The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 September 1929

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1929. NO. 12,8.T2
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  • 357 1 the Hank or England has raised the discount rate to 6' 2 per cent, it is said, with the idea of preventing the drain of j,o!d reserves cut of the country Cage •>. I he antagonism between Fascists and Socialists and Government's inability to deal with it
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  • 925 1 For forty or fifty miles the road winds and bumps, following the course of the river, while the hills gradually come nearer on either side till, by the time it reaches the little town of Bright, the great massif of Mount Buffalo (so called because it is
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 306 1 MAKES BRASSWARE BRIGHTSHINE <HISE LIKE THE SUN. RafSes Hotel I I FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION 1 TEA I GRILL ROOM AFTER DANCES UNRIVALLED IN THK KAST DINNER jS CnK^nlv COMMENCING SATURDAY. DANCES I IWBDNKUT SEPTEMBER 29th TUESDAY. rRIDAY SpEC AL ENG^EM^T TH "HSDAY 0F SATURDAY. L^- MLLE MURA
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    • 168 1 r^iai r^r 111(1 v\ y^—^>v b V iialfa century of steadily R EUROPE |D HOTEL i j M R«MfwiMi bw RseMuaeiMUt ioa jj SPECIAL NOTICE. j| THE MANAGEMENT RESPECTFULLY BEG TO ANNOUNCE AS FROM SATURDAY OCT. sth i j $1 ENTRANCE FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR DANCING FOR NON DINERS
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    • 98 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT Public auction of Outram Road property Page 13. New shipment of fresh salmon at CsM Storage Page h. The Oldsmobile Six gives you great value for the prict? Page 8. Ifoiltrie'a have three new model* of H. M. V. gramophones Page 16. N ticca by Siasjapore Municipality Estate
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    • 8 1 FOR YOUR FOOTWEAR, BLANCONA KEEPS NEW SHOES NEW.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 141 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 2~th. High Water. 4.57 a.m., 6.7, .'1.47 p.m., 7.8. Dutch homeward mail dosei IS ...in. V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival. I Hockey: Raiflo Inst, sa, S.R.C. Football: S.C.C. Six-;.-: xh romp. Warwick Revue Co., Theatre, i».:>0 The Merry] Go RounrJ. Saturday, tttk. Hitrh Water, 7.34 .-i.m.. »».7. *>.2fl p.m,
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  • 630 2 Singapore. Sept. 21. The prices quoted -are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variation p. MEAT. Beei steak (Bound) Kati 49 Bee stem? or curry do 40, Pork, lean do G4 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality) do
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 503 2 tokw S/ss Dust is dangerous Ibut Throatlcts will remove the irritation and prerent infection. Importers S+U by ell ChanitU MEDICAL HALL, LTD. IN THE HOMEIN THE HOTEL LEASPERRINS SAUCE WATERPROOF CANVAS. Beautiful Green and White Blinds and Tarpaulins of First-class British manufacture, including stitching with eyelets and rope complete. Durable
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    • 232 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Two NigKts Oi\ly TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW AT 9.30. EDGAR WARWICK PRESENTS THE Warwick Revue Co. IN TWO NEW REVUES. To-NisHt The Merry-Go-Round Saturday "YES PLEASE" BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. PRICES: $4, $2 and $1. MONDAY NEXT CONTINUED SEASON OF THE Lawson Sidney Company Monday, Sept. 301 h. Tuesday. Oct.
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    • 395 2 alhambraU Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. >|)riWi(r V3M J PROGRAMME I Commencing Wednesday, Sept. 25th. ending \i I •uc»nda\ Sent I In the Second Show at 9 p m THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS I REX INGRAM'S PRODUCTION I THE 3 PASSION with Alice Terry and Ivan IV J The Drama
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  • 1017 3 HOW THEY OPERATE ON HOOGHLY. Calcutta's Underworld. The other day the biggest cocaine seizure ot the year was made on the Hooghly Excise officers saw a boat moving surreptitiously away from a steamer. They gave chase but the culprits escaped ashore, leav--ing behind 1,175 ounces of the drug
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  • 513 3 Woman not Guilty of Burglary. A remarkable woman, whose astonishing address to the jury enlivened the London Sessions, was found r-ot guilty of a charge of breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Max Nattlar, of Li^le-street, Ijeicester-square, W.C.. ano stealing four evening gowns and other articles. She
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  • 238 3 "I HAVE ROBBED THE BANK OF £4,300." Alleged Confession by ClearingHouse Chief. A rarpriaing oonfcesioa was alleged to have been made by Hi* hard Ward, bank official who was chanted at Liverpool with stealing ElBO from hi^ employers. Ward, who is u ;ts chief sf the ehequeclearing department at ths
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 102 3 JP- c yhciiSoft&Geotves I«M|| IM »CO»l** > II and a rub k^ I furDltLT mil V^'lt Vii^bbl^ W Will not smear nor fingermark. j Sold everywhere m glass bottles and artistic blue jars, j which make attractive flower vases when empty. Manufactured by RONUK. Ltd.. PORTSLADE, England. I i^—^— CHEF
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    • 542 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited." 1 BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street r MALACCA 11, Light Street PBNANG onfhot W c^n^ 1 B Roistered by and Security deposited with the determined to shrivel you i» v than Straits Settlements Government. s glass of Monttcrrat. Thai a m_ A delicious Lime Juice
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  • Moods and Modes of Eve
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      24 4 An alluring new season beach ensemble exhibited at David Jones' (Sydney). Popularity is predicted for this outsize m hats on Australian beaches this sumer.
