The Straits Times, 15 October 1921

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26,769 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 171 1 E3 1 J THE "Pytchley Hunt' SAUCE The Sauce that Makes a Good Dinner Perfect CAN BE OBTAINED in 6 oz. and 10 oz. bottles from the following Retailers in Singapore BUN BEE Co. (Rochore Road). KIM ANN Co. (Orchard Road). GUAN BEE Co. (Keppel Harbour). KIAN TAI Co. (Robinson
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    • 463 1 Latest Novels SBS Ginger, by Isabel M. Peacock $2.50 The Rajah's Daughter, by F. E. Penny $2.< M» The Junule Girl, by Gordon Cossarly 2.75 The Man Who Almost Lost, by Joseph The Highest Bidder, by Ruby M. AyTes 2.00 Hocking 2.00 The Trail Horde, by Charles Alden Seltzer 2.7r.
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  • 445 2 Many Thousands of Millions Of Years. "A moderate multiple .of 1,000.000 000 years is the possible and probable duration of the earth's crust as suitable for the habitation" of human beings and no other considerations from the side of physics or' astronomy .afford any definite
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 195 2 ***** a 11 x 5 Water-proof Heat-proof Insect-proof fMJiiiii|j:N c:\m\v on shikar— in the heat I- of the plains— during the rainy j season— you can always be sure iNMH^i o f" enjoying tea that is fresh, crisp and pure it you insist on getting Brooke Bond tea— the tea
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    • 511 2 THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD. 1 lucurpomted in Queensland.) (.incral Mi nager's Progress Report I 4 Weeks Ended Sept. 12, 1921. I Gentlemen, Herewith I beg to forward the Mining Report for the f>.ur weeks' uperations. f. r the term ended September 12, 1921. Devel ■[■iin-iit. —The total
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    • 361 2 Cuticura Girls Are Sweet and Dainty Nothing to insures a healthy, clear complexion, toft, white hands, and Rlossy, luxuriant hair at Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment when necessary. Cuticura Talcum is delicate, delightful, distingue. It imparts to the person a charm incomparable and peculiar to itself. ■VCuticur* Soap ihiToi
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    • 142 2 INTERNATIONAL MOTORS, LTD. 1915-a, OIU'HAUI) UOAI). t Phone 2617. Overhauls and repairs of every description to all makes of Cars and trucks. Painting, upholstering, batteries charged. Separate lock-up garages. NEW CARS ON HIRE. Customers having cars repaired at our works can hire four seater cars at daily rates. SWINEHART Js
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  • 875 3 Association League Tables. Following wera the position of ihe league* oa September 12 Goal*. P. W D L. F. A. Pt». Burnley 5 4 0 1 12 6 8 ■WiiidlestrouKlt 5 8 2 0 9 5 8 ProKtoa North E. 6 8 1 1 9 6 Liverpool S 8
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  • 60 3 Is this the shortest senaon on record rta n niinistc-r in a Midland town announced as Ma t xt "The fool hath said in. his heart. 'There M <;.<!.■■• After np.-atiinr t ht- text m deliberately two or three times he «x--c-laimed "And why did he say
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  • 160 3 l.< ndon"s music season has opined with a galaxy of stars, Madame Tetruz/.im Mr. Jan Kub.lik, Mr. Chaliapin, Mr. X.chard Srauss, and Senor d'Alvmi-z arc aniimir the great foreijrr^rs already appiarinK,'while most great British ballad ."infers are shortly arriving to fufil en-u-a^-tm.nts. Booking has opened for the < 'event Oarden
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 278 3 MERIT In F"'tntam Pens, as in evi-rv thing /ll^l else, it is inert thai ul'^ and dm is ~/l \B| why the "Swan las for i ruarler n,j of a century gained" n ere use every J I 4^ year. When you buy a 'Swan" Hf 9^ you kno.v you
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    • 508 3 Accurate Timekeeper $15.00 35/- vlade to stand Any Climate I Buy Direct from England. Jewelled at 15 Points This watch is particularly m.i.l*! to give accurate time in My vigorous climate. It is constructed to run true in spite of extreme heat an 1 extreme cold. T)ii« Wntcli is severely
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    • 783 3 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB AUTUMN RACE MEETING. 1921. Tuesday, Thursday *nd Saturday October 25. 27 sod 29. NOTICE The Non-Members Portion of th* Grand Stand will not be available for non-mem her* st the above meeting and ticket* far thi* stand will not be issued. Visitor*' Ticket*.- -These will be tssued
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    • 826 3 oOVfcRNMfcNT NOTIci" Ten-'-r- I at the ColoniaJ ?nir of October 20, IBM i th* supply of Rations and Sunperiod January MM to December 31, 1922. I should be on the authorised forms annhle on application to the Chief Clerk. rrfjicipaJ Civil Me.lical officer's Office. Forms oily be i's-ed on a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 778 4 STEAMER SAIUN6S P. 0.- British India -^sw AND Apcar Line (Cdmpanies Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PBNINSULAB AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's Government r», Cesapaot's MAIL SERVICE EAST OP BOMBAY are at present sasaeaaaa LONDON FAB-EASTERN SERVICE PBOM LONDON TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON
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    • 759 4 STEAMER SAILINGS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO. UMTTBD MaaaajM i-teaded te saU freei attagaaere i K INTA Monday, 4 p.m., for Port Swettanham and Penang. HYB LEONG— Monday, at 4Js PA| l.r < Malacca snd Muer. |S KAKA— Tuesday, at IM pm fer Mslssss snd Must. IPOH— Wednesday, at 4 >a, far
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    • 59 4 STEAMER SAILINGS DOLLAR LINE SINGAPORE TO NEW YORK VIA SUEZ Grace Dollar i LOADING OCTOBER 25. i m Through Bills ef Lading leeaed from Singapore te ths Principal CHles ef tae United States sad Canada I I I For further Information as te Bates, »v 1 spply te TUB ROBERT
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    • 388 4 STEAMER SAILINGS o.s.T I THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LTD I Incorporated ia Japan^ Na. Pc Seasa Street. Proposed Sailing front Singapore (Subject to change without nottes) CUBOPBAN LO4B For Pert Bala. Marseilles, Leases). Antwerp, Betteraajß aad Hasakejrg an. dsp. ALTAI MARU Oct. 16 Oct. 18 ■AMAZON MARU Not. 16 Not.
