The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 October 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press I ENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 19, 1926. NO. 11,929.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    266 1 Martial law has been proclaimed in Shanghai, states our Hongkong correspondent, who adds that a _»u;»mii;tang plot to capture the city failed Page 8. The Chief Secretary of the Malay States Government asserts that the success of ;he Government opium smoking saloons is most encouraging —Page 9.
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    THE "SAMMY."
    888 1 He drives along the shady, tree-borderH suburban streets in his Little given trolley crying a/ith b high-pitched mucous voire. 'A range.-, pineapple, marrah, patatah" the little tat man with a brown shiny skin and drooping black moustache. To the majority of Scutti Africans be is the embodiment ol
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      155 1 ta wa &ASS TAILORING. r n :-h Guaranteed. HIGH STREET. f Raffles Hotel. Christmas and New Year Festivities. CHRISTMAS EVE— Special Dinner a-.id Dance, $4. l\ RISTMAS DAY A X'mas Dinner, $4. > A \i, j)\\ Carnival [Jinner and Dance, $7. 3" *m n. i; VR'S EYE Fancy Dress Dinner
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      146 1 BUY BRITISH GOODS FROM a m m MODERN OFFICE APPLIANCES. BEFORE YOU INSTALL ANY EQUIPMENT, VISIT OUR SHOW-ROOM. AN INSPECTION WILL FURTHER CON--1 CE BUY BRITISH GOODS. WWWWWVNVWW > «NV» 1 .«VWV.WIAv. iV.V.% ViS VWWVWWM The Europe Hotel. ;I a ■•DDTT T Scotch Grouse J jIVTJXIIjIj Partridge- Quail i Aylesbury
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      113 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Latest shipping notices on page- Id. 12 and IS. Xmas card- and diaries, RibeiroV. Page 1. Capable boring prospector wanted Page 7. Notice by Baker, Harriman and Co. Page 7. Drapers, _Mk and curio merchants, Wassiamull, Assoinuli— Page 2. Christmas presents f<>v friends at Home from John Little's
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      55 1 High Water, 9.24 a.m.. 9.12 p.m. Blue Funnel homeward mail closes, 2 p.m. Wedttesdaf, 20th. r. E'a Annua! Rftg., Damar-rd-, noon. S'pore Ladies Golf Champion hip Final. Football: Calcutta Wanderers vs. Dukes, St a.lium. High Water. 10. 27 a.m.. 10.46 p.m. Kuohai Tin. Chan S::e Onn's, fsQi Football: Calcutta Wanderers
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    THE KELANTAN GIFT.
    606 2 A SAD STWKY— HON'BLE MR. C. RITCHIE REPLIES. (To The Editor. Malay Mail.) Sir,— l shall be glad if you will kindly allow me space to reply a> briefly as possibl to Mr, Shearn's letter in y ur issue of Oh 13th instant, which I cnly saw
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    SPAIN AND TANGIER QUESTION.
    174 2 To Press for Definite Solution. London, Oct. 6. Madrid.- Considerable interest has boon aroused by a semi-official statement on the subject &r Tangier declaring that if Spain in the vindication of her rights does aot succeed in obtaining what sh< desires she will not fail to
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      281 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mdm. r^ Kelveys Amm 9__^__^__ M 1 I] School of Dancing For children and young ladies in Character, Classical, Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing Private lesions m modern hail-room dancing and latest variations. I guarantee
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      151 2 Victoria Theatre. C O M I N"G "THE RETREAT from MONS" PASSED AND APPROVED BY HIS MAJESTY'S ARMY COUNCIL. TO BE RELEASED IN ARMISTICE WEEK. THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE. Friday, November 12th, is Production Day. Booking will be at John Little's, $3, 2 1. IS LAST CHANCE TO SEE SYD CHAPLIN
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      268 2 From Wednesday, 13th to Tuesday, 19th tkm\m j AT THE ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, at 9 p.m A FIRST NATIONAL SPECIAL PRODUCTION Featuring the scintillatingly charming NORMA TALMADGE BUGBNB O'BRIEN the most Perfect Pair of Lover* the sere n Y.AA ever si Version of GEORGE BARB MAC i I
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    PARISIAN A.
