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

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 < KNTS SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1927. No. 12,259
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    314 1 In a letter to the Times influential representatives of commercial and industrial organisations make a plea against the weakening of existing safeguards m China Page 9. The rain spoilt the attendance and the racintr at the second day of the extra meeting yesterday Page 16. Sen. Obregon.
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    JUPITER PLUVIUS.
    989 1 TlWßtado Jupiter Ipse Kmns Tumultu. Homer. Time was when the scriptuial statement that "it rained forty days and forty Bights" marked to our childish mind the ne plus u-tra erf Meteorological disorder: no wonder thtuioie WM excited by the fuither Matement that this prolonged downpour ended m a
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      217 1 ;|^^^^^|the roneo diary! i fl^H' IflP^^l with the uni Que ji i|^H||^f^^^ Price $2.50 ji 'iß J^mizz:3^r* 1 lib.:; R «.j h X (Incorporated m England). Ij Skl Hi Collyer Quay Singapore. 1 *l\ i J Penang and Kuala Lumpur. J* TEUROPEfwI HOTEL J T "RENOWNED KY RECOMMENDATION*' I Saturday,
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      85 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. What dyspeptics should eat- Page 7. Pavilion cinema new programme— Pajre Manila Shows nightly m Anson Road— Pa*re 2. Christmas cards and eatetpHuri at John Little's —Page 5. Wolsele" De Luxe r*ri at l.yeie and airiatfe Co.- -Page 3. The Peugeot car II guarantee.^ to iun 35 m.p.g.
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOfiMSKI) HOl'Sfc for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      172 1 THE WEEK. Fm why. iWk High Water/ 2.14 a.m.. T.i». 1.14 p.m. &ft. Malacca: H. W. 11 H.m.. s>. 11.20 p.m.. IA \Yc<hu>i<dtty, \<oth. High Water. 3.56 a.m.. 7.4. 2.44 p.m., 8.1. Malacca: H. W. 11.50 a.m., 5.0. Federal Council Meeting, Kualn Lunipux. Speci:il M "ft in?. Sword Club. f..:U)
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    "NOT THE RIGHT TYPE."
    177 2 kihtish residents m ceylon. London. Oct. 23. niiu.-m ot tht type of British people resident m Ceylon WM made- at the annual dfaMW Of the Incorporated Association of Architect! and Surveyors, m London, bf th«- rmllJMrt. Mr. W. Forbes Canipbell. \vh nas Ml returned from a
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    GRISLY RITUAL AT LA PAZ.
    151 2 RXBCUTIOM DBCIDBD ISY DKAWIN;; LOTS. London. Oct. 25. a ''a'-. A tense human drama was on. n the court at the trial of four men m timejei >n with the mjndtf of General (.President of Bolivia. trie accused DCIWMM, wli<i already have c«.n impiisomd fov
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    BARBARIC TERRORISM.
    191 2 Ku Klnx Klan Indiitctl. I ketling conditions m Gvmmlmw County. Alabama, to tho?e lighting at the time at the Spanish Inquisition, a special ffUMI |tny, following weeks of inquiry, has on. t.tfMl. 102 indk-tments against men charpe«l with complicity m irasked violence. AH l.ut one of the accused
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    AN OBLIING HUSBAND.
    149 2 The United States is always providing us with new sensations m the way of matri nionial tangles, but the latest that of an Oklahoma woman who has briefed her hus band, reputed to be a pood lawyer, as counsel .n her divorce proceedings, is surely the most
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      216 2 theTappy valim. CINEMA— SIDESHOWS KION STAR (MALAY) OPERA. Various Amusements GATE 10 CTS. MDM. KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING. For children and young ladies m Character, Classical. C»og, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing:. Private lessons m modern ballroom dancing and latest variations. I guarantee to make you proficient m six private
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      285 2 Victoria Theatre Sunday NovenJber, 20th AT 9-15 P. M. Popular Sunday Loncert f El Booking now open at LITTLE S Prices $2 and $1 PAVILION From Tuesday. 15th. to Monday, 21st. November. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP p SNOOKUMS m "THE NtWLYWEDS BUILD" 2 Reels "SPEED" From the "Tortoise" to the
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      277 2 Commencing: Monday, 14th. November A DOUBLE-ATTRACTION PROGRAMME M|> AlhambrA (Tan Cheng Kee Co Ltd.. Proprietors In the Second Show at 9 p. m AN ATTRACTIVE NOVELTY SHOW i?i BA«Jft!S& Am az»njf. Spectacular! U.I- KAinANTB m Lheir orijrinal stape product i(. Dream Fantastique m which A lectrical Animated Skeletons perform thrilling
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    THE LOVELIEST GIRLS!
    741 3 THE LOVELIEST GIRLS The following article was submitted from Warsaw. It reflects a patriotic pi ide m the qualities of Poiiah women thai is en hanced by the author's unatf ected style. The blooms of his tvloff) would wither ii embedded m more formal English. They have been left m
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    DEATH OF FLORENCE MILLS.