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    • 604 4 STEAMER SAILINGS AUSTRALIA BY BURNS PNILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) Singapore to Java Ports, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Brisbane and Sydney, via Torres Straits, slso with transhipmnt to other Victorian, South Australian snd North Queensland Port*. Rritish New Guinea, New Britain, Tasmania and New Zealand Ports. APPROXIMATE SAILINGS MONTORO, 4,057
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 525 5 STEAMER SfIIUHBS N.Y.X. European Line LONDON UNB Fortnightly Service FOB^LAKSEILLEB, LONDON AND ANTWEKF. VIA POBTi KAMO MARU Oct. 19 IYO MAKU Noy. 2 ATSLTA MARU Nov. 17 LIVERPOOL LINE Monthly Service FOB MARSEILLES AND LIVERPOOL VIA POBTfI HAMBURG LINE Monthly Service FOB LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG, VIA POBTi JMTO
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    • 375 5 STEfIMES SAIUHSS THE m LINE STEAMERS, LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) FOB CHINA AND JAPAN BENLAWERS Oct. 22 BENVENUE early Mar. Urn Pasaeaier AeeouunodaUoa, PATERSON, SIMONS Cfi.. UMITKD (laeorpormtad in England) Agent*. GREEN STAR LINE Steamer Destination Due dat> DDQUESNX New York and Baltimore via Sues Oct tWEST CARMONA
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    • 868 5 TiANG KEE ELEOTRSC CO. gas, r::.r.cTi:ic and PU DRTALLATMR CONTRACTORS. Repairs of Motors, Dynamos and Lighting •eta, and Amateur Winding a upeeiality. Stocks of BeUs, Cas and Electrical Filtinga always on hand. Charges very modrate. ESTIMATES CtTSM FREE. OQces W, MOKTH BRIDGE ROAD. Opposite The Cathedral. NOTICE ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 635 6 CINEMAS GAIETY CINEMA To-ni^ht to Monday October 17. In tin' Baeoad Show at 10 p.m. Tke TraßMndoiM iltton I'roduoUon, VIOLA DANi la FALSE EVIDENCE fiWrni Lnni Dana \t g"i»s to let you it;:.> :i Socrct, so come. milnj ilii, (eivtnre pmtoatfaw will bo )Oat like not bayinf .i new In;
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    • 369 6 EHTERTAiHMEMTS VICTORIA THEATRE To-night at 9.15 THH SINOAPORI-. AMATBUR DRAMATIC COMMnTEE pbi Bi-arre Rollo s Wild Oat A Comedy in Three Acts. Booking at Messrs. Moutrie Co. Ltd. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! at 0.1") LOCATION BEACH ROAD. HarmstoEi's Circus AND ROYAL MENAGERIE. Our First Change of Programme GREATER! GRANDER! AND KOBE GORGEOUS!
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    • 109 6 NEVER SAY DYE, SAY TINTEK AT MAYNARD'S WIISDOVtf We are showing a few samples of what can be done with ONE TEASPOOSFULL OF TINTEX NEVER SAY DYE, SAY (oncrete "garden rollers A Permanent and Highly Satisfactory Article foi-lhe upkeep of Lawns and Tennis Courts SELLS AT A LOWER PRICE THAN
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    • 180 6 ftrtSaHirWffirc!K.llftffli*rrarWiliafrVrT I 'My Printer' I IT has been common practice for S 1> 1 many years amonc business jy men to refer to "my banker," my Gj broker," "my tailor." That little g fy word "my means that the busi- p I pj ness m:in confines his business to C]
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  • 143 7 FIXTURES Saturday, October Ut »i K h Water, 0.34 a.m., 9.47 p.m. Vac"-» Club ltegatta. ltol i Wild Oat, Vie. Theatre, 0.15. Harmaton's Oircu?, Beach Road, 4 and 9.15 Sunday, October 16. High Water, 9.59 a.m., 10^1 p.m. Diving Competition, Swimminj; Club. Han!, Hft. (Jarden-. !).;IO p.m.
