The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 October 1927
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Title Section13 1927-10-04 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1927. NO. 12,223.13 words
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Article282 1927-10-04 1 Two important political conferences are being held this week, at Cardiff of ihe Conservative Party and at Blackpool of the Labour Party Page 9. Fi\e hundred soldiers deserted from the Mexico City garrison and have joined in .the political revolution Page 9. Admission has been made of282 words
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Article829 1927-10-04 1 When I read what the Professor had MU I about the splitting of the atom, it did not MMH to matter very much. I had heard t al] before, many a time. When the atom should be .split, then we should he able to light829 words
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Advertisement359 1927-10-04 1 WING LOONG. FOK HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style. <'ut and Finish Guaranteed 32. HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL EVERY TUESDAY, I tA THURSDAY, BATIK SATURDAY DANCE special DINER DANSANT GRILL EVERY at wnic n the following artists will OPEN DAILY I appear I lONDAY Miss Tania Svetlanova Til w 1 DNESDAY, AND359 words
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Advertisement182 1927-10-04 1 THERE ARE r^ i reasons i WHY fl^^BHK TYPEWRITERS ij j ARE BEST ji WRITE FOR BOOKLET. l\ Sole Agents. 1 1 llf Di| s rer ua^ Singapore j| j; |\v^[O Ltd also at ji i| PENANG KUALA LUMPUR. J" (Incorporated in England). Sj ■■■■■■■■■a e— e f THE t182 words
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Advertisement157 1927-10-04 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Wassianiull for silka and Cliriofl Pavo 4. Little's for diningrooM furniture Paye 8. Carjro notice re City of Saiford Page 12. London feafloring notes by H. 15. Wl.itt i* Page S. Yinoliu soap hrincs health aiui V)eauty Page 16. Try the brown bread at the C J# H.157 words
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Advertisement12 1927-10-04 1 WING LOONG. TOE RECOGXBBp HOLSL for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. HIGH STREET.12 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous167 1927-10-04 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 4th. High Water 3.32 a.m.. G.9.. 2.51 p.m. 7.'.). Malacca, H. W. 0. 10 p.m. 5.1. Polo: Singapore vs. Batavia. \Yedf)<'#day, ot/i. High Water 5.4 a.m., 6.5.. 4.2 p.m., 7.5. Malacca, H. W. 0.30 n.m., 4.5.. 1.40 p.m. 4.7. Hockey S.C.C. VI S.R.C. at S.C.C. Thursday, 6th.167 words
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Article248 1927-10-04 2 FATHEK AM) DAtTCVm DROWNED. Mother's Frantic IMunce into Sea. Houlwune. Sept. 20. Bathing in the placid waters of shelter ed hem h near Flardelot. holiday makers yesterdaj wars watching small yacht beyond u onvr violently tossing, ohviously not under control, when they were thrilled to let woman248 words
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Article242 1927-10-04 2 PAVLOVA DBBPAUKB FOR Ol U 11 11 KK. "England has n<> art." This was the startling statement with which Pavlova, opened ■traighl from-the. shoulder attack in an interview with a Daily Express representative. "Yo.ir country is in a dreadful >tat« artistically,** she said. 'What have you?242 words
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Article168 1927-10-04 2 TetrMl Damage ni Yeuni; K«»ne. The oAeia] report of the disaster which overtook the inhabitants of the Yeans K<>n» district of Kuanirtuntf. in the typhoon of Au-ju: i 2<>tli.. which was felt at Hong Kona> is just pobnshed in the Canton vernacular papers. The official accovnt declares that168 words
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Article20 1927-10-04 2 Midland solicitor: Wert nYase two women really fiffhtinjf seriously? Man: Bather; the Dentpaejr-Sfcarkey affair isas merely a cuddle la comparison!20 words
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Advertisement423 1927-10-04 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY. CINEMA— SIDESHOWS UNION STAR (MALAY) OPERA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7th. CHILDREN'S WELFARE SOCIETY FUNft X T iiiier Distinguished Patronage of H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY CLIFFORD C.B.E. SATURDAY. OCTOBER Bth. CHINESE FIREWORKS. Mdm. Ia Kelvey's LnmnmnmnmnW. School of I DANCING fl For children and young knhc^ in Character.423 words
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Advertisement632 1927-10-04 2 From Saturday, Ist., to Thursday, 6th.. O«tol Mr A PROGRAMME OF VERY ENTERTAIMNr; PI( nIM AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd.. Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p m A FIRST NATIONAL PRODI! TION Adapted Irom the Stage Play by Milton Herbert Gropper an. l ()<,,,632 words
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Article607 1927-10-04 3 Confession* To A Woman. "MY SOUL IS PURE/' •'Tel! them they are not true, all the vile thing* they impute to me. "Tell Item I am Just a man, a man who has nc-.ei Leon afraid to go out into the light for his fight; a man607 words
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Article161 1927-10-04 3 London. September .20. "Upon your vote to-morrow depends not only the life, honour and prosperity of tfle Free State, but your own individual security," says Mr. Cosgrave in a final aspeal. He adds "Our opponents in the past stood for the rejection of freedom, solely because161 words
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Article84 1927-10-04 3 The death took place on September 8, at Shanghai, of Captain Mads Berent Julius Strom, of Byrum. Laso, Denmark, at the age of 67. Deceased was employed by the Chinese Maritime Customs on May 20. 1876 until 1915 after having: come out to China on84 words
