The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 October 1927

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927. NO. 12,226.
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  • 296 1 News from north 1 him is ;pai c but foreign reports state that foreigners m Peking are pessimistic, tnfMl uik a collapse of the Ftngtien r«reoi. The situation seems likely to develop m a difficult manner for the Japaaesc (Government Page 9. At the Conservative Confcre?c? Lord
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  • 949 1 It is the pierogatfoe, old a.nl unchallen^ cd. of children ai play to nUd th« pretending:- 10 M to include, m the wide and embracing •COpe of them, all tho.se, Whether they are spectators of the gam. or shau-rs m it, vho have attained yeais a! alleged difcretion.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 438 1 /.SV/AVWdVJVA'AWiVMV.V; if ASK FOR I "RED LABEL BRAND" i COFFEE I •V.V.V.'»W»VAW/.WAVbVyVLVA RAFFLES HOTEL McGUIRE'S LITTLE SYMPHONIE MAURICE LEPLAT-GUEST CONDUCTOR PBOGBAMHI FOR SINDAY, OCTOBER 9tit AT 11.30 A.M. lftmi The Ba-hrr of Seville G. Rossini. I PhMta v The IVarl Fisher Bizet. I Liobcsfreud F. Knitter. I j 1 'hv
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    • 129 1 j aH y A.^ Jt .^V^^r H 9 Gfl^P 1 x. >^**^ _Z2^ y i 'Mb^^B^vV \^^^3C^l r "^^J^m& JLtj w L^LtS^ 5x x |^^^iV\:H^^^^ —~^bSl^B&9tA rm^Lm*WM' l 1 THE 7 EUROPE HOXELi "RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION" T H The after-dinner dance is held W 7 every Tuesday, Thursday and 4
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    • 122 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel Announcements Pasre 1. Cinema and Theatre Attractions PttffC 2. Radox Bath Salts for jv L-klv heal Page 6. Sanitas disinfects, cleans arul purifies Pagre 8. The Valet Auto-Strop for a clean shave Pa^re i. If you are a poet and like Sausaire^ sec pagre 3. Mapioal Soip
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    • 8 1 I; "RED LABEL BRAND"? COFFEE WITHOUT ADULTERANTS j|
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 148 1 THE WEEK. Friday, ~th. Hijrh Water 8.25 a.m., T. 2.. 7.S p.m. 7.7. Malacca, H. W. 4.10 a.m., 5.1., 5.10 p.m. 5.5. Homeward P. an<l O. mail closes. Outward P. and O. mail dut>. Dutch homewavil mail rlo— Prt'«ent;7tion of Diploma*, College of Medicine. 10 a.m. Saturday, Sth. Hi^h Water.
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  • 498 2 *'i abandon %\\y soul to the d.vils who art- tlfviM enough to *ret hold of it." This »vmaikahU> clause occurs m a will which was roicntly disputed before the Kam lona courts, and judges aiv frequently caIUM m to tk-cicle point* of religious principle, which, once, were
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  • 200 2 LONDON 'S LAST STOCKS. The suputsiion of a London magistrate that the stocks should be revived as a pu rishment for certain «>ffenders has caused a certain amount of talk, although it was learly never intended to be taken seriously. The h.st stocks to survive m London wer^ tho>e of
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  • 114 2 THROWN FROM TRAIN IN ALPINE GORGE. Paris, Sept. 4. TIM French polite are actively engaged ill searching for the authors of a mysterious impression on a young Englishman, Leon Herbert Moffat, aged 21, a book- keeping Cferk living at Cairo. Be was attacked m the Paris-Modane
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 227 2 FOR AN EASIER. CLOSEH, QUICKER SHAVE USE. BARBASOL. No Mess, No Lather, Less Trouble 65 cents per tube. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road. Wholesale and Retail. 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 LAD^!
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    • 648 2 From Friday, 7th, to Wednesday. 12th. October THE SCREEN ADAPTATION OF A WELL-KNOWN \y AT THE ALHAMBRA I (Tan Cheng Kee and Co.. Ltd., Proprietors.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A UNITED ARTISTS' SPECIAL pioturised with emotional power seldom seen on the screen fr LEO TOLSTOY'S FAMOUS CLASSIC
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  • 504 3 WHICH SHALL THE NAVY HAVE? Orange juice may be substituted for lemon juice throughout the Royal Navy as a i exult of the research work undertaken m recent yvars, and a recent Order m Council has authorised the use of orange juice as opposed to lemon juice
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  • 197 3 The flvneva Conventions. Bombay. Sept. 23. Mr. Ci. I). R'.rla. who represented the Indian employers at The 10th. International Labour Conference at Geneva, was among the passengers on the mail steamer which arrived here to-day. He told a representative of the Associated Press that he hail found
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  • 145 3 An interesting 1 speculation that 1 have heard as to the alarming state of affairs discovered m Cornhill, which showed that the street was really overhanging a chasm, and the relation of that fact to the collapse of the building is that the modern system of
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  • 445 3 POOR WAGES. Cloth weaving is an industry which is the means of livelihood for many women labourers m Wusih. The product has many varieties, and is quite different from the cloth woven with ordinary old-type looms. The cloth woven by these factories is known as
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  • 388 3 TALL FOB HELP. Basle. Sept. 4. "I trust the British word of honour. doclared Dr. Chaim Weizmann, provident of the Zionist Conference here, m an impassioned midnight address, which lasted two hours. There was an unexpected resumption of the debate last night, the opposition refusing: to
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  • 13 3 Dr. S. W. Eveson has been appointed Health Officer, Kedah, vice Dr. Baeza.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 146 3 \e can't pass that mirror without marvelling. Fifty perfect shaves and the self-same blade gtill as keen as ever on its job. The secret No secret, it's the Valet AutoStrop Safety Razor, the razor that Strops its own blade without removal from the frame. ~VAX,ET" Safety Razor fc^^ I *"~*^»j^B^^
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    • 324 3 SING A SONG OF SAUSAGES! No poet has ever sung m praise of the tasty Sausage. Yet with its delicious flavour and its crisp brown richness it is surely worthy of an epic. To right this wrong and to give Singapore poets a chance we offer thi*ee prizes amounting to
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  • 916 4 A JEWELLERY SEASON. Paris, Auu- 2ti. Elaboration of material has {rone hand m hand with simplicity ot design It wa: pmiabl> inevitable that nietai shoulu succeed satin, that lame am. gold tis>ue> should be used m season ann out. Th< Drccoll photograph bhows Ihe oMorat&oa of u»)ld and siher
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  • 31 4 Out of every hundred marriages m Britain one ends m the Divorce Court. Two out of every three divorced men marry again, hut only about one-half of the divorced women re-marry.
