The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 October 1925

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE S.S., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1925. NO. 11.G27.
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  • 234 1 frontier incident has set Greece and Bulgaria at each other's throats and there is talk of an ultimatum Page !>. Mr. Baldwin and the whole Cabinet welcomed Mr. Chamberlain at Victoria Station on his return from Locarno Page 9. Ahd-el Krim has lost no time m issuing
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  • 116 1 Phoenix Aerated Water Works— Past •">• Tennent's beer, Guthrie and Co.— Page H. Dress fabrics at J hn Little's Pajje 8. High Admiral cigarettes. B.A.T. Page 11. Latest shipping on pages 10, 12 and 13. Cameras and accessories at Maynard's— Page 1. Tenders wanted for erection work Page
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  • 936 1 Driving 0M morninc m the frets Odcnwald. not far from the haunts <>f the oncedreaded Rodenstein, opposite a wayside Wirthshans, caravan had pulled up. I pair of delicate brown legs surmounted by a short flowing scarlet skirt descended from the caravan's steep step. Gipsies! Gipsies who
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 230 1 wI N G LOO N G RBCOGNBBO HOt SE for pi TROPICAL si" ITS. HIGH STREET. SZ-- RAFFLES HOTEL Telephone 2920. To-Night The Band of H.M.S. "CAIRO" Will be m attendance during DINNER DANCE. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. Not words alone Not words alone convey the message you would tell your
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    • 240 1 a /fl T«7^___^^!m__ Thf taxy writing ROYAL TYPEWRITER a iv>ilin>j machine of MtrjMMCMf fXCflit Mr.'. l^^fj^l K» Sole AMMtt for Malaya and Siam I I |,i Singapore and Penang. i THE "EUROPE HOTEL. AUTUMN RACE MEETING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 1925 Special Race Dinner and Dance $3. Dancing until 1.45 am.
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    • 37 1 Stocks of Wines and Provisions to be sold at cost. Competition impossible. Retail sales to be discontinued after Slst December. H. BOLTER, EUROPE HOTEL BUILDING. JOHN HAIG'S GOLD LABEL WHISKY THE BEST SWEE LEE CO. WINE MERCHANTS.
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    • 17 1 WING LOO N G FOR HIGH (LASS TAILORING. style. Cut a nd Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STRKET
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 141 1 THE WEEK. ft it rsdu y, 22nd. High Water, Ml a.m., 0.33 p.m. French homeward mail leaves. P. and O. homeward mail closes. Autumn Races, Third Day. Tanglin Club Afternoon Dance, tf.3o p.m. Italian Opera, Vie. Theatre, VMG p.m. Friday, 2'ittl. High Water. IJi a.m.. 1.14 p.m. P. and O.
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  • 196 2 Interior OS-SUj M-l> .in ted. t Bjr courtesy of the Nanyo Ni hiNichi Shimbunshn). ivkio. Oct. iv». Further prefectuial changes have been anmvnced. Mr. T. Mima.su, prefect of Van SgUChi, has been transferred to Niigata prefecture, and Mr. KicMsjorp Omori, Secretary of the Hokkaido Government, ha.* i uccei
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  • 517 2 Government of Assam, (says the St;.- small), is determined to have as little exploitation of h< use property m Sbil- |< ng aa oseiblc. No map already ownimi boose property ther may without special permission acquire more. A man -will be encouraged to dwell m his own house and In
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 286 2 4T THE HAPPY VALLEY. The Merry Opera Company. In choice new plays. THE ELITE CINEMA. roK.'an.me as Kood as any, better than many. WAYANG PER JEE. MDM. KELVEY'S I a DANCING. SCHOOL m M*%* Private Lessons ir. the Ut-rt I Ballroon HMy^' Dancing jgf .(HIU)KEVS m CLASSKS if from 3
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    • 316 2 Victoria Theatre. ONE WEEK ONLY. GONSALEZ BROTHERS Present THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA 00. TO-NIGHT at 9.30 p.m. IL PAGLIACCI AND CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Friday. October 23rd. Saturday, October 24th. LA BOHEME. I LA TOSCA. Booking at Little's. SEATS $4. $2. $1. OPENING Programme of the PAVILION (LATE PALLADIUM) From TUESDAY- October
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    • 443 2 ANOTHER BIG PICTURE AT THE ALHAMBRA From Monday, ISth, to Saturday, 2lth Oh, A METRO SUPER SPECIAL, A REX INGRAM Sin. Adapted from the Famous Novel by Anthony H< (1,,, v featuring the well-known LEWIS STONE, ALICE TERRY AND RAMON Nil m m who have never been sesn to better
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  • 783 3 Trsctor. Armoured Car, and Lorry. Salisbury Plain. Sept. 14. Am<ng many motor vehicles that will 1 seen m this neighbourhood during the army manu'uvres which begin on the 21st irst.— from plain 30cwt. lonics to gunhauling "dragons" and tanks— not tha least interesting will be a recent development
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  • 106 3 "The right of a woman sitting on a tombstone, smoUng cigarettes, is somewhat out of the ordinary," writes the Rev. H. C. B. Roder, vicar of Churchill and Hlakedown (Worcestershire) m his parish magaz'ne, "but it came as a distinct shock. "Smoking is not a
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  • 567 3 A iire-At Opportunity on the Ivory Coast. Something of the extraordinary mass n o\ement towards Christianity on the Fiench I\ory .coas of West Africa was toldon Sept 18 ty the Rev. U J. Piatt, the young Bolton missionary and former Bolton teacher, at the monthly Wesleyan
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  • 249 3 Churches' First Report. New York, Sept. 18. For the first time since the enactment of the prohibition laws anything approaching an expert survey by a clerical source has been under aken by the Federal Council of Churches. Also for the first time clerical authority has admit
