The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 October 1926

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press W CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1926. NO. 11,9:19.
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  • 337 1 At \he Imperial (onftrence Sir S. Hoart gave a most interesting; statement on Empire air polity showing ho* great an advance has been made Page f». The boycott against foreigners is extending m China and it ma\ be necessary to evacuate all Britishers from Cheng! v owing
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  • 1126 1 Qu icqnit ag hn < t LibeUi .i,.. Local politics are pn tfty dull {net now. thoe doesn't seem to be anybody to ilm m It will be interesting to we what tin directors have to say U the shareholder! of the Singapore robber comgteny about
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 212 1 fflN LOONG BI6M I I ISB TAILORING. 1 Fin>h Guaranteed. lIX f STREET. [Sea View Hotel, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31st. i Tide 7. :>S a.m.— Cinema at 9.30 p.m. A GHOSTLY NIGHT omic— Featuring JIMMY AUBREY. THE SWAN uniedy— Featuring ADOLPHE MENJOU. ial Pinner Tables Can be Booked. "a"a"«*«*B*a*B"a"a"»" ■■■■■■■■■•■■■■•aa L.
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    • 227 1 i fc-j |ti it\ i \v\ ft~i il l Iri V\^i I§ 3 ii i Irl fl \v\ I yOwl it i LI ffc\ L A .1 Ir I ILi I h I >Oi i vl m 1 1 1 v\\ r W 111 'i 1 XI Lid 3 UCcIl
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    • 130 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Municipal tand< rs Page 2. Tra<K- mai k n6l ici iag Read what Phyllosan does Page 1 1. Office m Raffles Chambers i i let Pag I.riri! nctices i> Schafer ;.ti>i ('.>., Ltd.Page 7. The Swift car for excellence and ec tnomy Page 7. Erasmic ?oap pro<luceti a
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    • 15 1 WING LO O N G THE RECOCiMSEI) HOISE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS 32. HKiH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 99 1 THE WEEK. High Water, 6 24 a.m., p.m. High Water, Malacca, IJJO a.m., 3.40 p.m. )utward !!!:iil due. 'Billeted" ai Theatre 3.30 p.m. Su nda y, '.'•< Ist. High Water, T .;-:♦> a.m., •>. W-> High Water, Malacca, i a.m., 4.50 p.m. Monday, Nov. l*L High Water, -.is a.m., 8.4
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 454 2 NOTICES. e bj given that the above Tra le v t jj. pertj O f DITTO INCORPORAT oration organised and existing under i« of the laws of the State of West V the United States of America .o n% tli prineip il pi kc< ess a1 Avenue, the City of
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    • 478 2 PAVILION o From Wednesday, 27th October to Tuesday, 2nd November. at 9.15 p.m. sharp. "INTERNATIONAL NEWS." "BUSTER'S HUNTING PARTY". (Comedy) "The Latest PATHE GAZETTE' 7 Includes the amazfng scenes as thousands fight for places m queue to see the funeral of RUDOLPH VALENTINO. REGINALD DENNY and All Star Cast m
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    • 290 2 A VERY ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME OF METRoi?^ PARAMOUNT PICTURES. From Wednesday, 27th. Oct. <o Monday. i M N AT THE ALHAMBRa (TAN CHEONG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietor*) In the Second Show, commencing 9 p.^ THE EMPIRE~NEWS BULLETIN A particularly interesting number, including SCENES IN THE TO^^^J™ LATK j H| Preceding A
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  • 270 3 SHANGHAI RACING. ADDITIONAL TAXES TO BE LEVIED. An important ordei has been received by the Bureau for ihe Port of Shanghai and Woosung fr >m Mr. (hen Yi-tap, Civil Governor i f Kiangsu, who i.- acting under instructions from .Marshal Sun Chuan-fang. In the course of a letter
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  • 162 3 R UGBY UNION RESULTS. I ondon, Oct 16. The following are the results of principal 'natches p! lyed under Rugby Union rules Somerset 8, Machris 21. Birke ■a I Park IT. Blaekheath >ndon S« .tti.-h 1 1. Cardiff 15. Gloucester 8, Devonport S. United S< vi< s Portsmouth 21. Guys
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  • 40 3 By defeating Madras Gymkhana by the narrow margin of <n< try to nil, Calcutta woi the All-India Rugby Tournament at Nearly 5,000 spectators saw the game. Calcutta defeated Ceylon m the semifinal by 15 point- to eight.
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  • 107 3 London, Oct. 1". Melbourne.- In a return title match Sam i llapham, of Yorkshire, holder of the World's Light-heavy-weight Wrestling Championship, defeated Ted Thye, the American Champion, on points m a ten ten-minute round contest, the referee ordering three extra r unds. Clapham's weight was 12 st.
