The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 30 November 1927

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    19 337 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. I !!!!<!> SERIES SINCAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1927. NO. 2,104.
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    CONTENTS.
    216 337 LKAHI KS. Reform* Outlook :^:>7 r l .S.A. Elections ..':;7 Kubber :\;r, S3fc iui i >: -a hiu^i :j;is iii the' Shore- ,ni i< I \M> COURT NEWS. ing i Captures 341 Rs d :;4i I (iang Robbers 343 j- .-ranee' Action :J4."> Ambulance Service 345 Bl 345 Hill
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    PRODUCE.
    82 337 November 2». Hin has Mark Rangoon Bin'tai! 260 Soon S'« ka 266 Btokei No. 1 220 Brolu i No. I 200 Gluti ious No. 1 360 1 toious No. I 320 •n Glotinotn No. 2 320 *nao No. I 280 n No. I 250 Broken Cl for export 235
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      116 337 BROWN. At thc European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, November 30, \\r>~, t«. Mi and Mrs. Sutherland Brown, of Bukil Kraiong Estate, Kapar. a daughter. MAN I SON. On November. 19th., at the Maternity Hospital, Singspore, to Mr. an.l Mrs George E. Manison, s daughter. CHARLWOOD. On November 22ud.,
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      ANNOUNCEMENT.
      59 337 LEE HO. The- engagement ia announced <>f Mi. I.ee Eng (hoou. eldest -on of th.- late Mr. Lev Cheung V:m ami Mrs. Lee Cheung Yin of 115 Tranquerah Hoad. Malacca, t<» Mi^. Ho Poh Neo, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ho Hoik Beng of 7 Emerald Hill Koad,
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      MARRIAGE.
      64 337 SOMERVILLE-MARWOOD.- At St. Mary's Chure-h, Knala Lumpur, on Xovembe-r 19th., the anniversary of the wedding day of thc bride's parents, by the Rev. O. B. Parsons, M.A.. George William, eldest son of the late Mr. G. Somerville, and Mr<. Somerville, Kdinburgh and Joyce Lillian (Joy), only daughter of thr
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      DEATH.
      23 337 KRISHNAN. Mrs. Logamball Krishnan, beloved wife- of Mr. Pv. M. Krishnan. Book-keeper of Messrs. McAlister Co., Ltd. Singapore, at 11 General Hospital.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    289 337 The last mail from Home-, with elates up to Nov. 4th., arrived on Saturday morn-' \ng by 8.1. This mails leaves ou Friday by P. and O. A BUCCeSsful pedice' trap at a house in Bukil Timah Koael led te> the appearance of two Chinese gang- robber*
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 337 November 2>*. Hank I BIJJ. j 4 4 R*nk demand »IJ Private ore'dit> I Bus. 4 J-JJ Wv York, demand »J J-JJ I re «|ita BO days ;> iMfi 1 __19_R Fr «nce oVmanel n-»> r r T IMH •neiin. l Hon- Kong, demand n> pc i>:<. Yokoh.-n.a. ehmand
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    The India Reforms Outlook.
    456 337 U appears more t hafi likely that there will be such a division of party or sectional opinion in India with regard to the Statutory Reform Commission that no active opposition will be put ap. On the whole, although resolutions have been passed by some sections
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    Preparing for U.S.A. Elections.
    284 337 A certain amount of clearing of the ground appears to be proceeding in America in connection with the presidential election next year. The departure of Mr. McAdoo from the lists recently and the evident intention of Mr. Coolidge to keep out, has left the Parties with
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    Unhappy Rubber.
    706 337 Nov. 24. 111-fortune appears to dog the restriction scheme with unwearying energy, for the new assessment rules are apparently creating a considerable amount of dissatisfaction amongst the planting community generally, and one at least of the local associations has shown its disapproval in a formal manner. It is
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      81 337 thy "Singapore Free Preat" >• Europe to th<> Straits Illt+a, ;in- invited to send hi name of their steamer and i Singapore. Copie* will then them .-it varkMU porti of rail. the t »-<-kly 12~. [x-r (|«MirtOf »vith << nmercial wpplewicsiit. 'A'.i. KROM ENGLAND TO I HI FAR EAST. i
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    "Flivvers."
    606 338 A few weeks ago a visitor to Singapore had some rather harsh things to say about our methods of transport, with particular emphasis upon the condition of the hire cars or "flivvers." drawing an unfavourable comparison between the Singapore variety and those which ply for hire in Calcutta and
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    Our Policy in China.
    672 338 Sir Austen Chamberlain, by his replies to questions in the House, has shown that the policy the Government has determined to act upon in China, has not in anyway been altered by the. change which has come over the aspect of affairs there That policy has
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    Week-end Comment.
    640 338 The news from eastern Europe is disquieting in the extreme, because although it is in the highest degree improbable that any serious outbreak will occur it has to be admitted that some of the great Powers, particularly France and Italy, are fishing ir very troubled waters. The area
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    The Poor And The Shore.
    873 338 Nov. 2<*. A rather nice point arises i" connection with the discussion the Municipal Commission meetir. on Friday over the class of houses to be built upon different area- ol land. That point is that there seemto be a danger of automatic assumption that the
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      CAMERON'S HIGHLANDS.
