The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 November 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, SS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928. NO. 12,56:)
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    244 1 Jardine (140) helned the M.CXX to score 372 for 3 wickets m the match against New South Wales yesterday I'atc 20. Several (;u:vtir.ns relating to the Sinsrap>re naval base wtre asked m 1 a; Manvnt yesterday Page 11. Our selections and stratchings far to-day's races, as well
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1009 1 .."'•fr i! (iftu.it homur* noxtri <-.-f Ic-rcgm Juvenal. A Sydney dentist, after making a handsome donation to a university ret ived so many cadging letters (enough to make a f rail from Australia to China, was his description) that h? was driven to exclaim: 'The greatest
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      514 1 WING LOONG. thk hec(m;nised house for HTROPBAN TROPICAL SI'ITS. .12. HHiH STREET. I Raffles Hotel! C> r jjj Rooms wWh Modern Sanitation. lsiY LJ nH'ttX' I :0: I JO' C" I Race Dinner and Dance I Saturday, November 10th. Ij j -u-ur «,^«/c f TheNewCap DANCING a!£ l 2 A
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. British soups for British homes —Pa. '.re 3. Dunlop tyres for dependability Pag? 20 Have you tried an Invicta watch? Prge 7. Sale of fuiniture by Cheonir Koofl Seng Pae: 10. Phyllosan rejuvenates the whole system —Page 12. Buy your champagne from Swee L^? and Co. Page 1.
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      178 1 THE WEEK. Saturday. IQth. High Water. P. 23 a.m., 8.7, 9.49 p.m., H. 9. Malacca: H. W. 6.10 a.m., fi.B, 6.50 p.m., 6.0. Poppy Day Collection. B. I. outward mail due. Poppy Day Dance at Adelphi Hotel. Rugby: S.C.C. vs. Duke's, Tanglin. Football: Singapore vs. Selangor. November Races: First Day.
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      175 2 BALLROOM DANCING KABELJTUART Private Lessons by Appointment at the A DELPHI HOTEL, POPPY DAY FUND. Every little helps-. Lady Van Strauben/.ee will be very pleased to receive contributions to this fund. Please semi what you can afford for this good CRiise to Flagstaff House, Mount Rosie. I; VICTORIA THEATRE MADAM
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      583 2 VICTORIA THEATRE ALHAMBRA> November 17th 1o 21st at 9.30 p.*,. (T <**"* Ltd p ™«->r.. 09 FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY SEASON COMMENCIN( NOVE ROMANCE of HINEMOA IntKeSeco -r^A Maori Love Leirend. acted entirely by Maoris. V3«»^«»I1C» C9I\OW at 9 p^ BEAUTIFUL SCENERY-EXQUIsTtE PHOTOGRAPHY. r//£7 LATEST EMPIRE NEWS Booking at Little's
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      614 2 l-HURCH SERVICE^. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. USD BUNHAT AFTBI TEINITT. AnaJatiat Daj Kar. nth. ii'.'h. t i.m. Haasarial ;it aaatapk< I H<"|\ CoMimur.ioM iCharal). IOJt ;t.ni. I'ublu- Sit I ice. i [..in. Th«- Caaathiaai. :..::<■• p.m. Bvaajaaaaj (Charal) ;t'"i Senaaa. Catohratiaa ■< St. llatthaa/**. fftjriaa; thr faUaarinc week at thf CaaWdral
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      161 2 PABSRNGBBJB LaTPT. Per I'atioclus to, K. «>n Wednestiay: Mr. and MW M. B. Brownie. Mr. 6. P. Atkins, Mrs. Wylly Mr. and Mrs. U R. Nieol (for Colombo), Mrs. C. Breyer, Mrs. at Strivens, Miss B. Strivens, Mrs. A. E. rhornley Jones. Misses Thornley Jones Miss M. Gush, Mrs. g.
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    SPIRITUALISTIC POLITICS.
    504 3 SPEEC H BY SIR A. CONAN DOYLE. Church's Ultimate Sympathy. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle outlined on Oct. !>, thf Mm U\ which spiritualists hopii! to K-'in "political fratdlUl thr;>utfh usin^ our political powi'i 1 Oh the eve of their depaiture for South Africa Sir Arthur and I^idy Conan
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    SAFEGIARDING THE OBSOLETE.
    439 3 Out-of-Dale Plant. .Mr. Alfred J. T. Taylor, a director of Armstrong- Whitworth and Co., Ltd., and chairman of Craven Brother?, Ltd.. Manchtster, m a paper on "Profit and production m industiy" at a meeting of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders m Scotland, held at Glasgow, said
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      137 3 a *a a.^a aTa a A Aa 4 A^m A^a\ A^^ a^a a^*. #^AAAaaa.a •> f I SOUPS I j> t II i V soup* Jj X 1 cents per tin I i •> BRITISH SOUPS for BRITISH HOMES f A V 111 TT Tilt trrr 4^^| L TT I!I
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      294 3 tROM all over the world comes 1^ D T7 Tk M T? TWT n-» V proof that LI0N PACKING FW 1\ li JVI li JN 1 is a m aster product constructed to mechanical perfection, of »T«o obtain the best ask British material for a lons life A for Krementz
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    THE INCOME LIMIT.
    494 4 Car-ownership depends primarily on the income limit, and no doubt it is because this has been the subject of some criticism that the Society of motor manufacturers and Tv-deis, :ay= a wiiter m the Manchester Guardian, deal with the question of income trd ownership and potential consumption
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    LITTLE FINGER DRIVING.
    990 4 WHAT THE NEW GEAR BOX MEANS. "Automatic" Fable. by THE HON. VICTOR BRUCE. (Special to the Free Press.) Ijondon, Oct 7. No matter how the general car control and necessities of maintenance may have been simplified, the matter of gear changing has always been the bugDeai of
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    WHAT IS A MILLION?
    195 4 General Motors Export Head Explains. Although American business men talk m millions, few of them have any accurate conception of what a "tremendous quantity' 1.000,000 dollars really represents, according to Mr. J. D. Mooney, president of the General Motors Export Company, who recently returned to the
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    WHEN A CAR IS OLD.
    185 4 When a car gets m a condition that it is hard to start, lose? p«?p on hills and does not perform as well as it used to, the fault lies m not having: the machine inspected until after it has reached a condition when its
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    FASHION IN MOTOR CARS.
