The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 October 1925

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press li CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1925 NO. 11,615.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    252 1 Ihe news from Locarno is that the tone of the conference is changing, the Germans being intent on driving as hard a bargain as possible Page 8. President Coolidge, m a speech to the American Legion, predicted another world conflict unless racial animosities were abandoned and a
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    MYSTIC MERMAIDS.
    1416 1 Hark! can you hoar it roaring down below, The torrent that ia swan ping through the vale? We hear the thunder of itl foaming ROW, No* yet may see. The wan mist pale, Hells like another sea before our light, And clothes the distance m a shnu.d of
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      180 1 \V IN G LOONG n jK RBCOGNOBO HOUSE for ROPEAN TROPICAL SIITS. :<_. HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. O AUTUMN RACE MEETING SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE ON Saturday, October 17tK Saturday, October __i4tK. DANCING until 1.45 a.m. SARKIES BROTHERS. Proprietor*. I aa Not words alone Not words alone
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      210 1 The 'ns it writing ROYAL TYJ'EWRJTER a writing machine <»/' xiir/Kissing +.ret lltvct. I o^l FQ So,c Malaya and Siam I I I i.i Singapore and IVnan^r. 1 1 THE "EUROPE HOTEL. AUTUMN RACE MEETING. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th. 1925 Special Race Dinner and Dance on each
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      102 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Latest shipping on pages 10, 12 and IS. Gilbey's Invalid Port, Guthrie's— Page 8. Hall's distemper. William Jacks— Page 9. High Admiral cigarettes. BAT Page IV. Afternoon and evening frocks at Robinson's Page 9. The Rodeo has been attended with great success Page 2. Experienced shorthand typist requires
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      16 1 WING LOONG FCIC HKiH (LASS TAILORING;. Style, Cat and r*iniah Guaranteed. S2. ll l fill STREET
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      106 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, Rr/i. High Water. 2.6 a.m., 1.41 p.m. Rodeo Show T. Pagar. 9.15 p.m. Friday, 9th. High Water. 2.54 :i.m.. 2.21 p.m. P. and O. outward mail due. P. and homeward mail closes. Dutch homeward mail leaves. Rodeo Show. T. Pagar. 9.15 p.m. Saturday, 10th. High Water. 3.53
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    375 2 A foreign te'.euiam from Haibin states that a Bolshevik diplomatic courier has been oireatsd at Pogranichnia. He* wrem attempting to .bring a large .juantity of ba ard explosives Into China, It you have drawing-room of your own there is quite a respectable amusemeru called Bridge: if you don't happen to
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      298 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. ONE WEEK ONLY. Commencing Monday, October 19th at 9.30 p.m. GONSALEZ BROTHERS Present THE ITfiIAN CRAND OPERA CO. Monday, October 19th. FEDORA. Tuesday, Octcber 20th. MADAME BUTTERFLY. Wednesday. October 21st. MIGNON. Thursday, October 22nd. FRA DIAVOLO. Friday, October 23rd. LA BOHEME. Saturday, October 24th. LA TOSCA. Booking at
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      220 2 Victoria Theatre. Thurs. 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 SAVER. Australia's Greatest Violinist World-fam«?d pianist e r Box Plan at Littles— Prices $3, $2,
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      309 2 ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors.) From Wednesday 7th to Monday, 12th October AN ENTERTAINING PARAMOUNT PICTI XX Featuring a great screen favourite THOMAS MEIGHAN m an adaptation of Booth Tarkington's stun Pied Piper Malone In 8 Reels. A romance of adventure and thrills on the high seas cooUi
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    BIG SHIPPING DEALS.
    614 3 EIGHT FOREIGN VESSELS SOLD TO (HINESE INTERESTS. I our Indo-China Ships Disposed Of P una very important ■hipping deals have been closed locally during the last week <•»• two, says the South China Morning Poai ai Bapt 22nd., resulting m the disposal of BO fewer than eight
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    VILLAGES RAIDED BY RATS.
    222 3 Crowthorne, the picturesque Berkshire •village near Wellington College, is suffering from a plague of rats. 'There are thousands of them, said Major G. Ferguson who brought the matter before the District Council. "One can see them ing through the village streets like a regiment of cavalry.
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    PASSING OF "PACIFIC MAIL."
