The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 November 1924

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    17 1 Si ngapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1924. NO. 11,:J45.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    255 1 Then is a serious world shortage of wheat Page 7. A Paris cable states that the Spanish agitators on the frontier awaiting the outbrtak of the revolution were tricked by a decoy message Page 7. The death has taken place at Boston of Senator Lodge Page 7.
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    IMAGINATIVE SYMPATHY.
    1557 1 Quit- recently I was upending B few days with seme great friends of mine. During the day-time not! of the family were away, leaving only tho mother- and her youngest daughter aged |_f. my godchild. I was having a holiday, and the quiet gft the empty house was
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      123 1 SWALLOW AND ARIELL'S AFTERNOON TEA BISCUITS \KK DELICIOUS RAFFLES HOTEL. TO-NIGHT ■■■■I ARMISTICE DINNER DANCE Tehvrams:— "Ruffles". Telephone No. 2920 NOW READY THE Singapore and Malayan Rough Diary PRICE $2.50 FRASER NEAVE, LTD. Obtainable from.— Peter Chong Co. lv and Walsh Ltd, John Little Co., Ltd. Federal Rubber Stamp Co.
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      330 1 'W-%-_-_-Wy_--WHMMMW«WaWWIMMIW*<^^ PARATYPE IHE NEW WAXLESS STENCIL PAPER FOR f DUPLICATING MACHINES. I* May be crushed m the hand but will not crease. Several thousand copies from one original. J PARATYPE is not sold at a fancy price, but as it < S costs more to make, it is sold at
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      140 1 LATEST ADEVERTISEMENTS. Mo*.e.,*s mWetm p.;__ t Saws from L\E's Pape S. Royal beer. Loxley's Pape 2. Shippinp on papes 8. 9 and 10. Expanded metal. Jacks Page 7. Xmas presents. Little's Pagie 8. Happy Valley attractions Patre 2. Lim Yew Chye's at horne Pape S. Laper beer. Sime. Darby Pace
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      8 1 SWALLOW AND ARIELL'S AFTERNOON TEA BISCUITS ARE DELICIOUS
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      105 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, llf/?. High Water, 10.12 a.m., 10.57 p.m. Armistice Day. Public Holiday. Service at Cenotaph. 7.30 a.m. Public Service. Cathedral, 10.30 a.m. Ex-Services Dinner, Europe, 8 p.m. Wednesday, 12th. High Water. 10.41 a.m., 11.34 p.m. B. I. homeward mail closes. Thursday, 13th. High Water, 11.9 a.m. Eastern United
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    THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN.
    481 2 What an English gentleman is cannot be stated eun; i.-tly; you would have to be acquainted, firstly, with an English club waiter or with a booking-clerk at a railway station, or above all. with a policeman. A gentlenK T1 that i> a measured combination of silence, courtesy,
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      277 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD-TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT THE MANILA SHOWS, THE MERRY OPERA CO., WAYANG PEK JEE (Sah Sai Toh).' Etc. HOTEL DE BOER. MEDAN, DELI. EAST COAST OF SUMATRA. THE LEADING HOTEL Accommodation and Cuisine are unsurpassed m the Dutch East Indies. The private bungalows, with American Bathroom. Mosquito-room and Telephone,
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      117 2 -e Victoria Theatre n i Coming Attractions CARTER, LEE WHITE CLAY SMITH THE GREAT ILLUSIONIST AND FULL LONDON CO. MADELINE ROSSITER'S WISH WYNNE CO. FLARES FLASHES. SIR HARRY LAUDER MABEL^GARRISON. COMPANY ITALIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY. MOISEWITSCH. Etc., Etc., Etc. N Booking will be at JOHN LITTLES. Palladium. Theatre Tel. 903
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      427 2 A_UhE.-___.bra. From Saturday, November Bth. to Thursday, November In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Shan; THE DISSATISFIED CO II BI I v 1 Reel Pathe Film. CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS~IIERBERT RAWI l\\...v STOLEN SECRETS m 5 Reels. A gripping mystery romance, with Herbert Rawlinson j n v- dashing, daring role
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    AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
    659 3 DIRECT CALLS BETWEEN SUBSCRIBERS. The General Post Office now regards the experimental stage of automatic telephony as being over, and a start is about to be made with the conversion of the London lines to the automatic system of operation. For some years eighteen provincial towns including Leeds,
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    POLAR EXPLORER'S GALLANT ACT.