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  • Moods & Modes of Eve
    • 583 4 ATTRACTIVE LINEN SETS DESIGN. hen linen sets are allow oil to take tht place of a table-cloth OB the luncheon table, an attractive new design might be used consisting of six round mats, and a fairly laitfe table centre m leaf-jrreen linen. These aie stitched with thick prey
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    • 346 4 PINK. In the minds of a great many people, pink is synonymous with insipidity, at least, one is apt to think of lightness, daintiness and freshness m connection with thi.colour, and one pains the impression that a pink room must necessarily be a very commonplace one, and
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  • 163 4 I see it stated that velvet a new kind of velvet which is light and thin has been chosen by the dress designers of Paris as the true garb of fashion. Velvet is. to my mind, a beautiful material; but we all knowpeople who cannot stand the
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  • 16 4 Many a woman grows old before her time m trying to look young after her time.
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  • 664 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD. Colour m Shoes. The vogue for coloured shoes persists, {•nd the glace is now dyed to many unusual shades which are much darker than the cototm formerly used. Maroon is becoming popular, and there are, m the West End shoe shops, deep purples, navy, bronze and plum shades.
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  • 31 4 This dinner frock of black georgette is decorated m an original way by an arrangement of «*VV* m rhinestones on the bodice and each side of the skirt.
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  • 373 4 WOMEN SHOULD ALWAYS BE FEMININE. Or.r of the most beautiful of the sir] scientists at Leeds during th- meet ing of the British Association, the charming wif of Dr. C. M. YoOgV, of Plymouth, is to accompany he»- husband and other experts on British
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  • 519 4 WHERE THE BEST COME HfoM Of all the ttcmt that grace wardrobe, none becomei the r sor better than well-chosen fir weather what could be cosier v, ward off the bitter wind and acharm to the appearance of the And even m summer faxhion
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  • 89 4 Wealthy Woman's Drink for With dwPHTW She drank an average whisky neat every 'lay fw years, it was stated at the iti«; ton on Mrs. Ressie LouiM years-old widow, of Loughbo' Brixton. She was of «ood position, ay private income, it was added practically alone.
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  • 23 4 Mary had a little drtM A dainty bit and airy; It didn't show the dirt a bu. But, K°sh, how it showed Ma
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  • 1096 5 U. S. Caricature of English Failings. A FRANK OPINION. Mr. H. G. Wells has drawn fire from America. "William Clissold" roused the batteries and one of Mr. Wells' articles which appeared recently m the Sunday Express has brought on the thunder. In the Saturday Evening
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  • 135 5 European Cruises For £8">. So rapidly has air travel for pleasure* m.; creased m public favour and so great has become the demand for long- distant flights that conducted air cruises thromrh Europe have been inaugurated. At an inclusive fare of £85 for each person arrangements have
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  • 614 5 WAYS AND MEANS. Only a brave and exceedingly clever man will endeavour to earn a living by cheating al taids. There are, no doubt, still plenty oi' cardBbaipen Who "work" the big liners, and their path is UMDUI ly fairly eas\ once the> have found
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  • 55 5 The Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Bunnah Oil Co., Ltd.. and the Indo-Burmah Petroleum Co.. Ltd., have rediu ed the pi ire of kerosene m the Bombay area by Ks. 1 (say (>4 cents per unit of eight imperial gallons. A reduction of eipht tents I gallon here mieht tmH with
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 327 5 —^J PHcßly Heat The C!iJ of Prickly Heat and all its miseries and dangers No more .maddening irritation, no more sleepless nights, no more tearing your flesh until it is absolutely sore. You can put a sop to all this. Use Radox Hath Salts m your bath every day and
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    • 384 5 Pears' Soap T3EARS' Soap is perfect for the skin m all climates. All the world knows that it is matchless for the complexion. A. F. Pears Ltd., Londoo Eat. 1789 Sole Agents: Katz Bros. Ltd., Singapore and Penang My Debt of Gratit\idel 'Ulcers the Size of Man's Hand; J&sliP^ Our
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  • 1138 6 Primitive Man Through Civilised Eyes. THE LONELY WHITE MAN. Isolated for years trom one's own kind m the wilds of South-West Africa, with order* to abolish slavery, quell witch craft, and generally manage the affairs of thirty thousand natives a white man is apt to grow
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  • 468 6 WHY IT HAS BEEN COLD. The three months which, m popular opi nion. as we'll as by meteorological convention, are supposed to constitute the British summer are over, and the time has come to prepare the obituary notice for a season which has been quite undeserving of
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  • 224 6 On- of the first emm to come before the Court of Chancery when it resumes this month is a claim to the fortune <>f one Maria I'Epine., a certified lunatic who died intestate m 17° S. At her death her for tune was £92.000, bat it is
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  • 38 6 Mr. C. Raines, Superintendent of Customs, Ipoh, is under orders to proceed on transfer to Johore, where he will be posted to do special work m connection with rubbei ■nmgffHnr. Mr. Baines will be leaving- Ipoh on Thursday.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 369 6 The colour of Peerless Erasmic is the deep violet of the sea lat sunset. The fragrance is the perfume of lovely Jew-drenched hedgerow violets* PEERLESS ERASMIC ffifThe Dainty jf SOAP Obtainable Everywhere Your Smile and Your Smiplr Nrvr Drntal Method \^^^jrij/^ I Restores Cloudy Terth to Gleaming Whiteness W( UEmr
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    • 477 6 $100 WORTH OF OUR GOODS TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE Mo\ Th TO INTRODUCE ourselves and our HIGH-CLASS MANUFACTURED f< the public of Singapore, we shall present, a FREE COUPON da Mi|)> each CASH CHIT issued by us (value $2 and over). The holders of if, lX?» numbers drawn monthly
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  • 246 7 PLACATING THE MINERS. DEBATE CLOSURED. I Router's Service.] London, Oct. 5. Laliojss/t policy m r.^ard t<» the coal iniustry was discussed at the Labour Coiifonncf at Blackpool whvn Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald moved a resolution which was cariied by a large majority. Ii had been af*N4 upon ))etween
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  • 299 7 WOMEN'S VOTING AGE. I British Radio Official Quilliwi Kughy, Oct. ft. Mr. Baldwin arrived to-day at Cardiff, where to -morrow he will mako an important speech at the opening of the Conservative Party Conference. Tht Prime Minister will, it is understood, deal mainly with three subjects namely