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  • 52 3 i On Oct. 2nd a social evening was held at Aus rulia House, to mark the amalgamation oi' the Rubber Shareholders Association with the Institution of the Rubber Industry. The entertainment included lantern slides I demonstrating the production of raw rub- ber, and a Dunlop film showing the process of
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    • 321 3 \\\\ta**\t NATURE'S REMEDY elements Tonic is Nature's greatest remedy for the nerve* and brain, loss of .ippctite, debility, poorness i blood, neuralgia, insomnia, etc., and is strengthened reliable. In the fatiguing tropical atmoshere y*H will appreciate the nourishing stimulus of this invigorating medicine, as it promotes normal health, tnerj;y and
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    • 402 3 To MOTOR CAR OWNERS. 1 If you want to keep the body of your Motor Car m first class condition, to improve its appearance and to avoid constant painting and varnishing, make your Syce use Mastic Polish every day. .j Mastic Polish is a genuine Varnish reviver and preservative and
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  • 197 4 LP AXD OVER. ALL TOGETHER I "JOKS PECULIAR. A pole vault caught m a fraction of a second givinj impression that the picture is wrong way up. A THF GRACE OF THE ATHLETE.— The start of the 220 yards at the Combined High School Sports,
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  • 737 5 INTERESTING LEGAL POINT IN SHANGHAI liRITLSH l-.URT. A firm of manufacturers m Fran.e wishes to recover a debt from a British firm established m Shanghai. The French l.r instructs a French lawyer m Shanghai to Xllact the debt. The French lawyer puss's the matter to a firm
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  • 110 5 Speculation is rife as to who will succeed Mr. Hose as Colonial Secretary. Straits Settlement. It may be tha* the appointment will be given to a new mem? her of the Colonial Service now serving lsewhere. If it goes to a local official, those holding Residential rank would appear to
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  • 715 5 THE SIMPLE APPARATUS OF THE FUTURE. Although doubtless the design, construction, and manipulation of wireless receivers wll continue to form an absorbing hobby for man^ there are already signs that a a re pio-oifon cf broadcast I'stencvs are interest, d only m the results obtainable trom ih3ir
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  • 189 5 Attacks m Daylight. Wolves and other wild beasts, emboldened by seven years' lespite from guns and hounds, are attacking Russian villages m broad daylight. In all cattle-breeding areas the damage inflicted by wolves is estimated by Soviet authorities as amounting to 25 pir cent, of
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  • 885 5 With all their diffeiences, Europeans and Indians are alike at least m this, that they all go out enthusiastically tj meet thf holidays instead of strenuously sticking to work until the holidays come along.. For some days, to judge from external appearances, no one has been pressed down
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  • 64 5 The ore-locating process of Swedish engineers known as the Lundkerg-Nathorst me'hod s claimed to have pointed out a deposit of copper pyrite 30 feet deep under a sandy plain nearly two mih s from the nearest ore-containing boulders. Electrically charged wires laid m trenches were employed, and the mdi rations
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 472 5 TENDERS. NOTICE. IV N( m>: «1 (PAWNBROKERS), OKPI> BTited f"r the sole right to a wnsbip <or I period of three years January, ISM, m each of the Itreetl m the Town Divimenl el Penang described m annexed and tenders are Ini privileges m the Country n. Settlement m the
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    • 231 5 bbbViHtH BaaWnlKtiAUkiaAHaamaaaaUaißY/n MT MM SOARING HIGH IN POPULAR FAVOUR," PHONE 5453. IS SIMPLY ANOTHER TERM FOR I SHELL The regular use of Shell Motor Spirit and Lubricating Oils :esu!ts m a marked reduction m running costs. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (S.S,) LTD. (Incorporated >. England). UtgjßLv dj; a broad diffused
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  • 354 6 A Fund Opened Dr. Loke Yew, C.M.G., LL.D., (Hongkong), who died m Kuala Lumpur on February 24th., 1917, was brought to Singa pore when only a lad. His first job was that of a shop assistant there at four dollars a month. When he died
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  • 188 6 Four Miles of Caverns Underground. Telegrams from Berne report the discovery m the Swiss Dolomites, at depths varying from 200 to 400 metres below the surface, of a series of hitherto unknown caverns. The discovery was made by a party of scientists who were making investigations of the
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  • 160 6 Preparations for Suicide Cause Heart Failure. London. Oct. S. i A verdict of death from pneumoni i ami i heart disease accelerated by strong mental emotion was re'urned at an inquest m 5 Brixton over Mr. George Carle. fifty-one, found dead at his lodging. Nv ith an
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  • 152 6 After holding the reins of Government for n four years Mr. Mackenzie King has decided c to appeal to the country, and a General Elec- n tion is to be held on October 29. Through- T out the Liberal Premier's term of office he CJ has never
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  • 397 6 Free Churchman's Sensational Booklet. Sensational expressions of opinion have been made m a booklet by the Rev. William E. Orchard, D.D., minister of the King's Weigh House Congregational Church m Duke-street, W., where Mass is celebrated every morning at 7.30. Great surprise was caused when "proper
