The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 October 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press ID CENTS. SINGAPORE, SaS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1927. NO. 12,235.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    266 1 Four Air Force flying-boats started frorti Plymouth yesterday on a 25,000 mile cruise embracing India, Singapore and Australia Page 9. It was Canon Bullock., Webster who protested against Bishop Barnes preaching in St. Pauls Cathedral Page 9. -M. Poincare's speech at the unveiling of the war Memorial
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    THE FOOD OF LOVE.
    1245 1 The well disciplined town of Grougb revived feudalism in more ways than one. To the cast-iron respectability of a system in which every man booked his seat fa life, so to speak, it joined a mediaeval distrust of casual vagabonds with no visible vocation. In addition,
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      291 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIC.H CLASS TAILOUIN... iut and Fini-h Guaranteed St HICH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE I TEA EVERY TUESDAY BATIK ..^p THURSDAY AND SATURDAY rDn f DANCE GRDi every YOURY YOURLO AND OPEN DA,LY MOMAV. LADOVA WEDNESDAY, CELEBRATED DANCERS T0 FRIDAY. will appear durinjf the Dinner
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      192 1 a_VVWWWWWWWW*^^ .V.V_^V_f.%%»AVI_M_rWWWV»a£ f Bfr '^^l3 THE RONEO DIARY B" |p^-^J WITH THE UNIO UE a *k_l Jam |§!|_l_eP_J Price »a.50 j Hp _V^***-^ L,4 -;I |m|* |j 11, Collyer Quay Singapore. Wi* Penang and Kuala Lumpur. a^V.Mr*_^_a%%Va%%VW%%%%%%VaSr^^^^ VWW_fi_WWa%V__^^ ij ADELPHI HOTEL J a *S» J» < Tuesday Tea Dance AFTER
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      117 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cinema programmes Page 2. Walls sausages competition Page 11. Civil engineering, "Uniteers" Page 3. Poppy Day attractions at the Adelphi Page 3. Various amusements at Happy Valley Page 2. Latest shipping notices on pages 10, 12 ar.d 13. Latest small notices and advertisements on page 7. The Europe
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      13 1 WING LOONG. jlj THE RECOGNISED HOUSfe ft EUROPEAN TROPICAL SLITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      174 1 THE WEEK. T«e*day, 18. h. High Water, 4.04 a.m., 7.2, 2.58 p.m.. SO. Malacca: H. W. 0.20 p.m., 4.5. Keppel Golf Club Meeting 6.30 p.m. Rugby: S.C.C. Colours vs Whites S.C.C. Dr. Stanley Jones, Y.M.C.A. 8 p.m. Zirobalist Recital, Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Wednesday. VJth. High Water 6.1 a.m., 7.0, 4.21
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    NEW MORPHINE PERIL.
    226 2 twUVG IHA I DEFIES |>ETE(TK>\. Nom York. Sept. 14. Polici Investigation concerning the lai e» Increast in Ihe number of drug ad* flit-is in n.-.v York have tl to the discovery of.a rxw i m of morphine which is being brought into the United Stat*-*, it h
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    YILDIZ CASINO FARCE.
    238 2 "Caused Ruin of Man> Turks." Constantinople, Sept. 14. i r.c ruin of many Turks is given h the reus,,,, f rr t_M9 cloning of ihe Yildiy. Casino, which h;> not fulfilled the expectation that it srould attract tourists with plasty of ■Konej t< spend. The closing of
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    HAVE YOU AN ACID STOMACH ?
    150 2 HAVE YOU AN ACID STOMACH When wind. pain, and distress follow a jrood meal, it is a sure sign of too much acid in your stomach. Get rid of it now, for it is dangerous. Acid is the cause of ulcers. No matter how much acid there may be in
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      279 2 MM^^ M^.....^......M,,_,,MaaaaJiaa>aaaaaaaaa TOE HAPPY VALLEY. CINEMA— SIDESHaWS UNION STAR (NMUY) OPfltt. Various Amusements I Sa.urdav, Sunday. Oct. 22nd.. 23rd. FIREWORKS, GATE 10 CTS. Mdm. Ia Kelvey's Kna________ia__________i *^^^^^B School of I DANCING fl For children and young fl ladies in Character. W Classical, Clog, Exhibition. B.dlet and Toe Dancing. Private
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      420 2 VICTORIA THEATRE ZIMBALIST THE MASTER VIOLINIST. LAST RECITAL TO-NIGHT. AT 9.30 P.M. m*g BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. PRICES: S4, 2 1. GRAND BALLET. Under the distinguished patronage of: H.E. THE GOVERNOR LADY CLIFFORD, In aid of the CHILD'S WELFARE SOCIETY. MATINEE: SATURDAY, OCT. 22nd. AT 5 P.M. EVENING PERFORMANCES: Wednesday Thursday,
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      424 2 From Thursday. ISth.. fo Thursday, »»(h n. ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST COMRDIAV-T Hr IN ONE OF HIS PEST COMEDIES AT THE ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd.. Proprietors In the Second Show at 9 p.m. The First of The Paramount Super Comedies Featurins HAROLD LLOYD who has never
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    A STANDARD BALL.