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    • 352 4 RELATIVES By BETTY DAWES. IT WOULD SEEM that everybody hates relatives, with the exception of a few of close consanguinity. But, since everyone is a relative of someone else, it follows that each of us comes within someone's circle of loathed ones. It has been cynically, though not untruthfully said,
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    • 257 4 FLAT WATCHES enclosed m reptile skin cases have been m use for some time now, but a more novel idea is the watch made m the same shape, but every time the case is drawn apart, it is automatically wound for the next four hoursIt may sound rather
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    • 783 4 Do You Know How to Wear your Clothes Special Friday Article by our Woman Correspondent. I HOPE I shall not offend my readers if, to-day, I say a few words about how to put on clothes. A woman may be unable to afford expensive garments, or may have to wear
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    • Article, Illustration
      28 4 Some of the most exclusive mill inery at home is fur-trimmed this season, a narrow band of ermine on a black fur felt being a particularly pretty choice.
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    • 628 4 Problems of the Eastern Student. (BY A STRAITS BAB A.) IT IS the easiest thing to moralise on the errors of other men but it does one's soul good to do so on proper cccasins. Every lesson drawn from life's conduct serves as a signal for caution
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    • 156 4 ["Next Year's Fashions" were a topic of discussion at the Chamber of .Draper's annual summer school]. "Skirts will be longer; waists be high; The flare is going out." Collars and belts will multiply, And a fantastic rout Of buttons, like a starry sky. Will compass her about. Last
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  • 954 4 Big Boots Shapely Calves. Parisiana CLBMKtSO MADE EASY: THE RICE TIFFIS [From Our Paris Correspondent.] PARIS, drawing the line at fashions which are favoured m London, has long jeered at the Russian boot. Lately, however, rainy weather has played such havoc with the shoes and stockings of those ladies who
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  • Article, Illustration
    27 4 A smart Paris costume seen at Le Touquet. Th black and white printed crepe dress is by Paulir Sainte Anne and the hat is by Le Monnier.
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  • 1499 5 THE IDENTIFICATION OF BALLS. Complicated Tangle. Of the many puzzling" situations constantly arising m golf, the one recently brought to my notice is not only more than usually intricate, but is certainly out of the ordinary run of things, (says an Observer Special Correspondent). The case is interesting
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 147 5 i TAItTF \m fl it* it- SSSsSH 4% 1 Cromptons f V >> When we first started m business our quest was <♦ Quality and no cheapening influences of competi- V ♦> tion can ever make us forget it. t X f UNITED ENGINEERS, LIMITED. V V (Incorporated m the
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    • 266 5 r <^ J EASTERN SERIES VwL /C-^S;^ ~\r=j^i< ■h -0 Burma's national life is no ?ml^feT*4)^^=^^ TIiWWNI! thousands of homes, the richness i,l\Mf i M^^^~Z^^S^\ PM' im^ P ur^y o^ this world-famous f''!.flfriM i JfiP*? 1 milk afe Ia >" mg reBn foundations MffV9^r WL 1 ibsV ~ffl jll I
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  • 1392 6 THE STANDARD OF IRISH HOTELS. Marked Improvement. [From Our Own Correspondent] Dublin, Aug. 29. Irish hotels were long proverbial for being anything but hotels and although there has been some improvement m quite a large area, there are some localities m which much has yet to be
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 357 6 Vitality Balance In diet is essential to the healthy growth and vitality of the child. It is not merely a question of the quantity of food a child gets. The important matter is that it should contain all the food elements required build a healthy body. Virol is the food
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    • 486 6 I f> o o w c t of oerscNAL motor© III rr J ■r /2a_s_sssa_M__ *ffJ iltfra jgaa— f—^a j t_ fl s_s_l-s-s-s-s-s-a_s-sls-s-svs-a_s-sl S-aaaAsWl a_s_a_a-J I SSI Sa»«»**«*^aa 818 aWBMBMaI bhbmbmbmbmbmbmbmbmbmbmbmbmbmi iS aQ HIE LafTl i/rsYfM sS Q lIIIILL_s_sI I Sa I aaV v s*^ a_raßaa_S: Bar- J3 SMasa aV*_aM_Bßßa__.
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  • 132 7 OPERATION OF BEAM AND CABLES. New Company Taking Over. [British Radio— Official Service.] TW- r> Rugby, Sept. 25. «-3?ai P «*tmaster General announces that Beat Sunday the working of Imperial cables ami b t am wireless services to the Dominions and Indja that is, the telegraph system* le
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  • 438 7 n.T TZ bunding for Imoortal and International Communications. Ltd., which is to ■H the great gap on the Victoria Embankment that has been made by the demolition ot the offices originally occupied by the Education Department, and recently by the Iran u-ays Department, of the London Coun.v
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  • 34 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 25. Mr. John Beard, president of the General Workers' Union, was elected chairman of the Crenel al Council of the Trades Union Congress to-day.
