The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 November 1926

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press Id CENISt SINGAPORE, SA,SATURD AY, NOVEMBER 6, 1926. NO. 11,945.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    304 1 Farther news of the troubles m China is contained m Reuter's Far Eastern Service cables published on page 9. The Singapore Municipal Estimates for 1927 were considered at a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday afternoon Page Ift. It is unofficially stated that a vital change
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1310 1 Qaicquid aguni kamiaeA wotri mi farrag* Libtlli .luv. As a present to his wife. Sir Alan ol>ham took home from Malaya a lizard skin The Topicist understands tliat what he really wanted was either a pure Malayan mosquito or a sledang, hut as be was unable
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      222 1 wI N G LOONG m HIGB H.ASS TAILORING. Finish Guaranteed. HKH STREET. Raffles Hotel hum- No 2920. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. -m*+m RATIK (iRILL \il (irill Room orders are Riven the personal supervision of the Management. nov. nth. Tfi kh/^ut 1 nov 20th 1 Vr"llI\jO 1 After the Races Uwstoec c
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      141 1 aammammmmmaammmmmmaammmmmaammmmWaaaamaiam wmmaammmaaaa a^ aaaammm***** Architecture One of the greatest and most enduring forms of Handcraft finds its expression m ancient architecture. But the same spirit which impelled the attainment of perfection m these now ruined Arches and Temples, to-day produces an equal masterpiece of Handcraft m VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made by
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      100 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Municipal tenders Page 7. Hupmobile cars ran smoothly Page •">. Barclay's Lager bee* ai Caldbeek*a— H Page 8. Eveready Flashlight torches at Mulier and Phipps Page 4. Goodyear lorry tyres have been constantly developed Page 4. Lectures on the working of Chrysler cars at Borneo Motors Page 5.
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      81 1 THE WEEK. Hijrh Water. Malacca. 7.-0 a.m.. 7.40 p.m. High Water." 11.1 a.m., lCt9 p.m. High Water. Malacca. 8.10 :..m., s.lO p.m. High Water, Malacca. 8.40 ;..m.. ".40 p.m. Siamese Consul-General's Reception. Tuesday, 9th. High Water. 0.20 am.. 1 1 ..">•") a.m. High Water, Malacca. 9.10 a.m.. 9.20 p.m. Wednes4ay.
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    WHITE RAJAH'S NIECE TO WED.
    145 2 Tne engagement was announced recently oi .Miss Jean Margaret Brooke, eldest daughter ol Captain Bertram Brooke, ti..' Tuan Bfiudah of Sarawak, and niece of the Rajah H Sarawak, H.H. Charles Vvner Bfrooke, t, Lieut. T. K. Halsey, elder son of Mr, and Mrs, Walter Halrey,
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    INDIAN PROVINCIAL WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
    120 2 Viscountess <;<>>chen's Cpening Speech. Viscountess Goschen opened this morning m the Senate House the Provincial Constituent Conference of the All-India Conference of Women to be held at Poona m January next. Lady Goschen m her opening speech said a erreat deal of the destiny of this
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      32 2 Madam LEO (Proprietress of LEO FROM PARIS) IS ARRIVING AT SINGAPORE ON November 10th. by the CHANTILLY bringing with her A WONDERFUL SELECTION OF French Gowns, Hats, Curios, etc. Suitable for CHRISTMAS
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      379 2 PAVILION TO-NIGHT JOHN BARRYMORE IN "THE SEA BEAST" An Epic that will live for ever JOHN BARRYMORE'S BEST Supported by The Latest PATHE GAZETTE. In the First Show at 7.30 pan. THE FATAL MISTAKE (William Fairbanks). "THE BARNYARD" with LARRY SEMON. Admission Prices: Upstairs $2.50, Downstairs $2, $1.25, 75 cts.,
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      316 2 A SPLENDID COLOURED PICTURE AT THE^^ ALHAMBRA I From Tuesday, 2nd. to Monday, Bth. November In the Second Show at 9 p.m A WILLIAM FOX SPECIAL. From an Original Story by HOWARD HAWKS who also d > production ir I FIG LEAVES A story of the trials and mishaps of
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    THE COUPONS POLICY.
    492 3 1 A KUALA LUMPUR VIEW. deferring to the new coupon regulations fhe Malay Mail says: We commend, as of particular interest, the very lucid exposition of the practical significance of the new regulation? as outlined to one of our representatives by Mr. Egmont Hake, the Manager of
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    INJURIES DURING INDIAN COMMUNAL FRACAS.
    190 3 Municipal Chairman Claims Ks. 25,000 Allahabad. Oct. 20. The District Magistrate of Allahabad took up tc-day th< hearing of the application if Mr. Kamta Prasad Kakker, chairman, Municipal Board of Allahabad, who is claiming Rs. 25,000 compensation under section 15-A of the P lice Att
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    KRIAN "CROCS."
