The Straits Times, 24 September 1925

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1925, PRICE 10 CKNTS No. 27,976
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    • 232 1 K RE -3§ft Rl «n OFTEN WHIPPED "J NEVER BEATEN < IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO SWITZERLAND You will understand why Milk produced there is general'v accepted as the finest in the World. /p. IF YOU HAVE VISITED THE ALPS WjBlLgL You will also readily understand why /MS/S& "BEAR BRAND"
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    • 152 1 American Evcready and Franco Flashlights and Batteries JPfft FOCUSSIN(i TORCHES. I bggSBSS&kJ Battc.-' Bp|3i 2671 Kibre l^xC'i, 2311 $1.7-i HBH 2672 Nickel 3511 W^ g| |r t pfeiiiiHSiia^^ j|l|| NON-FOCUSSING TORCHES, FRANCO AMERICAN. ©''■^mI liitt iy. Price complete. uffivK li r T&a 6762 Nickel -I'■>x (V 2611 54.00 |ik|P^hl VP
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    • 4 1 LACTOGEN FOR YOUR BABY
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  • 725 2 The Record of A Tragedy In Ceylon. In a series of articles under the heading of Human Documents," the Meming Post has one of poignant interest, connected with an officer's fate in Kandy. Tightly bound up with the pompous folios of the C«ylon despatches are two dirty, ragged
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  • 313 2 Important Discovery Regarding Waves. The existence of a rodio-deflectinjj roof in high levels of the earth's atmosphere, accounting for fading and skip distances in broadcast reception, has been established thmuifh investigations conducted by the Naval Research Laboratory working: in conjunction with the Carnegie Institution at Washington. The Secretary
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    • 206 2 THE PREMIER QUALITY BUTTER OF AUSTRALIA OBTAINABLE AT ALL GROCERS. DO YOU KNOW The most effective way How to keep customers'? How to get more business from them How to get new ones? How to rapidly move your stocks May we submit our method— based on experience, having rendered this
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    • 165 2 [ALWAYS j .Oil THE GO!g The I Prompt I Printers^ R/ckard Ltd.) P 76 CECIL STREET SINGAPORE Telephone 2228 Telephone 3518. Prompt and Good Work Kanzaki Co. DYERS and DRYCLEANERS OF SILK and WOOLLEN DRESSES, SUITS, etc etc Postal Address 1-a. OBCHABO BOAD, BINGATOR*. Locality. PAST "AMBER MANSIONS," MSt The
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    • 118 2 Say it with a UkclHe. (K.T.) Swett Hawaiian ■I—MgtH No. no. Nanatte. (F.T.) l) »'«™> Hawaii M ,vt\ l |i!o Hawaiian March. Without you. (F.T.) Waik k h cal| nX me D« Cinq a Sapt. (Tango) Three o'clock m the morning. Flower song. (Cello) (Violin) SEASON CO., LTD. 11l and
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  • 1181 3 Dangers to be Avoided And Overcome. On Saturday night, September 12, Dr. J. I. Baeza, of the Port Health Department, lectured on sanitation before a crowded audience at the United Islamic Association. The choir was taken by Dr. Huji H. S. Jloonshi, J.P., a gentleman closely associated with
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    • 1049 3 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD PASSENGER SERVICE. Accommodation aTailable Cabin and Intermediate Cla.a to Genoa and North Continental Port.. PASIC FARES. Cabin Claii Intermediate Claai £6.1 To C*noa £40 £72 To North Continental ports £43 Dae Slnfaper. TRIER Not. 2a SAABBRUCIEN Uea. Zl COBLENZ Jan. 18 FULOA Mar. IS DERFPLINGER Apr.
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    • 192 3 STEAMER SAILINGS PRINCE USE, LIMITED (Incorporated m England) FAR EAST RF.KVICI Regular Monthly Serrlre FOR BOSTON, NFW YOUK AND BMTIMOItK (via Snez Caul) EASTERN PRINCE due Sept. ff GAELIC PRINCK <iv- Oct. 26 GOTHIC PRINCE due Not. 24 For all information, apply ta ADAMSON, GU.FII.I AN X < LTD. (Incorporated
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    • 850 4 stt««cl mum PT&~a-Britteh India «nd Apcar Lines (Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SEKVK.EfI PTMNSTIAR AND ORIRXTAL B. N. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's GoTernm.ni, LONDON AM) FAR EAST MAIL BERVICB OITTWARD9 FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FOR CHINA AND JATAN FOB MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP Toßaage leaT* B-pora
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    • 775 4 STUiER SAtUim THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) The Bine Fennel Line REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP. HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON. NEW TORK AND BALTIMORB. Taking etrgo on
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    • 703 4 steajeh samms KOTAL PACKIT NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVU) (Incorporated In Holland) CNDEB CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOYIBNMENT. Telephone No. J6OJ, with anb-connectlone to Paaaage. Freight, Traaahlpaieat, Marine Dept*., and Manager's Desk. REPRESENTATIVE for Singapore and Straits Settlement. »f the OFFICIAL^ TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All Information, aupplying' of detailed
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    • 555 5 STEAMEB SAIUWW Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAR" LIRE Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTB AND SUEZ CANAL FREIGHT SERVICES a.i. KNOWSLEY HALL M'seilles London, R'dam and Antwerp Sept. 23 B.s. CITY OF PEKIN M'seilles, Havre, London, R'dam and H'burg Sept. 29
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    • 649 5 STKKB SAMJWS ~BLUE Z ELLERMAN FUNNEL' BUCKNALL LINE llh S. S CO LTD. 1 (Incorporated m England) JOINT SERVICE to BOSTON NEW YORK and BALTIMORE Tia SUEZ or PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK Bteas«er Due Spore Route For •RHESUS Oct. 1 Sv.ez Phillipines *r.d Hongkong. tCITY OF GLASGOW Oct. 18 Suez
