The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 October 1927

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press I<> CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY. OCTOBER 24, 1927~ NO. 12,2 10.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    274 1 It is reported the Admiralty is calling for tenders fn,m tour firm, for nine mHUcm worth of dock works here Patje 9. A reigß of terror exists in Shanghai ■■img the wealthy Chinese u\\ ing to the OoMMWrfstfl lUNrfog adopted the plan of kidnapping them and holding
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    FINDING A WARDROBE.
    1064 1 Digging »n that street of Pompeii whi.-h is called the Sir et of Abundance, men aavi come upon thingi long bidden. They ha> found statuette of Apolk and silver cup Yet there arc many itatueti <>f Apollo which MKC wtre in t hi- houses of 1 1
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      273 1 ./A V."- V.V- W^V/A Wi V.V.%V.\ i SOLYPTOL SOAP 2" •j IDEAL lOR THE HOME Jv.V.VAV. W. V. V.V* VAVAVA'A RAFFLES HOTR "THE HISTORIC HOTEL OF SINGAPORE." I Xnus 8 New Year Festivities XMAS EVE: Saturday 24th December. Dinner and Dame. Christmas Tree and Decoration Tickets S3. XMAS NIGHT: Sunday
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      233 1 jgVfA rrri Vtr 9 *AfissJfiirlo looks after the < <7ennis3 r rock3. X^OUR tennis frocks will give you double T "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. -1. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile—wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo wishes without shrinking. The Kurio way is
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      104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. A real comedy at the Alhamhra Pajre 2. Raffles Hotel Christmas festivities list Pa^e I. Whiteaway's advertise household linens Page o\ The Fourth Commandment at the Pavi'ion- Page 2. Fresh <>r pickled ox tongue at the Cold Storage Page 8> John Little for suitable Christmas presents for Home
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      13 1 ywwvywwwwrv*%w.vyw« v j! THE BEST TABLE BUTTBRji I "SNOWFLAKE" PURE (HILLED CMEAMBByI V.V.VMV.V.V.V.V.V.VAV.V.V.S
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      158 1 THE WEEK. Mot it'f.t. t4th. High Water, 10. l' a.m.. 10. t^ ;>.i.i. Malacca H. W. <i.40 a.m.. »?.7. 7.10 p.m. »>.!. Football: Charity match. Custodian's XI vCentre'f XT Stadium, 4.4."> p.m. Hockey: Service* vs S.C.C. raeaaViy, •_'.*>'/•. Hijrh Water. 10.24 a.m.. S.l>. 10.49 p.m. 93. Malacca H. W. 7.10
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    THE PRICE OF PETROL.
    383 2 SIMM fottf >ear> ag». if wo rccolU-ct •right, >ay> th- Pittas* Gnaette, Hsl torfaif community la Penang, agitated unMiccetufully in favour of a drastic reduction in the price of awtor <pirit. simv that time Um price of the spirit baa fluctuated, hut to an extent u%kl
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    BUKIT K. B. REPORT.
    160 2 The following la the report by the directon to the shareholders to pre- annual meeting <>n Oct. :^i al r n n Gattey and Bateman's. The profit for the year (•abject U directors' fees) amounted to $163&4iWi i rard from last account k m (P s'
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    ROSE MACPHAIL A CO'S REPORT.
    217 2 Sinirapore. Oct. IS. Uubix-r. London, li l%&. Hd down. Local >T '4 eta. Tin.— London, i'2G2 si. 27i ♦"•d down. I ocai $133^ for 175 tons. Miftinff.— Sungei Way 3.09 3.12%, Petal n g L32Vi 4.40, Kochai 2.08 2.12, Rahman Hydsaulic 1.90 I^s, Puteh 1.27'.-
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      251 2 I Blades. SO IT LEX RAZOR BLADES, To tit all Gillette and similar Razors. THE BEST OF BRITISH ■LAMS. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Battery Road. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY. CIN EM A— SIDESHOWS UNION STAR (MALAY) OPERA. Various Amusements GATE 10 CTS. MDM. KELVEVS SCHOOL OF DANCING. For children and sroong
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      352 2 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30. William Fox Presents The Great Story of Irish Life. MOTHER MACHREE Booking at Little's Prices $2 and 1. THE BANVARD LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY CO. PRESENTING ALL THE LATEST AND GREATEST London Successes. SEASON COMMENCING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28th. And Nightly at 9.30 p.m. OMENING
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      358 2 From FRIDAY, 21st. to WEDNESDAY, 2Bth. October A HAPPY COMBINATION OF THRBK ENTERTAIN ING I'M M i —AT THE— ALHAMBRA (Tan Chen** Kee and Co., Ltd., Proprietor*.) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A METKO-(;OU)WYN-MAYi:u PRODUCTION. Pivsontinjr A story in which high Hf<> and humble clash in a mnclstorm
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    EXPERT ATTACKS AIRSHIPS.
    668 3 Factor of Safety Too Low." STORM PERIL. -Mammoth airships designed for world communication, have no veal commercial future; they are not worth their east; they are dangerous; they compare unfavourably with older types of transport. This indictment against airships was nade by Mr. Edward F. Spanner, a
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    NEW RACE WITH QUICK MENTALITY. MRS. BESANT ON NEW TEACHER'S MESSAGE.