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Article20 1927-10-04 3 Over 1.000 prizos for elocution have been won by four children of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bevan, of Animanford, Carmarthenshire.20 words
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Advertisement244 1927-10-04 3 f MAGICAL SOAP Guaranteed Pure D ['"j^^^^j^— A Free Lathering Soap. OBTAINABLE FKOM AM. PUINCII>AI, DEALERS. :j WRITE FOR A FREE SAMPLE William Gossage Sons, Ltd. I J .^^"^7 -7 M T orr cl L COHHTITtOM II J 8 I/^^^ iWiOVAOO I M II i**^^+ LEADING THE WOLRD IN WATCH244 words
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Advertisement167 1927-10-04 3 :i I Cxroiviiiss one d&v < J*wit tKe next d&y ITll '^^S That's how we imprison i the flavour of fresh fruit. I I It is expensive to make this I way, but the results are worth it -quite different f from ordinary Jams. i liJ&b Jr!H^!!fc M Cf purity167 words
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Article2436 1927-10-04 4 Tragic Futility of Transatlantic Flights. IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS WITH MAILS. AIRSHIP SECRETS. BY X. Stanhope Sprigg. Editor of "AIRWAYS." {SPECIAL TO FREE rRESS.] London, Sept. U). < As I write these lines the air world is pulsating with news and nimours'about the 1 dMffgnt trans- Atlantic flights.2,436 words
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Article160 1927-10-04 4 Young Radio Enthusiast Electrocuted. I London, Sept. 6. "This boy knew a little too much. Had he not known that by inserting a wire into his mouth he could amplify the sound, he would probably be alive to-day." This remark was made by the Coroner160 words
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Article661 1927-10-04 4 A VISIT TO EUROPE'S "GREAT CENTRAL." A huge level field, an open-air restaurant with hundreds of tables all ready laid for coffee, miniature alminium aeroplane quivering in the breeze that is what strikes the visitor first at Tempelhoferfeld, Germany's greatest air port. And to warn passengers as661 words
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Article217 1927-10-04 4 At the inaugural meeting of the Aero Club of India held at Simla, Sir Victor Sassoon, who presided, referred to a proposal for the establishment of scholarshipifor young Indians to accmire their initial training in the Club and to finish their trailing in England. It was217 words
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Advertisement223 1927-10-04 4 Hsjaps^^'^^^^ trying climate Tonic Rps4ordii>f rmf W^fe^fc. ottiau s trimWhen you feel weak and depressed you need a tonic that will hrace up the entire system. Hall's Wine will do this. It acts at once on the blood, nerves, and every function of the body. It increases vitality, you new223 words
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Article559 1927-10-04 5 BTftONGEH ACTION NKBDBD. The Malay Mail ref^rrine to the recent tptdmit of outrages in Singapore and the position of the police say>: 4 The main thing is to concentrate OB the ?ecret societies. Wealthy and powerfu l their cruel sway i.< note readily obeyed by many sections of559 words
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Article244 1927-10-04 5 ["The public," says the Ceylon Observer, will be relieved to know that the new Governor disapproves of the Queen's House circular, which his distinguished predecessor set great store by. We shall therefore read no more chronicles in the press recording: such wovld-stiriing events as the following: "Wednesday, November244 words
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Advertisement197 1927-10-04 5 ffl V~* f //M H I I j B SH wm/// m I MOTORS 1 I A sssY j^m f Joo much sur\T\ T jfoo much air, \loo much exercise/ Then come dizziness, weariness, throbbing temples, and headache. There's an end to pleasure, to fine plans, and to games. In197 words
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Article677 1927-10-04 6 —And Pat an Old Music-Hall Ghost to Flight. EVE'S WEEK. All my life I've wanted to be a musichall comedian or gagster or conjurer. .They get, I've heard, at the very least £500 a week, and I've always had a hankering after money. But now, as677 words
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Article196 1927-10-04 6 Mr. A. C. Hynes in Bangkok. It is twenty-five years ago in January 1902, that Mr. Cecil Hynes (the new chief manager of the Hong Konjr and Shanghai Bank) unfurled his blue, red cuffs, collar and cap livery on the Bangkok Race Course, on his Australian gelding196 words
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Advertisement306 1927-10-04 6 I 1 i than Charles Dickens. His broad humanity— his artistry— and his great personality have won for him MADE BY a P* acc in the front rank of the world's great men.' CARRERAS LTD. iifliSiK CIGARETTES .otnL wv^ V«J/ WK; b >' lhcir unvarying high standard of quality and306 words
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Advertisement128 1927-10-04 6 AIOOO GUARANTEE Sunlight 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,128 words
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Article141 1927-10-04 7 BERLIN EN FETE. IN HONOUR OF HINDENBURG. V' 1 > i ;i ,jßeatrr's Service! Berlin, Oct. 2. The city la, packed with visitors come to participate in the celebrations in honour President Von Hindenburg, who is eighty to-day. The streets are gailv decorated but, while the Government141 words
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Article85 1927-10-04 7 President von Hindenburg, as he drove, accompanied by Doctor Marx, from the Piesidential Palace to the Stadium was very enthusiastically cheered by half a million people, including many uniformed and bemedalled ex-officers. "Steel Helmets," war veterans, students, and Tyrolese and Bavarian delegations in picturesque national85 words
