The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 September 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press pi CENTS. lINGAPORE, SJ3. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1928." NO. 12,525
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    A NEW TRICK OF THE MACHINE.
    1057 1 "Boneless kippers are now being produced m the north m large numbers by a specially designed machine." It may he so; there is no saying what those men of the north may be doing. The noith that may be anywhere m Scotland, 'n Yorkshire,
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      176 1 WING LOONG. I.f RECOGNISED Hoi'SE for y\ KOPEAN TROPICAL SI'ITS *j. hk;h street. Raffles Hotel 1 Rooms with Modtrn SaniUtion. I me grill room m^Jt MONDAY rnrivalled m the East. EVERY -fONESDAY TUESDAY I J FK nV MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA ™ntv I Cv i Shanghai's Most Popular Dancer will appear
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      149 1 i 1 arrival of the first shipment of 1^ I PERRY'S SAFES FAMOUS DURING THE J J REIGN OF SIX I BRITISH SOVEREIGNS Stocked m various sizes, single or double door, combination or *J 6-lever lock. j > !j < Full partickOars frmn:— Sole Agents for Malaya: *l (Incorporated la
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      398 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. Two thousand houses were destroyed when fire wiped out one of the principal streets m the native city of Hankow Page 9. Bobby Jones is the leader of a band of American athletes pledged to support Governor Smith m the Presidency campaign Page 9. The latest development
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style. Cut and Finißh Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      151 1 THE WEEK. Thursday. 27 th. Hijrh Water. 9.47 a.m., 7.9, 8.56 p.m., Malacca: H. \V. 5.50 a.m., 6.0, 6.40 p.m.. fi.2. B. I. homeward mail closes. Licensing Justices meet. District Court 2.15 p.m. Royal Society of St. Georjre mtg. S.C.C. 5.15 p.m. Friday, 28th. Hiph Water, 10.34 a.m., 8.7. 10.26
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    UNKNOWN.
    454 2 lls 4fl Wr* alue Recognised. j| KjiW wi art- shedding Victorian .fig flBaF <nanis The latest of such *^fl|FwS^^frtt 1( .i- 1 to show .i tendency to thr Mi< a that iiuiitiin^ s :in(i '^^uP" 1 made of steel must U' i' !^^9^ u l' at a!1 costs '•>'
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    REPORTED GOLD FIND ON LAKE ATHABASKA.
    134 2 Canadian's Rich Discovery. Edmonton. Alta. Adniiteiont that .-amples of ore containing gold and platinum from the eastern end of Lake Athaha.-ka. which is m the province of Saskatchewan, had been received by the analyst** office at the University of Alberta, have been made by
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    272 2 Pretty little Weihi, of the Hawaiian Tr<>uV>a<lnur.- Company, iiagi cutely, plsyi all the Haiwaiian insDuments and has now add>d tht- uueophone t<> her list. Sid David of the Hawaiian Troubadours <'ompany who ippUT hOTV shortly wa? ciuite a matinee idol m Australasia; his saxophone work i> always greatly admired. LttCl
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      255 2 ALHAMBRA Commencing: Thursday, October ISth. In 11 Reels. A ROMANCE OF YOUTH A SAGA OF MOTHERHOOD A PICTURE FOR EVERYBODY. Motherly Love, Brotherly Love, and the Love of Youthful Sweethearts. The sons go singing off to war brave, adventurous, eager to shoulder arms. The mother stays at horne alone bravely
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      297 2 VICTORIA THEATRE SEPTEMBER 29TH TO OCTOBER 6TH., 1928. Matinee: Wednesday, Oct. 3rd., at 5.15 p.m. Children and Amahs, and Soldiers and Sailors m uniform half-price. A RETURN SEASON AFTER FOUR YEARS TOUR OF AUSTRALIA Kaai s Hawaiian Troubadours IN A NIGHT IN HONOLULU Real Hawaiian Performers Hawaiian Melody Hawaiian Hula
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      475 2 ALHAMBRA p fe (Tan Chen* Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietor,,) U9 Programme commencing: Monday, Sept 24th p ni Sept. 29th. AT THE SECOND SHOW AT 9 P M THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS HUNTING IN AFRICA Carl Brisson m THE RING A British International Picture AT THE FIRST SHOW AT 7.30
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    YOUTH AND THE EAST.
    815 3 xMATTER OF TEMPER AND TEMPERAMENT. An Important Problem. We art- Retting on, thanks t;> s.icnce. There was a time when a fond mother. *ishin>r to make no mistake about little Johnnies future, took him and his bumps to a phrenologist. That humble functionary has been displaced
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    130 3 Programme of Drills up to and for September 30th. 1928. Thursday, 27th., 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Raffles Institution Cadets Weapon Training:. Friday, 28th 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E--(v) Signals Morse Practice- .D.rill Hall Brigade Sipnal Section (Sinhalese) Signal Training. Drill Hall, D.E.L., Unit 30x Range. Saturday. 29th
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    35 3 Mr. GcotßS Ijt»ywood is still the business maiuiKer for Mr. Ernest Kaai's Hawaiian Troubadours Company. They arrive at Singftporc on September 29th and leave Penan>j on October 20th. for Rangoon, India, Ceylon and then Europe.
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    REFORMED AFTER 40 YEARS IN GAOL.
