The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 November 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press !0 KNTS. SINGAPORE, S5. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1928. NO. 12,556
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    259 1 The London papers are very noncommital over the effects of the removal of restriction. Interesting opinions on the situation are given m a cable from our own cor respondent m London Page 9. Scotland Yard is reported to be ketping a watch on suspects m connection with
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    A DISCOURSE ON TOPIES.
    904 1 Shakespeare. I believe, once said tha* hats were the ornaments of the but alas, since his day we have suffered many a change until m this present year of grace it seems that our headgear cannot possibly reach a stage more sartorially ugly. In Malaya anything
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      592 1 SEE THAT YOU GET RED LABEL BRAND COFFEE _____> i I Raffles Hotelj :-^^^t, rT^^#C I Rooms with Modtrn Sanitation. T- I I lv/ v **_L _-n-_ FORTHCOMING EVENTS. TUiw.^ _TV_ T+l I SATIRDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd. I |B W*M till %1 1 1 I iIW POPPY DAY BALL imGGVdllK»lj h.
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      156 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction- sale by Cheorsic Koon Sentr Page 7. The Sinfcanor; and Malayan Rou^h Diavv Page 1. Pi elision is the "point" of Koh-I-Nor pencils Page 14. Angier's EmuUion the perfect iMnulsior for all ages Page 5. Ficcadilly cigarettes the cigarettes that. never vary Page 3. Cerebos the final
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      7 1 MACKAY MONK'S COFFEE ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      175 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 2«(f. High Water, 1.9 a.m., 9.0, 0.24 p.m., 0.7. P. and O. outward mail due. P. and O. Homeward ma.l closes. (Train 4 p.m.) S.C.C. tennis exhibition. Poppy Day: Lady sellers»meet Europe 11 a.m. Sat.t.day, 3rd. High Water. 2.3 a.m., 8.3, 1.8 p.m., 9.3. Australian mail closes
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    THE SUCCESS OF BULDING SOCIETIES.
    283 2 Sil Enoch Hill. manajrintf director of tVi Halifax Building- Society, and chairman ■h» National Association of Huildinjf Ek nti.< sM'fkin«r at a lecent meeting, said th 1 'iiiidinr; society iiiiivt'incnt had capture the imagination Mid confidence of tr i c»|>U> m England to a very
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    TEMPLE OF HORRORS.
    180 2 200 Years Old Building Destroyed By Fire. anton. Otc I-'.. I'm Camottf Tennle of Herrors, Shiner Won-- Miu. wa wiped out by a lire yesterday, whlea Ijiai bcrned through to u street m the rent and destroyed seven or eight ctht i ftjeueee. The., were al 1
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    GRIM BATTLE WITH DESPERADOS IN SHANGHAI.
    188 2 Duel With Police. Shanuhti. Oct. 2\. Sir. Nin^ Vuc-tiowii the wealthy managing direcio? «.r tlw Oriental Engineerinfl Works, wn* on hi> '\:i> home In private rir*ha la>l night, when tw<. amted robben i ied In sk«l(| up the i keha. }{nt} Mr. King Voe-down
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    A DELICATE INQUIRY.
    207 2 Lccturingr at Oxford the other day a M aociolojfieal expert** told her audience that one of the questions put by American psyiholufjiatt to Ani»ri(.aii t>u-iness h-a(i»'is^ it) Ml attempt, api>aivntly. to eotsßtrtsti an Aiiat.inv of Leadership-- was: "Do you always try to comet people who make erroneoOfl
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      318 2 SPONGES. A large assortment of BATH AND TOILET SPONGES JUST RECEIVED. Prices from 75 cents to $9.00 MBDICAL HALL LTD.. Opposite New Post Office. SINGAPORE. s* 2 KELVEY presents her fi f TALENTED 1^ PUPILS VV at the i \>^ggi VICTORIA JL Wf THEATRE > t^"ss on V Nov 6th
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      255 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMING ATTRACTIONS! NOVEMBER. CECILIA HANSEN The world's foremost woman violinist m one farewell recital. WILBUR'S BLACKBIRDS 15 coloured artists m the latest jazz, harmony, etc. DECEMBER. WILLIAM HEUGHAN The famous actor-singer. Special Christmas Attraction December 18th. to 31st. THE MACDONNA PLAYERS m plays by BERNARD SHAW. WATCH FOR
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      277 2 ALHAMBRA^ (Ito Chen, K«« «H C». Ltd. Proprfct,,,., PROGRAMME CommencinK NOVEMBER 1 and endinß TLKSI)\> In tKe Second Show at q THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS DON'T MARRY-,., METRO-GOLDWYN-MAVER PRESENTS MAE MURRAY IN VALENCIA A romance of the hot blood of Spain, with its luriH into the sweetest loVe rt^f ldiJ
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    FIGHTING MEN AT SEA.
    1429 3 TOMMY ATKINS ALIAS JACK TAR. "A Dog's Life/ The Hon. Sir John Forteseui' m the course of two interesting articles m the Times writes: We are accustomed to repaid the British soldier as the man who has taken a principal share m building up. the British
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    80 3 lenacio Gregorio t lt-rk m ih.- n:ur -icipal treasurer's office of Z;iml)i>;in^;i, 1.1 was Arrested recently and charged with embezzling 4'csits I2floo of Government funds, according t<> axh ice received m Manila. The money hai not been recovered, although (Jrvgorio la said to have tonfeseed the ciime. It is also
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      217 3 fADELPHI HOTEL I I CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR I FESTIVITIES I CHRISTMAS EYE. MONDAY. DECEMBER 24th.. 1928. Special Dinner and Dance $3.00 I Christmas Novelties. CHRISTMAS DAY. Tl ESDAY, DECEMBER 25th.. 1928. JI Special Old English Dinner and P Dancing $3.00 I Christmas Novelties. BOXING DAY. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26th. Special Dinner
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      352 3 I Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited [I (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 1926. > with Security deposited with the Straits -2 I* Settlements Government) C* l' is prepared to act as > Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers, < ;I Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for Collection of -I
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    TROPICAL GARDENING.
    204 4 DECORATIVE SHRUBS FOR MALAYAN GARDENS. Some Flowering Varieties. PART 11. Writing m the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Assn. Journal on tropical shrubs which may be used effectively m our gardens, Mr. H. Ritchings says: Ixora. The four chief common varieties found grown m Malaya are I. macrothyrsa (large orange red),
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    THE TRAIN.