    1170 3 PASSING OF "PACIFIC MAIL." AN HISTORIC COMPANY. A chapter m the romance of American! shipping came to an end a few weeks ago change 150,0"C shares of sto-k for all of the ships of the Pacific Mail except < mt. Thus another historic American institution KOes by the board. For
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      207 3 1 ftlie FIRST PRINK j| Offfie I pvef) morning before breal fast t.ike two •teais of Elliott*! Iruit m half a tumbler of j xv Drink it during effervescense. Oently, yet effectively this healthful draught relieve! the sys- ein its accumulatioas j mote! regular ha- bits, In tropical climates »poonfnl
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      385 3 99 *****iw I ASEPSO j I SAFETY FIRST I I SHAVING STICK 1 B A good description of the Asepso Shaving Stick. i It produces just the right kind of lather. c It only needs to be damped and rubbed lightly over the face an the lather worked up with
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    PICTURES OF THE WEEK.
    133 4 Young Australia at Football a passing tush which ended m a try. Combined Great Public Schools (white) vs. United Services (stripes). view i c steers aiid bronchos getting ready to land Sir Dudley de .Chair enters Parliament (Sydney) for the opening ceremony. Mr. C. N. Maxwell
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    THE TRAVEL CENSOR.
    1015 5  -  (By Edmund Candler If a licence were necessary for writing a book of travel and I were appointed Censor, I am afraid I should earn the reputation of being "an arbitrary bloke." Nevertheless, I should deserve well of tho public. I can picture the procession filing into
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    TO U.S. IN 36 HOURS.
    510 5 ENGINEER'S PREDICTION. Ocean-going flying boats of 3,000 h.p., constructed entirely of stainless steel and carrying 100 passengers, will be ope lating within the next decade unless progress fs inordinately slow. This prediction was made by Mr. O. E. Simmons, of the design staff of the
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    THE CONSULAR SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
    171 5 Mr. Stanley Machin, the president of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce, announced at the monthly meeting of the executive council that the management committee of the Consular Service Scholarship Fund had decided to award the firs: scholarship under the association's scheme to R.
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      568 5 m NOTICT.S. fm^TcNTs RUBBER ESTATE LTD. Mr n I v jjivi-n that a dividend of 10 m th. Second Interim Dividend mi* tbe peer ending :.lst January, Wm fcdeiod by the Directors pay- l'Uh October. 1925, to the tbe Register on that date. i,\ given that the Transfer ompony will
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      560 5 _NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE. :o: AUTUMN RACE MEETING, 192.5. SATURDAY, TUESDAY. THURSDAY SVTURDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 20th. 22nd ond 24th. :o: Nine race s for OPEN HORSES. Nine races for EX-GRIFEIN HORSES. Nine races for EX-GRIFFIN PONIES. •One race for OPEN PONIES. ADVERTISED STAKES, excluding Added Money, $47,275. FIRST RACE
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      195 5 /^A^^M^ 1&S? "'MmT*mm*T> KS^N i l!RSr^_______B _S^ _______J^-V/' AgenU: Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. 1 Singapore, Straita Settlementa. grj CROSSMITH'S KJ Perfume o/ Ceylon JS ill [OVERS of sweet scents describe Wana- \*jj \jL Ranee as a dream of Oriental fragrance. J—^ x~v WANA RANEE FACE POWDER LQ V-? A
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    HOME SPORT.
    1473 6 A POPULAR ST. LEGEK. a v (From Our Own Correspondent). n London, Sept. 10. tj Solario, which started favourite, with Manna, at 7 l, and which is owned by Sir John Rutherford, won the St. Leger yester- n day m a canter from the Aga Khan's Zambo, i
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    INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE.
    267 6 The International Labour Office has already undertaken the compilation >f studies on the conditions of employment of certain branches of intellectual workers. A ■tud) on sngineen and chemists has al--ready been published, while material f»r further studies dealing with the eonditi-."--of work of musicians. engineer* and technicians
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    ARGENTINIANS!
    82 6 CallinSj a^ention to the use of the word Argentinians m a recent foreign teleuiam "H. M. B." says: 'This truly terrible word foi Argentines was invented by some t«legraphist or conreapondent who was possibly thinking of Virginians, (i-.ithauinians, or Abyssinians at the time. It ha> SVBJB appeared m the
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      584 6 PRO PHY LAO TIC HAIR BRUSHES Can be Sterilized by Immersion m Boiling Water or Steam. Authorities state that many scalp and hair disea.-es are caused by tbe use of brushes which cannot be made thoroughly clean. Warm water and soap do not clean a hair brush; immersion m boiling
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      40 6 Doctors Special ****-^mZ^_\*l^^W The finest of all «B*ja». .aj^Sagg/ Scotch Whiskies. I Well matured, delight' I fully mellow and abaott lutely pure. A quality Whisky imbued m with the spirit of good fellowship. a UcNISH IV CO. LTD. GlaMg*>w. Scexiaad.
