The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1925

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press i» v i:\ts SINGAPORE. S.S., MONDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1925. NO. 11,648.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    288 1 All hi. re ol rtstuing the crew of the submarine VII has been abandoned, and a memorial service will he held at Portsmouth to-morrow Pane •>. So far there have been no disorder** at the election in Australia, where a record poll is assured Paj?e 9. In
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    MY EASTERN GARDEN.
    1685 1 My gavdra is perched upon a high ridfre, haded from the afternoon sun by a solid tmak of graceful 'temasMi' trees which throw a pleasant shack across the lawn. Thiough the trees we ft peeps at the sea. dotted with forest covered islan.is and on the land
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      129 1 sU \i LOW ARIELL'S MARIE BISCUITS KAFFLES HOTEL Telephone No. 2920 Saturday, 21st November After the show ROUND THE TOWN SUPPER and DANCE S PPBR SERVED— S2 DANCING .50 p.m. lo 1.30 a.m. from 9.45 p.m. to 1.45 a.m. Please book your tables. j SARKIES BROS., Proprietors. NOW READY I
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      211 1 IN AID OF THE C. E. Z. M. S. Victoria Theatre ON NOVEMBER 19th 8 21st at 9.50 p.m. Mrs. GRIFFITH-JONES Presents ROUND THE TOWN (A TOPICAL UEVUE) Produced by Mr. FRANCIS GRAHAM Booking now open at Little's Price All seats $3 November 19th If 2ht at 9.30 p.m. Space
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      132 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Page 1. Paramount pictures Pa^e 2. Xmas gifts. Little's— Page X. Chinese broker wanted Page 7. Cold Storage ice cream Pag^. 7. Shipping on pages 10, 12 and 13. Round the town, Theatre- -Page 2. Russian dancers at Adelphi Page S. Charlie Chaplin at Alhambra Page
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      8 1 WORLD RENOWNED SWALLOW ARIELL'S. BISCI ITS AND CAKES
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      101 1 THE WEEK. Motnhiu, \*\tlt. High Water, y.47 a.m., 10.37 p.m. Emulation Lodge x.M) p.m. Tuesday, Mth. High Water. 10.17 a.m., U.17 p. 1. Xo Issue of Free Press. M'ldtiexday, \Xth. High Water. 10.50 am.. 11.59 p.m. Thuntdjiy, lt*f/>. Hi»rh Water. 11.27 a.m. Lingui Tin. Ltd.. annual meeting. Lodge Eastern CJate,
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      206 2 Three Popular Face Creams CREME SHALIMAR LA REINE DE CREME MALACCEINE CREAM. Obtainable at MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. AT THE HAPPY VALLEY? The Merry Opera Company. In choice new plays. THE ELITE CINEMA. Programme as good as any, better than many. WAYANG PEK JEE. TFT F rHOXE: 3516 KANZAKI. SINGAPORE.
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      282 2 IN AID OF THE C. E. Z. M. S. Victoria Theatre. MRS. GRIFFITH-JONES PRESENTS ROUND THE TOWN PRODUCED BY MR. FRANCIS GRAHAM November 19th and 21st at 9-30 p.m. BOOKING AT JOHN LITTLE'S All Seats $5 PAVILION (LATE PALLADIUM) From Sunday. 15th to Saturday 21st November A PATHE GAZETTE (Latest
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      253 2 ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietors ThUrBday DONTS Providing Rattling Good Entertainment of a Serin-Con, AS INTERESTING, AS DIVERTING AND AS FXIOVa iV, haia FURNISHED BY PICTURES AOTWHERE THE FIRST DONT is a Metro Production of lively action and a verv inter, DONT WRITE LETTERS In 5 Reels.
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    A SHANGHAI PROBLEM.
    963 3 (HINESE \M) THE MIXED COURT. iy list of Chinese demands 1 the past >ix months has rendition of the Shang- What is this Court, and ■its rendition matter are complicated: i e not difficult to grasp. Stat- terms the problem of j urt may be reduce! to
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    THE G. B. S. CIGAR.
    215 3 THE G. B S. CIGAR. A Delicate Compliment in Berlin. Berlin, Oct. 8. A tribute to the fam e of Mr. Bernard Shaw as the most popular dramatist in Germany is the fact that a picture of him adorns a neVJ brand of cigars displayed in the tobacconists' windows. He
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    LOCAL HEALTH FIGURES.
