The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 October 1925

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  • 12 1 Singapore Free Press ('ENTS. SINGAPORE 8i^ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1925. NO. 11,623.
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  • 1197 1 (jt> ■rijii.ti in/nut towMitea hi'.vfri rxt firNM t.ilnli; .Ilivcll.tl The Topicist was particularly p'rssod vith that phrase in tin- HtM Cable which ai<i that H. e. would notifj tin- Colonial Oftce when he "is ready to come Home." )n tins baaii it he paid much attention
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    • 192 1 WING LOONG KK( Of i NISEI) HOI SE tor I ROPBAN TBOPICAL SHIS. It HIGH STREET. V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.W.Vi V.V.-.V.W.-.V.V--.V.V.V.V.V.V.V-I SEA VIEW HOTEL. j THIS BVBNING TEA I) \NCE—S.3O P.M. J* I: LEVINE AND HOPKINS j: DANCE BAND. SUNDAY, ISth OCTOBER. 1925. \l HIGH TIDE 10 AM. CINEMA—9.3O p.m. Sharp. J MIRIAM
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    • 143 1 If cigarettes were//^^ X-rayed^^^^^^^ be seen thatI mass-production cigarettes contain stalk, sand and dust, which harm the throat. State Express 555 Cigarettes contain only long strands of golden tobacco, free from stalk, sand and dust. The accepted superiority of State Express 555 is the result of superlative golden leaf and
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    • 137 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Lost scrip notice Page 7. iMunicipal notice Page 7. Motor lorry for sale Page 7. Wassiamull's for value Page 14 Drink Cold Storage milk— Page Hijrh Admiral cigarettes Page 11. Sea View Hotel attraction Page 1. Goodyear supertwist tyres Page 4. Ivory soap from Getz Bros.- Page 8.
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    • 17 1 W ING LOO N G FOR HIGH CLAM TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, feHGH STRUT
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    • 135 1 THE WEEK. Sat unlay, llth. Hiph Water, 10.3 a.m.. lt.lt p.m. B. I. outward mail due. Autumn Races. Kir-t Day. Rodeo Show, Anson-rd., 9.15 pjm. William Heujrhan. Vie. Theatre 9. .50 p.m. Sunday, \$th. Hiph Water, 10.2H a.m. |§J| p.m. Rodeo Show. Anson-rd.. 9.15 p.m. Monday, }9th. Hiph Water, io.;>2
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  • 166 1 PORTSMOUTH'S WELCOME TO THE PRINCE. [Reuters Service). I .omlnii. Oft. 16. H. H. S. Ho pulse berthed punctually at noon amirl the salute of emu and the choerj of the populace, \yho occupied every point of vantage. The Princ* of Wales waved his hat from the bridge, M
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  • 19 1 [Reuters Service.! Paris, Oct. 1«i. Tho Cabinet unanimously approved the Locarno Pact and i-onjrratulnUMl M. Brian*.
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  • 320 2 The larf any i m»] feature <.f the If the St languor Cln i i hat position, havinjr been stnt to Mrs. Meikle. whose erty it i-. m w« understand at her request. Mrs. Meik'< the widow <>f the late Mr. H. s. Ifeikie, wk hen tdaag after it had
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    • 216 2 Three Popular Face Creams CREME SHALIMAR LA REINE DE CREME MALACCEINE CREAM. Obtainable at MEDICAL HALL LTD, SINGAPORE. VICTORIA THEATRE. ONE WEEK ONLY. Commencing Monday, October 19th at 9.30 p.m. GONSALEZ BROTHERS Present THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA GO. Monday. October 19th. FEDORA. Tuesday. October 20th. MADAME BUTTERFLY. Wednesday, October 21st.
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    • 295 2 Victoria Theatre. I 9. I TO-NIGHT 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 SAVER. Australia's Greatest Violinist World-famed pianiste Tom Plan at Littles— Prices $3, $2, $1.
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    • 315 2 TWO EXCELLENT PICTURES PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT From Tuesday, 13th October, to Sunday Ifcih ALHAMBRA A METRO SPECIAL PRODUCTION PRESENTiv, SCREEN STAR v Uli, who has figured prominently m many a famous n MAE MURRAY who appears to advantage m this pfctu THE FRENCH DOLL Based on A. E. THOMAS' English version
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  • 1122 3 Twenty years ago when George Hirst was getting rid of a good many capable batsmen by mrans of the swerving ball then quite a novelty quite a lot of ink was used by crfcht en, mathematicians, and others in trying to explain through the l'ress how it was done.
