The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 November 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press K> CENTS. SINGAPORE, S5. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1928. NO. 12,566
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    232 1 N«WI has heon received that almost all the lifeboats in which the p.'^sengers and crew of the doomed liner Vestris left the ship, have been found Page 11. Our London correspondent cables lhat Sir Ronald Ross's malaria ;'.rrhiv» have found a purchaser Page 10. Workmen's compensation in
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    THE BIRDS OF BERLIN.
    1329 1 From the window of my office in the heart of Berlin 1 look out upon a garden i where an oriole sings throughout th«- summer. Just beneath my window there is a flat lead roof which, like many others <>f the same type in Berlin, has
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      244 1 SKE THAT YOU GET RED LABEL BRAND COFFEE I Raffles Hotel I Rooms with Modern Sanitation. Bace Dinner and Dance Saturday, November 17th. Return Visit :«Nl* SVETUNOV* MB ALEX: SRLNIKOFF The Celebrated Shanghai Dancers. JH it re < !MaaaBksti FRASER NEAVE LTD. I Distributors for Malaya. I ADELPHJ HOTET. TO-NIGHT!
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      322 1 I Shields through the ages 1 I wMf L^ iE ANC £NT Britons I 1 Y^P^A^ With no shield but a coat of paint, v; /Vn, m. Jt^L. w^ en caine to actual fighting the %i lilfiU^ A b|. W Ancient Briton had to dodge behind N Ui WLV^^r^^^r^ You
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Renault Pa^e 12. Tiy the T.K.K. tyre— Pa>re 10 1 Salvage sale of shoes Page 7. Fresh footl on Saturday Page IS. Corona for fresh flower seeds Page 9. An unusual tyre announcement Page S. Goaton for the E. B. watches— Page IH. Heidsieck champagne from Swee Lee's
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      10 1 MACKAY MONK'S I I COFFEE 1 ROASTED AND GROUND DAILY
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      218 1 THE WEEK. Werfaeaafefb \4th. Hifh Water, 11.2 a.m.. Malacca: H. W. >uo a.m.. T.o. p.ir.. •",.2. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. Old Raffle-ian>. S.C.C. tapcaeae Conralar Reception. FtoibaH: Malays vs. R.A.. Stadium. Thtmdmg, IMJk. Hicb Water, O a.m.. ii._'t"> i .in.. \>.o. Malacca: H. W. h.4(t ::.m.. 93, n.m.. 6.1 Madam Keivey's
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    A NOTE OF UTTER.
    267 2 Nothing stiuck me mere vividly in the ur?v i>\ one of my iare dnvt up in Lour < "?i town (writes a very rural correspond- <•?,* of the Mar.che.ter (Juardian. recent 1\ than the litter-strewn condition of the pavelIM nt> of Fleet Street. In view ot
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    F.M.S. GAZETTINGS.
    226 2 The following appointmenti are n »vified «n the F.M>*. GovernaMßjl Gaaette «>f Nov. Iliaa M. C. Caimy t<> be Lady Medical Officer. Malayan Medical Service; .Mr. T. (J. D. A. Cooper to be Costorai Probationer; Miss L. M. Henderson to be a European Woman Teacher, Primary maa- <^:
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    BIG FIGHT BEFORE THEM.
    131 2 Sir Henry page Crefl on \*-\t Kite o n Sir Homy Pace Croft, H.P., ChaneeUov < f the Primroae I.tauiu-, speaking it a meeting of the Grand Council <>f that bo.ly in London, said they had a \nx fight before them if they were to save
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    ELECTROCUTED BY WIRELESS AERIAL.
    61 2 CeaHad With Power Cable. Sudhury (Ontario)., While attempting to nmove a wirdc-s. •erial which was entangled in a Msh-|>ow«r- -«•<! transmission lim- a man naned Frank GevvatUfl and hh wife were •WctraentML The hasband received tho wiUge iirst. an-.l his wife then threw htt arms vound
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      277 2 SPONGE& A larg« assortment of BATH AND TOILET SPONGE JUST RECEIVED. Prices from 75 cents to $9.0( MEDICAL HALL LTD.. Opposite New Post Office. SINGAPORE. I VICTORIA THEATRE I madam KELVEYi presents her TALENTED PUPILS AND X ZI \T\ the perfect dancer v Thur.. Nov. 15th at 5.15 p.m. i
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      327 2 VICTORIA THEATRE J 9 November 17th 1o 21st at 9.30 p.m. FOR Foc7/? NIGHTS ONLY ROMANCE of HINE-MO^ A Maori Love Legend, acted entirely by Maoris. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY— EXQUISITE PHOTOGRAPHY Booking at Little's from Nov. 10th Popular Prices: $2, $1 Gallery 50 c< November 22nd at 9.30 p.m. Farewell Performance
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      239 2 ALHAMBRps CTm Cheng K«e C M LM., Propn,,^, SEASON COMMENCING NOVKMBER 7lh In tKe Second Show at q w P-n, r//J5 LATEST EMPIRE NEWS Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer's Mattel BEN -HUB The One Miprhty Spectacle. iV., RAMON NOVARRO In the First Show at 7.30 p.m MILTON SILLS in FRAMED A drama of
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1088 3 AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND FLIGHT. Frank Hurley in Java. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Katavia. Nov. 10 On Y'onday morning last the naval radio station at Sourabaya received a message from Frank Hurley, who is attempting to fly from Australia to England and back in four weeks, to the effect
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    27 3 The engagement is announced of Miss Naomi Graham, of the Maternity Hospital. Penang, to Mr. T. Y. Ogilvie of the Societa CommiBsionaria di Esportazior.e di Importazione, Penang.
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    A DINNER IN HONOUR OF LOVE.