    182 3 According to the returns of the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the week ending Nov. 7th, there were 282 deaths in Singapore, 36 of these being due to convulsion 36 to phthisis, 25 to beri-bsri, 25 to pneumonia, 22 to malarial fever, and 21 to fever
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    AN INTELLIGENT INTEREST.
    82 3 The rector of a country parish was showing on? of his parishioners round his ganhn. He paused in front of the garden wall, into which had been built a huge boulder of granite, differing obviously from the red sandstone blocks that composed the rest of j the
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      132 3 A ni?f DOT l¥/VT t T l AJifcLrrll flu I LL SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF Xenia Makletzova Famooa Russian Imperial Ballet Dancers, who will appear during the Evening Dances Wednesday, 18th Nov., Saturday, 21st Nov. DINERS HAVE PREFERENCE TO TABLES IN THE BALL ROOM. Christmas Attractions (CHRISTMAS EVE, THURSDAY, 24th DECEMBER.
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      375 3 USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within [k 1\ One-Twelvetkousandth of an inch. \J]^}y Sole Distributing Agents: j Malayan Motors Agents in F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors.' |l GRAND HOTEL BRASTAcTI
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    The Mystery of mademoiselle
    2486 4  - The Mystery of mademoiselle WILLIAN Le QUEUX bu IN THE MISTS. Chapter I. On a clear, crisp afternoon in late Au tumn a powerful two water car dimbe< the height of Westvrley Hill in Gloucester ahire. At the crest, the car came to standstill, and its occupants spent sonu time
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    THE GIRL IN THE TRAIN.
    2729 4 Chapter 11. "Why do you suspect foul play, Sir William!" fcsked Joy, rag^rdinc the diplomat keenly over an expanse of mahogany table. "That." said the grey-haired official. *ii a thing I can hardly explain fully to you. You may rest assured that every effort will
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    36 4 "Woman," said Mrs. A. K. Goo«k>, "had been of absorbing interest since she brought shoals of trouble in her train." We cannot believe it She has no train now, and things are worse than ever. i
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    IMPRISONED FOR KISSING.
    352 4 Traveller's Expend,, in ••Don-t ter miK h t u' i :r^- for travellers in Italy, if thfl of Dr. Erwin Felber, a lead,,:,, v,*^ ical critic, are to bt taker utVS Felber, whose adventure I( form the subject of dip!,,,,,.,. l on the part of the Austria
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    LAUGHTER IN COURT.
    295 4 Celebration Leads lack Is Gaol "Anything to say?"" asked Mr. Hif Sa kett. "Yes, sir," said Mi. b>] Barrisgtll leaning confidentially '»\»t ihe doet Marlborough-street. "IVi just doac kma I one months." This unexpected "statement in mi left the Bench cold. Rex, it appeared, bad celebrated hi>
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    POLICE CLEAR A BOXING HALL.
    61 4 Johanni'>lMiru. < A twenty-round contest betwee Heeney. the New Zealand champion, ami Bteekfc Miller, lian ex-heavy-wei^ht ehaapioo, wfc fought here to-day. ended in I round, when Miller w»i di«J hitting low. He had b«N WW seventh round. The crowd demonstrated igl cision, claiming that Miller
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    LORD GRENFELL'S MEMOIRS.
    1637 5 THE PRINCE IMPERIAL TRACED*. I The Morning Post is publishing Lord Gienfell's Memoirs, which have the following vivid account of the Prince Imperial's Jeath.— On May 24 Lord Chelmsford moved Headluarters to Landmansdrift, and on June 1 the whole Division, under Lord Chelmsford crossed the Blood River
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    DETERIORATION OF TEXTILES.
    263 5 Report of Fabrics Research Commit ee. The first report of the Fabrics Co-ordi-nating: Research Committee has been issued. Discussing the cause of the deterioration of textile fabrics, the report states that the relative importance of the biological, physical, and chemical causes depends almost entirely on the conditions
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      331 5 the wide spaces of Health^p ill Glorious, breezy, energetic Health II 2 l|| When every nerve and every cell 111 nil does its work unfailingly. II fl I And so long as you do not suffer I1 g P from some organic disease, such F B 2| health is obtainable
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      19 5 If we lose our foreign trade our country i« over-popula ed by at least 50 per cent Dean Inge.