    488 3 Difficulties of The L.T.A. THE INFLUENCE OF THE TRADE. At < be meeting of the Com :il of the Lawn Tennis Association on Septcn'.er 19 i proposal wa*. put forward whi h will tiike at the root of one of tho principal pioblems which beset the game.
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    PLANTER'S NARROW ESCAPE AT K.L.
    371 3 PINKED I NDEK fallen car. A Motoring accident occuitad n_>ar Kuala Lumpur un Tuesday ni^ht which very nearly proved a tragedy says a correspondent of.the Times of Malaya. Mr. Stivcn. of Java Selanjior Estate. Hataag Berjuntai, whilst pro.eodinp along the Kepons: Road had just passed
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      281 3 ADELPHI HOTEL POPPY DAY ,M)II{ THK DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY CLIFFORD C.B.E. Mb EXCELLENCY THE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING AND MRS. VAN STRAUBENZEE. Saturday, November 12th. plain and Fancy Dress Carnival I and Ball and Roof Garden Four Valuable Prizes for most Original and Artistic Costume.
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      298 3 I Growing one a&y— I Ja>_m tKe next day r jutgm > That's how* we imprison _Cl_«_. _f 1 gtrrliMf} y\ <_____U\_>-**- >^" "7 < '--**s3_E*Si___<J af >f the flavour of fresh fruit. I*^^^o^^^^^S| It is expensive to make this SSgSSM B^^^^ I way, but the results are jf i
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    2508 4 5 s ■i Why Ocean Flights are often Useless. MAKING AN AIR PORT. '< '< "Agonising" Experiences in an Aeroplane. jj > AIR SOCIETIES COMBINE. f. Z S T. STANHOPE SPRIGG. ■C Editor of "AIRWAYS." 5- i [SPECJ XL TO FREE PRESS.] London. .Sept. 14. None
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    LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT: ROYALTIES FROM BOOK.
    85 4 New York, Sept. 18. One hundred thousand copies have been sold to date of Lindbergh's book, entitled "We," which was published on July 27th., and is an autobiographical narrative of the trans -Atlantic flight of the airman. After writing the volume he suddenly decided that
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    TRAVELLING BY AIR.
    1244 4 From Croydon to Frankfort. NO NEED TO CHAT! C. C. writing in the Manchester Guardian says: I_et me at once admit my inferiority to the lady who the other day celebrated her ninety third birthday by making her first ascent, going from Croydon to Cologne in an
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    ROTTERDAM-MARSEILLES AIR SERVICE.
    233 4 As a result of trial flights carried out by the K.L.M. Company between Rotterdam ur.d Marseilles with their Fokker P. VILA machines fitted with Jupiter air-coolec engines, it is possible that a regular ier« rice may he established in connection with the Eastern sailings of the RotterdamLloyd
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    MANILA AIR CRASH.
    155 4 Three pilots of the United States Army Air Corps narrowly escaped serious injury iast week when three Army airplanes were wrecked. Capt. R. I. Knight of Camp Nichols was the victim of the first accident. Early in the morning he flew from Camp Nichols t«i Clark Field,
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    BRITISH AIRCRAFT BOUGHT BY CHILE.
    152 4 The Chilean Government has placed an order with the Fairey Aviation Company, of Hayes, Middlesex, for a number of naval air-craft, and is being supplied with the latest Fairey 11 IF machines. These arc capable of being used either as land machines or, by means
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    AIR MAIL IN JAVA.
    40 4 It is understood that the Royal Dutch Air Mail Co. has approached the Government, seeking a subsidy of Glds. 700,000 per annum for the maintenance of an airmail service between Sabang (Sumatra), Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya.
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    AIR VESSELS OF THE FUTURE.
    702 4 How Energy To-day i s Misapplied. PASSENGERS RKQUiu COMFORT. The air liner, for long d has one great disndvantag. nparJ the ocean liner. It is lesa form, examination of how th< t iI1( be modified so that it could „n i, cessfully with the ocean
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    KING'S LETTER IN A SHOP WINDOW.
