The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 October 1926

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1926. NO. 11,920.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    287 1 Our Bangkok correspondent announces officially that Sir Laurence Guillemard is making a State visit to Siam m December—Page H. The miners have rejected by »n ovnn helming vote tin Government 5 \i?unosals, which have also been turned down by the miners" conference— rage 9. In spite of
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    CASTLES IN SPAIN.
    1165 1 VW two v. ill set 1 i \\-tk together. And then we will build the loveliest thing m all the world Castles m |jhe air." Ishen. The Masterbuilder. Somt when m Spain it il said- fl <nds a city. Of its exact whereabouts I en say no
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      142 1 order j SNOWFLAKE j n RE (HILLED CREAMERY J lUTTER. I. Sea View Hotel. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10th. HIGH TIDE 11.59 A.M.— CINEMA AT 9.30 P.M. STA V SINGLE Featuring DOROTHY DEVERS. A Boy of Flanders I 7 Reels, Featuring JACKIE COOGAN. I SPECIAL DINNER Tables can be Booked Ph,,ne no.
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      176 1 PiuliUlf hill 111 i 1 1 iJ.I tli^^^^Kllv I I 111 !^S Sime Darby Co Ltd. I The Europe Hotel. i CKristmas Eve- if Christmas NigKt^ :j Tables for the above can now be reserved, > :j Booking for New Year's Eve :j •j THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD j| Arthur
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      132 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel attractions Pag< I. Gilbey's port, Guthrie*s— Page 8. Covi and Gate milk food Page N..1 Club whisky. < a'.dheck's— Tain- 3. Irish bacon from Cold Storage -Page First-class book-keeper wanted Page 7. Clerk wanted for Sarawak F\o Pape 7. Shipping uotioefi on pages 10, 12 and 13.
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      14 1 j: FAULDINGS J :j EUCALYPTUS OIL jj i| PURE BEST. J $JW.-AVA B AV.V.V.V.V.V.V.S
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      29 1 THE WEEK. FootbMi'i!" s'f.a. cup. n w r. rs. SB I Strait- Settlements Assn. Dinner. Boxing Key v-. WV.!-, Bappi Valley, ».18 jun. Russian Bellet, V r ic Theatre,
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    BERTIE BECOMES AN AUTHOR.
    403 2 FEW HINTS Of course, a^ Bertie said, it is quite easy |a heCOBM an author. You have only to look t:t any paper or magazine to see how many ad\- rtiseil I Bts tell y >i: that you can, should. and muat become a writer and
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    250 2 H.K.FI. Prince Qeorge received a reward three dollars and eighty cents from the Ki'-ah Police authorities f or shooting a crocodile when he visited Akr Star last April The late Mr. Henry Edward Layer, of Ardieitch, r.'->ex. master mariner, who died oa May 31, left £84)56, with net personalty i!'i.T'./'4.
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      219 2 TBE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. w The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINBMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. 1. Relveys School of DdAcing For children and young ladies m Character, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing Private lessons m modern ball-room dancing and latest variations. I guarantee to make you proficient m
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      546 2 For Six NigHts More o^l 3WING TO CROWDED HOUSES AND TO LARGE NVMPppc TURNED AWAY EVERY NIGHT tUS H J The season of the screening at the ALHAMBRA DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS LATEST AND BEST PICTURE. The All-Coloured United Artists' Super Pro(ju<;j on THE BLACK PIRATIj has been extended for Six More
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    SERVING THE WORLD'S STRANGEST CUSTOMERS.
    992 3 SERVING THE WORLD'S STRANGEST CUSTOMERS. WEIRD NOTIONS OF COLLECTORS. Some Curious Enquiries. IDOLS— LUCKY AND UNLUCKY. BY An Old Curiosity Shop Keeper." [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] That's an Interesting lot of old jewellery you have m the window, i wonder if you have one of* those ring's which they used to
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    STAMP KING'S ROMANCE.
    289 3 BOYHOOD DREAM COMES TRUE TOO I i I rhe romance of stamps has never been better illustra ed than m the career of Mr. David Field, whose death has occurred at i' rquay. He was the greatesi individual stamp dealer of the century. It \'.;i < the
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    33 3 The Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, telegraphs that 1,833 coolies arrived by the Tara, of whom UfiO landed at Penang for quarantine and the balance proceeded direct to Port Swettenham, for quarantine there.
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    THE END OF THE WORLD.
    338 3 French scientists, recently studying the probh m, have arrived at. the conclusion that the end of the world will come from the eventual washing d iwn of every country into the sea. First, the low-lying countries will silt away; then the waters will come creeping
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      210 3 I Some Whiskies are IB uncalled for but B== Ur there's a steady m p^~Hl demand for f JlfKsk MfIPIEtZ JOIiMSTOrNES MEp^Jl ft nidriT "T'-HI i?— jja C \LDBECK MACGREGOR fe' Co. T j I A TV /f ADA i fie Tcmz you need braces up the system when run
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      267 3 FORD OWNERS Prolong the Life of Your Car by Using White Stor Oil Positively a Profitable Investment MALAYAN MOTORS 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietor*. j V V\ r^< t II >)l 'lit// f^\ 1 I I t LETTERS FROM THE I"• !ht i UFD!>ll\r^ heathery hi'N are there,
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    BORNEO VIGNETTE.
