The Straits Times, 26 July 1921

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. No. 2G,Gi)9 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1921 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 106 1 MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK PRICE REDUCED 12.M per rant. ii WSfM Pilsener Beer Kill" _i_<%V/ I. 'V *Vf v fJ^Mf /Cj__U£J___i\j7?t'^ l^^m Guinness Stout i|^| Bole Amenta) THE BORNEO Co., Ltd. THERE IS ONLY ONE KODAK All other apparatus being simply cameras, not manufactured by The Kodak company. YOU CANNOT
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    • 235 1 Sporting Guns, Rilles «evoLve:«s and automatic mi-tols KYNOCH'S j^gQj^J^^^,^ BONAX CARTRIOES i--^^^^^B Loaded with Smoke- S £r i'^N"^ lens Powder, Best Chilled Shot Nos. 4, I I 12 >'ore, Double-Barrelled Shotiruns, Hammer or Haaimerlens 8, 6or 8, Buckshot or b» S.S.A, Wrbley anil "*<••«. Bonehill etc. Prices on 'Destructor' riullets
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    • 11 1 MILKMAID SWEETEN EIT CONDENSED MILK PRICE REDUCED $im oh. I 1
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  • 446 2 Order for Compulsory Winding IP. A compulsory winding-up order having been made against the United Malaysian Robbe Company, Limited, 27 Mincing Lane E.C., meetings of the creditors and shareholders were held on June 16 «t the London Bankruptcy Buildings Carey Street, W.C. Mr. K. T. A. Phillips,
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  • 292 2 Smoking a Spirit Out of a Masnied House. An eci-K.-iastical irhost. dr <m d as a cavalier in jerkin and top boots, is said to haunt the rather materialistic neignoourhotd of Kennington. Overlooking the park in ht. Agnesplace than is an old vicarage which has been empty
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  • 192 2 Official Denial of Misleading Reports. A Bombay messat^ of July S says Mi-ili-ailitij: reports which have been circulated in connection with the Dharwar rioting arc officially denied by the Bombay Government, which denies in particular that the firin-r by the police was unprovoked, or that no Kovernment
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 362 2 II CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT JH n ii ■it n 0r... m NI 111' For Reinforcing; purposes, Close Fibred Ste«l drawn under considerable strain is much Stronger and more Durable than either Rolled Steel Bars or Metal Sheets w-k R.C. Croas-Welded Fabric which ia made up |< of a Merles of parallel
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    • 9 2 I War does not pay bat it makes everybody
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    • 385 2 Let CaticuraH«alYw Skin Ia the treatment of al! skin troubles bathe freely with Cuti cura Soap and hot water, dry gently, and apply Cuticura Ointment to the affected pans Do not fail to indudc the Cuticura Talcum in your toilet preparations. THE FAMILY FRIEND It matters not where «n<goes throughout
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    • 186 2 10 H.P. CITROEN CAR Ifca ezcellcDce of French automobile engineering has lout to*B kaewn and agreed by experts. The Citroen ia the aeknowMc«4 •oat of this school of production. See this remarkable Car compare it with any other light car ifci Market. Take a demonstration ride drive it yourself if
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  • 1655 3 Twenty-five Per Cent Dividend For Past Year. The twenty-second annual general meeting of the members of the Jugra Km tat. Limited, waa held at the registered offices of th<- company at 24, Coleman Street, London. E.C., on July 21, Mr. L. R. W. Forrest (chairman of the company)
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  • 152 3 The recommendatims of the Liquor Bill Conference have been published. The Conferiujte advises that normal hours for licensed houses shall be For London from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for the country Vt 11 a.m. to 10..50 p.m. With at least two hours' closing during the afternoon
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  • 167 3 An interesting cose decided by the Bombay High Court was a suit by a Japan?sf company for the possession of a block of flats purchased fi r four lakhs to provide accommodation for its staff. The occupants, who were English commercial m»n, pleaded the Rent Act, and doc.ined
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  • 49 3 Orders for week ending July 31 Tuesday, 26th. -Tenth Troop Paradt 5.15. Thursday, 28th.— Third Troop Parade, 5.15. Friday, 2«.- -Ninth Troi>p Parade, 5.15. There will be no Band. Practice on July 29 and no Parrnks from July 30 to August 1.
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  • 24 3 Projrrainme of Drills, etc., f^r week ending Saturday, July 30, lt»21 Wednesday, 27th— 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall Chinese Company, Recruits Drill.
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  • 50 3 M.V.R. Battalion Rifle Club. The Range is open to all cornera. Shoots for July, 1921. Wednesday, 27th 4 p.m. Saturday, 30th 4 p.m. Sunday, Slit 7.80 a.m. July Spoon will be ihot for on Saturday, July 80, at 4 p.m. and Sunday, July 81, at 7.80 aj».
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 460 3 I CaL Rifles Vyf^ftiV A I s»djp*rtridge,y H e*ss*a>« saaav Far takafl came, a* week end eajt- 40 1• I -^■—■asjajfjs^^aa*. asWts^assL HtssS asssssssstH YllfJM Fash l&CassV K^MMI— iJI LL-'t L_l TT»C MLiu^**~i" 111'*" U asssssssssV ssssm (tea UJ-luij. I lassssssT ■sB gsWa— Wy W XM^aVSa M^M •.aai _s_l -j.