    182 3 NEW RACE WITH QUICK MENTALITY. MRS. BESANT ON NEW TEACHER'S MESSAGE. London. Oct. 10. J Mrs. Annie Besaat i« Isavinsj for India on October 12. Interviewed l>y Renter, she expressed Uu- 5» opinion that a new raec was up J in California, also in New Zealand and Greal Britain, with
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    26 3 Men are not sheep, but they have two of "C the <lominating characteristics of sheep. They are gregarious and they are easily frightened. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.
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      222 3 ay Vsv^^^*tssssw^^^^ M^w AT HOME OR ABROAD Keen Sportsmen appreciate the superiority i State Express 555 the world's premier ii^li class cigarette and demand 555 because hey know that wherever they are domiciled in can obtain them always fresh and insistent in quality. St^te (hsj^ess IGARIiTTES aVJ*^Li bbssl m sV
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      559 3 ■jft Tfruj I b7 tK^ .JMHBSiMag HyJ^SSßjav B I Baby's Deadliest Enemy I! *T«HE fly is a pest wherever he goes. The fly forces his way into X your home, tramping his reeking feet over the very food you I j at htterS VOUr table with erms of tuberculosis, typhoid
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    SYNOPSIS OF PIBVIOUS INSTALMENTS.
    247 4 SYNOPSIS OF PIBVIOUS INSTALMENTS. JOAN (JARLAND. the daughter of a Northumbrian squire, i- left, on the squire's death, to face the task of her home from tin loan of debt hangiuu over it To do so, she must travel to India for her brother, BILLY GARLAND, who has been lost
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    JOAN FINDS OUT!
    580 4 "I'orfee! Liqueurs! Cigarette*- -where i< that b< •>•'." Nadine Haniiv. itruek i bell on a carved sandal-wood table, and almost at once a door opened noUelesslj ami a servant glided in. 11.1 Joan saw with soasetaing of a shock Lfcat the man was a native of India.
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    Joan A LOVE STORY
    2280 4  - Joan A LOVE STORY D.R.Huddleston By chis amazing woman with the wealth of a Croeaua, tiie d.sarnung manners, and the d tuskv beauty of an Egyptian prince s Joan found herself trying to place tne r nationality ot Nadine and the aiiflli Hev accent was faultless, ner dusky colouring so
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    DEATH DUEL OF TWO ZOO BISONS.
    480 4 THE WIFE THAT WAS STOLEN FROM PUNCH. There was bound to b< trouble: ><» mu h |y Aas plain from the start. Look at it from Punch':- point of view. Technically, of course he is a murderer —the London Zoo keepers found him stand
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    CONVICT IN WOMAN'S CLOTHES.
    149 4 Taken From Gaol Governor's House. A convict's escapade and almost escape i s reported from Parkhurst Convict Prison Isle of Wight. The convict, working with an outdoor party j of prisoners doing some painting work, succeeded in getting away, and took refuge in I the governor's
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      257 4 To rwn»v« tin Corcr cut the Label W A >k i VIRGINIA A CIGARETTES WD.&H.O.WiIIs. I BRISTOL LQ/NDON. I I «»l3Henbiiras Foods The 'Allenburys* Foods are particularly suited to the feeding oi babies in hot climates. They are germ free, and being simply and easily prepared by the addition of
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    DANCER WHO SCORNED LOVE.
    745 5 Men Risked All For Her. TRAGIC ISADORA. Onc-f. »n one < f her despondent niocxli [sadora Duncan called herself, bitterly, chu Plaything of Fate. There was much truth in the description. All through her life Fate played B4*Ar*gC tricks with this dancing revolutionary this beautiful woman
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    MR. COSGRAVE'S NEW CABINET.
    86 5 London, Oct. 12. Dublin.- The President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, Mr. W. T Cosgrave, has reconstructed his Cabinet. The new C&binet comprises: Minister of Finance and Posts am T/elejjraphs, Mr. Ernest Blythe. Minister" of Defence, Mr. DetmttiU Fitz'gerald. Minister of Education,
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      277 5 I EUROPE 'I*S> J HOTEL! ••RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION" A 1 Christmas Festivities! CHRISTMAS EVE. t SAT. 24th DECEMBER. T Dinner and Cinderella Dance. a Christmaa Tree Decoration >. Tickets. $8. CHRISTMAS NIGHT. 7 SINDAY. 25th DKCEMUEK. T ;,d English Dinner. Distribution of y ChristßUM Novelties; after-dinner music. Tickets. $4. i
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      63 5 tvti than ETn* mpM K^L^^ «b 9^T^£* &f imw^D *9 f* B '^B^.^ .>?^h^>:" :^h^K :> (The CORKrTIPPED G&areitel I of this GENERATION MADE IN LONDON by CARRERAS, LTD. ■BBHBBBBBHBBBBBBBBHHHHBHHBEn 50/c A>renfs; HUTTENBACH LAZARUS SONS,LTD.,S!NGAPORE,PENANG,IPOH, KUALA-LUMPUR i 1 >^^^^S^B B^^SSB ASI BP^~ m 1 .^M^sxr Mk Bs* j^4 J i
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    A MUSEUM'S AID TO TRADE.
