The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 October 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, 55., MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1926. NO. 11,934.
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  • 153 1 An important Colonial Office announcement detailing the new rubber restriction regulations, which will have force for a full year is published on page 15. A serious earthquake, causing great loss of life has occurred m the Caucasus, whilst the number of dead and the damage caused. by
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  • 256 1 Yet another illustration of the hold that superstition still maintain! on a .uenerati >n accustomed to wireless and motor-cars it provided by the London County f* mill H*ii revelation that several applications have recently been nade to it Eton all over the capital to permit h useholders to
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  • 249 2 Message for the Rajah. A eless greeting f>>i the Rajah of Sarai i k fi the Sarawak (Borneo) Wire- Department has been picked I oglish experimenter with the reluest that it should be* passed on to the Ra a) H.H. I harlea Vynei Brooke, who has been
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  • 211 2 ii Indians Were Saved From River. issued from C. P. Disti I Mhov thai on the nighi kugusi after unprecedent< I iver m N tu< h overflowed Ed m spate sunn- seventj the main si n am, washing Whilst attempting I i m this, three Indian-
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  • 245 2 shikari n the jungle r tig he is naturally anxious, if he eeds one, thai the va ts should be prese ved a.- complete a pos But he must h careful, for the nai a have a fondni ertaii parts, on acc< ant of theii i] that i
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    • 329 2 SKETOLENE. lanufactured according to. the ORIGINAL BANGKOK RECIPE On Sale at all Chemists. Price $1.50 per 8 oz. bottle. Sole Importers. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. rHE HAPPY VALLEY LTD". The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. VICTORIA THEATRE. The Seremban Players wrill present BILLETTED. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER
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    • 299 2 Victorianrheatre. COMING "THE RETREAT from MONS" PASSED AND APPROVED BY HIS MAJESTY'S ARMY' COUNCIL. ■TO BE RELEASED IN ARMISTICE WEEK. THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE. 1 Friday, November 12th, is Production Day. jj n sßooking will be"at John Little's, $3 y 2 1. PAVILION From Wednesday, 20th to Tuesday, 26th October. "TOO
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    • 204 2 From Wednesday, 2t)th to Tuesday. 26th 'ktob./^l A SENSATIONAL, REALISTIC AND THEILI AT THE 1 1 ALHAMBRaI In the Second Show, commencing' 1 m A FIRST NATIONAL SUPKft PR( Featuring MILTON SILLS f "Sea Hawk" Fame m a story that teems v I realism and thrills, THE KNOCK- OM 'he
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  • 1002 3 A German General Staff View. LOST BY THE VICTORS. The first fcwo volumes of the "Reichsarchiv" deal with the military operations on the Western Front and m East Prussia until the middle of the last week of August. 1014. The third and fourth volumes deal
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  • 695 3 PILGRIMS' WAY THREATENED. Sevenoaks Motor Road Scheme. LOCAL OPPOSITION. Sevenoaks, Sept. 17. Some anxiety has been caused m Sevenoaks and the surrounding districts by the proposed joint town-planning scheme of the Sevenoaks Urban and Rural District Councils. This scheme includes the construction of a new motor road through the Darenth
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  • 37 3 London, Oct. 10. Paris.- Paris beat the Maori rugby team by eleven points to nine.-- Times of Ceylon. In the Rugby League. Pontypridd defeated Widnes by 17 pj.ints to 1">. Times of Ceylon.
