The Straits Times, 10 November 1926

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times No. 28,322. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1926, PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 63 1 tiik i:\KiivnAY KBJL i h i S I I gp^-;— r^^i —^sS^ i^ hw^pj&Miri tim-rrinin- in- ttii •iiiiiiimhib mmii iiw-tj-— "™Y i i^fe fpnmi?Arpr?(ii? f^RAi T ii^)'%M i I Iff 1 "Pineapple" Hams and Bacon S||| I yf^s. l/ iihih >iii wwiw^w^mb-jji^— -^■miii-M^^mlj iM^Lii'" -j_jm— mj..,. M I rw r^
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    • 4 1 MILKMAID STr.llil.l/.KI) Mil K.
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  • 1986 2 *The Squire of Blankney. No more popular or picturesque figure! existed in Victorian and Edwardian days than Henry Viscount Chaplin, and when I he died it seemed as though the end had I come to a certain ancient social order. He was first and foremost a
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    • 383 2 you need g«x always handy If 0^ K-'i* DECAUSE to neglect injuries or D skin affections allows poisonous /j c^:\ disease germs to swarm into any I "Y^VvN fissure or break in the tissues. L *~y^\ V* BECAUSE Zam-Buk is remarkable PS y^s-v^/ for its power to expel this germ
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    • 292 2 Invaluable for Asthma Evans 1 PMtittea relieve Write for the latest list throat mid chest coiiRestion and are particularly beneficial in rases of asthma. They soothe the delicite surfnoe of the mucous membrane, and -wfe IT ~fl~ every cranny to drive out -B.^ V» lurkinc cold germs. Evans 1 Pastilles
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  • 102 3 Is the story alleged to be Aberdonian of the merchant who called his staff together at the end of the year, and told them he was going to divide £101) amongst the three really from Aberdeen, or from the county of broad acres I've written out three cheques," he said,
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  • 16 3 Mr. Hoover says America 1 I recovered from the war, hut doesn't n*y what. Detroit News.
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    • 136 3 r WHITEAWAYS TOY BAZAAR IS NOW IN FULL SWING HAVE YOU SEEN The Live Monkey? The Live Leopard? Father Christmas wood hut in the snow? The Teddy Bear Wedding? The Comical Clown? Heaps of other Novelties. Monday, November 1 5 IS THE FIRST DAY OF 12 SPECIAL j DOLLAR DAYS
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    • 640 3 PENANG TURF CLUB 1927 New Year Meeting. PROPOSED PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Saturday, January 8, 1927. SECOND DAY. Tuesday, January 11. 1027. THIRD DAY. Thursday. January 13, 1927. FOURTH DAY. Saturday. January 15, 1927. FIFTH DAY. Saturday, January 22, 1927. 12 Races for HORSES. btakes. $2,750 First Horse. 500 Second Horse.
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    • 778 3 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE Assessment List, 1927. NOTICE is hereby given thst the Assessment List containing the annual •/ablation af and amount of assessment to be levied on all houses, buildings and lands, situated I within the Municipality of Singapore, for the year 1927, is open to the inspection of nrte-paycrs
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    • 627 3 ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the I inliil Kingdom) NOTICE TO TELEPHONE SUJSCRIBERS. A new Telephone Directory i« now in course of prepHrHtion and Tvlrplione Sub-Hcrih-ra arc requested to advise the ComIpany, by letter to the Manager, HF.KORE INOVEMBKII ID, l'.'iX of uny ulu-rntions or 1 addition*
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    • 566 4 P. INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL BEBTICS OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage due Spore KHIVA 9.100 Nov. 18 MACEDONIA 11.100 Not. 10 MALWA
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    • 599 4 Shipping Announcements N.Y.K. UNE (NIPPON TUSEN KJJIMA} LONDON UNI Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnage Das Sail KAMO MARU 8.000 Not. 11 M KATORI MARC 10,000 Not. U M ATSUTA MARU 8.000 Dec. M KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Dee. 28 14 HAKONE MARU 10.500 Jan. 6 7 SUWA MARU 11.000
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    • 540 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN— GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOWMARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW— BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT
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    • 500 4 TKE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTB. (Incorporated in Slaas) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICX. Foi Kcmaman. Trcnggnnu, Kelantan, Bangr.ara Telupin, Patani, Singora, I. aeon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Lar.'gsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok, Arrival Departure VALAYA In port Nov. 10 PRACHATIPOK Nov. 14 Nov. 17 MALINI Nov. 21 Nov. 24 The Steamer, are fitted throughout
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    • 508 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with .üb-connectloni to passage. Freight, Transhipment, Minni Depta. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Straiti Settlement, of the Official Tourist Boreat of Java. Alt information, detailed itineraries
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    • 484 4 BORNS PHILP UNE (Incorporated In Australia) FOR SYDNET. MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA. DARWIN, THUR3DAY ISLANDS AND BRISBANE Regular monthly .ailing, by the well known steamer MARELLA (TJffl ton.) and I 'the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,612 >jton.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest ai.d finest steamer trading to Australia, i Cabins