    190 4 THE KAMPONG [Specialty Written foi Free Press.] I'Vw poopta hsw K"«»w of the existence and tevei have explored the daaky depths of fanjong Am kar.^.m- tucked away on the seashore. Off the beaten track, yet only twentj minutes walk trow the I wn. it is roach< I a
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    DELICATE EVENING WRA P
    404 4 ovariabh acW |das 'Tuan; >ve jt y< Yet ti Jesselton with, lisation otors. i minuter flis- a ishn village, Mgh tide is the«igiw For oats to be pushed mt and .and i ral eh, f caug s I imbers, will pr< »vide fo "i .< r
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    FRUIT WHIP.
    86 4 This is an excellent way of osing up odds and ends «.t" fresh fruit and producing an appetising sweet into the bargain. A few strawberries or raspbern i-s can be used separately or combined iii one dish. Mash them well, and then add the whipped whites of two
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  • MOODS AND MODES OF EVE
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      TABLE TALK.
      476 4 MONEY FOR HOLIDAYS. Holidays are dead! Long live the holidays! Every year one meets girls who long to take a holiday a little farther afield than usual, and if tiny really moan what thej say, H"\v is the time to think aU>u-. nexi year's holiday. Many people wh<
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      CHIC AND PETIT.
      21 4 Large hats are very popular, but small hat. of claret coloured velvet tastefully swathed, can Ik' \ir> chic.
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      AN UNUSUAL LINE.
      131 4 also of petunia linen to match the pocket flaps. It was worn over a white linen skirt with a narrow petunia hem. A Lilliputian Puff. An elegant young cfancer at a smart hall the other i vening used a pretty baj»-puft" which received a go< d deal
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      TO BACHELOR GEORGE.
      49 4 FROM COUSIN LUPINE. Gdtorge Dear, What a |.hiianthn.pist you art' tlow noble of you to send me that neat Uttk utting, enclosing aerie* »f fcewe American sent* eec relative t i the ensuing danger! using i ;*>t ick No doubt you wiA to »ye roc (entirelj
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      A GEORGETTE EFFECT.
      329 4 t ,f myself) fi earli ■■■> unThis insid< ii I i mation regard to the ingredients of tin- friendly lipstick is a little disturbing to "in' Of 1! "Precipitate d d ;i white wax. almoi oil and spermaceti av< us. hat a diet! And the ensuii who
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      VARIETY IN PLACE CARDS.
      105 4 Place and menu Qpudi o£ the momenl tw either very restrained and severe or else distinctly frivolous. In th»- tii'st c-atepory little silhouettes of white ivorine substatice are lirst favouritei and Aepict quaint little £TOUPB of tiuurt'S. Eiorses and jockeys ;<u the r ,t for functions
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      819 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Pei ha| the most atl ractive ol the new ,i! millinery is a hat se< n m a We t E n d shop, made entirely of plaited fell all the fashi< nab c shapes, ■r. mendous height is the most eccentri feature al tut the hat. The
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    FASHIONS FOR AUTUMN
    116 4 DIXNER lAC* ET$ l\u L<m<ion once Fashion* for Women Exhibition of Biiti I Ftmd< v Exhfbiti -n. at < many ami do d« v i >t mat c tfceii End !r the cow i i 1,i.: aim d .-1 p furtnei m tin to a bodice <■
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    NEW "SHOE GLOVE."
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    THE "DALMATIQUE"
    23 4 A modt-rn IagTSMM quo. tamouv m alien m m palt l>ltw n»t. Inadxi worn owr »im|>l< umni: midnight him 1 -atui
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    61 4 point well *h pr<>\ v i i for tw rubber a*jp the 6 I trim appearanei 'l parta-ularly Bw :i aS phoe, inn it < i;t-: icitj to an> BiM <•■ •<■* UK >}i..< lc availat.U- T and rm4e Tt. ru bracked wd off by i JJ nteff, banding arul
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    HOW THE TOHEUOA GROWS.
    494 5 Romantic Life that Ends m Green Soup. COLONIES IN THE SANDS. Christchurch, (N.Z.). At the very tip of New Zealand, where the narrowed land juts into sub-tropical seas, dwells a most important bivalve that has jiiven the world a new gastronomic thrill. He is the toheroa,
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    THE HIGHEST EVER.
    146 5 Just as a diver coming up from deep water suffers* from the relaxation of pressure which has forced air into his Mood and tissues, so, apparently, does an airman at very hitrh altitudes ft el the effect of the partial vacuum m which he finds himself. The
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    46 5 During: the past few months the immigration from China has increased at Bangkok by as much as .'i.Ooo to fi.ooo per month, after allowing for departures. In consequence of this, a thin! steamship line is now plying m the coolie trade between China ports and Bangkok.
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    THE CABARET.
    943 5 Old Idea and New. NO SIGN OF ABOLITION The London cabarets, crackling with tinsel and a-rlare with new frocks, arc preparing now for their winter -how-, m l!>2'i they are more or less tin same a> they were four years ag >. when thej began. They have never
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    87 5 The Admiralty have issued instructions for the battleship Ajax. whirr Cook part m the Battle of Jutland, to be relieved of dutie? a> Senior Officer*! ship afloat at Sheerness, and to be towed t.i Ptortwnowtfc to l»f prepared for sale. Thr Ajax has to be demolished, by mat on of
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      348 5 pAcfe HkeMaoic L^ It isn't baby's fault when he cries. The poor mite i wants to sleep as much as you do. But he is natiirally delicate nervous. Or he may have digestive pains. 0 WuuJ— fdfl Gripe Water will soothe him m either case and c*r.r. Ido Kirn any
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      292 5 NOTICES. XOTICE rebj g I; khat the above i i ide irk i> the propert] Studebaker Corporacorpoi ition organised and existing and :h. laws of the State of New Jersey and n g on bus ness as Manufacturers with a prineipa ffl c 631 Sooth Main Street, <':ty S «th
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      178 5 I For Moments of \a\ Depression \Kj' J^-^v} I The exquisite, subtly-compounded es- \jf\; I sences m this old, old recipe compose Jor S jangled nerves to quietude m just the E manner that a softly played melody .V/ 5^ v j will scot he one's throbbing temples. str* I
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    ABD-EL-KRIM: EXILE.
