The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 October 1925

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 C'KNTS. SINGAPCRE, S.S., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1925. NO. 11,822.
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  • 265 1 I ollowinu a jmlice raid on the Uritish Communist party headquarters in Londaa, six prominent omnumists were nrrcstocl Page 9. All \Uv de'e«ations at Locarno have now tfiven thfir adherence to the Security Pact— Page 9. Mr. Firestone is leasing a niillion Rcrct in Liberia for rubber
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  • 1419 1 Three midshipmen stood <.n the I of H.M.B. Imponderable disgustedly matching the out-thrust Angers of fog which groped across the surface <>i" t hi* haul, white sea. Then was scarcely breatJiVf wind; the link' propel i r of the anemo*] Beeraed nnoertain whether to i, r <- on
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 187 1 RI T Y "SNOWFLAKE" THE HETTER BUTTER RAFFLES HOTEL. I Telephone No. 2920. AUTUMN RACE MEETING SPECIAL RACE DINNER DANCE on Saturday, October ITtK and Saturday, October 24tH. DANCING until 1.45 a.m.^ SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietor,,. \> J fl^^_ a^ar U^S F T^ t BIBV i^^te^J t**9Q i 4 i4P"i^^v7?Tr C*
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    • 113 1 PABCO SERVISPAR I SIME, DARBY CO., L.D. (Incorporated tn the Straits Settlements) ."> Malacca Street. StNGAPOM. lvl: 280 l*g: BIMJT. v> 1 THE "EUROPE J HOTEL. AUTUMN RAGE MEETING. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th and SATURDAY, OGTO&ER 24th, 1925 Special Race Dinner and Dance on each occasion $3. Dancing until 1.45 am.
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    • 160 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Kustiko! from Jacks Page fteiro'i f,,, engraving— Page 1 Our Betters at Theatre— Page 2 jnippmtr <>n pages 10. 12 and 13 Electric table fan for sale— Page' 7 [sal kills germs, Guthrie's— Page S KoopchandV silk emporium— Page > Opomnjr of Pavilion Cinema— Page 2 rropica] Buitmya
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    • 9 1 SEE THAT YOU GET "SNOWFLAKE" PUSS (HILLED REAMERY HITTER
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 112 1 THE WEEK. Friday, ]i\tli. Hijrh Water, '.'.41 a.m.. 9. 1J |m Dutcti homeward mail doses. United Enipineen mt>r.. noon. Polo: American Tovrnament, i.4. r p.m. S.P.A. Cap Final: R. Sassex vs s.r.K.A.. Stadium. 4.46 I>.m. Rodeo Show. Ansun-1,1.. (t.i;, „.n i William Revghan, Vic. Theatre, p.m. Snt ii nhnj. llth.
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  • 53 2 Railway improvement and extension in the F.M.S. is still to *ro on, if one may judtfe from an annoumenu ji under th^heading of "York for Engineers." that amonjr the new bridges for which orders have been driven is, "the Connaugkt Bridge over thr> Klaßff PJver for the Federated Malay Stat-
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 223 2 fhree Popular Face Creams CREME SHALIMAR LA REINE DE CREME MALACCEINE CREAM. Obtainable at MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. VICTORIA THEATRE. ONE WEEK ONLY. Commencing Mondny, October 19th at 9.30 p.m. GONSALEZ BROTHERS Present THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA GO. Monday. October 19th. FEDORA. Tuesday. October 20th. M ADAME BUTTERFLY. Wednesday. October
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    • 317 2 Victoria Theatre. TO-NIGHT AND Saturday, Oct. 17th at 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 W T orld- famed pianiste Bra Plan at Littles—Prices $3. $2, SI.
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    • 349 2 TWO EXCELLENT PICTURES PROVIDING SPI F\hm ENTERTAINMENT VBRWD From Tuesday, 13th October, to Sunday, 18th October t ALHAMBRA A METRO SPECIAL PRODUCTION PRESENTING u u SCREEN STAR Hl who has figured prominently in many a famous prodttctka MAE MURRAY who appears to advantage in this picture THE FRENCH DOLL Based
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  • 201 3 Amritsar, Oct. 4. Rowdyism by the extreme section of th Akalis marked the preliminary proceeding of the General Committee of th? Siroman Gurdwara Parabandhak Committee, whic i was sent to consider the advisability or otherwise of working the Gurdwara Act, recently passed by the Punjab
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  • 115 3 In the cold air of the interior of Greenland is to be found the home of the storms that rage over Northern and Western Europe, declartJ Prof. William Hobbs, principal of Michigan University, in an interview. The interview was given to th e Danish Polar
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  • 29 3 I A law has been passed in Siam to establish the u«e of surnames. It has met with no opposition in the country districts, alm though novel to them.