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    • 536 5 Shipping Announcements ELJJERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporsted in England) ELLERMAN LINn PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FREIGHT SERVICB OUTWARDS To Hongkong Dae Singapore s.i. CITY OF CHRISTIANIA Dec 28 HOMEWARDS Hsvre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Nov. 11 Marseilles, London, Dunkirk,
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    • 440 5 AUSTRAL-EAST SNBIES UNE (Ineoporated in England) Regular Passenger and Freight Service vis JAVA PORTS to FREMANTLE (WA), ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE snd SYDNEY maintained by Due Sails s.s. KIOTO In port U. CITY OF PALERMO Nov. 29 Dec. 7 s.s. CITY OF SPARTA Jsn. 7 Single Return Singapore to Fremantla $237.14 $462.8«
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    • 476 5 ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE TRAJJS-PACIFIC PASSENGER AND EXPRESS SERVICE 19 days from Hong Kong to Seattle Sailing from Steamer Hong Kong PRESIDENT MADISON Nov. 24 PRESIDENT JACKSON Dec 6 PRESIDENT McKINLEY Dec. 18 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Dee. SO PRESIDENT GRANT Jan. 11 alao a sailing every 12 days from Hongkong to Manila
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    • 385 5 STOOMVAART HAATSCHAPPy "NEOERLAMI" ROnERDAMSGHE LLOYI Sailiags from Slacapora of ta* STOOMV. MU. -NEDERL AND" ta GENOA, SOUTHAMPTON, AMSTERDAM via Belawaa Dell, Sabanc, Colombo aad Algiers. JOHAN DE WITT Not. 19 KON. DEE NEDERLANDEN Dee. 3 *J. P. COEN Dec 17 GROTIUS Dee. 31 P. DEE NED. Jaw. 17 Sailing from
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    • 276 5 I "CAMPBELL" VERTICAL TWO CYCLE OIL ENGINES Especially designed for driving Gravel-Pumps Simple, Reliable Economical. 11l ByfrtTWTamPl JjH V*gJviXmmi mmmmmmCJ* 4 lB* >J <Pm«rfK. S3lOd Campbell Engines can be supplied in all types and sizes from V/ t to 680 B.H.P. Quotations and Catalogues on request from the SOLE AGENTS
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 523 6 GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE luactlon Aft* and l^ Street.. TO-M(iHT at 9.13 From Wcdnmday. .Novimlur 10 to Tuesday, ;r SiENTiER LafaM lnlrrn:iti..na! N«ra 111 KOXIMi lA\ ALILK Qaaatta. (> ltli> DramnHc I^nt^ion „f PERIIS Wji™ WIU) HF ARTS' fiFSIRFS sui T^. 0"*"0 7 llLullllU I/iiUli\LilJ The 1..v and I Ik-
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    • 429 6 PALACEGAY CINEMA, LTD. Commencing Tuesuay, Novcmb.-r to Monday, Novcmher \'i. In (he Serond Show at 9.1. p.m. First Show at 7.30 p.m. A BOY HEIRESS the picture in the in 10 Reels. LOCKET Kt.:rr ric tka fumous. londi-r, licu'il.f.il H n««i v ChhiewS Act.. -s. HUI Yyc II«tf l\v«-. 8
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    • 184 6 ALHAMBRA TOMORROW CORINNE GRIFFITH in her greatest film. With an all Star C::st. LLOYD HUGHES HEDDA HOPPER CUVE CROOK LILYAN TASHMAN LOUISE FAZENDA GALS HENRY ROCKLIFFE FELLOWES. A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE In Ten Reels. MAKETHISI "KODAK" CHRISTMAS There is no present brings such pleasure in its train as a Kodak
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  • 172 7 FIXTURES. Tueoday, November 9 DM a.m., 11.55 a.m. Mi.laccn: High Tide, 9.10 a.m., 6.9, ii.2o i> m, Blaa Funnel mail closes 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 10 High Water. 1.9 a.m., 0.30 p.m. Malacca High Tide, 9.50 a.m., 6.7, 10.10 p.m., 6.0. U.S.A. mail closes, noon. Football, Chinese
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  • 257 7 Wtdntaday, November 10. Ml': 1 I. nARBOUR. J'liin Wharf Spartan, droningen, B.r.M. J. 11. Menten, Borelia, W B Sweet, W B. Bunga. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. T«n]ong Pagar Wharf Nil Albert Hock Scott Harley Victoria Dock Benoa, De Ecrens l>ppel Harbour
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  • 162 7 To-day. Selat Pnndjang and Bagan Si Api Api I Ksnuraldu) ..3 p.m 8 :ik and Pakan Harmrloffendorj i 3 p.m. Btmka Island, Plndjoe and Palemkuf (Van Swolli 3 p.m. Brlnoa, Pangkal Pinans and Billiton (Edendale i 4 p.m. .lav:, and Snu'li Wi-st Sumatra 1 Qiang Sm^i 4
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  • 238 7 BXCHANG& Singapore, November 10. On London, Bank m/i 2/4 6/32 Demand 2/3 26/82 Private 3m. crediti 2/4 7/16 On New York, Demand 56 Vl6 Private 90 d/s 67% On Franco, Bank T.T. 1675 On India, Bank T.T. 155% On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 15U pc. dis. On
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  • 72 7 Tone of market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet Is. B%d. per Ib. Mew York Spot Sheet G. cents 41% per lb. 12 o'clock noon November 10. .S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot andard K.S.S. on Tender .November n n December w n ■>
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 377 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 69/- 01/- cd. 1 1 Batang Padang 0.9214 0.97 la £1 £1 Chenderiang 30/- 31/6 £1 £1 Eastern Siam 28/fl 29/6 £1 10 Haad Yai 13/- 14/- pm. 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.40 1.45 £1 £1 Idris Hydraulic 58/3 i>\)/1
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    • 143 7 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers cl O. B. Am. Tobacco 4.15.0 4.17.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.95 1.00 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.95 1.00 Jl £1 E. Smelting Co. 17.75 18.00 5 5 Fraser Neave 17.35 17.55 100 100 Hammer Co. 170.00 175.00 UOlOOKatz Bros. del. 180.00 800.00
