The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 November 1928
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Title Section11 1928-11-21 1 Singapore Free Press. 10 CENTS. &S. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2i~i^~ NO. 12,57211 words
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Article354 1928-11-21 1 The Jatest piratical outrage reported from Shanghai tells of the looting of a hint.-c junk and the murder of fifteen of the erew Page 11. The MjCjC. achieved the first sucrtsw of the tour m Australia when they defeated An Australian XI by eight wickfts m the354 words
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Article1006 1928-11-21 1 Somehow the fields seemed wider, the WOQOa more sweeping, the sky more mi lively piled with ivory as we emerged Into the daylight alter thirty-two mi.r i> m Dlisworth tunnel, having eCMM throogfl under our own power, a mile and .six farlonjis. Inside there had been1,006 words
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Advertisement352 1928-11-21 1 SOLYPTOL SOAP IDEAL FOB THE HOME liaffles Hotel I j! r i I ROOMS WITH MODERN SANITATION TEA DINNER J I MIKES EXCELLENT GRILL DANCES I I HONDAI TIESDAY ["SSav TANIA SVETLANOVA THIIRSI)AY I ftT .-,_vr, p.m. AlVn »ATURDA\ 1 I WJ1 ALEX SALNFKOFF <^7». Nbi Tht- Celebrated Shanghai Dancers352 words
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Advertisement336 1928-11-21 1 j I Shields through the ages I IJBw[T^^^^W/™ E ANCIENT BRITONS 1 I^mSWOWT^^^^W fcr With no shield but a coat of paint, llVll 1* ■> when it came to actual fighting the Wiwrnfo/ J&UfrMU I Ancient Briton had to dodge behind IM wLm T^^^r r You and I now protect336 words
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Advertisement136 1928-11-21 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Fraser and Xeave's soda water-Page 20. Notice re Police Band, performances Paw 2. Jg. Notice re Oil Palm Mutations Ltd.— Pare 3. Stai-t a band of your own with Conn* instruments Page 12. Auction sales by Cheonir Koon Seng and Co and Ching Keng Lee and Co Pagt*136 words
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Advertisement8 1928-11-21 1 THE BEST TABLE BUTTER "SNOWFLAKE" PURE CHILLED CREAMERY8 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous108 1928-11-21 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 21st. High Wa!»r, 5.4 a.m.. 7.2. 4.2 p.m.. 7.0. Malacca. ll. W. 0.20 a.m.. 5.3, 1.20 P.m., 4.8. Hockey: S.C.C. vs. R.K. t.r.<' R.A. S.C.C. Dukr of WeilinetonV Rcct. Icayet and Welch Rent, arrives. 77i itrxdo g, 22>'d. Hiirh Water, 6.1(1 ;i.m_, 7.3. 5.3? p.m.. 7.5. Malacca:108 words
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Article289 1928-11-21 2 Madan Theatres, Ltd.'s Enterprise. London. Nov. 7. Madan Theatres. Ltd.. announce that five Vilaphone movietone machines, like those at present working m the New Gallery and Piccadilly cinemas. London, were shipped to India on October 31st, for installation m Bombay. Madras, Rangoon, Colombo tklphinstone Theatre)289 words
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Article269 1928-11-21 2 Officer Dragged From His Cabin. A violent scene on board the tiiitlsh steamship City of Chester when s>ht was anchored m Dunkirk Harbour was described at Hull Police Court when four L*.«-ars weie accused of assaulting the chief engineer. Mr. David Stephen, of Dundee and269 words
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Article190 1928-11-21 2 By Jealous Austrian ex-Officer. London, Nov. 3. Vienna. During a crowded fashionable concert given by a famous Prague violinist m the Grossekonzertsaal, three shots rang out from the lounge, followed by women's screams. The audience discovered the body of a yourfg woman, with a tall man190 words
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Article33 1928-11-21 2 The engagement is announced between Alexander Ford-Robertson, eldest son of th* late Dr. W. Ford-Robertson and Mrs. FordRobertson, of Edinburgh, and Joyce Marjraret. elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs Stephen Lambert, of Bangkok.33 words
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Advertisement188 1928-11-21 2 SPONGES. A large assortment of ;ato and toilet sponges JUST RECEIVED. Prices from 75 cents to $9.00. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite New Post Office. SINGAPORE. madam KELYEY'S CHILDREN'S FANCY DRESS BALL. Friday. Dec. 14, mt 5 p. From aj?e 3 years to 16 at the ADELPHI HOTEL where the children188 words
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Advertisement658 1928-11-21 2 VICTORIA TBEATKE NOVEMBER 21st LAST NIGKT TOE ROMANCE OF IBNE-MOA BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. November 22nd at 939 pm. Farewell Pcrf onnance OP Cecilia Hansen Hie world's foremost woman violinist. Booking Now Open at Little's Popular Prices $4, $2 and $1. I GRAND BALLET in of aid CHILDREN'S WttFARL I SI!658 words
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Article1275 1928-11-21 3 CAN DO NOTHING WORTH DOING. The Sin of Smart People. The adjective "smart" applied to the human lemale generally makes me f-el unchristian towards the person to whom l\ is applied, if it is rightly applied, writes Arnold Bennett m the Evening Standard. If it is1,275 words
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Article153 1928-11-21 3 Of Slavko Barta, the man who can hold back two aeroplanes at OM with their engines goin;ir all out. I read that he keafMl himself m condition by what he calls steel massage." This consists of hammering himself on the back of the head and <riMorning Post - 153 words
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Advertisement399 1928-11-21 3 r ADELPHI HOTEL i JACK CARTER Presents j VALADA SNOW J and his Company of 10 Artists m j JAZZ JADNESS" i JACK AKTER'S Famous Band will play for the Dances every Evening. I COMMENCING NOV. 29th to DEC. 6th. jg ji Special di/1 Admission fl^O )inmr vj)^ to Non-diners399 words
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Advertisement359 1928-11-21 3 JHtc YOU TOD OLD j^^'^jsjs^sissiskkjsjskj^^ Am yoa fmUng too old and worn-out when I CAlttlC CX IIUS I /VHdICIOS you should bs full of life ?Do yoa find yourwll M M suffering from B^okachs, Fatigae, Weakness, 1 y g-^ 1 Rheumatism, Loss of Appetite, Sleeplessness, i g WM^M^T I *J-359 words
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Article210 1928-11-21 4 "Better than New York". "I think considering the amount of traffic you have m London to-day possibly your traffic moyes better than m New York," said Mr. John N. Willys, president of the Willys Overland Company, America, and Willys Overland Crossley, .Limited, England, who was the210 words
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Article231 1928-11-21 4 Hanging by His Teeth from Roof of Circus. Berlin. Oct. 17. Louis S'jyouin, the French aciobat cyc:ist. who, with his French coHabjiatcv. ill giving a star turn performance at the Burch Circus "here last night, had an accident which almost cost him his life. The two Frenchmen231 words
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Article466 1928-11-21 4 Firestone's English Factory. Sir William Joynson-Hichs the Home Secwetary, spoke to America on Oct.. 10 when, at a luncheon to open the new Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company's factory at Brentford, he replied to a transatlantic call by the chairman of the company, Mr. Harvey S.466 words
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Article428 1928-11-21 4 Colonel Ashley and Motor Horns. Liverpool, Oct. 17. The new tramway buildings here, m which raw material enters at the back and leaves the front as a finished tramcar or omnibus ready for service, were opened to-day by Lieut-Colonel Wilfrid Ashley. Minister of Transport, who was presented with428 words
