The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1926

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE. S_.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1926. NO. 11,953.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    293 1 Manv Ann rican papers are asking whv President Coolidge, in his speech at Kansas City, irritated Europe by raising the ques'ion of the World Court —Page 9. The Herald-Tribune answer- the query by stating that '.he President feels that the greatest service ht can render world peace
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    THE FEAST OF SIDI AISSA.
    1125 1 Sidi Aissa. the marabout whose tomb lias in the little white mosque up the cemetery hill in Tangier, is the pat ion saint of the town and therefore, according to old Moorish custom, holds hifi feast OQ the octave of the Prophet'- birthday, which has
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      223 1 -vj N G LOO N G t K UGH CLASS TAILORING. ri tad Finish Guaranteed. 5 HU»H SIKJ-JSil. Raffles Hotel Saturday, Nov. 20th. After the Races DINNER DANSANT 8.15 to 1.45 a.m. (Dinners will be served in the Ball Room). I TO-NIGHT I For reservations phone 2920. il TSsauL (fl
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      151 1 BRITISH^ GOODS BEFORE YOU" INSTALL ANY EQUIPMENT, VISIT OUR 1 SHOW-ROOM. AN INSPECTION WILL FURTHER CONBUY BRITISH GOODS. wsvu v.-ASV.v^r_sww% v.w_v.v. «%w.v%v.v.%%%"_v_sv*s I The Europe Hotel. I Saturday, 20th November ■j Special Race Dinner :j and Dancing till 1.45 am. *Lmm < St Andrew's Night, 30th Nevember, SPECIAL SCOTTISH DINNER
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      127 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Tenders wanted for coal Pa^e 7. Sunlight BOap i- full value Pa*re t. Two air containers wanted Pasre 7. Harmston's Circus pay a vi-.; shortly Page 2. Alhambra cinema new programme Page 2. Atlas Ruskilla at United Engineers Pa^e 3. Race Dinner at Europe Hotel <<n Saturday Patff
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      83 1 THE WEEK. High Water. 8.05 a.m.. 7.56 p.m. High Water Malacca, 4.40 a.m.. 5.20 p.m. Convent Sale of Work 10 a.m. Hi^rh Water. 8.42 a.m.. 0.01 p.m. High Watei- Malacca, 5.30 a.m.. 6 p.m. Pulau Bulang Mtg. L2. High Water Malacca. 6.10 a.m.. 6.40 p.m. Friday, I9tfi High Water, 9.47
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    262 2 session the Im] a convoked for Decembe. 25, lr :> thai thc next Pan-Pacific Sen*"* ence will 1 e held in Batavia Japanese Commercial Masean in Cairo. l I sod Japan< se I Commercial Musin Cairo will it is believed be estab ished next year. R. M. the
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    MR. CLYNES ON THE STRIKE SEQUEL
    288 2 The Nemesis of Surrender. Sir. J. B. dynes, M-P-, made reference to tin coal crisis in a speech at Birmingham recently. The stupidity and discourtesy of the ..\sners, he said, were denounced even Mr. Baldwin. The incivility to the Government, however, was not surprising,
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      160 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA, CINEMA. SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mdm. vr 4m t *^v __f 1 m i mm Kelvey s CXkW School of DANCING guarantee to make you >] nt in six privatf :u t rained gracefully I Write For an appointment. Mdm. KELVEY,
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      241 2 Victoria Theatre TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 PM. UNDER THE' DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF:— H.E. The Governor, Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard, K.CB. K.C.M.G. H.E. Major General Sir Theodore Fraser, K.CB. C.S.I. C.M.G. Lt.-Col. C. J. Pickering, C.M.G., D.S.O. and Officers of the 2nd Batt. Duke of THE EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION SINGAPORE, "The
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      323 2 Irom Tuesday, 16th., to Monday, 23rd.. N m mb4 r THREE STARS OF THE FIRST MAGNITUDE combine their talents in the GEORGE FITZMAURICE-FIRST NATIONAL PR'HM r T he AT THE ,MiN ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd.. Proprietor*) In the Second Show, Commencing at 9 p m DORIS KENYON, RONALD
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    THE MORDEN TUBE.