    1006 3 Nuts Versus Pills. —fm MENU OF ALLURING ACTRESS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Sept. 19. Some annoyance has been caused to Paris chemists by the widely circulated announcement that "nuts are more effective than pills in restoring suffering humanity to rude health." The author of the dictum is
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    GIRLS IN IRELAND
    142 3 Ulster girls are casting envious eyes at their sisters in the Free State, who haye been delighted to find that men are not so scarce, after all. The latest census Returns reveal that there are no surplus women in the Fret State— probably the only country in
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      444 3 I The Best Hot Drink in the World I for Children xTATURALLY children cannot have coffee, because it eonXN tains the drug stimulant caffeine. But they relish a warm drink at meal-time the same as grown-ups. Mothers everywhere now give their children Instant Postum. It i? M convenient a teaspoonful
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  • THE CAMERA AS RECORDER.
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      JUDGES IN THE AIR.
      26 4 I Co| By tv> mw nt I I 1 1 Iders i ucgesl iv* of fin I oplatu ti sat Lympi I
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      PORTRAITS FOR A MAHARAJAH.
      149 4 [Copyright -By Arrangement with Daily Graphic]. Mr. G. P. Jacomb Hood at work In his Chelsea studio on the portrait ofthe Earl of Lytton which Sir Prodyart Tagore commissioned bim to paint t r Victoria Hall, al cutta Mr Jacomb Hood was the official artisl of
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      THE CAULFIELD CUP WINNER.
      87 4 jj .v- v m the Caul field t'up in Australia on Saturday with ease 5 at 1.-.inpn interested in thi arrival of the D. H. M th piloted by $aptain A shipping season i- opened. This picture shows one of the wool fleet, the Commonwealth The
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    STUDENTS' ARCTIC DISCOVERIES.
    297 5 SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS FOR CAMBRIDGE. Aberdeen, Sept. 16. A party of Cambridge University students returned to Aberdeen last night in the sealing sloop Heimland, after nine months' exploration in the Arctic regions. They brought back a number <:f rare animals, together with a great deal of scientific The
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    WOMEN WHO WILL NOT SEEK WORK.
    255 5 FRAUDULENT DOLE CLAIMS STILL M.MEROIS. "There are not so many bad claims being made this year as last, but there is still a very large number, more by women than by men." This was the statement of an official of the Labour Ministry whom
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    17 5 Gravity to the contrary notwithstanding, the more currency is inflated the lower it falls. Wall Street Journal.
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    CANCER HOUSES.
    530 5 Scots Doctor Relates His Experience. KENNELS INVADED BY THE DISEASE.! "Cancer appealed In members of two, if! i not three families, unrelated, occupying in succession a small cottage on my property In the North of Scotland." This statement was made to a Morning Post representative by Dr. J.
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      612 5 for Economical Transportation Th abridged specification below shews how 4fiß__W3 a -> Mn_B_iiSp* j|fSa| perfectly these Trucks are Equipped. mw*- *mmr T^mmmmmmmm^^m^m^—^lMMMmWWßßmSßS^m}^—. rfjy w HBHIHHIHII Engine. Four-cylinder, valve-in-head type, 3-11/16in. bore, 4in. ,P f I =__al stroke. R.A.C. rating, 2.17 h.p. Hrake horse-power 32. J^MMM ife; Oiling System. Pressure splash
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      319 5 NOTICES. PERAK GYMKHANA CLUB. TAIPING. SKY MEETING. (Under S.R.A. Ru!c> of Racing >. Friday and Saturday. 17th and IWh. Dec. Nine Races for Potties Two Races for all horses Two Races for Polo Pottief Two Steeplechases Two Consolation RaOOC Amateur Riders. No Riding Allowances. Entance Fee £."> per Race. Entries
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    THE AMATEUR SETTLERS.
