The Straits Times, 18 October 1927

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    14 1 The Straits Times No. 28,60 a SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1927, ITJCK 10 CENTS
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      61 1 f>SEACM]IX THE KVERYDAI' Mil K. I ASSOCIATION op IDEAS TENNIS, I CLI/B, RACKET, HOT, THIRSTY. BEER, TUBORG, BOY Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, UMITED (Incorporated in Engl»nd) SINGAPORE, PENANG, KLALA LUMPUR, IPOH AND TELUK ANSON. "Lead Wool" for Pipe Jointing I 25 PER CENT. TO 40 PER CENT. SAVED OVER
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      191 1 i'pOBI NSON 3" CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO FRIENDS AT HOME STERIJN(; SILVER CIGARETTE (ASK:. DELIVERED POST FREE TO ANY ADDRESS I OPE. INSCRIPTIONS? MONOGRAMS, etc.. ENGRAVED. No- 12" No. M 4. N,,. 127 I BNGINE-TURNED, CONCAVI. BNGINE-TURNED, FLAT. ENGINE-TURNED < VCAVE To h l( tw» rein. To h..W two rowi To
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      7 1 MILKMAID I 11. 1 RKAM Mil X
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    Edward VII's "Life."
    210 2 Revelations in Sir Sidney LeeV Second Volume. London, Oct. 11. The >ecrnd volume of Sir Sidney Lee'l ,"Lift of Edward VII", which ia;- jtut been published, is rem.T.kable for revelations regaiding the Kind's attitude towards hi« Minister. The bok describes Mr. Lloyd Gcorg as a thorn in
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    Royal Visit to Morocco.
    161 2 King and Queen of Spain Welcomed. Ceu.;-., del. 6. Th.eir MtJacttKl the King un<i Queen of Spain, General Primo de I; tht Ministers of War and Marine landed here ywttHMjr From a mi to Morocco. They \rere loyally welcomed bj the Spaniards and the natives in
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    Cape Town Congress.
    154 2 Empire System of Weights And Measures. Cape Town. Oct. 1. De&pite the protests of Mr. S. R. Taylor, ex-President of the Upper India Chamber af Commerce, the Congres> of the Chambers of Commerce of the ESmriire, by an overwhelming* majority. resolution expressinj; the desirability of a uniform
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    Indian Railway Problems.
    166 2 2,100,000 Ticketless Travellers In One Year. In the course of an unusuully candid address at the Annual Conference <>i the Railway Association, held at Simla, Mr. Bint, Agent of the Madras-Sruthorn Mahrattu lailway. deaK wi!h some of ihe problems associated with the dcvcl ij.- ment of railways
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    Ashes of Sarco and Vanzetti.
    76 2 I'iiiis. Oct Stringent regruliitirns v.ere Imposed «i f regnid to tht- ishop of Sn: :■< and Vaa-zt-tti. up hi their airival at Chorbourjr, in tht' pdMtnton pf Sieniiiina Vanzetti, who is en hur M| to Italy. She was not paraittod io land v.ni! she had
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      411 2 TAN KAH KEE CO. PRICES NETT 'bell brand" MOTOII CAR TYRES TYRES. yt\ J?<jf i i& Durable and Economical. VvTeade" 57 Kvery Tyre and Tube edge f Guaranteed. thi J v 1) f- mZ\ :r.r. v mis c i :oo fj /|7Tl\ \X Tfio x M W/ J W ||n
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      523 2 Mrs. j, Williams Tells How Cuticura Heated Rash V For two years I suffered with a rnsh of pimples which first appeared en both my arms, and then spread to my shoulders and back. Later the pimples turned into sore eruptions and I lost my sleep many nights on aaoosatt
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      128 2 (y&jk£!^Jfaacup-anda spoon ■8» 7^¥ and a little water \B£^iJ*ve* eddonfiarm-and bs»<^^ sssSsssa' Jk_K m Asarapidentn/uxr JgjTlll TTY^Sssm) Ike man ct action as yk^Mfif^^^^ ~-^!?-!eii!j ir,llasthca>mukxent V&jßi^^tS niCtCIG /W^^^^JH SfafcS a moment! lj^ and Stor«9 llrpriMii ulii. Mr. 11. M. BsslajOa, !'.<>. ■•> .'7:. -,n:. pi.n. PARFUMS g^£\ r W v
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    Late Sir Henry Wilson.
    425 3 Startling Revelations in His Diaries. London, Oct. 7. War memories have again been profoundly stirred by the pußtttation of the letters and diaries of Sir Henry Wilson, in two volumes, by Major-General Sir C. E. Callwell, in which war-time bickerings and misunderstanding between soldiers and politicians,
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    India's Answer in 1914.
    182 3 Tribute of the Maharaja Of Kapurthala. The Maharaja of Kapurthala recalled at the unveiling i>f the memorial at Neuvr C hapelle. to the memory of Indian soldiers who died in France, recalled thr Indian memorials at Cape Helles, Basrn and Post Tewfik. but said that nothing
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    Where Illness Pays Best.
    161 3 Benefits for Hull Tramway Employees. London, Oct. .">. Hull v a place where it pays to bo 100 ill to work, in consequence of a decision given |,y the Superannuation Committee of the Corporation. The local trumwaymen are now working 10 hours per week, but consequent
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    Lieut.-Col. P. H. Fawcett.
    54 3 New York. Oct. 7. An expedition will start shortly for Rio (It- Janeiro, under the leadership of Commander Oorjre Dyott, with the twofold object of jetting into touch with !.;<mu. -Colonel H. Fawcett, and Inveatigatiag the iteriM about the exist-«-ncr of ruins of the ancient Inca
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    16 3 I "The atmosphere of a theatre but beautiful, say what you will of ibt'lamour."—Miss Hermione Baddeley.
