The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 October 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. i:t,170 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S-S. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 383 1 The Pen scored a surprise win m the Cambridgeshire Stakes at Newmarket yesterday Page 20. Mr. Htnderson has protested to the Soviet Ambassador that the pledge given against propaganda m Britain has not been observed Page 11. Full details of the inquiry into the RlOl disaster arc
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  • 1112 1 Many hundreds of men and women who have just returned from leave must be starting to realise the reward, if such one can call it, of living m Malaya. Perhaps they have come from France, perhaps Switzerland, the majority almost certainly from Oreat Britain,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 256 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED ROUSE for yrROPEAN TROPICAL BUITB. 32, HIGH STREET. Raffles Hotel I EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN j SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS 1 j I j i i TO-NIGHT i I Dinner and Dance! I 1 MOMA LITTERS CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I I j mmm GRiLL mm ROOM m S
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    • 321 1 R°NE5> J INDEXED DIARY 1931 j A Diai*y with a unique index F^SPJM'MHEEJ feature. The index makes it possible B^ 1 ~"^<E3«HWI t0 n(^ an y ate w fth two niotions 1 M o n lyj one turn up the month, i I L,• M the other the day. This
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    • 67 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ride a B.S A Page 5. Hotel announcements. Page' 1. Mappin gem-set rings. Page 13. Klim powdered milk is safe. Page 6. Cinema ar,d amusement guide. Page 2. Two weeks tale of silks at Chotirmall's. Page 1. Gccdyear tyres for safety m all weather. Pace 5. rdWYSLJER POWER
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    • 13 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut Finish Guaranteed 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • 186 2 B> i. X Del J. M. yi**T^, DS.O.. Comm.tn' hi:^' S S V F Singapore. Oct. Z'K Ranges*. November Ist and 2nd Senrta R:: M ing. Buki: TiHMh. Entry form- can be ob- Drill Siik Leave. OAetn: Ma.ior A. Obamier, OB i I tober 20: h v
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 278 2 I Din© and Wine j at the I CAPITOL I j RESTAURANT I Malaya's Finest Appointed Restaurant. i I Prompt Service Excellent Cuisine I Moderate PricesJ fYdYAL'TNTEDfLifVIAN""! j ORDER OF BUFFALOS A Dance will be held m the I S.V.C. DRILL HALL ON Saturday, Nov. Ist. j i Light Refreshments
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    • 217 2 i VICTORIA MEMORIAL (CONCERT) HALL SATURDAY 22nd SUNDAY 23rd NOV: jSJ I AT 9.30. g 1 FOR TWO RECITALS ONLY. I Dame Clara Butt 1 (BRITAIN'S QUEEN OF SONG.) AND 1 Mr. Kennerley Rumford. I I [i I 1 AT THE PIANO MISS CECILY MURRAY, jj j* BOOKING OPENS AT
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    • 252 2 l\ I 6.15 H TONIGHT 9 A I THE CAREFREE i 'J? I ALL COMEDY I SHOW YOU'VE 8- BEEN WAITING FOR j I C I D P F II 1 kL UHLIIII L, L I fvIARJORIE WH»V.:. \vi. I NOEL FRANCIS MIRIAN Si FRANK R!CHARD?:C: 1 A I THE
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 163 2 THE WEEK. Thursday, ?oih. H*?h Water Mvlft, 66 ft.. 15.17. 7.4 ft. Police B.nd. Katcnu Park ft.ll p.m. Rugby: H.Q. Wfckf Ind Welch vs. S C.C B. I i id:,. list. Hich W I ft.. 17.02. 7.0 ft Rot;v\\ C Rafßes Hotel. MunictpsJ Commission 2.1S pm Sinu i-> Amateur Ran
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  • 252 3 NIGHTLY-FLYING NEED. Service Via Karachi Criticised. London, Oct. 20. According to the Morning Pest there is much dissatisfaction at present m regard to the air mail services to India and Australia. The paper says the uncertainty and unpunctuality of the Indian service is commented on, but
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  • 700 3 Sir Eric (Jeddes Criticises Post Office. Sir Eric Oeddes presiding at the annual meeting of Imperial Airways m mail week stated The question of the prices charged for all of your company's services vis-a-vis the potential traffic offering is one which receives the continuous attention of your
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  • 65 3 Boys and Girls Who Leave School to Wed. London, Oct. 19. New York. According to the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools, 483 boys and girls (mostly girls) dropped from the school rolls last year owing to marriage. They included a girl of 12 years and
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  • 188 3 Yet There's an Easy Remedy. It's an old tflle. A well-buill. robust sort cf fellow suddenly begins to crack up" losses weight each week, always seems tired and depressed, begins to look weedy- He's made the common mistake of forgetting Nature's law that Icat vitality
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  • 381 3 Death of Noted Jewish Personality. Death has deprived the British Jewish community of one of its most notabl^ personalities m the person of the Rev. Professor Sir Hermann Gollancz. the well-known Rabbi, preacher of Bayswater Synagogue from 1892 to 1923. VhOM unique record of 51 years service
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  • 44 3 CALCUTTA— S. AFRICA FLIGHT. It Is understood that an Indian member or the Bengal Flying Club will, at the end of this month, attempt a flight from Calcutta to South Africa to win a prize of £500 offered by H. H. the Aga Khan.
