The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 October 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press it) CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1926. NO. 11,926.
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  • 256 1 America is preparing machinery for restricting her output of cotton to Europe Page 8. Late China news received from our own correspondent at Hongkong will be found on page 8. The official enquiry into the collision between the steamers Selangor and Renong in the Perak River, was
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  • 1634 1 I There ig apt bo be a black sheep in every f flock, and a bad townland in every barony "Them Spink ones*' is a generic term in our parts for th' se clans wh;. inhabit the slopes of the hill railed Spink. It i> not a term of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 129 1 .........AS%SS-.%WA%%W_SW_.. W ORDER J SNOWFLAKE jj f, M KK (HILLED CREAMERY^ lUTTER. ........v/V.^WW mw a Sea View Hotel. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17th. HH.H TIDE 7.50 A.M.— CINEMA AT 9.30 P.M. Merton of the Movies Paramount Picture in 8 Reels Featuring GLEN HUNTER. t SPECIAL DINNER Tables can be Booked i lU
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    • 158 1 Sime Darby Co., Ltd. I The Europe Hotel. I J Booking For New Year's Eve is Closed ij 5 Saturday, 20th Nov. Specie) Race Dinner, THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. 1 Adelphi Hotel. CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME Christmas Eve. 24th Dec. Speea' Dinner and Dance $4. Christmas Day 25th Dec. Old English Xmas
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    • 127 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Latest shipping notices <-n p&get 10. 12 and 13. Use Ven-Yusa, the oxygen face cream Page 5. rinsing of Mackenzie Etoad t > traffic Page Tenders required for prison supplies Page '>. Stavrinaky Dancers at Th*'auv to-night Pa tro 2. Fraser and N'eave's mineral waters Page 16, Bukit
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    • 15 1 y wwwvww _%%v. w. vw v. a* m FAULDINGS J EUCALYPTUS OIL > PURE BEST. ;j
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 120 1 THE WEEK. Hi^-h Water, 1.26 a.m.. S.lB p.m. Russian Ballet, Vic. Theatre, 9JB. High Water, 6.16 a.m., 4.59 p.m. Race Training begin? 5.45 a.m. Outward mail due, 9.30. Australasian mail closes, 11 a.m. Kujrby: Newcomers v>. Rest. Russian Ballet, Vic. Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Tanglin Clul> Fancy Dress Dance. 10. Hijfh
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    • 217 2 fflE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA. CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mdm. 1_ Kelveys Dancing For children and young ladies in Character, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing Private lessons in modern ball-room dancing and latest variations. I guarantee to make you proficient in six private
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    • 227 2 Victoria Theatre. To-NigHt at 9.30 p.m. STAVRINAKY DANCERS. THE RUSSIAN BALLET To-Night and Saturday, Oct. 16th. Jamarka (Country Fair) almmlmam COMING "THE RETREAT FROM MONS." PAVILION To-Night To-Night The Man On The Box THE MUCH SPOKEN OF LATEST PATHE GAZETTE and SPORTLIGHT GALLOPING HOOFS ALSO COMEDY and WESTERN DRAMA Booking
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    • 282 2 From Wednesday, 13th to Tuesday, 19th Orfo^^B AT TtfE ALHAMBRA! In the Second Show, at 9 p.m A FIRST NATIONAL SPECIAL PRODUCTIOK Featuring the scintitiatinglv charm; rNORMA TALMADGE 1 Who forms with handsome EUGENE O'BRIEN the most Perfect Pair of Lovers the screen has ever the r I Version of
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  • 1153 3 *'To-day and To-morrow." THE Sl C ESS OF INDUSTRY. The Ford Motor Business is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable achievements that the present generation has witnessed. In a" country where industrial organisations dwarf those in the Old World it has attained a position in
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  • 681 3 Big Figure Talk. CLASSICS OF EXTRAVAGANCE. The epidemic of big-figure talk in American film production is giving- place to action, and the producers are now trying to make films that really cost as much as publicity agents have become accustomed to reporting. Film making is certainly
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 187 3 i* I&BHll 3 hdisputably t :*r.^_%l&*\\ t k~ o f ~m Ktmm- at smb***" i H IHC OcSl \z\ %2pA;HO Baby Food 3ksWBM|I :0 n I -oi^oi^^li ot the Day. r ___9 S m flB" -i icfttpra rf»T-t 2 <.j\ ~m .ko >■_ ><: ctb -"fr~ '^aiis:' wi ENTIRELY BRITISH
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    • 268 3 FORD OWNERS Prolong the Life of Your Car White Star Oil Profitable Investment MALAYAN MOTORS WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietors. The Green Island Cement SINGAPORE OFFICE "T*^*g-;«att~3Jj~--» <Ta_»aFrz*mis-jai_.Ta iwti«i~^_Bß_a____^MMß___^Hßgw_3a_<_Bß_»_Bgiß«_B__i LETTERS FROM THE l ourstl vts ,he KfBPIDES. heathery hill, are there, the fire and sunlight, the aromatic jC'^ j esser.ee Bf
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  • MOODS and MODES of EVE.