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    • 660 5 ST£AMER SAILINGS Burns Philp Line (Incorpomted m Austnni«l For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA. DARWIN THURSDAY ISLAND and BRISBANE I'veular monthly Bailing by the well known steamers MARELI.A (7375 tuns') and MONTORO (5,000 tona). The sj. MARELLA is the lnr»est and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins dc luxe, single berth
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    • 549 6 GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE TO-NIGHT N»r!h nri.! B e Koad. Telephone No. 28». 'AT 7.30 SHARP to-nksht For tar last time In Singapore. AT 9 SHARP. Douglas Fairbanks m Th mm-** '%«W" the SIEGFRIED THIEF OF BAGDAD 1 r L (m i* reels) The Nibelungs Guaranteed Brand New Copy. i'),
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    • 218 6 Griff ilh-oul-Griffithcd AT SURINA THEATRE, TO-NIGHT North Bridge Road. Telephone No. 289. At 9 p.m. The Ufa-Delca "Special" SIEGFRIED (The Nibelurtjfs) 13,000 FEET LONG Duration about 3 hours. Bveninc Standard.— The Nilx-lungs is a miffhty picture, nothing like H !ias ever been conceived, much less achieved. At 7.30. CHARLES RAY
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    • 173 6 j^POPUAU Jr yg -T !?1 ■<.<££ \C*,M^' j.* if? x j 1 :-v mm. I^^^B t ITt^S:-^ v r '■«'«»w'i»i»i-«><«»- Weiring the >^orld A new era m cable manufacture for power, lighting and telephony PIRELLI-GENERAL WIRES AND CABLES. v.i.R., uub covnn and c.t.s. Obtainable from THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LTD
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  • 251 7 IIXTIUKS. Tlinriulav. Srptcmhrr 21 High Watrr. MM a.m., \.'2 p.m. HdtCH lli^n Tid'-. WUI a.m., 6 ft. 11 ;i in 5 ft. 3 in. Friday, Srptfm!u-r M High Water, L4I m., 2.25 p.m. MiiU.cch llip.h TWp, 11.. 'i ML, ft. 5 in., 1 1 r>5 p.m., -1
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  • 202 7 ptembw -I. Ships riHpMl li'<" Wharves or «p«ct«I In nrriv.-. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf \V..r Hahadur, Oil Wharf I War Krishna Coal Wharf Ni! B88E1 l\ I>HY DOCK. TaajMB] Pacar 9 Albert Dock ictoi hr;>;.,l Sari King's Daek -I. B. Ajg. K^a'.cr N\>. 1 rung Xo. 2
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  • 38 7 By I' l< Hayi Mr. Charles R. W: 111 Lliea M. Bodner, Mr. Bedford 11. Lydon, Mr. Vhali Mi-nasvhf, Mrs. l.urv J. M' I1I 1 a' Murphy, M li.hn K. l.Mky. Thos H. Lowry. Greforfo Marcardo, Gcudenci'>
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  • 38 7 J. P. (o«n Angers Kgr. Uimljani Mnci'ilonia Grotiui S'pore Aug. 14 Aug. 14 Aug. 20 Aui-. II Aug. 27 Aug. 28 I <mdon Sept. 8 Sept. 8 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 21 Sept. 21
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  • 192 7 Te-day. Prifli Rndjah. Tcmbilahun Mid InilraKiri ißanatta) p.m. Southern and Western lndiu (Tccsta) 3 p.m. pper Burma, North and East India i Egra i p.m. Tronnuanu (Horibatl 4 p.m HonxkotiK. Cnntoit. Shanghai, Formosa, Cast Siberia, Japan. Korea, Western Canada and Wvntrrn Stntes of I'.S.A. I Oldenourc) T.
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  • 247 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, September 21. On London, Bonk 4 m/i t/4 15/ n 9/i k/3-> T til li Private 3m. credits 2/4 On New York, Demand 66H Private 90 d/s 68% On France, Bank T. T. 1,150 On India. Bank T. T. 154',, n n i r. i
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  • 60 7 Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Spot gPO* Oct. October Oct-Dec. Oct.-Dec. Jan.-March M .'an.-March Singapore Standard Bibbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Bayers. Sellers. fjltt UU 1.81's IM 1.2fi lM\k 1.13'i 1.14 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest London cables quote: Spot sheet
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  • 244 7 Issue VaL Pd. Bnyen Seller* £1 £1 Asam Kur.ibang 4'J/O 50/0 1 1 Batanjr Pudane 0.C4 0.06 xd. 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.47'4 LSI* £1 £1 Idiis Hydiaulics 47/C iH/ii xd. 1 1 Johan Tin 0.56 0.58 10'-10,-Kampon2 JV1 51/- cd. £1 HI Kamuntin^ Tin B#/- 67/10 10 KinU
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  • 123 7 £1 fl B. Am. Tobt-cco 6.0.0 6.7.6 10 10 Central En{rin«i 4.50 6.60 ill £1 E. Smelting Co. 12.00 32.50 10 10 Fraser \eave 52.00 52.r>0 ad. 100 100 Hammer Co. 193.00 197.00 100 100 Katz Bros. iiuf. 150.00 1C0.00 10 10 .Mexican f:r.-lc 17/- 18/- '> 10 Malacca
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  • 108 7 Issue Val. Pd. Boy«m Sellers U. Eng G p.c. $1,234,300 5 10 p.c. pm 3'pore Electric Tramway. 5 p.c 40 £360,000 3'pore Municipal 5 p.c $1,878,000 5 10 p.c. pm S'poro Municipal 4tt p.e. of 1991 $1,000,000 96 p.c din-par 3'pore Municipal 4 l s p.d of 1909 $1,000,000
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  • 385 7 Fraaer and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'a Qaetationa. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt. Allcnby (*1> 2.70 2.80 2.G0 2.70 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.85 IM 1.75 1 .S5 A. Hit:;m ($5) 17.50 1S.50 10.00 17.00 A. Kuninjr ($1) 0.80 0.85 0.80 0.90 Arr.r.]. Malay ($2) &2i 3.35
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 71 7 TO LET No. 4, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. Apply to JOHN G. CAMPBELL CO., Solicitor*. Raffles Place. OFFICES TO LET Commercial business premises No. 16, Cellyer Qaa? und Nos. M-a and 28-a, Changs Alley, lormurly occupied by Messrs. Adamson liiliilliin A Co., Ltd. Apply Heng Looog, 40. Robinson Rosd. OFFICES TO
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    • 581 7 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE NOTICE Tlii- Municipal Commissioners of the Town >1 Singapore invite tenders for the supply .if labour, tools, etc., far the removal of i.i-;ii and depositing ("rushed Granite in Filters Nos. 9 and 10, at MmoMi Road. Sawiujc Disposal Works. Specification :;i..l Tender Korms may be ■btainwl :.t
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    • 33 7 AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS ASK FOR KODAK FILM The film that is known throughout the world as the dependable film m the yellow carton. 3: Kodak Film "never lets you doion" Of all "Kodak" Deafen.
