The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 11 July 1923

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    18 17 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIKI> SERIES WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. No. 1,875
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    CONTENTS.
    175 17 IEAhERS PAGE !em of the Malay State 17 b t-uity of the Mark 17 im\ Physical Development 18 Strife 18 tad Comments 18 pay:i -t-nt m Advance ID POM AND COURT NEWS. ,:rt of Appeal 21, 24, 25, 27, 32 :ment for F* lse Witness 24 Danger of Triad
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 17 July 9. > m.3. 2i4 *fc -and 2)4 1-32 credit* 3 m.s. J 4 17-32 York, demand 53 .Lmuiiii 830 T. 173 V» ag, demand 1% pc Dis. i. demand 108 H >ir.d 138 ft B &n*k i. demand 7»H Sovereign, Bank Frying 8.64 Lngand Rate 4 p.c. I
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    101 17 which seven Chinese stood h frauchilant possession of three loaded with coal, was mentioned Th^rd Magistrate yesterday J i«-;tponed. The accused men t(d on Sunday nig^it. a« the a raki, conducted by Detective Lyons and some detectives, on litters which were moored off The arrests were made on Xos. 838,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      73 17 STREDWICK.— On July 9th., at the Mat I ntty Hospitiil, to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Stredwick, a son. CLARKE. --On Ju y Jjrd, at Eating 1 Middlesex, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vincent Clarke, a son. WISHART.— On July sth., at "Twyford," to Mr. and Mrs. L.
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      DEATH.
      62 17 VAN MOTMAN.— At the E. O. Hotel. Ponang. on the 6th July, Constantyn Jacop van Mot man of Bat'-ivit. Aged 75. SONG JEW NEC— On July Bth., at her residence, No. 24 Middle Road, Song Jew Neo, widow of the late Foo Ten* Qwee, aged 76 years. Deeply regfetted.
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      MARRIAGE.
      53 17 PEREIRA-DOS REMEDIOS.— On June 80, 1923, at the Church of the Assumption, Penang, by the Rev. L. M. Duvelte, Wilfred Bernard Pereira, second son of M-. and Mrs. B. P. Pereira, Larut Road, Penan*, to Primrose Elpherine dos Remedios, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Dos Reraedios,
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    235 17 A mail from Home, bringing dates to June 14th. arrived here on Friday, July 6th. This weekly leaves by the B. I s.s. j Ellenga to-day. j A number of interesting appeals were i heard during the course of the week. Mr, Justice Branch, Judicial Oomm^ sioner,
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    PRODUCE.
    134 17 July 9. Tin 150 Tons $90.25 1 Gambier 12.25 Pepper White 22.00 Pepper Black 13.50 Tapioca, small flake f.g. 10.50 Pearl Sago small 8.50 Copra 10.30 Copra Sundried 10.80 Opium, Benancs one. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 230.00 Rice, Sirrn No. 1 for expoz; 286.00 Rice, Siam No. 2 for
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    Problem of the Malay State.
    759 17 flm Mall tU Tnu »at Ftopk > rlffki •urW by tifjm «t>d iskrD^d kf ufat! salrtoc Tntb h«r ciortetu fnctplf isi«* July 4. Mr. Maxwell's speech at the dinner of the Association of British Malaya sets one thinking of how thoughtful und sincere men who
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    The Iniquity of the Mark.
    761 17 July 5. Any day there may come m a wire to the effect that the former German standard money is a million to a pound, thereby rivalling the Russian rouble. The wire which announced the last great fall spoke of "appalling conditions" m Germany, but
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    Games and Physical Development.
    933 18 July 6. The great crowds that gather on liie Esplanade and the Reclamation ground when football is on, especially during the time of the League and Cup Tie matches, show an increasing interest among the inhabitants of the place m games. Cricket also claims now a
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    Russia's Strife.
    707 18 July 7 The fact that the Soviet's agents are either the most tactless persons that ever had to represent a great people, or else the most insolent; the pinpricks which civilised nations and their diplomats have to put up with; cur natural impatience that so vast a iield
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    Week End Comments.
    690 18 July B Attention is once more locuaaed upon Reparations and the respective attitudes of Britain. France and Btgium. Earl Curzon is apparent';. puxious on behalf of our (^vernmem to know where we stand, if the French policy m the Ruhr continues. and continues to fail to achieve
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    Payment in Advance.
    806 19 July 10. Perhaps we ought to feel proud thtt our Municipal r.nd Government Trading departments are so well act;u^inted with modern business that they adopt every possible means to Lollect money, and having collected it, m most instances put it out wisely Hi interest. We note that
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    POPULAR POLICE OFFICER'S DEATH.
    185 19 The Straits Settlements Police Force has lost one of its ablest and most experienced officers, a? well as one of the most popular, by the death, which occurred m Malacca General Hosprital on Saturday, of Inspector H. Brereton. His death occurred with tragic suddenness- from heart
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    54 19 The driver of motor car 3283 has been arrested <-nd charged m consequence of an accident which is reported to have occurred m Cantonment Road at about 330 on the afternoon of the 6th. The complainant is a Chinese woman who is stated to have b«?n knocked down and injured
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    MEDICAL COLLEGE UNION.
