The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 October 1925

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press I CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1925. NO. 11,681.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    216 1 A report wi the proceedings at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council is given on pages 9 and Hi. The political crisis m Frame ha*. been temporarily prevented Page 9. Three members of the German National Party have resigned from tho Cabinet m consequence of the Par
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    UNPLUMBED DEPTHS.
    1085 1 My friends, 1 wiite these word- iiteil'y OB the brink of ;in abyss. You have >ften seen Bad heard the phraee aaad m a netephorkal leaee, but hen it 11 oaTered ai the genaiae article. A large hole gapei lengthwise m the floor beside me. The carpal hi
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      200 1 vi N G LOONG ,„K RBCOGNIBBO IK USE for ,11 TROPICAL SUITS. S2, HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL Tefephoai No 2920 TUESDAY, THURSDAY SATURDAY Dinner Dance. MONDAY FRIDAY The Dansant. LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. (N.B. Evening Dress essentia] for Dinner Dances.) <iRILL ROOM. SARKIES BROTHERS, I ndcr the supervision of an Proprietors,
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      204 1 The *nny irrifing ROYAL TYI'KWRITEi: a in- i tiny machine df mi r passing cxerUrne.'. |^f \J^i\ J* So, Malaya and Siam I I 1f j Singapore and Penang. The "EUROPE" HOTeT Terms: Ala carte, or itr-on i 11 Inclusive. ll URILL 1 After-dinner dancing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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      149 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Municipal notices on page 5. Missing bonds notice Pa»e 7. Harmstem's circus is coming- -Page 2. A. Ribeiro's fe>r stationery Page 1. Latest shipping on pages 10. 12 and IS. This week's Pavilion programme Page 2. Mme. Kelvey's School of Dancing Page 2. Lett's 1926 diaries. John Little
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      15 1 WING LOONG FOX hk;h class TAILORING. Style. Cut a nd Finish (Juaianteed. 32. lIKdl STKKKT
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      122 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 27tfi. High Water, 7.11 a.m., rt.lK p.m. B.C.G Bowls Tournament Final. Wednesday. 2Xth. Hijrh Water, 8.9 a.m 7.45 p.m. Choral Union Concert, Vie. Theatre. Ml p.m. Thursday, 2»f/». Hiph Water. X.. r >3 a.m., B.r>4 p.m. B. I. homeward mail leaves. Friday, 30th. Hitfh Water, 3.rt2 a.m..
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    522 2 Nearly, but not quite rijrht. is this paragraph m the 1., and C. Express.- Mr. A. Bean, formerly a Municipal Commissioner of Singapore and head of the tirni bearina his name, has made his permanent home at Hitfhtields. Driffield. Yorkshire. A big tire broke out on Honam Islam! OB tin
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      235 2 4T THE HAPPY VALLEY. The Merry Opera Company. In choice new plays. THE ELITE CINEMA. Programme as jrood as any, bette than many. WAYANG PEK JEE. m i rfTEVff p FHONK: MM, GRAM: KAXZAKI. SINGAPORE. KANZAKI CO. Dyers and Drycleaners of Silk and Woo'kn Dresses, Suits, etc. OUTBTATION ORDERS COD.
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      308 2 Victoria Theatre Saturday 3 1st ii\st., 9.30 p.m. Positively Farewell Concert Prior to Departure for the United States of America. William Heughan THE WORLD FAMED SINGER AND ACTOR AND ASSOCIATE ARTISTES. HYMAN LENZER GLADYS SAVER Australia's Greatest Violinist. The Brilliant Pianiste. Do Not Miss This Last Opportunity of Hearing Them.
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      333 2 ONE OF THE FIFTY-TWO BEST PICTURES OF TIIF w^"" From Sunday, 25th to Friday, 30th Oct AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, at 9 p m AN ALLIED PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS rr*_n TION SPECIAL PICTURE (SRy ARTISTS' CORPORATION) U «lT__D Featuring Jack Pickford (Brother of Mary Pickford) The greatest,
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    STATEMENT IN BOULTON CASE.
    577 3 STATEMENT IN BOULTON CASE. PLEA OF NOT GUILTY. Partners Absolved From Illume. London. Oct. 12. VN en BouHon** onaa was resumed at Lhe guildhall to-day, Sir Henry Madd.uk> P«t m a .-latent- nt on behalf of Robert Boulton, which declared that he was not NTttilty. He was responsible for the
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    MY FRIEND, MY DOG.
    171 3 Here If quite a seasonable little story suitable for sandwich time. The incident comes from J. Cornish. On one occasion a dog was sent into a ditch to bring out a winged partridge which had run into it. The dog, speedily picking up the Kent, rushed
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    THAT CHANNEL BRIDGE.
    134 3 Thi- nigge-ted bridge across the Channel would supply the writers of sensational fiction with some noble plots and the nuuvie makers with a few thrilling film.s, hut would it do the world seventy-five million pounds' worth of ffOOdl For a fraction of that some ferries capable of
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    NEW DOPE KING IN POWER.