    60 3 Victim Of Appendicitis. New York, Nov. 2. The death is announced of the colourec revue artiste, Florence Mills, as the resuli of an attack of appendicitis. [The late Florence Mills was a grrea favourite on both sides of the Atlantic. Sh< returned to America recently after
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    25 3 The Rev. J. J. Kingham, a missionary o more than 21 years' service m South Indif is expected to arrive m Penan? by th Rhona.
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      159 3 ADELPffIJOTEL Saturday November 19th Special Race Dinner Ball *X < ■II 1 qj O. \J\J DANCING UNTIL 2 a. m. with a band you'll never Mw 1 A PLAN NOW OPEN. You are requested to book early to avoid disappointment. Telephone: 9:57. 938. ADELPHI HOTEL, LTD. Telegrams: Adelphi. Harry H.
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      316 3 Growing one day- j^^^s^^^ i; j: Jam tKe next day §*****88 That's haw we imprison I^^^S^^^^N the flavour of fresh fruit S^^^^^^^^^^g < j It is expensive to make this way, but the results are worth it -quite different ij rrom ordinary Jams. v^^^V^Mll^ f M The Guarantee of j!
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1584 4 lj Advice to Young Men. Growing Demand for British Craft. :j I THE SITUATION IN INDIA. 5 SIR ALAN COBHAM'S EMPIRE PLANS. By t. STANHOPE SPRIGG (Editor of Airways). > > [SPECIAL TO FREE PRESS.I > London. Oct. 19. Most of us who take a serious
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    93 4 The faster we travel the less leisure we have. Bean Inge. Aviation m ten years time will he as common as motoring is to-day. Sir Alan Cobham. In twenty years' time everybody who is m a hurry will fly across the Atlantic. Sir Arthur Yarrow. Barrister at Westminster County Court:
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    ROYAL AIR FORCE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA
    1191 4 Important ExperimenUn British Aviation. SUPERMARINE SOUTHAMPTON FLYING -BOATS TO BE BASED HERE. PHOTOGRAPHED ON EVE OF DEPARTURE. The mos* ambitious Service flight ever undertaken commenced on the 17th. of last month when the four Royal Air Force Superma m- SortWapton flyfe^ Plymouth under the
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    BRITISH AERO ENGINES.
    242 4 Firm's Agreement With U. S. Navy. The importance of the position which Great Britain holds m the rapidly developing field of aeronautical engineering is significantly illustrated m a contract signed recently by the U. S. Navy and the British firm of Handley Page, of Cricklewood. Acting on
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    FOOL-PROOF FLYING NOW POSSIBLE.
    388 5 PERFECTION OF SLOTTED WINGSLondon. Oct. 21. The Daily Mail announces what it dt scribes as "a BTaat British invention, which will make flying safer." A strange aeroplane was flying over Crielttowood Aerodiome yesterday and people looked up and wondered. After moving at high speed, the machine
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    26 5 I have little or no fear of the man with the red flag, but I have a wholesome dread of the unthinking righteous. Dr. G. H.
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    PENANG HOSPITAL.
    606 5 (To the Editor of the Finang Gazette). Sir,— ln the matter of the Penan^ Hospital scandal the Press, the Visiting Comnntttc, and the unofficial members have done their share. It now res'.s with the public. Fiom the speech of the Resident Councillor, Penansr, it would appear that the
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    ROBBED BY DEATH.
    112 5 Legate? Dies m Poverty. London, Oct. 17. Miss Grace Warner, an aetreM, who played with her father m such ratal M Juliet, Portia, Desdemona, and Galatea, m Australia for three years from 1888 to 1890, died m poverty m Southend this year. To day it was revealed
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    COLORADO COAL MINES.
    123 5 Partial Stoppage. Denver, Oct. 19. Although 6\ooo Colorado coal miners affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World responded to the latter's strike order, only part of the State* coalfields is yet seriously affected. Governor Adams has declared that there is nothing a t present m the
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      552 5 tSole Agents SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). 5, MALACCA STREET. SINGAPORE. CHRISTMAS CARDS CALENDARS i jt T? 2 Lupf cotrr If h» fomti i unu <i a. a arei jcl.rr 15 |^f™"!H <f V- :d V'J-'W" v. mlm c II *y£, j run xtu UrN'r^B A
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      261 5 "Duty" signal, has found immortal fame m the annals of his country. His name stands forever as the symbol of supreme personal courage and devotion to duty. r+ l r+ ap c i i r* \§k 9 WjU A t of Oine traditions X^^C^^^ SrAwlS^J^W* 01^ the trad »tion of
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    OFFERED £12,000 PER WEEK.