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Article80 1928-11-21 4 According to a table compiled two years ago by the Cleveland Trust Company, the value of an American motor car after five years' service is only eight per cent, of its purchase price. This result was arrived at after studying thirteen of the leading American makes. The National Association of80 words
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Article246 1928-11-21 4 It is often a source of controversy as to who has the hardest duty to perform. Some say this man, others that man. Whatever may be the outcome of the argument, the man who drives a city 'bus is always rated as one who has one of246 words
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Article342 1928-11-21 4 There is a possibility that there will be no Motor Show next year, though whether it is proposed to abandon it altogether or hold it every other year (as is the practice with the commercial vehicle section) is not yet clear. The show is so popularManchester Guardian - 342 words
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Article169 1928-11-21 4 ROY AL MOTORISTS NEW CAR. H.R.H. The Doka <>f Gloucester is on* o{ the most experienced of Royal motorim and during his motoring tHW ha> owwd a number of car.*, chiefly of Sunbeam mtkt. Recently a new 3f» h.p. eijjht-cylinder Sunbeam has been supplied to His Royal Rainess by The169 words
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Article155 1928-11-21 4 ["It seems not improbable that see us reaching the million mark (m mi cars). We shall hftVl brighter if n crowded roads, for two-colour finishes the thing to-day. "—Note tht Show.] Smith's car is ml ami yellow. A very bold display. While Jones achieves a mellow Effect155 words
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Article44 1928-11-21 4 "TRIUMPH" SUPER SEVES MOTOR CAR. Wo are informed l'> :ir neera. Limiu-.1. Sin^'»«'^ g^ a)J ,nts. that th,. -TrittmpJ Car has p*rfon»eJ ■n 4r;l ;l n r^' of 2.IMX) miles over i'.uk'h y fro- Sydney N .S.W. „i nir days <J hours. l cently.44 words
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Article48 1928-11-21 4 The Swiss auto.olnl. cWJ^ J 1928 has been awanle. to the 750 to W^^JTCS first with six Poi^tovWf thi>c number of contests .nthN< i]rpOll Scheibler came second wW the 1.100 to i.r»H> re ;W1 of course used petition work. SeW*** 1 th championship m Mi make of car.48 words
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Advertisement276 1928-11-21 4 5 1 J I ill S B HV j For The Man I Who Knows Tyres I I Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that i ordinary tyres cannot give, find the utmost 3! i pleasure and satisfaction m Fisk Tyres. i Fisk Balloon Cords are now built276 words
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Advertisement44 1928-11-21 4 rl l HE line of Goodyear L^ JL Motor Accessories and Repair Materials melude such important pro- i Tube Repair Kits. /^V^^^ Ulow-Out Patches. IKl^^^ Fan Belts, Radiator Hose. <^^ No-Draft Mats. ylmfj^B^> Tyre and Auto Hood Paint. W Tyre Plasters, A^Hi^ Friction Tape. V_S/44 words
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Article261 1928-11-21 5 rka week, writes oar London correspomi--11 the first woman to attempt :ht-w<rl'l motor-car tour, unaccomy;, :i:. n. sailed from Southampton fcdki per the Tuscania. tor New York. x>> Mm Gladyi dc FlimHami Msur of Hi Cmmm aeroplane pilot ard designer. «nd a pioneer woman motorist. With he261 words
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Article145 1928-11-21 5 nm the Royal Automobile Club cJJV xx of individual officially t0 2T Blft f cars and Evicts relatinp *R and m connection with these Oewar Trophy la awarded an*ZL r lT Kxpm antl Technical Comftrforn l !al fat the most meritorious Mr < lh lr "!»hy has been145 words
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Article54 1928-11-21 5 J ai S hy tar th< J° urn^y from M. Andre p""' Usually take four davs>ft»n o f n- rH t > an engineer a young *«*hour iTars bet that he could do it tft-ntlv fc St 'i! I>s inpludt> d- He jrot through V hourv nl Sports Cou P54 words
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Article385 1928-11-21 5 Sir W. Letts's Suggestion to Manufacturers. Thy 18th annual dinner of the Motoi Agents' Association. Limited, was held at the Holbom Restaurant. Proposing the toast of the Association. Mr. W. E. Bullock welcomed the suggestion that a Government committee should be appointed for j the385 words
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Article68 1928-11-21 5 Ix>n!don. Nov. 7. The vision of Great Britain's dignified, op-hatted Home Secretury arriving at Whitehall astride of a motor cycle is conjured up by the announcement that a motor firm is presenting Sir William JoynsonHicks with a popular light-weight model, ris a seouei to his remark68 words
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Article500 1928-11-21 5 Mr. Snowden Contradicted. The statement made by Mr. Philip Snowden attributing the greater output ol Morris cars m 1924 than m any previous year, to the removal of the McKenna duties was controverted by Mr. Douglas Hacking, secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, m an500 words
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Article155 1928-11-21 5 Motor-car Left Three Days m a Street. Oxford. The Hon. W. R. Seymour Bathurst, a son of Earl Bathurst, drove to Oxford m his motor-car, parked the car m Broad-street while he went to transact some business, and m a fit of absent-mindedness forgot all155 words
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Article188 1928-11-21 5 "Thy time will come when it will be difficult to sell cars fitted with ordinary dangerous glass. I venture to .say that m this country such will be the case within 12 months from now. It is for that reason, and because, m our opinion, Triplex is188 words
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Article79 1928-11-21 5 There is a general feeling m the Kuala Pilah and Bahau .Districts writes a correspondent of the Malay Mail, that a serious accident will occur on the Kuala Pilah Pas? shortly owing to lorries carrying more than their capacity m weight and length of heavy timber- Very often these same79 words
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Article702 1928-11-21 5 National Conference at Leicester. The problem of preserving the amenlti-js of the countryside ha? become so pressing that th-> various bodies interested m ihe question joined m a national conference a\ Leicester recently. Outside the entrance ie University College, where the eonft*rence was held, were two glaring702 words
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Article21 1928-11-21 5 Motorist at Bow County Court: He was about to hit me, but I avoided it. Solicitor: How? Motorist: By hitting him.21 words
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Article206 1928-11-21 5 THE BUMPING BY -PASS. This year's traffic has played havoc with the surfaces of some of the new by-pass roads says the London Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian. In places their oncedelightful smoothness has quite disappeared, and over considerable stretches any car travelling at o^er thirty miles an hour bumps206 words
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Article107 1928-11-21 5 Special Force to Replace Police? London, Nov. 3. An important new scheme of traffic control is being formulated by the Home Office. Its main features are the abolition of policemen as traffic controllers m many of the towns and a great part of the country. This107 words
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Article83 1928-11-21 5 Devcm Customs* Anxiety. London. Nov. 3. The bad old days of smuggling: m Devon have been revived and the amount of brandy and cocaine coming into the coves of Dartmore near Start Point have caused great anxiety to the Customs there. An active campaign has been83 words
