The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 October 1926

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press \n CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1926. NO. 12,1006.
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  • 272 1 Anoiher French airplane «»n the I'aris-C'roydon route has crashed, everyone on b^ard being killed Page 9. Mr. IJruce m an interview denied there was any desire to break away m the Empire bui tlte Dominions wanted increasinji" freedom t<» g<t\ern themselves I'age 9. An important statement showing
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  • 1524 1  -  ANAUGHTA LIZ The Intimate Diary of a Lady of Travel. September 11. Well, everything m this world mom t> wiiik out Cor the best because I)<di\ and 1 wen! to the Pageant last Saturday with Austu- and Birdie and something wonder* l'ul happened there. I Mean oven
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 137 1 V.V.V.'.W.V.V.V.'.V.VAV, KMLDiNcis j: SOLYPTOL SOAP I FOR TOILET IM'RPOSES. Raffles Hotel; ;i Irleph. n. 320 SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. j Dinner Dane a I 1 1 TUKSPAY. THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. t 1 ji j Remington.Portable S Jr a:i(J Serviced by the Manu- HA v I MS K^ny 1 v '^v 4"
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    • 235 1 •I A BOON IN THE TROPICS! H" rtTirmm'^^^rim-niTrnn.n aw v^x I 1 v^. Vx j' L L Vk\ r^B^^^^^^B^^i o" Protects the skin fr«.Pi '{,c .t^^^^/^^^ |9 results of exposun to ihe '^~^^j&&?Ss%/& WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS, LIMITED. jC (Incorporated m England.) .■.•.^v.■.%^s•b■■.^^■.•.".^".".-.■.^^•.^•„v.w.vAv.l^^vA■.^^^^v.^w■^%^^ ij The Europe Hotel, jj Christmas Eve- if
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    • 144 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Try the Bulloch Lad( gh r; xv hisky Page 3. Eggs and bacon from the Cold Storage Page 8. Little's for quality m men's dress clothes -Page 8. Robinson and o. for the Walk-over shoes —Page 9. Du&top* ill pdv'^i n tyre pupblems Page •">. Whiteaway's are making
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    • 11 1 ./.V.VANV.V.V.W.V.V.V.V.; ji SWALLOW ARIELL'S I AFTERNOON TEA I BISCUITS. I 5 <
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 101 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 4//,. High Water, 9.42 ;i.m., 9.23 p.m. Are You a Mason Theatre, 9.80. Tuesday, hth. High Water, L 0.9 a.m., 9.59 p.m. Wednesday, Sth. High Water, 10.33 a.m.. 10.31 p.". Russian Ballet Vie. Theatre. Thursday, 7th. High Water, 10.56 a.m.. 11.2 p.m. Russian Ballet ic. T1 <■
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  • 37 2 We -i asked to state that during the lv ibership campaign the Indian Association has been successful m enrolling •20 bm nbers >ut of whom -~ii»; have already! paid urn r entrance fet and subscription m advan
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  • 47 2 omi mnd< r W. 1.. Grui is < tcpecU d otrt m Bacgji toward the end of the year. He wil] I ably make a I m# r stay than usual, as according to present arrangements, Mr. .1. Kn dtzon will !>r rj^ on leave.— Bangkok Tin, s.
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  • 47 2 r sistently rep I m Bangko!t i that s:; La orence Gaillemartj will visit Sian early m January. t details regarding th visit, wkethei ii is to be i fficial or unofficial, and whether any questions of mutual concern wil! he discussed ox noi. are available. Ex
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  • 49 2 A Javanese woman living at Tambun-rd., If) >h. ua> admitted into the District Hos pital on Wednesday, m a state of collapse doe to her having taken a large dose of acetic acid. The woman is the wife of a Javanese giass-CUtter. The Police are inquiring into the case.
