The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 October 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927. NO. 12,227.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    268 1 Lady Clifford presented diplomas and medals to students of the College of Mtdieine yesterday nu.minii. Sir Hugh delivering an interesting address. Page 11. Teddy Haldock, world's bantamweight champion, was beaten on points m a 15 rounds contest at the Albert Hall on Thursday night X* Willie Smith
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1069 1 (J h iii/, i<l iiyatif hiirtnnrn i,,<sf rst fmrff% t« h 'M .)uvai.;i. At the mooting of the British Association, Mr. H. X. Ridley speaking with that revouiici' dv« lo a body which solemnly listened to Do Rougemont gave a short dissertation on the language of
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      257 1 WING LOONG. I you HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Kini?h (Guaranteed :j2. high stueet. I i RAFFLESHOTEL McGUIRE'S LITTLE SYMPHONIE MAURICE LEPLAT-GUEST CONDUCTOR PROGBANMB FOR BUNDAY. OCTOBER 9th., AT UJt a.m. Overtow The Barter of Bwßli (J. Rossini. Opera Phantasy Th v IVarl Fisher <;. Bixet Violin SoH Lfcbesfteod
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      152 1 AT HOME a OR ABROAD ffwfflft #f m +1* .B^B^ataV FH U M I IbV Restful, and cool, the river is ever appealing with its attendant comfort STATE that is always selected by critical tastes as the cool comthat follow the heat of the day. §TQTE CIGARETTES BBBMw M. OF
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      123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bankruptcy notice—Pag« Phyllosan, the scientific remedy—Page 13. The Hupniahilc Six stands out I«.r value -Page 18. The Chevrolet Sedan gi ps comfort m a! uvather—Page 7. For surpassing merit n cars try the Packard—Page 18. Closine of tiaaefer booh* wf United Engineeri —Pago ft. Smith's motor car accessor?*
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      11 1 WING LOONG. ITHB reco<;niski> iiolsk EUROPEAN TROPICAL SLITS. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      108 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, Bf/i. Hi,,h Water, 9.9 a.m., 7. 7.. x.22 p.m., H. 4. Malacca H. W. 5.20 a.m.. 6.0.. 6.0. p.m. 6.2. Tambalak Meetinp. Derricks, 12. Rowing: Chienpmai Tup. Selangor Races. Football: Europeans vs Rest, Sta<lium. Kutfby: A.P.C. vs. B.C.C. Duke's vs. oho re nt .Tohorc Bahru. Sunday, 9th.
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      282 2 THE HAPPY VAtliY. CINEMA— SIDESHOWS UNION STAR (MOAT) OPERA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7th. CHILDREN'S WELFARE SOCIETY FUND. Under Distinguished Potronace of H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND LAD\ CLIFFORD C.B.E. SATIKDAY. OCTOBER Bth. CHINESE FIREWORKS. Mdm. l^Kclvey's School of I DANCING fl For children and young V ladies m Character, W Classical, Clog,
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      771 2 From Friday, 7th. to Wednesday, 12th. October THE SCREEN ADAPTATION OF A WELL KNOWN n.\\ at thp: ALHAMBRA I (Tan Chens: Kee and Co., Ltd., I*roprh't«»rs.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A UNITED ARTISTS' SPECIAL ■fctnriMd with emotional power seldom seen on the screen, fj LEO TOLSTOY'S FAMOUS
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      503 2 rCHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL; <F F S I E E N ill SIM A V A I I E ■T I N I T V HARVEST FESTIVAL. 7 a.r.i. ili>ly Communion. 7.;., Holy Communion iChoral) and Sermon. i«.i;> a. mi. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism. :\o n.m.
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      130 2 4.30 p.m. Thursday, Ladies Aid Meeting. Place: Ts •.mil Methodist Social Hall. B p !>i. Friday. Pible Class. Leader: Rev. (loh Hood Kenp. JOHORK BAHRU SERVICES. Methodist Chapel. 34, Jalan Ibrahim. 4 p.m. Sum'ay, Tamil Service. Preacher: Mi. Saraiiel. T> p.m Sunday. English Service. Preacher: K<\. Goh Hood Keag. TEMPLE
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    PARISIANA.
    950 3 PARISIAN A. A Frank Yank. AN OUTRAGED SANDY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Paris, Sept. 4. Some time a*o, a Paris travel agency provided young ladies of education and prepossessing exterior with a means of earning their living They were sent out with motor tourist parties, it being their pleasing task
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    MR. FRANK HODGES IN NEW ROLE.
    113 3 Managing-Director of Australian Company. London, Sept. 19. Mr. Frank Hodges, formerly Secretary of the Miners' Federal ion, appeal od in a new role to-day, when he delivered hi^ first public speech as Managing-Director of a company formed recently to develop the production of brown
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      327 3 B m .^r^^. JJ^eC ~^r^\ lifl I </ f w"*"~ V^\ N **V I 1 VpUR BABY'S future good health and 1 J. happiness depends upon your choice of his food m infancy. Jfl The right food for your Babjr is Glaxo, which 1 has been used to rear successfully
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      152 3 Sole Agents: m 2 7*> BARLOW CO. m 2791 i| OF INTEREST TO PLANTERS 1 I Reduce your Factory Costs I |5 BY SENDING YOUR 1 Rubber Rolls 1 |j TO US FOR I Regrooving 1 Having installed improved special machinery for turning, grind- ing, and re-cutting grooves m rubber
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    SIX-CYLINDER "PASSION."
    354 4 MOTOR-CAR MAKER'S SLOGAN. Improvements m quality, coupled with reductions m price, have been the watchwords of the motor-car manufacturers who have already announced their programmes for the coming year, and motorists should be able to obtain better value for their money after this year's motor show than they
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    SUICIDE IN SALOON CAR.
