The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 October 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press. l<i < ENTB. SINGAPORE, SA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1927. NO. 12,233.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1097 1 Quiequtd ■#«»< homiim tt<)st lt tut /isrrejt Sir Laurence Guillemard goes down t fame m Malaya M the author of the- (am ous phrase "This is country of arnar-."' Sir Hugk putfl m a (lash ar.d add-" of The TopfcUt is content to regard U.K. H
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      258 1 \\'\SG LOONG. i m lll(ll clam tailorim;. I a <m) l:nish CJuaranteed HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINER DANSANT mgk SATIRDAY, 15th. OCTOBER BATIK when DANTE Tan a Svetlanova GRILL AND OPEN DAILY M)N v Alexander Salnikoff FROM The Popular Ballet Dancers 8 A.M. WEDNESDAY, will five a special PARBWKLL
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      121 1 AT HOME OR ABROAD Critical Smokers instinctively select the one cigarette that is consistent m quality always fresh and delicious m flavour they are never without NE r^^ ARDATH TOBACCO CO: LTD: LONDON !THE europeOihotel I f ''RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION" I X The after-dinner dance is held ;3? II 0
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      414 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. There was great joy throughout America when it was learned that Miss Elder had been rescued from her burning 'plane Page ITHow a child was brutally murdered m a house at Changi was disclosed at an inquest held by the Coroner yesterday Page 10. A fight between
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      13 1 I WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      148 1 THE WEEK. Saturdmg, ISIA. Hi^'h Water, U a.m.. S'.l. O.tl p.m.. M.'». Malacca: H. W. BJO H.n:.. 7.1. 10.10 p.m.. '5.2. Dr. Stanley Jones. V.M.C.A. p.m. Ruirby: S.C.C. vs Date's, S.C.C. B. 1. outward mail »lue. EMangor Races. Ctrfldren'a Ballet. Theatre 3.15. Sit /da With. Hi«h Water, 1.5*5 a.m.. x.T,
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      181 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY. CINEMA— SIDESHOWS UNION STUB (mm OPERA. Various Amusements GATE 10 CTS. Mdm. V^ Kelvey's %^^^W School of I DANCING I U For children and young m ladies m Character. la ssical CI °S, Exhibition. Prpv Ballet and Toe Dancinp. I Pmate lessons m modern ball-room dancinjr and
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      231 2 VIOTORIA THEATRE BOOKING NOW OPEN. j FOR ZIMBALIST THE MASTER VIOLINIST. wnvn A- r Recital Dates MONDAY and TUESDAY OCT. 17th and 18th at 9.30 p. m BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. PRICES: $4. 2 1. Prices Evening Performances $3, 2 1 Matinees $2 1. Children Half Price to Matinees. Opemn* Performance
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      194 2 -?3 AT THK ALHAMBRi <T« Chen* Kee and Co., t.,d, ropri V A The Kirs, or Th a alm t n( "J5- SH-^a, J. „m I •;ho ha. ncv,r st to t o,"«K J 'i' o .ituMion. are not only uproari uslv fu.mv^ut keeping up the fun so well that
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      370 2 CHURCH SERVICES. >l. WDKKWS MMKDKM. EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY A.FTEI TKIMTY. Holy Communion (Choral) ami P.lB Matini followed \>\ Holy Csjsjumuion; 4 p.n\ TV < :iuoh«m. 5.-10 p.i. Evensong and S.vmon. BT. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. 7 IL.iy Communion. During the following wttfc at the Cathedral Monday. 7. JO a.m. Matin>. H a.m. Holy
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      51 2 CHKISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES Sum <V lOBWWN W>AD. Sunday Serrkc 10 Tt vtllll l !r tl M LMI \V,cln^sJav m the month IJf p.m. l l 2^25 open ,-vory morning Mi to 11 IJM t ip T o lOK AVER CHI RCH noij umimininn Serricc P..«. to PJn P lyer Met
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    CHANGES IN ARMY CONTROL.
    200 3 RESIGNATION OF MANY OFFICERSThe conclusions drawn by military expert? fvom th.' recent mechanised Army operation f will not be published for months, but the Daily Express understands that the Army Council are satisfied that the tank arniou ed ca:\ tractor, ami lorry have revcr'utionis d modern
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    SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST SOLDIER.
    290 3 VHeired to Have Impersonated Policeman. Sergeant Leonard Lowes, of the Queen's Regiment, was charged m Hong Kong, *ith posing as a Police Inspector on two occasions, when entering certain houses m Wanchai. and with obtaining, by means or* a trick, a sum of $5 on one
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    TWO YEARS IN SOITH ANTARCTIC.
    143 3 RETURN OF SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION. A halt has been called m a picturesque odys?ey by the arrival at Falmouth of the explorer Scott's old ship, the Discovery. The expedition returned, after two years m the Smith Antarctic*, primarily seeking data concerning the habits of whales, from
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    A SCOUT'S SHARP EYE.
    199 3 Wo are pleased to be able to give publicity to the highly commendable action of local Boy Scout m the following case, says the B. K. B. Herald. A gang of prisoners were returning from v. ork under charge of a warder when one of the
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      297 3 > a I J I < A^l LAXO is the only food that I:j vjr^ as been used m 5 Royal i Ii Nurseries. Surely if (there was a better it would have been given |j Ij: to these Royal Babies. Your Baby ij I:j is as precious as a
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      216 3 t BJmMH BOSZZS^^^^^fl 83. 1 IB^^r Sole Agents: Ti2790. BARLOW CO. Te***** i STEEL SECTIONS |j WE CARRY LARdE AND VARIED STOCKS OF 1 TEES, JOIST?, ANGLES, FLATS, CHANNELS, ROUNDS, IN THE MOST USEFUL SIZES. (I M PRICES ON APPLICATION. 1 STEEL CONSTRUCTION 1 A SPECIALITY. ENQUIRIES SOLICITED FOR ERECTION
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    U.S. MOTOR-CAR WAR.