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  • 61 2 Mr. K. C W. Rowlands, Assistant Master, Malay Rvsidental College, is retiring on a wt 1! -earned pension after nearly twenty-five years' service m the Education Department. Mr. and Mr--. Rowlands leave for Bangalore Ofl a h >rt holiday m the early part of October ana from there they will
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  • 66 2 Sfonsrieui R. Thierry Miegr, Managing Directot r the Societe des Etains de Kinta and of the S;;ciete den Etains de Malaisie, i- to ar>:> c from Paris on board of Porthos dm m Singapore on Monday. October 4th. He is expected m Kampar by the not n mail train on
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  • 91 2 W€ are informed that the dispute between Mr. One: Kah Luck lone of the executors of Ong Boon Bin deceased) and Mr. Lee Phoe Soo leading to litigation for specific performance atrainst Mr. Lee Phoe Soo arising out >'f an agreement m March last for sale <>f certain land at
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 202 2 SKETOLENE. Manufactured according to the ORIGINAL BANGKOK RECIPE On Sale at all Chemists. Price $1.50 per 8 oz. bottle. Sole Importers. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. TBE HAPPY VALLEY LTD The Town Amusemenl CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS Mdm. t_ Kelveys i j I n School of I Dancing
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    • 572 2 TO-NIGHT AND FOR A SHORT SEASON ON I Y^l The Picture YouVe Long Been Awaiting AT THE ALHAMBEA I (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietors) In the Second Show, Commencing 9 p.m. A United Artists' Super Production DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS' LATEST All-Coloured Picture THE BLACK PIRATE 1 IN 11 REELS
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  • 414 3 COMFORTABLE SEATS AND BUTTONS FOR BELLS. So successful has London's new luxury scarlet and cream tramcar proved that the L.C.C. have authorised the equipment of a fleet of a hundred of similar type. Nearly £23,000 will be spent m adapting cars at present m use
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  • 347 3 ami sim; requests sent to the b.b.c. It was announced recently thai the Wedding March was to lie broadcast for the special benefit of a couple t> be married m Workington, Cumberland, m a church that has no organ, and nobody to play an oryan. This
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  • 101 3 Anonymous Gift for a Church. The Bishop of Truro (Dr. Frere) has received through the post from an anonymous benefactor the sum of £'7,000 towards the provision of a church at Carbis Bay, neat* St. Ives. Th? gift was received m seven new £I,OOQ
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  • 392 3 GOVERNMENT ANALYSTS VIGILANT EYE. When the Government Chemist sits down each year to write his report on the examinations carried out by the Government Laboratory he must reflect, like the Walrus, that the time has conic to talk of many things "ships and seating wax, of cabbages and
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  • 16 3 Don't let us confound Christianity with the tradition of the Elders.- The Rev. A. J. Costain.
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    • 108 3 Stained Glass I ancient and modern I The beauty of stained glass is m itself a visualisation of the patient labour which directed the hands that fashioned it. In the same manner, the appreciation given to State Express Cigarettes is an indication of the care with which they are "made
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    • 453 3 USE: BRITISH TIMKEN Tapered Roller Bearings. Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within m E2" j I One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. vJ^Jv I Sole Distributing Agents:— Malayan Motors Agents m F.M.S. SINGAPORE. Messrs. WEARNE BROS., LTD.: Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. Skin Tortures
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  • 4511 4  -  STEPHEN DONOGHUE FAMOUS JOCKEY AS AUTHOR. -by CHAPITER 6. Vanna wanted to deny Grapby's presence m the place, but the assured manner o! the jockey daunted her. just as it pusher. He could not know what was really happening, or he would not be so cool and self
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 425 4 2-ton J <<)') tJnt' "I f-efi I Sr Albion it- c applied I Anglo- A it.ffiiun Oil Co I M II Ask the Owner of 1 [I any 2-ton Albion I I A^^ c owner an y 2" ton Albion I what he thinks of this vehicle I from the
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  • 1129 5 Creepers and Carp. YVONNE HAS A SWEET TOOTH. [By George Cecil for Free Press.] Every house m Paris does not, alas, possess a garden. Some, however, do, especially those m the suburbs, where iby the way, the cult of the gar- den has been raised to a
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  • 197 5 Though the story of a motor cyclist whose leg was nearly severed m a collision without his being aware that anything was wrov-jj is curious enough, one does meet from time to time cases m which severe injuries are received without the victim suffering any pain. I
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  • 93 5 Echo of the Hari Singh Case London. Aug. 26. The Daily Erpress publishes a message from Paris stating that Captain Arthur, ex-Aide-de-Camp of Raja Sir Hari Singh, haw married a wealthy Irishwoman who is an authoress and also has exhibited pictures m the Royal Academy. Arthur, who
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  • 343 5 WOUNDED, BIT CONTINUED COMMAND." Shot by a sniper and having fallen to the deck. LL-Com. Achesoa, k. m oomnu»o/) of H.M.S. Cockchafer ai Wan Bsfen, direct! Ed operations f r over two hours as he lay •m his hack. Li. Ridge of H.M.S. Cockchafer, who was
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  • 88 5 Conservatives Yiporoush Oppose Nen Policy. London, Sept. 17. The announcement of the gratifying, result of the "plebiscite.' 1 m which the total was swelled by the extensive plurality of ■voting 1 has m no way brought to an end General Primo ue Rivera's anxieties,
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  • 208 5 FOLLEN SENTENCED London. Sept. 21. There was an sefao of the Sidcup j^aragrt affray at the I- ndon Sessions, when Folien >vas senteiK >'d to a pear's imprtsottMHs] 4 '<> i liiialiiH into the garacc and t<> rune month.-' hard labour for stealing th< car. tht pb»>
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  • 104 5 WORST OFFENDERS TO HE SHOI London, Sept. 21. Rig-a. A mrffum from Moscow says that hooliganism is bo alarming all MPCT Ru*si that it hi unsafe tv walk aft*'? dark m the less frequented streets. < -yen m M scow :-m! Leningrad. All das.-es iff people m
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  • 109 5 N<» Hookmakers' Licences London. Sept. 22. A sensation has been cause. 1 by the Ir.'ndon Stock Exchange posting up an onVia! notice prohibiting: its members from taking cut bookmaker*' Ifieettaac Mr from usinp tho Stock Exchange or members' Ooee as betting premises. The prohibition applies to dorks
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 217 5 I; n BRITISH Q |i J^. MADE a RANGE OF BALLOON CORD TYRES •I includes ■J Wired or Straight Side J type for New Diameter Well-Base or Straight Side Rims. (IT J* •I Beaded Edge type (or old diameter rims without alteration. j* M rrr Straight Side type for diameter
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    • 13 5 X t:n^ui.-hf< tho from the other-. j*' '{T pr'rOILOGN^^H I $&vnj^Eau de f^S|
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  • 442 6 THE KING'S MEAT COUPON AS SOUVENIR. After nearly 50 years' service with the catering department of the L.M.S. Railway fhe was on the L. and N.W. system formerly), Mr. S. W. Burleigh has recently retired. 'The most interesting part of my career," he told The
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  • 257 6 Many are the methods employed by the fraternity tor smuggling dope. Opium, by reason of its characteristic odour, appearance, and hulk, is much m* re difficult to smuggle than cocaine. For several years it has been part of my job to examine opium sent m as contraband
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  • 161 6 1 How groundless were the fears of those old omnibus drivers who regarded the "Tuppenny Tube." as the Central L»ndon Railway used to be called, as a horrid innovation which threatened to drive them off the streets. "Look at the rats going down into the sewers!"