    990 3  -  SINISTER SKCESSOR TO BRILLIANT CHANG. Slow' Selling by Crooks and Negroes Brilliant Chans, the dope kin*;, has been !<>st to London, but he has been deposed •'nlv that another Ifcriarty of the drag traffic tan rule m his place. Scotland Yard is now faced with
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    THE TELEPHONE MEN.
    148 3 To what causes ma\ the following bo due, anil what would you do m each CBBB: (a) a strong smell of gas m a dark room, (h) the sudden failure of electric light m a room, and (i) water dropping from a ceiling Such arc- the questions
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      346 3 Wk w There's Health m every dose of Hall's Wine f lall's Wine is a cat tonic m every sc of weakness. lies the blood leeds builds up your all round. I's me it" you are exhausted by is tli«- leading British v drop does, yuu >ci lads. Halls Wine
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      467 3 «R^HM«V«HVSSBBBB«B^BSBSBB_PS-l CRAWFORD'S CREAM CRACKERS j CRISP AND CREAMY The sale of Crawford's Cream Crackers is enorm<;us, and is still srowir^. We them, we advertise Mem, we push them; but behind our efforts we have the quality, the quality that is liked everywhere, the quality that has made the name "CRAWFORD"
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      40 4 g SAFEGUARD YOUR HEALTH 1 USING i J H Li <r -dß,^*^^ R _t**V^_^ ji_i fi i i l 5 SOLE AGENTS SJS. F.M.S. ft 3 BARLOW COMPANY B il SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. B Iwstn j« j-|| n^ >^^BMpapj--»|»^y--»^pjjj M
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    HAS YOUR HUSBAND GOT INDIGESTION?
    93 5 Nothing creates domestic discord quickc than art attack of indigestion, and nothin, rJ a it f ,nd, Kesf.on quicker than Bisrform M ag eSm If your husba d "as sme form oi digestive trouble don't stop at Thl; vi S B,s urat^ 1 Magnesia by
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    The Magnetic Girl
    397 5 HOW SHE COMPELS OTHERS TO OBEY HER WILL. Simple Method that Anyone Can Use To Develop Hypnotic and telepathic Powers, lo Influence People and Heal Themselves and Others Through Suggestion. 'To Uplift and Benefit Mankind", says Rev. James Stanley Wentz. Wonderful Hook Describing Strange Power and a
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    JOHORE GOVERNMENT.
    124 5 "The Excise Enactment, 1915." SESSION OF LICENSING BOARD. I he next Session of the Licensing Board for the District of Johore Pahru will be held at the Magistrates office en the 10th day of Dec. All applications for the is^ue, renewal or transfer of Licences must be made
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    JAVA PRESS CABLES.
    659 5 THE SULTAN OF PONTIANAK. (From N.E.I, papers). Weltevreden, Oct. 23. The Sultan of Pontianak will arrive here -morrow per the Planeius from Sourana\a and stay m the Hotel der Nederlan■aßß. He will leave Batavia on Monday with sis suite for Pontianak. Heavy Earthquake Shocks. Weltcvreden, Oct. 23.
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    95 5 A man named Podi Singho, of Palujraswawa Estate, Rajakadaulwa. -fas bitten by a cobra recently. When he was on bis rounds he was suddenly confronted by a larg-e-sized cobra The man took to 'his heels, but the cobra soon outpaced him and bit him m several places, till he fell
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    TRAGIC POSTAGE STAMPS.
    794 5 ISSUES WHICH HAVE BROKJHT UriAlH. Artist and an Emperor. Postage stamps, and the postmarks use to cancel them have frequently been use as evidence m criminal cases; and at time have played an all important part m send ing men to the gallows. In one instance one
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    67 5 The painless slaughter-house gun of Madame Simon, adopted at a Paris abattoir, is a pistol of .'arge calibre that kills without a bullet. Simply pressing th c weapon against the head of the animal to be slaughtered sets off a powerful explosive, and this drives a four-inch spiked tvb c
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      481 5 NOTICES. PKITSCHE GESANDTSCHAFT. dea deataehoa Aa_fwertaac-aaooas> i.i. IMS (RekhsgaaetsMatt Teil i ten Indu>t i uobligationen und ver_ld~eracbreibaaaajß, fu r die die VorMtbeaitsea gasaaaa B 37 des AufwerBeieiligvaig am Rein{rewinn datioaaerloej m Anspruch genombui Veraaeidoag dea Varl Bales des patesteaa iaaerhalb einer Frist M.: .it aeit Aufforderunjr durch den dkaeai Oder
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      169 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. ASSESSMENT LIST, tat* Notice la hereby given that the Assessment List containing the annuil valuation af and aasoaat of Assessment to be levied on ill houses, buildings and lards, situated within the Municipality of Singapore, for the year 1!»26 is open to the inspection of rate payers 't
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      445 5 PYRAMID v. o. s. Guaranteed Pure Vegetable Oil Toilet Soap with a Delightful Fragrance that Lingers. IS SIMPLY ANOTHER TERM FOR SHELL The regular use of Shell Motor Spirit and Lubricating Oils esult* m a marked reduction m running costs. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (SJS.) LTD. i (Incorporated In England).
