The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 September 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 KNTS. SINGAPORE, S-S. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1«7. NO. 12,215.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    237 1 Levine has started on his non-stop flight Fast wards with Captain Hinchcliffe as Pilot Pajje 11. General Primo de Riven has warned his opponents of the fate in store for them Page 11. It is reported that the Grand Hra.stigi Hotel has been burned down -iPage 10.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    898 1 Quicfii.d ag-mt homitns umiri rxt f'irri,,* Libell, Juvenal' Mr. Ford's project is not taken serious..* in London, states a cable in regard to tr.e report that Henry contemplates spending forty million on rubber lands in Brazil. Evidently, a Para phi ase that needs a lit tie
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      222 1 \MNG LOONG. ,OK HIGH CLASS TAILORING. t ut and Finish Guaranteed Jt RICH STRKET. RAFFLESJOTEL j AXE Mc^UIRE'S LITTLE SYMPHONIE Guest Conductor-Maurice Leplat j: UNDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER at 11.30 a.m. Hi Man and Ludmilla f r Si' u t^«»u 1- Salte No. i. S (a> The Morning 'i>e>r. > «^>»
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      113 1 1 r G° oc^ taste always preW f* "Til v^sin the selection of tlie best books and fT^^ cigarettes that is why Bf" ■v*'*- smokers always select \S^^^^^-^^ State Express No. 555 ZZ Cigarettes the brand at S eVer reminisc ent of the comforts of home. BfcT^lSfgflMJ B ARDATH TOBA(X:O
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      128 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Alhambra cinema new programme P«jre 2. Reduction* in Singer Senior cars Paere IS. Try Cow and Gi«te Milk Pood tor baby —Page 18. Survey of Gascoyne earro on 28th instant Page H'x. Three Cats cigarettes do not affect your nerves -Page 14. Lea-Francis cars had a vooxl record
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THK RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      183 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 24th. High Water, 10.19 a.m., 8.5., 1<.57 p.m. 9.1. Malacca H. W. 6.40. a.m., 6.2., 7.10 p.m. 6.2. Football: T.P.C.A. vs S.C.F.A. Stndium. Austmliisian mail closes 6 p.m. Singapore Golf Championship 3rd Round Keppel. Malaya Command RiHe Meeting K. L. Sunday, 2hth. High Water, 10.46 a.m., 8.7.,
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    629 2 TMB FILMS HIOT\ RILL. To i he Editor, Although n,udi has been written fa tbe local press recently in connection v.'ith the r.lms Quota Bill, thero are still ■"Wai Points which have not been men Hone* and which may help to prevent the Passing of this
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    ATTRACTIVE TOUNG GIRLS AT SALOON.
    82 2 ATTRACTIVE TOUNG GIRLS AT SALOON. To the Editor. Sir,-- 1 shall esteem it a M favour f W Will allow me to pen a few lines through the medium of your paper. mt ,7 apd i nir thc report of alleped ™v °yWd i° r presenee of younir »Mi in
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    18 2 «U L u 1' M. f i n ViBitors t° under. any university in thT G doors of
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      160 2 ehe happy valley union Star opbu go, Book For Sept. 30th. XING! BOXING feAMIN vs. SONG. KEY vs. PEREIRA. 10 cts. Mdm. Ia Kdvev's School of I DANCING V For (.hiMrt-n and young 9 ladies in Character, W Classical, Clog, Exhibition. Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons in modern ball-room
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      189 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-MORROW NIGHT iii At 9.15 p.m. UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF:— RE. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY CLIFFORD POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT I IN AID OF THE Children's Aid Society ARRANGED BY MRS. G. M. ALFORD. THE FOLLOWING HAVE KINDLY CONSENTED TO APPEAR MR, H. HAYNES, M MAURICE LEPLAT. M.
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      195 2 S TO-NIGHT. POSITIVELY THE UW Sl <^ -AT THK M V| 111, Ha (Tan Own- Kee Co I u ,7~^ 41 FROM SUNDAY. 25.J,. k,,;,!, In the Second Sh h m s WI < MBQ POLA NEGRI find th eir srreatest outl.t A Woman of the Wort ANOTHER PARAMOUNT PRnm':.
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    ROTOR SHIPS AND MILLS.
    861 3 The Revival of Wind Power, REAFPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE. An invention which promises u> a new impetus to wind power is th i Fkttner rotat, long: eyitodef rotated L.. r some in<u (undent motor, usually electrical, and exposed to a wind blowing more or less at
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    THE "HOWLEK" SEASON.
    67 3 A correspondent sends a few samples collected while marking: term-end examina- tion papers. The first is really rather deft and delicate: "The opposite of practical is political." "Ethelred, too, invented the dole, a sum paid to the Danes." "The Plimsoll mark is made by rubber shoes when
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      284 3 yOUR BABY'S future good health and I The right food for your Baby it Glaxo, which 1 has been used to rear successfully the children I f\ .^"eries. If there was a better I food obtainable these babies would have had it. fl Your Baby must have the best— Glaxo—
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      160 3 Sole Agents: Te.,790 BARLOW CO. re127!11 OF INTEREST TO PLANTERS i| I Reduce your Factory Costs i| BY SENDING YOUR 1 I Rubber Rolls i TO US FOR I Regrooving i Having installed improved special machinery for turning, grind- ing, and re-cutting grooves in rubber machine rolls, we are 1
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    ELECTRIC SIGNALS FOR ROAD TRAFFIC.
    403 4 LONDON EXPERIMENT. A new traffic control device which is designed to take the place of two constabl.s was tested yesterday by the Metropolitan Police in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport on a section of the Finchley Road, between the L.M.S. and Metropolitan Railway stations.