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    • 967 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see page 16. WANTS FOR SALE. ETC. Christmas Inland Villa, next to Roach House, has vacant rooms. Apply Mrs. Ko.-ler. rlp CAMERA REFLKX, plate for snle cheap. ■I.Ti lens, cnc.e, etc. Complete. Apply MO, StrnitH Times. FOB SALE, latest node! L"i U.S.A. motor cycle. Hanlly
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    • 484 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see pace IS. MISCELLANEOUS. STRAITS PRODUCE will he on sale again jn Monday. September UK. :il nil l.nok -.elleri. DX LUZE BRANDY, guaranteed 1850) also No. 1 Hand Axe Hrsndy. Ask for prices, (1. Aurely. Phone ITI (lp) OUT TO-MORROW THE STRAITS BUDGET (WwUy Kdilinn
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 72 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. K;sndantr Kerbau Station. (By CourifKy of Government Health Office) For (he 24 houra initinj nt Mtdnlfht ua Beatcaibef S3, IMS. dee M«v i hade mperature m; \li-i bad* i' mi" r»t«r» 74 K. ■•ma sir. (i,- temp iratnn 7841 T. ItB K Mm. uru*- rsd 69J! I 1
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  • 1144 8 The Straits Times THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. TURKEY AND BRITAIN. There is a serious cause of friction between Turkey and Britain, due to treaty violations by the former. The matter has been mentioned several times at the meeting 1 of the League of Nations and that body is supposed to be
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  • 27 8 Messrs. Scully, Silva and Canagasabai left Penang on Tuesday for Singora en route to Bangkok m their Trojan car, tn another lap of their journey to London.
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  • 43 8 Mr. Tan Tens Ban, of 190, Queen Street, denies that he is taking: part m this evening's debate under the auspices of the Gaylang Epworth League as we were informed by the League yesterday. He should certainly be m a position to know.
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  • 46 8 The United Chinese Musical Association will stage the play Nyonya Chantek at the Star Opera Hall to-night it 9 o'clock m aid of the St. Andrew's Hospital and the Chung Nam School Building Fund. Tickets will be obtainable at the gate. Doors open at 7 p.m.
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  • 30 8 A fierce fire has raged for some days on the top of the crater of the Merapi. It is covering a distance of 150 hectare, states the Nieuwe Soerabaia Courant.
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  • 24 8 The name of Rao Bahadur estate, situated at Pajam, and recently acquired by the Badek Rubber Estate, Ltd., has been altered to Staffield estate."
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  • 30 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 152=5100. The rate of payments of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is R». 157=$ 100.
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  • 29 8 Mr. Allan Riverstone M'Culloch, ichthyolofist, of Sydney, was found dead at his hotel at Honolulu with a bullet wound m his temple. He recently suffered a breakdown m health.
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  • 38 8 Mr. Zachariah da Cruz, a native of Malacca, died m Bangkok on the 14th inst. at the age of 85. After having served m the Straits Municipality for some years he went to Bangkok about the year 1881.
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  • 32 8 In order to meet increased expenditure, the Helsingfors Government has introduced a Bill providing for a 20 per cent. super income tax on bachelors and 10 per cent, on childlesH married couples.
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  • 30 8 The Commonwealth iiner Fordsdale has broken the record for world's trading vessels, reaching Swansea m 27 days from Fiemantle. The journey from Alexandria occupied 200 hours, which is another reco:d.
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  • 37 8 A piece of flying glass badly injured Lady Dadiba Dalai, wife of the former High Commissioner for India, while she v/as motoring near Scarborough. The car m avoiding another car at the crossroads crashed into a wall.
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  • 46 8 There seems to be a phenomenal rise m the number of automobiles m Singapore. Not long ago it was recorded that the last car numbered was 5,800, and the number has since risen to 0,000, a number, we believe, equal to gharries m their halcyon days.
