The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 November 1930

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press M.178 ESTABLISHED 1836. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    359 1 There were sensational developments m the RIO 1 disaster enquiry yesterday when documents were produced which appear to p show that the airship's certificate to fly wa.s w only operative until Sept. 19 Page 11. There is a statement m the Senate as a result of the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    950 1 i QmlesMM vgunt r, r f ffisji Juvenal. Toptdat wiii have no other chance of Making rafarencc to the coming of Armistice Day n he takes this opportunity of urging all his readers to concentrate particularly this year upon promoting its success. The times •i' out
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      273 1 mm loong. iok hk;h (LASS TAILORING. Finish Giiair.nteed HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel! jfi m I TO-NIGHT I IIOPPY DAY BLUE BALL 1 I In Aid Of Earl Haig's Poppy Day Fund I Dinner and Dance 55. Dance Only $2. Ec ..nd p Dtkan attending are asked kindly to co-operate
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      275 1 I PILOT "SUPER-WASP" I RADIO RECEIVERS i V FOR BATTERY OR A. C. MAINS OPERATION. < X CHEAPEST, BEST, AND MOST POPULAR. j RANGE 14 TO 500 METRES-RESULTS GUARANTEED 4 X WRITE FOR BOOKLET. i mm m A r^TJt&mmymi ¥^*M i _i M W M te— a_ a_ i _a_fc_^_^_^S_—^_
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      59 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. i B: Bdl tO-1 l\ -> 1. 9 It a Dunlc] jrcle— Pi 20. P Goodyear manufacturi -Page 4. Water colour iketehea for fri Wai r.\ue s. VISIT THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR, Feb. 16th— 27th, 1931, LONDON BIRMINGHAM. I CHRYSL^h"; ENDURANCE j j HEIDSIECK MONOPOLE j I CHAMPAGNE
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      12 1 WlNfi LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE FOR EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32. HIGH STREET.
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      307 2 I DINE AND WINE AT THE] I CAPITOL RESTAURANT j I Malaya's Finest Appointed I Restaurant I TRY OUR NEW j DELICIOUS SCOTCH PASTRY I Manufactured by the I most up-to date j I machinery under j I EXPERT I EUROPEAN SUPERVISION j Sx$(S)(SyS)<SX&^ m I ISAKO EUROPEAN CIRCUS. BUKIT
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      248 2 I VICTORIA MEMORIAL (CONCERT) HALL I SATURDAY 22nd SUNDAY 23rd NOV: 3 AT 9.30. I FOR TWO RECITALS ONLY. J Dame Gara Butt I (BRITAIN'S QUEEN OF SONG.) AND I Mr. Kennerley Rumford. I 1 I AT THE PIANO MISS CECILY MURRAY. I BOOKING OPENS AT JOHN LITTLES NOV: Bth
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      214 2 v? ZJ I a_a_a_ LAST NIGHT and you can't afford j to miss it! MATINEE AT 3 P.M. CHILDRKN HALFPtQ LAWRENCE TIBBETT Star of Metropolitan Opera House m M.G.M.'s Superlative Operetta 44 nr\ j-y IHE KoGVE Song The All Colour Sensation whi h Singapore has acclaimed "the greatest film yet!"
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      227 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. Bth. Hivh Water 10.45. 9.5 ft.. 23.54. 8.9 ft Polo Club Gymkhana. Balestier 3 pm Mmf-V S.C.C ra 2nd Welch Regt at SCC .lohore vs Negri Sembilan. Rengam Hockey Chinese XI vs. Vehicles Inspectors. Popp] Day Blur Ball. Raffles Hotel Sunday. 9th. High Water 11 .15. 9
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    LIGHT SIDE OF LONDON LIFE.
    1357 3 NOT ALL GLOOM. Flourishing: Theatrical Season. I From Our Own Corr-sponaei:;. Lcndon, Oct. 8 I The Theatrical boom on the threshold of which we now seem to be is showing every sign of being equal m magnitude to the remarkable slump which overcome the fortune
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    ONCE BALD. ALWAYS BALD.
    216 3 No Cure for Lost Hair, Says A Doctor. If you aie bald, you v. ill never grow hair again and if you worry about it you will only make things worse. So aaM Dr. J. H. T. Davie.s. the hair specialist, m a speech to the
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      179 3 w s^^ /sy^®®<^^^^ j r^_ YOUR FRIENDS AT HOME WATER-COLOUR I SKETCHES of MALAYA f BY Margaret Fellcin i .production- m colour. Size. 11 inches x 9 inches 1 xpn ss charmingly the vivid colouring of the East SUBJECTS I CHINESE IKMPLKS. JINKS, MALAY VILLAGES. SHOPS ETC 1 PRICE $5
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      54 3 _|H__^_| C fi ~~*S» v£ i^ I^^ Jmk I fee ff yK Doctor away by the occasional use ot EVANS' PASTILLLS They protect your throat and give relief m cases of colds, coughs and catarrh. Pry Cbeinlata .tmrywhmt.. Made ln Knslaad uo a form v a, Ot Uvorpool Tnro-.t UoaO__
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      97 3 /-the fruit\^ j /the whole fruit «"*V V nothing but the fruitl J^ is used C A A V^ m thc manufacture of f I Favourite WfCENIX I 'Phone 3463. r^^ JJ _S _a_a_a'aVaa_B_a < PVaa_aaVaßH| La_ «atea^^ a% _pv^ aW* SENSATION v^"vA'. dote indicate «m*» •ccwetaty *|> :,f 4U
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    British Car Bodies to Have a Mode of Their Own
    827 4 K» MOTORING. I MORE FRESH AX FOF i PASSENGERS. I CHANGING FASHIONS. I METHODS OF CLEANING ig BODYWORK. jjj BY HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. JU < Specially written for the Fre- Press). [jj I^UTUMN Ls an exceptionally interesting •n season
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    AN INSURANCE CANARD.
    143 4 In a contemporary a few days ago there ai peared a letter from a correspondent who sai! My Insurance company (one of the oldes, told me last month that they could not contlni ka insure me. as all the tariff companies ha made a hard and fast
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    BRITISH PREFERENCE.
    54 4 At the opening of the first of a series of allBritish motor shows In New Zealand. Mr A J. Stallworthy. the Minister of Health sale that the Government was writing into its policy a greater measure of preference for Britain New Zealand was striving to consolidate het economic
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    CONCERNING DAZZLE.
    470 4 A Further Trial of Available Devices Desirable. For many months past it has been common knowledge that the Minister of Transport has had m preparation a new regulation to reduce the annoyance caused by head lamp dazzle j With the evenings rapidly drawing m we think it likely
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    MR. HENRY FORD INTERVIEWED.
    319 4 I 1.000 Cars a Day at New Works at Dagenham. Mr. Henry Ford, who Ls on a visit to Europe with some personal friends, received a number of representatives of the Press at Claridges Hotel. London m mail week. He gave some interesting information regarding the
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    MANUFACTURE OF TYRES.
