The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 October 1929

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1929 NO. 12,852
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  • 326 1 Satisfaction is expressed by Tokio papers on Japanese acceotance of arms conference invitation Page 9. IW finding by judicial committee of Privy Council that women can sit in Canadian Senate is regarded as encouragement for admission of Peeresses to House of Lords Page 9. Vickers are attempting
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  • 836 1 H is generally admitted that if everyone told the unvarnished truth the world would be an impossible place wherein to li\ This applies particularly to i dubs. 1 do not mean the austt it* eluU, where members appear to freeze automatically as they tread on the door-mat
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 333 1 -^mf \^<if Trewheua B ros 1 ffi *&ffi 1 v m lj- m \m.' *f i yr _____3__S__^___i_f *r~ *^SS_s2^»' V __K L^vm: Jag ..'l' Witxch Grubber SPEED UP I Your Leund O tearing THE TREWHELLA MONKEY WINCH AND Further particulars apply Sfi j McALISTER Co., Ltd. I j Incorporated
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    • 92 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Staples mattress will not sag- Pagt Get tit and keep tit with Punkt roller i age S. Yorkshire relish takes throe years fa make Page 7. Whiteaways have a new shipment of ladies millinery Page (5. •"tigapore Cold Storage have duckliMi capons and chickens Page s. J. Cr-wther
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    • 11 1 FOR DAINTY PASTRY SWALLOW ARIELL'S PATENT ROLLER FLOUR IN 51b BAGS.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 140 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 21.t. High Water. 11.39 a.m., 9.6. Cnited Engineers ann. mtg., Hamar Road It Hoc-key: S.C.C. vs. I.A. .S.C.C. 2nd vs. Medical College S.R.C. vs. Y.M.C.A S.R.C. Tuesday, 22nd. High Water. 0.34 a.m.. 9.2, 0.10 nm I 6 Rugby: A.P.C. vs. Etceteras, S.C.C. Tournamcr.l 44 duet-day, 23r</. High
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  • 482 2 rThe "Dusting Gang." .-morrow, says The Observi r of Sept. 1. thf Reading Kcom of the tfrHls.i .Viuseum is (o be closed for its semi-annual cleaning, throughout Monday and tho three succeeding daya a regiment of workmen will displace all students, not only in the domed Heading
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  • 205 2 Curious Family Tangle. b ivt generations have atet at thi home of Mr. George Sparkes. company director. of Fitzjohn's-avenue Hampstead. N.W. The eldest member of the family is Mr. Samuel Buckton, the grandfather of Mrs. Sparkes. He is !»G years old. and retired from business in Lecdl
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  • 172 2 Combined Record of 90 Years with the Spurs. Known in their youth as "the twins" because of their small stature, Messrs. William Harston and William Mason are said to hold the record for the longest service with a football club. They have been connected with the Hotspur for
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 529 2 I r-emorm tho jHP* < I importers *M has* €***<+ I MEDICAL HALL. LTD. I L. illl—rlMlil!—lMW-WI Ij.crowther shaw! 1 MERCHANT TAILOR. 1 I j SPECIALITE J EVENING DRESS. I 2, The Arcade, Singapore. 1 LAST OPPORTUNITY ro set* "BOH NAI HOE" A most entertaining play by Low Kua> Song,
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    • 282 2 VICTORIA XHEATRE FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. SUNDAY, OCT. 27th. at 9.30 pan. Thurs. 24th, Fri. 25th, Sat. 26th Oct. For Gnc RecitaJ oh v THE of the famous FORBES RUSSELL CHERNIAVSKY TRIO COMEDY COMPANY. with CHERNIAVSKY APRIL VIVIAN Thursday. Oct. 24th. CHERNIAVSJC I "HER CARDBOARD LOVER." MISCHEL CHERNIAVSKY GOOP MORNING
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    • 307 2 ALHAMBRA S Vim- Tan Chen* Kee— Sole Proprietor PROGRAMME Commencing Sunday, Oct. 20th. and ending Fridav <u, In the Second Show at 9 p. m THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS. p WARNER BROS. PRESENT The Little Irish Girl featuring DOLORES COSTELLO. A Romantic and Realistic Story, with Dctightf BttMi South Sea
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  • 542 3 IMPORTANCE OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFT. RlOl Test— and Criticism. The following, written by our London air correspondent in mail week, is of interest in view of ihe successful trial flights of the RlOl, on the second of which Lord Thomson (Minister for Air) was a passenger on Friday. London,
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  • 222 3 Evidence "too Conflicting." F ondon. Oct. 10. At thc* conclusion of the Oliver murder irquest at Reading, the Coroner returned a verdict of murder against a person or persons unknown. The jury were absent for 2 hours 48 minute.? The foreman said that the evidence was* too
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 154 3 A Cinema in your own home You can make your own movies with Cine-Kodak Kor grown up people or for children the appeal of this Home Cinema is irresistible. In addition to showing pictures of your own taking, you can hire, from the Kodascope" Library, films showing all the favourites
