The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 November 1925

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press |(j CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1925. NO. 11,637.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    288 1 Accordinu to the Paris press France is going to make a fresh attempt at a final settlement of the debt to America Page 9. It has now been disclosed that the Shah of Persia's two-years' stay in Kurope was not for health reasons he was an exile
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    RICHARD! O MON ROI!
    1158 1 ProttOtinee Kichanl in the French manner, .nHi elongate its vowels to absurdity: conceive it the property, appurtenance, token and name <>f a small, shrimp-like boy: n Ito it, with your spirit's Mr, as it kfl burled 10-and-fro in a roaring masculine baritone and a <,uerul<>u-« feminine
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      110 1 WING LOO N G THE KF< -OIiMSEn HOISE gi ROPBAN TROPICAL SUITS. HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL TELEPHONE NO. 2920 ARMISTICE NIGHT Wednesday, November 11th. I Special Dinner Dance SARKIES BROS. Proprietors. t NOW READY! Singapore and Malayan ROUGH DIARY for 1926 ON SALE EVERYWHERE $2.50. FRASER NEAVE, LTD. CAMERAS and
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      236 1 ■y^l^r I [OR TIIK ROYAL TYPIST 1 U IMU TIME NEVER DRAGSMNCEKS NEVER TIRE— LETTERS NEVER DISAP- POINT. Sole Agents: RONEO Ltd. lit Collyer Quay, Singapore. 6-a, Beach Street, Penang. (The "EUROPE" HOTEL A SUPPER DANCE WILL FOLLOW THE FINAL PERFORMANCE OF "VAUDEVILLE NIGHTS" ON Saturday, 7th November. Dancing from
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      123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Steam launch for salt Page 7. Pheonix aerated waters Page 3. Shipping on pa^e? 10, 12 and 13. Royal typewriter. Roneo Pag«- 1. Qualified dresser wanted Pajre 7. Stationery from Ribeiro's Pagf H. Presents for Home, Little's— Pajre S. Capstan cigarette* Pages 0 and 11. BuildoK Guinness, (juthrie's—
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      17 1 WING LOO N G FOR H1(;H (LASS TAILORING. Style. Cut a nd Finish Guaranteed. tt HICH STREET
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      148 1 THE WEEK. Titcxduy, ?.rd. High Water, 1 1 .27 a.m. Blue Funnel homeward mail leaves. The As*.izej». NVw Y««!ir Sports Mt^.. 8.C.C., 1.18 :..ni. "Our Bettors,'" Victoria Theatif. Wednesday. \th. High Water, 0.24 a.m.. UJi a.m. P. and O. homeward mail closes. Harmston's Circus, 9 p.m. "Our Better*," Victoria Theatre.
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    262 2 Sun: •>' > f j Mr. V, lut. 9 be Sil The '1 Kxhihitii i!. I v van Govern men ti i ncil, h have read 11. sir Stamford R; laved f time at Hiir! I H u Mi Hill, Hen- don, an<i h-> lit < bui ied n Tht
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      184 2 4T THE HAPPY VALLEY. r The Merry Opera Company. In choice new plays. THE ELITE CINEMA. Programme as jrood as any, better than many. li^^ CRAM: KANZAKI, SIXGAFOBE. KANZAKI CO. Dyers ard Drycleaners of Silk and Woollen Dresses. Suits, etc. OUTSTATION ORDERS C.O.D. PRICE LIST FREE. Postal Address: lA. Orchard
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      307 2 In aid of the funds of the C.E.Z.M.S. Victoria Theatre Mrs. Griffith- Jones presents ROUND THE TOWN (A Topical Revue). Produced by Mr. Francis Graham. November 14th, 19th 21st. Booking at John Little's All Seats $3.00. PAVILION (LATE PALLADIUM) From Monday, 2nd to Saturday, November 7th AN ALL BRITISH PROGRAMME
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      314 2 From Saturday, 31&t, tx> Thursday, sth November SOMETHING VERY. FUNNY, SOMETHING TO LA vru** TO LAUGH AWAY, YOUR WORRIES ()V T,,, U A\ h AT THE ALHAMBRa In the Second Show, commencing 9 p m A SUPER COMEDY The First Big Comedy eve;- made by and v.t,, SID CHAPLIN (Brother
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    162 3 NEW EPSOM (JRAND STAND. Room for 20,000 Spectators to See the Derby. Th« Bpaon grand <tand which was built in IX'U) is to be replaced by a new subtaatial and more comfortable building. I f will provide considerabh more accommodation ami more Jian '.'m.OOO pi rsons «iil be
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    BOXING AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    118 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. No\. Ist. Th i boxing last night at the Town Hall roduced some good scraps. Aman and Kwi Kwi m*<le draw owr the six round fly-weight. Also s<» Deng drew with Singam. Sam Foxy drew with Kid Siki ftei ti^ht
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    A SOVIET APPOINTMENT.