    486 6 ABD-EL-KRIM EXILE. Abd-el-Krini shares with Napoleon the distinction of banishment from his native land, m order to keep the peace of the nations and yet, I am sorry for him. The grim, stout little leader of the Riffs was. as he saw things, not a bad man. He was a
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    RAILWAYMAN'S BRAVERY.
    222 6 lump Into Flooded Ki\er Lahore. Sept. 7. A remarkable act of bravery is related about an employee of the North-Western Railway, it ha- just come to light that on the 17th August the No. l up-mail left Lahore with Driver Whitehead and Fireman Farrow on the footplate. While
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    BAN ON WOODEN CROSSES.
    169 6 Order Tor Removal From A Cemetery. YVallasey, (Cheshire). Indignation has been caused among many of the poorer people here m consequence of the corporation ordering the removal of wooden crosses and similar simple memorials from the cemetery on the ground that they spoil the beauty of
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    COAL KLONDIKE IN ENGLAND.
    341 6 Police Control an Outcrop trail. Cheadle, Aug. 30. Cheadle, a little town on the moorlands of Staffordshire, is playing the part of Klondike m a modern "trial of '98." The face of Cheadle has changed completely since astute miners on strike discovered that they could work
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    INN LUXURY.
    234 6 TRANSFORMATION IN STATE MANAGED HOUSES. Smoke-rooms, an entertainment hall, seating for all customers, decoration schemes both vitiiin and outside these are some of thf amenities and improvements bein^r added to the public-houses m the Statedmanaged districts of Carlisle, Gretna, and 'romarty irth. This year, according to the annual
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    LUCKY CHARM SHOP PROFITS.
    251 6 TENANT WHO MOVES EVERY POUR MONTHS. Superstition Mas invaded Whitehall ir visible form with the opening of a small shop devoted entirely to the sale of a "mysterious" lucky charm. It is crowded all day long and, when the great hives of Government empty of their
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    EXPRESS TRAIN DISASTER NARROWLY AVERTED.
    236 6 GUARD'S PRESENCE OF MIND. London, Sept. 22. The presence of mind and promptitude of the Guard of the London-Glasgow Express averted a disaster at Carlisle shortly before dawn. The train which was drawn by two engines over-ran the signals *when approaching the station. The Guard,
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    A STING-PROOF BEE EXPERT.
    257 6 TWO TONS OF HONEY ON VIEW. An old man with a white moustache and a quiet smile stood unmoved m the Crystal Palace while bees crawled over his shou'jers and down the arms of his coat. The scene was the National Exhibition of bees and honey,
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    CANADIAN GRAND TRUNK DISPUTE.
    160 6 IKR.MS (,I SETTLEMENT ISSUED London. Sept. 1. The terms of settlement are issued to-night of the long standing dispute between the Grand Trunk Pacific debenture stockholders ami the Canadian National Railway. The holders are offered, m exehaji^e for each t'lOO Grand Trunk Pacific four per cent.
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    A WEDDING INCIDENT.
    105 6 Parties Leave Church Inmarried London, Sept. 22. A contretemps occurred m the marriage arranged yesterday between Mr. Mark Mainwaring Currie, 1.C.5., and Eva, daughter of the late Col. Burltcn Bennett, at Cheltenham Church, which was full of guests. The couple arrived at the altar, but Canon Jennings
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      623 6 NOTICES. TING KIL TIN MINES, LTD. Kotiec b hereby <riven that an interim dividend of 14) per cert OB account of the year ending April. 1921 on both the Preference and Ordinary -hales, has been declared by the director? payable to shareholders OH the register on Thurxi..y. 21st October. li>26.