    445 3 of "Toddy the Pedlar/ An interesting story of the career of art' tx-criminal who, after 40 years m prison, turned over a new leaf is told of a man known as "Toddy the Pedlar." his real name being Albert Crowder. who died m a
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    148 3 We are informed by Mr. Koh Teo Clow, trustee of the temple, that on th;> occasion of the Festival of Buddha Sasanna Powa rana after three months' lasting of the Lord Buddha which tails on September fBth, there will be three days Pingdabud Prayers offered at Buddha Wehara. Kinta Road.
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    174 3 The following non-Action hook- w < ready for issue on Saturday ut ;> g.m. Barton (Bruce.) What Can man Beam 1 E«*«/i pn Religions, Croiirhton (Ursula.) Mucic. 1829, illus. Simplt Guide Series.) Eagle (Solomon.) Hooks m General Ist. 2nd. and Srd. Series. Literary Criticia rorstet (E4f.) Aapeeti of
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    18 3 Thursday, Biff*. 27th., Band Practice H< adquarters 5.15 p.m. Friday, Ambulance Class HeailquurUrs 5.15 p.m.
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      302 3 $U TAKE YOUR OWN PICTURES I r -jf* OWN YOUR OWN CINEMA. Ask for descriptive booklet j i Kodak Limited., ili^L§bili Incorporated m England.) HIE 9r9 39^3 Singapore. (J Cure Sore Throat I and prevent dangerous infectious diseases by taking Formamint. Give Formamint to your family too. It will destroy
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      132 3 1 TIMBORITE I REG'D I The Perfect Wood Preservative White Ant Preventative J SAVES I ITS COST 1 IN RENDERING I REPLACEMENT I OF WOODWORK A LESS FREQUENT NECESSITY. I BECAUSE IT 1 1 Prevents Rot, Stops Decay I I "Withstands Insect Attacks. I yi BARLOW CO., I TEL. 2*90.
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA.
    429 4 TELEPHONE PICTURES. -This Daily Sketch photograph received bjr the Berlin tyetena wai <.m> of the tirst to be pent over the telephone wire between Pa, is and London and the rirst m the world to be transmitted iiir vt from foreign newspaper to a London newspaper
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    CHINA'S RECONSTRUCTION.
    1416 5 BRITISH FIRMS TO REBUILD. History of Secret Negotiations. .A powerful syndicate of manufacturer? wilh interlocking interests m almost every phase of British industry and trade has just been formed to reconstruct parts of the war-ravaged areas m China, stnted the Daily Express m mail week. Contracts of great
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    140 5 The building boom m Ipoh .shows no .si»»n of slowing down. On the contrary, the foundations for new house* are going down on almost every bit of vacant land m the vicinity of the town.— T.O.M. A theft is reported to have taken place at the 2nd mile Kuala Kangsar
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      667 5 Important, trade mark warning WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS, LTD., Plaintiffs, N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING CO., Defendants. In Supreme Court of the Straits Settlement,. Settlement of Singapore before Mr Justice McCabe Reay on August 13th, 1928. the Plaintiffs Mesfra^XiSm rZ Sons. Ltd., obtained an injunction against the Defendants perp^ 1 Strain
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      50 5 1- X J[_ f W' T 1^ I r^Bif^iW^ 1 MC -\u ■raßfltti^^A? Ef"^"^-^^ _^771Z1 ?C7* hZ/ 7" r~" t~ 4 I t /^iip^Tl^ W V I K* 1¥ 1 fc JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England.) J SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR. I I I M Yv\m j
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    WOMAN MAYOR AND U.S. COCKTAILS.
    216 6 "Much Better Than Those m England." New Y<-rk, Aujr. 26. Mrs. Foster Welch, Mayor of Southampton, accompanied by Mrs. Paton, her daughter, .sailed for home yesterday m the Leviathan, after a record-breaking five day's tour of America, having, since her arrival last Monday, visited New
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    HUNDREDS OF NEW STARS.
    54 6 S( Berlin, Aug. 28. The Sonneberg and Babelsberg observatories have recently kept a close watch over the sky with special photographic apparatus, which has resulted m the discovery of new stars. It is claimed that the Sonneberg Observatory has detected 284 new stsrs while the Babelsberg
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    46 6 Keoki Greig, of the Hawaiian Troubadours Company, plays the steel guitar and his rendering of well-known, airs is 1 always sure of success. Keoki is as uncommon comedian, "he .gets his laughs very easily, but he can be serious too and he is a brilliant pianist.
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    The Week's Great Day
    523 6  -  Charies Conmay m,_ kamoiable Emits in iho LV*»N of the Emptr*. hklul,jk;,; Sept. 27. The First Steam Railroad 103 On September 27th., 1825. the first YEAR? public railroad train m the world AGO. to be drawn by a steam locomotive made its initial trip m the
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    TUNNEY CAPTURES LONDON.
    719 6 "Damned Liar." A dinru-r took place m mail week which could only have happened m London. What is mufti k may never happen again. Harry Preston, the unofficial king .1 Knir!ish t oxinc. had arranged dinner for (;^t!.Tunney. the retired heavy-weljrtit champion of the world. In respect
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    PARIS DRESS SECRETS STOLEN.