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Advertisement28 1928-11-21 5 Clifton Tourer Open Road Tourer $2,495 $2,650 Open Road Two Seater $2,650 Burnham Saloon $3,150 I BORNEO MOTOKS LTD. I (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). I SINGAPORE. I28 words
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Advertisement180 1928-11-21 5 Definitely Built for Overseas Conditions There are no really bad cars nowadays but some cars are better than others. The 1 HILLMAN "FOURTEEN" is better. How much better you would not believe until you have tried it. m In short an all-British Car at a Wonderful Price "PRICE GREATLY REDUCED"180 words
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Article, Illustration972 1928-11-21 6 HORATIUS - HORATIUS. I The Mechanics of the Game. [Special to th< Because we play bridge and whist -wkh pack of fifty-two cards divided into four suits, the thirteen cards m each suit ranking m order from ace to deuce, there arise certain mechanical principles on which play972 words
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Article503 1928-11-21 6 Many a night m tne summer that ha* gone my bed was not. made until the last thing, and I made it myself under the whispering trie that allowed me a i>eep oi the stai> m the dim sky. But the first autumn frosts drove503 words
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Article311 1928-11-21 6 "ThutV the fly m the ointment." grousers say. Have you ever tried to puzzle out what the odd expression nu-an< Do you ever sec Hies m ointment It is a bit of a muddle, really, dating from the dim ages. What was the i'avo- urite. most precious311 words
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Article103 1928-11-21 6 The Lion Rock at Cheddar has been saved to the nation. The local committee, m announcing that this property has now been secured by the National Trust from the executors of the late Lord Lon^. express their gratitude to thos^ who have responded to the appeal and103 words
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Article758 1928-11-21 6 J-l sors, is scarcely less indeed some might think more alarming that prospect of moral censorship from Whitehall. Mankind's answer to the question: "What is immoral and indecent?" is ever changing". A Board of Literary Censors might quite conceivably have banned Hardy's "Judge the Obscure," and758 words
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Article802 1928-11-21 6 London. Oct. 25. The short story flourished m this country m the late 'eighties, and for a time it really looked as though the art of Maupassant, about which the cognoscenti used to prate so readily, had acclimatized itself across the Channel. But the critics of that day802 words
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Article342 1928-11-21 6 Right Way to Brew it. For the first time m history the p;>ore: classes m Great Britain had during the war the opportunity of drinking good tea and oi realising the great advantage which the best blends afford. Up to that time those with limited342 words
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Article689 1928-11-21 6 TOM WALLACE - TOM WALLACE. ujytrjyjyjyt7 I; Unrecognised Difference m Racial I I Extraction. j > [Copyright by the Free Press m M The Noche Triste. as everyone kn;»ws who reads Prescott's "The Conquest of Mexico," was the sad night of the retreat of Cortez and his mtn from Tenochtitlun, with689 words
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Article547 1928-11-21 6 Saki's Bawl, by llfclil Hlatchf»rd. -Ho.l o-r and Stouyhton. A book of delightful .-hort essays on many fOßJects, frees the pen of a writer holding I. road views and Who lias had much experience of life. Throughout the book runs d^vp. rippling humour, mi that not one of547 words
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Article83 1928-11-21 6 £1,200 A MILE FISHING. Trout nshing m th< R l fi MM a mile «ft< auction nale ai I The Rshinir koI«I r«n Urn Tytherleiirh f ■nglißß. a ii< I <jp riirhts m a total of C 5.4011 ordinal il\ k<-. i> I property wm» n\ The Bsking i The83 words
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Article41 1928-11-21 6 Ume. Unit* J nv.t.»nst. who Attain kilometre* «::t,.ut I- Arpaion recently.* shortly u> EmrUi lan.ls trark a^in- Km Shr states thai lh to eoMpeto M»|«» l i motorists. CftpUin M Major Sonrav,-. m t (ipeoti Of 10(1 U..N"< r ;»n ht>ur.41 words
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Article942 1928-11-21 7 THEIR BIG INNINGS AT SYDNEY. A Record Partnership. The mammoth innings of 734 for 7 wicket? of the M.C.C. against New South Wales at Sydney recently is described m the following cables: London, Nov. 9. Sydney. Pleasant conditions favoured the start of the mateh the fourth of942 words
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Article359 1928-11-21 7 Austra ian Impressions of England's Bowling:. Adelaide, Oct. 30. The England bowling did net show up very well against S. Australia* latting. The wicket had rolled out perfectly. It was faat and the English bowlers hoped that with more life m the pitch they might show to359 words
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Article589 1928-11-21 7 For 25 years William J. Flynn was Uncle Sam's big detective. Yet he was never f policeman, and probably never investigated a case of murder. Fiynn was earning: his living and supposing his mother and brothers by wording m a carpet store when he was 15589 words
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Advertisement268 1928-11-21 7 m BLACK I 11 AND S WHITE I WHISKY JJ GORDON'S gteal I 11 1 111 «f LONDON, n Sole Agents: I The Borneo Company, Ltd. I I SINGAPORE. PENANG, IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR AND TELUK ANSON. jfj 1 PRESENTS FOR FRIENDS AT HOME I XMAS GIFT BOX. 1 Mfc Box268 words
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Advertisement343 1928-11-21 7 X LAXO builds firm flesh, plenty I V xJTof strong bone, and a sound constitution. It contains nothing whatever to harm baby or cause X him pain. That is why if Baby is fed T on Glaxo he will progress steadily tday by day into happy childhood. Give yotwr Baby343 words
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Article3118 1928-11-21 8 ACTION UPON A DEED OF GIFT. Privy Council Decision. The following i* the full text of the judgment of the Privy Council on the appeal brought by an elderly Malay woman, Inche Noriah binte Mohamed Tahir against a decision of the Singapore Court of Appeal m regard3,118 words
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Article121 1928-11-21 8 Liverpool. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Margaret Beavan, has received many proposals of marriage as the result of her speech (reported recently) m which she urged a number of young women who were •migrating to Australia "to get married, and not to remain an old121 words
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Advertisement344 1928-11-21 8 y\ B^f v I v \^L \V 1 1 ifli B O I I y mSf JB Bbv'v 11 mßh B^P mJ^ m v•' MS:. *^A ill/ v^^ f«*) SSi v^ v 'Uh^V f&f?^^*' jam uk <n k aBL^Uk^V y"j9f B B^Bmß^bV L VB BK \th» l X&jt fIBI B^344 words
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Article158 1928-11-21 9 MR. ATTORNEY TUTTLE SNUBBED. Nautical Experts to Examine. [Reuter's Service.] I New York, Nov. 20. At the British Government's suggestion. I the Federal Commissioner, Mr. O'Neil, who I i:* lavsiuinK over the Vestrii Inquiry. I has been joined on the Bench by two nautic-l al experts. Captain McConkey,158 words
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Article196 1928-11-21 9 What does Mr. Gore Mean FReuter's Service. 1 I ondon. Nov. 19. In the House < f Commons at question time, Mr. Ormsby-Gore stated that the protests of public I odies m th? Straits Settlements against the proposal to include the cost of the Garrison for the new196 words
