The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 November 1929

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press 10 < SINGAPORE, SJ3. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929. NO. *****
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    336 1 Attentioi is hein^ (ocussed on Malaya m regard to the suppression of the mui-t.-iii •ys:«m; registration is t«» be enforced m Hong Kong, it was stated m Parliament yesterday I'age 9. Several matter*- concerning Malaya the suppression of prostitution, civil service salaries, and labour at the Singapore
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    BIRD'S-EYE VIEW.
    1036 1 A drab, i awn-coloured bird, the pigeon; a prim, middie-aged bird with a mincing &ait. Every <iay he takes up his stance on the gutter between the pipes which tick up gauntly against the sloping roof of the tall building-.-; opposite. On dry days the *'ate.- roilldffdd with
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      183 1 BBASSWARE B R!GHTSHINE IKE THE SUN. }F iffles Hotel I ♦J, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9th. |P >py Day Ball Dancins: till 1.45 a.m. X CABASR ARRANGED BY MRS. ALFORD. X *j Dance $5. Dance only $3. X MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th. *f A There will be no Tea Dance. j; MISTICE DINNER
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      125 1 I VIRGINIA 1 CIGARETTES r V '-> ..r -;V ;.-v m W-'.- v*3<7 A V. s 1 1 U^TU w d»h o wills rssaj] j EUROPE^ HOTEL "Renowned by Recommendation" T w I Special Notice SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16th. I Special Race Dinner and Dance I DANCING TILL 1.45 a.m. I
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      119 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. 'I h«- Ocean f«>v m.)*(»r poticiefl Pafre 19, Keep your valuables m IfHnerN Safei V*Ze H. The best bread eomaa Prom Rafßei Cafe Auction sale ..f furniture, «u-. by Ching Kenjr Lee Va^e IS. Columbia Portable challenge! the world at any pike Page I. The new Whippet Six
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      8 1 FOR YOUR FOOTWEAR, BLANCONA KEEPS NEW SHOES NEW.
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      140 1 THE WEEK. Friiluy, M/». Hiffh Water. 2..">J a.m.. 7 1.4»» p.m.. S.:{. Dutch honwwjui! mail (ln«ulirdo) cl<>-» If m St, .\!nhv\v'> Soi- -iy. Daaec Practice Ki;i»:»e Hotel 5.-15 p.m. Hockey: S.(\C. vs. Welch Rej>t. (Taimliii)S.C.C. vs. OI,J Rafflesi.ms; SRC. vs. I.A. I ao4t natca, >.C.c. Football: Victori;i Inst. v<. An-:..-(hine-e
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    CHANG KAI NGAU LOOKS AT LONDON.
    320 2 "S«, His: a City. Such Mighty Traffic!*' London. Chang KaJ Nirau. th»' youngest and nv>st brilliant >f Chinese bankers, naa come lo London to ask Mr. Montagu Norman. Governor of the Hank of Bnffiand, for faw tips on mt< rnationai finance. On). 18 yean
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    MAYOR WALKER'S WALKOVER.
    60 2 I Reuter't SexvU c. I Now York. No\ f». U •Mit.. ut midnight that Mayoi W;ilKv I (Democrat) had obtained h:uf a millioi noon \<'t»< than hia nearest oppof** nt Slajoi H. Lairuardia (Liberal Republican}. Surprise r.;.- been caused b> th»* 'iTfi.iHi votes <m' the S>.. Mi.
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    DEMOCRAT VICTORY IN VIRGINIA.
    47 2 [Renter*! Service.] New ork. Nos »>. A Democrat victory has undoubtedly «i I*.: ten*d ir; t\u Vinrinia -mi.: ship < ntest i is that which i ftl erstwhiU "Solid South'* thai .'>t Hoover m the President} last <ar. has thus returned to her old allegiance'
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    ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
    33 2 [Reuter'a Service.] Rome, No\. »>. v Baroni, A lor at Angoi en appointed ml assador n nto Siyrnoi andi Marescolti, *:,t retired list. Ba i loise, at Tokj o, ha »eer
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    WOOL TRADE STOPPAGE AVERTED.
    38 2 LasjaVHi, \o\ H. The Managers' ur<\ Overlookers' Society ha« d« *ided to cancel thr general noti railing out members of the wooitrade. Tti« does not aifect milla where wage reducti r. an- being made.
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    336 2 Then vrill be meeting <»f the Interactional Fellowship <>n Wednesday, November 13 at *.:>(> n.m. at the Y.W.CjL Fort Canning Rr.ad. Dr. K. K. Pathy aril! address the meeting on "Hindu 'Festivals." Ai .■!,:'> i the passenger* who art 1 travel' Sing h in*- by the Blue Funnel liner Aeneai
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      211 2 The ZENDIX ELECTRIC HAIR BRUSH FOR HOME MASSAGE. MEDICAL HALL, LTD., SINGAPORE. just Arrived I THE MALAY OPERA. TAMAN SETIA lifter a successful tour throughout .lav; Sumatra. Borneo and Col abas Is. 25 Actors. 20 Actresses 10 Manila Gifts* who have never before visited Sinjfapoi playing at the THEATRE ROYAL,
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      199 2 VICTORIA XHEAjTRE COMMENCING TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. FAKEWELL VISIT OF THE FORBES RUSSELL COMEDY COMPANY WITH APRIL VIVIAN. Opening Performance. To-nij»ht 9.30 p.m. "MARCH HARES" Saturday, Nov. 9th. Monday, Not. 11th. "THE PATSY" M BY CANDLELIGHT Two Final Performances. Tuesday and Wednesday, 12th. and 13th. DBLYBIA*B GREATEST SUCCESS By Arranu«nunt
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      404 2 j Hear what AfITAIf ft ft A I Tan Cheng Kee— Sole I'rop, I ALI SINGAPORE CINEMA RECORDS Our .sound eouipment has been adjusted acoustical difficulties, and the thousand^ g improved reproduction are unanimous m a <| sound perfection. I Change of Progran r e 4, 7 AND JUO P.M.—
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    OVERSTAFFED MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS.