    268 3 Mystery of Anonymous Expert. A dozen people met at dinner recently in the- cause of perfect love. They included the anonymous author of "The Technique of the Love Affair" a book published on Thursday Mr. William Gerhardi, who has written an epilogue to the
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      303 3 ADELPHI HOTEL j CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR I j FESTIVITIES i¥ i CHRISTMAS EVE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24th., 1928. ji i i Special Dinner and Dance $3.00 j Christmas Novelties. CHRISTMAS DAY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25th., 1928. Special Old English Dinner and ji Dancing $3.00 j BOXING DAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26th. ji I
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      145 3 HOW DOCTORS CURE IHMMRY THOUBLE Hot, scalding vine, a too-frequent desire fee pass urine, which learee feeling of discomfort. Dark, cloudy, evil-smelling .urine these are signs which wise doctors do not ignore. Experience has taught them that De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pill. i» the one medicine which is sure
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      127 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited £2 (Registered under the Trust Companies' Ordinance of 192<>, with Security deposited with the Straits 2 Settlements Government) ;'< is prepared to act as Trustees, Executors, Administrators, Receivers, Managers of Real' Estate, Attorneys for Collection of Rents, Investigators and Managers of Trust or other Funds,
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    WOMAN'S CAR DASH DOWN AFRICA.
    219 4 1 Charge Into lions With Blazing Headlights. Johannesburg, Oct. '8. The story of a woman's motor dash down the length of Africa was revealed to-day with the arrival here of Gerry Bower in a Chiysler Sedan after a record journey. Mr. Bower parted from his
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    CAR FABRIC BODIES.
    193 4 Advantages of the Flexible Type. One of the most interesting exhibits at the Olympia Motor Show, was the new fabric made for Weymann flexible type bodies. The advantages of the Weymann type body are that being flexible, it does not become noisy, and squeaks and rattles are
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    THE MOTOR SHOW.
    892 4 RECORD ATTENDANCE AT OLYMPIA. Eager Women. [From Our Own Correspondent. l London, October 18. When the Motor Show opened at Olympia last Friday there was the greatest crowd ever recorded. In spite of the admission price being 10s. the stands were crowded to their utmost capacity for
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    23 4 A general view of the scene at the Motor Show at Olympia, which is discussed by our own correspondent I on this page.
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    AMERICA'S TRAFFIC CASUALTIES.
    104 4 AMERICA'S TRAFFIC CASUALTIES. 620 People Killed in a Month- 620 p«NW were k»He» •> r n*:•is an increase of period of ayearajro. >a>-i Department of Co»«M*«v v c.r According to one thor America .VtW^i «J* n^J fro- that up t, -'7: S t U mot,,r car manufa* -turt r States
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    IN PRAISE OF PEDALLING.
    318 4 No better exercise than cycling could l>e found when that recreation was in its prime, but in the United States, with its 20,000 motor- vehicles, it is now rather ur..comfortable. laments the New York Times, adding that a great sport went out in that country when
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      232 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. Fisk Balloon Cords are now built of "Fillerless" Cord, by a Fisk patented process that eliminates the cross threads in the fabric
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    MOTORING TASTES OF FAMOUS FILM STARS.
    620 5 MOTORING TASTES OF FAMOUS FILM STARS. The Mlwriag article by Rob Wagner wll make intending reading to local r*nu fan.-. Jt endeavours to reve»l the MMftric motoring ta.-tts of movie star? lltf the job ii difficult the author admits. Rob Warner >a\ s: "Harold Lloy<i and i *ere quietly walking
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    TO REVIVE CARBON-MONOXIDE VICTIMS.
    350 5 Datthi in closed garages and suicides by j the gas route will in future become less numerous if a resuscitation method now bej ing tried out by Dr. Ludwig Schmidt-Kehi, !of the University at Wuertzburg, Germany works ;>- well on human beings as it has ,on
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    WORLD'S MOTOR INDUSTRY.
    1898 5 NO SATURATION IN UNITED STATES. Five Million Cars This Year. London, Oct Rudyard Kipling, in his story of the modern Utopia which hates crowds and is governed by the ARC, or Aerial Board of Control, remarks that "transportation is civilisation/' Last night I had a long talk
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    A NEW GOODYEAR TYRE.
    310 5 Good} ear's new pneumatic tyre the Double Eagle which is intended to honour the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Goodyear organization in 1898, will not lival, commercially, the Goodyear major lines. "Because of its higher value and higher price and because it has been
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      31 5 K. Clifton Tourer Open Road Tourer $2,495 $2,650 pr /I <K--V A< y\ JT\ Open Road Two Seater $2,650 Burnham Saloon 5,150 BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE.
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      92 5 Definitely Built for Overseas Conditions There are no really bad cars nowadays but some cars are better than others. The 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 GREATLY REDUCED" New price,
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    2228 6 111 II 1 Do not Despair m Ocfeoa. I iJ "HORATIUS." > It sometimes happens at the end of a wellfoupht rubher that Fortune, hitherto im- artial. -.uddenly deals out an overwhelming hand ayainst which the most despem.U' bid<;ing i> powerless. The battle is lost; gallantry
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    Books of the Week.
    1581 6 LITERARY NOTES. ther reviews nor even criticism in any sense likely to aid the librarian, in the Lond«»n. Oct. 18. old-fashioned "quarterlies" i*eviews of new 4 The Letters of the Hon. Mrs. Edward books were nothing more than mediums Twist leton" (Mm ray) provide much enter-
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    1225 6 5. Surprises at Kissingen. I i OUR CHESS EDITOR. i I wr Problem No. 52. (by Max J. Meyer.) j Black 4 pieces. White 7 pieces*. White to move and mate in three moves* THE KISSINGEN TOURNAMENT. Although Alekhine was not among the players, the Kissingen
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    MATTERHORN MOVIE STAR.
    1660 7 MOUNTAIN'S GLOOMY RECORD. Whymper's Fatal Success. Promoting a mountain to a premier position in the Kleig lights is a much eompli- turinscs, it seems, than the creation of a star in Hollywood. And as the mountain happened to be the dreaded Matterhcrn, one of the most unsociable
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    SOVIET LEADERS' QUARRELS.