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  • 460 6 EXCAVATIONS BY A FAMOUS HOCKEY PLAYER. Three coffins, one of which contains the skeleton of what is believed to have been a soldier killed during the Wars of the Roses, have been uncovered by an archaeologist m the ruins of Beaulisu Acoey, m the
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  • 321 6 TLIKT WITH YOl X WIFK NOW AM) THEN.* Frail Ida Bock, an Austrian woman smter, has compiled a new set of "ten commandments" for hnabaads, with th;* hope of reducing the number of unhappy marriages and divorce cases. Here is the Husband's Decalogue, as published m a
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  • 114 6 It was bound to come— the wireless loudspeaker, which can be heard ten miles away. Il is said to have been invented by a member of the staff of Marconi House, and it opens a terrible prospect for the future, that voice of thunder. Even if its powers
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 171 6 WHITEAWAYS Have Received BIG SHIPMENTS Of New Goods IN ALL DEPARTMENTS DECANTER ei^-r riMC£« ten vk "Fircone" Table Glassware, Excellent Quality Full Crystal Finest British Manufacture, as illustration. Suitable for the best homes. Tumblers 1 pint Price .515.00 per dozen. Liqueur glasses Price 57.00 per dozen. •4 10.50 Custard 9.00
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    • 240 6 THE TORTUN OF PILES.] WHY CONTINUE TO SUFF& Go to yomr chemist to-day or <*. United Pharmacy, 30.5, N e j Singapore, and obtain a n.:*Vleck's Absorptive In i $2.15. by post $2,351 Its curative J action on the inflamed and 7 felt with the n st soothinp ap, are
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 395 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SETON. arrived. ABm selection of j STOCKINGS \M> HATS. 3 E. AMBEH MANSIONS. J i MARBLE TABLE TOPS, FLOORING, Til E>. Bt«. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Marble Mt-rehants." Telephone 75. [CARS FOR HIRE. I <;reat Reduction m Rates I ASIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. I. Orchard Koad <>9-b. Bukit
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    • 868 7 NOTICES. Ki)llCE. Xotice is hereby given that Mr. Ernest Vfi\ ian Chatterle; has been admitted a partner m this firm as from Ist October 1920. I ROSE MACPHAIL CO. 1 Ist October 1926. 1 1-10 4.10 SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. v 't)*icf under Section 1 01 of Ordinance No. 135 Municipal) for
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    • 902 7 RUGBY. S.C.C. Season Opens. NEWCOMERS BEATEN. j p lhe Rest .23 pts: Newcomers. .14 pts. Although both sides were, not unnaturally, feeling the pace before no side arrived there was plenty of interest m the Newcomers versus the Rest match with which the IS.C.C iugby season opened at the Stadium
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    • 728 7 LAWN TENNIS. The S.C.C. Tournament. Notice. The following are the ties arranged for the coming week. Should rain prevent play all ties arranged for that day vvili be postponed to the following day. The final event will be that of "A" Doubles, the date depending on weather conditions. MONDAY'S TIES.
