The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 November 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, &8. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1928. NO. 12,560
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    306 1 I The King's Speech on the opening of j Parliament refers to Government's p'ans for the relief of productive industries from taxation burdens, local government reform, and the labour transference scheme Page 11. Following the passing of a resolution by the Radical Congress denouncing its policy the
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    UNG TAH'S ADVENTURE.
    900 1 PART I. "Please you. Missie! One copper two copper!" begged Ung Tah running b» side a rickshaw with a watchful eye M the policeman at the corner. He wiped his nose or. his sleeve as he ran, and smiled at the la<ly passenger. His face wa s
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      556 1 SWALLOW ARIELI/S (WORLD RENOWNED) Bisf urrs and t\m I Rafiß.es Hotel I Sllields through the ages I X Rooms with Modern Sanitation. S i 8 Race Dinner and Dance jj 1 Ljffl^ Saturday, November 10th. !j I mMwL L^__> _________r /the ancient bjUtons r- DANCING TILL 2 A.M. 1 1
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      166 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Use Bowranite to combat rust Page 10Ciaven A cigarettes never vary— Page 3. There is plenty of leg room in the Whippet Tape 8. Tanglin pork sausage from Cold Storage Page 10. Auction sale of furniture l>y Cheong k< on S.ng Page 2. Genuine (Gillette blade? are on
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      9 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S IN 5 LB. BAGS PATENT ROLLER FLOUR
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      152 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 7th. High Water, 7.27 a.m., 7.6, 6.41 p.m., 7.6. Malacca: H. W. 3.50 a.m., 5.2.. 5.0. p.m., 5.0. Poppy Day Dar.ce Memorial Hall. Hockey: United Services vs. S.O.C. Thursday, hth. Hijrh Water, 8.14 a.m.. >*.0, M p.m.. 8.2. i Malacca: 11. W. 4.50 a.m.. 5.8.. 5.50 p.m.,
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    MODERN GIRL'S TROUSSEAU.
    322 2 Elaborate Outfits No Longer Demanded. H->.\ ••]<! fasMoueaT 1 xi-Uiinr-'d hur.tlrf<lj»| L ri-- v.h»-»i tht\\ nuil a>>«>ut the tn.us•hiu that Mis Mary Lander, Mr. Com 1 inney'i wife, billet uith her from t m York to Europe. trousseau Include* foity-osjrm v n i)._ -_..v.- IW !>ai'> 0l
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    STATE DIAMOND DIGGINGS AT ALEXANDER BAY.
    130 2 STATE DIAMOND DIGGINGS AT ALEXANDER BAY. Over £5.000.000 Obtained b% Government. l.nn«!on. Oct. U">. I T««r». The ÜbSOB Govern nit nt hitherto have übtamad betweea flMtM** and fi'..uo\U(X) tJum the Namaqualand diamond :iel<l at Alexander Bay, al the ith ihv Otaagc lii^-r. It b ..mpotontly estimated that a tota* «»f
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    POLICE PROCEDURE IN BRITAIN.
    117 2 POLIC E PROCEDURE IN BRITAIN. fSir A. Kodkin on "Third Daftl«V Allegations. London. Oct. 22. **lt i~ MQit <i'ii-.u> thinj; to Mlggeat the police iiic turnintr the thumh->..-vw." atninu-.i Sir AiihihaUl Bodkin, Director of I'ublir Piuwetyti— in fhrinf cvidctii before the Royal Cimmlmaitm of l\>lifi- Ptofdw. He declared thai »f
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    PUBLIC HOUSE DIALOGUE FROM THE DAILY EXPRESS.
    154 2 Tilo. Erafe!" Ullo!" "Whatehavinu 7" 'T><»n't mind if 1 <!<>. Half-a-ptnt-o-bH* tor." "Half pint o hitter plsanci mini. Wi'll. Yri'V luck- -well, yon knew that little matt< r I was taVkinjr ibovi "Y<a}i." ••\Vf!l. I was nrand mi Joe'i las' t.'^ht. mhl ol'
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      236 2 SPONGES. A large assortment of BATH AND TOILET SPONGES JUST RECEIVED. Prices from 75 cents to $9.00. MEDICAL HALL LTD.. Opposite New Post Offlc«. SINGAPORE. KELVEY /presents her TALENTED PUPILS at the XCNJ VICTORIA V THEATRE V Wm: on I N»v «th at 9.15 ik A Nov. Bth and 15
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      230 2 VICTORIA THEATRE November 17th to 21st at 9.30 p.m. FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY ROMANCE of HINE-MOA A Maori Love Leprend, acted entirely by Maoris. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY— EXQUISITE PHOTOGRAPHY. Booking at Little's from Nov. 10th Popular Prices: $2, SI Gallery 50 cts. November 22nd at 9.30 p.m. Farewell Performance OF CECILIA
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      231 2 ALHAMBRA p fe (Tan Chcnsr Kee and Ct M Ltd.. Proprietors). SEASON COMMENCING NOVEMBKK 7th In tKe Second Show at 9 n n* 2"/f£ LATEST EMPIRE NEWS Iffttfo-Goldwyn-Mayer'i Masterpiece BEN-HUE The Qne Mighty Spectacle, featarin^ RAMON NOVARRO In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. MILTON SILLS in FRAMED A drama
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    937 3 THE PRINCESS MARY'S VISIT TO GALWAY. The Fire at the Castle. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Dublin. Oct. 10. Undeterred by the attempt to huii the housa in which they are staying at Poitumna. Galway, the Print-ess Mary and her husband Viscount Lascelles, made the journey there on
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    60 3 Cpl. Donald Duncan, welterweight chamnion of China, won his fight with Pedro Campo of Manila, ex-lightweight champion f the Orient, recently in the main event of the International Sporting Club's programme at the Town Hall at Shanghai b# a very narrow margin. Duncan carried the fight through most of the
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    WOMEN AND MEDICINE.
