The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 November 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S^ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1928. NO. 12,559
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    282 1 A report of the mteting of the Federal Council at Kuala Lumpur yesterday Page 8. The South Indian Hindus m Singapore carried out tht fire walking cerenvmy yflsterday Page 9. A graphic account of Flt-Lt. D'Arcy Greig's attempt on the official seaplant record Page 9. The Spirit
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    PRINCELY BLOOD OF SIAM.
    1032 1 You have read about the Siamese Cat Show which has been seen m a little street at the back of Earl's Court. It seems that many journalists were there. I also, although, I go unwi'lingly to Shows of any sort, was m that showroom. Let m?.
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      356 1 WING LOONG. XH X RECOGNISED HOUSE for MJROPBAN TROPICAL SUITS. St HIGH STREET. Ti. I Rallies Hotel! Rooms with Modern Sanitation. 0 H gj 1 Kace Dinner and Dance I I Saturday, November 10th. f DANCING TILL 2 A.M. l\ AND ftj Saturday, November 17th. J I Return Visit I
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      125 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Drink Florange with soda Page 7. Municipal notices and tenders Page 7. Notice re City'of Perth survey of cargo Page 12. Removal of Messrs Thos. Cook and Son's offices Page 7. The old bottle with the new cap Dewar's whisky Page 16. Picture house, hotel and theatre attractions
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      15 1 i WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      175 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, dth. Hiph Water, 6.21 a.m., 7.2, 4.54 p.m., 7.5. S.C.C. Billiards: A Class final. Madame Keivey's Pupils Victoria Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Poppy Day performance— Pavilion. Rugby: S.V.C. vs. Duke's, Stadiun:. W'ednrttday, ~th. Hiph Water, 7.27 a.m., 7.6, 6.41 p.m., 7.6. Poppy Day Danee Memorial Hall. Hockey: United
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    SOCIAL ADVANCE IN RUSSIA.
    398 2 W ireiess m Prisons. Under the auspices of the Manchester branch of the Friends of Soviet Russia Movement, a meeting was held m the Caxton Hall. Salfortl. lecently. m hear iveorta from the Manchester ami district repre seniativ* who went to Russia with the British WomenPeace
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    THE LOST VALLEY.
    409 2 (T.> the Editor. Tinus si Malaya. > sir.— l was frtathr Ilitevssts^ !n ln< "Myste^ioua Valley" aoout which you wrote m your bsoc ti tin- U»th. inst. The valley m question adjoin- tiu- Cas»tron*s hi^hlanda area i»ut is on the Perali >i I tht watershed. It Is
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    NEWSPAPER'S THREE PRINTING PLANTS IN NEW YORK.
    130 2 NEWSPAPER'S THREE PRINTING PLANTS IN NEW YORK. New York. Oct. 2. From to-morrow tin- New York "Sun," the < vening newspaper <>f which William T. i i.- President, will prim its edition* m three separate offices m an effort to oope with the problem of heavy street tnnc fa N'
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      250 2 H«*« KELVEY presents her |y TALENTED \?V nP"v/ at V^m^wy victoria V^Br THEATRE on I<*'/IT\ Nov 6th at 9.1 a X/ Nov. Bth and lS» Nfck^ M ATIN EES) at 5.15 p.m. W\ m 26 I n^T EW SONGS I^EWSCE*\AS. An Entertainment for Young and Old BABY WONDERS EAITIFUL GIRLS
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      543 2 ALHAMBRA p b t**™ Cheng Kee *w* C#. LtiL, Proprietors) PROGRAMME: Commencinfr NOVEMBER 1 and ending TUESDAY. \OV. In tKe Second Show at 9 p THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS DON'T MARRY-Fox_conu<v., w i METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESFM^ MAE MURRAY VALENCIA A romance of the hot blood of Spain, with its lurid rwti
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    LAST HOURS IN THE TITANIC.