    892 6 I The Victoria and Albert. VARIED ACTIVITIES. The Victoria and Albert Museum, so fai 11 at any rate as the number of attendance s I is concerned, holds the premier plact among: London Museums. So vast is it E despite its comparatively moderft appear I
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      349 6 WHITEAWAYS FOR HOUSEHOLD LWHiS £>■ nl m/JIT 5^1 WH ITELAW BED SHECTS NAPKINS WAIN PIUOW CASE %^i^f<J^ THE "WHITELAW" BED C»/^ H/rtAVMYS^JK^P I ON£ OF WWTeAWAYS VI 1 f r» i >^^.^/^^ i stanoapit- vALUtt Mtuw trom strong Bolu>n Sheeting. Hemmed ready for use NAPKINS. I'I.AIN IHTION PILLOW CASES 70x90
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      177 6 Sole Agents Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. (I*»ryufttt» la tf» Stnlte B«ttltm«nts) ERASMIC h^J THE PEERLESS f F^OO O DEL.CATE SOAP- <M^ f}ft JAo AND A \J-0 FLEETING GLORIOUS #00 (C\ \J^S^ FRAGRANCE A u \< HEDGEROW €> o /TYoO CARESS VIOLET ■TO <r\ <P^> <q U* THE °R^?^- J
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  • BALKAN POLITICS, CAROL AND RUMANIA.
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      SHOULD HE RETURN?
      121 7 [Reuter's Service.] I ond'ui Oct. 22. In connection with the rumours tha Pf nee Caiol of Rumania has broken wil' Ms companion, Madame Lupescu, the Morr. ng Pant's pans correspondent diJar*i thai uch a brook was definitely made K.llowin* he anivai in France of a delegation daim
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      EMPIRE COTTON GROWING.
      100 7 IKeiuci's mwlee.] London, Oct. 21. Representative* of iho Federation of Master Cottommtaners' Asserleliom and tfee Gottone^saners' and Manufacturers' Asciati.ns passed a resolution at Manches. DleTfalf the renewal of the Cotton In•try Aft which terminates in li»2S wherethe spinnnts pay levy of sixpence i.« oj: all cotton purchased,
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      A WARNING TO GERMANY.
      101 7 [Renter's service. I IJerlin. Oft 22. l\-.})itH Mr Parket GUhort, Atone Gen foi Separations, beins reported to have mat t n lt H foist ry „f Finance s memoramtun pofettec •wl tru^ danger that the Cut UK financial ]>..siti«.n of Gennany miirht be so food at
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      RUM PIRATES.
      77 7 [Router's Service. 1 Nassau. Bahamas. Oct. 21. it is reported thai ♦•rf;»rts are heine made hroueh Sir K<mv Howard to extradite ;ury Christiansen, the fOnitf 111 I llsmml of Miami, to bv tried for alleged piracy with I H. Mesle. who is charged with seizing 1 liquor vessel
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      AERIAL PROGRESS.
      48 7 TRsuter's Service. I Naples. Oct. 21. The British Air Force flying- boats have rriv.d here. Lc Bmnrgvf, Oct. 22. The French nimran, Knippinfr, left last •vonintr in a 40 h.p. aofwpsant fcr Mflicem v the attempt to beat the loner-distance ic<»id for aeroplanes of this class.
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      MR. MITCHELL'S CAPTURE.
      30 7 [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City. 22. According to newspaper dospatehoa the >;ui(iits have releasc<l Mi. Mitihell the Brii<h mint- manager hut the report hitherto I n«t confirmed officially.
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      THE IRENE SINKS.
      35 7 [Reuter's Fai Eastern Service.") Hong Kong, Oct. 22. Tlu C M. steamer Irene which was capBrod by piraies and taken to Bias Bay and '<.■.■<". iit tired by British Warships, sank yescniiiy aftorn(»on.
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      OBITUARY.
      26 7 Reuter's Service. London, Oct. 22. The death i*i announced of the wife of r ir Jacob Bo reel. Chamberlain to the juten of the Netherlands.
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    105 7 The heroine of the Japanese earthquake Kf 1!>23, Wm Ivo Araki, head nurse of St. Luke's International Hospital. Yokohama, s in New York on a year's study of the leading 1 hospitals of the country at the •xpcnse of the Rockefeller Foundation. 'Araki San" Extricated a number of patiits from
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    THE CHICAGO JOKE.
    191 7 BRITISH PLOT AGAINST AMERICA. WANTS TO REGAIN LOST COLONY. [Renter's Service.! 1 Now York. Oct. 21. Mayor Thompson is keeping Chicago alive K y the various phases of his avowed policy of "Keeping Kinjf George out of Chicago' the latest being: his tffort to remove Mr McAndrew.
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    RUSSIA'S DIFFICILTIES.
    47 7 [Router's Bcnriee.] Leningrad. Oct. 21. Ihe report of .\j. Kuib.yshtfe. (hairman lh« Supreme Peoples' Economic Council on the economic position and m—pctUi of Mm Borial Union, states that fndnatry is ur.arlo to abootn the surplus man-power )1 the villages which in winter is 8H millions.
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    LAEOUR WINS NORWAY.
    61 7 fßeutor's Service.] Oslo, O;t. 11. The firal results of the Komgfiaji elections are that tlu> Cons« -rvativp-Liboval ...alition which foriMtd tiic last Ministry hm ii vt a Mats, Übovr ha< gained 27 «hd '.»i,i a total of 50, being the big**! iP rlt party etwptrej with the
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    KEMPAS, REPORT.