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      252 5 TENDERS. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal COBUBissisaen Sf the Town ol .Singapore invite tender, fo P the Additioaa and Alterations to Path Rooms. Veraadah etc.. and the Glassing, Colourwashing and I'aintiac of the Inspector's Quarters and Oatkeaeea at Alexandra Roa<i Disposal Works. Plans may be seen and Specification and ronaj of
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    HOME SPORT.
    1775 6 AVALANCHE OF GOALS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 24. In the world of league football goals came like an avalanche last Saturday 154 as the result of 44 matches. Add that number to the yield of the Scottish League first division and you get a grand total
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    GOLF BAIL KILLS TWO BIRDS.
    71 6 A remarkable golfing incident is report- ed from Chester (Curzon Park) golf links. J. Bamford, the professional, after playing an approach shot to the tenth green j recently, found that his ball had killed two wat( r wagtails. Rare cases occur when a single bird
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      340 6 Sunburn Red or Rough Skin, Eczema, and Rashes. When your skin is scotched by tbe burning sun. use tiermolone. You will be charmed l.y tbe sure, quick, aootlimg. Soellag influence. it vom skaa seoseaes quickly, you should never be wit bout a sandy Cerruolene One application will bring your skin
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      421 6 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received up to noon on Friday the 6th November. 1925, at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore from persons desirous of costraetinjr for supplies for the Singapore Prison, for a period of one year, commencing from Ist January, 1926:— 1. Making up of 280 suits
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      486 6 TENDERS. NOTICK OKIHNANCF. XWM^^ TKNDKRS are invited for r spaa one pasmship for period from the lit Jaaaarrjr, i ■treat- <m- aeetieaa sf atreti sion of th.- SettleflMßt ef I the Schedule berets aan< al-o invited for similar pr Divisions of the -am.- Settles ties specified m the Bchedalc. A
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    ON THE BIG GAME TRAIL!
    345 7 l r-~I ERS IKG INJURY CAUSED TERRIBLE POISONED SORFS LIMB SAVED BY ZAM-BUK. The experience of a well-known traveller and big game hunter, Mi. Chas. Maralall ol Maple Villa, Down Hatherley,' Gloucester, Eng., provides conclusive evidence of Zam-Buk's unrivalled healing and diocasenisnellmg power. *v' l
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    ANALYSIS OF THE MEETING.
    305 7 HORSES PLACED. Ist. 2nd. 3rd. Unpld Bonnie Friend 3 0 0 0 Rubberneck 2 0 10 Seaforth 2 0 0 0 Coleus 2 0 0 0 Cesarion Girl 12 0 0 Samarani 1110 Sevenoak* i i 1 0 Depression 1 i 0 1 Dreadnought 10 11
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    JOCKEYS PLACED.
    59 7 Skitfh 7 4 10 Manning ,-> 4 X Thompson ;i 8 11 Bowden 3 2 IG^Glennon 3 o •"> Moore 2 4 8 Murphy 2 1 4 °0 Haie 1 3 1 11 Lojcue 1 2 2 10 TuWey 1116 Red f earn 10 0 4 Rode but
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    TRAINERS PLACED.
    55 7 Red team 10 4 26 R° ss 5 3 3 10 LoKut' 4 9 S °4 Turley 4 2 2 11 Thompson -224 Privately 1 2 2 ."> WoodgaU* 114 1 Campbell 1 1 4 18 Hobbs 1 1 0 11 Norman 0 1 0 H Not StateiJ
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    OWNERS PLACED.
    318 7 Mr. I. Ellison 3 0 12 M. Kongsee 2 2 0 2 Mr. D. Mordeeai 2 1 2 r» Mr. "Venture" 2 0 12 Pegasus Kongsi 2 0 0 5 Mr. A. E. Odell 2 0 0 2 Mr. W. W. WalHnshaw 12 0 0 Mr. A. Ramsay
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    THE UNLIMITED SWEEP.
    53 7 The following are the results of the unlimited (subscribed 85,000 dollars) nonselling sweep, drawn on Race No. 7, The Club Cup*, on Saturday: ***** Depression, 1783 Orlinra. ***** A.D., ***** Little Wonder. 5378 Man o' War, 6858 Koh Dhulu, 8905 Spangle, ***** Wellaway, 6699 Auchtermuchty, ***** Maharani,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      SECOND BIG AUTUMN HANDICAP.
      64 7 Twelve Pointer a Firm Favourite. Loud '>ii, Oct. 15. Following his victories m the Newmarket Select Stakes, yeserday, and m the Newmarket Challenge Stakes, to-day, Twdvc Pointer is a firm favourite for the aav bridgeshire. The London betting is: -0 to 1 against Twelve Pointer. 100
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      CAULFIELD CUP WON BY WHITTIER.