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  • 504 3 Old Estimates Right. rhat our agronomical methods of estiting the distance of the more remote Hcs of the stellar universe are, despite ent attempts to question them, fundantally sound, has been demonstrated by investigation lately carried out by Pro;sor Shapley, director of the Harvard
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  • 518 3 Polar Bear's Weary Old Aft. Sam, the aged and decayed Polar bear in »he Zoo, was shot recently. The possibility of an iced euthanesia, such as came to Socrates after his draught of hemlock, and would have been more appropriate, did I not occur to the
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  • 209 3 Kare Visitor Fed From Imperial Kitchen Tokyo. August. When a large turtle paid an unexpv."tt» visit on the Prince Regent a few days ago and was found basking in the sun on the beach just below the Imperial Palace a Hayama, the villagers were delighted io the
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  • 152 3 It is stated from Moscow, and fuily authenticated, that the Soviet Courts, and especially the officials of the Union's political administrations, use hypnotism extensively when holding inquiries into political crimes. It is claimed that, by the use of hypnotism, numerous plots against the Communist Government have been
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  • 15 3 Rubber Lands in Seremban District are nov $80^ per acre, and sellers are scarce. MM
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  • 442 3 Changes Since the Days of Dickens. How life in an English lawyer's office has changed, writes D. Rees Williams in the Daily News. No longer does the lawyer's clerk split his quill carefblly and, after taking pains to prepare and pounce his parchment, set out to write
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  • 227 3 Business men in Paris are seeking to quicken up the somewhat leisurely timetable of the French working day. The difficulty is the prejudice of French people of all classes in favour of a two hours' break for luncheon. Banks, most of the shops, public offices, and all
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  • 167 3 Refuelling Aeroplanes at 100 m.p.h. When a process of refuelling in the air recently developed at Farnborough is adopted for commercial purposes, it will be possible for passenger aeroplanes to fly in 2,000 miles stages. Some time ago an American machine in flight took in
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  • 38 3 A small g-irl of seventeen with bobbed hair and a short skirt, who srnve evwence against a man at Tottenham Police Court, was mistaken by the magistrate for a child, and he ordered the court to be cleared.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 429 3 I Happy you can be With either huh you like on n .i uiir t» < ,ysMunty. 'And you .1 K i:l.id thinty." Pulpy Lemon i S^h .md I Lime Juice UtJijl, lx»th in flavour, both pure u tlwir i ;>.- iniT, both remarkably i.***] are ideal summer drinks. The
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    • 321 3 FORD OWNERS I Prolong the Life of Your Car by Using White Star Oil Positively a i Profitable Investment MALAYAN MOTORS 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. W¥^~^i Correct Feeding \f during early infancy is of g^at importance. 1| It is during this perod that the foundations 1 of
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  • 844 4 by LILLIE LANGTKY. (Special for the Free Press.) Which of you out here are lucky enough to have seen the lovely Lillie? Not I, alas, and my sadness at not having done so is ten times more as I read her book of memoirs. It is
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  • 59 4 Success has attended the Ministry of Health in its search for the fifty tactful Wom* B required as assistant inspectors un£L P r n?i nS SCheme No fewer than €.000 apphcat.ons were received, and more ttan 800 were chosen to appear before a •pecal y appointed selection
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  • 738 4 MOODS MODES OF EVE Table Talk. During the winter, candles are often used to carry out some vei*y attractive furnishing schemes. The soft glow of the candle-light is often more attractive than the brightness of electric light. There is no end to the beautiful colours which are dyed into the
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  • 125 4 Tango dresses, tango .hoes and tango colour, are likely to be striking features -f the wiater fashions in the ballrooms, writes woman correspondpnt. Tango dresses, long and full and de- on "kinetic" lines-which means that they can express every movement of .he wearer-are already appearing. If the tango
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  • 52 4 CHARM IN COATEES. Loose coatees are always useful, whatever season it may be. The model in the sketch is made of navy crepe satin, and is lined with a pillarIbox red crepe. A pretty finish is gained by having the frock trimmed with lonjr bands of the
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  • 659 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Almost every garment, whether for outloor or indoor wear, is smartest when it is ?dged with a tiny band of some brightly roloured material. This idea is, of courst ar from new. but I have noticed that this inishing touch is used nowadays in many unexpected ways. For
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  • 104 4 The serving of individual dishes to each Ruest is a custom much followed in America. This season it has been adopted m England for the serving of fruit salad but hitherto the sets have mostly been in expensive though beautiful cut glass, and at a price beyond
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  • 102 4 Lady Emmott, chairman of the United! Women's Insurance Society, has jus 4 awarded the prize in the lon*-service competition organised by "Feminine Life," the monthly journal of that society. The first prize, a gold medal with clasp, was awarded to Miss Elizabeth Butler, who has been in the
