The Straits Times, 1 October 1926

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    13 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDfIV, OCTOBER 1, 1926. 28£8a PRICE 10 CEN rs.
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      108 1 'J »l i! 11.^ THE KVKRYrtAT MILK. Quality made the Sale Quality maintains the Demand Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated m England) SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH. TELUK ANSON. PENANG SPECIFY EX PA MET The Ideal 1* EXPANDED METAL Oa( M as a Reinforcement Reinforcement for all Concrete Work.
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      231 1 1 cfviLIAN TAILORING TPHE quality and finish of our tailoring are T*W Jl too weH-known to require any formal ClyW introduction. The standard which we set up /i many years ago is steadily maintained, and l£?¥ji our list of regular customers was never larger !W than it is to-day. v
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      4 1 MII.KMAIII BTEKILUk.iI MI K.
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    Book of the Week.
    1222 2 William Morris, Dreamer And Craftsman. It was the pleasant habit of William Morris, wheij he wrote The Earthly Paradise," and compared himself to Chaucer, to speak ot himself as the idle singer of an empty day." One wonders at this bit of self depreciation even allowing
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      223 2 ILimiteD If you regard Purity as important when you drink Aerated Waters, you will choose wisely when you demand Fraser Neave's. For they are made m a spotless factory by clean workpeople and under strict, expert European supervision. The Water used m the manufacture of all F. N." products is
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      403 2 OF GREAT HELP TO YOUNG MOTHERS Baby's Own Tableti 'dkrt Many Lses and Are Afcwlirly Harmless. I To have in the house a simple harmless temedy for the minor ills ot babien and little children is a great boon to youns mothers and this is exactly why Baby's Own Tablets
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      216 2 ■URODQNAI/ The enemy of Gout ArlerioSctcrcsis jfv\ \a^^ V,,!'''' Rhevmatism I# ]M£ '".n. of the gouty mac The CHATELAIN'S Etablishmenis, 2. rue de Valenciennes, Paris Sole agents at Singapore F.-M. DUPIRE BROS ♦»»>#»»♦»♦♦♦«♦♦ ««»♦<♦♦«♦♦♦♦♦»«♦♦♦♦«♦■»- $50 ONLY B Bi^£i- aa &i£ia^Hßakat.fxlE&ir 111 US, NORTH BRIDGB ROAD, High-class gramophone with doable ■pring
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    Overseas News by Mail.
    951 3 Oil exports from Colombia during July amounted to 106,000 tons. The gross receipts at Shrewsbury's floral and musical fete reached £14,600. Germany's imports for July amounted in value to 949,000,000 marks, and her exports to 823,000,000 marks. Mr. Wilfred Hicks Daukes has been appointed managing director
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      192 3 (■E^v^ The Best J&i Baby can get Horlicki is the best possible ft food you can procure failing Ml Mxdtixcri milk. It is -prescribed If m 4 size* r^r by do&Qrs and. is recommended tew*** su« by nodical iiicji all over Ui£ world. It iiourislies Vv? babu H making fij-m
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      232 3 ■MHBH^X \i— >— a«^i^Mh I i I HA jr i I r— TTTiTTi 1 m- r^^-^r— yif;|f There's a whole lot N. Is//\ U satisfaction m a" C. petM I ~^Y/'j6\ Cigarette. Ftrtt, the satisfaction that j (^^Z comet from the personal injoymrnt of a V <CT W> ISOiid cigarette.
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      603 4 P. U.-BRIT.SH INDIA AND APGAR LINES (Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PXNTNSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJ». CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJEST-TS GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonniße doe Spore MANTUA It 000 Oct. 8 MIZAPORE (cargo only)
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      603 4 S flipping Announcements N.Y.K, LIME {MIPPUN YUSEN aUIfaUl a— *l&** LONDON LIS» MaraeUles, Loadoa aaa Afttwetl VeM*l* Tonnage Daa Bail KITANO MARU 8,000 Oct. 14 16 HARUNA MARU 10.500 Oct. 18 Vt KAMO MARU 8,000 Not. 11 12 KATORI MARU 10,000 Not. U M ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Dec 9 10
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      532 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE dCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN.— GENOA, MARSEILLES. LIVgWOOL AND GLASGOWMARSEILLES, iy^KE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.- BOSTON, NKW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT
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      500 4 THE Sim STEAM MAY. SO., LTD. U»i-."rp.j»tt»d la Bia«.) BAMKOB COASTINQ 6SR/ICK. Voi irttay, Kt-nxman, Kelantan, BaQif»ar», Telo pin, Patan'., 91ngo:a, Lacon, Bai.don, F.olisa mvi, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Artivol Departcr* HACifATIPOK Oct. A Oct. 6 BtaaaMM *t* fitted throughout with tl 'trie iight and have excellent aceoumodati m for
