The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 November 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SA SATURDAY, NOVExMBER 12, 1927. NO. 12,257.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    224 1 Armistice Day Has celebrated yesterday m Singapore m the customary manner. The wet weather of the morning made the attendance at the Cenotaph small but there was a very large congregation at the Cathedral. His Excellency was present at the exService dinner m the evening Page 11.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1029 1 Qnicqtn'd agiuit homines noeftH est farrago Juvenal. It (a to be feaied that the O.C. Penan;* Volunteers will have some harsh words to say to gallant members of the Corps m the matter of leaving rifles and ammunition about. However, the incident will serve as yet
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      161 1 WING LOONC. H |(.H (I ASS TAILOHINr.. nnd Finish Guaranteed t RICH STREET. RAFFLESJiOTEL To-Night Special Race Dinner Dance 8BaaBJBBt?8aBB«BBF>aBBBBBBB^ M^__^-^BBajBBBBB# asaa aaaHBBBBBBBaaBBaBBB *a*B%T aasßß aaaaa Bvaaa\^a» ,y -aasa-^^^^ar a a n isasa^nsiaaa^TT^^ Xaa^r^sass^aaa^Ssn >T M ngaiicd litters create a good sion of Progress. Get a Bafrfßßinn tf your business.
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      209 1 AT HOME OR atMeQAD e^VgrW Restful, and cool, the river is ever appealing with its attendant comfort STATE EXPRESS 555— the cigarette that is always selected by critical tastes as the cool companion to those hours of joy that follow the heat of the day. CIGARETTES 555 M.'.DE BY HAND
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      123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The latest m cars Pages 9 and 18. Tan Kah Kee's tyre prices Page 14. Eraser and Neave for the Wahl pcn Page 7, Goodyear tyres for discriminating owners Page 4. Phvllosan, the remedy for starved nerves —Page 18. For comfort stay at the Grand Hotel Jaya Page
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      203 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, l'2th. High Water, 0.11 a.m.. :»5. 11.40 a.m.. BJB. Malacca: H. W. 8.8 a.m.. 7.4. 9.20 p.m.. 0.0. Public Holiday. Outward 8.1. mail due. Rowing. Singapore vs. Malacca. Hockey: Singapore vs. Negri Sembilan at Se rem ba n Singapore. Races: First Day. Football: Singapore Malays vs. Selangor
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    446 2 Singapore, Nov. 5. T.i- prices (looted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other n arketi there may be >mall vantttions. MEAT. Beel steak (Round) Kati JJ ]>.». iU v. »r currj ti(l s Pork, lean do >0 L><>. lean and fat (Ist quality)
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    "AS MEN GO."
    29 2 Wife at Willesden Police Court: "It isn't that my husband actually ill-treats me. as men go. but once he put my head through the wa^h-house window."
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      585 2 Victoria Theatre Sunday November, 20th AT 9-15 P. M. Popular Sunday Concert Booking will be at LITTLE'S Prices $2 and $1 PAVILION From Tuesday. Bth. to Monday, 14th. November, at 9 p.m. sharp. LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. The screen's cleverest and fairest comedienne m the most hilariously frothy farceeomedy. LAURA LA
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      294 2 From Tuesday. Bth.. to Sunday. Uih S( A PICTIIRp: BKAUTIFL'L. A PICTUBE UNIIStI*iI» -AT THEn n lTT «A' ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. Proprietor., A PARAMOUNT PHOTOPLAY OKI l\, vith charming and alluring scenes and settings ealculnt,.,! i the eye Ca,CU,at, f A Spectacle of Girls. (Jouns and <;.,
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    SUPER-SALESMEN MAKING.
    1005 3 Our Young Kippses at School. CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE TO TAKE LESSONS. In the school m which, rather more than two years ago, I saw girls of 15 and 16 selling coats and frocks and things by way of practice, while their fellows listened and watched critically, they have
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    TOO BIG TO BE BEARABLE.
    197 3 Apparently there is just a possibility that disarmament may come on„> of these days without any assistance from Geneva Con fcrences or League of Nations resolutions. The Times correspondent with th s Atlantic Fleet has been explaining that when 0 broadside is fired on a
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      292 3 i• a GLAXO is the only food that has been used m 5 Royal Nurseries. Surely if there was a better it would have been given to these Royal Babies. Your Baby is as precious as a Royal Baby, and «i must have the best food— Glaxo, ij made from
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    CARS THAT CRAWL.
    482 4 HOW THEY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. Do any of the people who denounce motorists for recklessness and excessive speed realise that the most prolific cause of accidents is not fast driving but slow driving? Dangerous loitering is almost the worst evil of the roads to-day, says the Weekly Dispatch.
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    MALAYAN ROAD REGISTER.
    303 4 CONDITIONS FOR MOTORING. KUALA LUMPUR-PORT DICKSON. I Many miles of the Kuala Lumpur Port Dickson road are lined with dumps of heavy road metal and repair work is m progress m half-a-dozen places. The fairway is being widened, the bad hairpin bend between the 25th and 26th
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    GOOD EYESIGHT.