    427 5 QUESTION OF TASTE AND ETIQUETTES. The exhibition of a letter fur sale in a shop window in Piccadilly. \Y.. is certain to cause control ersjr vet ard ing the etiquette and taste involved in publicly battel ing the private correspondence ef high personage arho
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    WHEN DICKENS "CAME THROUGH."
    286 5 THE END OF "EDWIN DROOP." "chai les. if you please." Sir Arthur Conan Doyle told an audience at the Grotliaa Hall. London, that this was tiie request of the spirit «.l" Charles Dickens .vhen it came through at a seance. Sil Arthur said he had been
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    THE RESOLUTE NO-TIPPER.
    145 5 The question of tipping is again being discussed, but of all those who ar< ex plaining their objections to the system how many, one wondeis. would be willing to v;o to such- pains in the maintenance of his principles as did a fri*?nd of Henry Labou chere?
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    INTRODUCTION OF BETTING TAX.
    433 6 MOTION LOST IN COLOMBO COUNCIL. The motion hy Mr. S. W. R. D. Banda. a naike, requesting Government to initiate legislation enabling- local authorities to impose taxes on totalizator betting and amuse ments, and asking that the matter be referred to the Four Standing Committees with
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      RUBBER QUOTATION.
      26 6 (By courtesy of the Xanyo Xi.-hi-Nichi Shimbunsha). Tokio. Oct. 14. Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at 76 sen at which business was done.
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      GENERAL KUSUNOSE DEAD.
      14 6 Tht' death is announced of LieutenantGeneral Kusum.se. ex-Minist r of War-
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      JAPAN'S NEW PUBLIC LOAN.
      21 6 The Government has decided to float a public loan to the amount of two hundred million yen.
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      GENERAL CHIANG IN JAPAN.
      27 6 General Chiang Kai-sh k. vv'io is now in •lapan. has announced that the Chines. i volution campaign has not come to a standstill.
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      GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL POLICY.
      78 6 A connected narrative of the Govern ment's financial measures has been an nounced in the Government circles which **tate that the Government loss amounting to thirty-three million yen by the propos/d transfer of land-tax revenue to the Prefectures will be covered by money to I e saved
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      IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD OFFICE.
      30 6 The Impel ial Household Office is now con* ducting investigations with the object of effecting the third series of extensive changes in the organisation of the office.
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    RESTRICTION.
    155 6 In the aatval of a leader, the Pinang Gazette says: Evidence is accumulating every day which serves to prove that it would have been far better for the rubber industry had it been content to abide by the inviolable law of supply and demand. Many estates would have gone
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      289 6 How Healthy and Strong I he looks!" Sir Gilt ert Parker, Bt.. "A few weeks ago he looked quite ill the distinguished _j lls nerves were all to pieces, and he novelist sad st-ttesirun, «i t. was fatigued by the slightest exertion, writes -i have used Sanatogen "Yes, but he
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      483 6 NOTICES. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM, 62/63 ROBINSON ROAD OPEN DAILY 9.30 TO 11 A.M. SATURDAYS 10 TO 12 A.M. FRIDAY EVENING 5 TO 7 Free to all UNITED ENGINEERS LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE is hereby given that the Transfei Books of the above Company will be closed
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    SOVIET STRUGGLES.
    150 7 THE PRESIDIUM MEETS. RYKOFF'S DECLARATION. [Renter's Service] i Lenintrrad, Oct. 17. At a mooting al the Central Executive i Committee of the Soviet Republic M. Ryi kotr, President af tha Council of the People's Caaasalaaariaa, in a speech which occupied .wo hours, dealing with the international i Snd^
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    GENERAL SUTTON LOST AND FOUND.
    142 7 [Renter's Service.] Ottawa, Oct. iti. message from Vancouver says General Frank Sutton has been found safe. He wandered for twenty hours in the v»ush. The puss devotes several columns to his acti .it ies oa the Pactte Coast. "The Toronto Financial Post" suggests that he
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    THE PAPAL POLICY.
    118 7 fR'- liter's Service.] Home. Oct. 16. In reply to the Oaaarvatoia Romano's aa_a> geatloß the Pepola di Konia. the leading Fascial orgaa, lays down three conditions rf agreemeut. Firstly, ro concession from he Italian State without a previous underttandiag with the Raiy See in racrnnl to icceptaace;
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    RAKOWSKY'S DEPARTURE.