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  • 410 4 A Fashion in Paris. Too much cannot be made just now in Paris of mother-of-^earl as a decoration It is used widely on clothes, much as [n the Orient textures are decorated with little pieces of lookintr-tfiass. But it has a No entered into the realm of accessories to
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  • 471 4  -  Flora Fleming. By Food of the Future. Many girls, some of the "brainy" variety, appear to have the idea that because our dietary is undergoing so many changes, the question of food will cease to b« one of the housewife's principal problems. For evidence, they point to the
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  • 279 4 svnxEv lkf There is a girUn"~^7 cited about her jood f I scarcely talk ah-ut it ;U all J* e M TL*2** The Mystery of th, I -soon she will be on h, r Ua Play lead in one of the w have been produced out h"
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  • 204 4 Role So Eas* Lady Buckmaster (wife of the I Lord Chancellor) initei I press: Many women find it exceedingly to be the perfect wife, hut I I think there would be n-> dhlcakj vktl I bein^ tne p tT fect hushan.i. There are many mtn who will
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  • 123 4 There is a romance f the forthcoming" marriitL-v f I-ieuter Colonel R. Crosfield. D of tho British Legion, end Mr* N Marion Crawford, vttoffi velist's son. I Mrs. Marion CnwfonJ ham f«r tk P j two or three years, rapen street area in the P*ppy I' 1
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  • 906 5 A NEW LITERARY RENDEZVOUS. During the week 1 tock the opportunity y f paying- a visit to London's newest iiterary rendezvous No. 48, Doughtystreet, W. C, or as it is sure to be popularly known, Dickers' Hqpse, writes a correspondent of the Weekly Dispatch. Though only opened as
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  • 579 5 DEFENCE OF THE SIX-COURSE BANQUET. A hopeful sign of the times is the everincreasing interest that is being taken in matters of personal health and diet. Most of us are dietists nowadays. We can talk of vitamins and calories without being regarded as cranks. "Food and
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  • 262 5 3.000 Year Old Ifeauty Secret. The possibility that the complexions of young women in 1926 may benefit from a rediscovery of the secrets of cosmetics known to Egyptian ladies three thousand years ago. was indicated by Mr. Howard Carter in a lecture on the Tomb of
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  • 49 5 The Patna Congress, after seven hour? discussion, has agreed to commute the "2000 yds. of evenly spun yarn of his or her own spinning" as a passport for admission to the India National Congress, to a four anna subscription. Only 9,197 persons paid their quota of yarn last year.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 335 5 Good Health S hi. M 5 /nV"f' Hot Climates /9£ take Sanatogen. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In a t climate the weak link in a man's Health is either stomach, his nerves, or his Mood. Each nphint renders him more liable to other complaints,
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    • 321 5 ""E3k.fiUGnf riorni' fHp^ CALLS FOR PEPS. 1 j^^H^^ Wm I^'V^ >\ M M MA Ti L cured unless the irritation provoking ■^^^jiKSR < > Wilt I virtue of the Peps breatheable trratment. Vyip T 1 1 The potent balsamic fumes given off by I'eps W£ tablets as they dissolve in
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  • 1163 6 AUSTRALIA'S PET— THE KOALA. The best loved of all our native animals, and Australia's ideal pe:, is the quaint koala or "native bear." He has his definite place already in Australian story and cartoon, and is well known to those who have never had an opportunity
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  • 737 6 Those who have insisted that the British working men who are in sympa'hy with the Communists are neither numerous nor influential have doubtless read the report of the address of the President of the Trades Union Congress with surprise and chagrin. That his views represent those
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  • 49 6 Mr. J. D. Fettes, Engineer, Penang Municipality, is on a visit to Johore. We understand that Mr. Fettes has been specially asked to make a report on the Johore water supply, which is shortly to be extended. Mr. Fettes will be away till about Fridav or Saturday.- P. G.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 247 6 Let JVincarnis build, you up again i won't let you down After the 'flu or other illness, when you feel thoroughly weak and run down, let Wincarnis build up your health again. It is the tonic wine for that purpose, recommended and prescribed by over 10,000 Doctors, the tried and
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    • 203 6 Kina Georqe IV TWTOP NOTCH "Srntrh THE DISTILLERS AGENCY, LTD., EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. I The Best Battery For Your Car —AND IT COSTS YOU LESS TO OWN IT We sell WiUard Charged Bone-Dry Batteries in preference to all other batteries, because we know this battery costs the car owner less to
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  • 639 7 MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT. Sinj?apore, Oct. 14. Since our last report our market has been < ntinualh active and business has been *ery Li.sk. The price ol ruober after dropping 2%d has recovered and shows a slight Rain of Mjd. Rubber shares havt fluctuat I
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  • 256 7 POSE MACPHAIL CO;S REPORT (L. R. Macphail). Singapore, Oct. 15. Rubber.— 3s. lP 2 d. Down I»4A Tin— i27i« 10s. Up tSa. Local 60 Urns at 143 I*.1 The rubber share market is flat consequent on th e fall in the price of the commodity and quotation* are easier all