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      475 4 X, P. M. (R«m ram m. n% OF fiATf^ft) (Incorporated :a BuUatd) Under contract ftiib the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5640, with s'lh-comieetlons to passage, Freight, Transhipiuent, Marine Depta, and Manager's Desk. Rfpre»entativ«s for SißKaporo snd Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. Al! ir.foimation, itatftaj itineraries
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      474 4 BURNS PK.L? mi (Incorporated lo Australia) FOR SYDNEY. afJCLBOUKNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY INLANDS AND BRISBANE Regular tnonthly s»!lin t 's by the Well known steamer MAKELLA (7,315 tons) aad the new MM vessel. MALABAR (4,612 tons). The ss. MAKELLA is the largest ami fine.it IftaaMl 1; Ii: to Australia,
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      509 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINB PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICE OUTWARDS To Hongkong Due Singapore s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Oct. 4 U. CITY OF CAIRO Oct. 80 HOMEWARDS Havre and London s.s. KENTUCKY In Port Ml
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      445 5 AUSTRAL-EAST INDIES LINE (lieorporateJ m England) Regular Passenger and Freight Scrvlea via JAVA PORTS to FREMANTLE (W. A.), ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE and SYDNEY maintained by Due Sails ■A CITY OF PALERMO In port Oct. 7 ss KIOTO Nov. 2 r^ 5... CITY OF SPARTA Not. 7 Single Return Singrpora to Fremantla
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      455 5 ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE TRANS-PACIFIC PASSENGER AND EXPRESS SERVICE It days from Hongkong to Seattle Sailing from Steamer Hongkong PRESIDENT JACKSON Oct. 7 PRESIDENT McKINLEY Oct. 19 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Oct. 81 PRESIDENT GRANT Nor. IS PRESIDENT MADISON Nov. 24 also a sailing every 12 days from Hongkong to Manila Through bills
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      342 5 STOOMYAART MAATSCHAPPU "NEDERLAND" KOLLAND-EAST-ASIA LINE Homeward Sailings to AMSTERDAM AN& ROTTERDAM tBOEROE Oct. 5 PRINS DER NEDERLJBIDEN. Oet 8 P. C. HOOFT Oct. 22 1 MAPI A Oct. 27 1 KAMBANGAN Nov. 2 FRINSES JULIANA Nov. 5 t Steamers call at Penang. *A special boat train to Holland/U.K. waits steamer's
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      146 5 SILVERSLIDE PLASTIC METALLIC PACKING SILVERSLIDE IS EFFICIENT WITH SUPERHEATED STEAM UP TO 660* FAHR., DOES NOT HARDEN IN THE STUFFING BOX, AND KEEPS THE ROD LIKE SILVER. IT IS EXCEEDINGLY DURABLE AND SELF-LUBRICATING. ONE SIZE OF PACKING FOR ALL SIZES OF GLANDS FOR USE WITH IN USE ON STEAM ROTARY
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      547 6 GAIETY CtNEMA Junction Alhert and Benconlen Street*. TO-NIGBT at 9.15 THE NEW LEATHER PUSHERS nth BBUaV) Blan-lnx BHiy Sullivan. Round 22 23. Wm. Fox presents MARY BRIAN and CHARLES ROGERS In f'eter B. Kyne's Story MORE PAY-LESS WORK Starts with a smile, rimn lnlo a Sea of laughx and ends
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      145 6 STIRTNA THEATRE North Bridge lloi.d. Tel. No. 2H9. TO-NIGBT at 9.15. New Cartoon Lt»aj Internstlonal New*. FAST STEPPERS L'nlversal Jwl Ractaf Series Featuring Billy Sullivan tith Rare (Final). TOM MIX In Fox 1 i!:»h' ur-.'mi i.l' Shannon Fife's drnr.i3i.ic romance or ihv West HARD BOILED The stary Ftarts ii Cii.'capo,
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      330 6 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ,6 AND NIGHTLY AT 9.50. STAVRINAKY DANCERS THE RUSSIAN BALLET Wednesday, October 6. Thursday, (K'.ob.r 7. LA TAVERNE DE LA MORT SYLPHIDE Fridat October 8. Saturday, October 9. ANCIENT HELLAS 1001 NIGHTS (OLYMPIC CAMES). (TALE OF ARABIAN NIGHTS). Monday, October 11.
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      200 6 Coming THE KNOCK-OUT Presenting MILTON SILLS (Of "SEA HAWK" Fame) assistance and co- Q jm rSu operation of th«s X ffMjffiJf X I Canadian Govern- Q ll Mll^jM Il^j M+w Q ment. fflW; n Introducing some of the most sensational Boxing scenes ever filmed. VICTORIA THEATRE To-nigfct and October 2,
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    216 7 IDIDamV Friday, (^ioiicr l High Water, 7.'J a.m., 5.43 p.m. |h Tide, 2.10 a.m., 4.0, 4.30 !>.!»., 4.8. An yuu Maion 1 Vie. Thca^e, 9.30 p.m Sxturday, October 2 l!i ii \V.U«t. 8.21 R.m., 7.2t p.m. ]i i 1 iut, 4.40 a.m., 4.8, 4.8. O.itw.u i itfcil
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    221 7 Friday, October 1. Ship* alongside the Wharves er expected to arrive. Entrance UFPEL HARBOUR. knl, Hoiifr Hwa, Lch Leh. Crow, Placuna, I, W 1!. Kitty I. Krishna Ccal Wharf Nil VESSELS IX DRY DOCKS. Tanion;: Nil Dwk Kvlawt in I buck To* Mura, Vln Hogendorp Kep i!
