The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 August 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press Sj: 1X731 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    358 1 The Imperial Conference is a complete success, it is reported from Ottawa, where twelve trade agreements were signed on Saturday Page 9. The agreements signed at Ottawa contain indications of what the Dominions are prepared tc do for the Colonies and vice versa Page 9. "The toughest
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    A CONVERSION ON THE HILL
    1092 1 I had been a rebel against July till life on the hills converted me. It seems a spiritless month, neither high summer nor early autumn, and m any case unworthy to appear m the same calender with February. July made j herself very fair this
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      187 1 lIIGIA I' EA s (he fr '""hness JJVan. „f the Jlur«« dcns djref to >"" r hnme RAFI I ,ES HOTEL WAS PREMIER HOTEL sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. THIS EVENING r£A DANCE CABARET 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. SPECIAL DAILY TO-MORROW Phil DOLLAR LUNCH A LA SIMPSON SPECIAL
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      210 1 contributed m larger 3 *^%*S^^^^^\ measure to Public Health *^~~/fyU and well-being than jM)\ Si SAL-HYCOL W Mixing readily with hard, salt, or even contaminated water SAL-HYCOL is a DISINFECTANT of new and amazing possibility. Used m hospitals public buildings or the home. It banishes all danger of infection and
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      103 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Sal-Hycol disinfectant Page 1. Whiteaways annual Sale Page 6. Notices by Raub. Australian Gold. Buloh Kasap Rubber Plantation. F.M.S. Railways and re Malayan Theatres Page 2. Ovaltine for mother and baby Page 14. Robinson's are agenu for the Raleigh motorcycle Page 9. The Columbia Radio Gramophone from I
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      21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STOREB.
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    BOGUS DETECTIVES
    239 2 Early Morning Call at Japanese Lodging House Shaik M:hamed Marican. a Malay from Penang was sentenced to rix months' rigorous impri^nment by the District Judge on Saturday for extcrting money from Yishi Yodishima. I Japanese woman. Complainant said she w.-s tlic wife of a Japanese lodging-house keeper at
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    "THE BLARNEY STONE"
    248 2 Attempted Kiss Which Proved Fatal James Burke, a Dublin boy residing at Railway Road. Rathhure. was killed while attempting to kiss the "blarney stone" at Blarney Castle. Co. Cork, (writes the Free Press Dublin Correspondent). He was one of three who went- to the top of the
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    LUPINO LANE'S NEW CONTRACT
    193 2 Lupino Lane has been signed up by British International Pictures on another long-term contract. It will be remembered that Lane was respon■ible for such successful 8.1.P. comedies as Love Ue The Rftce and The lnnQC?nt& f Chicago, the gangster burlesque Much as his directorial talents have
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      415 2 A New Consignment of the all British Absorbent SORBO RUBBER SPONGES has arrived. Best Quality. Reduced Prices. MEDICAL HALL, LTD. 3. BATTERY ROAD. The House foe serr cc and price economy. BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY 11. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Clam Work Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW BUILDING— 'Phottc 7898. STRAITS TYPEWRITER
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      592 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is htreby given thtt tenders arc now Invited for Dm folljwing materials or se -vices and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices I Filling at Kclam Ayei Lane off Serangocn Road. Dcte cf Clo ing. -i
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      717 2 NOTICES. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. i Opening of Town Office at 48, Noi\h Canal Raad, Singapore, i Phone No The Federated Milny States Railways will cpen a Town Office at 48. North Canal Road. Singapore, on Mcnda>. August 22nd. 1932. Passenger tickets will be issued, enquirip; answered, and goodr and
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      90 2 Ort a 33 ial B Pur 155 idnii ral M..v conwr, Slngapor, ntoluti qucnt i •id C m raoluti IClUtk I (II 1 I LO p^ •n the .Matter of Ordinan eN*.lss(ciJ and m (fa Matttrof MALAYAN THK ATkFs.LI da The rr.-clit are requlrto send tluir i. B particular, ol
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      253 2 THK WKKK ManCa-.. 22: -d. Hgh Water 0132. 9.3 ft. 13.41, 8.9 ft. Tim*: Exhibition by Japanese players at SC C. 4.30 p.m. Tcotbtll: UFA Medical Services. Anson Roid Stadium. Tue;iay, S3rd. High W.tei C 2.10. C.3 ft.. 14.10. 8.8 ft. Johoi State Ccuncil meeting. 11 a.m. Footfcali: S.A.F A.
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    THE OPIUM EVIL
    178 3 Relentless Campaign m the Philippines Manila. The unrelenting campaign instituted by James Keefe, chief of the Philippine Customs Secret Service, agains drug peddlers and addicts m Ccbu province ha» resulted m the rounding up of a scare or more of the notorious opium and morphine users of
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    28 3 X youfn at Wood Green was fined £1 for V k ing a (M again-t her will. But the fine v. s paid by another girl m caurt
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    WOMAN BURIED ON SEASHORE
    979 3 RIDDLE OF HER FATE Southampton De?.th Mystery Yaw ley Hampshire). A shallow -dug grave en a rising bank above the Solent seashore at Leafe, on the borders cf the New Forest, is the starting point of an extraordinary death mystery which the Southampton County coroner investigated.