    555 3 m Construction Marvels. ONLY FRACTION ERRORS. The completion of the Morden Extension of the City and South London Railway recently has aroused immense public admiration lor Hrs engineeis wno are a^le to woik with s_.ch uniaiiing accuracy and skill far down in the earth. The method by
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    WHAT CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE SAYS.
    202 3 Thousand* r p^op 1 rm.:' pa c s Cl opatra's Needle n the Emb.nkmmt wondering what is the rneaninT of the hi roglyphics on the monument. Their puzzle will be solved if a sug.u'es tion, raised recently at the meeting of the London County Council is
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    STRANGE MOTOR LORRY ACCIDENT
    130 3 An unusual accident occurred on Wednesday, 61% miles from Kuala I ipis along the Bentong Tras-rd. A one -ton Chevrolet lorry, belonging to Towkay Leong Fook Nam, was making its way to Tras. It met a ear coming from the opposite direction. This ear stopped as
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      246 3 < r^. -^\/iim.iN |kk,,reßF^ TLY wre,oenSneh C js UV RETURN PURCHASE MONEf^l F^_k ________________yjc»7<=ssSs^_i_SEsSS-!-" l^il i; X I^^^^^^^.___^^^^^gl >'^^l FULL VALUE I I f I There are no mjunocts chemicals in Sunlight J J Soap, no tree soda, no ad alteration or admix- 5 j ture of any bind, nothing
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      10 3 Ny Carlsberg _i SOLE IMPOETBIS: FHE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
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    THE TRUE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
    1070 4  -  WHERE THE DOLLAR RULES. Why Britain Possesses this More than America, i "THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR." BY F. A. C. Forbes-Leith Major (Author of "By Car to India.") [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] Major Forbes-Leith, the first man to travel from England to India by land, has seen,
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    WORLD DRIFTING INTO PERIL.
    474 4 WORLD DRIFTING INTO PERIL. Appeal for a Halt in War Inventions. An appeal to statesmen of all nations t<use their influence to curb the tendency of scientists to produce instruments of destruction was made by Sir Oliver Lodge, the famous scientist, in a lecture on Science and Human Progress at
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      204 4 Writing mth sty nts flw im nmr^mmm m "fi m mt *f Lm f J*"'"'* IrW^w BBBWW WmWmWmM lUn IbilJ n th° sf a y s w^ m was Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Singapore, Straits Settlemeato THE WAHL OOkfPAlfy, NEW YORK, N. Y., U. 1 A. 40 million prescribed portions
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      264 4 mm m /w JMm __r I j MMWMBmm. _t__lo i_K 3° ca;f Aibion Tipping 1 1 Get Transport you I can depend on I I NIOTHING is more expensive I than an unreliable vehicle It I costs far more in running and repair I I costs than you could possibly
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    LETTERS DEFACED BY ADVERTISEMENTS.
    724 5 The Post Office Scheme. EMPHATIC PROTEST BY TRADERS. "We submit that Lo introduce an innovation of this repugnant character for the sake of an estimated revenue of a million is a mistaken policy, and one which the Post-master-General should not press to its utmust limit." The
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    20 5 Says Krishnamurti, the "new Messiah" of the Theosophists: "I look with favor upon the institution of marriage, but it is
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      531 5 S^^^S^ttm ABABWkmW BBaBBaBBBBms im-MmY SIX FOUR y^^V raffiffi^'SlPSjfc^ T^ e 9 hrysler Corporation are the first and only large scale manufacturers building four cars under one name and one management in one group 1^ This stan(lardisation oi quality is the result of an extraordinarily complete co-ordination of engineering and manufacturing
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      245 5 "Acts HkeMafSiS |p ylt isn't baby's fault when he cries. The poor mite 3 HP wants to sleep as much as you do But he is W Mm naturally delicate nervous. Or he may have digestive pains. |H Woodward's Gripe Water will soothe him ia either case— ind J |p
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    566 6 A MONTH'S PROGRESS. AN ATMOSPHERE OF UNITY. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 12. The sittings of the Imperial Conference have now extended over almost four weeks, and it seems probable that its business will be completed by the 25th of this month. All sessions have been held
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    THE C.E.Z.M.S. SALE.
