The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 October 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press I [NTS. SINGAPGRE, S-S^ FRmAY, OCTOBER 22, 1926. NO. 11,932.
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  • 228 1 The Privy Council met yesterday regarding the Emergency regulations and summoning of Parliament. There is a feeling that a new move to settle the coal strike may be made Page 9. The Southern Chinese armies are said to have surrounded Nanchang and its fall is expected. Trade
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  • 1213 1 A stillness, as though the a%ole world stayed hushed wad expectant bo listen, hi; upon the desert. The full otb of the n d I ih hunp like painted .-ilwr disc m the night sky. The tombs of Khufu, Kephnr.. and Men-kau-i'.; each pointed an accusing finger
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 122 1 krtftfw ORDER > SNOWFLAKE L {l: CHILLED CREAMERY j| BUTTER r |Sea View Hotel; SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24th. HIGH TIDE 11.56 A.M.— CINEMA AT 9.30 P.M. I HELLO STRANGER Red Comic Featuring BILLY WEST. Breaking Point Featuring MATT MOORE and NATI NALDI. SPECIAL DINNER I Tables can be Booked F. DEASON,
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    • 147 1 [■gj iIDI !H 'hi! ifl H lI U 'II HOI! >i'iß I'M BUI' iiH B 1 "'uffli| l||l|Ml Ll 'l LilfflHlnlUll il> I 'lW w (3. corpora ted m the Straits Settlements). The Europe Hotel. ?PDTT T Scotch Grouse jjVTXllljJLj Partridge- Cluail ij ■j Aylesbury Duck etc. now available >
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    • 161 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Buy a Swift Page 3 Remarkable resuli of Solignui tests Page 2. Notice re berth f thi P. C. Hooft Page 12. Tenders required th< Johore Govem-i ment Page 7. Caldbeck Ifacgregoi foi Peter Dawson whisky— Page B. Th<- B.S.A. was the winner of the most] prizt.'.- on
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    • 9 1 WiVA'iW.V.'.V.V/.W.V.V./ FAULDINGS J EUCALYPTUS OH jj PURE BEST. J
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 72 1 THE WEEK. High Water, 10J&1 tjn^ I 1.2« i Monday, Ihth. High Water, 0.51 a.nv, 0 28 Singapore Tenr is Cham] i Tu< tday, 2Bth. High Water, I^6 a.m., U i Bukit KB. Rubb< G y Bai ,12. Singap< re Term is !hai S.F.A. Gup Finn]. Wednesday, 27th. High Water
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  • 275 2 Elementary Les9oas for Britons. f »urth trad ed by 'Ax So< Pui i Eng ins, m joyful ntrasi the am Ihe society, a ]i>t an ing terms and theii i N r the benefi f Britisl readers >n Transatlam literature. •i Exp] ess* 1 repress ntath <•
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  • 124 2 Editor, 1 imes f Malaya old be very lnt< resi nu- to have trotl as to \\h\ Messrs. J. H. Rich, J, W Kennedy and D. H. Hampshire stayed awaj fi >ra the meeting of the Fed< ral I oun- <-il at v.n cfi the gifj „f
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  • 72 2 VALUABLE GIFTS FOR ARMSTRONG COL LEGE. London. Oct. I. T* liable gifts of Oriental interest to the I ollege Library were announced by I'i. Cochrane, Chairman of the Governors of Armstrong College, Newcastle. The first present was given by Lady Richmond of the oriental library of her sister, Miss C*>
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  • 31 2 London, Oct. .">. Sir Edward Rosting and Mr. EL Eric Miller will receive tjhe Rubbed- Growers' Association gold medals m recognition of the;r services m research work.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 220 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. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA. CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. j Mdm. V i m Kelveys W School of 1 Dancing For
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    • 509 2 Victoria Theatre. COMING B; 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. I m' Booking will be at John Little's, $3, 2 1. IP AVTLTON JL XI V X JLJ X V/
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    • 279 2 From Wednesday, 20th to Tuesday, 26th Oclalu A SENSATIONAL, REALISTIC AND THRILLING [j/ r !p ALHAMBRA In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.m. A FIRST NATIONAL SUPER PRODUCTION Featuring MILTON SILLS of "Sea Hawk" Fame m a story that teems with MBsat realism and thrills. THE KNOCK- OU7 In 10
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  • 1461 3 How I Gave Tree His First Big Stage Part. LONDON THEATRES 50 YEARS AGO. As though thrusting aside the veil of years which separates us from our grandfathers' time, the great John L. Shine has j stepped among us from the past with all the sprightliness and
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  • 451 3 The New Bologna-Fiorence Line. i Kome, »< pt Vei y fey peop c ki ow thai th< n is n m c urse of cons ruction m Italy a railway I tunnel 18,51(1 metn m length, as ompared with the 19,803 metres of the Simplon tunnel. But
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 317 3 '2_^^^ a a^ a^ a^ a Hß^^3 a HJCP-^K^™"' n J *>ffc» •-3DBi^ a^ a^W^ I B r«M|^^^^^ aß^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*~*^ -i- —l l r T— -T jFi "^-i r~ ~i... ±L£lZu Correct Feeding during early infancy is of gv^ai unpoitance. nK)thcr «vbo ;s unable to nurse baby herself, eithei wholly or
