The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 October 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press HI CENTS. SINGAPORE, &S. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1927. NO. 12,225.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    315 1 Mr. Coolidgc is understood to consider the principle involved m the Franco. American tariff dispute m a serious concern to the I'nited States tiovernment Page 9. It is reported that the Chartered Hank of India is to take over the I*. and O. Bank— Pajre The Chairman
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    THE VERY SIMPLE LIFE.
    1136 1 "Happiness is to have the fewest wantand to know it." Thus spake Mr. Seton Karr, who. as traveller and explorer, haseen all sous and conditions ».f men: one may believe that those who heard him. being members of the British Association, approved his words. So did
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      433 1 WING LOONG. POR nOI CLASS TAILORING. -tylo. Cat and Finish Guaranteed 32, OtGH STREET. RAFFLES_HOTEL j EVERY I TUESDAY, I KA THURSDAY, BATIK 3 SATURDAY DANCB SPECIAL DINER DANSANT GRILL I i BSY at whic h the following artists will OPEN DAILY appear i 1 AY Miss Tania Svctlanova ?Z.
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      255 1 VAW^V^/M%%Wi%ViV.%VtV..VVAVViVJVAViV.Wi IA\WWi1 A\WWi I ALL f^fy|£o BRITISH 5 I Steel Office Equipment i mm I j? > 4t..«J5 I > K^^^ "> ~rrr 'TT^fMumTnm^mmmmmmW V3>- "I ii^S^^ rL w X HtSHBrS i f i niiliTTmiMKr»i 3M B^i J k F j'^mmmr~*&^^ *r- *-*m.^^H V F^^^^jl HrMßftMßflS bY S4*4b4^H H*^mPvß^Bf m
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      107 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel announcements Paj?e 1. Cinema and Theatre Attractions Pag* 2. The Chevrolet for easy handling— Page 1. Whiteaway's Damask Table Napkins Pa^re *S. Shipping- Announcements— -Pages 10, land 13. The Kuick'.- remaikable road performante astonishes and delights Pag-e *>. Auction sale of furniture at Teluk Kurau Road by
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      13 1 WING LOONG. THE ÜBCOCNtSKD HOLSh for El/KOPEAX TROPICAL Si: ITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      151 1 THE WEEK. ThursiUty, 6th. High Water 7.18 a.m.. rt.fi., 5.37 p.m. 7.3. Malacca, H. \V. 2.10 a.m.. 4.7., 4 p.m. 4.9. M.M. homeward mail closes. Rugby Tournament: Merchants vs. Etc. and Law. S.C.C. Polo: Singapore vs. Batavia. Friday, Ith. Hijrh Water i*:2o a.m., 7.2.. 7.S p.m. 7.7. Malacca, H. W.
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    HIGH LIGHTS ON THE HIGHLANDS.
    672 2 Only one thing makes Caledonia really gt.rn ami wild; that is when Silas P. Heck rents a moor for a season from, say, a Maedonald -and wears the Maedonald tartan on the strength of it. This is a crime parallel to shooting a fox m
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    38 2 A pretty wedding took place m the Supsampantawongs Church Bangkok last ueek Miss Sara Watterson. a teacher of the Wattana Wittaya Academy, was united m marriage to Mr. J. E. Davies. a teacher m the Suen Kularb School.
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      290 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY. CINEMA— SIDESHOWS UNION STAR (MALAY) OPERA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7th. CHILDREN'S WELFARE SOCIETY FUND. Under* Distinguished Patronage of H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY CLIFFORD C.B.E. SATIKDAY. OCTOBER Bth. CHINESE FIREWORKS. Mdra. 1a Kelvey's *^^^^^M School of I DANCING fl For children and young ladies m Character* W Classical,
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      460 2 VICTORIA THEATRE MONDAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17th. 18th. AT 9.30 P.M. ZIMBALIST THE MASTER VIOLINIST, Sunday, October 9th. at 9.15 p.m. #V\ «^J| D A A l Poptilar Sunday Concert Gra o d f allct Under the distinguished patronage of: Miss H. Wright Miss I. Mcintyre. H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND Under
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      209 2 From Saturday, Ist., to Thursday, 6th.. October. A PROGRAMME OF VERY ENTERTAINING I'lCTl XX* AT THE ALHAMBRA (Tan Chen* Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A FIRST NATIONAL PRODUCTION Adapted from the Stagre Play by Milton Herbert Gropper and Oscar If,, 2nd. lln r
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    MEDICAL LIES AND LIARS.
    286 3 NEED TO IMSGinSE TBE T«i:TH. "The longer I practise medicine the more 1 am convinced that every physician should cultivate lying as a fine art." Thus does Dr. Joseph Collins, a leading American physician, begin an article m an American magazine. "Some lies," he continues, "are
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    "SWEARS."
    431 3 'S\voai>," M affidavits are familiarly known to Commissioners for Oaths, besides botegi a swift and easy method of earning money for solicitors, are of interest to any :>ne who studies, no matter how superficially, human nature, for they brine: a diversity of people within one's ken. A commissioner is
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    ALLEGED MURDER FOR £14.000.