    • 211 4 WITH APOLOGIES TO E. V. Lit AS. (Specially Written for Free I'ress.'i I was tilling the vases with zinnias and Cosmos early one morning: in the back quarters when a breathless kabun runs in shouting "Babi, babi. dalam kabun." The servants left their various
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    • 250 4 delighted to gel back their treasure safe and »ound tha* Ihej offered to reward tin finders. Bal alas, the staff's vision of free as socking pig was no more substantial than the promised reward. Still, it was an] trating start for a Monday morning! A sturdy little maiden
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    • 253 4 Lixard skin has been growing in grace foi some time, and belts and bands and other: trimmings have iong been made >J it. Th j newest idea is the lixard skin glove. The j idea began with the introduction of the em- I broidered glove. The
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    • 37 4 Pomps of Panama straw, or of woven '<■ raffia or braided leather, are much liked for v summer. They may not be cooler than kid or canvas, but at least they look as if they r were. a
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    • 440 4 TEMPTING LE TOUQET. One hears much about the revelling and the gaiety at Deauville, while comparatively little is said about Le Touquet. There may not be SO much ostentation about this resort, but, even at tho ond o\' the season, there is a great deal to tempt the
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    • 110 4 (plaint ornaments, is a cobra necklace. Made in heavy gold plate, this necklace reaches as far as the waistline, fastened with the cobra's head and jewelled eyes. I saw c a pretty girl wearing one the other day, which she had wound several times around v
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    • 42 4 FROM COUSIN LUPINE. George dear, I am sorry to bear ai y am ungallant observation- with regard bo the insincerity of the fair sex. I believe you tell me that "women never kei-f) their promises" for the sole reason
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    • 60 4 I A coarse-grained brownish tweed. showing a large triangular pattern and hound in dark brown suede, makes a a verj attractixe three-quarter length jacket for Iraxelliny. I 1 Is worn o\er a pleaed dress ol beige jersey, sad lined with Inige crepe de chine. Ihe hat iv <>t
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    • 160 4 Instead of being Made in the shape of box some t,\' the newest cutlery canteens are made in the form of corner cupboards, which can either hang on the wall or stand on a piece of furniture in ttie corner of the Toom. They can be obtained in
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    • 25 4 AU shades of blue are enjoying: an unexpected vogue this summer, particularly the light, very feminine tones that were so despised for a few seasons.
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    • 1191 4 BOUDOia BOULEVARD. This demure little frock is made in jade green crepe de chine, with unusual line" of embroidery in a dee >er green dow a the tront. The v.. Line for a frock, reallj i ry simph m shape, but adorned bj some striking ornament, is still evident. Prettj
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    • 280 4 AN A<C\lil\lKk,<> K When we wore ir, -> oUrf sieur K., propos i terior, and we ea__.'< of our visit was gloi io „,,j I v___jH ed our way thr augt tl M streets between the old Aiah town Mt oanj distance of th* best
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    • 78 4 Shellfish hat-' rimn I w him of fa -hat,, and a siaed ami most nealisti n rmrc upon a tirra put, provoked man; dress show. The effect. t-OOgS the extreme wa- at nu^ht be bnodni nisaand and sh.-' as decora! ive matei ia I to that
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    • 89 4 instead of their own A little time ago a basl Riviera made a sensation r< the hat trimmed with a and it is more than affabi side girl at home this sim her example. It will be a case of "sh. of shrimps and shells" lost roses. Probably
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  • 564 5 An Overtaxed Department. THE LOSS ON TELEGRAPHS. From the annual postal report we take the J following items. The rise in the price of rubber during the year 1925 and the healthy state of the tin industry together with an improvement j of trade generally was