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    • 442 3 I I kHOI *M MM There is nothing more welcome on a hot day, whea Old Sol seems determined to shrivel you up, thaa s glass of Montserrat. This delicious Lime Juice makes a good thirst a thing to be treasured I k|ONTSEI.I.Kf TO L.IK4E JUICI Of mil Demltr*. 4a
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  • 2539 4  -  Mildred Barbour V._SV.V.V.SWAWAW.VVWm >! OUR NKWiJ&MAkJ. THE LOVE STORY OF TWO SISTERS. By Mfectieu between sisters can 4>e sublime thin,-. in its highest niamlestatioa it seems te «»e beyond nay possibility oi injury. Such a degree ol affection existed betweea Miilicent Peering and her fonter-sister blmor, and thc
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  • 154 4 The Wit of "(i.8.5." Here are some of the good things in Shaw's much discussed play, The Apple Cart: The multitude understands talk; it does not understand work. No king on earth is as safe in his job as a trade union official. I had
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 192 4 A Friend in Need Mental anguish, grief, worry, extreme heat all tend to produce headache and **V^S^' nervious exhaustion. Then it i- that "1711" Eau de Cologne i- a friend indeei _jfc»"s__T A little of it dabbed on wrists and temple or inhaled from the handken hut wZ~^* soothes and
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  • 966 5 LATEST NEWS OF GERMAN STEAMERS. Offer That was Disregarded. The towing off of the German steamer Lauterfels (6,310 tons), which grounded on Minicoy reef ten days ago when assisting to tow the Rochet, also of the Hansa line, off the leef on which she was stranded on September
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  • 24 5 Man at Tottenham, studying a plan: It is drawn the wrong way up. Magistrate's clerk: Not if you turn it the other wa*y up.
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  • 722 5 Housekeeping on the South African Karoo. One sets from time to time accounts puUiahed of housekeeping and homemaking in South Africa. But there are different kinds of South Africa. A residence ami the opulence and luxury of thc gold* n city of Johannesburg is ont thing; to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 398 5 M tt I I I A \J»^o fl__C^~ I it'ieu V gk «a v W wßl__. Aia-io^a 1 i|Ti> am*"*' -^IpHV S> tM ScS Ip^al %A. 'MA %3**t WM Mr *L*\. J-4M-_Nr^iK"^^F C _Lpi~>J?^>* <^^K^P r USB___ 'V 1 Wm. Hk '^3b^«g^_^^^ i^^!g^'^l^BSMlft-X Wt: jSJk y?**^***™?^ *^8 SK_____n_S__S v^^rr''9J||k Be
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    • 463 5 PILES CAN BE CURED. j A Treatment That It Different If J°? 2 1 nSmrin th tortures of Piles and its kindred ailments, and have tried every I known remedy without obtaining relief, we ask you to give Da. Van Vleck's Absorptive Pile Plasma a trial. Its curative healini Ection
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  • 424 6 Comparisons With Graf Zeppelin. I am to'.d by British engineers ebga£eo r.i the KiO) ui.a KlUi tnac, Rood tnough th, 10 ai Zeppelin is, they oelieve that tne Uiituh vessels will be 4>etter, say.-, the Morning Host Aeronautical t> Despondent. ihey believe that the margin el atrength
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  • 211 6 Amsterdam. B| a decision oi" the Amstsedam Api Court, two workmen have been reles ioth of whois had been sentenced to ftfteei •fears' imprisonment for a murder which they spparently never c mmitted. have served i veArs and 7 months <>t tl sentence,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 469 6 WHITEAWAYS have received A NEW SHIPMENT OF Ladies' Millinery t\\\ that's new all that's smart— is shown to splendid ailvam in our millinerv dr- p fc^^liv^^SA FELT HATS in white and all the leading v> J^^j^/^^^^ $4.95 to $10.50 {ST irjf READY-TO-WEAR HATS in white, toacan and the newest colours.
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    • 135 6 Lifebuoy k\ soap m\ protects your skin /f m from the germs antl m microbes of disease m m\ which abound in M m\ dust and dirt M m\ Wash with il M m\ bath nil 1 1 M fL €8 LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED PORT IUMUOft ZjM I Put Ncnc
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  • 516 7 TEXT OF JAPAN'S REPLY TO INVITATION. Unqualified Acceptance. [British Radio Official Service.*] Kugby. .Kt. li». ihe text is issued of the reply <>; ihv Japanese Government to the British Government's invjtation to participate in the' Five Power Naval Conference. The reply says tho Japanese Government' are happy
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  • 179 7 London, Oct. 18. R 101 returned to her moorings at Cardington after a successful six hours' flight. [British Radio Official Service.) Rujfby, Oct. 18. The new British airship RlOl made its second trial flight to-day at a higher speed than on the first flight. The
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  • 173 7 At the annual general meeting of the United Chinese Musical Association the following were elected office bearer for the ensuing year, Patrons: Messrs. Aw Boon Haw, Low Kee Puan, Soh Berg Lim, John Laycock and T. B. Cocker; Hon. Vice-pre-sidents: Messrs. Chuah Suah Chwee and Ong Peng Hock; President: Mr.