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    39 4 Ambition up to Date. First Partner— "In what position does your son wish to enter the business?" Second Partner "Well, so far as I can make out, he wants to start near the top and loaf upwards." London Punch,
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    TOURIST TROPHY RACES.
    1236 4 Some Reflections. WHAT THEY MEAN. Every year after the Tourist Trophy races are over the opinion is expressed tlo* the limit of safety has betn reached i.u\ tuat no faster times are possibb <m ihe Isle o£ Man course, and almost every *uecceding year sees the previous
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    MOTORING DANGERS.
    167 4 The dangers of motoring, says the Times of Malaya, were forcibly brought to the notice of those travelling by car to Tapah on Saturday by a series of derelict cars and motor cycles that wore seen on the* wayside. In exactly the hum place a few days ag<>
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    U.S.A.'S TOLL OF THE ROAD.
    114 4 23.000 PERSONS KILLED AUTOMOBILB& Washinufi'. "'I" According U tmi National Chamhor of Commerce, wore 'been killed by motor »W States during the pttt cigh-. the total number of American who were killed in the Gre*l From January 1. 1011 IMS, 187,017 pewow automobiles while the
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      110 4 i High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes A 5 m^fTTj^w^w^ y\: T ot to f n rfLj^sJ I Iff pv Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIA-K CO., (1926) LTD. Singapm*. S Singapore, Kuala Lampar, Pcnang, Ipoh, Malacca- j THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. \i G.ll and G.12, Union Building, Singapore.
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      128 4 I N all parts of the world and under all 1 IV/ conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy I Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolling 1 1 up records of economy, endurance and bag, I Ixx Ha it 1 I ill I 133 —^tJ •;WiVAVi%ViWM%%SVVWVMW.VA\SV.V.V.V.\VA^\V. 1 ,V.; J FOR THE CULTIVATED
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    TRANSMISSION TROUBLES.
    744 5 UNNECESSARY EXPENSE CAUSED BY COMMON FAULTS. FALSE ECONOMY IN OIL. V,y Major F. A. C Forbes- Leith, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car To India"). [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} In most instances, any trouble that arises in the clutch or the transmission system, is due to the fault of the
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    LADY MARLING KILLED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    73 5 London, Sept. 12. Dieppe.— The wife? of Sir Charles Marling died in a nursing home to-day, as the result of a motor accident in which Lady Anastasia, the former wife of Sir Milne Cheetham, was seriously injured Tlte late Lady Marli isf, C 8.F..
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    A LONG ROAD.
    40 5 The completion of a national highway 1 stretching some 3,400 miles across Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific:, to be known as the Confederation Highway, is tentatively planned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Canadian confederation.
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    THE CHOICE OF AN ENGINE.
    1001 5 WHAT DESIGNERS ARE DOING. For most of us the theory which might dictate a rational choice of an engine is outflanked by two wholly irrelevant factors, to wit, the amount of our cash or credit on the one hand, and woman's rigid preferences for a
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      119 5 I THE NEW SUPER SIXI ESSEX These are the cars which have created such a sensation in America. Their wonderful performance, comfort and value is a revelation in automobile 1 locomotion. Models in stock and ready (or immediate delivery. Four Boor Sedan $2,050. Four Door Touring $1,875. j| Two Door
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    AMERICA TO NEW ZEALAND BY AIR.
    339 6 AMERICA TO NEW ZEALAND BY AIR. LONGEST TRANS-OCEAN FLIGHT. British Airman Starts on 11,000 Mile Journey. I ACROSS THE PACIFIC WITH ONE STOP. Detroit, Sept. 23. Aftvr thirteen years of adventure throughout the world, Captain Frederick A. Giles, an ex-ofticer in the British Flying Service, left Detroit for an 11,151
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    THE AMERICA-NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT.
    564 6 (By (aptain F. A. Giles). 1 hore to fly from Detroit to Wellington. New Zealand, and 1 have been christened "The Good-will Messenger." I tnrst I shall prove to be just that; an envoy of friendship between the United States and the Antipodes. My flight should
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    WHOLE FAMILY WITH TAILS.
    211 6 MISSING LINKS IN MANS EVOLUTION. In Sydr.c.v, Australia, there lives a family with tails. The father, a son ten year* of agi and twr daughters agad three and six, t*fr« appendages which are exciting the curiosity of medical circles there. Apart from thtir tails the members
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    AERIAL SURVEYS IN WEST AUSTRALIA.
    126 6 A local company was formed at Perak -durinir August to cater for aerial surveying: in all its branches, and sufficient capital was «übscribcd to enable all the neevssary special equipment to be imported. A camera fitted with electric and mechanical drive, capable of taking 100
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    AIR DISASTERS DIAGNOSED.
    177 6 UNSKILLED PILOTS. London. Sept. 11. "Mo.st of the transatlantic disasters art: clue to continual cloudhanks. demanding' navigation solel> with the aid of instru-i ments," says Sir Alan Cobham in an article in the Dail> Mail. He addfc, "Pilots wishing to succeed muj»t practise flying by instruments alone
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    BACK TO LILLIPUT.
    254 6 Ji is a base and wicked slander to say that Government departments never make any serious attempts at economy, and one need only look at the Post Office to see how false that familiar assertion is. The Post Office has just decided to save money by reducing
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    ART BY AVOIRDUPOIS.
    195 6 A correspondent sends a story to the Manchester Guardian which is not without a mo: til for intending travellers: "Lewis Carroll's mathematical oroclivities were IdoubtLsts accountable for his eccentricity in -cunting the number of strokes per square inch in the drawing* of his illustrators, but 'hat excuse
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    KING'S TIME.
