The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 October 1924
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Title Section18 1924-10-03 1 S i ngapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1924. NO. 11,31218 words
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Article924 1924-10-03 1 Just when our vaunted civilisation is apparently on the eve of dissolution, an<l Europe seenvs to be falling into a chaos even more chaotic than that of the Middle Apes, under the new barbarism the covetous unreason of the ignorant proletariat as Rome went down before the savage924 words
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Article182 1924-10-03 1 Government may resign next week if the vote of censure m connection with the Campbell case is carried—Page 7. Government has found the man to represent Ulster on the Boundary Commission —Page 7. General satisfaction is expressed at Geneva over the disarmament protocol—Page 5. The Ulster motion182 words
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Advertisement310 1924-10-03 1 J A. BPALDQiO BROS., Ltd. Amateur Golf Championship won with m l ■iTHE NEW SPAIJHNG RED GOLF BALL? Obtainable at a" If Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrams 1«34 3, Prince St. Tennis !j SvtV.W.%V.V.\VVyV.VWVJV.\V.VU\^ II RAFFLES HOTEL. ENGAGEMENTS.— AUTUMN RACE WEEK. MONDAY, 13th October.— Tea Dance. 5.30 p.m. TUESDAY. 14th October— Race310 words
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Advertisement232 1924-10-03 1 I "PABCO" Varnish Stains are the best quality obtainable and produce a transparent mirrorlike finish m a variety of beautiful colours. They can be applied so easily that anyone can do the work. A small amount of (S 4^* Pabco Varnish SUun Mj9 th will restore the ori^i- gallon-two coats,232 words
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Advertisement136 1924-10-03 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bankruptcy notices —Page 5. Sheriff's sale, E. and A. —Page 5. "Pabco" varnish, Sime. Darby and Co. Page 1. Expanded metal, Guthrie and Co. Page 6. Auction sale of coal by Powell and Co. —Page 5. Latest shipping intelligence on pages 8, 9 and M). Buy Goodyear tyres136 words
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Advertisement29 1924-10-03 1 I I AVkV.V.WAVAr.SSW.VA i AVA, 5 A. G. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. I for J High Class. > GOLF EQUIPMENT call at > Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrams < 1634 3, Prince St. Tennis < fVAV.V.VAW.V.V.V.V.V.%W.VA29 words
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Miscellaneous113 1924-10-03 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 3rrf. High Water, 0.57 a.m., 0.51 p.m. Dutch homeward mail leaves. Spore Cup Final: S.C.C. vs. Pepasirs. Tanplin Club Dance, 6.30 p.m. Boxing: Happy Valley, 9.15 p.m. Satiirday, 4th. High Water, 1.45 a.m., 1.29 p.m. B. I. outward mail due. French outward mail di*e. Tanplin Club Dance,113 words
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Article432 1924-10-03 2 Once upon a tinu there lived an old ma", Bjuned HlflW A wise and good old man he was. He had two children, a wily M named Ahmed, and a silly daughter called Fatima. But Kat:ma was very pretty, and SO a clever man named Fatikhan married432 words
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Article401 1924-10-03 2 All men from the cradle are potential match thieves. Even a non-smoker has j_i era;!;. of matches concealed somewhere about nil person. How di.l he tome by it V He does not kn«»w. certainly l.i never bought it. ami just as certainly it mtm obtained by hiiv. at401 words
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Article124 1924-10-03 2 Two lawyers were watching: a county cricket match recently. One of them, fram Yorkshire, was bitterly complaining; about the number of drawn matches, and was pouring out his wrath apon our leisurely in«xlem method*. "Cricket." he was insr. "is becoming: soft and flabby. Flabby,124 words
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Advertisement250 1924-10-03 2 YADIL SPECIALTIES. PILLS. POWDER. CAPSULES. OINTMENT. LIQUID ANTISEPTIC. YADIL BOOK. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 23 Battery Road. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTIh SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4. Another grand display of FIREWORKS and special performances by the following: MERRY OPERA COMPANY WAYANG PEK JEE (Low Sye Poh) MURA SHIPOFF COMPANY ADMISSION 20 cents.250 words
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Advertisement392 1924-10-03 2 PALLADIUM THEATRE Orchard Bd A Comedy Programme At 9.15 p.m. At 9.15 p.m. JACK HOLT AND CASSON FERGUSON IN A Gentleman of Leisure BY P. G. Wodehouse. LATEST GAZETTE LATEST GAZETTE Monty Banks m "Cleaned and Dry Ist Show 7.30 p.m. Four more reels of "Cab No. 13** Matinee Saturday392 words
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Advertisement317 1924-10-03 2 Alhambra For an Indefinite Period Opening Season Friday, Oct. 3. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. THE PICTURE SENSATION OF THE YEAR Merry Go Round In 10 Glorious Reels The Most Stupendous Love Drama Ever Told. A Mad Whirl of LIFE, LOVE and LUXURY. The Picture that Turned317 words
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Article768 1924-10-03 3 (By an Alienist.) The mental make-up of th? murderer is one of the most UMC?natin|r subjects. j Classifications of the s'ayer have budl nuj meTous, ranging: from *he blind pa.-sion clime of violence to the cold, calculated I murder earmarked with sinister inhumaj nity. Between the?e768 words