    136 3 Rope Carried From Sinking Ship. The four-masted schooner, Kathleen Annie, from Bremen to Newfoundland, which came to Kirkwall for repairs and left m a heavy south-easterly gale, was wrecked on the Green Holms of Eday Island. The crew were brought to Kirkwall by the steamer St.
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    THIEVES IN DUSSELDORF ART GALLERY.
    112 3 Valuable Canvases Cut. Cologne, Oct. 1. Eight valuable pictures were stolen during the night frcm the Dusseldorf Museum of Art, the canvases being cut out of the frames. It appears that the thieves selected pictures that would find a ready sale. The attendants state that
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      591 3 f^^ Ths Pmrfmct Com*>4*mums jk. WAHLPEN s BHB^^^^ IT^^' t^ eir beauty alone we m\\r^^B^B^^y^ are proud to recommend th« _rV x \\wt(^^^ fW P crfccte^ Kverekaip and L loffPP Wahl Pen to you Yet rs. VS WL^^P chief appeal lies to the perfee- £^>k. h WJW_ tion of their
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      145 3 r -,-<-. ------i--y_____________________-_---_----------------------------_--_________________________-___--------»-----______i fsjm u*ri%*r tr w r GENUINE White zing Paint bell brand fl We have just received a new shipment of the above from Great Britain's largest Paint and Varnish Manufacturers, Messrs. WILKINSON, HEYWOOD CLARK, LTD. We Guarantee Its Quality. Wf Barlow and Co. I l^^^^^^^^"^^»^»" i »a----____________B___P%
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      29 3 m^ mmm m mM M m^^ INTEREST IN A PICTURE. •rt_»€l_llNtlfat_i mmmm to-day, M tkey crow. FBONB JKt TO-DAY FOR Atf APPOINTMENT. V THE EASTERN STUDIO, Stamford Road. Singapore.
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    DEMOCRACY FOR INDIA.
    758 4 LIONS IN THE PATH. "F. R. 8.," m The Clarion, an English Socialist journal, returns to his discussion of "the truth about India." After referring to the Hindu Moslem differences which, it is now hoped, the Unity movement may go far towards remedying', he reminds us that
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    "EDITING" THE FILM.
    196 4 There is a New York kinema expert who specialises successfully mi n the "editing" of films that need considerable alteration to redeem them from failure. "Therei $100,000 worth of film," said a producer to him on one occasion.. "We can't sell it, so you take it and
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      388 4 Keep your Teeth clean withl Tooth Powder for it is t big help to anyone who wants her or his teeth to look well and last well. It cleans them so easily so smoothly, so thoroughly, and polishes beautifully without scratching or m any way injuring the en*md. SoW locally
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    GERMAN TRADE WAR.
    134 5 PREPARING THE WAY. TAX REIH CTIONS. f Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Nov. 9. The Government has drcided to reduce the income-tax between 15 to 25 per cent on incomes under eight thousand marks anlually, with further allowances for children, rhe business turnover tax and luxury tax *U1 also
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    INLAND'S SUSPICIONS.