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    • 99 7 TJ. Engr- 6 p.c. $1,234,300 5% 15Ci p.m. Spore Cold Storage Deb. r, ictrnnn me iin 7 p.c. $660,000 105 110 spore Municipal 5 p.c. $1,878,000 of 1901 par 5 prem. Spore Municipal 4% p.c. of 1907 $1,600,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4»* p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par
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    • 386 7 fraser and Co. and I.yall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Ulenby ($1) 3.17V4 3.22V4 3.15 8.25 Uor Gaiah ($1) 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.10 V. Hitam ($1) 4.80 4.90 4.75 4.90 V. Kuninjr ($1) 1.02 a 1.10 1.02 1.06 \m. Malay (|2) 4.65 4.75 4.70
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 969 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS I Other Classified AdvU.. se« pas* 1«WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC WANTED large unfurnished compound avaaa. Reply S. H., 117-4, River Volley Rd. POKD CAR live seater, in good running order. Going cheap. A bargain. Apply I'oppy, c o Straits Times. MOTOR GARAGE REQUIRES EUROPEAN SALESMAN, salary $350, plus
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    • 102 7 THE STAR OPERA to-night at the to-night North R«.d. W QRLD SHOWS ■m VI, ii r Chlneae Wayang Low Sye Toh, Open-air TO-NIGHT Cinema, Kelantan Malr-yong and Numerous Another New Programme other Amusements, etc. A FALSE SWEARING THE CITY OPERA LOOK OITT Presents a very Interesting Thrilling and We give
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    • 665 7 NOTICE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES, SINGAPORE. 1. The quarterly session of the Board of Licensing Justices for the Settlement of Singapore for the Ist quarter of the year 1927 will be held in the First Magistrate." Ci.urt. Singapore, at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 1926. 2.
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    • 178 7 WARNING We beg to notify the public tliat the only genuine tin of "Milkmaid" Brand Sweetened Condensed .Milk is that which has the trademark ambossed on the top of the tin. It has come to our knowledge that certain unscrupulous persons are relabelling other brands of milk with Milkmaid labels
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 119 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kcrhan Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office.) For the 1M hours ending at .Midnight on TVauibai I, l^-ii. Dec. M: (had* tempcratsra ss.2 i". M:n. ihada i< mperature 74 F Mean ure 79JF. n radiation 150 V Mm. »:r:i>..< radiation 71.5 F. Spa temperature (>2 V
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  • 37 8 A Requiem High KaM for the repose of the soul of the ir.te Mr. J. P. C. H*fU will be sunpr at. Saint i'eter's Church tur.fa Raya, Malacca, on Saturday, Nov-in-.ltr 10, 1926, at 7 a.m.
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  • 925 8 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. To-day, Poppy-day, we arc afforded an opportunity of purchasing poppies sol t on behalf of Earl Haig's Fund, and ihe opp rtunity of paying therefor in accordance with cur purse. Those of v? whom Fortune has favoured let us pay lavishly,
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  • 197 8 The death at home early last month of Lady Adamson, at the advanced aga of i)l, recalls the eminent services rendered tj the Colony by her husband, the late Sir William Adamson, extending over a long t?rm of jeais. The Adamsons left Singapore for good over thirty
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  • 31 8 The Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, informs us that the numbers of arrivals and departures to Madias Presiuency for October were arrivals 12,240 Hulls, 1,860 minor:; de;>art-ir«"s 4,610 bd'jits. 270 minors.
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  • 429 8 The II n. Mr. Hayes Marriott and Mrs. Hayes Marriott arrived at Penang ,>n Monday by the Klang. Hn, PI rep.ee Ayscough, tho wellknown authority on Chinese art and literature, and a former residnit of Shanghai, has returned to that city. Sir Francis Aglcn, Inspector-General of Customs
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  • 33 8 To-morrow, Armistice Day, there will be .-:c> issue <;f the Straits Timfrs. Publication ill be- rcs-.inied cs usual on Friday and ban will be issues on Saturday and Mon- .:>% wlii?h arc public holidays.
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  • 24 8 Raffles Library will be closed on Thursday, llth, and Monday, ir>th, but will be open on Saturday, llith, from 9 a.m. lo I p.m.
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  • 27 8 It is announced that the conference on the Indian problem in South Africa between the Lr.ion and Indian Governments will open in Cape Town on Deiember 20.
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  • 32 8 The Crown Agents are calling for t.Miiatl f>r the steel-work required in c n.action with the bridge to be built over Ihe Perak River to replace the present pjntoon bridge at Enggor.
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  • 38 8 We are informed that after five year.= of litigation in Austria, a divorce has leen granted by the High Court in Vienna in the action Zerner v. Zeiner. Mr. Marcus Zerner will be remembered long resident in Singapore.
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  • 41 8 A Tokio message dated the Bth inst. suys the J&punese budget for 1927 totals 1.740 million yen, which is unprecedented. This is said to indicate that the Got'(.nment have decided to take steps for redeeming ths loans as much as possible.