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  • 241 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 25. The Cabinet met this morning. and again this afternoon. It is understood that many matters were discussed m view of the Premier's departure for America and his absence from this country for four weeks. A fatal accident occurred on the Batu
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  • 156 7 NOT TO TAKE OUT A LICENCE. Mr. Fielderi's Record. [Tiitisb Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 2i Mr. Helden, who has been appointed personal pdot to the Prince of Wales, was selected out of eighty members of thReserve of the Royal Air Force who were considered for the
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  • 98 7 British Coal for Canada. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 25. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister of Employment, to-day received at the Treasury about a dozen representative coal-owners with whom he wished to discuss the question of selling Biitish coal m Canada. The meeting
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  • 60 7 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Sept. 25. The Council of the Peoples' mmissaries has decreed the introduction of a continuous working week m factories and elsewhere, including Sundays but excluding the five principal revolutionary festivals m the year. The workers m turn take a day "f rest every four
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  • 51 7 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Hankow. Sept. 26. The Ironsides have now penetrated well into Hunan. The Central Governsneni troops have quietly taken ov Ichang. Nanking, Sept. 2H. 1 ;.-t night the Governor of Hunan reported that the Hunan forces after severe lighting, disarmed part of the
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  • 45 7 [Reuter's Service.l <i e neva, Sept. r>. The Council session concluded after Itr. Dalton bad fctated that Great Britain considered it very important that victims of opium traffic should be included m the forthcoming meeting of the advisory committee on opium.
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  • 49 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 2.1. If. Dovgalevaky, Soviet envoy, visited the Fereian Office this afternoon and bad further conversations with Mr. Henderson. No statement wa I issued regarding the conversation. It is undei stood however that a further meeting will take place m due eourae.
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  • 41 7 [Reuter's Service.] Simla, Sept. 2~>. British north-west frontier officials are anxiously watching the latest developments m Afghanistan m view of the danger of tribes with lands on both sides of the frontier becoming involved m civil war.
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  • 21 7 [Reuter's Service.] Meerut, Sept. 25. Twenty-five prisoners arrested m connection with the Communist conspiracy case are hunger-striking.
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  • 156 7 Before Judge Milton D. Purdy m the U.S. Court for China Shanghai Mr. R. W. Squires appeared as defendant m an action for G. $10,000 and Tls. 2,000 brought by Mrs. Kong Leong-kwok as mother and administratrix to the estate of Miss Kong Tang-tarn who was alleged to have died
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  • 479 7 NEW LIGHT ON BIBLE STORY. Patriarch's Vision. Manchester. A story relating to the tv\o brigands who were crucified on either side of Christ i* set forth m the fifth of the WoodbrooKe Studies translated by Dr. A. Mingana, Keeper of Manuscripts at the John Rylands Library, and
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  • 108 7 Now Only for Murder and Assaults On Girls. Melbourne, Auff. 22. In the new Crimes Bill submitted to the Victorian Parliament IV the AttotmeyGeneral (Mr. MaeFarlan) to-day, the abolition of the death penalty, except m cases of murder or serious offences committed against fcirls under 10
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  • 123 7 The fifth annual Agri-Horticultural Show of Kuala Langat was held on Sept. 21 at Telck Patoh, and a huge crowd gathered. His Highness the Sultan of Selangor, accompanied by his A.D.C. Tungku Panglima Raja and His Highness the Raja Muda and the Hon'ble the British Resident of Selangor, was received
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 514 7 ISINESS CARDS. .»®®®>®®)®®®®®®®®9) ;ACH HOUSE I PANJONG KATONG. lc Residential Hotel. S Conor- tc Kathing Pagar, irage, Good Cuisine. f< M. C Gasper, Proprietor. »ys®®®(S)®Sf®®®^^S)a^i^fjff $£®)®®®®®®<?®®®®®®®q :VrR HE WITHOUT META. I whifo solid safety fuel. *$®®®®®®®®®®®®®<$@ 5S N. BUHRIS j Ml E AND MASSAGE. Kampong Bahru Road. SB tS TO
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    • 795 7 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. On and n f, e r September 30th. 1929, our ollice wll be located aa BWLDING rd Fk> r MKKCANTILK B ANK thy «„t,v^.. Xn tiance: DAhpeida Street. THK PORNKO COMPANY, LIMITED, i I. 'corporate.! m England), Singapore. NOTICE, In the Estate of Lee Ken# Yew.
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    • 526 7 t SINGAPORE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH t BAZAAR VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL t ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER IST. i X m i X To be opened at 10 a.m. by Mrs. JOHN SCOTT. X X i i 4 X STALLS: X X Ladies', Gentlemen's, Children's, Dollar, Cakes and Sweets, X Plotftd and Howers, Fanoy
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    • 44 8 ESSON IN'NKS. On th.- Ji>t September, 1929, at Victoria. B.C. by th.- Roy. Df -Inhn Can pbtll. Chaplain t<> H. M. Forces, William H. Ksson. sun of Charh*> J. Esson. of WooJ'ord. London, to Margaret lean Shand, dauphu-r of Ai<.'A«.ii«.er hint*. Banffshire, Scotland.