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      181 3 •I I II /jßw^^^^tr^^sl^B^L^r"*^ Where Pride and Pocketbook a Qasp Hands y The notable beauty of line, of color, of appointments in the new Dodge Brothers Motor Car is immediately apparent even to the most fastidious. The thrifty investor likewise enjoys fullest satisfaction with this car. Behind its striking beauty
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      450 3 I Let your cook take a lesson from the check apron girl. As a thickener for imparting j just the right consistency and a delightful creamy smoothness i to soups and s luces Brown Poison's Corn Flour is th: RECOGNISED BEST. i Broun a Poison's Corn Flour FREE 300 rv*
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      1213 3 NOTICE VIGNA GLIGOSPERMA IN THE ESTATE OF b an ,vc,ll,n. r.,v..r P lunt. which will EDWARD ROLAND WEARE, tt^rte^ttJStiT* deceased jsw'tarjiAirsr zh* (I'ursuant to Ordinance No. 11l Nitrogen. Trustees). Planted out from SEED (B'xS 5 it will entirely haw eoTerad the gToand within six NOTICE is hereby given that all
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      471 4 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES I (Incorporated in EaglM MAIL AND PASBBNGBR \M> CARGO, SKKVK KS PENINSI I.m: \ni> ORIENTAL s.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON ANI> FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS PBOM LONDON POB CHINA AND JAPAN I Tonnage dv- S'p-""<! I JETPORE (cargo)
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      568 4 Shipping Announcements N.Y/4. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Hntterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail KASHIMA MABU 10,000 Oct. 21 2S HAKONE MARU 10,5>>0 Nov. 10 II SUWA MABU 11,000 N»v 2 1 FUSHIMI MARU 11.000 Res. s B HAKOZAKI MAIM |C (J as MAKUSAN MARU
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      519 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THH OCEAN STKAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated In England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMUURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON, NEW tORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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      442 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. C 0. f LTD. (Incorporated in biaa) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kemaman, Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patent, Stngora, Laeon, Bandon, Koh.amui, Langaaan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA In port Oct. 19 SUDDHADIB Oct. 24 Oct. 26 Tbs Steamers are fitted throughout with electric light
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      628 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated In Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 8940, with .nb-conneetion. to Ps.sage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representative, (or Singapore and Strait. Settlement, of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All Information, detailed itineraries
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      436 4 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporsted in Australia) FDR BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MXL BOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well known steamer MARKLLA 1 7.375 ton.) an. l the new motor ronoel, MALARAR (4JHi tons). The s.s. MARKLLA is the largest and finest stesmer trading to
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      441 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporate.! in England) I "ELLERMAN" LINB PASSENGER AND KKKu.iT SERVICE TO THE UNITKH KINGDOM AMD CONTINKNT T FREIGHT SERVICH OITWARD9 To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan W Dae Spore a... CITY OF OSAKA Not. 20 a... CITY OP PI.KIN Dec. 17 a... CITY
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      453 5 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE i»| iifai^ H. 8. KANGAROO FROM FREMANTLE, WJL Dua Oct. 25 Foe particular, regarding pa.aag. and -'it rates, apply to McAUSTER CO, LTD. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUN D-TH E- WORLD PASSINGKR AND FRKIGHT SERVICI BOSTON and NEW TORK via PORT BAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES. 38
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      441 5 INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hone Kong) Direct Serriee to JAVA Tia HONG KONG AMOY and SHANGHAI and to CALCUTTA Tia PENANG from SINGAPORE. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo Tientsin. Newchwang, Yangtze Porta. Formosa, the Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND
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      628 5 TENDERS INVITED SUIM'I.Y OK UQUINTO TO G MEDKAI. INSTITI lIONS A IN I'AHANC;. IK TENDERS are invited for the supply of hospital requisites excluding milk at the under-mentioned atationa, for tha period of one year, from January 1. Pijs Miihcai institutions at Koala LJpla, Bask Kuantan and KentuiiK. Tka tana
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      87 5 SAW MILL AND WOODWORKING Machinery FOR EVERY PURPOSE HAIGHS (OLDHAM). LTD. Competitive Prices SOLE AGENTS |C^,T.?>Lj SINGAPORE. Tel. No. 4615. Remington STANDARD SINCE THE INVENTION OF TilE WRITING MACHINE The Standard Remington Remington il now StanTypewriter embodies the dard I in many characteristics of Trecis- ,f o.Tices ion, Power and
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      651 6 PAVILION l'roni Monday, October 1 Io Sunclay. October 2.'1, at 9.15 p.m. sharp. PICTORIAL REVIEW THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE JOHNNIE WALKER— MARGUERITE DE LA MOTTE In 7 Reels HELD BY THE LAW 7 Reds BUr; in BAYARD VBILLER \.:th WITHIN THE LAW \Vruppeil in the i Snatched from their sheltered
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      357 6 Victoria Theatre ZIMBALIST THE MASTER VIOLINIST. RECITAL TO-NIGHT at 9.30 nooking at LITTLE'S. Prices $4, $2 and $1. GRAND BALLET Under the distinguished patronage of H.E. THE GOVERNOR and LADY CLIFFORD In Aid of THE CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY Matinee Saturday, October 22. at 5 p.m. Evening Performances, Wed Thur., October
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      128 6 PROVED RELIABILITY When we first started in business our quest was "QUALITY" and no cheapening influences of competition can ever make us forget it. UNITED ENGINEERS, LIMITED (IntorporU'd in S.S.) SINGAPORE. ELECTRICAL DBPAKTMBNT, 13, BATTERY ROAD. KELViNATOR Better, always Better The oldest electric refrigcratkß. Call in at our siles-service station
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    201 7 lIXTIIRES. Tuesday. Orliilirr IS .1.1 a.m., 7.1. 2.58 p.m., 8.0. Malacca: H. W. 0.2(1 p.m., 4.8. Quedatj clow l ub, Annual Meeting, 6.30 p.m. Hr. SUnlej Jones, V.M.C.A., 8 p.m. Zimbaliat, Victoria Theatre, 8.30 p.m. Wi-rfnr.rt;,,. October 19 11. W. 8.1 a.m., 7.0, 4.21 p.m., 7.4. MaUcea:
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    60 7 Ship. .i1..m»..i.- Uh Wharves or riptcted In arriv*. Kntrance KEITEL HARBOUR Ua, KM S Hoppen 1 and S, Sri Tumla, Hopper Barge \v:t:>. Ton 01] Wharf Nil Coal Wh»rf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS „.mb I'agar Hock Nil aw K.pp.l Harlwur I Hn H I I, Moonstone.