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  • 438 3 Cotton Spinners' Reply to Drapers. Manchester. Sept. 24. The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations has to-day addressed to the Drapers' Chamber of Trade a letter further dealing with "the huge disparity between manufacturers' prices and retailers" prices m the home trade of this country m cotton
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  • 261 3 Death of Sir Richard Barnett. Irish rifle shooting circirs haw 10.->t one of UK* leading members ihrjugh the death announced hi a cable of Oct 17. of Major Sir Richard WhieMoa B-^nett. who ruimmiiH j Ireland In Urn international mutch hx hv Elcho Sluclc M B:.:le>
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  • 153 3 Rugby Oct. IK While Wtaff-OoaMDaadnr fctncrtonf-Aaltli taM n.-Jii ved the supreme distinction. PNfht- Lieut. Hill's performance m reachinp, 'I'irnor Island well m advance of H'nkler's time is also warmly praised. He flew a Gipsy Moth, whim is the cheapest machine of its kind on the market, and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 291 3 cA Delightful Hot-weather Drinl^ best of all hot-weather drinks is cold Ova tine It is delightful m flavour and wonderfully refreshing an d invigorating. When you drink and enjoy cold "Ovaltine** you are not merely drinking a particularly delicious beverage but you are supplying to your system the most perfect
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    • 126 3 CRAWFORDS CLAN SHORTBREAD The Shortbread of Tradition Delightful for Afternoon Tea OBTAINABLE AT ALL THE LEADING STORES AND DEALERS. BARLOW CO. Agents I BIG SHIPS J; R. M. S. "MAURETANIA" R. M. S. "OLYMPIC" 4 T. E. S. "VICEROY OF INDIA" S. S. "NIEUW ZEELAND" ♦f AND THE NEW SUPER
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  • 389 4 The "Fearless Four" o o j j A Birkenhead Memory Dominion Premiers Entertained. "Betty's" We/come Home. m THE PRIME MINISTERS tr.e Dominions, and tiv Indian reprCMlltattVCl attending the Imperial Conference were entertained by the Royal Empire Society and other similar urgammail A<t.-. I• banquet at the
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  • 666 5 FOREIGN AGITATION. Minister for Colonies and the Unrest. Pari-. Sept. 21. M. Pietri. the Minister for the Colonies, speaking at the Mediterranean and Colonial Pair at Marseilles tc-day. announced that the Government had decided to appoint a special committee to consider reforms m Indo-China. The committee,
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  • 408 5 A Generation Which Knows It Not. The loss of its scent by the common :nusk plant is one of the minor riddles of th? age lo which even the scientists recently assembled at Bristol were unable to offer a convincing answer. Were th? precise origin of the
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  • 386 5 Greater Efficiency m Nickel Plating. As a result cf a cc.isiderable amount cf research work on nickel plating m view of the demand for thickei and more rdl:er^r.t deposits, a study has been made cf the behaviour of anodes and particularly of ilie iroublc known as passivity,
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  • 83 5 j Where Squeaky Boots Are the Height of Fashion. It's a long, way from London to Uganda, but civilisation keeps breaking m. even there. Dr. Kitching. Bishop of the Upper Nile. said m a London speech: "Everywhere m Uganda now you can nna native-owned motor-buses, bought
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 230 5 \^»-y nfc===-^^ £NGINE (he frame and absolute /fl economy of running remain \llj| \W. m Distributors J^ The Singapore Cycle Carriage Co. 9 I united s Koutoottvs V Singapore, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Penan*! V I ROYAL DUTCH INDIAN AIRWAYS. X AIRSERVICES IN OPERATION. K j I*^l Batavia-Bandoeng v.v. 70 miles,
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    • 107 5 KJ^^^hl '^1 Or-rdyrai Tubes are m- I 'J^ Ai\ '^I^P^^^fl^^^/G K. t<v rf under |l HT Hljfll m In All Weather The AD Weather Tread is aptly named. It gives full traction m all weather. Through wet, slush, I and snow the stout, sharp-edged diamond blocks grip the road. Cars
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  • 879 6 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Afridis Attempt to Dictate Terms. Simla, Oct. 12th. Thi> Government of India have issued the following '•communique" regarding the Afridis "Though the tribes m the North-West Frontier Province have now remained quiet for some weeks, and the recent tours of the Chief Commissioner m
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  • 57 6 Double Decker Goes From Manchester to Paris. Rugby. Oct. 20. Some of the British delegates to the International Conference on Municipal Transport arrived at Paris yesterday m a double-decker motor omnibus. Travelling from Manchester to Dover, it crossed the Channel on the deck of a steamer and
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  • 618 6 UNPOPULAR NEW BILL. Protest Against Segregation Proposals. London, Oct. 13. Cape Town. The Star, m an editorial on the emergency conference of the S. African Indian Congress, which was held m Johannesburg to protest against the proposed Asiatic Tenure Bill, which will enforce some form of
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  • 360 6 Dorking (Surrey). There are still people whom the workhouse inspires with superstitious horror "Old Miry." of Dorking Union, has lived there happily for eighty-five years, and her only fear is that she will be "sent away." When the matron of the workhouse brought "Old Mary" to
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 457 6 and you mustn't clean it with soda soda dissolves the surface. Then the brightness which is its charm is lost for ever. There is one way to deal with every 'burn, stain or tarnish on this silvery surface log it off 44*^^^J5f Zok is made to cleans* *~^>BJWr scrau-hlessly. Use
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    • 125 6 KXsIM Powdered Milk Pure Fresh «SqL Safe Milk Milk for ||fiff for unnKing MSHBj (jrrownr> or Cooking •£|jfi| Children. FRESH MILK POWDERED Obtainable at all Leading Provision Dealers. 4& fWV I 1931 MODEL t I AUSTIN CARS] f Price Reductions, I OLD PRICE NOW t AUSTIN 7 Tourer $1275. $1250
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  • 337 7 FRONTIER INCIDENT. .Japanese Policemen Killed. Mukden. Oct. 10. Two Japanese policemen were killed and other Japanese were wounded at Lungchingtsun, a flourishing town east of Mukden m Chinese territory near the north-eastern frontier of Korea, on Tuesday evening, following a grave misunderstanding m which Manchurian troops while
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  • 310 7 Juror's Protest During Old Bailey Case. A Juryman who had been at the Old Bailey three weeks protested during the cross-exami-nation of a witness m the case m which Neil McNeil Walker, aged thirty-one, the music hall artist known as Neil McKay, and Gerald Norman Corbett.
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  • 274 7 Cudham "Salt Box" Acquired by Air Ministry. A familiar land mark m Kent is shortly to disappear. The "Salt Box' at Cudham has closed its doors to the public. It has been acquired by the Air Ministry and is to be demolished m connexion with developments
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  • 971 7 Why They are So Numerous. This ha; been a season With an .lusually i high number of Alpine acciuents. writes the t Manchester Guardian Vienna correspondent, i Up to the middle of August 226 accidents were I recorded m the Central Alps alone. The Aust-jt rian papers reported
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  • 59 7 Compensation Case Adjourned. Versailles. Oct. 18. The hearing has begun of th? appeal of the ex-Maharaja of Indorc agun.'t the mid ol compensation to a watchman of his chateau who was accidentally injured. Counsel for the ex-Maharaja contended that as an ex-police commissioner engaged and paid the watchman.
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  • 316 7 Covernment Aid For Civil Fl\ ing. Madrav Oct. 2. The need of a suia.ble MTOdraOM m the ucinity of the city was slress:d at a meeting Ol the Madras Corporation yesterday evening. Mr. D. M. Reid moved a resolution, drawing the Government's attention to the "inadequacy and
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  • 123 7 Brickbats Hurled at Policemen. < alrutfa. Oct. If. Severs] policemen were injured this < vcnini>. Gurkha mombers of the Railway Wat< h aiuf Ward str.JT hurliriK brickbats at tin nn'inhcn Of :i police paily cut to make BRMti m <• >u- nection with gambling. lh" police
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 412 7 Fight Fevers Genasprin The outstanding advantages of using Genasprin at the onsetof all fevers may briefly be summarised as follows: L Genasprin quickly reduces a high temperature. 2 SwE? ?i CXem J" 1 "n^Pdc action, which helps to destroy the germs which cause^ fevers. 3. Genasprin is the ideal pain-reliever.