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    184 7 To-day. Rhio, AiN.ini.a and N.uuna Islands or) 3 p.m. North, N. Ka?t and N\ West Sumatra an Di men I 3 p.m. Bii.ni, except Lower Sinni idtinhua) a p.m. l i Burma I Hen* llwa) 4 p.m. Boengei Mat iKlevo) 4 p.m. To-morrow BcnKkiili*. Si:.k and Pakan
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    34 7 Putrim Kulyan K. der N'ederlanden General Mctzingcr Em fewi 8'pore London Aug. 20 Sept. 18 Auk. 28 Sept. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 20 Sept. 2 Sept. 27
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    236 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, October 1. On London, Bank m/s 2/4 3/16 Demand t/3 13/16 Private 3m. credits 2/4V4 On New York, Demand 66% Private 90 d/s 58 On France, Bank T.T. 1930 On India, Bank T.T. 154% On HonKkong, Bank T.T. 11% p.c. dis. Oou -v d»*.l- rv
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    66 7 :.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 71 V4 iUndard R.S.S. on Tender October v 72 Vi m Nov.- Dec. 74 a a H Jan.-March 76 Tone of market Steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet Is. 9d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents
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      MINING.
      358 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers El £1 Asam Kumbang 67/- 68/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.92 0.95 El £1 Chenderiang 30/- 31/51 £1 Eastern Siam 29/- 30/El 10 Haad Yai 20/- 21/- pm. 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.35 1.40 El £1 Idris Hydraulic 60/- 61/- xd. 1 1 Johan
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      GENERAL.
      143 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 11 m B. Am. Tobacco 4.15.0 4.17.6 1 1 Central Engine 1.00 1.05 1 1 Cyc!» Carriage 0.93 O>98 'A £1 E. Smelting Co. 17.50 18.00 5 5 Fraser Neave 16.30 16.00 xalL LOO 100 Hammer Co. 168.00 172.00 00 100 Katz Bros, del 190.00
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      DEBENTURES.
      104 7 U. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 10 pm. Spore C«M Storage Deb. 7d c *555 000 105 115 i P V.7 'r i 1 S pore Municipal 5 p.c $1,878,000 of 1901 par 5 prem. Spore Municipal 4% p]c. of 1907 $1,600,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4% p.c. of
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      376 7 To-day a Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 3.30 3. JO 3.20 3.40 Alor Gajah (?1) 2.U5 K.10 300 3.10 A. Hi tarn ($1) 4.H0 MO !.->0 5.(!0 A. KunitiK ($1) 1.00 l.lOxtl. 1.00 1.10 Am. Malay ($2) 4.X0 B.OOcd. 4.H0 £.00 A. Molek ($1) 2.80 3.00
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      394 7 WORLD-WIDE PERFORMANCE. EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX SAX SEBASTIAN, July 18. Ist GOLX BUGATTI 2nd ROI'RMER PELAGE 3rd <;ONSTANTINI BUGATTI All used CASTROL SPANISH GRAND PRIX SAN SEBASTIAN, July 15. Ist CONSTANTIM BLGATTI 2nd GOLX BUGATTI 3rd WAGNER DELAGE All used CASTROL HALIAN^RAND PRIX SENIOR, Class 1. P. GHERSI (Guzzi). LIGHTWEIGHT, Class
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      109 7 NEW SHIPMENTS ARRIVED LOWEST PRICES. ENQI HUES INVITED. Brass Tomhowling Lamps 6 m., 7 m. and 8 m. with ruby and clear globes. Copper Sidelights and Mast Head Lamps 4 m. by 3 m. Gunmetal Alarm Bells, 5 m. and 6 m. Crane's Patent Cylinder Oil i (.enuine I inseed
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      134 7 IN THE MATTER OF ORDINANCE No. 155 (COMPANIES) AND HENDERSON BROS., LTD. <ln Voluntary Liquidation). NOTICE is hereby given that a General ■eeting Of the above-named Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Derrick Co., Hongkong Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Friday, November 5, 1926, at 2 o'clock p.m.
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      842 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS diner Classified Adyts., ccc page 1«. WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. WANTED INVOICE CLERK knowledge of typewriting essential. 457, Straits Times. ONE DOUBLE ROOM and one single room available Caledonia, St. Thomas's Walk. Tel. 5. ARTICLES FbR~SALET~Piano (Moutries) $276. Splendid tone and condition. Bargain. 459, Straits Times. UNFURNISHED" ROOMS,
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      603 7 TRADE MARK NOTICE is hereby given that York Flour Milling Company Limited, a company carrying on business as Millers at Broom Street, York, m the State of Western Australia Commonwealth of Australia, are the owner* and sole proprietors of the following trade mark. Doypp The said trade murk is used
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      50 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandanp Kerbau Station. (By Cmutmj of (Juvernment Health Office.) lor Um U bran ending at Midnight on SrptenbCf 10, I'Utl. D«f B7«J>. Min. shade I 7! F Vi. hi hade tempermt IM K. idiuoa K0 K. Jli'i.n w.i lull, lempcratur* "i;. 1 V. cent.) H4 .049 linehM) .mi
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    DEATH
    32 8 GUEST.— At the General Hospital, at 4 b'clock this morning following an operation. George WiPiam Pcveril, agre SG, late of the Netherlands Trading Society. Funera: at Bidadari at 445 p.m. to-day.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    78 8 A Requiem High Mass for the repose of th,.soul of the late John Edwin Tesaensohr will be sum; at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd en Tuesday, October 3, 1920, at 6.30 a.m. A Hiirh Mass of Reruiem will be sung foi the repose of the Dead on Saturday.
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    30 8 The sincere thanks nf th? family of the lat John Edwin Tc:-sens<,lin are i— dtril U n'.\ who so kindiy attended his funeia; and also those who sent wreaths.
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    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1. DOMINION STATUS.