    199 3 Message m a Bottle. While walking akflsf the sands at Swansea with a companion named Mr. Sidney Cottrill, of Paxton-strret, Mr- George Henry Swaine, of The Promenade, Mount Pleasant, Swansea, found a bottle containing a note, a s arfpin with th" stone missin?. and a
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    AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
    327 3 Traders Desire for Quicker Service. Efforts are being ms'ie l>y a number o' merchants and shippers t npatred m the Australian tiade t<> bring out an improv.ment m the mail service fcom Australia to England. The principal trouble appears to be caused by the iate a ;ival of
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    PASSENGER SHIP DESIGN.
    314 3 It has been observed that recently many' instances have arisen of motor cargo ship* arriving at their destinations earlier than passenger liners sailing between corresponding ports, and cargoes often come to hand before the documents concerning them. This is due to the fact that higher speed? are
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    163 3 Nuptial rites and ceremonies m accordance with the Mohammedan law were brought to a close late on Sunday night at the bride's residence, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, with the 'bersanding' ceremony, between Haji Mohamed Eusop, Senior CoOperative Officer. Perak, and the yougest daughter of the late Orang. Kaya Kaya Dato
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      187 3 Haig 10 CPEN /^^^f Tl TO CLOSE fWecap»!< U fej|M\. RepU« cap «y ]t rr n \T^Wm:\^Jl »«>k push op wards V Hfv^y vtr w «> MEW BOTTLE SEAL NO CORKSCREW) gi//Ctf CLEAN S*F£ Nobody can put better Whisky into any bottle than that which goes into the Haig bottle.
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      283 3 I MOTOR CAR SPECIALITIES! I BY t f Wilkinson, Heywood Olark. i 4 I Enamels Paints f I 4 In a Large Variety of Shades. X II Hood Dressing I X In Khaki and Black Ready for Application. I Anti-corrosive Paints for f Mudguards. f X FOR PRICES ETC., APPLY
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    FLYING DAY BY DAY.
    1694 4 I Campaign Against Noisy Aeroplanes. AIR MINISTER'S MUNICIPAL PROJECT. jjt By T. STANHOPE, SPRIGG (Editor of "Airways") jj London, Oct. 10. We here m London just new are m the thick of a semi -national kind of campaign to reduce the noises that affect non-hai'ii-less pedestrians
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    SCEOTFIC SOUFFLE.
    1484 4 J 4 Mil > i Possibilities of Monkey Gland. i WHY MEN GROW TALL. f >. j 3« [Special to Free Press. 1 5 During- the last two decades immense itrides have been made m medical science, md outstanding amongst these discoveries s the work which has been
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    GOLF AND THE GULL.
    88 4 A Parable. Members of Fulwell Golf Club have recently noticed clouds of sea-gulls settling on some of the fairways. They wondered what was the attraction, until. Driving from one of the teeing ground*. Mr. H. S. Sellar, killed a seagull. A post-mortem examination revealed that its
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    30 4 Husband m an assault case at Dinnington, Yorkshire: The truth is that he made eyes at my wife, and I made eyes back at him. One was a black one.
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    43 4 I Th, S,. I..*t. I „v,,, location m 1 1 ir j.^. ft— ltl» t. ISS!> when it becww ball «>vor wa> 1900. Kieht-ball owi; thepr.otu-..inA«. fa. Zealand but the I-K" r voru-d otfu.ully to S!^h^- I athroW m n.KN..-'^
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      648 4 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL ffIMPETniQN. NO ENTRANCE FEE I $100 I For Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. 1 We publish to-day and every Tuesday morning coupons for our we *Jd7 Football Competition. A prize of $100 will be »*»T d t^^H£JE?2 L forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE
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    SHARK SHIP'S YEAR IN PORT.
    591 5 Mystery of Her Next Voyage. Within a week or two wxites a Morning Post correspondent on Sep^ 28, East India Dock will miss among its changing shipping a. graceful reticent shape that has lain so long at the west quay as to seem almost as
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    THE DISAPPEARING SAILING SHIP.
    234 5 The Suggested Helm Order Changes. A further sui'Stantial reduction m sailing<hip tonnage is recorded m the annual report of the Biitish Sailing Ship Owners' Association, which was issued on Sept 14. The dtcrtase during the year ended June M last was 130.302 gross tons, following a
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    143 5 Said to have cheated justice by escaping from a detention cell adjacent to the Lunghwa execution ground with 30 other Chinese awaiting execution, Tsai Kwei-yong appeared before the Provisional Court at Shanghai when an application was made for him to be handed over to the Lungwha authorities. He was said
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    THE WANE O^ THE BULLFIGHT.