    125 6 I idiriir dressmakers that thej have had an v and that theii 1 1 v „ff 86 p r cent, whhh have 1 to attract th< crs. The dressmakei •In stsl thi<. it is believed The other fai ton 1 per cent, ta: Britain ii aliened
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      88 6 THE SMALL CAR WHICH HAS WON I I n/jffi?^^ UNIVERSAL POPULARITY. I I /^^■■■^S^m Tourer $1,750. 2 Seater $Iv6OO.l v 6OO. I ImMimf I 9^^^L^ B&i .^^^o^^^^^^ /*^m H rn\ L'w'wlAV \lu IT w.' '^^^W >^ HH (»>». r>MU.\AIKri. s y^^^^^ /¥^3BBf I M \l W V I fl fl
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    INDIA'S RULING PRINCES.
    140 7 LOYALTY TO BRITISH CROWN. Maharajah's Outspoken Views. I Keuier's Service.) Montreux, Sept. 25. Outspoken views on the relationship between the Indian ruling princes and the British Government were expressed by the Maharajah of Patiala m an interview with Reuter. He emphasized that the princes' attachment to the
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    SIMON COMMISSIONS SECOND VISIT.
    175 7 Co-operation Despite the Boycott. fßeuter's Sptvicp.l I ondon. Sept. 25. Sir John Simon m a speech at a luncheon at the Aldwych Club referred to the work 1 f.f his Commission which leaves for India 1 <n Thursday for its second visit. He em- I phasised
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    TREASURY WINDFALLS.
    172 7 Probate Granted for Three Big Estates. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Sept. 25. j Probate was granted to-day of the wills of three millionaires. t Major Hugh Gretton, director of Bass. RatclifT and Gretton, Ltd., brewers, who died m July, left unsettled estate valued tot probate at i'l
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    YOUTHFUL COMMUNISTS.
    69 7 Plans for Revolution m China. [Reuter's Service.] Riga, Sept. 26. English and Chinese delegates to the Congress of the Internationale of Communist Youth at Moscow held a separate conference to evolve plans of common action us ragmrda China. The Conference has issued a manifesto calling on the youth
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    THE DISARMAMENT COMMISSION.
    26 7 THE DISARMAMENT COMMISSION. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 25. The Ass.mhly has adopted the Third Committee's report and resolution regarding an, early meeting of the Disarmament Commission.
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    201 7 "Miss Leila Robson, of Fremantlo, West Australia, is spending 1 a few months holiday m Kuala Lumpur with ht?f sister, Mrs. "\V. J. Worm The Malayan Police Magazine learns thai Mr. J. Culler., Assistant Commissioner, whr went on lcavt- m November last year from Johore, has retired on medical proumis.
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER AGAIN.
    136 7 A TRACKING" PROCESS DEVELOPMENT. Fuel Conference Address. [Reuter's Service.] I ondon, Sept. 26. In the Oil Section of the Fuel Conference m London Dr. Gustav Egloff, Chicago, said the "cracking" process was producing over five billion gallons of gasolene per year from petroleum oils and it will
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    ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL COMPROMISE.
    147 7 United States Preparing a Reply. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Sept. 25. The State and Navy Departmem ;>.re putting finishing touches to the r'.-ply to London and Paris as regards the AngloFrench naval compromise. It is learned that Mr. Coolidge calls attention to the United States' future naval programme
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    MADRID THEATRE DISASTER.
    92 7 City m Mourning. [Reuters Service.] Madrid. Sept. 2">. The whole city II m mourning for the dead m the theatre catastrophv and ovei foity thousand knelt m the streets to pay their last respects at the funeral of the victims who are now numbered at 110. A
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    THE FLORIDA HURRICANE.
    81 7 Royal Sympathy for American People. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Sept. 25. The King has sent the following telegram to the President of the United States: "I desire to express to you and. through your kind intermediary, to the American people my sincere condolence* upon the disaster
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    FOOL-PROOF CARS.
    97 7 New Automatic Gear Change. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Sept. 25. A new method of automatic gear change for motor cars, the mechanism of which has been adopted after 50.000 miles of tests by Armstrong-Siddeley Motors. Ltd.. foi* their high powered models, will be on exhibition at the
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    206 7 Tuavivi. the new Hula dancer of the Hawaiian Troubadours Company, will cause a sensation here with her wonderful beauty and graceful dancing. She is known everywhere as the Hawaiian Pavlova. She is a most cultured girl and brilliant tennis player. Her latest eiaze is to take up golf. The numerous
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      557 7 BUSINESS CARDS. •KiitiiiiiiiiHiiiitiiiiuiuMiiiiNimitniiiiiiniMtiiiiHMNlHti'n liiM EG TOM fiOIOBOTTLE" BEER i i HARMFUL (HKMICAI. BEER. i rnfiMt*fiiirtui(iiiituiiiitiM«Mu«HiMniiiiiitiiiHiitu<MHMi r'"' memorials!"" <INGAPOEI CASKET CO IMOM'MKNTAL MASONS > Telephone No 75. I.V1 .V. t .WiVbVV. I,V.V.1 ,V.V.W IVWil VWi TO LET. II lapaa Street Ki.t:y October mi i hi: mm imi It NO 1 ItntjW
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      699 7 NOTICES. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. 6d, BONHAM STRKKT, Kaflles Square. Singapore. Over Yokohama Bpoda Bank. Keadinj? Room Open Daily 9.30 11. 3 C Service ivtry Sunday 10.00. Testimony M.ftinjr first Wednesday 5.30. THE SUNCJEI BAGAN RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). NOTICE IS 11KKKHY GIVEN that the Nineteenth
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      518 7 AUCTION SALES. THE SALE OF FURNITURE To be held at No. 1 Meyer Road has been cancelled. CHING KENG LEE ie COMPANY, LTD., Auctioneers. SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the cause of R. E. Mohitnted Kassiin, cairying on business M R.