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      236 6 |As >n as thi ing dranghl tun W\ perched t J feel WW \.»u did. ENO's il -FRUIT SALT H SH.III. 1 •s s fine white J solves instantly n I*l a pleasant 1... I K"'U ilnc J KN< is put v ASI troubles, indige I ails Mats, pn. \fkQ
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1984 7 TRANSPORT TROUBLES. (From Our Own Correspondent). London. Sept. 11. Political happenings a re not alone those which attract public attention. Perhaps we are still almost as n.uch concerned with he steady growth 0 f transport mishaps of 11 kinds. This is a topic with which I have
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      433 7 BUSINESS CARDS. r mrmm^m**r*mrmmm^ a, J Viet va n.d itt the ll.ugtrat.ed J i atalofue of Musical Instrument*. SEASON CO., LTD. 11l and 113, North Bridge Road. J iarDWORKING AM) TRUSTWORTHY SERVANTS. |OT OOKS, AMAHS, AYAHS, ETC. ;md under no obligation. We f.y lady o r gentleman, any•hcir requirements. Intending
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      464 7 THE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. Shipchandlers, Shipbrokers, Commission Agents. Olßces MAYNARD'S BUILDINGS. 16 Battery Road. Telephone No. 433. The Navy's Choice PLYMOUTH GIN. Obtainable Everywhere. a» Nights of Agony Nights of Sleep U ia frxtahass Ba mwmkm all ttm Uaj ■sif^kt tkroatk yrtm_ tkaa, iatoawstbia »^in« mmmmmd mjWm\ i .Prloatlj
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1925. Merchant Shipping.
    587 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1925. Merchant Shipping. Although the strike of seamen is almost over —the remains of it are noted m to-day's cable of the coal and wharf men declaring the Orvieto "black" and thereby keeping her from her place m the mail service —there will be
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    The Function of Jurists.
    279 8 Before the statesmen of a nation can take part m Conference they ...list agree on the range of the subjects to be discussed, and have a good notion of what they consider essential! for their country. They muat also come to a decision of what thexwant
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    206 8 Mr. and Mrs. Lim Cheng Teik and Mr. and Mrs. Lim Cheng Law arrived from Penang last Monday and have taken up residence at 30 Orange Grove Road. The death occurred at Honor Oak Park, London, on Sept. o, of Mrs. L. E. Rumble, mother of Mrs. W. H. Case,
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    OPIUM RESERVE DEBATE
    345 8 Tho Colonial Secretary informs us that the report' of His Excellency's speech on this matter which appeared m our issue of Tuesday is inaccurate, and he forwards a correct transcript from the official report, which reads: The Officer Administering the Government: Gentlemen, I have listened with great
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    532 8 M il. P. Shnrkieton arrive., m Penani: i(i-..;.y from London by tho Carmarthen shire. Mr. T. GoggUL, chief Inspector of Police, F.M.S.. due l>a«.k shortly from Home Uave. In connection with the very interesting article on the Human IxM.pard Society of West Africa, which appeared m our issue <>f yesterday,
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    S. P. CONFERENCE.
    299 8 GOOD .PEELING. CROP OF ftUMOI la[Reuter's Btrvi Locarno, rt fi A singularly good and was apparent m the two houi the Conference to-day. but tions have yet been reached, the arrangement under whit mr enter the League, and the the western and eastern lieved that the jurists
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    EXPERTS FOR PEKING.
    85 8 [Reuter's Service.) London, Ocl It is understood that Mr. ha- WMMM appointed an additi adviser to the British Chinese Tariff > Conferenei Iff ewli Mi. da Ruelle. director o fairs at the foreign Ministry, will Iff* senf Belgium and Mr. Var. < ul i m, general at
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    ANTI-MALARIA CONGRESS.
    45 8 [Reuter's Service 1 Kome. Oct h Tht Anti-Malaria r..n_iv.af ti r unanimously approvir eeptaaca of thr invitation Fraaei hold the next eOMM*T*jm* I li_-ui tin the occasion of the I*l French occupation of fifth anniversary of the diacovi parasite of malaria m Altfi*
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    WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA?
