The Straits Times, 17 October 1923

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. No. 27,382, SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1923. PRICE 10 CENT.S,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 339 1 9 UwUeSb "DRINK MORE GOOD MILK" IT IS CONCEDED By scientists and medical men the world over that W/ Wrvtf&yys. nowadays few people drink sufficient of this body ffflLratfe rtH building, life giving food, containing as it does one H^Z. v"" jl > of the essential vitamins of life. BBBk
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    • 133 1 j FOR THE R \CES i Ladies Race Shoes 8 OUR NEW STOCK OF LADIES SHOES HAS JUST ARRIVED We can offer the very latest shapes and designs in Black Glace, Patent, Suede, Satin and Calf. Also White Buckskin J and Canvas. *j Special Side-lacing Afternoon Shoes, Brocade Evening Shoes.
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  • 362 2 Purchase of Kuala Tiga Sumatra Estates. The directors of the Insulinde (Sumatra) Rubber Estates announce that they have entered into a conditional contract with Kuala Tiga (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations for the acquisition of that company's undertaking and assets, subject to its liabilities, upon terms which, in the opinion
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  • 379 2 In their report, dated London September 19, Messrs. William Jacks and Co. state Central Europe has seemed during the past week to be on the verge of a general conflagration, and taking this into consideration our markets have remained wonderfully firm. Copper. In spite of the closing down
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  • 173 2 A London cable of October 5 says The resumption this morning: of the cross-Channel boat services, which were suspended yesterday owing to the gale, brought to an end the adventurous night experienced by some 400 passengers at Dover, many of whom were en route to Marseilles
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  • 31 2 Orders for week ending October 21 Wednesday, 17th. Officers' Class, Raffles Institution, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, 20th. Field Day Parade at V.M.C.A. at 2.30 pjn.
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    • 260 2 4B£^v Reprncntative for Straits Settlements I.M.S. M^flft H. WOKIIAM. r. O. Box 659, Singapore. jPIHIHII^Pr lllll,1l!llllllllinililll!lll!!lllllll!ll!lll!l!IIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!lll!lllll!l^ ajK s P aart^ t P* u 0 requirements l3fe^ ofi American en^ißes if mSS6^2^^ have been exhaustively studied by If UM^W the manufacturtrs of Lodfje plu^s, II m/mffi.Bb with tho result that the
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    • 345 2 Mr BEETIiAMs Ick.-rp.l.a, MT vorr. sklv and M COMPLEXION fl M irritation, n>- mm in ileliiilit' IT -I »U hiVli alwt ch.icla-a unit |JJ'> M. BE£TH«M SOM Custom -Made Printing. J^ID IT ever strike you that a lot of printing is like ready-made clothing all right in its way but
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    • 304 2 ri *l fiat CCANfIKI E CARS ktjMllUrEaLEi LORRIES and MARINE SETS. J/ MARELLI <CM/ FANS and Jjd£j| MAGNETOS. WHITE CEMENT SUN BRAND I BEST ITALIAN WHITE BEST CEMENT. CURE FOR MALARIA WINES AND LIQUEURS USED BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT Italian Chianti, Vermouth, .»«nuTI TZZnmM, Cinzano Champagne, F.BISLERI&C.-MILfIM (ITALY) "BRUT" Cinzano,
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  • 796 3 Big Pictures Replace Great Variety Artists. The opening of the new Tivoli Theatre, London, is of significance, not only to the remarkably high percentage of the public that has learned to love the film, but also to every one who is interested in the history and vicissitudes
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  • 151 3 In the Anthropological Section of the British Association, Professor E. Ekwall bad a large and interested audience for an excellent paper on the early history of Lancashire in the light of place-names. From his study emerged the fact that many British settlements on the plains of Lancashire
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  • 111 3 Since the barricades are down, you can at last obtain an idea of what Oxford Circus is to look like in future, says the Pall Mall Gazette. It is very symmetrical, and architects may be thoroughly satisfied with the design. Yet, all the same, it will take a
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    • 383 3 STEAiEB SAiLllltS INDOCHINA STEAM HAY. COMPANY, LIMITED. (lacorporated la Hongkoag) Direct bcrrlce ta Japaa ria Hongkoag aad Shanghai and to Calcatta via Pcuog from Singapore. Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for CaDton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newcawang, Yangtsse Ports, Formosa, the PLiiippines, etc FOR PENAN G AND
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    • 562 3 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of October 22, lf-'3, for the following works 1. Installation of a water-carriage sewerage system to Tan Tock Seng's Hospital. 2. Re-cons'.ruction of Quarters for Inspectors, etc., al the Central Polire Station. Every person applying for
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    • 281 3 MOTHER'S HELP AND BABY'S FRIEND. In every home where there are infants or young children Baby's Own Tablets are a m-cessity. Mothers who one* nse these Tablets never aKKin report to the eld-fashioned teething poolers and purgatives usually given to children, for Baby's Own Tablets inspire confidence from the very
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    • 193 3 Just Unpacked A FINE COLLECTION OP LADIES 1 AND GENT'S WRISTLET WATCHES ROSKOPF, TAVANNES, CYMA in different shapes, in Gold, Silver and WHITE Gold. Wears and looks like Platinum. ONYX JEWELS. Rings, Earrings, etc. LOOSE BRILLIANTS a wide range always on hand. RIGHT GOODS, RIGHT PRICES. WEILL MONTOR E, HIGH
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    • 807 4 2_ iTtJum wum P. 0 British India w Apcar Line i f (Companlrs laeurporated In Englaad) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. 2. PKNINBULAB AND ORiZNTAL 8. V. CO. 0 i Vader Contract witk His Majesty's Government LONDON-FAB EASTERN BBBVICB OUTWARDS FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FOB CHINA AND JAPAN FOB MAOSEIU.ES.
