The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 September 1929

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S5. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1929. NO. 12,8;]:)
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  • 269 1 Two more French airmen, one of whom is >!. Costes hero of many nights have set out to beat the non-stop record and hope to reach Tokio. Meanwhile de Marnier, who was forced to land, has started again Page 11. At the preliminary enquiry into the Hatry
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  • 1234 1 Quicquul agtuit hotninctt twstri ett furrnge Libelli Juvenal. Not very much has been heard of late about our friends of the Tin Producers' Association but recent references m the technical Press make it easy to realise what a complicated business this rationalisation is. One of the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 233 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 82, HIGH STREET. ißafiles Hotel! f X SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th. at 9.30 p.m. X I Orchestral Concert by Monia Litter S His Orchestra. <♦ f Overture "LA PRINCESSE JAUNE" C. Saint-Saens X f open Fantasie -FAUST" C, Gounod X l ile
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    • 225 1 t f IkWMX I i mm /Jf§!i 4 il mlm\ I llaii nil GOLD SILVER GIFTS ♦> FREE. X ♦j* beautiful g t'ts. Watches, Cutlery, V I Powder Bowls. Cigarette Cases, etc. Get well V o.ml (fit these Gifts. Save your Wincarnis wrappers. V V Ask your dealer for list
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    • 136 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT Racehorse for sale Pa^e J. K.L.G. plug- triumphs l'ajre o. Government tender notices Page 12. Try Socony anti-malaria mixture Page 1. Mellin's food at Henry Waugh and fo's —Pape 13. Huttenbach. Lazarus, are agents for Wincarnis -Page 1. Pr«mioz limerick competition i loses on Monday Page 16. Program
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    • 14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32, HIGH STREET.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 171 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 2Hth. Hijrh Water, 7.54 a.m., 6.7, 6.20 p.m., 7.5. P.I. outward mail duo. Cold Storatft' arm.. mt>r-. Beeateed*, r_\."o p.m. Selangor Races. V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival. Rugby: Public Services vs. A.P.C. ThonMfta-rd. Swimming Club Races and At Horn*'. Coif: Island Championship Final, Bk. Timah. Lecture by Rev. W.
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  • 393 2 Thy ordinary general meeting »»t* Planters' Store* and Agency Co., Ltd., was held on .J um- 27 at the offices. 17 St- Helens-place, E-C. Mr. James Warren presided. Th.- Chairman said: Gentlemen, the accounts deal with the half-year ended .'Ust March, which included the termination of
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  • 183 2 According to an elderly correspondent who has been smoking cigarettes since he was at school m 1870, their first appearance m ordinary tobacconists' shops was about that time. Then, too. the Russian cigarette was being privately imported by a select few who had met with it at Ems.
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  • 59 2 New York, Aug. 23. The widow of Mr. G. L. ("Tex") Rickard, the famous boxing promoter, who died reC *"^L' s Penniless, although Rickard was jjjjjjjjj*" 1 to havtl M fortune of t '7 h !i tJru fund of *100,000 which he left ItWStetC onl> a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 503 2 Si— ■■———MM— m Start taking I PHYUASW I I TO-DAY! jjj It revitalizes and rejuvenates! COTY'S L'Origan Perfume DE LUXE "THE PERFUME OF THE EXQUISITE." Can be obtained form all leading: Stores. 3upire Bros, Ltd v^/fll Ifi ssWs\\ VSaie the tarpon* packed wttli VfrVo^rsiff Jellies ft Costard and The best
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    • 179 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Last Night TO-NIGHT AT 9.30. EDGAR WARWICK PRESENTS THE Warwick Revue Co. To-NigHt "YES PLEASE" BOOKING AT LITTLE'S. PRICES: $4, $2 and $1. MONDAY NEXT CONTINUED SEASON OF THE Lawson-Sidney Company Monday, Sept. 30th. Tuesday, Oct. Ist. "THE FOURTH WALL" "BUSINESS FIRST" Wednesday, Oct. 2nd. Thursday, Oct. 3rd.
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    • 360 2 ALHAMBRA^ T« Ch«« Kee Co.. Ltd., D PROGRAMME Commencing Wednesday, Sept. 25th. ending \U a l> i In the Second Show al pm THE LATEST EMPIRE VFtts REX INGRAM'S PRODUCTION THE 3 PASSU with Alice Terry and Ivan Petrovich The Drama of the miphty forces that rule rich and poor,
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  • 1071 3 DO "MOVIES" INFLUENCE CRIME The Ipoh Case. (By Our Film Correspondent). fa MESSAGE from Ipoh brought us news Z\ yesterday of "a startling instance of the influence of the cinema on the minds of schoolboys" which was brought to light 01 the result of an attempted midnight
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  • 184 3 Hollywood, If to-morrow afternoon you started out to see one at a time every feature motion picture that Hollywood will produce during the coming year you would sit ir your favourite theatre eery night for the next twelve months and for ninety-five matinees m addition. All of those
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 260 3 OJf IN ALL PARTS Or THE WO^LD d M%. M W"^ «^oT OR| S EVERYvVHERE mm N>^F £co OWeEndlish ■ms.- Marmalade Br aC k! aimed <T^ c Aristocrat of gladly respond to its delightful tbuchof tonic bitterness and full natural flavour. sjflr s &i CHIVERS' lliS^P^ JELLY CRYSTALS FTIC LEMON
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    • 56 3 I A NECESSARY LUXURY ♦f Out East is ,V I A WELL APPOINTED BATHROOM. AS THE LOCAL AGENTS FOR MESSRS. I TWYFORDS, LIMITED. May we quote you for the most up-to-date Sanitary Fittings. X United Engineers Limited. ♦/7 a,M>re W Branches II 1 B^j sw^^^a^sa/sM y AwrVm at L TIPPED
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  • 1001 4 COMMON OFFENCE ON THE ROAD. Ignorance and Thoughtlessness. By The Hon. Mrs. VICTOR BRUCE(Special to the Free Press.) THERE IS PROBABLY no worse form of bad driving than that of "cutting m" »n an overtaken car and none, unfortuiately, that is more common. As a
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  • 11 4 At Chatelsillon Plage 120 cars were destroyed m a garage fire.