    383 19 Tht- members of the Medical College i/nion celebrated their annual prize distriluticn at the Medical College on Saturday afternoon. The bad state of tie ground after the rain earner m the day did not permit the holding of the tennis doubles match between Drs. Balhetchet and Gopa!
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    K.P.M. STEAMER'S NEW IDENTITY.
    385 19 An unusual ceremony, and an interesting event m the history of Eastern shipping, took place on the steamer Speelman, m the Roads, on Saturday morning, when a small gathering of representatives of the Companies interested witnessed the handing over of the steamer by the Koninklyke Pak'-
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    HENLEY REGATTA.
    232 19 TfiCPiCAL WEATHER AND BIG ATTENDANCE. [Reutev's Service.] London, July 7 Henley Regatta concluded m magnificent weather, which prevailed throng «at and there was a big attendance on each of the four days. Li order to avoid the bend at Temple Island, the course this year was shortened by
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    405 19 The following Singapore properties wert ■old by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Company, at their saleroom No. 86 Chulia Street on June 27th and July 4th:--. Freehold land and house No. 22 Banda Si area 1,234 sq. ft., Mr. Poh Thiam Hock, $10,500. Freehold land and
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    42 19 Penang, July 3. The following: are the numbers of arrivals from and departures to the Madras Presidency for the month of June, 1923. Arrivals 2,782 adults 295 minors; Departures 5,072 adults 277 minors. The arrivals relate to aided passengers only.
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    WIMBLEDON TENNIS.
    716 20 THE FINALS. THE MATCHES DESCRIBED. [Reuter's Service.] London, July 6. Scorching hot weather prevailed at Wimbledon and the stands were packed. Play opened m the centre court with Miss Colyer and Miss Austin beating Mrs. Youle and Miss Rose m the sami-final B—6, 6 4. The winners, who
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    41 20 A violent flash of lightning struck the Coliseum Cinema at Kuala Lumpur on Thmsday afternoon it 4.30. As a result the wires were fused, and it was not possiMe to screen any pictures that night. The telephone installation was also affected.
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    SINGAPORE AUXILIARY DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
    518 20 SINGAPORE AUXILIARY DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION. (From Our Own Correspondent). The twelfth annual meeting was held at S.P.G. House, Tufton Street, Westminster on the 4th June. A good attendance at at the meeting, and a# the "tea which preceded it showed the continued in-tereat m the Diocese and its work maintained by
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    PENANG NEWS.
    139 20 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penan?, July 7. Successful spoils were held under the auspices of the Municipal Commissioners. There was a large attendance and keen competition. The Rev. Brother James, 0. B. E., was presented with an address from the St. Xavier's Old Boys. Dr. J E. Smith
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    131 20 An old Ipoh Anglo-Chinese School boy now studying at Syracuse University, New York, writes that he went to a cinema m America last month end siw some splendid views of Perak. He says «C n you imagine »t. We sa* views of a picnic at Km la Kanprsar 'Mrin Menglunchor,'
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    S. J. O. B. ANNUAL MEETING.
    453 20 The annual general meeting of the St. Joseph's Old Boys Association was held m St. James' Hall on Sunday morning, when there were about 40 members present. Mr. J. F. J. Ess took the chair, and was supported by the Rev. Brother Marican, Director
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    TRADE RETURNS.
    99 20 Imports. Tlie total value of Foreign Import of Merchandise excluding Parcel Post into British Malaya for the month of June 1923. $48,945,853 £5,710,349. The total value of Foreign Imports of Merchandise excluding Parcel post into British Malaya for the month of June, 1022. $39,044,471 14,555.188. Inciva.se $9,901,382 £1.155
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    PHYSICAL DRILL IN SCHOOL.
    102 20 To the Editor. Sir,— With reference to recent articles m local newspapers regarding physical drill m Singapore Schools, I would like to point out to the general public the important part the Young Men's Christian Association has played m this development. The Physical Director of the
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    69 20 At the Church of the Assumption, Penang, on Thursday morning, the wedding was solemnized of Mr. Leslie C. Perkins, eldest son of Mr. W. B. Perkins, and Mrs. Vivir.n Valeric Mclntyre (nee D'Oliveiro). The Very Rev. Father L. M. Duvelle officiated Mr. and Mrs. Crane D'Almeida were sponsors. The best
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    300 20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT SERVICES THIRD \n,\ Th- Services commenced hadlv the S. R. C. at Tn, im o|| afternoon, but their moam t.otll was sufficient 10 carry then, successfully, the Club score of 56. Ban, -is tl ,d L*i js^ the Club's attack. Tin- m fo; for the Services
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    FRENCH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    36 20 [Reuter's Service] Dieppe Jul) Two Englishmen contested the final kfct French op^ n MMMV ?ol f onampions Lieut. Colonel Hannay (A<ii: ||M <* beat the Hon. Mu-ha« Ml Tououer Club, by five and four
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    HOME CRICKET.