    126 3 MAN DROWNED AFTER BEING INSURED. Two men, when confronted with an eyewitness to their crime, confessed according to the New York police, that they had been hired to murder Mr. Benjamin Goldstein, a wealthy business man of New York. Mr. Goldstein was found drowned last we*k,
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      210 3 ADELPHI HOTEL CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES Christmas Eve Saturday December 24th 1927 Special Dinner and Dance $3.00 CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES. Christmas Day Sunday December 25th 1927 Special Old English Dinner. Orchestral Music m Dining room until 11.30 p.m. $3. CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES. Cinema Performance m the Roof Garden. Boxing Day Monday Dec.
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      325 3 Why Hartley s Jam is Cheapest j B^^^^^^Hitl^S^ Modern scientific laboratories modern machinery- f^jssa—^gJ|B the latest packing methods, and our vasl resource?. j! /^^^^^^SHJ^SS which give us the pick of the fruit and sugar mar jj i^~j^^^^^^^^^^*^gg'SgE^^^ kets, enable us to make 100 per cent, pure jam at the 5;
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA.
    276 4 HOW BOOK LAW WON THE ST. LEGER. WARATAHS AT PRACHCE The tini-U of tin- St, Leger, the last of this year's racing classics, at Doncaster. Lord Aston*! Book Law won comfortably from Sir Victor Sassoon*s Hot Night, thus changing the luck of her owner, who had
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    BIRTH CONTROL BABEL.
    433 5 PLEA TO DISCOURAGE EDUCATION. Geneva, Sepl. 1. The World Population Conference here, with its 150 speakers, is rapidly becoming a confused label of talk. Professor A. M. Cair-Saunders, of Liverpool, submitted this morning a thesis on variations m the sizes ef families, which led the "Journal de
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    HIS DAUGHTER'S LOVER.
    314 5 TWO POLICEMEN CALLED IN FAMILY TROUBLE. "Bit of farni-y trouble I want your a<\ vice on, ■far." A sad-lookinp. middle a\red man murmured these words a* he stepped into the witness-box at, Willesden Police Court. "My daughter's young man wants to by the kinjf of the castle,"
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    79 5 We have received the third book of Malayan Forest Records entitled •'Commercial Timber Trees of the Malay Peninsula," by F. W. Foxworthy, Forest Reserve Officer, Federated Malay States. The book, which is exceedingly weli printed, is replete with illustrations, i.nd contains m a concise and fairly simple form an abundant
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      93 5 La coulcur dv Peerless Erasmic est comme le violet sombre de la mer au coucher dv soleil. Son parfum exquis est celui des violettes des champs baignees de rosee. PEERLESS ERASMIC ifLedelicati? SAVON Obtainable Everywhere. Ny Carlsberg Beer. SOLE IMPORTERS: THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Denmark). SINGAPORE. THE
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      20 5 DYSENTERY j AND DIARRHOEA j BROWN'S SPECIFIC j to be had of Three Dispensaries m Battery-road, and of MISS BROWN.
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      275 5 CRAVE* CORK TIPPED CIGARETTES have been AWARDED 11 1 wsrmiTE --i- m^:-' '-< "^fefi- jF I The only cigarettes H T. MADE SPKIALLV TO PREVENT SORE THROATS H i^WADE^k 7/ie^ Ttec/el Ifahq f IS Xv |>_ riDBCDIC JB^m BW'^B B^^ i^H B^^k i^l Bi^LAa B&te iSillii TD IB^ I TfceCOlßUl^^DOfearrtteoftMsGPqEßAnaW
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      285 5 SELANGOR TURF CLUB. THE AUTUMN 1927 RACE MEETING. SATURDAY, WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY The Bth. 12th 15th October 1927. S <!ivi-i.ni<! of a handicap for all horses: DivikiofW A, B.C. D. 6 furlongs. Divisions K,F,G H. o furlongs. 8 divisions of a handicap for all horses: Divisions A B. B*£ furlongs. Divisions
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    MYSTERY PARTY OF WOMEN.
    356 6 PRESENTS -OF iU.'BBEIi BOOTS. Hundreds of women received a mysterious invitation to a party at a hotel m Mayfair on Sept. Ist. The invitations were sent by Lady Norah Bentinck, who invited her friends to join her at 4 p.m., "when the passing of our English
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    NICER MEN.
    553 6 Some youiiß men of to-day are nicer than ever. They are so much nicer that they are probably just as nice as young men can be. It is fair to note this, because, though we are often reminded that to-day's young woman is everything she might, could, would
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    19 6 To clear crowds away from a danger zone at a Swansea fire the firemen turned their hoses on them.
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    MARRIAGE OR A WEEK'S NOTICE.
    479 6 LANDLADY'S THREAT TO A LODGER. "One landlady was annoyed because her lodger would smoke cigarettes m his rooms, while another objected to the particular brand of tobacco her lodger favoured. "A widower sent me a letter he had received from his landlady telling him he
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    QUEEN MARIE MAY ENTER CONVENT.
    151 6 DHPtm OVER THE BOY KINK. A telegram from Bukharest announces that Queen Marie is planning to enter a convent. The charming widow of King Ferdinand ha? been pushed into the background* by M. Jean Bratianu, the Premier and political "King" of Rumania, as he dov<
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    MANNA IN THE WILDERNESS.