    234 5 Warsaw, Nov. 9. If. Woikoff. the new Soviet minister m Poland, handed his credentials to President Wi ciechowski. after a speech assuring the Polish Government of the Sovietts' friendly i.tentions and desire for co-operation. The President replying, hoped the fulfilment of obligations by b ;h eountris* would he
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    166 5 Military Education for Schoolboys. (Ey Courtesy of the Nanyo XichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 7. The Bill providing for military education, which was proposed by the \V r ar Office, has been passed by the Cabinet, following a concession made by the Minister for Education. The Bill, which will
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    131 5 Garrison Sergeants. The winners of the Garrison Sergeants' Lawn Tennis League Challenge Shield are the Royal Engineers, Pulau Brani, with a possible score of 20 points. The following table shews the final posi-t-OM of the participating teams: Games Games The members of the R. E. Sergeants Mess Lawn
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    22 5 A launch helmsman waa fined $25 by the Act. Master Attendant m the Marine Court yesterday for carrying an excess of passengers.
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      296 5 ROYAL BEER I Sole Importers W. R. LOXLEY CO. 58 Robinson Road. i This famous old 3 i English Remeth' for i Coughs andCblds i HWK^_y -B_jj^r@t^# C LiHS.tO,»N.__fO.Jt~t3A.SqU'I.L,IOIU.rC > **mmmm**m |_j N SEED COMPOUND < Generation after Generation have proved < its supreme efficacy m relievjncp < Coughs Golds
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      459 5 NOTICES. NOTICE. IN HONOUR OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF MESSRS LIM YEW CHYE SOUS, PROVISION MERCHANTS GENERAL IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS 49, High Street an "AT HOME" will be held at the above address on Wednesday, the 21st inst. from 11 a.m. Friends and customers are respectfully invited. SINGAPORE AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
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      764 5 NOTICES. j: ETLIN AND CO. I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the partnership hitherto existing between the undersigned BENJAMIN ETLIN, TAN CHONG KEE CHOA ENG WAN, LEE PANG SENG, TAN SOON KENG and YEO BOON GUAN m the business •tf Share Brokers carried on at Nos. 31-33 The Arcade, Singapore,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    25 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. RUSSELL.— At Falmouth on the sth Nov., Edmund Scott Russell, aged 69 years, Chairman Messrs. John Little and Co. Ltd. (by cable).
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1924. Germany's Commercial War.
    740 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1924. Germany's Commercial War. One of those curious happenings which so often confound the experts, has occurred m connection with the Dawes reparations scheme, and that is that whilst declarations from financial specialists have been abundant, that m Britain at any rate "we have
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    443 6 His Highness the Regent of Kedah continues his triumphal progress through his little State. He has still to receive addresses of welcome at Baling and Yen. There will be a special general meeting cj the Teachers' Association to-morrow at 5 p.m. m the Raffles Institution to consider the approval of
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    50 6 MR. ANTHONY FOR MALAYANCOLLIERIES? An Ipoh Rumour. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Nov. 10. The Times of Malaya publishes a rumour that Mr. P. A. Anthony, formerly GeneralManager of the F.M.S. Railways, has been invited to return to Malaya to take up the general management of Malayan Collieries.
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    DEATH OF MR. SCOTT RUSSELL.
    306 6 Those of the older generation of Sinpapore residents will learn with regret cf the death, on Nov. Sth at Falmouth, of Mr. Edmund Scott Russell, of the firm of John Little and Company. Mr. Scott Russell came cut to Singapore m 1u77l u 77 and
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    498 6 Mr. Alston has left Kuala Lumpur on a visit to a brother m Africa. MT. J. Wallace, of Messrs. Osborne and Chappel's office, Ipoh. has gone on leave. Mr. F. L. Jones, manager, Malay Mail, left for Home by the Kashgar, on leave. Mr. Bob Darby has arrived from Home
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  • REMEMBRANCE DAY.
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      SINGAPORE HONOURS ALLIED DEAD.
      417 6 "Poppies. Poppies, mi |J|f "We soldiers can who went out to t.„come back were th,, rather than thos- who „„> With these word. U r> the imposing memorial Ln BtftetM. p_,_ sentiment rortotUiJ m t h,. appropriate at th,. celebrating th- memorable day ipon irb ceased,
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      THE POPPY "DRIVE" IN PERAK.