    569 5 Lord and Lady Apsley's Experience. C.EORtiE BOTT" AND His WIFE. The Amateur Settlers, written j intly by Lord and Lady Apsley. and published by Hodder and Stoughton. possesses all the ingredients necessary for a really romantic novel. j The pening scene dated a few hours J before
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    OUR TOKYO LETTER.
    1510 6 Cheapening Press Cables. JAPANESE OFFICIAL ACTION. (From Our Own Correspondent). Tokyo, OcU 1. Convinced that full and frequent interchange of news between Japan and other countries will have benefits for all concerned, the Japanese Department of Communications has at last consented to approach important cable and radio
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    OUR KINDLY MAGISTRATES.
    168 6 "Though some people may not think it." said Mr. Bingley, at the West I_ondon Police Court, "we magistrates hate to send anyone to prison." I have seen a good many London magistrates at their fell task, and I gladly accept Mr. Bingley's word. Most of the offenders
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    SHOULDER STRAPS.
    77 6 Many active women are very hard on the shoulder straps of their lingerie. Even the expedient of buying very strong ribbon does not help very much for then the extra strain is transferred to the garments themselves with disastrous results. A useful hint is to substitute pretty elastic
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      364 6 m I*^ V \^Awm m\ Ar M j&A/ -tH-Hf Let's Enjoy Life mm ym\i enjoy your leisure or are you so tired at the dote of the day that you are only too glad to rest All day you are using up energy energy which must be renewed. Without this
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      266 6 ANDRBWS helps both old Si/cuy In youth and in old age the first essential fT to good health is a pure bkjod stream. To fef l ensure this, a healthy activity of the L__s -mwwi functions should be maintained by the h^/fc ,w J hi wise use of Andrews, the
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    THE GUARDS MEMORIAL.
    679 7 STATELY CEREMONY. PRINCE OF WALES PRESENT. [British Radio- Official Service.] J Rugby. Oct. 16. i An .mpressive ceremony took place on Hcrse Guards Parade to-day, when, in the presence of what was probably the largest assembly ever seen on the historic ground, the mem rial to Guardsmen
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    KUALA LUMPUR RATE-PAYERS.
    179 7 V pu informal meeting held at Mr. Alan Loin's office on Thursday, at which were present the principal property owners of Kuala Lumpur representing 75 per cent. of the landlords, and over which presided Mr. Alan Loke. it was decided to form a Ratepayers' Association in Kuala
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    982 7 A.D.O. Raub, Pahang, Entertained. MARRIAGE OF S. M. ALSAGOFF. (By Our Muslim Correspondent). The Persenangan Stia Club held a reception at its club premises. North Bridge Rd., on Saturday in honour of Inche Daud hin Mohamedshah, Assistant District Officer. Raub, Pahang, who is on a holiday here at
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    YACHTING.
    590 7 Rear-Commodore's Trophy. CLOSE FINISHES IN FINAL RACE. I The third and last race for the Rearl Commodore's 1926 Trophy provided plenty of sport for both contestants and onlookers on Sunday, as the finishes were remarkably close and the points in doubt right up to the last. The debut of
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    "MUGS" PAY FOR THEIR GAME.
    176 7 Presbyterian as Ik'tting Tax Collector. London, Sept. 30. Mi. William Adams, Chief Constable of Doncaster, has been appointed to the new, post to administer the collection of the Betting Tax lie is a leading Presbyterian and made bets only twice in hN lit"?, both times
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    JAVA CABLE NEWS.
    745 7 STORM IN THE NORTH SEA. (From D. E. I. Papers). The Hague, Oct. 10. Owing to the heavy storm in the North Sea numerous ships are in distress and are calling for assistance. At Terschelling B Polish ship has stranded: the second mate and a sailor were
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORS.