    67 4 Newton Abbot Resident's Curious Act. London, Sept. 20. Charles Harrington, a traveller from Newton Abbot committed suicide m a saloon car on a lonely road to-day. He sawed the floor of the car, connected a rubber tube to the exhaust pipe, plugged the crevices, started the
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    118 4 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. KUALA LUMPITR-PORT DICKSON. Many miles of the Kuala Lumpur Port Dickson road are lined with dumps of heavy road metal and repair work is m progress m half-a-dozen places. The fairway is being widened, the bad hairpin bend between the 25th and 26th mile
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    82 4 Tampin-Seremban Road: Widening operations are m progress between milestones 23 24 and 29 30; motorists should drive with caution. A bridge re-construction is still m hand near milestone 1K 1 4; motorists should traverse the temporary deviation at dead slow speed. Soi •mban-Kuala Lumpur Road. (To SeL aneror
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    THE LOW-PRESSURE PNEUMATIC TYRE.
    216 4 In almost every sphere of commercial transport the pneumatic tyie is already proving its value by permitting the rapid carriage of passengers and goods with a great reduction m vibration and of damage to the vehicles. It might be thought by many that we have, says
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    REVISE PARKING REGULATIONS.
    121 4 The time has eoflJM for the authorities to frame new regulations calculated to ease the existing pressure on garages during theatre hours and to provide motorists with the facilities which they are entitled to expect. The Light Car and Cyclecar offers the suggestion that car owners should
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    BRITISH CARS ON ROYAL TOUR.
    112 4 One of the interesting: points which Mr. Lan Lucas (who accompanied the Duke and Duchess of York on their tour) brings out m his book "The Royal Embassy" is the "fine performance" of Britishmade motor-cars during the royal tour over all manner of roads both
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    AFTER-WAR QUALITY.
    68 4 "Not what they were before the war" is a criticism often passed on modern commodities. An exception, however, undoubtly exists m the case of motorcycles, which are demonstrably superior to their predecessors of 1914. An interesting illustrated article m Motor Cycling deals with this point at some length,
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    PRISON FOR ROAD HOGS.
    42 4 The new Italian penal code imposes very severe penalties on motorists responsible for avoidable accidents (says the Central News). Not only are the chauffeurs made liable to fines and imprisonment, but also the owners of the cars concerned.
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    CROSSING THE ROAD.
    172 4 LONDON'S SIX MONTHS* TOLL OF 228 KILLED. Four hundred and seventy-five people 317 t)f them pedestrians were killed m sttreet accidents m London m the firVt six months of this year. Nearly half of these (228) were killed when crossing: the road 117 through crossing without due
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    IN STREET FOR 5 DAYS.
    229 4 COMEDY OF A NEW MOTOR-CAR. An apparently derelict motor-car standing outside a West End club for five days has been the chief "effect" m a comedy unwittingly played by a visitor from India, Mr. C. Charsley. Mr. Charsley was taken for a trial run m
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    MILLIONAIRE IN CAR CHASE.
    134 4 2s. Id. FOR POLICED W Mr. John D. Rockefeller, whose peseta* for handing new ten cent ("Jd.> pi those whom he wishes to MWard v come known throughout the world, himself. He gave five new "dimes" t man, Leroy Sproul, of Matawan. N«*« sey. The aged
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    FURTHER CUT IN PRICE OF TYRES.
    19 4 London. S*-|»« The Daily News predicts 10 r cut on motor tyres shortly.
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      136 4 I line of Goodyear I Motor Accessories and I Repair Materials m- j n elude such important proII Tube Repair Kits. I Blow-Out Patches, JK^^k II Fan Belts. I) Radiator Hose. I) No-Draft Mats. WJ I E TyTe and Auto Hood Paint. W' I Tyre Plasters, I Friction Tape. FOR
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    RENOVATING A SECONDHAND CAR.
    906 5 HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF A TRAVEL-STAINED BARGAIN. HINTS ON PAINTING. by Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith. F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car To India"). [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} It must be over two years since I wrote an article on the dangers that the inexperienced motorist
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    BELT THAT "GETS A MOVE ON."
    365 5 PACKING THE TICKETS FOR LONDON'S BUSES. Motor-driven machinery is now to take a share m the mighty task of sorting the 1,600,000,000 omnibus tickets London uses en the "General" services m a year a task that m the past has been done by 300
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    NOVEL MOTOR RACE.
    304 5 SPEED WITH KIEL ECONOMY AT BROOK LANDS. Captain Malcolm Campbell, driving a two litre Bugatti tar m a unique motor race at Brooklands. achieved one of the finest pe»foimances ever seen on the track. For nearly two hours he averaged 72.7 miles per hour, and about 25
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    THE EVIL OF "MAN-HANDLING" CARS.
    187 5 Those who use their cars at night when running into towns for visiting places of {.musement continue despite protests to puffer at tho hands of garage attendants, who, faced with the prospect of dealing with a large number of vehicles m a very short time,
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      100 5 vwv.vA%^^%v^.^^v.^v•v^.^%^^^^^%v.^vAv.•.v.v•%•A■«p p A•.v.^f^rV i I < -2 i df- Tftft f.fc»ttttti»as I «P J r ''JSH J Ton Chassis $1045 5 I 1 BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated tn SP.) 5 •I SINGAPORE. MALACCA, SEREMBAN. KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH > AM) PENANG. 5 IWe have just received ajj I new consignment of
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      129 5 THE NEW i SUPER SiX\ ESSEX i These are the cars which have created such a sensation m America. Their i wonderful performance, comfort and value is a revelation m automobile locomotion. Models m stock and ready for immediate delivery. Four Door Sedan $2,050. Four Door Touring $1,875. Two Door
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    THE LIFE HEREAFTER.
    1546 6 F HMD'S PHILOSOPHIES. Great Psycho-Analyst has no Wish for Immortality. -SELFISH MOTIVES UNDERLIE ALL HUMAN CONDUCT." 1 REIDS VIEWS ON MR. BERNARD SHAW. <P.v George Sylvester Viereck. for the Singapore Free Press and N.A.N.A.) Summering, Auk. 30. i N Se ei.ty \ears have taught me to accept]
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    "BELOW THE BELT."