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  • 757 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27, 1929. INDIA TURNING TO THE LIGHT. In the welter of the political battle which characterises our public relations with India nowadays there is so much confusion, not merely of thought but also of action, among those who claim to be mainly concerned with India's
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  • 290 8 In the account of the "New Chinese Church" m Wednesday's issue, the name of the new pastor was given as the Rev. Tan Leng Tien. It should be the Rev. Quek Keng Hun. The Rev. Tan Leng Tien, who has resided here for many years, conducted the ceremony. The programme
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  • 693 8 A CARELESS MUNICIPAL LORRY DRIVER. Evidence From a Stretcher. Lying on stretcher which whs placed across Counsels' table a witness gave evidence at the Assizes, before the Chief Justice yesterday, when Angkapa, an Indian driver of a Municipal road watering lorry, was charged with causing the death of
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  • 272 8 A splendid tribute to the work of Mr. X. H. P. Whitley as Deputy Public Prosecutor, was paid by the Chief Justice. Sir William Murison. at the conclusion of the Assizes yesterday. Before leaving the bench. His Lordship, addressing the D.P.I*., said:— "l understand
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  • 20 8 Our Bangkok ocfrretjpxmdent telegraphs that the German Charge d'Affaires has entered hospital, where he will be operated on for appendicitis.
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  • 507 8 BOARD KEFUSBB «v APPLICATION^ V Need faTsS; HoUL All but one of siv tn»rd class l,,ru, 'r'."^^ h* LK-ensmgJustuosata,...,,,^.^ the m the District Court v. V **H H. G. Clarke, I) istri( £**> Mr. Magistrate, presided, wppS nd W-A .Fell. v |fc 2J y^ W. r Rayner, Cheon*
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  • 72 8 LATEST TIN AND RI'BBEK PRICES. (FREE PRESS iCBVICI mTYRIGHT London. Sept. 26. \M p.m Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and S* notify to-day's tin prices as I followsSpot C 203 5 16 (down 1 Forward £207 7 16 (down 12 W The market is easier. Messrs. Symington and Sincia, notify
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  • 124 8 Las* Year> IsaiswJf. The report gf Jj Msurvey department t<>r :i^ cidentally seems to as* m the printing since it "J Jrfgtmttng Pf May -stste* work throughout the fSSI J»J domestic buildings. Dnrins l**J«j *ith buildings were completed^"'' jjj #sSJ 615 the previous Spar and SI I M
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 149 8 REMEMBER when you have a guest that is the best. Sole Agents: CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Comp*? it*' Ordinances of Hong Kong). (Incorporated m Shanghai). 90 Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. NEW SHIPMENT FRESH SALMON i Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. I Waltham Table Clocks I NEW
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    • 203 8 @®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®Q 1 THE UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER! A guaranteed Machine with a j| guaranteed service. I PATEBSON, SIMONS CO., I I LIMITED, I g 4 Prince Street, Singapore. I PHONE 2700. 634 T. K. X.'s TYRES. 715x117 Reduced from $13.50 to $11.50 each 24 x 2U —do 6.80 to 5.80 each 26
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  • 182 9 sijlK OF ENGLAND'S LOW RESERVES. Discount Rate Raised. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 26. jhe Bank of England discount rate is to 64 per cent. The rsferaK <& bank rate is attributed -he drain of gold from England, m predion with which the Bank of England over i'L'O.OOO.OOO
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  • 135 9 News Causes Sensation. I Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Sept. 26. anon has been caused m the Bourse inking; circle. U the news that two '••"nan banks, the Deutsche the Disconto-Gesellschaft. whose ire respectively 150,000,000 marks '"arks. a,v negotiating with amalgamation, ial announcement is expected Deutsche Bank,
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  • 73 9 A BLOW FOR STEEL WORKERS. Ebbw Vale Dismissals. PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] London. Sept. 28. .airman of the El hw Vale Steel, Coal Company Limited announced that it will be necessary to give »,000 steel workers at the end of ik. It will be remembered that a fortnight I Aas stated
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  • 60 9 Attempt on Straight-Line Flight f Record. fßeuter's Service.] Le Bourget, Sept. 26. nni a 40 horse-power monoplane the r *an, Van Candenbergh, took off this [*BMit. on an attempt to beat the world a straight-line flight for light es. His route will be via Madrid, Mid Villacisneros. Le
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  • 27 9 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service]. Tokio, Sept. 25. ■SSth is announced of Baron N. Hira- acrnber of the Privy Council. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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  • 168 9 CHINA'S AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN. Dr. Sze m Singapore. Excellency Dr. Szo, who is on his London as Ambassador, came ashore r. with his wife yesterday from 1 Varu. The party were met by k A.D.C. to His Excellency the r J* and Mr. Tong Lav, Consul-General Md a numbe»- of
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  • 212 9 CAUSE OF CHANCELLOR'S RESIGNATION. Fear of Revolution. [Reuter's Service.] Tk„ Vienna, Sept. 25. tensmer^'^'T^ir' 225 fe m ChancenorZto'," Z™^?'"" th HIS resignation is due to thp i^«^ t hold-ng that the nra^^^TC form Tthe Str T/° tarry tthh h torm of the constitution. Consequently they have requested Vice
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  • 120 9 Priests Hacked to Pieces. < [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, Sept. 28. Later details of the Siaoyang murders, m which Bishop Jans and Fathers Bruno and Rupert us were done to death, reveal that the victims met their deaths under particularly revolting- circumstances, their bodies being literally
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  • 39 9 For New Round-the-World Vessels. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Sept. 2ft. The Shipping Board has approved a loan of $10,750,000 to the Dollar Steamship Line for the construction of two twenty-knot cargo vessels for its round-the-world service.
