The Straits Budget, 5 September 1919

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1 5 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES” VOL. LXXIII No. 3212 Singapore, Friday. September 5. 1919. ESTABLISHED OVER NAIF A CENTSIT Price 25 cents.
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  • 245 1 LBADBKS— Aerial Service in China 12 D grecs in Commoroe 12 The Late General Botha ...12*18 S *»ions African Problem 18 Pilice and Crime ...18-14 Exoinsion of Former Enemies 14 Local and Gbnbkal— Local and Personal 1*2 Renter Telegrams 8-6 F M S Land Grants 7 Outward
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  • 5555 1 Owing to OLforcHoeu oi*caa.B‘.ar:otP, tLr lantc ro lectoru illustrating r<*mbltb on and eH tlii b. t n track m Am, in aid cf St. Duuctau’s Home for BuuJod Suldiors an Sailors, which was to have b.tn giv* u in tue YMO.A hall tomorrow mgiii, baa had ;o
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 199 3 Kbotbk Tbliukam London, Angnat 26. Sir Auckland Gi ddc a, apeakiug at Bgaicg stoke on >radj probbrn", refuted tb. ilia that Ame* c n n oii will tl >cd our markets pointing ut ill it Am
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    • 91 3 Londc i), AugQut 26, Stockholm, frrm Putrrgrad: Tbo Bjl* sboviks have began a vigoioan off in the d: roc‘ion cf Potkbov, iaHt of P loll. Tue Timi a Hufaiogfora corn a; o.d ?nt Bays a combiued advance Pclrogra ia unlikely, an Finmab help ih improbable and tbo ti
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    • 79 3 London, August 26. Constantinople Ti e Press, devoting articles to tie A glo-°eroia-J agre*un< nt dwells on tbe importance f Anglo Indian aid io tbo w <tk of Persian r.generation Tho Sbab is remaining another week at Pnnkipo, when be visits Lis par* u'n daily, and will then
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    • 106 3 L rdcr, Angiint 26. The match Middlesex v. Sarny wadrawn. Lor doe, Aagtißt 26 Washington: The Aicorioan troops have rccrcbscd the freu .iei (ram M< xico. Lender, Anient 20 Sydn y Ancost 25 Tfce sea:i.oc’H Hlrikc is t-Ldol A mads meeting decided to mac the eLipa. London, ooga-t 26.
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 892 3 RKKTUK TKLKIiUAMS. Lcndoj, 4u«.:unt 20 Brands: Th S *;vG <» n"«nn o i-ly r.-i «e<3 shn Bill for thn r«tT'fij»»*iioa of 6 1 ih Pobci Treaty. Augihl 27 The French hMjob'r rai t 01 «u iO 20 af r a U' ml cf
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    • 533 3 L.-nuao, r.u, rat 27 The t<xt ih nncfficia’ly pi be h. J cf a Ittt r whish Me. L'oyd G orgt v.’i /e to h-t cdleiyuiH ou m t rii v3O cr.wi.o »*lti.tiou to cue jtrr-uy.j f f ciiuy io ih- II u-e r.< Cm in icb, th-j
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    • 398 3 Li d I' D, Augn-t '26. The RuHaiao Vo'un’oo: xnuy has o" ipi d UtMHa Tbo Bol btv.kfi are wiihaawtug u t( o dineoon of Btla A holshevi'i wire I ea rmsaago til g t a. prut ko tuo uj 'upa ion thirty Butin bnnb»rlod 01* hi rot
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    • 333 3 London, August 2H. B r!iu: It is peril cfll nally oxplain d ili.it vud i G iriu/ r. *ii io M>tau e a tin own iu e,nti (p mo i of tno iu imciliuuti o f ;bo :ruL.w r fmrng to ovnooat of claiming tho f.t’tt in nt
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    • 205 3 t onion, 4ugUHt 26. Mr F. M Hi ■her I noci i* < tri' i 'ati a* W r', chidit(4'H Mr, II adornoe to :.b ‘amat i h h sta 1 urn*; Luat h" wii kJ ,i 4 it t«iHQ:c d Sir G orge Burli nm A
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    • 83 3 London, August 24. rat-in: It ia nod-rstood that the oomcomae on tbo l)i uiU:>ui (ju wi ich I !in'iin-d w i aro» pt, will bo submitted to Mr. Wilson I', provider tli**. Fiume boco(o' h Italian, but I.sly will It-aso to the li j» u* of
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    • 72 3 London, August 28. Tb India Ofli'e unm uiri h vacacci >a f >r i lit, iti d numb r of ex It ysl Koyiooer (fthcvs who Horvud in thn via* in ti n Kmt or Ktiypl fj* i-ctvioj in ladia for a iuioiiui in period of
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    • 57 3 London, August 20. Olopne: Tho now military governor, M.ij n G nrral Clive, haH bsurd a prootarna* iio f itbidding tho alteration of tho Gorman c n ititntion an regards tho oocopind amo without British approval. Tho objiot in to pvivint tho pri oipitation cf troublo by mvolatiornties
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    • 57 3 London, August *27. Prrfnstor Patrick OeddtH, of Dundee I'Diversity 'ou engaged by thu later* oatiouKl n nt Commission to oo operate with Mr WoiK’nana in planning tho now •loroHolotn and atsi to prepare o report on Z uniat colonies in I alostioo and to organise a department
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    • 13 3 London, August 28. Pretoria: Oonoral Botha baa died suddenly of icdaeiei.
