The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 October 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S-S. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1927. NO. 12,222.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    297 1 The meeting between Sir A. Chamberlain and General Primu di Rivera took place at Palma m the Dilearics. No agreements or understandings were discussed Page 9. The Schneider Cup team returned :»n Saturday and were warmly greeted by i small crowd at Croydon Page 9. Party feelings,
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    RUBBER AND THE RUSTIC.
    1485 1 The link' Chwhlra hamlet of fetagburyWuzzle does nut belie its name. It is iv. what you would expect a haphazard <• farms and cottages thrown at random, one might suppose, into the bottom of a wooded valley at the edge of Delamere Forest and seasoned with
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      559 1 i| If)K BREAKFAST:— :j "RED LABEL .BRAND" jj |PURE UNADULTERATED:! COFFEE V.V.V.V.V.V. w.v-v.w.-.v.v.-.v! RAFFLES HOTEL M^^ J^ McGUIRE'S LITTLE SYMPHONIE /™rtSffl™Sn ft^ MONDAY OCTOBER Crd. 9.30 p.m. 'l \(JhIBk W '\M MAURICE LEPLAT >^^^^^, I OpCtl Phantasy La Fille Da far West fJ. Puccini J-jcj t^^" r^^s^W W Piano Soil
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      124 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Compound house* to let- -Page 7. Special film* at the Pavilion— Page 2. Whiteaway'l for variety m shoes Page 8. The Buick is the taiiait car to drive Page Bankruptcy notice re Low Teng Seng Page 'i. Burnside safes at Robinson and Co.'s Page i». Get Genasco from
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      21 1 5 LOOK b'Oli IHE DATE 5 ON THE TIN > m j: "RED LABEL BRAND" COFFEE ROASTED AND GROUND < DAILY 5 V.V.W.V.V.V.W.V.V.V.V.W.vA
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      119 1 THE WEEK. Monday. 3rd. High Water, 2.20 a.m.. 7.4., 2.2. p.m. HA. Malacca H. \V. 11.10 a.m., 5.8., 11.20 p.m. 5.3. Tuexdiiif, 4th. Hiph Water tJf a.m., 6.9., 2.51 p.m. 7.9. Malacca. H. W. 0. 10 p.m. 5.1. Polo: Singapore vs. Batavia. Wed ncxilaif, bth. High Water 5.4 a.m.. *).5.,
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    208 2 Ml. (i Mrs, M. C. Corbet t has airiveci bach m Ipoh from Europe. M K. A. Woriey, assistaal Dfaroctar of Kd -i» ioTi, ha< oeen admlttod to ihe Eu ropoan Hospital.— M.M. Mr. DurwaVd, A.R.1.H.A.. arrived by t>ie Kashmir from Homo to join the firm of Messrs. Keys an<l
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      212 2 IPANA TOOTH PASIE An Antiseptic Tooth Paste containing Ipecac and Ziratol. Heals Bleeding Gums and Checks PYORRHEA. Price 90 cents per tube. Of all Chemists or from the Agents. MEDICAL HALL LTD., SINGAPORE. ywwywvyvwvMwwwvwvywwwvw Co.f :j GENERAL BROKERS, l\ COMMISSION AGENTS, < I JAPANESE ART PAINTER j; and PACKING CONTRACTORS.
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      638 2 Fr«m Saturday. Ist., to Thursday. 6th., (fetuher. A PROGRAMME OF VERY ENTERTAINING RI( I s AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee and C Ltd.. Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A FIRST NATIONAL PRODUCTION Adapted from the Stage Play by Milton Herbert Gropper and Oscar Han 2nd. As
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    1067 3 Chun Sen University. PETTER TREATMENT OF OVERSEAS CHINESE. (Our Chinese ('orrespondent.) The Chinese Consulate-General m Singapoie has received a copy of circular despatch from Chun Srti University established at Canton m commemoration of the late Dr. Sun Vat-sen, on the subject of better terms of enrolment being given
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      289 3 m ■tAtJ ns^nk^m^^r^^^^ Asmm W^r^eWml Ms Kr7 tfmma H V m AT HOME OR ABROAD Like the best horses the best cigarettes are the result of critical selection, and experience is the compelling factor that makes the huge demand for Stqte Express k i n i l^' H*\l^ wY X.
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      244 3 CARS oSBSSSZ 'TRUCKS tRACTORS I Built and assembled m the Empire. j ipi ti /niK^^^\fifw^ vi ■'liji 1 I THE TOURING CAR i $940 UNIVERSAL CARS LTD. 5 SINGAPORE. I •I Phone 4444 I J Represen ed Throughout Malaya. I A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT Ruick Five-passenger Touring Car— Series 115
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  • The Indispensable Husband
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      CHAPTER 71. THE REPRIEVE.
      832 4 CHAPTER 71. THE REPRIEVE. "It would seem." said Aileen as she took fiom Madeline Gilbert's hands the sealed packet iddramd to Maurice Dubois. "that you and 1 are the sole remaining actors m this little drama at Beau Reve." Madeline made no reply. There was scarcely a flicker of interest
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      CHAPTER 72. EXPLANATIONS.
      1884 4 CHAPTER 72. EXPLANATIONS. Aileen sat alone on the terrace staring at the bright patches of moonlight m the garden. But she saw neither the silvery beauty of the night, n >r heard the nightingale that poured forth its lyric sweetness m a tree al ove the softly rippling lake. On
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    "GENTLEMAN" LUGGAGE THIEF.