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  • 275 5 PRISON SUPPLIES. Tenders will be received op to noon on Than...v, the 4th November, 1926, at the Colonial .Secretary".- "ffice. Singapore, from persons de- oa of contracting: for supplies for the Singare prison, for a period of on* year, comn er eing from Ist Jaauary, 1927: 1. Making ap
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  • 102 5 The news that the U.S. PostmasterGeneral, somewhat peeved by repeated mail "hold-ups" which have cost his department £300,000 during the past year, has offered a prize of i!l(M) to the first clerk who kills a bandit, may he rather startling to British readers. Post-office raids by armed
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  • 142 5 BIG RECONSTRUCTION S< HEME. London, Sept 28. A I reconstruction scheme was approved at the meeting of the debenture holders of Wolsey Motors Ltd. as an alternative to liquidation. The Chairman -aid that, on the basis of book values, the whole of the ordinary share
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  • 114 5 SCHEME TO AVOID CONTENTIOUS 1/oiidon. Sept. Paris. The Internal ional Cinematograph Congress at Paris dealt with many interesting questions and passed a resolution in favour of historical accuracy in the presentation of historical films, and also recommending film producers t avoid staging films likely to arouse international
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    • 367 5 __>ii catit go on 1 this/ \Vh> ruin your own health as well as baby's > That is what sleep- gp r<» isjr.ts mean to you. Human nature cannot stand it. ?0 Tkete t sala simple remedy in Woodward's Gripe Water. Thia ir>.r,-J purse writes to us: g^ "1 hai.e
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    • 137 5 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY. LIMITED. Incorp* rat< I in S ts Settlements). Notice i- h< nby givi n tl thi Transf. r Books i I :h<- Comp) a bt sed irom 19th to 23rd October, 192 both days inclusive. I. SPODE, Acting Secretary. STRAITS SHIPPING PARCELS AND SHIPPING AGENCY. 41,
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    • 135 5 J \^Cr^^Z^~ I ffl ll Jl m f\ f the many ways in which **4711" can be used with beneficial re- f suits, there is none more widely appreciated by discriminating _^Es Ml 'm women than the touch behind the ear? and over the temples which nT^lulcj jJ cools and
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  • 433 6 *Fewer Fish Landed By British Boats. ITALIANS ON NORTHERN GROUNDS.' A record importation of fish and a decrease in the home landings during the year 102") is announced in the annua] report on Sea Fisheries of the Ministry of AgriculThe total landing of wet
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  • 336 6 The new dinosaur, which was on view for the first time at the Natural History Museum, is evidently going to b< a great attraction. People were at South Kensington before ten o'clock the first morning eager to se< it, and all day there were \i-i f .>-- to
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  • 62 6 i Doctors Vetoe Trip Owing to Advanced Ar«. London, Sept. 28. jLord Halifax has cancelled his passage to India. He intended sailing in November, hut it is understood that his medical advisers are against the trip in view of his advanced age. The Countess
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  • 13 6 Mr. Goodman. Protector of Chinese at Ipoh. is succeeding Mr. David Beatty in
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  • 614 6 JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF. At the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court, on Monday, before Sir H. H. J. Gompertz, tho Chief Justice, the case was taken up in which Meenachi IMllay. as administratrix of Ponniah Nagalingam, her late husband, sued the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company, Limited,
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  • 130 6 hh.h oi i ici \L> MMM v|r! I, i.. .an.- Puraoa* •<• rusu With the Plot a, iUSt th S Dr. Amir-Khan, .x IV. HLayeem, a .Lw ish i x n emoei Has, Co!. Fuladin. Comuuti a diviMon af < OMUcki a- 4 akhan, tho
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 168 6 I- WATERPROOF CANVAS. j _e Beautiful Green and White Blf^*o^ ■I and Tarpaulin* of First Class British j^ J» manufacture including stitching with j* < eve let and rope complete. i. FIRST QUALITY. -J Size 12 x 15 $37. *l •1 15 x 15 547. > 2» 15 x IS
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    • 15 6 it. And think of the **^N^flv^ added comfort JjclllOUll Xy I co. Made with SUPERTWIST.