    41 8 [Reuter's Ser\ Halil.ix. ,l The steamer IVar.v. an WH of ;he Macmillan Arctic I arrived. Macmil:an, Interview! <!. the discoveries m Labradoi conclusively thai Norsemen America before the arriva ami declared that BC ha«i di settlement ahoiit 1,600 J*m*
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    ANOTHER ELECTROCUTION.
    54 8 A Tamil was on Monda) Caunter Hall while M_rchin« which had gom astray. Caunl flooded at the time, an.i tl inu on the stump of a had fallen on the electric i earlier m the morning. I lost his balance ami fell Inte seized the electric wins and
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    COOLIDGE DIDACTIC.
    150 9 DANGEROUS MILITARY. Dili THK LEAGIE LIKE IT? [Reuter's .Service.] Omaha. Oct. fi. sing the convention of the Amc!<>n. President Coolidge predictthe world would prepare for ..nflict unless racial animosities hiliaed ami an attitude of uniration created. He hoped that u..uld take the lead m that resirin at home.
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    RAINS IN MOROCCO.
    82 9 HE4 X OPERATIONS. Service.] by/. Oft. ti. >< d from Babkarotm -..ir thirteen miles north of Pari*. Oct. 7. Tangier says that had hi- foreign minister. Si Zerkam whom he accused of Rifllan cause, Bred from the !cai Several prominent executed, Fez. Oct. 7. delaying operations but
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    SHANGHAI ENQUIRY OPENED.
    32 9 [Reuter's Service.] Shanghai. Ot-t. 7. rnational Judicial Commission into the Shanghai disorders of araa formally opened and adOctober 13th. neae ignored the proceedings. Finley-.Johnson. Supreme Court the Philippines, presided.
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    CRIMINAL TO STRIKE.
    55 9 [Reuter's Service.] Rome. Oct. 7. Grand Council resolved that Fascist Unionfl should be legally reDtiflg all classes of emrherfl; also that an Industrial -.-blished to regulate lisputes. Action by any one class t>e permitted and any strike of **tn nr a political strike into intimidate the State
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    CHICHERIN AND HINDENBURG.
    48 9 [Reuter's Service.] Kome, Oct. 6- 'm. who ia rappoMd to Ik- en mute health curt- m Germany is reported R« irrrred ;it Meran m the Trentino. Berlin. Oct. 6. Tin is still here. He visited Hinthia being the first time he has the Presidential residence.
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    SHIPPING AT SYDNEY.
    63 9 [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. Oct. (i. of a Collier refused to leave to coal the Orient liner Orvieto, arrived here from Melbourne on the Ihe wharf labourers also refused the Orvieto's coal. The exporters' l I>ay tha* striking seamen an '"un<l monthly for the homeward m view of
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    SOVIET NO LONGER DRY.
    61 9 f Router's- Service.] Moscow. Oct. 6. sale of vodka containing a "f forty per cent of alcohol ""'>' and liquors with a maximum cent of alcohol has begun. »Ur« was taken m consequence impwrident use of wheat and rye Peasantry ;n making vodka, and smuggling of
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      CAUSE OF THE RIFFIS DEFENDED.
      397 9 Anucr Ali Suggests Basis for Peace. London, .Sept. 23. In a letter to the Press, Ameer Ali defends the caus« of the Riffis, who" he says, only want to be allowed to live their own national life m enjoyment of national liberty. He suggests that
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      MOROCCAN FIGHTING.
      183 9 Successful Night Operations. London. Sept. 26. A Fea message says ninety Riffians holding trenches were surrounded and either captured or killed during the French night operational mentioned earlier, the surprising nature of which is indicated by the French casualties which are only one killed and one injured. The
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    149 9 Tin Quotation Higher. (By courtesy >f the Nanyo NichiNichi Sl.imbunsha.) Tokio, Oct. 6. Batten ignored the quotation at Y2OB per pikul of tin, Banka, which was only transacted at higher prices including Y215. Hontoh Crisis. Further internal discord m the SeiyuKontoh party was disclosed when certain members who
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      ARMY MANOEUVRES.
      282 9 Terminated Owing to Wet Weather. London, Sept. 24. The British Army manoeuvres terminated abruptly to-day. In the middle of a great battle the "cease fire" unexpectedly sounded. The weather was very wet throughout making conditions extremely uncomfortable. Valuable Lessens Learnt. London, Sept. 25. During the concluding day of
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      TWO PLANES CRASH: PILOTS UNINJURED.