    786 6 J mtm > Vast Number of Clocks in Royal Dwelling SCOTTISH AND LANCASHIRE PIONEERS BY 1 S. Stewart Dewden. Whenever we change from winter time to summ-r time, the biggest household task in the kingdom is to change the King's clocks. There are nearly four hundred at Windsor,
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    LONE TEMPLE OF SCIENCE.
    398 6 MAGNETISM MEASI KEL> OX A HILLTOP. It is a stiff climb up one of the highest hills in the South of England to the little observatory on Leith Hill, where a lonely scientist and his assistants take hourly records of the earth's magnetic field. This tiny
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    SCIENTIFIC HOLIDAY FOR 10 YEARS.
    204 6 AMAZING PROPOSAL Or MM* OF KIP(.N. nnduii. Sept. The plea of the Bishop »< Kipoa, I sermon delivered at Lecdl ro»*«rlajr. a scientific holiday. l>y the closing of rfKJ laboratory for tO« years, in <»nlc» t sinuate *he maze of nvululumary krv>*lodge, has amazed British
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    FATHER AND 14 SONS WHO CANNOT READ.
    75 6 FATHER AND 14 SONS WHO CANNOT READ. Yet All Went to Sclmm.l "None of my boys ran „;.<! or v can my husband/* said tW moth teon children at < roydon Pol- One boy had been ***<*** motor-cycle he owns. "They all went to school. er, "but only tho firi
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      633 6 FREE PRESS FtOTBALL CWWIIHWt I $100 I For Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. We publish every Wednesday and Saturday morning coupons for our w^kl/ Football Competition. A prixe of $100 will be awarded to the render X forec^tlie^RßECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCKRS in the coupon below. In
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1019 7 Publicity For Malaya. SIR RONALD ROSS' ILLNESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Aug. 25. I hear that Mr. H. S- Banner, the publicity agent for the Malay States Ag.-ncy, has a big programme ahead for lectures on Malaya at the Public .Schools: they will, of course, commence
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    PREHISTORIC PICCADILLY.
    169 7 SEARCH FOR RELICS OF EARLY MAN. Every day while the workmon are excavating the deep trenches in Piccadilly, W\, an official of the Geological Survey Office and Museum, Je'rmyn-street, W., make9 a careful inspection of the earth brought to the surface. The official told a Daily Mail r.-porter
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    EDITOR, PUBLISHER AND PRINTER ARRESTED.
    82 7 EDITOR, PUBLISHER AND PRINTER ARRESTED. Lahore Journal Issued By Ahmediyas. Ignore, Sept. 10th. The police arrested, last evening, Yakub Big, editor; Rahamatulla, publisher; and Mehrajdin, printer of "The Light/' a fortnightly journal published by the Ahmediyas, on a charge under Section 153A of the I.P.C. They will be placed on
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    CONGRESS OF PHYSICS.
    42 7 Co mo. September 12. An International Congress of Physics has opened here in the presence of Signor Martelli, representing: the Italian Government, and representatives o^ seventeen nations including Britain, the United States India, Russia, Japan, Australia and South Africa.
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      211 7 S^* BS^ LA VAUXM ALL E N E RA L M O T O R S BESIDES determining by the sever- _^x est road usage, at the great Central eating, systems is watched; the func- General Motors Proving Ground, "TZTT- t.on.ng of the brakes is inspected, and of hf des
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      46 7 1 V Ynttvoov^/f T -LHE superiority of Interwoven Socks is so apparent that anyone can see it. The smart appearance, the delightful patternsand warm colourings; the trim ankle-fit and the long comfortable wear you obtain, will appeal to you strongly. Muller Phipp, (M.1.y.). LtJ. Singapore Sbeandljeel
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      52 7 NyjCarlsbwg Beer. SOLE IMPORTERS: THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Denmark). SINGAPORE. YOU WILL WANT NOTHING BETTER THAN AN "ALL TEAK" MODEL PIANO. Built by GARCIA. PRICES FROM $425. EASY PAYMENTS ARRANGED. 2, ORCHARD ROAD. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE, 60, Waterloo Street. MRS. HARU and MISS HANA. Telephone
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  • FOR THE WIRELESS ENTHUSIAST.
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      LOCAL ENTHUSIAST'S EXPERIENCES.
      176 8 Mr. P. T. Daly, of Delta Road, Singapore,, a local wireless enthusiast, had the experience of listening-in to a "telephonic conversation" between Holland and Java on Tuesday night. He first listened-in to a speech in Dutch from the Bandoeng Radio Society, Bandoeng, and a number of gramophone
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      EMPIRE WIRELESS PROGRAMME.
      78 8 Heard By 1,500,000 Australians. London. Sept. 11. The first. Empire wirsless programme sent out his morning from London to Sydney by the wireless amateur, Mr. Gerald Marcuse, was a musical programme contributed exelusiv2ly by Australian artists. It was well received by 1,500,000 listenersin in the Antipodes. The
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      THE MARCONI AUTO ALARM.
      68 8 TWO HUNDRED SHIPS BEING FITTED. Over two hundred British ships are now being fitted with the new Marconi Alarm apparatus, which is th? latest application of wireless to the safety of life at sea, details of which we published on this parsonic weeks atro. This apparatus
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      WIRELESS BEACONS.
      480 8 TO ASSIST NAVIGATORS. New installations for the assistance of navigation known as wireless beacons are iuw under construction by Trinity House t.t various points around the Fnglish coast. 7he purpose of those beacons is to send cut distinctive wireless signals at regular intervals, enabling vessels ntted with wireless
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      SET CONSTRUCTION.