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146 1927-10-04 7 The aged President, exercising the option of disposing publicly of the subscribed money for the "Hindenburg Foundation" will chiefly devote it to war sufferers. He has already given to 1,503 200 marks each and further signalized the occasion by granting an amnesty to 75 convicted political146 words
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Article181 1927-10-04 7 ITALIAN PROPOSAL FINDS FAVOUR. I Renter's Service.] Geneva, Oct. 2. The League's opium advisory committee closely examined the im-moramluni of Signor Cavazzoni (Italy) with regard to the strengthening of control of illicit traffic on the basis of the existing international conconventions. M. Bourgeois thought the Italian181 words
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111 1927-10-04 7 Reuter's Service. Paris. Oct. 2. While it is authoritatively confirmed that thp French Ambassador in Moscow was recently instructed to draw the very special attention of the Soviet Government to the difficult situation created at present in ?arrying on negotiations while Rakowsky 's in Paris, it is111 words
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Article321 1927-10-04 7 GALLANT RESCUE ATTEMPT. ALBERT MEDAL FOR BRITISH OFFICEIt. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Oct. 1. A story of a British Army officer's heroism on the icy slopes of the Himalayas is recounted in the official London Gazette. The Gazette announces the award of the Albert Medal to321 words
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Article54 1927-10-04 7 [Renter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 2. M. Karakhan, the ex-Soviet Ambassador to China, interviewed, stated that the Perso-Soviet agreements were completely pacific in character and absolutely in accord with the Soviet's general eastern policy, as previously expressed in the SovietTurkish pact \vhich was now serving as a54 words
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Article65 1927-10-04 7 [Renter's Service.] Moscow, Oct. 2. A message from Verkhne Udinsk says Borodin, in an interview, declared that he left Hankow on July 27 not as a refugee but after receiving a popular ovation. He wa^ also welcomed everywhere in the territory occupied by the troops of65 words
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Article19 1927-10-04 7 [Router's Service.] Berne, ttct. 2. The denth has occurred of Baron Gevers. ex-Dutch Minister in Berlin.19 words
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Article102 1927-10-04 7 PI RLIC DEMONSTRATION PREVENTED. London, Sept. 22. Jerusalem. Tho Damascus newspaper El Ifba reports that a number of Mohammedan women at Damascus, influenced by the Turkish movement. ha\c decided to appear unveiled in public. They presented a memorandum to the Syrian Government stating: their intentions,102 words
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Article81 1927-10-04 7 I SISTER AND 19 INDIAN CHILDREN BIRNED TO DEATH. i London, Sept. 22. Ottawa. Twice previously destroyed by fire, the ill-fated Beauval Mission, situated in an isolated spot near Saskatchewan, 120 miles from the railway, and conducted by a priest and eight nuns, has again fallen81 words
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Advertisement394 1927-10-04 7 BUSINESS CARDS- •.'.V.'.V.V.'.V.V.V.VAWAWWi j WEE BROS: UNDERTAKERS. MOM' MENTAL MASONS. -I •I I rt-sh Moral Wrealha. Made to order. Utificial Wreathn Always in Stock. .'•I.-,:,. Stlepie Road. Tel: 3869. > •.'.V.V. J .V. 1 I.V.l .V.S i .W. l A'. a AWi < AV% j: WREATHS. I-r i M<»rnl wreaths394 words
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Advertisement693 1927-10-04 7 ACIDITY CAISES STOMACH^ TFtOl BLES. Sti>mach rain.^ utul inability to U'tain' f<»»»(l often mean nothing more than indim'stion resultinc from pas and exceajaj acidity. Gas (Jistcnds the stomach, causing' that foil, oppressive ft't-lin^, while the ucii irritates and Inflame* the delitat** lininp of the stomach. The whole trouble arises fiom693 words
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Advertisement665 1927-10-04 7 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 35 NEWTQN ROAD, SINGAPORE. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng CVs saleroom No. 30 Chulia Street ON WEDNESDAY, 12th OCTOBER AT 2.30 P.M. PARTICULARS AH that piece of valuable freehold land situate at Newton Road Sin>ni( <>\*i; •estimated to contain according to665 words
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Advertisement501 1927-10-04 7 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Temlers will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the 11th Oct., l('l?7, for the following work^:- 1. Erection of an open she(f and i gMVga for ambulaiict at thr S. V. C. I»iiii Hill. Beach Road. 2. Erection of Quarters for thirty married501 words
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DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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Article39 1927-10-04 8 DUNCAN. At th.- European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on September 30. to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Duncan, a daughter. TAN.— To Mr. jtai Mrs. Tan Koon Chuan on Sept. J9. 1927 at 129 Arthur Road. Katorg, h daughter.39 words
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Article42 1927-10-04 8 JACK-EVANS.— On October Ist. 1927 at St. Andrew- Cathedral, Singapore, by the Rev. G. T. Shetlife, Arnold Chat*»r Jack younger son of T. Chater Jack, Esq.. Groenhill Gard"<\s. Edinburgh to Audrey Brabazon, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Studdert Evans. Singapore.42 words
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637 1927-10-04 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1927. Germany's Leader. Sunday saw the President of the German Republic, Field-Marshal von Hindenburg, reach his eightieth year and the character of the demonstrations which took place oh that day and the people who made them, provide sufficient evidence of the secure hold which637 words