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 96 7 ■Mat Wharf Baaln- Nil. Ku^i Wharf Alipore. Tarn. Sheers Whiirf Van imhotT. Main Wharf Kepeng, Ni.ir Bans, Trcilus. U ajn Uaru, Ceylon Mara. Kmuirt l>«Hk Sandvkan, RoggCTccn, Leeatpi. Sanno Mara, Kuala, Kh^i.v. \\e-i Wiuri Charon, Arvthla. Jardior* Wharf Nil. Palo Brani Coal Wharf-Nil. Keppel Ilarboar. Main
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    • 194 7 AVtrillA. llrit.. W: tons, from T. Neboiu lf.-10. -for T. Nebonj,' l«-10. 1IAN( A, Hrit.. 237 tons, from Bombay 15-10. for HongkonK 16-W. j CHARON, Hi:'.. I,MO ton», from Freniar.il. 14-10. for Fremantle 80-10. I iiuNc; KIAT. Brit, «.s ton*, from Malacca 1 Jl-io. for Malacca I.S-lu. HYE
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  • 156 7 To-«U7 Xluar and Malacca 3 p.m. Malacca, P. 3wctte.nh.atu and Pcnang 8 p.m. Medan p.m. Bata I'Khat 3 p.m. i'.ir' Swettenhan and Culcutti -I p.m. I'onuanak I M»Bataria, Samarang, Soorabaya and Calcutta -l p-m. Indnviri r>ru Batu Pahat P'"-;-jii and Liverpool -1 P-m. rVrcela 2 p.m. Bclal
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  • 134 7 BXCHANGB Sing-apore, Oc-tnner 13. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 1/4 Demand 2/4 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 17/32 On New York Demand 4 1 .i Private 90 days 47 On Krnnce Bank 580 On India. Bank T. T. lWtf On Hongkong, Bank d /<! no.i ]>.<"•
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  • 50 7 Spot Oct. Nov. -Dec. Jan. -March Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Price* Buyers Sellers Spot Oct. Xov.-l' ..'an.-Mimli Tone of Maiket. Firm. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Buyer* Sellers m :i6 36'* .17 38 38 DAILY MUCKS CUMtSNT. 12 Mas, Octoknr l.v
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 184 7 HS. /al. i'J. Buyer*. Sclleri. 1 1 Aj-er Weng 1.00 1 1 Hitam Tin 1. M Mi 1 1 Jelantoh U. 40 0.60 :i £1 Kam. Kamunting 1.14.0 l.lC.Oxd. :0 10 Kinta Asfoc. j.CO .1 £1 Lahat Mine* 5 5 Lingui Tin 8.25 5.75 ,0 *10 Malayan CM. IL'.OO
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    • 136 7 tM. Val. Pd. Bayers. Sellers. Q £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 0.0.0 8.10.0 10 01 Ccntiul Enpint-^ l.'.'J") 16.25 10 10 CeatnJ lioton ::.oo ;:..'>o .H il L. Smelting Co. 0.00 6.30 5/- Electric Pw»yi t/< !0 10 Fraser Niaves 28.50 29.50 30 DO W. Hammor <4 Co. 75 85
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    • 99 7 J. Enu. C p.c. $1,234,300 par 5 p.c p.m.! spore Electric Tramways, 5 p.c. £350,000 nom. S'pcre Municipal 5 p.c $1,878,000 par. Vpore Mun. iM p.c. of 1907 $1,000,000 10 p*. die. 3'pon Mun. 4V4 p.c. of I'jO'J $1,600,500 10 p.c. dia. Spore M-un. 4V4 pc. of 1909 $1,500,000
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    • 369 7 Fraiwr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt'n Quotation!. Latest available Sterling ({notation* arc printed on another page on Friday. To-day's Prices. Fr«ser A Co. Alknby ($1) 0.10 0.20 Alor Gajah (SI) 0.90 1.00 A. Hitam (S3) 7.00 8.00 Am. Malay ($2) 1.50 k. KunibK i-'J" Molek <»l) 1.00
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 110 7 \UCTION SALE of two iim.s A»*timUas foirtt I IthoiU- laUad lled»), on- Tnereachbred bull Blteh with pediirree »nd one ion potato**. Jusl m--rived by the I.:-. Charon. To be hi Id at our ute-rooma, 1G und 17, Bafltai Mace, on Tuesfa). (litober IN, 1 **21. at 12 noun. POWELL A
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    • 402 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS BOLTER'S for hcst.l'ie!ich wines, Liqueurs :md Grnnd Marnier ipecialitie*. KN'GLISH FAMILY h.is vacancy for pay- nir KUest. Refined Home. 74G. Strait.-! Times. OFFEUED v two-seater in exchange for a small four neater-c«r. Pteaae apply to Strnits Time*, WANTED, small (wo-seater car. k"">1 >'un Jition, moderate !'iK»re. Trice and
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    • 38 7 N. E. W. MOTORS AND DYNAMOS You cannot get a better and cheaper Dynamo. Obtain prices from THE MOTOB CAR > IBiKB EN&INEEEIN& CO. 69-b, BUKIT TIMAH ROAD. Sole Agents for F.M.S., Siam and D. E. Indies. SUB-AGENTS WANTED.
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    • 414 7 IMPORTANT TAN6LIN AUCTION SALE of hiirl" (rrucle and well designed wax-polished teak hoonehold furniture, tennis gear, Hi» Master's Voice cramophone and records, gla. a and platedware and good collection ut well-growr. plants. THE PROPERTY OF H. W. NOON. Esq. To be > .Id «t "Hurricane House" Xo. 3, CLAYMORE HILL,
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  • 97 8 PETERSON.— At the P.W.D. Store. Kandung Kerbau, on October 14, 1921. Mary Ida. beloved infu::t daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. R. Peterson. A(fpd 2 months. Inter- Bldadari, 4.30 p.m. tu-day. Penang p•: I please ccpy. Hra. TAX SEOW JOO.— On October 2, 1921 at her residence No. 4,
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  • 1138 8 The Straits Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 HOME POLITICS. There must be a good deal of discontent about when Viscount Grey and Lord Robert Cecil find it possible to agree on domestic politics. The former is an advanced Radical and it is even said that he has leanings towards the Independent
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  • 40 8 A meeting of the Council of the Diocesan Association is to be held in Kuala Lumpur to-day. Miss L. M. Freeman, Secretary of the Singapore Diocesan Association, and Mrs. Ferguson-Davie arc expected from Singapore to be present it the mcc.ing.
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  • 45 8 In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard, Mr. G. B. Kellagher, the Assistant Official Assignee, stated that Mr. W. F. Drooglever, whose public examination was fixed for that day. was not able to be present. The examination was accordingly adjourned for a week.