    125 4 Those who would eliminate fashion from motor car manufacturing and marketing (says The Autocar), far less development, have never asked themselves the question: "What would be the case of the clothing industries and trades if fashions were not changed?" A moment's reflection would reveal that the
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    THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
    205 4 Three Important Things to Remember. There are three things of tho utmov portance to be considered m tfcgood brakes. First Safety. Tl it ii probably the moil important, for with pott brakes not only a driver's life is endangered, but the Wm of pedestrians an»i other ■eHrhti
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    CAPETOWN TO BELGRADE BY
    232 4 CAR. MUD. I ions. \m» <VN .A party of foot Sootl tfi Central African native «"«<' on October 1, having come al. th. Capetown m two I'hevrolet ear* models. They ha.l been ontta i March 1. for they ha.l 'if-" to make their JoWMJ «t time
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      348 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 m Fisk Tyres. Fisk Balloon Cords are now built of "Fillcrless" Cord, by a Fisk patented process that eliminate* the cross threads m the fabric
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      40 4 A tyre, made by (•nodvear. X has the respect tf the \shoU> I world and it has earned thi> v> H|h^ V; respect by matchless per- I G/T'£ .4 GOOD TYRE A <;<><>l> TVBE I A GOODYEAR TVBE. I GOOD^^feAß|
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    THE 1929 CARS.
    384 5 GREATER POWER, YET MORE SILENT. New Body Designs. The 1929 automobile, a survey reveals, is an interesting study. It presents many new things and clearly depicts a different trend m design and construction- Increased engine power, silence and greater smoothness oi operation, improved transmission, lower chassis and
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    MISTAKES WE MAKE ON THE ROAD.
    506 5 George Meredith declared that "woman will be the last thing civilised by man." When I motor behind some women drivers on our roads I am inclined to believe him. writes Lady LawfordThe average woman ha? no love for machinery. Watch her prod at the
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    28 5 Dr. J. P. Fitzpatrick, who has been acting Senior Medical Officer, Perak, has returned to Kuala Lumpur to resume his former appointment as Medical Officer, District Hospital.— M.M.
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    CAR ON TWO WHEELS.
    140 5 Ascot-Pullin Motor-Cycle. A new motor-cycle, possessing several novel features, was shown to a company of interested experts and others at the Savoy Hotel, Strand, at the invitation of the directors of the Ascot Motor and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Mr. Syril G. Pullin. de,-» signer and
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    PARIS LEARNERS NEED HAVE NO DRIVING LICENCE.
    107 5 A policeman m Versailles summoned a charming, pretty actress (all actresses are charming and pretty when they get into court) for learning to drive a motor-car without a licence. The decision of the president of the court is of great interest and importance
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    LOOTING THE DOCTOR'S CAR.
    174 5 It may possibly be the activities of Scot land Yard among illicit dealers m what is generally known as "dope" wiiich nas led to a number of thefts from the unattended cars of doctors while outside the houses of their owners or of patients. As a
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    SELF-CLOSING HOOD FOR MOTOR-CARS.
    169 5 Open Type Converted to Saloon by a Handle. A device by which a motorist will be able to raise or lower the hood of his motor-tar when travelling at thirty miles an hour is one of the new inventions shown at the Motor Show by the
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    THE CAR THAT WASN'T THERE.
    172 5 Lord Strathelyde was a great walker, and thought nothing of an almost daily tramp of anything of from 12 to 20 miles. He was credited with having gone from Edinburgh to London and back on foot. Once when he was Sir Alexander Ure, and was
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    107 5 Just a tip to people who get ambitious on Saturday afternoons and polish the car uf> for the week end do your polishing m the garage or some place m the shade. You're often heard that washing and polishing a car !n the sun will leave it streaked, and perhaps
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    THE ART OF LYING.
    273 5 M« in. .rial to Baron von Munchausen. The fame of Bf.ron von .Muruhnusen has been recognised by his tov-nsmen, ami a monument is being erected to his memory m his native town of ?.n;lonwerd*v, i«i Hanover. Theie. m the very garden where he used to entertain
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    TOO MUCH OF BIG PETER.
    167 5 York Minster's Bell will not Stop. The midday behaviour, since he was recast and rehung, of Biff Peter, York Minster's eleven-ton bell, is attracting considerable attention says the Observer. Before he was dismantled it was humanly impossible to swing him into action, and the hour
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      56 5 Clifton Tourer Open Road Tourer $2,495 $2,650 Open Road Two Seater $2,650 Burnham Saloon $3,150 BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE. ECONOMICAL "I 1 RENAULT 1929 40 Miles per Gallon. I 9-H.P.— Tax $32. f I rive Seat Accommodation. I DEUVERY DECEMBER I {Guthrie ©Co., Ltd. I
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      156 5 THE "NEW" Essex Super Q is Here. The "Super Six" which is Outselling all other "Sixes" A FEW ESSEX DETAILS 3iS}# W vertlcal lacquered radiator Wide, form-fitting seats. Wi!i2 e kL. vv a j New instrument board, finished m polished f££»\-»/^L KlfS aTds JJf ebonv K r o«Pinfi: motometer, ammeter,
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    IS ROUGH PLAY INCREASING?
    28 6 1 1 Exaggerated Statements We jj Are Led to Believe. I FOOTBALLS BLACK SHEEP. I J (By Tommy Bromilow, (Liverpool and Kngland.i < dfb dfb
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    PERFECT POLICEMAN.
    719 6 Code of Conduct For Five-ftuineas-a-Year Constables W\t year the Metropolitan Police force will celebrate its official centenaiy. But the fundamentals of the English police syatem iro back far beyond a hundred year* and the record* of the eighteenth century ihvm curi..us little aUnflnrWee a«deenitrnats m the atehhuw of
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    33 6 Bast- Ingratitude A process-server has r sued Gloria Swnnson for twctrty-five thou- sand dollars for slapping him. That is not the way to |fe*| al*>vt the touch of a ifPMMMI'i luuul. New Yorkvi--
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    MARRY AT ONCE.
    1065 6 DRAMATIST'S ADVICE TO THE YOUNG. The Most Dangerous Years. M. Brieux. memhot of the French Academy «nd Commander of the Legion of Honour, on* of the most brilliant and thoughtful dramatists of our times, writes lor the Evening News. My dear Editor, you ask me: "At what
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    ONE BORED WIFE WRITES.
