The Straits Times, 1 October 1927

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    10 1 The Straits Times No. 28,594. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1927.
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      145 1 HitALMll^ Till-: BVBBTOA^ V!!K. II may not uoiurallv known that the bunded and duty paid stores of JOSEPH^RAVERS SONS. LTD. (Kstd. in London, A.1)., liio<i) v* among the fiia-st in the United^^ingdom, and the tirn 's interests in the wine business date l::nk many generations. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET
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      348 1 SUTTON'S SEEDS These seeds are selected as beinft the most suitable for growinu in tl'.is coun'.ry and in the Tropics generally. All Seeds are in Sealed Tins. FLOWER SEEDS VEGETABLE SEEDS 65 cts. per packet. cts- per ppact> tASTER. Mixed Colors ARTICHOKE ANTIKRIIINVM, Suttons IntcrmeJiaU. BEET Sutton'« mnrkct BALAAM, improved
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    Church Services.
    1054 2 Sunday, October 2. [Under this henring we publish each week brief details of. the services to be held at tlioso Singapore Churches whose authorities supply uk with the necessary information. To ensure insertion, these notices must resell us by Friday afternoon.] St. Andrrw 1 Cathedral. 10th S-'undav aft.T
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    17 2 Baron Tokuhi NasramatMi has Int-n olected to fill a vacant seat in the Japanese H,ouse of Peers.
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      176 2 S '±A Healthy, Happy Momilk Babies You want ji ct baby tqproznm to hart the bonny 1 >I: and healthy ooloiar th«t betoken found li i>th v 1 fP -I Cifntjaa, Rc:;ul:> the w irlJ <-'.i r have proven conclusively tl.. t bai en lvlomilk dcvelopttr: thy, ■visprooß and active.
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      289 2 Why Baldjc Young! Ciiticura^iil Help You To prevent loss of hair. Dandruff, usually the cause, of premature baldness, may be easily removed by regular shampoos with Cuticura Soap, preceded by touches of Cuticura Ointment. This treatment keeps the scalp clean and healthy and promotes hair g>owth. So»p. Ointment. Talcum sold
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      351 2 Tropical model guitar $25 and $35 Send for illustrated cataloguv. SEASON CO., LIMITED 111 and 113, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SIMJAI'OKK. aag-Kjg-tj-ij-ii- 1 i_i i |-i i- _|-i_i'i_i~l,i i n < _i I IJ~ I ar"V"V"'T V~'rli 'j Choose Glaxo for >} your Baby i J Your Baby's future health deopnds
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    Notes from Ipoh.
    961 3 The Child Adoption Bill Discussed. (Prom a Correspondent.) ipoh, September 26. The Chinese custom of the adoption of children is a rathtr complicated process, but is generally accomplished for one main propose that of having some-one to worship the ancestral tablets and also to ensure the continuity
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    32 3 It is understood that Colonel Sl' 'lmerdine, Director of Civil Aviation ir idia, has prepared scheme for the establishment of four Light Aeroplane Clubs, one of which will be inaugurated In Calcutta.
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      186 3 I k noDEelfm-HEBS 4OTtiNIi!pARS Give This New Motor A Thorough Test Tm Dodge Brothers new motor today. Drivw tba or far tec minutes. You wiiltioon drover how graac M ■dran^e it represents ir. snoothne^s and silenca. Try this car in heavy trail c. Stop it and start ft. Tea wiQ
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      592 3 SHOCK METHODS are unwise where abdominal troubles are concerned, so why use old-fashioned griping pills, salts or oil, when Pinkettes the dainty little laxatives, do all that is needed. As gently as nature Pinkettes dispel constipation, stimulate the sluggish liver, banish I biliousness and sick headaches, clear the skin, purify
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      639 3 66\\T O" FUw yy Cr<i>e-Like (Wilkinson-Process) I (l€'C Rubber Table MATS Washable and Practically Indestructible. Colours to suit all Tastes. Sold by ROBINSON CO., LTD. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. and all the best stores throughout the count iv. Ceramic Flooring Tiles (Manufactured in I'rnn-.c). Recognized to be the best on
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      536 4 Shipping Announcements P. 0. BRITISH IHDIA AND APCAR UNES i (Incorporated In Finland) I MAIL AND PASSBNGKR AND CARGO SERVK US PENINSULAR AND OBJKNTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTKA( r WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON >ND rAR EAS.T MAIL BERVK E OUTWARDS rSOM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnaga due S'pora
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      548 4 N.Y.K. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam VrM*la Tonnage Thia Salt ll IS KAsni.«A MAKIJ 10 VI M HAKONK MAKU K',s'lU Njv. 10 11 SU"WA MARU ll.ui'i) Not. 24 26 FUSHIMI MARU n.'MKi Doe, I I HAKOZAKI MARU 10,500 Doe. 23 HAKUSAN MARU II
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      537 4 TKE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM HAY. to.,' LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICK TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMHUK r; ANH HKKMKN'.— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— I.IVKKPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WBXLT SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT.
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      454 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kemaman, Kretay, Trengganu, KelanUn, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SI'DDHADIB Oct. 2 Oct. B MALINI Oct. I Oct. 12 The Stcamera are fitted throughout with electric light and hava
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      567 4 R. a Ms (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated In Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau, of Juva All information, detailed itinera-
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      442 4 BURNS PHIL? LINE (Incorporate in lalia) K>B BRISBANK. .'YIi Nn MBB* BOURNE, VIA WIN AND THURSim' I I.AXI). Reitulnr mon-.li!>' I ail. the 11 •mown ataauaar H.\n 1.1..' to tha new nwtor r»Lel, \i\\\: 'onsi. The a.'.JtlilU.i i. the larc st «nd finest ateumli mi Cabins de !uxe, siijrle b.