    212 3 Bather's Battle tor Life. I At about 8 o'clock on the evening of October 28 an elderly Chinese labourer went to one of the inlets on the Krian River. alv ut a quarter of a mile from the township nf Parit Buntar, to have a hath. Suddenly the
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      138 3 I f> LAXO builds firm flesh, I ple J lty of stron S bone^ jj) > V^A an a sound constitution. yk >* It contains nothing what- <\ >* ever to harm baby or cause him pain. That is why if Baby is fed m ft on Glaxo he will
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      403 3 WILKIN SOH HEY WOOD A AND CLARK jk i rim UIS Am lvjlUilj w All m mtW Jta BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. Tel. 2790. BARLOW CO. Tel. 2791 V.V.V. V.V. V.V.V.V.V. V.V.V.V.V. .V.V.V.. IJ. W. [ps|llol Co., Ltd. j J^~^7 ilmaammmlf g 4 Gylinder Marine Motor, IO X.p. •I INCLUDING:— Reverse
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      192 3 DRY ECZEMA ON HANDSJN.RASH Not Able to do Housework. Up j Dayar.dNight.CuticuraH.airl, j My trouble started with itching and turning and then dry KM a broke out on my hands m a ru h My hands were m a terrible stab i and I was not able to do my
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    GENERAL MOTORS' EXPERTS.
    371 4 TO STUDY LOCAL MARKET CAREFULLY. The arrival m Singapore recently from New York via Hongkong, of a group of specialists who represent General Motors builders of the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Vauxhall cars, the G. M. G. Truck, and many other products allied to
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    THE NEED FOR ABOLISHING ROAD TOLLS.
    259 4 THE NEED FOR ABOLISHING ROAD TOLLS. The freeing of the highways and the virtual universality of the rem. val of tolls have created m the minds of the present generation the idea 'hat the exaction of a toll is an imposition, and. m the case of a section cf a
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    CAR SPRING WAVE LENGTHS.
    167 4 After a short run last week m an experimental car. says "Focus" m The Light Car and Cyclecar, 1 was chatting with the designer about suspension problems, as the car had impressed me as being very well sprung. I may add that we had tested the
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    THE BEST YET.
    51 4 "Contact" gives m The Motor this amusing extract from an owner-driver's lei ter:— With regard to the new carbon brush which you recently fitted to my magneto, this could not have been a good one. I took it out yesterday, and found all the bristles have disappeared
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      204 4 I High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes W l^r^^fT mW^ yV rR«C£ «M« WO. U. 8 PAT. OFF. f i\ Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca < i^HI fl^k \m AA* WW mm* mm i £*^^^mm u m^r m m J
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      84 4 n "m ZaJ\JLi A\ j Good> ear /mX^^TjL mB nft stanth developed mfmw w M its presen t d :J x m I X f erred pneumatic GOOBJffTBAR WaWiSViViV. v.v.v.v.v.v.v. \v. MNiMAAfIMAft v.v.v.w.sv.w Ibunh>p! (TENNIS BALLS! > are now established as the best ball STITCHED $10.50 j STITCHLESS $9.00 j
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    WHERE BRITAIN LEADS.
    902 5 MAKING THE MOST OF THE MOTOR-BUS. IMPROVING TRUNK SERVICES. by Major F- A. C. Forbes-Leith. F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India" -etc). IFREE, PRESS SPECIAL.] America has become used to the boast that m most matters of enterprise she is leading the world. Most unfortunately, to
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    31 5 P under £1,000 per annum and we have no doubt, says Motor Cycling, that when the m manufacturers' case is put to the ChanJ cellor it will receive the sympathetic treat-
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    A MOTORCYCLE TAXATION POINT.
    302 5 The wisdom of a suggestion originally j made by Motor Cycling has appealed to the motorcycle manufacturers. It was that the present weight limit of *****). to which the 80s. lightweight tax applies is too low, and that it should be raised to 2 cwt. In
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      345 5 CHRYSLER ANNOUNCEMENT R CADY, EXPERT REPRESENTATIVE OF ME SSRS THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION, WILL GIVE SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION LECTURES WITH A CHRYSLER 6 CYLINDER SECTIONAL CHASSIS AT PREMISES AT 9 P.M. ON THE FOLLOWING EVENINGS. %§gb\ THURSDAY 18 November. t^p^ FRIDAY 19 *wJ>X TUESDAY 23 W^P^l WEDNESDAY 24 m; 1:N THE WORKING
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      348 5 HUMBER 9/20 TOURING I Built to give every possible convenience to 1 I driver and passengers alike. i When the choice is wide it is hard to decide, and m car buying it becomes a matter of nice appraisement and even hesitating discrimination, but. there is cne car that, once
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    SOCCER.
    326 6 Concise Guide to the Game AND HINTS FOR REFEREES. [Specially Written for Free Press.] Pew tht benefit of our overseas readers resident m Siam, Nyasaland. Nova Zemblia, and the Thanet Archipelago, where the game of Soccer is unknown, we publish herewith a short, Concise Guide to the Game, m
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    WANTED—A MONUMENT.
    1064 6 WANTED— A MONUMENT. rThe Pioneering Days. HISTOm <>X A GREAT INDUSTRY. Of] cent months, those with eye.- to see ai i* gift of gratitude for benefits confi •!'.>■. surely have noticed, as they al ing Bukit Timah Road to the Causewaj thi Gateway to that wonderful physical w that man
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    CURSED BY GOOD FORTUNE.