    85 7 RAKOWSKY'S DEP ARTURE. Keuter's Service. IVris. Oct. IC M. Rakousky depsuted secretly for B tlin. Ha left la tha dark at six o'clock ia tht* aoraijf hy amtor.car, appaiasitly o**raaaa his intention to tu.;-. t'v.n-h leas?o .vas haaUaled by th fa.-r ibat aU the ■larp.ag cars on last ,dst*A\ Berlin
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    TRAINS COLLIDE IN HOLLAND.
    47 7 [Renter'a Service.] Amsterdam. Oct. 17. Seven persons, including members of the Dutch Operatic Company, were s.-ricpiisly injured iti a collision he t ween two electric trataa batweea Delfl and Ryswyk. The pi i na donna. Madante- Van Kaaite. and her husband narrowly aacapad.
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    THE FLYING WORLD.
    43 7 fßeuter's Service. l Karachi. Oet. 16. Captain Caalles has arris d. Dijon, Oct 16. The Red Rose has arrived. Sehelling*.. oude. Ort. 16. The German seaplane DL22O has set out far I isi.on en route to the Azores and America.
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    OLYMPIA SUCCESSES.
    57 7 [British Radio Official Service.] London, Oct. 16. A new record in motor show attendances i was set up at Olympia yesterday. The official figures were 45,940. It was the third day of the show. One firm during the day received an order for i'l 75,000 worth of cars
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    FENGTIEN SUCCESS.
    22 7 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Oct. 17. From Peking it is officially reported that 'he Fengtien forces have recaptured Kal■an.
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    OUR AIR FLEET.
    420 7 R.A.F. BOATS FOR SINGAPORE. DUE IN FEBRUARY. I British Radio Official Service.l Rugby, Oct. It An important experiment in British aviation begins to morrow, when four Royal Air Force flying boats leave Plymouth on a cruise to Singapore and Australia. The cruise, which will cover 2.5,000 miles,
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    SHIPS IN THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW.
    62 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Urt. 18. The central feature of the lord Mayor's procession on November .Jth. will be a pageant of shipping. It is intended to give the public a glimpse of all that shipping means for England and the Empire, and
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    SIR W. G. MACPHERSON DEAD.
    59 7 Render's Service-.] London. Oct. 17. The death has occurred of Major Genera 1 Sir William Giant Macphevson. (.-done* Commandant af the R.A-M.C. since 19X5 r^rectorof Medical Services with the British Forces on various fronts flaring the war. General atatp-ht.Fs.s.l had so n considerable service in
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    GERMAN POWER SUPPLY ENDANGERED.
    43 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Oct. 16. Eighty thousand miners in the Central German brown coalfields are striking tomorrow on a question of wages. If the strike is* prolonged electri-ity in Berlin and large part.-- af central Germany will be affected.
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    THIRD-CLASS SLEEPERS.
    42 7 TReutar's Service] Cologne, Oct. 16. Th 1 experiments of putting third-clas? sleepers on certain main lines has been so suecessful that the authorities have decided to extend the facility immediately and ulti mately provide third-class sleepers all ovei the country.
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    NEW ZEALAND'S MARKETS.
    34 7 [Reuter's Service.] Wellington, Oct. 16. The House of Representatives has passe. the Customs amendment Bill, empowering Ministers to negotiate trade treaties witl countries at present taking little New Zea 'and products.
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      451 7 OMOOTH and nimble, with I l .*.7 1 H U P M O III? TENDERS. Tenders will he received up to noon on Friday, the Ith November, 1927, at the Resident Councillor's Officv. Malacca. from person oe<irous of cont met ins; for supplies, etc, foi he dovcrnment at Malacca, for
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      482 7 Miscellaneous Article*, Native. Paraffin Oil. i.:in'ons and Son-dries for Hospital.* at Malacca. Jsain and Alor Gajah. Rations for Marine Department. Ration- for Police Prisoners. Rations for Prisoners. Planks for Coffins, Durian Daun HoeBSBBL Sign Boards for Coffee Shops and Eatinghouses. Cartage for the removal of dead bodies from Durian Daun
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      435 7 NOTICES. MOTOR INSURANCE ASSN. OF MALAYA. PRIVATE MOTOR CAR comprehensive POLICIES. NOTICE il hereby given that the following endorsement will apply to all new and reneged policies lassod by member.* of thi*- Asseeiatl-H--and after Ist Novembe:. 1927: ENDORSEMENT. IT IS HEREBY CNDERSTOOD AXD AOREED that the orporation shall not be
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1927. A Housing Triumph.