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    • 713 4 STEAMER SAHJNfiS THI OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated ia England) The Blue Funnel Line KEGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, QAMBCKG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking earg* oa trtroagk
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    • 735 4 muta sabjws KONMKLYKE PMETBMRT MAATSCRAPPM (BOTAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BAIAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) UNDBB CONTBACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOYBBNMKNT. T.lepboae Nos. Passags Dcpt. ISI, Freight Dept. 1202, Marine Dept aad Transhipment Dept 1437, Manager's Dept 100 J. COEN— October 17, Muntok and Palembang VAN DER PARRA— October 17,
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    • 434 5 STEAMER SAIUNtt N. Y. K. LONDON UNB Hakusan Maru Oct. 28 Kitano Maru Nov. 7 llaruna Maru Nov. 13 1 U'ERJQOL UNB Lyons Maru Nov. 14 HAMBURG UNB Matsuir.oto Maru Nov. U NEW YORK UNB vU SUEZ Bailing date all. SOUTH AMERICAN UNB Kaaagawa Mara hegn. Nov. BOMBAY UNB Sado
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    • 450 5 STEAMER SAJLINIS O.S.K. Proposed Sailings from Singapore. (subject to ehsnge without previous notice.) EUROPEAN LINE For Msrsrilles. London, Hamburg, Batter. dam, Antwerp, via Colombo, Sacs aad Port Said. Arr. Dep. PAUIP MARU Oct. 29 Oct. 30 1 LONDON MARU Nov. 8 Nov. 0 Calls at Aden, not calling at Colombo.
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    • 534 5 STEAMER SAILINGS STOOMYAART MAATSCHAPPY "NEDERLAND" Nederlsnd Steam Navigation Company). HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE (of the United Netherlands Steam Navigation Company). HOLLAND AND HAMBURG FREIGHT SERVICE. Loading for s.s. KERTOSONO, October 22 HAMBURG and BREMEN s.s. CELEBES, October 28 ROTTERDAM and ADAM, s.s. OOSTKERK, November 20 HAMBURG and BREMEN s.s. KANGEAN,
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    • 813 5 STEAMER BMUNBB "ELTERMAN" LINE Bl LBUUAN BDCKNALL BTBAMSHIP Co, LUL (Incorporated I. England) STEAMER Dae Singapore PASSENGER SERVICE OUTWARDS. •m. CITY OP PARIS China and Jaoa* Nov. I<s •m. CITT OF CANTERBURY Chnw and Jai*n Dec. 27 HOMEWARDS. t».a. CITY OF KARACHI M^r«i!U» Tendon D«c. I «jl CITY OF PAJRIf
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    • 441 6 CINEMAS MARLBOROUGH From Wednesday, October 17 to Tuesday, October 23. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. Paramount Magazine in the First show at 7.50 p.m. JESSE LASKY PRESENTS JAILED AND BAILED WALLACE REID One Ree i Pathe Comedy. THEODORE ROBERTS AND MARY MACLAREN in ArDACC! Till? REALART PICTURES
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    • 43 6 SURINA THEATRE ANOTHER SERIAL SENSATION At 7.15 sharp. WOMAN IN GREY WHOLE niL o"« COMPLETE one SERIAL HT usual TO-NIfiHT ONE ADMISSION 111UI11 PAYMENT PRICES. ONLY WOMAN IN GREY Note the time, 7.15 sharp. COME EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH Telephone No. 289.
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    • 405 6 CIWEMAS PALLADIUM POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT TONIGHT A First National Attraction Extraordinary! The Production that won the GOLD MEDAL for the Best Film made in America last Year Richard Barthelmess IN Triable David Presented by MIDDLE EAST FILMS, LTD. arcadla cinemaT TANJONG KATONG. EDDIE POLO IN RETURN OF CYCLONE SMITH .ird
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    • 343 6 Whiteaways Clock Values 3 EXCELLENT LINES. J THE "WEST CLOCK 1 X Nickel Case, an excellent timekeeper. .^P* ■"-'^•B* Our Price $1.25 each. /Wa\\s*' f^cSih THE DOIBIE BABY ALARM (■■''"vV'.V I^BB One Day alarm flock, with double iJB J \**S iflH be on to P- Nifkel t'ase, accurate 1 1
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  • 123 7 FIXTCRKS. Wednesday. October 17 High Water, 3.4G a.m., 3.3 p.m. Homeward 11. I. mail leaves. Thursday. Octolier IS High Wnter, 5.14 a.m., 4.lf> p.m. Kaees. Second Day. Tnnglin Club At Home. Friday. October .19 High \V:iter. fi.ifi n.m., 5.50 p.m. Phil. Orchestra Mom. Hall, 5.15. Tanglin Club
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 80 7 Kaat Wharf Basin—Nil. East Wharf Toeata. Sheers Wharf-Nil. Main Wharf -Van der Lijn. Pro.nethcus, Kajang. Empire Dock Ekata, KamuniiiK, Clan .'lcquarnc, Glenamoy, Ajax. West Wharf -Gorgon. Jardlnes Wharf—Nil. Pal* brani Coal Waarf—NU. Keppel Harboar. Main Wharf -Anamba. Sybil, Daisy, Mars, Recorder, Sweet, Trout. Coal Wharf- N.I.