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    • 140 3 k^< Beautifully Finished |>fr|\^ Green-Red-Blue. OR SEND FOR CATALOGUE TO MALAYAN MOTORS, 209-212, Orchard Rd.. SINGAPORE. r itajq j\j VCi i i? c* 1 ifzr r> 1 PF T? F* C* I PF\I 1 7'^s I F F r\T" F F"^ T"• j LETTERS FROM THE HEBRIDES. jy ni s
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    • 126 3 I \o a»iue BVrselves the heather} hi!!< are there, the fire and sunlight, the ■nwifjf esser.co of the ulen-. Then, only, we wrd the spirit v\ i t h a little more than its equivalent of water.' 'The best ivaier m Ibe v^orld to mix with Hulloch Lade or my
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  • 200 4 HINTS FOR THE TROPIC S. Specially Written for Free Press.) Heavy Autumn rains have brought on a richness of vegetation very welcome after the many dry months, which, however, grave ihe garden a rather unusual period of rest. Now everything is growing apace to make up for lost
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  • 178 4 ceedingly m wet weather; the heaviest downpom fails to dash their delicate stamens and the; emerge more fairy-like than ever. Gxeat plans are afoot at the tar end of the trarden. which hati been a problem for years, a.>> grass refused to prow on the yelloxi clay. So
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  • 52 4 N"\\ t lie re are even ensemble bathing Miits foi the deep cold sea waves. Very few m '.he barbing suit kingdom ;.rt- seen this year. Two-pMCC dres>e- m ilk prints, with wool jersey tights m solid colour t<. harmonise with one of the print colours m rhe rr<>ok. are
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  • 20 4 Appearing at the Adelphi Hotel to-morrow night. Mura and Koka Shipoff m one of their classical poses.
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  • MOODS AND MODES OR EVE.
    • 381 4 FROM COUSIN LUPINE. George dear. It seems incredible that y< v should sincerely admire the Victorian gallantry of -i certain type of elderly gentleman. So far from admiring it. I admit to you. m confidence, that I regard it with a feeling akin to contempt. Indifferent manners,
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    • 49 4 Something new m accessories— a matching bracelet and belt, both made of gold links, connected by smaller ones. This ia very smart for sport wear. Novelty pumps of this season frequently have embroidery overlaid across the vamp and running op and down the hcvls which have become unbelievably high.
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    • 315 4 EXPRESSION SCHOOLS. Fr «H &CTOSS the Atlantic, it Xl reported that echo .1- whose instruction is "Expression" we very busy. A Ctrl graduates from such a colleir.- ha> been thoroughly instructed m how she may exptesf her personality; If has made the best use of her course, -he
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    • Article, Illustration
      23 4 Here i> an original m<>de, which effectively combines black \el\et, with a tin*-, white faced -dot h striped with black and red.
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    • 496 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Evening wraps which art even more luxurious than any we have had before, are now to be seen m the modiste.-' windows. One model, which i.- particularly beautiful, is made of oyster-white satin, edged with a black, feathery fringe, above which a thin line of diamente acts as
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    • 375 4 AN INTERESTING, hNi N -Vfy One of the dclojrat. the International Fed< Women at Amsteni.ur. ing account of the in*! cised by thii» Fed<T.r careers for womci: There were h-arn.d d ***to Professor Kristin.- B• ar Zimmein M the ftM MM gfcrfac td the Con To-operation of
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    • 33 4 A new "fwisk* t >^ form* the up4>er pa? c, crepe d« chine irkicft r m narrttu pfocts. Iht the same material, i- :i:h;i\ tew. with a full <ra%a <-<■ rtetf ati throat.
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  • 31 4 [Copyright -By arrangement with Daily Graphic The vo K ue for mannish rtyta, m fen.mm, dress iUustratcd 1',,,,,,,,^ pilra ,u, v,,. r nlall h complimented.
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  • 1289 5 Mr. Eric Parker's Cricket Anthology. A WINTER'S CONSOLATION. London, Sept. 5. The cricket season is dying. The enthusiasm which marked its opening which ebbed for a time under the numbing influence of the Test match draws, blazed up again into burning climax on that never-to-be-forgotten Wednesday
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  • 175 5 (Jue^t'on of Alleviation P London. Sept. lti. In an ifticfe advocating that gi eater attention be paid to the dying hour, with i the view of making death easier, and less painfol, the London "Latest* 1 says that there has ru-ver been a IJltrimtJC investigation of event*
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  • 133 5 When an actor's revolver failed to go of? m a scene hi the Little Theatre he etuA Ghe weapon aside, exclaiming: "1 can't do if and proceeded t> strangle his victim m th; most workmanlike manner. Such presence of mind up'>n th<- :~ta*r» I'annot be too highly oMtmended.