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  • 53 8 The death of Towkay Khoo Tiew, proprietory planter, owning several rubber estates m Johore and the Port Dickson district, took place at Port Dickson on Monday, after a short illness, at the age of 59. He leaves a widow, five children, and tnree grandchildren. The remains will be conveyed to
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  • 61 8 A case was mentioned this morning before the Third Magistrate m which the Master (Mr. J. Meinersz) of the vessel Senang was charged with abetting the unlawful departure from the Colony of 14 Indian immigrants on the loth ultimo to N.E.I. Mr. J. Handy, Assistant Coni roller of Labour, appears
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  • 61 8 Lecturing at Auckland, Professor Heydon, of South Australia, declared that if Australia ever possessed a population of '50.000 000, it must be centred along a narrow strip of country m the Eastern Stat.s and Southern Australia, from Queensland to Adelaide, and limited patches m West Australia and Tasmania owing to
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  • 73 8 As the result of experiments lasting six years a new German system of wireless telephong is now installed m the trains on the Hamburg-Berlin line. Passengers while travelling are able to call up telephone subscribers at any of the exchanges, and can themselves be called up. The innovation is to
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  • 73 8 The Evening Standard, commenting on Dominion wines, says The names of Dominion wines constitute one of the problems of pushing the products. There are some eminently drinkable wines from Australia, but they inevitably bear the classification of those associated with vineyards m Europe, namely, clarets, hocks, burgundies, and champagne. Thus
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  • 116 8 The Privy Purse Dept. has obtained the sanction of the King of Siam to utilize the ground known as Army and Navy Ground for a big building scheme. It has been decided to erect a spacious market to be called the Mm? Muang Market. This will be a one-storey building,
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  • 112 8 The funeral of the late Mr. J. P. Siow took place yesterday evening:. The cortege left the house m Kerbau Road for the Church of SS Peter and Paul, where the Rev. Father Stephen Lee officiated, as well as at the graveside. A large number of friends accompanied the hearse
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  • 111 8 At the meeting of the Malacca Municipal Commissioners on Friday last, it was stated that the two Health Visitors hi' vi- made 1,943 visits to 384 infants, giving advice and treatment m cases of minor ailments. They attended 98 newborn babies and report that 33 of these are bottle-fed from
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  • 492 8 Mr. J. G. Campbell, of the Singapore bar, is in Ipoh in connection with a case before the F.M.S. Court of Appeal. Mr. F. C. Clarke, F.M.S. Police Service, has been appointed to be a Superintendent, Preventive Branch, Johore Costoim, with effect from July 1, IMS. Among
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  • 50 8 From Japan, by Morioka Mam, due at Singapore to-day. From China and Japan, by Khyber, due at Singapore 2 p.m. to-day. From Indti-China, by Amboise, due at Singapore on Sunday, the 27th instant. From Europe (London mails despatched September 3) by Khiva, due at Penang 1 p.m. to-day.
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  • 72 8 The Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) ha* returned an open verdict rejfnrdiiiK the death of a Chinese, believed to have been an official of a secret society, who was shot m a house m Mosque Street on August 28. A curious circumstance reveakd by the evidence was
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  • 141 8 The Sumatra Bode states that th" Marine Air Service is contemplating flights at night m the neighbourhood of Morokrambangan, Sourabaya. K!ix;hts at night havf already taken place :it Tandjong P.-iok, use being made of v very simple device to be able to see the water level
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 164 8 <^2^ October ,-^C^Tf Races \A SPECIALLY SELECTED ASSORTMENTS \l OF NEW MILLINERY, 1 ROCKS, SUNSHADES, TRIMMINGS, RIBBONS <$> SHOES. John Little Co., Ltd. I laeorponta d m England) SINGAPORE. THE NEW 11-22 H.P. FOUR-SEATER WOLSELEY CAR HHB FOUR WIDE DOORS CENTRAL MOTORS T'roprieton CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. LTD. For Rubber Estates—
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    • 169 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT at 9. THE FIGHTING COWARD 7 Reels. THE AGE OF DESIRE 6 Reels. la the First Show at 7.30 p.m. The Last Three Episodes of THE GHOST CITY 13. 14 and 15—6 Reels. TAN CHENG KEE A CO., LTD., Proprietors. New Rachals' Grands AND UPRIGHTS. NOW IN STOCK
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    • 73 8 On Other Pages, Paga. Kumpong Sanitation Finance and Commercr 7 Shipping and the Mails 7 Meteorological Report 7 Keutcr Telegrams V Kuo Mm Tang m MasjmpSN I', and O. Bank Case Sir Lionel Woodward InqurM Rubber Auction Figures 9 Notes from Siam U Sporting Intelligence 10 A War Timu Contract
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  • 286 9 Slow Advance of Spanish Forces. [belter telegram.] London, September Hi. Paris: It is reported 'from Fez that the submission of tribesmen continues slowly, due to their desire that the French should first occupy their territories. Abd el Krim is vigorously countering the movement by taking hostages everywhere.
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  • 138 9 [rel-ter telegram.] London, September 2-'.. Sir Robert end Lady Ho Tune |VN farewell luncheon to Sir Laurence anil I-ady Guii.'emard, who are leaving -for Singapore in a fortnight. The fui-ft; included Sir Charles Addis, Sir Gilbert Grindle, Sir Roderick Jones, Sir Get shorn Stewart, the Eai-l of
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  • 118 9 [reuter telegram.] London, September IS. New York M. (.'aillaux has arrived. He handed pressmen a statement ilsclarinir that he was confident that the French war debt couki be settled on the basis of peace and righteousness. He had come to bring a settlement of all France's debts.
