The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S-S. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1927. NO. 12,260
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    259 1 The London market is sceptical as to early competition of synthetic rubber with the natural product, although it is said that the Dye Trust is making every effort to achieve its aim. and is to increase its capital for the purpose Page 11. Many people were killed
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    THE OLD VILLAGE TRANSFORMED.
    964 1 Budlop, my dream village m the ini<! lands, had haunted my brain for monthpast. Dreary hour*- during .winter afternoons at an office desk m the City had a silvei lining— Budlop, where my autumn holiday would be lazed away. Pictures of the village as I last
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      314 1 [OLLOW ARIELL'S |N lit. bags rA iorr Roua floiir H RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE I TEA EVERY TUESDAY BATIK THIRSDAY AND SATURDAY rDnv DANCE GRILL ever> YOURY YOIRLO AND OPEN DAILY w tv/\*t FROM MONDAY LADOVA o A.M. WEDNESDAY. CELEBRATED DANCERS To FRIDAY. will appear during the Dinner
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      202 1 looks after the Uennis^rocka. YOUR tennis frocks will give you doubts "service" if you let Kurlo wash them. Whether they are soft linen, crisp muslin, or dainty voile wash them all with Kurlo. Kurlo washes without shrinking. The Kurlo way is fafe and simple. Obtoinabl* from all Grocers, Chandlers and
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      141 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Beauty of the Dodge car— Page 4 Zam-Buk is a cure for piles Page lIS Auction Sale by Ching Keng Lee— Page 9. Selected local fish froM Cold Storage— Par.- 10. You can rely upon Firestone tyres Page 13. More Chevrolet* are sold than any other car
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      11 1 I SWALLOW ARIELL'S I* (WORLD RENOWNED) I BISCUITS AND CARES "•VA^V.V.VAVVWJV.V.V.WYV
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      157 1 THE WEEK. Wtdi'fsdnif, \*th. Hi^'h Water, IM a.m.. 7.4, 2.44 p.m., S.I. Malacca: 11. W. 11.50 a.m.. 5.0. Federal Council Meeting. Kuala Lumpur. Special Meeting, Swonl Club. (5.30 p.m. Thurpdu >/, 17/*. High Water, ">.22 a.m.. 7.: i. 4.4 p.m. 7.5. Malacca: H. W. 0.20 a.m.. 5.0, 2.0 p.m.. 4.3.
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    HOW GREAT NOVELS ARE WRITTEN.
    741 2 \Vh> Modern Authors Fail. LACK OF FAITH. n- there n<> great novelists to-day? Oi rather, rfan this is a loose and mac CUimtf way of putting the question, why is it that, when one think* of great novelists. MM thinks immediately of Mr. Bennett. Mr.
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    48 2 Mr. R. Wantag, the Swiss sculptor, has arrived at IVnan^ from Bangkok, and is Maying with Mr. and Mis. Schciss. pciulinj; his departure for Eutope. He lived m Bangkok for four years and was aonovfad by Hi Majesty the Kinjr and a nu;r.l^»r of' Boyai Piinces with commissions.
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      284 2 0 OUR CUSTOMERS J AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. •lease note that our hours of I Business over the Holidays I will be Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Saturday, 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. j Monday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MEDICAL HALL LTD., 23, Battery Road. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY
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      328 2 Victoria Theatre Sunday November 20th. at 9.15 p.m. Popular Sunday Concert. Booking Now Open at John Little's $2 and $1. FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. Thursday, Ist., Friday, 2nd., and Saturday, 3rd., Dec at 9.30 p.m. CHARLES CHAMIER Presents "our cababit: c Commencing Dec. 6th. and Nightly at 9.30 p.m. R.
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      281 2 Commencing Monday, 14th. •November. A DOUBLE-ATTRACTION nOGBAMIB A I M AlhambrA (Tan Cheiiß Kee 0., Ltd.. Proprietors) In the Second Show at H p.m. AN ATTRACTIVE NOVELTY SHOW Amazing, Spectacular! EL RADIANTS m their original tUffe production Dream Fantastique m which tectrical Animated Skeletons perform thrillinp acn.l.atu- tVu twinkling: stars
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    RED INDIANS IN AMERICA.
    1620 3 How They Are Treated. A HEAVY INDICTMENT. V. hen President Coolidge was recent 1. imiu.nd into the Sioux tribe and made hono *aiy ihiiM Wamhlee Tokahu < 'Leadin; Bagfe") he let fall MM remark which ha; earned a sensation thioughout the Ameri ran Indian world. In
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    GLASGGW MURDER.
    92 3 I ather anj Son Arrested. London. Oct. 17. After having made extensive inquiries following the discovery on a bank of tht Clyde at Glasgow of portions of a dismembered female body, detectives today arlesled James McKay, aged 40. and his son. On a charge of the murder of
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    ANARCHIST RAID.
    49 3 Arrests at Nice. Nice, Oct. IS. Twenty Italians have been arrested by the police during a raid on Anarchist haunts. All the alleged agitators are reported to have been seen attending Communist meetings. Their photographs and finger-prints will be taken, after which they will probably be deported.
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    28 3 Mr. George M. Murray, of the Papuan Government Service, who was recently ap pointed Director of Agriculture for the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, has ariived m Penang.