    949 8 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1. DOMINION STATUS. Throe D 'minion Premiers are now on their way to, and the remaining two Dominion Premiers will hhortly be leaving far, London to attend the Imperial confcivnco which h likely to make Imperial history. The agenda contains matters of the greatest importance n«i only to
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    AN OCCASIONAL NOTE
    282 8 To-day the office of Postmaster-General, Straits Settlements, disappears and supreme control cf the Malayan post office ousiness Straits and States passes to hs newly-created Secretary for Postal Affairs, with headquarters at Kuala Lumpur. Malaya is henceforth divided into five postal districts, with an officer ;n; n charge
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    267 8 The Bishop of Singapore returned from a visit to Java this morning. An announcement appears in another column to the effect that Mr. E. W Chatterley ranks as a partner in the firm of Hose Macphail and Co., as from to-day's date. Miss Esther M. Plumb, a
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    10 8 The Japanese Government has decide to e.itP.blhh a Colonial Office.
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    32 8 The directors of X.M.S. (Malay States) Kubber Plantations, Ltd., Have recommendid payment of a linal dividend oi i 5 per cent., payable on October 30, and ;:iat iX>,OOO be transferred to reserve.
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    34 8 A census taken during August 1920, ol ihe European population within th.' Batavi*. municipality shows a total "I 1i),072 at the end of that month. This number includes those holding the ■tatm of Europeans.
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    36 8 A telegram from the secretaries o' United Patani (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ltd., states that the board have declarec an interim dividend of 5 per cent, h respect of the current year's working payable on October 10.
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    39 8 fhc further hearing at Penang of a .'.argc of an oiVence agaimt three Chinese •.•iris brought against Tan Iloong Lim, a Penang Harbour Board coolie contractor v. as adjourned until October 15. The proi itaings -vcre held m cinu'ra.
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    42 8 At the Mixed Court at Shanghai tin local Soviet organ. The New Shanghai Lifs, was suppressed and the offices ordered to be scaled the proprietors having been charged with the publication of an article likely to cause a breach o. the peace.
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    45 8 The Grand Lodge of Mark MasteJ IfMOM of En: !a:u! and WoJ« and tlu Colonies anil Dependwdoi <'f the British Crown, at its qjiirteny meeting;, held on \u;rust 81, announced the grant of a warrant to the Royal Ark Miiriner Lodg: to meet m Malaya.
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    55 8 Barlow and Co.'s copra report dated September 30 states The downward tendency mentioned m our last has been accentuated, and at one time Sundried touched $10.90, which is the lowest price since about May 1924. To-day the market is a little steadier and closes at Sundried $11, Mixed $10.').">. Approximately
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    92 8 We aie informed that the dispute beiv.jcn Mr. Ons Kah Lock (one of the executors of Onu Boon Bin, deceased) and Mr. Lee PhM Soo leading to litiaatiun for specific peiformance against Mr Lm Phee Soo arising out of an agreement in March last for sale of certain land at
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    U. S. Rubber Imports.
    92 8 Big Increase m Value This Year. [MUTER TELEGRAM] London, October 1. Washington The I'nitpd State* Chamber of Commerc? announces, m the COatae of an analysis of Ulited States world trade, that imports of trude rubber during th? first half of the year increased by 117 per
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    Tang Shao-yi.
    247 8 An Ex-Premier Entertained At Singapore. A dinner was given last night at Rallies Hotel by Mr. Hsu, acting Chinese ConsulGeneral of Singapore m honour of Mr. I'ang Shao-Vi, a former prime minister of China. Mr. Tang Shao-Yi arrived by the N.Y.K. steamer Hakuran Maru from Shanghai yesterday. About
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    Mails Expected
    31 8 Mails from Europe (London mails despatched September 9), ex 8.1. Tara will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at U. 45 a.m.
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    Singapore Turf Club,
    61 8 A general meeting of the ordinary members of the Singapore Turf Club will be held at the Victoria Theatre, on Friday, October 2'J, at 5.15 p.m., to conconsider and, if approved, to pass the proposed new rules, with or without additions alterations or amendments, and to adopt
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    Rubber Prices
    72 8 flmwfai mm. Halm and Company! Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated September 30, their quotations bcin.i; n trold dollar cents Rubber Exchange wlea to-day :>.'>7'j. tuns. October (buyers) 42. ISO, November (buyers) 43 cts. December (buyers) ■13. ;m. January (buyers) 43.50, February |:!.70, March (buyers)
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    Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
    122 8 A mission m connection with the Holy Year Jubilee will be conducted by thu Kcdemptorist Fathers I). Grogan and C cahill, of Manila, at the Cathedral of thGood Shepherd, commencing on Sunday :iext. '1 he s. rvices will be as follows: iiinday, :ird, 8 a.m.
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      68 8 GOODFLAKE CIGARETTES PROVISIONS LIBBY'S ASPARAGUS. Mammoth white 2»o tins. Large white tip 9 1 lb. tins. Price 75 cents. AUSTRALIAN BLACK MUSHROOMS. Price $1.35 per tin. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m r.i.s'-vnd) SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR. What more do you want? J —nothing except a Glass. GORDON'S COCKTAILS.
