The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 October 1927

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    13 1 Singaapore Free Press m CENTS. SINGAPORE, S& SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1927. NO. 12,215.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    301 1 The rate cutting war l>et weet. Argentine chilled meat interests which has been going on fur ears iv ended Page 11. Miss Ruth Klder. ho was recentl> picked up m the Atlantic when attempting at Hy across, has been welcomed at Madrid Page 11. Details are slowly
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK
    257 1 Qiilcqu.d flfjta! homines nmatri* rut fnrrnoo Lib€lli Juvenal' It is still not safe to mention buttons I t ;>ur leading Irish Cartoonist. a When Horatio Bottom!*-* began his lecture Umr of Greal Britain at the Queen's Hall, London, on Oct. 12th. the chair was taken by
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    CRIME WAVE IN TANJONG MALIM
    144 1 COOK MAKES EASY MONEY. If that's all there has been a cri ne wave at our mess for the past six months. It reminds one of the oil-time joke ot the Tuan calling angrily to the Boy at 7 a.m. for makan and the Boy's
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    COMING SHORTLY
    474 1 "Why She Left Home," or the comedy of the Irish Maiden who was bought for one thousand guineas and came out to the Lurid East for one hundred and fifty. Libretto by A.H.T. from notes gathered during pastoral gambollings on Zambo. Score by (I.R. composed ia idle moments
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      238 1 »U!N(; LOONG. lil( i i \ss TAIUMUNG. md I'im !i noai*a\Jit-**c<l ii n.n KTKEaTT. RAFF LEg H O T E L POPPY DAY BALL THK ANNUAL HALL IN AID OF EARL HAGS POPPY DAY FUND WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, :>th NOVEMBER. Under tin* Distinguished Patronage of UK rHE GOVERNOR
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      264 1 -ifc_ y^ X mmar 111 E^*^K~^^v\V^^^^^^ Good taste always pre--4 r^^^^ vai s Jn the selection o! fT^"^ K^H f fl! cigarettes— that is why aX iS Jii>^ smokers always select Cigarettes the brand 3^^^M that of the comforts of home. HMHtHMfR |t jbbt is^ P^OS gEW ARE of Om-
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      100 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. DFDFDSDFDFDFDS Havel announcements —Page I. Tiii't' Club announcement Scottish University Dinner, MondayPar* i'The Whippet Six— most active s;x in its price class Page 4. Oldamobik dealers offer a spe< ul display or Monday Pam* 7. The Ansaldo car offers thrilling and ex.j'inp' emotions— Page 7. Sisson's Floor Stain
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      13 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE f or EUROPEAN TROPICAL SCITS. 32. hk;h STREET.
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      156 1 THE WEEK. Ss-rardag, tEth, High Water. 0.18 a.m.. 8.7, 11.50 a.m., 9.3. Malacca H. W. 9.00 a.m.. WS, 9.00 p.m. 03. 8.1. outward mail due. Polo. Barnes Cups. 4.45. Golf: Weiding Cup. Katong. Rugby: Malaya Cup. .Johore vs. Malacca, at Malacca; Colours v<. Whites, Padang. Katja the Dancer. Theatre. 9.30
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    105 2 v.: \T!KT!I SUNDAY AFTEI TRINITY T .i Holy Common 7.a|R R jn. Holy Communion (Ctaaial) an. 1 Sennou. 4 Tl t Catechiam. bi Serm©i followed \>\ a S< ction of M ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. :i M Holy Communion. p rhe following aroofc fli tha < fltnodral T.i" :..n.
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    STRAITS CHINESE HETHODIST CHURCH.
    66 2 A.. CHAPEL School. I Service: Ret Job H I X PAI EBAB ENGI ISB SCHOOI I Malay S Mi I m. w esi ll R< ti. .1 Subject I I 8 p. S D. I T Meet ng Mr. Kh<"> v.. v w Meeting at Hn
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    38 2 Orrhard Road. I Worship. Sul Address: 'Back 51 ng*. I Sunday S w rship. In I Bus i ncsa Pri n Pn Rev c. H. Doug-la*. V IU a.m. I Hand S Meeting Mans*. i tiee.
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    STRAITS CHINESE CHURCH.
    28 2 Prinaep Street. 9 ren's Da; I Serrice m the Church, Orch ird Road. Meeting— Miss S. C. Chua. v sp< "i ng Peopli Sei rice.
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    "BETHESDA." Bras Basah Road.
    60 2 iking et' Bread. 4 p.m Rial.- Classes aad Sunday School. Co-pel Service. v Mr. Victor Van Langenberg. Hoi Prayer Meeting. Tuesday \,.)d. Bible Reading. Wedl 8 i .ia. Malay Gospel Meeting. Thursday IJWQ p.m. Ladie>' Meeting. p Address to Chr^tians. HINKSE GOSPEL HALL North IJridire Road.
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    WELSEY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
    88 2 WELSEY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 4 Fort Carmine* Road. S .lay School. Classes for all aaata. 9.1" Service or' Worship with Sermo?i by R< v. Hobart B. Amstutz. 1.30 Service <>r' Worship. Address l.y Mn, Chock Dories, MJL, H Christianity v s con- ■•»> i- lo Indian Life". Tuesday 6.30 p.m.
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    TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH.
    99 2 Short Street. v inday School. l'» a.m. Diviae Service. J' 1 •< Rai B. s. Pahianathaa. 7 .m. Epworth League Meeting. Subject: City af Yoong Men and Women H B. I>. Luthar, H.A. 7 p.m. ruesday Prayer Meeting 1 hti Mr M. Charles. I p.m. Wednesday, Bingiug
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    TEMPLE OF THE DIVINE SPIRIT.
    30 2 t, I 4 Geylang Road.) 1 rce> -don Service 7 *a c 1 Baturday n lf V I vvcry da P.m. Pastors At Home. Sunday.
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      323 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY. CINEMA— SIDESHOWS UNION STAR (MALAY) OPERA. Various Amusements GATE 10 CTS. MDM. KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING. For children and young ladies m Character, Classical. Clog, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lessons m modern ballroom dancinpr and latest variations. I guarantee to make you proficient m six
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      319 2 VICTORIA THEATRE aa THE?*BANVARD LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY CO. PRESENTING ALL THE LATEST AND GREATEST London Successes. To-night at 9.30 p.m. KATJA THE DANCER From Daly's Theatre, London. Monday, Ocl. 31st and Tuesday. Nov. Ist. Wednesday, Nov. 2nd. Thursday, Nov. 3rd. "QUEEN HIGH/ 1 "MERCENARY MARY." Ftem the Que?n's Theatre, London.