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    • 97 7 I'VK I.KONG, Brit., .102 tons, from Malacca 17-10, for Malacca 18-10. INDRAGIKI. Out., iOO tons, from Bcafal 17- 10, for Ueiifjat 19-10. KKDCK. Dut.. 2.-J."i4 ton.;. fro:.i Kotterdam 17-10. for Palonbaßjg 17-10. I'KUAK, Brit, •")!'> tona, from T. Anson 17-10, for T. Aiisnr, lit-ID. PUEVIUS, Brit, 1.:r.l tons,
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  • 239 7 Pulau Sjimbu 2.80 p.m. Medan S p.m. Port Swctt"nhnm am! Pennni; 3 p.m Malacca and Muar 8 p.m. Port Swettenhara, Penang and Ma- dras, taking mails for Europe, etc. (via Bombay) 3 p.m Registration op to 1 p.m Parcels Boon Supplementary Mall by train to Penang, taking
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  • 39 7 By l «ft Arrt. ipor. London Tan Sept. S Oct. 1 Pstria Sept. 10 Oct. 4 Macedonia Sept. 13 Oct. 8 Paul I.ecat Sept. 11 Oct. 10 Vond-1 Sept. IT Oct. 12 Sept. 19 Oct. 16
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  • 180 7 EXCHANGE S^ißapore', O;tcber 17. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 7/32 Demand 2/4% Private :i m. credits 2/4 9/16 On New York, Demand 527' m Piivate U0 d/s 55H On rnuNSj Bank 830 On India, Bank T.T. 170 On Hongkong, Bank d/d 2 p.c. d -t. Un
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  • 61 7 Tone of market.— Quiet. Latest London cables quote Spot sheet U. 2d. Singapore SU»d»r< Pmle Crepe. '"''v^i/ig Pne«a. Buyert, 8»U«ii ipot Jov.-Doc. nn. -March Spot Nov. -Dec. Jan. -March April-Juno Singapore Standard Bibbed Smoked Sho«l Cioaintf PricM. Boy era, Bellert n 474 47% 4«
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES
    • 219 7 Issue Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Batanß Padang 0.35 0.40 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.32% 1.37% 1 1 Jelantoh 0.20n0r0 1 1 Johan Tin 0.50 O.lii Q Cl Kam. Kamunting 44/6 45/6 £1 £1 Kamunting Tin 37/S) 38/9 10 10 Kima Assn. O.d. 7.f1) 7.25 5 I.inpui T.n
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    • 137 7 Issue ftd I'd. Buyers. Sellers. El £1 B. Am. Tobacco 0.7.6 5.11.3 10 10 Central Engines 9.00 10.00 10 10 Central Motors 3.25 3.75 U il E. Smelting Co. 7.10 7.25 j/- 5<- Klcc. Tra.v.ways 1/(5 11--10 10 Fraser N'eave 37.30 38:50 50 53 Hammer Ce. 140.00 145.00 I
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    • 106 7 U. X- 0 p.c. $1,234,300 par 5 p.c. p.m. S'porc Electric Tra-nwajt, 6 p.e. amjm t«« S'po'-: Muaicipal I p-*. $1,^78,(100 par. S'poic- Municipal A 4 pj. ot i<JO7 $I,UUO,OOU p.«. tta. S'por.. Mnnkipal 4H P-c. ni i.iOi* $1,b00,60U i p Spore Muuicipal 4V» p.*. of 1009 $1,600,600 10
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    • 400 7 rnsrr *ni C: b»4 Ly«il «n4 Bratt'i Q<«titi*M. Latest available Sterling Quotations are printed on another page on Friday. To -day* Prlcn. Fra§er Ljall A Co. Evatt. AllcnbyXcw(sl) l..:jv. l.:;7Vi 1.35 1.40 Alorliajnh ($1) l.<lo 1.45 1.40 1.45 A. ll item ($5) 1.5.75 14.25 13.75 14.25 A. Kaniac
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    • 14 7 WITH COLMAN'S STARCH LINEtf LASTS LONGER. ITS ECONOMY From all dealers. BARKER ft'KENGCHUAN. dp)
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    • 887 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified AdrU., are page 16. FERNET BRANCA, Amcr Pican. Vino Chianti, Vino Ross.), Vino Uiano. H. Boiler. Direct Importer, Europe liotel Building. WANTED, i xperi. need Tr.mil conductor tot .state. Apply 2907, Straits Times. REPAIRS TO BINOl'l I.AP>S nr.U scientific instrument', .lohn Duke, Onticinn, 12, B:it-. tery
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    • 92 7 BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF POLICE OFFICER. S.S. AUCTION SALE of Police Unserviceable Stores, Intestate lv't::ti-, and unclaimed property, etc. To be held at the Control Station, South Bridge ituiin, on Wednesday. October 21, at 2 p.m. CatalagM* from POWELL Cp.. LTD., Auctioneers. Sinurpore, October X: IMS KSTATE OF HAJI
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    • 141 7 STATE OF JOHORE PRISONS DEPARTMEKT. Tinders will be received at the SecroUri»t at .Tohore Rnhru, up to noon on November .10, 1923. for the supply to th.- State Trinons, Johore Baliru. during the your VJ'ii, of the following articles. A. Food-stud's. B. Tools end MntfiiiU. Particular.) may br obtained on
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    • 622 7 VICTORIA THEATRE November 19, 21 and 23, J923. Miss JILL HILL Presents Hello! Singapore In Aid of Under the Distinguished I'atronagc or THE UNION JACK CLUB H.E. The Governor and Lady THE Guillemard EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION H.E. Admiral Sir Arthur and Leveson, K.C.B. THE CHILDREN'S AID H.E. Plajor-General Sir Neill SOCIETY.