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  • 136 5 An important jri<>u|t f Lood n illustrated and trade journals is about to change iiands. The papers are the fflustriated I. ndon News, Sketch. Sphere, Tatler. Eve. the Dhistrated Sporting and Dramatic News, the Drapers' Record and other trade publications v hicti for a long time have
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 562 5 Mothers know they ojkcantntstit" en bdb| wall— screaming and you don't know what is wrong. •rv W.odwards Gripe M ater, and give immediate relief. osrtaiaiy the trouble is indigestion. Woodward's will cum v/ 2$ vhov» ;t can t Jo any riarm. Xtfik sc akJ. certified midwife writes to us:— jaß
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    • 15 5 [I "Tf^W"*) I* (p P J B •w7nWr i w i L ac I I
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  • 888 6 MacDonakTs Suggestion. COLLECTION OF DATA. The importance of death is almost always exaggerated. Yet the iinal hours of any man's life must always be respected by people of imagination it is said tFiat even the criminal is allowed to choose his last breakfast and those who
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  • 21 6  - Mr. J. A. R. Cairns. The final foundations of marriage are the primary virtues. That is why it «,> f™*_ quently fails.-
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  • 523 6 Lord Birkenhead Opens Eleventh Session. NEED OF THE MOMENT IN INDIA. London, Oct. 8. Opening the eleventh session »f th« India:: National Council of the Y.M.C-A. at the Indian Students 1 Hostel, Gower-streef, Lord Birkenhead said it was gratifying thai students from India should find
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  • 31 6 Carmi Thompson finds that the capacity for sett-srovernment is lacking among the Filipinos, from which we infer that the rubber and mineral possibilities of the Philippines have not been exaewr»tpr? Housten
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    • 135 6 TNI J OLfJBT Wli ISKY Insist on the j^ood H old Scotch with the Jft 180 year-old- Jik 23S5j^^..^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^2S I WOK. r-r— BSSm CAI.DBKC K. M \CGREGOR &Co Ltd. H -'Hi Solt .\_'!-r- r Straits Settlements gpwß and Federated Ma!a\ States Hit *?*?8? VV%SSVV%SSVSV.V.SV.%\V.V.V.%V..S%V.V.%V-V.V.%V.".%V.VA%VA ij So)e Agents: I UNITED ENGINEERS
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    • 158 6 I _NEW IMPERIAL, For Perfect Dependability j J 1927 MODELS SHIPMENT DUE EARLY NOVEMBER i Model 1. $400. < MECHANICAL LUBRICATION. 250 C.C. OVERHEAD VALVES INTWtNAL I\l (l > (Guaranteed 60 miles per hour). BKAKI FAST RELIABLE ECONOMICAL ■I New Imperial Motor Cycles have won the Isle of Man T.
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  • 123 7 Dyspepsia shortens life because it interferes with the assimilation of food and either directly or indirectly disturbs nearly every vital organ. Nearly all forms of dyspepsia, either acute or chronic, are due to or accompanied by excess acid, a.nd no Tea; relief can be obtained until this
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  • 1200 7 A Peep at Old Times. y ECONOMY OF FRESH AIR. Lvery ifcook of domestic economy is a romance, for neaily every effort to adjust income to expenditure has to-day the quality of lost hopes and impossible dreams. Every work of the past is an historical romance of the
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  • 506 7 Hydrogen Transformed into Helium. GERMAN PROFESSORS' CLAIM. Berlin, Sept. 16. Professor Paneth and Professor Peters, of Berlin University, announce that, after years of experimenting, they have succeeded m transforming hydrogen into helium with the aid of particles of metal. Reuter. Professor O. W. Richardson, F.R.S., yesterday
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  • 139 7 London taxi-drivers, who are up m arms against the new rules against loitering, are understood to protest that to prevent them from picking up fares m streets where the competing motor omnibus is allowed to do so is a gn ss injustice. It does seem a trirle hard
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 382 7 [rJjsINESS CARDS. frggysETON. I SfiSS SEE" I v UIBER MANfflONa J (S %v/. MiLK TOrS. FLOORING. TILES. Etc. CASKET CO. le Merchants." irlephone 75. WHIPPET FOR HIRE, -^T^duction m Rates T*IF. 4SIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. r har i K -ad ft 69-b. Bukit Tim.h Rd. re No*. ISOI and 109.