      24 7 C AULFIELD CUP WON BY WHITTIER. Melbourne, Oct. 17. The result of the CaulhVld Cup is as follows; Whittier 1, Raith 2,^ Lemma 3.
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      MIDDLE PARK STAKES.
      54 7 London, Oct. 16. The race for the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarl-ei resulted as follows:— Lex 1, Coronach 2, Tenacity 3. Bet tin-: 100 to 12 against Lex; 7to 1 on Coronach; 100 to 7 against Tenacity. Three ran. Lex won by a neck; ]V 2 lengths
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      CESAREWITCH TRAGEDY.
      72 7 Trainer of Transvaal Found Hanged. London, Oct. 15. Pari.-!.— What appears to be a Cesarewitch tragedy was d scovered this morning. The body of Wadomski, the trainer of Transvaal, was found hanging m a bathroom. Wadomski had taken the greatest pains m the preparation of the colt, which
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      FOOTBALL CLUB DANCING BAN.
      108 7 Directors' Rule for New Brixton Players. London. Oct. IS. The Directors of the New Brighton Football Club have started an anti-dancing campaign, alleging that too much dancing is responsible for a falling off m the form of some of the players. The new rule lays down
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      ENGLISH RUGBY.
      34 7 London. Oct. 15. South-Western Counties beat Bath by 19 points to S. Glamorgan beat Glouces.er hv 1_ points to 5. In the County Championship Leicester defeated Warwickshire by 18 points to nil.
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      BRITISH TENNIS TEAM FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
      57 7 London, Oct. 14. The Lawn Tennis Association has officially announced that a British team, capained by Godfree. and consisting of Crole. Rees, Fames, Summerson, Mrs. Watson. Miss McKane, Miss Colyer, ami Miss Ridey, will *ail for South Africa at the end jf this month
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    WIMBLEDON ON HARD COURSTS?
    180 7 Our Handicap m Lawn Tennis. Will the Wimbledon championships be played on hard courts a few years hence Miss E. H. Harvey, who recently returned with the English women's team that won the Wightman Cap m America, said to a Daily Express representative: "I would like
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    39 7 "Inter-ocean" for September, has for its first article the State Railways of the N.E.I, by "Djembatan," very readable and illustrated m the -highly creditable manner Messrs Kolff and Co. turn out all their work. Other pictures are also excellent.
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      738 7 NOTICE. the £l-l&y_S-2^*^ m th< said Bon s Hn h u n > o. th. no,ify 2_ M:,vh w '-.ttta of Ah mY llai e Sln K»l'ore the Keeeiver of the— .h£.' h M h tk CeaSCd o, his Solicitors Messrs. Donaldson and Burk.nIssue. o Amount. 7 per cent War
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      26 7 MISCELLANEOUS. Stenographic and typewriting work unde7ta_en by experienced men at moderate charges Neat work and Prompt execution. Please write Box. No. 229 care of Free Prean
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    150 8 Tht- tacagcißcai > announced between Alias' A. w. Cartia, ba. tmi Captaia H. .1. i BcßafFelaai*. MARRIAGE.' GREEN-SBKM F.R wai.t«>\. -Oa the Mta October at tht Preabjteriaa Church. Sing port. Sheiln Speruvr. y< ung. -t daughter ..f Mrs. Spencer Walter., of Wimblt-don. and of the latfl W v
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    728 8 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1925. High School for Malaya. We have pleasure m printing m another column a letter from three prominent residents of Malacca, reviving the question of a Hill School for planters' children, inspired by the action of the planters of Sumatra m instituting a school
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    259 8 It is stated that, after being m use for over threa years, the .*ubber paving at Euston Station on platforms IS and 14 is still satisfactory. Mr. Lam Weng Yoon of Ipoh and Kampar. Perak, arrived here on 20th. instant and left for China yesterday for a short holiday by
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    189 8 MUII AY— LYALL. A charming wedding was. solemnised on Saturday at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, the Rev. G. H. Douglas officiating, when Mr. Alexander Ross Murray, of the P.W.R, Seremban, son of Mr. and the late Mrs. A. M. Murray, of Aberdeen, was married to Miss Gladys Victoria
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    WEDDING.
    41 8 A quiet wedding was solemnized at the Church of St. .Joseph on Saturday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr. Elias Davie* of the Malaya Tribune and Mi-s B. K. Nunis >f Singapore. The R v. Father A. A. Bapagi oAciated.
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    THE G.O.C. IN NORTH BORNEO.
    184 8 THE G.O.C IN NORTH BORNEO. An Interesting isit. (From our Own Correspondent.) J teat It an, Oct. 20. Our distinguished visitor. General Sir rheodore Fraser, arrived at Jesselten by the m.v Marudu on Fiiduy. October 16th, und is the guest of the hon*ble Mr. F. \V. Fraser, Government Secretary. During
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    163 8 The toll,, wing action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 6 held on October -Ist: Decided to transfer Mr. Caraeary, Sanitary Inspector, to Gunong Pulai. at a salary of 2.">0 dollars l>er mensem. Decided to confirm payment to Mr. Scott. Reisdettt Engineer Headworks. of $166 |hrn
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    TO HELP SEAMEN.