    537 4 Mil. FORD'S FMiHT. New York, Sept. 3. Out m Detroit the line s have been drawn for a battle of the American motor-car giants a struggle between Mr. Henry Ford and the General Motors Corporation. The issue will be found when, m the next few weeks, Mr.
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    COMMON SENSE AND HEADLIGHTS.
    626 4 SOLVING A VEXED PROBLEM. WHERE REMEDY LIES. by Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car To India"). [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] A warning has been issued by a provincial automobile club to the effect that motorists must ray the same attention to the
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    THE 13TH.
    76 4 "This gentleman was caught on his wed ding day caught by the police, I mean," remarked the solicitor defending Basil Shorland Fooks, of Highcroft Villa, Brighton. who was summoned at Southampton County Police Court for driving a motor-car m a dangerous manner. Fooks was the 13th. of 13
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    19 4 Reading motorists are paying 2s. 6d. a year each to the Royal Berks Hospital m return for free treatment.
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    MOTOR CYCLING AROUND THE WORLD.
    562 4 Sequel to a Wager. CAPTAIN DOUGLAS HILL'S TOUR. On the Tilawa which arrived m port yesterday is Captain Douglas Hill, who is motor cycling round the world. He intends to go as far along the Malay peninsula ai possible and then to Rangoon. He will
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      91 4 •i High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAcrE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. < Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY. INC. > m G.ll and G. 12, Tnion Ruildingi Singapore. v; THE WORLDS FINEST VALUE MORRIS CARS REDUCED PRICES Morris Cowley Morris
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      98 4 I N all parts of the world and under all I conditions of travel, Goodyear Heaw I Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolling I up records of economy, endurance and long, I long mileage. i^L I I M I «lCPußß^j*^ -j- «'-Ttr^ ji^\. iff. < s i* 133 L'O jj
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    MUSSOLINI'S WONDER MOTOR ROADS.
    1046 5 Across Italy With No Speed Limit. 200 MILES. Italy's new motor roads are the eighth wonder of the world. They are sacred to motoring. They have no cross-roads, no hills, and no pedestrians. There are no houses along them, except the very few m which the
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    COLOMBO MUNICIPAL MOTOR AMBULANCE.
    150 5 The Colombo Municipal Council has ordered from London a Bonallack Ambulance, fitted with special ambulance springs, balloon tyres and shock absorbers. The body of the ambulance is mounted on a Morris ambulance chassis. To make the vehicle suitable for use m the tropics an extra large
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    121 5 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. KUALA LUMTUE-POn DICK SON. Many miles of the Kuala Lumpur —Port Diekson road are lined with dumps of heavy road metal and repair work is m progress m half-a-dozen places. The fairway is beinjr widened, the bad hairpin benl between the 2. r >th
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    98 5 Tampin-Seremban Road: Widening op. erations 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 .1814; motorists should traverse the temporary deviation at dead slow speed. Serem ban -Kuala Lumpur Road. (To Sel. angor
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    SPANISH MOTOR ROADS.
    144 5 Two Ilraft Proposals Submitted. London. St-pt. 28. Madrid. >Two draft proposals I'or the construction of ft track, 2. r >o miles long and 40 feet wide, for the exclusive use of motor cars, from Madrid to Irun, also proposals for tracks from Madrid to Valencia and from
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    "THE PERFECT MOTORIST."
    38 5 A deaf and dumb man was fined at Stratford for a motor-cycling offence. "He needs only to be blind," said Mr. R. Collyer, one of the justices, "and he would make a per feet motorist."
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      87 5 „V/.V«W*ArWWWW W W W| rVW i m ji I' J» a i" IjT "jgh* I T°n Chassis $1045 a^si J IBORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated !n S S.) > SINGAPOM, MALACCA, SEREMBAN. KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH f jjWe have just received a| new consignment of f (SMITHS well-known) Motor Car Accessories I
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      148 5 I THE NEW I I SUPER SIX I I ESSEX J These are the cars which have created such a sensation m America. Their j wonderful performance, comfort and value is a revelation m automobile i locomotion. 1 Models m stock and ready for immediate delivery. j i I Four
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    THE GIRL IN THE NIGHT CLUB.
    973 6 Life Devoid Of All Emotion. HER PARTNERS. You find her m the night club of the moment slowly .-ating caviare and slowly vatchiug the other women. (She does everything slowly.) No other woman has ever eecapod her leisurely scrutiny. Some she dismisses with a
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    SILENT WOMEN.
    462 6 TIMM aie two BOftl of silent WOBMB, aiiO one sort if dangerousThere are pay. amusing women, and Toisy. boisterous ones, and each, I suppose possesses a certain attraction for a certain type of man, but the woman who is silent m a demure and subtly naive way will
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    STORY WITH A MORAL.
    73 6 FIANCE ITSHEI) INTO LAKE. Stra.sburg. Srpt. 25. A etom tprmmm up m Lake Mecklenburg while Berlin woman teacher of gymnastics was boats**} with her sweetheart. She pushed him over m order to lighten the boat. The man was drowned. At the trial that followed the Jury
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    WHAT A FRENCH COUPLE WOULD HAVE DONE.