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Article69 1928-11-21 9 [Reuter's Service.] Riga, Nov. 20. The present food crisis, the problem of supplies and the evil arising from queues Df pt-ople trying to obtain the necessities of life aie the subject of a conference called by Soviet officials at Moscow and attended by representatives of co-operative organisations.69 words
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Article39 1928-11-21 9 [Havas Service.] Paris, Nov. 19. The Quai d'Orsay publishes the text of the joint protest of France. Britain am Japan to the Chinese authorities a^r.ins the new regulations for the administration >f the salt gabelle.39 words
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Article13 1928-11-21 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. 20Gencial Booth passed a better day.13 words
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Article64 1928-11-21 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking. Nov. 20. According to the latest information obtained by the China International Famine Relief Committee twelve million people have already reached starvation point m northern and central China, and it is expected that the number will reach twenty millions when the height64 words
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Article27 1928-11-21 9 [Reoter's Service.] Brussels, Nov. 20. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant are leaving immediately on a long: voyage to the Dutch East Indies.27 words
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Article18 1928-11-21 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Nov. 20. Mr. William Olfield, Arkansas member of the House of Representatives, is dead.18 words
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Article113 1928-11-21 9 [British Radio— Official Serviced Rugby, Nov. 19. In the House of Commons, Mr. OrmsbyGore, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, made a statement regarding the recent plague of locusts m Ken*ya Colony. He said steps were taken by the authorities to deal with the plague, and113 words
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Article1447 1928-11-21 9 THE NEW P.M.O. FOR MALAYA. Dr. Wilson's Plans. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Linden, Oct. 25. Dr. C. J. Wilson M.C.. who has been I hitherto Deputy Medical Officer for Kenya,! and who has now been appointed piincipall Medical Officer m the Federated Malay! States, is now m1,447 words
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Advertisement467 1928-11-21 9 BUSINESS CARDS. DRINK FLORANGE WITH SODAi A jurt- and natural beverage, I HEALTHY AND REFRESHING! MEMORIALS. I SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MONUMENTAL MASONS. rvlephone No. 75. h isBE-^' \^^iB®SIBIBiaiBIBiaiBIB/BiaißMaiaißEEE TO LET. COMMODIOUS OFFICE to let (W recast approximately 1.0(K ..iuan feet *econd floor, Gresharr Hoiw. Kattfry Road. Apply MeAlister and Co..467 words
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Advertisement596 1928-11-21 9 NOTICES. I TAIPING RACES 1 POSTPONED TO FRIDAY SATURDAY, I NOV. 23rd 24th. 1 S.S. ORDINANCE NO. 197 (LABOUR) AND THE LABOUR CODE, 1923. EMPLOYERS OF INDIAN LABOUR g Are hereby reminded that assessment returns for the pre-edinu quarter must be sent to the Office of t he Deputy Controller596 words
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Advertisement233 1928-11-21 9 I TENDERS. I [SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. I "Tenders are invited for the erection and I completion of a Housing Scheme, Lavender j Street, and will be received by the undersigned up to noon on Monday, November 26th. Plans, specifications and forms of tender may (be obtained from the Municipal Architect's233 words
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Advertisement600 1928-11-21 9 AUCTION SALES. I AUCTION SALE I VAUABLE WAX POLISHED AND WALNUT--BTAINCD TEAK HOUSEHOLD FLRNITI RE, Comprising: A double spring motor "VICTOR cabinet gramophone with English lecords, teak sideboard, oval design extending i dining table and chairs to match, teak wardrobes and almeirahs with full length bevelled mirror doors, ihichesse dressing600 words
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Article30 1928-11-21 10 -MA( TAVISH MACI>OXAU>. At TW PifV Kurian Church. Mb— fn by the Rev. H. Paodaa «>n Kowfci Mth, Eva Maetlun ,l.i of Inverjioniou Ross-shir*- to Human Mactavfoh of Inverness.30 words
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390 1928-11-21 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1928. MR. GORE ON DEFENCE COSTS. Ft is practically impossible to make any useful deductions from the replies to questions m the House of Commons on the matter of our defence costs, for the excellent reason that Mr. I Ormsby-Gore's answer conveys noth-l intf390 words
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Article290 1928-11-21 10 The ready acceptance oi' the American authorities of the suggestion that twe expert advisers should sk with the President of the Vestris enquiry commission and shoulc' undertake the questioning of witnesses, may be taken to be a graceful act en the part of the United States290 words
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Article404 1928-11-21 10 Mr. W. A. Gummer. of the Malacca Surveys Department, and Mrs. Gummer left for Home on leave this week. I.ady Hayes Marriott has kindly consented to distribute the prizes at Pearl's Hill School on Dec. «!th. at :i.3<) p.m. Mr. R. E. Inct. of King Edward VII School Taipinjr. who404 words
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Article291 1928-11-21 10 JUDGE'S COMMENTS AT PENANG ASSIZES. "A Very Bad Practice." [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penanjr, Nov. 20. At the Assizes to-day Shaik Moh I Malimiar, formerly n\anat?er of the rVoaag branch of the Straits Cattle Trading Company was charged on three counts* with falsifying accounts. The D.P.P.291 words
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Article81 1928-11-21 10 JFrom Our Own Correspondent 1 Kuila Lumpur. Nov. 20. In the Kuala Lumpur Police Court yesterday lefore the First Magistrate a Chi- named Chan Yit Vow, emp!oyej i»y the Ulu Pudu Tin Company, was charged m that on November 14th. lie caused the death of faow Seng81 words
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Article79 1928-11-21 10 [From Our Own Correspondent."] Kuala Lumpur. N»\. 20. Raman, a Tamil cook, was charged wit'n criminal intimidation of a European lady, Mrs. Jocelyn Riley m the Police Court to<fay. The «.hai!tre was sul'se«iuently alU'ie<l to "lie of intentional insult. Mrs. Riley jjave evidenced of Raman's insults though79 words
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Article34 1928-11-21 10 KUALA LUMPUR FLOOD DANGER. [Fro— Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala l.umpur. Nov. 211. Heavy rain 1»-ll yesterday nnd on Sunda> m Kuala l.umpur and the riwi FOSB rapidly. The Hood syren was sounded this lIMUlif.34 words
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Article226 1928-11-21 10 Before the Chief Justice, Sir William Muiisun. Mr. Justice Stevens ami Mr. -Justice Burton yesterday, Mr. (J. Campbell asked for motion to set aside orders of the "ourt of Appeal m I^L'7, the yiant of n«w heal in>r and the costs of former hearings to be the226 words
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Article146 1928-11-21 10 The papers have discovered Mr. A. M<>who has renovated 210.000 hooks m the Mritish Museum, and has still according to th»Daily Chronicle's computation. "f9,7£0,000 more to do." Well, few men soein so well secured ajrainst tht danjrer of MMMipIo) ment. Kx. Mr. Kau Ah CheHiijr. Police Clerk and Interpreter. }]atu146 words
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Article57 1928-11-21 10 CRITICISM OP hnril POLICY llt The Case •^W.^ fKnun Our Own Th, Malay Hay strongly critki,*,, .-7J5 «i*J A. R. Wellington, t Konjr ami emphaaiaeti thai n t<lH ffir,rV twent, conditions will n«.w I, ticism is also directMl t..wart?l l«He.,a General Ma^^Vof 2 Cejrlon, Princip., M Kenya Colony.57 words