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  • 165 3 Goals I P w L D V A Pts Ral gers (6) LI 8 1 32 14 17 1 Dundee (10) H <; 2 3 24 13 15 Motherweli (5) 11 6 2 3 24 3 15 St. Mirren M> H 28 *I J! Aberdeen ill) 11
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    • 49 3 M Builds Bonnie Babies 1 difficult} m obtaining Glaxo, «rrite dire.-' to ilu-\\<,lO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD., S ngapore, ui\in. name »t" nearest dealer. wk 3fl i 9^om a^# a^bl J^M3BnVHß«nnr Have held first place for Quality and Value. Phon& 354. bl ngapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m StraiU S«ttl«m«nts)
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    • 258 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD j^ AND CLARK Tel 2790 dAKLUW v^U. "fel. L'7^l r bi i umaj i it il SOLiTTTION N Wailes Dove Bitumastic, Ltd. y way than is possible by the use of lead paints, which are soon saponified by moisture. Its covering capacity is also much greater. Ten
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    • 23 3 i THE NAVY'S CHOICE PLYMOUTH Obtainable Everywhere. MASSAGE HALL. MANICURE AND MASSAGE, GO, Waterloo Street MRS. HARU and MISS HANA. Telephone No. 1467.
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    • 37 3 DYSENTERY j\J\ j DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC to be had of Three Dispensaries m Bat ten -road, and of MISS BROWN. [HE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— MA YNARD'S BUILDLNGS 16, Battery Road. Telephone No. 433.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 37 3 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Programme of Drills up to and for Oct. 31st. Saturday, a.m.— Siglap ramp S.V.F. Ambulance. Sunday, a.m.— Siglap camp S.V.F. Ambulance. 7.45 a.m. Chinese Drill Hall Chinese Company. T.'IO a.m. Farrer Ranee All Units.
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  • 958 4 MOTORISTS WHO BLAME MANUFACTURERS. WHERE FAULTS MAY LIE. by Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.I! G-S. (Author of "By Car to India.") [FREE PRESS SPECIAL Motorists are acquiring something of the reputation for talc telling attributed to golfers and anglers. To a non-motorist much
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  • 24 4 Washington. D.C., has barred the horse from four of its main boulevards. These boulevards formerly were scenes of daily parades of fashionable horse carriages.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 401 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes B ffffc^ff l t*% V\ T(UDE B uw n£o v r T> r Jl Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. j Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca j. l^k. mmw mmmm^. mmtf .^I^B 5 THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. 5
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    • 96 4 /il #1 V 4^\ mat it lorr 1 I j| as been ii -'anih flf V B\^ developed In I 2x lß^ tyre tor Inrn. l^» Hv 4 l^^^l^iff*" **f^- MflL Auk H l A^^^^^^^^^^Kl **k >«^^^ ~LmK Mm ml mm v JBm^M. 9m GOOD#IfEAR (DUNLOP TENNIS BALLS are now
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  • 441 5 A Complete System of Night a Signs. HIGHWAY SAFETY. In their campaign toward the goal of maximum highway safety efficiency, the -Massachusetts road officials have worked j out a complete system of night signs which will be equally serviceable by day. For the signs the I". S. rational
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  • 215 5 HAT DRIVING THE OTHER M WS WILL DO. Among topics that form argumenl en i i i -t rhaps one of the mosl intsr J:v i that which takes place between a tatis I a dissatisfied owner of any pari I make >f car. While hij?hs r
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  • 172 5 Useless at More than s Miles an Hour. The motorist hii at a speed of more than eight mile- an hour is "just lucky" if he is not hurt. Tests made by the underwriters' laboratories m Chicago for companies handling casualty insurance show thai no bumpers can be
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  • 223 5 SUGGESTED iol! HIGHWAYS. j Columbus. Ohio may become the testing field for a system I j ways, flood-lighted from one end of the state to another, thai may eventually l>r adopted throughout tin country. V. (j. Harrison, presideni of the Good Roads Federation E Ohio, has already advanced
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  • 30 5 "Slautoist" is thfi new name adopted m San FVancisco for hit-and-run m torists. San Francisco is conducting an active campaign against drivers whu injure or kill pedestrians and run away.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 269 5 GIEN AND WOMEN WHO 1 ij KNOW PREFER I CHRYSLER) The G. Model Phaeion. Price $3,100. p Men and women who are judges of perfoi i- ance and who appreciate inbuilt quality m motor cars, have unhesitatingly expressed their preference for Chrysler. \l Racedrivers whose culling requires familiarity with supreme