    218 6 AN EXCELLENT RESULT. The Principal and staff of the above school write to thank all who helped to raise the sum of nearly .SI. KOO ;>t their annual j sale. They are very grateful to Lady Guillemard and Archdeacon Swindell, who so kindly opened the sale, and
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      177 6 After gruelling days in the hot Sun take WINCARNIS The Heat takes it out of you. Saps your energy. Weakens your nerves. You need Wincarnis to build you up, to keep you well under arduous i conditions. Far more than a temporary stimulant, Wincarnis gives vou strength and vigour. Braces
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      75 6 I for Economical Transportation the 1-TON TRUCK CHASSIS 9^\\^^^^^^^\\\\ tf^ *l O Y*} -dB B j; *jj^ There is no other Truck Chassis so _r^~-----j( Fully Equipped at the Price, j ij BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED _a__Diiv______________nß_______________— Hß_9-BT_BG _Bs_B _B-BC3H___BH-S-B_^-,'3SS2*" I CBaB&WT mmm* *\w Wi w\ \\m aA&SM wli— A 1
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      16 6 I THE EASTERN STUDIO. LEE, PHOTOGRAPHER, SING A PORI Enlargements, Miniatures, Wedding and other Groups. Indoor
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    1113 7 Results Including Saturday, Nov. 13. Home Away Goals Goals P W D L F A W D L F A Points. Spurs 15 7 2 0 31 12 1 2 3 8 12 20 Sunderland 17 0 2 0 23 7 2 2 5 9 17
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    DEATH OF A FORMER ENGLAND CRICKETER.
    144 7 WILFRED FLOWERS, OF NOTTS. The death is announced of the famous Notts ex-cricketer, Wilfred Flowers.— Times cf Ceylon. Wilfred Flowers was born at Calverton on December Tth. ISs#>, so that his death has occurred in his 70th year. He was a famous cricketer in
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    MUFFINS FOR "STEADY COVES."
    109 7 The invasion of the West End of London by a corps of muffin-girls seems to promise ttte rescue of an old-time dainty from the low estate into which it had recently fallen. T the present generation muffin-selling has become associated chiefly with down-at-heel vendors furtively sounding
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      333 7 BUSINESS CARDS. fMABY SETON. > rTx( KWOOD FURNITURE. J > SHADES. > I y vAiITErT^iANSIONS. J j *TT7\BI.E TOPS. FLOORING, i TILES. Etc. SjNGAPOUE CASKET CO. v irbk Merchants." phone 75. WHIPPET FOR HIRE. rea t Reduction in Rates ISIATIC MOTOR CAR CO. orchard Road 69-b. Bukit Timah Rd. lei.
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      829 7 NOTICES. SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Notice of General Meeting of Electors for the purpose of electing a Member of the Legislative Council under Rule 38 of the Chamber. Notice is hereby give]) that a General Meeting of Electors will be held in the Chamber of Commerce Room, in the New
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      237 7 j_; NOTICES. THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. WHARF DEPARTMENT. For the corn .nience of persons feesirhig information as to the movements of ve^els using ;he Board's wharves, a WHARF INQUIRY OFFICE. \hich will be open each week day between the lours of 6 a.m. and ,4.30 p.m., has been estabished in
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      639 7 NOTICES. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. Subscribers are notified thai tit draw foj 1927 Spring griffin- will take place at the Kuala Lumpur racecourse at 5.1.7 p.m. on Tuesday, 16th inst. T U FoX. Secretary, Selangor Turf Club. 13-n 35 PERAK GYMKHANA CLUB. TAIPING. SKY MEETING. j (ÜBder S.R.A. Rules of Racing
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1926. The China Position.