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  • 84 9 [relter telegram.] London, September 23. Constantinople The French aviator KoKues, who is attempting: to fly to Teheran, arrived here on Monday. He is held up by the Turkish authorities refusiiiR to permit him to fly over Samsoun, Sivus and Adami. London, September 23. Warsaw The Polish airman Rajski has
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  • 235 9 Trade Unions Decline to Give Support. [reuter telegram.] London, Septemlicr 23. The general council of the Trade Union Congress declined to interfere in the seamen's strike. Seventeen shipyaid trade unions were invited to participate in the miKMHI which decided to approach the council, but the communication forwarded to
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  • 49 9 [reuter telegram.] London, September 23. On the Stock Exchange Government secrities weakened on the announcement that the Treasury has authorised the Bank of England to receive tenders on September 29 for u A'42,000.000 3*4 per cent. Conversion loan at a minimum price of 76 per cent.
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  • 43 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, September 23. Bombay The sti iking cotton operatives have received a cable purporting to come from the Soviet Textile Union in Moscow expressing fraternal solidarity end intimating that 10,000 doubles are being despatched to assist the movement.
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  • 37 9 [reuter telegram.] London, September 23. Geneva The financial committee of the League decided to sell the League quiii tt-rs and build new offices, including a conference hall, for which 11,700,000 gold marks was voted.
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  • 36 9 [reltkr telegram.] London, September 23. Paris The official jrazett<- contains a list of promotions and presentations of Croix de Guerre conferred o.: "aval officers in connection with the defence of Shameen on June 23.
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  • 27 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, September 23. Borne China and Japan are among the twenty nations represented at the international congress for the legal protection of workers.
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  • 28 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, September 23. Racconigi The Italian Princess Mafalda and Prince Philip of Hesse were married this morning m the presence of the Royal Family.
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  • 28 9 [reuter telegram.] London, September 23. Palis It is reported from Beirut that the French losses at Mousseiffre were 40 killed and 80 wounded, mostly slightly.
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  • 176 9 Fresh Crisis in Coal Trade Predicted. [MUTER TELEGRAM.] London, September 23. An important conference between Mr. Baldwin and the executive of the Miners' Federation was held at Downing: Street to-day with regard to the coal truce, a hitch having; arisen owing to the miners' contention that the owners,
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  • 183 9 Deceased Lady's Visit To Malaya. Mrs. Campbell Ma<-fie, whose murder m a hotel at Garoet was reported by the An.ta Agency, was m. Kuala Lumpur i.bout a month ago, says the Malay Mail. She came up here with an introduction from Mr. Benjamin Purdy, of the British and
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  • 123 9 Alleged Official of Cantonese Branch. An interesting case m which a wellknown Cantonese merchant, named Chan Sow Wing, stands charged with assisting m the management of an unlawful society and being a member of it, was mentioned m the District Court yesterday afternoon. The accused is alleged
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  • 197 9 Judgment Reserved in Mortgage Action. The Actinic Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) reserved judgment in the Supreme Court yesterday in the action in which a Chinese lady, named Lee Chwee Keow Neo sued the P. and O. Banking Corporation for $20,000. An important question was
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  • 89 9 Seventy-one Tins of Chandu Round Waist. The trial concluded m the District Court, this morning, of two Chinese who were arrested m Kirn Seng Road m a car on August 19 with a considerable quantity of chandu m their possession. The first accused had seventy-one tins around
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  • 2016 9 Inquest Proceedings at Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, September 23. The complete story of the recent tragedy which shocked the whole of Malaya and the victim of which was Sir Lionel Woodward, Chief Justice of the F.M.S., wa.s forthcoming at the inquest proceedings, which
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  • 137 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 72»>th auction, on September 23, 1925, when there wa< catalogued 704.262 lbs. or :>14.40 tons offered 434,38!) lbs. or 193.92 tons sold 33:1,267 lbs. or 148.33 tons. Spot. London ?,a. 6d. N«* York 92 U cts. The next
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  • 70 9 Mr. Bang, th# Chief Engineer of the m.s. Falstria, has appealed against his conviction by the Foreign Causes Court, Bangkok, on the charge of smuggling arms. The accused is still confined to tho International gaol and his appeal li beta? accelerated. The Chief Steward and the Electrician of the Falstria,
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  • 1044 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, September ID. Phya Nondisen nml th five other accused who are chanced in connection with the running of the Million Tical Lottery have been committed fur trial at the Criminal Court und the date fixed. They will come up or. October 12,
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  • 88 9 A startling blaze occurred at Bangkok on September 17 m the compound m which tne Borneo Company's new office is situated. A tar boiler being used by the United Engineers, Ltd., m the construction at the roadways, caught tire. The boiling tar overflowed, and the flames reached to a great
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 707 10 Hard Fought Doubles ut SX'.C. No mcr.ihvr of the S.C.C. can remember u awn .umurk-ably even final than that in A Doubles Handicap of the S.C.C. autumn tournament, which was begun but not ended yesterday afternoon. Figures speak for themselves in- this case. C. V. ttilei and (i.
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    • 157 10 Notes on Negri Sembilan Practice. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ti.<- kiagri played their first match last Saturday aKainst a scratch »ide brought down by Beckett, which included such v.cii-kiiuwn player:; ai Bryson and Whitthoin. The Negri won by 31 points to nil. If ;he forwards had been getting: the
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    • 74 10 The S.V.C. will me«t the Services at Tanglin »n Saturday. The teams will be Services. Lt.-Col. Haseldine, Major Vyvyan, rapt. Kidd, Cant. Brownjohn, Lieut. Phayre, Lieut. Bevill«, Q.M.S. Bennatt, Ail.-Gnr. David, Spr. >li]is, I'te. Ford, Vie. Coomb«a. S.V.C.-H. M. C«»twll. C. H. G. < larke, R. N. Hamilton (oapUin),
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    • 460 10 ['elkey Back in Singapore. This morning we were surprised to receive a visit from one who loomed larg* in Singapore boxing last year our old friend '1'enorio Pelkey. We say surprised, hecauso the news from Australia, whitht r Pelkey went from heri last January, showed that he had been
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    • 339 10 English League Results. [Reuter Telegram.] London, September 23. Division I. West Bromwkh A. I, Manchester C. 1. Arsenal 0, Leeil.-> U. 1. Division II. Darlington 1, Blackpool 3. Middlesbro 5, Preston N. E. 1. Division Hi (Southern). Bournemouth and B. A. 0. Newport C. 2. Crystal P. 0, Bristol
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    • 19 10 The Indian Association defeated the Old Hafflesians by five goals to nil yesterday. Both sides fielded scratch teams.