    577 3 Criticism of the Architect's Section. At the Budget meeting „f the Municipal Commissioners on Tuesday, \v the course of Criticism of the- hijrh estimates for theArehitt'tt'^ Department, Mr. Harries laid: My remarks m connection with the Architect's Depart**** follow to some extent the remarks made by Mr.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    269 3 THE TALKIES. To the Kditor. Sir. Whatever the opinion ia about tl^ talking picture: that are now being run one of the cinema theatres of Singapore, ii is my strong belief that this sort of entertainments is to have a grasp Jure Wo ere greatlj indebted
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    82 3 Th'> Tamil who accidentally fell while performing his vow at the recent fire walking ceremony held at Gajah Beran^ Temple Malacca, and who was I adly burnt, is a>ir.mate of the Alor Gajah Hospital suffer ing: from severe boras on his hands, leprs and chest, says the Ma'acca Guardian. Th
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      62 3 Mv^^r^B^^BssL sT* I^s U rii m^j t eSSBBJJJ) f ga X IF I -L O (=^S!^Sj c^sssy> A I Furthest— Lasts Longest/ SOLD EVS.IYWHE»E. In riijs o| all I res. I RON! k', Ltd., Portsladc, ENGLAND. j J Xmas 6? New Year Cards uer and better than ever, pleated i/
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      323 3 Rj n^ I Estate Trust Agencies IPfff^^if I \Ys**i) 1^159^ I 21 First Cross street MALACCA t fcj^^J Wore.^toften^, I Ujlh( StrC<t PBNANG. BcßtHHTffHrl drink a glut o f cool- f r^-^ji. 10 ii I T< ing'Montscrrat'and Registered by and Security deposited with the ■tv A equip yourself witli Straits
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    A Londoner's Jottings
    841 4 Ml. Bernard Shaw is very busy ii. Vuo u'untiy horn A. or k <t.. Lawrence. Now that he ha- got Tht- Apple Cart out of tiv* way, he ha> settled maki cted edition of all his selected w< •*To nuke sin. that 1 Collected I the i<>^
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    TO PREVENT RUGS SLIPPING.
    134 4 Hew to prevent floors rugs from slipping on the surface of a polished floor has long bt'on the bane of the housewife. Now, the problem has been solved for her m the form of a little jradfret set made 6f crept rubber. The latter consists of
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    Moods and Modes of Eve
    714 4 Moods and Modes of Eve On the Wearing of Beads. fHIC modem woman has always realised the value of a touch of contrast *<» b t roi k and for a long time this was supplied by strings of pearls or of semi-precious stones. That delight m brightly coloured beads
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    TABLE TALK.
    501 4 THI VOGUE (or tflass continues, and thw ■••son many exciting innovations have been introduced. There are more impo ornaments, and all manner of knick -knu< > for the dinner-table, including a numbei oi liqueur sets standing on distinctive trays made from coloured glass, to match. Hut the mod
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    27 4 The autumn fashions will be full of quaint eccentricities, say* a women's paper. It 1MB! a very ungallant sort of thing; to *ay. The Passing Show (London).
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    CULT OF CLOTHES.
    135 4 Has and Hair. Bj A I l 11- an<i. years, COM!. I i mucl and hats; all ihion -•.tm. I < one really .-nit-. i>r looking of looking i little toftne Timid About nils. '1"; reall limeni til! wt'll rh i1 i everybody's i vell-knowi most of
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    BOUDOIR AND BOULEVARD
    79 4 DRESSMAKERS, on :«m extra colours and textures of om. Bat,alwa m weight. and Small-pattern v« able iu'\t ieai and belts hav< materials to more Frairil* i but show ing tl .1 An..th.M- wi of i lviH'-dt'-t'ni Iprinted with tionnl m arrange are inWrwovew i I Patter] Plt«t».
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    22 4 Ed floors; ard othclucle a toothbrush spoon; a shavimr !a bottle-stoppei tf^ [Ml doses; an :> easier to pour out which swiU'hos It*
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    THE MECHANICAL SERVANT.
    297 4 THE Exhibition of Inventions which npen--1 id recently at the Central Hull, Westminster, is remarkable this year for the larc:>' number of women exhibitors and for the ingenious devices whereby they ho|H« to solve the servant problem. The average Encrluhwoman either cannot get a maid at all,
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    NEWQUAY PILCHARDS.
    654 5 TRUMPET THAT CALLED MEN TO THE SEA. A Lost Industry. "Hevn, heva!" A lon^-drawn, urgent bellow from the cliff-top, the deep blast of a horn, and, with no more warning, Newquay became a town m ferment. "Hova!" "The vales redoubled to the hillfl and they to heaven" from
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    THE LATE GENERAL SIR CHARLES WARREN.