    1532 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1926. The China Position. The Observer in its comments upon the China position as appearing in Reuter's cables yesterday, appears to approach a far better understanding of the situation in China than is shown by the majority of London newspapers. The paper tells its
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    86 8 Tht- two er three days between Mr. Fra.--er*s return from Benoni and bis departure from Jesselton were full of dinners, tiffin' and receptions. Mr. Fraser u-ft oa tin night .f the 26th October after a very chorrjr dinner at the Hotel given by Mr. C. F. Ashton Pryke. By the
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    256 8 Writing to the Daily Mail >n snakes. Mr. V. IJ. Lloyd says: The paragraph Regarding the hamadryad serpent at the Zoo reminds me that I shot a snake of the sa.no variety Mft. 9in. bag m a rubber estate in Johore and now have the si in in my possession.
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    COMMUNIST RIGTS IN BATAVIA.
    263 8 Ineflective (Mfc^ GOVERNMENTS Bl'Rll M >. (From Our Own i no, ta ris, Communist riots various places inelud f_.___e._n Cornells. Tangerani v... r and Xagrttk. A mol New Menteng imd in Batavia ia telephone office, i I by threatening the oflV t master of the ni<
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    80 8 P-ogtaawM oil _lst. Tue>da\. 7.1. ('hinese Company Wednesday, &.15 (vl s.v.F. Aadbabaa > 9W*. Wednesday. I 15 pjn. Faro l laa} sian Compaay. Wednesday. 7 I 9W Malay Compaaj Friday. 7.17 i,m Di lai W balance, I 'hn.< m l Friday. r,.ir. I umpany. Saturday. 2 a-m
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    80 8 Prima Chichi hu wa^ Freshmen at Maeda Went into resideta •< 0 formality observed wai welcomed by nVe on Warren. It is said tha tends, whih at Qod ample set by Mao 0 1 tht rowing man. lb -ei-- 1 athletic and veil w of the rigoan of i pit,
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      5 8 To-dav's Feature. -THK ALMIGj^ DOLLAR-
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    THE DRIFTING TIDE.
    220 9 PEJECTED COOK. L U)I pl sa IMMINENT. Service.] London, Nov. 15. met of Mr. A. J. Cook, lhe conclusion of thai the "men can bow," n re-echoed a] praisemeat of the s widely considered B mated. to -rake up lee- (a notably ship- the newspapers ta foi
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    MILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN BRITAIN.
    47 9 ■*neral Manager. louden. Oct. 29. I ment in railway indicated by the Midland and ngest railway group when the General Mi by the Rt. Hon. H. next, his office itbrt Conunhtec ""h Stamp, President. Bt end. of the latter IfiTer in rv.s.ti/.n trt
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    KRITATING EUROPE.
    139 9 COOLIDGE'S SPEECH. MODIFYING INTERNATIONAL LAW. [Reuter's Service. New York, Nov. 15. "Why did Mr. Coolidge go out of his way t< raise the question of the World Court and irritate Europe?* 1 Thia question, which is agitating many newspapers since the President's speech at Kansas City, ks answered
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    REBELS ACTIVE IN MEXICO.
    63 9 [Reuter's Service.] Elpaso, Nov. ir>. ■J spite taphat facial denials, rumours thai a revolutionary is J vi\ ping al >ng the northern ■s of Mexico. It report 1 bai Genera] Fernandez, a I rme mi .-..ber ol Genera] Pancho Villa's heads a small haiy] ot rebels
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    RIOTS IN CORK.
