The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 November 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, &S. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1928 NO. 12,569
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    249 1 The Yestris wreck is taking on an unpleasant look. Very serious allegations are being made and the Federal Court has attached certain wireless correspondence said to have passed between the Captain and the agents. Meanwhile enquiries by thret different courts are projected and a kind of super-enquiry
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1214 1 ti*iequid aynut kmmitte* »v*tri rxt farrago Llbclli Juvenal. Heard at the Assizes. Counsel for the defence examining his client: Whore do you live at present? Accused: In the Civil Prison. Sir Hugh Clifford, our London correspondent suggests m his cables, will come back to Malaya like
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      236 1 WING LOONG. THF RECOGNISED HOUSE for UROPUN TROPICAL SUITS. A HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel f McGwire's Little Symphonic t Programme for Sunday, No?. 18th. at 9.15 p.m. <°> X V Omtm MIDSUMMETS NKiHT'S DREAM Mendelssohn-Bartholdy A V (»r»ra Fart. LA POHEME (m Two Parts) G. Puccini. JL V Inttrral:
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      205 1 MOTORS DYNAMOS I By Makers of 45 years experience. ftj E.C.C. prices are low. but not at the ex- I pense of quality. jj Their claims for high-class workmanship j| throughout are backed by a guarantee a a; which covers double the period offered jj jjj by most competitors. jj
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Try the Whippet— Pa^-fc 12. Start Phyllosan to-day Page S. Cargo notice re Lalandia Page if. Trademark notice by Tan Kah Kee~P»£e 9. All the latest m motoring Pages 7. ami 13. Sheriff's salt of Motor cars by Powell and Co Page 9. New piogiarnmes at the Spanish
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      216 1 THE WEEK. Snturday, 11th. Hiph Water, 1.18 a.m., 8.0. 0.21 p.m., 9.2. Malacca: H. W. y.40 a.m. 6.4. 9.50 p.m., 6.0. Outward Mail due 9. a.m. Anplo-Chine>e School openinjr 4.30 p.m. November Races Third day. Rupby: Sinpapore vs. Johore t Malaya Cup) m Johore. S.C.C. A vs. Klanp. Klang. 18f/i.
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    RANTAU TIN DREDGING.
    476 2 Considerable Improvement m Position. 1!r fourth annual general aweting of th Kant Jiu Tin Dredging Company, Limited v.is held at lVnanj: on Wednesday. Mr. I>. A. M. P»rown was m the chair. The Chairman m the n«M of proposing tht adoption of report and aenuints said: ••Our
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    BRITAIN GIVES UP AN ISLAND.
    151 2 r ßritish Radio—^CMfefaU Styvfac] Itugby. No\. 15. The Norwegian Mini>ler m London has been informed that the- British Government it prepared to relinquish its claim to Bouvet Island ant. will raise no objection to its :m--mxution by Norway. Bouvet is a small island, measuring only
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    TO ONE SHAVE: £1 12s.
    86 2 Michael Xovuk. who entered a Kew York latUr's ihop for a shave an<l was charged il 125., has had his money refunded with tin' aid o» a magistrate's court. Xoviek told the court he asked for a shave. The barber worked on him for 20
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      430 2 madam KELYEY* S CHILDREN'S FANCY DRESS BALL. Friday, Dec. 14. at 5 p.m. From a^e 3 years to 16 at the ADELPHI HOTEL where the children will meet FATHER CHRISTMAS. Lucky I>ips for all the Children. HANDSOME PRIZES. given for the best and most original costnmes by HA RRY \V
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      288 2 "UTCTORIA THEATRE NOVEMBER 17th. TO 21st AT 8.45 P.M. FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY ROMANCE OF FBNE-MOA A Maori Love Legrend, acted entirely by Maori.-. Screened by Special Command at Buckingham Palace far H.M. King George V and H.M. Queen Mary. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY— EXQUISITE PHOTOGRAPHY. Booking at Little's from Nov. 10th
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      311 2 ALHAMBRA <b (Ito CW tort C«. LM. Proprinor,, y "9 SEASON COMMENCING NOVEMBER T th In tKe Second Show at Q P.in, 1 THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Masterpiece BEN- HUE The One Miprhty Spectacle. iVaiu RAMON NOVARRO In the First Show at 7.30 p.m MILTON SILLS m FRAMED A
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    EX-CONVICT'S CHANCE.
    119 3 l«r Man »ii!. |1 irtinits. Ption m your case had pretty smart yen have com- sto h«d the advantage *ct, and m view of eight months' ""«"nd you for six how y., u Ko on# Mr. Bingk'y, the Marylebone Matiistrate. took this unusual course with Robert Wright, aged
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    THE OFFER OF THE INDIAN PRINCES.
    1163 3 WHAT IT MEANS TO THE EMPIRE. What It Involves. Indii alr eady m address to the East W th^ BOClat n Said concernas* to LTTT\ O{ th€ Indian Winces to uhat should be done for the States the kin!T S n m oment b
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    MYSTERIES OF LITTLEKNOWN INDUSTRY.
    396 3 A Family Affair. Few know what a Malakar is. He is one of those industrious people whose nimble fingers coil and twirl, m the course of a year, miles upon miles of thin solar pith into shapes that ultimately come into yout hands as a topee.
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    BANGKOK POLICEMAN PUNISHED.
    59 3 The Bangkok Criminal Court convicted a policeman of stealing ornaments from the person of a woman while he was on duty at the Mahanak marktt on the night of the 2«th ult. On the 2J>th inst., he was sentenced to a term of two years' imprisonment. The
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      143 3 A Do you suffer with < Heart Weakness and 5 t High Blood Pressure? < J PIIYLLOSAN rejuvenates tbe arteries, produces a new and < more healthy blood stream, 4 strengthens the heart, and < reduces the !»lood pressure to a normal, with an invigorating i effect upon the whole
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      241 3 PROM all over the world comes proof that "LION" PACKING is a master product constructed to mechanical perfection, of British material for a long life of faithful service. Always specify "LION." Look for "The Thin Red Line." Refuse all Imitations. Please consult us whatever your Parking or Jointing requirements. Our
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    RULES FOR WALKERS.