    187 5 A Biography. .Mr. Watkin Williams junior, ol 3 Wellington House, (irt-ut Malvern, irritei to t ht- Morning Post as follows: Sir, lam anxious t«> muke a Anal stUn tion of malrrial f<T writing the life «>t" my grandfather, the late General Sir Charles Warren,
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    JAPANESE POLITICAL SCANDAL
    53 5 Another Official Summoned. [Nanyo Xichi-Nichi. Service.] Tokyo, Nov. .">. Mr. YoBtM Maeda, President of the Bureau of Legislation m the late Tanaka Cabinet, and who once represented the Japanese Government at the Geneva International Labour Conference, ha^ been summoned by the Public Procurators who arc dealing with
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    128 5 Dr. A. G. Badenoch who recently arriveu from Enpland, has succeeded Dr. llorrii as Medical Officer General Hospital, Taininu". Dr. Morris, as already stated, has left on transfer to Batanp Padanp. Dr G. I. Shaw, Health Officer, Kuala KanjErsar, has been, transferred to Kuala Lumpur and is being- replaced at
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      329 5 lADELPHI HOTEL I ji (HKISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES. *!mas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th. i BCIAL DINNER AND DANCE— $4.00. mas Nitfht, Wednesday, December 25th. OLD ENGLISH DINNER, MUSIC DANCE— $4. (Xmas Novelties). i I j jn* Nii>ht, Thursday, December 26th. i gp E( DINNER AND PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS
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      330 5 Jy^f ft Xy I vvW Mr/ 4 B^B^^^^ xvW #iV v^ BiT^ v. p i !9tL l t^^n v3L f^L^L "iC k i M-^km. I JBB; I \W jf v i/ jJmw A af^A, I JD V>^Jl '.^bV. \m Mi/ BBB^k4^Bft^^ /^w j ■■■■■> I ■V^ B^Bs \v& ff/l BB^^Br^^E
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    276 6 Fi^htins: on Various Fronts fliy ■rrmagmneni witii Naayans Sianc J\»u Pre^s.l Shanghai, Nov. rt. f'hianjr Kai-shek directs the attack at TenfcfMtffhsicn. Feng troops have rwtreated on the front hi Ldßfju while BdvaacißK at Kunffhsien. It If reported at pinning; that bomlwrdmeat «raa heard m tho vicinity of
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    GLEN SPORTS CLUB.
    410 6 Annual Suimminu Gala. Ph< eighth annual gala of thc Glen SpoiU 1 I'll' a1 \\w Gn Smi«> ktreel i;.- tb* r October Ith. ircii <>n* of tl-.- mosl w nta m hi -y of th- club. Tht T ;it r < of hi^'h ..:*i«r. and, owing to
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    NEW JAPANESE BUDGET
    37 6 [Nanyo Nichi-Xkhi Service]. 10li >«'. Nov. .i Hie total Budfret for 1930 ia understood to be drawn up within limit <>f V 1.600. 600 000.000. The Cabinet will commence itdiscussion on the P.ud^et on Saturday.
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    97 6 Ihi- innnwrs of the Thettiar MMMttnity at Malacca held an "At Rom" m honour of Rajah Sir Anwamalai Ckettiar Xt taya the Malay Mail. TIM Chinese Club m whoso premises the function was hold, wan taxed to its lltMlfl capacity. On the arrival at the distinuuished jruest Cron Muar. he
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      101 6 N 1 «<i< «»t ;t SptH*iall> t o.irr 1 While <M>i«' (ilass which Kntireh Eliminates jHH) AVJHHHHH^ H^ BF hV. ail THE IDEAL LAMP FOR ALL LIGHTING PURPOSES. When ordering electric lamps specify PHILIPS -ARGENTA" UNITED ENGINEERS, LIMITED. (Incorporated m straits HiittlcianHti) KLIXTUKAL DEPARTMENT, HATTERV ROM), SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE LAWN TENNIS
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      260 6 ___nS___l Bt_^___________P^_^e__L ■■B /^^___________B_______P^_a /^i^^_i__i_________________P^_f 1 UaipfS? jjjfe Invigorating and refreshing I rr N tonic for tired skin and h ()On t I JP the whole body— that's i 'ARsm I I 1 QENERATIONS of people m thc I 1 y^ East have used Pears*, tienera. I /jrJ tionS tO
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    236 7 TREATMENT OF PIGS ON 81EAMURS. To the Editor. Bit,— l have read with aniazeim>n> tht as tide m your paper of Imsrtav about tne rarriage «>i pt£* Iron Kan to Singapore. 1 lit S.i .C\A. seems to know very little about this matter, and would do
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    MERCANTILE CO-OPERATIVE THRIFT AND LOAN SOCIETY LTD.
    876 7 l« tin feiditor, Bir, i noticed In the interesting And !i..-u u<-t,\i annual address <>t toe fresideni m tne tericaJ t nion at us generaJ meeting neia recenti) Umi mention was ma«u regarding the above Thrill and Loan Society. rrum what was saiti
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    THE MARDEN DISASTER.
    371 7 CRASH INTG TREES ON SURREY DOWNS. survivors Leap tor Life. [British Radi<j— Otfieial Service.] o K«Sfcy, Nov. Six pcusons were banted to death when the air liner l.i origin* to the German Lufthansa Company crashed m flames at Harden Park, m Surrey, to-day. There weie eight persons
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    ANGLO-IRAQ TREATY DROPPED.
    108 7 fFJnfi ii Radio- Official Service.] Tlm League oi Naticaj *ecretarial ha« r» i Ived from the British Covernmeni communication dated \.i\. i I" addre td t«i the member* <>t the Council, slating thai, after full consideration <>r all the circumstances, the l'»riti<h Governmenl ha decided »•< t
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    CHINA EXTRALITY QUESTION.
    66 7 Foreign Bec*tt?ry*i StuUnicnt. fßeutor's Service. l London No\. »i. In the Hou < of Common* Mr. H r\t r son (Forrifrn Secretary) said Government vvns aaxioua t<» examine the whole question «>f cxtrmlity m China m :i liberal and friendly -..rit. Thfv wen "ow m communication with
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    PASSENGERS IN PLANE'S WINGS.