    588 4 tight as possible. Coconut fibre ii the best material to apply after putting the loam m position as it assists m keeping the soil moist. If not done during a wet season the marcots should be kept moist by daily applications of water. When the roots show through
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      THE ART OF SHOPPING.
      432 4 One is often tempted to think many women look upon buying: a hat as of far more importance than purchasing the necessities of life. Indeed, so much attention is given to the milliner's shop-window, that it woulo seem impossible for a wrong 1 hat to be
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      FOR THE TENNIS COURT.
      85 4 at the moment, everyone is well able to have her choice. Always try to let your purchase of a new hat coincide with that of a frock or coat it is not smart to see a brand new hat with a well-worn coat and a far
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      137 4 which the terminal flowers appear. Whenusing the flower for table decoration they should be picked when the first ring of petals expand. This species of Gardenia also makes a very effective hedge, which if not clipped too often will occasionally give a few flowers. When grown as a shrub for
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      25 4 Blundeston village, near Lowestoft, m Suffolk (the Blunderstone of "David Copperfield"), is to have a Dickens memorial, for which a fund has now been opened.
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      TABLE TALK.
      418 4 I did not realise till the other day how useful those fancy boxes, covered with tinsel, and finished with silk tassels, can be. At one time, they held only coloured-head-ed matches, and then were more precious for their ornamental value, than their utility. But now, these boxes are
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      FOR THE AFTERNOON.
      155 4 emphasised, as with the gilt choker beads, and yet the pearls provide decoration on the frock. Other women will let the beads hang on the slant, with the longest row caught to one side by a small, fancy brooch. Novel Motoring Rugs. A new and very necessary
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      BEBE DANIELS ENGAGED.
      58 4 New York Surprise. New York Miss Bebe Daniels, fhe famous film star, is engaged to marry Mr. "Tommy" Hitchcock, jun., the well-known American international polo player. The announcement of the engagement has caused a sensation m New York society circles. Mr. Hitchcock is a member of one
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      OF COCOA-COLOURED VELOURS.
      27 4 Only a few* tucks are allowed as trimming to this straight coat of cocoa-coloured velours, whose collar' and cuffs are of dark brown fur.
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      Y.W.C.A. ACTIVITIES.
      387 4 The London Headquarters of the World's Y.W.C.A. arranges an annual week of prayer and fellowship m November, and the Singanore Association will share m the event by two special services, which are open to all members and friends. On Sunday, November 11th., a service will be held at
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      BOUDOIR & BOULEVARD
      480 4 BOUDOIR BOULEVARD Waistcoat-jumpers have been made from washing satins to wear with Autumn costumes. They are usually m cream or white, and the satins used are almost as supple as silk. Some of the waistcoats are sleeveless, and others have long, shapely sleeve^; all are fastened with two pearl buitons.
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    SMILE OUT OF FASHION?
    165 4 LAUGHING Portray RArel^skf n ?A!t New Trencf m Photo, raphy The smile is suddenly )Ut n( Photography has taken the „1h models, and the camera r tr l,!"***** f at reproducing the inter,-,- n meaning m a face, rather th h'**' 1 affability of the old
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    CHARMING EVENING CLOAK.
    395 4 CHARMING EVENING CLOAK. and careful line-composition m the of any studio. In Marie Lloyd'- day it waThen a photograph meant a smile. i smile meant all the teeth that shown without actual contortion. Alt »r tresses smiled, and MOft wiety '•*.<.•- but nowadays it must he admits.! thit. far as
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    48 4 families of the i-m-lusiv at Westbury. fc« I The HttdKOCh h«nu th n of the famous M.-a.!- k J^ one of the show plan- lrf Mr. Hitchcock »h> «J» fashionable group |T I Prince of Ifefel when U J oi <> weeks at nei K hl».. •:r:n. ->" Long Island.
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    MANOEUVRES LESSONS.
    805 5 INFANTRY IS STILL ESSENTIAL. Where Cavalry Excelled. -The lessons of the hedgerow fighting m Sussex by the troops of the Aldershot Com. mand are now under consideration by the Directing Staff. General Sir George Milne. Chief of the Imperial Staff, recently stated that the rifleman, even m the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    45 5 Programme of Drills up to and for Sunday, November 4tb., 1928. Friday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall, D.E.L. Unit, S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range, S.V.C. and S.V.R.A. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Johnston's Pier, S.R.A. (v), Bukit Timah Range, S.V.C. and S.V.R.A.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    11 5 Friday, Ambulance Class Headquarters I 5.15 p.m. I
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    FISHING WAKES.
    961 5 A Possibility for Ireland. In Ireland, that country of sportsmen, it would be hard to find a more devoted fraternity than fishermen, writes a correspondent of the Times. The two sistei creeds of game and coarse fishing, each m Us- way distinct, and m the main having opposite
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    36 5 Indignant Scotsman at Tower Bridge: "Two great big six-foot bobbies to take a woe sma' Scotchman like masel' to craol." Mr. Campion, magistrate: "Well, I will only make it a wee sma' fine. Pay 7s. 6d."
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      283 5 I 4 j j/n^L TJEARS' Soap is matchless for its transparent purity matchless for the skin and matchless for the complexion m all climates. Sole Agents A. «t F. Pears Ltd., London Katz Bros., Ltd. EtCablklMd 1789 f <pf£^ Singapore 5c Penang Sojpmakcr> to Their Majesties the King Queen TPSS
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      55 5 r*~ NATURE'S FOOD PURE MILK CREAMY MILK RICH WITH THE NOURISHMENT OF LUSCIOUS GREEN PASTURES MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Ir fi n a W Svj i If I touch to everij well appointed table— SALT CEPEBOS LIMITED LONDON A SYDNEY MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. 60, Waterloo Street. MRS. HARU
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    "STOLEN" OIL IN INDIA.
    1118 6 REJECTED CLAIM FOR PROTECTION. Tariff Board's Report. Strong comments are made by the Indian Tariff Board m its report on the application of a mmrber of Indian oil companies for protection m view of the price war I which has been m progress m India between
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    60 6 The Xi-w Zealand Government m.w a.! mits tree of duty antiques certified by ilnBritish Antique Dealers' Association to t>< at lea«t 100 years old. D«il) Kui.- ll B ■1 OUi 2 m. 'I H thunder over Batj k inn struck on« v I Tarar estate. Two Ta I n.l female.