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  • 137 3 We recently sent to a friend, who is on the staff of the Boy Stout Training Camp at Gilwell Park, a blowpipe and sheath of darts. Our friend instead of depositing his curio in the camp museum put it to practical use and, being
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    • 278 3 m Ns^ J**V >_ »J^^_^__^*^ 77ie ENERGY X HEALTH UXH our growing child is f-ndinc: far more energy in e Glaxo-fed baby is free from r to keep his health than he tne r s^ °f such dread diseases would in England Everything is as Enteric and Tuberculosis nst him
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    • 283 3 Why Buy Foreign Shaving Soaps S If, of course you are convinced that they are better than the British made article, then by all means buy them. No goods should be supported simply because they are British, irrespective of their quality. If, however, they are not only British, but better
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  • 911 4 THE MENACE AM) THE REMEDY. Many unkind things have been said about motorists, mostly by people who have never driven a car. It is often forgotten that the automobile is a very real boon, and that anyone who can arrange it prefers to travel by car. rather
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    • 102 4 THE MORRIS OXFORD 4 1 5 Scater M|p^ v i| $2,745 A Great British Achievement which at the above prices Defies Foreign Competition Book your order at MALAYAN mOTORS, Sole Agents. (Proprietors: Wearne Bros., Ltd.) THE NEW MODEL 11/22 H.P. UTOLSELEY" HAS FOUR DOORS $f^ THIS FEATURE WILL STILL FURTHER
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    • 186 4 Mm.p.h. I FOR JmiM. CONSECUTIVE I THIS IS THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMKNT OF LIEUT COL. MRS STEWART RIDING A STANDARD I Rudge-V^itworth l [Four Valve "Four Speed 2* H.P. MOTOR CYCLE ON THE MONTHLERI TRACK NEAR PARIS 21 World'sßecords WERE CAPTURED IN THE EXECUTION OF THIS REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE I $Af\KZ COMPLETE
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  • 242 5 SINGAPORE'S SIX THOUSAND. There are now nearly six thousand and fifty motor cars in use in Singapore as the figures on record show. The steady increase in the number of motor vehicles on the streets of Singapore is apparant to almost everybody one cannot help noticing the
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  • 244 5 Dead Woman at Wheel. Sydney, Sept. 6. With n dead woman driver at its wheel a motor car crashed over an embankment on the Windsor-road early this morning. Three passengers m the car, who collapsed on reaching the ground below, had remarkable escapes from injury. The story told
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  • 95 5 Proposed American Control. London, Sept. 3. General Motors Corporation is in close negotiation wi h the Austin Motor Company from which the former, it is proposed, shall assume control and continue the manufacture of Austin cars in England. An outline of the scheme will be submitted to the
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  • 335 5 Is Noise Necessary? It is evident that motor-cyclists do not yet fully recognise the eftUM of the widespread complaints regarding the U3e of their machines. It cannot be made too clear that there is nothing inherently wrong with the motor-cycle as a motor-cycle, nor do we iM
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  • 158 5 Although Australia has not as many motor cars per head of population as the United States, the number of cars owned is a rapidly increasing one, and regulations about driving are becoming increasingly important. A good feature about the law concerning motoring and motorists in Great
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  • 120 5 Nineteen motorists summoned at Colwyn 'Bay recently for travelling: at twenty miles an hcur or more through a police trap within a ten-mile speed limit, on Sunday September 6, were fined 20s. each. Superintendent Jones said that motorists continually disregarded the signpost on the
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  • 257 5 GUARANTEED PETROL P UMPS. Safe Driving. It is good news that at long last petrol pumps m Great Britain are to be brought under the Weights and Measures Act, and thus any lingering doubts we had regarding the quantity of spirit received are dor.» away with. here is no question
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  • 155 5 New White Line Su«tff<tn>n. Wood Green District Council has instructed its worl's committee t" COBlidtf the genera! adoption of the white line at all dangerous turning! m the town, The WMaimittee has also been asked to report Ml the possibility of adopting the "boulevard stop." The
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  • 40 5 London, Oct. 1. Nairobi. The Cape to Cairo Crossley Motor Expedition commanded by Major Court Treaty reached Nairobi last evening, having covered 7,800 miles of the journey which was most difficult, otherwise there was no incident.