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    • 270 5 F HUMBER 9/20 TOURING 1 P I Built to give every possible convenience to I i driver and passengers alike. jjsr When the choice is wide it is hard to decide, and m car buying it becomes a matter of *P nice appraisement and even hesitating discrimination, but. there is
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  • 1467 6  -  Alfred Bently. THE AUTOMATIC HARE. Electric Hares Create a Coursing Boom m Britain. MOST INTERNATIONAL SPORT? BY (A COOTSing authority and one of the pioneers of the auto-hare.) [FREE PRESS SPECIAL]. Wbafr ci may be the future of electric coura r .ij the sport has come
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  • 1143 6  -  Owen Rutter. OWEN RUTTER ON BORNEO.— No. U- Whimsical Dancing Girls. THE EAGLE SAILS FOR HOME. BY (Author of Sepia, etc.) [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] Soon after the signing ot the trading agreement, Captain Beeckman and Captain Lewis set off m their pinnaces to visit the
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  • 169 6 ASSESSMENT LIST, 1^27. Kotice is berebj p £h< A 1; containii the uinn i i an«l amount of i isment to be levied I pas* buildine- t n < i lands, situated within th- M cipality ot rtl peai lW7 t to the inspection s4 it tbi
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  • 56 6 were- sent thithei airain. ire nii^in not only be t ht> more able to serve the honourable Company, i>ut also that we mijrht pive them a j? <>d Opinion of all Chrfotiatt m penoral. that may have occasions to fo thither." Would that all early voyagen m the Kas- tern
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    • 297 6 j^^k Give Baby Sfond f When breast-feeding tails suh if* 1 «nu»t be found that will give the -> arne (til '*(GS elements as the natural milk. Th a T II Vs., .tituteisMellin'sFood. M.xcd dlr^ 1 if contams c constit wentv of moth V^ !r' milk. It builds bone, brain
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 351 6 IVANHOE— Sir Walter Scott's Classic In Pictorial Form— No. 14. [THE STORY THIS FAR The story is laid m the England of Richard iie Lion Hearied. (iurth. a swineherd, and aniba icutcr «re ■rr—UJ b> party of knights seeking the castle of Cedric, the Saxon. The knights are coldly received,
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  • 932 7 Annual Meeting of Incorporated Society. j BENEFITS OF PROVIDENT FIND, j Tba advantages to be derived from the Provident Fund, the establishment bf which was described as the main achievement of the year, formed the principal topic of the Chairman's (Mr. R. A. Dixj .address at the fourth
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  • 280 7 LONGEST CALENDAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS. There has oeon a noticeable increase m the number of cases set down for hearing by the judges of the Supreme Court during the last few months and yesterday morning, when the dates of cases to be heard during November were fixed, a
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  • 264 7 BENGAI I WHO WOULD NOT LET <i(). A Chinese book-keeper stated m the course of his public examination m the Singap te Bankruptcy Court yesterday morning that he borrowed $240 from a •hetty m 1923 owing to the illness of his svife and mother-, and, although he
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  • 90 7 The Government Health Office sends w turns ended on October 23rd. as follows: Penang Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperature (71.10 (k'ix. F), total evaporation .24.") inch, total rainfall 4.47:j inches. Taiping Hill (3,500 feet), average mean shade temperature 71.89 deg. F.). total evaporation .304 inch,
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  • 216 7 Trustees of the Fund was that the question was being- considered by their legal adviser and it was possible that the enactment would m due course be altered m order to permit the admission of planters resident m all islands and territories m Riouw Archipelago. Election of Officers. The Chairman
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 328 7 pTcTNESS CARDS, 3jXby sEroN. *7 U KUOOD FIRMTURE J bl 11A M,HA! SHADES. S oiBBR MANSON& njNOULSI IVI U>ORE CASKET CO. t NDERTAKERS." r ;i FJ'HONE 75. —-h WHIPPET r^RS FOR HIRE. ri it Reduction m Rates slAll( MOTOR CAR CO. > ad 69 b. Bukit Timah Rd. Sos. 1-0!