    492 7 Thr following is the report by the Directors to the shareholders of Koupas. Ltd., lot :he annuaj meeting to be held on October 2l»th. at 12 o'clock noon, at Sinie, Dai by and Co.. Malacca. After charging: the whole of the ■OtTOtaria) expretet ami depreciation to re\enue. the
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      333 7 SJSINESS CARDS. fili BROS: UNDERTAKERS. M,i\| MFNTAL MASONS. m m "'i r >h I NN r* 3l ls Made to ordrr. J Wreath* Always in Stock. S?l**i€ Koad. Tel: 3869. > .V. Vh 11 .V.V. i .V. l iVrt i A%VIVL MEMORIALS. 5 .< VTORE CASKET CO. I i; hkntal
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      675 7 M Js 7*revention Better %W\ .^r^ than Cure Y^Wt ,^^^T decay will ultimately cause mouth and throat Vl\\ r* <^^r as well as general ill heaJth. VWV V^£k.^^r A Clean Tooth Never Decays— The Pro-phy-lac-tic Tooth \>*>\ A vSj^^ O Brush reaches every part of every tooth, every time. It
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      411 7 NOTICES. ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES LTD. CHANGE OF NAME. By permission o:" The Honourable The Colonial Secretary and Special Resolution the name of the above Coaipany has been changed to "CHING KENG LEi: ft CO., LTD. 1 undei rhieft style the basiaees carried on by th* Company was conducted fat -ome
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      65 7 KIKKO BAH SOY FAMOUS JAPANESE SAUCE fW^yS^f^Sfc^^^^/^^^M^aa^^^BM Delicious Taste! To iwW more taste and nourishment to your food Try Kikko Man Soy famoas Japanese soy —on your meats, fishes and vefetaWle* Kikko Man Soy it prepared from nourishing soy-bean, wheat and pure salt. Brewed under utmost car* and contains ao
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    52 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. CHUA. «»i>. October Zltt :«t hi> resiilenci ISt Lcvender Chua Sir. Ghct atro Si. Ht Uttvei widow, t ROBS, Chua Tiling Hock, Tianjr St-r^. Tiaaf Khenc %ui Tiaag Hwoe; ."> daughter* and l"> jrrar.u-chiUirfti. Funeral 27th In»t: Cort«S* loading IS a.m. >harp t"or Bkt: Brown Cemotorj. N*
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 24, 1927.
    797 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 24, 1927. Week-End Comment. The capture and recapture of the China Merchants steamer Irene has shown that the naval measures which are being taken on the south China coast are having results for it is fairly certain that the case of the Irene does not
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    377 8 c Mr. A. R. Morgan, manager of Alor Pongsu estate. Bagan Serai, Perak. accompanied by Mrs. Morgan returned from Home by the Mongolia. r d Mr. S. P. Waterlow. British Minister at a Bangkok, who arrived in Penang from Singapore en route to Bangkok, left by the express on Friday.
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE. VISITORS DURING THE WEEK.
    459 8 GOVERNMENT HOUSE. VISITORS DURING THE WEEK. Monday 17th October. The Governor of British North Borneo urived on a visit to Government House. Tuesday 18th October. His Excellency the Governor attended by Mr. J. Hugpins, Private Secretary ami Cap_ tain G. N. Macartney, Aide de-Camp returned by the morning mail train
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    ARMED ROBBERS AGAIN.
    130 8 CHINESE DWELLING RAIDED. Armed robbers were active again on Friday night. The residence in Lorong 37. Geylang, of a Chinese clerk employed at the Government Treasury was visited by four Chinese armed with pistols and who had a motor car in use. The complainant and his wife
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    197 8 Mr. J. B. Scrivenor. (Government Geologist, Batu Gajah, who is at present on Home leave, hopes to bo back in Perak in February. Beater telegraphs from New York that Mr. Victor Beyer has been elected Chair iran of the National Executive of the Socialist Party in succession to Mr. Fupem
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES. Waratahs' First Check POINTLESS GAME AGAINST LONDON.
    94 8 SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES. Waratahs' First Check POINTLESS GAME AGAINST LONDON. (Our Own Correspondent. „,,r i, London. kr« 2' The New South Wain X\ list check of their tour on th< Twfcl lam ground this afternoon, wh,i they opposed to a strong London h<i,. Vb j clu'led a number of the
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    CAMBRIDGESHIRE BETTING. WEISSDORN A STRONG FAVOURITE.
    68 8 CAMBRIDGESHIRE BETTING. WEISSDORN A STRONG FAVOURITE. (Our Own Correspondent l.«»H(|nn Oft, U Wetesdoni lends the betting i hri<^reshin i which is t niaikft on Wednesday, th« beins;: Weissdorn 85 to 20. Orbindoi 100 to All'.- Bluo and Pohansun Inca IS to l. silver Lark 100 t.- Apeile and Itisi-lit. L(
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    DOG RACING SEASON ENDS. BRIGHT FURURE FOR BIG COMANIES.
    71 8 DOG RACING SEASON ENDS. BRIGHT FURURE FOR BIG COMANIES. (Our Own Correspondent London. Oct D Tht- dog~rarfnc num practical!; to-day. It has beta an txtraordiasrilj c-essful utu-. in which 1* largl come into existence, whik soi othen ait- contemplated. There less than M eompaniei r< it- far as the future
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    CRITICAL POSITION OF IRISH RACING. TOTALISATOR TO THE RESCUE.