      399 8 Now that th^ radio construction season is rapidly approaching, says a Manchester Guardian writer, those who are interested in that hobby are beginning to ask if there are likely to be any revolutionary changes in the design of receivers. It may be said that there i> nothing in
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      BOY LISTENER-IN ELECTROCUTED.
      182 8 New Radio Trick Proves Fatal. London. September 10. The new trick of putting the end of a wire connecting the earth and th? termina 1 of a crystal set into the mouth in order to obtain stronger reception while listening with ear phonts was responsible for the
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      WIRELESS IN MALAYA.
      499 8 [To the Editor, Times of Malaya.] Sir, For months I have been trying to get results with a Supersonic Heterodyne receiver which I brought from Home, where it was very successful. At Ipoh and Tai. ping I met with but little success, in fact receding nothing but
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      271 8 !j FOR ■jj TROPICAL CONDITIONS CHAMPIONS PREDOMINATE! ji^ A trial set will speedily jj Convince You. ji Obtainable from all Dealers and from the Distributors: "2 MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. :j SINGAPORE. I- TAN KAH KEE Co. PRICES NEXT. "BELL BRAND" MOTOR CAR TYRES TYRES. -rfr r? A* if Durable and
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      134 8 SUNLIGHT £1000 GUARANTEESunlight Soap has a guarantee of purity on every bar. Purity is everything in soap It means so much real money to you. Sunlight saves the clothes makes them last twice as long. Its pure lather cleanses the clothes naturally, NOT chemically. Buy a carton of Sunlight to-day,
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    JOHORE PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    886 9 Batu Anam Meeting. THE WAKEFIBLD CASE. Thr f< Roaring minutes of business transacted h\ the y: reral meeting" of the Johore Planters' Association held at the Club, Batu Anam, on September 2i£n<l. at 5 p.m. ire forwarded for publication. Present Mr. W. KUfor Mackay in the ('hair.
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    INCONSTANT CONSTANCE.
    138 9 A DIVORCE SUIT. DISLIKES HER HUSBAND'S LIKES. fßouter'S Service.] London, Sept. 22. The film star Constance Talmadge is petitioning at FMinburgh for a divorce from her second husband. Captain William Mackintosh, whom she married in February last year. Her first husband was Mr. John Pialoglou, a rich tobacco
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    RUBBER RUMOURS.
    116 9 FIFTY PER CENT. WANTED. [Reuter's Service.] t London, Sept. 23. A rumour in the rubber market to the effect that Government intended to reduce the exportable allowance to 50 per cent and simultaneously carry out the reassessment of estates, is featured by several newspaper •ity conespondmts. declaring that
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    DETROIT TO NEW ZEALAND.
    42 9 ANOTHER LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHT. ["Renter's St iee.l Detroit, Sept. 22Captain Frederick Giles, an Australian airman, took off this morning in a Hess Bluehiul single passenger aeroplane for Chicago, the first stop on his proposed flight to Wellington, N.w Zealand.
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    FRANCO-AMERICAN TARIFFS.
    139 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Sept. 22 The United Stales Government note, on •he tariff question has been received at Quai d'Orsay and is beinjr translated but it will not be published while negotiations are oending. It is opined that negotiation will l >c difficult sine? France is not willing
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    DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.
    67 9 fßeuter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 22. The Third Committee (Disarmament) has "vcommended the Council to convene an nttrnational i.-onferenee as soon as possible U) discuss the sub-committee's report on the "ontrol of armament!^ and publi«'i*v regarding th ir manufacture. The Third Committee decided to refer tho Finnish proposal that
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    THE SINGAPORE SQUADRON.
    33 9 (Reutcr's Service.] London, Sept. 22. It is learned that the planned flying-boats of the Air Force 25,000-mile flight to Singapore, and Australia will start from Cattewattev, Plymouth, on October 17th.
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      685 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Notice i» ht-rrby giv.n th>it iht- lUlf Yearly (..neral Meeting of Members will be h*ld in the N^W Po^t CMfice Building on Friday, Wtl, September, 1927, at 2 p.m. for the following purpoaeti: 1. To inform Members of what has twite* plact? during the previous
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      779 9 TENDERS. mmmLm. 1 J____, Tenders are invited for alternations :md ._-_,_>- delling of No. 77 Meyer Road and fpr r.-ction ot new house adjoining. Tenders close at noon on 5th October, 1.27. Plans, specifications and tender forms can hm Obtained at the office ot the Architects. The lowest or any
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      726 9 CfHJttGH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Sermon. 9.15 H.m. Matin* and Litany. <• t v.m. The Catechism. _j__»0 p.m. Evensong followed by a selection of music. Sf. MATTHEWS CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. During the following week
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      23 10 HUMPHREY.— At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on September 20, iy27. to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Humphrey, of Klanp. :i ?on.
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      WEDDING.
      24 10 LEE-OGDEX. -At Honjr Konvr. or, 22nd. September 1927, A. Gordon Lee, M.C. of Singapore to Mrs. E. P. Ogden of Morristown, New Jersey.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24, 1927. More Rubber Rumours.
    792 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24, 1927. More Rubber Rumours. There seems to be a steady movement going on at Home for a change in the Stevenson Restriction Scheme despite the apparently final statements made by Mr. Amery not sc long ago. When the Evening Standard started its anti-restriction cam
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    184 10 Assizes will be held at Malacca on October the 10th. His Majesty will not be advised to exercise his power of disallowance in respect of the Ordinance to amend the Telegraphs Ordinance. Acting Captain J. Lee S.S.V.F. reverts to substantive rank of Lieutenant on return from gunnery course in the
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    BRASTAGI HOTEL FIRE.