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    • 65 3 The beauty of stained glass is m itself a visualisation of the patient iabour which directed the hands In the same manner, the appreciation £iven to State Express Cigarettes VIRGINIA CIGARETTES I Sole Agents Cold Storage Co., Ltd. L 'J.-porated m Straits Settlements) DrxT Can you improve a 1 FOILED
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    • 245 3 /&^iU —THE SIGN I ygg QUALITY I ji Follow The Lead I 5 5 OF THE J I Wise Ford Owner he uses i >^» Jj w JLJLx Lv/ ■L ■J Sole Agents MALAYAN MOTORS, 209-212, Orchard Road. J J (Proprietors WEARXE Bros., Ltd.) «-i£ili3i3 1 JLfi3t3r\lv LETTERS FROM THE
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  • 4727 4  -  STEPHEN DONOGHUE FAMOrS JOCKEY AS AUTHOR. £t: oy &i »'<» *X<* ••-,>., you really mean it. Nancy?" the eldei woman gasped ••Whv not"" Nancy demanded y»u uant it; and sv> does nearly every rods else. it >eems." Mra Gordon wasted no time, and she presently called Nancy to
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  • 705 4 THE VILLAGE SMITH'S NEW JOB. John Ayling Turns Artist m Iron. HIS SCHOOLBOY < KICKETERS. They say thai the -killed craftsmen m forged iron are dying out, and that it is very difficult to find a man who can beat iron into small fine shapes for such things a. door
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  • 497 4 Change n g^ Theatres. WDh BY *V\| H( V]K The PMtfMT Who affairs will haw r.. changes m the dob atre m PBOlt yea. of them is the fa I^ondon thealic- a actors or men of l i.. dicates or by rich ganj were ma<ie m othet
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  • 15 4 Better a win-i ft third-floor back nm m which visitor- m touch. Father fto—M X
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  • 922 5 Moon's Irregular Motion. EARTH'S CHANGING SHAPE. j The history of astronomical progress has j been largely the record of the disentanglement of real from apparent celestial motions. The work of Copernicus and his successors showed clearly that there wag no hectic whirl of sun. moon, planets, and stars
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    • 242 5 V* 0 0^ v.V.V/AV.V.V-V. V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.-.V.V.W.V bUNLOP TENNIS BALLS are now established as the best ball m o^ mm Robinson Co., Ltd. j II GOT T? Dat j H B J* Mothers know they jG& contrast it" WWn baby scream ins; and you don't know what W WT *?f*t' T^r- try
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    • 498 5 -j^Bt I? 9aV m 9F 3 < A sense of physical fitness which men V vW appreciate accompanies the use of a X A S E lew drops of "4711" Eau de Cologne f] m the bath. It leaves no odour after- 1 Q Q Since 1 7S*2 "4711" Eau
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  • 484 6 I Bookmakers' Decision. I SYMPATHY WITH THE LOSER. i After nearly three hours of heated de bating at the Holborn Restaurant the South j em Section of the Bookmakers and Backers Protection Association passed a resolution that ''course" bookmakers should charge I U per cent, on
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  • 445 6 EASTERN MUSIC IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARANCE. Constantinople. I Oriental music as a living art is likely to disappear m Turkey if the special com- mission n th( rin<- Arts, which is now j Bitting ai Ang »ra mder uu- auspia of the Ministry of Education, sanctions, as
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  • 501 6 HENRY III. AND GUILD FORD. NEW LIGHT <».\ CASTLE'S HISTORY. Every schoolboy know- the stoi y of Tennysoifs Klajiu-. the liiy maid of Astolat; but how many people known tafaafl Fettnyson m his description i Astolat, means the 0 I town of Gufldford? Tbii v ranched for by his boh;
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  • 142 6 A schema for embanking the south side of the Thames between Westminster and Blackfriara Bridget is. says Horning Post writer, ph. rtly to be submitted bo officiate of the London County £ouncfl. The idea is by no means new. and I question whether. considering the Boormom cost,
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    • 361 6 WHITEAWAYS I FOR TRAVELLING REQUIREMENTS. wood hoop battens, bras. THE "FORTIS*' EXPANDaosed. Fitted strong leather IN(i SUIT CASE. bentwood battens. Fitted hack joints, 4wo secure brass strong end handles, two brass lever locks, stout inside tray A made sult case ot lever locks and stout inside and leather handles. seasoned
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    • 194 6 i \bur Doctor Recommends ffcAWDFR J\li For fiver, Stomach and Uric Add Troubles g^l^T^i A REAL REMEDY IfcOUGH^ A REAL COUGH OF COLD N 1 Mi]d preventives for n UUtLI ÜBBire k'-a-si r... fflrt^ T"^ ii take a real rem<i(J y— -'i|Coiiglis,Colds h)( hM hlllf Nont> better than Elftfl CROUP,