    117 6 I'aris, Sept. 25. The newapop«n Ihmv arc carrying on a lively discussion regarding- the case of the German WVMHUI who jettisoned her fiance. They ask whether other nations' women would have d,»ne the same. Le Journal des Debate is of opinion that if
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    "ONE DAMNED THING AFTER ANOTHER."
    936 6 Fuse-!tox's Objection to Expletive. London. Sept. 26. A fuse-box explosion outside the Pavilion Theatre last night blew a hole m the pavement, knocked a woman over, burst a taxi cab's tyre, brought out three fire engines and fifty Police, and put out the word "damn"
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    MOUSTACHES MUST GO— BY ORDER.
    403 6 A SURVIVAL OF KAKBAKISM SAY THE BABMM. Come the four barbers of the world m arms And we shall shock thorn: nought shall make us rue. If whiskers to themselves remain but true. May I, on behalf of the .Moustachewearers' League and the Face-fungus Friendly
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    DANCING IN THE EAST.
    204 6 SI.OW FOX-TROT AND TANGO. An anonymous correspondent writes to a Hong- Kong paper to suggest that it is time for the directors of dance bands to play fox trot music m slower tempo. "I was present at a tea dance about three weeks ago." she writes,
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    24 6 Man at Willesdon: I invited these two people to come m and do for me. Magistrate (startled): What? Man: Well, keep house for me.
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    WOMEN WITH A GRIEVANCE.
    104 6 WOMEN WITH A GRIEV ANCE. 58 HUSBANDS KILLED. Paris. Sept. 28. The Russian authorities have been surprised to discover the village of Xovoia inhabited only by widows. After investigations they discovered that all the husband? m the village, numbering i>B, had been murdered.. The women confessed to poisoning them when
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    27 6 Mr. Cairns, Thames Police Court magis trate (after hearing a wrangle between two women): What a wonderful world it would be if women were born without tongues!
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    EMPIRE X'MAS PUDDING.
    77 6 ROYAL CHEPS *B< IPI i L_n|-r Sn** The Kteg't chef; Mi plied the Marketing Board a Christmas pudding, tmtive of Empire product It contkttf of tiv Hw. currants and lulUntt, two lbs. candied peel IU lbs. Of ('an.i.lia: »l Enirlish bfend crumb*, Zealand beef »vet, Vi SH
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    18 6 A YVilles.U'M Counci teacher has had vx U 13 children of one fami of which entered thia I
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      40 6 THE WALTZ IN fAVOUR. i ALL ABOUT MODERN DANCING. I < Dances of the Season. 5 WHY THE YALE BELONGS TO ENTHUSIASTS 5 I; OF ALL AGES. by j: Santos Casani :j <■ (The Teacher of Teachers) 2; > ISrECIAL TO FREE PRESS.}
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      619 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITi I For Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. We publish every Wednesday and Saturday mornintr em»_ weekly Football Competition. A prize of $100 will be awarded V" r who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TOkiW \i m the coupon below. In the event of
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    13,000,000 GIFT ON IMPULSE.
    1265 7 Largest Present To Exchequer. V LADY HOUSTON EXPLAINS. To a mountain and forest fastness m the heart of gloomy Badenoch. Britain's wealthiest woman has come to find refuge l from money hunteis and, as she says, to z by alone with the memory of her husband.
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    48 7 Mr. W. C Moores-Wecdon arrived at Tawau on September, 3rd and assumed charge of the East Coast Residency after r an absence of nearly two years. Mr. H 3 Myddelton, Resident since December 1925, p left by the Kalamantan on the 15th for Sandakan.— B. N. B. Herald.
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      117 7 tfttewtom I TOE-HEEU 1 .NO other socks v like Intern. The special did heel texinsures this. finest textile rials are used all colourings iast-dye only. i nishedinawide riety of patterns silks, wools or sles, at extremely moderate prices. Muller A Phipp* (Malaya). Ltd. Singapore ftVoe and $cc! 631 Ny Carlsberg
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      474 7 •^B a^^^ > aflF^b^rftT^B^B^lSw Sal 111 M^iPHo I I I /jv^fH MBb gBR/^ 2Oyeare of Hashlight supremacy \ljßfl OAFE, durable, reliable, American Eveready give the maximum of service. They fit every make I 9 flashlights merit their world leadership. of flashlight and are specially designed for use m Twenty years
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    BROADCASTING TO THE EMPIRE.
    388 8 BROADCASTING TO THE EMPIRE. H. M. the King to Broadcast TO TALK TO 450,000,000 SUBJECTS. (From Our Own London, Sept. 15. Clearly, m the near future broadcasting from Great Britain to the Empire ought to be carried out on efficient lines. There are two distinct efforts now being made to
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    WHY WAIT ?
    300 8 WHY WAIT BROADCASTING TO DOMINIONS. We have more than once had occasion to protest against the procrastination of the authorities of the Post Office and of the British Broadcasting Corporation m erecting a short-wave ttation for the purpose of broadcasting to the Dominions, Colonies. <*nd Dependencies of thj Empire, says
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    STUDIOS FOR TEMPERAMENTS.
    261 8 Broadcasting 1 studios now being erected for the National Broadcasting Company ir New York, to be used by either WEAF 01 WJZ, embody novel features on the suggestion of an architect. When the architect first visited a broadcasting studio he waißjipwmd by the drabness of the surround
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    WIRELESS TELEPHONE IN ROARING TANK.
