The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 November 1925

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1925. NO. 11,654.
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  • 248 1 Further evidence relating to the collisi</n between the Marella and (onus was taken yes erday when the Marine Court of Enquiry resumed its sitting Page 16. The appeal of M. E. Angullia against a sentence of three months' imprisonmen*, passed on him for irregularities m connection with
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  • 1087 1 Birds divide themselves at the season of migration into the wild and the tame. High m the October sky over the Norfolk shores or the fringes of the Yorkshire wolds the skeins of grey geese come clanging, but only a faint answer of ancient migratory insfinct
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 139 1 LOON G the kk(O(;msei> house Tor ■UftOPBAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL Telephone No. 2920 TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY Dinner_Dance* MONDAY FRIDAY The Dansant. LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. (N.B. Evening Dress essential for Dinner Dances.) j^^ ft CRILL ROOM. SARKIES BROTHERS, Inder (he supervision of an Proprietors, expert European. H
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    • 242 1 R°NflO "Pro-Tern" hk Covered m black Pegamoid, with six compartments which may be labelled as required, this ~J File provides a sure y j means of keeping m y fi touch with matters pen- J^*—*£Znz*L^ m ding or requiring atten- Jr tion. The open window 2 m^^ mm^B^f^. y m
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    • 125 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Capstan cigarettes Page 9. Owd Bob is coming Pag% 2. Alhambra programme Page 2. Latest shipping on pages 10. 12 and IS. Bitumastic solution at Uniteers Page 3. Milner's safes, Guthrie and Co. Page 8. Old Dutch cleanser, Getz Broß.— Page 14. Typewriter rfrbons, Riboiro and Co.— Page
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 75 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 2Ath. Hiph Water, fi.l a.m., 4.18 p.m. Blue Funnel homeward mail closes. Wrdnctduy, 25th. Hijrh Water. 6.18 a.m., 558 p.m. Thursday, 26th. Hijrh Water, 7.19 a.m., 7.33 p.m. B. I. homeward mail closes. Friday, 21th. Hi|rh Water, 8.8 a.m., 8.37 p.m. Suiturday, 28**. High Water, 8.48 a.m.,
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  • 698 2 We saw him leaning against the door post of a Philippine billiard saloon. On his head was a doubk terai turned tiown a .a planter, a shiny hu^k suit of the very tight lining variety, a white shirt front, a rollar, a yellow til thrown well forward
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  • 24 2 There are more interesting things to be m I^ndon than Paris and Rome and Wnna can p.ovide all tn K ether._Sir J roster Fraser.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 278 2 AT THE HAPPY VALLEY. The- Merry -.Opera Company. In choice new plays. THE ELITE CINEMA. Programme as good as any, bettei than many. WAYANG PEK JEE. LL GRA I XA NZ AKI SINGAPORE. KANZAKI CO. Dyers a-d Drycleaners of Silk and Wool?n Dresses, Suits, etc. OITSTATION ORDERS (\O.D. PRICE LIST
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    • 331 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. TO-NIGHT at 9 30 p m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24th., at 9.30 p.m. p THE FAMOUS MUSICIANS J. BILESWKI VIOLINIST. LEONJONGEN PIANIST. Booking: at Little's on Thursday, November 19th. Seats $3. $2. $1. PAVILION (LATE PALLADIUM) From Sunday. 22nd to Friday. 27th November. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. DOG AND
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    • 235 2 ALHAMBRA^ (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietor. > From Tuesday, 24th November, to Sunday >9th In the Second Show commencing p. ni m *l THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE~FILMEI) IN NATURAI << The sublime colouring of nature m all her moods hl»n i the greatest of Zane Grey's romances ever
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  • 254 3 MAN WHO HELPED POLICE. Mr. Kir ton's R«4urn to Australia. Mr. B. Kirton who stayed m Java at the jequest of the police when the latter were inquiring into the murder of Mrs. C. H. Macfie, returned to Sydney by the Montoro. Mr. Kirton met the late
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  • 282 3 PLATINUM EL DO RADO. Import an* Discoveries m South Africa I I Diamond rushes and gold rushes having become commonplace affairs m South Africa, platinum rushes are now m prospect if the Government tarries out its prese»t'. intentio/i. m In a recent issue of the Go'.vrrment Gazette it was staged