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  • 1879 7 Central Committee Meeting. POPPY DAY COLLECTION FUND. The half-yearly meeting of the Central Committee of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya was held at Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, Sept. 25th., when many matters of importance to ex-service men were discussed. The President, Mr. F. W. Palmer, V.C., M.M., presided
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  • 761 7 LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Oct. 13. Interest has again been chiefly centered in Mining shares, and conditions have been very active; values, however, closing geneially slightly below the best, reflecting a set back in the Tin quotation. The statistical position of the metal, however, appears
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  • 254 7 Singapore, Get. l l. Rubber.- A quiet but steads market has been mei with during the period under review, and the price for Spot Sheet has remained round about 71-% ets. Although the quantity catalogued in yesterday's auction was smaller- by 63 tons than for the previous week,
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  • 405 7 - Wrong Diagnoses. STUPIDITY MISTAKEN FOK LUNACY, Allegations of the wrongful certification of deaf persons as insane, and of deaf children as mentally deficient, are made in L the second annual report of the National Institute for the Deaf. The Institute claims i that it has in its
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  • 143 7 POLICE SUPERINTENPENT FOUND SHOT. IN BLRMKSK DAK BbV VI <>\\ Mr. .1. 1. M. < owan, the Distru s ;p--tendent of Police, at Hanthawaddy, was found dead this morning about n ties from Rangoon in Kungyangon at oak bungalow j a ith a sh< I rm bj hii side. It
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  • 230 7 SIK HAROLD BOW DEN S II LA sir Harold Bowden, discussing the industrial situation at a Rotary Clnb Inr > neon, at Nottingham, appealed for goodwill and comm. Bsense on the part of en ploy >r und employed. This country, he .-aid. 6ould not istertd
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 269 7 BUSINESS CARDS^ i MARY SETON. t tine selection of s\ sTOCKLNGfi AM) HATS. IMBEII MANSIONS. J (IrVWIfVWrWrVIrVIIWiyi IIIIBttBTAWJ TOPS. FLOORING, 1 >iNt Ar0 RE CASKET CO. WHIPPET for hire. (rn:lt Reduction in Rates ISUTM MOTOR CAR CO. L k ,,d&69-b. Buk.t Timah Rd. \os. I S O I and 109.
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    • 682 7 DYSPEPSIA NEED NEVER TROUBLE YOU. i Get rid oi the excess acidity which is the cause of the trouble, and dyspepsia will never trouble you. 'Ihe quickest way t<> top digestive trooblea fa the best way. the way that (Soeton recommend, and which thousands of onetime sufferers have found to
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  • 39 8 SAVEGE. On Oct 13th 1926, at Perlis, Sheila, the darling little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R, Savege. Aged years. MAtiK.,.(,K. BINNIE-O'DWYER. At the Cathedral ol th«c;..oii Shepherd, William Him 1 t.» Bedelia Gertrude o*Dwyer, Australia.
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  • 878 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, IH2H. Postal Efficiency. Of the several reports and papers laid on the tabic of Legislative Council on Monday las' that which probably interested the business section of Singapore the most was the i Postal report. Not indeed thai there lis anything sensational in this
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  • 273 8 Mr. E. C. Baker to-day becomes a partner in the firm of Harriman and Co., ivhose name Is now changed to Baker, Harriman Under the auspices of the C.T.A, the Jl<-n. Mr. Natesa Iyer will delis er a lecture on "The Tamils In Malaya" to-day at LSO p.m. at the
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  • 174 8 ATTACK ON FUKIEN. FRENCH GUNBOAT FIRED ON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong. Oct. 14. A message from Canton states that the field headquarters of the Southerners is being- moved to Wuchang. A message from Hankow states that Tang Seng Chi, who ranks n?xt to Chang Kai Shek,
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  • 54 8 The wedding f Mr. Jaroet Bain of the 1 Malayan Educational Service, raipettg, Bad] Miss Fran< m Mat-3 Shan ah f T-ity tu.j was sol i/'-d at St. George'a Mr. Alexander Keir wraa bestmaa and the] i bride aras priven away bj Mr. E. V. H. Bretherten. The
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  • 71 8 i- !,;i: Our Oa n < lorreapoadent l. Ra< e I onrae Koad ai nesalf I wmk I Mr.] Jones, ol ttuttenhach Lacarac and Son, isl lying 'ii a critical condition in hospital. Hem the collision occurred ia noi known at present. Mr. Jones, who was riding
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  • 412 8 Katong residem tan infoi med tha I will be Mass at Katong Church on Sunda; A fancy dress dance is being held in tin Tanglin I tub on Saturda*, Bight beginning] at 10 p.m. on the occasi n of the "'.'.nine Mr. 11. G. Baili y. of Ulington Hill estate
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  • 77 8 AMERK M HOLDING IV si pny^ Southern cotton pi 9 up a programme to reli< fl ket depression entail ii fl a million bales frorr I and the establishment gan isat ions bI long '>■' grainme nlao raeomi i duction f the 1927 k New York banking ead
