The Straits Times, 20 October 1928

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times SIo. 28,917 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1928, PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 95 1 MUkaaM HweeUMd Full Cream Milk From the Health-giving Pastures of the SWISS ALPS COMES TO YOU "bearJ|brand" THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE SWISS MILK STERILISED NATURAL UNSWEETENED CONDENSED SWISS MILK SWISS MILK NATURAL SWIFS CREAM. Sole Agents for Malaya JOSEPH THAVEHS SONS, LTD. i (Incorporated la Knglaod) j SINGAPORE. LET US
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    • 86 1 "00 B I N SO NO" THE HOUSE FOR VALUE AND SERVICE Irish Dress Linens All Colours FAST WASHING 40 in. wide $125 Yd GUARANTEED FADELESS. ROBIfTsONTCoTLtd. Singapore Galifornian Chilled Strawberries ARE DELICIOUS WITH Cold Storage Vanilla Ice Cream. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CPY Ltq LAGTOMALTINE IS r COMPOSED OF THE
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    • 2 1 Na.ural Milk
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    • 543 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AM) PASSRNGBR AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNT>ER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <UJVEH.NME.NT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. WttTWAUM FRf>M LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAI'AN Tonnage due Spore KASHMIR »,000 Oct. 27 SIALWA 11.100 Nov.
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    • 600 2 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseille., London, Antwerp and Rotterdam V«.seU Tonnage Due Ball HAKO2AK! MAJ'.U lOiuO Oct. 26 26 HAJCUSAN 11A11U 10,500 Nov. 8 8 HAIU.'NA MAU'J 10,500 Nov. 22 23 KJTANO MAlci: fc.OOO Dee. 6 7 KAMO MAR I' 8,000 Dae. 10 *1 K4TOKI JCAiU!
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    • 519 2 BURNS PHILP LIME (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. A IA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailings by the wellknown steamer MARELLA -'7 875 tons) a:, J the new motor vessel. 'MALABAR M.512 ton.). The n.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and flnost steaaers trading
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    • 619 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract v ith the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connection, to Paasage, Freight, Transhipment Marino Depts. and Manager's Desk. Representatives for Singapore and Strait. Settlements of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed
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    • 541 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE 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 GLASGOW.— MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— BOSTON. NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH
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    • 457 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Trenggunu, Kelantan, llangnnra, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sirhon, Bandon, Kohsnmui, Lang.-uiin, C'humpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Oct. 21 Oct. 24 The steamers arc fitted throughout with electric light and have excellent accommodation for first-class passengers.
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    • 574 3 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNAU. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) BLLERMAN LINB PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICI TO THB UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FREIGHT SERVICB OUTWARDS To Hoag Kong, Shanghai and Japaa Due S*pere s.s. CITY OF MoniLE Oct. 19 s.s. CITT OF CHESTER Not. 17 s.s. CITY OF MADRAS Dec.
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    • 450 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE AMERICAN* MAIL UNE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVIf B NEW TORK and BOSTON via COLOMBO, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES GENOA and MARSEILLES ArriT. Lear* Leave Spore Spore Penang I'reaident Polk Oct. 29 Nov. 1 Not. S President Adam. Nov. 12 Nov. 15 Not. 17 President Garfteld N. ■<■-. 26 Nov.
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    • 453 3 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland n and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam Tonnage Leave Spore Tjerimai 7,700 R.L. Oct. 26 Chr. Huygens 15,700 S.M.N. Nov. 2 Patria 10,000 R.L. Not. t Johan da Witt 10,400 S.M.N. Not. 16 Slamat 12,000 R.L. Nov.
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    • 405 3 HOLLAND-EAST-ASIA LINE REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO GENOA ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. Dae Leave Tonnage Spore Spore OLDEKERK 7,200 Nov. 26 Nov. 26 GEMMA 8,400 Dec. 6 Dec. 6 ZOSMA 8,400 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 All steamers calling at Penang. Steamers have limited passenger accommodation. Fare to London £50
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    • 220 3 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY* i Direct Sailing to Europe via SINGAPORE-COLOMBO-BOMBAY EMPRESS CANADA Leave Hong Kong Nov. 28 Arrive Singapore Dec. 2 Singapore Dec. 2 Colombo Dec 6 Colombo Dec. 6 Bombay Dec 9 Bombay Dec. 9 Plymouth Dee. 24 BOOKING NOW OPEN For further particulars, please apply to Messrs.
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  • 1659 4 CRUDE RUBBER. THROUGH AMERICAN iOW BRITAIN'S SYSTEM FAILED. The following lively account of the crude rubber industry as seen from the American angle was written by >lr. Alva Johnston for the New York Herald-Tribune. Tl-e point of view expressed has a decided interest for readers in Malaya.
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  • 117 4 Number Of Liberal Candidates. The following statement was issued from the Liberal headquarters in London on Sept. 23 Th;.' Statement that Th? Liberal Put* at present has 34 members of Parliament and only 22 1 adopted candidates out of the 5O0 which many weeks ajto it declared
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  • 63 4 thn f. m-i itioi ■•'•I <■' !a:< back u> t% period im c«-pr!'r.g mai is of it:'" 1 her r •<.-.■ i I, 2,000 y i (Atiil'll, 12 in Ihe :i -r l.i- il -h it<> '.i-.-f \> t>, m .'.vii f ai: also tbc rei.-.ains of gttords, javelins, cuinisses,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 154 4 Jilt c M N Y Waters j 1 I I g '•'•"•v\ R^^Rf ''"It BR6NKER MONO CO, LIMITED NORTHWICII, EWCtaWB Manufacturer! of PVKB M.KAU (Sod. A,h> SII.H ATE OF SODA CM N77 (ALCHM CHLORIDE n CO r- BLEACHING I'OWDER CMifTK BODa (TIM W77 «>«™ <" LORIBE HCABWMATI OF SODA SIM-HATE
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    • 171 4 LfIVV JIU w HvK *'l fl Cf *"^a^ 1 foKRHEUMATISW-GC^ 1 UJWBAGQ ffy i>K: I f^B SOLE AGENTS (WHOLE: DUPIRE BROTHERS, UW>tD j SINGAPORE Wakes up dull appetites! Makes you hungry Puts new relish into evt'ry-day That's TEL MONTE Catnip, fit You know it's pure, whole- vHA some, delicious just
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  • 447 5 PROGRAMME IN KWANGSI PROVINCE. Kwangsi has a very definite programme of constructive work from July 1, 1928, tc June 30, 1929, states the South China Monthly Review, a new magazine published at Canton. The Government has appointed a Board of Construction to formulate a programme and the