    99 9 [Reuter's Service. J London, Nov. 14. An outburst of disorder analogous to the old anti-British riots occurred at Cork tonight. Raiders armed with revolvers shot dead Sergeant Fitzsimmons the officer in charge of the Civic Guard barracks of St. Lake's a populous suburb of Cork City. It
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    RUSSO-TURKISH RELATIONS.
    62 9 [Reuter's Service.] Odessa. Nov. 15. Tewrik Rushdi. interviewed on bis departor for home, said that the relations etween Turkey and Russia were not merely cordial, they were fraternal, and the recent me k ting would result ir. a new consolidation of friendly relations. Nevertheless, the I rinciples of
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    PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC.
    82 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Nov. 14. Commercial traffic through the Panama Canal for the fiscal year ending June 30 exceeded that of 1027 but was less than that Of 1524 which was a record, says the annual report by the Governor of the Canal. American vessels carried 53
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    EXTRAVAGANCE IN THE SERVICES.
    309 9 Ex-\ir Chief Demands Reforms. scathing attack on Government extravagance, in refusing to push ahead with the formation of a central control for the reduction of defence expenditure, is made by Major-General Sir Frederick Sykes M.P.. a former chief of the Air Staff, in the •'Army Quarterly."
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    75 9 AN M.P. CHARGED. Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 15. Extraordinary interest was evinced by a crowded police court at Renishaw, Derbyshire, to-day when four summonses were returnable charging Commoner Kirkwood with breaking the Emergency regulations in the course of speeches delivered in Derbyshire villages cn November 2nd. The
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    MODERN WAR MACHINES.
    194 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 14. The Dominions Prime Ministers yesterdaywitnessed at Camberley a wonderful display of the latest forms of tanks and other modern war machines. There were tanks of every kind, from massive dreadnoughts down to little machines with a crew of .une. There
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    SIR ALAN COBHAM'S MAIL EXPERIMENT.
    128 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 14. Sir Alan Cobham, the famous airman, intends to carry out an interesting experiment when he leaves for America on board the Homeric next Wednesday. He will take with him his little Moth seaplane. As the liner approaches New
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    SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
    79 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 14. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary, who is Member of Parliament for West Birmingham, will next Tuesday receive the congratulations pi his electors on the occasion of the completion of 50 continuous years of political association of his family with
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    BRITISH FILMS.
    69 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 13. The Daily Telegraph states that measures for the development of the British film industry have been announced by producers. They have definitely decided on the exhibition of British films in cinemas throughout the Empire, which is calculated to have far-reaching effects
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    ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BILL.
    42 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 13. The Electricity Supply Bill, which passed its third reading in the House of Commons yesterday, is based an the principle of coordination without nationalisation. Its object is to cheapen ..nd extend supply.
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    JAVA NOTES.
    857 9 Funeral of the Late Mr. W. Muurling. GENERAL SYMPATHY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Nov. 12. On Saturday morning last the funeral of Mr. W. Muurling, who as reported last weekwas killed in a motor car accident, took place from the house of the deceased at Parapattan. Dozens
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    ANCHORED ANIMALS.
    1353 11 Sir Jagadis Bose's Great Discoveries. ONE LIFE FOR ALL The profound impression made upon the assembled scientists of Europe and America, by Sir Jagadis Chandra B se, the great Indian plant physiologist, was one of the most notable events of the meeting of Intellectual Co-operation held recently under
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    COLLECTORS AND COLLECTING.
    599 11 THE PHILATELIC NEW YEAR. Thc stamp year is now a circle, in that collecting is continued by large numbers of philatfelists all the year round, but the beginning <>f October may be regarded as the commencement of the new year. At this seas m th^ non-stop collectors
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    133 12 The Norwegian steamer Halldor brought a cargo of rice from Bangkok yesterday. The French mail, General Metzinger, which arrived in port on Sunday, brought about three hundred goats from Colombo. The P. and O. steamer Mantua has left Hongkong, and is expected to arrive at this port at
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    CHILD DIES ON P. AND O. STEAMER.
