The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 October 1925

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press i CENTS. MM.APORE, S.S., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1925. NO. 11,61:5
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  • 290 1 HindtnhurK and other prominent Germans have been threatened with assassination I'age 9. Only one ship h stiJl held up at Opetown owing to theWrike l»a«e 9. r l he French advance in Morocco continues with general success Pane j). There is a great gathering of politicians at
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  • 998 1 It is very, very wron*r of them to be so angratoful to th t kind authorities wh i in eoiny: to put up ten-s on y blocks of flat* to take the place of a familiar slum full •f insanitary COTOers. T<> foiw their way into tin'
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 180 1 WING LOO NO IHE RK( <k;MSEI> HOl SK f.-.r I ROPBAN TROPICAI si ITS. HIGH STREET. j; PHONE No. 29 2O i: Raffles Motor Garage have just installed a fleet of \l j New Hvpmobile Cars j ON HIRE AT USUAL RATES. J UMOr.NTRY TOIK S ARRANGED. EFFICIENT DRIVERS. jj
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    • 220 1 Tkf i ttxtf writing L'OYAL TYI'KH RITEH writing mmikint ,if gmrpMtaing i xrtllcnr I R^J^l p^Q A K tnls f <>r Mala>a and Siam I I i.i Singapore and Penang. THE "EUROPE HOTEL. AUTUMN RACE MEETING. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 1925 Special Race Dinner and Dance on
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    • 102 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Buy a Kodak— Papre 4. Boord's Old Tom p-in at LittfeV— Page 12. Johnnie Walker, the famous whisky Pa*re 8. Guthrie and Co., for pure Ceylon ;«-as Paj?e 8. Notice re premium on rubber land in Pahaßg Pape 7. Raffles motor garage nave a new fleet of Hupmobiles
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    • 18 1 W I N C LOOK G rein high clasb tJaumtSG. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. :\2. WHIM STEtBT.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 127 1 THE WEEK. Ttwxday, fifh. Hijrh Water. 0.40 a.m. Blue Funnvl homeward mail leaves. Rodeo Show T. Pa^ar. H.15 pm. \V> ihnsdny, Ith. Hijrh Water. 1.22 a.m.. 1 .fi p ni S.F.A. Cup: S.C.F.A. I vs Headquarters. Race Entries close, 5 p.m. Rodeo Show T. Pager, 1.11 pm. Thurnd-tiy, Hth. Hitrh
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  • 372 2 Story of Hnntfkonf by Sir J. i'antlie. How the Bible helped d« etor oui East t<. find <»ut the riuht n »•;»:> of attacking the source of the deadly plague, Is told by Sir Jamca CantHe, P.R.C.S., in his foreword to 'The Conqm-st of Disease," bf
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  • 141 2 Harvest Festival will be held next Sun-' day, October 1 lth. The services will be' fully Choral. A; the lA'i Choral Eucharist, the Introit will be "Let the words of my MofjfsV by Hujrh Blair and Ifco Service will k Stainer in F. At the i<J&Q Evensong,
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  • 136 2 FroM time to time, the Government Gazette infcrmi the outside world that various Societies are < ailed upon to furnish proof of their existence, have .eased to, exist, or have been dissolved. In nine cases out of ten the title conveys absolute- I ly nothing to
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  • 61 2 A committee Meeting will he held on Oct.' in the Exchange Room at ."> p.m. for! the following porpoMi (1.) To confirm minutes of committee meeting held on the' 14th September 1925, and Special committee' in c-tiny held <»n the 18th September 1925; li.) Town Improvement Bit.;
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  • 37 2 The following are the numbers of arriraU from and departures to Madras Presidency for the month of September: Arrivals: Kll4 adults; 1886 minors; Depart- .'.<>ol: adults; 150 minors. Th/e arrivals relate to aided passengers onlv.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 263 2 MOM, KELVEY'S }^a^ DANCING SCHOOL >^K p Private *^r Lessons y inth •j»» s; y \mf I'll DUKN'S iv, r.i o years old f. i!: Classical and all styles. Terms moderate. Wiite for appointment MDH. KELVEY Grosvenor Hotel DRY CLEANING AND DYEING. Remember that the Autumn RtCC Days are rapidly
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    • 262 2 Victoria Theatre. Thttf s. 15th, Frid. 16th, Sat. 17th instant 9-30 p. m. WILLIAM HEUGHAN SINGER AND ACTOR THE GREATEST INTERPRETATIVE ARTISTE THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN— DRAMATIC, LYRICAL AND HUMOURUS. BRILLIANT ASSOCIATE ARTISTES HYMAN LENZER. GLADYS SAYER. Australia's Greatest Violinist World-famed pianiste I Pla.i at Littles— Prices $3, $2,
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    • 314 2 ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd. Proprietors.) From Thursday, Ist October, to Tuesday, 6th October A METRO SUPER SPECIAL Adapted from a well-known story by F. MARION CRAWFORD As powerful a melodrama as any ever seen o n the screen on m ing a film star who appeared in cne
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  • 582 3 While in America I had more alcoholic liquor to drink in a week than I drink in England in a month. It was expensive, and it «m had, but the quan-ity was un- limited, i On my arrival at a famous New York hotel, which docs not
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  • 218 3 Daily walk of Three Miles. Not all Popes take their walks in the same way. Leo XIII. was famous for the ceremonial he attached to everything he did. Thus, when in the afternoon he wished to take a drive, he used to be carried in