    215 4 Florentines to "Step Lively." Florence. Not only m Rome but also m the smaller c'tie\s of Italy the traffic problem is Leing iealt with drastically. Especially is this the case m Florence where the central and most crowded streets a'e also the narrowest, lined m preat part
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    THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
    143 4 Why my tail-light always goes out w hermit's aijuin-t the law. Why nobody i bserwi the traffic laws exWhy DObody M'ets pinched but n»". Why the follow m t'vont MVW holds out }ii- hand trheii be il groins to stnj or turn. Why thieves always wait
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    78 4 Here's a bit of advice to owner? who shur »>tf the ignition when descending: long hills Don't do it. If a lonp descent is made with the *park off. the fuel mixture passe? through the engine unexploded. Gasoline engines cool much faster than they warm Mid the result la that
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    GLIMPSES OF OLYMPIA.
    923 4 THE CHEAP AND EASY CAR. Gearbox Revolution. by THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRI CE. (Special to the Free Press) Lortdon, Oct. 22. Surprbts and rumours of surprises have whetted the appetites of motorists for the feast that is now spread ai Olympia. There is always an air
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    70 4 For a good many years the standard prize at a certain American annual baby parade has been a pony and cart to the winner. Officials have now decided that a prize of this type is not m the mode and not acceptable either to the modern bady or to its
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    EXPERIMENTS WITH TOY VEHICLES.
    548 4 U.S. Skid Investigations. Several grown-up, serious-minded enyineers m the United States Bureau of Standards Ml playing with a number of toy trucks and automobiles, runninu them down a toy hill and along toy streets. But it's more than fun. It's a laboratory investigation into the mysteries
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    39 4 A point of interest at the Motor Show at Olympia was the speedometers, engraven with Japanese and Siamese figures, on the stand of a well-known firm. These had been fitted to cars sold to Royalty m both thest countries.
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    DEMAND FOR FAST MOTOR CARS.
    369 4 "Speed Merchants" at Olympia Olympiad vi>it«.r- duril Urn M var\ daily a> :'ar u< -ype |g writes Gordon Fraser. Da X I ing Correspondent. Thi> fact, ai I ha\. tlrcad} been more rmticvnHe tail fttl others. Yesterday mm the chant" en masse. Only 1 could
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    CAN THIS BE BEATEN?
    85 4 Mileage at minimum oi tarn m I phrase, the desideratum ut h of a commercial mot<>. xehi < many of them, we wonder. c«n enviable record at a BoK<* fl r their Thorny.roft years and complete.! i»-arl> JJ a total cost for rej»air> ©I Only a
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      368 4 J I il I ill I *V■/ m I s 11/ II I V V V m v V EFor The Man Who Knows Tyres I Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that ordinary tyres cannot jcrive. find the utmost ftf pleasure and satisfaction m Fisk Tyres. 3!
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      46 4 |l| II II Balloon offers v O n i jK V I'ir-,-Al lI^B IRR I F r toda >' s <■ »dy e "r fMm II nJB/vT^R Balloon ls Ih( isri-alesttyn VH MTV KjIR <'<x>d\i>ar Balloon u,th ym Bflrf PV]yi /</ r M \Jj W slower tread wear fc##B#YEAli
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    SKYSCRAPER GARAGES.
    480 5 NOVEL DEVICE ADOPTED IN CHICAGO. A Huge Tower. Chicago. Tests of a newly devised skyscraper garage, automatically operated, have been completed successfully, and such a garage, twenty-five stories high, will be built into the world's largest building, the new Chicago Tower, it was announced by Walter W. Ahlschlager,
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    A SHROPSHIRE STORY.
    849 5 Is the provision c fan up-to-date fire engine for a small pr \incial market tow.i an unwarranted ex;v\ c? This was a question hotly debate 1 not long ago m the little Shropshire townlct of Shaftall. where tW;- conservative element opposed the "unnecessary" expenditure involved m the
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    BEN NEVIS CLIMBED.
    250 5 Ben Xevis, Great Britain's highest mountain, has been conquered. The successful vehicle was a 5 h.p. Ariel sidecar combination, which carried a passenger m addition to the driver. This is the first time that the ascent has been made with a sidecar machine, although Ben Xevis has
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    100 PER CENT. EFFICIENCY!
    61 5 In the International Six Days Motor Cycle Trial held m England, m which teams from Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Hr Hand, and Ireland competed, the All-Bri-tish Ariel Motor Cycle team secured the Manufacturers' Team prize Class C\ without the loss of a single mark. All three motor
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      56 5 Clifton Tourer Open Road Tourer S 2.495 $2,650 Open Road Two Seater $2,650 Burnham Saloon $3,150 I BORNEO MOTORS LTD. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). SINGAPORE. I I ECONOMICAL I MOTORING I I RENAULT I 40 Miles per Gallon. I 9-H.P.— Tax $32. I Five Seat Accommodation. DELIVERY DECEMBER iGuthrie^CcLtdJ
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      171 5 No better evidence of Our records show that a maPackard superiority can be jority of these new buyers offered than this: were owners of lesser cars which proved disappointing Sales, since the present either m performance or Packard Six was announced, final cost. have exceeded all previous Their praise of
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    AMUSEMENT BAN ON FOOTBALLERS.
    998 6 Undesirable Publicity of New Precautions. REFLECTION ON THE PLAYERS. BY JACK FOWLER. (Swansea Town and Wales). Pwiodicallj there arises a question of, >\>kat {'layers should 4o m their spare time j»nd whether clubs have the right to tfay that they shall or shall not do certain
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    NEW YORK—BABEL AND BABYLON.
    476 6 NEW YORK— BABEL AND BABYLON. Sir Hugh I>enison, X.1..X... delivered an illustrated tiimi at crowded awetlng m New South Wales am "New York. *h- Modern Babylon." Sir Hugh Indicated that New York is a modem Babel as well ■l a modern Babylon. Hi* said that the census showed over -J.