    269 6 NEW MESSIAH AND FILM COMPANIES. Bombay, Oct. 27. "I can now say that I am the teacher" said Mr. J. Krishnamurti the New Mes «iah, to a group of pressmen, after landing here to-day. He spoke with boyish frankness and simplicity of how the image of
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    WHY SAUL THREW THE JAVELIN.
    288 6 "He May Have Had (Jood Kqtfcon." "When King Saul threw a javelin at David he may have had good reason; we do not know what tune was being tried. We take precautions against such an incident nowadays by placing receptacles for sticks and umbrellas out
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    INGENIOUS INVENTIONS.
    169 6 Clockwork Razor. Flashlight Stick. Aerial Bicycle. Many remarkable devices were on view at the International Exhibition of Inventions at the Central Hall, Westminister. Among: them were: A safety razor worked by clockwork. A walking stick which every time it strikes the ground provides a light for safety m
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    NEW AIR ROUTE TO INDIA.
    80 6 Trans Ocean Flight of Over 200 Miles. London, Nov. 3. Speaking at a Royal United Service Institution function, Sir Sefton Brancker referred to the delayed Cairo-Karachi air route, due to Persian opposition. He said that the Air Ministry was negotiating for another route along the
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    CHARGE OF MURDERING DAUGHTER.
    199 6 .ABOURER ACQUITTED AT CHESTER ASSIZES. London. Oct. 23. A striking comment was made at Chester Assizes when a young labourer, named Albert Edward Davies, was acquitted on a charge of murdering his four-year old daughter. The evidence showed that the mother died of tuberculosis and the
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    R 100 NEARING COMPLETION.
    189 6 TESTS NEXT SPRING. London. Oct. 24. I am informed thai the hull and the framework of Commander Bunny's airship. R 100. have been completed and the installation of passenger accommodation has commenced. Fifteen pas bags are being filled m and some sections of the framework arc
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    REVISED PRAYER BOOK.
    173 6 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED. London. Oct. 2«. Sir Malcolm >".acnaughten. X.C.. on Inhalf of Sir William Haynes Smith, a mem bor of the Church o( England, has applied t<> the King's Bench for a writ prohibiting the Legislative Committee of the Assembly of the Church of England from
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    NURSING TOBACCO.
    241 6 A tobacco planter's life is. m some ways, like that of a hospital nurse; for the little seeds over which he watches, and one ounce of which yields nearly 40.000 fullgrown plants, are as delicate as any invalid. These small grains are sown m nursery bods. The first
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      83 6 ASAHI BEEB Sole Agents: Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ltd, No. 1 Battery Road, Singapore. T r :mW:: r 1... =^^J I W& Chest coldl-break it! J*\ Apply Sloans It starts fresh warm /"^Vv^ultl jfitt blood coursing freely through the I V-^Wlk con S estcd SDOt Congestion breaks up Sloans Liniment TAN
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      157 6 SUNLIGHT £>!000 GUARANTEESunlight Soap has a guarantee of punty on every bar. Purity is everything m soap. It means so much real money to you. Sunlight saves the clothes makes them last twice as long. Its pure lather cleanses the clothes naturally, NOT chemically. Buy a carton of Sunlight to-day,
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    ARMISTICE DAY AT HOME.
    267 7 PRINCE'S MOVING SPEECH. PILGUMAGi TO CENOTAPH. [British Radio- Official Service] Itugny, Nov. l.{. As is usual on the Sunda> fallowing V:inistice Day, there tM a great pilgrim MB to day to the Cenotaph and the Un known Warrior's grave m Westminster AhUv\. A continuous, slowly moving
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    ALBERT HALL GATHERING.
    445 7 Uutfby, \<>\. 12. In ali parts oi the Empire the >pii it of lemombrance n&arked ]restorday*fl armistice ny cotakaatiofis. The order of service fol lowed at the Cenotaph was adopted almost rerywhere :$> tin- central feature for obeervanco »»t the anniversary, and m the evening iht- vast
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    SCANDINAVIAN SHIPS IN COLLISION.
    33 7 [Router's Service! Oslo, No*. IS. Tho Noiwf«:ian itatmaff Tysla, from r Calcvtta, am! the Swedish steamer Nankinjr (TOM Vladivostok have put m here, having been damaged m a collision.
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    CHICAGO HOTEL TRAGEDY.
    41 7 d [Reuter's Service.] h Chicago, Nov. 13. FijrM women and 13 children were killec >r injured m a ft r m a fashionable hote' Many \vc»e trapr^d on the thira floor *h< iiames roaring up the lift shaft.
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    CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT'S RECORD.
    428 7 CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT'S RECORD. MR. CHURCHILL'S REVIEW. PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS PROGRESS. r ßritish Radio- Ofiuial DanWe J Kujrby, Nov. 11. Mr. hurchill, speakirtj; at the Constitu tional Club, reviewed the record of the Government. He said it was elected to secure lability, and, with Mr. Baldwin at its head, there was
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    FRENCH TARIFFS ON U.S. GOODS.
