The Straits Times, 28 September 1929

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  • 25 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEAKLY A CENTUUY.. THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28. 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 109 1 TROPICAL < SUITING "FLORODOR" (B.UJL) WING LOONG, HIGH BT. SINGAPOKK, QUALITY PURITY RICHNESS SLEDGE BRAND ULLUUL, Ulinill/ :^SWISS|!M s FULL CREAM SWEETENED CONDENSED i^imm Swiss milk! S^^L^iTSJi^P FROM THE FAMOUS ALPINE VALLEYS. The unique and outstanding features of Sledge Brand Milk arc worthy of consideration. Prepared always from milk collected
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    • 133 1 ■jLj. ROBINSON'S ST^r^A~T|| Specialists in Sports Wear for Gentlemen fl4Ww TENNIS SHIRTS In '^k^' ti' In wliito malic, mercerised iwill and cream cotton FLEET-FOOT v _\-~/"iaC TV^~^ <X\ The Shoe for fj jSBKV'Tov I I 8 f Sizes and Wfa^T Vv X HP 5 to U WBtt A Ts^l.' V^B
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    • 6 1 FLORODOII (BJ)JL) WING LOONG TROPICAL wear.
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    • 559 2 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England) MAIL AXU PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINHILAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage due Spore. 1929 DELTA 8,100 Sept. 30 MACEDONIA 11,100
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    • 544 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAJLSHA) TO LONDON titfltn, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail t HAKUNA MARU 10,500 Oct. 10 11 I KAMO MARU S.OOO Oct. 21 25 KATORI MARU 10,000 Nov. 7 8 t ATSUTA MARU 8,000 Nov. 21 22 KASHIMA MARU 10,000 Dec. 6 6
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    • 517 2 BURNS PHUP L!S£ (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by. the wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,875 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest an 4 finest steamers trading to Australia,
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    • 662 2 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Passage, Freight, Transhipment Marine Depts and Manager's Desk. Representative for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the Official Tourists Bureaa of Java. AJI information, detailed itineraries
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    • 614 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO. LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England.) REGULAR SERVICES TO MARSEILLES, LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMENGENOA, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW—BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND NORTH CONTINENT. LONDON, ROTTERDAM
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    • 547 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE For Kretay, Trengganu, Kclantan, Bancnara, Tclupin, Patani, Singora, Lacon, Sichon, Bandon, Kohsumui, Lungsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB Sept. 20 Oct. 2 MALINI Oct. 6 Oct. 'J SUDDHADIB Oct. 13 Oct. l(i The steamers are fitted throughout
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    • 535 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Eagland) "ELLERMAN" LINK R AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO ■illi: UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT FnKIGHT SERVICB OUTWARDS To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. Doe Spore. V OF SHANGHAI Oet II h.«. CITY OF SINGAPORE Nov. 14 ITY OF CHEBTEB Nov. 11 i
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    • 479 3 DOIXAII BTKAMOOPUNB o4W AMERICAN MAO, LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW TORK and BOSTON Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore. Penan* IRES, POLK Sept. 80 Oct. 8 Oct. S PRES. ADAMS Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. Vt I'UKS.
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    • 466 3 DUTCH MAILS N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGEK SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam m.v. P. C. Hooft 14,600 S.M.N. Oct. 4 m.v. Indrapoera 12,000 K.L. Oct. 11 s.s. Kon. der Ned. 8.200 S.M.N. Oct. 18 s.s. Tabanan 6,500 R.L. Oct. 26 s.s.
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    • 463 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Sailing for United States and Canada Points from Manila and Hong Kong San Franciaco and Loa Angrlrs S.S. GOLDEN STAR from Manila Oct. 1 S.S. GOLDEN STAR from U.
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    • 120 3 \s* enTr"aTl I lENGINE WORKS LT°l Lkc* S SINGAPORE IPOH XL ALA LUMPUR. MECHANICAL MARINE ENGINEERS BRASS ifiDM FOUNDERS Makers cf STRUCTURAL STEELWORK STEEL TANK-: smU TOWERS ORNAMENTAL YORK GATES and FENCING, etc. Tel. 2717. W.— 53. YOUR HEALTH IS OUR PRIME INTEREST Why not entrust us to supply your
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    • 921 4 PHASEOLUS LUNATUS By Prof. Dr. HeUri^d was discovered in 1888 thnt the plant-family of Lcguminoceoua can grow on ground in which no nitrogen occurs, which is not the case with other plants. This discovery was accomplished afterwards by Professor l>r. Ueyerinck of Delft, who found out that the Leguminoceous in
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    • 684 4 NOTICE THE BUKIT JELOTONG RUBBER ESTATES, LTD. NOTICE is hereby given that the Nineteenth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the above Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No. 13?, Hccren Street, Malacca, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 1029, at noon. BUSINESS. 1. To receive, and if
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    • 886 4 B^ A GREEN MANURE SEED PAMANOEKAN TJIASSEM jf"% COMPANY, JAVA. (THE ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS OF Rirvri f<s "newceoT" 1 ■U \m* M. i I f*-j* The above Company have available for sale considerable quantities of seed in the followFor all occasions nic Green Typk! s price. whether for business, for pleasure,
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    • 143 4 UNICORN TEA is a very choice brand of Ceylon Tea O. H. SI "T 4 Co. r«nl.n« MM* I.BBCKW.. Sole Importers G. H. SLOT CO., LTD. PENANG AND SINGAPORE. r fu\ iff* VISIT ZURICH The Largest Town of SWITZERLAND. For further particulars and booklets, apply to SWISS CONSULATE, SINGAPORE, 117/121,
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    • 902 4 NOTICE J)F SALE FEDERATED MALAY STATES STATE OF NEGRI SEMBILAN. In the Supremo Court of the Federated Malay Statea at Scremban. Originating Summons No. 123 of 1929. In the Matter of the Estate and Effects or SOO W Ml llK\<; aliaa TOO WAH UOMG, Peceased. Between THE ESTATE TKL'ST AGENCIES
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  • 2034 5 HONG KONG LETTER. Curious Evidence In Murder Trial. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Sept. IH. Interesting d..-t;:i!s in connection with the management „.>' funds of Toagi in CUmm village! came to light in the Central Magistrate'! Court here during the healing ot' i-xlradition |WUte)BlHng« against
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  • 43 5 A Sikh motor-car driver. Mounscha Singh, was charged in the Second Magistrate's Court, yesterday, with having offered Chief i Inspector J. H. Holliman. of the Vehicles I Registration Department, money whik> j under test for a driving licence. The Sikh was fined $50.
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  • 395 5 The Line Drawn At "Your Majesty." In spite of the public interest aroused by the very remote possibility of the ex-Kaiser returning to Germany a newspaper topic of the silly season he is not, after all, considered the arch HohenzoHern, bom to be a thorn
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  • 37 5 It is understood that Dr. V. R. N. lenon, Asst. Surgeon, District Hospital, Satu Gajah, will shortly be leaving on lansfer to Bayan Serai. Dr. Abraham of noh, it is said, will relieve him at Batu iajah.