    39 12 When the P. and O. steamer Khiva arrived in port yesterday the death, while the vessel was coming through the Red Sea, of the infant child of a Shanghai passenger was reported.
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    TYPHOONS IN CHINA SEA.
    64 12 Two reports relating to typhoons in the China Sea were received by the shipping authorities from Hongkong Observatory yesterday. The earlier message reported a typhoon within 60 miles of Lat. 18 N. Long. 112 E, travelling north-west. A later message was to the effect that a
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    THREE-HOUR WAIT AT A TELEPHONE.
    228 12 All-Europe Demand for Efficiency. "There is a demand for telephonic communication between large towns throughout Europe, and the service is at present inadequate. "While business men do not wish to pay more than is necessary, their first consideration is a speedy, adequate, effective service. They
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      408 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single
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      417 12 GERMAN AUSTRALIAN LINE. (Incorporated in Germany). MARSEILLES. HOLLAND AND H'BURG. m.s. DUISBURG In Port s.s. UARDA Dec. 13 m.s. RAMSES Jan. 15 All steamer have limited number of excellent passage accommodation. For space and passage apply: N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING CO., (Incorporated in Batavia). Nos. 135 and 136, Cecil
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      53 12 an Jardine's. Section 10: (Entrance Gate 7). Canada Maru 50. KEPPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf W/B Sweet, Lch. Bunga Sapphire, Lch. Petrel, Lch. Leo, M/L Kalai, Pikat, Esther Dollar, Mesarone Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil. VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Sheers Wharf Nil. Albert Dock Scott Hariey. Victoria Dock
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      432 12 HE AMERICAN EXPRESS P CO^ INC. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) F__£?_l d l_______—B-i Passages booked by all steamship lines. Independent and Conducted Tours. Travellers' Cheques. Letters of Credit, omittances by Draft and Cable Transfer. Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and Accident Insurance effected. Booking Office for \M.S. RLYS., ROYAL STATE RLYS. OF
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      294 12 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR FRIENDS AT Hf^ The following pi eg HOME DUTY AM) PosT A f MANILA CIGAR. LA PERLA DFI. QH^ Pel 80, .am. N. P. U. Reina Vici 0* do do *> {ym High Life in the E Londres m Pnncesas i, M 13.7j Senoritas (^mal! cheroots) LA
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      748 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday J ,m Bangkok every Thursday o a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 9
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      253 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Teesta: Mr. E. H. Cherry, Mr. E. Bolton, Mr. N. N. Salenger. Per Ipoh: Mr. E. S. Tid.leman. Mr. G. A. Wilson, Mr. F. W. Palmer. Miss Beins. Mr. Poundell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Atkinson, Miss Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. and Miss S. Smith and
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      665 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive. Dept. tterdan. Hamburg. Bremen, Colembo, Aden, Port 1\ Port Said. Andes Maru Dec. 30 Dec 21 a Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, >I ZiTS. D. oa and Durban t Canada Maru Nov. 16 Nov 17 D Town, Rio. Santos Aires. f Santos Maru Dec. 11 Dec
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      425 13 TiUVEL^CONFtMa DOLLAR §9_ "PRESIDENT 11 LINERS ■*mjS£&mm m 3 m Dollar President liners offer yon luxurious travel comforts. All staterooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fan*. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. Staterooms with private bath predominate, all have hot
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      653 13 Kerr Steamship Co.. Inc., 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez). s.s. BELFAST MARU due No* 30 m.s. SILYERFIR due Dec^ 5 s.s. BORDEAUX MARU due Dec 12 m.s. SILVERELM due Dec. 26 m.s. SILVERAY
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    JAPANS PREMIER'S SIN.
    1282 14 A Sporting Fault. JAPAN DISTRESSED. Premier Reijiro Wakatsuki allowed himself to be photographed in an inappropriate i costume while engaged in archery. For this i reason, we are informed in detailed reports from Tokyo, Japanese society is shaken from its heights to its depths, and a flood
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    GOO YEARS' WORK IN ONE LIFE-TIME.