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      497 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN MKXNALL STEAMSHIP 01., m (Incorporated in BsiJ'ail) "ELLERMAN 1 LiN* PAS'KNGKR AND KKKIGHT PIRVICK T<* Till: INITKI) KIN'GDCMAND CONTINEHt FREICHT SBBVU' OITVYAKBI To Hone Koi-k, Slumgbil 'span I/M* Spore s.v CITY OK Wl I.I.IMGTOK Oct. 9 S.s. CITY OF OSAKA Not. 20 a.s. CITY OF PKKIN' P*
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      452 5 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE I. KANGASOO FROM FREMANILX, fJL Doe Oct. II For particular, regarding passags and freight rates, apply to McALISTER A CO, LTD. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE ROUND-THE-WORLD PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE BOSTON and NEW YORK via PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES. 8 Days to Boston 41 Dsys
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      442 5 INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) Direct Service to JAVA via HONG KONG AMOY and SHANGHAI and to CALCUTTA \ia RNAMG from SINGAPORE. Taking cargo on through BMls of Lading for Canton, Macno, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Nrwchwang, Yangtze Ports. Formosa, the Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND
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      389 5 OsjS^K. London, Rotterdam, Hamburg Brsmsn, Antwsrp, Tia Adsn, Port Bald.— Alaska Mam Oct. 12 Oct. 11 Anr Maru Nov. 11 Nov. U DURBAN, CAPE TOWN, RIO, SANTOS, BUENOS AIRES.— Hawaii Maru (ealli at Algoa Bay) Oct. 6 Oct. T tLa Plata Mam (calls at IfontsTidso) Not. 7 Not. t Mombasa,
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      123 5 lllSGsie U 9<eksk U and. eruoy it to i/ie last drop it's PHOENIX 6IM6E.R ALL=// Phone:34-65 PETO -RADFORD Batteries REDUCTION In Prices THE BATTERY WHICH HAS BEEN STANDARDISED BY ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEY CARS GOOD STOCKS HELD FOR VARIOUS CARS. Ic^t^ll Kuala Lumpur Singapore Ipoh. Tel. No. 4615. Remington STANDARD SINCE
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      561 6 From Saturday. October 1 to Thursday. October 6 A PROGRAMME OF YfiRY ENTERTAINING picTuia IT lIIK ALHAMBRA (TAN CHEN'f; KEE (<>.. LTD.." Proprietors) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A First National Production Adapted trmm the S:.im I la} by Mil on Herhcrl flropp.-r and Oscar Ha:iMiuT.tcin, Second. Al
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      257 6 Victoria Theatre OCTOBER 11 AND 18 ZIMBALIST THE MASTER VIOLINIST COMMENCING OCTOBER 27 W. BANVARDS LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY CO. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, AT 9.15 P.M. Popular Sumlay Concert GRAND BALLET Matinees October IS 22, Evening performances Oct. 19 20. Booking Dates will be duly announced. «.......a..«...... ■•inttttmitimiiiLij DUE OCTOBER <
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      335 6 IT Even a photograph of a bulhrk carl will interest the people at home. Get a KODAK and some." KJ)DAK film and start sending good picture^irijfht away KODAK iItD. (Incorporated in England) I 65, ROBINSON ROAD, SING;I»ORE. KELVINATOR THE OLDEST SUCCESSFUL riMESTIC REFRIGERATION SER\|CE. A complete Display and Service Coom
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    146 7 n\ RE* ttarday, Ortoder 1 Sin K »'er, 1.11 a.m., 8.6, 1.1 M Higl IVi.ter, 9.50 a.m., 6.7, M) p.m.. It mm n Carnival. \.W.C.A. Fet 1 arming Road. Siatfaporp Golf h inpionship, Semi-finals, p.m. So<pbilan, rl.^.s rt p.m. Sir October 2 1.47 a.m., 8.1, ,r, 10.20
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    130 7 Inbqr, Octabar 1. Wharves or expected 10 arrive. Entrance S, Iroquois R E. E. Wharf 1 Me'ulhcer 1* :t I':ilermo l.'l 14 I 12 a 11 3 a 1 Mam SI 3 U 4 a 4 2 4 1 1 S ction 10 I i.lerpora 60 7
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    140 7 To-day. Pla4J*a Palembani; .1 p in. nekalis and llairan (S. \pi Api (Bengkalis) 3 p.m. Hrouwen I pi G. llaetl.lels. 1 p in. Tanjona- I: and Laboean Bilik 4 p.m. .Vir(. I I Nurth Borneo, Jolo f and I D.irvel) 4 p.m. I p.m. 8. anj Bee
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    34 7 II idaa I* ft And. Sporo lx>nd<>« Auk. 19 Sept. 13 Aur. 2(i Spyt. 10 Aug. ZG S.T'. l'J Auk. 24 Sept. IV Sapt 1 Sept. Zf Bwk a s«pt. ;«6
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    Exchanges.