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  • 330 5 British Business Men And Civil Aviation. The question of the greater use by industry of air mail services has been engaging the attention of the Federation of British Industries. Some of the conclusions they have reached are embodied in a letter addressed by Mr. G. H. Locock,
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  • 99 5 Reason Women Outlive Men. Dr. Urariee Ernest, st-crctary of the Centenarian Club?, has stated that in 1921 there were thirty-six men and 109 women in Great Britain aired 100. "We are particularly interested." he said, "in the medical reasons which cause women to outlive men. "To
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  • 432 5 $5,000 Recommended For Servants. We consider that the salaries at prcsont paid to the private MCNtarj and tin-aide-de-camp arc inadequate and we nntc v that the Secretary of State for the ColoßaM agreed that some increase is desirable. We recommend that the salary of each
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  • 531 5 ST. ANDREW'S* ATHEDRAL lBthSnndaj after Trinity Sept. 7 a.m.. Holy Cumn. ..I. am., ii h->ral I Holy Comn. and Sermon MS a.m., Katinl uin! Litany 1(1 a.m.. Sunday School at St. Andrew'! School (Choral) Ertnaong and S ion Holy Comn. on Mon. Waat and Friday at 8 a.m..
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  • 72 5 Programme of drills up to unit for weckcmlinK Sept. 2» Saturday. Sept. 2K, 2 p.m.. liukit Timnh Runifi'. "X" (Malay) Co., ClaraiAcatioa p.m., K.irrrr Knnr>- 'S. 1.-tar i. "X" (Chine**) c,,.. CuuwiAration. Sun.l.iy. s.-pt 2:>. v.:m a.m., Kul.ii Timah Range. "X" Mal.iv ilication ITM a.m., Farrrr R.irn- i
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    • 144 5 \7"OU wonder why Brooke L Bond Tea is so good. We have found out how to kei-p it perfectly, by pi king in the new patent tin. Patent I carer cut open > by user p^S^j|ig tea and secure this B n"'ri high standard of TmWHjJ quality and freshness Ifor
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    • 109 5 TOOTHSOME TASTIES We receive regular und continuous supplies of SHEEP'S TONGUES SHEEP'S KIDNEY SWEETBREADS OX KIDNEY BRAINS OX TAILS TRIPE. Excellent for a change TRY THEM "The Best by Test." ■*£R£S¥fGDD^ REFRIGERATING Co LTD Branches ORCHARD ROAD— BELBGIB ROAD— KXPPKL ROAD URANGK ROAD MARKETS. THREE NEW "His Master's Voice' GRAMOPHONES
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    • 361 6 I S=? i'• Hrn I /f /j /j^' ■r. The best light is 'a light for a M fJ§ 1 CORK-TIPPED CIGARETTE g t t,.i r,,,.— i i, i^^—^^^^^i ARRIVING SHORTLY m p T*^^^B C4ll. W p; I U jBB IllSltfilj *C— :*<!.- r. Hp| Cold Control I And a
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    • 365 6 JbS!? Now and for all Time jjjk KS^ff^l Ft' w people realise the part which "4711" \pi V^\ EpfjKn I Eau de Cologne plays in every condition of Jt^Ss\ r /7o^%Jgs^^ our daily life. Its use in the morning toilet pMs^k leaves one with that refreshing sense of r r
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    • 416 7 ALHAMBRA Ssr TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors. PROGRAMME Commencing Wednesday September 25 ending Monday, September 30 In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS REX INGRAM'S PRODUCTION THE THREE PASSIONS with ALICE TERRY and IVAN PETROVICH The Drama of the mighty tones that rule saint and
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    • 368 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Last Night To-Night at 9.30 EDGAR WARWICK presents the WARWICK REVUE COMPANY IN THEIR NEW REVUES. TO-NIGHT YES PLEASE Booking at LITTLE'S. Prices $4, $2 and fl. Monday Next CONTINUED SEASON OF THE LAWSON-SYDNEY COMPANY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER .10. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2. THE FOURTH WALL INTERFERENCE TUESDAY, OCTOBER I.
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    • 393 7 LIIitRIGK COMPETITION Will be closed on Monday the 30th instant. FRAMROZ CO. AN OUT-AND-Ol'T FARCE— A SNAPPY fW^ fWT f W COMEDY f T I Sl/ 11 FOR FOUR NIGHTS 1 I I I From THURSDAY, SEPT. 26. at the W WM |j I APOU^2^ EMA OCTOBER 2 In the
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  • 58 8 From Franco, by Andre Lebon, duo at Singapore 6 a.m. to-morrow. From China and Japan, by Chicago Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow. From China and Japan, by Kanagawa Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow. From China and Manila, by President Polk, due at Singapore daylight on Monday. From China,
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  • 23 8 Mrs. Florence Asbridge, Nursing Sister, is leaving Ipoh for Home in the near future, and will be away for the winter in England.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
    • 141 8 SHIPPING NOTES Midnight Flames In Dhoby's Quarters. Haputale, Sept. 7. Clothes to the value of about Rs. 4,000 belonging to officers and men at the Naval Camr at DiyaUlawa, Ceylon, were dettroyed by fire, when a dhoby'.s house wis burned down last night. It
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    • 182 8 Bulletin of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. For the wesk ended September 21, LM9, the League of Nations' Kastern Uurcau reports as follows Tamatave Two plague cases. Bcrbsra One smallpox case and two I deaths. j Alrxar.dria Two plague cases ar.d on. death. Bombay: Eight
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    • 270 8 Plans Submitted for New Bridge. PJans and specifications have been submitted to the Department of Public Works at Ottawa for the projected bridge •crau Halifax harbour linking Halifax and Dartmouth. This undertaking has been actively supported for a number of years and the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Co. has been
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    • 130 8 Kerosene Oil. Per unit of 8 Imp. pis. Shell 6.50, Fish 5.35, Dragon 5.35, Crown (8 gls. in tins) 6.20, Crown (8 gls. in drums) 4.U0, Cross (8 gls. in tins) 6.50. Croas (8 gls. in drums) 4.75. Devoe's Imp. brilliant 2 tim 5.60, Sylvan Arrow 6.20, Tiger 6 JO,
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    • 11 8 12 o'clock noon. Sept. 28.