    177 4 SUGGESTED TESTS FOR MOTORISTS. Last week, the Singapore Coroner suggested the desirability of instituting sight examinations before issuing driving licences. Professor Helmholtz considers that the human eye is such a defective optical m strument that a scientific optician would reject it if it were offered to him, as
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    PARKING BABY.
    133 4 A STORY WHERE EVERY MINUTE j COUNTS. 9.50 p.m. Three men m a big car pull up at the Royal Oak Hotel, Temple Fortune near Golders Green and vanish inside. 9.51 p.m. A mother, babe m arms, passes the Royal Oak, and her thoughts turn to refreshment. But
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    30 4 t >., a. a. lT_rW. U A r- mile* in I N ll g^ Texas and Louis-m* luJe i if* Mi h.re pense record. >n in*, storage. B» preciation and re|"
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      143 4 VyVWs/WWVWWWWsTWWW^aW^ High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes f. mf9 W% 4L Qataris*/* a Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. -I Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang. Ipoh. Malacca- Ba^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H saa^sT^Sk^E^^E^sa^^sa^saa sas*«*Mi J THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. S < G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. > XrVVVVWVVWVWUVYVYYVYIMN^
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      58 4 QMOOTH and nimble, with G/ an alertness found only f^+\ Is^tfPf^^v takes precedence m its field V~- %sc^l jtt' for all-around performance. /IVr''l-/^V taaaaßßßaassaaaaaaat aam-^s«^« I GOO£#*BAlt oodyear Inner Tubes continue iS to be chosen by discriminating W IJi motor car owners the world over VJm whose first consideration is
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    PROGRESS IN CAR MAKING.
    884 5 FEATURES OF TWENTYFIVE YEARS. A PROMISED REVOLUTION. —by— Major F.A.C. Forbes-Leith, F.IUi.S. (Author of "By Car to India"). [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] With the opening of the Annual Motor Show at Olympia, comes the inevitable discussion of the progress that has been, and is being made
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    21 5 Health is a broad and well-paved road: nature is both an excellent road-maker and an excellent road-mender. Sir Thomas RoreV r.
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    TOO SILENT CARS.
    227 5 A MELODIOUS ALARM SUGGBBTBD.I It may seem absurd to ask the question: can a car be too silent? but extreme silence has its disadvantages under certain conditions. In the open country there is nothing more pleasant than to glide along m perfect silence, but when travelling along
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    72 5 "I've been watching that mechanic for the last fifteen minutes. There's a man that knows his business. He didn't spill a drop of oil on the ground- He put down the hood gently, fastened it securely and left no fingerprints on it. He wiped his hands on clean waste before
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    A NEW ACCUMULATOR.
    212 5 REMARKABLE INVENTION FOR THE MOTORIST. It would not be easy to estimate the vast sums of money which have been spent, m different parts of the world, to try and secure an electrical accumulator of increas ed capacity. At last, it would seem, the problem has been
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      131 5 aajwVWVVWWrwVsr^^ mfmvmtTTS* /mm I _L M■ I -HI Wmfl 1 ,825 ■I q) 1 nJyJ 'Sff'isSßHSslh „~_aar-A 3F i i c i --^i. Ton Chassis 1295 I gPggggP Ton Chassis 1045 f BJ I i I BORNEO MOTORS LTD. SINGAPORE MALACCA, SEREMBAN. KUALA LUMPUR. IPOH l\ I AND PENANG. Z
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      203 5 I THE NEW i 1 SUPER SIX\ I ESSEX :J These are the cars which have created such a sensation m America. Their J wonderful performance, comfort and value is a revelation m automobile < locomotion. 2a Models m stock and ready for immediate delivery. S Four Dcor Sedan $2,050.
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    CONCERNING YOUNG PLAYERS.
    1235 6 ij Fallacy of Pushing them into the First Elevens. j? i| CRITICS ANSWERED. ]j BY j! jj Fred Tiuiatoll. (Sheffield United and England). "J [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.] J fc/uiy football season re-opens an old and \e\Vd question: "Do football clubs give KCaaVsenl encouragement to a young
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    M.C.C. S. A. TOUR.
    434 6 THE APPOINTMENT OF CAPTAIN. J Commenting upon the selection of Captain St— y forth the Army cricketer to captain the M.C.C. team m South Africa m plate of Mr. G. R. Jackson, whom illness deprived of the honour, E. H. D. Sewell says: Stanyforth is an
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    19 6 Summoned for deserting his wife, a man wrote to the Feltham Bench: "Please send a separation order by post."
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    LICENSING ANOMALIES.
    328 6 CLUBMEN DEMAND A COMMISSION. A royal commission to inquire into the anomalies of the licensing laws, many of them relics of D.0.R.A., is as good as cer tain. Two hundred and fifty Conservative clubmen who assembled at Cardiff to administer their annual bitter tonic to the Government on
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    ALL ABOUT MODERN DANCING.