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      474 6 •■■H^ «i i- '< -^■j^^^^^^H l. 'Jji j!;"'iljiii aaaaßHßaaaaa^B^^^ BBii'i-'l'i 1 t^H :<< I «r #f% it aVI bWt bbt 'l SBitMK t!MB Bbl HLl'^B^^Bbl Bfl I1 t iJc^l^bl SAMB BOY WHEN PROOF that only a child VIROL can show k (v| Fire Station, S a 1 f o r
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      354 6 v tc rv*»*** iiji i j/mtifp s\ c] i*io*ii» j sjnnv f" Flit Kills Them Alt E>«ease-j|PJlEax)ing fl»€«! Annoymg, fever- bearing mosqui. toes! Disgusting cockroaches, bedbugs, ants, moths, and fleas! They all lie dead, wiped out by Flit's all-penetrating spray "The yellow can with the black band" truly stands alone/a
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    EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA.
    338 7 i SINGAPORE ■BAXCH ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATION. Sunday. November 11th.. 1928. sr.KVKK AT THI CENOTAPH. Tht u>ual ervice at Iks (\not.tph wili bt- held al 7Ji sjn> Si Bf i vice nu-n and women should be m posiion <>n thi' PajdaOf side of th»- OMlOtapk at iVjn
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    GERMANY'S TROUBLES.
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    CHURCH AND STATE IN FRANCE.
    190 7 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. No\. 1-AfU-r Cabi let mcc ing this afternoon an agreement m principle was reached on the Vexed question of Articles 70 and 71 v 4 the Budget. The solution found consists o 4 a compromise the main feature being an amendment of
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    GREECE'S DENGUE EPIDEMIC.
    100 7 [Renter'-* Service.] Geneva. Oct. 31. I>r. Mackenzie, of the League of Nations I Health Section, who is investigating thi epidemic of dengue fever m Greece, has re- I ported 1.372 deaths and 80.000 cases hitherto. The epidemic is now believed to be i ending. The Committe: 'ias
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    MUNICIPAL AERODROMES.
    64 7 [British Kadio Official Service.] Rugby. Oct. 31. The Manchester Corporation to-day sane- tioned the erection of a Municipal aerodrome at Chatmoss. near the city. It was only yesterday that the Air Ministry issued a circular letter to big towns m the provinces inviting them to consider the advisability
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    BANKER IN MOTOR SMASH.
    58 7 [Reuter's Service.] Philadelphia, Oct. 31. The octogenarian banker, Mr. Edward T. Stotesbury, partner m J. P. Morgan and Company, was injured m a motor accident while going home from the opera and had to be sent to hospital. Mr. Stotesbury. who a patron of the arts,
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    GOLD FOR AMERICA.
    51 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 31. It is announced that the bankers, Speyer and Company, have purchased nearly $2,500,000 of gold m Kngland bringing the tofal of gold imports here to over $17,000, 000 since the gold movement again turned to the United States at the beginning
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    ROYAL DUTCH DIVIDEND.
    57 7 I Reuter's Service.! The Hague, Oct. 31. The hoard <>f the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company has decided to pay an interim dividend oi 10 per cent (n Jan. 10. A new (•MM Of shares entitling the holders to the full dividend *9t V.)2\) and following years will
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    DEATH OF FAMOUS FRENCH SCULPTOR.
    43 7 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Nov. 1. M. Albert Bartholome. the famous French artist and sculptor, is dead. M. Bartholome, who was an honorary R.A., was President de la Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He was nearly 80 years of age.
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    GERMAN BONDS IN U.S.A.
    36 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Get. 31. 1 The Nat onal City Bank is offering •$10,000,000 of twenty year bonds m the llseder Steel Corporation, Germany, at a price yielding 6.4 yer cent.
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    THE SALT GABELLE.
    208 7 JAPAN WITHDRAWS FROM NEGOTIATIONS. Powers Disunity. f Reuter's Service Shanghai, Oct. 31. A Japanese semi-official report from Ftking states that owing to the hopeless divergence of British and French opinion against Japan m connection with the Natirnalist Government's new Salt Gabelle regulations it is understood that the
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    WOMEN'S PART IN EMPIRE SETTLEMENT.
    191 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Oct. 31. Addressing a Mooting m connection with the Society for Overseas Settlement of British Women m the Dominions, Mr. Amery said the diffusion of the LJi itish race o\er tht world was by far the biggest thing m history.
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    REFRIGERATED MAN.
    99 7 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow. Oct. 31. The Far Eastern Geophysical Observatory has worked out a plan for the erection, -omewhere m Siberia, of an enormous refrigwtec and museum wherein bodies of men and women of all races with utensils and samples of food product.-, and also animals will be
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    AMERICA'S ELECTION.
    91 7 Results Next Wednesday. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 31. The result of the presidential election on Nov. 6 will not be definitely known until the afternoon of Nov. 7 at the earliest. In view of the huge vote expected and the corresponding slow returns many guesses at the
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    ECHO OF THE FRANCS CASE.
    80 7 [Reutor's Service.] London. Oct. 31. A meeting of the London bankruptcy court tor the purpose of publicly examining Mrs. Bradley Dyne, the well-known defendant m the francs case of February m which Mr. O'Malley and others were concerned had to he adjourned until the next
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    CHARFIELD RAIL DISASTER.
    51 7 Manslaughter Charge. [Reuter's Sevvice.l London, Oct. 31. At the inquest into the Chartield railway disaster verdict that the collision was due to the nep'-i*rence of the express dri\er Aldington m passing signals when at danger was returned. The driver was committed to trial on a charge of
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    U.S. AMBASSADOR RESIGNS.
    37 7 [Rtuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 31. Mr. Coolid^re has accepted the resigns tion of Mr. Houj?hton, United States am basHador m London, who was recently nomi nated as Republican Senator for New Yovl State.