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  • 76 3 MEETING IN RANGOON. Kangoin, Sept. 14. There were scenes of violence at a Swarajist meeting in Rangoon yesterday. One speaker who disagreed with the majority was knocked off the platform with a chair by a Swarajist Buddhist priest who then ran out of Jubilee Hall where
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  • 567 3 A SIMPLE METHOD OF PREVENTION. The Opium Advisory Committee at its recent meeting at Geneva passed a resolution tailing for control of the export of opium, and in this connection the following letter, addressed to The Times by Mr. A. G. Lias, is of interest: On Aug. 29
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  • 186 3 The comment made by the Bengalee upon 'ht manner in which the Swaraj week collections have been handled by those who are responsible lacks neither humour nor pji.irThe prtsent trustees of these funds are to be congratulated on the candour of their statement. This deals, as we
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  • 187 3 Kemal's Strong Advocacy. Kenial Pasha, before a large mixed audience ut Ineboli, invited the whole nation to adopt European dress, and all Turkish women to unveil. This would symbolise to the world to-day, he said, that Turkey was really progressive. He regret, ed to have
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 182 3 mmmmm yjTjL\ jflV mm\_ B I NERVE PAINS I Baniched! t Iliolt's Headache Tablets have been specially prepared to quick relief irom all nerve pains. They .ure a headache quickly without any weakening rriett on the heart or system. Taken at first symptoms, they will check intluen/a. fever or cold
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    • 189 3 i Ml Ul i II Sole Agenst BARLOW CO. ij r^a StaLndstrd of tKe World m-^ X Semi-Liquid Asbestos Roof s Repairing Material < FOR USE ON I CONCRETE, CORRUGATED IRON, ROOFING FELT, Etc ij > CARBO-LASTIC is a genuine asbestos material— not a paint. It comes in heavy 5
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 129 4 TO-DAY. TO-MORROW. M I I AW I v A Am A W I Hi jaHiß wam a^^ B "KODAK" Film will always be the same High Quality Film it has been for the Last Thirty Years. There is no uncertainty about "KODAK" Film,— its speed, latitude in exposure, beautiful gradation
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  • 4541 5 SPEKt'H OF THK HON MR. HOSE. following was the address by His en cy the Officer Administering the lent to Members of the Legisla,l ;it the Meeting held yesterFinancial. 1 Sir Laurence Guillelasl y<'ar he forecasted a surplus end of 1924 oi nearly $63 millions 145 millions
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 105 5 THE SINGAPORE SHIPGHANOLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. Shipchandlers, Shipbrokers, Commission Agents. Oifices MAYNARD'S BUILDINGS. 16 Battery Road. Telephone No. 433. PIANOS, PLAYER-PIANOS ORGANS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I OF ALL KINDS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES TIME PAYMKi\7> ARRANGED W. J- GARCIA 219. ORCHARD ROAD. j^J^* 1 TZllS V V*"lflV~ J^J^**^ S~P*** P/IRIS Garters
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  • 931 6 WORK AT HAYLING ISLAM). Hayling Island, Aug. 31. Sir Ronald Ross, Director-in-Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, opened to-day, at Hayling Island, the new British Mosquito Control Institute, for research work in regard to the mosquito generally as a carrier of dis;ase,
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  • 681 6 We (Times) have received for publication correspondence between a shareholder of the P. and O. Company and the directors on the subject of the recent dispatch of the new P. and O. liner Ranchi from Tilbury to ('owes with a number of distinguished
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  • 121 6 Irish tobacco is being imported into London in bulk for the first time for a hundred years. The Bnt consignment of IS tons left the port of Dublin recently. "It is rather strong to smoke," an official of the Irish Free State in London told the Evening Standard,
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  • 136 6 AMERICAN "ARC HIES" SET RECORD. Firing with three-inch batteries recently at Fort Tilden, X. Y., at targets at an elevation of 6,000 feet, suspended between airplanes and tow^d two and a half miles at a speed of 70 miles an hour anti-aircraft gunners of the 62nd Coast Arti'lery U. S.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 589 6 SPLENDID! It makes you feel better at once. With the very first winejjhissful of this delicious I new lite begiiu to course through your veins. It i Are you feeling run-down or over-worked I fhei trv WINCARNIS. Are you just up after a serious ii influenza or pneumonia I Are
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 1906 6 CfMrADADr TITDr n ITD No 3 on the Third Dav Distance, all oLlllAr Ulilli 1 Ulir l-LUD. Classes. 6 furlongs. Entrance Fee $25. P'or added stake monies see footnotes. THE AUTUMN RACE 4th Day. Sat^diiy, 24th October. MEETING. Races Nos 3& 5 TH E KINTA STAKES (Under S.R.A. Rules of
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  • 176 7 Immense Wealth in Heart of the Congo. Deep in th* heart of the Congo, away from the beaten track of civil. sation. lies buried immense wealth in the form of precious deposits of radium. Few persons know of the mine's existence, and, although radium is one of
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  • 178 7 The Falling Mouse. Dr. John Haldane, of Oxford, opVned discussion at the B. A. meeting in which zoologists and physiologists joined. OB the extent to which size ftwm the fur lions of animals. He jrave many amusinjr examples a nd showed that a scientific thesis.