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      240 2 ALHAMBM (Tan Chen* Kee <•„., Md< Vo ru A In the Second Shon at <> Ml The Dempsey-Sharkev U Showing the Training of both Jack DeBBPEEV and I-,. L<i J *X fight from the first to the seventh round' when Shartev r J"' or not Dempsey fouled Sharkey at the
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    735 3 PENANG MALAY ASSOCIATION. (Our Muslim Correspondent). The Penang Malay Association which was recently formed m Penan*? with Or. A. O. Meiican a.s the President and Dr. ivamal Mohamed Aiiflf of the New Dis pensary as the Honorary Secretary, hatbeen successful m obtaining the consent ot H.H. the Regent
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    ARSENIC IN FLUE DUST.
    114 3 "I doubt if it is generally known," writes the Medical Officer of Health for St. Paneras m a report, "that arsenic may be piesent m the dust from factory and other chimneys." Dust discharged from chimneys of the Council Electric Light Works and of certain factories
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      307 3 a? nLAXO is the* only food that 3j been used m 5 Royal Nurseries. Surely if there was a better it would have been given I to these Royal Babies. Your Baby gj is as precious as a Royal Baby, and must have the best food— Glaxo, made from the
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      346 3 a^al s^^^ afl mmvm^^^kS S^^k^ mmm "^^m^ liii J^iW-f flfc "^BHi^^^T a^a*- I—"**1 mm^l^lA 3x **N** B al yas;.., »*A vQ«\ir^ I w^^ I^IS AmwwAm Sole Agents: •alum. BARLOW CO. 1e***** ®9®®®®®^®®®®®®®^" f STEEL SECTIONS I I VVE CARRY LARGE AND VARIED STOCKS OF I TEES, JOISTS, ANGLES, FLATS, CHANNELS,
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      162 3 B NOTICE IWe beer to inform our Cus- j«| H tonii'is that for CHRISTMAS |W I AND NEW YEAR festivities Ll SPECIAL REDK TIONS have J Ik already been on ALL our \^M m j?oods (on which prices B |^W always marked) and m addiI I tion to said reduction
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      174 3 ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES LTD. CHANGE OF XAMK. Hy permit ion of The Honourable The Colonial Secretary and Special Resolution the name of the above Company has been changed to "CHING KENG LEE A: CO.. LTD." under which style the business carried on by the Company was conducted for some years
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    SENDING THE NEW CAR BY RADIO.
    202 4 PICTURE AND DESCRIPTION THROUGH SPACE. The speed at which business can be transacted nowadays between the ends of the earth and, incidentally, the immense possibilities of the new Empire wireless cooperation, have been demonstrated afresh. In order that their latest car model might be
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    THE LIGHT IN THE WRONG PLACE.
    143 4 Not content with clockwork razors and powder-puffs, the Institute of Patentees has also produced "an illuminated walking slick which acts as a tail light for pedestrians." Exactly how this effect is achieved is not explained— perhaps the pedestrian is expected to walk with the
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    NEW MORRIS "MYSTERY" CAR.
    29 4 London. Oct. 11. The new Morris "mystery" car is now revealed as a six-cylinder, 17.7 h.p. model. It is proposed to establish a world-wide service.
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    55 4 "Hadn't you better run and tell your father?" said the motorist to a farmer's boy who stood looking at the load of hay upset m the lane. "He knows," said the boy. "Has he gone to get help then?" said the motorist who couldn't pass. "He can't," said the lad
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    123 4 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. Xl ALA LUMPUR-PORT DICKSON. Many miles of the Kuala Lumpur Port Dickson road are lined with dumps of heavy road metal and repair work is In progress m half-a-dozen places. The fairway is being widened, the bad hairpin ben i between the 2.3 th
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN
    94 4 Tampin-Seremban Road: Widening operations are m progress between milestones 23 24 and 29— 30; motorists should drive with caution. A bridge re-construction is still m hand near milestone IK'i; motorists should traverse the temporary deviation at dead slow speed. Seremban-kua.a Lumpur Road. (To Selangor boundary): Deviations are m
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    NON-STOP MOTORISTS.
    99 4 Judge On "Terrible (Itetrol) Engines of Destruction "Motorists are so obsessed with the idea that the pedestrian must give way that they never think of stopping," said Judge Crawford m Southend County Court. "In these days there is a far greater obligation on motorists to be more awake
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    MOTORISTS CAUSE MORE WORK.
    63 4 Owing to the great increase m the number of cases at Oxted Police Court, the Chairman (Alderman Arthur Daniell) announced that, as from January next, the Court would be held weekly instead of fortnightly. Twelve cases per week was usual three years ago, and now, owing
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    WORLD'S BIGGEST 'BUS.
    165 4 Aluminium Monster Which Seats Sixty-six. The largest motor-bus m all the woildj has just appeared upon the streets of London, like some invention out of a tale by' Jults Vernes. It is made of aluminium u.k. it ha., two decks and six wheels. For .;h.. comfort (af
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    STABILISING MOTOR CAR PRICES
    104 4 The aanoencemen! fn prominent British ante that the prices of n. unaltered, not) only fo' sent year, but alao durii Autocar") will d arte encourage continuou products. Nothing iconfusc buyers than flu m this regard the 80l been s verely affected I assumption by hesitatii prices
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      181 4 W^a^a^a n tt y w m m m m m m m m m *r\ m m m m m m^^ High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes m 4r\f*T^ m ]ma^maa\ a*Mm>**9 Time to l"*«-tfr j mLeST^r/ W^ Vl T ot u• MT <**»■ m aT*r^mf ~\m a mmi
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      250 4 [Most Active Six m its Price Class —and the lowest priced Six with 4 wheel brakes A modern fer modern traffic. And the lowest priced Six with 4wheel brakes. For liveliness— pickup, speed, power— there's nothing like the <M Whippet Six at the price. fl Exceptional pOWCr m proportion to
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    CYLINDERS AND PISTONS.
    796 5 UNIVERSAL TROUBLES. WHERE AR*. IS WELL REPAID by Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.G.S. (Author of "By Car to India"). 'WMSM I'l'bSS SPECIAL]. la the SOOTS* of their motoring careers a good many many drivers are bound to run up against the trouble of worn cylinder walla.
