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Mr. Justice Woodward.
Mr. L. M. Woodward, Judicial Commissioner, F.MS, has been appointed Senior Paine Judge, Straits Settlements,
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The first remittance" was "for- warded by wire on August 18, through the Hongkong and Shang- hi Bank so follows:-" Com- Imandant Australasian... Forces, Gallipoli Peninsula. Receive Four handred Pounda Shanghai donation preonie comforte Aus- tralasian wounded, Deeks."
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Mas Billie Burke Becomes Claematograph Actress.
Denver, Col., July 12.Billie. Barke, the acties, has accepted an offer for $30,000 for an engage- mant of five weeks with a Pacific!
cossi movie concern. At the time of the death of Mr. Charles Froh- man, it was predicted that Miss Barko hereafter would be under the management of her husband, Mr. Florenz Zegfald, Jr. This was denied later with the news that she would continue auder the Frohman estate and that Mrs. Cushing was writing a new play
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at Tronoh Olub, saya the Times weight for age. For balf an hour was a set back for him. of Malaya, be complained of a siter he pulled up Black Jester fain in the heart, and almost was extremely distressed, and so So far as the clubs are able to immediately after expired on the acutely did he blow as to indicate exercise their authority, football *Olub verandah. He had been in as plainly as could be that he was will be played next season, but it the country only a few months, not right physically though he may be assumed that there will. and some ei, hteen days ago com. had appeared to be so." It was be a general curtailment if not menced work on Tronoh mines, stated afterwards by Jonas, who total abandonment, of the old He leaves a widow and 5 children. rode Rossendale, that Black Jester competitions. Hence for the The funeral took place at Batu gave him the impression at the period of the war the professional Gajah on the 7th, the Rev. Father starting post of being "set fast", as a paid player will cease to
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ANNUAL but one must alro recognise other instated as an amateur and it cupation of the Nippon Yusen overhauled and relaid with new A FAR COUNTRY, Winston Drowning Accident at Rangoon reasons. One was the beavy state is proposed to make this rule Kaisha particularly suitable for mooring chains.For further Churchill
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TESTAMENT, W. L. Courtney Ellora moored at the Barr Street curried to victory at any time in wages will be paid. At firet it
TO JAPAN Lindsay George Gray Beaten. finish on the part of the champion. Russell buoy, the victim being a Eurc-the history of the race. In par was intended to offer à maximum
VANISHING ROADS & OTHER pean lady, Miss F. Lochlin, ticular it was reticed how the fee of £1 a match, but wisely it Despite four breake of over 500 Inman's big break
ESSAYS, R. Le Gallienne extraordinary effort. He
BERNARD SHAW, AN EPITAPH, twenty years old, a resident of hores struck a bad patoh in the has been agreed to provide no ezob, George Gray failed for a used Ovary pocket almost John Palmer the Royal Hotel, Rangeon; the Dip about a quarter of a mile inducement whatever to men to second time to beat the British in turn yet he was never in any THE RECITER'S TREASURY OF sampan rower and Mr. Cooper, from home. He collapsed then leave their work. The question billiard champion, Melburne difficulty, so fine was his judgment
IRISH VERSE & PROSE Susan obief officer of the Ellora, had a in a stride or so and from that arises: Will men accustomed to loan, in a match of 18,000 up of strength and his control over CHILDREN, Bryant
Mr. point, had no chance of catching be paid for playing football row The margin against him was the three balle, Cooper's statement to the police it the three-year-old. Black Jester take part in matches withicus en batantial one of 788, but pract down through a trifts of bad lack. HIS DERMAN WIFE, Douglas
He broke Виоктове appeared that Miss Lochlin had is at his best on bard ground, so financial reward? There will, of ically the whole of this advantage in making a cannon he aimed to paid a visit to the ship and he perfect is his action, and it was, course, be great difficu ty in rais was gained during the last session was about to take her ashore, and therefore, his misfortune that the ing teame, and the general which began with the scores Coax the red over a top pocket in in stepping on to the sem pin the termination of a long drought standard of play will sink to the almost level. With the last 800 readiness for the next stroke, but little craft turned turtle and she should have come on the eve of level of the time when there odd points to obtain the young rest on the edge it toppled down. when it seemed to be coming to was thrown into the water and the race. Moreover, he is cat was no attempt to exploit the Australian had just as good a With the red spotted the result was not seen again.