    167 5 The popularity of the bullfight among the Latin races appears to be on the wane. Spain recently felt cqnstrained to introduce leather armour which would minimise the frequent disembowelling of the horses; and of late there have been reports that toreadors were to be mounted
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    TORPEDO POAT COLLIDES WITE DESTROYER.
    64 5 Sinks on N«rth Coast of Japan. A torpedo boat engaged m torpedo 'practice on the north coast of Japan collided with a destroyer. Both the vessels were pro- ceedinj* at full speed. The torpedo boat 'sank immediately, but the crew were picked up with the
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      93 5 do/tit Mirtoint m v Oiiticai momenta I Wholesale-Cyma Watch Agency (Singapore) at RENE ULLMANN f Hi^K Street, Singapore. v (Husbandsij s7^ I will all thank you /V a I -r7 or recommending -V'^P^y SNOW" |:ii Used after shaving, it allays tenderness and Your chemiit h>i it— cools the skin, leaving
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      203 5 BILLIARD TABLES Made by Burroughes Watts, Ltd., I THE "STRAITS." A Splendid Table at a Moderate Price. Complete with all Accessories. Eureka-c^shlons S i UPP r vL e( l c^ ht turned le^ fitte<l with lat bed. the "Burwat cusnions extra low fast and noiseless best India rubber, patentinvisible pocket
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    3031 6 HIGH COMMISSION ER'S SPEECH. A Big Deficit. missioner's Speech to Federal Council yesterday, we take the following paragraphs: After full consultation with the Secretary of State and with his concurrence it has been decided to separate the Railway Estimates entirely from the rest of the Estimates, and provision
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    FRENCH AT SAIGON.
    174 6 A Far Eastern City. Writing m the Daily Telegraph, Arthur Mills describes Saigon as among the finest cities m the Far East. To its building the French have brought that finely-trained sense of architectural effect, their love of spacious, shady boulevards, and their sense of making for
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      19 6 I Concessionaires for Malaya I I I IT AL ASIA LTD. I Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca.
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      402 6 "inon BABYUANDS Eczema Over Head and Face. Cuticura Healed, "My baby had eczema whr n he was about six weeks old. It with a little red patch, and srrfad until it was all over one siir h head and face. Sometime fc WO y ld be wet and then would
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      709 7 O. S. K. Line. nmtio«tjons. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. odon Rotterdam. Hamburg, Bremen. punkirk and Antwerp via Colombo Aden. >■■•'■■ and lv>rt Sai(i Amur. Maru Nov. 16 Nov. 18 n rban CtP< Town. Santos. Rio de Jtneir. snd Buenos Aires. [Round-tfc' --World pasture f 150.1 f Santos Maru Nov. 29 Nov
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      475 7 TRAVEL COMFORT DOLLAR 4^^L *MIESroENT" 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 running water. The
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      697 7 K. P. M. (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH jJ^ETH^rTTnDS INDlan GOVERNMENT telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Fr«i«ht Transhipment,- Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representative. mi n the Strait, Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge Apply
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    184 8 I The Hong Kheng brought 1*395 deck pas--1 sengexs. from China ports yesterday. l The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be open on Monday for one hour ovAy'-ifrom. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) Th« Erica Moller called m port yesterday to effect repairs to ker
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    YESTERDAY'S CARGOES.
    53 8 Copra by the Comliebank from Rabaul for Marseilles. Rubber and copra by the Adrastus from Dalny for London. Salmon by the Erica Moller from Kanchotsk for London. Rice by the Baron Maclay from Kohsic/hang for Durban. 923 pigs by the Elout from Sourabaya. Salt by the Berouw from
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    NEW OCEAN S.S. VESSEL.