    97 4 Is Started m Poland. I I At the recent International Transportation Exhibition m Pozman. there was on display the first automobile tyre to be manufactured ir Poland. It was called the 'Stoma" and wa' manufactured by the Centralna Poznanska Fabryka Wyrobo Gumowych Sp. Akc of Poznan. It
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    U.S.A. GOLF BALL IMPORTS.
    64 4 Imports of golf balls into the United States during July numbered 222.788. valued at $72 212. as compared to June imports of 297 425 balls, worth $96,762. and imports m July. 1929. of 367.608 balls, valued at $120,853. The unit value per ball was 32.4 cents
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    IDEAL MOTOR SALESMAN.
    511 4 What He Should l>, Of all pwrissfcum thai rem or mrr tar* pears to off,, th. r '"lustty their peculiar mind I It is difficult to con tickle thc young nan unless it be thai h. tt a motor t|j the possib.liP. occasionally tn the A visit
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    OPEN OR CLOSED?
    188 4 View Restricted by the Roof of a Saloon. To glance at the streets o! Lo i. imagine that this question had been settled m favour of the saloon I was therefore more than interested to see a correspondent voting for the open tourer, writes a correspondent of
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    CAR INSCRIPTIONS.
    108 4 A Practice that Apparently is Growing. I have seen the following b names on cars during the pai foui r:n a correspondent of the Auto Cal "Excuse My Dust!' at laai silver" (on bonnet* and H< W\ Last!" on rear. "The Maine CarpH net) and "Ex Foolish Factor
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      209 4 SERVICE AFTER PURCHASE I IS ONLY ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES IN BUYING A MOilltlg CAR COMPLETE EQUIPMENT yKßS^'^^^L^AmmmvMmmm Morris Cowley Saloon $2,060. mOfe\. fs%*r? y n. s MmZm km f MORRIS MODELS. Morris Oxford Six Saloon $2,995. Further features obtainable are prompt delivery convenient and attractive Hire Purchase terms-part exchange
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    MOTOR-CARS FOR 1931.
    639 5 1 NEW "EIGHTS" COMPARED. I Tendency for More Cylinders. WL.i the advent cf the new automobile sea- son manufacturers of private cars have turned ito the multi-cylinder engine to tempt the pub- lie. Never before m the history of motoring have 5 so many six. eight, and
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    A STEERING PHENOMENON.
    383 5 A Track-rod that Disappeared. I wonder whether the following occurrence is unique, says a South African correspondent of the Autocar. Four of us were travelling m an old-type car which had knuckle joints on the track-rod. While we were turning out to pass another car the right-hand
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    NOT SO SOLID.
    44 5 Pests of hard rubber m place of iron are the J latest idea on the street islands m Munich, 1 1 Germany, it being considered that they will 1 1 reduce the risk cf injury m cases of accidents. 1 1
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    THE MOTOR CAR SHOW SEASON.
    819 5 PARIS SALON. American Car Missing From Great French Exhibition. Dctrcit. Sept. 2.. Tne automobile makers are facing again an annual show period. The shows of 1931 far as the industry is concerned, repre ent a changing phase. As the situation was Jsne years ago. the
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    WET WEATHER VISION.
    223 5 Considerable though the improvem-nt has seen of late years m electrical and suction-type windscreen wipers, few drivers have not exjerienced days when something more effective han the single-blade variety commonly used *as distinctly desirable. Wip?rs with dual Dlades or two separate units are oetter. whi]" there are
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      184 5 TRAVELLING? Going Somewherea (THE AUSTIN 7. o wne r has I availed himself of the last word j m Economical Transport facilities, and has discovered that j there is an Essential Difference j I between going somewhere m an I AUSTIN SEVEN and travelling j I by other means. <
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      546 5 /'^^k _>^\ Kee P your child healthy (Xk 'KEPLER' \^^^C<ml Liver Oil with Malt Extract gg^ g _mM| |_|_^_Ka M a_> p|"^j^! Rich m Vitamins A, B& D. I ~COO k'Vt. OIL X Bottles of &:^^:i Restores natural vigour itvo s,zes S|fg^||| and increases weight. and stores |^V|gg^| Has a
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    Cinema Chat and Comment.
    2406 6 avilion Re-opens Around the Cinemas Coming Attractions Net. British Film Company Four Pictures a Year Samuel Goldwyn's Opinion Obvious Dialogue Triumph of Ingenuity. >RY OUR FILM CORRFSPOS DENT .I •""PHE -opening of the Pavilion Theatre. Orchaic; Road, this week, now brings the total of di:»ma,s where
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    BEWARE OF FOLLOWING LINDRUM.
    719 6  - BEWARE OF FOLLOWING LINDRUM. Arthur Peall Bu THE position as regaids nursery cannons is curious just now. Walter Lindrum is here again, and because he is such a master of close cannon play there is a good deal of talk about restoring the old "25 limit" of oall-to-oall cannons. Whatever
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    FILM STAR PARALYSED.
    70 6 Miss Barbara Stanwick's Fall While Making Picture. New York. A message from Hollywood states that Barbara Stanwick. a well-known American film actress, has become paralysed ln her legs as the result of a fall down -stairs while she was making a picture. It was reported that Mr.
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    30 6 Prisoner at Southend: Now, Mr. Magistrate, what would you do if a copper came along to your house and tried to arrest you? Magistrate: I should go very, very quietly.
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    The Ups and Downs of the Half-way Clubs.
    1332 6  -  IVAN SHARPE Saturday Soccer Special Middlesbrough's Fluctuations: She/Held I nil i the Wane Lack of Skill at Birmingham Anglo-Scottish Combination Urn-pool May Rise Higher. Hy < Special to the Fre:» Press) l Ivan Sharpe, former English amateur soccer international and Editor of
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    LONDON'S SWORDMAKER.
    374 6 Life Work of Devon Craftsman. There Ls a conspiratorial air about Urn nar row streets of Seven Dials which not ever modern improvements have been able entirely tc dissipate, writes a Morning Post special representative. An atmosphere of secrecy and bygont deeds of violence pervades the quarter still,
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    19 6 I Magistrate at the Thame I ing a number of oppucatiotu is a weary world Wooa I that I
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    CINDERELLA OF THE FOOTLIGHTS.
    603 7 PANTOS AND PRINCES. "Spear Bearer," and Cafe Cashier. jlii bed-sitting-lOOUi was papered m pink— br:p'i: ptak ln front of the heavy gilt min-oi mn treses of those curiously oleaginou: s_estrirsl photographs with their dental grin; terieal signatures. "Darling Lil fron ggk Always and ever Bill." "Top
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    'DISASTER' FOR BRITAIN.