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      374 7 BUSINESS CARDS. v ,../.V.V.V.*.V.VAVMV.Vb%W f MANILA I I ALHAMBRA CIGARS S r their excellence." Ji J^ VA %%%%VWVaVLVa%PArWWWWS J FUNERALS. I > SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Diy tnd 555 Swrlw. Tel. No. 71. J TO LET. COMMODIOUS OFFICE to let, fIW vacant, approximately 1,000 aaif torti >*Cißi floor, Gresham Hou^. Battery
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      292 7 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The ror.sul.ite (Jem-nil for the \Vtherland> al Singapore will be removed to No. 11 d'Alnieidi Street from November Ist., 1928. INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF PLANTERS. Singapore Riouw Branch. The Annual Ga«ata) Meeting of the above Brunch will be h«l,| at the Europe Hotel on Saturday, November Mrd.,
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      859 7 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of WA\ POLISHED ft WALNUT STAINED TKAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, rtc. at our saleroom. Noa. .'U» A; II Chulia Street, On Saturday. Nov. 3rd., at 10..J0 a.m. Comßriohut: An excellent toned cottage piano by \V. J. (larcia m >plendid eond »n. .sitting, dininjr and b« droom furnitur.'.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    23 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. GILLETT. At thy Genera] Hospital Sir.papot* <>r. November 1-t.. Aiithi'i Carol, liaujihtev of Joan and Eric Gillett, ape<! three week-.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1928. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE.
    670 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1928. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE. Whilst the operations of international finance constitute a highly technical system which can be thoroughly understood only by the expert, study of the question, it if none the less interesting, especially for us as regards America since prosperity m America means
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    402 8 The Re\ C. R. Simmons. English Chaplain, expects" to be back :n Bangkok about Dec. IS. Mr. G. B. Adams. Manager of the Ipoh branch of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., is shortly going on leave. Miss Oldershaw. daughter of Commander \Y. G. Oldershaw. R.D.. R.N.R.. Deputy-Mas-ter Attendant, left yesterday by
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    OVERSEAS LEAGUE.
    644 8 A SINGAPORE BRANCH FORMED. An Imperialistic Movement. The formation of an Overseas Centre of the Overseas League m Singapore was detided up< n at a meeting held at the Europe Hotel yesterday afternoon. Addressing the meeting, Mr. J. G. Bridges Hon. Secretary, said Singapore was a very suitable
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    65 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Nov. 1, 4.30 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follow: Spct £229 7 16 (up 3 1 16). Forwards £224 V H (up£2 M. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices
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    ARMISTICE DAY BROADCAST.
    96 8 Times .of Reception m Singapore. Our wireless correspondent yesterday received a cable from London stating that Chelmsford (short-wave) which, m the ordinary way, closes down on Saturday and Sunday, will broadcast tha Armistice Day ceremonies, which should be received m Singapore between 5.30 and 615 p.m. on
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    37 8 Mr. J. W. Campbell,- who retired from Malacca at the beginning of the year, has now settled at Sidcup, m Kent. Mr. H. Ashworth Hope since his return from Ipoh has been living" at Martson Magna. Somerset.—T.O.M.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    79 8 PERAK K!l)N\|m»,x 7 CASK. Eighteen Months f or Chinese [From Our.hu., AtthePerak Ass,,,. Nl able Rioweis were four year old boy fron I twelve year old rirl fi Tanjong Tua!an X a J* $210 to a Chinese iromai i Kuikfi where the u irl w, nJ^JS* arrested the
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    ROBINSON'S KUALA LUMPUR BRANCH OPENS.
    47 8 [From Our Our. Corn tpo*e«M Kual;j umpur m Messrs. Robinson and Ku a i 1 ur branch was opened thin was a representative *ath< exeeUent basines! i [The opening synchronised uitr ing of the new cat.- and ineo m pa pore promises.]
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    I.S.M. FOR INDIAN RAILWAY OFFICIAL.
    44 8 I.S.M. FOR INDIAN RAILWAY OFFICIAL. [From Our Own Con Kuala I timpur, m The Iliitish Resident morning presented th< Medal t«> V. Arumußai ierintendent I". M.S. Raih the ttl vice m 1894 and v. station-master at Kuala i •impui-. T( of Solangor was i
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    HISTORY REPEATS ITSELE
    174 8 Military ContrilnitionVohuitcering. In the eonitc old Free Press re ord for items ir. tion with the Singapore V'olunl history I came iCTOf s tl by an aiv>nyin«»u> author. 11. \var k» is .>i and the pvMk at the tine wen much taki' Up with tw< il <irhatnn
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    "THE BATTLE OF TANGLIN"
    104 8 T« Am- 1 T V tray' Each VOlttl See them BMI »rtia! imy, A ban.! heroes, An.l MV theiM Bpl I -Hijrh T.nirlin mu-t siick.'ii u'ht." Undaunted c'en bj In wrried th« tight. Each kaowi hof •"'x,, torn Oaward! A *i ck And no« thtf *wil
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    23 8 Mrs. Sinclair of Ba*»> I former Secretary of »h; >'^ I ciety. has had 1^!^;"^, I Makers" Metptcd by tfc I at UvwrpooL-P.G«»tt< I
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    THE END OF RESTRICTION.
    117 9 \\II\T THK LONDON PAPERS THINK ABOUT IT. 01l ornmital Opinions. ,j: si i:\ v < OPTftMOaTT.] London. Nov. I. II nal are devoted to tat abolition ot ms to-»la\ industry is now on JWgiSSfl the conireholders. The paper class -hares to hold > market will go
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    LONDON'S RUBBER JOKE.
    60 9 8 rvicv.l I ond«»n. Oct. SI. -ini.ry of old ept (rul»lHM» i m the Robber Cx■a hid) invited all I ial -t r \ice" m < t«rmination of i >kcrs' business sill iingin( parody tin, '-w said ufie printed mil I ondi.n. Oct. 11. tab mi ci
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    REGULATING RUBBER SUPPLIES.
    40 9 The Rereni \rm!o-l)utch Negotiation*. I -mdnn. Oct. 2rt. >,M tht- MMJO-hut.-h rubbei > fei Urn rtttric- t< control ■eriei of London and Dutch Com<- Londoi >tt.-i Urn ffardinji the n and re.-ti i^tion. thai Urn eonm hca Urn !:<■<-
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    To STABILISE CHINA'S FINANCES.
    78 9 (Vntra! Bank Opened. f Bast«ni Service.] Nov. I I Una WM opened Ml were formerly Hark. There HJ an.i many I iominent m ludin* Chiang H Hai Mm and consular re- the Bank is ii>.. Finance -aid the < entral final iai institution. l| •vision of
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    RAILWAYS TO SEEK AIR CO-OPERATION?
    23 9 PRI 1 R> >' E. I OPYEIOHT.] London. Nov. 1. Paniea are discussing the at«on to Parliament for rs.