    336 7 Move to Bring Back Trotsky. Persistent rumours of the differences between Stalin, the real dictator of S<.»i.t Russia, and Rykoff, the titular head, a* chief of the People's Commissars, are borne out by the Moscow correspondent of the Socialistichesky Viestnik, the organ of the anti-Bolshevist Socialists, and
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      222 7 I A LEAKING ROOF I jj will never worry you if you USB GENASCO j[ I SMOOTH SURFACE ROOFING jj |5 J "°OTH SURFACE »00»* j Absolutely I &gsSs^ Will Last i j I Water-proof 1 a Life-time |l J I c ££Ssft2i Y I sJ* NO HO 9!£ I
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      150 7 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY) Commencing To-Day f I SALVAGE" SALE 1 I OF 1 Shoes Slightly Damaged by Water. T 1 MUST BE CLEARED I Prices from $1.00 1 (national shoe store! 17-18 AMBER MANSIONS, I TEL. 232. I J^^^y^. J^^ J »y^. a*^ v^». •^^^^^^T^^> '"V <#^ <i>^ A
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      585 8 "Celebrating our Anniversary we build the ■9H of Tyres' B9 TT I x I [XI M|l lft THE TYREMASTER. glf )fY|l| 1 T. U. Litch field. President of The Goodyear Ti, t L l^^l I I MHI I K'• Rubber Con-patty, Inc.; President, Chairman, or Ad- H IJP^.I /x] B
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    BRITISH STEAMER LOST.
    280 9 MYSTERIOUS ATLANTIC CALLS. Graphic Wireless Messages. [Renter's Service.] New York, Nov. 12The British steamer Vestris, (10.000 toot) an route for the Barbadoes is slowly sin cin K 300 miles from Hampton Roads. The 20€ passengers and crew have taken to the lifeboats and four Coastguard destroyers and
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    WALL STREET RECORD.
    92 9 Six Million Dollar Sales in a Day. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Nov. IS. Wail Street <>n Monday witnessed what is >erhaps the maddest scramble for itockf n the* history of any stock market in the rorht Orders rolled in at a rate of a nillion and a
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    RECORD TRADE RETIRNS FOR THE YEAR.
    147 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rujjbv. No%. 12. The Board of Trade returns for October scops' the highest monthly totals for the ear in both exports and imports. Export* mounted to i;64.:»12.0<»(» in value, and imoits to t'102.1545 00). The exports show an ■crease of
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    BULDINGS ON THE WAILING WALL.
    124 9 Jerusalem Incident. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 12. Mr. Amery, the Colonial Secretary, was uestioned in Parliament regarding the erecion by Moslems in Jerusalem of constructions on the top of the Wailing Wall. He •as asked if he would give intructions that hese erections
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    THE PIOUS PIGEON.
    154 9 >evout Worshipper in a Priory Church. Bournemouth. Canon Gay, vicar of Christchurch, decribes in his parish magazine the pious ehaviour of a pigeon in the Priory church. "While celebrating at the high altar," he mtes, "I noticed a pigeon perched on the arved wood screen immediately over
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    PRIMATE'S RETIREMENT.
    184 9 GENEROUS GIFTS TO DR. DAVIDSON. Sixteen Thousand* Pounds Subscribed. [Reuter's Service.] *> London. Nov.-; 12. At a private ceremony Mr. Baldwin presented the Arehbiahop of Canterbury wiyi £14.500 collected from at least 15,000 subscribers in response to the invitation of arr influential committee from whom the appeal emanated.
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    FIVE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
    101 9 Destitution in Wake of Lava Stream. [Reuters Service.] Rome, Nov. 12. Ii ii officially stat«-ci that. ~'»f h<>u«es have been destroyed by tru- Etna eruption and 5,001 persona rcadctul homeless; 1.200 a< res of omnge plantations are engulfed. Rome. Nov. l.{. Five thousand aiv homeless. 7»;o house*
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    BIG GERMAN LOCK-OUT AVERTED.
    80 9 [Rfutfr's Service.] lk.lin, Nov. 12. The I'nhistrial CouH a: Dttiabtirg has decide<l in favour- of the Ruhi- ir-in and ■teel industruU worker* in the wages dispute at Sfoenehen-Gaadbacli where lockout of 19,000 workers was thri-atene«i and iule<l that riii tariff agreement existed in accordance with the
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    LABOUR AMENDMENTS REJECTED.
    36 9 [Kt-uters Service.] London, Nov. 12. The House ot" (NIMH hy (21 votes to LSI wjacted tiu- Labour Amendment w the Addreaa condemning the Government t<»r not having g> applet! with tb« uneniploymest >)iol>lein.
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    U.S.-HUNGARY TELEPHONE SERVICE.
    31 9 [Reuter's Service.] Budapest. Nov. 12. Direct ttluphonic communication Uttween Hungary and tht' United States was inaugurated by a conversation between the Prime Minister, Count Bcthlen, and Mr. KcHoct.
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    MR. HOOVER'S SOUTH AMSBICA TOUR.
    41 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Nov. 12. Mr. Hoover sails from San Pedro, California on Monday next for South America. The first port he will call at will be Balboa where he will inspect the Panama Canal.
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    SOUTH STAFFS LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI.
    21 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. 12. The South Stafford Repriment embark at Southampton on Tuesday for Shanghai.
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    DEMOCRATISING THE ARMY.
    125 9 Substantive Rank for Quartermasters. London* Oct. 24. An important development in the process of the democratising of the Army which began during the War has just taken place. The branches affected are the QuarterMasters and the Directors of Music. Amendments to the Royal Warrants direct that in
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      370 9 -^NgS CARPS f t^ORANGE" I L m l.KI» WATER. I Boon Weather I rj^EMORIALS. I 1.,. rAP OBE CASKET CO. >IN S E NTAL MASONS. I Telephone >o 75. k 00 TO LET. oVMODIOt'S OFFICE to let, *SS! approximately 1,000 left second floor. Gresham Battery Road. Apply McJJ and Co..