    140 8 On the Wharf at Singapore is a library from which the men of the Mercantile Marine obtain books with which to entertain their leisure hours. The shelves are getting seriously depleted by reason of many of the publications getting worn out by constant usage, and replacement! are
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    POPPY DAY.
    20 8 The Poppy Day organization appeals for nore volunteers for selling. The response ;o far has been very disappointing.
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    13 8 Mr. A. H. Lanmon, Traffic Inspector, •".M.S. Railways, is now stationed at Serem»an.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      THE SUGAR CRISIS.
      65 8 [Aneta Itnriet Haiti he reported erHacal po ish-lndian sugar-mark.- -».«..>■ sugar-firms m Java. ['hinese firms m Bemaraaf tng eonftidnrablß sums. sugar-firm of Dowdji Jetha. bat got into diftcohiaa am n sharp decline m suuar-pri. smaller firms are also expei cult time. The Government has (ra, t>. tbe
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      THE PORT OF LUMB.
      42 8 t'From Our Own Corresp Ipol; IVrak bianth of the X.MCommerce: communicated aritl on the question of th»- Buitab ai a port It la ondentood l reached the Colonial Seen ferred the same to tin- Reaidei Penanir, "for information.'
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      ANOTHER FLOOD.
      20 8 From Our Own < U Ipoh (I There wa- another flood morning, but only the Biarfc irons were inundat
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      IN AID OF ST. GEORGE.
      22 8 I From Our Own Con Peaaag Carnival Bazaai ii l e's Church Fund n of I <>00.
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      PENANG WEDDING.
      50 8 I From Our ()a n Corn Pa i The en dding took place at S Church, the Rev, 1 1 of Mr. J. T. Tossurill, oli Miss Alys < hiidt was given aw. y bj I Langwotthy was best-mai tion was held at the 1. the honeymoon will
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    139 8 Prime Regent CoavaleKeni <By courtesy of the N'whi Shim I Tel ti The PrinCJ Regent and is e\pi eted to ret day. Intir-College Baal Ball M itch. The beae ball mat and Ifeji Colleges Victory over the latter b> I Japan's Cotton Indastrjr. It is predicted that a
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    TRUTHFUL PROPAGANDA.
    91 8 [Renter's New lark, <"' In connection with tii .i port that Genera] Chart i British Intelligence Sti tb. Na.ionul Arts Club dinner that the storj th sad bo. led the bod« the purpose of obtaining ate invention, Chart. leaving for England that he sat leported. His refer which
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    SOVIET SHORT SHRIFT.
    36 8 [Reuters Ser Rica, 0 Report! ere brought from M state that Kviatkovsk y. t!v I of Arcos. who iome time repeated rSCjUestl of tl M ,ow. but recently ritUl was immediately arrest* trial.
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    17 8 Mr. Joe Fisher, gem die East Films. Ltd., by the Hnmna Maw holiday m Europs and I
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    LUTHER AND NATIONALS.
    238 9 POLITICAL MOVE. MINISTERS RESIGN. [Router's Service.] Ilieriin. Oct. Bl National Party members o1 approved of the d «i--ti wi the Cabinet ihaua and von Schlieben ministers of the im >rior, my and finance, tender th» It ci naequem of the Party's with the Locarno deeivon*. v DIVIDED
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    ON CHINA.
    56 9 [Renter's Service.] London, Oct. 26. Amsterdam states that F< leration sf Trade n th,- courac of a the situation m ■rk.<: Iftu m refusinrtacan. ins more than affair and m hesitatinn rfopments-an attitude s stigmatlflad as in•v m the end be of rreat workers than the M cow
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    TO STUDY CHINESE.
    22 9 iters Service. Bertha, Oct 2«. has bssn founded at -tudy «f Far Eastern and economics and rman literature m
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    GREEK GUNS ACTIVE.
    46 9 iiee Sefia, Oct. K. «*ced that Greek has been bbm- -I Petrova where kill,(| and injured. Sofia. Oct. 28. ,H,i April 17th. s «dia. Oct M. ffici rtnted thai the •'J al noon bombarded IVt- Mankostinovo. in- among the civilian („<<k are entrenching
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    VATICAN LOAN.
    21 9 '"•'"•TV Service.,' K«me. Oct. 25. '"•cement mentioned ""-'-•'.t-1 for the pur- ■"'j"»Mn lr ,1,, Vatican for f an ollsge.
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    AUTUMNAL GALES.
    214 9 (AIRFLEET BREAKS LOOS! WiJECK STREWN BEACH. [Reuter's Service] Haiti more, Oct. 26. WUh nobody aboard, utveateeu of vv:.ty-three American Navy sea-plan, here for to-day's navy pageant, broke trom then moorings m seventy-five mile last night and are strewn on the Sevan af the planes have been destroyed. None
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    COMMUNISTS HELP DRUSES.