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  • 548 7 STOKMS IN JAPAN. i (I r<m N.E.I. Paper). Tokio. Oct. Heavy c'oud bursts have as?ain wrought t:rr:ble damage in the central districts ofj Japan, Railway communications are completely disorganised. Part of the Imperial Palace at Tokio is under wratef. Thousand <f houst s have been swept away
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  • 209 7 The mercury-vapour quartz lamp, producing: a light rich in ultra-violet rays, is credited with great curative powers, but experiments have shown that other rays included in sunight especially the infra-red have important effects. A new lamp by Dr. A. Strin is claimed to yield a light much more
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 346 7 SAFEGUARD YOUR EYESIGHT SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE ANY KILTY IN YOUR VISION, [•HE ADVICE OF OUR FULLY QUAUFIEP El ROPEAN OPTICIAN is a\ailable daily Hours l < a.m. to 4.30 p.m. PECIALLY MADE CLASSES SUPPLIED PROMPTLY. MOTION SMITH AND SON LTD. 11. Battery Road. S INC, A PORE. BUSINESS CARDS L
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    • 670 7 I TREAT DIGESTIVE TROUBLES AT HOME. Yon may do this, conMont of succeu if you ivm Bisurated Hafnctia as prescribeo by doctors and used in hospitals. Su h disorders as indigestion, dyspepsia, and eastntis are lice to h .esfcnce' el excess acid -n the stomach, and Bisuraud Mngnooia neutralise* this
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    • 453 7 Weakening fJhjT| wjf^^t Only those who suffer from piles know the misery it brings It robs life of its pleasures, steals the brightness from existence, and substitutes days of dull pain and periods of acute agony. That grand herbal healer ZAM-BUK is unequalled for its power to end the pain,
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    • 308 7 AUCTION SALE OF Unredeemed Pledged Coods and Jewellery of every description at our Saleroom No. .'{o, Chulia Street ON WEDNESDAY, 7th OCTOBER, AT 10 AM The pledpes comprisi^ watches, chains, diamond and. other ring*, brooches, earrings Ch.nese and Malay gold and silver ornaments etc. On view two days prior to
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 539 7 RUBBER SMUGGLING. THE LALATS IHSY MJRNINC;. Five Captures in 2' Hours. Th: particulars leieved this wee!: rerardmg the wait of the F.M.S. Cus oms preventive fleet relate in the main to seizures repmUd last week, details of which had not arrived then The Itewak, Sept. 28, at 7.30 p.;n.. off
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 20 8 GOODWIN. At Hove. Su>s«, on Au^-t 11, 1925, Ada Ri>.-.e. widow of R. NcttletOK (ii»o<i\v:n. late Editor. Pinarp Ciazrtte.
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  • 774 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1925. The Budget Statement The hon'ble Mr. Hose is ferUmatfe in being- able to present to the Legislative Council an address on the position of the Colony so generally satisfactory as that delivered yesterday, and published in another part of this issue. The address
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  • 198 8 The Sungei Perak Estate, Kinta, has been acquired by Klabanp Rubber Estates, for whom the Barlow Companv recently acquired Sweet Kamari estate, which the management is being entrusted to Mr. M. E. Veasrh, of Selangor. Ex. In connection with the report of the car accident on the Woodlands Road m
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  • 52 8 COMMUNISTS IN RELIGIOUS FIGHT. [Aneta Service]. Weltevredcn. Oct. .">. Sharp religious quarrels have iioken out near Cheribon between Communists and Islamites and the followers of a new religious sect. House-burning and molestations are occurring daily, and many inhahitan s of the native villages an taking 1 refuge
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  • 170 8 Railway Blocked. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 5. Abnormal wtather throughout Perak the last days of th( week culminated in a series of subsidences along the railway also extensive flooding of low areas in Kinta. Several parts of Ipoh were inundated. On Monday morning the first
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  • 61 8 PENANG'S MUNICIPAL ENGINEER RETIRES. IVnar.j;. Oct. .">. Mr. W. S. Dunn, Municipal Engineer, was entertained to dinner, an the occasion of bis impending departure, at the Pamaitg Club. Mr. J. D. Kemp presided and the Hon'ble Mr. Peel, Resident Councillor, the Hon'blo Messr*. Thorne and Simpson were amongst these present.