    83 8 Last month there was launched from the yard of Kockums Mek. Verk., A.8., the 5,200-ton M.S. Dagrun for the Ocean S.S, Co. (J. P. Pedersen and Son). This is a standard class of vessel, having a length of 380 ft., a beam of 53 ft. 9
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      451 8 Burns Philp line (Incorporated m Anstralia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known sleamer MARELbA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,^12 tons). The s.s. M ARELLA is one of the l«tf»t and finest steamers trading to Anstralia. Cabins
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      249 8 s.s. MARELLA. I Consignees of cargo per thy above steamer from Sydney (arrived Oct. 29th) are hereby i notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 46-7 on Wednesday, November 7th 192# t at 9 ajn. No further Survey
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      594 8 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m UJS.A.) 0 GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO {BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA 4\n BALTIMORE M.S. SILVERGUAVA In Port M.S. SILVERBEECH due Nov. 16 N'n M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 13 Nov. li M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4 saiis Dec. 19
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      677 8 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lena bin and Kyarttan (via' Gemas and Jera«tut) every Mon4ay, Thursday and Friday 6 am, Bangkok every^Thursdfcy 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, fpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah y a.nd' Lower Siam 6 ajn. Kelantan e^ery Monday,-' Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      546 8 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Plancius: Mr. G. A. Abendanen, Mr. and Mrs. Kanje Tanaka, Mr. Pek Hwee Thwa, Mr. and Mrs- R. R. Wanack, Mr. D. W, N. Knek, Mr. Moh. Ibrahim Mathanjak, Mr. H. Lie Tjioe en Hoen Lan, Mr. A. Haringhenjen, Miss C. Hansen. Mr I. W. Widnes, Mr.
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    SHALLOW-DRAUGHT PROPULSION.
    274 9 The navigation of shallow inland rivers has always been a problem difficult of solution to marine engineers and despite attempts to utilise propellers working m shallow-draught tunnels ard the use of the old-fashioned paddle-wheel as a means of overcoming the difficulty, no really satisfactory method had been evolved
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    COLOMBO SHIPPING INCREASE.
    370 9 According to the report of the Colombo Port Commissioners for 1927, the port experienced another year of prosperity. Last year, a total of 3108 vessels. British and foreign (sailing and steam) with an average net tonnage of 3756 per ship, entered the harbour, as against 2982 ships,
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    WOMAN'S £1,200 FOR BOY CRIPPLE.
    324 9 WOMAN'S £1,200 FOR BOY CRIPPLE. Bahy WTio Was Found r f Destitute. The bequest of a rich woman to a little red-headed cripple boy, Percy Perrin, aged 7, m Dr. Bamako's Hoim? at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, has been revealed. Miss Diana Genevieve Harvey, of Marston Gate, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, second daughter
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    A NECESSARY VIRTUE.
    267 9 The habit of putting a signpost bearing a skull and cross-bones at places on a high road where a fatal motor accident has occurred is said to be an American device, but something rather like the same idea seems to have been applied on the outskirts of
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    THIRTY YARDS RANGE COMPETITION.
    281 9 The results of this competition were as follows: Snap Grouping Total 12 Pin. 2-D.W.R. 57 160 217 XIII Pin. "D" Coy. M.S.V.R. 72 .145 217 XI Ptn. "C" Coy. M.S.V.R. 57 150 207 111 Ptn. "A 1 Coy. M.S.V.R. 66 140 206 14 Ptn. 3-20 th
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    58 9 For week-ending: Sunday November 11th. Tuesday, Nov. 6th. Investiture of Malay Vernacular Troop, Geylang Malay School, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7th. Sim's Shield Inspection 10th. Troop, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. Bth. Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9th. Ambulance Class Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10th.
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    18 9 Ipswich Town Council has approved a 4171,000 scheme for the improvement of the town's drainage and sewage disposal.