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  • 1207 8 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17. MORE ABOUT THE BASE. Some days ago we reported the opinion of certain good folk that the earthquake in Japan had knocked the foundations away from the naval base in Singapore We do net, of course, speak seismographically, for no tremor reached uf here.
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  • 45 8 The new building being erected as the London office of the Union Insurance Society of Canton and the North China Insurance Co. and Allies, is proceeding apace. It is situated at the corner of Cornhill and Finch-Lane, the imposing frontage being on the Cornhill side.
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  • 43 8 Recruiting has been generally resumed in Madras Presidency, but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of- disease District of Goda■very, taluks of Ramachandram and Rajamundry, district of Madura, taluk of Periakulam, and the district of Coin-.-batore, taluk of Coimbatorc.
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  • 11 8 Nawng Pet fortnightly returns are Hours 165, yardage 16,000, piculs 200.
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  • 12 8 Mandai-Tekong Tiubber Co. meeting was fixed to be held at noon to-day.
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  • 13 8 Addresses are being ccntinued daily at the Gospel Lecture Tent, Upper Serangoon Road.
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  • 30 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 169 $100. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 174=5100
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  • 27 8 The members of the Clerical Union are reminded that the adjourned general meeting will be held at 80 Waterloo Street, on Friday, 19th inst., at 5.10 p.m.
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  • 30 8 Pctures, aquatints, engravings of early days of Hongkong and South China are required, not later than 1860, for a collection being formed to be presented to the Colony of Hongkong.
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  • 30 8 The Amateur Dramatic Society of Selangor, for their forthcoming production at the Town Hall, have chosen as their play the always delightful You Never can Tell of George Bernard Shaw.
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  • 40 8 We are informed that in the contributed paragraph relating to the charit> concert to be held at Goodwood Hall or Friday night, the name of Miss Jill Hill was erroneously included in the list of those who arc taking part.
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  • 37 8 The Weekly Westminster, associated with the Westminster Gazette, has been acquired by the Manchester Liberal School group of which Mr. J. M. Keynes is one of the leaders. Mr. Ramsay Muir has been appointed the new editor.
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  • 46 8 The forthcoming weddings are announced in Hcngkong of Mr. Lester Hail Narland, merchant of Amoy, to Miss Robbie Louise Stuart en route from home and Mr. Silas Shalomc Perry, exchange broker of Hongkong to Miss Olga Maude Heath, en route from England by the Katori Maru.
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  • 57 8 The Mayor of Colombo (Mr. T. Reid) has for some time been in communication with Dr. Joseph Pearson, the Director of the Colombo Museum, with regard to the question of an aquarium for Colombo to be run by the Municipality. It is proposed to build the aquanum near tha sea
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  • 58 8 In the Supreme Court, Seremban, on Monday, the civil suit Messrs. A. A. Henggeler and C. C. W. Liddlelow, as plaintiffs, suing the Tongkah Compound No Liability, as defendants, the claim being for £17,600, or $150,849.60, was mentioned, and November 27 fixed for the hearing. The court ordered that the
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  • 65 8 The light cruiser Centaur, which has arrived at Plymouth, has been on the Mediterranean since soon after the Armistice. She was a new vessel completed in 1916, and is probably 'the nio.it remarkable warship afloat, for durinp the war she had both her bow and stern blown off by mines
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  • 73 8 The Daily Chronicle states that Miss Jean Purves, a Scottish doctor, a fiancee of Captain Lionel Baker Jones, who was murdered in Baluchistan, is now nearinp India, where she was journeying to marry Captain Jones. The late Captain Baker Jones joined the Indian Medical Service a few months ago. He
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  • 98 8 When the mail left home, special insurances against the risk of earthquaki damage continued to be placed in thi London market at varying rates of premium, which were generally lower thai a week before. Approved property at Hongkong and for risks in the Fcderatei Malay States is now quoted ss.
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  • 99 8 Harvest thanksgiving services arc being held next Sunday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Offerings of flowers, fruit? and vegetables should reach the Cathedral parly on Saturday morning There is to be a children's harvest service on Sun Jay, at 4 p.m. The children are invited to bring offerings of fruits. etc.
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  • 97 8 Negotiations with the Government have now reached the stage when the construction of a stadium in Hcngkong can be considered a possibility of the near future. The committee consider it advisable that an Association be formed to be called the Hcngkong Stadium Association. For the purpose of forming this Association,
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  • 128 8 In the early morning 1 cf the 9th inst., Mr. N. Fish, manager of Bukit Ijok estate, Jcram, bagged a full-crown tigress. The animal w:s in splendid condition and measured 7 feet 8' 2 ins. from tip to tip. For some considerable time, says the Malay Mail, the animal had
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  • 471 8 The Rev. R. A. Blasdell, Principal, Anglo-Chinese Schocl, Ipoh, has left for America on leave. Miss Rita Reuben, elder daughter cf Mr. N. Rcubon of Singapore, has just passed her LL.B. finals, London University, with honours. Amongst the passengers who arrived by the Glenamoy was Mr. P.
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  • 50 8 With reference to the recently reported mishap to the Montoro on her voyage ti Australia, the welcome information has been received by Boustead and Co., agents of the Burns, Philn Company, that the vessel has been refloated, apparently undamaged, and that she is due to reach Sydney to-mcrrow.
