The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 November 1928

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, a& THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928. NO. 12,579
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    290 1 I Although there is little difference as regards temperature and other conditions the King has been able to get rest and prospects of a return to health are thereby improved. THe Prince of W%les and his brother are returning to England to take up the King's engagements
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    THE SECRET.
    892 1 It was m Copenhagen, on one u| Hrn M trams that are so wide, so quiet. M clean, with their polished seats, Urge shining windows and little white wool curtains. Kvcry one m the car seemed to match it, all Mat and quiet, except one elderly untidy woman.
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      291 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for FCROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. HIGH STREET. I Sea View Hotel Ist ANDREW'S I I DAY Friday, November 30th. I Special Dinner andf I Dance i^a^Bl I afl a^^^^^ H I FRASER NE AYE LTD. j Distributors for Malaya. j {EUROPE© HOTELI S x sxi
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      160 1 INDEXED DIARY -1929 n L^Lk Ul k tl. *mJb^l $2.50 copy A Diary with a unique Index feature. The Index makes it possible to find any date with two motions only, one to turn up the month, the other the day. This feature saves time and annoyance. Size: 9% ins.
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      108 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dunlop successes Page 16. Cargo jiotice re Gascoyne Page 12. Recognize the Phoenix flavour Page 13. Notice re Swan brand trade mark Page 7. Sweaters and pullovers at Winters Page 8. The Chevrolet Bigger and Better Page 3. Beef and Lamb at the Fresh Food depots. Page 5.
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLACS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      166 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 29th. High Water, 10.54 a.m., 10.1. Malacca: H. W. 8.30 a.m.. 7.8, 8.40 p.m., 6.6. Homeward mail doses. M.M. homeward mail closes. Hockey: V.M.C.A. vs. R.A.M.C, V.M.C.A. Association-. Scotland v*. the Rt«t; S.C.C. Lecture on America -V.M.C.A. 8 p.m. Frida/f, 30f*. High Water, 0.18 a.m.. VA. 11.32
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    MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    434 2 Singapore. Nov. 27. The price ol tin has taKon a more favourable turn and that ol Rubber is steady, t!i. share markets have been distinctly more active although runln-r shares are still tfOOjrfct more than offered. Ihe Kuiihcr >iocks m London contim Ui shew a stea<l> decline,
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    VESTRIS ENQUIRY.
    166 2 "Nejrroes did as they Pleased.** London. Nov. 16. The Vestris survivors gave evidence before the American Commissioner m New York that the danpenuis condition of the h'jK'i 1 was obvious to BaaaMajpaffl early on Swtdas They all beluved that help had boM summoned. There was no system or
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    JAPANESE WOMAN'S PATHETIC STORY.
    93 2 London. Xov. Itf. Norfolk.- A pathetic >toty was told to-day by a little .Japanese woman, Madame Inouye. one of the survivors of the Vestris. She was rixued by the U.S. battleship Wyoming from a raft, with the corpse of her husband. the Japanese Consul to lluenos
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    SHASI PIRATES.
    115 2 Hankow. Sixteen of the 2'-\ pirates arrested m c«>ni.ei tion with the "Shasi" piracy were executed her*- on Nov. M. It appears that these MTesta were .justified. The identities of nine more of the gang are known (to the local Chinese authorities) and it if hoped that they
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    BILL TO ABOLISH FOXHUNTING.
    31 2 London. Nov. 20. A movement is on foot to introduce a privaU Rill m the House of Commons as ♦•arly as possible to al>olish stag tintl foxluinting.
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      560 2 SPONGES A large assortment of BATH AND TOILET SPONGES JUST RECEIVED. Prices from 75 cents to $9.00. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite New Post Office. SINGAPORE. madam KELVEVS CHILDREN'S FANCY DRESS BALL. Friday, Dec. 14, at 5 pjn. From afire 3 years to 16 at the ADELPHI HOTEL where the children
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      364 2 VICTORIA THEATRE DECEMBER 3rd. TO Bth. AT 9.30 P.M. Wilburs Blackbirds 18 Coloured Artists m the Latest and Most Up-to-Date Jazz, Harmony, Syncopation, Revues, Dances, etc. and Old Plantation Melodies and Negro Spirituals. FREQUENT CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Booking at Little's from Nov. 27. Prices $4, $2 and $1. DECEMBER 12th.
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      138 2 ALHAMBRA I (Tan Cheng Kee and Co., Ltd., Propriety I SEASON COMMENCING NOVEMBEi; m hi the Second Show at 9 pm I THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS METROPOLIS I* UFA SUPER-PRODUCTION. An unique masterpiece of the screen, totally mmmt 1 anythiniar you have ever seen rm In the First Show at
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    725 3 NEW KAMPONG GLAM MOSQUE. Nearly Completed. (By Our Muslim OorvMpoMknt). Tht- new Kanipon^ (ilam MosqiM at Arab Street, popularly known as the Masjid Sultan," is fast approachinir completion l>ut, unfortunately, the money m hand, collectt-d for the purpose since 1921. is inadequate to meet the cost of the
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    BRITISH 'PLANES FOR U.S.A.