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 493 8 Val. I'd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 Asam Kumlanf Sx/6 £9/6 -5 Ayer HiUm Tin II 14 9 £1 Bangrin Tin Sl '6 3i C 1 1 BaUn.T I'Hdanc l».j:l 1 1 Bata Caves 1.10 1 10 1 1 Bukit Aranf 1.50 1.60 £1 £1 Burmah Malay 41 42£1 £1
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      • 227 8 liio* Val. I'd. Boyeri Seller* 2 2 Alei. Brick Pr«f«. :.17*i 2.22tt 2 2 Alex. Brick Ords. 2.90 S.OO £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco C.2.6 6.6.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.60 U. 60 1 1 Cycle and Carriage t.Jj O.jo 10s. 10s. Dutr Development 8/- 6/Bd. Dunlop Rubber 16/6
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      • 387 8 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. To-day'a Tricci Franor Lyall A Co. Kvatt Allgnhy ($1) Alar Gajah ($1) A. Uitfti if. A. Kuuinjr (fl) Am. Miii-y (»2) A. Molfk (II) V. Panas ($1) Balgonnie ($1) Bassett ($1) Brojras ($1) Brunei ($6) B. Jelutong (JO B. Katil
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    • 262 8 Saturday, September ZS H. W. 7.51 a.m., 6.7. 5.20 p.m., 7.8. Sun nscj 6.5.1 a.m., sets v.57 p.m. Moon. In Perigrec 7.41! a.m. Lecture by Rev. W. E. iiorlcy. M.8.E., at TJLCJL Hall. 8 p.m. Warwick Revue Company, Yet Plciie," Victoria Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Sunday, September
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    • 211 8 Saturday, September 25. Ships alongside thr Wharrcs or expected to arrive. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Tii? Varuna, Moonstone, ter Samson 11. AnamU, W. it!. Hcrtha, Dredger Kua..la.i. IVntuwer, Lcli. Mir.-ji-. Oii Wharf Ji.M.S. In.i|iiuis Coal Wharf Bea Belle 11. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjnng Papar. Albert Dock
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    • 167 8 To-day. t'gj^t iSm Ai 2 p.i i Kclantau (knan< 2 p.r.:. Sarawak (Kuchmgi p.m. Kemaman, Krctny ami Trcnggauu (Boribat) ..2 pjn. Banka Inland, l'ludjoe an.l Palembang (fc'c-nanjj) 2 j>:i>. Selut Fandjanp, llcngkalis and Hawaii Si Api Api I.G. G. Dacndrls) p.m. Djui.ibi (Van dry I'nrra 1 pja.
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    • 37 8 By Tjerim«l C. Huygeni Halwa Chenonceaui Elephnnla I'atriu Spore London Amr. 1G Sept. 0 Aur. 21 Kept. II Ann. 22 Sept. 1« Auk- 22 Sept. 18 Aup. TJ Srpt. H Aug. ZQ Sept. H
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    • 58 8 Henderson. Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cabl" dated Sept. 27, their quotations beinj: in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Kxchange sales to-day 1,r..">0 tons. October J9.40, November 19.50, December 20.20, January 20.40, February 20.70, March 20.00, April 21.20, May 21.40. To-day's
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 962 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Clasaifled Advu. eoe pace 20 __WANT 3, FOB SALE, ETC FOR SALE a speedttcr car, for a sportsman at a sportinc price. P.O. Box 275. (lp) G.P.O. BOX 361. Applicants arc advised this vacancy hs3 been filled, and they Ml thanked for their letters. TO LET SHOP
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    • 603 8 NOTICE i^f BALLARA.T Geo. FARMER Ltd The Mark above depicted is the property ci Messrs. George Farmer, Limited, Ham and Bacon Curers a! ballnrat, Australia, and is used by them as a Trcde Mark in conmctior. with H;.ms nnd Bicoi! cuted and exported by them to the Fresh Food and
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 139 8 nn«» mh»»»»»»»»« c c DAILY WEATHER REPORT. The following is the daily weather report of the Metcrological Branch, Survey Dept., Malaya Yesterday. 9 a.m. To-day. Temperature. Rainfall. Bright. Mean Max. Mm Sunshine. Humidity. Wind. Weather. Stations. F. F. Ins. No. of hours. Direction. Force M. P. 11. Kuala Lumpur 92
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  • 252 9 Further Decrease in Stocks Expected. TIN SHARE PRICES DECLINING. (Fly Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Saturday, 11 a.m. To-day's Prices Huhn.r tt% cents. Tin. 200 tons at §104. Taaterdnjr'i I'rices Rubber, London <) IS/IM. down 1 Ifid. N l York m\ cts., down V* ct. Tone Easier. Tin.
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  • 278 9 Forthcoming Issue of Bonus Shares. The report of the directors of Colinsburgh K<tate, Ltd., for the year ended May SI, 1929, ■tatei that, after charging all secretarial and office expenses to revenue, the year's working resulted in a profit of $46,408. To this falls to be added the
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  • 184 9 Messrs. Lean and Co.'s Weekly Report. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pennng, Sept. 28. Messrs. Laan and f"o.'s weekly report state* that tin rallied airain in price earlier in the week, hut after touching spot ON 12s. Gd. and three months 008 H>s. dropped back to ■pol £2n|
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  • 52 9 Fifty-eight joint stock companies were registered in India in July last with an authorised capital of 126 lakhs of rupees eomparad with -tx eoapaaiei with 285 lakhs during tin- corresponding month of the preceding year. Ten limited companies with 100 lakhs ceased work and went into liquidation
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  • 56 9 Messrs. Cuthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, hay,- received telegram from the secretaries X.M.S. (Malay States) Rubber Plantations. Ltd., that the board has decided to recommend payment ra ().-t. :J1 of a dividend ef in par eeat in roaßoct of last financial year, with transfer to laaaill of
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  • FINANCIAL. AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
    • 1068 9 Revision of Navillus' Ofe Scheme. In October and November of last year we published correspondence from Navillus' Ofe, of Semoraog, relating to rubber production and consumption and giving his scheme for v keeping supplies level with demand and, if r not abused, stabilising the price of the <j
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    • 1048 9 New Aids to British Manufacturers. British motor-manufacturing firms received with satisfaction the announcement that the new Australian Budget had increased the duty on foreign manufactured chassis by 10 per cent, without altering the preference on f British chassis. This means that while British unassembled chassis will continue
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    • 491 9 Tobacco, Alcohol, Silk And Petrol. Additional excise and customs duties on tpirits, beer, tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, silk jiece and artificial silk goods, precious itones, motor chassis, and foreign cinema 11ms were imposed by tariff schedule amendments tabled in the House of Representatives at Canberra on Aug.
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    • 585 9 Types for Roadless Districts. Sir George Maxwell wrote to The Times from Carlsbad in mail week on the subject which he mentioned at the Incorporated Society of Planters' dinner in London in June. He says British manufacturers aim at selling in other countries typos of vehicles designed
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    • 571 9 Interesting Rubber And Copra Figures. The Ceylon Customs returns for August continue to show a balance of trade slightly in favour of the Colony. The total imports for the first eisht months of this year are valued at Rs. 274.454,746 and the exports at Rs. 291,006,132. The import
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    • 376 9 The Acquisition of Local Gas Companies. A great public utility scheme in Kent, emIbracng a low temperature carbonisation plant for the production of gas and coke and an electrical generating station, has been evolved and plans are expected to be completed within the next few weeks. The low
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    • 75 9 Rugby, Sept. 27. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.09' i, Athens 375, Bombay Is. 5 27-32 d., Berlin 20.36, Brussels 34.875, Bucharest '8174, Buenos Aires 47 7-32, Copenhagen 18.205, Geneva 25.16, Helsingfors 193, Hong 'Kong Is. 10y,d., Lisbon 108.2r>, Madrid 32.79, Milan 92.C95, New York 4.85 5-16, Oslo 18.205, Paris
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    • 81 9 1 The acting Registrar-General of Statistics, 84. and F.M.S.. Mr. J. I. Miller, M.C.S., has issued the trade returns of British Malaya for August with commendable promptitude. The total of foreign imports, including I, bullion and parcel post, was $81,143,703 (£9,466,765) and of exports $82,771,336 i (£9.656,656).