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    • 53 7 MADE M j^H «l Mmm I don^t forget my Craven AA n the only cigarettes that do not affect my throat CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats MADE IN LONDON BY CARRERAS LTD. 142 YEARS' REPUTATION for QUALITY Sole Agents:— HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD., Singapore, Penang, Ipoh
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  • 461 8 TRUCE DESIRED. Canton's Financial Responsibility. Canton, Oct. 17. Furiher indications of an oarly restoration ol peace hi South China and the full resumption of commercial relations between Kwangtan| and Kwangsi. by the arrangement of an armistice between the warring factions In Kwangsi, and the Yunnan^se-Kwangtung
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  • 447 8 Miss Susan Lawrence as Labour Chairman. London. Oct. 10. Feminists should b*> encouraged by the aucccw with which Miss Susan Lawrence is discharging the duties of Chairman of the Labour Party Conference. Th's year is the first tim^ m history that a woman has nccupftad the position The
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  • 59 8 A Reigate motorist who stuck a Road ;^und Licence on his windscreen with stamp-edging was fined 7s. 6d. at Ivinghoe (Bucks) for not having a proper holder. Regulations provid.? that m the event of the licence being carried on the windscreen, a weatherproof case should be used
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  • 330 8 Increasing Appreciation of Air Transport. It is a proof of the increasing appreciation of air transport that, m a year that has been for the greater part a time of depression, the volume of traffic carried by Imperial Airways on its European service should have surpassed that of
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  • 58 8 Flying Boats' Experimental Trips. The Compagnie Air-Orient, which intends to establish an air mail service between Marseilles and Saigon, using the railway between Karachi and Calcutta, is carrying out four experimental flights with flying boats between Chandernagore. the French colony near Calcutta, and Saigon. The first flying
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  • 51 8 Yorkshire and Lanes. Regiment Win Durand Cup. Simla, Oct. 4. In the final of the annual Durand Football Tournament here to-day the Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment beat the Leicestershire Regiment by two goals to nil. The Viceroy, presenting the Cup, complimented the teams on a clean and fast
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  • 127 8 I Many Houses Flooded by Rain. A •sumatra" of exceptional severity and 'duration hrohf over Peniaig a*, cb.-t a quarter to six la.-t night and cor.tinued till well after nightfall, mjt Sunday's Pinang Gazce. The gtona broke suddenly, but wi.hin few minute; visibility had been reduced
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  • 366 8 Duchess' Home at Welbeck Abbey. Thp Ducteai oX Portland has a wonderful stack' at Welbeck Abbey. Thn an borcea cf many kinds m it. bit the.v ar- no! proud, fiery chargers, or OMBk racehorses, or oroud stallions. ThS duehe I 1 bnaei are old and worn. UMTS are
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  • 156 8 Lady Doctor and Husband Retch Hong Kong. la < i £ia: L, of Vienna, i fl 1923, th After Kong, and ta tare «h a h lU lai B.C M I Together wit!; ber b i sh hFI A \> ..i ponlea and I Hungary an
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  • 113 8 ••Often MB I- v» :i U Dcsn iir." "Abort v i— I' rime OrpT N- v v M.'ti! tog'bh pc p!e lacked tl i nm driven to de ptlr m n ttM ovidrncv live.i m my I I Ly.rr the J an adchtic;i rum Which h(
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 328 8 WORTH THE PERFUMERY WITH Enchanting and Lasting Fragrance I)ANS LA NUIT X 1 «*gl dll^C SANS ADIEU i j VERS LE JOUR. SOI X ■\f^f*NrX'S wwwsssf.if.jitfiassfitfifisifissifisbfisassffiisifiaiifisaisiifiaisijisffisasss W w Ii J§J i fi I frF^ c O"£' na l Orange |j|'\ Smash Sfi// Leads I JmK and ii I ow&tn mn
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    • 56 8 <jg3C PRE-EMINENT IN EVERY COUNTRY OF THE WORIiTV^/l ''f^/IIM DISCLOSED BY X-RAY ft I 'I >li I c on 8 strands of finest golden Virginia Tobacco, used exclusively from all deleterious matter. Pll S^TE (XPISSS '^S^^S^ VIRGINIA CIGARETTES xSfe^gj^a^ Made bu hand- One at a time MADE >N LONDON BY
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 376 9 BUSINESS CARDS. M^~ ASSA<H ISS FUMIKO St Dhoby Ghaat. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Not. 1 3. Penhas Road, ««r I.»vrnder Street Phone 6075. DON'T WEAR A TRUSS! Qtt HIM*! Rupture Ap- pjds, ru springs, dur- M% W rhrap Binds and :^^V Q irti together BCo jJ «uic*-J jl^B^^^
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    • 660 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders 1 may be obtained m the Tender Room, j Municipal Offices:— J Closing Date. J Supplying and fixing C.I. 1 Gutters and downpipes at a
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    • 565 9 NOTICES. RADIO. i J We are now offering the Pilot K.I 10 I Super Wasp 4 valve screen grid short J wave wireless receiver m Kit form at l $70 complete with valves. Batteries, i J headphones and loud speakers $50 i extra. The kit contains all necessary parts and
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    • 658 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. Writ of Distress No. 79 dated 15th Octj 1930. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. IN THE CAUSE OF Lim Yew Teck Landlord Versus Tai Kut Cheong Tenant AUCTION SALE of ALL THE FURNITURE, ETC., COMPRISING lron safe, marble top tables,
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    • 255 9 I NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I The Credit Fonder d'Extreme-Orient begs to inform I its constituents and others that as from November Ist 1 l 9 j o> J ts business win be carried on at Meyer Chambers. g 3rd floor, to which office all enquiries may be directed I from
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  • 732 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE AFFAIRS. There seems little doubt that the Imperial Conference has failed, or will most likely fail, m at least one of the great matters which it was hoped to settle satisfactorily at this meeting. That was of course the arriving at
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  • 217 10 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m.: Attiwill (Kent Horizon. 1930. (Life m a sailing ship). Bladcn <F. Me X Editor. The Diaries of Col. The Hon. Robert Fulke Greville. 1930. illus. Bunsen (Marie von> The World I used to Know.
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  • 1055 10 Mr. H. O. Maas. director of Boustead and Co.. Ltd.. Penang. goes on leave next Friday. by the Hooft. Th? Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington and Mrs. Wellington left Honk Kong by the President Grant yesterday, says the South China Morning Post of Oct. 23. Mr. G Walker. Slate Engineer.
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  • 834 10 150 guilders per head upon immigrants from the Far East. As this constitutes an unjusti- fiable discrimination against Chinese nationals and to secure equal treatment similar to that accorded to the nationals of other foreign countries, representations must be made to prevent Us enforcement. It is
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 194 10 DRINK MARTINI VERMOUTH "IiALY'S GIFT TO THE WORLD." I BY SPECIAL »isr JL OJ- THE KINO APPOINTMENT TO F BLKM I RICHLY CUT GLASSWARE IN REAL CRYSTAL I Large selection Effective designs m i Trinket sets, powder bowls, flower vases, flower bowls, jugs. I decanters and various other useful articles
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    • 86 10 ASPARAGUS RECOVERY from sickness or accident when you are insured against these risks under a "GAFLAC" Policy is as swift and sure as the recovery of your personal loss from us. An ACCIDENT AXD SICKNESS POLICY gives you compensation for temporary total disablement at the rate of $120 per week
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  • 352 11 MINUTES QUOTED. Short Trial Flight Deemed Unsatisfactory. (Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 29. i .umptiui into the inquiry- on die ister, Sir John Simon quoted a minute John Hipgins to Lcrd Thomson on stating the alterations to Rioi mph-ted by Sept 22nd. One trial d bi> mressary
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  • STRICT POLICE CONTROL.
