The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 October 1928

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1928. NO. 12,528.
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  • 297 1 The praphk story of the piracy of the Anking. m which two British officers lest their lives, is told on page America has replied to the British note regarding Anglo-French naval compromise clearly disapproving of i!* provisions. The reply has had a mixed reception by the British
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  • 821 1 Scene: The Shilling Side. Sam: There are. 'Bout rive singles m all" an hour, and then they go m for a spot it' vain. I i*II arst for my money back. Bill: Y'll get a fat lot by that. Rob: Never mind, Sam. A showerll make i eacy
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 166 1 J~ Tplaß^yy Raffles Hotel Rooms with Modern Sanitation. i i TEA DINER |i DANCES GRILL ROOM DANSANT E^ vl rnriralled m the East. EVERY M° N A J 4V TUESDAY I WIDNESDAI THURSDAY m MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA Saturday R*tfk«> Shanghai's Most Popular Dancer McGairc's j:i: will appear during Llttle fm
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    • 269 1 Puts life rnto you!^^Bfl i-i; Place a botd- of Crown Jm Lavender Smelling Salts wfCm •V: on your cable or desk. All remove the stopper Ji^ m aDC JUBt B<e fl WnL /^i\l yourself. fl Kb VR What a difference their pun- iZj x fl I P ent r *U
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    • 125 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cas make& hotistwork more ca>\- Patr*.' H>»ck«y ard ac?n-<ov'A>* frrm Littie's Page 8. Wbitcaway's have 3 Hue sslectioi o flass ware— Page fi. Kownttee's York ckocolates havt- tbo best centres Page .">. Auction sale «»f freehold property by <"riinsr Kentr Lee— Page 13. The Borneo Motors suuuMice b
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 132 1 THE WEEK. M<<< mi/, Octobi r \*t. Hijrh Water, 11.23 a.m. 10, U. 19 p.m.. 10.2. Football: S.F.A. (up. Warden v.-. Duke's If, Stadhm. Kaai's Hawaiian! at tho Theatre, <J.:W. Hijrh 'Water. 11 M a.m.. f>.s. Rupby: S.C.C. trial pame. KaaiV Hauaiians at the Theatre, 9.30. \V rd m xday,
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  • 417 2 Chinese Students' Sunday Morning Row. Appaiently emboldened hy their comrade's -ucct*ss m evading punishment l>y reason the Provisional Court muddle as to who -hall hear their case, a score or more of allejrvd students assembled on Nanking Road m the vicinity of Chekiang: Road and slaved" an impromptu
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  • 434 2 Nine Years of Commercial Flying. Sine jrean ajro a converted war aeroi .:.np, carrying a pa^senjrer and a pilot. fl< a from Huunslow aerodrome to Paris. It inaugurated thi- London-l'aris air line, Hiyi Moniimr Post correspondent. The fare was then 20 truineas. to-day, with the help
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  • 482 2 THE AUTUMN 1928 RACE MEETING. Saturday, Wednesday. Saturday, the 6th.. 10th. 13th. October. 1928. Two divided Handicap* for all Horses. Two divided Handicaps for all Ponies. ENTRIES CLOSE: At 4 p.m. on Wednosday. the 26th. September. 1928. at the Secretarx's Office. SWEEPS: A $5 UNLIMITED SWEEP will
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 88 2 SPONGES. A large assortment of BATH AND TOILET SPONGES jUST RECEIVED. Prices from 75 cents to $9.00. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite New Post Offic*. SINGAPORE. ALHAMBRA Commencing Thursday, October l&th. In 11 Reels. A ROMANCE OF YOUTH A SAGA OF MOTHERHOOD A PICTURE FOR EVERYBODY. Motherly Love. Brotherly Love, and
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    • 322 2 VICTORIA THEATRE To-Night at 9*30 p.m. Matinee: Wednesday, Oct. 3rd., at 5.15 pjn. 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 Huja Dancers Unique Jazz
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    • 183 2 ALHAMBRA p fe c (Tan Chens Kee and Co., Ltd.. Proprietors). Programme Commencing Sept. 30th, and ending Frida>. Oct. 3th AT THE SECOND SHOW AT 9 p.M 77/£ LATEST EMPIRE NEWS METRO— GOLDWYN— MAYER PRESENTS TIN HATS The funniest comedy pf war days ever tiimeJ AT THE FIRST SHOW AT
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  • 1396 3 NEW ASPECT ON EXILED SOLDIERS' LIFE. Ask to Go Back! It whs 174 kilometres distant from Haiphong, al'.nfr the wonderful French railway which It ads up to Yunnan-fu, m the heart •■f China, that I came upon the Foreign Legion. Every country has its corps d'elite of
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  • 380 3 Offenders to be Dealt With. The National Greyhound Ra-in>; Club, the controlling body of the sport m Great Britain, is Inquiring into allegations concerning the running of greyhounds on certain tracks. The following statement was Iscoed by Captain K. A. V. Stanley, the Senior Steward recently. "In