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    • 841 7 TENDERS. TENDERS INVITED. PAWNBROKERS' LICENCES, JOHORE. With reference to Johore Gazette Notitica tion No. 421-1926, m which the State Secretarj under section 5 "The Pawnbrokers Enactment 1917," iixed for a period of three years commencing from the Ist. January, 1927, the numbei of licences to be granted under the said
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    • 504 7 I THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The only Morning Daily m Malaya; a live "news" paper— so-40 columns of news daily, also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each moming, with Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements together with exclusive special features. "Pictures of the week"
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  • 968 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1926. Week-End Comment. There is every indication that the coal strike is collapsing. Bach day brings news of further batches of men falling into line and restarting work on agreements made by their district unions, and there seems little reason to expect that the
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  • 183 8 Air. William Brown, of the Eastern Smelting <.'(». who at the General Hospital, Penang, underwent an operation for appendicitis on Monday last, is now progressing favourably.- Ex The Hon'ble Mr. Thomson was presented with an address at the Selangor Residency on the 24th instant by the Committee at Management on
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  • 1104 8 THE -CURE" DANCE. (From Oui Own Correspondent). Paris, Sept. 5. Ai the moment, numerous Parisians are taking the '-cure" at those inland resort where file unpleasant 'waters'' are believed to do a world of pod to sufferers. Whether I they achieve their purpose is doubtful; m- I ikvd. many
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  • 49 8 H i l •:<■ pi eived i n aftei nooa to Ml out Aiu« i \i L v o wchiwgf- i a ma A iv.c. Kottd w bid II <;<;■: «r [1 ftppeft] h;it MN t. n <•• lated > ta rush mixture < led The pen
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  • 46 8 A a mmil tin| will Monday )<•:••••« r 111 ;::.ntr« R< •HI I p H ap'inL T i- :i. r" 1 Con rial exhibit ione Gong ton af croeltji I bi nmU I l krionutl improve ment? a Genei a] Etoe| tal ftM nil
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  • 52 8 I Bj rourtes) <■; ||< ft < Company b nun that t h< m London on Sal urda; a. eoi I ions liy H«-iit < I;. Spot m wareboui p I Btdoi I i f. lai I i I .-Im c.;- X'-a ITorfc opt nil I (1
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  • 273 8 Fht \j<:.- »f Uw Governn nl Mr. Apilaiiand:>: i Indk. unt ii t•■ :■< 2SI i < r i- dv» m Mala} a has been mstrui ted to visii Sara* he lea\ M Ma:;«\ ais; eondit ion« ttsM < Ai'tei mo nd (A g« and fa J ut extending b
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 187 8 "TBE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDRECK*S" If You Want GOOD If j Cocktails JaL You Must Use /O^B Martini Rossi Vermouth. CALDPECK. MAC'IiREGOR cV l'»» ltd. y^^j t lnc..vr i u-uK'i- the I'ompa ni.- W.iin;.:;. H-n-ktu -i A WELCOME CHANGE •j FOR TO-MORROW'S BREAKFAST. j AXJSTRAIjIAJN ij HENS' EGGS ji (WEIGHING
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    • 48 8 Parfums de Luxe J > GOTY I |1 Chypre > Origan J Rose Jacqueminot < I Paris J > Emeraude EAU DE COTY •1 to be had from all dealers > If Dupirc Brothers. vW.v.v.v.v.v.v.'.v.vv.v.w. 1 Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh A lor Star
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    • 8 8 To-day's Feature. OUR SERIAL STOR) b st< i
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  • 71 9 FRENCH MACHINE CRASHES. EYBRYONE KILLED. [Renter's Service.] London. Oct. 2. ngw airplane, Hying to ii and rasked at Penshurst, I V passengers, the pilot and I ■.■',■•..•'< cw over Tonbridge and t a fiel I adjoining a turtle. Farm-nand> i at fa .i were unable I effect a
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  • 62 9 I HI. \!!NM U^ H \> DONB. [Hai Paris Oct :i. r ad tressed lo the nee coi rttees of recovery the crisis I si eight eaa v period J 1": a. nry i :a!. n fi s. The steadily improved m a ii issued Nationfreas bonds
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  • 40 9 lei Eraergenc] Fleet am the inauguration of j i aid 1 '■'< i ators Kgricuhoj DeWest Af i ra t€ try to rgoes which com< j- ir.tu transpoi i. Exgoing i omilar pnrj i aa I ihi
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  • 26 9 [Reui SeF Senator G who j ondei million dollars t: as 8 Wltand k •at vet ies- declaring op the matter with his
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  • 24 9 »[Reoter*a Serriee.] London. Oct. 1. c -day. byshir Miners 1 lonneil las ri-- members to a "ej f ttu prop sals.
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  • 112 9 Sea Tradt- m Favour »;l Japan art 3 the Naayo NichiN v Shimi ..-i-hrt. j reports Ihe 10 days ending j show a *al I Y50,485,00(1 for v. 758*395,000 foi j hn and Rubber Quotation.-. tati us ii hanged Uankn quality :t- pet pikui is steady, large quantity
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  • 38 9 les of their malty friends Mr. ar.d Mrs. J. Williams, late }'< I and r.rior to that, the H< D] their departure from I Singapore where Mr. Williams -:tinr: Manager to Raffles. -r.rv wn and popular Singapore Rgttai Mercury.