    74 8 CRITICAL POSITION OF IRISH RACING. TOTALISATOR TO THE RESCUE. (Our Own Correspondent- Copyright London. Oft The liish racing Bxture shows that many of Um n *1 meetings have not applied foi daU ■CCOOnt of tin- heavy lOMel they fend this year. The total vaai stal es this year at tBOM
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    L.T.A. AND TENNIS BALL PRICES.
    66 8 (Our Own Correspondent. bsaisa, <><■<• The campaign of tin- LIWI Tcnni ciation against the bigtl prieei ot tennis balls eOMUMBMI <""> N" 11 Association is going to itteMpi reduced prices by Introducing »*rW eial balls at a standard Dike, th»' of which is to ho
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    ROWING PRACTICE DURING WINTER.
    36 8 ROWING PRACTICE DURING WINTER. (Our Own Correspondent Lsaisa, 0* With the idea of j.rovul.n, I with the opportunity of keepinf during the winter months tfc* I tag club is having s bw ■< > which will enable an
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    KLABANG RUBBER CASE.
    54 8 JUDGMENT KOK DEI i N|n (From OurOwnC.rnM ll*.h. <M Justka Therm- deliver' mont in favour of d.-f«n.i.-' the CMC wherein the Kl»b«nK pany. Sir John Barlou. F»i Arthur Pomeroy. toed Al pany for recovery of I Of acreage in Swc-<«t Kanr.: an option by defendants to His
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      194 8 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" I MARTINI AND ffi|BL I Caldbcck, Macgregor 8 Co., Ltd. j^^^S (Inwrporated under the Companies Ordinance I 0/ Hongkong) I^a^^B I [Incorporated in Shanghai.) J^fc^2s^^^3^3# I 45 Kol>in»«m koad. Sinjraport-. Tel. 228 I I FRESH OR PICKLED lOX TONGUES ABOUT 2 lbs. EACH I PER
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      58 8 C Parf urns de Luxe < I OOTY ;j Chypre 5 Origan < Rose Jacqueminot I Paris f! •I Emeraude i| EAU DE COTY 5 J» to be had from all dealers i ltop* r Brothers. jj VA%VWVJV.V.%VV«%VW%V.V«VV.VI% l E9 Gcnasco I "wit jwwaa Cl\D C^i a TXJwk I e
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      11 8 f To-day^s Foature. OUR SERIAL STOtfrl J "JOAN" j Pd^fj j^J
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    SHANGHAI SENSATION.
    145 9 Kl tPHNG CAMPAIGN mMTHANTS ■OUGaffT AND SOLD. ir Eastern Service]. Shanghai. Oct. 22. rror exiotl among the wealthe Settlement as a result njr.s with which even the iiitics are unable to cope, the fact that the Chinese ];in information fearing reH have been kidnap 18 bow* h 101
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    AERIAL NEWS.
    102 9 «'ii retard. Mala*. o««. ft, 1 wbo recentl) t i Denmark to Uk i Machine ted Again th^a mom inded twwty^hrj OM Orchard, Maine. Oct. 23. i Man. Mrs. France- a niece of ex-President unsuccessful attampta to ttai i! for the third time Iliftht t > Copenhagen in
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    MORE RUSSIAN TRIALS.
    90 9 [R< nter*a Service.] Mo«.cou. Oct. 22. i further ftvi prisoner* on i-r oprm-d in tilt Sui'ieni" brother* Prove, tw military Korepuov, legal advi«? to lutionary War Council, an all oURf on behalf of Givat Moscow. Oct. 23. Tm« Afcaey describing the espionage trial, says lun-d that from
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    CRUISER DEVONSHIRE LAUNCHED.
    36 9 CRUISER DEVONSHIRE LAUNCHED. Senrle~.j I "iidun. Oct. 23. brewed in 1904, when the same name *a* n <.n the cruiser Devon- launched at Devonport Klete. 10.000 tons is oil-driven M knots. She is GOC over ii.292,000.
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    AN EMERALD CORNER.
    43 9 1 Service.] New York. Oct. 22. :i<i s "n, a firm of New inouaei they have acquir emerald mines in the "H i<m with various Th« mines w iU be work •'"hinery and the gem, a.r ■Me. <>n page 7.]
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    PRODUCTION COSTS INQUISITION.
    197 9 PRODUCTION COSTS INQUISITION. AMERICAN PROPOSAL RESENTED. THE FRENCH NEGOTIATIONS. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Oct. 22. e The Attorney General has advised Mr Toolidge that in his opinion the law does I not require the tariff commission to send investigators to foreign competing countries t ascertain toatl of production as a step
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    DEAD SEA FRUITS. ENGLAND TO GATHER THEM.
    72 9 DEAD SEA FRUITS. ENGLAND TO GATHER THEM. IReuter's Service. l I ondon. Oct. 23. The Sunda;. Times states that the cor. Deoaioa for reclaiaiiag the vast mineral re MMUCOi of the iVad Sen. including the inexhaustible supply of potash, has l>een a.wa!ded to a British syndicate, a sub sidiary company
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    DUTCH INDIES ON THE LEAGUE.