      89 6 (From Our Own OtrfU To-day. Remembrance l>a>. Jl by a widespread collection i". m Perak from early thi- great effort was mil result. The ex-«'ivic< dail r Town Hall, wfck I |M«-ent«l red, white and bloc flap loons of the- same roh.ui- l« ■>«"*" decorative
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      GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
      44 6 The following had the M with His Excelbncy theCe^'' Guillemard at (Jovernin-nt H day. November i'th. \wU'. Sir Walter and Lad? She* Miss Shaw. Commander Robin-"' Lieut. Commander Cro House P-*tf« Mr. c. .1. Wilton. Mra. ■rattan. Major V. G. Olive. A.P
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      67 6 At the examine! last week by the Royal Sij m co-operation nHa the Straits Settlement, the Examiners have reconimeiHW d ing eleven candidate- Institute's Diploma for Ssmtsi Seventeen Candida' lt nation:-N. K. Pillay. P-* Sodar, V. P. Pillay. X- N S. CWttampatam, K. Jjnsi* :P i C. Ambalam. T. A.
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      193 6 "THE CONNOISSEUR COVU-S IO CALDBECKS." iiS^jmf^ Z_S-BP_\ HUIH wf^mw* tSVoi\ JynARK HJH Tal i Xmomk^^F^^MmjuA^m y_____p_n^__i-— r _fl_——____________F t_%_v. twin* < ___h___T__^_Rl w_-__^__ •-->■»— v\_R A l_^__**_B3L.4iu-t «iy_-__^^_____r mok*\\*\ ___K-__________^-_P-_-r __r Sole Agents. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., Ltd. 45, Robinson Rd. (Incorporated m Shanghai.) Tel. 228. ESTD c^A^&S 18;2, PATRONISED l^fe^^^^^^S
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      27 6 CREAM'S ONLY RIVAL. nPffi i I m M BRAND 11 Sole Distributors: W. R. LOXLEY CO., Robinson Road. Singapore. I PEARS' B M J, GOLDEN SERIES. I
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    THE BARCELONA BATTLE.
    61 7 is|pATIF^AG[TATORS. .mM DBCOI MESSAGE. i** 9 re -rviee.] Paris, We*. 10. sgitator, writing Spanish emigres,! the outbreak of em ent. were tricked sing the frontier by ng to emanate ii l *y „.lice. rts that the revoluaho irere awaiting rede* m Madrid. became known iting on the
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    DEATHS OF NOTED MEN.
    86 7 [Ri Service, 1 Botftea, No\. io. nsciooe and eery hope of his relioston. Later. I li red of Senator ..v Henry Cabot Lodge, j, .ton Ofl .May 12th. IKSO, < ongresa (Republican) I had been a Senator Me terved two terms Hoom of Repreecataurss elected to
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    THE COMMONWEALTH LINE.
    49 7 i [Renter'- Service.] MeUtoarae, Nov. io. alth I ne officials asn rationed on Nov. Tth ex-enemy vessels such and naval vee- 7th.. stated: states that according ired there the Comit being registered m Eng.i; the line to employ I ii jrwheie, mat tad of ian conditions].
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    WORLD WHEAT SHORTAGE.
    46 7 I Service. 1 London, Nov. 10. rt the Liverpool wheat 1 ■deaaee of sd. since A seriom norU shortage of I -red. COBtiaam, the Argentine l eomidcraMy less than the T^ Australian crop has been **m* Md the Canadian crop •'•> affected hy frost.
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    DUTCH AIRMEN AT KARANCHI.
    20 7 I.ttetcr'i Service.] Karachi, Nov. 10. arrived here. I f Bunder Abbas. uWes appear on page 5.]
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    LAST DAY AT WEMBLEY.