    48 10 A report was current in Singapore yesterday that the Grand Brastagi Hotel, one of the principal hotels at the popular Sumatra mountain resort, was destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning", but up to the time of going to press we had received no confirmation.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    119 10 The case against Sassoon, Joseph and Schafelaar, was continued yesterday when another Mohainedan sarong dealer said that he was shewn a telegram by Joseph which said: MaVe contract for fifty bales. Witness told the accused that he would supply goods if he was given a bank guarantee. Finally,
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    94 10 The following action was taker, at a meeting 1 of Committee No. 6 held on Sep tember, 20. Decided by a majority that reconsideration of terms of Agreement with Singa pore Traction Co. for supply of electric current cannot be entertained until other consumers are actually receiving better
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    483 10 On board the Kashmir, which arrived in port yesterday, are five brides for the Straits. H.F-. The Governor, Sir Huy:h Clifford, has consented to become patron of the Malay Football Association. Drs. JagO-Joae*, Landau. Ware and Pailister arrive<i by the Kashmir from Home yesterday, accompanied by their wives. Mr. W.
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    PERAK CHOLERA.
    126 10 PLANTERS^ IM)|(, NATION (From Our Own r,,^,^ As a preliminary u, lDH Btn JS* 11 meeting at Ipoh, a 1,. n g Ulv !> AM. Place at the Batang fcfc^ l sociation meeting yont, r( a ~T" was scathingly critical con thfr the incidence of cholera ii suit
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    MALAYA COMMAND RIFLE MEETING.
    113 10 MALAYA COMMAND RIFLE MEETING. WAKKKN SHIELD RES| LT* (From Our Own Coi Kaab I laiear, s«-|»i >, The following are evening in the Warn Shield at the Malaya Command I: opened this morning mi i A Company M.S.V.K. >. V.I. 42.5.8; V,. Co. Job $86.8; A Co. iohore 579.7; ]>.
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    A DAMAGING STATEMENT.
    156 10 Mr. A. J. Siddons, Machii employed by the Singapore Muni the complainant in :i cast mwtra in the Fourth Court y»-t<r'ia> .r. 1 i"- (Man Singh. The allegation of tin is that the defendant Mid pass a car for him Bnlesf h gave I I The det'andani
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    WEDDING.
    59 10 Cable sdview wow received retted morning of the lllafff in Ho«f I on Thursday of Mr. A. Gordon L<«. of Sinpapore to Mn. K. P. O|p»et ristown, New Jersey. The boneyw beinj^ iptat at the Kepoltw HoMff Kms and in Shanuhni and Mr.don Lee will pay a short \Ht
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    CHORAL EVENSONG.
    105 10 The following is tin- projrrai choral evensong to be heM ■< SI I* Cathedral at Ml p.m. t©-W rl ceeds are to augment the ©rfcan Evening Service. Stanford in Bl rano solo. Ave Maria, (adapts Intermezzo in Cavalteria lUwtuai solo, Comfort Tf Ml I""'' 1 (Handel); Anthem. 0
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    15 10 Called to give first ftU at Swakeleys. li-ki-nh:im. Ptoltof Cowley found that tfct lad WM
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    LEVINE OFF.
    72 11 MTUES FOR 50 HOURS. N O> STOP TO INDIA. Reuters Service.) London, Sept. 23. v t> »nd Capt. Hinchliffe departed eastwards in Miss Columbia frm wefl r TV i s |1 rang. a n .1 th. .he 1 I of two quarts of tea or -andwiches, two gallons
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    MOTHER FATALITY.
    57 11 Renter*! Service.] IJerlin, Sept. 2'.\. :/iu. (leiman AadbaMado* S1 ite», hat Ween killed in nl ml with three othor the pilot. I ,aU»r. that six nrere killed in ident mentioned earlier. prm from Uerlin to Schleit. BmM<i Von inelode a hi»rh railway \rnim. trartic manaKor of iatkw Company.
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    THE AIR DERBY.
    89 11 I [Renter*! Service.] I Spokane*. Sept. 23. Mil! Pauls, Minnesota, has I the first prize of 10,000 in I uu Air Derby which has I being 1,182 minutes 18 I prize winner was CfefcagOM I ites liehinH. I of lVtroit. WU til st in I I cross-conatry
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    FIGHTING PARSON FOR HONG KONG.
    82 11 I [Reotcrt Service. l I London. Sept. 23. I Bererend Alfred Swann, vicar of 1 Yorkshire, has been appointed I Hung Konp Cathedral and I for tho English work of the I Victoria, H«mp Konp. I vanr j.ined the navy on the outI 'war and
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    SIERRA LEONE SLAVES FREED.
    37 11 I[lUuter*s Service.] j Sierra Leone, Sept. 22. i atei in the Protectorate will be free .January. The Lejrislative MM j-1\ passed the ordinance, niide to compensate slave [Em er cables on Page 9.]
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    VICTORIA THEATRE.
    182 11 1 I;^V\KI» MUSICAL COMEDY CO. I ar many interesting attractions luring the coming season at the I Theatre. In October we have I one of the world's groat master I rho will give two recitals. 1 London Musical Comedy I season on the 27th, are I repertoire of
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    SPAIN'S DICTATOR.