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    35 3 The G'aTT»o-p^n County Edrcat ion Committee at Cardiff decided recently to r rtcre to tlvse teachers who were conscientious objectors rtwin? the Wpr the increments deducted from their salaries on account of their war attitude.
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      311 3 Kj Trust Agencies I |1927) Limited BRANCHES I wrowStrrri MALACCA. H ir% ,Vtri-rt PENANG. KUALA LUMPUR. I (tt rt(l ••> and S^ 11 deposited with NiiKnients Government. 'j. Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, I < m Ktnl < olleotors, Investments Supervised I interest collected, Probate or Letters of I W tration applied
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      255 3 For your throats sake, smoke FRESH Cigarettes JAW WBPnPB^ST **Wk** CORK TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES From Arcadia Works m London When you pull this rubber Tab listen where the World s finest Virginia for the air rushing into the tin. The Cigarettes are made. lid then lifts off easily. I RY
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    HOT WATER
    3467 4  -  P. G. Wodehouse's New Tale Senator "adopts" Packy |N <\c:y chicnic> of the mOmc intiicate natur< cf thfl c-ne which b here b?in« related, there occurs a point where the conscientious historian find-> :t exptdlaal to hold a sort of paiade or m pection cf the vr.riou? actors
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    MANCHURIAN CUSTOMS
    286 4 Insubordination of Mr. Fukumoto Shanghai. Sir Frederick Maze. Inspector General of Customs, m a long statement describing the seizure of the Manchuria Customs by tht Manchukuo. says that one of the first acts of bhe Manchukuo was to nctlfy the Superintendent of Customs at the Manchurian treaty ports
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      210 4 Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured iL home counties, the Allenburys' Foods are digested as mother's milk. They are germ fr, are simply and quickly made by the adding boiling water only. Fresh supplies, specially n for the tropics, are received each week FrMb Stock, of the
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      312 5 b^l w^m a I Vs* m, m3—^^M 1 If tr A.^ I IM< |^B W^^WS r^iAfiOM i:xti: m: i» iitU lICiHT! The (irandest Show of All fiALPH LY nil IVIil If/IIIS m > v^ I I vH I^l I BRITISH AND DOMINIONS PRODITCTION RFAII V GENUINE BRITISH ENTERTAINMENT GAIMONT AGAI\"fIRSt":
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      272 5 fCAPITOLi To -Night! Last Night of Paramount's Sparkling Comedy Success The 'MISLEADING With Vivacious, Charming W /k T^\^ 9 9 CLAUDETTE AA7I COLB E R T Co-Starred with the popular Star EDMUND LOWE TO-MORROW: A REAL OUTSTANDING BRITISH EVENT ENGLAND'S DARLING GRACIE FIELDS In Her All-British Talkie Debut SALLY IN
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      343 5 TARZAJS\ the Ape Man Soon I A DOUBLE FEATURE SUPER PROGRAMME 6.5 p.m. 9.5 p.m. For the First Time m Singapore A 2 2 U HOUR SHOW! JACK HOLT IN MAKER of MEN PLUS I-AIRA liA PE,AI¥TE m ARIZONA .NOT A WESTERN ALL C"i "itffJL E'iiEAl i.'^'o" PICKLE MAKES COMMON
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      SCOTTISH GOLF
      1681 6 Jack McLean Wins Championship J.^ck McLean (Hayston) won the Scottish amateur golf ch:mpio.ichip at Dunbar. beating lL n Cireig (S:. Andrews) m the thirty-six ho:es final by 5 and 4. It was the youngest fiaal m the history of tlie championship, Greig o:Lg 24 and McLean 21. McLean
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      FORMER MALAYAN BOXER
      173 6 Vincent Perera After Gunboat Jack Vincent Peiera knewn m the ring as "Tiger Vino." the ex-Lightweight Champion of F.M.S has arrived m Ceylon from Calcutta. It will be remembered that Vincent Perera represented Malaya m his weight against L. B. J. Perera frcr.i C?ylcn and the latter
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      AMERICAN BASEBALL
      86 6 The- following are the latest baseball scores: New York, Aug. 19. NATIONAL LEAGUE R. H. E. Chicago 4 16 2 Boston 3 13 6 Fifteen innings. Cincinnati 3 8 2 New York 7 ID 2 St. Louis 4 10 2 Philadelphia 10 10 1 Frisch two home runs
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      136 6 Plymouth Argyle F.C. last season made a profit £3,537. the receipts. £32,515. being a record. During the season the bank over-draft was reduced by £3,754 and £1,898 paid off the grand stand account. There has been plenty of activity m the football world this week Bristol Rovers have signed on
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      298 6 WHITEAWAY'S ANNUAL SALE cfijGOft! tKSfe malt 4t 1*\r#f£K\ smeet\" Engli-h made pilljv. C3ses cf extra ft«irr^ fPr^l; strong cctton. WHITCAWAYS SUPER VAIUE^ 1111^ Size 20" x 30 ins. THti "LONiiWEAK" SHEETS Sale 75 Cents Each. Special made for WhiteawaV^. Represent high value at a !ov: p -v LAW" aud •3LT*
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      243 6 TUONE swt aW M BBsflBBSSBBBBBSBSBBBSBHBnKJB»l*^^ CO! Qt-. w The Health of Women TN anaemia and debility, resulting from A irregularities of the functions peculiar to women, KALZANA, the calcium food has proved to be of striking value. Kalzana contains the mineral Calcium— which is needed to strengthen the cells of