    1332 6 Wealth Which Brought Ruin. RICHES THAT MOCK. j (By K. B. Hayden— Special). "This has all come about through our having too much money. It has destroyed our home and ruined our lives." In these or similar poignant words, confessions are sometimes read m the Law
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    "NOTHING LIKE LEATHER."
    106 6 Being, like the tramcar itself, distinctly i full, ihe newly arrived passenger was grate- fui. and said s<». to the fellow-passenger who pushed a strap ali ng the rod and helped him to grasp it. Swinging from this support with both hands ho was fairly I happy
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    IVANHOE—Sir Walter Scott's Classic In Pictorial Form—No. 16. .
    148 6 IVANHOE— Sir Walter Scott's Classic In Pictorial Form— No. 16. rTHL STORY THIS FAR— The story is laid m the England of Richard the Lion-Hearted, (iurth, a swineherd, and Wamha a jester are accosted by a party of knijjhts seeking the castle of t edrit, the Saxon. The knights are
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      438 6 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. i The Exchange Banks will be dosed on Thursday, 11th November, Saturday. 13th November, and Monday, loth Xovembt i. being Public Holidays. 5-11 ILMI J§ TUNC CHOY X*% THE VVELI -KNOWN AND £Mo> RELABLE TAILOR AND gf%|h?L OUTFITTER. \^S&' X\-w *****, ment of English njjw" FINTEX Worsted
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      288 6 tenderT^ STRAITS SETTLEM^N VOLINTKKH j* SINGAPORE VOl Tenders will **< n p tc the 12th Novemb r, rvtary's Otßce, S i mm of cont i id g Shirts and Khak; Drill I snics, Trouaei t, v> I i special putti baer Corps, foi an>r from 1-t J snui Porms of
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      90 6 jH^^wws^S?S_^ sg^issir%-^ffiM _S_a_wS_a___? S BB^™™ *^^'s-asrsra'ss? 1 WAR rtOßs€ KSwSXro! fJS- K3?_l£ SAID PR NCE JOHN ,T ,S No YOUR Duty Kfo ?2e FA R *n C v L L^sl _JL°° LD TH,S WAS WHEB£ HC «MAINEO STAT,ONARY FOR MORE T 'AN A E-A3 HCFW_r, $2 ™^£E TO J^ THE
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    THE ASSIZES.
    409 7 MALAY'S UNEXPLAINED ATTACK ON WIFE. A Malay boatman living at Pulau Tekong who for no apparent reason assaulted his wife with an axe and inflicted two severe wounds on her head and neck, either one of which might have caused her death, was charged at the Assizes yesterday
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    SEVEN YEARS AND CAT FOR ARMED ROBBER.
    154 7 The Court was occupied during the afternoon m the trial of a Chinese n charges of robbery while armed with a knife. The accused was arrested m Thonip>on-road on September 7th. just after he had held up a Chinese and robbed him of
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    DEFAMATION CASE.
    239 7 When the case m which Mr. Christopher Draper charged Mr. H. E. Wootton, Manager of the Union Jack Club, with defamation of character, came up for judgment m the District Court yesterday morning, Mr. David. District Judge, was not present owing to indisposition. His decision was read by
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    31 7 A detachment af police, divided into three platoons, did a route march through the principal streets of Ipoh. Mr. McNamara, Assistant Commissioner of Police, and Chief Inspector Ryder accompanied the men.
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    39 7 have already been two or three games between Malacca and Service XV's. and m the most recent of them the Duke's beat the civilian side by 8 points to nil. On Tuesday Headquarters <B) play the Rest of the
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    220 7 HOME FOOTBALL. The programme of matches m the English and Scottish Leagues to-day is as follows: Division I: Arsenal vs. Blackburn; Aston Villa vs. Tottenham; Bolton vs. West Ham; Bursley vs. Bury; Cardiff vs. Birmingham; Derby vs. Leicester; Leeds vs. Sunderland; Liverpool vs. Huddersfield; Manchester U. vs. The
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    RUGBY.
    83 7 The S. R. C. rugger enthusiasts are having more or less regular practices the?e days. In their match against the Services on the Padang yesterday afternoon they shewed some improvement, but their weakness m handling and effective tackling was very obvious. The Services *rot possession every time from the
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    R.S.Y.C.
    72 7 On Sunday, ths linal race for the Milner Challenge Cup will be sailed for. Course to be same as for the last two Sundays, but may be altered >n >he morning of the race should the Sailing Committee consider this advisable. Handicaps are a< follows: Ella Dorothy scratch, .lean
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    TANGLIN CLUB BOWLS.
    56 7 Handicap Doubles. Davies and Layton plus -l vs. Dyne and Margoliotith srr. Riches and Poyser plus 4 vs. Donaldson and Wild scr. C\iokson and McKerrow plus 5 vs. Houghton and Bennett scr. Hickey and Griffith-Jones scr. vs. Millard Watts and Lee plus 1. Wild and Harrington pius
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    TIES FOR TUESDAY.