    839 6 HUSBANDS REFUSE TO BE AMUSED A Modern Complaint. My husband, writes a London wife m the Kvening News, does not tap the carpet: I should not mind so much if he did. Hitrick is to throw his leg over the ann of the chair and swing
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    AN APOTHECARY'S EPITAPH.
    175 6 To the Editor of the Observer. Sir, In a village churchyard m Lincolnshire there is" a very old gravestone erected some hundred years ago or more, the lettering on which is now nearly all undecipherable. The following lines formed the epitaph thereon: Oh learned friend, of Abchurch
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    THE PERFECT DANCER.
    574 6 :j Pavlova Sets the Fox Trot Fashion. •j THE DANCE OF 1929. (By Phyllis Monkman.) i Each oaaaon hrings a nurubt-r nf innovations t«» the dancing world, and the eoaUagj one will be no exception. In London, however, the professors of dancing and the Bright TotMg People
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    MARRIAGES THAT SHOULD BE BANNED.
    404 6 Disastrous Unions of Mental Defectives. "A caiv.ful study <jt the iufornation before us Leads t<» the concluaioji that thiaMurriac* gttntai dafectfvea has disastrous eonaaoja)eneea to tht* community, and that thy time has come when definite legislative steps should he taken to prevent the nunriajjv of
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    RUGBY PLAYERS DEATH DIKING MATCH.
    106 6 While playfaMt ;\t stand-otr half-back for 2 the Wasp- against Strcatham at Sudhury. H. W. Clinch suddenly collapsed and died g from heart failure. He was takinir Dp his c position before a scrunmia^e Wlwu h< dropped to the «rr«»und. Artifuial respiration ivas tried by
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    WRITING TWO PLAYS AT ONCE.
    239 6 Young Man Who Mean* t« (iet On. Mr. Wilfred C. Bun r. »ve!U. an<i i<uUcitorV desk m a Strand saVe Md plays, hit acting, hii novel*, ho is a solicitor*! ek rk ttj dsy m the evep.imr. >ir..| r..\.l criight during the lunch-few midnight till
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    SIGNS ON BOWERY WINDOWS
    54 6 BUmi on Bowery he itrcel where i itUc than any* MimV Mr>t claw "Jakc'i ny,... il •■People's Rwtauranl 10 cents" Mteak and onion* ibbafe and roff«*. -Peopled [he.tr «lla««wsocenl >*Übof«n -fair-'.-ho.,r hall-. DO. -pay any inn- broken hcTt* mend. .0.,v,n,l 1-— Mdc Rood a> n> n,<
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    CHAMPAGNE CORKS.
    838 7 UNIQUE SCHEME TO PUSH SALES. Shippers' Fees to Waiters. 1 ht- siiKjrt'stion made by a correspondent m The Times »ecently, "that all champagne Miki should bs burned immediately after the bottle is opened," ha.< attracted attention m the wine trade and ha* prompted a IUacOMJOB m legard to
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    GENERAL BOOTH.
    408 7 Tentenary Celebrations Next year. The Salvation Army t'.nou^hout the world will celebrate next year the centenary of the birth on April 10, 1829, of William Booth, its founder and first general. In 1X65 William Booth was ordained a minister of the Methodist Church, but he came to doubt
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      183 7 1 LAXO is the only food that X vJThas been used m 5 Royal X Nurseries. Surely if there was *i* •> a better it would have been given to these Royal Babies. Your Baby is as precious as a Royal Baby, and must have the best food— Glaxo, made
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      422 7 S BILLIARD TABLES 1 Made by Burroughes Watts, Ltd., R THE "STRAITS." A Splendid Table at a Moderate Price. Complete with all Accessories. Eureka- cushions supported on eight bold turned \egs t fitted with slate bed, the "Burwat CKa i^i f^ n i?V SeJess^ bes f J n^a, rubber, patentinvisible
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    MANCHESTER PLAYGOERS.
    560 8 SIR FRANK BENSON ON THE THEATRE. Reminiscences of the Old Days. Sir Frank Benson was inducted the new president of the Manchester Playgoers' Society by the outgoing president. Sir BarryJackson, at the inaugural meeting of the Beason at the Midland Hotel recently. Sir Barry Jackson spoke chiefly m
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    MR. T. P. O'CONNOR.
    450 8 A Thousand Birthday Tributes. The dinner to Mr. T. P. O'Connor at the Savoy Hotel, m mail week, was held m the Abraham Lincoln Room, which was opened many years ago by "T.P." It was a gathering chiefly of members of his own profession and a
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    SOCIALIST SENSATION.
    323 8 SECRET IMXTMFVr DBCLO6ED. Police Watch on Labour 1^ The greatest M n atlll J 1 Party Conference «a- one about w thing was said m publu It Wa the publication of what declarl? secret and confidential polk* tol activities from 1<U»; to Vy>\ y" Mac-Donald, the Socialist x
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    SIR ABE BAILEYS TIRF CAREER.
    262 8 While we all lament the rv the rJUwment from racing ti Xi AhBailey who won the Bcatiaek Fun<i Nursery recently with Anne Lovely—it"certain amount of consolation :n th that the purple ami straw jacket of Earls of Durham It not t« AnppM our race-courses. The
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    SOLDIER tHAK(.EP.
    122 8 \lle*ed Attack on an MS** Ri&aJpur. Trooper PW*U l», f £j?5 Guard>. stat.oned at Ris« l>ur Jj"*^ mined for trail It fe *"*Vf a, ti for the attempted Birkett. „f 8* It is alleged that tiy'^ Corporal Hunt and Pte. p. jr talking m barrack vis standing m
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    48 8 A younjc man of tw *V l> con^ tH at tho Makasan rkh hIN suicide by takin X poison tjl^ tr ,.-i Khao Lam lam-. >an >• Bangkok. Ho ItJ hfl b., 1 had been MfM 10 hl i r ,nJ.^"' r his having swnuM.-.i amount of about Tr-
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      1397 8 I Concessionaires for Malaya I I ITALASIA LTD. I fl Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. H NOTICES. NOTICES. j NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. TAIPING TURF CLUB. ex-services association OF MALAYA. NOTICE AMATEUR MEETISG. (Singapore branch;. November R^e~Meeting 1928. EDNK Tov 2 etoS* D V 24th ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATION.