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      341 5 Tito World'* Greaia** Skim Healer Science and Nature have combined cf to produce in Zam-Buk the most per- feet healing substance the world has H ever known. This rare balm is prepared H from valuable herbal extracts distinguished for 8 their high value in the treatment of superficial g injuries
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1578 6 THE PUBLIC HALL QUESTION. To the Editor. Sir One or two recent references to this question might be the better of a little elucidation, as there still appears here and there some of the usual intellectual -derelictitude that appears to be a chronic symptom of public
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    METEORIC STONE.
    229 6 Skipper's Story cf Valuable Discovery. The Danish schooner Sokongen arrived in Aberdeen on Oct. 12th having on board what the skipper, Captain P. M. Pedersen, describes as a meteoric stone. The stone, which the Captain states weighs about seven tons and was discovered by the Eskimos, is believed
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    CHEAPER AIR FARE TO PARIS.
    45 6 Imperial Airways have decided to reduce the air fare for the flight between London and Paris in their Napier D. H. and Handley Page expresses from six guineas to five guineas. The reduced fare came into operation on November 1.
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      288 6 STANDARD VALUES AT WHITE AWAY'S I VALUES '^^^^^^^^^^Q^^^^B! jjl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^™° THE "VALYU' CRUET. Docorated China -ait. pep,«r and mustard pots, nickel THE ''BUNGALOW" TOILET SFT Plated Stand The and most attractive line a* For bedroo, bathroom use Made of strong "^tc.^^ hOU amelled iron with a splendid hard baked surface which
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      245 6 NATURE'S REMEDY Clements Toni, b Natll greatest remedy S nerves and brain. O JZ of "hV'S debilit > Poo of blood, neuralgia. i nso ma, etc., and is MreJth »"d re.iab.e. u.ng tropical «m+l YOU will appreciate h nourishing stimulus o f thi tnvigoratinjc mcdi,i ne as t promotes normal
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      371 7 BUSINESS CAKLOJ rtfiAPORE CASKET CO. ,\|K M'KKTAKERS." J 111 RI'HONE 75. KJSh*** ~7^<>°->*~« ff the Illustrated J 1 F i..i'# -f M"*'™ l Instruments. North briilee Road. £bWorkin«. vsd tui-stworthy M*" -i RVANTS. lAHB, AYAHS, ETC. ndei t ;<> obligation. We ,!v o r jr«-ntleman, any..rnunts. Intending The A. S.
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      595 7 lANT YOU EAT WHAT YOU FANCY? That's doc to w-&k stomach— indices- 1 on! You need Bis^ratcd M:\gnesia as rtwriWd by doctors ami used in hospitals. I uite harmless, but it prevents a 1 ponsi- I Hty of pain or stops it instantly if it has I Mttd. Try at
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      727 7 PARLEYS AT PEKING. Seats of Tariff Delegates Arranged as at Washington. The Peking correspondent of the Osaka rlainichi, on October 26;h, cabled his pap--the following account of the procedure it the opening of the Tariff Conference The city of Peking was gaily beflagged from early this morning. Shortly after line
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      766 7 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. I The Municipal Commissioners of the Town »f Singapore invite tenders for the Erection >f Pit* Blocks of Married Soldiers' Quarters at Fort Canning, Singapore. Plans may be seen and Specification and ?orm of Tenders obtained at the Municipal Architect's Office during ffice hours. Tenders o be
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      255 7 iiiiiiiiiniiiiuiHiiinTninnnTiTnnTTTTnnTniTnnTnininninninnr ii COLO STORAGE ICECREAM IS CREAM ICE OBTAINABLE IN BULK (Vanilla) at $3.75 per Gallon Other Flavours 4.00 QUART BRICKS $1.25 PINT .75 PACKED FREE OF CHARGE. O jj II IS SIMPLY ANOTHER TERM FOR SHELL The regular use of Shell Motor Spirit and Lubricating Oils .esults in a
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATHS.
      46 8 DBUMMOND. Oct. 15. in London. David Drummond, of Btag«p*|«, husband of Annie Ommmoml. aped 52. WILLSHKR. Oct. lrt. at 23. De Vtn frtU— Kensinfrton. Lucy Willsher, for 30 years *he faithful and dearly-loved friend and servant of Lady Low. widow of Sir Hu^h Low, M.G.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1925. Comment of the Week.
    816 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1925. Comment of the Week. The loss of the British submarine Ml has caused wide-spread grief, the more acute since it does not appear to have been due to collision, and perhaps we may never know the cause. A twelve inch gun is a
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    267 8 There will be no issue of the Singapore Free Press to- morrow. Mr. R. I. Farquharson, 0.C.P.D.. Kuala Lumpur, has entered hospital with an attack of fever. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bryant are leaving Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday for Singapore, whence they are sailing for Home. In the Klang
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      MOTOR FATALITY.