    86 7 Programme of Drills up to and for 24th. October. Tuesday. 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall. S.R.A. (v) Eurasian Company. Wednesday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall. S.V.F. Ambulance. S.R.A. (v) Signals. Friday, 5.1.") p.m. Drill Hall. Eurasian Company; 5 p.m. Farrer Ranee. Chinese Company. Saturday. 2.30 p.m. Farrer Ranee. All
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      330 7 BUSINESS CARDS. MARY SErON. r! Xi KWOOD R RNHTRE 5 SHANGHAI SHADES. 5 v iltf BER MANSIONS. i i a_%JV^VWVWVVVWVVrVVWVwVW| i 7, 1l A iiLE TOPS. FLOORING. TILES. Etc. ..Ni.APORE CASKET CO. .iirb'e Merchants." WHIPPET CARS FOR HIRE. great Reduction in Rates THE [siATIC MOTOR CAR CO. I I|H Uoad
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      526 7 NOTICES. THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LIMITED NOTICE i^ hereby given that the nib annual general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company wi'l be beld s1 its registered office, No. 62-fiS Chulia Street. Singapore, on Friday, the 22n,l day of October, LPM. at 12 o'clock noon. AND Norn E ia
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      45 8 HIXGH Oi Octohi 16th, at the European Hospital, K Lumpur to Mr. I Mrs. 'i W. li i d tighter. \V.\i. I ER. lln I Ictoher I Ith. 1926, at Nursing Home, Syers Road, Kuala Lumpur, Mr. an I V Walt< r, a son.
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      ENGAGEMENT.
      34 8 The engagemenl is announced of Miss < ecile Regina eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs. R. A Mont< ro to Mr. Cecil Francis, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanui I L de Souza.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1926. Mr. Ritchie's Kelantan Views.
    860 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1926. Mr. Ritchie's Kelantan Views. Tin* hon'ble Mr. C. Ritchie has replied in the Malay Mail to a letter written to that paper regarding the wiping off of the Kelantan debt to tlie F M.S. The letter will be found in another column and
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    151 8 Mr. John Ford, of Messrs. Evatl and Co., Penang who is at present home on leave, has been capped for Scotland against England at Water Polo. The Rev. W. G. Parker, formerly of the Methodist Mission-, Kuala Lumpur, has been elected Professor of Religious Fducatioll ai Evansville College, Evansville, Indiana.
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    LOCAL WIRES. Penang News.
    82 8 LOCAL WIRES. Penang News. SUCCESSFUL Y.W.C.A. CONCERT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Oct. 18. A concert was held at the E. and O. Hotel yesterday in aid of funds for the Y.W.C.A. and realized $700. SOLICITOR vs. CLIENT. In the Supreme Court to-day Justice Brown gave a lengthy judgment in
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    MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    182 8 European Witr.ess to Ik Found. An inquest Wu\B held vo-terday by Mr. F. i',. Boorne oa the death of a Chinese who WBS kiMirkcW down by a taxi driven a Sikh,~"tn Victoria Street on the Br>rninc sf| I October 8. The evidence givea was to u.< ;-ii'. t
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    578 8 The deatl ann anced Sept 1 7, at Mundes i -Sea I W r Layard Ti a- ers, i alj -mi, of Di E h O. Ti m a d 29 The i! Ilr. E. I EL W Iff, Brit I i.< sident \< Sem Llan, snd Mi x an
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    MARTIAL LAW R1 SHANGHAI.
    135 8 MARTIAL LAW R 1 SHANGHAI. PLOT TO CAPTLRI J CITY 4 -AN SIN CHI AN H i From Our Own Shanghai advice has circularised St tion of independero ttoops, wh<> arc in. v s from If am* haw, km Fighting I etween 1 1 buna Fang*- troop* The local Chhn
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    FRENCH BANK
    127 8 M'l'K \i vi. MN6I hiI o\ H i m^.. Pan it, K -gainst month i im| '.air..- brood >f the t' V H appellant aid thai I 6, sras .ail a srgi IF wm* a-, book thi (Mild R in srent a., tted money sad n one h
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    54 8 A ca| srorn I turned Norfolk lit than. nam. a men P of of Seottish Ajpchei i, and left 06,79 Chnrlea ggne b M memento of hi- at*] p on December 22, 164h from 'arisbrool > i remain as an H* i <m« il ilt boose be given h th.