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  • 126 7 PLAN TO STRENGTHEN AUTHORITY. New Bill Tabled. [Router's Service.] Vienna, Oct. 19Government has tablt ci a bill to amend the constitution. The principal objects are the reform of the legislature t6 strengthen the executive authority of the state and protect the civil service against political interference and to
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  • 123 7 Torture Alleged at Harbin. [Beater 9 Far Kastern Service.] Mukden, Oct. 19. Pour thousand Russians, representing all classes in Harbin, have telegraphed to .the Presidents and Prime Ministers of all countries giving gruesome details of ■laughter and torturing of the White Russian population by Redi
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  • 95 7 decisive Battle Anticipated. [Reatter'i Par Hasten. Service.] Shanghai. )rt. It h reliabh reported what Lhe Kujiningdltxn have raptured Chengehow, Ml important railway junction >" HoMM and an advancing elopg the Han river towards Hankow, while Chang Fah Wei with the Ironside* has withdrawn from Kwangsl
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  • 53 7 Every Chance for Labour Government. I ondon. Oct. 18. yir. Lloyd George ipeeJriac at Pontypridd said the liberals would have neither ha.no nor part in any premature attempt to ejevt the Government from office before they have had every reasonable chance of showing what they can
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  • 66 7 Maritime Conference at Work. [Reuter's Service.] i;«i.'mi Oct. 18. The committee of the Maritime Conference, considering hours of work aboaid .-hip, decided to exclude the fishing industry from discussions and passed a resolution that the Governments should be consulted as regmda the defining of normal
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  • 42 7 [Reuter's Service.l Berlin, Oct. 18. The widow of the Commander of the cruiser Leipzig which was sunk in the bittlc of the Falkland Jslands in November 1914 launched the new 6,000-ton cruiser of the same name at Wilhelmshaven.
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  • 44 7 [Reuter's Service.] Bilbao, Oct. 19. An accidental mixture of water with molten metal in a furnace was responsible for a .terrific expJosion at the blast furnace at Baracaldo. At least twelve persons were i killed and 50 injured.
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  • 105 7 British cooks are the best in Europe, according to the party of leading British bakers who returned to London from a visit to the currant vineyards of Greece on the 'Invitation of the Greek Government. "We did not find an honest British bun anywhere in Europe," a reporter was informed
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 458 7 BUSINESS CARD& f BEACH HOUSE TANJONG KATONG. I •elect Seaside Residential Hotel. Concrete Bathing Pagar, I jennip. Garage, Good Cuisine. I pboDf 5553. M. C Gssper. I Proprietor. I TYPEWRITINa i r page, double spacing. S I uper, tree carbon copy and nvelopea for dailv work. I ?STKAIT.S TYPEWRITING Bl
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    • 717 7 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. in^PI 1 C r E is u hereb y 4?iven that tenders are now ml I Ll° T f llowi^ materials or service" •»nd that part.culars of such tenders may be Office**.!. ,n the Tender R °o-". Municipal Tender. „<• <-i uate of losin,'. Supply mt
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    • 468 7 M iJ^ f'^*-J*T?*&*f -*mmmmm\ M^ Jmm. ss/^^&f yW.^T^ lt ,akes 3 yi,,rs ,or the fine| V elected spices and /^JFW' V U J y ,n K redicn t s (ll at -»rc blended .nto 1 orkslurc /r#|^' Reli-h to become refined and matured. AnJ the /w^FMff result is a p
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    • 258 7 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. It ii ko**** notitie.i that the Mercantile Bank i I India, Lt 1. will tm opening Agencie- -it Kuala Krai and Kuala Lip i in November. SINGAPORE ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY. Festiva! of St. Andrew Celebration. El ROPE HOTEL NOVEMBER 29TH, i929. Mnambsn are reminded that
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  • 716 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY. OCTOBER 24. 1929. WEEKEND COMMENT. WEEKEND COMMENT. The Japanese reply to the invitation to participate in the London Naval Conference is, like the others, quite satisfactory. It is evident that Japan intends to try to make the conference something more than a mere extension of the
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  • 911 8 Mi. Justice X. P. H. Whitley is paying a short visit to Raul). .Mr. A. Cavendish, M.C.S.. Director ot Cooperation. F.M.S. and S.S.. is on a sh« rt l visit to Ipoh on official <luty. Mr. H. Klein formerly manager of the Penang branch of the K.P.M. Steamship Co., left
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  • 144 8 Tht- Health Bulletin of th.- League sl Nations' Eastern Bureau, for tin- wash ed October 12th. lift, Berbera: 1 ease smallpox. Alexandria: I plague casts Slid 1 death; 1 sssallpox ease. Baghdad: 1 pleffVJS tana. llomba} ,"> smallpox casai and deaths. Calcutta: |5 cholera death-; 2 smallpox
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  • 127 8 The following action was taken at a meet ing of the Theatre Board of Control, held on October 14th. Decided that the Regimental Band bs not engaged during the absence on leave of the Police Band, and to recommend that no reduction be made in the Commissioners' MMM
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  • 222 8 RAFFLES BOY hR( )W v, n AT FORT CANNdS!^ Found Lyintf on the Bottom A certain amount of surrounds the death *v Raffles Institution school!, r'.^J^ Kim. whose parent- n Ak Street. Sin K apofv. h tragc circumstance- v mino pool. Fort Cmi after. oon. a, *"*l
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  • 39 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PUCK [FREE PRESS lEIVI4 RIGHT] London, (kt. IM. 12 ivion. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber price- follows Spot 0 13 lßd. (up 2 16) I 141 8 ltwi. (up 1 16) Tl firm.