    83 7 British ntrrur.u. radio.] Rushy, September 30. Foreign exrhanpe* arc Anißti-nlnni 12.1; i 11-16. Arhww Merlin 20 Komhay Is 5 16-ttH. i- 34.y;{%. Bucharest 77 Buenos Aires 17 59-64. Copenhagen 15. 17. ncv rs 19.!. Hong Kong Is. 11 %d. Kobe Is. 11 r>-16d. Lisbon 2 1." Madrid Mil;-n 5.1.17.
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    71 7 Kandnn£ Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Offlce.) For the 24 Hours ending- at Midnight on Scptcmher 30. Kb vi.v.u i.v. ihade temperature xfl F. ado temnefnture t:u f. Jjenn shade temperature 79.6 F. Mmx, sun radiation M7.5F. M n. BTaas radl 72.2 p. temperature 79 ■F.
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    32 7 The M. nail -teamer Athos II i> due I.ere from Saigon on Thursday, the at a.m. and will probably leave the same da> at :t aem. for PMombo, Dj:bouti Port Said and
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    257 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, October 1. On I«ndon, tta-ik < ?/3 31/S2 Demand 2/3 2S/S2 PrivaU 3m. CTWUt 2/4 K On New York, Demand 66 1;/16 Private 90 d/s 57% On France, Bank T.T. 1420 On India, Bank T.T. 153% On Honjf Konjf, Bank T.T. 12% p.c. di.s. On
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    66 7 Tone of Market Quiet steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet Is. 4H<l. per Ib. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 33% per lb. 12 o'clock noon Octcher <: I. t.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot October Nov.-Dei-. Jan. -March April-June
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      MINING.
      428 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 11 1 Asam Kumbang 56/- 57/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 30/9 31/9 1 1 Batang Padang 0.60 0.65 1 1 Batu Caves 1.27% 1.32% il £1 Chenderitng. 19/- 21/6 tl £1 Eastern Biam 23/6 24/6 £1 £1 Haad Y»i 29/- 30/1 1 Httam Tin 0.80
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      GENERAL.
      174 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 B. Am. Tobacco 4.18.' 6.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.90 0.96 1 1 Cycle A Carria** 0.80 0.86 £1 £1 E. Smelting Co. 22.25 22.75 5 5 Fraser Xeave 18.40 18.60 100 100 Hammer A Co. 173.00 177.00 Hk. 125 125 H.
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      DEBENTURES.
      97 7 U. En&. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 3% 6% peem. Spore Cold Storage Deb. 7 p.c. $555,000 108 112 Spore Municipal 5 p.c. 1,878,000 of 1901 par. >5 prem. Spore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1907 $1,000,000 90 par. Spore Municipal 4V4 p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par. Spore Municipal 4 p.e.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      394 7 rraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall A Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 2.70 2.80 2.70 2.80 Alor Gajah ($1) 2.20 2.30 2.20 2.30 A. Hitam ($1) 3.60 3.80 3.60 8.90 A. Kuning ($1) 0.60 0.70 0.60 O.JO Am. Malay ($2) 3.90 4.05xd. 4.10
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      170 7 DIAMOND BRACELETS JEWELLERY WATCHES DIAMOND PENDENTS •BROOCHES DIAMOND RINGS EARRINGS GOLD BAGS VANITY THE CIGARETTE PLACE CASES WHERE SILVER BUYING WARE MEANS JADE. INVESTMENT RENE UILMANN X and L, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. Sole Agents for MOVADO Wnlches and Chronometers. Where town current is not available use Wizard Hollow Wire Lighting
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      15 7 FOR SALE It OCKPORT CHATSWORTH ROAD. For further partk-ulars, apply POST OFFICE BOX 377, SINGAPORE.
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      626 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts.. see page 16. V> IMS, POR SALE, ETC. "FLAT IN AMBUK MANSIONS to let. Ap l'\ K.nluk. ttd.,MJB, Robin jon Rood. ROVER CAR. 0 hi). fouf-aeaWr for sale. axctlicnt condition. K..;lak. I.t.i SB, Robin»oa Koad. WANTED TO KKNT, B compound house any sire, in .or
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      788 7 TENDERS Tenders will b." received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon en October IS. 1927, for the following sen-ices for the Uovornment Monopolies Department for tlio year 1928 (1) Supply of copper puns, sizes and d' nenalona desired, to be deliverrd -Ink Rlangah. Tendere t.. qaoto proe per pikul
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    The Straits Times SATURDAY. OCTOBER 1. THE TRADE DEPRESSION.
    924 8 The Straits Times SATURDAY. OCTOBER 1. THE TRADE DEPRESSION. To the half yearly meetings of the Chamber of Commerce the public is inIcbttcl for a carefully compiled review of Singapore's trade. It is 'the custom of :hc chairman to present tr review of the trade of the previous, six months
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    AN OCCASIONAL NOTE
    273 8 What threatened to become a grave criaia in the cotton 'spinning trade appears to have been tided over. Reuter's message of yesterday refers to "the general satisfaction of the cotton trade" at the new agreement arrived at between the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations and the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    229 8 Mr. R. M. William* takes the pl»ce ot Mr. D. T. Lewis on the Hospitals Board Mr. H. A. Forrer has been appointed to act as Registrar, Supreme Court, Singapore. Mr. E. Isaac was admitted to the Bar of the Straits Settlements in the Penang Supreme Court
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    11 8 The next Assizes for Singapore will be held on October 25.
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    14 8 The vacation cf the Supreme Court will be from December 19 to January 11.