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  • 862 9 A PILOT OF EMPIRE. THE FUTURE AIR ROUTE. [Renter's Service.] London, Oct. I. At the conclusion of the speeches m the Speaker's Garden, Mr, Alan Cobham deliver- ed a mail from Australia. i Mr. Alan Cobham covered a total of 28,000 t miles m a flying time of
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  • 120 9 JdHUCE INTERVIEWED. MORE FREEDOM WANTED. [Reuter's Service. Marseilles, Oct. 2. Interviewed by Reuter on his arrival en route to the Imperial Conference, Mr. Bruce (Premier of Australia) declared he knew nothing of any separatist movement. All the Dominions and Colonies woe deeply attached to the Empire but traditional
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  • 101 9 [Reuter's Service.! Paris, Oct. 1. An interesting passage appears m the report presented at the Banque Endustrielle de Chine meeting, m which the directors expressed satisfaction that the credit of the Franco-Chinese Bank had been strengthened and its activities m the Far East increased following the "satisfactory
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  • 106 9 [British Radio— Official Service]. Rugby, Oct. 1. The Secretary for the Colonies has appointed n Parliamentary Commission, consisting of Mr. I. P. Ronaldson, M.l., and Mr. H. Snell, M.P., with Mr. Sedgwick, of the Colonial Office, as secretary, to visit British Guiana. The commission will consider and
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  • 35 9 [Reuter's Service.] Dixon, California. CXt. 2. Twelve out of thirteen passengers m a motorbus were killed when it was struck by tin Overland Limited, the "crack" train of th< Southern Pacific Railroad.
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  • 39 9 Washington, Oct. [1 is announced that Mr. Coolidge is unoran' of an\ movement m America for the withdrawal of the United States from •hi world court to which the United States proposes to adhere.
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  • 234 9 TYPEWRITERS INSTALLED IN TWO IJKH ISM MACHINES. Two giant aeroplanes, fined up as flying offices, with tables and typewriters, have been hired for two months by a millionaire 1 business man to visit financiers m differents parts of Europe. The two machines will also be used to
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  • 66 9 than air machines would not be more suitable for some sections of the route. AUSTRALIANS' ENTHUSIASM. He believes that m Australia there is an immense future for aviation, particularly by privately owned small machines, which will link up isolated districts. Already aeroplanes are being brought into use on some of
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  • 471 9 AMERICA INTRIGUED, j FRIENDLY WELCOME. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 1. Great interest is being: taken m the formation of the European steel trust and Mr. Hoover is reported to Ifave ordered an investigation into the matter. It is generally thought, however, that the new combination will
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  • 17 9 Paris. Oct. 3Mr. Sydney Armitage Smith has been reappointed Secretary-General to the reparation Commission.
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  • 158 9 Mr. F. Andrews to Visit the Union Again. Delhi, Sept. 12. Mr. C. F. Andrews, who is leaving Bombay on September 20th on behalf of the Indian National Congress and the Imperial Citizenship Association and other bodies m ;>rd?r to advise South African Indians m connection
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  • 75 9 The sudden death is reported, by cable, of Dr. Cecil J. Davenport, head of the Shan-tunjr-road Hospital. Shanghai, which is the centre of one of the largest .medical missions m China. The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales and the Colonies and Dependencies of the British
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 130 9 jj ROBINSON Co., Ltd. ■J (Incorpoiated m the Straits Settlements) J TRADE MARK R£G. U.^. PAT. OFF. NEW SHIPMENT of < j: BOOTS And SHOES BLACK >3 BLACK S r fvh S ANDTAN Aurß ATENT LEATHER CALF yfJiP DR^S 5 ■I OXFORD 1 I AND J I- AND DERBY WALKING
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    • 596 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LON DON, AND N. CONTINENT. TWICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. PERSKUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port CALCHAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam
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    • 611 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. Due Spore. 8 .8. CITY OF TOKIO ct j> s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Oct 60 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Marseilles,
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    • 601 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENT aFsTE AM NAVIGATION a LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For M.r.eiHea. London and do. Lti Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage s
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  • 813 11 New Forces and New Ideas. LIQUOR QUESTION IN POLITICS. To the new issue of Monthly Notes, published by the Temperance Legislation League, Mr. Arthur Sherwell contributes a thoughtful article on the future of the liquor question m English politics. Wej laproduce part of it below as
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  • 66 11 Wellington Koo May Become Foreign Minister. Peking, Sept. 24. No official information concerning the Cabinet situation was available to-day, but, according to the Huang Pao, General Chih Hsieh Yuan is working hard to ensure the maintenance m office of a slightly reorganised Cabinet under Tv Hsi Kuei.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 486 11 f /ilwaxsTired rfy^S^t Are You Affected that way? j tar V i V I *^< xm*JMl UAVE you ever noticed how Jl much better you can work, or walk, or play, when you feel quite well? Yes; and use twice as much energy and still feel less tired. Yet thousands
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    • 289 11 Cancer Attributed to the Cockroach/ T^HIS startling claim was made m a few minutes of disease-bearing flies I hv a niiTYihpr nf thp world's and mosquitoes. It is economy to use ADy a numoer oi tne worms Flit and avoid disease Flit is clean, easy foremost authorities after a great
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    • 42 11 %<f WWW%S%VA%%%Vrt\VwVdVWW,V.% y.W,VW,\SVA%\W«WW%WWW NOTICE OF REMOVAL. We beg to notify our Customers and Patrons that from Ist October 1926 our shop will be removed from No. 14, High Street to No. N, High Street, Europe Hotel Buildings. H. D. ROOPCHAND, Silk Emporium.