    176 20 TRta.'. Scnriet.l London, .la»> At Worcester: Wmmftkkm hsm*A cestershire hy an inningl ar.d The winners compile tfci Mg I for 7 and declared, MvaH Newman 130 and Brutton 119 r.o\ Blackheath: Kent feat Norths l>y ten wicket*. Taunton: IJIMIHIi M by seven wicket*. Nottinghamshire beat the W< the
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    WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1923.
    587 21 .rfice of me Pc.:uguese Con-raist-ii to the position of a from J>e Dominions to take imperial < onference on Educa- on Jun- '27y vt the Board of include Mr. A. Keir, re-present- tau-d Malay States. Mr. T. A. S. McClelland, act[ent, I 1 :ak, presented Miss
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    1459 21 DAMAGBB IN AGENCIES CASE. The Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday MWered judgment on tbn appeai brought by Mr. Sec lon^- Vv'ah a«?u ml deciflioo of Mr. Jtttk BarreU-Lconard m the action brought aj aincJ t hy Mr. P. A. Paris, claiming |9o^ooQ for failu^- to fulfil an
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    MR. JUSTICE BRANCH TO BE CHIEF JUSTICE OF JAMAICA.
    237 21 MR. JUSTICE BRANCH TO BE CHIEF JUSTICE OF JAMAICA. l£i. Justice E. St. J. Branch, Judicial Commissioner at Serunban, is, according to a report m circulation m Singapoie yesterrl.iy, to return to Jamaica, where he was fcr many years Attorney General, m the ccpi'-ity of Chief Justice of that island.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    773 21 EDUCATION. To the Editor. k Sir, it us a fact without r. rell 1. i ractiSpeaking, -:-<*c cviue.i..iu; is spcMh > tola. ;uiit: L:<pi.;v;n ihcrefc a the 'uiniant sad indifferent attitude of the jocai Government m this direction, whilst beating In mind that Singapore was founded
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    27 21 A fine of $200 was inflicted on a Chinese by Mr. Gourlay m the Third Court yesterday, for being m possession of a quantity of non-Government chandu.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1573 22 The principal conclusion to be drawn from a perusal of the list of entries for the Singapore Lawn Tennis Tournament preliminary to the Malayan Championships m August, is the apparent determination of the Japanese to kevp the Gr.unt Cup, won by them m 1921 and last year, m
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    STRAITS CHINESE READING CLUB.
    129 22 At a meeting held m the CCA. Hall, 137 Prinsep Street, on July 2nd, at which were present: Rev. W. Murray, M. A., Mr. Song: Ong Sir.rgr, M.A., LL.M. and a fairly large gathering of members, the following officers were rppointed office bearers for the 29th
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      THE MALAYAN EXHIBITION.
      155 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 3. The show concluded under the happiest circumstances and with the gratifying proM of .bout $5,000. Yesterday, the children's day, schools having a holiday, the children were conducted round the Exhibition by their t&acheis. lr the dog show, the twelve
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      IPOH AUCTIONEER DEAD.
      103 22 (From Our Own Currespondont) Kuala Lumpur, July 3. The death occurred suddenly f.'om heart failure last night, of Mr. F. G. Barr, foi many years the leading auctioneer of Pe:ak Ai. 1 Barr was previously m the SJSJSfcaI p o- -fi':-.-ion m Singapore and Penang, and settl-
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      PENANG NEWS.
      146 22 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penan g, July 3. The funeral of Captain Hugh Adams was largely attended, those present including the hon'ble Mr. A. B. V.-ule», the hon'ble Mr. J. Mitchell and the hon%le Mr. W. H. Thorne. A firing party of the Penang Volunteers attended. The Rev.
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      PENANG TURF CLUB.
      75 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanp, July 3. A special meeting of the Ttarf Club approved the programme for the forth coming Race Meeting, altering the race i-ourse events to a mile to avoid the possibility of the danger of turning soon after starting. The meeting approved an
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      MALAYS AND EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
      81 22 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpier, July 4. An exclusively Malay exhibition will be held at Alor Star from Sept. 22nd to Sept. 24th., inclusive, sponsored by the Recent of Kedah. H. H., when he vis-its England m 1924, will take the best exhibits of arts
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      RETIREMENT OF MR. B. MARTIN.
      53 22 (From Our Owti Correspondent.) Penang, July 4. Mr. S. F. Brereton Martin, advocate and solicitor, who is-, retiring and proceeding home by the Delta, was entertained at a complimentary dinner by the Bench and Bar. Mr. Justice P. J. Sproule presiding. Mr. Martin arrived m
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      ALLEGED FALSE AFFIDAVITS.
      45 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 4. In the Second Court a chetty war charged as the plaintiff m a judicial proceeding with intentionally making false affidavits. The hearing was fixed for July 11th., bail being allowed m the sum of $1,000.
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    THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION (1924.)
