The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 October 1924

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    18 1 S ingapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1924. NO. ll,:, 16
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    233 1 "There is a limit to the possibilities of tricky conspirators and resourceful d^mogii^ues" "The second Labour Pudget will jeopardise th* lives of the other twe parties'— Mr. Mac Donald at Queens Hall Page 9. Zaglul Pasha >tates that he had !flered Britain proof of Egypt's rights, but
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    THE STEED OF THE MOON.
    911 1 The view from my window is romantic but not extensive. If 1 look straight down I behold a series of little gardens, off rather backyards, for nothing bftooani m them be. variegated washing. beyond lies the Mews, which is really a garage, with (ju* <
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      314 1 5 A. SPALDING BROS., Ltd. \mateur Golf Championship won with <TRI NEW SPALDING M_D fToi.F BALLy Obtainable at Lit phone tji EE.VS TeesgffMM j*C 1634 PIiMS St. Ten-is RAFFLES HOTEL. ENGAGEMENTS.— AUIUMN RACE WEEK. MONDAY, Mth October.— Ti a Dance. 5.30 p.m. Tl ESDAY. 14th October— Race Tiffin. Orchestra. Guest
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      200 1 "Kurlo" Soap Wafers. Absolutely pure and free from any deleterious ingredients. Un- surpassed for washing woollens, laces, silks etc. "Kurlo" wiU not injure or harden the most delicate fabric. delightful shampoo \_^6S solut'on. /S^>^ VS Manufactured by: WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. Widnes, England. Singapore Depot:— 55. Robinson Road. I y
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      208 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Guthrie's for Buieks Page o. Abrams 1 motor fleet Fag. 14. Race week at Theatre Pace 2. h<. ad wool from Jack? Page 9. Whit eaway's for value Pace Z. Boxing at Happy Valley Page 2 Milners' safes, Guthrie's Page 8. Apollinaris. Katz Bros. Page 16. Fish from"
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      23 1 *r .v.v.v.v.ss'.v.w.'.v. \v_v_v.v_v A. 6. SPALDING BROS- Ltd. S < Hiuh (lass.— > GOLF EQUIPMENT call at > Telephone QUEEN'S Telegrams < 1G.34 3, Prince St. Tennis >
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      85 1 mmmm THE WEEK. Wea ncs<ia if, £th. Ilijrh "Water. 7.14 a.m.. 0.31 p.m. Brunei Lim'tod Plant.. Evatt's, noon. Football: S.C.F.A. v< Pegasus, Stadium. Thuredcy. 9tb. High Wafer, 5.26 a.m., 7.56 p.m. P. ar.d O. homeward mail closes. Friday, 10th. Hijrh Water, P. 15 a.m., 5.57 p.m. P. arid O. outward
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    WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS.
    809 3 AN INTERNATIONAL SELECTION. The great difficulty which constantly presents itself to the specialist as well as to the iitudent m every department of nnasen knowledge is to get into contact with the best books m any language on their particular subject. The printingpresses all over the world
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    A WONDERFUL WHITE COBRA.
    168 3 White snakes are very rare, and true albinos, which even lack dark pigment m the eye, are excessively so. The authorities at the Zoo were therefore given a very pleasant surprise when a gentleman called at the reptile-house with a very lively and beautiful albino cobra
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      275 3 H =^Tj^nw fiirf _"-=-Q^_E^2f7 I Your Baby needs this famous food h-KW, not only because the strong and sturdy. This safe, clean clild.Vn 01 4 Koyal Mouses have been food for Baby is free from the risk n .rrd <>n Glaxo, but because m all of such dread d seases
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      454 3 WHITEAWAY'S W^P Cream SSe re" c tS^v^X skirt. IW_iia1 W_iia 'V Ladies Striped Vigil 4 ™*J» I Silk Dresses, trimmed Ladies Artificial Siik Jumpers, m Length 34 inch A**white Collar and Waist 26 inch. The "Cromer" Ladies Waterproof sleeve Rand? tne latest Ombre Colourings. Colours. Pink White Length 35 inch
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    SAFE DRIVING.
