The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 18 November 1925

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    21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THiKi SERIES THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. NOVEMBER 18, 1925. NO. 1,998.
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    116 1 r< to the "Singapore Free Press" turning fron> Europe to the Straits I the mail lines, are invited to send .♦•r ihe name of their steamer and rival n> Singapore. Copies will then meet them at various ports of call. htffl in Europe wishing detailed into shares 4c. can have
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    PRODUCE.
    116 1 November IT. $144.50 16*8 > u 62.00 46.50 5.80 ft Small 00 11.95 S .'uirit-d 12.25 BmmMm unt. 4000 1 Hin Chan Mark »*le (Old) 360 Hin Chan Mark K nrle (New) 330 > im old No. 1 33 U; ngf)on Bintan 260 hipii Sioka 256 Broken No. 1
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      BIRTHS.
      34 1 SKILTOX. At Seremban on Nov. 7th., U Captain and Mrs. F. Lisney Skilton, a son. BEIXS.- At Birch Road. Kuala Lumpur, on 14th inst. to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Beins, a daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      57 1 XISBET-COLQI'HOUNV- At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kuala Lumpur, on the 7th November, 1925 by the Rev. R. D. Whitehorq, 8.D.. William, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Xisbit, Leven. Fifeshire (late of Maybole) to Margaret Dorothy only daughter of the Rev. R. G. Colquhoun B. D and
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      DEATHS.
      86 1 BRAY. In London, on October 12, Howard W. Bray, formerly of the Philippines, Straits Settlements and Sinpora, in his 70th year. OSWALD. -Suddenly at Nam Noi. Southern Siam, on the 2nd instant. G. R. Oswald, A.1.M.K.. Mining Engineer, in his 44th year. DRUMMOXD.-Oct. 15, in London, David Drummond, of
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    307 1 Dates up to Oct. 22nd were brought by the mail which arrived from home on Saturday, Nov. 14th. This weekly leaves by the P. and O. Mantua en Friday. Armistice Day was celebrate 1 here wirh M much enthusiasm this year as previously. There were impressive services
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 1 November 17. Bnrk 4 o.s fM 15-32 Bank, demand 2|4 6-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 24% New York, demand 5674 Credits 90 days 5874 France, demand 1350 India. T. T. 154 2 Honrkonfc, demand 2*i p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 134 Java, demand 140Vi Bangkok, demand 791 4 Sovereisrn. Bank
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    70 1 The marriage of Miss Dorothy Gertrude Mayhew. ony daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. May hew. of Singapore, to Mr. Harry Reginald Drennen, of the Telephone Company. Singapore, was solemnised at St. John's Church, Windsor, on October 21. The reception was afterwards held at the White Hart Hotel, Windsor.
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    November Sunshine.
    759 1 Nov. 11. Lord Mayor's day in London is rightly considered an occasion for semi-official speeches from the members of the Cabinet. The installation of the Chief Citizen of the Capital ot the Empire is of itself an important evflbt, for London presents a unique instance in the history
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    Nobody Loves Him.
    501 1 Nov. 12. The car-owner in Singapore is likely to have a thin time of it on all hands. The cost of petrol was recently raised by about six per cent, now standing at over two shillings a gallon. Add to this a percentage of peculation by even
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      159 1 CONTENTS. Sunshine 321 LffM Him 321 »iy 322 jot Ihrophtt and the Minor 322 I\ rvlemies 322 nt <»f the Week 322 AND COURT NEWS. 324 el Road Fatality 325 !>unlop's Cashier tied 32n ill CfcM 325, 30 I Sho: in the Street 330 Court 331 atholic Divorced 332 daol
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    The Major Prophet and the Minor.
    701 2 Nov. 13. In his inspiriting speech at the ExServices Dinner on Wednesday night His Excellency the General Officer Commanding donned the prophet's robe and spoke of the coming greatness of Singapore "magnificent possibilities that no one here to-night can see very clearly into." As
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    What, Nobody?