      80 339 (Fro m Our Own Correspondent). I^h, Nov. 22. a further step tower* the ideal in th" Cameroni Highland* is shown by the arrival there- of 24 mule, from Rangoon for transpe>rt purposes. Already one- Company of Burma Rifles has done much in clearing timber on the Settlement siele,
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      SHARKS AT PENANG.
      36 339 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Penan*, Nov. 22. Malay fishermen lighted two sharks on north beach yesterday evening. Thev were chased and shots fired but they made oir in the direction of Tanjong Tokong.
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      What The Bottle Contained.
      95 339 AIRMEN'S HIGH SPIRITS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Nov. 23. A Japanese oil-engined fishing be>ai, tne Kaike) Maru. picked up a bottle in the sea off Langkawi, sixty miles north west of Penang, containing a message which reads: "This bottle was thrown overboard by Squadron Leader
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      NEW ASSESSMENT RULES OPPOSED.
      74 339 NEW ASSESSMENT RULES OPPOSED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) A special meeting of the Central Perak Planters' Association strongly opposed the new restriction rules anel passed n resolution that the 'Planters Association at the meeting at Malacca in December, shoulel firmly dissociate itself from the application ejf the neu rules on
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      TAX ON VACANT LAND.
      31 339 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 23. The Municipal Commissioners have decided to levy an assessment chargeable on vacant land, the same as rales on h-mser property.
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      BLAZING TONGKONG IN PENANG HARBOUR
      86 339 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Peaaag, Nov. 23. An exple>sie>n occurred on a tongkong loaded with eirums of benzine in Penang harbour. The crew cut the' tongkong aelrift and it floated towards the roads, a biasing mass which constituted a great danger to the shipping- in
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    233 339 A WEEK'S CAPTURES. The following reports of captures of rubber smugglers have been supplie'd by the Customs Preventive Branch: At 6.80 a.m. <>n Oct. 2."» the Peningat, off Pulau Pisanp, captured a ke>ta containing- 27.40 pikuls of rubber and three Chi nese. The men were charged at Kukob
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    26 339 Dr. L. W. Evans has been seconded for service in Kelantan, and Miss A. M. BeL ton, Nursing Sister, has been seconded for service in Kedah.
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1021 339 Thc Cholera. EXTENSIVE INOCULATIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Hatavia, Nov. 28. This week several cases of cholera have •»gain been reported both amongst the European and the native residents of the town, some of which have already ended fatally. In Bttftensorg a fatal ease has also br?cn reported.
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    INTERPORT CRICKET.
    671 339 Malaya Well Trounced. BONG KONG WIN BY AN INNINCJS. Prom Our Own Correspondent. I Hong hong, Nov; 28. Less than a couple ot hours' play -jtliced to-day for Hong Kong to defeat Malaya in the third inter port match of the series. Tribute must be paid to the
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    139 340 Manchester November Handicap. FLAT RACING ENDS. [Reuter's Service. 1 London, Nov. 20. Tne result of the Manchester November Handicap (mils and half) the last of the important events of the Mat racing season was Mr. J. J. Murphy's OLD ORKNEY Ifr. K. VV. Horlock-s ADIEU 3 yrs. 2.
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    THE M.C.C. IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    78 340 HOLMES' HUGE SCORE. [Reuter's Service. London, Nov. 28. Ufter defeating Griqualand West by an innings anel 75 at Kimberley, the M.C.C tourists proceeded to Bloemfontein where they beat the Orange Free State by an innings and IH4. The Orange Free State -cored 192 and 23f>
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    A CALCUTTA SCANDAL.
    81 340 THOSE IN HIGH PLACES INVOLVED. [Reuter's Service.] (Ulcutta. Nov. 2S. Mr. Lahiri, a member of the Bengal Legislative Council and former managing director of the Bengal Lakshmi cotton mills and a director of the Bengal National Bank, which went into compulsory liejuielation, has been committee! for trial
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    MORE ABOUT RESTRICTION.
    443 340 Five years ago, says the Pinang Gazette, when the Stevenson Rubber Restriction Scheme was launched, far-seeing opponents of this unsound expedient for maintaining an economical price level pointed out that the Dutch, whe) refused te> come in. would exploit the market to the full. Aretrnt suppe>rters of
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    HOBBY JONES ON GOLF.
    949 340 His Hardest Match. STRAIN OF SISTAINED EFFORT. Many times wc are naked questions which we tind difficult to answer, and about the most difficult «»ne which has confronted me is the- eme most often repeated: "Which was the hardest match you ever played in?" On the
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    THE KIDNAPPERS.