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    MALAYAN ESTATE OWNERS
    1002 7 MALAYAN ESTATE OWNERS L va TTeport YE.4R'S WORK HOI'S AFFAIRS Malayan Estate Kuala irdav Ml ended it public HftU Kuala 6th 1931. with expressing the •n. proprietary 01 ni Malaya. m nines and >ld< is lift, 1932. Unall holders. the total i oi 90.432 07 A>.siKiatl li.s. X bate Owners'
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    TARZAN, THE APE MAN
    351 7 A Wonderfully Produced Picture It i.>ils tj the l_t cf the fOm piodvicer to tiy and pie se everybody and. tailing that, io produce pi nuie«; which will ippeal to almost verybody. Tarstn, the Ape Man. Is a picture which taJkl within the Inter classification. I».
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    88 7 N;n« persons were taken to hCT**^l Pnd BjaftV rthers injured were given fir t °id when 8 000 persons besieged the C"n*r>l Station, Gla-eo«. to *cc Laurel pnri h^-- the film c^Tiediars whn are o^ holiday m England. White heather was snatched frr»r> their button Noles as souvenirs and even
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    A RODRIGO CENTURY
    232 7 Big Score m S.C.C. -Nondescripts Match Bastim n were on t-p m the match between an S.C.C. XI and the Nondescripts on the latters ground on Saturday. The featuro of the game was an innings of 131 by C. Rodrigo but Burn (59) and C. B. Maxwell
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    CEYLON S.C.'S NARROW ESCAPE
    277 7 Ceylcn Sports Club had a narrow escap: from defeat by the S.a.C. ai Baiestitr on Saturday tvhen thef hac. eifbl wicket! down for only 75 runs when .tump were diawn, s.R.c. having declared at 202 for 7. Fcv the S.H.c. L. Alvil secred 51 and P.
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    S.C.R.C. LOSE TO U.E.
    189 7 The SC.R.C. wen beaten by the United rr timer i by 29 runs on the s.c.r.c. ground on Saturday. I'niWd Lnginect Cochran b Evan Wen:;. ■>7. Harvey c Cheng Sv.ee b Chew Tat. 8. Jopp bw. b Evin Wong. 43. Horslcy b Hoahing. 10. iennie c
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    GLOUCESTERS' MATCH
    302 7 TTr W O. and Serjeants" Me-s defeated Staff and Departments at Tanglin yesterday. Staff and Departments. Ist Innings: Sgt. Carpenter l.b.w. b Oxenham 10; QMS Baker b Oxenham 2; QMS. Vickers b Oxenham 0; Sgt. Sallabank b Oxenham 0; S. S. Biggs b Walker 1; Sgt. White b
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    A RETIREMENT SIAM CAN ILL AFFORD
    794 7 PHYA SARASASTRA The Disappearance of the Panung [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Bangkok, Aug. 16. A singularly uneventful week, for the mos ■part. Things seem to be almost settling dowr at last. There have been some alarums anc excursions over the suspension of certain news-
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    KENG HOCK IN FORM
    366 7 An innings of 77 not out by Chia Keng Hock enabled St. Joseph's Institution to -core 101 for 1 m reply to Raffles Institution's 136 for 7, the game being drawn. R.I. J. Loveday b Leijssius 8; M. Valberg c Then b Boon 0; R. Hoffman
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    TRIBUTES TO THE LATE MR J. S. ARTER
    648 7 SAVED FROM LUSITANIA His Services to the Rubber Industry In its reference to the death of Mr. J. S. Arter the Malay Mail states: Mr. Arter was born at Moseley. Warwickshire, on May 15. 1886. Educated at King Edwards School, Birmingham, he
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    149 7 A dies of bi'ef was told for £60 at Bedford recently. It was the first slice rut by th^ Mayor from a publicly-roasted ox. The auction sale took place m aid of the unemployed. The slice was first bought by the Mayor for 9' L guineas. It was then put
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    SCENE IN POLICE COURT
    979 7 CHINESE SEAMEN SEQUEL TO A.P.C. OFFICE ASSAULT PEPPER THROWING A demonstration In the Third Police Court on Saturday morning; by a number of unemployed Chinese seamen marked the close of the case m which five cf their comrade* were charged with committing an assault on Mr.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932. WEEK-END COMMENT
    838 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932. WEEK-END COMMENT Mr. J. A. Mollison has rendered a valuable service to the manufacturers of British aircraft and aeroplane engines by his solo flight across the tic from east to west. This is the material aspect of an achievement which merits the highest
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    278 8 Mr. A. D M. Poison. General Rubber Co.. Penang. left fcr home on leave by th? P. and O. Rawalpindi. Mr. J. D. Laing has arrived l-j take over from Mr. Poison. The marriage will take place ba Penang on Ssptember Ist. between Mr. J. P. Biddulph. M.C.S. and Muriel
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    35 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London, Aug. 20. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices as follows 2.T(2 238 9 d 16d r' 16d) FOTWard The market is quiet.