    31 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Od 23 *he newspnpers publish telegrams from reporting the seisnre of sums ol «nt out by Communis, organisations i" help the Druses against tin- French
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    CAILLAUX ON DEFENSIVE.
    369 9 [Re titer's Service.] Paris, Oct. 2.">. M. Cail'aux, m s speech at I bateau dn Lour, m his own department of Berths, outined his financial policy, namely Arm epPOBHion to a capital levy, forced cOttSOli- 1 I of short term debt or reduction of interest of Rentes,
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    A POLITICAL WAR.
    94 9 [Reuter's Service]. Managua. Oct. 26. Ea -President Chamorrow. leader of the »n -ervatives. entered the city and seized 'ho fortress of Lalonia unopposed, the garrison joining m the movement. Conflicts between the constabulary and the Conservatives resulted and two of the constabulary were killed. Nine Conservatives wer
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1305 9 E YESTERDAY'S MEETING. Present. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. E. Hose, CM G His Excellency the General Officer" Commanding the Troops, Malaya (Major-General Sir Th it re I<raser K-C.B, C.5.1., C.M.G.). I he Hon'ble the Acting Colonial Secretary (Mr Hayes Marriott. C.M.G.). The Hon'ble the
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    THE SUPPLY BILL.
    3495 9 MMEROI/S QUESTIONS RAISED IN DEBATE. I notticial Criticisms and Suggestions. i The greater part of the proceedings at j yesterday's lengthy meeting of the Legislative Council was devoted to the debate on the Supply Bill, the Bill for making provision for the public service for the year
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    SIR LAURENCE AND LADY GUILLEMARD.
    846 11 ENTERTAINED AT CI.ARIDGF7S. A delightful little luncheon party took Place at Claridge's on Sept. 23, says the Chma Express, when Sir Robert and Lady "or Tung, of Hongkong wJere hosts, m honour of Sir Laurence Guillemard. Gov- <*rnor of the Straits Settlements and High <
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    97 11 Mr. Arnold Bennett, m an article m the Sunday Pictorial, exposes how the public hi being plundered to pay for "fatuous reforms." He points out that taxes per capita m eleven years have risen from 71s. to .{18s„ twice any other country's. Smokers pay 60s. apieco and drinkers 80s. The
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    WORKING A PASSAGE.
    1210 11 A hhueg c liner. Ateerican-owned, bat temporarily under the flag of the Republic of Panama, drew slowly from her pier. She was setting^forth on "de luxe" cruise of the world. Gayly-eoloured steamers fluttered from her rails; showers of confetti descended upon the cheering crowds on the dock;
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    A COWBOY EARL.
    94 11 Sheridan. Wyoming. The Hon. Oliver Henry Wallop, who owns the :>,, 000 acre Big Horn ranch near here, on learning of the death of his brother, the Earl of Porstmouth. state,! that he would assume the title. He denied a report that twenty years age he had
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      469 11 Thai's a nice Tonic, the Taste is Delicious" Wl lEN you take the first sip of WINCARNIS, at once you say to yourself what nice wine it is. And so it is. WINCARNIS is a choice rich ruby wine that doe. you c mv h *vod. because it is perfectly
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    CLEARANCES.
    14 12 Oct. 26: Callandia, Kalyan, Aing Ix?ong, Santhia, (Brit); Mossel, Plancius. Emile. Boelongan. (Dut).
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    OPUM SMUGGLING.
    132 12 A large seizure of opium was effected on the J.C.J, liner Tjikini o n October 10th. by officers of the Hongkong Criminal Investigation Department, who had previous information m regard to the presence of the drug on board. The amount is being checked at the Revenue Office, says
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    85 12 The charge of the important wireless station on Stonecutters Island, Hongkong, Is about to change hands, Captain William G. H. Miles, Royal Marines, having been selected to relieve Lieutenant-Commander H. P. Mead, whos c tenure there will shortly expire. Captain Miles was commissioned m the Royal Marines m 1904, and
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    AT THE WHARF.
    53 12 With the Menado Maru which is undergoing repairs m dry dock, there were no less than five big Japanese vessels alongside the wharf yesterday. The Sado Maru which leaves for Kobe to-day was coaling throughout the whole of yesterday. Other vessels were the Hamburg Maru, Hakata Maru,
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    94 12 The following passengers arrived at Singapore per the X.P.M. steamer Plancius yesterday:— Mr. Bijdendyk, Mr. J. B. de Wielde, Mr. Den Goklherg, Mrs. de Kater, Miss E. Prins. Mr. Colen. Mr. and Mrs. de Graag. Mr. C. Huisken, Mrs. S. Mason, Mr. S. Jouis, Mr. S. Samuels. Mr.
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    UNCKE SAM'S PRESTIGE.
    264 12 The decision of the U. S. Navy Board to invite tenders for half-a-dozen shallowdraft gun-boats for use on the inland waterways of China from British and Chinese shipyards m the East comes at an opportune time when the shipbuilders are slack and the $70O.<)00 which is to
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    SHIPPING ON CHINA COAST.