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Article187 1928-11-21 10 MERCANTILE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. No Quorum for >i wtinj Meeting Of t1,,. 5, M •Pjratiie Thrift (l ;in< M ,a, h ay, „,n v down town M until next vir K An address «v d< I by Captain L r>. <;... Co-operative Society touched on a variet> the arorfc of the187 words
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Article65 1928-11-21 10 LATEST KIBBKK \\l> Tl\ PRICES. I FREE PR| >- -;:i:\ hk i iip\ London. \o\. 21, I p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus ami \m notify to-day's tin prices as foflfC Spot 1*2.". 1.1 |u|i £1.10.9) 1 ward £227.16.3. (up E2.5.0). Messrs. Symington and Siarlai notify to-day .< rubber prim65 words
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Article134 1928-11-21 10 l».ooo Ptuplt WckMM BrtW Seaplane. Miiiil... N- Four hum *i w h ■< lag the Briti»l t Hl'• slnr., th» \\a'» r th<- Manila \U\ .t this norniiur. «k th rUafei monster <■ i >wd, and extendii r Pier X<> !r I.tiru'ta. an-l for ral134 words
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Article41 1928-11-21 10 The toll-urn, fa riven by M ,-M-ita! on T!u,- for which Sona.., e-nn,.^ H Y en, Slelodi* G Pu^ani An. >, X Espairnolc I x (ai Nocturni- I bie-Be« Rim«kj X i sen. Sara/af At thy Piami *i i41 words
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Advertisement297 1928-11-21 10 DEINHARD'S j BERNCASTLER Ij ESTATE WINE I i i I i r\ The connoisseur will appreciate this Superb i Wine The Product of the world-famous I 1 i i vineyards of the Berncastel District. j T 1 1 CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co^ LTD. I j (Incorporated under the Cotnpanie** Ordinances of297 words
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Advertisement154 1928-11-21 10 1 I EIQOISITE FACE I POWDERS j I Delicately perfumed 1 to suit all. j I ftUPHtE BROTHERS, LTD Sole Agents (Wholesale.) j 634 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: 3£-x 4.95 $22 and $3.50^ TENG SENG GUAN,154 words
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Advertisement7 1928-11-21 10 1 To-day's Feature. BOOKS OF THB v7 words
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Article55 1928-11-21 11 i OF MINK CREW lIRDKREI). i.OOO Ransom. 'n Far Ka*tfW Servicj.' Shanghai. Nor. 20. junk Chin hansr Tai, from inynsi. re port k that it was t pirates m the Yangtze Estu- < v <>1 IS were overpowered ate n •sisiance and fifteen were thmwn overhoard. The junk55 words
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Article129 1928-11-21 11 Husband's Appeal Fails. \l< liter*! S« rviic.l I "ii<ii>n. Nov. 20. I. appeared m the Appeal loaded with documents. He i < ..wnsel and conducted his iliac 'the Almighty told me i>>iy." He spoke for over It hour-. .ilN'tfintf that he was m li« c and misunderstanding. h129 words
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Article46 1928-11-21 11 n I urination Yet. SERVICE. < OPYMIOMT.] London. Nov. 20. Sii W. De FitHf (C. Black- loU«e <•(' CoMBMMM to-<lay at Mr. Ormsfcy-Gotw (Under..r the Colonies) statL'<l that trmatioa \«-t as i^vranlp the «nts thf (uuii ppeal »)utstion but he was iea m Sinjtaporc46 words
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Article103 1928-11-21 11 tins Analysis by i Ministry. i ;.i'.i..- otfit j ,i Scrvioo.] j Lluz'i.y. Si\. 2«. tclal evolution vs ith the and ;he location of i- di«cloood m the bour Gaaette. For pmrpooM indu.<*triei hnva tx*en trer'tod of these 83 record torrcnon five >..ti and .'{4 show r103 words
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Article159 1928-11-21 11 Anjjlo-French Pact liter*! Service.] Herlin. Nim. ii». unit who made his first the Reirhatae; lince June t linens, referring to tl Fast t •'He >ai<i (I r.nany han uiv t lintainM her claim to i»u- j i!i"n of the entiic ootmnid j i;my. She could not BOMMK •urdens,159 words
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Article23 1928-11-21 11 >ku\hk. conrnvevr.] i ItinKknk. Nov. 20. I K at*ng Bejra, Minister of COM-] is Mrioody ill. hows a slight improve-23 words
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Article18 1928-11-21 11 M Malacca on Saturday »^i $*J0 for baryta* a mek {**w*d that it wa.s done for •nakinir medicine.18 words
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Article836 1928-11-21 11 NEW COMPANY'S UP TO DATE PLANT. Modern Food Handling. "A gourmand's paradise" would very well IZn? fIF W u refri^ ratin X and s {oraße plant «f the Fresh Food and Refrigerating Company at Keppel Harbour, whore a Party of v,s,tors on Saturday saw how fowl s kept836 words
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Article68 1928-11-21 11 Chinese Murders His Sister. [From Our Own Correspondent-] Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 20. Information has l>een received of a double tragedy which occurred on the Straits steamer Kepongthis niorninsr when a Hakku Chinese starred hiss sister with a knife, afterwards stabbing himself Both are dead. It68 words
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Article22 1928-11-21 11 IKRKK PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.] liondon. Nov. 20. The betting yield for the year ending October :Jlat was i*:»^79.000.22 words
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Article589 1928-11-21 11 OUTRAGE BY MASKED HOUSE-BREAKERS. More Seditious Literature. An unusual case before the Justice Deane at the Ajfb»» yesterday was that of Lee Yoon Lim, who was charged with causing I grievous hurt whilst committing house-) breaking. It was alleged for the prosecution that the accused and others entered589 words
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Article105 1928-11-21 11 [Xanyo Nichi-Nicht Service.] Tokio, Nov. 19. Tlu-ir Majesties the Kttiperor and the Km press to-day loft Kioto m the train for the Grftnd Shrine of Ise. The divine serviec of Their Majesties at the Grand Shrine will he held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Prince Chirhibu's Indisposition. The105 words
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91 1928-11-21 11 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 20. Invitations to the enthronement of Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang as Archbishop of Canterbury have been sent to the prelates of the Christian Churches throughout the world. There will be representatives of the Greek and Russian churches as well91 words
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Article101 1928-11-21 11 IFRKK PVBM SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. London. Nov. 20. The MV t'l ami 10s Treasury notes come into circulation on Thursday. [British Radio Official Service.! Rugby, Nov. 20. Notes of the value of £l and 10s., printed m many colours and embellished with the figures of Britannia, and101 words
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Article321 1928-11-21 11 BOMB OUTRAGES IN IRELAND. Incidents m Germany. London, Nov. 11. >\hile a procession at N\-u market was passing: the war memorial an ex-soldier wearing three medals dropped dead. One of the four footballs which the Bth East Surreys kicked across No Man's Land m the charge321 words
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Article162 1928-11-21 11 Penny Post a Certainty. [PKBI I'KKSS SKKVIOK. COPYIIGHT.] London, Nov. 20. The installation once again of the penny post is regared as practically certain on the eve of the election. \A LASTING WAR MEASURE. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 19. It is understood that the Imperial162 words
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Article152 1928-11-21 11 Canton Visits Honjj Kong. [By arrangement with Xanyanj; Sianjr Pau Press.] Hong Konu. Nov. 20. Li Tsi Shan, Chan Ming Chu, Chu Sha > Sin ami Li Luk Chao arrived this mnriiinjr. They landed and will have lunch hi HoQfl Konjr. and the Governor will prcved to152 words