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS MISSION TO NANKING.
    26 9 Service.] (•eneva, Nov. 1. art a itITJ ffwti |ok« to Nanking iss ">n at the invitation of the •■m. Mb
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    MR. W.L. COURTNEY DEAD.
    33 9 U *rt Service. 1 London. Nov. 1. t n; v U ,.,i o| Mr w L ;•< ami playwright Murnu's Magazine, the and once a member of th DpiljT Telegraph.
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    FIERCE FIGHT ON TRAIN.
    101 9 TRADE UNIONISTS ATTACK VOLUNTEERS. Serious Melbourne Outrage. f Reuter's Service. 1 Melbourne, (fa*, l. rorty trade unionists attacked volunteers boarding a train at Flinders Street station for Port Melbourne. Seven volunteers were nung from the train on to the line; other* were struck to the floor,
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    GRAFT IN PHILADELPHIA POLICE.
    145 9 GRAFT IN PHILADELPHIA POLICE. Startling Revelations. [Reuter's Service.] Philadelphia. Nov. 1 Ifforottl steps are being taken as a re BOlt Of the investigation being conducted by Wjmmi jury into the "wholesale police C/aft and corruption" m Philadelphia following, on the discovery that numbers of H»«H are associated with illicit liquor
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    RIVALS FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
    123 9 How the U.S. Campaigns will be Wound Up. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Nov. i. Mr. Hoover and Al. Smith will make then r JUii to the nation on the eve of the election when the former will I roadcaet a ftpsech fiom his home m California,
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    VALUABLE DIAMONDS MISSING.
    52 9 £15,000 Worth Lost Between Singapore and Colombo. I REE PRESS SKRVKT.. -COPYRIGHT.] "London. Nov. 1. Scotland Yard, at the lequest of the authorities at Coloasbo, is investigating the loss of a packs! of diamonds valued, at C15.0C lost H route from Singapore to < olol! Apparently su.»pect>
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    PLAGUE CONFERENCE AT SINGAPORE.
    86 9 [Reuters Service.] Geneva, Oct. 31 Colonel Graham. Public Health Commisof India, m a Rc-uter interview re- ewed the work of the session of the League r. CoVIHittM from the point of view Its inter*** m th. Far East. He said the rvork of the Singapore bureau
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    THE RETURN OF EROS.
    41 9 IFRFF PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. I London. Nov. 1. The statue of Eros, which was removed feon Piccadilly to allow work on the new underground station to be proceeded with, is expected to make its reappearance before Christmas.
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    TOKIO MUNICIPAL SCANDAL.
    45 9 fNanvo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Oct. 31. The weeding-out process of the Bureau of Procurators. Tokio is still proceeding. Mr. K. Kosaka. a member of the Tokio Municipal Assembly has been committed to prison for trial m connection with the Tokio Municipal Scandal.
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    JAPANESE BANKER ARRESTED.
    27 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Oct. 31. The head of the Akaji Saving Bank, Tokio, has been taken into custody charged with breach of trust.
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    TEN YEARS AFTER!
    28 9 [FftSl PRESS SKRVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Nov. 1. The Royal Mint to-day belatedly announces an immediate public lift of Armistice Commemoration Medals m silver and bronze.
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    THE ZEPPELIN HOME AGAIN.
    555 9 RETURN JOURNEY IN 71 HOURS. Stowaway Sensation. [Reuter's Service.] Friedrichshafen, Nov. 1. The Graf Zeppelin has arrived. She was sighted at Waldshut, Baden at 3.30 this morning:. Friedrichshafen, Nov. 1. The noise of propellors at 4.30 a.m. brought thousands of people to their doors or windows
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    NEW ATLANTIC ADMIRAL.
    38 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 31. The Admiralty announce that Vice-Admi-ral Sir A. E. It' Chatfield has been appointed to succeed Admiral Sir H. G. Brand as Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet from April 17th. next.
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    CHINA CABLE NEWS.
    69 9 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai, Nov. 1. The Opium Suppression Conference opened at Nanking to-day; The Dutch Minister visited Chiang Kai Shek to-day and congratulated him on the success of the revolution. Hong Kong, Nov. 1. The first commercial aeroplane transporting mails was successfully
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    A PUBLIC LADY.
    48 9 Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek's Appointment. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Nanking. Nov. 1. The Government has appointed Mrs. Chiang Kai Shek who is a sister of Madame Sun Vat Sen and Mr. T. V. Soong, to be a member of the committee of the Legislative Yuan.
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    31 9 The many friends of Capt. J. Staley, Manager of Bernam Estate, Teluk Anson who has been seriously ill, will be pleased to hear that he is now making: good recovery. T.O.M.
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    THE NAVAL BASE.
    472 9 SHARING SIX MILLION CONTRACT. I Salesmen Rush for Orders. The offices of Sir John Jackson Ltd., Victoria-street, S.W., the firm which has secured the Admiralty contract for the main works of the new naval base at Singapore, were thronged to-day, stated the Evening News m mail week.
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    CHANGED CAR REGISTRATION.
    184 9 The prosecution of a private car owner on a charge of using a tax registration receipt card which had been tampered with— the allegation was that it was a 1927 card and that the date had been altered to 1928 failed m the District Court yesterday. The
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    ADMIRALTY PONTOON CRANE EXPECTED.
    115 9 A message received from the St. Just, one of the two Admiralty tugs bringing out the huge pontoon crane for the Naval Base, yesterday indicated that they had reached a point off Penang, m lat. 05.14 deg. N., long--98.12 deg. E. The pontoon crane is expected
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    DUKE'S FAREWELL BAND PERFORMANCE.
    111 9 By kind permission of Lt. Col. C. J. Pickering, C.M.G., D.5.0., and Officers, the iollowing dates have been arranged for the performances of the Band and Drums of the 2nd Bn: the Duke of Wellington's Regiment m the Botanic Gardens during November: Friday Nov. 2nd Band
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    31 9 Mr. F. E. Ivery, Assistant State Treasurer, Kedah, goes on leave next month. It is understood that Mr. G. E. Clayton, M.C., M.C.S., will act for him during his absence. T.O.M.