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  • 139 3 Senator Quezon on Question of Imperialism. Manila, Nov. 7. The Senate has unanimously passed a Bill for a plebiscite on the "Independence Question." The Lower House is expected to pass it also. Governor-General Wood has made no statement, but it is believed he will veto it, on
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  • 270 3 LORD KNU TSFORD ON FUNERALS. 'Too Much Respect to Dead Bodies." Mr. F. N. Charringrton, superintendent of the mission held at the Great Assembly Hall, Mile End, has piven instructions m his will that immediately after his death his body shall be taken to the London Hospital for the use
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 473 3 After an illness take Wincarnis —the best tonic of all BuilJ up your health again by iak?cg a course of this dclicicvs mengthexung, and restorative tome wine. Put new vitality into your system, Iced your nerves, repair your uasted tissues, create [ocd do ah this simply by taking a wineghssful
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    • 194 3 Sole Agents: S.S. and F.M.S. BARLOW CO. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. BITXJMASTIC^ (REGISTERED) SOLUTION MANUFACTURED BY WAILES DOVE BITUMASTIC, LIMITED. The primary purpose of "BITUMASTIC" SOLUTION IS TO PREVENT CORROSION IX A MORE ECONOMICAL AND PERMANENT way than is possible by the use of lead paints, which are soon saponified
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  • 945 4  -  SIDNEY DARK DARK'S PEN PORTRAITS—No. 4. i A Series of Intimate Sketches. 1 II If HENRY AINLEY. By (Caricature by «Sava"). SS *<? When I first saw Henry Ainley, quite twenty years ago or so, he was a very young man playing very small parts m the
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  • 32 4 s It is too much to ask intelligent men to sacrifice their liberty and freedom on the H altar of some untried gods of trade union i efficiency.— Mr. Frank Hodges. ai
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  • 24 4 Judge— "You are accused of breaking a jug on the head of the plaintiff." Accused—"Well, I had no intention of breaking the jug." i
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  • 1122 4  -  ALEC STANTON DANCING TIME—No. 3. 8 Joyous, Inexpensive Evenings, Easily Arranged, i 22 SECRET OF SUCCESS. U gg (Author of "Ball-room Dancing and How to Enjoy It") 8§ Suppose you want to hold an informal dance of your own How are you going bt set about it?
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  • 403 4 Herr Maximilian Harden, the well-known German writer and former editor of the Zukunft, who once was a violent annexationist, nowadays manifests m his periodical articles contributed to the Amsterdam Telegiaaf a remarkable Francophil spirit, which, however, appears to be the instrulrent of his undisguised Anglophobia. Hi? pet idea
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  • 35 4 Rome. Oct. 7. The to-day addressed a severe admonition on the subject of duelling to a number of pilgrims from German universities. Most of the student pilgrims had their faces badly scarred.
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  • 52 4 Sydney Smith was a severe critic of bad sermons. But he appears, on one occasion at least, to have had some use for even the poorest. Of a certain gentleman who was not m his favour he remarked blandly that "he deserved to be preached to death by
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  • 348 4 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The only Morning Daily m Malay v live "news" paper— 3s-40 columns of" r.ew daily, also the best Medium fat MuHMm Delivered with the Chota Haiti each moming, with Latest Telegram*. Latest Km and Latest Announcements togttfe with exclusive special features. "Pfetwta week" Serial Story, Ladies'
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    • 354 4 There's Health m every dose of Halls Wine Hall's Wine is a I great tonic m every case of weakness. It enriches the blood feeds the nerves builds up your strength all round. Take Hall's Wine if you are run-down, or exhausted by a trying climate. It is the leading
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    • 36 4 Ny Carlsberu Beer SOLB IMPORTERS THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Denm.rki SINGAPORE. PIANOS, PLAYER-PIANOS ORGANS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF ALL KINDS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES TIME PAYMENTS ARRANGE W. J- GARCIA lit. ORCHARD ROAD.