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      142 8 «Tffl3 CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALOBECK'S" <_fray? -_?o^ Amsterdam Ij CALDBECR, MACGRKGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under 'he Companies Ordinances pi Hongkong.) mmmmm mm mmmjwmmmmmmmjejajajajt a FOR WEDDINGS AND ALL OTHEK OCCASIONS. J B. P. DeSILVA ij > 61* 3 High street. SINGAPORE. Branch: No. 1 Hishop St, PENANG. «J B >
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      30 8 I^^ for all vermin use AGENTS: W- R. Loxley Co. PEARS' I J I GOLDEN SERIES. j PURPLE TRIANGLE BASS I THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Adamson, Gilfillan '<»., Ltd. j
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    CONFERENCE ASSEMBLES.
    6 9 East n bj Mr.
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    CHANDU IN MALAYA.
    18 9 EOffici Report rest enc* u aging and smoking s I< SCIM TO nd the aim
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    MORE BANDITRY IN U.S.
    31 9 I i ines \v t scouring a lac In fiction. in are niiddietrhiel. were Mrs. r_ srife, and three ing si., n a' the point W and
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    LORD OXFORD'S FAREWELL.
    276 9 "NO COMPROMISE." CARSON'S EULOGY. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Oct. 16. Lord Oxford and Asquilh delivered his farewell speech as leader of the Liberal Party at a crowded meeting in Greenock lasl niirht. He made an appeal to Liberals to maintain unswerving devotion to the Liberal faith,
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    COMMUNAL RIOTS.
    132 9 OUTBREAK IN LAHORE. [Renter's Service.] Lahore. Oct. 17. persons aen kilh d and 30 riously red the explosion if a bomb during Dass Hindu celebratiDns yesterday. injured include three Hind;: childre. id; and thn Mohammedans < '•>n- ■■■■■■< nt tllowed but I hei e is likelihood of trouble
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    LEI ROPE'S ECONOMIC SALVATION
    82 9 LEI ROPE'S ECONOMIC SALVATION F[ British Radio— Official Service], Rugby, Oct. 17. Th- Sunday Times states that a declara- ..-1 will be issued on Wednesday by pronent bankers and business men of all gi at nations of Europe and of the 1 nited States. Tie- declarati n. it is stated,
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    GERMAN AIR SERVICE TO CHINA.
    54 9 GERMAN AIR SERVICE TO CHINA. [Router's Service.] London. Oct. 18. According to the plan- of the German Thansa Company, the .daily service of German three-motored metal monoplanes between Louden and Berlin will be continued. stage by stage, to Peking. The Company'.- expert.- estimate that the London-Peking journey can be accomplished
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    BRAZIL'S SUGAR CRISIS.
    44 9 [Renter's Service.] Pernambuco, Oct. 18. With thi' object of relieving tlie crisis m the .-agar industry due to over-production a Sugar Combine is planning to dump a million bags of sugar in Europe at a loss. thereby increasing the home prices.
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    PLAIN SPEAKING IN GERMANY.
    46 9 [Havas Service]. Berlin, Oct. 18. The ex-Minister Derburg, speaking at a democratic meeting at Hamburg, stated that at Focarno Germany renounced AlsaeeForraine but if she had claimed these ProI vinces for herself it would have been against the *will of the inhabitants.
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    OPIUM REVENUE.
    5585 9 Chamber of Commerce Disapprove Annual Contribution. POORLY ATTENDED MEETING. A special meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering a resolution "that this Chamber approves the appropriation of ten per cent, of the Revenue of the Colony of the year
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      418 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES: EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON, AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MENTOR London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port t PATROCLUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow
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      531 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and H'burg Oct. 23 s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Nov. 11 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Marseilles, London, Havre and Liverpool Nov. 30
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      442 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICEPENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NAVIGATION fe LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty"s Government o OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARD? For China and Japan. For Marseilles. London Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnaa.-. <i r c
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    ABYSSINIA AT THE CROSS ROADS.
    977 11 Conditions of Prosperity. THE COUNTRY'S AIMS. The wisdom of Solomon himself is needed by his two descendants who occupy to-day the unenviable positions of Empress and Regent respectively of the Empire of Ethiopia, in their task of adapting the archaic organisation of Abyssinia to the
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    CHEAP POWER.