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      98 9 ii *i m I f i 1 Messrs. ROBINSON g Co., Limited I I have pleasure m announcing I I the opening of their I NEW I CAFE ID i I S i I i AND I 1 LOUNGE I 1 i 8 S I p I ON 1 I
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      744 10 Blue Funnel Line S REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON ft N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Route subject to alteration without nqtpce. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due S pore. r PATROCLUS For
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      480 10 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. i (Incorporated m U.S. A.) "ELLERNAr UHL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO L'XTTED KINOPQM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Spore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF CHESTER Nov. 17 s-s. CITY OF TOKIO Dec- 15
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      422 10 British India and Apcdr Lines (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (.ovmvuiT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKln i(>; T OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND !4Piv Due A > Tonna K Singapore. lunna,, N J*" MALWA
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      660 11 O. S. K. Line. .nnatioas. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. London. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, ponkirk and Antwerp via Colombo, Ad*n, Suet and Port Said. Amur Maru X© v 16 N\>\. 18 [urban. O*f*' Town. Santos. Rio de jaTWTo and Boeaoi A ire*. [Round-the-World passage £160.1 fLa Plata Maru Nov. 1 Nov 2
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      479 11 TJMm«COMfOKT Aboard i frhm DOLLAR fiSHfe LINERS **S*x^*S*SSr' Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, Well-ventilated 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
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      724 11 K. P. M. MNHNtLYKE PMEIVMRT MAATSCKAPPIJ. (EOTAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP. BATAVIA). j (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight. I Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager* desk. lUprcseatatives m the Straits Settlement* (Singapore and Penlnf). I of the OFFICIAL
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    63 12 The Norwegian vessel Svale arrived from China ports yesterday with 598 deck passengers. On arrival from Penang yesterday the Hong Hwa of the Ho 'Hong Steamship Co. went into dry dock for the usual periodical overhaul. Cargoes arriving included rice by the Hermod from Bangkok and a livestock
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    TWO LOCAL STEAMERS CHANGE HANDS.
    92 12 X.P.M. Purchases. The well-known local trading steamers Kian Gwan and Thay Gwan have been purchased by the K. P. M. for cargo carrying to and from Dutch ports. The vessels are being renamed Sibigo and Sipora respectively and are of 941 tons net and 1,594
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    OFFICERS' CERTIFICATES.
    170 12 Sir Win. Goodenough's Criticism of Test. Strong criticism of the existing tests to which candidates for officers' certificates m the Merchant Navy are submitted was made by Admiral Sir William E. Goodenouph at the inaugural ceremony m connection with the 1928-29 session of the Sir John Cass Technical
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    ADMIRALTY TUG'S WARNING.
    42 12 The St. Just, one of the two Admiralty tugs bringing out the pontoon crane for the Naval Base, reported yesterday that she passed a large tree trunk, dangerous to navigation, m lat. 08.14 de*r. N.. long. 98.12 deg. E.
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    71 12 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours endinjr midiiKht, Oct. 31. Max. shade temp. 873 p Mm. shade temp. 73*4 p Mean shade temp. 79 1 p Max. sun radiation 145 p Mm. grass radiation 72 p S*»a temperature Max. 83 Mm. 82 F
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      474 12 Burns Philp line (Incorporated m Australia). POR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tont) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,612 tona). The i.s. MARELLA is one of the largtrt and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins do
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      47 12 Jti I Vigour! I L II ftariidtsmgg^ito I i tcaq-buildtrmtemm/ Inic IS MM *Jm^*.^A^ Bl I Pnl 1 In 4- sizes of all I°v Bazaars a Stores I P B I Ban •pmentative-Mr. H. M. Hodges. P. O. L H Box 274, Singapore. fo^ l 11. fc
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      538 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m UJSJL) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE to (BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA a y* BALTIMORE (via Sue»). M.S. SILVERGUAVA In Port M.S. SILVERBEECH due Nov. 15 s; M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 13 N ov i M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4
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      167 12 CHARGFURS REUNIS (fecorpormti d i fnm Regular monthly wiymav PASSENGER SEEVKI OUTWABD& SAIGON. Tt>URANE AM) HMi'HOVt; 1 ►ut- Nnftftri JAMAIQUE CAP PADARAN HOMEWARDS. MARSEII.LKS. SAINT \\/\IRE AND BORDBAUI Due Mnfiprt JAMAIyi X U CAP PADARAN MARSEILLES. HWKK 01 NhIRS AM) INTWRRP. FORBIX N CAP TOL'RANK "Cap M steamers art- vjnjtlf
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      733 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei iLembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 am. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      440 12 PASSENGERS LEFT. Per P. and O. Khiva yesterday Mr. H. T. Elkington, Mr. F. J. Forrester. Mr. C. Stibbs. Mr. J. Butcher, Capt. C. R. Morrish, Mr. W. H. Threlt'all. Mrs. S. W. Matthews. Mr. C. W. John, Mr. J. H. Hartley, Mr. and I Mrs. L. H. Saint, Capt.
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    TEN YEARS IN A TRANCE.
    791 13 WAR-WRECKED WANDERER COMES HOME. "Wife's Husband." A well-known Gloucester Rugby footballer, who has returned to his native town after an absence of 10 years— during which he was presumed dead— told me the remarkable story of his experiences m America, where he was suffering from
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    A PLEASANT PROSPECT.
    141 13 The incident recently of the small boywitness who, when asked to take the oath, began "I swear that I will be Almighty God," recalls an occurrence which took place some years ago m the wildest West of England. A jury m a criminal trial wished to retire
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    CLERICAL ASCETICISM.
    226 13 Churchman's Protest Against Compulsion Fasting before Communion ana the celibacy of the clergy were two subjects to which reference was made at the Conference of Modern Churchmen m Cambridge. Dr. Major. Principal of Ripon College. Oxford, referred to certain forms of asceticism. He was, he said, a little
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    THE HIGHER LIFE AT HOLLYWOOD.
    268 13 When things get going at Hollywood they always go with a rush even moral?. Morals now seem to be rallying very strongly m the film trade, and twenty-four Hollywood producers have drawn up a list of things which they vow that they will henceforward exclude
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    53 13 The largest egtfs that tfiM tc-:lay ar«; those of an extinct Madagascan bird, the Aepyornis, a huge creature whose eggs are occasionally found buried m the sand. The eggs are nearly a yard m diameter and a foot long They have a capacity of two gallons, equal to about twelve
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    90 13 The following are the results of the League Billiard Tournament of the Juvenile Football Club flayed on Saturday and Sunday last: Mr. Tan Quee Thoon beat Mr. Choo Lye Hiat w.0.; Mr. Lim Cheng Tee beat Mr. Choon Chew w.0.; Mr. Sng Kwee Choon (scr.) 200 beat Lim Siew Tee
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    THE COUPON KING.