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  • 225 5 X UUICKL* SOOTHING AND 1 ,iv. W* INJIKIES AND SKIN IHSKASE. should b* up-to-date m their Uipmeat. Prompt measures of m cases of sudden accident Al ,ny and expense not to U, life and limb n thm> M often m demand tosafe all-round healing balm Fattj b»l*W
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  • 1497 5 CONCERNING 01/itSELVES AND FRANCE. It is notoriously difficult for any nation? to understand one another; differences of temperament are reinforced by the different history to which those temperaments lead, and over all is cast the almost impenetrable veil of a foreign language. Merely to understand a foreign language
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  • 165 5 SAN DOW THREATENED. "Naturally," writes a "Pressman of Forty Years' Service," "your review of Eugen Sandow's extraordinary feats does not take into account his great gifts of sociability under severe restraint as to everything but cordial friendship m that quality. One night, m immaculate evening dress, and looking the ideal
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  • 138 5 Interesting facts about the War Office library are mentioned by Mr. F. J. Hudleston, the librarian, m his book, "Warriors m Undress" (John Castle, 10s. 6d.). The library at present contains more books m (German than m any other foreign language. In 1864 there were
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    • 286 5 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. rt'BLM NNOUKS DEPARTMENT. TEUOHOII PAHRU. :.!Imih for Tenders. vited for the lease of the furnished) for period of one January, 1926. il terms of the lease will be o lines as th« existing lease, which may be obtained on n at the P.W.D. Office during :hi
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    • 146 5 I SHOES OF STANDING 8 I An ill-fitting shoe is torture to the foot, and n an offence to the eve. B 3 THE NATIONAL SHOE STORE, 1 G. AMBER MANSIONS, fej 11 ORCHARD ROAD. N Will give you perfect S i style and fitting. lillily H Li b~3 k
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    • 127 5 The tonic food for all the family In bottles of two JlfllL Gives adults new vigour and size*, at all Chemists ~^d3ff™s j and store. |jjl|^ j Increased stamina. irWT<«!fci- children with all the c JiS^: body-building elements needed to lr[W^^;"^V"l bring: them to healthy maturity. Wj^-- r > KEPLER
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    • 201 6 I A SELECTION OF USEFUL AND SEASONABLE GIFTS. IBJSSSJ TKAVKIIINC; MAISCN LYONS «TKUI.IN« SILVKU CHiAIS btbkung silver PHOTq m sii YER < vsF Fruit Cake Au-u. jj ck;auktte uoxks Various Si/^uul' IVsi^.^s. P^in Price 2 lbs P"Ce $2.50. U^g^^C^ Plam and Kn^ine-Turn,,|. Prices from 515.50. silver MOUNTED Prices $50.00 to
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  • 164 7 The wife .fa well-known London physician I. cam a sufferer from digestive disorder and naturally enough, she asked her husband for a remedy. The doctor made her up some medicine of the kind usually given to mild cases, but it failed, so, without more ado.
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  • 1198 7 CONTROVERSIES OF THE DAY. iFrom Our Own Correspondent). London, Oct. 28. There has been rather less of politics this *eek, which is advantageous. The only development which attracts notice is the trial of the Communists at Bow Street, where now the following individuals are apoearing: Alb?rt Inkpin,
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  • 262 7 Wilhemi the Younger is very angry with the German people, and is determined "to make them pay for it to some considerable tune." In 1900 40 cities and towns subscribed on the occasion of the wedding- of the then Ciown Prince m order to present
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  • 243 7 Engineer Rear-Admiral A. R. Emdin, speaking at the Bible and the Empire demon?tration arranged by the World Evangelical Alliance, which was held at Wembley, said that the influence of the Bible m and upon our national life was perhaps most forcibly illustrated by the tremendous developments
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  • 60 7 An invitation extended to Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., the British Labour lead.—, to speak at a V.M.C.A. luncheon of business men at Hartford, Connecticut, n» been withdrawn because of an objection raised by the National Security Leajrue en the ground that such an invitation woii-«l constitute a recognition of the
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    • 345 7 BUSINESS CARDS^ f WANTED I -by the— |j >. m. r. a. school of commerce ((indents <oi Junior and Senior > j Classes. 5 i «;es*ion commencing > 110NUAY, DECEMBER 7th. J- k4ah*i"ii doses December 3rd. > p >m application t the** 'I GENERAL SECRETARY, j? Orchard Road. J i
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    • 638 7 NOTTCKS. HAMAT PfJLAJ LIMITED. T I f rn^l i(in h been received from the London Office as follows: Declared a d.vidend of one shilling also bonus of one •killing both less income tax 4 l'fc payable m London 2nd. December, 1925. Local shareholders will be paid their dividends on arrival
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    • 698 7 SAFEGUARD YOUR EYESIGHT SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY IN YOUR VISION, THE ADVICE OF OUR FILLY QUALIFIED EUROPEAN OPTICIAN is available daily Hours 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. SPECIALLY MADE GLASSES SUPPLIED PROMPTLY. MOTION SMITH AND SON LTD. 14, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. AUCTION SALES." REMINDER. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. MESSRS. POWELL CO.,
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  • 18 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. WHITE, la Scotland, on the 17th inst Robert A. White, of Bukit Cheraka Estate. Jeram.