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  • 176 6 Cartoon Which Gave Offence. London. Oct. 3. Jack Hobbs has earned another niche m he Temple of Fame, for Dard. head of he Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission m London, as written to the Press saying that Hobbs as "won favour with the whole Muslim -orld by
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  • 164 6 The following account of smallpox inoilation amongst the Dyaks of an upriver strict of Sarawak may be of interest. The eta were ffaen me by a Malay dresser. i intelligent Ol :d reliable m)an, OBOftiy ter I had left the country. Being intested I
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  • 58 6 A Wind of Death. Wellington, (N.Z.), Sept. 2L Vlichael Maylon was killed at Otira by electric shock whilst measuring the (fat of the electric power transmission i. He used a metallic tape, which was r:ed by the wind along the wire to a c, where it touched an iron
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  • 305 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The only Morning l> lily live "news" paper-,,,. U) daily, also the best M.. !lirnfljr n r 'S Delivered with th, n l h 7r > *W, with Latest Tele* "N and Latest Annoum,.,,,. exclusive special f. week"Seria, Story. aii Telephone 56. Cable Add!** nil I
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    • 413 6 JUST UNPACKED AT WHITEAWAYS. You cannot buy them elsewhere.) I r^~~X W^fl^ CUTLERY \Js (A&A \s=J^ ols Lfe an2 F v. \ffj One of WHIT£ AWAYS SUNDARD VALUES \Jr a 4. THE "^ERYIS" CUTLERY. >-^->\ hilCavCayS This !ine is fast becoming known as Asia's finest value 0^ stainless cutlery. It
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    • 53 6 rsr^\ 1 BBm. I mA. aaaV f- H aaannnL E ■T j nananmli lit ji lli^-Jnnl onaT***^ \*m n#" nt*^ R^nfeaaaja am *M¥9tfsm^i_j m Avoid expei 1 gWy other dieotders so pr< Wk\ OKOction climatfs I I I; rule Fir* A I sparkling with i I v Wheirtml* le sim.M'oki
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  • 909 7 A FLOURISHING INDUSTRY. i The Importance of Belawan. Travelling lu»nu-wai,l 1 y one of the many freighter which voyage between the Far East and England, while it contains certain disadvantages <.f H minor character, has writes a "Free Press" eonesp„ndent, this m its favour— it frequently direct* one's
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  • 926 7 TALES TOLD TO THE MAGISTRATE. A visit to West London Police Court seems to be regarded by many wom?n living m the district as a necessary prelude to the Saturday morning shopping exjiedition. With a basket on one arm and a bored baby on the other, they
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  • 593 7 i REVELATIONS BY RUSSIAN OFFICER. t 'Superior German Ships and Guns." Sensational charges regarding the British Navy are made by Commodore G. von Schoultz, Commander-in-Chief of the FinI nish Navy, who was Russian attache with th? Grand Fleet from the spriug of 1915 to
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  • 215 7 Labour Ministry's Experiment. About 1.2C0 young men b. 'tween the ages ;if eighteen and twenty-five are to be seU'ettd by the Labour Ministry, given a meal a day m addition to their full unemployment money, placed m two centres at Birmingham and Newcastle, and taught to do odd
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    • 428 7 BUSINESS CARDS. o Plonot Send for the Illustrated g 0 Catalogue of Musical Instruments. J SEASON CO., LTD. ill and 113, North Bridge Road, g HARDWORKING AND TRUSTWORTHY SERVANTS. (OOKS. AMAHS, AYAHS, ETC. w <1 under no obligation. We »Ny lady o r gentleman, any- tin i reqniieanenta. Intending plena*
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    • 1066 7 I NOTICES. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the Power of Attorney dated the 11th day of June 1924 executed by W. L. Stibbe as Managing Director of Italian Textile Company Limited m ffavoru r of Mr. Vilh Bork has been revoked. Dated this 20th. day of October 1925. SIMON
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  • 1049 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1925. Movements m China^ A telegram the other day said that civil war was again impending m North China, between the Wu-Pei-fu faction and Marshal Chang Tso-lin's armies. There was nothing new m this, for the forces up there are attached to the leaders
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  • 273 8 MODERN ORGANISED FISHING. Japanese m Java. [Aneta Service.] Weltevreden, Oct. 21. A combination formed by Japanose from Singapore with a capital of $4r,000 Straits is expected soon to start fishing m Sourabaya waters with two motor boats. POPPY DAY. The day is East approaching when all efforts will
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  • 508 8 Hi- Excellency Phya Pradibaddha Bhnbal His Siamese Majesty's Consul-General foi i The Straits Settlements, and Dependencies etc.. arrived here yesterday morning by mail train from Penang. Slill more gold for the Strait-. On Sept. 21 OOJtOQ and on Sept. 22 00,000 m sovereigns were withdrawn from the Bank of England
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  • 218 8 ANOTHER TEH Mp n Last night the Gottsalea 'ompany gave Mignon. an op, icts by Thomas, which was 1 n 1866 m Paris. It B pi ts popularity to its charm >f music. The story ost daughter of l.othai •aim, a poet, meet., UM "ormance and rescue,
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  • 205 8 Saccesafal Opening Sight. A large number who visited the Pavilion Tl day night were royall) management. A mort ha- perhaps never left that which passed out Pavilion long after midnigl To everybody who isil joined m celebratii nient m the thorougl it was more or the n -opening