    578 8 TALKS THE ENEMY MIS! NO I HERE. A Tank, wonderful weapon though it is, js almost hlind. deaf and dumb; its value 1 would be quadrupled if tanks on the move m hostile country could talk to each other and their base by wireless. The
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      332 8 W^.VV»dSSVaV.V^V«V>%VaV>V>%V«%.V«VaVa < a%VaVWVtfV\VV^VW\Vi; I FOR I I TROPICAL CONDITIONS jj x PREDOMINATE! i i A trial set will speedily Convince You. 1 Obtainable from all Dealers and from the Distributors: j: MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. ji SINGAPORE. Before Baby is born Calcium it life itself to all body cells, for without
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      319 8 VTkV^^^ i. I- SiA vini'dfln^^^ 4|iii a^i\u i Your life m your hands! IB I 'jThe deadliest £erms are things you touch. always hftlp touching th, I frequently. A true health soap s th 0 greatest prevencive rnorj :C ir,e J ever cjaced-tho most -"-^^A? va?t| able qua, dian tf
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      415 9 BUSINESS CARDS. iJIISsON HASR DRESSING SALOON N(> 23 ROBINSON ROAD > JapaneM Barter Shop. rHARGES MODERATE. DAWN STUDIO !!v m takinp photos ot li A HIES I Pliiwp st J>inßapore. i WEE BROS: UNDERTAKERS. MOM MKNTAI, MASONS. C| rent t IT.i! Unatlw Made t« «»rde r J. r i,ti«i;il Wreaths
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      667 9 NOTICES. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM, at U iiojunscx i:o\i, OI'EX DAILY 9.30 TO 11 A.M. SATURDAYS 10 TO 12 A.M. I RID AY BVBfOfQ 5 TO 7 Free to all MOUNT CYRIL RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED. (I ti Liquidation ORDINANCE NO. LSI (COMPANIES) NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 210
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      610 9 "AMERICAN GIRL" DOWN. BROKEN OII^PIPE TROUBLE. AVIATORS SAVED. "[neuter's Service.] London, Dei. 13. WfreJesstsg from i position appioxim alely 500 miles northeast of the Azores, tht oil-tanker Barondrecht reported that tht auioplane, American Girl, was destroyed bj fire while the ship's crew was saving the occupants. The safety of the
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      691 9 THE MOTOR SHdW. MECHANICAL INNOVATIONS. [British Radio —Official Service.] Kugby, Oct. 13. There was a big attendance to-day when the motor *ho\v opened. Nine countries are represented m the exhibition, and the 615 models on view are officially computed to he wort)) a million pounds. The models generally show improved
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      908 9 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable wax polished and walnut stained teak household furniture, piano &c. At No. 62 Stevens Road off !?uki( Timah Road ON SATURDAY, 15th OCTOIiER AT 1M P.M. Comprising:—A n excellent toned cottage piano hy W. .7. Qaejeia, Europe wmd* fuldinu- drawinjr.room suite (7 pieces) upholstered fcl tapestry,
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      609 9 T.^ W 111 m I II I MMM NOTICES. NOTICE. IN THE ESTATE OF BDWARO ROLAND WEARS, Dm—ioV (PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 144 ■TRUSTEES"). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditor! or other person! having any eia»me '.<r demand- upon or against th»- Bstat« of Bdward Roland Wear« |moea ed late
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1927. A Fine Quality of Folly.
    670 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1927. A Fine Quality of Folly. The latest attempt to fly the Atlantic from West to East has failed but fortunately the aviators have been picked up and there has been no loss beyond the destruction of the machine. It was thought that such
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    414 10 It is notified m the Gazette that the "Arya Samaj," a society of Singapore, has been duly registered. Mr. R. J. Fairer b appointed a Supernumeraiy Officer m Class la of the M.C.S. with effect from January Ist. 1925. Dr. E. Stanley Jones will preach m Wesley Church, Fort Canning
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    LARGE FISH KILLED BY SHIP'S PROPELLER AT PENANG.
    84 10 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penan*. Oct. 14. When the Blue Funnel steamer Sarpedon was leaving the harbour, her propellor struck a large fish which came to the surface. It was too heavy to be lifted from the water by hand, so eventually
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    ELGIN HRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION.
    336 10 FIKST CAISSON SEALED. A somewhat uni(jue gathering was hel<! yesterday at bottom of No. 1 caJaaosj of Elgin Bridge, over eighty feet below ground. Nine Europeans: Mr. T. C. Hood, Municipal Pi'fcagi Engineer; Mr. I). W. Brisbane, partner m Messrs. Fogden Bris bane and Co., the contractors;
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    A DARING ROBBERY.
    392 10 ROBBERS ESCAPE IN CARS. What appeari to have been very well arranged raid was carried out by a of armed Chinese on a house. No 7 Rowcll Road, on Thursday nijyht. That the ro hers had sufficient Inside knowledge on which to base their plans is Indicated
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    66 10 Raffles Hotel concert programme for to morrow at 11.30 is as follows: Overture. Bohemian Girl, W. Balfe; Opera Phantasy. I<a Boheme, O. Puccini; Violin Soli, Nor turne E. Flat, Chopin; Obertass, Wieni awski: Mam ice Loplat. Syniphonio Suiti-. Scheherazade First IJPlfWttt (Tho Sea and Sinbads Ship) N. R. Korsnkow; Petit;
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    CHILD BRUTALLY MURDERED.
