: South African Ladies' Chammonship ,ist. 2nd and 3rd places); Hoej Cup <lirst four P^ces); West Wales ChampionshipSomerset Ladies' Championship; Malayan championship .winner and runner-up); Irish Ladies- Close Championship (last eight players)OmnU Alliance Championship. Havers of Sandy
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  • 621 18 HOW IT IS CONTRIBUTED. 38 ft. Cube Made m 400 Years. How much mined and refined gold does the whole world possess? It is impossible to answer the question, especially if it be" true that nior; than half the gold as yet recovered from the tarth
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  • 382 18 Pastoralist Disagrees With Meteorologist. "Mr. Bromley's statement that the moon has no influence on the weather is rank heresy to f> bushman." writes Mr. N. Hiles Pearse. of The Gums Station. Plorieton. "Scientists, m their study of the main UWtte. are apt to overlook the obvious points
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  • 162 18 Post He Got Without His Father's Aid. New York, July A smiling young man punched a time clock to-day at the plant of a radintor manufacturing company at Bayonnc. New Jersey, and was initiated into the duties of the clerk's post he will hold durinu
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  • 130 18 Won A Scholarship. London, July I. Once an errand boy earning 6s. a week m a Portsmouth ironmongery shop, Mr. H. Smith, a member of the Shop Assistants* Union, has recently obtained a scholarship for Christ Church Oxford The National Executive Committee of ♦h^ Union have
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  • 30 18 It Is an old and trite saying, but no less true, that money fructifies better m the pockets of the citizens than m the hands of the Treasury.— Lord Melchett.
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 443 18 Mr. G. L. Pope Tells How Cuticura Healed Eczema "The eczema started with a very bad rash on my chin. The pain was severe and I c >uld not sleep at night on account of the itching and burning. It soon spread to both sides of my face and right
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    • 345 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong I Rangoon Amritsar Iloilo
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    • 456 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Ca P ital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid u P 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,646.505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Kyrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro. Esq J. O. Robinson. Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas
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    • 209 18 INSURANCE THE I SOUTH If BRITISH 1 INSURAMK OOHFAMI 111,,,,. FIRE. MARINE, TRA\|n AND MOTOR CAB INSURAMK ACCEPTED vr LOWEST CURRENT Vi L. C. MARGOLIOL ;n IS Office: 2. Fi,.. PERSONAL AmiHAIT FATAL ACCIDENTS :ne HAVE you made provteii n of y»ur dependent uM s overtake you rn:;t IT only
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  • 43 19 I Change. sjns.ipore. Aug. ft. I for two Qg tO th" here i- little change ised ;i flutter :l i on 1.. ron U to 10 's gold further deci.vcly since date d:tv 9 untcd M ApproxiI >- .7 M. M
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  • 41 19 d1" an irket, but pon unprofitable level proIve producers. all markets have and the Ixiolncn kM sr.iail. The .d. and cents London and New York ol vritinf beini it> '<■•>. last r.: r.th were than those for I gross) or
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  • 127 19 Japanese Share. > the •ventral Netherlands Bast i by Mr N -Javi i: U- C BJM t'lc ;ii, he shows not c .ly no Imp rtance. ..u anivinaU as bo to searc.ly at to the Dutch Baft men and 403 and 1.359 men iter possessions. lest
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  • 39 19 C mpany harvested a Fear to March 31 1 Which realized luding valuation the crop, of 9.80rt. The profit amounted and £7.338 was director! recommend a inst 5 per cenU. VIMi to be carried VM transferred to
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  • 49 19 Rubber states that the (against £634 for brought forward. The £700 (the same). recommended on the the balance of £984 Is Last year £300 was The crop amount<i te ,k 153.0001 b.). which net-«-20d.). The auditors' b fe* to the adequacy of B lor ;>rr r iatlon.
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  • 398 19 Renewed Orders from India. London, July 16. The nm| slackness during tne moiita of In America preventi any sign ot recovery re, but vi the early autumn eneap nooay hi to came a considerable amount of Investment m lav. material and metals m anticipation Ot better trade.