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    • 220 5 IriYIAIMIf LiJli 1 Lir\ll \J England's Premier Lorry. i^^^cjvN Challenges comparison with i^^\^^^C^y^^S> ment> and British colonie{? all the Ip^^fl k^J biggest Contractors m the world, ie Singapore Municipality and all enviable reputation of the LEYLAND as being the best lorry m the World has been gained through its unfailing
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    • 230 5 HUPMOBILE EIGHT- the motor car that has produced marvelous results. Test it yourself- Remember that this eight cylinder motor car is backed by the same works that for sixteen years has been producing the superlative Hupmobile Four. The reliability of Hupmobile The Hupmobile Eight Cylhes in the motor car itself,
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  • 894 6  -  BILLY GlLLttrat «T" -r THE DIFFICULTIES OF SELECTING A TEAM I CLUBS LOATH TO RELEASE PLAYERS. By (Captain c f Sheffield United and Ireland). With the advent of another football season it will not be long: before we shall be interested in the selection of international teams.
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  • 118 6 ANOTHER HATCH OF "HAT-TRICK ERS." London. ),i Tottenham Ho spurs wnw fortunate in their mateh with Blackburn. Osborae, their centre, icored twice. Piftj thousand watched West Bromwien Albion and lUtoa Villa. Sheffield gained theii Int victory. Cook, who was transferred from the Arsenal, failed to save Clapton Orient from defeat.
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  • 41 6 London, Oct. "5. Frank Goddard and Phil Scott have *igrned articles to n>ht for the British Heavy- Weight Championship under National Sportinp Club rules. The fipht is to be staged at Holland Park on November 16th
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  • 103 6 Limas, 5 tntlhery.— Great Britain. France, Germany, Belgium. Italy and Switzerland competed in the Grand Prix race- for motor cycks ami cycle cars. The 7~> C.C. class for cycle cars was won by Violet, driving a Simavioiet. Se nd place waa gained by Hall, drivinjr an Austin.
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  • 97 6 London. Oct. .">. At Lords, the Crkktt Advisory Commit'ee passed resolution asking the I4.C.C. to fix the Test trial at Lords for June 5th, 7th and 8th. Though the match is entitled "England XL vs. The Rest," the Selection Committet are empowered to make any changes
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    • 250 6 f Chubby little -i»^-> Ku chaps arc reared y« r .>»^7 *W onMellin's! iftH^r /^/aT^ These iolly little fellows are v flp>- >C( typical ot the many thousands J^m^j&jM of healthy boys and girls reared on 4 V^? Mcllin's Food. Mixed as directed it supplies Gr^ <4/ V all the
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    • 321 6 1 Let Wincarnis build you up avain it won't let you down! After the 'flu' or other illness, when you feel thoroughly weak and run down, let Wincarn up your health again. It is the tonic wine for that purpose, recommended «d prescribed by over \ofioo Doctors, the tried and
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  • 1244 7 STORM AND FLOOD IN ITALY. (From N E.l. Papers.) Neuen, Cct. 12. Torible cloud-hursts have caused the riven m North Italy to overflow ,heir banks. A railway bridge collapsed just as a train was passing. Fifteen passengers were drowned. Two other bridges over which the breakdown trains
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  • 172 7 Circulation Figures of Soviet Press. According to Soviet statistics, the total circulation of the Soviet Press throughout Russia amounts to over two million copies. There are five hundred periodicals m all. 430 m Russian, and the remainder m other languages. The Moscow daily Izwiestia the official
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  • 171 7 At the institution of the Rubber Industry recently Mr. W. B. Wiegand. late managing director of the Ames Holden Rubber Company of Canada, read a paper on "Some Rubber Compounding Tendencies" before a large attendance of members. The chair was taken by Dr. Schidrowitx, technical a<!
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    • 887 7 TOE BUSINESS CARDS. notices. Send tor the illustrated r ,cuv ui MuHical In>trumenta. SEASON CO.. LTD. and 118, North Bridge Road. g.KPWOKKING AND TIU STWOKTHY SERVANTS. KS, AMAHS, AYAHS, ETC. :iml under no "Miration. We d] it K'<-ntleman, anylin mcnts. Int»-ndinsr I he A. S Quarter, 35 "cars for hire.
