The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 September 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press !U CENTS. SINGAPORE S.S., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1926. NO. 12,1003.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    267 1 Our London correspondent m his weekly finance cable makes an important statement regarding restriction Page 8. The American Teapot Dome oil scandal has been revived Page 8. More futile debate has taken place m regard to the coal situation but meantime the men are said to be
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    THE PIN-HOLE.
    1293 1 It was at The end of anything but a perfect day < when, at half-past ten. my doorbell rang. I'sually. as I walked my narrow hall to answer unexpected rings, I anticipated hopefully perhape a telegram, perhaps a pleasant parcel. Hut <>n this third day of a New
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      400 1 WING LOO N G FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Cirt anil Finish Guaranteed. HKJH STREET. Raffles Hotel phone No 2«O>. SAKKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. *\J J j ll^^^^l/ 1 ft ■y**gH*-^S^^^HEByß6/\ Dinner Dance j ESDAY. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Tea Dance L^T f/S MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. I SARKIES BROS., Proprietors. J V/
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      165 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Buy the Ansaldo car P&ge 7. X itice rp Sobinson and Co.'s dividend }'a^e 7. Auction sale of provisions l»y I'oweil and Co.— Page 7. Pawnbrokers licences m Johore n >tice I ajre 7. Last day if Whiteaway's d<>!!at week on Saturday Page 6. I'niteers for the Brooke
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      131 1 THE WEEK. Tkmrtdag, SOffc. Hijrh Water, 5. 1S a.m., 4.12 p.m. West Australian mail doses, 10 a.m. Homeward mail closes (train), i p.m. Phil. Orchestra, Mem. Hall, 5.15. Boxing Happy Valley. Friday, <><•'. Ist. Hijrh Water, 7.!'.. a.m.. 5.43 pjn. Are You a Ifason? Theatre, 9.30. Sutii rday, 2nd. Hijrh
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    MACPHAIL & CO., LTD'S. REPORT.
    173 2 MACPHAIL CO., LTD'S. REPORT. Singapore. Sept. 28. Rabfeer. Local 72 j. Steady. ■pin. London £302 15s. UuKbt-rs.— Shares are steady. Malaka Pindas and United Malaccas are quoted 3.05 3.1') and New Scudais at 3.20 3.30. Punggors havi sellers at 1.37 l 2 and Lunas at 4.3". B..f::t Katils are quoted
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S. REPORT.
    115 2 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. Singapore. Sept. 28. London Rubber Is SH4d Unchanged. Local 72. Tin. to' 2 15s, Up 2. "is. Mining. Nai Hoots 1.07 1.10, Kinta Dredging 2.10 2.15, Pontianak Gold 1.05 1.08, Mambaua 1.67 1.70. Petalinjjs 4.50 4.55, South.- S7 90, Talams 1.67% 1.70. Kuchais 2.42 '*■•_> 2.47
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    INSECT THREAT TO HUMANITY.
    101 2 "Death (Grapple For Mastery.' I>r. 1 Qt, Howard, chief of the United Stales Bureau of Entomology, declares that human beings and insects face a death grapple foi mastery of the earth, with the odda favouring the insects. '"Human iit-inKs. if they are to continue ti t-vist."
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    THE INTRUSIVE GIRAFFE.
    111 2 XT* co -triutions nut up.>n certain phrasc> > d ikfaren are frequently of the most DIM specfc kind. A certain daddy, having asked for the door to be shut because there was "an awful draught coming m," noticed hat mi- little son. aged three or thereabouts, always
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      342 2 TBE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Towa Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. School of j j Dancing For children and young ladies m j Cnaracter, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing j Private lessons m modern ball-room j dancing and latest variations. I guarantee to make you
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      312 2 Victoria Theatre. FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY. Commencing Wednesday, Oct. 6th and Nightly at 9.30 p.m. St&vriitstky Dancers The Russian Ballet Wednesday, Oct. 6th. Thursday, Oct. 7th. LA TAVERN qytphtdf DE LA MORT. SYLPHIDH, Friday, Oct. Bth. Saturday, Oct. 9th. ANCIENT HELLAS 1001 NIGHTS (OLYMPIC GAMES) (TALE OF ARABIAN NIGHTS) Monday,
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      291 2 A PICTURE WHICH EVERYBODY WILL ENJOY. Thoroughly Amusing, Sensational and Entertaining FROM FRIDAY, 24th, TO THURSDAY, 30th, AT THE ALHAMBRA In the .Second Show, commencing 9 p.m. A SIDNEY FRANKLIN— FIRST-NATIONAL PRODUCTION From a Story by Hans Kraly Presenting CONSTANCE TALMADGE most marvellously m a dual comedy role Together with
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    THE LIGHTER SIDE.