    338 7 L German Astrologer's Predictions. England all] suffer "grave disasters caused by *atcr on March 22. 1931; there will be a •vT between England and Scotland next r British rule m India will end before 1930 c tos paaad. and Great Britain and Japan will c m toreai
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    DO PARENTS KNOW BEST?
    1192 7 A MOTHER'S INSTINCT. Old People Popular With Children. Parents should b: recn and net heard sa r one of the authorities at the British Associ s tion meeting the other day. "Very few pa s cnts." he observed, "know how to bring i children, and it
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    STOLE FIFTY FOWLS.
    93 7 Chinese Who Tied An Old Man Up And Robbed Him. "There are plenty of old men like this earning a decent living and they have got to b? protected," remarked Mr. C. Wilson, the District Court Judge yesterday, sentencing Crnner* to six months rigorous imprisonment for his
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    ANOTHER POSSIBLE VICEROY.
    30 7 Sir Francis Humphrys' Name Mentioned. London. Oct. 29. Another possible successor to Lord Irwin as Viceroy cf India, mentioned by The Daily Teleßraoh is Sir Francis Humphrys.
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    LONDONERS' LUCK.
    220 7 Windfall from Autumn Turf Double. Two lucky Londoners divided £6.602. for a ten shilling flutter on the Totnlistor on the Autumn double, the Cambridgeshire and Ce:arewitch. The tcte paid out 63 2 to one. Only Mrs. Hartigan. the owner of The Pen the winner and th° wife of
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    PENANG S.P.C.A.
    283 7 Public Interest Lacking. The first annual general meeting of the S.P.C.A.. Penang. was held on Monday at the Town Hall with Mr. Balfour E. Ross m the chair. The attendance was poor. The statement of accounts showed the receipts as $1,615.32 and a balance m hand of $1,117.93.
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    CHANG AND CHIANG.
    150 7 No Friction Declares Mukden Leader. Shanghai. Oct. 29. The Mukden correspondent of the North China Daily News has been informed by General Chang Hsu-h-liang that he and Marshal Chiang Kai-shek will meet m the near future to discuss arrangements for putting the stabilisation of China on a
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      232 7 8 I Gi# always pleases J^^^\ ani Its -most gratefully accepted v? /b jjr^ among presents. Any day you may L_ 3/ at %w «[V^r > 3 r give f an 7 day wi^ evoke a 9 smile of gratitude. For all fastidious I ._lSlg_a_a_a_m^«a__a\ people use"_7// It has such
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    CHILDREN AND SEX.
    1043 8 "A RIGHT TO BE TOLD." Outspoken Address to Church Congress. j Dr. Lyttelton, formerly Headmaster of Eton, speaking at the Church Congress at Newport on "Self and Purity," strongly advocated sex teaching for children. "The child." he said, "has a right to be told of the great
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    44 8 Dr. K. Damodaran. of the Government Hospital. Muar. is being transferred to Mersing On Saturday night, the Indo-Ceylonese communities ent-rtained him. and two others, Messrs K. Sinnathamby and M. S. Menon. who are oceeding to India on leave, to a farewell tea- party M.M.
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      168 8 £r.lS_ mm fsvMe 9k-\r *2g rTjQU I mi !m $t\ liaai*^^^S Concessie naires J^^^r*__a_a_a_a_a_a_P^ (Incorporated In 8 S W ~^2l^ "jR mmm^ Singapore. Penang. Lompar and Ipoh B^ NEEDLESSLY- K2^B| ASEPSO WILL M|f J3 GIVE RELIEF Why endure the burning discomfort of prickly heat or the distress of eczema and
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      293 8 Peps •toe Great Breaf heabie Cure colds AS these h--iiidy Peps tablets X_f y^*Y /t dissolve m the mouth, valu- kM| V m able soothing and heiling mcdi- v -W ;_L caments are released m the form j jiff of !um -s Tr.ese Peps fumes re X s Ai__V JJmlf/
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      391 9 BUSINESS lAKIJ3. fTASSA(!i |m/l AMCUIE Iff ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaat. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINf. AFORE CASKET CO. Vo«. 1 3. Penhas Road. ttf I.avmdiT Street Phone CO7&. PQNT WEAR A TRUSS! p.:jr.f- g mW\ Sole Agents: MAYNARD CO., LTD. 11. BATTERY ROAD. Ir^CHIPPINGS^IOAD" METAL LIME FOR SALE Delivery °x
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      818 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for th e following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Installation of Sanitary fittings at New Coolie Lines. Henderson Road and at a
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      758 9 TENDERS, GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. TENDERS will be received at the office of the State Secretary. Johore. up to noon of the 19th. November. 1930 for the Supply of Furniture for Government Quarters. Specimen furniture may be seen and all particulars obtained at the office of the State Engineer *at Johore
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      691 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Notice is hereby given that the Rubber Market will be closed officially on Tuesday, November 11th. 1930. being a Public Holiday. By order of the Committee, GATTEY AND BATEMAN, Secretaries. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned
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      515 9 NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THI STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy No. 566 of 19.10. Re LEE CHIM HOCK of No. 37 Pekin Street, Singapore, Trader. Notice is hereby ff iven that a First Dividend is intended to be declared m the above
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      623 9 J NOTICES. \iSrs^^*mmmm^- T,U,,ISa »dS ust thls brand >i airsealed CORONET TYPEWRITER RIBBONS Any size and colour m stock Also CORONET' Typewrite, carbons. Pen and PencU carbons. TYPEWRITERS .brand new and 2nd hand, Chcquewriters. Protectographs; Typewriting and Tissue papers; Da Hon rolls and any Office stationery.. REPAIRS TO TYPEWRITERS :_R
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1930. MALAYAN RAILWAY POLICY.
    777 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1930. MALAYAN RAILWAY POLICY. I A matter of which a great deal more is likely to be heard m the j future was raised at the meeting of j the Straits Settlements (Malacca) Association according to our corI respondents report which appear- ed m
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    366 10 Mr. E Walker succeeds Mr. G. de Havilland >r» the Singapore Harbour Board. The Kodak Staff Photographic Societv has >een exempted from registration. Mr. R. A. Dix has been appointed a member of the Visiting Committee to the Mental Hospital. Singapore. A commission as Second -Lieutenant hi the Struts Settlements
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    THE MORNING AFTER -OPIUMISM!
    883 10 THE MORNING AFTER -OPIUMISM GRIM HUMOUR. Dialogue Picture of Sordid Court Work. dialogue Picture of Sordid Court Work. Two of many hundreds who appear m tht Police Courts during the course of the week ii connection with non-Government chandu^ «a; it is familiarly recorded m charge sheets > oi illicit
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    A FATAL ACCIDENT.