    811 340 Real Answer to Shanghai's Need. NANKING'S NEW LAWS. Nanking. Nov. 1. A complete set of new- laws governing kidnapping for ransom will <oon i.e proe.aimed by the Nationalist Crovernn.ent. Th.-re have- \ksou hitherto no specific law in the Criminal Code of the Republic, concerning kidnapping fe>r ransom, as
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    641 340 Armistice Day At Jttadton. AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY (From Our Own < m Jesseltoa, \.,v ►ugh then we ing ol veterans of th.. M bad in Lhe past, th< ei parade a; thi War Memo] sentativi of manj rank the impressive but took place at eleven in were,
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    393 341 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1927. < APll RE OFF POET DICKSON. more than usual interest was tard in the Poit Dickson Magis u:t before Mr. W. H. We>od, when days were charged with smuggling Ther tacts were briefly as follows: V Phear, Superintendent of the 14 Preventive Branch, N.S.,
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    SINGAPORE ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
    214 341 Junior Football League. i Junior Football League for English which started at thc beginning of has nmv come te, a conclusion. Road and Victoria Bridge, the ind runners-op respectively, have i overshadowed the other schools and robbed the league of some of its inAt the' same time
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    102 341 fi. H Bullmore arrived in TaipinK i\ to relieve Mr. E. A. Staines, is and Telegraphs. Perak and who sailed for Home on Satur•>n J'url.-.ujfh. I lowing is a list of Officers and who were presented with Voby His Excellency the Hitfh ioner at Government House, Kuala <>n Monday: Major
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    571 341 RESTRICTION. H. To the Editor. Kir,— At the Federal Council Mr. Egmont Make, after full consideration concludes that Restriction is hopeless unless the Dutch paiticipate. In my opinion thev cannot owing te, the difficulty of controlling the native small holder; and this is the pre ponderatmg
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    RAID ON A HOUSE.
    138 341 A case concerning an allegeel attack on a Chinese towkay's hous in Pitt street came up before Mr. Mudie in the District Court yesterday when a Chinese was charged with voluntarily causing hurt. It was stated that with three others the' accused had raided the he,use
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    109 341 Mrs. P. M. Robinson, of Penang, acting Chief Commissioner of the Girl Guides in Malaya, during the absence e,n leave of Mrs. Cavendish, inspected the lst Company. Guides and Rangers. Kuala Lumpur, on Friday. The Rangers have done very well. Three have won Ranger Stars (the firstclass badge) and two
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    RUGBY.
    711 341 S.C.C. Tournament. \.I\C. BEAT ETCETERAS AND LAW. After a fast and interesting game on the Padang yesterday the A.P.C. gained ful: points in the S.C.C. Rugby Tournament by defeating the Etceteras anel Law by two Coals and one try (13 pts.) to a goal and .wo tries (11 pts.).
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    SANITARY DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS.
    109 341 An examination was held in Singapore from October Ulst to November 3rd, for the Diploma of the Royal Sanitary Institute of London. The following canelidates have been recommended for a diploma, subject however te, the approval of the Examining Board in London: Inche Abdul Momin, William Howland
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    INTER-PORT CRICKET.
    116 341 Hon^ Kong Beat Shanghai. MALAYA'S FIRST MATCH OPENS. (From Our Own Correspondent.; Hong Kong. Nov. 22. The first of the three inter-port cricket matches came to a conclusion this afternoon, Hong Kong achieving a fine victory over Shanghai by three wickets. When play eioseel on Monday evening the
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    FINCHER'S USEFUL CONTRIBUTION.
    37 341 TReuter's Service.] Hong Kong. Nov. 22. Hemg Kong defeated Shanghai to-day by three wickets. Before lunch they carried their overnight score of 70 for 1 to 142 for 3, E. C. Fincher scoring 62.
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    MALAYA vs. UNITED SERVICES.
    31 341 (From Our Own Correspondent). Hong Kong, Nov. 22. Malaya had scored 1,36 for eight wickets and the- Cniteel Services 114 for five wickets when play ceased to-day.
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    PENAWAT TIN.
    462 341 PEN AW AT TIN. 1 IRST ANNUAL MEETING. The first annual geneial or statutory meeting of the Penawvt (Malayan) Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held on Nov. 10 at the registered offices of the Company, No. 3 Weld Quay, Penang. Mr. H. S. Russell (Director), presided and the others present
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    RAHMAN TIN REPORT.
    65 341 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Nov. 21. Rahman Tin suffered from record floods anel the non-completie,n of the re>peway which are responsible fe,r the final figures. Promising veins have been disclosed anel the property potentialities are- excellent. Tbe balances are being carrier! forward but a bonus of
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    19 341 Mr. G. H. Davis, Manager of Messrs. Kelly anel Walsh Ltd., Singapore Branch, returned from home leave e,n Monday.
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    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1927.
    853 342 The London co-respondent of the Malay Mail says that Dr. E. A. O. Travers has quite recovered from his recent severe accident. The Hon'ble Mr. C. V. A. Espeut, Director of Public Work*, F.M.S.. and Mrs. Espeut are leaving for Home by the Mongolia next week.
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    EARLY DAYS IN MALAYA.
    839 342 Pioneers in, Kuala Lumpur. AN INTREPID LADY. Mr. D. D. Daly contributes the following reminiscences of life in the early days in Kuala Lumpur as experienced by his mother, the late Mrs. Dominic Daly, who eiied in London on Oct. 2<. to the Malay Mali. Mr.
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    36 342 Mr. Clarence F. Leighton. Chairman of the Caledonian (Selangor) Rubber Co., Ltd and of the Kuala Kangsar Plantations, Ltel.. arrives in Penang early in December on a visit to the different properties he is connected with.