    876 3 In the London Courts. TUPPING UP OF MR. SUPUP. What can any on? he expected to do with a name like Mr. Supup? I began to doubt my hearing when the gaoler announced the bearer of this name into the dock at Marlborough-street. So did Mr. Mead,
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    ST. DUNSTAN'S AND ST. NICHOLS. HOMES.
    150 3 ST. DUNSTAN'S AND ST. NICHOLS. HOMES. Every endeavou* is l-ein.u- made by the committee who are organising the Cabaret Show and Dance at Raffles Hotel on October Tih to endure that the evening is a success. The work of St. Dunstan'a Homo is so well known that there is no
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    37 3 The first annual general meeting: of the F.M.S. and S.S. Survey Department Co-ope-rative Thrift and Loan Society, Limited, was held at the Town Hall*. Kuala Lumpur, with Mr. V. Lowinger, president of the Society, m the chair.
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      379 3 A Remarkable Health Drink JNSTANT POSTUM is just the beverage with which to X finish a meal. Unlike tea and coffee, with the false stimulation of the drug caffeine. Instant Posturo aids digestion. Please your guests, serve a demi-tasse of Instant Postum to conclude the repast. Those who drink Instant
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      323 3 It's a sinful shame I f 3 {^^IBi^llillHp That is the remark frequently uttered to our repres- 5 entatives at the sources froiii which we lm> Mir J f They Seem t0 ChilU l a shame that such UucilHM J ■i SBs^4S^T^ fresh fruit should be >nade into J am
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      THE RUSSIAN BALLET AT VICTORIA THEATRE.
      68 4 TheStavrinakyPancers^who ai appearing m Russian Ballet at tin Victoria Tb**tze next m*. A London tea-shop firm reprinted <>n the back of Its nemi M article on "Tht* Athlete's Diet," by Sn \V. %Hbpthnot I.am.iii.i added a photograph of the famous mrgaun. Smh idvertur ment
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      NOTED SKI-RUNNER WITH AN ALPINE MOTOR-CAR.
      68 4 This ,r,:r-car is fur osc m taking passengesr to the Hotel Koscinsko, when the reads are under snow. Note t' c "snow-shoes* 1 on the wheels. There are hooka m front to be used when the rat is being towed. Mi. Evan Hayes, a
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      134 4 Four people hud miraculous escapes from death at Torquay when thoir touring car dashed over the cliffs and crashed 200 feet below. Above, a picture of the wrecked car. Hop picking started m Kent during mail week, and an army ol London working folk* art- enjoying their annuii! working holiday.
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    PROHIBITION IN SCOTLAND.
    188 5 Dry's Stirring Campaign. London. Sept. 10. The appearance of numerous and striking coloured posters throughout Scotland marki the opening of another stirring campaign t< wake the country dry. The polling during the present year wil he under the Scottish Temperance Act an. will be taken m burghs,
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    THE STRIKE POSITION.
    1371 5 Jix and Picketing. LEADERS AT VARIANCE. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, Sept. 2 There was an unexpectedly large attendance 01 members for the emergency sitting oi the House of Commons on Monday. About _50 Unionists, c nsiderably over half the supporters of the Government, answered the call,
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    23 5 B c Problems insoluble when approached wit y suspicion are less intractable when suspi y cion and mistrust are dispelled.— Lor c Jrwin.
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    'SMUGGLERS' CAVE" AT VICTORIA.