    212 6 I notice that the suggestion of the scientific expedition of the Hebrew University to the Sinai Peninsula concerning the ..rigii. of manna does net rind approval with the Editor of the Jewish World. The accept cepted notion has been that manna was an exudation from a
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    18 6 At Middlesex County Council testing station last year 11,676 j?as meters, out of 90,934 tested, were found inaccurate.
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      264 6 W H ITE AWAY S If, rd The Household iHOUSEHOLD Unbleached Table W& Sa^S^ Damask by the Yard I v i^i^k IjK Strong hard-wearing cloth. #»Apw wndMms v^^r DAMASK NAPKIN The Household f f I Unbleached Damask I Table Napkins Though not fully bleached thesu Napkins quickly wash white am!
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      618 6 SUNLIGHT V .']^^^i|^3 n^Ok^^ c nW.^a^Bk^O -J Ka^Mnins^. -^^.a^nW J x2^ v9fea^lala^^iw v» kaV^^^a^^Sav^a«aia*^ J&^^^ j^^^r^^ I S^^s^a^a*Ba^a^P^^vs^rfVL^fe^l?^a^V aß^^B I ml Kw^wff^Bp^^ /^^^^^^^awnnw i^^^garSP^a^a^^^a^^^ 1^ ,£lOOO GUARANTEE- I Bunlight Soap has a guarantee of purity on every bar. Purity is everything m soap. It means so much real money to
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    AIRPLANE RADIO UP TO DATE.
    1019 7 ByrcTs Records. HOW IT WAS DONE. A record m airplane radio transmission and reception was made during Byrd's tiunaatlantic flight we are told by the New Yoik Times. Radio has not been used m such flights for the past eight years, being discarded to .save
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    SCHNEIDER CUP TEAM.
    611 7 OFFICIAL ENTERTAINMENTS. LT. WEBSTER DECORATED. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Oct. 4. Flight Lieutenant Webster and the other members of the British team which flew for the Schneider Cup were received by- the Prime Minister this morning and gave him a first-hand account of their flights. Later
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    PRESIDENT OF SPAIN'S ASSEMBLY.
    28 7 Reuter's Service. Madrid, Oct. 5. The King has signed a decree nominating the former Foreign Minister, Sen. Yanguas, as President of the National Assembly.
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      550 7 BUSINESS CARDS. •,VA'.W.VAS\SW. i .VA I AVWI WEE BROS: UNDERTAKERS. > f MONUMENTAL MASONS. > •I Fresh Floral Wreaths. Made to «rde r jj m l Artificial Wre«th» Always m Stock. <19S, Selegie Road. Tel: 3869. > m ij MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. l\ S MONUMENTAL MASONS. > I' Telephone
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      398 7 BIG TIGER BALM. Price: 50 cts. per bottle. SHALL TIGER BALM. Price: 20 cts. per bottle. NOTICES. SNOOKERS. On Friday 7th October a live table BtatsJ with thi« Singapore Club will be played at thTan^lni Club betfinnin^r at 9.tfO p.m. i;-in t-io NOTICE. Enrolment for 1938 classes* m the AngloChinese
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      427 7 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. TendvM will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to noon of October 15. l'J27, for the supply of Rations and Sundries for Ho -.vitals, for the period of J.'.nu-iry 1. Ittt to December 31, 1928. Tenders should be on the authorised forms •-'btr:- able on
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      691 7 IMPORTANT NOTICE RED OR WHITE BALM SAME IN QUALITY. The Tiger* Balm manufactured by us*ha» been fouad to be very effective m curing almost all diseases, \both internal and external complaints), and should therefore be considered as one of the most important daily necessities, which cannot be excluded, if perfect
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      24 8 COOKE. At the European Ho-pital, Kuala Lumpur, on October 4. 1927, to Dr. and Mrs. E. R. C. Cooke, of Klanp, a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1927. Anti-Smuggling Activity.
    616 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1927. Anti-Smuggling Activity. Whether it has to be attributed to His Excellency's energy or merely to a culmination of long arranged efforts it is quite plain that a very determined attempt is being made by Government to impose a salutary check upon the practices
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    456 8 A lecture on "Life After Death" will be given at the Theosophical Society's town branch 3, Finlayson Green to-day, at 6 p.m. All interested are welcome. The Rev. G. G. Elliot of the Missions to Seamen. Singapore, is taking duty next Sunday at All Saint's, Taiping. and at Kuaia Kangsar.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      Traffic Offences in Penang.
      118 8 EUROPEANS FINED. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Oct. 5. There was a glut of traffic cases m the Police Court to-day. S. Quays, who is employed by the Eastern Smelting Co., was fined fifteen dollars for driving at a dangerous speed, and fifteen dollars for failing
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      DR. TAGORE RETURNS.
      44 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Oct. 5. Dr. Rabindranath Tagore arrived here this morning. He was met at the wharf by leading members of the Indian community. Dr. Tagore is staying at Tanjong Bungah until Friday, when he leaves for Bangkok.
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    POPPY DAY.
    59 8 We are asked to announce that a meeting of the General Committee of the Poppy Day Fund will be held m the private dining room of the Europe Hotel on Tuesday. October 11th, at 11 a.m. This meeting is an important one and all members of the Committee
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    MALAY DRIVERS IN COURT.