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      57 8 ALHAMBRA TONIGHT In the Second Show at 9 A United Artist Super Production THE BLACK PIRATE (Featuring DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS) m 11 Reels. Preceded by an Interesting Australasian Gazette. First Show at 7.30 Zthe LURE OF THE YUKON m 6 Reels. NO FREE LIST. TAN CHENG KEE CO, LTD ftoprietors Sole
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      69 8 On Other Pages. rw Book of the Week I Overseas News by Mail I Finance and Commerce Shipping an'l the Mails Mcteoroloircal Report 7 Router and British Imperial Radio 9 China W..r Position \Vanh»ien Inciiii-.ii '■> Murder on tha rulambu 0 The Eight Claimant! Sporting News 1" Penaag Chamber <>f
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    SETTLEMENT STILL DELAYED.
    748 9 Proposals Referred To Districts. DRIFT BACK CONTINUES. Boom in Coal Shares At Cardiff. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. The miners' delegate conference decided to refer ihc Government's proposals back to tho districts, with a request that the vote of the districts be takm and a repoit made
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    STATESMEN MEET.
    108 9 Chamberlain and Mussolini At Leghorn. Peculiar Views of French Press. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Ths meeting of Sir Austen Chamberlain :.nd Signor Mussolini on board the Italian yacht Giullana at Leghorn to-day has cccasioneJ much interest and speculation m the Continental Press, especially m France, where the
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    New York Papers Bought.
    89 9 I To be Run on Profit-Sharing Basis. [KEUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. New York Mr. William Dewart, executor for the late Mr. Frank Mun»ey, has purchased from the residuary legatee, i the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the two newspapers Sun and Evening Telepram for approximately $13,000,000.
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    Argentine Navy.
    96 9 Additional Expenditure In Next Ten Years. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Biicii.is Aim A hiil has been approved by Parliament authorising Naval expenditure cf 7."i,000,000 gold pesos (or a period of ten years. It provides for three light cruisers, six destroyers and six submarines, partly replacing- obsolete craft,
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    Cobhanvs Return.
    76 9 Final Stage From Paris To London. [BELTER TELEGRAM] London, September SO. Mnnelßoe Mr. Ala:-. Oohhnsj has denortod. He will halt near Paris overnight, prior to the final sta^e to London. (BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.) Hugby, September 30. Mr. Alan Cobham flew to-day f rom 1 Orbetcllo to Marseilles, proceeding
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    Mine Disaster.
    54 9 Forty-three Men Rescued Unharmed. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. lion wood. Miehi^iin All the 43 miners entrapped m the Pabst iron mm.' were rescued unharmed. During their captivity they subsisted hugely on birchwood tea, brewed on a stove made from a tobacco can, m which a piece of
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    FRENCH FINANCE.
    157 9 Rush to Convert Hoarded Coins. Long Queues Outside Banquc De France. [REUTER TELECRAM] London, September 30. Paris Crowds continue to besiege the offices of the Banque de France to take advantage of the offer to buy gold and silver at fixed prices. No official figures are available, but
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    Steel Combine.
    73 9 Belgium's Demand For Revision Acceded To. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Brussels The representatives of Ger-m.-ny, France, Belgium and Luxemburg inter?sted m the proposed international r.tcel combin? granted the Belgian demand for a 295,000 tons monthly production quota, instead of th.2 203,000 originally proposed. The combine's gross production
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    Court of Arbitration.
    43 9 The United States Member j Appointed. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, October 1. Washington President Coolidge ha» appointed ex-Secretary of Stat? Hughes ;'S United States member of the Per- manent Court <Jf Avb:&ation at the Hague for a term ef six years.
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    Hooliganism in Russia.
    107 9 Strong Repressive Measures Contemplated. Iliga, September 21. A message from Moscow says that hooliganism is so alarming all over Hussia that it is un- safe to walk after elark m the less frequented streets, even m Moscow and j Leningrad. All classes of people m town and
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    LOCAL LITIGATION.
    226 9 Sixty-one Cases on Supreme Court List. Mr. Justice Dcane, m admitting a new lawyer to the Colony Bar recently, remaiked that then was plenty of competition among the le;ral profession m Singa-j pore, but there also appeared to hj plenty of room for all. The fact that there
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    WORLD COURT.
    80 9 Rumour of U. S. Withdrawal Contradicted. The Status Quo Still Being Maintained. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Washington Reports that the United States have decided to withdraw from the world court are officially contradicted. It is pointed out that such action would be impossible withouf the consent of
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    Canadian Customs.
    69 9 The Inquiry Into Alleged Abuses. [RRUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Ottawa The Customs Enquiry Commission, over which Chief Justice Lemieux, of Quebec, will preside, and which ■will include J-.istice Wriprht and Justice Brown, has been instructed to continue the enquiry throughout Canada and also t 1 make recommendations
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    The Eight Claimants.
    239 9 More Evfdence About Estate Deal. The hearing was continued before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) yesterday m which eight persons are claiming to participate m a sum of SSO.OOO paid I iiito court on t'ehalf of Tin Hour Ghee, a 21-old Chine.-c youth who has been
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    "Beret" Boom.
    104 9 Basque Headgear AH The Rage. It is reported m London that tho Winer of Wales wore a "b-rct" atj Biarritz. The beret is all the ra^c m English sporting circles. It is like a much shrunken Tarn o' Shanter, and is tasseled. Borotra, the French tennis player, Isj
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    Mosquitoes at Home.
    75 9 Women Faint on Southend Pier. While the band was playing during the afternoon performance on the Southend Pier extension a cloud of mosquitoes arrived and for half an hour smother?d the big holiday crowd. Hundreds of people sitting on deck chairs rushed to the shelters and several
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    A Life Insurance Item.