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  • 813 4 EXPERIMENTAL TRAFFIC CONTROL. Taximeter Difficulties. (By Our Motoring Correspondent). THE DIFFICULTY of obtsining s suitable taximeter for use m Singapore has not yet been overcome. In his annual report, the Registrar of Vehicles has stated that it is intended to experiment with a taximeter m 1U29. If successful
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  • 49 4 190 Six-Whe^led Machine* tor One of the SOJOjeot J for motor transport haGovernment of lo*Ho l« h k pany. It consist of IM i«-» K -ttyof a special type, with three tons. ....Je The drivers Stot i* engine. t eve*** The rales of £200,000. m
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  • 33 4 Mallets, the heads 0< J* r^sffjf of rubber, enabling Ty^ without damaging the ed on, an- offered by X- J* 1 iM < London. They can be ofcU* 240z. heads at 3s. «nd 4*
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 141 4 I FISK ALL-CORD TYRES MUST MAKE I GOOD OR WE WILL--THATS YOUR DOUBLE GUARANTEE. ®ll oTssi en P^^H r^ Time to Re-Jlre "*y I The Fisk Rubber Co., MJ LtdJ ji SALES DIVISION, UNION BUILDING, SINGAPORE. j| e^M^e^^eeJeeJeeJeeJeeWeeWeeJee'eArfe^ i The MORKIS COMMERCIAL ♦> i /^"™T*^o^tjlEJ^j BHlo^Bfe^ has sto<x the s^
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    • 105 4 100 desert es a day i jLV Eight Dodoe Brothers Trucks carried Roy Chapman Andrews and his caravan of explorers on its recent Central Asiatic expedition. Day after day these trucks made their way through the trackless wastes and shifting sands of the Gobi desert often more than 100 miles
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  • 1211 5 WILL CARS BECOME FASTER A Lesson of the T.T. very ne haS paid due Ito tne *jy remarkable performance of both men and °rf^ m thc U,ster Tourist Trophy Race, b ie «""me accustomed to the idea of ovL (ars b< inp able to sustain speeds of mi,es an nour
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  • 56 5 This is the time of year when the question of possible price revisions begins to arouse especial attention m the minds of prospective buyers, (says the Autocar). As fnr as the Austin range of cars is concerned, the ftfieie] announcement is made that j there will be no reductions m
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  • 697 5 12 New Models m Five Months. Detroit. Aug. 17. Sines April 1, less than five months ago. twelve new model cars have been introduced. Seven have been six-cylinder models, and five eight-cylinder cars, including one V-type. and four straight eights. In the list are two companies
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  • 59 5 The boys were on the top deck of a tramcar. When it neared an automatic irainc control, "Just watch them lights change said one. They watched. Said the other: Whats 'caution' mean, Joe?" "Caution,'* replied Joe, m a superior manner which showed a knowledge
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 273 5 /o^T^^^^^^^sß^ rpilP AWmIW 4 j SEVEN Q AGAIN Awai ded 3rd. and 4th. places and winner m its own class m the k IMtr T.T. Race. J£ T e% I Once more the famous Austin 'Seven' has achieved X wonderful success— this time m the important Ulster Tourist Trophy Race.
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    • 168 5 PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS. Buick 1929 Providing A Brilliancy of Performance Entirely Unparalleled m lis Field pressure gas pump, and other self. Test it m traffic, rr0m"***** significant advancements, provi- on the open road, 101 «»fes»tj des power, getaway, swiftness on the steepest c- ZZ and smoothness of a character
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  • 437 6 There was dancing at Ledgeways that v.ight, and Edsell danced a good deal with Ann Despard. He danced, as he did most things, with effortless ease and precision; ar.d Ann found something intoxicating m the certainty with which he adapted himself to her movement. She allowed him to
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  • 470 6 So far, the tricks were those of the horse, rather than of the rider; although it rei nired the most superb nerve to face some f them, as well as supreme confidence m the ability of Wigsby to perform the tasks set him. But now Edsell exhibited
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  • 1460 6  -  E. C. BULEY BY (Author of Calcutta Luck, etc.). I amilla, and so against Gaunt. I'll admit that 1 had no intention of putting daunt m any light more favourable than was necessary. Nor would he do more tor me; he doesn't approve of me, you see." "Nor
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  • 1070 6 There is no noun m the English language quite as vague as the word yacht. The term may be applied to s floating palace, or to a I little utility sailing boat, expressing thei enthusiasm of an amateur of the most! limited means. Most of the craft which I
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  • 974 6 Here and There on the Continent •I TkE TRAGEDY J OF DELIUS. THE FILMS IN PARIS have claimed the Moulin Rouge and the cosmopolitan c.viwd that loved the expensive spectacular revue Is wondering whether its death knell is about to be rung. VisiReturn to Stage tors are more sophisticatSimplicity. Ed
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  • 1197 6  -  Richard Pym FROM THE PLAYER'S ANGLE. GOALKEEPING JOBS I HAVE FACED by Ppm, ihe famous English goalk for England again st Wales and Wales i THK GOALKKEPER'S JOB m football is exceptional differing materially from coat of any other player. That is obvious. He
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 373 7 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1929. W M^E^ytw<* CTWkiirfc<^9^^a\tm^.X^'c^- < C^*^ anam m\ Baaas Cf-^^^^^Q^Vy <^H^»V»*^^^ ~*<*4e* "3 Ilk aasaa^ T" 1 J .j v "i,* J&PSO i^^^B B ■"'tjß^*^' v 1 /mm sn&MpWe\ I ce^Ti/, -.twv^.'rfc-' 1 j';'-" u' S'Sr'' aaT BB f^*'J&&''^' Vt,*.^^*fcljiyj^B*f^r|VW»i^i^ f fr mmmmm
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  • 578 8 THE WEEK'S GREAT DAY. On the 29th, September 1856 Sir To Henry Irving, the most illustrious YEARS actor of the Victorian era and AGO the Hrst member of the dramatic profession to receive a knighthood, made his first professional appearance on the stage of the Lyceum
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  • 160 8 Premier Blames Labour Extremists. London, Sept. 18. Melbourne.— An appeal to the electors not to allow minor issues to cloud their minds was made by the Premier, Mr. S. M. Bruce, m an election speech at Dandenong. He declared that the Government's policy did not involve any challenge
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  • 231 8 More Support Needed. The report for the year 1928 of the Destitute Strangers' Aid Fund, states that passages were provided for m 20 cases to England, Australia, etc., at a total cost of $4,092.91 as against 24 cases at a cost of $5,588.09 m 1927. Board and