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  • 34 12 BIG CHANDU HAUL, Officers of the Preventive Service boarded the Anhui on her arrival from China yesterday and found concealed m the engine room 4,730 tahils of illicit chandu valued at $40,000.
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  • 34 12 A report has been sent m by the master of The Medusa to the effect that the white painted buoy marking Arang A rang shoal (Port Dickson) had not been seen since October 1.
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  • 432 12 THE BIGGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. 62,000 TONNER FOR THE WHITE STAR LINK. The announcement that has been made by the International Mercantile Marine Company that they intend to build a 62,000-ton ship for the White Star Line does not come as a surprise to the shipping world,
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  • 364 12 SEARCH FOR VANISHED HEROES. The most elusive men m the world are j the men who sail the Seven Seas. Hun- i dreds of them "disappear" every year and are never beard of again. They are not drowned, nor are they m ttfur ways sacri-
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  • 108 12 The number of ships t »tally lost, broken up, and condemned, published by Lloyd's Register, show? that during: 192. r > the gross reductions m the Mercantile Marine of the world was 739 ships of 1.142,035 tons, excluding 1 all vessels of less than 100 tons. The
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 385 12 Bums Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular menthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 toiw) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The B.* MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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    • 192 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany). j 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. IT ms. Rhein 12,260 Dec. 19 HOMEWARD BOUND. Genoa. Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. >.>. Havenstein 12,2:>u Oct. 11 s.s. Albert
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    • 456 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE. OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM LIXAD AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON HXED RATES VIA SUEZ TO NEW YOKK AM) IJOsKjs t STADSDYK due Oct. \f **ih Ott. 1 TOSARI due Oct. U sails t VECHTDIJK foe Oct. 27 sails >. Cargo is aiso accepted to
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    • 362 12 LLOYD TRBESTINO WAV. fd (Incorporated m (tasty HOMEWARD SAILING Bi-monthly service for B jand Trieste via port? bmjtiag ar t through Bill* of L^din^ Tl I^evant and Black Sea Port- tk I ports on the West Coa«t of Italy FIUME L ChVIMINALE N., OUTWARD SAILINGS FOX HONGKONG. SHA\(,H\I an JAPAN
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 566 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, 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 and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday G
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    • 626 13 O. S. K. Line. IH-«.tination>. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. It [n.;>>r. Ilctterdaw, Hamburg. Bremen, Antwtrp. via Colombo. Aden. Port Mm sad Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 17 Oct. 18 V dbaaa, Zanzibar, Par-e?-Salaam. Hnra, IVliiiTia Bay and Durban f Panama Maru Oct. 26 Oct. 27 I I -ban. Aitr >a Bay.
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    • 428 13 TRAVEL"' COMFORT Dollar ttialm "PRESIDENT" 1 H f LINERS -*ZS**> f '3*^9' Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comfprts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all
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    • 665 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.s. CUBA MARU In Port m.s. SILVERCEDAR due Oct. 11 bjl RHINE MARU due Oct. 19 For ratoi and oth« particular a»ply:- GUTHRIE CO.,
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  • 444 14 BIG EXPLOSIONS AND SOUND. Eggs would cook rapidly if they were taken up m a ballon forty miles above the surface of the earth. Such is the tentative conclusion reached by Mr. F. J. W. Whipple, the Director of Kew Observatory, as a result of
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  • 313 14 HOW HOUSEWIVES ARE SWINDLED Iron filings, pieces of wire, nails, sawdust, coal-tar dye. enamel, glass arsenic, and other indigestible substances were all found m food sold as fit fur human consumption during te2s. Prosecutions were conducted m every case. The seventh annual report
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  • 58 14 Ordinary Citizens to be Excluded. London, Sept. 17. Rome. Simultaneously with the re-estab-lishment of capital punishment the Italian Parliament will shortly be called upon to pass a Bill to reform the juries of the Assize Courts, excluding ordinary citizens, and constituting juries from magistrates, and university graduates
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  • 516 14 THE NEW OLD AGE. I Every middle-aged man should be thinking about a hobby for his declining years. Such a hobby conduces to longevity, provides the means by which the old can enjoy new experiences and sensations after all the common interests of life have been
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  • 350 14 Kandy to-day is a beautiful picture of a snug little town, happy m its isolation a mong the primeval forests of Ceylon. A hundred years ago it was the scene of a bloody mutiny. The Kandians. after firing on the Ceylon rifles, fled, a few
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  • 39 14 To be Opened by Ibn Saud's Son. London, Sept. 20 Ibn Saud's son, Feisul, who is on his way to England, will open the first mosque built m London, situate m Southfields, probably early m October.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 275 14 I II I ij^^^ f|i I U I Bj^ \^b\ /SSf) •> CSI CibT "vmi CSS JJlvTiliO 1 HdLjUj If^ff f| I ]ig> |M^\#ltf*l ±s:^ tii^^SSg{ I J rofessional Support explains the tf^U~^^Sli^KH growing sales of COW AND GATE S|P^^^^^^^^ When purity and ease of digestion IS^^S^^^i^^B are conceded to
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    • 210 14 Morninga Famous Spa Treatment/ Kutnow's Powdei contains all ihe lonk and kioalih-tp i properties of Continental mineral springß. A sparkling morn d glass of Kutnow's is invaluable F<n dispelling liverwhness, pttrii ing the blood, cleansing die tddneys, BtimuUting the ilimtni tract and increased bodO) i-<n:r. Kutnow's Powder eliminates poisonous Uric
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  • 60 15 October 2. Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 3-16 Bank demand 2|3 13-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 New York, demand 66^4 Credits 90 days 58 France, Demand 1930 India, T.T. 154 Hongkong, demand 11 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 115% Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 80 Bar Silver -London 26 5-16.