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  • 251 7 Sin«*a»v»-*». <)ct IS. Rubber.— Dunn- the first part of the period under review the tone of the market was distinctly firm at ahout 1.64 for Spot Sheet Owing however to reports of an alteration in restriction, the market became unse'tled. lut somewhat recovered on later advices. A small
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  • 334 7 Ye*terda\\s Alterations. Asam Kumbang r,2 s c H :u 6d Batting Padang Tin 70 SO Edris Hydraulic <t) 4 Mi H xd Uanuin ing <;.- )S <;ss c d Kinta Assn. (10) »o 6 20 unting 07)s <;Ss (1 Kucha! Oul.s. ($1) 4 -1 in <$D 1.30
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  • 267 7 London. Sept. 4. At present two million shares daily are changing hands on Wall Street, in a COnUst between the Bulls and the Bears. The object of the latter party may l>e to bring" about an appearance of poverly, so as to impress the French Delegation with
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  • 128 7 Wkils Manchester is in tears over the new Australian dutteq on cotton s^ods, it is in:ort*stinj? to note that the American Federation of Labour is preparing 1 to pell tion Congress to remove the tariff on cotton jroods Filtering ihe United States on the grosnd that the miil
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  • 37 7 Until the other day, when KOO chests of opium were reel ived in Banckok by thv mv. Kistna for the Government, none of the druer had b?en import d tiacc Nov. 1924, a shipment of 300 tons.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 374 7 BUSINESS CARDS. I r4O Send for the Illustrated .'tue of Munical Instruments. SEASON CO.. LTD. 11 North Bridge Road. HARDWORKING AND TIU STWORTHY SERVANTS. CO< KS, AMAHS. AYAHS, ETC. .1 sader no obligation. W« any lady o r u r i ntloman. anyi Qjuireaneats. Intending irrite. The A. S. Quarter,
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    • 675 7 A COMMON-SENSE STOMACH KMEDYo Instantly Remo/es Cauce of Trouble V.'lu v Food iHtSgrsei with you. causing i pata or disconsfort, you warn Bomethintf thai vim Bre you quicl. relief. That's just what Bisurated Magnesia does; and it does it instantly. Just take a dose alter Mtitl| and all the tiouh.e-eau^nu:
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    • 397 7 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE. IN' THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Mnn B»d Ball dated Gth Day of March U»25. In the cause of Latifa binte Haji Esmail <MW > Plaintiff. ▼er=us Ahmi'd bin Ha.ii E-mail Defendant. AUCTION SALE OF All that one undivided
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    • 828 7 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTU K. Tenders will he received at the Colonial .Secretary's Office up to noon <>f October 20, J925, for the supply of Re ions an. l Sundries for Hospitals for the period January 1, 1924 to December 81, 14)26. Tenders should bo <>n the authorised forms obtainable on
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 36 8 PEDDIE. At Bata Gajaa bospital, on ruesday, October ISth, to Mr. and Mr-. T. (i. P^ddie of Kerling, WINTER At Penang, on the IStl 0 I to Mr and Mrs. -l. H. Winter, a daughtei
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    • 76 8 COOK-ANGUS At tbi Highbury Preaby.--t« r.m Church. London, on October 14th. Rev. A. B. Cook to Mr-. A. Angus, of 1".! Highbury New Park. N PATERSON HAKTLKTT. Ov. October r.th. at Uu ("hutch of the Rooary, Kowlooa, Mr. Robert Patoraoa, of the A>intiv- Pctrolean ('<».. Nanking, oalj ton of
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 580 8 The cablegrams of the past few days regarding the rapid progress of the negotiations at Locarno present matters in a more hopeful light than any would have supposed, considering the long time it took for the preliminary negotiations, and the almost virulent tone of the earlier despatches.
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    • 183 8 This Colony having lent a million to Hongkong has an interest in its financial state. The advance made b\ the Straits does not, we understand, go to the ordinary revenues of Hongkong but is intended to form a credit fund to enable business transactions to be carried through
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  • 278 8 Mr. A. A. Mulloy. formerly of Sungei Lendang estate, Kerling, bai leturned from England. Mi. H. K. Somerville. director of Messrs. Mansfield, Limited, loavei on a trip to Bangkok to-day. A landslide was reported on Saturday as having occurred at Toag Fatt Mining K< ngsi, Tanjoqg Ranibutan. The body of
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  • 87 8 WARNING TO VESSELS. Peking Gunboats at HonKk<>n?. (FIOW Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, Oct. 15. At Canton the river channel has been mined off the Bogue Forts. Vessels proceeding: to Canton are warned to take special pilots for proceeding: through the minefield. This action probably has been instigated
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  • 417 8 GIFTED SCOTSMAN'S RETURN VIS II. Having fai mind the very considerable enthusiasm which Mr. William Hcughan, the fifted dramatic- basso-cantante. aroused during hks first visit to Singapore a few months ago, it was a veiy surprising thing; indeed to find such small number of his fellow Scot- and
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  • 279 8 The new management of the Pavilion (the old Palladium) has spared n<> efforts or expenditure in endeavouring to improve the old building. Patrons will hardly recognise the interior which has been enlarged l >y the addition of two wings. The old small staircases have been replaced, on
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  • 18 8 The Hongkong- correspondent of the Times states that the strike is costing Hongkong 1200,000 daily in trade losses.