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      38 8 JOHNNIE WALKER OLD HIGHLAND WHISKY. Red Label If You Want— QUALITY AND PRICE to be right, you must ask for JOHNNIE WALKER Red Übel Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England). SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR.
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    ETNA'S ACTIVITY.
    176 9 FIERY DEVASTATION IN SICILY. Sinister Phenomenon. [Rooter*! Service.] Catania. .Nov. 9. To tht' enormous serpent of molten lava which is cleaving a path of instruction dowti the forest slope*, is now added the further horror of incandescent boulders, some measuring ten cubic feet, which are scattering broadcast ;>.nd
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    FRENCH POLITICAL . PUZZLE.
    156 9 FRENCH POLITICAL PUZZLE. Poincare or Briand as Premier. f Reuter's Service.] Paris, N<»\. 9. So far there has been little indication as to how the Cabinet crisis will he solved. The possibility of a coalition of the Left receded following a meeting of representatives of the Left Parties at which
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    THE HOOVER BOOM.
    103 9 Stock Exchange Machinery Fails Under Strain. f Reuter's Service.] New York. Nov. 9. Rocked to its foundation by the strain of the gigantic "Hoover boom," the machinery at the Stock Exchange collapsed. The tape-machine was KM) minutes behind and frenzied trading prices shot up from $1 to
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    MOTHER AND CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
    79 9 Tragedy of Shoe Factory Explosion. f Reuter's Service.] Lynn, Massachusetts. Nov. 8. Twelve weie killed and twenty injured m a naphtha explosion at a shoe factory, including four ocvupants of a neij^hbourinp house where a woman, her hus-band and eight children were having breakfast.
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    DITCH RID FOR CHINA TRADE.
    68 9 [Reuter's Service.] The Hague. Nov. 8. A memorandum from the Foreign Minister, accompanying the Departmental Estimates, states that the Government i;determined to do its utmost for th d velopment of commercial relations with China and as far as possible to 9ati»i> Chinese political requirements. Th.?
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    GENERAL OBREGON'S MURDER.
    49 9 Death Sentence for Religious Fanatic. [Reuter's Service.] San Angel. Nov. 9. Total, the religious fanatic charged witr the murder of General Obregon, has beer sentenced to death and Maria Conceptior to 20 years' imprisonment. Crowd* throughout the trial were swarming tht Court House feverish with excitement.
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    GOVERNMENT AND ANGLOPERSIAN ENTERPRISE.
    63 9 IReuter's Service.! London, Nov. 8. In the House of Commons Mr. Churchil replied m the affirmative to a question a! to whether the Government had been con suited with reference t o the holdings of th< Anirlo-Persian Oil Company m the forma tion of a consolidated
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    PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE.
    970 9 UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY ATTACKED. Labour Criticises. [Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. 8. The Houae of Commons debated th first amendment to the Address from th Throne, dealing with unemployment an moved by Mr. J. R. Clynes, regretting "tha the country is bur- dened with uncmP 1 oj m ant, more
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    REPARATIONS DISCUSSION AMONG THE POWERS.
    137 9 [Router's Service.] London. Nov. S. In the House of Commons at questions time Mr. Churchill said that recent conremtknu m Paris on the subject of reparations revealed no disagreement m principle with the Governments concerned. He had conversed with If. Poincare and subsequently with the
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    ENGLAND'S NEW BANK NOTES.
    82 9 [Renter*! Service..] London. N<;\. 0. Fuither dtttill <>f the Bank pf Kntri ml Pew rote issuv were announced by Mr. Churchill duiinv que^tii.n tima m th* Hou^ of Commons. H.^ paid the preMmt urrrnc;, would lemain legal temler wiXet Novewbei 22 when the new notes wouhl
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      303 9 BUSINESS CARDS^ PKEKEK II KE -fiOLnBOTTLE" BEER I c TO ■ARMFUL CHEMICAL BEER. MEMORIALS. ajftjCAPOKl CASKET CO. p jifIMMKNTAL MASONS. hlephone No 75. iTiiaIBEJai^JBEEiaiSISJaEiaEIS TO LET. coMMoniors office to let aft fßCßflt, approximately 1,000 ■aajc feet, second floor. Gresham Battery Road. Apply Me--4 iter ami Co., Ltd. Street. Entry Octobei
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      610 9 NOTICES. I TAIPINC TURF CLUB ENTRIES CLOSE TUESDAY, NOV, 13th. 1 THE SINGAPORE OFFICES OF j THOS. COOK SON, LTD. and THOS. COOK SON (BANKERS), LTD. are now situated at 37 and 39 Robinson Road, NEXT TO THE EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH OFFICE. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE. 60. Waterloo Street.
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      328 9 NO PLEASURE lit UFE woak, worn-out, tortured with Beshashs> Swollen Jointa, RheumatUm and other ayaaptonss of Kidney Trouble, how can there bo any pleasure m your life 1 Yet it ia possible, and doctor* agree with us, to regain qaickly health and strength. To be full of vitality and able
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      405 9 AUCTION SALES. REMINDER. On Saturday, Nov. 10th. at 10..W ...m. At our Salo-Room. Raffle,. <hanibt! Raffles Place, Singapore. AUCTION SALE of VAI. TABLE TKAK OFFICE FIRMiTHK, ETC Comprisir.jr: Teak writing <le>k^, typeAritinjf tables, arm and stan.laid othY. ehatra, •t.itio/iery almeirahK. ihnmii, counters, sample tables, etc. Now on view. (HIM; KKN(i
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
      42 10 Mr. J. S. Nicholls and his daughter. Mrs. R. Wodadwvr Pyne, wish to thann ail those kind "d- who expres>ed :«ympathy either perMOHmlly "t by letter m their sad bereavement. \N ill all tho^e who >ent wreaths ac<ept their itaicere thanks.
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      DEATH.
      23 10 HILL. Oa November 9th, 1928, at the General Ho>pital, Singapore, Herbert Marland Hill, of Mean*. Boustead Co. Ltd.. Singapore. Apt X;« year-.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1928. VOLUNTEER SHIPPING GUARDS.