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      707 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. Members are requested to note that the booking for St. Andrew's Day Dinner and Ball is closed and that no further tickets are available THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. Notice of Closing: of Transfer Books. XOTICK is hereby given that th» Transfer I Books of
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      561 9 4 MSQC^EXfii^^^dflß^. a^^^^^^^^^ u can't give \J*W' toftW* better BV |Fv Because Mellin's Food, when mixed as directed, so closely resembles breast milk in vital nourishment and easy digestibility, it is the best and safest tood you can give to your baby. A sound vtart on Mellin's Food lays the
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      477 9 TENDERS. SfNGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. reader* imrked tIM aroctfeta nd crnnphjtioa of a Hottshic Soh*mc. LaTend«ff Street, and wiD ae t.,-,-iv..,i by thr Ba4ersi*i 1 ip t«» n. .on Ml M..ji,luy. N<.v.-ml.«!- Mill yrcifieatiotii and foraai tf tmon m :i y '•btaint-d f.,»rv. f*«- Municipal .Archir-ct'* '»rtice on prodwetioi of -eoripi
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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  • MARRIAGE.
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      23 10 BROWN. On November 12th at the General Hospital. Miss Eva C. Brown, of The Manor House, No. '2 Cairnhill Circle, Singapore. k
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1928. THE MENACE OF THE TOWN.
    409 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11. 1928. THE MENACE OF THE TOWN. 1 The opposition which our London Correspondent notes in his special i cables as developing against the Gov- 1 ernment's de-rating bill, has more i serious implications than might at 1 first appear. There are important < points
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    TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
    402 10 In the course of the debates in Federal Council we were rather interested to see a point crop up in regard to technical education which we raised ourselves a good while ago rhat point was that under ordinary circumstances the ambition of what we may for convenience term
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    254 10 Mr. O. L. Velge has assumed duties as Officer in charge of Co-operative Societies in Singapore with an office on the fifth floor of Fullerton Building. The new building for the Anglo-Chinese School in Caimhill Road will be opened on Saturday at 4.30 p.m. by His Excellency :he Officer Administering
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1059 10 BRITISH MALAYA IN CANADA. The Toronto Exhibits. [From Ocrr Own Correspondent.] London. Oct. 18. This week practically the whole of the consignments of exhibits sent by Malaya to the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto reached London, having been forwarded in a variety of cases by the Empire
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    THE WRECKED HSINCHI.
    99 10 TJITAROEN REstTK passengers: Gunboat to Repd irates [Reuter's Far Hasten. s*rv u 1 The Dutch steamer Tjitar,*.,,' hi' off four foreign and one Chin«J tiV/*^ passenjrers from the small I'hine* steamer, the Hsinchi. which bouJT* 11 Foochow to Wenchow. ■track rock and had to be f,ea<h,,i. Two
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    THE ROSS ARCHIVES.
    59 10 A Purchaser Found. [FREE PRESS BBKVICE "•I'YKK.HT London, N m |j' It is announced that the archive u ('< Ronald Ross, relating mainly t,, his |j5 research work on malariu. t-.^th^r »m< certain mathematical Moles, which I Ronald recently advert i>e.| fa nit nZ to his financial
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    MALAYA AND WORKMKNs COMPENSATION.
    66 10 Question in Parliament. [FREE PRESS BBtVK K COPTIKHi London, In the House of Commona to-day U* matter of the liability of employer! toward, workmen was brought up wVn Mr W Wellock (Lab. IH— rtiiidg,!.) ssltcd sss> tion in reply t«) which Mr Arn.r Colonial Secretary, replied
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    THE CHANNEL PROBLEM
    55 10 Premier Promises to Reconsider. [FREE PRESS BIKTICE. COPTtIGRI London, X«». In reply to an enquiry th»- Pwki, Mr Baldwin, ha* stated that whilst h»at the moment prepait-ii t>> reopta ti tion of the promotion of i hannel Tunnel project, the possibility >i" doing m will ha^e to
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    QIEEN MARYS FIRST UNVEILING.
    56 10 [FREE PRESS SESVII K COPTtI l.tiiidon. No*. 1.1 Queen Mary ha» contented, N ft i 12th to unveil the meri-aritilf war m which has been erecttni on Tower Hill. Dr. Lanp, the new AicfcMskop t{ GssJ»> bury, will conduct th* servi.v. This will be Her Majesty's
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    ARMISTICE DAY IN IPOH.
    125 10 [From Our Own CotrapoainL] Ipoh. .Nov. It. Fine weather favoured the tnniftie orations here. The Sultan and th*- K. dent came in to Ipoh for the unv.lini: «j: two extra bronze tablets at the Ipoh Go* taph mostly to the memory ol Mali Guides. About 400
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    54 10 LATEST RUBBER ANN TIN PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE London. Nov. 13. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and SOJ notify to-day's tin prices a* follow Spot £230 (down 0 16ths). r« ward £225.1.3 (up ftths). Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follow: Spot B%d (down "nth). Mar. 8
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      295 10 DEINHARD'S I BERNCASTLER ESTATE WINE 1.1 i j j The connoisseur will appreciate this Superb i f j Wine The Product of the world-famous vineyards of the Berncastel District. I 3 3 CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co^ LTD. (Incorporated under the Compaviea 9 Ordinance* of Hong Kong). j (Incorporated in Shanghai.) f
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      151 10 a 1 I I EXQUISITE FACE I POWDERS Delicately perfumed c to suit all. p iDUMRE BROTHERS, LTD 1 |j Sole Agents (Wholesale.) j| T.K.K's Interchangeable Straight Side Balloon Tyres 31 x 4.40 $16.50, Tubes $2.50: 33 x 5.77 $25 and $4.50: 32 x 4.95 $22 and $3.50. TENG SENG
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      7 10 To-day's Feature. Illi BOOKS OF THE WEEK.\
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    A SEA DRAMA.
    380 11 KOINnEKKI) IN A HIKKH-ANE. Vestri> Lifeboats Found. [Reut.-r Servfca.] York. Nov. 13. Mnk in« V.stns involvo f person* aboard, whose f aill uncertain flowed with gtteßtioi wireless listeners tLIMt exchanK*>F\ VV>tn> itul nij»- rushing to the Sgtafcl *itl the first SOS and •gLwithth,- intimation that the pas-
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    DR. DAVIDSON'S RETIREMENT.