    961 4 IMPORTANCE OF GOOD TEACHING. Various views have lately been expressed m these columns on safety on the road, says the Times' motoring correspondent, and various suggestion? have been made to reduce the number of accioents, especially at points where secondary roads enter main highways. There is, m my
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    80 4 m On the occasion of the visit of tht* "Hood" to Sydney, N.S.W., Admiral Sir Frederick Field and Rear-Admiral Brand attended the opening of the Royal Agricultural Society's Show m that city. On this occasion a number of Australian motoring enthusiasts, inspired by the visit of the Bri tish fleet,
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    GASEOUS MOTOR FUEL.
    165 4 The effort to obtain gaseous motor fo from charcoal has for some time occupi both science and industry m Frame, aha the importation of gasolene aoa *mmm to i,oou,ooo,oo<; franca aanaaUj ana I a deteriorating effect oa French exchanj Consul Damon Wood, Paris, report U. S. Department
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    "CUTTING IN."
    98 4 A fine of 20s. with 1 6s. witl was imposed at Altrincham Se cently en John Anderson, of N I mont Road, Moss Side, who «M for driving m a mamirr daafeP public m Dunham Road, Altrlnchai gust 10th. The evidence was that th came out of a
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    153 4 Of the eight events whici. I programme of the annual motoi Muriway Beach. New Zealand, I important was a fifty mile ra short course, for all clftssei oi i exceeding a piston displacement cc. In this event a 10-15 h.p. 1 finished second only r »."> lecoadl winner, a 12
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      337 4 Economical Popular and British 1 "MORRIS COWLEY IL9 3 ZZZ2 B B^_______________^__________________________»—^»— 1 WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SERVICE AT LESS COST, j THE PRICE OF THE FOUR-SEATER 1 ss __w *^___T^-___l __P**^__*r T_F"*^^ _T I No car m the World Requires Less Attention to keep it m First Rate Going
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    BETTER BRAKES FOR COMMERCIAL MOTORS.
    241 5 The police m many parts of the country are active m their effort-* to discover fi amongst owners and drivers of motor vehicles those who are offending m the fi matter of brake efficiency. It is claimed 4 by The Commercial Motor that that journal
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    IMPROVED SMALL CAR ENGINES.
    155 5 < While one hears, from time to time, of extraordinary new engines built on entire- < ly novel lines, says The Light Car ani j Cyclecar, there is no doubt that, to the or- j dinary motorist, the steady progress which is being made m improving
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    THE BULLET WAY.
    64 5 German Police and Motor Scorchers. Berlin. Motorists who dash through the town of Oberhausen m the Palatinate at an excessive speed are likely to have a warm time if the police carry out their instructions, which are to fire a warning- shot first, and then, if the
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      33 5 1 The Business Car That's <| \t Also a Family Car J I J \ffij) lr~ v^S\ —^-"-^7/ v 8 §N Buick Open Cars are Stormtight S? IGtn*m*ffi__Sb I (Incorporated m the S.S.) w
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    A CITY IN FETTERS.
    1554 6 THE GROWTH OF SHANGHAI. Shanghai.' Amongst the chief impressions which Shanghai makes on the mind of the traveller is that of growth. As he lands, his eye falls on an imposing array of new banks, shipping, and business offices flanking an open space where presently is
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    LAND OF NO RATES AND TAXES.