    222 2 "We give the High Commissioner credit for greater political sagacity than such a step would imply" in recommending such a programme of reform in the F.M.S. as that given in the Straits Times of Saturday, is what the Malay Mail has to say, which journal then goes on
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    Soviet Tendencies.
    644 2 Nov. 14 Very slowly the rulers of Soviet Russia are beginning to find out that their outrageous communism is not workable. In principle Soviet Russia is made up of autonomous republics, each enjoying full self-determination, including the right of secession. In practice these privileges are given solely to
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    Comment of the Week.
    757 2 Nov. 16 The loss of the British submarine Ml has caused wide-spread grief, the more acute since it does not appear to have been due to collision, and perhaps we may never know the cause. A twelve inch gun is a heavy handicap to a submarine,
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    BIG COMMERCIAL CASE.
    80 3 Ihir Own Correspondent.) Penan*, Nov. 10. 1 1 re me Court, before Mr. Jus- the action was begun in. which I mpany sued the Hongkong ga*i Bank, as holders of $250,000 bt ntures of $5,000 each of Tay- !>any. claiming: 1. Payment Mi of Sl.-.34, the price
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    AMISTICE CELEBRATIONS IN PERAK.
    161 3 in Our Own Correspondent.) I poh. Nov. 12. other enures solved the pro■a.it ami march past on ArDaj by abandoning the turn-out in the usual way, Ipoh devised o-mpromi-r. a Mgfef muster than usual r>. school cadets, police, boy > ami fir! fttldtl, who assembled on
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    PENANG COMMERCIAL CASE.
    43 3 Own Correspondent). I'enang. Nov. 12. \ct"n U ami fed judgment in in which the Bruas Rubber Com- sued the Hongkong and ShangI .'-.ration (as the holders RSf.ftOO debentures in 50 debentures of dated July 21st. ISM, of F. G. Ltd.).
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    ESTATE OF PENANG MILLIONAIRE.
    62 3 Oet Own Correspondent). IVnang, Nov. 13. \l. D. Acton delivered judgiv.< rning on the motion of Lim ;■;>! ointment of a Reatttf of the estate of the heak. the Penang miilionwai refused, costs being Motion appealed on behalf int. am! the motion was opMr. Balfour Ross
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    MOTOR FATALITY.
    32 3 I On Own Correspondent.) IVnang. Nov. 14. Beck, whose motor car ran into wet and killed the fare. tied to the Assizes on a nir death by a rash act.
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    POPPY DAY FUND.
    47 3 lOui Own Correspondent.) Penan?. Nov. 14. mi dame at the E. and O. Poppy Day Fund was largely was most successful. Mr. J. .nnounctd that |&,7M had hitheri. fi.it of which was col-!-n.vince. The total topped year hand over fi^C Last realised about $1,700.
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    RETURN OF LADY SUPERIOR.
    39 3 I Our Own Correspondent.) IVnanir. Nov. 14. I the return oi" the Lady Supe- r.an- n.nvent from France, I successful entertainment brftty attended and appreciated, welcomed back the Lady Su* 1 called fur three cheers.
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    TEBAK TIN FIELDS.
    676 3 REPORT ON THE MINE. The ninth report of the directors to the shareholders for the meeting at the Chartered Bank Chambers, on the 23rd, says:The Manager reports on the working of the Mine during the period, as follows:— "Mining operations (alluvial) have been carried on by tributers
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    29 3 Mr. Raymond D. Roache, 8.A., An°:lnChinese School. Singapore, arrived in Malacca on Saturday to take over the headmastership of the Anjflo-Chinese School, Malacca, until the end of the year.
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    PARISIANA.
    1163 3 HOC KEY ACTIVITIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, Oct. 19. British sports, as chiefly represented by the activities of the English tradesmen anJ clerks employed in the Paris branches of London banks, are in a particularly flourishing condition. And, at the moment, hockeykeeps these energetic people busy on Saturday
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    SIR CLAUD SEVERN.