    • 87 11 B' Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Tokio. Oct. 29. mmunications with central Formosa are erupted, but fragmentary reports indicate ibool 140 Japanese police and civilians been killed m the uprising, which is tted to over-strict police control. Alteritively. the tribesman are revolting against project to erect
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    • 46 11 igos Taihoku despatch states 86 corpses aiiese were discovered butchered at Mu'r. prising 23 women. 17 girls. 21 boys. Nee, and 12 other males. Latest official state that bodies of police and their ;id families were likewise found butcherutiytng posts m the same district.
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  • CONSERVATIVE MEETING.
    • 52 11 "Unauthorised and Incorrect Report." [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 20. John Gretton stated the report of Of Conservatives was "unauthorised m ft." Centra] Con-?rvativ? Office states it has strong protests from some members louse of Commons whose names apmnatortes to the anti-Baldwin nanii who wen not even present at See page
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    • 47 11 PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. Oct. 29. manifesto demanding the replacement Baldwin as head of the party, alleged been signed by 44 Conservative M.P.'s. .mies have been given, is largely a hoax. 1 invented to influence the Paddington The victims havp expressed much tion
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  • 68 11 two Years Hard Labour for lawaharlal Nehru. IReuter's Service. 1 Allahabad. Oct. 29. Ml hard laoour and a heavy fine are v n fences passed upon Jawaharlal three charges sedition, abetting int -f the salt law^. and instigating nonI tuxes. He refused to plead. only released from
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  • 114 11 PLEDGE BROKEN. Onus Placed on Third International. [Reuters Service J Lonticn, Oct. 29. In the House of Ccmmons. replying to qucticns, Mr. A. Henderson stated that as a result cf an inquiry into propaganda he had seen the Soviet Ambassador end represented to him that the
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  • 37 11 Thousand Killed m Brazil Fighting. (RouterV Service Rio d«> Janeiro. Oct. 29. It is disclosed that a thoiv,a:.d have been killed during sanguinary fighting between Oct. If and 20 at the Sengues bridge-head. I
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  • 39 11 Four Arrests at Delhi. I Reuter's Service.] Delhi. Oct. 29. The police arrested three men and a woman m the early houis of tnib morning and seized four bomb-cases a revolver, cartridges, chemicals, and inflamatory literature I
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  • 45 11 Mr. Yocum Returns to his Home. i Reuter's Servic\| Galver. Illinois. Oct. 29. The kidnapped banker. Mr. Earle Yocum has returned to his home (It was stated yesterday his family had refused the police their confidence and would pay the $50,000 ranscm demanded
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  • 41 11 'FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. Oct. 29. The Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company has issued a final dividend of 5 per cent making 10 per cent for the year I [Earlier cables on page 12.
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  • 94 11 'Main Road Submerged at Kampar and Tanjong Malim. (From Our Own Correspondents Ipoh. Oct. 29. The flocuing of roads m Perak is occurring with inconvenient persistency, and there was a report early to-day that the main road to the 'south is under three feet cf water at the
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  • 48 11 Suspension of Proceedings for Sale of Small Estates. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. Oct. 29. A largely signed petition by Asiatic planters has been sent to the Chief Secretary asking for the suspension of legal proceedings for the sale of small estates for quit rents.
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  • 100 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. {FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Oct. 29, 5.20 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £118 516 (down 5 16). Forward £119 13 16 (down 5 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and
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  • 93 11 Small Despatch from Malaya. There wa^ net a very enthusiastic acceptance of the opportunity afforded for local letters to be conveyed to Europe by this week's homeward Dutch air mail. 1 Post Office figures show a total of 64 letters from the whole of Malaya and the
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  • 317 11 NOW A TOP-LINER. Johnny Alba Makes Good Progress. The Bud Walley has put another good win on his record is the news contained In a letter (dated Sept. 25) written to the Singapore Free Press by Mr. Nai Kirn Lin. Manager of Bud WaUey and Johnny
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  • 369 11 Monday. Oct. 20th. His Excellency Mr. John Scott. C.M.G. assumed the duties of Officer Administering the Government, after taking the Oaths of Allegiance and of office m the Legislative Council Chamber Tuesday. Oct. 21. Captain A. N. Dowding. H.M.S. Cornwall, and Mr. Madsen Mygdal called on His Excellency.
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  • 187 11 Six Months for Printers of "Red Star." A Hylam and a Hakka Chinese who were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department were yesterday sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment on their pleading guilty to charges of being members of an unlawful society. It was alleged that the men
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  • 55 11 Arrest of Canadian Journalist. Warsaw, Oct. 23. A Canadian journalist, Mr. Wiliam Day, has been arrested m Lemberg by the Polish authorities while investigating charges of Polish terrorism against Ukrainian villagers. Several prominent Ukrainians who accompanied Mr. Day on b<s tour of inspection, were also arrested and will
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  • 351 11 INSURANCE CLAIM. Manager Who Forgot to Call the Brigade. At the resumed hearing of the fire insurance claim of Seah Oh Swee. proprietor of the Guan Hoe Rubber Works. Muar, against the Nippcn Fire Insurance Co.. Ltd., m the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir
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  • 247 11 Blamed For Misappropriation Charge. Snatching off the spectacles which reposed on his wrinkled brew and dashing them on the ground. Mohamed Kassim. an aged Indian who was yesterday charged before the District Judge. Mr. C. Wilson, exclaimed 'They have brought me bad luck." Sentence of six months rigorous
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  • 215 11 Supreme Court Judge's Comment. Commenting upon an application for an adjournment m the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson said that during the short time he had been m Singapore is judg. 1 he had found counsel again and again came before him and asked for
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  • 142 11 Death Sentence on Tamil Tapper. (From Our Own Correspondent. > Malacca, Oct. 29. At the Assizes to-day Ramasamy. a Tamil tapper on Surkam Division of Merlimau Estate, was sentenced to be hanged for the murder of another Tamil tapper. The murder took place on September 14
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    • 113 11 I THE WffISRY YOU ASK FOR AGAIN j |j PSON fr CO. J I GRAND McNISH /n the Pinch Bottle. Sole Agents |> ROBINSON and Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. I I i 1 j SAFETY FIRST I 1 1 HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE KEYNOTE OF 1 1 CHATWOOD CONSTRUCTION
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  • 338 12 TARIFFS NOT ONLY WAY. Manufacturers Not Using Their 1 Opportunities. IBiilish Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Oct. 1%. Refining m the Hcuse cf Ccmmcns, to the VCtfc cf thy Imperial Conference the Prime Minister said he could give a very gaod report of the proceedings. Although th.?