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      368 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. :< 0 The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a live "news" paper— 3o-40 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements, together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of the week"
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      19 8 WKRiHT. Fy c;tbie tioiv Lmmloß -iated St-pt. L'-Uh. 192*. to Di. ar.J Mrs. A. D. Wripht. a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27. 1928. RUBBER OPTIMISM.
    669 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TH URSDAY SEPTEMBER 27. 1928. RUBBER OPTIMISM. Most concern being felt over our finances when they are at a low ebb we have no doubt that m the depressed condition of trade m Malaya at the present time, the review of con ditions and results during the
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    442 8 A meeting of the Municipal Co!v.mi«<ior will be held to-moiTO\v at 2.1." p.m. t. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Piper of Tanah Merah Estate. Port Dickson. have left foi Singapore for a holiday.— M.D.E. Mr. and Mr>. J. H. Bruins have left Sin gapore for the United States. Mr.
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    SINGAPORE'S BABIES.
    763 8 THE MEMORIAL HALL SHOW. Lusty Infant Competitors. The fourth annual Baby Show, organised by the Singapore Child Welfare Society, was held m the Victoria Memorial Hall yesterday. The Child Welfare Society is doing a most valuable work m Singapore, and the Baby Show is only one aspect of
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    FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT AT PORT DICKSON.
    140 8 P.W.D. Clerk Killed. A very serious motor accident took place at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, a few miles away from the Port Dickson District Hospital, states the Seremban correspondent of the Malayan Daily Express. Mr. Chelladurai of the P.W.D., Seremban. was returning home
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    42 8 The Police Band will play the following programme, weather permitting, at Katong Park on Friday at 9.15: Overture, Der Freischutz (Weber); two numbers from Les Millions d'Arlequin (Drigo); Selection from Patience (Sullivan); suite. Scenes Pittoresque (Massenet) and a fantasia Alpine Echoes (Herfurth).
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    103 8 INTERESTING ABGUMfiM* IN APPEAL n)l k T KNI A Perak Decision. [From Our Own Corretpoaieatj l\»>h. >,„. lnere was an unu.-ua! ai.nh, Perak Supren.e „u rt. appeal m arrttod un i i not on facts aßainst v order to the Supreme (iur Vr. Justice Thorae la-, „,k thy
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    CHINESE GIRL MOTORIST FINED.
    46 8 Fifteen Years Old Driver Without Lottie. [From Our Own Com j rVaaag, Seal •»> Oh Ah Uo, i Chinese rii was lined .sl'<) for driving out Ucence. She did no( llUt hvr brother appeared and uki 1 har. The llafrutrat« the brother's plea.
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    PRAI RAILWAY FATALITY.
    42 8 Tamil* Knocked Down m Tram [From Our Ow? I mdtat] 1 rm. n in-, gepi h A Tamil ua.- PUD »ver tmj yesterday evening, and sn down and serious!) injui w r apparently, kitting „i I tiain was shuntii
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    34 8 LATEST Kl'lHiEK \M) ll\ PRICES From Our O\\ London. Scpl I.'!') p.m. Messrs. Symington and notify to-day's rubber S 9 \M. per lb. Messrs. Lewis. LazaTUi and notify to-day'a tin pi ea
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    WEDDING OF A SULTAN'S DAUGHTER.
    188 8 WEDDING OF A SULTAN'S DAUGHTER. Elaborate f*i t'paration at DsW< At i meetii f of the M Chiefs held at th« I*tai i Mi I m v «>nnecti"n with th< eeremoni« i of tfa I H li Mas the Sultan of SeUnj Salua. irhich ii to take pi i to
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    POOR OLD JESSELTON.
    111 8 POOR OLD JESSELTON. Of mmn there ii i *f writer of "Occasional N maker of bricks without goodness, anyhow that the) VK vMf sional." Kvery thine "d <x r darned ptactfal -no Knps, no <*™n nothinjr— even Ford bus« hav< I how to shed their component part* vide us with
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      255 8 c THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF QUENCHING A THIRST, i LIGHT WAY |JS I DARK WAV. jf^' J'/ Sole Agents:— j iP 1 N^^-v^n^,««^ CALDBECK MACREGOR |J dD)is3(p(gU(2](^§ co LTD I c™i y I icttrporatt'il under the ("*«>»#> pti n ie*' ~m^ I I /> OwiktUttttt of Hong K''»>iy'. II
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      39 8 I California's I 1 I ig FRUITS AND 1 1 VEGETABLES jjj PEL MONTEI ||SAcV B^^Bk _j Of ?M! TEAR* q&jGOftlllA 1$ COMiMOI I H.B. Winter. MERCHANT TAILOR. 6-M, Battery Roai. (Second Floor— "G. H." Building). SINGAPORE. Tel. 188.
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      37 8 I To-day's Fcatun Irifff NEWS IS PICTURES i i Mr. Ho Kirn Teilt, ..^i* Penang race few* n large company at dinnei Penang on Sunday evei p r sion of the narriafe w*« Ong Chen* K««f. PJ
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    CRISIS BY AUSTRALIA.