    394 3 Opportunities in the Tropics. The possibilities of the tropical Held for medical women were the subject of the address by Dr. Andrew Bjjlfour. director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in opening the winter session of the London < Rr.yal Fire Hospital! School of
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      342 3 «X I i i^i LAXO builds firm flesh, plenty VJT°f strong bone, and a sound constitution. It contains nothing X I whatever to harm baby or cause t him pain. That is why if Baby is fed 4 on Glaxo he will progress steadily day by day into happy childhood.
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      306 3 l^raaEEiaßisaißißHiaai^^ I Estate Trust Agencies I I (1927) Limited (Roistered under tht> Trust Companies' Ordinance of 192G i Q with Security depositec! jvith the Sti^its 'I |i Settlements Governments 1 -is prepared to act as Trustees, Executors, i Administrators, Receivers I I Managers of Real Estate, Attorneys for TpJlect ion
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    NOISY STREETS.
    257 4 Home Office Action. The following statement with regard to the recent complaints of noisy streets was issued by the Home Office, recently: j A conference was held at tHe Home Offic'e on September 27 between the Secretary of i State (Sir William Joynson-Hicks), the i Minister of Transport
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    BRITISH CAR EXPORTS.
    143 4 Pooling Suggested. London, Oct. 19. The Miggestion that British motor manufacturers should pool their resources overseas and with the assistance of local merchants establish show-rooms and service depots, where several makes of cars would be shown and spare parts would be obtainable, WM made by Mr. Douglas
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    PARK MOTOR-CARS.
    652 4 I DOOM OF FOUR CYLINDER j MODEL. New Type of Fabric Body. Paris. Oct. 4. The principal feature of the Paris Motor Show this year appears to be the body- work exhibited, and the general trend of body design. The time has now passed when manufacturers can sell
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    TUBE TRAINS TOO NOISY.
    259 4 Public Appeal for Suggestions. An appeal has been issued by the London Underground Railways for practical suggestions to diminish the noise created by the trains. Underground engineers have sought a solution of the noise problem for many years, but no adequate methods have been found to
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    THE £ S. D. OF DIRT TRACK RACING.
    690 4 THE S. D. OF DIRT TRACK RACING. When one of the lesser known Australian riders, in a recent quarrel with a promoter, complained loudly that he had to work mighty hard for his paltry thirtyfive pounds a week, and that he intended to burn his contract and set up as
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    10 YEARS OF TYRE DEVELOPMENT.
    299 4 Advantages of Raring Experience. Mr. H. L Buckley. wh<> ha- probably witnessed more thrilling escapes from death than any other livinir person, is rf-ifrnir.g his position with the Dunlop KuHmt i on.pany to take over the m)m "uran-ation ol the Splintex Safety dftM Company. For
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    SCOTLAND'S FIRST WOMAN MINISTER.
    61 4 SCOTLAND'S FIRST WOMAN MINISTER. The election of M>>- Vel M.A.. as minister «f PWrt^ Church, Glasgow. fHw th. r t l r. born lady the distinot.on first woman minister M>-twenty-four ftan «>f w*t, of Mr. and Mrs. I. FindUy. street. Hillhead. <;ia»r.^ of Glasgow Un.ver.it>. »ft in* her course forth,
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    16 4 Woman at WN-** V died over twenty Jf**" but I ha-v* not hw« N v. I
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      225 4 For The Man Who Knows Tyres Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that ordinary tyres cannot give, find the utmost pleasure and satisfaction in Fisk Tyres. j Fisk Balloon Cords are now built of "FiUerless" Cord, by a Fisk patented process that eliminates the cross threads in the
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      24 4 J6OOI#*BAII^\ jZLoodyear Inner Tubes continue rJ' (o be chosen by discriminating w motor car owners the world over whose first consideration is highest 7
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    TELEGRAPH CODE WORDS.
    396 5 Telegraph Conference fa not lived up to the pledpe Parii in 11*2.".. that in irraitftment which mi made to find code-word praMii theiv rh-trge. There I iaCTMMC in the vharjrt s. tht- fresh rt.-t notions >m the pve>ent ti will fall heavily on the com-«i-al publu-. his
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    33 5 V -v!ar MT,". !sit V rJ that at th «»d <>i >"Kn,"u M i"' y<l t;eor^ will Rive up S»»« ha;, V al Fleet Str^t Jour- V ;'P th e i.lea of V^cominjr
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    MY LORD THE PHEASANT.
    564 5 Once more, writes Lord Walsingham in the Morning: Post, the pheasant is upon us; un Monday ht- began to die, and will go on dying tiil February, 1929. But it is only the outlying birds that need have any amxiety till the leaves fall and the
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    14 5 culture is no longer a powerful 'c<; Sce. but a frail urn. Major-Gen. Seely.
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    HOW MUCH TO RUN A CAR?
    191 5 MOTORISTS WHO CANNOT PAY. I Judge on Extravagance. Judge Crawford, who declared recently that a salary of £1,500 a year was not sufficient for a person owning: a motor-car, re- ferred to motorists again at Edmonton I County Court recently. "No one man in
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    NEW SUNSHINE SALOONS.
    290 5 A Motor Show Secret. One of the closely-guarded secrets of the Motor Show wrote the Morning Post expert, is a new type of sunshine saloon, the final details of which will not be revealed until a few days before the show opens. It is expected that this
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    KILLED BY CAR FUMES.
    232 5 Girl's Efforts to Rouse Youth with Lighted Cigarette. "If the parents had made a search for the boy and girl, a life might have been save j," said the Leeds Deputy Coroner at the inquest on Frederick Longdale, aged 20. of Back Sidlaw-terrace. Chapeltown, i-eeds. Mis?
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    PRIZES FOR CAR SILENCERS.
    96 5 Berlin, O«t. 3. The leading German automobile clubs have opened a competition for the best silencer for motor cars and motor cycles with the aim of lessening" the noise in thv streets. The silencers, which may be of German or foreign manufacture, will We tested on
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    FURNISH HORSESHOES WITH RUBBER HEELS.