    291 6 SURPRISING NEW RULE IN U.S. BOXING. The decision of the New York State Boxing Commission to lower the belt line for foul blows by five inches has given rise to much comment m English boxing circles. A number of well-known boxing men expressed the view that if
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    42 6 Mr. Arthur Acland Allen has been appointed Chairman of the Chersonese (F. M. S.) Estates m succession to Mr. Noel Trotter (formerly Postmaster-General, SS.) who. after holding the position for 1"< years, has retired from the board to ob tain greater leisure.
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    ROBBING THE MAILS.
    1102 6 WHY THIS IS NOT POPULAR AMONG THIEVES. THE INEVITABLE RESULT. by MUNRO BLAIR. [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] New and again the news of precious stones lost in the post causes one to wonder why it is that SO few of these valuable stones disappear in the course
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    JOHNSON.
    354 6 Johnson is a bore, and m the club I avoid him when I can. but there was no escape this time. "Well met," he exclaimed. "Didn't ex pect to find you here." "1 cane m here for a quiet pipe." 1 returned pointedly. "Quiet pipe, eh?" said Johnson. 'Not
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    SUPER-CRIMINAL RECORD.
    78 6 72 MISDKKDS VI ITHIN 8 M< Pragac >• A iuper-cr initial, Martin -7, puny and undersized Id of miscreants, who, after bn November, 1926, ttarted ci T'J miadeedi within six montl rearreated ami sentenced to deat! der. He brelu out of the mili Olmuetz. bribed the Kit:»<d to
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    THE CHILD MIND.
    30 6 Visitor, to little firl m th< daughter of the icar. who i "Is your father at home. K> "No. Daddy's ftMM to plaj i Clergy against Deity."
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      634 6 FBEE PUSS FOOTBALL COMPCTmBN. ksloo Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. We publish every Wednesday and Saturday morning coupons for our weekly Football Competition. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the reader who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCHES m the coupon below. In the
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    THE MORAL TONE OF THE STAGE.
    922 7 A Common Illusion Dispelled. AN AMERICAN INVENTION. Theie is an inventive genius on one of the American daily newspapers who is forever supplying deficiencies m the matter of news. Six months ago he announced that Mr. Phillips Oppenheim and myself were engaKed m a
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      206 7 J AMERICAN EVEREAD* Every Time PI this Flashlight Leads theWoiid JLhe modern American Eveready is made and guaranteed by the world's largest makers of flash' lights and batteries. To them belongs the credit for every impor* tant improvement m flashlight efficiency The wear-resisting black metal case, the octagonal non -rolling
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      248 7 .^^^^^l^^r 'Jk\/ "Sm^^^^^ .^^b LW V?^l b. .AS 8B n fe H REASONS why you should smoke fct Three Cats" Cigarettes Jj^^B vr golden Virginia Tobacco free from adulteration of any kind. 3» 2 Pure cigarette paper entirely free from j9f ar »>' injurious ingredients. 3. Will not affect your
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    TALKING ALL ROUND THE EMPIRE
    636 8 Promise of Near Future HOME LINK FOR LONG-PARTED PEOPLE. Now that the last link m the Imperi-i! beam wireless telegraphy system has been complettd^ by the opening of the service between I\ngiand and India, it is possible to foresee the time when people living anywhere
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    INQUEST ON ELECTROCUTED BOY.
    538 8 WIEBLBBB "EARTH" IN HIS MOUTH. '*This boy was the most perfect!) developed person I have ever seen. I have never peea a mute perfectly Conned human beir.y m my life." said Dr. Alfred Arthur at tfa inquest at Newport (Mon. on Donald \\i'liams. aged 4. son
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    RADIO LICENSES.
    231 8 2.314.433 IX rOIICB IN JULY. The latest, figures available show that there were 2,'>o6.2£r> broadcast ins: licenses m force at the end of July, m addition to 8.150 issued free to blind listeners. This is the Mgffest total since broadcasting hepan m Britain, and. disregarding the licenses given
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    64 8 Between 12,000,000 and ir>,OOo,o<Xj wireless sets are m operation throughout the world. There are about 900 broadcasting stations. The entire programme broadcast on Sept 27th by the Dutch Broadcasting- Station at Eindhoven was received by a Hong Kong resident, Mr. G. F. Taylor. The Dutch station used their usual wavelength
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      284 8 1 1 FOR I TROPICAL CONDITIONS f i > CHAMPIONS PREDOMINATE^ j: A trial set will speedily Convince You. j: i ml Obtainable from all Dealers and from the Distributors: j B L MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. :j SINGAPORE. j| TAN KAH KEE Co7~ PRICES NETT. bel l brand" MOTOR CAR
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      115 8 SUNLIGHT H%SOAP£g- £1000 GUARANTEESunlight Soap has a guarantee of purity on every bar. Purity is everything m soap. It means so much real money to you. Sunlight saves the clothes makes them last twice as long. Its pure lather cleanses the clothes naturally, NOT chemically. Buy a carton of Sunlight
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    OPIUM TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    206 9 GENEVA DISCUSSIONS. AMERICA SUGGESTS LIMITATION OF MANUFACTURE. fK"iiter's Service. l (ieneva, Oft. 6. A lively discussion with plain speaking" took place m tl:e Advisory Opium Com mittee arising <»ut of a case where morphine exported from Bale to France ffll subsequently re exported for illicit pur poses.
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    THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
    93 9 FURTHER EXECUTIONS. I Renter's Sef\ ire.] Mexica Cit>. Oct. General Quijano, commander ~>\' a cavaJry regiment fxhich marched out of the j->! tal and joinea the rebels »>n Oct. f haa been courtmartialled and shot. Nog|iles, Oct. h. News ir<>v.\ Ortiz m SdwOTa says tha' General Gonsales
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    CHAMBERLAIN TO MEET BRIAND.
    52 9 [British Radio— Official Sei-ice.l Ii ii}» by. Oct. K. The Foreign Secretary, Sir Austen Chamberlain, concliMfcd his Mediterranean \:ichtiny: holiday yesterday and leaves for Marseilles via Paris for London to-day. It is expected that he will have a con venation with If. Briand when be passes
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    TARIFFS AS ELECTION ISSUE.