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  • 46 8 [ftevtei 1'1iii.,,,. (1( rhe Convent decided to hold I Pans. This mean and v, omen irhe sa* K ill sail for !');__:> All the b n hi rat ifted at an after the delegate tior, of the I oi vi-_.' [one must h Id
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  • 172 8 A daam U mat in the district In Justice Dean h 11 1 K--Heng I hong Keh. Th< plaint iff is 1 hai o< fei tenant for i in bei J drat i a montl dollai b l *st D< A. 1.. Dai .<■-.. tintifl
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  • 206 8 dm the occasion of th< I Bntnnna Dowarana after Fearing of the Lord Buddh the Mth. October,, thei.- w thrai Pingdabud Pimyen offeri B i hata Ird mile atone, Serann i K^>offerings of rice, flowers, cakee i<f the aeaeona niil be ma Buddha, rhe Prayers mornir.- and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 131 8 "2W? CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" j H^^r_\_^ <£/v#? /k-os -sb& Amsterdam j j CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. Incorporated under 'he Companies Ordinances of Hongkong.) ji (Incorporated in Shanghai -NEW SHIPMENT- j! MMM i'l ORANGES I GRAPEFRUIT, j Cold Storage Orchard Road. I ROVER BICYCLES f Complete <*3t Complete i: if
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    • 42 8 i Parfums de Luxe < COTY Chypre Origan J Rose Jacqueminot Paris Emeraude EAU DE COTY J! S to be had from all dealers Dupire Brothers. Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. I Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh, A'.or Star and Teluk Anson.
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    • 28 8 On the eve rf his d l>r. A. K. Deraiean y. Assistant Medical Offi i since June. I!CJ4. was enterta J well dinner last Saturd To-day *s Feature.
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  • 73 9 LgQU TION CONTINUES Bssnd from Laneashin the volunteers pending Ramsaj MacDonald I mm ins, and bred that n a rated in %n the rs noi nd ti emI -a i'.:i.l think of the I osition of Great a i those concerned t< cma time had not come
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  • 10 9 m a decree ing the import*-
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  • 13 9 audience Mr. MiU-- hands on his sppoißt- ter 1 Pekioir.
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  • 123 9 el Service.] 1 erected md Horse > Parade, efled by the Puke I parts ol thr country, > d inions, ever 5 WW r Guards, during tne For 1 -pr': 003 Then 1 MMM) Guardsmen berc aiH be a marrh v.. tl D ike ol 1 'oananghl
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  • 70 9 i Sebastian, Snperioi f St, Gabriel, will H, (gram ;n the first mpanied by the Re- Spa D and three Spa- t. vrork in Sum,. Tlu r aaa a] pointed assistant raj |8W and was elec B about three yean nee befon in 190i» Sebastian left Bel and on his
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  • 174 9 THE NEW TRUST. GIGANTIC COMBINATIONS. I [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Oct. 13. Facts are emerging to indicate that the recent informal economic negotiations all I over Europe are bearing fruit, especially ,j in the direction of combining the steel inIdustriea af all Europe, except Russia, lt is
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  • 102 9 LLOYD-TRIESTINO SHIP AFIRE. ROSANDRA IN TROUBLE. The Italian steamer. Rosandra, from the East, when off the port caught fire in Nos, 4 and 5 holds and the engineroom bunkers. All means are being taken to extinguish the fire ami there is a possibility [of -access. Nos. 3 and ti holds
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  • 117 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] According to Canton telegrams the -trike and the blockade are definitely at an end, and the pickets have all been withdrawn. Unrestricted communication is now taking j i I place between Canton and Hongkong, and I hinese are again coming in large numbers
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  • 167 9 S VGHALIEN ADDED TO I By courtesy of Maayo NichiTokio. Oct. IS. The management of the Administrative [Committee of the Diet has endorsed the pr iposaJ to add Saghalien to Prefectures under the supervision of the Interior De- tartment, instead of Colonial Bureau, under which Saghalien has been
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  • 130 9 THE M URA SHIPOFF COMPANY. Return Visit of -The Baby Pavlova." After an absence of two years, during (which a successful t- ur has been made of Japan. Hongkong and the Philippine I Islands, the Mura Shipoff Company, consisting of Miss Mura Shipoff, a danseuse of remarkable ability. Mr. Koka
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  • 1389 9 Chinese Qualify For the Final. S.C.C.s PROMISING START SPOILED. S.C.F.A 3: S.C.C. 1. There was an element of disappointment for the S.C.C. in their defeat by the Chinese in the semi-final of the Singapore F.A. Cup competition, at the Stadium yesterday. True,' they would have surprised their most
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  • 19 9 (Reuters Service. 1 London. Oct. 13, In the Scottish League to-day Queen's Park drew with Airdrieonians 3—3.