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  • 1511 7 Unsatisfactory Conditions. SPIRT IN RUBBERS (from Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 30. The Stock Market is not very satisfactory just now although there is nothing- much to complain of with respect to the tone. Everybody is waiting of course for a seitlenuent oi the coal dispute and
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  • 336 7 Under the caption, "A Missionary Night Club," a contribut r writes from Tsaoshih to the < Post and presents a charming vignette f life m the wilds: On the road 1 speni one night at a very primitive inn, one large room and an adjoining bedroom,
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  • 93 7 Registrar-General's Statistics. London, Oct. 7. The population of England and Wales m the middle of 1!)l\~> was 38,890,000, according to a report of the Registrar-General, whicl* shows, that births during the year numbere' 710,000, being the lowest rate recorded except m war-time. Deaths amounted to 472,000, the
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  • 945 7 Scrry Legislation. SEVERE PENALTIES WANTED. "Birds protected auk. American quail,; etc." Thus runs the Wild Birds Protection j Act as enforced m more than one county j m England. j It is not exactly practical legislation, for the great auk has been long extinct,
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    • 243 7 kKINESS CARDS. T TTTT^^ssss v-sss-wv-vw g^KY SETON. ,p FURNITURE > i;l .\u V t SHADES. Si J i E H MANSIONS. I "9 I r I CASKET CO. BRTAKERS." I PHONS 75. WHIPPET CAR FOR HIRE. luction m Rates MOTOR CAR CO. 6H-b. Hukit Timab Rd. |g#l mwl |#9. IRE,
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    • 780 7 y.%V.\V.V.%VAV.V.V.V.VAV.V.\VAV.V^.V.V.%VV.V^AV.V.V.VA r A¥AT P T f* r+l* iF EVERY WIFE KNEW WHAT 5 IiOW Ol Ilal6 every mother knows— how J, closely Baby s progress depends on •C m c t iood, she would prepare lor the risk 5 I Milk Food S unai)le u> provide malernu! I igy»ii^^. This
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    • 357 7 iiiiiiinii s m NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 11 15ANK IM TI < V I\ THE si PREME 001 Bi 01 CWE STRAITS SETTLEMEN SETTLEMENT of sivcaj. BE Jn Baj ki Ix 3 No. 1 I T- V' \?\<> Chinet Hotor Co Notice hereby giw in t I i-..':' 1 credit must
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 82 8 EBER. A' Teresa Villa, Owen Road, Singapore, on the 22nd inst., to Mr. an.! Mrs. !H. S. Eber, a daughter. YOUNG. Sept. 21, m London, to Eva, wif< ot Thomas Purdie Young, of Singapore, daughter. i MAKEPEACE. On 21st instant, at ttv 1 Europeai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to Mr.
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    • 25 8 IIKAH KHOOI YIN. Mrs. Chew Kara J (.'hu;iii. <>r. ii t October, L 926, at her residence i m Am pane Road, Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 868 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1926. Week-End Comment. The publication is made to-day of the general regulations which will govern rubber restriction as from i November the first of this year. > These regulations are of importance, as they vary to a notable degree the 1 previous ones and
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  • 164 8 Sir Ernest Birch, has accepted an invitation to He Mayor of Bexhill. Be has been a member of the Council >r three years. Details are published m our advertising columns of changes m certain train times affecting, Singapore, Kluang. Gemas and the Singapore island service. The engagement is announced between
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  • 949 8 The Court Returns. BOA HIN S RISE. (From Ou. Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Oct. 20. Their Majesties hava returned from the seaside from a holiday spent at Hua Hrn, which was favoured with bvely bracin? weather. According to some viutors two l.ankets a r.iR-hl wan only ju< enou^.
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  • 61 8 The Hott 'bli M Secretary by the mail tn D ei> by tin H Hi H. W 1 Resident f Peral a they visita I were the 1 hi building nh< n f 1 1 h|a- new Urn }'„>.: Pun i an i Hi I to Penanf bj m d
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  • 52 8 'Rubber Factory Harder* FELLOW EMPLOY Xt \R]>^ i From Our Own < -"anc. Of, Ooi ("how Teow uaCourt with the muro on the Jelutong Road The accused and tin I the same rubber tact< i The Aecoßsed va. i Police Station ifter c soon ai'i'i nt'inp* taken Thi
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  • 30 8 I Kr.-ni Our Own I In the Polk* i pleaded truilt; to ach I row him i kong Bank 01 fue He ni >e?r- iwed ioaprfa >nment.