    196 9 I NION COMBINE AGAINST NEW LAW. (inscription of Labour." [Reuter's Service.] Melbourne, Sept. 26. n -h crisis k threatened m the water- li.-pute. >.ig inter-State conference of the me and Transport Unions decided to tkt nun's unions' order to return to at is now planning an all-union
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    THE SIMON COMMISSION.
    71 9 urthor Appointments to Indian Committee. [Reuters Service.] Simla. Sept. 26. has notifud Sir John Simon trdance with the latter'i request tion of the proposed control c -operats with the Simon, ion, he has invited Indian member^ llature, who have consented to n m addition to th»- three
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    A DANGEROUS POST.
    45 9 Mexico*! New President. [Router's Bmiee.] Mexico City, Sept 26. Gil, Minister of the Interior, position, elected provisional I Mexico until February .^th nt Bitting Of the Stnate oi the n entlj announced that. support the policy of President the religious laws untry.
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    BOYS KIDNAPPED AND MIRDERED.
    83 9 <>ruf>oine Evidence Discovered by Police. Li*n Angeles, Sept. 16. that four boys have been tori hacked to death on the so-called Farm' near the riverside m Cali- r beinj? kidnapped is borne out rnmooM evidence discovered fx'hce, who have been digging «n the bodies of the
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    TATE PICTURE GALLERY.
    61 9 V* Wing For Turner Drawing. Rugby. Sept. 19. i the generosity of Sir Joseph the well-known art connoisseur, a whig is to be added to the Tate Gallery primarily for the accomof Turner drawings and other Joseph Huvci-n, m addition to many pietVKM triven to- the nation,
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    THE ARGENTINE REFUSES AMERICAN LOAN.
    41 9 [Reuter's Service.] Huenos Aires, Sept. 26. >vernmfnt has ordered the immepayment to North American Banks -hort-term loan of $12,000,000. •ej to renew the loan at 7H» per refused on the ground that the m too high.
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    SEDITIONIST ACTIVITY IN FINLAND.
    36 9 SEDITIONIST ACTIVITY IN FINLAND. I'rison for Communists. [Router's Service.] H*l»in gf ors. Sept. 26. -ix Communists found guilty of sedivity have been sentenced to from fifteen years imprisonment; three *ere acquitted. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    HANKOW FIRE DISASTER.
    104 9 PART OF NATIVE CITY WIPED OUT. 2,000 Houses Gutted. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Sept. 26. A message from Hankow states that a y»r y disastrous fire broke out m a gambling den m the native city yesterday morning. It spread with tremendous rapidity owing to a
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    MANCHURIA AGAIN.
    61 9 China Protest Regarding Exhibition. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Sept- 2.i. The Chinese Minister at Tokio has made a protest to the Japanese Government with respect \m the arrangement prepared for the Manchuria and Mongolia section m the Nagoya Exposition. The Chinese contended that the management of the Exposition
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    JAPANESE INTERESTS.
    100 9 Negotiations to be Opened. [Nanyo Nlchi-NleM Service.] Tokio. Sept. 25. It is stated that the Government has deckled to open negotiations with Chanu Hsueh-liaag and the Nationalist Government with a view to .-ettlinu- the' problems concerning Japanese interests m Mongolia and Manchuria. The Government is understood to have
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    THE SHANGHAI FLOODS.
    231 9 Tremendous Damage Done Inland. Shanghai. Sept. 1»». The typhoon which struck the coast on Friday m the vicinity of Nimrod Sounu mated tremendews damaue m north hekiantr and ><>uth Kianesu. during its movement across country, passing close to Haneehow, Thinkiar tr and Nanking. From there ivturvnl toward*
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    FRENCH THEATRICAL SENSATION.
    253 9 "Attack" on British Imperialism. Paris, Sept. 17. A theatrical sensation has been created by a play produced here written by Rostand, the son of the famous dramatist, m which it is alleged that the Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon 111. was "assassinated by K ngland" with the
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    22 9 Mr. Malcolm K. Clarke has been appointed manager of the Holland Siam Mining Co., Ltd.. operating; at Ban Din Lan, Haad Yai.
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    ATHLETES' BACKING FOR AL.
    62 9 AMERICA'S DEMOCRAT SPORTSMEN. Bobby Jones as Leader. [Reuter's Servica.l Atlanta. Georgia, Sept. 26. Bobby Jones has accepted the leadership of a committee of athletes who are going to work for iGovernor Al Smith, the Democratic nominee for the Presidency. Jones says: "I don't know anything about
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    81 9 Nanking Incident Settlement With Italy. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai, Sept. 26. Eight trainloads of troops surrendered and were forced to disarm on the railway m the region east of Tientsin. Clashes have occurred m which 800 more were killed. China and Italy have
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    THE COTTON TRADE.
    60 9 Shareholders Approve Spinners* Combine. [stouter** Service. London. Sept. 2ti. At a special Meeting at Oldham to-day members of the Lancashire Shareholders and Loanholdeia Protection Association unanimously supported the scheme to form a combine of fourteen cotton spinning companies, to be known as SpinneiV Combine Limited. The combine
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    TERRIBLE MOROCCAN EXPLOSION.