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  • 104 9 NEWCOMERS VS. THE BEST AT STADIUM ON SATURDAY. The following have been chosen to represent the respective teams. Newcomers vs. The Rest, in th? match to be played at the Stadium ground on Saturday, com-] mencing at ."> p.m. sharp:— The Best (Colours): C. E. Smith; Gold- j man.
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  • 165 9 Headquarters <B> defeated H.Q. and D.E. by one goal to nil in the Garrison Hockey Cup competition; and No. 1 Company beat 27th Battery R. A. by two goals to one. In a friendly match the Duke's lieat the Royal Artillery by four goals to two. No. 1
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  • 57 9 The following have been invited to play for the S.C.C. at Hockey to-day against the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, at Tanglin. P. W. F. Mills. A. S. Anderson. C. E. Winter. L. Cox, P. R. Pank, J, F. A. Swallow; 0. E. B. Crowe, J. W. Smellie, C. E.
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  • 70 9 The usual Monthly Medal will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, and the Ladies' Spoon on the Monday following, 18th instant. The Gold Medal will be played for in conjunction with the October Medal and is open only to the following: R. D. Finlay, J. Strachan,
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    • 428 9 ROBINSON Co., Ltd (Incorporated in the Straits Settlem.^cs). %Mv>W KegU PURE WOOL I and I t WOOL COTTON UNDERWEAR I I GENTLEMEN I I TROPICAL, MEDIUM. WINTER H I weights LBj B FOR ALL CLIMATES JO jl fWI NEW STOCK SINGLETS, TRUNK DRAWERS. ffT \\w\ PANTS Ankle Length -r~ m^m
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    • 500 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES: EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. v. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MENTOR London, Rotterdam and Hamhurg In Port PATROCLUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow
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    • 581 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Oct. 19 s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Nov. 11 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Marseilles, London, Havre and Liverpool
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    • 424 10 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGJO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government i OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HO.MKW \k!» For China and Japan. For Marseilles. London and n wm A t Tonnage. Singapore.
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  • 1267 11 v Fof Uniform Regulations. I vdlssioN <>l ENQUIRY. papers laid an the table of odaj was the report of the which enquired recently regard■\_r uniformity in motor mat--11 Maiaya. Knon this report ew t were brief and wt re: 1 il and caxal ion oi motor also
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  • 486 11 Waal the Unofficial- Said. At Monday's meeting when the F.M.S. j cancellation vote was passed, the following —according to the Malay Mail -was the Unofficial contribution to the matter: The Hon'ble Mr. Choo Kia Peng: Sir. in supporting the resolution which you have just proposed
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    • 178 11 yffliiiW MEN WHO KNOW 1 lr_lnl_itli lian A i~i a l mmw_m lIIIIIJI ~~n "Ji ____aam _wm me aA ajm t m i mPWL ccare^T AND APPRttIA 1 1 >L A JS-jM I -r\-r\-r\T\ TPIIIXT/^C ift. *fif. mA GOOD THINOb I fni ic~y\ yv> SlVlilKr I r^-C_^w^><^y I ijlfl\_/I\aU 4S*^
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  • 143 12 The M.M. outward mail steamer Chambord is due here from France on Monday at 6 a.m. and will probably leave on same day at about 1 p.m. for Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. She will berth at the Singapore Harbour Board's wharf. Notice to Mariners (Temporary), Singapore Harbour.
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  • 303 12 TISINIT NG" TAKEN TO BIAS BAY. H.K. Seap^in _Wit. Thi China Merchants' S. N. Co.'s Hsinfung has hern pirated at Bias Bay says the hina Mail of Oct 5. Only meagre details are to hand at the m ment but there seems no room for doubt. A-* in
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  • 397 12 TANKER TRAFFIC (.BOWS. j Tin Panama Canal bad Its greatest year.! excepting 1923-24, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1926, according to the 1 figures just made available at the Department of War. In the year just cl< -e.ij. 24,744,591 tons of shipping passed through the canal,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 287 12 Bums Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and' the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The n.s. MARFLLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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    • 281 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated in Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. r OUTWARD BOUND. Hongkong. Shanghai and Japan. s.s. Carl Legien (P> 3,000 Oct. 24 s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Nov. 17 ms. Rhein 12,200 Dec. 19 >.s. Lndendorff 12^50 Jan. 12 HOMEWARD BOUND j (ie-noa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. s.s.
