The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 September 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 11l CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, IK7. NO. 12,208
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    307 1 It is reported Ihal Henry Ford has nought and is endeavouring to buy four million \acres of land in Brazil for rubber plantations Page 9. Mr. Justice Deane in delivering a judgment yesterday commented stronirly on the action of the master of the Seang Bee in failing
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    THE WEEK.
    137 1 Friday, l*\th. H. Water, 1.12 a.m., Lit p.m. H.2. Malacca H. W. 10.20 a.m., T.0., 10.40 p.m. 6.0. Cricket: S.C.C'. Tournament, h.B. &I. vs. Nondescript^. Saturday, 11th. High Water, 2.1 a.m., i».1.. 1.57 p.m. §A Malacca H. W. 11.00 a.m. (>.«., 11.10 p.m. 5.5. B. I. outward mail
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    PEKING FROM COAL HILL.
    927 1 Pekinp is full of surprises: island* of ht-auty tic hidden in the network of dusty lanes. One such place it C,>al Hill. Dormp a Certain summer when the übiquitous War L<»nls in China made it Impossible for us to leave the cit) walls, we found in
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      364 1 i INSIST ON HAVING j| |<f|D LABEL BRAND" jj COFFEE jj U v ifViVAWM^ wAviwA Raffles Hotel SPECIAL CHARITY DANCE WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday, September 20th at 9.30 p.m. in aid of r 'THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY" Sytlancna and Alex: SalnikofT and Maurice Leplat will ear dartaf the mnia*.
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      147 1 I SOUND A i I ABVICE/ v 1 y v> 5 i^x 5 I The EUROPE HOTEL f I RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION f I GRILL i f Fresh Supplies from Home. Tt j Grouse-Partridge-Pheasant, etc. 1 Thone 2740. Arthur E. Odell, Managing Director. 1 j! ATHT.T.PTTT HOTEL j! Saturday September
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      134 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel Announcements Page 1. Notice by Lee Wan Bank Page <i. Instant Postum for Health Pa«:e 3. Sound Advice Smoke Capstan— Pagv 1. Cinema and Theatre At? 'actions— Pn gre 2 The Scotch you want i. N. J. ClubPage 3. Last Two Dayi of Bobtesoit't Sale— Page 9.
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      7 1 EVERY TIN DATED 'UED LABEL BRAND" COFFEE
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    MATTERS INDIAN.
    686 2 ■01 HHQ OF INDIAN I. ABOI KKRS. vl); Our Indian Correspondent). Sometime ago, before the Ceylon Legislative Council, the Controller of Indian LmWeV there bi ought a motion to lease crown lands to owners of estates for hous injr resident labourers. briefly the terms proposed wete that the
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    RABLOW'S REPORT.
    185 2 Singapore, Sept. 15. l»*u !>!<■:. The t«>ne of the market throughout tb« past week has bt'en quiet to dull with ;t gradual downward tendency until Wednesday, when an improvement pet in. Cables fr<m London and New York this morning quote the former up l *d at Is *Pjm.
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      443 2 IPANA TOOTH PASTE An Antiseptic Tooth Paste containing Ipecac and Ziratol. Heals Bleeding Gums and Checks PYORRHEA. Price 90 cents per tube. Of all Chemists or from the Agents. MEDICAL HALL LTD., SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VAIIEY CINEMA— CONJ URER SIDESHOWS— WAY ANGS THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. THE POPULAR PLEASURE
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      326 2 VICTORIA THEATRE POPULAR SUNDA Y CONCERT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th. AT 9.15 P.M. Under the distinguished patronage of: H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY CLIFFORD. H.E. THE G. O. C. AND MRS. VAN STRAUBENZEE. President of Committee: Mrs. E. C. H. WOLFF. The following have kindly consented to appear: MR. R. L.
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      194 2 From Tuesdiv, lSlh to Sunday IKth u AN ENTKKTAINING AND INTEKESTLvI! BELRCTIo\ mlH>r -AT THE 0< IM( TV| {f> ALHAMBRa (Tan Chen- Kee Co., Ltd., l» r «»prit,ors) In the Second Show at 9 p. ro A UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL Featuring: GLORIA SWANSON one of the best in which she
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    PARISIANA.
    1082 3 PARISIAN A. Free Dancing. CAPABLE AMATEUR SINGES^. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Aug. 14. Paris has long bsefl noted i.»r her competent amateurs, song of whom arc vastly superior to the incompetent proles--sionals who sometimes are permitted to annoy intelligent listeners. Indeed, one hears so much unsatisfactory singing at the
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    REVERENCE TO HARDY.
    385 3 PILGRIMS LEARN HOW TO BEHAVE. The lovable little old man with the pink and white wrinkled face who rules over the kingdom of Wessex is at last attaining the respect of the multitude. Hardy pilgrims in the past have earned themselves a bad name. They traversed the
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    "BELL-RINGING IS A SPORT."