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      325 3 t L^L^^^a^aaaaa^La aaaaaa^^k. a .^afl a^v^ r!^l'9 aV^mi^H aaaw Ithe food of kings f i; Court Physicians know the best and j see that Royal Babies have the best. That is Why Glaxo has been used 5 j with success m 5 Royal Nurseries. 5 j Only the best is
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      286 3 fl Bk I l/r^SL^^HHH^BHßß^^i^^^^MMM Good taste always pre- jf^ Tin vails m tile selection of BY' HI 1 1 cigarettes— that is why B^B Sj^^ pokers always select that is ever renifniscent of the comforts of home. P^G "»aii u r,c»ured by MafhinKlt f |*is**:.f V^ I,'1 ,'5 ra r
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    CARS CEYLON PREFERS.
    492 4 Jump In Number Of Motor Vehicles. THE FOIR EIGHTS" REACHED IN THE CITY. The Direeioi v\ Statistics has issued an•jiher clftttifted list of the motor vehicle eylnn on August 81, 1927 the last ont wa> up u> June 30, 1927 and this latest Ust is an improvement
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    NON-STOP RECORD.
    59 4 Motor-Cycle Runs for 200 Hours. London, Oct. 13. Breaking all land and sea records, an all-British Ariel motor-cycle and side-car at Banbury has been running since noon October sth. Relays of drivers and observers have been employed. To-night it had covered 3,915 miles m 200 hours and the
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    CARS TO GLIDE LIKE SHIPS.
    260 4 ALL SHOCKS ABSORBED BY WHEEL-SPRINGS. Visions of motor-cars riding the roughest roads with the smoothness of a ship on the serenest seas were suggested at j the opening of the French Motor Show at the Grand Palais m the Champs-Elysees. Large crowds watched the new
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    BETTER BRITISH CARS.
    69 4 NKW IMPtOVBMEN^ l""» |H -I an. l-n-pa-two yo«« the« wi« Inventions,' 1 »5 Correspondent. -Then ha- bee. the Britten type* coitrastiftf them innoTatkioa at th. rt Lually. BritUA em th, axU' U- efci an( central lubricai chief fostorei of „1,0 rx,M«i.mnt,n-' Mifffaiet, nwtleM rtin (mvi body fabri'
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      167 4 S^ «Lfl Pßr X.W 'v*^ L/ X- n J^HIPPI H^ f 1 9 vH^^W^r^ Sl^^l^P mAw *t *^^^h l^^l t V t a&V a\ l^/ mil va *^B^9 V il^B^ J» l !iyMr if\J"\ ww/t 111 V ifll^a^* m\ Ha^av a^a^^ beauty There are sound reasons for the praise with
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      114 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes A^3^j| II ma KfjTl 111 M I _^^^^^^^?S^L HT Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1^26) LTD. Singapore. i Singapore. Kuala Lumpur. Penang. Ipoh. Malacca I■B B I B B B B aH H .^B B B vB P I wj^ J THE FISK
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    MOTOR ACCIDENTS IN COLOMBO.
    191 5 MOTOR ACCIDENTS IN COLOMBO. Aitkeo, Superintendent of Has just prepared statistics ™>t,r accidents for the first monthv of 10')- tv i9Z<. Thesv indicate that an iciim, of 2 1 accidents the same period for last «t the la W number of "Well have been put on the >>.ir. it i
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    MOTOR CAR PROGRESS IN DESIGN.
    255 5 Last year it seemed that, so far as nonracing motor cars were concerned, the supercharger had made its bid for favour and had failed. This year (says The Autocar) the position is very different. It would be too much to assert that the supercharger had
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    THE VANISHING FLIVVER.
    893 5 LET US SHED A FEW TEARS. Toll the passing: bell for the faithful tin lizzie, soon to be as obsolete as the buffalo. An anonymous writer m The New Repuohc draws our attention to this mournful fact, and descants movingly on the approaching disappearance of that friend
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    WATER IN BUTLER'S FACE.
    49 5 taridon. Oct. 17. Burglars m a motor car were responsible for a daring burglary at Sir Archibald Weigall's house, Petwood. A butler discovered two burglars on the premises, but, by dint of a water pistol, with which they Mfeftted water m his face, they escaped.
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    200,000 MORE BRITISH CARS.
    302 5 MORRIS FIRM TO MAKE 82,000. Vast contracts for the sale during 1928 of British motor-cars were agreed upon between distributors and manufacturers as a preliminary to the Motor Show at Olympia, Kensington, W. Messrs, Rootes, Ltd., probably the biggest distributors of British motor-cars, state that they
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    BRITISH CAR AND MOTORCYCLE BOOM.
    237 5 OUR GROWING EXPORTS. Sir Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, M.P. for Coventry, who has returned to England after a seven-months' tour m Australia and Ntw Zealand is full of optimism regarding the future of British cars m these coun- tries. "It is obvious," he said, "that both m
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      67 5 s I t «=J^i 1 Ton Chassis 1295 jP* 3^*^ J Ton Chassis 1045 BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated *n S F.) HKGAFOftK, MALACCA. SBREMBAN. KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH j AND PENANG vviVAYifyinnfirinju>AnMj^^ i The Aristocrat of Cars j; I><ks not need a large amount of Advertising. > WHEREVER IT GOES IT
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      147 5 THE NEW I Finer Performance Greater Comfort I Better Appearance a «i Til! 6 eW H" 1 18 is of the outstanding cars of the recent Motor Show m Londoi 1 the demand. nufacturers haV found !t "e^sary to double the output m order to supply A limited number are
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      BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
      526 6 MOKE COMMON MISTAKES. by HORATUTS. [BPBCIAL TO FBH Ptttß.] Raid af play, like rules of conduct, arc almost essential; few of us are "naturally po we 11 behaved that we can do without the latU'f Sf <o clever that uo can do without the f-rnur. But
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      SAVED BY A MIRACLE.