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  • 61 8 A meeting of protest against the present Duncan scale of standard production lor young producers is to be held on Wednesday, October 21, at the Sungei Ujong Club, Scremban, under the presidency of the Hon. Mr. Ritchie. All owners and part owners and all interested in young
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  • 66 8 Mails despatched from London on September 27 are being brought to tho Straits by the 8.1. steamer Tara, which is due at Pcnang at 6 a.m. on Friday, and should be delivered in Singapore early on Saturday morning. A mail from tho United Kingdom, despatched on September 25,
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  • 175 8 The fallowing were the gucsis cf His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guiiieward at a race tiffin given yesterday Hon. Sir F. S. James, X.8.8., C.M.G., Mr. J. 1). Saunders and Mrs. Saunders, Mr. A. W. Vick, Hon. Dr. A. U Hoops, Dr. E. A. O. Travers, Mr.
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    • 212 8 THE CORRECT EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES WITH YOUR AFTER DINNER COFFEE ARE Maspero i.e. THIS BEST! Just Arrived J\. do LATEST MODELS. INSPECTION INVITED. Sole A fents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Imcorpji-ated in England) SINGAPORE AMD KUALA LUMPUR. mi "J (1) Why did the firm give me a cash register to operate
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    • 171 8 ALHAMBRA In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. ALBERT E. SMITH MY WILD HUSH ROSE in 7 Reels. In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. BUCK JONES IN FIREBAND TREVISON in 5 Reels. -•n cunc in m, v*. 1 DELCO-LIGHT There are over 200 Delco-Light plants j Singapore Island.
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    • 67 8 On Other Pages, Pmgc. Insulinde Rubber Estates 2 The Races 0 Reuter Cables 9 Naval Base- Sup. Court Action 9 Crimes of Violence 9 Penang Hill Railway 9 The Late Mr. A. 1.. Buyers 10 Notes from Siani in Sport Intelligence 10 Uwl Share MarUt 10 Dollar Line's New Service
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  • 249 9 Discussion on the Imperial Mails. [Reuter's Service.] London, October 16. Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame presided at the Economic Conference, which discussed the question cf cooperation for technical research, also the matter of developing research and making it mutually available between the mother country ar.d the dominions. The discussion on
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  • 185 9 Bold Scheme of National Expenditure. [Reuter's Service.] London, October 16. Sir Montague Barlow, Minister of Labour, at a luncheon in London repudiated the charge that the Government had broken faith with regard to unemployment relief. On the contrary the new expenditure which had been initiated by the Government
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  • 96 9 Smokes Pipe of Peace With Sioux. [Reuter's Service.] London, October 16. Minneapolis In a speech at a luncheon Mr. Lloyd George reiterated his appeal to the United States to help Europe make peace. He despaired of the future until America did so. During the luncheon Mr. Lloyd
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  • 30 9 [Riutxr's Service.] London, Ociober 17. Km York A syndicate of bankers has taken up the Finnish lean of 113,500,000 at six per cent., at ninety |ht cent.
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  • 361 9 important Currency Scheme Announced. [Reiter's Service.] London, October 16. Berlin Under the dictatorial powers conferred by the Emergency Law, the Government has decided to launch a new currency scheme, largely on the lines previously cabled. The new unit of the currency, however, will be called the Rentenmark, issued
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  • 92 9 Strong Antagonism Being Shewn. [Rcitkks Service.] London, October 16. The Hague The second chamber began the discussion of the bill for the construction of a fleet for the defence of the Dutch East Indies. The Socialist Hugenholtz and the Liberal Democrat Marchant opposed and 16 other members
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  • 61 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, October 16. Melbourne The report of Mr. Canning, of Western Australia, who was appointed to investigate allegations of ill treatment of natives in ex-German New Guinea entirely and emphatically refutes the charges. He is of opinion that the local administration is doing its
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  • 42 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, October IC. The Morning Post states that the latest official Soviet statistics show there are nearly 2.500,000 unemployed in Russia. The Commissariat of Labour is urging the necessity of organisation of public wrk* throughout the count ry.
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  • 1806 9 Successful Opening of Autumn Meeting. Both as a social and sporting event the opening day of the autumn meeting of the Singapore Sporting Club was very successful. There was a heavy shower during the first race, but the weather soon cleared up, and there was plenty of sunshine
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  • 59 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, October 17. Hildreth, trainer of Zev, says he will accept the offer of $50,000 from the local association of Laurel, Maryland, for a match between My Own and the winner of Saturday's Zev-Papyrus race at Laurel on the 2oth. Jarvis says he will s:il for
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  • 709 9 Test Action in the Supreme Court. Important litigation was commenced in the Supreme Court, this morning, before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw) relating to the acquisition of 469 acres and 31 poles of an estate in the district of south Seletar under the Acquisition of
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  • 117 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, October 16. H. R. H. Prince Puruchatra, Commissioner General of the Siamese State Railways, left for Bangkok to-day. He used the Hill Railway and much enjoyed the experience. He thanked the British authorities, espcially the Governor (Sir Laurence Guillemard, X.C.8., K.C.M.G.), and
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  • 160 9 No fewer than six daring expeditions have started forth within as many months, states the Westminster Gazette. The Legion of Frontiersmen is conducting a sea expedition in connection with its world flight. A small yacht has been commissioned to plant stores from Alaska to Hongkong. The Scientific Expeditionary
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  • 358 9 Mysterious Murder in Geylang District. A mysterious murder occurred on Monday night in the Geylang district a stronghold of the secret societies— in which a Chinese was fetched from his house, killed, and his dead body founi the next morning. The circumstances of this affair were that
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  • 175 9 The untiring efforts' of the Commissioner of Police have resulted in another arrest in connection with the murder of a shroff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on the 17th ult., reports the Bangkok Times of October It. A soldier, who was one of the gang of
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  • 85 9 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun.) Tokio, October IS, The results of the elections to prefectural assemblies, except the devastated prefectures, show an iBCZWM of the. Seiyu Parties members by 71, and a <iocrcase of 7.'J in the Konsei Party, the Kakushin-Party and Independents havo decreased
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  • 181 9 Christ Church, Malacca, was the venue, for another pretty wedding on Tuesday morning, the participants being James Barclay Campbell Henderson, manager. Diamond Jubilee Estate, Malacca, and Miss Madeline Jean Eldrid, younger daughter of the late Rev. Charles Eldrid, of Narandera, N.S.W., and Mrs. Boyd Macleod of Tumbarumba,
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  • 43 9 To-night is jar.other serial niffht at the Surma Theatre as the new attraction put up by the management is the Woman in Grey serial, the 31 which will be shown nightly. The opening episode will be screened at 7.15 p.m. xh.nrp.