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Article350 1924-10-03 3 CHINESE PI GEON WHISTLES. The Chinese lover of birds, says Herbeit Beardsiy. writing m The Nature Magazine (Washington), does not permanently confine hi* pet m its prison cage, but he takes it out w.th him on his walks, carrying it on a stick, to which one of its feet is350 words
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Article136 1924-10-03 3 Rumours of grave dissension mi n the Free Stale Government are becoming definite, and important Ministerial changes are forecasted. It is stated that there is almost an open breach between Mr. O'Higgms, Minister of Justice, and President Cosgrave. If Mr. O'Higgins resigns, it is believed that136 words
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Article232 1924-10-03 3 264 Priceless Fiddles m an Attic. The largest sum ever paid for a fiddle was £2,000 by Mr. E. Crawford, an enthusiastic amateur. The instrument was, of course, a "Strad" and had a curious history, Olga Racster tells m her interesting volume, Chats on Big and Little Fiddles.232 words
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Advertisement407 1924-10-03 3 MT j} f W.^^o% ill fl/ m W 111 I I I .SAFETY DEPENDS ON THE TREAD nd' de a c r f T« th to l VC m° f <hOSe This """Mt "on-skid design with «md dear to you may some day depend on the tread of your tyres,407 words
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Advertisement212 1924-10-03 3 FORD OWNERS I AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS BY USING White Star Oil RECOMMENDED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA AS BEING MOST SUITABLE FOR THEIR ENGINES. Malayan Motors 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. 1 |7XAMINE the circles— note the difference beHi tween the ordinary tooth brush and the Pro- phy-lac-tic. See how212 words
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Article1494 1924-10-03 4 PROBLEMS OF EVOLUTION. Hoh- New Species Arise. Palaeontology gives us the detailed facts of evolutionary change. But what is the machinery of change? Professor Bateson, the doyen of British geneticists, takes a gloomy view. At a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement o? Science, also m1,494 words
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Article336 1924-10-03 4 Machine lo Let Out the Poultry. Women have a good share m an exhibition of inventions opened m Aldwych, W.C., recently ranging- from a clockwork •'farmer's boy," which automatically lets out the poultry at any fixed hour, and a new washlmr-up machine^-both recalling the stage Robots336 words
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Advertisement271 1924-10-03 4 ABRAMS MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. /Top Notch" 1 K/ng George fV Scotch Whisky J The Distillers Agency Limited, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND. AUCTION~SALE^F Magnificent Walnut Stained Teak Jacobean design271 words
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Advertisement83 1924-10-03 4 1 /h Danger lurks Wherever there's a crowd there's danger. Pop an occasional Evans' Antiseptic Throat Pastille m the mouth, and however many germs the stale atmosphere contains you are safe. Evans' Pastilles kill all microbes of bronchial diseases. They never reach your lungs if you carry EVANS* THROAT Pastilles83 words
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Advertisement181 1924-10-03 4 /^3& CANNOT Hi X J. XL* X\r LAMPS. Sole Agents: UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.^ Electrical Department. 13, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. GOLDEN SPECIALS VIRGINIA n CIGARETTES up BRITISH AMERICAX TOBACCO CO. (Straits), LTD. (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE— PENANC.-kl A] A LUMPUI 1 |^R«HaillllIIIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIf^BIIffi]^ttlUIIU0^BHBMaHBanHBHaHHtffnff1lllf^2 Jl Messrs Perry Co.181 words
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Article273 1924-10-03 5 THE LEAGUE'S WORK. ATMOSPHERE OF PEACE CREATED. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Oct. 1. The galleries were crowded at the AsMmbly of the League for a full-dress debate on the disarmament protocol. Seventeen spoke and the jreneral tone was one of satisfaction at the League's preat step forward273 words
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Article161 1924-10-03 5 Paris. Oct. 2. The Georgian Legation reports that a fresh Soviet attack against entrenched Georgians at Svanethia was repulsed with severe Soviet losses, and alleges that the Bolsheviks shot i',ooo prisoners, massacring villagers. BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION. London. Oct. 1. The executive of the Association of British Chambers161 words
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Article302 1924-10-03 5 The definite attack on Ku Klux Klan included m the Presidential campaign of the Democratic candidate brings the secret society once more ?rto the focus of world politics; it will be interesting to see how the issue goes. Secret societies flourish m cycles. There is a period when302 words
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Article84 1924-10-03 5 Supposed Skeleton of Saint Under Altar. What is believed by the Dean of St. David's to be the skeleton of the saint was discovered by Mr. A. B. Badger, m excavation work on the site of the newly found St. Patrick's Chapel at St. Davids. The bones,84 words
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Article271 1924-10-03 5 DEBATE IN HOUSE. ULSTER MOTION REJECTED. [Reuter's Service.] London* Oct. 1. In the House of Commons Sir Wedgwood Benn reopened the Irish debate. He urged the adoption of an Imperial attitude remembering that a solution lay m the umity of Ireland as a Dominion of the British271 words