    72 10 Boy Killed m Selegie Road. There was a very sad fatality yesterday when a Jew boy. Ezekiel Yacwood. was knocked down by a motor car as he was crossing the traffic stream at the junction of Wilkie Road and Selegie Road. The vehicle concerned was a 1
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    423 10 MWCATHW OP M v To the Fdilor. An cp n Ir ti Mohamed Eunus I dear you m your efforts to the Malay S h( ;lh(;v education It seems, however thai -ally you gmm N much unsaid and lacking your 1;l tr, you niay or may
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    101 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE -COPYRIGHT London, Nov. 7. 5.25 p.m. j Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £112 716 (unchained) Forward £113 13 16 (up 6 16). The market is steady Messrs. Symington and Sinclair
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    LIQUOR FROM FRENCH MAIL.
    153 10 Charge Against Silk Store Assistant Narain. an employee ct Wai silk merchants of Hiuh Street was i v before the DLsir.ct Judge (Ml C vY terday. with bein« m possassl liquor. Samples of 6 bottle> of ftSOB Cl pint bottles of ehaapafm v liquor mixtures, were
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      82 10 r m \V f\ M.NO Jl j £>*I- PA& j I i A HOMESIDE ADVERTISEMENT points out that boxing can be taught through the post. If we decide to study the art, that is how we shall do it. Meanwhile all boxers should note that "GAFLAC" POLICIES may be held
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    R101 DISASTER ENQUIRY REVELATIONS.
    211 11 POI LED GASBAGS. Did Airship Leave without Flying Permit? .rs Service.] London. Nov. 7. itional episode up to th RIOI enquiry occurred to-da s.ni',l Pr-'sident of the Court had iust received, belatedl: fi «n Cardington. designer. Colonel Rich Scott, on Sept. 9. related n i a,
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    ISLAND DEVASTATED.
    34 11 :> Service.] Saigon. Nov. 7. and damage has been typhoon on Pulo Cordore. an Cochin China coast. devastated and the electric pyed; communications are D sals The number of the yet been counted.
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    A COMMONS QUESTION.
    49 11 Government's Correspondence 4»n Rubber. I PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. Nov. 7. E Kelson -Cons. Stroud i is to ask Shiels (Under-Sec. Colonial _1 on the table the corres- ts passed during the past the Government and the D and the Straits SettleRibject of the rubber industry.
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    HAKUSAN MARU.
    54 11 Aground After Kobe Collision. Nu-hi-Nichi Service.] Tokyo. Nov. 7. I the Hakusan-Maru were inmlt of th- collision with the Ben Macdhui m Kobe harbour. h of N.Y.K. received this nn which read as follows: touched by steamer Ben tli- breakwater ran aground fl the coast of Mirume. Kobe.
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    R.A.F. PLIGHT.
    78 11 s 'r Geoffrey Salmond's Visit to Singapore. 'REBS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 r> Bangkok, Xov. 7. "triplet ion of the visit of Sir Geoffrey Indi- -Gliding the Royal Air Force m the three R.A.F. planes, the I W Singapore testing a military India and Malaya. They will Victoria Point
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    CONSERVATIVE GAIN AT SHIPLEY.
    232 11 A DECOROUS AFFAIR. Yorkshire Workers Turn Over to Tories. f ßeuter's Service] London, Nov. 7 The Shipley by-election, due to the death follows W MaCkinder Labour resulted as Mr. J. h. Lockwood (Cons.) 15 2 38 Mr. W. A. Robinson .Lab.. ***** Mr. A. Davy (Lib.
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    FRENCH BANK FAILURE.
    61 11 Oustric Bankruptcy Petition Filed. Reuter's Service. 1 Paris. Nov. 7. The Oustric Bank has filed its petition m bankruptcy. Paris, Nov. 6. There was a further shock this afternoon by the news of the suspension of the Oustric Bank with capital of Frs 100.000.000. which worked m
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    EMPIRE CONFERENCE.
    41 11 Busy Week-End for Heads of Delegations. (British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 7. Heads of the delegations to th e Imperial Conference will not sit until Monday but the interim period will be occupied m the writing of reports.
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    GOOD BUSINESS.
    46 11 British Firms Secure £1,300,000 South African Contract. [British R?dio Official Service] Rugby, Nov. 7 Three British firms have successfully tendered for new plant for the South African Steel and Iron Industrial Corporation to be built m Pretoria, involving £1.300.000. (Earlier cables on page 12. >
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    LORRY DANGERS.
    294 11 Important New Regulations. Important amendments to the rules made under the Minor Ordinance, which will remove some of the existing dangers caused by lorries. are notified m the Government Gazette. They provide that: Every laden vehicle being upon or passing along a public road shall be properly loaded
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    CHINESE EMIGRATION.
    72 11 Considerable Excess Over Arrivals. The Chinese population of Malaya decreased by more than 11.000 according to statistics published m yesterday's Government Gazette, which showed that, whereas the number of Chinese deck passengers arriving at Singapore was only 7.217 (as compared with 20.754 m October last year), the number
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    PUZZLE OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.
    136 11 SENATE STALEMATE. Deadlock m House of Representatives. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Nov. 7. The outcome of the elections to the Senate Ls a stalemate. The Republican majority of 1 le H.r r,n m, 1 IllfililS it practical one. Thc control lies m the hands of about
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    TRANSATLANTIC LINES.
    79 11 Rationalisation to Stop Wasteful Competition. I Reuter's Service. 1 London. Nov. 7 The Daily Herald says that six of the largest British trans-Atlantic shipping companies. Cunard. White Star. Canadian-Pacific. Anchor. Red Star and Atlantic-Transport, have completed rationalisation plans wi'h a view to cutting out wasteful British competition. United
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    UNTRANSLATED SPEECH.
    68 11 Geneva Journalists* Protest. I Reuter's Service. J Geneva, Nov. 7 The Committee of the Association of International Journalists protested to M. Loudon at the absence of a French translation of M. Litvinoff's speech at the session of the Preparatory Commission on Disarmament. M. Litvinoff's speech was made m
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    MR. W. B. PENMAN.
    395 11 Charges of Criminal Breach of Trust. Acting on information received from the British Consul at Swatow. the Singapore Police boarded the steamer Anking which arrived from China ports yesterday at the Quarantine Station and arrested William Brown Penman, described as th e manager of Rose. MacPhail
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    POPPY DAY WREATHS.
    60 11 Those who have oraered wreaths from the Poppy Day Committee are asked kindly to collect them from the Lecture Room, Fort Canning, on Monday. They can be obtained between the hours of 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m." All wreaths not collected
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    CHINA'S PLACE IN THE FAMILY OF NATIONS.
    219 11 MR. WANG'S STATEMENT. "We Want Sympathy Expressed by Action." [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.! Nanking, Nov. 7. J In an interview with pre-s representatives this morning the Foreign Minister (Mr. C T Wang) make a lengthy statement concerning the situation as regards extratarrltorialf-j.. j
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    YANGTSZE FERRY.