    26 3 [Renter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. °.1. Karakhan has been appointed third Inder-Sei retary for Foreign Affair-, the first being Litvinofl and the second Rakovsky.
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    A NEW EXPRESSION WHILE YOU WAIT.
    261 3 A NEW EXPRESSION WHILE YOU WAIT. What the I*»2."> I)cnti»t Can Do. Have you too benevolent countenance? Are you the man whose food nature, taken at your face value, is always imposed Would you like a little more of the BullUog Drummond look about the sot of your jaw? Or.
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    SCATHING ATTACK.
    108 3 "Small IJand of Bloodstained Scallywag*-" London, Oct. 1. Lord Headley. the famous engineer, ad<lri memben of the Royal Society of St. George, at the Mansion House, mad* 1 I scathing attack upon the Communists. He snid Englishmen wer« cwo prone to allow a small hand of bloodstained scallywag*
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      339 3 i 9 will thoroughly build j you up because 8 I Hill's 7 Jne enriches the blood! I I Hall's Wine feeds the nerves I Hall's Wine replaces worn tissue! 3 Hall's Wine imparts vitality to I the entire system I Every drop of this great British tonic will I
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      161 3 CRAWFORD'S CREAM CRACKERS CRISP AND CREAMY The sale of Crawford's Cr -am Crackers is enormous, and is still growing. We recommend them, we advertise t lem, we push them; but behind our efforts we have the quality, the quality that is liked everywhere, the quality that has made the name
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      73 3 SINGAPORE VOLINTEER (OKI'S. Programme of Drills up to a-nd for Nov. 8. Thursday, -UiO p.m. Bukit Timah, "B" ((,mpany, Practice, Bromhead-Matthews Shield. Satuiday, 2.:>0 p.m. Bukit Timah, Malay (Ympany, Company Rifle Meeting. Buses! kave Malay Drill Hall at 1.45 p.m. Sunday, S.:>o a.m. Bukit Tiamh. Ist Reinforcement, Praitice. Bromhead-Matthews Shield.
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    THE RESULTS OF REVOLUTION.
    231 4 "The more I think of revolts and revolutions the less I am impressed by their permanent economic and social results," says Mr. William Graham, a Labour M.P. from Edinburgh, in the Railway Service Journal. "Carlyle gives a wonderful picture of the French peasantry before the Revolution.
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    EIGHT GOOD FELLOWS.
    980 4 S3 I A Scries of Intimate Sketches. 1 h SIR LANDON RONALD :?<* bv SYDNEY DARK, (Caricature by "Sava.") S I first met Landon Ronald when, as aj boy of seventeen, he was solo pianist in the' production of that most charming of all! woidless plays, "L'Fnfant
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      836 4 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will bo received up to noon or Friday the 6th November, 11)25, at th€ Colonial Secretary's Office. Singapore frorr pers<>n> desirous of costractinir for supplies tot the Singapore Prison, for a period oi <»ru year, commencing from Ist January H>2»s:— I. Making up of 280 suits
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      773 4 SLEEPLESSNESS AND INDIGESTION. The two jro hand in hand, as well you know if you have the misfortune to possess i a disordered stomach. Obviously you can't e Ktt sound, refreshing sleep if harmful acid n if attacking" the delicate lining of your s stomach the whole night through. It
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      539 4 IS SIMPLY ANOTHER TERM FOR CIXTXPT T The regular use of Shell Motor Spirit and Lubricating Oih a marked reduction in running costs. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (S.S.) LTD. (Incorporated In England). IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE Messrs. POWELL AND CO., LTD.. w.Il Z\\ by P«Mfc Al On TUBSOAY, the 10th NOVEMISKK.
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    CHINESE SOCIETIES IN U.S.
    1103 6 1 TO KICK OUT THE TONG MURDERERS. Knives, cleavers, hatchets and automatic i! pistols were among the souvenirs collected in New York's Chinatown recently by Feder ral agents working under the direction of I the District Attorney in an effort to end intermittent tong wars. Uncle
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    P. I. LAND LAW GOOD ENOUGH FOR RUBBER GROWING.