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  • 8 8 The Rubber Plantations Investment Trust carries forward £94,321.
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  • 15 8 ,Th* publication, the Muslim Standard, in prohibited from being imported or brought into the Colony.
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  • 17 8 Messrs. Goodall and Company have been lioe.nsod to deal in metals etc., under the non-Ferrous metal Ordinance.
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  • 21 8 The Government Printing Office forward us a copy of the Return of Imports and Exports, Straits Settlements, during the year 1920.
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  • 26 8 Carlisle the area chosen by the Government to make its experiment in State control of the liquor trade continues to show a steady increase in drunkenness.
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  • 26 8 The King will not bo advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the ordinance to amend the W.dows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1904.
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  • 27 8 Booking for the Warwick Conwdy Company, which will start a week's season ct the Victoria Theatre on Monday, October 24, will open at Moutrie's on Monday next.
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  • 28 8 The steamer Ophir (6,942 tons), which was owned by the Admiralty, has been sold at auction for about £6,000. The Admiralty refused £45,000 for her in March, 1920.
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  • 30 8 Hollo's Wild Oat was performed before a full house at the Victoria Theatre last night, and the artistes again enjoyed a thorough success. The final p ■rformarre comes this evening.
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  • 25 8 Bandmaster Hector Ernest Adkins, Bachelor of Music, succeeds Lieut.-Col. Arthur John Stretton as Director of the Royal Military School of Music, the latter having retired.
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  • 35 8 A Router telegram of the 13th inst. states that Canon John Me-agh:n, of Borrisokane, Tipperary, bequeathed $500 each to the Maynooth Mission, China, and th atholic Mission of the Holy Ghos f 7 athers, China.
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  • 41 8 The death is reported of Mrs. Charles Calvert, who played as a child actress at *he age of 7 with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, and*was the leading lady at the Thectre Royal, Southampton, in 1554. She was born in 1836.
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  • 40 8 The Hangs Line of Germany have re".ently acquired the following vessels for service in the Far East Tysla, Marienfels, Drack*nfels and Brocktown. These vessels have already left Bremen and are now on their way out to the East via Singapore.
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  • 45 8 The North Borneo Chamber of Commerce being advised that Government intended issuing a notification prohibiting indigenous labour entering into written contracts, it was resolved to approach Government with a VMW to the suspension of the notification until a conference on the subject had been held.
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  • 48 8 An American has offered £5,000 to The London Hospital in gratitude for an operation and the transfusion of blood which saved his wife's life. The offer is conditional an two other gifts of £5,000. If the latter are forthcoming before December, the American will give an additional £5,000.
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  • 56 8 The correspondent of the Daily Kxpnss at Borne states that a Communist threw a bomb in o a dancing hall at Varazzo, and twenty-five persons were injured, mostly children. Fortunately the bomb struck an electric wire and exploded in an alcove. If it had fallen in the main hall scores
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  • 61 8 The Daily Mail states that secret preparations are being made for an aeroplane race round the world. In the United States, Italy, and France aeronautical ?onstructors are bending their energies to producing the most powerful machines with this object. It is expected that Sir Ross Smith will be accompanied only
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  • 53 8 The marriage took place in Colombo on October 1 of Mr. Kenneth John WithamWignall, of Messrs. Delmege, Forsyth and Co., Colombo, ami Miss AudreyMiriam Fenwick Fisher, daughter of the late Rev. Fenwick Fisher, and Mrs. Fenwick Fisher, of Parkstone, Canford Cliffs, near Bournemouth. The bridegroom a a popular member of
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  • 87 8 The coolies, about UOO in number, employed in discharging coal from vessels in Colombo Harbour struck work on October 4. They demand an increase in their pay from Rs.2 cents 02 to Rs.li per day, and a reduction of the number of hours they work from 114 to 9. The
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  • 92 8 Ths Canadian Chamber of Commerce in London announces a scheme for initiating a fast service of steamers bringing Canada within four days of England. The project provides for eight 50,000-ton lirvers with high power turbine engines. Thy vessels, which will be oil-driven, will develop a upocd of 26 knots and
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  • 96 8 The eclipse of the sun predicted for September next is likely to be viewed under more favourable conditions at the Maldives and the Christmas Islands than anywhere else. Greenwich and other observatories are fitting out parties to visit both places, the Greenwich party goinK to the Christmas Islands. The parties
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  • 395 8 MV. H. J. Eley is to act as Resident, I.abui.n, with effect from October 1921, Mr. Morgan Rees is coming from Bangkok to Singapore by the Valaya for a health trip. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes to fficiatp as Collector of Land Revenue and Registrar of Deeds,
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  • 52 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires that there is no truth in the stai ment made by th.- Central Pa hair: F'lantrr*' Association that coolies working on Eraser's Hill an- receiving $4 to $5 daily. The prices paid to contract is are insufficient to pay coolies more than CO
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  • 69 8 It would have be.n a sight to have made the late Mark Twain happy if he could have seen the nice fat pumpkin .which reposed on the bar table of the Supreme Court this morning during a case in which Mr. Page was arguin? over a contract
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  • 67 8 Our Pmtat correspondent wir.s that copra has declinul from 510.50 to ?10.75 from ?14.50 a pica! at the end of September, chiefly owinK to no demand from Germany which in the course of th last few months bad taken 21.000 tons. The tapioca market is weak and