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    MAN LEARNS HE IS A "WOMAN"
    382 6 A Leeds busine-> man has made the disconcerting discovery that officially he is a woman. He Is Mr. Fllis Miller. a British-born sub je«t. aged forty-five. Recently Mi. Miller desired to visit the Continent, and applied for a passport. Instead of a passport, how
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    CHANNEL TAXI-PLANES.
    50 6 A taxi-plane service of small four-seat*! seaplanes from Calais to Dover and viceversa will be run by the Compagnie Aerienne Francaise m about a week's time. The fare will be £2 10s. per seat with a guarantee of two seats. Apart from hand-lug-gage no freight will be carried.
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    THE PERFECT DANCER.
    690 6 dtanges m the Modern Tango. DON'T BE A WALLFLOWER. BY MISS PHYLLIS MONKMAN Wallflowers still abound when the band strikes up the haunting strains of the Tango. Uirls seem half afraid of dancing it, and men do not care to risk a mediocre exhibition. Learn to dance
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    MODERN DANCING.
    318 6 Miss Phyllis Monkman's Favourite Measure. Mi.<> Phyllis Monkman. the writer of tnc .-t rial of articles on dancing for the Free Press, writes thu> to the Sfoming Post: Pandinfc as pastime U vrrowin* increasingly popular every year, with the re>uh that daneiriQ icnooni are -i rinKi'itf t'! 1
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    THE FAT BOY OF PECKHAM'S FAT BOY.
    261 6 His Father is M Thrilled. Peckham is so '.h rilled about it all. People are predicting that the new Kat Boy will W an even Fat -er Hoy than his father. The very newest Fat Boy has been bom to Mrs. Johnnie Trundley.
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    HISTORY OF DRESS IN POSTERS
    289 6 "rndergrcmnd** Placard Art For 20 Years. When tin- Malory of the first quarter of tht present century i» written the historian will find a valuable mirror of the habits irt' tht* time m the posters vf the "I'nder-jfi-ound" luilway company. An exhibition of he.- poofters,
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    AN UNINVITED GUEST AT THE ZOO.
    296 6 ritld-Mou-e Defie* Snake> Following upon the iec nt scandal '•V the uninvited guests m Ma\ fair comes the announcement that the epidemic has penetrated to the Zoo. and. like the bewihk red hosteMM, the keepeis do not know how to deal with thelg intruder.
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    MEXICAN IMPRESSIONS.
    968 6 The Problem of Safe Travel m Mexico. FOREIGNERS UNMOLESTED. [Copyright the Free Press m Malaya and the North tmerkan IHaflll elsewhere.] -fcl "Is Mexic safe for travellers?" The question is asked by many Americans' of any American who visits the neighbour republic. Anyone who is m a position
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    A KING IN PARIS.
    360 6 Man) are lite "Qiu-ens" elected to their bijrh office, bf Paril trade.-. "Kiny>" rarer. Y»t there b at least one. He owe* hi- t it U- not td *'lection out to general re-c-oirnition. He is the King of the Gleaners of Cigarette* Stamp*, (ileaneis m this
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    26 6 God help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him still more if he found her. Mr. Ben TiHett
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    MANNEQUIN NOW A COWGIRL.
    233 6 A prctt) little EwclW dreamed nf !>«•< omii handsome. American »:t!uh-h»»u«-.' \.i;ifi«!al; n V sentimentall) r»v« i II 'iratit** HMLiUKquin parade* m tl papers. Then, v if n '<.;■)>!"• story, they mrl at J< ill Ing estaMhbiiKnl m Ft binary of la* y»«r. Jane Dibble, the
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    SIR RONALD ROSS.
    1059 7 I THE MAN WHO KAS SAVED MILLIONS OF LIVES. Forgotten by His Country. In hit modest flat near Putney Heath S.W., 1 have talked with a genius who has laid heavily on the national conscience m the last few days writes the Daily Mail, special correspondent. Maurice
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    HELP RUGBY CLUBS OUT OF RATES.
    422 7 Welsh Mayor's Idea. Shall we ever see football clubs subsidised by the community that is, subsidised out of the rates No one would even have dreamt of asking such a question a few years ago, but there are people m Wales who feel that,
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    18 7 Solicitor at Bow County Court: Wh«*t is the stigma on your family? Woman: Nothing, they are all healthy.
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      159 7 Announcement rphe Fresh Food Re frige rat- ing Co: Ltd,, announce that their business of purveyors of Fresh Quality Foodstuffs has OPENED the ORCHARD RD. Retail Depot TO-DAY 'The policy of the company is to provide only the highest ui(lc foods, handled only m the most hygienic and cleanly manner
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      252 7 I JACOBEAN STYLE TEAK BEDROOM FURNITURE X DISTINCTIVE IN DESIGN-OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP-AT ECONOMICAL PRICES A A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON VIEW JN OUR SPACIOUS SHOWROOMS. 4 Dres^'Tah.!: !S miri r 4 i liressinp Table, 4 ft. wide Prir* sA7 nn JSKTSi-T* 4 ft wide 5 H I X d
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    MISS BEAVAN.
    150 8 "Don't Remain An Old Spinster Like I Am." Advice to the young women emigrants to get married was given by Miss Margaret Beavan, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, when she visited the White Star liner Vedic, specially chartered by? the Salvatioki Army, to wish bon voyage to 530 boys
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    NEW YORK DECENCY CAMPAIGN.
    100 8 New York. A Grand Jury here brought m indictments against Miss Mac West, author of the play The Pleasure Man, and against the producer of the play, the stage directors, and 54 men and women m the cast, for having given indecent performances. The play has
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    RULES OF AERO CLUB OF INDIA.
    461 8 Association With British Institution. Simla, Oct. 21. The Aero Club of India and Burma has issued its rules and prospectus m regard to flying instructions, ground training, safe flying etc. The club is now associated with the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom,
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    LESS BEER, MORE BEAUTY.