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  • Sporting News, and Notes.
    • 306 10 Johcre Rugby fixtures are as follows October 20, Malacca, at Muar. Noreaber N. Sembilan, at Johore L'uhru. November 17, Singapore, at Singapore. December 1. Malacca, at Malacca. December 15, Singapore, at Genuang (provisional). January B, N. Sembilan, at Seremban. North Johorc fixtures are !l)cr 10, Malacca, at Genuang. December
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    • 40 10 [Reuter's Service.] London, October 16. New York In the baseball championship th? Yankee* have won the first tmet, defeating 'the Giants by six runs to four in the deciding match. The Yankees won four games to the Giants' two.
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    • 203 10 Results in S.C.C. tournament A. Class.— C. E. Winter beat Salterby 16 Kent beat Maddern by 47 Dawson lieat Kaulkner by 12:5. S B Class. Lee beat Gordon by 44 Spode beat Broker by 26 Case beat van Wiering by 27 Swinburne beat Bcttvridge by '12 Smith beat Mclntyre
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    • 383 10 At the Garrison Golf Club, Thursday I the 25th inr-t. will be I<adies Medal day in addition to to-mcrrow, owing to the races. School Sport at Malacca. A correspondent writes The first annual sports of the Anglo-Chinese School, Malacca, were held on the 10th 111 st. at the new
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    • 161 10 The following ties in the Singapore. Epworth League tennis tournament are lixed Singles Handicap. Wednesday. Kwee Teng Koh, minus 12, v. W. Tan, minus 21 (C) Ng Tow Peng, plus 3, v. S. Sundram, plus 6 (W) Lee Choon Ngee, minus 3, v. Bong Khin Katt, plus 3
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  • 518 10 Combined Freight and Passenger Steamers. The Singapore agency of the Dollar Steamship Lines Ltd., has received official confirmation of the purchase by the Robirt Dollar Co. at San Francisco of seven combination passenger and freight steamers, popularly known as the 502 type., from the United States
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  • 94 10 The following statistics of the work of the St. Andrew's Hospital for Women and Children for the four months since it was opened are published by the Hospital Board for the ."information at subscribers and other friehds June. ouiy. w oepL. Adult 25 24 Chikdren 30^
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  • 107 10 Received by Singapore Japanese Society The members of the Singapore Recreation Club. Hon. Mr. E. Tessensohn $10, Dr. W. D'Cruz 5, Mr. C. A. da Silva 5, Mr. C. H. da Silva 10, Mr. E. E. RyonlO. Mr. F. Martens 10, Mr. I. T. Andrews 10, Mr.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 379 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Mr. Alma Baker has again demonstrated his public spirit, his energy and his whole enthusiasm. I cannot even question his judgment, because, from a layman's point of view, he has written and acted logically and intelligently. But
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    • 195 10 To the Editor of the Straits times. i Sir, About a month ago, I wrote you as follows Your article to-day expresses exactly whit the law-abiding residents feel about things which have recently happened and which continue to grow in bull; and in intensity, such
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  • 155 10 An accident occurred to Mrs. Seymojr Williams yesterday at the Selangor Golf Club, reports the Malay Maij of TuesdayShe and her partner had just left the eighth green when one of the players behind them drove from the tee. The bail went slightly to the left of
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  • 170 10 A sensation has occurred at the Greek hurch in Chicago. Mrs. Strutynsky is alleged to have shot and killed Father Slatsuk. There were 300 worshippers at the church when a woman,heavily-veiled,walk-ed up the aisle to the confessional box. When out of sight of the congregation, she
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  • 493 10 Evidence at the Kuala Lumpur Police Court. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, October 15. In the police court to-day, before Mr. W. Pryde, evidence was recorded of certain witnesses connected with the Boardman case for the purpose of send- j ing it to Australia to
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  • 251 10 Six Years' Hearing Resumed At Seremban. The case known as the Chctty Temple Case, which began some six years ago, was reopened in the Supreme Court, Seremban, before the Hon. Mr. Justice McCab* 1 Reay, yesterday, with quite an array of counsel engaged, states Tuesday's Malay Mail.