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      169 6 SKETOLENEi MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL BANGKOK RP ■Ik "SKETOLENED NO USE HERE. LETS TRY H^ i AVOID WORTHLESS IMITATIONS, SO GET YOUR SUPPLIF> rqv Medical Hall, Ltd., Singapore i j ALWAYS INSIST UPON A I "ZEISS TESSAR' j LENS IN YOUR CAMERA i j IF PERFECT RESULTS ARE DESIRED.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    652 7 LYALL AND EYATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. The Metal quotation shows a sharp ad- \anee over the week, and although share values have been slow to respond, at close then; is evefy indication of very active markets an i improved quotations. Pi one-tak-ing ami heavy settlements due nave to
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    COCKPIT AS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
    309 7 It is announced thai the owner of the Hawk ;;n<i Buckle Inn. Denbigh, has received notice that the cockpit upon hi- pre-\ mises has i '.-;-n scheduled as a monument the preservation of which is of national importance, and it ia now included m the official
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    126 7 The President ar.;l members of the newly formed Than Fa Kinjr Yin^r Dramatic Association will be holding a reception on Monday next at the China Restaurant m honour of the establishment of their Association. The opening ceremony will be kindly performed by Mr. Boey Kok Leons>\ J.P-, who is now
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      305 7 EUSEjESS^ARDS^ MARY BETON. 5 STOCKINGS \M» HATS. <\ VMBEH MANSIONS. f "^Tvt 8 TOP& FLOORING, TILBS. Bte, SINGAPORE CASKET CO, H jc Merchants. CARS FOR HIRE, r eat Redact ion m Rates VIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. hard Ra«4 Bukit Timah Rd Ie! K«s. IBil an-J IW. FOB HIRR J" ss
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      584 7 DYSPEPSIA AND ITS DANGERS. Dyspepsia often looked upon m* :i more i discomfort, painful while it lasts, I bat not ssfßcieatlj important to worry ;ibo. I Bat reaßy, this very common complaint '.s one lof the biggest menaces to health and cau.-es [many seriooa ailments. When the stonaadi is upset
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      520 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE QF BEAUTIFUL MARBLE ALABASTER FIGURES. To be held at MESSRS. POWELL CO. LTD. Sale-room, Xo. 17 Raffles Place, On Tuesday, 12th October at 11 a.m. TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE. Now on view. POWELL CO., LTD., Auctioneers. Auction sale of Teak Household Furniture, Cottage Piano, etc.
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      259 7 Recent photograph of William Coppin Age 14 I S 1 1 m, Same boy a year old j i Si "Before Viro! ~After Vird Ii School Children need Virol J: The remarkable influence of Virol on growing J' tissues is shown i:i the above c Vkol builds bone and muscle,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCESMARRIAGE.
    54 8 Mi 'U r i >RRIS< >V f itzgerard Church, Penang, on sth October, L 926, by the X, v. (I. 1 Pykett, A.., only 3O ti of the lati 1 <' Jame Mowat, Edinburgh, and M r?. tochi m, Glasgow, to Elizabeth, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1926. Borneo Rubber.
    411 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1926. Borneo Rubber. In our remarks the other day regarding the possible danger of Borneo inative rubber increasing m the way thai Sumatran native rubber has, we suggested that information similar to that <>n record regarding Sumatra should be obtained. We were not aware
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    The Mining Dissolution.
    726 8 The period of recrimination, and possibly m some districts of disorder, m the mining industry is rapidly approaching, for the men are on the whole obviously taking their own course and paying attention neither to their district nor national leaders. There was talk 'some time ago of
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    93 8 Penang St Andrew's Society. PROSPEROUS CONDITION REPORTED (From Our Own Correspondent). Penanij, Oct. 7. At the- Bcnnai met ting of the Peaang St. Andrew^ Society. !)r Sharp, who presided, said that the Society was m a prosperous condition. They had a w a total membership of Ifit, an
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    SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST POSTMAN.
    39 8 SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST POSTMAN. (From Our Own Correspondent I. Penan*;, Oct. 7. lii the District Court the hearing began i f ihc case m which Malay postman named Hamid bin Jas.-im Is charged urith ■tealing six letters during transmission.
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    NON-GOVERNMENT CHANDU.
    570 8 From <)u; Own Corn spondent I. Penang, Oct. 7. or I eing m osse noi noi ment chandu a U Wen na Kfc ■•< C^ioon Poh was fined |100, mamttu rigor 0 1 imprisonment. Dr. Bandhari, from Madras, has been ;>] pointed Assistant Surgeon, General Hos| i Ar
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    A NICE POINT.
    539 8 Curious Card (,ame THE MKBIVEI) (i\m tlßk In outlining the ;a< came up before the Thnv day. Mr. N. H. I\ Wh was a case of 'heads w. the allepati n a.L-air-concerned being Unit complainant to gambti understanding- thai thej to meet the Mig Rtnkei i a.-
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    MALAYAN RULERS AND SIAM
    38 8 The report that I Sultan ftf 101 l :i. i i-a\iiiL' mil I Ba 1 i>. we anderstandi I i It i> nndenta (Sii Laurence Guillemard i bo tbt Siane« capital I I pttr.
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    OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.
    26 8 Britain Our Ov\>. Cam Ita.u- is 1 flkialiy Hated ...[■manl i> paying I Slat kok for four day- <■■ I Mtfc. No Malayan Sultanc aiv
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      173 8 j "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" j I £rven£ucosßo/s. Amsterdam i I i I CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporatec under 'he Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.") (Incorporated m Shanghai). !">. Robinson Rd. Tel. 228. SINGAPORE If j: For To-Morrow's Breakfast j: I DENNY'S FAMOUS t 1 IRISH BACON I Cold Storage
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      54 8 Parfums de Luxe I OOTY jj i Chypre < J Origan |j Rose Jacqueminot :j "I Paris ;I •I Emeraude EAU DE COTY J: ■r to be had from all dealers > -c '< Dupire Brothers. .5 Jtff W.V.V.V.VMVA%\V.WAV.VA Sole Agents I THE BORNEO COMPANY, m Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur,
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  • PLIGHT OF WUCHANG.
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    GERMANY'S MILITARY GENIUS RESIGNS.
    63 9 S baa resigned the the Reichswehr< fa I that he pei ex-Crown attend last m Moth's with ii r.- r 1 fen c, refused I defend Von press attacks. ::> i cent resig- be S >• ci -r.~. Pru>- Interior, -:<-n.->ibly crt really, according (ring tc
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    FRANCE WARNS FOREIGNERS.