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  • 43 8 i'enar.fc. Oct. :>. Captain (iully el the Straits Steamship Company's Sri Yuar. who had beer with tht Eastern Shipping Company for many pears, ha s retired from the service and intends to spend his retirement at ait native town in Cornwall
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  • CONFERENCE MONTH.
    • 286 8 CHAMBERLAIN TALKs [Reuter's Service] Locarno n, t Mr. Chamberlain, discussing li.-i ,hv prospects of the nail eiK*. said that if the found.v could not he laid in such li. as Locane peace must have Row, earth. The pTMCBi eOMftt«BCC WM* FioA) most of the meetings G the Allies.
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    • 64 8 Paris, Oct Le Matin publishes a communication froa l^rlin to the effeft that Chicherin p to Her-r Stresemann to extend the Trast) oi Rapallo. it' the Locarno Conference <iiii not result favouraV>ly from Germany. Thi> would mean the conclusion alliance including, if aacsMsry, ind, bel the proposal has
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  • 25 8 Peamag, (K-t. .">." The shareholders of Taprang Tin have deckled to liquidate the Company and Mr. J. Burnie has been appointed liquidator.
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  • 414 8 ALL NATIONALITIES To BE INCLUDED. At a meeting; at Government House yssterday afternoon a few ladies and gentlemen, under the presidency of Miss Hose. discussed the arrangements to be made for the forthcoming Poppy Day. which will I*- celebrated on Tuesday. Nov. 10th. The hon'bie the Acting Thief
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  • 63 8 [Reuter's Service.] iirMa, ;>rt. Not merely Heir Streaemann bui P dent Hindenburg a n d a number of pmminVnt cabinet ministers h:r \ed threatening letter-. F«»r this reason unusual pi were taken at the Nation on SatUTSSJ when all seeking admission to r putiform, even the
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  • 67 8 [Rt-uter's Berries.] \Nnr>aw. Ort 1 The political police huv:- si Volynia, mar iK> Bovie! front* persons belonging to a wide-spread organisat ion. ;il'cl d to be acting halt of the Soviet, including rum-nt officials and ioldien. Much eoirespondesei from Moscow and lar?C sum> of A currency wi h
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  • 125 8 RESEARCH INSTIIi 1 1 [Reuter's Service! Konif. Oct. I The inaugural meeting oi the 1 tional Cungress on Malaria wai the Capitol. Bignor Mussolini SI number of international experts ria being present, including tives of Burma. India, and tin States. Mussolini paid a higl Britain and the Dominion
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 151 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR" COMKS TO CALDBECK'S At Fortylive, Robinson Road. PATRON iSI'I) .'iv. V&L K^ ROYALTY. A Continued Success for Over Half a Century AND AN I NRIYALLEI) REIH TATION Are a Valuable Asset Associated with the Popularity of j B. P. De SILVA The leading Jeweller in the East. Kranch:
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    • 49 8 ygjf*^ FOR ALL J VERMIN USE If J§3|^ I AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. FJ is 1 4 J~\ yx wj7 L 11 GOLDEN s R i£S. i fcZ\ ALWAYS fe ASK FOR IfegpJT^ VDAMSON. j|2W(m« I| VN co I! *££2i^J( Rgg^ys^^J Kuala Lumpur Mi«. NORVAL I WILSON. p.p.c.
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  • 184 9 NIGHT BOMBING. A GOOD ADVANCE. [Router's Service. 1 Fez, Oct. 4. netj tight separate air raiils were ,1 ujt by French machines last night 'aided a general action on the French sector. Just before dawn several nnfl advam-ed in the dim light and ,1 the formidable Se-nh;uJja
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  • 129 9 [Renter's Service.] Paris, Oct. I. jred that the premature revelsthe French offer at Washington, M. < aillaux had apparently promised ■j caused considerable stir in ths I ttu-ial «(i: r• n and a larue section agree in considering that if re any indiscretion, which was not i.
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  • 53 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Oct. .">. ithoritativeiy announced that the German djreworks, including the Amiltae, will amalgamate soon. malgmmating firmi will he merpred in scbe Company, which, after increas--1 capital by the capital of the other amalgamating therewith, will name to Interosenpemeinschaft Farbeniaduatrw Aktien^esellschaft. t%
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  • 41 9 [Reuters Service. l Capetown, Oct. .">. IW of 'he Sophocles fur Aus- the Ballarnt the only steamer I apetown. -till two vessels t.ed up at lon boi Durban is the only South where a considerable number <re strikebound.