    436 4 WOMEN DUPED BY SMOOTH TONGUE. London, Aug. An astonishing account of a "gentleman" luggage thief's exploits m London railway i stations was given at Westminster Police Court when Rupert Raby Wood, aged thirtyfive, of Elm-street, Brixton, said to be a former lieutenant m the 23rd. City of
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    THE CIGAR BURGLARS.
    286 4 Among the many things, says the London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian of Sept. 1. that expert burglars do that puzzle the police and insurance companies is the stealing of cigars. Last night they broke into a cigar shop near Bond Street and took away about 6,000
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    £1,500 "TO MEET THE PRINCE."
    41 4 An American millionaire, who wanted to meet the Prince of Wales, offered £1,500 for six tickets for the Seaforth Highlanders ball at Vancouver, which was attended by the Prince and Prince George. The offer was refused.
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    THE FUTURE OF THE FLEETS.
    1513 4 Britain, America, and Security. SOLVING THE PROBLEM. London, Aug. 14. To judge from some of the recent correspondence m the daily Press on the subject of Naval armaments, it would seem as if the principles of sea warfare had been lost sight of amidst conflicting
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    ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION.
    84 4 European Employee Arrested Mandalay, Sept IS. On a complaint lodged by Mr 1 r < Aspinal, Manager, Bombay Burma Tr line Corporation, Ltd., Mandalay, Mr. .1. Bel ford, an uncovenanted employee Company at Maymyo, was an.- Friday for criminal breach of trust I misappropriation of the Company's to
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    TALL-HAT CREATES A SENSATION.
    90 4 HOW A LEGISLATOR WON A \VV<H' Calculi. i Aun A sensation was caused at quc I m the Assembly at Simla jMterdftJ Sir Victor Sassoon entered wearing I grey tall hat at a rakish angle. It was done for a wager. No Kwi" had evor beforp
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    PRINCES' FASHION THAT STARTLED.
    862 5 Straw Hat, Morning Coat And No Waistcoat WHAT MUST THEY THINK OF OUR BOWLERS? Clothes are sometimes a conscious, but more often an unconscious, revelation of personality. Little tricks of habit and tiaits of character peep out m the garments we wear; on them are stamped
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      225 5 Sole Agents SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements). ft, MALACCA STREET, SINGAPORE. Jl^^LoDNuT MAKES Why Endure It -When you can Cure It. Just think what it must mean after such terrible itching, such burning torture, to have the skin cooled and soothed, the itch banished as if
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      40 5 Mind my Throat? I am minding my throat this is a Craven "A" Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats by Carreras Ltd. Sole Agent. HUTTENBACH LAZARUS SONS LTD. SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH, KUALA-LUMPUR B Q. 1 ill MICHELIN QUALITY NEVER FAILS
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    WHY SWIM THE CHANNEL?
    467 6 COMPETITORS GIVE THEIR REASONS. Dover, Aug. 31. Why do men and women strive to swim the Channel? What is the motive that prompts them to spend time and money and almost super-human energy to attain what must always be, except to the very few, the unattainable?
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    THE MERSEY TUNNEL.
    390 6 I'rogress of the Project. The wonders of the new Mersey traffic tunnel and the progress that has been made m its construction were revealed m a visit to the workings made by the Liverpool correspondent of the Nautical Magazine. The tunnel is estimated to cost £5,000,000 and
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    84 6 Mr. J. M. Askey, of Kuala Lumpur, celebrated on Wednesday his 80th birthday. He keeps his ape wonderfully well and is as active as ever. Mr. Askey came to Kuala Lumpur ;JS years ago and has resided there ever since. He was one of the earliest officials of the Selangor
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      633 6 WHITEAWAYS I Special Value m Shoes J' JAe BB 77 £ci</tes K^ JBEBESSBSBES^^ Ton Kid Walking Shoos [C^B^isSS^^if^^^i i;i i r c i- ii it r W STANDARD fl B^^^B Wdde ex;insssk brO only obbinable from VALUES" S White Aw<^fS >^ thk IUKK/r- wakkinci vyvß 1^ TAN WALKDfG SHOES. Knjrli.sh
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      225 6 Sole Agents Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. SflamiMrtnJ la ta« StnlU S^tUmtnta) I >liT ftlsiE^f'*r r^ vTIILG f X ***'KTofJrlpe Tobacco,. wbUh I the ■-.-■^f r.irf. I^w' 1 to o WORTH OF OUR GOODS TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE MONTHLY. TO INTRODUCE ourselves and our BIGH-CLABB MANUPACTURBD GOODS the public
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    OPIUM PROBLEMS.
    137 7 SEIZURES IN CHINA. PERSIAN GULF TRAFFIC. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Sept. 30. At a meeting of the League's advisory comiiittee on the opium traffic, from wiiich the absence of the Chinese member was much remarked, Sir Malcolm Delevingnc (Great Britain) proposed that the Peking Government instruct the Chinese maritime
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    DIAMOND PRICE DECLINE.