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  • 84 8 tiMASSADOR Hi i i mriS intr a' B o\ |W lioku K.-t--the Kenkyukaj day. I' if! unlersto r^gai ifed *bi In Seu :\n«: -»-tr I StntSfi I p! it il beet eoi The tmpmxK.tt n line ing compftniec bn inj :!i Ih- tntlffl Wlltfttl' Ml r;iu\v;,; >■(•(■♦•!-" lj
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  • 31 8 trtec r Hem lean that tti Li ad n Saturdi tiotif bj Heorj Gai i Standai I sheet i n 1 \<:. i. London stai BMot fHd Marl -1
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  • 143 8  -  Stephen Donoghue j To-day's Feature. i 1"J Pcgi -I iv*' 1.4 n tan rx en iti< ai Brttiftfa \laia\a W;, I pending good mans look bo be iintonilrd ME*ii price whu'h follow <■•. Titat > Sim le m eragtinatioa m wttling I did noi happen a v
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 109 8 i "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" CHAMPAGNE CIDER Cherry Pearmain A Good Old English Drink made by Btiln\crs of H&r&ford i.' i l M r^ H I r l\l I J Mutton Chops SUITABLE FOR FRENCH CUTLETS BY NUMBER OR ANY WEIGHT COLD STORAGE ORCHARD RD. 5 i CALENDARS AND
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    • 54 8 WWAFAVA WA V.V.VA '.W. W A j Parf urns de Luxe I OOTY I Chypre 'j 5; Origan J jj Rose Jacqueminot > Paris J Emeraude EAU DE COTY Jj to be had from all dealers ie Dupire Brothers. J VW.SVAVV.V.ViV.VAV.VAWW. Sole Agents: THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. Singapore, Penang, Kuala
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  • 138 9 I HlM )REDS KILLEDKK j HAVOC IN ARMENIA. KeafoT*a Service.] Ne* York. Oct. 23. m Kr.vnn to the Near East misatioa reports that hundreds (Bands injured and many lered home torn as the result \rmenia last night, but m irorken are safe. Moscow. Oct. 23. earthquake occurred at
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  • 57 9 Shanghai. Oct. 22. I ces haw reached a Hangchow and are .:::,;!■>■ arvi irentrv X r cooti I city. Han Chao*a decampft i hekiang rebeOioa i> L M trill i:>- out con 1p tan Pang reoocupies Shantihai. Get 23. Hani m last night state Ir forces looted
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  • 42 9 Ei Si nrice London, Oct. *t ■'r. the Miners 1 Execulay, the General I'ni-n C^ntrr©B> ecia] conference of r affiliated mdona on r tht qoestion if a levy iffil ated onions. it the qnestiofl oi" an nsidered with the
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  • 82 9 Hru.ssels. Oct. 23. m makir.y known its i question of Sino- "hat juridically right to denounce the is rvady t.- >tielude a v may be hi tv se < vt-rnmen! Ie no inequality elanse* r, M. Vandervelde, m egates oi the chief nterested m China, said Bad
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  • 70 9 "hat it the twenty- pc imitate the fortyI m establishing a Rf themselves, and Stabfish trad- iv!n- the world as has sea oi the business festo practically has Urn manifesto could rains* the United States. since the enactment taerican imports from i by 54 per cent.. j
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  • 10 9 |j> r| r hief Surgeon. Perak, furlough by the Kar-
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  • 108 9 OPENING NEW CHAPTER. MR. AMERY'S CONFERENCE REVIEW. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 2'Z. At the meeting of the Imperial Conference on Oct. 21st. Mr- Amery very lengthily reviewed the work of development and administration of the Colonial Empire. H- mentioned that the total trade of the Colonies last
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  • 507 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. <kt. 22. At the Imperial Conference, Mr, Amery (herewith) dealing first with the West Indie?, referred to the conference held in London last summer which accepted the principle of a standi n conference. meeting alternately in London and the West indies, with
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  • 87 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Oct. 22. According to information from Canton the trading position there and m the neighbouring country district is steadily improving, although the boycott agitation still continues to some extent m Canton itself. Passenger traffic by train and steamei between Hong Kong and
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  • 13 9 Port Said, Oct. 2? The steamer Rosandra has been floated.
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  • 148 9 THIRTY-EIGHT MORE DEAD. DESTRUCTION OF CROPS. [Router's Service.] Havana, Oct. 22. The destruction o*' telegraph and telephone lines Mocked the railways and roads and isolated the provinces of Matanza, Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara. Up to the present $100,000 has baen subscribed for the relief of
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  • 84 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 24. The Admiralty reports that the sloop Valerian was sunk in the hurricane south of Bermuda. Twenty survivors are accounted for. Bermuda. Oct. 24. The sloop Wisteria, anchored in the dockyard lost her topmast and the- cruiser Calcutta lost her hawsers but was remoored.
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  • 29 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 23. It is reliably estimated that 25 per cent ►f th.' sugar crop m Cuba has been lost •wing to the Hurricane.
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  • 96 9 f Reuter's Service. London. ()-t 23. The Pood Council's report on tea prices has created a genera! impression. If its conclusions are correct, says the Tunes, that, largely owing to the world's j greatly increased consumption of tea and the negligible demand anyway m Great Britain for
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  • 77 9 [Router's Service.] New York. Oct. 22. The possibility of tlu- United States taking part m an international iron and steel conference was foreshadowed by Mr. Gary, Chairman of the l T nited States St >1 Corporation. In an address to thr American Iron and Steel Institute, he
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  • 55 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Oct. 21. While the State Department will endeavour to get the Senate to ratify the (Geneva protocol prohibiting the use of gas m warfare, Mr. Kellogg believes that America should keep abreast of foreign chemical production and s > not b<> unprepared
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  • 34 9 I Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Oct. 22. I It is rumoured m Hamburg shipping circles that a shipping trust has been formed, comprising the Amerika, North-Get .iar Lloyd, German-Australian and Kostvn lines
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  • 28 9 [Reuter's Service.] Dedham, Massachusetts. Oct. 23. The superior court has declined a nev trial m the Sacco-Vanzetti case, sentence* for murder of a pate keeper.