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  • 847 8 MUSLIM STUDENTS AID SOCIETY. New Hon. Secretary Appointed. (By Our Muslim Correspondent). There are many Muslim clubs m Singapore but most of them confine themselves to sporting activities, especially football. One or two, such as the Moslem Association and the Anjuman-i-Islam, took some part m local matters Muslim
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  • 67 8 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending September 29th. Saturday 2.00 p.m.-Bukit Timah Range onn (Mala J> Company Classification; £00 p.m. Farrer Range (Seletar) "E" (Chinese) Coy. Classification. Sunday 7.30 a.n,._Bukit Timah Range (Malay) Company Classification; IZT, am Farrer Range (Seletar) "E" (Chinese) Coy. Classification; 2.00
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 589 8 gSfSsnnXHßMHflßaflßafllßkfll F^^^^^^^T^-i j r-»^*aansß Laaaanaaaaaagggflaaaaaal Br fl '\^i^^iiiiaßßaßßaaaaaaggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaßßßßkaaaßkßkaaaaaai^gl^gl^gt^c -r oir'K-^ >Jia^^^^^^^^^^^^^j_ij3j_^2^j^L^-^A^Baaaiaaaaaa^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"^^^^^^^^^^^Bh j H J\Jv M I /Vrß^ >U P I H H 111 l 111 THE SMALL CAR THAT 1 11 I |l GENUINELY (JIVES BIG- v T AT s S M|>| v I II CAR PERFORMANCE A AUK IHAI
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    • 240 8 SIMPLE BACKACHE OFTEN DANGEROUS Bhort, B harprtaW,i Tl l when you rioß from bed r L straighten the body after a^" 1 are sure sis*, of d,n,,. rri lls, ls trouble. Th^.uuk,,.,,,,,,.,;,"' mgclironiclWk^h,^.,,^:, l^ or Rheumatic huns, v with the worid-fsmotis m remerly-D,\V,tfsKM„;. "7^ they are mnrvelloni and vitality. Qe|
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  • 146 9 MR. MACDONALD'S VISIT TO THE STATES. Premier's Farewell Message. [Router's Service. I 'Melon, SePt. 27. hi a leave-taking message to the Daily lit raid before going to America, Mr, Ramsay Mac Donald says: "I go on a voyage of ntploi ation. The United States and ourselves,
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  • 79 9 "Secret" British Document Promised. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Sept. 27. Promise of British "secret" document which Mr. Shearer secured at Geneva has reawakened interest m the Senate*! enquiry. It will be forthcoming on Monday when Shearer enters the witaessbox. It is understood the document is a letter
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  • 268 9 Some of the mystery surrounding the wave of anti-British propaganda and distortion of fact which was mainly responsible for the breakdown of the Geneva disarma nvnt conference of 1027 has been cleared by a legal case brought against numerous steel nnd shipbuilding corporations hy Mi. "William
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  • 56 9 Doctor's Wireless Diagnosis. [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. Sept. 26. A picture of a diseased eye wirelessed to Buenos Aires from Berlin enabled a famous -pecialirt m Buenos Aires to inform his colleague m Berlin that the disease was incur- bit and the patient must die. The specialists
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  • 53 9 [Reuter's Service.] I/ondmi. Sept. 26. The new 1,000 feet long entrance lock and other Port of London Authority improvements at Tilbury Docks, including a new diydock and additional quays, were opened to-day by Lady Ritchie of Dundee aboard the Orient liner Oronsay. The approximate cost of works
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  • 59 9 [Reuter's Service.] Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 27. Marcus Garvey, the famous Negro leader, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment and fined £100 or a further three months for defamation of the judges of the ourts of Jamaica whom he accused of cor•uption m a speech
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  • 60 9 [Reuter's Service.] Ilerltn, Sept. 26. The bank amalgamation of the Deutsch and Disconto Gasellscheft which is the bigvest ever made m Germany is confirmed. The new concern will be entitled Deutschebank und Discontocesellschaft and the share capital will be 285,000,000 marks with reserves 160,000,000. The fusion
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  • 81 9 Lost m Fog. British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 26. Five naval aeroplanes were lost m the fog that enveloped Moray Firth to-day. They were carrying out manoeuvres when the !'>g descended suddenly. Anxiety was felt, as their supply of petrol gave them a tlyiivj. range of only
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  • 118 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Sept. 26. Oa the whole, the City of London has welcomed the rise m the bank rate, it has definitely cleared up the uncertainty of the past few weeks, which has had a more I clou;, ing effect OB the
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  • 51 9 BARONETCY FOR LORD MAYOR. [British Radio Official Service.] Kugby, Sept. 26. The Kin*? has approved that the dignity of a baronetcy of the United Kingdom should be conferred upon Sir John Kynaston Studd or. th> occasion of his retirement from the office of Lord Major of London. Sir Kvnesteu S(«mUL
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  • 209 9 Oracle of Marlborough-st. [Briti-h" Radio Omcial Service.] Kugby, Sept. 26. A notable figure of I^mdon life is passing into retirement m the person of Mr. Frederick Mead, the magistrate at Marlborough Street police court. Mr. Mead has intimated to the Home Office his intention of vacating
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  • 251 9 Prisoner's First Sight of Outer World. Tharlestown, Mass. Aug. 20. Jesse Harding Pomeroy recently rode out through the grim, high gates of Charlestown State Prison, his compulsory home for the past U years, on his way to Bridgewater State Farm, about 40 miles away. It was the
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  • 65 9 ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. IBTH SINDAY AFTER TRINITY. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. (choral) Holy Communion and Sermon. 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 10 a.m. Sunday School at St. Andrew's School. 5..'?0 p.m. (choral) Evensong and Sermon. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Communion. Tuesday, Thursday,
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  • 101 9 A.C.S. Chapel, Colanan St net. 9 a.m. Sunday School. 10 a.m. Malay Service Rnv. Goa Hood Ken*?. PAYA LBBAK ENGLISH SCHOOL. 10 a.m. Sunday School. iJBO p.m. Malay Service Mr. Cloh Cheng Lim. TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH, Short Street. 5.30 p.m. Bpworth LtSSjBC Service Mr. Lee
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  • 57 9 Sunday 9 a.m. Breaking of Bread. 4 p.m. Bible Classes and Sunday School. H p.m. Gospel Service. Speaker: Mr. Teskey. Subject: "How a sceptic was convinced." Monday r>.3o p.m. Prayer Meeting. Tuesday rt pan. Bible Reading. Wednesday rt p.m. Malay Gospel Meeting. Thursday 4.30 p.m. Ladies'
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  • 22 9 1 North Bridge Road. Sunday 10.18 a.m. Breaking of Bread. 7 p.m. Address to Christians. Thuisday at 7.30 j).m.