    46 7 Handicap Doubles. Godwin and Dun man scr. vs. Pierrepont and Dyne plus 1. Nicoll and Hill scr. vs. Ehk'r and Milligan -plus 2. Handicap Single. Houghton vs. John Donaldson plus 3. Wild scr. vs. Coo&son plus 2. Harrington plus 2 vs. Poyser scr.
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    TIES FOR WEDNESDAY.
    50 7 Dr. Chill and Winter vs. Dunnian and Millard Watts. Handicap Single. l.ayton scr. vs. McKerrow plus 6. Riches plus 2 vs. Pierrepont scr. Cantrell scr. vs. Davies plus 1. Dyne plus 2 vs. Godwin scr. In the event of rain, Monday's ties will be played on Thursday.
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    GARRISON SPORTS.
    131 7 HOCKEY PLAYER SUSI»ENDED. For wilfully usinj>- his stick m a very dangerous manner a player m one of the Duke's hockey teams has been suspended by the Battalion Hockey Committee from taking part m any game of hockey m tht Battalion for three months. Headquarters (A) and Headquarters
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      304 7 N ESS CARDS. iMBW MANSIONS > mmwMWWWWWWWM S* **m M^^^^ m.^mmm*** mwW^^^^ j ~pT\iA.RBLE OR GRANITE CASKET CO. !„;,Sl-MKXTAL MASONS.' TFiEPHONE 75. WHIPPET FOR HIRE. ;rea t Reduction m Rates THE H\TK MOTOR CAR CO. 1 k harj Uosd 69-b. Bukit Timah Rd. Tel. Saa. ISOI and 109. r OR
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      590 7 NOTICES. JOHORE GOVERNMENT. PUBUC WORKS DEPARTMENT. KKSANG BRIDGE. Notice fa hereby jjiven that the bridge over the Kesang Uver, Johore Malacca boundary at lhe i>K mile Muar Malacca Road is m process of recunstruction, and that until further notice traffic shall cross the river by the temporary bridge. No load
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      629 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPiLITY OF SINGAPORE RECONSTRUCTION- OF STAMFOKI) CANAL- SECTION NO. 2. Tenders are invited for the reconstruction of 270 lineal feet of Stamford Canal. Drawings may be inspected and specification and forms of tender obtained at the Municipal Engineer's Office. Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to noon
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      295 7 |311 fWhcnl appetite fails I remember I ENO'S -FRUIT SALT- I It your system is not I clearing itself ot im- X purines, appetite tails. X To aid the proper 'I functioning of the tl human system, to I purity the blood, and 1 to restore m the con- jl
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    21 8 TKXXKXT. On November sth at Xu. 50 L Chatsworth-rd., to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tennent, a son. 1 1
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1926. A Penang Misapprehension.
    416 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1926. A Penang Misapprehension. The Pinang Gazette, commenting on the Opium Revenue Reserve Fund debate, pays a high tribute to the Unofficial members tor their opposi- tion but makes a very curious mistake m so doing. The Gazette takes the Colonial Secretary's suggestion that
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    The Bindings Harbour.
    375 8 I The question of Lumut is cropping lup again m connection with an allegied intention to extend railway com- j munieation to this place. It is stated i that the Railway authorities propose to run a line from Taiping down the coast to Lumut this avoiding any
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    174 8 The Malacca Peranakan Club, Singapore, has been called upon to furnish proof of its existence. Mr. Khoo Sian Ewe has been appointed a member to the Board of Visitor's to the Quarantine Station Pulau Jerejak. The list of jurors for the Settlement of Singapore, which comes into force m January
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    229 8 PENANG WEDDING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, November 5. At St. George's Church t-j-day William Hill Evans, manager of Sungei Bogak Estate, only son of IV' r. William Evans, late Resident Councillor, Penang, was married to Mary Helen, eldest daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Wellby, jf Waybridge. The
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    595 8 Mr. Meadows Frost's appointment as Resident Councillor, Malacca, is gazetted as from Juru ;*th. Sentence of 12 months 1 rigorous impris< nment was yesterday passed by the Diatrict Judge on a Chinese who was convicted oi' bousi breaking and theft night, Mr. sd >irs. G. I Clarice left for H
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    260 8 To the Editor. Sir— There ia s, rumour current m M ard to the disposal w "r on "Poppy -day," that I if you would poblisl 'i? (i|. In llalaxa. v udzed by tha MLa B|^ teal Department al n the uovernor en Its President t-
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    FRANCE AND SIAM.
    20 8 Le Tempt is stud i hiiia. The pa confident relations i and Sian,. whu h t'oulial. They
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    ANOTHER LEVEL CROSSING SMASH.
    32 8 ANOTHER LEVEL CROSSING SMASH. [Bi >■ N, N >erk. v Four were killed a injured OWtef to ti;. I expres- crashing at hipl motor cai which wan line at level < n H nj
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    EX-SERVICE WOMEN AND ARMISTICE NIGHT.