    116 5 The horses that draw the old stage coach, run by the Midland Omnibus Company, between Birmingham and Lilleshall, England, are now shod with a form of rubber "heels" to enable them to stand up and travel fast on the dangerous and slippery roads they traverse
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    1929 RUBBER PRODUCTION PLACED AT 678,500 TONS.
    300 5 Although many factors make it difficult to attempt an estimate of the world's rubber production in 11*29. a well known British expert has recently put the figure at 678.500 tons. The output for British Malaya is placed at the original standard production figure
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    TROPICAL TIRE SHORTAGE PRESENTS DIFFICULTIES.
    167 5 The problem of storing tires in the tropics in such a way as to protect them from deterioration has proved to he a difficult one even after many years of experiments. In the Belgian Congo pneumatic tires are stored by L'Union Miniere du Haut Katanga,
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    DRIVING EFFICIENCY TESTS.
    249 5 "Old Un" writes to me as follows concerning efficiency tests for motor drivers: A friend of mine recently gave me his views on tests for driving efficiency. "In the first place," he said, "I would certainly reject at least 25 per cent, on their faces alone, without
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    A NOVEL CAR.
    203 5 No "Back-Seat Driving." "Back-seat driving" that out-door spr-it by means of which loquacious passengers in the rear give instructions and advice to the person behind the wheel will become a thing of the past if the invention of Mr. E. Peter Jones, of England, becomes a success.
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    THE CHARABATH.
    104 5 Latest Pullman of the Road. The charabunk has been followed by the bathroom motor-coach. Three such luxurious liners of the highways are now in service between Cardiff and London. Resembling in many respects a Pullman railway carriage, these motor coaches haw armchairs and small tables, a cloakroom and
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    MAYOR DROWNED IN WINE YAT.
    68 5 The Mayor of Florentin, near Albi, did in circumstances retailing the celebrated historical e\tent, the death of the Duke of Clarence, who is stated to have been drowned in a butt of Malmsey. The Mayor, Edouard Calvel, was helping in the vine harvest, and while
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      33 5 Clifton Tourer Open Road Tourer $2,495 $2,650 JI ■^^^181 Jt^^m \M±^*^* *r vwn x I m Open Road Two Seater $2,650 Burnham Saloon $3,150 BORNEO MOTORS LTD. < Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE.
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      154 5 Definitely Built for Overseas Conditions I r A- are n really bad now adays— but some cars are better than others. The 1 HILLMAN "FOURTEEN" is better. How much better you would not believe until you have tried it. In short an all-British Car at a Wonderful Price "PRICE aREATLY
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    MEXICAN IMPRESSIONS.
    923 6  -  TOM WALLACE i i I Gastronomy on the Railroad, j: i i While Jack Spratt could eat no fat and hi.« u ife could eat no lean, it does not follow that fat and lean constituted the entin bill of fare in the Spratt household. Mexicans art devoted
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    AIR BATTLES OF THE WAR.
    485 6 Work at a North Sea Air Station Trie fullest and most detailed descriptions of fighting that took place during the war between Zeppelins and aeroplanes, frequently amplified by accounts from the Zeppelin commanders themselves, art- contained in "The Story of a North Sea Air Station."
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    TRAMPS RESENT TOO MUCH LUXURY.
    302 6 "llaths Ain't Fair." Some tramps are not taking kindiy t(. the soft beds, shower baths, and night-shirt-provided for them up and down the country by order of the Ministry of Health. Edmonton"s new casual ward, which was officially opened by the guardians few days ago.
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    28 6 <£ Kansas City firm has fought 10,000 discarded automobiles and will use the metal to make t'ann implenunts. Beating Fords into pfowsltares. a^ St were. New York Evening Post
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    Books of the Week.
    1540 6 TWO NEW NOVELS. London, Oct. 11. The two novels which seem to he most in favour with serious students of fiction at the moment are of notably <1 iff front character. They are the anonymous "Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man" (Fabor and Gwyer» and Mr. Aldous
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    277 6 Letters al the Hon. Mrs. Ed" aril Twistlataa UU lS«2^(.John Murray). These letters written by a younp; American fir! who made England her home, are not only full of naivete but also of shrewd perception of the difference of ideas between Knylish and Americans at that period. The
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    WHAT A MAN READS.
    590 6 A very great physician, who died f*w jrein ayo. used to say that what a man read was as important to aii Rtnesg as what he ate. "Let us." ac often declared in t h rhe-. torical style which hi> pupils and patients kru-w so well,
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    KREISLER AND THE OYSTERS
    45 6 violinist, ha* been „a>t two d»y« }ia\«- been »w«w Da.lv Expitw' in U<- wa> di»o»ven v.ife in a draekliag ovei luul Upt I>>- vwil -I am i»ilina foi N tania ..n Saturday. Herr K«Uler retJanuary, when b ewii in LomhHß i
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    962 6  -  HORATIUS I Partners' Duties at Contract. I < by 1 It does not need much experience of Contract to realise that the dealer's (or hist bidder's) partner has quite different duties and responsibilities from those tha. arise a1 Auction. At the latter game she (if we
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    RELIGION AS BEAUTY.
    1478 7 THE HARMONY OF CHRISTIAN LIFE. Music a Sacrament. Religion is essentially a problem ;r esthetics, claims a devotee of the beautiful, and the failure to perceive this, he believes, explains what he calls the drag that seems to have been laid so heavily on religious life in
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    NEW MALTESE STAMPS.
    596 7 An Australian Air Post Design. Malta has reverted, says a Times correspondent, to the use of a single series of stamps for both postal and fiscal purposes. To this end. the existing postage types have been overprinted with the inscription. "Postage and Revenue." in accordance with a
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    42 7 Miss A. M. Barnet, sister nf Mr. G. P. Barnet of Kerling Estate, left Home last week and is due here early in December. On arrival her marriage to Mr. A. MacIntyre (also of Kerling Estate) will take place in Penang. M.M.