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  • 239 5 NORTHERN GENERALS CHANGE OF COLOUR General Chang: Tsung-chang, until recently military governor of Shantung, commander of the Chihli-Shantung Armies and one of the most outspoken of th« Northern anti-Communist leaders, is reported to have seen red.' A cable states that after his defeat near the Tongshan mining area,
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  • 81 5 The following action has been taken by Committee No. 6 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners Approved supplemental provision of $4,000 under vote Mains and Services Repairs," Gas Department. Approved duplication of existing lighting in Joo Chiat Road. Confirmed contracts with Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox and Metropolitan Vickers Electrical
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  • 99 5 Over lOC letters of welcome from numerous British friends greeted Mrs. Sarojini Naidu on her arrival in London on Oct 12. Interviewed by Reuter, regarding her proposed visit to America, Mrs. Naidu declared "People think my tour is to be a programme of speeches about Mother India,' but I have
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 311 5 d* > LICHTHOUSE 03. RELIABILITY y^r Punctual to the second the lighthouse flashes its message of warning, a beacon y^ of safety in the dark hours of the night. I K^t^YWlTfff Just as reliable is the Exide Car Battery. 1 -cUIUhiT ready at the first shadow of nightfall s^\j\Cfc to
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    • 492 5 WOING IS GOOD ("1 the LIVER. &^fW^ IF YOU DO NOT Ks~\ J RIOE. USC \^>fl PINKETTES Cr\ INSTEAD. V 5^^^^ THE PERFECT ■jfTy^ 1 Ifijffj LITTLE UVER tBlLr/'lK n|L^ AND INTESTINAL^B'ljvjj;-)] REGULATORS, iwjl fct/~ l«*'*l Constipation and torpid liver are the chief cause, of those headaches, pain* behind the
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    • 260 5 **T "HOMEUTE" \Ck "-J PORTABLE CENTRIFUGAL """^Hfli^aHaßulfeir Inuf ldy nnd sandy water "zzz^fMHß^RSflffl in one hour. *JUB£llßSr^^ saves money in operatft/fylfimmr m transporting cost. m^E^^ffSK^^SH Order one from (he Sole Agents Hgl National Electric Co., Ltd., 2<2 < RAFFLES PLACE, ru«»» And put worli you wi wan( mi >r*. CONCRETE
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  • 1770 6 THE FiJiT AT CHELTENHAM. By Our Special Correspondent. London, Sept. 27. During th«> past week all eyes, political eyes, have been turned towards Cheltenham, that delightful spa in the Midlands, lying under the shadow of the Malvern hills, where half-pay officers and maiden ladies of independent means are
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  • 273 6 Death of Mrs. Augusta Stetson. New York, Oct. IS. Mrs. Augusta F. Stetson, Um li T.liny. uissenter from the Christian ScMBCa Church, who claimed that :ihe wouM l.vc for ever, has died in Boston. Her assumed age is 87 years, but she always refused to allude to the
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    • 189 6 Hint j naOor J r eomesjront Quality L Recognized as the quality Standard GETZ CHOD. C: CO. CONCRETE LAWN ROLLERS The Ideal Roller For Grass Courts *t\ mm jr-4 delivered Uj7|K on your tfllfll TEN NI9 COURT *t*^**J IN SINGAPORE. S. E. Establissements. BROSSARD MOPIN (Incorporated in France) SINGAPORE. ACID
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    • 409 6 1 /> jl I J. jgijjgf j I I I NEW LUBBiCAnON j SYSTEM j|| f|\HK lubrication system in the New Foni is a twr.hiM V A tiou of splash, pump and gravity tmi prmiilin;; triplt fl a.-^uranco of complete and con,iant lubricallmi, r«-^'urjless of 4 ruad grades. fl All
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  • 645 7 IiNDING.ARMY ON i OF AGGRESSIVE POLICY. ne considerable time now Tibet rattling its arms in the face of Jiulimr states, writes a eorres- the North China Morning Pos'. «st 15 years, an army trained ss along modern lines, has been i Parade grounds and H's and
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  • 217 7 Divorce and Polygamy. Some little time back the Egyptian Parliament ordered the formation of a committee in the Ministry of Justice for the drafting of new regulations in regard to Moslem divorce. This committee has now reported and the following is a rough resume of its recommendations
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  • 113 7 The cruiser Concord, (Captain A. J. Robertson, M.V.0.) which is fitting out at Portsmouth for duty as signal school ship in place of the Yarmouth, is to make a trooping cruise to China and back before taking up her new duties. She should be out of dockyard hands on Oct.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 255 7 NOTKK is 1,,-r. l,v „v,n thai tl,, Trad. Mark as illustrated above, consisting of lion on a brani.li M a IrM, MMMMM in a triangle with the word lELI underneath. It Hi., rarfufv* property of HtMN. J. C. Nef A Co.. Herisau (Switzerland^ manufacturer, an.l a*»»fton of print,,!, dy,.l and
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    • 609 7 AUCTION SALE OF SINGAPORE AND BATU PAHAT PROPERTIES. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Sang A Co.'i Baleroom, No. 30, Chulia Street, Singapore, on j Wednesday, October 24, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold building land situate at the corner of Jalan Abu Bakar and Jalan Jenang, Batu Pahat, area 2,477
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    • 162 7 hi I(i vi/- H^^V 29 jßa J* i T)ROTECT yourself from the i^ I^^ dangers that lurk in dark* E 1 ness >lightthewayinsaffty v ith M *^^m an Eveready Flashlight The R most powerful and dependable S flashlight made. J^U Ask to see our special focus|J [|i ing ty/>es. I
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 267 8 THE FLAG LIEUTENANT BRITAIN'S GREATEST FILM ACHIEVEMENT aJMk with HENRY EDWARDS and DOROTHY SEACOMBE PAVILION Commencing OCTOBER 23, 1928. IT'S A PARAMOUNT RELEASE. ALHAMBRA P TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors. PROGRAMME Commencing Thursday, October 18, ending Tuesday, October 23. In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE
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    • 475 8 EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT THE MALACCA CHINESE SHANTUNG RELIEF FUND. DIW THE AIMHUI OF THE MALACCA CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A GRAND CHARITY SHOW Orranist-d by the Straits-born CMMW and a-.-i-1.-ii by Ihrir China-horn l I; int-.- t'rionds and Brethren IN AID OF THE SHANTUNG RELIEF FUND will be held at WOLFERSTAN
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    • 264 8 BOXING rr A HH T E CITY OPERA HALL NEW WORLD SHOW gm* MAIN EVENT i WALLEY |A| MAYO II W^M 15— Rounds 15 X^^BVJ LITTLE LEWIS W I YOUNG AMAN V^K-dH^ 10-Kounds. I Popular Prices m $4, $2 and $1. SINGAPORE IDOL. TO-NIGHT ROOK PARI V VT FEDERAL RUBBER
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    • 556 8 THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPLICATIONFOR A LICENCE OF THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL. 1 NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance u'. the 23rd section of Ordinance No. IM I (Companies), application has been made to tin- Governor in Council fur a licence dimiii! if an association, about to lie
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  • 139 9 FIXTURES. Saturday, October 2* H W. 111 uu, 7.5. 1.27 p.m., 8.7. ''ail: S.F.A., Cup, semi-final. Stadium. Sun<!-\j. (1,-lubrr 21 'I. 1■; a.m., 7.1). 2.1 p.m., 8.2. Mi.nd-i;.. Oetafc** 22 H. I :i.r,,.. M, CIS p.m.. 7.7. MU'., Kuala Lumpur, Manu [rial Me* tin* HI p.m. trial.