      42 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 14. Gooi Ban Hock, whose motor car ran into a rikisha and ran over and killed the fare, has been committed to the Assizes on a charge of causing death by a rash act.
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      POPPY DAY FUND.
      68 8 (From Oui Own Correspondent.) Penan r, Nov. 14. The dinner and dance at the E. and O. Hotel in aid of Poppy Day Fund was largely attended and was most successful. Mr. J. Saunders announced that $5,769 had hitherto been collected, $1,500 of which was collected by
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      RETURN OF LADY SUPERIOR.
      52 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 14. In honour of the return of the Lady Superior to the Penang convent from France, the pupils pave a successful entertainment which was largely attended and appreciated. father Devals welcomed back the Lady Su w perior and called for
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    THE MYSTERY OF MADEMIOSELLE.
    66 8 Our New Seria*. <- The first instalment of The Mystery of Mademoiselle, a new story from the pen' ot Wiliain Le Queux, appears m paire 4 Of to-day's issue and will he continued each Monday. This new serial is one of the best this famous author
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    517 8 There is every promise of Poppy Fund collections in Perak exceeding last year's record. Mr. Gmrgt W. Ok borne, late of Yukon Gold Company and Alluvial Tin. Limited. has arrived in Kuala Lumpur on a short business visit. It is reported that Messrs John Little and Co., Limited, of Singapore,
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    ROUND THE TOWN.
    588 8 lAMATEI I<s AUn KVK wee** AT The Victoria TV^ -'■"day night, when th, '7 ind the Town, was t r "7" mind the success ou when they attempts, 25? some time a*o-shortly r V H,s Royal Highness lh felt very litt.e d^S Town would prove |uit| H
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    RUSSION DANCERS AR ADELPHL.
    139 8 The appearance of UM tW9 sinn dancers. Mmm Xi-ium M*kl M. T). Bines, at th«- Adtlphi H"^ Saturday night merited hurfeei •n^' Kl than was present, hut the hea •> also counter-attractions probftb away. In any case th..^- ui saw a ptrftnMUM* »f 'li-vi those who
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      112 8 w THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S -D C WHISKY. NEWLY INTRODUCED TO THIS MARKET IN THE BARREL SHAPED BOTTLE A REALLY GOOD WHISKY AT A LOW PRICE CALDBECK, MACGRFiiOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh and Klang. tjS^^ZHSSjff "ANCHOR" Best J Butter." Sole Agents: Singapore COLD
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      39 8 Parfums de Luxe COTY i Chypre Origan I Rose Jacqueminot Paris Emeraude EAU DE COTY to be had from all dealers j Dtipire Brothers. i •^■s >s /w r poisonous <£*£$ tfj—— -ja^^y Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. MALAYA.
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    THE LOST SUBMARINE.
    157 9 HOPE ABANDONED. HOKNUAL SKKVIC K TO-MORROW. London, Nov. 14. tiinoiinccs that it is imu that there be any survivors from v. and a memorial service I a rr:tr to take place in Portsk i»..fky:«i hurch on Nov. 17th. INS i ppORTBO RUMOUR London. Nov. 13. received at
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    TUTI'S GILDED REMAINS.
    81 9 [Re.:- r*i Service. J I .ux«»r. Nov. 13 f the contents of the "ted when Tutantaken ,»ut of the p ami the body was found covroMen stars on the arire golden dagger ed the I l.uxor. Nov. 14. men's mummy surpasses all ex:.v A vonderful eolfectioa of
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    SHORT TIME FOR YARNS.
    89 9 [levter'i Service^] London. Nov. 13 fty thousand operatic l'> .i decision „f the Cotton ()r wation Committee, at a ster, t,. recommended the tat working hoars in the \me•"r> ipilUlinK MctkMi to thirtyh've 1 December and January com,,ared «*nt3i^, h.,urs and the normal rh« commina* strongly
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    WEALTHY HONGKONG MERCHANT.
    25 9 [leatert Berviea.] l^ndon. Nov. 13. Joh» BeO Irving, ex-mem- B L K <n '"^^ve Council, Personal estate of £270.000. .^--"i-ab, Restate and
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    NATIONAL TRAIL ENDS.