    149 9 It -is an ill wind that blows nobody any good, says the N.-C. Daily News. A certain foreigner m Shanghai received' from one of our leading insurance con;- 1 panics a quantity of literature on the advisability of and benefits to .be derived 1 from insuring
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    TYPHOON.
    54 9 Feared Loss of Many Junks. British Steamer Rescues Survivors. [RGUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Hongkong It is feared that 130 fishing junks, with 2,000 men, women and children on board, have been lost m a typhoon. The Macao coast, south of Macoa, is strewn with wreckage. The British steamer
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    Murder on the Talamba.
    496 9 Allegations of Blackmailing Gang m Singapore. The hearing of the case m which a deportee one of the sixty banishee?, who were being deported from Singapore to China on the British-India steamer Talamba recently is charged with the murder of a fellow-deportee on that steamer on
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    Exchanges.
    73 9 (r.RITISH IMPERIAL RAI>IO.) Ku;,'by, September Forti','n exchanges are Amsterdam 12.11 '.i. Berlin 20.37. Bombay Is. 5 31-32 d. Brussels IT* 3:.. Bi'enos Aiies 1"> Gl-Gl. Copenhagen 18.27%. Geneva 25.10. Helsinjrfors 192%. Hongkong is, I isbon 2 17-"2. Madrid 81 :t! Milan 120%. New York 4.85 U. Os!o 21!.! Paris
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    115 9 The Empire Marketing Board of 2| Queen Anne's Gate Buildings, London, has sent rs the Imperial Economic Commit- 1 tee's Th>rd Report en marketing: and prv-l paring for market of foodstuffs produced in the overseas ports of the Empire. The i report deals with fruit. In referring t-vj the pineapple
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    CHINA WAR.
    123 9 American and French Vessels Commandeered. Sun's Troops Reported Approaching Wuchang. (Fr;m Our Own Correspondent). Hongkong,' September SO. A Naval report from Hankow states that the situation is practically unchanged. Sun's troops are reported to be gradually approaching Wuchang and advancing by the railway in th? direction of Tungshan.
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    51 9 The comment of The Times referred to above was cs follows Attempts have have been made by numerous Chinese fneI lion leaders. Inducting the Canton Government, to obtain the help of the British against their r vsU. w« should indeed be in;uh i cit to take sides in every sordid
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    Wanhsien Incident.
    325 9 I Note of the British Minister To Peking. j Sir Ronald Macleay, British Minister ;to Peking, sent a note dated September 1 :!0 m repiy to uiie received from the Chinese foreign Ministry, regarding tha i: cidetit at WunhsHii. I After detailing the course of events at Wanhsien,
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    320 9 Tan Honj: Ghee Appears Again. In the Bankruptcy, Court this m rnin^. Iji fore Mr. Just co Deane, the public examination of Tan Hong Ghee was adjounted for a week, the Assistant Official Assignee (Mr. Gibson) statini; the b»nkrupt'i only aesel .\«is the subject of an action now
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      263 10 Sensational Defeat Of Favourite Solario. [Rcutcr Telegram.] London, September SO. The Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket provided a sensational race, the 20 to 1 chance Foxlaw defeating his stable companion Solario, the favourite at 30 to 100 by a neck, with Foliation (7 to 1) third. An objection
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      Golf.
      213 10 I S. Ladies' Championship. [Reuter Telegram.] Loiulou. September 30. Haverford. Pennsylvania The third round of the ladies' golf championship produced a surprise in the shape of the defeat of the champion. Miss Collctt, by two holes by Miss Wilson. The winner was down most of the way but sensationally
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      Boxing.
      718 10 Dano and Walley Draw m Hard Contest. It is hard to get other than a drawn decision between those two good flyweights Pablo* Dano, of Manila, and Boy Walley, of Singapore. Their return contest over twelve three minute rounds, fought before a large crowd at the Happy Valley last
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      Polo.
      175 10 The K.O.R. Cup. The K.O.R. cup will be played for on j Saturday and Sunday, October 9 and 10, I on the ground of the Singapore Polo* Club, Balestier Road. The Selangor Polo Club and the Royal Johore Polo Club will send a team each., and probably two teams
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      HOCKEY.
      27 10 V.MC.A. Beat 'fort Canning. The match played yesterday between the Y.MLC.A. and Fort Canning- ended In a win for the Association by 7 Kpali tv nil.
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    Sorrows of Hongkong.
    718 10 Appeal tor nympatny ui Singapore. BY TISTHKNER How does it feel to be rich, Singapore "Can't you remember, Hongkong It is not a fair retort, Singapore, for our little post war boom lasted but a BtoflMBt, and brought calamity out of all proportion to the previous glitter.
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      Macphail and Co., Ltd.
      226 10 Singapore, October 1. Rubber.— Local 71 cents per lb. Steady. Tin.— London £299 15s. Rubbers.— Shares are steady. MandaiiVkoRCi are quoted 97 cents to 1 cum and i at 1 60- 1.55. Bukit J«lotonffi •a buyers at 1.20 and Punpgors at 1.:~> Brojras are quoted 1.70-1.75
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    21 10 Mr. Aw Boon Haw sent us a sample of his Tixer Balm which is said to quickly curt lieadai lie ct.
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    Tin Gambling Fever.