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    • 270 3 IIRELLi IMB E /■C^ I w fajmß uts Ml E r mm }B I a n* -1 S m S bHB P0 A b \Wkn r^ iff w TT ill hP* W A \wm V /Imbrosoli Stoppani Co. AGENTS SINOAPORE, PEMANO WOOD-MILNE PATENT FOOT PUMP The reason for the success
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    • 898 4 STEAMER SAILIH6S P. 0.- British India AND Apcar Lino Compact*. Incorporated la England) KAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAB AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Under Contract with Hi* Majesty* Government; rv i *«ar* MAIL SEBVICE EAST OF BOMBAY are at present laapaadil LONDON FAB-EASTERN SERVICE •BOM LONDON I TO MARSEILLES AND
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    • 624 4 STEAMER SAILINGS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO. LIMIT Ell Sivamot* Intended to ealt from Singapore KAJANG-- Monday. 12.30 p.m., for Miri, Labuan, Jesselton, Kudat and Sandakan. BELANGOR— Monday, p.m., for Port Swettenham and Penang. HYE LEONG— Monday, at 4.80 n fer Malacca and Muar. K AK A Tuesday, at 4.80 p.m., for
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    • 57 4 STEAMER SAILINGS DOLLAR LINE SINGAPORE TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VU SUEZ. Robert Dollar LOADING JULY 27 Esther Dollar LOADING AUGUST 15 Through Bills of Ladiag l**o*d from Singapore to the Principal Cttie* the United Statea and Canada. For farther Informatics v m Batoa, ecaapply to THE BOBEBT DOLLAR CO.
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    • 346 4 STEAMER SAILINGS -ill THB OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LTB. Incorporated In Japan) t. Do Senna Street. Propoood Sailing from Singapore •object to change without noticed ItVROPr.NN LOfB Fee Port Bald, MarsoUloa, Leaden. Antwerp. Rotterdam sad Hambarg arr. dep ARGUN MARU July 24 July 25 HIMALAYA HARU Aug. 20 Aug. 81 v«W
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    • 399 4 STEAMER SAILINGS NIPPON YISEN KAISHA. Incorporated in Japan) ae-er Mall Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. Subject t* alteration* without notlra LONDON LINE Fortnightly Service For London, Antwerp via (Malacca) Peaaaa. Colombo, Soes, Port Said and Marseille*. YOKOHAMA MARU Aug. 8 KLEIST Aug. 19 MISHIMA MARU Aug. 84 LIVERPOOL LINE
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    • 884 5 SffAMEB SflUagl MESSAGERIES MARITIMES DE FRANCE Under Contract with tue French Government Mail and Passenger Services DIRECT MARSEILLES FAR EASTERN SERVICE HOMEWARD MAII.S OUTWARD MAILS To Marseilles via Colombo, To Japan, via Sniiron. Hongkong Djibouti. Port Said I and Shanghai CAP ARCONA 15.000 tons Aug. 6 I CORDILLERE 10.000 tons
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    • 722 5 I STEABfiER SAIIN6S Nippon Yusen Kaisha T.b.y. "WakasaMaru" 6,075 tons gross for COLOMBO AND BOMBAY sailing on or about August 1. Ample Ist and 2nd class accommodation available. For further particulars, apply to NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (Incorporated in Japan) 31, Raffles Place. I THE OITWARD BOUND BPANIBH MAII STEAMER ISLA
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    • 333 5 Why Hesitate Oelay is Dangerous Here are the opportunities given to you at our ROBINSON ROAD BRANCH STORE in everything you may require in STATIONERY, BOOKS, PERFUMERIES, ETC., ETC. To be cleared regardless of cost REMEMBER, S DAYS ONLY FROM JULY 26 TO 30 KOH COMPANY BOOKSELLERS, S3, Bras Basah
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    • 321 5 WE SPECIALIZE IN BRITISH PRINTING ONLY. We shall give you the practical thing and it will be of a dignity and style that will surely please you. We've got the complete equipment, we've jrot the experience, aad well deliver the job on time and iv perfect order. Give us a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 748 6 CINEMAS i "GAJETY" CINEMA Firtt Show at 7.30 p.m tharp. CONTINUATION OF th" Great V.tag. apn Su r-reri.*' A FIGHT FOR MILLIUNS Fei'unnit .Vm Duncai, F.lith Inhitto and Jc- K.\a&. New Episodss New Rot-Is Nsw Thril<« To-night 1 \r\ ith the Brtts 8.1 et »erial Chatt r. -nd 4. S'<orut
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    • 388 6 CINEMAS AND THEATRES 1 mangy HALL, LIMITFD I North Bridge Ro»d j The Second Show at 9.1S p.m the: screaming shadow Ij bafesssl 30 reel*. Starrinc Ben WMs>n, Neva Gerber and Joseph Gerard. The most unusual aod most thrilling «erul ever produced, Tells the secret of eternal youth. Episode 5.