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  • 84 10 London, September 13. Etampes. The French aviator, Lashe, beat the speed record for 2,000 kilometrps, flying the distance m 548 minutes 32 4-5 seconds, averaging 219 kilometres an hour, compaied with the American's previous record of 134 kilometres. In the badminton open championship of Singapore, which is
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  • 23 10 Orders for week ending September 25, 1925. THURSDAY, 24th. Band Practice. St. Joseph's Institution 6.16 p.m.
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  • 1249 10 Judgment in Important Contract Case. The requisitioning of ships by the British Government during several months of 1917 was reviewed at; length in the judgment of tl>e Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) in the case in whi-h N'aKUrdcs Purshotumdus and Co., a firm of Bombay merchants,
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  • 138 10 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha). Tokio, September 22. Dr. Kozai has been iv-elected 1'iexident of the Imperial University of Tokio. It is now reported that the negotiations between Japan and France for concluding a new Commercial Treaty for Indo-Chin i will be resumed at Paris
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  • 283 10 New Law for Allotting Property. By a law coming into force at Hume on January, next year, the rule of primogeniture, under which on un Intestacy the eldest son took the whole of the i"reehold land and house property to the exclusion of his younger brothers and sisters,
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  • 242 10 Messrs. William Jacks and Cc. writing from London on August 26. state The trade position in America continues to improve, and sentiment in this country and on the Continent will turn sharply for the better when the French debt settlement is finally arranged with America. The improvement in
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  • 107 10 •Professor Baly (Grant Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Liverpool), addressing the British Association, declared tint there is danger to the race from cold storage of meat. People, he said, seemed ready to accept cold storage as a factor of food distribution, without realising that when a pl*nt or r.nimal
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    • 223 10 Singapore, September 24. Rubber. London :!s. (I 'id. Quiet. Local fi.:n. Tin.— London f2«4 10s. Local $1!W% (100 tons sold). Rubbers.— Ulu Binuts have buyers nt f>2 with sellers at t>4 rents. Mentakabs BM quoted 4D4-4B cents. Jeram Kunntans have buyus at l.UM sellers asking 1.14.
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    • 243 10 (L. K. Macphail). Singapore, September 24. Rubbei.— 3s. Cd. down >A<i. Local |U& Tin.— £2»i4 10s. up :>2s. Cd. Local 100 Ions sold at (138%. The rubber share market continues active with jsood enquiries for all stocks. Mininjr shares are stonily and Industrials and Loan*
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  • 292 10 Labour Objection (o "Imported Officials." For some years I desire has bein cxBMMMd on the part ot the Labour Party for the termination of the present ■yitcia whereby the Governors of Anat'alian States are appointed from London fronv retired officers of the Army or Navy or Civil
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  • 215 10 A Bill for the protection of certain kinds of wild animals and birds is about to be introduced m the Federal Council. This Bill repeals and re-enacts the Wiid Animals and Birds Protection Enactment, 1921, with suc-h amendments as havesince been enacted and with a considerable
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  • 66 10 [Th* Straits Time* is not responsible for ehc opinion* of its correspondent*. Correspondents should b<~ar m mind that letter* must be shori and to the point. Long rumbling epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents must enclose their nmmes, not necessarily lor public:. ti. in
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  • 86 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Tho Bacvatary of this daaanrlin Instituli.il) has asked mv to help in carrying on the W«(k of colledinK money in SillKapoi-e on their buhiilf which \va formerly dont by the Kev. J. A. B. Cook. 1 am unable
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  • 298 10 To the Kditor of the .Straits Times. Sir,— With refereixv to Fair I'lay" l«&tor in \<s.irdayV iwiM if.u'ardin^ tht outboard motorboat race, we <l<i not thisk that the Johort Sports Committee could tuivt played fairer thai what they did. It may be true that the race started
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  • 180 10 Explorer's Discoveries in Imperial Tombs. The Russian explorer Kozlov has made a number of new discoveries in Mongolia iri the i -xravations of the ancient Imperial tombs near Urga, dating back to the year 2000 B.C. \ccording to a Moscow message, the finds include the remains
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  • 226 10 The npoft of the directors of the SiuiKti Kak'an Rubber Co., Ltd. for the iwclvt months ended Juiu ISO, 1925, sia:es that after making due provision for depreciation the net profit for the pcrkid amounts to $91,010.52. Addinj; 'his to the balance brought forward
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  • 92 10 A boy at Weyniouth. fishing from the pier, hooked a heavy object, and, buuling it up, found it to be a cash-box with a woman's handbag attach* d to the handle. The cash-box contained War Loan scrip, bank notes, eheMea, and EsdMttMf bondu worth hundreds of pounds.
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  • 32 10 Attempts to rob the Citizens' Hank ia Klnora, Indiana, have been frustrated by chlorine gas m v metal container inside the vault, the effect of the gas being to choke and nauneate.