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  • 48 9 [Reuter's Service.] Florence, Oct. S. iolini, the murderer of the Fascist luporini, died from the injuries inby the crowd at thf assassination, also a man named Cofeaolo who was ■sly injure<l in the fracaK •l« order and tranquillity now M the result of police measures.
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  • 45 9 [Reuter's Service]. Moscow, Oct. 1. »<■«' Of the Mongolian People's 't Uffa has decided to sequestrate r '!K'!ty of the late Hutukhtu Bogin, theocratic- ruler of Mongolia, bebecann a republic. The property lined at a million roubles and will be r «<lucational purposes.
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  • 53 9 "me as a shock to many people 1 that the continuance of the Kuala i -MX. A. is uncertain that the 'tion is unable to make end s meet, close its doom unless publifc »«ty furnish.-s m ean s of escape financial <lifficultic-s. An appeal made some time airo A
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  • 1949 9 Present. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. E. Hose. C.M.G.). Thi> Hon'ble the Acting o'onial Secretary (Mr Hayes Marriott, C.M.G.). The Hon'ble the Resident Councillor, Penang M W. iVel The Hon'ble the Acting Attorney-General (Mr. G. G. Seth). The Hon'ble the Treasurer (Mr. A. M I'outney
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  • 295 9 A GREAT SHOW. One of the biggest crowds yet known to witness an outdoor performance in Singapore turned out to enjov the thrills of the Wembley Rodeo show on the specially aid out grounds at Anson Road last night. It was a show well worth witnessing ami the
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  • 185 9 The second performance of this interesting comedy, produced by Mrs. Arthur Harris, took place last night, there being a full attendance, favourably impressed by the reports of their friends of the first performance. Very good can seldom be bettered, but last night's performance, was, if anything,
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  • 64 9 The Band of Hope will meet at the Y.W.C.A. to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. His Highness the Sultan of Perak was in Teluk Anson for the Agri-Horticultural Show there. The building of the new Sailors Home in Hongkong has had to be postponed for two years. In spite of hard times,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 215 9 Robinson Co., Ltd. Cellular Tennis Skirts with New Polo Collar ft®pS^iil^ with and without Pocket. vM|;^^^: Light weight strong and '^fiN serviceable Price $4.75 each. lililli Sizes 14 to 18U> Collar British Manufacture ||j: Y( Easyivcck I Tennis shirts with the new open y^ r\ ?7l Collar made from Fine
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 731 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR SERVICES TO:— LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. Taking cargo on through Bills ol Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. MENTOR London, Rotterdam pad Hamburg In Port HKLENUS Marseilles,
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    • 557 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAr~LINE PASSENGER AND IK EIGHT SERVICE? TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE ft* CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Havre, London, Hamburg and Antwerp Oct. 19 s.s. CITY OP DUNKIRK Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 28 s.s. CITY
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    • 570 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIeInT^ITsTEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles. London and Antwerp Due v# Tennage. Singapore. Tonnage.
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  • 317 11 Miccess in Work of Liquidation. Berlin, Aug. 30. whole German financial world exnced intense relief on Saturday when j Consortium entrusted with dation of the Stinres concern an- that its labours had been comples>fully. The debts of the eoasamounted to 120.000,000 marks, will be paid in full.
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  • 141 11 South African jade,-re- in those column., we ar, '^"Hu-hofthejadcsofarn^ned •aal has been of the transluPink JaA has also been found working. This class has l! >'*' to any Appreciable extent but a necklace of pun- piak in the South African Pavi- U nl It is priced at
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  • 44 11 "< 'manc-iai prosper!*, Lumpur. The Govwamenl offlcw ■"•"■way o ft MIIf in thi P««n< P.W.D. ofiic-.. ll(> money is •vaiU! s,i i111L v l'""ly b yf>.-i,,.,| ar, ST*/**-' IB hav,. r Hall. whi,h „i n IK „x <"-•"■ ■l-|. .rtm..nt. when the new »tktl« ha M.M.