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  • 267 3 Another minor amusement has been put out of hounds the Home Office announces that dihydro-oxycodeinone has been brought under the provisions of part iii. of the Dangerous Drugs Act. U>2o- It seems a very reasonable step to have taken; it is impossible for anyone to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 116 3 $Lk TAKE YOUR OWN PICTURES j M M WN YOUR m mMX I j Ask for descriptive booklet j fr m gj Kodak Limited., K^^^l porated m England.) /^^H|^4towZ'^V^3| BV9 Singapore. > I 2v»^' t^kLc^ j^^Br^fftflj^aMß^ess^^ssssass^asagßss^^Sfcßssts^^BJ^Bsssm jßß»"V?«ttw*'^^* J I ™<BMI^BS^Pfc*)* B^ B^ B ™eB^^BBSSBBBBB^ B "^iSßß^e^B^^H ID,, I^^ 1 1
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    • 397 3 I Estate S Trust Agencies j (1927) Limited j; (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1928. J with Security deposited with the Straits [I Settlements Government.)* •I is prepared to act as Trustees. Executors. Administrators, Receivers. J Managers of Real Estate. Attorneys for Collection at f Rents. Inveatiprators and
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  • 3923 4 The Riddle of Siwa JHJHJ CHAPTER XXXVII. GOLI> AND JEWELS. All were very anxious at the sudden visit of the Sheik. Ibrahim. Eva sat with her hands clasped, and a look of apprehension on her face. But Ali, the "boy." soon reappeared, followed by the Sheik. Ibrahim looked travel-worn. He
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 514 4 To get more r^SJrt/ ENERGY n S| take your In HALL'S WINE JL Halls I H.II-. Win. enriche* th* BSBS *Jk>** I blood, feeds the nerve^ IAT» tnd creates new vitality. W lllC, This is why it is so bene- Hc^^f-fC s ir/ ficiil m a trying climate *^H£2* U
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  • 414 5 Ex-Service Mine Dispute. In the Ipoh Supreme Court, before the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Burton, the hearing was commenced of a case m which six wellknown Malays at Kota Bahru (Rahman, Siam) are suing Tuan Man and Tuan Jerneh, of Kroh, Upper Perak (the administrators of the estate
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  • 191 5 British Ideas. Morals, Laws and Basal Life. Professor Perry Brigham. of Colgate University, United States, continuing his series of lectures to the Summer School of Geographical Teachers, said that a French critic of America had lately declared that many Americans who talked m anti-British language were ruled by
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  • 113 5 Suit Filed Against the Englishman. Calcutta. Sept. 18. Mr. Babagurdit Singh, the Sikh leader, has filed a suit m the High Court afe-aine A the "Englishman," claiming Ba, 50,000 damages m connexipn with an article published m the paper on March 17th, while plaintiff
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  • 188 5 Victim's Struggle With Executioners. Rabat, Aug. 23. A thrill ran through the whole of Morocco when, for the first time m that country's history, the guillotine was set up and two heads fell. Casablanca was the scene of the execution, and long before daybreak a large crowd, composed
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  • 387 5 Suspicions and Accusations. Belgrade, Aug. 27. The Peasants' House, the Croat peasant headquarters m Zagreb, was almdst destroyed by fire this afternoon. Th? fire began m the room m which Stefan rtaditch lay m state before his funeral. This room had been transformed into a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 303 5 ULCERS jTj^SO Cannot Resist ZAM-BUK. A I /^VNLY the victim of poisoned or flesh -eating sores can properly describe their incessant pain, heat and irritation— how they rob one of all sleep and rest at night and make it impossible to move about during rhe day. Even m the worst
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    • 229 5 ijkl iiliihiiiitlHl T TT lIQI BORNEO MOTORS lIP. Rfj 111 SWEEPIN6 REDUCTION Hi 111 AUSTIN CARS WITH EFFECT FROM JJ I JUbmAi \w /111 II J^^% IST Of^T I QO O j^jm 1 A Sufferer's Wish to Benefit Others f'My Leg is now Profit by Mrs. Harris's Experience y so
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  • 1426 6 AHMED BEGS RISE TO POWER. Life and Character. Ahmed Beg Zogu, who is about to be proclaimed King: of Albania, writes a Times Correspondent recently m Albania, m a mail week issue, is an interesting figure- He is only 34, and was born at the castle of
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  • 378 6 Liability of the Buyer. New York. The contest between the Federal authori. ties and the citizen> of New York over the sale of liquor continues with unabated vigour. Government agents are doing all they can st present to make life miserable for citizens of the
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  • 141 6 Cannot Give Evidence. Shrewsbury. Aiiir. IS. The curious belief persists m Shrewsbury that a witness cannot give evidence m a court of law concerning anything he she has seen through glass. At the police court there recently a man was charged with driving a
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 675 6 WHITEAWAY S THE, **m THE FREEZER :;^^JSfWEAT T t WHITEAWAYS STANDARD VALUES y^ THK "ICEBERCr FREEZER. (rg\j fc^^O^) Whitr I Hill liatrillll <: iiitr .lainty >^^ eiotgh fe| put ujM.n the table, make.- with doubK- tinned cast-iron THE "VALYI"' CRUET. t bo«iv, with four ground steel cutters. Jce < nan.