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  • 51 9 TAMIL METHODIST CHURCH Short Street. &3Q a.i; Sunday School. 930 a.m. Divine Service. Subject: Paul's sincerity and -unit> Preach.' r: Key. S. M. Thevathaoaa. 7.30p.rn. Epworth League Meeting; Snhjeet: Life -ervice. Speaker: Miss G. St owe; violin -010 Mr. J. Bafuck. Tuesday OJO p.m. Prayer Meeting. Loader: Rev. S. M.
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  • 102 9 1 Fort Canning Koad. MO a.m. Sunday school. Classes for all aaea. Special primary department. '..'Ii 1 i.'.. Nomina Worship Service with Sermon hy the Rev. w. E. Horley, MJME. 5.30 p.m. Evening worship service with M'rmon b\ the pastor, Rev. Hobart B. Amstutz, MA. Subject
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 477 9 BUSINESS CARDS. TbEACH HOUSE TANJONG KATONG. g e i t Seaside Residential Hotel. g ocreta Bathing Pagar, ftenis. Garage, Good Cuisine. S I phone :>''>l. M. C Gasper, Proprietor. i £®®@®<&S®<^®S^^ .•■•/S®<§>®®S®®®©©®®®®l FLORANGE gives and maintains HEALTH. ■■•>^'®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®<« MISS N. BUHRIS 1 MIDWIFE AND MASSAGE. 741 Kamponff Bahru Road. <|
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    • 603 9 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. Oa and after September :50th, 1919, our orticci\iil be located <»n The Third Floor, MEECANTILE BANK BUILDING, Kntram o: D'AfaaeiAa Street. THE BORNEO COMPANY. LIMITED, Incorporated ia England Siagapore. AUK CHATS NtMRS, LTD. Mrs. Owen wishes to announce that having acquired the sole ownership of the
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    • 33 9 !#ijprspiiis Thsr« v no bettsr pill I iUpF- than MARTIN'S. You can I I rely upon MARTIN'S PILLS. I Sold be eU Chemists and Storse TIM MS DISPENSARY, Raffle, I Bqosrs. Singapore. g
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    • 545 9 NOTICES. THE SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the Straits Sottlsafcßt I NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the Twentieth Ordinary Genera! Meeting of the Members of the Sungei B Ran Rubbc CoßsSaaf, Limited, will be held at the Oflues <v the Company, Chartered Brnk Chambers, Singapore, on Friday, October
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous

  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    • 34 10 Mr. CSS*) .loon flsaa thanks all friend- hug '.'lativos who kindly attended the funeral of hi* late wife and also those who *H»nt wreaths, tatscrams and letters of condolence. (F.M.s! papers please copy).
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  • 770 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1929. WHAT YOUTH READS. It is notified m a Penang paper that Professor Gillett of the Raffles College, who has been visiting the schools there, suggested that the establishment of a school library, or libraries, might be a useful adjunct to a better understanding
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  • 1160 10 Lieut. J. Lee has been appointed acting Captain whilst m command of S. R. A. (v). Final Supply Ordinance provides for a sum of $1,463,622 to complete the provision for the year. Mr. Tan Hock Ann, Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, Penang. has left for Singapore on transfer. No application for
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  • 137 10 PERAK ENGINEERS' UV Piv DEBATE. LV Electricity vs. ()j| [From Our Own r, r 'A lively debate took place JtTf attended meeting of the Kng, n r L' ciationofPerak.onthe^,^,,/^. city versus od. It g,, ;t tK iaterVsttTS! miners. Uxl th»The Chairman Mr. S. Reeiasoa g* n^ reviewed the
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  • 132 10 Mr. Shih's Mission m England. Mr. Alfred Shih. thr < Anhsssajsr to London, who passed through Sir. <.n Thursday was entertain Consul-General at th. lUkSfl Ratal sal those present sSclodtd Chinese and pressmen. In tl Mtiam banquet ard after a nome made by the Consul-d. n. r a
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  • 65 10 1 \TKST TIN AM) KUthT.R PUCES [PRRE PRBBB BER> RM London. Sept. J7. LM pm. Messrs. Leu.-. 1 notify to-day's tin Spot C2OS 7 16 »-ii' 2 161. Pg ward £207 7 16 (unci The market i> <te;t<lv. Messrs. Symington and v not if to-day's rubber follow I
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  • 251 10 Warwick Company- Splendid Form. The Warwick Re** enthusiastic audience OB Hrn H Round last night at tne V ia :heii{". and their "cngirT-mtv b -plendr form everyone preatlv thrills and those "turn-"' kl I varieties of the journey that IntJ I have experienced before R*X I more droll
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 244 10 HOCKS and MOSELLES NIERSTEIN, RUDESHEIM, LIEBFRAUMILCH, ZELTINGER, BERNCASTLER ESTATE WINE. SPARKLING HOCK AND SPARKLING MOSELLE. Shipped by The World Famed House of Deinhard Co., Coblenz. ssaßßasßaßasaßßaßSßsSßißsaßi CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companies* Ordinances of Hong Kong). (Incorporated m Shanghai). 90 Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. BY SPECIAL S&*"»>3hi
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    • 86 10 IStSJIIIIISSSWIMinSIMSIMIISMSSISSIIIIIIIISIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiniIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM sSSaRI Rs sw slrsT/IPiIRstM emß^^l^^Rßj llvVun^Rsa If I MHIIIIinitRIIIIIUIIIItUIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIUJIIIIHIMIIIIHIIIIIMMIIIIINIHIIIHIinHiniHHItSI A MAN WHO WAS RESCUED after falling from a bridge into a canal maintained that he was not drunk but merely dizzy. Nevertheless, he must admit that he has had at least one drop too much. For drops of this
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    • 11 10 SPECIAL FOOTBALL ART I (I Richard Tym on GoalkeeprProbli ms* —Pop
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  • 167 11 rjARGES OF WHOLESALE KORGERY. Million of False Stock. Renter's Service.] London, Sept. 27. was a crowded court at the Guildthe h.-aring of the charges against aad hi> three associates. ecution stated that Corporation i: General Securities Ltd., of which Hatry m deputy chairman. Daniels, managing Tabor, manager and
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  • 90 11 French Attacks on Record. [Reuter's Service.] La Bourget, Sept. 27. ites and Bellonte, who are m break the world record dis--stop flight, hopped off here at r Siberia. hin* has c 000 h.p. engin,- and 200 litres of petrol la to fly nboat 9,000 kilometres m the air
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  • 48 11 Ex-Leader Sentenced. [Reuter's Service.] Home. Sept. 27. ai tribunal for the defence of the is sentenced to MO yea --s bnprisonwre Rossi, the ex-Facist leader, on f cor.-piriny to stir D| reoL-ilion ;:nd seeking the assassination of •<.a.-> dec-eyed tc Italy i'ro.n Lugano a sroasnn.