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  • 47 8 Designed by Mr. Denis Santry, badge.have arrived in Singapore for members of St. Patrick's Society. They are made of gilded metal and enamel and a largegreen shjmrock is i.nbossed upon the tentre. Over this arc a palm nnd a lion. The badges are priced at $1 each.
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  • 60 8 A further butch of missorted English letters arrived via Penang by train last evening, says the Siam Observer of November I!. The paper adds that the miasorting leads to thre.-; days delay. Still there was a time whpn sorters would insist on sending letters for Siam to India in a
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  • 73 8 According to pt«u reports a request submitted by the West-Australian Aerial Transport Company to the Dutch East Indian government for a concession with regard to the inauguration of an air service between certain towns in Australia, Sourabaya nnd Batavia is now bein-/ considered by the D. E. I. Government, who
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  • 87 8 In an opium traffic case heard recently at Brisbane, the prosecuting counsel told of the difficult job that Customs officers were faced with in trying to locate the drug. Thousands of pounds changed hands after •.he arrival of almost every Chinese ship in Australian ports. The Customs Department ipcri d
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  • 283 8 100,000 Flowers on Sale In Malaya. Widespread Net for Singapore Public. .Noarly 100,000 poppici thn emblem of Armistice Day— are bein>r .sold throujrhnt Malaya to-day, and it is hoped that lh.> magnificent effoit of last year, when £10,000 sterlinjr m laiscd in this country, anJ $22,000 in Ungapat*,
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  • 95 8 Mishap at Yangtse River Mouth. Information has reached Singapore that the President Harrison, which whs me to arrive here on Tuesday, November :tf, went aground near the Fairway Buoy, at the mouth of the Yungtse River, durng the week-end. TIM ship was refloated the next day, and
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  • 78 8 Courl Out of Mourning for Five Days. (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, November U. The King's birthday celebrations are in full swinpr. The Court has gone out of mourning for five days, but at the \vi.<h of the Kin;: there are no general illuminations. The celebrations
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  • 16 8 From China and Japan by the Kamo Maru and the Borneo Mam, due tomorrow.
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  • 24 8 Rubber price averages in the present Restriction ijuarter up to November 9 are :.s follows .Singapore .70 cents. London Is. S.:id.
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  • 62 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated November n. their quotation! Win;; in cold dollar cents and closing bid nrices. Rubber Kxihantrc salts to-duy 175 tons. November II.HU, December 41.80, January 42.10, February U.:'.(l. March 42.50, April -12.70, May 12.90, June 4H.20,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 109 8 GOLD F iJ-VlCl&Ssla&n Calendars and CHRISTMAS CARDS We are now displaying the Finest Selections of Calendars S£j CHRISTMAS CARDS L Prices from 60 cts. to $3.50. Special Telephone Order No. 2835. JOHN LITTLE CO LTD. Incorporated is EngUnd) SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR. i im NOW THEN HOW ABOUT ITP
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    • 100 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT lo the Srcond Show at 9 A First National Superb Attraction DECLASSE in 10 Reels. IY:i< urine CORINXE GRIFFITH and IXOTD IIKiHKS. First Show at 7.30 Another First National Attraction FLOWING GOLD in 8 Reels. Featuring MILTON SILLS. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietor* "BULL DOG" sMK*tf»»7ciA*lM GUINNESS
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    • 71 8 On Other Pages, Hook of the Week 2 Finance and Coinnvrce 7 Bhipping and the Mails 7 Meteorological Report 7 Keuter and Hriiiah Imperial Radio. 0 The Opium Ten I\ r lint. I Rataviu P*tsmiaf Mrttary Production c.f The Mikado Sportinjc [BtanigtBM 1" (.1 1 r |.H'U'< III' 10 S
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  • 311 9 Mr. Baldwin's Speech at The Guildhall. DIFFICULT POSITION. Clearer Understanding In Europe. [mm telecram] London, November 'J. With traditional ceremony and splendour the Lord Mayor's banquet was held at tin- Guildhall. It was attended by delegate* of the Ini|X'iial Conference and the nm nf Knclish public life.
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  • 108 9 Effects of the Financing Plan. [REUTER TELECRAM] London, Noveml>er 9. Xiw fork: Traders regard the com-, parathw strength v.t the cotton market, in the hutfe figures of to-day'g estimate of 18,000,000 bales, compared with K,U00,000 in MO, as the first sipn of Um| Rood effects of the
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  • 81 9 Discrepancy of Eighty Million Dollars. [REITER TELEGRAM] London, November I). New York A clerical error was responsible for a discrepancy of $80,000,000 in the report of the brokers' loans from New York banks for October, which was irsued by the Stock Exchange clearing house banks. After ingenious
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  • 42 9 Two Bibby Line Steamers Being: Equipped. [HEITER TELECRAM] Lond'in, November 0. Vidtcrt, Limited, state that they have 1 i civoil :m order from Bibby Brothcis anil Co. to ii|iiip the rnotorships Dorsetjtiirr and BMMTMtahiM for service as Cuvcj niiß-nt transport*.
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  • 147 9 New Ambassador Presents Credentials. King's Message to President Hindcnbur?. [BUTTER TKUCGRAM] London, November 9. Herlin Presenting his credentials to President von Hindenburg, Sir Rna'.d Lindsay, the new British Ambassador, spoke of the cordial Anglo-German relations as promising fruitful co- perution between Britain and Germany. Hi' said Locarno
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  • 139 9 Gruesome Exhibits in Court Room. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, November tt. Somerville The court room of the Hall-Mills murder trial was transformed into a scientific exhibition. Firstly, enlarged reproductions cf finger prints were 1 thown, and afterwards Dr. Schultz, aided by wax models, including a replica of.