    556 6 I Does the Fox-Trot Reign Supreme •Z I 5 WHY IT IS SO POPULAR I i BY I Santos Casani. a* (The Teacher of Teachers > [SPECIAL TO FREE PR1> J Step into, any ballroom you like, go into popular dance hall, watch your friends when
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    TURKISH WOMEN.
    469 6 A FIRST HALL. Konia, the ancient Asiatic town of winding alleys, minarets, mosques, and (unti 1 recently) dancing -dervishes, was to bei-omt modern by the Turkish Government's order And as the tirst step towards Westernization and complete modernity, the city must hold a ball. Easy to order, but
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    GOLDEN BRACELETS FOR THE KNEE
    137 6 Knee bracelet.- are I oa an b< ept m the woman of fashion's .< n are among the "beat Hellers' m the shops. Actualh tl lets m name only, since tb Worn well below t lit k '.< have entirely usurped the heavy gold or
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    PAINTED HAIR FOR WOMEN.
    103 6 An international sitting m anna an proi Women are to iveai A Budapest hairdrt proponed to the congn that for the coming a n hair should I c peint< for evening reremon Tin mid, «n uld be carri d heirdreasi r. The proposal »*n> aianm- Then
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    27 6 The commit U Shanghai Crickel dinner to Mr. G. M hai Club. Mr. Billing an tnterporl Cri by hitting a ball >' ground. He was In the side.
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    7 6 I m life. CM I him?" I
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      646 6 FREE PRESS F6OTBALL CWHPEimON. $100 For Only 12 Matches. BBJBK $50 Must Be Won. I We publish every Wednesday and Saturday morning coupons for ouweekly Football Competition. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the reader who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCaT**S m the coupon below.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1493 7 WILD LIFE PROTECTION. To the Editor. Sir,— I would endeavour to enlist through, the courtesy of your columns the support i of local sportsmen and lovers of animate nature generally m a movement which isr now receiving warm official and public suppoit m most of our
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    A "WHALE" PROBLEM.
    172 7 Stranded Carcases at D«»rnoch. London, Oct. 31. An intensified version of the problem of bow to deal with a Stranded whale is reported from Dingwall. It is stated that J" > caream were ■trended at Dornoch Filth during a massed attack by them e>n shoals of hen
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    WORLD'S TRAIN RECORD.
    66 7 London to Carlisle m 5 hrs. 38 mm. London, Nov. 1. The driver, William Ward of Crewe, has .created a world's train record, driving the Royal Scot Express from London to Carlisle, a distance of 300 miles, m I hrs. 38 mm. without an assistant driver. The
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    18 7 The following have been struck ofT the Company register: Empire Trading and Agency Committee; Damar, Limiteel; Tilaka, Limited.
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  • RADIO NEWS AND NOTES.
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      CHELMSFORD HEARD IN SINGAPORE.
      230 8 TESTING ON SUNDAY LAST. Mr. P. T. Daly, who has been very sue cessful m listening m on long elistance transmission ha had Sydney very well recently -was »cry fortunate on Sunday night when ai eiJB o'clock he got the call sign. Hulk SSW Chelmsforel testing
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      THE SIMPLICITY OF VALVE SETS.
      329 8 What is the difference between the crystal and the valve set? That is a point which troubles many reciuits to the ranks e>f some Kaeiio-ites, and is the cause of some mis giving until they know whether or n«t the first set they have constructeel
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      WIRELESS IN THE F.M.S.
      151 8 Mr. J. Gould Story, of Tapah, an enthusiastic wireless amateur, writes to the Malay Mail telling of results achieved which are wonderful, considering the suggestions that have been made that wireless broaelcasting is not at all satisfactory m the F.M.S. He adds that there is one
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      ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN BEAM TELEPHONY.
      28 8 Tests to be Conducted Shortly. London, Nov. 1. A test will shortly be made of a Beam i telephone service between England and 5 Australia.
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      INFLUENCE OF THE ROOF.
      107 8 What of your roof? Are you aware that the "Lid" of your house can make or mar your reception? Such is a fact. If the roof is made of steel girders, if it is leaded, if the aerial passes near or is secured to a metal
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      AUSTRALIA HEARD IN PENANG.
      257 8 WIRELESS WONDERS. The wireless station at Melbourne, Australia, 8 L. 0.. inau'^tirateel their first short vvave programme aa Tuesday night anel endeavoureel to get the programme to England to be re-layed there. The programme was received from 9.15 p.m. on Tueselay evening and was still m
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      BROADCASTING STATIONS.
      123 8 New British Scheme. New York. Oct. 19. Captain Peter Eckersley, chief engineer e>f the British Broadcasting Corporation, Who is returning to England after attending the Raeiio Conference, stated that Englaad may scrap her present radio stations m favour of twin wave length tran.Miiitters. Captain Eckersley saiel that there
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      RADIO CONFERENCE.