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  • 126 11 K\ MINISTER OF RAILWAYS IMPRISONED. [Sanyo Nichi-Nichi. Service.] Tokio, Sept. 26. Heikichi Ogawa, Minister of Railthe late Tanaka Cabinet, was fortad at 0.40 p.m. after a long his home by the Public ProseeuLater. sr. Oganra was imprisoned this afterTHE CORRUPTION CASES. vrnment Department concerned •< d to
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  • 72 11 NTEMI T TO BRIBE VEHICLES OFFICIAL. Sikh Driver Fined. ond Court yesterday a Sikh taxi ed Mounsha Singh was charged Mr. Willianu with offering a bribe >crvant. Chief Inspector J. H. d was taken out m his car on of September 26 to be tested granted a taxi-driver's licence. -ning
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  • 70 11 Lilburne of the Raub Australian Company is on a visit to Ipr»h. Ip Browning, Chaplain, All irch, Taiping, who is shortly pro- Heme, and Mrs. Browning were inlast IL U at the Astana > Kuala Kangsar, a where they spent a very ["JJJ with H.H. the Sultan of Perak P"es
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  • 127 11 SIR W. J. SIMPSON JOINS PARTY. Control Scheme Planned. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT.] an. SBttm n London, Sept. 27. Sir Wilham Simpson, who is a directot of Tropical Hygiene, is to be included m the party which has been asked to J" c^ r :r^\r an e a sche
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  • 59 11 Water-Washed Air. IFRLE PRESS SERVICE. -COPi'fitGil i]. o London. Sept. 27. One ot <»■ most up-to-date theatres m London will be opened m October when the new Dominion Theatre will be ready for It is stated that the seating capacity ZJNO, the whole electric system is duplicated
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  • 52 11 Tragedy at Hong Kong. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Hong Kong, Sept. 27. Pay-Lt-Comdr Hugh Littleton of H.;M.S. Titania while hailing a sampan with .he object of returning to his ship, fell m the harbour from the landing pier early this morning and was drowned. The body has
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  • 48 11 [Reuters Service.] Ijondon. Sept. 27. Agreement has practically been reached by the Anglo-Chinese Governments as regards the procedure foi- dealing with claims for damages by British nationals at Chinkiang m 1927. One Chinese and one British cemmissioner will he appointed to deal with the matter.
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  • 42 11 [Reuter's Service.] London. Sept. 27. A two hours conversation between Mr. Henderson and M. Dovgalevsky to-day resulted m agreement on the list of subjects to be settled by negotiation on resumption of full diplomatic relations including exchange of ambassadors.
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  • 34 11 IFREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Sept. 27. The entries for the annual show of the Kennel Club, which takes place m October, have this year reached the record figure of 7,164.
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  • 145 11 Shanghai, Sept. 27. Chiang Tso Ping denies announcing he will occupy the Eastern Railway. The Soviet have accused Chinese and White Russians severally of disturbing the frontier and are lodging a protest, threatening declaration of war. Chang Fai Kuei's men have arrived at Linglihsien. Bandits m Szechuan
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  • 98 11 At a meeting of the Penang Chinese Creditors' Sub-Committee m connection with the affairs of the firm of T.S.N. comprising Messrs. C. Tatto, Lim Seng Hooi, Heah Seng Whatt, Ong Joo Sun and Soo Hoo Hong, which was held yesterday, says Thursday's Straits Echo,
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  • 82 11 Rumour is again rife that Commander Kenworthy is likely to receive a Government appointment, and that a by-election m Central Hull will take place at an early date. Commander Kenworthy would neither confirm nor contradict the rumour. "I have nothing to say on the matter," he remarked. When the Labour
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  • 1849 11 THE TOWN HALL ORGAN PROPOSAL. Compromise Reached. ovI he th P eS^ nt (Mr R Farr r >' Presided ovei the ordinary monthly meeting of the waTh P cM cie in M th nit M PaI P^^onar. which tlrdav Vt Mumc, P al Board Room yesterday afternoon and
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  • 143 11 Mr. J. F. Macgregor, director of the firm of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor and Co Ltd., was entertained on Tuesday evening at the Selangor Wine and Spirit Dealers' Association by Messrs. Kwong Teow Seng and Co., Chin Hak and Co., Chop Tong Ah and Loong Hing Kongsi. Speeches were made to
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    • 168 11 I Long Gold Chains I I AND I I Bracelets j I LADIES' SOLID GOLD CURB PATTERN NECK CHAINS. l\ I 9-carat Gold, Price $65.00— 15-carat Gold, Price $98.50. 18-carat Gold, Price $110.00. jj I LADIES' SOLID GOLD CURB PATTERN BRACELETS, i WITH PADLOCK AND SAFETY CHAIN. 9-carat Gold, Price
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  • 895 12 PRIEST'S COURAGEOUS END. Prays for Murderers. Shanghai, Sept. 11. Smiling, unafraid and with a prayer Ofc his lips, Father Tiburce Cloocits, Cai.ioiL priest attached to the Franciscan Mission went to his death at the hands of bandits a martyr to the Christian cause for which he had
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  • 101 12 Women ho'dincr their skirts considerably higber above their knees than modesty permits ever m these ultra-modern days of snort ak'rta; r'kisha coolies wading through ponds of muddy water two and three feet deep; mo^or cars stalled m all directions with wa+er ov~r the runniner boards, nnd bedraggled look ncr men
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  • 184 12 (By arrangement with th«> N'anyanp Slang Pau Press.) Shanghai. Sept. 2S. A Russian Mongolian clash i> reported at (Jrga. Casualties w«-r«- heavy. R<*ls imriisoned von Chinese nt Tongring. Trains and aeroplanes continue to disturb the torders. Tincr hao atates preparation for defensive are complete, ram aJr-squadroni left