    95 3 Large orders for British aircraft are now being received from abroad, the latest customer being the United States, where British light 'planes arc competing succtssfully against the American mass produced aeroplane. An order has been received from New York for oO Avro Cirrus Avian light 'planes
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    58 3 The physical universe consists of a substantial entity, which we may call a fluid though it is unlike any fluid that we have ever encountered permeating everything Can it be true that the universe is like a running down clock Is there anything that can wind it up again? The
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      227 3 Cet|a Cine" KODAK for Christmas. I KODAK LIMITED. I i Incorporated m England.) SINGAPORE. [J; M[ ''^JaJaiBIBIBJB/BJBfaiBIBIBIBI^ M I iTII i /flT3 ill^^ c- Si I ■will A M wf Btn I Sm BSW. rp •*wL'? ■>^* 5H nj a. Sm ay miib a av^e* aa mT^v# if ar^^^^^^iSF^ B^^^i™tsl
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      208 3 ASEPSO j Antiseptic Shaving Stick A Genuine Antiseptic Shaving produces just the r Rht kind I Soap with the most luxurious j^j^ of lather. It only needs to be solidified cream, combine with EX damped and rubbed li«htlv a small but efficient quantity V HSR vcr the faco and (he
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA
    407 4 FINISH OF THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. MAROONED IN THE ARCTIC. DUMFRIES RAIL SMASH -A skotomph of tK, wrw age after the collision between ;i London t«> Aberdeen press and a goods train at Wamphray. Dumfrieshtre firemen and drivers of both trains were kilj.-d Th«- pilot graph incidentally was
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    VAGUENESS.
    892 5 The Mists m The Soul. Eiiher because they i\ a to fall into error, or because they arc unwilling: to commit their* elves to £jiy definite course of action, many people live m a fog of indecision which robs them of moral energy, writes a Corespondent to the Times.
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    "GHOSTS'" CIRCULAR TO JURORS.
    415 5 Terrorist Gang Methods m Ireland. An extraordinary circular issued by the "Ghosts" m the Irish Free State to members of a jury called to consider the cases of a dozen or so Republicans charged with various offences, shows how this secret society uses much the same
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      242 5 PRIME FRESH BE £F And LAMB You may be I disappointed if you j||j don't ijij I ffi2l.lS H i FRESH FOOD Refrigerating Co., Limited. 233-5 Orchard Rd. M* A <OEAL BtVI«AG^^S "^M T^S I MALT EXTRACT z '&^f/r<' tfcj,-^2 c »anules zZ Good Health is c Real Wealth J
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      567 5 1 QOQ By way of I ±*A4& MOTOR I 'Jp'HE famous Norton— still "the unapproach- .^f nble" of tradition for speed and endurance, ha* V heen nr.odifi?d m appearance an.l layout i'oi ■^VINHI O J•• the 1929 season< VV •J*«P§WWsli. Iti» a saddle tank of sturdy and graceful lines is
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    282 6 The following; novels have been added to Raffles Library durinjr the past fortnight Ayres (Ruby M.) The Family. Barcynska (Countess) Milly Comes to Town. Barrinjrer (Leslie) Joris of the Rock. Bairington (K. The Knipress of Hear Beedinjr (F.) The Six Proud Walkers. Betrbie Harold Black Rent. Bdfoc (Hilaire)
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    THREE-MILE DIVE AT 300 M.P.H.
    150 6 Pilot Faints while m Mid-Air. It was revealed recently that an R.A.F. pilot, testing one of the all-metal Bristol Bulldog- fighting aeroplanes at an Air Ministry testing station, recently lost consciousness, and dived headlong from a height of more than five miles. The pilot, whose
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    685 6 WELFARE OF OVERSEAS CHINESE. Society to be Formed. (By Our Chinese Correspondent.) Local Chinese will note with interest that a bianch office of the Society for the Welfare of Overseas Chinese will he shortly established m Singapore. It is understood that a delegation is jfoinjf to take up
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    ANCIENT ROMAN GALLEYS
    274 6 Raining Operations m Italian Lake. Rome, Oct. It. The waters of Lake Xemi. m tkt Alban Hills, near Rome, are now slowly Altering »ut through the old Roman underground channel into the plain of Arrieea. a.s I result of a scheme to lower th:- level of the
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      312 6 v I Concessionaires for Malaya I IT AL ASIA LTD. H Singapore, Pcnang, Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. 71m Unwelcome Guest The disgusting fly comes to your dinner table from the foulest of places. His six hairy legs bring to your food the germs of countless diseases. Kill this unwelcome
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      123 6 ifif ARMS AND UMK My trouble w.^ Jrv which broke out oa rash, and I l,, st J of afr WMmpl< M| ;*«.l. Keep your skin clear ir,n pores active by da.iy Z r >X SO.P Heal uriut.Ls^^ with Cuticura Ointment. •Oy^ Sample v.v s..' i\ Talcum Ir.-eup«.n reau£.it\ 2f
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    PRINCE TO RETURN.