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  • 85 8 ROYAL MESSAGE To SIR HIGH CLIFORD. "Long and Distinguished Services to thc Empire" In at eept ing tt i Clifford from hi and High ('niiimiKint in s»essajr< tl tht S.vretary press« appreciation distinguish..! lervicei 4 Wli i follows: "I am commanded M Ha King lo inform yea ll resignation and
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  • 58 8 Air Qucr>. To the Kditor. Sir. Can f*M tell //epP^ is ealltd an "Air -hip The ordinary d. ll large Ma-going v* three or more msal square and is navigation. A Ze| dt-rp water snd esnnol n eh in. nt srhateri i k Tears fslthfu [Id.:
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  • 32 8 To be VmMMM* in rmi ra-BM fust** The tirst parts tish firm of Mewto .onstruct the ru kok River. IMS Sfrirt The date of th. has been fixed f«4
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  • 44 8 Reassuring Ki'P 01 1 j (FREE HUU Art *l Isegh* I Competent opi? view that the rto trop 1 average. The hiffl large areas on high lsw for hai vest which is be uncultivataMe. tSU* dassagS in the lowland i 'M
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  • 16 8 The Municipal I tenders for the v I at Sim* Avenue SI the existing Orchard RS
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 173 8 XT M XT I 1 Selected DUCKLINGS I r* A "DfYWCI 1 \mmJjt\mJL \J il O CHICKENS I Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd* j a,®* GET FIT-AND KEEP FIT- I WITH I The PUNKT ROLLER. ________9 i I THE PUNKT ROLLER is a selt'-massatfiny; instrument, l medically approved for the
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    • 204 8 I SUNDSTRAND 1 ADDING MACHINES! I^^Bt^H Vk_*W m S*S. V *^^fl I^A« \V^^w m m^^i W^rVmmmm* f£ I PATERSON, SIMONS CO., 1 LIMITED, I <| 4 Pri ce Street, Singapore. PHONE 2700. 634 T. K. K.'s Tyres. Tin x ir. Redaeed from $i:..r>o to $1140 each 14 x <;.ko to
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  • 124 9 MENTAL DISARMAMENT NEEDED. Japanese Convictions. Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, Oct. 19. fcocra ctwn is expressed in the ditorials at the contents of ipanese re, ly to the invitation to the mnicnt emphasis on the nefor achieving not only limitation but ltu;i i peductiol has called forth special (jcation
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  • 22 9 Service.] \v ashiagtaa, Oct. 19. contemplating the appoint- Senators to accompany the London naval conference. I
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  • 49 9 British Women Taken to Safety [Router's Far Eastern Service.] Wuhu. Oct. 19. illowed by looting this morning. Government that the situation is now in hand tionary measure British wool children have been taken aboard H.M.S. Cricket. The Gnat and the LadyJ* .■->■ gunboata are standing
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  • 42 9 [Renter's Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Oct. 2(4. been rushed to Wuhu efled th.- disturbances there. Some of ho only numl ered 500, have ed the others! have heen driven ci from the town. The British women and ata and returned
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  • 41 9 Forced Landing in Fog. [R« iter's Service.] Vn.Nterdam. Oct. 19. h air-mail to the East Indies Schipol on Oct 17 made a forced fog near Constantinople and was The crew escaped with minor inTht- machine is being dismantled.
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  • 97 9 [Reuter's Service.] apetown, Oct. 19. sailed for the Antarctic the leadershii of Sir Douglas Maw- Id The Discovery, East India dock on August lst for on her aay to the Antarctic. The *of the expedition is to continue in- U which w.-re begun in 1011 into unercial
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  • 66 9 [fo Iter's Service.] V Berlin. Oct. 19. ex-Sovie! ambassador to have been arrested by *»***ftd deported to Barnaul. Siberia. eth Soviet reply to WW rrotsky'a joint request for ommunist Party. X nt Ceastautinapln, Oct. 20. exiled to Prinkipo intention of reeantU. r y. he .ays his and
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  • 50 9 ANTI-FASTIC RIOTS IN BRUSSELS. ilH' iter's Service.] Brussels, Oct. 19. .ti ns ni stly kalians, cryrrn W.]<,i th n l <r; Ith, t gainst Mussolini, Italian Legation here witl c T^v 1? a J hed th doom an.l windows •••th J 8 b thc Po whe ■Z* ***>* of the
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  • 29 9 Ilßetiter'a Service L^wsskmS bf t*T CMk 1 ?m ,njur^ dun Un<l nim adu,ts serious f f I'niun Un art »nuake in th< [EaHi <■->- on page 7.]