    168 11 Part of the explanation of modern economic difficulties is that power can be applied to the production of commodities much more efficiently than to the production of food. At Oxford the other day the Engineering Section of the British Association heard Mr. Borlase Matthews on his experience with
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    COLOUR BAR BILL.
    116 11 Rhodesian Bishop's Views. London, Oct. 1. The Bishop of Southern Rhodesia, speaking at Minehead last night, according to the Morning Post, denounced the colour bar legislation of South Africa, which, he said, meant that because people were born with a black face they should be denied the
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    GERMANY AND COLONIES.
    462 11 Hopes From Pact of Locarno. STRESEMANN ON ITS RATIFICATION. Geneva, Sept. 14. If Locarno has any meaning at all. it should mean that existing frontiers of Western Europe are guaranteed against forceful revision, and consequently other guarantees, ~such as the occupied zones, are no longer necessary, Dr.
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    A CIRCUS TRAGEDY.
    126 11 Suicide of a Clown. Budapest Sept. 14. A tragedy which recalled the opera "I I'agliaeci" was acted during a performance in the People's Garden Circus. There were three clowns in the ring. One of them, named Morvai. called out: "There is no deception, ladies and gentlemen." Then
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    VERY SMALL CHANGE.
    94 11 The threepenny-bit, scorned at home, seems to find appreciation in West Africa. A recent traveller in the Hinterland (says a correspondent) found the coin the only acceptable currency. The natives are civilised enough to carry money, but they carry it on their backs, and resolutely refuse to
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    740 12 The P. and 0. Morea has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at noon on Wednesday, the 20th instant. She will proceed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board's Wharf on arrival. The Ellerman liner, City of Evansville, while entering Port Swettenham on Wednesday, ran ashore,
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    A K.P.M.RECORD.
    35 12 The K.P.M. steamer. Van Overstraten has broken all previous records in the Hongkong-Singapore run, doing the trip in 95 hours. She left Hongkong on Wednesday at 2 p.m. and arrived in Singapore on
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    A GALLIPOLI RELIC.
    123 12 The steamer, River Clyde, which figured so prominently in the ever-memorable landing at Gallipoli has changed both her name and her flag. It will be recalled that she was run ashore on the Peninsula and that the troops reached the fire-swept beach from a pontoon bridge run
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    21 12 Mr. J. H. Smith, a student of the Nautical Academy, has passed his examination for Master, Board of Trade, Mercantile Marine.
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      329 12 Burns 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 s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      247 12 j HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated in Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. s.s. Carl Legien (P) 9,000 Oct. 23 s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Nov. 17 ms. Rhein 12,250 Dec. 19 s.s. Ludendortf 12.250 Jan. 12 HOMEWARD BOUND. Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. s.s. Albert
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      473 12 rHE AMERICAN EXPRESS 1 CO, INC. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) lliaS£ls|:gp22sSJ MMmmmmm 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 efTerted. Booking Office for F.M.S. RLYS., ROYAL STATE RLYS OF SIAM
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      271 12 CHRISTMAS I PRESENTS FOR I FRIENDS AT HOME I The following pr eg HOME DITY AND POSTAGE MANILA CIGARS I LA PERI A l)F I RIEXts II N. P. U. Reina M Pi Orange Pekoe Tea proa Rant In Packed i Chest Oi I'• v j Johnnie Walker Whisky I
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      691 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. ECuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 am 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 P-
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      351 13 O. S. K. Line. -rnations. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. tterdaat, Hamburg. Bremen, PHI Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 18 Oct. 19 I Bay and Durban. f Panama Maru Oct. 26 Oct 27 I Bay, Cape Town. Rio, ridee and K. Aires. tLa Plata Maru Nov. 11 Nov. 12 and B mhmj. Celebes
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      420 13 TRAVEL^ COMFORT DOLLAR tf2_l_ "PRESIDENT II LINERS -sss*^3-H5-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 an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running
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      501 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE v (via Suez). s.s. RHINE MARU In port s.s. BELFAST MARU due Nov. 18 m.s. SILVERFIR due Dec. 8 For rates and other particulars apply: GUTHRIE
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    PERSIAN CARPETS.