    33 8 EX-SERVICE WOMEN AND ARMISTICE NIGHT. It Ks proposed fe Bet ifce Waaama aA tm Novomher 11 at B p.: aromen, home sei i< < to attend send then I cane oi' Anglo-Slam I potati
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      54 8 __^<<3 FOR ALL I VERMIN USE ss^^> t__ AGENTS: W. R. Loxley Co. g___i--iC-i-___SS_-g-_S-_I-i-S PEARS' 5 I GOLDEN SERIES. i i i i i i i i PIRPLE TRIANGLE BASS lrX A /O.i I -*c______^ THE BREW FOR THE TROPICS Sole V j-ents Adamson, Gilfillan Co.. Ltd. j Mr. and
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      16 8 To-day's Feature u soecEir— Bm i i' All] l mmmmPagi I I ■^^^■"^■"■^m^w^^-^* m m WW
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    NEARLY OVER.
    30 9 M fOIfcHANGIS. sc PERSUADED. aference adjournal a suggestion that there was j. mW. the attitude of the being much more i will be reflected n I -morrow mpolicy.
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    IS IT PLACE?
    42 9 ith lhe Cabinet' al IC Downing! \li» Executive call- j this afternoon i Say. 3, Ll'* p.m. fa n c been defi--11 rine. Secretary. S eel where the of erring with the ing it to the U> a settle-
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    THE TRUTH OF THE POSITION.
    131 9 al dispute arc nglj hopeful j coi :-'-day Mr. Herbert; bat the ati go on foreign was BO hope of mi a a I that other ilsory k-vy and hai fresl Ids babl i al" i gates. IKEE.HENTS I VBLE. ssed theii a has tm
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    THE WORLD'S GREAT DEMOCRACIES.
    88 9 THE WORLD'S GREAT DEMOCRACIES. m London. Nov. 4. L United States are L I have many points jk hrn nf a speech by B ter of Australia, at I United States X London. H tfa earnestly de- entanglements B :h had the same E n -hem and Am--1 misunderstood m
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    THE MINE DESASTER.
    11 9 nee.] bhpeariag, Nov. 5. r 1 were ku!
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    THE BOOKIES' BOYCOTT.
    152 9 FORSAKEN RACING. WINDSOR BEARS THE BRUNT. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 4. At Windsor the bookmakers early posted pickets for the purpose of peacefully persuading visitors net to pay for admission, telling them that they would not be able to bet. Bills were handed round containing the following:
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    TIMOROUS CRIMINALS.
    155 9 [Renter's Service. Bildesheim, Nov. 1. Otto Schlesineer and Willy Weber have! been sentenced to death. The third man, Walter Weber, an accessory before the crime, received two years' imprisonment, i I Renter c; ble from He.- V. dated Sen-. "th.. stated: Arrested. mi n a casual ward, a
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    ROYAL WEDDING AT STOCKHOLM.
    108 9 ROYAL WEDDING AT STOCKHOLM. Renter's Service. Stockholm. Nov. 1. In tht presence of the Kin-,- of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, ancles of the bride, the King of Delirium, and a score of other 1 members of Royalty and 1.200 guests, the civil marriage of PrincSss Astrid oi Sweden j to
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    THE KARIMOEN AGROUND.
    45 9 [Reuter's Service. Port Said, Nov. I. The Dutcß steamer Karimoen, fr ora Amsterdam and Antwerp *o Batavia, grounded on the Canal bank owiug fog. She got off assisted by tug I and is being I tewed to Ismailia. where divers will examine
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    FRENCH FRANCS RISE.
    25 9 London. Nov. I. French francs, which have risen 28 points since Oct. Ist. had another sharp appreciation and closed 144 to the
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    A JUDGE QUTED.
    56 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Xov. ">. Judge George English, of Eastern Illinois, has resigned owing to proceedings against him on charges of manipulation of bankruptcy funds and the usurpation of power and the use of profane language on the Bench. President Coolidge has accepted his resignation and the
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    A QUESTION OF PRIORITY.
    39 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Canton, Nov. 5. It is reported that the Kuomintang have elected Feng Yu-hsing Commander-in-Chief of the nationalist united armies, from which it appears that Chang Kai-shek has yielded priority to Feng.
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    OBITUARY.
    69 9 [Reuter's Service.] Richmond. Virginia, Nov. 5. The death has occurred of John Skelton Williams the well-known financier and economist. He was twice Controller of Currency under President Wilson. Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 5. The death has occurred of Mrs. Frank Butler, better known as Annie Oakley, the champion markswoman and
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    CHINA'S WARS.
    44 9 ANOTHER SOUTHERN SUCCESS. KIUKIANG CAPTURED. m* [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Nov. 5. The Southerners have occupied Kiukiang, Sun Chuan Fang's Kiangsi base. There has been heavy .firing round the concessions. British Naval Forces have been landed. Everything is quiet at present.
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    EMPIRE TRADE AND SHIPPING.
    217 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 4. The Dominion Prime Ministers will depart for Manchester to-morrow, to receive the freedom of the city, but before leaving London they will attend a short meeting of the Imperial Conference to receive several reports which have been prepared hy
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    AMERICA'S COTTON MEASURES.