    392 10 Stabbed To Death Dm Parents* Abs m n fl MOTHERS OUTBURST flI The story of a terrible r at hangi was told to Coloik-I I! (the coroner) yestenla> was held touching the deatl o| was murdered m a Chine i mile < hangi, on October Thy medical
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    SERIOUS GANG FIGHT.
    168 10 ONB MAN KILLBO, rWO IXJiW A fight between gangs Twee** 81 Hokiens occurred m Macphers* ing Thursday Bight rwultin* m I being seriously stabbed <"^ A wayang was m piQgn started and then well huadwdi nese on the scene. Kaiven and il is said that tome puns.
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      230 10 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" ASK FOR JUS Booth's JjL Urin. M=^--ll THE FINEST FOR I i Cocktails t^s^S H Sole Agents: Caldbcck, Macgregor 8 Co., Ltd. F v/ncor;>orutfrf io?dcr tfc« Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong) j (Incorporated m Shanghai.) 4.'> Kobinson Road. SINGAPORE. I? BY SPECIAL O^ A. J^! APPiiINTMENT
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      67 10 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth m PURPLE TRIANGLE 7 1 "BASS" I 2 I TTHE BREW FOR THE TROPICS^ Sole Agents 4 Adamson, Gilfillan Co.. Ltd. ft ■-■-■ti "EQUATORIAL') THESE NEW WASHING SUITINGS ARE RAPIDLY SUPPLANTING THE OLD STYLE COTTON DRILL. THEY ARE SMARTER, LESS LIABLE TO CREASE AND
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    THK ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    298 11 RESCUE OFF AZORES. ,m BY THK RESCTERS. I Router's Service.] Vnniston. Alabama, Oct. 14. i mother received a message irhter aboard the Barendrecht: •'< snd nobody is any the worse.** the wife of the pilot mm (lirl." wept with joy •iuit her husband had eonfeeatd that she
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    47 11 Lisbon. Oct. 14. Atlantic flier- who have by the weather have restart--1 Azores. l»akar. West Africa, Oct. 1 8 rtw an.l Lieutenant Lebrix I'hh* t.) Buenos Aires took Umia m the aeroplane (Nunto cross the Atlantic m a Port Natal and Brazil thence Janeiro and Bo«NM Aires.
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    ON TO BANGKOK.
    28 11 Aleppo, Oct. 1 L Bying to Cangkok arrived ;il »nd a nu-.-hank left Villa •i-iy flying to Bangkok, teach very MOB at a kilometres daily.]
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    THE SUGAR CRISIS.
    29 11 Rtuter'i Service.] Havana, Oct. 14. 1 Cuban Sugar Commiaion tons of raw sugar to lM<l Lyle at a reported price f.o.b. U1 cabtaa on page 9.]
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    13 11 sh<5 h< Ipoh Turf Club pony arranged for Wednesday, <]l Ipoh race course.
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    JOHORE COURT OF APPEAL.
    664 11 Government Officials' Dishonesty. JUDGES SCATHING CRITICISM. Mr. Justice McCabe Reay, who recently returned from holding the Muar Assizes, heard a number of criminal appeals m the Supreme Court. Johore Bahru, on Thursday. The Deputy Public Prosecutor, Mr. R. Moor, appeared for the Crown m each case.
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    COMMON GAMING HOUSE APPEAL SUSTAINED.
    99 11 Tan Quef Heng appealed against his conyi -tion on a charge of keeping a common •gaming house, a fine of $250 having been imposed. Mr. M. X. Pillai appear;d for the HppellantIn allowing rhe appeal. His Lordship re marked that it had frequently been held
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    59 11 Mr. H. Waugh, a well-known old resident of Penang, and Mr. H. B. Pike, late Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. IVnanjr, ami party, shooting over the Gaily Estate Gatehouse, Kirkcudbrightshire, at the opening of the season, made the follow intr record hag for the Estate: Grouse 492,
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    VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
    586 11 To-Morrow's Tactical Scheme. SINGAPORE'S INTERPORT SHIELD CLAIM. To-morrow H.E. the G.0.C., Major General C. C. Van Straubenzee, will witness a tactical scheme m Singapore for the first time. The scheme is slightly different to those of previous years, when the Regular Forces have taken part m the operations.
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    155 11 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 2 held on Octo^ ber 11th.: Decided to recommend an amendment of Section f>7 (I) (v) (vii) by deletion of the words "not being houses under the control of a legally qualified medical practitioner," m order to
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    53 11 The marriage of Mr. Chua Boon Guan. son of the late Mr. Chua Cheng Tuan and Mrs. Chua Cheng Tuan, and nephew of Mr. Chua Cheng Bok, of the Cycle and Carriage Company, Kuala Lumpur, with Miss Leong Kwee Neong 1 eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leong Soon, was
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    653 11 COMBATING THE CRIMINALS. To the Editor. Sir, The question of the smallnesa of the police establishment m view of the "crime wave" which is said to be passing over Singapore, is one which has been freely ventilated within the last few months, and from statements made
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    ALLEGED CAR THIEF.
