The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 October 1929

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press l ENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, OCIOBER 14, 1929 NO. 12,84G
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  • 284 1 The elections in Australia have resulted in a i.ahmr landslide anil the greatest I'arly victory recorded in Australian j clitics. >ir. Truce himself may possibly nrt retain his seat I 'a if-- J). Tlio frtMiitr. b\ 12m cownm of his speeches in Amiri .1, has hintcj <h..'
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  • 2109 1 I thought i knew Canada and Canadu pretty well. I had lived in i anaua fo* D ly si\te» n yawn, i had lived, however, in cities and amongst people vh wt'if mostly British. Victoria and Vancouver in British Columbia k^* 1 no rery little idai
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 206 1 iyOl? CAN PURCHASE ANYWHERE SWALLOW S: AR^fl'S LtENOWNED TAKES. afiles Hotel! LASS ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION m>u i DnsMt/i AFTER I DANCES GRILL ROOM DINNER I 1., XV. "CALLED ,N THE EAST WEDNESDAY ft MLLE MURA SMIRNOVA sat^Say I- WILL NOT APPEAR o^^7 al I FOR ANOTHER MONTH Concert S
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    • 276 1 if w c S Introducing S S "ECLIPSE"! SAFETY RAZOR' 1 BLADES I ji "A British Blade without a Rival" 1 10's $1.50. 5 J s 75 cents. 1 I I OBTAINABLE FROM LEADING STORES AND CHEMISTS. I McALISTER CO., LTD. 1 (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) i SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH
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    • 126 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Carjro notice re Van Spilborpon Pave 12. Have your i-iru-ma in your Home Page 3. <> to Crowther Shaw f<,r correct attire —Plage R" :> and Co.. for the lat »st in n hats Page B. v Wallah and Co. f The (old Storage has 1 ravfish Pape
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    • 11 1 lOR DAINTY PASTRY SWALLOW ARIELL'S PATENT ROLLER FLOUR IN 51b BAGS.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 159 1 THE^ WEEK. w ">■, 7.1. :._m :|f Joe., ann.. mt*., Europe :>.i:, Hockey: S.C.C x^ ]A A r Football: I.C.P.A. r». Johorr. SUdiam R B. Salisbury's C« End. Tuesday, ir>th. High Wat. r, 9.13 1t Hockey: s.i: c. :i vt H, s.R.< Rugby: P.S \v v g. Jofcore. Jol hi
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    • 697 2 y^ Dust is dangerous bat Threwtlets will remove the irritation end prevent infection. Importers MEDICAL WW\. T.TQ. TENDERS. NOTICE. (VieV QmaeHe N: si s<ptctnb*-r 2~th, 1M9.) TENDERB will be received up u> noon on Friday, the ISth Oct., IM9, at the Colonial Secre tary'a Oflce, Singapore, the Resident Ctour tillor's
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    • 313 2 To-Night and To-Morrow Night at 9.30 p.m. EXTRA PERFORMANCE ON THURSDAY, Oct. 17th., at 9.30 p.m. (Booking To-night at John Little's). R. B. SALISBURY PRESENTS "THE QUAINTS" SPECIALLY SELECTED COMPANY IN LONDON'S GREATEST PLAY "JOURNEYS END" Wednesday, Oct. 16th. "YOUNG WOODLEY" THE GREAT SUCCESS DIRECT FROM THE SAVOY THEATRE HAMLET
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    • 215 2 ALHAMBRA^ Tan Cheng K«e— Sole Propri.io, PROGRAMME Commencing Sunday, October |Jt| THE LATEST EMPIRE 1( s GRETA GARBO'S most exciting roniaiu The Mysterious Lad m An Amazing Film of Intrigue and Romani EA METRO-(;OLDWYN-MAYER Sl'J |v In the First Show at 7.:ji). The Collegians p and Adventure, with Youth 1
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  • 1162 3 ACCOMMODATION FOR LARGER SHIPS. £2,550,000 Scheme. London, Sept. 26. A new 1,000 feet-long entrance lock and other Port of London Authority improvements to the Tilbury Docks, including ft new dry dock and additional quays, were opened to-day by Lady Richie, of Dundee, on board the Orient liner Oronsay.
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  • 40 3 Mr. L. H. Pearce, from Kroh. in Upper Pcrak, has been transferred to Banting as the. Ofiicer in Charge of the Police Depart 1 ment, in p*ace of Mr. R. P. J. Ry croft who has gone Home on furlough.
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    • 289 3 I Cinema in your own home You can make your own movies with Cine-Kodak Vox grown-up f>eople or for children the appeal of this Home Cinema is irresstible. In addition to showing picture! of your own taking, you can hire, from the kodascope" Library, films showing all the favourites Tom
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    • 366 3 Estate Trust Agencies I (1927) Limited. BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11, Light Street PENANG. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administra- tion applied for and security furnished.