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    JOHORE COUNCIL OF STATE.
    471 342 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. A meeting of the Johe>re Council of State, presided over by the Hon'ble the Dato Mentri Besar (Dato Abelullah bin Jaafar D.K., S.P.M.J.. C.8.E.). was hold at the Dewan, Johore Bahru, on Tueselay last The Hon'ble Mr. S. Q. Wong asked the folbnving questions
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    SINGAPORE BASE.
    250 342 TENDERS ASKED FOR SECOND STAGE. The Admiralty have inviteel several British fiims tt, tender for harbour works at Singapene. This appears to indicate that the lirst stage in the development of the new naval base' has be-em completed. The initial phase has involved extensive dre'diring operations, which have
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    PERAK GYMKHANA RACES.
    76 342 PERAK GYMKHAN A RACES. Tiie Perak Gymkhana Club's amateur tace meeting will bc held ,n Dee*. 21st and 24th. There will be three races fe>r horses, three for ponies, one fe,r polo ponies and one ste»*plechase each elay anel H.H. the Sultan's gold cup for the* steeplechase wii' be run
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    MR. CRICHTON LEAVES MALACCA.
    446 342 A PIQUANT PEN-PICTLRE. The Malacca Observer gives the follow n biography of Mr Criehton from "an int," mate friend." Mr. Criehton was born on 10th. October 1877, of well-to-do but honest parents, ib is related to the Earl of Erne. His fat he passed near the
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    523 342 Siiißapore. Nov. 22. The last week has seen a decided harder ing in tbe price of be,th Tin and Rubber Tin has been consistently tirm throUghoQt the perie,d and has every appearance of further advance. Sterling shares haw come in for some goe»d enquiry and there has
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    39 342 The Penang Chinese rubber dealers tertained Mr. C. E. .1. Barbour, manager the local branch e,f E. A. Barbour. Limit* to a farewell dinner on Saturday si Spring Tide Hotel, on the occa ot h departure on Home leave*.
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    PRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1927.
    749 343 A. G. H. Smart, M.8.E., Chief Medi Officer, Penang, has returned to Penang hon leave at Fraser's Hill. .Mr. v. i. ,1,1, (7,2, ne Lodge, St. Helens, Hasting.- .n.ivi net personalty £47,682). Hon'blj Captain Me*aelows-Frost re. ed to Me. acca on Sunday and has taken the
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    BOMBAY COAST WRECK.
    423 343 Hundred Lives Lost. ANOTHER VESSEL OVERDUE. Hr, m bay. Nov. IS. According te, the reports coming through he storm which passed over the Bombs) oast on Saturday eras responsible- for a bic loss of life at sea. The Bombay Co-operative Navigation Company's {go ton coastal passenger steamer,
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    POLICE FOIL GANG ROBBERS.
    239 343 ARREST IN BUKIT TIMAH KOAD. The sequel te, a successful scheme employed by the Police te, frustrate a raid e,r a he,use* in Bukit Timah Road by a gang e,f armed robbers was heard in the Second Police Court yesterday when twe) Chine i were committed
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    AUTOCRAT WINS LIVERPOOL CUP.
    52 343 ondon, Noi 11. The Liverpool Clip resulted a< follow AUTOCRAT 1 MOHAWK SILVER LARK Eleven ran. Two lengths separated firsl and second, and the same distance second and third. The betting was: 20 to 1 against Autocrat. 100 to 1", against Me,hawk. 6 to 1 against
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    INTER-PORT CRICKET.
    394 343 A Sad Day For Malaya. PROSPECT OF INNINGS DEFEAT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Nov. 23. Oh! what a fall was there, n.y eountry men. Thu- may be summarised the first day's play i.i the inter-port match between Shanghai anel Malaya here, with the Malaya team as
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    HONG KONG AMAZED!
    535 343 (From Our Own Correspondent). Hong Kong. Nov. 21. The gloomiest fears of Malaya's supporters were fulfilled only too truly to-day when, in the match against Shanghai, the last four wickets put on but 12", runs, thus eaving Shanghai winners by the overwhelming margin of an innings and
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    DEMPSEY-TUNNEY FIGHT.
    252 343 FILM WORTH SEEING. The* local branch of the Universal Films have received a copy ol the Dempsey- Tunney tight which was shewn to Pren tepresentatives privately yesterday though the courtesy of Mr. Kim Hr>ck Tan. manager of the loeal bianch of Universal Films. it is by far the
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    CHEZ VICTOR RAIDED.
    128 343 PEERS AND MPS IN THE PREMISES. London. Nov. IS. One e,f the- West End's me.st exclusive night e-lub's, Che/. Victor, often patronised by members of the Royal Family, was raided early this morning by twenty detectives dressed in fnultless evening clothes. They motored up and >ai at
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    CHAMPIONSHIP CHESS.
    88 343 TALK OF TWO PAWNS. f Reuter's Service. Bainss Aires. Nov. 24. Apart from the Kings, only two white pawns and three- black pawns remained on the* board at the conclusion of the* .{2nd game between Alekhine' anel Capablanca for the world's chess championship. Alekhine, who was white, previously
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    SCHOOLS RUGGER.