      56 9 London. Sept. 23. There was a thrilling episode m the army manoeuvres when two reconnoitering aeroplanes swept low near the river Test. One struck the ground with considerable force, damaging a wing and breaking its fusilage. while the other struck rising ground and crashed. The
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      TO CHECK PROPAGANDA IN THE ARMY.
      87 9 London, Sept. 23. For the first time m the history of the army, a special department has been set up with headquarters at Aidershot m charge of a special branch of detectives for dealing with the problem of Communist propaganda among the troops. Officers
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      BRITISH OFFICIAL-MISSION TO ARABIA.
      71 9 BRITISH OFFICIAL -MISSION TO ARABIA. London, Sept. 24. Sir Gilbert Clayton has departed on an official mission to Arabia m connection with the adjustment of the frontier between the territ.iry of Ibn Saud and the British mandated territories of Iraq and Trans-Jord-ania. It is emphasised that the mission m nowise
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      THE MOSUL DEPORTATIONS.
      95 9 (ieneva. The British High Commissioner at Baghdad telegraphs that Christian refugees who escaped deportation continue to arrive from Mosul, also a number of deportees from Harbol, and the more northerly villages. It is not definitely known, but refugees from other villages state that at least 2,000 failed
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      FLIGHT FROM CAIRO TO NIGERIA.
      80 9 London. Sept. 25. Details of the flight this Autumn from Cairo to Nigeria by three units are announced by the Air Ministry. The route to be followed passes through the Sudan and French equatorial Africa and from thence to Kano via Lake Chad. There will
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      CIVIL SERVANTS DISSATISFIED.
      93 9 London, Sept. 23. That there is widespread irritation and unrest regarding conditions of service and rates of pay m the Civil Service is revealed by a statement at the conclusion of a private* meeting to-day m London, represent.ng all grades from the first division to the manipulative
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      LORD GLENCONNER MARRIED.
      61 9 London, Sept. 26. One of the most picturesque weddings m recent years was solemnized at Wells Cathedral between Lord Glenconner, son of Viscountess Grey of Falloden and Pamela, daughter of Sir Richard and Lady Muriel Paget. The brid- and bridesmaid's pages were attired m gorgeous mediaeval dresses.
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      FOOD COUNCIL AND THE PRICE OF BREAD.
      40 9 FOOD COUNCIL AND THE PRICE OF BREAD. mamLondon, Sept. 23. The Executive Council recently appointed a Food Council, which has decided that tenpence is an unjustifiable price for the quartern loaf, and states that it should be reduce to ninepence.
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      RUBBER BOOM ON STOCK EXCHANGE.
      67 9 London, Sept. 26. An immense volume of business is being increasingly transacted daily iv rubber shares by the Stock Exchange. During the past week brokers and dealers were almost overwhelmed with orders. Bear buying is more discriminating than m the mid-July boom. A compelling influence
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      ALCOHOL FROM DOUGH.
      229 9 ALCOHOL FROM DO UGH. German Customs Officials Objec:. Berlin, Sept. After a demonstration by Andrusiani before a numier of industrialist-- of his invention for extracting alcohol from dough. Customs Officers confiscated the apparatus before another demonstration, which was to be held at the b.ggest co-operative bakery m Berlin. Customs officers
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      MR. AMERY CONFERS WITH PRESSMEN.
      313 9 September, 29. Mr. Amery m the course of a seventyfive minutes' conference with representatives of the Press at the Colonial Office exhaustively dealt with the Mosul question and emphasised that there was no question of war with Turkey. "We are asking:," he said "nothing ol
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    OUR TRIP TO A CHINESE MONASTERY.
    3868 11 „i v started en July :>th to visit Buddhist monastery on the hill of Chiu m the province of Anhui, about 30 m and from the city of Tatung on ks of the Yangtze river. This is one of the four leading monasof China,
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    HOPES OF A GRAND DUKE.
    130 11 "Czar" who Awaits the (all of the Resnien People. Geneva, Aug. 2~». The Grind Duke Cyril, v'.o is at Cotwg, states m an interview m the Boollf Xachrichten that he is awaiting a political Imnsformation m Russia, am 1 expects it to (%Mf soon. News
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    18 11 I would like to see fathers take thei r daughters into their business like tbci sons. Lady Rhondda.