    53 9 [Renter's Service.] New York. Oct. i. The Franco- A meri'-an tariff controversy baa been seized on by the Democrat newspapers which are calling attention to the fact that the dispute is likely to bring the tariff question before the public as one of the issues of
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    ANCIENT COINS FOUND NEAR SALISBURY PLAIN.
    37 9 [British Radio— Official ServW Rugby. Oct. Eighty-foui gi»ld and silver coins, con* sidered by the British Mus.um authorities to be at hast 2.000 years old, have been found noar Salisbury Plain.
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    ROYAL FAMILY BACK IN LONDON.
    36 9 I British Radio -OnVwl Service.] aUkgey, Ocl. The King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales and Prince George, after their stay it Balmoral, left Scotland yesterday and reached London this morning.
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    PRINCE GEORGE TO JOIN ATLANTIC FLEET.
    34 9 [Rout ei's Service. London. Oct. 6. Prince George has been appointed to iI.M.S. Nelson for duty on the StaiT of the Commander m Chief of the Atlantic Fleet.
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    DUTCH MAIL FLIGHT.
    22 9 (Reuter's Service.l Allahabad, Oct. 6. Koppen k-ft f,»r Akyab but after 54 miles returned and landed at Barraul aerodrome.
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    THE FLIGHT THAT FAILED.
    27 9 [Reuter's Service.] Lisbon, Oct. 7. The Junker seaplane has been towe< m. The pilot stated they made a force* landing owing to fog.
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    LABOUR DROPS CAPITAL LEVY.
    101 9 FOR SPECIAL SURTAX. I.L.P. AMENDMENT REJECTED. [Reuter's Servic London, Oct. 6. The capital levy dropped out of practical politics at the Labour Party Conference at Blackpool, waich overwhelmingly adopted the proposal for a special surtax on unearned incomes of over i"SO0 T rejecting the Independent Labour
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    GAINSBOROUGH BICENTENARY EXHIBITION.
    101 9 [British Radio Official Service. RagVy, Oct. n" I iini< Henry will open to-niormw at Ipsw ich vi exhibition of pictures by Gainsborough, on the occasion of the bicentenary of the painter's birth. The exhibits have be.n insured for over £5C0,000. They include 50 masterpieces from galleries ai
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    INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.
    84 9 INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS IN GERMANY. LIBERAL M.lVs VISIT. [British Radio— Official Service.) Ragwy, Oct. <;. A party of Liberal Iteml en of Parliament lei't Croydon aerodrome !<> aer«» plane to-day for <'ol«>frno. They -ue visiting Germany to study industrial conditions there, and on th«-ii return they will make a report to
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    FILM WRITER'S TRAGIC DEATH.
    47 9 [Renter's Sorviee Mew Y<irk. Oct. (>. Attending s party celebrating the sale of ,)nv of his cinema scenario-. Paul Faiifax Fuller, the well-known scenario writer, left the room promising: to return shortly hut moment later tell from ninth storey window and was instantly killed.
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    BORODIN HOME.
    12 9 Reuter's Service. 1 Moscow, Oct. 7. Borodin has arrived here.
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    MARRIED LIFE OF SILENCE.
    290 9 SEPARATE LANGUAGES OF A MAN AND WIFE. A romantic story of an Armenian woman who married an English soldier lour yea is ■Co, and who is still unable to convene with her husband because neither understands the •,ther's language, was told t<> the Farnham Board of
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      646 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE. NOVBMBSI RACE MEETING, 1927. Saturday, 12th., Monday, 14th. and Saturday, 19th. November, 1927. SIX r)MM for horses (Plate) THREE DIVISION'S. EIGHT race* for horses (Purse) FOUR DIVISIONS. KItJHT ra-is for ponies. FOl'ij DIVISIONS. STAKES. v tal ST VKKB, ex <• ladi ADDED MONEY and CUPS,
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      805 9 NOTICES. i NOTICE. i. A. E. Abdul Kadir, having resigned from Messrs Dawuod Co. sis from the Ist October, 1027, am Tio longer m their service. I have started my own business as (ieneral Merchants ftt No. 35, Raffles Quay under the name of NAOED Co. Telephone No. 4789. 1-10
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      616 9 NO: ILLS. UNITED ENGINEERS LTD. (Incorporated m 'he Strait* StetUenienu) NOTICE i> heu-hy iciven that tb- TrnnifM Hooks of- tho above Company will b« < M from October 12th t«. OctobOT I9tll \WI i"'th •lays inclusive. By Order r the Beard, K. M. DUFF, Secrete > y. 8-10 It, It,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    24 10 KELLY. September 11. at Wateiieo, Ethel Mary, the beloveil wife of Dr. Roberr William C'reitfhton K« lly. »f Malayan Medical Seivice Singapore.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927. The Conservative Conference.
    746 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1927. The Conservative Conference. The Premier seems to have been m pretty good form at the Cardiff meeting when he took the opportunity of letting the world know how the Government stands. He refused to take a gloomy view of business prospects, and whilst
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    302 10 Haji Xawawi bin Haji Tahir has be.n ippointed Kathi for the Dindings. On Saturday noxt. Oct. 15th., theft i o be a practice for tho Murray Cup b Singapore Volunteer units. Captain S. R. Perkins has been appointed t member of the Pilot Board for Penang rice Captain W. Brown
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    WESLEY AN CHURCH BAZAAR.
    176 10 GOOD ATTENDANCE. The first bazaar to be held m the new Wesicyan Church Hall m Fort Canning Road, which was opened m February, took place yesterday afternoon. The doors open ed at 4.30 p.m. and the hall was quickly crowded. Willing workers had contrived to make
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    STAMFORD ROAD FATALITY.
    105 10 EUROPEAN MOVER INVOLVED. A motor accident involving loss of life occurred at the junction of Stamford Road and Hill Street at 1 a.m. on Thursday. A motor bus going along Hill Street m th > direction of Kampong (Jiam. and an Essex car driven by Mr. J.