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  • 77 9 Motion to Expel Certain Deputies. [REVTFR TELEGRAM] London, November 9. Rome There were no speeches at the opening of the session of Parliament, but,! •on the suggestion of the President, the Deputies stood up and shouted, Long live Mussolini The Chamber adopted a motion expelling the Deputies of
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  • 87 9 Donations of Rich American Banker. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, November Paris The retired Ame-ican banker, Mr. Edward Tuck, who is living in Pari.-, has made a gift to France of the historic chateau and grounds of 50 MM of Trois Prcaux, m-ar Paris, which will be uniteJ to
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  • 35 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, November 9. Columbus Nine out of 11 convicts I who escaped from prison were captured after a fight with the police. Three I prisoners were wounded but not seriously, i
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  • 29 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, November 1). Mexico City: Ten were killed and 30 wounded arising from local election-), according to reports from various purt> of the republic.
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  • 355 9 Millions Lost to British Trade. One Third of the Miners Now Working. [reijtfr tfxecram] LonJlon, November 9. In the H ■use of Commons at question t'lnc Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister said the loss of production due to the cessation of work since May 1 by the miners and
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  • 110 9 Conversations Regarding Recent Incidents. I [havas telegram.] Paris, November 9. M. Briand and the Italian Ambassador conferred yesterday on the recent incidents. Le Matin says the Quai d'Orsay considers that the violation of the French Consulate at Vintimip-lia requires a special protest End adequate npologie.--, while the
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  • 75 9 British Goods Threatened In Swatow. [Reuter Far Eastern Service.] Hong Kong, November 0. It is reported from Swatow that merchants are threatened with heavy penalties if they take deliveries of British goods. Shipping and handling the same is also being prevented by the agitators. It is thought that
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  • 27 9 [UUTKR TELECRAM] London, November 10. Athens The Republican victory is i confirmed. The final figures at the elec- tion were Republicans 183, others 111. 1
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  • 167 9 Offers for State Mercantile Line. Proposed Sale of Five Vessels. [REITER TELECRAM] London, November 9. Washington Three bids have been submitted to the Shipping Board for the 1 purchase of five ships of the Government's lticrchnnt" line. 1 Two bidders, namely the Winchester and Kenny companies of
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  • 56 9 Rebels Occupy a Large Town. [BELTER TELEGRAM] London, November 0. Managua A fcrce of 500 Liberal revolutionaries arc reported to have i occupied Matajjalpa, one of thu largest towns in Nicaragua. As a result of representations by the United States Legation to the Government, troops are being rushed
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  • 29 9 Sun Chuang Fang Withdraws From Kiangsi. [Reuter Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, November 10. It is officially itateil that Sun Chuang Fang is withdrawing all Uoi'ps from Kianifsi.
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  • 26 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, November 9. Xorton, Virginia: A gauil wage increase of .30 per cent, has been granted in the Virginia coalfields.
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  • 192 9 Amateur Production Early Next Year. It is the intention of the Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee to produce The Mikado early in the next year. i There are no doubt many newcomers in the Colony who will be anxious to assist in the production of this cpera, and the
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  • 114 9 Exposed All Night by Chinese Brigands. Further news has been received in Tientsin, says the North China Standard, of the sad death the martyrdom, it must be called of Mis, Lydiu Astrom, a Swedish missionary, at Kueihua in the Suivuan district of Shansi on October 19. Miss
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  • 206 9 Views of U. S. A. State Department. Denunciation by Either Party Not Permitted. [REUTER TKI.ECRAM] London, November 9. The Times Washington correspondent says it is considered to be the view of the State Dej»artment that the terms of the- Sino-Ajtierican commercial treaty do not permit of denunciation by
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  • 116 9 Civil Law Degree Conferred At Oxford. (BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.) Rugby, November 9. Oxford University to-day conferred upon Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Labour leader and ex-Minister, the honorary degree of Doctor cf Civil Law. The public orator in his introductory oration, delivered in Latin, described
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  • 131 9 Suspected Poisoning of Sugar Estate Manager. (Aneta's Service.) Batavia, November 9. Hcer Thierens, manager of a sugar estate at Waroe, has died under peculiar cirvumsttnces. He and his wife were dining with' a large company of well-kivnvii Soerabaya people- at a hotel at Nongko Djadjar, a health
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  • 139 9 Action in I'enanij Supreme Court. I (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, November 9. f In the Supreme Court Mr. Justice > Sproule heard an issue arising out of an t action between members of the Lini Lenge Hi-ak family as to whether the purchase by Lim Eow
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  • 804 9 Suggested Allocation of The Ten Per Cent. A Report to the S. S. Association. The following is a report of the SubCommittee of tfio Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association appointed to consider the utilisation of surplus Kund.t for Town and Colonial improvement: Our attitude may be summarised a-i
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  • 40 9 (BRITISH IMPERIAL RAIttO.) Rugby, November B. The work of the < oimr.ittec.-. of the Imperial Conference was continued to-day. The Prime Ministers were engaged throughout the day in considering matters affecting inter-Imperial relations and (he question of treaty procedure.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 300 10 Services Win Against Malacca. i (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, November 10. j fa a M.iaya Tup nmtch yesterday the Sevvii-es bent Mflacca by four goals one j penalty and one dropped— and two tries (23 points) tc one goal (five points). In the or-.iiy stapes Malacca
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    • 45 10 A Result Incorrectly Cabled. [Reuter Telegram.] London, November 9. iisru-d in yesterday's issue of the Strata Times stated that in a H match Darlington beat J'c it- mouth by four goals to nil. The bosM nave been four pool? to nil .1. I'.itMllOUth.