    775 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1928. VOLUNTEER SHIPPING GUARDS. The return of members of Malayan Volunteer Forces who have been on duty on beard certain ships on the China lun as a protection against piracy forms a convenient opportunity for criticising what appears tc be very ill-considered action on
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    240 10 Rules relating to the payment of transport expenses of Indian immigrant labourers are published m the Gazette. Mr. R. H. Wild, of the South British Insurance Company, is beins married to Miss E. Hall at the Presbyterian Church this afternoon at 4.30. A meeting of Committee No. 2 of the
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    SIGNAL GUNS FOR ARMISTICE DAY SILENCE.
    47 10 The signal guns for the two minutes Silence on Armistice .P-ay will be fired at 11 and 11-2 a.m. by the Singapore Royal Artillery (Volunteer) from two of their 4.5 inch howitzers, which will be m position East of the Cenotaph.
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    OBITUARY.
    993 10 BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S LOSS. Death of Mr. H. M. Hill. After lying seriously ill at the General Hospital for almost a week, Mr. H. M. Hill, of Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd., died early yesterday morning:. Mr. Hill became seriously ill last Saturday and went into Hospital, where an operation
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    THE LATE MRS. NICHOLLS.
    189 10 The funeral of Mrs. J. S. Nicholls. wife of Mr. J. S. Nicholls of the Government Printing Office of Singapore, who died on Wednesday, after a brief illness of nine days, took place on Thursday. The Yen. Archdeacon Swindell officiated. The chief mourners were the husband
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    THREATENED THE CAPTAIN.
    284 10 INCIDENT ON iRm STEAM KR. H Fireman's Unsuccessful v Before the h*f .1 Mur.son, m the Supre. r,' (Un a fireman on board th. Sethi* •d auainst his conviction r 1 fourteen days' rig JS n> feiture two at his own rxpen M j^ 1 1 ant
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    59 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FSCE PRESS SERVICE 101 I London. Nov. 9. Messrs. Lewis', I-azarus and Sal notify to-day's tin prices as follow. Spot £231 (unchanged), r £224 5 lGths. (unchanged). Messrs. Symington and Siniia;r notify to-day's rubbv?:' prim M follow Spot 8 11 I6ths. d. (doini
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    THE OVERSEAS LEAGUE.
    72 10 (ireetin«:s from Headquarleix Following- the Inaufural awttiaf Singapore centre of ththe Honorary *l l!; telegraphed the prw i :hl branch to Headquarters ii Lond teniay received I able from lat I an, l Secretary of the League, Mi I Wrench. :i- fc.ll««\\-: "Cordial greetings Central Cew seas
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    THF JAPAN CORONATION.
    26 10 The coronation »1 HU. of Japan wiil Uke ,ila« I works will be dwpUyed occasion at the Padang akiag from 7.:?0 to 10.:'"
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    POPPY DAY COLLECTION.
    17 10 Poppy Lay collections should handed quarters at the Europe will by received np loj
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    42 10 do Burgh-ThomM Hi Mt^. Burph-Thon.a^. Mi Mrs. Hassall. M Mr. am! Mw. J Mr,. E. G. Goldfincl the Mi>«-s Cohen, M. L. Kasten. MeMr.! I Staff of Singapore Kr< kins. Mr. H. J. N Towkay Che« Ml Kol The funeral wai Co.
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    PAHANG MINER'S DEATH.
    66 10 The Late Mr- K^ w The funeral took pta« at Bidadari Cemetery Kvan. aged 56, of 1' ed Co. Ltd., P»l»ni at the General a protracted illnew mourn hi- loai. Amongst those Pi* were Mr. F. X l»iUy. Mai Company limited. and the HUM Co»p*»y- I Wreaths
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    THE SINGAPORE DOCK.
    95 11 rtTESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS. HritMi Materials Clause. I M I I OrtWIGWr i London. Nov. 9. relating to the Singak \ere asked m the House Ham < Cndei-Secret-I m reply to a guesN Isoa (Com. Stroud), r>>v i-ior of the contract f the Singapore dock Rmpire
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    JAPAN EN FETE.
    83 11 Enthronement Ceremony Celebrations. ten ice.] >K\, X N«)\. f». -itcd ant i■Mient towns the oc- tnani already city uith /-.>•« ni.-ht tall ling ftlong the twinkling ireaqoe effect >f Th« main obj.c. th» i Xi.iuha-hi. "h» -mpt'iial detnoostratorsi rayen for the new ruler befon v processloni aiv
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    MURDER.
    72 11 Snsational Scenes at Trial. S< n ice. 1 Mexico City. Nov. 9. tagea i f ihe (I that th>- prisoner I 'n three rows of number of whoir. •ther parts of the a thousand people Imissioa and loitered ryini Viva Ol»regon" and ;<!• ounsel's plea immitted a political epekm
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    MUSICIAN'S WELSH HOME DESTROYED.
    19 11 MUSICIAN'S WELSH HOME DESTROYED. 1 >M|)h Holbrooke Injured I OPTBIGHT.I London, Nov. 9. the famous British hen destroyn Harlech
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    BUSINESS SLUMP IN TOKIO.
    37 11 S hi Service.] Tokio. Nov. 8. ritiei of Tokic are n deattac with the It is estimated the district under Kcmedo Office alone I v.2.r,00,000 the Taish,, Sugar Reri attached m this i
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    R.R.I. ENQUIRY HOLDS LATE SITTING.
    24 11 R.R.I. ENQUIRY HOLDS LATE SITTING. ITonvspondent.] Kuala l.umpur, Nov. 9. tatbtr Research InsKttof an inquiry into nstituU, sat until eight <i Author session is
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    VOLUNTEERS RETURN FROM CHINA.
    22 11 mum] Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 9. n Havis, Yitchings and u turned from armed duty tt* Anking and Takliwa
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    EMPIRE FLYING.
    536 11 BRINGING AUSTRALIA NEARER HOME. Captain Hurley's Dash. Sydney, Oct. 15. llie chnsu-ning of the Ryan monoplane Spun ot Australia, m which Capt. Frank Hurley and Flying-Officer Moir are now on then way from Australia to London, (having passed thiough Singapore on Wednesday), took place at the Richmond Aerodrome
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    SINGAPORE ROYAL ARTILLERY (V).