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  • 129 9 CAN SIT IN CANADIAN SENATE. Hope for British Peeresses. [Reuter's Service.] London, Oct. 19. A judgment of far-reaching implicate, was given oy the judicial committee of th« I «SJ_ C nci! Wf I**1 tri *>™al in Great i Britain for appeals from all parts of thEmpire, which decided
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  • 78 9 Nadir Khan's Aspirations. [Reuter's Service.] v I'aris, Oct. 20. Nadir Khan sent a message to the Kabul correspondent of the Petit Parisien saving 'hat he had returned to Afghanistan/ not to mount the throne, but to save the country. He hopes to lead Afghanistan along the road
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  • 108 9 "I Will Not Return Unless I Am Summoned." London, Oct. 10. Ro me. -The Afghan Legation was besieged to-day by friends of ex-King Amanuila expressing the hope that he would speedily resume powtr. Amanuila declared: "I will not return to Afghanistan unless I am summoned. "Kven then
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  • 56 9 Vickers Produce Automatic Loom. [Renter's Service.] I <<n(i.,n. Oct. 20. Delegates to the Textile Institute <*onrresfl inspected a new automatic loom at Vickers' works in Kent which has hitherto been an American monopoly antl n«>t used outside America. The firm states they are endeavouring to mass-produce
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  • 85 9 Portuguese President's Visit to Madrid. [Reuter's Service.] Madrid. Oct. 20. Jn connection with the visit of the Portuguese President. General Carmona, to Madrid as the guest of the Spanish (Government it is semi-officially stated that "the realisation of pacific ideals makes it desirable for the two
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  • 35 9 Arabs Sentenced to Death. [Reuter's Service.] Jerusalem, Oct. 20. Three Arabs have been sentenced to death for killing a Jew during the riots at Safed in August. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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  • 203 9 Killed in Motor Accident near Estate. Badulla. (Ceylon), Oct. 7. A serious motorcar accident occurred at Narangala on Sunday night, when Mr. Joe MI Rettie, Superintendent of Naraga'.a Estate, was killed on the spot. Mr. Rettie had come to Badulla in the afternoon and witnessed a few
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  • 469 9 MATCH AGAINST CEYLON DRAWN. Excellent Batting by Albert. [From Our.Own Correspondent.] T Penang Oct. 19. The 1 banc Gazette's correspondent at Colombo wires that the MC.C. side which is on it^ way to tour Now Zealand and to play some matches in Australia arrived in Coiombo
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  • 57 9 Light Blues Again Win Easily [FI.Fi: PRESS SKTW4CE. COPYRKJHT.] London Oct. 19. The principal results in to-day's Rugby matches were: I^ondon Scottish IS, Blackheath 20. Rosslyn 16, Richmond 6. Cambridge 24. Harlequins 0. Leicester 12, Newport 6 Bath 0. Cardiff 10. Bristol 22. St. Bart's 6 Cardiff 9,
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  • 89 9 HOC KEY. S.C.C. vs. Indian Assn. S.C C. vs. Indian Assn. The following will represent the S.C.C. (seconds) in a match against the Indian Association at thc Padang this afternoon. Mayter; Follenfant and Land; Robertson, Gotch and Preston; More. Fielden. McHuchings, Woosey and Addis. Umpire, DayDewdney. S.CC. ILIS. MEDICAL COLLEGE.
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  • 54 9 Iken Wins Club Championship Race. The 120 yards club championship race took place at the Swimming Club yesterday morning. D. Iken, Wfceeler, V. Burton, R. F. W. Leorard, and S. W. Peers were the only starters, the race resulting in a win for Iken (the holder), Wheeler being
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  • 64 9 London, Oct. "> A new rowing innovation was tried out by a Thames team of first-class oarsmen rowing in the "syncopated style" agains an orthodox eight. The former were row ing out of phase, like an eight cylinder car so that power was applied to the water con
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  • 748 9 ST. JOSEPH'S OLD BOYS FINE DISPLAY. 100 Yards Record. Some excellent results were obtained at the annual athletic sports of thc Joseph's Old Boys Association held at the Stadium on Saturday. The time of 10 seconds returned for the 100 yards dash will be received by critics with a
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  • 245 9 The following appointments to the Far East Colonial services have been made hy the Secretary of State for the Colonies: Federated Malay States: Mr. R. B. Anderson, M.8., Ch. 8., to be Medical Officer. Malayan Medical Service; Miss If. Riley, to be European Woman Teacher, Secondary Classes; Mr. A. R.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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    • 518 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). TO HONC KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. *J "i n HOMEWARDS. B.s. BLOEMFONTEIN For Havre, L'don, R'dam and Hamburg Oct. 30 s.s. CITY OF MELBOURNE For London,
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    • 439 10 P.£r*o British India aad Apcar Line. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SNfn UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S (,u\ .R\upv> LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL NRVICI OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA \\D Ut* Tonnage, Singapore. taaa* RAWALPINDI 16,600 Nov. 2 KALYAN '""< KHYBER 9,100 Nov.