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    • 44 10 Yesterdays Results at Tanj»lin Club. Handicap Doubles. Millard Watti and Lee beat Hickey nn.l (;rifiith-Jones, 21—15. Godwin and Dunnian scr. beat Pienep at and Dyne pint U 21 is. Handicap Singles. John liopaWNn plus beat HoughWiU mt. beat Cmfcw plu* 2, 21—10.
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    • 26 10 Kloinnian Wins at Semenyih. I>i the tournament at Semenyih D. H. K ;n man, "f Singapore, maintained his fora beating <i. Hovill 6-1, B— G.
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    • 45 10 (irimc Heats Murton in Return Match. The return contest between Murton. the English featherweight, and Billy (Jrimo. in Sydney last month, resulted victory for the Australian, the ree intervening in the fourteenth round. At the previous meeting Murton won cm foul in the seventeenth.
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    • 46 10 S.(;.C. Competitions. The Singapore G'lf Club annual fouryn.iu.'i MWHM Scotland and the J.Ysi will l>e played on Sunday morning, the l2Mh inst. Memben desirinc to take part in this match should sicn the «>ntry list at the cluli hnu.si' or t mmuniiate with the hon.
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  • 55 10 A Tamil who was arrested in Bangkok. MM up before the Second I'olioe Court Magistrate Mr. H. R. Bull, this morninjr rharfred on two counts of cheating. The (Mimcrns jewellery, the property of Mr. Lam Lake Choon, valued at $1,450 mikl a sum of $800 the
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  • 384 10 Indians v. Chinese at Stadium To-day. Singapore has said goodbye to the association code until next April, and the football public- may be trusted to make the most of the last game they are likely to see during the off season. This will be the meeting between the
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  • 194 10 Arrest of Partners in WellKnown Firm. On the arrival of the P. and O. mail boat Razmak at Bombay Mr. Lalbhai Kalianbhai, a passenirer on board and a partner in the firm of Messrs. Lalbhai Kalianbhai and Co., well-known jewellers of Bombay, was arrested on a charge
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  • SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    • 140 10 Singapore, November 10. Rubber.— Local 70}« cts. per !b. Steady. Tin.— London £2U7 15s. Local $152 '.n 75 tons sold. Rubbers. Shares are quiet. Pajams offer at :S and Kuala Sidims at 4. BukiL Katils are quoted l.lu-1.20 and Sungei Tukanps at LS7%-1.42tt. Brogas have sellers
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    • 96 10 Singapore, November 10. Rubber.— ls. B\d. Up Mid. Local 70\ cent-". Tin.— London £297 15s. Up £5. Mining.— Papans 26-28, Kvmbians 64-66, Rahman Hydraulics 2.77Vi-2.82 1 2 Kinta Dred^'inir 2.20-2.25, IVtalinjrs 4.50-4.60, Tinif Kils 3.65-8.66, Taininjrs 2.05-2.10, l'attanis 1.05-1.10, Takuapas 475.-485., Kanwntingi 87». Bd.-Bta. ex, Puchonps
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  • 32 10 Fraser and Co. inform us that dialinir* in the recent MrAl'ster and Co. issue opened at $30 premium ami the market closed with further buyers at the fipure.
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  • 31 10 H. M. S. Castor (Captain A. J. I,anrion, K.X.) is expivted to arrive nt Singapore on Saturday from H riir Kon:.r, mid will probably leave on Sunday for Colombo.
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  • 261 10 Assize Jury Unable To Agree. Owing to ths jury failing to agree a BujraMM who faced the capital charge in the Assize Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Deane, was remanded in custody to the next Assizes. Jn evidence it was stated that the j deceased with two
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  • 351 10 Imni(*t;il Scenes Re-Enacted On The Screen. All who wi?h tt> see the epic of Muns, perhaps the outstanding single episode in British military history, at firstHand or as near firsthand as non-participants in that fight can expect to get, should i not miss the British war film,
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  • 116 10 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, November 9. The hearing was resumed in the Supreme Court of the action between Mak Ah Cheang, Kooi Cheow, Ng Moon Yong and Woo Scow Moon, plaintiffs, and Lai Koon San in a partnei -hip dispute. The court held that a receiver must
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  • 121 10 Presentations to Mr. D:ivid Beatty'and Mr. Ho Siak Kuan at the Chinese Protectorate, Singapore, gatherings of Malay Volunteers in Perak, and at Singapore, the visit of the five-ton yawl Don Carlos (on a voyairfi from Spain to Malayasia and back), and events at Seremban, Sungei Siput, Lumut
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  • 88 10 The Chinese press give currency to the following The Consular Body in Shanghai, in view of the frequent outbmakl <f civil warfare and disturbances in the Yangtze Valley, has made a susrgestloa for the unification of the various fleets to protect their nationals. This, it is suggested, should be under
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 129 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, 1 have read with interest your indent's letter with reference to tn< cruelty to animals carried on in Haig Koad. He considers first the' bullock, then the ricksha puller. All very humane, but why n a give a thought to
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    • 202 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, It is, no doubt, perfectly tru 1 that Singapore is blessed, or cursed (it is a matter of opinion which) with public holidays, but there is a great deal to be said for the retention of many of them at
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    • 603 10 To tlit Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your timely reminder that "in olden times organised games played after Church services were a recognised feature Dl Eng!i.-h viiiage life," is valuable and, ;,ometliing to be thankful for in this experimental a^e of half-baked notion.;.; Nevertheless, whence this
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  • 29 10 The Finance Minister of Japan, in a prc^s interview, declares that the present high interest rates of banks do not justify the Government in lifting the ban on gold.