    289 14 SCIENTIST'S REASON SAVED BY HIS ARREST. Tin- trial of the Berlin teat her. HenSchumacher, win. was found to be in possession of four tons of literature on insect.-. thousands cf microscopic slides, and about _0.000 insect specimens, which it was suggested he had stolen,
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    ANIMAL BLOOD FOR HUMAN BEINGS.
    174 14 A message to the "Tribune de Geneve" -.ates that Professor Jurewitch, of Prague, and Dr. Jelegina, his woman assistant, have discovered a method enabling blood taken from animals to be transfused into the human system. Until the present Mood transfusion has only been possible between
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      376 14 enabled me to J-^- 1 do twice as much twice as well" COSMO HAMILTON. I Very true it is that you can only get out of a machine what you put into it, and that most intricate machine, the human brain, needs extra nourishment to stand the strain. A course
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      377 14 No equal Value J in/ Safety Razor, I The razor that sharp-. I its own blades. I Tne blade thai stands Up I I The strop that keeps I edge on the blade I PS*/, These are the < omponents 1 //|J> L? ot lhe Xalet AutoSfroj I Set v
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER
    1147 15 Rubber Dull. PROBABLE SUPPLIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 21. In the Rubber share market business has been very dull and featureless in default of any happening of sufficient importance to stimulate interest and encourage the public to come in. On the last make-up for the
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    SOUTH TAIPING TIN DREDGING
    196 15 The Dredge ran for .587 hours treating 1,490,000 cubic yards for a recovery of 4,860.70 pikula tin ore. which realised on sale $401,697.81. This compares with last year's figures, 6,881 hours, 1-424,006 cubic yards, pkls. 4,509.09 tin ore, and proceeds $337,553.61. The average ground value per
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    PRODUCE.
    102 15 November 15. Tin 7.7 Tons $153 Opium, Benare? unt 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Char. Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Anam Xo. 2 Rice. Siam Broken Ci for export 23i Coconuts, per thousand 85.00 Sago flour 9.17 M Devoe's Imperial Brilliant per 2 tins 6.W Socony Motor Gasoline Per
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    61 15 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICE. By courtesy of Messrs Macphaii and Com* pany "we learn that the prices of robber in .London on Saturday, according to quotations bv .Messrs Henry Gardner and Comi pany, .ere: London standard sheet, spot in warehouse London, Is. 8 _d. London standard sheet, cJX
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    EASTERN SMELTING
    291 15 S ft >t .1 Office b 'be i lfe« I hal the a riual i rt en Juiy 182*} wen to be issued it. I n on 1 sth inst, i nd thai I trans fei »ooks t Ihe I mi my will 1 closed roi 23rd November
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    239 15 London, Oct. 20 Wit/ neithei of t: disj utants willing to d anything to facilitate a settlement, the m rai t un.. posit* n has naturally drifted fr m bad to worse luring the past week. The darkest hour, however, is generally just before the dawn. Copper.
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    31 15 Osborne and Chappel. the Secretaries. inform us that it is hoped that Pataling Tin's bucket dredge No. 2 will commence digging- at the end of December or early in lanuarv. r.o.M
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    79 15 Since the end of August the silver dollar has come to be an article of merchandise in which there is a big- import from Hongkone, says a Bangrkok paper. We know of one cases in which a ship broup'ht something approaching half a million dollars, and no doubt there were
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      336 15 Xgmv Over 57.000,000, S.C. Assurance in Force Over 23,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) 4EAJ OFFICE :-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. Compw has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      854 15 BANKINGHONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling £4,500,000 Silver $27,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon. Mr. A. O. Lanpr, Deputy Chairman H. Bell.
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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKERS CO., LTD, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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    NOVEMBER RACES.