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    • 653 7 NOTICES. THE RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. Owing to the opening of the Laboratory of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, the Association's Laboratory on Pataling Estate, Petaling, will be closed on 31st October, 1926. THE RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYA. The Research Laboratory of the Institute, which is situated on Bungsar
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    • 523 7 NOTICE is hereby given that the above TRADK MARK is property „f M«»ssr>. WEILL MONTOR carrying on business at No. 22, Raffles Place, Singapore, and is used by them m respect of Watches, Clocks etc. imported by them and sold It the Colony of the Straits Settlements, Federated and Unfederated
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    • 111 7 In tiie Uettt SCHAFEK AM) COMPANY, MW. SToluntarj i .\tilli E U hereby given tin*! wdll w of the above named Compan] afi •iv '<>' or before Sl«t Jaaiiary, Ift7, U tend tbeii names, addrcsaet and particuL rs of t! p ctaimn against the said Contpani b d rf, the
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  • 58 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. IN MEMORIAM. McDONALD. In loving remembrance of our dear husband and father. Captain Murdoch McDonald, who was killed on Octobei 31st L 925. Death doth hide but not divide, Thou art but or Christ's other >iik\ Thou art with Christ. «nd Christ witn us. m Christ united -tili
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  • 792 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1926. Empire Air Policy and Malaya. U is be hoped that some arrangements have been made by which the full reports of the Imperial Conference will be made available to the Crown Colony governments, so that even though we have had no direct representation
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  • 204 8 Miss Scott has been transferred from Taiping Hospital to Ipoh. A tender i f $49,500 by Chi Ah Kfenig has been accepted for the erection of eight quarters for clerks at Jahudi Road, Penang. Mr. J. S. W. Arthur lias been appointed a member of the Volunteer Force Advisory Committee
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  • 169 8 FURTHER TROUBLE IN CHINA. Outbursts Against Foreigners. EVACI ATION AT I HENGTI PROBABLK. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Oct. 29. A message from Peking states that the situation at Sze.huan continue to become worse. Attempts are being made to intimidate all employees of foreigners. The boycott is now not on,h
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  • 303 8 The retirement of Sii I anc< lot Saad« I son, ief Justice ..r Bengal, ii Mr. A. K. M n re, ol tl P ivuiv. Penal l. has left Bang! The index For volume thi f tin G eminent Gazette for 1926 is publish i the current issue, ff.H. the
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  • 304 8 Mr. < >sl orne Beckett ha- been b Registrar of Ifahomedan Marnau*- ft Malacca, vice Captain A. < Baker, U.A resigned, and nat also been app inted member and to act a> Secretarj ftnd Trea* surer of the Mahomedan and Hindu En dowments Board, Malaria, trice Captain A. <". Baker,
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  • 369 8 New Rules Wtp^ POSITION <M M.\i;h TKui The new rules i f th. r,- a Club, were adopt.-.: a meeting of men h< Theatre yesterday i man>hip of Mr. I, 0 Saut ous amendments had Hi K. ftge, w drafting of Urn I year- past it ha.!
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  • 35 8 IV Ed li T■• I Ani.nmiU HUH m Ti I place at the Onad H Mr. NL'!i\U»'!i B I Thi N-hu';. ftto i I Saussiiic wen fl PraMfc pert* H I lon^ ipiiich, bo iH
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 111 8 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" v 1 1 1 1 "The Drink for a Lordly Thirst" CALDBECK, MACGREGOB CO., LTD. I ,iNMVIFSn TIIK KINC OF SIAM '1 ij High Class Jewellery FRESH STOCKS OF VARIOUS DESIGNS -I of the latest > European Productions at I; B. P. De SILVA The
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    • 36 8 -_y<^ FOB ALL j^^*^ V KRM IN ISE AUejiN laW. R. Loxley&Co. H DEARS' U 1 GOLDEN SERIES. I PURPLE TRIANGLE BASS wf< X &Am THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole Agents Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd.
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    • 9 8 j To-day V Featu I j THEAUTOMA I 1
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  • 79 9 MX I HIKC HILI/S HINT. ,;i,U D M VKE AN OFFER. t, r*s >< rvice.] London, Oct. 2H. Bstituency i Eppsig), indicated that Gov- give the miners a that if the miners a pi pos il touching ras and difficulties the Got- nsi t how it it
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  • 43 9 ret Louisiana and t sal i -f I■. ft t1 n from ai fa ng $1 edit f oi (»kl.ih"ma ;> Oct. _N. th( airmail I t q Relief i rttee app thholding A O,OOC bates ah »n i markei "until
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  • 41 9 oJ :•> Fascist rem rated all over I'a iring that tli Fask granit< i Rej a hi (r titutiona] ref ima and forces f 1 are Public works 1 oui'th larg< m f grain bad n i has effe I
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  • 42 9 Servi napany has is-ued a i g Mr. P ige assertion pai ea are L*edin<r the r that the differa gallon charged I y n are with C m- epreseni Hks foreign firnts which the f do nut pay.