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Article231 1924-10-03 5 Bagdad. Oct. 1. Th>? new line occupied by Assyrian levies controlled by British officers and assisted by friendly Assyrian tribesmen, is thirteen miles north of Amadia. All but one of the Iraq police posts have been reoccupied and British air-craft are maintaining their vigilance to prevent a231 words
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Article335 1924-10-03 5 The largest sapphire jewel m the world, ■which, its value unsuspected by its possessor, was used as a paperweight for many years, has arrived at Wembley. The jewel it a symbol of God Shani (Saturn), and it is believed that those who possess it em-brt-.ce prosperity and335 words
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Article411 1924-10-03 5 Dr. Lloyd and the Legend. Professor J. E. Lloyd, of Bangor University, lecturing at the Welsh Summer School at Pwllheli on the history of Wales, said it was impossible to select a town as capital for Wales on historic grounds, as there never was a411 words
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Advertisement537 1924-10-03 5 BUSINESS CARDS. 'TRIPLEX' The only safe Motor Goggles. Obtainable from MOTION, SMITH SOX, LTD., 11, Battery Road. Please Send for the Illustrated Catalogue of Musical Instruments t, SEASON CO., LTD. 11l and 113, North Bridge Road. S PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. g Printing— Developing Enlarging. <* FRAMES MADE KONG HIN CHEONG CO537 words
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Advertisement69 1924-10-03 5 for Children Young eyes glisten mouths water at the sight of cornflour custards, blancmanges, puddings made with Broun Poisons Corn Flour Let the children eat as much as they want it is good food that contains valuable nourishment. Send Jour cent if amp and your name and addreu for a69 words
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Advertisement636 1924-10-03 5 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 BANKRUPTCY o IX THE SUPREME COURT OF THi: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. o In Bankruptcy. n> io 7 of 1924 Re (1) Chop Hong Thong. Summary Cis.-. Receiving Order made 16th May, 1924. Date of Order for Summary Administration 23rd June, 1924. Date and place636 words
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Advertisement564 1924-10-03 5 NOTICES. TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA. Mr. E. T. Sheaf, The Australian Government Trade Commissioner m ihe East, will be pleased to furnish ujxn request information and advice regarding ALL AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURES. Postal Address: P. O, Box 25, SINGAPORE. Cable Address: AUSTRADCOM, SINGAPORE. Office Addrera: 67. ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE Telephone564 words
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Obituary35 1924-10-03 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. LEE.— On October 1, 1924, at No. 20, Joo Chiat Road, Singapore, Yuk Ching, wife of Dr. Lee Ying Keng of Tangkak Hospital, Muar. Funeral at 4.30 p.m. to-day at Bidadari Cemetery.35 words
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417 1924-10-03 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1924. Anglo-Saxon Vitality. It is appropriate that two great feats by the Anglo-Saxon Powers should have come to a conclusion almost at the same moment. We refer to the successful termination of the American round the world flight and the arrival m England of417 words
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Article273 1924-10-03 6 We are a little at a loss to understand what seems to be the complete inability of the King of the Hedjaz to meet the Wahabi incursion. Even granting that the fanaticism accompanying such an incursion is a difficult thing to fight against, yet it is273 words
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Article496 1924-10-03 6 Mr. A. Douglas Gillespie has arrived m Bangkok to join the firm of Messrs. Syme and Company. The Bishop of Singapore is going to Bangkok next month. He will arrive on the 11th. and will leave on the 2nd. Dr. H. R. O'Brien, of the Rockefeller Foundation, left Bangkok on496 words
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Article48 1924-10-03 6 ANOTHER DELUGE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 2. A record rainfall for any twenty-four hours, was registered to-day at Fort Cornwallis, the total being nearly 9% inches. It is still raining hard, and the low-lying districts are inundated, m some places tae water being knee-deep.48 words
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Article63 1924-10-03 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang Oct. 2. Ahmat Omar who has cheated several people by representing that he is a TunkJ and a wealthy merchant, thereby inducing them to give him money, has been convicted and sentenced to three months with two years police supervision to follow.63 words
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Article734 1924-10-03 6 Mr. and Mrs. J. A. S. Jennings, who went Home m April, returned to Ipoh on Tuesday. On Wednesday an expensive dinner gong was stolen from the residence of the Rev. G. H. Douglas m Cavanagh Road. Mr. G. A. Hereford and Miss Hereford, who left about a fortnight ago734 words
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Article701 1924-10-03 6 WOMEN CROOKS IN COLOMBO The story of two American women wh lived on their wit* and their short bu'. exciting stay m Colombo is related by Bombay paper's correspondent. He say>. Colombo, situated as it is on so many important steamship routes, at differs' times offers hospitality to701 words