    123 7 [Reuter'9 Service.] Johannesburg, Sept. 30. The important Premier Diamond Mining Company announces that owing to the serious decline m price of its diamonds, resulting chiefly from the large uncontrolled out put from the Lichtenburg alluvial fields which directly compete with the Premier's products, the Government has concurred
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    HOME REVENUE FIGURES.
    94 7 IRouU'i's Service] London. Sept. 30. The revenue for the six months just ended was £828*687,370 an increase of £6^21 329 over ihe corresponding period of li>2»s. The principal decreases are m income tax VS. 11."). GOO and the principal increases are m estate duties 16,130,000 and cwtoma
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    M. RAKOVSKY MUST GO.
    76 7 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Oct. 1. Following a meeting which discussed Franco-Soviet relations it is understood the Cabinet instructed M. Briand to direct the French Ambassador at Moscow to inform at. Chkherin that M. Rakovsky is no longer persona grata with the French Government, which, m conformity
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    THE COTTON AGREEMENT. .
    77 7 THE COTTON AGREEMENT. [Router's Service.] London. Sept. 30. The >i-henu' agreed to r>y tho Federation of Master Cottonspinners Association and the Cotton Yarn Association has been ratified by the American section of the Federation. Tho general committee of the Federation has issued a scheme for minimum sellinjr prices of yarns
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    COMMUNIST DISSENSIONS.
    65 7 I Renter's Service.] Moscow, Sept. 30. It Ifl hemi-otf cially stated that the Prae*!dium of the Central Control Committee of the Communist party has confirmed the Moscow committee's decision m regard to the fourteen members of the opposition, who, with a group of non party intellectual's organized illegal
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    HAVOC AT ST. LOUIS.
    54 7 [Re uter's Service.] St. Louis, Oct. 1. Eighlyseven persons are now reported dead as a result of the tornado and 671 have been sent to hospital injured, many ci itically. Five thousand buildings were destroyed an area of six square miles devastated whV.e a number of
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    RIVERA-CHAMBERLAIN VISIT.
    21 7 [Keuter's Service.] Barcelona, Sept. 30. General Primo di Rivera has gone to Majorca ta confer with Sir A. ChanAberlain.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    702 7 "JOHORE LAND TRANSACTION." To the Editor\ Sir, The following are excerpts from the judgment of the Hon'ble Mr. Justice MeCabe Reay, published m your valuable paper of Sept. 2fi. under the caption Johore' Land Transaction "His evidence and t>iat of the professional witness filled me with
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    67 7 It was announced from the pulpil that two sanctuary candle sticks were dedicated on Sunday at All Saints Church, Taipinjr, to the Rev. Browninjr. The pulpit also expressed thanks for the offering of a grift by a Government official of candle sticks m memory of Mr. J. H. Morgan, who
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    93 7 Reference was made to the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz) m the Supreme Court Kuala Lumpur m connection with a caw* of land acquisition by Government. The land m question is situated between the first and second miles, Batu-rd., and belongs to a Chinese named Goh Kee Kow. The Valuer-General's
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    EX-SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
    1127 7 Conference of Delegates. MANY MATTERS DISCUSSED. A largely attended and yeiy enthusiastic conference of delegates of t^'.lSx Service dissociation was held at th**S£UwTg.>r lub, Kqala Lumpur on September 2.*). "Some thirty delegates; -including all the past Presidents of thtf-^Usociatron, wore present. The President,- Major R. R.
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      464 7 BUSINESS CARDS. ...%v/. i i .'.V.W. I.W.Vl .W.V. t .WA%WA ;i WEE BROS: UNDERTAKERS. > •1 MOM MENTAL MASONS. •I I rrsh Floral Wreaths. Made to ord*r. \rtifuial Wreaths Always m Stock. J155, Selene Road. Tel: 3^69. > V.'.'.V.V.V.W.ViV.V.W.V.WAVi ..\%\\V.VAV.V.V^A\VWVUVWW. ;i MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. l\ MONUMENTAL MASONS. 5 IVN'phonc
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      647 7 NOTICES. THE SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER CO., LTD. Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) NOTICE II HEREBY GIVEN that the Eighteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Sunjrei Bayan. Rubber Company. Limited, will be held at the Offices qf the Company, Chartered Hank Chambers, Singapore, on Friday, 14th October 1927.
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      260 7 NOTICES.^ CHANGE IN "EARNING OF LIVING. Highly remunerative nu: nuf act urintf uf »n |n« dispensable article for daily use ii utantM. "Caai bjj^worked on «mall or larce »cal*. Any 4oc;«lffy > suitable. Vroof of cnormoui' turnovers ;un4.Wolits can be (riven. Very little c« mpetrtiojv, JtCnowledire of trade not necessary.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      19 8 NEILSON*.-On October. 2nd. 1927 at the General Hospital, Singapore, to Major and Mrs. J. B. Xeilson, a daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      32 8 WATTS WATT.— Sept. I. m London, Ernest Georpe Watts, of Tuan Mcc Estate. Selangor, to Mary Hill (Majr), >t-cond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watt, of 12. Beaufort-frnrdens. S.E. 13.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1927 Week-End Comment.
    682 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1927 Week-End Comment. A good deal of mystery appears to have surrounded the meeting of Sir Austen Chamberlain and General Primo di Rivera, and it is probably expecting too much of political credulity to hope that the story that the two gentlemen merely wished
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    1220 8 In order to maintain the legal rights jver the Cathedral compound the gates will be closed to-day and parents whose children are accustomed to go there m the afternoons to play are asked to note that there will be no public admission to-day. Miss. IA-e, who has handed over the
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. MARWOOD.