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  • 955 4 "Your world has both men sized up then?" "As nearly correct as makes no odds," Ledgeways declared. Til swear them all to secrecy, if you like; but what's the good? People have got to have something to talk about." "That's one way of looking at it," Despard
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  • 618 4  -  E. C. BULEY BY (Author of Calcutta Luck, etc.). days as they passed; longing and yet dreading the call that would taKe her back to Devcnshire and Peter Gaunt. "I've got tickets for Brookiands to-day, Camilla announced one morning. "There will be some exciting racing, Ann." "Oh. machinery,"
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  • 1086 4 CHAPTER XXV. "ANN!" Peter Gaunt turned down the steep cliff side, dressed in his old flannels and with a towel and bathing suit draped carelessly about his neck. The sun was rising on a still September day. Blue haze softened the outline of the red cliffs, and broode-.l over the
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  • 156 4 Messrs Malayan Motors are at present assembling an aeroplane which has been brought out for Mr. H. Stratton-Bro wn. the well-known motor-cyclist of Petaling, who has come to Singapore to take delivi-ry 'if the machine. The plane, which ftrrtvad by the Sarpedon, is an Avro-Avian
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  • 88 4 London, Sept. 28. At Newbury to-day, the Newbury Autumn Cup (two miles and one furlong) resulted in a dead heat between Old Orkney and Show Girl for the first place. Nepeta was third. Six ran. Four lengths separated the third from the
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  • 31 4 London, Oct. 1. At Newmarket to-day Nepeta was first in the Triennial Produce Stakes, but incurred a 5 lb., penalty. The Cesar e witch weight is now 7-4.
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  • 773 4 The Music of the Pipes. Portree, Aug. 29. These who saw Skye to-day for the first time were one and all impressed by the beauty of sun and shade upon sea and hill, says a Times representative. The Minch, after weeks of rough and wet weather, was blue
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  • 180 4 Shanghai, Oct. 2. The Municipal Council has accepted the resignation of Captain E. I. M. Barrett, the Commissioner of Police, who is now in England. Major F. W. Gerrard, a former official of the Indian Police, has been appointed to succeed him. [The probable resignation of Captain Barrett,
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    • 291 4 Look at this BABY! 1 r QEE how strong and sturdy he is, how j J k J well developed his limbs, how well i j P nourished he is, what good firm solid i J C flesh he has 5He is a Glaxo bab\ the A w food that
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  • 717 5 A MACHINERY CONSCIOUS NATION. Wonder Fair at Poznan. The real fibre and determination of the Polish Republic are depicted graphically at the National Exhibition at Poznan, (writes a Free Press and N.A.N.A. Correspondent). Ethnologically and traditionally Poland is an old ration. Actually it is a youthful country,
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  • 179 5 Interviewed in Penang. His Excellency Prince Purachatra, Minister of Communications in the Siamese Government, arrived in Penang on Wednesday evening: by the Fionia from his visit to Europe where he had been to study telegraphic, telephonic, wireless and railway systems. Soon after the Fionia anchored in the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 187 5 j Portable Adding Machine I Whatever the nature of your figure problem you will find a r practical solution of it in the BURROUGHS I Buy a BURROUGHS and get guaranteed servi'ce 1 For full particulars Phone 3717. Sales Department, 23, Stamford Road I SINGAPORE. I BRINKMANN CO. I Sole
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    • 339 5 THE TORTURE OF PILES. Why continue to suffer? With DR. VAN VLECK'S ABSORPTIVE PLASMA no case of this painful malady ia too stubborn or too long-standing to be completely and permanently cured. The easy application and wonderful power of absorption of DR. VAN VLECK'S ABSORPTIVE* PLASMA is amazing. It soothes
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  • 622 6 MISS AUSTRAL AT WORCESTER. i am Terribly Hurt." As cabled from our Londov correspondent a report of an extraordinary Incident concerning the Australian dramatic soprano, Miss Florence Austral, lias been published by the Daily Express, which states that she was tentatively engaged to <in<;- at the
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  • 157 6 Pool IMav Sttspected. l.«».ulnn. Sept. M. "''"Ki- trajri* worry has all come through a Joke. Wher she left for America to sec her parents she i id. 'I won't tell \<>u when I come back. I'll rorac lack unknown to you and (rive you wonderful
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  • 148 6 AGA KHAN LEWES AIX-LES-BAINS. Annoyed By Gossip- Mongers. Paris, Sept. 30. Le Matin's Aix-les-Bains correspondent says the Acra Khan left there to-day for an unknown destination, with three cars, the first ctmtaininp: his secretaries, the second the Apa Khan and Mademoiselle Carron, the third his lugrprapre and servants. The correspondent
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 264 6 WHITEAWAYS SUPEB VALUES n „m v. „nv,,ni IHl 'CHESTERFIELD" RAINCOAT. THE "WEST- END" SINGLE BREAST- THE RAINCOAT. t'li <tvi i' i' \i\cn\T A> >Kft'-n. w ith wiiimut n«-it. t:i\vn «)ur. I With bell attached, absolutely Sjaberdine with rubber lining, single breast. With belt attached, stont khaki ga I stormproof, v.ith
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    • 255 6 THIS Embrocation i« ipecuilly pr-[ Malay States, and >>tr;t]ts J^ known as Pain ieving to those suffering with I leadu* he. 1 (n-iijdv i,?. t Rheumatism. Sciatica. Lumbago, ami resulting from Stiff Necks. Stiff JyinU, lit Fatigue is relieved immediately atier r.ii.ii.;., u I I I I k.\x I I