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      167 9 THE MOST ECONOMICAL OF FULL SIZED CLOSIB CARS Exquisitely finished m cellulose with harmonious beading and panelling, luxurious interior upholstery giving comfort normally associated with expensive European cars. THE MOST POPULAR CAR IN THE WORLD BORNEO CHEVROLET, LTD. I T I BRONX I I made with I CROSSE BLACKWELL'S I
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      616 9 I PTo Motorists P I HAVE YOU EVER GRUMBLED AT THE FREQUENT > S NECESSITY OF HAVING YOUR CYLINDERS I DECARBONISED? j 1 YOUR GARAGE BILLS ARE OUT OF PROPORTION I BECAUSE YOU ARE USING LUBRICATING OILS j jg WHICH DEPOSIT TOO MUCH CARBON. I AVOID THIS BY USING I
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    MEN STUDENTS ONLY.
    150 10 Sex Jealousy m Medical Schools. A committee appointed by the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship to I inquire into the reasons for women students being excluded from most df the London medical schools, reports that there is an m- creasing demand for women doctors by
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    KING ALFONSO IN SCOTLAND.
    106 10 Bagpipe Greeting at Duke's Castle. Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland shire. Skirling: bagpipes, rousing cheers, and a kilted guard of honour greeted King Alfonso of Spain when he arrived here on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. He has now completed a cruise of 700
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    FIRE IN HOLD OF GERMAN TUG.
    548 10 Assistance Summoned by Wireless. The German tug, Max Berendt, bound froth Europe to the Far East with the tir. dredger, "Werf -Conrad," m tow put into Colombo, recently with' her coal forehold «n fire. The Max Berendt sent the foUowuif radiogram to Colombo: 4
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    PORTUGAL AND SHIPPING.
    324 10 The New Ship-Survey Decree. The recent decree of the Portngmn Government having reference to the clearance of foreign merchant vessel* "on the part of the harbour boatd of the ports of the Republic on the Continent and adjacent Islands," has naturally aioused considerable anxiety m shipping and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    98 10 Chartering for the Australian *rrair. trade, including several windjammers, commenced ear^y^a^pra record crop is anticipated. i It was recorded a short time ago that the Nippon Yusen Kaiaha had ordered from the Osaka Iron Works a passenger and carf go liner of 9,500 tons gross for their South
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      52 10 O/ oil l\ a anu n Ml rrm miniiiiin^ OLD TOM GIN. THE GIN FOR PAHITS I Obtainable from all m>od deal«* JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. Incorporat«-<1 n KntrUnd' Agents for: SINGAPORE AM) M* Lengthen the life of your Boots and Shoes by using Boot Poßsh (m the m««v tin
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY SAID TO BE PASSING CRISIS.
    167 11 RUBBER INDUSTRY SAID TO BE PASSING C RISIS. In Bpeaking before the annual meeting <>t the company. Herbert Wrigfct, chairman of the Eastern International Robber and Produce Trust, Ltd.. declared that it was not realised thai the present price of rubber almost coincides with the lowest average that has prevailed
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    TAKUPA VALLEY.
    68 11 The following telegram haa been receiv-:-d <i(>i>i the Takuapa Mine by Boustead and Co., P« daiiir LKoni October output Dreds^ numbed i.tk Bvebundred and ftftythree boon one hundred »n<t tbirtysix thousand yarda aeven hunInd and twentyseven pikula stop from twentyflrsl October when number two Iredce started mining ore
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    MACPHAIL'SSHARE LIST.
    882 11 I Xov. 5th., (losing Prices. tl Av,.r U^-, Buyers Sellers. £12 V\eng 100 j Batang Padang 45 7 fJ Batu Caves JJ .JS. Bukit Arangs i asti i Hitams 1^ Lt VlT^ HongKatt($l> 33$ Jj* Johan Tin SO i7 Kinta Tin Died. I _a 1 Klang River Vw-
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    EXCHANGE.
    57 11 N <>\ <. mbei ."> Bunk 4 m.s. 4 Hank demand o Private credits 8 nj. 19 r N«W York, demand 66 Sr^r 3 Hwnr Kob Ci demand 107, „.c Di». ofeouM, demand Hyp. Java demand 140 l Bangkok, demand 8 Bar Silver Lmmlob M n 16 Rank of
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    PRODUCE.