    82 343 (Fr»,m Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh, Nov. '2. The* first school Rugby match was played st Taiping during the week end whin the* All Blues, an Asiatic fifteen from Seremban. met the King Edward XII SchooL It was a capital game showing good appreciation of Its many elifhYult points
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    BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER.
    608 344 sth. RESTRICTION YEAR. EXPORTS A.M. IMPORTS OF RUBBER. eTRADE FIGURES). N.B. Above figures i.re based on declarations received during the month by the [Registrars of Imports and Exports and do not represent tht* quantities actually imported or exported during the eaiendar month, tine gallon of latex ha-
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    DEALERS' STOCKS IN PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
    198 344 ANALYSIS OF OCTOBER STOCK B:— Sheet Sheet Crepe Lump Scrap 4Be I Penang 1.490 266 1,288 582 104 Singapore 5,534 3,690 12.100 50 1,856 Robber afloat in Harbour. October rn b ber declared in November 412 toi Stocks held by the Harbour Boards on
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    LINGUI TIN MEETING.
    495 344 The* annual general meeting e,f Lingui Tin, Limited, was held in the boarel room ■l ftfesars. (ban Sze Onn and Co., yester day. Mi. J. M. Sime presiding anel others present being Messrs. S. Q. Wong. K. S. Manasseh. K. A.- Elias, .1. S. Nathan and Lee
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    AN INTERESTING WEDDING.
    65 344 (From Our Own (e»rre>spe»nelent.) Penang, Nov. 25. The weelding te.e,k place* at St. George's Church, the Rev. J. V. Wesilake officiating of Mr. Entwistle Watson, of Sandilaads Buttery, to Miss Xorma Dennys, datightei of Mr and Mrs. Dennys, one of the oldest European residents in Penang. There
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    31 344 The Raja Muda of Selangor has been nominated to be a member of the Council Of King Edward VII College of Medicine in place of the Director of Government Laboratories, F.M.S.
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    TEJA MALAYA.
    174 344 Messrs. Guthrie and Company, Penang, local agents for Teja Main Dredging Company. Limited, Ini they are in receipt of cabled eds the Boarel of Directors in L. ndon effect that it has been decided to the capital of the Company to f475,0< is proposed to issue imme shares
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    148 344 Singapore, \m Assisted by heavy speculative] the' scarcity of supplies eino to reassessments, values have risen em all positions during the Ametica has eome- in for largi of aiu grades and ate' stilt buying. a reaction has elaily be*e*ii looked advance has been unchecked, ano il
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    EARL HAIG'S FUND.
    112 344 ln connection with tii** Poppy nctions in Malaya Mrs. Rupei bas received the following notifieal district collections. Johore. ine dueling Muar and si Johore. Organiser Mrs. A. v S which is more than double the i last year. Ke'elah, ine-inelin<r Alor Stai Bl Patanl. Orgainser Mrs. T.
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    SELANGOR CUP FINAL.
    58 344 Kuala Lumpor, S< The Chinese and ths Tami <>•• I third tioie* in the final e.f the S competition yesterday, when attendance, the Chinese won te, nil. The winners were the el< through but the Tamils foughf har. Becond goal was a lin-ky faileel to scene when
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    NICCOLO BANDELLO.
    1007 345 NIC COLO BANDELLO. the sth. of September, 1807, a sallow Italian copra merchant sat in hi« near the docks of Genoa and fingered ends of a parchment chart i tod to be expe; ting someone, but (rom the outside portion of hi. hed the door leveling to hi .he ilia
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    MARITIME INSURANCE ACTION.
    472 345 JI'DGMENT FOB PLAINTIFF. W JUSt r De^^ judgment in the Supreme fe,urt yesterday in the case herein (hop Kong Me,h sued the Assurance rianeo-A~i a ti que for a sum of $1 7 ,04G, with l ue f rorK, s insurcu *ith the defendants under a Maritime
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    BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FUND.
    125 345 An appeal if being made foi' a sum of $20,27", to raise* the salary of the Bishop of Singapore from $720 to $KOO p.m. The Hon. Tieasmer, Mr. J. A. Clarke of Evatt anel t 'e,.. Singapore, begs te. acknenvledge the following elonations: List I Published Nov.
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    SHELL TRANSPORT DIVIDEND.
    55 345 We are* informed by the- Chartered Bank (hat the'y have received the following teleera m from their Heael Office in London:— Shell Tr; nsport and Trading <">>.. Ltd. do dared dividend at the rate pf 2<. per share free e,f income tax payable sth Januarj 1928. Bearer
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      CORONER AND THE AMBULANCE SERVICE.
      181 345 CORONER AND THE AMBU LANCE SERVICE. A bullock which stampeded in New Brielge Road on the afternoon of November 9 was the cause e>f a little Chinese girl's eleath. The child was in the arms of a woman who, approaehing the bullock, receiveel a kick -A-uh the result that the
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      A FATAL BLOW.
      273 345 Verdict of Death By A Rash Act. Following the arrest nnd identification of a Chinese alleged to have bo;n concerned in a fatal assault on a Malay boy outside the Surina Theatre recently, the Core ner, Col. Hope Faulkner yesterday commenced an enquiry inte, the circumstances tending
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      DICKINSON HILL ROBBERY.