    80 8 One result of Prohibition m the United States is that men and women indulge m more haircuts, shaves, permanent waves, manicures, and beauty treatments. Dr. J. M. Doran, Commissioner of Prohibition m the United States, made this statement, says the New York Herald (Paris edition), quoted
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    CHANGING LONDON.
    934 8 NEW WONDER BUILDINGS IN WESTMINSTER. The LCI. Headquarters. [SPECIAL TO THE FREE PRESS.] '1 he face < t London changes very rapid'y Mmm da>s and new buildings, which »ie with tach other m splendour and modernity, are rising up on all sides, altering old landscapes and m many
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    SYDNEY'S STATE THEATRE.
    75 8 Largest Electrolier m the World. London, Oct. 11. It is claimed that the new State theatre m Sydney will have the largest cut crystal electrolier m the world. It has been purchased for £3,000 m Czecho-Slovakia. It is 25 feet high and 16 feet m diameter, and
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      304 8 I Concessionaires for Malaya I I IT AL ASIA LTD. I H Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. H r IJ! s^ /^fll KttV^ ABCOMMENDBD BY rWjfll >^^ Wincatnis makes the years atH /2\ weioh lightly S3 ml? ill Xbrly is to take a new at bay with this
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      624 8 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF Cu5T NOTICE. November Race Meeting 192s First Day, Saturday, November 10th Second Day, Monday, November 1 2th Third Day, Saturday, November 17th. HORSES Classes 1 and Thr»- for each division of each Cbti ENTRIES CLOSE at 4 d M v i day, October Sit SWEEPS.— A $5
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    RYE LIFEBOAT TRAGEDY.
    242 9 RELATIVES WATCH CREW DROWN. Seventeen Dead. [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. t">. Terrific seas were running at six a.m. when the Rye motor-lifeboat put out to assist a distressed Latvian cargo ship. Five minutes later news was received that the latter's crew had been safely transferred to a
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    NEW GERMAN CRUISER.
    179 9 LRcuter's Service. J Berlin. Nov. 16. Great improvements t«t be incorporated m the construction r>f the new 10,000-ton cruiser were described by General Groener, Minister for Defence, m the Reijfhstaj? The cruiser is one allowed by the Versailles Treaty to bo built for hijrh speed fighting capacity.
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    LORDS ON DISARMAMENT.
    327 9 Lord Cushendun Defends Government. [British Radio Official Service! Kuul'N Nov. |S, There WM a abort del ate m the House of Lords to-day on the subject of <iisarmanunt. It wi> lv-jrun by Lord Parnioor. who was the BruisM representative to the League of Nations while the Labour
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    M. POINCARE'S NEW CABINET.
    157 9 M. POINC ARE'S NEW CABINET. Reparations Policy. [Reuters Service.] Paris. Nov. 15. In the Chamber the most important passage m M. I'oincare's statement of policy referred to reparations. He said there now seemed no obstacle to the appointment of experts for a round-table discussion and the Government reckoned on successfully
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    GENERAL BOOTH.
    74 9 Claimants to Army Leadership. London, Nov. 16. The following bulletin on General Booth's health was issued to-day: "General Booth had a restful day and Is holding his own." The High Council of the Salvation Army is summoned to meet m London early m January. International Headquarters m London
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      246 9 BUSINESS CARDS. MANILA j AI.HAMBRA CIGARS I e\fe Hence." k ..j^HaieaaaisiaifiEißieiaia 1 MEMORIALS. WAPOEE CASKET CO. t I CENTAL MASONS. l\ afcaM V>. IS. TO LET. ■OIWOIHOt'S OFFICE to let, ..i-Moximately 1.000 i nd floor, (iresham Road Apply Me- ami t i Ltd. t t rie Hpht ami KSTATK TRUST
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      641 9 D.D.D. Prescription is an infallible remedy for Eczema Psoriasis, Bad Leg, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, Ring' worm, Dhobies Itch, or other skin trouble. Salves cannot do the work— they simply clog the pores. D.D.D. is not a sticky, smelly ointment, but a golden liquid wash which sinks into the pores,
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      580 9 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. MTH SUNDAY after trinity. 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion i Choral and Sermon. i».l."> a.m. Hatißi and Holy Communion. i p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong Choral and Svrmon. ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. ST. HRISTOPHERS. Joaore Bah.v. BLJi p.m. Evensong
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1928. PUBLICITY.
    691 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1928. PUBLICITY. If sweet are the uses of adversity, pardon may perhaps be extended for adding that there is often something bitter concealed m the advantages of advertisement, and Malaya may find m the near future that the extended publicity, as the propagandists say,
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    1368 10 It was definitely decided last evening that the Rugby match against Johore will be played this afternoon not at the Stadium, but at Johore Bahru. Mr. and Mrs. Denis Santry will celebrate their silver wedding to-morrow. Lieut. W. F. Fletcher, S.S.V.F., has been promoted Lieutenant. The Corps and Establishments comprised
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    MALAYA'S SURE FUTURE.
    149 10 SIR HUGH CLIFKORdv OPTIMISM. The Military Contribution. (From Our Own onv. p n m Kuala l.umpur The Malay Mail's London „n, MHm reports that Sir Hugh Clifford Wa at an A.B.M. luncheon m London ber 25th. Sir Frank Sw,tt,nhu,n sl( Replying to the toast of hii health"
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    YOUNG CHINESE DISCHARGED.
    57 10 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penanu. Nov. X At the Assists, aft«-r bearing the rviin of the three (Iris, the Jury rctin-i their return said they di<i not coaiiaii tha* there was sufficient evidence t<> wtttn with the case against younf himcharged on three count- with \d)\>. Th>Judge
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    WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH.