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    Vessels Arrived.
    73 7 f I i!>-ri. Mini Butavia 18-10. !XAH, Mnt.. l»l tons, from Mu;ir 18-10, im, from Kuching toni rron :-.;m:irunK 82-10. 537 tons, from PonPontianak 2h-ih. IIKI I/. D rron Amoy 19-10. HOGENPORP, I>ut.. VS.) tons, from P. Baroc i!'-io. n the lighter -unk at 1»| N.. long. lOt
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    106 7 To-morrow. i.l K. Wnt Suma- itcrn ;,.m J l ir i Kadja, Tombilahmn and Indra|n U I 1 South- West Suibas, Dill) Mycri 11 Im. i Bilik and Yand1 p.in X Trcnirgiinu, Pa•2 p.m in P«i I p.m .i.. K. \V.->t Sumn,vo i- l'alembanif li.ma, Hainam, Japan,
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    37 7 It* I fa Witt, iii-uoiici-aux .1. Ntdtrla i-i-it Sporr Sept. 9 Sept. 8 S^pt. 15 Si-pt. v\ S.-pt. J3 Sept. 23 Arrd. London Oct. S Oct. 3 Oct. 8 in Oct. 15 Oct. U
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    SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    115 7 Macphail aIM Co.. Ltd. Singapore. Oct. 18. Rubber. Local :.*>. e.nis per Ib., steady. Tin. London £2^9 10s. Rubbers. Steady. New Scudais I. Tl 1 -2.77. Mentakabs 49-B2 cents. Allenbys 2.65-2.75, Sunitei Tukungs 1.10-1.15. Ulu Benuta at 5968 cents, Br.gas 1.35-1 .45. Jeram Kuantanf 1.42> a -150
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    Rose Macphail and Co.
    163 7 Singapore, Oct. IK. London Rubier X 4',d unchanged. London Tin £2. r >y 10s.. down Mn Minin K Kuchai Zll-2.1t, Mal«>a Consolidated 1.17-1.19, Sungei Way :!-:i.o7'v, Kmt» 1 St-\M, Hoiik Katt 1-1 oL>'... Manibau l.:»2 l■•-l.S7';.l l.S7' Rahman 1.80-I.IW. Lingui 1.82-1 80. S<mth Taiping 7:>-77 rents.
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    EXCHANGES.
    71 7 L BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby. Oct. 17. exchanges are Amsterdam 12.10, Athens S«7',, Berlin 20.40. Bombay ltd, Brussels 34.97, Bucharest ".82'a Bui-nos Aires 47 »-S2, Copenhagen 18.17. Htlaingfon 1M 1 Hong Kong J- Kobe la. l'.-Itid.. Lisbon 2 7-16, Madrid Milan St.ia, New York 4.1*6 lIM, Parii IS4.fi, Pimcm
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    Passengers.
    312 7 The fallowing passengers are due to arrive I. ere from Europe by the Hakozaki Muru on Monday, the 24th inst. Mr A. I>. Chin. Mr. snd Mrs. F. K. Croa- Mast.r f. Croealay, Mr. hm.l Mrs .1 M. Daly. Mrs. F.. F. Dainty. Mrs. C. Doug- Miaa J. Douglas.
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    37 7 Orders for. week ending: October 22 Tuesday, October 18, Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. First Troop Inspection, Headquarters 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 19. <Hh Troop Inspection, Victoria Bridge School, "> p.m.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    272 7 EXCHAM.I Singapore. October IK. On i.ondon. Rank t m I 2 I Sl/K Demi.ml 1 Ji :j Private 3m. rn-.li' L' t i On New Voik. Demand ■"><•'* Private M d I .'7'j On France, Bank T.T. 1420 On India. Bank T.T lfiS l^ On HonK Kony.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 7 12 o'clock noon October 18. Buvcr.i Sellers B.s.S. mil to Standard, Q.r.F. Standard R.S.S. on Tender October f>B\ 59 Nov.D.h-. 59»i 60 Jan.-Mnrch 61 62 April-June 63 l- MV Tone of Markal Btcady. Latest Cable Loiic!un Spot Sht'et Is. 4 3 »il. per ib.
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      MINING.
      453 7 Issue \;.i. im. iiuy.rs Fallen niln i'l Asam Kumbane H II i'l B«n»rrin Tin SI I II 8 1 1 Bataag I'adang Ml Mi 1 1 B. lv Cav.s IJI LM fl fl Cht-mltriiuifC 19 tlti ll tl Easter* Maat 2:1 M i'l tl Haail Yai -7 1 :)0
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      GENERAL.
      171 7 ,al. N. Buyers Sillers 1 fl B. Am. Tobatc UM 5.0.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.96 1 1 (yc!i- 4 i I H I Smelting Co. i"J >r > l'- 75 I Prater Ne«v« 1840 I'.»MC 00 100 Hammer t Co. 17S.M 177.011 ik. Iti lj:. H B. li:iO
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      DEBENTURES.