    199 5 SMUGGLERS CAVE" AT VICTORIA. I NDERGROUND HALL TO SAVE TIME OF TRAVELLERS. The present ordeal of passing the Customs xamination at Victoria Station i< to be greatly modified, if not entirely done away v. ith. m a couple of months. A solution of the present serious lack of accommodation m
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      664 5 Economical Transportation The abridged specification below shews how 4^o^ w /flKjpSßßaßßßß^^BkW*^^ IBBbbWbMII _J perfectly these Trucks are Equipped. vW /JB Im||LA jl m 111 M I IK7 I /mbZASU&mmQm^mSmLSam^^B/f Chevrolet one-ton truck chassis. I HI Engine. Four-cylinder, valve-in-head type, 3-11 /I Gin. bore, 4in. iXz! f U stroke. R.A.C. rating,
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      395 5 AUCTION SALES/ V i AUCTION SALL OF i Valuable Teak Household Furniture. Piai te. The Property of H. R. Saxelhy Y.^i At Municipal Bunjralow. Kamponp^^i' Koad. On Saturday, 2nd. Oct.. at 2.30 p.m. Comprising: A very fine toned cottape piano by The Robinson I'iano Co.. Ltd. and teiik stool to
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    SOCIALISTS AND FINANCE.
    885 6 A Breezy Quarrel. MR. SHAW, MR. WELLS, AND THE DAILY HERALD. The piquant controversy between Mr. Geo. Bernard Shaw and the Daily Herald, m which Mr. H. G. Wells has intervened as an interested third party, was advanced a further stage recently by another letter fro<r, IMr.
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    HOW TREASURES ARE LOST TO NATION.
    902 6 British Museum's Need of Library Fund. GAPS TO BE FILLED. Why is it that so many book trsasures find their way across the Atlantic instead of being acquired by the British Museum, and how far are these losses detrimental to British scholarship? These two
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      111 6 WHITEAWAYS DOLLAR WEEK Closes SatiWay, Oct. 2nd r^ r* rni>\ v*° a m to 5.30 p.m. Doors Open V^ v H THIS IS THE WEEK When the buvin, t"* f t<Kifl Dollar reaches its P eak Keuer and M&* l liantities of merchandise than any {jnlt [i';i- year m exchange
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      516 6 NOTICE. The Fresh Food Refrigerating Company, Limited. INCORPORATED UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 155 (COMPANIES) Nominal Capital $2,000,000. Divided into 1,000,000. Shares of $2 each. NOTICE is hereby given that the above-named Company is issuing a Prospectudated the 18th day of September. 192G, a copy of which has been tiled with Urn
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    997 7 Results Including Saturday Sept. 25. ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION I. Home Away Goals Goals P W I) L F A W D L F A Points. Leicester 8 3 I 0 16 7 1 3 0 11 10 12 Bnmin^hain 8 3 2 0 8 3 2
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    HACK HAY INQUIRY COMMITTEE IN LONDON.
    113 7 HACK HAY INQUIRY COMMITTEE IN LONDON. Sir Henry Lawrence's Evidence To Be London, Sept. 13. The Hack Hay Inquiry Committee hears Sir Henry Lawrence on September lfith, as he is proceeding to India m connection with the Cultural Commission next week. Possibly one or two minor witnesses will be heard
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    EAST AND WEST.
    132 7 An Australian zoologist who has been exploring darkest New Guinea states that natives there still live m the Stone Age, the use of steel or iron being unknown to them. Yet they are not so uncivilised as that might seem to indicate. In the native dances, we
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      418 7 business _cardsl_ ImarysetonJ I* OLD ENGLISH PRINTS INFUAMED. j! > BABY GRAND PIANO SI.OOO. MARBLE TABLE TOPS. FLOORING, TILES, Etc. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. "Marble Merchants." Telephone 75. CARS FOR HIRE. Great Reduction m Rates the ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. IM Orchard Road 69-b. Bukit Timah Rd. Tel. N«s. 1801 and
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      741 7 NOTICES. ROBINSON AND CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) NOTICE OF DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDENDS ON ORDINARY AND CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARKS. NOTICE is hereby given that interim (lividends of 5 per cent. OO the Ordinary Shares and 4 per cent, on the Cumulative Preference Shares of the Company have
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      709 7 "ANSALDO *THE YANKS ARE COMING. THE YANKS ARE COMING." Even as the soldiers on the battlefields of Trance looked for the arrival of the "Yanks" so do the People of Singapore await the coming of the "ANSALDO CAR/ Within a fortnight, our latest shipment will be at hand. Before a
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      587 7 TENDERS. TENDERS INVITED. IWWKKOhFKS I.KKNd.v ;«>HOKK. \V;t. to Jehore Ga et( I -atton No. 121-1026, m which the Btßl iecretarf under section 5 "The Paamhrofcc ejun i. W'l:." ced U sei ied <■•'■ thn -.r mencinc from the 1 L lannary, l- 1 m Im i of licence* to b<
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926. Devolution.