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    • 620 11 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Ves4lel u i.otterdam, Hamburg, Bremen a r nrwerp via Colombo, Aden, U ,,r wu ld^ t -o- j- Amur >la™ Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Elizabeth, ape Town, Rio de Santoi Montevideo and Ures. I Ilound-the- World H*M t Santos Maru Nov. 6 Nov 7 }j
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    • 475 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Jlnd AMERICAN MAIL LINE yj(jFA/^**-*\ ___r________2____a Jfi!______l______!__ ID 1 _V*Sr"***v. w *^&^9^Sr^&t*iLft&l&fl^r^mmn^^ *^-9^A 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. HARRISON Oct. 28 Oct. 31
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    • 809 11 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. IMUYAL PAU\EI HiA 0.. ,t KAIAVIA). (Incorporated in Holland.) (0) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) 1 of the OrFICIAL TOURIST
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  • 71 12 Another steam hopper arrived yesterday for use at the naval base. The J.J. 14, has a net tonnage of 508 tons. She left Southampton under the command of Captain Kilpatrick on August 30th. The P. and O. Mirzapore has left Hong Kong and is expected to arrive at
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  • 214 12 Rudyard Kipling's Agent Resigns. Brixham, (Oepon). Two adventurous young Englishmen, whose aim is to see the world in the cheapest possible way. have started from Brixh;*m, Devon in the fifteen-ton auxiliary yawl Day-dream 11. The voyagers are Mr. J. R. P. Campbell, of Sli.ro. and
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  • 192 12 N.D.L. Managing Director's Tribute. Herr Stimming, the managing directoi ol the Norddeutscher Lloyd, in the German newspaper Kolnisch*- Zeiturg, pays the following tribute to the Cuna.d liner Mauretania: In view < f the sporting spirit of the English, which found expression on the occasion of the Bremen's record
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  • 122 12 Tragedy on the (apt* Verde. Capt M. M. McMaster, of Glasgow, Scotland, commanding the British Cape Verde (5,038 tmis at Section 33 on the Dairen Wharves, shot himself through the lorebead m hi> cabin about 2.30 on Monday afternoon states the Shanphai Mercury. The discovery was made
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  • 78 12 Rot urn of Cruisers from the (hina Station. The following cruisers whieh have been taking out reliefs to china are returning to their home stations with homecoming troops on the dates named: H.M.S. Cambrian whieh left Hong Kong OH October 9 arrives at Devonport on November 25: H.M.S.
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  • 9 12 Oct. 20.— Rokan, Reynst, (Dut); Bulan, Antung, (Brit).
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    • 595 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). Tht s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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    • 57 12 <*_____^_______H l I I Vigour! I I fvrMXxkorplaul ff I HoriidcsmUgorttD I I ycxi.Ught.nourLihbmU I I easily digested BoritdS 11 I is just the mergber and I I bod^Uiilxda-nwcx^MCmry I I mhctdunattx I I____^^F ___!__________________i_____dhH^^^___________L 1 1 ________^sP^II I [n* sizes of all I Bazaars a Stores I Representative— Mr.
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    • 484 12 Kerr Steamship Co. I nc I 44, BEAVEB STREET, NEW YORE (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO I BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELIH(\ XM BALTIMORE. (via Suez). M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Nov. 3 M.S. SILVERASH due Nov. 22 Nov M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Dec. 11 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVirr SINGAPORE
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    • 210 12 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LH (Incorpora :>.g'andl. Direct Services to Japan mi H"nc Rsi Amoy and ShanjKii and to Ctlcttti m.i Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on tkfeagtl Ml sl for Caaf a, Macaa, Bastta, .\mo», (MM Tientsin. Nt*chwang. X*****M 9*^^] Philippine-., etc. FOR PK.\ ING IND MCITTa NAMSANG r<»u
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 687 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, Wedneaday and Saturday 6
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    • 96 12 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES 0 HOMEWARD MAILS Tn Colombo. Djibouti, Port Said an* Marseilles from Singapore. Gross Tonnage. GAL METZINGER 9,400 tons Oct. 31 Marseilles via Madras and Pondicherry. COMPIEGNE 10,000 tons Nov. 4 OUTWARD MAILS To Saigon. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. CHENONCEAITX 15,000 tons Oct. 27 ATHOS II 15,200 tons
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  • 311 13 Sir Sydney Skinner's Memories. Si Sydney Skinner, chairman of Messrs. John Barker and president of the Drapers' Chamber of Trade, addressed the summer school at Balliol College, Oxford. Speaking of his 50 years' experience in the drapery trade he said that his father died when he himself
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  • 78 13 Shoemakers, to the number of 250. who lost their employment owing to the failure of Messrs. Perkins and Bird, Irthlingborough. Northants. by subscribing their own savings are endeavouring to raise sufficient capital to form a new company to take over the old business. Thc scheme, if adopted,