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  • 349 9 Rapid Increase. UNDERCUT LONDON CHARGES. Liverpool, Aug. 2R. Attention is being called to the growing importance of Liverpool in the rubber import trade. During July last more than twice as much rubber came up the Men tf as in July, 1928, and imports in the first half
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  • 446 9 The British-American Proposal. Tf.e creation of Second Preference shares is recommended by the directors of the Bri-tifh-American Tobacco Company, which has an issued capital of £28,040,236 out of £30,000,000 authorised, while the articles nra being amended to allow of the capitalisation of reserves. At a meeting to
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  • 236 9 Shows Decided Increase In Canada. Canada produced 76,000 pounds more cobalt in 1928 than in 1.)27 according to finally revised data on the output of this which Canada produces about one half of the world's supply. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that the output last year totalled
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  • 1088 10 At first si^ht it may seem absurd to j acc-u3e a country of jingoism at a lime when it is clamouring for reduction of its fleet,. when it is ready and willing to i accept parity with its strongest naval livul,
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  • 766 10 Future of Medical Science. (By a Medical Correspondent.) There is perhaps nobody who is more jriticised, perhaps even abused, and yet py more kind-hearted people more re.pected, than the medical practitioner. It is usually those who are critical and sceptical that the physician finds most iifficult
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  • 246 10 Lieut J. Lee has been appointed acting Captain whilst in command of S.R.A. (V). Mr. D. Lucey has been appointed an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Straits Settlements. The marriage will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at St. Andrew's Presh.-te-rian Church, Kuala Lumpur, of Alice B. Cormac
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  • 755 10 NEW POLICE METHODS. The Malayan Police Magazine refers to experiments which are being made by Mr. W. G. Stirling, of the Chinese Protectorate, Singapore, with an interesting new system for the indentification of criminals. Mr. Stirling is making a special study of physiognomy, and he bases
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  • 37 10 Mr. 0. E. Venables M.C.S., Magistrate and Chairman of the Sercmban Sanitary Board, left on Thursday to take up hi» new duties as District Officer, Upper Perak. Mr. Venabks has been at Sereraban for nearly two years.
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  • 49 10 Lt.-Col. J. H.Tyte has been granted two months' leave of absence prior to retirement the leave of Mr. J. (J. Black has be.'n extended until the arrival of the Mantua on Doc. iiS, and that of Mr. S. N. King until the arrival of the Rawalpindi of Nov. 2.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 141 10 Rainy Weather! THE TIME FOR A WEATHERCOAT Boy a "BURBERRY" and make sure of getting satisfaction. $j^*s CENT'S "ALL WEATHER" Single breasted with convertible collar and belt. \-> GENT'S "AIRYLIGHT" fl •k' Single breasted, full cut Raglan, H Prussian collar. GENT'S "TIEIOCKEN" JBr /f" A new D-B< 9tyle> k elU;l1
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    • 76 10 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 United Artists Production THE THREE PASSIONS Featuring A MCE TERRY and IVAN PETROVICH. Along with Latest Empire News. First Show at 7.30 p.m. SMOKE EATERS An Episode of flaming hearts and cunning love. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors. You'll be Glad
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  • 845 11 MR. MACDONALD'S DEPARTURE— THE KING'S MESSAGE. "TO NARROW THE ATLANTIC." Mr. Mac Donald's Mission To America. ROYAL GOOD WISHES. Spectacular Results Not To be Looked For. "To d'« something (•> narrow the Atlantic" is the way in which Mr. Rassaajf MarDoiiald epitomised the il.-its id his visit to Washington before
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  • 46 11 On V. Ir.i iday afternoon at Batu Gajah :i h1 1 gath< ring assembled at (toe c lieu nt to th Church of 1 St. j.: oh, to 1.'.l farewell to the Rev. i J. N. Maury on his impending departure on trunsfi'i- to Sercmban. 1
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  • 135 11 Bitter Comment On Labour Policy. London, Sept. 28. Surrender to Moscow is how editorials in The Times, Daily Telegraph and Morning Post construe yesterday's Foreign Office communique with regard to the negotiations with I«I. Dovgalevsky, the Soviet representative in London, emphasising that the Government has broken the
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  • 178 11 Fascist Trap for Opponent Succeeds. Rom, Bapt 2. A special tribunal for the daftw of the State hes sentenced to SO year 3* imprisonment Ceaara Rossi, the ex-Fascist leader, on a charge of conspirir.g to stir up rebellion in Ita'.y and seckir.g the a.-?assir.ation o.' Mussolini. Kossi was
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  • 123 11 Prominent Financiers Under Suspicion. Tokio, Sept. 26. Mr. Heikichi Ogawa, Minister of Railways in the late Tanaka Cabinet, who is tharxed with having accepted bribes, wa3 .•'r?o:ied this afternoon. 1 iie Government department concerned expected to give the prefectural governors instructions urging that greater prudence must be used
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  • 58 11 Naval Officer's Fatal Fall From Pier. i Hong Kon.;, Sept. -7. Paymaster Lieut.-C'ommunde:- Hugh i Littleton, of H.M.S. Titania, while hailing a .sampan with the object of returning i tr his ship, fell in the harbour from the I landing pier early this morr.ir.g and was i
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  • 56 11 Claim to British Property At j Chinkiang. London, Sept. 27. I Agreement has practically been reach- ed by the Anglo-Chinese Governments as regards the procedure for dealing with claims for damages by British national* Sl Chinkiang in 19:27. One Chinese and one British commissioner vill be appointed
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  • 107 11 Water Supply Never So Abundant. (Fron. Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 27. I'manj: is experiencing many heavy •howers, which, according to one authority, [ire unusual for September. Hitherto August was generally regarded as the wet month but this year only seven inches was recorded. The total rainfall
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  • 213 11 The Hatry Trial. CHARGES OF ISSUING WORTHLESS SCRIP. London, Sept. 27. There was a crowded court at the Guildhall for the hearing of the charges against Hatry and his three associates. The prosecution stated that Corporation and General Securities, Ltd., of which Hatry was deputy chairman, Daniels,
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  • 283 11 French Airmen Aiming For Tokio. Le Bourget, Sept. 27. MM. Costes and Bellonte, who are attempting to break the world record distance non-stop flight, hopped off here at 8.20 a.m. for Siberia. Costes machine has a 600 h.p. engine j and carries 5,200 litres of petrol. He
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  • 203 11 The Tragic End of Notable Voyage. There was a tragic ending to the notable Atlantic crossing from Porto Rico (West Indies) to Gibraltar by Dr. Franc heshi Cubellero and a sailor named Calvo in a 38 ft. sloop. They had a gTeat welcome at Gibraltar, and
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  • 93 11 Former Manager of Fraser Neave, Ltd. A cablegram received in Singapore today announced the death of Mr. A. W. Brcdie, formerly manager of Fraser and Neave Ltd.'s aerated water department at Singapore, who retired from the East last January. This news will be received with
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  • 24 11 The dceth occurred at Bridlington, Yorks, on Aug. 25, of Mr. John Charing Dwaffyd Jones, formerly electrician-in-c hii f. Eastern Telegraph Co., at Singapore.