    667 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1926. Devolution. Like some of the Unofficial members of Federal Council we propose to study the report of the finance devolution proposals with some care before expressing any opinion thereon, because it is quite plain that any attempt at criticism on a mere hurried
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    438 8 Mr. W. C. Taylor, Cadet, has arrived m Malacca. He is attached to the Land Office, Malacca. Mr. A. Hall of the Ocean Accident and I Guaiantee Corporation has recently return- from a business trip to Siam. Mr. H. C. Sells, head of the Malayan Postal administration, is due to
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    PENANG MOTOR PROSECUTIONS.
    70 8 (From Our Owe CorresDondei** IVnanir. Sept. 29. In the jM'iice court to-day Janee, a Malay motor car driver was fined $25 tor rasli and negligent driving and his licence was suspended for ;i month. han Koon Van was fined i "<" for driving a car without a
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    "OLD MARLBURIAN CLUB."
    84 8 It is proposed to hold a dinner oo Thursday. January r>th. 1927, at the Europe Hotel. Singapore, m honour of the visit of the Bishop of London (O.M>. Tin- Bishop of Singapore (0.M.) will take tin' chair. It is hoped on this occasion to secure a representative
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    SUPREME COURT ACOUSTICS.
    419 8 During the hearing of th< Tan Hong Ghee matter m the Supreme Court jtesterday afternoon the Chief Justice declared that hi- was only a I 1 to hear about half of what was said m thai Court, Hie would jrive his judgment on thi notes he had
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    FRANCE TURNS TO HER COLONIES.
    75 8 [Heater*! Service.] Pari>. Sept. 2**. Ii: view of the ronm-ction between the ate »f the tianc an<i the French tra<i'» balance concerning; which h campaign ha> been started for the development of the Preach colonies so that colonial products may replace foreign imports, a technics]
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    HURRICANE IN MEXICO.
    71 8 HURRICANE IN MEXICO. f Router's Service. J New York. Sept M. > cable From Wra < ruz says v hurr.cane struck the city hvit ther»- wen f < casualties. Several ship> wore m the harbour and m »st of t hf trt-rs ta the town wen- blowa down. Wra Cnu
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    BACK TO THE PITS.
    51 8 I Renter*! Service.] London Sept. 29. That the drift back of minors to work :s accok'ratiiiK is shown hy the fact that over ten thousand BMW returned to w \>rk yesterday making total, including safetx men. of over IM.OOO „u t of millMn miners noi mally
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    AFTER THE ELECTION.
    54 8 [Reuter's Service.} \anaimo, British ('olrmbia S*pt. 2M. The local info t OU rt has c^rdered (ieneral Mcßae, Federal Member of tlu- House of Commons for \orth Vancouver to pay Mr Sloan. Provincial Minister of Mines. 'fort> thousand dollars for a libel contained m an flection pamphlet during
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    THE MAIL-VAN COUP.
    59 8 (Reute: Service.] London. Sept. 2s. A reward of ttOO has been offered on behalf of the underwriter* for information which will lead to the arrest of the mail-van thieves and the recovery of the jew-llery, which includes 528 loose stones and 17 articles of jewellery, which at
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    29 8 Mr. If. R. Holgate, left Malacca on the 22nd instant, for Tanjonjr Malim. and has been succeeded by Mr. L. R. Wheeler from Teluk Ansun, as Inspector of Schools.
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    148 8 Rubber Policy Statement Expected. CAUSE OF RECENT IMPROVEMENT. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Sept. 29. The rubber produce market m Mincing Lane seems to anticipate that an early statement will be made by the Colonial Office at Downing Street as regards the future working of the rubber
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    U.S. OIL RESERVES.
    125 8 TEAPOT DOME AGAIN I .S. GOVERNMENT GETS JUDGMENT. [Renter's Service.] St. Louis Sept. 29. Continuing a lonjr sustained figrht t<» annul the Teapot Dome oil lease, the Government m the United Suites circuit court appeals succeeded m obtaining a reversal of last year's decision of the Wyoming
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    "WETS" AND "NEAR DRYS."