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  • 30 9 [Havas Service.] Beirut, Oct. 23. Several members of the Attrash trib have submitted to the French auffhoritie thus depriving Sultan Attrash, the reb< leader, of important supporters.
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  • 89 9 ZINOVIEFF EXPELLED. PARTY'S DRASTIC ACTION. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 24. A plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Third International and the Central Control Commission of the Communist Party has passed a resoluL on censuring Tritzky, Kameneff, Sokolnikoff, Zinovieff and other members of the Central Committee
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  • 98 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Oct. 22 On the initiative of the Russian Government an international conference af EuropeFar Eastern passenger traffic has opened at Berlin, attended by 70 delegates of 13 states, including China and Japan, with the object to re-establish and improve the prewar
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  • 87 9 Berlin, Oct. 23. In connection with the recent talk of a possible return of the ex-Kaiser to Germany, Reuter is informed by a most trustworthy source that the ex-Kaiser has j hitherto not applied to the Government foi j leave to do so, and even if
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  • 49 9 I olumbia. South Carolina. Oct. 23. The cotton-growers have passed a reso- j j lution favouring the. organisation of a I million dollar finance corporation, which will permit the withdrawal of a maximum <>i 300,000 bales of South Carolina cotton until i the market is stabilised.
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  • 192 9 On Wednesday, November loth, th<- sale of poppies for Ear! rlaig's Special Relief Fund will take place. In addition, the j Limited Artists Corporation are giving a film featuring Charlie Chaplin m The Gold I Rush. Mr. Willies is. kindry lending the Adelphi Hotel's new cinema on the
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  • 95 9 The following had the honour of dining with His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guillemard at Government House on Thursday: Hon. Mr. H. Marriott, C.M.G. and Mrs. Marriott, Hon. Mr. J. Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell, H. E. Phya Pradibaddha Bhubal, The Yen. P. G. Swindell and Mrs. Swindell,
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  • 136 9 The following is the programme of music to be sung m St. Andrew's Cathedral by the Choir on Tuesday commencing at 5.30 p.m. During the service a collection will be taken to swell the fund for the renovation of the OrganPart I.: From The Creation Haydn: Recit.
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    • 88 9 FINEST CEYLON TEA BROKEN ORANGE PEKOE AN IDEAL GIFT WITH NO TROUBLE TO SENDER DUTY AND POSTAGE FREE. Supplied I THE HALL MARK OF F.XCELLENCL Pro duce m I FINEST CEYLON TEA 5 and 10 f P KE^ Hfl^Sferil ey f Ceylon It) ckvlo* M^^^ at Chests. I arLC ALI
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 636 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE J REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES: BXPBESS 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 In Port ADRASTUS London, Rotterdam and
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    • 578 10 Ellerman Bucknal! Steamship Co., Lid. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. l)ue re s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Oct 29 s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW Nov l HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Marseilles, London,
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    • 525 10 X 5 Xh? BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARCO SERVH ES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM N^GAI LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL X i. (Under Contract with His Majesty"- BIMMMtt.) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMKV. \i:i For China and Japan. For Marseille*, London Due Tonnage. Singai>ore.