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    WORLD'S MOTOR USERS
    116 5 The American Trade Commissioner (Mr Elmer G. Pauly) said that the results of the annual world census of motor vehicles carried out by his department at Washington showed that after the United States of America, Great Britain, France and Canada Australia was the largest motor user m
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    WATCH YOUR TYRES
    296 5 Dming the time of warm,' sunny weather many motorists whose tyres have become somewhat worn will bs watching those necessary accessories somewhat anxiously There is a general idea (says "The Auto'\r"» that tyres should not be left exposed to the sun when the car is standing, because
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    26 5 The great advantage of bootleg booze i? that a man dies before he can drink enough of it to form the habit. New York Herald Tribune.
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    NEW MOTOR SPEED RECORD.
    327 5 2.740 MILKS AT 111 M.I\H Paris. The Voisin car. driven successively by Marcbant. Morel, and KiriloiT, which start. d on tbe I.mas Montlhery track recently on an attempt to beat tbe world's twenty-four hours' record, coySfed 1,000 miles m Bhr. .~>4min- ."i.ll sec. tbus eclipsing the
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    THE MOTOR SHOW.
    186 5 •••GREAT FORD MYSTERY" SOLVED Morris Attacks The Luxury Gar Market. London, Oct. 10. The "Great] Ford Mystery" has resolved itself Into a perf ctly normal typs <>f motor car with a three-speed gear-box. It is being sold m England for about .I*l2o. There has been much -peculation
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      102 5 I IHill $1,825 j *z \m m m~ ■r L ~^"^ggl' I Ton Chassis $1045 I Borneo motors ltd j a I incorporated «n S SINGAPORE, MALACCA. BESEMBAN, Xl ALA 1.1 MPI R. ipoh < AM) PENANG. > aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. a teaj.aa.aaa a*a aaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaa ■•■■■aaaaaaa. aaa. aaaaaa uaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai ■■>■■•-. .W.V. M
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      136 5 THE NEW I I SUPER SIX ESSEX > These are the cars which have created such a sensation m America. Their i wonderful performance, comfort and value is a revelation m automobile '< locomotion. Models m stock and ready for immediate delivery. jj l Four Dcor Sedan $2,050. Four Doer
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    RUGBY ARTICLES BY FAMOUS INTERNATIONALS.
    2364 6  -  Dr. E. T. (Teddy) Morgan. No. 2— Some Great Tries. HUAT BROKE THE ALL-BLACKS' RECORD. BY (The famous Welsh wing three-quarter). {SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.} A- the pears roll by. as roll they must, so do eaS) v a recollections of such things as tn»?
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    ALL ABOUT MODERN DANCING.
    667 6  -  Santos Casani The Waltz is Coming Back. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD v\ h THE NEW. <*****..^888..^88.Ha^*****88.8K.n.8888a.888_ BY (The Teacher of Teachers) [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS. The waltz is no new favourite of the ballroom it is not a dance which is here to-day and gone to-morrow.
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    DANCES MORE DIFFICULT.
    340 6 THE "WALK" DOOMED. Dancing will be more difficult during the winter, when the "walk" which has passed for dancing m many hallrooms will, ths experts say, have disappeared. Manages s of dance halls m London are scouring tbe West End for instructors and h.stiuctresses. of whom a
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    UNKNOWN
    96 6 Shuulder-Shriu-iri*.'. 1 ia V" l»an" White tlie love i ing has not lessened il the vogue of the mon ii such a.t he Chariest©* an.! Rb is areaing. Now a serious elf popular ise the 'Xi: received th< snd Convention of Dancing MsnteW ork. Tlu "Kinka;. start* »Ha a
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    PIROUTING RECORD
    35 6 Mi.ic. Vera Nemchin 1 let star, recently made M wt the London Col^eum ou- achievement ol assisted or one toe. S ti~.ee, which i.« easily a i other ballerina havinj* ••«'!>! than 82 spins.
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      635 6 FfflE PRESS FfftlBALL W&ffErmON. I $100 For Only 12 Matches. mmmmWMUWMWMWMUWmHUmmmmMWMUWMMU^MMMUMMUKWUMmtmMU^m $50 Must Be Won. We publish every Wednesday and Saturday morning coupons for our weekly Football Con petition. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the reader who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCHES m the
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    KUALA LUMPUR TOWN VALUES.
    398 7 ACQUISITION PROCEEDINGS In the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court yesterday, says Wednesday's Malay Mail, before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompsrta), a case was begun m which a number of owners of property m Java-st. are objecting to the valuations of the Valuer General. The properties m
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    CONSTITUTIONAL FUTURE OF INDIA.
    195 7 LORD BIRKENHEAD'S CONFIDENCE. London. Oct 6. Lord Birkenhead, speaking at a luncheon given by the Biitish Passenger Agents' Association, referring to the unveiling of the Xouve Chapelle Memorial to Indian soldiers t«*-moirow, said: "We. perhaps, are somewhat apt to forgt the Indian military effort. That immense
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    CORRUPTION RAMPANT.
    129 7 Liquor Trade Scandal m I'nited States. Mr. Crim, Assistant Attorney-General of the United States m the Harding Regime m a speech said that corrupt officials of the Government were stealing five million pounds daily out of liquor and allied traffic. Most of the officials, he added, were honest,
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    13 7 Mr. Bartlett has been confirmed m the appointment of Superintendent, Hill Gardens, Taiping.
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      127 7 A——X Set aside an hour on Monday, October 31st, to visit your OLDSMOBILE, IChest colds -brolcenf Inflamad membranes, congestion, /^rf V^N. oppressive pain.Apply Sloans to chest (1/UXf and throat It scatters congestion dfc I V^vJl i -your cold is gone/ Stvj. J vJI^V,] Sloan's Liniment y.^r^ry :?;<>@®®@®®®®®®®® Ihe ear which
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      15 7 structions from Messrs* Robinson and Co themselves but from Mr. Atkin-Berry. The case is proceeding.
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      250 7 TAN KAH KEE Co. PRICES NETT. "bell brand" MOTOR CAR TYRES TYRES. -fcfeto a, Durable and Economical. \X Z.°® Ever y Tyre and Tube edge 7 Guaranteed. SIZE TYPE COVER TUBE *4\\ 7n? /V 710 x 90 CI. $14.00 $2.25 J) h?1 (l Tr >s x 105 CI. $18.00 $3.00
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    RADIO AS RIVAL TO CABLES.