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  • 129 8 Fall af Pan af N.l- Beialmi -It.- an iil wind" rain averted the which might easily hay« dent m CAlnuida morning. A consideral parapet <>n the upper part lands Trading Societj b D'Almeida Str ft. broke ton- of ma- my came crasl below. The accident oc< !>
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 142 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" %f M ser/"7le> I'll >/)''' Macgregor.Calobeck&C 0 LONDON GLASGOW II'.M.H >••« MACGREGOR'S V. o. s. THE WHISKY WITH A PEDIGREE. CALDBECK, MACGREfiOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh and Klang. PATRONISED •> A BY ROYALTY. A Continued Success for Over Half
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    • 72 8 FOR A LL r VERMIN USE AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. PEARS' i J 1 GOLDEN SERIES. J i i I I i i RENOVATE YOUR CAR OR CYCLE YOURSELF WITH (ggill) i Ftee Instrucy^^&w aar l,ons from L A DAMSON. fc\^. >.- i'HFILLAN. 1 lx WESTII i T)( CUR
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  • 151 9 A FRONTIER INCIDENT. I UK OF ULTIMATUM. [Renter's Service. j wit! mci sages from Sofia .nature of the Turcotreat) of friendship and arbit- t a Greco-Bulgarian dent, namely, that Bulgarian ked the Greek ontpng of M -n'ry and a captain. iays that subsequently the hite (lag and
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  • 45 9 e 1 London. Oct, 20. a: et a secret laid .:i<i Yard officers last j mraunist and two -eyed to London. ted for alit sted on lydeside j families who have been I a Russian steamer m Lon- -day. Meanby the Scotland
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  • 92 9 [Rei 8< iv ice] Paris. Oct. 21. ised. am from Paris dated October f the Communist lined the follo w m g r fight m the aorta oaat of m tl arrest „f tea Conunowtfo waa '-wanted on a charge aadace the troops ,n Morocco, he area sentenced
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  • 30 9 T Reuter's Service.] Paris, Oct. 21. ■tates that Chicherin sage to M. Briand from Berlin M. Briand replied ranee recognised the Soviet there tion to Chicherin'a visit.
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  • 46 9 T Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 21. ">• Emerald, commissioned will carry out a series of hoisting tke pennant for ae£ Indies jtetioii. Br *W is a sister cruiser to the A being completed at are the only vessels ""i<- to B tea n thirty-three
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  • 64 9 I Heater's Service 1 London, Oct. 21. nrred of Lord Ribbles- 1 we learn that Lord flowed a military career from he retired with the rank wa 1 ord-in-Waiting from 1 '< Of Buckhounds 1*92--°wned ai ,ut 4,800 acres. He »or of aoma publications.] Clifford, the new
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  • 294 9 CONGRATULATIONS. Mat CHAMBERLAIN'S SUCCESS. I Reuter's Service.! London, Oct. 20. Mr. Baldwin and the whole Cabinet welcomed Mr. Austen Chamberlain at Victoria j Station on his return from Locarno The King was represented by Lord Cronter and the French and German ambassador- and ajoet diplomats were present.
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  • 104 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 20. A telegram from Oran says that the j British steamer Stockwell, from Calcutta! to New York with a valuable cargo, m- eluding rubber, was sunk m ntt fathoms.! owing to a fire m the car^o. which could < not be extinguished otherwise. The
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  • 107 9 [Reuter's Service.] Nova Scotia. Oct. 21. The Italian steamer Ignazio Florio. from Montreal for Avonmouth, was abandoned when sinking. The crew are safe aboard j the steamer President Harding. New York, Oct. 21. Report! say that the Ignazio Florae suffered terribly from the high seas m midAtlantic
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  • 190 9 Rubber and Tin Quotations. Tokio, Oct. 20. Business was done at Y2.25 per pound f.a.q. spot m to-day's rubber market, while tin, Bar.ka, also advanced to Y215 per pikul. China's Civil War and Japan's Attitude. Marsiial Wu IVi-fu is preparing to raise an army on the pretext of
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  • 206 9 RAIN IN MOROCCO ABD-EL KRIM. OPPORTUNIST. [Reuter's Service. l Paris, Oct. 21. French reports confirm that the French withdrawal mentioned earlier is ascribed to the difficulty of bringing up supplies now that the rains have begun and add that Abd-el Krim quickly made capital out of the retirement
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  • 57 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Oct. 21. A court martial has been convened for Oct. 28th for the trial of Colonel Mitchell, for violating the service regulations. The court martial will consider his statements OB the loss of the Shenandoah as the result of almost treasonable criminal conduct on the
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  • 53 9 TReutor's Service.] Warsaw, Oct. 21. The manager of the Polish National Economy Bank has returned to Warsaw after successful preliminary negotiations with the- representatives of the American financial group at Vienna for a loan of a hundred million dollars, to be guaranteed by the spirits monopoly and
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  • 40 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Oct. 21. Interest has bee-n aroused m Wall Street by reports from Rome that the Vatican is negotiating a loan of l 1 million dollars here. Bankers neither confirm nor deny the report.
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  • 28 9 fßeuter's Service.l Indianapolis. Oct. 21. The Governor has appointed Mr. Arthur Robinson. Republican Senator, to succeed the late Mr. Samuel Ralston, Senator for Indiana.