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    17 8 The Singapore Harbour Board scale of rate is published in the current issue ot .he Government Gazette.
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    19 8 The G. O. C.'s inspection of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force will take plr.ee on Sunday morning, October 16.
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    22 8 After a stay of three days in the Singapore roads, the American destroyer flotilla of eight ships left this morning tor Manila.
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    27 8 Five armed Chinese robbers last evening entered the Chinese temple on Kallang Road and rebbed the Chinese keeper of 51,500 in cash and $300 worth of clothing
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    29 8 In connection with Dr. Stanley Jones' visit to Singapore hymn practices wili be held in teh V.M.C.A. Hall, Orchard Road, at 5.15 p.m. on Mondays, October 3 and 10.
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    30 8 The Final Supply Bill for 1926 will be introduced into the Legislative Council shortly and provides for $4,720,372. The Supply Bill for 1928 calls for a total vote of $37,348,194.
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    33 8 The delivery of the outward mail this morning, at 10 o'clock, was made a little later than is usual owing to the necessity for counting all correspondence in connection with the Annual Statistics.
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    43 8 At 10 a.m. on Friday, the 7th instant, in the Lecture Hall of the King EdwartJ VII College of Medicine, Singapore H.E. Sir Hugh ClifTord, as patron of the College, will present diplomas am medals to the students, and will give an address.
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    43 8 Messrs. Storch Bros., of Kuala Lumpur, ire offering a gold medal for the best six contact prints submitted by any amateu photographer resident in Malaya. The vompetition, which is being held under thi auspices of the Malayan Camera Club ?loses on October 25.
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    47 8 A Tamil named Narayanan is undei arrest on a charge of the attempt?* murder of a woman of the same nationality named Munachi. Narayanan is alleged to have attacked the woman with a knife in a rubber plantation at th 12th mile, Seletar Road, on Thursday morning.
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    67 8 The Malay Mail states that Tan Swe< Bee, till recently cashier of the Asiatic Petroleum Cc. (F.M.S.), Ltd., in KuaU Lumpur, for whose arrest a warrant ha; been issued on a charge of crimina breach of trust in respect of a sum ol $16,000, has been traced as far as
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    47 8 An Ordinance to amend the Criminal Procedure Code is to be introduced into the Legislative Council. Ft makes clear what persons have power to order an unlawful assembly to disperse and authorises arrest without warrant of persons charged with various categories criminal intimidation besides making other amendments.
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    70 8 The report of the directors of Bakai: Tin, Ltd., for the year endtd June 30. 1927, states that the nett pr»fit amounts to $5,821.99, to which has to be added $3,938.13 brought forward from the previous year, making a total of $9,760.12 available. An interim dividend of 5 per cent,
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    84 8 The following appointments were recently made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies F.M.S. Mr A Dunlop," MB., Ch.B, Mr. G. A. Ryrie M A M.8., Ch.B., Mr. R. Stupple, M.R.C.S.,' L.R.C.P., to be Medical Officers Lieut W. CharKon, Assistant Auditor Miss E. L. James, Nursing Sister. Straits Settlement.*
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    Gunman as European.
    239 8 Companion laU Off Crackers As Shots Are Fired. That the gunman who had appar fired at and hit him at 10.80 o' last night in Duxton Road wore cl hen cf European cut, is the statemei of Neng Keng Kok, a Chinese carp* ter, who lies at
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    Old Fisherman's Claim.
    173 8 Suit Against Contractor AnJ Towkays. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, September 30. An interesting case has been heard ii the District Court in which Yeo Guai Cheng, an old fisherman, sued Tan Boor Soh, a building contractor, and Towkaya Gan Soa Yee and Can Teong Oon, for
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    Care of the Insane.
    90 8 Suggested Increase of Asylum Staff. That the staff at the Pasir Panjan? Lunatic Asylum should he increased so as to provide the medical superintendent with a sufficient staff of trained attendants to ensure the safety of every patient, was the recommendation of a Coroner's jury it
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    Swatow Normal.
    55 8 Expected Withdrawal of Ho Lung's Troops. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, October 1. Swatow The situation is again normal. It is reported that Ho Lung's troops have evacuated Chaochowfu and are expected to leave Swatow shortly. Two hundred of their wounded have arrived. Cantonese troops are sti
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    Rubber Prices.
    62 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated September 80, their qw tations being in gold dollar cents closing bid price* Rubber exchange sales 10-day 1,000 tons. September 33.10, October 33.40, November .i:UO, December :«.50, Jaauury :M.70. February 33.«0, March 34 cenUs, April
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      184 8 tfnWPt S>± THE house |11JJ? illMJy OF QUALITY. Havo a selection of Smart and Serviceable J\ TRAVELLING AND P SPORTS COATS IMITATION LEOPARD SKIN In Appro.Tii.itc for travelling or evening Ll From $39.95. T\ vt& REAL KASHA 00*1*1 I Ipi Splendid WMMag n :itcrial. IVL \\L I>ricc 25 95 \ll\
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      146 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In Ihe Second Show at 9 A First National Production Presenting RICHARD KAKTHBI.MESS and Mtes MARY HAY in NEW TOYS First Show at 7..10 Another First National Picture PALS FIRST Featuring I.I.OVI) HL'GHES and DOLORES DEL RIO. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD.. Proprietors CONFIDENCE THE ROBINSON PIANO is
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      56 8 On Other Pages, PMft Church S.rvici> Notes from Ip.ih :i Finance and Commtre* 7 Shipping and the Mu:is ..7 Mt-teorolo K ic:il Beporl 7 C«bU nmi Radio N«WI 9 Rubber Auction PritW Municipal Heating lit Singapore Automobile flub |0 Sixty Yeara Ago ID Singapore Football Cup Final 10 To-days Share
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    HAVOC WROUGHT BY TORNADO.