    126 11 Scheme to Link Nanking and Pukow. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Nanking. Nov. 7. The Railway Ministry officially announces that plans have be-n completed for the constructs of a Nanking-Pukow train ferry at i cost of $4,000,000 (Mexiciam. The foundation concrete work is being commenced immediately and the entire
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    JAPANESE BUDGET.
    126 11 Navy and War Office Demands. I Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service. Tokyo. Nov. 7 It Ls understood that the Finance Minister. Mr. Inoue. m view of his inability to meet the demand from the Navy and the War Office for increased estimates lias approached th? Premier asking the latter's effort
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    DISHONEST BOY.
    215 11 Why He Left Police Inspector's Service. "Because his mouth is big and my mouth is small, and because he threatened to strike me to death: that is why I ran away from him." said Tay Ah Gin. formerly employed by Polic Inspector Matthews, when charged before t_! Third
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    WOMAN MURDERED.
    63 11 Robbery Motive m Lodging House Crime. Evidence of robbery was to be found when the Police visited a lodging house m Park Road on Thursday night, there to discover the dead body of a Chinese woman, gagged with a handkerchief, and her throat md v cuth badly bruised.
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    A JAPANESE FAILURE.
    33 11 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service. I Tokio. Nov. 7. The Bank of Shinano, capitalised at 14.000. 000 yen m Uyeda City, central Japan, the centre of the silk industry, closed yesterday.
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    DEVELOPING OVERSEAS TRADE.
    3784 12 A COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES Mr. Boulter's Address to Rotarians. HV T l k and importance ol HM. Trade Commissioner m Singapore wa« tmUj explained by Mr. Robert Boulter CM G 2_af e .r_2LT f thc Sln^P«re Rotary _r»di o HOtel Mr. Roland Braddell .President, presiding The speaker was
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    MISSING BANKRUPT.
    259 12 Warrant for Arrest of European Merchant. In connection with the affairs m bankruptcy of the Anglo-Continental Manufacturers Agencies, an application was made before Mr. Justice Palgrave Simpson, m the Bankruptev Court yesterday, for the Issue of a warrant" for the arrest of Leopold Wilhelm Zerner. j Mr. D.
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    INDIANS FAILURE.
    321 12 A Story of Unsuccessful Business Ventures. In the course cf bfe public ex. m*; ton V Supramanyan. an Indian, rtated that he came to Singapore 35 yean a L >o s/hen he srcrkcd as a chemist m a dispensary n Roche re Road He worked there for 25
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    KING AND HIS BRIDE.
    77 12 Why Return to Bulgaria Was Delayed. Sofia. Oct. 29. The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of the newly-wed Royal Bulgarian couple is solved by the report that their steamer Czar Ferdinand is sheltering from a gale m the Gre°k port of Isthomia. Unless it abates King Boris
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    R101'S INDIAN FLIGHT TRIALS.
    335 12 AIR MINISTER'S MINUTE. Circumstances of Issue of Certificate. I British Radio— Official Service. I Rugby, Nov. fi. A minute, written by Lord Thomson, the ,Air Minister who was killed m the RlOl was put m evidence at to-day's session of the inquiry into the disaster. The
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    EMPIRE WHEAT.
    207 12 Imperial Conference Committee Report. 'British Radio Official Service Rugby. Nov. 6. The heads of the delegations to the Imperial j Conference will consider next week the agreed report by the Economic Co-operation Com.mjttee. over which the Pre 'dent of the Board ,of Trade. Mr. William Grah:;m. presided Dpou
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    SCHOOL-LEAVING AGE.
    165 12 Government Hill Passes Second Reading. "London. Nov. 6. The Government's Behool Attendance 801 raising the school leaving age to 15 and prodding maintenance [or school-goers between *4 and 15 passed the second reading m the Common- to-day after defeat of a Conservanve motion of rejection by 294 votes
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    BRITISH ART TREASURES.
    53 12 Power to Lend Them Abroad. I British Radio— Official Servic- Rugby. Nov. 6. The Prime Minister m Anned the House of Commons that a one-clau«e Bill would be introduced shortly empowering the trustees of the National Gallery at their discretion to lend paintings and drawings abroad under
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    HEAVY RAIN TRAGEDY.
    252 12 Twenty Killed m Greek House Collapse. Constantinople. Nov 1 Owing to the continuous heavy rains a bta building at Galata <a Greek town on the H ficspont) was undermined and collapsed m ii I srl__2?*f a i number of mmt workmen s families. Twenty bodies hay- already
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    CHURCH OF ST. TERESY.
    31 12 W. F Hurl and G. W. A 'l.-n mile N.C.U. .London Cental I pionship at Heme Hill m nail 39 2-5 with IL Grant and U M
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      326 12 -«»«^rrr TIII I11[u E. A l* m t **Vmmmkm '••JO am. Mntlns 8 am Hot, Ootamunl m "wndoy Bch Monday. We ln,,Uav. Comnuuuun. Tuesday. Thursduv v •J HM. XAVAI. lUS| 1 aa- garrison (m, N Tanglin Carriso,, < hur h m Oooubui 1.41 am Parade Bervic I p.m. Baensorsj it
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      GOLFING ORIGINALITY.
      1494 13 The Tyranny of Convention. An English writer complains that "golf methods are stagnant." He quotes a saying that golfers are the most unenterprising people m the world of sport. They go on playing the same old shots m the same old way. and no one ever thinks out
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      THE THROW-IN LAW.
      770 13 What is Meant by "Facing the Field of Play." Though no change has been made m Law 5 which concerns the throw-in. I have recetred a number of queries which stiii express some doubt concerning the correct Jirow-in writ- 1 Arnold Josephs m the Daily Express. Th-re
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      259 13 m\^ t£* "^^SKJw l \*W 9 _a_a_a_T^~*~**--*-^^a_^^^^_a_a_r p^^/ Lassitude jm^A Gone a u.-11-known editor Finally. 1 tried a bottle of Kruschen witude and won back Saßi areou* I felt convinced that reallu il, ful energy by the saVta una at the bottom of the trouble S uric arid. lam sure
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      797 14 Blue Funnel line j 2 -!_S_as4«_w__. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). U Pl Rout "»bject to alteration witnoot notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT ORESTP<? Ta Dne. Sails ptmfi™ Amsterdam, London and Hamburg To-day Nov. 11 *-_RS_US For Marseilles, Casablanca, London, Rotterdam Tetoertac and
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      348 14 fellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd, (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s*. KAZEMBE D c Singapore. Dec. 6 HOMEWARDS. sa. CITY OF HEREFORD For London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      399 14 1 P. kV o. British India and Apcw Li Btt (Incorporated m England.) U^V| MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARrr. SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND^IJIENTAL S N ft. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S <•„„.„ U LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVI,, OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA Uf_j Due Tonnage. Singapore. bm, JEYPORE 5.320
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      750 15 0. S. K. Line. v tn and New York:— (from Kobe* Ll> Express Freight Service! Tokal Maru Dec. 4 Bl little and Vancouver:— (from Kobe) f Paris Maru Dec. 3 ayggermmm, Hamburg (Bremen) and iataaUk Amur Maru Nov. 16 18 b port Elizabeth. Cape Town. Rio de Santos. Montevideo and
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      397 15 I The Dollar Steamship 1 I Lines, Ltd. I I 1 jj Announce with pleasure that j NEW LOW PASSAGE RATES 1 apply on the Direct Singapore San Francisco 1 Service. [g I >*v W X j FROM SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO OR j LOS ANGELES VIA MANILA HONOLULU g
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      862 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA.] (Incorporated ln Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freights, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU.