    408 10 World Prices Fixed by 35 Men. Tin is bejrin-'ine; t;> climb in price again, says the Daily Express, and speculators anticipate new opportunities for making fortunes. Thirty-five men, silting in a circle of leather-cushioned mahogany benches, rule the metal prices 01 the world. That figure of thirty-five
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    Duke of Orleans's Will.
    208 10 £6,000 a Year Left to Mrs. Charles Jarrott. B, September 18: Tho Duke of I Orfciins, the hca-l of the former Prodi ..mily, who died on Mar.ii k rwuukaMe He rctjuc t? that he shall be buried .it Drear, and trust* that the Frem h Goi
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    Aristocratic Officers.
    129 10 Not Eligible for Valour Decorations. It is iiitcri-stin,: to learn from a recent review of xb" Japanese Army that officers, in contrast with the rnnk anil file, are not clij;il>le for decorations for valour. The reason Riven is that it is not admitted that there can he distinctions
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    Motor Cyclists' World Tour.
    131 10 Two British motor-cyclists, Mr. B. H. Cathrick and Mr. J. P. Castle y. have left England on a ;>'>.ooO-milc tour round the world m the interests of the British motor-cycle movement. They are ridinir two 8 h.p. motor-cycles with side cars and will cover 25.000 miles
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    28 10 Durinjr the recent membership campaign the Indian Association, Singapore enrolled 620 members, out of whom 52t>' have already paid their Mltra&ea Cm udj sub wription hi a>l» :m.
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    Penang Chamber.
    465 10 Important Matters of Local Interest. At the bajf yearly general BMeting e.t" the Penan G. A. IMts, chiiirman. gave a general rerlew e>f tra Reiernnjs luter tei other current matter ha I an: afraid there is no in'P 1 ivement m the telephone scrvie as >el and the
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    YACHTING.
    123 10 The Rtar-Commodoro Trophy. On Sunday, the Royal- Singapore Taeht Club's first race for the Rear-Co (I'.ejii) Trophy will take p Coarse. Starting line crcming it m a westerly direction to Arathoon keeping the hulk to ]>ort. Distance about t miUs S. by !C— Arathoon Apear t" Oscar ilk to
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    142 10 At the City Opera to-night Ahnaat Mai van will be sta.ired. The Chine-.-wayaag at the New World la being well patronised. The Happy Opera Company have engaged a further thirty-six artists from the Doteh Indies. The Sladeka ai new extra artiata will contribute the nghsar side of the-
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    53 10 Tho jul>i!i c MTVieea will ba celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdea on all Sundays of this month. The usual si rviees will be held m then».e n». ruing but the ew: which will \x- eon due-ted by liishop Perrirhon will oomateaee at 4.45, followed by a
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      128 11 Snobbish Singapore." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, After rtmrtfaif the diiv<-l about the uubb o Lhe Krmh.-ri ntkm, aU uprising to read further on in your correspondent*! i> tei u > h ..pi em in the ii V"u- paper to-day) other statement! wed la •>. <' r
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      Children's Court.
      120 11 To the Editor el th Strait I Sir,- 1 thank y your reminder] m the matter of your leading article! of June i- 1 last. 1 ih::. I did read having js simple lapse <■: memory, and 1 would ur )):ird .n. Singapore i- inde -d. s la-id
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      Tax on Land Transactions.
      376 11 To thp Editor of the Straits I and and h^ when i specially m th i Ueylang and I I lanki i I i>\ tnc cs r. Host of these ri es have been forced up; by speculators, rather than by b landowners who purchased landed
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      Town Planning in the F.M.S.
      385 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. |i\ view of th m the Federal Council this weekbysoaie imolnrial nteinb r. atggntlag Lhai Town Planning v.;,.^ a hopelei failure" m the federated Mala] States, the llfth ennual report < Government Town Plana t makes interestteg readhsg.
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    Wedding Broadcast.
    156 11 Archbishop of Melbourne's Ban Vindicated. The action of the Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Harrington Loss) m refusing to allow the service at the marriage f a September bride to be broadcast v..i apparently fully justified. As the result Of the refusai, the BaTvire was tram bned to ihe
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    400 11 I.'isiintt Impruvement m Prices Recorded. and IVat, Ltd.'s report dated Sep i.i r 80 (tataa Tue past «eek lias seen a distinct improvemcnl m pricey bat ut ih>' tinia of writiiif, quotations an lower than the i. toui vi. Speculators both m London and New York have
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    46 11 ater spring ii Dtp .>tcil to have Middenl; appeuvd on Snngel Tampaiaa Mtate, Serendah, belonging :t> Meaan. C A. AruiiKKUiii and Lim Kah. The aid to sprinjc up like a fountain frem a pit, which la about 8 feet deep an1 j i let in diauietar.
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    Home Football.
    878 12 Southern Division and Glasgow Cup Results. [Reuter Telegram.] London, September SO. Appended are the results of to-day's maul es Division III (Southern). Newport C. 2, Charlton 1. Queens P.R. 3, Aberdare A. 0. GLASGOW! CUP (REPLAY). Queens Park 1, dangers 3. League Positions To-Date. The following: are the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS,
    72 12 Programme of Drills up to and for October 3, 1926 Fiiday, October 1, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band, Full Band Practice. Saturday, October 2, 2.30 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, European Units, Practice Warren Shield and Murray Cup. 2.30 p.m., Fairer Range, Non-European Units, Practice Murray Cup.
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    42 12 Orders for week ending October 2, 192 G. Friday, October 1, Third and Fourth Troops Camp. Saturday, October 2, V.M.C.A.. Swimming Carnival; Tbird and Fourth Troops Camp. Sunday, October 3, Third and Fourth Truuug Camp.