    139 11 Story of Missing Lorry. Charged with the theft of a Ford moto» lorry, a Chinese was produced before theThird Magistrate yesterday and remanded. It appears that the lorry was stolen from a street m Chinatown where the driver had left it. The police were informed hut a
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    56 11 The date of the next Singapore Assizes has been altered from Tuesday, Nov. Ist.", to Tuesday, Oct. 25th. Mr. A. R. Cavalier, who was formerly Inspector of Chinese Schools m Hong Konp, has been offered by the Colonial Office the post of Chief Inspector of Chinese Schools m the Straits
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      685 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES XPkKris SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice monthly service Liverpool and GUsfuw. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. MENELAUS London, Rotterdam Hamburg and Hull In Port PHILOCTETES Marseilles, London, Rotterdam
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      534 12 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" UNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF OSAKA Xov. 2u s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Dec. 17 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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      367 12 P O British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN. C o UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <.O\Ki{\\| Fv LONDON AND FAR FAST MAIL SERVICE Q OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) JAPAN Tonnage. Singapore. loiina^. JEYPORE (car^o) 5318 Oct. 17
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1283 13 The General Election. JIM LARKIN'S EYE BLACKED. (Frum Our Own Correspondent.) Dublin. Sept. 14. The Free State general election has hton rather barren m outstanding incidents. What promised to be a good row on Sunday evening at Rathfarnham was nipped m the bud. Jim Larkin, the notorious
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    46 13 A party of giria Cron Cleveland. Ohio, are on a round the world tour M |Mtta of the Cleveland Industrial Exposition, they having won places m a competition for admission to the Exhibition which was recently held. The party is due m Singapore on October 18th.
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      385 13 Precision jS Ihe fine, firm point— absolutely Htl id— kept from slipping by the II II rifled" tip, accounts for much v II of F\ l r sharp's popularity among ff II draughtsmen. II II CU lor they ye found that Eversharp ib/f trianguUr gives them the sharp, rigid point
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      342 13 2 i n^- H •■si i|^£ '.v.V.' W- »-ii»f*r» w > I 3 REASONS why you should j flB SB smoke "Three Cats" Cigarettes I c njgjp1. Pure golden Virginia Tobacco tret from '^^V^^dfl ir adulteration of any kind X^^^m^tfHiV^ 2. Pure cigarette paper entirely free from y^Vil»^Cv^ y^ any
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1453 14 U.S. Flotilla Visit. GENERAL FESTIVITIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.: liatavia, Oct. 8. On Monday last th six American destroyers entered Priok Harbour to the accompaniment of the usual salutes. Tho American Consul General went on oard. accompanied hy a naval officer who i presented the Admiral, to welcome
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    "LIVERPOOL'S LITTLE MOTHER."
    80 14 First Lady Lord Mayor. London, Oct. 4. Liverpool has gained the distinction of having the first lady Lord Mayor m the country. She is Miss Margaret Beavan, aged 50, popularly known as Liverpool's Little Mother. She raised over £500,000 m the past quarter of a century for
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    NEW MIDLAND CITY BANK.
    127 14 London, Oct. 3. A feature of the new £2,2r>0,000 headquarters of the Midland City Bank most commented upon to-day was the wonderful green marble pillars on the ground floor, said to be unequalled m the world. They consist of green African verdite, a rare material found
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      256 14 WIPHYLLOSAN V.! "WESTMINSTKR GAZETTE**—^II has been welcamed at several London Hosoitalfl where V-i patients have been rejuvenated by a course <>f treatment.* 1 k T\ I>H- W, J. MELUI'ISH. m his work entitled "The Story of the Blood," stated "It is not poi I\ i i i&j sible to quote
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    INSECTS TO FIGHT PESTS.
    913 15 Novel Experiments. BVT DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES. Research m nprd to pests and their extermination has recently produced inter* esting results m New Z aland. The work has the support of the Empire Marketing Boaid, and m of the utmost importance to this iJominion, since imported enemies are
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      130 15 THK NAVY'S CHOICE !j \fW\ J ORIGINAL J«; VA V-^,^*^/ \PI YMAIITH Don 't Ne s lect Pim P les I rL *WUUin j Use Cuticura Now m jkl At the first si^n of pimples anoint |i ST I 111 J» gently with Cuticura Ointment. After five minutes bathe with
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      643 15 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE. NOVEMBER RACE MEETING, 1927. Saturday, 12th., Monday, 14th. and Saturday, 19th. November, 1927. DIVISIONS' f r h tSeS (Plale) TH REE DlV I I S?ONS aC S f r ho ses (Purse > FOUR ct£!?o HT r Cci for >onit>^ FOUR DIVISTAKES. m£vSl- ST KES
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      287 15 I CONTENTMEN T W AND 5 SOUND »kvelopment| j: I^^^^^OT FOLIOW NATURALLY with J V -:-fefe I BSF* )V m s a m P' e^ alternative diet for \l > !^«-;.-:'i-S^^?&=£?^: S: t*ver> staj^o and condition of infancy, l' i lljS^lp^^i Cow (iaU Milk Food h^ )r(>llfi S J|K^?!^^?S^^ h
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      501 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS NO. 37. $500 m Prizes. *|11 U> paid to the successful competitors m this competition. Ist Prize $350, 2nd Prize $150. I ram tho profits of the competition 50 per cent will be handed to the EX-SERVICES BENEVOLENT FUND. iiruil lodg menta ltr I*7 T> I I r
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    127 16 Considerable damage has been done to the liner City of Pekin, m the Queen's Graving Dock, Liverpool, by fire, believed to have been caused by a stray hot rivet. A notice to Mariners states that there is a sunken wreck of a lighter loaded with rubber, over which
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    FAIR WEATHER SHIP WHEREVER SHE GOES.
    298 16 ONLY ONE STORM IN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. In Lloyds Roister she Xi officially the I,args Bay, a liner belonging: to the Austra Han Commonwealth Line, but to sailormen around Tilbury and the London Dorks she is known as the "Fair Weather Ship."