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  • 611 10 Views on Daylight Saving Suggestion. The following are the minutes of a committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association held \u the Singapore exchange room on Monday. The resignations of the Hon. Mr. C. Everitt and the Hon. Mr. G. C. Clarke from the committee were
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  • 189 10 Three big features arc the special attractioni of the Surma programme tonight. In the first show is Georges Carpentier in The Boxing Cavalier two m\v < -hapUTS of the serial Perils of The Wild. In the second show is The Gentle Cyclone. Other pictures include the International News
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  • 76 10 The Government of South Australia i« considering a proposal of the SaWation Aimy to establish a farm for absorbing first offenders, following a sug^csti'in of the Justices' Association. The suggestion is that the Salvation Army shoul'l manure the farm and that the Government should finance it. Where
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  • 589 10 Remarkable Case in Supreme Court. Application to Remove Executor. Litigation between Tan Ch me: Kee a id Tan Okoag Lny, sonß of the late lan Khiam Bock deceased, commenced l>efore tin- Chief Justice (Sir William IHtboa) this morning, when an applicati >n to re move Tn ('hong
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  • 118 10 Higher Mortality From Measles. London, October -'S:— The Daily Mail Myi that in view of higher mortality from measles in h >spit;ils controlled by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, the practice of giving 1 preference to the admission <>f scarlat rarer cases has been abandoned, it has ais
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  • 75 10 (BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.) F. ucby, November It F:>reijrn rxchanie* are Amsterdam 12.12! i. Berlin X.4&%. Bombay 1-. 5 V.-fUd. Btom Huenos A ins 4. r 23-32. upiTihatfen 1X.22V4. Oneva •_'.).12. Holsinirfors 192>4. llon>r Kontc Is. 11 144. Lisbon -1 17 Madrid ::1'.02'/4. Milan 116. New York 1.84%. Odo I9JBH.
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  • 2350 11 London Letter. Setting the House of Labour In Order. By Our Special Correspondent.; L 'Milon, Oi-tuber 14. A serious attempt is being made, both lrc.ni v.itlrn and without, to set the BOOM i.{ Labour in order. None can say that till t attempt is premature. V.'c bay* ha«
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 277 11 A TRIUMPH In sound reproduction has at last been achieved by "His Master's Voice" The new model instruments now in stock fully prove this, and we will be pleased to demonstrate this to you at any time. CALL OR WRITE FOR CATALOGUE S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. T
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    • 265 11 Raffles Hotel Saturday, November 13, at 8.15 p.m. SPECIAL DINNER DANSANT (Dinners will be served in the Ball-room). For reservations Phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. Sea View Hotel Daily and Permanent ratrs. Rates include Tiffin at Raffles Hotel. SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. Phone 110. F. DEASON,
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  • 264 12 Viceroy's Speech to Punjab Council. In a speech delivered at a dinner Riven in hi3 honour at Lahore by the President 1 and members of the Punjab Legislative Council His Excellency the Viceroy described politics as the science of dealing with linmnn brings." It was natural therefore, he
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  • 96 12 I'liicriinnie of drills up to and for November 15, 1926. Wednesday, November 10, 4 p.m., Farrer Range, Euraeian Co., Practice Warren Shield 4.30 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, Malay Co., Practice Warren Shield. Thursday, November 11, 4 p.m., Farrer Range, Chinese Co., Practice Warren Shield. Friday. November 12,
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  • 445 12 Stock Par Exchange Value. Company. Prieei. fl Abaco 8% 2/ Allagar 4/8 £1 An*lo,Malay 1/27/32 £1 Ay«r Kiining 4/ £1 Banteng 2% 2/ Banteng Consolidated 3/3 £1 Batu Caves 1/7/16 £1 Batu Tiga V 2/ Bekoh 2/6 2/ Bcrtam Consoltd. 8/6 2/ Brith 3/9 A BWor
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 762 12 MALAYAN TRADE. Comparative Statement of Import and Export of Principal Goods. The British Malaya Return of Foreign Imports and Exports for the month ended September 30, 1926, issued by the Registrar of Imports and Exports. The following points should be noted Only articles imported into or exported out of British
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    • 74 12 M^^Jfrsj ri-A.IMD WORTO HOLDING PHOENIX, the "Royal Flush" of Minerals 'Phone 3463. THE "KURLO" WAY IS SAFE AND SIMPLE. WASHES WITHOUT SHRINKING! "KURLO" i» mo* 4 hifWy -js^/own£s4}V\ cemmtraUd form of »ure w S -(2^^2^;? V soap. Unwirpa—td for wash- 7^c^K^Cs>(^v ing woollens, lace*, silks, -Sri/* linens and all white