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  • 32 9 Vv\ York, Oct. 29. -•:>.'; r^ Un Leither I n Illinois The the late Levi to refund approxiintact The <" ,urt sopS r -Ik.- contention that including the late Lady
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  • 28 9 I burg-America line has the boards nf directors. two c tmpanies the command 819,000 pn war position hipping. The Hamburgr I M capita] by fifty-
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  • 16 9 n announces thai Charles I action was taken to la sale of
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  • 308 9 THE IMPROVED POSITION. IMPERIAL PREMIERS PLEASED. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 28. Reuter learns from an unimpeachable source that the stories of decisions having been reached m the committee of Premiers on Imperial relations, or that the Premiers ijave signified their approval of the Locarno Treaty are entirely premature
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  • 110 9 [Heater's Service.] London, Oct. 29. The Eastern Telegraph Company have entered m: an agreement with Marconi's Dstruet an ap-to-date wireless .-ration m Greece m conformity with the receni concession granted by the Greek Government and granted to the Eastern Telegraph i ompany f< r a
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  • 47 9 n led the President limit the coming :< four and a halt' million tons. They suggest that a world conference be ked i pre\ ni over-produQtion. A sugarn ill engineer estimates that the recent hurricane will cause a reduction m the protuction of 200.000 tons.
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  • 49 9 (Renter's Far- Eastern Service Shanghai Oct. 28. A Tokyo cable says thai the Tenyo Maru which sailed to America this afterno< n carrying four million yen m gold, grounded three miles from Yokohama. There is no damage and .it is h< ped to refloal her tomorrow.
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  • 33 9 Angora, Oct. 2!*. M Daeschner, the French Ambassador, has handed his credentials to the President, Mu-'apha Kemal. Both made speeches advocating the tightening of the relations of France and Turkey.
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  • 41 9 Renter's Service.] Shanghai, Oct. 29. The china Press learns from Taian-fu, Shantung, thai a roving band of outlaws has captured Bishop T. A. Scott of the Society f r the Propagation of the Gospel md >■' China Inland Mission.
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  • 34 9 [Reutor's Service.] The Second Chamber has passed bills providing for a 20 per cent, redaction m income tax from January Ist. and also a reduction m death and donation duties,
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  • 26 9 [Kenter*S Service.] Chicago, Oct. 29. Major-Genera] George Bell who ended the insurrection m Samar and the Philippines and served m the great war died to-day.
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  • 430 9 SIR S. HOARE'S HOPES. AIRSHIPS READY NEXT YEAR. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 28. Imperial air communications from a civil viewpoint were the subject of an important speech by Sir Samuel Hoare at the Imperial Conference. He urged that a sustained and united effoit was necessary to meet
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  • 193 9 IMPERIAL FAMILIES ARE TO BE TAXED. i By courtesy of Nany NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Oct. 28. A decree to impose taxes on the princes of the lil' od is expected ti> be issued shortly. The decree is understood to be •nforced from next year. Itoh Committee Completes its
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  • 53 9 The following artistes have kindly consented to perform at the concert to be transmitted by the Amateur Wireless Society to-morrow, (Sunday), at 9.15 p.m: Mrs. 11. I). Mundell, .Mrs. D. (i. McLeod, Mr. E. A. Brown, Mr. Litter. Mr. Speelman, Mr. Gordon Osborne. Listeners m may tx assured
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  • 28 9 Lady Guillemard will be present at tonight's preformance of "Billetted" by the Seremban Players at Victoria Theatre. The performance will be for one night only.
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  • 68 9 One of the outstanding features of the International Confertywe of Christian Missions In Africa held at LeZoute.waSLa speech made on Sept. IS by Sir Frederick Lugard, a forme; Governor of Hongkong:. The aim, he .said, was not to substitute a European mind for an African mind, but to help to
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  • 845 9 Able Government Officer's Retirement. PRESENTATION OF ADDRESS. The retirement of Mr. D. Beatty from the position of Secretary for Chinese Affairs is to occur contemporaneously with that of Mr. Ho Siak Kuan, M.8.E., Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs. Mr. Siak Kuan has been m the Government
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  • 38 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Oct. 29. In the District Court yesterday, Hamiri bin Jassin, a Malay postman, who was charged with theft of six letters on Sept. 23rd., was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 224 9 :i Acceptable X'mas New Year f |i Gifts for Friends at Home. d£^ THE VERY BEST Imm MANILA cigars. I ;j wKm Jean Valjean "El Oriente M ;i j: PERFECT OS I PER HOX o! :> PRICE NETT. J PER BOX 0F 50 I>KI(K si !-■>« nett. i B^H REIN
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    • 745 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. ADRASTUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port R HEX K NOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam,
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    • 578 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONGKONG. )ue Spore. s.s. CITY OF CAIRO In Port HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Nov. s.s. CITY OF PEKIN
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    • 497 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE* (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES 0 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTA AL STEAM NAVIGATION to LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governm. m OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMK\V\k!^ For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London Due »^v* Tonnage.
