Malaya Tribune, 8 October 1927

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol. XIV, No. 237 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1927
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      249 1 1 t High Grade h v MISSION CLOTH JJ *o be Absolutely ~>t colour. j npfeg Thone No. 321. a] Customer! D livery Made l Products Co., '...-ah Koad. SING tPORE. i llMilr rim D "The car of International Reputation Price for Model 509—2 seater" D IS REDUCED FROM $1,600
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      269 1 THE GREAT INDIAN THINKER DR. RABINDRAKATH TAGORE'S WORKS. Now on at THE CONTINENTAL STAMP CO., 0a Battery Road, Singapore. J ALWAYS DEUCIOUJ» .W i SOLE AGENTS: Sime, Darby Co., Ltd., j "0 (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) Singapore, Malacca, Seremban and Muar. j A Alhambra Cigars I B EXCELENTES >
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    MALAYAN FISHERIES TRIALS
    510 2 "ToagkoS" A Failure m Malaye SMALLER TYPE OF VESSEL REQUIRED Tnc suggestion advanced in these voluntas recently to the effect that a deepsea trawler of the size of the "Tongkol" was unsuitable for fishing in the shallow waters surrounding the Malay Peninsula, but font some smaller, cheaper
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    AFFORESTATION
    189 2 The annual meeting of the Royal English Arboricaltara] Society was held at Taunton after an excursion to Stourhead. Wilt where th:? member:, were entertained by Sir Henry and Lady Hoare at St<>urfon House. The report showed that thtre were 1,544 lnemoers of the Society, which Siaf in a strong
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      172 2 THE PERSON WITHOUT A HEADACHE A RARITY There is probably no one who has not had a headache some time or other. 01 headache* there are many, and they vary in the degree of discomfort they bring But whatever a headache may be, it is a sning one would like
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      232 2 REASONS why you should jjff JKt smoke 4 Three Cats'' Cigarettes Fui-t- golden Virginia Tobacco free from jnk adulteration of any kind. T2ft2ms* Bm 2. Pure cigarette paper entirely free from jjSMf any injurious ingredients. Will not affect your nerves or your health: they are as pure as gold. MADE
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    INDIAN AFFAIRS
    1102 3 Reorganisation of the Indian Association (By Our Indian Correspondent). With a view to rendering" the Association more useful to the community, the Managing Committee, early this year, addressed an elaborate questionnaire to its members regarding the activities of the Association and invited suggestions from them for the reorganisation
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    60 3 Broken fragments of the great monoplane, "Old Glory," in which three men bravely set forth to fly from Maine to Rome, were brought in on Sept. 29, by the ship which has conducted unsuccessfully a search for the* men aboard the plane. This is the word flashed from St. Johns,
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      377 3 LMMMI a,. Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured in the home counties, the Allenburys* Foods are as easilydigested as mother's milk. They are germ free and are simply and quickly made by the addition of boiling water only. Fresh supplies, specially packed for the tropics, are received
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      139 3 I I 1..1..(ii1iil I I I I I I I I I I I I ;|n|ii|r|iiiitl I l il KN BRASS, COPPER and BRONZE. Name-plates, Label*. Badges. Medals, Halftone and Line Blocks, Seal-Stamps, Etc. SHUKOHSHA CO., No. 35, Bras Basah Road. TEL. 348 L Jo»»ph 80UILL0T mi B Sc. fir%t
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    WEEKLY SHARE REPORT
    690 4 Singapore, October 4. Mining:—The fall in the tin price continued until £263 per ton for spot and £261 5s for three months was touched, spot then recovering to £267 5s and three months to £264 10s or 15s nnd £1 5s per ton below last week's closing
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    68 4 Sig Bala, a Lascar, has been sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court to sixty days imprisonment for cutting off the ear of a donkeyman on board the Clan Macnaughton, in the River Clyde. It was stated there had been a quarrel about food. Bala said that he was assaulted, and in