      44 8 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. (> ct The funeral of the late Mr. M arw was very largely attended those j )r including the acting Chief Secretary honT)le Mr. Thomson, and the Re»ide»i Selangor, the hon'ble Mr. Lornie.
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      NEW HOTEL FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
      37 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, o r? A local syndicate has offend <„ land at Victory Avenue, Vennin^ Road a hotel of not fewer than 50 bedroom The details are under nOMhlutli
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      Y.W.C.A. SALE.
      154 8 A very successful garden fat ;\n. organised by the local branch Y.W.C.A., came off at Urn Y.W.C.A hotel, Fort Canning Road, on Saturday afternoon and was attended V large gathering of ladies and g«'ntl«-m n Mrs. Van Straubenzee, wife of the Genm Officer Commanding the Troops, d,., the
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    130 8 Bulletin For the Week Ended S^pt. _'lih. Basrah: 10 cholera cases and v as against 8 and 2 during the pi jweek. ftassein: i\ plague (JUaths. Bombay 1 plague death; 1 n case. Calcutta: 11 cholera deaths; I ima cases and 2 deaths. Madras: 7 choler.a deaths;
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    GEYLANG GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    178 8 The Honorary Treasurers beg to acknowledge with many thanks receipt of th»- 1 lowing suscriptions: Net proceeds of the Wales Tarty Performance $1,177.58, Messrs. Lim Ping Siang $200, Yeow Ngan Pan $100, Lee Teow Kee $100, Wee .Too Hin $Wt, Foo Kee How $100, Quek Cheng Kirn
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    SUNDAY CONCERTS.
    74 8 We learn that the sum of $250, thr i ceeds of the Sunday concert, has horn ceived by the Children's Aid Society frw Mrs. G. M. Alford. This is a very ire come addition to the Society's fund.-. I Mrs. Alford and those who kindly ■tthri her have
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    BRASTAGI HOTEL.
    67 8 BR ASTAGI HOTEL. Frankel Brothers inform us the;. received a cable from the management the Brastagi Hotel, Brastagi, which tea 1 "Main building finished, start business air< within fortnight with annexes which I saved. Please inform newspapers." The Rev. Norman D. Bower, Chaplain Malacca, and Acting-Chaplain of StgV Semhilan, will
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    BRITAIN AND SPAIN.
    123 9 H AMHERLAIN-RIVERA MEETING. WEIGHING IP PERSONALITIES. fKeuUr's Service.] lUrrelona, Oct. 1. Sir X Chamberlain did not come ashore lut departed for Majorca whither ii I'rinio di Rivera followed him. Primo di Rivera returned from Majorca la) after having an interview with Sir amberltil at Palma. Palmn. Majorca,
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    CLEARING OUT THE COMMUNISTS.
    76 9 Renter's Service.] London. Oct. 1. trades cotmeOa and labour parbeen disaffiliated and disassociatNational Labour Party because ined t«» expel Communists. n asked the executive of thr> Labour Party for a truce m order I .i united labour front at tho •ii. They propose the applicant! <
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    THE RIFT AT MOSCOW.
    61 9 [Renter*! Service.] Moscow, Oct. 1. md Vuyovitcn have been expellniembership of the Communist at nal Executive whom they openly summoned to appear before th? Commission Trotsky declared that P»rty discipline did not bind He defended the organisers of the -Parry printing office recently discovand accused the
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    RUSSO-PERSIAN FRIENDSHIP.
    54 9 RUSSO -PERSIAN FRIENDSHIP. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 1. Soviel PeniM guarantee of neutraanri customs convention, has been and notes exchanged concerning r ati'ins. pact binds the signatories to absUPWlkl and interference m DteraaJ affairs of the other and to into n <i political alliances, agreements M n «ie bofeotta or
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    BORODIN IN SIBERIA.
    44 9 fßeuter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 1. din has arrived at Verkhne Udinsk Tran< Buikalia by aeroplane from Urga w route to Mooeow. the motor cars conveying Bcrodin's <■« oik wrecked 250 miles from Urga and t one person was killed and several injured.
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    RUSSIA'S PLOT MANIA.
    28 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 1. appeal for commutation of the ftteaee on the four men condemned -Soviet plotting was rejected and has been carried out.
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    STATE LOAN IN RUSSIA.
    28 9 Moscow, Oct. 2. ulium of the Central Executive "si<i the issue of a statetransport loan of 60,000,000 ■even years from Sept. Ist. at ent.
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    LOAN FOR POLAND.
    25 9 Warsaw, Oct. 2. 1 M'ntatiws of American bankfe i for two hours with the President rf«fl Palace. Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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    59 9 k s. Chovrdhury informs us that his '•> passed her M. D. (Horn.) and has elected as a fellow of the Research P»thfc Society of Calcutta. Mr. hury states that it is her intention dispensary at which poor and PatientM win be treated without any We congratulate Mrs. Chowdhury -ucccss
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    AIR CONQUEST.