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  • 463 11 MAN'S FEAT IN 3 MINS. 50 SECS. Down Billingsgate way recently they were discussing: the feat achieved by a young fish salesman, Len Starke, who, for a wager, ran 60 yards from his place of business m Lower Thames-street, to the top
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  • 171 11 FIVE DEATHS: JO SERIOUSLY INJURED. Delhi. Oct. 1«. Lahore, Oct. 16th. While the Dasserah Hindu Festival celebrations passed off without a hitch, an unhappy incident occurred dus evening when, as the result of an explosion of a fireworks bomb, commonly known as a gola bomb, two
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  • 174 11 It anything comes of a suggestion made at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society Mr. Arnold Bennett will have to revise his little hook on "How to Live on Twenty-four Hours a Day." Mr. Dv Pont. a member of a well-known firm of chemical manufacturers,
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  • 15 11 H. R. H. Prince Rangsit of Siam and family arrived m Europe m mail week.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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    • 89 11 I Iff lm( C^' r ct trusi trrrUng ■jjff-rBB Jo me xoitk hair or W;\\ with a fine brush I could scarcely be disWM I placed by a pencil MM I less beautiful, well- mji'ij balanced, easy-writ M.; 1 M ing and mechanically ■Mi Ml sharp. Tht modern \A\\m Chinese
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    • 72 11 jj Ladies' Embroidered j jj Pyjamas Morning Coats jj J New display for the Sale Enchanting contrasts > of trousers and coat Embroidered fine quality .r crepe de chine all at absurdly low prices. 5» I KARAMCHAND'S PARAMOUNT CLEARANCE SALE I 86, North Bridge Road, jj ARE DESIRED. THE EASTERN
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    • 423 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) ar;d the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabin? tie Luxe, single
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    • 319 12 GERMAN AUSTRALIAN LINE. (Incorporated m Germany). HOLLAND AND HAMBURG s.s. DUISBURG Nov. 10 s.s. UARDA Dec. 13 For space apply: N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING CO. (Incorporated m Batavia). Nos. 135 and 136, Cec'l Street. Telephone No. 1453. I AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Excellent teak household furniture, Moutrie Piano
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    • 404 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRLbb CO., INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) f?icKETs|^yioHEL§l Passages booked by all steamship line* Independent and Conducted 1<o;: Travellers* Cheques. L*tt«r« iif Remittances by Draft and Cable Transfer. Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and Accident Insurance effected. Booking Office for F.M.S. KLYS., ROYAL STATE R! VS. OF SI AM and
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    • 193 12 CHRISTMAS I PRESENTS For FRIENDS AT HoJ The followii HOME DITY hKT MANILA CIGARS LA PERI A I I )RIFN N. V. V Rettu (:<■. d High Life- :r -i Londree PrinccßMi rTiiwilai I n 1 ebei L A IXSI U nY uqu Orange Pekoe Tea y a 20 11
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 669 12 SHIPPING NOTES. H.M.S. Castor (3750 tons) arrived from Colombo yesterday en route to Hongkong. She left the same day. The M.M. outward mail steamer Pfeul Lecat is due here from France on Sunday, at 10 a.m. and will leave next morning at 9 a.m. for Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan.
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    • 720 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 22nd SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion Choral and Sermon. Service. Lloyd iluP- Hymn> 202, 204, 318, 373. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 1 p.m. The Catechism; 5.30 n.m. Evensong and Sermon. Bymm Ho. 222 428, 437, ol'J, K.H. ST.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 589 13 O. S. K. Line. finations. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. R tterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, v v.a Colombo. Aden, Port IVrt Said. Amur Maru Nov. 12 Nov. 13 v Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Delagoa Bay and Durban- t Canada Maru Nov. 16 Nov 17 Ogi Bay, Cape Town, Rio, M r.tevidto and B. Aires. fLa
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    • 458 13 TRAVEL^ COMFORT Aboard ,L »Ul^ "PRESIDENT HH| LINERS '^^^Sr 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
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    • 620 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM) BALTIMORE (via Suez). s.s. BELFAST MARU due Nov 20 m.s. SILVERFIR due Dec' 5 s.s. BORDEAUX MARU due Dec' 12 m.s. SILVERELM due Dec 26 m.s. SILVERAY
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  • 399 14 DR. JEKYLL MR. HYDE AGAIN. ARMISTICE DAY AT KUALA LUMPUR. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have come to stay m British Malaya. The dual nature of man. so strikingly exemplified m His Excellency the Governor's handling of Deepavali day as Governor m Singapore and as Pli.uh Commissioner m Kuala Lumpur,
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  • 384 14 SPE( IKS SAID TO BE MILLION YEARS OU>. Whai are believed to form the last great find of zoologists are -two Varanus Komoloensis, or Giant Monitors, which were captured alive and brought from the Dutch Easl Indies to the Bronx Zoo (New York). They are two
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  • 150 14 Speculation is general as to the number <>f people who will avail themselves of the air-route to India. Many no doubt will be tempted by the novelty, though whether these will care to repeat the experience is another question. Considerations of expense should not prove deterrent. With £12 for the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 137 14 $?4l^ Airships w 1 huff I find \r tirxhip service from England may soon be J y—^ an accomplished fact, but thanks to the Marcovitch acuum tin, BLACK WHITE Cigar- '^fAsSfysJ^Z \iX^^~ f r ltltN <l||!<| "«>' reach you m a better condition "^V* l^ J w" 1 I '~x/^P
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    • 343 14 ]$c sure that the '4|||§J IHP H^H mI jfC'^K *t kUI UUI m yV/Ul V*»*-« JK^^mM^^ r..*JOr It pays m many ways to discriminate m aJtB l 1 1 For your protection and satisfaction be sure /f Lg that the Socony sign is on the pump. f&* STANDARD OIL CO.