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    • 178 3 London, August '26. I)i anvillo: la tbo Cup oonifoUtion in tho iucu'h d "iblen, (ijbort vui Lauvunts, Kranoe, b at It ivr Hur.t and Tumbrill, Kritinli I ltM, 60, 61, 12 10. The Hri.i-th Ih'« are tew lucu 1 Ly tho latk of having to wiu b tli
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    • 358 3 London, Aop;ast 26, Sydney: Six hundred cuoro GoruianH have h"i ri d port d, including Hovoral v.oil knjwa wu'jl buytiH. London, 26. Toronto: Tlio Prioo- of Wales roouivrd another r« oeption; BO 0. 0 p oplo /not'd hi u at Toronto exbibitioa, wluoh ho liolared cp n. Sub« qu
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 943 4 Uki'tbu Thliorams. London, August 28. Tbo death of General Hotba, Prime Minin lev of South Africa, in the chief feature cf til the ne w span rs. It arp atm that he con tract d itfluetza at Ptctoria ar.d died at midnight cn the
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    • 403 4 London, Aagast 28. In Wt h v Ra a sia tbe bucccssds claimed by the Bolsheviks around Kamenka oa the Dvcibter are very an likely to greatly iff ct tLe campaign in view of the imminent junction between Petlnra and Denikin Snob junction would de-troy as an
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    • 348 4 London, August 29. Copenhagen frem Berlin: Germany has been ii formed by Marshal Foob teas she is tntuled tor three months, after the [eici treaty is operative, to maintain twinty UatvdionH o! iafantry, ten iqiadrons ct Cfiva ry and two batteries of aitnieiy iu the tifty 1
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    • 311 4 London, August 28. Berlin, from Budapest: It is reported that a cabinet has been formed with Friedrich as Premier, Count Czany as Foreign Minister, Johann Graf nn sn Minister ct Finance and General Schenlzi as Minister for War. London, August 28. Copenhagen, from Budapest: Friedrich annjucccs that
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    • 251 4 London August 28. Notwithstanding opt mistio German re ports, tbe eita&ii >n iu Si.esia apparently La:* improved but little. TLe whole of tbe south eastern corner is at pretent in a state cf artred revolt. Tbe Foiibb government is acting with ranch forbearance under great German
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    • 242 4 London, August 29 Ottawa: The Prince of Wales atriv.d and bad a magmfie. nt reception from ,n» a esewds. S:r R( bert Bordtn presented a loiJ addres.- iu boat of tbs Parliament Buildir d- dating that the comrade ship i D arm of S 1* iDce with
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    • 163 4 London, August 80. New York: An Aesooiaitd Press message f'om Paris says the Amerioau Mission in the Near Bast has reported to the American peaoe delegation. The report is not yet published. The Mission, interviewed, stated ttat the Syrians generally maintain that Palestine sumld be included iu Syria
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    • 142 4 London, August 80. As a refcu t of a meeting iu the House of Comm'ns cn August 33, a Britannic Indus teal Alliance, which is strictly non party, bus been formed with the otj ot ot bringing togitLer all associations cf imployirs and employees now working harmoniously nnfer
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    • 100 4 London, August 28. The Times correspondent at Wellington reports that on August 27, replying to a de pstation from the Navy League, Admiral J lliroesaid any gr.xt reduction in Great Britain’s naval expenditure was impossible. It was likely to remain about a pound per bead. New Zealand,
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    • 85 4 London, August 28. U is authoritatively reported that fighting haa broken oat in Mon.en'XJ whore the situation ia txtremdy sen a?, the whole country ri voltiug, Serbians ire endeavour* to repress tLo rmiDg bv strong measures b.it n t vi »y sacoossfaliy. Montenegrins have cut tLo railway
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    • 100 4 London, August 30. Paris: D. tails received of tbo atrobas Go.iatb show that tbo breakdown was oaased by bolts of the right propellor bit iking. The maobiuo flaw forty five minutes on one motor bat was forced to dee cend owing to heat, landed on a sloping
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    • 64 5 London, August 29. Bologna: Framis’ m.sterpieoe and Child has been stolen from the Art Gallery and ooloured photographs of it substituted. Tii Madonna and child (Francesco Francis, 1450—1517) was in the Maseo Civioo, me of the most important masenms in Italy ocn taining also the celebrated St. CccliA
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    • 190 5 Paris. August 81. General Pershing male the following statement 10 French new uvaser correspondents: We feel that we carry back with ns an intimUe knowledge and appreciation cf F/atca and its people, its art and its cnltnre. We shall regard these days of oomradudiiu strife and struggle as
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    • 91 5 London, Angost 80. New York In the Uoited States tennis singles championships Jo inston defeattd the Australian Patton-on. o—'2, 8» d. 3-4 4-8, 7—6 N rman 8.0 k* s defeated Garland, I—o, 2-0, o—l o—2, 7-5. London, August 28. Surrey Oeat Somerset by six wickit«- The matched Lancashire
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    • 481 5 London, August 28 Archangel: The British tnonit r (j.'ow worm bftn blown ap at Bjremik \*htxo soe wus tied opto an ammunition barge At present it is believi d forty aro missing and twenty killid.. The can eof the catastrophe is an known. London, August 28. Rome Tbo steamer
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 173 5 Lcndon, August 81. A ooramuriqin from G neral I r* ports that ltussiai troops, supported b, .wo of tho H )yd Fo-i ie»s »r,rt n-ary Aa-t/aliaos. attack.d the 801-hv.ks on t'je A obfngel-Voli g- a ailway, south of Obi i rskaya ou the
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    • 160 5 London, August 81, Pretoria The funeral of Sonth Afvina'grtat sold o* ai d stst-sroao, L uis Botha. i>co4PioPod the most momeutcus d« oofl from all classes and races m the h'stcry of Africa. They included tributes of t fl ctir r and admiration from nil parts
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    • 91 5 London, August 81. Parie, from Berlin It appeara that tlin indc pendent Booialint« effentid a c up at Lodwighhefen, captured the p Bt (ffioo with gri nadcß after a number f attacks aod proclaimed a provif iom 1 Palatinate rc public, A Girman ag-ncy ir inuaicfl that French
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    • 42 5 London, September 1. Tho steamer Hampshire C >RBt, which Uf London on W d'Jiadjy. anived nt C <rk <scotted by adf Rtroyer I. i» »uuk uk d sh‘i bap a cargo cf amb II r dtstiuatiou ih not iivulged,
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    • 29 5 London, September 1. Pari l August PI: O'n'ral ,J er<b.og ha u left Lr America M. Chriurc au and nume rouß pr turnout men wiahtd him farewell.