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  • 458 11 RISK OF TWINS OR EARTHQUAKE. Would you like to insure against an earthquake, against rain spoiling your Sunday scho 1 treat, against anything m the world? 1!" you would, ring up Lloyd's, and they will settle the matter for you m a few minutes. I:' you have
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  • 212 11 The Times of Malaya writing with regard to the Radiologist m Kuala Lumpur says: Be it noted that m -July 1925 Mr. Constant reported thai his w >fl: was at a standstill and that he records at the end of the year that he was still kicking his
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  • 144 11 Safety razors with mo blade complete are now to be an Army issue t<> recruits instead of the old long-handled pattern. No doubt the change will be widely appreciated both at home and at Geneva, where the presence of one lethal weapon the less should surely
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  • 20 11 We have not got a Christian country m which to build up a Christian industrial system. Mr. Austin Hopkinson, M.P.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 184 11 The National Shoe Store G. Amber Mansions. Telephone 232 Orchard Ed B SALE NOW ON Jjfl Genuine Reductions on all Styles. <£^ Ladies' Fashion shoes, Children's Men's shoes >«- 1 hite anyas 1 Bar Shoe. Welted Footwear n s* $2jo Price GUARANTEED ALL LEATHER IMPORTED GOODS Sale 800 Price m
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    • 130 11 > ■C The <k B.S.A." has ajrain asserted its supremacy over all other Z* S makes. Not only m England and on the Continent but here 'I S in Singapore, can you "Lead the Way on a "8.5.A." In (he Reliability Test run Sunday over an eii>hty-one J mile course,
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  • 274 12 PROVISIONING A PASSENGER LINER. FEEDING 1,000 PERSONS FOR TWO MONTHS. The feeding of something like a thousand pecple during a voyage from Europe to the East and back is an undertaking of no small magnitude, as the following figure* of what the P. C. Hooft carried m the
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    • 371 12 Burns Philp 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 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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    • 252 12 HUGO STBVNES LINES. (Incorporated m Germany). REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT. PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARD BOUND. Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. s.s. Carl Legien (P) 9.000 In Port s.s. Tirpitz 12,250 Nov. 17 m.s. Rhein 12,250 Dec. 19 s.s. Ludendortf 12,250 Jan. 12 FIOMEWARD BOUND. Ge-noa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Hamburg. s.s. Albert Voegier
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    • 401 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE, OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM LLOVr AND HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SAILINGS ON FIXED HATES VIA SI EZ TO NKW ni> K AND BOSTON. t TOSARI due Oct. 13 sans 0 f VECHTDIJK duo Oct. 27 sail? t BLJTAR duo Dec. 7 sails BATOE due Dec. 24
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    • 353 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY Incorporated v [tak HOMEWARD SAILOR Monthly servicr- f, and Trieste via portl throug-h Bills of Ladir- foi m var.t and Black Sea Ports, < on the WYst Coast of r. VIM IN ALE v. OUTWARD SAIUNTa FOR HON(iKON(. SHANGtj ANF) J \f^\ ESQriLINO VENEZIA ROMOLO v Dates
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 705 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh, Taipjng, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 P-
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    • 595 12 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. y By courtesy of the Government Health Office). For the twenty-four hours ending midnight Oct. 22nd. Maximum shade temperature F Minimum shade temperature 7."). 2 F Mean shade temperature sfl.4 F Maximum sun radiation 1.">4 F Minimum grass radiation 7!) F Sea temperature F Mean wet bulb temperature
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    • 474 13 O. S. El. Line. pectinations. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. ,--;>. Hamburg. Bremen. J Cok**» Aden, Port Port Said. Amur Maru Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Bay and Durban. t Panama Maru Oct. 2f» Oct 28 :i v. Cape Tow* Rio, „deo and B. A.re?. fLa Plata Maru Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Bombay.
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    • 473 13 TRAVEL^ COMFORT "PRESIDENT* JMHL Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having a n electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The
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    • 606 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) Genera! Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA \ND BALTIMORE (via Suez). s.s. RHINE MARU In Mrt sjs. BELFAST MARU due NovlB m.s. SILVERFIR doe Dec! 5 For rates and other particulars apply: GUTHRIE CO ITD
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  • 613 14 Clean Sweep of Political Malcontents. CLERGY SILENCED. Constantinople. With the recent political executions at Angora the second phase of Kemal Pasha's "purge" of Turkey may be said to be approaching its end. Ever since the revolution there have been two elements which the Angora leaders have known
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  • 139 14 Ones more the cry is raised that Londoners have given up walking, and that they have acquired the omnibus habit to such an extent that their legs are m danger of becoming atrophied. When I look upon the crowded omnibuses following each other m endless procession f am
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  • 61 14 Tn his book on London statues Dr. Tancred Borenius discloses the fact that many of these have disappeared, some without lea vino- any trace. If we could only obtain some clue as to how this was accomplished much might be achieved m the way of beautifying ur
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 222 14 ||||||miw AtH jumi||||n 1 A GREAT f FEMALE MEDICINE -pvR. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS are frequently prescribed for the many ailments peculiar to the female sex, for the very reason that these Pills are purely vegetable, mild m their action, and effective as a laxative and cleanser of the whole
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    • 195 14 POULTON AND NOEL'S V ENGLISH-PR^ERVED-PROVISIONS. j TASTY ENJOYMENT j ■J fS^E^Eil GENUINE SUSTENANCE 'ms^y^ j; «i|||g|||||i| COMBINED. ip^C^^ |1 DELICIOUS L: llinUffllfflß A gI1 5 ECONOMICAL AIA\ Ai > X 5 BgP-N^^Jl PRAWNS"°IN 3Mm- IWMMm}3S2Im ula^o k> r lE nglish REFiNtL MWS^WII^ DELICIOUS FOR "^H 1 t'v< IZ o in—
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  • 66 15 October 23. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 5-32 Bank demand 2. .'3 25-32 Private credit.- 3 m.s. 2 4 7-16 New York, demand 56 3-16 Credits 90 days 58 France, demand! 1800 India, T. T. 155 Hongkong, demand 17' 4 }>.c. I>is. Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 139% Bangkok,
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  • 182 15 October ii:'>. Tin 125 Tons $156.00 Gambier 10.00 Flake Tapioca 5.95 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice. Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Glutinous No, 1 360 Rice, .Siam Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice, Rangoon Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice. Anrtm No.