    125 9 [Ileuter's Service.! The Hajrue. Oct. 22. The report of the committee of the Lowt-i House on the foreign estimates alludes to the desire of Deputies to resuscitate the principles of the Geneva protocol and says sivna! numbers favour the Hutch Indies b;»vii t: their own
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    GERMAN MINE DISPUTE.
    78 9 fßeuter's Service.] Berlin. Oct. 23. The Halle mineowners rejected but the miners' delegates accepted, the official arbitrator's award, but the Minister of labour has declared the award is binding compelling the mineowners to pay increased wages. Work is being resumed on Monday. Madrid. Oct. 23. A referendum
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    STAND COLLAPSE AT FOOTBALL MATCH.
    60 9 [Reuter's Service.] Richmond Virginia. Oct. 23. Over a hundred persons are reported to h;i\f been injured by the collapse of a section of the spectators' stands at a foot-l-all match between the University of Maryland and Virginia and the Military Institute. Xo one was killed
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    AMERICA RULES NICARAGUA.
    53 9 Renter's Service. 1 Washington. Oct. 23. The State Department has advised Chamorro, ex-Presidem of Nicaragua who i i.< at present here, that the United States I will not recognise him if he is elected \vtsident at the forthcoming Nicaraguan elections. He is held to be ineligible under
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    GENERAL GOMEZ ESCAPES.
    56 9 fßeutpr's Service. l Guatemala City. Oct. 23. General Gomez, leader of the revolt 1 ■gainst the Calles Government in Mexico, I is reported to have eluded the Mexican troops and crossed the Guatemalan frontier I and is staying- at San Felipe where his wife's family has a
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    SINGAPORE DOCK.
    46 9 ADMIRALTY'S CALL FOR TENDERS. NINE MILLION ESTIMATE. [Reiner's Service.] London. Oct. 23. The Sunday Times is informed the Admiralty has asked four firms to tender for the work of making and repairing the docks and harbours of Singapore at a cost approximately of £9,000,000.
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    MOROCCAN TRIBAL RAID.
    191 9 I Router's Service.] Paris, Oct. 23. Four members of a hunting party, Yvas Stee*?. who is a nephew of the Resident General, his wife, Jean Maillet and his wife, have been kidnapped by Moorish trihesnien. The fiist indication of the aiTair was the discovery of <«n abandoned
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    NEW YORK STOCK SLUMP. NEW LOW RECORDS.
    171 9 NEW YORK STOCK SLUMP. NEW LOW RECORDS. [Router's Service.] New York. Oct. 23. The sharp downward trend of prices in the stock market for the last four sessions is generally attributed |o a belated cor rection of the somewhat too heavy speculative position. Some of the leading railway and indus
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    BANDITS BEATEN BY APPLES.
    146 9 [Riutvr's Service.] London, Oct. 23. A "battle" between a party of shipwrecked Americans and a body of Riff tribesmen, whom they kept at bay by fusillades of ap,ples and oranges, is described by the crew of the American steamer Xile, who arrived at Southampton aboard the
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    NEW CRUISER FOR CHINA.
    38 9 [Renter*! Servici.] London. Oct. 22. The new 10,000 ton cruiser Berwicu, Commander Captain Wykes Sneyd, lias been ordered to commission on Nov. 1 for service with the fifth Cruiser Squadron on the China Station.
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    MARINES RETURN FROM CHINA.
    24 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 London, Oct. 22. Four hundred marines have arrived at Plymouth from China. They were enthu siastically welcomed.
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    CARDINAL O'DONNELL DEAD.
    26 9 TReutei's Service.] London, Oct. 22. The death is announced of Cardinal Patrick O'Donnell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Armagh. [Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    336 9 Malay Company's Annual Meeting. THE GOVERNOR PRESENT. The Malay Company, S.V.C., held a very successful annual rifle meeting at the Bukit Timah range yesterday. Fine weather prevailed and the various events pro duced some #ood shooting. There were eight matches altogether and shooting commenced soon after eight o'clock
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    THIRTY YARDS RANGE COMPETITION.
    320 9 Tht* winners of tho Challenge Cup presented by Major General Sir Neil Malcolm K.C.L5.. D.5.0.. tor the Thirty Yards Ran^. Competition .ire No XI Platoon "C" Coy.. M.S.V.R. Tho annual inspection of the Selangor Cadet Corps took place on Thursday. The three corps V.1., M.8.5., and
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    THE IRENE PIRATES.
    37 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Honjr Kong, Oct. 22. The Irene had fourteen missing. Sever suspected pirates are in custody. It is officially stated the pirates fired on th< submarine when ordered to heave to.
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    GOVERNMENT OF TIMOR.
    1730 11 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. |K ,,|s|\ri\K MPUMtA NO. 89. w Council has approved Timor has been pleasmtii to this diploma with -t Home Government telegram No. :>U6 o f :*ist I nees»ioa H the Monopoly loitatioa of petroleum. ..nl li\ dro carbonate p^ga No. im of 27th Sepk II
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    ADVERTISEMENT.