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  • 450 11 Komantic Career of a Tibetan Ruler. News has just reached Calcutta of the d>ath .n Tibet of the Tsaron* Shape, for •nnny years the n^ost masterful personali y in this land of mystery. The new* of his death had been preceded by the report of hs
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  • 147 11 A New Source of Supply Berlin, Sept. 1. German scientists have become independent of the virtual American monopoly of that rare and useful gas. helium. The Germans hitherto have not on'y been unable to equip Zeppelins with helium, but have not had enough wherewith to carry
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  • 165 11 Prospect of Early Release from Gaol. It is understood that Captain C. H. Attfield, who was arrested last year and fined in the High Court 1*26.000 for pun-running, will be released on cr about Oct her 13th. Captain Attfield. owing to inability to pay was
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  • 95 11 When asked in Hongkong what had struck him most forcibly as the characteristic feature of oriental life, Mr. Somerset Maugham said that he could never have believed without seeing it that the European was so intent upon his work in the langorou.s East. It had transformed his
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  • 403 11 A fierce battle between men believed to belong to rival rececourse gangs took place on No. 3 platform at Victoria Station (Briuhton section), and a railway policeman was thrown on the line and badly injured. Thirty or forty men were involved in the disturbance,
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  • 267 11 Taxation troubles in Ashanti. where the old principle of no taxes without representation appears to be finding expression, are referred to in a CeloakU Office report on this African Colony. There i>, according to threport a gradual and almost imperceptible change coming over native affairs- The
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  • 231 11 There is no lightship that appeals to the popular— especially the London—imagination as does the Nore, so that the fact that it has had to be shifted OB account of the movement of the shoal that it guards has attracted attention that ha s not been given to
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  • 282 11 Remarkable Story from ley lon. Colombo, Sept. 10. A recent happening in Kuruni'jralle vithin the knowledge of several wellknown residents has created a mbs ation. A man named Xico Han.y has been in the town of Kurunepalle for over 2"> years, and people have known him as a
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  • 74 11 Fourteen Chinese firemen were taken into custody at Liverpool on September 7th., following a fijrht On the steamer Cyclops at Queen's r>ock. Six Chinese were taken by ambulance to hospital suffering from severe knife wounds. Faces were slashcvl with knives, and one man's wrist \va s almost severed. When the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 161 11 CIGARETTES i^^ t^ap6txvn cb Juvce T^ ore something' more f^ t^-^^^' f/ MADE IN ENGLAND T 'Tim »*ntU.i—m to IhuW kjr rt* BtMak-AsMHem TnUoo Co.. (Stralto) Ltd. (Incorporated in Fr.jH«u«d) Q Halls Wine 1 will thoroughly build you up because Hall's Wine enriches the blood! Hall's Wine feeds the nerves
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  • 116 12 The homeward French mail steamer Chantilly is expected to arrive here tomorrow at 6 a.m., and will leave the .same day about 3 p.m. The homeward bound P. and O. mail steamer Karmala is expected to arrive here at 11 p.m. to-morrow. She will proceed alongside P. and
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  • 33 12 Plans have just been completed for the erection of a new pier at Kama], Madura, for the Sourabaya Harbour Board, which it i& estimated will cost approximately (51,000 guilders.
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  • 66 12 The Sperry Gyroscope Company, of London, has just been given an order for a Sperry Gyro Pilot for the Hakusan Maru, belonging to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. It is understood that a number more are to be installed on other vessels of the line.
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  • 149 12 The Bianchi, the second of two sistw ships built for the P. and O. Company by Hawthorn. Leslie anil Co., was launched at the firm's yard at Hebbuni. England, toward the end of January. The vessels have seven decks and are luxuriously
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  • 185 12 A new vessel, the Pieter Cornelisz Hooft, is now being built in France for the Netherlands Steamship Company. She is to be a first-class liner for the Dutch East India service, 540-ft. in length, with a beam of 61 -ft. 9-in.. and a
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  • 214 12 One result of the purchase of 200 steamers from the United States Shipping Board by Mr. Henry Ford will be that within a shoit time the American mercantile fltvt will be reduced by something in the neighbcurhood of 1.000,000 tons gross. We have frequently pointed
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 441 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). :O:— FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. _:O:— Regular monthly sailings by the well-kpn wn steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and •IONTORO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabins,
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    • 156 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated in Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. •lONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Oct. 23 s.s. Adolf von Baeyer 9,000 Nov. 24 HOMEWARD BOUND. NAPLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. f s.s. Albert Voegler 9,000 Oct. 9 Scheer 12,300 Nov. 17 Not calling at
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    • 343 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES Under contract with the French Government Mail and Passenger Services. DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY FAR EASTERN SERVICE. HOMEWARD MAILS. To Marseilles yia Colombo, Djibouti and Port Said. CHANTILLY 17,000 due Oct. 7 PORTHOS 19.000 due Oct. 21 FROM PENANG ONLY. To Marseilles via Colombo, Djibouti and Port Said. AMAZONE 11,000
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    • 230 12 BOORDS OLD TOM AND DRY THE FINEST OBTAINABLE. Sole Agents: John Little 8 Co., Ltd. (.Incorporated in Ei.gta Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. LLOYD TRIESTCVO S.N. CO (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindi^i. Venjct and Trieste via ports taking cargo w through Bills of Lading for Fiume, tbt
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 666 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Ku T aU h n K» Pekan, Sungei limbing and Kuan tan (via Gemaa and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fn uV *m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 mm Ke lan tan every Monday,
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    • 82 12 Schlesinger, Mr. S. A. Harainjr, Mr. G. B. Haramg, Mr. Tan TYk Hav. Mr. Tan Tjoon Sioe, Mr. Kittebherger, Mr. V. L. Jeanette Walen, Mrs. X. Williams, Dr. Sarcoli, Mrs. A. Keuker, Mr. R. H. van dor Vyver. Mr. and Mrs. de Bode, Mr. M. Baker, Mr. Lim Konjr Enp:,
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    • 674 13 O. S. K. Line. I)e«ti nations. Steamers. Arr. Dent. London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, idea and Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 17 Oct. 18 tan Cape Town, Rio, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires via ionibo. f Hawaii Maru Oct. 18 Oct. 21 mho and Bombay f Indo Maru Oct.