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  • 117 12 Earl WinUrtoiTs Warning. London, Sept. 19. Er.H Wintortocs late Under-Secretary of State for India, m a letter to The Times! regarding the Bombay Riot Committees reference to Communist activities snd the subsequent decision of the Raj to delay the j passage of the Hunger Strike Bill,
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  • 59 12 Miss Florence Wong 8.A., is driving a Huptaobila two-acater srortster which she has brought over from Hong Kong, from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, breaking the journey at Ipoh, where she is staying as the guest of Dr. Cheong Tak Nam at his new residence. She is the first Chinese lady
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    • 680 12 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders aril] be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to noon of October 7th, 1929, for the cupply of the undermentioned! articles for the Health Branch. Medical Department, for the period of January I, 19S0*] to December 81st, li»:«>. j Tenders hould be on the authorised
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    • 845 12 y rent offered and bear the signature of the icrson tendering. Each individual tender should ><• acccaspaaied by a Pank or Treasury receipt ..r tSSS at a guarantee of good faith, otheri^e, it will no: be considered. If any tenderer ffitMiews his otfVr after acceptance, his deposit rill be forfeited.
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    • 791 12 ofefkeiLmmi W AtZ ansa,' I^*l^^ anaaaananV aaanam asaaaaansnV n^aaannV a^ananaV 9 Ax \V WHY? "ASPRO" CLAIMS 1. It stops violent headaches m five to ten minutes. t\ A hot lemon drink and tw«. or 1 2. It relieves rheumatism. tablets will BSBash up I cold ;>. It brings sweat sleep
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  • 2073 13 GERMANY'S ATHLETIC WIN. Great Show at Stamford Bridge. [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London, Aug. 29. nil tZ°Z aHy estimate <* 25,500 had the thrills they desired, ana one or two lu T^' the An^ lo -German match at Man.ford Bridge on Saturday Germany won by eight events
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    • 141 13 I«*«il««ltfcM« iliiMitr|iM)--—Bi BR.AND 9 I *s f of HAMS BACON 1 I stands pre-eminent m the country where ots of pigs J 1 are cured and J J ypK SO IT DOES HERE I I &PLANfc N x Jf ll HAM i* BACON *4saaa- a1 I/*/ j Bert BA/jfe/t /jf
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    • 164 13 llaA D\f s a i°y to watcn Baby's happy, kmT contented looks and rapid proa^WyflWC gress when you put him on aaaUnWjaSßP Mellin's Food. a3JWJa3j4CC Everything that Baby needs for *2 building firm flesh, sturdy limbs \\m\m^mmm\m\**S\\\\\ ant act ve brain and nerves is m ww Mellin's Food, m perfectly
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    • 835 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES ■XPRESS 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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    • 481 14 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. Doe Spore. s.s. CITY OP SHANGHAI Oct. 15 s.s. CITY OF CHESTER Nov. 14 s.s. CITY OF
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    • 427 14 P O British India and Apc&r Lines (Incorporated m England MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N f n UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S <;ovfrvi». LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICET^* OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage sis/*" DELTA 8,100 Sept. 30 SIB
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    • 674 15 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. v«o«-.i vesaei. Arrive. Leave j ti k>n, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremea and Antwerp via Colombo, Aden Saei and Fort Said. Alaaka M parban, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, 5 wt. 16 itos Montevideo and Buenos Aires j:ound-the-World passage £190.] |La Plata Manj Q jf, r.ha<=a. Zanzibar.
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    • 488 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ojfrirf AMERICAN MAIL LINE j^^**^*^^ m '^^*'^^*r r imm%^ •T'v*'''' ***sA(j!^^ea» -is- 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
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    • 763 15 K. P. M. KOWNKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAMi^ni^ CO^ f||f BAT AN lA>. (Incorporated m Holland.) (0) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 364U, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penaag) J OFFICIAL TOURIST
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  • 252 16 Eighty-two goats and 970 pigs were car- 1 ried by the Valentyn which arrived here yestetday on her way to Soorabaya. The mail steamer Burgenland from Manila via Miri will arrive here at daylight on October Ist., and will proceed to the Roads. Owners and masters of shipping
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  • 179 16 Interesting figures showing an extraordinary rise m the number of motor cars carried between Penang and the mainland by the Harbour Board have just been made available, says the Straits Echo. The monthly average number m 1925 was 1,672 motor cars. In the following year it had
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  • 149 16 The town of Infanta, Tayabas, P. 1., was practically destroyed by the overflow of the Bantilan and Agos rivers during the recent typhoon. The flood water rushed into the town from the North by the Agos and from the South Fast by the Bantilan. The force of the
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    • 681 16 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 (7,376 tons) snd 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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    • 163 16 LLOYD ROYAL BELGE SOCIETE ANONYME. (Incorporated m Belgium). MONTHLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS from SINGAPORE to VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO via Hongkong and Shanghai. Steamer. Due Singapore. S.S. BOLTVIER Oct 6 For further particulars apply to McALISTER CO., LTD.. Agents, Singapore Penang. SOCIETE MARITIME INDOCHINOISE. (0) MAIL SERVICE— SINGAPORESAIGON.