    381 22 THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION (1924.) THE MALAY A FAVILIO* The following is ar ,ffi The ligajlif of th- th«: ooaaaieaccMcnl of t»u- Malaya Pavilior n.. n^ kge m the i > f partio };mi:: h'bilion. The work h Si Robi.t Me Air mmin i f < i 1 pv cticall;
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    PICTURES AT THE THEATRE.
    132 22 Last nijrht IMV a i gramme of the cinema Victoria Theatre. Man P I Lloyd, a strong: <ombina« to Johnny Hines and Lany these two corned ans UtfTJ latest comedy, "The A entertaining, for Johnr.y Hincs a picture which maki< too 1 upon the audience m
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    310 23 LEAGUE FOOTBALL. MIDDLESEX BEAT M VLAYA F. C. their match against the s-econd eleven on ihe Pedant? I con'.-dem fash on, the Malaya and were ultimately l\ live clear goals to nil. The d a tremendous crowd, and diriicuity was experienced m pitch clear. The Malaya forwe!l away
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    466 23 The Gunners tried hard to lower the < C/s colours on the Padang yesterday moon. Had they obtained the lead earin the frame, as they might have done th a little more luck, there would have 'ten every possibility of their winning the inriUh. The Club opened the
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    CHINESE BANDIT OUTRAGE.
    1703 23 AXE-GRINDING POLITICIANS. (Special to the Singapoie Free Press). Tokio, June 15. b China rapidly returning to that state of hate for foreigners that existed pr.or to the outbreak of the Boxer Revolt m 1900? Th s is the question that foreigners, of all national ties, are asking
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    THE TULIP.
    735 23 The Turks provided Europe with much mat v. as Tiew and unheard-of from the treasures °f their native home, which enlarged the limits of custom and the circle of ideas. They were lovers of trees, and especially of flowers. During the short fierce summers of Turkett^n innumerable flowers
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    70 23 service are under the direct supervision of foreigners and are the only two sources of revenue that yields- the Peking Government sufficient funds to live from hand-to-mouth. If an international commission undertakes to run China financially for a time, the graft and the corruption can be cut out, the surplus
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    THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1923.
    290 24 Government is going to provide $200,000 to finance the scheme for mitigating floods m Ipoh. Mr. A. J. Slater, Actfng State Engineer, Negii SembiUn, who was reported to be vny .11 at the European Hospital, Serembf.n. is going Home this week. A black panther w? s
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    224 24 The members and friends of the Presbyterian Church met on Tuesday night to wish the Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Douglasbon voyage on their departure for the home country on six months' leave. The gathering was a very lar^e one and the Kood wishe? expressed were of the
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    IMPRISONMENT FOR FALSE WITNESS.
    277 24 Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard m the Supreme Court yesterday morning oivlered Lim Kay Soo, who had given evidence the preceding day m the successful action brought by Yeap Theam Soo against Lim Boon Teck. for recovery of $1,992, the balance of money lent, to be sent to
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    INDEPENDENCE DAY.
    463 24 AMERICAN CELEBRATIONS IN SINGAPORE. Although it is close u^pon a century and a half since the declaration of independence of the American States was accepted by Congress, the auspicious date, important as it is m the annals of the history of the Western Hemisphere, is st:ll religiouslj celebrated
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    204 24 Judgment m the aippeal by the Attorney General and the relator, Fatima Bibi binte Shaik Mohamed Ismail, against a decision of Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard m a matter m which the widow and infant daughter of Shaik Abdul Haye were granted a declaration that a deed made by
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    LIFE SAVING PRECAUTIONS.
    93 24 The last Gazette contains^ a notification under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance as j follows. Rule 31 of the said Rules is amended by the addition of a new paragraph to be numbered (h) under the heading "Class 3— (Home-trade Passenger Steamers)" and under the heading "Class 4—
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    SINGAPORE SCHOOLS.
    740 24 PHYSICAL WELFARE OF STUDENTS. During the last year increasing attention has been paid m the schools of Singapore to the physical welfare of the pupils of our English Schools. It is only within recent years that the subject of Physical Exercise has attained its present position m the
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    91 24 Considerable excitement was caused m front of the Europe Hotel yesterday afternoon, when a rikisha puller suddenly fell down and died. The man was pulling a single rikisha m which was Mrs. G. Gray. He was- seen to suddenly reel and fall. A fine of $200 was inflicted on a
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    HOME LAWN TENNIS
    149 24 [Reuter's Service] The tennis mate-he v \V»nibledon m glorious w left m the mcnV f eating Campbell. 1. md Norton beat V\ 6 4. This brim!> Johnst< oiposition m the Mi-fi] fiiLlists will bo v irunci tics, Depf F^van? vs. Gordon Lowt Gieig- m the fifth -.«uir.<i,
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    THE WIMBLEDON MEETING.
    170 24 [Reuuf- S Lmlm, Ju i Ten thousand w»->, westher. The possibility of ai :;il Americar. final was strength rd by Degomar 3—6. 4—6. I— l, SSpaniard was obvioutwo sets and donri:ai> Thehe inexplicably up to the net and vol: Gomar's short lobs most Lowe beat Evan* 6—2.