    219 9 SCHNEIDER CUP AVIATORS RETURN. "WE WON IT AS A TEAM." [Renter's Service.] London. Oct. 1. A heavy rain and cold wind prevailed at Croydon when the victorious Schneider Cup team arrived by air from Paris escorted from Hythe by six R.A.F. machines. Sir Philip Sassoon officially welcomed the
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    AIR-MAIL STARTS FOR D.E.I.
    53 9 [Reuter's Service.] Amsterdam, Oct. 1. Lieutenant Koppen, accompanied by a mechanic, started at seven this morning on the first official air-mail flight to the Dutch East Indies with the object of demonstrating the practicability of conveying mails I»y air to and from the Dutch East Indie*
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    FRANCO-AMERICAN TARIFFS.
    223 9 Washington. Oct. 1. Mi. CooUdffC has received MSWRMMM from American tOk and textile manufaci urers that m the event of Franco adopting letaliatory measures they will meet the demands of the domestic market. Paris, Oct. 1. Le Matin referring to the communique issued after the interview between M.
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    THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
    90 9 St. Louis, Oct. 1. Ninety dead, GOO injured 5,500 buildings wrecked, and $50,000,000 damage was the result of Thursday's tornado. The principal damage was caused by expansion of air inside even well-constructed buildings which were wrecked with almost the effect of an explosion as a
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    CHINA CAMPAIGNING.
    46 9 Shanghai, Oct. 1. The Nanking Government's official newsagency puts out the "translation of a proclamation" by the Governor of Shansi, General Yen Hsi Shan "informing the Nanking military council of his decision to follow the Nationalist Government m its fight against Chang Tso Lin".
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    STEEL CARTEL SELLING ORGANIZATION.
    37 9 Luxemburg, Oct. 1. The assembly of the European steel cartel has concluded. It decided to create a selling organisation m the different branches of production within the cartel. [Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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    SOUTH AFRICA'S PROBLEM
    113 9 UGLY PARTY FIGHTING. THE FLAG BILL CANCER. [Reutor's Service.] Johannesburg, Oct. 1. Party feeling, which is greatly exacerbated by the Flag Bill controversy, overflowed at Bloemhof where 300 Nationalists (followers of the Hertzog Government) broke up a political meeting which General Smuts, Opposition leader, was to address.
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    COTTON PRICES SECRET.
    125 9 Reuter's Service. London. Oct. 1. A statement issued by the Federation of Master Cottonspinners Associations indicates that the existing minimum prices for American yarn will be replaced by newpi ices agreed to by all spinners of Amelican cotton affected and the new Scheme will operate on Monday
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    THE LEAGUE AND DRUGS.
    113 9 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, Oct. 1. At the extraordinary session of the League's Opium Advisory Committee diseOMtec the elaborate suggestions submitted by the Italian Gov.rnment for more effective control of the drug traffic, the Italian lelegate urged that signatories of the Opium Convention who had not complied
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    LEGION'S FAREWELL TO FRANCE.
    67 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Oct. 1. At a luncheon given by Amis de France to the American Legion, the newly elected Commander, Edward Spafford, read a farewell message m which he declared the welcome accorded to the Second American Expeditionary Corps exceeded what anymortal was entitled to
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    LINKING UP WITH CANADA.
    58 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 1. Each speaking from the Prime Minister's office, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Mackenzie King of Canada will, to-morrow, inaugurate the Anglo-Canadian telephone service. A three minute call between London and Ottawa, or Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton will cost £15 with £5 for
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    LUNATICS SUICIDE.
    121 9 In the Coroner's Court on Saturday, the jury, m returning a verdict of suicide m the case of a lunatic who hanged himself m a ward m the Lunatic Asylum, recommended that the staff of the Asylum should be increased by a sufficient number of trained attendants to
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    48 9 Mr. H. N. Pendlebury, who has been on a scientific expedition m Borneo, has returned to Kuala Lumpur. He has collected some thousands of entomological specimens and his adventures included becoming lost m the jungle with two. Dyaka and having to spend the night m the open. —MM.
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    CATHOLIC REBELLION IN MEXICO.
    104 9 POLICE SEARCHES. MANY KILLED. [Reuter'B Service.] Mexico City, Oct. 1. Twenty nine Roman Catholics, men and women, suspected of revolutionary activities have been arrested here. The police searched the homes of other suspects as they believe that an alleged Catholic rebellion against the religious laws, which
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    PAN-AMERICAN PEACE.
    89 9 [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City, Oct. 1. The Senate has approved the proposal made by the Pan-American Conference at Santiago de Chile m 1923 for treaties be tween all American nations, including the United States, with the object of prevention of armed conflicts by providing that no American nation
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    ILLINOIS COAL STRIKE OVER.
    87 9 [Reuter's Service.! Chicago, Oct. 2. The six months suspension of coalmining m Illinois, whereby 70.000 were unemployed has been settled. Both sides have accepted a proposal for a joint committee and work will be resumed forthwith. Wages on the scale the mine-owners previously declared was impossible,
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    MEXICAN OIL WELLS TROUBLES.
    44 9 [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City, Oct. 2. News from Tampieo says about 50 per cent of the oil companies' employees have been dismissed both Mexicans and foreigners it is alleged because the Mexican Government has not permitted drilling of new wells.
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    BIRTHDAY GREETINGS.
    16 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Oct. 2. Mr. Coolidge has cabled birthday greetings to Marshal Hindenburg.
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    GOODBYE SUMMER.