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    • 653 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. la hf-tby given that we the undersigned Tan Yt v Yi:.r.jr and Tan Song Seah have a< from the oi'th September li* Jt> withdrawn our respettive interests and shares m the partnership business of (.hop Tong (.lunn Ann Kongsi carr ed on at No, 25-2 Foat Quay, Singapore,
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    • 833 7 AUCTION SALE OF EXCELLENT WAX POLISHED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. PIANO, < tc. At No. 217, Queen Street. ON SATURDAY, 23rd. OCTOBER, at 2.30 p.m. Comprising: A good toned cottage piano by Faust. London with liiMlWlimil revolving piano stools, a wax polished teak spring-seated drawing room suit upholstered m imitation leather
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    • 543 7 jhi.s offer Del be Beoepted, or, ihoold it I > «ept- unraediately aftei thecotiti»cl bm telf sipn.'J. Tt.e Government does not bind iccept thr lowest, or any, I odfer, and I i ervi dbe ri^'ht to obtain Buppliee for ase m conneetioaj with the Qovernasent stonopoliei Departcw I from other
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    • 43 8 SASH Tv Mi. and Mrs. G. C. m. at 48, Cairnhil] Road, Singapore, on Thui lay, <>ct. 21st, son. TAN. On Octobef 21si I No 45 Kampong H hru Road, Sing»] c to Sir. and Mrs. Tai S< o Song, a son.
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    • 25 8 RICHARDS. October I- I "Eudora" iy:{ Kelawe Road, Penangr, Adeli Valentine, wife of Paul W. Rich; rds, P.W.D., tnd S.D Straita Settlements, (retired) aeed '*'■'<.
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  • 657 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1926. Siam Rumours. At irregular intervals Siam suffers from a smoke cloud of rumours which blows over it, generally, we are sorry to confess, from the direction of Malaya. Beneath this cloud all kinds of strange things are supposed to be happening but when
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  • 418 8 Dato -Jayah. of Konaman, arul Cu,>t. V. (i. Olive, of Singapore, haw- been amongst visitors to Ip<>h recently. Mr. K. Caldicott, District Engineer, F.M.S. Railways, has l**en appointed to act as Stores Superintendent, F.M.S. Railways Mr. i K. Lander, <<t" Senawang estate. Sungei Gadut, has been m the Seremban Hospital
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  • 178 8 DOYEN OF F.M.S. BAR. DEATH OF MR. T. H. T. ROGERS (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 21. The death occurred at the European Hospital la^t night of Mr. T. H. T. Rogers, the doyen of the F.M.S. Bar, at the advanced age of eighty-, ne. He
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  • 506 8 W\> II \VKl>l)l\(. (ill J T\v assertion that *he land m given to him as a wedding trin is the defence put forward m the Supreme Court by an Indian defendant nanw I Bosnoo Pttckeiyaasaj to claim for p .<»u i t a piece of land at
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  • 170 8 KARON HIOKI IX A CRITICAL CONDITION. I (By rottrtesy of the Nan>,» x u hi Xiehi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Oct. 20. Ambassador Hioki, chief delegate iW Japan to the Poking Customs Tariff Conference, is stated to be seriously ill Buffering from nephritis and pastrohelcosis. Japanese Finance. Mi. Kataoka has
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  • 327 8 I Route t me hrst rep rt r J issued by the Fn,,,! r <-, wish at present to >-; tions on the ffMMrv organisations, but if it ,''s is to raise the price of l "'i m the United Kingd. r i higher level th( (our.. place
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  • 240 8 rurjontc pou m niHWH IXCI The Sinirap >>•<■ P©li i mid ba be c* .an Mitt* rtaad !ai My aml.MiK bat -1 .i* m :il practui an< u:\ cMI ippre* la ted i will, however, with an th< i tu-f and a lull roll be a i
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 237 8 J "ri/£" CONNOISSEUR COMES TO £ALDBE.GK'S" > I J ■I (S~T««j A LL that whisky has ever meant 5 lamni Am th« celebration of masculine > jT^Bi occasions throughout the course of J II 1 history, is distilled into the twentieth J IB century m Peter Dawson Whisky. It ;C
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    • 51 8 VAWAVAWWAVAVW.V.V.W. 1 < Parf urns de Luxe i OOTY jg Chypre a Origan \l Rose Jacqueminot 1 1 Paris J Emeraude J EAU DE COTY 4 to be had from all dealers j|" t Dupire Brothers. 1 'AWAWAW.WAW.VAV.VAVb Sole Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. Singapore, I'enang. Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and
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    • 4 8 To-day's Feature LADIES DAK
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  • 87 9 FI KTHKR RED SUCCESS. yH HK-ITION IMPROVING. Own Correspondent Hongkong, Oct. 21. SJHU -r n ui state that Nan- -rounded by Reds and shortly. ral Sun Chuan Fang's nrtvarious and a ship ii Kiukiang on the Yang- it" required. N \\K> M Wl CHOW. :a> from Wu
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  • 97 9 SerVK6«] New York. Oct. 20. ron menee to the s newspapers are aa Ike Aneari an .t- the expi eaaioii I he pecovei y ol Burappeal for n.odir.cffs, but the DemoBi that the mariir whi<h are members lit an Party, reflects tarifl wall Paris, Oct. 20. International
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  • 95 9 S Service.] W ;i-hins;ton. i Kt. 21. na] appeal far Free D p 'litieai en cles and I Ihe fit-, r ion eanne" spapera which ul'"- Urn tarilf won't Dem erata wiD pro- join the Republicans unal™ banker round ng to interesting the sharp derate lisa] war since
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  • 34 9 Managua. Oct. 21. conference is nro- the Liberal revolu--—1 Urn Conservative r:-ar the villages oi sanU Rosa. itc thai Urn rv.rnu-r Ir.- Government is of rah are being helped rk»n state*
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  • 34 9 Service.] owes that the six >ent at Rome will a vft urn trip. The as arranged a series g tnat the French t«J a: :h*- ho m >ur enfer- ri sis.