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    • 25 5 London, August 81. New York In the fif.b round of the lawn tennis rlmnp rn-hip Tddi n defeated Brookes 8-6 6-4 7-6, 8-8.
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 235 5 Riutkb Tblkuuams. London, Soplerr.bor 1. A War Officecommnniq A states: Fighting on the Arc! aegtl Vologda Railway reliant d 4)1 dayVn August 80. f r pcs^csi:on of Rmptsa vi lag**, which changed bauds veral t>ius. No Brtish tiocps were engaged in this ti*htirg. Our airmi
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    • 244 5 London, September 1. At the fanora) cf General Bitha at the conolcmon cf the c» rumony in tbo cl u»cb the body v. «ik •eacvj'l to ajiie-i cf crowded striots lined with 1 trorps. i General Siiiu*h in au iinpn ssivo ovation at tbe grav« siou cniogued
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    • 109 5 London, Siptrmber 1. Bor’ia A icootiog of the Pau German Lr ague wan made the rrct k i >n of a demon “tiation for the restoration of the monarchy. Tbe Pan German leader, urging the roHtura t on, declared that the Ifov'rober revr lution wan the greatest
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    • 128 5 London, September 2. O.tawa: Tho P/ince of Wales in the pre i nee uf a r cord gathoi i g, iudulirg a I the leading pe pie in the l) minion, laid the found i.ion stone cf tin victory tiwircf he new I arli meet tu
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    • 61 5 Lcndr n, Soph tnbrr 1. B-rhn Vcrwa 1 rfw did r« h that Von do* Gel ih pursuing a policy having f»UI oonsquf nces for G-rmany. He must be calh*d to aooonnt 'I ho Lettish Government right y r» gardn the Hotiemo for ttin restoration o' N.klu'h Oireiniii' nt
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    • 56 5 London, H« pten bor 1, Paris Tbo Allied covering letter on tho Austrian F»»oo Treaty rays that ia viiw cf Anntria’s low limited population, *ctrooJy oxceoditg nix u ilhons, it is impossible not to give her tkaooi-d and con imio h lp in or Jor to abhuru
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    • 46 5 London, Soptembor 1. Now Yo»k Aftov chock l ng tho times, the American Flyiog C ub fjund that tho imorioan a>r nan Lmatimnt Mavr.ard won tho r«oe from Now Y irk to Toroet and baok in (t o time of seven bcura, 46 inmates.
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    • 36 5 London, Sjpfombcv 1. Parin: Thn forest fire* which wovo raging recently arc bocoumg a'aruimg. Tbe towns of Gratae and Aatibu* are threatened, anl tho population is taking itfu .o on tbe sea* boro
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    • 24 5 London, S-ptcmbcr 1, The P and O., British India tud Well lines iunouecti that their vessels will load at Hamburg and Bremen.