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Article344 1927-10-04 8 Vol. 13, Tart 4 of the Journal of th< Federated Malay States Museums is to hant and, as usual, is packed with informatior concerning the flora and fauna of this coun try. A reference work of great utility. The Deputy Controller of Labour Malaya, telegraphed from Penanj? that 2.088 labourers344 words
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Article86 1927-10-04 8 THE ARIFFIN ESTATE CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Oct. 3. In the Supreme Court the case in which Che Din Ariffin brought an action against the administration of th3 e3tate of Wan Chee Ariffin deceased for payment of $50,000 plus interest at 8 per cent, or payment86 words
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Article39 1927-10-04 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. Oct. 3. The trawler Tongkol was towed into Penang yesterday morning having fouled her propellor with her trawling gear wh'ie on tht Great Kaa Flat. She sailed tor Singapore this afternoon.39 words
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Article57 1927-10-04 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). IV nil n u. Oct. 3. The death occurred at the General Hospital yesterday of Wilfrid Tiphc. assistant on Bertam Estate. Deceased came out from Home a year ago and was extremely popular. The funeral took place at Western Road cemetery57 words
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Article282 1927-10-04 8 sekioi s charges. One of the Cantonese arrested at Jurung by the police recently appeared before Mr. H. R. Bull yesterday in a preliminary inquiry into two charges of attempted murder against him. Twok Ah Moon, detective No. 37 said he was walking along Bea< h282 words
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Article170 1927-10-04 8 ACTION BY DIN LOP TYRES. LTD. Chua Hwa and Company, of 384 Victoria Street, were charged in the Police Court yesterday with exposing for sale bicycle tubes, enclosed in packets bearing a trade mark which was an imitation of the Dunlop trade mark. Mr. E. A.170 words
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Article117 1927-10-04 8 Road Tender Allotted. A THREE MILLION JQ| We are informed that tht Messrs. Fogden, Brisbane and known firm of engineers and tontn for the making of a road 2."> mi], the Cameron's Highlands, has ed by Government. Th? making of tlie rond, irhich something in thv B»%hboorl |t117 words
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Article463 1927-10-04 8 Commenting: on the di.ssau pressed by the Times of Malay., to progress on this matter, the M Hi says, inter alia: -The alternati has hten chosen is far BOTe pn x r road is being made, s<lcv»ly, it i s-'Uiely. and in the meantime. :l tural463 words
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Article88 1927-10-04 8 A meeting of the Ix?pislativc be held on Monday, October business on the agenda include tion by the Acting Colonial ScerH Council approve the assessing :\n. by the Singapore Municipal Conn of an improvement rate on thr RIM of all houses, buildings, land-, ments within the Muniripalitv I88 words
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Article60 1927-10-04 8 The tipures fffr the Iffil i'oppy I published in London on Friday ii total of llfSjOOt, or a £40.1X10 im the 1925 total. British Malaya 01 pains the distinction of heading all the Crown Colonies and I 1 1 \vith a contribution ttfl 111,040 cert tine expression60 words
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Advertisement209 1927-10-04 8 CALDBECK'S" J fl y/ t t«fr** _ffl B 8 "J 3C^ «y. "4MP9[ i^iSK WIKSRSffiK EVA CALDBECK, MACCiREGOR CO., LTD. I Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong) M (iucorpt>rnt< d in Shanghai) SINCAToRE. A^ Av^^v^^^v^v^^^^v^^^^^sv^v>^AjVw^vvw^^vvbVw j- BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SIAM. j£ •I ESTD.209 words
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Advertisement64 1927-10-04 8 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth fllllllMlHlll PURPLE TRIANGLE j "BASS" i Ithe brew for the tropics 1 Sole Agents Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. mm m m hhhmii London Notes THE DOUBLE-BREASTED COAT IS NOW MUCH IN VOGUE, BUT WHEN IT IS WORN, A SINGLEBREASTED WAISTCOAT ONLY IS CALLED FOR.64 words
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Advertisement126 1927-10-04 8 A Tamil name<l Ramasamy was charged before Mr. H. R. Bull yesterday with breakIng: into the house of Mr. R. Houben, 64-B King's Road, and remanded. It is alleged that the accused entered the house during the occupier's absence but was seen by two Malay boys working next door, leaving126 words
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Article123 1927-10-04 9 MORE TROUBLE. (KTARRBL OVER THE ADMINISTRATION. Retifc r*i Far Eastern Service]. Shanghai, Oct. 3. i .rk-.v. message of Sept. 30 states Acuities in carrying out the Chenagivement are constantly crop> Che latest concerns the appoint- m u Director of Administration Hi iti-h Concession. /rmer Director suddenly left123 words
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Article172 1927-10-04 9 NSERVATIVI AM) LABOUR CONFERENCES. IKoiiii-i's Service.] London. Sept. 9. beginning of the fourth year of rrnment'i life which li traditionally be a critical period, political»inth«- forthcoming week will be ptween Cardiff and Blackpool, the tiv< rentaei <»f the Conservative and Parties' annual nonfsremjos. casei the agemifa is172 words
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Article64 1927-10-04 9 [Reuter's Service.] Stockholm, Oct. 3. death ha« occurred of Professor August Arrhenius, Director of the yaiet -Chemical Department of the Nobel line* IMS, and known as the lutor <»f the theory of eletrolytie disation whereby the chemical processes >Inine<l M dependent on the electric \tu i;vity64 words
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JAPANESE NEWS.