    131 10 Yesterday's Sale of Work. The ini-U'tnent weather JTMteril] marred the :*aU' of work m the VtaV Methodist Kpiscopal Church Hal! and ;n consequence the lumber of rMton m rather small. A very good display of rariooi dfeMM of s:oo<it; was made at the bootltt, mv ludine a
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    61 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRES^ BEftVICE COfYIHHrT London. Nov. 16. 3.55 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son* notify to-day's tin prices as follow: Spot £229.2.6 (up 12>. 6d). Forward £224.10. (up Is. Id). Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices a.< follow Spot 8 7
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    DUKE'S FAREWELL BAND CONCERT.
    102 10 By kind permission of Lt. Cti C J- P kering. C.M.G.. D.5.0.. ami nnV Band of the 2nd. Battn: The Duke I linjrton's Regt. (under the direction if I R. Gough. A.R.C.M* will render the flowing programme m the Botanic Gar<fc on Sunday at Ml p.m.
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    157 10 The report for the W* s her 10th states: Total lyfaf time 19 hours V. mm*-* 45 mm.; Dual Instruction 7 hours -n n ■Air Experience* hours 40 nuns: hour 30 mm..; Mil Mta**"* 1 1 hour. On 7th instant the Spin' Au ,p r which Capt.
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      DISCIPLINE LACKING.
      142 11 b [R. Service. 1 New York, Nov. 16--jera were examined by >U1 ittorney before the 1 -ioner and declared thej were aMe to judge the i plnim of the Vestris 1 >• --ivw unprepared for M mailed ab- fiven anii it was the ftn rathei than the crew
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      BOARD OF TRADE ENQUIRY.
      110 11 i 'British Radio— Official Service.! Ragbf, Nov 16. 4 the V«strii with 114 lives off the United States of America 4 thorough investigation. three inquiries which are l •farted by the United States autho- i British owner- of the vessel arc takiat a full investigation. m
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    JAPANESE STEAMER SINKS.
    30 11 Fat Eastern Service.] Tokyo. Nov. 16. freighter Nagasaki r the out of Saehalien yesUidin f with the Shinse Maru. rat only the Captain 1 *'Tr MOT*. Tin.
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    THE CASSUM STILL MISSING.
    19 11 I*"t Far Ka^tern Service.] Honn Kong, Nov. lfi. i^um.ex-H.M.S. Woodlark. has not news of her>
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    NORWAY PLEASED.
    72 11 I** Official Service.] «ugby. Nov. 16. r Kportl the decision c ramtnt to waive their -lan.l and not to raise .^at,T r ;it tnby N«nngr f l«i '^iriar l a< nto Norwe R i ans The 1 phasises the importi whahng of havinp a per- Antarctic under the
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    A BANK RECORD.
    67 11 A B ANK RECORD. i "urt v v Ru b >. Not. 16. > ll|v tors the Bank of v %ln "rv b 1 commend to the w'^ bVy that Mr. Montagu 8r •CiMi"* 1 Governor for the XK (i Mr v I ession to Mr. Cecil PN f "r'hi
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      176 11 (FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT.I t London. Nov. 16. In the ensis the Salvation Army ovei the quest.on of the future leadership/which may arise should General Bramwell Booth fail to get over his present illness, there are four candidates. These are the General's wife. Mrs. Bram--22 BoOt > Wh
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      THE SEALED SELECTION.
      161 11 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 16. m view of the situation m regard to the of the Salvation army, which has risen m consequence of the grave illness f General Bramwell Booth, the decision ia taken yesterday to summon a meetng Of the High Council of
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    RETIRED KING SPEAKS
    54 11 < Greece Enlivens Oxford. i [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] < London, Nov. 16. Ex-King George of Greece attended the >xford L'nion debate last night and supportd a motion giving preference to athletic ducation over aesthetic education. He declared that the world was overfull f bookworms and bluestockings,
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    CURIOUS BOMB DISCOVERY.
    47 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT] London. Nov. 16. Two Mills grenades were found m a drawr m a table m the room of a Minister at he House of Commons yesterday. One was i dud the other was apparently live. The matter is under investigation.
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    CHINA'S TARIFF AUTONOMY.
    89 11 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Nov. )6. The Kuomin Nationalist Newsagency tates it has learned from Mr. C. T. Wang. •"oreign Minister, that a new Sino-Nor- treaty giving tariff autonomy to hina was signed on Nov. 13 by Mr. Wang md M. N. Aall, Norwegian Charge I
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    M. PAUL BONCOUR RESIGNS.
    26 11 Paris, Nov. 16. It is confirmed that M. Paul Boncour I resigning his post as French delegate to :he. League of Nations.
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    GRAND FASCIST COUNCIL.
    34 11 Rome, Nov. 15. The Senate by 181 to 19 passed a resolution m favour of placing the Gram! Fascist Council among the organs of the constitution. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    152 11 Before Mr. Justice Deane m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday Mr. H. O. Pestana applied for the rescindment and annulment of a receiving and adjudicating order made against him, as, since he had been made bankrupt m February, he had paid his debts m full. The Assistant Official Assignee
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    THE SALT GABELLE.
    166 11 NANKING'S NEW SCHEME. Government will take Revenue. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Nanking, Nov. 16. Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance, has issued a statement regarding the new salt regulations. He recalls the purposes for which the reorganisation loan agreement of 1913 was made and goes on
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    BANDIT OUTRAGE IN CHINA.
    58 11 Lady Baptist Missionary Shot. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking. Nov. 16. The British legation has received conlrmation of the report that an English Saptist, Miss Grace Mann was shot dead >y bandits on Monday while travelling rom Taiyuanfu to Sinchow. The usual re•resentations are being made
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    NEW ERA IN MEXICO.
    92 11 [Reuter's Service.] i Mexico City. Nov. 16. The progressive labour views of Senor I til, president-elect of Mexico, are set out m i (rejected legislation submitted for approval •f the National Congress of workers and •niployers. 1 Jt provides for an elaborate system of irbitration courts,
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    A MINISTER BARON.
    24 11 [Reuter's Service. J Brussels. Nov. 16. The Belgian Minister at Peking has been reated a Baron. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    ANTI-MALARIAL WORK AT SWISS CLUB.