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    • 238 5 Paris, September 1. General Pershing left Pans for A morion amid cheering crowds N >t*bl < Aminoans and Frenchman were present. M. Clomtn" oeau naid, France o»u never thank you enough." General Pershing replied, Wo can never thank France enough." The Conseils G ceiaux of tho l b
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    • 66 5 Lcudcn, September 1. Surrey boat Bmox by ten wickets. The ti juI position! in the oouuty ohampioDHhip aro an (o lows Yorkshire 46 15 K nt 4JH6 Nottinghamshire 8»71 Surrey 85 GO Lancashire HK 83 Hrmcrset 88 88 Haujpsh ro 81 25 Gloucestershire 26.00 L ineutershire 21.42 Derbyshire
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 1210 5 Rhutkk Tilrqkamh. Lotdor, S: ptf tuber 2, I’arirf Tin following t umtna: iron tho trxt of Mo cov lott r aco iu(aoyiti# tho r* vi Mx. of th»- A t trinu Tr«aty which M. DnUH.a hard d to tho u* naoa to*
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    • 484 6 L >ndon Sept, rnbi r 2. Lord F-bur in a letfc *r to tbs T.Oiee vebt-meudy pruteets i-u ihi tIjo md ruinous waste in naval 1 xp< nci.u»o with the of thi pre-war Mu declari s that Imf tbo N.vy it alnaoy cb ole u anJ shouli b*i
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    • 273 6 Losi-on, 2 O'.Uwa: The Priuoe of in hi* -pctr'i aft r laying .h* foundation stone of tLe Vic ory Tower of tin P rl nt bu' d mgs saul Ptrlianu-uUiy G vtrniint w»cballmgod and s v-.ie'y t.b'ed by toe wn tu. 1-aJ tmeig d s ronger t.'au eii-r
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    • 228 6 Lon 'oj, Stp'ember 2. Paris: Tbo right if tho mandatory to maBo a 11 gift of tbe mandated territory having birri (|uo-tioar*o iu some qu -n nonnec ion wi.ii tho trrns'er of Ku«mla an<' U uudi to Hi igiuui, t-hiH case Las U* n state i as followh
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    • 192 6 Loudon, Sipt tuber 3. Paris la tho Chamber of I) patios, de battr g tij* P* tcj Tr -ty, 'A. Tarui a disclos* 1 that F<auoo ia h.st pup, s*d hit G rmatiy’s g Ok* spbic .1 frontier «h aid j»* tJX'.d at t o R jmo,
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    • 130 6 Loudon, September 2. Copcnhag>n: A Gtreau ttfinal statement »aya that the Allies have a*reod to acocpt lonvery of coal at a reduced rate daring th ooKui ;g six months of twenty milliors tons •»nuually instead i f the forty tinej laid down ia the Poioe Treaty If tLe
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    • 64 6 Louden, September 2. Copenhagen: The Lithuanian Legation aotoULC s that tbe Bo suevists on tbe Lubaanian fcout are surrounded and are to moke peace with Lithuania. The* Lithuanians are aivauoiog towards Yilna (red are approaching thu Polish frontier. tuar«b,'8iptet33lh«.^ be new British destroyer Vittcria was torpedoed iu
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    • 98 6 Loudon, September 2. P»ri«: The Supreme Cjuujil ib senoiog a very arc *o U rui<*u» p untieg ont li»t iUU UoW (Jc r Ilian OJuaSltUklOn, Wui- L n<oviJv'H t>'t idnau repie-eatcmoa ou tb 1-p rial Council, o tb 3 tm?> L’r j,t/« wuioti promote* Gonuauy t<cm lati'iionurf »u
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    • 84 6 Louden, Senterober 2. At OiympU in a twenty rjaod* e< (ot t O 0 a t>iJo aid a pure of iJiuOJ Jjt l> ckeU, tbe Bri i*h b» ch uupion, RuO.’koJ oat Ed id McGooity, ot Amcr c», to tr e Ptvedt'M utb roaod. In a ten vonni oate-t
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    • 87 6 London, September 2. Tbe removal of the restriction on imports yest'-rda v led to a fl io3 of dp< cu alien regard di g G rmany's i ff »rts t j recapture the ririt's’i maik ts U dmbiedly large uumtorf G rmau avonts aio i n
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    • 100 6 London, Septeu b r 2 Tho MimiR Esec*it ve oommitteo h*B decide.! to r.c mu n I t‘n dt 'cu r-» s a* a Ui o» oyonS pt- mb r 3 lo r. j jft fie Gov r* m im'h oil i-' d- hI wi L the
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    • 78 6 London, September 3, Dplomatie appointments icclulo tf i0 mb u-sadors of Sir Gecrge Barbae an Ib m* and Sir Ksme H iwatd to M.dnd as Minister*, Sr Charles Y )uog to s ',i Sir K nalJ Granam to Hol.'aod, Sr H r ft Kamboli to Poland, the H
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    • 60 6 London, Stpt. mbit 2. New Y?rk: Tbe Committee of tb N w Y nk Feduiatior of Labour cclobru-oj r D»y by reorm reading the i-uepoEsion if *i| -trikes threuguoat toe United Spates tor -it mortis, onupltd wi h increased produ li a in crier to give Mr.
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    • 49 6 London. S ptiiubcr2. The K eg ot Italy has anaounoid tint he rtii;.qaii-h s the vast Crown demsins Q *‘a'y for the berefit ot sufferers iu tile v ar. T:io K on has a si decided to pvy the oiji. oary talcs cn bis private income.
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    • 36 6 London, September 2. It is annranoed tbat Goverrm ot has decided to ilaoe certain airships, »h p -tations and stores at tbe disoosal cf org*:.i. nations interested 7 in tbe commercial development ot airships.
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    • 35 6 London, September 2. Tbe P. and O. St am Navigation Cc„ tnncnooe the resampiicn of the it»ne coniioental P. and O. express from Calais to Mariodlee which was suspended in 1917,
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    • 13 6 London, September 2. Washington Tbe Amenoen cotton crop is 11,2*0,100 (bales
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    • 251 6 Pftrie, September 2. The Frerch papers Hate that Franco Las shewu tiers if d .interested ap tj thu extreme iiQiit oa tbe Syrian qaivtirn. All Franco itmds behind tbe F.oocb Government for the maintenance of Ltr ii. tits Government in an lifiikl note character is4frira*.puU)r all n—btfci HWe*
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    • 82 6 London, September 8. Wellington: Both booses of tbe Le«uslataro by scc'amation passed tbe resolution introduced by Mr. Massey for tbe ratification of tbo Peace Tn aty. London, September 8. Careful search by tbe Customs, police and military on tbe Hampshire C ast has bo far not revealed any contraband.