      187 345 The three Chinese' whe, we're arrested by police constables just after committing a robbery in a he,use in Dickinson Hill occupied by Chinese*, were* yesterday produced •efore the Third Magistrate, Mr. Dakers when the preliminary enquiry was opened. Information was given te, the police at be Kreta
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    149 345 The* following are t<, be* members of the Advisory Committee, S. V. P.: Major A. A. A. Paterson, D. S. 0.. M. C, in place >f Mr. i>. T« Lewis, resiy-ne-el; a.iel the hon' ble Dr. N. 1,. Clark", in place of the lateMr. J. E. Tessensohn. O. B. E.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    3645 345 New Industries In Singapore. HUME PIPE COS. APPLICATION. The app.ication of the Hume Pipe Company fe,r land at the -ixth mile on the Buiiii Timah Road, on which th«-\ proposed to invest $200.00 tor the erection of a factory for the- manufacture of patent steel pipes; and the
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    HOCKEY.
    178 346 s.i DEFBAI i I On e Pad team defeated an A.P.« to two aftei a ci< ted game. Both earns were fair'. ih< ugh the play was i standard, the half-back line ol le ing their weakest point wards wi re perhaps slightly q whole than the- I ub
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    INTERPORT RUGGER.
    87 346 Bangkok, S«n This morning's for- east, f Du iterday, bei side-" will finel the Duk* -ix point.- in the intern- gkok to day. A fa--, open, cl h record crowd n min tea Ihe Dufc Miles gafn d b rat ne scored a I V half time the
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    INDIAN ARMY POLO TEAM IN AMERICA.
    96 346 INDI AN ARMY POLO TEAM IN AMERICA. Ne Question nf Inferior Bombay. Se Tie* Maharajah of Ra '.he performance of the [nd in America, u els no qui -tion of inferiorit ponies or players. It wa for any team visiting s f to win in a contest, and v -earn
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    33 346 Colonial Auxiliary For I I. medals have been awarded. Bon Rin, S. V. C Pt.* H. ml. W V. c.. Pte heon| Chin Seng, B i Pte Lim Liang Que.-. S V. C.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    833 347 4 ogmnt hnminrn nr.xtri fH t farrnoi, i Tn msi N ee k r two ago a Committee was „t Inspect the Barrel Sewer which oght to b<* responsible for the pecurs Telok Ayer Market way. The has beard ne> news of their fate r u'ry
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    THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR CO., LTD.
    604 347 A\M \L GENERAL MEETING. 'Hi- annuai general meeting e,f the Bria h la aya Trust(H aml Kx( lUr)i ~i, was held in the Chartered Bank .numbers or Saturday. Sir Dgvid GaHowaj Messrs. W. B. Rayner and O. R. S. Bateman In moving
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    122 347 T e Co lowing Singapeoe properties were sold by auction by Messrs. Chee.ng Koon Seng and Co. at their salere>om No. .'lO Chulia Street, on Nov. 16th and 28rd. Freehold land situate at Keong Saik Road off Kreta Ayer Road, area 4.383 sq. ft., bought by Syed Omar
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    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1927.
    692 347 Mr. A. S. Small is to be a member of he Standing Advisory Ceimmittee on th? IS* of opium in Malaya. Mrs. R. H. Gale has undergone an •no rat ion at the European Hospital, Kjala i.ifmpar. and is progressing well. Mr. Lim Kim Seng has
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    S.R.A. V BATTERY SHOOT.
    103 347 The S.R.A. (V) held a very successful meeting at Eukit Timah during the weekend. Colonel Postlethwaite was present and at the conclusion of the shooting the prizes were distributed by Second Lieutenant J. Lee. The handicap event was won by Battery Sgt. Major T. 0. Mayhew
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    BUDDING OF RUBBER.
    694 347 Dutch East Indies Experiments. DISCUSSION IN CEYLON. An important matter discussed at tfie meeting of the Estates Products Committee at Peradeniya re*eently was the budding of rubber. The Chairman (Mr. E. A. Stockdale) said that he included that item e.n the agenda because certain questions were asked
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    GARRARD'S CASE.
    116 347 A. E. Garrard, Jockey, was charged en Thurselay morning in the Kuala .Lumpur Police Court, before Mr. E. Jago, with failing to answer a summons on a charge of reckless driving at Damansara-rd. Heshould have appeared on Nov. 22, but failed to do so, and a warrant was.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    48 347 The following was the result of the La dies' Medal for November. Six cards were taken out. Mrs. 6. G- Franklin 47 9 38 Mrs. Jt. C. Boutflower 51 12 39 Mrs. F. A. Morrell 48 9 39 Mrs. H M. Hill 45 5 40
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    INTERPORT CRICKET.
    436 348 Mala>a iji Trouble Again. HON<; KONG*B STRONG POSITION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong. Nov. 26. p 0 th .s n OU their brilliant display Sgatnat Kowloon on Friday, Malaya have ({•appointed greatly in the inter-port mntch against Hong Kong, for to-day they were dismiased for J8 runs,
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    SQUASH RACKETS IN SIAM.