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  • 107 8 A^out 9..",0 o'clock this morning a lorry filled with rubber (lushed against the trum standard at the junction of Cecil ami McCallum streets, the front portion of the. vehicle beir* damaged. The driver made himself scariv after the accident with the result that the lorry,
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  • 165 8 As mentioned yesterday Ceylon pap is to hand give full details of the death of a Mr. J. A. Hall, reported to be ar, F.M.S. Rubber planter. Oni- of these a: I. was Mr. Hall, the unfortunate Kuropean, picked up in the sea, buried
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 119 8 E: ive Evening Gowns A LATENT PARIS MODELS 1 Wm The new creations possess that i indefinable charm which is al- ways associated with the lead- ing Paris houses. They have the unmistakable touch of the I Artist. I i SPECIAL DISPLAY of Race Gowns and Millinery, Evening Dresses, Sunshades,
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    • 143 8 ALHAMBRA Beach Rit< 5 Pts. THE DEATH DANCE 5 PU. Featuring Alice Drady Topical Budgets and Harry Pollard Comedy I rts. BHOKKNS TIES S Pta. Featuring June Elvidge And other Interesting Comedy. MARLBOROUGH Beach Road. 5 Its. SHALL WE FORGIVE HEB 5 Pta. Featuring June Elvidge First Show DAREDEVIL JACK
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  • 510 9 Upper Silera Decision Resented. Fears of a Great Financial Coil apse. Relter's Service. 1.0n.10n, October IS. Geneva The communique of the Counci! of the l.eii.'ue. embodying tin maadati rday evening, i.ays that the committee has concluded that the problem is itjaotabie simply by drawing a lire baaed purely
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  • 109 9 Renter's Service. fiVmihn. October I [dbounfe Mr. Pearee, Minister of fence, baa sailed tm Vauutuvei to atul the Washington Conference. Loml.m, Oetabac IS. loasotiiar Mr. Laird-Smith, Minisfor the Navy, hat introduced to the use of K. pre entatives the CommcnBlth naval estimates, totalling i"!,lHO,000 eaditure fcr 1820-21, which is
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  • 203 9 Commenton President H ard i rig's Views. Recteb's Sebyici. 1 London, October 18. Paris An official message says that, in addition to M. Briand, France will be represented at the Washington Conference by M. Viviani, M. Sarraut (Minister of the Celesnsß)), and M. Jusserand (Ambassador to the United
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  • 107 9 Eeuter's Service. London, October IS. The Rubber Growers' Association's competition fcr the best suggestirns for new uses of rubber resulted in a first prize of i.' 1,000 being awarded for the suggestion to use sponge rubber for filling chairs, couches, cushions and other purposes in the
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  • 76 9 Reuter's Service. London, October 13. I The affects of the DnJeai States Ship-P-n.T Board to find employment for its tor.nage an.- made farther evident by the news that the Board proposes to off:r idle tonnage to American coal exporters at a dollar per steamer per month en
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  • 51 9 Riuter's Service. London, October 13. It is officially announced that th'j American, ambassador, Mr. Davis, wiilj deposit the Congressional medal on the un-j known British warrior's grave in the Abbey: on the 17th inst. General Pershing will; n pvi-sent the United States army anil ViceAdmiral NMaek the
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  • 41 9 Rbuter's Service. I.o.tloii, October 13. Lahore Exemplary ■antenees were inflicted on the Kankanashib listers The mahout of the shrine and seven others were sentenced to death, eight to transportation for life and seventeen others to seven years' rigorous imprisonment.
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  • 59 9 Reuters Service. London, October 13. Waakingtan The late Senator Knox returned frcm a holiday in England on October 10 and was entering the dining room wV his residence when he collapsed and died in a quarter of an hour. It is liclieo'd his death will cause
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  • 134 9 Revter's Service. London, October IS, I Sir Robert Home, in a speech at Glasgow, said the plan of trading with j Russia was Defeated by the Russian famine and the anxiety of extrem. is in Uussia to spend gold on propaganda rather thrfn on goods. Russia had
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  • 95 9 Reuteii's Service. London, October IS, The question <.f the d *lrabUity of adopting the principle of Imperial preference wBI be considered by a fiscal commission appointed by the Government of India to examine its tariff policy with 1 iterance t» all interests concerned. Tlie 11— il— Im consists
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  • 65 9 Reutee's Sekvice. London, October IS. Winnipeg Five robbers, having chloroformed the manager arvl two women clerks of the Bank of Hochelega at Elie, i-ifk-d the safe and escaped in a motor car .with fifty thousand dollars in cash ar.d securities. The motor car was wrecked and the
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  • 50 9 Riuter's Servici. I London, October 18. The Iri.sh Conference re-opened at Downing Street. There was smaller and quitter crowd present. The Sinn Feinen arrived an hour late and explained that this was not because there was any hitch but because both sides desired to confer preliminarily. I
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  • 88 9 (From Our Ov.n Correspondent.) Penang, October 14. The Marine Court of Enquiry into the loss of the Eastern Shipping Company's steamer I'erlis, whii'i iciuulered o,T Pulau I i'isang on August 17, ISO persons being missing, presaonably drowned! has opened in the Governor's o'Sia. Mr. R.
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  • 97 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 Kualu Lumpur, October 15. An interesting action is proceeding i before Mr. Jus -ice Woodward in which j Mr. Clifford Perera, formerly manager of 1 Triang Estate, Pahang, is suing Mr. V. D. Parsons, at one time visiting a^-ent for 1 the estate,
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  • 80 9 The new academic year has opened al CambnjJKe. The Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Gflee, in a valedictory address to the'; Senat said the university was gradually emerging from the war situation. Most ex- < service students who returned in 1919 had graduated uv.d left for assured employ- mint. The
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  • 2744 9 Proposed Winding Up of The Company. The annual general meeting of the Kerling Tin Mines, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of th? company, French Bunk Buildings, yesterday, with Mr. J. M. Sime in the chair. The others present were Messrs. J. A. Elfaß, E. R.