    48 9 [Renter 1 Service]. I'aris. N«v. 15. J? l^ trial, in v,hich sensa- "-at.on, the Royalist leadK,., hs and to undergo i*onm«i| for libelling the ti ••C; P h^ ppe C Jlie newspai)er I'Action ti J? (1 W» francs and sen- *8 Üb. Jm Pns«)nment for
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    ITALY'S GOOD FAITH.
    24 9 fK< Service.] shinsrton *ov. 15. V.,lpi f M* ffood f a i th •r .1, h first instalment i+Zmt**** win not
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    SOVIET AMBASSADOR.
    9 9 BmiM.] ***Zp :unvt l to assume the
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    AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
    182 9 VIGOROUS APPEALS. NO DISORDERS. [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, Nov. 14 A record poll b assured for to-dav's ek C ti»n owing to the compulsory voting Mr. Bruce's fi na l appeal to th e Particularly the women, declares: The sunre m m° Unt T\ """tenance of sujn-emacy o f
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    SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES.
    220 9 [Reuters Service.] s mithfitU. Orarnje Free State. N«, v ,3 General Hertzog. in a speech, outline.! the Government', native precnume. Firstly to Provide the natives with the additional laud promised under the Act of 1913; secondly tin- native must be trained for wlf-admi-nistration b, the establishment of
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    SOVIET MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
    53 9 [Router's Service.] Moscow, Nov. 14. An order has been issued by Voroshilov, ie new Soviet Commissary for War, ppointins Sergius Kamenev, Chief of Staff f the Red Army, as Inspector-Genera] of ie R*d Army,' and Tukhachevsky. Com-lander-in-Chief of t}e Western military istrict, has been -appointed Chief of
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    SHIPPING IN AUSTRALIA.
    54 9 [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, Nov. 14. Ships are sailing without difficulty from [elbourne. Sydney and other ports, Ithough the seamen are officially still riking. Mr. Percy MacKinnon, Chairman of loyd's, has issued an appeal to all nations abolish submarines, "which are responble for disasters of war in a
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    DITCH CABINET RESIGNS.
    42 9 [Reuter's Service.] The Hague. Nor. 14. The Cabinet has resigned. The Premier said there was no constituonal or parliamentary conflict between the abinet and the Second Chamber, but the ep was necessary owing to the resigna[>n of Catholic Ministers.
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    HAPPY SOFIA.
    37 9 [ReUter's Service.] Sofia, Nor. 13. Madjaroff, mayor of Sofia, son of the exBulgarian minister to London, was assassinated this morning by an ex-Municipal employe whom he had dismissed. The assailant committed suicide on the spot.
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    POLISH CABINET OUT.
    39 9 [Reuter's Service.] WarHaw, Nov. 13. The Grabski Cabinet has resigned, following difficulties in the Diet and also a difference of opinion with the Bank of Poland regarding the policy of maintaining the rate- of the zloty.
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    THE FRENCH LEVIES.
    117 9 CHAMBER SUPPORTS. FIFTEEN PER CENT. [Reuter's Service.] T ''aris, Nov. 14. Ihe finance committee of the Chamber has adopted the articles of the Government programme relating to the levy on commercial and industrial profits and a national tevy of fifteen per cent on the revenues from rench.
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    GENERAL SARRAIL.
    11 9 [Reuter'3 Service.] Marseilles, Nov. 14. General Sarrail has arrived.
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    EVACUATING COLOGNE.
    75 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Nov. 14. The Conference of Ambassadors has decided that the evacuation of the Cologne BOM i.s fco begin on Dec. 1. The Ambassadors also decided on a 9tamr»| mutation of the occupation of the Khineland in the shape of effecting a restriction of the occupying:
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    ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL.
    64 9 [Reuter's Service.] I^ondon. Nov. 14. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company deny the j Mornm* Post's report and explain 'tha* j negotiations f« r American participation in the Turkish Petroleum Company are not vet concluded. It appears that t\> announcement 'at March of Standard Oil's participation in the C ompany
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    ITALY'S REDUCED DEBT.
    59 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Not. 13. According to a despatch to Rome from Washington, Italy will not be required to pay the 2407 million dollars mentioned earlier, but a total of 435 million. Hence the settlement virtually wipes out Italy's war-debt to America, leaving only the debt I
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    CHINA FIGHT POSTPONED.
    34 9 [Reuter's Service.] Peking. Nov. 14. The danger of fighting: in the vicinity of Peking has been averted by the unexpected iction of Chang-Tso-Lin in withdrawing his Manchurian troops to the north.
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    BRITISH DYE STUFFS.