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  • 23 9 O»ica*o, Oct. 21. >fd >f the Socialist who ns five times the last time when "•n \ears imprison- -•iM^in^ disloyalty."
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  • 16 9 piria, Oct. 21. the French Gov- a diplomatic pTO■i at the Gunboat
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  • 220 9 HAVANA WRECKED. HEAVY DEATH-ROLL FEARED. fßeuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 21. Havana was struck by a hurricane with the wind at a velocity of 125 miles on hour The streets of the business section are blocked with wieckage including telegraph and flag poles. One of the new steel
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  • 46 9 I Renter's Servfce. I Havana. Oct. 21. Thirtj persons were killed am! M3O injured m yesterdays hurricane according to the rirst official estimate. Thousands are 0 >trViess. Police arivi soldiers are patrolling fche city with orders to shoot lookers without warn- p. v
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  • 110 9 [Reuter's Service.] Miami, Oct. 21. The gafe levelled the telephone an(i telegraph wires last night m various parts of Sooth Florida but the ban meter is rising :tnd H IS believed the hurricane is moving to sea. Washington, Oct. 20. Following the warning of an approaching hurricane over
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  • 444 9 ACTION KY CHINESE BANK FAILS. Th' 1 overdraft grafted by the Oversea Chinese Bank Limited to A. I K. M. A. Ramanathan Chetty. who has since become bar krupt and absconded, was referred to m the course of a judgment by Mr. Justice Deane m the Supreme
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  • 163 9 POWERS TO PRESENT NOTE. A CAMOUFLAGED BOYCOTT WEAPON [Beater's Service.] Peking, Oct. 21. The Diplomatic Corps for several days have discussed the Canton surtaxes. It is understood that the matter was again referred to the Home Governments yesterday. It is believed that, if unanimity is reached, identical
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  • 356 9 SHORT-WAVE TRANSMISSION. [British Radio Official Service, j Rugby, Oct. 20. The sh »rt wave beam tvireless stations, designed i >r communication between Britain and the Dominions and India, the first of which. a> already reported, opens on i Monday for communication with Canada, will operate on a wave
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  • 212 9 A District Court case m which Mr. H. E. Wootton is accused of defamation by saying certain words concerning Mr. Christopher Draper, intending to harm hia reputation, occupied the attention of Mr. P. F. David yesterday. Mr. Demuth appeared for the prosecution and the hon'ble Mr. C. Everitt
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  • 30 9 News has been received, by cable, announcing the death of Mr. V- Sanmugam, late Secretary. Sanitary Board, Klang, at Jaffna. He retired from the Government service m February, 1920.- M.M.
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  • 381 9 EMERGENCY RULES. PRIVY COUNCIL MEETING. [British Radio Official Service.] ttucrby, Oct. 20. The King to-day held a Privy Council at Sandringham and signed proclamations declaring the continuance of the state of emergency m view of the coal stoppage and summoning Parliament to meet next Monday to renew
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  • 152 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Kugby. Oct. 20. The second meeting of the Imperial Conference was held at 10, Downing Street to-day. Mr. Baldwin presided, and read the reply received from the King thanking the Conference for the message of greeting which was sent yesterday. His Majesty
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  • 38 9 [British Radio— Official Service.} Rugby, Oct. 20. Sarwat Pasha, Egypt's Foreign* Minister, left London this morning on his return to Egypt. Mr. Selby, representing Sir Austen Chamberlain, was present at his departure from Victoria Station.