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  • 204 9 KEPI'EL HARBOUR Main Wharf Dre.lirer Kuantan, Dredger M.S. Hoppers I and Jhr. Van <lc. Bije, Tuc Sri Tunda, Hua Milu. Oil Wharf Nil Coal Wharf Sea Belle, Attaka VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS Tanjont Npft Albert Dock Pcrak ivt-,ri:t Tin-k Kit h.pprl Harhoar. nauta No. 1 Dock Hopper
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  • 132 9 To-d«y. I-. lant.tr. V I p.i 1 hiiKt. Hail iiii, Japan, Korea, KorKast Siberia, I'hilippine 1 lands, Wnitorn ("anuda and Wc»tcrn Bute* of UJB Klylieri 2 p.n;. Kcmamaa and Trtnggaaa iHorilwti '1 p.m. 1 mhl. l'ludjoe and Palcm•nHii(.'i 2 \i.\v. .n imt I'ariiii ;i pm. Ni.i'H Bad
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  • 30 9 By StMMM tarn <:ilyan SodarUndcn i.m Aria. S'porc l.oadon K«pt. Oct. Sept. IS Oct. 6 Sept. 14 Oct. P Sppt. 21 Oct. 16 Sept. 21 Oct. 16
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  • 93 9 tin output statistics for the Dated Kast Indies, which contribute ;i|mn>\imat«-ly 2-\ ptr rent, of the world total, nml a maikcil licrline. For tho period .lamiary-AuKUst, l;i2K, th* output «U tijttl ton (lotiease of 1^36 tons. or T.ii |n i rcot. In the opinion of an mim nt t: iti
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  • 431 9 HIGH CLASS CLIENTELE." Reason For Greek Merchant's Failure. Undue delay in collecting his bills was given as one reason for the failure of S. P. Pattara, a former Battery Road merchant who was examined in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Replying to Mr. T. B. Cocker (the ARRistant Official Assignee), the
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  • 509 9 The following passengers arrived bv the Khyber Mr. A. K. Anjrus. Mr. C. V. Brandon, Mr. iind Mrs. I'. W. Bu3h, Miss E. B. Blott. Mi II. E. Barlin K Mi. S. A. Bright, Mr. C. L. Crawhall-Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. I Crowe, Mr. a-id Mrs. C.
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  • 280 9 A declining birth-rate is characteristic, not only. of this country, but of Europe generally, says the Morning Post. Its cause is not merely economic, but what may be called cultural as well that is to say, it is a feature of modern Western civilisation; and it is most marked where
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  • 149 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, Oct. 20. On London, Bank 4 m/s t/4% Demand 2 3 ta/33 Private 3 m. credit 2/4H Oi. Ntf York, Demand f PKODUCE Singapore. Oct. 20. Gambler oh (Cube No. 1 unpicked 14.50 Copra 1010 ™?f <?u ill 1 i (8 IT?, 0 lI"~^ el
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  • 55 9 Tone of Market —Quiet. Lateit Cable :—London Spot Sheet BT,d.8 T,d. per lb. New York :—Spot Bheet G. cents 18* per lb. 12 ocloi Mt noon Oct. 20. t.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Standard R.S.8. on Tender Spot October Xov.-Dvc. Jim.-.Mar. Buyeri M 30'*
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 464 9 Issue Vol. Pd. fl £1 Asa:n Rumbling £1 £1 Banitrin Tin 1 1 H.itnne Padang 1 I H.itu Caves 1 .7!> I!uk:t Arnnsr fl £1 Hurmah Malay 11 ii Cnenderiang 1 1 Chin Chin 61 £1 Knstern Siam £1 £1 lir.ad Yai 1 1 Hitam Tin 1 1 !Iot;:
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    • 221 9 Vml p d- Burerg Se!l»r< 2 2 Alex. Brick. Prefn. 2.02H '«MB 2 2 Alex. Brick. Ords. 2.65 zW"" £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco G. 17.6 7.2.6 Canadian Ragles 14/6 1.1 C 1 1 Central Enffin* 0.50 0.55 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.43 0.60 10s. lOi. Duff Development o
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    • 116 9 I. Eng. 8 p.c. 1,225,500 6% pr«n. "pore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 re. I. 1931-30 100 110 lingapore Municipal S p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% pnm. iinfcsporo Municipal 4H P-c. of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 par. iin?apore Municipal 4M: p.c.
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    • 400 9 Fraacr and Co. and Ljall and Kratt'a qaotatloim. To-day'a Prir«« Fra*er Ly»ll A Co. fcvalt Allcnby (SI) 1.30 1.35 120 1.30 Alor Gajah (II) 1.00 1.26 1.00 1.25 A. Hitam ($1) 2.00 •>.2o 2.00 2.-J5 A. Kuning (|1) 0.80 0.38 P. 30 0.36 Am. Malay ($2) 2.40 2.60
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  • 216 9 Macphail and Co., Ltd Sinic;:;ioiv."u V. M. London.— Tin £222 10s., up 55j. London.— Rubber S'»<\.. down 1-lGd. Local 30 Mat*. Mining. Steady. Rahman Hydraulic 1.45l.r.i. Kuchai L7B-1.77H, Joh;in rents. Honi; Katts :4.">-:*T rents. Sungei Way 3-3.10, Taiping 1.05-1.08, South Taiping 1750 cents. North Taiping 84-86 cents,
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  • 86 9 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Kmrliy, Oct. lit. Foreign txchanees are Amsterdam 12.0U 7 Athet .175, Berlin 20.:!.-,, Bomb*] Is. C, l-:j2d., Brussels .-M.xy. liu.harest HIM'' Buenos Aires 17 11-II2, CopcnhaKcn 18.lt, Genevu 25.L'0, Ilelsingfors 1S2.34, Hong KonK 2s. 0> k( Kobr; Is. 0 lS-lGd., Lisbon HIT 1 Madrid MMM, Mila;.
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  • 126 9 Chcnderiang Tin Dredging. Ltd.— First hall Oct. Dredge Hours 67, piculs 25. Stopped 11 days, cleaning boilers and repairing ladder. Hydraulicing piculs 80. Taiping Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd., (two dredges), lirit half of 0ct.— 251 piculs, 635 hours, 80,000 yards. North Taiping Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd., first half
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  • 25 9 Bang Nara.— lB,">4, li.. Juru Estates.— 24,663 lb. Perak River Valley.— :>, r ),162 lb. Rocbourne Finance nnd Invest.— lo,oB2 lb Seinanggol.— 2o^44 lb.
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  • 81 9 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH HUDSON.—On October It, UH, at her re sidencv No. -12-A, Oxlcy Road. Caroline Ber tile Hudson. 7. years, widow of the lati Capt. J. C. Hudson, of the Sailors' Home and only daughter of thT late Capt. G Davics. She leaves behind two daughters Mi:.. K. Ed»ai<i
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 56 9 634 T\N KAII XXX CO.s Tyres and Tubes 29 by I.JO at Sl4.sft and HM as against WIM and ?■">.!)■> chargrd by other makers. 28 by 3.50 Tyres and Tubes at $10 and $2, respectively, compared with $21.70 and $5.30 for -other makes. TENG SENG GUAN Diamond Dealera and Afcnta
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    • 30 9 SINGAPORE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Entries close OCT. 51, 1928. For ENTRY FORMS Apply FRANKEL BROTHERS VICTORIA STREET. CROWN DRAPERY 29, SELECIE ROAD. Just unpacked trimmed and untrimmed Hats, Flowers, etc.
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    • 143 9 I Inscription If you are a sufferer from Eczema, Ringworm. Sores, m Itching Eruptions, Raeheo or any form of skin diseas) use D.D.D. Prescription/ Jur. a few drops of this marvellous lotion and you have instant relief. Irritation and pain goes at once. and a few applications wil! usually effect
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    • 793 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other t lAMifl«d Adrtfc, p«r* U WANTS. FOR 8ALK, BTC. PEIMCn CLASSES uth. Club. .U.in now. CI.YNO CAB, l\nir-si:i!,T. 100. I. Chaury Lane. v.ijnv lady for Per- Apply John Little fl u., Ltd. UHTED, educated Chinese boy :nsh from Sooi to learn oil painting. Reply 645, raits Times.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 57 9 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. (Rt Courte*? of Gnternnwiit Health Office.) For the 24 Hour* endinc it Midnight on ()<•!. IS. deg. ure 87 F. \-.u\,' temparatart 71.5 F. i tare 79.6 F. 1 Ti9 P. 88.5 P. Min. 81 P. i^m:<crature 76.7 F. humidity (per cent.) 87 nluta knmiditjr
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  • 839 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20. EUROPEAN HOUSING. The public was reminded at the last meeting of the Legislative Council of the very useful and practical contribution which the Government is making towards the alleviation of the housing shortage in Singapore. Ever since 1919 a fund has been available,
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  • 12 10 Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald, P.M.0., Johore, returned from Home by the Khyber.