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Article77 1928-11-21 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Niehi Service.] Tokio, Nov. 19. Mr. Kuhaia. Minister of Communications had an interview with Mr- Tokoami, head of the Shinto Club, a "cave" of the most powerful Opposition Party at the latter 's residence. It is understood that the Communications Minister has failed to persude I Mr.77 words
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Article58 1928-11-21 11 [Rritish Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Xov. 19. Lord Wolmer, Under- Secretary of State j for the Post Office, stated m the House! of Commons that the total capital coat of! the four Beam transmission stations erect- 1 ed, respectively, for the Australian, Cana- 1 dian, Indian and58 words
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Advertisement361 1928-11-21 11 I THE WORLD'S BEST -BY EVERY TEST I P<»**ii« .Vo*. 2WiJI aikl .7«;5° J j I I PERSPIRATION PROOF 11 I; Thc Kolcx 'Oyster* Wrist Watch defies the elements It is I waterprtKit .ir,J dusrproot. 11l the sweltering heat of the plains I lts amazing arCMSCf can he relied upon--361 words
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Article880 1928-11-21 12 SIR JAMES BARRIES FANTASY. "Scotia's Starry Mistress." A fantasy of how h^e rode through the old Border town of Jeuburgh (Roxburghshire) at night to speak to the shades of Mary Queen of Scots was unfolded by Sir James Barrie to a crowded audience m the880 words
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Article427 1928-11-21 12 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for Advertising". Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements, daily Rubber and Tin Price Cables, together with exclusive special features.427 words
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Article23 1928-11-21 12 mg to our imagination, winged, though it may be the raven's wing mocking all our attempts to solve her Scotia's proud-fated, starry mistress.23 words
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Advertisement258 1928-11-21 12 ■flHlilllill KORRENGZAL, OINTMENT FMjJWMfi&SJWES^ AKDUIR SKIN DISEASES. O MUII If FOR COUOIS. COUJS, AND STOWCM COHPUINTS. t 4 T y T^LJ a AI L Wm^ %l^^ The owner of a car who uses^ an in^ r Jor oil should never y Vf te surprised if he has engine j^ y258 words
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Advertisement56 1928-11-21 12 O ELECTTHE COLLAR SET you O like and be sure the name Krementz is stamped on the back* That is your guarantee that neither humidity nor the most trying hot weather will ever affect the Krementz gold plate. On tale everywhere KREMENTZ Qtneral Agents S. S. and F. M. S.56 words
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Advertisement471 1928-11-21 12 t Start a Band m Your Own lown "DECOME thc mnsioU Ictda m m JJown community hv organiztot i band with Cokn Brass Instrnm^ Almost everybody cm Jem to r r ay J*^?y casil > T and quickly a Conn InstnuncnJ W-J^j due to their man > Patented dcricd fN#471 words
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Article886 1928-11-21 13 REMEMBRANCE DAY IN BATAVIA. The Two Minutes Silence. [From Our Own Correspondent.] B&tavia. Nov. 16. Remembrance Day was celebrated by the British community on Sunday last; m the evening: about 180 people congregated m the Church of the British Protestant Community, including the Consuls General of Great Britain,886 words
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Article44 1928-11-21 13 Mr. F. L. Skilton, of the F.M.S. Customs, has returned to Ipoh after spending- his long leave m England. He was accompanied by Mrs. Skilton. Mr. Skilton will become Superintendent of Customs, Perak, when Mr. J. O'Connel goes on Home leave on December. Ist.44 words
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Article560 1928-11-21 13 The Revivalist's Bid. In pre-factory days an iron gate, a screen, a lantern, a trivet, a turnspit, or a bracket had an individualism which was swept almost entirely away by mass production. Now efforts are being made to restore this quality. In the autumn many blacksmiths who have560 words
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Article23 1928-11-21 13 A contract for the supply of trolley "buses for the Singapore Traction Co., has been secured by the Associated Equipment Co., Ltd.. Southall.23 words
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Advertisement62 1928-11-21 13 Si Jim f 1 l\ l C vV^T^v^ l 1 m V I *ich /T Pv ifTTraA M MNCHOR BUnER II MEETS AN ENTHUSIASTIC^^ 11 RECEPTION (U ONE OF THE 1 MOST ISOLATED CORNERS OF THE WORLD J Try a S BRONX 1 I made with |> I CROSSE BLACKWELL'S62 words
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Advertisement294 1928-11-21 13 G. 834 When your skin I is disfigured, I E Rashes, pimples, prickly heat, a sallow com- I I plexion are all signs of blood impurities. The m daily use of ENO brings a clear and healthy I complexion because it helps Nature to expel B impurities and poisons. Make294 words
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Advertisement748 1928-11-21 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES :-r— BXPRBSS 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 Spore. MENELAUS For Marseilles, London. Rotterdam748 words
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Advertisement498 1928-11-21 14 EUerman BucknaU Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) 'huSjuFline. 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'por* 1928. «.s. CITY OP CHESTER Nov 22 m. CITY OP TOKIO Dec. 15 HOMEWARDS. C S498 words
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Advertisement422 1928-11-21 14 P O British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR ANF ORIENTAL S N en UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVKRNurv LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE 1 OUTWARDS FROM LoSiTfoß CHINA AND JtfM Due Tonnage. Singapore. T(mnau< Dtt TRELAWNY Nov. 20 MALWA Him422 words
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Advertisement603 1928-11-21 15 O. S. K. Line. D,.-tn»;<ii"»- Steamers. Arrive. Leave. .mi. Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp via Colombo, ,ti«l Tort Said. Andos Maru Dec. lfi Dec. 18 Town, Santo-. Rio do Buenos Atret, K^ml M'« N'»rd pas>ajt«« iliiO-l t Santos Maru Nov. 21» Nov. 30 Zanzibar, iw-fs-SHlaani. I m-ncn Malawi and t Canada Maru603 words
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Advertisement504 1928-11-21 15 TIM»EL»C»MFOirr -u4board jJ^&b) DOLLAR fSK Dollar President liners offer you luxurious travel comforts. All state-rooms are outside rooms, well-ventilated and cooled by electric fans. They are furnished with beds (not berths), each having an electric reading lamp. State-rooms with private bath predominate, all have hot and cold running water. The504 words
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Advertisement689 1928-11-21 15 K. P. M. KfIMNXLYKE PAXETVAMT MAATSCHAPPU. (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. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Tenant). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF689 words
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Article270 1928-11-21 16 Captain Baker, who brought the Rahman down from Bankok recently, has taken command of the Calypso during the illness of Captain Burns. The Naval and Military Record associates the minesweepers, Sandwich and Bridgwater. which are to proceed to China m the spring to replace two older vessels, with270 words
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Article29 1928-11-21 16 Two Dutch destroyers, outward bound to the Far East, arrived m Colombo from Holland on Nov. 5 on their waj to the Dutch East Indies.29 words