    62 7 PASSENGERS IN PLANE'S WINGS. (Hunt (,'orman Machine Tried Out. [Renter*! Service.] Dessau. «i. Th -itfiant Junkers MropUnc V,.\x m wliich tho passengers will \v accommodated m the wingi and the speed of which, according to its <Jcsi«-iK-is, will "startle Hying experts," underwent a half hour trial to day. It ?s
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    GERMAN "ANTI-SLAVERY" HILL.
    58 7 Reichstag to Discuss IMeftescite. [Router's Service.] Kt'Hin, Nov. G. The Reichstag has bees convoked Jo» *OT. 27 to discuss the bill for the Protection of the Republic and the Nationalist plehescite hill "against the enslavement of 'he Nation." It is announced on behalf of Government that referendum
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    SHIPYARD DISPUTE.
    109 7 JOINERS' LOCK OUT DECLARED. Rejection of Wage Proposals. fKeuter's Service. J London. No\. 6. A lockout has be#n declared affecting all joiners m federated shipyard and shiprepairing establishments aIT over the lountry. The lockout is effective on Nov. £8. It is the outn.nc o f a conference at
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    MINING CONFERENCE FALLS THROUGH.
    179 7 Coal Owners Stand Out. [Renter's Service.] London. No\. When the Miners* Executive arrived at he .Ministry of Health m the afternoon fm the joint conference t:ilic<i by Government no representative* <>f th<- coal-owners wen present. It was learned 1 that they had <h--ided to decline thy
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    MALAY STATES AND THE NAVAL BASK.
    91 7 Ravtar*! Service I I endea, N«»> h. In tftu H<<us«- <■• Commons m a non-c minittii] reply to a jui-stion < to whether m th.ir largo Jinartciai contrtbatioa the -i -.i?ii;tv SUtes wo..i enabled n v'i tit. i ■i< i ef<»! i ;v I
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    NO NATIVE RISING IN KENYA.
    113 7 Situation Satisfactory. [British Radio— -Official Serf ice.] li* t i. Hou*e <>; Commoiu to-daj Mr. Lunn, ill- l'i«i»r >ii.\taiy f r tin- Colonies, replying to question, said there had beer m<< pjitivt ri- mii' m Kenya, but only a collision between *ert*»nii «>t tv.<« native
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    EX KAISER'S SISTER SERIOUSLY ILL.
    37 7 IJruttr's Service.] IW-rlin, \,.v. «i. Fran Zoubkoflf, formarly Princew of Schaumbourff-Lippe, is dangerously ill m hospital at Bonn with an Infectious disease which hsis hitherto not been diagnosed. Her condition is alarminc
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    GENERAL DAWES PAYS FLYING VISIT TO MR HOOVER.
    43 7 |](outer J Service. 1 Washington. Nov. 7. General Da wee, who Ka on tlyip-r visit tt> Mr. Hoover, has btsen conferring with tht* President regardiim th- coming naval conference m London for which the Ameri-
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    GERMAN-AMERICAN DEBT NEGOTIATIONS.
    31 7 [Reuter's Service.] WaaMairtaa, .\i»>. 7. The State Department Imm instructed Mr. Edwin Wilson, First Set-rotary at the Paris Kmbassy to (O to Berlin to assist m debt necrotiations.
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      165 7 CARDS. ordiallv invite thii offic »d a< <• ai your I confidential con es- d rype=jg\fjr .OWERSHOP l^ van Wijk. n \KRS. i;a>ket«. (iOLD LE BEER TFMI'I- 'NNOISSErR. MISS N BUHRIS MI1)U[( MASSAGE. lahru Road. E^TTT" ULARB. PiBLD. iss rEI I>< OPBB. I EZEKII I SONS, Opr ialists. L* Clace,
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      592 7 TENDERS. NOTICE. Tenders. T nder Date of Closing Supply of asphalf durine Noon, Nov. 12th. Supply and Knvtien o f Suel Roof Trv*aea for Child Welfare Clinic, Prinsep Btied v v Noon, N..\. 12th. f- rectioa and Coataletisa •f Child Wd/arc Clink f> Mp Stl^' N«e« Nor. Ittk W. MARSH.
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      46 7 NOTICE. Notice is hereby th.it .ill roads uithin the Government House Domain will be closed to the public from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the following days: Viz. i»th. 11th ;in:l l*>th November, L 929. A. ROGERS, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E. Deputy Colonial Engineer, Singapore.
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      790 7 MORETHAN A "PICK-ME-UP MEN AND WOMEN WIN BACK LASTING STRENGTH AM) VITALITY. -\"<» MM can make constant demand- on pMyskal strength wi^hojt ultimately reeling below par tired Mid tit tor nothing. When stamina h lacking, life becojaea poaaace Instead <>r I»lta>ui«-; there is no rv:l enjoyment (<■ he tame,'. Far
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH.
      11 8 BROWNE. So<M«nl] at Kuala Lumpur, ou Noranbei 6, Kcnelm Biwnt,
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1929. GOVERNMENT'S HONOUR IMPUGNED.
    954 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1929. GOVERNMENT'S HONOUR IMPUGNED. A storm of some magnitude l>le\v up m Federal Council on Wednesday m connection with what has come to be known as the "Hypothetical Fund." For the sake of clearness it may be convenient to recite the main farts on
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    20 8 The annual meeting of the Society of St. George will be held at the Cricket Club at o p.m. to-day.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL STORM.
    1143 8 GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH. Rubber Restriction Surplus. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 7. At to-day s resumed meeting of Kedera; Council most of the unofficial? made length; speeches on the motion fof the adjournment tad the Chiel" Secretary replied m detail ior to adjournment
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    56 8 CHILD'S PAI K Fm EX i;ss Is^ Distracted j FREE ntßfl Thi tuuthu tl inuU v ICaun, Don new M«noria tnwllißff vsitr national exprMl out of LI time during fc|< that sh<- iraa —I- by inir morning. The authoi I over a stn-t I firl, rhui m for
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    THE CAMBODIA HOLD-UP.