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    • 403 13 ■CEjk&EaaV^L^nl aMBBH^^ *^5L Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBUKNEFS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in
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    • 624 13 GENERAL AG E S^ SAKI ROOSEVELT LINB Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) ™«,J$ EGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and (via Suez) m... SILVERLARCH In Port m... SILVERFIR (ue m.». SILVERELM ue BORDEAUX MABU m...SILVERAY due for rates and other particulars
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  • 528 14 Malayan Workers See the Navy. Considering that H.H. the Sultan and people of Perak have contributed one of the finest ships to our Navy in H.M.S. Malaya, it was a kindly and tactful idea on the part of the authorities to have arranged an outing for the 20
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  • 289 14 We are phased to note from a letter in the Observer that our old Singapore friend, W. G. St. Clair. i s still f*> the fore. This time he is in Colombo. Ceylon, and writing with rtference to Sir Herbert Samuel's apparent intention, after giving up office
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  • 120 14 Captain Hugh S. Shipway, R.X.. has been selected for appointment to the Hawkins, additional, for duty at Singapore, on the staff of Vlce-Admiral Sir E. S. AlexanderSinclair, 'o date Oct. 20, and as Captain-in-Charge, Singapore, as from the date of beginning duty. Captain Shipway is the third
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  • 224 14 "Decorated" with Human Bones. The Postmaster-General having sanctioned the erection of a new post office at Shepperton-on-Thames. Middlesex, one of the most, if not the most, curious buildings in the country will pass away by the demolition of the existing premises. The post office is kept by
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  • 121 14 This Congress will be held at Rome under the patronage of the Italian Government on Oct. 4th. sth. and fith. Amongst others, the following subjects will be discussed. < 1 Anopheles and malai ia, (2) biology of the parasites(unicity and plurality of the parasites), (3) the
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  • 54 14 Rome, Auj;. 2M. A picture of the Madonna, which was discovered recently at Fano, a small town on the Adriatic coast, may prove to be one of Raphael's masterpieces. It is a miniature painted on parchment, and as no miniature by Raphael is known, this may be
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  • 435 14 The efficacy of \accination having re- cently been in question readers will be interested in what the Netherlands has to repoit with regard to the prevention of infectious diseases in the East Indies by that means. At the- time of the cholera epidemic in Batavia in
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 414 14 Good Health 'I /r rZ Hot Climates Sanatogen, y -•■?g-_ v x A chain is only as stronor as its weakest link. In a I hot climate the weak link in a man's Health is either his stomach, his nerves, or his blood. Etch j complaint renders him more liable
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    • 341 14 I™"" 1 Whisky I i "from Hie ORIGINAL RECIPE 1746 £LaP IS SIMPLY ANOTHER TERM FOR SHELL The regular use of Shell Motor Spirit and Lubrical a marked reduction in running COStt. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (S.S.) LTD. (Incorporated > England). __> [it y))jj ]m aS Disfiguring Pimples Healed By
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    • 290 14 j THK SINGAPORE REE PRESS The only Morning D livo "news" paper— S&-4 daily, also the best M< pelrfwed with the < I Inc. with Lntes) T and Latest Announcements I exclusive specia; week" Serial Story, 1.;..... i Telephone M. C«hk Add p. <>. Box v, nc Communications rei..- 'Editorial
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  • 599 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY, OCTOBER r>th, 1925. «t 2PsE£ h c a e u show the iMue marked.] UnleB3 <*ber w 8 MINING. Asam Kumbang (£) Batang Padang Tin buyers 50s 6d S-llera 51s 6d Hitam Tin 64 66 Idris Hydraulic £) Johan Tin 1.50 40s 6d
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  • 65 15 October 5. 5'" nk «ms 2|4 15-32 Bank, demand 2|4 5-32 Private credits 3 m.*. 2 4 19-32 New York, demand 56^ Credits 90 days 5^ France, demand n^ India, T. T. 154 Hongkong, dt-mand 5} 4 p.c. Preni". Yokohama, demand 13X Java, demand 139 7 Bangkok, demand 791^
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  • 211 15 October .">. Tin 100 Tons |IMJf I'tppcr Whitt- M£o IVpper Rlack Bg M Flake Tapioca r ii( Pearl SaffO Small g <j| C«f>n 21Q opra Sundric.l ]•> M I>PIUM, ben > m tint 4 l'uu Hire. I.inriL' Mi-> I "ri,»n Mir\ B'ue Eaple (OIJ^ .<.;, R-op. T.iais.' Hin Ch«H
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  • 32 15 Singapore. Oct. .">, 12 noon. Singapore. Standard Ribbed Smoked Shee*. Spot 1.40 1.42; Oct. -Dec. 1.37 1 "'.>; Jan. -March 1.21? 1.25. London Quotattor Sheet 3s. 7d. Market Firm.