    287 6 I One Meeting a year Pai HsSHit An official White PUper declei I Great Britain has agreed to the m I of Liechtenstein m the treetiei svl between England and Switzerland. This recalls that thi re are square miles m the middle EsnU where
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      1030 6 WOODS GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles B^ Ulcers the Size of Man's Hand.' ____W^ mr of Mr. C. M. THOMPSON, of 4, Midland Gr.v, A_ WW J^L Edward Road, Balsali Heath. Birmincham, England, who wi ites eA_ "In July last I happened to get a Blood
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      770 6 Fee $30. Distances: Class A., IU mile 3. Classes B. and C, Race Course. For Added Stake Monies See Footnotes. Thrd Extra Meeting, Saturday, 29th November, 1924. 1, 4 7. THE SAUNDERS STAKES, PURSE AND PLATE— 2.3O p.m., 3.45 p.m., and 5.15 p.m. Values $000 each with $100 to each
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      656 6 of entries justify their so doing the Committee leserve the right t 0 divide any Race into two events. If there are not 5 entries m a Race with bona fide separate interests the Committee reserve the right to cancel the Race. m all races the advertised Second Prize will
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      208 6 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. NOTICE. 1 The 6.05 a.m. passenger train from Tank Road to Bukit Timah and the 6.39 a.m. passenger train from Bukit Timah to Tank Road will not run on Sundays after 12th October, 1924. P. H. HENSHAW, Acting General Manager. Kuala Lumpur, October, 1924. 4-10 8-10
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    SHOULD GOLF BALLS BE LIGHTER ?
    656 7 SHOULD GOLF BALLS BE LIGHTER SOME AMERICAN MEWS. The weight and size of golf balls hav< for some time been engaging the attentior «>f the United States Golfing Association and some prominence has recently beer given to the controversy jr, the America, press by the report of unofficial tests car
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    SAVOY'S HISTORIC CHAPEL.
    428 7 After it has been considered a Royal f hapel for six hundred years, the Eccle- a iastical Authoiities hav c seen fit to raise t he question whether the word "Royal," j j pplied to the little sacred building m the a "avoy. Strand, has been used
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    APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY.
    506 7 fMR PLAY DEMANDED. PREMIER GLAD TO GET OUT. t [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 6. Mac Donald, interviewed by Mr. WickSteed, of the Review of Reviews, ref'g to the Liberal amendment to the it censure, dwelt on the unfairness of g Government to submit its case m
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    SKULL OF HENRI QUATRE.
    407 7 Bought for Five Francs. j Paris. Sept. 2. It is reported to-day that tl^ skull of the f aniens French King Henri IV., the where- i bouts of which had been unknown since C he Revolution of 1793, has been discovered 1 n a private museum
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    GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE.
    247 7 FRANCE AGREES. TOEING TJIE LINE. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Oct. 6. France has sent a note to Germany tha she does not object m principle to Ger many's admission to the League of Nation: or even the Council, subject to German sub mission to all the rules
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    UNKNOWN FACTOR IN RUBBER.
    663 7 It is common knowledge that, white British planting interest? are substantially reducing their output of rubber under what is unown as the Stevenson restriction scheme, the Dutch producers of the Netherlands Last Indies have* remained outside the scheme, and, fa. from exerting any restraint upon output,
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    WHO WERE THE JAPANESE? .
    702 7 WHO WERE THE JAPANESE? THE CONDITION WITH ISRAEL. The usual answer is that they were Ilongols or Tartars, and came from somehere m Northern Asia. Who were the Eongols or Tartars, and where did they »nic from? The question was suggested the reading of a recent theory dealing ith this
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    ICE-LOCKED SCHOONER.
    66 7 Vancouver. The Government', largest seaplane will be sent to attempt to rescue the men marooned on board the Hudson Bay Company's sahooner Lady Kinders'ley, which is imprisoned m the Arctic icefield off Point Barrow. Officials of the Royal Canadian I Air Force and the Hudson Bay Company are
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      511 7 BUSINESS CARDS. sg--=*<H*e 800 BB —.-11 mmWmmmmmmeßm. m\ mjr-- 9 Pfttees Send for the Illustrated itaJefOS of Musical Instruments. SKASON CO.. LTD. snd 113, North Brides Road. 0 I •fftWBBBBBBBB 0 rMMMMMMM 8888 8888 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. S Printing— Developing Enlarging I RAMES MADE KONG lI L\ CHBONG CO. 104, North
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      821 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. All Officer. Pat*, Officers ami men on the •CUTS or retired list Of the Royal Navy, Royal J Marines. Royal Nasal RoaSISS and Royal' IIV Volunteer Rese-Ae, residing m the Straiti I Settlements, are fgnS-Ud to forward to the Under Secretary, StraiU Settlement*, Sing-a-pore, their name... rank. niority
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1924. Budget Points.