      96 7 C Ent. r, p.c .St. 211.300 3' C pr<""C!()l(] StorßC I l) l'. 7 p.c. *555,000 108 112 Pint.-ii|)(>re Municipal p.c. 1,878.000 of VMH par. 5 prem. Singapore Municipal 41;4 1 p.c. of tMT si.t;co..MMi po par. Singapore Municipal 4' p.c. of a9o'.i 11,164,000 90 par. Singapore Municipal 4
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      RIBBER SHARES.
      410 7 Franer and Co. and Lyall and Evatfs quotation!. Allonby ($1) A,or Gajah ($1) A. Hitam ($1) A. Kuninj; i $1 Am. Malay (X) V M,,!i-k iSI i A. Punas (st) L'algownir ,?li Brotras N. ill) Bru»i f. i»sj B. Jclutong 111 I B. Kati! Ill) Kuk.t K. B.
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      ANNOUNCEMENT.
      50 7 .ml rt-lat'Vfs of Mr. :irtcl Mrs I.amhirt d« SoHM nrc rmpictfu'ly infinm(l that H'ch Mass of Rrouicin will hv silnK on TbondaT the 29th. instnnt. »t BST ■18. at tliv Cath.dnM of th,. (iood Shephrrd. for the rrpoxc of thy »f ficir deai daughter l.«iv>. m •*>■■ m "h
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      145 7 sioo Worth of Our Goods to be given away free monthly fTO INTRODUCE ourselves and our lIICH1 CLASS MAM'FACTTRED GOODS to the public of Singapore, we shall present a FKEE COUPON' daily along with each CASK I HIT issued by us lvalue $2 and i.xeri The holders of the FIVE
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      64 7 STOP PRESS "IMPREGNABLE" SAFES Fitted with Two Chubr I'npickable \orks on Sale at FRANKEL'S (Watch Our Advt. on Vugo lfi). TO-NIGHT Dr. E. STANLEY JONES will lecture at Y.M.I A. H.U.I-. at 6.30. C»mi'. Bring Others. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. 62 63. KOHINSON ROAD. Open daily 9.20 to II a.m.
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      152 7 AUCTION SALE '■lit »k polished :.iri ■n&nct-ataincfl' eak household furniture, triple gramophone, brass A porce ainware crockery and glassware etc.. c i To be he .1 M No. M, Bukit Clu-rr.-.in Road 'off Te ,ik Blangah Itond. Keppel Barbbui i «.n Saturday. Ortnher 1J27. at I p.m. I'umpi isin^- triple
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      739 7 IN. <»n October 2, ln.'T. tl llorl.y Surrrv. t.. Mary, wif,. or c. X Qrabnrn of Bvnchai, IVrak. daochtrr. Hy <„h!,. 1. 2. V NOTICE ll herein- givei, that the Tni.U Marks depicted above and numbered 1 and 2 arc respectively the absolute pcopertiei of KORKA SAMCHUNG CO.. and KOREAN
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      489 7 LATEST ADVKKTISKMENTS Other Classified Advts.. see page 16. WANTS, I OK SALS, ETC. E li voyn* liwf\ a« salesgii I litx Times El), o social il ball roam danei .M 7. Strait TWO SINGLE ROOMS M WANTKIi r.. -ill bonrdii concern; i>r maid eptertain parti in Hi WANTED. l>. or
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      72 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (lly Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 24 Hours D din» at Midoifht on October IT. Her Max. >hadi' triiini r:iturp 'JO F. Min. nhade temperature ,J> F Mean shade temperature 79* F Max. sun radkitii.n K12 t. Min. araa* mdiatioa 72 F. Si
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    The Straits Times TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE LEAGUE.
    664 8 The Straits Times TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE LEAGUE. The echoes of Sir Austen Chamberlain's jrreat speech to the Eighth Assembly of the League of Nations are still reverberating. Before he spoke Great Britain and indeed the whole British Empire^had been, a» it were, placed in the dock
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    357 8 It has often been said that the work t I women in the Gnat War was one of the most amazing features of that terrific era. How British women responded to the call and the noble work they did, either in replacing men who were serving or in
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    COMMUNISM IN JAVA.
    943 8 Sinister Soviet Influences. At Work. We reprint from The Times r\tracts frr.m an interesting and amhoritative article, dealing with the recent disturbances in Java. An announcement by the Government >f the Dutch East Indies that it has now leflnitely stamped out the revolutionary movement, which developed into
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    London Rubber Stocks.
    26 8 Lewis and Peat's i:il)l<> from their London Office Rrivea 737 tona Increase miking the total London rubber stocks it October 18, i tona.
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    Social and Personal.
    268 8 His Bxcell ncy tl I nissioner md the Chi. i v the In stitute for Medical Research on Sunday Morning. U.K. played golf in the even injr, and returned to Singapore th inp l>y train. are informed that r< »rds the death in London of Sii irid
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    21 8 The Rev. \V. Murray, H service in English in i Ii K.i'. Mis Church) Jalan Salleh, Muar, m it 6.80 p.m.
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    30 8 A Chinese clerk named Phua Kirn < heah was held up in Rochore Canal Road at I p.m, yesterday and robbed of cash and a cheque, amounting in all to 1960.
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    26 8 A bus driver named Ong Ah I'iru arrested yesU rdaj on ;> charge of driving following s collision on the P.ukit Tiniah Roa<l between a lorry and
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    27 8 According to our Bangkok correspondent there are serious Roods in North Siam where several bres on the railway liae. i'he water is reported :o be still rising.