      100 8 Status of Amateurs. Washington, Oct. 19, The Australian and New Zealand delegates at the International Radio Conference have joined with the United States and Canada m urging the technical sub-com-mittee to accord the same official recognition to amateurs as to any other station, that they be alUnved to
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      SOVIET "AERIAL" ATTACK ON JAPAN.
      82 8 Vladivostock Wireless Propaganda. London, Oct. 21. According to the correspondent of the Morning Post, the Bolsheviks have establisheel a powerful broadcasting station at Vladivostock, whence propagandist messages are being sent to all parts of the Far East, so that no Japanese now can switch on
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      190 8 j: FOR I I TROPICAL CONDITIONS f ij CHAMPIONS PREDOMINATEJ A trial set will speedily i: 'i Convince You. j: g j < Obtainable from all Dealers and from the Distributors: j, MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. f m SINGAPORE. J wvwVa%•Z f E. B. CO. 1 JTRENCH WATCH! j WATCHES t
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    1106 9 Messrs. Tan Kah Kee Co. t.OODS EXEMPTED FROM DUTY FOU CHINA. (Our Chinese Coi re spondent I. It may be interesting to note that lhmerchandise of Messrs. Tan Kah Kee anel Company will be exempted from duty on its export to China. This has now bee., cont'umed by
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      239 9 BUSINESS CARDS. •JfE BROS: UNDERTAKERS. 5 I MOM MENTAL MASONS. j| I artsral Wreaths. Made to order. Wfirhi Wraaaaa Al-vay* m Stock. &SSUI-al Tel: 3869. sv.-.v.v.-.v.v.v.' .v.v.v.v.;. f FUNERALS. Ij I S |M.\PORE CASKET CO. J > rtPEMENCED UNDERTAKERS. j ALBERT L. A. DALEY, f m ,M)EKTVKE« MOM. MENTAL >
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      394 9 JDop be Brothers ~y T9' —^^f^^a aaaTlrO^-^Ba?s^^l I 'Mvl\'i x ta at a ssWbb _y a A car whose beauiy, appointments and performance And yet as rugged to resist wear as cliffs resist the sea. It was inevitable that this car would come. It was logical that rich experience, vast
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      61 9 >^^^vw%^Va^^^^v,^^vw^^^v,v^vy^ .^^^^s^ GRAND HOTELQJAVA. Ryswyk-Koningsplein, Weltevreden, JAVA. FffiST CLASS HOTEL Rooms with private hath and w.c. Quiet position m the centre of the town. Manager. J. DE GROOT. VsVs"s\Ws .V.V.V.V.V.V.WsVs B sV. I DYSENTERY ANIi > j I DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC i i to be had of Three Dispensaries" 1
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      136 9 kVsWsV.WsV.'^WVsV.'.VA'.V.VA READ THIS CAREFULLY. Clotkef made of English Indigodyed sersjo give an air of distinction. We have placed on the market our [ndigo dyed fine serge yosaj enough for a Priaea and Princess to vrear at a price within the reach of every man and woman. ;uis. per salt length
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      538 9 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 22XJ) SIXDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 a m. Holy Communion. 7..") a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) and Se'inion. 941 a.m. afstSSl and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. F"ven>oriK un<! Sermon. ST. MATTtfEWS CHUICH. 7 a.m. snaky Communion. iKivint; th«> following week at the Cathedral. Monday.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRECES. MARRIAGE .
    46 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRECES. MARRIAGE. MUSSET- TILLKY.- -At St. Geo ore's Church. raaaUf^ on November 8, by the Rev. Keppel Gamier, M.A.. William Lavender, son of Mr J. E. ItasaßSt, Kind's Lynn, Norfolk, to Sarah Ann. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tilley. of Rootle, Lanes.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1927. A Plea for Wild Life.
    776 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1927. A Plea for Wild Life. On another page of this issue will be found a letter calling attention to the need for greater sympathy and action m regard to the preservation of wild life m Malaya. This is a matter which generally comes
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    245 10 Mr. B. J. p. Joaquim, of Messrs. Pooley and Co., Kuala Lumpur, has arrived back from Home leave. The Hon'ble Mr. K. C. H. Wolff, after visiting Java on a short holiday, has arrived back m Seremban and resumed duties is British Resident, Negri Sembilan. Mr. Justice R. D. Acton,
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    355 10 MANUFACTURERS' RESEARCH. r LEVY ON RUBBER USED. (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London, Nov. 11. Mr. E. T. Campbell, on Wednesday next will introduce m the House af Commons the Rubber Industry Bill, the object of I which is to finance on new lines the Re- search Association of
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    RED ROSE'S PROGRESS.
    50 10 [Reuter's Service.] Bagdad. Nov. 10. The Red Rose had to make a forced landing owing to magneto trouble, on the site of ancient Ur of the Chaldees. Two R.A.F. machines left here with mechanic t" carry out repairs. Busrah. Nov. 12. The llvi] Rose has arrived here.
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    R.A.F. AT BASRA.