    1040 14 How They Are Made. A PRIMITIVE INDUSTRY. Nearly all the common things that make up the comforts of our homes have some interesting history attached to them, and carpets, though always beneath our feet, need not in consequence be beneath our notice. Perhaps the most interesting and beautiful
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    SMOKE ABATEMENT.
    703 14 Need of Raw Coal Substitute. HOUSE CHIHNEY PROBLEM. Birmingham, Sept. 9. The Smoke Abatement Conference at the Bingley Hall concluded its discussions today. Dr. E. W. Smith, hoH. secretary of the Fuel Section of the Society of Chemical Industry, presided. He said that the advocacy of smoke abatement
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    ELECTRIFYING PALESTINE.
    51 14 II is announced that Lord Reading Sir Alfred Mend. Sir Hugo Hirst and Mr -fames de Rothschild are joining the Board of Directors of the Palestine Electric Corporation, Ltd., formed for the purpose of carrying out Rutenburg's scheme for the electrification of Palestine. The capital has been fully
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    A NEW AIT UK ON BLINDNESS
    167 14 Vltra ioiet Bays Brine Hnpe t«» An interesting experiment ha- been cessfnlly eonchided st Moorfields, City-wl.. 1.- ndon. the bireest e\c hospital in the ESmpire. A >■<■:'• msso, b tin? i vapour Lamp was installed and u i opened for tu atins blisi I
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    A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION.
    91 14 The woman who excused her beiplesa condition to the Lambeth magistrate by saying that she had heen to a ■Podding, though she had previously told constable that -he had attended a funeral. w as merely repeating history. It was, you may reniemher. a hiaw Scottish laddie who,
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    GERMAN WANTED.
    601 14 Huge Swindles Alleged. SHANGHAI SENSATION. No stone is being left unturned (says the Shanghai Mercury) to trace the whereabouts of Mr. Holger Harrendorf, principal member of the German firm of Messrs. Ham n dorf and Co., Nc. 5 Canton Road. who ii alleged to have swindled the Hongkong
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      177 14 British Doctors r^^ru "MTm I Ki»gM_«utloflVk,yl Recommend J t_^~, IV ww,. II Ton- Rwtewlw Hall s Wine 111 -it quickly gmm^ s builds up pap t jyour strength gg Wne j J Z_*"\ "tvSMCNf-./,..- P-Wrf yrf K/| V 1 J -i-^-f^'i v t I Ar/ ltemiches tlie blood imparts energy
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      151 14 The Soap that suits the Clitnatt Th»t M a strong den^; growing steadily here and other Eastern Countries fo Calverts 20% Carbolic M.d.cal S oflp The old resident knows j** the newcomer bo Ij^ how often such t powcrfi] antiseptic Soap is warre "CALVERT'S" is a a the same, always
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    709 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 18th. [Figures in brackets show the issue value iof the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked.] MINING. j Buyer^ Sellers Asam Kumbang 00s 65s Batang Padang 95 1.00 Chenderiang 33s 33s 6d Eastern Siam (£1) 30s 9d 31s 6d Haad Vai 10s)
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    22 15 A Government can no more absolve the community from the effects of economic laws than it can avert an earthquake. Lord Sydenham.
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 15 October IS. Bank 4 m.s. I M r > Bank demand 2 3 13-16 Private credits 3 m.s. i 4 L5-32 New York, demand 56^ Credits 90 days 5S France, demand l' 4(l(l India. T.T. ISo 1 Hongkong 1 demand 14 px. Dlb. Yokohama, demand 1 1 r> Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    182 15 Opium. Benares ant. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Ked Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bir.tar. 260 Rice. Rangoon sioka 256 Rice. Sian; Broken No. I 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous No. l Rice, Siam Glutinous No. 'z
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    54 15 October 18th, 12 O'clock noon. Buyers Sellers RSS. equai to Standard Q.C.F Spot 7j: 4 70 tStandard 1: S.s. on rendei Oct. 7_ 7 p Nov-Dei TP 4 74Api i non: 77 7ft Ton* of Market: guiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet lb. New ork
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    MANDAI-TEKONG RUBBER.