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      660 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated ln Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      283 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN.' Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.rr Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.rr Koto 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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      374 16 americaFexpress CO. DIC. _ncorporated m OAA.) I I9E__L I BANKING and TRAVEL SERVICES I 11 I~Mers of Credit. Mone Ordera. Drofta. Transfers of Foods by Moil ant Cable. T^m X Reservations BoOree* Ticket*. Baggage Insurance SINGAPORE VtiMm mn^ PBNANG-C a, O. HOTEL. NORDDEUTSCHER ttWtt LLom (Incorporated m w*^ Germany) The
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      446 16 KHW ST_^SHIPCm: (Incorporated ln usj, > "Uv* GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE Regular Freight Service to Boston, N ew v I Philadelphia and Baltimore (via SI L J Due Soil. M.S. SILVERBEECH Nov "J" l> 0r M.S. SILVERPALM Nov 25 g* jgjl*l Singapore to San Francisco and Los Angeles vi,
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      395 16 MAILS EXPECTED. Mails from Europe. (London mails despatched October 16th.. ex B. I. Rohna which anchored at Penang at 5.20 a.m. yesterday, will arrive by train this morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 8.45 a.m. Noon Wireless m communication with 5.s Alsia. -Anking. Demodocus. Denmark Maru
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      84 16 Ho^Kon^ 3,6 6 fr m 7 te Tong, British 109. from Malacca 7. for Petaling, British 59, from Muar 7. for Muar o. t Jarak. British 75, from T. Ball 7, for T. Bah _J_- ha ll ok SiMnese 603 from Bangkok 7. for Bangkok 7. CLEARANCES. Nov. 7.-Kheng Seng,
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      REDUCTION IN KATE OF FREIGHT.
      22 17 hi on pineapples fr^m straits basta port tan Europe is 7th n<>\ mber to 575. Id. a
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      49 17 mer Scott Harley arrived yesti with a cargo cf ccpra. hssa to RMteM li Iras on the nth inst.. at 6 brj tail the same day at ll Tourane ;«'id Haiphong, she -ii B ■rhanrea m requeata that n i should b- Bounded m > Snenc on hall dm thin
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      ANKING'S ROUGH TRIP.
      57 17 Bri Damaged During Squall. tc Singapore from China. In p -rt yesterday, '< UK squall which. ..ly two minutes, did a fair un v to the canvas the woodwork cf the lifeboats m its i BAM en quite suddenly een Swatow and Hoiphoona ate common m the
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      HONG KONG SHIPYARD FIRE.
      288 17 SIOO.OHU Damage m Early Morning Blaze. Chinese shipyards m Cheungftea along the Laichikok BOOM of a destructive fire. hours early one morning .< Hong Kong contemporary. l the extent of about -aid to have originat d from a motor engine m D assumed big propor- r
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      VOYAGL OF THE BOTTLE.
      165 17 Kesalti of Interesting Experiments. London, Sept. 30. to throw a bottle into the sea at Lighthouse which way would it would it travel? I ths Marine Biological Associbeen making queer experiments They were all empty except for UcsuMrivs folded up inside. were invited to fill up
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      14 17 Welsh need is to be awakened out sgm. am of smu e self-satisfaction.— Mr.
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      THE BENT MERIDIAN.
      787 17 Some Stories of a "Down Under" Conundrum. A recent reference to the disaster to eke steamship Tahiti near Rarotonga. m the Cook IslaiiGs. included the remark that the clock there Wl a 12 hour* ahead of Greenwich Time IB the Fiji Islands it is exactly so. as
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      113 17 An 8.800-ton motor-driven tankei. the Leiesten.. built specially for the use of the Anglo-Norwegian whaling fleet m the Antarctic, was recently launched at the Sir W. G. Armstrong-Whitworth and Company Shipbuilders*. Ltd., yard at Wallsend. The vessel cost over £150.000. and has a tank capacity equivalent to 50.000 barrels of
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    SCOTTISH SHIPYARDS.
    540 17 tde Firm's 80th Ship for Some Owners. of the vessels launched or completed Clyde recently have been oil tankers, c notable exception is the large passend cargo motorship which Messrs. Scott's ilding and Engineering Company have ed for the Blue Funnel Lin e of Liverpool, from that vessel,
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    SEA POWER.
    440 17 Sir John Hawkins' Adventurous Life. Sir John Hawkins." By Phillip Gosse. fThS Bodley Head. 12s. 6d. net., is the latest volume of that happily-named collection of ttree of great sailors. The Golden. Hind S<-rie and. since Hawkins touched life at many points' and vigorously at all of them,
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    FRENCH SUBMARINE HIT.
    58 17 Paris, Oct. 3. The French submarine Turquoise leaving Toulon on a long trial cruise crossed a zone where torpedo practice was going on and was struck by a blank torpedo going at 49 knots. Contrary to expectation it was found that the Turquoise was uninjured by the
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    A NEW RECEIVER.
    710 18 Instrument Practically Distortionless. The new broadcast receiving apparatus at th< BV BMaoa Museum. South Kensington, will giv< daily expositions of the very best that is possi ble m the reception of wireless speech anc music. The new receiver replaces equipment that has been m list for some
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    THE SIMMER TIME BOON.
    271 18 Gain of 1.000 Hours' Sun m Fifteen Years. While th, t-ain m term- of direct sunshine tnat Britain has derived from Summer Time this y ar ha^ been decidedly smaller than 111 eithe"'--1923 cr 1929. it is nevertheless BUfflcient to make wen the BUunchest objector to
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    IMITATION—BIT NOT FLATTERY.
    112 18 IMITATION— BIT NOT FLATTERY. He Holed m One and So Did His Wife. Real emancipation on the eolf course at ny rats has been achieved by Mrs. J. L. ■ermy, of Waldron, In Saskatchewan. She watched her husoand drive off from the Lfth te« on the local jolt course, and
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    DIVORCE PETITIONS.
    368 18 780 Cases m London Michaelmas List. The number of wives seeking divorce from their husbands m the list for th? Michaelmas term at the London Law Courts exceeds thn j number of husbands bringing actions by nore I than two to one. i The fact indicates the effect
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    MR. EVELYN WAUGH.