    18 10 Reuter's Service. Basra, Nov. 10. The four R.A.F. flying boats arrived here to-day. t ~~se
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    MARCONI CAPITAL REDUCTION.
    157 10 [Renter's Service.] Ivondon. No*. 10. The Court to-day confirmed the reduction of Marconi and Co's capital. London. Nov. 11. Justice Eve m granting the application said an extraordinarily careful valuation of assets had been presented to the court and the Company had made out a strong prima
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    INTERNATIONAL RADIO CONFERENCE.
    75 10 ashington. Nov. 11. The plenary session of the International Radio Conference, under the chairmanship of Mr. Hoover, ratified eighteen articles of the new radio convention specifying the procedure to be adopted for communication between land and ship stations, including rules for licensing stations and safeguards against interference
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    WORLD'S LARGEST SUBMARINE.
    38 10 Portsmouth. New Hampshire. Nov. 10. The largest submarine in the world, the V4, the first underseas minelayer built foi :he United States, has been launched. Sh» carries a crew of 8 officars and 80 men.
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    ARMISTICE DAY.
    88 10 DELIGHTFUL WKATflft. rHEI»RiNCK"o7^T; Ks A| t I Reut«>r'^ s. %m Sunny ami frost) a est hei fa. Armistice Day eelebratioi i„ t„ The King and Q u ,,n. I Duke ol York and other Bf the Cabinet. Domin participated m the impre the Cenotaph. The two Miautea ilk
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    IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    68 10 (From Our Own I Kml.i umpur. y, x ,j A special service at Hall this mo. nine. (the Hon'ble Mr. H lesson, and the Rev. R. vered an address. A largo crowd stti Cenotaph. The vario the service arere m few minutes latei I Henry Goeapertz) srriv<
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    HOLLAND-JAVA TELEPHONE.
    33 10 [Renter*; Ihe Hagw V The Postmastei Gei states that excellent obtained by the shori a i between Holland and tl if the same standai n maintained regulai tion between Holland assured.
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    BRITISH OFFICER MISSING.
    67 10 [R. titer'- r a 1 Ser IVkinu. Nm. 11 Anxiety is felt r the Lieutenant T. 8. X attached to the Legation Goal Knowles left on a fort weeks ago on a hunt tig trip t.< of Peking with a nativi fighting has broker 00l :n tween
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    TRADE RETURNS.
    25 10 [Reuters fervice.] [aasaVas, N The Board ol Trade retani show imports f106,050,630 sn mat* f3.(i03.K»0 compared with Sa*ptsßsaa^sWr Jli exports 181,167,111 an (acres
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    BELGIAN AVIATORS' MISHAP.
    29 10 [Renter's n Ilru^-LvVO: The Belgians. MedaH and V< started on a non-stop flight t U on the Congo but en near Blois. both being M I
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    35 10 LATEST TIN ASH KUWM PRICES. (Ou. our Corresp London. I »>'»• Messrs. Lewis, U aru> md notify to-day's tin pri< w I** £263 1 v. Messrs. Symington aw notify to-day's rubber I"' Is. "> p.d.
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    HEALING WAR'S SCARS.
    35 10 Renter'* I The Thai ibei ha." the war devastafa I 0 f Public Work* utaU the Meld- had been of the estate*. Ml cent of public buiW roadi and m re' rebuilt.
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    ARMISTICE DAY.
    94 11 Yesterday's Celebrations. cnVCRNON AT EX-SERVICES M DINNER. ons m Singapore of the rj <>f the signing of the iinilar m character to those adopted m previous years, heavy rain and thunderbe morning resulted m only mall number of people the ceremony m front of Esplanade, the service t
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    THE CENOTAPH CEREMONY.
    456 11 tn< Royal Artillery, c Duke of Wellington's. Korce, with the band Lgl< r~ from the R.A.. Bide <»f the CenoI the Ex-Service AsPadang side of Con. facing tha memorial, thus of square ir. which c the fourth side. a.m. His Excellency the „< v al C. C.
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    THE CATHEDRAL SERVICE.
    1038 11 There was a great gathering m St Andrew's Cathedral for the usual Armistice Day Service. An atmosphere of deep solemnity pervaded the entire proceedings and from start to finish there was apparent that distinctive sense of obeisance which gives the service its singularly impressive aspect. Soldiers and
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    THE EX-SERVICES DINNER.
    1826 11 Over three hundred ex-servicemen assembled at the Europe Hotel m the evening for their annual dinner m celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice. The guests included many dis tinguished people, amongst them H.E. the Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, H.E. the G.O.C. Major-General C.
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    SKY-WRITING ATTACKED AS A MUISANCE.
    288 13 SKY-WRITING ATTACKED AS A MUISANCE. >H,M BE MADE ILLEGAL. ritii Boaa be classed with P u M»c nuisance and limited ■HJ if the suggestions tsch* Juristen Zeitung, H ..u, l th^ Bench and Bar. dc«oBb. the most "flown *"H<i, with aeroplanes croaahaf above and the hum ■•■«>•> m the ears
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    INDIAN CANAL SYSTEM.