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  • 446 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1925. Another French Government. Politics m any country ii a queer game, hardly to be understood by any but the cleverest of the players, piofoundly mystifying to the citizens of any other country except the one concerned, and frequently so to them. M. Painleve's
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  • 387 8 The City Editor of the Times apiparently has not been put m possession of the views of those advocates [of restriction who lament that the j price of the commodity is over four shillings, when they would be con.tent with three, or even half a crown,
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  • 953 8 The Hon. Mr. W. H. Thorne proceeded on vacation by the P. and O. Mantua. Mr. A. L. Jumeaux. who has recently In'en an inmate of the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, has returned to Taiping. The Pinang Gazette is informed that the total amount donated by Butterworth m connection with
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  • 816 8 M.E.ANGrLIJA'SAm; AUMsMi Judgment was delivered I Court yesterday by Mr. .l v Apr Justice Acton and Mr J N H the appeal of M. K Aa*ullia a«a£ sentence by the Acting h three months' imprisonment < regularities m connection Miptry. Mr. Justice Brown laid: illustrates very forcibly r
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    • 163 8 EMPTY BARRELS CAN VERY USEFULLY BE EMPLOYED TO HOLD LARGE GARDEN PLANTS WE HAVE A NUMBER TO DISPOSE OF. 'PHONE 228 Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) 15. ROMNSOX ROAD. PATRONISED A VV^Kk^ BY R()VAITY> j QUALITY DESIGN AND ASSORTMENT IN THE LATEST ARRIVALS OF i X'mas Presents m
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    • 40 8 FOR ALL VERMIN USE ■5 fefc^ f AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. H npADC El r J-//\!vO U 1 GOLDEN SERIES. DRINK THE BEST BEER. V.® m':J VmC.C.MIBBERT&CO V®k LONDON, i&/ Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Singapore. Penang, Kuata Lumpur Malacca.
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  • 343 9 vvN( X HILL REJECTED. i \<\\ <>» paktiks. rV Srrvice.l Paris. Nov. 22. Govrnmu* narrow- crucial amendment Five of the Govern providing for a niora- (hw on Dee. Bth. Irtdmcni «rw defeated hy 277 Painteve, amid great i the" (Jovcrnnient amendment were previously ■iiptil I ,;ii. stipulating that
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  • 41 9 [Be r'a Serrin.l lUrlin, Not. 23. the openinc <>f the Lv her declared that ■-"LI mien after the •carno Avrreenu-nts m H« In-ld the opinion nment could only be one 'I t., pursue a policy the Locarno Agree-
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  • 29 9 ter'a Service.] Moscow, Nov 23. mt., a Nursing- Home '--us prostration, serious iffection of the heart as He has been recom--1 the treatment for «:<» abroad.
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  • 14 9 fly lt «**i Service.! „h London, Nov. 23. oeeurnsd of Canon C. H.
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  • 267 9 FREE STATE OUT. COMMISSIONER'S LOST FAITH. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 23. Mr. MacNeill's resignation as Free State member of the Irish Boundary Commission which the executive council has accepted, was announced by President Cosgrave m a speech at Emyvale, Monaghan, "because he had lost faith m the other
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  • 94 9 [Reuter's; Service.] London. Nov. 22. Pulpits all over the Kingdom extolled Queen Alexandra's blameless life and reve- rent crowds all day long silently gazed at the drawn blinds of Buckingham Palace.! The throngs m the fine weather m Hyde! Park had a subdued note and black was
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  • 116 9 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Nov. 23. The United States bureau of social hygiene has contributed $20,000 towards the axpeaass of a commission of enquiry into the cultivation of opium m Persia, as a result of the suggestion of Mrs. Hamilton Wright. U.S. delegate to Geneva last year.
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  • 41 9 [Reuter'b Service.} London. Nov. 23. A feature on the Stock Exchange is the wild scramble m the rubber share market, which has reached boom-like proportions. Business is conducted with great difficulty and ptiet movements continue m the ascendant.
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  • 59 9 [Reuter's Service.] Philadelphia, Nov. 23. Mr. Lewis. President of the Miners' Union, sent a letter to President Coolidge asking whether the Government desired to intervene m order to maintain the integrity of the wage agreement m the bituminous coalfield, and if not, whether the Union would be
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  • 35 9 Owing to the death of Queen Alexandra all official entertainments at Government House are postponed until further notice. Those who have already received invitations to any official entertainment should therefore consider them cancelled.
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  • 57 9 The Committee of the St. Andrew's Society has decided that, m view of the death- of <Jueen Alexandra, it would be becoming to postpone the annual celebrations of the Society until Friday, the 4th prox. This date has accordingly been decided upon and members are requested
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  • 15 9 Mr. Geo. Radcliffe, Advertising Assistant of the Malay Mail, arrived by the Soudan from Colombo.