      829 6 Believing that a miracle saved him from death a year ago. Assistant District Attorney Robert White of Chicago announced his immediate intention to enter the priesthood. The State official suffered a serious injury m the War and last year was forced to undergo a major operation.
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      CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
      1514 6 fairly even state. Maroczy evidently fore saw this, and so played Q— -R5 instead o R— R4. (f) The check by Q— B7 would be m«t If R— Kt2 and if then Q— Bs eh, K—^.l. (g) Threatening R— 34. (h) His best way out. (i)
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      TREAD SOFTLY!
      112 6 Sir H. Clifford and Queen's House Guests. Life m a "tumbledown" Queen's House under the Clifford regime was described m an amusing passage by Sir P. Ramanathan m the Ceylon Legislative Council recently. Sir Hugh Clifford had a fad of his own about the unsuitability of the Queen's
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      88 6 On Monday last one of the big casuarin; trees m front of the Methodist Church Ipoh, was blown down m the storm. Luckily the tree fell on to the football ground 01 its fall would have demolished the Churcl building. It was 130 ft. high and was planted over 30
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      636 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL WMPETmojj/ I For Only 12 Matches. I $50 Must Be Won. We publish eve^ Wednesday and Saturday morning routum* t weekly Football Competition. A prize of $100 will be awardlT, ,1. r wh© forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE tWei lYh \i T dfr m the coupon
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    TALES TOLD BY THE PADRE.
    1069 7 Adventures Of "Ginger" In The East. A CONSTANTINOPLE ADVENTURE. When a fleet is at anchor Sunday mornmg is a time of threat activity. At about ele\en o'j'twk the sea becomes dotted with boatloads <,f religious conviction making their way to worship. Wesleyans are seen rowing
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      117 7 I W I I W X jMtkA m TUBORG BEER Once Tried ji Always Drunk I i i Sole Agents: f j The Borneo Company, Ltd. ij SINGAPORI 1 KNANG, IPOH. KUALA LUMPUR AND TELUK ANSON. •••••••••••••••w until Vtrrm m*• are hun- your flashlight. Re- UNIT CEU I load it
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      207 7 TTOUR boy's first shaye give Nfflfi X him a Gillette Safety Razor XTO^. Teach him the healthful, re- Xx^^k. freshing, self-respecting habit of daily shaving. Give him an extra /\m^ packet of gen vine Gillette blades xffi&L J^\//^to —of finest steel, of unsurpassed V^^K^^^f shaving edge —so that he will
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    PARISIANA.
    1183 8 Spots At The Seaside. I'PEOAR AT A Fl/XERAL. (From Our Own Cowpoadft). Paris. Oct. 12. •'Down with the idle rich!" recently bellowed a group ol unshaven socialists and communists, as a motor-car funeral proces of an elaborate description passed them. Others took up the cry; an indignant mob suiged
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    "HUMAN STRANGLER" ON TRIAL.
    114 8 Nelson Expected to Plead Insanity. London, Nov. 2. Winnipeg. After having been closely guarded m gaol since June, Karle Nelson, alleged to be the "Gorilla" or the "Human Sttangler," who is accused of strangling a number of girls and women, under revolting conditions, m Canada and
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    BATH-TUB WAR ON RHEUMATISM.
    377 8 FIGHTING 1 HE MOST DBADLY DISEASE. Hot baths containing special Ingredisuti are the newest form of treatment for al 1 troubles of a rheumatic nature. Those, under the supervision of experi doctors, will be available m special bathing homes, into which business men can ste] after
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      49 8 answer to correct lubrication cool bearing* and a better I running* engine is- WAKJTIELD^ Oil JM Sn/jih Turn. C. C. WAKEFIELD CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England). 47, ROBINSON ROAD. SINGAPORE. 7, UNION STREET, PENANG. MASSAGE HALL~ MANICURE AND MASSAGE, 60, Waterloo Street. MRS. HARU MISS HANA. Telephone No. 1467.
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      48 8 Ny Carlsberg lJvvl fat IQJJ IMPORTSIB: THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. I* (Incorporate hi P*— *M SINGAPOtB. T FOR TBNNIS COUt» ii y IPi if With Calva..!/..! Pip* P* i I match. Concrete toj»* and top rails iliciu** II ieonomical' 1 MOHAMED KIN H«'<»^ ISA, Msißsnii Telephone S* .J%-*1
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    GAS TANK BLOWN UP.
    183 9 AIR THICK WITH FLYING STEEL. HUNDREDS INJIRED. I llimjUm 's Sorncp. I lMttsburK. Nov. 14. Hitherto it is estimated 20 persons were Killed ami Ml injured by an explosion on the north side of the city of a huge storage gas tank containing 5,000,000 cubic feet
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    SUGAR RESTRICTION.