    158 3 Record Peal of 17.824 Changes. London, Aug. 28. That bell- ringing Is a aport as well as a sacrament was emphasized by the Rt. Rev. Dr. G. H. Frodfeham, in dedicating a tablet to be placed in the bell-cbunibpr of Heptonstall Church, Halifax. Yorkshire, to commemorate
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    MISCHA ELMAN'S LOSSES.
    122 3 Frauds Alleged Against Lawyers. Mi*cha Elman, the famous violinist, and his father have lodged a complaint in New York against a group of iawy-ers, alleging frauds to the extent of £45,000. Misrha Elman is alleged to have en-tiui-ted his money to the lawyers to invest in first
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      290 3 I f &t^f^_^F B^^T b^^sn^n^k^ v The Dust Peril With thc dust you inhale millions F,..r.A: of dangerous germs, which can he rtitjSi d d i£ thc causc of ma »y diseases. JS!T Fonn T^e a Formamint-tablet whenever you f.«u~b, 5 re 4 in d st y P laces Formamint
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      276 3 The Different Beverage Instant Postum y/ x V I /T^OUntlbss people I I C T~jLJ €k VS liSjl are nn^ n S Instant >w l^~-*'.". I^y*\^ cents in stamps to I MULLER/fePHIPPS(NfaIaya)LTD. UNION BUILDING r teK^>^ CHAMBERLAIN'S ||Sp^^7 PAIN BALM |u|j,| rAlN"i}ALH A warmth, comfort hxm\ I ii I ffffCTlf
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      TABLE TALK.
      653 4 FOR FURNISHING THE HOME. 1 think many housewives must he grate ful to the designers who are now making cretonnes, furnishing velveteens, and taffetas all patterned with the same design. Some rooms look very pleasing when furnished in a scheme which repeats the design in a variety of
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      MY LADY'S FINGER NAILS.
      116 4 The Latest Fad. London, Aug. 27. Fing-er-nail.s tinted, enamelled and polished to match their pearl necklaces, is the latest fad among fashionable women, the result of the new polish givir.jr a pearllike lu6tre and iridescence possessing 4> tinge matching pink pearls, or the crystal line sheen
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      SCOTTISH WEDDING.
      27 4 The newly married couple were asked to leave the manse by the back door, so that the chickens could obtain full benefit from Hm rice.
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      40 4 The marriage took place at St. John's Chuck, Bukit Nanas, the R?v. Father Seyen officiating, of Mr. Francis Bothelho, of Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Barney Pereira, eldest daughter of the late Mr. F. Pereira and Mrs. Pvreira, of Kuala Lumpur.
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      TONKOO AND TIENTSIN.
      681 4 Tientsin is built on mud Mats close to the shores of the shallow gulf of Peeheli. Though it is the port of Peking, it is to far up river that it has a port in turn, the village of Tonkoo. When 1 saw the latter fir>t. in
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD.
      657 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Gradually perhaps, but certainly, the Parisian dress designers are luring the fashionable woman away from "masculine" modes, but presenting instead models which are particularly fluffy, with full skirts. even when it happens It be a tailored suit for out-of-doors, and softer outlines expressed with flat and full frills,
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      32 4 A FASHIONABLE TOQUE. Harmony of colour is important in designing chic millinery, and this small hat of night -blue velvet ha> been tastefully trimmed with a plume of mulberry and blue feathers.
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      "NEVER! NEVER!"
      41 4 "NEVER! N EVER!" Long Skirts Anathema to Women Drapers. London. \ug. 28. "Never! Never!" cried the women delegates when Sir Herbert Ormond, Chairman of the Drapers Chamber of Trade, told the Drapers' Conference that they might yet return to lonp skirts.
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      IN A CONTINENTAL GARDEN.
      451 4 One of the joys of gardening on the Continent is that one learns other, and some tinea more delightful, names tor our own tamiliar iiowers. Foreigners often see quite different characteristics even in those flowers to which we have given descriptive names. There ia an bnpreaaion
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      A FRENCH TEA PARTY.
      225 4 A VIVACIOUS CEREMONY. There is something very characteristic about a tea party in Franco. It is not at all like an English tea party. Th^re is a little flutter of excitement about it, some ceremony, and no one nits still. The cups are set round a
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      THE HOME BEAUTIFUL
      220 4 ,;,.ASS,,, M V(K IE We used to look U| NT table, as beint <rnart hncfcries Oiui ih Hn<l BO«U afford to hat V:' T Now. however, ar hl lr quite differently. r True, they J( > ju -d, in 50,,, more- varied in plate- glaei tops i,
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      THE ARTIFICIAL FLOWER .