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  • 84 7 MR. STIMSON DENIES A REPORT. Japanese Delegates Chosen. I Router's Service.] Washington, Oct. 11. Commenting on the statement of a wellKnown Washington publicist that Britain und the United States have, in effect, agreea to pool their navies in order to maintain the peace of the world
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  • 204 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Ckt. 12. Among incidents outstanding in Mr MacDonald's hectic programme on Friday was a dramatic moment at a luncheon riven by the Enplish-Speakin^ Union, when the ex-Ambassador to Great Britain, Mr. Davis, toasted King George}. The lights were dimmed and a
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  • 132 7 JAPAN AND DISARMAMENT. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service Tokyo, Oct. U. Mr- Wakatsuki is stated to have requested Mr. Shidehara Foreign Minister, to become himself the Chie.' of the Delegation to be sent to London for Naval Disarmament .liscussions. It is reported that divergence of opinions Of the Navy
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  • 101 7 An Italian Grievance. [neuter s Service.] (ieneva lWt< 11. At the Maritime Conference Signer Marcrini. the Italian workers' delegate, on behalf >f Italian neanien, protested with the supfM*Tl of the Italian Government •letatjatta H< .jnst the nominations to the c .mM.it' e«\- y the workers' group. Sign
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  • 79 7 k Reduction to Continue. [Reuter'fl Service.l London, Oct. 11. Provisional agreement has been reached between the railway companies and three railway trade unions under which the existing agreement for wage reduction of 2*£ per cent will be continued for six months to May 12 next year. The
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  • 60 7 Fifteen Yeans Imprisonment. [Reuter's Serviee.l New York, Oct. 11. Charles Delos, the Waggoner Bank President of Teliuridjre, Colorado, has been sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment on pleading guilty to a charge of fraudulent [use of the mails in connection with a scheme to obtain $500,000 from
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  • 42 7 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.l Tokio, CKt. 12. Mr. Wakatsuki accepted the leadership of Japan's delegation to London when Mr. HamaKUchi visited and urged him to-day. The Government has decided that the other delegates shall he Admiral Takarabe and Mr. Matsudaira.
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  • 614 7 GRAMOPHONE OUSTED BY BROADCASTING. Slump in Trade. Deal rs in gramophones are experiencing a i retty severe slump in their line M a iMOit «>i the introduction oi" radio broadcast n# in Canton, the novelty of the new form of entertainment attracting an increasing following to the detriment
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  • 76 7 The Nine Months* Figures. [British Radio Official Service] Kuurby, Oct. 11. Th<> Board oj" Trad*' ivturns issued to-day shows that the "xports for the first ninV months of this year amounted, in value, to £54.°>,4 11,000, compared with £r>:i4,0")2,000 for the corresponding period of last year and £51H;liM,000
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  • 101 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Hu«J>y, Oct. 11. The death took place tjp-day. ot tht' Earl of Month at the ape of cW years. Ht* was famous as the founder of that movement for thinking iripcrial]^* which resulted in May 24, the birthday- of Queen Victoria,
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  • 44 7 Anxiety Not Yet Over. London. Oct. li. A bulletin reprardinpr the health of th? Pri'Kcss Royal states: "Despite thr pro«rress ■)f <h«- past four days the Prin?-» c; Royal'? eo.io'tion has not yet reached U'\ix& wnioh removes all anxiety.
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  • 25 7 Amonf? pass^nfrers expected to arrivj by the Kashgrar next week are Mr. V. G. T>cchiel, M.C.C., and Mr. E. J. Shrubsall, Assistant Conservator of Forests.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 452 7 BUSINESS CARDS. BEACH HOUSE I TANJONG KATONG. f Select Seaside Residential Hotel. jg Concrete Bathing Pagar, j Tenni* Garage, Good Cuisine. X phone 5553. M. C Gasper, Proprietor. [CARNATION FLOWERSHOPI I- ot.mford Rd. Opposite Hotel van Wijk,« Thone 4831-4832. lAVA FLOWERS. ißouqufi- Wreaths Baskets.| j GOLD BOTTLE BEER I I
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    • 679 7 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. N o is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or service* •■nd that particulars of such tenders may be Office-- thC TCnder R Om Munici P^ Tender Date of Closing. Supply of various material* lor the year 1930. Erection of
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    • 252 7 NOTICE. TO-DAY beinfr JewUh Holiday our i>i c f badMu Is closed. r KANKKI. HRontKU-ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL. Enrolment for the Primary Classes of the A. C. S. for 1930 will commeiicp on Tuc>d»y, October 15th. Lists will be closed on Fridu>. October 18th. Applicants should present themselves at the Primary Departnu-nt
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  • 59 8 BEGCB HARVEY At St. An.lrcw 1 hurch. Kuala Lumpur, on Oct. 11. Dr. Eric Pff, of Kuala Mngor, eldest surviving son of Qaorg* David and Helena K»tr^s of Co. Wuk-l<-w. Inland, and Bcckenham, Kent, and Alice, widow of the late "Jack" Harvey, formerly of Kuala Selanvror. and
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  • 780 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1929. WEEKEND COMMENT. As was to be expected the split in the Nationalist Party in Australia has given the Labour Parr- its 'hancc and it is now certain that its majority in the Federal Government will be n solid one. Mr. Hughes has been
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  • 616 8 Air. and Mrs. C. J. Cliisholm have an hod in Kuala Lumpur from Home. Mr. T. FitzClerald, formerly of the Malayan Posts and Telegraphs Department, has been transferred to the Postal Department, Kenya Colony. The current number of the Malayan Travellers' Gazette contains a particularly interesting article by Princess Murat