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    • 776 6 I FOB FRINCEB AND UCB MEN ONLI THE ROYAL YAKUT! (ANANG VILAB) 1 This Yakr.ti or lif«-ici»-.ni L«ciar a«» fc^i 1 prepared fnm tbu best, ito ceat and iMssaljl vegetable drugs. It has a wonderful propart? j 1 of increasing the viriU power and r»etifl«< all urinary disorders. In fact,
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    • 524 6 Announcement 1 We wish to announce that we have just added to our already modern equipment a RUBBER STAMP MAKING PLANT You will welcome the announcement, we are sure, for the same high quality of per- fection which has built up our Printing Department, will be maintained in our new
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  • 187 7 riXTUKM roeaday, July 2S. High Water, 1.31 a.m., 2.8 p.m. Rent Board, 2.15 p.m. The Geisha, Victoria Theatre. Wednesday. July 17. High Water, IM2 a.m., 4.48 p.m. Homeward mail closes. Tanglin Club at Home, 6.1S p.m. Football League S/RC. t. Sea Defences 11. Pulo Brani. The Dollar
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 89 7 Eatt Wharf Ba»in Sin*kep. Wharf Jffl WTl«ff Nil. Main Vfkaif l-';i lit P'.niy. Rourbon, Haiphr.n-. AfriWn. Hmnir Dor) H Miru, Klepkaata. tl.IJ M. Nltamka, InJ'.is Maru, Kec-W.-i Wbarf rn'rhns. lar.linri Whnrf Nil. Pulo HrnnI Co»l Wharf. Nil nrinol H*rb"ar Main Whirf Bahrari, CyrMM, Fuh Wo, V
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    • 95 7 VESSEL S ARRIVED AFR1KA. II:' n. 5,461 ton-. fro:n Copenhagen 2"-7 for Hongkong 27-7. BAN' TKCK RUAN, Dot. 133 toin, from In•IrHc'ri 2>"> 7, for Ii-Hmiriri 27-7. ELEPHANT* t -J.n'.i.i ton«, from Cmlcutta f.ir Calcutta anc. OIANG ANN Hrit.. Wl tun', from kMM| 2 r 7. f<T S ii -iranir
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  • 160 7 f«4m Pontianak 3 p.m M.i.rr. «nH Wnar p.m Billiton. Bat ivin and Sourabaya 4 p.m P. Sumbu and Pontianak p.m. Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy 8 a.m. Bangkok 9 a.m M<ir»ra-Saha and Djambi S a.m BajrHn 8 Muntok and Palembanp 1 p.m Merging Kemaman Rnd Treneeanu 2 p.m.
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  • 132 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, July 26. On London, Bank 4 m/» 2/4 3/16 Demand 2/3 13/16 Private 3 m. credit! 2/4 9/16 On New York Demand -"Vi Private 90 days On France Bank On India Bank T. T. On Hongkong Bank d/d 23 p.c. prem. On Shanghai Bank d/d
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  • 56 7 Tons of .narktt Quiet. Spot Aug. Sept. S Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers Sellers Oct.-Dt cv. Spot Aug. Sept. Oct-Dec. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked She t Closing Price 3 Bayers Sellers 27H 28 28 28tt 29 29H 32% 33 DAILY PRICES CURRENT.
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 188 7 Im Vai. Pd. Bvftn. Wm 1 1 Ayer Weng 1-00 £1 £1 Kam Kamunting 1.17.6 2.2.6 10 10 KinU Auoc 6.60 7.5 C 1 1 HiUm Tin 1.60 1.70 1 1 Jelantoh 0M i l.abat Minw 5 5 Lingui Tin 450 6.00 10 10 Malayan ColL 14.00 16.00 1
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    • 124 7 In. Vai. P4 Buyer* S«ller». ci £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 8.0.0 8.10.0 £1 £1 E. Smelting Co. 6.60 7.00 3/ 6/ Electric Tways 2/6 10 10 Fraser Neavea 27.50 29.50 50 50 W. Hammer Co. $75 $85 100 100 Katz Bros, deb 140.00 10 10 Mexican Eagle 5.0.0 5.10.0
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    • 92 7 U. Bng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par i p*. pa Spore Electric Tramway* 6 p.c. £360,00f w» Spore Municipal 6 p.c $1,878,000 omt Spore Mun. 4% p.r of 1907 $1,000,000 .«>) px. dit Spore Mun. 4H p.c of 1909 $1,600,500 '.0 p.c di» Spore Mud. 4>4 px of 1909 $1,600,000
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    • 370 7 Fraser ar VCo. a>4 Ly«ll «nd Bratfe. QnoUtioaa. LmtMt STallaMr SUrttaf QiouUow «r»> prints) <•■ kboOict fag* oa FrMay. To-day's Prie^ Fra»er Lyall A Co. Evatt Ulenby ($1) 0.26 0.36 0.20 O.SC \lor Gajah ($1) 1.00 1.25 1.10 1.26 \m. Malay (»2) 2.00 1.60 2.00 k HiUm <»5)
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 279 7 THE STRAITS TIMES Can he obtained at the following aiaeav < Singapore Hotel van Wijk Kell; »nd Walsh. Ltd.. Baffles PUe> Money Changnr. Adelphi Hot*! Money Changer. Europe Hote' Mone> Charrer. Raffles Hote! Koh I Co.. <Jra* Basah Road Kob Cc 1-b Robinson Roae Low Yong Swee. 1, Middle Road
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    • 764 7 j LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE BULLOCKS. Ten pairs Siamese bullocks in excellent condition. What offers? 350, Straits times. WANTED, second-hand set of ladies golf clubs. Apply stating particulars and price to H, Straits Times. LADIES BICYCLE, second-hand wanted. good condition. Full particular: and price to J. S. Montgomery, Labuan S.S.
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    • 25 7 S^UNDERWQDD SPEED IfJKB!l| A0C0RACY DURABILITY The Machine \ou will Eventually Buy 8ol» Af«aUi PATBRSON, SIMONS CO., LTD, (Incorporated in England) SINGAPORE, PENANG, k! VI. LUMPUR.
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    • 465 7 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of very channinp Jaccbean and Tudor design teak household furniture. Concert grand piano, gramophones, etc. At No. 7, Chancery Lane, .iff Thomson Road, ob Saturday, July 30, at 2 p.m. Comprising an excellent toned full cone, rt grand piano by Collard A Collard, in fi .t rate
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    • 148 7 AUCTION SALE of unredeemed pledges <md jewellery at ovory description. At our sale-room, No. 30, Kling Street, on Tuesday. August 2, at 10 a.moa Thursday. Auguat 4, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Auguat S. at 10 a.m. Tie pledges •Mtfjtiae watches, chains, dismond and other rings, broolhes, earrings, Chinese and
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  • 119 8 I.OH. At No. 24, Buffalo Road, Singapore, on July 23, 1921. Loh Lum of Chop Loh Lan Sang, No. 601, North Bridge Road, aged 76 years. Funeral will' take place on Sunday, July 31, the cortege leaving No. 24, Buffalo Road, at 11 a.m. for Thompson Road. YAP JEE
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  • 15 8 In fond and loving memory, Peggie Boyd Grant. Dad, Mum and Jim, 1917.