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  • 1047 15 Reduction m Retail Prices Contemplated. PIG FARM ENTERPRISE. The twentyfou^th ordinary general rneetng of the Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. vas held at the Union Building at noon on Saturday. The Chairman, Mr. J. L. Lonie, (resided and there were also present Messrs. \V- H. Macgregor,. F.
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  • 409 15 IMPORTANT NEW RULES. A YEARS OONTIKUrn KNSt KKh The following are the regfl la i Hi announced by the Colonial Office t<i govern the restriction of rubber from Nov. 1. L 926 to Oct. SI, 1927. Am from the Lst hiovembi r L 926 export of rubber Etom Ceylon
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  • 104 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS. REPORT. Sinjrapor*'. <><t. H. adoa.— Rubber Is B nctu ped. 1, caJ 7::. I m. i" I 10 I L. Minmu. Kinta I edf I Rembians 72 74, Pontianal Ka og P< ]>'. llaml iai 2 >'2-2. Ma;: 16 48 pi ah as 2:1 23.50 Fronohs 94s
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1074 15 p S Over $7.000~Wfc J3.C, Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. I (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. ?>any has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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    • 98 15 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Tt'o Chong Sionjr, E<<\. (Chairman"). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. Loke Van Kit. Esq. T.oo Pie Soo, Esq. Leonj? Foong Siew, Esq.Lec Chin Tian. Esq. Thio Kirn Chnan, Esa. Mr. Au Mm Thonp:. The Company is
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    • 39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.I). 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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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 178 15 OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION. October 23rd., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers I.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot T Jtandard R.S.S. Spot 71% < on Tender Nov. 72% 73 Nov-Dec. 73* 73% Jan Mar. 74% < Apr-.Juiu 1 (norn) 75% 76 ["one of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Sftot Sheel 20%
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  • 84 16 The Maoris' Popularity. 1 GETTING USED TO OUR WEATHER. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Oct. 23. Tht Maoris are proving themselves a popular side and are playing m promising 1 fashion. They played a pointless draw with Newport on Wednesday m which their failure to win appeared
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  • 37 16 I( Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Oct. 23. The International Rugby Union Board has decided that inter-union club matches may be^p laved under its rules and thu;- solves the Welsh Union's attempted variation.
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  • 140 16 1 he Varsities m Form. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Oct. 23. The All Blacks played at Oldham to-day a fine game resulting m a win for the Hume side by 15 points to 10. There was a hard tight at Blackeath where, after a very even game
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  • 42 16 (Ou Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Oct. 23. Women expert buyers are swamping the Olympia car exhibition and the most fantastic st. ties are being circulated regarding the vast number of cai sales which hnve j bt-t-n eff ectt d.
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  • 47 16 <Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Oct. 23. Carpentier has issued a denial to the stories which have been set afloat that he intends t become an American citzen. whilst I he al> i states that he is not going to give I boxing exhibitions again.
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  • 24 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright). London, Oct. 23. The Corinthians sc red an easy victory over Oxford University by 5 goals to nil.
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  • 26 16 I (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Oct. >■ Mr. A J. Abrahams the well-known Varsity athlete, has been operated up n »r appendicit>.