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    • 526 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE 1 NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM I i u AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED DATES VIA Sl EZ TO NR* |< j 1 TOSARI due Oct L$ t VECHTDIJK oct 2, f BLITAR Dec H Cargo is aH* traafCfH te Philadelphia. Baltimor*. and lo i h
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    • 244 12 LLOYD TIUESTINO NAV (i j < [ncorporab HOMEWARD SAU l\i ri through m\wa\a f Lndii var.t :-.n< i Bind hot P sa the Weal Coast al I OUTWARD \ii ;\(v ioi: Ho\(,h<>\<, m \ND lAPA> subject i alteration Bcconm dai i n and 4 r> IVVTERSON SIMONS fi < Ir.e,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 656 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, Taipjng, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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    • 547 13 O. S. K. Line. ye>,Mnario~s. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. K ittercbus, Hamburg, Bremen. p ria Colombo, Aden, Port u p.rt Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 18 Oct 19 Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, I N bgoa Bay and Durban. f Panama Maru Oct. 26 Oct 27 Bay. Cape Town, Rio, 0 ntevidec and B. Aires.
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    • 429 13 TRAVEL^ COMFORT DOLLAR <&S|& LINERS z*z m W m 9Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. I They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having a n electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have
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    • 456 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. lac. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez). nus. SILVERCEDAR t n d^ s.s. RHINE MARU due Oct 19 s.s. BELFAST MARU due Nov' 18 m.s. SILVERFIR due Dec! 8 For rates
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  • 1530 14 Boys and Masters. THE NEW WORKING SPIRIT. So far as I can judge, the modern boy is not naturally any fonder of work than his predecessors (who probably include you, my dear readers!). But he is led to work harder for various reasons. In
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  • 263 14 The grain harvest of the Canadian praii n< v is in full swing, and this var a sual > the nonnai staffs of the Wester, farms a,, being reinforced bj a -ream of harvesters, at has: 10,000 strong, who couraged by special rates offered by th< 'railways,
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  • 84 14 Mr. and Mr,, w. Service [efl Kuching on the 4th. hy Soon Ann. a large party of friends were preset,! to bid them bon voyage. Mr. Service retires after twenty-foui years of vernment Servnv in Sarawak as Superintendent Engineer and Surveyor of Mnps. Nut long before their departure a very
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 70 14 ii H^^M l I UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) J ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. I- < > v_l^^^^^^^v.^^v.v.^v.v.v.v.v-v.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^vvvvw SOUND mmw^omw mw m ~s mmw m A BVI£E V I BURMAH OIL Co., Ltd., ALL TYPES OF MOTOR LUBRICATING OILS NOW OBTAINABLE AT LOW PRICES From the Distributing Agents THE
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    • 153 14 Keep your Teeth clean with 1 (OilverHs TooHi Powder for it is t big help to anyone who wants her or hii teeth to look well and last well, lt cleans them so ea< ,o smoothly, so thoroughly, and polishes beauti without scratching or in any way injunng the en_
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  • 463 15 Mass Production of Razor Blades. 14,600 MOTOR WORKS REGISTERED. Sir .Gerald Bellhouse, Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops, in his report for 1925, reviews the position d" industry in the various centres, drawing attention to the development in the motor trade and the effect of mass production of
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  • 165 15 The following is the directors' report to the shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting on October _21st.. at Mfessrs. Chan Sze Onn and Company, No. i'>4. Market Street. The suction cutter has turned out a failure owing to tlu- jigs and classifiers installed being unable
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  • 58 15 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. (Kuala Lumpur) agents, have received telegraphic advice from the secretaries of United Sua Betong that the board have declared an interim dividend of 15 per cent payable on Sth Many of the workers are looking- to copartnership as the way out of
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  • 32 15 Bank demand 2|3 13-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2;4 New York, demand 56*4 Yokohama, demand 115*4 Bar Silver London gg 15-16 Bank of England Rate 5 p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying 6.54
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  • 217 15 October 14. Tin 150 Tons $156.00 Gambier 10.08 Pepper White 61.00 Pepper Black 36.00 Flake Tapioca 6.10 Pearl Sago Small b.50 Copra Sundried LO.SO Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon
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  • 59 15 October 1 Ith. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal t.. -mdard Q CF. Spot 7i e. 72 Standard 11. 5.5. on Tender Oct. 71 7_m 4 Mov-Dec. 73*4 7.V. Apr-June nom 76 77 1 of Mark. Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 20^d pei*
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  • 153 15 Singapore. <.ct. 1 J. 1 lie market continue- to fiiove within very narrow limit- an.i the amount of business passing is -mall. There has I. een a better demand for oearby rubber, but pending an announcement i.\ the Colonial Office as regards the Future, very little
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  • 96 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Chenderiang :;:;.< 33 s Kinta Tin 2.27% 2.3a Kiang River .($1 i 4.02 z LO9 Malaya Consti. (50) 38 4_ pm. M. and Siamese Pros (£1) 95 no Rahman Ilyds. ($1) 2.90 2.!'.") Remhian ($1) 71 yg South Taiping ($1) 96 99 Teja .Malay ;;:;<
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  • 36 15 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., (Kuala Lumpur) Agents, are advised by telegram from the secretaries that the hoard of Linggi Plantations, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent payable on lath November.