    1054 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1927. A Housing Triumph. Possibly nothing more remarkable has been. accomplished in Great Britain, in considering the work of reconstruction after the war, more effective than the handling of the question of housing. The tremendous arrears into which the work of providing for renewals,
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    152 8 Rikisha Pullers' Gang Fight SENSATION IN IPOH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 17. There was quite a sensation in Ipoh on Saturday when a sudden fracas occurred 1 between about 100 rikisha pullers of two I rival gangs owing to one party carrying J fares from the
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    ESTATE ASSISTANTS DEATH.
    81 8 (Fiom Our Own Correspondent Penan*. Oct. IT. The death occurred on Saturday in the General Hospital of Mr. John Graham Grant, an assistant on the New Columbia Estate, Bindings, af the age of thirty-one. He was an active freemason and a keen volunteer. The funeral which took
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    TODDY SHOP HOURS.
    65 8 (From Oui Own Correspondent!. Penang, Oct. 17. Ia the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Priehard heard the criminal appeal of Muthian Nadar against the sentence of $15 or five days imprisonment, passed by the magistrate in Province Wellesley. for keeping open a toddy shop within prohibited hours. His
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    THE CHILD BALLET.
    217 8 Lady Clifford was present on Saturday afternoon at the Victoria Theatre and wit nessed the performance of the Grand Ballet in aid of the Child Welfare Society. On arrival she was presented with a beautiful bouquet and after the show Baked to be allowed to express, through
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    DR. STANLEY JONES' VISIT.
    106 8 In connection with the tour of Dr. E Stanley Jones it has been found necessary to cancel the me -ting arranged for women on Tuesday at 10 o'clock. The series of public lectures will elost on Thursday when Dr. Jones will address the gathering on "The
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    ALLEGED GUNMEN ARRESTED.
    112 8 Three more Chinese have been arrested in connection with the revolver attack on a Chinese detective in Beach Road in June last. The detective, it will be remembered engaged in a revolver duel with some Chinese gunmen and was wounded in four places. Two civilians were injured
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    ZIMBALIST'S RECITAL.
    346 8 Large Audience at Them* Ust Xfrht A GREAT YIOU\, ST Zimbalist was greeted by k U ?nceat the Victoria Theatre JJJ Ke gave the first af his tw Lady Clifford and a party from House were present. Th<* great reived a tremendous ovatioi a*a paarcd and it was
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    A NEW RELIGION
    258 8 A very interesting literal's h. present in Singapore in lhc «Mrs. Townsend, fonuorl) S Baronti who is the author i cussed book "Eyes of India** S'hid with the half caste question in a Ota Mrs. Townsend's fame, however, from her more recent publuat p-n A New Religion."
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    45 8 I The late Bishop af Wnga J I farewell letter to the Sin:. I Dioeesan Association ifl 1 I that with atrs, Fergus* I reach England probably I of April. He hoped thei I would be present at m I meeting af tlu' S.A. DA
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      14 8 j i Today's Fra.-ir. CURREXT CO.UMS- i TARY O.V FIMM I t -r a
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    THE R.A.F. FLIGHT EAST.
    104 9 VESTEBDATB START. M.< MINKS EQUIPPED LIKE HOTELS. [Renter*! Service. J London. Oct. 17. •j I*l ambitious Service flight yet began at I o'clock this morning Ith when four Air Force SuperByiim boats commanded by Group .i.c-l»rown Cave sturted on a eruise to India, Singapore and I
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    A AIR FATALITY.
    25 9 [Router's Service. 1 Honolulti. Oct. 17. lire, paaaeagera in a com were killed when the Jiiv in mid -air and crashed ind.
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    SCENE ST. PAUL'S.
    149 9 r'l Service.l London. Oct. 1»>. :-t doctrines of Bishop Barnes •fiend d a number of the hurchmen led to a painful Paul'* Cathedral. Bishop Barnes ng the pulpit t" deliver a rolled clergyman, the rector i n. accompanied by a number walked ap the transept and i
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    THE SALT GABELLE.
    109 9 ECHINBBB (.OVERNOR WANTS A SHARE. Starter's Far Eastern Service. l Chefoo, Oct. 17. H M.>. Vindictive arrived this morning pierced any possible raid on the local teaadi af the Hong Kong and Shanghai where u proportion of the salt -'•>•<•. i; d.-posited. lease situation is due to
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    THE CHANNEL HOAX.