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    HOME CRICKET.
    161 24 [Reuter's Senice.J London, July I Manchester: Lancashire beat Middle** by six vvickeU. For MOAn* X scored 124 m the I in i Hendren 103 m the second. Worcester: 01— illTihin dd Worcestershire by ten w piling 95 m the first mi Leeds: Yorkshire bea nings and 33 runs.
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    DEMPSEY-GIBBONS FIGHT.
    10 24 Great Fans, Jib The Dempsey-Gibbons *?H called off.
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    EXIT JIMMY WILDE.
    18 24 [Reuter's Service] N >w York. JuM r Jimmy Wilde has announced ment from the ring.
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  • THE PRODUCE MARKET.
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      YESTERDAY'S AUCTION.
      113 25 ijapore Cl. amber of Commerce \^ocauon held its 610 th auctiom y. Juiy Ith, when there was IJMJH lbs.; 581.24 tons. gin lbs.; tons. Sold 22-. 17 tons. I'KK'ES REALIZED. Spot Is. l^d. I 24 cts. Smoked Sheet Cents per Ib. -:;;ndard Qual-ty No sales. V. r. cc
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      MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      367 25 Singapore, July 4. has been very little of interest c market during the week under The price of raw lubber is practiMduinged since the last issue of our and business m the raw material difficult. Similarly very few transhave been done m rubber shares iht- niarktt closes
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      GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
      23 25 Monthly MedU (Stroke) will Utk <>n Saturday and Sunday, July i:>th. Monthly Medal (Stroke) will "ff on Thursday, July 12th.
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      S. V. R. A.
      79 25 the result of the monthly Is— m Winners. "A" Cla** Range Score H'cap Nett 200 32 Scr. 32 200 28 3.76 31.76 300 30 2.69 32.69 Ailand 300 31 Scr. 31 r F. Wootton 500 33 Scr, 33 hee 500 31 1.86 32.86 L'sresate Spoon Winners.
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    DANGER OF TRIAD SOCIETIES.
    159 25 Mr. Inghnm, of the Chinese Protectorate, produced a Chinese before Mr. Oourlay m the Third Police Court yesterday morning, on charge of being 1 m possession cf Uteri ture relating to triad societies. The man was arrested as a result of a raid conducted b\ Mr.
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    FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923.
    604 25 Mr. A. Harrington, Instructor, M.S.V.R. is go ng Home next week. Mr. C. Kenneth Cox, who has been ill m Batu Gajah Hospital for some time, has recovered and is up and about again. A Gazette Extraordinary issued y ester d. y contains the text of
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    1485 25 THE WAKAFF 'DEED APPEAL. Jddgment m the appeal arising out of lit gation before Mr. Justice BarrettLennard m regard to a wakatf deed executed In 1917 by Shaik Abdul Kaye, who owned considerable property m India imd Singapore, was delivered m the Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
    239 25 A French Opinion. Writing m the "N. and M. Record, r If. J. B. Gautreau remarks that the attention devoted to the new British naval bcbt at Singapore has extended to French points d'appui (Bizerta, Dakar, DiegoS'.urez, Noumea, Baie d'Along, Foit d« Trance). Great Britain, it is
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    398 26 Singapore, July 4. With the price of tin continuing to fall away steadily and rubber remaining on the dull side, there is very little business to report m either section of the share market. Quotations m t n shares are all on the weak ■I* and South
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    215 26 Singapore, July 3. Rubber.— During the past week the market has remained very quiet, with little or no change m market values for Spot Sheet. The tone of the local auction held on Wednesday, was dull. No ,»ales of Awarded Sheet were made under the hammer, but business
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    JUNE RUBBER EXPORTS.
    121 26 June 1923 June '22 6 mos. '23 6 mos. *22 U."K. 88,284 55,743 422,207 356,217 17. S. A. 252,914 323,703 2,096,520 1,894,292 Bet. 31,925 39,030 181,182 183,697 R Poss. 8773 3,941 36,414 47,920 Japan 34,828 16,309 155,460 138,536 Others 400 693 1,635 2,495 iotal 417,124 439,419 2,893,418
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    24 26 i^ A a m who was the doyen of the lawyer clerks m P eß n(r had aerved the firm of Wreford «nd Th.rt
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    88 26 "S.S." writes:— l am quite surprised to see no MaLiy tennis players among the competitors, I know there are nuny so-called champions n that community. They have been to Joho& to play, and yet they would not eonM forward to compete, although they have seen the fact that
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    TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON.
    336 26 [Reuter's Service.] London, July A. At Wimbledon, m glorious, though hot weather, and m the present of an enormous crowd, including the Duke and Duchess of York, the semi-finals were played. Hunter beat Gordon Lowe, 6 3, 7 5, 6 4. Lowe was very slow m the
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    THE DEMPSEY-GIBBONS FIGHT.