    773 8 Limitations of the Beam Service. NO SERIOUS COMPETITION. Colombo, Oct. 15. Will the Bean. Wireless Service offer any serious competition to the already existing cable service oi' the Eastern Telegraph Company is the question that is now being asked by those who are interested m
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    £5,000 PROFIT.
    252 8 BROADCASTING STATION 4QG "The period under review has been one of progress, and during the 12 months the broadcasting movement has developed con Bideratly m the State of Queensland. The year has also been successful from a financial point of view: the operations of station 4QG having resulted
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    WIRELESS SERVICE TO MANILA.
    52 8 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Oct. 26. The Osaka Wireless Station has opened a regular service with Manila. The rate for ordinary wireless messages is 76 sen per word and 26 sen for Press messages. The Osaka station will not handle messages other than those for the
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    SHORT LENGTH RADIO TRANSMISSION
    43 8 Broadcasting Corporation Experiments. London, Oct. 13. The Broadcasting Corporation will begin early m November to experiment over h wav? length between 20 to 30 metres. They are erecting a secret station to receive American programmes which will be rebroadcast.
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    SIMPLER WIRELESS.
    150 8 I 001 .-PROOF" MODELS AT THE RADIO EXHIBITION. The chief impression made by the National Radio Exhibition, which opened m the New Hall. Olympia, is that the man or woman who expects wireless set to woik at the twist oi a knob is being treated with the greatest
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    LOUD SPEAKING.
    102 8 The 1927 "Proms" at the Queen's Hall will go down m musical history, for this year's concerts, the first to be financed and broadcast by the 8.8.C., have been ■■arkcd by unprecedented success and enthusiasm. Now. perhaps, we shall hear a little less nonsense on two points (a>
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    2,500,000 LISTENERS.
    71 8 Lord Birkenhead, proposing the toast of the evening at the annua' dinner of the Radio Manufacturers' Association at the Hotel Victoria, recalled that m December 1923 250,000 people out of a population of 44,000,000 were m a position to receive wireless transmission. To-day there were 2,500,000 listeners. That
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    34 8 Scientists have confirmed the view that the sun will last another hundred and fifty million centuries. At the rate we've beer using it this year we don't s:e why it shouldn't last forever. Punch.
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      503 8 Vinolia' jjl OTTO SOAP Vinofia Ca LaT^WlllSSlWlii^* C. l" rA Bouquet of Roses m every tablet. j T— VERYONE loves roses—their delicafc 1"^ ing fragrance is always appreciated and remembered. Millions of beautiful blo< used annually to create the valuable essene perfumes your Vinolia Otto Soap, jj Hut perfume is
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    3132 9 BISHOP BARNES SERMON. To the Editor. Sir, 1 make no apologies for wriiing you, feeling that the sermon, part of which was printed m your issue of the 25th. inst cannot but stir the blood of many men while were it not for the fact that
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    DEAN INGE'S LETTER TO CANON WEBSTER.
    319 9 PULL AM) PROPER APOLOGI DEMANDED. London, Oct. 19. Arising out of the incident at St. Paul's m October l»*th, Dean Inge has written the following letter to ("anon G. R. BullockWebster: "Sir, Since you had the impertinence to write to me m connexion with
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    U.S. TRADE SLACKER.
    83 9 [Router's Service.] New York, Oct. 27. The Federal Reserve Board states that industrial trade activity increased less m Septemlter than is seasonally usual and continued to be smaller m volume than a year ago. The iron and steel output m September was the smallest for any month
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    PLOTS IN ESTHONIA.
    58 9 [Router's Service.! Reval. Oct. 27. The trial has opened of M. Birk, the former Esthonian minister to Russia, who is charged with disobeying the orders of Government and publishing, m the interests of a foreign state, secrets concerning Esthonia. Cabinet Ministers, the Chief of Staff, and the
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    NOBEL MEDICINE AWARDS
    46 9 - Stockholm, Oct. 27. The Noble prize for medicine and physiology for 1026 has been awarded to Professor Johannes Fibiger of the University of Copenhagen. The same prize for 1927 has been awarded to Professor Wagner Von j Jauregg, of the University of Vienna.
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      579 9 PRODUCTS-<5gN aCompriaing SOUPS, SAUCES, SAUSAGES, POTTED MEATS, TINNED FISH, JAMS, MARMALADE, ETC. Quality at Popular Prices Obtainable at all Stores v*' Sole Agents Sime Darby U Co., Ltd. S.S. F.M.S. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) ■S. LAZENBY SON, LT» LONDON, ENGLAND. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Mr. S. A. .layaram
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1927. A Forward Postal Policy.
    745 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1927. A Forward Postal Polic y. It is ge?ierally considered that the best modern Indication of the progress and prosperity of a country is to be found m its postal statistics and if these record a steady advance independent of temporary aberrations due to
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    241 10 Mr. E. A. Winnington-lnjrram is notified a.s having become a passed cadet. Mr. H. R. Bull, Second Police Magistrate, left yesterday on a trip to Java. Mr. C. G. Muller has been appointed a police magistrate for Singapore. Friday, November the 11th. will be observed as a public holiday throughout
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    NEW MALAYAN AGENCY.
    75 10 A Housewarming Lunch. SIR LAURENCE TO PRESIDE. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Oct. 28. On the eighteenth of November, on the occasion of the housewarming of Victoria House, a lunch will be given m the new Malayan Agency at which Sir La ure nee Guillemard will preside.
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    KUALA LUMPUR FEARS FLOODS.
    71 10 RIVERS RISING AGAIN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Oct. 28. There was heavy rain again last evening, as there has been most evenings latterly, ami the low lying areas of the town weic flooded. The rivers have reached a hi^h level an i flood warnings
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    POPPY DAY.
    353 10 THE PUBLIC WREATH On November Tth. His Excellency tho Governor and Lady Clifford, His Excellency The General Officer Commanding and Mr.-. Van Straubenzee will be present at the Pavilion Cinema. Orchard Road, where a special show will be given m aid of the Poppy Day Fund. Mr. K.
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    306 10 The Eura.-ian Community is having a dance m aid of "Poppy Day Funds" m the Victoria Memorial Hall on Thursday. Nov. 10th. at 9.30 p.m. His Excellency the Gov ernor and Lady Clifford and His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Forces and Mrs. van Straubenzee have kindly consented to
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    UNUSED EXPORT RIGHTS
    196 10 Accumulation To st AMENDMENT^ X Further measures to working of restriction m shortly h y the (^reduction Council of a bill which v up of export i igfcts. The bili amends ml n af the R*eer i:.. and th a new m\mx\ follows: "ll (B> The qaaaiHy
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    TIGHTENING UP RUBBER ASSESSMENTS.