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    • 326 7 TENDERS. i MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commissioners have for disposal six :i-ton Garret! Super-heated st.-am wagons. Diameter of cylindeis .'P. m. and f>% m. by m. stroke, 400 R.P.M.. Boiler pressure 200 lbs. per sq. inch, travelling speed on road 1-12 miles per hour. The* wagons are m pood running
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    • 434 7 Baß^^pS I wr-BV~srer-a-<niSsT M SAFEGUARD YOUR EYESIGHT SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY IN YOUR VISION. THE ADVICE OF OUR FILLY (|l All F I ED KI' HOPE AN OPTICIAN is available daily Hours 9 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. SPECIALLY MADE GLASSES SUPPLIED PROMPTLY. MOTION SMITH AND SON LTD. 14. Battery
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  • 23 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. DKtJMMOKD. On th»- i:>th instant. m England. David Drummoiul. latt- Director of Mtssr>. Bou*tra<i i Co.. Ltd. i By cablet.
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  • 603 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1925. Coal Commission Opens. The names of the Royal Commissioners to enquire into the coal industry were published early m September. The intervening six weeks have perhaps been occupied m persuading the miners to co-operate m the work of the Commission. The last wire
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  • 381 8 Thf estimates <>f the Singapore Municipality foi the year IWfo are published m the GaseUe. Mr. G, I>. sT Morgan, ol Me> r> Powell and Co.. has been granted an auctioneer*! Town Licence. Mr. K. C. H. Charhrood ecti as member of the Singapore Harbour Board (taring the absence of
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  • 159 8 OUR GREAT AMBASSADOR. REAL POPULARITY. [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 16. Everything is in readiness to pive the Prince of Wales a thunderous welcome today, on his return from an extremely successful tour. "Britain's Greatest Ambassador" is the text of newspaper leaders and full paj?e articles, recounting the stages
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  • 43 8 [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. Oct. IK. A mast meeting of striken ik'ci«U<l that tht representatives of the seamen at the c-< mpulsnry cpnfert nee >h(»ul<! iaform Mr. Justice Power- that they cannot participate in the negotiations while any strikers remain in ea<>!.
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  • 36 8 [Renter's Service.] Moscow. Oft. It While travelling between Sel> j and Moscow yesterday, Lithuanian diplomatic courier disappeared from the train. His official ami personal baggage was hanft over to the Lithuanian mission at Moscow.
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  • 146 8 A mw bill to bt* introduced into the Legislative Council to Mnend the Quarantine and Prevention of Diira ici Ordinance pn vMm lev a »econd vaccumtioa and compulsory vaccination upon the outbreak of the disease in any admini>trative area. The Objects and Reasons read. The Standing Medical Advisory
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  • 289 8 Mr. K. S. P. Walker has been Mcondcd for s rviee under the Government of Kedah, with effect from August 9th. The tender of Messrs J. C. Gajnmon, Ltd.. for $102,000 has been accepted for the erection <>f the new Rest House. Malacca. Mr. C L. Harte-Lovelace. of Messrs. Lovelace
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  • 315 8 bouquetTau; k()l. M| rcßttiUM aoan [Brater 1 I Pressmen ent, I luncheon. There Mr. Chamber].,;, ovation, laid atresi I all and oteteraainatioi I Consequently the d I durkne>s. Nobody c Mr. Chaarterlain JV 1 of the European country had i)( I i at Locarno on equality, roodwill an,|
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  • 64 8 LONG 1>ISI W< B < U I [Beater 1 A l.ondun. 0 A .li.va Loadon-Nev j i-hanuv b »bon1 to tin ann«.iiruriiH-n' I completed kraasmtM I Tht> receiving lUtion ai i I has toccessfully A moi hiiity of eondoetiBf klw I awaitnl completion of I It is
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  • 22 8 [B«rte* f« M,.)h..||Ml. The noaaination I for seventy-five §eat !l presentatives; and nn> vacancies m the >■ woman candidatei and tasted.