    167 26 [Reuter's Service.] Shelby, Montana, July 5. In a fifteen rounds contest for the world's heavy-weight championship, Dempsey beat Tom Gibbons on points. Th? weather wac* very hot and the spectators numbered six thousand. Contrary to general expectation, Gibbons made a good fight against the title-holder. He out-boxed
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    143 26 Result of Penang Veterans Challenge She! ld Competition, which was competed for by Volunteers of the Straits Settlements. Thirty-one teams took part and the fallowing were the highest thirteen scores: Tebong Section, No. 2 Platoon "A" Company, M.V.C. 118 Ist. No. 5 Platoon "B" Co. (A. Team) P.
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    RUBBER COUPON CASE.
    80 26 Pe;ak Broker Heavily Fined. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, July 5. A fine of $75,000, or one year's imjnisonD:ent, was imposed on an educated Chinest planter and broker of Upper Perak, m th* Police Court to-day, for tending 48 tenp.kul rubber coupons to the Customs Officer, Mr.
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    PENANG NEWS.
    84 26 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, July 5. 11. E. Major General Sir Neill Malcolm tock part m the Royal Prince of Wale* Lo^ge ordinary meeting and delivered a speech on masonic duties. There were five passenger ships m Penal^ Harbour to-day. At the Nibong Tebal Court a Chines*
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    ANTHRAX FROM SINGAPORE.
    69 26 A London paper by the mail states: An investigation into the death of the boatswain of a Hull trawler, who ded m Iceland from anthrax, has resulted m the finding of large numbers of anthrax bacillus m the hides used to prevent the trawl net being chafed.
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    PICKPOCKETS AT THE SHOW.
    184 26 Mr. Frankd'* Wallet Taken. Inspector Neave charged two Sumatra Malays before Mr. Pryde, m the Kuala Lumpur police court on Monday, with picking the pocket of Mr. Julian Frankel at the Agricultural Show. In the course of his evidence, Inspector Neave said that Mr. Frankel kept
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    ULU PANDAN R. E. LTD.
    231 26 ULU PAN DAN R. E. LTD. The report of the above Company for the year ended April 30th., (to be presented at the annual general meeting at nojn on Wednesday, July 11th., at the French Bank Buildings) is as follows: The profit and loss acount for the year shows a
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    87 26 The July Ladies Spoon was won by Mrs. H. M. Hill with a nett score of c 5. The following cards were returned: The July Bogey Competition will be played on Saturday and Snnday, July 7th and Bth. Mrs. H. M. Hill 50 15 35 Mrs. A.
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    SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1923.
    624 26 Ur. B. Hawes is secor, under the Kedah Gove.nnx n;. The Hon. Mr. A. N. ta Home In Septemb< r. <M M., Mr. H. G. B. Hams hato act as Warden of Mine.-, l Mr. A. E. Sang,, tori act as Conservator i.f lonStraits. The Indian
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1367 27 jnnt homucs no. i est farrage Juvenal. vw with eat ng. Not .m <>f restricted cxcosvtrol of import, anfi ka, trie gcafns Mr. >; pvadneed the same old white--i n:.c agency, to which vcrv plantei woedd havu to and t buck what money aright as well
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    35 27 At the antes*] general meetini? of the Amateur Sporting Association held on the sth instant, Mr. Lim Hock Seng of the Ho Hong Steamship Co. was elected Honorary Treasurer vice Mr. Low Kirn Teo resigned.
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    844 27 MALACCA SHERIFF'S LAND GRANT. The hearing of the appeal, the last m the calendar, arising out of a Judgment by Mr. Justice Brown m an action based largely upon a document made m 1852 by Mr. Johannes Bartholomeusz Weiterhout, at that time Sheriff of Malacca, occupied the
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    CHEITY CHEATING. CASE.
    827 27 Ti:e preliminary enquiry m connection with the ease m whk-h a local chetty aamed A. R, C. Weiappa shitty of 84 Market i;irt-tt stands charged with forgery of the gnature ot Mr Ng Hong Guan on 3 pro-»-iv feory note, w a cominsnced bef< re Mr. Gourlay,
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    66 27 Sproule remarked that $4,000 seemed a considerable increase over prices paid previously. Was it with a view to squeezing the Government, or Tan Chey Van, he asked? Mr. Stone stated that Ma'acca was growing m this direction. There were public acquisition proceedings m respect of this land, for the purpose
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      PENANG NEWS.
      74 28 (From Our Own Correspondent Penang, July 6. The death has occurred of Mrs Lazarus, wife of the optician, from blood poisoning following the sting of a jelly-fish while bathing. Ti. 11. S. Pethapermal Pillay, manager of well known chetty firm of Penang, has been arrested for alleged falsification
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      FATAL ASSAULT ON COOLIE.
      113 28 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, July 6. la the Klung Couit, Mr. W. J. Ferguson, Maimyr of Tanah Merah Estate, Batu Tiga, was fined $150, and his clerk Siriwaidene $25, on a charge of simple assault on a coolie, who, following the assault, died from
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      465 28 As a collective to false ideas about the 1< ver of artificial control of price to effect ;m enduring: cure for the troubles of the rubber industry, some of the remark^ made ly Mr. H. J. Welch at the meeting of the Rubber Plantations Investment Trust are woitk
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      IPOH NEWS.