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  • 1165 8 The Straits Times. TUESDAY. JULY 26 THE MAN ON THE SPOT. We are not quite so partial to the Rubber Growers' Association as Mr. Eric Macfadyen, but we are grateful to him not only for a sturdy defence of the Association, and i xposition of its powers and limitations, but
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  • 15 8 Mails from Holland are expected to arrive at noon to-morrow by the s.s. Prinses Juliana.
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  • 13 8 Wte have a letter waiting at this office f:r Mr. A. H. Weston.
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  • 31 8 A concert in aid of the European Unemploym.nt Fund is to be given in Kuala Lumpur on the occasion of the visit of the Singapore cricket team during the forthcoming holidays.
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  • 27 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires that there was a full attendance at the Federal Council meeting to-day, H. E. the High Commissioner, Sir Laurence Guillemard, X.C.8., presiding.
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  • 26 8 The Station-master, Kuala Lumpur, reports that mails for Penang, despatched from Singapore by 7.7 a.m. train yesterday, missed connection with the Kuala Lumpur-Penang express last night.
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  • 32 8 According to the Times of Malaya Mr. Towers has heard from Government to the effect that Government cannot accede to his request to introduce the Servant Registration Bill as a Government measure.
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  • 43 8 In the House of Commons at question time Col. Amery said that the Admiralty had no intention of breaking up the Victory. Rumours that she was in dangei of sinking were unfounded and the Admiralty were taking all necessary step; for her preservation.
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  • 45 8 The Government of Bombay are setting up a special branch of the Political Department, and the Bombay Citizens' Reception Committee, formed last year and subsequently dissolved, will shortly be reconstituted in connection with arrangements for the reception of the Prince of Wales' early in November.
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  • 47 8 The Council of the Imperial Indian Citizenship Association has sent a message to the Secretary of State and the Government of India protesting against the contemplated transfer of Aden from India, and urging that it should continue to be administered by the Bombay Government as at present.
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  • 64 8 Information has reached Portsmouth to the effect that the Admiralty salvage vessel Kacer, which left the port several weeks ego to resume operations on the liner Laurentic, sunk during the war off the North Coast of Ireland, has a ready succeeded in recovering a large quantity of bullion from the
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  • 67 8 Mr. R. H. Taylor, managing director of Messrs. Topham, Joaes and Railton, has come out from home in connection with the firm's undertakings in the East. He was a passenger on the P. and C. Company's steamer Kashmir and is at present in Penang. He is coming down to Singapore
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  • 75 8 Invitations have been issued to a dinner to be held t- -night at Mr. Lee Choon Guan's residence, Mandalay, Tanjong Katong, in honour of his fifty-third birthday. Mr. Lee Choon Guan, Mrs. Lee Choon Guan, M.8.E., and family and Mr. Lee Chim Tuan are recently back from their extensive tour
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  • 72 8 At a meeting of the Colombo Estau Agents' Association held on July 15 Mr C. M. Gordon (Chairman) presiding, it was decided that, in view of the fact that the percentage of adherents to the Rubber Growers' Association's scheme ha? fallen to between 50 and 60 per cent, members of
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  • 72 8 Since January the services of 157 estate assistants have been dispensed with on the East Coast of Sumatra owing to the rubber slump. Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfield have discharged 30, the Netherlands Indies Land Sydicat 14, the AnghDutch Agency 7, the H. A. Planting Company 13, the Societe. Financiers des
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  • 97 8 A notification in the Gazette of India dated July 9 states that at an extraordinary general meeting of Eastern Toim Ltd. held at 7 Lindsay Street, Calcutta, on June 29, 1921, resolutions were passed that the company cannot by reason of its liabilities continue its business, that it is desirable
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  • 107 8 The Chinese Student, of which we have received a copy of the first number, is the name of the Official Or<rnn of the Edinburgh Chinese Students Union, and is a sign of the healthy growth of the Chin?se element in Edinburgh, where many Chinese fr:m all parts, both men and
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  • 156 8 An innocent-looking safe, says the N.C. Daily News, being lowered into a boat from one i f Messrs. Jardine, Math.-son and Co.'s river steamers a few days ago, aroused the suspicions of a river policeman and a customs searcher. They demanded the key, afterunwrappingtheirunny bags in which the safe was
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  • 442 8 A wire from our Penang correspondent announces the death, on Sunday, of Mrs. Lawrie Brown. It is understood that Mr. K. M. Skinner has settled down at Bedford, England, and will not be returning to the East. Mr. Tan Kheam Hock returned yesterday from Java by the
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  • 20 8 We have to acknowledge the following contribution to the above fund received from Archdeacon Swindell Alms $7
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  • 60 8 We have reprinted the special article or. M*laya's Grave Crisis which appeared in our issue of the loth inst., and which it will be remembireil set out, in considerable detail, a scheme for Rubber Estate Relief. A copy of the reprint will ba sent by post to
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  • 74 8 By kind permfssion of Lt.-Col. R. W. Morgan, C.M.G., D.5.0., and Officers the Band of the Ist Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, will play the following programme in the Botanic Gardens on Friday, the 29th instant, commencing at 5.15 p.m. March, Entry of the Gladiators, Fucik selection,
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  • 135 8 Wv have received fr^m Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., a book published by Brown and Nolan, Ltd., Dublin. Th book is called Amusing Malayan Musin-.'s. and the author is Mark Casey, who is Irish and perhaps his sense of humour, like the aspirations of the Sinn Feiners, is
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  • 144 8 A Peking wire of July 3 states that the members of the Ministry of Finance and the Chinese Bankers' Association, decided that the latter body would ad- vance funds for cashing all outstanding notes of the Banque Industrial de Chine, the bank itself being responsible for
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    • 256 8 New Books j ALL CLOTH BOUND. NEXT. Aaron West, by John Knittely $2.75 I Prince of the Palais Royal, by Max Pemberton. 2.75 Three, by Fergus Hurme 2.75 Lady Bountiful, by George A. Birmingham 2.75 The Lady in Waiting, by William Le Quex 2.75 The Storm Man, by John B.