    150 7 [Reuter's Service. 1 t Paris. Nov. 13. Le Petit Journal .<:••..< that with certain i useivations the new tariffs decree will m- dieate a return to the statu? quo and America will rind herself m the same prit'ileged position as regards Fiance as last i
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    DRIFTER SUNK BY SUBMARINE
    77 7 DRIFTER S UNK BY SUBMARINE [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 12. A drifter belonging to the battleship Re venge. which was takinu an office! 1 and 52 mm ashore to Weymouth, was sunk by submarine LM mat night. Tho drifter at once heeled over, but be fore she went
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    AIR FORCE CROSS FOR LIEUT BENTLEY.
    52 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Uugby, Nor. 12. The Air Force Cross has been awarded to I ieutenant Bentley, of the South African Air Force, m recognition of the distinguished service rendered to aviation by his recent flight m a light aeroplane from England to
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    BLUE NILE DAM.
    52 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 13. A definite proposal of thj Biitish Government for the construction of the. Tsana dam by British engineers, says the i Observer's diplomatic correspondent, is at present before the Abyssinian Government r and it is assumed by everyone concerned that the contract will
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    THE NEW PRAYER HOOK.
    155 7 HOME SECRETARY SUGGESTS REFERENCE BACK. {British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. IS. The measure authorising the reform of the English prayer book which recently received the approval of the Assembly will come before Parliament within the next few weeks and, if the requisite majorities are forthcoming
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    INDIAN REFORMS.
    131 7 BOYCOTT OF COMMISSION. 1 Renter's Service. Madras. Nov. 13. All parties at the Indian National Congress adopted a manifesto m favour of v boycott of the Statutory Commission. The signatories include Mis. Besant, Stina rasa [yengar, President of the Congress, md Sir Te.i Bahadui Sapiu. Madras, Nov. 13.
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    THE JAPANESE BUDGET.
    92 7 [K.uter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo, Nov. 13. The Cabinet has decided m favour of -suing V.80,900,000 Imperial railway bond? a IMS. Subject to minor alterations the budget stimatos are: Revenue ¥.1,(539.000,000, Exenditure Y.1. TG1 ,000,000. The latter is ar ncrease of V.3 1,000,000, compared witl he current
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    ROCKEFELLER MUSEUM FOR JERUSALEM.
    48 7 [Renter's Service.] Jerusalem, No\. 13. The Palestine Government is acceptin; the munificent offer of Mr. J. D. Rockefelle r>f $2,000,000 for the erection of a museur f >n condition the building is completed with <n three years. Government is ahead negotiating for a site.
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    NORWEGIAN EXPLORER HONOURED.
    35 7 Reuter's Service. J Oslo, Nov. 13. At a dinner at the American Legation the American Minister presented to Dr. Xansen, the well-known Norwegian explorer, the medal of the Explorers' Club, New York.
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    13 7 Viscount Inchcape has been appointed an Honorary Captain of the Royal Naval Reserve.
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    RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
    205 7 WHY SOVIET DID NOT JOIN LEAGUE. [Reuters Service.] Moscow, Nov. 13. In the -our.se of a long conversation witli the international delegations. including China, M. Stalin, replying to enquiries, said the Soviet had not joined the League of Nations because it did not wish to assume responsibility for
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    ELDERLY PRINCESS'S ROMANCE.
    142 7 EX-KAISKR'S DISAPPROVAL. [Router's Service.] Kmn. \»v M. biding i lion on her fiance'" r. >torcyc'' is among Ihe i leasures indulfped m the sexagenarian Princesi Victoria of Schannu berg Lippe. In Renter interview she explained that the ex-Kaiser who anyway is not the head of the Schatunberg-Lippe
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    FAMOUS LONDON CLUB SNUBBED.
    118 7 "GRATUITOUS INSULT" BBBENTBD. BY MADRAS CLUB. London, (let. 23. A verc snub was administered to one of London*! most famous clubs, the Junior Constitutional, by the Madras Club. The former proposed a scheme whereby their member* could enjoy tho privilege of membership of certain selected etdbi
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    HEAD CLERK'S DEFALCATION.
    76 7 The Chief Presidency Magistrate of Cal .utta has delivered judgment m th Medical College defalcation case, m wMc Panchanon Ghose, head clerk, and Profull Maker jee, third clerk, m the office of th Medical College, stood charged wit breach of tiust m respect < Rs. 120,000. The
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    WHAT DYSPEPTICS SHOULD EAT.
    155 7 STRUT DIKTS UNNBCBBBABT. It is a Well-known fact that -<>n\r food* ...w a greater tendenc| than other* to < aiwc indigestion, and that by limiting «>n t 1 n« > v i<> certain tasteless, unappetising t«>->d-. »t«»iH»ch troubles can sometime* be ovi-icnn .\m»* timei out of
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. SILVER WEDDING.