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  • 454 9 Further Slight Advance In Prices. Messrs. Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, October IS. The usual v.eekly rubber auction, held yesterday op eni >d with a rather quiet tone iaaat realising 51% cents and crepe 30 cents. Later, however, a substantial liiand was disclosed and prices advance! to
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  • 1824 10 Britis h North Borneo. More Publicity for the State Advocated. Th-j eleventh annual general meeting ol the members of the North Borneo Cham--1 >mnii'rcL- <Vr.s held in Sanetakai. on August "7. Mr. J. N. Wardrop occupied the chair. ;w..l Btnongti those- present wero Mr. \V. A. Anderson, :.nd representatives of
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  • 179 10 A corrt.-por:dent sends us the following extract from a paper recently receives from New Zealand The retail price of beef in Auckland has been reduced by the Master Butchers' Association by Id. a )b. for all cuts, excepting rump steak, filleted steak, and sirloin of
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  • 124 10 The will of the late Mr. Biudclt Coutts ii:i^ be n sworn, the estate amounting to £874,630. The bequests include (200 annuity to the actress, Miss Violet Vunbrugh, mid legacies of tTi.OOO to his valet, iT>OO to Us gardener, 1.1,00(1 to his secretary, plus iJ'io
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 273 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, I have read a report by Mr. Peel in your paper of the Bth instant re Unemployed European and non-Europeans. It would be of more benefit to those distressed people if the fund got in for their upkeep were spent
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  • 453 10 liovv They Compare With Those Of Men. Miss Fleming, of Aberystwyth. is engag.ii urn an investigation of sex ami growth features. At the final meeting oi the British Association in Edinburgh she gave some conclusions based on sn examination of 2,500 children ar.d about 1,000 women,
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  • 126 10 If Kunnynitdc is sold what will be the fat of the stone table which through the centuries has gone with the possession of the little country house on Charter Island? asks the Daily Chronicle. History, buth written and pictured, describes King John mid the Borons
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  • 647 10 Progress Being Made on Every Side. Before leaving London, some ten days airo, writes a Berlin correspondent of the Morning Post, I heard that the Passport Office was rushed nearly off its feet by the large number of British people demanding a permit to enter the occurred
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  • 392 10 Normal Conditions Restored Around British Isles. The Admiralty announces that the work of clearing the Heligoland Bight minefield has now been successfully accomplished by the Germans. This marks a definite stage in the work of restoring the seas to normal conditions, since the entire North Sea is thus
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 169 10 Members of the Singapore Club will have an opportunity of seeing Mr. George Gray's skill on M<.ndax afternoon at 5.00, when the famous player will engage in a match of 700 up with Mr. G. R. K. Mugliston, who will receive HOO start, and afterwards give an
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    • 106 10 There was the usual Saturday good '.urn out to wittv.-ss this morning's training at the racecourse. Everything w«nt well, but there was nothing particular in the work done ts give form seekers the information they are looking for. No doubt the trainers are reserving their really fast work
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    • 251 10 Owing to the state of the ground no play mse nossible in the S.C.C. tennis fciurnament yesterday. The ties arranged for yesterday will be played on Tuesday. MONDAY'S TIFK. A Class Doublex. S. .1. Edwards and P. E. Groom scr. 11. S. A. White- and H. 8.
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    • 135 10 Th? usual monthly modal competition for Ov-tob^r will be played at the Keppe! Golf Club at Saturday and Sunday smii the ladies' spoon for October will be competed for on Monday. The gold medal for th? year 1920-21 will be played for in conjunction with thi October medal nnd
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    • 212 10 Messrs. Pathe Freres have kindly presentediu cinema projector to be auctioned on the final night of the Boxing Tournament next week. It is the Ideal Home or Concert cinematograph and supplies its own electric light by simply turning tinhandle. The reserve price is $250 end the proceeds
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    • 34 10 Members of the Swimming Club are reminded of the diving competition which will take place to.morrow on the arrival of thfi ten o'clock launch. High tide is at 9.59 a.m.
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    • 99 10 A very evenly contested hockey game was seen on thi' padang yesterday wlvn I lie Stafford* I) Company were opposed to the S.K.C. The StafTords were one up during he first half, scored by thvir inride left, and in the next half the S.R.C. were more aggressive by being
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    • 131 10 I The following teams will turn out for Rugby at the S.C.C. on Tuesday at i I Colours.— J. C. McCulloch. C. W. G. [Brown, F. J. Sutton. i? K. Abb! i Hogben. Lieut. Durbar. N. A. Furber, I. Ci I Stewart, G. D. Nieholl, C. Graham i.i >wn,
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    • 28 10 Owing to tile inability of the St. Joseph's Old Boys' Association in raising a cricket team, the V.M.C.A. arc playing a^ainst the StalTon's to-dny at Tanglin instead.
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  • 399 10 SI N DAY, OCTOUKK 16. St Aadrtw's Cathedral. Harvest Festival, 7.::<i a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.18 a.m. Mamas followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthew's Sepoy Lines. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 8.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. During
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  • 119 10 A homing pigeon that dropped exhausted on to Broadway carried a meaaac stating that Mr. Kdmund Heller, th< famous naturalist and explorer, had be come lost among the Hoodoo mountains ir Yellowstone Park, and was in urgent nee< ■if assistance. The pigeon had travellet 2,000 miles in four
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  • 31 10 I was drunk— by the- ductor'l orders," wid a defendant who w«« did Harged at West Ham Police Court rccentljß I He ordered me to take gfe) and I took 'bottle."