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    • 112 8 To-night A ViBIAL NIGHT ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. (Tan Cfcao* Kee A Co, Ltd, Proprietor.). THE GREAT VITAGRAPH SERIAL Feat urine WILLIAM DUNCAN, EDITH JOHNSON, JOB RYAN AND LEO MAZONEY A FIGHT FOR MILLIONS In IS Episodes or 3* Reels FIRST SHOW AT 1M SECOND SHOW AT MS Be right on
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  • 429 9 Anxious Situation Feared. German Reply to the French Notes. Km ri.K Ti:LEGR>MB Paris, July 23. The situatien in Upper Silesia is growing more dangerous hourly. The French Government has instructed its Ambassador in London to insist on the immediate dispatch of reinforcements, the Ambassador in Berlin to arrange
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  • 130 9 Reuter Telegram London, July 24. The Prince of Wfeles is appealing to the nation on behalf cf the proposed British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, London, in 1923. It is stated that it ii essential that at least half a million sterling should be promised to the guarantee
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  • 41 9 Reutbb Telegram London, July 24. New York The vessels seized by the Shipping Board are all ex-German liners. Mr. Quarles states that it was reported weeks ago that certain forces foreign in nature were determined to secure the Heet
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  • 32 9 Rbuteb Telegram London, July 24. Countess Markevicz, Dail Eirann's Minister of Labour, who was sentenced at th end of last year to two years imprisonment, was to-day released frcm Mountjoy Prisom.
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  • 249 9 The Disastrous Retreat Froiii Melilla. I kM Tlk i t LtURAMK L.ndon, July 24. Madrid Two thousand troops have been despatched with all speed to Melilla from Ceuta and further reinforejm nits' are being despatched. The Minister fcr War described the* rotreat from Anual as most disastr
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  • 134 9 Reutek Telegram London, July 24. The freedom of the city Bath was present, ii to the Maharaja ofTCufch, Mr. Hu^h.'s, of Australia, and Mr. Massey, of New Zealand. At a luncheon, at the Guildhall Mr. Massey sai<. he was not afraid to trust native races with self-government The
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  • 93 9 Rbutbb Tbleoram London, July 24. Paris Th» health authorities have concluded that the use cf Chinese eggs to make cakes and pastry is dangerous in 'iie hot weather. It is stated that an analysis shows that twenty-four hour.' after the frozen eggs are thawed a single ti-aspoonful of
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  • 31 9 Rtx'TER Telegram London, July 24. Berlin According to the Vossische Zeitung, Herr Woge, chief of the commercial section of the Foreign Office, has been appointed Minister in Peking.
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  • 29 9 Reuter Telegram London, July 24. Bukharest The exceptional harvest has resulted in the Cabinet reserving to itself the exclusive right of exporting all wheat above demestic requirements.
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  • 62 9 (AneU Service.) Welteveden, July 26. The chairman of the union of railways and tramways declared that a general strike will be announced in October. A new Dutch Indian Loan of Gr. 75,000,000 has been issued in H Hand with big succor, Gr. 150,000,000 being sub-s-rib il notwithstandin? the
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  • 1990 9 C-al Industry and PrafitSharing. m By Our Special Correrpondent Lon ion, July 1. If the coal strike is not completely ■isttled, it has reached a stage at which there is not the least reasbn to bel eve that th? miners will not go back to work at once.
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  • 72 9 An old and much respected citizen of Moulmein passed away at his residence on July 18, in Dr. E. J. Hynes, a medical iractitioner, and for many years until his decease a member of the Moulmein municipality. Dr. Hynes only a few days •irior to his death l<ist his ifife
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 257 9 Contests at Liberty halL Boxing is much in the Singapore air just n»w. The latest announcement is thai ilure wi.i be ioar b^ejiai six-roiina contests in the second show of the Liberty nail on Ihursoay even.ng, Juiy Z&, in audition to a programme nt pictures, me contests wiii b.
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    • 316 9 Two second division league matches were played yesterday. On the S.C.C. ground S.C.F.A. II met United Banks, and the Chinese scored a decisive victory to the tune of s—o.5 0. On the other side of the Padang S.R.C. II drew with the R.A.M.C, no goals being scored. Forthcoming Matches.
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    • 40 9 We understand that the entries for the Malayan athletic sports which it was hoped to hold here next month— have proved so meagr? that it is doubtful if it will be practicable to have the meeting.
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    • 44 9 The fif i 'i event in the V.M.C.A. "AH Round Swimming Championship," will be held in the Fort Canning pool on Thursday evening at 5.30 p.m. This is an open event and a separate prize is offered if more than six members compete.
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    • 34 9 A Reuter wire of July 24, frum Rhode Island, states that in the final of the local championship Vincent Richards, the boy ex-champion of America, beat Tilden, 6 z 6—l, 2—6, 6—o.