    1274 14 YORKSHIRE FACTORY \1 WORK. Clergymen Clients. A rompleu bright was horded nc m Yorkahi* Uma of a tmstaeu which It ia the trade. ;l ft. protection, m irhai *»T, Mi. J. Hoakiac Edwards, *f the grammar School. Lonsrwood. next to Hu.lOnce upon a time the Grammar School
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    FORCED ARBITRATION.
    777 14 I SYSTEM THAT LEADS TO CHAOS. An Australian View. Sydney. Sep. 27. The system of settling industrial modules by compulsory arbitration was severely cri- ticised to-day at the annual meeting of tht Employers' Federation. lhe president (Mr. C. M. McDonald) recommended that the Commonwealth and tht States should
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    ORIGIN OF THE ESKIMOS.
    146 14 Like Manchurians and Chinese. Interesting: conclusions regarding th< early movements of Indians and Eskimos, whose descendants inhabit the frozen waste? m the Arctic- and sub-Arctic regions of th? Mackenzie River basin m Canada, have been tentatively arrived at by Professor R. Ruckles Gates, of King's College,
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      242 14 STOP THAT LESS WORK I FAX t 1 AND LtAK BEnER R You can quickly repair 1 leaks or cracks m radiators, why be stranded miles from home, when 1 4^^^^. it can be avoided by /^V-^-^ fPIHi fc purchasing a tin of: j L VljifK^ REPAIRS INSTANTLY I ather
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    AMERICA AND THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.
    314 15 AMERICA AND THE RUBBER INDUSTRY. New York. "Why should 80l help pay the debt < pre owe t(. th<- United States by asking a fair pr'.if for oW rubU'r?" said an Englishman to nit* this week, writes John F. Sinclair, m the eoorsc <tt" a special article for the Fiv*>
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    PAHANG DIVIDEND.
    41 15 Th(- J>orne«. Company (Agents) have rvreivid a cable from London reading as follows: "I'ahaun (onsoli(latod Co. Ltd. Board recommend final dividend ordinary shares 15 per ct-nt. making 20 per cent, for year ended July :U<t. payable D*CMttof less' tax."
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    645 15 MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD/8 WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Oct. 30. Sic transit restriction amid United lamentations and with wreaths and bouquets m mixed proportions at the funeral. All indication go to prove that Nov. Ist. will not bring any dramatic development* and \vt> shall not DC surprised if
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    207 15 Singapore. Nov. 1. The new era m market conditions ha.s c m.menced philosophically enough and the utranmteled lavs of supjily and t.emand will m future regulate the couise of commodity \aiues. For the present supply predominates and. the course of the market is tikeli t<> be irregular for
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    RATRUT BASIN.
    54 15 Messrs. Bt.ustead and C(»mpany, Penang have received from the Ratrut Mine at Sichor the following- wire: "For month of Octobe dredffl worked 4J9 hours 28,000 yards fo 257 pikuls tin ore stop <ligjfing has beei hard but improving slightly dredge not ye entered river stop floods caused damage
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 15 November J. Hank 4 m.s. 2 4 Bank demand 2j3 31-32 Private credit? m.s. 04 19,32 New York, demand 66% Credits l>o ilays US l France, demand 1446 India, T.T. 154^ Honjr Kong, demand 10^ i.e. f)i-. VokuhaniH, demand Ily Java demand 140* Bangkok, demand 80 Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    176 15 November 1. 'I'm 2"J."> Tons si 1 1 Cambi^r 7»^ I'epper White fj Pepper Black 67 Flake Tapioca BV4 Pearl Sago Small 7% <.'opra Sundri«»<l 10.3. r > Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New* 330 Rice, Siani old No. 1. 330 Rice, Ranjroon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    66 15 November Ist.. 12 o'clock noon. R.S.JS. equal to .Standard, Q.C.F. Btaadard R.S.s. on ..Tender Nov. H t*% Dec. :{<• .S0' 4 Jaa-Mar. M :{0« 4 Apr-June 99 H Toiif <>f Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: Loodon Spo< ifejcet 9\4. dot lb. New Vmk Spot Sheet QjttM
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    195 15 Singapore. Nov. l. The end <>t Restriction' Mas come quietly and no change m prices, which are <till at last week's level, has taken place. There IS a good demand from abroad for near shipments, and m view of thi« and the present attractive level from
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    100 15 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alterations. Nov. Ist., Closing Pi ken. Buyers Seller*. liaiu Caveat 1.50 I.r>."> IL.l L Bttkit Avanu> \Stt\k I'll) prem. Kuchai 1.69 1.71% Malayan Cons. 9&\k 80ii Penawats 81 S;', l^ Pontianaks i) 7 l i- 1U 1 Raja Peiaks H7 l i>l l a Rantau
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    BEARDMORE'S CAPITAL REORGANIZATION.
    48 15 London. Oct. 26. Messrs. William Bearrimore and Co.. Ltd's., capital reorganization affectlM has been adopted. [An earlier message, stated: London, Oct. 18th. William Beardmore and Company, Limited, is to be drastically ivt<>nstructed. An Advisory Committee have recommended the writing off* of nearly £'<».- ■CCO.fiOO share capital.]
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    201 15 A PHOTOMATON MERCiEK. £1.600,000 for European Exploitation. Paris, A vast continental company will shortly be launched known as the "Continental Photoniaton Company" to exploit the wellknown^ invention of automatic photographs m M different countries. An agreement has only been reached after a Homeric stiUKgle between several powerful
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    BIG CANADIAN POWER DEVELOPMENT.
    239 15 Ottawa. o*4. Ciatineau Power Company is reporu.' t be preparing for the addition of another power house to its chain of development.^ on the (latineau river. An option has been taken on the Oold Note Stock Farm near Boocheite for $42,000 and plans are t.einn maaai
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT
    250 15 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT Singapore, Nov. 1. Kub)>« r. Londoa > :i i<i. i i»>«l ttowa. Local 2!>* 4 Tin. London t'22l lit, 20s dowa. Local 111* for 22."» tons. Mining.- Steady. Johan 82 •».■>. Bahman Hydraulic 1.46 K5O, Ulu Klantf 11 pn.rn. 11 pivm.. PenawaU 82 84. Taipinu- 1.0")
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    67 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Kinta KelUa ti) 27s 2*s Kuthai Tin Drcdgwri ($1) 1.67H 1.72 1 Kuyoh Tin 24 28 Pahan*; Consd. lls »>d 12s yd c.d Rahman Hycls. ($1) lAI% 1.52^. ISunfcei Way ($> :j.20 8.80 T<?nit-nKor (t) :50s M :',!> fid Parit Perak 2.40 2AH)
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    STRAITS RACING.