    217 11 SINGAPORE ROYAL ARTILLERY (V). (iun Practice at Blakan Mati. On Sunday la>t the Singapore Royal Artillery < Volunteer completed their annual training with gun practice at Blakan Mati. The paiade turn out wa< ar. excellent one. then betaf only one member absent without have, and this m Itaetf marked an
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    77 11 Jury Fail to Agree m Murder Case. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, Nov. 9. At the Assizes to-day Gok Kirn Eng and Lm Choon Keah were found guilty of the murder of Goh Keng Siew and were sen-U-med to death. Chong Qok Boh, who was charged with them,
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    MAJOR SEGRAVE'S SPEED CAR.
    47 11 Ice-Cooled Engine. IFREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.} London, Nov. 9. It is announced that the engine of the <ar with which Major Segrave will make I anotht-r attempt on the world speed record (at present held for America by Kay Don) 'vill be ice-cooled.
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    566 11 THE MISFORTUNES OF A CHINCHEW. Allegation Against Bank. A bankrupt ty misfortune. Tan Cheng Fah m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday attributed his bankruptcy to the fact that he was a sleeping partner m the firm of Chop Teck Jot Ho, when his public examination took place. Bankrupt was
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    120 11 Hankow and Nanking: Affairs Discussed. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Shanghai. Nov. 9. Plenipotentiaries representing the Government of Manchuria have arrived at Shanghai. A Sino-Japanese parley was held yesterday at Nanking to consider the documents for the settlement of the Hankow and Nanking affairs. The
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    THREE LONDON FIRES.
    53 11 Fireman Injured. IFREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. London, Nov. 9. Three fires broke out m London durina last night. A member of one of the Fin 1 Brigades called out to cope with the outbreaks was seriously injured by a fall from the first floor of the building
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    MR. YADA AT NANKING.
    83 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Nov. 8. Mr. Yada, Consul-General at Shanghai who represents Japan at the Sino-Japanese Conference, has left for Nanking. During October 19,929 Chinese immigrants arrived at Singapore as compare: with 23,992 during the same month lasi year. The total to date is 262,27G
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    THE TIN POSITION.
    248 11 ARTIFICIALITIES OF THE MARKET. Financial News Review. [FREE PRESS SSftVlCff -COPYRIGHT.) London. Nov. 9. The Financial News, m a special review of the tin position, states that the rise m price is not normal. The market is influenced by bull activities, causing the removal of metal and
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    REWARD OF MERIT IN PUBLIC LIFE.
    180 11 Lord BirkenheacTs Reply to Dean Inge. London. Oct. 30. Lord Birkenhead's first pronouncement since he resigned from Government appear? m an article published by the Evening Standard on "The Reward of Merit m our Public Life." m which he vigorously replies to an article
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    ESTATE MANAGERS SUDDEN DEATH.
    30 11 Mr. 11. Roy. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penan?. Nov. 9. Mr. R. Roy. manager of Valdor Estate. Province Wellesley, dropped dead on the estate yesterday evening.
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    GIN NOT WANTED IN WEST AFRICA.
    147 11 Presentation Case Destroyed By Sir Ofari Atta. London, Oct. 31. The ceremonial destruction m Gold Coiti of a case of gin presented to him during his recent visit to London is described m a letter from Sir Ofari Atta. which was read at a
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    KOTA TINGGI STORES SALE.
    186 11 Johore Supreme Court Sequel. On the 6th. instant before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay at Johore Bahru, Abdul Karim Sahib and Sons claimed from T. Unneen $5,000 as liquidated damages for breach of covenants. The defendant, by an agreement, sold two provision stores at Kota Tinggi to
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    DEFENCE OF MOBERN GIRL.
    582 12 DOWAGER LADY RAGLAN'S REMINISCENCES. Victorian Myths Exploded. Personal reminiscences of Court and Society happenings during three reigns intimate stories of members of the Royal Family, famous soldiers, politicians, and actors of last century, and a hearty defence of the modern girl— this is the material from
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    WASTE PAPER PRESS COMPETITIONS.
    340 12 "Addling Brains Over a Stupid Task." The following is an extract from the current issue of the Medical Press arul Circular "While congratulating: Mr. Tom Haitley, of Blackburn, and Mr. William Tunstall, of Derby, on their pood fortune m winning the one £20.000 for having given
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    427 12 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning* Daily m Malaya, a live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising:. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements, daily Rubber and Tin Price Cables, together with exclusive special features,
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    This Week's Great Day
    656 13 C^ \*fc*°*^ of iht ftosfiitft Nov. 9— The Lord Mayor's Show. <29 On November 9th., 1199 YEARS Henry Fitz Alwin, who had AGO. been elected by the citizens of London to be the chief magistrate of the ancient city for the next twelve months, proceeded to
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    A FRENCHMAN ON BRITAIN.
    276 13 Empire "Not Done For Yet." Paris. Sept. 27. The British Empire is not done for yet, is the opinion of M. Jacques Seydoux. who formerly held a high administrative post at the French Foreign Office. "Many people are prophesying the downfall of England and the end
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    POUND'S "TOO RAPID RISE"
    144 13 But the new status of the Dominions within the Empire, says M. Seydoux, "and the scarcely veiled rivalry of the United States are not the only cares which furrow a British Minister's brow. While Europe as a whole has re-established its economic system of pre-war days,
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    STATUE ERECTED TO A COW.
    143 13 Remarkable Record of Milk Production. A statue has been erected at Seattle, Washington, to the world's most wonderful cow. Segis Pietertje Prospect was her name; 33,922 quarts of milk and 2,365.18 pounds of butter m two years was her achievementHer owners, the Carnation Milk Farn.g,
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    HOW A VOTE WAS LOST.
    339 13 Indian's Story of Dragged Incense. Calcutta. Sept. 27. To the chapter of curious accidents, which resulted m the defeat of the Government Public Safety Bill for the expulsion of undesirable British subjects by the casting vote of the President of the Legislative Assembly, must be
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    A NEW PUBLIC-HOUSE.
    232 13 Although the Carlisle experiment m the State control of drink is not beyond criticism, it is entitled to credit for its latest enterprise which is to provide a glassroofed winter-Garden as one of the amenities of a new model tavern. Here customers may regale themselves m comfort
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    FAILURE OF CALCUTTA BAND SCHEME.