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Article65 1924-10-03 6 An Kxhibition of Ait and Handiwork .>;• the pupils of the St. Andrew's Scho<»' (Lower Elementary and Primary) is beiri held at the school to-day. The Exhibition will he opened to the public between th< hours of 4 and G o'clock. There will be ftn entertainment,65 words
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Article168 1924-10-03 6 Mr. Hubert Berkeley, the Raja of the North, has returned from Home by the Hiikone Maru. He will be warmly welcomed back to Upper Perak where he habeen D. 0. since 1904, having- previou- t that served as Magistrate there off and on since 1889. Mr. Berkeley was a middy168 words
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Advertisement139 1924-10-03 6 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKS." HOWEVER SMALL YOUR ORDER We will Deliver it TO YOUR DOOR FROM OUR RETAIL GODOWN 45, Robinson Road TEL. 228. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) New Shipment from California CAULIFLOWER CABBAGE H APPLES M GRAPES "BON TON** FIGS. r SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.,139 words
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Advertisement39 1924-10-03 6 jj Q CHAMPAGNE f il MERGER. < xlh\ EXTRA DRY. !Ji Moderate Price. jJMij Brothers •3 p SOLE AGENTS. 1 1 s.S. F.M.S. y^A 50 «J» w H e Tsi 3n««ttnsH scape c^h>ol .Mr ffMMV M«irinn. OilMlca 4 Co Udi39 words
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Article354 1924-10-03 7 THE CAMPBELL CASE. LIBERALS CRITICAL. [Router's Service.] London, Oct. 2. i« clouds are (fathering m the -ky. the papers forecasting a genectioa m the near future as a result ..-•-t developments. There is much the possibility <»f Government rt \t week if the vote of censure354 words
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Article76 1924-10-03 7 Reuter's Service. Paris, Oct. 2. NV-rutiations for the Franco-German MB nurcial agreement were opened yester- >'•. M. Herriot, addressing the delegates, mphatiltd the importance of the results the pour parlers for the future of the two nations. "The negotiators must retablish a continuous current of exchanges etWMB France76 words
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Article41 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter's Serviced Madrid, Oct. 2. n.munique states that the enemy at*ever the Spanish communication^ **n Tetuan and Sheshuan was repulsed tierce engagement mi n which there hand to hand fighting. One hundred twenty-eight Riffs were killed, inking :hree Raids.41 words
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Article34 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter'? Service.] London, Oct. 2. i>h telegrams from Afghanistan "'"•ate that the rebellion is ending and a «*er of the tribes have come to terms w 'th the Amir's Government.34 words
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62 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Oct. 2. Khan has concluded the agreement "»•< Mn P the Junker Aerial Company to Xim* the reorganisation of the air '•"<<> Of Persia. Th e service between W»d Enzeli will be opened m October ♦xtension of the route from to Bushire will62 words
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Article16 1924-10-03 7 -1 for a country to have liberality ...J^V"^ .Pro^. inaction, but its Coolid» S ?ommonsense President16 words
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Article33 1924-10-03 7 TO REPRESENT ULSTER. IS MR. THOMAS SATISFIED [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 2. It is reported that Government intend to nominate Mr. Carson to represent Ulster on the Boundary Commission.33 words
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Article71 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Oct. 2. During the Assembly debate on the disarmament protocol Baron Ishii alluded to the important work accomplished by the framing of it, m the course of which the Japanese delegation had to express its opinion very frankly, but it was always animated by a71 words
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Article49 1924-10-03 7 Reuter's Service. The Hague, Oct. 2. It is semi-oflficially stated that a'though the security disarmament protocol is regarded here as marking an important advance, the Dutch Government considers it advisable to view certain points and to reserve the right to consider the document before finally accepting it.49 words
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Article100 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter's Service.] Sydney, Oct. 2. The consensus of opinion on the Geneva compromise is opposed to any interference with Australia's sovereign rights. The Morning Herald notes the clause is permissive and not mandatory and hopes the League will think twice before exercisingits option m connection with100 words
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Article30 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter's Service.] Rome, Oct. 2. Signor Mussolini has communicated to the League Italy's ratification of the Washington eight-hour day convention, conditionally upon the principal European Powers also ratifying.30 words
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Article40 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter's Service.] Lisbon, Oct. 2. The President, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for the Colonies received Sir Robert Hotung who is now on his way to Paris en route for Hongkong.40 words
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Article45 1924-10-03 7 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 2. The Government commission has fixed seventeen million roubles as the sum necessary for the reconstruction of the position m Leningrad which was damaged by floods and the relief of the victims. [Earlier cables appear on page s].45 words