    57 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. SILVER WEDDING. FERGUSON DAVIE-HULL. At Si su-p hip/s Caarcfc, Delhi, on Srd Sovember, 1902 by the Lord Bishop of Lahore, assisted >>> the U.-v. H. C. Carlyon, and th« Ber. HUbert Warel the Ke\. Charles James son of the late Rev. C. R. Ferguson Davie, t( Charlotte Elixabeth,
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    DEATHS.
    77 8 WKIII. CM. Mt -i."> St. Charles*-sq*are W. 10. James Weir, late of Singapore, and foi many years with Messrs. Edward Bo.istead an* Co.. m his l .»'»th year. TEHN. Madanu- C'hua Lentf Ki<<*\, widow << the late Mr. Tehn Kirn Tyc passed away I her dauphti-r*> residence No. 22,
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1927. Synthetic Back Again.
    707 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1927. Synthetic Back Again. We had almost forgotten tlu existence of that once very liveh Bogey, synthetic rubber, and it quite interesting" to see it reappearing with apparently renewed vigour. Af far as memory serves us the last claim to have produced rubber synthetically
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    266 8 Mrs. F. H. Gerrard and Miss K. .David left for Saigon yesterday by the M.M. Paul Leeat. Tht» Van Wijk Orchestra will play at the 'Down Town" Branch of tho V.M.C.A. from 12.1~» to 1.4-"» p.m. on Wednesday. Tin- death has taken place of Mr. Lini Lian Keng. eldest brother
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    42 8 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, 4 p.m., Nov. 14. f Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons lotify to-day's tin prices as £264 >; 8268Vb, Messrs. Symington and Sinclair 1 notify to-day's rubber price, as i Is. 5%(L
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    DREAM FANTASTIQUE.
    114 8 An Alhambra Featnre. < At the Alhambra last the night, the first performance of El Radiants m their jriglnal sta^e production "Deam Fantastion? took place. This takes the form of a performance of illuminated dolls, owls and animals dancing on the darkened stage, the most weird and spectacular
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    614 8 The Sungei Buoys terry i~ to be closed t«. traffic from Monday until further notice. Dr. Wu Lien-teh, I».:-\-.. M.K. LL.D., the renowned plague specialist, has arrived In Penany on visit. Mr. v.. Wayu partner, Osborne and Chappel, Ipoh, will be leaving for Home on retirement v Nov. I.". H»-
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    277 8 TIIK WKKKS .:N,. v X Vr His Excellency the H Captain (J. N. \I a r ;ir n ipcnwi Urn St. Jane, iv,. r s His Excellency attend Aide-dc-Camp, piv,,;,,, M v by Dr. W« L,,n Tel Medicine and lat. i match (Malaya w. < m aid of
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    POPPY DAY COLELCTION.
    40 8 Latesl taformatioii Popp\ Day collection ia Siafip« year have Tealiwd ovei I other parts of Malaya n to exceed khoae of lart jretf pore amount includen mm of $W id from tfctf proofed- ol at the Stadium.
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    PRINCE GEORGE.
    88 8 A QnHIIH InU-rpntrr m I rmH LieuUnMrt Print* Geatfe, 1:% King's fourth §©n, will lav additional pa) V T pn't,- m French from Oett*er«, Joined the battleship N ♦he staff Of AtUntk Fleet. The Nelson, Britain t -hip. becomes th< ltair»hip the RMiverMry of S'eU Franco^imnish fleet 4f
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    PRISON UNIVERSITY.
    19 8 Pi nor is lex Hobokon, s Win month* wuW Judr reason?" "Y. education, tell me there prison.**
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    HANKOW DISORDERS.
    175 9 [jOOTING CONTINUES. (BARRICADES IN THE CONCESSIONS. I at Eastern Service. J Shanghai, Nov. 11. Hankow show that thou. soldiers are roaming ,•> continually augmented by defeated down river. the labour mob they are ting commenced by Tari'j xxiyguard <<n Saturday who, for Y"< In. looted the silver native
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    OBREGON'S LUCKY ESCAPE.
    42 9 BOMBS THROWN AT HIS CAR. t< r> Service] Mi \iio i ity. Nov. 1 1. candidate for the Pr»- a l,u!!-fitfht to day fixing two bombt at his with rutfl <iui- t.i H~ companioM shot and be attackers, the
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    THE SOLOMON ISLES.
    37 9 HW)I BLE PRACTICALLY OVER. Serriet ByJMji, N«»v. 14. I nnel of the naval supply ship fro« the Solomon Isles M wly nturn of the cruiser Jectaro that the volunteers iutiv« haw practically rebellions tribe.
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    AMERICAN MERCHANTS' CREDIT TO FOREIGN FIRMS.
    33 9 AMERICAN MERCHANTS' CREDIT TO FOREIGN FIRMS. [Reoter'i Service.] V* No\ember 14. National Aaaocia»en <a.lvi>ers to business :«-'iit. has passed a American merchants to credit to reputable M to preserve outlets on Page 7.]