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  • 215 7 NO GREAT PRICE CUTS. [British Radii— Official {Service.] Kujrhy, Oct. 5. This year's motor exhibition, which will upon on October 13th. at Olympia, may ite regarded as a celebration of the cominp Of ajfe, for it will be tht* twenty-first of the series. It will by larger and
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  • 16 7 [Reuter's Service.] Allahabad, Oct. 5. Xoppen with the Dutch air mail tea arrived-
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  • 870 7 The General Election. UNREALIZED EXPECTATIONS. (Fans Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin, Aug. 7. The Free State lieing m the throes of the general election there is great excitement everywhere. Long bet ore these notes appear, the issue will have been determined. It is confidently expected that Cosgrave will
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  • 155 7 INVITATION TO INDIAN BDITOK& Calcutta, Sept. 211. The Associated PreM understand* that Mr. Ramananda Chatterjee, Editor of the Modern Review, has received a cable message from the Society for the Promotion of Cultural Relations between Russia and Foreign Countries inviting him to visit Russia for participation m celebrations
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  • 45 7 A brass tablet m memory of the late Mr. Robert Harold Bilke has been placed by some of hi? friends m St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Kuala Lumpur, of which 1' Mr. Bilke was a member from it« inception. The tablet will be unveiled on Sunday.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 420 7 BUSINESS CARDS. M|| T! -Ta -Mat. g WEE BROS: UNDERTAKERS. MONUMENTAL MASONS. •if r.-h Kl«ral Wreath*. Made to "rdi'r. l\ \rtifni:il Wreaths Always m Stock. 1;"],,. Setafit Koacl. Tel: 3869. i.V.V.'.V.V/.SV.V.V.V.VAV.VAVi V.'.'.'.V.V.V.V.V.W/.SVAVAVWii I WREATHS. i| X j* .•J h Hot;. l uivaths bjhmlc to order I; SINGAPORE CASKET CO. SFLEGIE
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    • 599 7 NOTICES. FRASER AND NEAVE LTD. MB. A. R. LYSKLL. NOTICI is hereby jriven that Mr. A. R. Ljaail forrmrly aaapajao 1 with Our Office Appliance* Department m Singapore, then .ictinjf hs Branch M.in.iger for this Department at Penan* and lately aw—Pd with such Department at Ku-Av Lumpur, h;is ceased to
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    • 644 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders arc invited for the supply of: (a) 1,000 tons of asphalt suitable foi painting macadam roads. (b) 200 tons of asphalt suitable for grouting macadam roads. »c) 2,000 tons of asphalt suitable for use m sheet asphalt paving. Delivered m li or 4 consignments during
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    • 505 7 AUCTION SALES. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Town and Country ['roper ties situate at Amoy Street, Tons Wat! Road, Cuppajre Road, Killiney Road, .talan Besar, Balmoral Road, (iavlang, Bedoh and West Coast Road. TO BK HKLP AT Messrs. Estate Trust Agencies Ltd., Salerooms, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 31 8 POULIER. Or Monday, 3rd October, 1927 t the Maternity Hospital, [poh, to Mr, and Mr*. Gregory B. Poutier, of li Konffsi, Rubber Estate, Sungei Bakap, P. W n a ion.
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  • 696 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927. Mexico's Revolt. An extraordinary situation appears to have been created m Mexico, judging by such newa aa has come through, for the two leaders of the alleged rebellion against the President, Generals Francisco Serrano and Arnulfo Gomez, have both been captured, courtmartialled and
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  • 1095 8 Mi. K. M. Coomarasamy, barrister-at-law, Ipoh. has recovered from hi? recent illness. I kdy Clifford has kindly consented to distribute the prises at the Medical Col .»< ihi.« morning. M; 11. T. Jones, of the legal firm of Cowdy ar.<i Jones, Ipoh, Is expected out from Home shortly. On board
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  • 93 8 Dastardly (rime Near Changi. Whilst WC Mre becoming inured to a couple of murders a day. it is still rather startling to heat- that even a rive year old child is not wfc m Singapore. When a Chinese couple retained to their house at the
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  • 67 8 An Ancient Indian Woman An ancient crone was brought into the Central Police Station yesterday as p vagrant. She is understood to be 123 years old, and although quite bald, has quite a respectable show of teeth. When speaking to anyone who looks likely to be a
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  • 205 8 THE PRICE 01 liiKj To (he Editor. Sir, It has been the Invarial among i\ certain class of tr;ni< r< \,k m people's articles of food and ranipulate the pries m their f ;i dircctl> -.cine alleged short M appears to result. Owing to the prohibition
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  • 115 8 The following action meeting of Committee So October, Ith. Recommend d that new from Orchard Road t.- Cairnh named "'Bideford Road". Approved the general 1 1 fyinx certain streets m wh hire should be permitted t< Decided that Hylani Streel Street cannot be ipecifti d f hawkers. Approved
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  • 129 8 An attractive programme arranged for the popular S at the Victoria Theatre. Th< would lv v iv grateful psti pU-ase bo m their seat* before 9 at which time the concert will run Late-comers may not proc td I until nflvr the hrsr item on the prof has
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  • 115 8 This annual fixture will take pb November 4th and Lady Marriott ly consented to 'open the tale s1 the Vk( HalJ at 10 a.m. There are 145 milschool, of whom is are orphan-. I poor that they can pay nothing, \*h others can pay very little. Tin therefore
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  • 69 8 Consequent on the retirement ol vadam. Superintendent. Posti jrraphs, Kedah, CIm Mohan:. hitherto Assi.stant. ha-* ■•> e<] in the appointment. Che M sistant Superintendent. .M<>n Customs, takes the place ..f Che Arshad. Owing to the mairnitii---telephone and telegraph work, a engineer is to be appointed when post office building is
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 211 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" 1 A CALDBECK, NACGRB6OR CO., LTD I 8 ffmi|lllfi< undt-r f/»? rotnpaHrVs' Onlin<it<cc* of Ilcygtong) SING A CORE. I Californian Chilled Strawberries jj ■j AVAILABLE SATURDAY Bth. ■I ONE TINT BOTTLES 65 cts. I- HALF cts JS DELICIOUS WITH COLD STORAGE CREAM. g ONE PINT
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    • 54 8 W I Parfums de Luxe I OOTY i Chypre > :j Origan Rose Jacqueminot I Paris 3 Emeraude EAU DE COTY Jj to be had from all dealers j:^ Dtipire Brothers. ViWrWVWIWWWWWWWffi w.v. 3 .w.v.v.v.v.w- v. v.v.Wj JSANITASJ The Disinfectant that Disinfects Cleans :j 5 and :j Purifies •I Agents:-
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    • 5 8 To-day's Feature. FEMININE FASHIONS* —Pagi
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  • FATE OF PEKING.