      273 4 THE ARTIFICIAL FLOWER DAYTIME \M) i:\iMM,. Far from being ;i worn -out artificial flower i- more in '.<•/.• thi> .-season. It i> worn r>n i and on sports dreaaeii alike tad metry of a BBBlber of <lr. tolerable, and even attractive, !<■ of the artificial flowi r il place on
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    813 5 Haji Amboh Soioh, J.P. ENTERTAINED BY DARUL TAALAM CLUB. 'Our Muslim Correspondent.) Mr. Hnji Amboh Soloh bin Haji Omar, President of the Darul Taalam Club, was last month entertained by the members of the flub in honour of his appointment by the (Government as a Justice of Peace
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    24 5 Wife attending 1 Bow County Court for her husband: Von get no thru* for doing you* washing, attending these courts all aver the 5-hov>.
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      442 5 Sole Agents SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. Uncorpo ated In the SUaits Settlements). 5, MALACCA STRKET t SINGAPORE. (A Good Opportunity for Custome rs Iced h»avy fiorfattal and other lan ly manufactured silks for dresses ■ad tbumkm at reduced prices. Try our dross-making by our tailor. Customers' material also accepted. I'*""*
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      434 5 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT OLDSMOBILE Jffi\ y^j-^- /'•i V\ ~^l^ r > o l x jJ»^^*' l "nL^M^B^B^M-^Bt^»^-^^^^^^^ B 3{BBg^^j^"|~^^^P^^*B™J JLs\ W 1>- BBBB^^ JtM^r >r^-^ S^T^^^^BBT^P^ BBB^Jj^^ -^^B^BB%S^ V tf*^. FJ^^ *>. 1?VB^BBBBBBBBBBBk- B^ 7 i Economical Dependable THE amazing value, comfort reliability and appearance of the Oldsmobile make
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1083 6 Current Politics. THE FATE OF THE F.S. GOVERNMENT. (From Our Own Corre* pendent). Dublin, August I~>. A.', the moment of mailing, the fate of Doagfuwe's (lovernment lianas in the balUkcc. 'i'h it is a possibility of the Labour Fatty's vote of censure passing by a small majority
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    KO CHOW PIRACY.
    630 6 Majority of Passengers Kidnapped. THE CAPTAIN'S REPORT. The report of Captain Morgan of th? Ko ('how rejrardintf the piracy of his vessel last month states: At 7 p.m. the Chief Officer. (Mr. F. T. Evans) and myself had sat down to dinner when some considerable commotion was
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    127 6 A cor^xion with Hong Kong extending over a period of 2. r > years was broken with ture, 00 retirement, on board tlu Morea for Homo, of Mr. snd Mrs. A. Fctherjrill, of Torres Boildingv, Kowlooa Mr. Pothergin has for many years hecr associated with the Standard Oi! Company In
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      417 6 FORM "C" (Pursuant to Section 112 of Ordinance No. 155 (Companies). Statement by the Lee Wah Bank Limited. as at 30th June, 1927. The Bhar» Capita) of the Company h £IO.OOn.OO(MK) divided Into 1(10,000 shares ;>C $100.00 ouch. The Btunher of ■hnrm issued is ijk.w. Calls t<» the amount of
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      273 6 8 I^. w^ iA n A Mr Mm fi Vi-// When we first started in business our quest *m Quality and no cheapening influences of tompetition can ever make us forget it. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED icorporated ir. the Straits Settlements t SINGAPORE. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, 13, Battery Road. I Foods Made
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    NEW FRENCH TARIFF.
    189 7 AMERICANS SURPRISED AND ALARMED. PUSINESSES THREATENED. f ßeuters Service.] fans, Sept. 14. The ne* Krenrh tariff which came into opeiation a week ajro has .surprised and alarmed American business men and the United States Government has taken speedy action to remedy the absence of a commercial treaty
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    DISARMAMENT DEBATE.
    113 7 KAC.ERNESS OF DBLMATEB. [Reuter's Service.l Geneva, Sept. IS. The Disarmament Committee debate produced a chorus of demands for early und effective steps. M. Nansen (Norway) urged the hasten, ing of the preparatory committee's work and submitted a draft of an optional <-onvontion on compulsory arbitration. Lord Onslow (Great
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    A DOCTOR'S SACRIFICE.
    143 7 [British Kadi<> Official Service] Rugby, Sept. 14. How a doctor gave his life for science was told at an inquest today into the death of Dr. Sidney Rawson Wilson, the eminent anaesthetist. Dr. Wilson was found by his wife, dead. He had a mask under his month,
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    NEW CRUISER LAUNCHED.
    85 7 [British Radio Official Service.) Rugby, Sept. 14. The ClUsMi London was launched at Portsmouth. Lady Blades, Lady Mayoress of London, appropriately performed the christening ceremony. The London, which is of 10.000 tons, is the first of four cruisers of the 1986 programme. Designed by Sir William Berry,
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    JUDGES BOOED AT A RACE MEETING.