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  • 51 9 American Express Co. Taken Over. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Sept. 26. The Adams Express Company is increasing its capital and acquiring two other investment trusts, the Railway and Express Company (formerly the American Express) and the Haycart Corporation. The new investment trust will have assets of over
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  • 38 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.) London, Sept. 2ft. The Southgate Council has decided that it cannot afford to buy the famous 800 years old Minchenden Oak, and some alarm is felt as to its fate.
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  • 31 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] Bangkok, Sept. 25. It is officially stated that the reports of devastation caused by floods m Northern Siam are exaggerated. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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  • 169 9 An Elaborate and Comprehensive Publication. Mr. H. F. Knapp, F.R.G.S., a well-known journalist and publicity expert, who is spending a few days m Singapore prior to migrating further East, is one of the most successful propagandists of the day and has a series of popular
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  • 254 9 ARREST OF EX-CABINET MINISTER. Charged With Corruption. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] n TT Tokio, Sept. 26. Mr. Heikichi Ogawa, Minister of Railways m the late Tanaka Cabinet and Baron Tanaka's chief political lieutenant, has been summoned to the Public Procurator's office for questioning m connection with charges of
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  • 76 9 Financial Experts to Discuss j Young Plan. j IReuter's Service.] New York, Sept. 26. Mr. Jackson Reynolds ard Xi. Melvin Taylor, Presidents of the First National Banks of New York and Chicago respectively, have left for Kurope aboard the Leviathan to meet financial representatives of Britain.
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  • 157 9 Many Houses Abandoned. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Sept. 2ft. Fire broke out to-day at the Watford works ot the Ellam Duplicating Company. Many acres were affected and a numhe of houses m the vicinity were abandoned. WINDOW-SLASHER CERTIFIED INSANE. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT^ London. Sept.
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  • 125 9 Criminal Breach of Trust Charge. S. V. Vengadasalam Pillay, a well-known moneylender m Singapore, having his place of business at Tank Road, was charged with criminal breach of trust m respect of jewellery valued at $2,875, and with falsely representing that two promissory notes were genuine, thereby
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  • 62 9 Mr. K. M. Coomarasamy, of the Perak Bar, who has been on a health trip to Sumatra, has returned to Ipoh. A telegram has been received from the Corporation of Accountants stating that Mr. Ang Kay Guan of Messrs. Hindhede and Co., Ltd., has passed the Intermediate 1 Examination. Mr.
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  • 132 9 FOUR FEET OF WATER IN GOPENG. An Unsuspected Menace. [From Our Own Correspondent.] T t Ipoh, Sept. 26. The first flood of the Kinta River avoided Ipoh and is concentrating on Gopen S twelve mile.- to the southward on the tr ink road to Kuala Lumpur, where a
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  • 212 9 Film Fan's Midnight Escapade. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Sept. 26. A startling instance of the influence of the cmema on the minds of schoolboys has been bn ught to ligh. as the result of an attempted midnight burglary of a Taipin^ oun B alow on Monday.
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  • 276 9 "Step This Way." I "Step This Way" was the announcement made by the Warwick Revue Company and a large audience took the entertainers at their word and was not sorry. A number Of very bright and enjoyable items were crowded into the programme offered at the Victoria
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  • 255 9 Drop m Taxi Licences. During last year the gross revenue of the Municipal Vehicles Registration Department totalled nearly a million and a quarter dollars, which was over $54,000 more than the previous year, the increase being accounted for by motor lorries, additional taxation on buses and revenue from
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 865 10 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. |*RHEXENOR For London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 532 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. 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. s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Oct. 15 s.s. CITY OF CHESTER Nov. 14 s.s. CITY OF
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    • 435 10 P. &»o. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVEIUtIfWa!' LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK r MENT OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) japan Hue ronnajfe Singapore. Tonna. DELTA B.IOC Sept. 30
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 675 11 O. S. K. Line. IteUiutio... Vtmel Arri^ Lonaon, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen and Antwerp via Colombo, Aden, and Fort Said. ai oc v„ tut„. D«,b«, C|* To™. Rio do Janeiro, M rU Ct 15 16 Santos Montevideo and Buenos Aires ;,^nd-the-World passage £190.] fLa PUta Maru Oct. 10 Oct 11 Mombasa,
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    • 486 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE (^nJAMEIUCAJS MAIL LINE l^i J i^tf^g^^^gm\ TO MARSEILLES. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. From SINGAPORE and^PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Singapore. Singapore. Penang. PRES. POLK Sept. 30 Oct. 3 Oct. 5 PRES. ADAMS Oct. \4 Oct. 17 Oct 19 PRES.