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  • 367 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBUL. PRIC KS. [FREE PRESS SERVICK COPYRIGHT.] London. Oct. 12, 12 noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices &> follows Spot 10 (up 1 16). Forward JO 6 16d. (up 1 16). The market is steady. "Giv* him another chance" -aid (hut' Court pttor Ifersdith
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  • 176 8 grass. An umpire ruled that the Regulars would not have had a ghost of a chance and sent them back "shot"— to report to theii commander! The Khaki forces had discovered their weakness just in time and Singapore was not yet saved. Troops were recal led from other areas to
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  • 636 8 INVADINC; TKOOIN CHECKED. Morning's Stalemate. There was an exciting 'fS between Tanjong kat terday. In the midst loS^ brown babies got int. out knowing it and >t wlown to pieces by "ho. by machine gun balk I \*J7* seem to mind it a bit. P in the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 230 8 C ALD BBCK. S SPECIAL WHITE PORT A beautiful light wine. If you haven't tasted it, order a bottle now. CALDBBCK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. I {Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hong Kovg). {Incorporated in Shanghai.) 90, Robinson Road. Telephone 6228. 1 SMALL SHIPMENT <+~ CRAYFISH I 1 Singapore Cold
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    • 134 8 SUNDSTRAND ladding machines I PATERSON, SIMONS CO., 1 LIMITED, I 4 Pri ce Street, Singapore. PHONE 2700 -7634 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, TENG SENG GUAN. f cf] *3*k;*i «dr JtL f«v Ai*onts ;V>r T. K. K.'s Tyros. Tul Shoes a'.d other Roods and Dealers ir. DIAMONDS AND JKWKI.LKRV Established 1905. Tel.
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  • 225 9 THK CHANGE IN WORLD OUTLOOK Universal not Atlantic Agreement. ter's Service.] New York, Oct. 12. be larpest audience he has career, Mr. MacDonald, broadcast all over the in England as a guest at Foreign Relations banquet at eloquently pleaded for goodwill on the part of the pie
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  • 142 9 BRITAIN'S OUTLOOK MUST CHANGE. the part the Navy had played ain*B history and added ■i-'ili will enable us to <>ur mind and to more modern more eoma furniture for a< the "wise man who •ver accomplished anything so you never will,' (he 111 before Bleriot flew tare the Channel it
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  • 41 9 I [Reuter's Service.] London. Oct. 12. airship. RlOl, the largest been lately moored to the Kngton, Bedford. Work ha? begun in connection with the it the masthead after which trial flights preparatory Karachi. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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  • 135 9 Students' Garden Club Dinner. n Club, Raffles Square, on 1 hines€ Medical Students' nor in celebration of its There m a large attend•nt included Dr. Lim 1 Prwident of the Amoy Lim Boon Keng, Dr. Lim and Ifr.. Then Su Lan, Dr. Mrs. Ng Seng Choy, Dr.
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  • 12 9 I**' -<a..- Y.E.f;. is informwhen -spondence was stopped A-ociation took the officially.
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  • 96 9 THE READING MURDER CASE. Open Verdict Returned. (FRKE PRKSS SKRVICK. COPYRIGHT.} London. Oct. 12. Unparalleled public interest has been taken in the Reading inquest arising out of the death of a tobacconist named Oliver, whose body was found in hi> shop last June. The- enquiry came to u conclusion to-day
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  • 133 9 NATIONALIST PARTY'S DOWNFALL. AUSTRALIAN ELECTION "GHASTLY." have (cone u«^ .Mint? Z'SZ^a'S*^ P<-<rßl eleCti nS [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-COPYRIGHT.] The election has proved disastrous for J?**^ Sunda »y *•*<> p.m. State of the Parties will be: Stl US fol the Bruce Government, and the probable Labour '28. Nationalists jg
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  • 445 9 [Reuter's Service.! Melbourne. Oct. 12 The early returns of the general election ndicate a decided nrfog t o Labour. Owing to small number of inter-State •eturns it is difficult to estimate the results tut it seems sa> to assume Labour will lave a clear majority. The state
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  • 87 9 B.B.C. TITLES OF DANCE NUMBERS. Negotiations with Publishers. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London. Oct. 11. The long standing dispute between the 3ritish Broadcasting Corporation and nusic publishers with regard to the anlouncement of the titles of dance numbers clayed by the 8.8.C. Orchestra is stated to lave been settled. Negotiations
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  • 99 9 Removal of the Gold Embargo. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service]. Tokio. Oct. 13. The Finance Minister, speaking to the Press, declared that a.s negotiations for the •onversion of the British four per cent, loan >f Yen 230,000,000 redeemable in 1931 must >e opened next July, the release of the
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  • 134 9 Inaugural Dinner. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Oct. 12. Remarkable success attended the organising dinner of the Ipoh Rotary Club last night. About fifty charter members, Europeans, Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians and Ceylonese of different vocations spent an interesting time at the Grand Hotel, discussing in the
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  • 46 9 M. Costes' Claim. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Oct. 13. The Air Ministry has received a report from M. Costes as the result of his non-stop flight from Paris to Manchuria stating the flight lasted 51 hours 19 minutes and he covered about 5,625 miles.