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33 1927-10-04 9 Tokio, Oct. 1. ii understood that the proposal for pet cent, curtailment of expenditure each Department does not affect the exit lire of the authorized continuing un- Kings.33 words
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Article30 1927-10-04 9 new Tarty, Showa Club, has been "l in the House of Peers, but it has sufficient members to obtain the quali- n of a negotiating body.30 words
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Article42 1927-10-04 9 >nttag to the investig"ation made V by the Government, it is predicted the rice crop of this year will be no than tiMDO.OOO koku. how« an increase of \Q.t> per cent, as •red with last year.42 words
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Article38 1927-10-04 9 -<«)j:jt Saito. who waited upon His LJesty at the Akasaka Imperial Palace I presented the report on the progress the Geneva Tripartite Naval DisarmaParley has resumed the chair as <• >von,. r (loneral of Chosen.38 words
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Article45 1927-10-04 9 AUTUMN NAVAL MANOEU VRES. naval authorities have decided the :< >a! plan of the grand naval manoeuvI > be held from October 11th to the r <>r the Pacific, the zone of operations (tending from the Tsugaru Channel, in north, to the islands in the far south-45 words
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Article30 1927-10-04 9 The Chinese Maternity Hospital in Ipoh, Mdl does very great deal of good work, •*W>ealing for funds. Accommodation is w inadequate and 12,000 is needed for new building and equipment.30 words
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Article139 1927-10-04 9 GOVERNMENT'S BELATED ADMISSION. REVOLUTIONARIES WANTED A JOB [Reuter's Service.] Madrid, Oct. 3. A belated admission as to the accuracy of reports circulating abroad that a revolu tionary movement is afoot in Spain i s made m a .emi-official statement in the Noticiero del Lunes, which says the139 words
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Article99 1927-10-04 9 t IVE HINDRED SOLDIERS DESERT. t Reuter's Service.] Mexico City, Oct. 3. F-ve hundred soldier* of the city ganison revolted last evening and departed from the capital. They have taken the field against the Government and will presumably support movement against the re-election of Goaofftl Obreiron as President.99 words
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78 1927-10-04 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Oct. 1. A novel experiment is being tried by the German railway administration and tin Great Western Railway of England. Each will lend a member of its staff to the other's service for a period of twelve to eighteen months.78 words
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Article55 1927-10-04 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 Washington. Oct. 3. Tho British Ambassador and Mr. Kellogg have exchanged cheques for various sums in British, United States and Mexican vUirency in execution of the award reached on January 22, li>2C>, at the convention at which was settled all pecuniary claims be tween55 words
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Article37 1927-10-04 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Tokyo, Oct. 3. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce estimates the rice crop at 307,000,000 bushels an increase of 29,000,000 as compared with last year. [Earlier cables on page 7.137 words
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Article152 1927-10-04 9 Preliminary Inquiry. Mr. C. H. Dakers yesterday afternoon held a preliminary enquiry into the charge against a rikisha coolie who is alleged to have been one of a number of other coolies who attacked a puller outside the Southern Hotel on August 13th., injuring him so that152 words
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Article74 1927-10-04 9 by kind permission of Major J. C. Burnett. D.5.0., and Officers, the following dates have been arranged for performances of the Band and Drums of the 2nd Bn. The Du> e of Wellington's Regiment in the Botanic Gardens during the month of October. Band Thursday 6th, 5 p.m.; Drums Wednesday74 words
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Article376 1927-10-04 9 Expert Cooly Gamblers FORGED NOTES CASE. The Muar Assizes were opened by Mr. Justice McCabe Reay on Saturday. After disposing of a number of short miscellaneous matters, hearing petitions for probate and letters of administration, and fixing the dates lor the hearing of the civil suits, his lordship376 words
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Article335 1927-10-04 9 ARMED ROBREKS SENTENCED. The four Chinese who were charged at the Assizes with armed robbery at BiH Mow ell Road on August 10th. last, were' yesterday found guilty by the jury and sentenced to seven years' rigorous impi isonment and ten strokes of the cat each. The Chinese335 words
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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Letter1113 1927-10-04 9 To the Editor. PbV-Vl have been a reader of your paper now for forty years, and am dismayed to find you fallen into the camp o{ those little Englanders, like the Manchester Guardian, and others, who seize every opportunity to decry any British undertaking which1,113 words
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Advertisement118 1927-10-04 9 wwww > nfWVVVVVVVVWVVVWVW%i\VVdV,V,V^%V.V THE BEST METHOD OF INSURANCE FOR JEWELLERY J ARTICLES OF VALUE IS TO KEEP THEM IN J j BRITISH RURNSIDE j SAFES. _J_ "j/^^m HRE rl Qn^M FITTED RI«*IVJ' I SIZES: 22 xlsx 15 Inches. price $105.00. ol XJoX \l n $120.00. 26 xlBx 17 $145 00118 words
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Advertisement708 1927-10-04 10 BLUE FUNNEL UNE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES XPBKBS SBRVICB MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FOkTNIGHTLT WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly aerrHat Liverpool and Glaacow. (Via Genoa and Ham.) Due S'pore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. POLY DORUS Ixmdon, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port t HECTOR Marseilles, London,708 words