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    CAPE COLONY DROUGHT.
    37 9 i To Y«an < BDHo« n. Off. Is. 1 '«P« < o ony mid lli > described as the 'll' have be< n ik. six of the sti ie- ilif« aye been Millions of m the six
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    DIRECT ACTION.
    33 9 for wrould-be m Uncashire imincr .sked a what aetioa he Iwing a player off Ur, thai player re. lW Aw do if Aw a,r he refund to ""=tlir]{r lad. "Aw',l urn,
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    16 9 h;| arrived at Kuala il 'ti.'< from Mr. K. c. R to Kuala Unpv &rtectiv#, Selaagw
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    BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA.
    324 9 LETTER TO THE TIMES, NEED FOR MAINTAINING SAFEGUARDS. [starter's Service.] London, Nov. 14. A plea agaSßSt weakening the existin Kafegaards m China is made m a letter t 'vliu-h prominence is given m the Time with an influential list of signatories hear Bd by Lord Southhorough
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    RIOTING IN INDIA.
    101 9 Reuter's Service. New Ikdhi, Nov. 1 I Seven armoured cars and a detachmeni t»f British infantry are patrolling the li till bed area where Hindu Modern rioting followed the execution of Abdul Kashi-1. A -real crowd of Moslem! gathered outtide the gaol vu r ate and demanded
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    3,000 MEN SEARCH FOR TWO GIRLS.
    226 9 Kidnapped Children Alive In Moi.cco. Pari*. Oct. U A message from Rabat states that the two daughters of M. Arnauld, who wer. kidnapped by Arab bandits a few days ago have been traced, and are believed to bt alive and m the hands of
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    SIR S. BOIS TO REPRESENT CEYLON.
    49 9 Standing Committee <>n Coloais! Trade. London. Nov. 2. E r Stanley I>oi< has been nominated b; *'ne Ceylon Association to serve on th Standing Committee of Representatives o "lonia! Trade and Information Agenciei inder the Presidency of the Director of th Imperial Institute.
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    RUSSIA SEEKS WOOL.
    39 9 IWi.wrx for Australia. London. Oct. 19. The All Russian Union Texilo Syndicate announce! that non wool buyers arc Koinj to A .-tralia and that larpe scale purchase art contemplated, particularly if credit arc extended to Russia.
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    YACHTING.
    982 9 Interport Challenge Cup. SINGAPORE WIN. This week-end has been memorable owinp to the Interport racing, both rowing anr sailing. The events were carried out ir splendid weather with interest maintained to the end, and Singapore was lucky tc come out on top m the sailiag. The idea of sailing
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    JAVA NOTES.
    582 9 Armistice Day. THE SALE OF POPPIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Weltevreden, Nov. 12. Armistice Day was observed by the Bri. tish and American communities m Batavia m much the same way as m previous years. In the Church of the British Protestant Community a service Was held by
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    74 9 Members of the Kuala Lumpur V.M.C.A. assembled on Thursday afternoon to bid farewell to the Rev. R. I). Whitehorn, who is shortly going Home. Mr. Whitehorn, m returning thanks for the honour done him. said that he was not sure whether he would come back to Kuala Lumpur or not,
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    203 9 and on the beat up inside the Breakwater cut down the .June's lead to :i mins. 15 sees. Rounding the Breakwater it was run to IT mark m a swell, during which June opened away a*rain to the extent of an additional 2 m ins. 15 sees. In a spanking
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    MURDER PLOT TO HIDE ELOPEMENT.
    351 11 LODY WRONGLY IDENTIFIED. Thj theory t-hat a man tried to murder a waiter, about his own build and appearance, with a view to using the body to cover an elopement, is advanced by the New York police m an amazing case. Raymond Bloch, who was
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    FARMERS' BAD YEAR.
    263 11 Prices Down by l»er cent. Figures of prices of agricultural produce m the harvest year September 1926 to August 1927 issued by the Ministry of Agliculune dke^oae that the general level of t-rices was the lowest m any year since the war. Most commodities show a reduction
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    EXPLOSION IN BURMA RAILWAY QUARRY.
    105 11 Six Persons Killed, 19 Injured. Rangoon. Oct. 28. It is officially known that an explosion at the Burma railway quarry, at Kyaoktalon, m Amherst. on October 12th.. resulted m six persons beinjr killed and l!> injured, mostly coolies. Of the injured, three who were badly
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    WOMEN AND THE JURY.
    442 11 women l>ein« emotional and unable to deal with the sordid details of criminal cases a.c usually oi the emotional type themselves, otherwise the idea would not occur to them. Af for their commercial experience, ordinary women aie just as well (quipped commercially as ordinary men.'' A
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    43 12 HOSPITAL-SHIP PASSES THROUGH. The hospital ship Maine. Capt. Mardon, arrived m port from Hong Kong on Sunday with nine naval surgeons and fifty sick beith staff on boaid. She anchored m the roads and left later the same day for Colombo.