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  • 509 15 Disappointing Results. CHAIRMAN'S HOPES FOR FUTURE. The annual genera] meeting of the Kinta Tin ,D.redging Company, Limited, was held yesterday m the Company's registered office, Hongkong Bank Chambers, Mr. J. M. Sime presiding. Others present were Messrs- J. A. Elias. the hon'ble Mr. D. J. Ward, Lee
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  • 63 15 Messrs. Guthrie and ompany, Penang, are m receipt of advice that the Hoard of Directors of Malayan Tinfields Limited recommend payment cf a dividend m respect of financial year just ended of 10 per cent, payable on 25th. proximo; carry forward, subject to audit and usual
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  • 19 15 Bangkok, demand SO Bar Silver London 24 7-16 Bank of England Rate 5 p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54
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  • 199 15 CiambiiT 10.00 Pepper White 67.00 Pepper Black 13. 10 Flake Tapioca 0.95 Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 25G Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siam tilutin his No. 1 36u
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  • 54 15 October 29th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot ;r tj Standard R.S.S. >|><>t 7p.. 7_» on Tender \Y\. 72 7-_>i.. Jan-Mar. 7.". Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 20% d per Ib. New York Spot Sheet Ccts
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  • 138 15 Yesterdays Alterations. < !henderiang 1 1 ;Us K. Lumpur Tin (£1) .j:u 4j.^ x Kucha is < >rds -Si 2.26 -Malayan Collieries (10) 39.75 id. 2.. M. and Siamese Pros (k! t tu>:- 95g Mambaus ($1) L.87% L.92 1^ Mengleml.ri <si i SO 65 Pahang Consd. <■"><»
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  • 104 15 (From Our Own Correspondent). Tenant Oct. 29. At the annual meeting of l!am Lintan^Rubber Company. Mr. 1). A. M. Brown presiding, said that the Company within seven years had raised its dividends from "i 1 per cent to 15 per cent and had also been abl to
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  • 80 15 TRADE A ND COMMERCE. THE EXCHANGES [British Radio Official Sen ia Ku»h>. Oct. £6. Ajnsterdam 12.12, BerUn 80.40, Boutbaj Is. 7 ,5(i., BruMels oi. v "> Buenoi Am- IS 27-32, Copenhagen I&2S, Geneva 25.14, EfelfiingforG L 92%, Honfl^cong Ls. ii'--; Usbon 2 L 7-32, Madrid 52.C8%, .Milan LlOl4, New Fork
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  • 187 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT Singapore, Oct. t§, Hui)l)er. Local 7 I 'I in.— London £300. LocaJ i' 1 bom RuMx-r.-.. Sbares quiet. Sungei rukangi offer at 1.50 buyers bidding 1.42hk. Glem alys are cfuoted 2.90 Ifentakabs bav< buyers at 65 and Kuala Sidtms at 3.65 eX. Malaha Pindas are mi
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  • 121 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S. REPORT Singapore. Oct. 2W. London. Rubber Is 9%d. I. oral 7. London. Tin £300. Down Loco 152^4 foi 7." tons. Mining. Kinta Dredging UZ7% tSISk Ifantbaus I.imi Lid. Kfoj Etoote L.05 1.16 v ths 95 It; 1 Taipings 2.05 2,10, Talara j 5! L.60, Nawng Pets \>T--_
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  • 163 15 Singapore. (>c;. 2H. The Restriction legislation has not quite had a stimulating; effect on the Market, te following tiu announcement of cent, cut for a period of nine months Kovembt i Let 1926 mless pi Ieee averaj ovei 2s per Ib. for any quarter, and great ci cut
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  • 213 15 London, Sept. 2a The failure of the attempted settlement of the coal strike depressed mark.-i--round, and Bears *4to bad covered their ><■" inurements Hi anticipation of a settlement resold theii purchases, Dapper. Bemainc -t:. cheap eontmodits of the Metal Market. Tin.- Prices n wed sharp!) wiwh mi
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 304 15 t> Over $7,000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. I (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) BAD OFFICE :-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. Companj has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 841 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y80,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya. Esq DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami. Esq Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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    • 97 15 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chonjr Siong, Ksq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leone. Esq. Wong Yonp- Kai. Esq. Loke Van Kit Esq Lee Pie Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq-Lee Chin Tian, Esq. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thonpr. The Company is