    129 7 SEQUEL TO A (JRKYHOIM) FIGHT ON THE TRACK. Southend. Aug. 16. The crowd demonstrated agrainst a decisian of the judges during to-day's meeting at the Southend greyhound racing track. Tho last race had to he re-run, because on the first occasion the favourite, Roscrea.
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    THE LOST GENERAL.
    143 7 RELEASED FROM PRISON, PROMPTLY DISAPPEARS. fKeut*»r'g Service.] Warsaw, Sept. 14. The whole country is excited over the whereabouts of General Zagorski the popular Opposition leader who mysteriously dis appeared on his release from pi-ison live weeks ago. It is alleged the authorities have seized him again and
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    NON-RETIRN FROM TURKISH BATH.
    79 7 H is reported he arrived at Warsaw last August to await Pilsudski's return from the country but it was later declared he had obtained his escort's permission to tako :i Turkish bath and never returned. The semi-official explanation was that he had gone into hiding in
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    BEECHAM'S NEW OPERA SCHEME.
    212 7 I British Radio—Official Service.] Rugby. Sept. 14. Sir Thomas Boecham, who has done much for British opera, unfolded to day some details of a new scheme by which he hopes to establish British opera on a permanent basis. He estimated that there are 150,000 people in
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    UNITED STATES POLITICS.
    62 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Sept. 14. While hitherto he has not decided to support any particular republican candidate for the Presidency, it is intimated that from a personal point of view Mr. Mellon would favour ex-Secretary of State Hughes. It is added however that this does not necessarily
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    RUSSIA'S WAY.
    29 7 [Reuter's Service.] Riga, Sept. 14. Six participators in the recent insurrection have been summarily condemned and shot. The leader, Maijus, is believed to have escaped to Germany.
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    LEVINE TO FLY EAST.
    22 7 Reuter's Service. London, Sept. It. Mr. Levine declared to-day he will start On his flight eastwards to-morrow morning.
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    THE PRINCES RETURN.
    20 7 [Reuter's Service.] London. Sept. 14. The Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived in London from Canada.
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    ARTHUR BOURCHIER DEAD.
    40 7 Reuter^ Service. Johannesburg, Sept. 14. The death has occurred of the famous actor Arthur Bourchier. POSTPONED P. O. MEETING. [Reuter 's Service.] London, Sept. 1.4. The P. ami O. have adjourned their m< _ting to October 12th.
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    351 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Thp Promior Unvnfaui n«;i^ im.i i aa «HMf I'.uiy in maiaya; a live "news" paper— 4o-50 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertii. ing. Delivered with the Chota Kazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest NVw» and Latest Announcements, together with exclusive special features,
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      471 7 BUSINESS CARDS. v.'.v.'AViW.v.v.w.WtV^; 'MARY SETON. JILACKWOOD FIRMTtRE \l 1 SHANGHAI SHADES. < y \MBEB MANSIONS. 5 leTbros: undertakers. M OM MENTAL MASONS. Kloral Wreaths. Made to order. SifiTial Wreatfcn Always in Stork. StltKie Road. Tel: 3869. r FUNERALS. J •I HNGAPOetI CASKET CO. J > vXpBRIENCBD UNDERTAKERS. l\ > |)»y
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      558 7 NOTICES. IN THE MATTER OF DKOINANCI NO. la:, (COMPANIES) AND OK THE DURIAN SABATANC. RUBBER ESTATES, LTD. (In Liquidation). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a general tho Offk-es ofM^r,, Derrick to., Bengkeng l--nk hambers, CUy.r Quay, Sin^porc, on Friday, the 21st day of October, 1927 at i*.. 15 p. m
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      180 7 Wy Carlsberg Beer. SOLE IMPORTERS: THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Denmark). SINGAPORE. READ THIS CAREFULLY. Our famous INDIGO DYE FINE SERGE 5<5 in. wide is offered at 30s per suit length of t% yards. (Postage extra). LIGHT OR DARK GREY FLANNEL 64 in. wide at 10|6 p«»r s-uit
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      115 7 Engines 5 "A KrrmuiA Akvoys Saou" I T^OMINATE the I -L/ waters with a Ker- M math Marine Enginel I Kermath Marine £n- jQ Kines have proved their superior p iwcr in races the world over. Alt boats, from small launches to large sire tugs and cruisers, give better service
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1927. General Primo's Experiment.
    1218 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, SE PTEMBER 16, 1927. General Primo's Experiment. There was a period in the Dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera when it looked more than possible that he would be overthrown, but the dAnger for him passed and as iar as ..'an be seen ever since he
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    THE GOVERNOR RETURNS.
    309 8 End of East Coast Tour. SEAPLANE TRIP YESTERDAY. H. E. The Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, accompanied by Lady Clifford, and MajorGeneral G C. Van Straubenzee and Mrs. Straubenzee, and Dr. Hoops, P.C.M.0., returned from a tour of the East Coast by the Government Yacht Sea Belle yesterday
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    THE EICHARISTIC CONGRESS.