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    MONOPOLIES OFFICER CHARGED WITH BREACH OF TRUST.
    167 10 MONOPOLIES OFFICER CHARGED WITH BREACH OF TRUST. Percy George Heard, Assistant Superintendent of Liquor and C'handu Branch, Government Monopolies, appeared before the District Judge. Mr. N. I). Mudie. yes terday, charged with criminal breach of trust as a servant, m respect of $73. 7n. The money was made up of
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    STRAITS PRODUCE.
    144 10 Straits Produce is with us again and one notices with appreciation its increasing size- "Laugh and grow fat" may. it seems be fittingly applied to periodicals as well as individuals. As is the case with all the good things of life, m that the latent taste appears always
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    193 10 Mr. Robert Keller, manager of Messrs. Weame Brothers, Ipoh, is dangerously ill m Batu Gajah Hospital. The Governor ha^ appointed Mr. T. G. Husband to act as Senior Executive Engineer. Public Works Department, Malacca. Messrs Thos. Cook and Son send us a handsomely illustrated and printed handbook containing useful information
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    77 10 Illicit Chandu m UhJ) CHINESE FINED $20,000 (From Out own Catitaaoa^j taaag, »n The case m which two Bcow and Ung Boon, ucr, Pntr|n being m possession of 2,7t>0 tah;] Government chandu, valued it l2."ijoto ooncluded m the Police Court this The first accused, a tampan was bired
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    FOREST OFFICER'S WEDDING.
    75 10 (From Our Own Coitti i ftdtat), -The wedding took place at Church yesterday, the Kc\ g officiating, of Mr. Alexander B son. State Forest Mcer, 11.I 1 Miss Elisabeth Park, daught< Mrs. Crabbk Park, of S Mr. T. A. Strong, of Johon and the bride was given
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      VISCOUNT ISHIL.
      30 10 fßy courtesy of tht- X.i. Nichi Shimbtuuha) i V*w,OeM Messages from Shanghai Viscount Ishii, NC-Anbaasadoi tl who is on the way home did n owing: to his lassitude.
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      MARSHAL TUAN MAY RETURN.
      24 10 There is a rumour to th» ex President of China. Mar~: jui, is prepared to re appear m th< arena.
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      PEKING IN DANGER.
      29 10 In view of the reported pi of the Fengtien force;* shortly. ■idorod that Japan may !><• forct fore* th. garrisons at EVkiit| by dispatching troops from Ma
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      TO REGULATE THE RICE PRICE.
      70 10 With a view to preventing I dine m the rice market, the Go has b« v "ght a large quantity I uurinff a short period. It If e«1 lt< tl.c purchased rice within fifteen ing the T>th inst. totalled I I 12,209 b vn meeting
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      POPULATION OF JAPAN.
      37 10 The population of Japan pt\ the first three months of thi- ed by 383, HK8, according t<> ;i ttpot published by the Census Bureau. reports will be published by th every three months hereaftc:.
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    THE RESURRECTION.
    137 10 Tolstoy's Great Work Scmivd. The screen version of TolstoyN irnat I ''Resurrection" was shown for Ihe Rwi at the Alhambra last night. M< I" 1:' are familiar with the story a* IoM bf W 1 stoy, m his play, which, although taaafa here and there to suit the
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    78 10 TV District Judge. Mr N yesterday passed sentence of rigorous imprisonment <<n ;i I was charged with being hi a dagger. Evidence ihowed employed by jV-t. Inspector held up m Maxwell Roa.i «»n September 2iHh by three men. on pointed a knife at his BtOHUM was robbed of $2. The
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    CHINA WARFARE.
    768 11 MOKE SHANSI SUCCESSES PEKING QUIET. Beater's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. Oct. 7. jh' SIMUMi forces captured Suan Hwa Fv Tuesday the Fengtien armies, after desing the railway, retreating to Hwailai h the fighting died down. Inte- f ;<■ now SMS diverted to the southwest rv the Shansi armies
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    NEW STOCK EXCHANGE REGULATIONS.
    139 11 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Oct. 7. The Hoard of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange have approved of new pro visions governing the listing of stocks of Foreign companies intended to make the Bxchaagi an international market only. < ompanu:. which have been operating for
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    STRIKE OVER.
    47 11 i Reuter'a Service. l Kansas Ot>. Oct. 7. The itrike m the esmMelda of Missouri Kansas. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas ha^ ended, the miner.-. rWHWinj virtual'^ on the ■ante wages as before the strike on April Ist. Tht new agreement operates til! March BletM IU2S.
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    INDIAN ARMY MEMORIAL.
    117 11 [Renter*! Service. 1 j Lille. Oct. 7. Lord Birkonhead. m the presence of focu. .Maharaja of Kapurthala. Sir Claud Jacob, Sir Charles Anderson, Commander of the Indian Army m France, ami may represen tatives of the Indian Army, unveiled a memorial m N'euve hapelle m remembrance of
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    EGYPTIAN COTTON CROP.
    53 11 [Router's Service.] Cair>. Oct. 7The condition of the cotton crop m September m Lower Egypt and middle is ninety-eight and m Upper iEgypt »one hundred. Egypt ninctynine. The crop is ten days m advance of last year. The boll worm attack is about the same. [Earlier cables
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    MODERN DANCING.
    222 11 SERIES OF INTERESTING ARTICLES FOR FREE PRESS READERS. Singapore is dancing city, so to speak, for not a night passes, with the exception of Sunday, that dances are not m progress m one placv or another. In these circum we venture to thiifk that a series of well-wi
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    52 11 The death has occurred, at the advanced aire of 81 years, of Mr. Alfred Reid Venr.ing, 1.5.0.. a former Federal Secretary of the Federated Malay States. Mr. Yenning, who died at The Homestead, Bracknell, was keenly interested m rubber, and sat on the Boards of the Brooklands, Chembong and Sungei
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    THE PREMIER'S OPTIMISM.