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  • 276 9 The performances by Singapore amateurs on November 2, ft, 4 and 6 of Somerset Maugham's three act society comedy, "Our Betters" will be under the distinguished patronage of H.E. the Officer Administering the Government, H.E. the Commander m Chief of the China Station, and H.E. the General Officer
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  • 249 9 CHINESE MARRIAGE. To the Editor. Sir, The discussion that has been going on m your paper re Chinese Marriage U quite interesting, but certain views expressed bj L.P.K. go to show how little he knows what Chinese Marriage is. The system certainly appears weird, if not
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  • 477 9 SPECIAL MEETING. The Labourers' Budget. A special meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee was held m the Labour Office. Kuala Lumpur, am Monday, when there were present: Mr. E. W. F. Gilman, Controller of Labour, Malaya. (Chairman), Mr. C. D. Ahearne, Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, (Vice-Chairman and
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  • 87 9 In connection with the play Greed, to bo staged by a party of Straits-born Chinese amateurs at the Star Opera Theatre Hall on Noverber sth next m aid of St. Andrew's Mission Hospital, the management beg to announce that the performance is under the patronage of Miss Hose, who has
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    • 711 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR SERVICES TO:— LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Pointa. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. RHESUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port t HECTOR
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    • 560 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLJIJArIINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE s.s. CITY OP DUNKIRK Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 28 s.s. CITY OF TOKIO London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and gDunkirk Nov. 3 s.s. KASENGA Havre,
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    • 661 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION m LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governments o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles. London arid \nt.. Due Tonnage. Singapore.
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  • 504 11 Flour Obtained Almost Equal to Wheat. Harbin, Sept. 20. For thr last five years the chemists connected with Borodin's works have been experimenting with soya beans, trying to discover a dissolver which would make the manufactured oil of the bean taste better. We have had for
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  • 385 11 A Monitor from Sumatra. The arrival at the Zoo, where it has been paced m the Tortoise House, of a very large Varanus lizard from Sumatra, is a reminder that the age of reptiles is not quite over. There are still left, chiefly m the
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  • 36 11 McMichael, who played stand-off half for Selangor for about four years and who represented Malaya against the Special Service Squadron at Singapore, is shortly returning to this country, to. wp heli.-ve an estate m Banting.- M.M.
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  • 173 11 There seems to be no country m the world m which any stick is not good enough to chastise the British Government. M. Pierre Benoit, the novelist, who is probably the "best seller" m France and suffers from chronic Anglo-phobia, tells the soldiers fighting m Syria, m the
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  • 192 11 Are we sufficiently grateful (writes a corespondent) to those novelists who travel so ar and go to so much trouble m order to >c accurate? I once heard Mr. Cutcliffe lyne say that, writing at the rate of two md a half tales a year, of
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  • 103 11 The condition of Nurse Edith Cavell's *rave at Norwich has aroused much indigent criticism by the thousands of visitors vho pay pilgrimages to it, states the Daily Chronicle. A quantity of loose shingle on the top of he grave gives it a dirty and neglected ippearance, and
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  • 428 11 Tragi -Comedy at West Ham. The West Ham Board of Guardians, head over heels m debt, with their last penny procurable by rates already over-absorbed by relief demands, have turned their tragic position into a Gilbertian comedy by calling up one of their officers to explain
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    • 386 11 Don't be a Slave to Rheumatism Almost before you are aware of your peril, may find that Rheumatism has you m i« mercileM tfrip, and the results of neKlected or wrongfully treated Rheumatism are not ml to contemplate. Make up your mind that Rheumatism shall fa slave of you. Don't
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    • 162 11 I *v/r *r v -v%? r^~ <&** M^^^^m^&m r\ 1 a ke jpp*§! --s^P^^lk aJ VV: v j'&'J&f Vs^PSßav I V jar ~sfW i ''£i&& i r^" '•■^lkl t v. 3% av:^ nigh Class Virginian .niillJMsPjn €D©A^lTTilS In quality excellent, m their \ll^^^^^^>€^ Y 1 II fragrance and cool smoking
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  • 68 12 From Indo-China by Porthos at Singapore 6 a.m. to-day. From Europe, (London mails despatched Ist October) by Kalyan at Penang noon today. Mail despatched from Singapore 25th Sept. by Prinses Juliana was delivered m London 19th Oct. Noon: Wireless m communication with: s.s. Adrastus, Alaska Maru, Bandoeng. Glenbank,
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  • 99 12 President Adams, Amer. from New York "21, for New York 22. Aing Leong. Brit. ">6. from Batu Pahat 21, for Batu Pahat 22. Bulan. Brit. 441. from Penang 21, for Penang 25. D. Tirpitz, Ger. 4972, from Hamburg 21, for Hongkong 21. Ellenga, Brit. 2556. from Calcutta 21,
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  • 125 12 Ships alongside the Wharves, or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). Teesta 22. Main Wharf 'Entrance Gate 3). Porthos 18; Kangaroo lt\; President Adams 12; Ci\v of Baroda 10; Katontr 6 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). Kola 32; Ellenga 34; Tottori Maru 36. Empire Dock
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  • 23 12 Oct. 21.— Hawaii Maru. (Jap); Singkep, Van Swoll, Singaradja, Mijer. Van Cloon, (Dut); Soudan, Quorra. Scott Harlev, Sri Wongsee, (Brit); Vav, (Nor).