    21 9 r Pouter's Service.] London. Oct. 1. Summer-time ends at 2 a.m. on Oct. 2nd. [Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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      RUBBER QUOTATION.
      26 9 (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Sept. 30. Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at 71 sen at which business was done.
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      CURTAILMENT OF EXPENDITURE.
      24 9 The Government will submit a bill to the Cabinet meeting, to curtail the expenditure of each Department by 5 per cent.
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      GENERAL CHIANG IN NAGASAKI.
      24 9 General Chiang Kai-shek has arrived m Nagasaki from Shanghai. It is stated that he will stay there for some time.
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      U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IN CHINA.
      41 9 Admiral Bristol has been appointed to act as High Commissioner for the U.S. m China. He may represent the United States m place of the minister at Peking, whose post, it is reported, will likely be abolished.
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      SHIMONOSEKI-MOJI TUNNEL.
      88 9 "Having completed my tour m Europe and the United States to study methods of tunnelling under the sea, I have become more and more confident of the success of the proposed plan to drive a tunnel under the Kammon Strait to connect the cities of Moji and Shimonoseki,"
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      233 9 < THE BEST METHOD OF INSURANCE FOR JEWELLERY J ARTICLES OF VALUE IS TO KEEP THEM IN j URITISH RURNSIDE j l| SAFES. \l r-^^^^^nmM FI RE "~^~B?nmmmml FITTED \l PROOF. LOCKS > CORNERS. L ynvc 1 SIZES: 22 xlsx 15 Inches. PRICE $105.00. 24 x7x7 $|20 00 26 x««
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      704 10 BLUE FUNNEL UNE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICE^ if 1 PRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FOhTNIGHTLT WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool sod Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. POLY DORUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port t HECTOR
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      543 10 EUerman Bocknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" UNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL: FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Oct. 9 s.s. CITY OF OSAKA Nov. 20 s.s. CITY OF
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      416 10 British India and Apc&r Lines, (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. n PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.R CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Dae Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Bbflfm, MACEDONIA 11,000 Oct. 7 KASHGAR 9,000
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    JAPANESE STUDENTS SUCCESS.
    583 11 -WORK FOR THE BLIND. Ten years ago a young engineering student at the VVaseda University at Tokyu suddenly lost his sight after a fortnight's illness. His whole future, physically and intellectually, seemed destroyed. Yet today this young Japanese is studying ,m London, after spending two years at
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    FRENCHMAN'S CLAIM.
    308 11 ICE ACHES HEKiHT OF EIGHT MILES. Paris. Aug. 30. If. Gailizo, the holder of the world's altitude record of 12.442 metres (33,320 feet) claim a new record of 13,000 metres (4'i. «.">() foet). Ho fainted on landing at Le Boii r jr. t. and broke the under-carriage and
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      525 11 I THE IDEAL CAR =j as discussed m the "MOTORS" leading article of the 24th. May, 1327. l\ i THE NEW B^^^S 12/14 HP COMES NEAREST jj m actual specification to reputed Motor Engineers' I ij Imaginary Car :j Address Inquiries to "MINERVA" c o Free Press. 'l I GAMMON
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      268 11 ImrUKlAlil NUlltC BIG TIGER BALM. Price: 50 Cts. per bottle. compel Our' Patrons to take those S inferior balms, and refuse to give them the H^^^^^^Y^^^ Hrf^S £HAT n THF? I fuBUC "viLL r^YVl'^P l^Mllßi^ KINDLY NOTK THE CHANGES. WHEN "^^-S^^^^^^S-S-E^ THE TIGER MEDICAB HALL. SMALL TIGER BALM. Price: 20
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    321 12 The Donai arrived from Saigon on Saturday with >a cargo of 500 pigs. A cargo of coal was brought into port by the Erica from Durban during the weekend. The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co., are laying a new Government cable to St. John's Island today
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    AN OLD, BAD SHIP.
    451 12 There was only one-good point about the old steamship Mongoose she would not sink. Some who knew her best said that even this was a fault rather than a point m her favour, as she would have been better sunk. The winds never blew, the seas
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      708 12 Burns Philp Line /Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Rcguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,875 torn) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The 8.8. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Ltuca,
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      53 12 SAIGON. REGULAR WEEKLY FREIGHT SERVICE. MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE. Sailing Every Sunday at 9 a.m. AFFRETEURS INDO-CHINOIS. Due Sailing G.G. ROUME Sept. 28 Oct. 2 G.G. ROUME Oct. 12 Oct. 16 •Excellent passenger accommodation. For freight, passage and further parti, culars, apply to: THE SUCCESSORS OF MOINE COMTE CO. Phone
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      368 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (Tia Sots). S.S. VENICE MARU M.S. SILVERGUAVA due o M.S. SILVERBELLE due M.S. CUBA MARU due X PACIHC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR.
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      277 12 LLOYD TRESTINO NAY. (ft (Incorporated m Italy) (o) SINGAPORE TO ITALT Calling at COLOMBO, BRIM >ISIl SI VFM <; and TRIESTE by the following ip fej Liners: ESQUILINO 14,000 tott d* <, ROMOLO 14,000 tons fa These fast Motor Vessels hav< TTtrfan, well appointed accommodation and httu saloons. Cuisine is
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      672 12 BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahan*, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas afid Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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      643 13 O. S. K. Lone. rw-timrttoa.. BU»mw. A rrl».. 1...r.-lv.n, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Anttftrp. via Colombo, Aden and Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Vurb&n, Altfoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio, mtos and Baenos Aires. f Hawaii Maru Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Delagroa Bay and Durban.