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  • 15 10 Mr. O. P. Griffith-Jones was among the passengers who returned to Singapore by the Khyber.
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  • 19 10 Mr. Abraham Penhas has been granted a certificate of naturalisation as a British subject by the Straits Settlements Government.
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  • 25 10 Mr. W. Gibson, A.M.I. (Mech.) E., saUs manager, United Engineers, Ltd., has been transferred to the Federated Engineering Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, as acting manager.
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  • 17 10 The name of Dr. D. Hillary has been added to the Commission of the Peace for Singapore.
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  • 22 10 Mr. R. D. Davies, editor of the Singapore Free Press, is due back from Home leave by the Kamo Maru on Monday.
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  • 19 10 Mr. A. F. Sheedy, Chief Inspector, Police Department, S.S., has been seconded for service under the Government oi Kedah.
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  • 19 10 The engagement is announced of Mr. R. D. Rowswell, Posts and Telegraphs, to Miss Gladys Beech, Government Hospital, Penang.
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  • 25 10 Major Haines, the Selama planter and secretary of the Taiping Branch of thi 1.5.P., who has been seriously ill with .•erebro-malaria, is now much better.
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  • 29 10 An area of crown land totalling 69,117 square feet situated at the junction of Prince Edward and Anson Roads, Singapore, is to be sold by auction on Nov. 14.
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  • 28 10 The departure on leave of Mr. R. G. Evans, Assistant Registrar of Statistics. Singapore, and the return of Mr. A. 11. Dickinson, Assistant Superintendent of Police are gazetted.
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  • 34 10 The engagement, is announced of Mr. H. L. K. Graburn, of the Straits Trading Co., and Miss Cecily Finch, daughter of the Rev. H. C. Finch and Mrs. Finch, oi Abbots' Langlcy Vicarage. Hert3.
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  • 34 10 The marriage took place on Sept. 1!> at Westminster, of Wilfred Alan Taverner and Leila Ursula, younger daughter of the late Philip Hcwart Le Sueur, of Penan? and London, and of Mrs. Le Sueur.
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  • 40 10 In Barlow and Co.'s weekly rubber report of the 19th 'inst. it was stated that the exports from Malaya for the first half of the current month showed an increase of i 4,679 tons. The word should have been decrease."
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  • 44 10 Mr. J. H. Allan, who recently returned from Home, has been appointed secretary of the Perak Club, Taipinjr, replacing Mr. A. E. de Vos, who will henceforth devote his entire time to the work of the Taiping Turf Club, of which he is secretary.
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  • 38 10 Mr. L. G. Sollis, Mr. C. C. B. Gilmour, and Mr. J. Green have been granted commissions as Second-Lieutenants in the S.S.V.F. The resignation by SecondLieutenant Edwards, D.C.M., M.M., of his commission in the S.S.V.F., has been accepted.
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  • 39 10 Captain H. S. J. Lloyd has been appointed a Supervisor of Export Duties in charge of Malacca collecting station, and Mr. L. R. Barnett-Smith has been appointed an Assistant Supervisor of Export Duties in charge of Lumut collecting station.
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  • 40 10 A Reuter cable from Shanghai announces the engagement of Capt. A. L. Snagge, of H. M. S. Cumberland, and Miss Margot Stephen, daughter of the late Mr. A. G. Stephen, general manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
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  • 42 10 An objection lodged by the Singapore Swimming Club against the erection of an oil installation at Tanjong Rhu by the Standard Oil Company having been overruled by Government, a second notice appears in the Government Gazette confirming the lease ot the land.
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  • 43 10 The following Straits Settlements appointments are gazetted Mr. R. P. Bingham, M.C.S., to act as Second Assistant Protector of Chinese, Singapore Dr. W M. Chambers to act as Chief Medica: Officer, Penani? Dr. R. B. MacGregor to act as Chief Medical Officer, Malacca.
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  • 45 10 Following the recent route march of the Singapore Volunteer Corps, the Officer Administering the Government (Sir Hayes Marriott) addressed a letter to the General Officer Commanding (Major-General Sir C. C. Van Straubenzee) stating that he was much impressed by the bearing and marching qualities displayed.
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  • 58 10 With regard to the collision between a Government House car and a car belonging to Mr. A. St Alban Smith which occurred in Grove Road on Thursday, we have to correct the statement previously made that Mr. St. Alban Smith's car was driven by a lady. It was driven by
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  • 53 10 A Reuter cable states that MajorGeneral J. W. Sandilands, C.8., C.M.G., D.5.0., has been appointed General Officer Commanding, South China command, in ■succession to Major-General C. C. Luard. Major-General Sandilands has been British Military attache at The Hague since 1924 and also at Berlin since last year. He is 54
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  • 75 10 Among the passengers returning to Malaya by the Malwa, which is due at Singapore on Nov. 3, are H.H. the Regent of Kedah, Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Elder, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Tull, Mr. ami Mrs. W. E. Rayner, Mr. Justice Deane and Mrs. and Miss Dcane, Mrs.
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  • 68 10 The wedding took place yesterday at St. George's Church, Penang, of Mr. Harold Parker, of the Government Rice Mill, Bagan Serai, to Miss Gladys E. M. Wright, of Liverpool, who arrived by the Khyber. The bride was given away by Mr. Thomas Parker, brother of the bridegroom, the best man
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  • 96 10 Says the Malay Mail Sir Hugh Clifford, who has already written of Malaya and the people, has a new volume entitled Bush-Whacking and Other Tales from Malaya, announced in Heinemann's autumn list. Though written in the guise of fiction, these stories and memories of the early d«ys of British rule
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  • 837 10 CHINA'S RECONSTRUCTION. Evidence of the desire for economic progress in China, if not of the capacity Tor it, is to be found in a new publication railed the South China Monthly Review, Ahich is published in Canton and is de/oted to the causes of internal peace
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    • 229 10 GOLD BAR BRAND FRUITS VEGETABLES ROYAL ANNE ASPARAGUS. CHERRIES. No. 2, y, tins— 64. No. 2, V-> tins— 7o. T i NY WHOLE BEETS. LOGANBERRIES. No. 2, Tall tins— 43. No. l, Tall tins— 4o. CROSBY SWEET CORN. RED RASPBERRIES. No. 2, Tall tins— 3s. No. 2, Tall tins— 6o.