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  • 36 9 [Reuter's Service.] Simla. Oct. 12. Xadir Khan's forces' capture of Kabul is* confirmed. It is reported Habibullah took refuge in the citadel but was surrendered by his officers. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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  • 96 9 Two more Sikhs have been charged in connection with the brutal murder of Jeewa Singh, making four accused in all. Immediately after the discovery of the deceased man 1 mutilated body in the Botanical Gardens on September 20, Sunda Singh, the father-in-law of the deceased, was detained
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  • 25 9 The Penang War Memorial which will be 1 unveiled during the Armistice Day ceremony on November 11, is now completed and presents an imposing appearance.
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  • 114 9 FENG-TIEN ARMIES MARCHING. Ironsides Revive. LReuter's Far Eastern Service Shanghai, Oct. 13. Reliable reports state that 40,000 of the Kuominchun are advancing on Shantung with the object of linking up with the Shantung governor who appears to have thrown in his lot against Nanking. Other Kuominchun forces
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  • 204 9 Employers Refuse to Act. Geneva, Oct. 13. After prolonged discussion of the employers' irroup resolution at the maritime conference Sir At-.! Chatterjee moved the closure which was carried by 68 to 3 after which the resolution was rejected by 64 to 24 Mr. VV. R. Smith If.
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  • 551 9 A Play that Should not be Missed. After to-night there will be only two other opportunities (to nipht and* Thursday night) for Singapore people who have not already done so to see Journey'^ End Our object in pointing this oat is not to help to augment still further
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    • 255 9 I ROBINSON Co., Ltd. Y HAVE ON SHOW A SPECIAL SELECTION 1* OF X. X GENTLEMEN'S PURE FUR FELT HATS Z I —z~ f Y Light Giey Beaver +1+ Y PRICE ♦> x wiS^y a^v d> A DOUBLE TERAI HAT y With top or two side ventilation A holes. Lined
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    • 810 10 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 Singap< MENTOR For London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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    • 507 10 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in 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. MM, CITY OF SHANGAI IIU S s.s. CITY CHESTER s.s. CITY OF DURHAM Z' 12 s.s. CITY
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    • 426 10 British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO UNDER CONTRACT WIT!! HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN) tfl LONDON AND PAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAV Tonnage. Mnnaporr. Tonnage BKLTANA 11.200 Oct. 17 KASHGAM y.OOO Oct. li>
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    • 645 11 0. S. K. Line. Destinations. Veslle| •;,.,<am, Hamburg, Bremen pp via Colombo, Aden. 1 rt Sai(l m Alaska Maru Oct IT rw i« Elizabeth, Capo Town. Rio de Utt 18 Santos Montevideo and [Rou. id -the- World CIMJ t Santos Maru Nov. 6 N ov 7 y Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Marques,
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    • 488 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE JInd AMERICAN MAIL LINE TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. PRES. ADAMS In Port Oct. 17 Oct 19 Nov 26 PRES. HARRISON Oct. 28 Oct.