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  • 810 11 Confi-r-nlmn I'ndcr the Ponce |*reaty. Mr. F. E, Bluett !>nir. of the lntema-| tional Lam IrfUKkij^ writei as ■.i qnogtion of ex-Enemy I'io- 1 It aeenii highly desirable that attcn- ti n KhouM Im' drawn to the very serious In the credit ot the City of London that
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  • 73 11 ;i 1'itm.in's Journal lias ■'"■■<•' I examination the following-in-.1;,!- i. nhorthand pupils of the Y.M.C.A. Krhonl ..f Commerre: I'lofu irm-y or Sludcnf Mi,;;, i. s.:li Chlap Kit v)m i>!itained :>;> pri kiu. narki at the lirxt Iprminal pxnminstion luld In April. 1926, rter be
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  • 21 11 itaw boy of I ft— has won Iruphv awarded in a New York srhrml to mm dpkI praauui amoBg its pupils.
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  • 491 11 Twenty Per Cent. Dividend For The Year. The report of the Unctorj of aTaialia I Tin, Limited for the year ended June ML IMfl states that the yard:ij<<; ti-eate'l during the year amounted to 4;'l>'H) cubic yards, a decrease of 35,100 cubic yards, which is duo to
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  • 268 11 The committee Ix-g to acknowjcls-e with many thanks the luiillwim oVwiaH'ltll Previously ii<kn<>wlHp-eii SI I.Ofirt.4o Mean*. Sim Thiam Kolt and S«-ah Kali Chee $100 each Khoo Kok Wai,, Seah Tinn Mock, Cfcoa Sin Clw. Ho Maw Keen, i'anK Cheng Link, Ww Kirn Cheng, P«h Poo
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  • 175 11 On Baturday lost m the lecture Hall of the United Islamic Association Dr M. S. Moonshi, M.('.. J.P.. delivered a lecture on the advantages of having a Municipality, before a crowded audience with Mr. Havana Haji Mohamcd Hussain m th<! chair. The doctor defined the
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  • 121 11 PncMMM of drills up to and for S*ptemher lOCS. Thursday. September M, I p.m., Drill Hall. S.V.C.. Revolver Practice.. tt.mjH'titow Command Rifle Meeting 4.30 p m Drill Hall. Lewis (Jun Team, Practice, Bukit Timnh. Hu.. leaves Drill Hall m 1.00 p.m. Friday. September 25. 5.15 p.m.. Drill
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 217 11 CONSISTENCY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ALLIED WITH "His Master's Voice" PRODUCTS Hence the Superiority of "H.M.V." Gramophones and the popularity of "H.M.V." Records Let us Demonstrate this To-day. S. MOUTRTE& Co., Ltd. (Incorporated la Hoackong) THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE. TANGYE PUMPS TO SUIT ALL DUTIES Tangyc I'limpn include Iht- following types .ij^cilnl
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    • 380 11 Raffles Hotel Telephone No. 2920. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday DINNER DANCE (Evening Dr«sa ■aseaUal for Oaarlag) Monday and Friday THE DANSANT LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. GRILL ROOM I SARBESBRmB^ m Under the bop«t vision o| an j fc TAYMEN, expert European. Manager. Sea View Hotel The only sea-side health resort m
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  • 591 12 New Place of Worship At St. John's Wood. I Early next month, Kays a correspondent in the Observer, of August 23, there will be opened in St. John's Wood Road, facing Lord's Cricket Ground, the new Liberal Jewish Synagogue, the largest Jewish place of worship in the United
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  • 188 12 Remarkable Sermon to British Association. Sir Oliver Lodge on August 30 delivered a remarkable sermon in connection with the meeting of the British Association at Southampton. He declare.'! that I if the earth lasted one hundred million years, as he bolic\cd it would, the human spirit would
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  • 170 12 Staying with the Governor Of Bombay. Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Belgium, arrived at Government House at Poona on September 11. accompanied by the Governor of Bombay. Their Majesties were accorded a warm reception at Kirkee Railway Station, and drove to Government House at
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  • 24 12 The War Office acknowledges the receipt of postal orders to the value of flfl, sont anonymously from Dublin, i-onHtu'Mi'o money for hrn old guns."
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 283 12 RUSTON-HORNSBY nJ^ T —^J^BK\ RfeSIUUAL OIL COLD STARTING ENGINE. THE LAST WORD IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. From M to .M 0 P.H.P. Horizontal From 17 to 825 BJLP. Vertical CONSUMPTION. Larger Type .12 lbs. per B.H.P. Hour Smaller Type .48 lbs. per IJ.H.P. Hour Sole Apents UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated
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    • 226 12 BUFFALO »«««> CEMENT Packed in QjfoB^ 3Hvil Tlce iron drums. ipflfiSStiSipS/ competitive. REGULAR FORTMGHTLY ARRIVALS Fully complies with British Standard requirements. Sole Importers Borneo-Sumatra Trading Co., Ltd. (I B eonx>r>t*d ta H*Ua B 4) <««««»»«««»«»»««»<« >ttttt<>tttt ttt t> MMMMIH .j, 1. L JL j. 1 II II— 7 11-^ Are
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    • 61 13 "ERASMIC STANDS FOR The Highest quality OF Toilet Preparations AND REMEMBER YOU ARE BUYING GOODS WHICH ARE BRITISH AND THEREFORE BEST Erasmic preparations arc procurable from any Chemist or Dealer. SOLE AGENTS FOR MAI.AYA: Sime Darby Co., Ltd. f Always Welcomed MMOIMMMMIMIHXmtMII 1 When you call 1 for your y
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    • 632 13 DHEONGKOONSENfiftCOj IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of trmttoMe leascholi! BN4 freehold it mini I m! propel '.io*. At Mri"«r«. Cheong Ko<«n Scnif A Co.'« »»lc room, Nn. 150, Chulia Street, nn WcdncmLiy. October 7, fit 2.30 p.m. MORTGAGEE'S SALE I.nt 1. Vnlualile 9U9 years' leasehold land nnd compound ho'.i"^ kiown as No.