    411 7 BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Kins Going on Well. [Reuter's Service.] Ixmdon, Nov. 27Sir Joynson Hicks, speaking at Dartford, said the latest news of the Kins: was distinctly better. He saw the Duke of York before leaving London and the Duke told him the King had had
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    HOOVER IN THE SOUTH.
    120 7 Enthusiastic Greeting on Arrival. [Reuter's Service.] La Union, Salvador Nov. 27. Mr. Hoover received distinguished attention on his arrival. Replying to an address at Amu;-wi he declared that by touring Central ami South America he would learn more of the common problems of the western hemisphere
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    MURDERED SPORTSMAN.
    108 7 Intimate Friend Arrested. New York, Nov. 27. The authorities have at length instituted proceedings, for the apprehertsion of the murderers of Mr. Arnold Rothstein, a prominent sportsman m U.S. turf circles, who was shot m the street from a taxi containing three men which sped off and evaded
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    A COMMERCIAL TRAGEDY.
    50 7 Panama. Nov. 27. The coffee crop m Cartago Province, Costa Rica, which fetches Rood prices m the London and Hamburg markets where it is used for blending; has been ruined by a storm which stripped the trees. The Government will probably have to re-establish small growers financially.
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    GALE'S TOLL OF LIFE.
    33 7 Amsterdam, Nov. 27. The death roll m Holland due to the weekend gale was 58, 32 of whom were lost from the Italian steamer Salento, which grounded near Zondvoort.
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    WAR DEBTS.
    134 7 THE REPARATION COMMITTEE. Composition Not Settled. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 27. Mr. Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was questioned m the House of Commons tegarding the composition of the proposed committee on reparation*. He it plied that the personnel and terms of lefeience of the
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    WHO LEADS IN DISARMAMENT?
    119 7 Striking Figures. [Reuter's Service, j London, Nov. 27. In the House of Commons at question time. Mr. Bridgeman (First Lord of the Admiralty) gave the following figures, showing the personnel of the chief navies at July 31st., 1914, and July 31st., 1928, respectively. Great Britain, excluding
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    U.S. NATIONAL CITY BANK.
    95 7 Scheme to Increase Capital. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Nov. 27. The directors of the National City Bank have recommended to stockholders a $50,--f.00.000 stock issue. $10,000,000, thereof to be used to increase the captal from $90,000 000, to $100,000,000. A sum of $35,000,000. will be added
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    SEA POWER CONFERENCE IN CANADA?
    96 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Nov. 28. Mr. Britten, chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, has cabled to Mr. Baldwin suggesting that a joint meeting of a committee composed of British members of the House of Commons and the Naval Affairs Committee
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    AMERICAN IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS.
    80 7 [Reuter's Service.] New Orleans. Nov. 27. The report of the committee of the convention of the American Federation of Labour, advocates the extension of the "immigration system to Latin-America, the West Indies, Philippines and Canada." The motion was adopted at the request of the Detroit delegates opposing
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    NEW ZEALAND ELECTIONS.
    59 7 Final State of Parties. [Reuter's Service.3 Wellington. Nov. 27. The final state of the parties after the election is: Reform Party (Government) 29; Sir Joseph Ward's United Party 27; Labour 19; Independents 5. Three Independents are pledged to support Ward. The state of parties at the dissolution
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    SUSPENSION OF CONTINENTAL AIR MAILS.
    51 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 27. The Postmaster-General announces that owing: to the suspension of certain connecting air services abroad, the letter air mail services to Denmark, Sweden and Norway and the air parcel services to Denmark and Sweden have been suspended until further
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    NEW COTTON TRADING PLAN
    42 7 New York, Nov. 27. The Board of Managers of the New York cotton exchange announces that it has approved generally a plan for trading m securities m cottor-mill companies m addition to the present trading m cotton futures.
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    NEW REPAIR SHIP LAUNCHED.
    42 7 I British Radio Official Service.* Rugby, Nov. 27. The fleet repair ship Resource was launched at Vickers, Armstrong and Co.'s yard at Barrow by Mrs. Headlam, wife of Lieut.Col. C. Headlam, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty.
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    702 7 AMATEUR RACE MEETING. Thursday and Saturday, the 6th. and Bth. December, 1928. Two handicaps for second Class Hor*et«. Two divided handicaps for third rta*» Horses. Two handicaps fur first Clans Ponies. Two divided HANDICAPS for second tla*s Ponies. FIRST RACE: At 2.30 p.m. on Thursday and 2.15
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      698 7 NOTICES. NOTICE. YOUNG LADIES and GENTLEMEN m New Zealand, Australia, Africa, Canada, etrt., desire friendly correspondence with t*M6 m the East. N. Z. OVERSEAS FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE, ChriHtchurch, New Zealand. NOTICE IS HERKBY GIVEN that the above Tr«dC Mark b the exclusive propirty of THE TASI ASIATIC COMPANY LIMITED (AKTIRSKLSKABRT DET
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      530 7 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for the supply and erection of One Steam Boiler, Six Scalding Tanks, and all necessary piping, valves, fittings etc., for Abattoirs to be erected at Jalan Besar. Plans and specification may be obtained at the Municipal Engineer's Office between the hours of 2,30 and
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      164 7 AGONISING PILES CURED No Knife! No Surgeon! No other affliction oauees more human Misery than Piles. Yet Piles oan be quickly aaJ •aatly cured without the use of knife. scissors* "hot iron," electricity, or any other cutting* or burning metf.od, and without confinement v bed, and nu doctor's or hospital
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. '
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      IN MEMORIAM.