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    • 129 10 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9. Win. Fox Super-Special FOUR SONS A heart-appealing story of a mother's great sacrifice. Along with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30. Western Drama PAINTED POST Featuring TOM MIX and his Horse Tony. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors THE VIVA-TONAL COLUMBIA
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  • 569 11 PARIS DISCUSSIONS. PROSPECTS OF A NEW AGREEMENT. [reuter telegram] Paris, Oct. 19. Mr. Wi.i -ton Churchil'l unexpectedly MTived in Paris early this -jovning on a HgMalag visit to di-irus with M. Poin<aiv and Mr. Paifcar Gilbert (the AgentGeneral for Kcparati. n-; Payments) the lutes! phase of the
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  • 135 11 Nan Dive Over Atlantic City. [reitter telegram] Atlantic City, Oct. 19. An a.-rr.j>ln!H- trareily has occurred here. While a partj of banker* attending a convention of the Investment Bankers' Corporation were being taken on a light-seeing trip over the city in a Junkers monoplane the machine nose-dived from
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  • 55 11 MISHAP TO VON H UENEFELD. Machine Badly Damaged Near Tokio. [■Dm FAR FXSTERN SERVICE] Tokio, Oct. 18. hi- way in v. heavy rainstorm, Baron vnn Huenefeld. who left Shanghai ■I 1! 5 last niirht. made a forced landing Miir on the outskirts "f Tokki inc. the Kuropa. was 1-adly dainneeii.
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  • 221 11 IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT LES BOEUFS. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Oct. 19. An impressive ceremony will take place on Sunday near Les Boeufs, on the Somme. A simple pranite cross has been erected at the head of the sunken road leading into Lcs Boeufs replacing the rottinir wooden cross
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  • 367 11 ■I NEW MOVE AGAINST MR. HOOVER. n [REUTER TELEGRAM] Washington, Oct. 19. The allegation that Mr. Hoover, the s Republican candidate in the Presidential v I election, had once been a British citizen I j and voted at a British election," has been made the subject of a
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  • 269 11 Comparison with Pre-War Rates. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Oct. 19. A comparison of rates of wages in September last with those at August, 1914, is contained in the Ministry of Labour Gazette. Great variations appear in the increases recorded. In some cases the rises in the full
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  • 997 11 51-HOUR ORDEAL ON TH1 ANKING. The full story of the Anking pirac was related for the first time in Singa pore to a Straits Times representativ this morning by an eyewitness of th affair, Mr. A. W. Norrie, second cngi neer of the Anking. Interviewed
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  • 822 11 CHINESE PROTESTS. EXPLANATION OF POLICY FOLLOWED. A number of Chinese residents hav written to the Straits Times recentl; protesting against the action of the polic in clearing food hawsers off the street! and alleging that the arrest of thcsi humble persons and the confiscation o
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  • 115 11 President (oolidpe on The American Effort. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 19. The new National Park, commemorating the very bitter battles which were ivaged in Virginia during the Civil War, las been dedicated by President Coolidge. In the course of his address, eulogising ;he results of
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  • 156 11 AMALGAMATION IN U.S.A. AND EUROPE. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 20, Mergers, trusts and monopolies are becoming the order of the day. It was announced in New York a few days ago that 15 of the largest oil companies were forming an association to effect economies in the
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  • 189 11 BUILDING ON THAMES EMBANKMENT. [REUTES TELEGRAM] London, Oct 19. The directors of the Eastern Telegraph Co. announce that they have secured the important site on the Thames Embankment now occupied by the London County Council tramways department and previously by the Education Office. It is proposed to
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  • 156 11 Mond Conference Sittings Resumed. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] London, Oct. 19. The joint committee of what is known as the Mond Conference on industrial cooperation resumed its meetings yesterday. The Trade Union members of the conference reported that the action of the Select Council of the Trade Union Congress
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  • 113 11 Do New Moves Mean Peace Or War [reuteb telegram] London, Oct. 19. The organisation of an American Oil Export Association and the further step in the consolidation of British interests, namely the formation of the Consolidated Petroleum Co., indicate important developments behind the scenes in the oil
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  • 73 11 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Paris, Oct. 19. Eight bodies, two of which cannot be identified, have been recovered from the ruins of the six-storey building at Vincennes which collapsed. A dozen bodies are still butied beneath the debris. Paris, Oct. 20. The death roll in the Vincennes disaster is 12.
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  • 200 11 NO TRACE OF MACDONALD. ALL-NIGHT WATCH AT AERODROMES. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 10. There is still no trace of Licut.-Comdr. Macdonald, who set out from St. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday in an attempt to fly the Atlantic alone in a Gipsy Moth machine. The aerodromes at Croydon
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  • 198 11 Plans to Form Big Company. [trans-ocean via pan-asia] New York, Oct. 19. Side by side with a round of festivities for the entertainment of the officers and men of the Graf Zeppelin, negotiations are proceeding for the formation of a transAtlantic transport company with a capital of $14,000,000.
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  • 160 11 Measures Against Kidnapping Gangs. [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE] Shanghai, Oct. 19. In the course of the notification regarding the new wave of crime in Shanghai, th-> Municipal Council also notifies that the manufacture, sale, possession and wearing of bullet-proof vests is prohibited except under licence. These vests
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  • 61 11 BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Oct. 19. Statistics by the Ministry of Health regarding the housing subsidy show that in the twelve months ended Sept. 30 houses completed with State assistance numbered 101,790. Of this number 59,000 were built by local authorities. The Ministry now has records of
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  • 52 11 [REUTTE TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 13. The directors of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. have decided to recommend, at the annual meeting: on Nov. 6, the payment of an ordinary dividend of 7% per cent less tax, for the year to March 11, 1928, and to carrv forward tf9
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  • 102 12 ADDITIONS TO THE ESTIMATES. Additions to the F.M S. estimates of iro U>y Auiri!.-;t. IMi Ameag tao awra latorßotlai legal assistance to undefendaaora, Nagrl Beasbibw, Sl.ooo h-i'i-sharc of remuneration i» Mr. I. M. Buil-.ill tm his i'..t: .naiy 4 the Ktaao mic rieaiwtl ot tl --.iin. -u-.-i, S.J.:M>
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  • 179 12 Sti. of Bad Treatment Denied By Mr. Amery. B, Oct M. lln eel •>(' the experiment of leading 10,000 Britibh harvester* to Canada i, ii. i Peel, leader of ...i to ih" Empire Association meeting in return »o England t«-!ay. d tha' a number ox the halves
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  • 240 12 Ne Mining Concessions To Be Granted. RaaM relating to the entry ;>f foreign capilai into Kwangsi for the industrial dovdomneat of the province have been promulgated as follows The kwantf^i Provincial Government in following the late Dr. Sun's Principles of Reconstruction, sincer.-ly welcomes foreign capital for
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  • 60 12 (Nuhi-Nichi Service) Tokio, Oct. IS. Mr. KthichJ Kokuko, a prominent memIvr of the Seiyu Parly, has been appointed a MiemlxT of the Upper House. The proposal to float further loans abroad li ttroeigiy opposed by th» senior ■imetertaliet Party. T h '.twin. i hteeeow Rodto •gate
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  • 28 12 Anthony Bad (I '>.'s shun- report etatei tli.i! in the mining sections the market iii fairly active and quotations of most aarea were higher ugain at the close.
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  • 23 12 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent writes ,f tho committee inquiring alleged grievances of the V.M.S. Kailway employees was held at the ratral Woctohope, Sentul.
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  • 38 12 has h»cn fixed as the <lato of the hearing of the ca»e in which H. Conway, a Sinjrapore Eurasian, is charged with rhcatiM a moneylender in respect ■il in that amount was ti-muf.1 in th<> District Court this
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  • 35 12 the K'ial.l I.umpur corent of tho Ttnif.- f Malaya, the Board of Control of the Rubber Research hns already held a meeting to the vmriooa allegations which !i made regarding the work of l| tltUtt.