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    72 8 .Mr. J. P( >f the Audit on three ni" jn December I. and in February I •itirc unclt-j- the age tin it, after nearly l> A Jumble S.-ilc will !><• held al V.W.C.A., B Kafll.- Quay, en Thui Xnvi n tree, l>nt by tirkr: only. Tickets maj be fctained at
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    48 8 Major-General van Straubensee and Ifrs. van Straubensee are tri\ifi^ 'their isttronage to the ballet in Lhe V Fbeatre to-morrow night. The performince is one of thi ii on in Singapore and il i he public will give generous Bupport in he interests of the Child \\Y I ■niiu.
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    60 8 Owing to its position facing the Padang, thciv was good d<;il of opposiion to the erection of an sdvertis wording in fYurt of the Singapore Minn •ipal building now under construi rhose in favour carried the day, ho* md the work has been completed. I) satisfactory to And thai the
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    55 8 In the Supreme Court yesterday, M Justice judgment in a 'case trising out of ;i motor car ac ident The ilaintiir «;is Mr. Thomas Tan, who sued Mr. Tan Chwi injuries susl he accident His Lordship found thai legligence on the part ol the driver had lot been proved and
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    Rubber Prices.
    58 8 Hcndt-rson, Hi'lni ami Company, Inr., New York, send us the following cat-!* latccl October 17. their quotation? being n sold dollar cents closing hid price! Rubber exchange sales to-daj L.OOO tons. October 84.40, Ni er 3 1.50, Janoarj 3 i 60, Fi March 85 cents, April 38 10,
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    CONTROL OF TIN PRICES.
    196 9 Hope to Stabilise At £300 Per Ton. IMPORTANT ACTION. British, American and Dutch Interests Combine. \c»s t remarkable Interest ti> Mala :i 'rri\e^ to-daj In the annouiHenn m th.it Itritish, American > it 1 111 1 nmbiniag to control the price ot tin. It is stated
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    Tariff Dispute.
    68 9 French Otter Not Considered Satisfactory. [kei/ter telecramJ London, Oct 17. that th he r rench tariff note, reappear satisThe trouble condiI'nited grot ,i- i ommen ial p rtment officials observed would be necessary to examine in cooperation with th< d tlK' Commerce Department before a reply could made.
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    Air Height Record.
    87 9 am for Attempt by British Airman. [BRITIBH IMPKIM.M. RADIO.] v, Oct 16. Twins will ma, •hi- week to fly to of ei^ht miles above ground break the world's height cold at an altitude f)l < iuht miio* tie will wear special elee- lothing. Oxygen will be na<
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    BALKAN FRONTIER SKIRMISHES.
    26 9 [tkans-ocean sekmck] b, Oct 16. Skirnii place on the Greeo1 eek troops repelling Comitadjis' atu mpU border i i. billed and several wounded.
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    Scene in St. Paul's.
    155 9 Protester fiives Reasons For Action. [reuter telegram] London, Oct. 17. The protester in the scene in St. Paul'Cathedral yesterday was Canon BullockWehster. Hector of St. Michael Paternoster Royal, City of London. c.<non Bullock-Webster, interviewed by Keuter. said he was horrified at Bishop being invited to preach
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    East African Territories.
    183 9 General Northey's Views On i Amalgamation. t [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] i Kugl.y, 0.-t 1".. Major-Genera] Sir Kdward N'orthey, \vh i commanded the northern force in th"' Fast African campaign in the late wa' and was afterwaids Governor of Kenya, was the guest of honour at a dinner
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    Long Distance Flights.
    132 9 Trans-Atlantic Attempt Turn.Back. [reuter telegram] i London, Oct. 17. The German seaplane DL22O en route to the Azores and America, descended on the sea, owing to bad weather, in the Bay of Biscay and put in to VigO. London, Oct. 17. New York The ti an -Atlantic
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    Oil Refinery.
    84 9 An Interesting Project In Natal. [reitkr telegram] London. Oct 17. Durban The Natal Advertiser understand- that the Government have decided to support the project to establish a local utinery to deal with imported crude i petroleum and manufacture finished products. The Board af Trade has undertaken to operate
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    U.S. Loan to Poland.
    74 9 [RF.I'TER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 18. .New York The American portion of the Polish bonds issue of $47,000,000 will be offered on the lHth inst. at a pric? yielding 7.<>H per cent. i>cr annum to in.ilso announced that the United States Federal Reserve system is participating in
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    GERMAN COAL STRIKE.
    33 9 [TKANS-OCEAN SERVUK] Berlin. Oct. 17. j Participation in the German Brown coal .strike averages 1)0 per cent. Berlin. I having four weeks' coal reserves, is >< I far not affected. l
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    IMPORT RESTRICTIONS.
    448 9 Important Conference Opens At Geneva. Hope to Remove Trade Barriers. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 17. Geneta The League of Nations dip lomatic conference has opened. It is ittended by \V\ states and the Internatonal Chamber of Commerce, the last named in an advisory capacity. The conference discussed the
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    Compulsory Labour.
    167 9 Decision of International Office Committee. [reuter telegram] London, Oct. 1">. Berlin The Interna'ti jnal Labour Offies derided by 14 votes to 7 to place the question of the compulsory labour of natives on the agenda of the conference for 11I2'.». Thi~ decision was arrived at after the adaption
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    Air Disasters.
    77 9 Planes Crash in Brazil And Hawaii. [RBUTEB TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 17. Rio de Janeiro Three Brazilian airme.i ivho weie giving an exhibition of flying in honour of the arrival of Copt. Costes and Lieut. Le Biis, the French transAtlantic flyers, crashed and the machine •aught fire. The three
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    FLYING BOATS LEAVE.
    138 9 Ambitious Air Force Journey. Comprehensive Equipment Of Machines. [reuter telegram] London, Oct. 17. The most ambitious service flight yet planned began at nine this morning at Plymouth, when four Royal Air Force Super-Marine dyir boats, under the command of Group-, 'tain Cave-Brown-Cive started a U,< lile crui-e
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    France and Peace.