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  • 904 9 LORD d'ABERNON'S SUCCESSOR. [From N.E.I. Papers]. Berlin, Nov. 19. Sir Horace Humbold and Sir George Graham, at present Ambassador at Brussels, are mentioned as possible successors to Lord d'Abc-rnon, as Ambassador at Berlin. The Conflict m Syria. Bey rut, Nov. 19. The French have commenced a great
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  • 175 9 VOLUNTEERING. Tc the Editor. Sir, A few years ago there was a big Volunteer boost and the local press did valuable work m obtaining recruits for an organization which anyone but a conscientious objector will agree is necessary ii. the colony. Since then the press seems
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  • 142 9 Singapore music-lovers are reminded of the performance to be given at the Victoria Theatre to-night of the talented musicians. J. Bileswki, violin, and Leon Jongen, piano. Mr. Biltswki ranks with the most brilliant violinists m the world, having obtained at the early age of 15
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  • 110 9 Danger to the Public. We are asked by the Military Headquarters to inform the public that on Wednesday, 25th November. Filed Firing will be carried out on the New Golf Course between the hours of 7 a.m. and y a.m. The danger area involved
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  • 188 9 Malay Tenants Succeed m Long Possession Plea. In the Supreme Court yesterday morning the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. P. J. Sproule, delivered judgment m the action brought by four Malay tenants of land at Teluk Blangah against P. R. A. L. Thaivarayan Chetty. The plaintiffs m
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 207 9 FINEST ENGLISH HIDE ATTACHE CASES. N< 56A brown cowhide attache cases, best quality ond finish, lined leatheroid, |l H^ fitted with pocke. m lid, nickel locks complete with B patent safety vv. ches. I H Supplied m the following BEjfl|B sizes. Bj^l inch It inch M S^PB PRICE SII.SO $14.00
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    • 748 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR SERVICES TO:— LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG A BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t SARPEDON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hull and Glasgow
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    • 557 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE s.s. KASENGA Havre. London Hall, Antwerp and H'burg Nov. 26 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Dec. 13 s.s. CITY OF
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    • 583 10 If. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION, n* LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE C (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEW xiths For China and Japan. For Marseilles. \ni Hn d 4 n
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  • 435 11 r i*in ami C«mpositi«n. >pn-, weighing seven tons, pgj reached Aberdeen from where Ml from the Bkies an exceptionally bipr •iniionurs and geob,. eorious to know exactly of "';..u it is composed. The largest rl< i 11 i_ r mhi Ui t:JI on the m
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  • 55 11 >llu Foreign Stamping GenenU, m a letter to a rowoun that large goo* are being made (){l Aa to the charge that Pfoyi foreign electrical rll "'<* to impress the •"< U-st," he says it U* H are made t>^ .MhV^ Ure BritiBh CUt that bo
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  • 489 11 Some Common Mistakes of Instructors. The exercises desigred by physical training instructors to tu*n C 3 louts into A 1 citizens are very rarely criticised. It seems usually to be taken for granted that any conceivable pedal posturing or abdominal antic must be of some value m inducing
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  • 309 11 Suggested Reading of Hebrew Tablet. Berlin, Oct. 19. At a private meeting of the Society of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith held m Berlin on Saturday. Dr. Grimme, Professor of Semitic Philology at the University of Munich delivered an address, summaries of which have just been
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  • 45 11 The Times Kingston (Jamaica) Correspondent states ;hat the Legislature has voted the necessary money to enable the Acting-Governor, Mr. A. S. Jelf, to tour the Colony m order to investigate the needs of the inhabitants. Mr. Jelf will begin his tour after the autumn session.