    112 8 A Malay driver named Basir bin Mansur appeared before Mr. H. U. Bull yesterday on a charge of lash driving, and a further charge of driving a car for which hit licence had not been endorsed. The accused said he struck a car coming from the
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    57 8 The Government Health Office sends returns for the seven days ending on Satur day, October Ist. Penang Hill (2,100 feet), average mean shade temperature 69.74 deg. F)» total evaporation .282 inch, total rainfall 2.415 inches. Bukit Fraser (4,100 feet), average mean shade temperature (€4Jt deg. F.), total
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    350 8 Dr. T. S. McCaulay, of Seremban, is leaving for Home this week, and it is expected that during his absence Dr. Ingram Johnson will act for him. Mr. W. A. Ward has been appointed to act as Assistant Adviser of Lands and Secretary to the Rubber Restriction Advisory Committee, Kedah,
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    THE RUBBER POSITION
    138 8 No Cause for Anxiety. TAKING THE LON(; VIS* (From Our Own Correspondent) LortJon, tt Taking the long view of the r «M pobition there is no cause for anxiety ed Mr. Da vies, who presided at the an. n meeting of heranang Btantfor lnjiM this week. The
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    THE ASSIZES.
    245 8 RCELL IN COURT \i. \|N. Roell, the young German whu W sentenced by the Chief Ju.^tio t,, months imprisonment and a fitu of on his being found guilty <><" CftUMg qj death of a Javanese through i ra>h «rt appeared m the Assize Court ftgaii t> Lerday when
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    "RESURRECTION."
    143 8 Moat Poignant Acting Seen on Screen. Tolstoy's story, "Resurrecti- .n." have an attraction for film prodwtfß, 1 screen versions of the novel ha\< made, and the latest, which has b««i duced m Hollywood with the advioe mi collaboration of Count Ilya T<lst<n. N* a season at the Alhambra on
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    CHINESE MURDERED IN A GoDOWN.
    84 8 The Coroner, Col. Hope FaHr.tr. f* day returned a verdict of murder pect of the death of Chua Baw, vfcl as a lesult of stab wounds received godown at Teluk Ayer on Septer I Evidence showed that the dcd M* set upon by four other
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    ANOTHER BIG CHANDU HAUL.
    28 8 The Marine Police on Tue*<l*v < made a large haul of chanrfu Street. Fifteen thousand tahiN. W about $100,000 were seized, hut i were made.
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    16 8 The latest number of Motors contains a great deal of inteiv>t.ni: matter, including the recent hill
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      234 8 I "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBSCK'S" H I ~£men£ucasßok.Ams£e'pctom I I Caldbcck, Macgrcgor Co, Ltd I (Incorporated under the Companies* Ordinance* o/ Hongkong) I (Incorporated SkanpHat.) I 45 Robinson Road. SINGAPORE. Tel. 228. i BY SPECIAL &CT A ]M| APPOINTMENT J TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING F SIAM 5 MANY
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      57 8 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth 'i Stands j Knocking 3 About! I I IROBBIALACH j ;From All Garages Dealers. London Notes THE DOUBLE-BREASTED COAT IS NOW MUCH IN VOGUE. BUT WHEN IT IS WORN, A SINGLEBREASTED WAISTCOAT ONLY IS CALLED FOR. H. 6. Winter. EXCL YE TAILORING 6M BATTERY
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      9 8 To-day's Feature. HOW THE ST. LEGEi WAS WON. Pag*
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    FRANCO-AMERICAN TARIFF DISPUTE.
    150 9 FAVOURING GERMANY. SERIOUS PRINCIPLE INVOLVED. [Reuter's Service.] Wanhington, Oct. 5. France's methods of dealing with the r rontroversy has been neither wise n,,r far seeing, declared Senator Swanson, n.Mii »crat member of the Senate Foreign X, lati. ns Committee, m a formal statement. Hi laid that by
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    SHORT WAY WITH WOULD-BE PRESIDENTS.
    262 9 CALLBS SHOOTS SERRANO. Mexico iiv. Oct. I. ■I ScrnHM and Gohmm confined residential campaign to word* I was U> five them (very guarantee to their eaadJdatan but now that they taken the field they are traitors th* Ouvirnment is determined to Bad annihilate, declares Senhor
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    THE FRIENDLY SOVIET.
    106 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Oct. 5. An informative notice posted up t»t the Soviet Consulate states that the Chinese n:missioncr for Foreign Affairs informr <msul-General Koslovsky that the kiac Government had announced that s^viPt is the friendliest of all Govrnawnta towards China. Therefore all Nationalist leaders
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    REMARKABLE MINE COLLAPSE.
    97 9 [Reuter's Service.] Sudbury, Ontario, Oct. 4. Mond Nickel Company's mine at ♦hington, thirty miles away has col>oi wrecking a hundred yards of the inadian Pacific railway and engulfing the r&ilwajr, N ;body was hurt as the station shifts chancing and the day men who had •Vscended far
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      CHARTERED AND P. AND O.
      51 9 NO CONFIRMATION. [Reuter's Service.] v London Oct. 5. The Chartered Bank and the P. and O. Rank refuse to give any information and will neither confirm nor deny the recent newspaper report that the Chartered Bank of India is taking over the P. and O.