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    409 16 The following passengers are due to ar rive by the I. and O. Mongolia, which is expected here from London on Friday next: Mr. A. V. Ann s. Mr. W. B. AiU-hison. Miss C. Ambrose. Mr. W. K. Awde, Mr. H. C. Aspirall. Mr. and Mrs. T. S.
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    6 16 Khoen Foeng, Siamang, Prinses Juliana. (Dut).
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    61 16 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours ending midnight Oct. 13th. Max. shade temp. 88 F Mm. shade temp. 74.2 F Mean shade temp. 79.g p Max. sun radiation 159 p Mm. grass radiation 71.1 p Sea temperature 82 F Mean wet-bulb temp. 75.9
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      645 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reffuar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,57S toot) and the new motor ▼easel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.a. MAKELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Amtralta. Cabins de Luxe,
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      635 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEATER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S. A.) General Agent*. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA I*l BALTIMORE 1 (via Su*t). i M.S. SILVERBELLE due M.S. CUBA MARU due PACIRC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AM) LOS ANGELES HARBOUR. M.S. SILVERFIR due Nov. B
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      669 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemaa and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.ra. Bangkok every Thursday P 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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      586 17 I O. S. K. Line. i».-tM.a!ioim. Steamer.. Arrive. Urn. .rdam, Hamburg, Bremen. \i;i Colombo, Aoen and Alaska Maru Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Town, Ri<>, Santos, n<! Buenos Aires. tLa Plata Maru Nov. 7 N ov 8 U Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, I Hay and Durban. t Panama Maru Nov. 3 N ov
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      511 17 TRASTL«COMHgrr HOULAM ig9K. LINERS 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 hor and cold running water. The
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      454 17 K. P. M. W «S«J?«|TyW,W/IJSCH*PPU. Transh.pment, Marine Departments and 1 Manager's desk, i K.pre,,,,,.,,^ the Str.iu S.«,e menta (S^g.^ 1 of the FFIC 'AL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA Ail detailed U iner arie., free of charge. Tourist Office. BBWlUUMhte*,, Oct. 15, Se lat randjangi B( nKka]js am| «l < M"
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    OUR WEALTHY NEIGHBOUR.
    634 18 Kuala Lumpur View. A UNITED MALAYA PURSE. Commenting on the Governor's budget speech, the Malay Mail says, inter alia: In spite of our apparent prosperity we doubt whether the Financial Adviser takes quite the same view of the situation as His Excellency and perhaps an effort on
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    CHINESE MATTERS.
    406 18 CHINESE NATIONAL HOLIDAY. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) The lt'>th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of China passed off quietly m Singapore, although celebrations were pel formed m many schools and public bodies. On Monday, Chinatown and the places where the majority of the Chinese shops and firms
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    CROQUET CHAMPIONS SWING THE MALLET.
    580 18 And No One Cries Atta Baby! THE MISSING CROWD. Bzzzzzzzzz bzzz Padron me a moment, while I drink this black coffer, and I shall be thoroughly awake again. Aoaaah-h-h Now, then. I am glad to be able to announce that I have discovered to-day the
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    WOMAN AND SWEARING
    79 18 In an assault case at Tottenham Police Court it was said that a woman defendant used very bad language. A witness for tile complainant said she hud never heard such language before. She added, m reply to a question that she came from Norwich. Mr. Fairbairn (solicitor):
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      140 18 haV c. c *YeV c KATZ BROS. LTD. V c t Ue 6^» 3 PENANG AND SINGAPORE. McHinsFbod _^<^^ THE FOOD TH^^T FEEI^ Xft<fot flu led cf mm Sole Agents: f| Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (lMM>watM is Am Btzmtts BittiaMatf); PLANTERS. I 5 COVER YOUR GROUNDS WITH: j; CENTROSEMA
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      214 18 PRODUCTS I 1 SAUSAGES, I POTTED MEATS, TINNED FISH, JAMS, MARMALADE, ETC. j Quality at Popular Prices 1 Obtainable at all Stores Sole Agents Sime Darby U Co Ltd. S.S. F.M S I (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) E. LAZENBY SON, LT.° LONDON, ENGIa,\ D who knows the climate knows the
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    BRUNEI UNITED.
    914 19 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of Brunei Uniteu Plantations, Ltd., was held m the offices of the Company, French Bank Buildings, yesterday, when Messrs. H. C. CookeYarborough (Chairman). Lee Chin Tuan and \V. A. Fell were present. After the notice convening the meeting had been read,
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    EXCHANGE.