    641 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1924. Budget Points. Perhaps the two most interesting items at Monday's meeting of Council are the two most indefinite. In the first place the Governor is content to deal with rubber matters m a very short and statistical memorandum, which gives no indication whatsoever
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    588 8 Friday, Oct. 10th., being the Chinese National .Day, the local Chinese Banks will commence business at 11 a.m. Inche Abu Baker, the popular 0.C.P.D., Seremban, is going back shortly to hi? old station as OC.P.D., Mantin, and will be succeeded by Inche Tha rim,- who was m Seremban previously. Dr.
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      PECK-RUSSELL APPEAL CASE.
      69 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 7. Mr. B. J. P. Joaquim has applied to Mr Justice Farrer-Manby, m Chambers, on behalf of Mr. J. A. Russell and Russell and Company, for leave to postpone the appeal m the Peck vs. Russell cas* to the first
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      KING OF SIAM AT PENANG.
      160 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Oct. T. His Majesty the King of Siam was out shopping to-day. He first visited B. P. de Silva's Penang branch and was received by Mr. V. S. de Silva, the manager at Singapore, who presented His Majesty with an
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      639 8 Mr. D. J. K. Stark, the Kuala Lumpur police magistrate, who was indisposed last week, resumed duties on Monday. Major the hon'ble E. G. French, second son of the Earl ji Ypres, has been appointed Governor of Newcastle Gaol. More than 200 unemployed at Hereford refused offers of employment as
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    BANK'S SUCCESSFUL CLAIM.
    756 8 SINGAPORE CUSTOM AT I Chief Justice's Comment. That the document satisfied him thai some cases, at any rate, the hank Singapore were m the habit of disregardii.p the provisions of the Bills of Sale Onli: ance, was the comment passed by t>. Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw,
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    CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM AGAINS A. M. ALSAGOFF.
    207 8 CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM AGAINS A. M. ALSAGOFF. A.M. Alsagoff was defendant to an *cl\> brought before the Chief Justice, Walter Shaw, m the Supreme Cm"' day morning, the plaintiff being an W contractor named P. Govindasamy. claimed $1,200, balance due under an air' ment dated September 3, 1923, for < labour
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      188 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKS." HOWEVER SMALL YOUR ORDER We will Deliver it TO YOUR DOOR FROM OIK Ril TAIL GODOWN 45, Robinson Road TEL. 228. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) L== MM* HADDOCKS KIPPERS BLOATERS FISH FILLETS FRESH SALMON DUTCH HERRINGS IN KEGS. S I NGAPORE COLD
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      120 8 nmmi»MituituimiJiiiuiuu»»i»ii»Minitt-t-_-tg BERNA SWISS CONOBISED MILK. I i Is Switzerland's best, and s 0 the best of all. t g DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents SJEL and F.M.S. j tlllllllll"! imimiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiit?__rl __Z___ 50 tWmm _^rl*_£r' v K-PHMK /t r \y__\ i ___tW__, t hn n lni\ rnXmrnU W&s\ 'Lift VlO-ft _fl§ i
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    MACDONALD TAKES OFF THE GLOVES.
    705 9 MACDONALD TAKES OFF THE GLOVES. TRENCHANT SPEECH. BLBCTMH IN A FORTNIGHT. 1 Reuter's Service.] I.ihour Parte conference has opened Queen"- Hall. London, unusual t Ix-ing taken m the proceedings m patioa of a pronouncement by Mr. I'.naid SS the Government crisis. pence preceded by a break- ded by members of
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    A SOVIET DIPLOMATIC "VICTORY."
    110 9 THE PACT WITH CHANG. •RED" INFLUENCE IN ASIA. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 7. 1 „An art 'c l e .m the Izvestia_Jerms tho I agreement witlTchang Tso Lin a_irfresh i Soviet diplomatic victory, and another instance of the importance of the Sov.et m international affairs, as
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    LLOYDS SHIPPING RETURNS.