    235 9 "Should be Imitated. Not Criticised." [II WAS TO M.ItAM.I Paris. Oct. 17. Bar le Doc i M. ..near.-, speaking at the inauguration ol war memorial, referred to the sacrin* of the deal and spoke of tlie hopes the inhabitants ol Lorraine, whose ambitions", he said, were ni<
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    American Loans.
    168 9 Reason for Congress v Control. [ejn tkk ,'i.ecram] London, Oct. 18. Washington it drastic legislation uy CongTCH t" n ..te the State Department policy ..f sail tioning or disapproving foreign loans oy Ameiiiun banker! might cause cmbai ia.--ment is the opinion f President Coolidge, who regards the supervision
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    Channel Swim Hoax.
    137 9 Miss Gleitze to Vindicate Women Swimmers." [REUTEK TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 17. As a sequel to Miss Dorothy Logan's confession to a hoax in the matter of swimming the Channel, Miss Mercedes Gleitze, who accomplished the swim in 15 hours lii mm. on the Bth inst., announces her
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    Cabinet Economies.
    119 9 Bank of England (Governor Visits Mr. Baldwin. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby, Oct, 17. The newspapers attach some importance to the visit which .Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of Kngland. pail to-day to t he Prime Miltisi They understand that the visit is a prehade to renewed
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    Women and China.
    135 9 Delegates on a Mission Of Friendship. [reuter telegram] London. Oct. 1">. The Women's Ir.lernati mil League itates that two women fiom Europe and one from America will leave very short!;, on a mi-sion of friendship and goodwill on behalf *f western women to the women of China.
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    Tribute to President.
    83 9 Salute Fired by British Cruisers. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, (id. 17. Washington The British cmiaeri Calcutta and Cairo have been docked .il the Navy Yard, As they steamed up the Potomac they accidentally met. the yacht Mayflower, on which President Coolkige was returning from a wtu-iml cruise. Admiral
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    Oil in Persia.
    58 9 Turkish Petroleum Company's Success. [keuter telegram] London. Oct. 18. Baghdad The Turkish Petroleum Company has struck oil at one of its drilling Installations near Kirkuk. The oil shot into the air at the rate of 6,000 tons every twenty-four houis. It is being burned pending the closing
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    Trial of Communists.
    53 9 [RE! TER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 17. Budapest Tl.e trial has opened of the two Communist eZ-People'l Commissar it s Znltanszanto Eugene Landrer and the leader of the extreme left of Labour, Vagi, with 66 associates, who are charged with spreading Bolshevik revolutionary propaganda under the orders of
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    Mexican Rebels.
    35 9 [reuter telegram] London, Oct. 17. Mexico City According to Pits.- ail 0 rebels. Including the leader tfargarito Gomes, member of the state legislature, were killed in a battle with Federal troops near Tacualzam.
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    Despatch Re-Commissioned.
    36 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 17. The cruiser lies patch has arrived at Chatham after five years in the 1 with orders to pay off and re-commission for a further term on the China Station.
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    ITALY AND JUGO-SLAVIA.
    29 9 [TKANS-OCKAN SERVICE] Berlin, Oct. 17. Belgrade The Italian Minister ha. protested to Jugo-Slavia against Belinda press comments attacking Italy :m connection with the murder of Zunabetf.
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    DEVELOPMENTS IN CHEFOO.
    124 9 Possible Raid on Hong Kong Bank. TENSE SITUATION. (iovernor's Designs on the Salt (Jabelle. [reuter far eastern service.] Shanghai, Oct 17. Chefoo H.M.S. Vindictive arrive 1 this morning to prevent a possible raid <n the local branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, where a proportion
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    Ricksha Pullers Fight.
    69 9 Police Break Ip Fraca> At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ip.h, Oct. 17. There was an exciting fraca- at [poll yesterday morning when two grasps of ricksha pullers armed with shafts from rickshas and other missiles clashed around the Birch Fountain, using the shafts as lances. There
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    Dr. Tagore's Visit.
    45 9 Chair of Buddhism for Indian University. (Fran Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Oct. IT. I. K. Tagore left Bangkok for Penang on Sunday greatly pleased with to Siam. He hopes that a (hair of Buddhism will be established at his University in India.
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    Cheating Charge.
    410 9 Rights in Kclantan Mining Land. A case of tome interest was bi Third Police Magistrate. .Mr. II bakers, yesterday. I; was ih:il in which C. B, Meeker, a* director of Central .Malaya Tin Development Co. a concern in which the other parlies were K. (iunatilaka and N. Leembruggen
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    366 10 Malayan Racing. The Singapore Meeting New Irish .Maidens. Ie Kuala Lumpur meeting over, II Malaya now .n tl held in Singapore ■I. i ami 19 two Saturi Monday which is a public hull' ill. ng programme has been large entry is expected. I ii" Java horses which did
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    Results at Kuala Lumpur.
    92 10 ih<- reealti at the Kuala Lumpui meetini Bhows that K. I.. Bowtrainen with four .1 ;ind five third.-. T. -1 II D u, «l!l o. Campd one MCOtld P. wins, font Mcond I V rni m two win C. O*N«ill tWO w Kedfearn one win. foal
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    BILLIARDS.
    37 10 ('hnnipiiinship at the S.C.C. op I, for the billiard* lir S.C.C. TtuTi' will be imhip of 'MHf up and a handi- j into two c la coming in wrll and NVtwill U' Man in Ihf hip.
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    Singapore Flying Club.
    21 10 Singapore Fly ing Club. veil have been r the erectioi Singapore Flying Club, Ii rstood is to be completed "i January,
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    Hockey.