    44 9 Servia Paris, <>ct. 7. Interior has issued I uho abuse French m -Htical pro- respectivi n fa agitation ibli bed riato d n f• v eaUed upon to keep a (-bills anii posters ;;;L r > ■>. .vhich m nied by a transla-
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    MARKETING COTTON CROP.
    28 9 r'a Sei tee V w Orleans, Oct. 7. I that tk -.:>•<■ of the Bank, amount- tkg to ai a. M\sa perathn marketing d I tdies
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    A DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT.
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    THE RUBBER WAY.
    68 9 ANOTHER ROAD TRIAL. TEST IN BLACKFRIARS. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 7. The City Corporation is carrying out an interesting experiment m the BlackJ friars neighbourhood by repairing a street by means of terra-eotta blocks on which is a covering of rubber. It is claimed that this, the
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    SIR JOHN BUCKNILL DEAD.
    227 9 [Router's Service.] Allahabad, Oct. 6. The death has occurred of Sir John Bucknil! Tiu- fete >tr John Alexander btrachey Bocknil] X.< left the Straits Settlements, where he had been Chief Justice since 11*14. m toe year 1920, when he was appointed Puisne Judge oi the High
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    REGULARIZING YANGTSE AFFAIRS.
    169 9 REGULARIZING YANGTSE AFFAIRS. [Britisfa Radio Official Service], Ragby, Oct. \:".-r the anc inditi tnal return to th< Kritish authorities of the two steamers which ad been held >n the river Yangtse by Geneal Yangsen —the preliminary measure tn- listed upon as a condition precedent to furh<. i p urparlers— British
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    SETTLING THE HOHENZOLLERN CLAIMS.
    92 9 SETTLING THE HOHENZOLLERN CLAIMS. I Rente? i Serviced Berlin, Oct. 6. \"r Prussian Government's new com- to settle the Hohenzollern claim to estates proposes to pay the ex-Kaiser's family 15,000,000 marks ha cash instead of [30,000,000. It allots the ex-Kaiser 167,000 acres, including Oels Castle in Silesia, the present residence
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    THANKS TO RALEIGH.
    62 9 Renter's Service London. Oct. K. A total of £1,965,000 has been K-ft by Mrs. Hamilton FePows, of the Wills family of obacconists, on which the estate duty is u-ariy £700,000. Apart from a number of egacies and annuities, the estate, estimated i1 £1,000,000, is wilted to her
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    TOKIO LOAN SUCCEEDS.
    57 9 fßeuter's Service. l London Oct. 7. The Tokio loan, which was offered m London, was an immediate success, the list being dosed within 4."> minutes. A sum of £;>,000.()00 of the proceeds will be applied to the repayment of short-term debts and the remainder will be used
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      YESTERDAYS VOTING.
      315 9 GOVT. PROPOSALS REJECTED. [Router's Service.] London, Oct. 7. The miners' delegate conference unanimously rejected the Government's proposals after the declaration of the figures of the voting m the districts showing: Against the Proposals 737,000 For the Proposals 42,000 London, Oct. 6. There is an an mialous position m
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      USELESS NEGOTIATIONS,
      506 9 [British Radio Official Service.] liugby. Oct. <i. The atest report £rom the mining districts afford further indication of the likeli- lood that the Government's offer of a national arbitration tribunal, to be sei v] itu-r the resumption work on distrit-1 settlements, will be rejected >.t i>>-in ir^v. tin
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      Chop Sues Employee.
      347 9 SALESMAN'S COUNTERCLAIM FOR SHARE OF PROFITS. The claim of a Chinese piece goods chop against its former salesman and the employee's counterclaim for an account of the amount due to him as a share of the profits occupied Mr. justice Deane m the Supreme Court yesterday. 1
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      WHEN THE LEADER'S AWAY!
      257 9 Two ac ions down for hearing before Mr fust ice Deane yesterday ra ming threatened t" have to adjourned owing to v fact thai counsel who had been instruct i\ to appear m them were engaged In anothe part heard case before the Chief Justice. Mr.
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    MOTORING TO LONDON.
    239 9 TROJANISTS AT CONSTANTINOPLE. Nothing has been heard for several months until lately of the throe Indian adventurers who left Singapore on a Trojan car m September la>t year, with the intention of motoring through to London. The last that was heard of them several months back was
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      569 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa anj Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. CALCHAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 10 MENTOR London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct.
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    IMPROVING NATIONS LIVE STOCK.
    421 11 Government Scheme. DECLINE IN HORSE BREEDING. The Ministry of Agriculture's scheme for the improvement of the country's live stock was inaugurated m 1914. While this country has a clear claim to its title of '"stud farm of the world," it is still a lamentable tact that
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    FORECASTING THE FUTURE.
    167 11 Stories 4 successful forecasting of events by a woman violinist who was lately found dead m I. mdon flat make me wonder if people ever stop t think wh:it life would be like it' such powers were really possessed by the human race or even a section
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    THE DREADFUL BUFF FORM
    157 11 It is impossible not to fee] sympatny r the unhappy man who committed suicide at Enfold after rec jiving his incoi »c tax papers. He did not know how to till them up, and the worry adued to the cares >f an unsuccessful business unhinefd his
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    SALONIKA WAR MEMORIAL.