    56 9 Tremendous Damage Done In St. Louis. EIGHTY-SEVEN DEAD. Terrible Violence of The Storm. Eighty-seven people tretS), killed md many hundreds injured as a result of the tornado which -truck the rity of St. Louis, capital I Missouri. Tremendous material d image was done, and it is
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    Six Square Miles Devastated.
    334 9 (llKl TKK TELEGRAM] London. October 1. St. Louis There are i H7 dead as a result of the tornado si I 'ho in hospital injured, many critically. I'ive thousand buildings v ere destroyed, and an area of six square miles was devastated. A numler of people
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    Koennecke Crashes.
    44 9 Machine Damaged But Occupants Tninjured. [HOTn TELEGRAM] on, September N. Bagdad: Th. Gi man airman Koennecke crashed on attempting to take off for thej resumption if his flight to India. The machine w;c damaged, but Ko?nnerke and his two companions were uninjured.
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    Chinese Students in Berlin.
    51 9 [TRANS-OCEAN SERVICE] Brrim, September :iO. The third annual meeting of the Chinese Student- iociati>ns mechanical and electro-techn i\ branch, held at Charlottenburg, well attended. The Chinese Charge d'Affaires presented uncials for m ii i work. The Merlin n ill SHU the association's "high scientific nnd cultural
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    International Yacht Race.
    50 9 [REITFR TELEGRAM] September -".I). Oyster Bay i > fifth race ef the serie4 for the .v. v Qold Cup was won by the Meiennc:' which hi at the May H, by 183 -e.-oiid.s. !'he N'oreg was third. The Iferenneitn and the May Be have ml the Norc
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    The Chess Championship.
    24 9 [Hum telegram] n.lon. September :tO. Buenos Ail< In the sixth game In the ijhf^ hi,, Casablanca and Alekliine dn v (< moves.
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    DIAMOND PRICE DECLINE,
    139 9 Restriction by South African Company. Output to be Withheld for Six Months. [RIUTTK TELEGRAM] London, September HO. Johannesburg The important Premier Diamond Mining Company" announces that, owing to the seihiu- decline in the price of its diamonds, resulting chiefly from the large uncontrolled output from the Lichtenburg
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    The League and Opium.
    131 9 Absence of Chinese Delegates! Remarked. [REITER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Geneva: At the meeting of the! League's advisory committee on opium traffic, from which the absence of the Chinese member was much remarked. Sir Malcolm Delevingn;-. Britain, proposed that the Peking Government sh.mld instruct the <
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    France and the Soviet.
    80 9 Rakovsky No Longer Persona Grata. [REI'TL'R TELEGRAM] London. October l. Paris men ting which disrelations, i: is understood that the < abinet instructed M. Briand to din Ambassador! in Moscow to inform <hi ■■hcrin ;ha: Rakovsky. Soviet Ambassador in Paris, 1 was no longer persona grata
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    Pawned Sarongs.
    159 9 Sassoon and Joseph Convicted Schefelaar Discharged. The as^i/.i ease i" which S. Sassoon, E. S. Joseph and H. J. Schefelaar were charged with cheating native sarong dealers by o itainini on credit, on representation! ot i i orders from Palembang, ba thai were afterwards pawned, was concluded at
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    "TEMPTATION TO SLOTH."
    99 9 Inherited Wt-.lth a Vuv D.,ubtful "As I hold hal inherited wealth is a vary doubt deed morally harm tie recipient, and n In any ease a temptation to sloth and robs one Of el, rgj base foul -led .1 educational tru-. ..f £30,000 tho University of London,
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    A WOMAN MOUNTAINEER.
    300 9 First to Make Ascent Of Kilimanjaro. Fine Achievement of a London Girl. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby, September 30. An account has just reached London of how Miss Sheila Macdonald, a twenty-two years old London girl, climbed the great African mountain Kilimanjaro the first time the feat has
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    Britain's Revenue.
    100 9 Increase Over Corresponding Period Last Year. [kelter telegram] London, September 60. Tha revenue for the six months ended September 3'J was £328,587,370, an increase of £6,321,329 over the corresponding period of 1926. The principal decrease was in income tax. 13,145,000. The principal increases were: Kstate duties, £6,130,000; and
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    U. S. Mercantile Marine.
    86 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. New York The stockholders of the International Mercanti c Marine CorporaI ion have approved the recapitalisation plan under which five shares of tha present preferred stock $10;) par valua will be exchanged for one share in the new preferred stock of
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    Moscow "Intellectuals."
    61 9 Moscow Intellectuals." [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 30. Moscow It is semi-orticmily stated that the Praesidium, or central control committee, of the Communist party has confirmed the Moscow committee's decision with regard to the 14 members of the opposition who, with a group of nonparty intellectuals, organised illegal printing. The sentence
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    C.L.D's Visit to V.M.C.A.