    99 8 [Reuter's Service. New York. Sept. 2H. The Stele Pwiiiwiwlfcr CmamMm m MOO at Syracuse unanimously nominated Governor Al. Smith, the avowed supporter if the 'wets 11 for pe-etectiaa. Simultaneously the Republican Cawwrtioti has Rominated Mr. Offden HIM* wbo "m*M <lry.'" The Pwi publican programme favour.- enforcing
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    WHEN COBHAM ARRIVES.
    118 8 [British Radio -official Service Ku«h>. Sept. It. M» Alan < obhani Ib expected 1 con I hi-- 26,000 miles Sight from London to Australia and back on Friday tttmrmoom, hi a confer**** of the appropriate Lo*> aitthorttiet t<>-duy it aiTariKf-* that Mi. Cobham should fly up ljhee«t«arf
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      35 8 —/<&. FOR ALL J^^* 1^ VERMIN USE AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co, M MJL/VJtvO Ll GOLiDEN SERIES. L |J IT'S AN EASY JOH fj to renovate your car with ■H OF ALL GARAGES AND DEALERS. ;U
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    WAN BSIEN FIGHTING.
    933 9 PREMIERS STATEMEN A SIFFICIRNT NAVAL FORCE. PliiHUli'a Service. l London, Sept. 28. House of Commons, questioned by Sir. EUms»j MmrOoaaW on the Wan Hsien arta.r. Mr. Baldwin, m a long statement. forth the r.-velopments from the time G«*m] Van- Sen's seizure of the stea- Wan Hsien. t
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    THE COAL STRUGGLE.
    494 9 WINSTON'S SURPRISE. GOVT. "HAVE MIND OF THEIR OWN." [Renter's Service.] London. Sept. 28. The House of Commons, by 196 votes to iHJ, confirmed the Emergency Regulations, and by 195 votes to 105 passed a resolution to adjourn until Nov. 9th. The stubborn re-iteration of the respective viewpoints
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    COTTON RESTRICTION.
    181 9 [Keuter's Service.] I^ondon, Sept. 2M. A n:as- meeting of member- of the American yarns section of the Federation of Master Cotton-spinners by an overwhelming majority decided to dose the mills j foi two week- out of everj three from Oct. 4th. It is stated that the increased cost
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    BANKRUPTS MAIDEN EFFORT.
    1395 9 Capital 3 Cents: Liabilities $326,000. SEQUEL TO RUBBER ESTATE SALE. 1 Tan Hong Ghee, the 24 years old Chinese bankrupt who at what he agreed was his 1 maiden effort m business made a profit of $100,000 out of the sale of the Pembroke rubber estate m
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    160 9 DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE TO PERSIA. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbu'isha. i Tokio, Sept. 28. Mr. Iwataro [Jnchiyama, representative foi the Foreign Department t<» Persia, hasaiied for Constantinople en rout* 1 for Persia. Attempted Direct Appeal to the Prime Regent. An attempt to tnajce a direct appeal to
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    BOMBAY BACK BAY ENQUIRY.
    212 9 [British Radio -Official Service.] Rugby. Sept. 28. The Bombay Back Bay enquiry committee have heen requested by tht* Government of Bombay to submit an interim report containinp their recommendations as to the steps that should be taken to ensure that the work on reclamation, s^ far
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    RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK LIQUIDATION.
    50 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Sept. 29. Le Matin states the council of the RussoAsiatic Bank has taken steps 1 3. secure the appointment of an official liquidator. The paper thinks the actual deficit will be considerably below the estimate of five millions sterling 1 given by some newspapers.
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      625 10 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "FIIFRMAN" I INF PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. HOMEWARDS. s.s. KENTUCKY Havre and London I n Port s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 21 s s CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre,
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      628 10 P. O. i BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated ie England.) MAIL, PASSENGER ANDCARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENT ALTSTE AM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SBRVK,*. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government, OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. j For China and Japan. X* Marseilles, Du# Tonnage. Sing**** Tonnage. Singapore. ]92
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    FREEDOM OF FAITH IN JAPAN.