    30 9 Forty Killed at Munitions Depot. fßeuter's Service.] Meima. Sept. 26. Forty people were killed and 200 injured by an explosion at a munitions depot at Fort Cabririzas.
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    GANG FIGHT IN FRASER STREET.
    230 9 Arrested Man Kills Constable. ChiaeM gunmen perpetrated a most daring crime on Tuesday afternoon when they chose Fraser Stie« z a<= the *-eni<: of a nar.^ fight m the eocrec of winch several shots were exchai.g'H. TlaC affair had a shocking sequel m Beach Road,
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    SERVICE BURIAL FOR MURDERED CONSTABLE.
    86 9 The deceased, who was with the Johore Military Forces before he joined the Straits Settlements Police Force, was given a service funeral at the Malay burial ground at Bidadari yesterday. The buglers of the S.S.P. sounded the Last Post and a farewell salute was fired
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    FRENCH AIR SERVICES.
    46 9 Control Vested m One Minister. [Havas' Service.] Paris, Sept. 26. The Cabinet Council has decided that the Air Minister. M. Laurent Eynac, should have supreme control of all aviation, military, naval and colonial air forces, with the close collaboration of the respective ministers.
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    THE WEST INDIAN TORNADO.
    34 9 Help for French SunVrers. [Havas' Service] Paris. Sept. 26. The Cabinet Council has voted 100,000,000 francs to help French victims of the West Indian tornado. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    THE INDIAN ASSEMBLY.
    82 9 PRESS REPRESENTATIVES' PASSES CANCELLED. Aspersions on President. [Reuters Service.] Simla, Sept. 26. In the Assembly to-day the President, Mr. V. J. Patel, announced that the Press passes of the correspondents of the Times of India and the Daily Telegraph had been cancelled owing to aspersions cast by
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    "SCANDALOUS LIBEL" IN DAILY TELEGRAPH.
    430 9 "SCANDALOUS LIBEL IN DAILY TELEGRAPH. Simla. Sept. 14. There was considerable excitement m the Legislative Assembly to-day and the normal business of the House was suspended for two hours. Pandit Motilal Xehru called attention to the "scandalous libel and grossly malicious statements" published m the Times of India on September
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    ENGINE FALLS FROM AEROPLANE.
    72 9 Woman Aviator's 1,000 Feet Crash. Brisbane, Sent. 19. A curious accident befell an Avro-Avian aeroplane, m which there wa^> a woman passenger, while flying at a height of 1,000 feet. The engine dropped out of the machine and the 'plane crashed and was wrecked, but it
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    "GLAD EYE" BANNED IN SPAIN.
    92 9 London, Sept. 13. Madrid. The piropo the Spanish equi valent of the "glad eye," otherwise a man addressing a compliment to a strange woman m the streets is one of the offence*in the new Penal Code. The punishment prescribed for this offence is five to
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    SWEDISH POLITICAL CRISIS.
    44 9 Government Resigns. [Reuter's Service.] Stockholm. Sept. 26. The Government has resigned. The elections last week resulted m the Conservatives securing 73 seats; Social Democrats 90; Liberals 4; Liberal Prohibitionists (including the Prime Minister M. Ekman) 28; Agrarians 27; and Communist? a.
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    ASSEMBLY APPROVES LEAGUE BUDGET.
    21 9 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 26. The Ninth Assembly of the League of Nations to-day adopted the Budget.
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      672 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gematr and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m Kehintati every Itfonday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      867 12 SHIPPING NOTES. Owing to insufficient inducement the steamers of the Lee Fatt line of Hong Kong, have lately discontinued calling at Malacca for passengers.— M.G. The M.M. mail steamer General Metzinger is due here from Europe and Pt. Swettenham on Sunday the 30th inst. at noon and will probably leave
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    CITY'S REIGN OF TERROR.
    729 13 VICTIMS OF MYSTERY MADMAN. 4 Killed, 40 Hurt. >c* York. Ine most baffling crime mystery m the history o f the State of Ohio— three brutal murders of locally prominent women with a club m the streets a* ni K ht and more than forty attacks
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    TROTSKY IN BERLIN
    130 13 I'arLs, Aujr. \H. The Berlin correspondent of the Chicago Tribune (Paris edition) asserts that he ha* seen Trotsky m Berlin. Trotsky is said to claim that he has made pact with Stalin and to have been prorided with a passport to sro to Memel under t> false
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    66 13 The Times of Malaya EVt*a Ltd., has purchased a site m Brewster Road, lpoh, on which it is proposed to erect new offices, as the business of the Company has largely outgrown the present premises. The new home of the Times of Malaya will he a handsome three-storey building, plans
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1245 14 CHEAP SCOTTISH LABOUi? FOR MALAYA. Inadequate Salaries. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Aug. 30. The Scotch may not lite to hear it, but I am afraid it is true that owing to the depression m the Stiaits Settlements and the .Malay States, here is an attempt at
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    HIGE CANADIAN GRAIN ELEVATOR.