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    • 281 9 The Malacca Volunteer Rifle prize meeting will be held under N. R. A. rules 1920, and is open to members of all recognised Rifle Clubs in the Straits or F.M.S. The events will be fired on August 27 at 2.30 p.m. and August 28 at 7 a.m
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    • 44 9 Our Ptnang correspondent telegraphs that a cable; has been received from the Calcutta Turf Club, which used the elei trie totalisator on Saturday supplied b th» same company as installed the new "tote" at Penang, Siting that it was a trreat success.
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    • 61 9 hockey match will take place at Tanglin to-morrow between the Sert'.antf the Staffords and the A.P.C. The fol- lowiaf will b. the latti r team G. Gray M. D. Rutli-y and H. K. S. Law T. M. Winsley, H. C. Cooper and L. Gammell C. A. Mitchell, A. B.
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    • 35 9 The July monthly medal was won by J. L. Macnair with a score of 95 1 Ho. The ball sweep for the bssl nine holes was won by A. Robins n.
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    • 99 9 Mr. W. Dunman writes In your sporting notes of Saturday you mention Leakey's long jump of 20 ft. JH4 ins. as. the record for Malaya. This is not the case, as W. E. Vowler some years ago covered over 21 feet. A list of records would be
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    • 95 9 A Reuter wire from Cambridge, Massachusetts, states that Harward and Yale beat Oxford and Cambridge in the international varsity athletic meeting by eight events to two. The Americans won the hundred yards, throwing the hammer, 120 Hurdles, putting the shot, high jump, two miles, half mile and
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    • 37 9 A Reuter wire from Toronto dated July 24 states that in the Davis Cup competition Anderson. Australasia, beat I.afram Bois, Canada, 4—6, 7—5. 6—o, 6—2. Hawkes, Australasia, beat Bennett, Canada. B—6,8 6, I. 7-9.
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  • 248 9 D. P. P. Raises a Point Regarding Witnesses. The preliminary enquiry into the case in which Mr. K. B. Osborn, of Messrs. Wilson Holgate and Co. is charged with having caused the death i>y a rash act of a Chinese clerk who is alleged to have been
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  • 69 9 Marphail and Co.'s Daily Report. Singapore, July 2fi. Silver.— 3B%. Hoagfcong 23 p.c. prem. Three months kuU\ 4.".. Share Market. Rubbers Small enquiries. Tin.— Taipings 1.12H-1.17tt, Norths LSSH-L4O, Souths 72H-77H cents, Ra•angs C2V4-70 rents, Menglembus 32%-40 cents, Papans 65-70 cents. Batang Padunirs 70-75 cents. Linguis 4.55-4.70, Tongkah
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  • 70 9 Th« following: Singapore properties were disposed of by auction by Estate and Trust Agencies Ltd., at their sale-roori, n the 2">th instant Freehold land and house 15 Balmoral Road, area 30.032 sq. ft., bought by Mr. Teo Eng Se-rnr f r $14,080 999 years' leasehold land and houses 73, 75,
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 112 10 To tho Editor of (he StraiU Tiroes. Sir, My attention has been called to a paragraph published by you in your issu:niiti- 1 July I'.' which quotes an extract of a l.-tt-r written by a member cf the Kuyal Opera Company to a friend in Singapore regarding
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    • 177 10 To the Editor ot the Strait* Times. Sir, I have just had my attention drawn to the letter of Father of Fifteen published in the Budget of June 24. Nj one, with perhaps the exception of your correspondent, supposes that the Maud to Madge letters arc the
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    • 920 10 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir,— Jt was with the greatest surprise that 1 read your leading article -of July -1. 'lhat juj would opp.se this scheme ill to bu (xp.cteil. Wliat surprises me is that you should have deemed it in Um int.rc.v.s of
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    • 1561 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, After my return from America in February 1919, I impressed upon one of the leading men of th? Rubber Producers Association of Malaya the necessity of combined action of producers against what might come and most likely would cause
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    • 178 10 To the Editor of the Strait. Time.. Rent r> FnIrH re ?i rU Ur curren that the Kent Board will expire at the end of the year and will you kindJy let us know whether it is true. Should your answer be in the affirmative, I hesitate not
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    • 248 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Apropos of the European Unemployment Fund, I w:uld be glad if you will g,ve me a little space to air what I consider a srievanc*. I arrived in Singapore a short while ago, and through Unforeseen circumstances have become
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  • 587 10 Divergent Views in Dutch East Indies. Heer He.rneiss, who was a member of the Dutch committee which r.ceived the r?cent planters' deputation from Malaya when in Java, has writttn an article ir. the Ncth rlands Indies Rubbertijschrift (Rubber Journal) in which he not only advocates a 25
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  • 127 10 Netherlands Indies and Borneo Sections. The following further awards have been notified Netherlands Indies. Gold medal and cup.— Tandjong Rubber Co., Ltd., Tandjong Doerian. and Tandjong Merah Estates cot Messrs. Harris. ns and Crosfield Ltd., Medan. Silver medal and cash prize of £15.— .Bandar Sumatra Rubber Co.,
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  • 229 10 Splendid singing and engaging comedy work characterised the performance of Gipsy L-ve by tne Russian Ligut Upera Company at the Victoria Theatre last night, and a large aud.ence thoroughly enjoyed it all. It was a real treat to find a company which actually lived up to. us
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  • 37 10 We arc informed that Inchi Ahmad bin M-rbskar. I'resi ent rf the St.TUnat Clnb, •<rd n Friday. t*re 15th instant, and that 1 '7i?h Omiir E ><1 t. T.utrcf O9e«tl S .wa-.iat, has be^ft ebiteJ h;s successor.