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    SIKH DISSATISFACTION
    92 8 Round Table Conference Resignations Simla, Aug. 2«. Sikh dissatLsfrction over the communal award Is illustrated by the fact that the Sikh members of the Round Table Conference and Consultative Committee, Ujjal Singh and Sampuran Singh, have sent a letter to the Viceroy resigning their membership. They declare that
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    SCOTTISH VOLUNTEERS' WAPINSHAW
    614 8 BUKIT TIMAH GATHERINi; Competition as an Aid to Efficiency Fine weather favoured the annual Wapinshaw of the C. < Scottish) Co. SVC. at ttM Buki' Timah Range yesterday. The competition was vary keen particularly m the team events The John Robertson Cup. awarded m the knockout falling
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    AT THE CAPITOL
    238 8 Claudette Colbert m Tho Misleading Lady Claudette Colbert, who will bo rememb T.-d for her splendid performance m thr "flUlllni Lieutenant", is again seen m the Paramount comedy "The Misleading Lady" which te an season at thi> Capitol on Saturdiv nu-hf The story contains all Hrn elements
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    3 8 U.S.A. GOLI> WITHDRAWAL
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    Authorities and the Economic-Conference
    67 8 Authorities and the EconomicConference Washington. Aug. 20. Since the gold drain from the United States has apparently stopped the administration authorities are considering the availability of the coming: economic conference as a source of international steps to curb the huge flight of credits. Tne aggregate credits withdrawn from the United
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    SHOT AFTER PHONING POLICE
    39 8 SHOT AFTER PHONING POLICE MR. X House I tlv t. I Mi He m lea v< m commisM i 1 it j ti« nan I Hmv In v the Mala returm 1 I m IIVI I!! I thit i
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    BRITAIN'S HEAT WAVE
    29 8 W in U^Sbkg Cirteiwid i Europ, .v; temp, rat m any tnr.. j v.: In tlv- n entun shade uhil temp- ■tnee A h and m
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    MOTORING 77
    14 8 Won u\ A\ Sped Mil; an Urn I I I I I
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    SIR JOHN MIDDLET
    17 8 Resigns Ciov«n*nbil Xt'ufoiindhind I nor i and UM R John 111 N Brttlsl 9
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    JAPAN AND U.S.A.
    7 8 Recondliatiti boprful Japan I
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    GOLF
    68 8 KepptJ G.C. W I Linen (i( I I'll" I U I foursofi I Sepoy I Hnki I Si PCJ I fl ;uid H fl C I B) I and JCI X and A J JA B I ■MVft R A I' and A FK I and .1 h I
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      233 8 MALDANO'S NANS J*^t^L v vldbeck macgregor co., ltd. jgjf' i °^SV*rft?^/ i lncorporated under the Cc-npanu't' y *43s^K^ isff^JG&L Ordinances o) Hu^g Kongi Vty {Incorporated ik Shanuliini l tantonmellt Kd Tele: 5371 S3 2 Fi?£BH SUPPLIES DA/LY^^IRAN KURAU IRAN MERAH From 35 cts. to 40 cts. per Ib. Singapore COLD
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      24 8 MODERN HORS D'CEUVRE DISHES IN E. P. N. S. TEMPTING AND SMART IN APPEARANCE. U. S. de Silva Bros.. JEWELLERS, 23 High Street, Singapore.