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    • 70 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., CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. duction, and an upward movement would not be surprising. Options. 17s 6d. i? bid for
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  • 2389 16 The Electric Supplies. MONEY WELL SPENT. Mr. R. J. Fairer, President, presided over the usual monthly meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners, held yesterday. Other members present were: Messrs. W. Dnnman, H. Elphick, O.P. Griffith-Jones, A. K. Baddeley. H. Woskel, A. Brown, S. Q. Wong, Lira Chim Tuan,
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  • 165 16 RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT FOR EUROPEAN. Rangoon, Oct. 10. E. M. Anson, a European, who was arrested on August 13, on a charge of embezzling Government money, r as convicted by the Western Sub-Divisi nal Magistrate and sentenced to five months' rigorous imprisonment. I lie accused was temporarily employed
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  • 99 16 rhe mortality returns for the week end™g October 23rd. show a total of 236 deaths the Municipal area giving a mortality rate oi 30.05 compared with 31.84 the preceding week, and 33.98 m the corresponding week of last yea.-. One Ruropeau death was registered, one Eurasian, l-i Chinese 24 Malays,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 61 16 TO-DAY'S PRACTICE MATCH. The teams for this afternoon's rugby practice Match at the Stadium are: will be as follows: Colours. S. E. King; Goldman, Robert sen, McHutchin, Webster; Pecker, W)ainwright; Leonard, Peet, Reed. Yignok-s. Watkins, Penrice, Clements and Smith. Whites.— Smith; Storr, Poison, Dudgeon, Dewdney; Green, Scoular; Lieut. Lind.
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  • 232 16 TO-DAY'S MATCHES. To-day's matches m the English uCd Scottish Leagues are as follow: Division I Birmingham vs. Aifton Villa; Blackburn vs. Liverpool; Bury vs. Cardiff; Everton vs. Arsenal; Huddersfield fs. Leeds; Leicester vs. Sheffield I.. The Wednesday I vs. Derby; Sunderland v&. Newcastle; Tot- u-nhani vs. Boltdh; West
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  • 57 16 The following will represent the V.M.< .A. versus S.C.R.C. at cricket -daj on the iatter's ground commencing at 2.15 p.m.: 11. Stack i captain I, R. Lyne, E. G. Wh. at ley, M. Ignatius, 11. <ii v a, B. K. Shah. G. V. Neubronner, 1. H ahing, B. de
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  • 55 16 To-morrov (Sunday) the second race foi the Milnei Challenge Cup will kx sailed foi over tin- usual club course. Handicaps:— .lean and Kathleen scratch, Ella Dorothj 1.8, Polly ~.1. June 6.0, Gertrude 9.5, El a and J< y 10.8, Mai parei 1 1-0, B ttj 12.0
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  • 89 16 Documents Removed from Office Safe. Ivanmxm. >ri 1 .t. 'I'm Magistrate discharged Mr. R. Alexander, f. rmerly Manager of the Rangoon "Daily Mews," m the case m which Mr. M. •\u/.am. M.L.C., proprietoi of the paper prosecuted the accused for theft for removing certain documents from
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  • 134 16 Paftna, Oct. 6. Sir John Bucknill, Puisne Judge of Patna High Court, died here las* night. He had visited Bankipore Club and was taken seriously ill after his return home short 1> after ten o'clock. He expired a< l [.40 p.m. > v; i> John
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  • 108 16 The Netherlands Bank will open a I ranch m Djeddah In the r,, U rse of November foi the benefit of pilgrims to Mecca. The Rev. W. H. Hewitt, Warden of St Stephen's College for the last eleven years and connected with the college for fifteen years, left Hongkong by
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 193 16 5 A TRIUMPH IN SOUND REPHOniTTION HAS n ■I BEEN ACHIEVED BY "His Master's Voice" COME IX AND HEAR THE NEH 1101 We will be pleased to prove t hi> to you at ar\ m U" ji S. MOUTRIE AND CO.. LTD I •J (Incorponted Hongkong J KAIFKKS PLACB, MNCAPOftE
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