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  • 30 8 r Router's 8- I Victoria I The Holland Ai--strandr.1 off fentinck I OM hohl an.l fore-p.-ak I beUewd that she bai proun*^ |Ml¥ag« steanu r ia lUndini
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 163 8 X CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" >/CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO,, LTD\ Ii corporatod m Shun^rh.-ii. Telephone 228. 1"» ROBINSON R(» Al>. IMTROMSri) J& f^?*^^ IJY ROYAI/rY A Continued Success for Over Half a Century AND AN UNRIVALLED REPUTATION Are a Valuable Asset Associated with the Popularity of B. P. De SILVA The
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    • 36 8 tiP*^- FOR ALL JT VERMIN USE iiiiL l AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. kl y GOLDEN SERIES. DRINK THE BEST BEER. Xmccnißßtiif *co Ml V^v LONDON, CW'J Adamson. diUillan Co.. Ltd. Singapore, PenaiiK<. Kuala Lumpur Malacca.
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  • 142 9 ALL PARTIES THERE. 1THB WORST FIRST. [Router's Service. 1 London, i.et. IS. Ti- !i"Lr« attendance of the pi bthe Ant Bitting of th<> Coal Coea- k1 Westminster Hall. Attended by ntathret of the Miaeri Federation e Mining Association. Ernest Gowers, permanent 'iideTj of mines, -t;tt<-<i that the
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  • 83 9 1 I Rt liter's Service. J London. Oct. 16. t of the Morning Post itivt-ly denies M ©n I authority" the report that the nod to ;u -t indepen- Chinese Customs < onferenee, accept the AnieiiJ>. The correspond**! declar- med that the WashinjrDUMnt, •-.■•lisir-u that nothing can
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  • 64 9 b r*i Service.] I'aris. Oct. IS. must demonstration outside the the Decorative Arts was forcibly dispersed and forty Ere made. The Communist mayor Denis has been suspended for r a grave dereliction of duty in U) Ik- held up on i-hen the ommunista attempted a strike, The
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  • 71 9 [Reoter't Serrice.] Nice. Oct. 15. dozen Bfiniateru attended the RaCotlgreM at which the main whether the Left Cartel, which weakened last session, will lining that the Socialists ithdrtw ajrro. If. Herri.. t. prevourcd this course, and also rv- advocacy of a capital levy. Nice. Oct. 16. nmittee
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  • 48 9 [Router's Service. 1 Sandiej;o. Oct. lfi. nat im- has narrowly escaped Whilst coming to th<- surface after tactical manoeuvre, submarine ith her nose up. was rammed by The submarine lost her aerial, but did not ship any ea of the minesweeper Both cnft reached port
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  • 34 9 [Renter's Service.] London. Oct. Hi. •"mi* leaders, Gallacher and fced in London on brought op at Bow-st.vct a charge of conspiracy and Incin-ment to Mutiny remanded ireeh on a bail of
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  • 19 9 i: ntert Service. 1 lUriin. Oct. IS. detachment has ton Ruhr, thus marking "<l n;:iitary evacua- ion.
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  • 13 9 [Keuter'* Service.] Canto,,, Oct. 16. have captured Wa?chow ■"<''• lar^o numbers
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  • 2046 9 THE DREDGE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. M .v Promising Outlook. The annual meeting of United ITiuJHSSIS Limited was held at the Company's oflfk-es m Damar Road yesterday. The Chairman, Mi. J. A. P. Strachan, presided and there weie a.so present: Messrs W. H. Macgregor, J. Robertson, A. E. Baddeley (Directors),
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  • 571 9 ROAD HOGS PUNISHED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) MaHcca, Oct. 15. Before Mr. N. D. Mudie, in the District Court, Malacca, yesterday afternoon, Ali bin Aman, the Malay driver of hire car M.1447, was charged with causing grievous hurt to Dan Dai Hew by rashly and negligently driving his
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    • 295 9 I Shipments of New I Goods Continually Arriving. I. B ■"i Ik Jill m Sunshades with I Hf 1 WlWy> original handles I :j W W/f covered Plain or i| WJ V Fancy Silks. !j Ladies' Leather and Evening Bags. j: Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs, Scarves, etc. A very large selection
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    • 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 of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. RHESUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg n Vwi t HECTOR
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    • 557 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMANTIINE PASSENGER AND F HEIGHT 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 HavTe, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 28 s.s. CITY
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    • 597 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENT^ iTsTE AM NAVIGATION ((> 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 \m ver i Dv
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  • 819 11 "IMPERIAL SOLIDARITY IN FIGHTING DISEASE." A ficsh advance has been made in the Combating of disease vrhich is signalised I y the ch-.ntrc In title of th? National Council for Combmttng Venerenl Disease that of the British Social Hygiene Council, which met on October 0th. in the Ci
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  • 28 11 A Chinese General is reported to have said that ho wants to see blood shed every day. We suggest he £ets a safety razor like curs. London Humorist.