    205 11 MR. BALDWIN REFUSES TO DESPAIR. GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMY. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 6. "I refuse to hang my harp on a weeping willow tre<>" declared Mr. Baldwin reviewing trade prospects m the course of a speech at a huge mass meeting at Cardiff to-night. He declared there
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    CONSERVATIVES AND WOMEN'S FRANCHISE.
    42 11 fßeuter's Service.] London, Oct. H. Tht' Conservative Conference passed resolutions m favour of granting women the franchise at the aire of 21. but reiected an amendment living men and women equal franchise right! at the age of 25.
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    AMERICAN LEGION IN LONDON.
    155 11 PRINCE ON WAR TIME TIES. fßeuter's Service.] London, Oct. tf. Nothing had been left undone to ensure the most cordial wekome to 300 American lejjionaiies. including Mr. Savage. On their arrival from France they were greeted by a party of prominent British personages and entertained at
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    SOLOMON ISLANDS MASSACRES.
    187 11 WHITES MURDERED BY NATIVES. fßeuter's Service.] Suva, Oct. 7. News of a massacre of whites and native police m the Solomon Islands is contained m a radio received by the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific. A trader who arrived at Tulagi aboard the steamer Auks reported
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    BOYS SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    43 11 Orders for week ending October 15th. Tuesday, October 11th.— Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, October 12th.— 2nd Troop Inspection, Raffles Institution, 5 p.m. Thursday, October 13th.— Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, October, 14th.— Signalling Class. Headquarters, 5.15 p.m.
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    22 11 Mr. W. V. D. Skrine, of the legal firm of Messrs. Bannon and Bailey, Kuala Lumpur, is leaving for Europe of furlough.
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    COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
    2374 11 Lady Clifford Presents Prizes. SIR HUGH ADVICE TO STUDENTS. The annual prize distribution of the King Edward VII College of Medicine was held yesterday morning m the lecture hall of tho College His Excellency, the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford), Patron of the College was present, together with
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      209 11 Here's jA^ LUC 1 W-fKfftf Lac, 'wkat you could ntvt? attamyc with paint. Luc girm al] the effect of Eastern f ■ra.aai V dTnruvn li Rlta l cr and more brilliant variety of f hIVCKfcD ooloun. Just dip the brush deep info tne > > IN VARIOUS and L apply
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      705 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES IPKESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t HK( TOR Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow Oct. 9 MENELAUS London,
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      554 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). 'ELLERMAN" LINE 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 In port s.s. CITY OF OSAKA Nov. 20 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN
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      364 12 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO cpßvirFS t \J 1 PENINSULAR AMD ORIENTAL SJi CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEKNMBN| LONDON AND FAR BAST MAIL SERVICE. 0 OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due hue Tonnage. Singapore. taMMft. MACEDONIA 11,000
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    LIFE AND DEATH OF MARCUS LOEW.
    650 13 Owned 400 Cinemas. NEWSBOY MILLIONAIRE. Forty years ago, he was a tiny newsboy, thin and ragged, sleeping on a bale outside a newspaper office so as to be ahead of his Hoy rivals. To-day, a millionaire many times over a film kin# controlling 400
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    THE JONESES HAVE IT.
    208 13 THEY CAUSE MORE WORK THAN ANY OTHER FAMILY. The .Joneses cause more work to Somerset House than any other family m the British Isles. Some of the clerks at the Old Agre Pensions Department at Cornwall House, m Waterloo-road, say that hard on the heel of
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      556 13 (WmmS/^ I Mellin's Food because iiw** I hundreds of thousands of /f\ t a Jk healthy mothers have I Uu/VlQtr^Sm been reared on I T/lUw&*y I Mellin's Food. Surely no IW^ I •tronger argument could I M I k* a< vance< m its favour. H Ensure your baby's health I
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      516 13 National Campaign Against Disease <_/[-_> Medical Science's Gift to Humanity <=? J— INDIA'S EMINENT MEDICAL AUTHORITY INDEPENDENT REPORT ON mSsx i lt YLLOS AN Cf I X^ft E REMARKABI E MEDICAL DISCOVERY BY f%J jk DR E. BUERGL {^MT I fLj (Professor of Medicine at the University of Berne) \t
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    A WOMAN ON HER OWN.
    683 14 NO SEX EQUALITY. What all those people who pra.tie &o cheerfully about sex eouality lorget is the woman on her own. The woman on her own is "fair game," and sex equality becomes mereiy an unconsciously ironic catchphrase. What woman alone m a restaurant or
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    LETTER COMPLEX OF TELEGRAPHISTS.
    170 14 "CYamp" When Sending Certain Symbols. Extraordinary symptoms of the complaint known as "telegraphists' cramp" are described m the report of the Medical Research Council of the Industrial Fatigue Research Board. To hold a cup or a needle m some cases was difficult or impossible; a glass,
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    £1.000 FOR KING'S EVIDENCE.
    177 14 S«quel to Murder of Detectives. The Perth courts have awarded Evan Clark* £1,000, for his evidence m the Walsh-Pitman murder case. Clarke's two companions were executed for the murder of two goldfield detectives. His part was the cutting up and burning of the bodies. He turned
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    15 14 A man who pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Acton was named Drinkwater.