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Article135 1924-10-03 7 Madras, Sept. 25. Travancore has stolen a march on other parts of India, under the Maharanee Regent. In place of Dr. P. N. LakshiHan, the Durbajr pWysician, who has retired, Mrs. Poonen Lukose has been appointed acting Durbar physician, and this is the first case m all135 words
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Article64 1924-10-03 7 Mr. J. Concannon, surveyor, Penang Municipality, has resigned his appointment and is proceeding- to Siam* to take u/p mining work. Mr. Concannon is a stylish cricketer and was third m the recent baiting: averages of the cricket league. Hi« departure is a loss to Penang- cricket. He played for the64 words
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Article128 1924-10-03 7 THEATRICAL PROMOTER'S AFFAIRS. Mr. C. B. (Tehran's Heavy Losses. London, Sept. 22. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. C. B. Cochran, theatrical producer, the Official Receiver referred to Mr. Cochran's big losses m various theatrical and boxing enterprises, necessitating the borrowing of money at heavy128 words
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Article187 1924-10-03 7 Calcutta, Sept. 24. The acute state of communal feeling m India la again illustrated by the riots at Shahjehanpur, m the Punjab. The immediate cause of the outbreak was a free fight some days ago over the branch of a peepul tree, m the course of which187 words
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Article69 1924-10-03 7 London, Sept. 24. An elderly woman has surrendered to the Paris police, making a statement that she had intended to shoot M. Herriot but that her courage failed her. The woman stated that she had followed M. Herriot to London, Geneva and Lyons, her reason for69 words
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Article83 1924-10-03 7 London, Sept. 23. Sir Basil Zaharoff, who i? aged 74, is a multi-millionaire, and is known as Europe's "mystery man," has been secretly married to a Spanish Duchess, th* Ducuessa De Villafranca Delos Caballeros. The lady is aged 55 and has been twice widowed. Th« marriage took83 words
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Article128 1924-10-03 7 London, Sept. 23. The Executive Committee of the British Communist Party has issued an open letter to the delegates attending ttie Labour Party Conference at London m October stating that the Trade Union Congress at Hull was a step forward and that the Labour Conference should move forward128 words
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Article241 1924-10-03 7 Calcutta, Sept. 24. An outspoken discussion took place at a meeting of the Calcutta Rotary Club which was addressed by Major Cooke, who was Provost Marshal at Cairo during the War. "You cannot intake a silken purse out of a sow's ear," declared Major Cooke, "neither can241 words
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Article357 1924-10-03 7 HE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD. To the Editor. Sir, I also was much interested m the letter of 'Senex' under the heading The Greatest Thing m the World' published m your issue of Saturday last. It is of course a truism that mankind is potentially357 words
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Article316 1924-10-03 7 The Government is to be congratulated j jon the progress and success of its cam- i paign to reduce the cost of living m Pc- i nang, says the Straits Echo. The latest measure it has adopted to this admirable end is a big increase m the316 words
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Article309 1924-10-03 7 Tokio, Oct. 1. rThe trial of the "lese-Majesty" case was opened to-day m the Supreme Court which was guarded very strictly. The accused. Daisuke Namba, without show}- ing the least fear, replied to the judge at his seat with folded arirvs. The public were excluded from the hearing309 words
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Advertisement149 1924-10-03 7 I NEW SHIPMENT j LADIES SHOES For all Occasions. I J I Pur stock is now (ly^t^li shoes for day and l (/*C :::::^nnNv illustrated. v* jl Black Satin Ulack Satin EVENING SHOES V^^^^^^^^ EVENING SHOES with gold strapping |f\^^^|Bgk with silver j Extremely smart. X strapping. All sizes stocked.149 words
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Advertisement775 1924-10-03 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BUSMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on throagh Bills of Lading for all Overbad Pateta. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Doe Biaa*#«f«. X RHESUS775 words
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Advertisement481 1924-10-03 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. ELLERMAN UE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF PEKIN doe Oct. 5 t s.s. CITY OP DURBAN due Oct. 8 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW due Nov.481 words
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Advertisement616 1924-10-03 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O» BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). fyOUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Due Leave616 words
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Advertisement615 1924-10-03 9 '■TEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. L-ine. Dentinationa Steamer*. Arr. D«pt. Mar«fillt's, London, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, Port Sudan and Port Said. p ar j s Maru Oct. 10 Oct. 12 New York via San Francisco, Panama Alaska Maru from Kobe Oct. 15 iKirban, Cape Town, Rio.. Santos,615 words