    146 9 Reuter's Service. Paris. Nov. 14. The conference of representatives of the cane and beet sugar exporting countries, including Cuba. Germany. Czecho Slovakia and Poland has agreed to support the Cuban policy of restriction of production m order to keep up prices and normalise and stabilise relations of production
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    CENSURE MOTION TO-DAY.
    86 9 CENS URE MOTION TO-DAY. Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. 15. A labour motion of censure on Govern ment sponsored by Mr. Macdonald is to come up m the coal industry debate on Nov. 16. The motion charges the Government with neglecting questions of distress and unemployment of miners and demands immediate
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    INDIANS OPPOSE REFORM COMMISSION.
    49 9 [Reuter's Service.] ilcutia, Nov. 14. A conference of prominent party leaders, jnder the chairmanship of Sir Alxiur Rahim, •esolved on urging public bodies, particulary the legislatures, to boycott the Com ■nission. Lahore. Nov. 14. The Punjab Muslim executive has resolved o co-operate with the Commission.
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    CHARGE AGAINST MEXICO'S PRESIDENT.
    53 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Nov. 14. The New York American reproduces I 'acsimile of a document purporting to be m order signed by the Mexican President, loahor Calles. authorising the payment of 100,000 pesos to Zepeda for purchase of urns ami ammunition for the Liberal reolutionary
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    BIG GIFT TO SHAKESPEARE FIND.
    52 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Nov. 14. The railway magnate Mr. Edward Hark- MM, has subscribed another $100,000 to- yards the American million dollar fund for he proposed new Shakespeare memorial heatre at Strat ford-on- Avon, which is now 1660.000 leaving $340,000 still to be subs-
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    THE R.A.F. FLIGHT.
    25 9 [Reuter's Service.] Bush're, No\. 14. The Air Force far-eastern flying-boats iave arrived at Henjam Island m the Per ian Gulf from Bushire.
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    KILLED ON DUTY.
    42 9 London, Cct. 20. When, switching over this afternoon's Hogiamme at Daventry broadcasting staion, WiHiam Miller (29) leaned over a >uard rail and came m contact with a high ension switch. He was killed by a current >f 10,000 volts.
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    CHINESE PIRACIES.
    177 9 CANTON'S FEEBLE PRETENCE. HONG KONG'S OFFER TO HELP. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 1,4. In the House of Commons replying: to Mr. Wellock, Mr. Ormsby Gore stated that the Hong Kong Government had repeatedly made representations to the authorities at Canton urging them to eradicate the Bias Bay pirates
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    INDIA'S MEDICAL MISSION TO CHINA.
    142 9 Reuter's Service. London. Nov. 14. In the House of (omnums replying to Mr. Thurtle (Lab. Shoieditch), Lord Winterton (Under Sec. India) stated the reasons for the Government of India refusal of facilities for the proposed medical mission to China were firstly that to grant facilities
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    SHANGHAI FORCES TO STAY.
    103 9 Router's Service. London, Nov. 14. In the House of Commons replying t>> Mr. Viant (Lab. Willesden who supg-ested the withdrawal of British marines from the Pcotuntf distiict of Shanghai, Sir A. (ham lierlain emphasised that the Government intended to maintain m China, wherever possible, the elementary
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      318 9 BUSINESS ARPS t W.%N%VSVW%rVW ulcc RRn^ 1 <DERTAKERS. J Wtt DnUO. v MASONS MONIMK h« Made order, f „Yre>b K'^' 1 /Uvaja m Stock. W 4id. Tel: 3869. > VISS, S«tef »^.^.'.vAVAV^SftAVU^ 1 iS .....V.V-'.V-V.VA-AV. r /V REATHS. :j J ajadc t«> order I' IN \|>()KK CASKET CO. S m
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      777 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. Thin is to Notify all concerned that all Powen «»f Attorney respectively ki anted l»v the undersigned t«» (1) Vavanna. Ana. >i\vna Mehamed Ahdul A::iz. hin Shaik Mohamed Pawaler. (2i Moona. Shaik Ismail. bin Mohamed Yusoof Rawther, <:;* Sina. Alulul Raheem. bin Sinna Thamby Lcbbai, MM (4) Metyanna.
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      111 9 NOTICES. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM h'2 tl KORINSON ROAD Open daily 9.30 to 11 a.m. Saturdays 10. to 12 noon Friday evenings 5 to 7 Services every Sunday at 10 a.m. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME. "brick kiln openedT" We beg to inform the public that our brick kiln factory at
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      815 9 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable business premises allotments fronting Victoria Street and Queen Street, Singapore BY ORDER BY THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS To be held at Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's Saleroom, No. 30 Chulia Street Singapore ON WEDNESDAY, 30th NOVEMBER AT 2.30 P.M. Sale Lot Description T.S. Resurvey Area m TeßWe
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      417 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tendon are invited for th«- Erection of One Hlock of Terrace Houses at Bukit Timah Road, and will be received by the a»drriiign>d up to BOOH Monday Xoveni'>.r Plans, specifications and form of" tencki m.iy he obtained from the Municipal Architect production t.t a receipt for
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGE.
      30 10 QARDXEBLEWIfI WFLI.IAMS. At St Andivw'-. Cathi>t!ril. Siiijriipori <>n Xovembei L4th IM7, the Yen: AicMmmm F. >- Swindell ■Aeiatimc QHju 6mnlaer>Liwii of Siagapow aivJ CardHf, to Cath*rte« Mary Williami of Cardiff.