    148 11 NO NONSENSE TOLERATED. j OPPONENTS' BAD LOOKOUT. ICReutcr's Servict.] San Sebastian. Sept. 23. io King has authorised the Government lcreane the membership of the National »mbly to 400 after which General Primo Rivera made a statement that Govemt does not intend to allow itself to be ted or
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    A PUBLISHING MERGER.
    52 11 Router's Service. New York, Sept. 23. A consolidation of interests, to become effective on Jan. 1 is announced between the well-known publisher* Doubleday Pape Bad Compnny and George H. Doran and Company New York. Heinr.emann's London, arc included in the merger as acquired by DoabWdftJ and Page
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    PROF. STOKES' SACRIFICE.
    76 11 [British Radio. Official Service.] Rugby, September 22. It is now revealed that Professor Stoke.was on the eve of an epochmakinjf discov ery whui he was struck down by yellow fever. He went out last May to en^a^e >n research work as a menibtt of the Rockefeller Commission.
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    SILK TRAIN WRECKED.
    59 11 [Reuter's Service.] Vancouver. Sept. 22. A special train carrying; silk from the Far East worth .<J,oOO,OOU was wrecked near Yale. Five out of the eitfhte**n waggon." plung.il down an i mbankment into the River an«l five other? weit <lamaKetlIt is umkT.-tood that the preater part of th«-
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    RUSSIAN AIRMAN'S SUCCESS.
    30 11 fßcutcr's Service.] Moscow. S«pt. 22. The Russian airman Shtstakov, ha.* arrived here having flown to Tokio and hack in 161 flying hours. [Earlier cables on Pa*e 9.]
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    250 11 The match between teams composed of numbers whose initials arc respectively A to L and M to Z was commenced yesterday evening in very bad light, th? M to Z shie batting. Play was not fast and the batting side was fortunate in that they did not Mob*
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    UMPIRE MAKES A CATCH.
    51 11 In a North Lancashire League cricket match between a Kendal team ai.d Camforth, the Carnforth captain skied a bal., a1 which the umpire l«ap*. making a fine sinjrW-hand catch, while the crowd roared with dclißht. The umpire afterward* explained—"l clean forgot myself. The old <Y<'lmjr came
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    SWIMMING.
    373 11 Y.M.C.A. Carnival. RESULTS OF PRELIMINARY HEATB.| The preliminary heats in the Y.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival were held yesterday at the Y.M.C.A. Swimming Pool. The Carnival is to take place on October Ist., when His Excellency the Governor, is expected to present the prizes to the winners. The following are yesterday'?
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      ANTI-JAPANESE CAMPAIGN AT MUKDEN.
      32 11 (By courtesy of the Nanyo N'ichiXichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Sept. 22. The anti-Japanese propagandists at Mukden have sent over to Foreipn Powers thousands of placards which include antiJapanese articles.
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      INDIAN COTTON DUTY.
      29 11 India's new imports duties on cotton yarn are said to have fciven a forward movement for the abolition of the overtime work in .Japanese cotton mills.
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      BANK'S DIFFICULTIES.
      28 11 A new Bank will be opened from the coming November, with a view to adjusting the banks that are closing their doors owing to financial difficulties.
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      JAPANESE FIRED ON AT HANKOW.
      38 11 A report from Hankow says that Chinese soldiers fired at the Japanese marines there and injured one. The machine-jjunners from the Japanese warship Adaka commenced an exchange of shots with the Chinese assailants.
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      HULUTAO PORT.
      62 11 Realizing the urgent need of improving the port at Hulutao, south of Chinchow, Manchuria, the Generalissimo's Office had a plan drawn up by the Communications Office. The work is estimated to cost Y20,000,000, which is to be met by increased revenue from the Peking-Mukden Railway and from the
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    MILLIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER DISAPPOINTED.
    135 11 Atlantic Airman refuses to take Passenger. London. Sept. 6. Miss Mabel 8011, the 25-yeavs-old daughter of an American millionaire, burst into tears at Cranwell Aerodrome, to-day, when, upon her arrival with Mr. C'vlii Levine who last evening yielded er entreaties to be allowed to fly to New
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    48 11 The day before yesterday Inspector Sullivan, of Rochore Police Station, found a dead Chinese (Hokien) in Lorong 1, Kallang Road. The deceased, who was a big and powerful looking man. There, were five stab wounds in the front of his body which had evidently been in the river.
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    672 11 Half a Million Liabilities. WAS HE DEAF? A somewhat peculiar case came' up be. fore Mr. Justices Deane who presided over the bankruptcy proceedings yesterday. _A Chinese who was arrested and detained in civil prison was brought before His Lordship, Mr. Cocker statin* that the Official Assignee had
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    121 11 Eng Ah Liew, a Johore driver, has been arrested and charged with causing hurt by a rash act to Lim Yew, whose cheek bone was fractured when she was knocked down by a car at Bukit Panjang on Thursday. Mr. T. Wray, Inspector, Firearms and Explosives Department, has been transferred
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1258 13 Profitable Rice Conditions. NEXT YEAR'S OUTLOOK. (From Our Own < am respondent.: Bangkok, Sept. 17. The rice export coruinues to be excellent and for the nine months ending August nearly 1,300,000 tons of rice have been sent out of the countiy, compared with y62,4r>r> tons in the
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    SHOT BY ARMOURERS ASSISTANT.
    133 13 I Math of Mr. Peterson. Madras. Sept. H. Mr. Peterson, Commandant of the East Coast Special Police Force, who was shot b> the Havildar Armourer's assistant, has also succumlxnl to his injuries in hospital. An earlier message stated: Enraged at his own disappointment, and jealous of
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    BENGAL NAGPUR RAILWAY LOCK-OUT.