    168 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 6. Lloyd's Register shipbuilding returns for the quarter ended Sept. 30th. show that 1,468,000 tons were under construction m Great Britain and Ireland, a decrease of 48,000 tons compared with June 30th, but an increase of 197,000 tons compared with a year ago.
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    FRANCE AND THE SOVIET.
    128 9 Reuter's Service. Paris, Oct. 7. The special committee charged with the study of the question of a resumption of Franco-Russian relations held yesterday its first session. Le Matin understands that the committee will recommend the recognition of the Soviet de jure, without previously making conditions concerning
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    ZAGLUL'S OFFER REFUSED.
    92 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 7. Zaglul Pasha proceeded to Paris this morning en route for Egypt. Zaglul, whose face was wreathed m smiles, interviewed by Reuter, said he had nothing to say but thanks. He would not say goodbye, but merely au revoir. In a speech to
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    GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
    46 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 7. A Berlin message says that the negotiations of party leaders for a reconstruction of the Government on a wider basis having come to a dead-lock, the press are discussing the probability of an early dissolution of the Reichstag.
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    NEW CRAIGIELEA LIMITED.
    1371 9 WORKING OF ESTATE STILL GIVINC rCONtEKN. Mr. Kennie's Questions. lhe second ordinary meeting of New Craigielea, Ltd. was held at Hongkong Bank Buildings at noon yesterday. The Chairman (the hon'ble Mr. J. M. Sime) presided, and there were also present the hon'ble Mr. J. W. Campbell, Messrs.
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    AUDEVILLE AT VICTORIA THEATRE.
    162 9 Commencing on Saturday next, October Ith, the Middle East Films, Ltd., are pre entfing a programme of pictures and ?riety at the Victoria Theatre. Thia hould prove a great attraction m the Declining of race week. In addition to the ucture programme of the first half
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    BANQLE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
    161 9 A petition by the Singapore branch of he Banque Industrielle de Chine came heore the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shav.\ n Monday. There have been several etitions for the winding up of the Bank efore the Courts during the last fe.v ears, all of which had
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    STATESMEN AT STRANGE DINNER PARTY.
    107 9 The International Association for Near East Relief gave an original and frugal repast, styled a "dinner of .be golden rule." It is proposed to hold similar dinners m all countries on December 7 next. The meal consisted of two plain courses with cocoa as a
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    JAP. SHIPPING COMBINE.
    49 9 [Reuter's Service.] M e lhourne, Oct. 17. The steamer Belfast Maru is proceeding to Europe on October 9th. with 1,800 tons of cargo, including 1,000 bales of wool. She is the first vessel of the new Japanese shipping combine to enter the Australian and European trade
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    FLOODS IN INDIA.
    40 9 [Reuter's Service.] Simla, Oct. 7. While the floods at Jumna are subsiding the Ganges has reached a record height The flood has enormously devastated the river districts and the train service between Cawnpore and Lucknow has stopped.
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      475 10 STEAMER SAILINGS -._m_i_™_«_™_^ a-M-M-a-H-BM-Ba-i -~->~a-— -aa-a>__-a_a-aa-a-M----i---------^ Eilerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. "ELLERMAN" UE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF PEKIN In Port t s.s. CITY OF DURBAN due Oct. 8 c s.s. CITY
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      622 10 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION LO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Due
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1620 11 MM lAi i 1 D X UNIVERSITIES. Bi rom Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh. Sept. 3. Jgiaa Maxton, the Socialist M.P. t itridgeton Division of Glasgow, m eharacteri-tfc outburst on the subject of oar i niversities, predicted that such unuld soon be extinct^ as places of und "would be
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    TELEPHONING TO THE HEART.
    214 11 The stethophone. the new telephonic extension of the stethoscope, brings new powers of listening to the woi king of the human machine, making it possible not only to hear heart beats or lung sounds at a distance, but to increase the number of auditors. The teaching
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    113 12 The river gunboat Moth, Lieut. Commander N. A. Beal, paid off and recommissioned at Hongkong, has a full Chatham crew for further service on Chinese rivers. The so-called Independent Navy sailed from Shanghai on Sept. 20th, to join Wu Pei-fu's Northern fleet. The Independent Fleet consists of one
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    FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE HONG PENG.