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      259 4 are increased by the pleasures of good companionship and the best of cigar-ettes-STATE EXPRESS No. 555, the smokers comfort from home that is the choice of all critical men —because 555 are consistently good in quality. §TQTE £XP^ESS CIGARETTES D by I B MADE BY HAND "fyfffl ONE AT A
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      349 4 j MOUTRIE. 3 I The very bi*t Piano value ever offered here jj or Elsewhere. 1 a Before baying your Piano call on us, we will I be pleased to prove this. S I Prices $600.00 np, on easy Payments. Call or Write for Illustrated Catalogue. I S. Moutrie Co.,
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    U. S. and England
    1109 5 LINKED TOGETHER BY MANY BONDS Address by Lord Hewart to Americans The Lord Chief Justice (Lord Hewart) addressed the American Bar Association at Buffalo recently, saying thai their countries had many bonds of union. Eng land and America had a common language and literature, and during
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      271 5 Good News TO Building Contractors v>, make neat and strong ment Bricks \NP attention to our Customers' Orders .rti.ulars please apply to: T. J. SHAH, Malacca Street, Singapore. Thone 2156. FUL! CURIOUS! SARI Medical and Toilet nt and guaranteed cure skin diseases such as iples, Freckles, Black inlesi for health
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      151 5 8 ii I 0 «01IYER ft Gil LIE 11 I "BABY" «j»f BRANDY 3} GENUINE iWBBI COGN&C jj I a i i I a I a i I il Sole Agents: 1 I I The Borneo Company Limited, jj (Incorporated in England.) jj I SINGAPORE. I 1 I R lfj?!fc
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      402 6 i j Vniff-T-r— '"jj I Empire Cinema j A very Entertaining Triple Feature F? ©gramme. S I FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 T3 TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, r>j SEtC'ND SHOW AT 915 P.M g GEORGE SIDNEY X In "POTASH PERLMIiTTER" £iv? "CCEEKS RELLYS" 5j in 1 The Auctioneer a life and is the
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      305 6 JHL *x s e :snr& ents. FROM FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 TO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12. !,THE SCREEN ADAPTATION OF A WELL-KNOWN PLAY g AT THE 1 ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltf.. Proprietor*.) g IN THE SECOND SHOW, AT 9 P.M. g A United Artists' Special picturised with emotional seldom seen
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      477 6 GAIETY INEMA Junction Gilbert Bencoo'en Streets FROM FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 TO THURSDAY OCTOBER 13. NIGHTLY AT 900 P.M. Amazing! Exciting I Thrilling I The Wild Horse Stampede Jack Hoxie, the ace of-the «4ifa an* et horse "3oout" in a sensational exhibttioi o thrills The most fascinating wild horse plot an
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      99 6 Surma Theatre North Bridge Road. Telephon FROM 'WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 To gill OCTOBER It. NIGHTLY AT 9.00 LOW TIDE (Mermaid Con inr.tF.er Film Matterpi MY RON BFiLZNU X 3 Super Plot ilaj of -ir mth cj Kcrcatce. RUPERTof MENTZMI The Love AtTurs of a Beau.: is 9 parts ro;tra\cd by
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    125 7 Ships Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive Singapore, October 8. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) Nil. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) B.rhurr. !>; Delta 13; Kamuning 10; Mrdusa K<»puh ?■>: Cascoyne 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Kumsang 32. Empire I)<hK < Entrance Gate 4) Nil. West
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    EXCHANGES
    53 7 London, October 7. 124 4.86 1316 34.95 1 25.245 12.135 89.15 S" n 20.425 18.085 •-n 18.17 18.475 ,7" 34.50 164.25 193.25 27.90 2 7|1C n 367.5 782.5 5 29 32 47 57 64 V h Is 5 15 16d har 2s 6d Is ll%d Is 10 31;32d ;»nd
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    28 7 untitled cashier of 11 M. 8->, Ltd.. i J.r ivI,. in.st ri waraf crinrii f n sum of fir si Raca T.... detectives .1 he ho* not yet
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    CHIANG TECK SCHOOL
    286 7 Committee's Report for Calendar Year The Committee of th: I hiang Teck Sch <> have much pleasure in presenting the annexed statement of accounts in respect ot the year ending Dec:mber 31, 1926. As may be seen ;?o,n tfaa account. *he school was just able to meet
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    JAPANESE NEWS