    80 13 30,000,000 Acres Irrigated. Ferozepore, Oct. 31. Before a distinguished assemblage, including the Governor of the Punjab, Lady Hailey, and high Punjab civil and miliary officials, the Viceroy opened to-day the Ferozepore headworks. His Excellency pointed out that the perennial canals of India now irrigate nearly thirty million
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    "ROUND THE WORLD."
    1343 13 Singapore. THE CAPITAL OF THE MALAYS. Miss A. Canhani has the following to say about us m the Hull Daily Mail: Singapore! There is magic m the word. No wonder there was a stir of excitement on the boat as late one afternoon we approached it! Many
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    WALKING ROUND-THE-WORLD.
    146 14 Boy Scout's Tour. Bombay. Oct. 21. Another globe-trotter has arrived m Bombay, Walter William Pesk, a Czechoslovakian Boy Scout, who, on September 24th., 1924, left Chicago to walk round-the-world m four years, for a wager of 10,000 dollars. He arrived at Bombay a day or so ago and
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    RAJA INSULTED BY A.D.C.
    132 14 Bombay, Nov. 1. According to a special correspondent of the Sunday Times of Lahore, the incident at Summer Hill station the other day, m which Captain Herbert, A.D.C. to the Viceroy, is alleged to have used insulting lan guage to Raja Sir Harnam Singh, as the
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    C-3 MORAL PROGRESS.
    130 14 Bishop Asks "Why God Cuts No Ice Nowadays" "With an Al mechanical progress m the* world to-day we have only a C 3 moral progress, and therein lies the danger," declared the Bishop of Winchester, preaching at St. Michael's Church, Bournemouth, before the opening of the Conference
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    28 14 Man is not a being who has fallen from an ideal state of perfect innocence; he is an animal slowly gaining spiritual understand ing. The Bishop of Birmingham.
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    CHALIAPIN'S JOY AT FOGGY LONDON.
    628 14 A Kind Note From Income-Tax Man. "OPERA FROM MY HEART." "Daastiful, basntiful! London to-day la like a beautiful maiden whose lovely face is covered by a veil.'' Chaliapin's preat voice boomed musicall;." Itigfa above the Stiand a< DC leaned '.liloualy out of the arindow of
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    THE LIFE OF THE COUNTRY PARSON.
    736 15 ISOLATION DANGERS. At the Church Congress at Ipswich Canon Victor Whitechurch, vicar of Stone Aylesbury, read a paper on "The Country Parson m Fact and Fiction." Fiction, he said, was apt to be terribly deceptive m forming general opinions, because the novelist or the
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    MAN WHO FOOLED THE WORLD.
    153 15 How The Glozil "Finds" were Installed. London, Oct. 29. Hunter Charles Rogers, often exposed m the Daily Sketch as a dealer m spurious documents and pictures, asaerts that \he planted the "relics" at Glozel with an Englishman now m America. He says: I went to
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    40 15 Most people are content to provide themselves with a faith as they buy a pair of r spectacles; they do not care whether it is true, if it helps them to see what they wan' l o see. Dean Ingr.
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      69 16 The new X.P.M., tourist vessel, Op Ten Noort, arrived m port yesterday from Batavia under the command of Capt. Gotz. The new vessel is of 3,566 tons net and 6,077 tons gross and a crew or 205. She left Batavia on November 9th. On arrival
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      FRENCH SUBMARINE CHASERS IN PORT.
      58 16 The French raan-o war Bellatrix arrived m port again about 4.30 p.m. yesterday from Colombo with a submarine chaser m tow, under the command of Capt. Guillon. Two other submaiine chasers arrived short ly after the Bellatrix. They left Colombo on November 3rd. and are
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      BRITISH SAILOR MISSING.
      153 16 When the Persian Prince, 3,499 tons net, I arrived m port yesterday her captain reported that a British sailor had been missing since Oct. 31st. The Menggala brought a cargo of rubber and rattans from Djambi yesterday. There was an excellent display of flags on hoard the
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      HISTORY OF BIAS BAY FREEBOOTERS.
      485 16 TWO DISTINCT GANGS. Bias Bay has been the headquarter, of pirate, since the Ming Dynasty, according to Chinese tradition. At Penghoi and the islands around the bay there are the ruins of several stone castles which can still he to-day. These castas arere built by
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      MISSING OFFICER OF TALTHYBIUS.
      42 16 Tacoma. Oct. 3. G. S. Moss, thirty-rive, chief engineer of the British steamer Talthybius, m harbour here, is believed to have committed suicide by jumping into the waters of Puget Sound. A note asking that his books be
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      36 16 divided among members of the crew was found by ship's officers after the engineer had been missing for several hours. Police dragged the bay for the missing man without success. Moss lived m Birkenhead, England. I
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    BATTLESHIP MYSTERIES.