    459 3 Sir Claud Severn's approaching departure from Hongkong has been marked by many gatherings in his honour. The Chinese friends of Sir Claud held a reception and presented him (for Lady Severn) with handsome and appropriate Chinese gifts. Mr. Kotewall put it: Gentlemen, I believe it is an
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    24 3 Sir George and lady Maxwell have returned to Kuala Lumpur from Fraser's Hill. The former has now recovered from his recent rather serious illness.
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    THE MARELLA COLLISION.
    2873 4 MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY. Captain Mortimer Says Comis was to Blame. Captain Samuel Mortimer, the master of the Burns Philp steamer Marella, which he has commanded on twenty-nine voyages, was the principal witness at yesterday';: Marine Court of Enquiry into the circumstances under which the Marella and
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    NEW TEN DOLLAR NOTE.
    168 4 Description of the Ncv Towards the tmi I rency Commissioners wil of an entirely new desifc--. The new note is prfafcud on wh and is about three qua- t the existing $10 note. The colour scheme purple and the iisti scenes of local character, the front
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    DEATH OF DR. D. R. HENNESSEY.
    188 4 Wo ragMt to record the death. t( ok place suddenly under ar the General Hospital II ni of Dr. David Roderick BtMH Officer at the Hospital. The deceased, who v ati'c was appointed I Service in 1923. For I at the General H<>sp:a 1'
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    FREEMASONRY AT MALACCA.
    131 4 The Distri't Grand Lodge it Archipeiajro held it- bft)f-pMI J cation under the banner of Lodp< Malacca on Saturday. N >\ 1 brethren came from all part- < tmi were presided ever bf H Brother and Honourable Mr. U Sproulo. District Grand Mast supported by his Deputy,
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    13 4 Mr. Anderson Pole of Messrs Simr I 1 Malacca, has returned from leave.
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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1925. A MUSICAL CHRONICLE.
    426 5 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1925. A MUSICAL CHRONICLE. IHPRESSIVE MILITARY PERFOR. MANCE AT THEATRE. A Distinguished Audience. -significance of the Armistice anai..ry is apt to become somewhat dimmed •>,- passage of time. It is well, tkerethat w:e should not be without a reiadrf of all that the occasion means. For rtason
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    NEW KEPPEL ROAD FATALITY.
    260 5 T-. story of how three Malays came grit! while driving along New Keppel n the early hours of the 4th. instant ii. -closed in the Coroner's Court yesr lay mornins;, when an inquest concerntkt death of Mohamed Said, one of the :y. was held. The deceased
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    55 5 V Chinese woman, who pleaded guilty to r K in possession of opium, was fined $500 default six months, simple imprison•n by Mr. Frankly n-Robinson in the trict Court yesteiday. The accused was t*d just after she had left the steamer Saner. Mr. Taylor, who prosecuted, 1 that the drug
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    THE ASSIZES.
    1332 5 EIGHTEEN MONTHS FOR DUNLOP'S CASHIER. Accused's Business Transactions. Ng Siang Sung, the former Chinese cashier of the Dunlop Rubber Company (Far East) Limited, against whom two charges of falsifying the accounts of the Company in 1921 were preferred at the Singapore Assizes on Monday, was found guilty yesterday
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    POPPY DAY.
    290 5 SINGAPORE'S CONTRIBUTION TO EARL HAIG'S FUND. AH the indications about town yesterday pointed very plainly to the fact that the sale of the Flanders Poppies, the proceeds of which are devoted to the fund instituted by Earl Haig for the benefit of Disabled Soldiers, was being carried out
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    POPPY DAY IN PENANG.
    80 5 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Nov. 10. The sale of the Flanders poppy in aid of the Earl Haig fund started early this morning, and ladies posted at all junctions induced all to purchase them. The usual Armistice service will be held to-morrow with the Ex-Service
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    A MUNIFICENT GIFT.
    25 5 (Fro»n Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, Nov. 10. Towkay Noe Ong Hee, J.P., of Malacca, has paid one thousand dollars for a poppy.
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    MALAY WILL CASE.