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  • 254 10 An Appreciation by Johore Planters. At the recent meeting of the Johore Planters' Association, the chairman, the Hon. Dato Gawler, referred to the death of Mr. A. L. Buyers who, he said, was known to many of them. The late Mr. Buyers was chairman
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  • 1496 10 Flogging as a Deterrent To Crime. (From Our Owr. Correspondent.) Bungkok, October 1?. The recent outrages that have occurred] in Bangkok have brought upon the heads I of the authorities a good deal of criticism, much of which is hardly justified. I do not think that crime
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  • 153 10 Macphail and Co.'s ReportSingapore, October IT. Rubber.—London Is. 2d. Local 47%. Tin.—London £199 17s. 6d. Local (75 tons sold). Share Market.—Dull. Rubbers.—Pantais 80-85 cents, Sungci BagMH 1.95-2.10. Jimahs 1.17 tt-126. AfJenbys 1.27 V&-1.35. Amalgamated Malays 2.20-2.30. New Craifieleaa 55-60 cents. Kuala Sidirr.s 2.20-2.;!0. New 8(8--rendahs 2.95-3.10. Mentakabs
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  • 96 10 Singapore, October 1". Tin.—£l99 ITs. 6d.—down 10s. Rubber.—Is. 2d.—down %d. Rubbers.—Nominal. Allenbys I.J7';--1.32V>, Lunas 7.80-8, Malaka Pind;i--1.52%-1.57%, Craigielcas 67tt-61H, Hi dellas 3.90-4.10, Kuala Sidims 2.20-2.1 V Bukit Jelotongs 60-65, IndrngiriK 5-6.15, Kempas 5.20-5.40, Kedahs 2.46-2.55. Offers invited for smnll parcels of Pajams, Pantais, New Scudais, Bukit
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  • 114 10 A permanent memorial to President Harding was contributed at Giant Forest. California, on August li!, by California's forests, when the second largest tree n the world was dedicated to his memory as the Warren Harding Tree. In dedicating the giant sequoia, 32 feet in diameter and
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  • 124 10 Captain Pape (an Edinburgh anthropologist), lecturing at the British AmocJbV tion, declared that a new human Im »;>-. developing in Australia and America. A close study of the children of Australian descent showed a distinct increase in cranial development. There was .1 definite dome over the frontal
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  • 1706 11 Progress During the Coming Century Professor A. M. Low, who contributes the ioiiowing article to the .Nineteenth Cemury Magazine, is the inventer, among other things, of a means uf projecting titxincoiiy cnargeu water, which wouiu n.uh.e cavalry aiuicit impossible in war. Among me taUOfa tie suggests
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  • 432 11 Japanese Estate Join The Association. 1 Speaking at the recent meeting of the Johore Planters' Association, the chair-, man (Hon. Dato Gawler), said :—Gentleman, you ■will remember that at the last general meeting the idea was mooted of having four district associations for Johore with delegates to the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 128 11 I I THE GREAT &£^h FOX-TROT HIT. THE GREAT WHITE WAY ORCHESTRA. 10 iuch double siilcd Flum Label. "Yes, we have no bananas "-Fox-Trot Sitter Cohn B. 1672 (Introducing-" Io Ibr dude or the old «pple t-M M THB BENSON ORCHESTRA OF CHICAGO Think or me -Fox-Trot JtL EUrUf S.
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    • 350 11 Raffles Hotel TeL No. 2920 (10 lines). SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20. THE EVENT OF THE AUTUMN SEASON. RACE DINNER AND FANCY DRESS BALL Extension of License till 2 a.m. CARNIVAL NOVELTIES. AUGMENTED DANCE ORCHESTRA. Residents and Diners will have prior claim to seating accommodation in the Ball Room and Carjjjval Favours.
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  • 692 12 Abolition of Debt Slavery Achieved. Mr, J. L. Humphreys, British Adviser, Tren^Kanu, j n the course of his report on for the year 1922, states that !iue collected in the year A.H. 1840 (September 4, 1921, to August 23, 1922) was $669,763, against an estimate of
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  • 171 12 IV> siding on September 19, at the meeting of tht North Borneo Trading Co., Ltd., Mr. C P. Bennett expressed regret at the poor remits of the last year's trading. H was to a lai-ge extent due to disturbed trading conditions in Hongkong. So far reports for
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  • 124 12 A <!;uin£ fraud was perpetrated on the ranch of the National Bank of l-.dia. It wis about noon when a sum i.OOO was paid to Sarangapani m tlir haix; of ont Rs. 10,000 currency note ;:ii(l nine Rs. 1,000 currency notes, the bal-'nt-f bi'irjr in notes
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 771 12 GHEONG KOON SENG GO. AUCTION SALE of vluab'" town and sea-side properties. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wrdnenday, October 24, at 240 p.m. 1. By order of the Executors of the Estate of Gulab Khan Suratee, deceased. Valuable 999 yearn' leasehold land and
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    • 1744 12 ESTtTE OF SYED SHAIK BIN ABDULRAHMAN ALKAFF, DECEASED IMPORTANT FOUR DAYS' AUCTION SALE of very valuable freehold aad le»renold Singapore towm properties At Messrs. Cheong Koon Sen's Co.'s sale-room, No. 30, Chulia Street. First Day's Sale, Wednesday, October SI, at 2.30 p.m. from Lot 1 to Lot 20. Second Days
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    • 662 12 MONEY TALKS ky I Get a Dollar's ■-^^B^^tS Every Dollar //f Its world-wide popularity is due to its n\ Iff mature ripeness, soft refinement, and exquisite flavour. lU One of the principal brandi oi >\. THE T|ISTILLERS f*OMPANY T IMITED, R ]l Vt/fV— m^Lam* S<o<ch Whisky M-A 4.Vj£. W^JyJ'yi\ EDINBURGH.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 165 13 (2) E. 1J kr? r« I 111 s ■^^^V.%^fff3Aiatr^BZ'3 *S" j^-3MsBaSaaV>^r*^' tr *'i~-~ —^Jtff^ j3L§^^F. i Ss£i-*sSj Why buy foreign lamps when you can purchase the Best British Lamp at the same price Sime Darby Co., Ltd. Electrical Department. ORCHARD ROAD. Tel. 2651. o Ik tix *>\ f f IV-I