    107 10 TIGHTENING UP RU BBER ASSESSMENTS. H IVBGOVERXMENI \\n| hkk n (Our Oar. I spond* I LsaJsa, Oct A Arm tone i ket to-day. th pri in^ is. 4 T -d. Small sjra Messrs. Symington snd Sii weekly revh w ir ing up <d' asm raiment I I gross does not
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    TIN CONTROL SCHEME.
    46 10 AFFECT ON MAKKKT (Our Own Corrtspoadent Copyr»«w London, frt The price of tin dropped I i 4 U to-day. The Financial New. MftV fall i> due to thr disiarliaal sionals to increase their eoawi definite proposals m toaaectiai anl control scheme remain saaaown.
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    IPOH BROKER'S ARREST.
    112 10 Ipoh. OH > Chua Thcam Poh, ■aaafiag I Messrs Chua and Company, the Ipoh brokers, who figured m recent Singapore brokers, wai pro**** before Mr. Jaatiee Thon* issue<l at the Instance of tai wn Malayan Tin Dredging. The case wa> heard m iti tm the Bankruptcy Enactment.
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      195 10 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK' S" ASK FOR MB Booths M i' mfoitr' mv IP I THE FINEST FOR BOOTHS Stu/teAun/ If >-y r*V? >' Cocktails '^J Sole Agents: ■Caldbeck, Macgregor Co..- Ltd (Incorporated under the Companies* Ordinances of Hongkong) (Incorporated m Shanghai.) 45 Robinson Road. SINGAPORE. Tel. 288. BY
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      74 10 PEARS Golden Glory FOR Golden Youth m PIRPLE TRIANGLE 7 J "BASS" i 1 TIHE BREW FOR THE TROPICS I Sole Agents 2 Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. 4Vfl~aj-aj~aj-§jMi-fj -o a ■^a*m*m^^**wa*^maamar^w^a^aammm^^aammmma^wmm^^^i^^m^ \artorial Impressions THK SINGLE BREASTED STYLE SUITS THK MAJORITY OF MEN. IT IS SIM FLY BUT EFFECTIVELY CUT IN
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      23 10 To-day* Pegturr. RVGBY-BY FA**'* INTERNATIOSAW —Pap J..--I mmmmramam Mr. H. E. Somen:!, member of the PikX B Committee to admmist. Mar mi- Fund.
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    MEAT WAR ENDS.
    83 11 tftgQ YEARS' RATE-CUTS. |I)HT FOR BRITISH MARKET- [Renter's Service.] London. Oct. 28. ir; rstood the chilled meat war Argentine exporting firms over two years has ended m It b hoped the companies will truing haais early m Dceeniwvrc directly a'.fected the Vestey, Armour and Swift. brea ap
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    THE TOTE FOR ENGLAND.
    85 11 IOCKIH CLUB'S ASSENT. niter's Service. J London. Oct. 27. lui> has officially approve*.. >ns n hich were adopted om mittee, after hearstewards and oflciada /..aland and South Africa, alteration of the existing i total -at -.r or parimutuol spproved racecourses eonkes Cluh and National und islands
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    GERMAN FINANCES.
    41 11 [Renter's Service.] Berlin. Oct. 27. tidm t committee cd' the •ant of the Reichshank, sred that Germany's Li d stability <>f currency R< ichsbank was 1 mi s, Herr show that Gernic life, including its gunrrnised for public >und.
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    A STRAIGHT RISE PLANE.
    42 11 [Ut iter's Service.] Sam York. Oct. 27. X* me Company Ks de- th< constmctioa of one Beroplane of revolutionary bas undergone wind tunnel Btrated its ability to rise per econd having forward 0 I- 70 miles per hour.
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    BANDITS" GOOD INVESTMENT.
    58 11 [Renter's Service.] Casablanca. Oct, 27. th* Beni lleUal people has base after establishtem of communication with the (Messrs. Steeg and Maillot Steinheil and Provokoff) by 0< native runner,. He has also prevent too many participating itions. The tribe of Aikai i to Have allowed the passage rs
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    SHARP PRACTICE.
    116 11 [Renter's Service.] London. Oct. 28. of Appeal has dismissed the Oldham Mill manager, (ieorge I the judgment that he was tax and eneess profits and i"t of profits as the result of business friends four mill? ■dhaia Mill m IIH9-20 and after rtrol "turninir over" the under'Pondeal of
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    31 11 announced of Mr. Chew which took place at Penang 1 'llnoss. at the age of 60 1 widow, six sons, five daughter He was the found! the well-known Boon Phar •'mtr.
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    RUTH IN MADRID.
    125 11 DICTATOR'S CONGRATULATIONS. ESCORTED BY AEROPLANES. [Router's Serv ice. 1 rr., Madrid. Oct. 27. The trans-Atlantic flyer. Ruth Elder, arParta a r fr m Usbon Rnd i 1 J for Uuth Elder, and Haldeman, escorted by a squadron of Spanish aeroplanes, were greeted at the aerodrome here by
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    THE MAFALDA WRECK.
    416 11 Reuter's Boctlm. i Bahia. Oct. 27. Thirtvtwo of the crew of the Mafalda hare been brought m by the French steamer Mosella. They express the belief 'hat aptain Guli. the commander, went down with the ship. Kio de Janeiro, Oct. 2S. Most of the survivors of the
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    EMPLOYMENT FOR CHINA RESERVISTS.
    37 11 London. Oct. 28. Major-Ceneral Sir Philip Robertson, m a letter to the Times, appeals to employers <>i labour on behalf of 400 army reservists recently return d from China who are being demobilised.
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    THRILLING AIR ACCIDENT.
    54 11 San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 28. Two flying pupils had a thrilling escape here when theii a roplanes collided at height of 2*600 feet. The pilots managed to clamber from their machines and parachut safely to the ground. The aeroplane.fell locked for 2.000 feet before they sepa rated
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    COOLIDGE'S DECISION FINAL.
    58 11 Washington, Oct. 28. Importance is attached to the open announcement of that Senator Curtis, of Kansas, the Republican floor leader of th< Senate, is a candidate for Republican presidential nomination as an indication by one high m the councils of the Republican Party that he has decided
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    MORE PIRACY.
    34 11 [Reuter's Ear Eastern Service]. Macao. Oct. 28. The captain of the steamer Haimun reports that the vessel was pirated on October 17 and taken to Sanchuen. but returned to port this morning.