      90 28 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, July 7. A ease of unusual interest was concluded m the Supremo Court to-dn v, when a Tnmil chandu clerk, named Ifjanoo was chargeel with crimiaa] breach of trust m respect of two sums of $370 and $1,010. whilst m charge of the
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    SINGAPORE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    494 28 HONOURS EVENLY DIVIDED. Honours were evenly divided m the opening matches m the Singapore (Malayan preliminaries 1 Championships, which were played on the S.C.C. ana 3. R.C. Courts yeLterday. Two S.C.C. players won out of the six completed matches, a similar number of successes being secured by
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    TENNIS AT WIMBLEDON.
    252 28 London, July 5. Wimbledon: There was a blazing sun, ami crowds wore present. The ladies' singles final will be played to-morrow, and the men's on Saturday. Mile. Lenglen and Miss Ryan beat Mrs. Beamish and Mrs- Menair, 6 1, 6 2. In the doubles Richards and Mrs.
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    43 28 Sadhu Sunder Singh, the well-known ot L^'T f S lon is ported to have been murdered by fc.natics m Tibet says a Bombay message of June 15. The Sodhu co^ ted many devQtees fte Malay. wb lc h he toured some time a/o
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    FOOTBALL.
    564 28 ST. JOSEPHS DEFEAT S.R.C. A great deal of interest centred round the second meeting of the S.R.C. and the St. Josephs Old Boys on the Padan^ yesterday afternoon, m view of the sensational res«H of their previous meeting-, and m spite of the counter attraction caused by the opening
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    28 28 Ladies Eclectic Card Competition. Mrs. Whitmark 44 12 32 Mrs. Ward 40 6 34 Mrs. Jones i 6 10 3g Mn. Nelson ,jO 12 |g
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    NEW ACCOUNTANCY FIRM.
    182 28 An amalgamation of interest m "Company" circles is evident from the notice intimating that Mr. J. s. M Ronnie, Incorporated Accountant and Chartered Secretary, has been joined m partnership •by Mr. Baldwyn Lowkk, Chartered Accountant, and that they will m future practice under the style of Rennie,
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    48 28 Three Sikhs have been arrested and charged m connection with a complaint Made by a Sikh motor car driver that he was seriously assaulted ty other Sikhs armed with sticks, at 9 o'clock on Wednesday nigrht. The assault U stated to have taken place m Pasir Panjang road.
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    MONDAY, JULY 9, 1923.
    470 28 Lady anipbiii it O. Hotel. Penang. Mr. H. L- Sumner w.« at the end of Hi Mr. C. V r Brandon the staff of X l Sir Fwdetl k of the S Lm4m, ttd m Mr. GL V. BatM the Borneo PtlM|MMi leave. A Gazeti I"
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2160 29 HOME. Reuter's Service. London, Jury 2. x trice war" is foreshadowed as the an announcement that British >re manufacturers have decided to miedUte action as a counter move w ft French company, which has reduced London, July 2. House i»t Commons unanimously pasvii mw clause m the Finance Act,
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    FOREIGN.
    687 29 [Reuter's Service.] Rome, July 2. As a result of tfte Duisburg disaster, theJ'ope ]>hfi instituted the Paj»al Nuncio at Berlin, to make representations to theGerman Government with the object of ending passive resistance. London, July 2. Interpreting the opinion m French official circles, a Paris wire says that annoyance
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    699 30 Lausanne, July 7. Under the Graeco-Turk agreement, yesterday, Greece restores all Turkish vessels seized since the Mudros armistice of October, 1918, while the Treaty of Athens fa not applied as 'regards the Turkish Civil List and properties. The Conference spears to have emergei ft*, a fit of lethargy and it
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    28 30 A Ceylonese woma* at 11 Klang Lane reports the theft of a gold chain rained at $300. Her brother m law is suspected of having stolen the article.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    451 30 MUSLIM REPRESENTATION. To the Editor. Sir,— The Reformed Legislative Council met on the 26th February minus a Malay Member. Before the meeting it was understood that Government was looking for a suitable Malay for nomination, and also during the meeting one of the Honourable members hoped
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    FLOATING DOCK FOR SINGAPORE.
    281 30 A special correspondent writes m the News of the World of June 10th:— Surrendered by Germany under the terms of the Peace Treaty, the world's largest floating dock is being prepared at Chatham for special Naval work. In service circles it is stated on reliable authority
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    77 30 A vigorous camp?: v n has been commenced by the T-.vent* -f our Trades Commercial Association against cargo pilfering m Hongkong which has become a nuisance, and which the police have failed to check The measures taken by the Association are m the form of encouragement to thousands of coolies
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    CULROSS.