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    • 369 6 m HIMRODS m Asthma Cure u^r .rr I ha» proven it- ft' -71 I I irlf a stand- V*— .<f ard remedy ffTT^'! I throughout the iv*< -(•Mi I I world for SO 9OA I vmm for A«th- AOtfx^A ma. Hay Fev.-r. Ij' I Catarrh, Influ- f o-^.:— enia, etc.
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  • 651 7 TEXT OF THE UNITED STATES' REPLY. An Outspoken Note. [Havas' Service-] tendon. Sept. 28. The American reply presented to the Foreign Office says that the Anglo-French Naval Agreement appears to fulfil none of the conditions which, to the American Government, seem vital. It leaves unlimited a very
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  • 82 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Sept. 28. Although m his speech last night the Prime Minister made no specific reference to the demand of the Conservative Conference yesterday for the safeguarding of the iron and steel industries, it was stated today by the chairman of the Conservative
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  • 74 7 Pretoria, Aug. 18. The attempt to establish greyhound racing facilities m South Africa on the same lines as m Australia and England has received another severe setback m the form of a resolution passed by the InterProvincial Conference here to-day. The members of the Conference, who consisted
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  • 361 7 BISHOPS' CONFERENCE AT LAMBETH. Church's Loyalty Besought. [Reuter's Service.] Ivondop, Sept. 28. As a result of the Conference of Bishops at Lambeth Palace m regard to the situation created by the Commons' rejection of the Revised Prayer Book, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have authorised the
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  • 43 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Sept. 'IK The l'all m \> rices mentioned earlier wa* T;ot continued to-day. The stock market opened strong with heavy buying m motor shares, which jumfK'd from two to three points, while other stocks also showed rises.
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  • 53 7 [Router's Service.] Athens. Sent. i!». Owinji to the exatruvraU'd reports up* pearing abroad, official statistics have been published giving the number of deaths from the dengue fever epidemic as HOI persons m Athens and 1.0 lo persons throughout the country up to September i>. The epidemic is
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  • 228 7 Church Romance. Echoes of smujrpling days are mingled with the story of an old master which has just been sold to an American millionaireIt journeyed to the sale room by way of a church m the East End of London. Nearly thirty years ago
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  • 139 7 Montreal. A direct all-Canada telephone service to Winnipeg was opened here when C. F. Sise president of the Bell Telephone Company spoke to ,1. E. Lowry, commissioner of the Manitoba Government telephone system at Winnipeg. The inception of the new service mark* another step m
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 474 7 BUSINESS CARDS. i'HANIi (I.KARANfE SALE RAMA 'STORE r.» laWi TK-pular Silk Shop :jj: No. 56 North Bridge Road, g: jj "FLORANGE" J WITH ICED WATER. J J A Bton m Hot Weather. V.S WbWb%Wb%W.%VWVWW%W. MEMORIALS. f SINGAPORE CASKET CO. > MONUMENTAL MASONS. J» Telephone No. 75. «J TO LET. „,;.->:
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    • 686 7 NOTICES. OLD SHIRBURIAIVS. It i> proposed to hold a dinner m Singapore on October 20th. Will old SHIRBrRIAXS communicate with Captain T. Prince, Johore Kahru. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM. 6d, BONHAM STREET, R»Aea Square, Singapore. Over Yokohama Specie Bank. Reading Room Open Daily 9.30 11.30 Service every Sunday 10.00. Testimony
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    • 738 7 NOTICES. THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. Notfec is hereby ghreo that the offices- of ♦h<- Chamber and of thr Rubber Association ire now situated m Fullerton BuiMinp. GATTEY I BATKMAN. x Secretaries October Ist. tfOS. NOTICE. WE, the undersigned. KI'EK BEXG CHIEW and
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    • 523 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of INREDKEMEU PLEDGES, THE PftOPEKTT OF ELEVEN PAWN SHOPS. To at held at Our Sale-Room. RaflU-s Chamber^, Raflkl Place. Sinc:ipoie. On Tuesday, Oct. 2nd., at 10 a.m. On Thursday, Oct. 4th., at 10 a.m. On Saturday, Oct. 6th., at 10 a.m. The pledges oonsi*t of watches,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 22 8 VIGNE. -On September, 26th. 1928, at the Maternity Hospital, Penung, to Mr. Mrs i Henry d'Olier Vigne of Kulim— a daughter.
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    • 19 8 On September 2nd. at St. Albans. George j i Ambrose Diss, late of Singapore and Hong.J I Kong.
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  • 985 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1928. COMMENT OF THE WEEK. I We had hoped that as a result of 1 the lessons of the last few years piracies of the nature of that which is now reported to have occurred on board the China Navigation Company's steamer Ankinj? were
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  • 303 8 rHE MACHINE GUNNERS* OPERATIONS. Week End at Pulau Brani. I "A" (Machine Gun) Company, S.V.C. held a very successful week-end's training, culminating m an "At Home" and display of firing, at Pulau Brani. Saturday was t devoted to lectures, and Sunday morning d to preparing guns for the
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  • 626 8 Participated m Wars Against Malays. Captain Michael Stevens Beatty, R. N\. retired, of Ramsgate, died suddenly from heart failure on Aug. 29. He entered the 1 Royal Navy m 1867, and became a sub- lieutenant m 1873. When serving as a navigating
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  • 49 8 DISASTROUS FIRE AT BANGKOK. 200,000 Ticals Damage. [From Our Own Correspondent. J Bangkok. S*pt. 30. A fire broke out yesterday morning m he Bangrak Division of Bangkok, causing lamago- estimated at 200.000 Ticals. One person was killed and two injure*! The cause of the outbreak is unknown.