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  • 365 10 Long List of Murder Charges Comment- .d. The cas* in which a Icx-al ship supplier .-.an.ed bal.eh bin Ahman was cliargea w.ih using as geca.ne a forgeJ do 'iment and w.th cheat. ng in respect of certain stores to the Thongwa and Zira, was ...ncluued before the
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  • 333 10 t Profits, but Greater Safety. indent writes up m follows t slump in the values of both er only accentuate the values cultivation. Pcrhap3 at no hat now have coconuts more r status as the "Consols of Like all other tropical cultivations, they hav had their ups
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  • 133 10 A fine of £5 is the proposed punishment for women smokers in a Bill introduced in the House of Representatives at Washingtun on June 1. For subsequent offences a penalty of £25 may be inflcted for each cigarette consumed. If the outrage is committed in a
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  • 168 10 Sun<rei Besi tin company report stat?s that the output of tin ore for the year is 485 tons (including 121 t iu from Kepon'.?! Mir.j), as compared with 423V4 tons for last year. The amount real sed from th> sale of ore for the year is £83,223,
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  • 431 10 All Work Being Temporarily Suspended. The tenth ordinary annual general meeting of th; shareholders of tne Middleton iin Mines, Ltd., was held on fcatarday, July '16, at 4, Fort Road, Malacca, Mr. J. M. Sime presiding. The Chairman, in proposing the adoption cf th% report and
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  • 411 10 Fuel Gas Producers In Egypt. »ow tropical vesetatior was utilis d for production of power in Egypt during war >s described in a contribution to the Timer. The proce.-s <!cn'n le 1 or. the destructive distillation of wcstc rig table matter, rather than using it as a source
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  • 124 10 Old men from all parts of the Empire of Japan, and some foreigners from as far away as Shanghai and Manila, are said by the Hochi to bi flocking to the Kyushu Imperial University where the goat gland treatment cf Dr. Yasusaburo Sasaki is being used, with all u ec>il
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  • 110 10 There passed away, on July 15, Mrs. Armstrong, who ljj»d the distinction of being thp oldest foreign resident in Hongkong. The lato Mrs. Arrrstrong came to Hrnjjkcng as girl, at th? a:e of fifte n, in UM— -sixty-five voars ago. She travelled •>ut frcm EnTlan! wi»h her parpnts and her
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  • 1082 11 Their Majesties' Triumph In Belfast. The correspondent of the Morning Post, telegraphing from Belfast dh June 22, j gives a most interesting account of their! majesties visit to Ireland and their won- 1 <lerful welcome at the City Hall on the, occasion of the opening of
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  • 1619 11 Then the King, putting on his hat, read in a clear, slow voice his Speech as fo! lows Members of the Senate and of the House of Commons, For all who love Ireland, as 1 do with nil my heart, this is a profoundly moving occasion in
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 384 11 MOUTRIE PIANOS are still the most popular In the East The unie high quality is maintained but •fCoi PRICES HAVE 4 Co/ 19 /°BEEN REDUCED 19 /o This Offer for Spot Cash Payment only ALJL NEW STOCK Send to-day for Illustrated Catalogue S. MOUTRIE CO.. LTO. (Incorporated la Hoagkonf.) Raffles
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    • 285 11 Raffles_Hotel MONDAY.—Tea Daiuant, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission free). WEDNESDAY. —Special Musical Programme after Dinner. THURSDAY.—Guest Night and Dancing. (Evening Dreu essential for Dancing). FRlDAY.—Special Lunch—Orchestra. SATURDAY.—Guest Night and Dancing. (Evening Dress essential for Dancing). SUNDAY.—Cinema after Dinner.RAFFLES ORCHESTRA F. A. COOKE, Musical Director A. E. McClary, Manager. Adelphi Hotel
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  • 550 12 STONE AGE MEN IN 1921. Coral Island Walled In From The World. A fascinating story of life on the least' visited island in the Pacific, Rennell Island, 120 miles south of Guadalcanax, i in the Solomon group, has been sup- 1 plied by Dr. Northcote Deck, a missionary at Aola,
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  • 1021 12 Mysterious Curios of Wi&more Street. Dr. Percy Dunn, F.R.C.S. contribute* he following article to the Observer. The wonderful medical museum in Wig-nore-street must inspire even the most jnimpassioned visitor with enthusiasm. Mot only is it wonderful, but also beautiful, beautiful for the art represented by ;he
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 179 12 JUST UNPACKED JUST UNPACKED SANITARY ENAMEL (Aspinall's). COPAL VARNISH (AspinaU's and others). HACK SAW BLADES (Simond's). FIRE BRICKS (Boghead). FIRE CLAY (Europe). OBTAINABLE FROM KIAM KIAT COMPANY I*B and IH, MARKET STREET. THE MARK Of PURITY At /A^' Wm PEACHES, APRICOTS PEARS OR CHERRIES served with LIBBY'S EVAPORATED MILK Make
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    • 148 12 BfIRKEN CO., LI D, I Clayton Crude Oil Engines 6, 15, 20 and 50 B.H.P. in stock 35 B.HP. Chain Rail Tractors Ploughs, Cultivators, Harrows Motor Lorries and Buses Niblock Scrap Washers Hand and Pow r Rubber Mach es ZENITH The Motor Cycle with the GRADUA GEAR 3-FIRSTS 4 SECONDS
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  • 1054 13 Extended Credit Scheme For British Merchants. The Imperial Government on June 17 made public the conditions governing the extended facilities which it is offering to British traders under the Export Credits scheme. The conditions are set forward in two separate statements relating to the British empire and to