    93 9 Mr. Meyer, Chairman of Mr. Coolidge's Cotton Relief Committee, m an interview with Reuter said he was confident that cotton-growers would weather the present crisis and the withdrawal of four million bales and the reduction of the 1927 acreage which the Committee had approved, would j tend
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    SMALL RUBBER ESTATES UNAFFECTED.
    61 9 London, Nov. I. The Colonial Office now issues the rubbei .xp its' restriction announcement for Ceylon and Malaya, cabled on the Ist inst. It adds that it is not at present intended to limit similarly the validity of coupons of unimportant estate owners m Malaya. m
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    SPANISH PLOTTERS CAPTURED.
    128 9 Sen. .Maeia the Catalan ex-deputy charged with organising the Perpiquas plot has been arrested m the eastern Pyrenees with seventeen of his "general staff". Madrid, Nov, 5. A ci mmunique says a number of arrests have been made m Spain m connection with the plot across the
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    SOVIET AMBASSADRESS STOPPED.
    30 9 SOVIET AMBASSADRESS STOPPED. Washington, Nov. 5. The United States has refused a passport visa to enable Madam Kollontai, the Soviet Ambassadress, to traverse the United States en route to Mexico.
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    PRISON REVOLT.
    64 9 New York, Nov. 5. In view of the outbreak at the Tombs prison riflemen are guarding the building. Special machine-gun squads are being formed to guard the gaols owing to the frequent attempts made recently to escape. It is officially announced that three prisoners and two warders were
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    89 9 (By courtesy of Nany3 Nichiv Nichi Shimbunsha.) Teheran Legation Estimate Scratched. Tokio, Nov. 4. The Finance Office is stated to have struck out the Foreign Office estimate to establish a legation m Teheran m 1926. Proposed Express Electric Railway Between Tokio and Osaka. A group of prominent business-men,
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    FALL FROM NEW YORK "SKYSCRAPER."
    45 9 London, Oct. 14. A New York message says the Persian ex-Consul General, Topkat Khan, has been instantaneously killed by falling from a seventeenth story window of Yale Club opposite the Grand Central Station. It is believed that he overbalanced himself.
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    A NOTORIOUS MALAY.
    88 9 A Malay, named Syed Ahmat, who was i said to bear a bad character, was brought up before the District Judge yesterday on charges of dishonestly retaining stolen pro- i perty. He was convicted and sentenced t twelve months on each charge, the terms to j run
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    113 9 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 4 held on November id. Appi' vi subject to the sanction of th" Governor, the appointment of a Second j Town Planning Assistant, on three years' j agreement, at a salary of ---100. $475 and $500 per
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    Retirement of Eight Commissioners.
    168 9 The following action was taken at a meeting nt Committee No. 1 held on Nov., 2nd: Approved the name of Keong Stflk Road for the un-named road off Kr >ta Ayer R >ad. Decided to waive the tax for the Ist half of 1926 >n motor
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    86 9 Thy following had the honour of dining at .Government House on Tuesday to meet Professor A. Bostock Hill and Mrs. Bostock Hill. Hon. Mr. R. Scott, Hon. Dr. A. L. Hoops, Mrs. Winstedt, Dr. and Mrs. W. Chambers, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Scharff, Mr. Ssah Eng Tong,
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    SAFETY RAZORS FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS.
    61 9 British Manufacturers' Offer. London, Oct. 16. A sequel to the safety razor development, over which much ink has been spilt m the interests of British trade, is an advertisement which is given much prominence m the newspapers, of British manufacturers offering to present every soldier
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    £800,000 FOR DRUGS.
    69 9 W T rexham, Sept. 23. "£BOO,OOO was spent on drugs m Wales last year," declared Mr. Rowland H. Jones, presiding yesterday at the annual meeting of the Association of Welsh Insurance Committees, held at Wrexham. The number of prescriptions issued was, he said, 2,250,000. Assuming that each
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      221 9 ji Robinson 00., Ltd. L- (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements w 9 _~L^ J If| j |f J| "ROBINSON'S" 5 tH Lm. Jl i Special Quality ;C li oj W INDIA GAUZE < SINGLETS. 5 j" =s^ Button Fronts. Unbreakable Neckbands < Extra Look. S Plain and Cellular {ffpldlfll" Oussets.
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      573 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. RHEXENOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Hull Nov. 7 MEN KLAUS London, Rotterdam and
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      570 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. TO HONGKONG. Due Spore. HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Nov. 8 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Marseilles, L'don, Dunkirk, Havre and
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      466 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAAL STEAM NAVIGVTIov LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. <(j (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government i OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEW ARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage
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    SCOTTISH PEERAGE CLAIM.
    338 11 SUIT ABANDONED. Intimation was made m the Scottish Courts at Edinburgh on Wednesday, Sept. 29, of the abandonment of the action brought by Alexander Grant, retired tutor, of Cromwell Road, London, against the Countess of Seafield, daughter of the eleventh Earl of Castle Grant, Morayshire, and others.
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    THE MURDER OF MR. ELLIOT.