    47 12 While a number of Cantonese were at work on board the steamer Hong Peng yesterday, one of the men, a boiler-maker, fell dgwn a hatch m No. 2 hold and was killed. The Coroner viewed the body and held an inquest.
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    CLOCK WORK LINER.
    90 12 The remarkable regularity of the steaming of present-day Atlantic liners was instanced m the arrival of the White Star Dominion liner Doric at Liverpool from Quebec and Montreal recently. It was reckoned when the ship left Quebec that she would arrive at Liverpool at two a.m on
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    STEAMER SUBSIDIES.
    124 12 The Far Eastern Mails. A White Government Paper, entitled "Steamship Subsidies," shows that m the financial year ended 1924 the net charge on the Exchequer m respect of payments for foreign and colonial services was £470, 553. Of this amount £254,878 was for overseas services, £125,675 for cross
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    MINIATURE NAVY.
    168 12 Jam Sahib's 70 Ft. Motor Yacht. The Jam Sahib of Nawanager Ranjitsinhji, the cricketer is building up a miniature navy for the small native State on the Gulf of Cutch, m north-west India, which he controls. His first step was to introduce a fleet of motor launches. This
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    NEW VESSEL FOR FAR EAST.
    320 12 T.S.S. Khoen Hoea. The sea trials of this vessel were carried out m the Firth of Tay on September 3rd. This vessel has been constructed m the Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Co.'s Caledon shipyard for the Thong Ek Steamship Company, Pontianak, Borneo. The vessel has
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      29 12 STEAMER SAILINGS. MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS s.s. "SUB AT" Due to sail Ist half November loading from here. For Particulars of Freight and Passages KinTBMCH, UIIRUS SOUS UMITED.
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      598 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Edina 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hang Chiap 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a.m. Tongkal, Moeara-Saba Djambi Singkep 11 a.m. Batavia Kawi noon Sungei Liat and Batavia Fievo 1 p.m. Batavia, Cheribon and Samarang Giang Ann 1
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      606 13 STEAMER SAILINGS LO. S. K. .Line. Destinations Steamers. Arr. Dept. Marseilles, London, Hamburg, Bremen, Kottfrdam, Antwerp via Colombo, Ad.-n. P«»rt Sudan and Port Said. p ar j s Maru Oct. 10 Oct. 12 Kew York via San Francisco, Panama Alaska Maru from Kobe Oct. 15 Durban, Capo Town, Rio., Santos,
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      413 13 STEAMER SAILINGS MIME **-*"***^_l^^____________ s ROUND THE WORLD FAST PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE From Singapore and Penang to BOSTON and NEW YORK via Colombo. Suez, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles. Returning to Singapore via Havana, Panama, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. Arrives. Sails. sjj. PRESIDENT VAN
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      689 13 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. Operating U. S. Government Ships. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST CAJOOT to discbarge and load Early Nov. U.S_S.B. WEST FARALON to discharge and load Nov. U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to discharge and load Dec. .and subsequent steamers approximately 30 iays apart. Taking
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    ON THE RUSSIAN BORDER.
    1847 14 IMPRESSIONS OF FINLAND. i Exiles and Hosts. I (By Stephen Graham.) 1 After eight years' enforced absence from Russia I find myself, not without some trepidation, m an old Russian monastery that of the island of Valamo, on Lake Ladoga. It is shut off from Russia
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    27 14 If sufficient public subscriptions are forthcoming for the Imperial Civilian Aviation, there will be a world flight to London m 1925 by Japanese civilian and military aviators.
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      318 14 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. JfC 7X YAYAYAYAI&II\\^Y^I& Iji Jf^ i HORLICKS 5La E MALTED MILK *~_S_a C BUILDS FfiOM THE FIDST GLASS I J P^ 5.