    199 11 Kovembei r>. Tin 150 Tons til] 21 Pepper Whin- 4 Pepper Black p Flake Tapiora gi/ Pearl Sago Small 7% < 'opra Sundried |q 4.-, Rice Liar.g Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 R;cc, Stan eld No. 1. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rinfioon Sioka 25^ Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 11 Noveaiber, ",ih., 12 t»*dock noun. R.S S. equal to Frar.darl. Q.C.F. Spot 29«j 30 l Standi rd R.S.S. on Tender Nov. 30 :;ii' Dec. 30 ::i»' 4 1 .Jar Mar. ;i» 4 i Apr-Jni :;n' 4 30^ Tone of Market: Quiet. Latesi Cable: London Sp<>t
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    FRASER'S SHAKE LIST.
    72 11 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. BatanjK Padang i-^i* 50 5o Ptnawat (S) %o ;ti; Pungahs (16*) *.»> 9d 10s '.'<! |.rem. Renonje Consul.-. lii > 23s 3d 24s Southern Tronoh (ss) 10s *".d Taknapas :;•;> 9d 37s Rd Temenjroi' < 32s :'.:;s T. Harbour 10.00 10.23 I'lu Klang
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    165 11 HOSE MACPHAIL COS BEPOKT Sinirapi>rf, Nov. ±u!*'~7 A 7 U> l 0». Jo «P- Local Mil 1 for 150 tons. Mininu.-su-adv. Petalitt* i.'.m R M Johan 32 33, Rahman Hydraulic 1.45 L.*so' Ulu Klang 13 16 prom.. IVnauat 87 V North Taiping si 86, M,l ;IV;t Conwla
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    DUTCH RUBBER FIRMS IN RECENT AMALGAMATION
    189 11 DUTCH RUBBER FIRMS IN RECENT AMALGAMATION M the proposed .rn.lr.ma. i» I-t.J iin the Djaboong (Java) R, *^ates. i. M the director. ..f the former n^«yth« Principle of amal™.7£n ttmta i> m general desirable step toward nt ~»d economical orwn««tion 01 the tubber producing industry The capita] ol the new
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    FARMERS RUINED BY THE SEA.
    211 11 700 Acres Doomed b> Erosion. MaMon, lv -o\ I .;->.,. here arc tijrhtin- B loj ing bat against the iea, their age-old en my. Theii land, once valuable, it now not wortn i cost ol repairing the breachea m h> walls by which it wan
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    140 11 Red Dei>n Atta" Sonic l.i Mongolian "np-necked pheasants have I, C n released i t; ''<'■'• F*iah and Game A locia [ion m the Red Deer-Balmoral Distri whei it is hop..; Uic bird will thrive ami multi ly. thus duplicating All erta'» m the introduction of the Hungarian heasanl
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    CONTROLLING BOXING.
    293 12 DEFINITE STEP TOWARDS BOARD. Bribery m Sport. A definite step towards the formation of a Board of Control for Malayan boxing both professional and amateur was taken yesterday at a meeting held m the Victoria Memorial Hall when a council was elected to deal with the drawing up
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    M.C.C. IX AUSTRALIA.
    101 12 I Victoria Match Abandoned. I FREE HUES! SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. 1 Sydne>. Xqv. 5. Hoavy rain fell to-day and nlay m the match between the M.C.C. and Victoria \va« impossible and the game had to be donedVictOri 184 and 135 for none M.C.C. 486. In the first match
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    80 12 Ladies' Spoon. The Ladies' November Spoon was playec for at Bukit Timah yesterday. 25 card* being taken out. Mrs. G. H. Douglas wa« tht winner with a score of 37 net. The following- cards were returned:— Mrs. G H- Doug la Qo s2 >7~ 15 37; Mrs
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    71 12 Littlehales Wins 'B* Class Final. At the Cricket Club last night R. G Littlehales (owe 25) beat H. Morris (scr. 150 to 112. The play was comparativelj featureless, the best breaks of the evening coming from Littlehales who made 18. 15 12 and 12, whilst his opponent's highes
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    AUSTRALIAN TENNIS VISIT.
    64 12 Refund to Ticket Purchasers. All members of the general public whc paid for reservations for la*t Friday's ten nis match, which was unfortunately aband oned on account of rain, can obtain a refund on production of their tickets to the Secretary. Singapore Cricket Club. In order to
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    POPPY DAY ARRANGEMENTS.