    135 9 Communist's Room Raided In Bombay.' Bombay, September 7. The Bombay C. 1. D. raided the room at the Bombay head pjaiters of the Y. M. C. A. occupied by Mr. T. Spratt and seized certain proscribed literature, believed to be copies of a pamphlet on India
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    CHINA FIGHTING.
    253 9 Censorship Veil Lifted In Peking. Shansi and Fengtien Troops Clash. [WSVTER FA* EASTERN BERVICE-1 Bhanghal, September 30. The censorship in Peking was lifted this aftern ion. It is reported from Peking that fighting broke out on the 28th at Tsaikowpu. south-west of Kalgan, between" Shansiiteand Ferfgtieners, reportedly arising
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    The Cotton Agreement.
    81 9 Ratified by American Section. [REL'TEft TELSG&AM] London, September 30. The scheme agreed to by the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations and the Cotton am Association was ratified by the American section of the Federation. The geneial committee of ;he Federation has issued a scheme for minimum
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    Czarevitch Still Alive?
    217 9 Story of a Mystery Man In Poland. Is the Czarevitch Alexis alive and hiding in Poland, biding, the time? The Polish newspaper. Express Poranny, publishes a sensational story dealing with the mystery of a "man of twenty-two the age the Czarevitch would be were he-alive— who is
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    Countess Fined.
    112 9 Defendant Adds Insult To Injury. London, September 12. "You can go to was what the Countess of Kinnoull was alleged to have told the man whom she nearly knocked down at Golden Square. The Countess was charged at Marlhorough Street to-day with driving her car in a dangerous
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    BRITAIN AND SPAIN.
    137 9 Sir Austen Chamberlain's Visit. Statements of Foreign Prcoi Denied. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Septemb/r :hi. Madrid A semi-official communique categorically denies the statements in the foreign Press that the Spanish Government desire to sett'e the Tangier question before Their Spanish Majesties visit Morocco. It declares that the conversation
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    The American View.
    54 9 [trans-ocean service] Berlin, September 30. Speculation increases concerning the thamberlain-Primo de Rivera meeting. While the European prefis traces an alleged plan for a Mediterranean en-tente to Primo de Rivera, American reports, state that Mussolini is the real author. It is understood that the plan foresees a Spanish-Italian-Grtek
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    Mutiny in Toulon.
    110 9 Exciting Scenes in Naval Prison. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, September 86. Toulon A mutiny broke in the Naval prison, apparently as a pretest against the food supplied. A dozen prisoners secured crowbars and similar weapons and smashed doors and wind >WS, liberating about a hundred comrades, who made
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    U.S.A. Aviation Programme.
    46 9 [relter telegram] London, September SO. Washington Mr. Wilbur announce! that the Naval aviation building programme for the fiscal year beginning July 1. IH2\ will provide for the purchase of 147 planes, including 18 combined torpedo-bombing and scouting machines at a cost of ST.t'.OO.OOO.
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    Fish Meal.
    327 9 Empire Marketing Board's Recommendations. In view of the efforts now being made to prove that steam tfshing similar to the Tongkol, can be made a commercial possibility in Malayan waters the following remarks contained in the latest report of the Empire Maiketing Board are interesting. "We would direct
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    A VISIT TO ROME.
    184 9 Great Reception for London s Lord Mayor. An Imposing Programme Arranged. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby. September 80. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Rowland Blades, and the Mayoress. SCeoCßpanied by their two eldest twin (laughters, left London tMs afternoon on their official visit to Rome The
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    Local Rubber Auctions.
    453 9 An Unexpectedly Stronj; Tone. Guthrie and Co. report Sinjrap ci »v. September 80. Following a rather weak opening tht< commodity market gained strength on some good buying for prompt shipment in which the trade were interested. Future! snared in the better feeling End aivanced ;i point i/r
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    Book Meant for Americans.
    127 9 Author of Mother India Explains. i Calcutta, September 12 Iffi (Catherine j Mayo, author of "Mother India." in an I interview with The Statesman in London prior to her depart:: >-hr wrote the book for her on so that they mijrht n i longer through a
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CUP.
    472 10 Regiment Score Six Against Chinese. (iUM in Spite Of .tvy Gfltaf. IngapOTC Cup, which Stadium yesterday .'.ii. Duke of Welling(the holders) defeated the iivincing margin of The n I attended Iy U.K. thi Hugh Clifford, and Lady 1 the players were prehi GaaaraJ Ofiicer ComGeneraJ c. C.
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    61 10 N| Posj, S.M.MMI. h:is Coi the demolition of old i :ii Kochore Police tion uf additional v. ni. assess for the mieiil of Police and of V. Kamasamy .noil, for levellirflng playground at S.il, ...I, Singapore of 160, for the erection Malay girls, together with Bayan Lspaa, Penang, 30 for
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    Boxing.
    533 10 Song's Good Victory Over Amin. Two well matched boys going all theyj know constitutes the essence of boxing Bad it was certainly forthcoming whenj Bg, the Chinese, met Mohd. Amin the Malay, at the Happy Valley last ni>,ht. They put up a splendid fight over il 1 t- -niin.
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    Golf.
    53 10 Garrison (J. C. Competitions. The men's monthly medal (bogey) will be played on Saturday and Sunday, the 9th insl., the ladies monthly medal (bogey) on Wednesday and Thurslay, the 12th ami 13th inst, and th:m.xed foursomes competition nn Tuesday. the l^th inst. The two-ball foursome* competition will be played
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    TENNIS.