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  • 109 6 In«-Debtor Costello in tho firot magiS' court on Wtdotsday, for uimiim, a c .re Iq which ft Cuiueee named Ivi u Soh vvn m (hirged wh cheating in respc'Ot cf varicu i rmns if m iney, which be is sri h«vy raised froiu Bhofke"p»rs in
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  • 2268 7 Tho c ommit*ee that was appointed to vuako rn«i-nirrinr, t f ot tho granting rf State land f-o officers and men of His Maj 'sty’s Army and Navy consisted rf Messrs N. Keniou 0nitman), R. M. Skinc.racdK S. llise, aul
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  • 526 7 Messrs Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Circular. Messrs. Frasir acd Co,, in tboir weekly report, datoJ tf, state: j lu rubber shares investment boyiag contiuuos to bo tbo U udiug foatna and tbo strong tone noticeab.o for eomo win ks paoi is still prom neat. Buying ptei jiuiuatoa,
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  • 129 7 .hnut fi 0 C in. 0 Wt. nef d*.y when the ii g Vi’-.n I. v', p "Cfeding ‘hrete h i mj r. j' 1 t 'd be'inh flbo r»tu ioso t Si.-ej h St• •mship C eor-any's stean” K- wh 1 ch W’-s lujor*
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  • 625 7 jstorday afternoon L. Tekol'xjba, a warehoii'Ois 4U rmployod by tbe Siogapjro Harh')U7 iijerl, wah charged before Mr. G. C. I* iq too f hi»d court, wi 1. taking a bribe ot* aupurt 6 last. .'1 r. G. I) okiuhon apron- <i
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  • 226 7 Siajri hUla m tunnion, cays tbo L, riuJ 4., 1 J *’y ui, oiuh to havo been cr atol by th I'jafc OfB:* aun unov mont.H ronpictinx tie* dfspatah d tbo u.V'Urd Ljuihj lot tli>! S r;,i,4 S t jkth m ntn, lijrcio, Si4.ii lho NethorJaadu Hank Iedn
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  • 215 7 I’ac obartors cf Jij U.r.u.u a 1 Austrian •IliJ'rl HM/.o.l JU OaidCHO *1 »i thj (lUitl I China nut* ii (1 t/io war arc ubjut i j i 1 1 l tin re il: pr inbiy bo atoll t sirr-ggle u;>* p L h uJ t'i
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  • 2501 8 Myd -•ar Midge,—Tho only disturbance to %be peace and qaiet which broods us h»u i Aeon tbo shooting ot a prisoner, mocr! whilst plantiug swe it potatoes in thu vaca flnad under the R< sident’s house. Oae of tbe Cbxeso ori*ioner'i inyagrd c-. tbiN woik
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  • 205 8 The M day Mail says: A correspondent at home writes: —I had the pleasure cf a little con .vsa'.ijn with H K.H the Duke of Conn ug t at thr- War \Aorbers’ Garden Party 1 st Friday. Ou heating that I had riceutly ri.urnod from a
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  • 151 8 Iu hie report on the Pos.al Tolcgraoh ueparlmint rf thu St.aitB Settlement? for 1918, Mr. F. M. Buddelev, postmastir general, says: A weekly homeward mail service via Su z was maintained, but delayrn route peottiih 1 anyrhicp, like a wetkly delivery of Str. i.s mails iu
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  • 88 8 The pecretaty of l !n Vm Tin Dredging. Limned, reports tha- tekgrujliic advico ha teen received anstraim that, owing chiefly to industrial troal.-es in England and Australia, matoi al for the construction of the company s dtc igo is not reaching the manufacturer as rapidly as
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  • 722 8 Tbr sixth annna! p* n* ral meetirg oi F M Timab, Ltd, was held on July 25 J*/" reg'ateied otlie h if thoernrumy 7 Malf-if** lane, Cannon-street, B U Mr John i pi;?:®* (chft'rn:»u if the ccmpsn)) p-esmu pf Tte Chairman said: Gentlimen/in
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  • 100 8 It is cllicially notified H at, DOtwkbstaod ing any price wei’h nay have been c» may hereafter be ft id s the maximum prir at which a lice-, a woolcr-ale dealer in rice may in any di ttnbuting centre sell rice ev» ry such wholesale d.iaier shell
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  • 85 8 9. J. H. Pcc r<'v r.nd O. R. Syke* have bo* n appointed to Polico Magistrates fot Singapore Mr. G. Phillips is to be a mimtor ef the Rent Assessment Board Pure! Area, Province Wellesley, vice Mr. T Wilscn, resigned Mr B. Walker is to bo aruiniber
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  • 81 10 The steamer Hong AVan I. arrived on Monday from Hongkong via Arniy and Swatow after having spent abouttwo months in the first named r ,rt. undergoing a thorough overhaul and curtain alterations. Particulai attention has been paid to tho first class cabins, now all fitted with
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  • 46 10 Captain Scl ixii.lt, o German, who by soim arrangement c-itne to Singapore to supervise tLo work of repair on the ex German ship 1 io tlie docks l au boaten a retreat to Java as bo fouod that bis presence here was acceptable.