    210 14 ">.000.000 Bushels Capacity. Tort Arthur. Ont. A new terminal elevator with a capacity Of 5,500,090 bosheli has just been completed here by the United Grain Glowers. This ii the most modern and efficient elevator on the continent, and that means the world for such elevators are
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    83 14 For the first time m the history of the Straits Settlements. Chief Clerk of the District Court of Penan*; has been appointed a Commissioner for Oaths, says the Phiailg Gazette. Mr. M. Shunkcr Pillay has been sworn m to this office. It is a wise appointment which will relieve the
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    PRASISR & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    899 15 PRASISR CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, SEIT. 26. Buyers Sellers. Asani Kumbang 45s 6d 46s 6d Bangrin Tin 42s 43s Batang Padang ($1) 45 50 Batu Caves 1.32 a L37% Bukit Arang (75) H 1.00 prem. Chenderiang 16s 17s Chin Chin ($1) 12 lo Eastern Siam 11s 9d 12s
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 15 Bank 4 m.>. f I 1 m Bank <li'inan«l 2 29 32 Private credits :i m.s. 2 4'-^ New York, demand 56Vh Credits 90 days 58 France, demand 1491 India, T. T. 154 Hong: Kong, demand 10% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 122 1 4 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    204 15 September J»".. Tin 17. r i Tons $109.2.". Gambier 6% Pepper White 99 Pepper Black 66 Flake Tapioca 7% Pear! Sa^o Small 7*4 Copra Sundried $10.45 Rice Lianp Ilin Chan Mark Red Eagle < New i 3HO Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 2»>o Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 15 September 2Bth., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard. Q.C.F. Spot 2y._. Stan.Jaid R.S.S. Spot 2V\ M on Tender October 9% M Oct-Dec. 2VU t»% Jan-Mar. JSt> 4 Tone uf Market: -Steady quiet sellers reserveil. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet K'vd. per lb. New York
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    125 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Sept. 2ftth.. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Batu Caves 1.33H 1.40 Hitam s 76 So Johan Tin U W l Kinta Tin Dred. 1.45 1.-"< Kuchai <:J; 1 -*»*> 1.65 Kuyohs :*0 :r> Linpuis 2.00 2.15 Malayan Cons. ♦><> 85 Mambaus 1.16 1.20 Penawats <>4 67
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    135 15 YESTERDAY'S R' BBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its KH.Srd. auction yesterday, when there were catalogued MBJO6 lbs.; 41Uf tons. Offend T0.">.07H lbs.; H1 4.7(5 tons, gold <V2<v>l7 Ins.; 271».«V.» tons. Spot. London S>-jd. New York 18 H its. MUCH IBAUHD, Ribbed Smoked
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    610 15 Singapore, Sept. 2"». The- past week has seen a distinctly Stronger feeling m the Tin market, the ))i ice of the metal showing an advance of £N on balance. As a result there has been a considerably more optimistic feeling i» the share market and business m
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    MONTREAL GRAIN HANDLINGS.
    103 15 drain handling! by the Montreal Harbour Commission have now gone ahead »f those for the <oi responding period of last year being close to 500,000 busheli greater on Saturday August 12, when the preVioui day's Agnres showed the port was m a more favourable position than at
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      443 15 ASSETS OVER $8,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. Ihe Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act.
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      348 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AM) CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Taid up Capital m 600,000 shares of f8 each £8,000.000 Reserve Fund 4,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000.000 Head Office: 38, Bishopstrate, London, K.C. Ajrencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo TonKkah Amntsar Ipoh (BhukeO. Hanukok Karachi
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      654 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COI'RT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. X. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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    THE NEW GOLF BALL
    199 16 R. AND A. CONSIDER U.S. PROPOSAL. Larger and Lighter. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. Sept. 26. On hi* return from America Mr. Norman Boai«e, Chairman of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews announced that he ha<l discussed with American golfers the proposal for
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    THE NEW Lbw PROPOSAL.
    58 16 Derbyshire's View. [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright. London, Sept. 26. The Derbyshire County Cricket Clul« I mittee have repnod to tht M.C.C. circalar letter regarding the new Ibw proposals. The i ommittee MajfOStfl that the batsman should bt p:\er out ev«n though the ball first hits hi-
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    HARD GROUNDS PREVENT RUGBY.
    38 16 (Our Own <orie>|'ondent— Copyright, i London. Sept. 26. Owing to the hardmss of the gtouadl m various pans of the country a number of coursing meetings and Rugby matches have had to be abandoned.
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    RUGBY.
    224 16 To- Day's Practice Postponed. The B>CC practice rugger game which ni to have taker place this evening ha- been postponed until Tuesday next waoa the following are a>ked to play. Ir. the event of any of those invited beinu unable to play they are asked fco communit at with
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    ALL-INDIA RUGGER TOURNAMENT.
    31 16 Burma Beat Madras. Calcutta. Sept. 18. In the All-India Rugby Football tournament, Burma beat Madras points to nil. They will meet Calcutta m the semi-rinal i n Thursday.
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    TRIPLE BLUE FOR BOMBAY.
    115 16 G. E. B. Abell, the Oxford triple Blue, is to come to India m October as a member of the I.C.S. ar..! he elected to serve m the Bombay Presidency. Thus another famous cricketer will be added to the long list of Bombay player?-. Abell for
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    PONS ASINORUM WINS DONCASTER CUP.
    56 16 London. Sept. 14. The Doncaster Cup to-day resulted as follows* Pons Asinorum 1. Silver Hussar 2. First Flight 3. Three ran. Won by one length, six lengths separated second and third. Starting prices: 2 to 1 on Pons Asinorum, 9 to 4 against Silver Hussar,
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    16 16 Dr. Dunlop has arrived from Kuala Lumpur and assumed duties as Medical Offioer, General Hospital, Seremban
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    FOOTBALL.