    • 160 9 I VPANESE GOVERNMENT'S DILEMMA. (Outer's Far Kastern Service]. Shanghai, Oct. 6. ing to the censorship at Peking news sorth b spans ;tm| scrappy. He •n foreign military sources state foreign community m Peking is j foreseeing s possible collapse Kengtien forces shortly. There are thai the Japanese Government
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    • 65 9 i Eastern Bervice.] I'eking, Oct. i> i.. Lieved Forces r w ithdrav wi^ -it 1":' thwesl Peking-Hankow line. it is understood la raosed y small Shai •o 1 -c-< > I Lin's i ommunica- IR iter'f Sc-r\i vl. cow, Oct. who > ring Rusi Borpon v ■•<■
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  • 114 9 FRANCO- AMERICAN TARIFFS. :easury enters the ARENA. [Renter*! Service.] Wa*hinuton. Oct. ti. isurj has unexpectedly entered I the Franco American tariff the Customs collectors have led to impost- on the list of ports increases of duty equal v, Axed m France on September milar United States products. rreasury stated the
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  • 83 9 t(K.ut<r's Service.] Belgrade, Oct. 6. xai K.-vachevitch. commanding: the at I-tip. has been shot dead by "■n assailants. The town is surtroopi to prevent their escape. 1 vitoh was chatting to a priest hi« house m a long winding street shoti rang out. The priest was hit
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  • 73 9 8 ater*i Far Kastern Service.] r»kyt». Oct. ft. AmbnpMMJor. M. Debilly, Ctinn (»l an attack \.y two diunken while he wai motoring near ra with two oAten <>f the French I'; ii -euet. Ambassador \\a> not injured but the Wen bruised while putting 1 up a
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  • 36 9 Ilßy courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichl Shimbunsha).) Tok«o, October premise t«> purchasing nc\v rice, the '"iM»-nt has decid:d U dispose of |U '•<! rice at the CUmum market. [Earlier cables on Page 7.]
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  • 279 9 LORD'S REFORM DISCUSSION. LORI) LONDONDERRY ON PARTY UNITY. [Reuter's Service. 1 London, Oct. li. The Conservative Party Conference at Cardiff, with only four dissentients, adopted the resolution moved bf Major Guy Kinder* ley (the member for Hitch m), congratulat ing th« Government on its decision to deal
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  • 164 9 SPANISH SON EREIGNB WELCOMED. [Reuters Service.] Ceuta, Oct. H. The King and Queen of Spain, General Primo »ie Rivera, an«! the Ministers of War and Marine yesterday landed here from a warship on a visit to Morocco. They were loyally welcomed i y Spaniards and native-
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  • 311 9 MORE LEADERS SHOT. Reuter's Service. New York, Oct. 6. The Mexican Consulate-General is informal that the presidential candidate, General Gomes, one ot' the leaders of the revolt of Federal troops, was captured m the State of Vera Cruz and executed. Mexico City, Oct. .">. Thrte further ex-g.neral rebels
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  • IN THE POLICE COURTS.
    • 188 9 NO EVIDENCE AGAINST ALLEGED GUNMEN. When three ('hinese were brought before the Second Magistrate yesterday afternoon on a charge of shooting, >*- was discovered after the ca.si* had been proceeding for a time that the complainant was missing, and. m fact, had been missing for a fortnight.
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    • 128 9 Chuga, Sikh driver of a Rugby taxi, appealed yesterday before the Third Magi strata. Mr. C. H. Dakers, on a rash driving charge. Evidence was to the effect that after colliding with rikisha m Hokien Street OB September 11th, the accused drove m Klg-zag fashion up South
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    • 66 9 The District Judge, Mr. X. I). Mudie, sentenced Bamasamy, the Tamil who was charged yesterday with bi;r*rlin>r Mr. Houben's house m kind's Road, to two years' rigorous imprisonment. The accused, m defence, said that he had jrone to the house for his wapes. The two house boys
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  • 104 9 (RASH IN THE CANARIES. [Reuter's Service.] Lisbon, Oct. H. The .Junker seaplane which left for New York via Lisbon and the Azores carrying two pilots navigator, mechanic and a pas senger. a Viennese actress, Linny Dillenz fell m the sea off Santa Cruz. In response to her
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  • 68 9 [Reuter's Service.] Brussels, Oct. 6. A Chinese diplomat's promise to his wife was redeemer] yesterday when Rene I. nt Seng Hsiang. ex-Minister to Berne, re nounced his career as a diplomat and took the vows and assumed the habit of a Benedictine monk at the Abbey
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  • 30 9 (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha).) Tokio, October 5The Japanese Government has no intention of re -inforcing the garrison m North China for the present.
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  • 46 9 Reuter'.s Service. Paris, Oct. 6. If. Briaad has instructed the French Ambassador at Moscow to aj^ain point out to the Soviet Government that the French Govcinment no lonper considers M. Rakowsky persona grata and desires that a RSW ambassador be sent to Paris.