      49 8 In ever lovinp memoiy of George Alfred William Picton-Gilroy, who dfed at Singapore on November 29th., 1927. The sting was bitter, the cut severe. To part with one we loved so dear. < The trial was hard, we'll not complain, But trust m Christ we will meet again.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1928. THE KING'S HEALTH.
    423 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1928. THE KING'S HEALTH. Whilst it would of course be injudicious to assume, as a consequence of the recent news as to His Majesty's health that he was m any way out of all danger, we hope it may now be admitted that a
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    ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL POLICY.
    263 8 The suggestion by Mr. Britten, the Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives, that that committee and a group of members of the British House of Commons should m^et m Canada and discuss some aspects of the naval problems as they
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    1241 8 The marriage of Miss A. M. Barnet to Mr. Alex. M^cintyre, of Kferling Estate, will take place at the Presbyterian Church, Penang, on Saturday. Miss E. Shoebridge, who has been seriously ill m hospital for the past three weeks, is now making very satisfactory progress. 8.N.8. Herald. Mr. S. W.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    80 8 FATAL Motor driving! Ship's OfficeT Fj ne(i Mr. T**. oJr^fcli was charged with •efli^J** connection with the death (f has been fined if tuaU ln th( r V Causes Court, whilst th, taxima i!** mitted him to drir* ha, h,,, n It will be renu-mh-n, 20 Mr. Taylor
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    DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
    63 8 [FKEE rUM SKUVir:; ,0,.y R (IHT On October th.ye anne.l r h u r up a car m broad d ul lirllt an jJT** Siamese woman occupant to lZj jewellery to the value „f ticals 5 One of the ■•complices m thV'robtun. has bam irmtod and <h, lir
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    TESTING A FLYER.
    62 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) I'enang. \n» In the police court Mr. Gfe«M| 1,, n n y Messrs. Italasia Liniite.l «ga tim-d $r» T driving to the danuer of the puMu* He stated he was testing the nirine of a sports Fiat said to bt CUftkk <>f 7:,
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    DRAMATICS TO AID CHARITY.
    89 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur. Ntr. H In response to a letter t'nun the rVUMki of Chinese. Selanpor an<i Pahantr. MpiA^ the collection of funds f<n the CUmm miternity hospital at Kuala Lumpur \it Chinese ("hainlHT <>f OWMMfM oonvetw-d i public meeting here which VM
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    APPEAL CASE JUDGMENT RESERVED.
    85 8 [From Our Own Corrvspoiuivnt Kuala Lumpur. N<n. IH. In the Supreme Court yestt-rdav, bff"* the Chief Justice. Sir Henry Qm^HM (president). Mr. Justice Fumr Manby, and Mr. Justice Thome, S. R. M A L Riniasamy, Chetty (plaintiff), apnealod aptm-t a decision m a case m which
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    KUALA LUMPUR WEDDING.
    44 8 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumruf. Nov The marriage of Captain Sylney Sm: of the Public Works l><'|>artnu-nt. and Freena, daughter of Dr. A. A •j**J Mrs. Woods, of King's r,, U nty. Insh ri State, was solemnised Kuala lump yesterday.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    60 8 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FMBBFBBM SKUVHK COPTtlflff| London. Nov. 28, 4.10 p* Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and N>» notify to-day's tin prices as folio' Spot £239.17.9 (up 18s. HI l>r ward £237.4.9 (up £1.5.0) Messrs. Symington and SnctaJ notify to-day's rubber prices follow Spot 8 9 16 (down
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    WILBUR'S BLACKBIRDS.
    86 8 The Wilbur Blackbird, trill town. One of the n.nst M*» Jj^ of colored entertainers v r .rtraniz have heard of the Harlem ia«. >>" and bizarre rhythm 7 The BbrkM have all of it. You JJ«r crn plantation melodies. will have all these. And ing lullabies, the plaintive
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    44 8 The Police have arre>t."l Chinese who is rftf* several Chinese women ta n IJJ^ hard-earned saving- X HT W the accused l w n business and that «jv r d jo* money with him. A torj* E involved. The accuse, > absconds!, is being >''» IOIH
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    THE KING'S HEALTH
    235 9 ui-BLIC REJOICING GENERAL. The Prince's Return. [Reutor's Service.] I ondnn, Nov. 28. m ws pap« i> all rejoice at the better ,h«' Img'* illness and tributes are .'the "aff««'tionato concern and sense ,f the Pri«c« ni Wales m curtailing an vM f pointed -it that although the
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    DOCTORS' LETTER TO THE CABINET.