    196 7 (By courtesy of th? Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, October 6. Messages from Shanghai report that Viscount Ishii, ex-Ambassador at Paris, who is on the way home, did not land there owing to his lassitude. V There is a rumour to the effect that the ex-President of China, Marshal Tuan
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    HEALTH BULLETIN
    135 7 The Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended October 1, is as follows: Basrah: 2 cases of smallpox and 2 deaths. Bassein: 1 plague death. Calcutta: IS cholera deaths; 3 smallpox eases and 2 deaths. Madras: 3 cholera deaths; 3 smallpoxcases. Negapatam:
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    37 7 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 153 equal to $100. The rate of payment .of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 187 i equal to $100. I
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE
    1446 7 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE i£ Singapore, Octeber s Rice. Siam No. 1 per Koran 15 Buyers Sellers Rue, Siam 2 $308 Mixed Black Pepper 66.00 Jkico, Siam 3 $233 Sundried Copra 11.40 Rice, Saigon 1 Mixed Copra 10.S0 Rice, Saigon 2 $272 Kayong Copra Rice, Saigon 9 m m Small Flake
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      637 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT* WANTED—Tsvo fully qualified Asiatio Burvevors —must be experienced men —Pay up to %150 per month, with free unfurnished quarters \pply ta full partiouUrs to tJuperiatendiug OMI Engineer, H )A. N*v», Base, Singapore. TENDERS FOR NUMBER PLATES AND NUMBER BOARDS FOR FISHING BOATS AND STAKES, 1928. Tenders will be
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      213 7 TIO TEK HONG RECORDS. 611. Kodok TjompU-T*ag->lik Golek. 513. Djimoir Poiti-Eevptian Song. 497. Djimboa VEerah Metaie'. 474. Kr _«jong Pa-fc V*r We-. 475. ea Metair loeridsKje. 4 42* Dj»_soi me'iH Gjmiiii \nak lk»n. ill. Oieh Oleh Bttlowi Ltili Masjaoen. 4)1. Intng d*rgi -ang Btn^o. 4 5. Dongwg Dj*wib.-W*r v*er. I»7
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      249 7 MIA PORE DIARY to 4*7. Octet** I ..<• a.m.. BJI P.mI tmf Derricks, 12 noon. i itrmai Cup. i *ng ires M vs. Rest, Stadium. Foot a 1 JJ" S.C.C. vs. Johore at Johore I morrnv October 9 I U a.m.. 9IM p.m. Championship, Final, Sinff&l Victoria Theatre, 9.15 Monday,
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      142 7 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS Programme of Drills up to aad for October 9. To-day, October 8 2.30 p.m.—Bukit Timah. 2.30 p.m.—Farrer Range. To-morrow, October 9 8.30 a.m.—Bukit Timah 4 "A" Company, Musketry Classification. 1 8.30 a.m. —Farrer Range. Sino-apor- Volunteers are informed that there "will be a Motor-Cycle Platoon Mus--5 ketry classification
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    PUBLIC HEALTH
    754 8 The plea for a chair of Public Health at the King Edward VII College of Medicine, made by Dr. A. L. Hoops, will probably receive closer attention since it received a .sympathetic recommendation, from Sir Hugh Clifford at the College yesterday. In the course of several leading articles
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    1525 8 "Straits Produce." our local "Punch," is off the press, as bright and snappy as ever. The cartoons of the current issue are particularly good. An "At Home" in honour of Chinese Natiora! Day v. ill DC held at the Chinese Students' Literary Association on October 10. afemben are cordially invited
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    448 8 Mr. T. G. Husband has 1.. Senior Executive Engineer Malacca. Ij at Mr. Khoo Keng Hooi, J.p Lumpur, is in Singapore to who is arriving from Eagiai, called to the bar. m Mr. J. L. Cowie has been Captain of the Malacca i Mr. L. G. Roberts
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    CHINESE ELEGY
    73 8 Most unusual was the subject i Mr Granville Roberts for a lect in Indian Association last evening. Chinese Elegy" might seem to tin man a dull subject and unlikely to ductive of an interesting talk. Ui Robert's skilful handling. BO we clothed in the language of which he
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    PENANG WEDDING
    99 8 (From Our Own Correspondent Penang. The wedding took place at St. A new*! Church yesterday, the Rev. R. S. officiating, of Mr. Alexander Boflffl II >' m V~ son, State Forest Officer, Paha tnd Miss Elizabeth Parks, daughter Mr and Mrs. Crabble Park, of Stirli; land. Mr. T.