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    • 891 11 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ. imma*. packet Navigahoa eo., i>t batayiaj. (Incorporated in Holland.) (0) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. ieic^nune 4 \u. <n>4u, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Keprt-Mentalive* in the Mraits Settlements (Singapore and Peoanf) of the OFFICIAL TOURIST
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  • 89 12 ATLANTIC RIVALRY. New American Liners. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Oct. 11. Shipbuilders in the United States have been invited to submit tenders to the United States Lines to construct two liners, each of about 30,000 tons displacement with 22 knots speed, and to accommodate 1,300 passenger* They are
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  • 140 12 The new French cruiser Tourville, one of the 10,000 ton class, which is -making a voyage round the world, is expected to visit Singapore from October 24 27, leaving here for Madras. She is at present in Australia. 1214 deok passengers arrived from Amoy and Hong
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  • 236 12 Position on Minicoy Reef Critical. Latest news of the Hamburg-Amerika liner Hochst, which has been aground at Minicoy for nearly three weeks, contained in the Ceylon papers of last week shows that the Luneberg, which had been assisting the Colombo Harbour tug Hercules in efforts to tow
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  • 149 12 Messrs. Ix>hmann and Company, Limited, Singapore, agents for the Nord Deutscher Lloyd, send us the following particulars of the Bremen, which holds Atlantic crossing record: Gross Tonnage 51.655 tons; length 938 ft., Breadth 101 ft., Height to the lowest part of the main deck 53 ft. The ship
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  • 110 12 Flevo, Brit. 123, from Djambi 13, for Djambi 15. Hong Kiat, Brit. 43, from Indragiri 12, for Indragiri 15. Majang, Dut. 362, from Prigi Radja 13, for Indragiri 16. Ban Siong Bee, Brit. 74, from B. Pahat 13, for B. Pahat 14. Baratta. Brit. 55, from Muar 13, for Muar
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  • 112 12 Per Fionia, Oct. 12th.— Miss A. Paterson, Mrs. M. L. Tennent, Mrs. J. D. Fyfe, Mrs. P. A. Molloy, Mrs. A. C. Barker, Mr. j] Regan and Mrs. Regan, Mr. S. J. Nias. Per Kinta, Oct. 12th.— Capts. E. C. Pratley, and A. Stoker, Messrs. E. N. Joy,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 640 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in 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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    • 483 12 Kerr Steamship Co. W 44, BBAYMB fITTRBBT, NXW YORK. (Incorporated in U.SJV.) GBNERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT^SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELIHU NN BALTIMORE. (via Suet). M.S. SILVERMAPLB In Port M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Oct. 29 M.S. SILVERASH due Nov. 22 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERWt SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO D LOS ANGELES
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    • 173 12 CHARGEURS REIMS. (Incorporated in Frtace.) I REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT I TASSENGER SFRMCE I OUTWARDS I SAIGON. TOI'RANE AND H« I »ue SinniJ CAP ST. IAOQUH CAP VARELLA I HOME^VARDv I MARSEILLES. NANTES %Ml BORDEAUX. I I>tf SinnM CAP P ADA RAN I CAP ST. JACQI KS HAVRE. DUNKIRK \M' kW
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 693 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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  • 316 13 T n Wednesday, Oct. 2nd. The Dato Mentri of Kel^ntan, accompainedl by Mr. J. D. Hall, Secretary to the High Commissioner, had an interview with MM Excellency. The Hon. Mr. H. V. Towner, Colonial Engineer, had luncheon at Government House before leaving for Europe on retirement. t t
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  • 44 13 Around the World Without Landing. Friedrichshaven, Sept. 9. Around the world in a fortnight without landing is the next trip planned for the Graf Zeppelin. The airship will be refuelled while in. the air, p.nd the flight will thus be non-stop.
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  • 92 13 New York, Sept. 9. Plans for a dirigible service across the Atlantic were announced by Dr. Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, before he sailed for Germany after conferring for a week with bankers and officials of the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation. Four airships costing £3,000,000 will
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  • 81 13 Rev. E. A. Harrison's Decision. London, Oct. 3. The Rev. E. A. Harrison, the curate who was recently deposed by the Dishop of Gloucester, has decided to abandon the Orthodox Church in order to become a wayside preacher. He had agreed to the Bishop of
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  • 266 13 Women's Hostel Fund. We beg to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of the following generous contributions towards the building Fund of the above: Mr. Cheang Jim Chuan $200, Mr. Chia Soon Kim $100, Mr. Ho See Kuen $100, Mr. R. Lee Pang Chuan $100, Chop Aik
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 66 13 I The Acme of Lorry Perfection Economy Gained I 9 I Years of Endurance t New Models in Stock STRAITS MOTOR GARAGE I ®@®@®©®®®®®®®<|^®®<^ J^^^\ t 'ill' W'VtV^ '/A (/I 1 V' vAWX^ V hV£IVC/il/i TRADI MAMR FLASHLIGHTS BATTERIES they last longer Factory Representative* ML'U.ER PHIPPS (MALAYA). LTD. 4 u
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    • 319 13 B^kKTflNffV^Bfi^TuTrJ^Bk f!rMU ins V^^^V^ Sjl jft eR II I I (I trr" *l i Üblßv^/'blP^Bihß^^. i I 1> nv f~ TBMiA k^k v UfSj^^j'* 1 i THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS B^V^rSk^ TN the Philippine Islands, as in so many 3^ —^W Eastern countries, education and heaith rN^WjQat^^^^^fj are considered as the
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  • 478 14 Discoveries in a Yorkshire Cavern. Inul-'inn (Yorks), SePt. -JO. A subterranean lake, so deep that no plumb lirvs dropped from a raft have touched th«- bottom, is bein^ explored in the heart of Injfleborouph Mountain, in the Pennines, a f '\v miles from here. A
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  • 381 14 Alfonso of Spain Would be a Mechanic. Biarritz, s*-; t. s. Kir.e Alfonso, who was proclaimed Kin_r of Spair thf day hi- Wai )»«>rn forty* Rfto, I.;, revealed hia ideas of th« function < f a kir He had just stepped out <.f his
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  • 87 14 I/ondon, Oct. 2. Nice- Interviewed by Router before going to Switzerland, the Ag« Khan said: "I am t red of being pestered by the Press on purely private matters^ "When and if an engagement or marriage Kl arranged I will make an announcement through the ordinary channels.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 113 14 Eight Dodge 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 a day. "They underwent the most gruelling
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    • 122 14 'A A A A As As As As A A A A A A A A A A A A^a^^^^. .^^a. .^^a. a^a. aWa aTa -^^A A^A A^A A^^- -^^A AA A A A^A a"a aTa V^*. A "^M^" W^^ A A"^ "^AT" "^A "^A^" W^ W T A <A
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  • 445 15 I 'tidon. Sept. \H. All markets art- due for a rise OH th« favourable American :md political news, hut the fears of an increase in the Hank Kate overshadow everything. To our mind this is unjustified, as in normal yean movement of the crops combined with Improving trade
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  • 118 15 UfffCT profits art' announced Kv the Ardath Tobacco Company for the year to June 80 last, at £471,440, as compared with £317,995 for the previous year. The Gfdirary shares are niruin to receive a linnl tax free dividend of per cent., as for the l 11--vious year,
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  • 765 15 Fh« Nf Scheme. Th<- following circular hag been sent to the shareholders of Tapah Rubber Estates; ,A V last annua J sTwstral meeting of this Company the Chairman referred to the possibility of this Company associating with other companies in a new development scheme. You probably know
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  • 62 15 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, <><-t. 11. Commenting upon the Dutch rubber proposals Mid expressing the view that the first effects are already be^innin^ to decrease and that the decline is being felt hiefly in regard to the future price, the Financial News says
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  • 15 15 Man at Linslade: Standing in the dock is beinpr placed or. the pedestal of Fate.