    554 6 P. I. LAND LAW GOOD ENOUGH FOR RUBBER GROWING. NEW YORK BUSINESS MAN DtfICUtSES POSSIBILITIES Or DEVELOPING INDUSTRY. Philippine land law? are already liberal enough t<> allow the development of rubber plantations on a commercial stale, ac- cording to a well-known business man of < New York. Commenting on the
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    AN ECONOMIN CONGERENCE.
    173 6 The League of Nations* decision to summon n international economic conference isj not sensational, but it is Important, There stems to bo fairly general agreement that wars in the future would be much less likely to arise over frontier disputes, as in the past, than over tariff
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    DEUTSCHE GESANDTSCHAFT.
    115 6 DEUTSCHE GESANDTS CHAFT. utschen a ei rotn 16, J^.; \\'\i't i: :;i 1 ■osseii Industrii hnldvei -<-h re red ti tltbcsltzei I rl< v iiuT. werden, zur Vei ron einen MOl 1 Schuldm 1 •m--tvn Stelle Rngemeklet werdei B inen Wohna I fenthalt Rtuacrhalb Em ■UtM tilMI 1 :i\ 10.
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    DEUTSCHE GESANDTSCHAFT
    296 6 Im Aaaeklusi an die Bi h»»I 11. September LMI wir .l nuf r eksten BestinraMngen dv« deul i v taagacesetaes vmn If. VII ill Hypotlukiii. Grand den, K.'itl!a>tft:. Bchiffsund I verden fmadsaUlick >nf arertei Mfgcwertet Vu t bereil Hypotkekefl Ist im tllgeneinei bei lit-m raif iHfTfi Aatafi rtyckriebea.
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      542 6 Whiteaw&y's for WATCHES CLOCKS at Reasonable Prices. \< 7(\r> M I —^^BJHS^M^— ONi/oF WHUEAWAYS T'^'N ~™^nslHW t STANDARD VALUES DOU BLE BELL ONE OF whueaways fr mw ni A I A D \A f^^W STANDARD VALUES tempered iteel main iprias an«l hair /\L/\IX/V\ CLOL^K THK "DOKKT WRIBLET WATCH. ■P™*i ivorir.o
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      127 6 NOTICES. NEW YEAR SIHmTT^I^ NOTICE. A Public Meetinir will Singapore Cricket Club. November, at 5.15 o'clock to desirability of holding Land S Ist. January, 19*, and if To appoint Committee of \1 Secretaries, etc. All who are instereste.l ire requested^, attend the M V. Dl -27-10. H THK MALAKOPF RUBBER
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    F.M.S. ADMINISTRATION.
    1561 7 Si UPRISING' CHANGES LVATBMPLATRn. Merila < f the 1996 Scheme. (B* Sit I iu,.k Swettenham). Saturday's Malay ivlail states: Today s mail brings us the following extremely inJ tt.est.ny: dispateh from the pen of Sir Fran* Swettenham, who bas Been Umpired c ty pnusai „r our own ai\i.lo
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    PARK YOUR GUM!
    180 7 Brisbane probably lend;; ths Wi.y in at least one field of human activity— jazzing in peace and eonifoit. Elaborate precautions to secure this desirable sad havo adopted by at least one Brisbane dan-o hall. "What shall \vt do with our chawing uum?" Jias been a problem which
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    "WHERE IS ENGLAND GOING?"
    163 7 Trotsky, since his retirement, has writ- j ten a book. It is not called "Blood I Have Spilt." or 'My Screaming Bowery Days," 01 From Synagogue to Soviet," or "Lady Executioners I Havo Known," or anything intriguing- like thai, says a writer in the j Sydnoy
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      305 7 BUSINESS CARDS. \i .<. MARBLE OR QUA.NITI SINGAPORE C \SKET CO. MONUMENTAL MASONS." rELEPHONI ttk <f > J'.r«-« Send for the Iliuntratcd n .gue of Masfcal Instruments. BASON CO., LTD. North Endjre Road. IWORKING AND TIU'STWORTin SKKV ANTS. IMAHS, AYAHS. ETC. ttd under no obligation. W to any lady o
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      1080 7 »l wl m^p. -^p*LTfr_ I SAFEGUARD YOUR EYESIGHT!!! SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY IN YOUR VISION, THE ADVICE OF OUR KI'IJ.Y (HALI FOED KtKOPKAN »TI( lAN is available daily Huurs 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. SPECIALLY MADE GLASSES SUPPLIED PROMPTLY I I MOTION SMITH AND SON LTD. 14. Battery Road.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      19 8 JENXUNGS. At the Maternity Hospital, P«*nanK. 30th ult.. t-> Mr. and Mr- A. R. Jfiiii in>r>. a >on.