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  • 25 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Shanghai, Oct. 6. Galen left this morning for Nagasaki en routo to Vladivostock. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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  • 474 9 F.M.S. Opinions. UNORGANISED INDUSTRY. In the courso of a Ifadinj? article on this subject the Malay Mail has the following. One important feature of the Restriction controversy is often overlooked. The object of the scheme was to ensure a "fair price" for the commodity. But it is difficult
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  • 85 9 DIFFICULTY IN PAYING. Tokio, October .V It is understood that Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister to Peking, is approachIng the Chinese authorities with a request that some of the old Japanc-so loans hi 1 guaranteed by the Customs instead of by the Salt Gabelle surplus. The
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  • 100 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. B. The Conference of Imperial Agricultural Research m London discussed the proposa l to establish a well-staffed chain of tropic* 1 and sub-tropical research stations all ovei the Empire grouped m the West Indies West Africa, East Africa, the Far East and pcasibl'
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  • 70 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 6. In the District Court to-day Lim Beow and Unix Boon were charged with posses sion of 2.700 tahils of illicit chandu on Jelutong: Beach. The chandu was m baps. A fisherman saw the first accused sitting on one of
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  • 57 9 (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha).) Toklo, October 5 For the purpose of improving the packing of articles for export, the Commerce and Industry Office will open a packing exposition m Osaka at the Kangyokan or Industrial Hall m Tennoji, Osaka, for fifteen days from
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 292 9 I Here's I IJ^ LUC I > lltw; Lmc v You emu do, > Lvc wtalt I™ could never «ttfmpt < ■I Wtt^ P mt 5 ■U effect of Eastern Lacfuar > sjTn/KPn m rcatcr and m °rc brilliant variety of MUCKbI) colours. Just dip the brush deep into th*
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 725 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE i REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES IPItRSS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A N. CONTINENT FOkTNIIiHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Vis Genos and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— -LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t HECTOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow Oct. 9 MENELAUS
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    • 548 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" UNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Oct. 7 s.s. CITY OF OSAKA Nov. 20 s.B. CITY OF PEKIN
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    • 425 10 P. 6r»O. British India and Apcar Lines. I (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO I SERVICES. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (iOVEUWiKv, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. I Due j... Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Ktogapm MACEDONIA
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  • 408 11 WOMAN'S MEMORIES. Reminiscences of her family />f soldiers which link up Waterloo, the Crimea, the Indian Mutiny, and the Great War were related to a Daily Express representative by Mrs. Shaw, an eighty-one-year-old inhabitant of Islington. Mis. Shaw was born m ban ark.-, and was a
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  • 395 11 MR. MACINTOSH AND HIS FAMOIS PATIENTS." The victory of Fentifc at Manchester recently wsa gratifying ciicumstance l<> hundreds of followers of racing with the speculative bump a> a part ot" their anatomy, as the well tipped .Manton Colt started at the remunerative price of I to 1.
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  • 53 11 "It is said thai no one has ovor hvvn convicted of an indictable offence," declares a tailor's advertisement proudly, "committed whilst wiarinj? Oxford suitinps." Ah, but on the other hand there are many competent observers who hold that the mere possession of Oxford baps is treason
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  • 567 11 REFORM OF DANCING GIRLS IN INDIA. (By Our Indian Correspondent.) An interesting amendment to the existing Hindu Religious Endowments Act is to be t rough t before the Madras Legislature. The object of the amendment is set forth m a clause to be added as a new sub-section
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  • JAPANESE NEWS.
    • 24 11 (By courtesy of the Nanyo Niehi Nichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Oct. ,4. Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at V.) sen (middle price).
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    • 12 11 Banks m Tokio have simultaneously lowered the deposit rate.
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    • 30 11 There are reasons ti» believe the reports that the Cotton Spinning Companies' As sociation are now preparing to make an ar rangenient for further curtailing their manufactures.
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    • 47 11 RETRENCHING DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE. The resolution for the retrenchment of departmental expenditure by cutting I per cent., which was discussed at to-day's Cabinet meeting, was opposed by several members including Messrs. Yamamoto, Suzuki and Nakabashi, Ministers for Apri culture and Forestry. Justice, and Com mcrcc and Industry respectively.
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  • 118 11 The disturbance at a New York cinema where th.' Irish m the audience rose to protest against a film m which an Irish picnic ended m a free fight recalls the fact that a new Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Irishmen by Laughing at Them has
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  • 145 11 Finds it a Lucrative Business. Lc.ndon, Sept. 19. Securing a pedlar's license and wearing: torn flannels and a soft collar Rev. Walter FoxtOß of the Wes|ey Church, Bournemouth, m order to ascertain whether such life is profitable, toured the country selling artificial silk socks and stockings. He
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  • 146 11 The threat of the American bootmakers that their prices will be raised unless the public, which is becoming increasingly vegetarian, eats more meat, revives an old controversy. Unless cattle were slaughtered for food th? price of hides would be prohibitive; yet many vegetarians when it conies to
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  • 21 11 Churchwarden at \VilU><ltn: This \v:»nian brawled m church, wrote fourtOMl letters to the vuai. and a sail.cd nM m thr stieet.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 260 11 HS£V^^ ■m f^S* v^PSyuy it— f*JrT%A SI FOR UNRULY HAIR DampCfl the hair slightly, spread a tiny bit of "Vaseline" Pomade <»\cr the palms of the hands and apply ID the hair. Brush briskly, arrange your hair as you want it. c HESEHKXJGH MIX;. CX)., CON'sd S. m Y«rk I
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    • 150 11 -Wl^k .xf;. :'o:::^V^- :f ...:|'-x <: i^^!y I m^^lfm \^W?S?i^- \i^^T^ JTjJBS I 4 WMIM W^ f t -rrr JTOMW^^^S^SS^Kxßß^^^^ifc^-* I could put the breath of life into almost any character I MADE BY anc bring success to any play. CARRERAS LTD. J J39jjears 'Imputation /^F^t^ Wk t^^llfMl fSIV^ I
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  • 190 12 A cargo of rice and 1,000 pigs arrived by the Kronprins Olav from Saig-on yesterday. Hong Kong Observatory yesterday reported a typhoon within sixty miles of lat. 15 deg. N., long 118 deg. E., travelling m a north westerly direction. The N.Y.K. mail and passenger steamer Fushimi Maru
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  • 165 12 On<.' of" the strangest appeals m tluCourts this year was lodged by the owners of the Maud Llewellyn against the decision of the County Court Judge who held that the ship was liable to pay compulsory pilot ape when she approached (within) the pilot ape area
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    • 693 12 Burns Philp Line 'Incorporated m Australia.) t 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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    • 409 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BRAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Afcata. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ANI) BALTIMORE (via Sues). M.S. SILVERGUAVA M.S. SILVERBELLE due M.S. CUBA MARU due PAOnC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICE. SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AM) LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR due Nov. 6 OUTWARDS
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    • 177 12 LLOYD TRESTINO NAV.(|| (Incorporated m I (o) SINGAPORE TO ITALY. Calling at COLOMBO. BRINI \y y r and TRIESTE by the follov Liners: ESQUILIXO U,OOO ROMOLO 14.00 c These fast Motor Vessels havi well appointed accomnio.i.r saloot.s. Cuisin* For HONG KONG. SHANGHAI* JAPAN PORTS. ROMOLO 14,000 VENEZIA 10,000 I i
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 687 12 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. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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    • 496 12 PASSENGERS LEAVING. Per Khyber for Europe to day: Mr. and Mrs. Dyer and infant, Miss J. Walters, Mr. G. W. Husband, Mr. G. A. Millington, Mr. C. E. A. Brmen, Mr. J. c. Lapage, Mr. J. Webster. Mr. H. Bailey. Miss S. B. Smith, Mrs. Aitkon, Sip: Bosun: Wiseman, Gunner
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    • 629 13 O. S, K. Line. Destinations. Sfp«m»r. otearaera. Arrive. L«are. I i i;»T»'rdam, Hamburg, Bremen, twerp, via Colombo, Aden and 1 S:lid Alaska Maru Oct. 13 Oct. 14 I 1 a, MgM Bay, Cape Town, Rio, and Kuenos Aires. f Hawaii Marti Oct. C Oct 7 M Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, I Piapoa
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    • 443 13 I HM!KEL»OOMfCXar DOLLAR <4gjS^ LINERS ~=^^*^2H^ Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by ilectric 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.