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    • 861 13 ORDINANCE N° 96 (MINOR OFFENCES). Police Orders mndr under Section 6 (4) of Ordinance No. 96 (Minor Offences) for Regulation of Traffic on the Occasion of Races on October 16, 18, 20 and 27. 1923, at the Race Course, Singapore. 1. AH vehicles except rikishas will enter the Singapore Sporting
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    • 351 13 t im* w There are Kdiliy ST CROMPTOHFAiiS HCal 1 CSt t! »at have been nnmmg in Jb|^ Singapore for 18 years and Buy a Proved Good Article Mk™ 3S a— o**ih&£ >mm UNITED ENGINEERS UrviITED t[^ 1 TQ «^Z 4^^ (Incorporated in the Stn. ts Settlements) I B 1
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1951 14 ui2u^2BiniiuiuiiimuumiiiiiniimHiimiiiiiiiiiiißiiii»iiiißci»iiiGiiiiiiiiiijißiiiiiiuHiiiiiiiuiiiii> A.sBets o\cr S.C. Assurance in force over $17,000,000. I The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straite Settlements.) BEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 82, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance
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    • 205 14 2 Fuller Sparta Battery for LIGHTING STARTING IGNITION Hslaiea»seHßa/^^>^^HwsHwMßaaß 'mmM There is a Model for every Car. Of finest British workmanship throughout. Because of their shock-proof construction they last far longer than other batteries and they cost no more. Every plate is protected by Fuller's Ebonite Sheathing, preventing buckling of
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  • 371 15 A Problem Still Remaining Unsolved. Dr. F. A. E. Crew, in his lecture to the British Association, on the Riddle of Sex, said that the problem they were trying to solve was that concerning the mechanism which determined sex. At the beginning of this century it
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  • 332 15 Trials of a Colonial PostmasterGeneral. Some remarks in the annual report of the Postmaster-General of Hongkong, MrS. B. C. Ross, for the year 1922, are deserving of wider publicity than is afforded by publication in the Hongkong Gazette. He remarks that what may be described as the extra-postal
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  • 228 15 The Boycott of British Goods Unprofitable. Addressing a London Commercial Club luncheon on India as a market for British goods, Sir Malcolm Hogg, Director of rWbes, Forbes, Campbell and Co.^Ltd., said that the success had attended the boycott of British goods in India was due to temporary
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  • 66 15 A delayed message from Chentu states that Chang Ving Kao, a robber who has bttn recently captured, implicated the brigand chief Ma Ting Yin, who is a desperate character, as the murderer of the Church Missionary Society missionaries Mr. Watt and Mr. Wbjteside. Ma was captured near Mowchow, but took
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 189 15 HUDSON Super-Six $3,700 ,^4^si^^^gS^3aWSSa^2^^^|lff y/BB Compare It With the Costliest Cars You find comparison for HI'DSON quality only in the small group of flue cars that tfJEjji^W vtand at the very front of mechanical excellence. \V/ Hut do you compare its price of $3,700 with theirs The reliability of (he
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    • 580 15 MALARIA Mtm la anted yaanrV tnm lit amuqpnef. Sir Joseph Fayrer, ihc gfal ph> k o«ce wrote about' Malari.i, thai it cou^v* more sickness and uiviiliilintf ihaii aloKHi all other disease* combined, »nd trMoai Mltirely ceasw to niani(i"<t its effrcl on tlir constitution." In addition to the use ol quininr.
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    • 85 15 ABDULLA CIGARETTES Jt Xlt' jL t^A arc e^qui«ity from the touch BMm\% lIVI of the Hps t0 the last linger Jf.. ft ll \f yU^d «nff \vhiff No HARSHNESS (4IBOU X-I-< A> —no CRUDITY— just mellowness itself. The value of ABDULLA to tired nerves cannot be over estimated each puff
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 427 16 TO LET A ipacletMi tap floor froatx^a fltted with electric lights, ceiling fan and bathroom attached, suitable for a General Offlc*. For forth*' p&rticulani, apply at 15, PHILLIP STREET WATCHES AT ROCK-BOTTOM PRICES. H-ct. and 18-ct. COLD LATHES' WRISTLET TOATCro. Fitted with «ilk ribbons 15 Jewelled lever movements (Swiss made)
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    • 331 16 LADIES A SpaeUl CJmap B*l* will be k«M from MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. THE PARISIAN HOUSE Will be under re-organization, necessitating clearance sale of all goods. Nob* damsged, none old, some articles two months, sore* three wt»ki only, to b« •old at sacrifice. Every articles will b* sold 60 per cent,
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    • 1786 16 OSSIFIED ADVERimiENTS Ths PREPAID charges for Wants, For Sale, To Let, 1a ordinary close set type (average six words to line) an par line one insertion 28 cents, two ins. 46 cts., three ins. 64 cts., four ins. 83 et*., to* Ins. fl.oo, six ins. $1.18, Un las. $1.40, twelv*
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    • 202 16 OCULAR HEADACHES. Eighty per cent, of headaches are Ocular Headaches caused through some defect of vision. If your headache is so caused you will never be relieved until you wear sci-.-ntifcally-fltted glasses to correct the defect. Let me test your sight and make certain. You will not be advised glasses
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    • 386 16 A New Series of Novels By World-Famous Authors LOVE IS OF TOE WALLY, by David Lyall *l-5» THE ELOPEMENT OF EVE AND PRINCE PLAYFELLOW, by Berta Ruck L 5» CAVANACH OF KULTANN, by John Sutherland 200 OUT FOR THE CLP, by Jack Ruthen 2.00 PENNY PI.AIN, by O. Douglas 2.00
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