    126 7 >,ena hrrfa to Kmpire. lcndon. Nov. 1. h I* o the Stadium J Of Wembley. a quagmire and tor- r H ;-l r UK}, ut ceremony, J*** hour by the miz^^y^T^^ marched rack, while workmen p ai **»ni m an effort to 4Ur^ i)l-,v-! t i
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    TANJONG PAGAR MURDER.
    797 7 THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Full Story of the Crime. The circumstances. surrounding the sensational shooting affair at Tanjong Pagar on the 2nd. instant, when a Chinese ran amok with a loaded pistol m his hand, killing an Indian constable and wounding an Indian ice-water seller, were disclosed before
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    128 7 Imperial Palace as Library. (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 8. General Feng Yuh-hsiang says that the Imperial Palace is to be opened to the public as a national library. Mr. Seishu Kubota, former Minister of Education, has been elected President of the Toyo Takushoku
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    RUBBER PROPAGANDA.
    232 7 MR. NAMBYAR'S VISIT ABANDONED. Official Communique. An official communication from the Rubber Propaganda Committee informs us that: The hon'ble Mr. P. K. Nambyar has intimated to the Federated Malay States Rubber Propaganda Committee that the recent correspondence m the local press has made it doubtful whether at the
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    306 7 In addition to a selection of new fiction the undernoted works have been added to Raffles Library and will be available for issue on Saturday. November 15th, at 9 a.m. Anonymous. Ancilla's Share (An Indictment of Sex Antagonism). Aldington (R.) Literary Studies and Reviews. Alfred (Count Von Waldersee)
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    "A PLACE CALLED SINGAPORE."
    248 7 At a recent meeting, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, alluding to the treatment that the Labour Government had administered to the great Dominions, said that the small preference which had been granted to them at the Imperial Conference had been repudiated. (Cries of "Shame!") "There is
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    202 7 KING'S SCOUTS IN F.M.S. To the Editor. Sir, Your correspondent's account of the Boy Scout Jamboree m Ipoh greatly interested me. I would like to point out, however thai his belief that there are only ten King's Scouts m the F.M.S. is erroneous. Apart from those
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    487 7 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 1 held on Nov 4th:— Decided that for the next 12 months cast iron street name plates shall be used experimentally, tenders to be called for prices. Appointed P.M.C. Messrs. J. A. Elia_. See Tiong Wah and
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    C.E.Z.M.S. SALE.
    236 7 C.E.Z. M.S. SALE. The staff of the above school wish to thank all the kind friends who helped to make the sale of Nov. 6th such a success, the sum total, up to date, being $2,757.82. Thanks are expressed to the stall-holders and their many helpers; Mrs. Pountney, the Treasurer;
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      460 8 STEAMER SAILINGS EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) u ELLERMAN n UNL Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. t s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW due Nov. 12 HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF DURHAM
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      573 8 STEAMER SAILINGS S P. O."*^^ BRITISH INDIA ANU APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER ANI> CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 1. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseillee, London and A«t. Due
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      416 9 STEAMER SAILINGS Round the World J ____I_t m WLf m mX m M^ 111 IlHllllll LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK via Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine, new liners continue on Round the World, returning
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    307 10 In a mailed message our Sydney correspondent, says Lloyds' List, announced the entry of Japanese ship-owning interests into the Australian homeward trade. We understand that the Japanese venture is not likely to continue, the owners having found insufficient encouragement for a Japanese line m this connection. It may
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    CITY OF RANGOON DAMAGED.
    112 10 The City of Rangoon (Eilerman Hall line) will undergo repairs m dry dock here. Serious damage was caused to her bottom plates through her running aground a day after leaving Sebu, Philippine IsI lands, on November 3rd. It appears that the vessel grounded on a coral
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    NEW DONALDSON LINER.
    107 10 The motor vessel Moveria, which, has been built for the Donaldson Line, is designed to carry general cargo and cattle and also has large refrigerator rooms for dealing with meat, was launched on October 10th from Messrs. Vickers shipyard at Barrow. She will be fitted with a
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    THE s.s. TALAMBA.