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      ENGAGEMENT.
      22 8 The ißglfement ll announced of Mhu Myr-i Isabt'l Ch:iniart'tt«.\ of Honukonjr. s>n<i Mr. Lionel C'ressoti. chrmist. of Biagmport ln^ia Hubbt-r Works.
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      DEATH.
      34 8 i STI'ART. At Torphins. AWrdtH-n-hnv, on Oct. l>t.. 1i»1i.".. CaroH«« Louisa, the beloved wife of Alf¥«ndh| Stuart, late Registrar of Imports and Kvports. Singapore, and eldest daughter of the late W. Buchanan Smith.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1925. Rubber.
    344 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1925. Rubber. The Colonial Office by increasing the release of standard production by ten per cent from Nov. Ist, thereby reaching 80, has only done what was anticipated. Mr. Hoover's complaint that the rubber producer is getting more than he originally asked for, and
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    M. Caillaux Down.
    304 8 The formation of a new French Ministry minus M. Caillaux is evidence that the plan of that energetic and obstinate financier for effecting a rapid change in the financial condition of France, internally and externally has failed to satisfy France. The Premier put the change on the
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    305 8 Among thoM who sent wreaths to the funeral of Um late Capt. M /Dona Id was the Association of Engineers. A special meeting <»f the Municipal Commissioners will l>e held in the Board Room mi Friday, Kov. tub., at S.lB p.m. for the purpose of considering the Budget for 1920.
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    "OUR BETTERS."
    1165 8 AMATEURS* SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE LAST XICHT. An amateur production is aiwi«>s an event of some importance in Singapore, and the presentation of Somerset Maugham's three act society comedy "Our Betters" has been awaited with no less interest than any previous amateur production here, particularly as. in addition to artistes
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    A CASE OF SUICIDE.
    53 8 Planter Bjibbu Him Fron < )ur 4 >w!i Corn Kuala I .u m pur. N«1 The suicide occurred of Ifr. 1' \H in assistant <'n Kapar P tiii- foneral hv-ing: held at K Ii was stated that th,. it j)h.->(.! owing t" receiving noi li himself.
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    THE "HUB" FLOODED.
    63 8 Abnormal Rain- a( l|>"h < From Ottf < hni Ipeh, Abnormal rain throughout Saturdi Sunday cause 1 die Kinta H again, and last night the water within e?K"i inches of the Rood thh. To-day the water itill roadway m beech ■true! river, receding from the Eui »pean
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    MURDER AT PENANG.
    32 8 (From Oar Own Coi Ptaaac, v Munusamy stands charged ritta tht niurder of SavarimiKhu an«i On murder of afaridaa in Chulia Saturday, the mothl w«»man being at th»- bott
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    WISDOM OF THE COURT.
    85 8 '•You had better rive up pay ynur debt*," laid Ml yesterday to ChiM before him fc* tailing to pay i had iudirnu-tit debtor iui Mm. The debtor, who owed H,* B «id he received i »alai told the Court that he had money for hit smokes
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    105 8 Th« Ban. l < f H<>P" Y.W.c.A. to-morrow »1 I Their Royal Highnei MM I'aribalfti. With I Arrived <>n Sunday moi from Bangkok on Kuala Lnrnpar and l'^ slay in- at tin- Sianu The Boyal Party lea* for Kuala Lumpur, ami by Hi< Bxcelkncy Phy« l>! bal. the Siamese Coiwul
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      239 8 EXSHAW BRANDY Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. I (Incorporated in Shanghai. > BBfGAPOUE, KUALA LUMPUR. PENANG AND U'OH. _>v PATRONISED BY ROYALTY ESTD jit^» 1872. I A onlinued Success for Over H:\lf a (entury AND AN UNRIVALLED REPUTATION PA iv a Valuable Asset Associated with the Popularity of B. P.
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      44 8 FOR ALL Y VERMIN USE ll Wo l} i I w-^••jrra« ll AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. n PLARo I Ll GOLDEN SERIES. L 1=ALWAYS P^ ASK FOR iNßkrn adamson. |I3WSS •■'i.ni.i.AN co. 1 Ivlv-;- Sinj^iiporo. I '3*' 1 Kua!a Lumpur 1 Malacca. Jy
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    IRON COSSACK TO RULER.