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    • 736 11 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. (KOYAL I'AthEi N At lv.-i J iOIS CO„ OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) (0) LNbEK 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 Penan* of
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  • 232 12 866 deck passengers were conveyed to J Singapore from Amoy and Swatow by the Hong Peng which arrived here yesterday. There were 76 oxen and 160 sheep on the Commandant Mages bound from Dunkerqne to Haiphong, which arrived here yesterday. Capt. Geoffrey Freyberg, R.N. Master Attendant, Singapore, who
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  • 494 12 Venezuelan Raider at Port of Spain. New York, Aug. 15. Mystery surrounds the status of the German steamship Falke, which has been branded as a pirate, by the Venezuelan Government, with the consequent penalties for the crew, on account of the insurgent raid recently carried out at
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  • 132 12 Chinese Letter of Thanks. The excellent service of the N.Y.K. Line and the facilities it affords to all passengers' on hoard, irrespective of their nationalities and the class m which they may travel is appreciated not only by Europeans but by all classes of passengers
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    • 923 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia) (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) 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 Australia.
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    • 726 12 Kerr Steamship Co. In f 44, BEAVER STBEET, NEW YORK. M **«l (incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREiGHf~SERVICF TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHI it,, BALTIMORE. l (via Suez). M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Oct. 6 M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Oct. 31 13 M.S. SILVERASH due Nov. 22 Nov PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVir*
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 723 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    • 55 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Lipis, Sept. 26th: Mr. W. N. Jenkins Mr. Becker, Mr. W. Mills, Mr. Dolman, and Mr. Perrott. < Per Klang, Sept. 26th:— Mr. and Mrs. i Bruce Petrie, Miss Petrie, Mr. and Mrs P M. Bell, Mr. E. W. Gillet, Mr. J. Pestell' Mr. J. T. T.
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  • 781 13 PEER'S SON IN STREET FIGHT. "Scrap" With Labourer. A scene m which there was a great deal of fighting outside the Forty-three Club m Gerrard-street, Soho, at two o'clock one morning recently led to the appearance together m the dock at Bow-street Police Court of Lord Howard
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  • 131 13 m Poverty. Lc. Old Matthew Wellington, the last link with Livingstone, the great African explorer, is poverty stricken, but the Kenya Legislative Assembly have declared he has no claim upon public funds. The old man is the last survivor of the gallant band of Africans, who,
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  • 513 13 Ruling Passion Strong m Death. The- circuinstancjes associated with Urn death of the veteran Adelaide journalist, Mr. James Graves Western who, after bsvin^T been seriously injured m a street accident, insisted on leaving the hospital to lake his copy to the office, and who was afterwards foun«l
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  • 101 13 At the Ipoh Magistrate's Court on Monday morning Mr. I. I. Jeffries, of th*.'. Customs Department, charged a KHeh named Wong Yoon with selling two packets ol Government chandu without a licence ot Saturday last. The accused, who pleaded guilty, waa fined $75 with the alternative of one month's rigorous
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  • 609 13 Proposed Action by U.S. Government. Jt ii now thirty-one years since Mine. Curie, following up the discovery by I'raf. Becquerel, of the radioactive properties of uranium, discovered the wonder-elcr.unt, radium, and extracted a minute -juantity, about the hundredth part of an on ice, ire r. j
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  • 42 13 1 On the morning of the 18th inst. a giant cobra measuring about eight feet m length attacked two Chinese who were cutting fireI wood m the jungle near Rompin town. They killed it and it was vtewed by a large crowd
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    • 838 13 SHERIFFS SALE. THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Suit No. 498 of 1929. Writ of Seizure t Sale dated 12th, June 1929, uonf Rubber Plantation Plaintiff,. versus ong ßoonChwee Defendant. AUCTION SALE j ALL the right title and interest of Ong Boon Chwee's one fifth share
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    • 586 13 REASONS FOR H3i i\l Cfcryrftr il I m I lijmouTh i lIHb superiority i equipment. T X V Tnc provision of a multiplicity of gadgets, most of which X V function for about three weeks of use, is not a feature of X V the Plymouth. The instruments on the