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    OTTAWA'S "COMPLETE SUCCESS "
    1420 9 OTTAWA'S "COMPLETE SUCCESS TWELVE TRADE AGREEMENTS SIGNED H0 THEY WILL AFFECT THE COLONIES •I tin* Imperial Economic Conference is now it wus reported from Ottawa yesterday. M home as marking the opening of i British trade and a great step forward towards (.1 i common commercial policy between the the
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    JAPAN TO SIGN TREATY WITH MANCHUKUO
    251 9 GUARANTEE OF DEFENCE In Exchange for Special Privileges Miangnai, Aug. 21. A message from Tokyo states that the Japanese Cabinet has decided to recognise the Manchukuo early next month and to conclude a treaty with her guaranteeing the defence of the State m exchange
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    DR. SCHOBER
    115 9 Death of Former Austrian Chancellor Vienna, Aug. 20. The death is announced cf Dr. Schober. the ex-Chancellor. Reuter. Dr. Schober was 58 years of age. He entered the Imperial Austrian police service as a young man and became President cf the Police m 1918. a few months before
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    ENDURANCE FLIGHT
    104 9 Woman Aviator Suffering from Appendicitis New York. Aug. 20. A woman aviator is circling over New York m a refuelling endurance flight while suffering from appendicitis. She is Mrs. Prances Marsalis. who. with Mrs. Conise Haden. took off m the Flying Boudoir at 2 p.m. on Sunday and
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    COTTON DISPUTE
    45 9 Withdrawal of Labour This Week London, Aug. 21. The General Council of the Weavers' Amalgamation discussed m Manchester the question of an immediate strike, but eventually endorsed the decision of the Northern Federation to withdraw labour m all mills on Aug. 27. Reuter
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    MISSING PLANTERS
    42 9 Forced Landing of Search Party Plane Rangoon, Aug. 20. The Raynham search party, which is seeking the missing Malayan aviators, Salt and Taylor made a forced landing 50 miles northward of Akyab, it is believed due to engine trouble. Reuter
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    "TOUGHEST FLIGHT EVER "
    879 9 "TOUGHEST FLIGHT EVER MOLLISON'S FEAT WIFE NOT TO FLY BACK WITH HIM "TERRIBLE STRAIN" "It was the toughest flight I have ever made" declared Mollison, describing his battle with the bad weather conditions encountered m his record Atlantic flight. As a result he has decided that his wife will not
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    GORGOULOFF TO DIE
    34 9 Appeal Rejected by Court Paris, Aug. 20. The appeal of Gorgouloff against the sentence of death for the assassination of President DOUmer b«-« Ivm r»l«v*t*rl hv fh» Pmirt n# Causation.- Reuter
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      241 9 THE RALEIGH MOTOR CYCLE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND APPEARANCE ON 1932 MODELS The best Motor Cycle value obtainable. Thoroughly compare it with any other Motor Cycle and you will be convinced that it is all we claim. MODEL M.O. 32. 2.98 H.P. COMPLETE WITH LUCAS ACETYLENE LAMP AND HORN $385.00 WITH
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      998 10 00^^ SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China THE HU A KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co., (1932) Ltd. MiiUul S.tam Nav;ga:icn Co.. Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. THE CHINA
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      466 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CAVAL HOMEWARDS. Dae Spore. Sail* Spore. Ste»mer *s CITY OP FLORENCE For Marseilles, Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Aug. 30 Sept. 2 »< CITY OF MELBOURNE For Marseilles Havre,
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      470 10 P. fe 9 O, British India and Apcar Lin P (Incorporated m England. MAIL, PASSENGER AND C4i?rn SERVICE. KGO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY* <,„ LONDON AND FAR EAST MAN s t Xv i KNMF -*T OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA j^u Due Tonnar Singapore.
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      688 11 H5 "^""^iffi^oSSS""' ROTTERDAM AND i rUhH.A,, MAHI' I <% rX 2 n J I Sepl t. 1 HAKCy.AKI MARU T "n. M)-) N(,v I I S.OI 21 M t TEUUKUNI MARU T 12 00) Not 15 II I HAKUSAN MARU'T. 10.500 N V. 3ii Dec. 1 I m .nni Koittrd.im
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      350 11 £107.10. SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA 1 THIS RAIE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: Ist. Class Passage Singapore Houg Kong. Ist. Class Passage llong Kong to Pacific I Coast ports II Ist. Class Rail across America. Cabin Class Across the Atlantic. Other fares from Singapore as low as £78. W% 3 THE
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      854 11 K. P. M. KONINKIIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ RETEH— Monday, Aug. 22. Bengl:aJis, Asahan. Paneh and Berombang.. OPHIR— Monday, Aug. 22, Belawau-Deli. MAPlA— Tuesday, Aug. 23, Paneh, Trnjong-Leidong. Tanjong-Mengeidar and Asahan. .TOMOHON— Tuesday, Aug. Po.canak. is-loon pas;engets mills only). Mm! Pemangkat and Sambas. VAN SWOLL— Wednesday. Aug. 24. chcrib m. Semaran-. Scurabr
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    LATEST U.S. LINER
    803 12 Pending Maiden Voyage of Outstanding Vessel Two new cabin-class ships have recently been commissioned for the North Atlantic service. iThey are the White Star liner Georgic and the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique's liner Champlain. This month the U.S. Line's new ship Manhattan is to sail en her maiden
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    WARSHIP COLLISION
    106 12 French Vessel Held More to Blame Judgment was delivered m the Admiralty Division m the action against the Admiralty arising out of a collision between the aircraft carrier Glorious and the French liner Florida m fog m the Mediterranean on April 1, 1931 which resulted In the death