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      JAPANESE AMALGAMATION.
      61 9 (By courtesy of the Xanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Oct. 4. A large Bank is to be established m Stnnan gun, Osaka Prefecture, by the consolidation of seven smaller concerns— the ">lst., Kaizuka. Ozaki. Kamigo, Fukei, Tottori and Okada Banks. This step is be mg taken m accordance with
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    42 9 JUNKER SEAPLANE STARTS. Reuter's Service. IJerlin. Oct. 4. A three t ngined Junker seaplane with two pilots. Starke and Loose, a navigator. Loewe, and mechanic. Flitther. has started on a flight to New York via Lisbon, the Azores and Newfoundland.
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    DUTCH MAIL PROGRESS.
    18 9 [Reuter's Service.] Karachi, L,ct. I. Hoppen, the Dutch air mail aviator, arrived here from Bushire.
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    MISS COLUMBIA CRASHES.
    51 9 [Reuter's Service.! Rome, Oct. 5. Levine and Him-hciiftV who, after witnessing the Schneider Cup race, flew to R<^me, made a forced landing on Oct. 4 and their plane. Mil Columbia, was smashed. Neither were hurt but Levine has given up plans for any further flights on that
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    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
    99 9 [British Radio— Official Service! Rugby, Oct. 4. Comprising 200 delegates, the Imperial Agricultural Conference to-day began m London its discussions of the best ways and means of organising agricultural research within the Empire. Mr. Walter Guinness. Minister of Agriculture, m his opening speech said agriculture was the largest
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    SCIENTIFIC RUSSIA.
    56 9 [Reuter's Service.] Leningrad, Oct. 4. The Leningrad Geographical Society will shortly send a big expedition under the direction of the well-known traveller and explorer Kozloff to investigate the upper courses of the Yanjftse. The expedition will also study the vegetation and fauna m the valleys of the Yangtse
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    SIR C. CLEMENTI VISITING JAPAN.
    36 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Hong Kong, Oct. 5. H. E. the Governor, Lady, and the Misses dementi have left for Japan. Mr. Southorn administers the Government m Sir C. dementi's absence.
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    THE SPY HUNT.
    48 9 [Reuter's Servic] Moscow, Oct. 5. The Kamenetz Podolsk tribunal has tried fifty prisoners accused of espionage m Ukranian territory on behalf of Poland. Five of the chief accused were sentenced to death the others sentenced to imprisonment for terms varying from five to ten years.
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    FRENCH DEFENCE FORCE EXPENSES.
    30 9 t Renter's Service 1 Paria, Oct. 4. The finance committee of the Chamber has allocated 24,565,000 francs for expenses of the French occupation force m China.
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    CUBA'S SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    16 9 FReuter's Service.! Harana, Oct. 4. President Machado has signed the Sugar Bill. r
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1180 9 Sporting dob Meeting. AN AIR OF HARMONY. (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Oct. 1. The senior sporting club held its annual meeting last evening, and never m its long; history did a milder body of members gather together to adopt without question, almost with gratitude indeed, the
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    AN INTERESTING CASE.
    692 9 Judgment Set Aside. IMPORTANT FACT UNDISCLOSED. Mr. Justice Deanc, m the Supreme Court yesterday, ordered the setting aside of a judgment given against Mr. M. V. Pillai m a case brought by Rasamma Ponnudurai, a married woman, against her brother, S. Cathiravalu, and M. V. Pillai m
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      209 9 Here's ■I Sk Luc gh*s all the effect of Eastern I srsjsss omrKFn !i wt r more brilliant wumj af J j MUtKbD colours. Just dip the brush deep into tfco f in various .*pp y "^y- Luc doe 5 IXN VARIOUS i t Mnoothes itself out and the brushaarks
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      706 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES •XPIESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON ft N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glaagaw. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N, CONTINENT. t HECTOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow Oct. 9 MENELAUS London,
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      540 10 Ellerman Budmall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMJLN LINE 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. I*. CITY OF WELLINGTON Oct. 7 s.s. CITY OF OSAKA Nov. 20 s.s. CITY OF
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      419 10 P.fifO. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJM. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEKNMEvj LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE I*l OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Dae Tannage. Singapore. Tonnage. MACEDONIA 11,000 Oct. 8 KASHGAR 9,009
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    PLAN TO ABOLISH TIPPING.
    474 11 HOTELS TO DISCUSS A NEW METHOD. Proprietors of the principal hotels m England will shortly have before them a proposal to abolish the tipping system and to substitut? for it a 10 per cent, charge for "service added to their customers' Mils. Mr. Clifford Whitley, a
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    F.M.S. GAZETTINGS.
    190 11 The following appointments m Govern meni service are notified m the F.M.S. Government Gazette of Sept. 20: Mr. A. E. Staines to be a Controller, Posts and Telegraphs; Mr. E. T. F. Elbury and Mr. P. O'Connell to be Assistant Engineers. P.W.D.; Mr. H. L. Hodge to be
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    91 11 Malaya Exempt from S«x Ratio Clause. The Associated Press of India understand* that as the result of discussions between Mr. E. \Y. F. Oilman, Controller of Labour, Malaya, and the Government of India, the latter have sanctioned the exemption of Malaya from the operation of the sex ratio
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    A BIM STORY.