    811 5 HANDWRITING EXPERTS DIFFER. Experts in Malay writing gave evidence in the Supreme Court yesterday when the hearing ot the probate action in connection with the estate of the wealthy Arab landowner, Syed Abdullah bin Syed Abdulrazak, was continued before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. P. J. Sproule.
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    55 5 At the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd yesterday morning Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given by Rev. Fr. Raudel. The Catholic boy scouts were in attendance, as well as over thousand boys and girls. At the end of the service, two* versos of God Save the King were sung,
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    THE POETRY OF THE DRAMA.
    1230 6 PART 111. It has been said that the starting point of the modern drama is the resurrection of Christ from the dead. The earliest form of dramatic performance in this country consisted of the representation of incidents in the scriptures at the sacred festivals, particularly
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    464 6 CAPTURES BY PREVENTIVE FLEET. Last week's list of captures by the F.M.S. Customs Preventive fleet is rather longer than the previous week's. On Oct. 30, at 9.45 p.m., the Mina sighted a prau and on closing noticed the crew jettisoning rubber, of which 3 pikuls 82 katis was
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1071 6 The disadvantages which Singapore has been under this season so far as its rugby is concerned, in that it has been practically impossible to arrange practice games since the season commenced, were rendered painfully apparent in yesterday evening's match on the Padang. itKf^Fifteen selected to oppose Negri Sembilan
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    220 6 LAWN TENNIS. Yesterday's Exhibition M,; B. M. 'Hadi, the Cfaahri player, was in better form he was when he played h Singapore at the 6.CJLK Partnered hy I). H. Kk-inman. way, was not at his best, he in opposed to Hooi Hy< n It was a keenly Baafctstod
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    MALAY VOLUNTEER R.C.
    276 6 (Malav v 4 The first rifle meeting 1 tin organised dab m i Ranire <>n Saturday. 71 Itompeted for in duli wi-atiur ;r injr commenced at ther failed, due to a hairy tl Notwithstanding the utr. ti< us thv shooting was .•<•<:. the competitors are t their
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    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925.
    576 7 The Borneo Co. Ltd. have received a telegram from their head office in London of the death of Mr. R. E. Henderson, one of the aging directors. The hon'ble Mr. Hayes Marriott, (who has been acting as Colonial Secretary), with Mrs. Marriott and child arrived at
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    HOCKEY.
    133 7 S.C.C. Beat Services. -curing was once more the order in the hockey match between SjCX, and the Services on the Padang y evening. It was a well contested >ut the S.C.C forwards were more H in front of goal. Hoblyn being Tportunist. The score was four to in favour
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    ARMISTICE DAY IN SINGAPORE.
    256 7 IMPRESSIVE CENOTAPH AND CATHEDRAL SERVICES. Governor and Ex-Service Men. With all the observances that have come to be general among English speaking peoples throughout the world Singapore celebrated the seventh anniversary of the signing of the Armistice yesterday. At the early morning service at the Cenotaph
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    AT THE CENOTAPH.
    914 7 Members of all races and creeds gathered around the Cenotaph at half past seven yesterday morning in greater numbers than ever before to pay tribute to those whose memories #re perpetuated by the memorial in the shadow of which the service was htld, and their fallen comrades
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    THE CATHEDRAL SERVICE.
    1605 7 Almost all the seats were occupied in the St. Andrew's Cathedral when the bejls rang out and their sound died away gently, the K last echoes mingling with the soft notes of the organ, and then, after His Excellency I the Governor, Sir Laurence Guiilemard, attired in
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    THE EX-SERVICE MENS DINNER.
    1482 8 The dinner of members of the Ex-Service-men's Association, which took place at the Europe Hotel last night, will go down as one of the most successful events of the kind that has ever been held in Singapore. Major P. H. Keys, the President of the ExServicemen's
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    An Appeal for Unity.