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  • AMERICA'S UNEMPLOYED.
    • 69 12 (Rfut-T't Servicvl Lcndon. Oct. 28. In the House of Commons during the debate on the Address Mr Mac Donald said despite on the Address Mr Mac Donald said nc country m the wcrld published unemployed figures as we did A bit; American industrialist told him
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    • 23 12 London. Oct. 22. The weekly bulletin shows a further IIMTTtt? of 12.000 unemployed m England Th»y low total 2.188.000
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  • 116 12 Government Dispatch to be Published. I British Radio— Official Service] Rupby. Oct. 28. Replying to questions from Mr. Baldwin m the House of Commons, the Prime Minister announced that the Government had decided to publish m the same shape and form as the Simon report the dispatch from
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  • 87 12 yonservative Meeting's Demand. I Reuters Service. 1 .oiidi-.ii Oct. 2!». A Meeting attended oy M Conservative, presided ever by Colonel John Gretton. decided to s?nd a declaration to the. Chief Whip submit tiru that a change of leadership is essential lei tht national interest. I Col. the
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  • 54 12 Closer Co-operation m Research. I British Radio Official Service! Rujjby. Oct. 28. The committee on forestry set up by the Imperial Conference to-day cansitlere-J methods of developing scientific research and ensi'iing closer co-operation between parts of the L.mpire interested m forr-tiy. with particular re- ft ii nee to
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  • 36 12 Settlement of Berlin Dispute. I Router's Service.) Berlin Oct. 29. The metal-workers' strike, which has cost c the workers 10,000.000 marks m wages, has < iMiUhflUd by agreement to refer the dispute t" arbitration.
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  • 234 12 NO SECRECY. Full Access to Departmental Documents. (British Radio— Official Service.) Rugby. Oct. 19. In his opening speech at £M in.c hi RIOI disaster, Sir William Jowitt. (Attorney CJeneral), said r>very possible factor »v'iich could throw light on the tragedy would be brough: out publicly.
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  • 257 12 Tribute to "Gallant Pioneers." I British Radio Official S.Tvic\| Rujtby. Oct. 28. A moving iff T'nce to ..he RlOl lisast?r Mtt CTad^ early IB the proceedings of ihe Houie cf Commons this afternoon Speaking alter the address m r:ply to the King's c^eii moved and seconded.
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  • 220 12 C areer of a Distinguished Prelate. The Rt Rev. Ernest Harold Pearce. whose death occurred with tragic suddenness on Tuesday m the vicinity of the Houses of Parliament, where he was among the spectators wait- ing to witness the arrival of the King for j the opening
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  • 153 12 Relief to be Sent from China. A report en the disastrous fire which recently cccuned m Pcntianak. west Borneo, and destroyed the prcpeities cf a large number of Chinese residing m that part of the island has been submitted to the State Council by the Executive Yuan.
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  • 44 12 2,000 Deportations and 64 Excutions m Six Weeks. Moscow, Oct. 22. According to official information. m the :curse of September and the first fortnight of Dctober the Ogpu deported two thousand adversaries of the existing regime to Siberia and executed sixty-four.
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  • 764 12 M.F.A. SINGAPORE. Pavilion to be Erected at Balestier. (By Our Muslim Correspondent). A special general meeting of the Malaya Football Association was held on Wednesday evening at the Malay Volunteer Club. Bras Basah Road. Among the officials who were present were Messrs. Syed Ahmad AlsagotT, J.P.,
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  • 106 12 "No Disarming" Speech at French Ex-Service Meeting. Clermont-Ferrand, Oct. 22. Speaking at a meeting of ex-service men m the name of the Parliamentary representation of the Department, M. Alexandre Varenne declared: "Let us have the courage to confess it. we who feel m our hearts the
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  • 86 12 The Dispute Between Company and Consumers. I Prom Our Own Correspondent. I Malacca, Oct. 28. The dispute between the consumers and suppliers of electricity has reached another stage. The number of application.-, to disconnect the service if the rate is not reduced has been considerably augmented now.
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  • 650 12 CAPTAIN CUNNINGHAM'S ADVENTURES. AKYAB MISHAP. Engine Failure Forces Landing m Padi-Field. Mr. A. T. Cunningham, the Australian airman, who was forced to abandon his solo Right from Sydney to England owing to an accident to his plane near Akyab, arrived m Colom.io from Madras by the Talaimannar train last week
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  • 348 12 Declaration That Filipino Students Cheat. Manila. Oct. 17. The case against Mr. Tom Inglis \lcor-\ an Australian, the Ftafenor cf English at t»w University of the Philippines, has d n his complete victory and vindication. Professor Moore, who had already resigned his post m order to return io
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  • 488 12 $100,000 WORTH SEIZED. Hon^ Kong: Officials' Suspicions Justified. Diamonds, estimated to be worth nbout $100,000. hay? been seized by th local jostil authorities, who. during the past week liscovered what is believed to be a pkn Aher?by jewels were being systematically mugged into Shanghai by means
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  • 465 12 European Warder Stabbed m Gaol. A MBMttaMti afian ua.-. Oireted ftl Vi-jt -,m jGaol yesterday morning <says the S. China I Morning Poet cf Oct. 23 when a Chinese' prisoner made a surprise attack on Mr. Bert I j Plumb, an Acting Principal Warder, w ith a j&harp
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  • 40 12 Ten People Killed m Balkans. < Prague. Oct. 21. Ten were killed and fifteen injured when a j powder magazine blew up near Pressburg i to-day while a gang was at work on Govern- i ment munitions. f
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  • 845 12 GERMAN MIXKjusxsTKR Men Trapped m Galr**. Without Second k'j,? Berlin naMd de.scribinu th disaster at Anna pit MM week state that after the exp] aiea pn rated an -ml ,< ribabl. a ter. avoui.d v.auh tai th,. cordon which m hrg| lfJU fn tives of
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1314 13 Why They Keep m the Right Path. The Ar-cnal arc holders of tht- English C^:> and at the ruumtn! ieaders m the League championship. In the following article Broadcaster of the Daily Express discusses the reasons for their success. To begin with, n.ay I point out that Arsenal
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    • 643 13 Rugby Players Who Ou?ht to be Stars. The Welsh Rugby matches already played this season seem to suggest that Wales is just where she was— that so far from any raising of the men] standard there Ls still a general level tf medioLvuy. And m e pay
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    • 79 13 Rugby League Footballer's Death on Field. A verdict that death was cuus?d by ihock r" ulting from a blow sustained an the football field, and that death ni accidental, was returned at the inquest at Workington, England, on Alfred Smith <22>. a, coalminer. of BotherRill, near
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    • 70 13 Miki's Victory Over Charles Kingsley. At Eastbourne on Saturday, writes our London correspondent m mail week, the Japanese lawn tennis player, R. Miki. won the single? by beating Charles Kingsley by 7—5, 6—3. It was this competition which Y. Ohta won two years ago. Probably Kingsley was
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 277 13 j nrvKEN&Co., fl^^^T^^^H i>uveen&Co., i:.| I\KII I.ABLI ir V/wV !!bb^V BILLIARD TABLE ggEs~r-5^ MAMIACTUREBS MWIf.MTIRERS ==s=^~£T=^ s=rf^ J WELTEVREDEN I iX.ULS: DUVECO MAI fj jfk JAVA DEI. ™JSP™J& SIARD TABLES" FRENCH TABLES COMPLETE WITH (CARAMBOLE) BALLS, CUES^Frc. POOL TABLES COMPLETE WITH FROM BALLS rTTTT<S v^rr> *KOM o^ui^, CUES, ETC., $751.50.