    40 348 (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Nov. 23. The squash rackets singles championship of Siam anel the King's Prize was won by < "^"Ho defeated the Siamese champion. H M. the King was present and presented the trophy.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    457 348 SCOTLAND VS. THE REST. i The annual foursomes match between Scotland and The Rest was playeel at Bukit Timah yesterday nmrning anel resulted in a win for the Rest. Play was over IS holes, match play, and one point was awarded for a win and point for
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    RUGBY.
    204 348 Singapore vs. Malacca. SINGAPORE'S DECISIVE WIN. Singape>re scored a vory decisive win over Malae-ca in the Malaya Cup Competition at Malae-ca. defeating the home side by tl 0. Rain in tie moving had mad" Lhe ground just right for the game. The Singapore forwards played poorly, whereas the Malacca
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    HOCKEY.
    479 348 THE S.(.c. AT TANGLIN. S.C.C. 2; Duke'*, 1. In a match played at Tanglin yesterday 'he* S.C.C. first team defeated a Duke's eleven by two goals to one after a cle>se and exciting irame. The game commenced in a streine sunlight and play opened rather quietly but began te>
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    SHANGHAI AND KOWLOON DRAW.
    39 348 (From Our Own Correspondent). Hong Kong. Nov. 27. The match between Shanghai and Kowloon was drawn. Kowloon batted first and declared with 19b* for eight wickets, to which Shanghai replied with IHo fe>r seven wickets.
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    THE WARATAHS' TOUR.
    29 348 WALES BEATEN AT CARDIFF. TReuter's Service.! London, NOV. 2(i. At Cardiff this afternoon 25,000 spectators saw Kew South Wales defeat Wales by 18 points to 8.
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    JAY-WALKING.
    481 348 "Death By Misadventure." INQUEST ON OLD CHINESE. The Coroner's enquiry touching a fatality which OCCUired in Serangoon Ke.ael on November 10th last was held on Saturday. Mossis. Tay Lian Teck, S. A. Furber and H. J. Fougere were sworn in as a jury, the accident occurred at about 2..10
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    KUCHAI TIN MEETING.
    286 348 The third annual general meeting of the Kuchai Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was ht'lel on Friday at Messrs. Chan Sze Onn'a. Those present were: Messrs. J. 11. Sime (Chairman), E. A. Elias, Lee Chim Tuan, E. S. Manasseh, the Hon'ble Mr. S. Q. Wong, Mr. Chan See
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    "STRUDDY" RETIRES.
    23 348 [Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. 24. The famous professional wicket-keeper. Strudwick, has retired but will act as scorer for Surrey next season.
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    SWIMMING.
    16 348 At the Swimming Club yesterday, the diving competition was won by McCrae, with MofTett second.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    251 348 RESTRICTION. 11l To the Editor. Sir,— There ir* one* more point which pears to have been overlooked or. an] not sufficiently considered. Still gives the standard for the wl,. Malaya in 1927-S as 85O v OOQ tons. h 60 per cent output makes a difference r>f
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    SEIZURE OF CAR.
    443 348 ACTION OVER HIRE PURCHABE AGREEMENT. In the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court on Thursday, hefe.re* the Chief Justice (Sii Henry Gemiportz), an action was hear.! ii which Mr. Fatt Weng Lie v. Attorne) H.H. the Sultan e)f Pahang, sued Borneo Motors, Ltd.. of Kuala Lumpur, for i. covery
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    HONG KONG CRICKET.
    62 348 PRACTICE MATCHES. (From Our Own Correspomlent.) Hong Kong. Nov. 2'* The closing se-ores in the* matcbef tween Malaya anel Kowlooa anel the* Unite Services and Shanghai, played todav, */ei as follows: Malaya tU fef 7 srkts. Congdon 72, Whitley 03. Kowloon I 10 tm I k, I**
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    ROUND THE POLICE COURTS.
    143 349 A Rikisha Puller's Ruse. TRANSMUTING COINS. I r altering King's coins to resemble of another description, a Chinese rikisha puller Was yesterelay sentenced to two rigorous imprisemment by Mr. Mudie Judge. It was stated by Chief Court Inspector Meredith that the complainanl was a Chinese woman
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    CHARGE AGAINST REVENUE OFFICER.
    136 349 CHARGE AGAINST REVENUE OFFICER. Malav revenue officer of five years' was charged in the District Court lay vith receiving illegal gratiflcar ie»n. facts as st al( i wcre lnal lhc aecuse (i received thirty cents from a Chinese se*auan who was going on boarel bis in consideration fe>r not examinlia
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    COLLYER QUAY MURDER.
    89 349 Tin Coroner yesterday held an inquest ouching the death of a Chinese' who was during an affray on Collyer Quay on i. afternoon of November (sth. Tho tight aus he- result of rivalry between two g house concerns. The trouble broke ut in the* vicinity of a
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    POLICE REPORTS.
    173 349 ihi butchered body of an unknown Cbi- was founel in Havelock Road on Saturday. There were five stab wounds in the i>n of the chest. A blood-stained knife waa found beside the* body. Police investiare proceeding. Sikh has been badly assaulted in a ..ff Tanjong Pagar Road but
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    INSPECTOR CHARGED.