    23 10 Taniflin Club Tournament Postponed. The American tournament at the Tang- lin Club has been postponed to a -!ate in I" announced later.
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    Sixty Years Ago.
    323 10 Municipal Comm ssion Shorn (X Its Towers. Ie Straits Times f September 30, 1-H7. The Municipal Commission at tab place is an institution which has in times rved many valuable end-, over :ind above i he discharge of its purely Municipal functions. As we remarked, > iwi
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    Malayan Racing.
    367 10 Handicaps for Selangor Meeting. i The followrng are the handicaps for the first day of the Selangor Tun Cluo l I mseting ai Kuala Lumpur, October 8; j Horsi Division H (rive furlongs).--Panglima 9, Distant Light S.IL2. Taiping! 'II «.U, Rebus 8.6, Hjirhbmn Chanterwa) S, Her Ladyship 7.10,
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    Home Football.
    218 10 To-day's English and Scottish League Matches. The following are the English and Scottish league matches to be played today !)i\ ision I Arsenal v. West Ham. Kirminghan; .v. Bnlton W. Burnley v. tfcby. Bury v. Sumltrlan 1. j Huddersfield Cardiff. Leicester C V. Manchester U. Liverpool >'. Portsmouth.
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    Hockey.
    55 10 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. against the Dukes II at hockey on Monday on the V.M.C.A. ground A. N. Kalyal P. A. S. Boolejsind K. G. Wbiatlty A. Foots, I). W. Dale and R Lym- M. Catehatoor, 1.. W. I!yr<l. H. G. Stacl;. E. V. Smith and C.
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    CRICKET.
    55 10 hfifnpmnn v. Btet V'att^ Abandoned. No play was possible in the Karopuan.V. Xi st match yesterday, the gro'ind being Waterlogged. Continued rain to-day ii made play impossible, and the] match ha accordingly had to be abaa do ned, as Ihe time allotted for play tomorrow would in any case
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    Motoring in Singapore.
    842 10 Anriuar Meeting oi Automobile Club. The om? hour rule," whereby Singapore c.-fr 'oVvnersi if 'the lule had been rigidly en forced. r would hnve been cleprivim <>i n\.. m. thi Main places which were narking- space in the city during ortici hour was received with a c.t
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    80 10 The City Opera, after a successful tour in Malacca have returned to their reservation a' .lalan Hear with an augmented company and opened successfully yesterning, by staging Cleopatra to an audience. To-night they stage Prince of Morocco and to-morrow evening Sheik Abdulla's Pyarke Putlee. An additional attraction at
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    42 10 Order? for ending October H Tuesday, October 4, Ambulate Thursday. October ti, Hand Practice. Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, October 7. Kn.ute March Waterloo Street 's.Bo i>.m. Unlfnnu, without Staves. Thqre- wiH be no signalling class,
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    Victoria Theatre Finance.
    677 10 Amateurs Not Responsible For 1.0 At the Municipal Commissioners meeting held yesterday the queation ol whether < in the i:\ should be called upon to pay charge* lor the whole time they occupy th theatre again eatae under discussion when ihe meeting wia asked to confirm the
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    SHARE MARKET REPORT.
    157 10 Rose Macphail and Co. Singapore, October I Rubber.— London Ii l1l 1 »d., fed Tin.— London 1262, 565. down. Mining.— Kuchais 2.18-2.17, Malaya Consolidated 1.21-1.23, Song Katt l.">J.lO, Pontianak 24--26 cents. North Taipin? 1.15-1.18, South Taiping 73-75 tents. Taiping 1.30-1.85, Penawat 96-W Bantau Pref. 1.72^4-1.80, Rant«u Ord.
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    103 10 The installation ceremony of Lodge St Michael took place a- Freemasons' Hall, on Thursday, when Bro. the in. Archdeacon r. <;. Swindell m :ii Master for the ensuing year Iy Wor. Bro. 11. Carpnuul, r.A.U.I). of Eng., District (mmd Secretary, E.A. The following we?e invested si Officers for 1027-1928 1.
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    Municipal Commission.
    194 10 Presidi less In Till- r 'llj; of the Cor.imi i (llli CH VI Tin i v> Mr. .1. I I n. V. liaper, S. Knorkei t« Ick, M Unus liin A! [iultah, M lim Tuan. Syed Han Hi 111-. Yooi:<hi, Llr. uylenberg, H;-. I". S Health O'li' iy
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    SINGAPORE'S TRADE REVIEWED.
    480 11 SINGAPORE'S TRADE REVIEWED. Drop in Ruubir and Tin Pricejs. ADVEKSE BALANCE ON HALK WEAR. Hon. Mr. I. Bai ntlFa Review At dumber o f .mmerce. Th* half-y.arls W tin ■>< pore Chamber of .mi lll!l1 miilij afternoon. Tl "<»■ >'■• Bagnall was in the sii **A presented the followtaa detal
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    Chamber of Commerce.
    936 11 16 when the quotation -;he lowest during th<- ;ix months— was X 253.2.6. The clositiir pi ice- June HO- was £385.10*. moved between $130 1. and *!4'..7"> lowest, i Mm 17. the averasH for the pt?rii<d 51.32 pa piiul tin. Rubber. ■„ii in .January at intß per
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MATTERS.
    489 12 Incorporation Inder Ompanies Ordinance. I wtH now. much on a few of the mow important matters considered and dealt with hy your Comiiittee during the period under review. When the last Municipal Loan was tailed your committee endeavoured to convert the Government Loan into this stock.