    273 11 ACCUSED ARAB ON TRIAL. Basra, September 22. Xajim al Fahad al Sadum was to-day brought before the Xasiriyah magistrates on a charge of having murdered Vr. Elliot, Mr. C< bham's mechanic. Police-Inspector Inayat Ullah Shah said that there was direct evidence, circumstantial evidence, and an
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    THE VINEYARD.
    153 11 At the eleventh hour he came. But his wages were the same As ours who all day long had trod The wine-press of the Wrath of God. When he shouldered through the line* Of our cropped and mangled vines, His unjaded eye could scan How each hour had
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      93 11 I i H' "She asked for "Capstan Not merely for "a cigarette" but distinctly, emphatically, for a "Capstan"! Confirmed and Cd) accov/ite for f/ie popularity of mm Bristol London England L 4 ***** 4 4 *****4 4 4 444 AA A A A A AAA A AAA A iA 4
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      51 11 vwaw.w. .was .va%w.wa 1 wuvwuwwiMAMftNVWfa v. w.% Ibulle-clockl li THE CLOCK THAT THE CLOCK THAT j" NEVER NEEDS HAS NO SPRINGS > l^Sfrl^"^^ 8^ Se 81 i*3? *mm\^ WS p 5 IF YOUR DEALER DOES NOT SELL J BULLE-CLOCKS I J Call and see THE SOLE AGENTS: Weill Montor j
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      410 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) I 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,
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      437 12 GERMAN AUSTRALIAN LINE. (Incorporated m Germany). MARSEILLES, HOLLAND AND H'BURG. M.s. DUISBURG Nov. 16 s.s. UARDA Dec. 13 m.s. RAMSES Jan. 20 All steamer have limited number of excellent passage accommodation. For space and passage apply: N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING CO.. (Incorporated m Bata via). Nos. 135 and 136,
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      687 12 MAIL DESPATCHES, BY STEAMER TO-DAY. SATURDAY. Sarawak Angby 9 a.m Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Hong Teck 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Pontianak De Kock 11 a.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Dilly Swartenhondt 11 a.m. East Coast of Pahang
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      691 12 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 23rd SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion < Choral) and Sermon. Service. Lloyd m E. Hymns. 395, 301, d.l5 3 a°m.' T Matins followed by Holy Communion. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Hymns. 630, 277, 27. St
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      328 12 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) IIICKETs|;^|pOHRS| Passages booked by all steamship lines. Independent and Conducted Tours. Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit. Remittances by Draft and Cable Transfer. Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and Accident Insurance effected. Booking Office for F.M.S. RLYS., ROYAL STATE RLYS. OF SIAM and JAVA
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      266 12 christma^ PRESENTS to FRIENDS AT Hoi The following (>s HOME DUTY AND p3 MANILA CIGARS LA PERI A h. ]RItVTt N. P. U. Rem;, 1 <j do. do. High Life m th. i. T A 1 Londres ()ft Princesas Ul Senoritas (sma! cheroots j Orange Pekoe Tei From the ftntsl
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      616 13 0. S. K. Line. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. Hamburg. Bremen. .mh,,. Aden, Port ja &pd. Amur Maru Nov. 12 Nov. 13 $»fr* l ar D ar-es-Salaa^ X ,rr:a J I( Bay and Durban. t Canad/ Maru Nov. 16 Nov. 17 3e JL,* Bay, Cap* TowTl Rio b*** V. and B. Aires.
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      374 13 TRAVEL"* COMFORT DOLLAR ffij&i "PRESIDENT II LINERS -=S*H*s*K* Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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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 ANO 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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    SMALLER CITY POLICEMEN.
    480 14 GIANTS NO LONGER ATTRACTED. The City Police force, still the pride not only of itself, but of the world m general, is not quite so proud of its appearance m these days. Much of that which used to make visitors to London from the country or abroad
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    FILM VILLAINS.
    264 14 THE DELICATE QUESTION OF NATIONALITY. Paris, Sept. 30. -Many interesting questions have been dealt with by the International Kinematograph Congress sitting m Paris. The matter of censorship was ruled to he a strictly national matter which did not come within the scope of the Congress. A resoluti n
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    THE LATE SIR JOHN BUCKNILL.
    122 14 Remarkable Tributes by Bench and Bar. Patna, Oct. 25. On the reopening of the High Court today, glowing tributes were paid by bench and bar to the memory of the late Sir John Bucknill, Judge of the Patna High Court, who died on the sth
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    HOSPITAL SURGEON'S NEGLIGENCE.
    387 14 FORCEPS NOT REMOVED AFTER OPERATION. The fact that a pair of forceps were left m a woman following an operation three years ago and were recovered m mail week following another operation was disclosed at the Westminster Coroner's CourtAn inquiry was held concerning Florence Annie Tapp, aged
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    "PUNCH" TO BECOME PUSSYFOOT.
    286 14 "PUNCH" TO BECOME PUSSYFOOT. NO MORE PUBLICITY FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS. Thousands of English families will U surprised hy the news that "Punch" has decided, as far at least as its advertising columns are concerned! to become a "dry" publication. nte question ol closing its pages to advertisements of alcoholic liqu
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    BLANJA FERRY DEATHTRAP.