    109 11 [British Radio— OAcial Service.] London. Nov. 13. DtvidMm'i retirement from the \rch«i Canterbury, which he had H jmn tool ♦■ffVct yesterday. riaftW Dean and Chapter of Can- an.i uactioMtd the Crown for t tmti d'elire. When authority Wai together witk a letter mandaIm bwn netivtd naming the
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    NAVAL REVIEW IN JAPAN.
    26 11 H.M.S. Kent to Attend. [Outer's Far Kastem Service.] liti, Shanghai, Nov. 13. Jjrwhitt in H.M.S. Kent has *"Kohania for tac Japanese Naval
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    111 11 Rice O-op Korecast. Nichi-Nu'h, Htrvkt.] Tokio. Nov. 12. l '^-iai|-,nvast shows the rice g y, a r to be -,9,701.000 '< U ct>nt f^"^ the U VVs IMPKHI\|. KKSCRIPT. brifhl to-day. Two "f the Jay In-ing over, the ;ir '"i-r.ai Rewipt announc fft wvlm protection of the
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    MR, HOOVER'S TRIP.
    141 11 CORDIAL WELCOMES RECEIVED. Everyone Wants to See Him. CReuter's Service.] New York, Nov. 13. The State Department has received cordial replies from Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Brazjl to the note asking whether they have any objections to Mr. Hoover's visit The Argentine ha* not yet replied but
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    BOMB MYSTERY SOLVED
    89 11 Simon Commission's Escape. [Reuters Service.] Bombay, Nov. 13. The mystery of the bomb explosion in the •rain from Allahabad to Bombay on Oct. 8 has now been cleared up. Bhattachar-ji, one of the eight persons a injured, has made a statement that he and two other-, were
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    AMERICA'S NAVAL POLICY DEFINED.
    116 11 Washington. Nov. 13. r The general board of the United States a Navy in a statement declares its policy to r be to build and maintain an efficient and well-balanced fleet in all classes of fighting ships in accordance with capital ship c ratios; to replace
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    OUR WORK FOR PEACE.
    81 11 [Reuter's Service.] Ottawa, Nov. 13. At the Canadian Club in the presence of members of the Canadian Government Sir V Austen Chamberlain, who is now restored T to health, gave his first extended address .since he left London. He eloquently pleaded for the co-operation of the
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    A CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH.
    64 11 London. Nov. 13. v The Times in an editorial points out that a many statements in Mr. Coolidge's armis- e tice day address are open to immediate challenge, but nothing is to be gained by a controversy. t] It emphasises the necessity of a thorough b Anglo-American
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    CHINA'S AIR AND RAIL DEVELOPMENTS.
    68 11 CHINA'S AIR AND RAIL DEVELOPMENTS. [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] ll Shanghai. Nov. 13. A commercial airplane from Canton on a trial flight arrived at Hankow. ts Li Chung Jen is; endeavouring to raise funds for establishing permanent service. Yen Shi Shan proposes the construction of a railway
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    CHINA PROHIBITS VICES.
    42 11 [By arrangement with Nanyang n Siang Pau Press.] p Shanghai, Nov. 13. et Chiang Kai Shek proceeds to Haichow to bi order that prohibition of gambling, opium ci smoking and prostitution at Pengpu be d> effected within three days.
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    YEN SHI SHAN'S MOVEMENTS.
    39 11 a [By arrangement with Nanyang a Siangr Pau Press.] a Shanghai. Nov. 13. Owing to the sickness of his father Yen Ct Shi Shan proposes to return to Shansi then to enter Nanking in December.
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    AMERICA HONOURS CHINA.
    32 11 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Nov. 13. Mr. Kellogg announces that the Ameri- can Government is raising the Legation in China to the rank of an Embassy as proposed at Nanking.
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    PROFESSOR'S TRAGIC END.
    34 11 [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 13. v Mr. Alexander Mair, professor of Greek at Edinburgh University, has been burned to death by a fire in his study. [Earlier cables on paire 9.]
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    THE ASSIZES.
    1560 11 CHINESE SEDITIONISTS SENTENCED. Documents in a Topi. The Singapore Assizes opened yesterdaj before Mr. Justice Burton. Lim Siew Hian, Lim Moi Cheok and Lov Teng, a Chinese woman, pleaded guilty t< unlawful return from banishment and wen ?entenced to penal servitude tor life. Wong Ah Hew was charged
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    THE OIL BARONS.
    116 11 HUGE CALIFORNIAN FLOTATION. Doheny's Wells Capitalised. f [Reuter*s Service.] New York, Nov. 13. v Edward Doheny, whose California oi 5 companies are estimated to be wort! i $43,000,000 has decided to retire and tw New York banking houses are arranginj r to take over his petroleum securities
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    AN ECHO OF FALL'S FALL.
    89 11 I [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Nov. 13. I An echo of the United States naval oi I scandals is contained in the announcemen of the nullification of the last Governmen royalty oil contract negotiated by Fall, ex Secretary of the Interior. Secretary Wes has ordered the
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    MISS TOBIN FREE
    128 11 Release from Bandit Captors Wuchow, Nov. 4 Miss Tobin, of the Church Missionarj Society, who was captured by bandits, ha* been released and has arrived at Chaopin* unharmed. Miss Tobin and Miss Watkins tw< English missionaries were captured or Sept. 22 while going from Wuchow up tht
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    BLACK SHEEP OF THE LAW.
    336 12 Some Who "Dress Like Rat Hunters." From the dishonest .solicitor, discussion at the meeting of the Law Society at Eastbourne passed to the badly-dressed solicitor A speaker said the profession ought to look more carefully into the station and social life of the candidates, and
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    JAPANESE SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS.
    339 12 Plates Held Between Hands. Dr. Fukurai. Professor of Literature at Kohyasan University, and President of the Japanese Psychical Institute, was visited by a Morning Post correspondent who describes the result as follows: Unfortunately the learned doctor speaks English only slightly better than I speak Japanese, so that
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    NO "SLAVERY" IN FOOTBALL.
    263 12 Sir Charles Clegg, president of the English Football Association, replied at a dinner in Blackpool to recent eViticism on the football transfer system. "I am sorry to say." he said, "that the criticism has come practically from people who have no knowledge or experience of the
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    AMERICAN EDUCATION.