    39 8 L»t< talk, ffrek pri Later deUilfcoi Bengen on m French territ presi from A that the Bilhi of all hi tetter of i an<i < nine* Th«- robbi i nt wu ovi Umristfl aftei vr on foot.
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    47 8 LATEST TIN VND KUBBQ PRK BS [Frf:e press London, i.n' pjL Messrs. L.-v. irui and §J notify to-day'a Spot £178 14 £182 15 16 (vi firm. Messrs. S i tod notify t<>-> follows: S|H»t g 1 16 d ward S n" 1». market la ea
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    79 8 His mat where ii' i of Mr h W It X Hia Exc< mantling \hv Tl to tht' V M S and If the ::uh \n*\ It ha- Buiik sal<»> n K. Black, wmmwH port ('hit! w left tb» i irami 1 <»(.• Tht Chief J n rtwrved jud actioi
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      184 8 H. 6. SIMONDS, LTD., RU EWERS, RBAODCG. ENGLAND.. LIGHT PALE ALE THE HOP LEAF Sole Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. 1 ncorponttfil uvder the Companies' Ordinances of .Hong Kong). i 1 iicorponiteil m Shanghai). 90. Robinson Road. Telephone 6228. NEW SHIPMENT Grape Fruit Oranges Apples Lemons Singapore Cold Storage Co.,
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    THE MUI-TSAI SYSTEM.
    260 9 TTF \Th>- CUSSING ON WAITS. K. -COPYRIGHT. 1 J.<;mlon, Nov. 7. H m H<>M*r Konjr and a great deal 01 H present time ami H m the House 01 I vtary of State a question by Straits Settlo- 1 H Colony, apart H Mi;i-tsai exists. H that
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    SURREY AIRPLANE DISASTER.
    30 9 I Progress. Raffbjr, Nov. 7 1 ippe. the reserve injured m yestf German Loft- stated to be the iliyht im- th« nicht beinc ma ins serious. -i
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    THE KATONG FAIR.
    148 9 I imiwwto, H X itong Park fair B )l M OBC way" > town will H tad turn up I I 'ark (Jates cars will H Trading Co'i I i. and drivers are the Swimming back before the can will B ion for leavI Exil Road" only.
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    MALAYA IN PARLIAMENT.
    70 9 PROSTITUTION SUPPRESSION POLICY. Singapore Dock Labour. [Fftßl PRESS SERVICE, -COPYRIGHT.) London, Nov. 7. In he House of Common, to-day Ornvsbv-We, Und.r-Sevreta, y of State fo, wL h ,t m th(> late <*"•«••*. asked uheth^r thn conclusions of the Burlei^ o.n mitt prostitution represented the !;t nm s
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    MALAYAN CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES.
    44 9 MALAYAN CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES. Replying U» Colonel Clifton Brown Mr Uinn. the LiuUm -Secretary of State for the 010p it >s. stated that it had been decided that it ua> impractical)!,. to re-open the quest.nn of the salaries of -x-Service Civ.i Servants m Malaya
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    LABOUR FOR THE SINGAPORE DOCK.
    66 9 LABOUR FOR THE SINGAPORE DOCK. Mi. W. T. Kelly (I, ai) K(«h.lale> hwi given notice of question, t.. be asked mi Wednesday (when an official statement ft* to (.overnnu'Pt policy regarding the Bin** po*e Bas,. is sxpectod), as t,> where Ou labour was recruited for the Singapore doci am asking
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    R101'S SPECIAL FLIGHT FOR M.P'S.
    78 9 R101'S SPECIAL FLIGHT FOR M.P'S. A Rush for Seats. [British Radio Official Bervk* Hugh*. .Nov. 7. One hundred and rifty-nmf member* of the Room of Commons having applied for eighty places daring the parliamentary flight of the airship K lO l ballot took place yesterday. Three women parliamentarians, Lady Astnr.
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    "A DARK PAGE CLOSED."
    58 9 Russian View of British Policy. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Nov. 7. Izvestia m leader iayi the decision of the British Parliament to resume relation with Russia elooos a dark page m the history of both countries. The Soviet anblic sincerely frosts the British ait and welcomes the
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    POPPY DAY.
    123 9 Last Night's Dance. One «>uld sense the cheery atmosphere at the Victoria Memorial Hal! last night when a large crowd of dancers fox- I lotted and waltztd away the hours to the excellent accompaniment of the Kur< pc Hotel orchestra. The dance wu organised by th< Eurasian Community
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    LATEST ARRANGEMENTS.
    150 9 The attention of the public is drawn to 'he r act that all authorised Milan of poppies on Saturday, the 9th instant will wear a cardboard br.dffe, giving- the name of the Mlfor and her district. All the poppies sold m the streets this yea:* will be of
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    ABOLITION OF EXTRALITY.
    71 9 Nationalist Government Reaffirms Its Policy. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Nanking, Nov. 7Notwithstanding statements to the contrary the Nationalist Government states that it will not deviate from its announced programme for the abolition of extrality on January Ist. The offices of ordinary Commissioners for Foreign Affairs having already
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    26 9 The Tuntfku Makota of Pahang:, son-in-law of H. H. the Sultan of Perak, accompanied by Raja Razman and others, has pone to Sumatra for a change.
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    THE COAL CONFERENCE,
    178 9 WHY OWNERS REFUSED TO ATTEND. Hours Reduction Disastrous. [British Radio— Official Service.] R"Kby, Nov. 7. The refusal of the Mining Association, the organisation of the coal-owners, to accept the invitation of Government to discuss Government's coal proposals at a round-table I conference with the Miners' Federation and
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    CROWING BRITISH MOTOR PUBLIC.