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  • 236 11 Speedy Recapture. AMAZING INCIDENT IN THE BITTER LAKES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 28. A remarkable story of how a number of soldiers of the French Foreign Legion jumped overboard from a French transport in the Bitter Lakes and were recaptured shortly afterwards was told
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  • 81 11 Alleged Hostile Experts At Geneva. Washington, Sept. 28. All the American naval experts who attended the Geneva Conference in 1927 will be summoned before the Senate committee which is inquiring into Mr. William B. Shearer's activities as a representative of shipbuiiding interests at that Conference. This decision is
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  • 63 11 Second Dutch Machine At Akyab. (From Our Owd Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 27. The second Dutch air mail was expected at Don Muang this afternoon, but at 3 o'clock a telegram was received from the pilot at Akyab asking about the condition of the landing-ground. A reply has
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  • 78 11 Formerly Employed at London Station. The Paris police are searching for Edgar Wiggett (62), who was married a fortnight ago at Tunbridge Wells to a girl named Miriam Green (26). The woman, who had been employed at a tobacco kiosk at Victoria station, was found murdered in a
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  • 85 11 Disabilities of Civil Service Conchies." London, Sept. 18. The Government have decided to remove the disabilities imposed on civil servants who during the War were conscientious objectors. The decision affects the pay, pension, promotion and prospects of the men concerned. Mr. Brown, M.P., Secretary of the Civil
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  • 50 11 Shawnee's Captain Asking For Compensation. Ottawa, Sept. 28. Capt s McLeod, master of the rum-run-ner. Shawnee, which was shelled recently by an American revenue vessel 26 miles (as he alleges) off the New York coast, hsr< requested the Canadian Government to seek compensation from the United States. Reuter.
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  • 38 11 Compulsorily Acquired By Government. London, Sept. 17. The Government have compulsorily acquired the deer forests at Luskentyre, Harris, in the Hebrides, belonging to the trustees of Lord Leverhulmc's estate, for small-holdings. The estate comprises 6,000 acres.
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  • 112 11 Indignant Hindus Break Up Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Sept. 27. Conservative Hindus made a violent attempt to break up a meeting addressed by Mr. Gandhi in the Benares Town Hall last night. Waving black flags and shouting pr>tests against the Child Marriage Bill, the
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  • 230 11 European Driver Convicted. A sequel to a motoring accident at about 11 p.m. on Oct. 20 was heard before Mr. F. C. Findlay, the Third Police Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, when F. J. Kemlo, a European assistant employed at Messrs. Harrison, Barker and Co., was charged with failing
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  • 113 11 Earl Winterton's Warning To India. London, Sept. 19. Earl Winterton, late Under-Secretary of State for India, in a letter to The Times regarding the Bombay Riot Committee's reference to Communist activities and the subsequent decision of the Raj to delay the passage of the Hunger Strike Bill, despite
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  • 86 11 Union Spokesmen At Downing Street. Rugby, Sept. 27. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister of Employment, accompanied by the President of the Eoard of Trade and the Secretary for Mines, met representatives of the Miners' Federation to-day at No. 10 Downing Street. The Premier was present for a while,
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  • 92 11 The British Mazdaznan Association. London, Sept. 19. The Wesleyan Church authorities, owners of the Central Hall, Westminster, have cancelled a letting engagement to the British Mazdaznan Association, at which, it was announced, an address would be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Otoman Zaradusht Hanish, international head of the
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  • 64 11 Allegation Against Weil-Known Indians. Trn well-known local Mohampilan Imlians were arrested yesterday afternoon at Chulia Street and charged before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Fourth Police Magistrate, this morning with assisting in the management of a public lottery. The accused who claimed to be tried w<_;e
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  • 3655 11 Public Subscription Essential. BOARD'S DECISION. Condition of Municipal Guarantee. A vigorous debate took place at verier day's meeting of the Siafapon Munxir>.< Commissioners on the quest i° organ to be installed in tli Memorial H-.ill. At a previous maatißC ti-.e Col ers, while assuming that part of
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  • 63 12 Final Performance at Theatre To-night. The Warwick Revue Company played The Merry-Go-Round last night at the Victoria Theatre. Mr. Rex Burchell was enthusiastically received by the audience in a very entertaining act. Miss Barbara Weale and Mr. Guy Lathom gave a popular dancing, number. To-night's show, which will
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  • 69 12 Dinner and Caledonian Ball. The committee of Singapore St. Andrew's Society have made arrangements to. celebrate the festival of Sf. Andrew with a dinner and Caledonian gall in the Europe Hotel on Friday, Nov. 29. Arrangements have also been made for the usual practice dances on Ott.
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  • 271 12 Curious Circumstances In Court. The appeal of L. E. Vass against the decision of the Official Assignee rejecting 20 1.0.U.'s alleged to have been signed by Mary Bristow, a bankrupt, for sums totalling $800 odd, was successful before Mr. Justice Stevens yesterday afternoon. L. E. Vass
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  • 263 12 Not Expected to Keep Up Appearances." B. E. Johannes, whose public examination was recently concluded, was before the Court again yesterday in answer to an application by the Assistant Official Assignee (Mr. T. B. Cocker) that the debtor should pay $50 a month instead of $20. Mr. Cocker
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  • 184 12 Not Enough Ponies for 100Mile Ride. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 27 The Pinang Gazette states that Capta.n Lindsay Year's recent wager to ride OM hundred miles in five hours must be considered off, as the sporting Captain h found it impossible to secure the H
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  • 151 12 Boon for Patrons of Ipoh Meetings. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Sept. 27. Owing to the large number of people who attend Ipoh races from Penang and also from Kuala Lumpur, the rr.ilway authorities are contemplating running specials during the forthcoming Ipoh Race Meeting. As it is
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  • 403 12 Remarkable Evidence In Kedah Trial. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 27. A curious trial has just concluded in the High Court at Alor Star in which Li Mah Tong was charged with the intentional murder of Yap Ah Meng and Tan Boon Chow. Chief-Inspector Colgan prosecuted,
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  • 89 12 Chinese Creditors Appoint Another Manager. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 26. At a meeting of the Penang Chinese creditors' sub-committee held to-day in connection with the affairs of the chetty firm of T.S.N., it was decided to submit the name of Mr. Ong Joo Sun as
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  • 207 12 Wealthy Merchant Done To Death. Swatow, Sept. 10. Swatow has been stirred by the discovery of a particularly atrocious murder. A wealthy merchant named I-lung disappeared early last week. His relative* made inquiries at all likely places without result, and on the fourth day of his disappearance
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  • 287 12 Summonsing People No Longer In the Settlement. (From Our Own Carrwqrandut.) Praaac Si In the District Co>. Hr. Mudie passed exemplary sentences on a number of accused with previous convi I Seeni Pakir was charged with thf ihcft of a pair of gold earrings from a
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  • Death of British Flyweight Champion.—Scott's Challenge to Sharkey.