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    ILLICIT CHANDU
    71 8 (From Our Own Correspond' HOT, l The rose ir .\ha-h two Reow and Ung Boon, wen- i«b«« r in possession of 11.700 I Government chandu, rained st '•ou.luded in the r ,,ji in-x T he first accused, m *h ui.h v a.s hired b\ the fcweoml u oort
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    BIG OFFENSIVE IN CHINA
    330 9 Frontal Attack On Fengtien Troops SH \\SI ARMY OUT FOR s\\ I FT VICTORY Battle <»! Fintrchow (Joes on for Thrt Days C ontinuously Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Peking, October 6. big tat rniug with a Ankouchun to "discuss i I a was probably or was
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    GAINSBOROUGH EXHIBIT
    94 9 ''"•'"re* Insured for Half ■Million Sterling: Official Wireless] i, London, October 6. rint-f H t rv .1, i r open to-morrow at 'Pswjth an n pictures by Gaina(,f (r J sion of the bi-centenary l The exhibits have j n ,v,r "alf a million sterl'OfV u a ip
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    GOMEZ ALIVE?
    23 9 Reuter's Service. Anseks, October 7. i xecution of Genera! 1 t.v the latter a wif.- P nd upon it, Gomez is
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    CHINA'S WARNING TO JAPAN
    333 9 Grave Concern At New Policy NOTORIOUS DEMANDS RECALLED Reuter's Far Eastern Service. i Shanghai, October 7. Mr. Wu Chao-chu, Foreign Minister at Nanking, in a despatch to Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister at Peking, says that disquieting reports of Baron Tanaka's positive policy indicate that the
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    New York Stocks
    139 9 FRESH LIST PREPARING FOR EXCHANGE Intention to Make the Market International Reuter's Service. New York, October 7. The Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange have approved of new provisions, governing the listing of stocks of foreign companies, intended to make the Exchange an international
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    ANGLO-U.S. FINANCE
    92 9 Liaison Officer Appointed to the Bank of England Reuter's Service. London, October 8. "The Westminster Gazette" reports the appointment of a representative of the American Federal Reserve Board as an adviser to the Bank of England to act as liaison officer between the Board and the Bank. The
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    RAKOVSKY'S RECALL DEMANDED
    139 9 France Insists On His Departing INFRINGEMENTS OF ALL DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE [Trans-Ocean Service] Paris, October 7. M. Chitcherin's refusal to recall M. Rakovsky provokes a storm in Paris where the whole official Press demands a rupture. The French Ambassador has been instructed to hand a note to M.
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    Trouble In Finance
    118 9 DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS IN GERMANY Herr Schacht Opposes Foreign Borrowing Reuter's Service. Berlin. October 7. A clash has occurred respective to the policies of Herr Schacht, President of the Reichs Bank, who insists on checking the flow of capital to Germany, and Dr. Curtius, Minister of Econcmics, who
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    U.S.A. and England
    152 9 WARFARE UNTHINKABLE SAYS BALDWIN Would Destroy the Whole of Our Civilization Reuter's Service. London, October 8. The English and American peoples are friendly and great enough to thrash out the question of disarmament and if they cannot agree will differ like friends and gentlemen, declared Mr. Baldwin
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    GERMANY'S FUEL SUPPLY
    64 9 Coal and Oil Fields Near Berlin [Trans-Ocean Service] Berlin, October 7. Boring operations have revealed both coal and oil fields near Berlin. The location has not yet been disclosed but their extent is believed to be considerable. It is pointed out that should hopes materialize the German
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    STRIKES IN MISSOURI
    46 9 Reuter's Service. Kansas City, October 7. The strike in the coalfields of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and T:xas has ended, the miners resuming at virtually the same wages as before the strike on April 1. The new agreement operates till March 31, 1928.