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  • 493 8 WDIGNATION M,.,, M There gathered t.,u,tt. summit ,»t Mount Falter) ing of the Inhabitants town and other* who walk mi Mount Paber, action of i bad-own path leading to and h a quadruple barrier of most hellish descripti< termed it. Speech* at the n i rious
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  • 83 8 t- V not her Loral Man i» White l.iirhtriinu The Rodeo manatee* another challenge ftpeai ride their fatuous bucl LijrhtniiiK" 10-BK>rnwi i pirant for BOBOWI In th- certain of Mieeeei and I of winning the |10€ offered b ment; in fact he is tak from being bucked
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  • 31 8 LI Sir Frederick Michel H formerly Governor of the ny. <»f Barbados and who was besieged in "'.I out of Kumasi ia 1900, 6th., aged itfWlty-tl gross value of i £:>,oi»s.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 45 8 1 WiWAWAWMAVJVA'.V.VAVA V Parfums de Luxe > I COTY Chypre Origan J Rose Jacqueminot Paris \l Emeraude J J EAU DE COTY 2 m to be had frorr, all dealers N li O»\ipirc Brothers. 5 IWIMWWWWWWWWWWWMft I Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. MALAYA. iv* 9
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  • 133 9 ESIX ARRESTS. H IRRY POLLITT AGAIN. fßeuter's Service.] London. Oct. IS. a police laid on the British party headquarters in London, lorry-loada of literature were -in prominent Communist! were .i. including the secretary Inkpin Pollitt, who is th<- party'a prin- :u < am] ell, editor, of the Weekly*
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  • 44 9 I \\\V\ i W !ill LIBERI Service.] t t. IS. President »>f the Rul < npany, lia>; ftned an ay.rtv- Liberia irh?rebj lined 99-year lease on a million i übber-frrowing and rul antation fully maer. It is planned v developing the
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  • 77 9 [Renter*^ Service.] N.« York. Oct. 14. icago, Rock Island and Pacific mpany hat sold its holdings in and South-western Railway to the Kansas City Southern •v.pany. York. Oct. IV Chairman of the Kansas City Company, has announced new Bonth-wieatoni railway n;r:L r Um Kaibas City. South- KanMU
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  • 117 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 15. experiments in Kngland with a dirigible sn aeroplane carnried out at Pulham this The R.J3 i-ft her mooring-mast ?h1 aeroplane fixed to a special mder the hull. The RBB cruised of ;m hour and then the ■"plane, piloted by Flight-Lieut- Haig.
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  • 30 9 [Reuter'j Service.] Panama, Oct. 14. renti demanded by the landlords, 1 the recent strike of tenants iucnt disorders, will be reduced situation accordingly is easier. ■> was quiet.
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  • 29 9 [Reuter's Service.] K«>me, Oct. 14. R the recent anti-masonic outi'Temv and Home. Signor Mustaken vigorous measures against fascist organisations and ■ted will be tried by the Courts.
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  • 36 9 [Setter'* Service.] Paris. (Kt i.Y It> merabtr of Um Kinan.v M. Ptinlev* .uted that Om 1 Um emmp«%a i d Syria to W-440. H. promtoed to pm -I oft«i to Sept M»th.
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  • 415 9 GERMANY COMES IN. ADHKKEX E T() SECIKITV PACT. g) [Reuter's Service.] Locarno. Oct. 14. The German Government, after hearing i Horr Kempner. fully approved of the Dele- 1' gat ion's policy. It is generally conceded that all questions regarding the Western Security Pact have been disposed of, and
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  • 70 9 [Reuter's Service..] Moscow. Oct. 13. The archaeologist, Colonel Kozloff. in a message from Dahiigun. Mongolia, where his expedition is working at present, announces the discovery of a tumulus con- taining tombs of a very remote period, and also slabs covered with characters in ancient Mongolian, Tibetan and
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  • 65 9 i [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Oct. 14. Reports that the American Government is 1 preparing if necessary to deal with the < Chinese problem independently of the other I powers has caused considerable surprise, as i Mr. Kellogg has hitherto advocated unity of action, while there has been
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  • 43 9 [Reuter's Service.] Simla. Oct. At a formal Durbar Sir John Wood. Resident of Srinagar, on behalf of the British and Indian Governments, conveyed to Sir Hari Singh formal recognition of his accession to the Throne of /attUUU a»id Kashmir.
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  • 20 9 [Reuter's Service.] Indianapolis, Oct. 15. The death is announced of the United States' Senator, Ralston.
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  • 65 9 The death occurred through an accident at Iloilo of Mr. J. M. Dallas, third engineer of the steamer Bowes Castle. It appears from the report of the master of the vessel that Mr. Dallas was accidentally knocked down the No. 1 hold at about 10.30 a.m. on September 150, and
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  • 1038 9 TEN MONTHS FOR CHINESE. IVs.-ibiliiy of Appeal. The trial of a Chinese named Chan San Meni; <>m fhfciUM of assisting in the ma—gtWWßt Of the fourth sub-branch of the Kuo ||ja Tar^ in Singapore, and of being a member ot the branch, concluded in the District Court
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  • 313 9 CHINESE MARRIAGE. T<. DBS Editor. Sir,— The correspondent who styled himself "Through-the-Specks" viewed on the above subject as if the local authorities and particularly the various Chinese public bodies, which are nowadays gathering together and considering suggestions are just troubling too much of themselves with unnecessary
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  • 174 9 Possession of Arms. One year's rigoroU! imprisonment and ten strokes of the cat. was the sentence passed by Mr. Franklyn-Robinson, yesterday, in the District Court, on a Chinese seaman Of the Pyrrhus, who was charged with being in possession of three pistols and 173 rounds of ammunition.