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    • 128 13 1 1 *ifmKr I ll *"v 1 B^__i^____^^ffs&W^^ Sr^ S^^^^^Mm^mm^J h W ***w*^M*MMb r C m* *M*mMMMm 8 J •>* \^H I l' v 1 M Sr /-W °^3fe/ /i 1 1 v I) ii J A HH V v I____M 4,T» I .^A A^AV r 1 •^r -fc-V WL
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    • 395 13 -o »u«to* mm .h c a *l MoVa i% p fe_ li "5 I Qldsmobile six j fe ~^^HUI \w^^ ___S 4 __P^_______fs___W ii j &w~ BB£_____ ____W^ < »u- m S*4r*-^*m **J*OS*Mm wxjsS*^*^* jWJ y^TBM! i^M___l->ii..^v__s^_'*_W****Bp "yi^y n-___-_r_ **^i2*n&***^ __P_____B —^^n fe Oidww-obile Oficrs Greater Value Than Any fe
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  • 242 14 Preparations for Campaign. (By arrangement with the Nanyang Siang Pau Press). Shanghai. Oct. 18. Ho Yir-ching and'Tang Sun-tse proceeded to Kaifeng yesterday to establish field headquarters there. Government troops will concentrate on Chengchow and advance to Tung Kuan. The main force of Feng troops are advancing to
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  • 102 14 Two Europeans drowned. Itombay. Od, K. The Manmad correspondent of thc Evenins Newi reports that Mrs. Murray, writ* of the j?«nera! foreman of the Central Engineering Works, and Mr. Hindhaujfh. <,f Messrs. Turner and Morrison, Bomhay. wenthe victims of a drowning tragedv on October th. A
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  • 20 14 Ixxjuacious Wins the Metropolitan. Kandwick, O^t. 7. The Metropolitan r« suit«il as fallows LOQUACIOUS 1 NIGHT MARSH PAQI'ITO
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    • 190 14 EASTERN SERIES HPHE wondrous Taj Mahal n was the out* come of superior knowledge, skilled hands and purest material. Even to-day it is recognised as the supreme example of Oriental architecture. Superior knowledge, skilled hands and purest materials are the dominant factors which made and still keep Milkmaid w Milk
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    • 242 14 YOU WANT IT j WE HAVE IT I DELCO-REMY equipment for your car, BORNEO MOTORS, L TD ARISTOI MOTOR OILS "_&_■_=>> I MniTdml II _R I I 11 1 1 ___i^^^^_^__ri '^______r^_r__k^__ii i I w A \__lL4_UL__J w lIHr^TuTjHI n^Brffl p ■ssiLJsss SI v ____r^____ _r '__r ****************m***************tW^ are the
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  • 454 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 19th. Asam Kumbang (£> 38s 39s Ayer Hitam (ss) Bang-, in Tin (£) 12s 30s 13s 31s 30 1.35 1.40 28a 0u _L_ Batang Padang ($1) Batu Caves ($1) Bukit Arang ($1) Burmah Malaya (£) Chenderiang (£) 25 1.30 1.30 22s tU
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  • 265 15 Allenby ($1) 2.20 2.35 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.70 1.90 Am. Malay ($2) 3.00 3.10 A. Hitam ($1) 3.20 3.3:, A. Kuning ($1) 40 45 Ayer Mole". ($1 l.:»o 1.70 c.d. Ayer Panas ($1) 1.75 1.85 Balgovvnie ($1) 3.04* 3.15 Bluett ($1) 90 .•*"» Brogas ($1) 1.15 1.2."", Brunei
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  • 233 15 Alexandra Brickworks Pref. ($2) 2.17V* 2.22% Alexandra Brickworks Ord. ($2) 2.90 3.00 B. Am. Tob. (£) 6.2.6 6.5.0 Central Engine ($1) 50 60 Cycle /.nd Carriage ($1) 4r» 55 DuT (10s) 7s 0d Ss Od Dunlop (<>s <"M> I6i 17s Eastern Smelters (t) 17.00 1 7.50 Fresh Food 1.55
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  • 213 15 October 19. SELLING. London 4 months" sight 2 4 1 London I months' sight 2 4 1 16 London 60 days' sight 2 4 London 30 flays' sight 2 3 31,3° London demand 2 3 IK J. (A Lyons and Paris demand 1437 Hamburg, demand 236 New York,
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  • 214 15 Oeteeer If Tin 260 Ton, |M« Cannier 12 Pepper White S9 Pepper Black Flake Tapieea fi 1 Pearl Sago Small 8.06 Copra Sundried 9.50 Rice, Anam No. 2 260 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) B JO Rice, Siam old No. 1. 880 Rire, Rangoon Pintan MO
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  • 63 15 October lHth., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers s.s. «-«iu.il to London Standard Spot U M*\k Standard K.s.s. •••I Tender Oct. M U» 4 Nov. :!H 4 Dec :.4^ 4 24% Nov-Dec. MS MM% Jan-Mar. *\o MM% Tone ol Market: Steady-Qeiet. Latent Cable:- London Spot tMssi
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  • 196 15 > ROSE MACPHAIL ANI) PENMAN LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Oct. 19. Kubber.— London V%d. unchanged. Noon I rices Spot October .'.4. November 'j4^. Nov.-Dec. 34»i,, Jan.-Mar. 35'.. FirmQuiet. Tin— London £189. 60s. down. Mining.— Weak. Sungei Ways 3.35 3.40. Kuchais 1.32 1.37. Kinta Dredge 1.42 1 47 Klang
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  • 329 15 London, Sept. 2.">. The all-round improvement in trade which was due to take place this month now that the holiday period is ended, was cheeked for the time being hy the erisis on the Stock Kxchange. Copper. The Standard market now depends upon support from tho American Copper
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  • 179 15 Saturday's Alteration*. Oct. UUH.. Clo* in >: l*rlc— Buyers Sellers. Hitam* 80 70 Kinta Tin l>r*'<l. 1.:'.."*) 1.45 Kucha i I.2*> i.:i;« I.ukut Tins 1.60 1.70 Malayan ('< n. 9 < 12 Nuttn Taiping Tn 7.*> Papan IS lo nom. IVnawats M Bfi Petaltng 5.30 ."». io
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    • 835 15 \SSETS EXCEED $10,000,000 Till? mnia, ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $35,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). MIUIIBW. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore r^™ Thf- Company has £20,000 deposited with the Sum-*™ Gmm* ONI^ 0N OF FICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. •SLmTT a gland> and COmpUeB