    103 9 KI/A KHAN'S CAREER. rHE SHAH WKNT TO EIROPE. \\fO uter's Service.] London, Nt/v. 2. Shah of Persia has bee* in ,i two years, ostensibly for (nit really in exile as a re-;_.,in>-t the Throne. ex-Cossack private, who j snd headed Lhe Cossack ,iv. 1921, which overLater
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    FRENCH DEBT-FUNDING.
    94 9 S< n ice.] Paris, V >. 2. American Am- sal ions daring VI Bi and and If. Painthe French \\iii.-i) l was agreed inl oua to resume a^ so in as negotiations the temporary .lillaux. but will a final settlement. M nice.] Paris, i. the recent e<>n- teriean
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    AN ENDURING MONUMENT.
    75 9 AN ENDURING MO NUMENT. [R< Service Jammd, Nov. 2. representative >ver India. Sir Charles Viceroy, opened the raiiway through the Khyber Pass.' i leech, described torical northern gate of f the famous highways of He said that the railway was ■during monument in India to the jrineering, and opened I
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    HERE FASCISTI DO NOT RULE.
    45 9 Serviee.] New York. Nov. 1. were taken on the ian <i< tit-fundintr com mis-' luding Federal Societ sides the ordinary police. Fascisti were waiting nvoya were lecretly l t irantine anchorage 'lsewln re They were then and hoarded a Washington,
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    DE PINEDO'S PROGRESS.
    11 9 §[R' Service.] Bunderahbas. Nov. 2. hai arrived here.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    61 9 '"-••I Bsah Notes Case. U> be tned at the this morning before comparatively short European prisoner to be T.ll Romano, who is enoinc forged bank murder appears in are two cases of attempt. two accused being robbery. The n of possession of '">•• Possession Of forged nying accounts,
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    EGYPTIAN POLITICS.
    104 9 SOCIETIES BILL. AN EXPLANATION. FReuter's Service. 1 Cairo. Nov. 1. Hilmy Pasha Issa, Minister for the InUrior, stated that the object of the Political Organisations Law was to safeguard public security, eliminate harmful societies and organise i olitical life in the country. There was no intention whatever to
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    MR. HOOVER HAVERS.
    85 9 [Renter's Service.] New York, Nov. 1. In discussing rubber restriction, Mr. Hoover said that up Co e ght month* ago the controllers of East Indies rubber uniformly declared that the industry sought SO to 86 .ents a poohd. l *Our investigation showed that they earned twenty five
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    FARMER STRIKE BREAKERS.
    46 9 FARMER STRIKE BRE AKERS. [Reuter's Service.] Brisbane. Nov. 2. 1 tension at Bow en. where lame orsed parties of fanners t.ave arrived to load the idle ships, is intensified by the rrapn service l>ei::<r interrupted. If thi watersidert and strikers adopt belligerent attitude conflict is possible.
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    THE AFFAIRS OF CHOP PENG LEE.
    546 9 A Corn plicated Business. A ease came before Mr. Justice Inane in the Supreme Court yesterday in which the somewhat complicated affairs of Chop Tent: Lee. formerly carrying on business Boat Quay, were involved. Mr. Griffith Williams appeared for the plaintiff, Sin Ah! Moh,
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    SECONDARY WIVES.
    1506 9 THEIR RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE. Important Point for Appeal Court. An important question of particular interest to members ot the Chinese community since it involves the rights of a secondary wife to maintenance by her husband was the subject of lengthy argument in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    321 9 KlSl PILGRIMAGE. The season for the annual pilgrimage to Kusu Island is now in full swing, and those who are cognizant with the relative value of the place have made it an adamant point to visit it. An atmosphere of perfect friendliness and rejoicing pervaded the different batches
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    19 9 A mild form of influenza is prevalent in Ipoh at present and the epidemic of mumps has not subsided.
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      104 9 I BRITISH made with BRITISH materials. A MEDIUM PRICED TENNIS RACKET. I EVERY RACKET PERFECT IN SHAPE. I Tne iiv%^ff I iu^rne 1 I TEIiiNIS I RACKET 1 1 ALL WEIGHTS STOCKED. Strong Black Gut specially for the Tropics. I 1 One Crown, Price $16.50 Nett. I Two Crowns, Price
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      740 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR SERVICES TO:— LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LI VERPOOL AND GLASGOW. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. CALCHAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Nov. 8
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      553 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "EUERMAITIINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE s.s. CITY OF TOKIO London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Dunkirk Nov. 7 s.s. KASENGA Havre, London, Antwerp and Hamburg Nov. 28 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Marseilles,
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      571 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SER\ g PENINSULAR AND ORIENTS ITsTE AM NAVIG In v rn LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICF (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. BOMBWARDH For China and Japan. For Marseille*. Und«w! ta d Due ™t**|
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    AMONG THE DRUSES A CENTURY AGO.