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  • 331 12 Failure of Pahang Enterprise. From Our Owr. Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 19. Mr. M. C English's petition for an onler for the wirdir.fr up of Malayan V Instillation Ltd., was before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz) to-day. The company was rcfristi-red in Er.Kland under the Companies Act
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  • 259 12 Legal Argument in Case Against Twakow Coolies. That coal which had been sold to a ship, once it reached the ship's side, was no more the property of the dealer but of the shipmaster, was the submission made for the defence in a case heard in the
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  • 68 12 Another Account of The Mohammedan Massacre. Tokio, Oct. 14. When Peking reported that there were M crops in Kantfsu province owing to a drought since the spring, the Moluunmcd.'n- petitioned the Provincial Government, through their representatives, for exemption from taxes. The Government gave a dinner and gathered the
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  • 65 12 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, ssr.d us the following cable, dated Oct. 19, their quotations being in guld dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 300 tons. October 18.60, November 18.70, December 18.80, January 18.70, February 18.80, March IS. SO, April 1S.U0, May lS.UO,
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  • 31 12 [reuter far eastern service] Shanghai, Oct. 20. The Nanking Foreign Minister has sent a note tn the Treaty Powers demanding the immediate relinquishment of extraterritoriality rights.
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  • 77 12 With referenco to the reports that the oppntnc of thp I'nrtod States (on::i!:ilp in Napkin; in to haw l;ik<n i>l;«re i>p Oct. 1 I'll! M.i p'rtii">if(l furplmff tlic scttlegwnt of the question of salutes, the Ai"cri'an Legation at Faking states that it har< no knowledge of the matter, adding that
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  • PORTING NEWS AND COMMENTS.
    • 1015 12 Duke's Seniors Lucky to Witij Semi-Final. The Stadium ground yesterday afternoon, when the Duke's fcrst and second teams met in the semi-final of the S.F.A. cup competition, was in a terrible state, being for the most part covered with water. In such conditions good football was not
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    • 46 12 West Australia Make 181 For Four. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] RuKhy, Oct. It. At th-j close of play at Perth in tho ro.-.'uh between the M.C.C. and West Australia the visitors were all out for 406 and West Australia had scored 181 for four wickets.
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    • 266 12 Etceteras and Law v. United Services. The S.C.C. Rugby tournament fixture between the Etceteras and Law and United Services, which was to have been played next Tuesday, will be played on the Padanjr this afternoon. The following will play for the Etceteras and Law. Parrel Goldman, MuArthur, Storr, Loach
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    • 77 12 Contests at New World To-night. Only a few supporters turned up at the New World for the boxing arranged for la3t night probably it was not generally known that arrangements had been made to carry out the programme under cover. The contests were accordingly postponed until to-night at 9.30,
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    • 87 12 Garrison G.C. Ladies' Medals. The result of the competition for the ladies' medal at the Garrison Golf Club was Mrs. G. G. Franklin 3 Up Miss C. M. O. Lawrence 3 Mrs. R. H. Wilson 1 Mrs. F. A. Morrell 1 Mrs. A. S. R. Hughes 1 Mrs. W.
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    • 96 12 Singapore Volunteer Corps Meeting The Singapore Volunteer Corps rifle meeting will be held at Bukit Timah Hangc on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 r.nd 4. The meeting is open to members of the Corps and full members of the Singapore Volunteer T.ifle Association. Shooting will be under Service
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    • 74 12 A United Services hockey trial will be piuyed to-morrow at Tanglin. The following will represent the Rest of the Garrison against the Duke of Wellington's Regiment:— <Jnr. Mirza Khan (R.A.) L.-Bdr. Clayton (R.A.) and Lieut. Lindesay (R.A.) Sapper Hall (R.E.), Tptr. Enayat Khan (R.A.), Major Porter (R.A.) Sign Addia
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    • 37 12 A dinner was held at the Adslphi Hotel last night by the engineers and towage rtaff which brought the two parts of the floating dock to Singapore, and the end o£ this maritime adventure was appropriately celebrated.
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  • 126 12 70,711 Tons Up to End Of September. The census of stocks of prepared rubhcr in Malaya un tt Sept. "0 h.-.s been issued by the o— Wallet of Robber, K.iila I.umpur, and show n a total of 70.711 u.nThe detailed statement is as follow-. On Estates ..t over
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  • 433 12 Sir Hugh Cliffords Visit To Edinburgh. (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Sept. -7. Though September ha:; n.mly come tp an end, the weather is still quite miiJ. Xhe ieav. I are only jusi b^iiiin.nR to mli after one of the tines, masien known lor years. The pessimists
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  • 117 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 20. The Times of Malaya suggests that an invitation should be sent to the M.C.C. team to visit Malaya at the end of their Australian tour, which concludes at Perth in the middle of March. The tourists are not due home
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  • 52 12 A report has been received in Kuala Lumpur of a murder alleged to have been committed by one Abdul at Kampong Menura, Telok Pulai, Klang. The alleged murderer is sairl to have confessed the crime to another Malay, by whom he was handed over to a
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  • 42 12 Exclusive of its share of Federal receipts and Federal charges, the eatimates of the State of Negri Sembilan for 1929 show a revenue of $2,327,403 and an expenditure of $1,000,397, which looks like careful budgetting on the part of the State Treasurer.
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  • 95 12 !r a District Court east this morning U >»•- (inclosed that a frrcture ol ''ie -.KiJI n-.d resulted from a UcU in v h 'h MR >f tin 1 combatants u»-; I his berl a> .i weapon. Chief Court In^pecior Meredith ••X|ilarri"f) that a heavy DOtMclc .lttachrri to the belt
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 117 12 To the Editor of the Straits Tim-s. Sir, Would you permit me throttgh your columns, to return thank* to the many Trends of my late son. Lk-ut. i naik .lohn Wilson. R.N.R.. for their kind ipathy in my recent bereavement. It is a creai consolation
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  • 246 12 Arrangements for the Tour Criticised. Calcutta. Oefc I For at least y«'ar.s India should give up the idea of sending taun of athletic to the Olympic meetimr." «J0 Mr F. E. James in the course of thediscussion that followed a statement made by Mr. J. S. HaH,
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  • 218 12 To-day's English j»nd Scottish League Fixtures. The following arc the tnKl'sh and Scottish league matches to be played to-duy Division I.— Aston Villa v. Bolton Burnley v. Blackburn j Kury v. Wtdnmdmy Cardiff v. Sunderland Leeds v. Manchester C Leicester v. Portsmouth Liverpool <r. Huddersfield ManchssU-r U. v.
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  • 41 12 The clerk in charge of the Government chandu shop at Batu Arang was sentenced to mx month! rigorous imprisonment l>v the Rawang Magistrate on Wednesday M a charge of criminal breach of trust in respect of *l)0S, proceeds of th. chundu.
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  • 41 12 Berlin was flooded with light at opening on Oct. U of an "illuminated week." Hidden searchlights played on t>.<principal public buildings ami monumentwhile tho crowded main thoroughfare wait! Hhmrinatad with coloured Hum, in addition to a brilliant display <*f a relights.
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  • 41 12 Tho Kpoctre of the approaching mid autumn festival, when Chinese l.usmrmon must settle their accounts or debt or lose their standing in the commußlt) ha*, been responsible for a number o tragedies during the past few day the North China Standard.