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  • 603 11 HARM DONE BY THE WATERHYACINTH. Few realise how great an evil the waterhyacinth has become m ihe Eastern Bengal districts and Assam. Indeed, just as malaria has been causing ravages among the inhabitants of Western Bengal, the abnormal growth of water-hyacinth has become a menace to health
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  • 108 11 Mr. Sydney Webb and Mi>s Ifondfielo Defeated. London, Oc*. 1. The most interesting feature of the election to the new Labour Executive at Liverpool was the defeat of Mr. Sydney Webb. Another surprise was caused by the General Council of 'he Trade Union Congress, which elected
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  • 112 11 Philadelphia. Sept. 4. I The people noticing that a certain saloon Was doing rather a thriving business raided j the place, hut found no liquor at all. There i was nothing of note save bronze lion. i His glassy stare, however, annoyed one of
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    • 263 11 NERVE PAINS I Banished! I flllioit's Headache Tablets ha\e been specially prepared to give quick relief from all nerve pains. They cure a headache quickly without any weakening effect on the heart or system. Taken at first symptoms, they will check influen/a. fever or cold m one night. Do not
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    • 294 11 lA >-^/ A^."-*' I j if jot it i 7 jo, tnltttj .*\'j*»y .::-::::-V>'7 ■■';*^ir-^^ ;4;V'. /V^i^- Co"" <> l"1"* '""•*M/<" IT- 1 rf^l V olillillE'^MW nigh Class Virginian illlllJiy^^^i ©D©AlR[iTir[iS f'S^^^r^ Super this —super that! Amid?t a A welter of extravagant claims Tot" *y^. JtS^ mediocre productions, ci<*ar*»ttes \"Y»VS•
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    • 146 11 £*fl llfulTE "O^E I Hll j^^W IW 1 C* f I lufll KZJB V m I IIESTAi b *^^^1 V■ W I fc********lfc— M 1 P% B M W«^ M^L I* </ I Jrom hhe ORIGINAL RECIPE 1746 I B 1!^ wmmm^mm^ /z vw-iv w I IP »T^¥ ¥A T*
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    • 449 12 1 i^— 1MB 1^—^^fi Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-krown steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and K0NT0RO (5,000 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins Luxe, single berth
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    • 151 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Oct. 20 s.s. Adolf von Bayer 9,000 Nov. 24 Calling at Manila. HOMEWARD BOUND. NAPLES, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. Scheer 12,300 Not. 17 Not calling at Naples. Carl Legien 9,000
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    • 54 12 HOftffi_LEAVE. HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUB PASSAGE YET? As Official Agents for all principal Steamship and Railway Companies and with offices throughout the we; id we can secure the best accommodation available, For reservations and the latest information apply to: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. DffV (Incorporated in U.S.A.) Union Building. Collver
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    • 50 12 Nearly a week overdue, the steamer Ban He Guan (800 tons) arrived in Singapore yesterday morning from Banjermassin. The cause of her delay was due to the vessel having run aground on the bar at Banjermassin. She was only refloated after three days' work, but no serious damage is reported.
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    • 444 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said. Marseilles from Singapore. PORTHOS 19,000 tons Oct. 21 DARTAGNAN 20,500 tons Nov. 4 FROM PENANG ONLY. COMPIEGNE 17,000 tons Nov. 10 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon. Hongkong, Shanghai and* Japan. ANGERS 10,000 tons O.t. 18 ANDRE LEBON 20,000 tons Nuv. f To
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    • 252 12 BOORDS GIN OLD TOM AND DRY MM »%J\ wtt THE FINEST OBTAINABLE. Sole Agents: John Little U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m E?. gland). Singapore and Kuala Lumpur LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. tu (Incorporated m Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindisi, Vem« and Trieste via ports taking carjo through Bills of
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 591 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pah»ng, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m Kc? Ian tan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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    • 597 12 tCHUKCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. ETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY, a.m. Litany. 7.46 a.m. Holy Communion. A short Address will follow immediately after this service. 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEW'S SEPOY LINES. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. During the
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 658 13 O. S. K Line. Destinations. Steam^s. Arr. Dept. London. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, \(j n and Port Said. Alaska Maru o.*. 22 O-t 23 1 urban Tape Town, Rio, Santos, Montevideo. Buenos Aires via t Hawaii Maru Oct. 18 Oct 21 lombo and Bombay f Hamburg Maru Oct.