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  • 207 15 October It. SELLING. London 4 I'Miriths' light i! i 82 London months' >iuht 2 4 :vi London tin days' ijrht 2 1 1 82 London .:<» days' -itiht •_> 1 London J<rm and g I SI SS London T. T. 2 29 82 Lyons and Paris demand \a:\~,
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  • 210 15 Tin 200 1 11 Pepper 1 Pearl 3a| Si tall *.00 pra Sundried Kifp. Anatn No. I 2&n Rita Lianp Hin Chan Mark Ki.i Ba«l« .New i 8.30 K'co, Siam cl.« No 1. 330 ti.ev, R iriirx r. F.r.tan 260 Rice, Rangoon SiokH 256 Rice. Siam Broker. No. 1.
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  • 61 15 October 12(h.. 12 o'clock noun. Bayen Better* U.s.s. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot IS* Uhk Standard R.S.S. on Tender Oetobei 14 S :'."> N'ovetnber .",."> k December Ss»* SS% N.-v. Dec. 88 Jan.- Mar. 85 W% rone of Mu I >ull. Latest Cuble: London Spol
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  • 195 15 ROSE M.UTH AIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. Oct. 12. Rabfcer. -London 91»16d. 1 L6d up. Triii' at nocn: Soot 33%, Oct. 84 Vk, Nov. 34%, Nov.-Dec. -lan. -March 36. Dull, steady. Tin. -London £196 His. 80s down. Mining. Weak. Sunirt-i Ways 5.56 ■">.•"«•"'. Kuchaia 1.42 1.45, Kinta Dredge 1.62
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  • 20 15 I A man accused of causing a boy to beir at Tottenham: The boy was collecting money for the gas.
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  • 174 15 September Figures. The following comparative statement of the total value of foreign merchandise, excluding parcel post, imported to and exported from British Malaya during IMI and 1929, is forwarded by the acting Registrar General of Statistics IMPORTS. (In thousands of dollar-) Incr: 192H. 1929 or Dec:
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  • 60 15 Heavy Imports Cause Drop. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] lianukok. <M. 12. ou'n;: t«» tfu- recent heavy shipments *>f rice and tin large arrivals from Saigon and K;hi«:"«>ii rice, prices ha\t- again declined t-» .^uch .in extent that exporters arc again reeling the pinch acutely and steamers are
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  • 128 15 MA CPHAIL'S SHARE LIST. Saturda>'-s Alteration*. Oct. l-Mh.. Closing Price. Buyers Sellers. Johan Tin ;r> S6H Kmta 1 in Drcd. 1.63 1.6S Kuchai 1.424 1.47*4 Malayan Con. 16 i >- N< rth Taiping 77 m Penawati M '.»7 Sungei Loai 10 pn m. Teluk Kruins !»l"j l Tin K!ar.Lrs 1.60
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  • 121 15 Saturday's Alterations. Buyers Seller**. Ayer Hitam 5a i:>> 1 1 Banjrrta Tin <t'i :;is «.»d ::l's M Batu Cu\t's (Si i i.:;-j' 1.:;. i'ht'nderianu <£ > ".< M s> (l ilitam Tin m! .^7 Kinta Dredcva ($l» l.ti-l 1 1^7% I inmii Tin ($1 > !.<'>:, 1.75
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  • 29 15 When men make a great deal of money. to do the useful things they were doing, And want to get into something they know nothing about.— Mr. Henry Ford.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 373 15 ASSETS T' oo0 000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER ,35,000,000 THE GREAT EASTTO LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). WlflliUU. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, SineaDore r «> TT T ,e nas „,000 d epos^ C)Urt of Engl^™l^ t «JE ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCF^^"" Mt T AGENTS WANTED. G Managing
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    • 449 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong). HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling 6,000,000 t> t.i.., Silver $14,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORSw u S o E™^ Esq Chairman. 1^ Wi u Hl D
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    • 171 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). a E ita *w^ £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,00C aid u P w 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: t> i> *JlJf* R yn e Esq., Chairman. t 5* h mers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq J. O. Robinson, Esq.