    365 12 Thus a letter in The Forum, the great American monthly, from a correspondent whose address is "London. Enp-land.' 1 For a lons time I have been increasingly discouraged over what is called education in America. There seems to me something radically wrong from the standpoint of both student
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    "PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACES"
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    "PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACES"
    241 12 >> hat Wives Should Do to ntrgyNH The Auhbishop of York iDr i>idtiiiiK farewell to Hull ih'K Wfota taking up his new ihltii Ktt\ih oishop of anterburx, :ul'lrt*-<- u Mil of clergymen's wive* at a IOCU til ring in the Guildhall. "I am not in poattion." judjro of thv valm
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    STREET TRADERS' 'FATHER' DEAD.
    340 12 Origin of Petticoat-Lane. Who is the ••father" of the Caledonian Market ai.d famous "Petticoat-lane." whore thousands of stall-holders bargain and hatftfle with millions o f buyers— disappointed or otherwise "Old Waiter" Rumble— and he is dead! Rumble was sewnty-one years old. and he breathed his last
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    OPERA-BOUFFE ELECTIONS.
    1594 13 HOW THE LATIN MIND REACTS. Claques and Whistles. aSSrJ 8e f afte l« pro ml e waa made b y th th r oftce ln a Utin countr y t the cure, an or K an for the church; to th a' fir t 'o o With a
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    240 'PLANES A YEAR FOR GERMANY.
    394 13 240 'PLANES A YEAR FOR GERMANY. Agreement for Building: in Russia. l\ Berlin, Oct. H. According to further documents publish- It d by the Socialist press, an agreeement vas concluded in February, 1923, between l\ rofessor Junkers and the Soviet Govern- }l nent for the manufacture by Professor Sg unkers
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      242 13 Announcement *phe Fresh Food Refrigeratm ing Co: Ltd., announce that their dimness of purveyors of FresJt Quality Foodstuffs will be OPENED SATURDAY MORNING, the 17th November. The policy of the companu if to provide only the highest grade foods, handled only in the most hygienic and cleanlu manner known. No
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      112 13 BUENOS e JW£& S&bk p«dcrn music, the band <Juce instruments which ar a e V e e atstTo S Uoif^ Siide are perfectly balanced, designed and finished. 5s Z°J ld U S r tCir artl StS in COncert bands an^ orchesS^i^^ W and endor, F.r further information, urn, for our
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      722 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due S'pore. MENELAUS For Marseilles, London, Rotterdam and
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      485 14 lEUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) "ELLERHiir LIME. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe S'pore. 1928. s.s. CITY OF CHESTER Nov 17 s-s. CITY OF TOKIO Dec*. 15 HOMEWARDS. Mi
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      424 14 P. O British India and Apcar Linn (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARrn SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND^ ORIENT AL SN pa UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S l °i LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL service^ M OUTWARDS FROM LONDONIOR CHINA AND "]tf tt Tonnage. Singapore. f TRELAWNY Nov. 18 KHIVA
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      671 15 O. S. K. Line. i'k'p- Steamers. Arrive. Leave. 1 r.j.n Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen, Dunkirk and Antwerp via Colombo. Idte, *u ez and Yoxt Said. Amur Maru Nov. 16 Nov. 18 lurba'. -'P 0 TovU1 Santos Rio de j arv and BVCMI Airos. Round -the- World passage £150. J i Santo?
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      509 15 TIMiVH?* COMFORT xJboard UnT DOLLAR "FREsmeNT j fc U^n^V^DnVn^^nav n^n^a^n^^2^^n^H^^^n9 Dollar President liners offer yon luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilat«d 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
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      719 15 EL I* M lOWHKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAFPIJ. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO- OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated in Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with Sub-cdnnections to:— Passage, Freight. Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and I'mang). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    73 16 The P. and O. Macedonia has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at this Port at 6' a.m. to-day. She will proceed alongside the S.H. Board's wharves on arrival. The M.M. mail steamer Genera] Metzinger is due here from Saigon on Thursday at 6 a.m. and
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    SIGNALLING AT SEA.
    437 16 Compilation of the New Code. Arrangements are now in progress for the compilation of the new Internationa) Code of Signals. a> agreed upon at the Internationa] Radio Telegraph Conference held at Washington last October. The Com mittee entrusted with the task will hole 1 their meetings in
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      593 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE vim JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer M ARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Tbe s.s. M A RELL A is one of the largart and finest steamers trading
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      556 16 Kerr Steamship Co. W 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORT. (Incorporated in U.SJL) s GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE m {BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA Av BALTIMORE (via Saw). M.S. SILVERBEECH due Nov. 14 M.S. SILVERMAPLE doe Dec. 13 '*ils U M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4 **U PACIFIC- JAVA -CALCUTTA SERw, SINGAPORE
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      704 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggri, 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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      253 16 upon at WaahingtonMETEOROLOGICAL REPORT. courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours ending midnight. Nov. 12th. Max. shade temp. S6.> F Min. shade temp. 74.8 F Mean shade temp. 7V.7 F Max. sun radiation 130 F Min. grass radiation 72.." F Sea temperature Max. Min. >1 F Mean
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    A PLAIN MAN'S SERMONS.
    1104 17 LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF. Practical Christianity. A correspondent writes: "What does this mean for us? My neighbour, according to the parable of the Good Samaritan, is anyone in need. Do I love my neighbour as myself when I live in a comfortable house, and so
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    649 17 Shantung: Disasters. (By Our Chintse Correspondent.) The fifth general meeting of the Shantung Relief Committee was attended by more than thirty members, Mr. Tan Kah Kee presiding. The Chairman, speaking of the recent Shantung disaster, said that three delegates of the International Red Cross Society approached him several
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    43 17 Programme of Drills up to and for November 18th., 1928. Friday, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall. S.V.C. Band. Saturday, 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Rang", Chinese Company. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Ranjrc, Chinese Company. 9.30 a.m.— Seletar Rangre, "A" (M.G.) Company.