    891 8 H. E. Major General Sir T. Fraser responded, and he was enthusiastically applauded on rising. "Last year I spoke to you about the unity of tl<e three Services," he said. "To-night 1 should like to strike a deeper note on the same string and to refer
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    AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    71 8 Our correspondent at Kuala Lumpur wire^ that the Armistice Day celebrations begran with a service at the Cenotaph at which there was a fair crowd present. The Resident spoke a few words and 26 wreaths were placed by the principal officers, H.H. the Sultan, the Secretary to
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    AT PENANG.
    102 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Nov. 11. Armistice Day was celebrated at the Cricket Club, where a memorial service was held and a tablet unveiled to those who fell in war which was most impressive, the Revs. S. Erving and Dexter Allen officiating. The Resident wa- i laid
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    214 8 FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. (From Our Own Corresponds Kuala Lumpur. M Ideal weather prevailed for 1 1 racing here to-day and there Wm% cellent attendance. The result > follows: Race I.— Purser (Murphy) 7.Savitri (Bowdeii) K4 Won by seven lengths. Tim. $7. Race 2.— Kelagold (Thompsont H Seaforth (Manning)
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    RUGBY AT PENANG.
    126 8 (From Our Own C rrespon<ic Penang. Xo\. 11. The Rujrby match Penan*: vs. I resulted: Penanjr. poai.- 2 trie?; Bar.^: kok, 3 poals. The |MM MM strenuous. The visit >rs pressed hard in tht tirst half, bui met a rtMhtfe Cook registered the Int try which m
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    WEDDING BELLS.
    48 8 (From Our Own Corresponds h: Penanc. Nov. 10 The marriage tm.k place hcIMPC I Hereford. Registrar tf Thristian Harrtegi R, of Dr. M. J. Graham. Health Offi«vi. Kianand Mirs M. E. Hossack. who arri\«,l I the Kashmir. The honeymoon is beii spent at the Crap H^tel.
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    AT MALACCA.
    116 8 (From a Specia' Correspondent. i Malacca. Nov. 11. Armistice Day MM duly obserwd h«-r--and the service in Church this morning was attended by the Resident Comcilto Ex-Service men and volunteers and pr pal residents. The Rev. ShetcliflV conduced the service, and wreath* of Flnnd*'' poppies were laid on
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    JAVA NOTES.
    893 9 NIGHT FLYING IN JAVA. rom Our Own Correspondent.) Katavia. Nov. 7. i merits have been carried out by the I nient in night flying with somer results. Two Avro aeroplanes and the landing ground was il•od by four searchlights. The first liat, after havjng flown for about ten
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    SINGAPORE ANTIQUITIES.
    315 9 WHAT EXCAVATIONS REVEAL. Not being quite so ancient as the mound cities in Mespot, excavation in Singapore does not lead to the discovery of ancient cities, founded one upon the ruins of another, going back for thousands of years. But beneath the present soil remains are occasionally come
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    THE TAIPING PASS.
    136 9 A Constant Source of Delay. A contemporary says it is understood that the F.M.S. Railways Department has decided upon reconstruction work on the Taiping Pass, which it will take three years to complete, says the Straits Echo. It is to be hoped that this information, is correct.
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    MATRICULATION RESULTS OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
    66 9 The results of the Matriculation examination held in June at Penang are as follows: First Division: Ooi Cheng Teik, private study. Second Division: George Vincent Robless, private study; Khaw Bian Tengr, Sattanada Ganasen Rajahram, Tan Kim Lum, St. Xavier's Institution; Cheah Heng Sin, Lim
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    MALAYS FROM WEMBLEY.
    69 9 The Blue Funnel steamer Atreus, which arrived from Liverpool yesterday, brought back twenty Malays who served in Malaya's Pavilion at Wembley. They disembarked at Port Swettenham. where the Atreus called before coming here. Abdul Lahf bin Bujal was among them. There were also three weavers, a forester,
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    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1925.