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  • 555 8 Old Favourites' Return. Few touring companies have claimed >uch a successful opening night m Bhlffa x>re as Mr. Ern«st Kaai's Hawaiian Trou oadours, who commenced their season h»-i-» it the Victoria Theatre on Saturday nig rhe theatre was packed and m spite of th» 'house full" notice
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  • 142 8 After a number of remarkably tIMCCM ful recitals m Australia, the j^reat Russia*: pianist, Benno Moiseiwit>ch will short h tour the Straits Settlements. Burma Md India under the management of Mr. A Strok. It has been generally conceded, writes a musical correspondent, that then has been no newcomer
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  • 26 8 SATURDAYS RUBBER PRICK. (From Our Own Correspondents London, Sept. 29. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber Dnce as 3 7 16d. per Ib.
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  • 105 8 The death is announced, at St. Alban^. of Vlr. George Ambrose Piss, who for many rears conducted the tailoring business of )iss Bros.. Horn? Konjf. A member of I amily of brothers who had such business n Colombo, Singapore and Hone Konjr, nd who are
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 215 8 I THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S." GENUINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDY JOHN EXSHAW 40 AND 60 YEARS OLD. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO. LTD. (Inrjrporated under the Cornpanie*' Ordinance* of Hong Long). {(Incorporated m Shanghai.) Phone: Singapore: 228. wwvvvvvwb%vywww.%v^wvY^v^ I FOR THE BREAKFAST DISHES— "TANGLIN" PORK SAUSAGES jj HADDOCK, BLOATERS SMOKED FISH FILLET
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    • 147 8 EXQUISITE FACE f POWDERS j Delicately perfumed I to suit all. j| JMMSE BROTHERS. LTD.! > Sole Agents (Wholesale.) i 634--1 TAX KAH KEE and Co's Tyres and Tubes > 30 x 34 at $12.50 and $2.25 respectively as against $23.75 and $4.75 charged by other niai kes. Bicycle Tyre?
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  • 907 9 TWO BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED AND CAftAIN GALLANT FIGHT AGAINsT~HEAVY ODDS. Forty Pirates as Passengers. >^^_ IX another piracy has boen added to the lon* t.ll r *I* Chin. co. 8t durinjf r Have „n steam,, Ankin*. (2079 to« 8) which kft p^t, on *und.>. September 23.
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  • 64 9 Twelve Killed m Train Collision. [Reuters Service Madrid. Sept. 29. 1 8 were killed and 11 seriously m collision between an express and train near Madri K ueras. Province Hrst-clavs coaches were smash"iatch\V(M»d. tl Madrid, Later. »>n collision casualties are now as-•-'i-U. 12 killed and 23 injured.
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  • 29 9 I)f Htor Schacht Re-elected. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Sept. 29. •/^ral (ouncil of the Reichsbank fo, 7 <(t<<J I)uctor as President yeara. The election requires the President Hindenburg.
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  • 56 9 N <«nyo Xichi-Xichi Service.] Bite, m f•, Tokio, Sept. 28. P*ny, h f^ llure of the Suzuki Com''^inKh, f im P° rtrint dipping 181I 81 6 removi "X U Tokio. which r«l n K ly expected to become the cen- sh| PP>ng interests, replacing
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  • 91 9 Three Italian Officers Killed. [Reuter's Service.] Valenceon. Rhone, Sept. 29. An Italian naval seaplane returning from Spitsbergen, where it has been participating m the search for the missing members of the Italia expedition, was caught m a storm m the Rhone valley and struck a
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  • 45 9 [Reuter's Service.] Syracuse. Sept. 29. The New York Republican State Convention began the nomination of candidates for the political offices to-day. Mr. Alanson B. Houghton is nominated as Senator. Mr. Albert Ottinger, Attorney-General, New York State, is nominated for the Governorship.
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  • 41 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Sept. 28. A great lantern procession composed of 50,000 members of the Nippon Young Men's Association will be held to-night, when the wedding of H.I.H. Prince Chichibu takes place. [Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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  • 133 9 REPORTED INTENTION TO ABDICATE. Mussolini Appoints Successor. rßeuter'a Service.] TV. r, PaFiB SSt'^ t 29--lne Quotidien's Rome correspondent reP«>rts that the King of Italy intends to abdicate after signing a Decree dissolving the Chamber. Mussolini, the correspondent says, intends to instal the Duke of Apulia as King.