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      278 7 I A LEAKING ROOF j| will never worry you if you I t USE 1 GENASCO j SMOOTH SURFACE ROOFING 1 I Wenascol I H 1 00^ SURFACCMOOH^ 1 jj ff! 1 l AJU A##MAi^ I 'i B iff 1 W O KOO^f I ffi i; B^^^° CH i^^M jj
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      389 7 CONN'S Unquestioned Leadership T^HE CONN Company built JL the first American saxo- H^B »^t& phone and today more CONN ft Saxophones are sold than any m other make in the world. The world's greatest saxophone I artists are using CONN Instru- I mM ments exclusively due to their P!rS^s patented
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    GOGGLES LEAD TO FAME.
    2812 8 HOW LLOYD PUT IT OVER. An Adventurous Life. A lighted Ixmib was* ha'ided t>> the come- 1 riian by the gag man. in response t<> the I photograph? r's exclamation. ''Now shall we I u> >ome of the K»« pictures?'* The come- 1 than struck a
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    BACK TO BLOOMBURY.
    94 8 They .ay that Bock Mayfaii to Bloorosbun thin* new to Bloowtbur) r (U> > ing of fine company* '•>' it was quit, an an-' pleasant change from the < n toenth Century. »hei Southampton HoOM u«'' hooligans of thOM*) •out pitched l>attl- whin the Miffhbourt law-abiding ritizx^ns.
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      273 8 Plenty of Leg Room fEßFEcmynippef ""otheTquaiityf^tures j The genius of skilful design -ail yours in the Whippet Qne rf greategt esse ntials of true riding comL !s&'2&££SX£*Z!£B2Z2i fort in any motor car is leg room. Yet the motor comfortable for the driver. car buyer too often overlooks this feature until
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    EMPEROR HIROHITO.
    1195 9 ACCESSION CEREMONIALS IN TOKYO. Imposing Procession. I Kent it's NeW| Service.] T Tokyo, N»>\. 6. lhl morning witnessed the departure of UJS Emperor for the ancient Capital of Kyoto, there to play the leading role in the ions-awaited ceremonies marking his formal accession to the Throne as the
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    THE GROWTH OF CYCLING.
    250 9 BRITAIN DOMINATING WORLD TRADE. A Bright Spot in Industry. [British Hadio— Official Service.] London. Nov. 5 Sir William JoynsoavHicks, ihe iiurm Secretary, opened the Cycle and Motor-Cycle ehowat Oiympis to-day. Sir William declared that the motor-cycle industry tfaJ one ot the few bright spots in British
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    THE FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS.
    144 9 New Resolution at Angers. [Renter's Service.] Paris, No\. The position: of the Poincare Government is not so endangered as might appear from the Radical-Socialist congress at Angers which theoretically ordered its members in the Cabinet to dictate terms to M. Poin care. Urgent problems ahead such
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    CRUISER AND LINER IN COLLISION.
    119 9 [British Radio Oik ill Service.] Rnjrby. Nov. 5. A collision occurred last night, <>(T Green- c! between the British cruiser London and the White Star liner Runic. The Runic arrived at Liverpool to-ciay with her stem damaged and entered the dock for repair. She is
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    DEATH OF VETERAN DIPLOMAT.
    62 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 5. The death i as occurred of Lord Carnock. (Deceased. \ho was formerly Bif Arthur Xicolson and v as raised to the peerage in 1910. had Veen Ambassador to several countries and connected with the British Embassies in otheis. He was 79
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      296 9 BUSINESS CARDS. r MANILA lUAMHRA CIGARS I WREATHS i f ti hf\cr.. wraths mt.de to order sj%jGAP'»KE CASKET CO. 1 LEGIE ROAD. i.l.pbtmp No. 7." }al TO LET. MODIOUS OFFICE to let. roximatelv 1,000 ind floor. Gresnam R «d. Apply Mc- Ltd. Street. Kntry October i HERS. im f| ft't
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      635 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE HANKS. The aHlkaail Banks will be closed on: MONDAY. NOVBMUI vim.. PVBUC HOLIDAY. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. 60. Waterloo Street. MRS. HARU MISS HANA. Telephone No. 1467. THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Th, Hal,l,r Ma.k.-t v.,1! h, dssa« o fi c i ;t |!v PaUk
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      632 9 TENDERS. TENDER. Tender* arc invited for Uu rebiildteg of House," AUrey toad, for Messrs Mansfield ft Co. Ltd. Pl:uis. tpectneation and particulan nuiy h, obtained ;«t the (Maae irf the Architects. Tonden vloss ju noon on November 26th 1928. The lowest or any tender v.ni not necessarily bt accepted. SWAN
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      463 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, The Premier Morning Daily in Malaya, a live "news'' paper— 30-40 columns nf neWI daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chotl Hair] ta< h morning. latest Telegram-. Latest NeWI and Latest Announcements, daily Rubber and Tin Price Cables, together with exctosfe« special
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    8 10 I» WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1925.
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    FEDERAL DOLDRUMS.
    912 10 Federal finance, the advance of which may be likened to progression by bumps, has once again come under the tearful criticism of the Unofficial members of Council. At the moment public opinion, as represented by the Unofticials, is rather down in the depths. It foresees dreadful eventualities unless
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    193 10 In the Suprente Court yesterday. Mr Justice Deane was engaged in a probate case in the estate of B. S. Bhagat Singh lin which Mr. R. Braddell appeared for the plaintiff, Lakshmi Bai, and Mr. R. Page for Kamachee. Questions of Hindu marriage 'customs were involved, Lakshmi Bai alleg j
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    510 10 THE CRITICISM OF THE UNOFFICIALS. Alarm At Expenditure. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 5. In Federal Council on Monday, continuing the debate on the Budget, the Hon'ble Mr. A. S. Bailey said he considered the financial state of the F.M.S. to be pretcy unsatisfactory. He quoted
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    MADAM KELVEY'S PUPILS
    381 10 Last Night's Delightful Dancing. Madam Kelvy 's pupils were seen in another exceptionally good programme at the Victoria Theatre last night, the babies and the older pupil? alike rising to a great height of ability in their various numbers. In keeping with the shows that Madam Kelvy
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    PREVENTING COLLISIONS.