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 356 13 1 ii I I STANDARD NDIBEL.BBB TYPEWRITERS TYPEWRITER PPRTADkE ACCOUNTINS TYPEWRITER MACHINES Remington Business Aids Tka mm wha atawhudi Da r.iodcrn liusinos^. The ransc of Reailmftaa rontnla aa oSea aiaalala i 1 mmplctc. Kemineton wherein th;' WcrU'i tim-st eqaip- Kmtk h»ming and AccMnrtaaJ nicnt temimett ta well -oiled r.'^ii- Harhinca
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    • 250 13 r- THE Optional extra equipment— Wire wheels $89.00— Extra tyro:; ami tabc $10.00— Lucas horn $15..'0. Sole Agents MALAYAN MOTORS in Malaya. O'roprietors V.EARNE BROS.. LTD.) j > o. r The Great British Stamina for any emergency Tonic {or over Endurance for years of service 30 years H ill's Wina
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1602 14 Assets ere* f7,000,0W S.G. Amnnmf In l-rc« trer 12.1.0AMN The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.] HIAD OFTICI I Wlneheete* Home, Singapore. LONDON OFFICI j H, Old Jewry, B.C. The Company has 80.000 deposited with the Snpr.m. Conrt of Kaglaad and eempHei witf »rttt»l U*a Aanraaee
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    • 460 14 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Capital Authorised W o Capital Subscribed m. al,«00.00( Capital Paid up «1,050,00 C Reserve Fund and Rest «1,5123W BOARD OF DIRECTOMI 1. M. Ryrie, Caalrmaa. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Kaabre, J. O. Robinson, Esq. r> Sir David Ynle,
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    • 990 14 CHEONG KOON SENG GO. AUCTION SALE OF SINGAPORE TOWN AND COUNTRY PROPERTIES. A: Messrs. Cheng Koon Seng Co.'s saleroom. No. 30 Chulia Street, I oi. Wednesday, November 17, at 2.50 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold residential seaside dwelling house known as No. 330 East Coast Road near the 7% milestone,
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    • 281 14 Phone 1733. Central Motor Hiring Co. (Three doora from Pavilion.) :j: j NEW FIAT CARS on Hire at a BIG REDUCTION IN RATE. STRAITS HIRING COMPANY Phone 3956. (4, ORCHARD ROAD, aezt ParHlea. THE LATEST FIAT CARS Model 502. ON HIRE DAY AND NIGHT RING UP 2273 Per how. DODGE
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 322 15 A YEAR FROM TO-DAY WHAT WILL YOUR CAR BE WORTH THEN? OR IN TWO YEARS OR IN FIVE 9 These vital questions create no worry in the minds of Dodge Bros, owners. Hz, eight and even ten years of faithful service with mileage running well over 100,000. This is the
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    • 83 15 «-r (V s LORRIES in delivery service, where the vols^4*^idfi^ lume of work requires 3(O%2^^^^|| constant activity, Good- year Cord Lorry Tyres \f fff^i^^^ represent true economy. The /AX^MM^f The British Car of which you will realize the Quality of production, the economy, the wonderful reliability and, above all THE
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    • 241 16 Hy Special Appointment to unm n.K üm ok ham. n N 1 «a^ Jp> rppjj pick of the newest productions in riTDADEAM EIWI7 ADT tUKUrLAIi rlNt AKI —mr JEWELLERY Ever Exhibited in the East. D D T\* g-1 ■"C r I I!. E/C kJHf (I A «-TV Tte Premier JeweUcr,
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    • 302 16 SBS'FIR» m JUul AlllUftl/. CUAMriIAI lARS MlAlMlllAl J;\l\O All S!ZC;n. rAlPlll ITIMP nilTe COAGULATING PANS St^__£SiS TALCUM POWDER SupcriOl quality. leekimsoo 40. high street. n •11 n ir Specially Prepared for r wZ i i c H* 1 Residents of MaJaya Three Charming Calendars for 1927. With Water-cioor Studies by
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    • 925 16 cussro_MffiK^^ TIIB MIEPAID charges for Wants. For Sale, To Let. etc.. In ordinary close set <^>^ -;>«,-, s***^WpftJ«&^!_a '".Ivc ins. IMS, fifteen ins. $1.72, eighteen ins. ?1.87. 20 ins. $1.99. 25 in». (1 month) 18.28. MlainM charge $1.00. Advertisements of which the number of insertions not aaceUod are published until
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    • 277 16 $200,000 CLEARANCE SALE V—**HIUHIVU ulluu VTAW IN FULL SWING rtV/TT i^ i kjm-iu Hundreds Of Ikirirains liunareah l)l"llil"IS To-day's Offer Gr^AMEO^ "i"^T i l"" (FMus 10 cts. each for I'oslaB*) "SSSTsEISSor ""^fcMr!anai An" '^h!1!:""!,, Duet .^^sJe'; Mfa la mi th* Frita. Fox Trot m X iLSTtmSt^ L rhe M ir..,,.ht
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    • 239 16 "Hi?* fHRKTMA^ NFW YEAR IHIUMIWA? *n^ n ILAIi i.AKIiiS V Assorted INloket and l*roU'SSlonal llinriiw 1Q27 o II Heautifu) Lar«e and Small _^ttSL fW*1 Paper, in ?:> AtgwrtHja Oahwa useful _-u*-!B_r-*.-H. (SOHD. DULFftXIB ft CO. SINGAPORE md KUALA LUMPL'I. i- h,n, n,,^ RFMOVAI NftTlfF AdlTiUfftL *****1/ Mr# BUCKERIOGE nriam.ini.uiu Laidlaw
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