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  • 499 14 £250,000 Paid In: £240 Assets. Paris, Aug. K>. *our years ago the* French Communist party, acting through its organ "Humanite, opened an account on the "savings bank* principle and ostensibly for the benefit of Ita partisans. No interest was offered and the money could he refunded at sight
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  • 1226 14 TINFOIL PRODUCTION IN HANGCHOW. Its Part m Superstition. Tinfoil is a Chekiang specialty with Hangchow, Shaohing and Ningpo leading m production. The export to Kiangsu, Shantung, Kopie, Hupeh, Hunan, etc. is valued at $10,000,000. Countless numbers of inhabitants m Hangchow, Shaohing and Ningpo make a living on this
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    • 99 14 I I 4&S X 8 y^Sj*fas^saasi nin 7 3 Pv v^^w. •> 1 Anm*. \i <"/£**' J I jM \\\\mm^^^gmm I **^ti It WM mm W TT^Hlm, X P?VJ\ \.*fr I 1 atl a CIGARETTES I TIPPED WITH CORK OF PURE NATURAL GROWTH H IllllllllllllllilllliillliJiiliilJi:.:!.: AW i*^a^fta.^s^Ba^Wa*fta*^a*fta*^a*ft**ft**ft**ftfc d*st d*s> jftt
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    • 189 14 ♦*VV*>sJ*^ I YOU WANT IT f z WE HAVE IT I X DELCO-REMY I equipment for your car. I t 1 BORNEO MOTORS, L TD <MJe^>^;e<^^ re»W 1^ THROAT THIS WINTER/ W-. ,a*^> fc iMA'rT antiseptic vapour. I.berated by E> ana g*&^TJ?f<Fl W™ "■•»>"«• qutckly kill the germs that lurk
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  • 700 15 CRASER CO.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, SEPT. 26th. Buyers. .Sellers. Asam Kumbang 38s 6d 39s Gd Ayer Hitam (ns) 14s 14s M Sangria Tin 34s 6d 35a Gd Batang Padang ($1) 28 33 Batu Caves ($1) 1.10 1.45 Bukit Arang ($1) i.:,0 1.60 Burmah Malaya 4is 42s Chenderiang 8s
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  • 66 15 Beptcmbor '26. K;ink- 1 m.». 2 4 ."> A~ Bank demand v 31 tl Private credits :< mj, 4 21 32 Now York, demand Sfi 3^ Credits 90 days |g^ Prance, demand 1442 India, T. 1. i.-,:,:-., Hong Kong, demand ij> 4 o.c. Vokuliama, dfimi|lld 117% .lava, demand 140^
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  • 254 15 Septemb t 26. Tin 175 lon $104.25 (lambier 9 Peppii Whitf 94 IVPH i Buck 54 Flake rapioca 514 Pearl Sa>ro Sir all 8.00 I ppr i Bundricd 9.55 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Rod Eagle (New) g.30 R»ce. Siani old No 1. 830
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  • 66 15 September 26th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyer? Sewers R.S.S. equal te Standard, Q.C.F. 8l U -:r. Standard R.S.S. Spot ;U' 4 14% T n'der rn--, :;;,v 4 N"v. .-{.v^.. .{r, r i., Jan Mai. Mf( .iT 1 Tone of Market: Verj Dull. Luteal Cable: I don
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  • 58 15 Me*ara. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, Agents, have received cable from the Secretaries of Kanuen Robber Co, advising that the Directors have decided to recommend, subject to audit and usual adjustments. dividend, In respect of finsncfol year ended May :Ust. of r> per cent. The Hoard also recommend
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  • 89 15 Taking conditions a s a whole, there i little doubt that the Bangkok market (piece goods) is overstocked, with too many firms competing for the same lines. Owing to the cominjg diminution of padi supplies during the remainder of the present snsaon, importers should exeriese great care during the next
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  • 210 15 ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTDS REPORT. Singapore. Sept. 2Sth. Rubber London I(J i i»;,i. down p.m. Price* Spot :]4 J 4 October 34%, November 354 Nov. -Dec. 85% Jan. -Mar. 86%. Hull. Tin I^ondon £20^ 10s. lit down. Mining. Easier. Sungei Wajn ;*..>:> 8.60, Kuchaia 1.52 1.56,
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  • 162 15 Singapore. Sept. :>o. Then- has been little change m th, tone Of tho market througnout the week and after a Blight improvement to 35, tno period new closes unchanged <»n balance at .:r 4 The latest cables quote London down > H <l at 10.1-lhM and New uvk
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  • 235 15 THE RUBBER INDUSTRY IN AMERICA. rm lirst half of the yea. has pnansjj and while It is too early fur the manufacturing companies to have made public then financial statement it is not hard to guess that the Industry as a whole frill thov* an "Cellent balance sheet. So far
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  • 59 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Sept. 26th.. fining Price. Buyers Sellers. Tpam' a P,n^ t aad al 9s Id Os 1 (»id I ong Kong (fully, 20s 20, Gd" ;»angnga Rivers 7s Ts ;M Southern Malayan l Gs K;S N i Bukit Katils <v) IMalaVa Ptod. J,, Mentakah k 55__?v
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  • 26 15 I Tho pontoon of Teja Tins dred.tr was successfully launched yesterday by the Ln.ted Engineers. Ltd.. who are &ldb£ eJZ&EF the Times of f
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    • 378 15 „SET 3 M.WM. ASSURANCE FORCE OVER S£s THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMFTED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). STh r reSe e S r L NDON FFICE: 27 J^> *.C. deposited with the Supreme dart of England, and complies with the British Life iTTBAmvi? ma wo i~ Assurance Companies Act.