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      175 17 *^nr r»4r Jff CZXv aaCl ic THE FOOD OF KINGS Court Physicians know the best and see that Royal Babies have the best. That is Why Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal Nurseries. ij Only the best is good enough for your Baby, for is he not
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      216 17 ■I mil kb A/W W?*s\ mm m I V W/fl£U' I I /^rtUfl ff* —^^l B^F Let Wincarnis aid Nature in keeping you fit Fitness, the word .conjures up a vision of an alert, vigorous, healthy, well-set-up figure, the man or woman we should all like to be Yet not
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    CONSCIENCELESS CHURCH.
    1259 18 YOUNG COMMUNISTS' CRITICISM. Is It Justified The church is a pretty conscienceless institution, if we are to believe all the crimes charged against it by the Young Communist International. For these youthful zealots, who weie prevented by the Dutch and German governments from attending the recent convention in
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    BOOTLEG CHIEF SHOT DEAD.
    362 18 Drama of New York Underworld. New ork. Thf spread of Chicago's bootleg gttttg*ter "mvder feud to New York was iuitn-r 11--;)hasised when Michael Abbattenarco, leader )f the New York "Racketeer" bootleggers. Aas shot dead by an unknown grunman as he sat in his new motor-car in
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    JASCHA HEIFETZ AND HIS 100 TIES.
    314 18 Violinist with the Taste of a Dandy. Jascha Heifetz, happy, young, rich, and nost gifted of violinists, was preparing for lis conceit at the Albert Hall when I saw lim in London this afternoon (writes an Svwtfag News correspondent in mail week). On the
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      454 18 MOVING; I Can your car get off the mark quickly, maintain I it» acceleration, and when cruising speed is I attained can it be kept up for hours on and I without the engine running hot and trouble 1 setting in? Can you keep moving? You can I if CASTROL
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      265 18 STOP THAT Less Work I I LEAK! L AN X You can quicWy repair I Bettel leaks or cracks in radi- 1 ators, why be stranded j flfc [f miles from home, when it can be avoided by I IPI purchasing a tin of:- j I^^ WfTP i X I
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    286 19 AgwUs, Harrisons Cmslield. United Serdang 58S t 6V4 lbs., Sialang 187*328 lbs.. Tandjong 150.300 ll>s.. An^loSanuitra <;t.117 Ibs^ Songei Kmri (Sumatra) 40,050 Ib-w, Tanah Datai 40>.)0 li A<.th;m '■:<. ll>s.. Rubber Plantations Investn^Bt frost "< 1 T.-J*lr> 11.5.. Sumatra Tea 71,586 lb-.. Etah Liaa 176,394 lbs.,
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    MAYOR-ELECT ON THB DOLE.
    96 19 Councillor W. c. White, who will be; Until st SociiiHst Mayor of Crowe, has had to apply for the dole. Councillor White i* a boiler-maker in a Crewe works, where an arrangement operates by whjch men are idle f.ne week in every eight. The only alternative
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    FRASER & CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    901 19 FRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TIESDAY, NOVEMBER I.Jth. buyers Seller*. AMMH Kumbang 4b's 9d 47s !>d c.d. Bangrin Tin (j-j 4,is 44s Batang Padane ($1 50 5.". Batu Caves 1.55 i.»;<i Bukit Arang (75) 1.05 1.10 prem. Burmah Malaya (t> 44s Sd 4.~>s 3d Chenderiang Ifa 6d 16s 6d
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 19 Xovrmb 13. Hank 4 ln.s. 2 4 Vfc Bank demand ffl 31-152 Private credits .'1 m..«. 2 4% New York, demand 56% Credits i 1 <ltiy< 58 14 France, dtiu..;.d 1446 India, T. T. 1541, Honjf Kotijr, itnuind M7, a pC- Di Si i okohuma, domain! 12#% Java, demari'l
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    PRODUCE.
    215 19 November IS. Till 2'J'i Inns s| lt% (inmbier <m 4 Pepper White M Pepper Black >y.\ Flake Tapioca K Pearl Sago Small ?qg Copra Suiidiiol 10.4.") Rice Liang Hiti Chan. Mark Red Eagle i New 330 Rice, Siam aid No. I. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    47 19 November, 1->th.. 12 «»"c!«»ck noon. R 5.5. f(]u:tl to Staiulard. Q.C.F. Spot 29 SI ndard R^A on Tender N'ov. -""4 Dec. 1 »H Jan-Mar. Ji' A|!l-lll!IC J'» ".<! Pone nf Market: Sllgnt'y 1. I.atc-t Cable: London >• per Ik New York Spot Sheet I>
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    107 19 Vesieriiay's Alteration*. l.uh.. CJaatefl Prices. IJu\fr>« Sellers. Hitams f !i Hons Katt ($1) -"1 So Kinta Tin Dted. IJtlhk I.">T'Klanjr Bhrer 3.6S 3.80 cum. Kucbai (2) 1.67ii 1.109a Kuyoha 27 ">•"> Mala\ an < ons. 76 W Penawata 87 i'l Rahman Hyd. 1.50 i..">7'_Raja Peraks sj 1^
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      RUBBER MARKET EASIER.
      51 19 Latest Dividends. [FREE PKEBB SKUVICK. COPYRIGHT.I i. i»iiil«m. Nov. IS. The rulilHT share mat'kot is rasirr to day in sympathy with the commodity ni.d kct, and in coaeeqveaee of the easier tone of the Amoriian market <m Saturdaj dealera were sonu'what relactaal to commence husint'ss in London
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      STOCKS DECREASE.
      20 19 The rubber stocks have again dropped, the decrease being 1*415 tons; deliveries havo been 2J82 agninst landings of
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      DIVIDENDS.
      41 19 Eastern Sumatra have declared a divi lend of S per cent; Sekoritf ha- p:i>>«<! it-, <Uvidon<l; Lanskapoera aai declared •"> pel cent; Bantam Java has declared per cent; Balak has dedarei: 12'- per cent; Kamunitift Perak has declared Id per c«!it.
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      THE TIN HAMLET.