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      618 12 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 S3. MANOOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only] s.s. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      419 12 Kerr Steamship Co., k (Incorporated In U.S.A > NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Bttton, (w Philadelphia and Baltimore (via a. (CALLS AT QUIT POBTB eZ Dv talk M.S. SILVERYEW In Port M.S. SILVERCYPRESS •Sept. 6 M.S. SILVERWALNUT Sept. 27 O< Por rates and particulars please apply to:— GUTHttIK
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      653 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 p.m Kuantan (via Jerantut) except Sunday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 7.30 a.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) Sunday
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      86 12 Athos 11, Fren. 8947. from Marseilles 21. for I Saigon 21. Nordmark. Germ. 4142. from Hamburg 21 for Miri 21. Saarbrucken. Ger. 5386. from Hamburg 21 for Darien 21. Suddhadib, Siam. 803. from Bangkok 21, for Bangkok 24. Majang. Dut. 362, from Indragiri 24, for Indragiri 23. Esmeralda, Brit. 71,
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      TRANSFER AT SEA
      420 13 How Lady and Family Caught Ship An unusual piece of service to a member of the travelling public was carried out recently at Woosung by Messrs. Thos. Cook Son. thanks to the co-operation of the China Navigation and the Lloyd Triestino companies, when a passenger was trans-shipped
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      PORT HEALTH
      317 13 Shanghai Cholera Epidemic The following health bulletin is issued by the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau for the week ending. August 13th. Alexandria: 1 plague case. 1 smallpox ca3e. Baghdad: 1 plague case: 1 smallpox and 1 death. Ba-sein: l plague case and 1 death: 1 smallpox case.
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      LAUNCH CAPTURED
      57 13 Canton. A message received here from Lienchow reports the prevalence of pirates at Lienkiang and the north river districts. A motor launch at Jenho was captured and looted by a band of pirates near Sanlihsia on its way to Canton. The 38 passengers, most of whem are sugar
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      108 13 Owners and Masters of Shipping are requested to keep their vessels as clear of the range as possible during aeroplane machine gun practice, which will take place on Pulau Suber on September Ist. to 30th. both dates inclusive, commencing at 7 a.m. each day. The International Code Signal "D" above
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      SHORT FAIRY TALES
      992 13 Dream Stories of the Stiller Watches "No, I'm not really keen on a shore job, I but thanks all the same," said the second mate. "Put all the shore staff off pay," said the shipowner whose ships were all laid up. "Good morning, sir," said the captain.
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      490 13 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head offic 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone: 60.^. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. premier morning daily m Maiava Drlivm-d with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special ires include pictures,
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      96 13 PINEAPPLE HAMS 1 I SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. I 1 Jffiß? '■''^•''■'^SL '^SEkj £sskrBSk£&.- J^ A BONNIE GLAXO BABY Doctors feed their own babies on Glaxo "I am more than satisfied with the result of Glaxo feeding m my own child 9 s case. He is firm, has cut
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      MOLLiSON'S ATLANTIC FLIGHT
      766 14 WILL EARN HIM SEVERAL THOUSANDS Probably, some hundred or c o men and n omen flyers all over the world are making thtir plans for seme "daring feat" of flying' within the next two or three months. They will fly the Atlantic. They are bound to keep
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      WOMAN DROWNED
      73 14 Australian's Body m Sungari River Harbin. The waters of the Sungari recently yielded the corpse of a fully-dressed woman, which later was identified as Miss Katherine Rouse, (51), who had come to Harbin from Sydney, her native place. From certain correspondence which the police have succeeded m unearthing,
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      94 14 A scheme for the erection of a bie hotel •t a cost of £750.000 en the promencde at Ncrth Shore. Blackpool, with large indoor swimming bath adjoining the hotel at a cot of £120.000 has been pps>ed by the Blackpool Town Council. The architect of the hotel, Mr. A. Winstanley,
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      TWO FOREIGNERS MISSING
      393 14 Believed to Have Been Killed m Shensi Reported to be missing m Shensi, further information regarding Messrs. Gustav Tornvall and Hemy Ekval has been received m Shanghai. According to latest reports, Mr. Tornvall, I who is a member of the China Inland Mission staff, was travelling wibh
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      MR. H. M. TIBBEY
      369 14 Former Hongkong Resident Dies m London Tha cca.h occurred m Londco recently of M-. Henry Mru-pherson Tibbey. an old China hand who will be remembered with affection by many Shar.ohaiJanden:. Mr x.bbey. who was born m Armagh m 1875. came out by way of Canada to
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      RIOTS IN JAPAN
      64 14 Farmers Demand Disposal of Rice Stocks Tokio. An ugly incident occurred at the offices of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry when 400 representatives of farmers and smaller merchants of the Kwanto District clashed with police, the visitors demanding the disposal cf rice owned by the Government.