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  • 1240 11 *Roving East and Roving West. If Mr Kipling rends this book be will USBNdly revi.-.- or withdraw the rude remarks ho iiikc made about I'au-ett, AM. In respect „f being very harried traveller Mr. 1. v.-.- i mill that classical student "f the "Asian solar myth."
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  • 652 11 Eccentricity of an American Congressman. No little astonishment, MJBgtod in some quarters with amusement and in other.' 1 with shocked indignation, has been ira■ioned in Washing-ton and in his native 3tute of Oklahoma by disclosures concerniriir Congressman Manuel Herrick, who was returned to the Haase of Representatives
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  • 24 11 PragnaUM of Drills, etc., for week endin* Tuesday, October 25 Tuesday. 2»th.— .',.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Bras Basah Road, Malay Company.
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  • 59 11 SINGAPORE AND SOUT H MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION. Orders for w.k endinj; October SI Monday, 17th— First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Troops Parade. TiK.-duy, 18th —Eleventh Troop Parad:\ ixinesduyy 19th. Eighth Troop Parade. Thursday, 20th— Third Troop Parade. rViday, 21st.~Ha.id I'raitico, Malay Votantan club, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, 22nd. Xt-lay liii.t-,
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  • 30 11 A strange card-playinfr incident occurred at the New York Bridge Club, when a playct at auction bridge dealt himself thirteen diamonds. He called seven, his < pponent doubled, and he re-doubled.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 16 11 'Roving Knst ami Boring WY I: K. V. I ura (London Methii.-ll and Oo.) ..r 11.1.
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    • 124 11 .^TsssV T UK. H7 fleart&eLatesfc HJj jfo* Mastert *$W?r% Bfecordsintiic "w^s(\( VT comfort of our ''fflffimSLf* I Audition Booms W^S!^^ S. MoHtric 'pl^p Raines Place, 7 l|Sl^Wl| i SINGAPORE. js/V^^ "Rustikol" "The" White -Ant Killer The most safe and certain treatment for the prevention of Dry Rot Decay Is easily
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    • 430 11 Raffles Hotel. A Supper Dancg will be held at Raffles Hotel, after the performance of "HOLLO'S WILD OAT" TO-NIGHT Dancing till 1.45 a.m. F. A. COOKE, a. K. McCLABT, Musical Director. Manager, Adelphi Hotel TO-NIGHT Special Dinner THB HOTEL ORCHESTRA WILL PLAT DURING AND AFTER DINNER ADELPHI HOTEL LIMITED A.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 281 12 Kiam Kiat STAK3Q3 foi> ATISFACTORY ERVICE DO NOT WORRY, WE WILL HELP YOU. KEEP A Moving Record of the important Events or your Life Also make it possible for iui children to review, when they gron sir own progress through life places it's valuable experie your disposal to enable these
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    • 96 12 Have You Tried a |f% f B^ t'^ 1 ff\ II ytUIJUif Ivn Silver town Cord Tyre? -If not, do so at once and you will find that it will give a very much longer service than an ordinary fabric tyre. THE GOODKICH TYKE AGENCY: Adamson Gilfillan Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE.
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    • 91 12 Bergougnan Tyres (MADE l.\ KKANCK.) r *&u. Hi m jB/ IV B t/ Fresh stocks are now available from all leading sarages and from Solo AfHltl f"r 8.8. and Ihkj I'iihtimiU. A. CLOUET Co., ISKS Tel. No. 240. 'anwßwaamnM iffiS T \^By Aml)r()S()| i Stoppani X Co. v?!*7J^ Singapore and
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  • 889 13 Widespread and Dangerous Organisation." Speaking in the Madras Legislative Council on the riots in Malabar and in Madras city, the Governor, Lord Willing- don, emphasised the fact that the mere attempt on the part of the district authorities to enforce the ordinary processes of I law
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  • 85 13 A full size squash racquets court has been built on the roof of the Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, E.C. and is provided with artificial light so that play is possible at night. It is stated that the Colonial Secretary, Colombo, has been approached by at least two Heads of
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 169 13 WHiTEAWAY LAIDLAW CO. LTD. I liHUiydiwfd in England) j SINGAPORE E I WWJfk VARNISH'S FRIEND. I C^^^^f^ r\ or craning and polishing I /~ngf\ A Hardwood Floors, Furni\f I ture, Woodwork, Pianos, If g Y1 Automobiles and Carriages, l^'HfWl^&ij^^^ili >eBt or renew i n g an y Use O*€edarß)lish PoliBh
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    • 472 13 MASSAGE Mr. Mrs- FUJIMORI, JAPANESE BONE-SETTER. No. 19, Dhoby Ghaut, BINGAPORE. JAPANESE MASSAGE No. 87, WATERLOO STREET, in the centre of Bras Basah Boad aDd Middle Road, Singapore From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m Mrs. TAMEY MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGB XSt, Beneoolra Htre«t Un. BAKU aoJ Mlaa HANA Telephone
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    • 118 13 1 V High Class /ERATED WATERS TITAN' The ONLY RELIABLE European CI^IVIEJN I ASK FOR QUOTATIONS !Before Buying Elsewhere OUTSTATION AGENTS: Messrs. AYLESBURY NUTTER, Ipoh, Tapah, Taiplnr, Teluk Anson, Perano; Kedah. WE ARE CO., LTD., Seremban Kuala Lumpur. BARKER CO., LTD. Malacca. Also from G, AURELY Stt CO., No. 2-H,
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1101 14 PULAU BULANG RUBBER AND PRODUCE CO., LTD. PRELIMINARY NOTICE BY ORDER OK THE TRUSTEES FOR DEBENTURE HOLDERS. Th* anderaigned ~>v<- received instructions to sell by public auction (if not previously sold by pri tc treaty) at their sale-room, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, on a date to be notified later. The
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    • 564 14 Assets over $4,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $17,000,006 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE .12, Old Jewty, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 437 14 NKDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANS Ngi Silt a CUMMERCIAJ BANK.) Ceuhltahoa tMI 0 CAPITAI Fl. 60,000,000 (about 0 £5,000,000). 0 ISSUKD AND Fl. 55,000,000 (about PAID UP £4,600,000). RESERVE FUND Fl. 47,750,000 (about £4,000,000). IN «M«TERDAM HI- At. «'J».NrY IN 9ATAVIA. ttMAM HI'S iongkotia duangbai, Kc> kledaa, lootaaaya. Samaisng. Bandoeng iVeitfvred.L Cberibon,
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    • 448 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED (incorporated by Special Imperial charter in Japan.) CapiUl Subscribed Y60.000.0n0 Capital Paid-up Y15.000.000 Reserve Funds V 11,080,000 Vice-President S. Mori, Esq. President K. Nakagawa, Esq. DIRECTORS S. Minami, Esq. T. Hisamune, Esq. G. Kawasaki, Esq. K. Morinage, Esq. M. Esaki, Fsq. T. Ikeda, Esq.