    484 11 Rural Board Discussion. At a meeting of the Rural Board hell' resterday (presided over by Mr. \V. li. I»oyd Vtting Commissioner of Lands), v repfit rom the Chief Health Officer, S ngd;>jr.\ »n the work done m the viciniu of the 6th. Nile Bukit Timah
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    JAPAN'S REJOICINGS.
    275 11 EMPEROR HIROHITO'S CORONATION. Concluding Ceremonies. [Reuter's News Service.] Kyoto, Nov. 16. To-day shortly before noon, was held the first of the two state banquets marking the successful conclusion of the auspicious events of the past few days. The second will take place to-morrow, after which other banquets and
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    1929 AIRCRAFT EXHIBITION.
    139 11 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 15. The International Aircraft Exhibition will c held at Olympia from July 16th. to 27th. ext year. It is being organised by the •ociety of British Aircraft Constructors. The last International Aircraft Exhibition eld m Great Britain was m 1920, since
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    SIR WALTER COCKERLINE.
    76 11 )efendant m Income Tax Case 111. [Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. 16. Mr. Churchill m the House of Commons tated that m view of the serious condition f the health of Sir Walter Cockerlim?. the .ell-known Hull ship-owner, who is chargd with having made fraudent incomeax returns, a
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    281 11 Owing to the retirement of three of the ompetitors from the handicap tournament, he table of results has been revised as ollows: According to the rules of the competition 10 games count unless a competitor has )layed half the number possible. There is (till one member who
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      72 11 SWIMMING CLUB. The Guillemard Cup. To-morrow (Sunday) at the Swimming Club there will be swum off the Sir Laurence Guillemard Cup (two leagths handicap). High tide is at 12.54 p.m. and the race is timed to start at 11 a.m. V.M.C.A. SWIMMING POOL. The V.M.C.A. swimming pool will be closed
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    INDIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY.
    977 12 COMPANY'S REPLY TO TARIFF BOARD. No Desire for Protection. Within little more than a fortnight of the issue of the Report of the Indian Tariff Board on the application of th oil industry for protect ion, the Burmah Oil Company has made a detailed reply m a
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    THE ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY.
    612 12 Tlie Royal Colonial Institute, as soon as the sanction of the Privy Council has beer given, is to become the Royal Empire Srciety, a tfcte more m narniony with the growth of the colonies into Dominions and their definite recognition as youn,? nations. The development of
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    THE OPIUM EVIL.
    730 13 CHINA'S EFFORTS AT SUPPRESSION. Monthly Revenue of $1,000,000. Tk *v Nanking, Nov. 1. mat tne National Government is determined m its effort at opium suppression is the keynote of several speeches delivered at the inauguration ceremony of the National Opium Suppression Conference held at Han Kia Hsiang
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    Committee to Investigate Allegations.
    224 13 Nanking, Nov. 7. That military officers undertaking opiumtraffic and smoking opium themselves shall be subjected to the most severe punishment by the Government, and that a committee o€ five members be formed for the purpose of investigating the reports that a number of prominent Generals m
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    WHERE RIVER PILOTS WAIT.
    778 13 HARDY TWO HUNDRED OF GRAVESEND. The Worst Job Afloat. At all hours of the day and night, through the streets of Gravesend, one may see pilots. It is the hom of pilots. There are 200 of them, and they are the link between the Port of
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    HIS LUCID INTERVAL.
    96 13 An Oxford reader wr -tes: "Your stoi*y of the man who thought he would catch the doctor 'at his lunch' reminds me of one an old doctor friend used to tell of a man who called late m the evening:, when the doctor hoped his day's work
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      410 13 "Kruschen makes you feel young keep young Jn/F^L Bw -and look young." Lifter am writing to tell you how wonderful your Kruschen Salts are. I had awful headt actes a^d zzse J fo ger our of sorts, I tried all \£y*^ manner of different salts, tablets, etc., but none did
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      726 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TVice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre.) Knute subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY .SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Spore. MENELAUB For Marseilles, London. Rotterdam and
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      475 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) •fuSirliit PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Doe Spore. 1928. 8.8. CITY OF CHESTER Nov. 17 as. CITY OF TOKIO Dec. 15 HOMEWARDS. 8.8. CITY
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      641 15 O. S. K. Line. Hentiasli"— Steamers. Arrive. Leave. Rotterdam. Hamburg, Bremen, hlfcn;l \.n<i \ntu«n> via Colombo, ■ad Pstt Said. Amur Maru Nov. II Nov. IK Town, Santos, Rio if r li: Bueaoi Aires. K tl and .ihi-Wurd passage l!.» 0.3 t Santos Maru Nov. 29 Nov 30 Zanzibar. Par e-ftskai
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      503 15 HMKEL<"GOMFOirr <j4board jf ol HOLLAR Ok "PRESIDENT* m Dollar President liners oifer yon luxyrioug travel comforts. All 6tate-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold
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      826 15 K. P. M. HDNIKLYKE PAKETVAMT MUTSCHAPPU. (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 desk. Represent atiret m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and IVnaoi) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU
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    SLIGHT MISHAP TO VIOLET.
    102 16 A slight mishap occurred last night, says Thursday's Straits Echo, when the new F.M.S. Railway ferry launch Violet was coming alongside the pier with the passengers of the last train from Alor Star. As she approached the jetty the starboard engine refused to function and made
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    47 16 SHIPPING NOTES. The Wing Hong arrived from China ports yesterday with a cargo of coal and bringing 648 deck passengers. Cargoes arriving yesterday included coal by the' Ghambira from Calcutta for Java and by the Fingal from Batoe Besar. Rice by the Dux from Bangkok.
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    THEFT ON KASHMIR.
    314 16 Indian Assembly Member Robbed by Servant. A theft of money on the Kashmir during her last trip from Singapore to Hong Kong was investigated by Mr. Schofield at Kowloon when an Indian servant m the employ of Mr. T. A. Chalmers, a member of the Legislative Assembly
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    NIGHT BLINDNESS CURE.