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    • 316 13 Mappin Gem^Set Rings JpHKSK Rin^s are mounted m I'ure Platinum and the illustrations represent their actual si/.r. It is only by dealing with a Firm af long standing and of undoubted repute that Customers can feel confidence when buying Jewellery. Iliflllllf 1>,.m,0n,1s Al lIUiHi, ft £20 a £20 0 0
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 881 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. ■TZPKKBB SBBVICB MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Root* subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Dae. Sails. f ANTENOR For Marseilles, London, Rotterdam
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    • 445 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd* (In rporated tn England). GERMAN" LLNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA POETS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Do* Singapore. li. CITY OP SHANGHAI Nov. 7 as. KAZEMBE Dec. 6 HOMEWARDS. 83. CITY OP
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    • 509 14 P. O. Biitish India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated In Kngiand). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN^ v, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due. Tannage Singapore Tonn» t < laf U RAWALPINDI 16,600
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 719 15 0. S. K. Line. X Anfefe> and ""d New York:— Urom Kobe) .Express Freight Service) Tokal Maru .letoria. Seattle and Vancouver -.-(from Kobe> Afrlca Maru Nw uiodor.. Rotterdam. Hamburg (Bremen) d Antwerp. Amur Maru n^ ourban. Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Rio de fcßtlro, 6antos. Montevideo and Buenos Aln [Kound-the-world passage
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    • 542 15 SAILINGS XO MAtt&fciLLtS, NKW icOttK Aisu 6u aiu 1( FROM SINGAPUK£ AND 1-<!NANU via COLOMBO, SL'EZ PORT SAJD, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES ASU GLNOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. Pres. Wilson Nov. 10 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Dec. 23 Pres. Van Buren Nov. 24 Nov. 27 Nov. 29
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    • 882 15 K. P. M. KOMNKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY, OF BATAVIA.J (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight* Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penano of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 761 16 Burns Philp Line* (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via lAV 4, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. sUfnUr monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Tho a*. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins
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    • 287 16 IWOWJ» TBAVffl SERVICE For Everything; Appertaining to Travel, Banking; and Freight Apply SB, Robinson Road, Singapore. Tele. 5907. TUB AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. ING. Incorporated In U.8.A.) International BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICES. Travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit. Money Orders. Drafts. Transfers of Fuds by Hail and Cable. Toon. Cruise*, Steamship Reservations.
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    • 575 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. ul (Incorporated In us.a.i IT i GENERAL AGENTS. I NEW YORK SERVICE, Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York I Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). I Doe Sails n MS. SILVERWALNUT In Port Nov. 3 f N l^ I M.S. SILVERBEECH Nov. 9 Nov. 15 1 Dec,
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 668 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 167 16 City of Mandalay, Brit. 4479, from Dairen 29 for London 2. Hafthor, Nor. 761, from Bangkok 29 for Bangkok 30. Silverwalnut, Brit. 3693, from N York 29 for N. York 3. Van Cloon, Dut. 2862, from Sourabaya 29 for Batavia 1. Deli, Brit. 726, from Bangkok 29, for Bangkok Rompin,
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 127 17 N Penang yesterday on m r tor Singapore under the comRoberts. says Monday s Pinang La understood that she win be out re-Brunei run. gjhe win be spore. il at the General Huspif.,l, on Sunday aftemean of capt. w. d arrived carLer m the iay from Singapore by the CarWben
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    • 122 17 Master of the Tevere Dies on the Bridge. death occurred at Shanghai on the I vessel of Capt. Bolmarich Lodo-.-uddenly stricken with cerebral Capt. Lodovico brought out the D her first trip between Trieste and 'Vico was specially chosen for the itsmucli as Count Galleazzo Ciano di
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    • 73 17 Fatal Accident on President McKinley. iguire, American citizen lately crn- aman on board the President a the victim of a most unfortunate Shanghai which cost him his life. •\hc was working his way round the just returned to the ship, when the upper deck he suddenly slip--11
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    • 53 17 Effect of Conflicts Between Administrations. Moscow, Oct. 21. nal Economique denounces the disi m the commercial fleet of the is said to utilise foreign tonnage Ung the operations of loading and disorderly way. The paper < onnicts between the various adinvolving considerable expenses It shows that even
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    • 952 17 15- Years-Old Motor Ship Under Review. When it came to travelling from Singapore to London, cne of the. main considerations with the writer— as an old marine Diesel engineerwas which motor-ship^ was the most convenient as repaids mailing date?., writes L. Femvick Oliver m the Motor
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    • 110 17 Jardine Steamers Held Up at Shanghai. Coastwise shipping of Messrs. Jardine Matheson Co. Ltd. was held up at Shanghai on Oct 17 owing to disgruntled longshoreman who struck for an increase m wages. Two ships, the Fushing and the Kwongsang. were delayed. At 6.30. 300 longshoremen oft
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    • 823 17 Marnix Van St. Alde?onde's First Trip. The new Dutch motorship Marnix Van St. Aldegonde is due m Singapore on November 28 on the homeward part of her maiden voyage between Amsterdam and Java. She and her sister ship, the Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, are the two .largest vessels
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    • 255 17 Four New Vessels for Rangoon Service. In 1925-1926 the Societa di Veneziana di Navigazione a Vapore, whose main service is between Venice, Calcutta and Rangoon, with calls between intermediate ports, took delivery of two motor ships, the Mauly and the Marin Sanudo. of about 8,000 tons d.w.c.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 77 17 W//3* I Me Leader f W.D.& H.O.WILLS. BRISTOL LONDON RUGGED peaks and Here you get milk at its green velvety valleys. best. The milk for babies Here and there a tiny for children; for grown-ups, farm. Happy farmer folk Rich m vitamins, with with rosy cheeks the nourishment m every
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 273 17 IXSSFNGERS LEAVING. I O Khyber at 9 a.m. to-morrow .<■ H. Felstead. Marine C. T. B J. Tottel. Mr. and Mrs. nd infant. Mr. H. J. Frewin. Wmt on. Mr. A. Duncan, Mr. W. H P. France. Mr. A. S. Morton. Dowe. Mr. C B Rippon. Mr. r, Mr. G.