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    • 405 13 WSm^ SISAMSBIFUNfi Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 88 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINBBB. via Colombo, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore m 110
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    • 613 13 GENERAL AGE^s7- ASAK| R0 SEVELT LIN Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW VORK^LADELPH.A .nd (via Suez) m.s. SILVERELM dl e BORDEAUX MARU Z"u SILVMAY due JJ£m »or rates and other particulars apply:— GUTHRIE CO., LTD. Agents: Singapore and
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  • 1939 14 AUTUMN KACIXG. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Sept. 17. Everyone is pleased with the Doncaster Meeting:, which was a success m every way, except for the weather and that might have been worse, since it concluded m cold, dry conditions. Saucy Sue was not started m the St.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 823 14 |BP?^BS Wassiamulh f^S-^-)\&k^-SHl' /v\ Suppliers of the best and durable wUr^\^-Zs a ndian. Chinese, Japanese and EngHappy you can mfc be With either ats i hooie which you like oo a hoc, thirsty I T. J.v.- s.vsM nty. -And you'll be gjad Wmque selections available. you were th r>ty." Also
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    • 357 14 M It is Not the i3 Quantity of Food Tj We Eat, but what R gj We Digest and *> H Assimilate that P Nourishes the Body jfr j When the stomach and organs of digestion jj and nutrition are disordered, and the food eaten "^J is only imperfectly digested,
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 414 15 Assets over $5,500,000. i mr»nr» imn nmnniT w Assurance m force over $19,000,000. GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITEDm n rtTOI «i, t (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) f S^L bC <- ONDON OFFICE: P sited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance ATTRACTIVE PLANS
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    • 940 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED. Established 1880 Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.83,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya Esq DIRECTORS. J. lamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq K. Tatsumi, Esq. K. Takeuchi, Esq. r.
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    • 40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Sinpap' Representative Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LM CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor^ A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 65 15 EXCHANGE. October 16. Ben k t m.s. <e <>o itanK, ilemamj 214 5-'}2 Private credit! 3 m.s. L j-, N«W York, donuiml Credits M day- France, demand 1180 Imlu, T. T mH Hongkong, .1. nai d P .< Prem. Yokojiawa, demand m* Java, demand l lo Han.nkok, (Jpmand 7M t
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  • 560 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION. 1 KM) AY, OCTOm i 6th narked.] dollars unles? otherwise Singapore, Oct. 16, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Spoi. n,il Oct. 1.50 1.51; Nov. 1.41 I.**! Kov.-Dec 1.3S^. \.:VJ* 2 .Ian.M')-!i 129 1.80; April-June 1.16 1.17. London Quotation
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  • 50 15 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, are in receipt of telegraphic advice from the Secretaries of United Sua Beton«r Rubber Estates, Ltd., to the effect that, in respect oi the financial year endinp Dec. 31st, the directors have declared an interim dividend of five per cent payable on Nov. 11th.