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    • 759 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed i aftnoor PAirf-i_T_ J.jOWU,VVt x aia-up j QgQ 000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.612.046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: p p n?'» M R CT ie Chairman. t n g h mers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq. J. O. Robinson,
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    • 41 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANOL (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) > 1 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.-^Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, j BARKER CO., LTD. j CHARTERED BANK OHAMBERS (lst floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 342 16 PERAK WIN INTER-STATE MATCH. Selangors Fine Forwards. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Oct. 19. Perak 14. Selangor nil The weather was fine for the inter- State Rugby match between Perak and Selangor to-day and despite the counter-attraction of the Races there was a large crowd present which showed
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  • 306 16 Negri's International Full Back. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Seremban, Oct. 19. A.P.C U: N. Sembilan. ib The fourth annual match between the Malayan A.P.f. and Negri Sembilan at Seremban on Saturday, in which the Company won by 11 points to 9 was noteworthy because Daniel
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  • 116 16 Perak Beat Penang. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, Oct. 20. Perak defeated Penang here by 2 goals to 1, scoring the winning goal six minutes from the end of the game. Perak were the faster side and gave a brilliant display. Scarlett, Aste and Carey, the Penang halves,
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  • 95 16 Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 19. Malacca were beaten 6 2 by Selangoi here this evening and it was brilliant goalkeeping and poor shooting by the home forwards alone that saved them from a much heavier defeat. Selangor were pressing the majority of the time but their forwards finished
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  • 641 16 BRILLIANCY IN PADANG GAME. Public Services Checked. S.C.C. XV 13; Public Services XV 3. Saturday's match on the Padang between the Club and the Public Services was notable for the many brilliant moments it possessed and on the whole the large crowd of spectators gathered round the touchline
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  • 159 16 High Syce Creates a New Record. rPREI I'RKSS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.! Sydney. <>ct. 20. In winning the Caulfield Cup (£5.000 and 1250 gold cup) Messrs. Nottd and McCormiek's High Syce established a new record for the l l^ miles course on Saturday. The result was as follows: Messrs.
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  • 55 16 Revised Plans by Authorities. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.) London Oct. 19. Despite many delays the Totadisator in England has taken £470,000 in fifty-sever days. The Board has revised its plans and now intends to instal portable totalisators 4 most of the race meetings, and will limit the permanent
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  • 24 16 The following was the Beaufort Club "all-over for the Cambridgeshire on Oct 9--100-8 Athford; 100-7 Miasked Bandit and The MacKab; 20-1 Palais Royal (offered).
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  • 161 16 ENGLAND BEAT IRELAND AT BELFAST. Camsell's Two Goals. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.I London Oct. 19. Ideal conditions prevailed for the first International soccer match of the season to-day, when 45,000 spectators at Belfast witnessed England's victory over Ireland by three goals to nil. England, whose superiority was particularly
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  • 152 16 Home Teams* Successes in First Division. [KKKK PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] I ondon ()rt. IH. The feature of to-day's Lea jus matches wa- provided by the First Division, in which every Home team won with thi- exception of Derby County, who drew with Liverpool with two goals each.
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  • 313 16 [Reuter's Service.] DIVISION 1. Burnley Trounce Sheffield I nited. Arsenal 4, Qrimaby T. i. Aston Villa Leicester C. Bolton W. 2. Blackburn K. 1. Barnley Sheffield V. o. Derby C. 2. Liverpool 2. Everton Middlesbrough 2. Leedfl U. I, Birmingham 0. Ilanchestei C. 4. West Ham I*.
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  • 43 16 Narrow Victory at Barrow. [FREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT.) London, Oct. 19. The Australian Rugby League tourists played the thirteenth match of their tour at Brrrow to-day and recorded their tenth victory after a close game by 13 points to 10.
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  • 804 16 THE PERAK AUTUMN MEETING. Seaplane Makes a Record. I From Our Own Correspondent.] IPoh, Oct. 19. Pine weather favoured the opening day of the Perak Turf Club meeting and there was a good attendance. With the going in nice condition some fast times were put up and Seaplane
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    • 240 16 *fs__TßSw _^_^__r^v\.^W t ____^^^T ssm A i sa /"""N I \_______B_^^V ni la iNcw H.M.V. Records! TO-DAY. VV Jj I MD OCTOBER ISSUE I THE LATEST DANCE HITS TWO SUPERB "PARSIFAL" RBCOR MORE SCOTTISH STUDENTS' SO GRACIE FIELDS, GRAVE AND GAY A WONDERFUL NEW PIAMsi BRAHMS' "MEISTERSIN'GER son \j\ Lists
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