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  • 212 15 Tin 175 Tons $155.25 Gambier 10.00 Flake Tapioca 5.70 Copra 10.60 Copra Sundried 11.10 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Lianp Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old Xo. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice. Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken yo. 1 220 Rice, Siam
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  • 60 15 October 2nd, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 71% 71% Standard R.S.S. on Tender Oct. 71 4 7l m 4 Nov.-Dec. 71 74% Jan. -Mar. ~'t"- t t*> > Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 21d per
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  • 165 15 Saturday's Alterations. Haad Vai (10s) ISs tiri L9s 6d prn. Kinta Tin 2. 12 1 2.17 Kuchais Onis 2.45 2.50 Malayan Consd. (50) 22% 27% pm. Malay Siamese Pros (£1) 11 ~>< L22s Malayan Tin (.Is) :\:\s 34s Mambau.s ($1) l. ;s 1.72 Mai Hoot (1) 1.07
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  • 523 15 Good Year's Profit. Mr. C. V. Miles, Chairman, presided over the annual general meeting of the Tambalak Rubber Estates, Limited, held m the Hongkong Bank Chambers on Saturday. Others* present were Mr. James Robertson, Mr. H. W. Raper and the hon'ble Mr. D. G. Ward, for the
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  • 222 15 The following notice has been issued to shareholders. "The additional capital of (2,250,000 subscribed by the shareholders m 1920 now being m excess of the needs of the Company it is considered desirable to return this sum to the shareholders of the Company at an early
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  • 37 15 As wo continue our deep study at <>ur international relations m this grave crisis the question sometimes seems to simmer down to this: Shall we cancel the debts or just not get the money? Ohi State Journal.
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  • 654 15 New Loan Agreement With Tebak Co. The annual general meeting of the (ing Guan Brick and Tile Manufacturing Co.. Ltd was held at the offices of the secretaries, Messrs Kennie. Lowick and Co., at ni on do Saturday. The Chairman. Mr. Chew Woon I\>h, m moving
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  • 76 15 [British Radio -Official Service]. Ku?by. Cot. 1 Amsterdam 12.11%, Berlin 20J7, Bomb*} is. 5 -«U(!.. Bnuwela \~VK. BaeatM A.f i 4<; 1-32J.. Copenhagen 16.27%, Geneva 2.".. 10. Helsingfora 192%, Kongkonc l l^. o ;i sd.. Lisbon 2 L7-S2, Madrid 31 97%, Milan 129%, Now York &^5%, Oslo 22.14%,
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  • 88 15 An extraordinary rumour current m tpofa i? to the effect thai the concession given bo the IVrak River Hydro-Electric Power Company, Ltd-, includes the right to compel the consumers of the Company's power to purchase all electrical (ear required from the Company. We cannot believe that this i> true, hut
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 500 15 Assets Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE 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 Act
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    • 861 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authoriatd Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,030 Reserve Fund: Sterling 4500,000 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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    • 99 15 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. Loke Van Kit, Esq. Lee Pit Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong. The Company
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    • 39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 70 16 Ladies' Golf. THE COUNT! CHAMPIONSHIPS (Our Own Correspondent. ■Copyright). London. Oct. 2. In the Ladies Golf County Championships played at Woodhall Spa m beautiful weather Surrey won foi the sixth year. The MOVea were a> follows; Surrey beat Gloucester 7 o, Yorkshire beat Norfolk 6 t, Surrey
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  • 210 16 tl :'u i\ t loi respondent C< pyright i. London, Oct. J. Ma who are a' present m Frartce, beat Languedoc on Saturday by 8 pts to 5. England > rat, the AH Blacks m the first Test game at Wigan by 28 pts to 20. Playing at
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  • 24 16 Ie n Coi espondent. Copyricrht.) ondon, < >ct. 2. The latest betting on the I sarewitch is -i- foil -Glommen6to I; Perfect Son
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  • 40 16 SET BACK FOR PROFESSIONAL TENNIS. [Renter's Servi i Ne\» :»rk. let 2. The Lawn tennis Association has forbidden amateurs participate m open char pionshi] 3 m whi h Mr. Pyk was planning I give pi fessionals prize-monej and amateurs troph»
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  • 40 16 itei 's Sen ice. i Nf« Oct. 3. It is announced thai Howa I Kinsey and Harvey Sn Igrass will join the list of professiona] k\ d tennis -tars who are accompanying MH< Lenglen on her tour.