    327 16 NOVEMBER RACE MEETING. Work on the Course. Yesterday morning it was again fine and ciear and there were a few more of those interested present to watch the exercise, at the Racecourse. The second track was used and the going was nice after the rain. Following on several
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    SIR ARE BAILEY GIVES UP RACING.
    74 16 Sale of the Stable. [Reuters Service.] Newmarket, Oct. 31. Sir Abe Bailey, who has been racing m England for nearly 35 years is giving up the turf owing to ill-health. His 19 yearlings and 42 horses m training, were auctioned to-day, and sold for
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    THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
    44 16 [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 31. Twenty-six ran m the Cambridgeshire not twenty-seven. [In our issue of yesterday the betting was incorrectly given. It should have been Palais Royal II s—!: Baytown 18 1; Insight II 100 to 6. No time was cabled.]
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    33 16 Scottish League beats Irish League. [Reuter's Service.] Glasgow. Oct. 31. A match between the Scottish League and Irish League ended m a win for the former by 8 goals to 2.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    237 16 The Mixed Foursomes, pk.yed on Tuesday result £d as follows: Mm C. M. O. Lawrence and S. F. Guy 38 8 30* Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hansell, 49 17 32* Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Moss 48 15 33 Major and Mrs. T. A. Lowe 50
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    CLUB CRICKET AND THE L.B.W. LAW.
    115 16 No Alteration Wanted. At the meeting of the Executive Council of the Club Cricket Conference, held at the Regent-street Polytechnic, the question of the suggested alteration m the present l.b.w. law was fully discussed, and the following resolution was unanimously passed: "That the officers
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    A RACING INNOVATION.
    527 16 AUTOMATIC STARTING GATE. No Chance of "Left" Horse. A special correspondent writes to Sporting Life as follows: There will be no more ragged and unequal starts if the invention of the veteran American racehorse trainer, J. W. May, proves successful. The invention is a stall grate, an
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      S.C.C. vs. Islands.
      59 16 The following will represent the S.C.C. against Islands on Thursday next: J. M. Fraser. R. G. Littlehales. G. G. Carew. I. A. M. Smallwood. C. B. Terdre, C. B. Pecker. L. G. Robertson. F. G. H. Allen. G. A. Cessford, W- G. Skey, L. A. Laffan G.
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      A.P.C. vs. PERAK ON SATURDAY.
      62 16 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. Nov. I. The Perak Rugby XV against the Malayan A.P.C- side m the match at Ipoh on Saturday will be: King; Barr. Reddish, Stafford, Markham; Oldridge, Hill; Brown. Wakeham. Locke, Fargus, Lawrie, Debenham, Walker and Norman. Reddish. King and Oldridge
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    THE SIX-FOOT CLUB.
    238 16 Only Tall Men Eligible for Membership. "It is time that England's big men get together." Under this motto a new club is being formed m London, of which the sole qualification for membership is a height of more than six feet, the applicants to bt measured without
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    21 16 Mr. H. T. Hume has resigned his post fith Messrs. Baker Morgan and Co., Ltd.. nd is proceeding Home shortly. Ex.
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    BOXING.
    139 16 CONTESTANTS IGNORE OFFICIALS. A Strange Incident. London, Oct. 25. At the Albert Hall, over fifteen rounds, the British welter-weight champion, Jack Hood, defeated the Italian middle-weight, Bruno Frattini. The latter's seconds threw m the towel m the third round. Teddy Baldock, British bantam-weight champion, knocked out Phil Lolosky, of
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    PAOLINO SUSPENDED.
    77 16 New York Athletic Commission's Action. London. Oct. 24 New York.— The boxer taolino Uzcuuun has been indefinitely suspended m connexion with the foul on Peterson by the New York State Athletic Commission. It is understood, however, that his ineliRitility will be temporarily suspended to enable Lzcudun to meet
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    M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.
    135 16 Hobbs Scores 50,000 th Run. Scoring 26 before being clean bowled m the match between the M.C.C. tourist, ano Australia Hobbs made the 50 OOOth >un of his career. While he was making hi.- nrst century m Australia Hammond do nnnated play by his brilliant and forcing
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    CROSS-CHANNEL FLIGHTS.
    70 16 Record Passensrer Traffic During Past Six Months. London, O*t. 24. The growing popularity of trans^Chanr.t' passenger flights is disclosed m Imperial Airways. I.td.V returns, which show that during the upst six months 27.000 passeneers were carried, compared with 26.000 foi the whole of 1927. The most surprising feature
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    JOHOREVS LEGAL ADVISER.
    198 16 His Highness The Sultan of Johore moved i. vote of thanks to the Hon'ble Mr. W. Pryde. the Legal Adviser, m the Executive Council on Tuesday m the following terms. "My General Adviser and Members of the Executive Council. On behalf of Johore I wish to express
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    EMPIRE COMMUNICATIONS MERGER.
    51 16 Controlling; Position for Lord Birkenhead? London, Oct. 23. It is learned that one of the proposals Lord Birkenhead is considering is the offer of a controlling position m the Imperial Communications merger, the great cables and wireless combination. This position will carry a salary of £15,000 per
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    122 16 Seven North China records were lowered and one was equalled m the North China Championships athletic meeting held on October 10th. at Tientsin before a crowd of about 2,000 sports enthusiasts. The names of the record-breakers are: Lt. Liversedge (Marines), 172 ft. 03/4 m. for javelin throrw; Caisley (British) 4
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    908 16 NATIONALIST REHABILITATION LOAN. Local Reports Presented. (Our Chinese Correspondent). The Singapore Appeal Committee for Nationalist Rehabilitation Loan met m the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Thursday last Mr. Lee Tchiun, Consul-General for China, presiding. In declaring the meeting opened, tht Chairman said that this was the first meeting
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    20 16 Mr. W. J. Gibb, of Messrs. Cobb and Co., IS uala Lumpur, returned from Home leave I i Monday. I
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