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    • 613 16 Kerr Steamship Co. W 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. M^M (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR F^iGHT~~SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A \n BALTIMORE. D (via Suez). M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Oct. M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Oct. 31 S et° ct M.S. SILVERASH due Nov. 22 Not PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVI?*
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 689 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota 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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  • 1409 17 THE KING AND QUEEN AT SANDRINGHAM. A Royal Square. SANDRINGHAM HOUSE is probably the King's favourite residence and he is delighted to be back again among the simple Norfolk people who think of him as their squire as well as a monarch, (writes Joan Littlefield for the
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  • 350 17 Sequel to Dismissal of 80 Coolies. An alleged attack upon an Asiatic rond inspector by a coolie employed by the Muni- 1 cipality m the presence of a crowd of about eighty workmen who had just previously j received notice was unfolded m the District Court before
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  • 1031 18 OPERATING A 3— VALVER (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) PUTTING a 3 value received into opera-' tion i» not as simple as what some muKo I to be. SoT.etimes even a factory assemolcd one ia MigatJafactoty wh'.n iirst con•.ected up. No set owner shouid De without B
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  • 680 18 Reflected from Beyond the Moon On February 2i» of last year Professor Stoimer, the well-known Scandinavian authority on the aurora borealis, received a remarkable communication from Mr. Jorgen Hals, an engineer, of Oslo. It announced that, when he was listening to the short wave wireless signals emitted by
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  • 91 18 "If I Speak Fab* May Hud d ha Punish My Migrating Soul." A Chinese interpreter took the oath at Thames police court m these words: "I declare ai m the presence of Buddha i that I am unprejudicial. "If what I speak shall prove fn]«o or if
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  • 31 18 Mr. S. H. Br.stowe, of Messrs. Pritchard and Company, Ipoh, has been transferred to Hte fens** Office. He was entertained to dinner by his friends at Ipoh last Saturday vening. J
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  • 804 18 An Excess of Assets. A BteetJng of creditors of th» T..v\ was held m Penang OH Monday at whfeal Mr. Seunett, Asaiaaaat official AssignsH atIssalefJL Mr. AY. L Stevens, dealing with Singapore, said as regards the lirar. al poaitioß of T. S. N. the falloaffiag
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  • 79 18 Three Charges ol Ifrtbuj. S.ir r*ra t t the ftf< I I guilty r., t1,.. r oui th Police Court nt* net <t to tb. i i .h chai -< The a c .>« »l wa bain of A. v\ Bi Road. I 1 Ih- I ar«U
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  • 82 18 An informal luncheon JO at the Koss Institute Tropical Dnasasss, I »br*U Mosquito Day."' Sir Rons ways privately eeWhrati of his dis(o\er> ot' a i body f a diaaected n irtm nt war* 1 a.:;. R Charles Rasa, Colonel and Mrs. 1-ang^tatT. I the Italian Army, Colonel X ng, Dl
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    • 436 18 Jot i 5 dtd\ (MJJiffTft t l\Al fir" i4\ l -*«ao-— am-rff y» \yja >^_ 1 "^r> i Prescription is an infallible rented v lor Eczema, Psoriasis, Bad Leg, Salt Rheum, Prickly Heat, Ring worm, Dhobies Itch, or other skin trouble. Sahes cannot do the work they simply clog the
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    • 39 18 BBS, -?l <<*"" t^ Jk^^BßaL ST /P** I^^|7^ a^l| "*>^ /r^ l»kil^ BaT VIBH aT/ Xj X Wm aauA JrVeT M LaV I 1 3L 1 'jS pUsIEAPPI.E I Hams Bacon Are the best Sole Aqenis SINgAPORE COUD SroUACarL Cc Ltd
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  • 812 19 A Development Scheme. The following circular has been issued Ik shareholders m Lunas Rubber Estates: At the last annual fonoraJ meeting of this Company the Chairman referred to the fact that much of the rubber planted on the Company's Estate was attaining, or had attained, its prime
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  • 54 19 The U.E. Structural Dept. has handled the Socony new installation at Tanjonj? Rhu and at various places up country. They have al[ao kept the boiler shops noisy with tanks for the oil companies, steelwork for the new Government Opium Factory, steel building* for the New Singapore Ico Works and a
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  • 59 19 S'-ptimber 27. Bank:- 4 BUS. > 4 l*; Bank demr.ad 2;4 Private- erodHt i BJ. L' 4 11,16 New York, dsmaad Franco, d m=lld 1442 India, T. T. 15G Hone rTunjr. demand 14V* p.c. Dis. Yokohama, den -.ml 117 Java, demand 140\ Bangkok, demand TV* B::r Silver Londir tj
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  • 253 19 Scpt< mber '27. Tin IftS Tori $104.00 Gambier 9 Pepper White 94 Popper Black 64 Flake Tapioca 5*4 Pearl Sago Small 8.00 Copra Sondried 9.60 Rice, A nam No. 2 260 Ric«» Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.30 R'ce, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Pintan
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  • 67 19 September 27th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Setters K.s.s. equal te Standard, Q. 4 .F. Spol MH Standard It. s.s. Bp< t dp, :u >!' Tor r Oct. SA% nu N-'v. :;:>>, :\~)-i 4 1 Dee. :i.v, %f,\ Jan-Mar. 16% M\ Tt ie "f Ms ket
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  • 287 19 Singapore, Sept. 27. From all directions bearish factors seem to appear, but m spite of all. the market 'remains remarkably steady. London Stocks now stand at 19,929 tons, an increase ol 15,000 tons m less than two months. American consumption is estimated at 36,000 tons. a
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  • 137 19 of opinion smcncst our iharanoldsri favouring a *a\*t of our aetata at this Unas your I Board will, cf course, act accordingly, hut it must be remembered that on a crop of 'ten pikuls per acre, after the estate il m first class order, we will be ahle to pay
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  • 35 19 Lifeless Share Markets. [FREE PRESS SEKVICK. OOPTBIOBT.] London. Sept. 27. The rubber market opened this morning at 10 for spot and 10 7 If for n.-Mar. The tone of the market was steady.
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  • 34 19 Yesterday's fall caused a general marking down m share values, whilst the announcement of the raising of the batik dtcount rate added to the uneasiness of the tone which was almost weak.