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      DEATH.
      17 10 0OLLIN& At Dulwich. London, inddenly o»: 4th Novonher ii*L'7. Mr. F. W. Collins, formerly of Malacca.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1927. The Tin Control Scheme.
    704 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1927. The Tin Control Scheme. Papers are now beginning to come out by the mails dealing with the proposal for a tin producers' combine of which the cabled news was received seme weeks a#o. There is not a jrreat deal new m what appears
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    524 10 The interdenominational prayer meeting ,vill be held at the C.E.Z. School. GoverniH'iH HiH, on Thursday at 6.3Q p.m. Leader: ttshop Lowe. Members of the Straits Chinese Sunday School, associated \vith the Chinese lletho. lisl Church, enjoyed a picak on Monday It the 1 BAgakm of Mr. Aw Boon Haw. Major
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    OUR FINANCE CABLE.
    161 10 The Tin Position. GOOD SHARES SCARCE. (Our Own Correspondent. CopyritfM.) London. Nov. 15. The l>ear operations m the tin market aye apparently ceased. Yesterday's jump n the price had a cheering effect and prolueed bidding, especially for Eastern shares. It is emphasized that floating supplies of ?ood
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    39 10 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. (From Our Own Correspondent). London. 4 p.m., Nov. 15. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices a£***** 16—1256%. Messrs. Symington and Shu-lair notify to-day's rubber price a~ Is. 5 > d.
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    126 10 At recent meetings of Committee! of the Municipal Commiaaionera the following action was taken: Decided to n .■commend that a veterinary surgeon be engaged at a salary of $500, 1550 and |600 per mensem (the Turf [ub to reimburse the Commiasionen to the extent of $150 a month)
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    SPEED THRILLS AT PAVILION.
    171 10 There was a packed house Tor Li first screening, which took place last night at the Pavilion, of the iimi "Hot Wactl,* 1 featuring the inimitable Harold Lloyc Fnnkly. although this picture is a good one, it does not come up to the standard which other
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    238 10 Mr. D. F. Topham has been appointed a member of the Railway Board during th« absence on leave of Mr. C. H. Towill. In the account of yesterday's racing the second and third m Race Three were transposed. Merry Laps was second. Gay Reveller third. The following 1 names were
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    497 10 "AM) Ami: i IUr tic Kditor. Sir.- TV.' preaeill wfc>, f tho Topicist. Hft,.,- X, be remarks made I I] t a recent netting of p iation. "on the buigtutgi had md." proceed V 4 *This is evidently the y vho once sent, as k 1
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    THE PITTSBURG DISASTER.
    97 11 U >H> BY WORKMEN. *HEI SHATTERED WAR ZONE. Service.] Pttt^burg. Nov. 11, ,nrt\ Nile torches to a* tank are I elieved to for the explosion (I inhabitants i ash m the belief thai b) SJI earthquake. lire men, doctors, till an duty earing for ruing people who
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    JAPANESE POLITICS.
    40 11 NEW PARTY. 5< ic< I t»k; N«>\ 1 1. mben <»f the I Prince T<»ku. itical Party. n ill take place I'd' mber. > No\ 11. with S „^:i\ tma, Sijo to leave the I that they iral disputes.
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    THE SOLOMONS TROUBLE.
    25 11 BE WITIthKAt'iV < .tul rr;i v i;, i km* it ill be withnontent. f R< pn mil r* ;m«i native ici. The Sydney.
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    PRINCE CAROL'S AGENT ACQUITTED.
    20 11 5 rviee. Bucharest, Nov. 15. luttted Ifaaoilesee loyalty to the iom subversive ac- -ht-i to rct'ira
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    THE CHINA WAR.
    27 11 a Bcnrfc*.] Hankow o 11. have «'vacuatReni thwi are no ii reported the marching across on tl i »uth bank of r Wuchang to.
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    GOVERNOR TO BE DISMISSED.
    23 11 Serriee) Tokyo. Nov. 14. bettort that Mr. M yazaki Prefecture. the infringement of diiehtrgW and 1 the retired list.
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    WHITE ELEPHANT'S SAFE ARRIVAL.
    20 11 nrnmnifat). li.n«kok. Nov. 15. what- k-phant has afe au.i sound from ««l bf the King people.
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    38 11 Bart«M left Malacca '"lay. They expect tW Rohna on the ''^nt three months at Vo to Colombo and WIMN the father Mr. B. S. Burgess, not expected E»tl«rf till some time w i, to settle Smith. -M.O. k
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    SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
    224 11 SCEPTICAL LONDON MARKET. "early Competition unlikely. (Our Own Correspondent— Copyright). London, Nov. 15. The report Sf the progress of the exper merits m Germany m connection with th reduction sf synthetic rubber have left th London market undisturbed. The Time liriares that the German investigation are still m
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    A COMMUNIST CLEAN-UP.
    109 11 BBSTWatILE LEADERS EXPELLED. f ßeuter's Service.] Meadow, New. i"». 1 central controlling commission of the central comm ttec of the All-Union Com. munlsi Party passed resolution 1 expelling Trottkj and Einoviefl from th Party; .■\p Kan-. DesT, Rakowsky and thr others from the Central Committee, ar.' dismissing
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    ANOTHER FLIGHT TO INDIA.
    23 11 [Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. In*. Captain Mclntosh and Mr. Bert dinkier left this afternoon <>n non-stop flight to India.