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Advertisement405 1924-10-03 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ROUND THE WORLD FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to BOSTON and NEW YORK via Colombo, Suez, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles. Returning to Singapore via Havana, Panama, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. Arrives. Sails. s.s. PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Oct. 7405 words
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Advertisement747 1924-10-03 9 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U S.S.B. WEST CAJOOT to discharge and load Oct U.S,S.B. WEST FARALON to discharge and load Not U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to discharge and load Dec.' and subsequent steamers approximately 30 lays apart. Taking747 words
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Article138 1924-10-03 10 H.M.S. Magnolia, which left Singapore on Sept. 28th, arrived m Fenang on Tuesday and will remain there for about two weeks. She will leave for the Dindings on October 13, remain there till the 18th, proceed to Malacca on the 19th and return to Singapore on the 22nd.138 words
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Article333 1924-10-03 10 A DISOBEDIENT FIREMAN. In the Marine Court yesterday morning, a Somali fireman on board the steamer Paris City was charged before Capt. J. B. Edwards, R.D., R.N.R., with wilful disobedience of the lawful, commands of the Chief Engineer of the vessel on the 19th. September when the steamer333 words
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240 1924-10-03 10 Prague, Aug. 28. Stalactite caves, of an extent not yet exactly ascertained, have been discovered m the Demanova Valley m Northern Slovakia. The Moravfian investigator Krai has been working at them ever since 1921, but he has only just been able to open them to240 words
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Article205 1924-10-03 10 Edinburgh, Aug. 30. W. E. Barnie. of Portobello, swam the Firth of Forth from Burnt Island to Granton this afternoon. The difficulty of .this swim is not the distance but the temperature of the water, other swimmers who have made the attempt, including- Captain Webb,205 words
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Article168 1924-10-03 10 Terente, the famous Rumanian river bandit, who lives m a boat m which a machine gun is mounted, has transferred his activities, with his followers m other boats, to the neighbourhood of Spantov. The inhabitants keep watch m relays, with loaded firearms at hand. The168 words
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Advertisement568 1924-10-03 10 Burns Philp lane (Incorporated m Australia.) For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,875 tons) •od MONTORO (5.000 tens.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins \zxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath, gymnasium,568 words
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Advertisement85 1924-10-03 10 GLEN LINE (Incorporated m England.) FOR LONDON $642.86 S JS. GLENBFFER (9429 tons Gross) This steamer expected to sail about 3rd Oct. haa excellent accommodation for first class passengers. For full particulars, apply, BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., (Incorporated ir. F.M.S.) Agents. Telephone 3121. THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LTD. (Incorporated m Denmark.)85 words
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Advertisement290 1924-10-03 10 Shanks Sanitary Appliances EVERYTHING CONSTRICTIONAL SANITARY. SPECIALISTS R. Young Co., Limited. PENANG. SLNGAPORH. SOLE AGENTS FOR S.S. AND F.M.S. Phone 1411. STEAMER SAILINGS. MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS s.s. "SURAT" Due to sail Ist half November loading from here. For Particulars of Freight and Fassages HUTTENMCH, LAZARUS SONS LIMITED. 8.8.290 words
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Advertisement319 1924-10-03 10 j STEAMER SAILINGS. HUGO STINNES LINK (Incorporated m Germany.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT I PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.s. Carl Legien 9,000 tons about Sept. 30 s.s. Adolf von Baeyer 9,000 tons about Oct. 28 HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. s.s. Albert Voegrler 9,000 tons about319 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous576 1924-10-03 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Medan, Sabang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Marseilles, Southampton and Rotterdam, taking specially superscribed mails for Europe Tabanan 8 a.m. Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Kwong Yick 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana576 words
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Article494 1924-10-03 11 Singapore, Oct. 1. Tin has appreciated steadily throughout the week and the share market has responded with increased activity m most of the more popular counters. Rubber continues steady with shares entirely neglected. Industrials are firm with a steady demand at quotations, Straits Traders, however, still being494 words
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Article61 1924-10-03 11 October 2 Bank demand T, Private credits 3 m.s. M Vs New York, demand Credits 90 days 54 France, demand Ql n India, T. T. ™J Hongjonjf. demand 3% p. c Pri m Yokohama, demand „>9 Java, demand 135".. Bangkok, demand m Sovereign. Bank Buying 8 54 Bank of61 words
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Article186 1924-10-03 11 October 2. Tin 100 Tons $120 v ambier v 25.00 Pepper white 3:J 00 Pepper Black 18 25 Flake Tapioca 10 90 Pearl Sago Small 800 Co Pra 12 2)) Copra Sundried 12 55 Rice, Rangoon whit* 275 00 Opium, Benares unt. 40Q0 Rice Siam No. 1 for export186 words