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  • 246 9 General Stoppage of Work Expected. fßeuter's Service.] Melbourne, Sept. 29. The horror and indignation oVer last night's bomb outrapre is reflected m the rush of volunteers. Two thousand have already registered and it is expected they will be able to cope with the rush of shipping expected
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  • 68 9 CAPTURED WOMAN MISSIONARY. Bishop's Rendezvous with Bandits. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Hong Kong, Sept 29. i A message was received from Chiuping to-day from Bishop Holden, who has been negotiating for the release of Miss Tobin, the British woman missionary who is m the hands of bandits, stating that he
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  • 65 9 RELIGIOUS RIOT IN INDIA. Fatal Outbreak Near Bombay. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay, Sept. 30. A serious communal riot is reported at l Surat on the occasion of the observance of the Hindu Ganpati festival. Despite ela- borate police precautions a number of Hindu* i Mohammedan scuffles occurred and the police were
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  • 47 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 30. Mr. Lou Ching Tchieng, a Chinese ex. Premier and Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been admitted as a novice to the Benedictine Monastry of St. Andrew's, near Bruges and will take the full vow m January.
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  • 34 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] < Tokio, Sept. 28. Mr. M. Betsuyaku, a member of the Tokio Municipal Assembly, has been arrested m connection with the Tokio-Narita Tramway scandal. i [Saturday's cables on page
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  • 54 9 Viscount Hardiniere Weds Miss Marmot Fleming. London, Sept. 16. Ottawa.— The marriage has been solem- nized at St. Alban's Church, of Miss Margot Fleming, only child of Mr. Hugh Fleming, j of Ottawa, and a grand-daughter of Sir Sanford Fleming, with Viscount Hardinge, Aide-de-Camp to Lord Willingdon,
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  • 651 9 PRESS VIEW OF AMERICAN NOTE. Gloomy m London and Paris [Renter's Service.] London, Sept. 29. The morning: papers tend to take a gloomy view of the prospects of any immediate progress m disarmament following the delivery of the American note, the tone and content of which, they express
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  • 37 9 Negotiations Break Down Again. [Reuter's Service.] Bombay, Sept. 29. Negotiations between the millowners and the strikers which were regarded as very hopeful, have broken down on the question of the cut m weavers' wages.
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  • 111 9 CALCUTTA-ASSAM AIR SERVICE. Rs. 1,000,000 Company Formed. Calcutta. Sept. 19. A scheme to link Calcutta by air with Assam and Chittagong, according to the Statesman, has. taken definite shape, J with the formation of a company which ex- 4 pects to begin regular services for mails < and passengers early
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 136 9 J "ROBINSONS" I ICY-HOT f PRODUCTS j THE KING OF VACUUM BOTTLES. •i" Xo 446 No. 646. I H2°ft ICY I NICKEL ICY HOT JUGS. HOT JUGS. I J PINT 517.30. 2 PINT $19.50. s 2 PINT 519.5>0. v v '6 PINT $25.00. I PLAIN NICKEL 5 FOOD JARS. I,
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    • 726 10 Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRRSB SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. Koutr subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. ELPENOR Fur London, Rotterdam, a r,d
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    • 513 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S. A.) 'mEiwir unl PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF MOBILE Oct 20 s.s. CITY OF CHESTER Nov. 17 HOMEWARDS.
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    • 488 10 P. 6? O. British India aad Apcar Lines. < Incorporated m EngUnd.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICED PENINSULAR AND~ ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM IX)NDOnT(JR CHINA AND JAPAN. Doe. I^ Tonna** B'pore. Tonna*». Sport ?E A Y
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 656 11 O. S. K. Line. Hiallaatfaaa Steamers. Arrive. Leave. i r.don, Rotterdaam, Uaml>uig. Uremen, nkirk ami Antwerp via Colomho. Suez and Port Said. Alaska Mam <> tt 17 Oct. 19 Pod K!i7:abeth, Cape Town, Rio, Montevideo and Airw. nd-tae-World passage £150.] f Hawai; Maru Oct. B Oct 7 ;i. Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam.
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    • 509 11 HMWEL'" COMFORT tAbosrd < i fii^ DOLLAR 1JSB& Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private hath predominate all have hot and cold
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    • 653 11 K. P. It RONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MMTSGHAPPU. I (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDJAX GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640. with sub-connections to:— Passage. Freight Transhipment, Marine Departments and m Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and IYnan X of me OFFICIAL
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 641 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-ktown steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largut and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins dp
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    • 472 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO [BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suet). 1 ILS. SILVERASH due Oct. 3 SAi n o M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Oct. 30 f M.S. SILVERBEECH due Nov. 15 T< M.S. SILVERMAPLE due
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    • 119 12 Best for your Child "I don't like Cod Liver Oil!' one so often hears a child say. when being administered its rtgular dose. That is because it is receiving the wrong kind From instinct, children refuse to take any physic of questionable quality or composi tion. Give it "Dr. de
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 692 12 BY TRAIN. Kuala Paharg, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (vim Gemas 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 Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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    • 851 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The Daviken arrived from Swatow and Amoy on Saturday with 939 deck passengers on board. Hong Kong Observatory reported at 7,20 p.m. on Saturday a typhoon within sixty miles of lat. 21 deg., N., long. 114 deg. E., travelling west, intensity unknown. WEEK-END CARGOES. Rice by the Halvdan
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  • 325 13 I Maharaja of Burdwan's Warning. i London. Sept. 20. The Maharaja of Burdwan, addressing 1 the British Empire Union this afternoon on the subject of "India at the Crossroads," referred to the ominous signs of the desire to get rid of the British connexion, when 1
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  • 158 13 Over £1,000 Weekly Contributed. Contributions at the rate of more than £1,000 a week are being sent to the fund opened last June for the purpose of marking, on his retirement, the public apprecia- tion of the Archbishop of Canterbury's ser- vices to the Church and nation. Most
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  • 118 13 Death While on Honey mon. Belfast. Mr. Charles Rutherford Crouch, an American busiaess man, has died at Belfast while on a honeymoon tour of Europe. He was married at the end of May. While sailing on a lake at Killarney he whs caught m heavy rain and contracted
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  • 228 13 Boys Tortured and Slain by a Fiend. Los Angeles, Sept. 15. A giuesome series of murders was revealed here to-day with the arrest of Cyrus George Northcutt by Canadian authorities on suspicion of murder. The prisoner, together with his wife, and their son, Stewart, will be returned
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  • 413 13 Scene of Sta^e Director's Death. The inquiry into the death of Mr. Vere Bennett, the 26-years-old stage director of the Winter Garden Theatre, was held at Holborn Coroner's Court by Mr. Danford Thomas. Mr. Bennett was found hanging mi n the bathroom of his flat m West-street, Shaftes-bury-avenue.