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  • 188 9 The Bangkok Appeal Court has nowgiven judgment in the case of the drunken man who fired a pistol at the restaurant car on the Southern express last April as the train was nearing Chimbalee. The conviction for attempted murder has been re- duced to a conviction
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 236 9 Shipments of New i Goods Continually Arriving. lm J^l m Sunshades with j: IwWfil original handles, i ill Wf covered plain or 111 W Fancy Silks. Ladies' Leather and Evening Bags. Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs, Scarves, etc. A very large selection of Coats for all occasions. I ROBINSON CO., LTD. Mnoorporated
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    • 699 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 of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. RHESUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 15 t HECTOR
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    • 561 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMArIINE PASSENGER AND TK EIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE s.s. 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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    • 526 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION m LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. ROMBWAROB For China and Japan. Tor Marseilles. London and ntw Due Tonnage^ Singapore. Tnnn
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  • 434 11 Murder Orders. Berlin. The sensation of the day in Germany is the discovery of a sister organisation of the American secret society, Ku Klux Kian. Two of its founders, named Strohscheim and his son, both American subjects, and eighteen others have been arrested. The Americans
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  • 350 11 The Joys of Paddington. Artist! may sing the proud possessions cf Chelsea, and literary men the landmarks of St. John's Wood but who praises Baysuater. that bete-noir e of Oscar Wilde, which yet can boast no less than the Temple of the Setting Sun? writes a correspondent of th
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  • 97 11 We, (Englishman), have become so accustomed to regard the umbrella as an indispensable part of the Bengalee's outdoor equipment that it comes as a shock to be told that twenty Bengalees were seen in Chowring.hee the other day with only two umbrellas between them. It appears, however, that they were
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  • 491 11 The most astonishing episode in the wreck of the airship Shenandoah over the State of Ohio was the voyage of the airship's ripped-off nose, says the Daily Chronicle. With seven men inside clinging like flies around its envelope, the nose continued its wild flight, balloon-wise,
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  • 147 11 King Alfonso was. with some members of his Court, walking near the Palace of the Escurial when the strains of a barrelorgan were heard. Learning that a wedding was being relebrated in a neighbouring tavern, the King went to the spot, approached the bride and
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  • 143 11 There are two sides to the question of more accessible law-courts. The ''Pioneer" lecords tht case of an Indian railway bookstall clerk, lost in the enjoyment of his own wares, who had to be physically ITOUId »>y a passenger anxious to pay for a purchase. The disturbed
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  • 80 11 For a considerable period negotiations have been going on in Japan and China with the Swedish Match Company and the International Match Corporation regarding the ex ension of the Swedish American in- i terests in the match industry of the Far East. These have resulted in three of the most
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  • 374 11 Darin? Impostor Caught, in Rcme. Rome. Sept. 9. Ivan Tarnowski, a Polish cook, who for many years has duped the authorities and outraged Catholic hospitality all over Europe as a self-styled -'bishop," has suffered another check in his amazing career. The Vatican and the police, as
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  • 86 11 About 8,000 church bells, "evacuated" during the war from Poland by the retreating Russian army to prevent their beinjr captured by the Germans, have been returned by the Soviets. Most of them were taken from the churches in the Eastern districts of Poland, and aiv now back in
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 337 11 T O j ENNIB PLAYERS. 1 '■•I t your court with Blue Drill Beautifo] and healthy, i quality and workman hip. For quotation write to: lAMED BIN HOOSAIXSAH, Robinson Road, Ist Floor. Phone No. 24. r >4. Their soothing antiseptic vapours prevent cure colds Evans* Pastille into ind you feel
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    • 468 11 m^ To all who value Jl fe Health and Fitness <m I ENO is invaluable I I The initial cause of much ill health, par- I I ticulariy in hot climates, is unintentional I neglect of inner cleanliness. If the waste I I products of the system are allowed to
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  • 26 12 Oct. 15: Magnet, Kistna, Giang Seng, Edendale. Nagpore, Hong Ho, Kamuning, (Brit); Zosma. Van der Capellan, SVhouten, Sitoebondo, (Dut); Durban Maru, (Jap); Steel Maker, (Am).
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  • 283 12 THREATENED CHINESE CUSTOMS STRIKE. Shanghai Oct. 5. The Chinese Maritime Customs junior employees are organizing a union and threaten to strike unless their demands for increases are granted. HONGKONG RECORD FIGURES. Rush to Sign on Vessels. In view of the number of crews signing on vessels, including a
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  • 607 12 Work now in progress for further increasing the capacity of this pioneer interoceanic waterway is described in The Compressed Air Magazine (New York) by F. A. Choffel. As first constructed, he tell? us, the canal had a total length of 102 miles, but this has since
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    • 616 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). :O:— FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. :O:— Regular monthly sailings fey the well-krown steamer MARELLA (7,375. t0n5) and MONTORO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth cabin*, swimming
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    • 282 12 JAVA-NEW_YORK LIN^ Regular three weekly service of the NEDEfcLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. )Vl) *H Intended sailinprs of above Companies from Singapore to New York via Suez. t s.s. SIANTAR iu s.s. SAPAROEA Carpo is also accepted to Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore and Canadian Inland Points o n through
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    • 333 12 LLOYD TRffiSTlNOuli (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARiTs\ili\y« Bi-monthly service for Brindisi v and Trieste via port, taking through Bills of Lading for Fin Levant and Black Sea Ports J ports on the West Coast of ftZ l x CxERANIA Jt ROSANDRA x SILVIO PELLKO OUTWARD SAILING FOR CHINA \M) J\p vn
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 683 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and 0 Fri 1 da 7 ».m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m KelanUn every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 676 13 O.S.K. Line. DeHtinatir.ua. Steams. j^ f# Dept. London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, A don and Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Durban Cape Town, Rio, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos Aires via Colombo. f Hawaii Maru Oct. 18 Oct. 21 )|oniho and Bombay f Hamburg Maru Oct. 27
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    • 406 13 i^mSL Round -the- World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE S8 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. 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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    • 635 13 GEN.KAL AGI »&WASAH-ROOSEVELT LINE Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA and j BALTIMORE (via Suez) m. s SIIVERELM (llu Oct3(> BORDEAUX MARU due Nov. 18 m.,.SILVERAY d(M Noy *or rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO.,
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  • 823 14 Just what the American apartment house is and how it fits in with our national social life is set forth in a report made by a British architect, G. Topham Forest, on "The- Construction and Control of Buildings and the Development of Urban Areas
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  • 38 14 Mr. J. D. Fettes, Water Engineer, Fenang Municipality, who ha.d been on a visit to Johore in connection with a report he has been asked to make on the water supplies of that place-, has returned to Penang-.