    271 8 A Magnificent Film. Of unique interest to all Catholics ihoold be the film i-f the Eucharistic CongresSi which will be shown for the first time at the Victoria Theatre to-night. The *w« inspiring spectacle of one million devout worshippers hearing Holy Mass in the open air, and
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    250 8 Mr. G. E. Clayton. M.C., Secretary to the British Adviser, Kedah, is acting temporarily as Superintendent of Education, Kedah, vi?e Mr. E. A. CJ. Stuart, who, as previously reporte.d, is in the General Hospital, Penang. A quarterly general meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya will be held at the
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    IN THE POLICE COURTS.
    517 8 CoSJ Seran^oon Road Shootin,. QUNMro CHARGED, The two ftodtoWi pistol ami kattt ami »oui in ItraifMl K..a,i M noon, were charged yesterday before the S (Mr. H. R. Bull). Court Inspector John D.l-.r. wi.h«i ha witness taken as h, wa., the ttiead »i wounded man when
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    THE ASSIZES.
    45 8 Sikh Murder Tn«l rwrfiw** The trial of thr tight inwted after an alfray betw* of tlu'i. MM ami MM P Stwt cm June 1 l»^ w«. Assiz, Court yrst.r.ia:first visitcl *ht« iC«IM Witnesses for P"»* od throughout the day, adjoarned until to da)
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    26 8 The ensrapnncnt is inno ward Walker, of Aberdeen, K l>ranoh MMMfW for M- r Co., I,<i.. an,]M. i daiurhter <r Mr. »im Mi Um K.M.S. Railways.
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      36 8 > Parfums de Luxe > 1 OOTTY Chypre Origan < Rose Jacqueminot jj» j Paris Emeraude Z- EAU DE COTY J J" to be had from all dealers 0 Dupire Brothers. (mmk GORDON'S .INg^l COCKTAILS W^^^J^l The Borneo Co.,
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    FORD' RUBBER VENTURE.
    46 9 -tfCE LAND ACQUISITION H IN BRAZIL. lIIIK MILLION ACRES. PU liter's Service.] N>w York, Sept. 15. i report published in the World Mr. Henry Ford has acres of land in Para, .j.<mmuH)O and is endeavouring additional 2,800.000 acres, all ased as rubber plantations.
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    THE HAGUE COUNCIL.
    56 9 BELGIUM INELIGIBLE. i Renter's Bervtaa,] <.enc\a. Sept. 15. til I) the League in the proIf iii n tailed to secure the rdi majority to decide her ction t<> s non-permanent mncil. The figures were "9 f re e'iuilulity. but '.VI d for a tWO-thirdl nia- ted that
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    PRIDE OF DETROITS TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT.
    35 9 he Xanyo Nichii Shimhunsha.) Tokio. Sept. 14. Detroit arrived at Kasurnoon at *2..">f> from Omuia. .< thai they hope to start i at dawn on Thursday -iiiL the Pacific via Midi
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    VIOLENT STORM IN MEXICO.
    51 9 <>1 \N STEM WKKCK TOWNS. i: Qter*i Service.] New York. Sept. 15. II only the most m»agre re- van storm. isand people are reported to refuge to high ground over* vest < >>ast. ualls of water rolled on demolishing piers, buildings and taking s heavy toll
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    THE RUSSIAN EARTHQUAKE.
    59 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Sk'pt. 15. •tails of the earthquake on the a>t show that Coreis and in the Yalta district were seuasjed, the buildings involved inMany rest houses and sanatoria. ek at Simeis called Napoleon Mad to dnat, while the huge water r U Oreanda cracked and
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    GOVERNOR GENERAL OF TAIWAN.
    65 9 irtesy of the Nanyo NichiN'ichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Sept. 14. i!(.n of Governor-General KamiTaiwan has become a political ugh by a recent redistribution post! in the island it was beU* matter had been settled, at least With the position of the Gov--Generml unstable, the fate of Civil
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    WOMAN WHO DIED IN THE WAR.
    104 9 l*mand for A Memorial. London. Aug. 28. ground that the Memorial to the Warrior does not represent the 'Men who died on land and sea, manas killed in battle areas, the Citisens* Union is considering the 1 of a petition suggesting a Methe Abbey
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    IRISH ELECTIONS.
    97 9 MORE VOTERS THAN EVER. FREE STATES DAY OF DESTINY. fßeuter's Service.) Dublin, Sept. 15. Although polling in to day's momentous General Election in the Free State opened xlowly there is every "prospect that more IH.ple will vote than ever before. Voting h by numerals under the proportional representation
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    ESPIONAGE IN RUSSIA.