    88 9 Remarkable Increase. [British Radio— Official Service. Kutfby, No\. 7. A return is>ue.l by the Minister of Transport shows that the gVOM amount received m payment for motor licences issued during the six months ended Au^u>t 81st. was nearly £24,00U.000. The total number of motor vehicles, including
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    THE GUATEMALA ERUPTION.
    50 9 THE GUATEMALA ERUPTION. Four Hundred Victims. [Reuler's Service.] Guatemala it>. No\. 7. The deaths m *hv eruption of the San. -Maria volcano on Tuesday ate officially esti mated at o\vr 4uU. An airman who flew over the volcan-. yesterday >aw l >< ►< i i •< trapped m the la.
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    MORE JERUSALEM DEATH SENTENCES.
    43 9 Murder of a Rabbi. [Reuter's Service.] Jerusalem. No\. 7. T\v<> Arabs have been sentenced to death and two others fined ttM on a char^f of murdering a Rabbi and attempting to murder his wife during the rioting at Hebron.
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    WORLD ENGINEERING CONFERENCE.
    89 9 fRf-uter'? Far Kastern Service.] Tokio, No>. 7. The worid engineering congress and the world power conference haw concluded. Prior to the closing ceremony a ireneral meeting of the engineering congress nassed a number of resolutions, including the appointment of a prepaiatory committee composed of prominent engineers m
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    THE GEYLANG MURDER.
    279 9 Question of Accused's Sanity. Applying at the Assizes yesterday before Ifr. Justice Stevens, for the adjournment of the trial of NOOT AhmatJ, arraigned for the murder of a fMUIC Chinese girl m the Gevlang district last month Mr. C. R. Stuart (ior the accused) said he had
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    RAFFLES SQUARE FIRE.
    910 9 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CO OUTBREAK. Widespread Damage Averted Following f;ur loud reports, which funded like Chinese crackers being fired off on Boat Quay, according to a European m the vicinity, flames and dense smoke broke through the roof of the three-storey building, the ground floor of which is
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    THE KING AT THE THEATRE
    54 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Nov. 7. For the first time since his illness khv King will to-night attend the theatre. Hs and the Queen are going to the Theatre Royal m Drury Lane. Both yesterday and this morning His Majesty received several of his
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      227 9 MOSS ANT DE LUXE FELT HATS f V FOR GENTLEMEN OF riSCRIMINATION. X I JL /jsW^^aJsssnl SB V assb^-IPSH Bsßs^n^^ B r 'T Vfc'jmK V f 'AOSSANT X g Luxe" hats are made m France from pure fur felt. Each hat it made X X by an expert and when
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      777 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< A.IAX For London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      478 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN' 1 LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Spore. s.s. CITY OF CHESTER Nov. 14 s.s. CITY OF DURHAM Dec 12 s.s. CITY
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      416 10 British India and Apc&r Linn (Incorporated m England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARcn SERVICES. U PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N m UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJKSTV S I kn LONDON AMD FAR EAST MAIL i OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA \\|> jtfjy, Due Tunnage. Singapore. I KHYBER 9,100 Nov. 14 RAWALPINDI
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      577 11 0. S. K. Line. P-tinntions. Vessel. Arrive. !<. :i xe. iiniitnirg. Brenma via Colombo, Aden, B«H. Amur Man. Nov. 12 X o v U |..\\r. Rio iJ«* kloi ti-\ i<le<> and (Kound-the. World t* Ai Man. \ov 27 o v. 'IS ,ir. Dar-es-Salaam, •>. Durban and Canada Hani D«C. I
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      502 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE c^tm/AMEMCAN MAUL LINE !73|^iM^Hgjg^K ■ggggggW/Ni^^aM 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. Penanß. New York. PRE& JOHNSON Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov lfi Dec 24 PRES. MONROE Nov. 25
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      607 11 KOWNKLYKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGA .oiN CO, OF BATAVIA). (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan g) J of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    104 12 Tlv> Matson liner MWolo, on which representatives of varied commercial interests m America are visiting the East and Australia, left yesterday afternoon for Java. The third of the four similar ships which are under construction for the Prince Line (Furness Withy and Co.), the Southern Prince, has been
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    VIGO BAY TREASURE.
    622 12 Deep Sea Hunt for t4,000,000. Yigo (Spain.) An exciting search for golden doubloons and Spanish pieces? of eight it now going on at the bottom oT Vigo Bay. A crew of Italian deep-sea divers, equipped with the new steel ettN used recently m an attempt to find
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      809 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia). <0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. <0) Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest an-d finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      480 12 Kerr Steamship Co. l nr I 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW V)?<k I (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. I REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO I BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA I BALTIMORE. I (via Suez). M.S. SIVERHAZEL In Port M.S. SILVERASH due Nov. 2] M.S. SILVERGUAVA due Dec 10 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERvirl
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      109 12 CHARGEURS REOi (Incorporated m Franc*.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT !•< PASSENGER SKRVICE OI'TW VRDS. nnMl SAIGON. TOURANE \M> IPBa Put SinnP* CAP VARELLA CAP TOURANE HOMCT iRDg. MARSEILLES. NANTB BORDEAUX. put *Wr* CAP ST. JACQI CAP VARELI JSg HAVRE, DUNKIRK iND M PORBIN LINOIS .*t "Cap" steamers lire h»v e excellent
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      689 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
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      234 12 PASSENGERS ARRIVED Per Klan,r:— Mr- Ford. Mr. 6. Bthour, Mr. R. Bona, Mrs. J. Carson, Lady Hanfu'ld. Count Buis^-.erd, Mr. Chee Yok Sun, Mr. Yoo Beng Teck, Messrs. P. H. Braddley, A. E. Green, W. L. Kitssnw, J. Roylance, R. \Y- Bourne, J. W. MeCallum. K. B. BroUher, Mrs. McGrath,
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    PROVINCIAL SALVATION MOVEMENT.