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  • 69 11 (The Straits Times ia not responsible (or Ibc* opiDiora cl its cci respondents. Correspondents should boar in mind that letters muat bo ehoit and to tLo point. Long rambling cpiatlcp arc liable to cc rejected or vutble&'ly cut down. C rrtspc ud. nts must enclopi their nanus, net necessarily
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  • 178 11 To the Editor of tho SSraitn Timee. Sir, Having resided in this Colony for ■early three yt&rt. I havo been struck with what appearh to me, to be a very extraordinary pract'ce of p'acirg pcstare stnmf s in t io centre of the b ck o f
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  • 394 11 To the Editor oi tL'i Strait? Time' Sir,—With «i fcr» net to a Loc.il Gov* rn ment OrdicaLe pat bid dciitg tur w\which permitP si ip 1 t*' sail cut of the Stra ts Settlement** wiihoot havit p ccrtif. tt rcatis on board, l have r.Iwajs
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  • 323 11 lc the Editor cf the Strsita Timi •< Sir,—With refcrrrcQ tc yonr cxc» 1 ng’y sound leadir cu South Africa, may I n. fn*r ness point out that the original sob* un of self government (T»arj'V**Hl) was <1 vhei by Alfred Lytth.ton, fur tho Union' t*, aid only
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  • 300 11 To the Editrr r f the Times Sir,- Why all tl.iri Hrddon fu-is rbont martial law being in force in «1ii Colony during the timo that the war lastin' I am saro none of as noticed any tiardship about it, and it comes as a surprise to It
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  • 513 11 01 !< Own Couhi-sion#km. Malacca, August 27. .Mr. Sh J F Dare, wlo only rrceutly rr*ufc«d from th<* front ban repland the fate Mr. L olio Wa fcrd bs mai ager of P,int j rTelana Ehta e, A’cs G j .h, one of the lu .ny n»rpiT»i-««
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  • 100 11 Th» rat:, cf mortality in the Settlement of Singapore for tho we» k endrrl August 28 wa* 38 11. The totn 1 ncimbtr of deaths wa. 278, ff wl icb 16, r were male- subjects and 88 female. Cnnvn’sions damn <1 81, phth s's 87, malaria h
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  • 1256 11 An interesting dibate on tho "object of, martial law took placo at too Legislative! Council ji'jt -clay r f i -iiO'-n v, !i< u tho acting Attorney 0* nrral it* *H n Mr II Voulee) I broight
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  • 483 11 Uu Friday a c irruiipoQUout drew tumti ;ti to tl e prac.ic •of many peup »iu >* day ael putt.r g a rt'.amp ho as ta act mbs \i w u th bach ot i uvi l< p n
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  • 236 11 In pr ipoMDK at tee Km letal Co i mil him ticn ou M' n.)Ay that this Comic 1 approves the special rroviHion cf sum of 9‘d )5,0P0 f the pur chine o( mat ala, for xo-ndinp t<kphoto cojrocti’.nM <n tho d 3., tie Chiefs cr tiry
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  • 159 11 A darirp re *h ry r porte'! from 75 Srolt's It.ad, thj r» iia lc cf *fr. NN ,;t Jackscn havi; p ocr-orre I b t ei’n cut nielli and rt a m tu Wodueiiday li.iw tho thief or the vr r ra'n" 'un entranr
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1292 12 it will be entirely ouooL-fcsfn’.—Sjia't IiLaep, -t '29. The c*«i i«ir g rf the Atlartic by aoroplan' and air h'p is a trvtni ndous f*t'p in nori d 1 HOicnor, and ,P honour to those who havt risked th*-it v t. make it posaiblo. 1 1
      it will be entirely ouooL-fcsfn’.—Sjia't IiLaep, -t '29.  -  1,292 words
    • 949 12 relations of omployor and employed.—Si»»i| g Times, 30. In a fc v week* from mw—ea«Iy in October —the Uaxv- riity of n .'on, fccath Kecking ton, wnl in-.ngur.tted a sch* mo it commerce degr ei?, f iu /rhicb the ptomoierr, anticipate mnrh Tnr e era be no
      relations of omployor and employed.—Si»»i|g Times, 30.  -  949 words
    • 1123 12 S'.r&ita Ti-Ti'j", 1, It was but quite recently that we had news of the death of the R*. Hon. W. Schreiner, High Commissioner of ;he Union of South Africa, and formerly Prime Minister of Capo Colony. On Saturday came the cable announcing the totally unexpected passing
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    • 1724 13 vcb&llioa ut it i vr:rst {/ul be iwijIuJ. 1 Times, S ptuintof 2. In uur ljader y r stccdsy w: tick rccation to refer to tbo disinter'.sted and unpelfifih services tr tho Uai cf Sooth africrand tho British Eree rr, b; tLc lure Geaeral B th*. Tc-Jiy
      vcb&llioa ut it i vr:rst {/ul be iwijIuJ. 1 Times, S ptuintof 2.  -  1,724 words
    • 1097 13 ncc( s-ity in fcoaf; ar.fiH —I tecs t B la point of date. t hj annual report on the S l r,i’»s s :it 1 -.monts polico t.rcj nod on tho tato cl c.iruo ia tho Colony for tho je*r 191 which Iibs ja :t come to