    79 9 [Renter's Service.! Helsingfors, Sep. 15. Jt b believed that Gojrer n.m- of the convicted in the Leningrad espionage case M a Finnish sailor who w a prominently engaged in the Russian soeret service, Srstly under the Czarist regime, then the I hcka. in most Kuiopean countries. He
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    ITALIAN DEPITY'S TRIAL.
    60 9 fßeuter's Service.] Home. Sept. IS. Tlie trial at Savuna of the Socialist exdeputy Philippe Turati and others who as sisted Turati's flight in a motor-boat from Italy to Corsica last December ended with Turati and five others being sentenced t«> ten months imprisonment, and one to eleven
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    JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
    47 9 (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Sept. 14. Mr. Kiichi Kimura, chief of the Asiatic Bureau of the Foreign Office, has been nominated plenipotentiary Minister to Czecho Slovakia, and Mr. Hachiro Arita, ConsulGeneral at Tientsin, has taken the seal of the former.
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    SERBIAN ELECTIONS.
    25 9 (Reuter'9 Service.] Belgrade. Sept. 15. The general election for the Skupstina has resulted in 190 Government Par^y members and 112 Opposition being elected.
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    THE U.S. PRESIDENCY.
    32 9 [Reuter's Service. l Washington, Sept. 15. >Ir. Mellon stated to-day that he thought Mr. Coolidge was definitely out of tho field anil will not run for Presidency in 1928.
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    LEVINE'S EASTERN FLIGHT.
    27 9 LE VINE'S EASTERN FLIGHT. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 15. Bad weather prevented Mr. I^evine from .starting on hi* flight to the east. [Earlier cables on page 7.1
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    KING RBFUBBB TO BE STARRED.
    130 9 Film Company Disappointed. London, Aug. 28. To-day's Weekly Dispatch says that tin report that the Kinj; ami Queen agreed to paiticipa*'' in a talking-film is without foundation. The facts are that Mr. Washburn Child, ex- American Ambassador in Italy, arrang•d with famous people including their
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    SHIPS THAT PASS.
    1728 9 What Might Have Been A Sea Mystery. THE SEANG BEE— NONIA COLLISION. Failure on the part of the officers of a British steamer to do their duty after a collision with a tongkang was made a point of by Mr. Justice Deane when he delivered judgment yesterday
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    PENANG RENT RESTRICTION.
    166 9 At a meeting of the Penang Municipal Commission on Tuesday a resolution was passed to the effect that the Commission ers thought it desirable that some form of rent control should be exercised over de fective property within Municipal limits. By defective property they meant houses or
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    40 9 The Siamese gendarmerie have made four arrest* in connection with the shooting at I the North express at Ban Turn some throt- weeks ago. One man has been released, and investigations are being carried out regarding the three in custody.
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    FACTORY OF THE FAMOUS.
    1036 11 Tussaud's in the Remaking. UNCANNY STUDIO. I spent yesterday afternoon in the most uncanny studio in London. It looks like Chinese justice on a large scale. Di.smem Wered bodies are trewn about the floor. Arms and legs of both sexes Its stacked in '♦'t'.ers. In dark,
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    EARL'S DAUGHTER AS PEDLAR.
    663 11 Goods For Sale. LADY SYBIL GRANT. "When 1 visited the kinp of the Hedjaz in his camp somewhei-e in the East three years ago he agreed with me when I sail that houses were only made for slaves. I can set- no reason why people should
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    SHIPP ING NOTES.
    20 12 A cotton and general cargo arrived by the Rangoon Maru, bound from Bombay to Hong Kong, yesterday.
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    SAILED A YACHT ROUND THE WORLD.
    46 12 The death occurred at Cowes of Captain William Tutton, F.R.G.S., the oldest yacht master of the port, who for twenty-four years commanded Mr. Ernest Wythes's yacht, St. George. Thirty-six years ago he navigated it in a cruise round the world.
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    142 12 Per Aeneas from United Kingdom, due Penang to day and Singapore September 19th: For Penang: Mrs. F. North, Miss F. Steel, Mr. P. B. Harriott, Mr. G. E. Johnson, Miss V. Waldheim, Mrs. E. Clyne, Mr. F. E. Walker, Mr. A. G. McCrea, M.iss M. I. King, Mr.
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    273 12 Kheng Seng, Brit. 51, from Lingga 14, for Lingga 16. R. S. Baroe, Dut. 68, from Rhio 14, for Rhio 15. Prachatipok, Siam. 603, from Singapore 14. for Bangkok unc. Senang, Dot. 729. from Palembang 15, for Palembang 17. Krian, Brit. 453. from Kelantan 15, for Kelantan 17.
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    ARMED BATTLE IN A STREET.
    315 12 CROWD FLEE ISEFORE FIGHTING SEAMEN. Glasgow, Au£. 16. Knives, revolvers, and razors were used in a desperate souffle in James Watt-street, Glasgow, to-day between coloured men ant! Arab seamen over the question of signing on as an engine-room crew. Eight men wero arrested, and four
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    HIS GAY YOUNG DAYS.