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  • 133 12 Two out of three Chinese who held up the occupants of a Chinese house in Kampong Java Road within hailing di-t-ance of a police hut, at 7.::o p.m. on Sept 26, subsequently had occa-i >n to IVgrat their boldness. According to the itory told in the Second Court yesterday afternoon,
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  • 1478 13 AMATEUR MEETING AT IPOH. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 19. There was only a small attendance a the first day of the Perak Turf Club' October amateur meeting. Among thos present were the Resident and Mrs. Thom son and H.H. the Sultan of Perak. Th weather was
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  • 180 13 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Brussels, Oct. 19. Prince Leopold of Belgium is reported to be contemplating a voyage to the Dutch East Indies shortly. He purposes to study conditions there. [HAVAS TELEGRAM] Paris, Oct. 19. French imports for the first nine months of 1928 totalled Frs. 38,768 000,000,
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  • 31 13 [REUTER TXLHaUM] San Quentin, California, Oct. 19. Hickman, the "fox" murderer, was hanged here to-day. Hickman was convicted of murdering Marion Parker, the twelve-year-old daughter of a banker.
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  • 17 13 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Melbourne, Oct. 19. THie strike of waterside workers has ended throughout Au»tr»lia.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 217 13 j^P^ lSew Issue of r HisMastfer<Afoice% OPERA RECORDS OVER 50 RECORDS FROM 45 OPERAS made by world-famous singers and leading orchestras under eminent conductors. Call and ask for the special booklet. We shall be pleased to play any record you desire to hear. S. MOIITRIE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Hong
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    • 282 13 Raffles Hotel McGUIRE'S LITTLE SYMPHONIE Sunday, October 22, at 9.15 p.m. OVERTURE Ruy Bias P. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy OPERA PHANTASY Thais J. Massenet INTERVAL ANDANTE from the Fifth Symphony V. Beethoveu (b) MUSETTE Kameau-Mottl (c) TAMBOURIN Rameau-MotU INTERVAL TRIO A Doubt (Romance) M. Glinka Scherzo v r; a .i a SUITE Xo
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  • 367 14 ANTI-6RITISH ROT! PAPERS PICKED UP IN STREET. Hundreds of inflammatory handbills were thrown by an unknown person into Oueen's-road Central from the upper floors of China Building at eight o'clock on the evening of Oct. 10. and a number were secured by the Police. The
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  • 387 14 Complaints of Hardship In Canada. Complaints of hardship in the Prairie Provinces of Canada were made by young Lancashire and Scottish miners who returned with a contingent of dissatisfied men to Liverpool. "In Winnipeg," said one of a Manchester group of four we received money from the Immigration
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  • 75 14 Recognition of the skill of the properly qualified Chinese doctor is emphasised in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal," by Mr. E. F. Wills, who advocates the building in Hankow of a British hospital. This, he holds, would be justified owing to the wonderful opinion the Chinese have
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  • 87 14 A hundred and eleven Afghan students, includ .ig fifteen girls, sailed from Bombay on Oct. 6 by the mail steamer Kaisar-i-Hind for Constantinople. The boys are between the ages of six and sixteen. After receiving- genera; education, they will be given military training. The girls will receive medical and nursing
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 169 14 f XSa^^ /f (J 1 Toothache i with its sudden sharp twinges, or its long-drawn-out boring or r««ing pain, may drive its victim to sheer despair. Waste no time in tiying other remedies-they merely prolong your torture-but take the b«M help rapid and reliable in all painful conditions: <Bay*t Tablets
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    • 326 14 Cuticura Treatment For Dandruff 1 Part the hair and gently rut> -n Cuticural Isfmirunie.uvcrM.ifiht il convcnMtt.Thtii| lolMiiilwowithiisudsof Culicut3!ioiii>aijil I {ration of i uticjra Ointment tr theacalpl iTalcumf rte upnn niju, from Multer I I PhiptW' M»l*ya) Limited. Union Building. I GREEN MANURE SEED 'AMANOEKAN TJIASEM CO., JAVA. (THE ANGLO DUTCH
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    • 638 14 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE NOVEMBER RACE MEETING, 1928. First Day, Saturday, November 10. Second Day, Monday, November Third Day. Saturday, November 17. HORSES.- Classes 1 and 2— Three races for each .liviaion of each Class. ENTRIES CLOSE at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 31. SWEEPS.— A $5 Unlimited Sweep FOR
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    • 468 14 W suqqesisl| f CerebosSaltl -and taste demands it. (erebos) SALT CERE BOS LIMITED- LONDON* SYDNET WANTED BY KUCHING MUNICIPALITY, SARAWAK SANITARY INSPECTOR to supervise Nightsoil Collection and Scavenging witliia the Municipal area. The successful applicant would have to nerve a period of three months on probation, after which, if satisfactory,
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  • 318 15 SCENES AT ARRIVAL OF REFORMS COMMISSION. Bombay, Oct. 12. A hartal was observed vn Poona to-day 0:1 the occasion of the arrival of the Simon Commission. The demonstrations took the form of a display of black flairs in prominent places and u piocession of students and othvi.-t,
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  • 216 15 Sir Frederick Sykes's Views. London, Oct. 11. Speaking at the Cutler's Feast at Sheffield, Sir Frederick Sykes, Governordesignate of Bombay, deplored the fact that we were little more than holding our pre-war trade in the Empire, while in the most valuable market, namely India, the British
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  • 146 15 Premier's Reply to Sir Abe Bailey. Mr. H. Moffat, the Premier of Rhodesia, teferring to the interview on South African affairs recently given by Sir Ab* Bailey, and widely published in Rhodesia, said that Sir Abe Bailey was absolutely wrong when he said Rhodesia has the status of
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  • 49 15 The orchid has been adopted as the official flower of Nanking, he new capitil ot China. Among the plants considered by the city authorities were the lotus, tho winter-rose and the neonv. The orohid 18 known in the Chinese classics as the flower of kingt."
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  • 49 15 On the night of Oct. 9 C.I.D. officers raided the Port Trust contractors' office in Rangoon and several other premises, and seized account books, correspondence, otc. The raid is stated to be in connection with the revelations made in the recent Port Trust defamation cases before the High Court.