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    THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
    2709 11 Yesterday's Commission Discussion. HEAVY EXPENDITURE ON FRIDGES. In introducing the Municipal Budget xor 1928 at yesterday afternoon's meeting ol the Municipal Commissioners the Presi dent (Mr. R. J. Farrer), who presided, said they had estimated that on January Ist. next there would be a balance of $2,037,
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      730 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO .SERVICES •XPBIBS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIbH i I.V WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT, j— Twice monthly eerrice Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa snd Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. EUMAKUS London, Rotterdam and Hamburg In Port t AENEAS Marseilles,
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      537 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. j (Incorporated m England). mEmMr LINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO BONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF OSAKA Nnv. 20 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN n 17 1928. s.s.
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      391 12 P nVO British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. 0 PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SN. cq UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S UOVfttNlft LONBON AND FAR EAST MAIL SER\ |< fc 0 OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND japan Dl,e Un Tonnage. Singapore. Tenner sin.^ MANTUA
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    THE BAD GIRL OF THE FAMILY.
    1170 13 Dancing Along to Reality. Si I.X ANA SIX. ]\t.r mother tiers to her, ironically, as *:i ISB. Hei lathe:, when prophesying tba. i uiji end distrrnce wi 1 claim her unil ihe mendi her ways, eallj her "your lad} ship." "Ch!" says her mother,
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    THE SUN'S BLACK SPOT.
    121 13 JAPANESE PROFESSOR'S WARNING [Nanyo Nichi Nichi Service]. Tokio. Oct. 26. A sensation has been caused by a marvellous scientific discovery of Professor Issei Yamamoto, who foretold that there would be a heavy precipitation of rain and snow, great heat and severe coldness, and that communications through
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      111 13 Phone 403 BB^BVB^BM Xl '^bbA b^b^ lOai Jv-* 1 <<^ t^.\ Ty? _^1 t Uil 111 lafc^^ 1 1) fli I B fc Al\yv\vM V/l l^Cv l/* RW/ «l \y* m \\m 3 fX^ '/I 10U get more for your money m Interwoven Socks— more m appearance, fit and wear.
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      207 13 RESTORE /J|Jj I r^n*\**Ta m, m\*r am\ m m^mm^ SaKIT ;pt nSS^^Pv *t~7Taf~^/~\T ITt Recommended by Wy viJL^S ViLfUUR d mn~~^^mr w eak and exhausted you /if jjp >* I should take Wincarnis. /|lrl^%%l This good tonic wine [aJ ff\y tamous for over 40 years contains just those things neces-
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    PARISIANA.
    1000 14 Rude and Opulent A FILM THRILLER. (From Our Own Correspondent). Paris, Sept. 25. Bram Stoker's "Dracula" has long appealed to all Parisians who read English, and a magnate connected with the movies, having witnessed the dramatised version of the book recently played m London, has decided to film the
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      322 14 The Stimulation of Cooling Refreshment tgalr J HEN your senses are jaded l/i! W and need a gentle cooling JTII stimulant, then more than any X H other time you will appreciate the JKJBI sterling qualities ot Canada Dry /55^ The Champagne of Ginger Ales. /£yfig£\ It put^ a cooling
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      318 14 sReasons5 Reasons why AMERICAN EVEREADY UNIT CELLS Give better satisfaction Jacket cemented to can. ''American Evereadv" T ~J* a wjwa t_^ American Eveready'* jackets are sealed to the LOI1 S atter Ordinary flashlight jacket. Consists ol MpkaU zinc can with cement. batteries are exhausted tl m Ia >ers between txN
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    BETTER BOOKS WANTED.
    437 15 Public More Literary. BIOGRAPHY VOGUE. The reading public are demanding a higher standard m their literature. A number of leading publishers unanimously made this declaration to a Daily Express representative recently. People are not only reading m greater numb rs the more intellectual type of book, but
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    THE CITY OP JOKE MARRIAGES
    321 15 CHICAGO TOPS RECORD FOR DIVORCE SPEED. Chicago. Sept. 2ti. Chicago has now added to many titles "f notoriety that of "The Divorce City." It has more divorces to every marriage than any other city or town m the country. The number increased by 100 per
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    43 15 Two cases of small pox broke out on Sungei Bernam Estate, Lower Perak, la;t week. The victims were Indian labourers. The estate is just across the ferry at Utan Melingtang and a vigorous campaign of vaccination is beinj? carried out m the district.
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      60 15 Oa V \\\V%^ M The rounded little limbs that V aYIWM m b*by develops, his consistendy f.l W* good health and merry dis- M V^nftX^ L position, are sure signs that V S^~~m^ Meffin's Food does all that J is claimed for iv Use it and ii& Mcllins Food )RF
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      361 15 I I fjj _____y^KlC' z^r ff\ "e3 V"w 01-l^^ j-j* ANNOUNCING 1 The Greatest Scientific Discovery New Treatment fnr Tropic! and Wastin* Diseases. Malaria. Anaemia. Physical Decline Rh,.„„ aT^r ual and Ma,, rna, w ow -e-af ::r; m ,s R c^:: n i INDEPENDENT MEDICAL TESTIMONY. PHYLLOSAN. THE DISCOVERY OF
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      544 15 CHARITY CROSSWORDS NO. 39. $500 in Prizes. bt raid to the successful competitor in thia competition. 1st Prize $350, 2nd Prize $150. prortts of the competition GO per cent will ba handed to THE POPPY DAY FUND. P 1 P P 1 1 I 1 I r I T mJjr
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    37 16 The Donai brought 500 pigs from Saigon yesterday. A cargo of coal arrived m port yesterday by the Palopo from Palembang. From Moji the Kenkyu Maru, bound for Batu Pahat, brought a cargo of cement.
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    PASSENGERS LEFT.
    241 16 The following passengers left by the Kashima Maru yesterday for Europe: Mr. M. L. Byers, Mr. W. Hoegger, Mr. T. Katsuyama, Miss S. T. M. Teague, Mr. E. A. Williams, Miss R. A. Windeyer, Major and Mrs. R. G. Casey, Mr. S. Yanai, Mr. J. W. E. Binnie,
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    YACHTING.