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  • 63 12 (By courtesy of The Government Health Office). Kandang Kerbau Station. For the twenty-four hours ending Oct. 2Cth. Max. shade temperature 87 F Mm. shade temperature 74 F Mean shade temperature 79.3 F Max. sun radiation 148 F Mm. grass radiation 70.5 F Fer. temperature 80 F Mean-wet-bulb temperature
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  • 53 12 The work of raising the wreck of the blockship Vindictive at Os'end has recently b en considerably advanced, and all that now remains to be cleared is some 36ft. of the keel. Although this may present some difficulties, it is hoped to clear the last traces of
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  • 168 12 An accident at Iloilo, resulting m the death of Mr. D. M. Dallas, ihe Third Engineer, was reported by the mastei of the Bowes Castle, which arrived m Hongkong from the Philippines port recently. The master states that Mr. Dallas was accidently knocked into the No. 1 hold
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  • 27 12 The Dollar S'eamship round-the-world liner (Captain W. A. Ross) now on her sixth voyage, arrived m Singapore yesterday bringing many passengers for the Straits.
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  • 41 12 Shanghai. Oct. 2. Tenders for the building of six American river gunboats were publicly opened on the 30th September. There were two *"rom Hongkong, the Taikoo and Kowloon Docks sending m estima s. The award rests with Washington.
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  • 95 12 A Hongkong paper of October 15th. says: A re-arrangemen' of the programme of H.M.S. Cairo 'was put into operation yesterday, wher the vessel left for Calcutta to resume her duties with the East Indies Squadron. I« was previously announced that the vessel, which has been attached to the
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  • 111 12 Per President Adams.— Dr. K. M. Bart- !>. Mr. T. E. Klair, Mr. Albert Dodge, Mrs. Albert Dodge. Miss Elizabeth Harrison. Mrs. C. Haight, Mr. Walter H. Hoegger. Miss Bcrglioth Lee. Mr. C. li. Layland, Mr. Richard McCleray, Mr. Theodore W. Noyes. Mrs. Theodore W. Noyes, Rev. Chester
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  • 353 12 Sequel to Collision ».fT Waglan. The Marine Court of Enquiry which assembled at the Harbour Office on Oct. 9 to investigate the circumstances of a collision which occurred between the Blue Funnel s.s. Talthybius and a junk off Lam Tong. near Waglan Light. *,n August 23rd
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  • 73 12 HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said. Marseilles from Singapore. PORTHOS 19,000 tons Oct. 21 DARTAGNAN 20,500 tons Nov. 4 FROM PENANG ONLY. COMPIEGNE 17,000 tons Nov. 10 OUTWARD MAILS, j To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. ANDRE LEBON 20,000 tons N ,v. 2 PAUL LECAT 20,000 tons
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 595 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). :0:— FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. :0:— Regular monthly sailings by the well-krown steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and atONTORO (5.000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 346 12 SAIGON. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE MAIL SERVICE. SAILING SUNDAY 9 A.M. AFFRETEURS INDO-CHINOIS s.s. ROUME No v< 18 s.s. ROUME Xov. i Excellent first-class accommodation. For freight, passage and further particulars, apply to: THE SUCCESSORS OF MOINE COMTE CO. Thone 238 8 10, Change Alley, j M.V. GLENGARRY For LIVERPOOL DIRECT.
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    • 246 12 'SBsgsgaa ■~g a ~fe"; BOORDS GIN OLD TOM AND DRY THE FINEST OBTAINABLE. Sole Agents: John Little 8 Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Ei gland). Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. l s^^^T»^l^^^^»^^^TTTTTTrr. ■iHia^BMHiaSaHnmiHHa LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. Co (Incorporated m Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindisi. Vetuet and Trieste via ports taking
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 219 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 -a,m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota Tinggi
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 674 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. r oß| Hamburg, Rotterdam, \r. twerp. Biemen, via Colombo, an d Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 22 Oct. 23 P tlgoa Bar. Cape Town, Rio, Bneaoe Aires via Colombo. t Panama Maru Nov. 26 Nov. 28 snd Bombay t Hamburg Maru Oct.