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    INDIA'S PART IN THE WAR
    560 9 Lord Birkenhead's Tribute TROOPS WHO CAME TO FLANDERS Exchanging India's Heat for Flanders' Weeping Skies British Official Wireless Reuter's Service. (British Official Wireless) London, October 7. Lord Birkenhead, Secretary for India, delivered a striking oration at the unveiling at Neuve Chapelle of a memorial to
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    MILLIONAIRE'S DEATH
    84 9 Second Richest Man in England British Official Wireless (British Official Wireless) London, October 7. Edward Cecil Guiness, Earl of Ivctgh, who died to-day, is reputed to have been the richest man in Ireland and the second richest in England. His fortupe is estimated at twenty millions sterling and
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    MEXICAN GENERALS EXECUTED
    331 10 One Brother of Former President VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN CALLES PASSED Reuter's Service. Nogales, October 7. A gruesome spectacle, the dead body of Alfonso de la Huerta, a brother of a former President, publicly exposed in the street, marks the end of a chequered career of hair-breadth
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    SOVIET CELEBRATION
    80 10 Intensive Preparations Being Made Reuter's Service. Moscow, October 8. Workers undergoing sentences of imprisonment not exceeding a year for less serious offences will be liberated under an amnesty which it is proposed to grant on the occasion of the forthcoming tenth anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, intensive preparations
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    FRESH CHANNEL SWIM
    145 10 Reuter's Service. London, October 8. A London girl typist, Miss Mercedes Gleitze, swum the channel from Cap Grisnez to Folkestone in 15 hours and 16 minutes. This was Miss Gleitze's eighth attempt. The swim was most remarkable owing to the lateness and was carried out in a
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    THE COTTON CROP
    51 10 Reuter's Service. Cairo, October 7. The condition of the cotton crop in September in Lower and Middle Egypt is ninety-eight and in Upper Egypt one hundred. Ninety-nine per cent of the crop is lea days in advance of last year. The boll ■worm attack It abeut the
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    Jugo-Slavia Crisis
    125 10 SERIOUS OUTRAGES IN MACEDONIA Immediate Satisfaction Demanded [Trans-Ocean Service] Sofia, October 7. A serious Bulgarian Jugo-Slav crisis has sprung up over the murder of General Kovatchevitch, reported this morning. The Bulgaro-Jugo-Slav frontier is closed. Th« Jugo-Slav Minister at Sofia demands immediate satisfaction, failing which he will request his
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    SALESMAN CHARGED
    114 10 Alleged Theft of Parcel of Cloth A Chinese named Soh Eddie, a salesman in the employ of Messrs. Robinson and Co., Ltd., was produced before Mr. C. H. Dakers, the Third Magistrate, this morning, charged with theft as a servant of cloth to the value of $40. Detective
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    THE CORONER'S COURT
    112 10 Inquiry Into Kallang Tragedy Concluded At the inquiry held yesterday afternoon into the death of a male Hokkn at Kallang, a verdict of culpable homicide amounting to murder against seme person or persons at present unknown was returned by the City Coroner, Col. Hope Falkner. Deceased was
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    OBSCENE PICTURES
    108 10 Indian News Agent Acquitted and Discharged The case in which Mr. Mohamed Abdullah, of the Continental Stamp Company, Battery Road, stocd charged with being in possession of pictures and postcards alleged to be obscene was concluded before Mr. C. H. Dakers, the Third Police Magistrate, on Thursday, and
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    PERILS OF THE ROAD
    81 10 Motor-Bus and Car Driven by European Collide A fatal motor accident occurred at the junction of Stamford Road and Hill Street at about 1 a.m. on Thursday. An Essex car driven by Mr. J. Dixon of Kalai Estate, Johore, proceeding up Stamford Road in the direction
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    OPENING CEREMONY
    97 10 The opening ceremony of the Ar .ya Samaj," Singapore, will be performed with great pomp and show to-day at 7 p.m. in the office of the Samaj at 118 Syed Alwee Road. t The programme will be made tnteresting by religious songs, sermons and hymns. After the religious
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    73 10 A child hardly seven months old but weighing about 150 pounds has been discovered in Jolo, P.I. The child consumes a ganta of rice at a meal. It needs two persons to carry him to the table for his meals. Several Moros are taking the child as a miracle sent
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    Sporting News
    117 10 Football ENGLISH A. AND MALAYA Secretary's Letter to Capt. Harris Captain G. L. Harris, Secretary of the Singapore Football Association, has received an excellent letter of appreciation and congratulations from Mr. F. J. Wall, Secretary of the English Football Association. The following is an extract: It is very
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    Municipal Gas Department vs. Dorset Road XI
    66 10 The following will represent the Municipal Gas Department against the Dorset Road Eleven in a friendly game of "soccer" on Monday at the Municipal ground, Balestier Road, at 5 p.m. sharp Messrs Kelly, Yeo Siak Kuan, Soo Ah Sung; Bahir, Tan Mong Heng,
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    Straits Indians vs. Dias* Eleven
    48 10 The following will represent the Straits Indian Football Club against A. A. Dias Eleven, to-morrow, at the Ceylon Tamil Association ground. Govindasamy. Se"."adurai, Ramasamy, Mannikam. Naidu. Rajaloo. Midin. R. Govinden, T. E. K. Retnam. B. Dudley and Ramah. Reserves: Osman, Said, Hadji Mohammed.