    • 79 13 On Eve of World's Title Bout. London, Baft 27. The death occurred to-day of Johnny Hill, the British flyweight champion, at the age of 23 years. Hill was training at Strathniiglo, Fifeshire, for a world's championship fight in London on Oct. 12 agair.st the American, Frankie-
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    • 133 13 Saturday, September 28 Selangor Races. Kufrby Public Service Pint XV I A.l.C, Thumrnn Km.il irround. Golf Sinirapure Island Championship jr, holes final, Bukit T.mah. Swimming Club Carnival At Homr, -1 V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival. Sunday, September 29 Golf Singapore Ijland '"hampionship ;i« holes final. Bokit Ti.n.ih. Golf Shanghai Koursoima
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  • 158 13 Two Terrific Blows. PHIL SCOTT CHALLENGES SHARKEY. New York, Bapt. 27. The fight between .lack Sharkey and Tommy Longhran at the Yankee Stadium before 40,000 spectators provided an iimazing finish after two uneventful rounds. In the third Sharkey ripped his let: to Loughran's ribs and
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  • 200 13 Kcdah's Bright Prospects Against Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) PenanCi Sept. Kedah, who are playing their Brit rugby match of the season to-morrow against Penang are expected to turn out n strong side. Forbes, who wai the main;t:iy of the back dh skippering the My. A newcomer. Sandeman.
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  • 93 13 Semi-Finals Reached in S.C.C. Competition. eond day'i pb sjxcompeUtioD provided g^oii sport, am! was watched by a large 1 crowd. K. (i. Wilson's team brat Cherrington's team by four clear go;>K. whi'.e J. Lees team beat A. Reade's team by 2—o. In the third tie A. Donald's team
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  • 157 13 Probable Programme for Next; Five Years. The chief business of the Imperial Cricket Conference when they met at the Oval was to make arrangements for various tours by M.C.I', teams and by Colonial sides visitinß this country. Under the orlciMU programme South Africa were to visit England in
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  • 117 13 Praise for Her Play In Tournament. London, Sept. 12. In the r.astbuurne tournament Mil Sandison beat Miss Heeley. G 4. i)—-\. The Morning Post says that Mis> Sandison'i drives were awesome, keeping Mill Heeley tearing about the court \'«r deal life :ind nearly always defendlac. In the
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  • 267 13 Interesting Innovation At November Meeting. The Singapore Turf Club -will hold another meeting in November, when three days' racing has been arranged on the 'Jib, 16th and 18th, subject lo alteration ir m canary. The programme includes three race." for each division of class 1 hor. < s
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  • 89 13 Starting a Tour of The World. London Sop.. IT. The tsonii ■tan Cochc-t, Brufnon, l.andry and Rod:-I, will leave Paris for Japan on Saturday, via Canada. They will arrive in Japan on Oct. 14 pml will play matches in all parts of the country. Leaving Jrpan e?rly
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  • 62 13 Opening of Selangor T.C. Autumn Meeting. Tl-.i- following horses have been ■cratched for to-day from the Selangor Turf Club autumn meeting Rac? 1. Actn Race :>. I'm ciiijuot, Popprkmr, Eternity. Race f,. Taroe, Loi-h Buy. Jotavon. -RuHd\ Brook. L.C.. The Mahdi. -Lucky Girl. All Engagements. L'r.tonz. M:cky I'ice, Eter.iity.
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  • 87 13 Change in Officials for Monday's Match. The officials for the S.A.F.A. Cui< teal at the Stadium <:i Monday between the S.C.C. and S.C.F.A. have been change! owing to the inability of Mr. F M. Still (Johore), who was .selected as referee, and Mr. H. Foster, who was
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  • 272 13 Tredegar Park's Success At Southerndown. The inter-club fourso lies tournament for the Victory challenge cup at the Walsh amateur championship meeting a". Southerndown, resulted in a victory for Tredegar Park, represented by Captain G. A. Moxom and R. Bennett. They baat Newport (F. S. Wilcox and Roger
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  • 310 13 Possible Abandonment Of Project. Latest information from India is that there is a possibility of the proposed visit of an Indian cricket team to England in 1931 not materialising. Mr. J. S. Shroff writing in the Sportsman states I understand that this idea is likely to
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  • 452 13 Men Who Might Create A Revolution. News has come to me, says Georges i Carpentier, writing in the Times of Cey-j lon, that Phil Scott has definitely decided to retain to thi States that is very good.j His plait- is in America, if it bo that ho] has
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  • 98 13 Rugby International In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 27. The ground is in much better condition than last week for the rugby match to be played between Bangkok and Saigon tomorrow. The heavy rain last night mude it soft, but it is hoped to
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  • 129 13 British Players In America. Wcstbury (U.S.A.). Aug. 16. After the open polo championship next month, Tommy Hitchcock, captain of the U.S.A. team to defend the Westchester Cup next year, proposes to pit the best of the Americans against the best of the available British players, now in the State?,
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  • 434 13 Richmond Beat Public Schools' Eleven. Richmond beat the Public Schools at Old Deer lark by H runs with a wicket to fall. R. Felton (St. Paul's) won the toss and the Schools went in on a slow wicket. A tad start was made. W. A. Walton (Highgate) being
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  • 234 13 HARD LUCK Gloucestershire Lose by One Run. Gloucestershire lost the^r game with Sussex because Charles Parker, their famous bowler, slipped in making a run and was run- oat. They lost by one run the season's most exciting finish. Five runß were required, and Bami'lt and Parker were batting confidently. Then
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  • 95 13 S.C.A.D.A. vs. B.A.C. 11. The following will represent the Straits Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association against the Bcndemeer Athletic Club second eleven on the Chineseground to-day EfcgM Kiat; Chong Benir and Soon Kirn; Oen Seng, Boon Hock and Chwee Seng Kcng Sun, Ah Tee!;. Em Honp-, Kiat Ehrw and Boon
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  • 86 13 Full List Arranged For October. The following are thr S.C.C. hockey fixtures for October Oct. 2 Trial 4 Trial 7 Trial i» Welch Kc^t. (S.C.C.). 11 R.A. (S.C.C) 11 Katlles School (ochooll 14 V.M.C.A. (S.C.C. I lfi BJLC. <S. U.C.I 1C: R.E. S.C.C. > 18: V.M.(.A. (Y.M.CJM
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  • 156 13 Newcastle's Famous Forward Indisposed. Newcastle United have sutTercd the loss of Andrew Cunningham, the famous Scottish International inside right, for the earlier months of the season. He was to have figured in Saturday's trial match at St. James's Park, but through illness did not put in an appearance,
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  • 27 13 Heats for St Josenh's old Hoys' sport will take place on the school grouud oi Wednesday, Thursday a-ul Friday, Oct 2, 3 and 4, commencing at !> p.m.