    1320 11 AN ENGLISH MILADY WITH tKAI INSTINCTS. Lady Hester Stanhope. The Circe of the Deserts. By I'auie iicnry-Bonleaux. Hurst and Blackett, 12s <M|. Kvery woman— and many a man -ha* dvtaoMd of existence in which she is upreme, having power of life and death und
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    THE HUMOUR OF ABD-EL-KRIM.
    530 11 In l'J21, when Abd-el-Krim captured a whole Spanish division at Annual, the Spanish Government, wishing to save their soldiers from the pri vat ions of long caotivity. entered into negotiations with the Riffian chieftain with the object of ransoming the prisoners. After some weeks of bargaining:,
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    THE TALE OF A TABBY.
    210 11 A girl friend of mine, who lives in furnished rooms, had until recently, a pet tabby cat. It was a perfectly good cat; but in the course of nature it died. The girl was grief-stricken. Could she bury her pet in the garden she asked.*
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    111 11 The Kuominatang Government in Canton have informally but definitely advised the Strike Committee to wind up its activities as soon as possible as far as the enforcement of the boycott and the prevention of Hcngkong-Canton traffic is concerned. Some Chinese regard this as a move on the part of the
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      161 11 Look after your threat I, is not 'only a i tun :i old -it e < ause of one. <-nt. it infl imed menthem opportunity Evans 1 I'astille >i>th thro.it and In Evans 1 Pastilles ntila o( the i 1 spitaJ medics. tnd the vap iurs they give 'Till i
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    47 12 The Harbour Board tug Varuna is being despatched to the assistance of the steamer Cape Recife of 5,394 (Sun Shipping Company), which lost a propeller some days aero and was left stranded in the Malacca Straits. No anxiety is being felt for the safety of the ship.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    248 12 The P. and O. Khiva has left Hongkong, and is "expected to arrive at this port «t 2 p.iru to-morrow. She will proceed to the P. and O. Wharf on arrival. The M. M. Homeward mail steamer D'Artagnan is due here from Saigon on November 4th at 3
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    PLANT SAMSONS.
    471 12 Dr. Frederick Graves writes in the Dail; Express: Some papers were read recentl; before scientific MefatiM revealing the as toundii g powers possessed by low forms o animal life as compared with those exhi bited by the birds, beasts, and man. A man who could jump as the
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    SHOE FACTORY GUTTED.
    87 12 Valuable Plant Destroyed. Melbourne, Oct. 1. The shoe factory of the Spicer Shoe Company, Limited, at Clifton Hill, was gutted by fire early this mornir,-, damage in excess of £40,000 having been done. Much valuable machinery and plant was destroyed, together with the building, though fortunately, the
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    30 12 The Dressers' Recreation Club, Singapore, has been exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance. The Siong Wu Piat Su, and the Fatul Munir, both of Singapore, have been duly registered.
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      403 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said. Marseilles from Singapore. DARTAGNAN 20,500 tons Nov. 4 ANGKOR 12,000 tons Nov. 18 FROM PEN AN G ONLY. COMPIEGNE 17,000 ton 9 Nov. 10 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. PAUL LECAT 20,000 tons Nov. 16 AMBOISE 16,000 tons
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      229 12 I Ik *1 |^^w GIN OLD TOM AND DRY THE FINEST OBTAINABLE Sole Agents: John Little U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Er gland). Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. LLOYD TRIESTINO SJt ft (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindisi, V«b» and Trieste via ports taking cir through Bills of
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      665 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Coal* Pah«ng, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via 2? 1 2* Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday g Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Koala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penan* and Kedah 0 %>m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday D Kota Tinggi and
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      642 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Axr D«pt tendon. Hambur*. Rotterdam Antwerp. Bremen, via Colombo, Vim and Port Said. Amur Maru Nov. 12 Nov 13 Bay, Cape Town, Rio, Buenos Aires via Colombo. t Panama Maru Nov. 26 Nov 28 ,nd Bombay via Pen«rg. f Sumatra Maru Nov. 11 Nv.