    115 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 13. Subject to the shareholders agreeing to a scheme of reconstruction of the concern, Government's interest in the British Dyestuffs Corporation will shortly lapse. The Corporation was formed in war-time for the manufacture of dye-stuffs for replacing the lost German supplies. Government subscribed
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    RED GOLD.
    91 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Nov. 15. M. Karakhan, the Soviet envoy to China, has proceeded to Peking with "the concession agreement for the Lena goldfelds, which was provisionally concluded in April last between the President of the Supreme Concessions' Committee and Walter I j in Brown and Major Frederick
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    29 9 Mr. A. R. Johnson, of Penan?, has- secured a Webb Prize awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers for an engineering: paper published without discussion in the 1924-25 session.
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    MR. FIRESTONE'S PHANTASY.
    888 9 I IE IDEAL AND THE PRACTICABLE. !y A. E. W. CRIPPS, Secretary of the •ican International Corporation (1924) hose who have at heart the interests of Republic of Liberia and moat desire to her aspirations realised cannot fail to gratified by the announcements which have been made
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    25 9 Rev. W. H. Williams (Kuala Lumpur) and Mr. H. B. Talalla have arrived in London, the latter taking up his residence at the Langham Hotel.
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      529 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERJi«iiir~LIME PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE s.s. KASENGA Havre, London, Antwerp Tm and Hamburg Nov. 28 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Dec. 4 s.s. CITY OP STOCKHOLM
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      566 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTS LSTE AM NAVir ATmv AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE NC (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governntnt). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOM n For China and Japan. For Marseilles. I^ndon and im Due An
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    BRITAIN'S "REDS."
    1097 11 THE LONDON ROUND-UP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Oct. 15. The Government has at last moved in the directicn of prosecuting the leading Communists. Officers of ihe Social Branch of Scotland Yard, acting on ovden from the Home Office, last night carried out simultaneous i aids on Communist
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    FASCIST DISCIPLINE.
    133 11 Punishment for Attacks on Freemasons. Energetic measures have been taken by the Government and the Fascist Directory as a sequel to the Florence disturbances. The local Fascist Directory at Florence has been dissolved, and General Balbo has been appointed with full powers to reorganise local organisation and purge
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      217 11 I KORRENGZAL OINTMENT j An approved pharmaceutical KnßPP\ir7Af preparation for the Skin, I Kt^[Sl m>Kafci\iliAAL is prepared 6f) In cases of simple or infected [-'jIvWvL W. E. WOODS, LTD., g) I WOUnds, deep-Seated SOreS, eCZe- Manufacturing Chemists, Sydney. > mi'/» x« rki 1 w- a iiKi^ 1 ■•ii' l :i
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      A NAVAL VETERAN.
      204 12 Last of the Pre-Dreadnoufrhts to Go. Affairs progress so quickly in the naval world that a ship just under 20 years of age is regarded as a veteran indeed, and the Clyde-built battleship "Agamemnon" has the distinction of being the oldest armoured ship retained by the Navy.
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      NAVAL CUTTING.
      242 12 Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, defended the Government's naval policy at Shrewsbury. We should have either an up-to-date Navy or none at all, he said. Fast cruisers were pre-eminently needed. Raids on commerce would be the great feature of another war. Owing to financial
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      DESIGNING SHIPS.
      407 12 A Costly Business. A shipbuilder who was looking over the list of tenders for the Siamese motorships. published in the Shipbuilding and Shipping Record writes to that journal to say that it presents a very interesting example of the amount of work performed gratuitously by shipbuilders when an
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      575 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). »o* FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. :O:— Regular monthly sailings by the well- known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and ■fiNTORO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabins,
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      744 12 I JAVA-NEWJfORK LINE Regular service of the NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERD AM I l/iv HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. AN D Intended sailings of above Companies from Bfogap, n to Boston and New York via Suez. s.B. SAPAROEA f t s.s. STADSDIJK Xr v. 1] t 9.8. MADIOEN ue Ul -:'-J s.s.
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      691 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Koala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and K«yqtan (ria Gemas and Jecantnt) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday g m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a, a Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p#m> <Cota
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      26 12 I am afraid there are some in our movement now who would hardly get a halo on with the aid of a shoe-horn. Mr. Ben Tiltett.