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    GIRL BRANDED
    127 14 Inhuman Treatment of Adopted Child Ra'ni^Hirw. Kri hn.l AHBMI, employed en Hapugastenne Tip. who hsd be-n remanded for identifies'!on. v.-9s sentenced to six months' rigor-us Imnn-onment m beim: found guilty of having branded her adopted daughter. Amboomm aged 12 IWH3, with red-hot wires. The Di trict Pol cc
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    107 14 Mr. Victor J M?ndis. partner of the legal firm of Mendis and Ahlip, Penan? left for j Singapore on Sunday. Messrs. Mendis and Ahlip j have closed their practice m Penang and have j opened an office m Singapore. Mr. Ahlip pre-i-edd Mr. Mendis about a fortnight ago and has
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      171 14 i£- it sBl~<«^l~*^L f■"• ii j^^P* t^flv^^K W r atrength Mother Doctors insistently urge mothers to breast-feed their babies because they lnow that maternal milk is germ free, of correct composition, and that no substitute is equal to it for safer Harding the little ones against n'.ritional diseases, such as
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      50 14 You need suffer no longer the pain anc l d,scomfort of RheumatiTm Sciatica, Lumbago if y Our blood is kept m a pure and healthy state I remove the cause of the trouble by taking Clarke's Blood Mixture Of all Chemists and Storts. Equally good m LIQUID or TABLET form
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      539 14 BANKS AND INSLRax^ 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 £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, EC. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saißon Amritsar Ipoh
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      171 14 THE YOKOimusPfnT BANK M) m .E....... Capital SubReserve Fund tJSSS .1,,,, o Sinitapore ■rMck Wwtmln Thr N.it; Lloyd. B Ml 'N» Ml x Ali'xand::. Calcutta, c tien. H ml Honolulu. X,, Ant, Fi'.ki. N *cl Itaat i<; SiiUt'.r. B Souia'.i. I Corn cities of tlInterest Fixed !>,,.- -applirati business ttm
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      558 14 KOUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The follow.ng is I list of stations which can c receive .1 m Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about .23 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tapjunff Priok, 21 metres
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    MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS
    416 15 comparative statement of the value ol Foreign Trade, including parcel post, bullion and coin, m 1931 and 1932. 1931 1942 jyji Parcel Bui- Grand Increase urand Giand chan- Post lion and Total or T tai TOUI disc coin. Decrease lln thousa nds of 4 r ;4,)l 31.072
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    GOLD RUBBER STOCKS STILL INCREASING
    846 15 ILK BEATS DEMAND tovery until Position of America improves .id comuaspUrn condition of decline m output Ifcssn Charles Hope wekiy rep rl dated July ll* CtpMMM the best the RuhLJ* 1 f toCTMMd but femand it wih ■lmilat.-d by higher osttlon i.s no worsr <"
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    122 15 l^haajpes m Representative Prices Aug. 19 20. American Can. Com. 52 52 Am T'phcne and Tgraph 109 109 7 Oupont 34 v 34 s File tone. Comm n 12". Not Quote :l Gen. Electric 18 13'Gen. Motors 13 v 13 t s Goodrich 61| Not Quoted
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    JAPANESE DUMPING IN INDIA
    114 15 Bombay Millowners' Protest to Government Bombay. Mr. H. P. Modi. Chairman of the Millowners* Association. Bombay, has sent to-day the following telegram to tne Secretary to the Government of India's Commerce Department. "My Association is greatly perturbed by the Press telegram announcing that the Govern- ment's
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    SELANGOR UNITED RUBBER
    69 15 Sy-tem of se!ective tapping was continued throughout year ended Ma:ch 31 last, and cv*Dut amounted to 821. 9tl lb. Sum of £2.5T) has been transferred from general reserve for purpose of writing down bock value of bu.'Uings and machinery. Balance brought forward amounted to £9.193, from which
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    13 15 unilover House, on the Thames Embankment at Blacktriars, lia& corridors Scored with rubber.