    42 349 charge of extortion has been mane i a Ceylon Burgher, named F. N. Vndree, who was recently appointed as a probationary Police Inspector. The offence alleged to have been committed on Saturlaj night, anel the* complainant is an Indian storekeeper.
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    CHARGE OF BREACH OF TRUST.
    87 349 The protracted hearing of the ease m h ..ne s. L. af. Zainmleen, a Road Inemployed in the Municipality, was i by Osman bin Careem alias O. L. Vi. Careem, an undischarged bankrupt, criminal breach of trust in respect of a hairpin and ring was
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    32 349 Col. 11 L Pearson left the Colony m the Suwa Maru on Saturday ssornfor Home. Major W P.. Y. Draper, who has returned fa Johore from leave, has been appointee nment Architect.
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    JUDGMENT IN MALACCA APPEAL.
    793 349 JUDGMENT IN MALACCA APPEAL. Conviction to Stand. PEDESTRIANS* RIGHT OF WAV. The Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) Wve judgment in the Supreme Court ves*rda> n an Bppcal |gaißtt a the Malacca Magistrate, Thc apKaJ was heard recently by the Appeal Court, con M»ting of the Chief Justice, and Justices Sproule
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    67 349 Mr. F. Aplin ami Capt. F. H. Hime have bee-n appointed to Jobore to act a* Superintendents of Customs and Mr. K Sykes as Deputy Superintemdent. Preventive Branch Customs. It is thought that Bangkok's Poppy Day effort realised between £300 and £000. H.M. the King bought a poppy for Tes.
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    ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY.
    340 349 Lady Clifford Elected Patroness. ANNUAL MEETING. The- annual meeting of the* St. Patrick's Society took place in the Europe Hotel last Vi ning, Mr. Denis Santry presieling ov*r a -urge atteneiunce. Mr. Sant'y informed the meeting tbat the- secretary had discovered that Lady Clifford hael a considerable-
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    306 349 GOVERNMENT HO USE. Sunday 20th November. His Excellency the High Commissioner attended by Statf presented Yedunteer Lemg Service decorations and meelals to the following Officers anel e)the*r ranks at GoV; ernment House: Maje>r James Parry Swettenham, Major Freelerick John Ayris Captain William Blaekburn Hawkes, Lieutenant Charles Lumselen Chapman Lieutenant Stanley
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    99 349 A series accident occurred yesterday af •pen just after the shower e)f rain. A Ford taxi which was approaching the sb>pe >n the vicinity of the Tanglin Post Office kidded on the greasy -road and era -hee h --*.-> the drain, finishing up with the* hon net pointing in the*
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    YACHTING.
    625 349 Thc Week-End Races. JAZZ FIEND AND J KAN II Th. race for the B claaa trophy, pre* anted by Mr. C. Boden-Klo s, ra*°sailed >ver thc usual -lub course on Sunday last; also 'he- first race for the A class rounel Pulo Jong. At a.m. Capt. Flett brought the
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    127 349 t PERAK BADLY BEATKK. (From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Ipoh, Nov. 28. Selangor 0, Perak nil. P. *rak hockey players were soundly beaten by Selangor on Saturday at lp<>h in a very fast game* in whie-h the visitor* showed splendid combination in all lines. There were some early
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    U.S. ARMY DEFEATS THE NAVY.
    25 349 New York, Ne»v. JT. Th«* annual Army vs. Navy football match was won by the Army by 1 1 points
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    THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    16 349 [Reuter's Service.] Buenos Aire's, Nov. 2H. Alekhine anel Capablanca drew the«ir 33rd. game.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    7694 350 [Reuter's Service.] Rugby, Nov. 21. The Unemployment Insurance Bill, based on the recommendation of the committee which, under Lord Blanesbo rough, recently investigated the whole subject with partie ular rc*ference to the finance of the scheme, now embracing some 12,000,000 work pee- pie, will be cemsidereel in the Hemse
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    THE INDIAN COMMISSION.
    1262 352 GOVERNMENT POLICY EXPLAINED. OIR DUTIES IN INDIA. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 2.">. Karl Wintertem, Under-Secretary for India, moved thc appointment of the Statutory Commission. He said there were two pennts to consider. The first was that upon Parliament lay a responsibility which it coulel neither
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    INTER-STATE RUGGER.
    158 352 PENANG BEATEN BY PERAK. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Nov, J s Perak beat Penang by 12 points to 6 in the Inter- State* rugger fixture on SaturThe Resident Councillor, the* hon'ble Mr. R. Scott, was present and the game- started before the largest crowd of the* season.
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    SELANGOR SWAMP KEDAH.
    81 352 fFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, No\. 18. Selangor defeated Kedah al rugger on Saturelay by 43 points to nil. The era™* 1 was to have been a Malaya Cup match, but Kedah were unable to bring s full ilde, anel enlisteel the services of three- Selangoi
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    24 352 Mr. VV. B. Hall, successor to Mr. V as Superintendent, P. anel T. Department Ipe)h, has, accompanied by Mrs, Hall, sn eel in Ipoh.
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