    559 11 Remarkable Change m Half a Century. OCTOGENARIAN'S STORY. Tokyo. Sii Albion Banerji, ex-Dewan of Mysore, when m Japan recently; said thai the two things whu-h impressed him most were the excellent arrangements made by th< leading cotfc n mills of Osaka for the comfort of
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    THE TOKYO INCIDENTS.
    243 11 FURTHER DETAILS OF MYSTERIOUS AFFAIRS. Tokyo, s *'pt. 17. British and Japanese officials are very ticeni regarding the British Embassy ■--<•!■ incident, but it is learned thai the authentic story is as follows: D wing lunch yesterday, Sir John Tilley's s n sa^ a man's fate peering
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    BANK ARMOURED LIKE BATTLESHIP.
    584 11 Most Burglar-Proof m the World. TO COST £2,250,000. Devices to make the building the most burglar-proof bank m the world are beiig' used m the construction of th;? now headquarters of the Midland Bank m Poultry. e:c: The hank is to be armoured almost like a
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    252 11 The undernoted works will be available* for issue on Saturday ai 9 a.m. Bentlej (Edmund C.) Biography for Beginners. 1926. Illus. by (>. X. Chesterton. liim 11 i Augustine) Essays of To-day and j yesterday. L 926. Braybrooke (I.) Novelists we are Seven. 1926. Essays or the work
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      211 11 Moths Destroy- Destroy the Moth new suit or that beautiful which eat holes, Tt is economy to dress ruined by moths! The use Flit. Flit is clean, easy to US« value of goods annually destroyed and harmless to humans. It evapoby moths m houses and godowns rates quickly and completely.
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    A NAVAL NIGHT ATTACK.
    290 12 (Attacks on Dover m the darkness, with and without airplanes, have been made recently not by enemies.) "Slip." The executive signal flashed from the leading destroyer; turbines broke into a low drone; our division gathered way and stole silently into the darkness. Gun and torpedo-tube crews
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      390 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. *«fular monthly sailings by the well- known steamer MARELL A (7,375 toma) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons).— The SIARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Anstraha. Cabins de Luxe,
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      221 12 HUGO SWNNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. s.s. Carl Legien (P) 9,000 Oct. 24 s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Nov. 17 m-s. Rhein 12,250 Dec. 19 HOMEWARD BOUND. Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. s.s. Havenstein 12,250 Oct. 8 s.s. Albert Voegler
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      433 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS, CO, INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) j l iTICKETsI'H^ItOURsI Passages booked by all steamship lines. Independent and Conducted Tours. Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit. Remittances by Draft and Cable Transfer Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and accident Insurance effected Booking Office for F.M.S. RLYS., ROYAL STATE RLVS OF j
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      209 12 1 IV ill obtainable from every good hotel, club and store m malaya, but you MUST ASK FOR IT BY NAME TO ENSURE GETTING JOHN LITTLE CO, LTD. (Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE, PENANG. AND KUALA LUMPUR. LLOYD raSTINO NAY. CO. (Incorporated m Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindisi. V«ni.-»
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      657 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pabang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemss and Je ran tut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taipjng, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      510 12 SHIPPING NOTES. NEW DUTCH MAIL LINER. THE P.C. HOOFT. Tie Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, the new motor liner of the Netherlands Steamship Company, arrived at Singapore yesterday afternoon m the course of her maiden voyage from Holland. The liner is the owners' largest vessel and is the biggest passenger liner trading
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      608 13 f O. S. K. Line. f INt«tinatioaB. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. Lon^iow. Rotttr.iam, Haml'urg, Bremen, Sudan fixui Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Mombasa. Zanzibar, Dar-os-Salaam. Beira. PdagW Bay and Durban. Panama Maru Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Durban, Aletoh Bay. Cape Town. Rio. Santos and Buenos Aires. f Hawaii
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      461 13 TRAVEL COM FORT 'PRESIDENT JNL Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having a n electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water.
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      684 13 Rerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) m CUBA MARU In Port m.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct. 11 s.s. RHINE MARU due Oct 19 For rates and other particular, apply:-. QUTHRIE CO.,
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    RUSSIA'S AIR STRENGTH.