    112 12 As Remembrance Day, November 11th. falls on a Sunday this year. "Poppy Day' will be held on Saturday November 10th Those who have undertaken to help with th« sale of poppies are reminded that theii trays and tins may be obtained at the Lee ture Room, Fort
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    POPPY DAY FILM.
    50 12 To-night at the Pavilion will be showr "Remembrance" a United Kingdom Co. filir kindly supplied by Australasian Films, Ltd. the total takings being given to the Poppj Day Fund. Up to 5 p.m. ticket* may be obtained froni Mrs. Manasseh, and from 5 p.m. ai the Pavilion.
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    FOOTBALL.
    247 12 5 SECRETARIAT WIN FARRER CUP. An Even Game. f An excellent and closely contested frame h was witnessed at the Stadium yesterday, when the Secretariat and Electrical a Departments of the Municipality met m the d final of the Farrer Cup, the former winning i 2-1. There was little
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    POPPY DAY MATCHES.
    180 12 Two football matches: are to be played m aid of the F'oppy Day Fund on Friday and Saturday this week at the Stadium. On the rim day the Duke's will meet Selangor and on the following day the visitors will havt Singapore as their opponents. The Selection
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    B.A.C. VS. UNITED RANKS.
    107 12 The following will represent the Bendemeer Athletic Club against the United Blanks m a friendly soccer game to-morrow at the Stadium. Way Yong. Swee Chiang. Ywe Hock. Ah Hui. Gek Soo. Ah Kow. Y. C. Song. Kwee Liang. Gim Poh, Gim Hock and Tian Lye. Reserves
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    20 12 i [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala I umpur. Nov. 5. J Selangor beat Malacca at hockey. 4—3. E
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP IN A WILI
    73 12 Mrs. Edith Ring, of the Mount. Portland- i avenue, Exmouth, who left £0,796, net pei- P Bonalty £5,648. m her will made reference to the Calcutta Derby Sweep. p She stated. In the event of my ever winning the if Calcutta Derby Sweep, or any
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    A MECHANICAL MAN.
    255 12 Clever Models at London Exhibition. The Model Engineer Exhibition which is held m London m September usually provides much to instruct the grown ups as well as to interest and amuse youth. This year an extra thrill was provided for all who were present at the opening
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    SUNDAY'S YACHTING.
    482 12 RACE FOR SOMERVILLE BOWL. The First Round. On Sunday the first round for the Someryille Bowl was sailed m light winds favouring those boats with light crews. Following a good start it was a beat to 17 Mark Ella Dorothy rounding first, for the long- run t o
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    POSERS FOR SPORTSMEN.
    146 12 I On this page every Tuesday morningb will be found a series of questions which! will be of interest to sportsmen, recall- j| ing as they do remarkable achievements! of the past m various brandies of sport.© I The answers to these questions willte be found on
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    "REALISM."
    171 12 Ben Travers m Singapore. It is interesting, says the Malay Mail, to record the recollections of Mr. E- D Butler, the well-known Chartered Accountant of Kuala Lumpur, who took part m Mr. Ben Travers's first play Ramasamy the Amorous. Mr. Butler mentions the following extraordinary coincidence that occurred. Part
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    59 12 The following is the programme of Drills up to and for Sunday, November 11th. Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Bde. Sig. Section (Indians). Thursday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Bde. Sig. Section (Indians). Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range, Units S.V.C.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    923 12 FUSITIONS TO DATE IN LEAGUES. Derby Lead Division I. DIVISION I. Goals. v P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Der by 13 8 3 2 30 15 18 Blackburn 14 8 4 2 28 20 18 Leeds. 12 8 2 2 32 23 18 Sheffield Wed. 13
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    SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN 1480.
    228 12 An I'psala Student's Diary. Stockholm, Sept. 19. The diaries and note-books of a senior I student from the years 1480 to 1490 at the I Upsala University, Olaus Johannes Gotlan-I dus, recently discovered m the university! library, shed new light on the academic cus- 1 toms
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