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  • 349 11 Mr. Galsworthy on Need fo r Humaneness. "Expression" meaning the right use of word? was the subject of a lecture given by Mr. John Galsworthy at tho Guildhouse, Victoria. The hall was crowded. Miss Maude Royden presided. The lecture, which produced £95 at the entrance
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  • 106 11 Writ to Destroy His "Outline of History." Tcron to. Miss Florence A. Decks, of Toronto, is claiming 1100,000 damages from Mr. H. G. Wells and the Macmillan Companies oiß England, New York, and Canada. She has issued a writ at Osgoode Hall [the
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  • 417 11 Practical Tests m Burma. An interesting account of his experience? m surveying larg. tracts of Burma from air was given to the Royal Aeronautical Society by Major C. K. Cochran-Patrick, D.S.O. The survey by air m Burma, he said, began with the photography of the Delta
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  • 293 11 Buddha's Response to Infant Princess. An ancient miracle is recalled by the Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey of Burma m his report for 1925. which describes how the Government is I endeavouring to salve and preserve monuments of historic interest m- .hat country. An image of
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  • 78 11 Chief Inspector of Salt Gabelle Going Home. Peking:, Nov. 7. With reference to the report from a Chinese source, published m this morning's papers to the effect that Sir Ernest Wilton, K.C.M.G., has resigned from the Salt Gabelle, m which he is Foreign Chief Inspector, Reuter
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    • 203 11 ChotJ Hazri Before settling down to the heat and worry of the day there's nothing, for vetting on re °"y Sood terms with oneself, like settling down to the sound, soothing enjoyment n tnat comes from smoking WD&HOWLLS llUmra^tdpL-? Bristol London fe I SS ft M.U.Wii' 1 3 |i England
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  • 60 12 On the arrival of the P. and O. Mantua at Penang the master reported to the Harbour authorities that J. E. Brooke, the ship's linen storekeeper, disappeared during the voyage of the ship from Singapore to Penang. He was last seen at 9 p.m. on Friday. The master
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  • 67 12 Singapore Roads. A twakow loaded with sugar has been reported sunk off the south end of the breakwater m 3 fathoms of water. Efforts to locate her have so far been unsuccessful, and vessels are, therefore, advised to use the northern entrance until her position has been
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  • 295 12 THE P. O. SOUDAN. Travellers m the Far East will be sorry to learn that the P. and O. Soudan will be seen no more m these waters as, on her arrival m Osaka she is to be sold to Japanese buyers for breaking-up purposes. The Soudan was built at
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  • 255 12 The defrosting- of meat by the electrical process of A. U. Aloock, of Melbourne, gives Australian cattle growers the means of marketing their product m England m good condition. Chilling without freezing has not proven successful over this long transportation route, and freezing, while satisfactory with lamb and mutton, which
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  • 110 12 BRIDGING THE MEN AM. The first big span of the Rama VI bridge at Bangsorn, Siam, was launched into its final position on Nov. 9th. A connecting span has now to be erected between the end of the big span and the first abutment. The completion of this finishes all
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    • 421 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m 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 ■ontoro (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins a* Luxe, single berth cabins,
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    • 199 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. rtCNGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. «.s. Emil Kirdorf 9,000 Dec. 15 s.s. Havenstein 12.250 Jan. 12 HOMEWARD BOUND. NAPLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. Tirpitz 12,250 Dec. 21, Adolf von Baeyer 9,000 tons Jan. 16 Afente: Singapore and Penang.
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    • 320 12 MESSAGERIES MARf TIMES HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said. Marseilles fiom Singapore. ANGERS ;6,000 tons Dec. 2 A. LEBON 20,000 tons Dec. 16 FROM PENANG ONLY. AZAY LE RIDEAU 14,000 tons Dec. 8 OUTWARD MAILS. i To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. AMBOISE 16,000 tons Nov. 30 AMAZOME 12,000
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    • 226 12 GIN OLD TOM AND DRY THE FINEST OBTAINABLE Sole Agents: John Little U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Xi gland i. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. CO. (Incorporated m Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindisi, Vemn and Trieste via ports taking cargo <* through Rills of Lading for
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 566 12 BT TRAIN. Cuala Pahan*;, Pekan, Subml Lembing and Knantan (rim Jwantnt) erary Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 0 %m Bangkok «very Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang •nd Kedah 9 mja Kelantanevery Monday, Wednesday and- Saturday 6 p m Kota Tinggi and Kedah every Saturday
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    • 275 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. The following passengers arrived at Singapore per the X.P.M. steamer Plancius on Monday: Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Allen, Miss C. B. Culter, Mi. H. J. Steele. Miss M. A. Stowell, Mr. C. E. D. Warry, Mrs. W. M. Molier., Mr. C. H. Grouch, Mr. R. O. Wiison,
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 658 13 O. S.IT. Line. instillations. Steam***. Arr. Deat. «don Hamburg, Rotterdam, Und Mnji. Kobe. Osaka, YokkafrW snd Nagoya. > Hamburg Maru Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Yukkaichi and Shanghai. Indo Maru Nov. 23 Nov 24 md Bombay via Penang. Indus Maru Nov. 25 Nov. 27 olom!" 1 B(>nr bay Tacoma Maru Not.
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    • 420 13 ""Mtii'y line *cSj3i Round-the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE «8 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTS CLBANLHOM. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore
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    • 675 13 Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) w _RBGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK. PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE (via Suez) BORDEAUX MARU In p ort m.-. SILVERAY dv€ Nov3o For rates and other particulars apply GUTHRIE CO., LTD. Amenta Singapore and Penang K. P. M.