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    MAIL DESPATCHES.
    256 12 BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri d a y 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 am Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah g a<m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday q
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    66 12 From China and Japan by Osaka Maru at Singapore to-day. From Australasia by Malatian at Singapore daylight to-day. From Europe. (London mails despatched 17th Sept.) by Mantua at Penang 6 a.m today. Noon. Wireless m communication with s.s. Amiral Nielly. Chantilly. Hong Peng Houtman, Indus Maru. Java, Karmala,
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    79 12 Bendoran. Dut. 2587. from London 7, for China 8. Bulan, Brit. 441. from Penang 7. for Penang 10. Hye Leong. Brit 302. from Malacca 7. for Malacca ii. Mt ra. Brit. 70. from B. Pahat 7, for B. Pahat 8. Reynst. Dut. 732, from Belawan 7, for Belawan
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    58 12 Per President Polk:— Mr. A. T. Ennis, Mr. T. L. Gaulstein, Dr. S. C. Harland, Mrs. S. C. Harland, Mr. A. Hill, Mr. T. F. Lee, Mrs. A. Levine, Mrs. E. S. Maury, Dr. G. McKay, Mr. W. D. Wisell, Mrs. Wisell. For Penang:— Mr. D. J. Carmichael,
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    320 12 The accident to the Van Outhoorn, we are informed, was caused by the breaking of the steering chain. Tbe vessel was undamaged. The Dollar Steamship Co's President Polk arrived m Singapore on a round-the-world cruise yesterday with passengers for the Straits. The outward French Mail steamer Compiegne is
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    FIGHTING FISH.
    125 12 Twenty-four of the famous fighting fish of Siam, survivors of recent battles, have just reached the London Zoo. They were imported by Mr. G. Bruce Chapman. F.Z.S., of Tot enham Court-road, and arrived with the bodies of an equal number of vanquished "warr.ors," testifying to the combats which
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    EXPLOSION OFF COLOMBO HARBOUR
    449 12 A serious explosion occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on .Sept. 24, just outside ihe Colombo Harbour, when an air starting valve chest on the port engine of the Bibby motor ship Somersetshire burst. It would appear that the explosion occurred when the ship was manoeuvring: outside
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      209 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Ship* alongside the Wharves. or expected to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance (iate 1) Tara 22. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Toyooka Maru 16; Malvernian 14; President Polk 12; Rangoon Maru 8; Unden 6 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3). _Bendoran_30; Tacoma Maru 32; Edavana Empire Dock' (Entrance Gate
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    RESTING THE HEART.
    679 14 UNCOOKED FOODS. The Elusive Vitamin. "Six million three hundred and seven thousand two hundred beats are spared to my heart every year as a result of the special diet which I advocate. In other words, I thus give my heart a rest of two months every year."
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    A RACING CLASSIC.
    888 14 The Racehorse m Training. By William Day and Alfred Day. The late William Day's "Racehorse m j raining," wbich was published m 1880 I ud translated into French by the Vicomte c Hedouville, was at the time of it s apearance the first authoritative work on a
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    BATING—THEN AND NOW.
    241 14 BATING— THEN AND NOW. Tho Days of ♦abioi.d meals a:\* .sufficiently distaii. to permit most of us to take an ta crest m food. We have tang ego forgotten the menus of our ancestors and recipes that began "take pip<^ smite them m pobbets," etc. Meals no lonper take several
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    67 14 Material economy is erTected m a tubelike walking dress of black-red by British fashion experts but this restraint is coun-ter-balanced by the hivish use of buttons. There are 600 button, 400 cf them red and black, arrangvd alternately m groups 0 s 25, on the skirt, each group being outlined
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      300 14 Baby's Health depends principally upon his food which must be of the correct composition and easily digestible. H. I An A.'enbnrys* Baby Sketched fn mapkatmmm** -.llenburgs FOODS are specially manufactured for infant feeding and long experience has proved that they give the best results m all climates. Fresh stocks are
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 15 October 7. Bnnk i mum. KM 15 52 Hank, demand 2|4 5-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 19-32 New York, demand 56hT Credits 90 days 5^ France. dem_nd U5 O India, T. T. 154 Umattmmag, iammui 1 1 4 t p rem YokohHma, demand 137s Java, demand Itftt
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    PRODUCE.