    482 10 THE s.s. TALAM BA. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Oct. 1. To-day the handsomely modelled twin screw steamer Talamba\ built by Messrs B. and W. Hewthorn. Leslie and Co. Ltd., for the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., ran a very successful trial trip off j the liver Tyne. The
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      537 10 Burns Philp -Line (Incorporated m Australia.) I For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE *t Regular monthly lai-taga by tha well-kaown steamer MARELLA (7-876 toni) aid MONTORO (5.000 tone.) Tbe s-s. MARELLA is tbe largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins •c lmxe single berth cabins,
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      84 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS ss. STJBAT Due to sail Ist half November loading from here. I For Particulars of Freight and Passages KOTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS LIMITED. HUDSON'S THE HOUSE OF CATCHY MUSIC. Just arrived from London. GUITARS VIOLINS. TAMBOURINES. VIOLIN STANDS. JEW'S HARPS. SUBMARINE KAZOOS. BANJO MANDOLINES.
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      206 10 ______________n%___i»b_ ___s^~" -•>_. if) wEsS QJSX m*m*Mw^kT *M\ \o /__7*______ -B. mm*fmJ*W torn SOLE AGENTS: JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. t— 'i ■HS|p_jq CHAMBERLAINS HPADrBALM PAIN BALM B-Bu mma BBHUJHATISM Cures H -—l-l. HI S-ggg Rheumatism, Lame Back, HB» u^H^_? Pains m the sicle an(l
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      157 10 STEAMER SAILINGS. HUGO STINNES LINES (Incorporated m Germany) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND IH* s.s. Hindenburp 12.250 tons s.s. Emil Kirdorf 9,000 tons L* HOMEWARD BOUND ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. s.s. Oliva 12,250 tons *T» s.s. Carl Legien 9.000 ton- V* s.s. Adolf von Baeyer
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      712 10 MAILTABLE. TO-DAY. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Jerantut) By train 6 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Edina 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Aing Hong 9 a.m. i Pulau Soegi Benuit 9 a.m. Karimon Fook Mow 9 a.m. Selat Pandjang and Bengkalis R. Schiff
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    585 11 ERASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10. of m b raekets sh <>w the issue Tal« t martdf h dollarS Unl^ SSSft MINING. s?«e**" ,i s ti: Idiis Hydraulic (£1) 2 <Js J2 17. 2 f* Johan Tin S X d K. Kamunting 49 s
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 November 10. Bank 4 m.s. 2 |4 3-16 Bank demand 214 3-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j 4 19-32 New York, demand ggu Credits 90 days 55 France, demand 93Q India, T. T. 156 Hongkong, demand 2% p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 137 Java demand, 137 V Bangkok, demand 77
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    PRODUCE.
    181 11 November 10. Tin 200 Tons $130.00 Gambier g^ qq Pepper White 41 0 0 Pepper Black 2LOO Flake Tapioca 11.00 Pearl Sago Small 9 00 Copra 12.60 Copra Sundried 12.85 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00 Rice, Siam No. 2
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    36 11 Singapore, Nov. 10, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 60^ 61; Nov.-Dec. 60% 61 V.\ Jan.-MarcK 60V_ 60%; April-June 59V 2 59%. London Quotation Sheet Is. s¥_jd. Market Steady.
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    LADY MAKES SUCCESS OF FUR FARMING.
    127 11 Toronto, Canada.— Feed your fox don't wear it. That is what Marjory Walton did, and it started her m one of the most thriving businesses _n Canada. When two pet silver foxes were presented to her she did not convert them into neckpieces, but
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    49 11 It must be admitted that steel-makers generally have hitherto failed to make the best use of the rising generation of metallurgists and engineers.— Sir William Ellis I am pleased to observe that there is a marked revival m Rhodesian mining. Lieut-Col. R. H. Fraser (Lomah (Rhodesia) Mining Company, Ltd.).