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    • 358 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). m HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Keserve Fund— Sterling 6,000,000 t> ms Silver $14,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS: N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy
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    • 590 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England;. Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,00 C a,d u P 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: r, r. J M Rvrie > Es( l" Chairman. P. K. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford,
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    • 43 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) J ms} FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. ■■BHBBBMB^BMdmBBB Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., J Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 819 16 TOTE DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE. A Reasonable Bet for Owners. One way and another there has been a good deal of discussion m racing circles of late m regard to certain aspects of the financial side of the sport. Roughly, it may be taken that the sweeps were instituted, m
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  • 119 16 Public Services Matches. After a practice on Wednesday afternoon the following sides were chosen to represent the Public Services. Ist XV against the A.P.C on Saturday, September 28th. at Thomson Road ground: King; Minns, Bingham, Harris, Pearson; Gilmour (Capt), Price; MacMillan, Baker, Cessford, Haxworth, Franks, Kent,
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  • 53 16 The following will represent the Java Road eleven m a friendly game of soccer against the Kampong Bahru Team, Johore Bahru on Saturday at Johore: Syed Zain; Marsam and Ahmad Jabar; Asmat, Mohamed Mohsein and Tubi; Wan Ahmad, Madon, Mohamed Amin, Abdullah and Selamat Reservers:— Mohd. Noor, Mohd. Tamby and
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  • 339 16 HOBBS HEADS BATTING E AVERAGES. Veterans Triumph. London, Sept. 18. Hobbs, the Surrey verteran, and Richard Tyldesley, of Lancashire, head the balling and bowling averages, respectively, at the close of the first-class cricket season, at Home. The former is closely followed by Hammond and Woolley. Thus two of
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  • 285 16 First Match on Monday. The S.C.C. hockey season, which, according to the fixture list, promises to be a busyone, begins with the first trial match on the Padang on Monday. It is hoped to be able to play every- Monday, Wednesday and Friday (and on Friday there will
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  • 42 16 Members are informed that owing to the Ladies' Golf Championship of Singapore (Andrew Currie Cup Competition) being played over "Keppel links during October the October monthly mixed foursome and October ladies' spoon competition have been postponed until further notice.
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  • 130 16 Commander P. F. Glover, R.N., won the doubles (with R. J. Ritchie) at the Cranleigh lawn tennis tournament m mail week; and m tihe final of the singles lost to H G. N. Lee 4—6, 6—l, 6—2, 6—3. The case of the man who pulled the com-munication-cord and stopped a
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  • 131 16 WEDNESDAY ANDBURNLEY 1 DO WELL. Bad Day for Carlisle. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 25. The following were the results of games played m the English League to-day: Division I. Aston Villa 5, Arsenal 2. Bolton W. 1, Sheffield Wed. 3. Derby County 1, Burnley 3. Division 11. Notts
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  • 506 16 Mr. G. R. H. Webb's Reminiscences. Recollections of the Club m its earliest days, when the links used to be part of Hooding* estate; jungle bound, (the jungle overridden with wild pig which could be shot ard run to earth m the Devil's hole); of the formation
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  • 89 16 FRENCH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Compston and Boumer Tie. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Sept. 25. In the French Open Golf Championship Archie Compston (Coombe Hill) and Aubrey Boomer (St. Cloud) tied, both returning 283. They will play off to-morrow. Other scores were T. H. Cotton (Langley Park) 288, Ernest Whitcombe (Bournemouth) 290,
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  • 62 16 The Cutty Sark air yacht, the surprise of the recent areo show at Olympia, made successful flights at Cowes on Aug. 16. She has adopted, as every China hand knows, a famous name for speed and seats four people m an enclosed cabin, whence the engines can be started by
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  • 348 16 LIM BONG SOO'S SUCCESS IN HONG KONG. Straits Pair Lose Doubles Final. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] Hong Kong. Sept. 25. Following Lim Bong Soo's success m winning the singles championship m the tournament at North Point when he beat T. Honda O.ho won the Malayan title m 1922),
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  • 99 16 Results m yesterday's matches m the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament were as follow: B. Singles Semi-Final. J. Duguid owe 1 beat C. J. Stephen owe 2, 7— B, 6—2. C— Singles. L. Qb Robertson owe 15 heat J. S. Anderson, fi 0 (deciding set). Two
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  • 85 16 1 i YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Mixed Doubles. Miss A. Meyer and C. A. Norris beat Miss C. Shelley and C. A. Peterson, 6—l 4—6, 6—3. Miss M. Gomes and F. Ephraums vs. Miss E. Velge and A. J. Braga (unfinished). Ladies' Singles. Miss Z. Clarke Uat Miss
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  • 267 16 Yesterday's Matches at S.C.C. That interest m six-a-side soccer is no less than m past years was shewn yesterday evening when the first matches m the S.C.C. tournament were played. The results were as follow: Donald's Team (A. Donald, W. T. Cherry, T. M. Calhaem, L. G. Robertson,
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    • 183 16 THREE NEW "HIS MASTER'S S?| Ms\s\\\\ GRAMOPHONES I TABLE GRAM). Mode! 104 ()»k w-i TABLE (;RAND. Model l.jn )L I UPRIGHT GRAND, Model H5. SS s!',',!!!,; New Patented Tone-Chamber, 0 "i <. _H Stylish Cabinet Work ****+*< LOW PRICED. YET SIMILAR IN PRINCIPLE i< B EXPENSIVE mamUMBNTM ,HK v "l!r
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