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  • 210 15 Octobei 16 Tin 100 1 |jj Gambier 1TOu Pepper Black 10.50 Flake Tapioca »•> -so Pearl S.»e-» Small Sand 1 ii 1l\i."« Opivm, Ben ,i s nnt 4 (.mm. Itioe. T.iarp Ilifi ''a.m M-.rt B'ue Eaple ?O" \i\-.f. Liang Bin M Red Eaple \t-\\ Rice, Siani oil! No. 3."5O
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  • 381 15 The development of tobacco culture In the Dutch East Indies is traced in an artich in the monthly report of the Amsterdam Bank. At? r speaking of the tir-t attempts to lttow tobacco for export in the early yean of last century, and the vicissitude! through which the
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  • 60 15 The Toronto Globe of Auffutt :2Tth. covtaina a full pace deacripUop of the opening of the Manufacturers Life Assuran.-.. ntW six-stor«»y building in Toronto, with sketches of its distinguished past presidents. Although the Company is marked by the soundness of its UwintH, the insurancein force hav e increased from millions
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  • 136 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTIVS REPORT. ■giMbw. London l<. Firm. Local 1.50. lin. London i2mi K Cocal 143 Iimi tons told. Kuhbrrs.—Sharcs arc firmer, Uu Beauts nave buyera at r; alll N( n Scudaia at J.70. rambalaka are quoted 1.65 1.70 Pajama have tellera ai 14.20. Colinaburehs an quoted
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  • 201 15 POSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, <M. k;. R«Mber.--3a llfed. Unchan» Tfa— £280 His. I 20s. Local 10 I tons s;>!<l at U.'i. Tin- rubbei fchare marke continue «ij!l with business on a small scale. Mm, shares are i i go dema] quotations, Loans and Industrials are qu .> Rabbi r*.—
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  • 145 15 Biagapa**, Oct. lib F«»ll .winy the strong tout- of last week, the Commodity Market has been badly Scared i>y rumours that 2<i pel i< lease tor the Restriction quarter tomim ti^: November is inm; considered. Panic i .1 nt iHii> prevailed foi a time and bu>*»rs held oil
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  • 262 15 The I.t'pi/.itf lair. lU'rlin, Sept. .">. Indian importers have been conspicuous for the first time anmii^ the buyers at this week's annual autumnal fair at Leipzig. Their purchase* have been mads in textile machinery and all connected with the inch pendent manufacture of the finished woven
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  • 1157 16 CHINESE WIN AFTER HARD STRUGGLE. S.C.F.A 4, Koyal Sussex Rejft. 2. Despite a hard struggle the Royal Sussex Regiment were beaten in the final of the Singapore Cup at the Stadium yesterday bf 4 goals to 2. Placed in almost identically the same situation as wire the j
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  • 124 16 SCRATCHINGS AND SELECTIONS. Record Sweep Subscriptions. The following are the scratching for to-day's Races, the opaafafj of the Singapore Autumn Meeting. Kate 3. Compression. Race .">. Druid. The bitf sweep will be held on Race ~>, in which there are tea runners. The sweep has been jroinjr so
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  • 153 16 J Fixtures for Next Week. Tht- In-st of the Club players will l>e Man in a match to he played next Tuesday, and caith are bttag sent out for a game on Thursday. On Saturday the A.P.C. will nui't the United Services on ;he padang. As regards away fixtures,
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  • 110 16 INTER- ST ATE GAME TO-DAY. Considerable inures: centres round the meeting at Seremhan to-day for the first time this season between Nesrri Sembilan and Selanpor. Both XV.V. it will bf noticed, include several names new to followers of the frame here. The teams will be as follow: Stiangor. Gibson; Foston,
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  • 38 16 On page six of to-day's issue will be found the wcottd of our special series of football article*, in which Billy Gillespie. captain of Sheffield United and an international player, writes on ''Ireland's International Worries."
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  • 70 16 The October Spoon competition took place fci Seletar on Thursday, 15th inst, and resulted as follows: 300 200 100 Nett yds. yds. yds. Mrs. Fraser 21 29 29 79 102.40 Mrs. G. F. Jackson 25 26 25 76 102.30 Mrs. Lyall 27 28 32 87 102.15 Mrs. J. M.
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  • 1437 16 MR. LEE PANG SENG'S AFFAIRS. Mr. M. E. Elias Adjudicated. That a claim had been made upon the debtor by the Treasury for a sum of $36,000, death duties in respect ol certain gifts made by the late Mr. Lee Choor. Guan, was stated iy Mr. E. L.
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  • 114 16 CHAN DU SMUGGLING. About 9.000 tahils of non-Government chandu wer e discovered hidden on an Island off the Juron^r Road a few days apo by Revenue Officers. Information was received that the chandu had been brought ashore and after a search, which extended over several days, the stuff was dup
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  • 118 16 A cable was received yesterday morninp by Messrs. Boustead and Co., of the death at home of Mr. David Drummond, a senior paitner in the firm. Mr. Drummond had been in the firm for some twenty years, a contemporary of Messrs. Addie, Blair and Lonie.
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  • 71 16 Bail of $40,000 was granted a n Arab who was charged in the Police Courts yesterday with criminal breach of trust in respect of $38,C00. Accused, who is a bill collector employed by Syed Omar Alsapoff, surrendered himself in the Second Police Court on Thursday. He
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 219 16 There are no substitutes for "HIS MASTER'S VOICE GRAMOPHONE RECORDS They have been tried and proved to be superior m every respect. The Manufacturers of "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" Products have maintained their standard of Quality until to-day they stand supreme. Gramophones from $50 up. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (hicorporated m
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