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    POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
    500 12 The Need For Wireless. !n January a copy of a resolution waa the Governments of Malaya calling attention to the advisability of] providing wireless communication with all Important centres throughout the a at the earliest possible date. We have recently heard that certain sums nave i>een voted
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    THE OUTLOOK.
    573 13 What The Future M Hold. Having dealt witk tk iin fealnrw «>f the past half-year we now gtnour uttt-niiim fur a few i nts to Jk future and what it may ho.d :n store 101 us. The past Iwo seen a great influx of labour, bo' Chinese and
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    71 13 Programme of D'.lls up to and for October 2 Saturday, October 11. 2.30 p.m., Bukit Tlmah Run K e, All 'limits. S. V. C. Practice Murray Cupi '-■■•o p.m.. Karrer Rang*. C Compa y. Match— C Co., v. H.M.S. Iroaiiois Sunday. Octobei t, iBO a.m., Bukit Timah
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    Story of the Day.
    53 13 What <li> you rneMi by it cried the infuriated visitor to the Irish maid in the hotel. A black sho« *ml a brown one 1 cannot possibly g.i ojt in these." Arrah. isn't tuat queer now." replied Bridc«t Suir tlie gintlpman nex door's got a pair
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      484 13 j! NOTICE in THIS ksi B OF BERNARr WHITi I^LD CAME, DECEASED i NOTH'K is hereby girvn that all creditor* i .n!icr paraoni having any claims or I cli'iiiMnds upon <:r iiK»<ii^t th* EStSit* of thf r.bovenamed BERNARD wiiiti- iki.h HAM I ilrcMird late of Xn. S,\i^- Cottage Estate, Isinganorf.
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      678 14 Assets over $7,500,000 S.C- Assurance in force over $27,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 82, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and compiles with th* British Life Assurance Companies
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      552 14 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK (NETH INDIA OOMMRCIAL BANK) Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 60,000,000 (about £5,000,000) raid up Capital Glds. 55.000.000 (about £4.600,000) Reserves Glds. 24,180,703 (about £•2,000.000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUE. ROTTERPAM. OVERSEA UR^N'CHES BATAVIA. HEAD OFFICE FOR ASH. BRANCH OFFICES: DUTCH EAST INDIES Anmenan.
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      409 14 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed £1,800.000 Capital Paid up £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,646,666 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambre. J. O. Robinson, Esq. Esa. Sir David Yule, Bart. W. H.
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      446 14 INSURANCE THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO. 2nd floor, Hong Kong Bank Chrs., Singapore. All plans of Life Endowment and Annuity policies issued at lowest rates obtainable in I Malrya. Assets £14,000,000 COMMERCIAL UNION, ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire. Life, Marine. Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £51,000,000 ARTHUR C.
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      949 14 THE SZE HAI TONG BANKING AND INSURANCE CO., LTD. LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES. The Original Shares in this Company were $100 shares with $50 paid. On January 18, 1919, a call was made on these shares of $60 per share so that the shares hould be fully paid up. On March
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      388 14 IMPORTANT SALE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE F.M.S. State o{ I I'erak. Holden at Ipoh. I'erak f'vil Suit No. 219 of 1927. THE STAtEJOK PERHK. Plaintiff, rauus THE MAIiAVAN CHINA-CLAI AND POTTERY mi.. LTD.. Defendants. The undersigned auctioneer will sell tiy public auction on Saturday, October ft, 1937, at
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      213 15 j|Ljnj bl it\^ T tLtICIHT'tHg Long life has alwaji w«rld for Parkard i been an outstanding characteristic of the from Packard car. It is a natural result of engi- that it ncering supremacy, precise manufactUiing car and keep methods, and careful si-lection of mate-rials. chase a cheaper i v It
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      142 16 Hy Six-rial Appoint nunl la H.M. (he Kinir "f Siuni. K-t;iHMic.l IST: 1 PRESENTS of Splendour and Value GENUINE PEARL NECKLACES JEWELLERY and SILVERWARE We stock exactly whiit is needed for you, apart from your ordinary choice. B. P. De Silva (The Premier Jeweller) It/3, HIGH STKKKT. SINGAPORE. Branch No.
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      259 16 CEMENT BRICKS and HOLLOW BLOCKS of different lizet. Elkayes Concrete Works, 40, HIGH STREET. jjiiii;niiuiiMihiiiiuiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiM.iiiiii^ Important NEW CONCESSION s to those buying a CAR 1 WHEN HOME ON LEAVE In response to numerous rcouests, S LEAV£CARSLTD.liaT*pl<r.iurii S in announcing that their period of deferred payments may now. X jj in
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      952 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS THE PREPAID charges for Wants, For Sale, To LET, etc., in ordinary close set type (.average six words to line) are Per line One insertion 28 cents, two ins. 46 cants, three ma. 04 cents, four ins. 82 cents, five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40,
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      140 16 Wedding gf| Presents IN STERLING SILVERWARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AT LOWEST PRICES. A large selection of Sterling Silver SWEET DISHES in various shapes at REALLY LOW PRICES. CIGARETTE and CIGAR CASES in a large assortment USEFUL PRESENTS FRANKEL BROTHERS 375. VICTORIA STREET, SINGAPORE, PENANG— KUALA LUMPUR. CLEARANCE SUITINGS, SHIRTINGS
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