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      433 13 HMSa-COMFOHT LINERS Dollar President linen offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well -ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. -State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The spacious steel
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      622 13 K. P. It (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed it neraries, free of charge.
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    OPIUM NOT A CURE FOR MALARIA.
    965 14 Mistaken Beliefs. CONFLICTING EVIDENCE AT CALCUTTA INQUIRY. Two medical men, Dr. E. Muir of the School of Tropical Medicine, and Dr. Satish Chandia De, M.8., gave evidence before the Opium Inquiry Committee. Dr. Muir expressed opinions very much on the lines of Dr. K.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    259 14 THE COLOMBO CITY HALL SCHEME. To the Editor. Sir, In a recent issue of your mail edition there appeared this paragraph: Major W. G. St. Clair is a member of the Committee appointed to work out a plan and propose a site for a New City
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    COOLIES FLOGGED TO DEATH?
    303 14 [To the Editor, Malaya Mail.] Sir, I have heard to-day from a source tht> reliability of which is quite beyond doubt that many cruelties are perpetrated against Chinese coolies brought down trom China and employed m timber cutting and drapgin£ m the jungles of Pahang ana
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    CZAR'S STAMPS FOR SALE.
    175 14 Treasured Relic ef His Exile. A valuable collection of the Russian postage stamps, once the property of the late Czar Nicholas 11., is about to be offered for public sale m London. The collection has had an eventful history. It was prepared for the Czar by
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      163 14 Vaseline TRADE MARK PETROLEUM JELLY FOR SCALDS AND BURNS Cover affected area with "Vaseline" Jelly spread on linen or gauze. It's pure and safe to use on all minor cuts, wounds, bruises, bumps. Look for the Trade Mark "Vtueline" 1 It im your protection t.hesebrough Mf&. Co., Cons'd New York
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      741 14 M _^^^U w _^guJ^ Wa^Hr^j^^^3BK «B ml j^^^ i-B^l^* n '^^^T^jJ?^i B m H I A lite for a Life >- x $if 3& H *^^OU die that mosquitoes may live This is f JsC~^i^^^j*%t H Xan appalling thought, but it is the truth. yj^C.j Xjp H Most mosquitoes cannot
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    845 15 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER Ist. Buyers Sellers Asani Kumbang 56s 57s Bangrjn Tin 30s 9d 31s 9d Batang ~Padang ($1) 60 65 Batu Caves ($1) 1.27% 1.32 V. Chenderiang U,s 21s 6d Eastern Siam 23s 6d 24s 8d Haad Yai (£1) 29s 30s Hitam Tin ($1)
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 15 October, 1. Bank A m.s. 2,3 31-32 Bank demand 2 3 23-3£' Private credits X m.s. 2 4*4 New York, demand 56 1-16 Credits 90 days 17% France, demand 1420 India, T. T. 153'^ HoriS Kong, demand l~ \s p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 119 1 Num. Java demand 130
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    PRODUCE.
    213 15 October, 1. Tin IT."> Tons 1132% Gambler ".'25 Pepper White 106 Pepper Black 66 Flake Tapioca 7»i Pearl Sago Small 7.40 Copra 10.60 Copni Sundried 11.15 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintau 2^o
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 15 OctaWr, Ist.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot srt« 4 =i()i L Standard H.S.S. on Tender Oct. •">•>'. r >6% Nov-Dec. M r>si, Jan-Mar. tt r.o^ Apr-.luiu' H2 HJ 1 Tone of Market. Quiet Steady. Atest Cable: London Spot Sheet
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
    203 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. Rubber. London, ll 4 l *d down. Local Tin.- London. "l^'iLl. 55a down, Local |132% for 175 tons. Mining. Kucha is 2.10 2.15. Malaya Con nolidated 1.20 1.22 'a. Hone F*tt l.o§ 1.10. Pontianak 24N 2(5 cts.. North Taiping 1.1; 1.18, South Taipinu 7*5 "."> cts..
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    120 15 safest purchase m this group for the ordinary investor, and Snia VISCQM, their Ha lian ally, is also a sound selection. Tobacco shares have come to the front again, and both Imperial! and British* Americans are probably hound for hiffier prices. Oct. 1st.. (losing Prices. Buyers Seller*
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    OUR FINANCIAL LETTER.
    804 15 Little Rubber Dealing. WAITING FOR A MOVE. (From Our Own Correspondent.; London, Sept. l». Rubber shares are idle and uninteresting on the Stock Exchange, and dealers again report a very scanty volume of dealing m •tractions. On the other hand, while theinquiry for shares is small, there
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      794 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,00e deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      466 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $13,500 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W.
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      38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTORCAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapofe Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    84 16 Finglas out of Cesarewitch. HAD WEATHER CONTINUES. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Oct. 1. A good deal of surprise has been caused by the scratching of M. E. de Sf. Alary's four year old Finglas (Bruleur Fair Simone) trained by Gilpin, for the Cesarewitch, Finglas was handicapped
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    CHIEF RUGBY MATCHES.