    152 9 l.ondon. Nov. 2H. ftltr from Lord I>awson. headed a-i.rurham Palace. 9 a.m." and addressed v.nc Home Svm-tary was submitted to the ibifK-t this morning. It says: I gather wish a more detailed opinion -t Hi- Hajesty'i illness than is containK.n the daily bulletin. Will you
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    WHY THE PRINCES RETURN.
    93 9 l^anng for a long Convalescence. Plttl SEIVICB.— COPYRIGHT.] I <md<»n. No\. 28. [V public appear to regard the annouticrtturn of the Princ«- of Wales and the I GhWMtcr a> unnecessary, unless, > possible, it is proposcl that they I take o\at the King's public engage- II
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    British Radio—Official Service.
    237 9 British Radio— Official Service. Rugby. Nov. 28. f'nnc* of Wafea and Duke of Glour are both at present m Tanganyika The Priacc returned to Docioma r**f aft a few days' hunting m a Irangi district. The Duke of Glou- **en ■hootiltf near Lake Rukla. ri;rinal Pan was to join one-
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    QUESTION AT MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    55 9 QUES TION AT MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. tin «>f the Municipal CommoTT <'w. Dr. Lim Han Hoe will for m tJL m Was paid for ettin K **P«rt >ofth e Tn lm v provt *"ient of the accou***ndation B TV what were the «comt expert and are Buch re V.« th carried
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    COTTON SUBSTITUTE.
    175 9 AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. Prospects for English Planting. [British Radio— Official Service.] T Rufby. Nov. 28. The discovery of a plant yielding a high percentage of fibre calculated to provide an SrlT n Ve i COt tOn HaS "-ted P great terest m Lancashire and the demand for specmens
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    GENERAL BOOTH'S SUCCESSOR.
    41 9 [FKKE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.) f I>ondon, Nov. 28. General booth is recovering from his illness and the high council of the Salvation Aimy will meet, as arranged, m January to decide on whom the generalship i s to
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    THE ZOO TRAGEDY.
    40 9 {FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT.] o London. N o 2s. Sandwe the Mahout at the Zoological hardens who was charged with the murder of a fellow mahout a little while ago under dramatic circumstances, has been sentenced t*» death.
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    DEATH OF F. H. BUTLER.
    165 9 An Adventurous Life. [Reuter's Service.] London. Nov. 28. The death is announced of M*r Frank Hedges Butler. [Deceased who was 73 years of age was a director of Hedges and Butler and had many interests m a life full of varied adventure. An accomplished violinist
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    CHINA CABLE NEWS.
    173 9 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hong Kong, Nov. 28. Chan Hing Wan, Chow Pao Hang, Wong Yui Kwang have prepared for a second flight to survey air routes m China to leave Canton m the seaplane Chukong on December the first for Foochow, Shanghai, Chefoo,
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    39 9 Their Majesties Return to Tokio. (By courtesy of Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 27. Their Majesties the Emperor and Emr press who completed a^l the functions concerning the Enthronement Ceremony at Kioto arrived to Tokio to-day.
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    FOREIGN OFFICE BUSY.
    98 9 Negotiations for the settlement of questions on China's salt gabelle and the Tariff Revision are now proceeding satisfactorily at Shanghai between Sung Tzu-wen, Finance Minister for the Nationalist Government and Mr. Yada. Japanese ConsulGeneral at Shanghai, who is acting as envoy of the Japanese Government m the
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    AUTOMATIC S.O.S.
    259 9 SUGGESTIONS FOR SAFETY AT SEA. Discussion m Commons. [British Radio— Official Service.! Rugby, Nov. 27. Sir Robert Thomas (Lib., Anglesey) asked the President of the Board of Trade, m the House of Commons, whether, with a view to affording: wireless operators on board ships a chance of saving
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    ECHO OF RYE LIFEBOAT CALAMITY.
    141 9 Question m the House. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Nov. 27. The recent disaster to the lifeboat at Rye, m which 17 lives were lost, was recalled by a question put m the House of Commons by Lieut-Comdr. J. M. Ktnworthy (Lab.. Hull, Central) as
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    CORPORAL AND P.C. IN TROUBLE.
    227 9 Alleged Demands for "CoffeeMoney." Serious allegations have been made against a Malay Corporal and Police Constable attached to the Upper Serangoon Police Station and as a result, Jappar bin Bachi, the Corporal, and Sa'ari bin Mat, the P.C., have been charged m the Police Courts
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    75 9 A big assembly of the German community and the European and Asiatic staffs of Messrs. B. Grimm and Co., and somo Siamese officials gathered at the Bangkok railway terminus on Nov. 21st. to wish Mr. and Mrs. A. Link bon voyage. Mr Link is proceeding to the head office of
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    ESTATE CLAIM.