    276 10 S.C.C. Beat V.M.C.A. The S.C.( defeated the V.M.C.A., on iln latter's ground yesterday by three goals to unc The V.M.C.A. were the first to take the lead, when Catchatonr scored with a After the first goal had been scored play was i or some time in mid field, neither
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    CRICKET.
    247 10 I'r^s Heal BjCJLC. The Press and the S.C.R.C. met for the third time on Saturday and the Press, again won. The close of the match wasi very cxi iting. The S.C.R.C. batted first and scored I(i7 for nine wickets. Wong and Choon bcored 2.'> each and Keng Tye 22.
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    Lanka Union Heat Medical College. The Lanka Union defeated the Medical
    261 10 Lanka Union Heat Medical College. The Lanka Union defeated the Medical < ollege I mon on Saturday on the latter's ground. The home team batted first and scored I"i 2. Retnam contributed a valuable 60 while Maniam carried his bat for 81. Dr. Lowson captured two wickets for 49 runs.
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    M.C.C. Team for South Africa.
    62 10 London. Oct 10. Mr. R. Jackson, the Derbyshire captain, has broken down in health > and has been taken to a nursing home. 1 He will, therefore, be unable to captain the M.C.C. team to South Africa. His mother, interviewed, said he had l>"cn ordered
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    31 10 Mr. B. <;. Sebastian, who has nil eonnsx km with the Siamese Consular service, has been apiHilllted H. B. M.'s Vice-Consul at Bucharest. Mr. Robert Hyde Greg is British Minister at Bucharest,
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    Football.
    112 10 Ancients v. Moderns at S.C.C. Some of the old-timers will be seen in the match Ancients v. Moderns, to be played on the S.C.C. ground on Thursday, and which ought to produce an interesting game. The teams will be Ancient. Utermark; Sinclair and Lee. EaTle, Buchanan and Duff MacLennan,
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    Rugby.
    115 10 To-day's Practice Cancelled. S.C.C. Rugby players are notified that -.he practice match arranged for to-day has lieen camelled owing to the hard state of the ground. Instead there will be scrum, and passing practice. All players, including members of the teams ■elected, are asked to turn out. On Thursday
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    Miri Successes.
    472 10 Enjoyable Visit from Duke Of Wellington's. Saturday. October v was a great day for the Miri Gymkhana Club from more 1 obits of view than one. They were visited by a Rugby team from the Duke of Wellington'! Regiment and succeeded in beating the visitors by IX points
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    GOLF.
    57 10 Kcppd LbbHm Spoon. L-nty-flvc caida wen taken ou. for tdtei tpi on at Keppel (Jjlf I'jl). and the tollowing returned Mrs. .1. Man- s l down Mrs 1. G DOthoff 7 Mrs. pittendrigh ..II) 2 Mrs. J. L. V. 12 2 I Mis. W. Marshall I>. 2 n ■••lair
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    60 10 It i^ estimated that there are approximately ZjOGC t.i 8,000 lepers in Malaya and of these about !."X(J have entered Leper Colonies. This proportion of lepers segregated, compares m st favourably with any tropical country in the worm. In India, at v rough estimate, there are nearly one' million lepeis,
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    29 10 A new' section of the East Coast railway line was t be epened yesterday. It is about ten miles long and runs between I'ahi and Manik I'rai, in Kelantan.
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    30 10 A Tamil man was electrocuted on Saturday evening, just outside the Kuala Lumpur racecourse, when he took hold of a wire apparently forming one of the supports for a telegraph.
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    Lieut. Koppen's Return.
    555 10 Holland's Proposed Eastern Air Service. Lieut. Koppen, who witn an .ther pilot named Frankis, passed through Singapore on Sunday week on the Holland'ava flight, carrying the first air mail to the east arrived in Singapore yesterday on the return journey. Lieut. Koppen, who experiencei! no trouble of
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    Banvard Musical Co.
    140 10 Booking Records Broken In India, i The Banvard Musical Comedy Co., of Which much has been promised, opened in j Penang last night. and all seat! w«re| taken. The same promises to be the c as. in Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur, and at Mm Victoria Theatre, Singapore,
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    Unwell .Memorial Scholarship Fund.
    127 10 Already acknowledged $2,284.68 Mr. Tan Chay Van M Mr. Sect Wee Van 20 Total At II II Hank Malacca $l/.40.00 At H- ng Kong and Shanghai Bank, Ifelac T 1 Tola! 2..Tj4.G0 Mr. Teoh Bouj; Leons, hin. secretary! v. rites All those who have signed and,
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    96 10 A case was commenced in the Suprem? Court this morning in which the Official Assignee in the bankruptcy of S. M. Aboobakar and Co. sued Mr. Finck, a jeweller, for the return of certain jewels. Mr. Battishill and Mr. K. Seth appeared for the Official Assignee and Mr. E. 1..
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    Efrem Zimbalist.
    744 10 Knthusiastic Audience at First Recital. The combination of a master of the violin playing on me of the world's line-t instiuments made up an unforgetlab!" evening of music at toe Victoria last night. The master was Kfrem Zimbclist, who on his own Stradivarius, which iconsult red to be
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    FLYING IN CALCI TTA.
    86 10 Company Is St.irt PuMifafcr Ssrvkm Calcutta, 0 t. 10. •■Li! fii hi w.i ma le yes Dum with a hi.:.. Ij .-> id by ie.v aerl tl result of the i Lh: llirhi i; i< possible ihat nii hin.'-v.-11 lc luiilt locally with Imported engines. A
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    73 10 News has reached Delhi of a serious accident to Col. Barstow, Commanding Delhi Brigade Area, and Mrs. Barstow. Their motor ear went lown a steep khud between Oarhi and Chakoti on the Kashmir Koad and was completely wrecked. Col. Barstow was badly cut and his wife's leg was broken. The
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      RUBBER SMUGGLING.