    240 14 10,000 MEN AFFECTED. Calcutta, Sept. 12. The 8.-N.R. authorities have declared a lock-out at the Kharagpur workshops. Ten thousand men are affected. Calcutta, Sept. 12. The Agent for the Berigal-Nagpur Railway has issued a communique, in the course of which he recalls the offer mad in
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    A BLACK MANS COCKTAIL.
    296 14 The South African Government has dealt 3 death-blow to one of the most lucrative professions in the Transvaal— the illegal brewing of skokiaan, a highly intoxicating concoction made by the natives, who are not allowed tc "possess" any form of liquor from yeast. An embargo has
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    MAN GIVES BLOOD FOR 181 PATIENTS.
    152 14 Formerly one of the best football players of the Cercle Francaise, a young Parisian sportsman, Raymond* Briez, 29, is believed to hold the world's record for transfusions of blood. During the past two years he has given his blood to 181 patients, most of
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    MR. H. G. WELLS.
    233 14 STRIKE NOVEL PUBLISHED. Mr. H. G. WelU's long expected strike wovel, entitled "Meanwhile," has been published at Home. It suggests that the Wenunent deliberately fostered the strike n order to win the general election, and that rt tried to persuade soldiers and «ulor» to club and
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    RUBBER GLOVE ON PATIENTS LUNG.
    117 14 How a surgical rubber glove found a resting place after an operation on a patient's lung for over a year before it was discovered, has been told by a Sydney surgeon, who recently operated on the patient in a public hospital and removed the glove.
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    INDIAN AERO CLUB FORMED.
    69 14 Scholarship Scheme Under Consideration. Simla, Sept. 9." The Indian Aero Club was inaugurated this evening, by 50 members of the Central Legislature. Sir B. N. Mitra, member of the Viceroy's Executive Council, stated that the Raj were formulating a scheme for granting scholarships to tram Indian
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1498 15 The Recent Revolt*. THKK4C COMMUMBTS EXECUTED. (From Our Own Correepcndent.) Ratavia. Sept. 15. On Stum-day last three Communist revolutionarios Hasanbaki, Egon and Dirdja were executed at Tjiamis for their share in several murders on the night of the revolt. Nowmber 12th., 1926. They all belonged to Tjiamis two
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    192 15 ANOTHER "IF [A French meteorologist says that the "Vet summer cycle" is wearing to a close and that there will be a period of "real summers'* beginning in 1931.] If you can keep your pecker- up, my hearties, And not complain though drenched five times a week; T f you
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    NEW ZEALANDERS ENTERTAINED.
    760 18 Cricket And Empire. MR. THOMAS'S DINNER SPEECH. Sir Edwin and Lady Stockton gave a dinner at the Midland Hotel, Manchester in honour of the New Zealand cricket team. The New Zealand players and the Lancashire team, along with a. number of leading supporters of the game, were
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    123 18 ?2r>,000. to Re-Gild the Dome of Invalides. The French Government is being asked to grant a credit of £25,000 to re-gild the great dome of the Invalides, which shelters Napoleon's tomb. The dome of the Invalides, as every visitor to Paris knows, is one of the most prominent
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    111 19 -suoi)Bja)(y SjiCepjajsaji Sept. 23rd.. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Wonj? 1.00 1.05 ii tarns 85 90 tochal 2.02 \-2 2.07 Va "aknan Cons. I.IS 1.23 .:ii Roots 26 28 •<»ith Taiping 1.15 1.20 v na\vats 99 1.02 tahmaa Hyd 2.15 2.22*6 ninjrci Ways 3.10 8.17% °«r«rrin 31s 3d
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    281 19 JACKS' REPORT. The niarkt-ts have been steady during the past week which is all that can be expected 'lining the holiday month, and reports from the United States look for better business there during the Fall. Copper.— The stocks of Standard Copper have been reduced 13,2">0 tons
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    411 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Amid Kambang <t> ~>ss M r>7s Dangrin Tin (i) 31a :*2s 6 < Batu Caret ctlt 1.26 l.;io Chenderiang 21s 22a Kastein Siam 28s 24:; Itiii^ <n > ;,4s 55a c.d. KampoiifE <10:*> ;i!>< 6d 40s fid c.<i Kuchai Or<is. {$]i 2.02 2.o'' Kuyoh Tin
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 19 September, 23. Bank '1 m.s. 2|3 31-32 Bank demand 2 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 24' 4 .Vcw York, ilcmunil 56 1-1G Credits 90 days I7H France, demand 1420 India, T. T. lit% UonK Kong, demand 12 K p.c Dis. Yokohama, demand 119 \i Nom. Java demand 139 Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    212 19 September, 23. 'Jin 'lon.- 1T."» W*l\k Gambler 7.00 Pepper White 106 Pepper Black 66 Flake Tapioca 7 1 Pearl Sago Small 7.40 Copra 10.60 Copra Sundried 11*11 Opium, Benares tint. 4.000 Rico Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. I. 330 Bke, Rangoon Bintai.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 19 Rentemher 23rH., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. e(juai to Standard Q.C.F. s P<>t K% 5(5 Standard R.S.S. Spot M .V>» 4 On Tender Oct-Dec. 57».. M% Jan- Mar. .VJ l^. W% April-Jutu- II f.l t 'ofk- (if Market: Steady Quiet. -;itest C'.ibU-: London Spot
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    RUBRBER MANUFACTURE IN FOOCHOW.
    140 19 RUBRBER MANUFACTURE IN FOOCHOW. Two lubber manufacturing companies, the Foochow Ilubber Iffg, Co. and the Yng Kwaag Rubier Iffg. Co. art' operatin.tr in Foochow. Their operations were suspended for some time last year owing to the hijjh cost of the raw material/which at one time lumped to over $800 a
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    KAMUNING DIVIDEND.