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      417 13 t £T*#V^Bfl *9V Kl Jfc P I flaw p j^^E^A a^CK^i^r jHH|^ SfE&MSHIP LINE *^S5L> Round -the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE *8 Days te BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OII3URNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. \ia Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, TJeiioa and Marseilles. From New
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      675 13 GENERAL AC^^™-* 005 "NE Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (via Suez) m.s. SILVERELM r p s.s. BORDEAUX MABU due Nov a... SILVERAY due Jj£ JJ For rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO.,
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    MALAY RULER'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.
    1546 14 INTERVIEW WITH THE YAM TUAN. Happy Impressions. (Special to the Malay Mail). The Malays of Nogri Sembilan have a deep affection for their ruler, and he is much liked and greatly respected by the members of all other communities in the State. Gifted with a
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    INSANITY CURES BY MALARIA.
    138 14 "Hopeless" Cases that Recovered. Cures of general paralysis of the insane b> the inoculation of malaria a treatment already described are recorded in the annual report of the Board of Control of Lunacy and Mental Deficiency. Up to. the end of 1024. states th e report,
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    47 14 I J i His Highness Tunku Mahmud, of Kcdah. who had been on a visit to Alexandria, re- turned to Penang on Wednesday. His i Highness left for Alor Star, a special Gov~ ernment launch being placed at his disposal i for the trip across to Butterworth.
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      411 14 I INDIGESTION NERVY \^T^ Y Break that V*^ J Vicious Circle Jty\ of I f i««o"' "^kL Tropical Debilitv A> O y S ente^ i I tNERCY 'yBJV M I FEVERS Ageing prematurely Ageing prematurely That is the result of the vicious circle of complaints and debility from which most
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      506 14 Progress is Nature's Way The growth and healthy development of the d this in so many ways at first he is so helpless-soon 1 learns to crawl— then to walk— and later to run way at the same time his mental powers and othei lC ult£ d eve °P- Nature
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 15 November 2. Rank, demand 214 15 Private credits 3m s 2 4 5 32 New York, demand" 24^ Credits 90 days 56T »ance, demand 5S^ India, T. T. !230 Hongkong dtma.id 154^ Yokohama, denian.i P<C< Prem Java, demand W?% Bangkok, demand U V Sovereign, P. an k Puyine I?
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    PRODUCE.
    216 15 N\>\ •ember f. Tin liT, j ons Gambier W45.76 JMM'.t White 17 09 J'fppcr Bkdk 57<vl Flake Tapioc 42 50 P«arl Sago Small Copra 8.00 <"op«a Sundrii-d H.*Q Opium. Ben:.r. s ant 1! M Kice. Li. B(r „h 2m Marl R'ue Eagle (Old) Rice. Urn*, in,, rhan UmH W
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    37 15 Sinira^re. Nov. 2. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked I SheeU SpotJ.W 1.62; Nov.-Dec. 1.:,s 1.59; h.ii March f.42% 1.43; April-June I*l% j. U>ndon Quotation Sheet 3s 1 1 '.<i Market Firm.
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    M MATRA ANGIXMHITCH ESTATES.
    151 15 Weltevreden, (jet. 2<i. It is stated that the An^lo-Dutch Plan- i tations of Java. Ltd. has established the Sumatra Anglo-Dutch Kstates with a capital of t'500,000 for tho opening of estates in South Sumatra. f2.">0.000 of this amount will be issued in shares and a .similar
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    184 15 In a circular to shareholders of the Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., Adamson, Gilfillan and Co., Ltd., the agents, state that the nature of the rock encountered during the construction of the weir at the hendworks has called for unexpected additional concrete foundations of an extensive nature, the cost of which,
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION STATISTICS.
    246 15 1--.4K!. 1 :i.-_>J I 71; S«« k A fl .,a, I. H .rN« r tnoei rubber declared in October, 1 45s um< Btoclu Md b s i 1 i t fatport. in Exeeu of ,11. win ah Nll: U-M4*NU. Sept: H.M.S. 32; S.s. K ,bh Mi- M
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    158 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphaiij. Singapore. CM, 2. tons sold al 14^% *'<><.««. i_.» rhe^nariat is quiet in ah lection*. Rul.bers. A y O r I'anns were Xn ■'•->• Bngu are wanted at J .40 and New KJuaitga can be taken at Mining- Idria in wanted at 52l
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    153 15 Yesterdays Alterations. Kamuntm* ;> H(] •Johan Tin n Hitam Tin ,-A 1 >( Kuchai Ords. ,$1) ,5J "Jj UngtiJ (si) 1() Kuchai Pref. |n Mambaus ($1) Nawn«;Pet,s, o m j Io N. Talkie H0 h T. Haih,,ur ir 0( |f. on U> M^W M.OO Titi 1m <$2)
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    166 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. K'liM r Nov. t lf 'V" )lHr U%d Fiim LnH Tin. London Oct. ::i,t. 084 15s. Local 14.'. Il'., tons sold. »Mm Shares a .v itetdy. u U n Mm pans are quoted 4.02 4.07 cum and Tm •a I il ir-h 2
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    LYALL AND EVATTS REPORT.