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    J.C.S.A. vs. Audit and Treasury
    69 10 A very interesting friendly game cf soccer was played at the Balestier ground between the Junior Civil Service Association and the Audit and Treasury Football team yesterday. The Audit and Treasury put up a splendid match but lost the game by one goal. Results: J.C.S.A.
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL
    109 10 Government House Party at To-day's Chanty Match There will be a larie Government House party present at the Stadium this afternoon when the Europeans meet the Rest in p. charity matvh, proceeds of which are being devoted to the Children's Aid Society. H. E. The Governor (Sir Hugh
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    THE TURF
    47 10 Selangor Club Scratchings for To-day Race No. 2.—Pontianak. Race No. 3.—Monte Palace and Orlinda. Race No. 5,—Maleny. Race No. 8. —Square Town and Speardale. All Engagements:—Sporty Girl, Sevenoaks, Tandubas, Syke Lane and Lord Logan. The big Sweep will be held on Race No. 8. -:o:
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    HOCKEY
    60 10 St. Joseph's Old Boys vs. S.C.C. The following will represent the St. Joseph's Old Boys in a game of hockey on Wednesday, the l?th, against the S.C.C. on the letter's ground:—J. Solomon, J. Rodriijues and A. Alberquerqu«*,*F.B. Singh, A. S. Roman and T. .Damodrum, T. AlberquerQue, L. da Silva,
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    27 10 New York Scores Another Victory Pittsburg, October 8. In the World Series, third game, the New York "Yankees" beat the Pittsburg "Pirates," 8 runs to 1.
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    41 10 Har-rogate, October 7. In the final of the English Ladies' Golf Championship over 36 holes, Mrs. Guedalla, formerly Miss Edith Leitch, (Walton Heath) beat"Miss Enid Wilson (Notts.) one I up. Misses Gourlay (holder), Wethered, and Cecil Leitch did not compete.
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    24 10 The Framroz cricket cup match arranged between the I. A. and the Police has been cancelled as the ground is not free.
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    304 10 Duke of Wellington's Regiment The following is the sports supplement issueo weekly at Tanglin Barracks in connexion with the sports activities of the 2nd. Batt Duks of-Wellington's Regt:— RESULTS Garrison League Football:—H. Q (B). vs. Pulau Brani. Pulau Brani conc.ded points. Hockey:—Second XL 4, V.M.C.A. 1. Rugby:—No. 2
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    281 10 Well-Known Animal Collector's Prize Cockatoo Mr. W. L. S. Basapah. the well-known Collector ©f wild animals and birds, was in the Second Police Court before Mr. H R. Bull, this morning, when a Tamil and a Malabari Mohamedan were charged with wilful trespass and alternatively with thelt
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    242 10 Singapore Chinese Decide in Favour A lively and interesting debate on the subject: Should Chinese ladies bob their hair? was opened by Mr. C. M. Li last night at the Chinesa Students' Literary Association. He said that ladies with bobbed hair save the ten minutes daily wasted in
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    59 10 When should a clergyman retire was the question dfecosftd by the Anglican Synod of Madras recently. It was finally decided to pass a r 1 > lllovring th? Bishop to retire every clergyman- upon reaching the age of 65 unles; it was thought fit to extend his period vicf Retirement
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    880 10 ABSORPTION OF HARBOUR BOARD FORCE Lack of Unity Under Present Dual System ("Tribune" Special) For years past it has been felt that the dual system of police in vogue in Singapore is an 'anomaly which should be renovated. For instance, at the entrance to Johnston's Pier stands a
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    39 10 Orders for week ending October 15. Tuesday, October 11.—Ambulance Class. Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, October 12.—2nd Troop Inspection, Raffles Institution, 5 p.m. Thursday, October 13.—Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, October 14.—Signalling Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m.