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    • 644 13 K. I*. M. (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connectiona to-.-Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOUKIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge SAMIMT p-,
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  • 351 14 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning I'aiiy m Malaya a live "news" paper 10-'iO rolumns of news daily. Also the beat Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Caota Basri sad m<-rnin*r. Latest Telegrams, Latest New* ;.nd Latest Announcement-, together with exclusive special features, "Pictures of th* week" Serial Story,
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  • 363 14 BRITISH DEATH RATE HALVED IN M YEARS. The rt-vit'w of the nations health issued 1 y .^ir (Jeorgv Newman. Chief Medical Oflfccr of the Ministry of Health, is optiniistit- Mid almost enthusiastic. "We have m England to-day." he -ays, "Mich opportunity as we have never
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  • 199 14 HI M PRODI v BH FINED FOR KEEPING NOISY PETS. "On behalf of the parrots I bow to ttu justice of the court. Thi.- remark was made at th» \W<t London Police Court by Marmaduke Arundel Wetherell, Aim producer, of Coh Hie gardens, Bayswater, when the
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  • 221 14 Mr. J. J. Walsh. Minister f.->r IN. sis and Telegraphs m Mr. Cosgrave's Government, has been holiday-making on the Lido, where the costumes may perhaps recall to him the happy days when he refused to wear prison garb m a British gaol, and as consequence went somewhat scantily
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  • 33 14 Mr. Mervyn Wynne, Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., has returned to Kuala Lumpur from Trengganu, where he has been officiating as Commissioner of Police. Mr. Wynne has been appointed Adjutant at the Depot.
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  • 424 14 CONFESSION BY A FAMOUS PILOT. Paris, Sept. 4. A sensational air scandal was revealed last nitfht whi-n the Aero i'jb of France Issued a communique stati' that the leff«d altitude record of iZ/Mi metres (about tißlit miles), established by the pilot Jean Calliso, at Buc on August
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  • 102 14 SetTft Ktpt For 13 Yt»ir^. London. S»pi. is. The inhabitants of Selsey, Sussex tun agog as the resuH of the announcemeni that sir Archibald Hamilton, England's »>nly Mohammedan baronet, married, on April 28th, Lilian Austen, daughter of builder. The ■ecrecy wua all the in,»tv remarkabk
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  • 118 14 t'imous Physician's Attack. Dr. Claudius, a leading Danish physician, m a sensational article In Politiken, protests against frhat he describes as the American "barbarity" of the electric chair. The highest authorities on elsctrophysiotogy, he says, agree that electricity never kills outright, and that it is always possible
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  • 116 14 A man who was on his way to Leipzig Fair had to be removed from a train at Dresden suffering from serious injuries received m a railway accident which never happened. There have been enough railway accidents lately to make people apprehensive, and this man went
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  • 230 14 FAILURE OF UNITY CONFERENCE. Simla, Sept. 22. The Unity Conference broke up to-day, but before it adjourned the Maharaja of Alwar, addressing it as an Indian and not as a Ruling Prince, offered his services for the promotion of goodwill. The Maharaja, however, frankly empha sized the importance
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  • 50 14 A woman who irai i >« 1 Rooth, the Lambeth Police trate. on a charge of dl claimed immediately her case "If you will only give Me pay." Mr. Booth: Pay what Woman: A tine. How much? I have only |?oi Mr. Rooth: Pay th:it
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  • 11 14 Mr. Etlwnrd Hull, a Uttrin 50 years, has diad at Laathfi
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 125 14 < OIR SPECIALITY. > b^BBBBBT lit* *<^* BBBbWubI Bk. 1 »_^M LSBBB I U) ÜBBsVI Alt W- <*M >«XPCBi #£UaU I^tA^SBBBi I m m E 7 «4- tT- bJb bsbi iAa.f^sßMaasl esVUTtTr 1 ÜBBBBBBsVn bJ .1 a M *^M_aggSßl'*«V^B^BM I I SsT 5H UT^tEI I ■jJ9sB^^2sBWBBBB^BBBBBn M^ShS iHWuBnl I Bsniii^H^Sß!