    776 16 SINO-MALAY SIDE LOSES TO DUKE'S. Crowd Mars Interesting Game. Duke's 2: Sino- Malays 1. A large crowd at the Stadium yesterday was disappointed when the Duke's proved too good for the combined Malay and Chinese team. The referee came m for a lot of abuse from the crowd and
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    THE SINGAPORE CUP.
    46 16 Second Round Draw. The following is the draw for the second round of the S.F.A. Cup. Warders vs. Duke's II; Malays vs. Duke's I; S.R.C. vs. Malays II; and Chinese vs. R.A. The Warders and the Duke's second string meet on Monday next.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    31 16 [Reu tor's S«rvice.] London, Sept. 25. In the Northern Section of the English Football League to-day, Accrinfctor and Hartlepools United drew 2 2, Lincoln City beating Nelson 4 3.
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    67 16 General van Straubenzee is very pleased with "C" Company (Kinta), M.S.V.R., says the Times of Malaya. He was delighted to see, at the inspection on Saturday, so many young men m the ranks instead of a lot of "over forties." As a matter of fact, volunteering is quite the vogue
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    208 16 THE S.C.C. AUTUMN TOURNAMENT. Yesterday's Results. Yesterday's results m the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament were as follow: A. Doubles. W. C. Hill and C. Salter minus 3 beat R. M. Duff and E. J. Cassels minus 1, B—6.8 6. 3—6, B—6. Captain I. K. Price and Lieut. Dearden
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    S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    71 16 Yesterday's Results. Double Handicap. L. Duckworth and E. Carnegy beat F. James and P. Almeida. 6 4. 5 7. 6 3. F. Xorris and G. Tessensohn beat G. Kraal and X. S. Hogan. 7—5. 6 3. E. Tessensohn and E. Woodford vs. R. Nicholson and F.
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    SELANGOR MOTOR-CYCLE "SCRAMBLE."
    69 16 Entries From Singapore and Ne^ri-Sembilan. fFrom Our Own Correspond, at 1 Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 26. The Selangor Automobile Association is holding a '"-i-ramble" on Sunday on th;lires of thp Sent! and Camberley "sci amble" at Home. The motor-cycles will run over a thoroughly sporting ourse. including: shallow
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    BRIGHTER CRICKET.
    280 16 Reward (he Hitter. The following letter recently appeared m the Morning Post: Sir. The following analyses sug>re.>t a possible means of bringing brighter cri.ket about and at the MM time giving the bowler full credit for the work he doe?. LANCASHIRE vs. MIDDLESEX. Lancashire received 1.24S balls and
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    THE BETTING TAX.
    54 16 "Bookies'" Option to Clients. London, Sept. 18. A commission agents' meeting m London has agreed to offer clients the option of paying the tax of two and a half per cent on all stakes invested or to submit to a reduction of two and a half per
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    ARCHWAY SCRATCHED FROM CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
    20 16 I<ondon, Sept. 17. Mr. Wadia's Archway was scratched from the Cambridgeshire Stakes at nine this morning.
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    MEDNIGHT GOLF.
    201 16 LEADING PLAYERS IN FREAK MATCH. Torches and (Our Own Correspondent Copyright.) London. Sept. 26. Last night two thousand people witnessed a match played under unique conditions at St. Andrews. Leading golfers commenced a match at midnight m which they were aided by lanterns, torches and fireworks. There have
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    THE TOTALISATOR.
    59 16 Support of Stay-at-home Backers Wanted. [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London, Sept. 26. The Racecourse Betting Control Board are considering a scheme under which it is proposed that the stay-at-home backer should be invited to place his commissions with the totalisator, since the amount of course betting is not
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    Y.M.C.A. CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
    212 16 The ninth annual swimming championship carnival organised by the Physical Department of the Young Men's Christian Association will take place at the Association's swimming pc»»i. Fort Cani.ing on Saturday commencing at 3 p.m. Th< entries received for the events give eveiy indication that some pood swimming
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    RACECOURSE GOLF CLUB.
    126 16 Singapore Caddies Championship. First Round:— Nor (K.G.C.) beat Mahmud (S.G.C.) 4 and 3. Rahman (R.C.G.C. beat Ah Kow (BX.G.C) 4 and 3. Yasin (G.G.C.) beat Manikom S.G.C. > 4 and 3. S«irond Round: Champion (K.G.C.) beat Hamid (R.C.G.C.) 6 and 4. Nor (K.G.C.) beat Chinatamby R.C.G.C. >
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    59 16 The following races will take place or Sunday next. "A" Class. Sweepstake Race $2 per yacht. Start, 10.10 a.m. Course, Club Course No. 1 or No- 2 according to weather conditions. Handicap. Joy 10 per cent. "B" Class. Sweepstake Race $2 per yacht: Start, 10 a.m.
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    49 16 September Monthly Medal. Will members please note owing to the late notice being given regarding the above Competition it has been decided to continue play over next week-end, the 29th and 30th. instant, to give those members who did not receive notification an opportunity to compete.
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    86 16 The District Judge yesterday passed sentence of six months rigorous imprisonment, to be followed by a year's police supervision, on a Chinese who was convicted of being m possession of house-breaking implements. Accused had two previous convictions traced against him. A similar sentence was passed on another Chinese convicted of
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