    130 11 An amusinp story is told of Bim, the famous Russian clown- On entering the ring he looked round and exclaimed, "I see nc Russian oftic rs here." Ma»y men m uniform rose immediately. "Russians, I said," reremarked the <lown, "not Jews." The clown was arrested and not
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      356 11 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT OAKL A N D IMPRESSIVE and dignified m appearance, and with unrivalled road qualities, the Oakland marks a new epoch m the luxury of six-cylinder motoring at moderate cost. Oakland is indisputably leader of its class. A 8k The handsome coachwork of the Oakland richly H
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    272 12 Rapid progress is being made with the £1,000,000 dock at Shieldhall, Glasgow. The master of the Tongkol reports that the White Rock Light, Sembilan Island, was extinguished on the 3rd. instant. The Tower Shipping Co., has been registered m Glasgow with a capital of £50,000. The first ship
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    A CARGO OF SHARKS.
    280 12 One of the most extraordinary cargors that has ever arrived m the Thames was conveyed up the river recently. It consisted of 30 tons of dead sharks, ranging m size from three to ten feet. Immediately the ship had been berthed at the East India Dock
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    SAIGON FAIR.
    102 12 On the occasion of the Saigon Fair from December 17th 1927 to January 18th 1928. a r?duction of 50 per cent on the freight tariff Singapore-Saigon, will be granted to all cargoes shipped on Moine Comte, steamers for the purpos?s of being exhibited at th-* Saigon Fair. Passengers
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      737 12 Bums Philp Line f Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,875 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      56 12 CITY OP SALFORD. Consignees of cargo ex above steamer from Continent (arrived Sept. 27) are hereby notified that the General Survey of all cargo landed 1 m a damaged condition will be held at Godown Nob. 15 and 16 at 9 a.m. on Pridny 7th October, 1927. McALISTER CO., LTD.,
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      453 12 Kerr Steamship Co. in c 44, BRAVER STREET, NEW YORK. j I (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Aganta. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW TORE, PHBLADELPnu am BALTIMORE (via Suet). M.S. SILVERGUAVA M.S. SILVERBELLE due M.S. CUBA MARU dwt PACinC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICfB SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR due
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      131 12 BEER.I WHAT IS BETTKR I THAN ONE BEER? BUT THEY r£| fr| I MUST BE Kit HERCUIII BE SURE i THFS LABEL IS ON i,| BOTTLE. H 4c "tcs fflfl JOhNLiTTU IC I 9 Mff«a i -a- Al^l IUM —Bmro»j- r. IRfl WL smT^wl v PRICES AS FOLLOWS:! Quarts: I
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      696 12 MAIL DESPATCHES* BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Leinbin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantnt) 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
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      62 12 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours ending midnight Oct. 4th. Max. shade temperature 84 F Mm. shade temperature 72 F Mean shade temperature 76.9 F Max. sun radiation 118 F Mm. grass radiation 70.3 F Sea temperature 81 F Mean wet bulb temperature
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      630 13 O. S. K. Line. ruination*. Btea»er«. Arrive. Leave. l A >r.4ot\, iioitertiam, Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, via Colombo, Aaen and Port Said. Alaska Maru Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Durban. Algoa Bay, Cape Town, Rio, Santos and Buenos Aires. t Hawaii Maru Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Mombasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Deira, Delagoa Bay
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      440 13 HMREL-COMFOHT 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 swimming
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      608 13 K. P. M. »n»*v«» < Incor Porated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 8640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Fraia-ht, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. fepreseatatirc* m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Peasng of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed itineraries, free
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    TUNNY AND BONITO FISHING.
    554 14 CLEVER JAPANESE ANGLERS. The Borneo Fishing Company, a big Japanese concern m British North Borneo, with headquarters m Tawau, have had a very successful time since their inception. They have two 15-ton motor fishing boats, each with a crew of ten men specially trained, who can
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    NEW GRAMOPHONE RECORDS.
    198 14 PUBLIC DEMAND FOR BETTER MUSIC. The records which have been issued during the month by the various gramophone companies would indicate that orchestral music is finding an increasing public all the time. "His Master's Voice" Company have done un admirable rendition of Wagner's "Rienzi" overture, played by
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    TWEED AND TEES OVERFLOW.
    107 14 Cattle and Crops Swept Away. London, Sept. 23. Serious damage to crops and loss of livestock were occasioned by sever> floods m the North of England, Sco Mind and Northern Ireland, owing to heavy rain, lasting, m some places, for 60 hours without stopping. The rivers
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      591 14 NOTI O E S HEALTH or WEALTH If you care for HEALTH more than WEALTH See that all that you eat m wholesome. Your food can only remain wholeaome, as agreed by Health Authorities, if a constant temperature of bel m 50 decrees is maintained. THE "COPELAND" ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR. (Available
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      373 14 ja^Q rgtr T*^*** tttj) I I^^^^ im^v ■kW^^^^K I I I infant with its soft, tender flesh and pure blood is the I X greatest prey of the mosquito and other disease-spreading m- I sects. Helpless to defend themselves, babies are at the mercy of I I these germ-laden pests.