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Article41 1924-10-03 11 Singapore, Oct. 2, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Pale Crept. Spot 51%. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 51% 52; October 52 52%; Nov.-Dec. 52% 52%; Jan. -March 58 53%. London Quotation Sheet is. 2%± Market Firm.41 words
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Article140 1924-10-03 11 BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER. The following" is the statement of quantity and value of rubber exported during September. Sept. Sept. 1924 192:5 1924 1923 to date- mos: U. Kingdom 2,506.28 5,081.16 25,028.32 34,467.14 U. S. A. 20,205.08 12,409.11 138,737.46 122,300.44 Cont. Europe 1,197.39 2,768.00 13,900.37 15.796.34 Br. Possessions 173.22 206.11 4,350.70140 words
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Article56 1924-10-03 11 account year ending: 31st January 1925 payable 13th October 1924. Rubber Tin Tons sold Price j Sept. 25 Is 2%d £235. 0.0 125 $IKJ.K7 I_.1 26 Is 2'L'd 236.15.0 150 116.25 27 Is 2%d 235.15.0 75 116. 29 Is2%d 75 116.75 30 Is 2%d 239. 5.0 100 118.75 Oct. 156 words
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Article145 1924-10-03 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORi Singapore, Oct. j. Uulilht. London li l» „i Stead! Local 51%. Tin.— London t'24l. Down s>. Local 120 U. 100 tuns sold. Rubbers. Unchanged. Mininß.-^Johans buyer* 54 seller! ietalings buyers L5O. EUhmttia Now buy ,t>rs at 24 premium. Hitam> seUtri at 1.-4- l145 words
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Article183 1924-10-03 11 Tin.—^24l. Down Rubber.— is. g%<L Up V B d. Ihe popular auaiag counter* continKto display activity. The trend of ihiPengkalea market la still upward, with buyers prepared to pay i.j.J5 and ever f.,.--ready shares. Johans, on a publised out put of 550 pikuls are wanted at183 words
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Article177 1924-10-03 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macphaii.) Rubber. i-. 2 5 «<i. 51%. l«n.— i 241. 12*>%d. 100 tons lokL Tin anil Rubber are both practically u.'.chaojred and a.> a result then ia wry little movement m ihare price.-. In the mining section which still continues to be the centre177 words
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Article189 1924-10-03 11 The market, after opening a little easier m the earlier part of the week, ha* agaiM firmed up, ami at the time of writing i* stronc with very few sellers. The availaMe stocks m Singapore- appear very Unit ec and dealers therefore are very disinelir,ed to189 words
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Article131 1924-10-03 11 Yesterday's Alterations. Ri?"s" ($> 1.38 \M [dria Hydraulic (£1) L 4 s r,d 25s 6d Johan Tin ($> M% 7 K. kamuntin* 4r>s 4IJ Kamuntinj? (4.) 42s 4.^ Kinta Tin Dredges !M 93 Malayan Collier e> ($10) 27.00 27.50 Murai Tin 2.77"^ •>«-, Nawn» Pet „5 JJJ131 words
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Page 11 Advertisements
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Advertisement470 1924-10-03 11 Assets over §5.000,000. A mnn Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. HMTTED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) n r HEAD OF^CE|- Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and om P Ue 8470 words
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Advertisement343 1924-10-03 11 1 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED. —Established 1880.— Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y 77,500.000 President: K. Kod»ma E?q. V ice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. L v DIRECTORS. q Y. Jamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Monmur*. M Odagin, E«Q. N Igarashi, Esq. Baron X- Iwasaki. K. Mog*mi, Esq.343 words
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Advertisement489 1924-10-03 11 BANKING. m CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. incorporated m England by Royal Charter. o Paid up Capital m 600,000 eharea £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 1,000 r OOO HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bighopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Rangoon Amritsar lloilo489 words
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Advertisement295 1924-10-03 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (IneorponUd m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). •TOE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Lranch Office 64, The Arcade. Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. BANKING. H S?SS£X G295 words
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Article110 1924-10-03 12 MEETING WITH OWNERS SUGGESTED. In connection with the dispute which has arisen between the Singapore Turf Club Committee and certain up-country owners on the question of payment of freight on racehorV^ attending race meetings; at Singapore, the Committee of the Singapore Turf Club further considered this matter at110 words
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Article657 1924-10-03 12 (■etting Near the End. There was a fair feathering- of those interested at the Course yesterday morning, the near approach of the meeting lending added interest to the work. The track proper, outside a hurdle, was used, and was good going 1 but heavy, the times m657 words
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Article70 1924-10-03 12 London, Sept. 24. The results of football matches played m the Leapue to-day are: Third Division (Southern Section). Bristol City 1, Charlton 1. Exeter City 2, Swansea 0. Plymouth 1, Q.s P. Rangers 0. Swindon 3. Sthnd. Unfted 0. Third Division (Northern Section). Wrexham 1, Accrinjrton 0.70 words