    215 15 October 7. Tin 125 Tons $138.00 Gambler Pepper White Pepper Black :;> Flake Tapioca .-q Pearl gaga Small s 5 Copra V2(m Copra Sundried i > i Opium. Ben..r^s unt out* Rice. Ltaitß lie '"nn \!:ir<i B'ue Eagle (Old) ggQ Rice. Liang Bin Chee Mint Red Eagle (New) 33t>
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 15 Singaptire. Oct. 7. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked >heet. Spot 1.50 1.51; Nov-Doc 1.46 1 .47'_; Jan-March 1.35 l.:> 6; April-June .21 1.23. London Quotation Sheet il\.l. darktt Easier.
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    MALAYAN MARKET FOR BRITISH TAPER.
    286 15 It is satisfactory to note that m the British Malayan market for paper and paper products, goods front the United Kingdom continue to predominate, the share of English manufacturers last year representing 45 per cent. of the total importations a s compared with 41 |>er
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    53 15 United Engineers ($10) 10. GO 10. SO Wearne Bros. ($5) 14.60 14.110 LOANS. S.S. 5M> p.c. Loan 1919 $36,710,000 ***** MS* ci. S.S. 5% p.c. Loan 1918 $28,655,700 104»i 104% ci. S.S. and F.M.S. 5 p.c. Vie, Bonds 1920 $15,078,000 104 105 ci. S.S. 7 n c. Loan 1921 $20,216,000
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    RUBBER AUCTION.
    115 15 YESTERDAY'S LIST. The Singapore chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its 72Hth. auction yesterday, when there was Catalogued 1,010,081 Iba. IS&21 tons. Offered 652,00. Iks.; 101.07 tons. Sold U&Mj. lbs. 107.7J tons. Spot. London K U i. 4d New York H m mkU PRICKS RBAL-HDI Kihhed Smoked Sheet
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    MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S REPORT.
    178 15 z B Nnzapore. Oct. 7. Rubber. London 3*. iii,,|. Easier Local 1.51. Tin. London 1276 10s. Local 138 125 t 'ii.- told. Kubbers.— Sellers of the cheaper eountan arc inclined to predominate on profit taking but the better i lass shares still remained m rood
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    271 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. Oct. 7. Rubber.— 3s. 11 >,<]. 2-\d. up. Local l.:.l. Fin.— £27o 10s. 255. up. Local 125 UN-I Bold at 138. The robber share market continues firm. Mining: shares are quiet. Industrials and Loans are wanted at quotations. Rubbers. Colinshurirs made 4.
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    ECHO OF ATTACK ON SHAMEEN.
    185 15 ECHO OF ATTACK ON SHAM EEN. Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes, who was Commissioner of Customs at Canton m June last and was badly injured m the leg during the firing on Shameen will be returning to the East via Siberia about the middle of this month, accompanied by his
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      1434 15 KKASER CO.. EXCHANGE ANI SHARE BROKERS. WKI.NESDAY, OCTOBER 7th. (Figures i. bracketB ft# MINING. Asan, Kumbang (A) Uy e ;Sel,er gatang Padang Tin Hitam Tin .JJ Idri-s Hydraulic t£\ ___T_3 l _s Johan Tin 4l m H oos M x.d Kamunting >21 Kinta Assn. (10) *H£_ 88 l Kuchai Ords.
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      38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Cbartar A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity (.uarantee— Administration Bonds Ringap^n*. Representatives—Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., Ltd, BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor* A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    S.F.A. CUP FOOTBALL.
    751 16 S.C.F.A. WIN SEMI-FINAL MATCH. Headquarters" Hard Fight. S.C.F.A 4 Headquarters d Headquarters put up a great fight against the Chinese m the semi-finai of ihe S.F.A. Cup Competition on th. Stadium ground yesterday afternoon, but the;, had to admit defeat at the hands of a team generally
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    RUGBY.
    59 16 There will be a pick-up game on the Padang this afternoon and all players who turn up are assured of playing. On Saturday the fixture, Newcomers versus an "A" Team, will be played. Any members of the selected sides who will not be able to play are asked to
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    GLASGOW CUP REPLAY.
    23 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 6. In the Glasgow tup semi-final replay, Glasgow Rangers drew with Celtic with one goal each.
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      THE AUTUMN RACES.