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  • 51 19 Harris Vose (New York) m their weekly report state that there is little change m tyre production m America. They consider that the heavy consumption of rubber may be attributed to bus tyres. This factor has distinct bearing on future consumption. Tyre sales have been highly
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  • 52 19 The tin sharemarket at the moment |g almost entirely neglected. There is not sufficient busine.-- m BustCms to test descriptions but there were small shrinkages m South Tronoh and Tavoy. It speak- well tor the soundness of the market that there have been no attempts to sell by
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  • 631 19 Dividend of 5 Per Cent. The eight* »-iith annual general meeting of Sclaagor Coconuts Ltd. sras held at the registered oAce of the Company, No. l. Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. Sept 21. the chairman. Mr. W. A. Stanton, presiding. In the eosjrac vi* his speevh he
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    • 402 19 ASSETS EXCEED $10,000,000. ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. TONDON offtpt?. on x The Con,pa„ y ha, £20,000 STS. Sup.™ C,« of En^d^LpS^ St bS imrma^rs,^ Assurance Companies Act. ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF A^ITRANPP r^Ai*s Ul ASSURANCE.
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    • 429 19 I BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong*). i 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 DIRECTORS: N. S. Brown, Eaq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
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    • 608 19 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS: Midland Bank,
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    • 41 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) 1 4 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. 1 Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. .BARLOW CO., J BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK (JHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 118 20 JOHNNY HILL'S SUDDEN DEATH. A Fatal Chill. The death has occurred o: Johnny Hill the British fly-weight boxing champion at the age of 23. He was training at Strathmigio, Fifeehire, for a world.- championship fight m London on Oct. 12 against th^ American Frankie Gem.aro. He contracted a chill
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  • 192 20 Sharkey Beats Loughran. [Reuter's Service.] New York. Sept. 27. V. the Yankee Stadium before a crowd of 40,(KM Jack Sharkey knocked out Tommy I. ughnn m the third round of a ten round fi.eht which was regarded ns the semi-final m the heavyweight competition. Sharkey
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  • 72 20 To-Day's Scratchings. The following are the scratchings for today's races at Kuala Lumpur. Race No. I— Actress. Race No. 3— Untong. Race No. 4— Micky Free. Race No. s— Cliquot, Poppykar, Eternity. Race No. 6— Taroc, Loch Buy, Jotavon. Race No. 7— Ruddy Brook, L.C., The Mahdi. Race
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  • 353 20 Tommy Loughran, who writes !'<>r the Free Press and the X.A.N. A. m an article written a few weeks ago, said: My dream has come true at last. I have been trying so long to gel recognition as a real heavyweight contender that the fact that
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  • 91 20 The following will represent the Straits, Chinese Amateur Dramatic Association; against the Bendemeer Athletic Club second eleven on the Chinese ground to-day: Swee Kiat; Chong Beng, Soon Kirn; Oen Seng, fe Er"'« ChW SenK; Ben Sun Ah Aeek, Eng Hong, Kiat Swee, Boon Bow. rYe8 Th C H e ii
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  • 352 20 TRAGIC FAREWELL AT EAST WHARF. A Plucky Rescue Attempt. Despite a courageous attempt at rescue by an official of the Harbour Board, a young officer of the X.P.M. steamer, Merkus, was drowned m the harbour near the East Wharf on Thursday night. The victim of the tragedy
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  • 124 20 Compston Loses Exciting Play-off. [Renter's Service] Paris. Sept. 26. In the play off of the final m the French open golf championship, over Ai) holes Aubrey Boomer (71 and 70) heat Archie Compston (71 and 71). [This is the second time Compston has just failed to
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  • 215 20 The News of the World Tournament. Results m the second, third and fourth rounds of the- News of the World Professional Coif Tournament at Wen*worth ir the final of which Abe Mitchell beat Rodgers S and 7 included the following: H. Large (St. Helens) beat Charles Whitcombe, last year's
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  • 176 20 Preliminary Results. The preliminary heats of three of the junior events m connection with the Y.M. C.A. swimming carnival were swum off at the Pool. Fort Canning yesterday eveninand resulted as follow: 80 Yards Free Style Schoolboys Champion*hip: Heat I:— Tan Wee Chwee 1, Lim Chong Herg
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  • 537 20 A CURIOUS DOCUMENTARY POINT. Appeal Upheld. Mr. Justice Deane gave judgment m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday upon the appeal of L. E. Vass against the decision of the official Assignee rejecting his proofs m the bankruptcy of Mary Bristow. The proofs, it will be recalled were certain 1.0.Us which
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  • 26 20 Yesterday's Results. R. Doubles Final. Knight and Duguid owe 3 beat Case and Rodger plus 4, 2 6, f> 4, 6 2.
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  • 116 20 SATURDAY'S TIES. 1 adies' Singles. Vi>. N. S. Hogan vs. Miss D. Foston. Miss A. Meyer vs. Miss M. Gomes (to finish). Mrs. P. James vs. Miss W. Mclntyre. Miss L. Klatt vs. Miss V. Smith (to finish). Miss Z. Clarke vs. Winner of Miss Klatt
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  • 167 20 "A woman gardening near here" writes a West Sussex correspondent, "was much disturbed by a wren Which kept fluttering m her face. She brushed it off several times and then it occurred to her that the wren wanted her help. So she watched it fly
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  • 265 20 A LOCAL DERBY AT SHEFFIELD. To-Day's Matches. Matches m the home football leagues to-day are as follow: Division I. Arsenal vs. Bolton W., Aston Villa vs. Sunderland, Blackburn R. vs. Birmingham, Leeds U. vs. Burnley, Liverpool vs. Grimsby T. f Manchester C. vs. Derby C., Middlesbrough vs. Leicester
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  • 64 20 In the matches played yesterday the following were the results: Wilson's team beat Chernngton's 4 <". Lee's Team beat Fyfe's Team 2—o. Donald's Team benl Brummitt's 2 o. The semi-finals em Wednesday will be played as follows: p.m. Lee's Team vs. F., i" Team. 5.20 p.m. Donald's
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  • 154 20 In the annual football competition of the Friendly Sporting Association held during August and September. "C" team (captained by Tan Ckmmj Tiong > came out winners with 11 points, while "B" team (captained by Tan Tian Peng* and "D" team (captained by Tan Chwee Teck) tied for
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