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  • 735 14 Air Ministry Tests at Farnborough. Some interesting trials took place at the instance of the Director of Scientific Research of the Air Ministry at Famborough with the Cierva Auto-Gyro flying machine, and so far the machine has favourably impressed the pilot and the observers. The Auto-Gyro, which
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  • 187 14 Home Secretary's Reply to Deputations. London, Nov. 7. "I am between the devil and the deep sea," said .Sir William Joynson-Hicks, replying to a deputation of Unionist and other clubs with reference to the drink restriction. The leader of the deputation, Sir Herbert Nield, chairman of
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  • 14 14 I shall take up gjolf when I am eightyfive* years old.— Mr. Rudyard Kipling.
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  • 379 14 Pro-Kaiser Outburst m Berlin. "A scandalous demonstration m favour of the monarchy and war revenge during the Conference at Locarno" is the description given by Vorwaerts to an astounding happening m Berlin, The occasion was the unveiling of a monument to fallen goldiers of the Kaiserin Augusta
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  • 226 14 Oxford trousers (states the Morning Post) have b:en relegated to the far-away days when trousers themselves were regarded as an eccentricity by the introduction of a coat which will probably be attributed to either Oxford or Cambridge. Oxford trousers are now behind the times. If rumour is
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  • 108 14 Students of those sailor's superstitions which were dealt with m a recent article m this paper, might well try the crews of fishing: vessels as a hunting ground. Indeed, it seems that the faster the old beliefs vanish from the cargo and passenger vessels the more persistently do
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  • 89 14 London, Nov. 3. Mr Lloyd George acknowledging the Freedom of York conferred upon him today said there was one name amongst the Royalty on the City roll of honour of Freedom that stood out for the imperishable service which he had rendered to the British Empire. "It
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 405 14 Rheumatism^ Relieve the nagging >w^^v 0 pain quickly— easily l^T^N with Sloan's! fe. Sloan's Liniment kills pain instantly. f V No rubbing. Just lay a little Sloan's on f _»V^ >^^ the stilT, aching part, anil immediately |S?v Z^^ you notice a difference, a feeling that the nS ®U^/^*^ L
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    • 183 14 Wenwho get things </ori i Onl V lfy) 7c efficiency is e ou S h for the men who PRSn* th n^ rs done This ca, achieved uith function, <| IT;ili \\iJBBL f" d ealth an(l vitalj tv in M >\?v. L VVatch your health f,, r those r^ iMIB
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  • 583 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd. It is announced from Akron that some of the Akron factories are increasing- their plants and have found it advisable to start extensive building programmes to keep oace with the steady expansion of the rubber business. Some plants were far behind
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  • 64 15 Novembe 23. fl»nk 1 TO.fc ie o>> Bank, demand 24 5-32 Private credits 3 ms. 24% New York, demand 56% Credit* 90 d-ays 5^ France, demand 1365 India, T. T. 15 4^ Hongkong, demand 314 p. c Preni". Yokohama, demand 133 Java, demand 140 Vi Bangkok, demand 7914 Sovereign,
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  • 212 15 November 23. Tin n Tom $144.25 Ganbier 16 .00 Pepper White 6R- 00 Pepper Black 50.00 Flake Tapioca SSO Pearl Sago Snail hOO Copra 11.90 Copra Sun dried IJ.'JO Opium, Benarei unt. 4.00(1 Rice, Lianj: Hin Chan Mark Plue ■"■gill (Old) 360 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Bagic
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  • 35 15 Singapore. Nov. 23, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot I.TT I.TS; Dec 1.77 1.7K; Jan. -March 1.75 1.76: April-June 1.64 1.65. London Quotation Sheet 4s. 6d. Market Quiet.