      429 10 To the Editor of -he Straits Times. Sir, N w that Government is itirring itself to tighten restriction, it might be well to deal with the above subject. An obvious i msr of the present iad position of the rubber market is the failure f Governmenl to check
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    Railway Land Slip.
    220 10 Engine Buried in Several Feet Of Vlud. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. I". The following details have lieen supplied in connection with the railway mishap at Sungei. Buloh on Friday night by the F.M.S. railway authorities There was heavy vain in the Sungei Buloh district
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    72 10 The ram me at the Pavilion mi luili ;i wv Putin- Gazette anil also an en-reel dramatic film Held by '!>•■ I Johnnie Walker ami Marguerite <!<■ la llotte. Dane Tunney, is featured in the PatM serial the Fiprhtin Uaiine, shown in the flrst ihow. Owing to the
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    155 10 The ft auction n tl al Ch.-oni; Kooa Si-hk iiM.i Co.. to, Chulia Street, on Octobf" U Freehold !amls anil houM M-8, V Road, :t..v^ sn. ft., Mr. I Itt.lOD; :JIH, Victoria Street, 1,171 *q. ft.. ifcili Awnth Uitobul ST.OOO: Sl9. Vieloria Sovat, l.^-'4 lolrahman bin Tana Al.-mroff,
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    RUBBER POSITION.
    624 11  -  A. W. Still. Bj Trifling with Restriction Powers. I. nd Another dull week, with Etocka higher tending dowliwar he amount of attention that is I really being applied V In order to answer that iiave examined ;i. n area y|..n for the tirnt halves of the yean 1926
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    Walking Over Fire.
    443 11 Remarkable Ceremony At Hindu Temple. Than were huge erowde i f Hindus at ill- Maiiamman Temple in South HridK< > iioail yesteriay evening, and not a fern' lluropians, to witness the tire walking y which is held every year. For the visitor the sijfht becomes almost indescribable
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    ANGLO-IRAK TREATY REVISION.
    91 11 General lalar I'a-ha Interviewed. Londoa, 0 i, ne a. .lafar P&sha, I'rcnii "t ictnrnad from Franca, where h conferred with Kin^ Faisal regard ng the informal conversati >n. with the Cojoe, l> «t th revision of th? Anjrlo-Irak Treaty. K'n« Faisal is confident that eveiyt! inj will
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    TIN RETURNS.
    134 11 r-.hanc Consolidated.- :i 009 picul*. Ipoh T;n Drodgniß. 940 piculs. Tronoh i Phin Soon Tin First-half "f October ipa Val'f.v Tin Drcdginc. outpit -J hours workfil. M 3 >."(Hi cubi.- jrardi treated. Murai Tin. Piculs 2:, M. Mambau Tin. Hours run .i 4!'. Cubic ,v«rd< treated 45.000. piculs
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORP'S.
    92 11 inline of Drills up tv and for oßbcr 2.5. I:il>7 Tut; day October 18, S.IS p.m.. Drill Hull. S.R.A. (vi. Voluntary Parade. Dri:l Hall, Chinese Company, Recruits Parade. Thursday, October .'h. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Chinese Company, Recnrita Parade. Friday, October 81, !S p.m.. Jardin Steps, Defence
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    Yachting.
    408 12 Result of Sweepstake Races. The sweepstake races of A and B .lasses wan snilcil on Sunday riorninu under conditions that seldom come. The Conib, Jazz-Fiend, and Prima Donna were started at 9.55 a.m. and six ill tile A class at 1 0.l>.'> a.m. In the first of a' nice
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    303 12 Lean and Co's Weekly Report. Lean and Co.. writing from Penang on October 14, state Tin has further declined to the lowest level touched this year, viz., £261 15s. spot and eU.IU three months at which tile losses ihowfl during the week are £5 10s. and £4
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    LONDON MARKETS.
    257 12 in tiu-ir n-p'Tt laM Immimm, BaptMßba* gl, Williua Jack,, ami Co. statr Busioeta both hi-ri- and abroail appiars to be imp roving, anil should this improvement continue, a buyitiK movement may not l.i- lontf di-layi-d. Capper. Tin- temporary bivak la Wall Street and subsequent reduction of tleetric 1
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    Story of the Day.
    65 12 A motorist who had l>een looking round a beautiful old West Country church met outside the porch a very ancient villager to whom he expressed his admiration ot the. building. "Ah yes, zur," replied the ancient solemnly shaking a dilapidated beard. "hut V ain't what 'er
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    34 12 The pedestrian is not only a nuisance but he's an expense. If it weren't for the pedestrians a city could fret along with li;i lf the tnnV cop- i: mm h:i>\ Clave land I'ri-ss.
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      361 12 "O \p NOTICE is hereby given (&S [I tliat tlu> Tra(le Vlark consistin g —^J I—-JI -J F of a representation of Canter t^^^ p bury Cathedral, the registered ;'^___j ifc tcade mark being a device :«^^f P of a Swallow and the words "C**! C CHKKKV RIPE appearing on
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      324 12 They come up Smiling Wrar md araih, iron anil wear, time ■fteriime indstiU they come upamiHnc with the «mc rial silk lo; k, the same i'liim--ili|'2i;ij; fit, '.'ic perfect ■ranee. It that'i the kind <>t Nod ing v»» l afant, l^crr they arr m \nriety to -in r (M!,;.' .uul
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      256 12 tßij I NOW thero is a DRESSMAKER In Singapore, what fashionable lady means by it. If you desire to have n drew made TO ORDER, come to LFX). The expert MODELLIST they have specially engaged in I'AHIS will attend to it. Tell her want, explain her what you like choos<
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
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