    133 11 Sir (i. Macdonogk Performs Unveiling Ceremony. I ondcn, Sep;. 2f>. Doiran (Salonika). The war memorial to the H i t h forces and all missing erected on lonia! Hill, overlooking Lake Doiran, was unveiled by Sir George Macdonogh, m the presence of a distinguished company of i
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    DIRECTORS IN AN OFFICE COMBAT.
    258 11 SECRETARY "SLAPPED LIKE A NAUGHTY CHILD. A company chairman "held by the throat" and "flung about the office" by his managing director, and the company's secretary slapped by the chairman "like a naughty child," were some cf the diverting scenes alleged at the Guildhall to
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    WHITE SLAVE OF CANNIBALS.
    252 11 MISSIONARY DIES IN THE JUNGLE. The Rev. Daniel Crawford, a Scottish missionary for the Plymouth Brethren m Central Africa for thirty-four years, and for three years the captive of a powerful Bantu chief, has died at 1 aunza, a jungle town m the Ccngo thai struggled
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    HEAVY RAIN IN THE PUNJAB.
    155 11 Si\ Lives Lost: Over B 1.000 Homes Destroyed. Simla. Sept. 23. Lahore, Sept. 23. Owing to heavy rains the Attock district and Pindigheb Tahsil nave suffered severely. Over a thousand 'louses and 83 wells have been destroyed and the cr ps ruined. Six lives were
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    THE DANGER OF LAUGHING.
    125 11 "Laugh and grow fat,' says the adage. Yet if we are to believe the statistics gathered by American life insurance companies the fat die first, so that to the first saying we should add another "A short life and a merry one." Corpulency, which is defined"
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    SIGNALLING TO MARS.
    338 11 WIRELESS TRANSMISSION. The possibility of transmitting a wireless message to Mars is discussed by Professor E. V. Appleton m the course of an article which appears m the Wireless World. In view of the fact that the ionised layer of the upper atmosphere is responsible for wireless
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    "HIDEOU'S ETON CROP FETISH."
    229 11 Fashion that Suits No One How much longer will the women of England allow their beauty to be mutilated by the Eton crop? This quest] n is asked m a letter to the Daily Expn BS from an indignant reader. "Despite repeated remours to the effect
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    INDIA AND THE DRUG PROBLEM.
    133 11 Fulfilment of Geneva Convention Simla, Sept. 21. Sir Uasil Blackett, Finance Member of the Government of India, opened the- Conference of Ministers, Commissioners and Excise Officers from various provinces, convened for oral discussion of the internal policy of India, m connection with opium and other
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    SOUTH AFRICAN DELEGATION TO INDIA.
    109 11 Reply to Viceroy's Welcome Telegram Bombay, Sept. 20. The Viceroy, m reply to his welcome telepram, received the following from the Hon. Mr. Beyers, the leader of the South African Deputation: "On behalf of myself and other members of the Delegation. I wish to thank
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      133 11 r~- mmm r 4 ~m '^WXM^HV^dE^EM Hh^&IHH 2> \TERPROOF CANVAS. eaotifo] Gnea and White BlWa^ i Tarpaulins of First Class British ncfoding stitching with ,a, ana i'«pe complete. < f HKST QUALITY, f S la $37. < $47. 5 $56. $84. 5 SECOND QUAUTT. $2S. > $36. j $43. ent
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    FISHING IN ICELAND.
    835 12 AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. Reykjavik. Iceland's biggest industry is fish. The Roman Catholic countries of Southern Europe draw a very considerable part of their food supplies from Iceland, whose dried fish is the best m the world. The preparation of this article of commerce is unler most careful
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      336 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The *.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      251 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. HIT WARD BOUND. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. s.s. Carl Legien (P) 9,000 Oct. 24 s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Nov. 17 m.s. Hhein 12,250 Dec. 19 s.s. Lodendorflf 12,250 Jan. 12 HOMEWARD BOUND. Ge^noa, Marseilles, Antwerp. Rotterdam and Hamburg. s.s. Havenstein
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      524 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE. I OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, -ROTTERDAM I I 0Vl) AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED HATES VIA S I EZ TO NEW YORK AM. !,>s, (tN t STADSDYK <**• sai s fTOSARI due Oct. IS f VECHTDIJK «te •■>' Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia.
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      250 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAT. 0 I Incorporated h l\ HOMEWARD SAUJN(, V Bi-monthly s«-r\ toil mid Trieste ia sort ts iaf taraaajfa Bills t Ltt^mg for f win* arifi Blacfc &su Part* »1 1 ssj tbe Weal I aal sf F:.ii;. KHMK 1.. q VIM IN ALE N OITWARD SAILING^ PO«
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      691 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taip.ing, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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      87 12 (Dut); Hermod (Nor); P'dent Garfield (Am); City of Palermo, Mytilus. Meran' Amg Lcong. Perak, Rahman.' Ta.a City of Tokio, Argonauta, (Brit). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). ntStoS. Z enty tm r ho rs ndine mi<l Maximum shade temperature 86.S F Minimum shade temperature 74 y Mean
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      542 13 O. S. K. Line, Destinations. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. ndra, R ttenfaus, Hamburg. Bremen. va Colombo. Aden, Port and Poll Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Zanzibar. Dar-t><-Salaam, Beira. H* bgofl Bay and Durban. f Panama Maru Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Alg Bay. Cape Town. Rio, Santos Bad Buenos Aires.
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      456 13 TRAVEL'" COMFORT B "PRESIDENT JBIIL Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The
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      622 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc 14. REAVER STREET, NEW YOKK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez I. m.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct 10 s.s. RHINE MARU due Oct 19 s.s. BELFAST MARU due Nov. IS m.s. SILVERFIR due bee. 8 For
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    MILLIONAIRE AND BELGIUM.