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  • 292 15 The following arc the minutes of the Committee feting, he.d on Sunday. Nov. Ist. Present: Mr, W. B. Johnston (m the (hair), Mr. C. B. Brewer. Mr. D. M. Matthews, the hon'ble Mr. F. VV. Pinnock, the hon'ble Mr. C. Watt. Tobacco Coolies Rate of
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  • 68 15 Mr. A. J. Sturrock, Chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board, has returned to Ipoh from a holiday at Brastagi, Sumatra. The Trade Loan Committee of Hongkong has authorised the distribution of $3,200,000 out of the £3,000.000 placed at the disposal of Hongkrng by the Home Government This is believed to
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  • 292 15 NEGOTIATIONS WITH (NFUENTIAL CONCERN. Mr. Chew Woon Poh presided over the annual general meeting of the Tehak Tin Fields. Limited, k»U yesterday, others pre■Mt hems the hon'ble Mr. J. MiUh:«U. Mr. 1). H. Mundell, Mr. W. L. Stevens and Mr. J. S. Lumoni, for the Secrelurw*, Harrisons,
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  • 198 15 MACPHAIL CO., LTD' S REPORT. Singapore, Nov. 2.J. Rubber.— London 4s M. Firm. Local ./(I"— f -°n^n Nov. 21. KM 10s. Local 14 4 I 4 25 tons sold. Ri bkcfS. Shares remain steady. Jt ram Kuantans are quoted 1.90 L 96. MandaiTekonjrs 1.42 1.47, Ulu Benuts 117 l •>()
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  • 223 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. ov 2*. Rubber. 4s «<J. Down •-<!. Loeft] i K<) Tin £282 10s. Nov. 21. The rubber share market is steady with fair enquiries. Mining shares are quiet with no features of interest. Industrials and Loans can be placed at quotations. Rubbers.
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  • 62 15 The half-yearly general meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya will bo held m the Exchange Room, Singapore. on Monday, Dec. 7th., commonrin? at 10..30 a.m. The agenda includes the following: labour Matters; (a) Indian Labour, (b) Chinese labour; GIM Laws; Licensing of Copra Dealers; Allocation of land
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 423 15 I Assets over $5,500,000. """^P TUT TPI? A T r A CTUDit i tt™ a Assnraitce m force over $19,000,000. I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED L i,,™ *n v (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) BEAD 01-FlCE:— Winchester House Sinmmore rh Company ha S £20,000 deposited with the Supreme
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    • 388 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880 Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.83,*****0 President: K. Kodama Esq. V ice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq DIRECTORS. Y. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. K. Takeuchi, Esq.
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    • 358 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) COURT OF DIRECTORS Chief Manager: r, tt A# H# B «rlow, Esq. G. H. Stitt, Esq. Manager. Shanghai LONDON BANKF/?S: Westminster Bank, Limited. Un Current Accounts interest will b* ~Ji h IL rSt€ J* f Ir l terest on Fixed Deposit
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    • 43 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Chartar A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Smgap'— c Represent;*! We Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO V Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floo^ A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 2328 16 EVIDENCE BY CONUS'S CAPTAIN. "Marella Did Not Conform to Article 19. The collision which occurred between the Burns Philp steamer Marella and the An-glo-Saxon Petroleum Company's oil tanker Conus, m the Singapore Roads on the afternoon of October 24th. was caused by the Marella not conforming to
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  • 287 16 The Barnes Cups Tournament. The polo season closes at the end of the present month, but the nearness of the close season does not affect the keenness and enthusiasm of the teams now fighting for the possession of the Barnes Cups and yesterday afternoon saw some fast and
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  • 74 16 To-day's Practice Match. There will be a practice rugger match on the Padang this afternoon, when the teams will be as follow: Colours: Pearson; Storr, Edlin, Burton, Lt. Matthews; Niblock Moffatt; O'Sullivan, Donald, Kelly, Beetles, Martine, Peet, Grant and Tiddeman. Whites: Roberts; Shaw, Dease, Davis, Baskerville; Macpherson, Hutchings,; Ptenrice,
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  • 995 16 DERBY CHALLENGING CHELSEA. The following are the positions m the English and Scottish Leagues to date: Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Arsenal (20) 18 10 5 3 43 30 23 Sunderland (7) 16 9 4 3 45 30 21 Manchester U. 16 8
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  • 51 16 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. vs. St. Joseph's on the Teluk Ayer ground to-day at 5 p.m. sharp: P. Beins; J. W. Frost, J. Selvadurai; C. D. Smith, R. Lyne, A. Vaz; T. Retnam, R. Sinnathamby, O. G. Struys (Captain), D. W. Dale, M. Catchatoor. Reserve: G.
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  • 23 16 November Medal. The result of the replayed tie between J. Kennedy and J. Strachan was a win for the latter.
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  • 46 16 What danger lurks m the crowded streets among: all manner of vehicles was shown m the smash which occurred yesterday moming at North Bridge-road between bus No. 3881 and a rikisha. The latter was destroyed, but fortunately it did not contain a passenger.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 186 16 Moutrie Pianos The expression of true music demands ln m ment of the Highest Merit. In a MOUTRIE PIANO You have the best that skilled artisana achieve. dn Call and demonstrate this for yourself hef Purchasing. ore S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Hon^konp). The Arcade, SINGAPORE All that the
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