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      352 14 1 CHAMBERLAIN'S IPPJM PAIN BALM jf BHMMAHStt Cures IpjllrH 11 m. muni ■HS -AMB BACK. LUMBACO. I> 1 f T» J ff 1 1 Rheumatism, Lame Back, Hjr^p?^^ Pains m the Side and 'ht^t, [il n i ii. i tivfj*»f ajl l_l.il lIS, oCaiQS, H HEADACHE. gggl m mm Sore
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
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    FRASER & CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    486 15 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7. [Figures m brackets simn- *u_ <* the Share m dolors in Valu marked.] aoiiars, unless otherwise United Engineers (10) 7.00 7.50 Wearne Bros. ($5) 7.80 8.00 LOANS. Id O Batang Padang Tin **B Se 3 Hitam Tin ?,i 6 2 &£52%<«
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 15 I October 7. Bank 4 m.s. m. D 1 j "J* s-ls Hank demand 2 ,4 3-3> Private credits 3 m.*. o 4 S .JJ Xew York, demand 51? Credits S>o day.-; 54 France, demand 910 l TT 155 Norn. Hongkong, demand 5 1 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 130
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    PRODUCE.
    184 15 October 7. Tin 150 Tons $12° 00 ambier 25.00 Pepper white 33 or) Pepper Black 1 8 2 5 Flake Tapioca 20 90 Pearl Sago Small B o o Copra 12^40 Copra Sundried 12 75 Rice, Rangoon whit* 275.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice Siam No. 1 for export
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    41 15 Singapore, Oct. 7, 12 noun. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe. Spo* 58% 53%. Singapore Standard Ribbei Smoked Sheet. Spot 54 54 V4; Nov.-De.. 54 54*14; Jan. -March 54 1 54%. London Quotation Sheet Is. 3Hd. Market Firm.
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    RESTRICTION AT WORK.
    207 15 The F.M.S. Government has acted upon the suggestion made by the Hon. Mr. Choo Kia Peng m the Federal Council m July last and has appointed m every district throughout the F.M.S. an Advisory Committee to help the District Officer m dealing with the questions connected with
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      131 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Oct. 7. Rubber.—London Is. 3Vid. Quiet. Local 53 V.. Tin. —London £244 7s. Id. Down 2s. 6d. Local 122. 150 tons sold. Rubbers. —Unchanged. Mining.— Kampongs have buyers at 475. Kamuntings 425. 3d. sellers 435. 3d. a.vl Idris 265. sellers 255. 6d. Pengkalens buyers 15
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      199 15 Singapore, Oct. 7. 1 in.— £244 7s. 6d. Down 2s. 6d. Rubber.— ls. 3V4d. Unchanged. The demand for Rubber shares continues to improve. All low-priced shares atv enquired for. There are buyers of Allenbys at 1.02 V., Bukit Katils at 58, Bukit Jelotongs at 42, Bn
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      158 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail.) Singapore, Oct. 7. Rubber.— ls. 3V_d. Tin.— BB44 7s. 6d. 122. 150 tons sold. Tin has had a small setback of 2s. 6d. but this has not affected share prices which m most cases have been maintained on yesterday's levels. Pengkalens are easier
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      JACKS' METAL REPORT.
      273 15 London, Sept. 10. Markets: Cheap money m America is slower m taking effect than we anticipated, and Wall Street has therefore suffered from bear attacks which have not been without their influence upon metals. The policy of hand-to-mouth buying on the part of our leading customers abroad
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      1430 15 A«Hi over $5,000,000. m m J mill Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN L__ ASSURANCE COMPANY, IlfflTED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE:- Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry Pr The Company has .20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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      123 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (IncorporaUd m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIXE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade. Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1627 16 Tho handicaps for the first day's racing at the Autumn meeting have been published and they show that the entries ought lo produce good racing. Only one event has had to be cancelled, the third class exgriffin pony race. The ex-griffin horses have Leen split into three races,
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    305 16 A Malayan Miscellany. (Illustrated). F. Knocker. (Huxley, Palmer and Co., Kuala Lumpur, i This ia a collection of notes and jottings. reminiscencea and anecdotes, stories and [eaaaya from the -crap-books of an Eng- lishman resident m British Malaya. Mr. Knocker has evidently so keen an appreciation of the
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    120 16 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Oct. 6. Mr. Korekimi Nakamura has accepted the Mayoralty of Tokio. I The Ise, flagship of the Red party m the grand naval manoeuvres, was compelled tc return to the Yokosuka naval station owing to an outbreak of dysentery, which
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      S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      105 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A. Class Doubles. Bateman and Doig scr. beat. Linton and Sinclair— ls.l, 9—7, 6—o. B. Class Doubles. Morgan and Baker 2 beat Williams and Gatfield scr., w.o. Taaffe and Edlin owe 5 vs. Lyon and Duthie scr., unfinished. C. Class Doubles. Burton and Cave scr.