    78 19 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala I.wmpur, agents have* received teegraphi:- advit v from the Secretaries of Kamunin^ (Pcr.ik: Rubber and Tin Co., Ltd., that the Board has decided to recommend payment on 25th. proximo of a final dividend of IS% per cent, (actual) in respect of the last
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    75 19 Messrs. Evatt and Co.. as secretari s of the Rcnonp: Consolidated Tin Dredpinp Co.. Ltd., state with regard to the plant ordeied by the company, that Messrs. Payn? and Son, London, have completed the design of *he dredere, and the contract has been It in th~ United Kingdom. The dredge
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    238 19 LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT. Singapore, Sept. 23. During the past week the market has been largely influoncod by sentiment and a further fall has been remitted hy fhv expectation that the Government may shortly make a favourable announcement with regard to restriction. London and New York, however,
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    218 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Sinjjapinv, Sept. 2!\. Rubber.— London, L- 4d. >s<l up. Local 55 cts. Tjn. London, £271. 75s <lown. Local 1 «*i 7* a for 175 tons. Mining. -Kuchai 2.06 2.07V... Malaya Consolidated 1.20 1.22 1 Hong Fatt I.OS 1.10%, Petaliag 4.72% 4.N2 1 Pontianak 2C, 28 its.,
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    173 19 Gothric Co., Kuata Lammir. Arcntf Bateng fScl 38.025: R.«m avt Bo v.i<<. 57.0C0; Chevoit, T7. r 0) Galang Bemr, 45.000: K.M.s. (Malay States), 50JM5; Kirointa 40.0J17: |Tin*bol( fF.M.S 32.262: Mmbak, 35.904; Labu fF.AI.S. >, 81J0OO; Karmcn. ?0.900« Pt Dickton.Lokat fP.M. S.). Rembaa Jc-l"i 147,797; Selan^or Unite*.
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    173 19 Singapore, Sept. 2.'i. Consuming Markets have developed further weakneas and values have been wt\ hack to the lowest level touched for the last three years. Liquidation in the now stale Oct Deer, position, combined with a lack of buying support, is the cause of the decline. Manufacturers languish
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    FAR EASTERN OLYMPIC GAMES.
    1483 20 How the Singapore Representatives Fared. TENNIS AND SWIMMING. Mr. Chia Kim Yam, who accompanied the local Chinese who participated in the Far Eastern Olympiad at Shanghai, sends us the following account of their performances. The iocal contingent who voyaged to Shanghai la.t month for the Far
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    PROFESSIONAL GOLF.
    281 20 Compston Beats Braid. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. 'Pouter's Service.] Walton Heath. Sept. 22. There was rain and a strong: sou-wester to-day. In the fourth round Braid beat Miles on the nineteenth. Braid took the lead at the Ions: fourth and lost the fifth by missing a yard putt. He was
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    AMERICAN LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP.
    55 20 Garden City, New Jersey Sept. 23. In the American ladies* championship third round Miss Fraser beat Mile de la haume 3 and 2. Mrs. Horn beat Miss PltMler I and 1, Miss Ada Mackenzie beat Miss Van Wfc by onv hole. Miss Orcutt beat Miss Jenny (New
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    DEMPSEY-TUNNEY.
    659 20 The Fight Described. TUNNEY GETS THE VERDICT. Reuter's Service. Chicago, Sept. 22. Dempsey. weighed in at 192^ pounds, Tunney 189 M>. Dempsey's weight surprised the critics being four pounds less than predicted but it was accepted as an indication of the ex-champion's excellent condition. The doctor declared him to
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    U.S. POLO TOURNAMENT.
    90 20 Reuter's Service. West bury, Sept. 22. The United States Army team, composed of C. A. Wilkinson, Capt. Gerhardt, Capt. Rodes and Capt. Huthsteiner, defeated the Ramblers, C. V. Whitney. Capt. Pert, Malcolm Stevenson and Robert Strawbridse Jr., by 6 goals to 5 in the first round of
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    BRITISH POLO VICTORY.
    23 20 [Reuter's Service.l New York, Sept. 23. The British polo player defeated the champion Hurricanes team by 8 goals to 7.
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    FOOTBALL.
    437 20 Malays vs. Selangor Tamil's. A GOOD GAME. Malays 5: T.P.C.A 1. The Malays met the Tamil Physical Culture Association, Selangor, on the Stadium yesterday, and defeated them in a friendly match by s—l.5 1. The Malays* play was a trifle rough, and several free kicks weie given. For the
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    GARRISON LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    63 20 No. 1 Company of the Duke's win the Company Shield for 1927. in consequence of their victory OW No. 2 Company in the final by 3 goals to nil. Results in Garrison L6HIW matches during the week were: No. 3 Company g, Pu!au Brani 2. No. 4
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    227 20 TO-DAY'S MATCHES. Reuter's Service. 1 London, Sept. 22. In a Firs: Division match at Tottenham to-day the Spun defeated Leicester, 2-1. To-ilay's League matches are as follow: I?ivision I. Aston Villa vs. Bury; Black, burn vs. Birmingham; Bolton vs. Middlesbrough; Cardiff vs. Newcastle; Derby vs. Arsenal; Everton vs.
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    LAWN TENNIS
    25 20 Bandsmen Hudson and Graham won the regimental doubles in the Duke's lawn ten nis tournament, defeating Bandsmen Bailey and Meyrick, 6—l, G l.
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