    234 16 I Islanders* Faith m Bird's Liver Justified. Sir Arthur Keith speaking to the members of the Charter :d Society of Manage and Medical Gymnastics at the British Medical Association House on the conflict between medicine and empiricism. said: "Science la truth, but its votaries forget that science
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    23 16 Tower Bridge witness: When I asked 1 him his name he said: "Robinson Crusoe." Mr. Campion, magistrate: Did he giv# the correct address?
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      408 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) i 0 GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO {BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA Avn BALTIMORE D (via Sues). M.S. SILVERBEECH In Port M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 13 »v M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4 Dec. Jj PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SQtVto
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      134 16 BIBBV LINE LONDON ADDRESS 22 PALL MALL LONDON SW.I J of fast twin-screw Oil I>riv« Mail Passcnjrfr Vessels between RANGOON COLOMBO. MARSEILII PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, with throueh connection from Singapore and Penang. HOMEWARD SAFirNGS. Steamer. Utm R'-"' 0 LEICESTERSHIRE SHROPSHIRF GLOUCESTERSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE V YORKSHIRE LEICESTERSHIRI SHROPSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE GLOUCESTERSHIRI
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      708 16 BT TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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      124 16 Fingal. Norw. 1243, from B. Besar 16, for B. Besar 18. Amur Maru, Jap. 4823, from Kobe 15. for Colombo 18. CLEARANCES. G. van Geen, Dione, Op ten Noort. J. de Witt. Kalmoa, (Dut); Malay Maru (Jap); Petaling. Gemas, Hong Kwong, Hong Lee, Kelantan. Jarak. Edavana, Nagina. Krian. Hong Peng,
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    MALAYAN ARITHMETIC.
    1181 17 ADAPTING CURRICULUM TO ENVIRONMENT. Mr. C. E. H. Jacobs' New Book. Speaking at the Garden Club last April, the Right Hon'ble W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore referiin* to education, stated that he had found the difficulty of language the difficulty of environment, and nobody could have spoken truer than
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    NEARLY TEN MILLION VOLUMES.
    285 17 Bible Society's Publications Last Year. The Bishop of Warrington, addressing friends of the Manchester auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society saicl that these days were strangely anxious, and whether m the field of politics, industry, or of religion it was hardly possible to forecast
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      604 17 CHARITY CROSSWORDS COMPETITION NO. 82. $750 m Prizes jii; be paid to the successful competitors m this competition I Ist Prize $450, 2nd Prize $300. Fr<v:i the profits of the competition 50 per cent will be handed to "POPPY DAY FUND." (tor* >' r I ~~"~HMb"9"~"~i~" I ■■■f~~~~ lli I
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      RECEPTION DURING THE PAST WEEK.
      1297 18 Armistice Day Transmissions. Since our last report was made, we are glad to say that reception irom the Chelmsford station of the British Broadcasting 1 Corporation has, at long last, shown something like the "form" to which we were accustomed up to about two months
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      CHELMSFORD AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
      302 18 Easily the best reception of ihort-wavi telephony by SSW (Chebnsford, England th.it has Keen experienced m Singapore was recorded this morninjr. write Radtaftltl Ltd., Singapore on Wednesday and wirelesi enthusiast! are fueling: MMnewhat elated ■>ver the fact that they were able to »it down to
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      PCJJ's CHANGED WAVE LENGTH.
      162 18 According to word received by Radioavts Ltd. from the N. V. Philips' Radio, the short-wave .nation PCJJ at Eindhov«n Holland, which frequently gives Malayan listeners excellent entertainment over the air, has announced a change m wave-length from 81.") metres to .'51.4 metres m order to avoid
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    A TURKISH PROBLEM.
    191 19 A piquant UttMtitM ha- arista m Turk«y m connection with the rirhnn a€ th»- old Turkish aotca for those of the m-w issoe. Notice of the- Intention '»t* the Government to call m the oKi ni>t«-> was MM time afJO, and tin jx»riod allowed t*or exchange wai
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    200 19 Eastern Smelter* < 4 -> I6.0U 16.64 *-.d. F. and Neaveft *•*>. 17.H> I7."'i Frt>h Fo.»«i <*14O» .2'* .15 dis. HaniiutT and Cm. iltn»> LW 2W H'kong mid &%%i bantcm* Con (!I.K :.\2 m H K. run £142 Hongkoi u >i«U fW.k. $10> H.K.J B.50 0.00 Kats Bi*o*. Def. <>!«'»
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    724 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FKIHAY. NOVEMBER 16th. Buyers Seller*. Asam Kmabaaa; 45s <»d 4(>s M cd Banjrrin Tin (43) 42* 6d 43s 6,1 Batang Pmiang ($1) 50 51 Batu Caves 1.5(1 1..V» Bukit Arang (7.">) 1.06 1.10 prem. Burmah Malaya U> 44s Id 45s 3d Chenderian^ 15s tfd
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 19 November In. IJank i. in.-. 2 3 33 H«nk demand Private credits m.^. 2 4 i New fork, demand .">♦> 7 if« Credits <>0 dnys 68 14 France, d- «t:;:n.l 1446 india. T. T. 154 1 Hong Kong, demand l^ 7^ p.c. Dis. Vokohania. dirr.aiu! fJO 1 Java, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    198 19 November Tin 222 Tuns |11S% GanMer ov* Pepptr Whit. M JVpp«-r Black «i:> Flake Tapiaca d Pearl Sujju Smmll T-" 4 Copra Sandried 10.-io Rice IJnng Hin Chan Mark Red Eafij!* (Naw) 330 Rice, Siam i>l<i No. 1. 380 Rice, Ramooti Bintan 260 Rice. Rangoon Sinka 256 Rice. 8l«m
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    47 19 N»»\fintHT. Kith.. 12 «*d«ick n*Kin. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot L'H L'^-i Btaadanj i:.s >. imi I>:irl< i Xov. tt% M.«.<h to\k •> A»r.-Jttit< &\k Latwi C»ble: London Spot *h*v\ v I6d. i>»-r X»*\v York s j t shfi-t ii.ct-. IT'_. ptr ii>.