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  • 71 9 Tho Government Health Office sends returns ending on Saturday October 16th. Penang Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperature 69.64 (deg. F), total evaporation .135 inch, total rainfall 6.778 inches. Taiping Hill (3,500 feet), average mean shade temperature 71.81 (deg. F), total evaporation .233 inch, total rainfall
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  • 76 9 The case m which a Chinese was charged with causing hurt to Inspector Swyney of the S.H.B. Police Force, was concluded yesterday, His Honour, Mr. P. F. David, giving the accused the benefit of the doubt and discharging him. It will be remembered that the Inspector was assaulted when he
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 432 9 I The I (Sterling Silver Presentation I 1 I Cup. TWELVE SOLID GOLD MEDALS. I TWELVE SILVER AND GOLD CENTRE MEDALS. I SIXTEEN SOLID SILVER MEDALS. 2 Presented by w j K. M. Hussain Esq. I THE CITY OPERA I New World. Jalan Besar. I 2 Will be on show
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 697 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, t PATROCLUS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow Oct. 24 ADRA>TUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 622 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Oct 29 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Nov 17 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Marseilles, London,
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    • 581 10 Jl vGT' v./ 1 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARCiO SERVICES o PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEW AkDFor Chin* and Japan. For Marseilles. London and u Due It-
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    • 157 11 SINGAPORE BRANCH 5-b, ORCHARD ROAD. j f xZJSe/ i _j V nV «9b^^. v^ "^xx^v* N I1 I I 1 IV I > <; A. r ftst inspcel ion Launch Jjm J^Emm MilH v^^ r "y' Foods I vii^i I 1 If ill PrllflP A t 1 3 \.y 1
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  • 238 12 FEWER SAILING SHIPS. DECLINE ACCENTUATED P.Y COAL STRIKE. The picturesque sailing ship still continues to disappear from our waters. The sixth annual report of the British Sailing Ship Owners' Association shows that, while there was an increase of almost 300,000 gross t' ns m the total world tonnage
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  • 220 12 N \VY SOON TO UK INDEPENDENT. O^uka, Oct. Hi. Japan- Na\y soon may be independent •1 foreign fuel oil within three years as a result of the discovery of new oil field* m the eastern distrid 1 f nr.it hern Safrhatten according to th< Kure correspondent of
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  • 190 12 The Royal National Life-boat Institution has awarded bronze medals f r gallantry to Mr. Geoffrey Jagger and Mr. Arnold Mil- 1 !ar, of South Shields, who, on July 25, wvnt to the rescue of two men. named 1 Cr< ft and Scott, of South Shields.
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  • 73 12 Settler Completes First Flight London. Oct. 7. A Nairobi message says the first private flight to be undertaken m Kenya was accomplished t .-day when John Carberry. a prominent settler, who had been experimenting »n his own de Haviland aeroplane, flew from his farm at Nyeri via
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  • 18 12 Anking, (Brit); Alting, Reael, de Weert Swaerdecroon R S. Bahru. V. d. Does de Bye, Em lie, (Dut).
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  • 63 12 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office). niJhToS: 2£h nty fOUr h UrS endin mid Maximum shade temperature :»0 F Minimum shade temperature 75.2 F Mean shade temperature 812 F Maximum sun radiation 156 F Minimum grass radiation 72 F Sea temperature s;2 F Mean wet bulb temperature
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  • 500 12 Wliere Men Wear Straw Hats. MADE IN 1.1 TON .FOR AMERICA Luton wants bo wee the Prince Wmh m a Fiat-Foot! This is what one of the kfagi °f tne "borough of boaters" said to me to-day, writes a Daily Express correspondent on Sept. 14. when 1 looked
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  • 209 12 The completion recently of tfae w\»id's fastest cable connecting London and New York is an event. This now transatlantic connection, incidentally the twentieth cable across the Atlantic, is the fmtotf advance m submarine telegraphy for over fifty years. Manufactured the order of &O Wmtern Union Telegraph
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 368 12 Burns Ptiilp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and tht 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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    • 235 12 HUGO STINNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. s.B. Car] Legien <P» 0.000 Oct. 22 s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Nov. 17 ms. Rhein 12.250 Dec. 19 s.s. LadendorflF 12,250 Jan. 12 HOMEWARD BOUND Ce/ina, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. >.s. Albert Voegler
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    • 397 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVIcr OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, -ROTTERDAM AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED DATES VIA SI'EZ TO NKV {X AND BOSTON. TOSARI due Ott. U f VECHTDUK Oct. 27 t BLITAR A» !><-. T BATOE due &be M Cargo is alf*o fßCCptltl to Philadelphia. Baltimore, and i«,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 703 12 SHIPPING NOTfc^. J The Master of the Van Diemen reports that Tree Island Light was not burning at 4.45 a.m. on October 20th. Crawford Street bridge mar entrance to Rochorc river has been replaced by a new bridge. Rochore river is now re-opened to navigation. The N.Y.K. mail and passenger
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 614 13 O. S. K. Line. [venations. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. tterdaw, Hamburg, Bremen, Colombo, Aden, Port ;to :rr Swd. Amur Maru Nov. 13 Nor. 14 v Aar, Par-es-Salaam, R i- i_ Bay and Durban. t Panama Maru Oct o 6 Oof 9R J;, Bay. Cape Town, Rio, 6 Oct 28 N and
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    • 427 13 TRAVEL* COMFORT DOLLAR ttSjlki "PRESIDENT* W LINERS Dollar President liners offer yon 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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    • 648 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m UJ3.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO HOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez} sjs. RHINE MARU In port sjs. BELFAST MARU due Nov 18 m.s. SILVERFIR due Dec! 8 For rates and other particulars apply: GUTHRIE CO