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    • 261 13 Cold Storage ICE CREAM Obtainable m several standard flavours Delightful Obtainable from JOHN UTfUI CO., HUN BEE CO.. KIM ANN' CO., LIM KHOON UfO, LUNA CAP! (Dhoby (JKant) >r from the COLD STORAGE DEI'OT. p|gSjil| FOR THE HAIR >v S !\Ns&^f I&■ or ladies,I a dies, Petrole Hahn facilitates waving
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    • 894 14 MUNICIPAL^ NOTICE ANNUAL SUPPLIES. TKNDERS arc- invited onder the following heads for supplies to the Municipality of Singapore, from Jaijuuiy 1, 1926, for one year: 1. Labour for unloading trucki and feeding Crushers at Tanjong Pagar Depot. Supply of dressed granite. Supply of coarse sand for concrete, delivered at DepoU.
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    • 726 14 UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. NOTICE is hereby given that the Examinations will begin on MONDAY, December 7, 1926. Forms of entry and copies of Regulations and Syllabus can be obtained on application to the Registrar. Each entry form, duly filled m, must reach the Registrar
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    • 482 14 "TAD M/YTY^UP* 4$l I I fa I ill. J I al "Scotch* of Tare Flavour yj i DISTILLERS AGENCY LTD. fffili^&^MM SSSffe? ED.NBURCH. Ji^S^^^^^jff^ p SCOTLAND. j^^^U^^^^lJli^"' >\t ><»»»« «»«»«»»♦«♦«««*«*»«»**»»»«♦«»>««»*« Tursel VARNOLENE SjSmley sdcdny RUBREX fipHJ AMBREX NOTICE is hereby given that the above traeto BMtkl :iri- tka i-xclusive property
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    • 364 14 THE MINIMUM OF SAFETY FOR A MARRIED MAN. It has been decided, by those who have made a careful study of the subject, that a married man should always be m a position to leave his family m the event of his death an amount equal to at least THREE
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  • 1218 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Books for Motorists and Motor Cyclists. The Automobile Association, the membership of which has, by the way, recently attained ihe astounding IgBM 01 n quarter of a million, has brought out a Rond Book of Knclaml and Wales and a sep;ii::t" vul' me, somewhat
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    • 217 15 The following are the Reduced Prices OF Morris Oxford Cowley Cars EX WORKS SINGAPORE AND PENANG EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER I, 1925. MORRIS COWLEY, 2 Seater $1,845 MORRIS COWLEY with Front Wheel Brakes $1,910 -MORRIS COWLEY, Occasional 4 $1,930 MORRIS COWLEY with Front Wheel Brakes $1,995 MORRIS COWLEY, 4 Seater $2,015 MORRIS
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    • 246 15 l Thc Vlhrationless Twirx-Cylmda? Douglas TWO-SPEED KICK START FLYWHEEL Clutch Model $450.00. A Twin is Best and Douglas is the Best Twin. tf* l^ 4ftk BT^ O JD fL^OtaSO Ou wOi 149 -151, CECIL STREET. CALEDONIA S-a. SCOTT'S ROAD. Firat-el>M boarding house, beautifully titu- modern aanitation, beautiful teinia rourt. Doable
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    • 303 16 n i >f-mi IQMAIT A PAHPPM crown jewelleb and RENW^EI MANWACtM l(r.J\U\^M> IHAMirALiinnR. no. and »utu »asa,, uoAD UHMi HOTn.r'siNCAPORE. b. BRMXIANTS and ant I)i im.uul. m l> rafhl;i<*>H SCI 1/l.imunUS In or ,j SIZeS .Ilia pdirS. Handsome Collection of PRESENTATION \»TiriP« AKTRJ.Lb a SDecialitv a speciality. A choice selection
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    • 408 16 Latex Cups JAPANESE ———.»<* AS WELL AS LOCAL MADE FLAT BOTTOM LEMON SHAPE. g^jjg pQR AliL OlfiUO rv» IMMEDIATE OR FTTTTTRF nFT IVFRfES ENQUIRIES INVITED. |f|__| AAA J_r RIM SUII nHirn Street W *™\l*™ ET SINGAPORE. OfTTINf; HANDBOOKS OLJI 1M» HAJ^jWJJ L t%_ a Ab.Vi! fSEES; CARE 2'2 T?^. VUV
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    • 1536 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT The PREPAID charges for Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc, in ordinary close let type (average lix words to line) are Per line One insertion 28 cents, two ins. 46 eta., three ins. 64 ets., (our ins. 82 cents, live ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40,
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    • 227 16 I frmek 1-_«__#_» Present UINtUMFAKABLh bUUU^ The Finest made at PrirPS that frinnt r^ S 1" .>IUU,UUU NFW fIOODS «_*W KJWVO unpacking daily I NOT USUAL f ATAI fir"TTP AI-.LK* UEi HPI Ff'TJOW B" TO SPECIAL SELECTIONS f 1~.. *i British and Continental Exhibition Goods Personally Selected i- v "V
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    • 371 16 W?-.*™ Illustrations, on art paper $H. 56 SCFNFS AM) CH\K\CTEKS OF TIIE Ml 1)1)1.F A(iES l.i^ the ltev Edwird I Ar^s^i <m mm* J££ *BD THB FEDERATED AND UNFEDCR. fejE^g^/ B**8** ****2 OF THE LEA$Rn! _q WORM), THE BNOUBH SPEAKINC RACES, Edited hy A. Ealand. M.A. $4.0* POSTAGE EXTRA ON
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