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  • 230 15 London. Sept. 2. The upward movement in Amerka has bm interrupted, chiefly through disappoint. ment in the modest amount the United S att's nre likely to receive from France, and the feelinjr of nervousness in connection with the anthracite strike. In this country trade has received a set
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  • 246 15 Manufacturers Enlarging Their Plant*. In February last, when retierrtaf to American tyre activity current and potential it was stated in this journal that the majority of manufacturers in Akron (the chief rubber manufacturing centr e of the United States) were enlarging their plants, and that construction work
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  • 156 15 MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Oct. ft. Rubber.— London 3s. 7d. Firm. Local 1.41 *4. Tin. -London Oct. 3rd. _M9 15s 136 U. 100 tons sold. Rubbers.— Shares are in a very MM demand at the following quotations with M lers scarce:— Mentakabs 47. United Malaccas
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  • 113 15 Singapore. Oct. Tin.— (London t. 3rd) £269 IY-. Local 136W. 100 ton*. Rabber. 3s. 7d. Up '-<!. Runlv rs an- in al -1 wuml demand on a riainir market, with Kllen hard to And. Jtiam Kuantani an irantod at 1.40, Hukit Jelotonfffl aave made 1.40, Scudaia
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  • 254 15 POSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT (L. R. Macphail). Singapore, (ht. ">. Rubber.— K 7d ltd up. Loral 1.4 Tin.-i,2t»!> 10s. Oct. Srd. Local 100 1 sold at 1t%%. Rubber share priees eoattnne t dvance with active enquiries for all stoc«. M .ninir icks are Arm. Indus rials an, Loafii are wanted
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  • 98 15 Messrs Guthrie and Co.. Penangr, affentof Renonjr Tin, have received a cable from Londc.n advising that the Board of Directors have decided to recommend, subject to audit and usual adjustments, a final dividend, in rasped of the financial year just ended, of 20 per cent, payable on tltt
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    • 486 15 Assets over $5,500,000. rrntn /ir*n a m Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LJMrTED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE •«nw t The Company has £20,000 deposited with th P <5,,n«« n LlO^ 1)ON OFFICE. 32 Old Jewry, E.C. eposiiea with
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    • 951 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Pfli T Silver $26,500,'000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. it Patt enden, Esq., Chairmai w ir i>n£ e Esq De P u
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    • 37 15 Doctors Special y +~-Z+^%Sj'~Tf The finest of all «-^J^23fs?/ Scotch Whiskie*. i Well matured, delight' fully mellow and absolutely pure. A quality Whisky imbued with the spirit of good fellowship. R. UcNISH V GO. LTD. GU^ow. SmcUiml.
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    • 40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singap'^- Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floo^ A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 3489 16 TKKASI REKS MOTION IN COUNCIL. Mr. I'ountney's Explanation. At Legislative Council yesterday tie Treasurer, in moving that Council approves Of the principle of an annual contribution of ten per contum of the revenue of the Colony to the Opium Revenue Replacement Reserve Fund and authorises ihfe appropriation
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  • 60 16 Myne Cup Tennis. YESTERDAY'S RESVII> Miss L. Hutchison and Murphy minus 4 »H-at Mrs. Hickey and Wild plus V S— 2, 4_6, 6 4. Miss Fawcett and Holyoak minus 5 beat Mr. and Mrs. Swing- plus 2, 6 3, 6 o. Miss Griffith-Jones and Fulcher minus 15.1 heat
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  • 83 16 The October Ladies' Spoon competition was played yesterday a nd resulted in a tie between Mrs. \V. L. Stevens and Mrs. R. D. Finlay who returned net scores of 39. Twenty-five cardi were taken out and the following were returned: Mrs. \V. L. Stevens 44 5 39
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  • 110 16 The Committee of the Turf Cub have decided to run a second Open Pony Handicap on the last day of the above Meeting as under: Race 8. The Second Vony Handicap. 5-45 p.m. Value $1,000, with $200 to the 2nd pony and $100 to the 3rd pony.
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  • 29 16 The American tournament played at this Club on Friday and Saturday endeti in a win for Dr. Bain and Mrs. G. C. Da vies.
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    • 322 16 HIS MASTER'S VOICE GRAMOPHONES AND RECORDS Are renowned throughout the world for their <t. qualities. It is quality, first, last and all the time. These qualities have placed and maintained ti the front rank of musical achievement. LET US PROVE THIS TO YOU S. MOUTRIE CO. LTD. THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE.
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