    337 9 The Hon. Mr. J. L. Humphreys,, acting British Adviser, Kedah, is going to England on long leave at the end of this month. Mr. Pat Johnston, of the Borneo Govern, ment Service, has entered hospital at Taiping owing to a very bad attack of fever. The
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    S.S. (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION
    424 9 The following are the minutes of the Committee meeting held on November 9th in the Singapore Exchange Room: Presen'.— Mr. A. P. Robinson (President), Mr. J. G. Campbell (Vice-President) Dr. M. J. Rattray, the Hon. Mr. C. Everitt, Messrs. D. Santry, H. T. White, E, A. Elias,
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    113 9 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 733rd auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1,022,048 lbs. (456.27 tons); offered 646,819 lbs. (288.76 tons); sold 534,975 lbs. (:>38.83 tons). Sptt. London 3s lHid New York 9914 cts. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cetlts
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    647 9 Singapore, Nov. 11. During the past week Tin ii slightly easier on balance, but quotations for shares have been very little affected and a fair business has been passing- round market prices with London and Australian issues continuing to attract attention. Rubber has remained very steady in
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    HITAM TIN ANNUAL MEETING.
    91 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 12. The annual meeting of Hitam Tin Company, Ltd., Ipoh, was held to-day, Mr. Powell presiding 1 The chairman stated that the Company had paid 35 per cent in dividends during the past year and were now declaring another 5
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    ARAB WILL CASE.
    1505 10 COURT REFUSES PROBATE TO WIDOW OF WEALTHY LANDOWNER. The litigation relating to the considerable estate left by the late Syed Abdullah bin Syed Abdul Razak Hadji, which has been before the Supreme Court for several days, concluded yesterday morning. In the action Haji Khadijah binte Hadji Abdul
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    196 10 Yokohama Purchases Foreign Settlement. (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 10. The Municipal Council of Yokohama has decided to purchase the freehold land on which the foreign settlement has been established. The fund will be covered by a loan I amounting to 3,000,000 yen through
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    45 10 Owing: to the congested state of Kuala Kubu town, the police have found it necessary to enforce the speed limit of 10 j miles per hour within town limits. A con- spicuous notice to that effect tyas been posted at each end of the town.
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    DETECTIVE SHOT.
    874 10 ARMED CHINESE IN BANDA-STREET. Armistice Day Crimes. The Police Departments are investigating a series of shocking crimes which were committed in the outskirt districts of the town during the* past two days. Never before, perhaps, have so many events of a grave nature been crowded into so short
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    ENGLISH PRESBYTERIAN MISSION.
    745 10 YEAR'S WORK IN MNCiAlflkK. The annual report for 1925 *i,m, the R-. W. Murray, has .h,-..,^ CO. The outstanding event of the the retirement of th- R«. v J He has been on the* field for f un th, years, and seen the M* p«« fc^ beginnings
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    653 11 tRTERBD. COMPANY'S BIRTHDAY. iP'rom Our Own Correspondent). Jesse lton, Nov. 5. l^brated the Chartered Company's :;hday at Jesseiton on November f nning at 7.45 a.m. with a parade iMied Constabulary under the com|N Honourable Lt-Col. C. H. HarThe Gowrnm^nt Secretary, HonMr. F. W. Fraser, C.8.E., took the
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    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1925.
    427 11 Bishop Titus Lowe will preach in Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church at 5.30 o'clock to-morrow evening. Licence fees for pawnbrokers' shops for to i tain country divisions of Singapore are published in the Gazette. A Tamil living in the railway coolie lines at Bungsar-rd., Kuala Lumpur, hanged
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    MALAYA COMMAND.