    136 16 New and Old Boats m One Class. London, Oct. 13. The possibility that celebrated yachts such as H.M. the King's Britannia, Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock and Lord Waring's White Heather might be cut out of the programmes of the leading ciubs owing to the advent of the new class
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      576 16 Burns Philp Line Incorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISHANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Reguar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,875 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe,
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      21 16 Hong Kong Observatory at 2.35 p.m. yesterday reported a typhoon m lat. 27 deg. N., long 135. deg. E., travelling E.N.E.
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      179 16 TENDERS *mmammaKmauK^aaam*m**ammam*amwmcaammaam^jma*aa*mamKr*a^aaamm*mmama*ammaaa JOHORE GOVERNMENT. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders are hereby invited for the supply of the following materials during the year 1928:— 1 Supply of Portland Cement. 2 Benzine. Kerosine Oil. 4 Crude Oils. I Lubricating Oils and Grease. I Timber. Chengai, Kapor and Best Red .^eriah m scantlings, Battens
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      435 16 Kerr Steamship Co. I nc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) Geners) Agents. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA Nll BALTIMORE (vi» Sun) M.S. SILVERBELLE ,l Uc M.S. CUBA MARU PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERVICF SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANCELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERFIR due Nov. 6 Srl ji
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      142 16 HEDGES AND BUTLERS WINES SPIRITS tm N tt CHAMPAGNE. M I'M ll I Jl lII 1 ii $j.so per luvrni jar~*s*aaSf DUTY IV' I W JMPjfrj OVKR 15 YEA* <*£ ..v. ou) hcDGEyW^ PRE-WAI %sarsfo STRENGTH C VkRVOLU a > aa." scotch WHistf •as**-*- xiaaiz I >!.:;(} Per bw Agents:
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      708 16 WAIL OtiSPAXCUUfe. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower s Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      114 16 I.E \R \NCLS. (Vl. 28: -C. Hin Tay V t Phemius, Ma rella, Barratta, Pinna. Hong Kwong, Sri Wongsee, Edendale. Larut, (Brit); Annist*on City, (Am); Kashima Maru. (Japan): R. of Sarawak (Sar); Norviken (Nor); Emile. Reael, Sembilan. Reyniersx, Maet•uycker, Plancius, Tambom, Pontianak, (Dut). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. <By courtesy of the Government
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      638 17 O. S. K. Line. nominations. Stesssers. Arrive. .Leave, k NT.iam, Hamburg, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden and Port SsM Amur Maru Nov. 16 Nov. 17 puria*- Cap* Town, Rio, Santos, M n t,u > and Buenos Aires. tLa Plata Maru Nov. 7 Nov. 8 .j !asi Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beirs, DelafOS Bay
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      572 17 TMra.»OTMFOKT m Dollar President liners oflFer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilatea 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 hoi- and cold running water. The spac-ors steel swimming
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      624 17 K. P. M. V ■ms. mas, mm m fT^.^.,. (Incorporated m Holland) CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections tor-Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager 'a desk. Representative, m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed
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    FILMS IN THE JUNGLE.
    487 18 Intrepid Natives and Camera.! FAMILY CHASED BY LEOPARDS. All London is discussing the extraordinary photographs m "Chang," a film taken m thi* heart of the jungle m Siam by two young Americans. Nearly a dozen people risked their lives day and night for three years to
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    C.E.Z.M. SALE.
    149 18 The following will be the stalls and stallholders at the C.E.Z.M. annual sale ot work at the Victoria Hall on Friday, No 4th. Refreshments. Mrs. Van Straubenzee. Mis. Manasseh, Mrs. Hoops. White Elephant. Mrs. Hope Falknei. Pottery and Fancy Articles Mrs. Cade cott, Mrs. Ely, Mrs. Hall. Dollar
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    FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INVENTORS.
    53 18 (Nanyo Nichi Nichi Service). Tokio, Oct. 26. In view^of the fact that the Commerce and Industry Otlice recently decided to grant monetary aid to deserving inventors, the Osaka Society for Encouraging Inventions has decided to submit to the authori. ties m Tokio the names of men
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    89 18 General Sir Arthur Currie has issued a writ against Mr. Frederick William Wilson, editor of the Port Hope (Ontario) Blade, and Mr. W. T. R. Preston, the alleged author of an article which appeared m that newspaper last June severely criticizing the capture of Mons by the Canadian Corps, and
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    408 19 HIDDEN STOCKS OF RUBBER. (Tc the Editor, Malay Mail.) Sir,— Ai? an instance of the manner m which rubber company directors and managements have deliberately prejudiced the Stevenson Scheme introduced for theii benefit, 1 would refer to the Kempas report, just issued. During the last financial year
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    SELANGOR OIL PALM FACTORY.
    208 19 In eoaaection wirh our wire of Monday the Malay Mail says the opening took place, at Blmina Estate, 20th mile iCepong.nl, of the Selangor Oil Palm Factory. Among those preaent were the British Resident (the Hon*ble Mr. J. Lornla) and Mra. Lornie, Meaara, F. B Ivena
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    108 19 The annual report of South Taiping Tin Dredenng Company for the meeting mi n Penang on Nov. loth, states that the dredge run 6,6r>4 hours treating 1..">45,000 cubic yards for a recovery of 5,180 pkls. ere realising $462,815. This was a slightly greater recovery at a better
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 19 1 October JS. Bank 4 m.s. 93 31-32 Bank demand 2,3 23-31' Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4»4 N'c.v York, demand 56 v* Credits DO days 571^ France, demand 1420 India, T. T. 153 Vi Bony: Kong, demand 117;, p.c. I)i>. Yokohama, demand t. 120 Nem. Java demand 139
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    PRODUCE.
    205 19 October L'S. Tin 17-"i Ta»n> $182% Gambler «v.. Pepper Waits iei% Pepper Black >;;, Flake Tapioca jmt Pearl Sago Small \h Copra n.40 Copra Saadried 11.70 Opium. Benares -jnt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New 330 Rice, Siam old No. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice,
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 19 October 28th., 12 o'clock noon. K.S S. aqnal tv Standard Q.C.F. Spot 59 4 Standard R.S.S. Spot ;,m-. 4 591^ on Tender .\'<>v-l>.i- so BO*** Jan-Mar. 82 >',z x 4 Api -.June ti:; r> Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable:- London Spot Short 16% d
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    PHASER'S SHARK LIST.