    735 14 Twice That of all Her Neighbours.. NEW INVENTIONS: RECORD SPEED. Soviet Russia already ranks as a firstclass air Power. There are m service today between 1,200 and 1,500 Russian fighting, reconnaissance, and bombing machines, and the Soviet can put into the field an air force about twice
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    95 14 According to Russia Oppressed, the Kerensky journal published m Paris, the lot of the Russian" trade unionist is not enviable. Of these persons, who are supposed to have subscribed out of their abundance £400,000 for the starving British miners, no fewer than 1,200,000 are out of work, and the average
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    SIAM AND MALAYA.
    435 14 It has been common knowledge for sum linn* that a large number of the grirls employed m the brothels of Penang have arrived m the Colony from Siam. It has not been quite clear, however, how there yirls reached the Colony, for the majority of them spoke
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      135 14 J JOHN HAIG&C9EP j§ :M-Vj.Z^ (Owning Haig A Hj.p. Lt,l #*/>v;^ MADKIXIPLJ |fe^p3l SCOTLAND I gWJffi^^ THE OIOEST DISTILLERS i^W^^^ THE ANCLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD. jn Th dinner sweet they like, ff ti tind the cook has prepared a deliciously 11 _A ia^y" way are eagerly anticipated and U Eg 1
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      445 14 /S\ After a bout of FEVER let sT^y WINCARNIS build you up! When Fever has left you weak and exhausted, Wincarnis you must have. This famous 40 years ij^gS^^v old Tonic Wine contains just those things necessary t0 bring you rapidly back to full health and WM JP| fitness. It
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    ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE.
    39 15 (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE I Fidelity Guarantee —Administration BwH* Singapore Representatives.—Messrs. ttARLOW Cfr* Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    RUBBER AUCTION.
    124 15 V The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its TTiith. auction yesterday when there was Catalogued 1.418, 471 lbs.; 633.25 tons. Offered 1,045,351 lbs.; j 466.67 tons. Sold 949,047 lbs.; 412H.6S tons. 1 SPOT. London Is. 0' 4d. New York 42-^ cts. PRICES REALIZED. Kibbed Smoked Sheet
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    779 15 FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Sept. 28. After a slight fall earlier m the week, Tin has recovered to £301 10s Forward, Rubber continues to firm up and with Industrials fairly active, a considerable business has been put through m all sections of the local market. Mining.— Kinta
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    16 15 •A dictatorship is a confession of I political incapacity and sloth m the governed. Signor Nitti.
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 15 Bank 4 m.s. 4 3-16 Bank demand I I 13-16 Private credit- 3 ra.s. Z 4 New York, demand 56 V 4 Credits 90 days 5S Prance, Demand L94fl [ndia, T.T. 164% Hongkong, demand 10 p.c Di>. Yokohama, demand I i Java, demand 13. Bangkok, A* man I Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    196 15 Tin 175 Tons H« Gambier Copra in. mi Copra Sundried 11.25 Opium, Benares unt. 4.0U0 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice. Rangoon Sioka 256 Rict\ Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Stem Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Sian Glutinous No. 1 360 Rico. Siam Glutinous
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    52 15 Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 72 7ji., Standard R.S.S. Spot 7_>: 72a n on Tender 7:; 731 •I an -Mat. 7h' 4 7,; Ifone of Market Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet -IV: per Ib. New York Spot Sheet Gxts il >:;
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    BRUNEI UNITED.
    999 15 Company's Increased Resources. POLICY OF CONSERVATION. Mr. H. C >ut i Yai lim nwg.li praetaed over the annual general meeting oi the Brunei United Plantations, Limited, held m the Fiench Bank building yesterda\ at noon. Others present were: Mr. W A Fell and Mr. Lee Chin Tuan. Mr.
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      500 15 Assets Over 87,000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LffE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      854 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authoris«d Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,030 Reserve Fund:- -Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy Chairman W.
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    RENOVATING SINGAPORE.
    2149 16 Difficulties of Town improvement. WHAT THE TRUST IS IMHM,. r the lontr an«i ire J interesting report by the Deputy Chairman ol the Improve* ir.t-m Trust, we seleci the following paraThe iong awaited decision ha's not yet materialised a> to whether I r not there is to be
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    193 16 LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP SKCOND ROIND RESULTS. The second round of the Singapore La- d-es' Goif Cr ampionship (Andrew Currie Cup) was played on the Keppel links m ideal weather yesterday, the results being as follows: Mrs. I. H. Tennent beat Mrs. E. S. Adler, Mrs. J. M. Jackson
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
    25 16 [1 outer's Service.] English League matches played to-day resulted as follows: DiM-ion 111 (Northern). Accrington 1. Lincoln 1. Southport 2. Crewe l\
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    DEATH OF SIR H. S. WILKINSON.