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    BIRD PROTECTION BRINGS CANADA VISITORS.
    92 15 Perce, Quebec The value of bird protection as a money earning enterprise has a.irain been shown at Perce, Quebec. Perce roe! and Bonaventure island, where sea birds ne.^t m thousands, have long been bird sanctuaries under Provincial and Dominion law. Last winter an addition of
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    637 15 SinKapore, Oct. 1. xhe past week has seen a fluctuating maiKet m Tin. Strong: 'Bear" selling depressed the price to £2GI 5 S but anticipation of a considerable decrease m October shipments caused a quick change of tone and at the close "bears" are reported as covering
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    221 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Oct. 5. ■■nil. London, In 3%<L 'sd up. Local 56% cts. Tin. London, £266 15s. 45fl up. Local $135 for 100 tons. Mining. Kuchais 2.15 2. 1T 1 Malaya Consolidated 1.21 1.24, Hong Fatt 1.06 1.65, North Taipta* I.l'J 1.22, South Taiping T7 7.) cts.,
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    67 15 The Governor of Jamaica has approved the proposal to put an export tax of one penny a bunch on bananas as a method of financing a new direct line of steamships between Jamaica and England. According to export figures, the tax should bring m from sixty to seventy thousand pounds
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 October, Bank 4 m.s. 2,3 31-32 Bank demand 23 23-3£' Private credits 3 m.s. 2\A% New York, demand 56 1-16 Credits 90 days 57% France, demand 1420 India, T. T. 153& Hong 1 Konjj. demand 12 V* p.e. Dis. Yokohama, demand 119 Norn. Java demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80
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    PRODUCE.
    214 15 October. 5. Tin 200 T«M $135 Gambier 7% Pepper White 106 Pepper Black 65 Flake Tapioca 7 1 Pearl Sago Small 7.40 < opra 10.KO Copra Sundried 11.30 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    57 15 October sth.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal ti. Stan«iard Q.C.F. Spet M^ Standard K.S.S. on Tender Oct. M% r >7 Nov-Oec. (7% ?>* .Tan-Mar .">:♦ 4 «0 Apr-Juru- $1% 8S Tunt' of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 15" s d per
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    294 15 FR ASER'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alterations. Eastern Sian 23s 24s Efaey Yot Ord. (i) 28s N 2i»s id Johan Tin ($1) 17V4 22% Kinta Tin ($1) 1.35 1.40 Knchai Ords. ($l) 2.17^- LKH Kuyoh Tin ($1) 1.30 1.40 Lahat Mints (i) ll«s 6d 20s 6d I.intiui Tin ($1) 1.7s I.SI
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    135 15 YESTERDAY'S liriiKEtt AUCTION. The Singapore Owmbn 1 of rnwim Rubber Association hv)<\ its BSSwL MKtiOB yesterday, when then- were Catalogued UimjUg lbs.; .VJ2.29 tons. Offered M4£ff? H-'S.; 417.20 ions. Sold &58£&| lbs.; 888.40 tons. Spot. Lon<l n is. |%4 New York 88* cents PRKKS RKAI.I/KIK Ribbed Smoked
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    JIMAH RUBBER REPORT.
    383 15 The following is the report Of the directors to the seventeenth annual general meeting «f shareholders to be held at Gat try and Bateman's, Chartered Bank Chambers. OB October 14th. at neon. The sum brought forward from the previous year, less directors' fees and final dividend for
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    109 15 Yesterday's Alterations. October. .">th.. i'U< <inK PfficM Buy* -r> Seller* Hong Fatti 1.05 IjOfl Kuchai 2.14 2. 1s Malayan Cons. 1.19 1.2:: South Taij/inp 77 so Kampong Ktp. 39a li l > «-x. Katu Tins Is 2l prem Belayanci tli :*<l 23i Tenion^or- 1 7s ♦;<! LBl
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      470 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000 000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HhAI) OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC The C ompany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      362 15 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. —Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.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. r. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Karon K.
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      465 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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      39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTORCAR MARINE I Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A- GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    HOCKEY.
    292 16 Padang Clubs Meet. S.C.C.'S GOOD START. S.C.C 4: S.R.C 1. On the Padang yesterday the Cricket Club defeated the S.R.C. by four goals to one. In the early stages of the game, the exchanges were fairly evenly contested, but the better forward play of the home team enabled them
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    POLICE BEAT RAFFLES SCHOOL.
    135 16 POLICE BE AT RAFFLES SCHOOL. The Police hotkey team defeated Raffles School on the school ground yesterday afternoon. The schoolboys did well thiougr- >ut. but they were unable to sc>re. At half time neither side 1 had scored, but after the interval Smith r.etted for the Police and some time
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    NOVEMBER RACE MEETING.
    115 16 The programme for the Turf Club's November njeeting, to be held on November 12th.. 14th. and 19th. (Saturday. Monday and Saturday), has been issued. Three divisions (first class) and four divisions (se cond class) of horses are catered for ami four divisions of ponies. The horses have
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    AUSTRALIAN POLO PONIES.