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    NYALAS RUBBER
    304 15 A Loss of 815,(100 Last Year The report of the diricto. s of the Nyau Rubber Estates. Ltd to be presented at the mnuul meeting at Ftvi.ch 8.-nk Bulidtngs, Saigapete, on Aug. 29th. b as fellow: The acccunts for the year shew a less c $15,000.01 (as ag?ii.st
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    THE & ABROAD
    173 15 THE ABROAD Aug. 3 19 20. Amsterdam 8.73 8.61 *■> 8.62'j Athens 550 555 555 Belgrade 220 215 Berlin 14.77 14.57 14.57'^ Bombay Is. 63 32 Is. 6 764 Brussels 25.32 > L 24.97 25 Bucharest 590 597'- 590 Buenos Aires nom. nom. non--. Copenhagen 18.59 >■_> 18.75 18.75 Geneva
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    To-Day's Price Changes
    368 15 To-Day 's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES August 20. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London, 3 months" sight 2 3 29 32 London. 60 days' sight 2,3 7,8 Londen. 30 days' sight 2 3 27 32 London, demand 2 3 13 16 London. T.T. 23 25 32
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    68 15 August 20th.. 12 o'clock noon. Bayers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 7>s 7» 4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. 7» 4 7% Oct. 7 5 16 1-K Oct-Dec. T\ 7 7IS Jan-Mar. 7 l j 7 916 Tone of Market. Easier. Latest Cable:
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    941 15 SATURDAY. AUG. 20TH. 1932 A>am Kumbang 21s io 23s 6d .iitsciui Malay Ayer Hitam (.ss) Us 6d 12s 3d Bangrin Tin u> 9s 3d 10i Jd Bat aii g Paaang I til Uo lo Batu Ca\es Ifll 29 32 Baku Ai.iiig >». Barmah Malay i£> o* n*»Ui
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      74 15 kmU „cffd $12,000,000 7 Awnrance to force OTer IM^mo The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated to the Strmtta Dntnuunniti) mD OFHCE Great Eastern Ute BuUdlng. CecU Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewry EC w company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and compile, with
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    THREE CENTURIES IN SUCCESSION
    471 16 LIEUT. BRYAN AGAIN EXCELLENT INNINGS AGAINST S.R.C. S.C.C. VICTORY Lieut. G. J. Bryan, the Services cricketer, scored his third century m successive innings on the Packing yesterday afternoon, enabling the S.t'.C. to defeat the S.R.C. by six wickets. As m the match against the Volunteers a
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    HAMILTON CARRIES HIS BAT
    383 16 Unavailing Effort Against Merchants R. N. Hamilton, the S.C.C. captain, had the distinction of carrying his bat through the 8.8. and I. innings m the tournament? game against the Merchants on the S.C.C. ground on Baturday and it was largely through his sound Innings of 94
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    MAX BRILKA'S GREAT FIGHT
    811 16 FIRST ROUND SHOCK Guillermo Wins After Thrilling Battle One of the largest crowds that has witnessed a boxing contest m Singapore for a long time rose to its feet> and cheered Max Brilka after his fight against Battling Guillermo at the New World Arena on Saturday
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      63 16 London, Aug. 20. To-day's Scottish First Division matches resulted as follows: Aberdeen 1, Mother* ell 1. Clyde 4, East Stirling 3 Falkirk 2, St. Mirren 3 Hamilton 1, Celtic 1 Heart s 4, Airdrieonians 0. Kilmarnock 6, Third Lanark 0. Morton 2, Cowdenbeath 2. Queens Park
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      SECOND DIVISION
      58 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Albion Rovers 2, Hibernians 0 Arbroath 4, Queen of the South Q Boness 2, Alloa 2. Brechin 2, Ralth Rovers 1 Dundee United 2, Stenhousemuir l DumfernUne A. c, Forfar A 1 East Fife 4, St. Bernards 0. Wlnbursh City a, Montrow 4 Kin*'s
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    SELANGOR RETAIN CHAMPIONSHIP
    845 16 MALAYAN ATHLETICS CULLEN WINS INDIVIDUAL TITLE TWO NEW RECORDS I From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. Selangcr retained the State championship and L. D. E. Cullen (F.M.S. Police) the individual championship at the Malayan A.A.A. championships, which were concluded heie this afternoon. H.H. the Sultan
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    TO-DAY'S LAWN TENNIS EXHIBITION
    43 16 The Japanese lawn tennis players, Murakami and Niahimura, will be seen In exhibition matches at the S.C.C. this afternoon. The Club pavilion will be reserved exclusively for members and their households and members are requested to wear their badges.
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    NO TICKETS ON THE WINNER
    658 16 TAIPING RACES Second Day of Amateur Meeting [From Our Own Correspondent] Taiping. Aug. 20. The improved weather led to an increased attendance on the concluding day of the Taiping amateur meeting to-day. The Sultan of Perak and the Resident were present. Carrying bottom w?ight. Abbot
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    COUNTY CRICKET
    111 16 Indians Doing: Well Against Leicestershire London, Aug. 20. The following were the tea-time scores m the county cricket matches to-day. Kent 250 for 9 vs. Middlesex at Lord's. Surrey 180 for 5 vs. Yorkshire at the Oval. Gloucestershire 149 all out vs. fteex 95 for 2 at Southend.
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      156 16 MOUTRIE PIANOS NOW AT REDUCED P CES but not reduced m qu; the Moutrie Piano till remains the staiKhn. trument m the Far PRICES FROM $425,00 USED PIANOS FROM i M S. MOUTRIE Co, Ltd. (Incorporated In Honß X Raffles Place. Tel. M 22. Sin< a p,, rf I jfr
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