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      285 12 btr look. u m^ rHn_ flU^-' 1 I > r >*«ri£ and fW *V y ti ft| Mb4n a Uttb. ainixitii Aiid riciiuri >kn>. Most Men Ask "IS SHE PRETTY?" not "Is She Clever?" 0 Ptimmui olive oils—nofh- (>f[. a v> c m arvc! at hei the eirl whose only
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      888 12 GKEOKfi KOON SENS I CO. AUCTION SALE OF SINGAPORE PROPERTIES At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co.'s sal«room No. 30, Chulia Street. on Wednesday, October 6, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold building site situate at Telok Kurau Road, Singapore, area 13,207 square feet. Lot 2. Valuable freehold building site
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      79 12 Boo.t-J'/'/.'tl/Kg MANBCMAWH ancient and modern From the beautiful jewel and ivory inlaid bindings of the 7th century to the rich and delicate gold tooling of the present day, bookbinding has always exemplified the mastery of handcraft. So with cigarettes State Express being made by hand one at a time, are
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    North Hummock (Selangor).
    509 13 Directors' Confidenc;- m The Futur;-. The annual gcmial BM I North Hummock (Selanzor), Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on July l!>, at 20 Bastrheap, E.C., Mr. Norman \V. Grieve (Chairman of the>company) pretiding. The chairman sai;l Gentlemen, Since I addresseil you hut year many changes hii\e taken
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    Dyeing Trees as They Grow.
    367 13 Magic Wand of Science m The Forest. Touched by the magic wand of science, tree* .ii the forests near Machias, Maine, have turned from their native colours to !a'vi rider, jreljow, blue, and orange, a cor respondent of the New York Evening World reports. He
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    28 13 report, (iitfl Pcp'enilpor 21, from The Hague ttatm that th? Belgian n.l -s;i,!cir in Holland had a Ion? dis-■u..-i;-n with the Belgian Minister of > rpcarding the Schelde mention.
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      142 13 GREAT PRICE REDUCTIONS As from July 12, 1926. 6 Cylinder Touring Car. 5 Passenger Coach. tfXj^B^lS-^^i.l^tqi^M^flftM^M^^S'^ MMt^BsssMisigßMssssssstg^sssssK V»*^aa»PfF-> jJtigtt^^O^^^N lS MKvp^Bß^-^^BrKgßßaw^TvJrSiWfy^l. 1^* 1 W. RSssssssssssssslssWQ^Cj '^•"tj*^ BIrsBBBBsV EXTRA EQUIPMENT IF DESIRED Wire Wheels £89.00 sth Tyre and Tube $45.00 etc., etc. sob A^nts MALAYAN MOTORS taiw^ (Proprietors WEARNE BROS.. LTD.)
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      512 14 Assets over $7,000,000 S.C. Assurance m force over $23,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 62, Old Jewry, E.C. Ths Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the Britisb life Assurance Companies
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      598 14 BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION Capital. Surplus and Undivided Profits U.S. $14,000,000 Owned by THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK Head Office 60, WALL STREET, NEW YORK London Office 36, PISHOPSGATE, E.C. BRANCHES BARCELONA DAIREN MANILA SINGAPORE BATAVIA HANKOW PEKING TIENTSIN BOMBAY HARBIN RANGOON TOKIO CALCUTTA HONGKONG SAN FRANCISCO YOKOHAMA
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      504 14 NEDEREANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK (NETII. INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) Established 18U at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 60,000.000 (abest £5,000.000) Paid up Capital Olds. 65,000,000 (abomt £4.600,000) Reserves Glds. 24.180.703 (aboat £2,000,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE ROTTERDAM OVERSEA BRANCHES I BATAVIA HEAD OFFICE FOR ASIA. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES
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      436 14 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England.) Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed £1,1(00,000, Capital Paid up £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,512,884 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, J. O. Robinson, Esq. i Esq. Sir David Yule, Bart. Chief
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      320 14 BROCKWAY TRUCKS Stand for perfection m the Lorry World. We make the unqualified statement that there is no truck built to-day that will compare with the BROCKWAY m Strength, Endurance, Economy and years of Service. Thousands of Brockway Owners will support our statement and we can prove it to the
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      163 15 Jfpfc^ RUN NO RISK- ml "SS^i RUN ON FISK Distributors: CYCLE CARRIAGE CO. (1926), LTD. Singapore. KUALA LUMPUB, PBNANG, li'OH, MALACCA. THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY INCORPORATED \!£j^ZS£s**. NEW MODEL 503 R vr R E E 12 H.P. 1 doors 1-wheel brakes real leather upholstery. L $2,400 1 Undoubtedly the
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      309 16 NOTICE OF OUR NEWLY OPENING JEWELLERY BUSINESS. Thrs is to notify the public that our Jewellery Department will be opened for business on October 1989, and m order to protect the Interests of the puttie, oar conditions are as follows TERMS OF DEALING.— We allow a deduction of M p.c.
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      341 16 V BOOKS Ptk 'a thousand and one NKJHTS OF OI'ERA, hv Frederick 11. Martens. The complete Opera Hook with the stories and an account of the music of over 1..100 operas and ballets $6 JO THE WORKS OF GUY DE VAI*PASSANT MONT ORIOI., Translated by Marjorie I.aurii- (4.50 THE HOUSE
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