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    • 1090 14 naturally in he any agreement.— Strsitn Timr.s. bcpteiLbcr 4. Tho bills passed by th Lrg:sLt.\e ifcf?• Federal C ;aec.!:* on Mcoday to t xc' former in my aiicns fro-.* M *'aya i tLe ncxtlLre; years W’d b. Ltilul with sr. f i» facticti. They brsr out
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  • 230 14 t. qui.' r v i*> s to thr editor of the P nacg v> vte vh f Howe*: Although tLe hgypt Itf *.l p f'-herno with ncailv fOO pass* rgt is o.i o u I can only find the rr»ruet fnnc Pw.i’.'e 1 upt otor going
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  • 153 14  -  Authuu Yuuno, Tlin lollowiug tclcgrau. irew His 11 *hncr-e :,l Sul,an cf Jobmo arnl leUc/ froui H.f- J lixi* ilic icy th i G \cinct of th-. S ia.tF S t om! .tf* are pibosLod iu th.- -lohcie j Ojvixuuitut GjZilto: H E the Govirnor. Smgaporo, Ploare
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  • 1106 14 Thi cleveuih a-uual gonvial mo*ting of Krarnct Palai, Ltd was ui 1 I nn July IT, at Uhc r;-f!i*-tered oflbca of th ?'tiptnv, Povt irnd H vse, 73, Basinghah f.r 1 o>:, E.C Mr. S H B. Blaady
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  • 632 14 Macpliail and Company, Ltd Weekly Report. Angrst into Sept 3 The stea ‘y and aH-rcnud f i-jamg jt pr C i ref* rani to last w* k bas b:' c» u j it: ing tin* week rndcr i r’nv lb i -r v nert has been Lrr
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  • 141 14 1* t as l,c i l nprniy :t t 'o tii« t G( r tv! a Kwti-cliig, uei. u uf K *in, ci* »n S3,rC0,lC0 from rprtn uv n- or.fir g the t prrt'.d in v.I cr It- v an Tre’t.n ct Hn.utgKioLf bet .1 ;rf t’
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  • 41 14 The ex-Ocrman, now tbe inter aliiod steamer Offenbacb, leaking tbe seventh of tbe interned German steamers to arrive here oame into port on Monday, and will go mtw dock immediately for tbe moessavy cleaning up and repairs.
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  • 2016 15 A well attended meeting of tbo members of the ccmmi'.toG tpp* ntc I in orur ’h' with the piucosod UailleH Collfgo was held :n the C :ucil Ch tmbor/cr Tuesday uador.the preside cy of the Hon. Mr. W.
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  • 477 15 I iu Ins annual report on tho Strait i Penial •ou Tti<nii»|ii] kl.o P, j..jjUtitwil General, Mr. F. M. B »ddelcy, writes Both the ntaTons Singapore aud Penang Wv ru working during '.ho year without iutov1 ruiui n. Sicgapor* acivud 1,684 to*
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  • 60 15 (F no si Oi h Own Cohkksion *k nt Penang, September 8. The North Taiping tin dredger isexpeotod to start work in a few days. The Taiping Tin Dredging output for August was 580 piculs; the hours workod were 687, aud tho yards troatei 60,000. Tbo estimated
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  • 205 15 The Kahman Tin Co Ltd., nutput during the month of August was4U0 piculs, mill pis. 258, tributes pis. 221.1ft, HitamTin, Ltd., output during tho same period was 17U.18 piculs. Tin Pmntong, no liability, reoord for August was; Hours run 6if0, piculs recovered 2*20, yards treated 77,200, value
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  • 595 15 I The following complimentary order dated Siogapore, August HO, is published on Ih# ioMtrnciion cf the General Officer Commandn 1 fr >r the information of members of the S. V. C -rps Nuwtlia* i if! recent disturbances in Singapore are ti'ir nud that
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  • 271 15 A luctiiro on tho Malays of Ceylon win delivered by Mr T. A. Chunohie at the Moslem Institute (n August XV, Mr. N. Mama! presiding. Tuo lecturer, after oxplaining how the .Malays oamo to inhabit Ceylon, said that they woro progressing in every direotiou, educational and otherwise, and
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  • 2835 16  -  JbmCIALLV CcNTEII- H 1 Si RAM- TlMKS By Make L’a'-H'Y.i Mail* Cavmky.I Signal Service heroes. (2). Flow.ng leai at'; tlie tichi.ici*huvH l! cm Uht at «i (j. lo riiut'Crr t 4 rtltj lli wlncL COL ill* LA* t* t |>
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  • 104 16 The following tslegrac m we** officiel’y commnmc'ticd to the Sarawak Grzette for publication Ilia Excellency, Sir Arthur Y jar*, G C.M (J, Singapore: Voar E Mederey’s departure is co*’l:e uimo .ted tuan in Sux. r nk weero ul) i with Lady Evelyn ftuj yourself a Mi*» si.i,
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  • 197 16 A C&Icnt'.AIV ccrumr.n'q: ,dated Augu it i 16. states t;.at ip ooDruj'K uc. f ffio use in j exchange to 1? *0J. per topic rev sion I a f beoorae nrcan?cry of the »aV 't v/t :cb <'~la a r qnind by G' vt-rm dtr .be
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  • 560 16 At tbo Federal Cnncoil meeting cn MonH. the H r. Mr. MBcf>dy v .ri to .J b i re is om r-att.. ■licre th 1 sbruid r«, t rr f i,. r ’euvcil )orr .and that wi h rc -std tlu fatu-e