    176 18 Mayfair Satirist Becomes Catholic. Mr. Evelyn Waugh. the twenty-six-year-old novelist, a hose books. -Decline and Fall" and "Vile Bodies. are sensational satires on modern Mayfair "bright" society, has been received into the Roman Catholic Church. The ceremony of reception waa performed by the Rev M. C D'Arcy.
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    FIRE DIVER BURNED.
    166 18 Crowds Applaud Unaware of Accident. Mr Frank OtTord. ol Wirkhamlam- Pluni<tead. Woolwich Borough Councils official instructor In swimming and diving, is m hospital is the result of an accident while demonstratng a novel fire-dive at the annual gala of the Borough Council's atari. The dive la known
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    POLA NEGRI AND £1,000 PORTRAIT.
    141 18 POLA NEGRI AND £1,000 PORTRAIT. The Spirit Picture of Valentino. Paris. Sept. 26. It is ah a despicable attempt to trade on my sentiment, for a dear one who Ls now dead. Pola Kegrl cried passionately when I spoke to her thus evening about the report that Eo^ SUed bs
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    SPLENDID RAINS IN AUSTRALIA.
    72 18 i Adelaide. Oct. 7. I Harvest prospects have been greatly enhanced by copious and very opportune rains throughlout the main wheat belt of South Australia where up to one and a half inches has fallen The pastoral country generally has been well [favoured, thus ensuring plentiful
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    "JONAH" OF FOREIGN OFFICE.
    160 18 What is regarded as the Jonah" of che mail which went down m the ill-fated liner Egypt. m th? Bay of Biscay m 1922. has at last iounri its way back to tho Foreign Office m London J for the second time. j It is a
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      432 18 I gm&- tmrng j announces the h seven points! 1 onciN. I r.-l. hn-Vah 1 col < 4.uiilrv Milk. '2 M\Mlr ACH UK. I mli r >.ii al eomlil aaBS al Horse! -hire ami Somer*el*.iirc Hair\ lac(ori< s. 8888 'i*v> A 4. ate" |iroce!>* proalm-o a |»ure. sterile ami complete
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      503 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £4 000 000 Reserve Liability cf Proprletcra £3.'000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Ilol]
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      630 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated ln England). Ca P ltal £3.04)0,000 Subscribed 1,800.000 Pald u P 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.645.505 BOARD OF DniECTORS: J. M. Ryrie. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Esq., J. O. Robinron. Esq.. W. H. Shelford. Esq.. Sir Thomas
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    U.S. SEPTEMBER TRADE.
    171 19 Middle- Asia Figures. c BUas, American Trade Commuseaa B udUorag, has just received aing l4at_thß relating to the the United States with Middle tnber :n United States G5308.000.000 :!i United States i British Malaya OS 640.000 m United States Indies G$ 2.100.000 United States G5226,000.000 United States
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    RONEO LTD.
    147 19 Record Profits Last Year. ted. manufacturers of copying _kce requisites, has JMOCd Btpares favourably with any its 22 rears' career Two business was entrusted to near Bd [ng by the rnancial :e--l h Iden have no reason Last year's publish-d net kcrease from £56.185 to current report reveals
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    UN AND RUBBER.
    145 19 Market Prospects Uncertain. London. Oct. 30. lal News says the exports of tin m October amounted to 9.750 oasis of 6.000 tons deliveries m States and 3.000 tons elsewhere. mi < r.ly a slight increase m visible DC less the market prospects are I aisle consumption will
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    38 19 hay* received from the Institute for 1 Research. F.MS., bulletins on Clinical miological Observations on Tropical Sin the Federated Malay States. ExperiI In.pical Typhus m Laboratory Animals Effect of Quinine on the Production of Vtes. Lv Subtertian Malaria.
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    FIGHTING DEPRESSION.
    526 19 Dominions* "Great Resources." Ihe development of the -great resources" of the Dominions was referred to by the Princ, of Wales when he was present at a dinner of he Empue Marketing Board given m London to the Prime Ministers of the Dominions and ther imperial (Conference delegates My.
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    S. AFRICAN TRADE.
    261 19 < .imp... mi m Eavour of British Goods. A welcome evidence ot the growing disposition m South Africa to encourage trade between the Union and the United Kingdom is furnished by a movement which has been started m South Africa to "buy BritLsh." The movement was originated
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    EXCHANGES.
    83 19 I British Radio Official Service! Rugby. Nov. 6 Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.06 V Athens 375. Bombay, ls. 5 25-32 d.. Berlin 20.385. Brussels 34.835. Bucharest 818, Rio 5. Buenos AJrei 38 A. Copenhagen 18.16. Geneva 25.03. H-lsingfors 192A. Hong Kong ls. 3Ad. Lisbon 108.25. Madrid 43.00. Milan 92.805.
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      224 19 November 7 SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 29 32 London 3 months' sight 23 7 8 London 60 uays' sight 2 3 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 .32 London, demand 2 3 3 4 London T. T. 2 3 23 32 Lyons
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      PRODUCE.
      209 19 November 7 Tin 150 Tons $58 A Gambier g Pepper White 42 Pepper Black 25 Flake Tapioca 41^ Pearl Sago Small q:. Copra. Sundried 25 Rice, Anam No. 2 350 Bice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle 'New) §.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    868 19 FRIDAY. NOV. 7TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. I Buyers Sellers. 20s 25s 10s lis 13s 14s 10 15 37 42 35 40 10s 12s nom 3s 4s NOM 14 18 Hong Fatt ($1 > 35 40 Hong Kong Tin <5s» 15s 6d 16s 6d Idris <5s> 6s 9d 7s
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    103 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Nov. 7. Tin. Mead*. Ayer Hitams ios lis. Kuchah 51 55. Kintas 84 87. Penawats 39 43. Malay Consols 13" 15. Sungei Luas 81 84. Sungei Way 196 2.05, Petaling* 3.57.. 3.65. Ulu Klangs J4 68. Hong Kongs 15s 9d lG.s 6d. Tronohs 14s 6d
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    LEWIS & PEATS REPORT.
    226 19 LEWIS PEATS REPORT. Singapore. Nov. 7 The higher pries reached last week had >lv effect of bringing out many Estate lafJen which, coupled with profit taking, caused a sharp inaction. Speculators who had com e m around the higher levels were easily frightened out and it the lower prices rubber
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    JAPANESE GOLD.
    31 19 A Bi£ Shipment to America. Reuters Far Eastern Service. Tokio. Nov. 7. The Yokohama Specie Bank has shipped 7.500.000 Yen of gold bullion on the Tatsuta Maru to America.