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  • 86 15 A non-official Bill for the suppression of brothels was introduced in the Madras Legislative Council on Oct. 10 An attempt is made in this Bill to deal with commercialized vice. Power is taken for the suppression of brothels, for the rescue, protection and custody of young jfirls, and for punishing
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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    • 254 15 "SHIP" BRAND Sweetened Condensed Milk S^^^^J^^^^^^? This Milk is prepared from PURE UNSKIMMED COW'S fONDEWIacD Mil t# M!LK < and in condensation U v sweetened j nothing but FINEST WHITE 4* J^> <£ w!/ SUGAR is added. Being preSHlDrs? !>> pared under the most hygienic B«AND8 «AND s$ CKOP'^ff conditions,
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  • 436 16 Tapping Costs In Ceylon And Malaya. With rubber selling at such an unremunerative figure, estate proprietors and agents are naturally exploring every avenue with a view to ascertaining how costs can be reduced without impairing efficiency. The problem of tapping costs and tapping tasks is one which is,
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  • 422 16 Murderous Outrage At The Dindings. (From the Straits Times, Oct. 20, 1878 A telegram has been received at Government House from Col. Anson that Mr. C. H. Lloyd, Superintendent of the Dindings, had been murdered, Mrs. Lloyd severely wounded, and Mrs. lnnes badly hurt, and the' Pangkore
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  • 62 16 The Archbishop of Canterbury, in saying farewell to the Canterbury Diocesan Conference on Oct. 12, said that a rumour had emanated from America that his resignation was due to his disappointment over the Prayer Book. That was a mistake. In fact he announced his intention of resigning six months ago
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  • 87 16 On Sept. 31 Major Edward Bamford, VC D.5.0., of the Royal Marines, died on board H.M.S. Cumberland, which was then anchored at Woosung. The deceased officer was Instructor of Small Arms and Musketry Officer at Hong Kong, having taken up this appointment in Sept 1926. He was present at the
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  • 438 17 A CLASH OF IDEAS. CONUJCIUS COMMUNIST TEACHINGS. The Chinese ananknr at the Confucian celebration^ in Hong Kong, who took oic:>.sion to atreaa tha cooftiet betwean ban of tin Great Sage and pre-sent-day Communists, performed a very useful service, for hie rema. listenc! to I>• a large gatherings aayi
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  • 209 17 American JournjJists Rebuked I'y Naval Captain. A we!! merit.. l rebuke WM uiiministered recently b) Capt G. 1.. < olerMga, com-J nuindiiii. iI.M.S. Durban, in which Prince Qaorga hi serving, to American news- 1 paper rOTwaaondtftti who had been! spreading highly-coloured stories of the Prince's supposed doings
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  • 110 17 tha Spanish Minister of Justice, in a broadcast recently on the now penal code, quoted the following spka t<> sh'.w ihm it was more huP'anc than the old c. de :—ln: —In case- af dcelling tho see nils will be considered as guilty as the duellists. A husband who nmrdci
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  • 92 17 The firs; decisive step in lotintviion with' tlie Indian E lent in John Imr:,' was taken .>u Oct IS by the fo tion of a joint council consisting of Eurosnd member* of the South African Indian Congress, for the development of uplift work in ihe civ. Th:- COM iomill) intlui
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  • 436 17 AMERICAN BUILDINGS EVACUATED. wi has been received in Shanghai, says the North China Daily News, that the American Church Mission property in i Nanking has at last been evacuated by I :he Kuomintang District Headquarters, 1 alter having been occupied since March, IM7. This means that the
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  • 368 17 Supreme Test Of Form. Amonp Riils the ideal dance partner li born, in.: mmim. Among men, by a >( intensive culture, unpromising iniili rial can often he converted into style and grace. A man contemplating his ideal partner will choose a girl who is r three inches shorter
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  • 56 17 has been received from Kankhal Hardwmr that Professor William Eaten ■ltd Mi*s Den Maxwell were recentry into Hinduism on the bank of tha naagaa. by Bvaaai Ramkarandas Pandit Jannrdh'an Vaidpathi aaenea of variona Hindua Isctam aid writer on Hindu philosophy in America. The two cone*e ghnaa the Hindu names of
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  • 111 17 nowcrs are given to Mr. de! Valera by the article- of association of a' MW company that has been formed in I Doblin, with the object of bringing out, evening, and Sunday news- 1 papers devoted to the IrUh Republican Wilera, who holds r>oo than ..,,1 of 200.000, is to
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  • 504 17 CREEPY NIGHT AT QUEEN'S HALL. There was a somewhat creepy atmosphere in Queen's Hall, London, when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle pave a lantern lecture to delegates to the International Spiritualist Congress. Photographs were shown of what were said to be ghosts. Perhaps the most creepy was one
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  • 220 17 Beauty and Daintiness The Siamese cat has for the last few >s:irs possessed the distinction of having a clv!) solely devoted to its culture, and ihe fifth annual show, which was held iy, demonstrated the increasing popularity of the breed, says The Times in iMMttag article on Sept.
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  • 62 17 The second of the two minesweepers buildinir at the works of Hawthorn, Leslie land Co., Hobburn-on-Tyne, H.M.S. Sandwuh. was launched on Sept. 29. The first of the pair. il.M.S. Bridjrewater, took the water on .Sn, n i.-,. T^se vessels are due for (Minpliti'in in the spring of next year, and
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  • 156 17 In the absence of Lord Birkenhead owing to his mother's death, Sir Robert Holland presided at the farewell Government banquet to the Sultan of Muscat in London on Oct. 13. The guests include Sir Percy Cox, Sir Giil.eri Clayton, and Sir Malcolm Seton. The Chairman. in proposing the toast \m
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  • 614 18 THE DIRECTORS' REPORT. The directors' report of the Kinta Tin Dredging Co., .Ad., which is to be presented to the shareholders at the annunl general meeting of the company on Oft. 29 states that the profit for the year, after providing for depreciation but subject to
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  • 239 18 "Old Moore" In Lugubrious Mood. Old Moore's Almanack for 1929 shows the prophet in a sufficiently lugubrious mood. He is. however, eclipsed by his friend Mr. Raphael, in whose latest edition we receive due warning of a wonderful shock of disasters. Judging from conjunctions of the planets, the southern
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  • 133 18 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week MsW Oi-t. IS Rives the total number of deaths as male 144, female 76. This represents a death rate of 25.85 per mille per annum compared with 26.44 in the preceding week and 40.20 in the corresponding week of last year. The
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  • 632 18 INTERFERENCE WITH JUSTICE IN UJ3. The United States National Crime Commission, which spent a year investigating anomalies and delays in criminal procedure, and visited Canada to examine British motho<ls in dealing with criminals, reports that a fourth new element, known as trial by newspaper," has latterly come
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  • 265 18 The Elusive Males of Northern England A husband-hunting campaign in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Wajes has attracted hundreds of girls, each anxious to find a mate. They are finding the eligible bachelors a wary lot, and all that has resulted so far is an exchange of harsh words.
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  • 38 18 Programme of drills up to and for Sunday, Oct. 21 Saturday, Oct. 20, 2.30 p.m.. Bukit Timah Range, Eurasian Co. Casual*, Musketry Classification. Sunday, Oct. 21, 7.30 a.m., Concentration Centres, All Units, S.V.C., Mobilisation Practice.
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    • 808 19 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE F.M.S. t STATE OF PERAK. HOLDEN AT IPOH. Miec. Application No. 112/28. In the Matter of JOHAN TIN DREDGING, LIMITED AND REDUCED and in the Matter of the Compaaies Enactment I*l7. NOTICE is hereby given that a Petition presented to the Supreme Court of
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    • 350 19 Assets over $8,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $30,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, 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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    • 598 19 1 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter 1853.) raid Up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £5,000,000 P.eserve Fund £4,000,000 i Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, RishopHgate. London, EX. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Seremban Amritsar
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    • 591 19 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) Head Office HONG KONG Authorised Capital' 160,000,000 I: sued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds Sterling 6,000,000 Silver J14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. H, C. nipton, Esq., Chairman. S. pwn, Ksq., Deputy Chairman. Hon.
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    • 408 19 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised fS.OOO.eOO Capital Subscribed 41,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 11,684,846 Capital Paid np *1,060,000 BOARD of DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrif Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, J. O. Robinson, Esq. Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. W. H.
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    • 1007 19 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT SINGAPORE. Originating Summons Ne. 12: of 1928. In the Matter of the dissolved Society formerly known a* the ARYA SANGAM in the Matter of the land formerly known aa Lots 71, 72 aad 73 of Part 11 of (Irani No. 171.
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    • 946 20 MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED, a lecond-hand car, in good con- dition. Reply 582, Straits Times. AUSTIN 12, newly painted, new covers, eood general condition, $1,000 or nearest 631, Straits Times. FOR SALE, 1926 Morris Cowley, four^ seater, original paint, good running order. Apply 628, Straits Times. 1 WANTED, second-hand car. in
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    • 401 20 HOMEWARD BOUND "THE UTILITY" BRITISH MADE HAND WARDROBE SUIT CASE 1 til. Eb2^^^^i IKII Suitable for GENTS or LADIES LIGHT and COMPACT Weighs 22 lbs. Size 32 x 19 x 9 inches. COMPLETE WITH HANGERS $40.00 only. < i Sole Agents FRANKEL BROS. 375, VICTORIA STREET, SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH
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