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    76 10 The outlook for Canadian wheat is bright, and although the wheat production is not expected to be exceptional, a total output of 357,367,000 bushels is forecast by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, whose report has just been issued. Acreage this season is 22,335,777. The yield for last year was 13.6
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    168 10 AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN i\ COLOMBO Atlantic Flights Serve no Practical Purpose fFrom Oar Own Correspondent.) Colombo. <) tober Good sight is the most imp r ant n u -i for making a good airman. a j j*' r Rooke, who is in Colombo en r London. The Australian
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    358 10 Dr. E. Stanley Jones' Visit to Singapore Dr. E. Stanley Jones, author of "The Christ of the Indian Road," will give series of public lectures in the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Orchard Road, commencing m Thursday, October 13, at 8 p.m. E)r. Jones has just conducted a very successful series
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    275 10 The City Opera In spite of counter-attractions and hea rain during: the evening, the atten<iaa* at the City Opera last night, when» new play, ''Princess Mariam." was s-ap» was good. The numerous extra tur repeated encores. To-night th« compaiij will stage a new play. "Hairan-E-Maj i* and to-morrow,
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    44 10 Leopoldo Aguinaldo, untitled Aguinaldo. interriev/ed p.t said that Philippine indep< earnestly desired by the never become an actualit> United State- require th naval ba*> and as a H products. Aguinaldo is after a four months' Ununited States. "The Phil ipi for independence," he added
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    267 11 Singapore, October 6. j r part of the week .played an easier ten- I V ni;> rk how a decline of lad, g<M in New York and ived a further sub- tens, during the i l. and now i land at the same period last j ■£19 36j06S
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    203 11 tober 8, 168): —Rembrandt Rnzengracht, op- es two children". ol Amsterdaai is reit. a bankrupt, .nivcrsally recogtaster of light and h has ever kr.own, and as almost the first, j like John Constable, a well-to-do miller. His j assumed the quasi-aristo- Ryn; but from con- J painter
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      156 11 I SPECIAL MANDOLINE FOR THE TROPICS. Prices $12, $15, $20 $35 Ci Please write for illustrated catalogue SEASON CO., Ltd., M& Ul North Bridge Road. ■»!—m—ii—v—iu—ii—11—! m mn m C 3 inrnn'—ir—ir—inn en STRAITS HOTEL 66 and 67, ANSON ROAD. Cinema twice a week, beginning from September 10 and every
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      242 12 y± EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT WATCH FOR LrA S MIGHTY PRODUCTIONS SOP i I TO 83 R6L6iSED SHORTLY. Xr J I I Love You I From the Famous Love Song by Edward Grieg. Featuring the j g beautiful LIANE HAID. 3 3 j j The Man in the Flames, j J With
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      427 12 Church Services SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY S. Andrew's Cathedral October 9, 1927 Harvest Festival 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. During the following week at the Cathedral. Monday; 7.40 a.m. Matins;
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      656 12 6BYLANG METHODIST CHURCH 9 a.m. Service of Worship in English. Preacher: Rev. F. H. Sullivan. 10 a.m. Sunday School: classes for all ages in English and Chinese. Miss E. E. Walker, Supt. 11 a.m. Service of Worship in Hokien Chinese. Preacher: Rev. Timothy Huang. TBLUK AVER M. E. CHURCH 9.30
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    517 13 Singapore, October L MEAT Beef, steak (round) kati 50 Beef, stew or curry kati 48 Pork, lean kati 64 Pork lean and fat (Ist quality) kati 56 Mutton Indian lb. 70 Mutton Australian lb. 70 Fowl, kati 75 Capons (Locally reared), kati Hens (Locally reared) kati 85 Ducks
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      734 13 OIL ENGINE pIESEL. COLD STARTING. 4 lour Cycle Heavy Duty Internal Combustion Engine ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF S THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, Incorporated in England.) J-j] Si ii» a pore. Kuala lumpur, Ipoh, Teluk Anson and Penang S I Breakfast ever^moming for the day's work tlll iiii i i i i
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      16 13 USE Patent Transparent Soap and you will find SATISFACTION Sold Everywhere. THE WORLD PATENT SOAP CO.
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      287 13 I FAULDINQ'S I SOLYPTOL I SOAP IDEAL FOR THE HOME 1 p CURATIVE I 0 j! EMOLLIENT J S SOOTHING I 1 BABY J I Obtainable Everywhere. 1 I IWackay, Monk, Ltd. 1 I SING \PORE. 0 0 1 'Phone 2974 fl E 1 il B F dr-=dr=^r^F^r-=Jrrdr^ Important Notice.