    874 14 The £10,000,000 Loan Offer. CAPT. LOWEN STEINS FORTUNE. Brussels, Sept. 3. Nothing is known m official circles about Captain Lowenstein's offer to place £10,000, j 000 for a minimum of two years at the dis- posai of the Belgian Government without any charge or interest ami without
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    31 14 Mr. Khor K<>k Hon.sr, assistant manager of the Ho Hon Bank. Ltd., Muar, and formerly of the F.M.S. Government Service, has been appointed to act as manager of the Branch. Ex.
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    SCIENCE MORE POPULAR.
    676 14 South Kensington Attractions. LIBRARY LENDING SCHEME. The Science Museum authorities at South Kensington have decided to inaugurate a scheme early m October whereby the periodcals on its shelves can be sent out on loan to post-graduate students. Tin* statement was made to a Morning P«st representative by
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    PAYING PATIENTS.
    175 14 London Hospitals' Revenue of £500.000. Sir William J. Collins, m his presidential address at the annual conference of the Sanitary Inspectors 1 Association at Ramsgate, said that no more remarkable change had come over the voluntary hospitals m recent years than that by which many of them, established
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    LOST PAGES OF OUR ISLAND STORY.
    944 14 Need For a National Fund. HISTORICAL TREASURERS FOR HIGHEST BIDDER. The h.ss t > the British nation of important historical documents through thvir dispel -al at sales and their frequent disappearance overseas, is a subject which causes very crave anxiety to all who are
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    BLOWN TO DUST.
    97 14 Th. net 01 toi our Mi-u-t Kn-hvh fairly hefty specimen i f it> thougbtfultu v mi n blow i mum t. th. efon to I.^ Ifete m aiv n«.! tlwaj ni^r. and m ;li, ;i :ur;i, Hifi South Kensiajrtoa then i teork iron weighing I tori tone
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    667 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 7th. [Figures m brackets show the issue value of the Share in^ dollars unless otherwise marked.] > MINING. buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 69s 70s Batang Padang 95 1.00 Chenderiang 33s 355, Eastern Siam (£1) 29s 6d 30s Haad Yai (10s) 18s 6d
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 October 7. Bank 4 ni.s. 2 4 3-16 Bank demand 2 3 13-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 \i New York, demand 56V4 Credits 90 days 58 France, demand 1900 India, T.T. 154% Hongkong, demand 12 1 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand HS^i Java, demand 139 7 /8 Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    225 15 OOctober 7. Tin i:><> Ton- H67.50 Gambier 10.00 Pepper White 60-09 Pepper Black 30.00 Flake Tapioca 5.70 Pearl Sago Small 8.50 Copra. l')> 0 Cftpra Sundried 10JU Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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    LONDON FINANCE CABLE.
    142 15 The Tin Boom. HIGHER PRICES EXPECTED (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Oct. f>. Tin at the moment is wobbling and speculative activity m this market is now v< ry noticeable. The papers generally regard the position of the metal a? unique and antu-ipa'. the price will further
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    MACPHAIL & CO., LTD'S. REPORT.
    183 15 MACPHAIL CO., LTD'S. REPORT. Singapore, Oct. 7. Rubber. Local 71 a 4 ]>( a y lb. Stagnant 'I m. Lomion, £306. Lss. Local $157% < L5O tons ioid Kabbers. Shares are easier. New ScudMi are quoted S.QS 3.15 and United Malaccas ftnd .Maiaka Pindas at 3- 3.10. Punggori have buyers
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    ROSE M ACPHAIL & COS. REPORT.
    155 15 ROSE M ACPHAIL COS. REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore, Oct. 7. Robber.-— London, Is yd- Unchanged Local 7P,.. Tin.— £806. LSa. I'p 35s. Local $157 for l.">ii tons. Mining. Malaya Consolidated 35 37 :> premium, Kinta Dredging 2.2(5 2.30, Maml.aus 14W i.;..'. Ponttanak Gold 1.70 1.75. I Rembiaits o> 07.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 15 October 7th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. spot :i n% Standard R.S.S. on render Oct. 71 4 7i' l Nov.- 1 >ci.. TH 1 74 Jan.-Mar. 7."' 4 J&% April-June (Nominal) ~fi\ 77 Tone <-t' Market: Dull quiet. Latest Cable:
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    235 15 Singapore, Oct. 7. Rubber.- -The market throughout the past wreck has been quiet but steady, and prices have fluctuated within narrow limits. A large quantity was catalogued for yesterday's auction and the sale panned with a steady tone. Awarded Sheet sold privately at 71%. There was a good
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    GALANG BESAR.