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      653 13 O.S.K. Line. nestinhtu.ns. Steamers. A do n, Han.bur,, Rotterdam 1 /StUtrp, Bremen, via Colombo, 'ti Said. Amur Maru Nov. 16 Nov 17 Bay, < ape Town, Rio, iNO% lf Aire. via Colombo. f Panama Maru Nov. 26 Nov 28 B mbaj via Penan*. f Indus Mar u Nov 24 vl
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      412 13 kL^ PJaXiJkHHHiy ItINE SSL Round the World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE S8 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERB. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTS CLBANLINVS9. vin Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning
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      487 13 GENERAL AGEN^ SAKI B008BVI!L1 1 "NB Kerr Steamship Co., Inc.: 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) -WiiWIHpBBB BORDEAUX MARU <¥ l m.«. SILVERAY In Port For wtes .nd other particular .ppl y! dUe Nor 30 GUTHRIE CO., LTD. Agents:— Singapore and Penang. kTpTm! REPRESE^aTivk ari Ullent nd M
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    THE CHAMPAGNE OF COMMON SENSE.
    1631 14 THE CHAMPAGNE OF COMMON SENSE. LCRD RIDDELL AND MORE THINGS THAT MATTER. There are two great schools of practical philosophy in modern life the Law and Journalism. In either of them, if you only use your opportunities aright, you can acquire the priceless quality of common sense, which is nothing
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    126 ARRESTS AFTER A FOOTBALL MATCH.
    139 14 Noise of Rattles and Shouting. Glasgow, Oe\ 6. A hundred and twenty-six football enthusiasts were arrested in .Glasgow to-day after the City Cup semi-final? Rangers vs. Celtic. They are accused of disorderly conduct. Th-e men, who were returning in four charabancs from the football
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      306 14 Wjr^^\ Correct Feeding fr^ during early infancy is of creat importance. It is during this period that the foundations of baby's welfare are be.ng laid the wise mother who is unable to nurse baby herself, either wholly or in part, wiil realise the vital necessity for giving her child a
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      425 14 The Perfect Companions J WAHLPEN 1 and the New Perfected EVERSHARP J I ''HE New Perfected Ever- ,11 *> sharp and Wahl Pen in their f i i^/j attractive gift box are like a gift ft: 1 1 V of jewellery. They are just as Ml beautiful, just as durable
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    526 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER Uth. iiarked d lUrs unleBs otherwise 3r. American Tob. 5.0.0 5.7.6 C. A. Ribeiro and Co. 10) 6.7.") 725 Cold Storage ($10) 39.00 41.00 Eastern Smelter (f 14.60 14 75 F. and Neaves ($10) 54.50 5036 Hammer and Co. (100) 190.00 195.00
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    PRODUCE.
    217 15 November 14. Tin i:>o Tons $144 25 tlambier ]675 Pepper White 5900 Pepper Black 45 qq Flake Tapioca 5 yO Pearl Sago Small sOO Copra 1190 Copra Sundried 12.20 Opium, Benares unt. ***** Rice. Lianf,' Hin Chan Mark Piue Eagle (Old) 360 Kice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    270 15 London. Oct. 21. Markets. All markets have beta stronger during: tin past wevk. and moat of the buying has been tor Immediate delivery, as stocks all over the world are dangerously small. Copper. In spite of its cheapness, this metal has not so tar shared in th
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    TO DEVELOP 60,000 HORSEPOWER.
    146 15 Vancouver. B.C. The additions to the plant of the British Columbia Electric Company at Stave Lake, which have been under way for the past two years, have been completed. The power now available from that source is providing 87.500 horsepower of developed energy. The additions have
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    88 15 The Dead Sea power-plant proposed by M. Pierre Gandillion, French engineer, is to be regulated by evaporation. Canals. 1 pumps and a great siphon will serve for j carrying water of the Mediterranean over the top of a ridge 260 feet high and per- mitting it to drop 1,500 feet
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      PERMAS RUBBER RRPORT.
      240 15 The report of the directors of IVrmas Kubber Company, Ltd..- which was to have been submitted to shareholders at the fifteenth annual general meeting in London on Nov. 11th., states. Accounts.— The profit for the mi amounted to BJtl 17s. Id. to which is to be added
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      AN ARMY OF HARVESTERS.
      179 15 Kt-irina. Saskatchewan. Over forty-three I thousand harvest hands were brought into Saskatchewan from outside points and distributed with very little inconvenience t.» the men or the farmers of the province to harvest and thresh the IMB crop, it is stated by G. E. Tomsett. Superintendent of
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      CANADA'S WHEAT CROP.