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  • 147 13 "Dazzle" Colours at Seaside. Weymouth. Never has Weymouth opened its arms, as it were, to so many girls, wrote a correspondent to the Daily Mail. It seems to me that they must outnumber the men by ten to one. Down on the soft yellow sands they are
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  • 110 13 Women Not Required to Divulge Their Ages. Rugby, Sept. 18. It is stated that, for the purpose of the compilation of the new voters' register, which will include women of 21 years, to whom the franchise has recently been extended, every householder will be required before
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  • 634 13 Native Wife Accuses American Husband. Two Americans, Chris Schlaterer of Manila and a Mr. Beyersdorffer of Mindanao, have been charged with murder by the justice of the peace at Zamboanga. says the Manila Bulletin. The alleged crime was committed m August but Mr. Schlaterer is still held m
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  • 177 13 King Edward's Objection Removed By Betrothal. The Bishop of Norwich, Dr. Bertram Pollock, referred to his engagement to Miss Joan Ryder, when he attended a luncheon at Lowestoft. The luncheon was given m connection with a visit by the Lord Mayor of London. Sir Charles Batho, and Lady
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  • 80 13 For Hospitals and Orphanages. London, Sept. 21. Mr. Bernhard Baron has donated over £500,000 as a trust for the benefit of hospitals and orphanages during the next 20 years. He stipulates that 78 per cent, shall be devoted to Christian and other denominational institutions, and
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 445 13 WILLYS-KNIGHT VARSITY ROADSTER 3,050. Perfection is not Expensive A trial run would tell you far more than we can say. Will you make an appointment there would be no obligation incurred Just phone 4210. The Cycle Carriage Co., (1926) Ltd, SINGAPORE. Branches KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF
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    • 674 13 DOtfT NiGLECT PILES! Thejr may lead to dead]/ Cancer. If yoa ar» Buffering from Pilas thars ia a* ramedf 00 certain aa Dr. Van Vlack'n PiU Cure. There ia nothing so mild, soothing •nd prompt m ita action. It ia SIMPLY AMAZlNG— reliaf coma* with the VERY FIRST APPLICATION. No
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  • 391 14 Clairvoyant and Her Powers The "Sybil of Memelland," Frau Gun-tnors-Geffers. who had astounded Germany by her clairvoyant powers m discovering crime, who had been acquitted of fraud amid the congratulations of the spectators m a case brought by the Public Prosecutor, and who only at the end
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  • 422 14 Memorandum on Municipality Suggestion. A meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board was held on Wednesday morning. Mr. G. \V. Bryant presiding. The chairman said that, before proceeding with the business of th. meeting, he would like to deal with a question asked by Mr. Talalla
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  • 121 14 New York, Aug. 27. Liveliness has once more been resumed on the Chicago front, and within the last 24 hours two bombing: episodes have been reported. One bomb wrecked the front of the two-storey brick plant of the Star, a semi-weekly newspaper published at Chicago Heights, the
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  • 171 14 warfare against these gentry. They have equipped a new fleet of eight patrol boats, t.hii'e of which are new and the other five vi modelled smuggling craft. Their speed is 22 knot.*, and each boat will carry a crew of five an inspector, an engineer, and
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 352 14 1 Silverfish —the Hidden Menace 'That beautiful silk gown falling to pieces! Your books ruined) X That keepsake forever lost! All through the ravages of silverfish. No need to stand helplessly by and see this ruin and waste with a sickening feeling. Just spray your closets, your books, your furniture
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    • 274 14 STOP THAT LESS WORK I FAIT f AND LtAfw BETT£R RRm You can quickly repair leaks or cracks m radi- ators, why be stranded j^B miles from home, when it can be avoided by rS^-^ MHH purchasing a tin of:- b 4 f VfliWttU REPAIRS INSTANTLY I rA d AND
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  • 365 15 The Directors* report for the year ended -Tune, :50th l!»2h, for presentation at the eighth annual gvneral meeting of shareholders to be held at the Company's Office No. I—3, Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur. >n Monday October Mh at noon states: Y<>ur Diiectora have pleasure m presenting
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  • 521 15 Annual Meeting. Tho annual meeting of Tumbalak Rubb*r Estates Ltd. was acid on Saturday. Mr. H. B. Baker presiding. The Chairman, m moving the adoption of the report and account*, laid: The accounts submitted to you .showthat the Company is m sound financial position and although it would
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  • 106 15 I Saturday's Alteration*. Buyers Sellers. Batu Caves 1.45 I.'-" I Kuchai (3) 1.63* i 1.< :"j Kuyohs 27 80 Malayan mis. >U CT Mamhaus i Hi i. Paroi Tins (partly) I"'^ <ii-*.. i i disc. Petaling 5.M i x. liaja Perrnka 70 2' 1 Rantau Pivt. 1.60