    128 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Oct. 1. There has been no improvement m the weather and this afternoon was wet and stormy with grounds heavy* The following were the chief Rugby results: Blackheath beat Old Merchant Taylors at Blackheath 13 to 9. Plymouth beat Blackheath at Plymouth
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    A MARATHON RECORD.
    64 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Oct. 1. S. Ferris the winner of the Polytechnic Marathons m li)2o and 1926. won the Liverpool Marathon of 26 miles 385 yards today m 2 hrs. 35 mins. 27 sees. This breaks his ewi record of 19'J."> for the Windsor to
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    MORE GREYHOUND FIGHTING.
    36 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.* London. Oct. 1. Owing to the continued righting which takes place during racing the Greyhound Racing Association is introducing a new box muzzle use of which will be compulsory.
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    PHIL SCOTT FOR NEW YORK.
    36 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Oct. 1 It is stated from New York that arrange ments have been made for Phil Scott the British heavy-weight champion, to meet Tom Heeney there.
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    LADIES COUNTY GOLF.
    23 16 (Our Own Correspondent.— Copyright.) London. Oct. I. In the Ladies County Golf Championship Yorkshire beat Surrey (tho holders since 1920).
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    A REGATTA RECORD.
    28 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Oct. 1. The weather continues very bad and the Brighton Regatta has been postponed again, for the sixth time now.
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    PROFESSIONAL LAWN TENNIS.
    61 16 A YOUTHFUL CHAMPION. [Reuter's Service.] Lnndfin. Oft. 1. At Queen's Club the 19 y ar old D. M;;>Itell, ex-hall-boy at Queen's Club Vrofl the first professional lawn tennis championship open to the world surprisingly defeating m the final Charles Read, of Queen's, who has hitherto, been regarded
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    FRANCE WINS BROOKLANDS PRIZE.
    72 16 [Reuter's Service.] Brooklands, Oct. 2. In rain and half a gale, the British motoring grandprix of I2S iaps equal to 327 miles was mn. Eleven started, 9 French. 2 British. It was wo.i by the Frenchman Benoist driving a Dolage at a average spied of 85.59
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    SCANDINAVIAN CUP RACE.
    48 16 [Reuter's Service.] Oyster Bay, Oct. 1. The Noreg, by winning the sixth race for the Scandinavian Gold Cup makes a triple tie. A deciding race will be held to day. Mr. Justice Sproule wttl bo leaving Pen•nfr on October 6 to take the Malare* Assizes.
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    RUGBY.
    73 16 Malaya Cup Rugby. NEGRI SEMBILAN VS. JOHORE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Seremban, Oct. 1, Negri Sembilan 11 pts: Johore. 3 pts. The Johore team arrived here to day to play Negri Sembilan m the Malaya Cup. A good game resulted but the Home *ide pioved too good for their
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    NEWCOMERS LOSE TO THE REST.
    742 16 ENCOURAGING OPENING MATCH. 'I he Uest 11 pts: Newcomers pts. Conditions on the Padang on Saturday afternoon were all against good Rugby but, m spite of the slippery ground and ball, the meeting of the Newcomers with the Rest provided a very even and well
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    CAPABLANCA'S WIN.
    44 16 [Reuter's Service.! Buenos Aires, Oct. 1. Capablanca has won the seventh championship game after 35 moves. Mr. A. W. Greaves has arrived m Malacca to take the place m the Customs Department of Ca.pt. C"uscaden, who has pone on 'oavo to Europe.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    268 16 Heavy Scoring. ASTON VILLA'S WIN. Reuter's Service. London, Oct. 1. Division I. t Aisenal 2, West Ham 2. < Birmingham 1, Bolton 1. Burnjey 4, Derby 'I. Bury 5, Sunderland o. Huddersrield 8, Cardiff 2. 1 Leicester 1, Manchester Un, 0. Liverpool 8, Portsmouth 2. Middlesborough 3, The
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    GOLF.
    82 16 SINGAPORE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS. The semi finals of the Golf Championship of Singapore Island were played at the Keppel Golf Links on Saturday. Taylor vs. Upton and Lim vs. Hardie. Upton won hit-* game 2 and 1, and Hardie beat Lim 4 and 3. Yesterday morning a number of people
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    145 16 The October monthly medal was competed for on Saturday and yesterday and resulted m a win for Mr. Donald Paterson. Seventy-six cards were taken out, and the following were returned: The sweep was won by M. Buchanan on Saturday and by S. F. Guy on Sunday. The
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    139 16 The Men's monthly Medal (Bogey) will be played on Saturday and Sunday, Bth and 9th. instant, the Ladies' monthly Medal (Bogey) on Wednesday and Thursday, 12th and 13th, the Mixed Foursomes Competition on Tuesday, 18th inst., the Two-Ball Foursome Competition on Sunday, 23rd inst. The following will
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    SWIMMING
    748 16 - V.M.C.A. Annual Carnival. NEW SENIOR AND JUNIOR RECORDS. The V.M.C.A. swimming carnival held at he Association's pool at Fort Canning on ?aturday was a fitting conclusion to a very successful season, six senior and four junior records having been made this year. Times, and the general efficiency standard were
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    39 16 Orders For Week-ending October Bth. Tuesday, October 4th: Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Thursday: Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday: Route March, Parade Waterloo Street 5.30 p.m. Uniform, without Staves. There will be no signalling class.
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