      160 15 Winnipeg. -The IMS wheat crop of Western Canada is placed at HOJHUjPtQ bushels iin an estimate released here recently by the Northwest Grain Dealers' Association. This figure is based on an estimate average* of 20.1 bushels to the acre on 19,8G.V>00 i acres. By provinces the production
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      RUBBER PAPER.
      128 15 The patented process by which rubberized paper is made consists in impregnating the unsized paper with rubber latex, either throughout or to a depth on one side that can be regulated. The treated sheet is passed through press rolls, and dried on cylinders or in a vacuum. To
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      414 15 Insets over $5,500,000. mm^ m^ am THE 1 TDK 1 A T C A CTCDit wim Asgnraiice in force over $19,000,000. IHh GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. 840 OFFICE:-Winche3te r HoJ^ZT The nnany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Fn ffla «H LO DON OFFICE: 32 Old
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      476 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED. —Established 1880— C 7f nfil Sub rib d Y.100.000,000 Uuiiy paid up) v M Y.83,*****0 President: K. Kodama Esq. V ice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq DIRECTORS. Q |Y. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagirt, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Es q
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      393 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Reserve Uability of Proprietors Sjooolooo COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. «,Wl g. S.^'4 El,. Chief Manager: A. H. Barlow, Esq l*. H. Stitt, Esq. Manager. Shanghai LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Bank, Limited. Un Current Accounts interest will be allowed at the rate of
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      41 15 1 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapr-^ Representative -Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • LATER THAN THE MAIL.
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      TERRIBLE DISASTER IN NORTH WALES.
      414 16 London, Nov. 3. Ten persons, a woman and her nin< children, are missing as the result of j terrible disaster in North Wales last night when the village of Dolgarrog, where elec tricity is generated for the whole of Nortl Wales, was overwhelmed by 180,000,00)
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      FRANCE AND IRAQ.
      109 16 London, Nov. 4. Paris. A conviction that relations between France and Iraq would become closer and more cordial has been expressed by King Feisul before 'departing for Trieste en route to Baghdad. While in Paris, King Feisul saw President Doumergue, M Briand and M. Herriot, and also
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    252 16 Rubber and Tin Prices. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 13. Sellers quoted rubber at Y2.2S per jv und f.a.q. spot in to-day's market, while tin, Banka was quoted at Y2lO per pikul. Low Cost of Steel. An appreciably low cost of steel material and
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      SATURDAY'S RESULTS.
      489 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 14. The races concluded on Saturday i 1 good weather, there being a bigger crow than usual. The hon'ble Mr. O. F. C. Stc 1 nor was present *rith Mrs. Stonor, wh J gave away the prizes at the conclusion c
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      MITCHELL BEATS COMPSTON.
      234 16 [Reuter's Service]. London. Nov. 13. The corrected result of the match between Compston and Mitchell is that Mitchell won by 9up and Bto play. There was a doubt regarding the final hole which at first was awarded to Mitchell but is now officially stated to have been
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    YACHTING.
    941 16 A BUSY WEEK-END. The Saturday Afternoon Trophies. I The Royal Singapore Yacht Club had a busy week-end trying to settle who should walk off with the Saturday afternoon trophies so kindly presented by Mrs. C. F. F. Wearne, but wind and tide decreed th<«t yet another race should be
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      SIX GOALS FOR ARSENAL.
      333 16 [Reuter'o Service.] London, Nov. 14. The following: are the results of to-day's English and Scottish League matches:— Airdrieonians 4, Dundee 1. Clydebank 2. Falkirk 3' Dundee United 2, Aberdeen 0 Hamilton A. l, Hibernians 0 Hearts 3, Motherwell 1 Morton 2, Queen's Park 0. Partick T.
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      CRICKET IN NOVEMBER.
      268 16 A mixed team composed of past and present pupils of St. Joseph's Institution met the VM.C.A. on the Telok Ayer ground on Saturday and defeated the latter handsomely by 77 runs. Kcan Siew, for the winners, played a very patient inning. Going in first, his was the
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    ESTATE OF FORMER CALCUTTA JUDGE.
    18 16 ESTATE OF FORMER CALCUTTA JUDGE. London, Nov. 4. Sir John Stevens, a former Judge in Calcutta, left £8,219.
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      309 16 There are no substitutes for "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" GRAMOPHONE RECORD They haVe been tried and proved to ho in every respect. The Manufactu-. >U| T H r "HIS MASTER'S VOICE* Products have maintained their <t Quality until to-day they stand WpreS** f I Gramophones from $50 up. S. MOUTRIE CO.,
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