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Advertisement545 1927-10-04 10 rJtoiTOflji qf DUCkIEUI Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in 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 S'pore. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Oct. 9 s.s. CITY OF OSAKA Nov. 20 s.s. CITY545 words
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Advertisement403 1927-10-04 10 ISP C J British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N, CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S UOVEJiN r 7 LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Due I mhTonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. vngaporr MACEDONIA 11,000403 words
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Article863 1927-10-04 11 THE QUANDARY OF HOM AS. A West African Vignette. CONSTABULARY OFFICER'S NIGHT CALL. Thomas Fairfax was part only part of his name. The rtftt ot it was seemly but matters not here. Thomas Fairfax turned up in West Africa after trying fortune in the Law, in th;» North West Mounted863 words
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Article31 1927-10-04 11 A non stop flight in a light aeroplane from Land's End to John o' Groats is to be attempted by Captain Norman T. Hulbert. secretary to the Aeronautical Institute of Engineers.31 words
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Advertisement268 1927-10-04 11 TAN KAH KEE Co. PRICES NETT. "bell brandI MOTOR CAR TYRES TYRES. #^^iSuJ^ Durable and Economical. \^r D ?057 Every Tyre and r\ '/A Guaranteed. rVPE COVER TUBE lil ci. $19.00 $3.00 miJ^^^f^^y^ 1.41 Balloon $16.00 $2^50 <io *lx.oo $3.50 j I Head Office No. 1. River Valley Road. ELL268 words
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Advertisement237 1927-10-04 11 CJV^JPMOBILE value goes deeper s^^ tilan ust equipment. In buildj^m^^^^ ms the car itsel t HupmobUe spends Jv ten P er cent more to make this Six a IVf j\ J )etter and longer-Uved car. Owners t§L' j OVf he difference in smooth run- 1 A m g freedom from237 words
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Article124 1927-10-04 12 The de Weert arrived in port yesterday with 1,016 pigs from Sourabaya. Arriving in port yesterday, the Melchior Treub brought 124 deck passengers from Sourabaya. The French warship Bcllatrix is due to arrive in Singapore sometime between Oct. 7th. and 10th. and will stay in port for five124 words
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Advertisement720 1927-10-04 12 Burns Philp Line Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Rejruar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s .s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de720 words
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Advertisement40 1927-10-04 12 MARBLE, ROAD METAL AND LIME FOR SALE. I Delivery ex. railway siding alongside quarry. Cartage arranged for local orders. MARBLE TOMBSTONES AND MEMORIALS IN STOCK. Prices Moderate. Inscriptions Cat to Order. IPOH MARBLE AND LIME WORKS j Anderson Road, Ipoh.40 words
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Advertisement399 1927-10-04 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., S 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) Genera! Acent*. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A\>> BALTIMORE S.S. VENICE MARU M.S. SILVERGUAVA due M.S. SILVERBELLE due M.S. CUBA MARU due PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERMCE I SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR399 words
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Advertisement120 1927-10-04 12 WHAT IS i',K i I R ONE BEER? I BEERS, ft! ffi BUT THEY ffj\^ MUST HE i^y HERCULFS. THIS LABEL IS <>\ ■■2«b& U N /M**~j* PRICES AS KOI WS: Quarts: Per case of 4 doz. Per dozen > Per case of 8 doz. Per dozen DUTY EXTH\ JOHN120 words
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Miscellaneous678 1927-10-04 12 HAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. t\ota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6678 words
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Miscellaneous698 1927-10-04 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Me'chior Treub:— Mr. F. J. L. Mayger, Mr. H. T. Overbeeeh, Mr. Lauw Anjie, Mr. Oman Abdulla, Mr. Tan Tek Beng, Mr. W. J. Giaban, Mr. W. Price, Mrs. Myluis, Mr. F. Gebbens, Mr. and Mrs. h. If. Litt, Major and Mrs. T. A. Lowe, Dr. G.698 words
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Advertisement655 1927-10-04 13 O. S. K. Line. Postinstions. Steamer.. Arrlre. Ua^. l t., k«>i teraam, Hamburg, Bremen. Antwerp* via Colombo, Aden and Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 13 Oct. 14 aa, Altfoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio, ■toe and Buenos Aires. t Hawaii Maru Oct. 5 Oct. 7 M m'oasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es- Salaam, Beira,655 words
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Advertisement447 1927-10-04 13 HUREL-OOMfDRT UNEBS ~=ss^*JHH^Dollar President liners 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 steel447 words
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Advertisement604 1927-10-04 13 K. P. M. UNDER W S^^*^^^ WAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to-.-Passage, Freight. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representative* in the StraiU Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge. LE mairp t T~ Apply >E Tourist604 words
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Article509 1927-10-04 14 Tennyson's Poetess Grand-Niece. TOO SHY TO WRITE. London, Aug. 30. At the present moment, staying with friends in Wales, there is a pretty, twenty-two-year old English girl who would like to write poetry except for one thing. That drawback is her name. ►She is very509 words