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    • 42 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter AJ>. 1720) 13 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. 1 Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, 1 BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 1029 16 CHINESE LOSE BY LUCKY GOAL. A Poor Game. S.C.C l; S.C.F.A. 0 Saturday afternoon's Cup final at the Stadium brought to a conclusion a very successful soccer season generally and a particularly good one for the S.C.C., who maintained their unbeaten record by "winning the Cup.
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  • 39 16 Before calling upon Mrs. Griffith-Jones to give away the 'Jup, Shield and the medali and miniature cups, Mr. J. M. Sime, President of the S.A.F.A., congratulated the S.C.C. on annexing the Cup, winning the
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  • 365 16 THE PERAK TURF CLUB'S MEETING. First Day's Handicaps. The handicaps for the First Day of the Perak T.C. meeting which opens on Saturday at Ipoh are: Horses Class 4 2nd Div. (7 furs.). Kinta Girl 9.7. Pacify fcl, Bendigo 9.1, Church Parade 8.13, Swastika 8.7, Marco 8.5, Fairy
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  • 99 16 Tildtn's (ireat Ki^ht with Horotra. fßeuter'.s Service.] London. Orl. 1 1. At Queen's Club to-day \V. T. Tilden (American lawn tennis champion), f< r the first time in hi- career represented Britain, playing in an inaugural match between the Internationa] Clubs of Prance and Britain. Hi beat
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  • 32 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] lianukok. Oct. 12. The Bangkok rugby match hai bt-< n facet ;tt Penang for November nth. a match is also being arranged with Negri Sembilan.
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  • 67 16 The Public Services XV beat the Welch Regiment's 2nd XV by 9 pti (three tries) to B (one goal) on the Thomson Road ground on Saturday in a game in which they were more raperior than the score would indicate. Bingham, Pearson and Haxworth scored for the
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  • 308 16 League and going through tht Mason unbeaten. Jt was very gratifying that the oldest club in Singapore had apparently recovered from an attach of the Doldrums. The team would be the tii-t to admit that the Chinese had given them a really s]x>rtinu' fight (applause). ►Stating that this was the
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  • 557 16 BAD DAY FOR LONDON CLUBS. Plymouth Still Unbeaten. I FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Oct. 12. There were some very interesting games in to-day's League programme, the outstanding performance in which was that of Grimbsy, newcomers to Division I, who went to Manchester arid defeated the United at
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  • 26 16 [Reuter's Serviced I <>n. lon. Oct. I*2. In tho final of Um Glasgow Cap Celtic drew with Kangm at Hampden paik with no score.
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  • 30 16 TReuter's Service.] London, Oct. 12. The annual amateur soccer international between Ireland and Scotland was played at Londonderry to-day, when Scotland won by 3 goals to nil.
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  • 47 16 MONDAY'S TIES. Mixed Doubles. Mrs. P. James and F. James vs. Mrs. C. A. Norris and Noel Hay. Ladies' Singles. Miss W. Mclntyre vs. Miss D. Foston. Miss A. Meyer vs. Miss Z. Clarke. "A." Singles. C. A. Norris vs. W. A. Aeria.
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  • 127 16 HOME RUGBY RESULTS. Cambridge Open Well. [FREE PRESS SERVICE, COPYRIGHT.] London, Oct. 12. Blackheath had two matches Ihis afternoon. In the home engagement they defeated Old Alleynians 16 3; and in the match at Newport they pained the decision over the Welsh club by the narrow margin of
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  • 40 16 IKKKK PRESS SERVICE. ((M'YKKiHT.I Louden. Oct. 12. The Australian Bogby League tooristi WOO the ninth victory of their tour at Huddersfield to-dav. when they heat the York shire and Northern League champions h\ 1H point? to 8.
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  • 147 16 Penanfc Lose at Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 12. Selannor 22; FVnang Jn the interstate match at Kuala Lumpur to-day A. F. Taylor substituted for Gomn for Belancor. Then- were no other changes. Penang lacked the a sistance of several leading players and lost Lim Keng Chuan. injured
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  • 500 16 Keßiment's Gay Time. "ir o. Welch 41; s. Jshsri i>nd o. Fielding a second fifteen, but for or. t tu<> P»F< ith Jehore a.t,. badly b. ,t--en .it home <>n Saturday rtr representing the "B". Co., Welch Regiment againai whom the] offered little if any
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 284 16 1 NEW H.M.V. RECOJ iT TO-DAY.— lst. OCTOBEK ISSUE. Of which the following are an DANCE NUMBERS. JACK HYLTON AND HIS OR(HKSTK.\. „;i. Am NEW MAYFAIR DANCE ORCHESTRA.}! Dream M (S) B. 5070. Litti< z^v That Mont. Vg? NAT SHILKRET AND HIS ORCHESTRA. B 567] Wa, /g\ rrom Sunn VOCAL
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