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Article20 1924-10-03 12 London, Sept. 24. In a Ruffby football match at Cambertey, London Scottish beat Sandhurst by 31 points to nil.20 words
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Article71 1924-10-03 12 London, Sept. 24. Wi>an 31, Broujrhton 6. The New York Herald states that Mrs. Payne Whitney has purchased the imported jumper El Kantara from Mr. Joseph E. Davis for 20,000d0k. one of the largest prices paid for a cross-country horse m ™any year*. El Kantara is a five-year-old71 words
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Article251 1924-10-03 12 FINAL OF PROLONGED COMPETITION. On the Stadium this afternoon the S.C.C. and H.M.S. Pegasus meet m the final of the Singapore Cup Competition. The' match is one of considerable interest, despite the fact that it is the last game m a long drawn out competition, which started m the251 words
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Article50 1924-10-03 12 The following will represent St. Joseph's Institution against the Indian Association 2nd XI. on the school ground to-mairow: C. Maddox (capt.) G. Tessensohn, W. Ess, C. Eber, L. Oorloff, C. de Silva, K. Mosbergen, C Crxapley, O«i Tiang Hin, C. Rayney and P. d' Almeida. Reserve: Tan Sam Nfro.50 words
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Article159 1924-10-03 12 October Monthly Medal. On account of the General Officer Coinmanding's inspection of the Volunteers or. Sunday, the sth inst. the monthly medal will not be played until Saturday and Sunday, the 11th and 12th inst. The ladies' monthly medal will be held on Monday, the 6th instant.159 words
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Article161 1924-10-03 12 To-night's Fine Programme. The cream of local talent will be seen -n action at the Happy Valley to-night, wht! a fine programme is being presented Battling Key's return with Eddie Gra«ly is expected to be a good fight. These tw> have always given the audience a run toy their161 words
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Article327 1924-10-03 12 G.O.C's Inspection Sunday sth October. Major General Sir. T. Fraser, X.C.8., C.5.1., C.M.G., will inspect the Corps on Sunday next, m the execution of a tactical scheme. For the purposes of the battle the Corps will be divided into two forces, Blue Force commanded by Major G.327 words
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SPORTING NEWS.
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Article143 1924-10-03 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A Class Doubles. Linton and Sinclair 5 beat Murphy and Fuller scr., 3 6, 6 4, 6 3. B. Class Doubles. Cassels and Strachan 4 vs. Bowerman f?nd Romney scr., unfinished. C. Class Doubles. Adamson and Smith 2 beat Boardman and Hallows scr., 6 3*143 words
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Article108 1924-10-03 12 B. Class Doubles. Stewart and Jackson scr. vs. Mallinson li td Green 1, <to finish). Williams and Gatfield scr. vs. Morgan and Bakar 2. C. Class Doubles. Burton and Cave scr. vs. Zimmerman and Kohler— 2. C. Class Singles. C. Roberts 15 vs. W. H. Palgrave scr., (tc108 words
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Article150 1924-10-03 12 London, Sept. 24. Colonel Scott Duff, manager of the Hurlingham Polo Club, interviewed on his arrival from America, said the popularity o|f polo was increasing: tremendously m America. There were 13 grounds at Long Island alone and there would be 15 next year. It was150 words
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Article64 1924-10-03 12 London, Sept. 24. Port Said.— The M.C.C. team has arrived here, all well. The following will participate m the match against Ceylon at Colombo: A. E. R. Gilligan, J. W. H. T. Doug-las, J. L. Bryan, A. P. F. Chapman, Sandham, Sutcliffe, R. Tyldesley, Kilner, Freeman,64 words
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Article253 1924-10-03 12 London, Sept. 22. The death is announced of the old-time Gloucestershire cricketer, James Bush. He visited Australia with Grace's team m 1873. It is said that the American jockey, Earle Sande, may ride m England and France next year, provided that he makes a sufficiently good253 words
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770 1924-10-03 12 Singapore, Oct. 1. Since our last report the price of tin has steadily recovered, which no doubt has been largely instrumental m creating a brisk market m practically all the better class tin shares. Rubber has remained firm but our local rubber shares are770 words
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Article207 1924-10-03 12 Singapore, Oct. 2. Rubber.— The market, during the period under review, has been very steady, and business m Spot Sheet has been done at 50 51. There was a good demand for all grades m Wednesday's auction. Awarded Sheet loose sold at 50% cents an* m cases at207 words
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Article112 1924-10-03 12 Singapore, Oct. 2. There has been a further substantial r.se m values and, with trade buyers interested, the immediate outlook is distinctly good. I The local Market has been firm and active throughout the week, with buyers predominating. Sales for deliver over the whole of next year continue112 words
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Advertisement174 1924-10-03 12 I WITH THIS POPULAR MODEL j I HIS MASTER'S VOICE n Apollinaris 1 'The Queen of Table lIT A NOW OBTAINABLE Large size $22 per case of 100 bottles j Small size $17 per case of 100 bottles I mm— KATZ BROS, LTD. SINGAPORE AND PENANG. I *i a n174 words
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