    80 9 t. Reuter's Service.] London. Oct- 16. ■•■gument as to the desirability an official check on Channel nuances there is some disI'r Logan's methods of drawto it. interviewed, said that in tore the prestige of women •aers She ought to repeat her willing te do so under certaia
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    IMPORTING LETTERS.
    45 9 T *o Pilgrims Charged. bringing letters into the than through the General Arabs, who were described f Mecca, were produced (outs yesterday. They bating that they did not VA *>ver fotta letters were cssion of the two accused •'< arrested at Johnston's naed $2"».
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    FRANCE DISARMS.
    222 9 M. POINCARE'S SPEECH. "LET THE WORLD FOLLOW." [Ha vas Service.] Bar le Due. Oct. 17. M. Poincare. speaking at the inauguration Of the War Memorial here, referred to the sacrifices made by the dead and spoke of th,* hopes of the inhabitants of Ix>rraine. whose* ambitions were modest
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    THE HOUSING TRIUMPH.
    180 9 I British Radio— Official Servica.. i-uirby. Oct. ir>. Official figure** published to-day .show tbat 'Mr 1.000.000 houses hav.- been built in Kaajland and Wales since the Armistice. The actual number is 1,024,t' »<*. Of these 2«jO.OO.) were completed in the year ended September ;.oth. last, providing accommodation
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    365 9 OBJECTION TO SECOND CHARGE SI STAINED. An interesting issue raising the plea of t.utre fois acquit as to whether a person who has been charged with an offence and acquitted could be charged a second time in reaped a€ the same charge came up for hearing before the
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    50 9 Mr. Felton, the Singapore* representative of the Standard Oil Company of New York gave an interesting demonstration in Taip I ing as to how road construction is carried out in America. He was enthusiastic over the b.auties of Taiping scenery and the "little mounds" a? he 'described the Hills. T.O.M.
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1184 9 First Holland-Java Air Mail. A GREAT WELCOME. (Fruin Our Own Correspondent!. Batavia, Oct. 15. On Monday afternoon Lt. Koppen landed on the flying field at Tjiiilitan, Batavia, having completed the flight from Holland to Java in _M/fe days. This is record time and also the first official air
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    FIRE-WALKING.
    429 9 Ifesterday's Weird Ceremony. TAMIL FESTIVAL. (By Our Indian Correspondent). One felt almost transported to a place in uth India— so typical of a festival scene in India was the spectacle that was pre sented at the Mariaman Temple, South Bridge Road, yesterday, when the annual event of walking on
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    POPPY DAY.
    130 9 The dance which is being arranged b> the Management of Raffles Hotel in aid oi F. M. Earl Haigs Fund will take place on Saturday November sth and not on Thursday November 10th as stated a few days ago. The Eurasian Community are organising a dance which will
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    CONTROL OF MECHANIZED ARMY TRANSPORT.
    257 11 CRITICISM OF PROPOSED CHANGES EXPECTED. London, Oet. 5. When Parliament reassembles, the Secretary of State for War, Sir Laming Worthington-I__yans, at a meeting of the Aimy Committee of the House of Commons, will explain the reason for handing over complete control of mechanical vehi cles
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    HINDI-MOSLEM UNITY BOARDS.
    180 11 JOINT ELECTORATES FAVOURED. Delhi, Oct. 6. The United Provinces Moslem League concluded its session at Meerut to day. under the Presidency of the Raja of Syed'hmed, who strongly favoured the continuance of separate electorates for Moslems. The Conference, however, adopted a re solution in favour of joint
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    MIDNIGHT FIGHT AT WILTSHIRE FARM.
    189 11 PLANTER BOUND OVER. London, Oct. 4. The Story ot a midnight fight at a lonely Wiltshire farm was narrated at the Westbury Court, where Albert Slack (24), farmer, was charged with having wounded Do paid Bateman Hope-Coates, who is described as a Ceylon tea planter,
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    "FULL DRAMATIC VALUE" OF GALLIPOLI.
    97 11 "F ULL DRAMATIC VALUE" OF GALLIPOLI. Mr. John Buchan's Description of Proposed Film. London, Oct. 5. Thi* Admiralty and the War Office are co-operating with the British Industrial Films in the production entitled "Tell England,'' which will depict Some of the most dramatic episodes of the Callipoli campaign. Mr. John
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    PRIVY COUNCIL APPEALS.