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  • 606 14 A WELL-KNOWN ARTIST'S FLIGHT. Twelve years ago I was a busy and successful sculptor: now I am a handy man about a tavern, writes J. Crosland MeClure in the Sunday Express. What reputation I possess as a sculptor was made, in the first instance, by the South African
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  • 250 14 Among: the many efforts that are made to brighten the life of villages one has been started in Kent which is new. at any rate, to me. What is aimed at is the formation in each village of a community council, which includes representatives of the local
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  • 65 14 A bell consecrated at a convalescent home at Hald, Denmark, for many years swims in a buoy off Hartlepool/ On Christmas Eve three years ago the buoy broke loose, and eventually stranded on the west roast of Jutland. It was sold by auction on the sand there. The bell came
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 386 14 j As a result of numerous j enquiries we are now imj porting John Player and j Sons' famous Virginia |J S Cigarettes J a PERFECTOS FINOS" y i lj and these can be obtained jj from all high class dealers h 95 cts. per tin of 50 j; BRITISH-AMERICAN
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    • 303 14 Ar yt-ewt. Albion sup- *~m^m^^m^^^L t ml /*ji lfo^\ W —the vehicle to use is the Britishbuilt Albion, proved by owners' independent records to be the cheapest to run and most dependable of all commercial vehicles. If you are tempted by the apparently low price of a foreign-built A commercial
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  • 732 15 FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Then- has bM. a steady T^n^h- of Tin during ,„<• past J t a nS tt The Rubber market on the oth-r han-1 h-is expor.cnced some rather violent flLctua- tom influenced to a extent by vanous rumours and a uSSSm ot oncer ainty with
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  • 153 15 LIN GGI DIVIDEND. Messrs. Guthrie and Company, Kuala Lumpur, advise u* of receipt of telegraphic advice from the Secretaries to Lfalggi Plantations to the tffect that, in respect of the year ending December Slafc, the Directors have declared an interim dividend of 7*2 per cent, payable on 14th. prox. Boustead
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  • 69 15 October 15. Bark fM 15 3£ n.uik, demand 2 4 5-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 19-32 New York, d-mand _ga Credits 90 days 58 a* France, demand 11S0 India, T. T. 1541> Hongkong, demand Prem Yokohama, demand irjs Java demand 1-10 1 Bangkok, demand 79 1* Sovereijrn.
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  • 213 15 Oetob i 15. ri 50 Ton.- |j Gambler iIM Whit < 5830 P*PP«* Black nakc Tapioca 6 Pearl Sago Small > pra lfcOO "pra Sundried j.i .>- Opium. BeBuFM lint 4000 Rice. Uaag Bin l i r 1 a rt R'u,- Eagle (Oldj Rice. Liaßf Hin '"han M«rk Red
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  • 37 15 C OF C RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Singapore. Oct. 1">, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot and Oct. 1.44 L.45; Nov.-Dec. 1.M.v.. 1.36; Jan.-Marcfa 1.25 l. Apr-June 1.13 1.14. London Quotation Sheet 3a 11 '-<i. Market Weak.