    1227 30 A calm spring: evening, with a genuine touch of Jemmy Thomson's "ethereal mildness", and the consciousness of a spacious landscape unrolled to v:cw, fetMfft me to essay a somewhat breathless scramble, mitigated by short flights of ancient steps here and there, to the top of an irreguLr and wooded
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    "THROUGH THE BACK DOOR"
    250 30 Seldom has Mary Pickftrd, the Peter Pan of the scieei seen m after production than 'Through the Back Door' which received a wiy cordial welcome or. its presentation at the Victoria Theatre last night. A- a film it is a brilliant piece of work, the tiny
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    PENANG NEWS.
    118 30 (From Our Own Cj^JjJJ^ Lady OlWll Hi P» '%C^ the Municipal Sports meet nj: j The Kedah Planted Aeration the Sungei PMHii Club and re>oi J^ support the Incorporated :<vrts < tor* reconstruct on scheme. *> etl a committee to po into th iat c The weddinp took
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    39 30 Seven Chinese were fin pf the Third Magistrate on aWrdB> Neir ]il*ring m a common p-aming hou?< m ket Road. The men were pro* t y Road. The men were pro^ instance of Mr. Han-ey of I Suppression Dept
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    746 31 THE COURTS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahni, Julj 9. Tth, certain matters connected ite of the late Syed Mohamed \hmad bin Abdul Rahman Alsagoff fore the Supreme Court m the form f m vi»r iicat on on Dena lf °f tne Receiver «ti under the provisions of
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    609 31 FOOTBALL. S. C. Cs Poor Display. With only two regular players m their forward line, the S. C. C. gave perhaps the worst display jf football seen on the Padang this season. At no time were their forwards able to break through the soldiers' defence. Lindow at centre-forward
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    LIFE SAVING COMPETITION.
    47 31 The Life Saving Competition for the Baddeley Cup was held m the V.M.C A. Fcol on Saturday afternoon and resulted il: the competitors being placed as follows: First, A. Kirn, 9.~, points; Second, Chia Kirn \&m, 93 points; Third. Lim Koon Teck, 92 points.
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    151 31 played a selection of music which was much appreciated. Congratulations. Hearty congratulations 10 H. H. the Tungku Ahmad on his accession to the dignity of a father and to H. H. Sultan on the ai rival of his first grandson. Obituary. We regret to have to note the death of
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    1296 31 JULYS EXODUS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Jesselton. July 1. The s.s. Selangor sails for Singapore todvy taking quite a large paity who are l travelling homewards. Mr. and Mrs. J.F L. Bfacdonald, from Lok Kawi Estate, Mr. B. 11. Ccle-Adams, Assistant District Officer iic Kotabelud, Lieutenant-Colonel and
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    165 31 The result of the July Bogey competition was as follows: Senior Division. Won by C. Everitt 3 r.p. The following cards were returned: C. Everitt. 3 up. P. J. Sproule, 1 up. A. C. Smith. All square. R. L. L. Braddell. 1 down. E. L. Talma, l
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    CHINESE VOLUNTEERS IN K. L.
    98 31 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 9. General Malcolm addressed a meeting m connection with a revival of a Chinese platoon of the Volunteers. The Hon. Mr. Choo Kia Peng, who presided, impressed upon the meeting the duty of supporting the Volunteer movement. He
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    104 31 The Municipal Health Officer, m his statement for the week ending June 30th. records the number of deaths as 187, of which 22 were caused by pneumonia, 21 by phthisis, 1G by convulsions, 15 by malaria, 13 by enteritis, and 9 by beri-teri. One fatal case of plague and one
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    876 32 MALACCA LAND APPEAL DISMISSED. The appeal by Chua Wan Neo and Tan Chong Tin Neo of Malacca against a decision of Mr. Justice Brown m an action, concerning a small area of land, m which they were plaintiffs, and Tan Meng Lee and Tan Ah Heng defendants,
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    MALAYAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
    361 32 Two of the fancied candidates far the Malayan Lawn Tenn.s Championship were engaged m the Singapore preliminary tournament on the Padang yesterday evening, and both of them had no difficulty m getting through to the next round of the ccir. petition. The football match between the S.C.C.
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    THEFT AT THE POST OFFICE.
    186 32 Detective Inspector Kenny produced a Tamil youth before Mr. Ahearne m the Second Police Court yesterday morning on a charge of theft of a leather bag containing papers and other articles. the property of Mr. J. Scharpenhuijsen, engineer on board the steamer Juno. The accused
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    156 32 The following action was taken at a committee meeting held on July 6th: Decided to refer to the Chief Police Officer the suggestion that a line be drawn on the sea side of Collyer Quay outside of vliich no empty rikisha should be allowed to stray. Decided to
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    56 32 sing?, the action and appeal with costs he would add the following declaration: It appearing that defendants are entitled to possession^ of the land m question for the purpose of cultivation under and by virtue of the document of April 30th, 1852 this action is di&missed with costs. Mr. Justice
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1574 32 THE AFTERMATH OF WAR. (From Our Own Correspondent London, June 7. Although the Great Pensions' Problem is always with us, it only comes up once or twice a year m the House m organised fo r m. It' did so yesterday on the vote to the Pensions
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