    162 13 One Subscriber. Apparently Calcutta does not want open air Band music. The appeal broadcast recently by the Trustees of the Victoria Memorial for subscriptions to defray the cost of Band performances m the Memorial Gardens uurin--the cold weather has fallen on deaf ears. "So far
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      728 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON X. CONTINENT I ORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Servlre Liverpool and (ilnstrow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) I Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Spore. t*ADRASTUS For London. Rotterdam
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      448 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) "ELLERMAN^IINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1928 s.s. CITY OF CHESTER Nov 17 s.a. CITY OF TOKIO Dec! 15 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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      431 14 P O British India and Apc&r l m < (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARrn SERVICES. U PENINSULAR AND^ ORIENTAL S N r* UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S nwJn! LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKKVIct OUTWARDS FROM LONDONIOR CHINA AND upk Due *"iR Tonnage. Singapore. TRELAWNY Nov. 15 KHIV\
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      689 15 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arrive. Leave. undoo. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Dunkirk and Antwerp via Colombo, M*n. Btm and Port Said. Amur Maru Nov. 16 Nov. 18 porban. Opt Town. Santos, Rio de farmr .1 ami Buenos Aires. fßound-the-Worid passage £150.? f Santos Maru Nov. 21> Nov. :io jfofl**
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      476 15 I TRAVEL -COMFORT Aboard i fn^al DOLLAR ||gk "VtiFSMENfT j m Dollar President liners offer yon 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
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      803 15 K. P. M. KONHKLYtt PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO^ OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640. with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's de*»k. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and IVnanf) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    21 16 Two vessels arrived from China port*, yesterday with deck passengers, the Seistan bringing 556 and the Hong Peng 547.
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    YESTERDAY'S CARGOES.
    26 16 500 pigs by the Donai from Saigon. Twenty-four horses and 5 dogs by the Nieuw Holland from Melbourne. Coal by the Palopo from Batavia.
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    LOCAL SHIPPING APPOINTMENTS.
    82 16 Straits Steamship Commands Change Hands. Recent changes m commands of local vessels are notified as follow: Capt. Caithness from Renong to Larut. Capt. Jones from Larut to Kelantan. Capt. Lutkin fTom Mahidol to Lipis. Capt. LeFevre from Lipis to Mahidol. Capt. Burns from leave to the Calypso.
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    3,000 TONS OF SOVIET OIL JETTISONED.
    414 16 Mishap to Tanker m Hooghly River. Bombay, Nov. Ist. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed m the Hooghly River yesterday. The Norwegian oil tanker Finnanger. carrying 13,000 tons of Soviet oil, from Batuni. arrived at Budge Budge 24 hours behind scheduled time. The delay was due
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      685 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-k»own steamer MARELLA (7,375 torn) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tona). The a.a. MARELLA is one of the largejt and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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      113 16 m.v. KOENIGSBERG. Consignees of oirgo ex m.v. Koenigsberg (due at Singapore Nov. 12th) are notified that m consequence of the vessel having grounded m the Suez Canal, and subsequent upon lightening, became afloat again, a case of General Average, has been declared. A General Average Bond requires to be signed,
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      591 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., U, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m UJ3.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO (BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA ANn BALTIMORE M.S. SILVERBEECH doe Nov. 14 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 18 ai 1 N ov 20 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4 lj PACBFIC -JAVA -CALCUTTA SERwJf SINGAPORE
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      721 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday J m Bangkok every Thursday o a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping r Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      104 16 CLEARANCES. Nov. 9. Hong Kwong. Gemas. Bintan. Jarak. Petaling. Kheng Seng, Scott Harley, Takliwa. Japanese Prince, Kelantan, Ajax, (Brit); Patria. Plancius, Maetsuycker, Siamang. G. Van Geen, Noorebar, (Dut); Panama Maru. Hakusan Maru. (Jap); Asp (Nor). METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours ending midnight
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    LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.
    832 17 DEATH AND DIPLOMACY IN DESERT. tongue Mightier Than Pen. Guildford. Oct. 9. In the most English of surroundings, a lovely old-world cottage m Surrey, I found the man who sent Lawrence of Arabia out into the deserts of Arabia to do his great work there— Brigadier-General Sir
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    LOST FORMULA IN DESK.
    306 17 Secret Process of an Old Art. The secret formula for the production of the artistic lacquer work known as "Pontypool japan," which has been missing since 1864, has been found under dramatic circumstances m an old desk m his office by Mr- W. H. V. Bythway,
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      227 17 "Their smoothness k is remarkable they f^XZ dont catch my i-'j^ throat m the JP^ slightest degree" 0 <^m Craven "A" has taken first place amongst the good things of life to-day. It is the universal smoke of this generation CORK -TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats
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      595 17 CROSSWORDS COMPETITION NO. 82. Es7so m Prizes be paid to the successful competitors m this competition. t Prize $450, 2nd Prize $300. t\ the profits of the competition 50 per cent will be banded to POPPY DAY FUND." ffcN VV 1 I ___JKL^I I I 7; ~l^ B^ I I
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      RECEPTION DURING THE PAST WEEK.
      985 18 We consider that the past week has been .-iniilar m many respects to the preceding week m that re eption with lamentably few xceptions has ceen decidely poor. Again we nave to itc rd extiewieiy disappointing IQMUItS achieve*! m connection with what U undoubtedly .he
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      GRAMOPHONES AND RECEIVERS.
      829 18 During the past year or so a number of new linns have be^un to manufacture combined wireless receivers and gramophones as well as the ordinary types of gramophone, writes W. James m the MorninPost. One has a feeling that some of the oldei wireless concerns have not
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    913 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY. NOYEMKER 9th. Huyer* Sellers. Aaaai Kumbang i! > 4Gs 9cl 47s ikl c.d Bangrin Tin 4,",s AU Batang Padang ($1 > 50 5") Batu Caves 1..V2 1 1.&7H Bukit Arang (To) 1.(>5 ~1.10 prem Burmah Malaya 44s 3d 4ns 3d Chenderiang (£y ir>.s
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 19 Novt-mlxT i». Bank 1 m.s. L> 4 liank demand 2)3 31 -A2 Private creilit> in.-. I 1% New York, demand 66 9& 1 Credits M days 5K'4 j France, iltnuiinl 1446 liid'i;i, T. T. 1.->4« 4 Hon^r Knnjr. dem;in<l lO"^ p.c. Dis. Yokohama, drmantl 120» 4 Java, ilt'inaml 14(M
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    PRODUCE.