    125 11 The following Special Order of the Day has been issued. On the departure of the 2-20th Burma, Rifles from the Malaya Command, I desire to >'*cord my appreciation of the high standard of conduct and efficiency maintained by the battalion since its arrival on 31st July, 1922. In
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    101 11 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 2 held on Nov. 10th:— Approved a new type of refuse- bin to be built into the rear walls of houses abutting on back lanes. Decided that as the Registrar of Vehicles will require the premises at
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    1249 11 BANKRUPTS EXTRAORDINARY STORY. A Wealthy Singing Girl. A remarkable story of his affairs, into which Mr. Justice Deane considered there should be further enquiry by the Official Assignee, was related by Tan Ah Kiew, a Trengganu born Chinese, in the course of his public examination in the Singapore
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    160 11 THE OCTOBER STATISTICS. The following is a comparative statement of the total value of foreign merchandise, excluding: parcel post, imported and exported to and from British Malaya during 11*24 and 1925. IMPORTS. 1924. 1925. Increase. (In thousands of dollars). Jan. to June 308,035 407.359 99,324 July 57,479 94,612
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    PENANG BEAT BANGKOK AT HOCKEY.
    44 11 (From Ou: Own Correspondent.) Penanff, Nov. 12. At hockey to-day Penanp defeated Banpk< k by two goals to one ftfter a fast jjanie. The visitors scorer! first through Butler. Cook equalised for Pcnanp: and Williams scored the winning goal.
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    26 11 At the meeting of Lod^e Zetland in the Fast, No 508 E.C., on Thursday. Bro. W. Ifellor, J.W., was elected Worshipful Master for the ensuing year.
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    V. D. REFORM.
    910 12 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (SINGAPORE) ASSOCIATION. The following letter has been sent to Government on the subject of the scheme for dealing with V. D. in Singapore. The konT>le the Colonial Secretary. Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 24th August which has
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    162 12 THE SHARE MARKET. To the Editor. Dear Sir, You. will have noticed that Hccording to Messrs. Macphail and Co. Ltd's report of to-day New Scudais are quoted at 5.25 buyers, an increase of nearly a dollar in a day, whereas shares of other rubber companies make
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    KINTA TIN.
    209 12 To the Editor, Sir, The annual report just issued by the directors of Kinta Tin Dredging Co. Ltd., is certainly a disappointing one, in that a loss of over $33,000 is shown in the balance sheet which accompanies the report, instead of a profit, as was generally anticipated.
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    CHINESE CATHOLIC DIVORCED.
    142 12 In the Supreme Court yesterday morning a Chinese lady named Lucia Lee Kim Noy petitioned the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. P. J. Sproule, for the dissolution of her marriage to Paul Wee Siak Leng. There was no appearance by the respondent. Mr. H. E. L. Dyne appeared
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    BOXING.
    108 12 Last Night's Fiasco. The promoters of last night's boxing, being dissatisfied with their box office receipts, cancelled the fights. The Happy Valley management wish it to be distinctly understood that they have never at any time been interested in boxinjr promotion, except by way of renting their stadium to
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    948 12 Quicquid agunt honvinet noatri ett farrago Libelli Juvenal. A contemporary bewailing the clearness of vegetables and eggs suggests that Government's department for agriculture should be instructed at once to take the Chinese vegetable gardener under its wing, give him new seed and arrange for the marketing
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    THE ASSIZES.
    450 12 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD DANGERS Prison for Rash Driver. The sixth Singapore Assize* concluded yesterday afternoon with the »«te»d to 12 months' rigorous imprisonment Loh Yok, a Chinese nire car Jrtve? «k, was found guilty of causing death bv rash act. The accused was the drix. a car which,
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    NEW BRIDGE-ROAD FATALITY
    181 12 Some evidence regarding: the <l uMt tality in New Bridpe Road on Saturday, when a motor lorry driven i>> I ran on to the five-foot -way at the side c the road and killrd a Japanese and a littl Chinese boy, was recorded in the Coroner' Court
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    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1925.
    414 13 is every promise of Poppy Fund ...ns in Perak exceeding last year's I. Farouharson, 0.C.P.D., Kuala as entered hospital with an attever. <ii;* W. Osborne, late of Yukon Miuiny and Alluvial Tin, Limited, i ir Kuala Lumpur on a short »orted that Messrs John Little Limited,
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    RUSSIAN DANCERS AT ADELPHI.