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  • 234 19 Harrisons, sir. A (r-: field. Affcnts: United Berdang 651.709; Sialang 202.186: r 163.000: Angio-Sumrur.i S»7, I Karl (Bumatra) 34.110; Tanah Datat 56.446; Asahan 83.623: Bah Lias 137.553; To Sumatra) 100.877; Ifendarta (Sum :88; Bila (Sumatra) 91.503; Central SIU latra 4 3. 396; Wampoc Tobacco and Rubber
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  • 65 19 Messrs Barl ;w and Company write us as fellows: Our attention Ml colled ye^tercir.y to a rumour which v.°s going the rxmda here that Instniettom h^d been rereived recently by our Kuala I/:mpur office to dOM down 11 Rubber "states m their Agency. On enquiry, our Kuala
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  • 46 19 The following are the numbers of arrivals and iepartures to Madras Presidency for the month of July: Arrivals (figures supplied by travelling 'n^pectors) 7,708 adults; 1,358 minors; 660 Inf;mts. Departures (fiKures supplied by steamer agents) 6.098: 583. The arrivals relate to aided passengers only.
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  • 31 19 Every year, it is reported, more than r thousand cars are left m the streets of Pari.. by owners who have forgotten them o. b* thieves who have abandoned stolen vehicles.
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  • 415 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. August 8. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2|3 7|B London 3 months' sight 2j3 27,32 London 60 days' sight 2;3 25 32 London 30 days' sight 2 3*4 London, demand 23 23,32 London, T.T. 2,3 11,16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1428 Hamburg, demand 234
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  • 871 19 FRIIJAY. AUGUST Bth CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Makers MUers. Asam Kumbang <£> 25s 6d 2G.s 6a Aver Hitam (ss> 8s 9s Bangrtn Tin U> 13s 9d 14s 6d Bating Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 50 60 Bukit Arang ($1) 40 faO Burrr.ah Malay (I) 13s 15s norn
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  • 738 19 Rubber Cost Reduction. Since every properl/ PMHlffffl rubber \;!.Ve has made the reduction of production cost i ttfl first consideration ever since the slumn .i I m and has explored almost every (omrivobh 1 avenue leading to that result save one, it vm.inevitable that this
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  • 40 19 No Dividend. I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London. Aug. S. The F.M.S. Sccuriiies and Q T report BhOWt a profit of £2,835, but no O.i\ is Deing paid. £2.579 being eanied forward the next account.
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  • 264 19 Elusive Hope of Restriction. Mngspoie, \uj. 8. The market of the. past fe.v days baa b-ca extremely dull— forwards arc neglei there is a modi lately uood demand fur n physical rubber. In spi'c of a yesterday, bidding was ver> keen, paitici for good sheets, and
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  • 155 19 Siiicaperr. Aug. 8. Rubber. London, "'•d. Unchangtd 4 .p.m Prices (L'don Std.> Spot If!: Aug. l«: Sept 16H; Oct. -Dec. 17: Jan. -Mir 1 8 dull. Tin. London £138 10.0. Up 15s, Mining.— Dull. KUChail 9i 97. Kmtas M 97. Malaya Consoli 13 15. Julians 26
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  • 115 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Tin. Quiet Kuc-hi'.Ls 94 'j 97 Kmtns 94' 2 97 1 Penawatl 45 48 Malay Consols 13 15. Hone Fatts 48 52, Ulu Klanfl 73', 79. Souihs 16 20. Lukuta 72 1 Bj. Pctallnga 4 m 4.45. Bungel Wayi 2.15 2.30, Ayer H 10s. Hon| Koo«
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  • 46 19 Yesterday's Opening Prices m London. [FREE PRESS SERVICi:— COPYRIGHT! London, .\u£. X. The rubber market fJi^-.-i'' i < is n 5d s=pot nnd 3 I6d forward, unehanfed, Thr itaare-marki I v. .1 idle. Tin opened at £136 3;8 .-p<>t and £138', both steady
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  • 66 19 August Bth., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Bellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 16 10 4 Standard R.S.S on Tender Aug. 16 lC' t September 16', lr.'j October |f% 17 Oct-Dec. 17 l 4 17' i Jan Mar. 18 1 18 Tone of Market: Quiet.