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Article309 1928-11-21 16 Sir A Rostron's Suggestions. Southampton. Is the S.O.S. message sent out by ships abused This question is being asked by the shipping: community because of recent experiences. It costs between £2,000 and £5.000 to send an Atlantic liner far off her course, for apart from the309 words
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Article182 1928-11-21 16 London, Nov. sth. Paris. The Italian salvage steamer Artiglio is proceeding to Italy for the Winter, temporarily abandoning the work on the Elizabethville. The Belgian steamer Elizabethville, it will be recalled, was carrying 13.000 carats iof diamonds and quantities of other precious stones, valued at182 words
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Article70 1928-11-21 16 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty-four hours ending midnight Nov. 19th: Max. shade temp. 88.5 F Mm. shade temp. 73.7 F Mean shade temp. 79.5 F Max. sun radiation 155 F Mm. grass radiation 70 F Sea temperature Max. 82, Mm. 81 F Mean70 words
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Advertisement623 1928-11-21 16 Burns Philp line (Incorporated m Australia). (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. 1 (0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). Ihe s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to623 words
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Advertisement421 1928-11-21 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO (BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A*m BALTIMORE D (via Sn«). r M.S. SILVERBEECH In Port M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 13 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4 ails D*. v PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVItt SINGAPORE421 words
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Advertisement135 1928-11-21 16 BIBBY LINE LONDON ADDRESS 22 PALL MALL LONDON |M1 of fast twin-screw Oil Drim Mail Pasgenjrer Vessels betw«H RANGOON COLOMBO. MARSEILU PLYMOUTH AND LONDON with through connection fron Singapore and Penanir HOMEWARD SAILING* Steamer. UOT R"»* LEICESTERSHIRE SHROPSHIRF GLOUCESTERSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE YORKSHIRE LEICESTERSHIRE SHROPSHIRE STAFFORDSHIRE GLOUCESTERSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE CHESHIRE135 words
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Miscellaneous683 1928-11-21 16 LM AIL DESPATCHES. BY 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 and683 words
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Article1039 1928-11-21 17 Communist Humourists. The "further and better particulars since given, of the huge joke which the Berlin Communists perpetrated on Oct <Uh can only increase the general merriment caused by this very ingenious and audacious hoax Not since the episode of the "Captain of 'Kopenick," the humble cobbler whoTimes - 1,039 words
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Article784 1928-11-21 17 Study Psychology. -There are Poker players who never pat up a bluff, and I know many good Poker players who hold that biuffing does not pay. But your successful Poker player is a keen student of human nature. He knows the players whom he784 words
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Article201 1928-11-21 17 Disclosures m a Report. The surprising fact that nearly one-third af the adult population of the country suffer from some defect m hearing is revealed m the fourth annual report of the National Institute for the Deaf. Forty thousand of these have been deaf from birth or201 words
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Article52 1928-11-21 17 Major W. A. D. Edwardes, Senior Assistant Superintendent, Topographical Surveys, F.M.S. and S.S., Taiping, is acting as Assistant Surveyor-General, Topography, F. \t. S. and S.S., vice Mr. J. N. Sheffield, who is on two months' leave prior to retirement. The departmental staff is shortly giving Mr. Sheffield a farewell entertainment.52 words
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Article203 1928-11-21 17 Heads as Evidence. Peiping, Oct. 26. A middle-aged Chinese walked into tho police station at Yamenkou, a village outside Hsi Chih-men on Wednesday morning, and startled the officer m charge by producing two human heads from the cloth bag which he carried on his back.203 words
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Article150 1928-11-21 17 Peking, Oct. 4. When Feng Yu-hsiang was m Nanking he recommended an abbot there to take a wife and set a good example to his flock. The younger Buddhist monks here have seized upon this advice and are eager to marry forthwith, but are restrained by their150 words
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Advertisement226 1928-11-21 17 DIE SINGAPORE SHIPGHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. SHN CHANDLERS SHU'BROKERS COMMISSION AGENTS :o: officef; _M AWARD'S BUILDINGS, I IK. Battery Road. TKI.KPHONE No. 433. Tetter itched andjwrned Daughter Suffered Terribly. Could Not Sleep. Cuticura Heals. •My daughter suffered terribly with uttrr which broke out on her head. It trst started with a226 words
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Advertisement431 1928-11-21 17 Wincarnis for Connoisseurs I of Health I rI o appreciate good wine is to be a JL connoisseur, to appreciate Wincarnis is to be more a connoisseur of wine and health. Wincarnis is indeed the Wine of Health The Ancients realised the health giving qualities of good wine. It was431 words
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Article1518 1928-11-21 18 ANCIENT HAMPSHIRE INDUSTRY. A Magic Spring. Havant, Hants, Oct. 15. England has nearly done with parchment iocuments. Ilaidly anything but long lease agreements and conveyances is put on parchment now, so that the home demand is small. With the growth of imports of frozen meat from Australia and1,518 words
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Article418 1928-11-21 18 an illness lasting for more than a rear. Sir Edward Ridley, who was for 20 years a Judge of the High Court has died at his home m Lennox-gardens. Chelsea, at the acre of 85. When he retired m IDI7 (writes an Even?np News418 words
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Article127 1928-11-21 18 A correspondent vouches for the truth oi the following story: The schoolgirl flapper, possessing a long pigtail and plenty of cheek, had been spending her holidays m .Germany. Befort returning home she wrote and asked hei father what present she should bring him. He jokingly replied, "Oh!Morning Post - 127 words
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Advertisement352 1928-11-21 18 E^^a Pill —I 1 Jhatd you* dooßa ENGINES I I FOR trustworthy and en- I during power install a L 1 Kermath Marine Engine. J^^^^HlH^^. Kermaths are built to give mm 111 effident service that lasts through the years "A I _f *^^^B Kermath Always Runs." I All parts Standard352 words
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Advertisement222 1928-11-21 18 I STOP THAT j Less Work 4 i Better Resu ts t You can quickly repair w J^ leaks or cracks m radi- 1 J^' ators, why be stranded Tji J^ miles from home, when J^, it can be avoided by I /^^y^ frrm Bi X purchasing a tin of:-222 words
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Article329 1928-11-21 19 U.S. 59,000 Tons Up. Messrs. Symin^ston and Sinclair, m their weekly market report dated October 18. say: The American monthly. "Questionnaire." for September, which has been published since we last wrote, contained no startling surprises, though the arrivals were slightly larger than was looked for. These amounted to329 words
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Article742 1928-11-21 19 CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. The following report of the proceedings at the 16th. annual meeting of the Chinese Commercial Bank ia forwarded for publication: The sixteenth annual meeting of the Chinese Commercial Bank Limited was held at the Bank premises yesterday at 12 noon, with Mr. Cheok Cheng742 words