    159 13 I ranee ol the two eminent RusI s Mnu- Xenia Makletzova and I at the Adelphi Hotel on I t merited a larger attendance I 'it, hut the heavy storm and I itt factions probably kept many I any case those who attended I nuance of
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1544 13 THE PUBLIC HALL QUESTION. To the Editor. Questi^ One °K tW reCent refere "-e s to this thTr si"' V* Sti appea s hm> ictltude Th°, USUa intel; "tual deresvmn, PPearS t0 a >>mptom of public discussion elad tl^ fS PlaCe h WeVer ai >a us
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    LOCAL HEALTH FIGURES.
    187 13 According: to the returns of the Registrar I of Births and Deaths for the week ending I M©T. 7th, there were 282 deaths in Singapore, 30 of these being due to convulsion, 3<j to phthisis, 25 to btri-b -ri, 25 to pneui monia, 22 to malarial fever,
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    ROUND THE TOWN.
    719 13 AMATEURS ACHIEVE GREAT SUCCESS. The Victoria Theatre WSM packed on Saturday night, when the topical rent*, Round the Town, was presented. Bearing in mind the success our amateurs achieved when they attempted something topical some time ago— shortly after the visit of Hi:; Royal Highness the Prince
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    SCHOOL-BOY DROWNED AT Y.M.C.A. POOL.
    99 13 SCHOOL-BOY DROWNED AT Y.M.C.A. POOL. A Chinese school-boy, junior member of the Y.M.C.A., was drowned at the Club's pool n Tuesday afternoon while swimming with others. It appears that the boy dived in, but did not come to the surface. Two other boys then dived and found that the boy
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    MY EASTERN GARDEN.
    1148 14 My garden is perched upon a high ridge, shaded from the afternoon sun by a solid hank of graceful 'temassu' trees which throw a pleasant shade across the lawn. Through the trees we get peeps at the sea, dotted with forest covered islands and on the land
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    253 14 Uubber and Tin Trices. (By courtesy of the Xanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 13. Sellers quoted rubber at Y2.2S per p< und f.a.q. spot in to-day's market, while tin. Banks was quoted at ¥210 per pikul. Low Cost of Steel. An appreciably low cost of steel material ar.d
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    AMATEUR RACING IN MALAYA.
    196 14 There is good deal of support for the development of amateur racing in Malaya. says the Malay Mail. We have some keen gentlemen riders, and events in which they take part always excite great interest. The Singapore Turf Club's enterprise in holding a wholly amateur meeting
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    CHAMPION GOLFERS MEET.
    65 14 [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 12. A golf match between Abe Mitchell and A chie Compston for a purse of £200 and Cioo aside began at St. George's Hill, Wey- idge. Thirty-six holes will be played to-day and the same number to-morrow, at Wentworth, Virginia Water. Mitchell, finished
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    YACHTING.
    958 14 A BUSY WEEK-END. The Saturday Afternoon Trophies. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club had a busy week-end trying to settle who should walk off with the Saturday afternoon trophies so kindly presented by Mrs. C. F. F. Wearne, but wind and tide decreed th<<t yet another race should t?e sailed
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    195 14 SATURDAY'S KESIITS (From Our Own Corr*sp<)i Kuala !.iini|)in v The races concluded or: g. Rood weather, there bcteg a than usual. The hetfhhl Mr. Q nor was present mUk Mt>. jrave away the prizes ..t fch,. the day. It was a favourite* :;t H fell during the fourtl
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    CRICKET IN NOVEMBER.
    193 14 A mixed team com] WBt pupils of St. .!< li. the Y.M.c.A. oa> the T- 1 ASaturday and dt feati It by 77 runs. K tL Siew, for the patient innings. (I tin sixth cricket to fall wl to i. niplfte aifi cei witacd. For the Y..M.(
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    TELEGRAMS.
    5798 15 I [Reuter's Service.] I London. Nov. 9. I ire of the Lord Mayor's Show I ireant of Empire Trade." The I mqiiet was given in the GuildI i was p -nded by the leading statesa and Dominion and Indian li 'Mimissiuners. cordial welcome was accorded (h :miherlain and the
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