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    RESUMPTION OF ANGLO RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
    54 14 RESUMPTION OF ANGLO RUSSIAN RELATIONS. The Westminster (ki/.aii correspondent says that tin shortly attempt to PBOfen N relations on a basis of the Anglo-Russian debts, owiu^ I rious financial position, sect* floating of an internal loan of at 12 per cent, redeemable m 1 Leading experts conclude thai to restore
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      365 14 xjSifl Have Km Get A W? Sore r. /^^THRtt4Tr sj\v pHILLY nißht-temperatures are f^B^Xs^ttS making throats sore, hoarse and V \^B^^^K irritated. It's the chill that in- IfffflffW Hamcs the throat which oken leads iKvNIl W to hronchitis anci lung trouble W k\S^Hli^ %The Quickest and best remedy r Bte^»O'
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      306 14 /ftj^Bfc* i C X^iNft TZT/^/^T I'D Recommended b HR? llL^i3 VICjrCJUK I*-™ Doctor-\^^@-{M after Malaria /ft This good tonic wine I^=3 M/f famous for over 40 years contains just those things ncces- l^fiCi^r^^ sary to bring you rapidly back to full health and fitness. j|fi^^M^ For convalescence after all tropical
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    1027 15 Tiong Bharu Cemetery. NOTIFICATION TO THOSE CONCERNED. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) On receipt of a letter from the Secretary for Chinese Affaiis, requesting the removal, within one month, of 37 graves at the Tkmg Bharu Cemetery, the site of which being used by the Singapore Municipality for the erection
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      48 15 THE EXPORT ADVISER NUMEROUS FJRST-CLASS BELGIAN AND FRENCH MANUFACTORIES Trading with STRAITS SETTLEMENTS offers you his services for the MONTHLY SUPPLY OF ALL GOODS. on the most advantageous terms. L^als only with Import Traders residing m Straits Settlement*. Address: JOE VAN DUYSE, Export Adviser, 33, Church Street, TERMONDE-BELGIUM.
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      341 15 r *f^^^^^^ IMPORTANT NOTICE BIG TIGER BALM. Price: 50 cts. per bottle. S?p. rS?"SST!i tericir balms, and refuse to Rive thorn the S^jt/I^R^tJ^mLJltllt AUH tCW? VVK HOl'K TH^T THE^PUBLlV WlTl KKS«5»«fy^ '"^IcS. iTJAPMARlllMt KINDLY N<>TI' THE CHANGES WHEN KjSBFX^^Jlii^fr IlLT iJf- (LE BUYING OUR BALM IN FUTUR1 SMALL TIGER BALM.
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      330 15 COMMON AILMENTS OF INFANCY |j •I -^Sa^Bß^i-. ■.■■••>■• To thi infant l)() dv. food can be al" I; (3S^sr^«^HU£A^2x2^ P rol ifi c source of (rouble. Even slight < > iiir r "'-^^^^^SK variations m the health of nursing *I •I «/«k>_^^»ai^fP mother are often reflected m the > >
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      648 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS N0.36. $500 m Prizes. will be paid to the successful competitors m this competition. Ist Prize $350, 2nd Prize $150. From the profits of the competition 50 per cent will be hand»d to the ST. MARY'S HOME FOR GIRLS, SINGAPORE. teffOss, conditions. SSSSSSB^a^B»T^^^r^^^^^^^^^T I^^ l^T'^^^^B^^^^S^^^^4"^^^ I I SS]
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      667 16 Burns Philp Line 'Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The ss. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      681 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. 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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      744 16 SHIPPING NOTES. The P. and O. Morea arrived m London at 3.30 p.m. on 6th instant. The Will o' the Wisp put back into port on Thursday owing to a condenser leaking. Bombay port accounts for last year show a deficit. The former Russian Imperial yacht Standardt is to be
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      401 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. fl 44, BRAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) General Agent*. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE (via Sues). M.S. SILVERGUAVA M.S. SILVERBELLE due M.S. CUBA MARU flu. PACinC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVId SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR due Nov. 6 OUTWARDS
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      121 16 BEER. I WHAT IS lIKITKH ONE BEER? I BUT THEY rf^j iHERCULES* HE SURE THIS LABEL IS on TM BOTTLE. PRICES AS FOLLOWS: Quarts Per case of 4 do/. 11l j Per dozer. Pints: Per case of 8 doz. >--•' Per dozen I > I JOHN LITTLE CO., LTKj (Incorporated
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      654 17 O. S. K. LinG. lie* filiations. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. h |;i,iicnlam, Hamburg, Bremen, Vntwerp. Hi Colombo, Aden and I >rt Sail. Alaska Maru Oct. If! Oct. 14 „r-, Capt Town, Rio, Santos, Montevideo ami Bueno* Aires. fl* Plata Maru Nov. T Nov. 8 y ißjfaasa, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, ira. LHilf— Bay
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      520 17 'lUAVEL»OOMfQRT Mm 2 LINERS '^Sf^^SßSr Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well -ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water.
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      657 17 K. P. M. "■BIB WKETVMRT MMTSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO.. OF BATAVIA). fTXT^^^ (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THB NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3644), with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straite Settlement* (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU
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    This Week's Great Day
    633 18 b bmnm,m. October 9 The South African War. 2S On the 9th. October 1899, the YEARS Transvaal Republic delivered AGO. an ultimatum to the British Colonial Office, which practically demanded that the Imperial Government should Item throughout the whole of its South African dominions, and the
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    WHERE DIVORCE IS EASY.
    554 18 THE WOMEN OF EGYPT. The divoive laws m Egypt ar,' such a* would be tolerated only m a country where woman is legarded as an inferior being. The Western mind considers them as un fair as they are ludicrous. An Egyptian husband may divorce his wife
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    40,000 NOTES TORN A DAY.
    152 18 NO MOKE -FILTHY" LUCBE. The complaint aprainst the circulation m Ceylon of old and dirty currency notes has now been practically remedied by the Government Treasury which has during the past few months devoted particular attention to it. A change has been effected by destroying:
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    PLUS 4'S FOR WILDNESS.
    167 18 And the Morning Coat for that Sedate Feelinj?. An aphorism or two about clothes. For men only: Colour m men's clothes is a real thing to-day. It has come to stay. A man m plus fours is more lax m conduct than a man m a
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    SIX GOLDEN WEDDINGS.
    75 18 Wonderful Matrimonial Record of a Kent Family. Mr. and Mrs. Josephus Mantle, of Nileroad. Gillingham, Kent, who recently celebrated their golden wedding, have a wonderful family record. Three brothers and two sisters of Mr. Mantle have also enjoyed 50 years of married life. Three of the happy
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    TO CUT OUT RECLAIM.