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    • 453 14 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO, LTD. laeurpnrated 1 1. England) fit* Manri. Accident. Guarantee. aa*> tOOta rirrrd i»O. M D !MS— Manager and Undarwrito*. loot ti Rrancli. S ngapor* THE MANUFACTUREHB LIFE INS. CO. i Incorporated la Canada) All th* latest piank of Life, Eado—oeO and Annuity ojaiMM .ssned Assats
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  • 1024 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics Advice for Police Trappers, Some extraordinary advice was published in the Police Review recently, says (Motor Cyclin..?. il was meant for the guidance of police officers who find that the ordinary control is too easily recognised by alert motorists. It reads
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 167 15 Price Reduction $1,790 FOR SINGAPORE STANDARD EQUIPMENT Electric Self Starter Equipment $250 extra. EFFECTIVE AS FROM OCTOBER 1, 1921. Do not defer buying your car in the hopes of further reductions for the above" price is base on the latest reductions advised and we further protect buyers against any drop
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    • 252 15 IjlOJCilm II I tK TO^ V T TWT7 MOTOR AnTTIMr^V XM^r VL/ I Jrl Ej 1,4. Wlncht.Ur Ho^.| Aljr22jiN \j X X1 F HAIPHONG DRAGON Supplied to the Spore Municipality, Government of Johore, Malacca Municipality, F.M.S. Railways and all leading architects and contractors. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents, Singapore. TOOTHACHEA BURDEN
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    • 127 15 Michelin Cord Tyres (STRAIGHT SIDI) 83 by 4 84 by 41/2 12 by 31/2 STOCKISTS 1 CHIN HUAT HIN OIL TRADING COMPANY Ut. Smmtk BrUr* Boatf Don't wait until the raining weather comes to think about your leaky hood. decide early and let m» fix now a Double Twill Water
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 305 16 GUAN KIAT m CO., LTD. 36, Phillip Street, SINGAPORE. CRUCIBLES! CRUCIBLES!! CRUCIBLES!!! From Noa. 20 to 100. Mannfactured by MORGAN CRUCIBLE CO, London. To be had at above address. A NEW INDUSTRY Having recently installed a complete act of lens grinding machines, we are now in a position to supply
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    • 384 16 TM GUAN KMT I«, PHILUP STREET. Phoa* Noa. 1111 aad Hl4. The noccesaful contractor for sappij W FIREWOOD AND BASKETS AND BROOMS. ETC to the Singapore Muidpalitr «mrt»« the rear It2l. GLOBE BOILER FLUID. For clearing and preserving steam boilers of all types. Used by all factories,^taaman. et«^ and found
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    • 820 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PRIPAIU charge, for Waata, Far Sale. T» Let, att, la erdlnar, cteM-aac typ* (average six worda to line) ara Par line one Insertion 28 cts two ins M cts.. three ins. 64 cts., fonr ins. 82 ets., five ins. 11.00, six Ins. $1.18 ten ins «1 40
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    • 863 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, 7 Chancery Lane newly painted and over-hauled. Immediate entry. Apply Mohamed Ghouse Maricar, 22, Svngei Road. TO LET, compound house No. 60, off Rangoon Road, two bedrooms, two verandahs, kitchen, bathroom. Apply P. Mohd. Ismail, 37 an, l 38, Kling Street. TO LET, Katong seaside
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    • 462 16 'I i^a^sH -f* CUT AWAY VIEW SHOWING Matthews Engine-Generator Unit $950 MODEL The Simplest Possible Combination of Generator and Gasoline Engine. "In 1914 Matthews 1 K.W. plants were selected by the U.S. Treasury Depart ment Engineers for lighthouse installs tion and in each year since, additional Matthews plants have been
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    • 362 16 Straits Motorcar Service, Ltd -MB-216, ORCHARD ROAD Sole Distributors of BELLANGER famous French Car. All kinds of Repairs to Motor Cycle* Cars and Lorries executed Cracked Cylinders, Crank-Caaee, Gear* an« broken parts of all metals Welded. RELIABLE" CARS AND LORRIES HIRED f?oodf> Transported from Ship*. fJodowna Private Houses, etr. A
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 211 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorinl and General S g Manaecr's Office 1117 Job Printing Offic i2 U All communications relating to editorial mailers and new* should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All commune", oS, relating to business matters— advertise Inents, subscriptions, accounts printing MANAGER Uld ddre d t0 THti ADVERTISEMENT
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