    195 15 r Singapore, Nov. I m.-- London E284 IS*. 55 :<i. Local i n». to 12. > tons. Kubber— 11^ s Local 1.62. Kubbers.— ,leram Kuar.tans are in dejand at |.5O and Mentakabs at 51 I'll, BcnuU i can be taken a t 70 and Allenl,. j
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    54 15 Airplanes have entered their first stajre of progress, H s compared with autmno•Jltl. They take reliability flights just as automobiles used to take reliability runs. Thie American Automobile Assci iati- n is Uffiag the standardization and adoption of uniform railroad crossing signals, M a practical mean- to reduce the Peath
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      787 15 BANKING, i, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) a.*u e J? d offi ee: Hongkomr Reserve Uabi, ity 'o'f proprietors J§®3g COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr.P.H.Holyoak. G. M. Young, Esq. Chief Manager: n o A H Barlow, Esq. G. H. Stitt, Esq. Manager. Shaaghai. LONDON BANKFrtS: Westminster Bank,
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      38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporate! to England by Boyml Cta.rtw A. D. mo>. FIRE MOTOR CAR MAKINE Fidelity Guarantee-Administration Bonds l Representative Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor> A^GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    JAVA PRESS CABLES.
    1519 16 SIGNATURE OF THE LOCARNO TREATY. (From N.E.I. Papers). London. Oct. 29. The Lord Mayor and Council of the City o€ London decided to offer M. Chamberlain and the other signatories to the Treaty of Locarno (which, it is hoped, will be signed in London on Dumber Ist)
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
    101 16 Armistice Day Services. At St. Andrew's Cathedral on Armistice Day, Nov. 11th., there will be celebration of Holy Communion at 6.45 a.m. This will allow time to get to the Cenotaph Service (at 7.30 a.m.) Those who wish the names of friends or relations to be read
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    68 16 ..^..vr^n. al raan AUG. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Nov. 2. Penang beat Perak at rugby by 10 points to nil, scoring two goals. The game was an even one in the first half with no score, but in the second half Liston scored and Wilkenson converted. Kent
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    HOME RUGBY.
    398 16 County Championship*. London. Oct. 22. In the Rugby County Charopionshrps Leicestershire beat East Midlands by nine points to ti at Leicester. More Incident*. London. Oct. 23. Following the Blakiston affair another regrettable rugger incident occurred yestedray. F. W. Sanders, International, and 1923 Captain of Plymouth Albion, in the
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    ARMISTICE DAY IN JOHORE.
    106 16 The following: procedure will be adopted in Johore:— It is requested that it be observed by all nationalities resident in the State. At two minutes to 11 a.m. one gun will be fired from the Fort, Johore Bahru; all steam vessels will sound their whistles for
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    FOURTEEN CHINESE POISONED.
    86 16 Fourteen Chinese living in a house in New Bridge Road were suddenly taken ill on Saturday, due, it is said, to their having eaten a fish which had been caught in a drain and which had either eaten or come into contact with datura, a genus of
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    985 16 The following are the positions in the English and Scottish Leagues to date: Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Sunderland (7) 13 8 3 2 38 23 18 Huddersfield (1) 12 7 2 327 18 17 Arsenal (20) 15 7 5 3 29 25
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    MR. AND MISS HOSE.
    156 16 The Cathedral paper says: "We are sorry to bid goodbye to the hon'ble Mr. B. S. and Miss Hose. They leave on November 20. So much in the Cathedral and diocese centres round the name of Hose, that the breaking of this last personal tie will
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    46 16 Mr. L. M. Thexeira, Chief Clerk of the Bankruptcy Office, Penang, is going on two months' leave next month prior to retiring after a period of 36 years and nine months in the Government Service. Mr. Thexeira served in Malacca and Singapore before going to Penang.
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