    119 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers Idria 1 1> 54a o"d 56a cd. Klang River (fl) .'1.70 3.80 Malayan Collieries (10) 33.50 34.20 Malayan Consd, ($1) Lis 1.23 \ai Hoot ($1 25 29 Pahang Consd. <:>s> u s L's 8d Pengkalen <">s> \\< i5 8 Rambutan (tl) 20s 21
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    170 19 Yesterday's Alterations. October 2Sth„ (losing Prices. Buyers Sellers Kucha i <$) 2.04 2. MS North Taiping 1.08 1.12 Kantau pref. 1.5746 1J82% Huey Vot Pref. 33s 37s M*w 58a :>4s 6d ex. Kenta (fully paid) Sa nd 4s oi Pengkalen ord. <~s> Ut* I'scum Teja Malaya *j:s
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    215 19 ROSE MACPHAIL co\s RKPGKT, Singapore. Oct. 2S. Rabber.— London, la 4 7 „d. Unchanged. Local cis. Tin. London. 1201 10s. 2."s down. Local $132% for 17.". tons. Miaiag. -Rontau Prof. Lo", 1.70. Rantau Ord. 1.66 LOO. Chin (l.in 1.20 1.24, Rahman Hydraulic- l.s-J'._. 1.85, Batu Caves 1.28
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    LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
    210 19 .Singapore, Oct. 2n. Distinctly better ordcra, chiefl) from Near York, have beea received by the Trade this week, and the market has Armed accord ingiy. J'u ber for near shipment towards the end of the quarter is becoming scarce, and it aeema probable m lew of
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    161 19 Singapore, Oct. 2S. The Commodity Market shows an improved tone and values have advanced on a keen enquiry for spot and nearby rubber which remains unsatisfied. Some steady buying foi the Continent and good Factory business m Blankets and off grade Sheet is reported. There are indications thai
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    HONG KONG LOAN SUCCESS
    166 19 It Ea tribute to the confidence felt m tl. future of the Colony, and a reflection ol a favourable nature oa the present rela tions between Hong Kong and Canton saythe China Mail that the local loan of $3,000, 000 out of $5,000,000 authorised was orer
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED DIVIDEND
    39 19 The Borneo Co., Ltd.. agenta for the Pahang Consolidated Co. Ltd., >' ate that dividend has been declared of 2~> per Cent. making 80 per cent for year ended duly Slat payable December lat lata tax 4s.
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      584 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 £6.000,1)00 Silver $13,500 000 Reserve Liability of Proorietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W.
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    VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
    478 20 VOLUNTEER ACTI VITIES THE H.M.S. IROQUOIS CUP. The present commission of the H.M.S. Iroquois have very kindly presented a Challenge Cup to the S.V.C. as a memento and m appreciation of the facilities afforded by the Volunteers to the ship's company during their three years' m Singapore waters. This trophy
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    116 20 The following is the Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended October 22n.i. Pasrah: 2 cholera ca.es. Bombay: 1 plague death; 4 smailpox cases and 2 deaths. Rangoon: 3 plague deaths; cholera death; 7 Mnallpox cases and 1 deuth. Tuticorin: 9
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    STREET ACCIDENTS.
    137 20 A little Chinese child was knocked down and killed by a motor car driven by a Chinese m Japan Street on Thursday evening. The driver has been arrested anu charged with causing death by a rash act. A verdict of causing death by a rash act was returned
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
    61 20 The following selection of music will be c unj- after Evensong at 5.30 p.m. on Sun Jay next: Bass: Pluck root and branch (Esther) Handel; Anthem*. God is our hope A. H. Brewer; Soprano: Hear ye, Israel Mendelssohn; Bass: Creation's Hymn Beethoven; Anthem: Hear my prayer Mendelssohn.
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    19 20 It is a consoling thought that with all our pains we cannot do our children much harm. Dean Inge.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    217 20 RUGBY. TO-DAY'S MALAYA CUP MATCH. The second match m the Southern section of the Malaya Cup rugby competition is being played this afternoon, when Johore (who were beaten by Negri Sembilan m the first match) visit Malacca. The following team has been selected to play for Malacca: R.
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    TRIAL GAME ON PADANG.
    217 20 In Singapore there will be a trial match on the Padang between the following sides: Colours: S. E. King; K. C. Bryant, O. W. Gilmour. W. G. Clarke, J. T. T. Web Bter; F. A. Niblock. A. H. Hoare; Lt. F. Dearden. G. A. Cessf ord.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    223 20 TO-DAY'S MATCHES. The programme of mutches m the Eng !ish and Scottish Leagues to-day is as foi lows: Division 1: Arsenal vs. Bolton; Astor Villa vs. Newcastle; Burnl.-y vs. The Wed nesday; Bury vs. Middlesbrough; Derby vs Tottenham; Leicester v s Cardiff; Liverpoo' vs. Blackburn; Portsmouth vs. Everton;
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 11.
    134 20 On page 6 of this morning's issue appears the first of the two coupons for Football Competition No. 11. The competition is a simple one, readers being required to indicate on the coupon, by crossing out the club they think will be defeated, the result of
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    13 20 Many people -ma try on credit and "live on mdgment summonses. Judge Crawfurd.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    135 20 HOCKEY. A S.C.C. WIN. Playing on the V.M.C.A. ground yesterday the S.C.C. 'A' team defeated the home side by four goals to nil. The play on both sides was of a rather poor character, but the Club were decided ly the better m front of goal. Fetrie scored
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    INTERNATIONAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT.
    78 20 To-day's Match at Wrexham. The teams m the second match of the International soccer tournament at Wrexham to-day are as follow: Scotland: Robb (Hibernians); Hutton (Blackburn), McStey (Celtic); Muirhead (Rangers), Gibson (Aston Villa), McMullan (Manchester City); Jackson (Huddersfield), McKay (Newcastle), Gallacher (Newcastle). Stevenson (Motherwell), and Morton (Rangers).
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    THE BARNES POLO CUPS.
    44 20 The second match for the Barnes Polo Cups will be pla>ed at the Balestier ground to day, when a Club team composed of Mr. Cullen. Mr. Manasseh, Capt. Mansell and Major Stoehr will meet a team of military piayei s.
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    THE BANVARD CO.
    245 20 SUCRE A SUCCESS. Banvard's London Musical Comedy Company opened their season here at the Victoria Theatie last night witb th.' great London success, "Katja, the Dancer. The birge audience which greeted tho Company was amply demonstrative of fan avidity with which Singapore has looked foi ward to
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    YELLOW JACK BEATEN.
    266 20 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Oct. 27. In 1926 only two officials died of yellow fever m the whole of British West Africa. In Sierra Leone the so-called "white man's grave" out of 246 European officials only one died during the year, and he did not die
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