    117 16 Arrival m Pcnanjr. Thiee polo ponies arrived m Penang by the Klang on Monday consigned to Mr. J. W. Callan. They are fiom the Northwest of Australia, a part of that continent hitherto un tappet! f»r Malaya. It is to be hoped that they will turn out
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    PENANG GRIFFINS.
    72 16 The 2i Penang Turf Club 1928 griffins are due to arrive at Singapore by the Tasman on Sat u i day, Oct. 1 F>. and will be transhipped direct to th Straits Steamship vessel sailing for Penang the same day. They will be drawn for on the 18th.
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    THE R.S.Y.C. REGATTA.
    72 16 In connection with the regatta and At Home to be held at the Yacht Club on Saturday afternoon we are asked to announce that launches for the regatta will leave Johnston's Pier at 4.20 p.m. and will return to Johnston's Pier afterwards. Tables for teas may be
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    LAWN TENNIS FASHIONS.
    992 16 Man's Refusal to Show a Leg. THE AMERICAN INFLUENCE. Fashion has not ordered any violent changes m dress for the male tennis player. To begin with, the influence of cricket was no doubt responsible for the shirt and flannel trousers. There was one distinguished player m the
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    126 16 Europeans vs. Rest Football Match. THE TEAMS. The following: teams have been selected for the charity match which is to be played at the Stadium on Saturday: Europeans.— Che rrington (S.C.C); W. Hall (Dukes), Lewis (R.A.); Bamford (Dukes), Reade (R.A.) Care. (Dukes); Bashford, (Dukes), Knight (Dukes), Roy Smith
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    GOLF.
    216 16 S.G.C. vs. Keppel. A foursome match between the Keppel Golf Club and the S.G.C. will be played at Bukit Timah on Sunday. The following are the teams, Keppel players mentioned first, and times for teeing off:— 8.45 Jones and Strachan vs. Carr and H. C. Russell. R. 41 Fergusson
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    91 16 The annual report for presentation at th meeting on October lSih. at the Club house at H. 30 p.m. indicates that the accounts show an excess of income over expenditure of $608. <51. The course has been well maintained and the necessary repairs to greens and tees
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    S.C.C. RUGBY TOURNAMENT.
    201 16 The following have been asked to play Rugby for the Etceteras and Law XV against the Merchants this afternoon and will play m whites. G. Scott, W. J. Wigg, R. L D. Sk* ggs, Clarke, K. Bryant, F. H. Collier. W. S. Kendall. J. .P. Dudgeon, R.
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    THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    22 16 [Reuters Service.] Buenos Aires, Oct. 5. In the Capablanca-Alekhine chess meeting the eighth game was drawn after 42 moves.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    117 16 South African Cricket Union. BOARD OF CONTROL DECISIONS.. Johannesburg, Sept. 26. The initial meeting of the newly constituted Board of Control of the South African Cricket Union agreed that a new ball could be requisitioned after 150 runs on hard grounds, but the number would remain 200 on
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    DAVIS CUP TROPHY.
    77 16 COLD KECEITIOX BY FRENCH CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. 1^ Havre, Sept. 25. The rigours of the modern Customs regime were visited upon the Davis Cup when the trophy m possession of the triumphant French tennis players was landed. The officials demanded a declaration of its value and were reluctant
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    NEWBURY AUTUMN CUP.
    78 16 NEWB URY AUTUMN CUP. WON BY LIGHTNING ARTIST. London. Sept. 24. The New bury Autumn Cup, 2 miles 1 furlong, resulted as follows: Mr. Mortimer Singer's Lightning Aitist i Major F. B. Sneyd's Sir Joshua 2 Mr. F. T. Halse's Eagle's Pride 3 The starting price Vetting was. 9 to
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    LARWOOD MARRIED BY SPECIAL LICENCE.
    58 16 London. Sept. 20. Only two ■peetators at Larwood*U "match." This is how the Weekly Dispatch features m a headline the announcement that the cricketer was married by special licence to Miss Lois Bird residing at Huthwaite m the presence of two friend?. Lai wood's Injured
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    BETS ON THE ELECTRIC HARE.
    58 16 Declared Illegal by Sydney Magistrate. London, Sept 17. f|| test case with regard to the legality >f letting on mechanical hare-chasing on a licensed race-course, a bookmaker was fined 'o-Oay i"*2o, the Magistrate upholding the (.intention that mechanical hare chasing was not coursing within the
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    RUGBY TEAM TO TOUR INDIA?
    43 16 Invitation From Calcutta. London. September 23rd. An invitation from Calcutta to send a team to tour India m 1928 was discussed at a meeting of the Rugby Union. No decision was taken pending further informa tion regarding details.
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    REASON FOR BRITISH POLO TEAM'S DEFEAT.
    53 16 London. Sept. 24. The Maharajah of Ratlam, on arrival from America, attributed the Army m India polo team's d?feat to lack of practice owing to the wet weather. The British team would have had a good chance if they had played five instead of
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    58 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 9th October, 1927. Thursday, 6th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Chinese Company. Friday, 7th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Band; Tan Tock Seng Hospital S.V.F. Ambulance. Saturday, Bth. 2.30 p.m. Bukit Timah, M.C. Platoon, Musketry Classification. Sunday, $th, 8.30 a.m. Bukit
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    31 16 Orders For Week-ending October Bth. 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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