    182 14 Motor Car all hut Slips into River A serious accident was narrowly averted on the Blanja Ferry on Saturday afternoon when a motor car containing four people was nearly precipitated into the river. From the details to hand, it would appear that the car m question boarded
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      140 14 i #y§JF Airships England ./y^lt An airship service from England may soon be |> g <r^. y aM »w«apKsfced fact, but thanks to the Marco- kh Vacuum tin BLACK WHITE CigarI (j Pttes cou,d not reach y°u m a better condition "rU-fi J i^^W^P*] lhan if lhc > cam by
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      254 14 Mother-Make Suref^S If you cannot feed Baby yourself, then /f give him Mellin's Food. Mixed as directed it is the perfect substitute for the natural V J milk. It contains the same vital nourishment J^ I and ensures sound healthy development, m Afellins Food V THE FOOD THAT FEBDS Obtainable
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    539 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. Alor Gajah 3.06 3.1 b A. Hitam ($1) 4. 50 4.90 A. Kuning ($1) 1.02% 1.10 Am. Malay ($2) 4.65 4.75 Ayer Molek ($1) 2.*0 2.90 Ayer Panas ($5) 13 JO 13.75 x.d. Balgownie ($1) 4.60 4.70 Bassett ($1) 1.40 1.45 Brogas ($1) L.62%
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 November 5. flank 4 m.s. 4 Bank demand 2,3 2»-3-Private credits 3 m.p. 2 4 7-16 New York, demand Credits 9% days 5" 7 France, demand 1620 India, T. T. 155 V* Hongkong, demand 15% P-c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 114V 4 Java, demand 139^ 4 Bangkok, demand 80 Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    186 15 November 5. Tin 25 Ton? $149.75 Gambier 10.50 Pepper White 78.00 Pepper Black 45.00 Flake Tapioca 5.80 Pear] Sago Small 9.50 Copra 10.50 Copra Sundried 11.00 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    62 15 November sth., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. s P°t 99% 70 Standard R.S.S. on render Xov. 70 70.. Dec. 70 3 4 71 •lan.- Mai-. 71 72 >• April-Juno 73% 74 Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: -London Spot Sheet
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    MACPHAIL AND CO'S REPORT.
    384 15 am a. Singapore, Nov. 5. Rubber.— Local 69* cts. per lb. Steady Tin.— London, £293. 10s. Local $149% (2;> tons sold). Rubbers.— Shares are quiet. Ulu Bonut< ar_e quoted 72 75 cts. and Brogas at 1.65 I,<o. Kuala Sidims can be placed at 385 and Connemaras
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    429 15 KEMPAS REPORT. The following is the report of the directors to the sixteenth ordinary annual general meeting of the Company to be held on November 12th, at 12 o'clock noon at Sime. Darby and Co.'s, Malacca. After charging the whole of the secretarial expenses and depreciation to
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS. REPORT.
    127 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS. REPORT. Singapore. Nov. 5. Rubber. Loudon. Is Xd. tip Ud. Local 69% cts. Tin. London, £295. i;, s Down iv Local. *14!» for 25 tons. Mining. Kinta Dredging 2.22% 2 7 1 Petalings 4.4, i 4.50, Pontianak L67J4* 1.70| Malaya Consolidated 49 5 1 premium Papaus 26%
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    109 15 Singapore, Nov. 5. lhe negative nature oi the Official pronouncement m regard to unused coupons combined with the heavy export total of o'.'^b, tons for October, demoralised the [Market and heavy liquidations took place forcing prices down to: -Spot 60 cts December 07: Jan-Mai. 68%. Considerable support was
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    THE EXCHANGES.
    77 15 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 4. Amsterdam 12.12. Berlin 20.39, Bombay Is. 5 29-32 d., Brussels 34.82 d., Buenos Aires 45%, Copenhagen 18.23, Geneva 25.13. Helsingfors 192.52^, Hongkong Is. Ud., (Lisbon 2 17-32. Madrid 31.90 1 2 Milan 108* New York 4.84 V5. Oslo 18.36 5, Paris
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      404 15 Assets Over 57.000,000, S.C. Assurance m Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LDHITED. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE :-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. T he Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      866 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED, —Established 1830— Capital Subscribed V.100,000.000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y89.500.000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-Presidei-t: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsuroi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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      99 15 THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wong Yong 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 Thong. The Company is
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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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    THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
    3629 16 Yesterday's Meeting of Commissioners. SHORTAGE OF FUNDS. The Singapore Municipal Estimates for 1927 were considered at a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners yesterday af tern on. The President (Mr. R. J. Farrer) presided and there were also present Messrs W. Dunman, O. P. pGriffith-Jones, A. E.
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      234 16 W* a m m a m aW* m m *^W* m *^S > i A TRIUMPH IN SOUND REPRODUCTION HAS AT I 5 BEEN ACHIEVED BY L^ J 1 "His Masters Voice "l > COME IN AND HEAR THE NEW MOM is J We will be pleased to prove thi?
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