    82 11 30 Cases from India Listed. London. Oct. 4. There is an appreciable increase in the number of the appeals from India recorded in the list of cases for the Privy Council term opening on October 18th. The cases total 30, compared with 10 last term. On the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    63 12 A cargo of copra arrived from Letong on board the Reael yesterday. The Donai arrived in port yesterday from Saigon with 500 pigs on board. The P. and O. Malwa has left Hong Kong and is due to arrive at this Port at 10 a-m. on Wednesday, the
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    BIG LINERS IN COLLISION.
    68 12 At Cherbourg, while the Hamburg-Ame-rika liner Resolute (19,692 tons) was trying in very bad weather, to pass between the liners Asturias and Munchen she was carried on to the bows of the Munchen (13,483 tons), which sufTer.d some damage above the waterline. After repairs on the
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    BREACH OF PASSPORT RULES.
    119 12 Captain V. McLiddell of the steamer Kut sang appeared before Mr. Dakers. Third Magistrate, yesterday morning in answer to a prosecution at the instance of the Pass port Officer, inspector Higgins. Captain McLiddell pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing, pa ■sang tra to land before
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      672 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lerobin 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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      612 12 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per Hakozaki Maru from Europe on Monday. Oct 24th.:— Mr. A. P. Chin, Mr. and Mis. P. E. Crossley, Master F. J. Crossley. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Daly, Mrs. E. F. Dainty. Mrs. C. Douglas, Miss J. Douglas, Mi**s H. Tan, Mr. V. Gomez, Mr. J. W.
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    RUSSIAN WOMEN.
    887 14 Their Exodus from Chefoo. CABARET SCANDALS. The steamer Tung -which left Chefoo for Dairen recently, carried a full compleplement of passengers, alt composed of Russian women. The first, second and thirdclass accommodation was crammed full, and male passengers were conspicuous by their absence. The exodus has begun, and
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    505 15 S October 17, Hosing p r j ceB Wen* BUy 9 T BatangTadang l ft Chin Chin Tin fully paid 1.20 iJJ Hong Fatts *J Johan Tin l -g Kinta Tin Dred. 0,-, f". Klang River Hl* Kuyonl (l> S* tn LangsuEiis '\l V 2 Mambau f-JJ
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    ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
    37 15 'incorporated ln Englan(J by Royal Charter p FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee-Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives-Messrs. BARLOW CO. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO I.Tn CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS st fl^) A G ORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 (October 17. Bank 4 m.s 2j3 31 3 Bank demand 2 3 23 3 < Private credits 3 m.*-. 24V New York, demand eg/ Credits 90 days 57 J France, demand xson India, T. T. JS Hong: Kong, demand j_v H p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand iiai_ nm Java demand
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    PRODUCE.
    221 15 October 17. Tin 125 Tons lambier ftv Pepper White 1ft l Pepper Black "JJ Flake Tapioca Pearl Sago Small 7 2 Coprn 11*25 Copra Sundried m Opium, Benares *mt. 4 00 q Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 15 October 17th., 12 o'clock noon. R-S.S. equal to Standard QCF Se,lerS Spot 191 Standard U.S.S. on Tender Oct. 57..; S Nov -Dec. 58*J 4 M Jan-Mar. <}o*s« 61 rr" Apr-June 62'. C,»i Tone of Market.*- Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet U%4 per lb -\eu-
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    RUBBER AMALGAMATIONS.
    262 15 In a letter to the Press, Messrs, Conolly I and Co. state: It is being suggested that! if output is reduced to 400 lb. per acre and •Sport coupons are made operative only! for the quarter in which they are issued overproduction will cease and prospeiity be regained.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    175 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. 7 r n ,on. _"srar ,'l, f J"j{*%^**'frncoiii.H l fc4 W i. M utnk ct" B v„wu y T 3 10 Sol,th WPtat M cts., North Taipintr IIS l t., *0 ...is, Takuapa 34s Od 34s <t,l Temengor 17s 3d IT* M, Ratrut
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    SUCCESSFUL BORNEO CO. TRADING
    165 15 Expansion of earnings, which has been a Mature of the accounts of the Borneo Com- td., over a long period, eontinued filing the past financial year. The company work, teak forests, controls a big tea estate, and carries on a trading and agency business. Profits for
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    322 15 FRASER 'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alterations. a Buyers Sellers Eastern ,Siam gfe 3d 24s J ot IVef <*> M* Wi M Hney W Ord, 2l)s Sfe Cd Kin? T n ,*i> T>4s 6d 55s Gd c.<l. Kint.i Tin ($1) \.%7U, 4 oi Kucha! Ords. (*l> 2.10 2A~> Aialayan Co:i*d. (sli
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    21 15 Boustead and Co., Agents. Seletar, 19.653, to date 55,168; Roebourne 76*08* an Investment Co nr*?** to date
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    CHERSONESE (F.M.S.) DIVIDEND.