    900 14 80 Year Old Peer Talks. GRANDMOTHERS PAST. .Lord I.ambourne, on the eve of his eightieth birthday, sighed for the Bohemian days oa his youth. He sighed this laughing cavalier from a heartier ago, sitting in the quite peace of his wooded country estate— for past days
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    NYALAS RUBBER ESTATES.
    705 15 Annual Meeting. PRESENT OUTLOOK NOT BRIGHT. The annual general meeting oi the Nyalas Rubber Estates, Limited, was held yesterday in the French Bank Building-. Mr. Kuh San Hin presided and others present weie Mr. Lee (him Tuan, Mr. Tan Uhonp Km and, for \hv Secretaries Mr C.
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    28 15 If the type of Scotsman Harry Lauder piesents entered yonr midst in the flesh you would at once pack the fellow off to Morninprside Asylum. Councillor Gilzean (Edinburgh).
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 September 15. Bank 4 ni.s. 2j3/:H-32 Bank demand 2j3 23-32 Private credits 3 <n.s. 2]4% New York, demand sfi Oedits DO days 67ȣ Frnnct 1 demand 1420 India, T. T. 153 U Hontr Kontf, demand 12 I ,i p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 117^4 N'om. Java demand 139 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    214 15 September In. Tin ll!ii Ton« .$142.50 Gum bier 6% Pepper White 105 Pepper Black 61 U, Flake Tapioca 7^ Pearl Sago Small 7.40 Copra lO.fiO Coprji Sundried II 10 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Kice Uaajg Hin Chan Mark Red Bagla (New) H3O Rice, Siam old No. 330 Rice. Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 September 15th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Selfen R.S.S equal to Standard Q.(\K. Standard RJSIJ3. on Tender Sept. 57',. VJ% Oct-Dfc. r>pi 4 pa^ Jan-M:ir. 61 H r >l V» n Apr-June 63 »>:;i_. Tone of Market: Steady quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 16\fcd pvr
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    232 15 ROSE MAC PHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Sept. IS. London. Rubber li 4 1 -<l. Up v kil. local ."i7*'j. Tin.— London £279 ss. Up los. Lota! 142H for 125 tons. Mining. Kucha! 2.17 2.20. Malaya Consolidated 1.27 1.28 2 Hong Fatt' 1.09 H IP,-. Talam 1.82% 1.85, Ktoyoh 1.58 l.«0,
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    94 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Sept. l.">th.. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Batu Cavat i ..'32 i.:j'i Hong Falls 1.07 1.10 Klanj* River 4.0") 4.1". Kuchai I'.II 2.1» Malayan Cons. 1.26 1.2X Mambau L42% 1.4 7 ex. IVorth Taipinp; 1.21 1,24 Penawats IM% 1.(96 Rantau Ords ($1) L97V& 2.02% Ulu Piah
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    144 15 Rubbers Idle. BUT CLOSE FIRMER. 19mm Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 14. The rubber share market remain* idle nnd the tone generally dull although it ia on the whole easier. Enquiry has been almost absent but there was a rather better tone towards the close of business
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    676 15 Singapore, St'pt. \i. A sharp decline is recorded in the Tin quotation wh.ch closes 10. lower over the period with local ffttfc down. Mining snares have a slightly easier tendency, values for most issues dropping a few points with selleis lather than buyers in evidence
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    175 16 Yesterday's Football. S.C.C. DEFEAT THE A.P.C. On the Padang yesterday the S.C.C. defeated an A.P.C. team by one goal to nil. The game throughout was of a very poor character, both teams being exceptionally weak in front of goal. In the first half the Club had the better
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    FORTHCOMING FIXTURES.
    109 16 FORTHCOMING FIX TURES. The following matches have been arranged for the second half of September under the auspkes of the S.F.A. and will be pla\od at the Singapore Stadium: Sept. 22 Dukes vs. Malays. n T.P.C.A. vs. Malays. 24 T.P.C.A. vs. S.C.F.A. II Dukes vs. Tan Lee Wan's XI. 30
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 4.
    89 16 A reminder to intending competitors that entries for our Football Competition No. 4 close this morning 1 They must reach tkb office by ten o'clock. should be witnessed. The charges of admission for the Selangor matches will be 50, 30 and 'JO cents; season tickets are
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    66 16 [Reuter's Service.] I/>ndon, Sept. 14. The following are results of football mat ches played in the \arious divisions of the League to-day: First Division. Everton 2, Bolton W. 2 Newcastle V. 4. Dwfcf C. •">. Second Division. Reading 2, Grimsby T. 2. Third Division (Southern.) Brighton H. A.