    86 10 THE INVISIBLE R\ Y v POSSIBILITIES. Experiments on Baftr^ IFKKftPHKSSSKRV| 1K 1 HV l!l 11 o f h l in h v systems are hMMtiffating th,. ann **>' of the invisible ray (deUiU „t 2 cabled by our Loodor Fnday) to steam and electrict2 5 the object of
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    THE F.M.S BUDGET.
    289 10 Home Interest in Sir PbA Speech. IFKKK PtBM SEtVK .n|y i;i(ilil I ondnn The Financial Time* i :il ir< budget of the Federated Malay statu imr particular prominent* to th,. rv.. by the Chief Secretary, Sii w,n 1;i to rubber prices. The paper i«akc< n<> m merit
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    59 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FRSE PRESS SIBVICE COfYIIGII London. Nov. 6. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Son I notify to-day's tin prices as Mb*: Spot £230 5 16 luj) £1). Forward £222 5 16 (up £'j). Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follow: Spot 8
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    APOLOGY TO MR. ISAAC
    150 10 (Barrister- At-Law.) Penan*. On Thursday last v>»- poMfahrf the lowing paragraph:STOLEN RUSHER SHARES. [From Our Own C>ms|»on(k'nt.] IVnani:. Oct. •<! In the Svpronc Coyrt toil mem was ffrt* for ptofeUffi in ;ir a tion bt ought by Kennedy iad JJ ?)rokers. against EpkralM 1-'" Law. to
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    120 10 Whipping for CM— Kobbt rs [From Our Own < on*****! At th, A»J~ t..-«a> rj CkißMf charged with am>-'l roWW unanimously found fuilty and wenr enc-ed to three yeuri rfltoj JJjTf ment and trn itrokci ol regard to the fir>t I WI »TJ puilty) the .ludi,"' sai.l !>•
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    THE KING'S SPEECH.
    481 11 iKI l IMBNT PROGRAMME fSk NEXT SESSION. Kelwt tf Industries. ill Radio— Official Service.] KuKby. Nov. 6. f'.uliam nt MM opened by ihwn t..-da>. K nfl and Queen drove in draws by eight bay n ,j u.r attended by mounted and bj men ->f the Guards on
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    HULL TO BE AN AIR PORT.
    62 11 >rth Eu r«>Pean Air Mail. Rugby, N«v. :>. Hull as the an- port "KlMid are stated to W I* propo^ include the p' n.planes for a regular ?r -*m. .^'"hi-rn Kun.pe am] one ai AtKin.on, the chairman lt th( h of C«; m sta
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    CRISIS IN FRANCE.
    179 11 THE POINCARE CABINET RESIGNS. I Sequel to Anders Congress Vote. [Reuter's Service.] T Paris, \ot g The Cabinet has resigned. view tfc, vote J-VjSJ CMfIMM four R« (ii< a Minis|(l KC ;N [Havas Service.] t l*aris. Nov. 6 lh€ Radical Ministers If. Herriot \H Sarraut. M. Queuille.
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    DISAPPOINTING YEAR FOR ANGLO-PERSIAN CO.
    115 11 Profits Down by £1,500,000. [Reuter's Service. 1 London, Nov. 6. Sir John Cadman. presiding: at the annual meeting: of tkt Anglo-Persian Oil Company, announced that the net proiits had fallen by 11.500,000. There had been a considerable «ir«>p in the value of almost e\ery oil
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    SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTRY RESIGNS.
    72 11 Sequel to Flouting of Premier's Wishes. [Reuter"> Service.] Pretoria. Nov. 6. The Government has resigned as a Mqpe! the Labour Cabinet Minister. Mr. W. B. Madeley Minister of Posts and Telegraphs arni Public Works) receiving a deputation from a native Trade Union against the wjrhes of
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    SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA AT BATAVIA.
    35 11 Not Coming to Singapore. 4* [Reuter's Service.] Batavia. Nov. 6. Flying Officer Hurley with Flying Officer Moir in The Spirit of Australia arrived to-<.l-\v and are leaving for Burma to-morrow.
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    CLEANING UP LONDON POLICE FORCE.
    53 11 Constable "Allowed to Resifijn." [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London. Nov. 6. Another constable who was ordered to tppear before a disciplinary board has been allowed to resign. The papers are emphasising the feelliig of uneasiness that prevail* in regard to Jvippenings in connection with the
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    JAPANESE OIL CO.'S "STRIKE."
    32 11 Natural Gas in Formosa. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio. Nov- fi. The Japan Oil Co., drilling at Kinsui in north-west Formosa, struck an immense discharge of natural gas.
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    ETNA ERUPTION RESUMED.
    27 11 [Reuter's Service.] Catania. Nov. 6. The lava stream from Mount Etna has resumed flowing towards Mascali and the inhabitants are hastily evacuating their homes.
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    NORWEGIAN HEAVYWEIGHT BEATEN.
    25 11 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Nov. 6. Paolino Uzcudun won the decision over Otto Von Porat, the Norwegian heavyweight, at Madison Square Gardens.
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    16 11 Mr. L. J. Laville, acting Collector of Land Revenue. Malacca, is going on transfer to Singapore.
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    THE RUBBER POSITION.
    173 11 FURTHER DECLINE OF LONDON STOCKS. Imported Rubber Goods. [FREE PRESS SERVICK.— COPYRIGHT.] London. Nov. 6. The new time commenced with the tone in the rubber share market fairly steady but trading was smaller than in the preceding: week. Leading issues showed little variation except small gains in
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    THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.
    150 11 Lord Byng Takes Up His Duties. mm IPtll PRFSS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT 1 I ondun, Nov. 6. I^ord Byng, who is succeeding Sir William Horwood as Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, takes over his new duties to-day. This is one of several important changes which are taking place in
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    OBREGON MURDER TRIAL SENSATIONS.