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  • 819 14 A Dewnland City of Huts. 11OBBED BEAUTIES AND WAYFARERS. To the Sanctuary. So reads a notice, painted on a rough board m a woodland path of the South Downs. It points the way to what is surely the rm st extraordinary community m England. ?.ly car, with
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  • 67 14 Delay m Unloading Mails. London, Oct. 1. There was only a Lascar crew to discharge the heavy mail frcm Bombay on board the Kashmir as no dock workers were available. The tally clerks thi reupon refused to che the mails. The Company then appealed to the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 221 14 GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING FOR TENNIS COURTS. With Galvanized Pipe Poles to match. Concrete foundation and top rails included. Very economical. Prices: New pipe 2 lengths 120 feet x 9 ft. and 60 ft. x 9 ft. with top rail $200, without top rail $150 i second-hand pipe $120. Write to
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    • 190 14 QUALITY HAS MADE THE BLUE TIN. >c INIA ciGARET^ ZJ l^i CIGARETTES n^«— U N s,*4Cfj \Cs£/ .f M W A Il| f^ f^ s I J& f^ 1 ALEXANDER BOGUSLAVSKY, LTDjlllllll Piccadilly, London V.V.\V.V.V.V.V.%SV.V.V.%V.V.S%».SV.V-V.V.*.V- B t f f lfV {wM T^S s^^^~>~i i^JiBP .^Jj »!«^S\ ii British 1 ■:;::d>^
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  • 403 15 j STANDARDISING SIAM RICE. A NEEDED REFORM. An event of considerable importance tc Siam has taken place during the Quarter, namely the standardisation of Siam Rice For some time past reports have been current m foreign markets that Siam Rice j was deteriorating, and this fact was
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  • 77 15 [British Radio— Official Service]. Rugby, Oct. 20. Amsterdam 12.12 1 Berlin 20.37, Bombay Is. 5 L5-16d., Brussels 170%, Buenos Aires 45 l-">-ir>. Copenhagen 18.22%, Geneva 2."i.i2. Helsingfors l!'2 a 4l Hongkong Is. 9%d., Lisbon 2 17-;>2. Madrid 31.95%, Milan 113, New York 4.84 13-16, Oslo 19.58%, Paris 161*4,
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  • 62 15 October 21st, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. s !'>'t 71% 7L> Standard R.S.S. on Tendfer t>;-t 7 1 72 Nov-Oct. i:\ 7:p, Jan-Mar: 7 4-"-i 7.'> Apr-June 7»; 76% Tone of Market: Stagnant. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheel 20% d
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  • 54 15 Yestt rday's Alterations. Eastern Siam (£1) :Ws 31s Kinta Tin 2.27% 2.32% I.ingui Tin 1.92% 2.00 Malaya Consd. (50) 47 50pm. Mambaus ($1) 2.02 1 2 07 1 Petaling ($1) 4^o 4.40 Teja Malay Bi s fid 32s 6d United Malacca ($1) 2.97 1 8-05 United Engineers
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  • 94 15 A short time ag-o the study of English as an obligatory subject was introduced m the Austrian lyceums. Now the Vienna municipality has resolved to open courses m English m the upper classes of ten elementary schools m this city. During- recent years n^ny thousand Viennese
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  • 13 15 October 2L Bank l tn.s. I 5-32 Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54 i
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  • 197 15 i 1 'V c Copra Sundried 10.60 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) ISQ Rice, Siam old Xu. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintari 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice. Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous No.
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  • 235 15 Singapore, Oct. 21. Rubber. There is little or no change to report m the market during the past week. Slight fluctuations have taken place, and the tone has been quiet The announcement regarding restriction for the new year commencing Ist Novembei is awaited with interest, and meanwhile both
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  • 160 15 Singapore, Oct. 21. There is again very little of interest to report on the market. Prices after showing small improvement have again receded and sellers have come out freely. Th< premium for forward positions has eased off a little, and the only genuine demand has been
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  • 63 15 Straits Traders offer at 36.50 with buyers at 36. Wearnes have business round 18.50, Robinsons offer at 28. with buyers at 27.50. Cold Storage are quoted 6 6.50 and Fraser and Neave 16.50 16-80,' buyers and sellers lespectively. Hammers are wanted at 170 Steamships 392 35*6. Loans.— l9l9 104.50 105
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  • 185 15 MACPHAIL CO.. LTD'S. REPORT. Singapore. Oct. 2\. BoMber. 71%. Stagnant. Tin. £302. LOs. Local $15S (150 Ixhm sold). Rubbers. Shares arc quiet. MalakoffV aie quoted 5.30 5.40 and Jerams at LB5 L.98. Mentakal.s have sellen at 67 and Pajame at 3.10. I "lv Beauts are quoted 75
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  • 111 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT. Sinsaj)ore. (Jet. 21 Robber.— London, is B%d. Unchanged Local 71%. j 'I m. EJQ2. 10s. Down 62i 6d. Local |151 for 150 tor,.-. Miniag.— Hitams \.i/> L 46, Rembians 74. 7'i. Tiii Lands fully 2.02% 2.07%, Pontianak (.old 1.57 1.61, Petalinge 4^5 -4.4;'. Kinta Dredging 2^2%
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  • 635 15 Sincap; re. <,<t. 20. rhe Metal quotation, though up on balance over the week, closes below the best, aftei wi.it- fluctuations, and though there i^ every confidence m the Fin position, temporarily dull market has resulted, will) quotations generally losing few points. However, ihe tone
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 333 15 i ts Over $7,000,000, SX, j mur* /inn im Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) HFVJ °T C^ n f eSter H U3e SiDgaPOre LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. rhe mpan.v has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court
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    • 859 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,00 C issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,00 C D Silv er $27,000,00 C Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,00 C COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr.