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    • 143 13 Raffles Hotel Sunday. September 29. at 9.30 p.m. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT BY MOMA LITTER AND HIS ORCESTRA. OVERTURE La PrtaaMM Jaune r. Saiat-Saeoa OPERA FAXTASI Faust C Gounod INTERVAL SUITE No. 4 Mozartiana P. Tschaikowsky I. Menuet 11. Prayer SYMPHONY IN F MAJOR No. B I. Van Beethoven 11. Movement 111.
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  • 929 15 A Practical Proposal. OVERSIGHT IN THE LAW. The advocate* of emigration put 11 atr":ig iu.il', writes Keighley Snowden in th>' Observer. Emigration is not a rein 'dy for unemployment here at home ugly if it is at ail statesmanlike to have -pent more than (690,000,000 m relief
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  • 237 15 New Venture of Grade Fields. Episodes in the rise to fame of Miss Grade Fields, the comedienne, will be features of a talking film wheih her husband, Mr. Archie Pitt, is writing. The film according to present plans will be made at the conclusion of their revue,
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  • 44 15 ihe Sla ini^ Corporation by a larjre majority, in the teeth of Swarajist oppo--iti'.n. decided to present addresses of weleooM t<> Sir G. F. Stanley. Governor- on nil arrival at Madras next ■:il :.i Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, when he si-its Madras next December.
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  • 146 15 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended Sept. gives the total number of deaths us male 1C&, and female 89. This represents a death rate of 27.5-1 per mille, per annum, compared with 24.01 in the preceding weak ami 25.50 in the corresponding week of last
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  • 68 15 At. the Government English School, Akr Star, Mr. I. N. H. Evan*. Director of Museums, X.M.S., pave nn in-tc-restintr U-cture on the Prehistory cf Malaya. There wa* a large attendance v.hioh included the Hon. the British Adviser. The lecturer, who was introduced by Mr. R. P. S. Walker, UtaatMtaa 1
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  • 629 15 American Writer's Suggestion. Washington, Aug. 4. Swapping islands has become a pleasant avocation with politicians and editorial writers who, from time to time, discuss the expediency of a deal whereby th? United States would cancel the French war debt in exchange for title to the French
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  • 226 15 BALLOONING DOOMED." Lack of British Interest No Gordon-Bennett Entries. Billooninrc and balloon racing appear to be doomed as far as British interest is concerned. Hince the rapid development of the aeroplane British people have lost interest in ballooning and, although there arc two; important international events, MM in Poland, and
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  • 50 15 Mr. HacDoaaJd and Genf ral Dawes »at j together at the first performance in London of Bernard Shaw's The Apple Cait." General Dawcs was much amused at the scene in which the American Ambassador comes with an offer of the return of America to Britain. The pay was enthusiastically received.
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  • 346 15 Captain Succumbs. COLLAPSES AFTER EXERCISE. The voyage of the P. and 0. linor Mantua from London to Hong Kong w* marked by a sad tragedy on Sept. 10 when the popular commander of the i'm' Captain H. C. Davis, D.S.C., R.P., R.N.R collapsed on deck after
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  • 61 15 Home papers to hand Jtato lhat M 1 .lu^ice Bateson lias rescinded the decre nisi granted to Mrs. Grace Hilda Lockhart, nee Beadle, for the dissolution o' her marriage with Mr. William Brirc Lockhart of Shanghai on the ground of hi* adultery with a woman unknown, allegations having been made
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  • 354 17 Enthusiasts to Tour The World. A number of idealists prominent in the German artistic world have determined to demonstrate that the Germany of Geothe 1 and Schiller is not yet dead. They have] been up to date enough v' coiled as much information nlxiut modern stage technique
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  • 214 17 P OPULATION OF HOME. The Vicissitudes of 2,000 Years. Rome ha?, now more than 000,000 inhabi-' tonts. The legislation against urbanesimo," or the tendency to drift towards ciliis. is gradually 're-ting the capital from vagabonds, beggars and the country-f'*'* who con for employment for which they are obviously unsuited. Thtso
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  • 481 17 Woman's Remarkable Story. At London Sessions Edward Backlin, aged 88, was charged with Sydney Harrington, aged 56, hotel manager, and Louisa Harrington, aged 42, hotel manageress, with receiving furs and other article* stated to have been stolen from West Knd stores. Mis. Maiy Ward Amtitage, who statcl that
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  • 54 17 The current too* of the Malayan Agricultural Journal contains notes on Setora niteni Wr.ik.. a "nettle caterpillar pest of coconut palm.-, with <ulbreal<s in the Teluk Ar.'-.- and Bagan Patoh districts ng of tuba root the oil ontent of Malayan estate copra and I tinitrite method for the estimation of
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  • 287 17 DEUTSCHLAND UBER ALLES." Police Chief Before British Court. Police Commissioner Karl Ball, chief of the Wiefebaden Detective Branch, was charged at the British Summary Court at Wiesbaden with causing distinctive parts of Deutschland Über Alles to b^ played at a concert held in the Wiesbaden; Kurhaus Gardens, contrary to a
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  • 212 17 Reconstruction Work At St. Pauls. Three hundred miles of electric being u.<ed in the rebuilding: of the organ at St. Paul's Cathedral. It is hoped that the work wiD be completed in time for the performance o:" Bach's Passion Music daring Lent ne::t year. The largest pipe
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  • 29 17 The Riviera, otherwise called Hotel Hivi' ia. was the subject of an application titated servii akruptcy in the Bankruptcy Court vaster. day morning:. The application wa Hr. Justice 8b
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  • 165 17 A Fell Foe of Good Digestion. "So bad is the cooking of unsuitable food, largely by that fell foe. of digestion and of romance, the frying-pan, that digestive troubles rank second in the Hat of ailments causing lost work, and they are responsible for nearly one-fifth of
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  • 318 17 Peasants' Exodus To Valleys. Alpine life is not always so idyllfc for the Swiss peasants as it often appears to the eyes of tourists. So scant is thi livelihood which some of .the mountain legions provide for the peasantry that there is a continuous emigration to more fertile
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  • 22 17 The betrothal la announced of Mr. Lloyd Carpenter Griscom, a former American Ambassador to Bra7.il, .••nd Miss AudreyMargaret Elizabeth Crosse, late of
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  • 223 17 Sir A. Conan Doyle on Aid Of Clairvoyant. !-ir Arthur Cones* Doyle discussed in nn interview the possibility of the clairor the p.ychometrist as an md helping the detective thi ilutii a t crimes. In a letter to the Bast Ham Echo Sir Arthur writes: "I think
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  • 201 17 Surgeon's New Method To Prevent Pain. An invention which it is claimed will dispense with the pain and danger of surgical stitching of wounds has been by Mr. H. do P. B. Veale, hon>,r. tfeon to likiiy Corporation Hospital The device is described in the Brit «h Medical
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  • 133 17 The death of Mr. John Robert I-"°. aJ t lo.y took place at the Country H'Pital t ghai on Sept. 12. Leior K° in «f to Shanghai Sh held t-wsitions i_i Sin B*- i pore and with the FJt.S. Baj'*y s ar Borneo, whence he was move north r China.