    1196 9 here to-day the truth, or that which you gave at your public examination Witness: This one I have given m the box to-day is the truth. This closed the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Storr said he had no other evidence to offer on behalf of the
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      554 10 EDerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) "BLBNUr UHL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1928. s.B. CITY OF TOKIO Dec. 15 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN Jan. 12 s.s. CITY
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      424 10 P.ft»O. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR ANtT ORIENTAL S N fn UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <o'\ f«\uVv LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SER\ |<>: OUTWARDS FROM LONDOPTfOR CHINA \M» \\n\ Due Tonnage. Singapore. I^, MANTUA 11,000 Dec. 1 KHYBER t
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      618 11 O. S. K. Line. Arrive. Rott< rdaii), Hamburg, Bremen. .rk and Antwvrp via Colombo, V |,r. S«ei mi T"t Said. AluU> Ma|U rtuffco* T° wn B— isjii Rio d«> and Buvnos Aire*. K,,und tb.-\Wd passage £150.) Sant... Main ov L >'» <lV {0 i»i^>- i /.ari/ioar. I)ar-«*s-Salaani. ».iir.ri. i Marques
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      636 11 K. P. M HHWNILYK PMeVMRT MJUTSCHAPPIJ. (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. Representative* m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Tenant). of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    564 12 LOSS OF S.S. VESTRIS. (To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.) Sir, As so much nonsense has been published m the Press relative to the loss ot the above-named vessel, some facts which probably had a direct bearing upon the sinking of this vessel might interest your readers.
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    YESTERDAY'S CARGOES.
    177 12 200 sheep and 200 goats by the Tokushima Maru from Calcutta, bound for Honp Kong. Two antelopes were brought from Calcutta yesterday by the Elephanta. The Barendsz brought 258 bullocks and 1,875 pigs from Sourabaya. At 11 a.m. yesterday Hong Koi.g Observatory reported a typhoon within sixty miles
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    71 12 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) For the twenty -four hours ending mid- right Nov. 27th. Max. shade temp. 89.1 F Mm. shade temp. 75.5 F Mean shade temp. 81 F Max. sun radiation 155 F Mm. grass radiation 72 F Sea temperature Max. 82 Mm. 81
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      705 12 Burns Philp line (Incorporated m Australia). (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) I Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to
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      62 12 sjs. GASCOYNE. Consignees of -cargo per the above steamer from W. A. (arrived Nov. 26th) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Jardine's Wharf on Wednesday, December sth, 1928, «t 9 a.m. No further Survey will be held.
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      386 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc.. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA Aim BALTIMORE. (via Suez). M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Dec. 16 M.S. SILVERBELLE due Jan. 4 M.S. 9ILVERHAZEL due Jan. 26 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVicf SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO \\n
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      127 12 HENDERSON LINE. ■CUM/LI Or SAN. INKS By Fortnightly PMaMfW MWMN Between Rangoon. Marseilles and KniMand. I ■OMKWARD BAILOMti Port of Disembarkation I'lymouth. I UN R«nro««. s.s. AMARAPOORA Mi s.s. CHINDWIN s.s. KBMMBNDiNE «s. BHAMO Ms BAGAING s.s. PEGI* sj. BURMA Nl s.s. YOMA s.s. AMARAPOORA S.S. CHINDWIN s.s. KEMMKNDINK s.s.
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      693 12 MAIL 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, Sere m ban, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday
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      47 12 Elephanta, Brit. 2695, from Calcutta 28. for Calcutta 30. Boribat, Siam, 352, from Trengganu 28, for Bacho 1. Angby, Sar. 417. from Saigon 28, for Saigon 29. Barentsz, Dut. 2944. from Sourabaya 28, for Sourabaya nnc. Islander, Brit. 533, from Cocos Island 28, for Christmas Island 8.
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    PROBLEMS OF DIVORCEAND AFTER.
    869 13 "If only people realised." I once heard a middle-aged woman say, ''all that a divorce involves, they would think twice before they applied for one," writes Mr. Alec Waugh, the popular novelist, m the Daily Express No one who has had any experience of the divorce
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    186 13 Mrs. Hilton Philipson, formerly Miis Mabel Russell the well-known actress, who has been Conservative member of Parliament for Berwick on Tweed for six years, has announced that she will not stand as candidate m the next general election. A correspondent, signing himself "Labour," wr-ites to The Times: I am between
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      416 13 CHRISTMASCRACKERS I \\V have a larjre selection of Mead and Field's 5 and Tom Smith's 1 CHRISTMAS CRACKERS I TABLE DECORATIONS I NOVELTY CRACKERS, ETC. 1 In all colours and at prices to suit all purses 3j 1 WRITK KIR CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE, OR CALL AND I MAKE A PERSONAL SELECTION.
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      497 13 A CAR Wm, WELL g^^A^A^ AirENTK)N. THE VALUE OF I BLUEBELL j 1 fffmLjL^KSf' METAL. POLISH 1 f(j|R^^sfer brings brightness [fij 7/ V RECKITT& SONS. LTD. (BLUEBELL POLISH CO) FULHAM. LONBON, S.W. >: 'm j iiij MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD., I 14-20 Orchard Rd., Singapore. 1 B^^^^,^,^,^^^.^^^.^^^^^^^ l=. S?P! €Seillted irhroilghoilt
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    AIR POWER.
    1037 14 FLYING BOATS ON EMPIRE ROUTES. Success of Calcutta Type. Any doubts which may have existed as to the possibility of employing 1 flying-boati to advantage on Empire air routes, have most certainly been dispelled by the results obtained with the all-metal short "Calcutta" type driven by three Bristol
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    BERLIN'S OWN BOAT RACE.