    133 11 Accused Woman's Admission. [Reuter's Service.] San Angel, Mexico, Nov. 6When the trial of Toral on a charge of murdering iGeneral Obregon in July wa* continued the Mother Superior of Maria Conception swore that she was innocent of complicity in the murder and refused to give any
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    92 11 Americans to Build Shanghai Wireless Stations. Shanghai, Nov. 6. The construction committee has contracted with an American firm for two large wireless stations to be erected at Shanghai for exchanging telegrams with abroad. Chiang Kai Shek has ordered the local Governments strictly to prohibit troops raising funds
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS.
    141 11 A. Class Final. J. W. Jones was very unfortunate in his A Class billiards final match with 'E- R. B. Upton at the Cricket Club yesterday evening when he lost by only six points. The loser was conceding 150 to Upton, and after a time he practically dominated
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    AMERICAN ELECTION.
    139 11 f^AL CANDIDATES' FINAL ADDRESSES, ect of Women's Participation. TReuter's Service.] Ne Vork, Nov. 6. st before Governor Smith's final app. r| broadcast Mr. Hoover's last word (addressed particularly to the women) was similarly wirelessed across the Cwttaei* from the opposite coast speaking to nisi home town, Palo Alto,
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    A MILLION DOLLAR BET ON MR. HOOVER.
    102 11 [Reuter's Service.] w York, Nov. 6. The election festivities in New York tonight will be on a scale unknown since Prohibition was introduced. All the nightclubs are booked to capacity at $15 each cover and the leading hotels are similarly full. The betting
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    GOVERNOR SMITH AND THE FARMERS.
    109 11 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Nov. 6. Broadcasting stations from coast to coast transmitted Mr. Smith's final appeal addressed to farmers who form onethird of th? total of voters. He declarer that while both parties were agreed on the >übject of the development of inland waterways
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    PREMIER'S SCOTTISH VICTORY.
    319 11 Rector of Glasgow University London, Oct. 28. Sixty thousand .decayed eggs, thousands < of cod-heads, barrels of rotten fruit a^d innumerable bags of soot and ochre comprised the monitions with which students fought for possession of the entrance to ttw t polling booth at Glasgow University in
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    LONG SERVICE MEDAL FOR M.S.V.R. MEN.
    41 11 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 6. At Government House on Sunday the High Commissioner presented the Colonial Auxiliary Force long service medal to Sergeant G. Vergette and Private F. Melville of the M.S.V.R.
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    27 11 Sime Darby and Company, Limited, who are liquidating: the business of the Sarawak Trading Company, Limited at Kuching, Sarawak, opened a Branch there on Tuesday, 6th. instant.
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    QUEER BALLOT BOXES.
    1242 12 FROM ATHENS TO NEW YORK. Methods of Voting. A terrific din shouting and the clash of spear on shield went up from the assemblage of subjects gathered by the monarch. Then, satisfied by having expressed, their will on an important issue, the people w nt home. This
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    242 12 The foUowins; novels were i«icd t<< Raffl- s Library mirine the past fortnijrht: All^n (PlHeher) The Badirt- of Gentry. Ashton (Mary Bhmdk\tt ot the Free. Bonner (C.) Taken at the Flood. Bkkentaff (George) Thi> Mayor and Other Folk. Brand (.Max) Pleasant Jim. Bromfield (Louis) The Strange Case ol
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    WOMAN STOPS HER OWN "FUNERAL."
    127 12 I'ari-. Sept. 25. A funeral service at Ptelleport, near Bordeaux, was interrupted l»y the sudden appeamnce of th2 infuriated "corpse." who anniily a-ked her daughter what on earth she meant by going through with the farce of burying her. The lady in question, a Madame
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      164 12 j f m BUHER-t I MEETS AN ENTHUSIAST(C <^* ll^^^^M RECEPTION IN ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED CORNERS OF THE WORLD 3a^aiaisiai3jaiaEiaia f aE ajajajaa^^^^a^ r^^^^^^^^ Film Enemy of Teeth To which modern dental science attributes serious tooth and gum disorders Send Coupon for 10- Day Tube |~~\ON T 'T
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    THE SUN-FOLK OF NATAL.
    2331 13 A DAY AMONGST THE ZULU PEOPLE. Scenes in the Store. A warm salt breeze was blowing off the sea across the hills on the south coast of I^atal, stirring the rough veld grass as we made our way toward a little wood ana iron building— the
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      162 13 50.000 mesjroHsro/" 1— ■mv/moN ttoatmo I Ca^jMoforOJj I rOn April 28th Mr. Lonel Rapson con- I eluded his woriti 3 record endurance 9 run o\ 50,000 miies without an in- 9 voluntary stop, creating subject to 9 confirmation. B SEVEN WORLDS RECORDS. I -kef. eld CASTROL Motor Oil w«. u
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      427 13 Never neglect cuts Help nature heal this safe way j o^*- i^ Don't neglect even the tiniest V*" r^""i I cut, the smallest scratch or J\ l^-CSK wound. For safety's sake, apply f /7) > N k Listerine (full strength) at once. W jr *rjCS Listerine's quick, sure action V
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      759 14 Blue Funnel line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■I PRESS 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 aotlee. 1 WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Doe B*psc«. t PATROCLUS For
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      459 14 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.S. A.) "aiEiniii" lwl PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dne S'pore. 1928. B.s. CITY OF CHESTER Not 17 b«. CITY OF TOKIO Dec! 16 HOMEWARDS.
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      466 14 British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (JOVFbvu LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE EM OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPw Due Tonnage. Singapore. Ton a TRELAWNY Nov. 15 MALWA NALDERA 16,100
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      698 15 O. S. K. Line. „,,tination 8 Steamer.. Arrive. L—r: 1.r.10n, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, DuTikirk and Antwerp via Colombo, Sufx and Port Said. Amur Maru Nov. 16 N ov 18 Purban. < ape Town, Santos, Rio de laoeir an<l Buenos Aires. fßound-the- World passage £150.] f Santo* Maru Nov •*> \w
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      477 15 I TRAVEL "COMFORT Aboard IF±OM DOLLAR tfiSK Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, WteU-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
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      692 15 K. P. M. (Incorporated in Holland.) Transhipment. Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representative, in the StraiU Settlement (Singapore and I'en.ng). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA All information, detailed itineraries, free of charge Mncc Apply K.P.M. Tourist Office. A?l?S'~w*!? neS ay ''?T OV 7 Muntok a nd Palembang. RENPaVw?