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    • 406 13 ""-B X" &^3L Round -the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLRANLINBSS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Cenoa and Marseilles. From New York these tine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to
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    • 634 13 „„v T B A WASAKI— ROOSEVELT LINE GENERAL AGENTS:— I Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (via Suez) ms SILVERELM due Oct. 30 8. 8 BORDEAUX MARU due Nov. 15 m.s. SILVERAY duG Nov>
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  • 470 14 A Five Party Dispute. Peking, Sept. 21. Pressure by the United States on China to fulfil the terms of her agreement with the American Federal Wireless Company and counter-pressure by Japan on the ground that the conditions of the contract of the Federal Wireless Company conflict
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  • 369 14 Best Operas m Hebrew. Hebrew Christians m London are holding a series of meetings. The first took Place at the Church House. Westminster, and was addressed hy delegates from the conference held m Islington, when the Irtcrnational Hebrew Christian Alliance sras founded. Mr. Alfred
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  • 531 14 A Shell of lonized Air. When wireless telegraphy was confined to the classical laboratory experiments of its earliest devotees it was well-known that a beam of light travels accurately m a straight line, unless its path is diverted by a reflector or by some refracting medium
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  • 290 14 Penangs various 'bus services, including hire "buses, have shown beyond question that there is a large and growing demand for cheap transport. That being so, the Municipality would do well to keep abreast of it. More 'buses and railless cars may soon be needed, and there will still
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  • 71 14 Clergyman Dies After Cap Falls on Coffin. When the Rev. John Deason. aged fiftvtwo, was conducting funeral service at Cxreat Broughton. Cumberland, the wind carried away his clerical cap, which fell on the coffin n the open grave, covering the name-plate. "I think that is
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 260 14 7/ Age with c uOua^| &eden//a/s /^a/coun/. THE OLDEST DISTILLERS IN THE WORLD John Haig JOHNHAICAOL* MARKINCH SCOTLAND.^ Local Agents: THE ANGLO-MAM CORPORATION LTD.. SINGAPORE. "AN T~~ An 'AUenburys* Baby at the age f C+ Q Of 7 month*. J Csf lan has been reared from birth on the 'Allenburys*
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    • 428 14 A MOTHER^ APPRECIA TION Tin- lrtr.rs of appreciation received f rom W PJ gratefu mothers afford envinc-m pro, f /JBKT* K» the imfaihna i-fiicai-> of Woodward s GritJ t*TTsw\ m\ Water as a rea.«d> forbarns stomach com! r^ plaints and reel hing troi.b es ifc V, mn Mrs Loveday 73.
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  • 63 15 October 11. Beak m.?. ri4 15 32 Bank, demand 2 4 S^ Private credit- m.s. o 4-," New York, demand 5411 Credits 90 day,; gg% France, demand HKo India, T. T. 154 Hongkong, eamaad p.c Pram. Yokohama, demand 157% Java, demand 140 1 Bangkok, demand 791^ Sovereign, Bank Buyine
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  • 218 15 October 21. Tin 150 Tons 6142% Gambier 17 00 Pepper White W*)M Pepper Black IiOO Flake Tapiova Pearl Sago Small g75 Copra nM Copra Saadrisd 1220 Opium. Bem.r?s nnt 4 000 Rice, Liang Hin «]lS»n Mark B'ue Eagle (Old) 360 Rise, Liaac His Chan Hsrli Red Eagle (New) gfg
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  • 34 15 Singapore. Oct. 21. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot |.68 1.64; Nov. -Dec. 1.554s Ls6tt; Jan. -March 1.424 l.t:', 1 London Quotation Sheet SS Id. Market Finn.
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  • 286 15 No iK'sire to Press Inquiry. Simla, Jet. 10. In regard to the controversy concerning a remedy for the co*ton mills depression. the Government <>f India, replying 'o the letter of the Mill-owners' Association of Bombay, intimate tha. they have no desire to press an enquiry
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  • 28 15 $28,655,700 104 1 105 ci. S.S. and F.M.S. I p.c. Vie. Bonds 1920 $15,078,000 104% 105U ci. S.S. 7 p.c. Loan 1921 $2C.2!G,000 104 V* 106 U ci.
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  • 287 15 RUBBER AUCTION. YESTERDAYS I. IST The Siagapore Chamber of Commerca Rubber Association held its 730 th. auction yesterday, when there sres Catalogued 715 lbs.; 12:;. r,: 1 tone. Offered 560, lbs.; 250.11 tuns. Sold ms,]:\ lbs.; 180.18 tons. S |io(. 4a. 1.1. ion eta, PRICES RBAUZBDt. Kihhed
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  • 241 15 Singapore. Oct 21. Rubber. Is. id. %d. up. Local I i I m. 2286 H»s. ss. up. Loral 150 tons sold at 1 12%. The rubber share market continues on the quiet side. Mining share- ar steady. Industrial- and Loan- an- wanted at quotations. Reebera,
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  • 161 15 Bees: Barlow and Co. (Kuala Lumpur). Ayer Kuning. 83,000: Brad wall, 13,040; Chersonese, 59,143; Dennistown, L'T/Jow; Highlands and Lowlands, 122,000; Klabang, 40,400; Krian, 28,600; Muar River. 51,000; Sungei Krian. 66,000; Sungei Way, 68,573. Baca: Harriaoas and Croalleld (Medan). United Serdang, HT.r.»:i; sialang. 17:;, *27; Tandjong, 172,L'57;
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 467 15 Assets over $5,500,000. ,li^ TUT? ror atpi nmni<iT w «r,« Assurance m force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE:-Wi„cheste r HouseslXT The Company has £20,000 deported S the lunrl« r i LONDON OFFICE: *2 Old Jewry, E.C. eposited with the Supreme Court of England, and
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    • 1368 15 I BANKING. S co.. exchange and SHARE BROKERS HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI >v K NESI)^-^ OBEK2ii BANKING CORPORATION. t m ra bra^ b n the (hcorporated m Hongkong) $£f*» fissraSfC 1 HonBkon^«^..o« min,nk *e«r TO LiabiHt/of^oprietors S.PSS 51 .lI'L,. COURT OF DIRECTORS Kamunting V' lm W. L, Pattenden, Esq., Chairmai £S
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    • 41 15 I ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Smgap'-* Representative -Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor^ A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • TO-DAY'S RACES.