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    181 19 Singapore No\. Hi. Tin marketing of tht* surplus stuck has commenced and values have dropped under netting pressure while the parity between Standard and Dff-gradei has perceptibly widened. Now is the time of cheap rubber km grade* at low prices. Business during the Week has been mainly confined
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    199 19 Singapore. Nov. IS. Thr weight of shipments and volume of rubber coming forward has begun daring the past week to have its effect upon price*, and a gradual decline has «et m. The bulk of business has been for November-Decem-ber shipment, very few transaction^ l>eing made
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      LINGGI HOLD UP DIVIDEND.
      56 19 The newspapers fltrafly approve of the policy of the directors of Ling^i Plantations m deferring distribution of profits foi 1928 till the final accounts are ready. The director! state they have •old forward for delivery during 1920 2£96,240 pounds at an average of 10.14. The all-in
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      DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
      39 19 JnsiiliiuU- Sumatra has ikflTfid <li\iiloml of 5 per eeal and Colonel Ivor Phillip.s comments favourably on Che pn tent ponition of the Company. Kuala Lumpur declare. a io pet cent dividend. Broetne Selangor has pasted Hu dividend
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      TIN MARKET DULL.
      44 19 Tli/> rm share market is dull and un-intfr<->iinjf l>ut then- is no tendency t-> the tf(M>({ class eonten, Shrinkage- are recorded m a few Eastern Companies, but this is ■imply the resuit of professional operations. Penjrkakns and South Troooha h.iv. declined.
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      OTHER MARKETS.
      18 19 The Chinese bond market is dull. There is a fair amount of l>usin»-.— 11; finance sh.ues.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    244 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Sinjra|H>r*\ Nov. 18. Rubber. London Rft/lOd. 1 down Local 28%. Tin.— London C 224 7s Id. 17s »<d Dp Local 112\ for 22.") tons. Mining. -Steady. I'ln Klatitf 20 22 prem.. Honir Katts W :?2. Malaya CoMOla 7:> 7."). Kuyoh 32^a NHi Kahman Hydraulic i.4."» l.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    83 19 Yesterday's Alterations. If w Seller*. Hong l'att (#1 > tO I Kucha] <2> i.r;7-'. .7; 1 Kuyohs :»(> $3% Malayan Cons. 7-j North Taiplnji Rti s s.-i^. I'tmiwats gg Pnteh l.ftfl t.58% Kaja PeraJu :«i j^ti Sunjrt-i \V«,yv 4,, Taiplajt j.ot 1.12 V Talaw 1.0.1 no Teluk
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    SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY DIVIDEND.
    41 19 The following telegram has fa n receh "Shell Transport and Trading d... r.ti., declared dhridend at tho rate .>f fe*. p Ishari' frit- of ifkeome t:»\ imyn!)!- January h'th. Bearer v<>\i ,,,n he ;•>• ntcni No
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      638 19 ASSETS OVER $B*oo*oo ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      327 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). Head Office: Horg 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. Mr.
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      40 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A,D. 1720) WRE MOTOR CAR MARINE 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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    THE ASSIZES.
    1335 20 SEVERE SENTENCE IN ARMS CASE. Kite-flying Quarrel. A sequel to the arrest of a Chinese with a loaded pistol was heard at the Assizes yesterday, before Mr. Justice Burton, when Wee Tiam Poh was charged on three counts, one of attempted murder, the second of being m possession
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    BACK TO REAL BOXING.
    698 20 THE NEW "SCHOOL' AT THE N.S.C. Encouraging Talent. Boxing m Britain has deteriorated to such a degree that I say without fear of expert contradiction that there are champions of Great Britain to-day who do not know, and never have known, some of its elementary principles
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    NOVEMBER RACES.
    485 20 TO-DAY'S SCRATCHINGS AND SELECTIONS. Heavy Going Likely. The weather has been so unpleasant that even if it were to clear up to-day the going cannot be other than heavy and m consequence picking the winners on form is no great use. "First away will make them pay" as
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    THE TAIPING RACES.
    252 20 First Day's Handicaps. The weights for the first day November 21st, of the Taiping meeting" are: Race I—Ponies1 Ponies Class 2 Div. C 4 furlongs—Little Bruce 12.1. Sterling 11.13 Connundrum 11.7, Gipsy Girl 11.1. Drusilla 10.9, Miss Kincaid 10.5. Doueral Cratur 10.4, Ginger 10, Midinette 9.11, Icy
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    189 20 The following: is the result of the draw for the Selangor pony griffins. "Mr. Cheerio" and A. Sarkies. (1) Flagette; J. C Osborne (2) Silent Wedge; K. Malaiperumal Pillay (3) Gay Lass; Chung Ah Ming (4) (Unnamed); Lim Kong Eng and Lee Eng Hock (6) Hidden Toy;
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    234 20 To-day's Fixtures m the Leagues. Division I. Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers. Burnley vs. Manchester City. Bury vs. Arsenal. Cardiff C. vs. HuddersfieW, Leeds Un. vs. Sheffield W., Leicester C. vs. Sunderland. Liverpool vs. Bolton W.. Manchester Un. vs. Derby C. Newcastle Un. vs. Birmingham. Sheffield Un. vs.
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    INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.
    106 20 England and Wales meet at Cardiff thi? afternoon m the third match of the international programme. Wales already having suffered defeat at Glasgow by four goals to two; while England have beater. Ireland 2 l. At Burnley last year Wales defeated England 2 l. The series began m
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    RUGBY.
    417 20 TO-DAY'S INTERSTATE MATCHES. Singapore m Johore. Several important Rugby matches will be played this afternoon m various parts of the country, the most interesting, from Singapore's point of view, being the meeting 1 m the Malaya Cup competition between Johore and Singapore at Johore Bahru where play is scheduled
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