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  • 82 15 THE EXCHANGES. [British Radio— Official Serviee.) Rugbj, Oct. I.i. Amsterdam 12.12%, Berlin 20.3*, Boml>a\ la. 5 7 B d-, Brussels 174%, Buenos Aires 16 '59-64, Copenhagen 18.24%, Geneva 27,. 1J, Helsingfors \'J2'% Hongkong 2s. 0 4 d., I Lisbon 2%, Madrid $2.66, .Milan Utt.%, New j York
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  • 149 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD'S. REPORT. Singapore. Oct. 1 1. Rubber.— 7l L Steady. Tin. £301 17-. Lota) 156. 166 Uma sold. Rubber^. Share! are stead;.-. Allenbys have buyers at 3.20 ex, Colinsbuighs at 4.70, [ndragtris at LO-80 and Teluk Anson.- ai 15j90. Pa.jarns are ouoted 3.05 3.15 and Tambalaks at 1..",;.
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  • 122 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT (I* R. Macphaih. S.nuapore. Oct. 14 London. Rubber Ls v --<: Unchanged Tin. £301 Los. Unchanged. Local L56 for 150 tons. Mining. Malaya Consolidated §0 4_' prem., Rantau FVefs 2. id 2.15, Taipings 2.17' L 2. 22^. Rahman Hydraulics 2.90 W Petaling 4.4" 41.'. Kinta Dredging
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  • 376 15 Li ndon. Sept. 17). The trade tin country still continues to suffer from the narrow outlook ofl parties engaged in tin coal strike Tn. owner- m their desin I enforce a Vei sailie.- Treats upon the miners are willing to do nothing toward- a lasting peace, while
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 299 15 j $sets Over $7,000,000, S.C. A Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE .-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. r h e Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the
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    • 420 15 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y59.500.000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiva, Esq. at DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri. Fsq. K. Mogami. Esq baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. K Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo. Esq baron
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    • 432 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 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. Deputv Chairman W.
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    • 34 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO.. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 2885 16 RENONG-SELANGOR COLLISION. Enquiry Opened. WAS THERE NEGLIGENCE. > The official Marine Court of Enquiry commenced it> investigations yesterday into the collision in the Perak River on September 12th. between the steamers Renong and Selangor. Mr. Seth, Solicitor-General, assisted by Mr. R. Williamson conducted the enquiry f r the frown. The
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  • 292 16 Extra Race Meeting. HORSES IN TRAINING. The following is the list of trainers' lots in work for the forthcoming extra race meeting which will be held on November 13th., 15th. and 20th. (Saturday, Monday, Saturday). The Racecourse will be officially open for training on Saturday at 5.45 a.m.
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  • 38 16 [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 13. Mr. .J. Davis, the owner of Myra Cray. which won the Cesarewitch, is a Shrewsbury starting-price bookmaker. He bought the horse at a selling race in 1925 for £250.
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  • 358 16 The Spalding Cup. The following was the play in this competition. First Round. Capt. Price und Mr-, Cardner beat Major Sayers and Miss Walker 6—3, 4—6, 7 a. Maj >r Gardner and Miss Tyndall beat Major Routh and Mrs. Crawford 6 4. 1 6, G l.
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    • 168 16 jWIWyVW/WW.' .v.v.-.v.v.W.SWWW. v_av.v.%s-.v A(V^ s The Broadwood Piano j j IS AN ALL BRITISH MASTERPIECE AND HAS l rN ;J > It, AN «llw poR MORE THAN lsfl YEARS. U J 3 DESPITE FOREIGN COMPETITION IT STII.I. AN -I Unfile. gi y pKEMF m QUALITY AND PRICE I S. Moutrie
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