    286 12 Protection for British Vessels. The anxiety felt hy those engaged m shipping on the China Coast, arising out 01 orders which \ver 0 reported to have heen issued by the Canton Government recently, was represented to th c Foreign Office by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild
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      132 12 NORDDEUTSCHER-LLOYD. (Incorporated m Germany). The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures. OUTWARDS. For HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Singapore. t SAARBRUECKEN Nov. 1 t COBLENZ Nov. 30 HOMEWARDS. r For GENOA, ANTWERP, HOLLAND, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. Due Singapore. SCHLESIEN Nov. 6 t TRIER Nov. 23 t SZ/AftBRUECKEN Dec. 21 t
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      121 12 SHIPPING NOTES. Information has been rece ved from the Harbour Master, Port Dickson, that a Red Conical Buoy has now been placed m Lat. 2. 30. 59. N., and Long. 101. 47. 56. E. H. E. the Acting Governor (the hon'ble Mr. E. S. Hose) paid an official visit to
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      390 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES HOMEWARD MAILS. To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said, Marseilles from Singapore. DARTAGNAN 20,500 tons Nov. 4 ANGKOR 12,000 tons Nov. 18 FROM PENANG ONLY. COMPIEGNE 17,000 tons Nov. 10 OUTWARD MAILS. To Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. ANDRE LEBON 20,000 tons Nov. 2 PAUL LECAT 20,000 tons Nov. 16
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      241 12 -____l__!M_^si°§_||iy! BOORDS GIN OLD TOM AND DRY B_^ (tik THE FINEST OBTAINABLE. Sola Agents: John Little U Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Krgktmli. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. !^7^^TT7 JT7TT7 TT r raXHXßXaXßXnrn:Cnrnk'a::a-a::n::a: rßrßXBstaraJCßXaj:oXn::anara;:nrs: -_L_ll ,^^j_»^»x— —L— LLOYD TRIESTINO S..N. CO (Incorporated m Italy.) HOMEW.VRD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindisi. Venie* and
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      450 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang. Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Go mas 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 ft a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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      695 13 O. SaK. Line. Destinations. Steame-, Arr London, Ham hurg, Rotterdam, Arr Wspt. Antwerp. Bremen, via Colombo, |qV b and Port Said. Amur Mar xt fl AlfOfl Bay. Cape Town, Rio, N V 12 Nov 13 BastMS AJres via Colombo. Pan»ma xr„ and Bombay I„ a X 26 N V 28
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      490 13 GENERAL AGENTS^ SAK, ROOSEVELT Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) ROt!TnM G vt_r R FREIGiiTSERVICE TO BOSTON. NEW VOR^PHILA DELPHI A and SILVERELM 1 SueZ > a... BORDEAUX MARU due oct 30 m.s. SILVERAY due Nov. 1» For rates .nd other particul.;, pp i
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    MOROCCO AS IT WAS.
    572 14 Morocco, though closer to Europe than i any othtT part of Africa, was until fifteen yean ago quite untouched by civilisation, writes Doris Arthur Jones, (daughter of the famous playwright). The crossing from Gibraltar to Tangier was as short as that from Xewhaven to Dieppe, but
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    DUKE REGAINS HIS CASTLES.
    79 14 Berlin. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duke of Albany, .a grandson of Queen Victoria whose brwperl*. m tne Duchy of Gotha were seized ta DLL has wo n them back iv the Federal Court bfter seven years fruitless negotiation i with the State. The court has
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    THE MILLION-POUND BEGGARS.
    1195 14  -  A. G. GARDINER. BY A correspondent puts to me a question, which I will not so much try to answer as employ as a peg on which to hang some comments. "Here," he says, "is the country getting deeper and deeper into difficulties, trade declining (look at
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      270 14 $o-ewt. Albion Wagon sup- v\\\\\v ti plied to the Government of v -*%%Vt Bringdown those Haulage Costs by using Albions 'T^RADERS and Manufacturers I owning large fleets of commercial vehicles state emphatically that the carriage on goods can be greatly cheapened by the use of Albions. Overwhelming evidence that Albions
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      414 14 How Nerves are repaired through suitable nerve-food Healthy ner-e fibre C-^_s^r^rJwi —^dff£_-T— T"_*~X ."*^".*^_S_vy— T^age* erve (ibre voing wmur Note i he J straction of the fibre B_______i_3-__^S^~ >^3i_^ Destruction m a mora advan »-H sta c eommearin. reoair, several naw fibres have •prouted and grown through tb* diseased ar*a
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    617 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. ««lOAT. OCTOBER 26th We (Straits Echo) regret to announce the untimely death at the age of 40, of y.v. Chua Kee Ec, the news of which will come as a shock to his many friends and relatives, as until Tuesday, he was m the
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    EXCHANGE.