    110 16 A Reuter cable »f Tuesday's date announces the death, at the age of St". of Sir Hiram Shaw Wilkinson, Pro-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast. Deceased spent the greater pan of his life m the British service m Japan and China. He ntered the British
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    ARE YOU A MASON?
    125 16 i'ht public are reminded that the booking For this farcical comedy is open at John Little and {':,'<. and that seats arc being taken at a very satisfactory rate. So far as can be estimated at this stage, little, if any. of the proceeds of the
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      92 16 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. "B" Sing^. C. J. Stephens owe 15 beat S. E. Newbery owe 4, 6—4, 6 4. A. A. Ewing owe 4 beat L. P. Kickey owe 15, 7—5. 4—6, 6—3. C. Singles (Semi-Final). F. Berry plus 3 beat W. McMulla.- owe :l G— 4, 6—4.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      124 16 "A" Singles. R. W. Sinclair owe 15 vs. R. G. Pash scr.. tc finish. D. Singles (Semi-Final). C. G. windle vs. B. Astington. P. T. Hutchings vs. W. Swithinbank. "A" Doubles. H. H. Bullen and C. J. Stephens plus 3 vs. R. C. Smith and 0. L. Borneman
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      Y.M.C.A. OPEN TOURNAMENT. TO-DAY'S TIES.
      22 16 Y.M.C.A. OPEN TOURNAMENT. TO-DAY'S TIES. Doubles Handicap. X. 11. P. Whitley and C. Salter vs. S. L. Reed and A. E. Voelker.
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    S.C.C. HOCKEY.
    170 16 S.< .C. hockey players had their opening trial match at the Stadium yesterday. The two teams consisted almost entirely of last season's players. Most of them, notably Ablitt. Cars n -and Most ley, shewed that they are m pretty good form, while of the newcomers Captain Congdon, Lieutenant
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    BOXING.
    79 16 To-night's Projrramme. The Following is the programme for Lonight's boxing at the Happy Valley: Boy Walley (Flyweight Champion e£ Malaya) vs. Pablo Dano, 12 cbree-mmute rounds Red Warren lex-bantamweight Champion of Malaya) vs. Bagani Tawi-io. eight threeminute rounds. Young Walley vs. F. de Vcia. six throo-minute rounds. L. Lewis
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    RUGBY.
    63 16 The following will represent the Rest of tho Garrison vs. 2nd D.W.R. "A" XV. at Tanglin this afternoon: Gnr. Wainwright: L-Cpl Irving. Gnr. Hooper. Major GroveWhite, Lieut. Crawford; Lieut. Eyre, Gnr. Scully; Lieut. Dearden (Capt), Capt. Prince. Lieut Lindesay. Gnr. E. Smith; Gnr. O. Smith, Gnr. Chadwick. Cp] Slater.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    61 16 Thursday, 30th 5.15 p.m. Drill liai Range Chinese Company. Friday, Ist 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C., Band. Saturday. 2nd 2.30 p.m. Bukif Timah Range European Units, practice Warren Shield and Murray Gup; Fairer Range Non-European Units, practice Murray Cup. Sunday. 3rd 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range European
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    63 16 Orders for Week Ending October 3rd. Thursday. Sept. 30. Hall Football Shield; r ,th Troop v. 10th or 12th Troop, Raffles Ground; 9th Troop v. 2nd ,)r 4th Troop, St. Andrew's Ground. Friday. Oct. Ist., Third and Fourth Troops Camp. Saturday, Oct. 2nd. V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival; Third
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      175 16 A STEINWAY GRAND PIANO 5 GIVES TO ANY DRAWING ROOM THAT FINAL TOUCH OF ;j I] QUIET DIGNITY SO ESSENTIAL IN A HOME. i CAM AND INSPECT THESE TO-DAY. 5 Jj. Sole Agents. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. j. A (Incorporated Eti Honpkong). *J > HAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. < Bookbinding ancient
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