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  • 163 15 TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN DREDGING N. L. The following telegram has been received from the Mino: "Number two dredge commenced opening out on twenty fourth and vrttl reach lease m approximately fourteen days when production will l>e commence."' 20.8 cents to 27.4 tents, the dredge is now Kpproarhing wider urea and
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  • 69 15 September 29. Hani* 1 m.:-. j 1 i j,, Hjink demand j ;i 2UI3S Private credit* m.:-. 2 4 17 32 Ww York, dtvnund KH Credits BO days v France, dei land 1441 India. 154 4 Hiinu Kong, demand n p.c. Dis. Yukohmr.a, doaand 12Z*A Java, densand 140> 4
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  • 204 15 September 29. Tin L'on Torn si 1 1 4 Gambier Pepper White 100 Pepper Black Flake Tapioca Hi, Pearl Snpo Sin:,!: 7::, Copra Sundtie-i 10/jn Rice Liang- din Chai M i k Red Hug It \\-\v i :c,u Rice. Stain old No. I. Mi Rice, Rangoon Bintan Ml RiVe.
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  • 255 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Sept. 2*». Rubber.- London 8 7 \i'n\. 1 16 d down. Local 29%. Tin. London 1222 ss. -:7s id up. Local 11 P 4 for 200 tons. Mining. -Steady, Hong Fatt 41 -I*>. .Johan 33 34, Klang River 3.62% •>.72'l > Taiping 1,06 1.0&, North
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  • 205 15 FRASER'S SHARE LI ST. Saturday's Alterations. Woman reveller fined at Old-street: really will try to be good, but you knowsir, I am sixty-seven, and it really is noi worth my while to turn teetotul now. 1 must have a little fun somehow. Hujers Sellers. Bangrin Tin (i> 46a 47s Batang
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  • 745 15 Annual Meeting. The fifteenth annual general meeting of the Eastern United Assurance Corporation, Limited was held m the Company*! offices Malacca Street at noon <m Saturday. Mr Bee Hong Wak presided and others present were Messrs S.Q. Wong. Lm (him Tuaii. Vow Kgan Pan, Koh San Mia,
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  • 91 15 September, IMb., \2 •'chek tmtm, R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Snot >m, 4 Standard U.s.s. Siu.t 29*± •_■<•'. on Tendar <)»•:. j'.t>, 'j'.»>. Oci-Dec. -"»'v 2t% .liin-M.ii. "jy Tom- of Market: tjuift rttadjr Latest CaUv: London Sp«.t ibaet i 1 lid.p«t H. Sew York Spot
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 303 15 ASSETS OVER SKO^OO ASSURANCE IN rCKCE OVER S 5 0.0«0.000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC Th, Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and- complies with the British Life Assurance
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    • 347 15 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600.000 shaivs of C 3 each £3,000.000 ■■IUI«* Fund 4,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors ;{,000.000 Head (Met: 38, Bishops^ate. London. K.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Tontfcah Annular Ipoh (Bhuket). Bangkok Karachi
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    • 319 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong: Kcnjf). Head Office: Honp 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 COIRT OF DIRECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. X. S. Brown, Esq.. Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.
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    • 39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARLNK 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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  • SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    • 39 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London, Sept. 29. The first motor-cycle race of three laps for women attracted a good entry at Brooklands. M. Ruffe!!, who was first home, averaging a speed of 77.81 miles an hout.
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    • 42 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) I ndni. Sept. 29. Despite on\.ial recommendations for a clo-« season of three months for greyhound racing, the ouestion has not yet been vlecided. some preferring that the minimum period should be two months.
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    • 37 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London. Sept. 29. In NMMCttaa with the suggested alteration m the li w. rule m cricket, the Club Cricket Conference has decided to oppose any change m the pusent law.
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    • 39 16 <Our Own Correspondent Copyright.) I 'id* in. Sept. 29. Th< si-hism m international hotkey continues. Ireland, Scotland and Wales attempting lo reduce England's Hoard of Control from four niemU-rs to three. The two former have re>iirr.*-<<.
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    • 50 16 [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Sept. 29. In the final of the women's inter-county golf championship Cheshiie defeated Middlesex by four matches to thiee. Both beat Norfolk and Glamorgan. Cheshire have not won since J912. Yorkshire were successful last year and Surrey won from 1921 to W26.