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  • 111 16 VICTOR? FOR BNGL\M>. Reutei 'a Service.] London. Oct. 2. At Wigan, undei the Northern Llni >n cod m fine weather and before 18,000 spectators England beat New Zealand by s pts. to 20. This is the first of three Tesi which are being played against sides representing
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  • 61 16 Tit f H< a ng will represent the United Services vs. the A.l'.t'. at Tanglin on Oct. 5, at 1.45 p.m. Pte. Marron; L C Newbold, Lt. Crawford. Pte 1-! yd, I. C Irvine: Lt. Frankk Pte. Hall; Lt. Cearden (Capt), (apt. Prince, Lt. Woods, 1.:. Mile-. S<rt. Woods,
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  • 57 16 Thr following will represent the V.M.C.A. V& S.C.C. a' Hockey to-day on the V.M.C.A. ground: f. V. Moss; F. G. Wheatley and 11. Lyne; I". Albuquerque, D. W. Dale and D. K. Saniy; M. Catehatoor, A. N. Katyal. H. (i. Stack (Capt) K. V. Smith and A. (1. Armstrong;
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  • 73 16 The principal matches of the M.C.C. team which \a visiting India during the autumn are as foil >w: October 18 at Karachi; November 2 at Rawalpindi; November 7 at Lahore; November 22 at Ajmer; November 28 at Bmnbay; December 21 at Calcutta; January 7 at Rangoon; January
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  • 719 16 His Excellency Afloat. THE WEEK-END RACING. The week-end has been a very busy one i for the Club not only as regards racing but also for the presence of His Excellency the Commodore, who cruised on Saturday afterdooh m the Ella, watched the racing on Sunday morning and wound
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  • 234 16 Here and there one encounters actors who, while the most kindly men off the I stage, are apt to be unduly egotistical when they ;m c &< ting. Stage selfishness emerges m many shapes. One of the most frequent takes the form of **jumping-in" on a laugh. An actor
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  • 245 16 Saturday's Results. SIX GOALS FOX DERBY. [P.euter's Service.] London, Oct. 2. Arsenal 2, Newcastle 2. Blackburn 3, Everton Bolton 1, Birmingham 0. Bury 0, Tottenham 0. Derby <i, Cardiff >$■ Huddersfield Leicester 3. Liverpool 2, Leeds 4. Manchester V 2, Abton Villa 1. Sheffield U. 2, Burnley 2.
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  • 426 16 ST. JOSEPH'S OLD HOYS SPORTS. After having had t postpone their annual sports meeting from Saturday, September lMh.. owing tn bad weather, the St. Joseph's Old Boys Association were .-till rather unfortunate on Saturday when they had to hold the meeting on a rather slippery < r r' und.
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  • 514 16 V.M.C.A. Annual Carnival. GOOD RACING. Some very good swimming- was vtritnesset at the V.M.C.A. swimming pool at For Canning on Saturday afternoon when th< finals of the annual carnival were hold. Th results obtained were of an excellent stan dard, and the competitors generally shewe* jjrf't improvement. Considerably more
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  • 122 16 The October monthly medal w is compete* for on Saturday and Sunday and resultei m a %sin for Mr. W. K. ftayner. Seventy-eight cards were taken out an« the following were returned: Ladies' Modal Competition. This competition will l>e played this af ternoon over ihf second nine
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  • 70 16 The English Ladies' <i It' Championship a> distinct from the Ladies' Open Goli Championship, commences at Woodhall Sp;: to-day. The holder of this title is Miss D K. Fowler, who defeated Miss Joy Winn ai Westward Ho last year by 9 and 7. Prioi to that
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  • 59 16 The new Banting Club, which has been buili facing the padang was opened on Saturday. The ceremony opened with th< usual group photograph. The Club President (Mr. 11. O. Krnne.lv) then addressed the assembly. His Highness the Sultan, supported by the Hon'ble Mr. H. \V. Thomson and Mrs. Thomson, were
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  • 33 16 Tuesday sth Ambulance and Signalling Class 5 p.m. Thursday 7th Hand Practice 5 p.m. Saturday. 9th Final of Hail Football shield Fourth Troop vs. Fifth Troop Stadium ground. 4.45 p.m.
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    • 90 16 A STEIN WAY GRAND PIANO I J GIVES TO ANY DRAWING ROOM THAT FINAL Ton i" QUIET DIGNITY SO ESSENTIAL IN A HOME CAM AND INSPECT THESE TO-DA^ Sole Agents. ij S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Hongkong). I» KAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE W. W.V.V.V.V.V.W. V.V.V.VAVS V.VrV."-W-.'. V.V.V. V iVftyj -'•■.V.V.V.V.
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