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    • 213 14 A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT Value Unsurpassed I THE luxury of six-cylinder motoring is brought everyone's reach by the wonderful new Oldsmohil Thirty year's experience m car manufacture, con improvement, the purchase of raw materials m vast quantities and all the other advantages of association with Gfneral Motors, have enabled Oldsmobile
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  • 575 15 Singapore. Oct. A reaction m the Metal quotation show* a recovery of £5 10s over llk- period cloning at highest. Shipments foi September aio priven at 7,<>4l tons white estimates fo» October aio around r>,i)o() toafc. Mining share quotations show small gauu m practically ail
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  • 540 15 Consols. 1.20 1.21. Penawats »."> HI). VvUi\ in*B !."><> 4.< 0. Putehs IM 1.35, Rantaus onl. 1.(50 1.<57'0, Rahmans 2.20 2.2."), Souths 7<» SO, Suniiei Ways 2.95 8.0"), Taipings L.-IJ 1 LS7H, Bangrini 30s :*os M ex., Fastern Siams 2:'.s 6d 24s 3d, Kaniuntinjrs
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  • 64 15 October, Bank 4 m.s. :i 31 32 Bank demand 2 ff-jy Private credits l\ in.>. 2|4¥ New York, demand 50 l-ifi Credits U0 imfu §7% France, demand 1420 India. T. T. 15: Hi Hong Kong, demand 12% p.c. Di>. Yokohama, demand li;» Notn. Java demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80»£
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  • 210 15 (flbtober, •>. Tin l~>«> Tons si:;j Gambler 7" 4 Pepper White 10<; Pepper Black t\7, lake Tapioca 7's Pear! Safe Small 7.40 <>l"a 10. SO Copra Sundried 11.30 Opium, Bxaras unt. 4,000 Red Eagle < New 330 Rico, Siaa old No. 1. SM Rice, Rangoon Bintai. 2^o Rice, Rangoon
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  • 59 15 October Hth.. 12 o'clock noon. x Bayen Sellers. K.s.s. p< f u;i! to Standard Q.C.P. i>pot 864 '>>'<■ x Standard R.S^. on Tender o t -t. M% r.T Nov-Dec. 57% "> v Jan-Mar .'<'.» t 80 Aj>r-.luin> 61 *'<\ Pone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable:
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  • 173 15 Singapore, V,d. ♦>. Rabber. During the greater par! of the week the market lias displayed an easier tendency and prices show a decline of '-d m London. cent gold m New York an<! I cent locally. London Stocks received a further sub gtantial increase of 1,266 tons, during
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  • 210 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Oct. Uuhhvr. London. Is 3%d. Unchanged I ocal 56% et«. Tin.— London, l'2»;:'> 12s <vi. 82a I down Local $134. for l. r »o tons. Mining. Kinta 1J&7% 1.42-. Rahmans 2.20 222%, Sungei Way 3.05 3.12%, Rantan Onl. 1.60 LOT 1 Kantnu I'rtf. 1.73 l
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  • 451 15 BRUNEI UNITED REPORT. FURTHER AKKA To BE OPBNBD ll*. The following is the directors' report to the shareholders to U- presented at the annual meeting of Brunei United Plants tions at Kvatt an. l Company's on (Hi. H, at noon. The net profit for the yea/- amount*
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  • 77 15 Yesterday's Alterations. October, Kth.. lo»inu I'ru-rs. Buyen Seller* Lin^ui 1.71H I.77 'ir .Malaya/. Cons. 1.20 1.2* Penawatu W '•♦♦'> Rahman Ryd. -'•-'<> 2.26 Rantau Ordi <*1 > I .«"•<> 1.70 Kamunting Tin IBi "M 19a »I«I Tej« Malaya L'4> M 26t i»<l Tronoh Mine (S») I7s M
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  • 113 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellem Batu Cavei ($1) \JZl\k L 32% Hong Fatt ($1) 1.05 l.io Johan Tin (fl) 17 SO Kuchal Ords. (ID 2.15 2.20 Malayan Consd. ($1) I.LMI 1 -JJ X. Taiping ($1) 1.20 l.'J'» IVnawat ($1 .|J Petaling (.$1 i 4.50 1.51 Rahman Hyds. <$l
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  • 22 15 Mr. S. J. Millen, of the Railway Traffic Department, Kuala Lumpur, is now ton porarily attached to the Assistant TraftuManager's Office, Ipoh.
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    • 407 15 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000 000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HKAI) OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC Ihe Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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    • 368 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. OdagiriJßsq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwaaaki R. Ichinomiya Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. 1-. Uatanabe. Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Karon K.
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    • 467 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,C00 OOUBT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman VV.
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    • 38 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTORCAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 444 16 S.C.C. Tournament. ETCETERAS OPEN WELL. Etc. and Iviw. 11 pts.: Merchants. 8 pts. The S.C.C. Rugby Tournament opened yesterday with an excellent game between the Etceteras and la\\\ and the Merchants, the former Raining- a narrow victory m the last few minutes of the game. The opening exchanges were
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  • 30 16 A reminder to intending competitors that entries for the Free Press Football Competition No. 7 close this morning. They must reach this office before ten o'clock.
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  • 49 16 The following will represent the A.P.c. against the ft.CC. on the Padang at 6 p.m. to-morrow: Scoular: Gardiner Lewis. Xiklock, Barnes. Tat ham: Nicholson, Shaw; Vignoles (Capt.>, Hamilton. C. T. Smith. Sturgess. Barton Wright. Roberts. Brotchie. Cherrill. Reserve: Barton. The A.P.C. will play m whites.
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  • 108 16 Oc tuber Mixed Foursome. Twenty cards were taken out lor the above and the following returned: Mr. ami Mrs. G. A. Tham sen 47 10*4 WB\k Miss Langdon Williams and Liisset 45 M Mr. and Mrs. L. I.ancdon William* 46 T% 3R J 2 Mrs. Strachan ami
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  • 59 16 President's Prize. Th» "President's I'ri/e" will be a twe ball fouisome competition, with combined handicaps of sixteen or over. The entry list will close on Sunday, the 16th insi., at 6.30 p.m., and members desiring to take part m this competition should sign the entry list at
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  • 42 16 Shanghai Team's Arrival m Hong Kong. A cable received by the Hong Kong Cricket C lub from Shanghai states that the northern team of inter port cricketers will arrive m Hong Kong on November 19th. by the I'usident Grant.
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  • 108 16 Y.M.CA. Defeat Duke's. HAT-TRICK BY SMITH. The Y.M.CA., playing on their own ground yesterday afternoon, defeated the Duke's second team by seven goals to one. The Association were faster and vastly superior m all departments. Lyne and Wheatley defended splendidly and play was for the most part confined to
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  • 44 16 Framroz Cup. Thy following will represent The Indian Association m a Kramroz Cricket Cup match against the Police Team to-morrow at 2 p.m. at Y.M.CA, ground: Bhaskaran, Roman, Luke. Solomon. Harnamsingh. Katyal. R. Jumabhoy (Captain X S. Iyer. Ahmed. Demount. Abbnsbhoy. Reserve:— Varma.