    24 15 Messrs. Barlow and Co., Kuala Lumpur, agents for Chersonese advise that the directors have resolved to pay an interim di- I
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    23 15 vidend of Id. per share (equal to 4 l-G per cent.) less tax of 4s. in the pound payable? on the 11th instant.
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      594 15 I BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong. ftH offlce: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50 000 000 Issued and fully paid up $20',000.000 Reserve Fund— Sterling £6,000,000 p___.__. i ilver $13,500 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A lon _V M DG- M Bernard, Chairman vr
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    930 16 The Races. HIS EXCELLENCY ATTENDS. a (From Our Own Correspondent.) Jesselton. Oct. 12. In spite of the most unpromising weather c conditions which, thanks to the proximity cf a typhoon, seemed to indicate a wet and muddy race meeting, we enjoyed perfect i weather on the afternoon
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    YACHTING.
    582 16 Sweepstake Races. I A PLEASANT MORNING. The sweepstake races of A and B classes vere Bailed on Sunday morning under onditions that seldom come, the ambient lir being filled with the sound of Temple .•ells and all the spices of an eastern port. \fter an early morning hate the
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    HOCKEY.
    142 16 S.C.C. DEFEAT Y.M.C.A. Playing on the Y.M.C.A. ground yesterday the S.C.C. first team defeated the Y.M.C.A. by three goals to one. The home team opened the scoring through Catchatoor, who received a pass from the right wing and netted with u good, fast shot. Shortly before the interval G.
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION LOSE.
    39 16 A good match between the S.R.C. and Raffles Institution on the former's ground yesterday resulted in a win for the S.R.C. by three goals to nil. Balhetchet scored two goals and Moreira one for the winners.
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    THE DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    77 16 Lieut. Koppin, the Dutch pilot, landed at the Racecourse at 4.20 p.m. yesterday on his way back to Holland from the Dutch East Indies. He left Muntok at 1.45 p.m. yesterday. A large crowd of his countrymen and women greeted him on his arrival, and he
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    RUGBY.
    131 16 Perak's First Inter-State Game. KEDAH WELL BEATEN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Oet. 17. The first turn-out this season of the Malaya Cup champions was against Kedah at Ipoh on Saturday, Kedah bringing several new players from the side that was defeated by Penang a fortnight before. j The
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    FOOTBALL.
    118 16 Charity Match at Stidium. The following teams have been selected to play a friendly game at the Singapore Stadium on Monday next, the proceeds of which will be devoted to charity. Centre's XL— Clough (Dukes); Cheok Wah. Yeow Soon (S.C.F.A.); Kemat (M.F.A.), Boon Lay (S.C.F.A.), Hall W. (Duke); Sanson..
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    MALAYS VERSUS R.A.
    40 16 The Malays are playing the R.A.'s in a charity match in aid of the Child Welfare Society at the Stadium on Friday. Prices of admission will be 50 cents, 25 cents and 10 cents. No season tickets.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 8.
    98 16 Although this week's competition attract ad a tecord number of entries the results in the twelve selected matches were such that no reader did better than to send in correct forecasts of nine games. There were only two competitors who had nine results accurate—Mr. Sid Oehlers.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    311 16 THE PRESIDENTS PRIZE. The draw for the President's Prize is as follows: G. B. Page and G. Russell, H. Mikkelsen and .1. Hindhede, A. Roose and H. T. Clark. E. A. Gibson and W. H. Elkins, J. V. S. Brooke and G. F. Murphy, C E. Hudson
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    91 16 October Monthly Medal. Thirty-two cards were taken out for the above which resulted as under: I E. A. Gibson 84 13 71 S. W. Bryden 85 12 73 I F. H. Bradley 88 15 73 F. G. Ridout 88 14 74 H. I. Jones 80 4 76
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    921 16 Home Football THE LEAGUE POSITIONS. The positions in the English and Scottish leagues to date are: Division 1. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Newcastle 10 6 2 2 28 17 14 Bury 10 7 3 0 26 20 14 Everton 10 4 1. 5 27
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    S.V.R.A. SPOON SHOOT.
    229 16 Mr. B. H. F. Barnard, of the Forests Department, is going Home on furlough by the Malwa, due to leave on Oct. 22. Mr. Barnard, who has been over 30 years in the F.M.S. Government Service, will return to Malaya for one more comparatively short spell of
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