    296 18 (To the Editor, Malay Mail). Dear Sir, I understand that the question of increasing Restriction to 50 per cent, is being: seriously considered. This is difficult to believe m view of the Colonial Office's repeated assurances to the contrary, and because of its obvious shortsightedness. An
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      191 18 mmm^ r —±JL£a 1 1 ■n» xxx .Reliable ONE who writes much has need of an efficient pen —a pen so constructed as to require no part of the attention that rightly belongs to his subject. The Wahl Pen can be relied on to do its task unaided; the writer
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      17 18 oendous task, especially as the women hemselves are apathetic to a degree regarding their own interests. i
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      235 18 OBVIOUSLY, this ten per cent extra -quality m the Hupmobile Six m all hidden as well as exposed parts V<^^v must result m a car that is far more re- y^/T ~l sfCTT\ liable anjd durable m contrast to the one t/H0^ r7 made to ordinary standards of quality. A
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      784 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000 000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC he Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      603 19 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. If. Bernard, Chairman A. H. (oippton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W.
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      728 19 FRASER CO. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. I KIDAY, OCTOBER 7th. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbanji' s(j s yjg Bangrin Tin ;Us 6d 32s Ori Batang Parian*; ($1) 60 66 Batu Caves ($1) L27H 1.32^ Chenderiang 19s 21. s 6<\ Eastern Siam 23s 6ri 24s 6<i Haad Yai (XI) 29s 30s Hitani
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      659 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR 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. EXCHANGE. October, 7. Bai.k 4 m.s. 2 3 31-32 Bank demand 2
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      688 19 TRADE AND COMMERCE. EXCHANGES. [British Radio Official Servkv.l Rsjgfcy, Get. H. Amsterdam 12.13 H, Athens S67^, Uerlin 20.12, Bombaj Is. 6 81 S&L, Brussels 84.94, Bucharest 782%, Buenos Aires 47 57-64, Copenhagen is.l 7, Geneva 2..21. Helsiagfors l!):p s Hong Kong Is. 1 1 \d.. Kobe Is. 15>16cL, Lishon 2
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    BOXING.
    221 20 English Bantam Champion Beaten. SMITH MORE SCIENTIFIC. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 7. The hall was crowded for the BaldockSmith match and there were many colonials present. It was a clean, keen upstanding, typically English, fight and was ably reft reed by the cricketer, J. W. H. T. Douglas. The
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    62 20 To-morrow's Match at KeppeJ. The postponed final of the Singapore Island Golf Championship will be played n the Keppel Golf Club course to-morrow between I* D. Hardie and E. R. B. Upton. The match is over 36 holes, the first 18 of which will commence at 9
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    THE YACHT CLUB.
    316 20 To-day's Regatta. INTERESTING SAILING AND ROWING. Yachting and rowing events will figure m the interesting regatta to be held under the auspices of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club to-day. 1 At 3.45 there will be a handicap yacht race for a prize presented by the ViceCommodore, Mr.
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    R.S.Y.C.
    116 20 L R. Blake Trophy. The first of the series of three races j lor the L. R. Blake Trophy will be held on Sunday Mr. Blake m kindly giving the Trophy has fixed the following- conditions. The Trophy is to go to the helmsman of j the winning yacht
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    WORLD BASEBALL TITLE.
    75 20 [Reuter's Service.] Pittsburgh. Oct. H. America is m the throes of a baseball world series the interest m »vhich exceeds that of even the Dempsey-Tunney tiirht. The first match New York Yankees, assisted by the £14.0>0 a year player Babe Ruth. Itat Pittsburgh Pirates I to 4.
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    AMATEURS' STATUS AT ? OLYMPIA.
    89 20 AMATEURS' STATUS AT OLYMPIA. [Reuters Service.] London, Oct. 6. The meeting of the British Olympic As- sociation passed a resolution that the action r of the conference was ultra vires and cal- ling on the committee to adhere to the decision of 1926 that such a proposal must j be
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    AFFRAY BETWEEN GUNMEN.
    130 20 ONE DEAD AND TWO WOUNDED. j_ One man was killed and two wounded m a fight between gunmen at the junction of B ncoolen Street and Middle Road at 0 9.30 p.m. on Thursday. Inspector D. W A Dale received a message, and on going to v
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    21 20 —c y Mr. R. B. Bannon is expected m Kuala Lumpur from Home towards the end -of C the year. g
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    243 20 Home Football. TO-DAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES. [Reuter's Service.] Ijondon, Oct. 6. Notts County lost to Chelsen m the Second Division of the League to-day, the atter obtaining the only goal scored. The programme of matches m the English and Scottish Football Leagues to day is as follows: Division I.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 8.
    106 20 The attention of football enthusiasts is directed to page t> of this issue, on which a ill he found the first <>f the two coupons (the other will be published on Wednesday > which entitle the reader to enter for Football Competition No. 8. All that
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    64 20 S( HATCHINGS FOR TO-DAY. The following are the scratching* for the first ilay of the Selan.imr Autumn Meeting, which opens m Kuaia Lumpur this iftenoon: Race 2. Lord Logan. Pontianak. Race 3. Monte Palace. Orlinda. Race 5. Maleny. Race 8. Square Town. Speardale. All Engagements. Sporty Girl. Sevenlaks.
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    HOCKEY.
    50 20 The following will represent the V.M.C.A. rm. Raffles Institution at Hockey on Monday m the V.M.C.A. ground: A. Foote; R. Lyne and L. W. Byrd; H. S. Duncan D. W. [>ale. and D. K. Samy; S. Peacock, P. Bus•how. H. G. Stack (capO, E. V. Smith and \l. Catchatoor.
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    INTERPORT CRICKET.
    75 20 The hon. secretary of the Hong Kong .'ricket Club has received a telegram anlouming that the Shanghai team, for the interport matches, are leaving: by the President Grant and expect to be m Hong Kong on November 19th. According to present arrangements the Straits team are likely to
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    ZIMBALIST'S COMING VISIT.
    80 20 Zimbalist, the world famous violinist, who s dw> to give two concerts m Singapore on rlonday and Tuesday, October 17th and Bth. is at present m Java, where he is ilaying twenty concerts on his way from Australia. Zimbalist is one of th? "big four" iolinists of
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    36 20 Programme of Drills up to and for 9th October, 1927. 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 Shoot.
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