    1266 18 Jack Tar Yesterday and To-day. AN ASTOUNDING COMMUNITY. We landlubbing civilians know less about the Navy than our maiden aunts might be expected to know about alimony. We still believe that the typical sailor or Jack Tar is a man with a brown beard whe comes ashore smelling;
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    PIECE WORK.
    127 18 In commenting on the Australian ami I South African system of obligatory signed articles during election periods, the Times I presents a view of leader-writing which i will be somewhat unfamiliar to most journalists. "Leading articles," m the experi ?nce of Printing House Square, "are only too often
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    POSITIVELY EAIRYLIKE.
    28 18 AttiatCon*.. Paris M accounl German who, *h erciscs. left I room. It the >ou the same kind with tocreaainn ha vi- a great reducers of w
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    23 18 A successful Railway Iwtitut, .anised by Mr. -M H &*4 lent of lu>t ..i rajaal OihH wen told. A sum of $11 -al
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER.
    990 19 Rubber's Fall. MR. MILLER'S SUGGESTION. (From Our Own Correspondent). London. Oct. 13. Rubber shares have this week been showing a still further decline, and on Monday the price of the commodity reached ls S*.d, the lowest level since October 1924. Conditions however have improved slightly and yesterday
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    176 19 November 1 1. Tin ISO Tons H2776 Gaaibier 10 r lake Tapioca 7", Copra Baadrsed 1 1 .to Opium, Benares unt. 4.000 Rice. Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Rintai. 2^o Rue Siam Glutinous No. i 360 Rice. Siam Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice Rangoon Glutinous No. 2
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    298 19 was a Blieeeas m BO far as orders were mon equitably distributed, there was some dis satisfaction among a small number o manufacturers. The tinplate manufacture! using foreign bars had i\ big advantage ai regards costs over his Welsh bar consuming, 01 mpetitor. and he was aide to pay the
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    21 19 The most conservative man in the world is the British trade unionist when you want to change him. -Mr. Ernest Bevir.
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    175 19 THE OCTOBER STATISTICS. The following Is a comparative statement M the total raIUS of foreign merchandise, excluding parcel post, imported and export ed to and from British Malay, during 1!»2<; and 1927. IMPORTS. (In thousands of dollars). 1916 1927 Jan. to June 508,950 496£68 Dec: 12,291 July BMtt
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    RUBBER STATISTICS.
    57 19 FIGURE. OF DEALERS' STOCKS. Statement of Singapore and Penang Dealers' Stocks at the end of October. 11*27. Smoked F'ske.i Creae Beraf I Sheet Sheet Lump ll.uk Total GROBB WEIGHT Dr. BingapoTs r>,r>:u MM 12.4H9 r >"» 1 ,:>r»f» 12,280 r\ mmug 1,4 M 886 1,224 HI IM 3,610
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    END OF TINPLATE POOL.
    415 19 CRISIS IN SOUTH WALKS INDUSTRY. A trade correspondent m a recent issue of the Commercial reviews the pissing of the tinplate pool. He says that until America began to produce tinplate., more than 10 years ago. South Wales had a world monopoly m tinplate manufacture. In
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      456 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. I (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) if HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, EC I The Company has £30.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life
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      354 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. -Established 1880— J apiral Subscribed V.100,000,000 fully paid up) Resenr. Fund V.96,500,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: K. Takeuchi Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagin.E^q. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. R. Ichinomiya Esq. K. Taisumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. X Watanabo, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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      493 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $26,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6.000,000 Silver $13,500 000 Reserve Liability of Pronrietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman A. H. Compton, Esq., Deputy Chairman W.
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    427 20 Extra Meeting. SCRATCHINGS AND SELECTIONS. The going will almost certainly be on the slow side for to-day's racing as the rain yesterday morning was exceptionally heavy but there have been few scratchings antl with the exception of the big event the races should be keen and interesting.
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    AUSTRALIAN GRIFFINS.
    261 20 <To the Editor, Times of Malaya). Sir. In a recent issue of your paper (October 28th.) there is an appreciative reference to Australian Blood-stock Griffins imported .to this country. Will you please let me make a few remarks I have been m this country only three years, but
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    BIRTHDAY OF BETTING TAX.
    109 20 London, Nov. 1. The first birthday of the betting tax was greeted with groans by the bookmakers, who declare that the tax has been disastrous to them. The results of the tax on the race-cours-es is shown by the figures given m the "Racing Calendar," indicating
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    FOOTBALL.
    627 20 Singapore Defeat Selangor. VISITORS HAVE BAD LUCK. Singapore 3; Selangor 2. Taking it all round, Selangor were 1 unlucky to lose the match against Singa- pore at the Stadium yesterday afternoon. Theie was perhaps the biggest crowd pre- sent that has yet packed the Stadium. His l Excellency. Sir
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    INTER-PORT TEAM'S LAST PRACTICE.