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Article87 1928-11-21 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Hong Fatts 29 33 Kent Tin (2s) 5s 6d 6s Klang River ($1) 3.65 3.<;> c.d. K. Lumpur Tin 31s 9d 32s 9d Kuyoh Tin 30 33 Penawat 86 89 Rantau Pref. ($1) 132 137 Sione 25s 6d 26s 6d South Taiping ($1)87 words
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Article65 1928-11-21 19 November 20. Bank 4. M.s. 2,4 |»33 Bank demand 2 4 Prirate credits 3 m.s. 24% New York, demand s»> 7 16 Credits 90 days 5s <; France, demand 1446 India, T. T. 154% Hong Kong, demand 10% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 121 Java, demand 140 1 Bangkok, demand65 words
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Article197 1928-11-21 19 November 20. Tin 150 Tons $114.0) Gambier 91., Pepper White 93 Pepper Black G3 Flake Tapioca y Pearl Sago Small 1\ Copra Sundried 10.40 Rice Liang Hin Chan M«-k Red Eagle (New) Mt Rice, Siam old Xo. I. .{3O Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam197 words
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Article65 1928-11-21 19 No* ember 20th., 12 o'clock noon. Tone of Market: Steady quiet. Latest Cable: —London Spot sheet B'.d. per Ib. lb. New York Spot Sheet G.cts 1?5 S per lb. R.S.S. equal to Stamford. y.C.r". Spot 23 4 29 'j Standard R.S.S. on Tender Nov. Z'Ji.j65 words
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Article173 1928-11-21 19 The following was the report and balance sheet presented at the annual meeting of the shareholders m Auckland, on October 25th. Net Premium revenue amounts to £1,038,047 12s. 6d.; Interest and rents received and accrued after payment of income tax on same i126.14f- 18s. .">d.; Total £1,164.197173 words
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Article155 1928-11-21 19 Ye»terda? Alterations. Nov. 20th., Closing Prices. Hong Fatt ($1) 20 Sltt Johan Tin 30 ',•> Bt% Klang River 3.65 3.75 turn. Kuchai (2) 1.69 1.71 M, Kuyohs 30 32^ Malayan Cons. 75 77 Va Paroi Tins (partly) 03 disc. ol prem. Puteh Hi 1.5&V2 Rantau Pref. 1.30155 words
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Article74 1928-11-21 19 Further Fall of Stocks Expected. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.) London, N©v. 20. Rubber shares are exceptionally quiet but are steadier. The prospect of a substantial fall m stocks coupled with a letter tendency m New York over the week-end caused a firmer tone m the raw74 words
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Article32 1928-11-21 19 Hong Kong have advanced. Although the price of the metal is firm whilst New York is steadily advancing, the share market is dull. Bangrins, Kamuntings and Tronohs have declined.32 words
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Article20 1928-11-21 19 Chinese bonds are favoured by the salt loan's securvd vntinmtion of payment m December of Nanking-Ningpo railway bonds.20 words
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Article254 1928-11-21 19 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, No*. 20. Rubber. London BMsd Isd up. Local 29 U cents. Tin. London £225 10s. 22s 0d up. Local $114 for L 56 tons. Mining. Steady. Sungei way MM 3.45, Klang River 3.70 3.80, Penawat 88 90. Kuchai 1.6 v) 1.72. Ulu Klang 19 11%254 words
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375 1928-11-21 19 Although this World's Fair is being Jiganized to commemorate the Centenary of Belgium's independence, it has none the loss been conceived m a spirit essentially commercial. Antwerp has, m fact, drawn up a most interesting programme for this exhibition, its various sections viz. Colonies. Shipping and375 words
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Advertisement647 1928-11-21 19 [^ASSETS OVER «8J»0,000 ASSURANCE D. POKCE OVER W0.M0.000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LOOTED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). 2*5 0F a n I v C^, W^ C n^ te J H0U8 Sin «*P° re LONDON OPEICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. The Company ha 3 £20,000 deposited with the Supreme647 words
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Advertisement315 1928-11-21 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.315 words
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Advertisement39 1928-11-21 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) WBE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.39 words
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Article1074 1928-11-21 20 Lotal sportsmen can hardly fail to view the departure of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (they leave Singapore to-day) without feelings of NgMt at the loss of neb a fine sporting lot as the Duke's have pioved themselves. In all branches of sport they have It f t1,074 words
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Article568 1928-11-21 20 MALAYS OVERWHELM THE CHINESE. A Big Win. Malays 7; S.C.F.A., 1. In the charity match at the Stadium yesterday m aid of the Child Welfare Society, under the auspices of the Moslem Association, the Malays completely outpiayed the Chinese m defeating them by ev;-n goals to one. In the568 words
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Article49 1928-11-21 20 Five competitors succeeded m correctly forecasting nine results m the games which comprised our last week's football coupon. By virtue of his having been the first of the five envelopes opened the prize goes Mr Yvo Tiang Siew care of P. and O. S.N. Co., Singapore.49 words
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Article329 1928-11-21 20 Ladies' November Spoon. Eleven cards were taken out for the above COmr.pt it inn anrt t.V»p fnllnwinor >-<.t m-n..,) really not as much difference between say division one and division three, or two and four, as there is a tendency to think, and if I times are329 words
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Article730 1928-11-21 20 RESULTS OF NOVEMBER I MEETING. Analysis of Running. The following is the analysis of the I mteting jvst over. j OWNERS PLACED. Unplaced: (7) D. Mordarai (C) K. Bon (4> Eureka Kongsee (3> J. Evans, Ho Kirn Teik, Lini Chen* Ean, A. R. Morgan, M. A. Namazic, A.730 words
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Article709 1928-11-21 20 AUSTRALIAN XI BEATEN BY 8 WICKETS. Another Newcomer Shines. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. roPYRICHT.i Sydney. Nov. '20. M.C.C. 337 and 118 for 2. Australian XI 231 and 243. Dismissing- the Australian eleven for 213 io-day, the M.C.C. went on to obtain the 188 runs required for victory for709 words
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Article59 1928-11-21 20 The December Monthly Medal will te played on Saturday Ist and Sunday 2nd proximo. The Ladies' December Bopey competition will be played on Monday, 3rd proximo. Scotland vs. The Rest. Members are reminded that the entry list for this annual R-anie closes on Thursday, 22nd inst. The59 words
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Article137 1928-11-21 20 The programme of Drills up to and for November 25th. is as follows: Friday 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.C. Ban«i Saturday, 2.30 p.m. Bukit Timah Ran^t Units S.V.C. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Ran':o S.R.A. (v). Unplaced (3) Adon-Ai, Bridgetown, Bizarre, Duke Ray, Dolly Kenilworth, Irish Rose,137 words
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Advertisement136 1928-11-21 20 MHHMMiMlbbtlUbbbbbbWß'ilTOL'nnHSU.U.i^^ 1 1 Nursery /^J|\ I Records rollicking wholesome fun which are toZ i" !(l th^ these delightful Records. f «*i m I "If is Master's Voice I Ask to hear these records or wril,. f,,r <lmlii t t l[ S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. I (Incorporated m Hon» K«>njr». Cutler136 words
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