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Article224 1927-10-04 14 A very little man who looked like an Australian sundowner (that is, what he was) visited Australia House and paid a farewell call on the High Commissioner. His nan: i is Mr. Francis Birtles, and he is a well-known motorist who has crossed i Australia seventy-five224 words
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Article39 1927-10-04 14 London, Sept. 20. A Communist newspaper declares that Mrs. Despard and Mrs. Maud Macßride, widow of Major John Macßride who was executed after the 1916 rebellion will be expelled from Ireland under the Public Safety Act.39 words
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Advertisement461 1927-10-04 14 \j^ >« < Conquer Malarial Debility *Vls /o«^ <i5 /o^ shall pray for tne continued success of Sanatogen, which has saved my life. As a result of repeated attacks of malarial ferer, I had become an at solute wreck and could not eat anything.*' "The doctor prescribed Sanatogen, I I461 words
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Advertisement372 1927-10-04 14 I j Unequalled fl Regular Price $2950.00? Now Reduced to $2550.00? The Will^ s Kni ght stave J motor never wears out. Al>s, I^^^^^ JL lutely the world's most economi. cal car when cost of upkeep J flßfl^^ F^SSP^J^ and length of service is consid- 1 m iim'bii hi' li372 words
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Article630 1927-10-04 15 October, 3rd., Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers Ayer Weng 95 1.00 Batu Caves 1.25 1.30 Batang Padang 60 64 Chin Chin Tin fully paid 1.17% L22% Hitams 85 80 Hong Fatts 1.07 V* 1.1 1 Johan Tin 19 23 I Kinta Tin Dred. 1.30 1.35 Klang River 4.05630 words
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Article67 1927-10-04 15 October, ft, Bank 1 m.s. 23 31-32 Bank demand 2 3 23-3V Private credits 3 m.s. 214V4 New York, demand 56 i-ifl Credits 90 days 57^, France, demand 1420 India, T. T. 153 1*. Hon»r Kong, demand 12 9-16 d.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand liyv 4 Nom. Java demand 13967 words
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Article212 1927-10-04 15 October, 3. Tin IM Tons 1188% Gambier 7% Pepper White 106 Pepper Black 66 Flake Tapioca 7»4 Pearl Bag* Small 7.40 Copra 10.70 Copra Sundtied 11. 'JO Opium, Bennres unt. 4,000 Rice Lintif? Hin Chan Mark Red Eajrle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintau212 words
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Article60 1927-10-04 15 October, 3rd., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. eciual to Standar.l Q.C.F. Spot r>« r>t»« 4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Oct. M^4 66^ Xov-Dec. 57 4 58 Jan-Mar. .V.t'-, <io Apr-June «>1 "> 4 H2 Tone of Market. -Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet l<s'.»d60 words
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Article80 1927-10-04 15 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Oct. 2. Amsterdam 12.13%, Athens 367Va, Berlin 20.42 Bombay la. I r >i>-r>4rL, Brussels 34.93%, Bucharest 778 H, Buenos Aires 47 59-(U, Copenhagen 1H.17, Geneva 2r>.2%, Helsingfors 193.. Hong Kong Is. 11%d., Kobe Is. lf> Ifid., Lisbon 2 29 88, Madrid 27.90, Milan 89.15,80 words
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Article40 1927-10-04 15 favour the outside speculators who have been responsible for the recent sharp rise. Options. 15s is asked for the Tall* of Copper, £6 10s. paid for the 'Call' of Tin, and 15s asked for the 'Call' of Lead three months.40 words
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Article163 1927-10-04 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers Kinta Tin ($1) 1.35 1.4(1 Kuchai Ords. ($1) 2.12% 2.17 1 Linjrui Tin ($1) 1.75 I.Bft Malayan Consd. ($1 > 1.20 1.24 Nai Hoot ($1) 24 2i> Nairn* Pet ($1) 1.30 1.40 N. Taiping ($n i.17% 1.25 Penawat ($1) BS M Puchonc (10s163 words
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Article244 1927-10-04 15 SEPTEMBER STATISTICS. The following is a statement of the quantity and value of rubber exported during September. 1927 192« To dat.> Ajrainst. I. K. 6,075.:*2 7,891.10 H1.023.89 60.582.9L' U.S.A. H5,92fi.04 22,474.42 180,223.12 18.1J44.2-J C Kur. 4,318.30 2,071.37 20,55r».7«> 19,427.1:; B. Pos. 708.87 961.62 5.076.62 6,671.52 Japan 1.792.84244 words
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Article221 1927-10-04 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Oct. ird. Rubber.— London. Is 4*8(1. Unchanged. Local MM eta. Tin.- London, IMS. (Oct. Ist.), Loca! $133% for 160 tons. Mining. —Kuchais 2.1. r > 2.1 7' a Malayji Consolidated 1.20 1.22 'a. Hong Fatt LXM 1.08, Pontianak 24% 26 cts.. North Taiping 1.15 i.IS,221 words
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Article234 1927-10-04 15 London, Sept. 7. There has been no special feature doling the past week, ami consumers continue t<» buy all commodities from hand to mouth. Copper. Has been a steady market, with, no special feature to report. Tin. The August shipments were «,<)(>(* tons as anticipated, but those234 words
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Advertisement487 1927-10-04 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COIffANY LMm I (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) I HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. I The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British487 words
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Advertisement367 1927-10-04 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed Y.100,000,000 fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y.96,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: K. Takeuchi Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri.Esq. k. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. R. Ichinomiya Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron K.367 words
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Advertisement566 1927-10-04 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £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.566 words