    661 14 IJtrlm. Oct. 22. L'>n<ioneis man) perhaps be s little astonished to leant that they have lost their time-honoured monopoly of. the Oxford r.nd c ambridge Boatrace. This does not mean ie imply that the two Universities hold ,1 rhere surreptitious ontest Lunuin^iy cc«isled from the pub]
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    EARLY EFFORTS TO MAKE MAPS.
    314 14 EARLY EFFORTS TO MAKE MAPS. An analysis of man's early effort* m ihi art of cartography was mad by Mr. W. H. Barker, m a lecture be rave t the Manchester Geographical Society. A finished map. h:> s<ji*l. was at th tame time scientific document and work of art. A
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    THE LONDON ZOO.
    410 14 Habits of the Octopus. On Oetoher L6th a very i;m male colt was born to the pair «>i Grevy's icbras at the Zoo. The younir animal was running about actively within a lew hours of its birth. It is h beautiful creature, as iuliy striped as its
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    742 15 LYALL AND EVATTS WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Nov. 2H. The sharp rise m the price of Tin which was generally foretasted by Home financial papers a few weeks ago, has materialised, local closing strong at $118U with Spot at £239 2s tid and three months at £2'M\, all
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST
    122 15 Yesterday's Alterations. J I Bayer* Sellers. Hang Eatt («l SSN •!7'Kuchai (2 1 I.<>S 1.71 Kuyuhs 33!* M 7- Cons. 7;> 7". rVnawats SP !»1 Rahman Hy<l. IM IM Kantau Old. ($1 1.15 l.lH'j Kantau Pref. I.^7'^ Ml Mi Raubt! .">.(K) 5^6 l T !u Piah vs>
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    17 15 datn-v and llateman, Secretaries. .limah, :il.2C»r>; Punpfc-or. Ii.GU; Htikit I*.. .>. 1 i X
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 15 Xovemher 2S. Hank 4. ni.s. 2 4 ."> 22 ttank demand «v 2j4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4% New York, demand 56 7|16 Credits !»0 Hays 68 4 France, demxnd 1446 India, J". T. 154 k. Hong Kong, demand 10% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 121 Java, demand 140.. Hanjrknk.
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    207 15 ROSE MACPH AIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore. No\. 2H. KuUlkt. Lommn S!» I6d unchanged. Local HH4. Tla._London &S&. 12s 6 up. Local llS.r>o for 800 tons. Mining. -Steady. Sungei Way AMO -lAV. Klanu River 8.50 'ifM. Penawat I>l, Kuchai I.oB'a 1.70, L'lu Klang Itf prem.. Hong Futt :U ■'»'>. IVtalinu 4.!»o
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    15 15 Bow wife: It Is a gnat strain on a woman to keep a born-tireO husband.
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    PRODUCE.
    200 15 Xowmbfi 28. Tin 200 Tons $118.50 BmMn 9*4 IVpptr Whin- i»4Vj JVpp«-r Klack 65 Flako Tapioca HV* Pearl Sago Small 7si Copra Sundried 10.40 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old Mo. 1 S3U Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 266 Rice, Siam
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    53 15 November 2Slh., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Tom- of Market: Steady <\\in-t. L;in-st Cable: London Spot licet B%d. pet H>. Now York Spot Shwt (i.cts. 17% P*'i Ik. Spot Stan'la:.! K.S.S. Spot i'.'U „,i Ttnder D*c. l 4 »H Jan-M;ii. J'.'-i Apr-Juiu'
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    FRASEUS SHAKE LIST.
    311 15 I rsterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Hong Ifctfci 37 Johan Tin (slt W 34 Kent Tin <2s> 5i !>d fa M Kinta Dredges ($1) l->- !••>' Kuyoh Tin 31 {1 Ungai Tin 2.M2 Malayan Collieries HIM 4O. r )!i 41.00 Murai Tin (*U '•-•"> l Nawnp Pet <Sl>
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    138 15 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 892 nd. auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1,657,775 lbs.; 740.07 tons. Offered 1,370,806 lbs.; HI 1.74 tons. Sold I4SSJOM lbs.; 514.77 tons. Spot. London BSd. New York 17V ct^. PRICES REALIZED. The next auction
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    FRASERS WEEKLY REPORT.
    750 15 Singapore, Nov. 27. The local share Market has l>een very firm during the last few days and a considerable expansion of business has only been restricted by the absence of tellers m both the Rubber ami Industrial Sections at or near prevailing quotations. The raw material has
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      328 15 ASSETS OVER $8,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,001) THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, EC. TJ,e Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      350 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Resei-ve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, F.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Tongkah Amntsar Ipoh (Bhuket). Barn., ok
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      398 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hone Kong). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—Sterling £6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIPECTORS. A. H. Compton, Esq., Chairman. N. S. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. B.
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      42 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE I Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. j Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW -CO., T Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A, GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    THE TOTE AT HOME.