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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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  • 990 16 Failure of Suction Cutter. CHAIRMAN EXPLAINS. The second annual general meeting of Kuehai Tin Dredging Co- 1 "d- was held a* Messrs Chan Sze Own and o.'s offices. Market Street, at noon yesterday. The Chairman. Mr. J. M. Sime presided and there were alsi present Messrs
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  • 186 16 Chamber of Commerce Meeting. MR. MITCHELLS REPLY. To the Editor. Sir, My thanks are due to Mr. W- Dunman for his letter dated 21st inst, as it gives UK- an opportunity of clearing up what might otherwise be a misconception m regard to my remarks at
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  • 114 16 The following is the selection from Hay. in"- Creation that will be sung m the Cathedral on Sunday afternoon after the 30 Evensong; Recit (Baritone), In the beg- ning God en ated the h< aven uihl the <. arth; horus, And the spirit of God; Recit. (Soprano),
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  • 42 16 Th< don I roughi Wilfn d Hill, tr id as W. ri and I >n pany n Limit d, against Messrs. R. Young and Company was c included n the I 'hief Just cc, >: U illiain Muru<on, yesterday rtidgmenl beine res vet!.
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  • 528 16 v dire and ■>>■!•;>: us the protlu« .'.i_ 1; rhe bu ket d edge will be erected m th< paddock already opened out by the suction cutter, and ih«.re shoul I therefore not be the usua d< lays m opening out di i Ige is inning tin. Forecast of Production.
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  • 1108 16 Calcutta Defeats Singapore, AN INSPIRED FINISH. Calcutta 4: Singapore 2. A tremendous crowd saw the Calcutta Wanderers defeat Singapore at the Stadium yesterday by 4 goals to 2, the delight of the native section of the spectators at the victory of the visitors being demonstrated during unprecedented!:,* wild scenes
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 272 16 I TEAMS FOR NEXT WEEK. A practice match between Colours and Whites will -lake place on Tuesday on the j S.R.C. ground (by courtesy of the S.R.C.). The teams will bo: Colours:— S. K. King, A. P. Goldman, D. S. Robertson, A. D. M. Poison, H. If. Pn-s--ti
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    • 36 16 ENGLAND AND IRELAND DRAW. I [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 20. At Liverpool m fine weather and before 20,000 spectator?, the first soccer International of the season took place, England drawing with Ireland 3 3.
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    • 53 16 T!ic following will represent the C. S. i against the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday at the European Club. Play starts at 11 a.m. C.S.C.: -Chia Kirn Siong; J. E Tan (capt) Seah Teng Ann. Ng Mong Guan; S< ow Sian Chye, Chia Poh Chong and W< ng
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    • 43 16 On Sunday, the first ol b ties of three races for the Milner Challenge Cap will L> Bailed for over .he usual club course. Handicaps are as follows: Jean and Kathleen scratch, EUa-Dorothj 3.3, F*otty 3.8, Gertrude T.l. Ella 10.6, June 1-.2.
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    • 51 16 The foil ing will represent the old Rafnesians* Association S.CC. at Hockey at the Stadium:— Lee Fong Lim; C. Richards and E. G. Wheately; T. S. Mann; L Arathoon, and A Armstr n>r: G. F. Tow.!-. Ec On Kee, H. G. Stack (Capt.), V. Arathoon and J. K. R
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    • 22 16 Sm^ikcr Tournamcni Final. Dr. E. A. Elder and Mr. R. R. Turner \>. Mr. E. J. Riches and J. Bright to-night
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    • 74 16 A Guide for Guests. A reception will be held to-day on th< Nederland Royal Mail Line's ne>» twin screw motorship P. C. Hooft. lr: order that guests may easily find their seats m the dining room a card bear- Qg ;hc viH'-t'^ name and showing
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    • 36 16 Friday, 5.15 p.m.- Drill Hall, Eurasian Company; 5 p.m. Farrer Range, Chinese lompany. Saturday. 2.30 p.m.— Farrer Range All I 'nits; 4.30 p.m. Chinese Drill Hall, Chinese Company; a.m. Siglap Camp, Eurasian '"mpany.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 248 16 j: -The Broadwood Piano i > IS AN ALL BRITISH MASTERPIECE AND ftAS ifi v i USE FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS 5 DESPITE FOREIGN COMPETITION U Si I > SUPREME IN QUALITY AND P]\]( CALL OR WRITE FOR ATALOf.I L S. Moutrie Co., Ltd! Raffles Place, Singapore. v,*,. V.W.V.WAV.SV.V.W.V.V.
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