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    228 12 The P. and O. Macedonia, has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at this Port at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. She will proceed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board'l wharves on arrival. The case m which four Tamils, forming the crew of a tongkang, who« caused grievous hurt to
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    177 12 Per Melchior Treub: Miss J. J. lluyer. Mr. and Mi.«. C. B. Holiingsworth". Mr. O. M. L. Phoa. Mrs. Rosu van Boron, Miss lip Lai Ngah, Mr. C. Boolchand. Mr. Njoo Tien Tionu. D. M. da Cruz. Miss J. Bloch, Miss A. Brinngee. Dr. and Mrs. D. J.
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    A BRAVE AND GALLANT ACT.
    200 12 A BRAVE AND GAL LANT ACT. Coroner*. Tribute to Late Sarpedon Officer. Shanghai. No\. 1. "It was a brave and gallant act." So said Mr. I. T. Morris. H. M. Coroner, at the con elusion of the inquest on the body of Ernest Wallan, who met his death by drowning
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    ARGENTINE CANAL SCHEME.
    190 12 Washington, Aug. 30. The Argentine Government has decided, according to advices, to construct the Costanera Canal through its Ministry of Public Works, thereby accomplishing a considerable saving as compared with the cost of the work by private contractors. The canal was first projected m 1920, but the
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    31 12 Lieut, de la Tour, Fr. 4286. from Dunkirk 14, for Saigon 14. Tilawa, Brit. f>ls3, from Calcutta 14, for Hong" Kontf 16. Delta, Brit. 4738. from Kobe 14, for Bombay 16.
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    GIRLS' BUSINESS TO BE PRETTY.
    402 14 PROFESSOR'S ADVICE. "To Girls. It is your first business to be beautiful. Your outward beauty is the token and symbol of all that makes life worth living; and, if your inner self should belie your exterior, you fill men with cynicism, render them fierce and
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    RESTRAINING STRIKE ACTS.
    147 14 American Action. Washington, Oct. 17. The United States Supreme Court has given an important decision upholding m junctions issued by Lower Courts restraining union employees from resorting to certain acts m furtherance of strikes. Several cases were decided, including one group involving the efforts of John Lewis,
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    THE QUEENS REELS.
    126 14 12 Dance* Out of 11. The Queen was one of the most enthusiastic danceis at the chillies' ball at Balmoral which wa^ given by the King and Queen to the servants, tenants, and giiiilies on the royal estates of Balmoral. Birkhall, and Abergeldie. The opening dance, m
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    INDIANS IN BRITISH GUIANA.
    291 14 WHOLESALE REPATRIATION FORESHADOWED. Bombay, Nov. l. The wholesale repatriation of the 120,000 Indians resident m British Guiana is foreshadowed m a long communication from the British Guiana East Indian Association to the Imperial Indian Citizenship Association of Bombay. The letter says that the Indian community fear
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    BOTTOMLEY'S ARTICLES.
    40 14 Creditors Share m Proceeds. London. Oct. 17. The trustee appointed m connexion with Horatio Bottomley's bankruptcy has obtained an order of the Court apportioning a percentage of Bottomley's earnings from newspaper articles for the benefit of his creditors.
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    RECORD SALARY.
    22 14 d k: j weekly, to take the r»i film based on Sir ••His HoUM i" Ordei hijrht-st i-vit paid t
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    31 14 Ahmat bin Mohamcd Ariff, a Malay poslman at Penang, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for destroying six letters m the course of transmission by post at Hutton-lane on October 29.
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    RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
    117 15 Messrs. Barlow and Co., Kuala Lumpur notify the following interim dividends: Ayer X uning (lUIS.) Rubber Co.. Ltd.: Interim dividend of 7 1 per cent. (les< income tax at the rate of 4s. m the m respect of the current financial year, payaMe on November 10th. Kradwall (1
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    WHY RESTRICTION FAILED.
    1958 15 Mr. Nathan's Views. PRODUCERS SHOULD CONTROL. On November Ist., 1922. when the Governments of Ceylon and British Malaya passed legislation which gave effect to the Stevenson restriction scheme, stocks of rubber m London amounted to 77,000 tons, writes Mr. J. E. Nathan m the Manchestei Guardian Commercial.
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    215 15 NwfmWr 1 I. Tin 1">(t Tom- *12i» 7 Gambier Hi Pepper \Vhit»> ion Pepper Black «i;_. Flake Tapioca 7 'h Pearl Sago Small X Copra n.4<» Copra Sundrfod 11.79 Opium. BmMIM unt. Ajtti Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siain old No. 1. 3.10 Rice,
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    CANADIAN HORSES FOR RUSSIA.