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  • 1089 18 CONSTITUTION PROBLEM. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru Voices His Views. London, Oct. 18. A number of delegates to the Round Table Conference, including Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Dr. Moonje. Mr. Mahomed Ali and Mr. Jayakar. arrived to-day and were welcomed by the Private Secretary to the Secretary
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  • 111 18 Former Communist M.P.s Outburst. London. Oct. 19. '•Dominion status be damned" shouted Mr. Shapurji Saklatval i m the course of a lively scene at a conference en the Indian situation called by the London Council of the Independent Labour Party at the Memorial Hail yesterday. The
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  • 154 18 Not Taking Advantage of Dominion Preferences." London. Oct. 15. The delegates to the Imperial Conference vere entertained to dinner by the British Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Briish Industries and the Chamber of Shipping >f the United Kingdom to-day. Lord Inchcapo. proposing the toast of the Briish
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 250 18 I CHEF BRAND I I PROVISIONS I I Embody Good Value. 1 1 1 I SAUCE ASSORTED JAMS I I MIXED PICKLES MARMALADE I 1 PASTES BAKED BEANS 1 J SOUPS TOMATO CATSUP I j SAUSAGES FRESH HERRINGS j I OLIVES HERRINGS IN TOMATO I UIND MANY OTHER VARIETIES. 1
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    • 344 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Pr.id up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,fJ00,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: A lor Star Hong Kong Saigon Ami itsar
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    • 425 18 BANKING MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1 .800.000 Paid-up 1 050.000 Reserve fund ana Hest 1.645.5uJ BOARD OF DIRECTUHS J. M. R/rie, Esq., Chairman P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Ltq J. O. Robin.' on, Esq., W. H. Shelf old. Esq.. Sir Thomas
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    • 217 18 THE \f}\ SOUTH I/V' BRITISH y|s'/ INSURANCE COMPANY ll^lt, FIRE, MARINE, THANfe AND MOTOR CAK INSURANCE ACCEPIFD VI LOWEST CURREM K\ TEs L. C MARGCLIOUTH M, u r Offlce: 2. Finlayson Gr- r PERSONAL ACCIDENTS FATAL ACCIDENTS are everyday p^buu* HAVE you made provision for the mba of your dependents
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  • 55 19 ation of Tapping and Production. 1 ::r vice— copyright. 1 London, Oct. 29. an tnc latest company report':! B riMO, profit £353. carry for- is suspending tap- < has suspended tapping. Kuala Pergau. is ceasing pro- 1 report cf X.M.S. shows a A dividend of 2>_. per I
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  • 148 19 Hi: t n hind Las! Yearthe i m DAI nulactUrtng industry m output and salo- lUtai The teHal sales value of Si rh:;)pcd during the 1 lUI 22 per cent r the MOM period of 1929 meai etd by the conn r. dropped 10 J per. The
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  • 103 19 il.i!»i'.l Recovery of Pig Iron X iiKlt'. tria to reach their post-war Ru -;a hay been the heavy >f oleel particularly. I r ::c h and G m, much st??l into Ruse" rnmsot took charge i n m mber that Russia ranked ba v. iron and steel pro-
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  • 137 19 iir^o on the Sale of Japanese of Greater WHitf 11 1 arc eonadoption of Use extraordinary of proi ban f h^ Bale Im ir. I i. by urging all Mt3 to refrain I: win purchaataf to a Shanghai cable by the Kan Beting Pc. a Hong Kong
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  • 39 19 Reduction to 3 :l 4 d. Expected. Ixmdon correspondent cables that the n cost of production of Kenny (Selangor) last year was s~«d, but it is estimated 1 ring the current year it will not exceed
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  • 58 19 Government Asked to Consider Extended Use. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London. Oct. 29. In the House of Commons Mr. F. G. Penny (-Ctng«tfln-on«Thama«*) asking whether, m view of the depressed conditions of the rubber Industry and the consequent loss of revenue to the colonies. Government is considering
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  • 105 19 T!l Sta Chamber of Commerce Rub- held Its Mist auctio yesterday. eat tlagued 1.682.559 lbs.; 731 Ib C 63.59 toaa Bold 1 Spot. 4 3-16 d. N« >v York Bi.. c^s. PBICBI KLAI.IZ:.!). Mittel S:n<ked Bk M CtMll Per Lb. Stanciiiid Qualiiy o Sales dccfl Average Qi.aluy
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  • 89 19 MAC PHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore, Oct. >. Tin.— St «dy X 87. Fena-va I 4. Kuchais 53 'j 57. Sungei Luas 75 80. P--talmps 355 3.G5. S V 1 H 1 •'>.. Ayrr K.lr.ni« !}.> Od i\ Cd. Hone LSI Its, Puchcrx 12.- 6d 13", 6d. P.RiVfi- S3 6d
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  • 319 19 How They Have Affected the Position. IfMHI Symington and Sir.clair m their weekly report for Sept 10. state: One event cf outstanding, importance must be recorded this week numely. the announcement el the M.ilayun Government that no form c! Governmental re trillion cf output or of exports can
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  • 59 19 Government Agree to Take Action. Caicntta. Oct. 22. Proprietors and teiiants have conferred with the Governor at Darjecling on the .subject of the crisis m the jute trade. The Government will make cultivators loans to enable them to buy instruments and seed, and will undertake a campaign
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  • 49 19 Agreement as to Protection Measures. Paris, Oct. 20. The Press reports that, pending the vote m Parliament, the Government-General of IndoChina has come to an agreement with the planters' syndicate on the various measures of protection to be adopted to ensure the preservation of the plantations.
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  • 4 19 To- Day's Price Changes.
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  • 227 19 October 29. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 13 16 London 3 months' sight 2 3 29 32 London 60 days' sight 2 3 27 32 London 30 days' sight' 2 3 13 16 London, demand 2 3 25 32 London. T. T. 23 k Lyons arc:
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  • 208 19 October 29. Tin 15D Tons $G1.50 Gambier gj^ Pepper White 43 Pepper Black 25 Flake Tapioca 41., Pearl Sago Small 6', Copra. Sundried 6.65 Rice, Annm No. 2 350 R?.".e Liang Hin Chan M*r* Red Eogle iNev?) 4,3 c Kicc, Sn.Ti old No. 1 320 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260
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  • 894 19 WEDNESDAY. OCT 29TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyer Seller*. Ksam Kumtaag 20s 25s Aver Hitr»m Tin "is» 9s l'jd 9s 9d Bangrin Tin <£> 13s 3d 14s 3d Batang Padang ($1) 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 35 40 Bukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay (£> 10s 12s norn
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  • 167 19 Five Per Cent. Final DiVidend. The following is the directors' report to the shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting to be held on Nov. 6th. at 12.30 pjn. at Boustead and Company's officer. The profit for the year (ending June 30 1 amounts to $248,472.77;
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  • 288 19 Five Per Cent Dividend. The directors of the Siam Commercial Bink Ltd. announce that the net profit for the half year endine September 30th last, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, deducting rebate on bills not due. allowing for interest accrued to date upon
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  • 80 19 I British Radio OfTirial Bsnricr] Rushy. Oct. It. Foreign mthangw are: Amsterdam 12.06. Athsna 375, Bombay Is. Berlin 2OJS9, B: 5!845. Buchnre' 818. Rio BIKHOa Ar ?8 4 1-16. Oopenbaten 18. 15. Geiwa 26.02, H i i:i-;:\.rr. 193.. Hoi:g Kono, I*. •j- J d bon 103.^5. Madrid 415."). Milan
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  • 62 19 October 291h.. 12 o'clock nuoii. Buyers 3ellers R.S.S. e^ual to London Standard, Spot 13 13', BtandMtf R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 13', 14 Dec. 14 14 4 Nov-Dec. 13 T 14 U -Jan-Mar. 14 L 14 Tone of Market:— Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot she?t 4
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  • 734 19 An Extremely Quiet Week.* Singapore. O:t. IS. n wrtmarty quiet work has ten experienced m all weetkxn of the local market and although the price uf Rubber hei -i. achly mprovcd. the rise appears to be distrusted and rery few buyen of dura are m avid n far.