    1614 16 Second Day's Event. GOOD RACING AND DIVIDENDS. Although there had been persistent rain throughout the night and again in the morning the whether fortunately cleared up and was fine for the afternoon'- racing, whilst although the going was slowed down considerably the conditions underfoot were sufficiently pleasant for
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    14 16 Sir Thomas Inskip says that Englishmen must save England, as they have done in
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    SINGAPORE BISLEY.
    465 16 Excellent Shooting Despite Bad Weather. FULL RESULTS. The Bisley meeting arranged by the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association in collaboration with, the Singapore Volunteer Corps came to a conclusion at the Bukit Timah Range yesterday afternoon. The weather has not been too kind to the eventbut in spite of
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    YESTERDAY'S EVENTS.
    168 16 The results of yesterday's events were as follow: Match 12 (grand aggregate, Ist stage), TOO yards. -Captain Dato Mohamed Saleh, Johore V.F. Match 13 (grand aggregate, 2nd stage), 800 yards.— Captain Heyward .M.S.V.R. Rapid Competition (300 yards). Captain Harding M.S.V.R. Falling Plate Competition. Eurasian Co S.V.C. Snapshooting Competition
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    125 16 THE MAORIS' TOUR. BIGGER WIN THAN DESERVED AT CARDIFF. London, Nov. 6. In a rugby football match to-day the Maoris boat Cardiff by 18 points to 8 points, at Cardiff. There was a crowd of 20,009. The ground was very heavy and the weather was showery. The Maoris
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    CLUB RUGBY RESULTS.
    81 16 London, Nov. 6. Results of Rugby Union matches played to-day are as fallow. Bradford 0, Edinburgh Acas. 7. Coventry 17, Old Edwardians 0. Leicester 15. United Serv. 5. London Welsh 8, St. Barts. Hos. 5. Newport 18. Moseley 3. Northampton 10, Llanelly 8. Oxford Univ. 0. Blackheath
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    CAMBRIDGE BEAT LONDON CALEDONIANS.
    17 16 In a "soccer" match Cambridge University beat London Caledonians by 5 goals to
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    PARIS LAWN TENNIS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.
    43 16 Surprise Defeat of Jacob. Paris. A surprise was caused in Paris Lawn Tennis Club Championship when Jacob, who had been playing well. wa« beaten in the final by Laurent, 6 3, 2 -6, 6 2. Times of Ceylon.
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    IMPERIAL SHOOTING COMPETITION
    278 16 British Schoolboy's Score. I.ondon, Nov. 6. Britain's team of 2,000 schoolboys scored 141,132 points for the King's Trophy in connection with the Imperial Challenge Shields Competition of 1926 under the auspices of the National Rifle Association. The results of the shooting of the Overseas and Dominions are
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    LUNACY CURES BY THE DENTIST.
    141 16 Bad Teeth Due to Civilisation Dr. F. St. J. Steadman, Lecturer on Dental Diseases in Children at the Royal Dental Hospital, London, declared in an address to a health conference at Durham that if the bad teeth of asylum inmates were extracted an appreciable percentage
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      36 16 Handicap Doubles. Nicoll and Hill ser. vs. Dr. Elder and Milligan plus 2. Handicap Singles. Elphick ser. vs. Lee plus 1. Webb ser. vs. Griffith-Jones plus 4. Turner plus 2 vs. John Donaldson ser.
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      WEDNESDAY'S TIES.
      20 16 Handicap Doubles. Dyne and Margoliouth ser. vs. Millard Watts and Lee plus 5. Withers Cup. Hill vs. Houghton.
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      179 16 1 The Broadwood Pia^ DESPITE FOREIGN COMPETITION n STIM SUPREME IN QUALITY AM) Price 5 CALL OR WRITE KOR CAYALOGU j| S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. ij Raffles Place, Singapore. i! 1 DFWAR'si The Spirit of Enterprise, j J DEWAR'S Wbite Label, qual ty and aye guarantee. J is on sale
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