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  • 29 16 DELIUS FAVOURITE FOR THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Umdon. (Kn. 23. The latest letting for the Cambridgeshire b Delius 13—2. Embargo 100—12, Plack <j l. Oojah 10C- <*>. Prompt 100 6, Rockfire 3a-
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  • 162 16 The foUoving is the report of the Committee foi the year ended the !U>th September t i be presented to the annual meeting on Not. BthThe total membership at the end of the year was 109. The constitution of the Committee at the end of the year
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  • 153 16 Tht- International Banking Corporation m the Supreme Court on Saturday morning recovered judgment for $4,911.66 against a Chinese defendant named I.im Tay Hin. Their claim was founded on a guarantee given by the defendant to pay them any monies due at any time to them
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  • 278 16 Seavy Scoring In All Leagues. SIX GOALS FOR THE ARSENAL. [Reuter's Service. 4F London, Or. 23. The following are the results of to -day 'a Knplish and Scottish League Matches: Division I. Arsenal 6, The Wednesday 2. Aston Villa 2, West Bromwich 0. Bolton 2, Bury 2. Burnley
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  • 157 16 There was quite a go'jd gathering at the Racecourse on Saturday morning to watch the work for the forthcoming meeting. The morning was warm but clear and the horses were sent along a little faster th< ugh noth- rv_r much more than pace work is being done at
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  • 71 16 The annual meeting of the Penang Turf Club will be held on Friday. The accounts a surplus of income over expenditure of $86,441 for the year. Stakes for the year totalled $109,431 and $24,700 was spent on extension of Tote house and alterations of grandstand etc. Totalizator
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  • 61 16 Sussex Cup Match Postponed. Owing to the heavy rain on Saturday aft( moon it was impossible to play the match m the Sussex Cup competition. The match will 'be played on Wednesday afternoon, the teams being as follow: Lit ut. H. S. Bcnrke (captain), Hiddingh, W. A. X. Davies,
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  • 87 16 THE MU RA SHIPOFF COMPANY. The beautiful dancing: of the members of the Mura Shipoff Company is proving popular attraction at the Achlphi Hotel where the well selected programmes have proved a great success. A special performance by the entire Company is premised for to-morrow night, when these artists will
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  • 667 16 The Milner Cup. A GOOD SAILING DAT. The first race for this important Challenge Cup came off yesterday morn- j ing m splendid sailing weather, Mr. Vaughan Jones officiating as Officer of the day and with the aid of an aspirin and a devoted staff successfully starting: ten beats
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  • 108 16 SHARK KY WINS ON A FOUL. London, Oct. 13. New York.— Jack Sharkey defeated the negro, Harry Wills, m a fifteen round contest at Brooklyn, winning on a foul m the thirteenth round. The fighting was one-sided from the start. Sharkey, despite Wills' advantage m height,
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  • 93 16 DEEPAVALI. To the Editor. Sir, The correspondence which was written by an Indian on Oct. 21st has been noted. Kut regarding the "Deepavali" Festival I should say that, it is the duty of the Hindu Advisory Board to address to the Governor, as there is an
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  • 63 16 Malaya Cup Rugby. JOHORE VS. NEGRI SEMBILAN. The first match m the Malaya Cup competition, Southern Section, was played on Saturday at Seremban where Johore journeyed to meet the Negri Sembilan side. A pood game resulted but the home team had somewhat the better of matters and won
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  • 206 16 MIXED FOURSOME COMPETITION. A mixed foursome competition, nine holes medal play, was played on Friday last, and iesulted m a win for Mr. and Mrs. D. Turner, who return a net score of 35 V 2. Thirty-six cards were taken out and the following: were returned: Mr.
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  • 280 16 A lawn bowls tournament commences at the Crickot Club to-day. All matches m the first rounds must be played <<ff by Monday, November 8. The draw for the three Singles Handicap.—First round: A. A. Ewing scratch. W. Jephson scratch, S. llcIntyre, scratch, E. B. Evans plus
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  • 130 16 HOCKEY CUP FINALISTS Headquarters (B) have qualified for the final of the Garrison Hockey Cup competition by defeating No. 4 Company of the Duke's by two goals to nil. This week No. 2 Company meets Headquarters (A). In friendly matches the Battalion A team bvat S.CC. A. by
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  • 62 16 The October spoon competition was fired for at Seletar on Thursday. Bight cards were taken out and the following were returned. 300 yds 200 yds 100 yds Mrs. Meade 21 28 26 102.62 Mrs. Sinclair 20 26 23 102.03 Mrs. G. S. Jackson 20 29 29 L 01.58 The
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  • 55 16 The following will represent the YM.C.A. vs. Duke of Wellingtons Kept, at Hockey today on the V.M.C.A. ground R. H. Penmfather; E. G. Wheatley and R. Lyne; F. Albuquerque, A. G. Armstrong and D. K. Samy; M. Catchatoor, D. Paranjoti, H. G. Stack (Capt.), C. D. Smith and A.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 120 16 j A STEINWAY GRAND PIAN(£ GIVES TO ANY DRAWING ROOM THAT FINAL 1< A r H QUIET DIGNITY SO ESSENTIAL IN A ROME jj. CAI.f AND INSPECT THESE TO-DAY ■r S' Sole Agents. I S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. j (Incorporated m Hongkong). •H RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. ■^•^•fr ;^»SfiM #t Fix
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