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    N.Y.K. INAUGURATE NEAREAST LINE.
    29 11 (Nanyo Nichi Niehi Serviced. Tokyo. Nov. 14. The N'.Y.K. will inaugurate a Near East line unoV r the Government subsidy. [Earlier cables on Page 9.]
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    ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY.
    271 11 COFFEE SHOPKEEPER THREATENED. A coffee shop keeper of Tnnjong Pagar R'»a(J made serious allegations against a Chinese who was charged before Mr. Dak- is. Third Police Magistrate, yesterday, laying that the accused man, who was a member of a gang of robbers, hail attempted to induce him
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    32 11 A commission as Second -Lieutenant i I tht M.S.V.R. has been granted to Mr. Vi M. James, M.C., M.M., and Lieutenant L. Chapman, M.V.I, has been promoted t the rank ot" Captain.
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1035 11 The Public Safety Act. CABINET DtS3SNSK)K, (From Our Own Correspondent). Dublin. Oct. 17. It is rumoured that there is much dissension m the Free State Cabinet over the Public Safety Act, which was one of the last doings of the last Dail following the brutal murder of
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    THE COURT OF APPEAL
    790 11 An Interesting Case. NOTE SIGNED BY MINOR. The Court of Appeal opened yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir William xMuri. son), Fr. Justice Sproulc, and Mr. Justice Prichard. The appeal of Messrs. Bell and Company against a judgment by Mr. Justice Deanc m favour of Mem**.
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      786 12 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SBBVICB MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON ANB N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Due Spore. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. EURYLOCHUS l^ondon, Rotterdam and Hamburg Xov. 18 CALCHAS Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and
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      525 12 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" UNE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT I— VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREiGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. M. CITY OF OSAKA Nov 2o ss. CITY OF PEKIN n c 17 1928.
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    STRANGE FOODS.
    718 13 Cats, Rats, Sharks, And Crocodiles. SEAWORM STEW. Meats and vegetables, the staple articles of diet m the temperate zones, comprise only a small part of the human foood supply of the world, says Dr. Austin H. Clark, of the world-famous Smithsonian Institution m Wa^hinjrton. "Fastidiousness is an attribute
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    PLAYERS WHO WRITE FOR THE PRESS.
    184 13 BAN WANTED. London, Nov. 2. Subject to the approval of the National, and County Association, a resolution will be submitted at the general meeting: of the Lawn Tennis Association on December 12th with a view to stopping the practice of players writing: reports and
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    SHAKESPEARE IN CAIRO.
    40 13 A leading Shakespearean actor, Robert Atkins, has accepted the Egyptian Government's special invitation to take a company to Egypt for a Shakespearean season m Cairo. Mr. Marieney, a New Zealander, will take leading parts m six plays.
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    SHANGHAI CRIME.
    862 14 Due To Political Situation. COMMISSIONER'S VIEW. Giving an explanation for the alarming ncrease m crime which has occurred m m recent months, Captain E. I If. Barrett, Commissioner of Police, states hat it is largely due to the military and Political situation, especially the situation vhieh has obtained
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    CEYION-ENGLAND IN SEVEN DAYS.
    1432 15 Airship Service Possibilities. AIR MINISTRY MISSION IN COLOMBO. There would appear to be every possibility that, m 1930, it will be possible to fly from Colombo to England m seven days m giant rommercial airships capable of carrying 100 passengers and some ten tons of mail
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    RECENT RECORD FLIGHTS.
    121 15 Whik many schools of aviation are reporting a large influx of students since the triumph of the trans-oceanic- fliers, Mr. F. B. Walker, General Sales Manager of the Franklin Automobile Company of Syracuse, N. V., U.S.A.. reports a similar impetus m sales of the Franklin aircooled motor
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    130,000 SAFE PLYING COMPETITION.
    107 15 Five |{ritisli Firms to Challenge the World. Five British aircraft manufacturing Arms have entered for the £30,000 Daniel Guggenheim competition, which is designed to promote safe flying. Mr. Gugpenheim, an American millionaire, founded the fund. Thy competition will remain open till October 1929, and the tests
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    "HIGH-HANDED" AMERICA.
    81 15 Australian Tourists Arrested. Honolulu, Oct. 20. Mr. Herman Cohen, and Miss Thelma Levy, of Sydney, who were en route to Vancouver m the "Niagara," overstayed their shore leave on October 7th and applied on the following day for permission to travel via San Francisco to Vancouver, but were
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1207 15 The Malayan Film. A GREAT SUCCESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 20. The second section ot the film which is being taken m the Malay States has been privately ifcowa to the heads' of tho Malayan Agency. It is very successful indeed and nothing has gone
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      571 15 Agonising M#| WjK |X f ARE you an occasional sufferer from the burning itchimr sensations or ha*e you piles m the chronic form In any casr, you will gain untold relief from Zam-Buk. This great herbal halm is most remarkable for stopping pain and hx .:i orrhage, reducing swelling and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    227 16 The M.M. mail steamer General Metzlger is due here from Saigon on Thursday t 7 a.m. and will probably leave the same ay at 3 p.m. for Colombo, Djibouti, Port aid and Marseilles. She will berth at the 1.H.8. Wharves. The cruiser Castor, detached from its luties as
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    CITY OF ROUBAIX LAUNCHED.