    98 20 The team chosen to represent Malaya m the Inter-port cricket matches, had their last net practice yesterday evening when almost the whole team turned out. The team, which is due to leave by the Patroclus on Sunday for Honjr Kong, has been finally* arranged as follows:
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    110 20 A Fine of $40,000. Thiee Chinese, who were arrested by Mr. Watkins, the Customs Officer, were convicted by the Port Dickson Magistrate. Capt. G. H. Wood and fined $40,000 or 2 years' r.i. each on a charge of being knowingly concerned at the 2nd mile, Cape Rachado, m
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    32 20 Mr. O. E. Venables has assumed duties as Magistrate, Seremban. Raja Musa, who has been acting Magistrate, has reverted j to his former office as Assistant Collector t of Land Revenue, Seremban.
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    A SPORTING WEEK END.
    68 20 Several Important Fixtures. CATERING FOR ALL. A long week end holiday such as is provided this week affoids an excellent ippoitunity for staging the more important -porting" fixtures and full advantage is be- j ng taken of it, both m Singapore and up- •ountry. Here this
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    MALAYA CUP RUGBY.
    281 20 MALAY A CUP RUGBY. There are several attractive rugby games on m various parts of the country. The third match m the southern section of the Malaya Cup competition is to be played at Seremban between the United Services and I Negri Sembilan. This will be the Negri's second Cup
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    INTER-PORT ROWING.
    101 20 Saturday wiil also be an important date m the annals ol rowing m this countrj. on account of the inter port race which is to bt rowed this afternoon over a threequarters of a mile course inside the break water, between Singapore and Malacca. The Settlement- will be
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    107 20 Singapoic will have two inter State hockey engagements up country during the holidays, the lirstat Seremban against Negri Sembilan this afternoon and the other against Penang at Kajang to morrow. Tie Singapore side will be: —La Mothe; R. E. Cox. De la Porte; Ablitt. Shaw. Dr. Carson; Smeliie,
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    THE RACES, GOLF AND SHOOTING.
    89 20 To those whom rugby or rowing does not appeal there remain the races, for the extra meeting starts this afternoon, and will be continued on Monday. Beyond this, special competitions have been arranged at the various golf clubs, and those whose inclinations lie m the
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    55 20 Good moining tides coincide with the holidays and one may expect the Swimming Club to be well patronised. There will be a ten lengths race on Sunday. Tiffins will be provided to day. to morrow and on Monday. Sunday being the only day on which the Club
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    HOME CUP COMPETITIONS.
    105 20 This afternoon the fourth and last round of the qualifying competition of the English F. A. Cup is being played, as well as the third qualifying round of the Amateur Cup, the semi-finals m the Scottish F. A. qualifying cup. and the first round of the competition
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    58 20 INTER-PORT RUGBY. PENANG vs. BANGKOK. (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Nov. 11. In the rugby football match here to-day letween Bangkok and Penang the Home >ide had an easy win by three goals and thiee tries (24 points) to one goal (5 roints). His Majesty the King and
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    210 20 TO-DAY'S MATCHES. The following are to-day's matches m the English and Scottish Leagues: Division I: Arsenal vs. Middlesbrough; Aston Villa vs. Tottenham; Burnley vs. Biimingham; Bury vs. Newcastle; Derby vs. Evertcn; Leicester vs. Bolton; Liverpool vs. The Wednesday; Portsmouth vs. Blackburn; Sheffield Un. vs. Huddersfield; Sunderland vs. Manchester
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    AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL TO-DAY.
    66 20 England and Ireland meet at Blackpool to-day m an amateur international match The English XI has been selected as follows. N. Jones (Aldemere); A. Bower Cor inthiam;). E. Gates (London Caledonians); J. Knight (Casual.), W. Bryant (Millwall) F. Ewer (Corinthians); R. Jenkins (Oxford Cnivorsity). R. Smith (Stockton),
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    HOCKEY.
    86 20 A fast game of hockey was played on Thursday between the Y'.M.C.A. and Medical College Union, and ended m a narrow win foi the Medicos by 2 goals to 1. The following will represent the Y.M. CA. versus R.E. at hockey on Monday on the V.M.C.A. ground.— A. Foote;
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    103 20 The following is the Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended November sth. Basiah: 3 smallpox cases and 2 deaths. Bassein: 1 plague death. Rangoon: 2 plague deaths. Tuticorn: 6 cholera deaths; 11 smallpox cases. Singapore: 1 cholera case and 1
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    25 20 All Malay Co-operative officers will leave Perak on Nov. 14 for Kuala Lumpur for a 10 days' course of instruction m rubber planting and manufacture.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    30 20 Programme of Drills up to and for November 13th. Saturday, 2 p.m.— Bukit Timah, S. V. Rifle Association. Sunday, 8 a.m.— Bukit Timah, S. V. Rifle Association.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    54 20 Tuesday, Nov. 15th. Ambulance Class, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16th. 11th Troop Inspection, Anglo-Chinese School, 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17th. Signalling Class, Headquct teis, 5.15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18th.— 12th Troop Inspection, Gajlang Government School, ft p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19th.— Ambulance Com petition, Headquarters, 2.30 p.m.
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