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      D. Class Singles.
      36 16 F. X. Lee beat A. D. Learmond, 6 l, 7-5. A. W. Ellison beat J. W. Stackhouse. w.o. J. I. Dawson vs. N. G. Bishop, unfinished. F. Ziegele beat W. McMullan, 6—3, 6—3.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      49 16 B. Class Doubles. Cassels and Strachan 3 vs. Dobson an^ Hickey scr. «_affe and Edlin 5 vs. Lyon and Duthie spr. to finish. C. Class Doubles. 'iegele and Swithinbank scr. vs. Mart! 3id McM'ullan 1. C. Class Singles. W. Lindsay scr. vs. E. H. R. Bowerman str.
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      Newcomers.
      72 16 Capt. A. D. Curties— ls vs. O. E. B. Crowe plus 1. W. H. Strevens scr. vs. D. Rahusen 2. J. Baldock scr. vs. T. J. A. Green— 4. W. J. Armstrong scr. vs. C. L. Wyatt 1, J. S. Nathan 15 vs. G. S. Lovett scr. postponed. Lt.
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      THE AUTUMN RACES.
      353 16 Yesterday's Work. There was a good attendance at the Course yesterday morning for the beginning of the final week's training. The morning was clear and the light good. The track proper was used with one hurdle out and it is pretty fast going now. Generally the gallops
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      158 16 Rowing. The race for the Chengmai Cup will take place on Friday afternoon over the Breakwater course and the following ews will compete: J. E. Barton (bow), E. C. Martin (2) P. H. Swinchatt (3), J. M. Gamble (stroke^ H. C. Cooper (cox). V. Bath (bow),
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      45 16 Duffers Cup. The final for the Duffers Cup, which was kindly presented by Messrs. Robinson and Co., Ltd., was played on Sunday, the sth instant, when Mr. E. N. Lee beat Mr. F. X. Lee by 4 up and 2 to play.
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      SEREMBAN vs. KAJANG.
      472 16 Stokes-Hughes m Great Form. The match, Seremban vs. Kajang, was played at Seremban on Saturday evening m ideal weather, before a large and representative crowd, says the Malay Mail. Amongst the interested spectators were noticed the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. C. Sproule, Mr. Justice McCabe Reay
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      25 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 6. In the Football Association charity shield i the Professionals beat the Amateurs by 3 to 1 at Highbury.
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      HOCKEY.
      71 16 In the match between the S.C.C. and Staff and Departments, to be played to-day at 4.50 p.m., the following will represent the S.C.C:— W. W. McMullan. O. R. S. Lat t man. G. C. Nash, T. IL Holvoak. E. C. Baker, P. Cave. A. Stone, 6. F. Murphy, A.
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      BRUTAL ASSAULT AT TIENTSIN.
      62 16 Tientsin, Sept. 30. Mr. R. P. Sanderson, Secretary of the Race Club, and Miss Davenport, matron of the Victoria hospital, were brutally assaulted last night by five coolies when motoring on the outskirts of Tientsin. The attackers fled on the approach of another car. Both were
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      139 16 Programme of Parades up to and for Sunday, Oct. 12. Wednesday 6 p.m.— Drill Hall, All Officers and N.C.O's, G.O-C's conference on Tactical Exercise held on Sth inst; other ranks are welcome to attend. 5 p.m Drill Hall, M.G. Platoon, Recruits drill and make up parades. 5.15
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      BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
      11 16 Thursday, 9th.— Band Practice Headquarters at 5.15 p.m.
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