    79 15 Calgary, Alberta—The litst trainl«»a<l thr second shipment of horses bought ii» Alberta for tho Soviet government <>f Russia has been ihinped from Ehnunore and will be followed by the balance shortly, me c< rding to Louis Kon, representative <>f th« Russian authorities. The total shipment will
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    838 16 November Extra Meeting. A HORRID DAY. Hope* that the heavy storm which came «>n about one o'clock yesterday had cleared the air for the afternoon, were not realised for rain and wind came down before the racing had been long m progress and with interval* fell throughout
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    THE SELANGOR PURSE.
    488 16 Horsos. Division 2; value $1,950 out of which $300 to the Second Horse and $150 to the Third Horse. Distance. Race Course. t4 The (lanesh KonpsiV b c m FLORRIE*B*PBT (Mayo) 7.i> 1 J. Grubei t's eh a z ROLAND (Sleigh) K.lO I Let- TOOB Poon's h
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    74 16 REMINDS MR. \MERY OF ASCOT. London. Nov. Melbourne.— Mr. Amety, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, was amongst the crowd of 125,000, who vrHneesed the race for the Melbourne Tup. He was very impressed by the scene, which, he said. re. minded him of Ascot. He added that his
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    HOCKEY.
    79 16 SELANGOR BEAT PKNANG. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Xov 14 Selan-or beat Penan*; by 3— 2 at hockey m a last minute victory. Penan,? scored m the first minute and led by two io one at the interval. Selan K or drew level, bai ovld not score against
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    BOXING.
    140 16 iWm ZEALAND CHALLENGER KOK TONNEY. London. Ocf. 29. Mr. Trevor WijrnaM writing m the Daily fail says that the New Zealandor Heeney, an outstanding instance of boxtef'i ajraiies. He received such poor support n London that he was penniless and deter, lined to j?ive up the puM and return
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    170 16 Inter-Port Cricket. THE THREE TEAMS. Hong Kong have completed their side for the inter port matches which commence with the Malaya-Hong Kong game this week end. The teams will be chosen from the following Malaya: N. .1. A. Foster (Captain), Cap tain C. H. Congdon, Captain H. C.
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    INDIAN CRICKET TEAM TO VISIT AUSTRALIA.
    119 16 Bum hay, Nov. 7. The Australian Board of Crkkel have n\ ited an Indian cricket team to visit Australia. A provisional committee ha« bcefl formed m Bombay to form a board of control «>n the lines of the existing Cricket Board m Australia and
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    NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TEAM.
    64 16 11,000 Cirant Towards Deficit. Wellington. November s. The New Zealand Government has granted il.iMlO t -wards the deficit of the New Zeaiar.d cricket team m connection with their tour m England The tieath is announced of Mr. .1. F. Marsh, holder of the individual score record
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    MOONLIGHT GOLF.
    81 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). I poh. \o\ 11. An amusing moonlight golf mixed foursomes leached the final on the Taiping course last week. The match was s!i*rhth delayed by rain, but many followed Mrs. Bryant and Hull and Mrs. Gardner and MacGregor. Accompanied by :io coolies as tire
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    CARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    118 16 The result of Men's monthly Medal for November was: Fifteen Competitors 78 or over or made no return. Ladies' Competition. The result of Ladies' Flag Competition leld <>n Sunday was: Ist. Mrs. P. A. Teale. 2nd. Mrs. F. A. Morrell. There were ten competitors. Lt. Col. J.
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    TENNIS PLAYERS AND THE PRESS.
    186 16 London, Nov. 2. Subject to the approval of National and tollßty Associations, a resolution will be übmitted at the general meeting- of the .awn Tennis Association on December 12 nth a view to stopping the practice of players writing reports and articles on iWB tennis
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    RUGBY.
    234 16 Results and Fixtures. NEGRI'S SECOND MALAYA CUP VICTORY. By defeating the United Services at Seiemban on Saturday by the narrow margin of 18 points to n, Ncgrl Bembflan repeated their last year's success against the Services (14-8), and recorded their se cond win m this year's -Malaya Cup competition.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 12.
    147 16 FIRST COUPON SCRUTINISED WINS PRIZE. By a coincidence the first coupon to be scrutinised m Football Competition No. 12. that of Mr. C. F. Oliveiro. of <»0 Race Course Road Singapore, entitles the sender to this week's prize of fifty dollars. Mr. Oliveiro was one of
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    HAT-TRICKS IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL.
    97 16 When Everton defeated Leicester bf seven goals to nil recently both Dean and Weldofl performed the hat trick. They were not the only players to achieve the distinction that day. for Loasby notched four and Wells three for Northampton against Walsall, Blaekmore scored four times for
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    VANZETTTS ASHES.
    33 16 Turin. October 17. Vanzetti's sister has telegraphed to the Pope, appealing against the refusal of the Bithop at Cuneo, her birthplace, to prrant t Christian rites to her executed brother's ashes.
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