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    255 16 Cargoes arriving yesterday included 164 bullocks and 3 buffaloes by the Valaya from Bangkok and copra by the Scott Harley from Siantan. The end of restriction has brought the expected outflow of rubber, says the Malacca Guardian. One extra steamer went out with a full cargo and all
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    PULVERISED COAL.
    497 16 The Stuartstar Experiment. The success of the experiment with pulverised coal in the Blue Star Line Stuartstar, 10,646 tons gross, the first British ■^hip to bir fitted with plant for the burning of pulverised fuel on board, was emphasised at an inspection which was held recently. The Stuartstar
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    STAFFORDSHIRE LAUNCHED AT GLASGOW.
    98 16 New Motor Vessel for Bibby Line. London. Oct. 29. Miss Cynthia Bibby, the seven-year-old daughter of Major Brian-Bibby, Chairman of the Bibby Line, launched the new 10,800--ton motor vessel Staffordshire at Glasgow to-day The vessel will accommodate first-class passengers onlySir Alexander Kennedy, Managing Director of the
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      528 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) RtgnlAT monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4.512 tons). The a.a. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      162 16 Con^pnees of c;,r L. the- Hbove sUamer frf S-vdnt >' arrive I <J.t. -i-th) are hereby notitit-d that a Central Survey of all cirgo Jandea in a damaged condition will be held ai Godown No. 46-7 on Wednesday, November 7th, IT2B, at 9 ajn. No further Survey win u heW
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      631 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO (BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ANn BALTIMORE M.S. SILVERBEECH due Nov. 14 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 13 20 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4 i» PACIHC- JAVA -CALCUTTA SERVICF SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND
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      709 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei jLembin 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 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      72 16 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours ending midnight Nov. sth: Max. shade temp. 80 F Min. shade temp. 73.5 F Mean shade temp. 76 F Max. sun radiation 125 F Min. grass radiation 71.5 F Sea temperature Max. 82, Min. 81 F Mean
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    THE GOLF CADDIE.
    1176 17 HIS BIRTHPLACE IN SCOTLAND. "Carried»J°r~Jamts IL <, Edinburgh. en™ L Jw WIM return to Edinburgh unencumbered by a pen to spend my time nos- round the queer closes and wynd* of the n™?^? X would lik to live in the oakpanelled rooms O f Riddell's-court if the
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    PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL.
    497 17 Women Dispute A Canadian Ruling. m Toronto. rue women prominent in public affairs m Canada are going to London shortly to make a direct appeal to the Privy Council agamst the ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada to the effect that under the British North America
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    MISUNDERSTOOD SLANG.
    188 17 What "Kill the Umpire** Means in America. The dangers into which American slang may take unwary European feet are illustrated by an article which has just appeared in the Osservatore Romano, the organ of the Vatican. This paper deplores "the paganism which is succeeding Christianity" to-day in countrise
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    91 17 A erang of kidnappers responsible for carrying off a Chinese boy in Avenue Foch, Shanghai, recently, in an affair in which three foreigners risked their lives in an attempted rescue, appeared at the French Mixed Court. One was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and was handed over to the Chinese
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      329 17 "A KERMATH ALWAYS RUNS" These dependable marine engine* are built with ex- f ceptional care, all parts are xa/^*^ evenly balanced, and the v J fc /W completed engine is minute- J? Crjr» T^ ly tested by the moat exacting experts. "li I^l^^* All parts Standard and Interchangeable. American Bosch
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1049 18 CHtf LALfrNjGkbRN DAY CEL&BRAtfED. The Record Reign. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Bangkok, <) ct 29. October 23rd. is always remembered as a day set aside in which to pay homage to the memory of King* Chulalongkorn, the monarch of the Record Reign. It was that reign which
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    "WOMEN WILL RULE."
    74 18 I.ady Curzon's I'rophecy. London. Oct. 10. "Women henceforth will rule England, but there is nothing to fear from them" was the prophecy uttered by the Maivhioness of Curzon, when opening the Brighton Empire Market. "Boadicea," she proceeded "alone effectively resisted the Romans, Queen Elizabeth translated England's dreams
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    GAMES IN THE PARKS.
    99 18 il(M» troni I'vttu.u. Knrma Tht' |WSI WtM I for irames in the I"' parka and open ipan The number of puttii London'i opt n ipec 71 during the >' popular, anu the ttUW with a very small outlaj mas K»*n«t- N|lin ;i from tiu> gNH I
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    23 18 In a gam of card* ;«t Coppafte ami William I'"'" aa-s. By a coincidence botl spades. <<.ppar'' wai l1 was arrested. Central News
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      293 18 Men marvel at rhe action of the genuine Gillette "^^^^ii^LlHWSffi^ blade. SO,vXV>,OOO will accent no other. IbS K^'ffiol A siuule svire, diagonal stroke and the heard is off, \ShI clean, smooth, close. No shaving twice over the Wl^ fiwi same spot. No smarting nt> irritati«.>n afterwards W& S Im your
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      234 18 j^j^j^jßla*a a^^. ""^^^a" '^T I«T^T l^ T^^^^t^%^^^^T«^^.*^»*^»* a^*» I iSTOP THAT LESS WORK t T I FAK AND Y^T ETTER RESULTS? >♦ You can quickly repair leaks or cracks in radi- ators. why be stranded i 9 miles from home, when j^^^. V it can be avoided by I f^T"^
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    912 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. I TUESDAY, NOV. 6th, 1928. Buyer* seller B Asam kumbang 46s 9d 47s 9d P.angrin Tin 43s 9d 44s 9d Uatanu Fadaag ($1) 50 55 Batu Cavea LS2% 1.57% Bukit Arang (75) i.us "1.10 >m burmah Malaya (f> 44s Id 45s 3d Chenderiang <£>
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    75 19 A«tnU Barlow and Co. Harimau 13,000; MajWiie (Jokon 1-J.--(i(H): Ifomr Itam Estate* 81,000; Permas 24,000; Sekong li.."00. \gents Sinu- Darin and I I.ingui Tin.—Output for the month <>f October: —Sluicinfe 190.57 pikuls. Tribute 19.03 pikuls. Total -Jn;. ,h» pikuU. Secretaries Chan Sze <>nn and < Kuchai
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 19 Xowiiihei" (I. Hank 4 m.>. 2 4 Mi Bank demand 2 31-32 Private credits I m.s. 24 19 32 New York, demand 66'S, Credits !-n ;..>-< s>;i^ France, tk-tn.tnd 1440 Jmlia, T. T. Is j Montr Kmi).', dMMltd 10'^ p A pis. Yokohama. itWlri ll'o« 4 Java demand 140*4
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    PRODUCE.