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    217 16 ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT C LUB. The Alford Trophy. On Sunday the first of a series of three races for a trophy kindly presented by Mr. G. M. Alford will start at 10 a.m. Course:—Crossing the starting line westwards to a mark boat situated bet ween beacon 17 and the Arathoon
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    103 16 The Physical Culture Show held by the Health and Strength Leaguers and Malayan sportsmen at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday night, drew a packed house. Vincent Perera and Thuraisingam provided an exhibition of boxing which was much appreciated, while Ho Peng Khoen, of Singapore, termed the "strong man,'
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    110 16 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A Singles. T. J. Green plus 1 beat Roy Smith minus 15.3, 4 6, 6—2, ft— 2. B. Singles. E. J. Cassels scr. vs. F. Ruchwaldy plus 5. Unfinished. Ist set to Cassels 10 8. C. Singles. O. W. Gilmour plus 5 beat
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    AMERICAN LAWN TENNIS.
    47 16 [Reuter's Service.] Forest Hills, Sept. 15. I.;uoste's defeat of Harada 6 3, 6 4, 3, in the third round of the National Singles Championship signalised the elimination of the last of the five Japanese. Hennessey (Indianapolis) beat Cochet 6 4. 6—4. 4—6, 3—6, 6—l.
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    196 16 KAMPONG KUANTAN TOURNAMENT. The following were the results of finals at the Kamponjr Kuantan Club's Tee Valli tournament, played last weekend: Open Singles. Weinman Seat Scovell, 7—5, 6— 2. Open Doubles. Oliver and Dando beat Markham and Wyatt Smith, 6 l, t> 1. Open Mixed Doubles.— Dando and Mrs. Dando
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    HOW TUNNEY KEEPS FIT.
    433 16 TRAINING DURING DAYS OF IDLENESS. I am not going to make the mistake of going into the ring in an overtrained condition, says Gene Tunney in the Daily Express with regard to his CQafaf fight against Dempsey. All that I did in my Speculator Camp duiing
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    ENGLISH CRICKET.
    137 16 The Averages. JARDINE AT THE TOP. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 14. The following: players head the list of first-class batting averages for the past cricket season at Home: No. of Times Innings, not out. Av. Jardine 12 2 92.60 Hallows 44 13 75.58 Mead 41 9 74.53 Hendren
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    S.C.C. CRICKET TOURNAMENT
    104 16 THE FINAL MATCH. The following are the teams who will participate in the final match in the S.C.C. Cricket Tournament which will commence this evening at I p.m., play being continued to-morrow at 2 p.m.: W. H. I.— H. R. Nicoll, O. J\ GriffithJones. W. Millard Watts,
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    S.R.C. POSSIBLES AND PROBABLES.
    51 16 The sides in the "ProbnMes" vs. "Possibles" match to be played on the S.R.i'. S round on Saturday will be: Possibles: Anthonisz. Bartels. Campbell. Balhetchtt, Hope, Keyt. Leijssius, D'Cotta, Morrow, Pearse, d'Silva. Probables: Retnam, Ponnuthurai, D. B. de Silva, Jayasinjrh, Ignatius, Maniam, Raju. Raj, Roman, Baskaran,
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    INTRUDERS ON CRICKET.
    181 16 The field-mouse which held up the Km: v. Hants match at Canterbury while it crossed the pitch ib not th/ first animal to interfere with the progress of the great fMM. A few years ago at Lord's a 'Varsity match was interrupted by a cat, which solemnly
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    56 16 Programme of Drills up to and For September 18th. Friday, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 2 p.m., Bukit Timah, Eurasian Company. 2 p.m., Farrer Range, C Company. Sunday, 8 a.m., Bukit Timah, Eurasian Company. Sunday, 6.30 a.m., Drill Hall, S.R.A. (v), M. Gun Platoon, M.
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    95 16 Khong Yeong, a miner living at Papan, was charged in Ipoh an Friday before Mr. V. G. Ezechiel with wrongfully confining one Cheah Kow, a coolie employed on his mine. The accused pleaded guilty. It was stated that he tied up complainant to a post with a rope with the
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    INTERNATIONAL POLO.
    463 16 me westchester Cup. HUGE ATTENDANCE SEES BRITISH DEFEAT. [Reuter's Service.] Meadow brook, Sept. 14. The weather was fine and the turf perfect for the second match for the Westchester Cup. There was a huge attendance. America beat Great Britain by 8 goals to 5 and thus retain the
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    £4,000 OFFER FOR ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    346 16 HEIRESS DETERMINED TO BE FIRST. Miss Mabel 8011, the American heiress, who wants to be the feet woman to fly the Atlantic, has raised her first offer of £800 to £4,166. "I have advised both Mr. Levine and Captain Melntosh that I am willing to
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    36 16 A request has been issued by the Hon'ble Resident Councillor Malacca to estate owners and managers asking them to do what is in their power to keep down the number of dogs on their estates. i
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