    210 19 November Tin 2:>o Ton-' |1 I2IUO Gambler 9« 4 ll l'cpp.'r White al IVjipn Black <» Flake Tapioca Pear] Sajro Small ;l t 'i Copra Sundiieil 10.4T» p Rice Lump Hin Chan M;«rk n Kcd Eajrlv (New) 330 Rice. Siam old So. I. 330 Rice. Rangoon Bintazi 260 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    58 19 Nomhilht. Hth.. 12 o'tl<Hk noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard. Q.C.F. -i spot I Standard K.s.s. t»n Temler Xov. 29% (l t Dm. :i 4 W Jan-Mar. 90% Apt -.lnn, .:<••, > 1 n Tone of Market: I nteni Cable: London Spot »heel 8 lt-16d. per
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    148 19 MACPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alterations. ii Bayers Setters. Hong Katt. (.Si i •■'•<> KucfcaJ «2» l 7 '•';{l .Malayan C<m>. 7< W% Mami.aus LIT 1 1.2:5 'j <x. paroi Tins (partly) P«* i ||vm Penawats *~'j l»utt-h 1."»Pl' 1.55 Raja Ferak« Kantau Oi<i. (fl) 1.15 I--'!'--liantau Pivt". l-^» '-j"
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    262 19 EASTERN SMELTING. Kustt m Smelting ompany Limited has received cable advice from the LoadOß Ofticc to the effect that the annual report and accounts for the financial year ended July list* 1928, were to he posted m London »n Kth inst. and that the transfer hooks tf
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    PASSING OF RESTRICTION.
    173 19 Views of Sir E. Rosling :in d Mr. Kinderslcy. Sir Kduard UoslinK. intei viewed In the London rotreapundeiht of (cylon papei n his office at 5, Ftmhurch Street. fc.< »aid hr did not anticipate any serious Failures m a remit of the removal of Res friction mi
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    NATIVE RUBBER STOCKS IN D.E.I.
    86 19 NATIVE RUBBER STOCKS IN D.E.I. 1027 Export Figure Reached. London. Oct. 50 The Amsterdam corresponds— t of th» Financial Tinus advises that rahlod reports from the Dutch Kast Indies state that nativ«rubber itocka, wmeli havi- been dscrwMiac for smm- month* owinu- to tht* decline m prices have h"\\ practically attained
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    245 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. Nov. 9. Ktihher. London 8 13/I<M unchanged Local B9H cents. Tin. London 422-1 "is. Si 6d down. Local |1U for tM tons. Mininu. Steady. Kvyoha :>0 ;i2. Malaya I'onsol* TS KO. llonjr Fatts '.Vi Klanu Rhrcr 8.75 :*>.xr>, IVtalinir ISO r».(M), Simjrei Way M :;.;.->.
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      41 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. fj (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE H Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds. j Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD, CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA.
    448 20 SPLENDID START IN SYDNEY MATCH. Jardine's Third Century. [Fftßl PKBBB BESVICB. COPYRIGHT.) Sydney, Nov. 9. Against a New South Wales eleven which included five or six players who will prolably play m the TeMs. (the first of which opens at Brisbane on the 80th of this month)
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    RUGBY.
    188 20 The Dukes Farewell Matches The Duke's XV play one of their farewell matches m Singapore this afternoon, when they meet the S.C.C XV at Tanglin kick off 4.45. Pinckney and Kendall are unable to play for the S.C.C. and Skey, who was originally picked as reserve forward. tak°s the
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    REGIMENT vs. A.P.C. TO-MORROW.
    114 20 A match has been arranged between the A-P.C. and the 2nd Duke of Wellington's Regiment to be played at the S* u'.ium tomorrow Sunday The usual charges will be made for admission, and the proceeds will be devoid 1 to the Poppy Day Fund, less the
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    TO-DAY'S RACES.
    489 20 SINGAPORE NOVEMBER MEETING. Scratching and Selections. There have been very few scratching^ for to-day's races and fields will be large m consequence. The going is almost certain to be slow with the amount of rain, although the track looks good, and whilst there will be a good many
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    INTER-STATE HOCKEY.
    246 20 S.C.C. vs. Negri Sembilan This Afternoon. The S.C.C. play their first inter-State bockey match of the season on the Pariang this afternoon against Xegri Sembilan. Owing to the fact that Hoblyn and Elonaventura will bo playing rugger, Ablitt is on the injured list, and HolyoaV- i^ not laying
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    SIX DAYS FOR ENGLISH TESTS.
    45 20 Lancashire County C.C.'s Resolution. London, Nov. 2. At a meeting- m Manchester, the General j Committee of the Lancashire County Cric- ket Club passed a resolution m favour of each Australian Test .Match m England < being allocated six days. j
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    40 20 Lieut. J. R. Angus, Eurasian Company, S.S.V.F.. is appointed Acting Cantain whilst Second-in-Command of the Eurasian Volunteers. Major J. J. Saunders, P. and P. W. C. I Volunteers, has been awarded the Colonial f Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal. r
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    FOOTBALL.
    599 20 DUKE'S BEATEN BY SELANGOR. Yesterday's Charity Match. Selangor 3; Duke's Selantror deflated the Duke of Wellin ton's Regt. at the Stadium yesterday m t first of the Poppy Pay matches. It w a thoroughly deserved win, the visitoi play being marked throughout by th: superiority at giving and taking
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    TO-DAYS INTER-STATE GAME.
    42 20 Selarcor play the following S.F.A. side «t the Stadium this afternoon, kick-off 4.45 Ah Kow: Pennefathei Brummitt; Kemat. Chee Lim. Abdul Rahman; Kwanir Hun*r. Mat Xoor. Yong Liang (captain). Dolfatah, and Mun Fun. Reserves: TeOW Soon and Wan Puteh.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    236 20 To-day's Fixtures m the Leagues. Division I. Arsenal vs. Sheffield United, Birmingham vs. West Ham, Blackburn vs. Bury. Bolton vs. Leeds L'n., Derby vs. Leitester, Everton vs. Cardiff, Huddersfield vs. Burnley, Manchester C. vs. Newcastle. Portsmouth vs. Liverpool. Sheffield \V. vs. Manchester U.. Sunderland vs. Aston Villa. Division
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    1018 20 RACE PROGRAMME DIFFICULTIES. Need for Consideration. After the Singapore race meeting about nine months ago reference was made m these columns to the problem which was steadily developing of how to provide racing for the large number of horses m the country without unnecessarily disturbing business. We
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