    840 11 For due execution, it If advertised that M the ISth. December. 1927, by o'clock, at the Finance Department. Dili.* and before' the committee referred to by the article 156 of the Finance Regulation tenders will be iteehred for the adjudication of the monopoly for research and exploitation of petroleum,
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    LEPROSY IN THE EMPIRE. MEDICAL SUB-COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
    130 11 London Oct. 12. At a meeting of the executive of the British Empir? Leprosy Association, Bfa Leonard Rogers .brought up the report of he Medical Sub-Committee based on Mr Oldrieves's recent African tour. He disap •m-i ved of compulsory segregation of leper.and advocated
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    CHALIAPIN AT ALBERT HALL. GREAT WELCOME FROM MUSICAL LONDON.
    132 11 CHALIAPIN AT ALBERT HALL. GREAT WELCOME FROM MUSICAL LONDON. London, Oct. 12. The Albert Hall was transformed into i vast theatr? last evening, where all musiea London had assembled to see and heai Chaliapin as Salieri, an aristocratic court musician of Mozart's day. and as the dtunken monk Varlaam in
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    DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER'S MARRIAGE.
    190 11 London. Oct. Bth. Violet. Duchess of Westminster, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon'ble Frederic Crippt were married at a Register Office In the West End to-day. Only a few friends were present. These included the bridegroom's parents, Lord and Lady Parmoor, Lord d'Abernon and Lord Dalmeny, while the
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    JAVA'S INCREASING POPULATION.
    374 11 JAVA'S INCREASING POPULATION. -Japan is not the only country with a I Population problem, according to H V I van Bergen for 25 years resident of •Java, and long time superintendent of public instruction for the Javanese. I "In Java the population increases now M the rate of about a
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    TENDERS.
    151 11 TENDLUS Will be received up to noon on tract.ng for supphes for the Singapore Prison ror a period of one year, conum-nt-in* from Ist' January, 1928:---1. Making up of 2HO suits, more or loss of whit* satin jean for Kuropean Warder* Cloth will be provided for the suits the
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    JOHORE GOVERNMENT.
    83 11 iSSSSfI Uri Muar for the ye,r V<)2>s US 'r ay bt> mi U f raj Each envelope mmt be UtM ami rfmb narked -DIET TEXDKR FOR HOSIMTAI i"r Tull particulars re the .liots may he ha<l m jppl.cat.on f the Central Ifediea] lim, Johor.. Bahru or to any
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    MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE.
    77 11 Tenders are invited for the iff It— «,f •< nor,, tor tnaatormmn M Ncwtoa Road and will be received by the undersigned up to noon Wednesday October 2«th. Plans. Specifications and form of tender m>tv obtained fro m the Municipal Architect on production of a receipt for
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    SAYING GOOD-BYE TO A SHIP.
    678 12 Dinner with The Snotties. JKE A COOK OUT OF A JOB. Captain EL H. G. R. Evans. C.8.. D.5.0.. ..N., who has just given up command of he Battle Cruiser Repulse, in which the '1 ince of Wales made his world tour, writes: First of
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    COLLISION WITH ICEBERG.
    76 12 The steamer Mamai i (^ll4 tons), which recently collided with a iceberg, arrived at London with her bows crumpled and bent. The collision tore huge gap below the waterline, which was patched up with baulks of timber and bands of steel. The bulkhead held and averted a
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      232 14 One of the most exeitfng 1 papers on ex peri mental physics that has appeared fo some time is published in the current numbe: of the Philosophical Magazine. The author are Professor R. W. Wood and Mr. A. T Loomis, the former bciiip tho eminent Ame lican
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      How They Are Produced.
      239 14 To produce an ulua-sound a plate has f 1 e caused to vibrate with a frequency o >ver 10,000 per second This can b achieved very neatly by exploiting an in teretting property of certain substance (in particular, |uarts) consisting: of odd fth*ped crystal*. When these
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      Submarine Detection.
      242 14 Ultra-sound waves were used fur the detection of submarines during the war. Bcmma <<f waves of frequency about 40,000 were directed through the water towards submarines the hulls of which reflected the beam as an echo. The times that the echo took to reach certain plates enabled the.
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      Effect on Living Organisms.
      295 14 The ultra-sound waves can be transmitted through glass threads a yard or n. ore in length and less than or:»-hi.nu«.-edih of an inch in diameter. If the end of the thread is held between finger and thumb, the vibration causes a burn, due to the minute
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    EMPIRE SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
    149 14 tion compelling th« in Crown c lon i for public p'.,uii ■■mi. i AfMlta in London. \\aamendment deprecating the t aolui ion, ;i> 'o UM full facts. The amendment > A ro-oluti. drawing h jury .lone to the I an.) carpet Industrie* I mi
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 15 October 22. Bank 4 m.f. 2|3 31-32 Bank demand 2|3 23-35' Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4%, Ne.v York, demand 56% Credits 90 days 57',^ France, demand 1420 India, T. T. 153% Hong Kong, demand U- s p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand HOVi Nom. Java demand 139 Bangkok, demand 80'.'. Par
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    PRODUCE.