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      229 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Nov. 10. Ku.)ber. London Ls o l 2 d. Steady. Local 60 I_>.1 _>. '1 in.— London, Nov. 8. £260 ss. Local 130. 200 tons sold. Rubbers.— .Quiet. Jeram Kuantan^ offer at 41, Mentakabs at 20, Craigieleas at bi, tambalaks at 80, Punggors at 60,
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      177 11 Singapore, Nov. 10. Tin.— £26o ss. Nov. Bth. Rubber. Is sV_.d. \id. The accustomed Monday quietness prevails m the share market m which business, m all sections, is being conducted on a small scale. Rubbers. The increase of Ud m the price of the commodity has
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      ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
      225 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail.) Singapore, Nfiv. 10. Rubber. Is. 5\ 2 d. 60 1 Tin.— £26o tm. 130. Tons 200. An improvement of Ud. is reported m the price of rubber but the market remains the same as at* the close of last week, sellers of most
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      SPAIN DEPENDS ON CANADA FOR WHEAT.
      132 11 Winnipeg, Man., Forty years from now Western Canada will be one of the richest and most thickly settled districts m the world, declared the Marquis of Viana, Spain's richest man, who is travelling through Canada with his son-in-law, the Duke of Alba and party.
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      SOUTH TAIPING.
      69 11 An output of 6.704.69 pikuls of tin ore during the year ended August 31st. is recorded m tHe annual report of the South Taiping Tin Dredging Company, realizing $456,622.22. A balance of $105,789.57 is left for distribution after various sums have been added and deducted, and from this
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      414 11 A-»* IMtM Assurances m force wer $17,000,000. I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LBnUD. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) I HE AD OFFICE^- Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC I IK company has £20,000 depos.ted with the Supreme Court of Englaid, and complies with the BrS Urn
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      415 11 BANKING. HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong Authorised Capital Sso onn nnn Issued and fully P aid UP |?0,000,S Reserve Fur_j Sterling 4,500,000 Silver 225 500 000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietors $20.000,00 COURT OF DIRECTORS. h i> *ttenden, Esq.. Chairman. m v EM_* > JF ,q
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      484 11 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. incorporated m England by Royal Charter. o Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 1,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 88 Bishopsgate, Lotion, EC. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hamburg Puket Amritsar Iloilo Rangoon Bangkok Ipoh
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      138 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (IncorporsUd m England by Roya' Charter A. D. 1720). *WE 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 Manasrer. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    959 12 MEETING OF RUGBY CHAMPIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Oct. 15. Chief interest m Rugby centred m the meeting of Glasgow Academicals and Glasgow High School F. P.'s, the joint Champions. The Academical victory of 16 points to 3, if somewhat flattering, was due to greater cleverness and
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      HEARNE CAUSES COLLAPSE.
      132 12 [Reuter's Service.] Adelaide, Nov. 10. The match between the M.C.C. and South Australia was continued here to-day m windy weather. A thunderstorm occurred during the luncheon interval, and on the game being resumed the state of the wicket favoured the bowlers. The M.C.C, who had scored 230
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      S.C.C. BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT.
      207 12 The following are results to date m the Billiards Tournament at the Cricket Club: Class A. First Round: Sanders scr. beat Baker minus 2__s. walk over. Second Round: Moss plus 25 beat Cantrell plus 50 by 46. Linton plus 25 beat Sanders scratch by 37. Hughes minus
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      SINGAPORE BOXING STADIUM.
      60 12 An excellent evening's boxing is promised at the Singapore Boxing Stadium on Saturday night, when the main event will be a ten round contest between Battling Key and Gavino de Leon. In support local boys will be seen against Filipinos m four six round bouts. Popular prices
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      RUGBY.