built on big lines by any means, sport for commercial purposes, chance of winning sa Inman, but and had top weighs been 9.4 in- but the love of the game is not during most of the hour's play with an easy stroke he had to was that instead of being left The Astor House Shanghai. tead of 104 with the other dead to the professional, and which served to bring the match The report is current in Shang-weights down in proportion, it is unless one's preconceived idea are to An end, he
play a most awkward screw had to
In this, hai that the Central Stores Ltd., conceivable that he would bare grievously wrong be will snatch it and watch his opponent runa. Gannon and failed. come the proprietors of the Astor endale was bred and owned football talents. There is likely That is one of the worst experiticised for what were thought to (the Palace Hotel) will shortly be done appreciably better. Res-at the opportunity to exercies his ing away from him to victory. as well as in his first match against Inman, Gray was ori- House, arrangements to that effect by Sir John Thursby, and was to be a grouping of the clubs for ences a billiard player can suffer. having been all bat concluded third to Pommern and Let Fly for the convenience of the arrange- For a fortnight Gray had been be wrong tactics, but whilst he with the representatives of the the New Darby. He is a finement of fixtures, and little com- playing with splendid courage ball to the extent of a year ago it certainly did not “use” the red Astor Bosse debenture-holders staying three-year-old, and a petitions may be run on the and against one of the most for should be remembered that he is ways the Shanghai Mercury. There strong and game finisher, but after League system. This revolution midable match-winners the game can be no doubt that the amalga all he was readily beaten by the is not very alarming, but those has known, and now with the playing with ivory balls, and mation of the two leading hotels other two for the New Derby. The who look ahead prediot fer end near and the honoure within that they will not "do" the same in Shanghai will tend greatly to result suggested that Pommernis reaching changes in the foot his reach he was sompelled to as those made of composition. strengthen the position of Shanga much better three years old ball world when the war lcok on, utterly helpless to coun- The change has created many big hai hotels, while the convenience than Black Jester was, but, on is over and the game again comes teract the all-conquering effort of difficulties for the Australian, and of the travelling public is likely the other hand, we are not satis-into its kingdom. In future the this opponent. It is at each year's practice has not enabled to be better served by both con-fied that we saw the best of the professional will not be allowed times as these that there seems he first osme to England and him to overcome them; When oorne working together than in black horse in this race,
to spend five out of his air" work-something wrong with billiards. rivalry. We look for great things On the same day as Black Jester ing days in idleness under the Patience is of no avail. When played with composition balle he in the way of the improvement of failed quite a brilliant apriating pretext of training. Honest work the final session began Inman was able to give Inman almost a the hotel business in Shanghai by performance was put up by Volts, is a better means of keeping fit was in play with a small third of the game. Now with the two hotele being brought an- who won the July Cup of six than losing round a football break of mine, and before he broke ivories be cannot play bim level. dor the same management, and furlongs without being premed ground playing cards or billiards, down he had scored 581, his the way the present directora of in the slightest degree. He There will be no more big wages highest score of the match. Thon the Central Stores have brought is only a three-year-old, and thend the day of the £1000 transfer after a fruitless innings he ran to the Palace Hotel bank to a one-time great eprinter Hornet's fee has passed for ever. The his points with 198 unfinished. dividend paying position is an Beauty received 1 lb, and finished game, even as a oummercial Meanwhile Gray had had two you have lost your appetite eloquent testimony to the com-lact of four 1 though widely enterprise, was top-heavy, and turns at the table with scarcely dainty dishes at the ALEKAN- bination of enterprise and prad-backed to beat the younger horse, the foundations must be rebuilt the possibility of making a good DRA DAFE is sure to tempt ence in their methods.
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