    212 15 October 22. Tin 175 Tons $iy.V- K (iambier 91^, Pepprr White ic;{ Peppor Black Flake Tapioca 7*^ Petirl Sags Small g Copra 11,15 Copra Sundrie<l 11. H5 Opium. Benares 'int. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin than Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintan
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    165 15 Saturday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers Eaatern Siam 22s 23* Hong Fatt (61) 92% 97% Kampong (10s> 38s 6d 40a Kamunting (sa) 17s Od 20s cd. Kinta Tin (gl I 1.35 1.40 Klang River ($1) 3.77 1 3.85 Kuchai Ord.-. <*1) 2.07 T 2. 12'^ Lingui Tin 1.80 I.S.Malayan
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    133 15 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Messrs. Sime, Darby Co., Malacca, j nffents have received a cable from the Secretaries of Merlimau Rubber Estates ad vis intr that the Board of Directors have declared in interim dividend of 5 per cent. less income tax. October 22, (losing Prices. Buyers Sellers Satang Padang
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    101 15 Stocks Held by the Harbour Hoards on September 30th.. Singapore and Penanji 545 tons. All figures are in tons. Exports, Restriction area, do not include rubber produced in the Islands of Singapore and Penang, estimated for current quarter at about 430 tons per month. Figures relating to stocks are those
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    BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER.
    601 15 sth. RESTRICTION YEAR. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF RUMMER, (TRADE IKi IRKS). X.B.— Above figures are based on declarations received faring the month by the Registrars of Imports and Exports and do not represent tha quantities actually imported or exported during the calendar month. One gallon of latex
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      527 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund- Sterling £6000,000 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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    RUGBY.
    874 16 Cricket Club Tournament. ETCETERAS SWAMPED BY 8.8. AND I. 8.8. and 1. 46 pt»: Etceteras 0. The meeting of the Etcetera* and Law XV with the Public Services ami 8.8. and I. in the S.C.C. Rugby tournament on the Padang on Saturday provided a striking contrast to the two
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    47 16 Orders for week ending: October 29th. Monday. October 24th.— Fifth Troop Ins- I pection. Headquarters, 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 25th.— Ambulance > Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. I Thursday. October 27th.— Band Practice, Headquarters. 5.15 p.m. Friday, October 28th.— Signalling Class, i Headquarters .">.15 p.m. i
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    207 16 The Channel Wins. MISS GLEITZE GIVES UP. E[Heuter's Se- vice.] Boulogne, Oct. 21. iss Gleitze abandoned her Channel swin p.m. She was seven miles from Dover whei she had to give up owing to cold. Her failur was greeted with a general chor a., r.f "Har< Biiore retiring
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    PENANG vs. NEGRI SEMBILAN.
    201 16 A GOOD GAME. Penang 20 points; Negri Semhilan ">. <From Our Own Correspondents Penan*. Oct. 23. Owing to the hardness of the Padang th? Penang Negri Sembilan rugger match \%as played on the polo ground. There was a large attendance including the Resident Councillor. The visitors
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    BARRY CHALLENGES GODSELL.
    42 16 [Renter's Service.] Vancouver, Oct. 21. Major (indsell has announced that he has accepted another challenge from Barry accompanied by a deposit of $500 for the world's professional sculling championship. No date has been settled but Barry supcrests Empire Day.
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    HOCKEY.
    134 16 The hockey match at Tanglin yesterday between the Dukes and Mr. Holyoak's eleven resulted in a win for the Regiment by three goals to nil. L-Cpl Smith scored twice and Lieut. Cumberledgre once. The following: have been selected to represent the United Service* vs. S.C.C. on Monday, at the
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    THE "KENG HUA" PLANT.
    138 16 Mr. R. T. Mills, of New Labu estate Labu, writing: in answer to a query in the Malay Mail about the Henp Hua plant, of «vhich he has two, says: It is an error to think this plant rarely )lossoms. It blossoms every four or six
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    22 16 Raja Said Tauphy, O.BE, M.C.S., who s now in England on furlough, is due back r n Perak early in December. t
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    276 16 Everton Redivivus. SEVEN GOALS AGAINST HAMMERS. Reuter's Service. 1 London, Get. 22. Results in the English and Scottish League to day were as follow: Division I. Bumingham 2, Bury 2 Blackburn 0, Leicester 0 Eolton 2, Liverpool 1 Cardiff 3, Portsmouth 1 Everton 7, West Ham 0 Huddersfield
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    INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.
    170 16 IRELAND BEATS ENGLAND. Inland 2: England ft. [Reuter's Service.] Belfast. Oct. 22. Despite a steady downpour, .iO.OOO people attended the soccer international between England and Ireland which was won by Ireland 2 goals to nil. The ground was very soft. For the first half hour the English foi
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    SOCCER: SELANGOR CUP.
    78 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 23. The final of the Selangor Cup on Saturday afternoon between Chinese and Tamil? was witnessed by a very large gathering including th? Resident. After a splendid game the match ended in a draw of one all Choon Lin scoring
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    RACE TRAINING.
    137 16 Work for the forthcoming November 3 sxtra meeting on Nov. 12, 14 and 19, began on Saturday when the course was officially opened for training. The list includes 127 c Worses and ponies at present and whilst H here are many notable absentees there will :>e good racing
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    246 16 The Irish Maidens. NAMES AND BREEDING. The following is the breeding of some of the Irish Maidens which are due to arrive in Singapore by th? Carnarvonshire about Nov. sth for racing at the Spring meeting of the Turf Club in May next. Ch. F. 3, by
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    419 16 THE 1»2,s PONY GRIFFIN*. The following was the result of the drawing for the pony griffins held on the Rare Course. Ipoh: No. I—B1 B G 4, 14.1, breeding Mil lie Oliver Burrawah, drawn by A. Ramsa\ trainer Logue. No. 2— Br G4, 14.2, breeding Merrie Oliver—
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