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  • 174 15 Singapore. Oct. 15. Tin.— t'27i* ins. Up Ss* Local u:;< t 0 tons. Rubber. 3s. IP-d. Down P 4 d Rubbers. -The Rubber share market is dull with lit t U* tt> report. Mining. Sterlings remain in strong demand. Thabawleika can l>e placed at 445.. Takuapas
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  • 102 15 Singapore, Oct. Iff. The market after being very strong has had a sharp decline '.winy to the conflicting report! in regard to extra releases under the restriction scheme. The generaJ uncertainty of the situation has frightened boldera and given Manufacturers the opportunity withholding their rapport from
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  • 163 15 THE SKPTK.MIIKK STATISTICS. The following is a comparative statement of the total value of foreign im-i--chaadiae, excluding parcel post. Imported and exported to and from British Malaya dnriHf H)24 and ]\'27 K 1921. 192.V lacriasSl (In thousands of dollars). Jan. to June 30tt.0:;.~> 4»)T.:ir>i# July 57,419 &Ml2 17,133
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  • 658 15 LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. group is stronger Souths can bs »>iaced at 78, Norths at 95 and Taipinjrs at 1.86. Industrials. Wmtbm have improved .-■teadily to 15.50 buyers, few offe*rin;r. Eraser and Neavt s have hotter enquiries at 52.50, a few offering 1 over. Steamships have business at 345,
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    • 395 15 I Assets over $5,500,000. TUP /inn a m n nmnnir w Assurance in force over $19,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Sintranor* .^JL^. ATTKACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE -> om P*™** Act AGENTS WANTED SeCreUry Managing Director ~^ZZ r r uwnv
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    • 819 15 BANKING. BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPMIE BANK, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI JgERL. BANKING CORPORATION. Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (Incorporated in Honekone) (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.83,500,000 Head Office: Hongkong. President: K. Kodama Esq. i Authorised Capital $50 000 000 Vice-President R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. Issued and fully paid up $*****000 DIRECTORS. q Reserve Fund
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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 Ring&ptiQ Representative Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LUI CHARTERED HANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 783 16 DR. SUN YAT SEN NOT DEAD The rumour that has been current for some time in Hongkong that Dr. Sun Yat Sen is not dead has travelled far and wide, and those coming to Singapore from Hongkong have brought with them this news, though they themselves treat the
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  • 55 16 TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOU RNAMENT Yesterday's Result. Mi. and Mrs. Hamilton beat Mrs. Hunter and Moss by 6-4, 6 2. To-day's Tie. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton vs. Mrs. Fuller and Savage. If there is rain to-day, this tie will be played on Monday, and if wet on that day it
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  • 864 16 YESTERDAY'S TRAINING. There was a good attendance on the course yesterday morning for the final gallops. The weather was cool and dull and the going" a bit soft so that with fences out as well there was no record breaking. Maharani and Ganesh, who were early out,
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  • 101 16 The -following arrangements are announced. On Saturday, Oct. 17th, the first race for vh t Saturday Cup will take place. Start p.m. Handicaps as previously published. Members are reminded that only the following yachts are eligible: Nos. 4, 8, 12, 14, 16, 19, 25. On Sunday, Oct. 18th, the
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  • 45 16 HOME FOOTBALL. [Reuter's Service.] London, OctT 14. Sunderland beat Bury by one goal to nil in the First Division of the English Ix-ague, and Brighton and H. A. defeated Millwall by three goals to one in the Southern Section of the Third Division.
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  • 144 16 The meeting of the S.C.F.A. and the Roy.al SttSSSS Regiment at the Stadium this afternoon brings the S.F.A. Cup Competition to a cAose. The Regiment reached the final in consequence of victories over the Malays 4—o, S.C.F.A. II I—o,1 0, and the S.C.C. 3—l; while the Chinese,
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  • 196 16 "SOCCER" PROFESSIONALS TROU N CED. Amateurs (treat Display. London. Oct. 5. At "soccer" in the Charity Shield, the nmuU'uvs Wat the professionals by 0 goals to ,v. Tottenham. The professional team was entirely composed of members of the tSSUB u hiVh toured Australia. The Corinthian. Clauds Ashton, the Amateurs' centre
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  • 60 16 London, Oct. 5. The English 'soccer" team to play against Ireland on the 24th instant at Befast will be as follows: Howard Baker (ChelsoaJ; Smart (Aston Villa), and Wadsworth (Huddersfield): Kean#(The Wednesday). Q. Armitage (Charlton A.), and Bromilow (Liverpool); Austin (Manchester City). Puddefoot (Blackburn R.),
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  • 148 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 14. The result of the Cesarewitch was: 1. Forseti. letting 20 to 1. 2. Motley, 40 fl 1. 3. Confirmation, 28 to 1. Thirty-three horses ran and Forseti won b> Mi lengths, Motley a neck in front of Con&nretioß. BANGKOK RUGBY TEAM FOR PENANG.
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  • 78 16 October Monthly Spcon. The above will be played on Saturday and Sunday, 17th and 18th inst., by stroke play and the Ladies Spoon on Monday, 19th., by bogey play. The following have qualified for the Gold Medal, which will be played in conjunction wi£b the October monthly
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  • 24 16 Opium revenue in Siam produces 22 per cent of th:> total revenue, and Siam has engaged to introduce registration of smokers within three years.
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  • 745 16 ACTIVE RECRUITING FOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. A meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee was held at Kuala Lumpur on the 6th October. Present: The Controller of Labour, Malaya (Mr. E. W. F. Gilman) Chairman, The Deputy Controller of Labour, Penang, (Mr. C. D. Ahearne), Vice Chairman and Secretary, The
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  • 50 16 Programme of Drills up to and for Oct. IS. Friday 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall S.R.A. (v); S.R.E. (v) Sigs; S.V.C. Band. Saturday 2.30 p.m., Bukit Timah Chinese Company; 2.30 p.m. Farrer Range Eurasian Company. Sunday 8 a.m. Bukit Timah Chinese Company; 2 a.m., Farrer Range Eurasian Company.
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    • 335 16 The Moutrie Grand I An instrument embodying the finest tradta I of Art, together with the latest development Pianoforte Construction, the MOUTRIE I is unsurpassed for Beauty and Clarity of Ton Let us demonstrate this to you. S. MOUTRFE A>'o CO., LTD. I] (Incorporated in Hongkong). The Arcade, SINGAPORE. i
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