      25 12 It is hoped that there will be a good turn out of S.C.C. Rugby players this; afternoon. A game will be arranged, if possible.
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    GREAT GALE AT HOME.
    127 12 Hurricane m Channel. London. Nov. 3. A great gale raged around the British Isles during the week-end, especially m Wales and the West of England. The rainfall m the Southern Counties was phenomenal. The Thames, m places, was six feet above the summer level. The stream
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    EPIDEMIC OF FAKED NOTES.
    174 12 In spite of the solemn Treasury statement that there is nc alarm being felt at the recent epidemic of counterfeiting, the position is not viewed by bankers with equanimity. It is not by any means m London alone that faked notes are being "uttered." There is
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    TRIPLE EXECUTION.
    71 12 A triple execution has taken place at Grandenz of Franciska Jankowski and his two sons Stanislaus and Antoin, who were found guilty of committing 18 murders. On the last day they claimed the condemned men's supper a pound of sausage, bread and lard, and cigarettes each: They asked
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      ROCHDALE STILL UNDEFEATED.
      175 12 The following are results of matches played on November Ist. Division 11. Chelsea 1, Hull 0. Clapton Orient 0, South Shields 0. Coventry 2, Middlesborough 2. Crystal Palace 2, Derby 0. Leicester 2, Wolverhampton 0. Manchester United 2, Fulham 0. Oldham 2, Port Vale 0. Sheffield W.
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      LEAGUE POSITIONS TO DATE.
      911 12 The positions m the three Divisions of the English League and m the Scottish League, to date, are as follow: Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Notts C. 14 8 3 3 16 7 19 Birmingham 14 8 3 3 13 12
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      SOUTH AFRICANS BEAT SOUTH HOLLAND.
      25 12 In an association football match at Tilburg, Holland, South Holland were beaten by South Africans by 2 goals to 1.
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      RUGBY.
      178 12 The following are results of rugby football matches played m the Rugby Union on Nov. Ist. Clifton 13, Bath 3. Blackheath 9, Catford Bridge 3. Cambridge Univ. 11, London Scottish 3. Aberavon 11, Cardiff 0. Coventry 21, St. Thomas 3. Glasgow Acad. 34, Edinburgh Acad. 0. Edinburgh I. F.
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      THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE DESCRIBED.
      103 12 London. Oct. 30. The Cambridgeshire was run m showery weather and m the heaviest going experienced for years. Pasha was kicked at the post by Re-Echo. Grave Fairy made the running from Dinkie, Moabite, Mignault, Lighthouse, Twelve Pointer, Dawson City and Jarvie, with Bachelor's Fort and Verdict
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      JOCKEY CLUB CUP.
      50 12 London, Oct. 30. The Jockey Club Cup resulted as follows: Plack 1, Eastern Monarch 2, Ceylonese 3. Betting: 2 to 1 against Plack, 4 to 1 against Eastern Monarch. 5 to 1 against Ceylonese. Won by one and a half length-, eight lengths between second and third.
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      POLO IN FRANCE.
      100 12 London, Oct. 31. Paris. The Olympic Games have given prominence to polo, which was practically unknown m France previously, apart from matches at Bagatelle and St. Cloud, but now the Military School at Joinville, which is a kind of training school for the Army m gymnastics and
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      INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.
      47 12 London, Nov. 2. Paris. In the annual lawn tennis tournament the Tennis Club de Paris defeated the London Drive Club by 13 matches to 2. A feature to-day was the tremendous tussle between Borotra and Jacob. The Frenchman won by 3 sets to 2. I
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    "PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS" AT ALHAMBRA.
    129 12 Presented at the Alhambra this week, is one of the best Gloria Swanson pictures this favourite star has yet given us, and packed houses are the result despite the rain. To be the best dressed woman on the screen is a position sought after by many,
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    20 12 Earl Beatty won the second prize for parsnips at the Royal Horticultural Society's fruit and vegetable show m Vincent-square recently.
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