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  • 48 16 The following will represent the J.C.S.A m a friendly BOeeer match against tin Treasury and Audit Office at the Club's ground mi Balesti?r Road to-day "> p.m. SharifF; Bock Lim: Selvadurai; Ramoo: Qiu'k Boon; Ban Hee; A- R> drigues; Sinna thamby; Retnam; Yusof Nawawi; Oliveiro; Reserve A. Rahman.
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  • 37 16 On Sunday the raes for* the Jackson Millar Clip (four lengths), which was postponed from September 11. will be swum ■Her ten a-m. High tide ifl at <»41 a.m. Tiffin will be served as usual.
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  • 188 16 Tht mysterious acrobal whose antics on tin vane of Rou.n Cathedral attracted the attention of a crowd until he vanished, apparently, into thin air. has set us talking >f ma<s hallucination. Everybody knows the tale «»f how the crowd saw the >tone lion at Noi thumberland HottM
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  • 123 16 IVAnnunzio Staged m Open Air. Paris. Sept. 19The perfoimance of Gabriel D'Annunzio's tragedy "La Figlia Di Jorio." written m HO4. on a vast open air stage on the banks at Lake Garda marks, according to D'Anrunzio "my retuin to paganism. My reapse into Christianity was merely
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  • 89 16 Here are some maxims for smokers giv.n bf Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones, the physician. Of the various forms of smoking, the cigarette is the most wholesome, preferably without a holder. In pipe smoking the bowl should be shallow to allow move air and more frfouent refilling; a
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  • 69 16 'A Dictator's personal power, always hateful, is only endurable m a wise and virtuous man," declared Miguel Primo de Rivera. Dictator of Spain, m a statement to the Press on Sept. 15. He described the word "dictatorship" as an exaggeration and pointed out that 18 various Committees would be appointed
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  • 148 16 Polo. SINGAPORE BEAT BATAVIA. Batavia put up a much better showing against Singapore on the Balestier ground yesterday afternoon than they did m the first match. Two chukkors were played. Singapore scored three times m the first; m the second both teams scored twice, the final score, therefore,
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  • 180 16 Committee Decide to Issue It m the Spring. A Geryhouad Racing Calendar is to be issued m the spring 1 This is one of the decisions reached by the Greyhound Racing: Committee. A meeting lasted the greater part of the day. and discussed the whole range of
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  • 110 16 17'; Dozen Oysters at a SittingLondon, Sept. 18. Lamenting that oysters at six pence earlare too dear even for enthusiasts. A.P.F. Chapman, the former England Cricket Captain, recalls eating IT 1 dozen when visiting Australia m 1924. He says that they went on an upriver
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  • 82 16 Kill> Companion to Escape Scolding. Paris. Sept. 19. A youth <>f fifteen was arrested at Lille yesterday after he was rescued from a furious crowd which was incensed at his cynical answers to questions regarding the drowning of girl of six. It is alleged that she hurt
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  • 63 16 Pecked to Death m Five Minutes. Two swans attacked and killed a terrier at Oxford. The swans lesented the dog's presence OH the hank. Although the dog tried to escape the swans were too quick for it. They pecked at it with relentless fury. The
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  • 68 16 The bachelors of Stanley (Wisconsin) have declared "war on women." An organisation has been established for "mutual protection from the devices now used by the fair sex to entangle men into matrimonial alliance." The organisers assert that the allurements of bobbed hair and silk stockings necessitate such
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  • 48 16 Mr. E. A. Staines, Superintendent, P. and T., S.S. and F.M.S., has been appointed Controller, Perak and Dindings. His promotion will be welcomed m Perak where he is looked upon as a popular officer. We hear that Mr. Staines will be going on Home leave next month. T.O.M.
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  • 189 16 Great Bantam Battle. BALDOCK TO MEET SOUTH AFRICAN. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. ft. The principals m to-night's Albert Hall fifteen round bantam weight contest, Tedd\ Baldock (Poplar), who claims the world's title, and Willie Smith (South Africa) ai. both fit and confident. Both weighed m under the stipulated S
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  • 166 16 Jack Johnson Spends a Night m Gad. .lack .Johnson, the former heavy-weight boxinp champion of the world. Young; Stiihling. and Leo Diebel spent a night m Omaha gaol, after a fight b tween Stribling and Diebel had been stopped by the referee and declared "No contest," on
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  • 164 16 If rtain .-dentists are ritrht. and the electric chair does not kill, that is a sort of confirmation of Sir A. (\>nan Doyle's >tcry m that early collection of tales entitled "Under the Red Lamp." If I remember aright— for it is years since I r.ad the tale
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  • 108 16 Scientists Predict Violent Earthquake. London, Sept. 20. To-day's Westminster Gazette say that scientists, including Sil Richard Gregory, arc anticipating a disastrous earthquake within the year somewhere on the "fault line" which, since tho San Francisco catastrophe m 1906. has stretched across the Atlantic to mid-Europe, Turkestan
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  • 51 16 Programme of Drills up to and for 9th October, 1927. Friday, 7th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall B.V.C Band; Tan Tock Seng Hospital S.V.F. Am bulance. Saturday, Bth. 2.30 p.m. Bukit Timah, M.C. Platoon, Musketry Classification. Sunday, 9th, 8.30 a.m. Bukit Timah "A" Company. Farrer Range S.V.R.A.. Spoon
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  • 25 16 Orderg For Week-ending October Bth. Friday: Route March, Parade Waterloo Street 5.30 p.m. Uniform, without Staves. There will be no signalling class.
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    • 171 16 rtWAWr VA%%VdS\'.V-Vb"/WV.S-.'-% W.V.V.SV.'.VMV.v 1 THE STEINWAYi j? IS THE INSTRUMENT OF THE IMMORTALS J IS USED BY ALL EMINENT MUSICIANS TO-DAY COME IN, WE WILL BE PLEASED TO DEMONBTB 5 THIS SUPERB INSTRUMENT. I MOUTRIE CO., LTD. I I Raffles Place Singapore j S Cutler Palmer CoY ij IB FAMOUS
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