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 242 13 LODGE PLUGS /v- can be relied upon to deliver the full spark output of the magneto I l| j To the RIGHT PLACE ji iM At the RIGHT TIME ill dHI 1 LL And at ALL SPEEDS. i^^J| Thej are designed to give Easy starting ■■I H^Lfl Regular firing running
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    • 557 13 c c Mr- (SrL Wip j n\ nyr HOHON6 -5 a^Mfc^^ 0 p Bl.KliigSt. IVX ECONPANV l-Rc r\' Jz} 'Phone 352 N N 'J' BY TEST THE BEST. tent why the Government proposed to ex' ude India from the operations of the new (port credits scheme, and whether this ecigion
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 853 14 SALES BY AUCTION AUCTION SALE 1^ rifrr.' Grand piano, (jrnmopriono. plants, etc.. etc. T.> be held at So. lie. Scotts Road, un Saturday Jul> Jt, "21. M P m < BBorisins: E**»lleBl toeeSl upright Grand eorcert piano by Chapel, double sprtag ,;r*mc.pl,om and records. m»l.o K »ny-,tH.n-*d teak rircuWr dininit
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    • 384 14 SALES BY AUCTION CHEONG KOON SENG ft GO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTIES. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co.'* saleroom. No. 30, Kling Street, oa V.edne«d»>. Jaly 27. at 2.3e pj>. 1. Hortirugee's sale of valuable freehold land and shophouse dwellinga Nos. 17ft, 180 and IX2. Serangoun
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    • 1993 14 Am** over $4,000,060 S.C Awmice in force over $17,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE GO. LTD. (laeoraoaUa la Straits Settlements! ■CAD OFFICE Wtoeheater Honee, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE Si. Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £80,000 deposited with the Supreme Ceart ef Ea«laa4 aa4 complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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  • 831 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Merr> weather's Motor Fire Float. On a recent occasion the aptitude of British manufacturers for making Motor lifeboats was referred to. This sort of aptitude is also displayed in the design and construction of motor boats for ftre ftghtintr, and one
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  • 191 15 A Pronounced Improvement Reported. Alonu with tho pronounced bnpfOVeJ ■Mat in Germany's |reiii>ral situation in the last year has come an improvement in the morals of civil servants. It was rtpciiu: I recently that the value of stolen army property recovered for the state monthly had risen to
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 151 15 IJ4 KILO-WATT 32 VOLT LALLY-LIGHT THE CHKAP BIT EFFICIENT HOME LIGHT ANDPOWER PLANT. t Consistinj? of water-cooled gas engine and generator vi one unit and 1(5 cell 9 plate Williard Storage Battery. EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY <>F COMPLETE PLANT. i 110, 20 Watt L.\MPS 3 hours 100, 20 Watt LAMPS I hours
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    • 451 15 L^Lw )MKI I a^^^L* I L^L^ ILk^ar B^^^tfa^^^B^Lf^B^kana^^^aH^B^aßV I a^Lat^a^a^BT MOl .-••'lci^nO-BoTTliDflrCAW^)*'**» mjy mjm <fo fb* r^aafa w& CRC6SS DLACKWBLL JfcpF •> DcltoacM* arc QaaSfy Parity and 'Zrethamm 1O VfetatlM tOU»>t. M VwHrtlM POTTIO HCAT% iniaWil- (WOOD tHMtmrt. OMTMaVIL. O«L» VINCOAM TINNCO nt* HlaTTlßrwfl CRDSSE S BLACKWELL'W^.A t i^" >FI
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 617 16 NEW SHIPMENTS JUST RECMVED Tale Bronze Lever Padlocks Tale and Townie Chain Pulley Bloeka Bmooth-on-Cenicnt Galvanized Roofing BolU and NuU Galvanized Single Boat Hooka Brad?* Handled ParanKS. etc.. etc, eM. JUAN KIAT CO., LTI. l« PHILLIP STREKT The successful Tenderers for supply of Miscellaneous Articles and Engineers Stores to the
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    • 361 16 TAY GUAN XIAT S«, PHILLIP STBKIT. Phoae Nos. 8118 saa 1114. The HMtwaaM contractor for svpply of FIREWOOD AND BASKETS AND BROOMS, ETC. to the Singapore Municipality daring the rear 1921. GLOBE BOILER UMBDY 'or clearing and preserving steam ooilert >.' all type. Uaed by ail factories, steamers, and found
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    • 1940 16 CUS.MHH) ADVEKmtMEN[S The PREPAID charges fee Waata, Far Sals, Ta Let, etc. la •Hlaary f Its a sat :rn* (average six words te Use) are Per line; one Insertion 28 cts two !s x* three ins. 64 ets, four las. SI eta, five Ins. »1.00. six ins. 81. 1J ten
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    • 913 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, office in one of the best positions in Raffles Place. .342, Straits Times. TO LET. second floor No. 12-*, Changs Alley, suitable for olflce. Immedistt entry. Apply _No. L i _T*lnJL Ayer_Btro*t. TO LET OODOWN, also first and second floors Close to centra of town,
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    • 323 16 Straits Motorcar Service. Ltd. 21$-81«, ORCHARD ROAD Sole Distributors of BELLANGER famous French Car AU kinds of Repairs to M' tor Oycla Can, and Lorries executed. Cracked Cylinders, Crank -Cases Gears as>4 broken parts of all metals Welded RELIABLE CARS AND LORRIES HIRED. Good* Transported from Ships, Godowacw Private Houses,
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 208 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHO.Nr> Editorial and General ta Manager'!' Office 1117 Job Printing Office 1244 All communications relating to editoria matters and news should be addressee to Tilt. EDITOR. All communication relnting to business matters advertise nx-nt-, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc., should r.- addressed tr THI MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Wants,
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