    479 13 Joint Meeting of the Hokkien Association. Mr. Tan Kah K<* presided over a joint ■»**f «f the Supervisory and Executive C omnuttees of the Hokkien Association, held mKe Ho Hear Cl ub on Tuesday evening. Th. than man said the second question on the agenda was easy
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    FORPES RUSSELL COMPANY'S FAREWELL VISIT.
    179 13 The farewell visit <>t' the Forbes RobooU Company will commence to-moi row nitfht whin the Company will present March Hares, the play that has stood three recent revivals m the West Knd. On Saturday The PaU\ will be repeated. This charming play has met with
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    RED ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN.
    93 13 N'anyo N'ich i- Xii hi. Sew ice. Tokyo, Nov. The (iovt-rnment authorities com-erneo have released the l;an on publication of news concerning 1 806 Communists, including Kaziw Puknmoto ami Manalm Sano, formerly a professor of Waseda College, all Off whom were formally indicte<j. A striking fact
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    COUNTY RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP.
    76 13 London, Oct. 23. In the County Rugby Championship at Richmond. Suriev beat Sussex by 3. r > points to 13. London. Oct. 24. Yorkshire beat Derbyshire by ,'i4 points to 0 at DofßtSJf and Middlesex beat Kent by 13 points to 8. London. Oct. 26. The following
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    72 13 Th« Hon'ble the Financial Adviser, Mr. H. G. K. Leonard, proposing the provision of (BfiyCOO towards the erection of new headquarters for the F.M.S. Volunteer Force, Kuala Lumpur, at Federal Council meeting, said that the existing; headquarters had been condemned as unsuitable by the military authorities. They would be converted
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      327 13 NOTICES. >^h7m;k hanks. Kxchanpe Banks Armistice Day. SING WOBE CHAMBER RCE RUBBER I ITION. I officially or. being a Public < •imittec. BATEMAN, S.<ref'iic.r. OOKE AERNMENT. NSING BOAKD. nsing Board for' ill ba held aj the H thru, on the 9th :i :i.m. renewal or "ti approved with th» ChairMagistrate's
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      378 13 The New Buick Leads the Field In Every Element of Motor Car Value. ss&Jm*W±^ WsßrwL every pfiase of motor car appearance S > j Ff^SF "v^bbM vS^^sbjl %ssW W'^^sl'^^^^^t^^^ T HE NEA BUICK IS THE NEW 3TYLI" ',^^s a, jp sh"b« m^^* ssi X _^t a^^H %r S& *^i 4^
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      136 13 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The puhliv m informed th:it Orchard Road will be eleeed te all through, name between Cavanagh Bead and Smtt- Bead from 2 p.m. on Saturday. t>th instant, until 6 a.m. on Monday, 11th in>t.. while paving operations are vOM ducted on Orchard Road between Koek Road and
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      200 13 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of WAX POLJSHED AND P/ALNUT STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, Kir. To be held ;it our saleroom. Nee. M site* 8] (hulia Street. On Saturday, Nov. 9th., at 10.30 a.m. NOW ON VIEW. CBEONG KOON SENG to.. Auctioneers. SHERIFF'S SALE. Writ of Seizure and Sale
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      217 13 AUCTION SALES ESTATE OF MISTAPHA BIN KLING. DECEASED. AUCTION SALE ot" VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND AND HOUSES NOS IJA 14 IPOH LANK (OFF TAXJOVC KATONI, ROAD) SINGAPORE. To be held at the Saleroom of M.^srs. Chinjr K«ng I.cc ami Co., Ltd.. Raffles Chamber... Kartles Place. Singapore. On Monday. Nov. 18th, at
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    82 14 W« are always hearing of r.t w dNM materials. but wo have only WW .me frock this year ;'n a r stiuck an entirely new note, the Daily Mirror con>i<!ers. It was made only of rubiM-;- and had a cir-ulur skirt, thai hung mon g r C( fll!iy than any
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    THE HARD WORKING EAST.
    118 14 Government Staff Labours. 'peaking at Federal Couaeil on Monday the hon'Me Mr. 11. V. Jones sujftfested that there was still considerable room for economy m the internal si'rviccs of the Government. Hxi nferred particularly to the fillb- ord'nate services. He was told he did not know
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    "FULFILLING A TRUST."
    1633 14 (These special articles are written with a definite purpose; the sole idea of freshening the memory of those amongst us who know something of the Legion's work, but who have, at this distance got misty aad perhaps a little forgetful. They are also designed to convey information
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      158 14 <Death 'Dealers t Brfd m the pest-holes of the earth, the mosquito descends upon Man laden with malaria, dengue, yellow fever and other dread diseases. He is a messenger from Death itself! Avoid the menace of mosquitoes. Spray Flit. Flit clears the house m a few minutes of disease-bearing flies,
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      104 14 YOU WANT IT WE HAVE IT DELCO-REMY j ♦f equipment for your car, I BORNEO MOTORS, L "> I 2 C /^^f t A laTCH Dont Jane f^ Wt». r^ iMA'^ *ntuepticvapourilib« i F VIB JPI T?TVkJ ™*»Ue« quickly kiJJ the germs t »jj, n^\\ T^Jrt obscure byewayi of the
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    680 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. Buyer Seller. A.sam Kumbang (£> 96a 37» cd Ayer Iluam (ss) 12s i; {s Uangrm Tin 29s 30s Batang Padang ($1) 2^ *7 Eatu Caves (s]) I#ls l o Bukit Arang ($1) ,j., P.iirmah Malay (J) 22s 6d 28a 6d Chenderiaiif 7s v Chin
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    219 15 November 7. I."/m!(im i months' sight v 4 1 :»,■> London months' >ii:ht :;i London »><» days' sight 2 29 312 London :u> days' >iuht •> t;« <ondon, <i<Muw..i •> 7 London, T. T. 2 a 26 i-y«>ns an.i Paris demand 1 j.'. l Ham bars;, demand j.i~>
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    PRODUCE.