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    • 51 16 (Oui Own Correspondent. Copyright.) I 'ndon. Sept. 29. The West Indies ciicket team has departed for home. They admitted that their greatest defect was m slip fielding. The press is very friendly regarding the visit and lament the strictures passed on the team by their own
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    • 53 16 I Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) Ivondon. Sept. 29. The weather was tine for rugby and the principal results were as follow: Richmond 24, London Scottish 8. Blackheath 19, Birkenhead 7. Ros.-lyn 11, Harlequins 6. Portsmouth Ser. 17, Blackheath 6. (On Wednesday). Coventry 12. Guy's .'5. Bristol 8,
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    • 180 16 [Reuter's Service.] West bury, Sept. 29. In the first of a series of matches between the United States and Argentina for the polo championship of the Americas, the United State? won by 7 goals to 6. The day was cold and showery, there being twenty thousand
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    • 102 16 United Services Defeated m Semi- Final. Bombay, Sept. 20. As expected Bombay qualified for the final m the All-India Rugby Football tournament by defeating the United Services yesterday afternoon by nineteen points to nil. The latter gave a disappointing display. Bombay scored m the first two minutes,
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  • 567 16 SERVICES MAKE A GOOD START. Johore Easily Beaten. Services 'A', 28 pts; South Johore. 0 pts. At Johoie Bahru on Saturday, a Services team oi*»ned their rugby season m very convincing: fashion by scoring 28 points against a South Johore team without reply. The game was originally due
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  • 113 16 Prince Humphrey Wins A V J. C. Derby. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Sydney. Sept. 30. The A. J. C. Derby (a sweepstake of 25 sovereigns each with 7.000 sovereigns added, over a mile and a half) resulted as follows: PRINCE HUMPHREY S.lO 1 MOLLISOX 8.10 OATENDALE 8.10 I
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  • 129 16 Programme for Saturday. The following scratch races will take place over a H mile course inside the breakwater on Saturday afternoon. October 6th: I p.m. SCULLING RACE. R. R. Gardiner, W. B. Crookes, G. F. Burgoyne, T. M. Winsley. 5.15 p.m. CLINKER FOURS. J. E. Barton. Bow
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  • 53 16 The Singapore Polo Club will hold a Gymkhana on October 28th. The public will be admitted on special tickets costing $5, each ticket good for 2 persons. The whole nett profit will be handed over to the Singapore branch of the Society for the Prevention of
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  • 320 16 SATURDAY'S LEAGUE RESULTS. Birmingham's Fine Win. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 29. The following were the resuhs of English and Scottish League matches played to-day: DIVISION I. Arsenal 2, Huddersfield 0. Aston Villa 1, Cardiff o. Blackburn 2, Manchester C- 2. Bur y 4, Sheffield U. 0. Derby C.
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  • 108 16 [Reuters Service.] New York. Sept. 29. By defeating Detroit yesterday, New York Yankees made certain of se.uiin^ the pennant for winning the most games m the American League. St. Louis leads m the National League with New York Giants second, but the latter might possibly draw
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  • 44 16 "Unbeaten Kozeluh" Defeated. I Reuter's Service. 1 New York, Sept. 30. In the final of the American National Professional Lawn Tennis championship, Vincent Richards beat Kozeluh (the Czecho Slovakian winner of the world's professional championship) 8-6 6-3, 0-6 6-2.
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  • 44 16 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Sept. 30. The American Ladies' Golf Championship final at Hot Springs, Virginia, over 36 holes, was won by Miss Glenna Collett (Rhode Island) who beat Miss Virginia van Wie (Chicago) 13 up and 12 to play-
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  • 82 16 Annantite Players Due To-day. The Annamite team is due to arrive at daybreak to-day. The first match will be Pl«yed to-morrow against the Chinese. The dates of the other matches, against the Sino-Malays, the S.F.A. and Duke's cannot be fixed until their representative has been seen. The second round
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  • 46 16 l In the match between the Architect's, 1 Building and Assessor's Departments and the C.R.E's Dept., Johore, m the above competition at the Stadium on Saturday, the j C.R.E's Dept. won by three goals to nil. i Randal, Heath and Regan were scorers. |<
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  • 554 16 CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE V.M.C.A. Record Breaking Afternoon. Some good results were obtained m the finals of the ninth annual swimming championship carnival held at the V.M.C.A. pool at Fort Canning on Saturday, the most striking thing about which was that it clearly demonstrated the increasing popularity of swimming amongst
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  • 91 16 To-day's Ties. C. Singles. W. H. Palerave plus 2 vs. O. W. Gilmour minus 4. W. G. Clark plus 8 vs. Winner of J. K. Hamilton and W. H. Gatfield. H. Singles. R. N- Byatt plus 3 vs. T. R. Alty to finish scr. C.
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  • 269 16 Clerc meets Java Champion. S.C.C. members who watched the exhi- j bition lawn tennis matches at the Cricket i Club on Saturday afternoon were not dis- I appointed m the class of tennis with which they were entertained for Yamamoto, the Japanese who has held the
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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