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Advertisement39 1927-10-04 15 1 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTORCAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (1st floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.39 words
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Article1000 1927-10-04 16 Ella Wins Alford Trophy. A NARROW MARGIN. In weather more in keeping with the much talked of Atlantic depressions the final race for the Alford Trophy was sailed over a special course on Sunday last. In apite of heavy rain falling six boats faced the starter and the Artillery1,000 words
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Article42 1927-10-04 16 Sweden's Yachting: Victory. EASY WIN FOR MAYBE. [Reuter's Service. J Oyster Bay, Oct. 2. Sweden won the Scandinavian Gold Cup, Maybe distancing her rivals over every leg 3f the course and beating Merenneito by 178 seconds and Noreg by 364.42 words
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Article94 1927-10-04 16 The October Ladies' Spoon (Bogey) competition was played yesterday, and resulted in a tie between Mrs. R. H. Wilson and Mrs. Laing. Forty five cards were taken out and the following were returned. Mrs. Wilson 10 2 up Mrs. Laing 11 2 Mrs. Russell 10 1 Miss94 words
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Article83 1927-10-04 16 The following is the' result of the men'* Two-Ball Foursomes played on Sunday. Eivrht cards were taken out. R. B. Gotch and W. A. Home. 89 II 76 C. Harker Taylor and Capt. Sir Robert Henniker, 90 I 82 Lt. Col. L. R. E. W. Taylor and83 words
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Article51 1927-10-04 16 October Mixed Foursome. The October Monthly Mixed Foursome Competition will be held on Wednesday afternoon. Singapore (.nit Championship. The tinal rounds of the above, postponed owing 1 to the wet weather, will now be played Jn Sunday, at V a.m. Ist IS holes: 3 p.m. 2nd 1851 words
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Article143 1927-10-04 16 rfIKU HEADERS QUALIFY FOR $50. ith five of the home clubs in the twelve matches selected for last week's competition being defeated readers' forecasts were lather upset and the most correct results contained on any one coupon was nine. The coupon with nine accurate forecasts sent143 words
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Article142 1927-10-04 16 S.C.C. FIXAL TRIAL GAME. Colours 7, Whites 1. On the Padang yesterday, the Colours defeated the Whites by seven goals to one, after an excellent game in which the Colours were decidedly superior. At half-time the Colours were leading by four goals to nil and during the interval a142 words
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Article101 1927-10-04 16 The following are the Negri Sembilan hockey fixtures for the season: Oct. Bth vs. Perak at Seremban. 15th vs. Singapore at Seremban. 29th. vs. Selangor at Seremban. Nov. sth. vs. Singapore at Singapore, 13th. vs. United Services at Seremban. 26th. vs. Selangor at Kuala Lumpur. Dec.101 words
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Article15 1927-10-04 16 The South African tennis player Miss Tapscott has undergone an operation for appendicitis at Kimberley.15 words
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Article1125 1927-10-04 16 Much Flying Activity. THE CIVIL AIR LINES. (From Our Own Correspondent.' Bat) via, Sept. 30. Mr. Plesman of the K.L.M. (Royal Dutch Air Lines) and Mr. Delprat of the Netherlands Steamship Co. have conferred with the Director of Government Industries re garding the inauguration of civil air lines1,125 words
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Article115 1927-10-04 16 FORTHCOMING S.C.C. MATCHES. There will be a practice game at the S.C.C. this afternoon between the following sides: Colours: L. G. Robertson; Gattield, O. W. Gilmour. Wigg, Tatham; Hoare, Price; T. S. Hamilton. Anderson, F. L. Williams, Elliott. Snewin, Kuenzler, Allen and Brotchie. Whites: Cowan; Leach, Gotch, Niblock. Donald;115 words
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Article59 1927-10-04 16 At a meeting of Penang Rugby players on Thursday Mr. A. D. M. Poison half back and threequarter. who was a member of the Singapore XV a couple of seasons ago. was elected captain vice Mr. J. L. Potter who had lo resign owing to reasons59 words
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Article183 1927-10-04 16 Interesting Charity Match. At a meeting held last evening it was decided to organise the annual Charity match which Mr. J. M. Sime (President of the S.F.A.) usually arranges each year and the proceeds of which are devoted to the Children's Aid Society; a society in which Mrs. J.183 words
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Article17 1927-10-04 16 A donation of $500 has been made by the Selangor Turf Club to the Kuala Lumpur Y.W.C.A.17 words
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Article74 1927-10-04 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 9th October, 1927. Tuesday, 4th 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.R.A (v); Chinese Company. Wednesday, sth. 5.15 p.m. Tan Tock Seng Hospital S.V.F. Ambulance. Thursday, 6th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Chirese Company. Friday, 7th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C, Band; Tan74 words
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Article39 1927-10-04 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.39 words
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Advertisement126 1927-10-04 16 MOUTRIE I THE VERY BEST PIANO VALUE EVER OFFERED HERE OR ELSEWHERE. BEFORE BUYING YOUR PIANO CALL ON US, WE WIU BE PLEASED TO PROVE THIS. PRICES $600.00 j Upon Easy Payments. Call or write for illustrated catalogue. S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. BpBQ '•Vf"V w* VjSl^^H126 words
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