      234 16 A GOOD ENTRY. The following are the entries for the First Day of the Singapore Autumn Race meeting, to be held on Saturday Oct. 17th. Ex-Griffin Horses. Distance R.C.: Royal Hussar, Dinkie, Koh Dhulu, Orlinda, Depression, Essex, Wellaway, Whitestone, Auchttvmuchty, Aryan, Polybia, Thela"orn. Shantung, Malim Nawar. Babz,
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      THE FATE OF MANNA.
      21 16 [Reuter's Service.! London. Oct. tf. Mr. Morris has arranged to send Manna to Howard's stud at Oxton.
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      HOCKEY.
      110 16 The following will represent tht- V.M.C. A. v?. Fort Canning at Hockey to-ilay on the Telok Ayer ground: J. V. Moss; R. Lyne and H. S. Duncan; D. Dale. C. D. Smith and F. R. S. Martinus; M. Catchtoor; Arathoon, H. G. Stack, E. V. Smith and E. A.
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      SWIMMING COMPETITION AT CALCUTTA.
      141 16 SWIMMING COMPETITION AT CALC UTTA. 30 Miles m 4 Hrs. 4 1 Mm. Calcutta, Sept. 23. At the all-India thirty nines' swimming competition organised by the Aheritolla Sporting Club to-day, Gopi Kath Roy covered the whole distance m 4 hrs. 45 mm. There were m all fourteen competitors all of
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      BOXING AT KUALA LUMPUR.
      45 16 Harry Turner writes that he is willing to meet Kid Siki at the forthcoming Kuala Lumpur tournament, but over ten rounds, and not eight, as suggested by Siki. It is possible, however, that Yeo Chai Lye will l>e Turner's opponent. M.M.
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      AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TEAM FOR FRANCE.
      138 16 Paris, Sept. 24. The French Rugby Federation now suggests that the Australian Rugby team should be invited to tour France ir October and November <>f 1926, and the Maoris at the same time or a little later. The French team leave for New Zealand m
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      S.C.C. LAWN HOWLING TOURNAMENT.
      23 16 The following tie wftfl be played on Monday the 12th inst: Moss and Pierrepont vs. Rev. Douglas and Ewing.
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    644 16 NEW LAMPS FOR OLD. Chinese Marriage. .Secret conclave of the parents, scrutiny of the horoscopes of both sides, and many other intricate ceremonies, w.ll no ueubt pass into oblivion as soon as the people have assimilated the new custom, which, it is said, enables a son or a
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    THE UNION JACK CLUB.
    42 16 Performance of "Our Betters." It is understood that Mrs. G. M. Alford will present the play "Our Betters" at the Victoria Theatre early m November, the proceeds being n aid of that deserving institution, the Union Jack Club.
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    FAST BOWLERS ON THE MOVE.
    102 16 A general exodus of overworked fast bowlers from county cricket appears to be taking place. Howell, Hitch, Horsley are already certain non-starters for their counties m 1920. and Sadler, who has been a Surrey "hope" for a year or two, is said to be quivering
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    21 16 News received m Ipoh is that a herd of wild elephants is roaming about the vicinity of Kuang, m Ulu Chemor.
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      TEMPLE FOR HINDU LEPERS.
      424 16 To the Editor, Sir, I shall be much obliged if you will kindly find space m your valuable paper foi the following: Some two months ago at the request of the Deputy Controller of Labour, I called at the Immigration Office. I was informed by Mr.
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    IN THE COURTS.
    196 16 Charge Against European Motor -Cyclist. The case m which Mr. R. A. Ferguson is alleged to have caused grievous hurt to a Malay police constable while riding his motor cycle along Kamponj: Bahru road a few days ago, was mentioned m the Police Courts again yesterday, another
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    Armed Robbery.
    41 16 The Police are investigating a serious gang robbery which took place at Pasir Panjang early yesterday morning. It appears that the Chinese robbers were armed with revolvers and that one man was shot dead. No further particulars are available.
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    25 16 It is rumoured that Lieut. -Col. H. F. Wallis, Commandant of the F.M.S. Volunteer Force, may have to go Home shortly on medical grounds. M.M.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    48 16 Friday, 5 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E. (v) Signals; 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A. (v); 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Band. Saturday, 2.30 p.m. Bukit Timah Eurasian Company; 2.30 p.m. Farrer Range Malay Company. Sunday, 8 a.m. Bukit Timah Eurasian Company; 8 a.m. Farrer Range Malay Company.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    24 16 Thursday, Bth. Band Practice. St. Joseph's Institution 5 p.m. Saturday, 10th. Bridge Building Fort Canning 2.30 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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