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  • 394 17 The World's Second Highest Mountain. Any day now news may come that success has been achieved by the German expedition which left Darjeeling for the purpose of climbing to the :ummit of Kinchinjunga, the Himalayan giant which stands over 28,000 feet above sea level, about ICO
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  • 165 17 HA RROW PROMOTIONS. /ppointmenl of a New Housemaster. iarrow School is faced with an unusual peition, inasmuch as ninety hoys have lit this term, most of them "seniors holdirg responsible positions, while all the monitors have gone, with thj exception of une. Thr result is that when the School pssembles
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    • 124 17 >«CHaaaM*BHHfe..ii-. I S!fe^.. -i. .i' Destroys Throat Gei D' r >^' d^ng. :'i l-i. by gargling dail) with (nH unjngth Listerinc the i. b destroys stubborn germs in 1 5 second';. ;-.;;i!i!i holps avert sore tl:rci:, colds, chills and fevers prevents serious illness. Deadly t;> bacteria, it is harmless to
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    • 81 17 CAST IRON Soil and Rainwater Pipes Singh Double Sincle DouoLe Socket Socket Socket Socket Eared Eared Eared Plain Plain Plain Guaranteed in conformity with Britis 1 Standard specification and as supplied t° The Singapore Municipality, P.W.D. ar* leading Contractors. We shall be glad to send complee Catalogue of Cast Iron
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    • 120 17 <*f ECTS A 6^ |f -Jmjl&l %j£y^r Jf^M_B P sa? Presotim stains and preserves in one operation. It contains a secret ingredient, the discovery of which sets new standards in wood preservation. MADE IN MANY ATTRACTIVE COLOURS it is an ideal means of indoor (or outdoor) j decoration. Its economy
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    • 182 18 The same unique tobacco leaf/^ State Express 999 Cigarettes i^T^g>V contain that same unique tobacco leaf which has made /lill 3^ State Express 555 famous I^fSfvttfflrtk/ M? 7 They are supplied to meet /4i@^yiv^ if fil a cigarette of 555 quality at "^^^Sj^^^ a more economical price, and are GUARANTEED
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    • 513 18 Model's Beauty Hint I am the mother of four rhildrrn nnJ although I mm kept buty 1 ultra*- If' fit. rWi ■'•>■■ me I Imp to yvHnt m:i tumMl—if >• I tell thim nil In Ir'l hr IwkM Mb. I am (I m.WW ulio lor m mt •<■ ll* <"«'
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    • 214 18 GET OFF THE ROAD purchase a ig foot kun About And spend your spare time on the Sea exploring the muny Islands around the Malayan Coast. Escape the congestion and discomforts of the road. Motor boat cruising in a Brooke Runabout is the Ideal Form of Rest and Recreation. MAY
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    • 530 19 Assets exceed $10,000,000. Assurance in force over $35,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with tho Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 585 19 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Paid Up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability ol Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 33, Bishopßgate. London. E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Amritrar Iloilo Rangoon Alor Star Klang Pesnawar Rangkok Kobe Si-remban Bataria K. Lumpur Semarang
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    • 732 19 BANKING NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK. Established 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 60.000.000 (abont £5,000,000) Paid np Capital Glds. 55.000.000 (aboot £4.600,000) Reserves Glds. 27,186.365 (abont £2,270,000) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE UAGUH, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES BATAVIA Head Office for Dutch East Indies. SHANGHAI Head Office for China and Japan.
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    • 296 19 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO* LTD. (Incorporated in England). Fire, Life, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Assets £60,000,000 ARTHUR C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE. 2nd floor, Hong Kong Bank Chrs., Singapore. New Insurance effected in 1928 £17,943,000. An Increased Scale of Dividends has been
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    • 176 19 The Perfumed Touch that makes your toilet complete Cuticura Talcum Powder The finishing touch to the daintiest toilet Cooling, refreshing, and delightfully perfumed and medicated, it imparts to the person a delicate and distinctive fragrance and leaves the skin sweet and wholesome. Simple each Soip. Ointment «nd Talcum free upon
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    • 323 19 HOUSES TO LET SIANG LIM PARK (Lorong 40, Geylang) Three rooms and four rooms at $30 and $35 respectively. ELECTRICITY, GAS and WATER. Apply SIONG LIM SAWMILL CO., 2/3, SYED ALWI ROAD. Enquiries 'Phone 6852 or 6854 TO LET OFFICES, GODOWNS, ETC Office in The Arcade. 15 and 17, Alkaff
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    • 110 20 $150,000 CASH CLEARANCE SALE Oct. 1 to 15 Stupendous Reductions in all Departments ICTORIA STREET. We Recommend MITRE BRAND TEA Om < >r. t BEST CEYLON TEAB her*. H it try it and be conrinced. FROM ALL GROCERS. V/alter Abeyegoonasekera Co. •i, Rtrrug place, uncapou NEW SHIPMENTS Pagoda GENT'S HALF
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    • 311 20 GENUINE STOCKHOLM TAR SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. 634 T. K. K.'S TYRES. each. 711 x 113 Iteriurrri from HIM to $11.50 2t x 2. do. 6.80 lo Ml 2fi x 2'i <10. X..-.0 tv 7.:.n .t0 x IK <10. $12.50 to |1 LM .10 x
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    • 1059 20 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. PREPAYABLE CHARGES for WANTS, For Sale, To Let, etc., in ordinary close set type (average six words to line) are Per line One insertion 28 cents, two ins. 4C cents, three ins. 64 cents, four ins. 82 cents, five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40, twelve
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    • 891 20 MISCELLANEOUS STRAYED. Vicinity N.-wton, Bukit Timnh Roods. Hlack and white terrier, answers to liolil.y. Municipal licence. Finder apply U. Sail.ics Road. ACCOUNTANCY. Private tuition given by an expert for Fellowship and Honours Exam, of the Institute of Book-keepers, London. A chance for Jr. European Officers. 4^i>, Straiti Times. BOARD AND
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    • 786 20 By Special Appointment lo II M The Kin* of Siam. Batd. 187 S. Remarkable rarirty of InrxpcneiTe Diamond and Om Srt Jewellery V w Al prices to ■nit the averase pare*, yet of food value to be treeeared as worthy gifte. 8. P. DE SUVA, LTD. (Royal Jewellers), SINGAPORE and
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    • 341 20 ZEISS BINOCULARS Opera Glasses and Pocket Telescopes. MINIMUM PRICES. Write or call fo; illustrated list. MOTION SMITH IS, BATTRstY ROAD, BINGAI'ORK ANNUALS ANNUALS I BOOKS ARK THE BEST GIFTS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL AGES. Tiger Tim'«. ri:iyli'>\. I'ICK. riuvlimc, Nnlurc Ha**, Schoolßirbt' Own, S. Ikh.l Irirnd, lloli'lxv. 'li.iin,m,ii.
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