      62 19 The tin value decline has n<>t affected the market. There was a general <leiline of >liar allies early in the day OWing t<i the tMUlff\mg tactics adopted by the professionals bul in many CttflM the shares were quietly alt sorbed thus the inroad upon quotation* I showed
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      POSITION UNCERTAIN.
      68 19 The Financial News says that the position is go uncertain that expansion <>i' pubtic inteiest has been chocked and real hold en «>f tfosxl counters are content t<> wait. I. nnmntinir. IN !iukalen> and South Tronohs showed small losses. Malayan visit< rs who have ai i i\e«i in
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT
    254 19 ROSE M ACPH AIL CO'S REPORT Singapore. Ni»\. IS. Kuhl-er. l.on«l«»n B^»d. 3 I6d down. I. oral 2'.». 1 in. London C224 T> Bd. -s »>d up. Local 1 12* i<t 225 tons. Mining. Steady. Klaifj River :'..7"> 3.85. IN'talin- 4.1»'» "».o.">. Ku.hai l.t"<S 1..*2. North Taipin.u S4 K»>, South
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    U.S. FOREIGN TRADE DURNING SEPTEMBER.
    112 19 U.S. FOREIGN TRADE DURNING SEPTEMBER. The (Mice of ih<- Awcrirai Tr«di Com miMioDer, 7A, (>(•<•;,.. BuiMtaiff, has iveeivcd •y cable from Washhictoa, the following itatisticfl relating t,, the Foreicn ti „t the IMited SUtea during the month of September IU2S. Total imports Into the U.S. $311).22ft.00n (Gold). Total export* rrom
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    95 19 The marking out nf the Umuulmt. be twee* Sian and Ind. .-China aN.n-r the course of thi Mekong- is ihortly to he niaml lenpth of about .170 kilometres has ;.lrea<i> hyvv. iUnw— from Koh Jinjr J a north of Vientiane to Xakon I'anom. The Siame<r party will Icavo Bangkok for
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      636 19 ASSETS OVER umm ASSURANCE IN lORCE OVER 530.000.000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the british a Life Assurance Companies
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      317 19 I BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIPECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1412 20 The news that the 2nd Welch Regiment, has left Shanghai indicate* that the day of the departure of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment from Singapore is drawing near. Mr. He mm ant struck an apposite note at the dinner of the Ex-Services Association on Monday night when he
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    MX.C IN AUSTRALIA.
    189 20 NEW SOUTH WALES SAVE THE GAME. Kippax-Bradman Partnership. I FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Nov. 13. Faced with the task of scoring 357 runs to avf rt an innings defeat at the hands of Chap'.nan's English eleven New South Wales were successful in forcing a draw for,
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    BOXING IN HONG KONG.
    114 20 At the City Hall Hong Kong last week, the first boxing tournament of the season was held under the auspices of the Hong K( n^ Boxing Association, there being a fair attendance. The entertainment offered was exceptionally good, four of the five fights on the programme
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    OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION
    97 20 Again last week no competitor succeeded in getting more than eight results of the eames which comprised our football competition correct. Four entrants however got this number right and the prize, which according to th* rules of the competition, goes in the event of a tie. to
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    BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT OF J.F.C.
    113 20 The following were the results of the ties in the second round of the league Billiard Tournament of the Juvenile Football Club played on Saturday and Sunday: Mr. Soh Boon Hup (scr.) 200 beat Mr. Sng Kwe- Choon \plus 30) 139. Mr. Tan Quee Thoon (plu<
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    49 20 For week ending Sunday, November 18th. Wednesday, Nov. 14th. Sims' Shield Inspection, 11th. Troop, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15th. Band Practice, Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16th. Sims' Shield Inspection, 13th. Troop, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17th.— Dr. Chen See L«n, Ambulance Cup, Headquarters, 3.15 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    356 20 THE NOVEMBER MEETING. Saturday's Handicaps. The weights for the third day of the Singapore November Meeting are as follow: Race 1. Horses Class 2 Div. 4 6 furs 2.15 p.m. Navarino 9.7, Prevail 9.1, Polianthes 8.12, Lothario 8.10, Dowse The Glim 8.7, Cocoa Nib 8.5, Pegasus 8.4, Faugh-a-Ballagh
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    272 20 The Duke's Bowl. The competition for the "Duke's Bowl" I trophy presented to the Club by the Officers of the 2nd Battn The Dake of Wellington Regt. for annual competition proved a very interesting and popular event. The conditions were two rounds of 18 holes, under handicap,
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    JAPANESE BEAT RACECOURSE PLAYERS.
    195 20 A match between Japanese Golf Club and Racecourse Golf Club played on Sunday resulted in a win for the Japanese players by 61i points to 4% points. Individual scores were as follows. Japanese players mentioned first. T. Morita and D. Uekuri and S. I. M. Ibrahim
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    68 20 The following* are results of the November holidays competitions: Shanghai Foursomes. Lowson and Craik 75 4 71 Cullen and Hodgins 84 6 78 Douglas and Exley 90 11 79 MteCall and Wright 93 13 86 Watt and Gibson 88 7 81 The November Medal (Bogey) will be
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    15 20 Most of the tro\i honors seem to have rone to Bobby Jones's locker. American Lumberman.
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    RUGBY.
    879 20 SINGAPORE XV AGAINST JOHORE. Yesterday's Trial Game. ie Following the trial game on the Padang v: yesterday evening the S.C.C. selectors met s and chose the following side to meet Johore o- in Johore on Saturday in the Malaya Cup ie competition: n A. N. Macaulay; F. G. Minns,
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    PENANG BEATEN AT SEREMBAN.
    36 20 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 13. At Seremban yesterday Negri Sembilan beat Penang at Rugby by 19 points (2 goals and 3 tries) to 5 (one goal and a try).
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    45 20 The usual monthly Medal Competition will not be played this month. The Weiding Cup will be competed for on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th instant. Intending competitors are reminded that at least 3 months' membership is necessary for entry into this competition.
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    45 20 By the departure on transfer of Mr. K. McAlpine Fox to the Ipoh branch of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Malacca loses a good sportsman, well-known both on the cricket and hockey fields. His place at Malacca will be taken by. Mr. Boyd. Malacca Guardian.
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