    270 15 Sound Financial Position At the annual genera] meeting of the Mandai-Tekong Rubber Estates, I. united. held in the Company's registered offi< Market Street, yesterday, Mr. Lee Ken- ih-. presided and others present were lf< Lee Chim Tuan, Tan Cheng Kee and K. A. Elias. Mr. Tan Luang Kia
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    136 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD S. REPORT. Singapore, Oct Is. Tin. Oct, L6tfa £306. ss. Local (156% (7o tons sold i Rubbers. Shares are quiet. Tapah.- an quoted M.:.0 5-65 ex. and Glene-lye ai 2.95 3.05. Sungei Tukangs offei at 1.45 ard Men takabs at *!4 ex. < onru-niaras
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    74 15 [British Radio- Official Service.] Rugb>. Oct. 17 Amsterdam 12.1v,. Berlin 80*38, Bomhaj j is. 27-32d-, Brussels 178%, Buenoc A I enhag* d I s .-4. Geneva 25. 1 Helsingfors 192"$_ Hong -ong Is. tv%4 Lisbon 2 L7-32, Madrid 2.11 Aldan 118%, \«-w fork 1.85 7-32, Osfc Pai 168
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    RUBBER DIVIDNED.
    73 15 M Bartow and l Kuala Luu Agents a<:\ t the following interim lividends declared in respect of tlie tent financial j h rhe Highlands sad Lowlands Pun Rub I Ltd. 10 per cent payable on (V income tax at the i 4 4-. K nil g I F
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    RANTAU TIN DREDGING.
    306 15 se< ond i eport oi I"< I ors to the i reholder. to be present) I I:--me, ting on I U 28 al Pen ti g states 1 1 w rk on the property commenced at the begim ing of Mas last. No. l Dock was Mil.;
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    200 15 Secretaries Derrick snd >„. (August! Alor Gajah 15.720; Ayei Pans* 64,000; Australasia 16,800; Bukit Kubu L9,000; Glenealy 36,046; Kluang 36,000; Pajam 89,500; Tamba ik 20,600; Teluk Anson 45,449; Ulu Benul 32,602; Balgownie 28.202 Ting Ki! 120X21 Mm. 11.79 Tribute. Agents, Barlow and Co., (September) Ayer Ituning
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      234 15 7 'MgK_T__k':.« a I Vssets Over $7,000,000, S.C. rri^r nnmm n Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASMN jp^ASMANOE COMPANY LIMITED. iKAD oF r^ n f eSter Ho^ S^^ B^^ OFFICE: 32 OldJewry, E.G. he ompany has £.0,000 deposited with the Supreme^Court of England, and complies with the British
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      436 15 will II ttmmmfmnsmiamM BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y89,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq Vice-President: R. Ichinomiva. Esq DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri. Esq. K. Mogami, Esq Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi. Esq v Tatsumi. Eso.. T. Hodsumi, Esq I Watanaoe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq.
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      451 15 i lt -S-tt-aapanE^a--M-_aa_ r aa 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.. J oo',ooo Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20.000.000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. I). G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr.
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      29 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 00. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor).
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    FOOTBALL.
    512 16 Duke's Win Cup Semi-final. FAST GAME ON SOFT GROUND. The re-play of the S.F.A. cup semi-final between the Duke of Wellington's and the Malays was played on a very wet ground at the Stadium yesterday afternoon, but he game was in every way as interesting as the previous meeting
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      138 16 '.V.W.-.W.-. •.•.v.v.v...,..v.v> The Broad wood Piano iIS AN ALL BRITISH MASTERPIECE AND HAS 5 lb USE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEAR- > DFSPITE FOREIGN COMPETITION IT STILI l\ IMS > ril& SUPREME IN QUALITY AND PRI< I. :j CALL OR WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. S. Moutrie Co. Ltd. Raffles Place, Singapore.
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