    46 19 October 14. Bank 4 m.s. 2,3 31-32 India, T. T. 153Vfc Hong K<.<n,r, demand 12% p.c. Dip. Yokohama. dem<ind H9 l 4 Xoni. Java demand 139 Bangkok, demand H(H« Bar Silver London 25 11-16 Ban'< <l England Rate 414 p.c. Sow-eieij. n. Bank Buying 8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    205 19 Tin 22f Tont |182% l'oppor White 10G Flakr Tapioca 7L. Pearl BagV Small 7.40 Copra ll.'JiS Copra Sandrisd 11.75 Opium. Benares 'int. 4,000 Rico Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eaple (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintai. 2^o Rice. Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Biokcn
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 19 October 14th., 12 o'chnk noon. Buyers Sellers. RJU&. i'< ual to Standard Q.C.F. Spot :,7 .-)7' 4 Standard H.s.s. on Tender Oct. :)7> 4 57 > L Nov-Dec. H JN', •lan -Mar-. fi(t <;«)i 4 m Apr-Jurif «il »',l' Tmtu' of Market: Steady and quiet.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    209 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers liatu Caves 1.2(1 Hong Fatt <$l ;»7 l 1.02 Vfc Kinta Tin ($1) l.:j:> I.42H Kuchai Ords. <^ 1 > 2.07 H "-.!."> I inyrui Tin 1.80 1.85 Malayan Consd. <*1) 1.12 1.16 N. Taiping ($1 1.15 1.20 Pahanjj Consd. (5s) lls 12Petalfog
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    208 19 KOSE iMACPHAIL (OS REPORT. Singapore. Oct. 1 I. London. Robber is id. l p u«t. Local 57 cents. Tin. London £258. Down M> <»<!. Local 132% for 225 tons. Minijijj. Petaling 4.40 L 46, Uagui 1.52 1 i.sT'j, South Taiping 7»i 7!». Sunjrai Way :}.o\ Rahmans 2.<>:>
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    LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
    186 19 Singaiore. Oct. 11. Manufacturer! have continued to h.»w an interest m the market during the !>a>t week hut have confined their bu) .ur to Mit* lower grades of sheet and re millet! Crepes. Fair quantitiea have I :-en t;iken i»ff th<market and then grades have appreciated
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    230 19 Sinuap«>re. <Kt. I I. Values have been well maintained despite the depressing features of farther Stock augmentations and low r.s. consumption Aprure* for September. Business continues to be of small dimensions and confined mainly to the ready Mar ktt. Trade buyers an* the chief support locally. Dealers penera'ly
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    166 19 Boustead Bad (';>., Penang, Agents. Kuala Muda, 114,4:U); Sunffei Hatn (M.i lava). 34,000; Val I>W. 20,700; MalakofT, r>l,«00; Bertam Consolidated, 130,000; Bel Un Extended, 21,000; Windsor (K.M.S.i. 24,500; Mayfteld, *****: Foothills (If a laya), 12,700; Kuala SMim, 7*2. VXt; Has sett, IK, TOO; United Patani (llalaya),
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      825 19 \SSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act.
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      555 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. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W.
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      39 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.
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    RUBBER COMPANIES.
    953 20 Meetings Held Yesterday. sin<;ei bagan rubber. The annual general meeting of the| >ungei Bagan Rubber Company, Limited, was held yesterday, Mr. Chew Woon Poh l>iv-iding. Others present were Messrs. D. Phillip. A. C. Hall, R. Rennie, T. Mailskov and C. B. Pecker (representing the secretaries, Messrs. Harrisons, Barker
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    SWIMMING.
    92 20 More Channel Successes. ANOTHER LADY SUCCEEDS. [Router's Service.] New York, Oct. 13. Miss I.ojran's channel swivn hat attracted attention all over the country especially m view of the fact (hat Mm Logan s a nieve of the Supreme Court Judge, Hr. C (u-hrane, of Hudson, New York. She graduated
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    71 20 (hvinp t<> numerous sailing members having to attend the S.V.C. Parade for inspection by H.E. the General Oftker Commanding on Sunday it has been decided to postpone the second rate for the L, R. Blake and the Vice-Commodore Trophies for "A" and "B" Hass Yacht? until Sunday October 23rd.
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    FOOTBALL.
    80 20 BENGAL TEAM FOR SINGAPORE. Mr. A. C. Roy. the advance ajrent of the Htnpal football team, called at the S.F.A. affice yostertlay to make preliminary ar■llgglßfll for matches between the Ht niral team and local sides. The team is due here on December 4 and 'hey are askinp for
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 9.
    31 20 The tirst coupon for our Football CompetitkM X<>. B appeals this morning on page Tho MCOBd coupon will appear on \\\ilnt'sda\. Kntries close on Friday morning 1
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    HOCKEY.
    307 20 A DRAWN GAME. on the Padang yesterday the S.C.C. 'A' team hrn the V.M.C.A. the match resultinc m a draw of OM goal apiece. Neither team displayed any brilliant hockey and although both had a number of chances offered to them they were rather slow m making the most
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    67 20 Weidinjr Cup Competition. Owing: to misunderstanding m connection with tht- Welding Cup Competition played for on October the Bth and i»th m to conditions of play, it has been decided to replay the Competition DM Saturday and Sunday, October •i'.nh. and 3mh. October Monthly Medal. This I
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    JIMAH RUBBER ESTATES.
    456 20 SATISFACTORY YEAR'S WORKING The annual general meeting <>*' the Jimah Rubber Estates, Limited, was held yestei day. '.n the Chartered Bank Chamber*. > T H. B. Baker presided and others pie- ru were:— Messrs. A. S. K. IfacDonald, R G. Ta>h. S. E. Sewbery, Leea Baa Soon
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    221 20 Home Football. TO-DAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES. Matches m the English and Scottish Leagues to-day are as follow: Division I. Arsenal vs Leicester; Aston Villa vs Sunderland; Birmingham vs Mid\Uthrough; Burnley vs Portsmouth; Bury n West Ham; Huddersfield vs Bolton; Livsrpoal vs Everton; Manchester Un. vs Cariiff; Newcastle vs The
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    ANOTHER DRAWN GAMS.
    121 20 The S.R.C. met Boustead's m a return trame on the former's ground yesterday, the match resulting m a draw of two goals apiece. J. V. S. Brooke and B. Brooke scored the visitors' goals and Moreira netted twice for the S.R.C. In the first match Bous tead's
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