    74 16 Ellerman Lines Novel Experiment. London, Oct. 26. The City of Roubaix, a 10,0' JO-ton passenger and cargo steamer, was launched at Wall send. The new vessel, which is fitted with turbines, is one of three built for the Ellerman Line, to decide whether reciprocating engines, turbines
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    FROM HONOLULU TO COAST IN A SAMPAN.
    83 16 Los Angeles. Oct. 28. L. T. Lehman, well known millionaire, sprung a surprise to-day when he calmly rode inU> San Pedro harbour m the tiny Japanese fishing sampan with Honolulu as his last port of call. His companions were Captain Martin Mett and
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      727 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). Xl FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. b, X Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). X The 5.9. MARELLA is the largest and. finest steamer trading to
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      612 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STRBET, NEW YORK (IncorporaUd m U.BJL) Genera) AgtnU. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ANn BALTIMORE (Tia Suet). M.S. CUBA MARU M.S. SILVERHAZEL PACIHC-JAVA-CALCUTTA-SERViCE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES HARBOUR M.S. SILVERCEDAR due Nov. 22 M.S. SILVERELM due Dec. 22
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      670 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. uala Pahang, Pekan. Sungei l ir Lembin and Kuantan (via la Gemas and Jerantut) every [d Monday, Tuesday Thursdan" I s and Friday a.m. angkok every Thursday 6 b ota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and lower Siam 6 a.m. d eiantaa
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      347 16 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per PMS. Hayes: Miss E. B. Barette, Miss L. B. Barette, Miss Louisa Biddle, Miss Lee Brown, Mrs. H. Dv P. Bonnetheau, Mr. Allen Burgan, Mrs. Frederick Cheney, Mr. C. Rush Eskey, Mrs. C. Rush Eskey, Mr. Jose Fabella, Mrs. Jose Fabella, Mr. David S. French, Mr. Roy
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      518 17 O. S. K. Line. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. Hamburg, Bremen, mbo, Aden and mm Amur Maru Nov. 16 Nov. 17 I apt Town nos Aires. f Santo* Maru Dec. 8 Dec. 9 I>.'tr-es-Salaam, Durban. t Canada Maru Dec. <; Dec. H B nibay. Indo Maru Nov. L'T Nov 29 Shinnoh Muru
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      457 17 TRAVEL-COMFORT LINERS !^£^^SPDdlar President liners offer you "luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms arc 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 hot and cold runnin* water. The spacious steel swimming
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      716 17 K. P. iff. ITVrvl n (Incorporated m Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No.. 3640, with sub-connections tor-Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine JJepartments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1234 18 A New A.P.C. Site. PHYA PEADIEADDHA BHUBAL'B LAM). (From Our Own Correspondent.) Isangki;k. NOT. 7. The Asiatic I'etndeum Co.. Ltd., have bought a big slice of land below Bangkok, on the east bank of the river, and hire propose to erect wharves and conduct theii increasing ftjoafcness.
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    CALCUTTA MEDICAL COLLEGE
    431 18 ALLEGATION MADE AGAINST COLONEL BAHNAHDO. Calcutta. Not. 2. Mr. Justice trahan and Mr. Justice Cammimde Admitted the appeal and released on tail I*anchanan Gh<»se, who was recently convicted ant! sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment m connexion with the Medical College fraud case. Counsel for the appellant,
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      194 18 Kolynos deans your teeth, your gums your entire mouth. Its germicidal ingredients destroy millions of mouth germs, safeguard against tooth de- cay, gum infection, ill health, Your B mouth feel o de- 1 lightfully clean be- I I cause it is clean. I I kolynos I Udental creamJu j Vi^'*
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 19 Novcivilht I.V Bank i m.s. ft! 31-32 Bank demand 2 3 23-3? Private credits 3 m.s. 2[4^4 T ev York, demand 56 M« Credits 1)0 days 57^ France, demand 1420 India. T. T. 163 V£ Honp Konjr, demand 10 p.c. Di.->. Yokohama, demand 121H Norn. Java, demand l'M a
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    PRODUCE.
    173 19 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Sioka 266 Rice, Siam Binken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Brokrn No. 2 200 Rice Siam Glutinous No. 1 360 Rice, Siam Glutinous No. i 320 Rice Rangoon Glutfnom No. 2 320 Rice. Anam No. 1
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    INVENTORS' ODDITIES.
    212 19 A list of "freak" patents that have been applied for m the United State! shows that such devices range from an instrument to enable one to raise the hat to a lady without touching: it with the hands to a method of transplanting- hair to a bald scalp.
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    £3,000 FROM THE AIR.
    107 19 Gold is literally picked out of the ah by h clever process m use at the New York Assay Office m Wall -street. Tiny panicles of the precious metal are gathered from the fumes which come from the smelting furnaces, and m this way thousands of
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    CANADIAN ICE CREAM IN THE TROPICS.