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      733 14 PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE I, A. E. Abdul Kadir, having resigned from Messrs. Dawood and Co., as from the Ist October, 1927, am no longer in their service. I have started my own business as General Merchants at No. d 5, Raffles Quay, under the name of NAfJLD and Co. Telephone
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      456 14 SITUATION VACANT MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Apolintiois are invited for thi post of Olerk Typist. Brilge Daptrtonnt —aap»bi« of dealing wito General Oorrespondenoe aui Keeping Cost Accounts. The appointment is on the Temporary Staff and the salary offered ii 1110 to 1120 per month aooording to qualifications. tpplioations should be addressed
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      385 14 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES Penang 85, Beach Street. Malacca 131, Jonker Street. Muar 77-79, Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat 109, Jalan Rahamat Palembang 16, Hir. Hong Kong 13, Queen's Road, Central. Seremban 63, Birch Road. Batavia 47, Corner Lloyd Street. Shanghai 9, Kiukiang
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      522 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December 1892.) Authorised Capital f3,000,000 Subscribed Capital g^OMJJ Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest £1,545,666 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Qrace Church Street, London, E. C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M.
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      395 14 INSURANCE soI)TH \Sp bb,t,sh INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager Office: 2, Finlayson Green. THE OVERSEAS ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S.S.) HEAD OFFICE: lat Floor. 6213. Chulia Streat, SINGAPORE. Thone 4573. BRANCH: 44. Strand Road, RANGOON.
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      346 14 NEW PIANOS \RR^Solid teak Ca l Model tl Mir*" 1 Model f|gg We have also in Pianos thoroughly over Oh** teed in good conditio. "l r an <i J Auto Player-Piano I: makers. anz H| J A special red KINNEAR Pi N -ol 84-1 Tank Ho* M. HASSAN ELECTRICAL OONIIJ
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      379 15 ""steamer sailings BRITISH INDIA AND A l AR LINES 1 in England.) L, n SSENGER CARGO M VICES. r \U ORIENTAL STEAM Pk NlVl o LONDON AND NAN i ML SERVICE FAX BAbl His Majesty s < tndtr vermneat.) from LONDON 01 I 4 hma Japan Due Tonnage Singapore 1927
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      545 15 STEAMER SAILINGS THE STRAITS BORNEO SHIPPING COMPANY. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICB Singapore. Soerabaia Bandjermasin. S.S. HOCK SENG Due Oct. 16th. Sailing Oct. 19th Wed. noon Ist 2nd Class Accommodation. For Freight, Passage and other particulars, Apply to the Agents: STRAITS BORNEO SHIPPING CO„ 12 13, Boat Quay, Singapore. Thone 3373 562.
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      531 15 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (Incorporated in Germany.) The undernoted axe the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN, t AACHEN due Spore Oct 9 DESSAU due Spore Nov 4 BERENGAR for Manila Japan and Vladivostok Oct 25 FOR MANILA, HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND NORTH CHIN PORTS. FULDA
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      154 15 STEAMER SAILINGS HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE INCLUDING HUGO STINNES LINIEN AND DEUTSCH-AUSTRAUSCHE DAMPPSCHIFFSGESELLSCHAFT (Companies Incorporated in Germany) Passenger and Cargo Services. OUTWARD. HONG KONG, SHANGHAI. TAKU BARRE, DALNY, TSINGTAU AND KOBE Doe Spore PREUSSEN Oct 18 f RAMSES Nov 7 ERMLAND Nov 22 t VOGTLAND Dec 5 f ALBERT VOEGLER Dec 20
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      494 15 STEAMER SAILINGS ti\mr^Vr^mr^SSr r iĔl^Jk^BßĔA^t 3 k 11 Bm i\% Ski m (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA> TO MARSEILLES LONDON Tonnage Destination Due Sail Atsuta Mara 8,000 M'seilles, London, A'werp R'dam Oct 14 15 Kashima Maru 10,500 Naples, Marseilles, London* A'werp Rotterdam Oct 27 28 Hakone Mam 10,500 Taples, Marseilles, London, A'werp
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      186 16 insis»- on Brand Sole Agents: N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING Co., Singapore Penang. Pi3l=j|ar=irai==irai=yrdHr^gjri THESE DOCTORS I ARE AND I H THE DENTISTS 1 »EASONS ADVOCATE 1 I why the of use I I TOOTH PASTE j B If Pebeco did nosmore than polish the Teeth any dentrifice B might
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      122 16 r^r=dr=Jr=^r=Jr==Jr=^r^ j LH. W. Diesel Engine, I jj WITH and WITHOUT compressor. I [1 Advantages Small consumption of fuel. All cheap kinds of fuel may be >cd. I jl DETAILED OFFERS FREE OF CHARGE H Experts will be sent free of charge on application H j| For details apply I
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