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  • 26 19 IRcuter"* Service. Saji Ir.tn. im Aug. 8. The Federal Reserve Bank has reduced its re-discount rate to 3 1 per cent.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 72 19 ASSETS EXCEED 811,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEA D OFFICE: Winchester Hou.e, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC Th( Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England- and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 33 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD., BRANCH OFFICE: CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 906 20 $10,000 STILL NEEDED. Annual Meeting Yesterday Evening. Mr. C. H. Da Silva presided over the anr.ui' general meeting of the Singapore Recreation Club, held m the Club Pavilion yesterday evening. In commenting on the report for the past year the Chairman said that the position with
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  • 43 20 Missing From Qualifiers m U.S. Open. (Reuters Service. 1 New York, Aug. 8. Walter Hagen failed to qualify for the final stages of the United States Professional Golf Championship. Other failures were Jim Barnes. Willie MacFarlane. Joe Turnesa. and Bobby Cruickshanks.
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  • 37 20 IReuter's Service.] New York, Aug. 8. Tin- latest baseball scores are as follow: Nation*! League. Pittsburgh 4: Brooklyn 6. St. Louis 5: Chicago 6. American League. New York 5: Boston 1 Philadelphia 4: Washington 1.
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  • 209 20 FIRST DIVISION. To-morrow's Deciding Match. ThL* Singapore League season comes to an end with the match at the Jalan Besar Stadium to-morrow between the Chinese and the Malays. As the S.C.C. lost all chance of retaining the piemier honours by the 2 l defeat by the
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  • 162 20 In the Reserve Division League match \•■•>- terday between the R.A. and the Malays the latter won. the only goal being scored by Dollah m the second half. Only one match remains to be played, between the Welch Rogt.. winners of the Division and th»> Malays,
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  • 221 20 Mixed Foursomes Competition. The August Mixed Foursomes competition was played yesterday afternoon, and resulted m a win for Mr. S. H. Moss and Mrs. Pierrepont. Forty cards were taken out and the following were returned: Mr. Moss and Mrs. Pierrepont 44 9 _> 34 Mr A. P.
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  • 91 20 Birmingham Match Abandoned. IFREE PRESS SERVICE: COPYRIGHT. I London, Aug. 8. Rain continuing to-day the Australians' match against Warwickshire at Birmingham had to be abandoned. lOn the first day the county scored 102 for 3 wickets] The Australians begin their match against Northants at Northampton to-day. In the
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  • 68 20 Advised to Rest for the Test. [FREE PRESS SERVICE] COPYRIGHT.] London, Aug. 8. At Hastings to-day, where Surrey are playing Sussex, Hobbs had to retire while he was batting on account of neuritis. He has been advised to take a rest m order that he may
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  • 55 20 Tilden Beaten by 19 Years Old Player. fßeuter's Service. I New York, Aug. 8. Francis Shields, a nineteen-year old New Yorker, surprisingly defeated W. T. Tilden ac Meadow Brook invitation tournament m the quarter finals by 6—l, 2—6, 6—l. Sidney Wood also a Now Yorker, beat
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  • 651 20 SINGAPORE RACES. List of Horses m Training. The following is the list of trainers' lots for the Autumn Race meeting on August 30th, Sept. 3rd., 6th., 10th., and 13th., training for which began this morning. W. W. Redfearn: (1) Ulah, i2> yuepaulin, (3) The Banker, <4) Balbarra,
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  • 252 20 S.C.C. Tournament Match Postponed. The S.C.C. Tournament mrtch between the 8.8.1, and PS. and L., which was to have commenced on the Padang yesterday evening, has been postponed until next week. The following will represent the Etceteras against the Welch Regiment on the Padang mi 11 a.m. to-morrow: A.
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  • 42 20 Archie Jackson, the young Australian cricketer, is a cousin of James Jackson, captain of Liverpool F.C. Both were born m Scotland, but Archie was taken to Australia when 18 months old, and the pair have only just met for the first time.
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  • 886 20 FOURTH TEST TO-DAY. How Visitors Lost the Second. Describing the second Rugby Test match between the British touring team and New Zealand the Sydney Referee says: The British team put up a very fine and tenacious game despite the severe handicap of losing their
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  • 64 20 Christchurch, July 7. Confronted with a serious half-back problem with both W. H. Sobey and T. P. Murray injured, Mr. Baxter, manager of the British Rugby touring team, has cabled for A. T. Young to reinforce the team. He hopes Young will be able
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  • 32 20 [From Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh, Aug. 8. The first knock-out football competition m Perak is starting next week. Sixteen clubs from all districts are competing. There if no trophy.
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