    189 16 RACECOURSE OWNERS FIX POLICY. Doncaster and Goodwood Agree. FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT] London. Nov. 28. A meeting has been held of the Racecourse Proprietor?-' Association for the purpose of discussing the proposals of the Racecourse Control Board with reference mainly to the question of machine betting.
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    INTERNATIONAL ASCOT.
    116 16 L\merican Champion to Run. [FMCI I'HKSS BEIVICB.— COPYRIGHT I London, Nov. 23. The racing world is interested m the announcement that the American horse, Reigh Count, which has been entered for the Ascot Gold Cup will arrive m England on December 10th. Thus this race will assume an
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    GREYHOUND RACING.
    27 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT. I London. Nov. 28. It is underwood the London greyhound tracks will resume their races at the end of the year.
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    MALAYAN TURF CHANGES.
    156 16 Latest Classification List. The following are the latest amendments announced to Classification List No. 2. Horses. Transfers: Quantico from Class 2 to Class 1; May Pan Out from Class 1 to Class 2. Who's Who from Class 1 to Class 2; Bridgetown from Class 1 to Class
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    130 16 The following is the result of the Mixed Foursomes, p\ayed on the Garrison -Golf Club Course on Tuesday. Mrs. W. H. Hansell and and T. B. B. Nicoll 44 14* 2 29% M|M Hope Falktver and Capt H. B. W. SaviUe 46 14 32 Mrs. Perkins and
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    THE NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    89 16 Committees Elected. The mating m connection with the New Year Sports was held m the Cricket Club lounge yesterday evening as advertised, only Tve'ry small attendance being /resent, with Mr. V. D. Knowles m the Chair. It was decided to hold the Land and Sea Spirts
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    FOOTBALL.
    263 16 JOHORE MALAYS BEATEN. Taib's Hat Trick. Malays. .7; Johore Kahru. There were practically no spectators at vesterday 'b charity match at the Stadium, the adverse weather undoubtedly causing many people to think that the fixture would be abandoned The Singapore Malays had no difficulty m disposing of the visiting
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      135 16 The following are the teams for the game between Scotland and the rest on the Padang to-morrow: Seotbnd:— A. N. McCaulay; C. R. McArthur, R. B. Gotch. J. M. Scoular. J. H. Purves; E. M. F. Fergusson. A. Cairns; J. McLeod. J. A. Grant (Cap*.), E.
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      112 16 The following will represent the S.C.C. vs. A. Company The Welch Regiment at Rugby next Thursday: J. R. Purves; R. G. Littlehales. H. Price. C. B. Pecker (Capt.K W. Perrott; I. A. M. Smallwood, J. D. B. Moffatt; E. J. Sturgess. C. P. Burke. D. H. Palmer. R.
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      UNITED SERVICES A.
      35 16 The United Services A team travelled to Johore Bahru yesterday afternoon where they met a South Johore team. A pood pame ended m a win for Johore by 8 points to nil.
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    87 16 The following: i« the repoit for weel ending November 24th. Total Flying Time 12 hour? 00 mins The weather has been very much agrainst us this week vs-ry little flying beinjr possible m the evenings. On 21st instant R. Johnstone passed hi? altitude test for "A" license.
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    NOVEL PUBLICITY FOR "LILAC TIME."
    132 16 Novel publicity has been exploited by First National Pictures m connection with their new film. Lilac Time, starring Colleen Moore, which is to appear at the Alhambra shortly. A one-reel film was "shot" depicting the anival of noted film star? at the premiere of the
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    Y.M.C.A. BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP.
    44 16 The annual badminton championship open to all junior and senior members of the V.M.C.A. will commence on Thursday Dec. Pth. Entry lists aTe now posted m the Orchard Road building and members are requested to sign the list before Dec. 4th.
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    23 16 Under somewhat adverse conditions yesterday an S.C.C. hockey team defeated a combined Boustead and Borneo Company team on the Padang by I—o.1 0.
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    CO-OPERATION.
    1638 16 AN ESTABLISHED SOCIETY. 'The Annual Meeting. The postponed annual general meeting of the Singapore Mercantile Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Limited was heid on Tuesday at the V.M.C.A. J?own Town Branch, the President, Mr. R. M. WilluMbi m the chair. The President m the course of his speech said:
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    ALLEGED BANISHEE.
    306 16 WANTS INFORMER'S NAME DISCLOSED. The Judge's Advice. The danger, m some cases, of arresting persons on mere information from an individual, was commented upon by the Second Magistrate, Mr. W. N. Gourlay, when he had before him an alleged returned Chinese banishee. When the charge of unlawful return
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    A RUDE AWAKENING.
    70 16 The police have a report that the quarters of Major Hodges, of the 2nd. Welch Regiment at Tanglin. were intruded upon by some person at midnight recently. The prowler went into the bedroom of the European poverness who was awakened. The person, whoever he was. escaped and
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      319 16 I (H^jjjf Trade Mark. I I -His "HIS MASTER'S^ VOIfP- 1 i Master's stands for g U; ,ii, v at I 4 r V iC f On a 0 I Gramophones instrument of the hirt, Ll ara nWi I t ii,asy cry part ()n ir 51 Payments be St music,
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