    • 278 16 The following are the handicaps for today's races: Race 1. Ex-Griffin Ponies, Class B. Race Course): Druid 9, Dreadnought 8.10, Merry' Maiden 8.11, Jadi 8.6, Marquise 8.6, Pmarth 7.11. Andromeda 7.4, Umptseray 7.4. > Race 2. Horses, Class B. (Five Furlonga): Bonnie Friend 9.10, Airbird II
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    • 37 16 Race 7. Ex-Griffin Horses. Class A. (Six Furlongs): Little Wonder 10.5, Depression 9.8. A.D. 8.10. Man o* War 5.6. Koh ohulu 8.2. Orlinda 8.2. Spangle 8. Wellaway 7.8. Auchtermuchty 7.8. Maharani 7.6. Aryan 7..".
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  • 78 16 London, Oct. 10. The Caulfield Guineas, run under the auspices of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, resulted as follows: Manacre 1 Ambassador 2 Petupia I The starting prices wore; 8 to 1 against Manacre; 20 to 1 against Ambassador, and 7 to 1 against Petupia. Eight
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  • 52 16 London, Oct. 10. The Duke of York Handicap resulted as follows: Pharos I Joy Ride- 2 Verdict 3 Betting:— 7 to 2 against Pharos, IS bo 1 against Joy Rider, 88 to 1 against Verdict. Fourteen ran. Pharos won by six lengths. two lengths between second
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  • 50 16 Two Jockeys Seriously Injured. London, Oct. 9. At Haydock Park, m the Glazebrook Three-year-old Handicap, Bramhald. i iding Mr. Pcaeock's Bold Winktield, and LindHorg, riding Mr. Cholomdeley's Plumage, both fell, and were seriously injured. They Ware conveyed m an ambulance to hospital. An inquiry is being held.
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  • 41 16 Members are notified that the half yearly competition for the Weiding Csp will be played off during the week-end, Saturday and Sunday. Competitors to be eligible must have been members of the Club for at- least three months.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 55 16 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 20. The State Athletic Commissioner has instructed referees that a boxer falling out of the ring and assisted back must lose the decision. Also the rule must be enforced that when a man is down the opponent must retire to a neutral corner
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    • 153 16 London, Oct. 12. In a Northern Union match to-day. the following was the result: Hull 26. Oldham 8, Cross Keys beat Plymouth Albion by 9 points to 5. Neath beat F.bbw VsUe by 27 points to 10. London. Oct, 10. The following are the results of the principal
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    • 122 16 London. Oct. 11. Bolt* n wart very lucky to win against Arsenal. Vizard, tin outside left, did the hat-trick, being the only player accomplishing this feat m England or Scotland. Tottenham lacked the services of (irimsdell. Himon and Skitt. West Haai irtroduced the rvsfrvo. Williams, who
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    • 56 16 London. Oct. 12. The Irish "Soccer" team to play against the English side at Belfast on Oct. *!4th is as follows: Scott (Liverpool; Rollo (Blackburn Kov. > and McConnell (Reading:*; Gowdy Falkirk >, Chat' on (Partick Thistle) and Irving (Dundee); Bothwell (Ards), Irvine (Everton). Davey (Reading). Gallagher (Glasgow
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    • 86 16 Beats Austrian Woman Champion. Ijondon. Oct. t*. Vienna. -Mademoiselle Lenglen beat Fraulein Redlich. the Austrian woman champion, by 6 o, 6 o. In the Mixed Doubles first match Suzanne and Count Salm lost to Frau Xeppach. the German woman champion, and Koseluh. Pi 4 6. but m
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    • 31 16 Knocks Out Pete Genaro. Calcutta, Oct. 10. In a fifteen-round contest last night Edgar Brighte, India's Fly-Weight Champion, knocked out the Filipino, Pete Genaro m the sixth round.
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  • 82 16 Orders for week ending October 25th. Thursday, 22nd. Band Practice, St. Joseph's Institution, 5 p.m. Friday, 23rd. Fourth Troop Inspection, 5 p.m. Saturday. 24th. Bridge Building Com-' petition. Port Canning. 9 a.m. Fourth Tr op. U a.m. Second Troop 2 p.m. Tenth Troop. 4 p.m. Eleventh Troop.
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  • A CHEATING CASE.
    • 1496 16 Obtains Credit on False Representations. Th c exploits of a Swiss named Oscar Paul Gendre who shortly after arriving m Singapore from Saigon falsely represented that he was the manager and owner of an import and export business thereby obtaining credit to the extent of over
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  • 217 16 Another of those amazing bankruptcy cases was heard at Singapore, where a dirk's liabilities amounted to over $8,000, most of which consisted of sums borrowed from moneylenders during the last four I years with which to pay interest to preyI ious creditors to keep them silent, says
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  • 54 16 Thursday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.F. Ambulance. Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A. (v) S.R.E.(v) Signals. Band. S.V.F. Ambulance. Saturday. 2.15 p.m. Bukit Timah Casuals European Units, Ist Reinforcements, Auxiliary Services. Farrer Range Chinese Company. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Casuals European Units, Ist Reinforcement, Auxiliary Service.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 181 16 HIS MASTERS VOICE RECORDS FEATURE j The Greatest Artistes The Finest Recording. They stand supreme as reproductions of rha World's Finest Music. Our Demonstration Rooms are at your -a»— S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD (Incorporated m Honjrkonjr The Arcade, SINGAPORE. I ~>^^ j 'jj I \k> Shake the contents Do the
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