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  • 164 16 Atthr Federal Goar nil carting 'ti Mon fifty, Mr. Psir LCOVt 1 ti. k n cVov. t s s jrrn Juett, fcrr before it was r.nt to Mr rose BL'ti s r id: W aid b; in or i^i 1 fc»‘ rrn to ar *t d tli
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 283 16 Property Sales. The following Singapore properties were s jlci by put 2’anct'cn by Mts:-:n. Ching lu-ug Leo and Cm, ut their °i»le room on Monday. Freehold land ail boust. 6 K'l i f.y Ron'' 1 i Tn< v f r tongbt *y Mr. W K i\: L mag to: .4
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 947 19 (Fhom Ouu Own Cokukspondknt KiaU Lampur, 28 Tbo neoond day’s racing of tht Seiaugoi Tart C'nb wub held tj-aay. Tue w uib« r was RpUodid, and (be r*crH w, r,j not LUirioJ by ran aswtsttu-oas 01 tho opining day 3 ho aUo:.dtnco
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    • 173 19 The M tnobeptotH' el*, von visited the SCO gn aud ou S AurJay to m>, t tbe c üb. B itting fitrtt, tbo üßiiorß di oided to take a chance and r*>Mre wi.ii hix wickets down for IIJO ruuH T.>oy proved too ventriresonae, for Wo li.boa*-e *nd Gampb 41,
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    • 493 19 The Sepoy Linos Golf Plnb montt ly moda' (or Augai-t wan wen by C. Salter. Scorn*: S Iter 46 46-10=82 48 1 9 4 83 D ivii 48 48 8 83 Gnflia 61 43 9 91 BiZjll Cl 61 14 98 Thirtern cards were taken oat. Ball sweep, Salter
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    • 193 19 Tho Cuiooro Clob Iv’d its tontb ADniveiHary 80a 3portfl oa Sunifty, I’bo of uu mbrn and KUttti vero tmetiaintd »n »l o olab premiers wbi’t (be ladies were onttriamtd at Mistrw C. Y Mik’a and Wuo banpalawn, kindly lent for tb*j ocaa B ioo. Lie C ioju
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    • 145 19 An interesting game < f biwl? took plao > f-t tbe Ponang C.i Rut Glob o 1 S *tnr lay even i* g *epor .h tho G dtu, when Mei.ra M.K uzi j and Wuitu i f S ngaporo, who aro Homeward ho iud. piny id M"s**rs.
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    • 133 19 Tbe drables handicap tie left uufi.idind from AngUHt 26 wta cjutinuol nu August 28 aed Noni sor., buit G wythjr aod H pkios, 6, 21—17. In the cli.mp oasbip fiual tin on W, dnesday Dr. Ghiil floored a g,.0l win over by 21-9. A billiarl match waa
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  • 170 19 Satarday was the annivemary of tbo birtb of II r Majoity (j teen W.lhclmiaa of Hub laud, and itcil ouiebratiooa of the birthday have been earned out with much eothus-asm by her subjects in Singapore, i'hoto war a oig night at the Dutoh G.ub on Satarday, a
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  • 78 19 Marsh -Oq Angus) 24, 919, at Woodleigh, d, t) M(, aui Mrs. W. Marsh, a ..aishtot. Dk Pieo —Da August 81, at tho Matorndy di»pital Su.apoe.to Mr. and Mm, J. W. Do P. o, a son. I>yas Jo Hop'jo nob ir ‘J, at tho Matoroity d jdpiiAl. Stag kpoio,
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  • 85 19 Beowv FKriß r «iiA —On August 98,1919, at -t a. ijue*’rt Ua>tJfiira', S.ngapjru, oy th i \o*;ng Joiooial Ohipiain, r.o», B. N. Mile*, d.rbort duury rt» jwu of South oa, KugUud, ttiil Poaa-jt/, to U-uilia, Boooud da igut r or tho )*«e JoHO'di Korrjgia, of (iiura)t*r, and Ylrn John
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  • 133 19 Sinoai’okb, Ski'Tkmukk 4, 1910. lJUiM V.fl;ll >* L«»oaa baa* 4 m/a 2/4£ Demaad 2/4 Private 8 m/j 2/4 0« Naw Y•**,..I'cujAiJd Private 90 u«>s 611 Om Pbamcb bC,‘J a India T. X 115} UoaaaoMa...baat d/u 74/%piu ju Sa*MtAaAi...baaA d/d 67 Oa Jav* 8w* T 128) Oa JAi'A».
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  • 392 19 SlKOAl’OHB, SfI'J K 24 UK It, 4 1919. MINING. Vtte g Ba r°*"' IS 10 Ampaag 1175 12 26 1 Ayor Wobr 2 CO 2 25 41 41 Ram. K*maatiag 2.l«0 I 00 10 10 Kiata Aiwooiatioa 8 60 9 60 411 4i Km la Tia 18.9
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  • 131 19 Tho Hon Mr. W. O M«xwell, C.M Q., Ooa« ral V vn'tr to tho J >**oro (1 iv.-rn float, t.an bi-iu appointed It h (lont in FV ak in n o H-ion to tho 1! o. M K <1 W ,uoo, U M (i who i<i
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 96 19 NOTICE. I’ll** post tree price of the sfr tils f m<\ to th United kingdom ami foreign countries is fdi a rear, i i». fic pii'-'_ o. tOJ ur n.i fJn/f.'f is ft t */aar *o any part of the world. It i ti n«c:i irv to ul>.ci.i)t‘ tor a
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  • 59 19 DBATH 'Pan -On Angnit at 10 pm. at Nr 24 l G yl'D U a I, Siak’apoic, fMe*t in >f Mr. I'ai Jia Gam, ai» jJ 8 y bth Uo ply r< i» etted. 1’as Ocas jam -On 3 iptoraber 3, at Hi H, I\u* <4;,J, 11a n m ug
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