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    REBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    122 19 RE BBER AND TIN RETURNS. Guthrie and Co:: Penang. Agents: Renong Tin (second half of October 1 No 3 Dredge— 330 pikuls. making a total of 623 pikuls for the whole month. Harrisons. Crosfield. Ltd.. Medan. Agents: United Serdang (Sumatra) 405.175: Sialang 133.121: Tandjong Rubber Company 110 930: Anglo-Sumatra Rubber
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    64 19 November 7th.. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 13 13 < Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 13 14 December 14 14', January 14 s 14% Jan-March 1 4 > 14% April- June 15 15', Tone of Market: Dull. Latest Cable
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    SELETARS £.5798 LOSS.
    110 19 SELETARS £.5798 LOSS. Company's £3537 Debit Ha la nee. [FREE PRESS SERVICE -COPYRIGHT, f London. Nov. 7. The Seletar Estate report shows a loas an the years working of £3,798 and thl y ;l debit balance of £3.537. The report of Northumberland .howl 1 profit v.i £325 and no dividend
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    46 19 I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT I Ie: don. Nov. 7. The rubber market opened to-day with Sjx.t quoted at 4 3-16 d and Forward 4 6-16 d. steed) Later the prices were unchanged, the market being quiet. The sharemarket is steady and idle.
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    30 19 TFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. Nov. 7. The tin market opened to-day with Spot quoted at £112>,. and Forward £113.. st-ady The sharemarket Ls steady and idle
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    159 19 Uncertain Local. Market. Singapore. Nov. 6. The local market has been rather uncertain during the week and after advancing to 14 now closes at 13', at which it shows a decline of A on balance. This mornings cables quote London unchanged at 4 Ad. and New York unrhang
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    FREE TRADE.
    351 19 Sir H. Samuel's Broadcast to America. Sir Herbert Samuel, m a speech broadcast from London to 75 stations m the United States and Canada, uiged that a system of tariffs would restrict international commerce and increase unemployment. No Empire Free-trader, he said, was m favour of Empire Free
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    JOHORE PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    35 19 The half-yearly general meeting of the Johore Planters' Association called for Nov 15th at Kluang Club at 11.30 a.m. has been postponed until Wednesday November 19th. at the same place and time.
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      75 19 ASSETS EXCEED $11,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER ,38,000,000 1 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LMTED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    VILLA'S CHALLENGE TO THE ARSENAL.
    381 20 LEAGUE PROGRAMME. A Match That May Change the Leadership. There will be some interesting matches m the English Football League this afternoon, the most important being the meeting between Aston Villa and the Arsenal, which is to be played at Highbury. This match means a
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    MOTOR CYCLE RECORD.
    94 20 British Rider's Amazing Speed. I Reuter's Service. 1 London. Nov The amazing speed cf 150 miles per hour on two wheels v.a^ achieved by the British rider o:i a British OE C JAP. motor-cycle 0 rlt, averaging ***** miles per hcur over a BSUametre, U record from
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    CUTHBERT KEEPS TITLE.
    34 20 Drawn Contest With N«?d Tarleton. ißrUter's Service 1 London. Nov. 6. At Liverpool Johnny Cuthbert i holder* and Ned Tarkton cf Liverpool drew jver fifteen rounds fer thc British featherweight title.
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    HOCKEY.
    348 20 S.R.C. Defeat Combined Military Side. *>RC 2. R.A. and R.E. 0. A fairly good game was witnessed on the Padang yesterday evening when the SRC. defeated a combined R.A. and R.E. XI by two goals. Teams were evenly matched but the S.R.C. was the more aggressive side. Baker <R.A
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    TO-DAY'S INTERSTATE RUGBY.
    994 20 INTERESTING GAMES. S.C.C/s First Meeting With Welch Regt. i To-day will see some of th° most interesting Rugby the season has yet produced, for sLx 1 State sides will b" m action, apart from th-3 meeting between the SCC. and the Welch t Regiment on the Padang
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    58 20 The M.C.C. team to South Africa is thought I to be rather above the average. Hendren makes his first trip to South Africa with the team. The new Old Boys' Rugby Club, the Old Paulines, who now have a ground of their own. are doing extremely well and will be
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    MALAYS ROUTED AT JALAN BESAR.
    744 20 POPPY DAY FUNDS MATCH. Welch Soccer Team's Fine Display. I Welch 7; Malays i The Welch Regiment soccer team made per- hans their last public appearance yesterdaj 1 afternoon when they met the Malays at Use Jalan Besar Stadium m a match arranged m aid
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    PRINCESS SANIYAH INSHRAH HANIM'S FUND.
    121 20 Mr. H. Abdeen EfT: sends the following details Received: Syed Omar A_fpo_ ScO; Haji Manj^r Sahib. J. P. $50; Shiikh Abdul-Rahman foui Abdullah Jabr S100; Messrs. AlkafT and Cc; $200; Shaikh Salim bin Mohed. bin Tahb. J. P. $40: Inche Khair-ud-Din. (Prep. Dean's Star Opera*
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    ARMED WITH REVOLVER.
    69 20 18 Months' Sentence on Chinese. A Chinese pleaded guilty m the District Court before Mr. C. Wilson yesterday to being m possession of a revolver and ammunition when he was apprehended at the corner of Smith Stieot and North Brides Road m a rikisha. the police having
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    COUNTY RUGBY.
    38 20 Gloucestershire, the County Rugby champions visit Bath to-day to meet Somerset m the championship. Lancashire, the other finalists last season, meet Cumberland at Carlisle- Devon and Cornwall meet at Plymouth, and Northumberland and Yorkshire at Newcastle.
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    LOCAL SPORTING NEWS.
    172 20 GOLF. Singapore Club's November Mixed Foursomes. The November Mixed Foursomes competition was played yesterday afternoon and resulted m a win for Mr. and Mrs. C. N. W. Joyce. Fifty-two cards were taken out, and the following were returned: Mr. and Mrs. Joyce 43 8 A 34\ Mr.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB vs. SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    295 20 Amended Teams. The following are the amended teams for the Keppel Golf Club Va. Singapore Golf Club match to be played at Keppel to-morrow 1 Sunday*. [Singapore Golf Ciub players mentioned first.] 8.30 L. D. Bardic and L. p Hkacey r Craik and
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    PROS BEAT AMATEURS.
    146 20 An Interesting Golf Match. [From Our Own Correspond London. Oct. 9. The professionals. Arthur Havers and Abe Mitchell, defeated the amateurs. R. W. Hartley and T. A. Torrence. both Walker Cup players. by eight and seven m a four-ball golf match over the Sandy Lodge course near
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    255 20 Hire Cars and Third Party Risk. The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 1 held^on November 3rd. Decided to make further inquiries regarding an offer to undertake the insurance of second class hackney carriages against third party risk. Decided that No. 130 Thomson Road
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    24 20 Gwynne Davies. the Welsh International and Cheltenham three-quarter, has signed professional forms for Wigan. Ttae sum said to have been offered him was £675.
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