    89 19 Halifax, N.S. A now and pmexpecta development of the Canada-West Indie! trade il the shipping of ice cream fron Halifax to the British West Indies and a: far south as British Guiana. It is sent ii blocks to Bermuda and m liquid form t<
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    142 19 SOI TH TAIPINU TIN DREDGING COMPANY. A PROFITABLE YFAK. (From Our Own Porrupmulf t.) NmMIC Nov. 15. At the meeting vi South Taiping Tin Dredging Company to day, Mr. 1). A. M. Brown, who presided, said the minin<r revenue had increased t.» :>4f>2,4H7 compared with $401,01)7. the
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    191 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. 1 nr Singapore. Nov. IS. Kuhhcr. London Is 5%d. Unchanged. Local <»:{. Tin. London 5258. *7s tfd up. Local i:>tn_, for 150 tons. "Mining. Kuchai 1.99 2.C3, IVnauat SI Malaya Consolidated 1.08 1.12. Rantau Pref. I.To 1.75, Rantau Ord. 1.55 l.<;o. Kinta 1.2(1 1.27 12,l 2,
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    104 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Novtmbcr, 1 t h Closing Price*.. Buyers hellers Batang Padang 4i> 'yi Chin Chin Tin full) paid 1.22*_ 1.20*_ Hong Fatts 1.03 1.0* Kuchai 1 .1*7 2.02 Malayan Cons. 1.08 1.13 Rantau Ord. ($1) 1.55 1.00 Rantau Pref. 1.65 1.70 Rahman Hyd. 1.50 1.55 Bangrin
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    CANADIAN THE CAULIFLOWER KING
    163 19 Winnipeg, Manitoba- Klaai de Jonjr of East Kild(»nan has for the ■ocnnd tine \\oer the title of Cauliflower King of North Ame rica. Mr. de loan carried off the chain pionship prise at t!u> American Vegetable Growers 1 Association annual .-how held Syracuse, New York, againsi
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    61 19 Nov. IT>th., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot f>J«, S3 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 61 ♦">:',', Pec. 63 H tH| Jjni-M.ir. p 4 f, ji_. April-June 6&^( t;»; Tom- of Market i Steady ne'lern reienrtd. Latest Cable: LowJoa Bpol Sheei 1T^
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      2050 19 f ASSETS r^^i 500 000 ASSURANCE IN FOBCE OVER 2 ,,00«.0«0 1 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY Lfflmm I «^r,T^^ m- L (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) I HEAD OtFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. I Th, ompany has £20,«00 deported with the Supreme Court of
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      40 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTORCAR MARINE j Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds i Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1457 20 Although a -tait has yet to be made with the Malaya Cup rugby competition m tlu> north the competition m the south is well under way and at the moment of Writing thiee matches have been played, the Negri having defeated Johore and the I'nited So i vices,
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    MALAYA CUP RUGBY.
    197 20 Singapore's First Match. SIDE CHOSEN LAST NIGHT. After the Colours versus Whites match on the Padang yesterday evening the Singapore selection committee chose the following XV to represent Singapore m the Settlement's first Malaya Cup match of the ■MMi which is against Johore on the Padang on
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    HOW "WARATAHS" BEAT CAMBRIDGE.
    129 20 A DBBPBBATV FINISH. I ondon. Nov. 2. Cambridge.—After their surprise defeat last week at Oxford, the "Waratahs" played only four of their defeated fifteen against Cambridge, whose hitherto magniSteal record had led the clitics to half- Xpert a victory. The "Waratahs." however, proved a different proposition
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB.
    265 20 November Extra Meeting. SATURDAY'S WEIGHTS. Race No. 1. Ponies Fourth Division (Abt. Six Furlongs). Lady Sydney 9, Beauford Lassie 8.13, Sanhozza 8.13, Cleo patra 8.11, Master Reggie 8.1, Lady Love 8. Ka<*e No. 2. Ponies- -Third Division (Abt. Six Furlongs). Marquise 9.3, Recompense 9.2, Lady Diff 9.2,
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    IRISH MAIDENS V. AUSTRALIAN GRIFFINS.
    598 20 (To the Editor. Times of Malay a.) Sir. Fair Play m your issue of November 9th makes a very sleeping statt ment when he says that the majority of Australian liriffins imported into this untry are a disgrace to Australian Blood Stock. The position is
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    96 20 Hockey. SINGAPORE'S UP-COUNTRY MATCHES. The Singapore hockey team were visitors to Seremban on Saturday when Negri Sembilan won by four goals to two. The match was played at a fairly fast pace throughout, the combination of thNegri forwards being much better, than that of the visiting attack, making
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    A DRAW WITH PENANG.
    176 20 On Sunday the team went to Kajang. where they met Penang, the match ending m a draw of two goals apiece. The ground was very soft and waterlogged and m consequence the game was affected to MHttt extent. Penang scored first through their left winger, and
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    L.L.T.C. TOURNAMENT.
    96 20 THURSDAY'S TIES. The following ties have been arranged for Thursday, the first tlay of the L.L.T.C. Tournament. Open -Mixed Doubles. J. D. Hali and Mrs. Laing vs. C. E. Hud *on and Miss P. Salmond. G. L. CoIUm and Mrs. Zylstra VS. Rev. Aitken and Mrs. C J.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    124 20 Vire-IVesident's Prizes. Twenty-four cards were taken out for the above competition and the following returned: Joyce and Davisoa 84 8 76 E. A. Gibs >n and Collier $6 9 77 at Wat: and Bradley 87 B 78 Semple and Law M 12 79 Douglas and J. Strachan
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    76 20 The annual foursome match between Scotland and tht; Rest will be played on Sunday morning the 27th inst.. Members desiring to take part m this match should sign the entry list at the Club House or communicate with the Honorary Secretary. The final round of the Vade
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