    108 15 Messrs Guthrie and C\ agents of Galanir Besar, have received a cable fr >m the Secretaries advising that the directors of the Company have decided to recommend, subject to audit and usual adjustments, a final dividend m respect of the financial year ended 30th June 1926 of 7^
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    204 15 Singapore. Oct. 7. Since our last the market has kept remarkably steady, there being- a fair de niand for actual rubber near at hand, but business forward on Tender Terms has been very limited. The London Stocks showed a fatthei heavy increase of 1.4K(1 ton r
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    72 15 Rubgy, Oct. 6. Amsterdam 12J2%, Berlin 20.37. Bombay Is. 5 59-64 d.. Brussels ITS 6-17, Buenos Aires 46, Copenhagen 15.27 1 Geneva 25.11. Helsingfors 192%, Honpkong 2.-. lV,d.. Lisbon 2 17-32, Madrid 32.2W, Milan 127%, New York 4.85 9-IG. Oslo 22.15, p lir i.- I*B%, Prague 163%, Rio
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      433 15 Assets Over §7,000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000 000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company his £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      861 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y89,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esu. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo. Esq. Baron
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    899 16 St. Andrew's Society. THE CARLISLE TENNIS CUP. I From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca. Oct. fc. Mr. F. P. Marshall has been elected Chieftain jnd Mr. D. Mudie vice-Chieftain of the Malacca St. Andrew's Society for the ensuing year. Mr. H. W. Esson was reflected Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.
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      Amateur Defeat Pro's.
      132 16 WIN F.A. CHARITY SHIELD. [Reuter's Service. London, Oct. 6. The annual match between Amateurs and Professionals for the F.A. Charity Shield was played a' Manchester to-day and resulted m a win for the Amateurs by six iroais to three. (last year at Tottenham the amateurs ■.••on by
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      RUGBY.
      49 16 Tin S.R.C. rugger players turned out against an S.C.fc. fifteen m the Padang yesterday afternoon, tin- game resulting m a win for the S.C.C. by 2X points t i nil. The S.R.<\ are -till learning the game and I should do better when they have had more practice.
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      102 16 Puteh has challenged Ella for the possess] n of the Lunrion Cup and this race takes place to-moiTOW. On Sunday loth, the second race for the j Rent- Commodore 1926 Tr< phy will Ik* sailed. Course as for las* Sunday as fellows; Starting line to Arathoon
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      WATER POLO.
      45 16 The following will represent the Chinese I Swimming Club againsi the Singapore Swimming Club a1 water polo on Sunday: Wong Siong Eieng, Scow Sian Chye, Chia j Poh Ch n-r; Ng Mong Guan; K. Tan (capI rain); Scan Teng Ann; < hia Kirn Siong.
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      SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
      21 16 The matcii arranged between Sepoy Line and Garrison Golf Club for October 10th has I een postponed.
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      JAPANESE NEWS.
      188 16 BEST MEANS FOR DISARMAMENT (By courtesy of Nanyo NichiXiehi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Oct. <i. 'The best mean- to settle the naval disarmament question is to laj down an j international law to restrict the naval strength of all nations/ 1 is the declaration made m a certain quarter "f
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      GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
      86 16 The following had the honour ;>t' lumhinu witli His Excellency the Governor and Lady GuiUemard a f Government H< use on Wednesday to meet His Excellency the Gover-nor-General of French Indo-China and Madame Vaienne: Monsieur Yves dv Courthial, Monsieur et Madame Chevretton, Monsieur Chassamg, Mile. Migect, Monsieur et
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    42 16 The Capitan China of Perak and Mrs. Chung; Thye Phin (entertained a large company t«> dinner at their residence m Chani-berlain-rd., Ipoh, m honour of Mr. A. M. Goodman, Protector of Chinese, Perak, and Mrs. Goodman, who are leaving for Singapore to-day.
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    39 16 Mr. John X. Pakeman of Messrs. E. A. Barbour Ltd. has proceeded to Kuala Lumpur en transfer. Mr. A. Gilmour (Labour Control) has returned and relieved Mr. H. T. W. Oswell who has -one back to his old station.
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    CUP FOOTBALL.
    959 16 Chinese Dismiss Engineers. EXCELLENT LOSING FIGHT. Chinese 1 3: K.E. 0. Although they were eventually beaten by three goals to nil the Engineers put up a very excellent light against the Cup holders at the Stadium m the second round of the Singapore Cup competition yesterday, and the
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    242 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS A. Singles (Semi-EJnal). Lieut. EL S. J. Bourke plus 3 vs. A. A. A. Paterson owe 15.2 (unfinished). R. GTVash scr. beat Roy Smith owe 30, 3— G, 7—5, 6—4. C. Singles. (Final). F. Berry plus 3 vs. B. E. Ablitt owe 1
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    FOR ST. DUNSTANS
    186 16 CABARET SHOW AT RAFFLES. The Cabaret show, which took place a; Raffles Hotel last night m aid 6f St. Dunstan's. was a remarkable success from all points <>f view. The attendance, which included I,ady Guillemard, H E. Sit Theodore Fraser, G.0.C., Lady Mjirison, and the Ht. Rev,
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    SEAL CAUGHT AT HAMPSTEAD.
    192 16 CURIOUS FIND IN VALE OF HEALTH POM). Two fishermen m the Vale of Health Pond, Hampstead, were greatly surprised on Wednesday night last (Sept. Ist* when they caught a baby seal. Several people m the neighbourhood had lately observed what they described a< "giant tish,"' and
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    51 16 Friday. Nth.— run p.m., Drill Hall SVC Band. Saturday, i»th.— 2.:?o p.m.. Bukit Timah Range, European Units Casuals S.R.F. (v). Farrar Range, Non-European Units, Casuals. Sunday, 10th.— 7.30 a.m., Bukit Timah Karge. European Unit? Casuals. S.R.E. (v). Farrer Range, Non-European Units Casuals. 7.45 a.m.. Drill Hall. Chinese
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    20 16 Saturday, Oth Final of s Hall Football shield Fourth Troop vs. Fifth Troop Stadium ground. 4.45 p.m.
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