    215 15 mb r Tin 178 T«.n- >■••! Gambfet ll v _> P«pp r Ahu. b* Flake Tapioca 5.75 Pearl B«g» Small 8.00 oji i Suinlrit'u Ric*\ Anam No. 2 260 Kice Liang Bin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 830 Rice, Rung'in Pintar. 2flf> Rice,
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    160 15 it y<>u think it a simple matter to establish naval parity, try to determine how many cows equal six ibeep. Publisher* Syndicate. Yesterday's Alterations. Nov. 7th.. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Batumi Padang 28 26 KinU Tin Dtv.l. l.:;> 1.1-'.'j Kuchai l.^T l^ 1-- M v Lukut Tins
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 15 Nommiil t*r 7th.. 12 o'clock n< Ml. Bttjeri Sellers CS.S. >(''•" >" London Si im I Si .t _'7 Stain! rd R.S.S. <»t: Tendei >-■•• 28 _'> l^; m. 1,. »B*i 29 Januarj 28*4 J»n.-M«rch i'" !W Aim Jutte. SO 1 s it Ton« <•!'
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    91 15 HRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY'S OFFENSIVE. Mass Attack on Foreign Markets. [Reuter's Service.] London, \o\. ti. It is announced m Manchester that U;»; j)lan tor a cctton mass-attack m foreign markets ivnived \>y Lancashire business inea and iroiketfl ii expect**; t«» be launch* 1 this month. The announcement follows
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    ROYAL DUTCH PROPOSED CAPITAL INCREASE.
    62 15 Vbortive Meeting m Amsterdinv. As the prescribed To per cent «>t' tbs issue*, capital was not represented the extra* ordinary meeting of th>- Royal Dutch Oil Com, any was unable to adopt any resolution. The meeting will be re-convoked f<»r November 22nd. [The proposal was
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    SOVIET SCHEME TO HELP INDUSTRY.
    48 15 Continuous Workin;? Week to be Tried. RcvU r's Service.] M'»*ro*. Nun. 1». (invciiinicnt commission has decided tj Introduce the continuous working week ihis year m the veal, <•:!, Metal, shipbuilding ami chemical food industries, jil-<. partially m the textile industry; 1,500,000 workers are involved.
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    NEW YORK STOCK MARKET WEAK AGAIN.
    64 15 [Renter's Service. l NtJW York. Nov. n-(i,iy's j'larktt v.;. again very h flc.ni of liquidation reducing stocka ko thr record low kvels <•!" Oct. The Governors of the Stock Exchange have decided to close down m the afternoon m til Nov. s and ail
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    215 15 Singapore, Nov. 7. RuMai-.- London B%<L l I6d, down t p.m. Prices I/don Std) Spot -T.; N ber i^ 1 December 28&, Jan. March Apr.-.i uiic 30%, Dull Steady. Tin. L ndon £\l\t l. £2 down. .Mining. Easier. Sungei Waya &25 Kuchata 1.27 1.80,
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    91 15 S»nuapi>rt\ No\. 7. AtiuUu 1 wt't'k. r\' declining valu€: lal!-. to be recorded, New York having I<--m l icentai Londk h %o« anci Singapore 3 cents. ThtTf is at present no appearance <»i underIvin^r strength m thr Market, but it is not improfaal that the preeent low U'wl
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    69 15 R UBBER AND TIN RETURNS. I lian Sze ()nn, Secretaries. Kuthai Tin Drvdcin^ Company's Wording of bucket dredge for O.tober, ii»29. Actual Kunninir Time 634 Hours 40 mins. Time Lost 10!) Hours Jo inins. Average Digging Depth .">r> feet. Or.- won 855 pikuls. Yardaire f i'reat..'(i WM*i uK>ic YauJs. Agents:
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      310 15 V :ra ASSURANCE IN F»BC E OVER m THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (incorporated m Straits Settlements). HB AD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICF- 9i n» t T pany has ,20,000 deposited with the Su preme Ourt of En^Td^omZ tSf Sh v1 VCTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANC^"""* ACt
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      347 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, (Incorporated m 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 Sllver $14,000,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000 000 COURT OF DIRECTORSN S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. it H r. Bell Esq Deputy
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      516 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). a P ita l £3,000,000 fcubscribed 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,
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      41 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE, 1 Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds. i Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., J Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    FARRER CUP COMPETITION 1929.
    90 16 The fixtures are as follows: Nov. 12 Electric vs. Mun: Engineer's Dept.; Nov. 14, CR.E.J. vs. M.S. and T.; Nov. 18, Gas Depart, vs. Electric Dept.; Nov. 21, Mun: Engineer's Dept. vs. M.S. and T.; Nov. 25, C.R.EJ. vs. Electric Dept.; Nov. 28, Gas Dept. vs.
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    S.C.C RUGBY TOURNAMENT.
    663 16 PUBLIC SERVICES FAST GAME. Vital Score m Last Minute Public Services 11 pts: Etceteras 6 pts. The Public Services won a fast game over the Etceteras m their Tournament encounter on the Padang yesterday evening by a goal, a penalty goal and a try to two tries.
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