    58 15 October 26. B*nk l ra.si. tIA Bank, demand 'iV*"? 2 Private credits I m f|4 6 ;f 2 New York, demand \ZZ Credits 90 dmj, France, dtmand JJ* India, T. T. »f 1 "kohamn, tlt-mitrul Java, demand Bangkok, demand "j Sovereifi-n. Bank Puyin X H J] Hank of Bafflaad
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    PRODUCE.
    194 15 October :.'♦>. GuMer $145^6 Pearl Sago SniaU Copra Copra Sundried |i?J Opium, hen .r uni Kic«, Liang Uin rthan Mnm Red Fagle (New) 3 v Rice. Siam old Xo. 1 33 0 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 2Hfl Rice, RanjrtK)n Sioka 25R Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken
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    THE SIAMESE BUDGET.
    446 15 The Report of the Financial Adviser on 'he Budget of Siam for the year 1925-26 is somewhat shorter than usual, aa sir B, If. Cook, who signs the Report, only arrive! m Siam towards the end of the last financial year, and. therefore, refrains from offering any
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    154 15 •MACPHAIL CO. LTI)\S REPORT. -a -a Singapore. Oct >»; ''R U br ,a>^ »^-ff ,s M Rubbers.— Shares are steady New Cr-., Kieleaa are n good demand' a. 265 wfth Jew sellers and New Scuda sat 81 Pttnggora are quoted 1.75 177>. „„h f Ben of- <
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    LYALL AND EVATTS REPORT.
    209 15 t Singapore. Oct. 2b. I in— London C 285 7s r ;i 0(t >l 1451. ••> tons. Rubber.— 4s. Unchanged l.ublH-rs— Crafcieleaa still remain the feature with business up to 2 7 0. Scudat are hrmer with buyera bidding I. Su £e> t Bagans cun be
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    POSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT (L.R. Maephail).
    268 15 POSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT (L. R. Maephail). Singapore. Oct. Hi. RubVr.-ls i nehaiiged. Local 1.631 ><>I<l at 14.»' 4 Rubber shares a iv steady with quotation* ""P.ov.nu Mining stocks are iu\roo i'«*g*. m lodoatrial. and Loans are Eiet. Kubbers.— fMoiras aiv wanted at 1.86 and taken at JLIS New ScndaJa
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 15 Singapore. Oct. 16. 12 noon Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 1..;:; j Nov. -Dec 1 i 1.-). 1 Jan.-March 1.40 H 1,11.. London Quotation Sheet 4s. Od. Market Firm
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    90 15 The secretaries of Jasin (Malacca) Rabbet Estates. Ltd.. advise their agents. Messrs Sime, Darby and Co., Ltd.. Malacca, that an interim dividend of per cent less tax was paid on Oct. 7th. Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co.. Ltd., Malacca, agents for Merlimau Rubber E-t-.. Ltd., are advised by the secretaries
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    GOVERMENT REPLIES.
    1295 16 Delay m Survey Office. The Commissioner of Lands first replied 1 behalf of Government, explaining the Imittad delay m the Survey Office by statg that the Superintendent, of the Departent informed him that it was due enrely to the lack of qualified draughtsen. The Acting Principal Civil Medical
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    95 16 Amateur Skye Meeting Rntrics. The following are the- entries \'ov the Amateur Skye Meeting to be held on Octobi r 81st Horses. Rockmine'. Royal Hussar. Gombroow, Tignblna, Swift. Bex. Dintff Cheerio, Has I re> Polybia. Open Ponies. H. V.. Monrew. NuhllU! King. Black Satin 11. Drusilla. Silver
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENINS.
    42 16 fhe final of the Dyne Cup v x > Ed yesterday afternoon and when >' j CeafcCd for the- day the sce>re st»oo a* S IS H m favour of Mr. and Mr:. Hamilton. The game will be resumed t*»ia afternoon
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    44 16 The November ladies' spoon competition will be competed for on Monday next. Jnd prox. For the information of members it is anbeenced that the Race Course Golf Club links are now open for play with the exception of the ninth hole.
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    LETTERS TO EDITOR.
    287 16 HILL BCHOOI KOR *AUta To the Editor. Sir, The action matt a m instituting f{ children at Bra tention of m;in\ the time seenaction to ascertain be* possible for vi to The Singapore D o year appointed a < the matter and nuu i It is apparent
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    ASPHAI IS FOR ROADS.
    100 16 To the Editor. Sir. —The article M Bit v ii v vay" which appeared m th< inst. is somewhat misleading m I conveys the impression thai asphalt "Mexpha I Ingapore t<> the i phalts. As a matter el an exami ''the Executive Ei years IMS and
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    COULD ANYBODY OBLIGE.
    45 16 To the F.litwr. Sir. Could your valuabl,. column?, the' Strangers' Aid S tips to enabh n I kind society. 1 paid at the BoUSt i four months, don I t he*n my passa some* nie-e country. Colombo pick-pock OUt, and il still
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    27 16 The drivel .with a rikisha n the- Nth. hai bad returns I the Coroner I rerd a rash act. The fan j over and raff* 1 1
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