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  • 135 19 The net prctt <f the Parit-Bntns i Malay. Rubber Company for the ye.ir to June M amounted to tUU ip;;a.n t £7.574 tar I^2B-29) and £1 395 was brought forward. An hit -rim dividend of 2'- per cent. WM paid m May. absorbing £1.155. manager";, c; -mniLssion
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  • 45 19 Rubber, according to scientists, gets tired So that's why it stretches, says the Bystander. Arrivals of rubber m London during the previous week (states a cable of Oct. 21 1 were 2.389 and deliveries 1.532 tons. Arrivals at Liverpool were 325 tons and deliveries 338.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 72 19 E ASSETS EXCEED $H,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $38,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27 Old Jewry, E.C. t Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 55 19 i A D 172Q fy *KX»PORATED M ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER^V^ FIRE MARINE LIFE MOTORCAR. i Insurance with unquestionable security, reasonabJe rates ifi tr- and prompt settlements. Established over 200 years Sfi g Agencies throughout Malaya. W ji Branch Office: [j Chartered Bank Chambers, Jj j Singapore. i^. A. GORDON
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  • 296 20 THE PEN WINS. Favourite Third m Field of Thirty-One. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 29. The Cambridgeshire Stakes were run at Newmarket to-day and resulted as follows: THE PEN (Mrs. Hartigan) 1 RACEDALE (Lady Nunburnholme) 2 THE RECORDER (Mr. J. Dewar) 3 Won by a head; third
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  • 261 20 Handicaps for Amateur Events. The weights for Friday, the first day of the Singapore Amateur Meeting are as follow: Rae* 1. Ponies Classes 2 and 3 < combined i Div. 2— 5 4 Furlongs 4.30 p.m.: Sahara 12.0. The Chef 10.11. Rodeo 10.7. Master Reggie 10.4. Micky Free
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  • 246 20 Success of Former British Boy Champion. Shanghai. Oct. 19. Lieutenant H. S. Mitchell, of the Green Howards, has won the China Amateur Open Golf Championship, (won last year by the late Mr. J. Humphreys* his card reading: 79 74 76 77-306. The runner-up is Mr. M. W.
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  • 71 20 Mixed Foursomes Result. The monthly Mixed Foursomes were played on the Garrison course on Tuesday when 10 cards were taken out. The best returns were: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Milligan 48 10% 37*4 Flt.-Lt. and Mrs. J. D. Breakey 45 1% 37 Maj. Mrs. E.J.B. Buchanan
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  • 671 20 A.P.C. AND I. BEATEN. Sheer Doggedness Averts Late Draw. Etceteras 8; A.P.C. and 1 6. The Etceteras sprang rather a surprise when they beat the A.P.C. and I. by 8 pts. (one goal and one penalty goal) to 6 pts. (one penalty goal and one try)
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  • 221 20 Singapore XV Against Negri Sembilan. The Singapore team to meet Negri Sembilan at Seremban on Saturday m the fir^t ma'ch of the southern section of the Ma'aya Cup competition has been selected as follovsO W. Gilmour: F. G. Minns. H. Price C J M. Kirke. A. P.
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  • 125 20 Strong XV. Chosen for to-morrow's Game. The Malayan Command team to meet H.M.S. Cornwall on the Padang to-morrow will be as follows L.-Cpl. Evans: Lieut. G. J. Bryan, (R.E.), Pte. Barnett, (R.A.0.C.), L.-Cpl. Oatty, Pte Williams (55); Cpl. Way. Pte. Josephs, L.-Cpl. Lewis. Pte. Owen, (76).
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  • 504 20 SERVICES PREVAIL. Superior Combination Wins the Day. United Services. 5; S.C.C 0. Superior m defence and attack, the United Services fully deserved their five-nil victory over the S.C.C. on the Club ground yesterday afternoon. Their forwards were thorough and every advance by them meant moments of
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  • 263 20 Discouraging Membership of Local Association. At the annual meeting of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association held at the Memorial Hail last evening, the Chairman »Mr. F. C. Johnson t commented upon the discouraging membership and attendances on training nights The Chairman said he had done all he could
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  • 122 20 Lindrum Reducing Newmans Lead. London. Oct. 17. To-day's billiards close of play scores are: Davis 15,129; McConachy 13.259; Newman 14.545; Lindrum 8.525. London, Oct. 18. To-day? close of play scores m the International Billiards Tournament were: Newman (m play), 15,826; Lindrum. 10.490. Davis. 17.301; McConachy (m play), 14,400.
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  • 627 20 SHANGHAI ENQUIRY. Nanking Asks For An Explanation. Shanghai, Oct. 22. The Shanghai Football Association Li appointing a special Commission, consisting oi two nominees from the S.F.A. and two from tha China National Amateur Athletic Federation, with an independent chairman not connected with football, to investigate and
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  • 93 20 Victories for Yorkshire and Surrey. London. Oct. 22. The following are results of matches played m Ihe Rugby Union County Championship. Derbyshire 6 Yorkshire 20 Sussex 15 Surrey 31 In a match played under Rugby Union Rules to-day. Cambridge University beat Barts by 37 points 5. London,
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  • 91 20 Weak Scottish XI Against Wales. The following constituted the Scotland team against Wales m the International Association Football match at Glasgow on Saturday which was drawn I—l.1 1. Thomson (Celtic); Blair (Clyde). Gilmour (Dundee); McNab (Dundee). Gillespie (Queen's Park), Hill (Aberdeen); Crawford (Queens Park), or Mcrorie (Rangers), Brown
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  • 31 20 THURSDAY'S TIES. "A" Class Handicap— 2so Up. H. Gray owe 125 vs. S. Dodds scr. FRIDAYS TIES. "A" Class Handicap. J. Lee scr. vs. P. Cormichael owe 125.
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  • 54 20 The engagement is announced, and the marriage will take place early m November, betwesn Mr. Harold Harman Drew. B.Sc.. A.M.1.C.E., of Singapore, son of Mr. Edward H. Drew and the late Mrs. Drew, of Clifton, Bristol, and Miss Freda Pearson, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Pearson, of
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