    202 19 November »">. Tin 200 Toni s no.LT, (Jambier pi/ 4 lVppt r White H P«ppei Black t;:i Flak* Tapioca 814 l'oavl Sago Srrnl! 7% <<«s>ra Bundricd lo.ir. Rice l.innjr Hir. Ch;tn Murk Hod Eajflo (New) 330 Kicc, Siam old \'u. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rico, Rangoon Sioka 25G
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 19 No»embt*r. (ith., 12 oVlik k noon. K.S.S. equal to Standnrd, Q.C.F. Spot 30 :'<i: 4 Standaid R.S.S. on T«nd#r Nov. M ::»•>, Dec. •:<> ':«i'i Jan-Mar. i' 11 JO'i Apr-June SUP* "<<» Tone of Market: Steady .jui»'t. I ;it«-<t Cable: F.<-M«i.>i! Spot wheel 8 13-IM.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    170 19 A units liar low fo., Ayer. Kittling <F.M.S.> 78,500 11m.; Badek •2>. t .»i)o lbs.; Bnutwal' (F.M.S.) «>1.21b» lbs.; Chersonese (K.M.S.> 71 r> >o lbs.; Denntetown (Kuan F.M.S.) 44.21»i> lbs.; Highlands and Lowlands l-l-J.ooo lbs.; Klabang Rubber (jinipan.' 120,500 lbs.; Krian Rubber Plantations > U,4i'() lbs.;
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    242 19 ROSE MACPHAJL COS REPORT. Singapore. Nuv H. Rubber. London, B IS I6d unchanged Local If wnts. Tin. London 1221 IBs, V»s down. Local Hlo* for 20:) tons. Wains.— Steady. Sunfcei Way :i..\o 5.40 Kuchai 1.69 1.72. Honjr FuU 33 :!">, Klanjc .River .'{.7;") 3.K~>, IVtaiiny: 4.90 (T.OO
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    HUGE CANANDIAN HARVESTS.
    431 19 Jfcirtey Increase Phenomenal. Ottawa. Ont. < rwnrming earlier prediction* )>y prominent grain men, agricultural authoi ;.n« tr*nsportatic?i officials, that Canada >uld this yt-ai- harvest aiueh the lai crj|i m her hittory, the firs ffictal governntem estimate indicates that Un- Domini n •rill i,avi» 110,000,000 move tnuheh >f
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    76 19 Yesterday's Alterations N<>\. (ifh.. <l«>vini» |'i».,Uiivers !i» Bukil A rang* !.'•<> Li prerti Kuchal c2\ i '7 1 Linguia 2.05 "JJi) Lukit Tins .:i prem Malayan Cons.. '>"> North Tai| in;: I PenawaU v l»2Vj Raja !•(•?;(!:> S7 1 Rantau Ord. ($1 I. IS 1.20 S« uth
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1485 20 We have always been inclined to regard lawn tennis in Malaya as played by the ordinary club member as being well above the average of club lawn tennis at home, but we have never dared to pride ourselves that from among our leading players we could constitute a
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    THE TURF.
    81 20 THE MELBOURNE CUP RESULT. Easy Win for Statesman. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT^ Sydney, Nov. 6. The Melbourne Cup (two miles) was run this afternoon and resulted as follows: STATESMAN Bst. 1 STREPHON 7.6 2 DEMOST 6.12 3 There were seventeen runners and the winner came home four lengths
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    NOVEMBER RACES.
    497 20 Work on the Course. There was a large gathering at the Racecourse yesterday morning to watch the worktor th? November meeting which begins on Saturday. The weather was clear and the going on the soft side and although thert was plenty of strong galloping there wer: practically no
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    RUGBY.
    953 20 I VOLUNTEERS DEFEAT THE DUKE'S. A Bright Display. nUers 18 pts.: Duke's 13 pts. ?spite strenuous efforts in the last ter of an hour of a particularly keen cleanly contested match at the Stadium erday the Duke's went down to defeat he Volunteers to the tune of three goals.
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    27 20 The follow-ig- will play for Penangr at j hockey aeaintt Perak at Penangr on Saturday: Wilkinson: Bishop Rodrigo; Anthony, Hyde, ScnHet: Fletcher, Mosley, Woosey. Phil pott. Brodio.
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    M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.
    558 20 FULL SCORES OF ADELAIDE MATCH. Larwood's Empty Bag. London, Oct. 29. Adelaide.— There were 15,000 spectators when South Australia continued their innings against the M.C.C. after tea to-day. Following the dismissal off Richardson and Pritchard, the England bowlers met with better success, wickets falling at regular intervals.
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    OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
    106 20 A Malacca Winner. Five entrants in our football competition last week succeeded in correctly forecasting the results of nine matches. In accordance with the rules of the competition the prize in the event of a tie, goes to the competitor whose envelope is first opened. The prize
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    112 20 Owing to the fact that the competition for the "Duke's Bowl" will be nlayed or November 10th., 11th. and 12th., the Course I will not be open to ladies on those dates. The Committee have decided, therefore that ladies may be allowed to play on Friday, November
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